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VIBRANT CONCERT — The Percussionisticks performed for a full house at the GB United Church Wednes-
day evening. Here the group show ushers the knack of clapping music. In the front is Heather Westlake,
Zurich, Kim Crawford, Chantelle Crabs, and Sarah Patterson (all from GB) Percussionisticks in the back
are Brian McCue, London; Mark Duggan, Halifax; Michael Cote, Guelph and Bill Brennan, St. John's.
Missing was Cathy Brenner, hostess.
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Golden Agers model
variety of headgear
The highlight of the Golden Agers
meeting held Wednesday afternoon at
St.John's Parish Hall was an Easter
parade. A number of the members
strolled about to the tune of "Easter
Parade", some sporting the most
unusual headgear.
There were decorated
wastebaskets and bun baskets pass-
ed off as Easter bonnets, as well as
hats sporting huge bows and pom-
poms, a lovely old antique black hat
and one gentleman boasting a tag on
his cap "No. 1 Grandpa".
Nola Taylor's group was in charge
of the program, so those of the 28 at-
tending who didn't join in the Easter
Parade had to join in the penalty of
"Sing, Say or Pay". Jim Prance sang
a solo, Alec Hamilton read "How to
live Longer", Beulah Holt recited
"Come out, said the sun", Clara
Hamilton read "If Only we Could"
and Marjorie Mason read "Smiles".
Next they were entertained by Carl
Niebergall playing lively tunes on the
piano as everyone joined in a
singalong of old times. President Ila
Kayes _ conducted the business
meeting. It was announced that the
Zone 8 Spring Rally will be held April
16 at McKay Hall in Goderich, with
registration beginning at 9:30 a.m.
Nola Love reported that the Senior
Games will be held in Dorchester,
June 23 and 24, with more details to
follow.
In the social time afterward, they
played card games of Uno. crokinole
and euchre.
People You Know
Residents of Grand Bend and
Southcott Pines enjoyed a bustrip
Saturday to Elmira for the Maple
Syrup Festival. Among the many
booths displaying crafts for sale were
quilts, home baking, maple sugar
candy and others too numerous to
mention.
Welcome back to Lawrence and
Enid Johnson, home from the south.
Following the swans?
There were 20 out for darts at the
Legion Tuesday night. Peter Poli and
Marge Hedley won first prize and Lou
Hamilton and Tom Carter got second.
Tom also got the door prize.
Remember there are only two more
weeks left for darts.
Ella Bailey, Grand Bend, former-
ly from Exeter, celebrated her 80th
birthday Saturday at 40 Sauble Court,
GB. About 120 guests from the area,
Trenton, Toronto, London and
Strathroy joined with Ella on this
special day: She once owned Bailey's
Flowers, in Exeter, where she lived
for 40 years.
Happy 13th anniversary to Steve's
Automotive Services, 81 Crescent,
Grand Bend. They. celebrated 13 pro-
fitable years last week under the
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The Lingard family have returned
home after an enjoyable vacation in
Mont Tremblay, Quebec. While there
they visited relatives in Montreal and
loved the skiing.
The GB Beach . Bums volleyball
team participated in the charity tour-
nament held at the high school in Ex-
eter, Saturday. The resort team won
six games and lost six. Not bad for
amateurs. Members include Paula
Taylor, Elva McIntyre, Roxanne
Johnson, Lynne Desjardines, Dan
Green, Dennis McIntyre, Don
Russell, Larry Taylor, Bruce Russell
and Roger.
The Parkhill Pee Wee Jets hockey
team celebrated their year-end with
a great time at Pizza Delight Satur-
day afternoon. Individual trophies
were presented to each member as
semi-finalists.
Anyone wishing to register for the
GB Soccer year, please phone Tony
Mennen at 243-2962. (toll flee)
David O'Connor's team, the London
Youth Soccer Club's under 14 team,
won the Queen's Park Rangers Cup
in London, England, recently, with a
3-1 score in the final game. O'Con-
nor's team also won the consolation
mt tch in another tourney while in
England. Good work, Dave!
Don't forget the beach cleaner fund
drive this coming Saturday (12th) at
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Percusslonstleks d.Ilht
The Grand Bend United Church
was packed as people squeezed in to
see the latest presentation of Abe
Youth and Music Canada series, the
"Percussionisticks". This 'Toronto
based quartet is composed of talented
young percussionists, Michael Cote of
Guelph, Bill Brennan of St. John's,
Newfoundland, Mark Duggan from
Halifax and Brian McCue of London,
Ontario. "
They were introduced by the presi-
dent of the Grand Bend Conceit
Association, Dawn Crabe. She also in-
troduced two honored guests m the
audience, Jean Claude -Picard, direc-
tor general for Youth and Music
Canada from Montreal and Ron
Baker, provincial chairman for Youth
and Music in Ontario.
