THE HANDSWORTH MUSIC DYNASTY BOOK 1
A TRADITION OF EXCELLENCE The Best High School Jazz Band Program in Canada
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Decades of Music Making
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The following students were selected this past February from one thousand BC music students to be on the Provincial Honour Choir: Alison Gerow, Janika Walia; Honour Orchestra: Michelle LaBounty: Honour Band: Mako Sawaguchi.
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1988) at the New West Jazz Competition CONTENTS FESTIVALS
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Sweet success fell on Mr. Rebagliati’s energetic jazz ensemble at the highly respected New Westminster Hyack Jazz Festival, March 8 & 9. The Junior Jazz’s dynamic performance placed them second to a tough Semiahmoo competitor. David Ryce’s out-
Handsworth’s four concert bands were among the eighty bands competing at the Coquitlam Festival, March 1st. The Junior, the Intermediate “B” and the Senior Concert Bands made fine showings with “Excellent” ratings (Silver Certificates)
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standing lead trumpet playing won him a scholarship to the New West Summer Jazz Clinic. Our Senior Jazz Ensemble swept away with the top “Gold” in their category and honoured Handsworth with their fourth consecutive first place win (since 1988) at the New West Jazz Competition. www.handsworthmusic.com ~ 137
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Concerts Mark your calendars for Handsworth’s “Sound Spectacular VII” to be held at the Centennial Theatre, 7:30pm, on Wednesday, February 13th. Sound Spectacular, held at this venue for the seventh consecutive year, brings the opportunity for music lovers of all ages to enjoy the pieces that will be performed at the spring festivals and competitions where Handsworth students have traditionally excelled. Something new will be our guest artist, Neil Nicholson, along with a student MC, cohosting with Mr. Bob Rankin, Music Co-ordinator of the North Vancouver schools. Rumours are afloat that Mr. Woodward has another one of his creative surprises up his
Special congratulations are due to the students who won the individual “Honour Recognition Awards” at MusicFest for being the most valuable band member. They are the following: Junior Jazz Ensemble: Rob Calder, Guitar Senior Jazz Ensemble: Jason Walters, Alto sax, Intermediate A Concert Band: Paula G’froerer, Oboe Senior Concert Band: Mako Sawaguchi, Flute
Arts festival launch THE HANDSWORTH SCHOOL JAZZ BAND performed at the 1991 BC Festival of the Arts launch on Thursday evening. The event was a preview of the festival to be held May 22 to 26 in North Vancouver District.
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February brought us the Junior Night of Music at the school and Sound Spectacular VII at Centennial Theatre, MC’d by Mr. Bob Rankin, Music Coordinator of North Vancouver Schools, and for the first time, a student, Rebecca Hall.
Consisting of 8,000 participants, MusicFest was held May 15-19 at the Vancouver Trade and Convention Centre.
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sleeve. We’ll be looking forward to attending Sound Spectacular VII to find out what it is and to support our school bands while experiencing some great music!
Intermediate B band performs for Village Days in Edgemont Village Shopping Centre in North Vancouver in May.
The May Revue Concerts will be a final opportunity to experience Handsworth’s award winning music groups, performing live and in concert! The exciting season finale will be held Tuesday, May 28 (Junior Night) and Wednesday, May 29 (Senior Night) at 7:30pm in the gym. The music will encompass a full spectrum ranging from classical to jazz to calypso to rock ‘n’ roll. The audience will be treated to the ate “A” and Senior Concert Bands) who worked hard to earn their invitations to the prestigious Canadian National Competitions, “MUSICFEST 91”, held in Vancouver, May 15 – 19.
Cheers, bouquets – and rave reviews to the Handsworth Jazz Band for your delightful debut at Port Day ’91. As I am sure you know, hundreds of North Shore residents had the opportunity to be superbly entertained by your young musicians, and we extend our warmest thanks and appreciation to each and every one of them for their performance. Cont. below
April 16 – Just Jazz. Concert at Handsworth Secondary School, 1044 Edgewood Rd., N.V. 7:30pm. Award-winning junior & senior bands. Welcome… “Just Jazz” says it all about Handsworth School’s concert, featuring the Alumni Jazz Ensemble, at 7:30pm. Tuesday in the large gym, – tickets at the door.
Your personable “chat” to the audiences contributed greatly to the mood on our outdoor site. We very much hope that the Handsworth Jazz Band would favourably consider an encore engagement next year at Port Day ’92. Many thanks to everyone. Sincerely, Captain Norman C. Stark, Port Manager and Chief Executive Officer
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Festivals
UPDATE… MUSIC FESTIVALS… AWARDS… Yes, … they’re doing it again! Our terrific band students under the skillful batons of Mr. Rebagliati and Mr. Woodward, have succeeded in upholding the Handsworth tradition of excellence at the recent Spring music festivals. It all began with the Surrey Jazz Festival, Feb. 1 & 2. Despite some very stiff competition, the Senior Jazz Band won second place which was remarkable since they had to play minus their conductor, Mr. Reb, as a result of the teachers’ job
action. The Junior Jazz Band placed third and pianist Darcy Argue won $100 and a trophy for the Best Junior Soloist at the festival. Handsworth’s four concert bands were among the eighty bands competing at the Coquitlam Festival, March 1st. The Junior, the Intermediate “B” and the Senior Concert Bands made fine showings with “Excellent” ratings (Silver Certificates) and Tim Blair, single per-
A very special tribute is due to the head of Handsworth’s Music Department, Mr. Bob Rebagliati, who was honoured by his BC colleagues, February 8, for Excellence, and was presented with the “1991 BC Professional Music Educator Award.” Mr. Reb is the first BC secondary school music teacher to receive this award and we are lucky and very proud to have the top music educator of the year teaching our children!
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The Senior Jazz Band won second place which was remarkable since they had to play minus their conductor, Mr. Reb, as a result of the teachers’ job action.
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cussionist in our Junior Concert Band, received special mention as he was skilled enough to play three or four parts simultaneously. The highest ranking, the coveted “Superior” (Gold Certificate) was successfully captured by our Intermediate “A” Concert Band who played brilliantly under the masterful direction of Mr. Woodward. At the Tuesday, March 19th Kiwanis Festival the Intermediate “A” Concert Band repeated their effort at the earlier Coquitlam Festival and secured their second top award in this year’s festival season, the difficult to achieve Gold rating. At the same festival, the Senior Concert Band earned a Silver, the highest award given in their category. It is hoped that this achievement will result in them joining
This year’s high placements secure an invitation for our Junior and Senior Jazz Bands and the Intermediate “A” Concert Band to the prestigious National Festival, “Music Fest 91”, to be held in Vancouver in May. On behalf of the Handsworth community we would like to congratulate our award-winning bands and their leaders and all the talented soloists. Congratulations also to the following students who were selected this past February from one thousand BC music students to be on the Provincial Honour Choir: Alison Gerow, Janika Walia; Honour Orchestra: Michelle LaBounty: Honour Band: Mako Sawaguchi.
Intermediate “A” and the Jazz Bands at MusicFest ’91.
HANDSWORTH BANDS came home from MusicFest Canada with a cache of medals. Four of Handsworth’s bands – junior and senior jazz, intermediate “A” and senior concert bands – won a total of two gold and two silver medals at the Canadian finals.
The highest ranking, the coveted “Superior” (Gold Certificate) was successfully captured by our Intermediate “A” Concert Band who played brilliantly under the masterful direction of Mr. Woodward.
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Band Trip to Victoria
The first set of concerts for the year, Homecoming ’91, was an early season hit! October 23rd and 24th saw over 200 Handsworth musicians put on an impressive and exciting show. A definite crowd pleaser was Mr. Woodward’s whimsical and creative cue cards. He used them with clever dexterity to help the audience identify the various instrumental sections’ “solis” in the Intermediate A’s presentation of Super Solis. On the Junior Evening, the school Orchestra treated the audience by playing everyone’s favourite, the rousing March from Carmen. The Junior Jazz Ensemble charmed us with their lively number, Beale Street Boogie, which featured the talented twins in their band.
IAJE ‘92 As a result of their high placing at MusicFest 91 the
Handsworth Senior Jazz Ensemble was invited to perform at the Miami Convention of IAJE from January 9-12, 1992. There was over 4000 delegates from 20 countries in attendance.
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Intermediate Blue Band played for Port Day at Waterfront Park
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A self-directed 5-member Jazz Combo made their debut on the Senior Evening. They swept the audience off their feet with their rendition of the Miles Davis classic, All Blues.
The Handsworth Music Parents Association wrote and ratified their constitution, and the executive publicized all of the music events of the year, organized nine fundraising events to help increase the size of student accounts, published five newsletters, organized and helped provide set-up
and clean-up, tickets and refreshments for all concerts, organized all but the music for Sweet Music at Christmas, and purchased 22 new blazers for the Senior Concert Band.
During the year, individual recognition was given to Darcy Argue at the Surrey Jazz Festival for Best Junior Soloist. Tim Blair was given special mention as a percussionist at the Coquitlam Festival, and Dave Ryce received a scholarship to the New West Jazz Clinic for his outstanding trumpet playing. Mako Sawaguchi received a scholarship for her flute expertise at the Kiwanis Festival, and was also named to the Provincial Honour Band. Michelle LaBounty was named to the Honour Orchestra, and Allison Gerow and Janika Walia were named to the Honour Choir. Paula G’froerer was selected to perform with the National Youth Concert Band playing the English Horn. She also received a scholarship for oboe at the Kiwanis Festival. Congratulations to all!
The Intermediate Blue Band travelled to Victoria, invited guests of the University of Victoria Wind Ensemble.
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1991 Int.Concert Band Trip to Edmonton The end of October saw five of our Handsworth music students taking part in the 1991 UBC Honour Band Festival (Concert Band: Yvonne Passmore, Marco Anglesio, Margo McKenzie and Brad Nichol; Jazz Band: Rob Siklos). These students participated with other top BC high school band students in a weekend of workshops, rehearsals and performances. A special Sunday concert featured the High School Honour Bands playing under the direction of guest conductor, Vernon Read.
Hallowe’en On October 30th, Mr. Reb donned an imposing “mad scientist” costume and Mr. Woodward revived his famous “Phantom” outfit for the Music Hallowe’en Party. The guests included a pair of grapes, a student done up as a gift-wrapped package, and a Mexican Desperado. Everyone enjoyed the refreshments and the funky dance music. The “best” and “tackiest” costume contest provided much entertainment and the great prizes were appreciated. Thanks to our two music Directors for providing a fun party for their music students.
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Junior Jazz will play during the BC Festival of the Arts in North Van
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Jazz Festival On November 15th the Junior and Senior Jazz Ensembles participated in a new event to Handsworth – The Abbotsford Jazz Festival. This is a non-competitive learning festival offering an opportunity for our two Jazz Bands to practice performing and to hear other high school Jazz Bands play.
The nomination of Bob Rebagliati for the District Centennial’s Distinguished Citizen Award has been recommended for acceptance by the independent Review Panel. A Certificate presentation ceremony followed by a Reception for recipients of the Award and their invited guests will be held on Saturday, December 7, 1991, at the new Sportsplex Gymnasium at Capilano College, commencing at 2:00pm. Mayor Murray Dykeman will be making the presentations.
Dec. 17 – Sweet Music. Christmas Concert with Dessert, includes 4 concert bands, 2 jazz ensembles, orchestra & val jazz choir. Wide variety of music styles. Event includes baked goods & a raffle. 7pm, Handsworth Secondary School, gym, 1044 Edgewood Rd., N.V.
Homecoming 91 ended on an impressive high note when 16 Handsworth grads returned to join Mr. Reb and the Senior Concert Band in a stirring grand finale, Visions of Flight. The tradition of inviting band alumni from past years to return for the Homecoming Concerts is a wonderful idea. Mr. Reb assures us that it is now possible for a greater effort to be made to get in touch with not only grads, but also staff alumni, for next year’s concerts.
Intermediate A and Junior Jazz students have just returned from a very successful four day trip to Edmonton.
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Music Educators Award
Wednesday, March 13, 1991 – North Shore News
BOB REBAGLIATI HONOURED FOR EXCELLENCE
Handsworth teacher honored
North Vancouver music teacher, BOB REBAGLIATI, has been named the 1991 recipient of the British Columbia Music Educators’ PROFESSIONAL MUSIC EDUCATOR AWARD. Bob Rebagliati was honoured at the B.C.M.E.A.’s annual conference held at the Hotel Vancouver this past month. Robert Rankin, Coordinator of Music for North Vancouver School District, made the presentation.
HANDSWORTH SECONDARY music teacher, Bob Rebagliati, has been named the winner of the 1991 Professional Music Educator Award. Rebagliati, head of Handsworth’s Music Department, is the first secondary school teacher in BC to win the award. The BC Music Educators’ award is presented to a music teacher who goes beyond the call of duty in demonstrating his or her dedication and commitment to music education both inside and outside the classroom. Rebagliati’s music program, developed over the past 15 years, attracts about one-third of the Handsworth student population. Handsworth bands, both concert and jazz, have consistently been among the top three in BC at various music festivals. In additional, they have won the cherished first place gold at the Canadian Nationals several times. Rebagliati has worked throughout Western Canada as a music adjudicator, lecturer and workshop leader. Over the past 10 years, he has directed and led BC music camps. Rebagliati is also a partner and teacher at the highly respected New West Jazz Clinic held each August in Vancouver and Victoria. At the conference, West Vancouver’s Lloyd Slind was honored as the BCMEA founding member. Slind founded the BC Music Educator’s Association in 1957 and was the organization’s president from 1958-59. He is a retired music professor with the Faculty of Education at the University of British Columbia. He was also a founding member of the Canadian Music Educator’s Association.
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Rebagliati has been responsible for the music program at Handsworth Secondary School in North Vancouver for the past fifteen years. In that time his vision of a comprehensive music program of quality has been realized in a number of ways. He has given equal priority to the three major components of a music program: strings, choral and band. He has brought together a complementary team of specialists to team teach both at the feeder elementary schools and at Handsworth where brass, woodwind, percussion and strings are all taught by specialists. He has taken full advantage of Handsworth’s flexible modular schedule to provide instruction at four levels of program in multi grade groupings and in both full ensemble and sectional formats. He believes that history, theory and listening skills should be taught and tested as frequently as performing skills.
“quest for excellence” has been borne out in the numerous awards his performing groups have won: Handsworth Concert and Jazz Bands have consistently been in the top three in BC and on a half dozen occasions have been tops in Canada! Bob has made many valuable contributions to his colleagues and students at the district, provincial, and national levels serving as president of the North Vancouver Music Educators’ Association, representing jazz educators on the B.C.M.E.A. executive, heading up the staff at North Vancouver’s Summer Band Camp for over 10 years and as a staff member of the New West Jazz Clinic each August. He has given numerous lectures at UBC for music education students, provided workshops around BC and Saskatchewan and adjudicated at Regional MusicFest competitions in Edmonton and Saskatchewan. Without a doubt, Bob is a professional in every sense of the word.
Rebagliati’s music program attracts about one-third of the Handsworth student population. He has created a genuine source of pride for the Handsworth community which solidly supports his series of five concerts each year and helps to raise funds for annual tours. His
North Vancouver music teacher, BOB REBAGLIATI, has been named the 1991 recipient of the British Columbia Music Educators’ PROFESSIONAL MUSIC EDUCATOR AWARD.
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The BC Music Educators’ Association has a current membership of approximately 1,000 music educators from around the province. Their objectives are to advocate music education, to support the goals of a comprehensive quality education under the umbrella of the BC Teachers’ Federation and to promote excellent of music instruction in every BC school. The B.C.M.E.A. president, Leanne Roy, said the purpose of the award is “to acknowledge a classroom teacher for notable achievement in professional development activities in their district as well as program and curriculum development activities in music.” Professional Music Educator Award Bob Rebagliati B.C.M.E.A. Conference – Ensemble ‘91 February 8, 1991
Bob has made many valuable contributions to his colleagues and students at the district, provincial, and national levels: •.Serving as president of the North Vancouver Music Educators’ Association •.Representing jazz educators on the B.C.M.E.A. executive •.Heading up the staff at North Vancouver’s Summer Band Camp for over 10 years •.As a staff member of the New West Jazz Clinic each August •.Through his numerous lectures at UBC for music education students •.Through his many workshops around BC and Saskatchewan •.Through adjudicating at Regional MusicFest competitions in Edmonton and Saskatchewan
In addition to the B.C.M.E.A., Bob maintains his membership in the C.M.E.A., MENC, the International Association of Jazz Educators and the Percussive Arts Society. Without a doubt, Bob is a professional in every sense of the word. Would you join me in recognizing BOB REBAGLIATI as this year’s recipient of the Professional Music Education Award.” Bob Rankin
“I am honoured to present this year’s Professional Music Educator Award to a longtime friend and colleague, Bob Rebagliati. Bob has been responsible for the music program at Handsworth Secondary School in North Vancouver for the past fifteen years. In that time his vision of a comprehensive music program of quality has been realized in a number of ways: • Bob has given equal priority to the three major components of strings, choral, and band. • Bob has brought together a complementary team of specialists to team teach both at the feeder elementary schools and at Handsworth where brass, woodwind, percussion and strings are all taught by specialists. •.Bob has offered a program which attracts a significantly large portion of the Handsworth student body with enrollments equaling one-third of the student population. •.Bob has taken full advantage of Handsworth’s flexible modular schedule to provide instruction at four levels of progress and in both full ensemble and sectional formats. •.In Bob’s evaluation system, history, theory and listening skills are both taught and tested as frequently as performing skills. •.His “quest for excellence” has been borne cut in the numerous awards his performing groups have won: Handsworth Concert and Jazz Bands have consistently been in the top three in BC and on a half dozen occasions have been tops in Canada! •.Bob has created a genuine source of pride for the Handsworth community which solidly supports his series of five concerts each year and helps to raise funds for annual tours.
ABOVE: The Awards Ceremony BELOW: Bob doing what Bob does best!
Rebagliati has worked throughout Western Canada as a music adjudicator, lecturer and workshop leader.
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1991 Wednesday, March 13, 1991 – North Shore News spotlight NOW Former Handsworth student returns home for recital EVELYN HACOB spotlight feature TAKING IN a classical music concert on a Sunday morning after an intoxicating evening is asking for trouble. My fiancé – not a morning kind of guy anyway – had difficulties this particular day: even a hefty nudge couldn’t arouse him from the semi-conscious state brought on by the soothing sounds of Chopin’s Barcarolle, Op. 60 and Ravel’s Le Tombeau de Couperin. But the last piece on the Vancouver Playhouse Sunday Coffee Concert program shook him up like a 1,000-milligram jolt of caffeine. Katja Cerovsek, the 21-year-old piano virtuoso and sister of violin prodigy Corey Cerovsek, was banging out Balakirev’s Islamey – a work that was considered technically impossible to play when it was first written. She sailed through the piece’s enormously difficult scherzo – her long, white fingers stabbing out chord clusters – capturing its exoticism brilliantly. The following day we met in the Shaughnessy home of Festival Concert Society president, J.J. Johannsen, who invited Cerovsek to play in Vancouver from her home in Bloomington, Indiana. Down-to-earth, with a guileless, bubbly warmth, Cerovsek looks like your average teenager dressed in denim jeans and a loose cable-knit sweater. Performing before hundreds is serious business, but she manages to bring to it a sense of ease, and, especially, humor. “I guess we’re freaks,” she says half-jokingly when asked to explain how an un-musical family produced not
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Katja Cerovsek She started tinkering on the family piano almost before she knew how to tie her shoe and, by age 10, had made her professional debut with the Calgary Philharmonic. Since “getting serious about piano at age 15” (prior to that she considered it just a hobby, even though she’d graduated at age 13 from the Royal Conservatory of Music with a diploma in Piano Performance and the coveted Gold Medal for the highest mark in Canada), Cerovsek has appeared as soloist with dozens of orchestras. She’s given recitals in Canada, the US and Europe and performed for national radio and TV. A few years back she and Corey made a guest appearance on the Johnny Carson Tonight Show. “Yeah, I got to play for him (Corey),” she sighs with
listening to her that the event wasn’t a happy one. “I just tagged along. I didn’t want to leave my friends or Vancouver. To me, Bloomington was just cornfields and cows.” In just a short time, however, she found a piano teacher and fell into a steady routine. She also managed to complete her Grade 12 education through correspondence courses, and, just one month later, graduated from Indiana University with a Bachelor of Music degree. While her parents have always provided her with a great deal of emotional support, Cerovsek is proud that she hasn’t had to rely on them for financial support. Apart from a Canada Council grant, she’s paid
mock envy and then laughs. “It was a great experience. We actually did get to see Johnny for a few minutes after the show – my mom was right in there with her camera. But then he ran off with all five of his bodyguards.”
her entire way through university on the money she earns from recitals.
