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REMEMBRANCEAND PEACE

Marion Samuel-Stevenssoprano

Carolynne Davy Godinmezzo-sopranoMatthew Pauls

baritoneAlison MacNeill

pianoMarlena Tureski

celloMadawaska String Quartet

Ralph Blackmancontrabass

DuO Percussionharp and wind instruments

Saturday November 3, 2012River Run Centre, Guelph | 8 pm

Gerald Neufeldconductor

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ProgramREMEMBRANCE AND PEACE

Titanic Requiem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Donald PatriquinMarion Samuel-Stevens, soprano, Marlena Tureski, solo cello Madawaska String Quartet and Ralph Blackman, contrabass

Alison MacNeill, piano, Alison Vicary, electric keyboard

Vous avez du feu? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Emmanuel SejourneGerald Stephenson, Lanny Fleming, Sarah Shropshire, Matthias Schmidt

Lux aeterna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brian A . SchmidtMarlena Tureski, cello

Dark Night of the Soul . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ola GjeiloSoloist: Heather Fleming

Madawaska String Quartet: Anita Walsh, Amber Ghent, Anna Redekop, Sarah Fraser Raff Alison MacNeill

Intermission

Requiem for Peace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Larry Nickel Fratres in unum Requiem aeternam Long Black Arm Bugles Sang Ani Shalom Bêtise de la guerre Kyrie eleison Bing Che Xing Hiroshima lacrimosa Dulce et decorum Kinderen van de Vrede Agnus Dei

Soloists: Marion Samuel-Stevens, Carolynne Davy Godin, Matthew Pauls

Orchestra Fiona Wilkinson, flute | Clare Scholtz, oboe | Michele Jacot, clarinet | Sharlene Wallace, harp

DuO Percussion: Brennan Connolly, Dave Robilliard Alison MacNeill, piano

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Texts &TranslationsTitanic Requiem

from Requiem Mass

Requiem æternam dona eis, Domine, et lux perpetua luceat eis. Te decet hymnus Deus, in Sion, et tibi reddetur votum in Ierusalem. Exaudi orationem meam; ad te omnis caro veniet.

Lux æterna luceat eis, Domine, cum sanctis tuis in æternum, quia pius es. Requiem æternam dona eis, et lux perpetua luceat eis. Amen

Grant them eternal rest, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them . A hymn becomes you, O God, in Zion, and to you shall a vow be repaid in Jerusalem . Hear my prayer; to you shall all flesh come.

May everlasting light shine upon them, O Lord, with your Saints forever, for you are kind . Grant them eternal rest, O Lord, and may everlasting light shine upon them .

Dark Night of the SoulSt. John of the Cross (1542-1591)

1 . One dark night, fired with love’s urgent longings – ah, the sheer grace! – I went out unseen, my house being now all stilled .2 . In darkness, and secure, by the secret ladder, disguised, – ah, the sheer grace! – in darkness and concealment, my house being now all stilled .3 . On that glad night, in secret, for no one saw me, nor did I look at anything, with no other light or guide than the one that burned in my heart .

Requiem for PeaceFratres in Unum Psalm 133

Quam iucundumhabitare fratres in unumEcce quam bonum et quam decorumhabitare fratres in unum,Sicut unguentum in capite quoddescendit in barbam,in barbam Aaron quod descenditsuper ora vestimenti eiusSicut ros Hermon qui descenditin montem Sion.Quoniam illic mandavit Dominus benedictionemet vitam usque in saeculum.

Brothers in Unity

How pleasant it iswhen brothers live together in unityBehold, how good and honorable it iswhen brothers live together in unity!It is like precious oil poured on the head,running down on the beard,running down on Aaron’s beard,down upon the collar of his robes .It is like the dew of Hermon, which fallson Mount Zion .For there the Lord has bestowed His blessing,even life forevermore .

Requiem AeternamRequiem aeternam dona eis, Domine,Et lux perpetua luceat eis.

Eternal rest give unto them, O Lord,and let perpetual light shine upon them

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Texts &Translations cont’dLong Black ArmWilfred Owen (1893-1918)

Be slowly lifted up, thou long black arm,Great gun towering,about to curse…Reach at that arrogance,which needs thy harm,And beat it down before the sins grow worse…Be slowly lifted up toward heavenGreat gun toweringLong black arm .

But when thy spell be castcomplete and whole,May God curse thee,and cut thee from our soul!

Ani ShalomPsalm 120

El Adonai batsarata li karati vaya’aneni Adonai hatsila nafshi misfat sheker milashon ramiyah Mah yiten l’cha umah Yosif lach lashon remiyah Chitse gibor sh’nunim im gachalei r’tamim Oyah li ki garti Meshekh shachanti im ohalei Kedar Rabat shakhna lah nafshi im sonei shalom Ani shalom vekhi adaber hema lamilkhama

I Am a Man of Peace

I call on the Lord in my distress,and He answers meSave me, O Lord , from lying lipsand from deceitful tongues .What will he do to you,and what more besides, O deceitful tongue?He will punish you with a warrior’s sharp arrows,with burning coals of the broom tree .Woe to me that I dwell in Meshech,that I live among the tents of Kedar!Too long have I livedamong those who hate peace .I am a man of peace; but when I speak,they are for war .

Bugles Sang Wilfred Owen

Bugles sang, saddening the evening air;And bugles answered, sorrowful to hear .Voices of boys were by the river-side .Sleep mothered them; and left the twilight sad .The shadow of the morrow weighed on men .Voices of old despondency resigned,Bowed by the shadow of the morrow, slept

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Texts &Translations cont’dBêtise de la Guerre Victor Hugo (1802-1885)

Ouvrière sans yeux, Pénélope imbécile,Berceuse du chaos où le néant oscille,Guerre, ô guerreoccupée au choc des escadrons,Toute pleine du bruit furieux des clairons,Ô buveuse de sang, qui farouche, flétrie,Hideuse, entraîne l’homme en cette ivrognerie,[Nuée où le destin se déforme, où Dieu fuit,Où flotte une clarté plus noire que la nuit,]Folle immense, de vent et de foudres armée,A quoi sers-tu, géante, à quoi sers-tu, fumée,Si tes écroulements reconstruisent le mal,Si pour le bestial tu chasses l’animal,Si tu ne sais, dans l’ombreoù ton hasard se vautre,Défaire un empereurque pour en faire un autre?Marchons, marchons,Qu’un sang impur a breuve no sillons.

The Stupidity of War

Servant without eyes, childish Penelope,Cradle where newborn Chaos rocks,War, oh war,who busies herself with the clash of troops,Filled with the furious blasts of trumpets,Oh drinker of blood, who — fierce, shriveled,hideous — drags man along in her drunkenness;(Hidden where fate is disfigured, where God fleesOr where reasoning hovers, darker than the night)Gigantic folly, armed with wind and lightning,What use are you, Monster? What use are you, Smoky One?What if your destruction reconstructs evil,What if in your blood lust, you seek the animal in us allWhat if you don’t know, within the shadowswhere your opportunity grovels,How to bring down an emperorwithout creating another?March! march!Let impure blood water our fields

Kyrie eleisonLatin and Greek liturgy

Kyrie, miserere nobisKyrie, dona nobis pacem Kyrie eleisonDona nobis pacemKyrie eleisonExaudi orationem meamDona nobis pacemChriste eleisonDona nobis pacem

Lord, have mercy on usLord, grant us peace Lord, have mercyGrant us peaceLord, have mercyHear my prayerGrant us peaceChrist, have mercyGrant us peace

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Texts &Translations cont’dBing Che Xing Ballad of the Army CartDu Fu (ca. 12 AD.)

Che lin lin ma xiao xiaoXing ren gong jian ge zai yaoYe niang qi zi zou xiang songChen ai bu jian xian yang qiaoQian yi dun zu lan dao ku,Ku sheng zhi shang gan yun xiaoBian ting liu xue chang hai shuiWu huang kai bian yi wei yiJun bu wenHan jia shan dong er bai zhouQian cun wan luo sheng jing qiZong you jian fu ba chu liHe sheng long mu wu dong xiKuang fu qin bing nai ku zhanBei qu bu yi quan yu jiXin zhi sheng nan eFan shi sheng nü haoSheng nü you de jia bi linSheng nan mai mo sui bai caoJun bu jian qing hai touGu lai bai gu wu ren shou Xin gui fan yuan jiu gui kuTian yin yu shi sheng jiu jiu

Wagons rattling and banging, horses neighing and snortingconscripts marching, each with bow & arrows at his hip,fathers and mothers, wives & children, running to see them off,so much dust kicked up you can’t see Xian-yang Bridge!And the families pulling at their clothes, stamping feet in anger, blocking the way and weeping,the sound of their wailing rises straight up to assault heaven .The frontier posts run with blood enough to fill an ocean,and the war-loving Emperor’s dreams of conquest have still not ended.Hasn’t he heard that in Han, east of the mountains,there are two hundred prefectures, thousands of villages, growing nothing but thorns?And even where there is a sturdy wife to handle hoe and plough,the poor crops grow raggedly in haphazard fields.It’s even worse for the men of Qin; they are such good fightersthey’re driven from battle to battle like dogs or chickens.Truly, it is an evil thing to bear a son these days,it is much better to have daughters;at least you can marry a daughter to the neighbour,but a son is born only to die, his body lost in the wild grass .Has my lord seen the shores of the Kokonor?The white bones lie there in drifts, uncollected .New ghosts complain and old ghosts weep,under the lowering sky their voices cry out in the rain .

Hiroshima lacrimosaSankichi Toge (1917-1953)

Ano senko ga, Wasure eyo ka Shunji ni gaiito no san-man wa kie Chichi o kaese, Haha o kaese Toshiyori o kaese Kodomo o kaeseWatashi o kaeseWatashi ni tsunagaru ningen o kaeseNingen no, ningen no yo no aru kagiri Kuzurenu heiwa o,Heiwa o kaese

Tears for Hiroshima

That flash of light!How could I ever forget!,In a moment thirty thousand people vanishedBring back the fathersBring back the mothersBring back the old peopleBring back the childrenBring me backBring back the human beings I had contact with .For as long as there are human beings, a world of human beingsunbroken peace,bring back peace .

from Requiem Mass

Dies Irae, dies illaSolvet saeclum in favillaLacrimosa dies illaLacrimosa, Hiroshima

The day of wrathshall consume the world in ashesThat day is one of weepingTears for Hiroshima

Dulce et DecorumHorace (65-8BC)

Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori .

It is sweet and honorable to die for the father-land .

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Texts &Translations cont’dWilfred Owen

Bent double, like old beggars under sacks,Knock-kneed, coughing like hags, we cursed through sludge,Till on the haunting flares we turned our backs,And towards our distant rest began to trudge .Men marched asleep, many lost their boots,But limped on, blood-shod . All went lame, all blind;Drunk with fatigue;deaf even to the hoots of gas-shells dropping softly behind .Gas! GAS! Quick, boys! — An ecstasy of fumblingFitting the clumsy helmets just in time,But someone still was yelling out and stumblingAnd flound’ring like a man in fire or lime. —Dim through the misty panes and thick green light,As under a green sea, I saw him drowning .In all my dreams before my helpless sightHe plunges at me, guttering, choking, drowning .If in some smothering dreams, you too could pace behindthe wagon that we flung him in,and watch the white eyes writhing in his face…My friend, you would not tell with such high zestTo children ardent for some desperate glory, The old Lie:Dulce et decorum est Pro patria mori .

Kinderen van de vrede Menno Simons (1496-1561)

Wij zijn de kinderen van de Vrededie hun zwaarden tot ploegscharenen speren tot sikkels hebben gemaakten kennen geen oorlog meer.

Carl Röhl (1810-1883)

Wehrlos und verlassen sehnt sichoft mein Herz nach stiller Ruhdoch Du dekkest mit dem FittichDeiner Liebe sanft mich zu

Unter Deinem sanften FittichFind’ich Frieden, Trost und Ruhdenn Du schirmest mich so freundlichschützest mich und deckst mich zuSelig sind die’ welche trauen dem Gott

Children of Peace

We are the children of peacewho have beaten their swords into plowsharesand their spears into pruning hooksand know war no more

When I’m lonely and defencelessmy heart longs for rest and peaceThen you spread Your wings of caringwith Your love You cover me

Under Your gentle wingI find peace, solace and restFor You shield me so kindlyProtect me and console me .Blessed are they who trust in God

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Texts &Translations cont’dAgnus DeiLatin liturgy and Vulgate Bible

Scio enim quod redemptor meus vivit;Agnus Dei, Princeps Pacis.Agnus Dei,qui tollis peccata mundiDona eis requiemRequiem sempiternam.Miserere nobis, DeusMiserere mei, Deus

Si dixerimus quoniam peccatum non habemusipsi nos seducimus et veritas in nobis non estSi confiteamur peccata nostra fidelis est etiustus ut remittat nobis peccataet emundet nos ab omni iniquitateEt ipse est propitiatio pro peccatis nostrisNon pro nostris autem tantumsed etiam pro totius mundiAgnus Dei, Christe Jesu, Princeps PacisDona nobis pacem.

For I know that my Redeemer lives;Lamb of God, Prince of Peace .O Lamb of God,Who takes away the sins of the world,Grant them rest,Eternal rest .Have mercy on us, O God .Have mercy on me, O God .

If we claim to be without sin,we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us .If we confess our sins, he is faithful and justand will forgive us our sinsand purify us from all unrighteousness .He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins,not only for oursbut also for the sins of the whole world .O Lamb of God, Christ Jesus, Prince of Peace,Grant us Peace .

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Programme NotesTonight’s concert is about remem-bering those who have died through tragic circumstances . War is too often justified by a nation’s lead-ers as being a “just war .” However, throughout history millions of innocent people have suffered and died through no fault of their own through the military actions of a nation . These civilian casualties are too often written off as collateral damage in the pursuit of the “greater good” to be achieved through warfare . Much of the poetry set to music questions this premise and laments the unnecessary loss of life in tragic circumstances be they war or avoidable calamities .

On the hundredth anniversary of the sinking of Titanic, we also remember the deaths of many people who are the victims of negligence and the false security with which technological innova-tions beguile us . Of the 2224 people aboard Titanic, only 710 survived the sinking of that great wonder of maritime technology . Titanic, Olym-pic and Britannic, so-called Olympic class ocean liners, were built in Bel-fast . Titanic, the largest passenger ship ever to sail the Atlantic, sank near midnight south of Newfound-land on April 15, 1912, on its maiden voyage from Southampton to New York . After a glancing collision with an iceberg ruptured five of the ship’s sixteen watertight compartments, water spilled from one compart-ment to another over a period of two hours and forty minutes as the ship was slowly flooded and sent to its watery grave .

Donald Patriquin’s Titanic Requiem is a memorial to those who died in this avoidable tragedy . (The captain of the Titanic had been warned of the danger of icebergs but still insisted on sailing at full speed .) It begins with the ominous drone of the ship’s motors, played by a sustained note on the contrabass,

and ends with the sound of seagulls crying as the ship sinks . A string quartet and piano continued to play on Titanic while it sank . In the last of five verses in Wolfgang Kater’s poem, the soprano soloist sings to us to heed the warnings of death and destruction if we put too great a trust in technological innovations .

After the music depicting the sinking of the Titanic, a simple performance piece titled Vous avez du Feu? (Do you have a light, or flame?), employing rhythmic sparks and flames from lighters, will be seen . It is a metaphor for the spirits of those who struggled for survival in the icy waters of the North Atlantic . Their inner flame flickered briefly before being extinguished . However, their memory in the aftermath of the disaster resulted in the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea establishing maritime safety measures that are still in effect today.

Lux aeterna by Brian Schmidt has its source in the Mass for the Dead and is an invocation for eternal light to shine on those who have died . The poem Dark Night of the Soul by St . John of the Cross narrates the journey of the soul to its ultimate union with God . The first three verses of that poem, set to music by Ola Gjeilo, refer to the secret light that burns in our hearts guiding us on our spiritual journey through life’s difficult times.

Larry Nickel’s Requiem for Peace is a strong condemnation of the futility of wars throughout history and a plea for us to consider the consequences of the misery and death suffered by so many innocent people in war-torn countries . Nickel writes,

“Requiem for Peace honours the suffering civilians of this world who have been caught in the cross fire between warring nations, cir-cumstances they have little control over . Just as Wilfred Owen wrote so poignantly about man’s inhumanity to man, poets from every country have cried out the same sentiment . I have found myself in tears many times, while writing this music . Remembrance, regret, remorse, repentance, reconciliation, redemp-tion, renewal, requiem (rest); these are the themes that run through Requiem for Peace . It is a message of hope .”

Through his dramatic setting of poetry from a variety of languages and cultures, Nickel has given voice to the overwhelming grief caused by senseless conflicts inflicted on people throughout the world . In his music, Nickel incorporates stylistic influences as diverse as Gregorian chant, classical music, elements of Asian and Middle Eastern music, and jazz idioms . The traditional Latin liturgy provides continuity through-out the work .

Notes by Gerald Neufeld

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Guest ArtistsSoprano Marion SaMuel-StevenS is a graduate of the University of Toronto’s Voice Performance pro-gramme . She has been praised for her warmth of tone and

direct, engaging stage presence . “She maintained a feeling of tonal purity and roundness... finessing a number of tricky arpeggios . . . . performance was warm and supple .” Marion was the 2010 Ontario winner of the NATSAA competition and second runner up in the regional NATSAA competition in Indiana . She is an avid supporter of new music and was a semi- finalist in the 2008 Eckhardt-Gramatté competition . In 2010 she was one of two vocalists participating at the first ever Bohlen-Pierce symposium in Boston, Massachusetts . Marion maintains an active performing career and also has a popular and exciting voice studio here in Guelph . She is very pleased to be joining the Guelph Chamber Choir in this beauti-ful program of remembrance .

A native of Kingston, mezzo-soprano Carolynne Davy GoDin earned Bach-

elor of Music and Masters of Education degrees from Queen’s University and also attended the University of Toronto Opera School . She has performed as a member and frequent soloist with the Elmer Iseler Singers for a number of years and she has appeared as a soloist with numerous orchestras and choirs across Canada and the U .S . Carolynne is presently a member of the Guelph Chamber Choir and the BlackCreek Festival Chorus, and she continues to teach numerous private voice and piano students . She is an examiner with Conservatory Canada and President of the North York/York Region branch of the Ontario Registered Music Teachers’ Association . Carolynne has served on the Board of Directors for Choirs Ontario . She frequently serves as a festival adju-dicator and is music director and cantor at a church in downtown Toronto .

Baritone Matthew PaulS is currently working on his Doctor of Musi-cal Arts degree in Voice Performance at the Univer-sity of Western Ontario . He made

his operatic debut with Saskatoon Opera as Marullo in a production of Rigoletto . Other stage credits include Frank Maurant in Street Scene, Masetto in Don Giovanni, which he performed with UWOpera and La Musica Lirica in Italy, Figaro in Le Nozze di Figaro, the Mysterious Man in Sondheim’s Into the Woods, and Dr . Falke in Die Fledermaus . He has also performed as a soloist in various cantatas and oratorios including Handel’s Alexander’s Feast and Messiah, Bach’s cantata BWV 106, Gottes Zeit is die allerbeste Zeit, Haydn’s Cre-ation, Mozart’s Requiem and Vesperae solennes de confessore, and Vaughan Williams’s Dona Nobis Pacem .

Marlena tureSki, a native of Sas-katchewan, began her professional studies at the VCM with James Hunter in 1977, at the same time playing with

the Victoria Symphony, the Canadian Chamber Orchestra, and studying with Zara Nelsova in master classes and at the Banff Centre. Other master class studies include those with Janos Starker, Leonard Rose and Harvey Shapiro . In 1981, Ms. Tureski joined the Vancouver Symphony, with which she continues to play on occasion . Most recently she has been a freelance cellist in Chicago, con-centrating on chamber music with mem-bers of the Chicago Symphony, Chicago Chamber Musicians and Lyric Opera . She has also been a regular freelance cellist with the Seattle Symphony and Seattle Opera . Throughout her career of symphonic and chamber music, and many solo performances, Marlena Tureski has continued to inspire private students of all ages, coaching orches-tral sections and audition repertoire for aspiring young professionals .

ralPh BlaCkMan, a native of Regina, began musical studies at an early age and fell in love with the double bass at 15 . Profes-sional studies

continued in Vancouver and New York, before entering Seminary at Salisbury & Wells College in England and ordination as an Anglican Priest . Prior to semi-nary, he played with the National Youth Orchestra of Canada and professionally with the Regina Symphony, the CBC Vancouver Orchestra and the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra . Ralph has con-tinued to play the bass throughout his ministry, including countless duo per-formances with professional cellist and dearly beloved spouse, Marlena Tureski . Ralph is now Rector of St. George’s, Guelph .

Hailed for “working overtime to break free of traditional classical constraints” (Eye Magazine), and their “astonish-ing talent” (Musicworks Magazine), the MaDawaSka Quartet performs works from the traditional to performance art, and from the baroque to the present day . They have performed in such major international festivals as the Festival Iberoamericano in Puerto Rico, the Festival of the Sound, The Elora Festival, the Toronto International Chamber Music Festival, New Music North, and the Music at Port Milford International Chamber Music Festival . At home in Toronto they have appeared on CBC Radio Two’s “Music Around Us” and “The Signal,” and the quartet performs regularly at series and in venues such as the R .O .M . Sunday Concert Series, the Glenn Gould Studio, the Music Gallery, the Music Garden, and the Lula Lounge . They have been featured in the Great Artist Series at the Royal Conserva-

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tory of Music and at the Leith Summer Concert series, and at La Chapelle du Bon-Pasteur in Montreal .

Flutist Fiona wilkinSon is recognized as an outstanding soloist and chamber musi-cian . The recipi-ent of numerous Canada Council and Ontario Arts

Council awards, she is in demand across Canada as a performer and clinician . Fiona is currently an Associate Professor of Flute and Chamber Music at the Uni-versity of Western Ontario . Her diverse background has given her the opportu-nity to work with the Toronto Symphony, New Music Concerts (Toronto), the Canadian Opera Company, the Ham-ilton Philharmonic, and the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony Orchestra as well as a number of nationally acclaimed jazz musicians . Fiona has toured extensively as a founding member of the Aeolian Wind Quintet and the world music group Antler River Project, and is the author of a unique pedagogical book entitled The Physical Flute, published by Mayfair Music .

Clare SCholtz completed her undergraduate music degree as a student of Rha-dames Angelucci at the University of Minnesota, studied with Richard Killmer

at the Aspen Music School and received her Masters Degree in Performance from the University of Toronto . Clare has per-formed with the National Ballet Orchestra in Toronto, the United States, Europe and across Canada, the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, the Canadian Opera Com-pany Orchestra, the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony, the Esprit Orchestra, Opera Atelier, Soundstreams, Arraymusic, the Toronto Wind Quintet, as principal oboe and oboe d’amore with Helmuth Rilling at the International Bach Festi-val, and as a member of the orchestra at the Shaw Festival for the last two seasons . At the University of Toronto,

she teaches courses in Music Education and Performance, and is Coordinator of Woodwind Chamber Music . Clare is a faculty member at National Music Camp of Canada and also teaches performance and collaborative skills at RomeSMARTS in Italy .

