concert sponsor community supportartist sponsor

FiveDaysthatChanged theWorld

Bob Chilcott

and other works

Charlene PaulsConductor

Alison MacNeillPiano

with special guests

GCVI Chamber Choir

Lane OsborneConductor

and

Richard MoorePercussion

P r o g r a m - P a r t o n e

It takes a Village . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joan Szymko(b. 1957)

Laura Harp, soloist

My Spirit Sang All Day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gerald Finzi(1901 - 1956)

poetry by Robert Bridges (1844 - 1930)

Ubi Caritas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maurice Duruflé (1902 - 1986)

Tread Softly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Benjamin Bolden(b. 1971)

poetry by William Butler Yeats (1865 - 1939)

Sing, my Child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sarah Quartel(b. 1982)

Amber Bryer & Bryan Rankine, soloists

Black Fly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wade Hemsworth(1916 - 2002)

arr. Earle Peach GCVI Chamber Choir, Lane Osborne, Conductor

Muusika . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pärt Uusberg(b. 1986)

poetry by Juhan LiivGCVI Chamber Choir, Lane Osborne, Conductor

In Your Eyes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Peter Gabriel(b. 1950)

arr. Deke Sharon (b. 1967)

GCVI Chamber Choir, Lane Osborne, Conductor

Cloudburst . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eric Whitacre(b. 1970)

poetry by Octavio Paz (1914 - 1988)

Keith Hagerman & Karen McLeod, soloists; Carol Hawken, speaker

I n t e r m I s s I o n

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P r o g r a m - P a r t t w o

Ambe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Andrew Balfourtext by Cory Campbell

Five Days that Changed the World . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bob Chilcott(b. 1955)

text by Charles Bennet (b. 1954)

1. Thursday 29 March 1455: The Invention of Printing

2. Friday 1 August 1834: The Abolition of Slavery

3. Monday 14 December 1903: The First Powered Flight

4. Friday 28 September 1928: The Discovery of Penicillin

5. Wednesday 12 April 1961: The First Man in Space

Bridge Over Troubled Water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paul Simon(b. 1941)

arr. Kirby Shaw (b. 1941)

Hymn to Freedom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oscar Peterson(1925 - 2007)

text by Harriette Hamiltonarr. Paul Read

Hymn to Freedom Audience Sing-Along

When every heart joins every heart and together yearns for liberty,

that’s when we’ll be free.

When every hand joins every hand and together molds our destiny,

that’s when we’ll be free.

Any hour, any day, the time soon will come when all will live in dignity,

that’s when we’ll be free.

When everyone joins in our song and together singing harmony,

that’s when we’ll be free.

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a new ChaPter

In 1980 a group of choral music lovers decided that Guelph needed a new choir dedicated to singing the finest works of the repertoire with skill and musical sensitivity. Our first performance, on December 7, 1980, featured twenty-six singers in front of an audience of nearly two hundred at Harcourt Memorial United Church. Conductor Gerald Neufeld has led the choir for all but two years of its history when Kathryn Laurin ably took the baton.

After Gerald Neufeld’s retirement in 2018, an extensive search process was conducted during the 2019 season and Charlene Pauls was named Artistic Director and Conductor starting with the 2019/2020 season.

Over the years our ranks have swelled and our talents deepened. Now at forty voices strong we still hold close to the ideals of chamber singing: lightness and clarity of tone, subtle blending of developed voices, and clear communication of the meaning and spirit of both text and music.

Singers in the Guelph Chamber Choir represent various walks of life; their common bond is to foster community enjoyment and appreciation of choral music through performances, outreach, artistic collaboration, and community partnerships.

We remain an integral part of the strong musical heritage of Guelph. Our performances include repertoire from Renaissance masters to contemporary composers, from classical styles to Broadway and vocal jazz, and from unaccompanied choral gems to masterworks with full orchestra.

