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For Webcasts of all the ceremonies go here:</b></FONT><B> </b><A HREF="http://142.51.14.1/Laurentian/Home/Events/spring+convocation+2008.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://142.51.14.1/Laurentian/Home/Event"><U><B>Spring Convocation 200</b></U></A><B>8 </b><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#660000" FACE="Arial" ><B>the music starts approx.  20 minutes into the events. </b></FONT></div> <div> <B>Allan's longtime musical colleague Robert Paquette receives an Honorary Doctorate this year.</b></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><U>Friday, April 18th </U></b></div> <bR> <div> <B><U>2008 Northern Ontario Music Festival "All Star Jazz Band"</U></b><B> </b></div> <div> <B><U>7:30 pm at Sudbury Secondary</U></b><B> </b></div> <div> <B><U>tickets - donation at the door</U></b><B> </b></div> <bR> <div> <B>A Jazz Concert featuring outstanding students from the 2008 Northern Ontario Music Festival with guest conductor Alex Dean. </b></div> <div> <B>Opening the concert is The Laurentian Jazz Combo under the direction of Allan Walsh. Mr. Dean will perform a number of tunes with the combo. </b></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="3dffa3b0.jpg" border=0 width="250" height="315" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></b></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Dean Bio</b></div> <bR> <div> <B>Reedman, Alex Dean, who has been described as "one of Canada's foremost Jazz Saxophonists", has been a mainstay of the Canadian music scene for many years.</b></div> <bR> <div> <B>He has played and recorded with: Gil Evans, Kenny Wheeler, Mel Torme, Aretha Franklin, Natalie Cole, Harry Connick Jr., Ray Charles, Pat Labarbera, Phil Nimmons, and the Toronto Symphony. Alex is a member of Rob McConnell's "Tentet". He also holds the tenor saxophone chair with Rob McConnell's Grammy award winning BOSS Brass, and has recorded their last ten albums with Concord Records.</b></div> <bR> <div> <B>Alex is the Canadian Artist Representative for Boosey & Hawkes, promoting Kielwerth Saxophones and Rico Reeds. He is also Artisitic Director of the highly regarded Kincardine Summer Jazz Festival/Camp on Lake Huron, Ontario.</b></div> <bR> <div> <B>Alex is a widely respected clinician/adjudicator in Canada and the United States. He is a faculty member of the University of Toronto and Humber College Music Departments in Toronto, Canada, teaching saxophones and advanced jazz improvisation. </b></div> <bR> <div> <B><U>Wednesday, April 2, 2008, 2 pm.</U></b></div> <div> <B><U>St. Andrew's Place, Larch St. Sudbury</U></b></div> <bR> <div> <B>The Laurentian University Music Department presents:</b></div> <bR> <div> <B>Music Students Ensemble Concert with:</b></div> <bR> <div> <B>The Northern Brass Chior under the direction of Roger Finlay</b></div> <div> <B>The Laurentian Flute Quintet under the direction of Myriam Valley</b></div> <div> <B>The Laurentian Jazz Combo under the direction of Allan Walsh</b></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>The World of Toru Takemitsu - February 8 - 9, 2008</b></div> <bR> <bR> <div> Sudbury and Toronto musicians celebrate the music of Japanese composer, <B>Toru Takemitsu</b> (1930-1996) in two concerts, featuring his solo and chamber music, and the music of Canadian composers!</div> <div> This event is presented in collaboration with <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><U>Silver Birch Concerts</U></FONT>. </div> <div> February 8 & 9, 2008 </div> <div> St. Peter’s United Church, 203 York Street </div> <div> Concert 1 - Friday, February 8, 2008 - 8 pm</div> <div> <U>Pre-concert talk - 6:30pm</U></div> <div> <U>Maurice Switzer</U></div> <div> “The Sounds of Silence”</div> <div> <B>Free Hijaz </b></div> <div> Bob Stevenson, clarinet</div> <div> <U>Katia Makdissi-Warren</U><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>Uninterrupted Rest</b></div> <div> Yoko Hirota, piano</div> <div> <U>Toru Takemitsu</U><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>L’errance … hommage à Wim Wenders</b></div> <div> Silver Birch String Quartet </div> <div> <U>Robert Lemay</U></div> <div> <B>Rocking Mirror Daybreak</b></div> <div> Christian Robinson / Chonghua Chen, violins</div> <div> <U>Toru Takemitsu</U></div> <div> <U>Pause</U></div> <div> <B>Bellatrix</b></div> <div> Jamie Arrowsmith, viola </div> <div> <U>Jeffrey Ryan</U><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>Quatrin II</b></div> <div> Y Hirota / C Robinson / A Lee / B Stevenson</div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> 5-Penny Events Page</div> <div> <B>Archive:</b> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><U>2004</U></FONT> | <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><U>2004-2005</U></FONT> | <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><U>2005-2006</U></FONT> | <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><U>2006-2007</U></FONT> | <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><U>2007-2008</U></FONT></div> <div> <B>Concerts for 2007 - 2008</b></div> <div> <B>The World of Toru Takemitsu - February 8 - 9, 2008</b></div> <bR> <bR> <div> Sudbury and Toronto musicians celebrate the music of Japanese composer, <B>Toru Takemitsu</b> (1930-1996) in two concerts, featuring his solo and chamber music, and the music of Canadian composers!</div> <div> This event is presented in collaboration with <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><U>Silver Birch Concerts</U></FONT>. </div> <div> February 8 & 9, 2008 </div> <div> St. Peter’s United Church, 203 York Street </div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="676" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=2 HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="670"><div> Concert 1 - Friday, February 8, 2008 - 8 pm</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=2 HEIGHT= 56 WIDTH="670"><div> <U>Pre-concert talk - 6:30pm</U></div> <div> <U>Maurice Switzer</U></div> <div> “The Sounds of Silence”</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 38 WIDTH="359"><div> <B>Free Hijaz </b></div> <div> Bob Stevenson, clarinet</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="310"><div> <U>Katia Makdissi-Warren</U><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 38 WIDTH="359"><div> <B>Uninterrupted Rest</b></div> <div> Yoko Hirota, piano</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="310"><div> <U>Toru Takemitsu</U><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 38 ><NOBR><div> <B>L’errance … hommage à Wim Wenders</b></div> <div> Silver Birch String Quartet </div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="310"><div> <U>Robert Lemay</U></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 38 ><NOBR><div> <B>Rocking Mirror Daybreak</b></div> <div> Christian Robinson / Chonghua Chen, violins</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="310"><div> <U>Toru Takemitsu</U></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=2 HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="670"><div> <U>Pause</U></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 38 WIDTH="359"><div> <B>Bellatrix</b></div> <div> Jamie Arrowsmith, viola </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="310"><div> <U>Jeffrey Ryan</U><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 38 ><NOBR><div> <B>Quatrin II</b></div> <div> Y Hirota / C Robinson / A Lee / B Stevenson</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="310"><div> <U>Toru Takemitsu</U></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="694" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=2 HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="688"><div> Concert 2 - Saturday, February 9, 2008 - 8 pm</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 38 WIDTH="370"><div> <B>Traces </b></div> <div> Yoko Hirota, piano </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="317"><div> <U>Aris Carastathis</U></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 38 ><NOBR><div> <B>Distance de Fée</b></div> <div> Christian Robinson, violin / Yoko Hirota, piano </div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="317"><div> <U>Toru Takemitsu</U></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 38 WIDTH="370"><div> <B>String quartet nº 2</b></div> <div> Silver Birch String Quartet</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="317"><div> <U>John Weinzweig</U></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=2 HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="688"><div> <U>Pause</U></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 38 WIDTH="370"><div> <B>Soulmate</b></div> <div> Alexandra Lee, violincello</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="317"><div> <U>Chan Ka Nin</U><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 38 WIDTH="370"><div> <B>Piano Distance </b></div> <div> Yoko Hirota, piano </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="317"><div> <U>Toru Takemitsu</U></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 38 WIDTH="370"><div> <B>Landscape 1</b></div> <div> Silver Birch String Quartet</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="317"><div> <U>Toru Takemitsu</U></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> <B>Performer's Biographies:</b></div> <div> <U>Bob Stevenson</U><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > | </FONT><U>Yoko Hirota</U><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > | </FONT><U>Silver Birch String Quartet</U></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><U>Sunday Jan. 27th at St. Andrew's Place<IMG SRC="3de64f00.png" border=0 width="612" height="1008" ALT="Adobe Acrobat Document" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></b></div> <div> Laurentian University Music Department Concert Series</div> <div> Presents</div> <div> Viva! Rota</div> <div> The music of 20th Century Italian composer Nino Rota</div> <div> Iona Reed – accordion Allan Walsh – clarinet</div> <div> Ron Kelly – guitar Brian Quebec – bass</div> <bR> <div> Sunday, January 27th St. Andrews Place, 111 Larch Street</div> <div> 2:15 – 2:45 pm Introductory Lecture by Dr. Robert Hall</div> <div> 3 pm Concert Admission: $15 students/seniors $10 </div> <bR> <div> Viva! Rota</div> <bR> <div> Viva! Rota! is a musical project originally conceived by Brian Quebec</div> <div> with the help of fellow musicians Iona Reed, Ron Kelly and Allan Walsh.</div> <div> The group presents the film music of 20th Century Italian Film composer</div> <div> Nino Rota. Well known for his famous ‘Godfather’ theme Rota has</div> <div> composed numerous film scores and classical music including operas and</div> <div> other orchestral works. </div> <div> Drawing music from various films the group presents arrangements of</div> <div> Rota’s most well known work particular from his collaborations with</div> <div> the great Italian film director Federico Fellini.</div> <bR> <div> The Viva! Rota Ensemble is:</div> <div> Brian Quebec is the City of Greater Sudbury's jazz bass extraordinaire.</div> <div> Classically trained, Brian studied with Toronto Symphony principal</div> <div> bassist Tom Monohan at the University of Toronto. Brian can play any</div> <div> style of music, but jazz is his raison d'être. A part-time member of the</div> <div> Laurentian University music faculty, Brian teaches jazz bass. </div> <bR> <div> Brian has been a part of most jazz concerts presented in Sudbury</div> <div> including performances with Oliver Jones, Barry Elmes, Mike Murley,</div> <div> Kevin Turcott and Pat Labarbera to name a few.</div> <bR> <div> Allan Walsh has taught woodwinds as a member of the Music faculty at</div> <div> Laurentian University  since 1989. Although his specialty is jazz saxophone, he is</div> <div> also an accomplished clarinetist and flutist. While on a fellowship at</div> <div> the Berklee College of Music in Boston, Allan held the 2nd tenor</div> <div> saxophone chair with the Hal McIntyre Orchestra. He was also a member of</div> <div> the Canadian contingent at the 13th International Montreux Jazz Festival</div> <div> in Switzerland. </div> <div> Allan's jazz quartet and trio have recorded for CBC Radio and were</div> <div> featured on national broadcasts. He was a guest soloist with the Sudbury</div> <div> Symphony and has played in the pit orchestra for many productions at the</div> <div> Sudbury Theatre Centre. </div> <bR> <div> Iona Reed has been a prominent force in music and has earned world class</div> <div> recognition winning the “World Champion Accordionist Competition’ early</div> <div> in her musical career. She has toured extensively across Canada and the</div> <div> United States and overseas. Comfortable in any genre Iona lends her</div> <div> talent and style to many different musical projects including ‘The Music</div> <div> of Edith Piaf’ in the recent past. </div> <div> Iona is one of the most respected musicians in Sudbury and well known</div> <div> for her dedicated work in teaching and performing. There is hardly a</div> <div> person in Sudbury who has not been touched by her music over the years</div> <div> through education, festivals or concerts.</div> <bR> <div> Ron Kelly is with out a doubt one the true veterans of the music scene</div> <div> in Sudbury. Self-taught Ron is an exceptional guitarist who is</div> <div> comfortable in any stream of music from jazz to pop including many</div> <div> different cultural and ethic styles. With an exceptional ear for music</div> <div> and an engaging personal guitar style Ron has been part of various</div> <div> musical projects over the years including work with, ‘The Allan Walsh</div> <div> Trio’, ‘The Karl Pukara Quintet’ and, ‘The Edith Piaf Show” with Pandora</div> <div> Topp.</div> <div> Another tireless working musician Ron has been gracing Sudbury stages</div> <div> for many years and is well respected by fellow musicians and fans and</div> <div> for his commitment to live music in the community. </div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://thesudburystar.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=871789&auth=Laura+Stradiotto" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://thesudburystar.com/ArticleDisplay"><U><B>http://thesudburystar.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=871789&auth=Laura+Stradiotto</b></U></A></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><U>The Student Jazz Night was great! </U></b><A HREF="id36.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Laurentian Student Jazz Night 07"><U><B><U>click here for more pics!!</U></b></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <B><U><IMG SRC="3dd8bb00.jpg" border=0 width="651" height="432" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></b></div> <bR> <div> <B>The Next Laurentian Jazz Night will be </b><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" ><B><U>Thursday, November 29th</U></b></FONT><B> 9 pm. in the Huntington Social Centre!</b> </div> <div> <B>Come out for a great night of Jazz featuring the students of the Jazz Program at Laurentian University.</b> </div> <div> <B>All proceeds go to "The Laurentian University Music Students Association". Come out, see and hear talented musicians play through a varied program in Jazz Combos, Duos, Trios and more. "Swing', 'Bop', 'Funky', 'Latin', 'Fusion', and more.....</b></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><U>Sunday, November 11/07</U></b></div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#660000" FACE="Arial" ><B><U>The concert was a great success with incredible music and group interaction.</U></b></FONT><B><U> </U></b><A HREF="id20.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Pictures Page "><U><B><U>Click here for pictures!</U></b></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <B><U>Kirk MacDonald Jazz Saxophonist</U></b></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="395b7000.jpg" border=0 width="183" height="256" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></b></div> <bR> <div> <B><U>Kirk MacDonald Jazz Saxophonist</U></b></div> <div> <B> </b></div> <div> <B>Laurentian University Music Department Concert Series is pleased to present International Award Winning jazz saxophonst Kirk MacDonald in the first Jazz Concert of the season. Don't miss this outstanding tenor saxophonist!</b></div> <bR> <div> <B>Kirk has performed at many Jazz Festivals and club/concerts throughout Canada, the United States, Australia, Italy, Spain and Korea. His work has been documented on many national radio broadcasts, including broadcasts with Bob Mover, Pat LaBarbera, Sam Noto, Lorne Lofsky, Kevin Dean, John Taylor, Kenny Wheeler and the Maritime Jazz Orchestra, as well as his own groups.</b></div> <div> <B>Currently on faculty at the University of Toronto Kirk leads an active musical career teaching, recording and peforming.</b></div> <bR> <div> <B>Kirk will be accompanied by Tony Simpkin on piano, Brian Quebec on bass and Jack Broumpton on drums. </b></div> <bR> <div> <B>"......Toronto tenor saxophonist Kirk MacDonald has established a national identity. His throaty, full-bodied sound graces numerous recordings and his performances across the country have made him a must-see attraction. Coupled with superb compositional abilities, MacDonald's complete musicianship gives him a creative edge."   by Greg Sutherland, Jazz Report</b></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><U>Saturday, July 7</U></b></div> <bR> <div> <B><U>Live Jazz!</U></b><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>Jazz Quartet with: Tony Simpkin - piano, Brian Quebec - bass, Jack Broumpton - drums</b></div> <div> <B>                                    Al Walsh - sax</b> </div> <bR> <div> <B>"Little Montreal Bar & Deli"</b><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B> </b></FONT></div> <div> <B>formerly May's Tavern </b></div> <div> <B>9 pm - 1 am</b></div> <div> <B>$5 at the door</b></div> <bR> <div> <B>182 Elgin St., 675-8562</b> </div> <bR> <div> <I><B><U>Monday, June 4th</U></b></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Sudbury Youth Jazz Festival</b></I></div> <div> <I><B>Lasalle Seconday School</b></I></div> <div> <I><B>7 PM.</b></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>A Jazz Festival featuring students from Lasalle S.S., Espanola High, Lockerby C.S. and Ecole Franco Ouest</b></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B><U>Thursday, May 31st.