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Gerald Neufeld conductor Alison MacNeill accompanist government & community support sponsor Vices & Virtues Wednesday May 7, 2014 Harcourt Memorial United Church 8 pm FEATURED SOLOISTS Rebecca Whelan soprano Sheila Dietrich soprano Janice Coles alto Carolynne Davy Godin alto Andrew Pickett countertenor Chris Fischer tenor Lanny Fleming tenor Neil McLaren bass

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Gerald Neufeldconductor

Alison MacNeillaccompanist

government & community supportsponsor

Vices & Virtues

Wednesday May 7, 2014Harcourt Memorial United Church8 pm

FEATURED SOLOISTSRebecca WhelansopranoSheila DietrichsopranoJanice ColesaltoCarolynne Davy GodinaltoAndrew PickettcountertenorChris FischertenorLanny FlemingtenorNeil McLarenbass

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ProgramVices & Virtues

Music for a While shall all your cares beguile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .David Barber

LOVE & LUST

Catulli Carmina (excerpts) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carl Orff Praelusio

Actus I Odi et amo Ille mi par esse deo videtur

Actus II Jucundum, mea vita Desine de quoquam quicquam bene!

Exodium Soloists

Chris Fischer, Rebecca Whelan, Janice Coles

PURITY & JUSTICE

Magnificat a 6 voci . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Claudio Monteverdi Magnificat Anima mea Etexultavit Quiarespexit Quiafecit Etmisericordia Fecitpotentiam Deposuitpotentes Esurientesimplevitbonis SuscepitIsrael Sicutlocutusest Gloriapatri

Rebecca Whelan, Sheila DietrichChris Fischer, Lanny Fleming, Neil McLaren

—Intermission —

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Program cont’dMy Spirit Sang All Day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Gerald Finzi

LOVE & BETRAYAL

Lamento d’Arianna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Claudio Monteverdi Rebecca Whelan

PLEASURES

Come, sirrah Jack, ho! Fill some tobacco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thomas Weelkes Janice Coles, Lanny Fleming, Neil McLaren

Five Reasons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Henry Purcell

Air from Comus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thomas ArneCarolynne Davy Godin

COURAGE

Kind Heaven! If Virtue be Thy Care (from Theodora) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G . F . HandelAndrew Pickett

VIRTUES?

Seven Deadly Virtues (from Camelot) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Frederick LoeweNeil McLaren

Someone is Sending me Flowers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .David BakerJanice Coles

Make Our Garden Grow (from Candide) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Leonard Bernstein Sheila Dietrich

Make Your Garden Grow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Leonard BernsteinSheila Dietrich, Carolynne Davy Godin

Chris Fischer, Neil McLaren

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Guest Soloists“Clearly a singer to watch” as described by Geoff Chapman of the Toronto Star, REBECCA WHELAN’s enchanting, crystalline voice has thrilled audiences in concert halls across North America .

Rebecca started her career singing with The Elmer Iseler Singers, The Toronto Mendelssohn Choir and The Amadeus Choir where her solo voice was featured on numerous CD recordings and CBC broadcasts throughout North America . Some of her solo credits include perform-ing with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Thunder Bay Symphony, Victoria Symphony, Esprit Orchestra, the Gryphon Trio, the Canadian Brass, Nexus, Opera Barrie, Soundstreams, Tapestry New Opera Works, and most recently The Canadian National Ballet Orchestra in the production of Alice’sAdventuresinWonderland .

Her opera credits include the role of Serpina in Pergolesi’s LaServaPadrona, Laetitia in Menotti’s The OldMaidandtheThief, the Angel of Death in FacingSouth, one of the Land of the Dead in Pimooteewin,the fi rst ever Cree language Opera, which was toured throughout Northern Ontario, and DarkStarRequiem,an Opera about the plight of HIV and AIDS in Africa .

