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Whitby Free Press, 19 Jul 1989, p. 12

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PAGE 12, WEIITBY FREE PRES, i bESAyJLMY1 98 English-,choir to perform FROM PAGE 10 a gala hoëted by British Steel at Hart House (University of' Tarante). Wednesday, they will be makung a pilgrimage ta, Nia- gara Falls, and Thursday they will be going ta Owen Sound for a couple of days.» The choir was founded in 1977, and bas 48 members. It is one cf four choirs singing in the City cf Sheffield. The girlN involved are between the ages cf 13 and '19, and almost ai', the members rece ive singing tuition in school as part cf te Education Authority's peripatetic teaching program. The chair bas an excellent reputation for quality and bas won prizes at festivals in Britain and abroad. They have taken part in concerts conducted by Sir Charles Graves and Sir David Willcocks, have perfonrmed in al the main London concert -halls and have sung o f radio ana1 television many tUies,' Their greatest honor te date bas been to.sing for Queen Eliza- beth II during her visit tai Shef- field in 1986. Their repertoire includes mad- igals, romantic period, opera and nineteenth century pieces, religiaus, sacred and church music' British folk songs, spiri- tuýals, modernm twentieth century. pieces a nd, modeÉn, musical selections. The YTBN vocal jazz group is an acappella group* compcsed cf former studenîts c'ONeill Col- legiate who have continued te perform together. Court said'this concert will be one cf the first performances of the group's concert tour, that will take -place over the next year. Members will take a year off fram university study for the tour, As 'Six as One,' the group won the gold standard at a national music festival. «We've got some leads on clubs in Toronto (for performances), Boston in the fa"ll,, ourt saiy. Hle hopis tha-tconcerts such ié this will inspire others ta think about a proper music hall. Whitby does not have a music hall. "I think, in' this community there is a nucleus that woulc back somethungL like this on a regular basis . ..W need a music hall. By, bringing grou p s like this, we can s how thaàt there is an audience in the comniunity." Thé concert starts at 8 p.m., and tickets will be sold at the door for $5. 'TOM and Teddy Bear' have an exchange during TV Puppetree s presentation of the Teddy Bear Show at the Whitby Public Library July 6. Several summer events have been planned at the library. Free Prom photo SPEEACLARLAKE VIEW S! SENATINALLAKE LIVING! SALES OFFICE HOURS Mon.-Thurs. 12 p.rn. to 8 p.mi. Fri., Sat., Sun. & Holidays 12 p. -n. t0 6 p.mn. Tel: 686-8346 430-772 3 TakL' 401 exit Brock Street, Whithv. Go south to Victoria Strect and west to Witson Street. Sold exclusively throughi Normnan HUi & Associates Ltd. Rcaltors. Prices a nd specifications are suhject to chan rge %without notice. E.O. & E. * ~ * ~'Of?!r.? q., Reaitere Chaitv#O4~q22.ilu Tyr one artist's exIibit bgins An exhibition of paintings by Tyrone artist Aleen Aked opens at the RobW ertLaughlin Gallery on Thursday July 20. A retraspective, the exhibition comprises 36 paintings opanning a career from 1934 until tdy Aked's paintings fare engaging for their freshness ocf caler and varied subjects -- flowers, portraits, landscapes and stili lifes. Unike other artists who subscribed to the premises of varlous avant-garde movements of their time, Aked opted for an expressive style, rich in form and coler, which finda inspiration in real life and.the real world. Aken began ber art educatien at an early age. Wunning a junior scholarship when she was 13, she attended the Ontario' College cf Art in Toronto where her instructers included Arthur Lismer cf the Group cf Seven and other renowned artiste -- such as Emmnanuel Hlahn -- who taught her how te, sculpt. Whi1è living ini Florida for six months of every year, Aken becarne a mnember of the Sarasota Art Association. (She became preident ini 1942.) Iithe United States, Aken studied with Robert Brackman cf Noank, Connecticut, and exhibited with the Museum cf Fine Arts, Alabama, the DeWitt Museum in Ssan Antonio, Texas, the Museum of Fine Arts ini ichmnond, Virginia, and the Allied Artiste and Studio Guild, both cf New York. Ini 1941, she settled in, Tyrone, living in the home built by Thomas McLaughlin, grand-uncle cf Museum benefactor,. Isabel McLaughhin. A catalogue with an essay by Joan Murray will accompany the exhibit. The exhibition continues until Sept. 3. InTePain is RealI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Help strike ouf Crohns Disease and tilcerative Colitis. Inflammatory bowel diseases can hit Anyne...Anytlme. Please support: oeCanadian Foundation for lleitis and Colljs National Off ice: 21 St. ClairAÀvenue List, Suite 301, Toronfo. 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