</U></b></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>The Tony Simpkin Trio featuring Tony on piano, Allan Walsh on tenor sax and Brian Quebec on bass will perform for the Theatre Nouvel Ontario's Gala opening of the 2007-2008 season. </b></I><B><U>Lancement de saison 2007-2008  </U></b><B>   Reserve tickets only.  Event begins at 7 pm.</b></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><B><U>Thursday, April 19th</U></b></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>The All Star Jazz Band featuring students picked from the Northern Ontario Music Festival will perform a concert  at Sudbury Secondary's Sheridan Auditorium at 7 pm. Guest conductor Terry Promane will also perform with Allan Walsh, Tony Simpkin, Brian Quebec and Jack Broumpton.</b></I></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><B><U>Thursday, April 5th</U></b></I></div> <div> <B>The Laurentian Music Department in conjuction with The Laurentian Music Students Association</b></div> <div> <B>                             </b></div> <div> <B>                                                                   presents</b> </div> <bR> <div> <B><U><IMG SRC="332ae640.gif" border=0 width="174" height="100" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Laurentian Jazz Night!</U></b><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B> <IMG SRC="351ae640.gif" border=0 width="174" height="100" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></b></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>Here are some shots from that evening!</b></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="389ef7a0.jpg" border=0 width="751" height="378" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></b></div> <div> <B>Jazz Combo led by Chris Mark with Tina Scott on Tenor, Dave Young on drums and Filippos Filippou on guitar led off the evening</b></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="38bf2470.jpg" border=0 width="754" height="583" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></b></div> <div> <B>Filippos Filippou on guitar</b></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="38de55c0.jpg" border=0 width="741" height="348" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></b></div> <bR> <div> <B>Beginner Jazz Combo featuring classical majors Ken Blacklock on flute, Jessica Todd - clarinet, Candice Lubick - flute and Kim Schmidt - flute exhibited what they learned about improvisation this year.</b></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="38fe0c00.jpg" border=0 width="736" height="448" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></b></div> <bR> <div> <B>Student led combo by drummer Dave Young, with Steve Warton on alto, Margaret Bibby - tenor and Ben Mercer - bass played through a moody Naima, Angel Eyes and a Scott Reeves tune called The Countess.</b></div> <bR> <div> <B><U>Thursday, April </U></b><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" ><B><U> 5th, 8 pm</U></b></FONT><B> in the </b><B><U>Huntington Social Centre</U></b><B> on the L.U. campus.</b> </div> <div> <B>Featuring: </b><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000080" FACE="Arial" ><B>The Laurentian Big Band</b></FONT> </div> <div> <B>&</b><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>Laurentian Jazz Combos</b><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>Come out and hear the jazz students at Laurentian blow through some energetic 'swing' and 'hot' combo charts.</b><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>Admission: $2 students, $5 adults</b></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.5pennynewmusic.ca/events/berio.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.5pennynewmusic.ca/events/beri"><U><I><B><U>February 9 & 10 </U></b></I></U></A><I><B><U> Click the dates for more program info!!</U></b></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B><U><IMG SRC="34b64180.png" border=0 width="612" height="792" ALT="Adobe Acrobat 7.0 Document" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></b></I></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><U>January 2007</U></b></div> <bR> <div> <B><U>Jan. 12th & 13th</U></b></div> <bR> <div> <B><U><IMG SRC="34518c80.png" border=0 width="792" height="1224" ALT="Adobe Acrobat 7.0 Document" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></b></div> <bR> <div> <B>Laurentian Concert Series presents:</b></div> <bR> <div> <B><U>Christian Overton and The Sudbury Jazz Orchestra</U></b></div> <div> <B>January 12th & 13th at Huntington University Social Centre on the campus of Laurentian University.</b></div> <bR> <div> <B><U>Friday evening 7 pm. 'An Open Rehearsal'</U></b><B> All highschool, college and local musicians are welcome to attend to learn and experience a jazz ensemble in rehearsal. </b></div> <bR> <div> <B><U>Saturday evening 8 pm. 'Jazz Concert'</U></b><B> Featuring 'Christian Overton' accompanied by 'The Laurentian Jazz Faculty Trio with Phil May' and the 'Sudbury Jazz Orchestra'</b></div> <bR> <div> <B>Tickets: $12 adults, $10 students & seniors available at Black Cat Too!, Guitar Clinic and Huntington University Library</b></div> <bR> <div> <B><U>The Sudbury Jazz Orchestra</U></b></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="347f6520.jpg" border=0 width="758" height="338" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></b></div> <bR> <div> <B><U>The Sudbury Jazz Orchestra</U></b></div> <bR> <div> The Sudbury Jazz Orchestra was formed about ten years ago by local area music teachers and musicians. The initial idea was for colleagues to come together in rehearsal and read through jazz charts for the challenge and enjoyment of the music. After numerous rehearsals a number of performances were arranged, first at Huntington University, then at Northern Lights Festival Boreal where the group had rave reviews and standing ovations from enthusiastic concert goers.</div> <div> In the past few years the band has been booked at local music club ‘The Townehouse’ for an engagement which usually takes place in early Summer. The band has given numerous energetic performances from the classic jazz books of Ellington, Basie and Mingus as well as the music of newer more contemporary writers such as Maria Schneider and Pat Metheny. </div> <div> The group is comprised of music teachers from ‘Laurentian University’, ‘Cambrian College’, ‘Rainbow District School Board’, ‘Sudbury Catholic District School Board’ and ‘Conseil scolaire catholique du Nouvel Ontario’. Over the years the teachers have been joined by some of their top students who continue to play in the group from time to time. One of those students was Christian Overton and the band is thrilled to have Christian return for a concert featuring his own compositions and stellar trombone playing.</div> <bR> <div> <B><U>The Sudbury Jazz Orchestra is:</U></b></div> <bR> <div> <U>Saxes: </U>Allan Walsh, Robin Desmeules, Jean-Yves Begin, Mike McArthur, Carolyn Otto </div> <div> <U>Trumpets:</U> Peter Scherzinger, Chris Mark, Dick Perras, Tracey Finucane, Cathy Burns</div> <div> <U>Trombones:</U> Charlotte Leonard, Blair McNally, Cathy Valiaho, Christian Overton</div> <div> <U>Guitar:</U> Gary DiSalle <U>Piano:</U> Tony Simpkin, <U>Bass:</U> Brian Quebec <U>Drums:</U> Phil May</div> <div> <U>Conductor:</U> Dick Van Raadshooven</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><U>Christian Overton</U></b></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="342249b0.jpg" border=0 width="548" height="411" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> Hailing from Sudbury, Ontario, trombonist <B>Christian Overton</b> was exposed early on to many different kinds of music at home and was lucky enough to be enrolled in schools with very high-level music programs including Robert Jack Elementary and Lasalle Secondary. By the time he was finishing high school he was the leader of a working jazz trio and had professional experience in every genre of music from dance bands to symphony orchestras to studio work. </div> <div> After graduating Christian received a scholarship to study at Humber College in Toronto and had the opportunity to learn from many of Canada’s top musicians. In his four years at Humber Christian expanded his skills to include doubling on bass trombone, composition and arranging. He has been featured on numerous recordings with the prestigious Humber Studio Jazz Ensemble as well as many Latin and R&B groups. </div> <div> Since finishing Humber two years ago Christian has been working professionally in Toronto theatre pit orchestras and jazz bands. He has given many performances as a leader with bands under his own name. As a writer Christian has worked on three different projects for television and has received various commissions from jazz ensembles and classical chamber groups. He is currently conductor and composes for his own Big Band. </div> <div> Christian is sought after as a freelance musician and has played with notable international jazz artists such as ; Dave Holland, Michael Brecker, Renee Rosnes, Phil Woods, and Paquito D’Rivera. Leading Canadian artists Christian has played with include; Guido Basso, Dave McMurdo, Peter Appleyard and acclaimed virtuoso trombonist and symphony conductor Alain Trudel. </div> <div> Christian recently finished a recording session with ‘Glass Tiger’ for their latest CD. He is currently on the teaching faculty at the Claude Watson School for the Arts in North York.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><B><U>Sunday, December 3rd</U></b></I></div> <bR> <div> Laurentian Concert Series 2006-07 presents:</div> <div> Noël! Christmas Music for Choir and Brass </div> <bR> <div> The Laurentian Concert Series is pleased to present a Christmas Concert with the Laurentian University Choir and The Northern Brass on Sunday, December 3, 2006, at 8 pm, at St. Andrew¹s Place, 111 Larch Street. The concert will include Christmas selections by both choir and brass as well as a Carol Singalong. Tickets ($12 and $10) are available at Huntington Library, Black Cat Too, The Guitar Clinic, and at the door (if available). </div> <bR> <div> The Laurentian University Choir, conducted by Robert Hall, and The Northern Brass, directed by Roger Finlay, are both credited ensembles from the Laurentian Department of Music. They will be joined by organist David Buley for several of the works. Choir and brass will perform together two carol suites specially arranged for the concert: - one suite of French Noëls and a second medley of spirituals entitled "American Carol Suite". The John Rutter Gloria will also be performed on the concert. </div> <bR> <div> For more information, contact:</div> <div> Robert Hall: Tel: (705) 675-1151 x2521</div> <div> E-mail: rhall@laurentian.ca </div> <bR> <div> <I><B><U>November 11th</U></b></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B><U>'5 Penny New Music Concerts' presents 'Tim Brady'</U></b></I></div> <bR> <div> <B><U>Tim Brady, solo electric guitar with live electronics</U></b></div> <bR> <div> The 5-Penny New Music Concerts are pleased to present, in </div> <div> collaboration with the Laurentian Music Department Concert series, </div> <div> the eminent Canadian electric guitarist Tim Brady, on Saturday, </div> <div> November 11, 2006, at 8 p.m., in the Fraser Auditorium, at Laurentian </div> <div> University. The recital will present original works for solo </div> <div> electric guitar with live electronics by Tim Brady, R. Murray </div> <div> Schafer, Jean-François Laporte and alcides lanza.</div> <bR> <div> General admission is $15 and $10 for students and seniors. Tickets </div> <div> are available at the door and at Black Cat Too, downtown Sudbury.</div> <bR> <div> Known for his radiant orchestrations, dramatic structures, and </div> <div> innovative guitar artistry, Tim Brady has composed in a wide variety </div> <div> of genres, ranging from chamber and orchestral music to electro- </div> <div> acoustic works, chamber opera, contemporary dance scores, jazz and </div> <div> free improvisation. Altogether, he has released 14 CDs both as a </div> <div> composer and a performer.</div> <bR> <div> Brady lives in Montreal and regularly tours North America and abroad </div> <div> as an electric guitar soloist. He performs his own music, as well as </div> <div> premiering new works by other composers, in an effort to create a new </div> <div> voice for the electric guitar.</div> <bR> <div> In January 2004, he was awarded the Prix Opus for “Composer of the </div> <div> Year” by the Conseil québécois de la musique for the outstanding </div> <div> quality of his work as a creative artist. He is currently the </div> <div> President of the Canadian New Music Network.</div> <bR> <div> This concert is the first of the 2006-2007 5-Penny New Music Concerts </div> <div> season. The event is made possible thanks to the support of the Socan </div> <div> Foundation, the Ontario Arts Council, the City of Greater Sudbury and </div> <div> the Laurentian University Music Department.</div> <bR> <div> Tim Brady will also offer a series of conferences and workshops in </div> <div> the schools of Sudbury, from November 8 to 10, thanks to the Socan </div> <div> Foundation.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><B><U>October 21st</U></b></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Allan played with the Sudbury Symphony Orchestra  in a performance of 'Bolero' by Maurice Ravel, one of the famous works for orchestra that includes saxophone.</b></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B><U>October 14th  & 23rd</U></b></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Allan has been busy with various workshops and clinics for the teachers of the Ontrio Music Educators Association and the Rainbow District School Board at their "Arts Alive" presentation on the 14th and Allan presented a special Repair Workshop Day on October 23rd for music teachers. </b></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B><U>Friday Sept. 22nd</U></b></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B><U>Jazz Workshop & Concert</U></b></I></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><B>Jazz Guitarist Reg Schwager to Perform at Laurentian</b></I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>Reg Schwager returns to Sudbury for the season opener of the "Laurentian University Music Department Concert Series" Friday, Sept. 22nd at 8 pm. in the Huntington Social Centre. </b></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="32506e80.jpg" border=0 width="518" height="744" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></b></div> <bR> <div> Reg has performed extensively in Canada and around the world as a leader and accompanying such artists as Diana Krall, Kenny Wheeler, Hank Jones, Nancy Wilson and Peter Appleyard. He has recorded with Mel Tormé, John Pizzarelli, Rob McConnell, Gary Burton, Don Thompson, Junior Mance and Kenny Barron, among many others. </div> <div> Born in the Netherlands in 1962 his family moved to New Zealand in 1965 where Reg studied Suzuki violin. At the age of 7 Reg's family moved to Canada and settled in Northern Ontario. Growing up in Sudbury, Reg explored instruments such as recorder, flute, saxophone and piano before getting serious about the guitar at the age of twelve. By age fifteen he was gigging around town with trios and big bands and in a guitar/vocal duet with his sister Jeannette. They performed often at "Northern Lights Festival Boreal". Reg studied guitar with Laurentian University guitar instructor Ben Rinaldo before moving to Toronto to further his career.  </div> <div> Since 1996 Reg has been working with master pianist George Shearing, with whom he has performed extensively in the US at such venues as Carnegie Hall, The Hollywood Bowl, The Blue Note (NYC), Birdland (NYC), Yoshi's (Oakland) and Feinstein's (NYC). With Shearing Reg has also toured Japan, Australia and Brazil and recorded the CDs "Back to Birdland" and "Christmas with The George Shearing Quintet" and "The Rare Delight of You" with John Pizzarelli (all on Telarc). </div> <div> Reg's CDs as a leader include "Border Town" (Rant), "Resonance (Justin Time) and "Live at Mezzetta" (with Don Thompson - Sackville). </div> <bR> <div> Here's what the critics are saying about Mr. Schwager: </div> <bR> <div> "This Toronto guitarist is a very hip musician- hip, in a cool, offhand way that belies his remarkable technical proficiency..." - Mark Miller, The Globe and Mail </div> <bR> <div> "Schwager's solos sprout like vines in the jungle, tangled and tough, and winding through everything. His fluency and jazz literacy are encyclopedic." Steve Pederson, Halifax Chronicle-Herald </div> <bR> <div> "Border Town showcases his impressive, lyrical versatility in fluent, nimble originals like "Firefly" and the bright, vivacious "Bay Street Bounce" as well as ballad standards like "They Say It's Spring" where his relaxed invention recalls Ed Bickert." David Lewis, Cadence</div> <bR> <div> <B>Mr. Schwager will also be giving a clinic on Jazz Performance at noon on Friday in the Huntington Social Centre.</b></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><B><U>May 2006 Dr. Robert Lemay receives award</U></b></I></div> <bR> <div> De brises en ressac (From Breeze to Undertow), a composition for orchestra by Dr. Robert Lemay, has won the second prize at the <B>Kazimierz Serocki 10th International Composers' Competition 2006</b>, a prestigious international orchestra contest in Poland organized by the Polish Society for Contemporary Music. The international jury, made up of five composers from Poland, Spain, Hong Kong and the US, chose Lemay's De brises en ressac as one of the winners from fifty-five entries from all over the world. The prize is worth 2,000 Euros and is sponsored by the Polish Ministry of Culture. </div> <div> Written in 1999, De brises en ressac, a twelve-minute one-movement work for orchestra, owes its inspiration to a poem, La dérive des continents (Drift of the Continents), by the Canadian poet Michel Clément. The piece depicts the striking contrast between the movement of wind and water. This variance is woven into the musical color of the orchestra, including such effects as the use of glissandos in the strings and the quarter-tone bending of pitches in the winds.</div> <div> The awarded compositions will be performed by Polish Radio Orchestra on June 4, 2006 in Warsaw (Poland), during a special concert organized by the International Society for Contemporary Music (Polish Section) and Polish Radio. The concert will be broadcast live and offered to all members of the European Broadcasting Union.