Credits and Thanks

• The Heart of the City Piano Program was started at Pleasant Hill Community School in the fall of 1995 by Richard Dubé, the classroom music teacher. 

• Special thanks goes out to the hundreds of volunteers who have given so generously of their time and spirit over the years.

• Super special thanks goes out to the hundreds of students who have shared their spirit through participating in the joy of making music. 

• Thanks to extremely supportive principals and staffs the program has thrived in a very challenging learning environment. 

• Thanks goes out to Melinda Anderson-Grass, Donna Johnston-Martel and Corinne Olson for sharing in this vision and bringing the gift of piano lessons to the children in their respective communities.

• Thanks goes out to the Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra for donating the many tickets over the year that have made it possible for the Heart of the City Piano Program students to attend numerous concerts

• Thanks goes out to the Regina Symphony Orchestra for donating the many tickets over the year that have made it possible for the Heart of the City Piano Program students to attend numerous concerts

• Thanks goes out to the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra for donating the many tickets that have made it possible for the Heart of the City Piano Program students to attend concerts

• Thanks goes out to the University of Regina for donating tickets  that have made it possible for the Heart of the City Piano Program students to attend concerts

• We would like to extend our thanks to Pauline Minevich, Acting
  Head of the Department of Music at the University of Regina
  for her vision and support of the HCPP in Regina.

• Thanks goes out to Pat Middleton at the Regina Symphony Orchestra for her support of the HCPP in both Moose Jaw and Regina.

• Thanks goes out to Chantal Chauvet, a former volunteer piano teacher in Saskatoon, for putting in the time and energy to start the first Heart of the City Piano Program outside of Saskatchewan.

• Thanks goes out to Troy Lamoureux for training the volunteer piano teachers in Edmonton

• Thanks goes out Naida Cole for greeting the students from the Heart of the City Piano Program after her concert with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra

• Thanks goes out to the Winspear Centre for helping make it possible for the Heart of the City Piano Program students to attend Naida Cole's concert with the Edmonton Symphony Orhcestra

• Thanks goes out to the Edmonton Symphony Orhcestra for donating the tickets that made it possible for the Heart of the City Piano Program students to attend Naida Cole's concert

• Sincerest thanks also goes out to our many wonderful sponsors who have helped to provide the instruments, books and teaching materials for the students to use.