There’s a black-and-white photo of Boris Brott in a pristine white coat and snappy bow tie, his baton raised, surrounded by an orchestra wearing hard hats and an audience of steelworkers.
It’s a scene that seems to sum up the character of the renowned conductor, and that of the city he loved, in perfect harmony.
“Who can forget when he brought classical music directly to the working people of Hamilton with an orchestral performance on the shop floor at Dofasco?” said Mayor Fred Eisenberger, referencing that picture, at the start of a committee meeting Wednesday morning.
Hamilton is mourning the loss of “our beloved
