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PROGRAM NOTES ELECTRIC THURSDAYSTM DISCO BALL Jeans ‘n Classics Wednesday, May 13 @ 8PM Thursday, May 14 @ 8PM Centre In The Square, Kitchener Download more coupons today at saveonenergy.ca/coupons REPERTOIRE Disco Inferno ..........................................................The Trammps Never Can Say Goodbye ......................................Gloria Gaynor Shaft ............................................................................ Isaac Hayes If I Can’t Have You .............................................. Yvonne Elliman Sukiyaki ............................................................A Taste Of Honey Boogie Wonderland ......................................Earth, Wind & Fire You’re Gonna Miss My Lovin .....................................Lou Rawls Hot Stuff ...............................................................Donna Summer Grease ........................................................................Frankie Valli INTERMISSION Love’s Theme ............................................................Barry White Best Of My Love ............................................................ Emotions Could It Be I’m Falling In Love .............................. The Spinners Stayin’ Alive .................................................................... Bee Gees Dancing Queen .....................................................................ABBA Can’t Get Enough Of Your Love Baby ...................Barry White September ......................................................Earth, Wind & Fire Lady Marmalade ......................................................Patti LaBelle At Tim Hortons, if we can’t serve our premium blend coffee within twenty minutes of brewing it, we won’t serve it at all. That’s why we write the time on the pot, whenever we brew a fresh one. It’s your guarantee that you’ll always get a great-tasting cup of coffee. WHO’S WHO MITCH TYLER (Conductor) Mitchell NEIL DONELL (Vocals) “You blew Tyler, a London, Ontario resident, is an me away!” These were the words Honours Bachelor of Music (Theory internationally renowned writer- and Composition) and Bachelor of producer David Foster spoke after Education graduate of the University hearing Neil Donell sing for the first of Western Ontario and has been a time at Toronto’s legendary Blue Note professional musician since 1987. As a club. High praise indeed, yet such freelance electric and upright bassist, accolades are not uncommon for the conductor and music educator he has singer/songwriter, who moved from done everything from theater, concert and symphony work Montreal to emerge on Toronto’s music scene in the to session, club and corporate engagements. He is a part eighties. Since then, Neil has come to prominence for his time contract teacher of string music and classical guitar extreme vocal versatility, gift for mimicry and four-octave with the Thames Valley District School Board in London, vocal range. This combination of attributes has made him Ontario. the “go to” voice for more than ten thousand recording sessions, in virtually every medium where music is an As a long-time member of the Jeans ’n Classics Band, integral component. He has been referred to in the media Mitchell has worked with many orchestras in Canada as “the most recorded voice in the country.” He has lent his (Orchestra London Canada, Kitchener-Waterloo voice to the albums of many other artists: Anne Murray, Symphony, Calgary Philharmonic, Edmonton Symphony, Triumph, Rush; the list goes on and on. Québec Symphony etc.) as well as in the United States (Detroit Symphony, South Dakota Symphony, San Diego While signed to Sony Music in the nineties, Neil’s album Symphony et al). He has shared the stage with Roger releases garnered him multiple Juno nominations. In 2009 Hodgson (Supertramp), Lawrence Gowan (Styx), Rik Neil was asked by famed foreign correspondent Arthur Emmett (Triumph), Alan Frew (Glass Tiger), as well as Kent to voice a song for Afghanistan in an effort to improve Amy Skye, Rich Little, Joan Rivers, Mickey Rooney and conditions and awareness in the war torn country, to which Donald O’Connor. Recent recordings include Denise he gladly consented. More recently, his vocal performance Pelley’s “Christmas From The Heart” (2007) and London on “Love To Live In Toronto” earned the top prize in a Pro Musica / Antler River Project’s “Songs of The Land” competition that featured more than five hundred entrants. (2008). Current projects include ongoing pop concerts with Mitchell has just begun his seventh season as a regular symphony orchestras throughout the U.S and Canada, and guest conductor with Orchestra London Canada’s very lead vocals with the groups “Brass Transit” and “You Can successful “Red Hot Weekends” series. In 