October 18 - ORCHESTRA LONDON
Ovation Ode to Joy, with Mario Bernardi, conductor, Joni Henson, soprano, Anita Krause, mezzo-soprano, John MacMaster, tenor, John Fanning, baritone, Orchestra London Philharmonic Choir;
Saturday, 8 p.m. at Centennial Hall; tickets: adults $32.50-$52.50, seniors/students $28.75-$48.75 available at Orchestra London box office, 609 Wellington St.; visit www.orchestralondon.ca.

October 18 - ORCHESTRA LONDON - Box Office (519) 679-8778 - www.orchestralondon.ca
October 18- Ovation Series - Ode to Joy - Centennial Hall
October 23 - Red Hot Weekends - Tommy in Concert - Centennial Hall
October 25 & 26 - Pops Series - A Gilbert & Sullivan Celebration - Centennial Hall
October 29 - Cathedral Series - Mozart's Jupiter - St. Paul's Cathedral

October 18 - SINGERS MARK MILESTONE
The Earle Terry Singers are recognizing their 60th anniversary this year. This milestone will be celebrated Oct. 18 at the Best Western Lamplighter Inn, London. All former Earle Terry Singers are invited to share this special day. Activities include a luncheon, program and photo session. In the evening, the alumnae will perform as guest artists with the Amabile Singers at the Salvation Army Citadel on Springbank Drive. Families and friends, please help to spread the word. For details and registration forms, contact the registrar, Norma Clare, at 628 Donegal Drive London, N6H 3H7. Phone 519-471-5456. Norma Clare

October 18 - SWEETS WITH DENISE
Calvary United Church, 290 Ridout St. S, presents Sweets with Denise,
a concert of gospel & jazz by Denise Pelley & Stephen Holowitz,
Saturday, Oct. 18, 7 p.m. Tickets $10; available church office or at door. Contact Beth 519-434-5526.

October 18 - AN EVENING OF SONG
Siloam United Church, 1240 Fanshawe Park Rd. E, presents An Evening of Song
with Sophie Louise Roland, Todd Wieczorek & Carolyn Herrington,
Saturday, Oct. 18, 7:30 p.m. Tickets phone 519-455-9201.

October 18 - DUNDAS CENTRE UNITED CHURCH
Dundas Centre United Church, 482 Dundas St., presents a Feeding Body Feeding Soul
– a benefit concert featuring organist Ross McDonald, pianist Lina Li, vocalist Ivy Buttigieg,
piano duo Norm Abbott & Kathleen Hyde, Mountsfield School junior music classes,
Valleyview Male Chorus, Sweet Adelines & Dundas Centre Choir.
Saturday, Oct. 18, 7:30 p.m. Proceeds to Out of the Cold hot meal program.
Phone 519-434-9173, online www.dundasunited.com.

October 19 - KAREN SCHUESSLER SINGERS
Wizards, Wonders and Wild Things, concert for children of all ages featuring Karen Pincombe, Santiago Arbelaez, David Wiseman with Rocky the Raccoon;
Sunday, 3 p.m. at Wesley-Knox United Church, 91 Askin St.; tickets: $5, family $25, available at Belle Air Music, Chapters Masonville, Tuckey Home Hardware; 519-858-3202 or visit www.kssingers.isp.ca.

October 19- MUSIC OF HOPE
Featuring Denise Pelley, Sara Westbrook, food, refreshments, prizes, live auction;
Sunday, 2 p.m. at Best Western Lamplighter Inn, 591 Wellington Rd.; 519-434-7721 or e-mail karen@hopesgarden.org.

October 19 - ENCORE...the CONCERT BAND - www.encoretheconcertband.ca, Phil Murphy conductor
October 19 - Jazz Central - Guest Artists - London Central S.S. Jazz Ensemble, Linda Wharton conductor
December 7 - Another Brady Christmas - Benefit for Mission Services of London - Mr. Bill Brady
February 8, 2009 - Winterlude - Featuring soloists from the Band
April 19, 2009 - Euphoria - special guest artist Stephen Chard (euphonium)
May 31, 2009 - Celebration - Featuring the Band in our 15th Anniversay Celebration
Sunday afternoon 2 p.m., London Central Secondary School, corner Waterloo & Dufferin Ave.
Tickets : available Belle Air Music (all locations), Walters Music (Masonville)
and L'Atelier Grigorian (620 Richmond) & at the door - Adults $15, Senior & Students $12

October 19 - PLAYDATE WITH MAX & RUBY
Playdate with Max & Ruby, Miss Spider & Babar, hosted by The Fairly Odd Parents,
Sunday, Oct. 19, 1 p.m., Centennial Hall.
Tickets $25; available Centennial Hall box office 519-672-1967, online www.centennialhall.london.ca.

