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      CAMPUS
     
     
      Eclectic
      Works
      for
     
     
      Wind
      Band
     
    
   
   
    
     
      By
      ERIN
      FLETCHER
     
     
      VP
      of
      the
      Wind
      Symphony
     
     
      Brocaives
      325
      3
     
    

    
     
      The
      University
      of
     
     
      Prince
      Edward
      Island
      De-
     
     
      partment
      of
      Music
      Recital
     
     
      Series
      will
      be
      presenting
     
     
      the
      UPEI
      Wind
      Sym-
     
     
      phony,
      under
      the
      direction
     
     
      of
      Dr.
      Karem
      J.
      Simon,
      in
     
     
      concert
      this
      Wednesday,
     
     
      Mar.
      29
      at
      7:30
      p.m.
      in
      the
     
     
      Dr.
      Steele
      Recital
      Hall.
     
     
      Tickets
      may
      be
      purchased
     
     
      at
      the
      door
      and
      are
      $5
      for
     
     
      Adults
      and
      $3
      for
      Students
     
     
      and
      Seniors.
     
    

    
     
      The
      UPEI
      Wind
     
     
      Symphony
      is
      composed
      of
     
     
      UPEI
      students,
      from
      Mu-
     
     
      sic
      and
      other
      departments,
     
     
      as
      well
      as
      many
      members
     
    
   
   
    
     
      from
      Charlottetown’s
      mu-
     
     
      sical
      community
      --
      includ-
     
     
      ing
      local
      professionals
      and
     
     
      UPEI
      Music
      alumni.
     
    

    
     
      This
      semester,
      the
     
     
      Wind
      Symphony
      will
      be
     
     
      augmented
      with
      several
     
     
      Grade
      12
      students
      from
     
     
      PEI
      High
      Schools
      who
     
     
      plan
      to
      attend
      UPEI
      next
     
     
      fall.
      A
      performance
      by
      the
     
     
      UPEI
      Percussion
      Ensem-
     
     
      ble
      under
      the
      direction
      of
     
     
      Mr.
      Dave
      Shephard
      will
      be
     
     
      featured.
     
    

    
     
      Titled
      Eclectic
     
     
      Works
      for
      Wind
      Band,
     
     
      Sunday’s
      performance
     
     
      presents
      original
      pieces
      for
     
     
      wind
      band
      composed
      since
     
     
      1945.
      The
      center
      piece
      on
     
     
      the
      program
      is
      Suite
     
     
      Frangaise
      by
      the
      French
     
    
   
   
    
     
      composer
      Darius
      Milhaud.
     
     
      Written
      in
      1945,
      it
      is
      a
      cel-
     
     
      ebration
      of
      french
      folk
     
     
      songs
      in
      a
      setting
      that
      oc-
     
     
      casionally
      evokes
      the
      hor-
     
     
      rors
      and
      tragedies
      of
      the
     
     
      German
      occupation
      of
     
     
      France
      during
      the
      second
     
     
      world
      war.
     
    

    
     
      Another
      selection,
     
     
      Morning
      Alleluias
      by
      Ron
     
     
      Nelson,
      is
      an
      attempt
      to
     
     
      portray,
      in
      musical
      terms,
     
     
      the
      feelings
      felt
      while
     
     
      awaking
      one
      morning
      in
      a
     
     
      Hiroshima
      hotel
      that
      was
     
     
      ablaze
      with
      brilliant
      morn-
     
     
      ing
      sunlight.
     
    

    
     
      This
      concert
      will
     
     
      truly
      prove
      to
      be
      a
      worth-
     
     
      while
      experience
      and
      we
     
     
      look
      forward
      to
      seeing
      you
     
     
      there!
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      UPEI
      Wind
      Symphony,
      under
      the
      direction
      of
      Dr.
      Kar2m
      J.
      Simon,
      in
      concert
      this
     
     
      Wednesday,
      Mar.
      29
      at
      7:30
      p.m.
      in
      the
      Dr.
      Steele
      Recital
      Hall
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      Cadre
     
    
   
   
    
     
      .
      30
      March
      1999
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Choral
      music
      for
      a
     
     
      holy
      day
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      Confederation
     
     
      Singers
      and
      guest
      soloists
     
     
      under
      the
      direction
      of
      Donald
     
     
      Fraser
      will
      present
      a
      Sacred
     
     
      concert
      on
      Good
      Friday
      in
      the
     
     
      beautiful
      Kirk
      of
      St.
      James
     
     
      Church,
      Charlottetown.
      It
      is
     
     
      anticipated
      that
      this
      event
     
     
      will
      become
      an
      annual
      tradi-
     
     
      tion
      in
      Prince
      Edward
      Island
     
     
      as
      it
      is
      in
      other
      locations,
      such
     
     
      as
      in
      Toronto’s
      Metropoli-
     
     
      tan
      United
      Church.
      On
      be-
     
     
      half
      of
      the
      Confederation
     
     
      Singers,
      Music
      Director
     
     
      Donald
      Fraser
      welcomes
      all
     
     
      those
      celebrating
      the
      Chris-
     
     
      tian
      holiday
      and
      those
      who
     
     
      simply
      wish
      to
      hear
      the
      glo-
     
     
      rious
      music
      and
      particularly
     
     
      moving
      works
      and
      artful
     
     
      music
      to
      this
      inaugural
      con-
     
     
      cert.
      The
      music
      of
      French
     
     
      composers
      Gabriel
      Fauré
      and
     
     
      Louis
      Vierne
      will
      be
      featured
     
     
      in
      this
      concert
      on
      a
      Holy
      Day.
     
