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Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 22 Jan 1975, p. 6

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' . Page 6 . Waterloo Chronicle, Wound-y, January 22, 1975 621 KING WEST. kiTCHENER Dyna-Km Jan Narveson, president 1fyouareahrverotottheboardotitirectors classical music the public explained thesituation. response to the formation "We are sold out now. of the Kitchener-Waterloo There are too many mem- Chamber Music Society is hers even now for our con- both goodand had news. cert facilities. Overcrowd- Over 200 people have Join- ind does not make for good ed the society as subscribing listening or music un- members, making it a going fortunately," he said. concern with six concerts However, two concerts planned in the 12-membered have been scheduled for the ensemble's first season. University of Waterloo That's thegood news. Theatre lof the Arts (April But due to the large num- bers of people who have shown an interest in the so- ciety's activities, the mem- bership is now closed. The halls booked for the con- certs, primarily at the Kitchener public library, are not large enough to com- fortably seat more than the present number of sub- scribers. , flli12-Ktlifft FUNERAL HUME 8: [MPH Com" 'enient Parking. entering Wellington or King Street Ighmber music society has 200 subscribers "' 'c"": ;t;7iiif 1!lyAiii' F ' r39 . , _ A 4 . (r - _,i'i), . 2yt Sis, a. -. " a? " 'IIN 5 "',i_ivi)s,) tte) '. ' t/,sji; v: 'ttit m 'it ti' , 4 , (rss,:,,,,!.-...,.....,.,.,,,,,,,,,.,,,---")' _ t, _ H" t; " ""1k'isufa) _ _-,-"" 40% 05: _ _ ", WINTER GAR Ellil1llS ' '"1, r ,s '""llllllCC)N/(lllf5 Narveson is very pleased by the support the society has received since its incep- tion in October of last year, but the vast majority of its members are from the However, two concerts have been scheduled for the University of Waterloo Theatre of the Arts (April 28) St. Andrews Church in itchener (May 17). The l rger facilities available r these con- certs will allow non-mem- bers to attend. There are too many mem- bers even now for our con- cert facilities. Overcrowd- ind does not make for good listening or music un- fortunately," he said. 745-9495 Jami-Fem STUART SCHEDEWITZ Service worthy of your confidence - a tradition Since the members of the ensemble are receiving a Canada Council grant the society is able to keep ad- mission charges to its con- certs at a minimum. academic community of Waterloo. "My feeling is that two thirds of its members are from the universities (UW and WLU). I spoke to the people I know at the univer- sities and the advertising for the society was done primarily at the two uni- versities." Narveson, a philosophy professor. at the University of Waterloo, decided to form the chamber music society after finding oat 12 members of the Stratford Ensemble would be living in Kitchener-Waterloo this year. New rector for Waterloo parish The first two concerts of the ensemble have been well-received and an ex- panded program is being planned for next year. 0th- er chamber groups will be brought in for concerts and the activity of the Stratford Ensemble will be doubled according to N arveson. “The musicians are very flexible and are capable of performing in many situ- ations. . And we hope to be On March lst the Rever- end John Sandford Flem- ing MacLean, B. Min., of Princeton, will Tove to the Parish of St. Co1umba's, Waterloo. and St. Aidan's, Elmira. He succeeds the Rev. Douglas G. Madge, who iS'now rector of Holy Trinity Church. Brantford. Born in Whitstable, Eng- land, Mr. MacLean was educated in English, Ameri- can and Canadian schools. For 22 years he was an executive in the lumber business. He is a graduate of the University of Louis- ville, Kentucky, and of Hur- on Theological College, London. Mr. and Mrs. MacLean have a family of two sons and two daughters. Rev. James Sherwood Stevenson, B.A., L.Th., for the past three years rector Rev. T. David B. Rags announced yesterday that he has appointed three new rectors for parishes in the Anglican Diocese of Huron. Knox anniversary services Sunday The congregation will celebrate the 87th anni- versary at the 10 a.m. morn- ing worship, with special music and a message from Dr. Davidson. N of St. James' and St. Luke's Churches, Cambridge, be- comes rector of Kingsville on April lst. The previous rector, Rev. Robert W.B. Coupland, has retired from the active ministry. A gradu- ate of the" University of Waterloo and of Montreal Diocesan Theological Cot- lege, Mr. Stevenson came The moderator of the 100th general assembly of the Presbyterian Church in Canada, Rev. Dr. Hugh F. Davidson, will be special guest at Knox Church on Sunday, for the 87th anni- versary of the congregation and the dedication of the renovated and expanded church facilities. 'Some of its members are also able to perform chamber music well and we hope to have them play music in the future." Chamber music origin- ated in the Baroque era during the 17th and 18th cen- turies in Europe. It may be performed with a wide Rev. John S.F. Mac- Lean has been appoint- ed rector of St. Colum- ba's parish in Water- loo. attietousesomeotthemem.. bers of the K-w Symphony next year too. The dedication of the building brings to a climax a year of planning, renovat- ing and building. New offices and new entrance facilities as well as a nursery and choir rooms have been added. The entire church lighting has been renewed and extensive landscaping and decorating has taken place. Members of the congrega- tion are extending a special invitation to the public to join them on Sunday eve- ning for the service and reception. Service of dedication will begin at 7:30 p.m. performed by Dr. Davidson assisted by the moderator of Waterloo - Wellington Presbytery, Rev. Willis Young of St. Andrew's Church. Fergus. Also on April Ist, Rev. William Walter Buxton, C.D., B.A., L.Th., will suc- ceed Canon Ralph T. Gibson as Rector of Clarksburg, on the Iatter's retirement. Mr. Buxton is a graduate of the University of Saskat- chewan, and of Emmanuel Theological College. He has served as a chaplain with the Canadian Armed Forces since 1952, and at the time of his retirement was command chaplain, mobile command, holding the rank of Lt.-Col. Two years ago he was honoured by the Right Reverend Harold F.G. Appleyard, Bishop Ordinary to the Forces, in being named as one of two canons in the Chaplaincy. Mr. Buxton is married. and has a family of four girls and one boy. variety of instrumentation but it is usually played by small string groups. , The bulk of the work of composers as varied as Haydn, Schubert, Brahms, and Beethoven consists of chamber music. The form has survived into the mth century, often with dra- matic variations, through the works of many com- posers including Claude Debussy and Edgar Varese. to Huron in 1967 as assis- tant curate at All Saints' Church, Windsor. Before moving to Cambridge, he was priest-in-charge or, New Hamburg for three years. Mr. and Mrs. Steven- son are the parents of a six-year-old daughter and a three-year-old son. ,

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