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Sheila Dietrich, SopranoCarolynne Davy, Mezzo-SopranoJanice Coles, Mezzo-SopranoChris Fischer, TenorLanny Fleming, TenorGordon Burnett, Bass

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Program V irtuoso BaroqueGloria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741) Gloria Et in terra pax Laudamus te

Sheila Dietrich & Carolynne Davy, soloists

Gratias agimus tibi Propter magnam gloriam Domine Deus, Rex coelestis

Carolynne Davy, soloist

Domine Fili unigenite Domine Deus, agnus Dei

Janice Coles, soloist

Qui tollis peccata mundi Qui sedes ad dexteram Patris

Carolynne Davy, soloist

Quoniam tu solus sanctus Cum sancto spiritu

Dominus regnavit (Psalm 92) . . . . Jean-Joseph Cassanéa de Mondonville (1711-1772) Dominus regnavit Etenimfirmavitorbemterrae

Chris Fischer, Lanny Fleming, Gordon Burnett, soloists

Parata sedes tuaSheila Dietrich & Carolynne Davy, soloists

Elavaveruntflumina,Domine Testimonia tua

Sheila Dietrich, soloist

Gloria Patri et Filio

Intermisson

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Program cont’dDixit Dominus (Psalm 110) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) Dixit Dominus

Sheila Dietrich, Janice Coles, Chris Fischer, soloists

Virgam virtutisJanice Coles, soloist

Tecum principiumSheila Dietrich, soloist

Juravit Dominus Tu es sacerdos Dominus a dextris tuis

Sheila Dietrich, Carolynne Davy, Janice Coles

Chris Fischer, Gordon Burnett, soloists

Judicabit in nationibus De torrente in via bibet

Sheila Dietrich & Carolynne Davy, soloists

Gloria Patri, et Filio

Musica Viva Orchestra

ViolinRona GoldensherJulie Baumgartel

Viola Sheila SmythMatt Antal

Cello Kerri McGonigle

Contrabass Jeff rey Stokes

OboeGillian HowardRuth Denton

BassoonHeather Carruthers

TrumpetShawn Spicer

OrganChristopher Dawes

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TranslationsGloria

Gloria in excelsis Deo et in terra pax hominibus bonae voluntatis .

Laudamus te, benedicimus te, adoramus te, glorificamus te,

gratias agimus tibi propter magnam gloriam tuam,

Domine Deus, Rex coelestis, Deus Pater omnipotens .

Domine Fili unigenite, Jesus Christe,

Domine Deus, Agnus Dei, Filius Patris, qui tollis peccata mundi, miserere nobis;

qui tollis peccata mundi, suscipe deprecationem nos-tram .

Qui sedes ad dexteram Patris, miserere nobis .

Quoniam tu solus Sanctus, tu solus Dominus,tu solus altissimus, Jesu Christe,

cum Sancto Spiritu in gloria Dei Patris . Amen .

Glory to God in the highest, and peace on earth to all of good will .

We praise you, we bless you, we adore you, we glorify you,

we give you thanks for your great glory,

O Lord God, heavenly king, God the father almighty .

O Lord Jesus Christ, only begotten son,

Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, who takes away the sins of the world, have mercy on us;

You who take away the sins of the world, receive our prayer .

You who sit at the right hand of the Father, have mercy on us .

You alone are the holy one, you alone are the Lord, you alone are the most high, Jesus Christ,

with the Holy Spirit, in the glory of God the Father . Amen .

Dominus reGnavit

Dominus regnavit, decorem indutus est: Indutus est Dominus fortitudinem, et praecinxit se .

Etenim firmavit orbem terrae, qui non commovebitur .

Parata sedes tua ex tunc; A saeculo tu es .

Elevaverunt flumina, Domine, Elevaverunt flumina vocem suam, Elevaverunt flumina fluctus suos, A vocibus aquarum multarum . Mirabiles elationes maris; Mirabilis in altis Dominus .

Testimonia tua credibilia facta sunt nimis; Domum tuam decet sanctitudo, Domine, in longitudinem dierum .

