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Wednesday, December 13, 2000 THE OAKVILLE BEAVER B7 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Photo by Peter C. McCusker Gordon Vanderwoude, 8, recently won two firsts - one on violin and one on piano - at the Rotary Burlington Music Festival. The young Oakville musician has been playing both instru ments for four years and enjoys both. TWo firsts at his first competition By Carol Baldwin ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR G ordon Vanderwoude is one happy eightyear-old. He ended up with two firsts in his first competitive performance. The Oakville musician was the youngest par ticipant to win firsts in his level at the second annual Rotary Burlington Fall Music Festival, which was hosted by the Rotary Clubs of Burlington and the Ontario Registered Music Teachers Association (Hamilton/Halton Branch). The Music Festival was open to amateur musicians in piano, woodwind, strings, vocal solo and choirs. And Gordon won in both piano and violin for his level - Grade 3 in piano, Book 2 in violin. "The children ranged from about (age) 10 to 13; six in each of the classes," says his mother, Armeda, noting that, since her son was in that particular class, the age range technically started at 8. Although confident in both piano and violin, Gordon says he was more nervous about his piano solo than his violin performance. "They (his opponents on piano) seemed to be a lot more advanced. They played a bit better," he explains, adding that the violin can present its own difficulties as well. "The bow can slip and slide...I have rosin, which makes it a bit sticky so it won't move that much." "On the piano, you have to hit the note," adds his mother. "On the violin you have to make it." Her multi-talented son, who names Bach's multifarious musical medleys as his favourites, has been studying piano and violin for the past four years. And although he's spent all of those years with one piano, his mother says, "Every time he gets a new pair of shoes, he gets a new violin." The Rotherglen student says it was his idea to take up both musical instruments when he was just a preschooler. "I thought it would be fun," he says, adding that he was right about that. "I like them both." And although he claims he doesn't need to be reminded to practise, mom suggests that, when it comes to the violin, her son does need a bit of encouragement. He doesn't, however, need encouragement to perform in public. He readily offers to play the piano and the violin for guests to his home, and he performs at the senior citizen's centre where his mother plays the piano every month. The Grade 4 student is also involved in jiu jitsu and sings in the school choir. ' H E L I III Because so much is riding on your tires.T ARCTIC ALPIN® · Ultra-premium winter tire · Ultra ice traction · 30-day satisfaction warranty · Meets the R.A.C.* snow traction performance requirements 'R u bb e r Associa tion of Canada Christmas Special Fantastic selection - over 12 models of dishwashers to choose from & priced to suit your budget! Worth every single stare-inducing penny. IMAYTAG Standard Feature, Plus: ffO m $398 Frontal Star Rating Based on NHTSA Ratings. Models year 2000 Driver's Side Passenger's Side · Timer Control W ith 6 Push Buttons · 1-to-6-H our Delay O ption · Deluxe Sound Package Racking Options: · Deluxe Upper-Rack W ith Shelf · Removable Silverware Basket The New Beetle purchase financing · 2 .0 litre , 115 horsepower, 4-cylin de r engine · Six-speaker cassette stereo system · Dual fro n t and fro n t side im pact a irb a g s ' · D river and fro n t passenger reclining, height-adjustable seats · Power-assisted rack and pin io n steering · Telescoping, heightadjustable steering colum n · C entral pow er locking system · Autom atic locking feature a t 13 kph · Vehicle anti-th eft alarm system · Folding ig n itio n keys w ith rem ote transm it te r · Tinted glass · Heated, pow er rem ote exterior m irrors · 16 inch steel wheels w ith fu ll wheel covers · Full size spare tire · ABS brakes · A ir conditioning · C ruise control Cleaning Options: · AccuTemp" O ption Guaranteed delivery before Christmas! 329% Take advantage of the deals we are offering on remaining new 2000 Volkswagen products. Like financing as low as 3.9%* on remaining 2000 Beetles. Supplies are very limited. Drivers wanted* 2525 Ham pshire Gate, Oakville Tel (905) 829-9909 Hours: Mon.-Fri., 10 a.m. - 8 p.m. Sat., 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Sun., 12 p.m. - 5 p.m. Oakville Volkswagen 5 5 7 Kerr Street, Oakville (905) 844-3285 Finance plans available through Volkswagen Credit Canada, Inc. on approved credit 3.9% APR offer pertains to 24 month finance terms only on all new 2000 Beetle models purchased thrbugh participating Volkswagen dealers. Purchase example: $20,000 financed at 3.9 APR for 24 months, monthly payment $867.61, cost of borrowing $822.64 and to be repaid is $20,822.04. Downpayment may be required. PDI, insurance, license and applicable taxes are extra. Includes dealer participation. Offer ends Deo ember 31, 2000.