Island Singers Present: Spring and the Promise of Love

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Island Singers Present: Spring and the Promise of Love It’s that time of year, and Gabriola Island Singers are excited to sing in Spring with a spectacular lineup of love songs. And not just because it’s alliterative! Ranging from Barbie to ballads, and show-casing the stunningly beautiful “All I Have to Bring Today”, Music Director Scott Knight has assembled a programme meant to ensure you leave our April 12th concert in tune with the season. Not only that but The Band is back! Phil Frisson (percussion), Michael MacKinnon (guitar), and Brian McMahon (bass) will accompany us again, while Clive Martin will be joining us for the first time with his fiddle. We’re excited to be collaborating with them on a few rock songs: vintage (Spirit in the Sky, and Black Water), modern (I’m just Ken) and classic, as well as adding new dimensions to our rendition of Song of the Sea Other special guests include the Gabriola Brass, who we are always delighted to welcome. Composed of John David Harrison, (trumpet and flugel horn) Rose Boulton (trumpet and flugel horn), Janet Summers (French horn), Trevor Gale (euphonium), and John Capon (bass trombone and tuba), theirs will be the first music you hear when you come in. They will also be joining the choir for one of our ballads, and will entertain you on their own with an arrangement of Danny Boy by John Capon, and Theme from Raiders of the Lost Ark by John Williams. And in the just plain fun department are two (2!) train songs (we LOVE trains!) – one of which will be performed by the entire ensemble – and one song about the joys of slapping flies in “Ontar-I-O” in which no flies nor choir members will be harmed. All that, plus a little bit of John Lennon thrown in, because in these times we all need the healing and determination that comes from imagining a better world. Saturday April 12th, Community Hall. Doors 2:oo