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eSoMq,mast,01 YAN .YAGýWREW P2,519 rrTT!,r PAGE 8, WH1TBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MAYr 10, 1989 Gold award for Festival Singers AMONG the Whitby members of the Oshawa Vocal Choir are (back, from left) Maureen Cole, Angie Cook, Lorie Eston-Flynn, Patricia Fleming, Lind- say Winchester(front, from left) Tanya Williamson, Simone Sookdeo, Laura Weldon, Kirsten Crilly, Karleen Widett. Frec Press photo Blues in the Night at gallery After a well-attended first show in January, the second Whitbv Record Show will be held Sunday, May 14 at Heydenshore Pavilion, tl mam. to 5 p.m. "PeoDle told me you'l neyer ull it. off" said organizer Alex ilepic of Whitby about the first show that attracted 700 people, including record collectors from ail over Ontario. "But this one (May 14) has been sold out (to dealers) for three months. And it's rated as one of the best in Ontario." Pilepic, whose own collection includes 7,000 albums, 10,000 45s and 1,000 78s, says about 30 dealers from all over Ontario will bring a total of 100,000 records to Sunday's show. And as with the last show, he expects a lineup of avid record SEE PAGE 31 By Adam Sikoradfiut Having overcome a difficult startad signs that the group might have to fold, the Oshawa Festival Singers are now experiencing the most rewarding year in their history. The all-girl choir, founded by Elsie Drygala 16 years ago, won a gold award at the Ontario vocal festival in April at ONeill Collegiate and an invitation to the Musicfest Canada competi- tion May 19 at Carlton Place in Toronto. And at the May 2 Kifest com- petition at Eastdale CVI, the group attained a mark of 94 and perforrned at the festival of stars evening. The sin ers have been directed by Lorie aston-Flynn since Sep- tember of 1988. Easton-Flynn, who has a masters degree in music, will return to O'Neill Col- legiate in Oshawa this faîl to teach part-time in the music department. Currently sporting a member- ship of 46, the choir is open to girls aged 12-17, with plans to drop the minimum age to 11 next season. The main choir performs in two-part harmony, considered a growth and training stage; the chamber choir pursues more complex music in three- and four-part harmony; and the tri- ple trio, three groups of three, is for older members. The idea of the Singers is to rovide a situation in which the girls are taught to sing in a correct manner, learning vocal technique as well as theory. Many of the irls also take pri- vate voice an dpiano lessons on their own. The repertoire of the Singers varies according to the ability of its members, but is always of high calibre, the artistic works of composers past and present in the classical and folk venues. Easton-Flynn follows a philo girlhy of settin gthe sights of the girs hgh ater than hamper them b yselling them short on their ability. In this way, the girls learn and grow as they move up in the ranks. Their training prepares them to take the place of the seniors who leave, so there is no shortfall both in numbers and talent. With no affiliation, the group is supported by the efforts of membersand parents who hold fundraising events, and with available grant funding. The choir usually rehearses once a week at Knox Presby- terian Church in Oshawa, but the schedule varies according to concerts throughout the year. In the past, the Singers have travelled overseas to Great Bni- tain and plan to do so again in July of 1990. The Oshawa Festival Sin ers will be performing their final concert of the vear on Monday, SEE PA GE 14 Local artists in exhibition Whitby artists' works are art of a group exhibition duringMay to celebrate 'Spring Flowers' at the new By Design art gallery in Greenwood. The exhibition, showing the "life, light, color and joy of spring," includes works by Joan Murray and Jay McCarten. Artists' works for the exhibi- tion were chosen by Bille von Roeder. Other area artists' whose paintings were chosen are Sally Wildman, Francine Fortier Moher, Lynne McIlvride Evans and Barry Smylie. The gallery is an adjunct to von Roeder's interior design stu- dio and is in the former Miller Green dairy at Greenwood House in the hamlet of Greenwood, in north Pickerin.