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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1976-12-16, Page 31e' - Symphony well attended Concert one of best ever by Ida D. Stewart Five hundred lucky people were present on Saturday evening when Goderich Collegiate Auditorium was once again 'the scene of a fine orchestral concert. Spon- sored by the Goderich Rotary Club, with assistance from th'e Ontario Arts`Council and the Sully Foundation, this was the first in the 1976-77 series 'of three concerts. This is the -sixth year .that tine London Symphony Orchestra has played in Goderich. Last Saturday night's • program was without doubt, one of the best -ever presented. It - featured ' the London Symphony made up of 73 musicians, plus .-37 brass players from. the Sir Frederick Banting Secondary School Band in London who joined the orchestra for the rousing final number. ' Conductor Clifford Evens generated a warm friendly atmosphere as he introduced each number in an informal way. The staging of the first number captured pie at- tention of young. and old alike. •Canzona No. 28 by. Gabrielli featured two brass quartets placed one on either side of the auditorium in such a way that the audience was caught • in the middle of the con- trapuntal (echo effect) •style of the .music. We enjoyed some very' fine brass en- semble work-in this number, - unfortunately somewhat hampered by the accoustics of the auditorium. The second number,. Fantasia' on Greensleeves by Ralph Vaughn -Williams .was played so • beautifully by ,the harp and strings that it thepudience breathless ! Ih tribute to Benjamin Britten, the famous British composer who died last week, the orchestra played a suite which was written by Rossini and arranged by Benjamin Britten during the early years of his career. The. five movements provided in- teresting contrasts in rhythm andtone colour. "Tubby The Tuba" by George Kliensinger and Paul Tripp was an educational. delight for all! 'The in- str•uments became almost human as the story unfolded. Jeffrey L. Stokes, a professor on the faculty of music, U.W.O. was a colorful narrator, with Claude Engli playing the solo part of "Tubby". After intermission, the audience joined the orchestra -in singing: Christmas carols. Mr, Evens complimented us on our fine singing, - but I for one had problems. Did anyone else have trouble fdllowing the beat? The program concluded with -the 1812 Overture by Tchaikowsky which drew a standing ovation from an enthusiastic audience. The brass section of Sir Frederick Banting Secondary School not only looked smart arranged qn stage behind the orchestra in their cranberry blazers, - but they provided the extra colour in sound which the finale •of this number demands. Our only regret was that it wasn't our own collegiate who provided the brass section! (Incidentally, when talking to some of the Rotary Club members after the concert, Mr. Evens commented that he would like to involve our band in a number during -the 1977 -78 - season). Mr. Dan Murphy, on behalf of the Goderich Rotary Club, thanked . Mr. Evens, and the orchestra for their fine performances. through •• the years, and " the Sully Foun- dation for their continued support.He made reference to the ° risers which were donated by the Rotary Club two years ago, and spoke of additional improvements in seating which are planned in the future. Would it be possible for the Rotary Club to undertake a project of a much grander scale? - the organization of the many interested groups in our community. who would support the building of a proper auditorium. We need a new building with a stage for Go.de,rich Little Theatre, a pit for orchestral concerts and musicals, and padded, tiered seating for about 500 people. The Rotary Club has made a great contribution to the culture of Goderich already. Would they consider "Jubilee Auditorium" a good project to start in 1977? I'll help thein work for it. Who else? The concluding two con- certs iprthis series will be held on January 22 and February 19. The January. 22 concert GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, DECEMBL... 3,1;976 -t -•PAG will feature the 'Sinfonia which consists of the or- chestra's • 30 full time musicians. The February 19 concert is the annual or- chestra night consisting of the full London Symphony Orchestra made . up of 73 musicians. - Louis Stadelmann recounts his impressions of symphon As I mentioned to somebody last week that I had a ticket for the first of the three London syhiphony concerts in Goderich, the gentleman re -marked apologetically that the auditorium was somewhat short 'of the- best acoustical qualities. After Saturday night I am convinced that it didn't make any difference at all. It was a smashing suc- cess. Of course I don't know any thing about classical music beyond the fact that it has been written by musical geniuses of world renown quite some time ago. Still I know enough that when names like Rossini, Saint - Lens Grieg, Schumann or Paderewski are mentioned, they- are not talking about Italian or French wine, some Scandinavian or German engineers or somebody who wrote Polish jokes. The trouble with people like me who are no Musical ex- perts and know nothing about artistic endeavors is that they have definite opinions about art. This is , unfortunate for people who know a lot more than I do on the subject when they are confronted with such, an opinion. Themisery of it all is perhaps because I am getting GODERICH OFFICE. 38 ST. DAVID ST. PH. 524-2966 CLINTON OFFICE 86 KING ST. PH. 482-73=06. MAURICE GrARDINER REAL ESTATE LIMITED PROFESSIONAL COUNSELLING IN 'REAL ESTATE—MORTGAGES—INVESTMENTS—APPRAISALS IT IS NEW, SPACIOUS AND -HOMEY. 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Not that I found any fault with the program or musicians, on the contrary, it wag a most ex- cellent program, beautifully executed and a very heart- warming experience for all I am sure. - Perhaps the fact I don't agree with entirely is that symphony orchestras for the better or worse, also are under the signs of our time. In order to gain popular support and appreciation they have to tune in first on the prevailing mood and trends of much larger • audiences than years ago when .only the tastes of the elite had to be considered. The effects of such a change are rather obvious. Programs and musical arrangements are becoming more liberal in their in- terpretation while traditional versions of great composers are rendered with the STOP -BOTH DIRECTIONS FOR A SCHOOL BUS Safe driving is a family affair. GODERICH & AREA 3 bedroom home with paved drive: $38,350 _. 4 bedroom home with 3 baths, $69,000 2 bedroom mobile, furnished, $18,500 2 bedroom mobile with double drive, $14,900. 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But no cracks, in spite of the fact that ..decibals were reached with the special sound effects' reminding me of the movie "Earthquake" or Sully's jet taking off at the Goderich airport" or reversing the engines after landing: To the London symphony orchestra my heartfelt congratulations on a most superb performance and my thanks for a memorable evening. I wouldn't miss the two other concerts on my ticket for the world but I think I will leave my hearing -aid at home next time. • r Y y8 Letter to the Editor Dear Editor: To begin with I would like to mention that your weekly paper is doing a terrific job-. It is a good example where publisher and editorial staff are succeeding in putting out a newspaper deserving the pride and appreciation of a community. This, of course, is no or- dinary community. Besides being fortunate , to ochupy such a unique geographical position, Goderich presents a good many other advantages to its residents. One of the advantages We , the newer residents coming from the inland are looking for, is the promise of a milder and shorter winter. Needless to say this..hasn't been the case so far this winter.. In fact up until now we had almost two months of solid winter this fall. What has happened? Are these normal built-in fluctuations in our overall weather pattern, .which when they happen look to us like one of those un- fathomable peculiarities nature likes to indulge in? Or are changes at hand our minds based on experience and a sense of logic cannot accept? Such questions, especially when they have to do with our disappointed expectations can either run into pretty wild answers or be, purely academic. Since we can expect that the explanations our weather experts have for that phenomena will be quite academical, let's take the wild answers first. _ Some.of them have been provided by' your article about flying saucers in, last week's edition of the Signal - Star. At this point the urge to pull your leg a bit (sorry) and 4. REAL ESTATE``FOR SALE COSY, three bedroom' rancher, full basement, electric heat. Phone 524-8628.-50-52 1 - 1973. Mobile home.- Good condition. 12 ft. x 60 ft. Partially furnished. $7500.00 1 - 1969 Mobile home in good condition. 12 ft. x 65 ft. 2 or 3 bedrooms. $7500. Phone 524-6521 or 1-744-1995.-51,52,53,54x ONCE IN - A LIFETIME The opportunity comes to purchase such a sought after relic. • Situated north of London. Converted to a two storey, four bedroom home. Kitchen beinglarger than most with original maple flooring. Sliding glass door to two cedar patios, To view this outstanding oldtimer: CALL LEE WYATT 1.672.0520 R ES. 1-612-2361 10. Dear Editor, I enclose copy of a letter which I wrote Mr. Ron Shaw today. It is not my practice to write letters to The Editor because "lily said experience has been The Editor always has the last word. However, in this case I am making an exception for which I will probably be sorry a, for later. I frankly feel that the Goderich Signal 'Star should have had someone ,at Saturday night's concert in order to cover the same. "When I noticed that o one from your staff was present I engaged 'Mrs. Stewart to write the article. Your paper has. always been very' generous in providing promotional material for concerts like this. In this connection ar- ticles appeared in your paper in your issues of November 25 and December 2. I do feel, however, that your paper has reporters to cover sports events and the like, and I am wondering why there has been such neglect in con- nection with the coverage of the London Symphony Orchestra Series this year and in the past. The identical concert that. we heard in Goderich,, last Saturday evening was presented an Surtday af- ternoon in C.entenni l Hall in London and was reviewed by the London. Free Press in its Monday edition. I would have thought that if it was im portant enough for -the London Free Press to rt;view such a concert, that it would be important enough for our local paper. In the past it has been in- dicatecl to the Rotary Club that no one on your staff' has the•'expertise to review such a concert. If such is the case, it seems to me. you have a responsibility to. engage someone who is competent to write such a review, While I have indicated above that the Signal Star staff has; always been gene ro s in providing promoti 1 material for cultural events irk the Townpof Goderich, it has been sadly neglectful in providing for reviews of such concerts, which I believe to lie the responsibility of a well balanced weekly newspaper. Yours very truly, D.J. Murphy Chairman, Lortdon Symphony Orchestra 1976-77 Series More on flying saucers make a few jokes about flying saucers is almost un- controllable. It seems such a splendid opportunity to use up at least some of that beautiful ammunition, we the skeptics who haven't yet seen the light(s)„, store up so en- thusiastically. - But the last thing I want you to.do, is to become less enthusiastic about doing your job. Coming back to old.man winter who seems to have lost his way in our southern latitudes so early this fall. Do you suppose this premature march our way -could have been triggered off by ..the appearance ofthose un- believably fast moving bright objects observed --in our area in early September up until the 24th of that month? Unless of 'course it's all in the plan to condition us earthlings of Huron County to receive the scouting force from outer space in peace before March next spring. Well, that makes sense., If the "Ides of March” didn't do Caesar much good, why should they be less ominous for us if we keep ignoring the writing in the sky? Just one more thing about that incredible speed those spacecrafts at the service of the Association of Planets of which Ruth Norman, alias Mary Magdalene,klf Galilee -is the coordinator, arecapable of. e. Why cis it that almosC-in- variably people ifi some kind of uniform see them more often than anybody else and. why are those surreptitious space vehicles invariably silent? Indeed why? Because at the suggested speed, any object of the size of a small pebble, providing it would not disintegrate, would slice the air with a thun- derous effect nobody could miss. For now this is old Vincent, former old Noah who pulled the plug at the flood, signing off. 40.1 Vyr 44111 IWTICIPac77oI7 Fitness. In your heart you know it's right. ADVERTISINGCORRECTION AN ERROR OCCURRED IN ZEHR'S FOOD AD ON PAGE 13A OF THIS PAPER. GRADE A OVEN-READY TURKEYS ARE ADVERTISED AS 78c LB� id AD�! SHOULD GRADEFINEST READ A. 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