We often collaborate with other choirs from across Canada and within our own community. We have participated in festivals throughout Ontario and have toured Great Britain, Ireland, Germany, Denmark, Sweden and the Czech Republic. Our success has been recognized through a number of broadcasts on national radio and prizes in the National Competition for Canadian Amateur Choirs.

s o P r a n o s

Amber BryerLaura HarpCarol HawkenArdeth Jarvis Karen McLeodSally StelterTammy teWinkelFelicia UrbanskiPatricia Ramos Ward

a lto s

Bailey DugasJoanne GonsalvesMegan HodgeKatrina HubermanNancy JacksonNaomi MatsuiSusanne Schmidt-McQuillanJulie ServiceKaren SlatkovskyAlison Vicary

te n o r s

John Barnum Steve BrownKen FreyBrad HallsHarold JacksonBryan Rankine Lawrence SugdenPeter ThompsonMarley Yott

Ba s s e s

Dave Davidson Max FarberKeith HagermanBrian JanzenNeil McLarenKen McRoryGraham NancekivellMatthias SchmidtJim ServiceFinn SteinkeJames A. WalkeDavid Wieler

Board of dIreCtorsJohn BarnumPresident

Sally StelterVice-President

Jean HilbornTreasurer

Jim ServiceSecretary

Members-at-Large: Dave DavidsonMelva Treffinger GrahamHarry Oussoren Ella PaulsSya VanGeest

We are an active, working Board and we have opportunities to serve. If you are interested, please contact John Barnum at 519-265-3850.

ex-offICIoCharlene Pauls Artistic Director

Sandra Pitts Administration

Ken McRory Marketing & Programs

Brenda Lewis Promotions

Anne Monkhouse Financial Administrator

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C o n d u C t o r ’ s n o t e s a n e w C h a P t e r

In a world that increasingly seems to highlight so much of what is negative about the human spirit, today we have created a program that does the opposite. We tend to hear so much about the problems in our world, however, throughout time there have always been those around us who have made an impact through positive change, who have created innovations that have improved society, and who have made the world a better place. Fundamentally, I believe that the foundation of society must be relationships, humanity connecting with each other, because it is only then that we can have empathy and create positive change.

This concert is all about that.

Chilcott’s Five Days that Changed the World is the cornerstone of the program. In this work UK composer Bob Chilcott highlights five moments in time that have connected people: the invention of the printing press, the abolition of slavery, the invention of flight, the discovery of penicillin, and the first human in space. Musically, Chilcott connects different groups of singers as well; it is written for SATB choir with a treble obbligato, and in our concert we will have the Guelph Collegiate and Vocational Institute (GCVI) Chamber Choir join us to perform the piece. The music is wonderfully varied, with threads of humour, poignancy, and wonder woven throughout the various movements.

The remaining works in the concert celebrate connections between us, such as Winnipeg composer Andrew Balfour’s welcoming song Ambe (sung in Ojibway), American composer Joan Szymko’s It Takes A Village, French composer Maurice Duruflé’s Ubi Caritas, Canadian composer Sarah Quartel’s Sing My Child, and a great gospel arrangement of Paul Simon’s Bridge Over Troubled Water by Kirby Shaw. Other pieces on the program include works that challenge us to action, such as Eric Whitacre’s Cloudburst that urges us to ‘dream with our hands,’ Kingston composer Benjamin Bolden’s Tread Softly (a setting of Yeats’ famous poem that ends with the line, ‘Tread softly because you tread on my dreams’), and Oscar Peterson’s famous Hymn to Freedom.

It is a pleasure to work together this afternoon with Lane Osborne and the GCVI Chamber Choir, Richard Moore on an array of percussion instruments, and of course, we are always fortunate to have Alison MacNeill making music with us on the piano. Welcome to the first concert of our season. We look forward to having you join us for the remaining as we launch this new chapter of the Guelph Chamber Choir.

Dr. Charlene Pauls

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BIograPhIes

Dr. Charlene Pauls has been an active choral conductor, vocal soloist, adjudicator, and pedagogue for over 25 years. Drawing on this extensive experience, Dr. Pauls’ approach focuses on developing a beautiful choral sound through a deep understanding of healthy vocal technique.

