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bollontune's 324 Highland Rd, W. trovél new; No 5mm Yet another highlight of the 1991 festival is one of the final performances of the Or1ord String Ouanet. The Quartet is disbanding after 25 years at bringing beautiful music to life. During this May 11 performance, a farewell documentary will be filmed by "There has been a great deal of community involvement with the opera, tr says MacLeod, "There are literally hundreds involved." And some of these hundreds include 60 young children who will represent all creatures great and small in the chorus. A children's orchestra will also accompany the pro- fessional orchestra. The opera, adapted from the biblical story of Noah and the Ark, is based on the Chester Miracle plays and will be conducted by the festival‘s Artistic Di- rector, Simon Streatteild. MacLeod is especially excited about this year's festival because it marks a return to opera. Opera was excluded from last year's program due to eco- nomic reasons, and MacLeod feels that this year's production of Benjamin Brit. ten's Noyes 's Fludde will be a highlight. Michael MacLeod, Director of Market. ing and Publicity for the Festival, says, "The festival is so appealing because of it's diversity. We have everything from classical to opera to mime to Russian dance." This month-long festival, which begins Thursday, April 25, is now entering it's 24th season and will feature an array of musical genres and dance, It was Keats who asked the question, “Where are the songs of Spring?" and the Guelph Spring Festival is exactly the place to begin looking By Michelle Lahn 'uiiiiiihiet, Phone 746-8019 Everything from mime to classical opera 575-8810 " IN TOWN? [ET Ilt NI OUT lk HAT Nil Nil! be sure to call Tickets for The Guelph Spring Festival are available by calling (519) 821-7570 and Festival brochures are available at libraries, Chamber of Commerce offices and selected outlets in the region. This same evening. audiences will also have the opportunity to take in the world premiere of Pete Tietenbach's Opening Day. This piece, with text written by Paul Quarrington, takes a comical look at that first day of the fishing season as seen through the eyes oiafish. "Certainly a large portion of the music is classical," he says. "A lot of people think it is high-brow because of this, but it really isn't when you consider all the contemporary work that is performed. "We just Want to bring ti/st.rate music to the area." And MacLeod emphasizes that the festiyal is not strictly classical in nature. A taste of contemporary music comes to the festival in Friday's performance by virtuoso trumpeter Stuart Laughton, coloratura soprano Wendy Humphreys and British organist David Titterington. The trio will present a night of Bach but will also perform the work of contempor. ary composer Petr Eben. The Festival gets underway Thurs. Apr. 25 with a recital by lyric soprano Edith Wiens. who will fly in from Ger- many for her only Canadian perfor- mance this spring. Wiens has given recitals throughout Europe, North and South America, and has even performed in Moscow. She has also sung with such notable orchestras as the Berlin, Lon. don, Isreal and New York Philharmonic. The Journal as the Quartet plays works from Schalet and Beethoven. They will also be joined by clarinetist James Campbell for Mozart’s Clarinet Quintet, 475 Klng Mreet MWBNIIOO Ntogtts |3I9Ill4 0120 Enter your secretary" name in our draw tor Catered to your ottire once a month Fott l2 MONTHS! 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