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stouffville suntribune thursday dec 18 2003 15 singer off to see world after cd release by hannelore volpe staff writer a local singersongwriter has one last chance to perform in stouffville before setting off for a trip around the world j e belanger leaves his home town the day after the release party for his cd the role of sophia the party is saturday at the other office on main street starting at 8 pm and features performances by mr belanger travis geldart and scott henry from the group clothes make the man tom strand is the dj the 23yearold stouffville resident released his first cd flourescent grey a year ago since then he has performed throughout the greater toronto area his great love is performing live which gives him the chance to connect with audiences inspiration for mr belangers new cd came from the small occurrences that can sometimes have an immense impact on a persons life the cd title came from the movie vanilla sky where a brief encounter with the character sophia played by actress penelope cruz has a major impact on the leading character portrayed by tom cruise keep your eyes open and try to be aware of your surroundings jp belanger title of new comes from tom cruise movie cd certain moments can change your fate mr belanger said his sound is reminiscent of cat stevens meets dave matthews with an edge mr belangernoted he recently graduated from the harris institute in toronto where he completed studies in recording arts management with the intention of better man aging his own career as a singersongwriter but first he will travel to some of the most beautiful spots on the planet hes part of a film crew following jeff karram as he surfs the big waves of fiji hawaii the galapagos islands tahiti and other surfers paradises some of mr belangers music will be incorporated into the film which is to air in the us on mtv although he will try surf ing his main focus is to draw inspiration from the places hes visiting his sound is reminiscent of cat stevens meetsdave matthews with an edge mr belanger will probably come home with a few new songs to his credit i love the writing process he said the writing muse doesnt come on command however some weeks two or three songs will come to him other times three weeks will pass before he writes another song he wants his music to bring a positive message to people and to make them aware whatever they are experiencing someone else has been there before he- said mr belangefs cd can be ordered by emailing samewaveyahooca more than bach blues at groups concert what can you expect when even an answering machine sings at you if its ann gages answering machine you know there will be joyful singing at every opportunity the music enthusiast is directing the bach to blues chorus sunday at christ church anglican in stouffville for the vocal groups annual christmas con cert proceeds from the concert support habitatfor humanity york region ms gage founded the chorus in the fall of 1997 with wanda stride at that time stouffville didnt have an outlet for people to share their love of choral music except for churches and music mania the annual variety show she explained jazz madrigals popular the choruss musical explorations extend from composers such as bach handel and haydn to sacred music the blues 12th century madrigals and jazz madrigals are appealing because of their beautiful harmony and varying tempos ms gage said bach to blues performs two annual concerts throughout the season at christmas and in june it also performs in seniors residences longterm care facilities and other locations along with sharing the bach to blues members love of choral music the concerts are always fundraisers in the past the group has support ed the whitchurchstouffville food bank yellow brick house york south association for community living big brothers of york region and the parkview home building fund big on raising money when it comes to raising funds we try to stay local ms gage noted there are 21 members in the cho rus with that number fluctuating up to 30 at various times thats because people can sign up for one season at a time rehearsals for the december con cert start in september with practices for the june concert beginning in january new members are always welcome ms gage said however male tenors are particularly in demand ms gage directed music mania for three years and was its musical direc tor for a number of years tickets for the home for the holidays con cert which starts 730 pm at christ church anglican on sunset boulevard in stouffville are 10 for adults and 5 for children tickets can be ordered by calling 9056405999 mz 833 1 this message brought to you as a community service ofthe economist sunsuntribune public information session town of markham unnamed greensborough es the york region district school board will be hosting a public information session regarding the construction of and attendance boundaries for the three new elementary schools within the 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