    

    
     
      The
      five
      sections
      of
     
     
      Vierne’s
      powerful
      Solemn
     
     
      Organ
      Mass
      compliments
     
     
      Gabriel
      Faure’s
      much
      loved
     
     
      work,
      Requiem,
      says
      Fraser,
     
     
      Arranged
      in
      seven
      sections,
     
     
      The
      Requiem
      abounds
      in
     
     
      lovely
      melody
      and
      rich
      har-
     
     
      mony.
      It
      has
      been
      described
     
     
      as
      a
      work
      which
      makes
      us
     
     
      neither
      tremble
      nor
      weep,
      but
     
     
      rather
      suggests
      a
      happy
      de-
     
     
      liverance.
      Shirley
      Cameron,
     
     
      who
      has
      sung
      frequently
      with
     
     
      the
      Summerside
      Community
     
     
      Choir,
      will
      be
      heard
      in
      the
     
    
   
   
    
     
      |
      now
      famous
      and
      exquisite
     
     
      |
      Pie
      Jesu
      solo,
      while
      Stephen
     
     
      Bouey,
      who
      recently
      per-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      formed
      with
      the
      PEI
      Sym-
     
     
      phony,
      will
      be
      heard
      in
      the
     
     
      Offertorium
      and
      Libera
      Me
     
     
      sections
      of
      The
      Requiem.
     
     
      Frances
      McBurnie,
      organist
     
     
      at
      the
      Kirk
      of
      St.
      James
      and
     
     
      Anne
      White,
      organist
      at
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Hillcrest
      United
      Church,
     
     
      Montague,
      will
      assist
      in
      the
     
     
      afternoon
      performance.
      This
     
     
      concert
      of
      French
      works
      will
     
     
      be
      prefaced
      by
      the
      chorale
     
     
      preludes
      of
      German
      com-
     
     
      poser
      J.
      S.
      Bach
      played
      by
     
     
      organist
      Donald
      Fraser.
     
    

    
     
      Choral
      Music
      for
      a
     
     
      Holy
      Day,
      will
      be
      held
      on
     
     
      April
      2,
      1999
      at
      3:00
      p.m.
      at
     
     
      the
      Kirk
      of
      St.
      James,
      tickets
     
     
      are
      $9
      ($1
      discount
      for
      Stu-
     
     
      dents
      and
      Seniors).
      Tickets
     
     
      are
      available
      at
      the
      Church
      s
     
     
      Fitzroy
      Street
      side
      door,
      and
     
     
      at
      the
      Confederation
      Centre
     
     
      Box
      Office
      Monday
      through
     
     
      Saturday,
      12
      noon
      -
      5:30
     
     
      p.m.,
      phone:
      (902)
      566-1267
     
     
      and
      toll
      free
      |
      (800)
      565-
     
     
      0278.
      Media
      Sponsors
      are:
     
     
      The
      Guardian,
      Magic93,
     
     
      720CHTN,
      and
      630CFCY.
     
    

    
     
      Other
      upcoming
      cho-
     
     
      ral
      performances
      and
      activi-
     
     
      ties
      of
      the
      Confederation
     
     
      Centre
      of
      the
      Arts
      include:
     
     
      the
      annual
      Choral
      Music
     
     
      Fundraising
      and
      Awards
     
     
      Dinner
      in
      honour
      of
      the
      Chil-
     
     
      dren
      s
      Chorus
      on
      April
      15
      at
     
     
      7:30
      p.m.
      in
      the
      Memorial
     
     
      Hall
      of
      the
      Centre;
      the
      annual
     
     
      spring
      tour
      of
      the
      Children
      s
     
     
      Chorus
      in
      April
      to
      New
      York
     
     
      City;
      The
      Glory
      of
      Mozart
      by
     
     
      the
      Confederation
      Singers,
     
     
      orchestra
      and
      featured
      solo-
     
     
      ists
      on
      May
      2
      at
      7:30
      p.m.
      on
     
     
      the
      Mainstage;
      and,
      Voices
     
     
      of
      Spring
      by
      the
      Children
      s
     
     
      Chorus
      on
      May
      9
      at
      3:00
     
     
      p.m.,
      also
      on
      the
      Centre
      s
     
     
      Mainstage.
      New
      choir
      mem-
     
     
      bers
      are
      welcome.
     
    

    
     
      Those
      interested
      in
     
     
      learning
      about
      choir
      registra-
     
     
      tion
      may
      call
      Donald
      Fraser
     
     
      at
      (902)
      628-6144
      for
      infor-
     
     
      mation.