October 19 - PAUL MILLS & JOANNE CRABTREE
Cuckoo’s Nest Folk Club presents Paul Mills & Joanne Crabtree
Sunday, Oct. 19, 7:30 p.m., Chaucer’s Pub (upstairs), 122 Carling St.
Tickets $15 advance, $18 at door; available Chapters Masonville, L’Atelier Grigorian, The Village Idiot, Chaucer’s, Centennial Hall box office 519-672-1967.

October 19 - UWO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Don Wright Faculty of Music, UWO, presents the University of Western Ontario Symphony Orchestra,
with guest Lucy-Ann Gaston violin, in concert Sunday, Oct. 19, 3 p.m., Althouse College auditorium.
Tickets $10-$15; available Orchestra London box office, phone 519-679-8778.

October 21 - HEDLEY
Tuesday, 8 p.m.; general admission $37.25, reserved balcony $37.25;
Call 519 672-1967 or 519 672-1968, Centennial Hall

October 22 - RON SEXSMITH
Aeolian Performing Arts Centre, 795 Dundas St., presents Ron Sexsmith
Wednesday, Oct. 22, 9 p.m. Tickets $35 advance, $38 at door;
available Aeolian box office 519-672-7950 or boxoffice@aeolianhall.ca.

October 24 - ST. THOMAS PERFORMING ARTS 2008-09 SERIES
Elora Festival Singers, Oct. 24;
Lori Cullen and Friends, Jan. 23;
The Canadian Tenors, Feb. 20;
Valdy, Apr. 24;
all concerts at Central United Church, 135 Wellington St., St. Thomas;
tickets: $100 for five concerts; 519-633-1178; visit www.stthomasperformingarts.com.

October 24 - ST. PAUL'S CONCERT SERIES
presents James O’Donnell, organist & master of the choristers, Westminster Abbey, London, England,
in recital Friday, Oct. 24, 8 p.m., St. Paul’s Cathedral, 472 Richmond St. Tickets $15. Phone 519-434-3225.

October 25 & 26 - ORCHESTRA LONDON
A Gilbert and Sullivan Celebration, with Brian Jackson, conductor, Sherry Steele, soprano, Graham Thomson, tenor; Saturday, 8 p.m., Sunday, 2:30 p.m. at Centennial Hall, 550 Wellington Rd.;
tickets: adults $26-$42, seniors/students $23-$39 available Orchestra London box office, 519-679-8778.

October 26 - AUTUMN CAPERS
London Concert Band presents Autumn Capers,
an eclectic collection of dances & marches from different ethnic groups,
Sunday, Oct. 26, 2:30 p.m., Aeolian Performing Arts Centre, 795 Dundas St. Admission $10, under 10 free. Online www.londonconcertband.ca.

October 30 - TENNESSEE THREEE - Centennial Hall
with special guests Scarlett; Thursday, 8 p.m.; reserved Seats $40.75;
visit www.centennialhall.london.ca

November 2 - LONDON COMMUNITY ORCHESTRA - Sundays at 3 p.m., Aeolian Hall, 795 Dundas at Rectory
November 2, 2008 - soloist Jennifer Moir, soprano
December 14, 2008 - Young Soloists, Jasmine Long, cello, James Enns, violin, Yulia Kovaleva, piano
March 1, 2009 - soloist, Shawn Spicer, trumpet
May 3, 2009 - soloist Annette-Barbara Vogel, violin
Tickets: $50/$40 seniors & students for regular subscription (4 concerts)
Single tickets are available from orchestra members or at the door,
or from L'Atelier Grigorian, 620 Richmond St. and Chapters, 86 Fanshawe Park Rd. E.
Visit www.ontera.net/~lco

