From the Rolston Tribute Concert DVD. Directed by Simon Dekker. Released July 10, 2004.

All credit goes to the Music & Sound building and the Banff Centre for Arts & Creativity.

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Banff Centre has been training artists since 1933 in the Canadian Rockies. Music has been offered since 1936, when courses in musical composition, interpretation and performance were added to the community theatre training programs.

Banff Centre’s music training evolved in the 1960s when Thomas Rolston began teaching the Suzuki method to students. Within five years Rolston was appointed head of music at Banff Centre; he introduced brass and woodwind classes to the summer programs. Together, Thomas Rolston and pianist and music educator Isobel Moore Rolston had a massive influence on music programming and performances at Banff Centre.

Over the decades Banff Centre became a leading force in the education of classical musicians from across Canada and around the world through its innovative and intensive programs.

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Remembering Tom Rolston

https://calgaryherald.com/entertainment/theatre/remembering-tom-rolston/

A Conversation with Isobel Rolston

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFkT_FOUGzw&t=0s

A Brief History of Music at Banff Centre

https://www.banffcentre.ca/brief-history-music-banff-centre

A Brief History of Classical Music at the Banff Centre

https://www.banffcentre.ca/brief-history-classical-music

Tom Rolston, 78, violinist brought the Suzuki method for string instruction to Canada

https://groups.google.com/g/alt.obituaries/c/1BgAYVUHyk8/m/tZRr-z_mS5kJ?pli=1

Rest in Peace, Tom Rolston (1932-2010)

http://gregoryoh.com/uncategorized/rest-in-peace-tom-rolston/

Rolston String Quartet - named after the Rolstons

"The Rolston String Quartet was formed in the summer of 2013 at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity's Chamber Music Residency. They take their name from Canadian violinist Thomas Rolston, founder and long-time director of the Music and Sound Programs at the Banff Centre. They are all graduates of The Glenn Gould School (GGS), and it was at the GGS that the original members founded their passion for chamber music and, under the guidance of Barry Shiffman, focused their artistic growth and ensemble playing."

@Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity