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Schneider Male Chorus to perform fundraiser show at the Kingsbridge Centre
Sheila Pritchard
Contributor
The Schneider Male Chorus
will grace the stage at the Kings-
bridge Centre on Sept 18, treat-
ing guests to an inspired after-
noon of harmonic, homegrown
performance.
The 38 -member choir, of
the Kitchener -Waterloo area,
has been actively singing for
nearly eight decades and fea-
tures male vocalists ranging in
age from 22 to 87 years young.
The concert, which is a St.
Joseph's Kingsbridge
Community (SJKC) fundraiser,
is a by -donation event for all
ages and will feature a wide
variety of choral music styles,
including folk, spirituals, gos-
pel, Classical, popular and con-
temporary compositions.
The Schneider Male Chorus
first emerged out of a gather-
ing at a local picnic for
employees of the J.M. Schnei-
der Meat Packing Company.
"Some of the men from the
Schneider Meat plant organ-
ized a sing -a -long. It was a
hit," said Nancy Kidd, artistic
director and conductor of the
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Chorus. "People loved the first
picnic performance so much
that the men decided to con-
tinue rehearsing and enter-
taining as a group."
With the encouragement
and support of the company
president and owner, the Cho-
rus was officially founded in
1939 and began to perform
throughout the community
and the province, growing in
both numbers and strength of
performance. Since the mid -
50s, the choir has branched out,
performing nationally and
internationally on tours of
Northern Ontario, Eastern Can-
ada, the United States and Ber-
muda, Great Britain, Holland,
Germany, and France.
Today, under Kidd's direc-
tion, with Barbara Kellerman
and Lori Danylchuk as accom-
panists, the group not only
finds joy in their shared love of
music, but in fundraising and
supporting local causes in their
own communities. "The Sch-
neider Male Chorus takes great
pleasure in performing for fun-
draisers that support a great
cause, as well as entertaining at
seniors' homes and residences;'
said Kidd. "This group consists
of men from a wide variety of
backgrounds. We are a not-for-
profit organization and we
hope that we can use our gifts to
raise money for those in need'
The choir has participated
in community fundraisers in
Listowel and church fundrais-
ers in Harriston, Neustadt,
and Palmerston. They also
entertain at seniors' homes for
a small fee or for free, and per-
form at the local, annual Ger-
man Fair—Christkindl Mar-
ket—every year at Kitchener
City Hall. One notable perfor-
mance, says Kidd, was at fun-
draiser for a local child who
had brain cancer. "The venue
was packed to its limits," she
says of the concert that helped
raise nearly $10,000.
The group's Kingsbridge per-
formance will feature an array
of musical pieces, chosen with
care. "Choices are usually based
on upcoming concerts, music
that we learn and grow from,
our potential audience make-
up, the strength of each section,
but most of all on music that I
love and that I think the chorus
will love to work on and per-
form," she said. "Because we
only rehearse once a week, we
have pieces that we know fairly
well that we can take out [and]
we insert new pieces through-
out the year as we become
comfortable with them"
Creating a rehearsal that has
a "balance of joy, learning,
musical growth and musical
accomplishment" is her goal.
"This takes planning—both
short term and long term;" Kidd
said. "The men range in age
and ability. With this comes
some delicate patience among
each other' She added the men
are "wonderful" in assisting
new members with learning
notes and hearing their parts.
"This is a community choir.
I hope that through their
Schneider Male Chorus
The Schneider Male Chorus, along with Artistic Director Nancy
Kidd and accompanists Barbara Kellerman and Lori Danylchuk,
will be performing a variety of musical pieces at the Kingsbridge
Centre concert.
participation at rehearsal each
week that they can all grow
both vocally and musically,
and trust each other."
The future for the Chorus
"looks great" and that they con-
tinue to recruit new members
who bring a variety of skills and
talents to the "already passion-
ate" group, she said.
"Experience is not required
but a love to sing as a commu-
nity and a desire to share the joy
of music -making is helpful:'
For Kidd, being director of
the Schneider Male Chorus
comes with great rewards.
