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" . WATTBU3O (Jim . My, May 2. 2007 Married couple celebrates their time with children's choir Karen Buschen and Geoff Vanderkooy are looking forward to singing this weekend in (ele brahon of the Inter-Mennon'ne Chikireo's Chow's 40th anniversary, ARTS FOCUS mu an" no") loin us this Friday lk Saturday for Mephisto Day" eoff Vanderkooy and Gluten Buschen rarely spoke as children. Even though both were members of the Inter-Men- nonite Children's Choir, nei- ther can recall looking at __ much less talking to - each other. But now - 16 years later - they share more than a common interest in music. They also share a home and three children. "I think there was a photo taken once that showed us both looking at a fake spi- der." Buschen said, reflect- ing on their time with the choir. "But I think that's about the closest we got in those days." That 'was until they met again as students at a Uni- versity of Waterloo fynction. lt had been about 10 years since they would have seen each other, but it seems Buschert never forgets a face. "l went up to him and said, 'I think I know you,'" she said. Vanderkooy's reaction was nothing to write home about. she said. "We were at a bar, so I naturally took it as a pickup line," he said. But the more they spoke. the more Vanderkooy remembered - and the more they discovered they had in common, "My roommate thought he was my type even before we spoke," Buschert said. "He was wearing a Tilley hat with a guitar over his shoul- der. "And I found out he had a canoe, I love canoeing." After hitting it off that first night. Vanderkooy and Buschert started dating almost immediately. They married within a couple of years. and ended up moving to British Colunr bia -» where they welcomed MEPHISTO a! with Canadian reps Michel Tratlkant & Dylan Parton Gift with purchase oboth locations. Br ANDREA Bum cgmgige Statr World's Finest Walking Sandals Camtiooedoopaqte 12 Stomp meets the Blue Man Group in a new musi- cal performance called Scrap Arts Music coming to the Centre in the Squye May I? at , p. m: The inventive and adreruine-idced power-per- cussion group features five athletics musicians who will take audiences on a sonic journey. Tickets are on sale. To ordér tickéts call the ticket center at 51S-578- 1570 or visit wwwxcentre» squamcom. The Grand Philharmonic Youth Choir, under the direction of Nancy Tanguay, will present a concert to recognize the 10th anniversary of the Grand Philhar- monic Youth Choir's membership with the Grand Philharmonic family on May 12 at 7:30 pm. at St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Kitchener. The program will include a variety of sacred chamber works from the renaissance to the 20th cen- tury, a performance of The Five Mystical Songs by Ralph Vaughan Williams, featuring baritone soloist and artist in residence with the GPYC Daniel Lichti, and youth choir member Eric Tanguay. The GPYC will also perform two works in Hebrew. The accompanist for the evening will be Brahm Goldhamer. one of Canada's foremost collaborative artists. and the organist for the concert will be Sean Simpson. The Grand Philharmonic Children's Choir will also be participating. When the program funding ended, the artistic director of the Grand Philharmonic Choir, Howard Dyck, invited the choir to become part of the Grand Philharmonic family. Founded in Zion Uiiited Church. the choir was originally pan of an outrtach. program. From these humble beginnings, the GPYC has excelled, winning first prize in the 2006 CBC Choral Competition for Amateur Choirs. in the mixed voice category. In addition to 2006's first-place finish, the choir was national semifmalists in the Equal Voice Youth Choir category of the 2004 CBC Amateur Choir Com- petition, has received many ftrsts at the Kitchener- Waterloo Kiwanis Music Festival, and has often been selected to enter the Ontario Music Festival Associa- tion provincial finals. The Grand Philharmonic Choir's mission is to enrich lives through choral mysif experiences. Its vision is to be known for leadership in choral education, performance practice and repertoire. and to sing and work together as a family of choirs and seek ways to be engaged with the wider community, Come and celebrate the 10th anniversary with the best amateur choir in Canada. The concert begins at 7:30 pm. at St Peters ustheran Church, Kitchener, Tickets are $20. S13 fur seniors and postsecondary students. 55 for eyeGO members and 'lo for students to Grade B. Call frl9. 578- I570 or toll hee |<8()0~265-8977, GPYC celebrates milestone Scrap arts on the way AVA" L: 25 Commas HADASSA AVA" IN 7 Cotoots UIARIA