November 8 - LIVE AT THE MET - DOCTOR ATOMIC
November 8, 2008 (1:00 pm ET) - Doctor Atomic (Met Premiere) - Adams
November 15, 2008 (1:00 pm ET) - Salome - Strauss (Oct. 11 Encore)
November 22, 2008 (1:00 pm ET)- La Damnation de Faust (New Production) - Berlioz
December 20, 2008 (12:00 pm ET) Thaïs (New Production) – Massenet
January 10, 2009 (1:00 pm ET) La Rondine (New Production) – Puccini
January 24, 2009 (1:00 pm ET) Orfeo ed Euridice – Gluck
February 7, 2009 (1:00 pm ET) Lucia di Lammermoor – Donizetti
March 7, 2009 (1:00 pm ET) Madama Butterfly – Puccini
March 21, 2009 (1:00 pm ET) La Sonnambula (New Production) – Bellini
May 9, 2009 (12:30 pm ET) La Cenerentola – Rossini 
Silver City London, 1680 Richmond St., (519-673-4125)
Galaxy Cinemas, 417 Wellington St., (519-631-5777) St. Thomas
Famous Players Lambton 9, 1450 London Rd., (519- 542-5539), Sarnia.
Info: cineplex.com for details or http://www.cineplex.com/Events/MetOpera/Home.aspx
Tickets: $22, children's, seniors' and other rates available. For group rates, call 1-800-313-4461.

November 16 = THE LONDON YOUTH SYMPHONY
Training musicians for excellence... preparing citizens for a Creative City.
Put our 2008-9 concert dates on YOUR calendar -
November 16th,2008 -with Orchestra London January 24th and 25th, 2009- May 24th, 2009
P.O Box 553 Station B
London, Ontario N6A 4W8 / (519) 686-8070 / www.londonyouthsymphony.org  

November 29 - THE KING'S SINGERS
Salvation Army London Citadel Band presents The King’s Singers
Saturday, Nov. 29, 8 p.m., Centennial Hall.
Tickets $25 & 40; Centennial Hall box office 519-672-1968 or www.centennialhall.london.ca.

November 29-30 - BROADWAY IN LONDON
Nov. 29-30, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels; Feb. 24-25, Movin’ Out; March 15, The Drowsy Chaperone; March 17-18, The Rat Pack Is Back; May 23, Annie; June 22-23, Riverdance; July 7-9, Stomp.
Package tickets $225 - $401; available JLC box office 519-432-8894 or www.johnlabattcentre.com.

January 21, 2009 - A MIGHTY WIND
classical music concerts featuring London-based TriofuS and guests. East London Anglican Ministries (ELAM), 2060 Dundas St. Concert time is 7:30 p.m.
Jan. 21/09 -- Ffourtissimo, a clarinet quartet including Robert Riseling of TriofuS.
May 5/09 -- Triofus with George and oboist Ian Franklin.
Details: Individual tickets, $20 ($12 for students); series tickets, $50 ($30 for students).
Visit triofus.com or call 519-471-5054.

May 2/3/ 2009 - ROSE BOWL WINNER and ORCHESTRA LONDON
Orchestra London will feature Rose Bowl Winner 2007, violinist Sarah Ryu on May 2/3 2009 in the program "Last Night of the Proms" part of the Pops Series,
Saturday, May 2, at 8:00 p.m. and Sunday, May 3, at 2:30 p.m. at Centennial Hall.
Tickets - Call 519-679-8778 or visit www.orchestralondon.ca

May 27, 2009 - STARS OF THE FESTIVAL AWARDS CONCERT
Wednesday,May 27, 2009, Centennial Hall at 7:30 p.m.

A U D I T I O N S
The London Singers
Join the London Singers - our 9th Year of Bringing Choral Masterworks to London
If you can read music and love to sing, call 519-667-1686 to register for this extraordinary musical experience happening November 30th at the Dundas Centre United Church.
Rehearsals every Wednesday starting Sept. 10th, Room 228 at H.B. Beal Secondary School.

Harmony Chorus Tryouts
Girls between the ages of 10 and 18 years who love to sing and perform are invited. If you can hold a singing part we will teach you the rest. The Chorus meets every Wednesday September through May at Harmony Manor from 5 p.m. until approximately 6:15 p.m., 55 MacKay Ave. at Langarth.
For further information contact Joyce at 519-672 1088, doug.petch050@sympatico.ca, or Marj at 519 660-1390

Broadway Singers Looking For Members
Broadway Singers are holding auditions for new members by appointment only.
If you are interested, please call Vicki at 519-641-8525 and you will be given the information concerning time and place and can answer any questions you have about the audition.