MiChele JaCot is a musician with an active schedule of solo appearances, gigs, and concert production . She has performed in the woodwind sec-tions of most of the

major orchestras in Ontario, and in many opera productions . Her recent theatre pit orchestra credits include Chicago: The Musical, The Producers, The Sound of Music, and most recently, Ragtime, at the Shaw Festival . Ms . Jacot is also a dedicated teacher and is in demand from the elementary to the post-second-ary level . She runs a productive private studio, regularly gives workshops to school music students and designs and leads clinics for band teachers across Canada . In addition, Michele is the Artistic Director of Toronto’s Wychwood Clarinet Choir, with members ranging in age from 16 to 91. Michele received her Bachelor of Music in Clarinet Perfor-mance at the University of Toronto and her Master of Music in Clarinet Perfor-mance at Northwestern University in Chicago .

Sharlene wallaCe is both a Class-sical harpist and one of Canada’s most prolific and

influential lever harp players. She has won two international competitions: the Lyon & Healy International Pop & Jazz Lever Harp Competition (Tucson, Ari-zona) and the Concours d’Improvisation de Rencontres Internationales de Harpe Celtique (Dinan, France) . She has performed in numerous festivals and concert series including The World Harp Congress, Celtica and the Workshop Internazionale di Arpa (Italy), Musicora (Paris), Festival of the Sound (Parry

Sound) and Vancouver Island Musicfest . Sharlene teaches privately in Toronto, Guelph and Oakville and is on the faculty of York University teaching lever and pedal harps . Her own Classical perfor-mance degree is from the University of Toronto where she studied with the eminent harpist, Judy Loman . Sharlene is principal harpist with Guelph, Kingston and Oakville Symphonies and has been both pedal and lever harp soloist with numerous orchestras in Ontario .

Duo PerCuSSion is a professional per-cussion pairing known for their eclectic and high-energy performances . Using a diverse sound palette of traditional and non-traditional percussion instruments they present varied programs of classi-cal, contemporary and Canadian music . Founded by Brennan Connolly and Dave Robilliard, DuO Percussion is dedicated to expanding the percussion duo reper-toire and attracting new audiences . They are committed to musical excellence and have a passion for fostering creativity . Recent appearances include the New Hamburg Live! Festival of the Arts, the Bach Music Festival of Canada, the Wolf Performance Hall in London, ON and the 2011 Ontario Music Educators Associa-tion’s Annual Conference. In May 2013, they will be the resident ensemble for the EduConcert series at MusicFest Canada in Toronto . DuO Percussion is proud to be endorsed by Pearl/Adams Drums and Concert Percussion and Dream Cymbals and Gongs .

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Our PeopleGerald Neufeld Conductor

Alison MacNeill Accompanist

The Guelph Chamber Choir was founded in 1980 to foster the development and appreciation of choral music in Guelph and the surrounding area . Consisting of highly-talented but largely amateur singers from a wide range

of occupations, the choir is proudly presenting its 33rd season this year with four concerts . Its repertoire ranges from Renaissance masters to newly commissioned works, from classical styles to Broadway and vocal jazz, and from masterworks for choir and orchestra to choral gems for unaccompanied voices .

In addition to its regular series of concerts, the GCC has performed in numerous festivals, including the Toronto International Choral Festival, Guelph Spring Festival, Elora Festival, and festivals in Salzburg, Austria, and the Czech Republic . Exciting collaborations include working with Dancetheatre David Earle, professional choirs, regional choirs, community choirs, and orchestras such as the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony and Orchestra London . Some of our most engaging concerts have been accompanied by period instrument specialists from Toronto and southern Ontario .

The GCC has performed in Great Britain, Ireland, Austria, the Czech Republic, Holland, Germany, Sweden and Denmark, has been broadcast on CBC Radio, and has won prizes in the CBC National Competition for Amateur Choirs . Recordings include Noel, On Christmas Night, Songs of the New World, Good Cheare: Christ-mas Celebrations Old and New, with the Oliver Whitehead Jazz Ensemble, Christ-mas in the Royal City, and Remember .

Gerald Neufeld has been conductor of the Guelph Chamber Choir since its founding . He holds the degree of Doctor of Musical Arts from the University of Iowa and is presently a professor in the Don Wright Faculty of Music, University of West-ern Ontario, where he conducts choirs and teaches choral conducting . Previously, he taught in the music department of the University of Guelph and conducted the University of Guelph choir with which he toured in Europe on two occasions . Under his direction, the Guelph Chamber Choir, the University of Guelph choir, the Faculty of Music Singers, and the Thames Scholars from Western University all won prizes in the CBC National Competition for Amateur Choirs .

Gerald Neufeld is a previous winner of the Leslie Bell competition for choral conductors. He has served on juries for the Canadian recording industry’s Juno Awards and the Leslie Bell Competition . He is active as a choral clinician, festival adjudicator, and lecturer on topics of special interest in the choral field.

Alison MacNeill has been accompanist for the Guelph Chamber Choir for twenty-four seasons . She holds a Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Guelph and is the Director of Music Ministry at Harcourt Memorial United Church as well as an independent music teacher and adjudicator, accompanist and chamber musician .

