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The Canadian Champion, Friday, June 1, 2007 - 5 ARTS 7 ~New concert band ready to U ," begin series of performances ASHLEA WESSEL ISPECIAL TO THE CHAMPION \STRUTTING HER STUFF: lennifer Morris gets Up close and. personal with the audi- ence during Shelimah's School of Middle Eastern Arts' recent Rites of Spring perform- ance at the Milton Seniors' Activity Centre. Miton s posed 10 celebrate its lSOtb anntversary, and what better time for a newly- formed music group to begin introducing itself to the com- munity Thats exactly wbat the Milton Concert Band (MCB) plans 10r do over the next sever- al weeks, with a series of per- formances 10 coincide witb the town's milestonte. The ensemble began taktng shape about nune montbs ago, wben recently arriving residents and long-time fniends Angela Rozario and Cheryl Ciccarelît - baving recognized tbe grow- ing arttstic communtty in Milton - decided to put a caîl out ter sec il ibere were any otber area amateur inusictans interest- ccl in performing togetbcr. 1 beir bopes were immediate- ly met, and soon exceecled. "h scemed like musicians were coming out of tbe wood- work," recallcd Rozarto, wbo serves as presîdent of MC B, wbtcb plays a wtde vartety of1 music - from Broadway 10 Big Band, classîcal 10 contemporary "People were really excited about tbe prospect of playing witb a group again, of creatng sometbiîîg spectal and of gtvtng way that uses ibeir talents to tbeir full potential. W\hen we started tbis, we tbougbt we'd be playmng in one of our basements with a few others for company. Soon we were scrambling to accommo- date over 30 musicians and bav- ing to put others on a waitîng list. We've even been contacted by several string players tbat we'd love to work wit tn tbe future." Great chemistry Along witb inîerest in the group quickly taking root, so too bas cobesion between ils near tbre dozen tnembers. 'Its fabulous tbat s0 many strangers can comne togetber and mesb so well, botb tnusically and socially,' saîd tuba playet Brad Ybard. "Lveryone is work- ing really bard and going out o9f their way to create someîbîng we can be proud of. I've playcd with several community band-> over the years, and feel lucky to bave found ibis group. I Now leadîng tbe group, coim- poser and woodwîncl mutsician J osepb Resendes - wbo's per- formed in and around tbe GIA for over a decade - offers stmt- lar praise of tbe groups early efforts. the prospect of getting involved with a group who wanted to do sometbing a littie different bere in Milton ... flot jost your aver- age commonity band, but one tbat cballenges botb its mem- bers and its audience witb a cre- ative and untque repertoire, in a fun learning environment," said MCB's musical director, wbo also leacls the St. Marys Catbohic Church Cbotr and works in tbe York University music depart- ment. Tbe local ensemble will ktck off its tbre part 'Summer Celebration' sertes next Saturday, june 9 at Multons I 0tb anntversary street festival, where tbcy'Il scbeduled for a 2 p.t. performance on tbe chil- dico ,s stage ai tbe Victoria Park gazebo. From thebrc, MCB will belp enieriaifi visitors of the annual Milton District Hospital 'Strawberry lFair at Mtlton Fair Grounds Saturday; June 23 and bold ibeir first offtcial concert 1Ibursday, July 26 at 8 p.m. at Victoria Park. aî frec event tbe gioup bopes to mnake a sutomrer tradition. Musicians interested tn find- ing out more about MCB can caîl (416) 508-6106 or visit mil- tonconcertband@gmail.com. Mississauga 4561 Hurontarlo Street, Unit #2 South East Corner of Hwy # 10 & Eglinton (905) 755-9030- (877) 784-4404 &t,-,,Fri 1 Oam-Snm taia 1 Oam-6pm -Sun Noon-5pn Y ~OUBrtonnoa Rose 5 Pece Dnn TZI$1988 96 ~~IJ77Stoney Creek ~ 410 Lewis Road & the South Service Road Located in Stoney Creek Decor Centre S (905) 643-4646 -(866) 693-4646 ____ agir iMon-Fni iOam-9pm -Sat i0am-5:3Opm *Sun Noon-5pm ýf '89UU 99~x " - ,- - -d P " ,,1 , 899 ~ ~ b -d,9' T8' ' , -,,. , .T T 4,1 T, PT '1, d4,,' à" ,TR 2p M'T' IRT"T' I, !, ' " T -d -'T.TTT,'T .,d~ - T9" ffJ~ -T. d,' 1", RT, cTTT d' T,'-' --1 , ,,b d-1 1ý e E.., 06 0 C2007 88,H.S bd0