</div> <div> A part-time member of the music faculty, Dr. Robert Lemay teaches theory, form and analysis, orchestration and composition at Laurentian University. He also is the President and the Co-Artistic Director of the 5-Penny New Music Concerts in Sudbury. Lemay’s music, which is noted for its imaginative use of the concert space and innovative performance techniques, has been performed across North America, South America, Asia and Europe. It also has been broadcast on Radio-Canada, the CBC, and Bavarian State Radio. Lemay was the 2004 first-prize winner of the Harelbeke Musikstad, an international composers’ competition in Belgium, for his work, Ramallah.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><B><U>Starting May 1st</U></b></I></div> <bR> <div> <B><U>History and Appreciation of Jazz </U></b></div> <div> <B><U>MUSC 2076 </U></b></div> <div> <B>When: Mondays 7-10 pm</b></div> <div> <B>Duration: Spring Full Term 12 weeks</b></div> <div> <B>Where: Laurentian University </b></div> <div> <B>Huntington College Room B3</b></div> <div> <B>Instructor: Allan J. Walsh</b></div> <bR> <div> <B>Are you looking for an interesting 3 credit course this Spring ? Or just an interesting course to take for fun.</b></div> <bR> <div> <B>This course traces the history of Jazz from </b><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#800080" FACE="Arial" ><B>Dixieland </b></FONT><B>beginnings in New Orleans through to </b><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FF00FF" FACE="Arial" ><B>Acid Jazz </b></FONT><B>today!</b></div> <div> <B><U>Discover the music through listening and analysis </U></b><B>of major artists such as; Jelly Roll Morton, King Oliver, </b><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#800080" FACE="Arial" ><B>Louis Armstrong</b></FONT><B>, </b><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000080" FACE="Arial" ><B>Duke Ellington</b></FONT><B>, Count Basie, </b><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FF00FF" FACE="Arial" ><B>Billie Holiday</b></FONT><B>, </b><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><B>Charlie Parker</b></FONT><B>, </b><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#800000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Miles Davis</b></FONT><B>, </b><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#008080" FACE="Arial" ><B>John Coltrane</b></FONT><B>, </b><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#800000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Dave Brubeck</b></FONT><B>, </b><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Chic Corea, Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, </b></FONT><B>and others and find out how this music evolved from the “</b><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#800000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Jazz Age of the Roaring Twenties” </b></FONT><B>through the popular “</b><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FF00FF" FACE="Arial" ><B>Big Band Era” </b></FONT><B>to the ‘Bop’ and ‘</b><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><B>Cool’ </b></FONT><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>of the 50’s</b></FONT><B>, </b><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#008080" FACE="Arial" ><B>Jazz Rock </b></FONT><B>and ‘</b><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Fusion’ </b></FONT><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>of the 70‘s and on</b></FONT><B>. </b></div> <bR> <div> <B><U>Listen and learn </U></b><B>about the different instruments and styles associated with jazz music. Find out what </b><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#800000" FACE="Arial" ><B>‘swing’ </b></FONT><B>is and how </b><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" ><B>‘improvisation’ </b></FONT><B>defines </b><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" ><B>jazz!</b></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>Subject to enrollment. Contact Allan J. Walsh for more information.</b></div> <div> <B>705-691-2203 awalsh@laurentian.ca</b></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><B><U>March 25th</U></b></I></div> <bR> <div> <B><U>5 Penny New Music Concerts: "Kafka Fragments" by György Kurtág</U></b></div> <bR> <div> The<B> 5-Penny New Music Concerts</b>, in co-production with<B> Silver Birch Concerts,</b> is pleased to present<B> Kafka Fragments</b> by the eminent Hungarian composer<B> György Kurtág,</b> on<B> Saturday, March 25, at 8 pm at St. Peter's United Church,</b> York Street, in Sudbury<B>.</b> This acclaimed work will be performed by soprano<B> Kristin Mueller</b> and violinist<B> Christian Robinson</b>. General admission is $15 and $10 for students and seniors. Tickets are available at the door and at Black Cat Too!</div> <bR> <div> A pre-concert talk , "Kafka and the Kafkaesque", will be presented at 7 pm at the same location by<B> Bruce Ward</b> from Thorneloe University (Laurentian University). The talk is open to the public and is free of charge.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Kafka Fragments</b> was composed during 1985-87 and premiered in Germany in 1987. Since then, it has received numerous performances including at New York's Carnegie Hall last year. <B>Kafka Fragments</b> can be seen as intimate and enigmatic opera for soprano and solo violin. The 60-minute piece is comprised of 40 short fragments drawn from the journal and correspondence of<B> Franz Kafka</b> (1883-1924). Both Kafka and Kurtág reflect the rich central European Jewish tradition. While irony and anxiety are present in<B> Kafka Fragments,</b> there is also humor.</div> <bR> <div> Born in 1926,<B> György Kurtág</b> is one of Hungary's leading composers. His music is inspired by an expressionism reminiscent of Anton Webern, where a wide range of human emotion is explored in the form of concentrated miniatures.</div> <bR> <div> Twenty-five-year-old violinist<B> Christian Robinson</b> completed his undergraduate performance degree at the University of Toronto in the studio of Mark Skazinetsky. He has earned praise from audiences and critics alike for his energetic, vibrant performances on violin and viola. He has performed at many of Canada's premier festivals, including the Guelph Spring Festival, Festival of the Sound, and Banff Summer Arts Festival. <B>Christian Robinson</b> is also a passionate advocate of new music, having been involved in numerous premieres of pieces by both emerging and established Canadian and international composers. His performances have been broadcast nationally on CBC Radio Two, and his collaborations include work with Earshot Concerts at the Music Gallery and with Soundstreams Canada for CBC at the Glenn Gould Studio, Toronto.<B> Christian Robinson</b> is currently Concertmaster of the Sudbury Symphony Orchestra. In the fall of 2004 he launched Silver Birch Concerts, a chamber music series in the Sudbury area.</div> <bR> <div> A recent graduate of the University of Toronto,<B> Kristin Mueller</b> is rapidly gaining recognition as an exciting and promising performer of new music. Her distinctive vocal sound, superb musical skills and acting abilities have helped her to develop creative interpretations that have been praised by critics in Toronto newspapers. With her own organization, Evil Diva Productions, Kristin Mueller presents concerts of new works, often by young composers. She is also a founding member of Toronto's Offensive Love Consort.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> For further information, call Robert Lemay: Tel: (705) 523-4167. Fax: (705) 523-3742 E-mail:<A HREF="mailto:rlemay@laurentian.ca" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:rlemay@laurentian.ca"><U><U> rlemay@laurentian.ca</U></U></A></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><B><U>March 16th</U></b></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B><U>Laurentian University Music Association presents a Jazz Concert</U></b></I><I><B> featuring the Laurentian Jazz Ensembles and Laurentian Saxophone Quartet in an evening of jazz music at the Huntington Social Centre at 8 pm. The Big Band, Sax Quartet and Jazz Combos will play music by Duke Ellington, Lennie Niehaus, Sammy Nestico and more. This event will be the final music pub night presented by LUMA and will also feature other music presented by Laurentian music students and their friends. Come out to hear some great blues, jazz and beyond!</b></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B><U>March 10th</U></b></I></div> <bR> <div> Laurentian Concert Series will present <B>A Mozart Celebration</b> with Catharine and Ian Sadler on Friday, March 10, 2006 at 8 pm. The concert will be held at St. Andrew's Place, 111 Larch Street and will be a part of the Laurentian Department of Music's celebration of the 250<FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >th </FONT>Anniversary of the birth of Mozart. Ian Sadler is an Adjunct Professor of Music for the Department of Music and is no stranger to Sudbury audiences, having performed here on numerous occasions both as a solo organist and as an organ accompanist for choral productions. He and his wife, soprano Catharine Sadler have put together a program of music and writings of Mozart which celebrate the musical and creative genius which has endured since his untimely death at the age of 35. The presentation will be given in 18th century costume and will also include projected images that illustrate historical representations of Mozart's life and his Austrian homeland.</div> <bR> <div> Tickets will be available at the door for a general admission price of $12. Students and Seniors will be admitted for $10. </div> <bR> <div> For further information contact Dr. Robert Hall at 673-4126 ext. 218</div> <bR> <div> <I><B><U>February 11th</U></b></I></div> <bR> <div> <B><U>The Laurentian Music Department Concert Series</U></b><B> </b></div> <div> <B>announces their second Jazz concert of the season.</b><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B> </b></FONT></div> <div> <B>Due to circumstances beyond our control the "Rob Mosher Quartet Concert" is replaced with:</b></div> <bR> <div> <B><U>"The Jazz Vocal Stylings of Kelly Perras"</U></b></div> <div> <B>Allan Walsh, Saxophone, Tony Simpkin, Piano, Brian Quebec, Bass and Tony Jurgilas, Drums</b></div> <div> <B>Concert: Saturday, February 11, 2006 at 8 p.m.</b></div> <div> <B>Workshop :</b><B><U>Jazz versus Classical Singing</U></b><B> Saturday, February 11, 2006 at 2 pm. </b></div> <div> <B>Venue: Huntington University Social Centre</b></div> <div> <B>Concert tickets are $12 for Adults and $10 for Students and Seniors and are available at the door.</b></div> <div> <B>Workshop fee is $5 at the door. All students welcome!</b></div> <div> <B>Born and classically trained in Sudbury, this soprano returns home to sing her jazz favorites</b></div> <bR> <div> <B>Kelly Perras, a Sudbury native, has an extensive background in classical training. After completing the diploma program at Cambrian College where she studied with Marian Harvey-Hannah she continued her studies at the University of Toronto. While living in Toronto Kelly gained an interest in the local jazz scene and was soon involved with local jazz groups and began performing in the jazz genre.</b></div> <div> <B>Ms. Perras grew up in a very musical family. Her father Richard Perras is a very well respected trumpeter and educator who lead many prize winning ensembles at Lasalle Secondary. Brother Sean a Laurentian music alumnus is well known on the local music scene for his drumming and production skills and has been an active force behind many Theatre Cambrian productions. All this music in the family allowed Kelly exposure to every genre of music including jazz and big band, which are evident influences in her 30’s crooner style of singing. Kelly has most recently been balancing between her two favorite worlds; performing Late Romantic Art Songs with a pianist and singing a wide range of jazz standards with her quartet in Toronto. She has performed engagements at such legendary jazz hot spots as ‘The Rex Jazz and Blues Bar’, ‘Cameron House’ and the newest venue on the Toronto scene ‘The Red Guitar Art House’.</b></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><B><U><IMG SRC="3231e450.png" border=0 width="542" height="837" ALT="Adobe Acrobat 7.0 Document" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></b></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>The Laurentian Jazz Combo performs for those in attendance for the landmark ceremony to sign over the Music Department from Huntington University to Laurentain. The ceremony  took place on December 12th where President Judith Woodsworth and Chair Charlotte Leonard spoke about the bright future for the Music Program at Laurentian!</b></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B><U><IMG SRC="31f21a80.jpg" border=0 width="545" height="424" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></b></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>The Student Jazz Combo lead by Chris Mark on trumpet and Robin Desmeulles on alto sax also includes Joe Cote on drums and Jessica Hudson on bass. The ensemble is coached by Allan Walsh.</b></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B><U>Jan. 20th</U></b></I></div> <bR> <div>    5-Penny New Music Concerts</div> <div>    and Laurentian Concert Series</div> <div>                            presents</div> <bR> <div> <I><B><U>Julia Nolan, Saxophone</U></b></I></div> <div> <B>20th-Century Classical Saxophone Music</b></div> <bR> <div> Vancouver musician Julia Nolan returns to her hometown of Sudbury to perform new works for saxophone!</div> <div> With Sandra Friesen, piano accompanist</div> <div> Works by Keith Hamel (Canada), Dorothy Chang (USA/Canada), Edison Denisov (Russia),</div> <div> Robert Lemay (Canada) and Donald Freund (USA)</div> <div> <B>Friday, January 20th, 2006, at 8 p.m.</b></div> <div> <B>Social Centre, Huntington University College, Laurentian University</b></div> <div> Tickets at the door and Black Cat Too!</div> <div> $15 Adult $10 Senior/Student</div> <div> This recital is presented in collaboration with the Laurentian University Music Department and Yamaha Canada</div> <bR> <div> <I><B><U>Dec. 2005</U></b></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B><U>Friday Dec. 9th</U></b></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B><U>"Have A Cool Yule!"</U></b></I></div> <bR> <div> <B><U>"Vinegar On The Rocks" </U></b><B>is pleased to announce their first </b><B><U>"Have A Cool Yule"</U></b><B>  featuring a full gourmet dinner and two sets of Christmas Jazz with Tony Simpkin - piano, Brian Quebec - bass and Allan Walsh - sax</b> </div> <div> <B>Make your reservations soon as there are only 40 places available. </b></div> <bR> <div> <B>Some of </b><B><U>Chef Tom Reid's menu items include</U></b><B>; Trout Wellington, Leg of Lamb and Turkey Scaloppini all prepared from organic ingredients.</b> </div> <bR> <div> <B>Join your friends for a wonderful culinary experience with great jazz music. Dinner around 6:30 pm upstairs. Then retire downstairs to the club for a set of jazz. At the break have a delectable dessert and coffee and then enjoy another set of great Christmas Jazz!!!!</b> </div> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><B><U>Nov. 2005</U></b></I></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="31c64f00.png" border=0 width="612" height="1008" ALT="Adobe Acrobat 7.0 Document" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></b></div> <bR> <div> <I><B><U>Sept. 2005</U></b></I></div> <bR> <div> Laurentian Music Department presents: </div> <bR> <div> Jazz Guitarist Rob Campbell</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="31766cf0.jpg" border=0 width="358" height="463" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Mr. Rob Campbell returns to Laurentian University once again to perform with colleagues and friends. The public is also invited to attend a workshop on guitar styles and jazz improvisation to be held at the Huntington Social Center, located on the Laurentian campus, on Saturday afternoon. </div> <bR> <div> <B><U>Workshop:</U></b><B> </b><B>Rob Campbell - Jazz Guitar Styles & Improvisation</b></div> <div> <B>Saturday, September 24, 2 p.m. Huntington Social Centre fee: $5.</b></div> <div> <B> </b></div> <bR> <div> <B><U>Concert:</U></b><B> Rob Campbell & Friends - Guitar  Brian Quebec - Bass </b></div> <div> <B>                  Allan Walsh - Saxophone Tony Simpkin - Piano</b></div> <div> <B>                  Saturday, September 24 8 p.m. </b><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#660000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Huntington Social Centre                                           </b></FONT></div> <div> <B>                  Tickets at the door: </b><B>adults - $12 students, seniors - $10</b></div> <bR> <div> <B>ROB CAMPBELL | ARTIST BIOGRAPHY</b></div> <div> Rob Campbell was born in Thetford Mines, Quebec, to a musical family. After having been introduced to guitar and piano by his siblings, Rob devoted himself to the serious study of the guitar in Montreal in 1972.</div> <div> In 1975, Rob attended Queen's University, Kingston, pursuing his BFA in Music. He was awarded the Hamel Memorial Scholarship in 1976 and graduated with an honours degree in Performance.</div> <div> Since arriving in Toronto in 1979, Rob has distinguished himself with critically acclaimed performances in club and concert settings and on radio and TV broadcasts.</div> <div> His style has been described (by Mark Miller of the Globe and Mail) as "adventurous, inventive, …technically precise and melodically graceful…an effective reworking of the Montreal and Toronto jazz guitar traditions".</div> <div> Rob continues to earn praise as a respected performer and composer. He is also a guitar instructor at the prestigious Eli Kassner Guitar Academy where he has taught for over 15 years.