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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1973-09-20, Page 11G 1172 and 1783 a monk living in a on the outskirts of began gaining, St�Spanish 17-don4fofembers of � other in Spanish crusttheresult of his 'th music. Antonio Soler (1729 - soon a favored mem- r class social circles t much of his last 10 both entertaining and music to members of till Royal Family. his lifetime he wrote wand his music lay ly 200 years in that monastery before it was ted off and published the 1960's• gh Soler's work is sough known among the world over, to get al copy of .his com- " is anotherenublished His bas be ply and even in other so countries his 11 is not readily efrom any music store. copies in North America en most frustrating for in and American ns. Bieck, son of Mr. and rry Bieck of Goderich, to get hold of the the result of a recent his- parents spent in When they asked what t like as a souvenir of jtunt to the Iberian !she knew exactly what ted and Mr. and Mrs. ere fortunate enough to spies of the music. music will be presented ncert at St. George's n Church on September 8 p.m. with proceeds the organ fund. I got the music," Mains, "I thought since it I might just as well for people to hear." music was written y for two oigans but Atkinson, a music in - from London (who will gMr. Rieck in the con- explains that it was • the music was ever that way at the r'Y, organs were located a istance apart' in `'the. he explains, "and difficult' to per form this work if one could not pianos but they explain see the other musician." work has vto be performed Mr. Atkinson and Mr. Rieck organs, harpsichords as wel will play the work on twin pianai: ' as an organist. Gordon Atkinson was born in Australia and studied music in England before moving to Canada. In London he teaches music and has played concerts in the United States, Canada, Australia and Europe. He explains that he has played portions of Antonio Soler's work in concerts on previous occasions hut the Goderich concert will be ,the fist .time he has performed the— complete work. Steve explains that the music is not at all heavy and describes it as "tuneful". "You must remember," he, adds, "Soler wrote the work as entertainment for himself and, members of the Spanish Royal Family so it is entertaining." • The St. George's organ fund which will benefit from the con- cert,,,was begun about one year ago when Paul Baker, the for- mer Anglican Church organist played a series , of organ recitals. In the time since it has grown with some personal con- tributions and from the parish canvass. Rev., Garwood Russell, pastor at St. George's, ex- plained that the overhaul of the organ would probably be un- dertaken during 1974.Mr. Russell. pointed out that the. organ had been installed at the church in 1950 and no major work has been done on it since that time. Steve Rleck (left), son of Mr. and Mrs. Larry Rleck of Goderlch.,and Gordon Atkinson of Lon- don- will perform a concert at St. George's Anglican Church locally on September 30 of a lit- tle known Spanish work written for two keyboards. The music, composed by a Spanish monk during the seventeenth century, was never published until the 1960's and Is still little known outside. Spain. Proceeds from the concert will go to the church organ fund. (staff photo) Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs.'Don Johnston who were married in Goderich on Satur- day, but sorry to hear about their car accident, Sunday mor- ning in Collingwood. Mr. and Mrs. Doug Young, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Girvin and Elwin Cunningham drove to Springfield on Sunday after- noon and attended the Old Time fiddlers jamboree. Congratulations to Brindley Plasterer's ball --team who won the. B. Trophy in the Goderich Industrial League on Sunday night in Goderich. Mark Dauphine_ accepted the trophy on behalf of the ball team. Mr. and Mrs. K. K. Dawson returned last Friday from an enjoyable motor trip to the West Coast and visited their daughter Karen, Mr. and Mrs. John Linton and Alisa in Ed- monton. While we had a heat , wave here they encountered snow! Mrs. Ross McNee from Nile has been with Mr. and Mrs. Graham McNee since Mr. McNee suffered a strt ke last Monday. He is a patient in Goderich Hospital. Earl McNee from Belmore has visited -his parents and friends during the week. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Ribey and three children from Port Elgin visited the McNee family recently. Mr: and Mrs. George Ribey, Jane, Anne Catharine and Earl visited Mr. and ' Mrs. Wm. Wiggins on Sunday. Mrs. Mar- shall Gibson from Lucknow spent a few days there recently. The Sunday School teachers and officers met on Monday evening to plan the yea c's work and order supplies, as well as re -arrange classes. Do all parents realize the time and ef- fort donated by these teachers - and officers? However it is a rewarding work. Quite a number of friends and relatives from the Dungan- non area called to extend congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. William Reed of Lucknow on Saturday, September 15, 1973 when Open House was held in their honor in the Lucknow Parish Hall. A large crowd was in atten- dance at Lucknow Fall Fair on Saturday, and many have , spoken of the extra fine parade. London Fair ended on Satur- day, so next in turn is Dungan- non Fall Fair to be on Thur- sday, September 27. Besides the showing of horses and cat- tle and . other livestock there are speed races and contests. Inside the hall there are several new exhibitors this year and several craft demon- strations. Dungannon Fair began 1858. This year's president •is Douglas Kerr, and secretary -treasurer is T. M. Durnin. Mr. and Mrs. George Bell from Kincardine called to visit `Mrs. Minnie Jones on Satur- day. It is over 30 years since they had a visit. Mrs. Mary Ford from Yorkiihire, England has been 'holidaying with Mr. and Mrs. Cecil McNall and children, Shirley and Cindy. Recent visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Ken Bowden, Bill and Debra include Mr. and Mrs. Lee Bowden, Troy and Trevor, from Goderich; Mr. and Mrs. Lorne Russell from Chatham; Mr. and Mrs. Harold Miller, the latter a sister of Mrs.. Bowden, from Fort Erie; also Mr. and Mrs. Meyers from Gar- den City, Michigan. Eldon McClenaghan spent a couple of days with his parents following a holiday trip toNova Scotia, and now is returning to Windermere where he is em- ployed. On Thursday Mrs. Wilda Clatsworthy from Granton and Mrs. George Taylor from Lon- don visited Mr. and Mrs. Ben Park. Mrs. Clatsworthy is a sister o_ f Mrs. Park, and . Mrs. Taylor is a sister-in-law. For the weekend Mr. and Mrs. Bill Naylor (Colleen) from Sarnia were at home. Paul Eedy has been wearing a cast for his sprained ankle. Shelley Alton is a student at Western University in London, taking a natural science course. Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Watt and daughter, Carol, from Detroit and Mr. and Mrs. Glen Olson • from Goderich were guests at a birthday dinner for the latter, Cathy; at the, home of Mr. and Mrs. Freeman Olson on Sun- day. Mr. and Mrs. Jim Fowler from Sarnia, and Mr. and Mrs. Lorne . Ivers visited on Friday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Fowler. On Saturday the U.C.W. catered to the Culbert - Young wedding. The community ex- tends best wishes to Mr. and Mrs. Donald Culbert (nee Linda Young.) They will be living on the 4th concession of Ashfield twp, on the former Pirie farm. - Peggie Young, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Young on Monday, began a two-year course in Domestic Science ..at Centralia. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Sparks from Southampton visited Mr, and Mrs. Ben Mole on Sunday. The friends in this com- munity wish to extend congratulations and best wishes -to Mr. •, and Mrs. Thos. Webster on the occasion of their 50th wedding anniversary on Wednesday, September 19. Anniversary services were held on Sunday in the Dungan- non United Church at 11 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. conducted by, Rev. Clarence McClenaghan. Rev. Karl Sievert from Port Stanley was guest speaker and gave two inspiring, sermons. "He and his wife, Heidi, and four children were welcomed by former friends who enjoyed a visit during the noon luncheon. Special music was provided by the choir under the organist, Karen Rivett, at the morning service. In the evening the McMillan family of Goderich brought messages in music and song. Floral arrangements given by Mrs. Ettabelle Bradley in memory of her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Herb Alton, were much appreciated. Attendance at each service was very good. By Sandra Nivins w. The Tiger Dunlop Group 3 started their second meeting with the pledge at Ruby Brin- dley's. After roll call, Debbie Dustow, read the minutes of last meeting. Linda Dougherty and Sandra Nivins demon- strated French -style onion soup while Brenda McPhee and Debbie Dustow demonstrated Grand -Peres with crackers and orange juice. • FEATURING ALSO THE ALk NEW AWARD WINNING VEGA THE VERY POPULAR CHE'V: TRUCKS ' COFFEE DOUGHNUTS Also "FREE" Draw Saturday at 6 p.m. fora 10 speed Bicycle and a 650.00 GAS CERTIFICATE 1.takes- place at'your Chev. -Olds Dealer