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Acclaimed ambient composer Beverly Glenn-Copeland shares dementia diagnosis
Canadian musician who enjoyed a late career resurgence during the Covid pandemic confirms current tour will be his last
The Canadian composer Beverly Glenn-Copeland has said that he has been diagnosed with dementia, and that his tour dates in Canada and New York state this week will be his last. Now 80, Glenn-Copeland is a lifelong musician – who also wrote for Sesame Street and acted on the Canadian kids’ show Mr Dressup – whose self-released 1986 new age album, Keyboard Fantasies, found widespread acclaim when it was reissued in 2015 thanks to the efforts of a Japanese collector and audiophile named Ryota Masuko. Beverly Glenn-Copeland: La Vita – videoDespite his diagnosis, Elizabeth said in the video that the couple were experiencing “a massive creative renewal” and intended to write a book, adapt a musical and create a children’s TV show: “These things really fill our hearts and keep us grounded in our purpose.”
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