Joy of Music Club Returns

by Bob Leahy

The sounds of music will be returning to Trent Hills in September as Spirit of the Hills popular For the Joy of Music Club enters its second season.
The club meets on the third Monday of each month, upstairs at the Campbellford Library. It offers a diverse range of musical talks in an intimate setting by experts in their field, directed at music lovers who would like to expand their knowledge of the art form. In other words, music appreciation talks with a twist - the presentations are illustrated by musical excerpts, either live or drawn from recordings.
This year’s presenters include some popular favourites from last year as well as a bevy of new faces. The season kicks off on September 18 at 7 pm with a talk by Ken Laird, who served as the head of the English Department at Campbellford District High School. Laird will be talking about musical pieces that are paired with literature of the same name, at least in title. Refreshments will be served and new members are more than welcome.
Dr. Gary Walters will return to the club on October 16 to offer a similarly themed presentation, this time featuring music and art compositions with the same subject matter. Walters is an artist himself and also an art historian who currently lives in Hastings.
Future guests include Giles Bryant, the well-known organist, choirmaster, tenor, editor and music historian. Bryant was the Executive Director of the Kiwanis Music Festival and has composed several liturgical works. He now lives in Warkworth. Professor Timothy McGee from Hastings will be another presenter later in the year. He has been host of music programs on CBC-FM and CJRT-FM and was the founding director of the Toronto Consort of Music. Also confirmed is Jeanette Sanderson, well known Lemmon Sisters vocalist and Machine Running dancer. Sanderson is an expert on female singing groups from the first half of the last century, such as the Boswell Sisters, and will be talking about these later in the year.
For the Joy of Music Club membership, the entire season of 10 talks, is priced at $15 for Spirit of the Hills members or $20 for non-Spirit of the Hills members.

For more information, call Avner Gilaad at (705) 696-1633. Spirit 2006 Art Exhibition and Sale