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' ’ Canada's national broadcaster. natural to sing Verdi‘s dramatic ‘7 fi But like his tenure at the (18C. Requiem as a swan song to his " ”1L. Q4 Dyck said it was important to go illustrious local musical career. .. . if“ out a time ofhis own choosing. “She is quite simply the greatest i 6&3. 5 . “N “i didn't want to overstay my Verdi soprano singer in the world? “W ' £5? , welcome," said Dyck. who was said Dyck. referencing the recent ' f" Q . l born in Winkler, Man, and grew tip cover story on the soloist in Opera ‘ in the Mennonite choral tradition ( anada magazine. "she's at her - _j that fit in so nicely with this area peak and has the ability to stay ‘ “a"; “l here are lots of other cases of there for the next it) to 15 years." _<... ‘A, ; conductors who stayed too long He talks about hon tenor John if =. , i 5. and the ending was very unpleas~ Mat Vlasic-r was a lucky find filling “f ‘ (g s“ am in for an ailing Ben lleppner when r" -‘ , ' “I watched that and didn't want the choir staged tierontius earlier / nf if: that to happen to me. and 38 years this seasonWNhen casting about for _ ~ ' is a long time. So if you can write his final production at the (Zentre 3153. 12:5. 4“ ~_ the script yourself that's a pretty in the \quare this ‘s‘aturday. Dyck j; , 7» N g terrific thing to be able to do." said Mac Master immediately t a A.” l rgé Now he'll have more time to came to mind. if ' " '\ 1<3 spend with his wife, and his family. lhey will he tinned by hass- 3; 3: , 7 .. Images of his grandchildren flash baritone Nathan Berg. who blew "1 ' ‘ f by on a nearby digital photo frame. him away in the choir‘s staging of i” ‘ ~ 5,- And since this year was all Hat h s St Matthew Passion last ' if"? .‘ g" 3 f' 7 about writingthefinal chapter why year "lie was sensational in ‘the ., V. not end it With Verdi's Requiem Bach' last year singing these arias," 1" . j that has its roots in a funeral mass. said llyi k “i said. great, lets bring ""N j; lle knows the sophisticated lot al liiiti back," s audience that the choir has (‘tilti Rounding out Illt' quarter is vated over the years won't be able Marti-Nicole lL'lillt'li‘i. making her ' to mistake the symbolism He debut with the ( hoir for the first hopes they judge it a fitting ton time along with Radiatiovsky. She's f a (”Iusion to a remarkable rarer-r a brilliant young incl/o soprano / if; Not that it's quite over [ht-res lroiti Quebec and highlights Dvck‘s 7 Q still the European tour this sum ahility to mpose ltit a] classic al L titer that will wrap up in Rollin-rig. music lovers to another Voice that Austria. where the choir WI“ once Will be around for years to t oine again sing high tiiass iii the cathe- /\s he sits in his Waterloo home dral. talking about ysbal eat it Will bring ° lhe choir has named his suiâ€" to the [it’l’lllllll-tllt t‘ it seems like cessor, With Mark \'iiorinen. a [Isâ€" the iniisii almost fills the room trig start in the loronto choral [here is something lyrical and pas music world. getting the tiod as his sioiiati' iliat tomes iii his descrip replacement. It doesn‘t mean that tioii of the sound he's trying to ere Dyck will he severing all ties, and ate that really does seem to there has been some discussion emanate from him like some kind about art emeritus position mih of tuning fork the choir. "i know the tones and i know "It's very important for me for what the qualiti of their voices the choir to continue to flourish are." said llyi k. giying a peek and I'm pretty optimistic that it behind the curtains and a glimpse The Grand Philharmonic's condudor and artistic director Howard Dyck is retiring after 38 years of making music will," said liy‘ck “Are then- into his creative prot ess “lust With the local arts institution now-um mom moments when I'm sad that I will bet 1"th someone has a really good no longer he conducting this i ltotr \‘ll1((' doesn't mean that they're at those voice work together is cultural capital in the area. become as natural as breathing to ‘fflffltllN‘. i suitable one for that quartet of incredibly important " "We've always had a reputation the artistic director and conductor "But I wanted it that way I didâ€" soloists lheit voices become the only of getting exceptional soloists." of the local choir that is mentioned n't want it to get to the point where You‘re always thinking hots are instrument that Will ring out said Dyck. "And I think it's lit-tame In the same sentence as some of it was finally oven and it wasn't my they going to work together, espe through the (‘entre in the Square I think pretty carefully about what the greatest choral choirs at ross choice. So I‘m feeling really good cially in an ensemble piece like the during parts of the performance voices Will work together." (anada. about haying these little moments Verdi lAlH'H' they are singing and provide a fitting last send off ”is confidence tomes from a The biggest difference is those of regret , it‘s a perfect place to together unai l onipaiiii-d Now for a man who has invested a lot of lifetime in music. It has almost other groups can be found iii end up," l .. 7. ,,,_ _ __ ____â€"â€"_____________â€"â€"___â€"â€"