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Contrary to what some might think, playing with Corey is something his sister likes to do. “We seem to do it so naturally together,” she says. “I think we’ve got the same musical ideas – we breathe the same way with phrasing. Our interpretations are never very far off.” You’re probably wondering by now how two child prodigies living in North Vancouver ended up in Bloomington. The story goes like this: In 1984, Helmut and Sophie Cerovsek packed the family and U-Haul off to the US after Corey, then 11, became the youngest person ever to be accepted full-time into Indiana University. Katja was 14. The move meant leaving behind close friends and fellow students at Handsworth Secondary School. It’s clear from
Down-to-earth, with a guileless, bubbly warmth, Cerovsek looks like your average teenager dressed in denim jeans and a loose cable-knit sweater.
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With a master’s degree under her arm (which, by the way, she earned with a perfect 4.0 grade point average), Cerovsek is now completing her PhD from Indiana University under the watchful eye of the Beaux Arts Trio’s Menahem Pressler, who she considers to be a “fantastic musician who makes you believe in yourself.” Her regime is rigorous: three to six hours of practicing a day in addition to classes, which leaves little time for performing. “Life is pretty normal right now,” she
says, “A lot of people think it’s glamorous, but it’s not.” At this point Cerovsek isn’t sure where she’s going to finish her PhD. But one thing’s for sure: it won’t be at a music conservatory. “I’m not Julliard-oriented. I don’t want to be in an incredibly competitive environment,” she says. But what is it like being the “under-achiever” of the family? (At age 14 Corey was one of the most sought-after violinists in the world and by age 18 had already obtained his PhD in music and mathematics). As is characteristic of Katja
Cerovsek, the response is both intelligent and lighthearted. “It might have bothered me a bit when we were kids, but I realized there’s no sense in competing – besides, we play different instruments. Corey is so far ahead of everyone, anyway. He’s matured a lot in the last year, and now we’re good friends.” AFTER LEAVING her North Vancouver home and friends at Handsworth Secondary seven years ago, 21-year-old Katja Cerovsek has settled nicely into life in Bloomington, Indiana. She was in town recently to give a stunning piano recital at the Vancouver Playhouse.
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Her regime is rigorous: three to six hours of practicing a day in addition to classes, which leaves little time for performing. “Life is pretty normal right now,” she says, “A lot of people think it’s glamorous, but it’s not.”
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Distinguished Citizen Award
District of North Vancouver – Distinguished Citizen Award Nomination Bob Rebagliati - Bob has been the driving factor behind Handsworth Secondary School’s award-winning music program at Handsworth Secondary School for the past fifteen years. Before that, he taught at Hamilton Secondary (now the lucas Centre) from 1971-76. - He has a Bachelor of Music – UBC, Masters of Music – Western Washington University. - An accomplished drummer, percussionist and pianist, he is also proficient with guitar, bass and clarinet. In addition to his teaching, he plays professionally in his own rock quintet, Copperfield. - 1976 – his jazz ensemble from Hamilton Secondary won the Canadian Stage Band Championships. - 1979 – at Handsworth, both Jr. and Sr. Jazz Ensembles competed in the National Finals, with the senior group winning a special plaque for excellence. - 1986 – under Bob’s expert direction, the Jr. and Sr. Jazz Ensembles and the Sr. Concert Band all won the highest award in the country – gold medals at the Canadian Finals. - 1991 – four Handsworth groups were invited to MusicFest ’91 (Canadian Finals). Both jazz groups received Gold awards, while the Intermediate “A” and Senior Concert Bands were awarded Silver rankings. - Bob has made many valuable contributions to his colleagues and students at the regional, provincial and national levels: • President of the North Vancouver Music Educators’ Association.
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• A representative of jazz educators on the BC Music Educators’ Association executive panel. • Head staff at North Van Outdoor School’s Summer Band Camp for 10 years. • Partner and staff member of the New West Jazz Clinic, held each August. • A guest lecturer for music education students at UBC. • An instructor at workshops around BC and elsewhere in Western Canada. • An adjudicator at several regional band festivals, as well as those in Alberta and Saskatchewan. - This year Bob Rebagliati was honoured by being awarded the BC Music Educators’ Association’s “Music Educator Award.”
Bob has been the driving factor behind Handsworth Secondary School’s award-winning music program at Handsworth Secondary School for the past fifteen years.
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Orchestra Mystery Tour
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It remains to be seen exactly how much of a mystery the tour was, but the orchestra’s one-day, three-city tour, was a great success.
On May 29, Mrs. Cousins and the following students from her foods classes prepared an exquisite luncheon for our parent volunteers. We extend our appreciation to Jodi Collen, Geoff Dawson, Jo-ann Fry, Lisa Hutchinson, Kevin Milos, Owen Baldry, Yasmin Chehrzad, Chelsea Deane, Brooke Johnson, and Cindy Koebernick, and of course, Mrs. Cousins, for their contribution. We also would like to thank again our parent volunteers who offer so generously of their time to assist us in the operation of the school. We are most appreciative of your support: “it would be difficult to do it all without you.”
Members of the orchestra met at Handsworth at 8:00am on Friday, May 3rd for donuts and juice before boarding the bus for a short trip to Cleveland Elementary School. The orchestra and string ensemble played a concert for over half of the Cleveland student body. Our second stop was at Prospect Point in Stanley Park for a group photo and a breath of fresh air. Next stop was the Granville Island Public Market for a 35 minute concert in the courtyard. Congratulations to all players for two well done performances.
Have a wonderful summer … and we hope to see you in September! YEAR-END MUSIC AWARDS
After a short lunch and gravol break, everyone hiked over to the Cooper Boating Centre for a leisurely, 3 hour sailing lesson on English Bay. The weather cooperated magnificently with lots of sun and plenty of wind. Then on to the Burnaby Keg for dinner and recuperation from an afternoon of sea air. Then we experienced some unique bowling styles (backwards!) at Brentwood Lanes. Gift certificates were awarded to Bernice Li for highest score and to Betty Ling for not-highest score. The tour bus returned to Handsworth at 9:00pm to wrap up the day’s activities. My thanks to all students for their good performances and cooperation throughout the day. Thanks as well to the parents for helping to keep it as much of a mystery as possible. A good time was had by all!
The year-end music program awards were announced at the May Revue Concerts, our exciting season finale, held May 28 and May 29 in the school gym. Congratulations to all the music award winners who were selected on their consistent first-class musicianship and excellent attitude and leadership qualities: Junior Concert Band – Doug Trousdell, Intermediate “B” Concert Band – Jenny Yeung, Intermediate “A” Concert Band – Paula G’Froerer, Senior Concert Band – Bill Neill, Jazz Ensemble – Darcy Argue, Senior Jazz Ensemble – Mark Follett, Most Outstanding Junior Musician Awards – Rob Calder, Most Outstanding Senior Musician Award – Kathy Parslow, Orchestra – Carrie Jung.
Intermediate “A” Concert Band – Rob Calder, Stacey Taylor, Senior Concert Band – Shelley Burnes, Junior Jazz – Pat Brealey, Brent Follett, Graham Caulfield, Richard Panton, Senior Jazz – Pat Gibbs, Orchestra – Jennifer MacDonald, Most Outstanding Junior Band Member – Rob Calder, Most Outstanding Senior Band Member – Kathy Parslow. Five-Year Pins winners were awarded to students who have been in the music program for 5 consecutive years: Tahnee Wang, Jason Walters, Tony Snead, Kathy Parslow, Doug Owen, Kevin O’Cain, Bill Neill, Katie Mackie, Laurie Lemanski, Rahul Khosla, Clayton Jones, Erin Jensen, Cathy Hunter, Bryan Hughes, Sarah Gardiner, Mark Follett, Stephanie Chamut, Dave Bridger. Eight-Year Certificates were awarded to students who have been in the music program for eight consecutive years: Tahnee Wang, Jason Walters, Tony Snead, Kathy Parslow, Doug Owen, Kevin O’Cain, Bill Neill, Katie Mackie, Laurie Lemanski, Rahul Khosla, Cathy Hunter, Bryan Hughes, Mark Follett.
Mr. Roger Wecker The following students won scholarships to be used to further their music studies:
The year-end music program awards were announced at the May Revue Concerts, our exciting season finale, held May 28 and May 29 in the school gym.
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.Both the Senior and Junior Ensembles plus the Senior Jazz Combo were awarded gold medals at the Kiwanis and the New West Jazz Festivals. Handsworth is in the yellow t-shirts.
OUR DIRECTORS: Bob Rebagliati Keith Woodward Vic Wiens
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For the second time, Handsworth Senior Concert Band has been invited to represent Canada in the seven day Pacific Basin Band Festival. The band participated in their exciting event in 1987. Our group is the only Canadian high school invited. Invitations have also been given to Australia, Guam, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, New Zealand, Singapore, Tonga, Alaska, Hawaii and California. This festival is extremely well organized and
The Intermediate A Band led by Mr. Woodward received a gold and the Senior Concert Band captured a silver at the Coquitlam Concert Band Festival.
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1992 Concerts January A most delightful evening of musical entertainment was the Small Ensemble Evening held at the Edgewood Road Theatre. The groups were as varied as the ages of the performers. The enthusiasm of the many beginning elementary band students matched the obvious pleasure of the more “seasoned” veterans and music staff, who performed with much gusto.
A personal thank you to all the individuals who expressed their appreciation for the Orchestra performance at the May Revue concert on May 26. The members of the Orchestra certainly deserve the praise they received. See you in September … after a good summer. Mr. Vic Wiens
February – March February brought us the Junior Night of Music held at the school and the eighth Sound Spectacular Concert held at the Centennial Theatre. Mr. Bob Rankin was the Concert’s M.C., while our very talented guest artist was Mr. Brian G’froerer, a VSO. French horn musician. Mr. Don Murray was our guest conductor, who led the Senior Concert Band in a wonderful rendition of the “Pines of the Appian Way”. Those who missed the concert were able to catch it courtesy of Shaw Cable at a lter date. A new Music Listening Centre was set up for our students in the back room of the school library. This was made possible through very generous parent donations. The Senior Concert Band, as well as five individual students (Rob Calder, Paula G’froerer, Derek Lee, Stacey Taylor and Margo McKenzie). They were chosen to participate in the Provincial Honour Band and perform at the BC Music Educator’s Conference held at the Vancouver Hotel in February.
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Junior Blue and Junior Gold will both be two year bands, except for some who will go forward into Intermediate Band. Intermediate Band will be a two year situation (grade 9/10) while Senior Concert Band will remain a grade 11/12 group.
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One of the students’ favourite concerts Just Jazz held at the Blue Note Jazz Cellar was a huge success. The returning alumni Jazz Band brought back fond memories and old friends. A popular item was the faculty duo (Mssrs. Reb and Woodward)
The final music concerts, May 26 and 27, proved to be most exciting and entertaining season finales – especially with Robin Hood dropping in to conduct his merry men and women in the Intermediate “A” Band. Intermediate “B” will perform at Edgemont Village Days, Saturday afternoon June 13. The final music performance will be the Intermediate A Band who will play the evening of June 24 that the graduation ceremony.
Homecoming ’92 concerts held October 20th and 21st. Mr. Woodward’s impersonation of “The Beast” (or was it the Beauty?!!) while leading the Intermediate Band through the theme song to “Beauty and the Beast” was a definite highlight,
Handsworth’s first concerts of the season are to be held Tuesday, October 20th, the Junior Evening, and Wednesday, October 21st, the Senior Evening. We are looking forward to another exhilarating music season here at Handsworth. The Homecoming ’92 concerts promise to be exciting and entertaining, and will feature the return of Handsworth’s graduates to join the Senior Concert Band during their set. A big thanks to all the 1991-92 Music Parents Association members and students who have put so much of their hearts into our music program. You have the satisfaction of knowing you have sustained one of the best music programs offered anywhere.
“SWEET MUSIC” – “THE CHRISTMAS DESSERT CONCERT” is to be held Tuesday, December 15, at 7:00pm in the school gym. This annual concert features all our music groups performing in the same evening.
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1992 Festivals In March, the North Shore News printed an article publicizing: “Handsworth Jazz Ensembles Score Hat Tricks at Local Music Festivals”. Our two Jazz Ensembles and our Senior Jazz Combo plus our four concerts competed at the Kiwanis, Coquitlam, New West and the Pacific Basin Band Festivals. Two Handsworth students, Pat Gibbs and Darcy Argue, received awards for excellence at the Kiwanis Jazz Festival. Both the Senior and Junior Ensembles plus the Senior Jazz Combo were awarded gold medals at the Kiwanis and the New West Jazz Festivals. Our Concert Bands achieved excellent ratings as well. The Intermediate A Band led by Mr. Woodward received a gold and the Senior Concert Band captured a silver at the Coquitlam Concert Band Fest. The Kiwanis Concert Band Festival results were the following: Junior Concert Band: Gold, Intermediate B: Bronze, Intermediate A: Silver, Senior Concert Band: Gold.
The music staff at Handsworth are very pleased with the progress of all the groups, both musically and socially this year. The hard work and achievement was evident in the strong performances at the May Revue Concerts. In addition, in concert band, more students than ever before are continuing on for another year. Congratulations on a fine year! Mr. Reb Senior Concert Band Retreat Weekend At noon on October the second, the senior concert band gathered at the band room in preparation for the upcoming weekend we were to spend away from the comfort and luxury of our homes.
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“fun and games with a serious approach” OPPOSITE PAGE TOP LEFT: Carmen Rebagliati, Bob’s daughter is in this photo of the Junior Jazz Band. ALL IN THE FAMILY!
The Music Hallowe’en Party Another fun-filled musical tradtionl was the annual music students’ Hallowe’en Party held October 29th. Outrageous costumes, funky music, lots of munchies and various prizes added to the gaiety of the evening. Rumours have it that Mr. Reb couldn’t help
cont. from above: “Clowning” around while Mr. Woodward was an utter “Beast”! Ryan Stewart changes his name to Ry-Anne to match his terrific costume (which fooled most!). “A Slice of Watermelon”, “Brian Mulroney” and a “Viking Damsel” were just a few of the many creative costumes present at this Hallowe’en affair.
Hats Off to the Pit Orchestra- Thanks to our two Music Directors, Mr. Rebagliati and Mr. Woodward, and their hard-working music students who make up the pit orchestra for Handsworth’s musical, “Annie”. The pit orchestra will play over 25 pieces from Annie’s musical score adding technical and musical finesse to the 4 performances to be held at the Centennial Theatre, November 25th – 28th.
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UBC Honour Band Festival Congratulations to four of our Handsworth music students who have been selected to participate in the 1992 UBC Honour Band Festival to be held at UBC, October 30 to November 1. Concert Band, Paula G’froerer Oboe, Stacey Taylor, Flute, Danielle Stephens, French Horn Jazz Band: Darcy Argue, Piano / Keyboard
The UBC Honour Band program involves top music students who are selected from over 65 BC high schools. It is an intensive but rewarding weekend which involves various workshops, guest performances, rehearsals, and miniconcerts. (Participants are invited to a Halloween Party on Saturday night, as well.) A special Sunday concert features the High School Honour Bands playing continued below
The parents are proud to have such a fine music program at Handsworth, proud that this quality music education has become such a highly respected and integral part of our children’s schooling, fondly looked on as a Handsworth tradition. The high quality is no accident. It’s the result of a lot of hard work and incredible dedication on the part of the music staff. Thank you to Mr. Reb, Mr. Woodward and Mr. Wiens for a very successful and worthwhile year.
Continued from above: under the direction of guest conductor, Professor Robert Musser, from University of Puget Sound. The Jazz Band is conducted by Professor Fred Stride, of the UBC Music Faculty.
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1992 Honolulu Trip The crunch of 92! While the band was away in Honolulu enjoying themselves along came the crunch of ‘92 (cancellation of music programs). It was the result of a change in the funding formula. North Van funded its programs with the support of the community. The Board would present a budget and it would be larger than some formula would say it should be. The voters would vote whether to pay the difference. Because they wanted a strong music program they paid the difference. There were outdoor schools, a broad elementary program with band and strings etc. When the funding formula was changed the district no longer had the freedom to have the community cover the difference. Instead funds were allocated by a formula called ‘equalization.’ The term
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A special feature of this festival is its international flavour. Besides Canada, there will be bands from such countries as Australia, Hong Kong, U.S.A., Singapore, Japan, Guam, New Zealand and Tonga. Extra rehearsalss will be a must for this festival. This festival is a wonderful opportunity for Handsworth’s seniors.
A Tonga band (originally from the Phillipines) and its conductor performed.
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The band performed at the Pacific Beach Hotel. Rob Calder and Darcy Argue both played solos.
A Polynesian Revue put on a show at the Festival Luau. Mr. Woodward conducted in his bare feet Hawaiian style. The opening photo spread was taken at the Luau.
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PHOTO RIGHT: Gabe Baltazar was hired by Bob to sit in on alto saxophone in Honolulu. He paid him $300 US for the day. Gabe was a pro player in Honolulu. Our band was small for the trip and Bob was short of an alto player. He used the local directors connections.
March ended with a most enjoyable and rewarding senior tour to Hawaii where the Senior Concert Band won a gold medal for Handsworth and Canada. New international friendships developed as students were exposed to various cultures around the Pacific Rim.
PHOTO TOP LEFT: Time out for a day at the beach.
‘Lighthouse Districts’ came about. They had more progressive school boards. Some people ran for the board just to cut programs. Their mantra was ‘cut taxes.’ Handsworth’s elementary participation in ’92 was at 96%. District wide it was 72%. This was Bob Rankin’s plea to save the band programs in North Vancouver. It worked and the band programs were saved but they cut the position of District Supervisor. Bob’s focus was saving the program and he is not sure when it became evident to him that it probably meant they would cut something and his position was all that remained. Every district was different. Some supervisor positions had already been cut by ’92 and others were cut afterwards.
Performing at the Ala Moana Shopping Centre in Honolulu, Hawaii.
ABOVE: Performing in the largest mall in Honolulu called the Ala Moana Center Shopping Mall. The concert was arranged for the band by the festival director.
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1992 Elementary Band & Strings Program May 11, 1992 Dear Secondary School Band and Strings Parents, I am sure you know that the North Vancouver band and strings program at the elementary level has been cut from the school district budget. What does this mean to parents of secondary school band and strings students? It means the end of the band and strings program that has been such a vital part of your students’ elementary school experience, has carried on into secondary school and will continue to be an enriching lifetime skill. Without band and strings at the elementary level, the program will shrivel because teenagers don’t enrol in beginning music programs – their involvement must begin much earlier. It means that, within one year, the quality of North Vancouver’s junior bands will deteriorate. That lowered level of achievement will flow upward into our secondary schools’ band and strings programs. And, within five years, today’s tradition of award-winning music excellence will be nothing but a memory. In the mid-1980s band and strings music parents faced a similar funding crisis and decided to apply a parent-initiated program fee to keep the music playing. Your child has now benefitted from the sacrifices made by those parents. It is now our turn to put something back into the program. We have one last chance to save the elementary band and strings program. You recently received a letter from the North Vancouver Band and Strings Parents’ Association asking you to donate a one-yearonly parent-initiated program contribution of $175 to save the program. If you haven’t responded yet, please do so as soon as you can.
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In order for this emergency funding program to succeed, we need 100%participation from parents of secondary school band and strings students. We know that it is a lofty goal, but we also know that you realize just how important a role music plays in the lives of our young people. And we are confident you will write a
Please remember that the parents involved in the North Vancouver Band and Strings Parents Association do not support program fees as a means of financing out public education system. But we realize that if the elementary program is cut off completely, it will take a very long time to rebuild it – meanwhile, thousands of students will miss out on an im-
cheque to keep the music alive in North Vancouver’s elementary schools. Your neighbours who are involved in the Parents’ Association include lawyers who have been working hard over the past few weeks to ensure that your $175 donation is tax deductible. In fact, those legal volunteers have assured us there is every reason to be confident that the Association will achieve charitable status. With your donation being tax deductible, you will actually be paying approximately $98 (after the tax deduction). Of your $175 donation, $20 goes to a financial assistance program and $155 to paying for keeping the band and strings program alive for one year. That works out to about $2 per music class per student – a very good deal when you consider that private music lessons cost around $14 per half-hour.
portant lifetime education experience. (Last year, 70% of grade five students were in the band and strings program.) We must keep the music alive for the year it will take us to go about getting it restored to the curriculum permanently. An after tax payment of $98 to keep the music playing. That’s what is being asked. And your donation is needed urgently! There is a May 15 deadline on saving the program. Please make your cheque payable to the North Vancouver Band and Strings Parents’ Association and deliver it to the box in the office at your child’s school – tomorrow! Please don’t discard this letter without giving serious thought to what will be lost if you don’t participate – and the lifetime opportunities you will be given with your contribution. Thank you for taking the time to read this. Best regards, Jim Stephenson
The North Vancouver band and strings program at the elementary level has been cut from the school district budget.
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The final concerts have the added excitement of being the music awards evenings as well. Some tough criteria must be met in order for a student to be nominated for an award. The 1991-92 music award winners are the following:
5-Year Pins and 8-Year Certificates: Marco Anglesio, Kim Bourbonais, Shelley Burnes, Jill Feist, Kim Ferguson, Pat Gibbs, Elena Kowalewich, Margo McKenzie, Emma Murphy, Andrew Nixon, Fiona Rimmer, Andrew Snead, Sean Symons, Scott Todd, Kathy Turner, Stacey Westwell, Dave Wood.