Gloria Patri et Filio et Spiritui Sancto . Sicut erat in principio, et nunc, et semper, et in saecula saeculorum, Amen .

The Lord reigns, he is clothed with majesty: The Lord is clothed in strength, and has girded himself .

For indeed he has made firm the earth, which will not be displaced .

Your throne is prepared from of old; You are beyond the age .

The floods have lifted up, O Lord, The floods have lifted up their voice, The floods have lifted up their waves, From the voices of many waters . Wonderful are the risings of the sea; Wonderful on high is the Lord .

Your evidences have been made greatly believable; Holiness befits your house, O Lord, into the length of days .

Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit . As it was in the beginning, is now, and forever, and to the ages of ages, Amen .

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Dixit Dominus Domino meo:Sede a dextris meis, donec ponam inimicos tuos scabellum pedum tuorum .

Virgam virtutis tuae emittet Dominus ex Sion: dominare in medio inimicorum tuorum .

Tecum principium in die virtutis tuae in splendoribus sanctorum: ex utero, ante luciferum, genui te .

Juravit Dominus et non poenitebit eum:

Tu es sacerdos in aeternum secundum ordinem Melchisedech .

Dominus a dextris tuis; confregit in die irae suae reges .

Judicabit in nationibus, implebit ruinas; conquassabit capita in terra multorum .

De torrente in via bibet; propterea exaltabit caput .Gloria Patri, et Filio . . .

The Lord’s proclamation to my lord:“Sit down at my right hand until I make your enemies your footstool!”

The Lord extends your dominion from Zion .Rule in the midst of your enemies!

Your people willingly follow you when you go into battle .On the holy hills at sunrise your youth belongs to you .

The Lord makes an oathand will not revoke it:

“You are an eternal priest after the pattern of Melchizedek.”

O sovereign Lord, at your right handhe strikes down kings, in the day he unleashes his anger.

He executes judgment against the nations;he fills the valleys with corpses;he shatters their heads over the vast battlefield.

From the stream along the way he drinks;then he lifts up his head .

Glory to the Father and to the Son…

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Described as “sparkling, secure, and ethereal” (KW Record), Canadian soprano sheila Dietrich is a versatile and in-demand young performer whose style and vocal technique shine in both concert and operatic roles .

Sheila has appeared as a soloist with ensembles across Canada including Les Violons du Roy, Capella Intima, Nota Bene Baroque Players, TACTUS, the Toronto Classical Singers under Jurgen Petrenko, the Elora Festival Singers and the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir under Noel Edison, the Guelph Chamber Choir under Gerald Neufeld, and the Bach Elgar Choir under Howard Dyck.

A Kitchener-Waterloo native, Sheila received her Bachelor of Music, Performance and Opera Diploma from Wilfrid Laurier University where she studied with Victor Martens . She continues to study with mezzo-soprano Laura Pudwell .

Last season, Sheila made her Carnegie Hall debut as a featured soloist in an evening devoted to the music of Purcell, under the direction of Richard Egarr . She was also a fi nalist in the 2015 New York Oratorio Society Solo Competition and was awarded the Johannes Somary Prize for fourth place .

Says carolYnne DavY, alto, “Music is something we hear but also feel . It is something our souls experience, and has encompassed many cul-tures throughout history . I am thrilled to have been a part of this expressive adventure throughout my life .

“I graduated from Queen’s University with a Bachelor of Music, and a Master of Education, and attended the University of Toronto’s

Opera School, quickly realizing that I loved to sing, but also to teach . Having performed with some of the most noted choirs and orchestras in North America, both as a soloist and as a chorister, I have been so very fortunate to have sung at such diverse places as Carn-egie Hall, the Stratford Festival, Westminster Hall, the Toronto International Festival, the Queen’s Plate, and for Prime Minister Chretien .

