Patrons

The Pembroke Community ChoirSOPRANO – Joan Boucher, Jacqueline Boulanger, JanetBrennan, Pat Charette (Publicity), Linda Clark, Amy Frew,Maureen Havey, Marjorie Healey, Carolyn Hepburn, NancyHorne, Bonnie Jennings, Adrianne Madill+ (Historian), TerriPeever, Marcia Perryman, Teresa Remus, Stephanie Schizkoske,Angie Sheppard, Barbara Vaudry, Inge Vibe, Hazel Ward-Moreau, Dawna Webber (Secretary), Anna Grace Wilson(Librarian).

ALTO – Barbara Austen, Cathy Brennan-Hogaboam, MarionBurton, Suzanne Cuypers, Margit Dehnicke-Templeton, WendyDonohue, Jenny Dumas (Treasurer), Lynne Epps, Ruth Grant+,Chantal Hatton (Social), Rachel Lockley, Jocelyn Lofstedt, RetaMcBean, Pam McNeil, Jane Mottershead, Pauline Neilson, JuliePick, Christa Reitlingshoefer, Jill Renault (Vice-President /Webmaster), Marilyn Schooley (Library Ass’t.), MargaretThuemen, Sylvia VanderSluis, Evelyn VanStarkenburg, LoisWilson, Diane Wolfgram, Marie Zettler.

TENOR – Ana Beck (Ways & Means), Bentley Horne (President),Henri Picard, Claudette Thanasse (Social Ass’t.), Chris Thuemen(Concert Chairman), Ralph Wilson, Greydon Woollerton.

BASS – Patricia Costey-Henry, Don Healey, Allan Lockley,Mel Pilatzke, Carl Webb.

+Denotes Life Member

Visit us at: www.pembrokecommunitychoir.org

JUANITA KENNEDY - DirectorDARLENE TerMARSCH - Accompanist

SUNDAY,DECEMBER 5, 2010

CALVIN UNITED CHURCH~ 2:30 p.m. ~

New patrons are welcome, as they enable us to give our best to the community.•

Contact Ana Beck (Ways and Means) for more information.

Morris Thuemen Architects • John and Lynne Epps

Pembroke and Area Clergy AssociationScott Rosien & Dempsey, Chartered Accountants

Kings’ Sports (Pembroke) Inc. • Elva Merredew • Harry and Inge VibeJane Mottershead • Ruth Grant

Greydon Woollerton • Kathleen Huckabone

Marion Burton

City of Pembroke • O’Grady & Kuehl, OptometristsMalcolm, Deavitt & Binhammer Ltd.

Touch of Solace Esthetics - Lois WilsonResurrection Lutheran Church • Moncion Family Charitable Foundation

Dr. Bruce Harle • KI Pembroke LP • Eileen and Lionel BarberLarry and Loreen Scales • Marilyn Schooley • Donald Pearson

Anna Grace and Ralph Wilson

Mr. and Mrs. George and Anita Nieman

Juanita Kennedy – Choral Director Juanita Kennedy has been active in various music activities inthe Upper Ottawa Valley since arriving here in 1980. She wasmusic director of the Deep River Choral Group for 13 years andhas directed the Cantando Singers for the past 11 years. In addi-tion she has been vocal director, music director and arranger formusicals in Pembroke, Deep River and Petawawa. She currentlyteaches music at General Panet High School, and directs theschool’s concert band and vocal group.

Darlene TerMarsch – Accompanist Darlene TerMarsch has been involved with various musicalorganizations over the years, i.e., Pembroke Community Choir,Pembroke Musical Society, Legion Swing Band, Deep RiverSymphony Orchestra, Deep River Cantando Singers, Valley FestivalChoir, Pembroke Symphony Orchestra and Sounds of SwingOrchestra. She is accomplished in piano, organ, harpsichord and percus-sion, and has studied both piano and voice through the RoyalConservatory of Music. Her experience as a church organist be-gan at the age of 14 at The Church of the Most Holy Name of Je-sus, Pembroke. Since September 1991, she has been the MusicDirector at St. George’s Protestant Chapel, CFB/ASU Petawawa.In addition to performing, Darlene enjoys composing and arrang-ing music for piano, voice and woodwind instruments.

Celebrate with us!

The Pembroke Community Choir, now in its 51st year, rehearses every Monday evening at 7:30 p.m. in Wesley Community Church’s Wesley Hall, 210 Renfrew St., Pembroke. New members are most welcome.

Do You Hear What I Hear.........................Noel Regney &Arranged by Harry Simeone

‘Twas the Night Before Christmas.................Ken DarbyA modern Christmas fable; From the Poem by Clement Clark MooreChoral Transcription by Tom Scott. Arranged by Harry Simeone. Recorded by Fred Waring and his Penn-sylvanians on Decca Records. Listen for vocals by Evelyn VanStarkenburg, Bentley Horne and the ladiesof our Soprano and Alto sections. Sit back and imagine your time machine has taken you back to 1945!

A Christmas Garland...................................Conrad SusaA Christmas Garland includes several passages for the audience and the choir. They include:

God Rest Ye Merry GentlemenGod rest ye merry gentlemen, let nothing you dismay,

For Jesus Christ our Saviour was born on Christmas Day To save us all from Satan’s pow’r when we were gone astry. O tidings of comfort and joy, comfort and joy; O tidings of comfort and joy! The choir will continue ...

We Three Kings of Orient AreO star of wonder, star of night, star with royal beauty bright,

Westward leading, still proceeding, Guide us to thy perfect light.The choir will continue ...

