Lessons of Love

Guidonna Lee Terzi Dugan was born April 18, 1947, in Calgary, to Guido and Mathilde (Maiden name Schultz) Terzi, and was the youngest of three children. She was born to sing, and at a young age, won the Calgary Kiwanis Music Festival’s coveted Rose Bowl. In 1970 she received her Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance from the University of Calgary. Guidonna recorded her own LP in 1980 entitled “Lessons of Love” as Guidonna Lee. She later finished her Master’s Degree in Musical Composition at the University of Calgary in 2012.

While music filled her soul, her family filled her heart, and she nourished people around her with love, faith, and music. She married James Dugan on December 19, 1987, and they raised 3 sons shortly after.

Guidonna Lee Terzi Dugan passed away at the age of 76 after a 16-month battle with cancer, on the evening of Thursday, July 27, 2023, at the Intercare Chinook Hospice in Calgary.

Guidonna Lee: vocals, backing vocals
Mike (Pepe) Francis: guitar
Peter Marley: guitar
Peter Follet: guitar
Dennis Pendrith: bass
Steve Duben: bass
Barry Keane: drums
Bob Disalle: drums
Jorn Andersen: drums
Kenton Hall: steel guitar
Jonathan Goldsmith: synthesizers, electric piano
Michael Hefferman: keyboards
Coleena Philips: backing vocals
Sharon Lee Williams: backing vocals
Shawn Jackson: backing vocals
Ted Alexander: keyboards, backing vocals
Bruce Thomson: backing vocals
Kurt Kellen: french horn

String arrangements by Peter Cardinali, Eric Robertson, and Jonathan Goldsmith
Electronic strings by The Armin String Quartet
Engineered by Mark Holden, assisted by Fraser Hill and Rhonda Lee Kohler
Recorded at Thunder Road Studios, Calgary, Alberta and Eastern Sound, Toronto, Ontario
Musical direction by Allan Bell
Mixed by Howard Steele at Thunder Road Studios, Calgary, Alberta
Mastered by Rich Donaldson at 1/2 speed at I.A.M., Los Angeles, California, USA

Design, art direction by A. Hordos Designs Ltd.
Photography by Antony Attanya

This album is dedicated to the memory of my friend and teacher, Polyna Savridi