Over the course of her career, she has directed a wide range of adult, university and youth choirs. She is Associate Artistic Director of the 250-voice strong Oakville Choir for Children and Youth where she directs Raise Her Voice Chamber, an ambassadorial ensemble selected from within the organization’s senior singers. Dr. Pauls has led this group in award-winning performances at various national and international competitions, and has appeared with them on stages in Europe and the USA. In July 2018, Raise Her Voice was featured at the national choral conference Podium, and was one of five choirs in Float, a special Canada Council multi-media project that took place in St. John’s. On July 1, 2019, Raise Her Voice was awarded first place in the National Competition for Canadian Amateur Choirs.

From 2016 to 2018 Dr. Pauls was the Artistic Director of London’s Pro Musica Choir, and this past season she was pleased to guest conduct London’s Chor Amica choir and the Guelph Chamber Choir. In 2018 Dr. Pauls also founded the Mosaic Music Collective, a project-based choir bringing together newcomers to Canada with other residents of the community to explore music from around the world and to create cultural bridges.

Dr. Pauls has appeared as a soprano soloist on concert stages across Canada and internationally in Germany, England, France and Spain, under the baton of conductors such as Robert Shaw, Bramwell Tovey, and Helmuth Rilling. Academic studies include undergraduate degrees from the Universities of Winnipeg and Manitoba in theology, piano and voice, a Master’s from McGill, specializing in Early Music, and a Doctorate from the University of Toronto in Vocal Performance, with a dissertation on Bach’s Cantata BWV 210.

In addition to her active performing and teaching career, Dr. Pauls frequently presents at academic conferences and is in demand as an adjudicator for Voice and Choral festivals across the country.

This past season, Dr. Pauls was thrilled to be awarded the Leslie Bell Prize for Choral Conducting from the Ontario Arts Council.

Accompanist Alison MacNeill is a graduate of the University of Guelph music program, and of the Royal Conservatory of Toronto. She completed graduate work at the University of Western Ontario where she studied piano and theory with Ronald Turini and Richard Parks.

Ms MacNeill is active as a conductor, accompanist and chamber musician. She maintains a large teaching studio and is the Director of Music Ministry at Harcourt Memorial United Church and Music Director of the Rainbow Chorus of Waterloo- Wellington. She has been the accompanist for the Guelph Chamber Choir for much of its existence, performing and touring with the ensemble.

The GCVI Chamber Choir welcomes dedicated singers from grades 9-12 with varying levels of choral experience who are motivated to learn challenging repertoire from diverse genres, countries, and cultural traditions. The choir has been humbled by their successes in Musicfest Canada’s regional competitions across the province, and subsequently their six consecutive invitations to Musicfest Nationals. On the international stage, the choir has enjoyed receptive audiences in England at the Harrogate International Youth Festival of the Arts, where where they will be returning in April 2020 to be featured performers at several UNESCO World Heritage Sites in the Canadian Choral Series. In addition to their annual participation in local and international festivals, the choir has garnered widespread recognition for their work from David Crosby (of The Byrds and Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young) and for their multiple appearances on the 40th Anniversary Tour for international best selling rock band, Foreigner.

Caught somewhere in the cosmos between Stravinsky and The Sugarhill Gang, Lane Osborne has become a known name in the progressive world of music education in Southern Ontario. As a passionate educator trained at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the University of Toronto, she was recently granted admission on full scholarship to the University of Michigan’s PhD program in music education at its renowned School of Music, Theatre and Dance. In Guelph, Lane teaches all levels of guitar, vocal music as well as music theatre. She is the thrilled director of the nationally recognized GCVI Chamber Choir.

soPranoOlivia CopemanZoe DurnoHannah GouthroJamey KlassenSarah Schmidt-McQuillanRachel SchoenIsabel Segal-GrossmanAlycia WheeldonSophie Wilhelm

altoHailey BuchkowskyAva CattranMolly GriesbachStephanie Hetherington-WilsonCindy HuynhHannah JessopDana LavergneClaire LichtiTracy LyMorgaine McEvoyEmma O’ConnorLucy Wood

tenorNate CattranLogan FellToby HagenMax KauneLenny Muth

Bass Gursimar BasraBryan ChingAlex LyAlex MuthFinn Steinke

Canadian-born drummer, percussionist, and cimbalist Dr. Richard Moore studied timpani, percussion, and historic percussion (baroque timpani) under Dr. Peter Sadlo at the Hochschule for Musik in Munich, Germany. While in Germany, he also studied cimbalom under Birgit Stolzenburg at the Richard-Strauss-Konservatorium. He holds a Doctorate in Music from York University, and he received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Toronto under Dr. Russell Hartenberger and Robin Engelman from the percussion ensemble, NEXUS.

