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- 1 2 "Above and beyond: Review of PEI Symphony". The Buzz, by Ivy Wigmore
- ↑ Benjamin Lefebvre (2014). The L.M. Montgomery Reader: Volume Two: A Critical Heritage. University of Toronto Press. p. 39. ISBN 978-1-4426-4492-2.
- ↑ "P.E.I. composer back at Watermark Theatre". The Guardian, Jun 28, 2018
- ↑ "Organ recitals offer treat to listeners". PEI Canada, Melissa Heald, Aug 10, 2016
- ↑ "Basilica Organ - Music Director/Organist Leo Marchildon". CBC Prince Edward Island, January 18, 2013
- ↑ "'I'm thinking of calling us the P.E.I. Pops': Strathgartney Chamber Orchestra eyes new direction". CBC News, June 02, 2017