ANDREW PICKETTreceived his Master of Music in Vocal Literature and Performance from the University of West-ern Ontario, and then proceeded to the Royal College of Music, London, England where he obtained his graduate diploma . He has coached with such notable experts in the vocal Baroque as Dame Emma Kirkby, James Bowman, Michael Chance and Daniel Taylor . Andrew has performed major roles in operas by Monteverdi, Alessandro Scarlatti, Hasse, Handel, Purcell and Jonathan Dove, and has been a soloist in works by Purcell, Charpentier, Handel, Orff , Britten, and Bach (Mass in B Minor and St John Passion) in the UK, Europe, and Canada .

Andrew now makes his home in Nova Scotia, where he has given recitals, masterclasses and work-shops on intonation and Baroque style . He is a vocal coach for the Chapel Choir of the University of King’s College, Halifax, served as the resident vocal consul-tant this summer at the New Brunswick Early Music Festival in St . Andrews, and has recently become the youngest board member of the Early Music Society of Nova Scotia .

Toronto Mendelssohn Choir and The Amadeus Choir

ANDREW PICKETT

the University of West-

notable experts in the vocal Baroque as Dame Emma

DRAW

TONIGHT!

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Our PeopleGerald Neufeld Conductor

Alison MacNeill AccompanistThe 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 mostly amateur singers from a wide range of occupations, the choir is proudly presenting its 34th

season this year with five 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 Llangollen International Eisteddfod in Wales (3rd place winner in the Mixed Choir Category), Toronto International Choral Festival, Guelph Spring Festi-val, 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 England, Wales, 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,OnChristmasNight;SongsoftheNewWorld;GoodCheare:ChristmasCelebra-tionsOldandNew(with the Oliver Whitehead Jazz Ensemble), ChristmasintheRoyalCity, 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, Western University, 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 Britain and 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 con-ductors . He has served on juries for the Canadian recording industry’s Juno Awards, the Leslie Bell Competition and the Guelph Spring Festival national vocal 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-five 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 Ken CareySecretary Dorothy FisherTreasurer Brad Halls Members at Large Lew Abbott, Barbara Friend, Bob Housser, Ann MurrayAdministration Patricia Eton-Neufeld Marketing Ken McRory Concert Promotions Brenda Lewis

Guelph chamBer choir 2013–2014

SopranosLaura HarpJane HouldingBeverly KrzmarcikMarg McKenzie-LeightonPatricia Ramos WardSally StelterTammy teWinkelFelicia UrbanskiAlison Vicary AltosJanice ColesCarolynne Davy GodinJoanne GonsalvesNancy JacksonNaomi MatsuiLaurie McDonaldAnne McKenzieSusanne Schmidt-McQuillanKayla Schnarr

TenorsNaoki ChibaChris FischerLanny FlemingKen FreyBrad HallsHarold JacksonLawrence SugdenPeter Thompson

BassesKen CareyMark HaslettBrian JanzenAndrew McLarenNeil McLarenKen McRoryGraham NancekivellMatthias SchmidtJames A . Walke

We are an active, working Board and we have opportunities to serve. If you are interested, please contact Ken Carey at (519) 822-0755.

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

Please consider a donation, by completing the inserted form or online using CanadaHelps.org

Conductor’s Circle ($1,000&up) Urve & Lewis Abbott Mary Lou & Doug Brock Naoki & Christina ChibaNancy & Harold JacksonPatricia Eton-Neufeld & Gerald Neufeld In Memory of Connie McLarenHarry & Mary-Jane Oussoren Spaenaur Anonymous

President’s Circle ($500&up) James Ford & Brenda Coomber Eleanor DavidsonBrad & Heather Halls Mark Haslett & Jane HouldingKen McRorySandy & Ann Middleton Sally & Gil Stelter Susan & Peter Thompson Anonymous

Chorister’s Circle ($250&up) Lynn & David BeathAlice & Ken CareyBarbara Friend Derek Hall Angelina LamSarah LoweMarta McCarthyWarren & Margaret McKenzie-LeightonSheila & Neil McLaren Marilyn Robinson Murray Dr . Stephen SomertonJonathan Spaetzel Ruth Tatham Bruce L . Taylor Margaret Wade Anonymous