The Percussionisticks than entered
from the back, performing a wild
jungle rhythm from Ghana, Africa,
called "Damba", on several small
drums. It certainly made an exciting
entrance to begin the concert.
The essence of all music is rhythm,
the life'beat of all creation, from the
24 hour rhythm of our days and
nights, to the biorhythms thrown off
when we suffer jet lag, to that elemen-
tal sound heard in the wom , the beat
of the human heart.
That is why all of usi respond so
readily, so instinctively, to the beat of
the drum, whether it is heard in jazz,
classical music, or the primitive
sounds of Africa, which can stirr your
very soul. That also explains why au-
diences of all ages are fascinated by
the infinite variety of sounds
represented in percussion.
The next number "Rondino" by
Terry Hulick, illustrated that varie-
ty, with the use of wood blocks,
triangles, snare drum, brush and
symbal, and tamborines in a modern
array of rhythm and sound. The beat
alternated in tone and speed, now
loud, now soft, up to a frantic intensi-
ty, then ending very softly.
The three numbers next on the pro-
gram were performed on mallet -
percussion instruments, the soprano -
range wooden xylophone, the bass -
range wooden marimba and the
metal vibraphone. The first
"Romance" by Debussy is a soft,
lovely piece, familiar and sweetly
done, a real gem. The next number
"Fugue in C" by Bach performed on
the wooden xylophone and marimba,
with its hollowing ring, gave the
music an old European flavour, like
clock towers chiming in the old city
of Amsterdam.
The third number "Gymriopedic
No. 1" by Erik Satie featuredthe
vibraphone steel sound, accompanied
by the other two. The vibraphone has
a beautiful tone quality that can be
controlled or sustained with foot
pedals, making it an excellent solo
instrument.
These lovely selections were follow-
' ed by a very funny, bizarre piece titl-
ed "What to do When the Power Goes
Out" by Canadian writer Anne
Southan, A variety of household
items, such as spoons, cans, bottles,
pans, wood blocks and a triangle were
used to demonstrate the wide varie-
ty of sounds available, as any parent
of small children knows. One player
placed or removed the items as two
others beat upon them with sticks in
the same rhythm pattern to illustrate
the difference in sound.
The first half ended with "Clapping
Music" an exercise in counting and
concentration, to make the rhythm
come out right at .the end that left
them all with sore palms and gave the
audience some exercise, too, in
applause.
After the intermission, they wasted
no time getting to "Dill Pickles", a
jazzy piece played on the xylophones
and marimba, the kind of ragtime
melody that makes you want to
dance. "Xylophonia" was next, which
begins with a crazy, syncopated beat,
back to a soft-shoe rhythm, then up
(tempo to a crazy finish!
The "Clarinet Marmalade" by
'Larry Shields featured the
vibraphone, accompanied by the
:other mallet instruments, to give the
"Big Band" sound of the 30's and 40's.
"Knock on Wood" was a change of
pace, by Alan Blank, played on wood
blocks to suggest a milkman's horse
strutting his stuff on a Broadway
street, hoof -beats echoing.
Back to Africa for the next two ar-
rangements. A "family" of drums
was used along with double bells and
a large gourd to play "Gahu" from
Ghana, to produce an exciting
primitive sound that gets right into
your blood. You can see the natives
dancing wildly around a campfire in
a frenzy- WOW! The drums thunder
and shake the whole building! For
counterpoint "Absidah" (Frogs)
featured four sets of primitive double
bells, each representing a frog. This
is a soft, quiet piece to wake or soothe
an Africap village, as each bell sings
its own song- almost hypnotic, like a
lullaby.
Mark Duggan then gave an inspired
rendition of ''Mighty Lac a Rose" by
Ethel Burt Nevin, a beautiful Negro
spiritual. They ended with a
"Javanese Fusiace" by Claude Boll -
fag, using all the mallet -percussion In-
struments plus a snare drum and
cymbal in a lively, bouncy tune that
dances up and down the keyboard in
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After wAd applause, they favoured
the audience with Joe Green's "Cross
Corners" a quiet, lilting soft-shoe
number that Gene Kelly would have
enjoyed, very off -beat and great fun.
The audience rewarded their perfor-
manance with a standing ovation.
These four young men, Mark,
Michael, Bill and Brian, presented a
fantastic array of sounds from an
equally fantastic variety of in-
struments that alternately soothed,
roused, excited and delighted the en-
tire audience.
A reception followed the perfor-
mance, with delicious refreshments
provided by the Concert Association
and served by several lovely young
hostesses.
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