Doris McCarthy When I was in Can Serrat in Spain, I learned that my old friend, Doris McCarthy died on November 25th at the age of 100. She was an icon in the Canadian art world, honoured and loved for her constant, dedicated focus on painting the landscape of this country that she loved so much. In 2005, in honour of her 95th birthday, Toronto's acclaimed Amadeus Choir, paid tribute Doris McCarthy in a special multi-media concert - "Amadeus and the Artist - A Portrait of Doris McCarthy" - on October 22 at Yorkminster Park Baptist Church in Toronto. The program featured the world première performance by the Amadeus Choir and the Bach Children's Chorus of 'Salutation of the Dawn ' by Canadian composer Eleanor Daley, commissioned by the Amadeus Choir. Along with three of her friends, I was invited to give a speech about my travels with her. Here's the speech I gave that day. ...