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on request.
SWEETWATER
MUSIC FESTIVAL 2010
The next SweetWater Music
Festival will take place on September 17, 18 and 19, 2010. Amongst
visiting artists will be many regular participants as well as the St.
Lawrence String Quartet, James Campbell and others. Should you wish
information on the event prior to the mounting of our new web page
later in the spring, please telephone 519.376.3517.
SWEETWATER MASTERCLASSES
As part of a series of master classes, our Education Director, Virginia Barron, arranged for Alvin Tung to perform and teach at the OSCVI on May 13th, 2010.John Barnum, Music Director of the Georgian Bay Symphony Orchestra, introduced Alvin as a classical guitarist who had recently performed with the Symphony. On this occasion Alvin’s music and commentary maintained the interest of about 200 students during a concert presentation and 30 students during his master class. Alvin’s personality and musicality will have induced most of the students to include Classical guitar music in their i-pod collection.
Programmes such as these are sponsored by the SweetWater organization along with the Jean Medley Memorial Fund and stress our philosophy of enhancing the musical education of young people in the Grey Bruce Counties.
Incidentally, have you heard of “El Sistema”, the celebrated musical programme for Venezuelan children? What do you think of having something similar for children in our local schools? Keep tuned for more.
A determination to broaden musical education for young people is occupying the columns of British newspapers these days. Read this article from the Telegraph.
FIRST SWEETWATER FUNDRAISER APRIL 9, 2010
SweetWater Music Festival Presents JAZZ LEGENDS -- Friday, April 9,
2010 at 6.30pm -- Cobble Beach (on the west shore of Owen Sound), a
concert featuring: James Campbell, Gene DiNovi, Mark Fewer, Dave Young
& Friends (a fundraising evening to include incredible music, hors
d'oeuvre, cash bar and more!).
Tickets: $100 (a tax receipt will be issued for partial ticket value),
available at the ROXY THEATRE 519 371-2833 or www.ROXYTHEATRE.ca. For
information call 519 376-3517 or visit www.swmf.ca.
WEB VISITORS PLEASE NOTE: The SweetWater Music Festival web page will be changed soon. Please check us out later in the spring. In the meantime telephone 519.376.3517 for information.
