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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1986-07-16, Page 14PAGE 2A —GUI.)I:hit'l,f :, ; N111 .Jtt1.Y 16, 1986 trt a e a egg lanai& A KE COMING The Festival of Arts , Crafts Court House Park (East Side) Friday, July 18, 1986 2:00 p.m. Come , enjoy this FREE Performance U' (Rain location • Robertson School) W+Mw"i-`k AEA A 0 SIGNAL --STAR "We Need Your Best Ideas" Have you ever wanted to talk to the Manager? NOW'S YOUR CHANCE! Voice your opinions, suggestions or questions to Shirley J. Keller, General Manager of The Goderich Signal -Star "OPEN LINE" Any Friday morning from 10 a.m. to 12 noon 524-2614 OL AT YOUR CONVENIENCE Tell Shirley what this town's only community newspaper can do to help you! Summer SAVINGS at -W-e.e)./ie..a-ec./teA-o- .1.( )W (. ': \ I, .('E 1 I n� h 'Summer . 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Communit°ArNs Seniors' musical society was brain child of Welsh conductor BY BRUCE TWAMLEY Taffy was a Welshman, Taffy was a thief; Taffy came to my house, and stole a piece of beef, I went to Taffy's house, Taffy was not home, Taffy came to my house, and stole a marrow -bone. I went to Taffy's house, Taffy was in bed; I took up a broomstick and flung it at his head. Were a Welshman to leave his country, emigrate to Canada, and settle in Goderich he would find here many things that would remind him of his native land. To the west he wouldd�aat fame a -- body of water so large that the far shore was out of sight, he would find a thriving port, and he could join a choral musical society just as he could back home. , Whaaie could not see here would' be the _mountains which are a prominent feature of the Welsh landscape but to compensate he would have the opportunity- of meeting the leader and conductor of the local musical society, Irla Stewart. The musical society was the brain child of Janet Kalbfleisch. It would not then have been in existence if our Welsh friend had ar- rived here before 1980. It was in 1982 that a volunteer group of senior citizens first con- vened in response to a call for choristers. Kalbfleisch, then president of the MacKay `Centre for Seniors, was prepared for the group of singers, who assembled and in- troduced them to their future leader, Irla Stewart; a lady whose training, musical background., and disposition made her an excellent choice for the position. Stewart was a teacher by training and by instinct, had attended, in all, six Ontario Department of Education courses in music and had acquired her ARCT and Supervisor of Music certificates. She had moreover a facility in handling the choir and in fi eeting the public which was to stand ter in good stead. The choir began to practise as a group in 1982, and since then the only direction it has travelled is upward and forward, as we shall The original group contained 24 members of whom 16 were women, and eight were men. The minimum age for admittance was 55 but the average age was over 70. ' The groriplaunched out on a 10 -week prac- tice session in the fall and again in the late winter and spring. The fee for each half ,year was $10 and this included the enrolment fee at MacKay Centre. Since that time the number enrolled in the course has risen to over 40, the average age is now close to 75, while the entry fee has re- mained constant. The choristers have at- , tracted people over the age of 55 who like to FEATURE RFPORT sing, who are interested in learning new musical numbers and new techniques and who are prepared to practise regularly. In late 1983 the group adopted the name, the MacKay Choristers, and a year later -they--appeare.0 on--the_platfnrm_with _.their _ new uniforms, which consisted of a full- length rose-coloured gown with maroon jackets for the ladies, and maroon ties and white shirts for the men. In that year, too, the choristers ventured farther afield, They entered the Kitchener Choir Festival sponsored by the Kitchener Park and Recreation Department, and end- ed up in second place. In 1985 they sang in the same festival and came in third. For this drop in placings they got their revenge in 1986 when the Choristers took top honors and first prize. Next year the choristers are considering the possibility of singing in London at a festival sponsored by the New Horizons and South-West Region of the O.A.C.A.O., a. senior'sorganization. Here the idea is simp- ly to sing for the pure enjoyment of singing and not to compete for placings. As well as competing in out-of-town events the MacKay Choristers have delighted au- diences at such places or events as The Sound of Goderich, MacKay Centre Variety Nights, Maitland Lodge, Huron View Lodge and elsewhere. Stewart emphasizes in tune and in har- mony, pleasant words, music that inspires the singer, tunes that are not too loud or too high, themes that carry a message both to the participa s and their audience. The song a out Goderich composed by Dora Washing on may be a pretty fair ex- ample of the ords and music . that the choristers. find• to their liking. And finally the pleasant voice and assured manner of that vivacious lady who wields the baton has contributed more than just a little to the suc- cess that this organization enjoys. An organization of over 40 members that meets every week in the fall and again in the late winter and spring season, that handles requests from both local societies and out- of-town organizations, that handles sums of money, that copies with 40 copies of. every selection that is sung,' must have an ex- ecutive or chaos would ensue. The officers for 1986 include: President, Eileen Har- riston; Vice -President, Flo Warnock; Secretary, Shirley McMillan; Treasurer, Marjorie Henderson and Librarian, Marion Shaw. The MacKay Choristers of Spring, 1986 in- clude: sopranos who are Margaret Alton, Betty Bodaly, Madeleine Edward, Eileen Harrison, Joy Harrison, Marjorie Render-. son, Mary Henderson, Maria Hohner, Janet MacRae, Leda McAlister, Margaret McHolm, Barbara McWhinnie, Jean Smith, Celia Taylor, Irene Todd, Annie Vanden Heuvel, Ruth Walker and Flo Warnock. The contraltos are: Roxie Adams, -K-ath ka--1,orranee,—Jean Handy, Gertrude ._. Kaitting, Janet Kalbfleisch, Helen Lindsay, Josephine MacKay, Shirley McMillan, Margaret Pritchard and Marion Shaw. The tenors are: .Herb Bridle, Charlie Dankin, ' Duncan MacKay and Don. McMillan. The Bass section includes: Russel Alton, Jim Baird, Harold Bettger, Ralph Hender- son, Stan Jones, Bert McCreath, Norman- McHolm, Stan MVlcllwain, Allan McTaggart and Harry Mitchell. The director is Irla Stewart and the ac- companist is Joan. Henwood. While the MacKay Choristers -were bring- ing fresh laurels to Goderich, MacKay Cen- tre continued its merry round of social events throughout the month of May. The initial event was the pot -luck lun- cheon organized by Janet Kalbfleish and an interesting movie shown by Everett Sparl- ing. This was followed a week later by Bingo Night with Herb Bridle in charge. In mid -month Margaret McMillan and Agnes MacEwan presided over a card party in which the euchre winners were Vi Mon- tgomery and Dave Harman, the 500 winners were Ella Bogie and John Moss, and the door- prize winner was Russ Alton. On Fri- day, May 23, Gord Harriston and his band provided music for dancing for seniors from Ripley, Wingham, Kincardine, Lucknow, Clinton,, and Goderich. Doug Young whose name was omitted in last months,account of the dancer's led the way in • the violin section, The end of the month event was the Varie- ty Program arranged by Janet Kalbfleisch. It featured the usual round of delightful .choral music sung by the MacKay Choristers, a lively presentation on flute and violin played by Abbie and Andrea Smallwood, a talk by David Harvey of the, Department of Communications and Social Services on the role of seniors in our society, and a combination film and slide arrange- ment on "Browsing Thru Britain" presented by Ed and Donella Snell, visitors from. Michigan. Martha thinks the Santa Claus parade is pretty important After I' was so enthusiastic about getting the work on the parade started early - real early - I happened on old Signal copy of a `. few years ago, where I must haile been say- ing the same things same words — "Every year people have good intentions - just don't get started soon 'enough." The apparent answer is to understand that people don't want to do these things while the weather's nice. As I have said before _ f But I', not an organizer, just a disturber! be everyone_ Chows that when the Rec. Office puts out the date, titles and other info're: the Parade, we will be all so busy that no one wants to do anything -about it. 