Most Outstanding Musician – Junior / Senior Trophies
5-Year Pins and 9-Year Certificates: Michelle LaBounty
1. Junior Concert Band Nominees: Neil Yager, Drew Barker, Megan Hunter Winner: Drew Barker
Congratulations to all the music award winners! We are proud of you for a job well done.
2. Intermediate ‘B’ Concert Band Nominees: Andrew Staehling, Kim Carson, Brian Kar, Tanya Mueller, Caren Rose, Aiden Roy Winner: Tanya Mueller
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3. Intermediate ‘A’ Concert Band Nominees: Erin McGann, Stacey Taylor, Melanie Beale, Danielle Stephens, Rob Siklos, Alana Blaney Winner: Stacey Taylor 4. Junior Jazz Ensemble Nominees: Max Jones, Dave Ryce, Rob Siklos Winner: Rob Siklos 5. Senior Jazz Ensemble Nominees: Darcy Argue, Rob Calder, Bruce Carron, Brent Follett, Pat Gibbs Winner: Darcy Argue 6. Orchestra Nominees: JanikaWalia, Lindsay David, Stacey Taylor, Michelle LaBounty Winner: Michelle LaBounty 7. Senior Concert Band Nominees: Rob Calder, Paula G’Froerer, Dave Wood, Elena Kowalewich, Michelle LaBounty Winner: Elena Kowalewich
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1992 Fundraising $ Student Accounts $ Individual student accounts are established for every student in the music program at Handsworth by the Treasurer of MPAC as an incentive to become involved in fundraising projects, and to be fairer to those who put in extra effort. The main purpose of this unique feature is to cover all or part of the fixed expenses of any music tour. Funds may also be designated by a student to cover all or part of his/her cost of a music group activity (e.g. festival fees). A student may also request “up to” an amount estimated by MPAC and Mr. Rebagliati to be appropriate for other travel costs (e.g. food and side trips). It is not to be used for shopping trips. Funds are accumulated by each student as a result of his/her participation in MPAC organized fundraising activities, and remain in that student’s account while he/she remains in the program. When leaving the program, remaining funds may be transferred to a sibling’s account by request only. All other funds remaining in a student’s account after that student leaves the program, revert to general funds to be used by MPAC in other areas of the music program. Funds may be commandeered from a student’s account if that student has outstanding amounts owing to the music program (e.g. lost uniform pieces for which he/she has not reimbursed the program, NSF cheques, etc.). Music Program Fund Raising for 1992/93
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Student Accounts: Student fund-raising is a Music Parents Advisory Committee (MPAC) sponsored activity designed to help students subsidize their tour costs by accumulating money in individual accounts through MPAC conducted projects. Individual accounts means that the students benefit according to the effort they put into fund-raising. These accounts are not personal bank accounts for personal fees or spending but are intended to assist with travel costs. Any exceptions to this policy must be approved by the MPAC executive. Funds remaining when a student leaves the music program will be transferred to a sibling’s account or revert to general funds to benefit the music program as a whole. Information for each activity is presented in the band classes and information / order sheets are available in the band room. Money must be handled by cheques made out to MPAC as the volunteers running the various projects cannot be responsible for cash. The dates for each fund-raising event are clearly stated on the covering letter and reminders are posted on the board room door. Contact people for information are Ginny Dournovo, 988-9796 (not available Sept. 26 to Oct. 19) and Uldeane Fountain, 985-3683, and Mr. Rebagliati in the music office.
Current and Upcoming Projects: Entertainment ’93 and Savings Spree – September / Early October Information has been distributed through the music room during the first two weeks of classes. Samples of the books and order forms are in the music room. The cost of Entertainment ’93 is $43 which includes GST. The profit is $8 and the books have been available for distribution since Sept. 21. For the first time, the coupons become available immediately. Saving Spree is a smaller coupon book that sells for $12 including GST with a $3.50 profit. We plan to complete the sale by Monday, October 19 (as long as books are available). Magazines – End September Information has been distributed through classes and at the general meeting. The magazine drive will be completed on the last week of September. The profit is 1/3 the value of the subscription, and all special offers of so many magazines for so much money (attach proof of the offer) will be honoured on magazines handled by Quality Service Programs. Help is needed for this event and it would only entail 1 or 2 hours on one or two mornings to record orders. Orders can be handed into the music room at the times stated: Tuesday, Sept. 29 (2:30 – 3:30pm) and the last chance to hand in orders is Wednesday, Sept. 30 (8:30 – 9:30am). NO LATE ORDERS.
Individual student accounts are established for every student in the music program at Handsworth by the Treasurer of MPAC as an incentive to become involved in fundraising projects, and to be fairer to those who put in extra effort.
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Gift Wrap Program – End September / Early October New to the Handsworth Music Students is the excellent program by Stanbridge Enterprises which provides aneconomical way to purchase gift wrap for all occasions. Students earn 40% on all sales. A $10 roll of wrap nets $4 for your account! Samples of the quality paper, gift tags, ribbon and gift bags will be on display in the music room. Distribution to classes started Sept. 21 and 22 and all order must be received by 3:10 on Thursday, Oct. 8 … no exceptions! The delivery date will be early November. Meat and Chicken Fund-Raising – End October / Early November We have arranged this with Towne and Country distributions for the second half of October with the orders being distributed the first week of November. Ralph, at Towne and Country, has agreed to give us 20% on almost all items being offered this year instead of 15% (only 5 items are at the 10% profit, whole chickens being one of the items). Again, information will be sent home. Cookie Caper – November Buckets of cookie dough – 11lbs worth for $23 - $5 goes to each student’s account. There are 4 fabulous flavours – once you taste it – you’ll love it! Each bucket makes over 200 cookies. Made from all natural ingredients! If this goes well in the fall, we will offer it again at least once in the spring.
Grocery Certificates The order forms and information will go out mid-November with planned distribution early December so people can use the certificates for their entertainment shopping. For 3 years, the Super Valu chain has given us 8% with the Edgemont Village store adding 2%, earning us 10% on our money. The order took about 3 days to fill and the service was excellent. Grocery Tapes and Penny Drive We have been collecting grocery tapes from Super Valu and in exchange for $5,000 worth of tapes, we receive a $20 certificate which is sold with proceeds going into the general account. Pennies are collected at the concerts and through the music office to go into the general funds which benefits the whole Music Program.
BC Music Raffle – February Chocolate Coated Almonds – usually planned for February or March Not planned this school year unless we have parent volunteer(s) willing to coordinate.
Poinsettias – Orders Early November / Early December Delivery This is planned for November with information distributed with our newsletter and in class. Orders are collected about the middle of November with the distribution early December. There is a $4 profit on the small plants and $5 on the larger ones. The larger plants will cost a bit more this year. Mary Ross will run this again. RIGHT: Blue Note Cafe at the Just Jazz Concert
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On Friday, February 12 at 6:30 pm at the Lonsdale Quay, a mass elementary school band rally took place. The Handsworth Junior Jazz Band as well as a band of approximately 150 elementary band students performed for the public and was conducted by Mr. Bob Rebagliati. Bob’s daughter Carmen is second from left in the front row.
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SCHOOL DISTRICT 44 BAND & STRINGS PARENTS 174 ASSOCIATION
OUR DIRECTORS: Bob Rebagliati Keith Woodward Vic Weins
The 1993 school year began with a Small Ensemble Evening held January 26 at the Edgewood Road Theatre. Feburary 11 was the date of our Sound Spectacular IX concert held at the Centennial Theatre. Festival Season began with the Surrey Jazz Festival, February 5 and 6. The Coquitlam Music Festival was next on February 22-25. The Kiwanis Jazz Festival was on Feb.ruary 27. On March 4, Mr. Reb and Mr. Woodward with the Int. and Sr. bands set sail for Vancouver Island to participate in the University of Victoria Band Fest ‘93. The prestigious New West Hyack Jazz Competition, was held on March 6. March 8 was the Kiwanis Concert Band Festival. The popular Just Jazz Concert, April 27, was held at Handsworth’s Blue Note Jazz Cellar. The Intermediate Band Trip to Festival Canada in Banff took place May 2-5. Our final Revue Concerts took place June 1 (Junior Evening) and June 2.
Handsworth was the only lower mainland school participating in the Vancouver Island, University of Victoria’s, Band Fest ’93. The Senior Band earned a SUPERIOR rating while the Intermediate Band received an EXCELLENT rating. Ryan Stewart front row with sticks in his hands is now a music producer.
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1993 Festivals SPRING MUSICAL NOTES Handsworth’s music students’ busy 1993 festival season opened with the Senior and Junior Jazz Ensembles participating in the 12th Annual Surrey Jazz Festival held February 5 & 6. Under the direction of Mr. Bob Rebagliati, both the Senior & Junior Jazz Bands secured a SUPERIOR rating which is the highest level awarded at the Surrey Jazz Fest. A further opportunity to grow musically through performance and competition was provided at the Coquitlam Concert Band Festival held February 22-25. Our Senior Concert Band received an EXCELLENT rating while the Intermediate Concert Band demonstrated an above-average performance, giving them a GOOD rating.
Our veterans, the Senior Jazz Ensemble, gave an exciting performance February 27, at the 70th Annual Kiwanis Jazz Festival. A top festival SUPERIOR rating was their award. Well done! Our equally impressive Junior Jazz Ensemble entered the notable New West Jazz Competitions March 5 & 6, and also received a SUPERIOR rating. On March 4, Mr. Reb and Mr. Woodward and the Intermediate and Senior Concert Bands set sail for Victoria for a one-day musical adventure. Handsworth was the only lower mainland school participating in the Vancouver Island, University of Victoria’s, Band Fest ’93. The Senior Band earned a SUPERIOR rating while the Intermediate
Band received an EXCELLENT rating. The Junior Gold and the Junior Blue Bands launched their festival debut by participating in the Kiwanis Concert Band Festival, March 8, 1993. The Junior Blue Concert Band received an EXCELLENT rating and the Junior Gold Concert Band received a SUPERIOR rating. Well done musicians! The Handsworth music festival season will culminate May 2-5, with the Intermediate Band Tour to Banff, where the Intermediate Concert Band and the Junior Jazz Ensemble are participating in the prestigious Festival Canada. Hearty congratulations to our two music directors and their six bands. Best wishes and good luck in the remaining festivals!
The Banff Festival features over 115 groups performing in choral, vocal jazz, concert band, and jazz band areas. The guest artist for the opening concert was the world famous trombonist, JOHN MARCELLUS. Mr. Shaughnessy, of DOC SEVERINSEN’S TONIGHT SHOW BAND, will be offering master classes in percussion and he will also be performing at the festival.
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The Handsworth Orchestra will be playing in the upcoming Kiwanis Music Festival on May 1st.
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The orchestra is preparing for a spring tour to the San Francisco area March 3 – 9. Orchestra members will perform at schools in San Mateo and tour in San Francisco and San Jose. Thank you to Paule Desgroseilliers, Lyn Will and Robert Riskin for assisting with tour plans. At this point in time there is limited room on the bus for anyone wishing to come along and share in an exciting, fun-filled time. FESTIVAL AWARDS – UPDATE Handsworth Music Department is pleased to announce that two of their Senior Jazz Band members were honoured recently at the 1993 Kiwanis Jazz Festival. Darcy Argue was awarded a cheque for $200 plus a $1000 scholarship to the Berklee College of Music in Boston, for being the most outstanding performer in the Senior Stage Band Class. Rob Calder won a $2000 scholarship to the Berklee College of Music for his outstanding solo performance at the festival. Congratulations to both Darcy and Rob! Kiwanis Festival honours were also awarded to the Handsworth Senior Jazz Rhythm Section for being the most outstanding Rhythm Section at the Jazz Festival. Senior Jazz Rhythm Section Members: Brent Follet – drums Justin Young – bass Darcy Argue – piano
Julian Taylor – percussion Wendy Carron – guitar Congratulations to you all! Well done! Nancy Argue, MPAC Publicity Manager THE FESTIVAL EXPERIENCE – From a Parent’s Point of View As we sit in our seats something familiar grabs our attention. It’s the Handsworth band uniforms, slowly filing across centre stage. The audience chatter has come to a halt and a breathless hush begins to envelope the auditorium. A soft glow from the adjudicators’ lamps shines over their desks as they prepare for the next band’s critique. The judges give their official nod which signals the festival’s emcee to begin his introduction. The audience hears the name “Handsworth Secondary” and
Key Music Dates for February thru June Spring and music festivals and competitions go hand in hand at Handsworth. Our students will be participating in the following festivals, concerts and events. Feb. 5-6 Surrey Jazz Festival (JJE / SJE) Feb. 10 Dress Rehearsal for Sound Spectacular (9:00 – 1:00pm) Feb. 11 Sound Spectacular, Centennial Theatre (7:30pm) Feb. 16 Junior Night of Music, Handsworth Gym (7:30pm) Feb. 22-25 Coquitlam Concert Band Festival (Int / SCB) Feb. 25-27 The Kiwanis Jazz Festival (SJE) Mar. 3-9 Orchestra Tour to San Francisco Mar. 3 Victoria Music Festival (Int / SCB) Mar. 5-6 New Westminster Jazz Festival (JJE) Mar. 8-11 Kiwanis Concert Band Festival (Blue & Gold JCBs) April 7 Handsworth Zone Concert (SCB) April 20 Just Jazz (Alumni invited) May 1-5 Festival Canada – Banff (Int / JJE) June 1 Final Junior Concert June 2 Final Senior Concert
then it is repeated a second time as the various adjudicators talk low into their tape recorders. The stage lights glare out at us while the big black amps hum in a low-pitched hum. Tension and eager anticipation mount. Our conductor stands motionless, like a pillar of strength, in front of his young musicians. His experienced eye scans over each student’s face, registering their signs of readiness. All eyes are riveted on his baton, which he holds up high in front of them. Suddenly, with great enthusiasm the baton sweeps into movement bringing forth a deluge of exciting and dynamic sound. The band’s music dances off the walls and ceiling and into the crowd where it energizes all of us. A strange feeling overtakes the parents as they sit there in the dark, experiencing first hand their children’s impressive accomplishments. How can kids so young play so well? How can so many varied individuals, with such a wide range of interests and capabilities, perform so magically that they are transformed into a single, cohesive, well disciplined unit? Making this music together is allowing them to communicate to one another and the audience on a higher plane, in a universal language, free of limits such as words. How lucky they are to be part of this. Even before they play their final notes, a look of accomplishment and pride can be seen in their eyes. Then it hits us! This musical experience is forcing our kids to grow … and it’s happening now, right before our eyes. Up there, on centre stage their lives are being enriched and their souls are being fed. The funny thing about youth is … they probably don’t even realize it. Not until they are in middle age and they find themselves sitting in the dark, as part of the audience … remembering their youth and the time they were up there, center stage! Contributed by: Nancy Argue
Paula G’froerer was awarded by the COQUITLAM MUSIC FESTIVAL a $200 music scholarship from the PACIFIC COAST MUSIC FESTIVALS ASSOCATION. Paula was the unanimous choice of all the adjudicators for her “technically superb and artistically sensitive” oboe and English horn work with the Handsworth Senior Concert Band.
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BARITONE SAX Greg Sim
FLUTE *Catherine Brink Monique Belanger Melissa McCleary Dana Lee Courtney Howard Sara Goff Megan Hunter Catherine Lee Marijke Piket Roslyn Mustard
BARITONE SAXOPHONE Josh Spencer
FLUTE Melanie Beale Wendy Carron Kim Carson Paula Doherty Sarah Evans Kristina Griesser Salina Kai *Stacey Taylor Jennifer Tollstam Colleen Walker Jenny Yeung
TENOR SAX Jason Broz *Max Jones
PERCUSSION *Ryan Stewart Lorraine Wong Carlos Hernandez-Fisher Jacqulien Liu Jonathan Pedlow ALTO SAXOPHONE *Brian Kai Drew Barker Tom Savage Heather Lill BASE CLARINET ZulKaderali CLARINET *Brenda Kim Robin McKillop Jane Savill Sabrina Sheppard Karen Gill Caren Rose Kathryn Byron Lindsay Andrews EUPHONIUM Andrew Staehling Eric Young Ben Santo Kevin Pringle
FRENCH HORN Charis Vanaelst Christian Richardson STRING BASS Dennis Sepulveda TRUMPET *Aidan Roy Graham McMahon Ashleah, Wilson ErinaNerome Leah Walker Kristin Magnussen Jeremy Turnill TROMBONE *Neil Yager Adrienne Boal Tim Ryce Neall Epstein TENOR SAXOPHONE Sonja Stein Wendy Kay Marie Burdak ALTO CLARINET Jessica Young TUBA Matthew McElligott BASSOON Tobin Seagel *Denotes principal
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TUBA Angela Clarke
CLARINET Christine Dobinson Jennifer Kom-Tong Elaine Masek Helen Neill Bridget Savage *Jessica Stein TROMBONE Jeff Fountain *Brad Nichol
*Doug Trousdell OBOE *Nicole Burnett Jenny Hughes HARP Melanie Beale EUPHONIUM Cameron Stonstreet ALTO SAXOPHONE *AlanaBlaney Emma Butt Jeff Silcock Eric Stephenson Sarah Tarves TRUMPET Ryan Disterheft Ainslie Gainer Brian Panchuk *Dave Ryce PERCUSSION Tim Blair *Tim Caulfield Carmen Rebagliati Julian Taylor
FRENCH HORN Jeremy Connop Derek Lee *Danielle Stephen BASE CLARINET *Jessica Stein Aleessa Epstein CONTRABASS CLARINET Nicole Bourbonais JAZZ CHOIR MEMBERS BASS Joe Dang Derek Lee Paul Hilliard ALTO Stacey Taylor Afsin Ismail Alyshia Chen Jessica Yang Jenny Yueng LynnalGroinus Julie Bird
Who’s in the Bands and Orchestras ? BARITONE Kefryn Thomas Patrick Scott Pascal Cuk Kenny Mok SOPRANO Stephanie Hummel Betty Wu Julie Chae Michelle Kim Melissa Smith JUNIOR GOLD BAND 1992-1993 Argue, Nicky Belanger, Monique Clemens Joanna Collings, Ian Colledge, Chelsea Dalton, Steven Fountain, Nicole Gill, Karen Godard, Mark Green, Cristina Jensen, Kathi Jessa, Shirin Kaderali, Zulfigar Kammermayer, Michael Kim, Brenda Lissett, Anne Lumb, Ben Luyt, Leigh Macleod, Colin Martin, Brianne McPherson, Gwen Mordy, Douglas Morris, Michael Mustard, Roslyn Nordin, Sarah Piket, Marijke Ryce, Tim Samodien, Greig Santo, Ben Sepulveda, Dennis Sharpe, Adam Stewart, Ryan Sullivan, John
Tarves, Murphy Tollstam, Stephanie Tumill, Jeremy Warren, Sarah Wright, Amy L Young, Neil SENIOR JAZZ ENSEMBLE RHYTHM Tim Blair Gavin Castle Tyson Harrington Carmen Rebagliati Eric Stephenson *Julian Taylor Marie Oishi SAXOPHONE *Max Jones Erin McGann Greg Sim TRUMPET *David Ryce Ryan Disterheft TROMBONE Danielle Stephens *Doug Trousdell SENIOR JAZZ ENSEMBLE 92-93 Argue, Darcy Beale, Melaine Calder, Rob Carron, Wendy Epstein, Aleessa Follett, Brent G’froerer, Paula Max, Jones LaBounty, Curtis Brad, Nichol Panchuyk, Bryan Ryce, Dave Seddon, Michelle Siklos, Rob
Stephens, Danielle Taylor, Stacey Taylor, Julian Young, Justin STRING ORCHESTRA VIOLIN Jessica Butt Grant Chang Mischa Gallaher Min-Pei Lee Lindsay Prya Andrea Rose Amanda Darlington Breant McLennan No Jun Park Stacey Taylor Danielle MacDonald Adam Stuckert David Sung Benson Li Lindsay David Verona Ko Magda Lipowska Ashley Meister-Riskin Emily Sung Markus Schinkel VIOLA Brendan Baker Alice Huang BASS Brandi Disterheft CELLO Kamilla Daycock ORCHESTRA 92-93 Azimi, Babak Cheung, Alice Darlington, Amanda Lindsay, Davis Daycock, Kamilla Huang, Alice Ko, Verona Ling, Betty
Lipowska, Magda Macdonald, Danielle Malin, Wendy McLennan, Brent Meister-Riskin, JUNIOR BLUE BAND 92-93 Appelle, Owen Boal, Adrienne Brink, Catherine Burdak, Maria Byron, Kathryn Dhanani, Sophia Dunnet, Allan Goff, Sara Halvorsen, Vibecke H e r n a n d e z - F i s h e r, Carlos Hext, Bradley Hunter, Megan Iring, Martina Jamieson, Laura Johansen, Karen Kom-Tong, Jason Lill, Heather Liu, Jacqueline MacDonald, Danielle Mavinic, Christina McCloy, Patricia McElligott, Matthew McKillop, Robin McLachlan, Morgan McMahon, Graham Miller, Kristy Morris, Stephen Nerome, Erina Powell, Nina Pringle, Kevin Railton, Kylie Richardson, Christian Saunders, Megan Song, Lydia Spencer, Josh Stojak, Jadene Stoker, Kate Tucker, Jesse Walker, Liza
Wilson, Ashleah JUNIOR JAZZ ENSEMBLE 92-93 Barker, Drew Broz, Jason Claringbull, Natalie Disterheft, Ryan Epstein, Neall Gainer, Ainslie McGann, Erin McMahon, Graham Rebagliati, Carmen Roy, Aiden Ryce, Tim Semerdjian, Gregory Sepulveda, Dennis Siklos, Susan Silcock, Jeffrey Sim, Greg Staehling, Andrew Stephenson, Eric Stewart, Ryan Trousdell, Douglas Walker, Leah Wilson, Ashleah
ORCHESTRA CONT. Ashley Park, No Jun Poh, Rachel Stuckert, Adam Sung, David Sung, Emily Taylor, Stacey Thorne, Lisa Will, Jennifer
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Year End Music Awards The May Revue Concerts held in June, proved to be a most fitting finale to Handsworth’s 1992-93 most successful music season. The tremendous progress achieved by our students from September to the final June Concerts is commendable. This success is due to the enthusiasm and hard work of our music students along with the great skill and dedication of our very fine music staff, Mr. Rebagliati, Mr. Woodward and Mr. Wiens.