O star of wonder, star of night, star with royal beauty bright, Westward leading, still proceeding, Guide us to thy perfect light. The choir will continue ...

O Come All Ye FaithfulO Come, all ye faithful, joyful and triumphant, O come ye,

O come ye to BethlehemCome and behold Him, born the King of Angels, O come, let us adore Him,

O come, let us adore Him, O come, let us adore Him, Christ, the Lord!

Sing, choirs of angels, sing in exultation, sing, all ye citizens of heav’n above! Glory to God, all glory in the highest, O come, let us adore Him, O come, let us adore Him, O come, let us adore Him, Christ, the Lord!

The choir will continue ...Joy to the WorldJoy to the world! the Lord is come; Let earth receive her King;

Let ev’ry heart prepare Him room, And heav’n and nature sing, and heav’n and nature sing, And heav’n and heav’n and nature sing.

He rules the world! in truth and grace, and makes the nations prove. The glories of His righteousness, and wonders of His love, and wonders of His love, and wonders, wonders of His love!

The choir will continue ...

Intermission

Owen’s Time to ShineOwen will perform 2 pieces – “A Little Prayer” by Evelyn Glennie and a surprise piece.

Carols and Lullabies....................................Conrad SusaCarols and Lullabies is a suite containing 9 various carols whose original words were in Spanish, Catalo-nian, Andalucian and Castilian. We are performing the work in English, but there are elements that arenon-translatable, so we are singing those in their original languages. Carols and Lullabies was written in1992 and premiered at the Plymouth Congregational Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

1. ¡Oh, mi Belén! 2. El Desembre Congelat 3. Alegría, featuring Chris Thuemen and Bentley Horne 4. A la Nanita Nana 5. Campana sobre Campana 6. En Belén Tocan A Fuego featuring Evelyn VanStarkenburg and Joan Boucher 7. El Noi de la Mare Featuring our Quartet: Soprano – Stephanie Schizkoske Alto – Jill Renault Tenor – Bentley Horne Bass – Allan Lockley 8. Chiquirriquitín

Carol Sing AlongPlease join us as we sing some all-time favourite carols!

Featured MusiciansOwen has always been a natural with rhythm, but it wasn't until he was given apair of drumsticks at age 12 did he realize the possibilities behind it. Beginningwith the drumset and the all too familiar command of 'make something up',Owen quickly progressed from drums to the world of percussion in highschool. His passion for percussion andmusic grew with tours of Austria andChina with his high school ensembles,as well as performances with theOttawa Regional Youth Choir,performing at Jazzfest, and othervenues. Pursuing a music degree at theUniversity of Western Ontario under thetutelage of Dr Jill Ball, Owen learnedmore about the world of percussion,taking part in various ensembles suchas the Wind Ensemble, SymphonicOrchestra, and various choirs bothUniversity-based and London-based, aswell as being featured soloist with theUWO Percussion Ensemble. Sincegraduating, Owen has received anEducation Degree from the University ofOttawa and has been carving out acareer in and around Ottawa with localorchestras, choirs, and bands as well asgiving lessons on various percussion instruments.

Owen Stanton-Kennedy

Special Acknowledgements and Thanks ...Rev. Will Patterson, Minister; Lorraine Hartwig,Secretary; Don Peever, Custodian; Glenn Pearson;Gerald LaRonde, Ben Kennedy of Zygoat CreativeTechnical Services (Web Practice Files), Ian Kennedy,Wesley Community Church, Morris-ThuemenArchitects, D-H Printing, Kevin’s Flowers(Petawawa), Monica’s Pantry (Deep River), Star 96FM, The Daily News, The Daily Observer, PetawawaPost, and all others who contributed in any way tothe success of this concert.

Anthony Ridi began playing classical guitar at age 12, and under the wingof Dino Malito, achieved his grade 9 Royal Conservatory of Music practicalguitar exam at the age 17. He then went on to study music at the University ofWestern under the tutelage of classical guitarist, conductor, and composerAlan Torok. In his first year, he was the only classical guitarist in his programto make it to the semi-finals in the University’s undergraduate musiccompetition. Since then, he has been involved in guitar ensembles and soloperformances, and currently performs at weddings, and other functions. Heenjoys playing the works of Bach, Barrios, Albeniz, Sor, and Paganini. He leadsa dual musical lifestyle, having an affinity for electric guitar music, and inparticular, the blues. You can often find him sitting in with the Wilno tavern’shouse band, which plays the blues every Tuesday night. His passion as well as his lively hood is teaching the guitar, having taughthundreds of students over the past 17 years. A number of his former studentsare now music teachers themselves and he is very proud of this lineage. Hecurrently works as a private guitar instructor for Bob’s Music as well as athome. You can join his group page on Facebook by searching Anthony Ridi,Classical Guitarist.

Anthony Ridi

ProgrammeGloria Shayne

About our featured Composer, Conrad SusaConrad Susa began composing music in 1955, when his compostion teacher, Nicolai Lopatnikoff,convinced him that composing was "it." After graduating from Carnegie Institute of Technology cumlaude, he became staff pianist with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra under William Steinberg.Mr. Susa studied composition at Juilliard where he won a number of awards including a Ford Foun-dation Fellowship. His scores for theater, documentary films and television total more than one hun-dred and have been performed at major theaters and festivals, including the San Diego andStratford Shakespeare festivals, the American Conservatory Theater, and the Guthrie Theater. Mr.Susa is presently resident composer for the Old Globe Theater in San Diego, and is on the faculty ofthe San Francisco Conservatory of Music. In spite of his infatuation with theater, he still manages tocompose regularly for chorus, both sacred and secular.