</div> <bR> <div> <B>CAREER HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE:</b></div> <div> Ontario Science Centre "Sound of Toronto Jazz" concerts. Toronto Jazz Festival appearances, from 1987 to 2005. Was a featured performer at Brazil's Fare Arte Festival in Sao Paulo. Toronto Guitar Society concerts and performances in including the "Ed Bickert and Friends" concert in 1999. Composed and performed the soundtrack to the Canadian Museum of Civilization's "Opus" exhibit. Featured performances at the Toronto Jazz Society's annual jazz series since 1994. Has performed regularly at Toronto clubs such as The Senator, as well as The Montreal Bistro, The Rex, The Pilot, Whistler's, etc. for the past 20 years. Most recent CD "Live at the Downtown Toronto Jazz Festival", recorded and broadcast by CJRT - Jazz FM.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><B><U>July 2005</U></b></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B><U>July 17th</U></b></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B><U>TONY SIMPKIN JAZZ QUARTET</U></b></I><B> -</b></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="2e055000.jpg" border=0 width="341" height="256" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></b></div> <bR> <div> <B>at the </b><B><U>"Bell Park Gazebo Summer Concert Series"</U></b><B> in Bell Park </b><B>on the shores of Lake Ramsey</b></div> <bR> <div> <B>Due to rain the concert was held at the YMCA in downtown Sudbury. There was an enthusiastic audience and the quartet received a standing ovation after their last number. </b><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#660000" FACE="Times New Roman" ><A HREF="id20_ymca.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Pictures Page "><U><B>Click here for more pictures. </b></U></A></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>Popular local jazz performers play jazz classics, bossa nova and Broadway hits.</b></div> <bR> <div> <B>Tony Simpkin - piano</b></div> <div> <B>Brian Quebec - bass</b></div> <div> <B>Tony Jurgilas -drums</b></div> <div> <B>Allan Walsh - saxophone</b></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><B><U>July 10th</U></b></I><I><B>   Northern Lights Festival Boreal</b></I></div> <bR> <div> <B>                                                     </b><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#800000" FACE="Arial" ><I><B><U><IMG SRC="2d9f0b40.jpg" border=0 width="240" height="180" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></b></I></FONT></div> <div> <I><B>                  </b></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Allan sat in with longtime friend and musician</b></I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000CC" FACE="Arial" ><I><B> </b></I><A HREF="http://www.comnet.ca/~rg/paquette.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.comnet.ca/~rg/paquette.htm"><U><I><B>Robert Paquette</b></I></U></A><I><B> </b></I></FONT><I><B>at the 34th annual</b></I><A HREF="http://www.northernlightsfestival.com/CommunityBuildersAward.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.northernlightsfestival.com/Co"><U><I><B> </b></I></U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#006600" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.northernlightsfestival.com/CommunityBuildersAward.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.northernlightsfestival.com/Co"><U><I><B>Northern Lights Festival Boreal </b></I></U></A></FONT><I><B>in Sudbury. This is the longest running music and arts festival in Canada. Paquette (one of the founding artists of the festival) and his musicians opened the Sunday night mainstage concert to an enthusiastic audience who gave a standing ovation to Robert  and his band. Check here on the</b></I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#66FF00" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="id20_following_are_a_few_pictures_from_the.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Pictures Page "><U><I><B> </b></I></U></A></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000099" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="id20_following_are_a_few_pictures_from_the.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Pictures Page "><U><I><B>pictures page</b></I></U></A><A HREF="id20_following_are_a_few_pictures_from_the.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Pictures Page "><U><I><B> </b></I></U></A></FONT><I><B>for shots from the concert. </b></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B><U>Spring 2005</U></b></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B><U>June 30th.</U></b></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B><U>Sudbury Jazz Orchestra</U></b></I></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B> Rehearsals are underway again this Spring at Lasalle S.S. for a performance slated for June 30th at the Townehouse.  </b></div> <div> <B> The lineup of musicians include: Charlotte Leonard, Blair McNally, Phil Perras & Cathy Valiaho on bones, </b></div> <div> <B>Peter Scherzinger (founder/co-director), Chris Mark, Dick Perras, Tracy Finucane and Stephan Laakso on trumpets,</b></div> <div> <B>Allan Walsh, & Robin Desmeulle on alto, Jean-Yves Begin, and Jean-Yves' student Shawn on tenor and Carolyn Otto on bari for the sax section.</b></div> <div> <B>Tony Jurgilas on drums, Dave Jeffrey on guitar, Sean Brouse on bass and Sarah Craig on piano and vocals. </b></div> <div> <B>Dick Van Raadshooven is conductor/co-director again this year.</b></div> <div> <B> The group is practicing some old favorites by Mingus and Ellington, a new Oliver Nelson chart, one by Bill Holman as well as a Pat Metheny chart among others.</b></div> <div> <B>They look forwad to another sucessful high energy night at the Townehouse.</b></div> <bR> <div> <B>                     </b><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#660000" FACE="Times New Roman" ><B><U>Come out and support Jazz in Sudbury!!!!! </U></b></FONT></div> <div> <B>                         </b><B><U>Thursday June 30th at 9 pm. </U></b></div> <div> <B>                                </b><B><U>at The Townehouse</U></b></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Allan is offering a </b><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#660000" FACE="Arial" ><I><B><U>New Jazz Course</U></b></I></FONT><B> for the Spring/Summer</b></div> <bR> <div> <B>History and Appreciation of Jazz </b></div> <div> <B>Tuesday for 12 weeks • </b><I><B>Huntington University</b></I><B> </b></div> <div> <B>A. Walsh</b> </div> <bR> <div> By combining an historical survey and a sociological emphasis with musical analysis, this course will introduce students to the basic terms and concepts of jazz, and the various stylistic manifestations that appeared as it developed throughout the Twentieth Century to the present. (3 credits)</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><B><U>May 5th - 22nd</U></b></I></div> <bR> <div> <B>Allan will be performing in the pit orchestra for the upcoming production at "The Sudbury Theatre Centre"</b></div> <bR> <div> <B>A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM</b></div> <div> music by Stephen Sondheim</div> <div> book by Burt Shevelove and Larry Gelbart</div> <bR> <div> “Tragedy Tomorrow, Comedy Tonight” is the motto of this irreverent non-stop laugh-fest and Tony Award-winning musical. Love, lunacy, lust, mischief, senility, mistaken identities—and that’s just the first act—abound as a crafty Roman slave schemes and plots to gain his freedom. Escape life’s troubles and meet some zany characters in a hysterical, perfectly constructed farce by Larry Gelbart of <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#800000" FACE="Verdana" ><I>Tootsie</I></FONT> and <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#800000" FACE="Verdana" ><I>M*A*S*H</I></FONT> fame, and witty Stephen Sondheim.</div> <bR> <div> <I><B><U>April 1st.</U></b></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B><U>Special Conference presented by Dr. Robert Lemay and Jean-Francois Guay!</U></b></I></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="2a814470.png" border=0 width="532" height="839" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><B><U>April 2nd</U></b></I></div> <bR> <div> <B><U>Saxophone Masterclass and Workshop with Yamaha artist/clinician </U></b></div> <div> <B><U>Jean-Francois Guay!</U></b><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B> </b></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://jeanfrancoisguay.com/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://jeanfrancoisguay.com/"><U><B><U>http://jeanfrancoisguay.com/</U></b></U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://jeanfrancoisguay.com/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://jeanfrancoisguay.com/"><U> </U></A></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B><U>1:30 pm Saturday, April 2nd at Huntington College</U></b><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>Don't miss this opportunity to attend this special class with Mr. Guay offered free of charge by the Laurentian Music Program and Yamaha Music. Mr. Guay will discuss and demonstrate saxophone technique including; breathing, embouchure, scale studies and other daily practice routines.</b> </div> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Eminent Canadian Saxophonist Jean Francois Guay is currently Saxophone Professor at the University of Montreal and the Cegep Marie-Victorin. He is the recipient of the </b></FONT><B>"Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec </b><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>and is president of the </b></FONT><B>l'association des saxophonistes du Québec</b>. <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Mr. Guay is also a member of</b></FONT><B> "The International Saxophone Comittee" Specialist in contemporary music.</b><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><B><U>March 17th & 18th</U></b></I></div> <bR> <div> Huntington University Choir and Friends</div> <div> Bach’s Passion According to St. John</div> <div> Thursday, March 17, 2005 at 7:30 p.m.</div> <div> Friday, March 18, 2005 at 7:30 p.m.</div> <div> Venue T.B.A.</div> <div> Tickets: $12 Adults and $10 Students and Seniors</div> <bR> <div> <I><B><U>March 16th</U></b></I></div> <bR> <div> <B>The Huntington Saxophone Ensemble to perform.</b></div> <bR> <div> On Wednesaday at 1:30 pm The Huntington Saxophone Ensemble will perform at ICAN School for Autistic Children in Sudbury. Students of the Huntington Music program's ensemble will perform music by Tchaikovsky, Mozart, Handel and Niehaus at the school on Wednesday afternoon. The ensemble is comprised of; Nadine Bourgeois, Robin Desmeulles and Madeleine Boyer on alto, Robyn Globensky on tenor and Chris Fountain on baritone. The group is under the direction of Allan Walsh who will also be performing. Each member will make a presentation on various historical and musical points about the saxophone and saxophone quartets in the jazz and classical genres.</div> <bR> <div> <I><B><U>March 3rd , 4th & 5th</U></b></I></div> <bR> <div> <B>Allan will once again be adjudicating at "The Northern Ontario Music Festival" at Sudbury Secondary School. Walsh's Musical Instrument Service is a sponsor this year as well. Bands and Choirs from across Northern Ontario will be competing in many different classes of Jazz and Concert music. Allan will be offering music clinics after each performance. </b></div> <bR> <div> <I><B><U>Saturday March 5th</U></b></I></div> <bR> <div> <B>"JUST FRIENDS, JUST STANDARDS" Jazz Trio Concert</b> </div> <bR> <div> On <B>Saturday, March 5th at 8 pm.</b> The Huntington Concert Series presents <B>"Just Friends, Just Standards"</b> in the <B>Huntington Social Centre</b>. A jazz trio concert featuring faculty members Allan Walsh on saxophones, Tony Simpkin on piano and Brian Quebec on acoustic bass. The well known Sudbury musicians will honour the many jazz standards performed by countless jazz greats over the years. </div> <div> Allan, Brian and Tony have been playing jazz in Sudbury for the past 20 years in different configurations of trios, quartets, duos and quintets. They come together this time around in trio format to play some of their favorite tunes. </div> <bR> <div> <B>Tony Simpkin</b> is the City of Greater Sudbury's finest jazz pianist. He has taught jazz piano at HuntingtonCollege for over a decade. Tony was recently featured on the overwhelmingly successful benefit concert for Laurentian Music this past January. He is also the music director of the MCTV Christmas Telethon a yearly favorite of Northern Ontario music lovers. Tony is often called on to accompany many jazz greats who come to Sudbury including; Reggie Schwaeger, Kevin Turcotte, Mike Murley, Alex Dean and Barry Elmes to name a few.</div> <div>  </div> <div> <B>Brian Quebec</b> Classically trained, Brian studied with Toronto Symphony principal bassist Tom Monohan at the University of Toronto. Brian can play any style of music, but jazz is his raison d'être. A part-time member of the Huntington music faculty, Brian teaches jazz bass. As a sideman Brian plays here in Sudbury as well as in Toronto accompaning jazz performers such as; Oliver Jones, Rob Campbell, Carol Welsman and Kevin Dean to name a few. With fellow performers Jack Broumpton and Tony Simpkin, Brian's virtuosity can be heard on the CD Jazz at the Gallery. </div> <bR> <div> <B>Allan Walsh</b> has taught woodwinds as a member of the Music faculty at Huntington since 1989. Although his specialty is jazz saxophone, he is also an accomplished clarinetist and flutist. While on a fellowship at the Berklee College of Music in Boston, Allan held the 2nd tenor saxophone chair with the Hal McIntyre Orchestra. He was also a member of the Canadian contingent at the 13th International Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland. Allan's jazz quartet and trio have recorded for CBC Radio and were featured on national broadcasts. He was a guest soloist with the Sudbury Symphony and has played in the pit orchestra for many productions at the Sudbury Theatre Centre. </div> <div> Allan, Brian and Tony have chosen some favorite standards known to most jazz fans as well as some originals that have become standards for their trio. The concert promises something for everyone and the group will be joined by a suprise guest performer adding a bit of intrigue to the evening.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Tickets are $10 for adults, $8 for students and seniors</b></div> <bR> <div>  </div> <div> <I><B><U>Feb. 3 Huntington Student Jazz Concert</U></b></I></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><B>Huntington students to present jazz concert.</b></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>On Thursday, February 3, at 7 p.m. Huntington University music students will present a concert of jazz music, at the Huntington University Social Centre on the Laurentian campus. The groups featured will be The Huntington Big Band, Huntington Saxophone Ensemble and the Huntington Jazz Combos.</b></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Admission is $5. Come out for an enjoyable evening of jazz in support of the Huntington music students.</b></I></div> <bR> <div> <B>This evening of jazz presented by Huntington music students under the direction of Allan Walsh was "delightfully upbeat and well received by all in attendance," said Robin Crowder in her review in </b><I><B>Lambda, </b></I><B>the student newspaper. The various jazz combos included the Huntington Big Band and the Huntington Saxophone Ensemble. </b></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><B><U>Jan. 26/05</U></b></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B><U>We have won our fight to save the music program at Laurentian University!!!!</U></b></I></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://laurentianmusicmatters.ca/wewon.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://laurentianmusicmatters.ca/wewon.h"><U><I><B><U>Go here for President Woodsworth's announcement and other links!!</U></b></I></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <I><B><U>Dec. 8th. 2004</U></b></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B><U>Suspension of Huntington Music Program!!</U></b></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B><U>Go here to follow this very important crisis!</U></b></I></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><U>Following  is the announcement made to the students and faculty at the "End of Term Student Recital" this past week.</U></b></div> <bR> <div> The Chair of the Board of Regents, Andrew Vujnovich, wishes to inform you</div> <div> that, at its meeting on December 8, the Board confirmed the decision to</div> <div> begin a process to suspend the Music program at Huntington University. A</div> <div> suspension plan will be developed to attempt to ensure that students</div> <div> currently registered in the program have an opportunity to complete their</div> <div> required concentration or specialization courses for their three- or</div> <div> four-year Bachelor of Arts degree. The University will make every effort to</div> <div> minimize the impact of this decision on students, faculty and the community.</div> <bR> <div> This decision was not taken lightly and was not an easy one to make, but it</div> <div> had to be made due to the continuing financial burden of maintaining a</div> <div> highly specialized, low-enrolment program within our small university</div> <div> environment. The quality of the program, the teaching, research and</div> <div> contributions to the local and wider community have never been in question.</div> <bR> <div> Now that the decision has been made, we must all move forward.</div> <bR> <div> Andrew Vujnovich</div> <div> Chair, Board of Regents</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><B><U>Nov. 20th.</U></b></I></div> <bR> <div> <B>Piano Marathon II</b></div> <div> <B>Saturday, November 20, 2004 from 12 noon to 10 p.m.</b></div> <div> <B>Huntington University Social Centre</b></div> <div> <B>Listen to local students and professionals perform piano classic</b></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id29.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Laurentian Concert Series"><U><B>Click here for a complete listing of the Huntington Concer</b></U></A><B>t Series</b></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><U>Nov. 7th - 14th</U></b></div> <bR> <div> <B>Allan once again travelled to the Cayman Islands on a repair trip. The hurricane Ivan brought widespread damage to the Island and Allan was asked to restore instruments that had major water damage. Click on </b><A HREF="id30.