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Kitchener Waterloo Symphony launches E 55th season with Pops Series concert _ @ r [‘1e Kitchener Waterloo Symphony has someâ€" thing else to celebrate. In addition to the new appointment of _ KWS principal conductor Martin Fischerâ€"Dieskau, negotiation for a further threeâ€"year conâ€" tract _ for _ concertmaster Stephen Sitarski have been completed. Sitarski has played many toles both on stage and off in the past few seasons, having provided artistic and adminâ€" istrative support to KWS general | manager Michael Duschenes, in his role as interim artistic advisor. Duschenes describes Sitarski as "an absolute and essential part of the picture as we move forward with our newly appointed principal conductor Martin Fischerâ€" Dieskau, and we are extremeâ€" ly pleased that he has made this commitment to the KWS Blyth Festival to host second annual golf tournament 0 . Cl oo oGhe 0 cverahnc Cdispctbsusemee â€" Rlhuk â€" Ceetivalls â€" canit Dust off those clubs, polish off the shoes and start swinging for local Canadian theatre. The Blyth Festival will host its second annual golf tournament Sept. 14 at 1 p.m. at the Seaforth Golf and Country Club. The day includes prizes, an for the next three years. With his interim artistic advisor duties behind him, Sitarski is looking forward to continuing to build on the artistic excellence and integriâ€" ty of the orchestra, and explains his decision to remain in Kitchenerâ€" Waterioo. "My â€" attraction â€" to â€" a longer commitment to the Kitchener Waterloo Sym:â€" phony is due mainly to two reasons," he said. "First of all, the Kâ€"W region is a wonderful community in which to live and work; to be able to perâ€" form with a quality orchestra {in a great concert hall} to an appreciative and knowledgeâ€" able audience in a relatively small city is a rare pleasure. Also, the KWS is moving in an exciting new direction â€" a direction in which I am very proud and confident. We have weathered some difficult The coolest stuff for school â€" from little hoodies to jazzy electronic toys. We‘ll take the sting out of that 6000 word essay on the History of Modern Civilization you haven‘t found out about yet. awards ceremony, steak dinâ€" ner, as well as a chance to play a round of golf with actors from the Blyth Festival comâ€" The tournament highlight for true golf fanatics will be the Hole in One contest. The purse for a hole in one stands Just think of us as your personal "Backâ€"Toâ€"School" consultants... A reflection of our communty Located on Fairway Road ot Highway 8 ® Monday to Fridoy 9:30am â€" 9:00pm, Soturday 9:30am â€" 6:00pm, Sunday 12:00noon â€" 5:00pm FAIRVIEWE&PARK times recently and, through some extremely hard work by the whole organization, are now poised to enjoy a tremenâ€" dous upswing, both artisticalâ€" ly and financially. 1 truly believe that this orchestra has the potential to reach new heights of excellence; 1 am excited to be a part of that future success." Sitarski‘s decision to comâ€" mit to another three years with the KWS is just another example of highâ€"calibre musiâ€" cians coming to Kitchenerâ€" Waterloo and staying to enrich the already impressive cultural and musical commuâ€" The KWS has principal musicians that appear as soloists, and perform all across the country and continent as guests with such illustrious symphony orchestras as the Montreal Symphony, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Toronto at $5,000 â€" which the winner _ Blyth _ Festival‘s _ capital will share evenly with the â€" fundraising endeavous," said Blyth Festival. An additional _ special events and promoâ€" $1,000 will be donated to the _ tions coordinator Melissa winner‘s charity of choice. Hanna. "We have a good number of teams already signed up, but we would love to have many more to support the Symphony Orchestra and the National Arts Centre Orchâ€" "The KWS has given me (and continues to give me) opportunities to explore and express my individual talents and abilities. I feel that 1 am being strongly encouraged to develop as a musician," Sitarski says. "This is someâ€" thing which all artists need and I am grateful for both the occasion to perform for the wonderful Kâ€"W region audiâ€" ences and the responsibility to help improve the orchesâ€" The Kitchenerâ€"Waterloo Symphony embarks upon its 55th season with the first KWS Pops concert, "A Salute to Great Melodies" with KWS principal conductor Brian Jackson on Sept. 7â€"8 at 8 p.m. at The Centre in the Square. Call the box office at 578â€"1570 for information. For more information or to purchase tickets for the tourâ€" nament, call the box office at 1â€"877â€"862â€"5984 or 523â€"4345. Be in over 26,000 homes every week of the year. Advertise in the Waterloo Chronicle â€" 886â€"2830