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Monday Morning Singers Performance www.mmsingers.org When: Friday, May 12, 2017 @ 7:30 pm

The always sensational Monday Morning Singers pay tribute to Canada’s First Nations in a heartfelt performance at St. Paul’s Anglican Church.

150 Years of Canadian Music Uxbridge Chamber Choir www.uxbridgechamberchoir.ca When: May 28, 2017 @ 3 pm Taking the stage at Trinity United Church, the Uxbridge Chamber Choir celebrates 150 Years of Canadian Music with songs from some of our country’s most influential composers.

Pineridge Chorus Performances http://www.pineridgechorusuxbridge.ca You can catch two performances by the Pineridge Chorus - one of Uxbridge’s lively and melodic singing groups. These are both fantastic events for the whole family.

Canadian Music Night at the Foster Memorial When: June 2, 2017 @ 7:30pm Take in one of the famous Friday evening concerts at Foster Memorial with friends, family and the vocal stylings of the Pineridge Chorus.

EVENTS

Run for the Diamond Uxbridge Half Marathon Saturday, April 15, 2017 – 08:30am to 12:30pm Wooden Sticks Golf Club

Day Out with Thomas August 11 to August 13, 2017 – ALL DAY August 18 to August 20, 2017 – ALL DAY Location: YDHR Station – 15 Railway St., Uxbridge For info visit: www.ydhr.ca

Uxbridge Lions Art in the Park August 19 to August 20, 2017 – 10:00am to 5:00pm Location: Elgin Park, Uxbridge www.uxbridgelionsartinthepark.com Canada 150 Tea When: June 4, 2017 @ 2pm – 4pm Tea, treats and the sweet sound of music! This event takes place at Uxbridge Seniors Centre, and will provide a delightful afternoon of entertainment.

Canada Day Parade When: July 1, 2017 @ 4pm. For the first time ever, Uxbridge will be hosting a Canada Day Parade. Making its way through the downtown area to the festivities at Elgin Park, the parade will celebrate with music and historic costumes from various decades. Anyone is welcome to join the parade as it makes its way through town. Once at the park, people can enjoy food, games and music from talents like Leah Daniels. The evening will close with a display of fireworks worthy of Canada’s sesquicentennial.

The Uxbridge Fall Fair: Made in Canada When: September 8, 2017 to September 10, 2017 Head down to Elgin Park for one of Uxbridge’s most anticipated yearly events. In honour of Canada’s 150th birthday, the 153rd Fair will be celebrating everything that’s great about Canada with festivities, fun and food. To learn more about the Uxbridge Fall Fair, please visit www.uxbridgefair.ca.

All these events serve to popularize Uxbridge as a hot-spot for residents and visitors - not only for Canada’s 150, but every year. It’s going to be incredible for our town - and for business - so get ready!

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CANADIAN MUSIC IDENTITY AT CONFEDERATION

by Kathy Normandeau

I became curious about a national identity in music at the time of Confederation and found that indeed music reflecting our diverse settlers’ experiences abounded. The need to embrace the Canadian landscape required musical expression through songs, fiddle tunes and was recorded on sheet music, piano music and orchestra.

Thanks to the Library and Archives of Canada (www.collectionscanada.gc.ca) I found many pieces written in 1867. In the year of Confederation the popular Maple Leaf Forever was written by Alexander Muir as well as This Canada of Ours by JD Edgar and EH Ridout. The Canadian Boat Song was also written in 1867 by Thomas More about rowing cheerfully up the St. Lawrence river as was the Civil Service Galop by R.H.Brown in honour of the work “our wonderful civil service was doing.” There were longer musical pieces written specifically to engage points of view such as the comic opera Converting a Nova Scotia Fisherman by Jean Baptiste and Elzear La Belle, Much of the music was written for performance at the piano. Piano Manufacture was a top employer in the original four provinces of Canada from 1832 to 1914. The Uxbridge Cabinet Company, later known as the Uxbridge Piano and Organ Co., was very busy during that time and began building some of the prettiest reed organs available. The tradition of music in Uxbridge was well established by 1867 and the Ontario Hall had been built by then as a meeting place for musical entertainment. The Uxbridge Music Hall now stands at this location.

Yes, Canadians wrote music about their countryside, their people, and their opinions.

Kathy Normandeau with an upright Palace Grand piano built by Uxbridge Piano and Organ company. Photo Courtesy of the Uxbridge Times Journal.

With an impressive spread of award-winning choirs to its name, it’s no wonder Uxbridge’s Canada Day Celebrations will feature music. There’s never been a more patriotic time to see our local talent perform.

The sweet-sounding celebrations kick off on April 29th with the One Voice Singers, who will showcase Canadian songs in their performance, Oh Canada! Still Strong, Still Free. Music Director, Charles White, looks forward to the event, saying that while he always likes to include some Canadian repertoire in each of the choir’s concerts, “it is a particular pleasure to plan an entire show featuring Canadian themes by Canadian composers and arrangers.”

The choir’s set-list hones in on our country’s beginnings. “Two modes of transportation were very important in the early development and settlement of Canada – water and rail.” White says. “All The Little Rivers by Larry Nickel speaks of the importance of transportation by water, and Canadian Pacific by Ray Griff, emphasis the significance of travel by rail.”

Actor Kenneth Welsh will be joining the Monday Morning Singers as they pay homage to Canada’s First Nations. Their set list includes, Snowforms, by R. Murray Schafer, which is sung using Inuit words for snow, and Watane (Iroquois Soundscape), by Mark Sirett. Other special guests include Inuit artist, drummer and throat singer, Louisa Gillespie, as well as Edward Tait (double bass), Harcus Hennigar (French horn), Joan Andrews (flute), and Dan Simmons, (percussion).

The Uxbridge Chamber Choir’s 150 Years of Canadian Music will give their audience a harmonious tour through the decades, featuring the loon-song melody, Keewadin by Harry Freedman, as well as music from the inspired and influential Canadian composer, Harry Somers.

Linda Morrison, Music Director of the Pineridge Chorus speaks to the enthusiasm felt by music-lovers about these musical tributes. “Preparing for - and singing at - these events will allow us to demonstrate how much we enjoy singing, especially about our wonderful country.” Their set list includes a highly-anticipated four-part harmony version of O Canada, which you can hear on two separate occasions: first at the Foster Memorial and then again at their Canada 150 Tea.

The passion and dedication of these choirs shows that music isn’t just an interlude to Uxbridge’s celebrations, but a driving force behind them.

For a the full line-up of Canada 150 events - including concert dates and times - please refer to Uxbridge’s Celebrates Canada 150 on pages 3 & 9. One Voice Singers Photo courtesy of Attila Demjen, snapd Stouffville/Uxbridge

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