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Hurricane Ivan"><U><B>Ivan </b></U></A><B>to view some picture from this latest trip. </b></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="626" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 908 WIDTH="622"><bR> <bR> <div> <B><U>November 11, 2004</U></b></div> <bR> <div> <B><U>Congratulations to Dr. Robert Lemay</U></b></div> <bR> <div> <B>Huntington musician wins international award</b></div> <bR> <div> <B>Huntington University, which is part of the Laurentian University federation, is </b></div> <div> <B>pleased to announce that "Ramallah," a composition for alto saxophone and wind </b></div> <div> <B>ensemble by Dr. Robert Lemay, a professor in its Department of Music, has won </b></div> <div> <B>the first prize at the 2004 International Harmoniecompositiewedstrijd Harelbeke</b></div> <div> <B> Muziekstad, an international wind ensemble composition contest in Belgium.</b></div> <bR> <div> <B>Last year, the jury selected Dr. Lemay's "Ramallah" as one of the three finalists </b></div> <div> <B>chosen from 51 entries from 15 countries for the Harelbeke Muziekstad 2003-2004. The final stage of the competition took place in Harelbeke, Belgium, on November 7, 2004,</b></div> <div> <B> when a second jury awarded the first, second and third prizes. The top prize is </b></div> <div> <B>worth 10,000 Euros. Dr. Lemay was invited to Harelbeke to assist with the </b></div> <div> <B>rehearsals and attend the public performance.</b></div> <bR> <div> <B>"Ramallah" is scored for saxophone and wind ensemble. Dr. Robert Lemay was inspired to write the work because of two events in the Middle East in the year 2000. On </b></div> <div> <B>September 30, 2000, 12 year old Mohamad El Doura was shot by Israelis soldiers</b></div> <div> <B> during a raid by the Israeli army into the Gaza Strip. On October 12, two reservists of the Israeli army were lynched by a mob of Palestinians at the Ramallah Police Station</b></div> <div> <B> in the West Bank. The music vividly depicts the fear and insecurity of people who struggle to live in a climate of terror.</b></div> <bR> <div> <B>"Ramallah" was written in Sudbury in 2001 and received its premier performance </b></div> <div> <B>later that year in Québec City by the Ensemble vents et percussions de Québec </b></div> <div> <B>with Jean-François Guay as soloist. Subsequently, it was performed at the opening gala of the Asian Music Festival in Tokyo, Japan, by the Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra with </b></div> <div> <B>soloist Nobuya Sugawa.</b></div> <bR> <div> <B>Dr. Lemay teaches music theory, composition, and contemporary music as a </b></div> <div> <B>part-time member of the Huntington music faculty.</b></div> <bR> <div> <B>For more information, please contact Dr. Yoko Hirota, music professor at </b></div> <div> <B>Huntington University at (705) 673 4126, ext. 216 or yhirota@laurentian.ca .</b></div> <div> <B>Reference:</b></div> <div> <B>Paul de la Riva</b></div> <div> <B>Public Affairs</b></div> <div> <B>Laurentian University</b></div> <div> <B>Sudbury, Ontario</b></div> <div> <B>(705) 675-1151, ext. 3406 </b></div> <div> <B>pdelariva@laurentian.ca </b></div> <div> <B><U>www.laurentian.ca</U></b><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Times New Roman" ><B> </b></FONT></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><B><U>Past Events:</U></b></I></div> <div> <I><B><U>__________________________________________________</U></b></I></div> <div> <B><U>October 21</U></b></div> <bR> <div> <B> </b><I><B>Pictures at an Exhibition</b></I><B> and </b><I><B>Carnival of the Animals:</b></I> </div> <div> <I><B>Piano-Organ Concert</b></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Huntington faculty members Robert Hall, in the role of Modest Musorgsky, and Ian Sadler, in the role of Camille Saint-Saëns, present piano-organ arrangements of Musorgsky's </b></I><I><B>Pictures at an Exhibition</b></I><I><B> and Saint-Saëns' </b></I><I><B>Carnival of the Animals. </b></I><I><B>This imaginative and entertaining production also includes animagraphics by Hoi Cheu and paintings by Jay Favot. St. Andrew's Place, 111 Larch Street, at 7:30 pm. General admission is $12 and $10 for students and seniors. Advance tickets are available at Black Cat Too!</b></I></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><B><U>Oct. 20th.</U></b></I></div> <bR> <div> <B>Motion Ensemble to present 5-Penny New Music Concerts</b></div> <bR> <div> <B>The first concert of the second season of the 5-Penny New Music Concerts featuring the Motion Ensemble will take place on Wednesday, October 20, at 8 p.m., at the Huntington University Social Centre, which is located on the Laurentian University campus. Admission is $10 and $ 8 for students and seniors. Tickets are available at the door, Huntington University (Room 117), or Black Cat Too!</b></div> <bR> <div> <B>This New Brunswick-based ensemble is made up of six musicians: percussionist D'Arcy Philip Gray, bass player Andrew R. Miller, violinist Nadia Francavilla, vocalist Helen Pridmore, clarinetist Richard Hornsby, and flutist Karin Aurell. The repertoire of the Motion Ensemble is an eclectic mix of post-classical and experimental music, which often utilizes electronics, improvisation or visual media. The group's performance venues have included public places, art galleries and nightclubs.</b></div> <bR> <div> <B>The ensemble is specialized in the repertoire of the so-called New York School of composers John Cage, Morton Feldman, and James Tenney. Closely associated with the abstract expressionism of painters like Jackson Pollock and Willem de Kooning, these avant-garde composers introduced distinctive elements of chance and improvisation into their music.</b></div> <bR> <div> <B>The Motion Ensemble was founded in 1998 by Andrew R. Miller. In 2003, the ensemble made its U.S. debut at Tonic in New York. The group has also appeared at the Scotia Festival of Music, Montreal's jusqu'aux Oreilles, the Ottawa Chamber Music Festival, the Sound Symposium in St. John's, and throughout New Brunswick. The ensemble has been heard on the CBC, and has recorded the music of Veronika Krausas and John Cage (Mode Records).</b></div> <bR> <div> <B>For this concert, the Motion Ensemble will present the music of Atlantic Canadian </b><B>and New York School composers, including "Variation III/Lecture on Nothing" by John Cage. "Motel Suite" by Sudbury composer Robert Lemay will also be featured. The ensemble's Sudbury appearance will be part of an Ontario tour that also includes stops in Toronto, Barrie, Kitchener, and Windsor.</b></div> <bR> <div> <B>The concert of the Motion Ensemble will take place on Wednesday, October 20, at 8 PM, at the Huntington University Social Centre. Admission is $10 and $ 8 for students and seniors. Tickets are available at the door, Huntington University (Room 117), or Black Cat Too!</b></div> <bR> <div> <B>For more information, please call Dr. Robert Lemay, music professor at Huntington University, at (705) 523-4167 or </b><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><B><U>rlemay@laurentian.ca</U></b></FONT><B>.</b></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><U>Oct. 22nd.</U></b></div> <bR> <div> <B>The Canadian Music Centre and 5-Penny New Music Concerts presents</b></div> <bR> <div> <B>Joseph Petric - a concert of electroacoustic and accordion music</b></div> <div> <B>Works by Randall Smith & Christos Hatzis</b></div> <div> <B>Sudbury City Hall</b></div> <div> <B>October 22, 2004</b></div> <div> <B>12:30 PM</b></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><B><U>Oct. 1st.</U></b></I></div> <bR> <div> <B>BLOW!</b></div> <div> <B>An outdoor event at the Art Gallery of Sudbury</b><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>WHO: The Art Gallery of Sudbury</b></div> <div> <B>WHAT: A special fundraising event for the Art Gallery of Sudbury</b></div> <div> <B>WHEN: Friday October 1, 2004 from 5:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.</b></div> <div> <B>WHERE: On the grounds of the Art Gallery of Sudbury at 251 John St.</b></div> <bR> <div> <B>Join us for a unique evening of live music by the Allan Walsh Trio, a gourmet BBQ, a beer and wine garden while master glass blower Clark Guettel creates new glass creations in front of your eyes. Tickets are only $20.00 and include a complimentary food voucher. Kids are free! Parking is available at the Art Gallery, surrounding streets and, at Bell Park.</b></div> <bR> <div> <B> </b></div> <bR> <div> <B><U> </U></b><B><U>Huntington Concert Series Presents</U></b></div> <bR> <div> <B><U>BROCHE * FOIN - Defining Northern Ontario Jazz</U></b></div> <bR> <div> Saturday, September 18, 8 p.m., Huntington Social Centre</div> <div> Tickets at the door: $10; $8 for students and seniors</div> <bR> <div> <B>Characterized by eclectic time signatures, world root influences, tongue-in-cheek arrangements and flawless delivery, the music of Broche * Foin has intrigued and dazzled local aficionados. Their debut album Hommage * Anonyme, is infused with a curious mix of influences – including a French-Canadian folk song, a Gregorian Chant and a Brazilian Samba. They season traditional jazz rhythms, and denote a playful defiance of the “jazz police.” This quartet features local jazz artists Dick van Raadshooven, acoustic bass, Peter Scherzinger, trumpet and flugelhorn, Jean-Yves B*gin, soprano and tenor saxophones and Philip May, drum set. For more information call Philip May at 670-2951, Charlotte Leonard at 673-4126, ext. 214 or email the group at </b><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Times New Roman" ><A HREF="mailto:http://www.brocheafoin.ca/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:http://www.brocheafoin.ca/"><U><B>info@brocheafoin.ca</b></U></A></FONT><B>. Check out their website at </b><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Times New Roman" ><A HREF="http://www.brocheafoin.ca/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.brocheafoin.ca/"><U><B>www.brocheafoin.ca</b></U></A></FONT><A HREF="http://www.brocheafoin.ca/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.brocheafoin.ca/"><U><B>.</b></U></A></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><U>July 7, 2004. Huntington Summerfest Presents: Light It Up!</U></b></div> <div> <B> </b></div> <div> <B>SUMMERFEST CONCERT - Huntington to present 25th consecutive summer concert</b></div> <bR> <div> <B>LIGHT IT UP! is the name of the celebratory concert to be presented b y Huntington Summerfest on Wednesday, July 7, at 7 p.m., at St. Andrew's Place in Sudbury. The concert will feature Stratford organist Ian Sadler along with several Sudbury performers and groups. Tickets are $15 for adults and $12 for students and seniors. They may be purchased at Black Cat Too! and The Guitar Clinic and will also be available at the door.</b></div> <bR> <div> <B>Highlighting the program will be a new transcription of the Handel's Music for the Royal Fireworks for organ and piano. It will be presented by Ian Sadler at the organ and Robert Hall, Huntington University music professor, on the piano, in their Sadler and Hall Organ and Piano Duo. Accompanying the work will be fireworks projections on the screen. The Electric House, a short silent movie starring Buster Keaton, will also utilize the large screen at St. Andrew's Place, as well as the St. Andrew's pipe organ, which will accompany the movie.</b></div> <bR> <div> <B>The concert, the 25th consecutive summer concert presented by Huntington University, will feature some of the favourite elements of previous years. Sudbury musician Allan Walsh will perform several numbers on both soprano and alto saxophone and the Kampana Handbell Quartet will present several selections. Both Walsh and the Quartet will join the piano and organ for a new setting of "Be Thou My Vision." A small selection of other hymns, grouped as "Hymns of Light and Love" will also feature organ and saxophone renditions as well as several sing-alongs for the audience.</b></div> <bR> <div> <B>Besides several improvisations featuring the saxophone, organist Ian Sadler will present an improvisation on the Russian National Anthem. He will also present his own arrangement of the Canadian anthem which he recently premiered on Canada's largest concert organ, located in Edmonton's Winspear Centre. Ian Sadler will also play several pipe organ solo works which will show off the St. Andrew's Place Casavant pipe organ to best advantage.</b></div> <bR> <div> <B>Ian Sadler holds the honorary position of Adjunct Professor of Music at Huntington University and in this role has performed for the last six years at Huntington Summer Festivals. As an organ soloist, he has played across North America and Europe and is featured on over 30 CD's as a soloist and accompanist.</b></div> <bR> <div> <B>The Sadler and Hall Organ and Piano Duo has performed several times at previous summer festivals. Hall's transcription of "Carnival of the Animals," which was presented at the 2000 Festival, was last year presented at the Roy Thomson Hall in Toronto by Robert Hall and organist William O'Meara. Currently, Sadler and Hall are preparing a fall concert of the Musorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition transcribed for organ and piano. They will give a short excerpt at this concert as a sneak preview of the audio-visual presentation, which is being prepared for several fall performances.</b></div> <bR> <div> <B>Tickets for the concert are $15 and $12 (Students/Seniors) and advance tickets may be procured at Black Cat Too! and The Guitar Clinic. For further information on the concert contact Robert Hall at 673-4126 ext. 218.</b></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Times New Roman" ><B><U>On Friday, June 4, at 10 a.m.</U></b></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Times New Roman" ><B>,at Laurentian University an honorary Doctor of Letters will be presented Tomson Highway, a successful Native playwright who has written prize-winning plays such as The Rez Sisters and Dry Lips Outta Move to Kapuskasing. His recent novel, The Kiss of the Fur Queen, met with both popular and critical success. He is the first Aboriginal writer to be inducted into the Order of Canada. </b></FONT><A HREF="#august_8_9_10_2001" TITLE="Music News and Events"><U><B>Read about my past collaboration with Tomso</b></U></A><B>n</b></div> <bR> <div> <I><B><U>April 28 - May 22   Ain't Misbehavin'</U></b></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Allan will again be playing in the orchestra at the </b></I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#660000" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.sudburytheatre.on.ca/main.php" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.sudburytheatre.on.ca/main.php"><U><I><B>Sudbury Theatre Centre</b></I></U></A><I><B> </b></I></FONT><I><B>this time </b></I><I><B>for the production of "Ain't Misbehavin'  " a musical featuring the music of the great jazz composer and pianist Fats Waller.</b></I></div> <div> <A HREF="id20_this_is_the_orchestra_for_the.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Pictures Page "><U><I><B><U>Check out the pictures page!</U></b></I></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <B><U>April 8, 2004. Reading Session of the Works of Composition-Techniques Students</U></b></div> <bR> <div> <B>Come to hear the music of tomorrow! Students in the composition class of Dr. Robert Lemay will present their works, including Leah Hurtubise, Marquise Lamarche, Michael McArthur, Kara O'Riley, Mitchell Ross, Pamela Teed and R.J. Wieczor. The performers and ensembles will include The Huntington Saxophone Quartet, The Northern Brass Quartet, faculty members Charlotte Leonard and Allan Walsh as well other student performers. The reading session is at 4:30 pm on Thursday, April 8, at the Huntington University Social Centre. Admission is free. </b></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><U>March 25-26, 2004. Handel's</U></b><I><B><U> Messiah</U></b></I></div> <bR> <div> <B>On Thursday, March 25, and Friday, March 26, at 7:30 pm at Ste-Anne-des-pins Roman Catholic Church in Sudbury, Handel's oratorio </b><B>Messiah</b><B> will be presented by the Huntington University Choir and Friends under the direction of Dr. Robert Hall. General admission is $12, and $10 for students/seniors. The soloists will be soprano Pamela Teed, mezzo-soprano Jo-Anne Bentley, tenor Lenard Whiting and bass Martin Elliott. Instrumental accompaniment will be provided by organist Ian Sadler, trumpeters Richard Sandals and David Marlatt, and percussionist Devon Fornelli. Advance tickets are available from Huntington Library, Black Cat Too! and The Guitar Clinic.   </b></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.thesudburystar.com/webapp/sitepages/content.asp?contentID=62076&catname=Local+News" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.thesudburystar.com/webapp/sit"><U><B>Click here for newspaper story!</b></U></A><B> in The Sudbury Star</b></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>March 5-6, 2004. Bruce Mather in Sudbury</b></div> <bR> <div> <B>The eminent Canadian composer and pianist Bruce Mather will be the guest artist for the second event of Huntington University’s new music concert series. “Bruce Mather in Sudbury” will take place on March 5 - 6, 2004, at the Huntington University Social Centre. General admission is $15, $10 for students and seniors. Tickets are available at Black Cat Too!, Huntington University Room 117, or at the door.</b></div> <bR> <div> <B>The event will be presented in two parts: Bruce Mather, the pianist, and Bruce Mather, the composer.</b></div> <div> <B>   On Friday, March 5, at 8 pm, Mather will give a piano recital of “Canadian classics” by composers Clermont Pepin, Oskar Morawetz, Jean Papineau-Couture, Harry Somers, Serge Garant, Bengt Hambraeus, and André Prevost.</b></div> <div> <B>  On Saturday, March 6, at 1:30 pm, Mather will give a lecture entitled “Composer or Arranger?” This will be followed by a concert at 3 pm entitled “The Music of Bruce Mather and Friends.” The program will include the works of Mather, John Weinzweig, François Morel, John Beckwith and Robert Lemay. The performers will be Huntington faculty members Charlene Biggs, Philip Candelaria, Yoko Hirota, Charlotte Leonard, Desmond Maley, and Allan Walsh, in addition to Huntington music students.