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Casino Theatre GENEVA AMATEUR OPERATIC SOCIETY CHICAGOCHICAGO • Music by John Kander • Lyrics by Fred Ebb • Book by Fred Ebb and Bob Fosse CASINO THEATRE 42 rue de Carouge, 1205 Geneva Friday 26 April 2013 at 8 pm Saturday 27 April at 3 & 8 pm www.gaos.ch Sunday 28 April at 3 pm An amateur production by arrangement with Samuel French Limited GENEVA AMATEUR OPERATIC SOCIETY PRESENTS CHICAGCHICAGOO Music by John Kander Lyrics by Fred Ebb Book by Fred Ebb and Bob Fosse Directed by Di Brown, Carolyn Hornfeld and Liz Williams Musical Director: Andrew Close Casino-Théâtre, Geneva 26-28 April 2013 www.gaos .ch An amateur production by arrangement with Samuel French Limited. Florimont : The school Catholic co-educational francophone day school, open to all faiths, Institut Florimont offers general education based on both the French (baccalauréat sections ES, L, S) and the Swiss systems (Swiss maturité and with option bilingual). Full programme of extra-curricular activities. School transportation and restaurant. 37, av. du Petit-Lancy – 1213 Petit-Lancy, Genève Tél. : +41 (0) 22 879 00 00 – www.florimont.ch A WELCOME FROM THE CHAIRMAN Welcome to this lovely theatre in central Geneva. GAOS wishes to thank the management of the Casino Theatre for their warm welcome and efficient help, particularly the theatre staff: Jacques Burger, Jacques Stoeckli and Olivier Ding. For this relatively modern show (read pages 11 and 13) we have been lucky enough to attract on stage a number of new dynamic members who we hope will continue to be active in GAOS in the years to come. My personal involvement as one of the Co-Directors of this show as well as Chairman of the Society has stretched my resources to their limit over the last three months, but I can happily say that I have been able to count on the total dedication of the other Committee members who are constantly working to keep GAOS running smoothly; my grateful thanks to all of them. Directing a GAOS show is a huge challenge and a lot of work but I know my fellow Directors and Musical Director join me in saying that it has been a lot of fun! One of the young dynamic cast of Chicago will be directing our summer Café- Théâtre show, I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change, on 13-15 June 2013 (see page 14). I know you will enjoy (or enjoy again) the performances of the superbly talented cast (all of whom are appearing in Chicago). The combination of food and fabulous entertainment should make a wonderful evening out. The GAOS Really Youthful Group has taken on an ambitious task for the Autumn Show ― West Side Story (see audition notice on page 32). This will take place at the Théâtre de Marens, Nyon, on 30-31 August and 1 September 2013 ― after the cast has spent their summer holidays rehearsing! I hope you will all be there to see it as the youngsters always put on a terrific show. For all these shows, we are very lucky to be able to rehearse at the Institut Florimont. Our sincere thanks go to the Director of the school who made this possible for us, and to the Technical Manager of the school who has been extremely helpful. We must also thank the Institut International de Lancy which also placed rehearsal space at our disposal, as well as the International School of Geneva ― La Grande Boissière. We would also like to express special thanks to our sponsors: Guardian Wealth Management; The British School of Geneva; Alcadis; and Luker Bros. So I do hope that you enjoy this tale of “murder, greed, corruption, violence, exploitation, adultery and treachery”, but hope that you don’t hold all these things “near and dear to your hearts”. However, they make for a very entertaining show! LIZ WILLIAMS, Chairman 3 www.iil.ch INSTITUT INTERNATIONAL DE LANCY 1ST ONE TO ONE IPAD SCHOOL IN SWITZERLAND English Section | French Section Nursery | Primary | Secondary Checkpoint | IGCSE Examinations | IB Diploma Brevet des Collèges | French Baccalaureate Bilingual Programme French-English Institut International de Lancy Avenue Eugène-Lance 24, 1212 Grand-Lancy Case postale 1810, CH-1211 Genève 26 Tél. + 41 (0) 22 794 26 20 | [email protected] | www.iil.ch Institut International de Lancy Travailler et réussir ensemble THE CO-DIRECTORS Time went by and the little girls grew And they dreamed their dreams as little girls do. They dreamed of the ballet, they dreamed of the Long ago in the mists of time stage, When love was in the air, They sang the pop songs that were all the rage. Three handsome young men set out to win Liz went on stage at the age of five The love of their maidens fair. And thought “This is really being alive”. Dame fortune smiled on the handsome young Di was four when she learned to dance men And kept on performing at every