"Their love of singing and pas-
sion to communicate through
music is a joy," she says. "Their
desire to keep this group as a
vital part of our community—
one they can be proud of—is
awesome!"
The Schneider Male Chorus
concert at the Kingsbridge
Centre (formerly St. Joseph's
Church, Kingsbridge) will
start at 3 p.m. Doors will open
at 2 p.m. Light refreshments
will be available.
For the complete history of
the Schneider Male Chorus,
music samples, booking infor-
mation, and more, please visit
www.schneidermalechorus.
ca. CDs will be available for
purchase at the Kingsbridge
Centre concert.
For more information
about the Kingsbridge Centre
and its upcoming events,
please visit www.stjosephsk-
ingsbridge.com or the St.
Joseph's Kingsbridge Com-
munity Facebook page.
Many happy events of note in the Purple Grove area
Purple Grove News
Sympathy to Barbara
Gamble and family on the
death of John, who passed
away last week.
Many of us have fond mem-
ories of John's story telling,
generosity and dedication to
family and community.
Shirley Gilders and Mary
Anne Kukolywentup to Scone
to visit with their cousin Betty
Hedley Carrick last week Pre-
vious to that Mary Anne had
visited with Betty's brother
Delbert in Pinecrest Manor.
Mary Anne also visited with
Cathy McKinnon of Karishea.
Carol Bogaert of Kincardine
and Mary Anne went on
another gravel run last week
Belated birthday wishes to
Largaret McInnes at Pinecrest
Manor. She is the young age
now of 89. Her family gathered
to celebrate. Also visiting with
here were her granddaughters
Kirsten Gotschalk of Hamilton,
and Stephanie and Kingsley To
of Toronto.
Congratulations to Erlma
Jean Haldenby who cele-
brated her 80th birthday on
Saturday at Shelley and
Glen and Shelley's in Kin -
lough. Everyone was pleased
to visit with her sister Sandra
Munroe from Winnipeg and
all of the Percy connection.
Also Happy Anniversary
wishes to our WI members
and spouses Marilyn and Don
Reid, Fran and Jim Farrell,
Christine and Jim Roberts,
Janet and Wayne Nixon, and
Maureen and Roy Collins.
MaryAnne visitedwith Mari-
lyn and Jeff Fraser of Ottawa
whiletheywere at Huntsville.
Some ofthe Logtenberg fami-
lies were able to get together on
the Labour Dayweekend for a
barbecue andvisiting.
Congratulations to all the par-
ticipants and exhibitors to the
area fairs over the weekend.
Arthur, Mildmay and Paisley
were just a fewpf the happening
places and congratulations to all
the volunteers who make these
events successful. A rural tradi-
tion in it's truest form. Also the
Blyth Threshermans Reniuon
was on over the weekend.
Welcome to our two newest
babies in the Purple Grove
Community. Geraint Jack
House son of Julianne (Clifford)
and Andrew born Aug. 20 of
London. Proud grandparents
are Arnie and Diane Clifford.
Also Arlo Kenneth Farrell sec-
ond son for Becca (Bridge) and
Thomas Farrell of Kincardine
born on Sept. 4. Proud grand-
parents are Kenneth Bridge,
Bren and Harvey DeLeeuw,
Sandra and Jeff Farrell and
brother of Everett Farrell.
Congratulations and Best
Wishes on the marriage of
Kathryn Bridge to Andrew
Vogan held on Saturday
Sept. 10.
Visiting with Roy and Mau-
reen Collins are her brother
Peter Howell of British Colum-
bia On Sunday, Sept. 18 aCome
and Go will be held at the Kin -
lough Anglican Church to cele-
brate Roy's 80th Birthday.
Stolen mailbox a mistaken `free' sign acquisition?
Dear Editor, treasures placed around
We had a very successful our `rural' mailbox with a
lawn sale on Sat. Sept. 3 and 'free' sign taped to the
than you to the buyers. mailbox post.
We also had some If you were the person(s)
who misinterpreted the
sign, we would really
appreciate the return of
our old mail box, which
was removed from the
post.
Ron and Shirley Marie Harris
Boiler Beach Road
Huron -Kinloss