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wmmmmmmmmmmmm wwm9wmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmim su tribune april 26 1989 cl5 music lover started in mania choir by kate gilderdale for the second year in a row linda hollin has taken on the challenging task of music direc- tpr for music mania the show which has entertained and delighted legions of fans for the past 29 years i her involvement goes back to september 1979 when she asked lome boadway then principal of simmitview public school whether there was a choir she could join he passed on all the informa tion about music mania and that was the beginning of a happy association that started with the 1980 show it was a wonderful chance to sjng enthuses linda it was also a great way for new people in town to get to meet other peo ple shes only missed one show in 1983 and she found it strange arid somewhat unsettling to be a member of the audience instead of the cast i very much missed being in if as i sat there on the saturday night it was hard not to sing it was also a learning experience i saw the show from another perspective it makes you ap preciate your audience when you have to spend two and a half hours sitting on those chairs she laughs an accomplished piano player she has both played and sung in the show over the years the job of music director however is a big commitment with preliminary work starting in the fall shes chairman of the music committee and a member of the format committee and has the task of ensuring that the music needed for the selected theme is available the situation could happen where the format committee would pick the idea and there was no suitable music for it as i hear ideas im thinking about the songs we could use for them once we have the format the music committee starts brainstorning that says lin da is the most frustrating part of the process you can come up with 20 fabulous songs but only 10 are available in print she recalls that one year the chorus had to sing 17 songs that was too much now the show features more solos duets trios and quartets as well as chorus selections to take some of the pressure off the choir decisions on what music the group wants to use are drawn up by dec 1 and copies of the music are made available to chorus members at the first meeting in january linda remembers one of last years enthusiastic new chorus members suggesting they should produce two shows a year like many others he simply didnt realize the amount of planning involved nobody sees that unless they are part of the committees she says most of the people involv ed in the format and music com mittees also show up in january as members of the chorus or in february or march as skit members linda credits director ed warlow with bringing a fresh perspective to a show which had shown signs of losing its direction after the 26th year as someone who has a history with music mania i think an enormous amount of credit should be given to him she says after one year in the show he agreed to direct he said he would do it as long as there were sgme simple but very vital changes made it was eds con tention that music mania should become everybodys show he wanted committee heads to be responsible for taking the decisions for their own groups cgming tg him only when there was a problem this would give each group mgre freedom and responsibility allowing them to develop their ideas without interference it made the position of direc tor much less awesome and meant that talented people could do what they do best and what they liked doing she adds as a result says linda the show has more life and more sparkle to it because everybody has made a contribution to the final product i feel its a better show although she says she wont think beyond the current show i have a rule that i dont think about next years show until this one is over its hard to imagine linda not being an integral part of music mania its not something im ready to walk away from forever she concedes at the end of the day its an im mensely rewarding and emo tional experience on the last night of the show she says you realize that this is the last time this same group of people will share this experience youll top speakers competing by kate gilderdale students from across area f competed in the public speaking competition at ballantrae public school recently eleven students in the junior category vied for the opportunity to represent their schools at the regional contest plenty of creative thought went into all entries which included a speech on how it feels to be a pet budgerigar the delights and disadvantages of life in australia and the trials and tribulations of a handstiched major league baseball i junior division winner kris wilde of ramer wood public school gave a graphic and humorous account of visiting the orthodontist to be fitted with braces which according to him sentencedthe victim to a diet of no toffee no ice cream no pop- corn and no gum nothing but un cle bens converted rice and baby food amy sled of orchard park public school captured second place honors with a spirited ac count of the day she and her fami ly accompanied sister mary to kingston to start herirst year at queens university amy related some of the pit falls awaiting a freshman and ended with a tuneful rendition of the universitys song in gaelic and an athletic jump from the stage third place went to mark johnson at reesor park public school who pointed out the human body has many weaknesses and mine is my mouth his problem he said it that his mouth couldnt ac comodate his teeth and he has to wear a retainer although he cant eat all the things he loves he claims there are advantages this appliance always keeps girls away when i get this off i will be a better looking guy with straight teeth and a beautiful smile he concluded the judges had a difficult time selecting three winners from the 10 intermediate students who took part whose topics ranged from weird world of dreams to the misleading portrayal of life on television commercials first place sarfraz visram from ramer wood public school was clearly a crowd favorite with a witty and well presented speech on speeches he gave a hilarious rundown of various speech presentations from the dramatic and technical to the obscure not forgetting to add a few jokes along the way for those wondering what jokes had to do with his speech he said wasting time is the essence of speeches second was jennifer miyauchi from et crowle who spoke on behalf of those muchmaligned left handers in defense of fellow lefties jennifer pointed out since lefthanded people use the right side of the brain for think ing and righthanded people use the left side only the left hand ed are in their right minds andrea wilson of ballantrae public school came third for her lively account of life at the family cottage with no water no elec tricity an outhouse and no dear old television 7070000 iiiiimillllll 7272222 herongate barn ia dinner theatre v ltona rd pickering back by popular demand not now darling playing 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the par ticipants to make each one a win ner shes convinced there will be a music mania for at least 25 more years this years show runs from thursday april 27 to saturday april 29 at stouffville district high school greens of stouffville your neighbourhood meeting place singers night every wednesday host tommy andrews 900 pm sing accompanied by tommys singing machine over 700 selections 220 main st east success square plaza stouffville telephone 416 6407211 weekdays bb vib rbt7flbb saturday sunday cinema jl continuous from i1q lh the markville shopping centre vvshem hv774mccowartrdteephori5927sh0vv entrance on north parkingjot now playing i o pet cemetary showtimes 705 920 brutal violence i o rain man showtimes 700 930 ipammial quidaxct o chances are imrhtal icuiomct showtmes 710 915 i o major league o showtwes71592s warhno coarse ianquke bmbmbmflbbbbbbmbbbmbbl