Ernest Seitz
Toronto Daily Star, February 5 1938
Ernest Seitz (1892-1978) originally intended to have a career as a concert pianist in Europe before World War I intervened. He returned to his native Toronto in 1914 and became a music teacher at the Toronto Conservatory of Music. He also performed throughout North America and was a composer and songwriter, writing popular songs under the name of Raymond Roberts. In 1946, he set aside his music career to be president of his family's auto dealership.
Mr. Seitz's most notable accomplishment was writing the music for "The World Is Waiting for the Sunrise", a song that was popular shortly after World War I. In 1984, Mr. Seitz's widow dedicated "Sunrise" Park near Avenue Road and St. Clair Avenue in Toronto in his memory.
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