At 97-years-old, musician Lois Ogilvie Blanchette told The Record she has decided to retire from choir directing and performing publicly. Her final appearance was yesterday at the Seigneuries du Carrefour Retirement Residence, where she directed l’Ensemble vocal de La Bruère, performing an original composition of Blanchette’s, The Christmas Star. “I’m slowing down a bit,” Blanchette said in an interview before the concert, not wanting to put too much stress on herself these days. She did, however, relish every moment of her final public appearance as a choir director.
The Christmas Star
