Come
and Sing Some Melodious Sonnet!
John
Henderson and Pippa Hall invite you to their
Annual
Winter Solstice Sacred Harp Sing
Saturday,
2 January 2010
Singing
1:30 to 5:00 pm
Potluck
supper to follow
Carsonby
R.A. Hall
6045
Hwy. #73 (Prince of Wales) Carsonby, Ontario
For
further details or directions call John and Pippa at 613-489-0773
Come
and Be Restored!
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What
better way to kick off a new season of singing by starting
with a special sing at
Upper Canada Village
Heritage Park
in
Morrisburg, Ontario at Christ Church (built in 1837)
Sunday,
October 4th, 2009
Meet
at the gates at 1:00 p.m.
Schedule:
Singers will meet with village coordinator before the
singing starts. Singers are invited to sit in on the usual
village church service (in the Christ Church building)
at 1:30 p.m. as part of the "congregation".
Singers stay on in the church to act as a “guest choir”
for an hour or so thereafter.
Costuming
will not be required
Admission
to the village will be free for all singers involved -
village gates open at 9:30 a.m. People would be free to
arrive early and have lunch on site. Otherwise, make sure
you have lunch before you get there. There is no provision
for "dinner on the grounds", but those who want
to can arrange to have a meal together after the singing.
NOTE:
Those
planning to arrive early will have to provide me with
names so that we can present a list in advance. Otherwise,
simply arrive at the gates for 1 PM.
More
information about Upper Canada Village at http://www.uppercanadavillage.com
Directions
to Upper Canada Village from Ottawa: Upper Canada Village
is located about 100 km from downtown Ottawa, 11 km east
of Morrisburg and 29 km west of Cornwall. A little over
an hour drive from Ottawa. - Take Highway 31 (Bank Street)
south to Morrisburg. Turn left on County Road 2 (formerly
Highway 2) and travel east 11 km. - Alternatively, take
Highway 416 to Highway 401, travel east to exit 758 (Upper
Canada Road). Travel south then turn left on County Road
2 (formerly Highway 2) and travel east 2 km.
Feel
free to contact me by e-mail or phone if you have any
questions.
Roger's
Daytime phone: 613-782-3018 Evening phone (Roger or Harlin):
613-842-4985 rgeroux
@ rogers.com , harlin @ billsparcel.ca
(remove spaces to email)
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Village
Harmony World Music Youth Choir Returns to Nepean
Village Harmony, the unique and lively teen world music
ensemble based in Vermont, led by Larry Gordon, Patty
Cuyler and Robert Bouthillier, returns to Nepean for a
concert on Friday, August 14 at 7:30 pm at Barrhaven
United Church. Suggested admission at the door is
$10, $5 for students and seniors. For information call
: (613) 825-1707.
The
concert will include traditional Quebecois music, American
shape-note, gospel and Appalachian harmonies, traditional
music from Caucasus Georgia and Bulgaria, South African
songs and dances, and renaissance motets. The a cappella
voices will be joined on many numbers by a band of fiddles,
percussion and wind instruments.
Village
Harmony is an umbrella organization based in Vermont which
every summer sponsors ten ensembles like this one, both
in New England and in numerous foreign countries. Each
group develops its own unique sound, but all share common
traits: a powerful, natural, unrestrained, vocal sound;
a remarkable variety of vocal styles and timbres, as appropriate
to the many varieties of ethnic and traditional music;
and the visible, vibrant community among the singers and
audience as they share in a joyous celebration of music.
This particular group, drawn from eight US states and
two provinces, rehearsed intensively for eight days at
a retreat center on Lake Simcoe near Toronto before taking
this program on the road for two weeks of performances.
For further information visit the Village Harmony website:
www.villageharmony.org
Special
guest leader Robert Bouthillier from Quebec, leader of
the trio Serre L'Ecoute, is one of the foremost collectors,
teachers and interpreters of traditional Quebecois song.
For decades he has been collecting songs from older singers
in Quebec and the Acadian regions of New Brunswick and
has created harmonized version of many of these for group
performance. He is director of Conseil Quebecois du Patrimonie
Vivant.
Larry
Gordon and Patty Cuyler are the co-directors of Village
Harmony and have a worldwide reputation for their extraordinary
breadth of repertoire and experience with harmony singing
traditions from many parts of the globe. Village Harmony's
many recordings and songbooks will be available for sale
at the concert.
SPECIAL
NOTE: Volunteers requested to billet teens &
adults, contact Susan
for more information.
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Tell
the people the sun is returning.
Tell them, too, that you heard it from one whose kind
has been granted this learning.
Spring will come. Spring will come.*
Spring
will Come so come and Sing!
The
Annual Ottawa Sacred harp Spring Equinox Sing
will take place
22 March 2009, 1:30-5:00 p.m.
at Jockvale Heritage School
3131 Jockvale Road (see below for directions)
Potluck Supper to follow at the
home of Susan Oke 6 Langholm Crescent
(directions provided at the Sing)
For more information, call Susan at 613-825-4311
Welcome
spring with this special sing!
Directions
to the school
From the north: go south on Greenbank to Strandherd Dr.,
turn right (just south of the Canadian Tire). The second
traffic light is Jockvale and the school is on the corner
to your right; turn right and right again into the school
parking lot.
From the south: go north on Jockvale to Greenbank. Turn
right on Greenbank and go north to Strandherd Dr. Turn
left onto Strandherd. The second traffic light is Jockvale
and the school is on the corner to your right; turn right
and right again into the school parking lot.
*
from the Song "Spring will come" by Howard L. Kaplan,
1985
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John
Henderson and Pippa Hall invite you once again to join
them for the
Annual
Winter Solstice Sacred Harp Sing
Saturday,
27 December 2008
1:30
to 5:00 pm
potluck
supper to follow
Carsonby
R.A. Hall
6045
Hwy. #73 (Prince of Wales) Carsonby, Ontario
For
more information contact Pippa and John at 613-489-0773
Make
your holiday plans now to see the old year out and the
new year in
raising
the rafters in Carsonby
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Annual
Summer Solstice Sing
Carsonby
R.A. Hall
21
June 2008, 1:30-5:00 p.m.
Summer is just around the corner!
John
and Pippa will once more be hosting the sing at
Carsonby
R.A. Hall, Carsonby, Ontario
6045
Hwy. #73 (Prince of Wales) 21 June 2008
Singing
1:30 - 5:00
Potluck
Dinner to follow.
For directions or further details please contact Barbara
Tose at 613-729-1015
There
is no conflict with Father's Day this year so we hope
to see a full house!
See
you there!
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VILLAGE
HARMONY AT OTTAWA FOLK FESTIVAL
15
AUGUST 2008, Barrhaven United Church
3013
Jockvale Rd, Nepean, ON K2C 3H2, Canada
AND
16/17
AUGUST 2008, Performances/workshops
Ottawa
Folk Festival, Britannia Park
SURE
TO BE AN INTERESTING & ECLECTIC EXPERIENCE (INCLUDES
SHAPENOTE)
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Come
Sing In the Spring!