“My vocal and piano studio continues to fi ll my life with wonderful students, both young and old, and as an accomplished pianist, I also accompany my voice students for various performances . For a number of years, I also taught in Toronto-area school systems as an ‘Artist in the School’ . I continue to enjoy my position as music director and cantor at a large church in down-town Toronto, and in my ‘spare time’, I am the President of the Ontario Registered Music Teachers’ Association North York/York Region Branch. I have also served on the Board of Directors for Choirs Ontario, and I con-tinue to adjudicate numerous music festivals, as well as examine voice, piano and various other musical instru-ments for Conservatory Canada .”

Janice coles has been with the Guelph Chamber Choir (GCC) since 2007, during which time she has performed a wide variety of solos, including the alto solos in the Mozart Requiem and the Saint-Saëns Christmas Oratorio, the gospel solo in Worthy to be Praised and the cabaret number Lime Jello Marshmallow Cot-tage Cheese Surprise . She has been on the past two GCC overseas tours, and appeared as a soloist on the choir’s two recent CDs . Janice has been a member of numerous choirs, including the Ontario Youth Choir, the Opera Hamilton Chorus, the Kingston Chamber Choir and Chorus Niagara . As a soloist, she appeared

soloist with ensembles across Canada including Les

Opera School, quickly realizing that I loved to sing, but Opera School, quickly realizing that I loved to sing, but also to teach . Having performed with some of the most noted choirs and orchestras in North America, both as a soloist and as a chorister, I have been so very fortunate to have sung at such diverse places as Carn-egie Hall, the Stratford Festival, Westminster Hall, the Toronto International Festival, the Queen’s Plate, and for Prime Minister Chretien .

with wonderful students, both young and old, and as

University with a Bachelor of Music, and a Master of

performed a wide variety of solos, including the alto solos in the Mozart the Saint-Saëns Oratorio,Worthy to be Praisedthe cabaret number tage Cheese SurpriseGCC overseas tours, and appeared as a soloist on the choir’s two recent CDs . Janice has been a member of numerous choirs, including the Ontario Youth Choir, the Opera Hamilton Chorus, the Kingston Chamber

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Soloists cont’dwith the London Singers in Haydn’s Lord Nelson Massand the Mozart Requiem . She was the alto soloist with the Kingston Symphony for Handel’s Messiah, Healey Willan’s Requiem and Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony . She also performed Elgar’s Sea Pictures with Orches-tra Kingston and appeared frequently with Kingston’s Melos Choir. As a recitalist, Janice is known for her innovative and varied programmes, which include everything from classical selections to cabaret rep-ertoire . Janice holds a BMus from Queens, and has studied with Mary Lou Fallis, Patricia Rideout, Sandra Graham and Ingemar Korjus .

Tenor christopher fischer has earned a reputation as an intelligent, fl exible and sensi-tive performer . He has been a frequent soloist in Handel’s Messiah, worked with well-known conductors, including Boris Brott, Noel Edison and Robert Cooper, and per-formed throughout southwest-ern Ontario in repertoire ranging from Bach to Britten .

Chris’s operatic roles include Kaspar in Menotti’s Amahl and the Night Visitors, the Narrator in Ronald Beckett’s Ruth, and Don Basilio in Mozart’s The Mar-riage of Figaro . Recent solo highlights include the North American premiere of Zelenka’s Missa Omnium Sancto-rum with the Menno Singers, Mendelssohn’s Elijah with the Guelph Chamber Choir (GCC), Monteverdi’s Vespro della beata Vergine with the Grand River Chorus, Arvo Pärt’s Passio with the Grand Philharmonic Chamber Singers, and the Swan in Orff ’s Carmina Burana, a comic and demanding tour de force, with the GCC and University of Guelph Choirs .

Chris is featured on several recordings with the GCC, Arcady and Oakville Masterworks and has toured Europe as an organist, soloist and chorister . A GCC section leader for fourteen years, he is also a member of the Elora Festival Singers, with whom he made his Carnegie Hall debut .

