Townsman, 1991-02, Page 21really cut out for each other," said
Hans. "I don't think there was ever
actually a proposal of marriage, we
just tacitly agreed that it seemed
more and more inevitable we would
spend our lives together. It just sort
of happened."
Friends of the betrothed pair
were not at all pleased with the day
chosen as the wedding day. "It was
September 4, 1976, Labour Day,
and everyone cursed us for spoiling
their long weekend plans. They had
to postpone a trip for a bloody
wedding," Hans remembers smil-
ing.
Wedding's music
carefully planned
Not surprisingly music played a
key role in the ceremony. There was
a string quartet, two flutes, record-
ers, singers, an organist and a
pianist all taking part. "Of all the
preparation time spent in planning
our wedding, a major portion of it
was spent preparing the music,"
said Hans. "I remember being at
the library at the University of
Western Ontario where I was
preparing for my Physics exam. I
ended up listening to record after
record to choose the wedding
music, instead of studying. That's
when I discovered Pachelbel Canon,
which was played as the proces-
sional."
An original piece had been com-
posed for the event by a friend of
the couple, but was never played.
"It was a delightful piece written on
our last name," explains Kathryn,
"but it turned out to be quite
difficult. It was written for five or
six instruments, kind of a 20th
Century non -pop work that many
wouldn't have understood or appre-
ciated. Then after the musicians got
together for rehearsal they realized
it was too difficult to master, so we
canned the idea."
"We still have the music
though," added Hans. "Maybe
we'll do a world premiere at our
20th anniversary," he added
facetiously.
While the Brauls true love is
classical music, their eclectic appre-
ciation for other styles was apparent
at the reception. "After the first
violinist in the string quartet had
finished playing a canon, he and the
rest of the musicians, turned around
and quite literally began to play
hillbilly music and we square danc-
ed, said Kathryn.
Kathryn was starting a new job at
Ridley College in St. Catharines so
the honeymoon was brief, limited to
three days at Niagara -on -the -Lake
where they stayed at the Prince of
Wales Hotel.
Kathryn continued to support the
family until Hans received his
Masters degree.
When they arrived in Kincardine,
it was their love of classical music
that prompted them to start Cham-
ber Music Kincardine in order to
bring that music to others in the
area. Concerts are held in the
Malcolm Place, a beautifully, re-
stored mansion in Kincardine.
In addition to their work with
Chamber Music Kincardine Hans is
employed at Ontario Hydro and
Kathryn now has her hands full
raising the couple's young family:
Peter, who will be nine in March;
Renate, who will be seven in July
and Eric who turned one on
Halloween.
W� Caeate
De1icios Memories
We have a complete catering
service for your wedding.
Everything from
hors d'oeuvres,
sandwich plates,
dainties, dessert
tables, wedding
chocolates, to a
fantastic wedding
cake.
We offer country
style buffet or sit
down dinners.
We understand how
important your wedding
reception is so our staff
wears tuxedo shirts,
cummerbunds and bow
ties to match the
wedding party.
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273-4774
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