2009, Orchestra Close Your Eyes”, which perform musical retrospectives of London Canada contracted him to write an educational the songs of Chicago and James Taylor, respectively. Neil series of musical theatre shows for children that feature the continues to be in high demand, not only for his abilities as music of a great composer along with Mitchell’s original a singer but also for his skillful expertise as both a producer music and the world famous children’s theatre troupe, and arranger. Dufflebag Theatre. In February, 2009, “The Adventures of Robin Hood” was premiered featuring the 1938 film score RIQUE FRANKS (Vocals) Best known of Erich W. Korngold. In February, 2010, “Sleeping Beauty” for her four duets with Dan Hill (In Your was premiered featuring Tchaikovsky’s famous ballet score. Eyes, Hold Me Now, Sometimes When The 3rd show in this series, “The Three Musketeers” was We Touch and Can’t We Try), Rique produced in February 2011. Franks has sung, toured, recorded and/ or written with many Canadian and He has recently conducted the Jacksonville Symphony international recording artists including (2008, 2009, 2010), The Duluth Superior Symphony Roger Hodgson (Supertramp), Orchestra (2010), The Lima Symphony Orchestra (2010), Alannah Myles, Alexander O’Neal, Martin Fry (ABC), Alan Frew and Glass Tiger, Susan The Erie Philharmonic (2009), The Colorado Symphony Aglukark, Bruce Guthro, Glen Lewis, Joel Feeney (singer/ Orchestra (2007) and the Cleveland Pops Orchestra songwriter for the likes of LeAnn Rimes), Eddie Schwartz (2006) as well as the International Symphony Orchestra (Writer for Pat Benatar), Lisa Dalbello, Ronnie Greenfield- (Sarnia/Port Huron). Mitchell is very much looking forward formerly Spector (The Ronettes), Lorraine Segato (Parachute to a return engagement with the Lima Symphony Orchestra Club), Alfie Zappacosta, Stephan Mocchio (Celine Dion), this season in addition to premiering a new secondary Marc Jordan (Rod Stewart) - the list goes on and on. school Educations Series concert this November with Orchestra London Canada. As a busy session singer and voice actor in Toronto, she recently sang for David Clayton Thomas (Blood Sweat and Mitchell also operates SMarT Laser Music Publishing Tears) on his new album (Oct. 2010 release) as well as Justin (www.smartlasermusic.ca) where he is kept busy working Nozouka’s newly-released album, You I Wind Land and Sea. as an arranger and music copyist. WHO’S WHO Unlike most singers who knew they wanted to do this all ANDREA KOZIOL (Vocals) Andrea their lives, Rique started late, in her mid twenties, after Koziol is a Toronto based singer and being encouraged by her friend Rupert “Ojiji” Harvey composer, who is active on the folk (Messenjah). She joined a cover-band on a lark and, and jazz festival circuit. She has 5 solo within the first week, was discovered by Marvin Dolgay CDs to her name, including her most (Tambre Productions) and Doug Paulson (TV’s Thrill of a recent “Half Way Sweet” which is the Lifetime). Marvin somehow got her into the union (ACTRA) result of her ongoing fascination with overnight and hired her for her first jingle the very next day. juxtaposing the ukulele against larger That jingle (for Thrifty’s) won an award and work suddenly ensemble pop music arrangements. snowballed. Before she knew it, she was a very busy studio Her voice can be heard on countless Canadian albums, and singer and had to put university on hold. Most influenced her music can be heard in films such as “The R Word”, “The by the people she worked with doing jingles in those early Baby Formula” and “Elemental”. An active co-writer, she days, including Lisa Dalbello, Neil Donell (who sang with has penned award winning songs for jazz prodigy Michael her on that award-winning spot), David Blamires, Johnny Kaeshammer, and Canadian pop sensation Tianda. Rutledge and others, she has sung and/or read thousands of memorable commercials for countless products. She is a devoted member of the all girl vocal ensemble Lushus, and has collaborated with the guitar great Kevin Currently, Rique performs live as a featured soloist Breit, the Toronto Tabla Ensemble, and countless birds in and core performer with Jeans ‘n Classics singing her backyard. She continues a very rewarding relationship everything from Annie Lennox to Gershwin to Led with Jeans and Classics, singing with wonderful symphony Zeppelin with orchestras across North America. orchestras all over North America...and loving it! Finally, Rique can be heard daily as the on-air speaking- Visit Andrea at: www.andreakoziol.com voice of Showcase Television and Showcase Diva, saying, STEPHANIE MARTIN (Vocals) Born among other things, “viewer discretion is advised”... a lot. in the US to Canadian/Greek parents and raised in California and