Ie ASTD Tm hdd dd ddd dd add dd dads ddd dd ddd dda dd dd IT TS ~~ CARPENTRY RENOVATIONS WINDOWS PAINTING ROOFING SIDING DECKS Concert - Continued from page 17 concert since January, with practices every Monday night to learn the notes and interpretation of the music. Over alifespan that extended from Chopin to Wagner, Debussy, Schoenberg, and Stravinsky, the French com- poser Gabriel Fauré, (1845-1924) lived during one of the most interesting periods in music history. The Re- quiem was written in the late 1800s for a chorus with full orchestra. It was his first and only large-scale setting of a religious text. Fauré, spent much of his life in offi- cial duties that gave him little pleasure. Small wonder ~ - then that in 1902 he could write to a friend, "That's how CALL I see death: as a joyful deliverance, an aspiration to- wards a happiness beyond the grave, rather than as a J ohn Horton painful experience"; or that the Requiem should reflect this point of view. 476-5930 P.O. Box 23 Like Beethoven, Fauré, had to cope with increasing Milford, ON KOK 2P0O deafness that forced him into retirement in 1920. He FREE ESTIMATES died in 1924 at the age of 79, leaving behind a great NO JOB TOO SMALL legacy. EXCELLENT WORKMANSHIP PIPPI PIPIIIIPIIIPIIPPIIPIPIIIIPIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIPPIPIPIIPIIPPIIIIIIIIY Other choral music appropriate to the season will also be performed on April 16, including the much-loved ex- DEPENDABLE - AFFORDABLE EP PPP rrr rrr rrr rrrrrrrrrerrrrrrrry 3 SUSPENDER cerpt from Brahms German Requiem, How Lovely is OutCRY STALL IS Expected PASSPORTS Thy Dwelling Place. The choir also plans to sing two A-BOUT works by the important contemporary composer John M(AID)EN . Se , : H A ROCK-E-TRY Tavener, including his Song For Athene', which was the 3 ye closing music at the funeral of Princess Diana. loja]v] oo HD EASE BOW Last year at this time, Command Performance appeared na |v] a] in a performance of lighter music in aid of the local Ee a? S(ED)ATED branch of the Canadian Cancer Society, and the choir fviiiloinlolvin] SIG(gis rev.)NATURES was also busy prior to Christmas, performing in four jw] [3] fa PEELS(sleep rev.) ? 1 1 HniinEn STOCKPILE (anag. pickles to) programmes of seasonal music, with the entire proceeds ARBAB Be 1S going to various local charities. The receipts from the --_n 9 MAN-U-FACT-URE concert on April 16th are to be used by the choir to pur- | har, Monies chase music, so that it can continue to serve the commu- 7 DE-LIVER 17 PARADOX (homo. pair 0' docs) nity, and share with its audiences a wide range of choral 8 A-TROPHY 18 CURRANT thomo. current) : 10 MA-GNOLI(I long rev.)-A 21 SCR)AM music. 11 COSMIC 23 DASH 12 LENT-O0 The Fauré, Requiem and other Easter selections will be performed at 7:30 pm on April 16. Tickets ($10 adults. $5 students/children) are available from Books on the Bay in Picton, Kate's Village Pantry in Wellington or at the door on the evening of the concert. A few tickets will also be available at the Quinte Arts Council office on Bridge Street in Belleville. Housekeeping Services Available Professional, reliable, honest individual available to clean your home. Very reasonable rates. References available. Please call Lori @ 476-9127