</b></div> <bR> <div> <B>Bruce Mather was born in Toronto but has lived in Montreal since 1966. His music, which is noted for its delicate and lyrical style, is regularly performed across Canada as well as the United States and Europe. He has received many commissions from orchestras and new music societies. Twice the winner of the prestigious Jules-Leger Prize for New Canadian Chamber Music, Mather was honoured by the Émile Nelligan Foundation with the Serge Garant Prize in 2000. Mather also frequently performs as a pianist and has given numerous recitals in Canada and abroad. He actively promotes contemporary music and with his wife, the pianist Pierrette LePage, has performed as a member of the Mather-LePage duo.</b></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>February 6, 2004. Book Launch for Huntington Professor</b></div> <bR> <div> <B>On Friday, February 6, a reception was held for Huntington University music professor Dr. Charlotte Leonard, who recently published the book entitled </b><B>Seventeenth-Century Lutheran Church Music with Trombones.</b></div> <div> <B>Seventeenth-Century Lutheran Church Music with Trombones</b><B> is published by A-R Editions, the leading publisher of critical editions of early music. The book addresses the use of instruments with voices, notably the role of the trombone in the Lutheran Church music of seventeenth-century Saxony and Thuringia. The six composers represented in the anthology are those who were highly regarded in their time and prolific producers of sacred music, although few of their works are available in modern editions. The works presented provide an overview of central German Lutheran Church music with voices and instruments from the early, middle and late portions of the 17th century, focusing on the variety of musical structures, instrumentations and uses of instruments with voices available in the period. </b></div> <bR> <div> <B>Feb. 5th, 2004     Huntington Big Band and Jazz Combo</b></div> <bR> <div> <B> On Thursday evening Feb. 5th an impromptu concert was given by the Huntington Big Band and Jazz Combo directed by Allan Walsh. Although in a building year after a hiatus of 3 years the jazz program is still alive and well. First and second year students spread their wings and performed for the first time in concert at the Huntington Social Centre. </b></div> <div> <B>  The Big Band comprised of jazz students and local area musicians played a series of four charts including standards 'Killer Joe' and 'Stolen Moments'. Chris Mark on trumpet provided fluent improvised solos on both arrangements and Andree Labbee and Zack Mercer blew their way through some bluesy riffs on Stolen Moments. Second year tenor player Chris Fountain and first year trumpeter Alex</b></div> <div> <B>Gutjahr were featured on 'Brother John' a rousing blues duo with back-up from the ensemble. 'Three For The Road'  featured soli sax section work and also some brass section work for the trumpet and trombone sections. </b></div> <div> <B>  The Jazz Combo comprised of Chris Corthwaite on drums, Jason Young on bass and Gutjahr and Fountain played through a few blues and some up tempo bop style</b></div> <div> <B>tunes. The concert was short and sweet but just the beginning of the future performances to look forward to from the Huntington Jazz Ensembles.</b></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>January 24, 2004. The Penderecki String Quartet</b></div> <bR> <div> <B>A jam packed house was on hand to hear the Penderecki String Quartet on Saturday evening. The ensemble performed quartets by Beethoven (his opus 130) and Bartók (the Fourth Quartet), as well as, with baritone Robert Hall, </b><I><B>Dover Beach, opus 3 </b></I><B>by Samuel Barber and Songs by Charles Ives. There is a Sudbury connection to this acclaimed foursome, as violinist Jeremy Bell formerly studied with Dr. Metro Kozak, who teaches at Cambrian College and is a part-time member of Huntington's Music Faculty. Jeremy is the son of Rev. Don Bell, who was for many years the minister at St. Andrew's United Church, where the concert took place. The Quartet appeared as part of the Huntington Concert Series.</b></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>January 10, 2004. New Winds</b></div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B><U>The Estria Wind Quartet</U></b></FONT><B> is featured in the inaugural concert of Huntington's </b><I><B>5-Penny New Music Concerts </b></I><B>series. The quartet, comprised of oboist Étienne de Medicis, clarinetist Pauline Farrugia, flautist Kate Herzberg and bassoonist Michel Bettez, hails from Sherbrooke, Quebec, and is part of the Musica Nova Ensemble. The program includes original works for woodwind instruments by Robert Lemay (Canada), Elliott Carter (US), Isang Yun (Korea), Wallingford Riegger (US), and the premier of a new work by Mario Turmel (Canada). The concert is on Saturday, Jan. 10, at 8 pm at St. Andrew's Place in Sudbury. General admission is $10 and $8 for students and seniors. Tickets at the door, at Huntington (Room 117), and at Black Cat Too! in downtown Sudbury. </b></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>November 19, 2003. Huntington Professor is Finalist in Composers' Competition</b><B> </b></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Dr. Robert Lemay has been selected as a finalist for a prestigious international wind ensemble composition contest in Belgium. The jury at the Harelbeke Muziekstad 2003-04 selected Lemay’s </b></I><I><B>Ramallah </b></I><I><B>as one of the three finalists chosen from fifty-one entries from fifteen countries. The competition concludes next year in Harelbeke, Belgium, in November 2004, when a second jury will award first, second and third prizes. The top prize is worth 10,000 Euros. Lemay has been invited to assist with the rehearsals for the public performance at that time.</b></I></div> <div> <I><B>Ramallah</b></I><I><B> is scored for saxophone and wind ensemble. Lemay says he was inspired to write the work because of two events in the Middle East in the year 2000. On Sept. 30, 2000, a twelve-year-old Palestinian boy was shot by Israeli soldiers during a raid by the Israeli army into the Gaza Strip. On Oct. 12, two reservists of the Israeli army were lynched by a mob of Palestinians at the Ramallah Police Station in the West Bank. The music vividly depicts the fear and insecurity of people who must struggle to live in an atmosphere of terror. </b></I></div> <div> <I><B>Ramallah </b></I><I><B>was written in Sudbury in 2001 and received its premier performance later that year in Québec City at the Ensemble vents des percussions de Québec with Jean-François Guay as soloist. Subsequently, it was performed at the opening gala of the Asian Music Festival in Tokyo, Japan, by the Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra with soloist Nobuya Sugawa. </b></I></div> <div> <I><B>Lemay teaches music theory, composition, and contemporary music as a part-time member of the Huntington music faculty. </b></I></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><B><U>"From Bebop to Funky Jazz"  Nov. 15, 2003</U></b></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B> Again our jazz concert this year was an overwhelming success with a packed house of enthusistic supporters of jazz. Our college president Dr. Doug Joblin was in attendance as well as Vice President Academic Dr. Douglas Parker. </b></I></div> <div> <I><B>  The concert got off to a rousing start with an up tempo rendition of Parker's, "Moose The Mooche" with solos by Allan, Peter and Tony on piano. Other memorable moments include a beautiful ballad interpretation of , "I Remember Clifford" by Allan with a nice backing solo on piano by Tony. Lee Morgan's, "Sidewinder"gave both Peter and Allan a chance to get into a funky vain with excellent grooving support  from the rhythym section of  Brian, Tony and Tony.</b></I></div> <div> <I><B>  CBC television cameras  were there to tape a segment for the evening news. It was also nice to see so many younger people there from the high schools along with their teachers, particularly students  from Lockerby Composite and Lasalle Secondary. Thanks go out to our regular jazz supporters in Sudbury whom we see at all our concerts.</b></I></div> <div> <I><B>  Many thanks to professors Robert Lemay and Yoko Hirota  for their excellent promotion of the concert in all the media and their attention to programming, hall booking and ticket sales, which assured such a successful event.  Also thanks to Jean-Yves Begin for his help in Radio-Canada interviews  for the concert.  </b></I></div> <div> <I><B>  Plans are already in the works for another concert next  semester which will include performances by the "Huntington Big Band", "Huntington Jazz Combo" and the "Huntington Saxophone Ensemble" directed by Allan. </b></I><I><B><U>Come back to check for dates!</U></b></I></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><B><U><IMG SRC="2261f000.png" border=0 width="287" height="512" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></b></I></div> <bR> <div> <B>Saturday, November 15, 2003</b></div> <div>  </div> <div> <I><B><U>"From Bebop to Funky Jazz"</U></b></I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>A Jazz Concert featuring members of the Huntington College music faculty and friends will be presented Saturday, November 15th, at 8 pm. in the Social Centre/Lutenslager Hall at the College. The jazz quintet lead by Allan Walsh on tenor saxophone includes Peter Scherzinger on trumpet, Tony Simpkin on piano, Brian Quebec on bass and Tony Jurgilas on drums. </b></div> <div> <B>Although swing music was the most popular style of Jazz in the 30's and 40's and remains popular today, Bebop was the music many jazz musicians favored in the smaller groups that formed in the 50's after the Big Band Era. Bebop, Hard Bop, Modal and Funky Jazz will be the featured music of the program including tunes by Horace Silver, Woody Shaw, Charlie Parker, Lee Morgan, Duke Jordan and Miles Davis. </b></div> <div> <B>Horace Silver (b.1929) along with Art Blakey (1919-1990) were pioneers in the Hard Bop (Funky Jazz) style. Silver was the pianist in Blakey's "Jazz Messengers"and the group featured many of his compositions. The music is very gospel inspired combining complex bebop melodic and harmonic concepts with simpler more elemental melodies. Known for his comical names for his compositions the quintet will be performing "Filthy McNasty" and the latin flavoured "Gregory Is Here".</b> </div> <div> <B>Many great jazz musicians have passed through the "Blakey School of Jazz" including the Marsalis brothers Wynton and Branford. A small Huntington connection is that Allan Walsh studied with two former Blakey musicians; James Williams, pianist/composer and Bill Pierce, tenor saxophonist. Williams' compositions have been performed by Huntington Jazz ensembles in the past.</b> </div> <div> <B>The modal style of Miles Davis will be represented with the well known "Milestones" and Peter has chosen two other tunes by leading trumpeters Lee Morgan (who also played in the "Jazz Messengers") and Woody Shaw who gained fame in saxophonist Dexter Gordon's group. Parker's bop standard "Moose The Mooche" will round out the program.</b> </div> <div> <B>The setting for the concert will be a club atmosphere (the bar will be open) in Lutenslager Hall at Huntington providing a glimpse and feel of a typical jazz clubdate back in the 1950's.</b></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><U>Huntington Concert Series 2003-2004:</U></b></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><U><IMG SRC="22792ca0.jpg" border=0 width="146" height="202" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></b></div> <bR> <div> <B><U>Wednesday, October 8. Jean-François Guay, saxophone</U></b></div> <div> <B>The Huntington Concert Series is pleased to present the eminent Canadian saxophonist Jean-François Guay on Wednesday, October 8, at 8 p.m., at Huntington University's Social Center (Lautenslager Hall). The recital, entitled "New School," will present original works for solo saxophone by contemporary American, Canadian, French, Italian and Japanese composers. Tickets are $10 for adults and $8 for students and seniors. They are available at the door, Huntington University (Room 117), or Black Cat Too!</b></div> <div> <B>Two works by Canadian composer Robert Lemay, music professor at Huntington University, will be heard: "Dial M for .... Hommage à Alfred Hitchcock" for soprano saxophone (with moving stage) and "Études" for alto saxophone. Both these pieces were originally commissioned by Jean-François Guay. Ryo Noda, a noted saxophonist and new-music composer in Japan, is represented on the program with "Maï " for alto saxophone. "She Sings She Screams" is a frequently performed composition for saxophone with electronics by the respected American composer and performer, Mark Engebretson.</b></div> <div> <B>The Italian composer Jacinto Scelsi (1905-1988) has been discovered only in recent years. His remarkable and unusual music was ignored for decades, and only at the end of his life did Scelsi himself hear it performed for the first time. At this recital, Jean-François Guay will perform "Tre Pezzi" (Three Pieces) for soprano saxophone. "Le frène égaré" (The Stray Ash) by French composer François Rossé is a major work of the contemporary saxophone repertoire. Written in 1980, this piece has influenced composers and the saxophone language itself.</b></div> <div> <B>There is a strong "Sudbury" connection to this concert. Jean-François Guay, who will also perform this recital in Montreal, Toronto and Chicago, returns to Sudbury for the second time. He previously participated in the Sax North event at Huntington University in 2000. Robert Lemay lives and teaches in Sudbury. Mark Engebretson gave a recital in Sudbury last year and, two years ago, François Rossé did improvisations and gave a master class at Huntington University. This concert is a must for anyone interested in the new sound of the classical saxophone.</b></div> <div> <B>For more information, please call Robert Lemay, music professor at Huntington University, at (705) 523-4167 or rlemay@laurentian.ca .</b></div> <div> <B><U>Wednesday, October 1. Orchid Ensemble. </U></b></div> <div> <B>Chinese and western instruments are featured in this concert by the Orchid Ensemble on Wednesday, Oct. 1, at 8 pm at St. Andrew's Church. Tickets are $10 for general admission, $8 for students and seniors. Available at the door, at Huntington University (Room 117), and at Black Cat Too!</b></div> <div> <B>September 18, 2003</b> </div> <div> <B>Huntington Concert Series 2003-2004: Yoko Hirota, piano</b></div> <bR> <div> <B><U><IMG SRC="228c3aa0.jpg" border=0 width="195" height="170" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></b></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Dr. Yoko Hirota, a professor of piano at Huntington University, will present her second solo recital on Wednesday, September 24, at 8 p.m., at Huntington's Social Center (Lautenslager Hall) in Sudbury. The recital, entitled "Hungarian Piano Music from 1850 to Present," includes works by Franz Liszt, Bela Bartok, Gyorgy Kurtág and Gyorgy Ligeti. The ticket price is $10 for general admission and $8 for students and seniors. Tickets are available at the door, Huntington University, or Black Cat Too.</b> </div> <div> <B>Dr. Hirota will perform Liszt's "Un sospiro" from "Trois Études de concerts" (1848) and the "Second Grande Étude de Paganini" (1851). These virtuosic pieces are landmarks of the piano repertoire. She will also perform two of Liszt's later compositions: "Nuages gris" (1881) and "En rêve - Nocturne" (1885/86). Minimalist, mystical and without virtuosity, these remarkable quasi-atonal pieces are a harbinger of the works of subsequent composers such as Debussy and Schoenberg.</b> </div> <div> <B>From the music of Bela Bartok (1881-1945), Yoko Hirota has programmed a series of short pieces that characterize the piano writing of this great Hungarian composer. The three-movement "Sonatine" for piano and selections from "Fourteen Bagatelles" and "Mikrokosmos" will be heard at this recital.</b></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><B><U>July 5th-20th</U></b></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B><U>July</U></b></I></div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#3300CC" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>  Allan is preparing for another trip to the Cayman Islands to teach at their Summer Music Camp and to do more checkups and servicing to the musical instruments for the schools. Check out pictures from the last trip on the </b></I></FONT><A HREF="id20.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Pictures Page "><U><I><B>pictures page.</b></I></U></A><I><B> </b></I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#3300CC" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>   </b></I></FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><B><U>June 26th</U></b></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B><U>Sudbury Jazz Orchestra</U></b></I></div> <bR> <div> <B>  The orchestra played to a large audience at the Towne House on Thursday night marking their second annual gig there. The band was hot with their opening number "Big Swing Face" featuring solos by Allan, Mike and Jean-Yves on saxes. </b></div> <div> <B>Other charts included "Bone Apettit" featuring the bone section and the classic "Caravan" with a solo by Charlotte Leonard. Other soloists were Peter Scherzinger, Chris Mark, Dick Perras and Mark Taillefer on trumpet and flugelhorn, Robin Desmeulles on alto and Gary DiSalle on guitar. Phil May played some very exciting drum breaks in a number of charts and was particularly inventive on mallets and toms on "Caravan.  </b></div> <div> <B>   Dick Van Raadshooven brought the band through some very tough latin charts by Bob Mintzer. His confidence and finesse in conducting was instrumental in bringing the group together in a very short time. There were some oldie goldies with Ellington charts from Wynton Marsalis' collection from 'The Linclon Center Jazz Orchestra' including "Kinda Dukish" and "Harlem Air Shaft" featuring the full band with Allan doubling on clarinet for solos. A  nice bluesy bone solo was also taken by Blair McNally. Allan was also featured on a soprano sax ballad by Oliver Nelson as well as the classic "Stolen Moments" where he had an extended solo on alto. Chris Mark was also featured along with Allan on another ballad chart. </b></div> <bR> <div> <B>Musicians included: Charlotte Leonard, Blair McNally, Phil Perras & Paul Fairman on bones, </b></div> <div> <B>Peter Scherzinger (founder/co-director), Mark Taillefer, Chris Mark, Dick Perras, Tracy Finucane on trumpets,</b></div> <div> <B>Allan Walsh, Robin Desmeulle, Jean-Yves Begin, Mike McArthur on saxes,</b></div> <div> <B>Phil May on drums, Gary DiSalle on guitar, Chris Martel on bass and Stephan Ostrander on piano. Dick Van Raadshooven, conductor/co-director</b></div> <bR> <div> <I><B><U>Announcement: Dr. Lemay awarded grant!