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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1995-11-29, Page 27HAPPY 25TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY Henk & Anneke 1-1,o, 8 482-1234 414:906.7., CHRISTMAS IS COMINGI GIFT CERTIFICATES GOOD IDEA. Fri. - Thurs. Dec. 01-07 Fri. & Sat. 7 & 9:15 PM Sun. - Thurs. 8 PM N.Iimfas. N. flear%. N. substitutes. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1995, PAGE 27. E ntertainment d o 'Christmas in Song' Blyth Festival Singers Music to the ears and eyes As the Bainton Gallery in Blyth opened the Exuberance Art Exhibition, artists and musicians alike, filled the senses of the many who attended. The exhibit, a non-juried show for all Huron County artists, runs from Nov. 26 to Dec.16. The creations on display include everything from classic oils and watercolours to photography, pottery, sketchings, charcoal drawings and fabric items. Lloyd Allen of Listowel, far right, and John Bettye of Blyth, second from right, provided music for the opening night. K-W Choir to do Handel's 'Messiah' The Kitchener Waterloo Philharmonic Choir's 74th season gets off to a spectacular start in December with two performances of Messiah by George Frideric Handel. On Saturday, Dec. .9 the perfor- mance starts at 7:30 p.m.; curtain time for the Sunday, Dec. 10 : matinee is 2 p.m. Both concerts take place at Kitchener'g The Centre In The Square. Howard Dyck will conduct the 100-voice Philharmonic Choir and members of the Kitchener Waterloo Symphony. They will be joined by four distinguished soloists: soprano, Janet Obermeyer; mezzo- soprano, Linda Maguire; tenor, Nils Brown; and bass-baritone, Daniel Lichti. Soprano, Janet Obermeyer, making her Philharmonic debut in this appearance, has just returned from Budapest where she was performing vocal music by Franz Liszt. This splendid young Toronto singer received rave notices for her 1994 performance of Messiah with the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir. Mezzo-soprano, Linda Maguire, internationally-recognized as one of Canada's leading singers, returns to the Philharmonic after her brilliant performance of the title role in Rossini's Ermione at the Glyndebourne Festival in England. Tenor, Nils Brown of Montreal, The 'Friends of Doon' invites everyone to their second annual fundraising event 'Starry Night' to be held at Doon Heritage Cross- roads on Friday, Dec. 22 from 6:30 - 9:30 p.m. -Visitors will have the pleasure of wandering through the beautiful lantern lit village and buildings of Doon. Musical entertainment, samplings of traditional season fare, chestnuts roasting on an open fire and horse drawn wagon rides make this Christmas event an extra also making his Philharmonic debut, is a rapidly-rising young singer with a particular affinity for Baroque repertoire. Brass-baritone;' Daniel -Lichti, a native of New Hamburg, and a fatiourite, with local audiences is -the-bass soloist on the all-Canadian recOrdin of Handel's Messiah which was issued last year as a benefit for the .Mennonite ,Central Committee and Habitat, for Humanity. That recording, conducted by Howard Dyck, has just been released. Handel's Messiah is, quite simply, the most beloved oratorio in the English-speaking world. Composed in the astonishingly short period 'of three weeks, the work received its first performance in Dublin in April of 1742. In the intervening 250 years, there has never been a time when Messiah was not universally admired. The Kitchener Waterloo Philharmonic Choir enters its 74th season following a European tour in August. In Mozart's church, the Salzburg Cathedral, a "standing-room only" crowd of 2,500 Salzburg Festival patrons heard the choir perform together with the acclaimed Mozarteum Orchestra. This first- ever international tour by the Philharmonic Choir has already special evening. Avid stargazers will be able to view the winter stars on a mini-sky planetarium from the London Children's Museum. A surprise guest will also be putting in an appearance during the evening — Donner, one of Santa's very own reindeers will be at Doon for this one night only, courtesy of the African Lion Safari. Tickets are $15 per adult and $7.50 per child and can be pur- chased in person or by phone at 748-1914. (Mastercard and Visa accepted). resulted in several invitations to perform in various western and eastern European countries. Tickets for Messiah are available at The Centre In The Square box office. Sleigh rides, season treat This year's early snow is quite a contrast to 1994's lack of snow until the New Year. But Heidi and Anne aren't complaining. They are the team of Belgian work horses that pull the sleigh at Meeting Place Farm. They are used to snow and jingling bells as they pull the sleigh over the fields and through the woods on the McQuail farm near Lucicnow. And while last year some of the rides had to be hay rides, it looks good for sleigh rides this year. Families, friends and staff parties all take the opportunity of an old fashioned Christmas tradition. The woods may ring with the joyous sounds of Christmas carols or be hushed under the gently falling snow. After the sleigh ride visitors can warm up with hot cider and Christmas cookies and kids can spend time seeing the farm animals in the barn. This is the fifth year the McQuails and their horses will be offering sleigh rides. They will be taking reservations now through the Christmas holidays. Join the Blyth Festival Singers for Christmas In Song on Sunday, Dec. 10 at 3 and 7:30 p.m. The annual Christmas concert will be held in the Blyth Memorial Hall and will feature a variety of favourite choral pieces, including a presentation of Brother Heinrich's Christmas, by the contemporary English composer, John Rutter. Brother Heinrich's Christmas is the story of donkey which makes its way into the church choir. The tale will be narrated by Duncan McGregor of Blyth and Marion Doucette will perform with Sigismund, the donkey puppet. Other featured guests will be trombonist Nancy Ross of Goderich, who gives Sigismund his distinctive singing voice, and flutist Kelly Dearlove. The 40-voice Blyth Festival Singers will be led by Wade Whittaker and accompanied by Deborah Wood. After each of the two perform- ances, the choir will follow its annual Christmas tradition of serving its famous hot spiced apple cider and homebaked goodies in the downstairs hall. 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