Dr. Moore has performed on many sessions for film, television, and jingle work. His live credits include performances at The Kennedy Center in Washington DC, and the Lincoln Center in New York City.

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t e x t s , t r a n s l a t I o n s a n d n o t e s

My Spirit Sang All DayMy spirit sang all dayO my joy.Nothing my tongue could say,Only My joy!My heart an echo caughtO my joyAnd spake, Tell me thy thought,Hide not thy joy.My eyes gan peer around,O my joyWhat beauty hast thou found?Shew us thy joy.My jealous ears grew whist;O my joyMusic from heaven is’t,Sent for our joy?She also came and heard;O my joy,What, said she, is this word?What is thy joy?And I replied,O see, O my joy,‘Tis thee, I cried, ‘tis thee: Thou art my joy.

Ubi CaritasUbi caritas et amor, Deus ibi est.

Where charity and love are, God is there.Congregavit nos in unum Christi amor.

Christ’s love has gathered us into one.Exsultemus, et in ipso jucundemur.

Let us rejoice and be pleased in Him.Timeamus, et amemus Deum vivum.

Let us fear, and let us love the living God.Et ex corde diligamus nos sincero.

And may we love each other with a sincere heart.

Tread Softly

The Cloths of HeavenHad I the heaven’s embroidered cloths,Enwrought with golden and silver light,Of blue and the dim and the dark clothsOf night and light and the half-light;I would spread the cloths under your feet:But I, being poor, have only my dreams;I have spread my dreams under your feet;Tread softly because you tread on my dreams.

W. B. Yeats

MuusikaIt must be somewhere, the original harmony,somewhere in great nature, hidden.Is it in the furious infinite,in distant stars’ orbits,is it in the sun’s scorn,in a tiny flower, in tree gossip,In heart music’s mother songor in tears?It must be somewhere, immortality,somewhere the original harmony must be found:how else could it infusethe human soul,that music?

Juhan Liiv translation from the Estonian by H. L. Hix & Jüri Talvet

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Cloudburst

El cántaro rotoLa lluvia...Ojos de aqua de sombra,ojos de agua de pozo,ojos de aqua de sueńo.Soles azules, verdes remolinos,picos de luz que abren astroscomo granadas.Dime, tierra quemada, no hay aqua?hay sólo sangre, sólo hay polvo,sólo pisadas de pies desnudos sobre la espina?La lluvia despierta...Hay que domir con los ojos abiertos,hay que soñar con les manos,soñemos sueños activos de río buscando su cauce,sueños de sol soñando sus mundos,hay que soñar en voz alta,hay que cantar hasta que el canto eche,raíces, tronco ramas pájaros, astros,hay que desenterrar la palabra perida,recordar lo que dicen la sangre y la marea,le tierra y el cuerpo,volver (score has “volvar”) al punto de partida...

AmbeAmbe, ambe Anishinaabegbiindigeg Anishinaabegmino-bimaadiziwin omaa.Ambe!

The Broken Water-JugThe rain…Eyes of shadow-watereyes of well-water,eyes of dream-water.Blue suns, green whirlwinds,birdbeaks of light pecking openpomegranate stars.But tell me, burnt earth, is there no water?Only blood, only dust,Only naked footsteps on the thorns?The rain awakens…We must sleep with open eyes,we must dream with our hands,we must dream the dreams of a river seeking its course,of the sun dreaming its worlds,we must dream aloud,we must sing till the song puts forth roots,trunk, branches, birds, stars,we must find the lost word,and remember what the blood,the tides, the earth, and the body say,and return to the point of departure…

Come in two-legged beingscome in all peopleThere is good life hereCome in!

