| LC control no. | nr 94035763 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Whitton, Donald |
| Birth date | 1923-08-02 |
| Death date | 2018-04-26 |
| Place of birth | London (Ont.) |
| Place of death | Ottawa (Ont.) |
| Field of activity | Music |
| Affiliation | National Arts Centre. Orchestra Lighthouse (Musical group) Toronto Symphony Orchestra CBC Symphony Orchestra |
| Profession or occupation | Cellists |
| Found in | Anerca, 1967: label (Donald Whitton, violoncello) Globe and mail WWW site, viewed May 23, 2018 (in obituary published May 20, 2018: Donald Whitton; the man who later become the principal cellist of the National Arts Centre (NAC) Orchestra in Ottawa made a brief stopover as a rock 'n' roller, playing cello with the Canadian band Lighthouse for more than a year, starting in 1968; died on April 26 in Ottawa, a few months short of his 95th birthday; Donald Richard Whitton was born on Aug. 2, 1923 in London, Ont.; joined the Toronto Symphony Orchestra in 1950 and later the CBC Symphony Orchestra; after touring and performing with Lighthouse, Mr. Whitton got a call in 1969 from the newly-formed NAC Orchestra in Ottawa; conductor Mario Bernardi wanted him to become the orchestra's principal cellist; Mr. Whitton retired from the NAC Orchestra in 1993 after 24 years; in 2009, at the age of 86, he decided to record one final album) |
| Not found in | NLC 11-14-94. |
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