Ann by Numbers

Public Appearance #1, at the legendary Bunkhouse in Vancouver, BC. Who could have guessed what life had in store for me?

10    Albums

316    Songs written

4    Octave vocal range

3    Full-length musicals created, written and composed

1    Memorable lunch, seated with His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Bishop Tutu

26    Pieces of African art on display throughout the house

2    Foundations co-founded

1/2 billion  World-wide audience, Commonwealth Games Closing Ceremony

1    Husband (the late jazz flutist, Paul Horn)

422    Performances in ‘Jacques Brel’ – Vancouver, New York and elsewhere

12    Third World children personally sponsored

5    Countries lived in (South Africa, Canada, Lebanon, France and USA)

1    Book written, 1 book co-written (with John Robbins)

30,000  People who saw Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris at the Arts Club Theatre in Vancouver

8    Ballet, opera and film scores written

4    Number of times meeting Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

5    Children (one son, two stepdaughters, two similar-to-Ann-in-age stepsons)

1    Investiture as a Member of the Order of Canada

30    Average daily use of the word “love”

4   Months working with Mother Teresa and the Sisters of Mercy (Calcutta)

74    Countries visited

5    Ideal number of musicians in backup band

3    Months spent riding a bike through France and Italy

5    Average number of bracelets worn daily

30    Years delivering ‘finding your voice’ workshops

5    One-woman show tours of North America

10    Symphonies performed with in North America and Europe

2    Years living aboard a boat

316    Nights sleeping in the wilderness (alone or with pet dog)

7    Years giving palliative workshops in Europe and North America