HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News Record, 2014-11-05, Page 21Wednesday, November 5, 2014 • News Record 21
a �s s or eWinning Handel's Messiah in Goderich
In July of 2015, The George-
town Bach Chorale will also be
one of the featured choirs in the
prestigious Bach Festival in
Exeter, Ontario.
Come out and hear for your-
self this highly polished and
heartfelt performance of a time-
less baroque favourite. Tickets
are $25 adult/ $10 student can
be purchased at the door or in
advance at The Dutch Store in
Clinton or Radiant Life Book
Store in Goderich; they are also
available online at www.
georgetownbachchorale.com.
Back by popular demand, of Baroque specialists who per -
the Georgetown Bach Chorale form regularly with organiza
2014u ro n O u n under the direction of local boy tions like Tafelmusik, as well as
wonder Ron Greidanus, will imported artists such as
perform Handel's dramatic Baroque trumpeter Patrice Boi-
Oratorio 'the Messiah' on Satur- leau who currently studies at
Ow announced
day, November 15 at 7:30 p.m. the Royal Conservatorium in
at Lakeshore United Church in the Netherlands.
Goderich, 56 North Street Leading from the harpsi-
This intemational organiza- chord, director Ron Greidanus
Steph Smith consistent and powerful? has a beautiful and poetic tion comprises singers from the is no stranger to Huron County
QM! Agency Narrative - what does the presence that makes you feel GTA who have a thirst for the and beyond. Having seen this
piece communicate? Are the 'ebb' and 'flow' of life in highest level performance of young entrepreneur develop
there dynamic and interesting Huron County." Baroque music in terms of dear from little tiny church organist
narratives of ebb and flow? Is "Evoking the style of Ger- sound and stylistic musical to anintemationallyacdaimed
the work provocative and man woodcut prints, Steven- perfection. conductor, this performance is
inspire one to have a deeper, son's piece offers us dynamic The orchestra is comprised something to behold.
longer, contemplation of the examples of containment
work? (ebb) and release (flow) both
"Selecting the works is not in narrative and execution:'
any easy task - the breadth of Ware added. "The hay bales
media, styles and subject mat- represent both the bounty of
ter is quite diverse and each summer growth (flow) and
artist has approached the the harvest of fall (ebb) - a
theme of "ebb and flow" in much larger symbol for the
very individual ways," Ware eternal theme of sewing and
said in a statement. reaping. There is a striking
This year's honourable tension between old practices
mentions were Jerry McDon- and new technologies, wilder-
nell of Blyth for his piece titled ness and cultivation. ... The
"Sunshine Cemetery," Laura taught horizontal power lines
Browne of Zurich for her piece are balanced by the round
titled "The Great Lake," Wil- lines of the hay bales and in
liam Creighton of Goderich the background neat man -
for his piece titled "Timeless" made rows of wind -break
and Elizabeth Van den Broeck reforestation contrasts with
of Goderich for her piece straggly haphazard weeds in
titled "Transitioning Forest:' the foreground - man verses
nature, order verses chaos,
ebb verses flow."
After the reception, guests
had the opportunity to view
all 38 works and to choose this
year's Viewer's Choice. The finale of last year's performance in Goderich.
The Viewer's Choice award
work titled "ShallllWWee DD
went toSusanrherance." Marion de Vries to leave Blyth Festival
Peck received a family mem-
bership that can be used at The Blyth Centre for the Festival and Canadian thea- 40th Season Company of art -
several areamuseumsinclud- Arts announced last week tre. Her musical, Kitchen ists,crew,staffandvolunteers.
ing the Huron County that Marion de Vries's con- Radio, co -composed with She loves Blyth Festival/Blyth
Museum. tract as Artistic Director, David Archibald, wasacriti- Centre for the Arts and
The Huron County Art which expires October 31, is cal and box office hit during extends best wishes for the
Show and Sale will run will not being renewed. A search Blyth's artistically exciting future.
run until Dec. 21, 2014 at the committee led by the Board and successful 40th season. For their part the Board of
Huron County Museum. This of Directors will begin an Ms. de Vries leaves express- Directors wishes Marion
feature exhibit will be open to immediate search for a new ing deep appreciation for the every success in her future
the public during museum Artistic Director for the Blyth talent and hard work of the artistic endeavours.
hours. At this time, the works Festival.
The winners of the 2014
Huron County Art Show and
Sale were announced on Oct.
18 during an awards reception
at the Huron County
Museum.
Now into its 14th year, the
Huron County Art Show and
Sale began as a bequest from
the Lattimer Estate as a way to
promote local artists and to
collect local art for the Huron
County Art Bank. After the
bequest ran out, the county
wanted to continue the art
show and has funded the
awards ever since.
This year, 38 artists from
across Huron County had the
opportunity to create pieces
reflective of Huron County
using one or a combination of
media including watercolour,
oil, inks, pastel and photogra-
phy, to name a few. In addi-
tion to their piece needing rel-
evance to Huron County, the
artists also had to incorporate
this year's theme of Ebb and
Flow.
"I'm a little disappointed
that you guys didn't take the
theme so literally," joked Eliz-
abeth French -Gibson, assis-
tant curator for the Huron
County Museum. "There's a
children's book with a little
girl and her dog in the library
called Ebb and Flo, but you all
missed that!"
The 2014 art show judge
was Aidan Ware, director and
curator for Gallery Stratford.
Ware made her decision
based on the following
criteria:
Theme - how was the
theme of "ebb and flow" com-
municated? Does the work
evoke both ebb and flow or
does it focus more on one of
the two?
Referencing local land-
scape - does the work offer
perspective that is unique to
the county; does it reference
the local geographic, topo-
graphic or architectural
landscape?
Execution - does the work
effectively use line, shape,
direction, size, texture, colour
and value to communicate
the theme? Is the execution
The top two winning art-
works will become part of the
Huron County Art Bank and
receive an award of $1,000
and $800, respectively.
"Over the last couple of
years we've really tried to
expand the reach of the art
show," Wark said. "We've
done this by having art grac-
ing the walls of not only
municipal buildings, but in
private homes who have the
works on loan from the art
bank as well."
Second place went to Ruth
Anne Merner of Dashwood
for her piece titled "Search-
ing" and first place went to
Kelly Stevenson of Blyth for
her piece titled "The Harvest:
Cultivating Mechanisms:'
"The earthy clay folds of
Memer's piece created awon-
derful sense of the gently roll-
ing hills of Huron County, the
turning of soil in local agricul-
ture and the tidal waves of
Lake Huron. In between the
clay folds of this work is a
piece of steel that has been
worked into copper tones that
evokes the calm of sunsets
and quiet moments in
between the changes of land
and sea." Ware said in a state-
ment. "This work, which is
both abstract and sculptural,
Photo submitted
will be available for purchase. During her tenure with
For more information on Blyth, Ms. de Vries has con-
t h e art show, call tributed a great deal of
519-524-2686. energy and passion to the
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