Alison MacNeill accompanist Sacred Dance David Earle, Choreographer Gerald Neufeld, Conductor Dancetheatre David Earle Musica Viva Orchestra Saturday April 11, 2015 River Run Centre | 7:30 pm PHOTO BY KAROLINA KURAS concert sponsors soloist sponsors government & community support Program sacred dance In Paradisum . Ēriks Ešenvalds Mary-Katherine Finch, cello Kathleen Kajioka, viola Hymn to the Waters . Gustav Holst Alison MacNeill, piano Stabat Mater . Giovanni Battista Pergolesi Ave, Maris Stella . Diane Loomer Chris Fischer, soloist Miserere . Gregorio Allegri Solo Quartet Rebecca Whelan, Carolynne Davy, Chris Fischer, Neil McLaren Intermission Requiem . Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Introitus Kyrie Dies irae Tuba mirum Recordare Domine Deus Lacrimosa Soloists: Rebecca Whelan, Janice Coles, Chris Fischer, Neil McLaren Page 2 Program cont’d Musica Viva Orchestra Violin 1 Viola Clarinet Trombone Joe Lanza Kathleen Kajioka Steve Pierre Rob Tilley Michelle Odorico Mary McGeer Stephen Fox Cathy Stone Valerie Gordon Peter Collins Cello Bassoon Violin 2 Mary-Katherine Finch Heather Carruthers Timpani Andrew Chung Laura Jones Ondrej Golias John Brownell Sheila Smyth Adele Pierre Contrabass Trumpet Organ Jeff Stokes Aaron Hodgson Christopher Dawes Andras Molnar Dancetheatre David Earle Lighting Design: Aaron Kelly Stage Manager: Dorothy Fisher Dancers Danielle Baskerville Michael English Julia Garlisi Evadne Kelly Georgia Simms Suzette Sherman Kelly Steadman Meredith Thompson Susan Bowden Lisa Bush Corrado Cerruto Jordana Deveau Andrea Gregorio Samantha Grist Andrew Hartley Peter Hessel Emma Kerson Amanda LaRusic Nikolaos Markakis Matthew Montgomery Kristine Muth Megan Nadain Megan O’Donnell Sierra Chin Sawdy Stuart Wright Mary-Dora Bloch-Hansen Caryn Chappell Taylor Hunt Kathleen Legassick Marlowe Porter In Paradisum Suzette Sherman Sacra Conversazione (Mozart Requiem) Susan Bowden Introit – Kyrie The Company Lisa Bush Dies irae The Company Jordana Deveau Tuba mirum Matthew Montgomery Julia Garlisi Stuart Wright Georgia Simms Meredith Thompson Kristine Muth Evadne Kelly Megan Nadain Recordare Suzette Sherman Megan O’Donnell Peter Hessel Kelly Steadman Danielle Baskerville Michael English Sacred Garden Suzette Sherman Domine Jesu The Company (Stabat Mater) Georgia Simms Lacrimosa The Company Costume Design: Denis Joffre Miserere The Company Dancetheatre David Earle sponsors: Ontario Arts Council | Canada Council for the Arts | The City of Guelph | J.P. Bickell Foundation Terra View Homes | Fabricland | Guelph Mercury | Delta Guelph | Lumichrom Dancetheatre David Earle supporters: Ampersand Printing | KKP Division of Kwik Kopy Printing | London House B&B Page 3 Soloists “Clearly a singer to watch” as quickly realizing that I loved described by Geoff Chap- to sing, but also to teach. man of the Toronto Star, Having performed with some REBECCA WHELAN’s of the most noted choirs and enchanting, crystalline voice orchestras in North America, has thrilled audiences in both as a soloist and as a concert halls across North chorister, I have been so very America . fortunate to have sung at Rebecca started her such diverse places as Carn- career singing with The Elmer egie Hall, the Stratford Festi- Iseler Singers, The Toronto Mendelssohn Choir and val, Westminster Hall, the Toronto International Festival, The Amadeus Choir where her solo voice was featured the Queen’s Plate, and for Prime Minister Chretien. on numerous CD recordings and CBC broadcasts “My vocal and piano studio continues to fi ll my life throughout North America. Some of her solo credits with wonderful students, both young and old, and as include performing with the Toronto Symphony Orches- an accomplished pianist, I also accompany my voice tra, Thunder Bay Symphony, Victoria Symphony, Esprit students for various performances. For a number of Orchestra, the Gryphon Trio, the Canadian Brass, years, I also taught in Toronto-area school systems as Nexus, Opera Barrie, Soundstreams, Tapestry New an ‘Artist in the School’. I continue to enjoy my position Opera Works, and most recently The Canadian National as music director and cantor at a large church in down- Ballet Orchestra in the production of Alice’s Adventures town Toronto, and in my ‘spare time’, I am the President in Wonderland . of the Ontario Registered Music Teachers’ Association Her opera credits include the role of Serpina in North York/York Region Branch. I have also served on Pergolesi’s La Serva Padrona, Laetitia in Menotti’s The the Board of Directors for Choirs Ontario, and I con- Old Maid and the Thief, the Angel of Death in Facing tinue to adjudicate numerous music festivals, as well as South, one of the Land of the Dead in Pimooteewin, examine voice, piano and various other musical instru- the fi rst ever Cree