On Tuesday, September 25, 2007, The Salvation Army joined with the Glenn Gould Foundation, the Glenn Gould Estate and the Toronto Legacy Project of the City of Toronto to celebrate the life of Glenn Gould, an internationally acclaimed classical pianist and Canadian icon. The date was chosen to coincide with what would have been Gould's 75th birthday and to help launch the International Year of Glen Gould.

A musical ensemble from the Canadian Staff Band was pleased to support the dedication and opening of Glenn Gould Place, near Toronto's Roy Thomson Hall, in honour of the occasion. In addition to other musicians who took part, the ensemble played a selection of classical transcriptions in keeping with the nature of the occasion, before a new painting of Gould was unveiled and part of Metro Square was officially designated Glenn Gould Place by Toronto City Councillor Kyle Rae.

In 1982, Canada and the world lost an important thinker and communicator with his premature death at the age of 50. Gould was a man of compassion and this was evident as The Salvation Army received approximately half of his estate. The Army is extremely grateful for this gift, which has been used over the past 25 years for countless projects, including much of it going toward music-related programs benefiting corps and young musicians in the Canada and Bermuda Territory.

For more information on the life of Glenn Gould and the Year of Glenn Gould, please visit www.glenngould.ca.