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The choir is a vital part of Waterloo Region‘s rich culâ€" tural and artistic life. And research shows that this is what attracts the internaâ€" tionally renowned researchers, scientists and scholars to our universities and other organizations Many Canadian soloists who are now superstars â€" Ben Heppner and Measha Brueggergosman among others â€" were encouraged and nurtured early in their careers by choir artistic director Dyck, who brought them to Waterloo Region audiences. They continue to be friends of the choir, and regularly perform with it at the Centre in the Square. _* The same choir came fourth in an international choral competition last summer in Contonigros, Spain. * the leadership of conductor Nag(_'_v Tanguay. FEATURING Local choir has much to celebrate Continued from page 10 Join us for an afternoon CALL US AT 519â€"886â€"3410 : Gregory Cross, Broadway Vocalist Waterloo Heights Retirement Apartments 170 Erb Street. W., Waterloo of Music and Refreshments Thursday, June 22, 2006 2:30 p.m. The choir is everywhere in the community. Singers volunteer to perform Christâ€" mas carols at nursing homes, and mounted a bers efit performance of Mozart‘s Requiem to raise money for the tsunami victims in Handel‘s Messiah and the Passions of Bach, the other is always reaching for new ground and new audiences. It performed â€" Howard Shore‘s Lord of The Rings Symphony last year in Kitchener and Toronto, to great critical acclaim. It has often commissioned new works, or mounted the Canadian premiere of works such as "Das Buch mit Sieben Siegeln,".{The Book with Seven Seals} by Franz Schmidt. The choir is innovative. With one arm embracing the beloved classics, such as such as Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics. No "smart community" is posâ€" sible without that cultural setting. South Asia. They can be heard _ at Kitchener‘s Christkindl Market, wedâ€" dings, funerals and compaâ€" ny functions. Our youth choir raises money each Hometown WATERLOO CHRONICLE Hometown News for an Awesome www.gbtc.com "This change in identity simply reflects our growth and evolution..." â€" Howard Dyck artistic director 404 "Ttrt â€"mail: onstage@gbtc.com _ o_ C REOT UMION 2z Experience Community Banking % o ~@a.% e : GACM y TX M Et C C 36e 49k .. _ J *\ e Waterioo Cambridge i «<#hagus 168 King St S 385 Hespeler Rd BR k 579.1860 622.3377 www.grandcu.com Kitchener 1334 Weber St E. 894.9700 85 Fischerâ€"Hallman. 744.5921 "The arts, and the choir, play a critical role in our society â€" they‘re as vital as education, parks, and health." "This is so much more than a new logo, and so much more than a birthâ€" day," said Marsh Thornley of Scott Thornley + Company, the Toronto creative firm that designed the choir‘s new look and name. "This is about taking stock of 85 sucâ€" cessful years and helping propel the organization forâ€" ward into the next 85." year for services for the homeless. The Amazing 3.0% â€" 4.2% 90â€"364 day terms Minimum deposit $2.500 Short term investment o SUbject to change without notic with Better Rates! Get Ahead Rate Grand River CREDIT UNION