Chris holds music degrees from Wilfrid Laurier and Arizona State Universities, as well as diplomas from Conservatory Canada and the Royal Canadian College of Organists . He remains active as a church organist, private teacher and collaborative pianist in his home community of Guelph .

lannY fleminG, born and raised in the Royal City, is a busy musician in and around Guelph . He has been sing-ing as a section lead with the Guelph Chamber Choir

since 2003. In 2004, he began performing as a Section Lead and Assistant Conductor with the University of Guelph Choirs and their director, Marta McCarthy . Lanny also appears as a chorister and occasional soloist with Arcady, under founder and director Ronald Beckett. Lanny is a long-time member of the Parish Choir of St . John’s Church, Elora, directed by Noel Edison . He has appeared as a guest chorister with numerous groups, including the Elora Festival Singers, the A Cappella Chamber Choir (Port Elgin), the Renaissance Singers (Kitchener/Cambridge), the Bach Elgar Choir (Hamilton), and Musikay (Oakville). Lanny earned a Bachelor of Music degree from Wilfrid Laurier University in 1998, followed by a Bachelor of Education from the University of Western Ontario in 1999 .

Baritone GorDon Burnettmaintains an active musi-cal career as a singer, voice teacher and conductor . As a singer, his professional experi-ence includes the Elmer Iseler Singers, Elora Festival Singers, Tafelmusik Chamber Choir and Tactus Vocal Ensemble . Solo work includes Messiah, Mozart Requiem, Bach Cantata 4 and 140, Pilate (St. John Passion), Rossini Petite Messe Solennelle and Stainer Crucifixion . He is presently in the second year of the Masters in Vocal Pedagogy program at the Univer-sity of Toronto and is accepting students for his private voice studio .

As a conductor, he has worked with children, youth and adult choirs, most notably, the University of Waterloo Choir, the Grand Philharmonic Youth Choir, Menno Youth Singers, Milton Choristers, Jubilate Singers of North York and the Renaissance Singers (Kitchener) . Advanced conducting studies have included work with Elmer Iseler, Jon Washburn, Don Neuen and Peter Phillips .

Mr . Burnett is also the founder and artistic director of the Voices of Hope Choral Ensemble . This ensemble is dedicated to” helping our community through music” . The group works on projects which generate funds to support charitable organizations in the community and beyond . This has resulted in fundraisers for Out of the Cold, the Grand River Cancer Centre, Haitian Relief, ALS Ontario, Parkinson Society Southwest Ontario and the KW Alzheimer Society .

director Ronald Beckett. Lanny is a long-time member

Cantata 4 and 140, Pilate (St.

ern Ontario in repertoire ranging from Bach to Britten .

with numerous groups, including the Elora Festival Singers, the A Cappella Chamber Choir (Port Elgin), the Renaissance Singers (Kitchener/Cambridge), the Bach Elgar Choir (Hamilton), and Musikay (Oakville). Lanny earned a Bachelor of Music degree from Wilfrid Laurier University in 1998, followed by a Bachelor of Education from the University of Western Ontario in 1999 .

Baritone maintains an active musi-cal career as a singer, voice teacher and conductor . As a

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Our PeopleThe Guelph Chamber Choir was founded in 1980 to foster the develop-ment and appreciation of choral music in Guelph and the surrounding area . Consisting of highly talented mostly amateur singers from a wide

range of occupations, the choir is proudly presenting its 35th season this year with four 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), Luminato Festival, Toronto International Choral Festival, Guelph Spring Festival, Elora Festival, and festivals in Salzburg, Austria, and the Czech Republic . Exciting collabora-tions 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, On Christmas Night; Songs of the New World; Good Cheare: Christmas Celebrations Old and New (with the Oliver Whitehead Jazz Ensemble), Christmas in the Royal City, 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 pro-fessor 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 have won prizes in the CBC National Competition for Amateur Choirs .

Gerald Neufeld is a previous winner of the Leslie Bell competition for choral conduc-tors . 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 is a graduate of the University of Guelph music program, and of the Royal Conservatory of Toronto. Born in Guelph, she returned to the area to live and work fol-lowing graduate work at the University of Western Ontario, where she had studied piano and theory with Ronald Turini and Richard Parks.

