Penticton Western News Wednesday, June 19, 2013
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Local songstress to represent B.C. Kristi Patton
Western News Staff
It was only six years ago that Saige Carlson can recall not even being able to carry a tune. Now she is off to Halifax to represent B.C. in a classical voice competition. “I didn’t think I would be very good at it, but I just loved singing,” said Carlson, who is an 18-yearold soprano in her sixth year of voice study with Lynne Leydier in Penticton. “The first year I went to provincials was really cool and I started to get more interested in it and singing eventually became a part of me. I sing all the time and everyone is always telling me to shut up.” Carlson will be representing B.C. at the Canadian Federation of Music Teachers’ Associations convention from July 3 to 6. Of those she will be competing against, almost all of the singers are currently in university-level musical studies. Carlson is a multi-faceted singer, receiving provincial awards in Senior Classical Voice and Senior Vocal Variety. She has performed with Soundstage Productions as an
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Saige CarlSon was selected to represent B.C. at the CFMTA conference in Halifax.
ensemble member and recently in a lead role in their Andrew Lloyd Webber production of Whistle Down The Wind. “I’m really just so happy to have this opportunity because everyone that I will be competing against are amazing singers. I am excited to watch them and meet the judges, it will be a really great experience for me,” said Carlson. The weekend will also be a learning one for Carlson, who will participate in workshops, trade shows and master classes. There
is one adjudicator in the competition Carlson is especially keen on meeting, Isabel Bayrakdarian. “She is an internationally known opera singer and one of my personal favourites. My mom got me a CD of hers a couple of years ago and I just listen to it over and over again. I just lover her voice so much,” said Carlson, who admitted being slightly nervous to sing in front of her idol. “I just hope to get through my program without having a nervous breakdown, but I am pretty sure I will be able to handle it.” To help pay some of the costs she will incur to go to Halifax, Carlson is hosting a fundraising concert on Sunday at 4:30 p.m. in the Penticton Lakeside Resort in Salon D. Accompanying her is Dennis Norland and director Lynne Leydier. Carlson will be performing some of the selections she will sing in her program at Halifax including many main stays of opera. Tickets to the event are $10 for adults and $5 for 12 and under. Coffee, tea and cookies will be served.
Canuck rocker Good coming to city Western News Staff
Multi-platinum-selling artist Matthew Good is coming to the Penticton Trade and Convention Centre on Nov. 22 during his Western Canadian tour. With a career spanning almost two decades, Good will release his 13th studio album, Arrows of Desire, on Sept. 24. Beyond music, Good is also known for his support of various causes, most notably his dedication to raising awareness around men-
tal health issues and human rights. He has also successfully established himself as a political activist and blogger. Special guests Gentlemen Husbands will be the supporting act for Good. Tickets for the Penticton show are available online at www.valleyfirsttix.com, by phone at 1.877.763.2849, or in person at the Valley First Box Office and the Wine Country Visitor Centre. VIP packages go on sale June 19 at 10 a.m.
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Matthew good with special guests Gentleman Husbands are performing at the convention centre on Nov. 22.
award winning writer/performer at Shatford Western News Staff
There is not much funny about death, but for award-winning writer/performer Ann Randolph, she has transformed pain into humour. Mining her grief for hilarity she wrote the critically acclaimed solo show, Loveland, which she will be performing on Friday in Penticton at the Shatford Centre. The impetus for the show was the year preceding Randolph’s father’s death. Continuously flying between Los Angeles and Loveland, Ohio, Randolph thought every time she boarded the plane it’d be the last time she’d see her father. Loveland was written in flight as a way to deal with the anguish. “I thought the grief would overtake me,” she said. “So I explored every aspect of what I
thought would happen if I let myself lose it and I found the humour along the way.” In Loveland, Randolph takes the audience on an unforgettable cross-country flight that is hilarious and deeply human. Randolph embodies multiple characters, including heroine Frannie Potts, an out of control, sexually charged misfit overwhelmed by grief. Facing the loss of the greatest love of her life, she stumbles from outrageous confrontation and awkward confusion to a glimpse of the mystery, tragedy and beauty that unites us all. Randolph’s past productions have examined social issues running the gamut from homelessness to mental illness. Mel Brooks and the late Anne Bancroft produced her solo show, Squeeze Box, Randolph’s story about working the
graveyard shift in a homeless shelter. Squeeze Box ran off-Broadway and garnered many awards including LA Weekly’s Best Solo Show and the Ovation Award for Best Solo Performer. In conjunction with her show, Randolph will be leading a mini writing workshop immediately following the performance. Also, the following day, Randolph will lead a two-day workshop for the Okanagan School of the Arts. In addition to being a performer, she tours the country teaching regularly at art centres helping people write their stories. The Friday performance takes place at 7:30 p.m. and tickets are $20 at the Shatford Centre. To register for the workshop visit www.osarts.com, email info@shatfordcentre.com or call 250-770-7669.
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