</U></b></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>This is a press release ( Friday, May 30, 2003) which will be used for a magazine article at Laurentian University.</b></I></div> <bR> <div> <B>Dr. Robert Lemay, a member of the music faculty at Huntington University, was awarded a grant for Professional Musicians (classical music) of $5,000 by the Canada Council for the Arts. This grant is to help the recipient compose a series of saxophone-quartet pieces for students and young performers. The idea of composing music for students was initiated by the instructor of saxophone at Huntington University, Allan Walsh, who is also responsible for student saxophone-quartet. For composing those pieces, Dr. Lemay will work closely with Mr. Walsh and his saxophone students. The contemporary saxophone repertoire is very profound in style, but often very difficult to perform and not accessible to students. The pieces will explore the new saxophone techniques, theatrical gestures, aleatory elements, some improvisation and the use of space, all adapted to students' level. </b></div> <bR> <div> <B>Robert Lemay teaches Form and Analysis, music theory, and courses related to contemporary music as a part-time member of the music faculty at Huntington University. Born in Montreal in 1960, he has a doctorate degree in composition from the Université de Montréal and a master's and bachelor's degrees from Université Laval. He also studied at the State University of New York at Buffalo, where he worked with David Felder and took part in seminars with Brian Ferneyhough, Louis Andriessen, and Donald Erb. In France, he worked with François Rossé in Bordeaux and Georges Asperghis at the ATEM in Paris.</b></div> <bR> <div> <B>Lemay's music is characterized by an imaginative use of the concert-hall space, and often employs virtuoso performer techniques. A prolific composer, Lemay's music has been performed in Canada, USA, Japan, France, Denmark, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Czech Republic, and Argentina. His music has been broadcast on Radio-Canada, the CBC, and Bavarian State Radio. An associate composer of the Canadian Music Centre and member of the Canadian League of Composers and SOCAN, he is a three-time winner of prizes in composition from CAPAC. In September, 2003, his music for saxophone and wind ensemble, "Ramallah," will be performed at the Gala concert of Asian Music Festival in Tokyo, Japan.</b></div> <bR> <div> <B>Allan Walsh has been an active member of the music faculty at Laurentian University's Huntington College, teaching saxophone and woodwinds technique for the past ten years. Although his specialty is jazz saxophone, he is also an accomplished clarinetist and flutist. He studied at the Berklee College of Music in Boston, one of the most prestigious schools for Jazz in USA. Very active musician, he participates in many concerts in the Sudbury region (Northern Ontario Jazz Quartet, the Allan Walsh Trio, and soloist with the Sudbury Symphony Orchestra) and elsewhere (with Robert Paquette Band in Montreal and International Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland). </b></div> <bR> <div> <I><B><U>June</U></b></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B><U>The Sudbury Jazz Orchestra</U></b></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B> Rehearsals are underway again this Spring at Lasalle S.S. for a performance slated for the end of June. Allan is playing lead alto again with Robin Desmeulle on 2nd alto, Mike McArthur and Jean-Yves Begin on tenors and Carolyn Otto on baritone sax. </b></I></div> <div> <I><B> There are new players this year and a full roster of musicians will be posted soon. Check back for more updates on the group and some of the new exciting music they are working on!</b></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B><U> </U></b></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B><U>May 25th</U></b></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>  Allan was invited to perform at a service at St. Andrews United Church for the installation of the President of the Manitou Conference and the ordaining of new ministers. </b></I></div> <div> <I><B>  As an interlude to the service Allan played the famous solo "The Old Castle" from Mussorgsky's "Pictures at an Exhibition" arranged by Maurice Ravel and Dr. Robert Hall accompanist and organist at St. Andrews. Various hymns were performed with the choir and solo on soprano and alto saxophone with Dr. Hall accompanying on organ. </b></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B><U>April 23rd - May 18th</U></b></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Allan will be performing in the pit orchestra for the </b></I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#003333" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.sudburytheatre.on.ca/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.sudburytheatre.on.ca/"><U><I><B><U>Sudbury Theatre Centre</U></b></I></U></A></FONT><A HREF="http://www.sudburytheatre.on.ca/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.sudburytheatre.on.ca/"><U><I><B><U> </U></b></I></U></A><I><B>production of </b></I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#660000" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>'Cabaret'</b></I></FONT><I><B>.</b></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B><U>April 11th</U></b></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Allan will be conducting a clinic for the Northern Ontario Music Festival 'All-star Concert Band' at Lockerby Composite School.</b></I></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>19 January 2003: Huntington University Music Faculty Concert</b></div> <bR> <div> <B>On January 19, 2003, Huntington University music faculty will be featured in a concert of solo and chamber music in varying styles, with an emphasis on contemporary music. The artists include Robert Hall (voice and organ), Elise Leblanc (flute), Yoko Hirota (piano), Charlotte Leonard (trombone), Brenda Arrowsmith (clarinet), Charlene Biggs (piano), Robert Lemay (composer and piano) and Allan Walsh (clarinet and saxophone), among others. The special guest is the Canadian Guitar Quartet, a group of national prominence that includes Philip Candelaria. The concert will be held at St. Andrew’s Place, 111 Larch Street. Tickets are $10 and $8 at the door.</b></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Dec. 9th - 22nd, 2002</b></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Repair Trip to the Cayman Islands</b></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B> </b></I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#3300CC" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>Allan was in the Cayman Islands in the Carribean to do repairs for the school music pograms for the second time. He was graciously invited to stay with one of the music teachers and had the opportunity to work with the teachers and students at a number of the high schools in Georgetown. Talks with  Government Education Department officials were successful in setting up a yearly visit for repairs. There is also hopes of bringing Allan back in July to perform and teach at the Summer Music Camp on the island.</b></I></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Dec. 8th</b></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Allan performed on the annual MCTV Lions Club Christmas Telethon as a member of the telethon orchestra. The show was broadcast throughout Northeastern  Ontario.</b></I></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><B>Nov. 30th, 2002</b></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Piano Marathon</b></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Social Centre at Huntington University, 10:00 am - 10:00 pm.</b></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>This 12 hour concert event which will feature many of Sudbury's finest musicians, is intended to inaugurate the new Yamaha piano at the university. Altogether there will be 18 recitals of classical, jazz and folk music. Performers will include; </b></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Piano Recitals by Robert Hall, Desmond Maley, Ralph Elsaesser and</b></I></div> <div> <I><B>Huntington University's Piano Professor, Yoko Hirota</b></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Tony Simpkin/Allan Walsh Jazz Duo, </b></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Woodwind, Brass and Piano recital with Brenda Arrowsmith, Charlotte Leonard and Charlene Biggs</b></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Piano Trio with Metro Kozak, Dick Van Raadshooven and Charlene Biggs</b></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Voice and piano recital with Sandra Faubert and Monica Frieesen-Audet and Sylvia joblin</b></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Various recitals by students from Ecole Secondaire MacDonald Cartier and Lockerby Composite schools</b></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Various recitals by piano students of Huntington University and Conservatory and other local piano teachers.</b></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Admission is free!</b></I></div> <div> <I><B> </b></I></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><B> Nov. 8th, 2002</b></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Fancher \ Engebretson</b></I></div> <div> <I><B>Saxophone Duo</b></I></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><B>  Huntington University Music Department presents a concert  of contemporary saxophone music on Friday, Nov. 8, at 7:30 pm at St. Andrew's United Church in Sudbury. The ticket price is $10 for general admission and $ 8 for students and seniors. The program include works by Robert Lemay, Mark Engebretson, Steve Reich and others.</b></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>  As a performer, Mark Engebretson was a member of the Vienna Saxophone Quartet from 1992-1999. In addition to performances all over the world with the quartet, he has performed in many countries as soloist with orchestra, in recital and as a chamber musician, particularly with Susan Fancher, Swedish percussionist Anders Åstrand and the Chicago-based ensemble MeloMania!.</b></I></div> <div> <I><B>  Dr. Engebretson's works have been performed in concerts, festivals and venues in Europe, Africa, Canada nad the US. Dr. Engebretson received a Fulbright Fellowship for studies in France with Jean-Marie Londeix (saxophone) and Michel Fuste-Lambezat (composition). His doctorate in music composition is from Northwestern University where he studied composition with M. William Karlins, Pauline Oliveros, Marta Ptaszynska, Michael Pisaro, Stephen Syverud and Jay Alan Yim and saxophone with Frederick Hemke.</b></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>  Susan Fancher is an artist-in-residence on the faculty of the University at Buffalo. She has performed extensively both as a soloist and chamber musician, touring in Europe, Africa, Canada and the US. From 1992-98, she was a member of the Vienna Saxophone Quartet, an ensemble dedicated to commissioning and performing new music. She was also a founding member of the Chicago-based new music ensemble MeloMania!, and performs in a free improvisation trio with Swedish percussionist Anders Åstrand and American saxophonist Mark Engebretson.</b></I></div> <div> <I><B>  Fancher holds a Master of Music and Bachelor of Music in saxophone performance from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, where she studied saxophone with Dr. Frederick Hemke.  She received the First Prize in saxophone from the Bordeaux Conservatory, where she studied with Prof. Jean-Marie Londeix.  Ms. Fancher is currently doing research for a  doctoral dissertation on the saxophone music by Italian composer Giacinto Scelsi (1905-1988).</b></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B><U>New Clinics & Workshops</U></b></I></div> <bR> <div> <B>Allan will be offering clinics and workshops in the schools. Go to this link to get more info.</b><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FF00FF" FACE="Arial" ><B> </b></FONT><A HREF="id24.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Music Clinics Workshops"><U><B><U>Clinics & Workshops</U></b></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <I><B><U>"Three Tenors Concert"</U></b></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Here is a not so great picture from the local newspaper about our last concert. They were approached to do a story but could only run a picture. Oh Well, better than nothing. The concert was a huge success and it was one of the best attended concerts in the history of the "Huntington Recital Series".</b></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="1aa45000.jpg" border=0 width="325" height="512" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></b></I></div> <div> <I><B>Jean-Yves Begin, Allan Walsh and Michael McArthur in rehearsal for</b></I></div> <div> <I><B>The Three Tenors concert at Huntinton College, Sept. 29th.</b></I></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><B><U>Sept. 29th ,Huntington College, 3PM.</U></b></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Three Tenors:</b></I></div> <div> <I><B>The Huntington Recital Series kicks off their season this year with</b></I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <I><B>a new venture into Jazz music. The concert will feature Allan and two of his former students, Jean-Yves Begin and Michael McArthur in a tour de force evening of jazz standards and arrangements augmenting the interaction between the three tenor saxophonists. The Three Tenors will be backed by Tony Simpkin on piano, Brian Quebec on bass and Sean Perras on drums. On the program will be tunes by Holland, Coltrane, Mingus, Ellington, Monk and more! The evening promises to be exciting with lots of musical camaraderie and perhaps a bit of the "olde cutting session competition" thrown in for good measure!</b></I></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><U>Aug. 2nd</U></b></div> <bR> <div> <B>Allan will be performing at the Mackenzie Theatre in Charlottetown, P.E.I. with longtime friends </b><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#660000" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.geocities.com/wolfvillepas/jive.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.geocities.com/wolfvillepas/ji"><U><B>Alan Dowling</b></U></A></FONT><A HREF="http://www.geocities.com/wolfvillepas/jive.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.geocities.com/wolfvillepas/ji"><U><B> </b></U></A><B>on drums, </b><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#660000" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.backalleydiscs.com/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.backalleydiscs.com/"><U><B>Chas Guay</b></U></A></FONT><B> on bass and Shawn Ferris on piano. Singer</b><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#660000" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.realmusique.com/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.realmusique.com/"><U><B> Real Pelletier </b></U></A></FONT><B>will also be sitting in!</b></div> <bR> <div> <B><U>Aug. 10th</U></b></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>5th Annual Mid Summer Fair</b></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>  The </b></I><I><B>Art Gallery of Sudbury</b></I><I><B> will be holding its </b></I><I><B>5</b></I><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#330099" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>th</b></I></FONT><I><B> annual Mid Summer Fair </b></I><I><B>on </b></I><I><B>Friday, August 9</b></I><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#330099" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>th</b></I></FONT><I><B> and </b></I><I><B>Saturday, August 10</b></I><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#330099" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>th</b></I></FONT><I><B>, </b></I><I><B>2002</b></I><I><B>. The event, which has been generously sponsored by Great ~West Life, will take place on the gallery grounds located at </b></I><I><B>251 John Street. </b></I><I><B>New this season,</b></I><I><B> </b></I><I><B>The Impressionist Café</b></I><I><B> will host </b></I><I><B>"The Pot Project"</b></I><I><B> to begin at </b></I><I><B>7:30pm</b></I><I><B>, on </b></I><I><B>Friday, August 9</b></I><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#330099" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>th</b></I></FONT><I><B>, with a viewing of the feature film, </b></I><I><B>Pollock</b></I><I><B>, popcorn served in a flowerpot (yours to keep) painted by local artists.</b></I><I><B> Cost is $15.00 per person</b></I><I><B>. Great food, live entertainment and a beer and wine garden will be available. </b></I></div> <div> <I><B>  </b></I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#660000" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="id23.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Paulas Pottery Page"><U><I><B>Paula</b></I></U></A></FONT><I><B> will be exhibiting her pottery along with other members of The Sudbury Basin Potters Guild and </b></I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#660000" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="id16.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Walsh Bio"><U><I><B>Allan </b></I></U></A></FONT><I><B>will be performing solo improv </b></I></div> <div> <I><B>on Saturday.