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Saturday 9:30 aril .12 noon but she was afraid to mention it. --d suggested he would probably like her to go along, they do hate to see you lose your girlish figure - and if you lose yours. they'll just look at other girls -. Jogging, walking or whatever - you just have to make and take the time for it. Something has to give! Staying young with your family is important to all of you. Think about it. ^ Staying young also depends on staying - -youthful-on-the-inside --the-;Hind, heart and..... spirit. Don't let grey hair or wrinkles bother you. Your body grows old - but that's not you. Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, --"We-do -- not count a man's years until he has nothing '.'else to count." Hang onto your dreams, there's not much left when your dreams are gone. "'Stay cheerful, .;`-a merry heart doeth good like medicine, but a .broken spirit drieth the bones." Don't know the quoter ! Take time to get your mind out of the old ruts. Enjoy your family and let them enjoy you! Enjoy the summer parades. Get some ideas down on paper. Love Martha. abaret features Aggie Cekuta Alliott "Bernstein On Broadway" celebrates the glorious talents of Leonard Bernstein featuring the fabulous voice of Aggie Cekuta Elliot. This musical evening highlights Bernstein's most famous tunes including, songs from "West Side Story," "Candide", "On The Town" .and "Wonderful Town:" "Bernstein on Broadway" is featured at Playhouse II from July 15 to 26. A veteran member of the Stratford Festival's Gilbert and Sullivan company, Aggie , appeared with Caralyn Tomlin .. as Mabel in "The Pirates of Penzance" last year. Most' recently,. Aggie appeared in Toronto in "Evita" and in Toronto Free Theatre's rock and roll space musical, "Thunder," "Perfect Mind" at the studies. at the Faculty of Music at the University of Toronto. She is the recipient of the 1983 and 1984 Tyrone Guthrie Award. Huron Country Playhouse audiences will remember Aggie in the role of Luisa in "The Fantasticks, ' "The Music Man" and the cabaret "An Evening with Aggie." In 1981, she made her professional stage debut at Huron Country Playhouse with repertory productions of the Young Company which included "Ten," "Stardust" and "The In- credible Magical Delfodil". The music of Leonard Bernstein has delighted audiences for decades. Known as an American conductor, composer and pianist, Leonard Bernstein began piano lessons at the age•of ten and later studied at McLaughlin Planetarium Harvard UaiVersity.- -He has -composed Elliot is a seasoned cabaret performer music for ballets choreographed by the who has appeared in several revues in- legendary Jerome Robbins and the music chiding her one -woman show, "Aggie". for a number of musicals such as "West Side Born in Toronto of a Slovenian theatrical Story", "Candide", "Peter Pan" and "On family, she pursued instrumental and vocal The Town". Theatre workshop planned Point Perms Provincial Park's beach has been a popular spot recently with people en- joying July's sunny days. On July 6 a very successful sandcastle contest was -he d with many original castles and sculptures being entered. This week's program 'starts on Sunday, July20 with a jog on the fitness trail at 10 a.m. A church advice Will be held at the barn at 11:30 a.m., and at 2 p.m. there will be a mime -and theatre workshop for ^ children with 'Jennifer Slack from Goderich. The Sunday Pilin >+ estival will b at 8 p.txl, ssrepresent the familyflioVle��,%ltils�r GO HOW,. this pane's per ear day use pass, How � .. h n >Mulltiay at. au a.0;. aasci c a. a.....,a3 011 the beach. Join us at the ball diamond at 3 p.m, for a game of softball. There are horse- drawn hay rides at 8 p.tn. Bring the children out on Tuesday at 10- a.m. for a morning (if games, songs and stories, in the children's program. We will -be driving to 1 kNeil's dairy farm'at 4 p.m. for a farm visit andln the evening at 8:30 p.m., there> will be' a campfire.- . ° . Everyone is welcome Wednesday evening at 7:30 pm. in the barn for a puppet show. . .411 'visitor services events are included in