Celebrating over 50 years of singing for seniors in the GTA
Welcome and thank you for your generous support!
Annual Spring ConcertSunday June 14, 2015
at Earl Bales Park Community Centre
EXPERT TUTORING
36 years’ experienceAll grades and levels including post-secondaryIndividual and group sessions up to 4 personsWill create a program Will follow set curriculum
• Grammar • Writing (All levels) • Proofreading • Conversation (all levels) • Editing • Reading comprehension
Negotiable ratesReferences available upon requestAvailable year-round.Contact Helen Wolfe B.A., B. Ed.
CALL 416-668-7292 or E-MAIL [email protected]
THANKS!THANKS!
Thanks to our members who succeeded in community fund-raising:
Gary Heard, Marty Koven, Barbara Librach, Elaine & Arnie Rose,
Judith Ross, Liza Tharratt, Annalee Wagman
Program Layout by:GABRIOLA GRAPHICS . COM
O Canada
Sing
Let There be Peace on Earth
Shenandoah
Climb Every Mountain from “The Sound of Music”
Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho
Gonna Build a Mountain from “Stop the World, I Want to Get Off ”
Al Shlosha D’varim
Hallelujah
Chariot’s Comin’
For Just a Little While
What a Wonderful World from “Good Morning Vietnam”
Selected Medley from “Les Misérables”
Hymn to Freedom
National Anthem
Joe Raposo, arranged by Steve Zegree
Jill Jackson and Sy Miller, arranged by Peter Ness
American Folk Song, arranged by Linda Spevacek
Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein IIPerformed by Judith Ross, Rayis Imayev and Gary Heard, accompanied by Peter Ness
Traditional Spiritual, arranged by Brad Printz
Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley, arranged by Norman Leyden
Traditional Hebrew text, arranged by Allan Naplan
Leonard Cohen, arranged by Roger Emerson
Traditional Spirituals, arranged by Don Besig
Sally K. Albrecht, arranged by Jay AlthousePerformed by The B#’s, Kathleen Cohen, Noreen Cohen, Sandy Gordon, Noreen Horowitz and Judith Ross, accompanied by Gary Heard
George David Weiss and Bob Thiele, arranged by Mark Brymer
Claude-Michel Schonberg, A. Boublil, J-M. Natel, and H. Kretzmer, arranged by Ed Lojeski
I Dreamed a Dream (Choir)Castle on a Cloud (Choir)Bring Him Home (Performed by Gary Heard, accompanied by Peter Ness)Finale: Do You Hear the People Sing (Choir)
Music by Oscar Peterson, Words by Harriette Hamilton, arranged by Paul Read
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Concert ProgramThis year’s Choralairs Closing Concert includes old favourites as well as new songs.
We hope you enjoy our selection of traditional melodies, musical theatre and popular music, including offerings from Canadian composers and writers.
PatronsNoreen Cohen Anne Coukell Harvey Finkelstein Martha Forge Faye Kellerstein Marty Koven Faye Librach Dr. Lynda Mickleborough Liza Tharratt Ruth Geng Dr. Amy Hunter (Kingsway Chiropractic)
SupportersLeona Bergman Sandy Gordon Noreen Horowitz Bruno’s Fine FoodsPeter Ness Judith Ross Shelley & Ken Ross Marc Rose & FamilySandy & Harold Offenheim
Thank you to all our Sponsors
President: Barbara LibrachPast President: Martha ForgeCorresponding Secretary: Sandy GordonRecording Secretary: LizaTharratt
Executive Committeefor 2014-2015
Eleanor Bergman Leona BergmanJune BrownLily ChanVivian ChongLauri CoganKathleen CohenNoreen CohenAnne CoukellHarvey Finkelstein
Martha ForgeRuth GengSandy GordonSandy GreenbergDouglas GrimshawRon HartNoreen HorowitzIrma HusseyRayis ImayevAnn Jaffary
Faye KellersteinMarty KovenSally LevyBarbara LibrachPhyllis LynasLorna MatthewsWilma McGregorSondra MoscoeBeverly ParkerMartin Pivnick
Ilona Rodos Arnie RoseElaine RoseJudith RossMarlene RudnickNeil ShoreLiza TharrattAnnalee WagmanMike WaksHelen Wolfe
Choir Membership 2014-2015Music Director: Peter Ness ◆ Accompanist: Gary Heard
JOINJOIN If you are interested in joining The Choralairs, please contact our New Members Coordinators
Sally Levy 416-636-8247sallyl @sympatico.ca
Martha Forge [email protected]
▶ Peter Ness for producing our learning MP3’s.▶ Adrian Green for maintaining our existing website.▶ Paul Hearn for undertaking the design of our new website (Coming soon!).▶ Barry Gordon and Martin Tharratt for setting up and working our sound system.▶ The Printing House, Richmond Hill for its generous contributions to the cost of printing our Program Booklet.▶ Melissa Clare, Community Recreation Programmer at the City of Toronto, for granting us invaluable access to the Earl Bales Community Centre for weekly rehearsals and our annual concert.
Thank you from
The Choralairs to :
For information on The Choralairs of North York, a charitable non-profit organization,please contact us at — Web: www.choralairschoir.com Email: [email protected]
If you know of a senior’s residence where we could entertain, please contact:
Elaine Rose905-731-8416
elainemrose @ yahoo.ca
Barbara Librach416-787-8307
choralairs @ gmail.com
“Words make you think. Music makes you feel. A song makes you feel a thought.”
~ E.Y. Harburg
“The total person sings, not just the vocal chords.”
~ Esther Broner