St. Paul’s Cathedral Choir
St. Paul’s Cathedral Choir seeks boys & girls ages 8-11. Quality music education provided free in voice & theory according to the Royal School of Church Music curriculum. Contact James Noakes 519-434-3225.

A Christmas Carol
Grand Theatre seeks two singers-actors, age 15 or younger, for the parts of Tiny Tim & Molly Cratchit in A Christmas Carol to be presented Nov. 19-Dec. 24. Rehearsals begin Oct. 28. Candidates should submit resume (including height, weight, age, hair & eye colour) & picture to Cindi Ryde, email cryde@grandtheatre.com.

Fanshawe Chorus London, celebrating its 40th anniversary, is holding auditions for upcoming performances of Messiah, Carmina Burana & Britten’s War Requiem, all with symphony orchestra.
Contact Marlene Fagan 519-433-9650.

Barbershop
Men who like to sing Barbershop - contact Dave, 519-672-2373 or Don, 519-474-6652.


N O T I C E S
Festival Awards & Trophies - click on People/Winners

Provincial Finals 2008 - click on People/Winners/Provincial www.omfa.info

Awards and Trophies are based on Adjudicators' recommendations.

To contribute to the Awards Fund, please contact Award Chair Bob Hayman at hrhayman@rogers.ca

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS FESTIVAL 2008
…some excerpts from “Thank You” notes that in effect acknowledge the volunteers, parents, music teachers, donors, Kiwanians, churches, schools, advertisers and organizers, all of whom make the festival happen!

…I’m going to share half with my special brother.

…age 10, level 5 piano and grade 5 in school…am planning to play all the way to level ten

…I am 10 years old. I love music and I love performing…in the festival for 4 years…spent the money for new music books

…Thank you for the $50 scholarship award. I really enjoy playing both violin and piano and I don’t play them because I want a scholarship, but because work leads to success.

... enjoyed participating…and meeting new people

…I am fourteen years old. I’ve been playing piano since I was six…I will be taking my grade 8 RCM exam, and scholarships from Kiwanis are so encouraging!

…It has encouraged me and the Stars of the Festival Concert has motivated me to practice not just for the awards, but for the entertainment of others and for my own enjoyment.

…go a long way in furthering my musical education

…a big huge THANK YOU for the award…I was very happy and proud…very encouraging…I don’t regret my time spent practicing my instrument.

…I have chosen to put some of the money towards my new full size violin.

…Thank you for having a good festival here in London . It really helps kids like me to learn more about our music.

…I will keep on practicing on my skills on piano.

…it was an exciting year…thank you for a great festival.

…helpful for tuition and lesson costs

…I am proud to display it on my piano (solo vocal trophy)

…I will be attending Wilfred Laurier University in the Music Program and will put this prize money towards the cost of university.

...This organization/festival could not have been possible without everyone’s help. I am positive each and every competitor in Kiwanis this year has learned from the experience, whether it was one entry, or seven. Thank you so much.

…my students enjoy exploring new repertoire each year – prize awarded to us will allow for purchase of such repertoire.

…Your time, effort and financial support are an important part of London’s musical community and we appreciate the commitment you show in supporting and promoting young talent.

…With shrinking secondary school budgets this funding will certainly help us to purchase new music.

,,.thrilled and honoured to receive it…use the money towards the purchase of new sheet music for Percussion Ensemble next year…many thanks and much appreciation for your generosity.

…I can’t thank you and the organizers enough for all you have done for me and my students over the years…More important is the educational value of working towards a goal and to work with a Stan Fisher (adjudicator) at the end.

…this money will be spent on items that will directly benefit our students future musical development

…remind them how much they gained musically from this year’s festival and, what is more important, how much they enjoyed the experience.

…With love and thanks for all the special thing you’ve done for young music lovers like me in London, and for all the generous, thoughtful, wonderful things you are… (note to the festival secretary)

…I am thankful for supporters of music, especially in these trying times, and unclear future of classical music. It is more important than ever that music is supported.

LONDON POLICE BOYS BAND REUNION
Website: The London Police Services website will be maintaining Police Boys Band web pages for at least the next year. The address on the internet is www.police.london.ca then click on the Police Boys picture on the left side of the home page.
Feel free to contact me at ronwebb@sympatico.ca with any questions or comments that you might have. Until next time. Ron Webb.