BoarD oF DireCtorS

President Stephen PierceSecretary Dorothy FisherTreasurer Ken Carey Members at Large Lew Abbott, Barbara Friend, Brad Halls, Terry McDonald, Anne Monkhouse, Ann MurrayADMINISTRATION Patricia Eton-Neufeld MARKETING Ken McRory CONCERT PROMOTIONS Brenda Lewis

GuelPh ChaMBer Choir 2012–2013

SopranosHeather FlemingLaura HarpEllie HoganJane HouldingMarg McKenzie-LeightonMegan Parks Patricia Ramos WardSally StelterMonique SutherlandTammy teWinkelAlison Vicary

AltosLynn BeathCarolynne Davy GodinJoanne GonsalvesMegan HodgeNancy JacksonNaomi MatsuiLaurie McDonaldAnne McKenzieSusanne Schmidt-McQuillanSarah ShropshireKaren SlatkovskySusan Stephenson

TenorsChris FischerLanny FlemingKen FreyBrad HallsHarold JacksonGerald StephensonLawrence SugdenPeter Thompson

BassesKen CareyNaoki ChibaMark HaslettBrian JanzenNeil McLarenKen McRoryGraham NancekivellMatthias Schmidt

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Our ThanksWe would like to thank our supporters who made valuable financial contributions to the Guelph Chamber Choir.

Conductor's Circle ($1,000 & up)Mary Lou & Doug BrockPatricia Eton-Neufeld &

Gerald NeufeldDon & Eleanor EwingHarry & Mary-Jane OussorenSpaenaurSusan & Gerald StephensonAnonymous

President's Circle ($500 & up)Urve & Lewis AbbottJanice ColesJames Ford & Brenda CoomberMark Haslett & Jane HouldingSandy & Ann MiddletonSally & Gil StelterSusan & Peter ThompsonRon WilliamsAnonymous

Chorister's Circle ($250 & up)Maxine & Ed CrispinBarbara FriendDerek HallBrad & Heather HallsSarah LoweMarilyn Robinson MurrayRuth TathamMargaret WadeAnonymous

Patrons ($100 & up)Carol AllisonBarbara & John Buttars Gary & Wynne ChristieAnne ConnollyBen & Norma FearWayne & Daphne GatehouseJoanne GrodzinskiWilliam C . HamiltonCas & JoAnne HeroldRhoda HolzJohn MacraeFran & Murray MathiesonMarta McCarthy & Randy SmithSheila & Neil McLarenAnne & John MonkhouseEdith ProctorHarold & Marilyn QuinnYvonne & Carl RosenquistJ . Douglas SandersonFrances SchwengerDavid & Marie SmithHeather ThompsonGreta UnternahrerLane & Sya Van GeestPieter & Anne WymingaSeveral Anonymous Donors

Friends ($50 & up)Donald BarnumJohn & Rochelle BarnumJoan BowlandFrank & Janet BrewsterDavid & Carol Ann DouglasGordon & Marie HarrisSarah HayterGerard LuyckxBlair & Elizabeth MacNeillCynthia MoseleyHenry OrrJane TweeddaleJanet WardlawVida WinegardenSeveral Anonymous Donors

Corporate Friends (under $500)Edinburgh Optometry ClinicSteele Bros. (Guelph, 1986) Ltd.

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Conductor’s Circle ($1,000 and up)Naoki Chiba & FamilyGerald Neufeld & Patricia Eton-Neufeld

President’s Circle ($500 and up)C . Harold & Nancy JacksonJonathan Spaetzel

Chorister’s Circle ($250 and up)David & Lynn BeathAlice & Ken CareyDineke DykmanKen & Linda FreyDr . Adrian LevytskyTammy teWinkel

Patrons ($100 and up)Dr . Robert BaileyBalzac Fine ArtsDr . Alan BarkunCarson Reid Homes Ltd .Dr . Jennifer CaspersJan ChaplinDr . Larry Chapman Dr . Mikio & Kyoko ChibaMarvin Cohen —

Arctic Experience GalleryBeverley & James ColesDave Davidson & Alison VicaryEleanor DavidsonPeter & Carol DavyDr . Robert EnnsDr . Richard FedorakMary & William ForbesDr . Robert GoldsmithDr . Michael GouldDr . James Hewak Wendy HickeyDr . David HoodJane Houlding & Mark HaslettDr . Donald HubandChris Hutter — Pentax Integra I .T . Partners Inc . —

Walter JakowlewD .R . Johnson Financial Services Inc .Dr . Dan Kottachchi Dr . Denny & Akiko LinDr . Glenn Loy Son

