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M
usic for the Soul
Blyth Festival Singers spring concert
Special to the
Clinton News Record
The Blyth Festival Singers
invite you to turn your musi-
cal palate towards the 'Rutter
Requiem' for our spring con-
cert on April 10. We are
pleased to share with you
this splendid contemporary
work that affirms life and life
after death. This will be
Artistic Director Sharon
Poelstra's fourth time con-
ducting John Rutter's
"Requiem" - a work that
delights audiences and sing-
ers alike.
The Singers are pleased to
welcome back Juno award-
winning organist Ian Sadler
who will accompany "Req-
uiem': Ian lives in Stratford
and contributes greatly to
the music scene in south-
western Ontario including
leading the Stratford Concert
Choir and performing with
the Bach Festival of Canada.
His work is world renowned
and he regularly plays in
cathedrals nationally and
internationally but particu-
larly in the UK.
Other guest musicians
include soprano Jessica
Tweedle from St. Mary's,
Stratford flutist Jan Searle,
cellist Tom Beard from
Wingham and Goderich tim-
panist Murray Keith.
Anyone who has ever sung
the Rutter 'Requiem' gets it
in their bones, and it stays
there. John Rutter wrote
Requiem in 1985 dedicated
in memory to his father. He
relied on the most beautiful
and basic of the Latin req-
uiem texts in his work, but
chose to express certain
psalm texts such as "The
Lord Is My Shepherd" in
English. Rutter's "Sanctus" is
triumphant and the "Agnus
Dei" is incredibly haunting.
The work closes with the
sonorous, harmonically rich
"Lux aeterna."
The second half of the
concert program will feature
contemporary contempla-
tive pieces that continue the
spiritual journey from a
more secular perspective,
with Lori Millian on piano.
We will also enjoy songs
from our guest soprano solo-
ist, Jessica Tweddle.
"Music for the Soul" is
sure to be an unforgettable
event in the rich acoustic
environment that is Clinton
United Church. The concert
begins at 3 p.m. on Sunday
afternoon, April 10 with a
light reception to follow.
Tickets are available from
the Blyth Festival Singers, or
the Blyth Festival Box Office.
Call 519-523-9300 or order
online www.blythfestival.
com. Tickets will also be
available at the door. The
cost for adults is $15, chil-
dren under twelve $6. A fam-
ily package for two adults
and children is $40.
The Blyth Festival Singers
is a county -wide community
choir under the professional
direction Sharon Poelstra.
The choir, averaging
between 40 -50 members,
performs primarily in Huron
County and has endeav-
oured to present a high
standard of choral singing
since its inception in 1980.
The Blyth Festival Singers
are pleased to be celebrating
their 35th season this year.
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