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Welcome to SOMETHING TO SING ABOUT!

250 singers in seven choirs from Greater Sudbury and Manitoulin Island have come

together this evening to share their love of music, and to celebrate music’s power to

engage, inspire, and educate. This family-oriented choral concert features a variety of

traditional and contemporary selections, performed by singers of all ages. It promises

to be a wonderful evening in support of children and youth in Northeastern Ontario.

The organizers would like to thank all of the choir directors, singers, accompanists,

and behind-the-scenes helpers for their many hours of rehearsal in preparation for

this once-in-a-lifetime musical celebration. And everyone involved would like to

thank YOU, the audience, for being here this evening. All of the proceeds from this

fundraising concert will be donated to three charities that benefit children and youth:

the Kiwanis Music Festival of Sudbury, the Joan Mantle Music Trust, and NEO Kids

Foundation. They are grateful for your generous support.

We hope you enjoy this one-of-a-kind experience, and we encourage you to sing

along as often as you can!

Ralph McIntosh, Producer

Thank you for sharing this special evening with us!

VIOLA 150 - A viola recital with Henry Janzen, viola and Robert Hall, piano

Sunday, May 21 at 3 pm St. Andrew’s Place, 111 Larch St.

Admission $15 - Students/Seniors $10 Tickets available at the door

PROGRAM

MASSED CHOIR & AUDIENCE O Canada & Something to Sing About! Ralph McIntosh, Accompanist (the lyrics are printed in your program)

OPENING REMARKS Government Representatives / Special Guests

NICKEL CITY SOUND Wanda Olsen, Director Sudbury Saturday Night Stompin’ Tom Connors, arr. by Tom Gentry We Rise Again Leon Dubinsky, arr. by Russ Foris

SUDBURY CHAMBER SINGERS Nicholas Ross, Director / Matt Kallio, Accompanist The cold demands a silence Steven Chatman Feller from Fortune Harry Somers

SING-ALONG Vive la Canadienne & Ah! Si mon moine voulait danser

SUDBURY SECONDARY SCHOOL Stephane Ostrander, Director A Place to Stand Richard Morris & Dolores Claman Sing, Sing Serena Ryder

C R JUDD PUBLIC SCHOOL & YOUNG SUDBURY SINGERS Heather Charsley & David Buley, Directors / Helena Cheu, Accompanist Klee Wyck Brian Tate Trolls Clifford Crawley A Great Big Sea Lori Ann Dolloff Gee, I’m Glad I’m No One Else But Me and Ice Cream from “Anne of Green Gables” by Don Harron & Norman Campbell We Will Sing Ennis, arr. by David Buley

SING-ALONG A Place to Stand & Ca-na-da (Dick Perras, trumpet)

THE ISLAND SINGERS Chris Theijsmeijer, Director / Ray Scott & Sam Cooper, Accompanists

I Dreamed of Rain Jan Garrett, arr. by Larry Nickel Royal Hudson Dave Baker, arr. by Larry Nickel

BEL CANTO CHORUS Pamela Teed, Director / Charlene Biggs, Accompanist Gloria (from Missa Pax) Timothy Corlis Un canadien errant French Canadian folk song, arr. by Donald Kendrick

MASSED CHOIR & AUDIENCE This Land is Your Land (new lyrics by A. Witty) Alison Witty, Accompanist

MASSED CHOIR Ralph McIntosh, Director Song for Canada Paul Halley Matt Kallio, Accompanist This is My Home Bob Buckley

O Canada (music by C. Lavallee / words by A. Routhier & R. S. Weir)

O Canada! Our home and native land! True patriot love in all thy sons command.

Car ton bras sait porter l’épée, Il sait porter la croix! Ton histoire est une epopee Des plus brillants exploits.

God keep our land glorious and free! O Canada, we stand on guard for thee. O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.

