The Citizen, 1987-11-25, Page 26PAGE 26. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1987.
Entertainment Hall may get padded seats
Big noise
A big drum for a little drummer boy was presented by the Village of
Brussels to Brussels Public School last week, the latest in a long list of
donations received to support the new instrumental music program in
place at the school. Program participant Brad Beuermann accepted
the donation on behalf of the school from Brussels Reeve Gordon
Workman, who also presented the program with a cheque for $500.
The big drum has been in storage since the 1950’s, when the old
Brussels Boys and Giris Band, which was sponsored by the Lions
Club, played its last engagement. Hopefully, it will find a place in the
new music program.
Howard Cable
conducts
symphony
at Goderich
On Dec. 17 as part of the Rotary
Winter Concert Series Howard
Cable will be conducting Orchestra
London at the Goderich District
Collegiate Institute Auditorium.
This concert will feature music of
the Christmas Season. One feature
of this year’s concerts is the
inclusion of local talent for this
concert: the G.D.C.l. Jazz Choir
under the direction of Mrs. Eleanor
Robertson.
Howard Cable was born in
Toronto and is a graduate of the
Royal Conservatory of Music
where he was enrolled at the age of
twelve. He studied under Sir
Ernest MacMillian. Dr. Healey
Willan, and Professor John Weinz-
weig. During his school days, he
alternated between leading his
own dance band and working as a
oboist in the Toronto Philhar
monic. At the age of 18 he
graduated from the Conservatory
with a degree in conducting and
bandmastership.
Mr. Cable has appeared as guest
conductor of the Toronto Sym
phony, The Norad, RCAF, and
RCMP Bands, and other leading
Canadian symphony orchestras.
For 15 years he was the musical
director of the C.N.E., and also
directed the variety entertainment
at Expo’ 67 in Montreal. He has
arranged, conducted and written
for such stars as Robert Goulet,
Victor Borge, Bob Hope, Danny
Kaye, and Lome Green.
Tickets for the series are now on
sale for Family $50, Adult $20,
Senior and Students $15, for both
concerts. Tickets for one perfor
mance concert are Adult $12,
Student and Seniors $8, and are
available from Campbell’s
Cameras, Kings, Radio Shack, and
the Goderich Recreation Board
Offices, or any Rotarian.
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upstairs and the basement of
Memorial Hall.
A new loading dock will front on
Dinsley Street between the old
bank building and the Legion
home.
If fundraising goes well the final
step would be to install cushioned
seats in the auditorium, Mr. Borgal
said.
Ms. Kaszas said the plans were
the fruition of two years of hard
work on the part of the board
members and architects. A needs
study had been conducted to
determine what was required to
help the Festival continue to
improvethequalityofitswork. The
board was concerned, she said,
that the facility it gets does not cost
so much money that it motivates
everything the theatre does, taking
attention and energy away from
producing plays.
Building chairman Don McCaf-
fery of Exeter, also dealt with the
Blyth plays
popular
across Canada
PlaysoriginatedinBlyth con
tinue tospreadfarand wide and
since September have been seen in
four provinces.
“Gone To Glory’’, originally
performed at Blyth in 1986, has had
productions in both Victoria and
Vancouver. “Bordertown Cafe’’
which premiered this summer in
Blyth and will return in 1988, has
been produced by the Prairie
Theatre Exchange in Winnipeg.
“Cake-Walk’’, produced at Blyth
in 1984 and 1986, has been
produced in Thunder Bay and will
soon be seen in St. Catharines.
“Another Season’s Promise”
which was produced at Blyth in
1986 and .again this year, is
presently playing in Edmonton
after appearing throughout On
tario including northern Ontario,
and in rural Alberta.
Other productions are pending
in Quebec and New Brunswick,
artistic director Katherine Kaszas
says and jokes that at least half the
province of Canada may see Blyth
plays before the spring.
concern saying “we are not
building ivory palaces.”
The Festival’s board of directors
has given unanimous approval to
the project contingent on sufficient
funding being available from
provincial and federal sources,
Marian Doucette board president
said. Briefs to government agen
cies are now being prepared.
To take on the job of private
fundraising a highpowered com
mittee has been set up. Honourary
chairperson is Alice Munro, the
internationally known writer. Ms.
Munro said shealways feltat home
in Blyth since her father and
grandfatherwenttoschool here. In
the beginning, starting the Festi
val in Blyth was a very daring, risky
venture, she said, and this new
project was almost like starting
over. Getting the new project
finished would be difficult and
exciting, she said.
Heading the corporate fundrais
ing committee is George Parsons of
Goderich, a long-time supporter of
the Festival. He said he was
honoured to be involved in the
challenge.
Lynda Lentz, Project Develop
ment Co-ordinator said that in the
first week of the fundraising
campaign $10,000 had already
been pledged from board mem
bers, staff and one corporate
donation.
Blyth Festival
Singers
present
“Christmas
in the
Village ”
Memorial Hall
Sunday, November29
3p.m.and8p.m.
Tickets: $5.00 & $1.50
Phone 523-9300
Guest choir:
Exeter Public School
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