Michael ManeraWarren McKenzie-LeightonKevin McMillanDr . Peter McPhedranDr . David MorganDr . Thomas Morris Sharon NancekivellLinda Neufeld BuhrDr . Patrick OttoDr . Mohan PatelDr . Charles ReedDr . Dan ReillyDr . Deborah RobinsonDr . Robert Simpson Dr . Stephen SomertonDr . Tom TobinDavid WeaverDr . Mark Wellmananonymous donors

Friends ($50 and up)Dr . Kate AndersonGary Baker —

Groundhog Contractors Ltd .Dr . Anthony BierDr . John BoersmaMichelle BottDeanna Bouris — Bruce Starr RealtyMartin Castellan-SkylineChristina ChibaColdwell Banker Neumann

Real Estate BrokerageDerek ConrodDad EnterprisesDerek Dawkins — NissanDr . S & Donnita DeenSusan & Michael DentDr . Scott Elliott Chris FischerDr . Jules Foute-NelongDorothy FrankAlice FreyDr . Douglas FriarsDr . Sean GartnerDr . Richard GergovichPeter & Marilyn GiffordDonna GorjupRobin Gow

Dr . Anna HajdukTheresa HamiltonCharles HudsonDr . Filomena IncittiDr . Wendy IsemanMichael Iversen — Sutherland InsuranceDouglas JackBrian JanzenDr . Draga JichiciDr . Harold KimJacqui KowalAngelina LamDr . Barry LumbGeorge LangeDr . Grigorios LeontiadisPat MartinDr . Andrew MaykutDr . Paul Mendonca Dr . Charles MinettDr . Jacek MisterskiHeather MorrisonDr . Mark NeufeldDr . Jacqueline Nemni Glen Nixon— Dumfries Mutual Ins .Dr . Robert NorrieNorman Passi - PentaxDr . Ian Phillips Dr. H. Reid Rafla Alan RalstonDr . Douglas RoachDr . Sylvia RodriguezDr . Walter RomanoDorothy RourkeDr . Daniel SadowskiDr . Ranjit Singh Marianna SlatkovskyJustin Smith — Vantage EndoscopyDr . Helen SongZdenek SpacekNancy SteeleGil StelterGary SvobodaDr . Michelle TurnerDr . Amanda Wagler Wayne Pitman Ford Lincoln Inc . —

Wayne BricknellAnn Wilsonanonymous donors

Christmas Sing-a-thonIn December, 2011 the Guelph Chamber Choir presented seven concerts of Christmas music in the community at

St. Joseph’s Hospital Music Therapy, The Elliott Community, The Royal on Gordon, Riverside Glen, Wellington Park Terrace, Stone Lodge and Guelph Lake Commons. Our thanks to the following supporters who helped us raise a total of $16,970:

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InformationGuelPh ChaMBer Choir

P.O. Box 513, Guelph, ON N1H 6K9

Phone 519-836-5103Email info@guelphchamberchoir .caWebsite www .guelphchamberchoir .ca

Box officePhone (519) 763-3000On-line www .riverrun .caHours Mon-Sat 11am-6pm Administration (519) 837-5662

AccessiBilityRiver Run Centre is proud to be completely acces-sible for patrons and performers with special needs. Wheelchair locations are available in both halls. Please inform the Box Office when pur-chasing tickets. Infrared headsets for the hearing impaired are available at the Coat Check prior to the performances.

theAtre etiquetteSo that everyone can enjoy the performance, and in consideration of the artist, please note that latecomers will be seated at a suitable break; beepers and cellular phones and watch alarms must be muted; and the use of recording devices or taking of photos is prohibited.

scentsIn consideration of those who have allergies, please refrain from using perfume or cologne.

childrenWe welcome children, but please remember that everyone must have a ticket, regardless of age. In consideration of the audience, and for safety, babies will not be admitted to the performance.

7 PM BeFore the PerForManCe with FeatureD GueSt Dr. eDMunD PrieS

Dr . Edmund Pries was born in Paraguay in 1958, the oldest of seven children born to Mennonite World War II refugees from Ukraine . He was a little over a year old when he and his parents moved to Win-nipeg, Manitoba, where he was raised .

Education was important and he completed a B .Th . and a B .A . before being ordained to the ministry in 1980 at the age of 21—the same year he was married and began as pastor of his first church . In the following years he alternated between continuing his education—completing an M .Div ., an M .A . and a Ph .D .—and pastoring churches, while also raising his three daughters .

After his Ph .D ., when suitable teaching positions were unavailable, Edmund started his own business and once it was successfully established, he returned to the university . Over the years, Dr . Pries has chaired the board of a university, taught at several others, and co-developed the business plan to create yet another (Laurier Brantford) .

Currently, Dr. Pries teaches Peace and Conflict Studies in the Department of Global Studies at Wilfrid Laurier University . In 2011 he was awarded the WLU Award for Teaching Excellence . He also serves as Conference Chair for the Peace and Justice Studies Association—the North American affiliate of the Interna-tional Peace Research Association .

He is married to Joan and they have three adult daughters and one son-in-law .