The Knechtel family’s mark on music at Emery
- July, 2020
By Tim Lambrinos
This month we honour the life of local renowned music teacher Baird Knechtel (May 22, 1937 – May 29, 2020) Baird shared his passion for music with students for more than 40 years throughout his teaching career at various North York high schools. For all the students that ...
Yesterday and Today: Baird Knechtel
- June, 2016
The Knechtel family’s mark on music at Emery
By Tim Lambrinos
In 1967, a 30 year old refined resident from the small rural community of Hanover, Ontario was working as a teacher at Jarvis Collegiate in downtown Toronto. A friend and colleague, Diana Scrivens, mentioned that a relatively unk...