</b></I></div> <bR> <div> <B><U>July 5th, 6th & 7th</U></b></div> <bR> <div> <B> </b><A HREF="#sudbury_jazz_orchestra" TITLE="Music News and Events"><U><B> </b></U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#660000" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="#sudbury_jazz_orchestra" TITLE="Music News and Events"><U><B>The Sudbury Jazz Orchestra</b></U></A></FONT><A HREF="#sudbury_jazz_orchestra" TITLE="Music News and Events"><U><B> </b></U></A><B>was an overwhelming success at </b><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#660000" FACE="Arial" ><B>The</b></FONT><B> </b><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#660000" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.nlfb.on.ca/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.nlfb.on.ca/"><U><B>Northern Lights Festival Boreal</b></U></A></FONT><B>. Other jazz groups included </b><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#660000" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.metalwood.com/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.metalwood.com/"><U><B>Metalwood</b></U></A></FONT><B>, </b><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#660000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Hilario Duran</b></FONT><B> and a jazz funk unit from Ottawa, </b><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#660000" FACE="Arial" ><B>The Groovebug</b></FONT><B>. </b></div> <div> <B>  Allan had an opportunity after many years to perform again with Mike </b><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#660000" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.mikemurley.com/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.mikemurley.com/"><U><B>Murley</b></U></A></FONT><A HREF="http://www.mikemurley.com/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.mikemurley.com/"><U><B> </b></U></A><B>at a workshop with Metalwood. He also hosted a workshop entitled "Too Much Sax" where the sax section from the Sudbury Jazz Orchestra performed selections from their repertoire. The saxophonist from the Groovebug also sat in for an impromptu jam session and the blowing got quite intense as the saxophonists played their way through a number of tunes including; Oleo, Doxy and Tenor Madness!</b></div> <div> <B>  The crafters area was buzzing with lots of lookers and takers.</b><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#660000" FACE="Arial" ><B> </b></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="id23.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Paulas Pottery Page"><U><B>Paula </b></U></A></FONT><B>had another very successful weekend at the festival selling lots of pottery and making more artistic contacts in the commuinty. There was also music as Allan played more jazz improv and also an imporomptu jam with his former student Jean-Yves Begin! </b></div> <div> <B>  Although attendance seemed to be down a bit this year the festival seemed to be a great success overall and it didn't rain for the first time in many years!</b></div> <bR> <div> <I><B> </b></I></div> <bR> <div> <B><U>July 5th, 6th & 7th</U></b></div> <bR> <div> <B>Allan will be playing solo improvisations at his wife </b><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#660000" FACE="Times New Roman" ><A HREF="id23.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Paulas Pottery Page"><U><B>Paula's pottery </b></U></A></FONT><B>exhibit at "Northern Lights Festival Boreal" </b></div> <bR> <div> <B><U>July 7th  at 9 pm.</U></b></div> <bR> <div> <B>The Sudbury Jazz Orchestra under the direction of Dick Van Radshooven will perform a set at the Northern Lights Festival Boreal in the Beer Tent. The group will be opening for Hilario Duran. Scroll down to check out the groups lineup of musicians.</b></div> <bR> <div> <B><U>June/July</U></b></div> <bR> <div> <B>Allan will be in overdrive busy with summer repairs for the schools.</b></div> <bR> <div> <B>Local teachers and their students are rehearsing every Monday night in a jazz reading band in which Allan will be playing lead alto. </b></div> <div> <B>A gig is in the works for the "Towne House Tavern" sometime late June early July. Also, the possibility of a performance at "Northern Lights Festival Boreal" is being discussed. Dates to be announced.</b></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><U>June 20th TowneHouse Tavern, Sudbury</U></b></div> <bR> <div> <B>The </b><B> <A NAME="sudbury_jazz_orchestra"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></b><B>"Sudbury Jazz Orchestra" consisting of local music teachers and students will play at the "Townehouse Tavern" in Sudbury. The orchestra is under the direction of Dick Van Raadshooven and will be performing some old big band swing charts by the likes of Ellington, Mingus, Neihaus and Brubeck as well as new arrangements for jazz orchestra by various contemporary composers. The bands lineup is as follows:</b></div> <bR> <div> <B>saxes: Allan Walsh, Carolyn Otto, Jean-Yves Begin, Mike McArthur, Tobey Ley</b></div> <div> <B>trumpets:  Peter Scherzinger (founder/ co-director), Chris Mark, Mike Hodgkins,</b></div> <div> <B>                  Cathy Burns</b></div> <div> <B>bones:    Christian Overton, Charlotte Leonard, Cathy Vailho</b></div> <div> <B>guitar:    Gary Disalle             piano:     Tony Simpkin</b></div> <div> <B>bass:       Sean Brouse             drums:     Sean Perras  </b></div> <div> <B>                           </b></div> <bR> <div> <I><B><U>April 17, 2002</U></b></I></div> <bR> <div> <B><U>Espanola High and Ecole Catholique Secondaire Franco-Ouest</U></b></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.musiccentre.ca/CMC/dac_rca/eng/k_/Lemay_Robert.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.musiccentre.ca/CMC/dac_rca/en"><U><B><U>Dr. Robert Lemay</U></b></U></A><B><U> </U></b><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#3300CC" FACE="Times New Roman" ><B>and Allan  renew their tour of local high schools performing jazz pieces as well as the solo saxophone compositions of Lemay.</b></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <I><B><U>April 10, 2002</U></b></I></div> <bR> <div> <B><U>Lasalle Secondary School</U></b></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.musiccentre.ca/CMC/dac_rca/eng/k_/Lemay_Robert.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.musiccentre.ca/CMC/dac_rca/en"><U><B><U>Dr. Robert Lemay</U></b></U></A><B><U> </U></b><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#3300CC" FACE="Times New Roman" ><B>and Allan  renew their tour of local high schools performing jazz pieces as well as the solo saxophone compositions of Lemay.</b></FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><B><U>April 5, 2002</U></b></I></div> <bR> <div> <B><U>Sudbury Secondary School</U></b></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.musiccentre.ca/CMC/dac_rca/eng/k_/Lemay_Robert.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.musiccentre.ca/CMC/dac_rca/en"><U><B><U>Dr. Robert Lemay</U></b></U></A><B><U> </U></b><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#3300CC" FACE="Times New Roman" ><B>and Allan  renew their tour of local high schools performing jazz pieces as well as the solo saxophone compositions of Lemay.</b></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <I><B><U>April 3, 2002</U></b></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B><U>Ecole Secondaire Catholique Champlain</U></b></I></div> <bR> <div> <B>Dr. Robert Lemay and Allan will renew their tour of local high schools performing jazz pieces as well as the solo saxophone compositions of Lemay. Radio Canada/C.B.C. Radio will be on hand to record the performances and conduct interviews. </b></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><B>March 20,2002</b></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B><U>Robert Hall Concert</U></b></I></div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Times New Roman" ><B>Huntington University is pleased to present a recital by organist</b></FONT><B> </b><A HREF="http://www.huntington.laurentian.ca/people/rhall.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.huntington.laurentian.ca/peop"><U><B>Robert Hall </b></U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Times New Roman" ><B>at Ste-Anne-Des-Pins Roman Catholic Church on Beech Street in downtown Sudbury on Wednesday, March 20, 2002, at 7:30 p.m. Works by J.S. Bach, Dan Gawthrop, William France, Herbert Howells, Franz Liszt and Horatio Parker are on the program. Admission is $10 and $8 for students and seniors.</b></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>March 10,2002</b></I></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.huntington.laurentian.ca/people/yhirota_e.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.huntington.laurentian.ca/peop"><U><I><B><U>Yoko Hirota Concert</U></b></I></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000080" FACE="Arial" ><B>Huntington University is pleased to present a recital by pianist </b></FONT><A HREF="http://www.huntington.laurentian.ca/people/yhirota_e.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.huntington.laurentian.ca/peop"><U><B><U>Yoko </U></b></U></A><A HREF="http://www.huntington.laurentian.ca/people/yhirota_e.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.huntington.laurentian.ca/peop"><U><B><U>Hirota</U></b></U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000080" FACE="Arial" ><B> at St. Andrew's United Church in Sudbury on March 10, 2002, at 3 p.m. Admission is $10 for adults and $8 for students and seniors. Tickets are available at the door, Huntington University and Black Cat Too.</b></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>The program consists of works by two different generations of Canadian, American and Japanese composers. The "established" composers are Bruce Mather (Canada), Elliott Carter (US) and Toru Takemitsu (Japan). The "emerging" composers include </b><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.musiccentre.ca/CMC/dac_rca/eng/k_/Lemay_Robert.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.musiccentre.ca/CMC/dac_rca/en"><U><B><U>Robert Lemay</U></b></U></A></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#800000" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.musiccentre.ca/CMC/dac_rca/eng/k_/Lemay_Robert.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.musiccentre.ca/CMC/dac_rca/en"><U><B> </b></U></A></FONT><B>(Canada), Mikel Kuehn (US) and Keiko Yamanaka (Japan).</b></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><B>March 1, 2002</b></I></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.nojomusic.com/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.nojomusic.com/"><U><I><B><U>Michael Occhipinti Quartet Concert</U></b></I></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>The jazz quitarist/composer will be bringing his new group 'Creation Dream' to Sudbury during the Northern Ontario Band Festival! The concert is scheduled for Friday night March 1st. at 8 pm. at Sudbury Secondary School. Michael recently won jazz guitarist at the National Jazz Awards held in Toronto last week-end. Congratulations Michael! Sudburian trumpeter </b></I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="https://members.tripod.com/%7Esardine/twlinks.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="https://members.tripod.com/%7Esardine/twl"><U><I><B><U>Kevin Turcotte </U></b></I></U></A></FONT><I><B>who also won jazz trumpeter is also a member of the group.</b></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>March 1, 2002</b></I></div> <div> <I><B>Allan will be jazz adjudicator at the "Northern Ontario Music Festival" at Sudbury Secondary School. Bands and choirs from Northern Ontario schools will compete at the annual festival</b></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>February 14, 2002</b></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Huntington College was host to </b></I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.goury-josset.fr.st/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.goury-josset.fr.st/"><U><I><B><U>Jean-Michel Goury</U></b></I></U></A></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#800000" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.goury-josset.fr.st/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.goury-josset.fr.st/"><U><I><B> </b></I></U></A></FONT><I><B>and the Apollinaire Quartet from France, including composer/improvisation artists Etienne Rolin and Francois Rosse. The musicians and composers were invited by </b></I></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.musiccentre.ca/CMC/dac_rca/eng/k_/Lemay_Robert.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.musiccentre.ca/CMC/dac_rca/en"><U><I><B><U>Dr. Robert Lemay</U></b></I></U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#800000" FACE="Arial" ><I><B> </b></I></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000080" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>who is instructor of analysis and theory at the college. He is a well known composer for saxophone incorporating new techniques and sounds in his works.</b></I></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <I><B>Allan had the opportuninty to sit in with Mr. Rolin and Rosse on an impromptu improvisation during a conference/clinic at the college. The Quartet and composers were on a world tour completing their tour of United States and Canada. One of the works performed by the Quartet was a new piece composed by Lemay. Allan and Robert are currently touring local high schools in Sudbury peforming Lemay's works and standard jazz repertoire.</b></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>February 2, 2002</b></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>"A Tribute to Miles Davis" with the "Northern Ontario Jazz Quartet" presented by the Cambrian College Music Department.</b></I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <I><B>Allan Walsh - sax, Tony Simpkin- piano, Brian Quebec - Bass, </b></I></div> <div> <I><B>Jack Broumpton - drums</b></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>September  through November 2001</b></I></div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000080" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>Allan will be touring local high schools with Dr. Robert Lemay performing jazz pieces and the solo saxophone pieces of Lemay. Scheduled schools include; Marymount Academy, St. Charles College, Ecole Secondaire Catholique Horizon and Lo-Ellen Park Secondary. Walsh and Lemay will speak to the students about  jazz and contempoary classical saxophone music and the music program at</b></I></FONT><I><B><U> </U></b></I><A HREF="http://huntington.laurentian.ca/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://huntington.laurentian.ca/"><U><I><B><U>Huntington College</U></b></I></U></A><I><B><U> </U></b></I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000080" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>of Laurentian University.</b></I></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <I><B> <A NAME="august_8_9_10_2001"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></b></I><I><B>August 8, 9, 10, 2001</b></I></div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000080" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>Allan is featured solist with "La Belle Cano" accompanying Patricia Cano and Tomson Highway in excerpts of songs from musicals written by </b></I></FONT><A HREF="http://www.playwrightsworkshop.org/tomsonbio.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.playwrightsworkshop.org/tomso"><U><I><B><U>Tomson Highway</U></b></I></U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000080" FACE="Arial" ><I><B> presented at </b></I></FONT><I><B><U>"</U></b></I><A HREF="http://franco.ca/tno/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://franco.ca/tno/"><U><I><B><U>Theatre du Nouvel Ontario"</U></b></I></U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#800000" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>. </b></I></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>July 2001</b></I></div> <div> <I><B>Allan is guest artist on flute and Irish Whistle at the </b></I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://huntington.laurentian.ca/people/awalsh.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://huntington.laurentian.ca/people/a"><U><I><B><U>Huntingon College</U></b></I></U></A></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#800000" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://huntington.laurentian.ca/people/awalsh.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://huntington.laurentian.ca/people/a"><U><I><B> </b></I></U></A></FONT><I><B>Church Music Festival.</b></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>April 2001</b></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Allan is jazz adjudicator at the "Northern Ontario Music Festival" held at Sudbury Secondary School</b></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>March 2001</b></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Allan is featured as a guest artist with the Jazz Trio of; Simpkin, Quebec and Broumpton at their CD release of, "Jazz at the Gallery"</b></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>September 2000</b></I></div> <div> <I><B> </b></I></div> <div> <I><B>Allan was invited to the Cayman Islands by the Education Department to repair the musical instruments in the schools. He spent ten days working full-time on the instruments which were in dire need of servicing and repair. The last 2 days some time was taken to enjoy the sun and surf. </b></I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="id20.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Pictures Page "><U><I><B><U>Pictures on the pictures page.</U></b></I></U></A></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Allan J. Walsh is an accomplished saxophonist, clarinettist and flutist with over 30 years of professional performing and teaching experience. He is woodwind instructor at Laurentian University's "Huntington College Music Department" where he has taught for the past 10 years. Checkout his page at Huntington College.</b></I></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://huntington.laurentian.ca/people/awalsh.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://huntington.laurentian.ca/people/a"><U><I><B><U>www.http://huntington.laurentian.ca/people/awalsh.htm </U></b></I></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Check out Allan's</b></I><A HREF="id16.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Walsh Bio"><U><I><B> </b></I></U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="id16.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Walsh Bio"><U><I><B><U>Curriculum Vitae</U></b></I></U></A></FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>