stouffville suntribune thursday oct 27 2005 27 staff photosjoerd witteveen michael volk is one of the musicians performing during music scholarship concert at st james presbyterian church in stouffville 6425111 loose rugs mr- br0adl00m upholstery 3m scotchquard 5 horrifying attractions terror trail trek howling hay ride murder motel i haunted barn i hotline i 9056402347 ippen october weekends see our website for bates and times wwwhauritedadentureca i4 w j reesor l uawn c reesor farm market will be closing for the season on november 5 but the farm kitchen will be open all year round we offer delicious entrees great breads and other baking in addition to our locally made foods have you tried our new crop no sugar added apple sauce made with local apples it is on sale for 195 per 500ml tub reg 295 hours monday friday 9am530pm saturday 9am5pm sunday closed 100 ringwood dr 21 stouffville 200 metres past randys appliances on the south side of ringwood dr 905 6402270 wwwreesorfarmkitchencpm young musician influenced by mom grandmother by hannelore volpe staff writer in a day when a lot of music comes out of guitar amps cranked up high michael volk sticks closely to the classics and roman tic music he loves best michaels favourite com poser is chopin the grade 11 student at stouffville district secon dary school is one of about 600 students who are per forming at the annual student music scholarship concert hosted by st james presbyterian church the concert is at the high school nov 4 performers include soloists bands and choirs from kindergarten through senior high school this years music schol arship winner is lillian wild who will receive the award from rev kathryn strachan of the presby terian church concert committee member gayle atkinson said michael 16 typifies the really nice group of kids that have taken music since grade 9 head music teacher dan mcconnachie said he plays tenor saxa- phone in the schools repertoire band and is the lead tenor saxaphonist in the stage band he also plays the piano following in the footsteps of his mother and grand mother who are both music teachers hes found mr mcconnachie his music teacher to be always there for my musical interests he said it was mr mcconnachie who introduced the young student to jazz something that was virtually unknown to him before he joined the stage band mr mcconnachie described michael as mature beyond his years he is an excellent per former and has great talent he added music has always been a part of his life but he began to take it serious ly in grade 8 michael said proceeds from the con cert are returned to partici pating schools to further their music programs