Orchestra Nominees: Rachel Poh and Alice Cheung Winner: Rachel Poh
The final concerts always have the added excitement of being the music awards evening, as well. Tough standards must be achieved before a student is considered for nomination for a music award. The 199293 music award winners follow. Most Outstanding Musician Awards: Junior Gold Concert Band Nominees: Monique Belanger, Nicky Argue, Tim Ryce & Karen Gill Winner: Nicky Argue Junior Blue Concert Band Nominees: Adrienne Boal, Robin McKillop, Graham McMahon & Erina Nerome Winner: Robin McKillop Intermediate Concert Band Nominees: Erin McGann, Doug Trousdell & Ryan Disterheft Winner: Doug Trousdell Junior Jazz Ensemble Nominees: Greg Sim, Eric Stephenson & Doug Trousdell Winner: Greg Sim Senior Jazz Ensemble Nominees: Darcy Argue, Rob Calder, Paula G’froerer and Brent Follett Winner: Darcy Argue
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The May Revue Concerts held in June, proved to be a most fitting finale to Handsworth’s 1992-93 most successful music season.
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Senior Concert Band Nominees: Rob Calder, Paula G’froerer, Danielle Stevens & Stacey Taylor Winner: Paula G’froerer Special Music Service Award Johan Arnet For 5 years of exceptional service on the sound crew. Most Outstanding Junior Musician Nominees: Erin McGann, Eric Stephenson & Doug Trousdell Winner: Erin McGann Most Outstanding Senior Musician Nominees: Rob Calder & Paula G’froerer Winner: Rob Calder 5-year Pins and 8-year Certificates Presented to grade twelve students who have been part of the music program from grade five, the earliest possible year, through to graduation: Darcy Argue, Johan Arnet, Colin Atkinson, Nadine Blackler, Rob Calder, Graham Caulfield, Brent Follett, Paula G’froerer, Raheem Haji, Heather Hunter, Richard Panton, Yvonne Passmore, Jennifer Reddington, Jennifer Ross, Michelle Seddon, Justin Young. Congratulations to all of the music award nominees and winners! We are proud of you all for your special achievements. --- N. Argue (Publicity Manager)
BOB RANKIN (UPDATE) After the crunch of ‘92, Bob accepted a Vice Principal-ship at an elementary school and taught a grade 6 class as well. After spending 17 years working with all the principals in the district he now found himself working under one. When he finally retired Bob Rebagliati ask him to sub with his band. He had to go down to the board office and apply. This was 2002. He used to know everyone in the board but 10 years later he knew no one. He thought he was going to be asked for a criminal record. He was 57 when he retired. Today retired teachers cannot sub but they could in 2002. Bob enjoyed getting back in the classroom and once the kids found out he knew what he was doing he was accepted as a superstar. It was great! He recalls subbing in a stage band once. One trumpet player was really doddering. “Let’s go!” Bob said and got little response. Finally he said, “Okay, look, I am going to give everything I have and how about if you do the same. If you do not want to then you should pack up your trumpet and leave.” The young fellow packed up his trumpet and left. Once he was out of the room the rest of the kids all gave a big bronx cheer! They wanted him gone as well. On another occasion he subbed in a choir. They didn’t have a piano player to accompany them so Bob played. They all wanted him to come back. As a VP in an elementary school he took on many roles. Once two grade one and two students came up and hugged him below the knee. He used the opportunity to engage them in a conversation which worked out just fine. There was one girl one time that was from Eastern Europe and she had bruise marks on her arm. There was an incident where she got into a fight with another girl. Bob said she should explain what had happened to her parents.” She said, “Don’t call my parents.” After he retired he subbed at a school where she was a student several years later. She was now about 15. She was late for choir and when she came in she saw Bob and went over and hugged him. She remembered him from elementary school even though he didn’t recognize her. He had almost forgotten about all the wonderful connections you make as a teacher!
Tough standards must be achieved before a student is considered for nomination for a music award. The 1992-93 music award winners follow.
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Sound Spectacular IX We welcome all parents and students, family and friends to attend our ninth Sound Spectacular Concert to be held at Centennial Theatre, Thursday, February 11th at 7:30pm. This gala event features our most experienced groups: the impressive school Orchestra, the exciting Intermediate and Senior Concert Bands and the energetic and illustrious Senior Jazz Band. The Concert will feature Mr. Vern Griffiths as our guest soloist. Mr. Griffiths is an accomplished percussionist in his third year of music at UBC and has performed with the VSO, the CBC Chamber Orchestra and the Okanagan Symphony.
STUDENTS OF Handsworth Secondary show off a winning poster designed by Grade 11 student Kristina Griesser. The music students are using the poster to promote their Sound Spectacular IX Concert, held tomorrow night at Centennial Theatre. Audience members will be treated to a range of music, from classical to jazz favorities.
JUST JAZZ CONCERT Handsworth’s ever popular “Just Jazz” concert is to be held in the school gym, Tuesday, April 20 at 7:30pm. This lively concert will feature Handsworth’s two top-rated jazz bands, plus a special performance by some of the returning Handsworth Grads who will play in the Alumni Jazz Ensemble. We hope to see you at Handsworth’s converted jazz cellar, “The Blue Note”, where there will be a few concert surprises in store for you. Mark it on your calendar and plan to attend our Just Jazz celebration.
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The next performance of the Handsworth Orchestra will be at the Sound Spectacular IX Concert, Feb. 11, at Centennial Theatre, in which Handsworth’s Melanie Beale will be performing the Handel harp concerto with the orchestra.
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The Centennial Theatre concert presents an opportunity for the community to experience the high level of performance reached by our students. It is an important stepping stone for our groups. It helps prepare them for the upcoming spring festivals and competitions, culminating with the Intermediate Concert and Jazz Bands’ entry in the prestigious Festival Canada, to be held in Banff early in May.
The Handsworth Zone Concert, April 7, featured our 4 feeder elementary school bands along with the Elementary Honour Band and the Handsworth Senior Concert Band and was held in the Handsworth gym
Junior Night of Music Handsworth’s younger music groups will perform at an exciting concert to be held Tuesday, February 16th at 7:30pm in the school gymnasium. The Junior Jazz Band along with the Junior Gold and Junior Blue Concert Bands will be featured.
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For as long as anyone can remember there has been a May Revue at Handsworth. Two concerts that mark the end of a year of accomplishment in music. Our musicians are at the pinnacle of their form. Performances not to be missed.
Sweet Music Christmas Concert This annual musical celebration of the Christmas season was held December15th at the school and was a great success as usual. Special thanks to Bruce and Wendy Calder and their many helpers for organizing and running the raffle, desserts, and many other events and aspects of the concert … and of course a “standing O” for the teachers and musicians who entertained us so well.
Several orchestra members, along with members of Handsworth’s bands, shared their music at the Small Ensemble Evening on January 26th.
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1993 Band & Strings Parents Ass. Elementary Band & Strings Programs - Update The School District 44 Band & Strings Parents Association was formed last year to raise the funds and support needed to maintain a band and strings program in elementary schools in our district in the face of budgetary cutbacks. This group worked extremely hard and received strong support and commitment from the community. Handsworth parents, no doubt recognizing that high school music programs depend on healthy elementary programs, responded generously. The commitment of the Association was to provide needed funding for the 92/93 year only, in the hope that the School District and the Education Ministry would see the importance of maintaining these programs and be in a position to do so
Giant Band Rally On Friday, February 12 at 6:30 pm at the Lonsdale Quay, a mass elementary school band rally will take place. The Handsworth Junior Jazz Band as well as a band of approximately 150 elementary band students will perform for the public and be conducted by Mr. Bob Rebagliati. The concert is to create public awareness, and to remind parents and the community that if the elementary school band program, that has been such a positive influence on our children, is to have a future in our schools we must get out and show strong support for the continuation of this beneficial program. The future of our kids’ well-balanced education and the fostering of the arts in our community depends upon it. Nancy Argue
by next year. To fulfill this commitment the Association has to raise an additional $30,000 and have decided to organize an exciting raffle. Prizes will be a baby grand piano from Young Chang Canada and Ward Music, 7 days for 2 in Mazatlan from Canadian Holidays and New world Discovery Programs, a Yamaha Mini component stereo system from Yamaha Canada, and a $500 gift certificate from Northwest Music. Tickets are $5 each and will be available through the elementary schools, at local shopping malls and possibly at upcoming Handsworth concerts. Please support this fundraising endeavour, but equally importantly, show your support for this district’s valuable and effective band and strings programs by attending the rally described in the previous item, and by contacting School Trustees, your MLA and other provincial politicians. The elementary programs remain in jeopardy and if they are cancelled, the size and quality of the secondary programs will suffer dramatically. Marcie Davis, Roslyn Burnett, Band & Strings School Reps & MPAC members
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ABOVE: Christmas ‘93 The Intermediate Band Trip to Festival Canada in Banff took place May 2-5 and proved to be a great experience for our Junior Jazz Band and the Intermediate Concert Band. Both groups received high honours at the Banff Festival.
Handsworth Jazz plays at Hollyburn Country Club – On March 30, the Handsworth Sr. Jazz Ensemble played at the Canadian Junior / Juvenile Badminton Championships opening ceremony held at Hollyburn Country Club in West Vancouver. The Jazz Band’s live music greatly enhanced the ceremony where over 200 young badminton players from across Canada
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Fundraising Fundraising Report and Plans Jan. to June Cookie Caper – Jan. / Feb. Back by popular demand! Buckets of cookie dough – 11lbs of dough for $23 – $5 goes into the student account. There are 4 fabulous flavours – once you taste – you’ll love it! Each bucket makes over 200 cookies. Made from all natural ingredients. Order forms will be distributed in class Jan. 18th& 19th and are due in by Jan. 26th. The buckets of dough will be available for pick-up outside the band room door from 3:00 to 5:00pm on Feb. 4th. Great for Valentines Day! BC Music Raffle – Feb. This is a raffle traditionally participated in at Handsworth and sponsored by the BC Music Teachers Association. It offers great prizes and a very fair share for the students. Information Sheets / Order Forms will be distributed early in February. Raffle tickets will be distributed through the music classes as the orders are received. There will be a limit on the number of books available to a student. There is a 65% profit on the raffle ticket sales and the prizes are: 1. A Young Chang Grand Piano 2. Canadian Holidays Hong Kong Tour (8 days / 6 nights for 2 including hotel and airfare) 3. Yamaha Home Theatre Surround Sound System 4. $500 Music Merchandise Gift Certificate (Northwest Music)
Meat & Chicken Fund Raising – End Feb. / Early March We have arranged this with Towne and Country distributors for an early March distribution. Ralph from Towne and Country has agreed to give us 20% on almost all items being offered (15% on the remaining few items). Information distribution in classes in planned for February 22nd& 23rd with product pick-up at the back of the school on March 11th. Cookie Capers – May We plan to offer a repeat sale before the end of school. Chocolate Coated Almonds / Chocolate Bars Could be offered again this year for Easter but we have not had any volunteers offer to help run the program so it is not planned at this time. We have information on Hershey chocolate coated almonds and chocolate bars that earn 4555% profit and are supplied locally. If we were to run the program it would probably run Mar. 22nd until Easter. Parent involvement is needed to help hand out the product for a short period after school on the set distribution days and then at the end of the program to help accept the unsold product and the payments. Please call Ginny at 988-9796 if you are able to assist on this popular project (and probably Mr. Reb’s personal favourite … ed.).
The tickets will cost $1.00 each. The ticket stubs will be due in early March.
gathered to participate in the National Tournament. - Music Education Day– Several senior music students will be participating in MUSIC WEST’S EDUCATION DAY, held May 7 at the Vancouver Trade and Convention Centre. The convention provides the students with an opportunity to discover the many career opportunities available to them in the music field.
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The Intermediate Concert Band and the Junior Jazz Ensemble travelled to Victoria on March 1 to participate in the University of Victoria’s Concert Band Festival. Junior Gold Band at Kiwanis Festival.
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OUR DIRECTORS: Bob Rebagliati Keith Woodward Peter van Ooyen
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An opportunity to develop musically through performance and adjudication was offered to our music students when they performed at the Kiwanis Band Festival. Our Junior Blue and Junior Gold Concert Bands, along with the Intermediate Concert Band, performed March 8 while the Senior Concert Band participated at the Festival, March 11. The Kiwanis Festival organizers have recently decided to make this into a non-competitive event; however, our music groups did receive helpful and praiseworthy remarks from the adjudicators.
Sweet Music is a favourite Handsworth Christmas tradition at Handsworth and it is coming up soon. Remember to mark Wednesday, December 14, at 7:00pm on your calendar.
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1994 Festivals Kiwanis Concert Band Festival An opportunity to develop musically through performance and adjudication was offered to our music students when they performed at the Kiwanis Band Festival. Our Junior Blue and Junior Gold Concert Bands, along with the Intermediate Concert Band, performed March 8 while the Senior Concert Band participated at the Festival, March 11. The Kiwanis Festival organizers have recently decided to make this into a non-competitive event; however, our music groups did receive helpful and praiseworthy remarks from the adjudicators. Roger Wecker the Strings teacher left Handsworth the previous year and Vic Weins came on board for the ‘93/’94 school year. Then, in September ‘94, Peter van Ooyen was hired to
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teach Strings replacing Vic Weins. Chris Best: Tell me about the North Shore Youth Orchestra? Peter: When I started at Handsworth there was a small group of grades 8s through 12 in one string class on timetable who had various levels of proficiency. To give the more advanced kids an opportunity to progress and to build the program, the following year I started the North Shore Youth Orchestra in the evening (extracurricular). I invited the most advanced students to join and brought in others from around North and West Vancouver. After a year, a second level was added followed by a third. After its fourth year in operation, I had enough of a support structure at the high school that the Handsworth String
program grew to three levels: Junior, Intermediate and advanced Chamber Orchestra and all on the timetable. I was also able to secure the string teaching position in the feeder schools which helped with increasing the enrollment in Strings. Chris Best: What is your background? Peter: I came from a musical family and was given lessons on the piano and the violin at an early age. This led me into music education as a career. Growing up
The Junior Blue Band and the Junior Jazz Ensemble travelled to Victoria on March 1 to participate in the University of Victoria’s Concert Band Festival. Fran Booth with the red hair is in the middle of the picture.
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in Michigan, I graduated high school in 1968. The conductor of the orchestra at the college which I attended taught violin and since I took lessons from him, I also played in the college orchestra while still in high school. I also was a member of the city youth orchestra. When I graduated from university in 1975, there was a position being offered at Surrey Christian High School in Surrey, BC. I decided to venture out to the west coast thinking I would only stay for a couple of years but after teaching full time for two year, I stayed until 1985 in a part time capacity while I attended the University of British Columbia to obtain my masters. Victoria Band Festival The Intermediate Concert Band and the Junior Jazz Ensemble travelled to Victoria on March 1 to participate in the University of Victoria’s Concert Band Festival. Although it was a non-competitive event, the Intermediate Concert Band received an adjudication
equivalent to a high excellence rating. The Junior Jazz Ensemble performed for music students at Cedar Hill Jr. Secondary School. MUSICAL NOTES BC Honour Band & Honour Orchestra Music students from high schools across the province auditioned for the BC Honour Band and Honour Orchestra. We are proud to
announce that four of our Handsworth music students were accepted and chosen to perform with these Honour Groups in Victoria, February 11 and 12, at the Annual Music Teachers’ Convention. Honour Concert Band, Danielle Stephens (French Horn) Honour Orchestra, Alice Huang (viola), Min Pei Lee (violin), Kamilla Daycock (violin).
94 Kiwanis Concert Band Festival - An opportunity to develop musically through performance and adjudication was offered to our music students when they performed at the Kiwanis Band Festival. Our Junior Blue and Junior Gold Concert Bands, along with the Intermediate Concert Band, performed March 8 while the Senior Concert Band participated at the festival March 11. The Kiwanis Festival organizers have recently decided to make this into a noncompetitive event, however, our music groups did receive helpful and praiseworthy remarks from the adjudicators.
Music students from high schools across the province auditioned for the BC Honour Band and Honour Orchestra. Four Handsworth music students were chosen
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April 23 – May 1, the Senior Concert Band and the Senior Jazz Ensemble travelled to Southern California for the senior trip. San Francisco was our first stop and we spent two nights in the Villa Florence. Performing at Pier 39 was enjoyable despite the wind factor. Everyone enjoyed our time in Berkeley where we record shopped. We had a long day in Pittsburg (CA) of performing and clinics. We met our homestay hosts and they had a little party for us after the evening concert. The next high school was Independence High School. We played a couple of pieces for them in their band class. While our hosts were in class, we visited San Jose State University to watch a music class using old-style instruments. The time we spent with homestay hosts gave us valuable insight into the lives of Californian students.
SENIOR BAND’S PERFORMANCE TOUR The Senior Concert Band and Senior Jazz Band will travel to San Francisco and Los Angeles April 23 to May 1. A definite highlight will be the Senior Concert Band’s performance in a Disneyland studio.
En route to Los Angeles we stopped for an interesting tour of Hearst Castle at San Simeon.
February 10 - SOUND SPECTACULAR Upon our arrival in LA, we checked into the Jolly Roger Hotel. The next morning we went behind the scenes at Disneyland and played original Disney music. We all agreed that this was the highlight of the trip. Disneyland and Universal Studios took up the remaining 3 days. We ended our trip with a great Mexican dinner and a visit to Venice Beach. Fun was had by all! By Erin McGann (Gr 11)
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February 22 - JUNIOR EVENING of MUSIC March 2 - Int. & Junior Concert Band trip to Victoria. March 7-11 Kiwanis Music Festival April 7 JUZT JAZZ CONCERT April 13 Handsworth Zone Music Concert April 23 - May 1 Senior Band trip to California April 29 - 30 Orchestra Tour to Ferndale and Olympia Wash. April 30 Orchestra: Kiwanis Music Festival May 31 - Junior May Revue Concert June 1 Senior year - End Revue Concert
SCHOOL ORCHESTRA TOUR - The Handsworth Orchestra, along with their Director Mr. Peter Van Ooyen, will partake in a performance tour to OLYMPIA, Wash., April 27-30. They will also perform at the Kiwanis Music Concert on their way home from their trip, April 30.
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Bye, Bye Birdie! Bye Bye Birdie’s Pit Orchestra
Fundraising Report This year, the music students handled the first of their fundraisers on their own. With minimal adult supervision they processed the orders, distributed the books and consequently realized a significant feeling of achievement.
We recognize the professional skills, hard work and talent demonstrated by the musical’s Pit Orchestra. The Pit Orchestra is made up of volunteer music students and directed by our two dedicated band leaders, Mr. Rebagliati and Mr. Woodward. These students have practiced many long hours to learn Bye Bye Birdie’s musical score.
Our bands sold $10,400 worth of Entertainment books and $1220 worth of Gold C books. This sale netted $2,325 which was divided into individual students’ music accounts. This fundraiser brought in slightly more to the accounts than it did last year. Congratulations to all music group executive members for
Congratulations to all of them for a job well done.
inspiring your classmates to do so well. The gift wrap fundraiser grossed $5,981, this netted $2,392 into the students’ accounts. Under Judy Mould’s expert guidance the students came within $100 of making the same profit as last year. The Innisbrook order will arrive mid-November. Any family with a large order should anticipate pick-up arrangements for that time. The students will be alerted when the shipment has arrived. Again, congratulations to Judy and the students / families who participated in this fundraiser. Remember Christmas is around the corner and your entertainment needs can be met through our CHICKEN / MEAT / APPETIZERS sale. Order sheets will be distributed by Wendy Trousdell on Monday, October 31st and are due back by 3:00pm Friday, November 4th. Pickup will be Thursday, November 10th from the back parking lot.