Based on an original song in Ojibway that was gifted by traditional drummer and singer Cory Campbell to Andrew Balfour and the University of Manitoba Concert Choir.

o u r t h a n k sWe would like to thank our supporters who made valuable financial contributions to the Guelph Chamber Choir between August 1, 2018 to July 31, 2019.

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SILENT AUCTIONS AT EVERY CONCERT!

Check out the Silent Auction items in support of the Guelph Chamber Choir at each concert this season, beginning with the Christmas Lessons & Carols concert on December 1st! Items include gift cards, dining experiences, tickets, and other great items! Bidding will close at the end of intermission. Payment can be made by cash, cheque, e-transfer, debit, or credit card. Items to be claimed at the end of each concert.

Conductor’s Circle ($1000 & up)

Doug & Mary-Lou BrockInsituHarold & Nancy JacksonKen McRoryQuinn Charitable FoundationJohn & Barbara Wood

President’s Circle ($500 & up)

John & Rochelle BarnumBarbara & John ButtarsJames FordBrad & Heather HallsElizabeth HampsonNeil & Sheila McLarenAnn & Sandy MiddletonGil & Sally StelterLawrence SugdenPeter & Susan Thompson

Chorister’s Circle ($250 & up)

Lewis & Urve AbbottBarzotti WoodworkingDavid & Lynn BeathKen & Linda FreyBarbara FriendDerek HallSteve Jacobs & Katie SandersAdrian LevytskySarah LoweDavid & Ann MurrayMarilyn MurrayJ Douglas Sanderson

Patron ($100 & up)

Carol AllisonDavid BarnumIrene BerryAndrew BurkeJanice ColesDave DavidsonMary DinsdaleBen & Norma FearKen & Dorothy FisherE. Douglas GatMarilyn GiffordJean HilbornJeremy & Megan HodgeBrian JanzenJoy KillenAudrey KitchingPatricia MartinDr Maurice BygraveDuncan MoffettMichel MoreauRosanne MorrisLinda NeufeldSandra PittsJames & Julie ServiceDavid SmithMarion StelleAnnie TremblyFelicia UrbanskiGloria Van EekLane & Sya VanGeestWayne & Anne Wrightplus various anonymous donors

Friend ($50 & up)

Sid BrodovskyBeverley ColesDerek ConrodAntony & Cathy DoddAlice FreyKathleen GahaganHerta HajekGeorge LangeYarko LevytskyMary Lynn MacDonaldBrent McArthurDouglas McCallaAnne MonkhouseGraham & Sharon NancekivellRobin OllerheadJanet RourkeJames ShuteMarianna SlatkovskyVida WinegardenKatie Zartmanplus various anonymous donors

Come Cruising Canada’s West Coast to Alaska with the Guelph Chamber Choir

After the very successful cruise raffle last spring, the GCC is offering a group cruise with Celebrity Cruises and Expedia CruiseShipCenter Guelph to beautiful Alaska! Departure is August 9, 2020 from Vancouver BC. The 7-day Alaskan cruise sails the Inside Passage with stops in Hubbard Glacier, Juneau, and Ketchikan, returning to Vancouver on August 16.Pricing starts at $1724 per person (based on double occupancy). For more information please call or email Carmel at 1-800-544-2656 or carmelbacik@cruiseship-centers.com

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h e l P m a k e In s PI r e d Cho r a l mu s IC Po s s I B l eYour donation will support the Guelph Chamber Choir’s efforts to present you and our community with inspired choral music to stir the human spirit. You will receive a tax receipt, acknowledgement in the concert programs and our sincere thanks for your contribution towards making this season a wonderful success.

There are two ways to donate:

Via cheque, payable to Guelph Chamber Choir and mailed, with this form, to: Box 513, Guelph, ON N1H 6K9

Online safely and securely via CanadaHelps.org, using debit card, credit card, or Paypal.

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TheaTre eTiqueTTe

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

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

children

We 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.