chance. (That’s Geisler, Cousins and Marks). Carolyn laughed and studied and played The three young couples decided to wed, A happy all-rounder was that young maid. They’d all be happy as larks. They went to school and they learned a lot They settled down and the world rolled round (Though to tell the truth it’s now mostly forgot). And the seasons passed in turn, They came to Geneva, hometowns were no loss ’Til three young mothers were brought to bed Because finally they could say “Hello GAOS”. With three girl babies of whom it was said, They acted and danced and sang and toiled “They are pretty as pictures and chubby and Front of house and back stage, keeping GAOS’ sweet!” wheels oiled. And nobody knew they were destined to meet They made many friends including each other, ’Cos from Wokingham to Hackensack Tried direction à trois without too much bother. And then to Taunton there’s no clear track, And the team of Carolyn, Di and Liz, (The Atlantic’s not much of a street.) Go on happily spending time on Show Biz. 5 English books for adults and children Children's Morning last Saturday of the month The best selection in Geneva! Order online too 15 bvd Georges Favon 1204 Geneva OffTheShelf tel. 022 311 1090 [email protected] The English Bookshop www.offtheshelf.ch GENEVA ENGLISH SCHOOL wishes GAOS all the best for tonight’s performance • Excellent academic standards and expectations. • Wonderful ‘family’ atmosphere. • Individual pupil development only a small school can offer. • Current development to enhance educational experience. GENEVA ENGLISH SCHOOL • Inspirational learning environment. • English National Curriculum with strong French Department. [email protected] 0041 (0)22 755 18 55 • Appropriate fluency in English required. • Co-education age 4-11. Why not come and see for yourself? ANDREW CLOSE – Musical Director Andrew has musically directed many shows, both here in Geneva and in his native Australia, and is excited about leading a wonderful cast in Chicago. Born in the U.K., but educated in Australia, he completed a Masters’ degree in Music Performance, followed by a separate degree in conducting. He began his professional career as the solo clarinettist with the Band of the South Australia Police, before moving into teaching music. Prior to his move to Geneva, Andrew was the Director of Music at Wesley College, Australia’s largest private school. He has also taught performance, composition and conducting in several Australian universities and the Damascus Higher Institute, Syria. Active as a composer and arranger, Andrew has written many works, in particular for choirs, and arranged for both classical and jazz ensembles. His new work for children’s choir, Distant Star, will be premiered on Tuesday 30 April at Victoria Hall by over 350 students. Andrew has conducted a number of works for Genevox, a Genevan-based opera company, including Jeptha, Così fan tutte, Die Zauberflöte, Don Giovanni and Sweeney Todd. This is Andrew’s first spring show for GAOS, although he has conducted the GAOS Choral Group in a number of concerts, including Thomas Tallis’s forty-part Spem in Alium, Orff’s Carmina Burana, Stravinsky’s Symphony of Psalms and Lauridsen’s Lux Aeterna. Andrew currently teaches at the International School of Geneva, including the direction and production of large-scale musicals for students. He is also trying to finish a Doctorate in Education. YVES GARNIER – Tap Choreographer Yves initially studied tap, jazz and sport dance at the Martin School in Lausanne. He continued to study tap in London with Derek Hartley and then in Paris with Pascal Hulin and Victor Cuno. He also attended many workshops with teachers such as Gillian Gregory, Jerry Ames, Jimmy Slide, Steven Harper and Barbara Duffy. He is a former Latin American dance competitor, and went on to be dancer and percussionist in “Clak-Son” with the Martins’ Tap Company, directed by Fabrice Martin. He also appeared in a Cotton Club Show as choreographer and dancer. Yves has been teaching since 1983 in Lausanne and Paris, and now Geneva where he has been giving courses since 2001 at Dance Area. He regularly appears with various jazz orchestras in the Lake Geneva region performing his own choreography and improvisations. 7 Julie’s Summer Music Program ■ music ■ dance ■ art ■ drama ■ fun since 1995 — for students 4 -16 1 - 12 July 2013 Geneva English School, Genthod Bringing Young Musicians Together Julie-Music.com The Geneva Youth Ensemble for instrumentalists 10-18 rehearsals Thursdays 17h-18h Tannay Concert 6 December at 17h Gymboree offers a graded progression of Play & Learn, Music, Art and Sport classes for parents and children aged 0 to 5 years as well as School Skills classes for 2 – 3 and 3-5 year olds.
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