language Opera, which was toured ments for Conservatory Canada.” throughout Northern Ontario, and Dark Star Requiem, an Opera about the plight of HIV and AIDS in Africa. JANICE COLES has sung with Rebecca is pleased to once again be appearing the Guelph Chamber Choir with the Guelph Chamber Choir. since 2007, toured twice with the choir, and appeared as a Says CAROLYNNE DAVY, alto, “Music is something we soloist on its two recent CDs. hear but also feel. It is something our souls experi- She has been a chorister with ence, and has encompassed many cultures through- the Ontario Youth Choir, the out history. I am thrilled to have been a part of this Opera Hamilton Chorus, and expressive adventure throughout my life. the Kingston Chamber Choir, “I graduated from Queen’s University with a to name a few. As a soloist, Bachelor of Music, and a Master of Education, and she appeared with the London Singers in Haydn’s Lord attended the University of Toronto’s Opera School, Nelson Mass, the Mozart Requiem, and a gospel tune 519-824-2410 www.fcsgw.org Adopt and foster with us! Info sessions offered monthly Contact Melanie @ ext. 2315 to learn Page 4 Soloists cont’d or two. In Kingston, she was the alto soloist with the Our bass soloist, NEIL Kingston Symphony for Handel’s Messiah, the Healey MCLAREN, has been a part of Willan Requiem and Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony; the Guelph music scene for performed Elgar’s Sea Pictures with Orchestra Kings- nearly 40 years. Beginning ton; and appeared frequently with the Melos Choir. As a with a brief period in Guelph recitalist, Janice is known for her innovative and varied Light Opera Company, play- programmes, which include everything from classical ing Balthazar in Menotti’s selections to cabaret repertoire. Janice holds a BMus Amahl and the Night Visitors, from Queens, and has studied with Mary Lou Fallis, he joined Dublin Street United Patricia Rideout, Sandra Graham and Ingemar Korjus. Church choir. A founding member of the Guelph Chamber Choir, his solo work Tenor CHRIS FISCHER has has ranged from the Brahms Requiem to Luck Be a earned a reputation as a fl ex- Lady Tonight. Helping to program Cabarets and arrang- ible and intelligent musician ing songs for the choir, Neil has supported the Choir’s with a multi-faceted career in presence in Guelph and helped to grow its audience. the areas of solo and choral Singing with the Elora Festival Singers for nearly 20 performance, church music, years gave further opportunities for solo assignments and private teaching and and for participating in fundraising events that used accompanying. A section opera, Gilbert and Sullivan, Broadway and Flanders and leader of the Guelph Cham- Swann to entertain supporters . ber Choir since 2002, he has He has provided musical leadership within his participated in three recordings – featuring as a soloist church and for the Guelph Wellington Men’s Club Choir on the 2010 CD, Christmas in the Royal City – and two and currently is director of the Village of the Arboretum international tours (to Austria and the Czech Republic in Singers. Although he taught mathematics, he served as 2006 and to England and Wales in 2012, where he was choral director for several high school musical produc- recital organist). Chris has appeared many times as a tions and most recently for the United Church Youth solo artist with this ensemble, most recently in last sea- Theatre production of Les Misérables . son’s groundbreaking performance of Mendelssohn’s Singing as a chorister and as a soloist remain musi- oratorio Elijah with the Musica Viva Orchestra on period cal delights of Neil’s career. instruments. This season he returns in a solo capacity with the GCC for Haydn’s Mass in Time of War, Handel’s Messiah, and Mozart’s Requiem . Operatic credits include the roles of King Caspar in Menotti’s Amahl and the Night Visitors, Don Basilio in Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro, and the Narrator in Ruth: a Musical Drama, by Canadian composer Ronald Beckett. Chris has recorded with Arcady, Oakville Masterworks, and the Elora Festival Singers, and he is currently a member of Arcady, the Elora Festival Sing- ers, and the Tactus Vocal Ensemble. UNIVERSITY SQUARE PHARMACY Neil Wilson President phone 519-824-9344 [email protected] (519) 763-3301 987 GORDON STREET (KORTRIGHT ROAD) fax 519-824-1701 www.redcarservice.com Page 5 Guest Artist DAVID EARLE began his Among the awards and honours for his work, dance training at the age of David has received the Cliff ord E. Lee Award from the fi ve with the Toronto Chil- Banff Festival of the Arts (1987), a Dora Mavor Moore dren’s Players. He was a Award (1987), Toronto Arts Award for Performing Arts student of the National Ballet (1988) with Peter Randazzo and Patricia Beatty, Jean