Alison is active as an accompanist and chamber musician, and has been, at various times through the years, pianist for the University of Guelph Choir, the Elora Festival Singers, the Guelph Youth Singers, and the Rainbow Chorus of Waterloo-Wellington, as well as with many other ensembles and soloists .

She maintains a large teaching studio and is the Director of Music Ministry at Harcourt Memorial United Church . She has been the accompanist for the Chamber Choir for much of its existence, performing and touring with the ensemble .

BoarD of DirectorsPresident Brad Halls | Secretary Ann Murray | Treasurer Bob HousserMembers at Large Paul Baker, Mei-fei Elrick, Jean Hilborn, Sally StelterAdministration Patricia Eton-Neufeld | Marketing Ken McRory Concert Promotions Brenda Lewis

We are an active, working Board and we have opportunities to serve. If you are interested, please contact Brad Halls at 226-383-7537.

Guelph chamBer choir sprinG 2016

SopranosSheila DietrichAnna DolsenLaura HarpBeverly KrzmarcikMarg McKenzie-LeightonPatricia Ramos WardSally StelterTammy teWinkelFelicia UrbanskiAlison Vicary

AltosLynn BeathJanice ColesCarolynne Davy Joanne GonsalvesMegan HodgeNancy JacksonNaomi MatsuiLaurie McDonaldAnne McKenzieSusanne Schmidt-McQuillan

TenorsNaoki ChibaChris FischerLanny FlemingKen FreyBrad HallsHarold JacksonLawrence SugdenPeter Thompson

BassesGordon BurnettKen CareyMark HaslettBrian JanzenNeil McLarenGraham NancekivellMatthias SchmidtJames A. WalkeScott Worsfold

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

Conductor’s Circle ($1,000 & up) Urve & Lewis Abbott Mary Lou & Doug Brock Naoki & Christina Chiba Nancy & Harold Jackson Patricia Eton-Neufeld &

Gerald Neufeld Harry & Mary-Jane OussorenHarold & Marilyn Quinn Spaenaur Anonymous

President’s Circle ($500 & up) James Ford & Brenda Coomber Dorothy & Ken FisherBrad & Heather Halls Mark Haslett & Jane Houlding Marta McCarthy Sheila & Neil McLarenKen McRory Sandy & Ann Middleton Sally & Gil Stelter Lawrence SugdenSusan & Peter Thompson Felicia Urbanski Anonymous

Chorister’s Circle ($250 & up) Barzotti Woodworking Limited Lynn & David BeathFrank & Janet Brewster Barbara & John Buttars Alice & Ken CareyEleanor Davidson Mei-fei Elrick Ken & Linda FreyBarbara Friend Kenneth & Erika GrahamDerek HallJohn Kieffer Sarah LoweDr . Louis Liu David & Ann Murray Marilyn Robinson MurrayDr . Stephen Somerton Ruth Tatham Bruce L .Taylor Margaret WadeJames A. Walke Anonymous

Patrons ($100 & up) Carol Allison Dr . Kate Anderson Harold AndresJudith Bell Marvin Cohen Dr . Robert Bailey John & Rochelle BarnumIn Memory of Walter Boos

Dr . J .M . Caspers & Dr . R .M . Friendship

Dr . Larry Chapman Mikio & Kyoko Chiba Gary & Wynne ChristieBeverley & James Coles Janice Coles William & Muriel Cox Dave Davidson & Alison Vicary Dr . Shah & Donnita DeenDr. Marko Duic Dr . Scott Elliott Ken & Suzanne Embree Dr . Robert Enns Ben & Norma Fear Dr. Richard Fedorak Terrence Flaherty Shirley Gale Ken GeeDr . Robert Goldsmith Joanne GonsalvesDr . Michael GouldViolet GrantBarbara & Orland GreenGroundhog Contractors Ltd .Laura HarpGordon HarrisMary HendersonCas & JoAnne Herold Dr. James Hewak Jean HilbornMegan Hodge Rhoda Holz Dr . David & Rosemary Hood John & Gwen HurstDr . F . Incitti Dr. Anna Issakoff-Meller Steven JacobsBrian JanzenD .R . Johnson Financial

