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| Born | Violet Balestreri 24 April 1913 Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Died | 21 February 2000 (aged 86) Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
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| Occupation(s) | Composer, teacher, pianist, organist, and percussionist |
| Awards | Order of Canada, 1983 |
Violet Louise Archer[1] CM (24 April 1913 – 21 February 2000) was a Canadian composer, teacher, pianist, organist, and percussionist. Born Violet Balestreri in Montreal, Quebec, in 1913, her family changed their name to Archer in 1940. She died in Ottawa on 21 February 2000.[2]
- ^ Sanderson, Kay (1999). 200 Remarkable Alberta Women. Calgary: Famous Five Foundation. p. 86. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24.
- ^ Keillor, Elaine; Nygaard King, Betty; Kallman, Helmut (4 March 2015). "Violet Archer". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2020-05-30.