TORONTO, May 14, 2012 /CNW/ - At a star-studded gala in his honour, Leonard Cohen, the Ninth Laureate of The Glenn Gould Prize, donated his $50,000 award to the Canada Council for the Arts. 

TORONTO, May 2, 2012 /CNW/ - The Glenn Gould Foundation has programmed a series of free events starting Monday, May 7, 2012 in celebration of iconic singer, songwriter, poet, artist and novelist

The fifth album of re-performances from Zenph Sound Innovations will be available November 8, 2011.

An iconic and innovative force in songwriting, performance and poetry TORONTO, April 1 /PRNewswire/ - Singer, songwriter, poet and novelist Leonard Cohen has been awarded The Ninth Glenn Gould Prize.  The international award is presented biennially to a living luminary who has made a unique lifetime contribution that has enriched the human condition through the arts and manifests the values of innovation, inspiration and transformation.  A tribute to Glenn Gould's artistry and his multifaceted contributions to culture, the prize promotes the vital connection between artistic excellence and the transformation of lives. "I want to thank The Glenn Gould Foundation for their kindness.

By Mary Kunz Goldman Ervin Nyiregyhazi was born in Budapest in 1903 and was, as a boy, dubbed "the second Liszt." After moving to Los Angeles at 25, though, he hit the skids.