Patrons ($100&up) Carol Allison Dr . Kate AndersonDr . Robert BaileyFrank & Janet BrewsterBarbara Buttars Dr . Jennifer CaspersDr . Larry ChapmanMikio & Kyoko ChibaGary & Wynne ChristieJanice ColesAnne ConnollyWilliam & Muriel CoxTerence CrowleyDave Davidson & Alison VicaryCarol DavyDr . Shah & Donnita DeenMary DinsdaleKen & Suzanne Embree Dr . Robert Enns

Ben & Norma Fear Barbara & Orland GreenJoanne GrodzinskiDr . Michael GouldLaura HarpGordon Harris Cas & JoAnne HeroldDr . James HewakWendy HickeyMegan Hodge Rhoda HolzDr . David & Rosemary HoodDr . F . IncittiD .R . Johnson Financial Services Inc .Ken & Isobel King Audrey KitchingDr . Dan KottachchiAdrian Levytsky & Karen SlatkovskyAkiko LinRon & Mel MacDonald Dr . Norman Marcon Laurie & Terry McDonaldJohn MilneAnne & John MonkhouseMichel MoreauDr . T . Morris David & Ann Murray Linda Neufeld BuhrHarold & Marilyn QuinnPatricia Ramos WardEd ReifelDr . Dan Reilly Dr . Deborah RobinsonCarl & Yvonne Rosenquist J . Douglas Sanderson Dr . Ranjit & Elspeth SinghDavid & Marie SmithSurrey Street Prescriptions Inc .Gary SvobodaTammy teWinkel Dr Tom Tobin Greta Unternahrer Felicia Urbanski & Larry SquireLane & Sya Van Geest James A . WalkePieter & Anne Wyminga Several Anonymous Donors

Friends ($50&up) Douglas Auld Jeffrey AxlerJohn & Rochelle Barnum Judith BellMichelle BottJoan BowlandJulie Chiba BransonDr . Ben ChanDr . Deborah Cook Dr . Marcel DoreG Jean Elliott

Dr . Scott Elliott Shirley GalePatti GalvinMarilyn GiffordLillian GohnDonna Gorjup Robin GowSarah Hayter Dr . Donald HubandCharles HudsonChris HutterDr . S . HuttonBrian JanzenJohn & Clara JanzenDraga JichiciSara KauneJoy KillenJacqui KowalGeorge LangeGerard Luyckx Blair & Elizabeth MacNeillSarah MainguyPatricia MartinDr . Andrew MaykutDouglas & Anna McCalla Dr . Peter McPhedranDr . Charles MinettDr . Paul MoayyediDr . S .H . MoodleyDr . David & Sonja MorganCynthia MoseleySharon NancekivellDr . Robert NorrieHenry OrrDr . Dean RasoDr . Dan & Heather SadowskiFrances Schwenger Gabriel Scullion Dr. Cary ShafirSusan SinclairMarianna SlatkovskyRichard & Debra SpeersMarion SteeleNancy & John Steele21 Surrey St . Holdings Inc .Luciano & Susan Toich: Royal LepageDr . Michelle TurnerSherron ValerioteDr . Amanda Wagler Janet Wardlaw T .K . WarleyAnn WilsonWilliam Winegard Vida Winegarden Anne & Wayne WrightSeveral Anonymous Donors

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Community SupportGraNts GratefullY receiVed from

corporate frieNds (UNDER $500)Edinburgh Optometry ClinicBob Housser PhotographySteele Bros. (Guelph, 1986) Ltd.

promotioNal partNer

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

Phone519-836-5103Emailinfo@guelphchamberchoir .caWebsitewww .guelphchamberchoir .caCharitable registration Number87575 6769 RR0001

THEATRE ETIQUETTESo 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.

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

coNcert spoNsors

soloist spoNsors

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heartfelt thaNKs to our commuNitY spoNsors: