The Upper Canada Choristers
Under the direction of Laurie Evan Fraser
Present
Guest artists join us in presenting words and music,
film, dance, and theatre from across Canada
Vignettes of the Canadian experience
Friday May 12, 2000 at 7:30 p.m.
Flora McCrae Auditorium
Timothy Eaton Memorial Church
St. Clair Avenue just west of Avenue Road
(Entrance off Dunvegan)
| O Canada | National Film Board |
| The Blackbird | Nova Scotia Folk arr. Gary Ewer |
| A La Claire Fontaine | Quebec Folk Song arr. Bill White |
| Frobisher Bay | James Gordon arr. Tamarack |
| Tishialuk Girls | Charlie Lloyd arr. Nancy Telfer |
| Scene from The Ecstasy of Rita Joe Actresses: Valerie Abels and Nora Fraser |
George Ryga |
| MicMa'q Honour Song | Lydia Adams incorporating Traditional Chant |
| Step Dancing Dancers: Patrick and Evan Ronan Fiddler: Ashley Dyer |
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| A Great Big Sea Spoons: Daniel Lee |
Newfoundland Folk Song arr. Lori-Anne Dolloff |
| She's Like the Swallow Flute: Nora Fraser |
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| The Old "Mayflower" (from 5 songs of the Newfoundland Outports) |
Collected by Peacock arr. Harry Somers |
| Sing-Along: The Maple Leaf Forever | Alexander Muir |
| Sing-Along: Allouette | Traditional French-Canadian |
| Sing-Along: Land of the Silver Birch | Traditional Canadian |
| Readings from Settlers on the Marsh | Fredrick Phillip Grove |
| Rose-cheek'd Laura, Come | Stephen Chatman |
| Songs of the Prospector Pals Memories The Scout Roses I Bring to You The Calliope |
Stephen Chatman |
| The Log Driver's Waltz | National Film Board |
| The Potlatch Fair | Stephen Chatman |
| Monologue from Fighting Days | Wendy Lill |
| Siod Mar Chaidh an Cal a Dholaidh | Cape Breton Gaelic arr. Gary Ewer |
Special Thanks to our Guest
Artist and Volunteers ...
Valerie Abels - Guest Artist (Narrator, Actress, Stage Director, Drama Researcher)
Robert Richards - Guest Artist (Narrator, Actor)
Patrick and Evan Ronan - Guest Artists (Step Dancers)
Ashley Dyer - Guest Artist (Fiddler)
Nora Fraser - Guest Artist (Actress, Flute)
Daniel Lee - Guest Artist (Spoons)
Arlene Zock - Box Office
Bill Barber - Doors
John Biggs - Doors
Daniel Lee - Doors
Caitlin Smith - Doors
Robert Dunn - Audio/Visual Operator
Tony Snyed - Page Turner
Patricia Baldry & Margaret Hubert - Programs
Rick Harper of Great Northern Productions - Audio and Video RecordingThanks to National Film Board, The Hospital for Sick Children, and Canadian Golf Superintendents Association for providing the videos. projection equipment, and props for this evening.
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