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Home My WebLink AboutClinton News-Record, 1985-3-13, Page 15• CuisrirON VS,REc ORD, vvEDNEWAy,�: '� I37 1985-4' 4nder bis dire The Blyth Festival Singers are performing two concerts of sacredenusic March 24 at On- tario Street United Church in Clinton. Mary Hearn, of Clinton, Shelia Richard and Lindy Thomas, both of Brussels, Annette Lindsay, Wingham and Dave Colquhoun, Atwood, put the finishing touches to the program. (Shelley McPhee photo) Pam Shaw, of Wingham, and Louise McGregor, of Clinton are two of the Blyth Festival Singers. The group consists of about 40 people from the area with a desire to challenge the difficult music conductor Laurie Rowbothan. (Shelley McPhee photo) PERM SPECIAL Starting Tuesday March 19th to Saturday March 30th. PICK YOUR OWN DISCOUNT OFF ANY PERM HERE'S HOW - Select any slip of paper from our jar. What's on the paper is your discount. 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Locating himself in a small town and the travelling inherent to developing his skills doesn't stop Laurie from studying with such world class conductors as Margaret Hillis of the Chicago Symphony Choir, Sir • David Wilcox of the London Bach Choir and Wayne Riddell of the Montreal Tudor•Singers. And so Laurie develops and`teaches the choral music program at Listowel District Secondary School (LDSS), where the course is, of such qua ity, the choir will travel to Europe to sink in Germany and in Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, France. Working at the high school also gives the University of Western Ontario graduate the opportunity to work with young singers. He finds their enthusiasm invigorating. "They sing with fervour and joy because they really love the music. They work with'a hell or high water enthusiasm." That enthusiasm has drawn him into working with. the Ontario Youth Choir. The project was initiated 10 years ago and within would attend but bought _music foI25, just In case. They were pleased and enrprlsed when 69 people showed up to Form the Ob liar. Since that time the Blyth k'estivai Sipgeaa's .choir hast, grown to about 85 zneubeTS and has shrunk to the preset 40, having supplied many of the members for choirs springing up around the county. "At one time people drove in from a 40 mile radius but now there are choirs in Seaforth and Kincardine." Laurie hopes to continue to develop each choir member's abilities and to acquaint them with an ever better repetoire. According to the singers, the Listowel man is doing just that. Mary Hearn, of Clinton, joined the choir last November having led the choir at Wesley -Willis United Church. "I've been to their concerts since the beginning, and I felt it was time to participate," she said of her decision to join. "I wanted the opportunity to sing a challenging type of music." Mary is a soprano and has been singing in church for years. The chance to sing with the Blyth Festival Singers, under "good direction" is a personal challenge. "It's a treat to sing in a choir like this in a small town." Jake Middelkamp, of Auburn, confirmed that Laurie's aim to create a spirit of relaxed good fellowship and times had been accomplished. "You may think there's a lot of chattering during the evening (of rehearsal), but throughout the night five to 10 minutes might be talk. We get fellowship. through singing, not talking," said'Jake. "Even though I don't know the names of all the people in the choir, I could talk to anyone without any problems," added the tenor. Which introduces another point both Mary and Jake feel is important and which increases their satisfaction. Learning a full proram is hard work and Laurie is tho ugh by nature. "W usually rehearse once a week for two hours night until about two weeks prior to the concert. Then we practice twice a week," said Jake. Though some of the people in the choir can't read music, those who can more quickly pick up a piece will help others. and each phrase in every song is repeated throughout the weeks of practice until every choir member knows the song intimately. . "The, more you put into it, the more satisfaction you get out of it," Jake stated simply. The Blyth Festival Singers • are staging their next concert, featuring a program of sacred music, on March. 24 at 3 pelt. and 8 p.rn. at Ontario Street United Church, Clinton. Music by Vivaldi, Bach, Handel and John Rutter will uplift the listener and two hyrnn sings will invite audience participation. And the guest soloists, both .from the Listowel District Secondary School Chorus, are tenor Randall Rehkopf and Michelle Braine. Randall was described by Laurie as one of his ' most ' promising students. and the youngest member of the Ontario Youth Choir,' and Michelle has the "most highly developed voice I've ever taught in 15 years," said the conductor. Tickets for the Clinton concert are available from.' choir members, the Blyth Saga and the Blyth Festival Box Office, six years they had won in world competition. "The most exciting music is with youth. Some people would question that." But Laurie said a youth choir was responsible for the most intensely felt .a piece of music he hao heard over such professional choirs as the Elmer Iseler Singers named after Canada's best choral director. "I felt it viscerally. It was incredibly pure. I enjoy the professionals but I never heard the same.from the Elmer Iseler Singers." This year has been designated the International Year of Youth and to celebrate, "a grand youth festival" with several youth choirs will be held on Nov. 11 at Roy Thompson Hall, Toronto.a The theme of the year is Peace. One of the pieces the choirs will sing is Mass in Time of War and a song the Germans call the Drum Mass. To help convey the feeling of peace and co- operation, and to gain the very special experience, negotiations are currently underway to encourage a choir from a communist country to•attend as well. Laurie, also directs the Blyth Festival Singers., He can blend his , two passions, spreading knowledge and love of musicand working with youth, with this choir of about. 40 people: - After watching a concert conducted- by Laurie, Sheila Richards, of Brussels, thought she would get in touch with the teacher to discover if he would be interested in conducting a choir made up of area residents. - "It really"fits in with the philosophy to try to get more people interested in choral music," he said, so he agreed to try it. The people arranging that first 'evening didn't expect much.. They figured 15 people P MESE AND MORE IN MOOT •FROM WED. MAR. 13 UNTIL CLOSING' SATURDAY, MAR. 16185 SFL`CIAL 6 LITRE 2 4 kg TIDE LAUNDRY DETERGENT ''SU.PE.R SPECIAL FRESH! 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