The Lucknow Sentinel, 1998-11-25, Page 7Special Christmas concert
features 'J3rass Rings`
by,'Sheiley McPhee Hoist
The sounds. of
Christmas will fill the
Lucknow Presbyterian
Church on Sunday,. Nov.
29 when Brass Rings pre.
scuts Tune for Christmas •-
an afternoon oaf music,.
prose and celebration for
. the: holiday season.
This performance is
being held to celebrate the
church's 125th anniver-
sary and promises to be a
memorable event.
Brass Rings is brass
quintet which draws from
a circle of full-time pro-
fessional musicians from
the ranks of the Canadian.
Opera Company
Orchestra, Kitchener.
Waterloo Symphony,
National Arts Centre
Orlchestra,, National Ballet
of Canada Orchestra,
Orchestra London Canada;
_Phantom of the Opera
Orchestra, ' Stratford
Festival Orchestra,
Tafelrnusik Baroque
Orchestraand the Toronto
Symphony Orchestra.
At, the 'helm. of Brass.
Rings is trombonist
'somas Henderson, a for-
mer Lucknow resident,
who is pursuing a runtime
career in music.
He created the concept
of Time for. Christmas
which Brass' Rings is tour-
ing throughout Ontario.
One performance of the
"show wall be recorded for
presentation on CPC
Radio 2 on Christmas Day..
Time for .Christmas is
an. inviting, involving
experience„ Thomas was,
inspired to. create. the show
after reading • a poem
which highlighted the
many images of the season-
- bells, snow, food, gifts,
trees and angels.
Time for Christmas .will.
celebrate and illuminate
these images' with: musie
and words, including.
favourite readings such as
Stopping By the Woods by
Robert Frost and Yes,.
Virginia There is A Santa.
Other Christmas writings.
by ee curmings, A.A.
Milne, Edgar Alan. Poe
and Dylan Thomaswill be
featured.
And there will be be
music - glorious arrange-
ments of favourite sohgs
for the season from Parade
. pf the Wooden Soldiers to
Hallelujah Chorus. •
$rays Rings gives pro-
fessional symphony musi-
cians an opportunity to
perform inan intimate set-
ting
et•ting and'. offers exceptional
musical: presentations for
the audience.
This concert will also
feature the talents of guest
organist Thomas O'Meara
of Toronto, an acclaimed
and award winning musi-
cian,. who has enjoyed a
career as a church organ-
ist, has worked with choirs
and chamber .ensembles
and has a special interest
in organ for silent films,
which: took him to Italy to
perform in 'the largest fes-
tival of silent films in the
world. O'Meara is fre-
quently heard as organ.
recitalist on CBC Radio
and was accompanist for
the Victoria Scholars male
chorus which won the
1996 Canada. '.Council
Healey Willan Grand
Prize for best choir, in
Canada. He is currently
organist at Our Lady of
Sorrows Church in
Board of ed chair ad.dresses
�choal adv���ry council
On Nov. 9, the School Comniunity. Immersion. A program for gifted students
Advisory. Council held its monthly meet- had to be implemented in. Grey County,
ing. The Bruce Comity Program TRAIL is
At the meeting we 'listened, to Elaine now available in Grey. County.
Hiller's draft letter addressing concerns The computer systems in both -coon-
raised by SCC in limiting employees: of ties, were not' compatible. Grey County
the" board to sit on $CC councils, It was seemed. to make computers ttidre,of a:priw.
our opinion that all parents, regardless of •#city therefore having better equipment:
their employer should be allowed to rep- She also discussed,,school renewals
resent their children on SCC committees. • • and overcrowding.. in some schools. There
Jennifer Yens.sen, 'chai'r of, the • was talk' that some boundaries may need
Bluewater" District School Board was to be'chaged to use each school to its
• guest speaker. Yenssen discussed the new " capacity:- '
curriculum, briefly. It was. suggested'.that We have lost 1/2 time of special edit
althoughthe new curriculum•is very good cation teacher at. LCPS. As we .have sev
it May have been implemented too 'last; .:eral children with special" needs, this. was
not givirit school hoards: or, teachers a.:'concern. It was decided that a, letter
enough time to adjust their planning. • stating our concerns should be drafted
From there we discussed the amalgatna .. and forwarded:to the .sehooi board.
tion of the two school. boards. Each. We discussed the scabies incident and
brought with it different ideasAll Imo- the: school • board's procedures *hen an
grams needed to be ;harmonized For incident like this occurs. It was our open-
wimple, Grey •County. did not have JK ion, as a council, that, families should be,
whereas -Bruce did. Now it is offered in advised When the first incident is found,
all schools, Bruce County as of yet,: has A letter will be written to tbe school
not shown "much. interest in French board' expressing our concerns.
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Toronto.
.For Thomas Hend-
erson, returning •to
Lucknow is always a plea-
sure. Thomas grew up in
the village and is the son
of Jim and Mary
'Henderson. While Thomas
helppedhis parents at their
local lumber yard he was
also encouraged to study
piano. His first piano
,teacher; Donelda Moffat,
plans to be at the Lucknow
concert.
.For Thomas, that adds
additional pleasure to the
afternoon of heart warm-
ing music and fellowship
that will be presented on
Nov. 29.'
Time for Christmas is a
show that may be enjoyed
by children and adults of_.
all ages. in fact, there is a '
special part for children in
the audience to play dur-
ing the performance.
Time for Christmas will
be performed on Nov. 29
at Lucknow,• Presbyterian
Church at'3.p.m. Tickets
are available locally at
Finlay Decorators or
McDonagh Insurance in
Lucknow or by calling.
528.3.214.
stop
Hart
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Happy
50th Anniversary
to
Grant & Dorothy.
Eckenswiller
November 27th
Love
From family,
and grandchildren
Kevin Webster
graduated f rom
Queen's University;
Kingston at the Fail
,Convocation'on.
October 29th, 1998.
He received his B.A.
(tions) majoring in
Geography.
Congratulations
from your family.
We are proud of
your achievement! .
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