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On <strong>April</strong> 26, The Toronto<br />
Children's Chorus welcomes the<br />
Gondwana Voices, Australia's<br />
national children's choir. Th~<br />
program includes a world<br />
premiere, entitled Kungala<br />
Rainbird by well-known Australian<br />
composer, cellist and choral<br />
conductor Stephen Leek. As.well,<br />
the choirs will perform music by<br />
Hungarian Gyorgy Ligeti and<br />
Canadians Imant Raminsh, Keith<br />
Bissell and Harry Freedman.<br />
We too Often take Jean<br />
Ashworth Bartie's choir for<br />
granted. As they head toward their<br />
. 25th anniversary ·next year, they<br />
remain dedicated to high standards,<br />
rigorous music education and are<br />
Canada's musical ambassadors,<br />
forging human connections and<br />
friendships with children's choirs<br />
all around the world.<br />
Next month, in WholeNote's<br />
special Choral Edition, I'll have a<br />
slightly expanded column, taking a<br />
look at a sensational three-choir<br />
performance of Berlioz' Requiem,<br />
talking with Ruth Watson<br />
Henderson as she reaches a life<br />
milestone and examining the role<br />
of choral music in the lives of<br />
Torontonians.<br />
Larry Beckwith<br />
can be reachedat<br />
beckwith@thewholenote.com<br />
Mississauga<br />
Children's<br />
Choir<br />
AUDITIONS<br />
<strong>2003</strong> - 2004 SEASON<br />
are being held in<br />
<strong>April</strong> and May<br />
GIRLS AND BOYS<br />
(unchanged voices)<br />
TRAINING CHORUS<br />
Ages 6 - 8<br />
CHILDREN'S CHORUS<br />
Ages 8- 12<br />
YOUTH CHORUS<br />
Ages 12 - 17<br />
For information or<br />
an Audition Appointment<br />
Telephone: 905-624-9704<br />
Email: mcc@eol.ca<br />
www.mississaugachildrenschoir.com<br />
The Toronto Welsh<br />
Male Voice Choir<br />
Music Director David Low<br />
Accompanist Susan Ball<br />
Spring Concert<br />
Guest Soloist<br />
Robert Stewart, baritone<br />
Claire Preston, accompanist<br />
Guest Organist, Peter Merrick<br />
Saturday, May 3, <strong>2003</strong>,<br />
at 7:30pm<br />
Eglinton,Saint George's<br />
United Church, 35 Lytton Blvd.<br />
(1 block west of Yonge St., 4 lights<br />
south of Lawrence)<br />
Tickets: $20<br />
Information: 416-760-8723<br />
The TWMVC proudly draws on the<br />
great Welsh tradition of singing<br />
hymns and songs born of the<br />
mountains and valleys of Wales. Yet<br />
. it also emphasizes a multicultural<br />
context ifl its broad repertoire:<br />
.spirituals, operatic arias, North<br />
American folk songs as well as<br />
Broadway show tunes.<br />
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