Something to Sing About (words and music by Oscar Brand) Introduction: Yes, there's something to sing about, tune up a string about, Call out in chorus or quietly hum Of a land that’s still young, with a ballad that's still unsung Telling the promise of great things to come Chorus: From the Vancouver Island to the Alberta Highland 'Cross the Prairies, the lakes to Ontario's towers From the sound of Mount Royal's chimes, up to the Maritimes Something to sing about, this land of ours Verse 1: I have walked ‘cross the sand near the Grand Banks of Newfoundland Eased on the ridge of the Miramichi Seen the waves tear and roar on the stone coast of Labrador Watched them roll back to the Great Northern Sea Chorus: From the Vancouver Island to the Alberta Highland (etc.) Verse 2: I have wandered my way to the wild wood of Hudson Bay Treated my toes to Quebec's morning dew Where the sweet morning breeze touched the leaves of the maple trees Singing this song that I'm sharing with you Verse 3: I have welcomed the dawn from the fields of Saskatchewan Followed the sun to the Vancouver shore Watched it climb shiny new up the snow peaks of Caribou Up to the clouds where the wild Rockies soar Chorus: From the Vancouver Island to the Alberta Highland (etc.) Coda: Yes, there’s something to sing about, something to sing about, Something to sing about, This – land – of – ours!

Vive la Canadienne (French Canadian folk song)

1. Vive la Canadienne Vole mon coeur vole Vive la Canadienne Et ses jolis yeux doux.

CHOIR: Et ses jolis yeux doux doux doux Et ses jolis yeux doux. x2

Repeat Vive la Canadienne

2. Nous la menons aux noces Vole mon coeur vole Nous la menons aux noces Dans tous ses beaux atours.

CHOIR: Dans tous ses beaux atours tours tours Dans tous ses beaux atours. x2

Repeat Nous la menons aux noces

3. On danse avec nos blondes Vole mon coeur vole On danse avec nos blondes Nous changeons tour à tour.

CHOIR: Nous changeons tour à tour tour tour Nous changeons tour à tour. x2

Repeat On danse avec nos blondes

4. Vive la Canadienne Vole mon coeur vole Vive la Canadienne Et ses jolis yeux doux.

AUDIENCE: Et ses jolis yeux doux doux doux Et ses jolis yeux doux. x2

Vive la Canadienne Vole mon coeur vole Vive la Canadienne Et ses jolis yeux doux.

(Repeat faster) Vive la Canadienne Vole mon coeur vole Vive la Canadienne Et ses jolis yeux doux!

Ah! Si mon moine voulait danser (French Canadian folk song) Choirs: Ah! Si mon moine voulait danser (repeat) Un capuchon je lui donnerais (repeat) Everyone: Danse, mon moine, danse! Tu n’entends pas la danse Tu n’entends pas mon moulin, lon la Tu n’entends pas mon moulin marcher. Choirs: Ah! Si mon moine voulait danser (repeat) Un ceinturon je lui donnerais (repeat) Everyone: Danse, mon moine, danse! (etc.) Follow this pattern for all six verses (choirs sing the verse, everyone sings the chorus) Verse 3 – Un chapelet Verse 4 – Un froc de bur’ Verse 5 – Un beau psautier 6. Choirs: S’il n’avait fait voeu de pauvreté (repeat) Bien d’autres chose je lui donnerais (repeat) Everyone: Danse, mon moine, danse! (etc.) Everyone: Repeat the chorus again, faster – shout the last word “marcher!”

A Place to Stand (music by D. Claman / words by R. Morris, 1967) Give us a place to stand and a place to grow And call this land ONTARIO A place to live for you and me With hopes as high as the tallest tree Give us a land of lakes and a land of snow And we will build ONTARIO A place to stand, a place to grow, ONTARI-ARI-ARIO! From Western Hills to Northern Shores To Niagara Falls where the waters roar Give us a land of peace where the free winds blow And we will build ONTARIO A place to stand, a place to grow, ONTARI-ARI-ARIO! Give us a place to stand and a place to grow And call this land ONTARIO From Western Hills to Northern Shores To Niagara Falls where the waters roar Give us a land of peace where the free winds blow And we will build ONTARIO Choirs: A place to stand! (Audience: A place to stand!) Choirs: A place to grow! (Audience: A place to grow!) Everyone: ONTARI-ARI-A-RI-O!