Services Inc .Brian David JohnstonDr . Huss Kapasi & Sarah Gower P . Kaur DentistryJoy KillenKen & Isobel King Audrey KitchingSam Kosakowski &

Dr . D . Robinson Dr . Dan Kottachchi Dr. Denny and Akiko Lin Stanley LytleRon & Mel MacDonald Dr . Norman Marcon Laurie & Terry McDonaldWarren & Margaret

McKenzie-Leighton Anne & John Monkhouse Michel Moreau Dr . T . Morris

Linda Neufeld Buhr Dr . C & N Purdon Carl RosenquistCarson Reid Homes Ltd .Dr . Dan ReillyJ . Douglas Sanderson David & Marie SmithDr . Glenn Loy Son Dr . Richard & Deborah Speers Matthew W . Stanley Surrey Street Prescriptions Inc .Tammy teWinkelDr . Tom Tobin Lane & Sya Van Geest James A. Walke Dr . Bruce WaltonPeggy WilloughbyScott Worsfold Several Anonymous Donors

Friends ($50 & up) David ArmstrongDouglas Auld Jeffrey AxlerHector Barber & Dawn Gray Dr. Alan BarkunKaren Bellamy Martin BoschMichelle BottJoan BowlandJulie Chiba BransonDerek ConrodDr. Deborah CookDr . L . Danescu Dr . Ben Chan Sonja De Pauw Cathy DoddDr . Marcel Dore Carol Ann & David Douglas Dr . Carlo FalloneDr . D . Finnigan Alice FreyDr . Patti GalvinDr . A . Ganapathy Sean GartnerMarilyn Gifford Donna Gorjup Robin GowJanet GrahamPeter & Jane GreatheadSharon HamiltonLois & Dave HeathAspen Heisey & Rick BoersmaJohn Heath Wendy Hickey Dr . Donald Huband Earl Jarvis Draga JichiciLinda & Dave KennyWenda King

Dr. Jeffrey KizisGeorge LangeDr . G . LeontiadisDr . Barry LumbBlair & Elizabeth MacNeill Sarah MainguyDr . John Marshall Patricia Martin Mary & Roy MatsuiDr. Andrew Maykut Douglas & Anna McCallaDr . Peter McPhedran Dr . Charles MinettMargaret Moon Heather Morrison Sharon Nancekivell Mark NeufeldRobin Ollerhead Marcel Parent Pilates in GuelphAlison & Ralph Rainford In memory of Dorothy RourkeDr. N & C RuddockDr. Dan & Heather SadowskiNancy Schmidt &

Harold Chapman Gabriel Scullion Dr. Cary ShafirDr . Joy SchuurmanDr . Lisa C . Schwartz Susan & Douglas SinclairDr . Ranjit & Elspeth Singh Jamie Snell Tannis Sprott Nancy & John SteeleJeffrey Stokes 21 Surrey St . Holdings Inc .Gary Svoboda Dr . Connie M . SwitzerDr . Annie TremblayCarmen VidicanDr . Mylene WardWayne Pitman Ford Lincoln Vida Winegarden Several Anonymous Donors

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Community SupportGRANTS GRATEFULLY RECEIVED FROM

corporate frienDs (under $500)At Your Colling Concierge ServicesBarzotti Woodworking Limited Bob Housser PhotographyKKP—Kwik Kopy PrintingTD Canada Trust—Arthur Branch

concert sponsors

soloist sponsors

heartfelt thanKs to our communitY sponsors:

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

Phone519-836-5103

Emailinfo@guelphchamberchoir .ca

Websitewww .guelphchamberchoir .ca

Charitable 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 .

chilDrenWe welcome children, but please remember that everyone must have a ticket, regardless of age . In consideration of the audience, and for safety, babies will not be admitted to the performance .