Ca-Na-Da (words & music by Bobby Gimby, 1967)

Ca-na-da! (one little, two little, three Canadians) We love thee! (now we are twenty million) Ca-na-da! (four little, five little, six little Provinces) Proud (now we are ten and the Territories) And free! (sea to sea!) North, South, East, West, there’ll be happy times Church bells will ring, ring, ring! It’s the hundredth anniversary of Confederation, Ev’rybody sing together Ca-na-da! (un petit, deux petit, trois Canadiens) Notre pays (maintenant nous sommes vingt millions) Ca-na-da! (quatre petites, cinq petites, six petites Provinces) Longue (et nous sommes dix plus le Territoires) Vie! (longue vie!) Hurrah! Vive le Canada, Three cheers: Hip, Hip, Hooray! Le Centenaire! That’s the order of the day! Frére Jacques, Frére Jacques, Merrily we roll along together all the way! (Trumpet solo) North, South, East, West, there’ll be happy times Church bells will ring, ring, ring! It’s the hundredth anniversary of Confederation, Ev’rybody sing together Ca-na-da! (un petit, deux petit, trois Canadiens) Notre pays (maintenant nous sommes vingt millions) Ca-na-da! (quatre petites, cinq petites, six petites Provinces) Longue (et nous sommes dix plus le Territoires) Vie! (longue vie!)

Hurrah! Vive le Canada, Three cheers: Hip, Hip, Hooray! Le Centenaire! That’s the order of the day! Frére Jacques, Frére Jacques, Merrily we roll along together all the way!

Choir: La la la la, la la la la la, La la la la la la.

Everyone: Frére Jacques, Frére Jacques, Merrily we roll along together all the way!

This Land is Your Land (Woody Guthrie / The Travellers)

New verses by Alison Witty Chorus: This land is your land, this land is my land, From Bonavista, to the Vancouver Island From the Arctic Circle to the Great Lake waters, This land was made for you and me Verse 1: As I was walking the Nickel District highway, I saw above me a giant nickel I saw beside me a giant mine tower This town is great for you and me! Verse 2: This town is your home, this town is my home, From west to Lively and then east to Markstay It’s the north to Chelmsford and the south to Estaire This town was made for you and me! Chorus: This land is your land, this land is my land (etc.) Verse 3: As I was driving that old sixty-nine highway I saw around me the Valley East landscape But all the evergreens were not green but white, For snow time is great for you and me! Verse 4: The Valley East land, home to Val Caron North to Val Therese and then on to Hanmer And if you keep travelling on the roads in Valley East You’ll get to Sudbury Airport. Chorus: This land is your land, this land is my land (etc.) Verse 5: As I was biking a trail by water I saw beside me the big Lake Ramsey And then across there, Laurentian students too, This town is great for you and me! Verse 6: We are Sudbury, and now we’re Greater Go east to Garson and then north to Falconbridge South to Wahnapitae and west to Copper Cliff Northern Ontario for us!! Sudbury made for you and me!!!

THANK YOU!

All 250 participants – singers, directors, accompanists and helpers

Bill Sanders, Technical Director, Fraser Auditorium Young Sudbury Singers, Sudbury Secondary School

and Nickel City Sound for the risers Anne & Roger Pile, for their assistance with set up

Long & McQuade Musical Instruments, for the choir mics David Buley, Ray Scott & Alison Witty, for their musical arrangements

Program Cover and Poster Design: Christine Lewis, Carousel Photo Design

Program & Ticket Design: Ralph McIntosh

Publicity: Linda Ecclestone & Ralph McIntosh Box Office and Front of House: Cora Eckert (Sudbury Theatre Centre),

Michelle Ciulini, Marybeth Hickey, Julie Kelly, Carolyn Otto, Heather Parker, Alison Witty

The proceeds from tonight’s concert will benefit the following charities; THANK YOU for your support!

Kiwanis Music Festival of Sudbury The Kiwanis Music Festival of Sudbury welcomes

entries in piano, vocal, strings, guitar, woodwind,

brass, speech arts, accordion, music theatre,

handbells, percussion, recorder, choral, band,

orchestra and chamber groups.

Each year, private music students and school groups perform for adjudicators who

critique their performances, offering suggestions to improve their musical

interpretation and praising the musicians for well-delivered performances. Students

gain a new perspective of how to interpret their music, and learn tips for practicing

and performing.

The closing Stars of Excellence concert showcases the highlight performances in each

of the various categories, and celebrates the winners of a wide array of awards

donated by groups and individuals from the community. Each student or group is

encouraged to reach their personal level of excellence in preparation for the yearly

competition.

The Kiwanis Club of Sudbury sponsors this festival each year in order to better the

lives of children and youth in our community – we believe that music education helps

create good citizens, great employers and strong leaders!

The Joan Mantle Music Trust was established in the fall of 2008 to help refresh,

modernize and revitalize school music programs in Rainbow District School Board.

The Trust allocates funding for musical instruments and equipment to selected

schools on a rotating basis. The Trust also accepts the donation of new and used

musical instruments and allocates them to schools in need. This ensures that there is

an ongoing improvement in the condition of musical equipment throughout the

Board, allowing for students to achieve more in their musical studies together.

Rainbow District School Board is grateful to the community for its generous

contributions to the Trust, and thanks the concert organizers, participants and

attendees for your support.

ABOUT JOAN MANTLE Joan Mantle dedicated many years to music education in Rainbow Schools, and was

delighted to be named the patron of the Trust. “Music education benefits students in

many ways,” she said. “Music is a universal language that enriches the mind and

nourishes the spirit. When students gain an appreciation of music and learn practical

skills, they discover a source of enjoyment and personal satisfaction that will last a

lifetime.” Joan Mantle passed away in 2009, after a courageous battle with cancer.

For more information about the Trust, visit www.rainbowschools.ca

Contact: Emily Caruso Parnell, Arts Education Consultant, Rainbow DSB

705 523 3308, ext. 8217 carusoe@rscloud.ca

NEO Kids Foundation NEO Kids is Northeastern Ontario’s hub for specialized children’s care. The goal of NEO

Kids is to ensure as many children as possible

stay in the North to get the care they need, in

a child-and youth-centred environment that

promotes health and well-being.

NEO Kids is home to over 20 specialized

outpatient clinics and services. But, the NEO

Kids home is already too small for the critical

care they need to provide for our children.

http://www.rainbowschools.ca/mailto:carusoe@rscloud.ca

FAMILY-FRIENDLY OFFERINGS Step into the magical world of the theatre!

Sudbury Theatre Centre offers a variety of performances suitable for young audiences.

Appropriate for Grade 2+

J.M Barrie’s classic tale of imagination and wonder comes to life on the STC stage! This fantastical story follows the Darling children and their adventures with Peter Pan, the “boy who won’t grow up” and his pixie friend Tinkerbell. After flying to Neverland, the children befriend Peter’s troupe of Lost Boys, and tangle with the villainous Captain Hook. Will they defeat his surly gang of pirates and find their way home again?

The Students on Stage program engages students aged 10 to 17 in the process of creating a major theatrical production, culminating in a series of performances for parents and the community. This production will feature over 25 student actors from across the Greater Sudbury area.

Last year’s performances of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe played to sold-out audiences – book well in advance to avoid disappointment.

Three Performances – Friday, May 26 at 7 pm and Saturday, May 27 at 2 pm and 7 pm

To reserve your tickets online, visit www.sudburytheatre.ca or contact boxoffice@sudburytheatre.ca 705 674 8381

http://www.sudburytheatre.ca/mailto:boxoffice@sudburytheatre.ca

CELEBRATING ONTARIO150

2017 is an exciting and festive year where Ontarians have the opportunity to come together and celebrate our incredible province. Over the course of this year, Ontarians will recognize and celebrate our province’s qualities and values with a range of events and initiatives across the province. Through the Ontario150 grant programs and series of key Signature Initiatives, we will engage youth, encourage cultural expression, promote participation in sport and recreation, and create jobs and economic opportunities across the province.

As one of the charter members of Confederation, Ontario’s story has always been central to the story of Canada. The Government of Ontario has committed to play a lead role in recognizing the significance of this historic milestone and to make the 150th anniversary of Ontario and Canada an occasion for pride and celebration across the province. Throughout 2017, the Ontario150 Secretariat is supporting events and programs across the province that showcase our diverse communities and encourage Ontarians to get involved and celebrate. The commemorations will allow individual Ontarians and communities to tell their unique stories in their own way – to celebrate our achievements, acknowledge lessons learned and recommit to building an inclusive, prosperous society.

THE ORGANIZERS ARE GRATEFUL TO THE MINISTRY OF TOURISM, CULTURE AND SPORT FOR THEIR SUPPORT OF THIS SPECIAL ONTARIO150 EVENT.