ABOVE: Mr. Reb in the pit with the orchestra for Bye, Bye Birdie.
Our superb quality poinsettias will again be offered in mid-November and Georgia Higgins will supervise this fundraiser. Distribution will be in time for all your holiday festivities. Patti Samodien & Roslyn Burnett Fundraising
Tim Blair Andre Staehling Lorraine Wong Ryan Disterheft Eric Stephensen Danielle Stephens Brenda Kim Ryan Stewart Gord Trousdell Erin McGann Robin McKillop Sonja Stein Helen Neill Doug Trousdell Jessica Butt Aiden Roy Greg Sim
The above Handsworth music students played in the pit orchestra for this year’s musical Bye, Bye Birdie. They did an excellent job and it was a great experience for them all.
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1994 Concerts Handsworth Music Department invites ALL music lovers to attend our 10th annual “SOUND SPECTACULAR” concert to be held at the Centennial Theatre, Thursday, February 10, at 7:30pm. This gala evening features Handsworth’s most experienced groups: School Orchestra, Intermediate Concert Band, Senior Concert Band, Senior Jazz Ensemble. Also featured is guest soloist, TONY NICKELS. Mr. Nickels is a multi instrumentalist who is equally at home playing either classical music or jazz. As a result the audience will experience both as Mr. Nickels performs an oboe solo along with the Senior Concert Band and an exciting saxophone solo when he is accompanied by the Senior Jazz Band.
JUST JAZZ CONCERT Its back and in full swing! Handsworth’s most popular concert, JUZT JAZZ is to be held in the school gym (alias the Blue Note Jazz Cellar) Thursday, April 7th at 7:30pm. This crowd pleasing concert will feature our two dynamic Jazz Bands plus a special performance by some of our Handsworth Jazz Alumni. Always a concert highlight is the duet given by our two talented band leaders, Mr. Reb. and Mr. Woodward along with the appearance of a surprise guest artist. See you at the Blue Note April 7th!
A Christmas Gig December brought with it a new experience for some of our student musicians. Two newly-formed Ensembles accompanied Mr. Woodward to the Vancouver Hotel where they played seasonal music at the VANCITY CREDIT UNION Christmas Ball. The Handsworth music was greatly appreciated. As a result VANCITY CREDIT UNION presented our Music
Department with a $300 Honorarium as a THANK YOU. This money will go towards funding needed for the Seniors’ Band Trip to California this April. Congratulations to the participating students! WOODWIND GROUP: Stacey Taylor Jen Yeung Elaine Masek Derek Lee Zul Kaderali
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Handsworth has had its fair share of band and strings alumni go on to careers in music whether it be performance or teaching. In Strings and Jazz, bassist Brandi Disterheft is a good example.
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BRASS GROUP - Adrienne Boal, Keith Woodward, Dave Ryce, Bryan Panchuk
Our Music Department extends a warm welcome and invites you and your family to attend Handsworth’s 1994/95 musical season debut, THE HOMECOMING ’94 concerts. The title “HOMECOMING” refers to a cherished tradition at Handsworth where the graduates from our music program are invited back for a musical reunion by participating in the performance at our Senior evening of music. HOMECOMING ’94 consists our JUNIOR music groups entertaining us on TUESDAY, NOV 1ST while our SENIOR musicians, including the members of the school ORCHESTRA, will perform WEDNESDAY, NOV 2ND.
“Sweet Music” is a favourite Handsworth Christmas tradition. This gala music concert is to be held Wednesday, December 14, at 7:00pm in the school gym. Our four concert bands, two jazz ensembles, and the school orchestra will be featured. Festive Christmas music arranged in a wide variety of styles from the more traditional favourites to carols with a jazz or pop-rock interpretation will entertain the audience
On December 18, a second outing offered our musicians further exposure and a chance to take their music on the road. The students listed below performed at ICBC’s North Vancouver Christmas celebrations. A job well done! Stacey Taylor, Robin McKillop, Morgan McLachlan, Danielle Stephens, Zul Kaderali & Mr. Reb, Dave Ryce, Christian Richardson, Adrienne Boal, Tim Ryce & Mr. Woodward
A very important reason for the success of the String program was the great private teachers that many of the students had studied with.
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1994 Awards Evening & Victoria Trip Chris Best: Are the elementary feeder schools important in regards to the String program? Peter: The elementary feeder schools make a world of difference. I was able to establish a positive relationship with the elementary children and with their parents. This consisted of grade 4 beginners, the grade 5 - 6 second year kids and a grade 7 group. I soon discovered that the more advanced grade 6 and 7s needed something extra to hold their interest into high school. I came up with the idea of an after school group for the grade 7s which I called the grade 7 orchestra or GSO. It drew grade 7 students from the four different elementary schools and later added advanced players from Grade 5 and 6. They were carpooled to Handsworth to rehearse Thursday afternoons. They loved this because they were rehearsing in a high school. They got to hear the jazz band and other groups rehearsing and it made them eager to want to join the music program when they too started high school. The students usually joined Strings again in the high school ensembles. So my elementary strings program became a goodtraining ground for my orchestras. String Orchestra continued to find its place in the music program of Handsworth. Each year we recorded our repertoire and toured to places such as Costa Rica, Disney World and Disney Land, and San Francisco, Portland, etc. When I retired in 2010, Sab Kabok, my successor, has continued to grow the program and is doing a fantastic job. Chris Best: Had you taught in the Lower Mainland before you came to Handsworth?
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Peter: Each year we recorded our repertoire and toured to places such as Costa Rica, Disney World and Disney Land, and San Francisco, Portland, etc.
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A well-known, professional Concert Band known as “THE PACIFIC WIND ENSEMBLE” has invited Handsworth’s Senior Concert Band to be the guest high school band at a concert to be held Thursday, October 27. This unique event will be held at the North Vancouver Centennial Theatre at 7:30 pm. The purpose of the evening is to raise funds for the North Vancouver Elementary Band & Strings program. Besides being an extremely worthy cause the performance also provides a great learning experience for our Senior musicians. They will be featured in a band solo as well as having the opportunity to play along with the professional musicians in “THE PACIFIC WIND ENSEMBLE”. Gordon Cherry, the talented, first trombone player for the Vancouver Symphony, will be the special guest artist for this gala evening.
Peter: After UBC, I continued teaching in Surrey part-time, establishing a Band program and also took a part time position teaching at Vancouver Christian Secondary School (near Grandview and Boundary) where I founded and taught a string program as well as a band program. In 1988 there was an opening to teach full time in strings in North Vancouver. The assignment was comprised of three elementary schools and Argyle Secondary. Argyle, which didn’t have a string program, had decided one year before to start one.
A well-known, professional Concert Band known as “THE PACIFIC WIND ENSEMBLE” has invited Handsworth’s Senior Concert Band to be the guest high school band at a concert to be held Thursday, October 27. This unique event will be held at the North Vancouver Centennial Theatre at 7:30 pm.
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1994 HANDSWORTH INTERMEDIATE BAND 1993/94 FLUTE *Catherine Brink Monique Belanger Melissa McCleary Dana Lee Courtney Howard Sara Goff Megan Hunter Catherine Lee Marijke Piket Roslyn Mustard PERCUSSION *Ryan Stewart Lorraine Wong Carlos HernandezFisher Jacqulien Liu Jonathan Pedlow ALTO SAXOPHONE *Brian Kai Drew Barker Tom Savage Heather Lill BASE CLARINET ZulKaderali
CLARINET *Brenda Kim Robin McKillop Jane Savill Sabrina Sheppard Karen Gill Caren Rose Kathryn Byron Lindsay Andrews EUPHONIUM Andrew Staehling Eric Young Ben Santo Kevin Pringle
OBOE Karen Foster Cristina Green Tricia McCloy BARITONE SAXOPHONE Josh Spencer FRENCH HORN Charis Vanaelst Christian Richardson STRING BASS Dennis Sepulveda
JUNIOR CONCERT BAND “GOLD” 1993/94 FLUTE Kyla Admas *Adrienne Bedford Leslie Bishop Danielle Haythorne Martina Iring Shelly Jupista Bridget Kim Annie Laroche Annie Lissett Andrea Rose Stephanie Tollstam
TRUMPET *Aidan Roy
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Graham McMahon Ashleah, Wilson ErinaNerome Leah Walker Kristin Magnussen Jeremy Turnill
Sarah Anderson Jessica Butt Jason Kom-Tong GreigSamodien *Gordon Trousdell Adrienne Wasyluk
TROMBONE *Neil Yager Adrienne Boal Tim Ryce Neall Epstein
TUBA Michael Whittle
TENOR SAXOPHONE Sonja Stein Wendy Kay Marie Burdak ALTO CLARINET Jessica Young TUBA Matthew McElligott BASSOON Tobin Seagel *Denotes principal
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CLARINET Katherine Clarke Ghazal Fadaeian Kim Haush Brad Hext Kathi Jensen *Danielle MacDonald Sarah Nordin Silvia Riccio Lydia Song Amanda Wright PERCUSSION Christina Mavinic Gwen McPherson Kristy Miller *Michael Morris Kate Stoker Amy Wright OBOE Aya Sato
ALTO SAXOPHONE Owen Appelle Nicky Argue *Allan Dunnet Morgan McLachlan TROMBONE *Scott Campbell Adam Sharpe John Sullivan TENOR SAXOPHONE Mark Godard *Jesse Tucker FRENCH HORN Sarah Brown *Joanna Clemens BARITONE SAXOPHONE EUHONIUM Laura Goodwin *Denotes principal JAZZ CHOIR MEMBERS BASS Joe Dang Derek Lee Paul Hilliard ALTO Stacey Taylor Afsin Ismail Alyshia Chen Jessica Yang Jenny Yueng LynnalGroinus Julie Bird BARITONE Kefryn Thomas Patrick Scott Pascal Cuk Kenny Mok
SOPRANO Stephanie Hummel Betty Wu Julie Chae Michelle Kim Melissa Smith
STRING ORCHESTRA MEMBERS VIOIN Jessica Butt Grant Chang Mischa Gallaher Min-Pei Lee Lindsay Prya Andrea Rose Amanda Darlington Breant McLennan No Jun Park Stacey Taylor Danielle MacDonald Adam Stuckert David Sung Benson Li Lindsay David Verona Ko Magda Lipowska Ashley MeisterRiskin Emily Sung Markus Schinkel VIOLA Brendan Baker Alice Huang BASS Brandi Disterheft CELLO KamillaDaycock *Denotes Principal
Who’s in the Bands and Orchestras ? SENIOR CONCERT BAND – 1993/94 FLUTE Melanie Beale Wendy Carron Kim Carson Paula Doherty Sarah Evans Kristina Griesser Salina Kai *Stacey Taylor Jennifer Tollstam Colleen Walker Jenny Yeung
BARITONE SAXOPHONE Greg Sim TENOR SAXOPHONE Jason Broz *Max Jones CLARINET Christine Dobinson Jennifer Kom-Tong Elaine Masek Helen Neill Bridget Savage *Jessica Stein
TUBA Angela Clarke
TROMBONE Jeff Fountain
*Doug Trousdell
*Brad Nichol
OBOE *Nicole Burnett Jenny Hughes
FRENCH HORN Jeremy Connop Derek Lee *Danielle Stephen
HARP Melanie Beale EUPHONIUM Cameron Stonstreet ALTO SAXOPHONE *AlanaBlaney Emma Butt Jeff Silcock Eric Stephenson Sarah Tarves TRUMPET Ryan Disterheft Ainslie Gainer Brian Panchuk *Dave Ryce PERCUSSION Tim Blair *Tim Caulfield Carmen Rebagliati Julian Taylor
BASE CLARINET *Jessica Stein Aleessa Epstein CONTRABASS CLARINET Nicole Bourbonais *Denotes principal
JUNIOR JAZZ ENSEMBLE – 1993/94 SAXOPHONE Nicky Argue Robin McKillop Morgan McLachlan Sarah Nordin *Josh Spencer Jesse Tucker RHYTHM Leigh Luyt
Christina Mavinic Michael Morris *Greg Semerdjain Dennis Sepulveda Ryan Stewart TRUMPET *Graham McMahon Christian Richardson Leah Walker Ashleah Wilson
TROMBONE Adrienne Boal Neall Epstein *Tim Ryce Ben Santo Andrew Staehling *Denotes principal SENIOR JAZZ ENSEMBLE – 1993/94 RHYTHM Tim Blair Gavin Castle Tyson Harrington Carmen Rebagliati Eric Stephenson *Julian Taylor Marie Oishi SAXOPHONE *Max Jones Erin McGann Greg Sim TRUMPET *David Ryce Ryan Disterheft TROMBONE Danielle Stephens *Doug Trousdell
JUNIOR CONCERT BAND “BLUE” 1993/94 FLUTE Lisa Cameron Joanne Chang Maral Fadaeian Shannon Foster *Alana Green David Milgrom Erin Morley Jung Oh Suzanne Stephens Kristina West Melissa Wong Betty Wu Christine Yanciw TRUMPET *Peter Bellwood David Emery AzeemLalji Mathew Lissett Michael Murray TROMBONE Ryan Loewen *Charlotte Mould Steve Savage BASSOON Joel Hill CLARINET Katherine Evans Yuka Kawada Shirin Kazemi *Krishna Kutty Amity Mehin Lauren Middleton RoseminNathoo Christina Panchuk Laura White
PERCUSSION Jamie Hedges *Alex Jekyll Derek Kai Jason Masek TUBA *David Barbic Thomas Staron KEYBOARD BASS Ann Sullivan ALTO SAXOPHONE Bryony Baker Sean Desjardins Andrea Gvozdanovich Tara Hunter Joshua Langley Ciara McCormack EjaazMeghji Kevin Nemethy *Rob Semerdjian OBOE Mischa Gallaher *Jane Tobin TENOR SAXOPHONE Alex Hicks Brian Higgins *Kevin Meares BARITONE SAXOPHONE Erin Browes BASS GUITAR Ryan Murfitt *Denotes principal
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Our “JUZT JAZZ CONCERT” was held April 7th in our simulated “BLUE NOTE JAZZ CELLAR” and it was an enormous success!
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OUR DIRECTORS: Bob Rebagliati Keith Woodward Peter van Ooyen
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AWARDS
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WHO’S IN THE BAND & ORCHESTRA?
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The Junior Jazz Band received an Excellent Plus rating at the Surrey Jazz Festival and was given an invitation to participate in Music Fest Canada to be held in Calgary this May. Jesse Tucker was honoured by being chosen as the guitar player for the Surrey Jazz Festival Rep Band. The Senior Jazz Ensemble received a Superior rating at the Surrey Jazz Festival which is the top rating given at this Festival. They were also invited to participate in Music Fest Canada.
The Music Department’s donation to the HANDSWORTH SPRING FESTIVAL, held May 7, was an authentic COFFEE HOUSE with musical entertainment included!
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Small Ensemble Evening Monday, January 30, marks the date of the Small Ensemble Evening held at the Edgewood Theatre at 7:30pm. Students and staff demonstrate their impressive musical talent in the form of various entertaining duets, trios, quartets and even solos.
Sound Specacular XI - Our eleventh Sound Spectacular Concert will be held at the Centennial Theatre, Wednesday, February 15, at 7:30pm. This entertaining evening is a must for all music-loving families! Sound Spectacular features Handsworth’s most experienced and diversified groups. The Intermediate and Senior Concert Bands, the Orchestra, and the Senior Jazz Ensemble all participated in the Sound Spectacular concert. A professional musician is also invited to perform as the evening’s special guest artist. Tickets are sold at the door – adults - $7.00; seniors / students - $3.00.
ABOVE RIGHT: Faculty Duo, Keith and Bob always performed together at school concerts
Prelude To Spring is the Junior evening of music and will be performed Tuesday, February 21, in the Handsworth gym. Featured are the Junior Jazz Band along with the Junior Gold and Junior Blue Concert Bands. Tickets are sold at the door. Elementary school children are welcome – free of charge.
A Jazzy Concert Our “JUZT JAZZ CONCERT” was held April 7th in our simulated “BLUE NOTE JAZZ CELLAR” and it was an enormous success! From the first resounding note to the final drum-roll, the evening was jampacked with top-notch entertainment.
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The “unrehearsed” ALUMNI JAZZ ENSEMBLE inspired us all with their terrific sound and provided a fitting climax to a most enjoyable evening. “JUZT JAZZ ‘94” truly was a performance of celebration, not only in the art of jazz but also in the high level of excellence our music students have achieved since the season opener last October.
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Everything from “Jazzy Jingles” to “Classic Carols” will be featured by our four Concert Bands, our two Jazz Ensembles and the School Orchestra. Christmas wouldn’t be the same at Handsworth if we didn’t have “SWEET MUSIC”, our wonderful and festive Christmas Concert with dessert!
RIGHT: Honouring Nancy Argue, Publicity Manager for the bands. ABOVE: Senior Band in Handsworth gym.
Concert highlights were many. One was the very dynamic debut of a newly formed JAZZ CHOIR under the direction of Mrs. Kate Lane. Another highlight was the guest performance of the SOUTH WHIDBEY ISLAND SECONDARY SCHOOL JAZZ BAND travelling from South Whidbey Island in Washington State with their Band Director, Mr Anthony Smith. Our two Band Teachers, Mr Reb and Mr Woodward charmed the audience with a very impressive STAFF DUET. And who can forget the exciting “DRUM-OFF” staged between Mr Reb and one of our Senior Jazz drummers, Julian Taylor, during the performance of THE COLCHESTER CHA CHA?
The fall season brings with it a lovely tradition for the Music Department. Our grads are invited every HOMECOMING CONCERT to return to Handsworth for a fun, musical reunion. Grads as far back as 1976 are expected to attend to honour Mr. Bob Rebagliati’s 20th year as the Music Director at Handsworth Secondary. Mr. Reb has been the driving factor behind Handsworth’s award-winning music program which is known throughout the community for its high level of EXCELLENCE.
The Homecoming ‘95 Concerts Welcome to our 1995-96 season opener, THE HOMECOMING ’95 CONCERTS! These concerts are held at 7:30 pm in the gym. The ORCHESTRA, the two JUNIOR CONCERT BANDS and the JUNIOR JAZZ ENSEMBLE will perform Tuesday, November 7th. The SENIOR & INTERMEDIATE groups, as well as some very special guests, the HANDSWORTH MUSIC ALUMNI, will be showcased Wednesday, November 8th, at the Senior Evening of Music.
The Music Department’s donation to the HANDSWORTH SPRING FESTIVAL, held May 7, was an authentic COFFEE HOUSE with musical entertainment included!
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20 Years of Excellence Yes, it is true! Mr. Bob Rebagliati (or just “MR. REB” or even “REB”) has been teaching band students here at Handsworth since 1976. But he has not just been teaching, it has been much more than that! Mr. Reb has been the driving factor behind Handsworth’s award-winning music program. For two decades now he has been totally committed to his students and his band program and his striving for excellence. The Handsworth Music Program has expanded and developed since its beginnings. Now the music department includes two other very accomplished co-workers that teach along side Mr. Reb. Mr. Keith Woodward conducts the Intermediate Concert Band and co-instructs (with Reb) the Senior Concert Band. Mr. Peter Van Ooyen teaches our Orchestra and Strings program at Handsworth. Mr. Reb doesn’t believe in confining his students’ education to playing alone. He also instructs them in the historical aspect of music. He stresses the importance of listening to all types of music from the classics to jazz. Reb credits his success of having so many award winning bands over the years to his own love of music and his devotion to his students. “EXCELLENCE and PERSISTENCE of my students can only be obtained if I require excellence and persistence of myself. It’s not enough to teach with your head. You have to teach with your heart as well.” The lasting results of Reb’s program can be seen in the many students that go on to become professional musicians. The class of 1979 alone boasts six pros. Well over 50 of Reb’s charges have gone on to careers or further education in music. A few of them are even internationally known in the professional music world. Mr. Reb won a Distinguished Citizen Award and the Annual Professional Music Educator’s Award in 1991. In 1994 Reb was the recipient of the North Vancouver Music Educator’s Award of Excellence. He was chosen for these awards as:
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SPRING MUSIC FESTIVALS Handsworth Jazz and Concert Bands are participating in a number of upcoming festivals: Surrey Jazz Festival February 8 – 11
Kiwanis Jazz Festival
February 23 – 25
University of Victoria’s Band Festival March 2 The Kiwanis Concert Band Festival March 6 – 10 “an individual who through his accomplishments has not only brought credit to himself, but also to his school and to his community.” Congratulations Mr. Reb on your 20th year at Handsworth Secondary! Thank you for your wonderful gift of music to our kids and to our school. Written by: (Mrs.) Nancy Argue MPAC – Publicity Manager
Mr. Reb celebrates 20 years with the Handsworth Music program (1976 - 1996) Int. Concert Band aagain travelled to the University of Victoria Bandfest.
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The Grand Piano Wish Campaign
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We very much want to be able to purchase a “new-to-us” grand piano for the Music Department and the school in the near future. As a result the “Grant Piano Fund” has been established by M.P.A.C. with the endorsement of H.S.S.A. for the purpose of encouraging donations that are tax deductible. We will be launching our “buy a key” promotion at the HOMECOMING ’95 Concerts. There are 88 keys on a piano and our goal is to raise around $12,000.00 (plus tax!). Donations of any size, large or small, are greatly appreciated. More information will be announced at the concerts or you may contact the Music Office for more details.
The SENIOR CONCERT BAND and the SENIOR JAZZ BAND will travel to New Orleans on an exciting and very educational Band Tour, April 11-16, 1996. A schedule of trip payments will be sent home soon. The total price of the trip per student (all inclusive) is approximately $1600.00. Plans are well underway for this very special Band trip which provides many wonderful opportunities for our senior band students.
A definite concert highlight will be the official launching of our GRAND PIANO WISH CAMPAIGN. “MUSIC MAN STORES LTD.” have generously donated a grand piano for use at our HOMECOMING ’95 CONCERTS. Greg Smerdjian, a grade 12 student who is studying to be a performing, classical pianist, will honour us by being our guest artist on this magnificent piano.
Results from the Surrey Jazz Festival The Junior Jazz Band received an Excellent Plus rating and was given an invitation to participate in Music Fest Canada to be held in Calgary this May. Jesse Tucker was honoured by being chosen as the guitar player for the Surrey Jazz Festival Rep Band. The Senior Jazz Ensemble received a Superior rating which is the top rating given at this Festival. They were also invited to participate in Music Fest Canada. Congratulations to both groups.
The Senior Jazz Ensemble received a Superior rating which is the top rating given at this Festival. They were invited to participate in Music Fest Canada.
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Music Awards
The Music Awards The MAY REVUE CONCERTS are very special because they are the year end MUSIC AWARDS nights where our outstanding musicians are recognized and honoured. We would like to CONGRATULATE all the WINNERS for their outstanding achievements. As you view the tough criteria used in selecting these students you will grow to appreciate the value of these awards. CRITERIA USED IN SELECTING AWARD WINNERS: 1. Consistent first class musicianship (high standards achieved through our evaluation procedures) 2. Excellent general attitude 3. Excellent leadership qualities 4. Service to group in some way other than in purely music aspects 5. Excellence in attendance and punctuality at all rehearsals, curricular and extra-curricular 6. High degree of coachability
4. JUNIOR JAZZ ENSEMBLE NOMINEES: Brandi Disterheft, Josh Spencer, Jesse Tucker, Gord Trousdell WINNER: Jessee Tucker 5. SENIOR JAZZ ENSEMBLE NOMINEES: Eric Stephenson, Ryan Stewart, Greg Sim WINNER: Greg Sim 6. ORCHESTRA NOMINEES: Adam Stuckert, Alice Huang, KamillaDaycock, Verona Ko WINNER: KamillaDaycock
8.MOST OUTSTANDING MUSICIAN (JUNIOR) NOMINEES: Robin McKillop, Ryan Stewart WINNER: Robin McKillop, Ryan Stewart 9. MOST OUTSTANDING MUSICIAN (SENIOR) NOMINEES: Doug Trousdell, Eric Stephenson, Greg Sim WINNER: Eric Stephenson
7. SENIOR CONCERT BAND NOMINEES: Ryan Stewart, Robin McKillop, Nicole Burnett, Erin McGann, Eric Stephenson, Doug Trousdell WINNER: Erin McGann
FOR MOST OUTSTANDING MUSICIAN JR. / SR. TROPHIES, CANDIDATES MUST EXHIBIT THE ABOVE QUALITIES IN MORE THAN ONE GROUP 1. JUNIOR GOLD CONCERT BAND NOMINEES: Alison Devine, Ian Gormely, Lindsay Stoker, Thomas McMaster WINNER: Lindsay Stoker 2. JUNIOR BLUE CONCERT BAND NOMINEES: Jocelyn Chan, Danielle Belanger, Alex Kim, Audrey Haboosheh WINNER: Danielle Belanger 3. INTERMEDIATE CONCERT BAND NOMINEES: Jessica Butt, Monique Belanger, ErinaNerome, Tim Ryce, Adrienne Wasyluk WINNER: Tim Ryce
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The MAY REVUE CONCERTS are very special because they are the year end MUSIC AWARDS nights where our outstanding musicians are recognized and honoured.
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Orchestra News The String Orchestra conducted by Mr Van Ooyen had another very successful year with great enthusiasm shown by the students. Highlights of the year besides participation in the regular concerts were the very good showing at the Kiwanis Festival and the very educational and enjoyable trip to Oregon. The students were able to interact with students from Corvalis and listen to some fine high school groups at the Oregon State Orchestra Contest as well as visit the gorgeous Oregon coast. STRING ORCHESTRA PLUS An expanded string program will be offered next year. Mr Van Ooyen will provide training for beginners who would like to sign up for strings. In addition, Advanced students will also meet on Monday
ABOVE: Handsworth Vocal Jazz Quartet
evenings in a group open to qualified students from other high schools. This group will be called the “Concerti Strings”. Another group (Sinfonia Strings) for advanced elementary and junior high students will meet early evening on Mondays. The advanced strings component will join with motivated band students from across the district in January to form a group dubbed the Northshore Youth Symphony. This group will work on symphonic repertoire until Spring Break. During April and May string students will gain concentrate on a variety of string literature. ABOVE: 95 May Revue Concert
The String Orchestra conducted by Mr Van Ooyen had another very successful year with great enthusiasm shown by the students.
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Summer Music Schools
Summer Music Opportunities The summer is an opportune time to provide your music student with extra curricular study and enrichment. A wide variety of summer music experiences are available. The following is a list of some of the music experiences offered this summer. 1) NEW WEST JAZZ CLINIC (August 13-19) Douglas College, New Westminster • Open to Band Students 13 years and up with a minimum of 2 years musical experience. • Price: $280.00 for all groups (i.e. Big Band or Jazz Combo) $50.00 deposit due before July 15, 1995. • Students who host billets from out of town will receive $100.00 rebate per student hosted. • Aim: To provide students with a course in the performance of jazz and related styles of music. CLINIC FACULTY: Mr. Rebagliati (Big Band) Mr. Steve Woodyard (Trumpet) Mr. Hugh Fraser (Advanced Combo), Mr. Rob McKenzie (Trombone) Mr. Don Clark (Int. Combo), Mr. Dave Quarin (Woodwinds) Mr. Brad Turner (Int. Combo) For more information: Telephone: 582-1403 2) UBC MUSIC CAMPS (July 2-7; July 9-14) Music Building, UBC Campus • Open to music students from grade 4 – adult • Offers Symphony Orchestra, Concert Band, Jazz Band & Choir Studies (students stay at UBC for one week) • Price: $425 (6 days and 5 nights, 16 meals, dormitory rooms, instruction and recreation) $300 (Day Camp plus 11 meals, instruction, recreation) • Deadline: for application and payment of $30.00 deposit due June 15, 1995.
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(Still accepted later if space available) • Contact: Prof. Martin Berinbaum Music Camp Director of UBC Music School School of Music, UBC Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z2 Tel: (604) 822-3113; Fax: (604) 822-4884 North Vancouver, BC V7R 4H7 Tel: (604) 980-5341 • Deadline: Register before June 25, 1995, if possible 3) SHAWNIGAN LAKE MUSIC HOLIDAY (July 16-23; July 23-30) Shawnigan Lake on Vancouver Island • Open to adults & families • Group sessions in choral singing, orchestra, chamber music, woodwinds, brass, strings, handbells, guitar • Students under 18 must be accompanied by a participating adult • Contact: Shawnigan Lake Music Holiday Apt. #103 – 3200 Capilano Road 4) KELOWNA SCHOOL OF THE ARTS Kelowna, BC • Beginner Band (July 24-28) • Junior Jazz and Junior Concert Band (July 31 – August 4) • Composition (July 31 - August 4) • Intermediate Concert Band (July 31 – August 4) • Intermediate and Senior Big Band and Combo (August 7-12) • Vocal Jazz (August 7-12) • Students may be billeted out with host families • Dorms for senior students at OK University College • For prices and more information phone: (604) 861-3412 between 8am and 8pm Monday – Friday or Fax: (604) 762-6480
The summer is an opportune time to provide your music student with extra curricular study and enrichment. A wide variety of summer music experiences are available.
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5) KAMLOOPS SUMMER SCHOOL OF MUSIC (July 10-28) Kamloops, BC • Open to all high school band students • Held at Brocklehurst Secondary School • Price: $260.00 (2 weeks) $350.00 (3 weeks) $50.00 discount for siblings • Billeting available • For more information contact: Tel: (604) 372-1100; Fax: (604) 579-9764 Handsworth was not sent information on all of the BC Summer Music Camps and Workshops. For instance there is also the “Courtenay Music School” and music classes are usually held at Vancouver Community College as well.
PHOTOS: All photos are of the 95 Intermediate Band Tour to Olympia Washington, Int. Concert Band and Junior Jazz Band also entered the Abby.Fest and played in Bellingham on their Olympia Tour ‘95
There is also the “Courtenay Music School” and music classes are usually held at Vancouver Community College as well.
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1995 HANDSWORTH INTERMEDIATE BAND 1994/95 FLUTE Kyla Adams Adrienne Bedford Monique Belanger Leslie Bishop Catherine Brink Tamara Halse Danielle Haythorne Martina Iring Shelley Jupista Bridget Kim Bonnie Koo Annie Laroche Stephanie Tollstam ALTO SAXOPHONE Nick Argue Allan Dunnet Morgan McLachlan Owen Appelle Josh Spencer FRENCH HORN Sarah Brown Christian Richardson Adrienne Wasyluk CONTRA BASS CLARINET ZulKaderali CLARINET Kathryn Byron Katherine Clarke Karen Gill Kim Hausch Kathi Jensen Danielle Macdonald Sarah Nordin Silvia Riccio Amanda Wright
PERCUSSION Carlos Hernandes-Fisher Jacqueline Liu Christina Mavinic Gwen McPherson Kristy Miller Michael Morris Kate Stoker Amy Wright TENOR SAXOPHONE Mark Godard Jesse Tucker TRUMPET Sarah Anderson Jessica Butt Jason Kom-Tong Murphy Tarves ErinaNerome Grieg Samodien Gordon Trousdell TROMBONE Scott Campbell Tim Ryce Megan Saunders John Sullivan TUBA Thomas Staron Mike Whittle
SENIOR CONCERT BAND 1994-95 FLUTE Kim Carson Sara Goff Erin McGann Melissa McLeary Roslyn Mustard Betty Wu TRUMPET Ryan Disterheft Aidan Roy Leah Walker Ashleah Wilson
Nicole Burnett Karen Foster TUBA Angela Clarke Doug Trousdell PERCUSSION Tim Blair Tim Caulfield Carmen Rebagliati Ryan Stewart Lorraine Wong
EUPHONIUM Ben Santo BARITONE SAXOPHONE Leigh Luyt
BASS CLARINET Bryn Williams
KEYBOARD BASS Brad Hext
TROMBONE Neall Epstein Mike Harris
BASS CLARINET Lydia Song
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ALTO SAXOPHONE Jeff Silcock Eric Stephenson FRENCH HORN Jeremy Connop Charis Vanaelst BARITONE SAXOPHONE Sonja Stein STRING BASS Dennis Sepulveda
OBOE
TENOR SAXOPHONE Maria Burdak Wendy Kay Greg Sim
OBOE Cristina Green Aya Sato
Sabrina Sheppard
CLARINET Lindsay Andrew Brenda Kim Robin McKillop Helen Neill
JAZZ VOCAL ENSEMBLE 94-95 Ken Best – Tenor 1 Chad Clark – Tenor 2 Ashleah Wilson – Baritone Jonathan Litchfield – Bass Aya Sato – Pianist
STRING ORCHESTRA MEMBERS 94-95 VIOLIN Jessica Butt Grant, Chang Lindsay Davis Carolyn Duckham Malcolm Easton Mischa Gallaher Verona Ko Magdalena Liposwki Danielle Macdonald Ashley Meister-Riskin Andrea Rose Markus Schinkel Adam Stuckert David Sung Emily Sung Anni Terrett Francine Trouwbourst VIOLA Brendan Baker Alice Huang Jennifer Huang CELLO Kamilla Daycock Kylan Hodson Suzanne Macdonald Anna Rice Kristen Slade BASS Grant Blondeel
Who’s in the Bands and Orchestras ? JUNIOR CONCERT GOLD 1994-95 CLARINET Yasmin Abraham Amy Dodd Nicole Haboosheh Kellie Johnson Iain Lark Alana Little Fiona Morris Katrina Paddon Debbie Rusnak Richard Selman Allison Sudac Peter Wright
Erin Holmes Mariko Motohashi Josh Park Sarah Parslow Lindsay Stoker ALTO SAXOPHONE Brad Cocomile Lindsay Evans Adrienne Piket TUBA Thomas Daycock Darren Thompson TROMBONE Katy Campbell
Jesse Tucker TENOR SAXOPHONE Brian Higgins Kevin Nemethy BASS Brandi Disterheft BARITONE SAXOPHONE Mark Godard SENIOR JAZZ ENSEMBLE 94/95
BASS CLARINET Alison Devine BARITONE SAXOPHONE Adrian Mitchell TENOR SAXOPHONE Lianne Walker TRUMPET Jamie Burniston Tim Findlay Ian Gormley Jay Hall Mark McElligott Scott McKenzie Thomas McMasters Andrew Sanderson PERCUSSION Matt Bujar Frank Lin Shonagh McRae Matt Oakley James Okuyama Katie Siney Camilla Yeung FLUTE Lindsay Clarke Melissa Dodd
JUNIOR JAZZ ENSEMBLE 94-95 ALTO SAXOPHONE Nicky Argue Joshua Langley EjaazMeghji-Ahamed Sarah Nordin Josh Spencer TROMBONE Scott Campbell Charlotte Mould Tim Ryce DRUMS Sean Clark Michael Morris TRUMPET Jessica Butt Christina Richardson Gordon Trousdell Adrienne Wasyluk
TROMBONE Neall Epstein Mike Harris Andrew Staehling Doug Trousdell TRUMPET Ryan Disterheft Aiden Roy DRUMS Carmen Rebagliati Ryan Stewart TENOR SAXOPHONE Grey Sim BASS Dennis Sepulveda Eric Stephenson PERCUSSION Tim Blair
PIANO Christina Mavinic Aya Sato
BARITONE SAXOPHONE Robin McKillop
GUITAR Leigh Luyt
PIANO Lorraine Wong
GUITAR Eric Stephenson Dennis Sepulveda ALTO SAXOPHONE Erin McGann JUNIOR CONCERT BAND “BLUE” 1994/95 FLUTE Joanne Chang Jocelyn Chan Shannon Foster Alana Green Erin Morley Jung Oh Sarah Saville Suzanne Stephens Melissa Wong Christine Yanciw TENOR SAXOPHONE Mike Gill Brian Higgins Kevin Meares Kevin Nemethy FRENCH HORN Audrey Haboosheh Suzanne Mcdonald OBOE Alex Kim Nick Mertes KEYBOARD BASS Vicky Chan CLARINET Jennifer Chomick Katherine Evans Yuka Kawada Shirin Kazemi Krishna Kutty Lauren Middleton Jessica Sanders
Amy Saville Andrea Voros BASS CLARINET Francine Trouwborst TRUMPET Dave Emery AzmiJubran AzeemLalji Becky McLeary Russ Parnell Michael Pedlow Erik Roth BASSOON Joel Hill PERCUSSION Jeff Addison Sean Clarke Stephanie Gibson Derek kai AnniTerrett ALTO SAXOPHONE Danielle Belanger Josh Langley EjaazMeghi TROMBONE Ryan Loewen Charlotte Mould Steve Savage Geoff Tomlin-Hood BARITONE SAXOPHONE Sean Desjardins BARITONE David Barbic Laura Goodwin ELECTRIC BASS Tyler Wilson
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Our 12th annual Sound Spectacular Concert is just around the corner! at North Vancouver’s Centennial Theatre, Wednesday, February 28th at 7:30pm.
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WHO’S IN THE BAND?
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The SENIOR CONCERT BAND and the SENIOR JAZZ BAND traveled to New Orleans on an exciting and very educational Band Tour, April 11-16, 1996. Junior Evening of Music, Feb 13, 1996, 7:30pm, Handsworth Gym.
Handsworth’s senior jazz and senior jazz combo were honoured by being invited to attend Music Fest Canada held in Toronto this May
OUR DIRECTORS: Bob Rebagliati Keith Woodward Peter van Ooyen
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Out of twenty-six awards offered at the Kiwanis Jazz Festival, Handsworth music students managed to win seven of them. The First Annual North Vancouver Secondary School’s District Music Concert, March 12, 1996, Lucas Centre, North Vancouver. www.handsworthmusic.com ~ 201
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Three Handsworth Bands participated at the Surrey Jazz Festival. Handsworth’s Senior Jazz Combo (Ryan Stewart – drums, Jesse Tucker – guitar and Dennis Sepulveda – bass) tied for first place as the Best Senior Combo at Surrey. Dennis Sepulveda won the Best Senior Bass Player award while Ryan Stewart won the Best Senior Drummer Trophy. Our Senior Jazz Ensemble came home with the Best Rhythm Section placement in the Senior Jazz category. All three bands were honoured by being invited to attend Music Fest Canada held in Toronto this May. The Kiwanis Jazz and Concert Band Festivals were held late February and early March. Congratulations to Jess Tucker and Ryan Stewart, members of the Senior Jazz Combo, along with Kevin Nemethy, member of the trombone section of the Junior Jazz Ensemble, who all won talent citations for their outstanding musicianship at the Kiwanis event.
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ORCHESTRA PLANS ANNUAL TOUR The String students are planning a great tour this year. On April 24, they begin their journey with concert performances at Banff and Lake Louise. Then, they head to Lethbridge to visit a school string program. The tour rounds with a workshop and sightseeing in Calgary. The String component of the music program has benefited from the fine participation of a growing number of students during the last three years. Please contact Mr. Van Ooyen or Mr. Rebagliati if you have any questions about Strings.
BELOW: Kiwanis Concert Band Festival, week of March 4. Handsworth’s jazz bands also participated in the Kiwanis Jazz Festival February 23 and 24 and the Kiwanis Orchestra Festival on April 20
Surrey Jazz Festival A belated congratulations to the Junior Jazz Band who won “The Best Overall Junior Band Award” at the Surrey Jazz Festival in February.
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Kiwanis Jazz Festival Out of twenty-six awards offered at the Kiwanis’ Jazz Festival, Handsworth music students managed to win seven of them. The award winners are:
Congratulations to the following for winning special trophies at the Surrey Jazz Festival: ** MOST OUTSTANDING DRUMMER** Ryan Stewart
Ryan Stewart (Two awards – Senior Drummer) Jess Tucker (Senior Jazz Guitarist) Sean Clark (Junior Jazz Drummer) Charlotte Mould (Junior Jazz Trombonist) Aya Sato (Junior Jazz Pianist) Kevin Nemethy (Junior Team Saxophonist)
Int. Concert Band attended the Abbotsford International Band Festival in 1996.
Out of twenty-six awards offered at the Kiwanis’ Jazz Festival, Handsworth music students managed to win seven of them.
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Chris Best: What are your thoughts on music festivals? Peter: I felt Festivals were important and we went to at least one each year. Besides the Kiwanis Festival, I really liked the Fraser Valley Kiwanis Festival at Kwantlen College in Langley. It was a good motivator for the orchestras and had great adjudicators who knew string technique. It was held every May and we always attended. Whenever we were away on tour I made sure the orchestra always played in three different types of venues at some point on the tour such as: in the community, in a school for their peers and then in a more spontaneous concert in a park or mall where we just came in unannounced and performed. These kinds of performances give students confidence and build camaraderie.
We enjoyed going down to the Northwest String Orchestra Festival in Oregon. The competition was stiff but it gave the students a good understanding of the level of performance in other
The 11th annual French Quarter Jazz Festival is one of the most popular events of the season in New Orleans.
The Senior Band, along with their two band directors, are Dixieland bound. They are headed fort he exciting birthplace of jazz, the cosmopolitan city of New Orleans. Located on the banks of the Mississippi in Louisiana, it is home to Anglos, French, Blacks, Italians, Irish, Spanish and Cubans. The Cajuns or Acadians, are descendents of French emigres expelled from Nova Scotia or Acadia and all love jazz music.
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programs. As I was from the U.S., I understood the U.S system of education, contests, and festivals. It was important for me to be a member of such professional groups as the American String Teachers Association and the National Music Educators and National Orchestra Directors Association. U.S. school music programs often depend on funds allocated by their local city or county tax bases. A gifted director and the
April 10-18 is the date of the Senior Band Tour to the birthplace of Jazz in North America, New Orleans. We wish our Senior Bands luck at their various musical performances in New Orleans.
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The most important tourist event is the Mardis-Gras which is celebrated for one week before the start of Lent.
right circumstances and support from school leaders and parents leads to a successful program.
Chris Best: Any notable students who came through your program? Peter: In Strings and Jazz, bassist Brandi Disterheft is a good example. She was in
orchestra for the full five years of high school and later also joined the jazz band under Bob Rebagliati. She started to learn the bass with me in Grade 8. Today, she is a well known bassist out of New York City. Robin and Cassia Streb are other notables from Deep Cove who are professional violists that came through my program.
The 11th Annual French Quarter Jazz Festival Handsworth senior students played at many venues around town including a river boat dinner cruise.The tour was organized by E.F.S. Educational Field Studies.
On April 24, the string orchestra begin their journey with concert performances at Banff and Lake Louise. Then, they head to Lethbridge to visit a school string program. The tour rounds with a workshop and sightseeing in Calgary.
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1996 Concerts JUST JAZZ CONCERT Handsworth’s popular Just Jazz Concert will be held Tuesday, April 30 at 7:30pm in the school gym. A popular feature of the evening will be the return of some of our Handsworth Music Grads who will perform in the Alumni Big Band and in a special Jazz Alumni Combo. Our
line-up includes some surprises which will add to the fun and entertainment at Handsworth’s Blue Note Jazz Cellar.
“Prelude to Spring” Tuesday, February 13th is the Junior evening of music. Prelude to Spring will be held at 7:30pm in the Handsworth gym. Featured are the Junior Jazz Band along with the Junior GOLD and Junior BLUE Concert Bands. Tickets are sold at the door. Elementary school children are welcome, free of charge!
Sound Spectacular XII Yes, it seems hard to believe that it’s that time of year already. Our 12th annual Sound Spectacular Concert is just around the corner! The Handsworth Music Department extends an invitation to all Handsworth families and to the local community to attend our gala event which is to
BELOW: Handsworth principal Terry Shaw plays his bagpipes accompanied by the senior concert band at the 96 May Revue Concert.
be held at North Vancouver’s Centennial Theatre, Wednesday, February 28th at 7:30pm. Handsworth’s most experienced, Senior music groups will be featured. They are the School Orchestra, the Intermediate and Senior Concert Bands and the Senior Jazz Ensemble. This year we have a double treat since two guest (right) SWEET MUSIC The Sweet Music Christmas Concert of 1996 achieved its fundraising goal of $10,000 net due to the efforts of many parents and students; and with the support of many businesses, notably, a very substantial donation
from the North Van Kiwanis Club with whom it seems there will be an excellent opportunity of ongoing support.
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SOUND SPECACULAR! A special highlight is the performance of a professional musician, Brock Campbell, Tuba, as one of the concert’s guest soloist.
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Michiko Singh guest soloist for Sound Spectacular X11 is an alumni of the Handsworth Music program. She received her Bachelor of Music Degree from New York’s Julliard School in 1992. In 1994, she received her Master’s Degree. While in New York she performed with the New York Philharmonic. She has performed in Japan, Trinidad, Israel, Scandinavia and Europe and was 2nd Horn in the Hong Kong Philharmonic.
artists will be highlighted MICHIKO SINGH, an accomplished, professional musician on the french horn and a member of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra will perform a solo with our Senior Concert Band. MR. CLYDE MITCHEL, Resident Conductor of the Vancouver Symphony will conduct the Senior Concert Band’s performance of Richard Wagner’s “Elsa’s Procession to the Cathedral”. In preparation for their Band Tour to New Orleans in April, the Senior Concert Band will delight the audience with some Dixieland music as well!
Junior Evening of Music, Feb 13, 1996, 7:30pm, Handsworth Gym The Junior Blue and Gold Concert Bands along with our Junior Jazz Ensemble will be featured at this music evening.
The Music Department extends a friendly welcome and invites all families to attend our 1996-97 music season debut, “The Homecoming ’96 Concerts”. These fall concerts are part of a special custom that Mr. Bob Rebagliati has developed over the past 21 years of his teaching band students at Handsworth Secondary. Our Music Alumni (going back as far as 1976 and sometimes earlier!) are invited to return and to participate at the Senior Homecoming Concert in a gala musical reunion.
. The Junior Evening of music will feature the BLUE and GOLD CONCERT BANDS along with the ORCHESTRA and the JUNIOR JAZZ ENSEMBLE. RIGHT: Mr. Woodward with his trade-mark moustache.
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BARITONE SAXOPHONE Sean Desjardins
FLUTE / PICCOLO Jocelyn Chan Joanne Chang Shannon Foster Alana Green Danielle Haythorne Annie Laroche Jung Oh Sarah Savill Suzanne Stephens Melissa Wong Christine Yanciw
TRUMPET Sarah Anderson Jessica Butt David Emery Azeem Lalji Becky McCleary Russ Parnell Michael Pedlow Gordon Trousdell
OBOE Alex Kim Nikolaus Mertes Aya Sato BASSOON Joel Hill CLARINET Jennifer Chomick Katherine Clarke Katherine Evans Alanna Little Lauren Middleton Silvia Riccio Jesse Sanders Amy Savill Francine Trouwborst Andrea Voros Amanda Wright BASS CLARINET Brian Higgins Kevin Nemethy
FRENCH HORN Suzanne Macdonald Adrienne Wasyluk TROMBONE Scott Campbell Ryan Loewen Charlotte Mould Michael Raimondo Steve Savage Geoff Tomlin-Hood EUPHONIUM David Barbic TUBA Thomas Staron Mike Whittle PERCUSSION Vicky Chan Sean Clark Stephanie Gibson Shelley Jupista Derek Kai Erin Morley Anni Terret
ALTO SAXOPHONE Joshua Langley Ejaaz Meghji Robert Semerdjian TENOR SAXOPHONE Kevin Meares
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SENIOR CONCERT BAND 1995-96 Kyla Adams Owen Appele Nick Argue Adrienne Bedford Monique Belanger Catherine Brink Kathryn Byron Bryan Chen Alex Crabtree Ryan Disterheft Allan Dunnet Neal Epstein Karen Foster Karen Gill Mark Godard Sara Goff Cristina Green Tamara Halse Mike Harris Kim Hausch Carlos HernandesFischer Kathi Jensen Zul Kaderali Brian Kai Brenda Kim Bridget Kim Jason Kom-Tong Bonnie Koo Ariel Lai Jacqueline Leveille Jackie Liu Leigh Luyt Danielle MacDonald Christine Mavinic Melissa McCleary Robin McKillop Morgan McLachlan Kristy Miller Michael Morris Roslyn Mustard Erine Nerome Orlina Nordin Christian Richardson Tim Ryce Greg Samodien
Megan Saunders Dennis Sepulveda Sabrina Sheppard Lydia Song Josh Spencer Andrew Staehling Sonja Stein Ryan Stewart Murphy Tarves Jesse Tucker Leah Walker Rebecca Webster Ashleah Wilson Amy Wright Betty Wu
RIPIENO STRING SECTION 95-96 VIOLIN I Aileen Doetsch Jessica Butt Emily Sung Anni Terrett Magda Lipowska VIOLIN II Adam Stuckert Ashley Meister-Riskin Verona Ko Grant Chang Danielle McDonald VIOLA Alice Huang Brendan Baker BASS Brandi Disterheft HARPSICHORD David Sung CONCERTANTI STRING TRIO 95-6 Lindsay Davis – Violin I Andrea Rose – Violin II Kylan Hodson – Cello
INTERMEDIATE STRING ORCHESTRA 95-96 Iris Chui Rachael Des Cotes Carolyn Duckham Cristina Green Chris Hung Edith Li Lauren Main Malcolm Easton Julianne Sun Francine Trouwborst Jennifer Huang Adrienne Jacques Tomoko Kamimura Michelle Hsieh Lindi Cassel Jin Ho Choi Frances Huang Janice Lee Suzanne MacDonald Kristen Slade Masao Kamimura SENIOR STRING ORCHESTRA 95-96 Jessica Butt Grant Chang Lindsay Davis Aileen Doetsch Verona Ko Magda Lipowska Danielle MacDonald Ashley MeisterRiskin Andrea Rose Adam Stuckert David Sung Emily Sung Annie Terret Brendan Baker Alice Huang Kylan Hodson Brandi Disterheft
Who’s in the Bands and Orchestras ? JUNIOR CONCERT GOLD 1995-96 Lindsay Bailey Danielle Belanger Sarah Bryant Jamie Burniston Chris Campbell Bradley Cocomile Alison Devine Amy Dodd Melissa Dodd Lindsay Evans Mike Gill Tim Haloun Tess Hemmett Daniel Hext Erin Holmes Anne Marie Jekyll Ashley Ko Jeffrey Legresley Shonagh MacRae Fiona Morris Mariko Motohashi James Oluyama Katrina Paddon Julie Park Sarah Parslow Michael Pringle Kate Siney Marc Staehling Anna Stevenson Lindsay Stoker Cydney Walker David Warren Gloria Wong Peter Wright Camilla Yeung
ELEMENTARY HONOUR BAND 95-96 Atkinson, Alison Hernandez-Fisher, Christina Gwiazda, Kamila Portillo, Elizabeth Liu, Amy Lord, Heather Mitchell, Alexis McConchie, Kathleen Torma, Thomas Molnar, Alexander Stone, Faey Motohashi, Sachie Lee, Slu-Min Hamill, Nick Davis, Paige Chartrand, Robert Young, Katherine Cheung, Edward Evans, Scott Bergstrom, Lisa Wong, Sophia McLachlan, Claire Molnar, Michael Morris, Katherine Hammett, Bryn Stein, Daniel Tomlin-Hood, Avril Mould, Felicity Kehler, Ainslie Park, Leonard Bae, Sharon Bondy, Lise Dhala, Aysha Samji, Hasina Shikano, Ikkei Rushton, Lauren Ingram, Peter Todd, Laura Budlovsky, Josh Finlay, Glenn Burnett, Kelsey Cassidy, Christina Littman, Janine Cochrane, Ryan
JUNIOR JAZZ ENSEMBLE 95-96\ Sarah Anderson Lindsay Bailey Danielle Belanger Laila Biali Jessica Butt Joanne Chang Sean Clark Brandi Disterheft Stephanie Gibson Brian Higgins Joshua Langley Kevin Meares Ejaaz Meghji Charlotte Mould Kevin Nemethy Michael Pedlow Michael Raimondo Aya Sato Adam Stephenson Geoff Tomlin-Hood Gordon Trousdell Adrienne Wasyluk COMBO 95-96 Dennis Sepulveda – Bass Guitar Ryan Stewart – Drums / Vibes Jesse Tucker – Guitar SENIOR JAZZ ENSEMBLE 95-96 Nick Argue Ryan Disterheft Neall Epstein Mark Godard Mike Harris Brenda Kim Jacqueline Leveille Jackie Liu Christina Marvinic Robin McKillop Michael Morris Erina Nerome Christian Richardson
Tim Ryce Dennis Sepulveda Andrew Staehling Ryan Stewart Jesse Tucker Lorraine Wong Betty Wu JUNIOR CONCERT BAND “BLUE” 1995-96 Allen, Jeffrey Amundsen, Clea Bae, Marian Beaulieu, Michael Burnett, Kelsey Cale, Iain Cocomile, Danielle Cotter, Mila Coyle, Erin Cramer, Lauren Denhoed, Lauren Forster, Jeffrey Helgason, Taline Horozian, Chris Ingram, Peter Kaderali, Zahara Kuwano, Sachiko Littmann, Janine Liu, Amy MacKenzie, Katie McDonald, Casey McKeen, Benjamin Muirhead, Clare Pangman, Luke Park, Leo Peach, Kenton Robertson, Alexi Rushton, Lauren Samji, Hasina Samodien, Graeme Samodien, Grantley Shikano, Ikkei Stein, Mariah Stirk, Sarah Tahaei, Houman Taylor, Chelsea Vaughan, Graham www.handsworthmusic.com ~ 209
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Reb’s 20th Anniversary
20 Years of Excellence Yes, it is true! Mr. Bob Rebagliati (or just “MR. REB” or even “REB”) has been teaching band students here at Handsworth since 1976. But he has not just been teaching, it has been much more than that! Mr. Reb has been the driving factor behind Handsworth’s award-winning music program. For two decades now he has been totally committed to his students and his band program and his striving for excellence. The Handsworth Music Program has expanded and developed since its beginnings. Now the music department includes two other very accomplished co-workers that teach along side Mr. Reb. Mr. Keith Woodward conducts the Intermediate Concert Band and co-instructs (with Reb) the Senior Concert Band. Mr. Peter Van Ooyen teaches our Orches-
Mr. Reb won a Distinguished Citizen Award and the Annual Professional Music Educator’s Award in 1991. In 1994 Reb was the recipient of the North Vancouver Music Educator’s Award of Excellence. He was chosen for these awards as: “an individual who through his accomplishments has not only brought credit to himself, but also to his school and to his community.” Congratulations Mr. Reb on your 20th year at Handsworth Secondary! Thank you for your wonderful gift of music to our kids and to our school. Written by” (Mrs.) Nancy Argue MPAC – Publicity Manager
tra and Strings program at Handsworth. Mr. Reb doesn’t believe in confining his students’ education to playing alone. He also instructs them in the historical aspect of music. He stresses the importance of listening to all types of music from the classics to jazz. Reb credits his success of having so many award winning bands over the years to his own love of music and his devotion to his students. “EXCELLENCE and PERSISTENCE of my students can only be obtained if I require excellence and persistence of myself. It’s not enough to teach with your head. You have to teach with your heart as well.” The lasting results of Reb’s program can be seen in the many students that go on to become professional musicians. The class of 1979 alone boasts six pros. Well over 50 of Reb’s charges have gone on to careers or further education in music. A few of them are even internationally known in the professional music world.
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Mr. Reb has been the driving factor behind Handsworth’s award-winning music program.
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Nancy Argue, Publicity Manager for the bands being honoured.
continued from page 201 Chris Best: Who were some of the private teachers you brought in to teach your kids? Peter: There were always professional musicians coming in to teach and help out with the program. Musicians such as Lee Duckles (former principal cellist with the VSO) who lives on the North Shore, Claude Giguere of the North Shore Celtic Ensemble, numerous other Symphony musicians, Carolyn Cole, former member of the VSO and Lions Gate Sinfonia, Cam Wilson from Django, and others. An interesting story regarding Lee’s dedication to the students: one winter morning he was coming in to teach a workshop and I was late due to snow conditions. He started my class and rehearsed with them until I arrived.
Mr. Reb won a Distinguished Citizen Award and the Annual Professional Music Educator’s Award in 1991.
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Handsworth Music students won 12 out of the 29 awards available at this years Kiwanis Jazz Festival.
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The Kelowna Tour CONTENTS FESTIVALS
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1997 AWARD WINNERS The May Revue Concerts are special because the music groups play selections from the year’s repertoire, and because they are the year-end Music Awards nights where our outstanding musicians are recognized and honoured. We congratulate the nominees and winners for their outstanding achievements. 1997 marks the first year of Woody grads (students taught by Mr Woodward from grades five to twelve). This year has produced excellent musicians, and good role
The Blue, Gold, Intermediate and Senior Concert Bands performed at this years Kiwanis Concert Band Festival as well as the Elementary Handsworth Honour Band.
OUR DIRECTORS: Bob Rebagliati Keith Woodward Peter van Ooyen
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models for the younger grades. They will be missed for their musical ability and their New Orleans stories, which they enjoy repeating over and over. Handsworth School Music Parents Advisory Committee (M.P.A.C.) is the organization of Handsworth School Music Parents. www.handsworthmusic.com ~ 213
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JUZT JAZZ CONCERT - This toe-tapping, entertaining evening is to be held TUESDAY, MAY 6TH at 7:30pm in the notorious HANDSWORTH “Blue Note Jazz Cellar” (Main Gym). Featured groups performing are our award-winning JUNIOR & SENIOR JAZZ ENSEMBLES as well as our dynamic and talented SENIOR JAZZ COMBO. Mireille Lebel and Chad Clark will entertain the crowd as our guest JAZZ VOCALISTS.
Sound Spectacular XIII was held at the Centennial Theatre on February 28. Master of Ceremonies was Bob Rankin former director of the program in the 1960s 70s. The Northshore Youth Symphony performed as well.
Concert highlights of Juzt Jazz include the Alumni Combo made up of music grads who return to Handsworth to perform at our special Jazz evening. Hats off to our Music Staff as well.
JUNIOR & SENIOR NIGHTS OF MUSIC These are the last formal school concerts of the year. This is the concert at which Handsworth’s outstanding music students receive their awards. Junior Night – Monday May 25 Senior Night – Thursday May 28 The Junior Evening of the Prelude to Spring Concert was held on February 19. Bob Rebagliati conducted the Junior Blue Concert Band and the Junior Jazz Band. The Handsworth String Orchestra was conducted by Mr. Peter van Ooyen. The evening ended with the Junior Gold Concert Band performing a John Williams Trilogy.
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JUZT JAZZ CONCERT - This toe-tapping, entertaining evening is to be held TUESDAY, MAY 6TH at 7:30pm in the notorious HANDSWORTH “Blue Note Jazz Cellar” (Main Gym).
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The decorations at all our concerts in these days were all because of Nancy Argue. She was a wonderful support person for the band program. We were sure lucky to have her assisting as Publicity Manager.
percussion, transforming into a youth symphony providing repertoire from pop to classical music. Van Ooyen wants the orchestra to play music it can identify with while also helping them explore the wider Youth Symphony on the North Shore Begun in 1995 by Peter van Ooyen, this group gives young orchestral musicians on the north shore to come together and share music. Performances have included concerts at Highlands Church, Seymour United Church, the Lucas Centre, Christ Church Cathedral and the Centennial Theatre. From September to May the orchestra operates on two levels: the Sinfonia Strings and the Concerti Players. In January, it comes together with the addition of woodwinds and brass and
body of orchestral literature. The group experience provides an important social experience. It also helps discipline one’s musical skills in an atmosphere that is comfortable but not with a lot of pressure.
This years Sweet Music Concert was better than ever. The bands played beautifully all the old Christmas favorites and everyone enjoyed the tastes of the season. Mr. Woodward can be seen below directing one of his bands through another traditional favorite.
Sound Spectacular’s solo guest artist this year was Dr. David Overgaard who is a professional freelance musician and has a doctorate in Bassoon performance.
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Festivals We are thrilled to announce that Handsworth Music students won 12 out of the 29 awards available at this Festival. Well done to all the award winners! WE ARE PROUD OF YOU ALL!
Summer Band Camp - June 30 - July 6 - North Vancouver Outdoor School at Paradise Valley. Students grade 4-9 - enrollment limited to 90 students $430. 7 days and 6 nights, 19 meals plus snacks, small and large group instruction with supervised practice, 7 first rate music instructors and 7 recreation counsellors
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Ryan Stewart $2,000.00 Berklee College of music scholarship plus a Berklee summer workshop (full tuition). Also $200.00 cash scholarship for most outstanding performer in the Sr. Jazz Band Class. $150.00 I.A.J.E. scholarship for summer study.
Brandi Disterheft $2,000.00 Berklee College of Music Scholarship & full tuition scholarship to a summer music camp. Laila Biali $2,000.00 Berklee College of Music scholarship and full tuition scholarship to a summer music camp. Anna Stevenson $250.00 Cash award for her soloing.
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“Music is something you “Do” for YOU! Work is what you do for others. But Art is what you do for yourselff.... for your soul.” Stephen Sondheim
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Jesse Tucker $2,500.00 scholarship to the Institute of Communication Arts in Vancouver. Jackie Leveille $150.00 scholarship for summer music study. Tim Ryce $150.00 scholarship for summer music study. COQUITLAM CONCERT BAND FESTIVAL (March) The Handsworth Intermediate Concert Band directed by Mr. Keith Woodward
did very well at the Coquitlam Festival. Our Intermediate Concert Band was awarded the highest SUPERIOR Festival rating. Well done! Hearty congratulations to our Music Staff and all the students who participated in these Spring Band Festivals. • Ryan Stewart • Sean Clark, Drums • Michael Morris • Laila Biali, Percussion • Jacqueline Liu • Brandi Disterheft, Bass
Our Blue, Gold, Intermediate and Senior Concert Bands performed at the Kiwanis Festival as well as the Elementary Handsworth Honour Band. As well as performing, our student musicians enjoyed workshops where the Adjudicators offered them helpful critiques following their performances. This non-competitive Festival which instead stressed participation and learning through experience.
** Best Sr. Rhythm section ** The Handsworth Senior Jazz Ensemble
• Aya Sato Piano • Christina Mavinic • Jesse Tucker Guitar • Adam Stephenson
** Best Junior Band ** Surrey Jazz Festival Runner Up: Handsworth Junior Jazz Ensemble Int. Concert Band attended the Abbotsford International Band Festival
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At 6:00am on the Morning of Friday April 11 we departed Handsworth school on our trek to the BC Interior jazz Festival in Kelowna.
We were on our way to Mount Boucherie Secondary School to play a 1:00pm concert by our concert band and jazz band. It was a short but successful concert and by 1:45 we were on the road again this time to Lakeview Heights Elementary School for another concert at 2:15pm. This one was short as well and we were back to Mount Boucherie to meet our billets by 3:45pm or should I say the Junior Jazz and Intermediates were while the Senior Jazz members got to stay at the Comfort Inn. I guess that was one thing us Juniors had to look forward to as we got older.
That evening we made up for it though. Senior Jazz Band to attend a jazz concert while us Juniors had the choice of going to the concert or heading to Parkinson Recreational Centre for their Friday Night Teen Night of pool, weights and dance.
The next morning we were all up at 7:30 bright and early and by 8:30 we were all at the Kelowna Community Theatre and Laurel Arts Centre where the Junior Jazz were to warm-up at 8:50am. At 9:15am we performed a concert. At 9:45am there was a Jazz Workshop and then we all had lunch at 11:30am. At 1:00pm we were back to the workshop listening to other bands. At 2:40pm our Senior Jazz started to warm-up. There was excitement in the air! At 3:30pm they took the stage while us (right)
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The Intermediate Concert Band, Junior Jazz, and Senior Jazz Ensembles will be travelling to Kelowna to perform at Mount Boucherie Secondary School, Lakeview Heights Elementary School, and the B.C. Interior Jazz Festival April 11—13.
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Juniors listened with much admiration because one day not very far away, that would be us sitting up there. Afterwards, the seniors gave a workshop while we all watched and listened. After supper we went back to watch the seniors perform at the Finals.
At 10:00 pm it was back to the Comfort Inn for the seniors but they deserved it. On Sunday morning April 13, after ahearty breakfast, we all boarded the busses for the trek back to Vancouver after an amazing three days at the B.C. Interior Jazz Festival. We all arrived safe and sound back at Handsworth at 5:30pm. It was a great trip and a good initiation for us juniors for what we knew was going to come in the years that followed.
Handsworth Strings have experienced another good year with record numbers of strings students projected for 1997-1998. Highlights of the year were the exciting tour to Victoria, Elementary School Concerts, and a visit from the Corvalis, Oregon High School String Orchestra.
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Awards Night
1997 AWARD WINNERS The May Revue Concerts are special because the music groups play selections from the year’s repertoire, and because they are the year-end Music Awards nights where our outstanding musicians are recognized and honoured. We congratulate the nominees and winners for their outstanding achievements. As you view the following criteria you can appreciate the value of these awards. Criteria used in selecting award winners: 1. Consistent first class musicianship (high standards achieved through our evaluation procedures) 2. Excellent general attitude 3. Excellent musical leadership 4. Excellence in attendance, punctuality & preparation at all rehearsals, curricular and extra curricular 5. High degree of coachability 6. Service to the group in some way other than in purely musical aspects
Senior Jazz Ensemble Nominees Jackie Leveille, Robin McKillop, Tim Ryce, Jessica Butt, GordTrousdell, Jesse Tucker Winner Jesse Tucker Senior Strings Nominees Suzanne MacDonald, Andrea Rose, Alice Huang Winner Alice Huang Senior Concert Band Nominees Scott Campbell, Christina Mavinic, Robin McKillop, GordTrousdell, Tim Ryce Winner Robin McKillop
For most outstanding musician Jr/Sr trophies, candidates must exhibit the above qualities in more than one group. Junior Blue Concert Band Nominees Kelsey Burnett, Chelsea Taylor, Amy Liu, Lauren Rushton Winner Kelsey Burnett Junior Gold Concert Band Nominees Sadie Harvey, Grace Kim, Lise Bondy, Sophia Wong, Krista Bergstrom Winner Sadie Harvey Intermediate Concert Band Nominees Alex Kim, Heidi Lee, Lindsay Bailey, Elliot Song Winner Lindsay Bailey Junior Jazz Ensemble Nominees Heidi Lee, Michael Pedlow, Marc Staehling, Anna Stevenson Winner Marc Staehling
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ABOVE: BCMEA Award to Bob Rebagliati
The May Revue Concerts are special because the music groups play selections from the year’s repertoire, and because they are the year-end Music Awards nights where our outstanding musicians are recognized and honoured
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Most Outstanding Musician – Junior Nominees Alex Kim, Anna Stevenson, Heidi Lee, Lindsay Bailey, Marc Staehling Winner Alex Kim ($175) Most Outstanding Musician – Senior Nominees Robin McKillop, Jackie Leveille, Jesse Tucker Winner Robin McKillop ($250)
marks the first year of Woody grads (students taught by Mr Woodward from grades five to twelve). This year has produced excellent musicians, and good role models for the younger grades. They will be missed for their musical ability and their New Orleans stories, which they enjoy repeating over and over. Next year, the senior band will hopefully have an equally successful year, with a trip to Newfoundland. Rest assured that all band students will practice diligently over the summer to help create a magnificent returning band. BELOW: 97 Alumni Combo
THE YEAR IN PASSING – Gord Trousdell, SCB President As the school year once again draws to a close, it seems appropriate to reflect on the many accomplishments of the Handsworth music program. As always, our directors have produced fantastic sounding bands, but this year also seems to be special for different reasons. 1997
BELOW: June concert, all the students in white are the graduating members of our Senior Concert band. Many students at this end of the year event received their 8 year pin for being in the music program since elementary school right up through high school. The May Revue Concerts are special because the music groups play selections from the year’s repertoire, and becuase they are the year end Music Awards nights where our outstanding students are recognizeed. 1997 was the first year of Woody grads (students taught by Mr. Woodward from grades 5-12).
1997 marks the first year of Woody grads (students taught by Mr Woodward from grades five to twelve).
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1997 North Vancouver Youth Symphony Van Ooyen brought the musicians together less than two years ago “to provide for local, quality opportunities for students to participate in string ensemble or full orchestra settings.” Along with practicing and performing, the group experience of the Symphony affords the opportunity to teach values; and it offers the environment to grow socially. Van Ooyen dreams of an expanded Northshore Youth Symphony that would work together from September through May. THE Northshore Youth Symphony are set to perform Williams, Elgar and Mozart at Centen-
His goal is to see more students joining
nial Theatre. “Thrilling!” is how Youth Symphony director Peter Van Ooyen describes the upcoming Wednesday, Feb. 26 performance at the North Vancouver music hall.
the symphony and he welcomes new student musicians who play string, wind, brass or percussion instruments.
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Van Ooyen dreams of an expanded Northshore Youth Symphony that would work together from September through May.
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On February 26, at 7:30pm, at the Centennial Theatre, as part of Sound Spectacular ’97, the Northshore Youth Symphony will perform Williams,’ The Empire Strikes Back, Elgar’s Nimrod from The Enigma Variations and Mozart’s, Overture from the opera, Cosi Fan Tutte. Youth movement NORTH Shore Youth Symphony draws its musicians from high-school wind, brass, percussion and string players. Cellist Kirsten Slade (second from left) is from Handsworth secondary school. The orchestra rehearses Monday evenings Jan. 12 to March 2 at Handsworth. Call 987-3381 to audition.
• Full Orchestra For winds, brass, percussion, strings – January to March Tentative Youth Symphony Calendar for 1997-1998 • BCMEA Honour Groups February 1821 • Kiwanis Festival Mid April • Tour – Professional Weekend April 23-26
North Shore Youth Symphony The North Shore Youth Symphony provides performing opportunities and course credit for string players. Mr Peter Van Ooyen at Handsworth can give you more information. Sections are: • Stringers Age 10 – 12 • Sinfonia Strings Age 12 – 18 • Concerti Strings Advanced String Ensemble by audition
LEFT: The North Shore Youth Symphony draws its musicians from highschool wind, brass, percussion and string players. Cellist Kirsten Slade (second from left) is from Handsworth secondary school. The orchestra rehearses Mondy evenings Jan. 12 to March 2 at Handsworth.
On February 26, at 7:30pm, at the Centennial Theatre, as part of Sound Spectacular ’97, the Northshore Youth Symphony will perform
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1997 PARENT SERVICE AWARD It is a great pleasure to speak about this parent. For nine years she has made many and various contributions to the Handsworth Music Program. Her main “portfolio” on Handsworth Music Parent Advisory Committee was that of publicity. Creating and circulating countless posters, promotional letters and complimentary tickets, she has showed her flare for quality, individuality and always a unique “angle” to catch the interest of potential audience members. She gave of her time to chaperone music outings and major tours.
Parent Service Awards Her many contributions to both the Handsworth School newsletter and the Music Program newsletter were of consistently high quality in accuracy, originality and zest! She also took the time to look after many years of photographs, articles and memorabilia in the archives of the Music Program scrapbooks. In addition, she also created vibrant and eye-catching displays of our music groups accomplishments in the main hallway showcases. Nancy Argue has been more than an exemplary parent – she has gone far beyond the call of duty of a vol-
unteer. Her contributions have been steady, high quality, original, creative and many fold. Nancy, with this award we honour you and we thank you. North Shore Youth Symphony The North Shore Youth Symphony provides performing opportunities and course credit for string players. Mr Peter Van Ooyen at Handsworth can give you more information. Sections are: • Stringers Age 10 – 12 • Sinfonia Strings Age 12 – 18 • Concerti Strings Advanced String Ensemble by audition • Full Orchestra For winds, brass, percussion, strings – January to March
NANCY: Many thanks to the music department for 9 wonderful years of service, friendship and wonderful music. All the best for the future, keep the music playing, I’ll be listening. Good luck, good wishes and thanks for a fun and rewarding experience as part of M.P.A.C. Sincerely Nancy Argue, publicity manager, 1988 - 97.
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Tentative Youth Symphony Calendar for 1997-1998 • BCMEA Honour Groups February 18-21 • Kiwanis Festival Mid April • Tour – Professional Weekend
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To the parent / guardian of each Handsworth Music Student: Handsworth School Music Parents Advisory Committee (M.P.A.C.) is the organization of Handsworth School Music Parents. Any parent or guardian of a student who is participating in Band or Strings is a member of the MPAC general body. MPAC provides guidance and support to the music directors. The executive (about 12 people) meets approximately five times a year and organizes most of the non-musical aspects of the program. Fundraising activities which are concentrated between September and early March are offered so that students can raise funds for their music trip accounts. To ensure the ongoing success and quality of the music program, it is very important that music program families participate in the operation of MAPC and in the fundraising activities. Grade 8 and Grade 9 band and strings students need to begin their continual effort to build a healthy balance into their accounts so that they can have adequate funds in their trip accounts by the time they are in the Intermediate Concert Band, Senior Strings and in the Senior Concert Band. The two bands travel on alternate years and the Strings travels yearly. MPAC’s intent is to have the individual music accounts at a sufficient balance so that the family budget is not largely affected when the “trip time” arrives.
A Note of Than ks sworth Music P - The Handrogram like to t would hank th e gradu parents a t in for thei r efforts g behalf o o n f their c hildren Music P in rogram : Sharon the comile: CoSe gue: Pu cretary, Nancy blicity, ArCo Decora ting & A ncert Venue rchives .
We acknowledge that September is a financially demanding month but the three lucrative events are scheduled in September so that the products can be available for Christmas. Please realize that the campaigns offer items that many households would normally purchase for Christmas time. In September, we will be offering Entertainment and Gold C Books, Student Price Cards, Magazine Subscriptions, and Gift Wrap and Accessories. These campaign start during the first week of school. MPAC is always looking for new ideas for raising funds – the basic dynamics being minimal time involvement and high returns.
(Continued from above) John Richardson: Christmas Concert Chairperson and MPAC Cice-Chairperson and Pat Crowe: Associate Chairperson for the Christmas Concert. We would also like to thank Richard and Dianne Spray, parents of Michael Whittle, Senior Concert Band for putting up our concert signs in Edgemont Village and on Capilano Road.
“Thrilling!” is how North Vancouver Youth Symphony director Peter Van Ooyen describes the upcoming Wednesday, Feb. 26 performance at the North Vancouver Centennial Theatre.
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OUR DIRECTORS: Bob Rebagliati Keith Woodward Peter van Ooyen
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Bob Rebagliati is the recipient for the 1998 Jazz Report Award for Secondary School Jazz Program of the Year. This makes our programme the finest in the country!
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JUZT JAZZ CONCERT Tuesday May 5th This evening we host two internationally famous jazz artists. Well known in jazz recording circles for his improvisational and studio skills, legendary New York lead trumpet player Marvin Stamm has appeared on hundreds of albums. Along with him will be Arnie Chycoski, lead trumpet for The Boss Brass. They will be “hanging out” with us this evening and will appear with the Senior Concert Ensemble. We are thrilled that they will be with us. Come prepared for several standing ovations.
A Gold Level performance standard for the last twenty years.
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MUSICFEST May 12-16 at UBC Only high school music groups who have demonstrated “superior” performance – either at a regional festival, or in audition are invited to this national music festival. Handsworth is proud to be sending four groups: Senior Jazz Quartet Intermediate Concert Band Junior Jazz Band Senior Jazz Band And the Senior Jazz Band has been asked to give one of the special guest performances at the festival’s climax. A real honour. Musicfest is being held in Vancouver
this year, for the first time since 1991. It’s at UBC from May 13 to May 16. It is an honour, once again, to have four of our groups approved to participate at Musicfest this year. Those groups are the Intermediate Concert Band, the Junior and Senior Jazz Bands, and the Senior Jazz Quartet. The week-long Festival includes concert and jazz choirs, orchestras, and various vocal and instrumental chamber/jazz combos. In addition to the performances from groups across Canada; instrumental workshops, clinics, evening concerts, and parties are included. As there will be over 6000 par-
ticipants, members of the public can only attend by purchasing an Adjudicator’s Pass for $30 which gives admission to hear some of Canada’s finest young jazz musicians plus the evening concerts. The cost of this National Festival is $53.00 per person for Intermediate and Senior
Jazz Band members plus an additional $30.00 for Junior Jazz and Senior Jazz Quartet members.
MusicFest runs six days from Tuesday-Sunday. You will be able to attend at least three days: Wednesday (Combo only), Thursday (Int. only), or Friday (Sr. only), Saturday, and Sunday (some of you may be able to attend more workshops and performances after school and some evening concerts). BR
THE JAZZ REPORT AWARDS The Jazz Report, one of Canada’s foremost Jazz magazines offers national awards for excellence in the field of Jazz. This year the awards honour 40 musicians who have made outstanding contributions to the art form over the past year. The winners have been selected by a committee of some 50 newspaper and magazine journalists, radio hosts, educators, record company personnel, and musicians from across the country who vote by open ballot. Some of this year’s recipients will be Diana Krall, Renee Rosnes (a Handsworth alumni), Jane Bunnett, Rick Wilkins, DD Jackson, Kenny Wheeler, Don Thompson, Bob McConnell, and Bob Rebagliati.
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All the students in the photo above in adulthood are musicians. .Laila and Brandi are both high quality professional jazz musicians . .
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The kudos just keep coming … On May 5, the day of the JUZT JAZZ concert, the Senior Jazz Band plays at Tom Lee Music Hall on Granville. They’ll be backing up New York trumpetplayer Marvin Stamm. And he’s returning the favour with a guest appearance at JUZT JAZZ in the evening. And there’s more. Arnie Chycoski, lead trumpet for The Boss Brass will also be playing at Tom Lee. He’ll stand in to save our trumpetplayer’s chops for the evening concert. The Concert / Workshop is at 2:30 and is $10. Mr. Reb swears if this is a dream, it’s a dream come true. WILL THE APPLAUSE NEVER DIE? Here’s a complete list of ‘best’ Handsworth Music collected at the Surrey Jazz Festival. Junior Jazz Senior Jazz Senior Jazz Ensemble, a tie with Semiahmoo Junior Piano – Seung-Yun Ko Senior Piano – Laila Biali Senior Bass – Brandi Disterheft
STILL MORE AWARD WINNERS … FROM THE KIWANIS JAZZ FESTIVAL Anna Stevenson Grade 10 – Tenor Sax and Clarinet – Kiwanis Music Scholarship - $250 cash Lailia Biali – Piano Grade 12 – Charter Members Scholarship - $200 cash Charlotte Mould, Grade 12 Trombone – Dave Robbins Scholarship - $100 cash a nd a tuition scholarship to Mile High Jazz Camp Colorado Brandi Disterheft – Grade 12 – Full Scholarship to Mile High Jazz Camp Colorado
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Senior Band Tour 1998 To tour or not to tour seems to be the question of many senior band members regarding the upcoming trip. And the object of indecision is not the cost, as one might expect, but the location. For years, Handsworth’s Senior Tour has frequented exotic cities around the world – New Orleans, San Francisco, Disneyland, and Hawaii, among others – so that the announcement of the destination of Newfoundland and Nova Scotia, which conjured up grey images of bait skiffs and abandoned harbours, was met with less than eager enthusiasm. As one member put it, “Reb said that it was a place you wouldn’t normally go with your family. Well, yeah, exactly. I wonder why!” Despite comments like these, however, any initial displeasure is giving way to a mature optimism building among the students, who are aiming for the ‘make the most of it’ spirit. Some of their comments: “It’s a good place to go on a band tour; we’ll mainly be doing festivals and band stuff, so it doesn’t really matter where it was, and if it’s a place we’ve never been before, then that’s even better.” “I’ve never been anywhere in Canada other than BC. This is a good chance to see the country.” “I wasn’t excited at first, but now I am.” “It’s pretty expensive. It would have been cheaper to go to LA or somewhere on the coast. We worked it out.” “What would have been really great is to go to Cape Breton, but this should be good, too. I’m curious to see what may fellow Canadians are like. I mean, same country, same language, but entirely different culture and accent and lifestyle.” “I’m excited. It should be really cool.” “I’m hoping to do tourist stuff – go to the beach.” “It doesn’t sound very exciting. There’s no street life, attractions, stuff to do.” “It’s not a place I would ever want to go to, but now that we’re going. I really want to go there.”
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Bob Rebagliati teaches jazz ensembles and concert bands at Handsworth Secondary School and adjudicates at Festivals throughout Western Canada. He is a percussion specialist and counts among his students Renee Rosnes.
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While enjoying their two week jaunt around the Maritime Provinces, the members of the Senior Concert Band will be playing at five different venues. The tour is the culmination of four or five years in the band program, and innumerable chocolate and poinsettia sales, as well as other fund raisers. “In the end”, said one of the parent chaperons, “It’s the bus rides that you’ll remember. The restaurants, the people who you shared a room with. It doesn’t matter where you go – between the music and the friends, you’re going to have the time of your life.” By Anna Stevenson
Reb actually had another reasonfor making this trip, the Atlantic Band Festival. While in Newfoundland and Nova Scotia, the 52 Grade 11 and 12 students performed in the Atlantic Band Festival. About 50 school bands took part. Hand-
Sean Clark on drums and Brandi Disterheft on string bass. Several students received individual awards as well.
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The tour is the culmination of four or five years in the band program, and innumerable chocolate and poinsettia sales, as well as other fund raisers.
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JUZT JAZZ CONCERT Tuesday May 5th Get there early – this will be the best jazz concert this year and will be standing room only! Guest Artists: This evening we host two internationally famous jazz artists. Well known in jazz recording circles for his improvisational and studio skills, legendary New York lead trumpet player Marvin Stamm has appeared on hundreds of albums. Along with him will be Arnie Chycoski, lead trumpet for The Boss Brass. They will be “hanging out” with us this evening and will appear with the Senior Concert Ensemble. We are thrilled that they will be with us. Come prepared for several standing ovations. JUNIOR & SENIOR NIGHTS OF MUSIC These are the last formal school concerts of the year. This is the concert at which Handsworth’s outstanding music students receive their awards. Junior Night – Monday May 25 Senior Night – Thursday May 28
Sound Spectacular XIV was held at the Centennial Theatre in North Vancouver on February 25. Master of Ceremonies was Norman Mould. Keith Woodward conducted the Intermediate Concert Band while Bob Rebagliati conducted the Senior Jazz Quartet and the Senior Jazz Ensemble. the handsworth Advanced String Ensemble was directed by Mr. Peter van Ooyen. Senior Concert Band duties went to both Bob and Keith.
NOTEWORTHY MUSIC DATES APRIL 25 – May 3 Senior Concert Band Tour MAY 5 Juzt Jazz 7 Jazz Report Award Night –Toronto 9 Melody Café – Spring Fair 12-16 Musicfest 25 Junior Night of Music 26 Senior Night of Music
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HANDSWORTH SENIOR JAZZ ENSEMBLE Concert, Bob Rebragliati, Director, May 15, 11:00am Zildjian Concert Stage – Auditorium Handsworth Secondary School Senior Jazz Ensemble from North Vancouver has maintained a Gold Level performance standard for the last twenty years.
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THE NORTH SHORE YOUTH SYMPHONY – MAY 8 On May 8 at the Lucas Centre (8:00pm), the North Shore Youth Symphony Strings play a performance of Mozart and Viotti Concerti. Joining them will be the Royal Strings of the Balmoral Family of elementary schools. Andrea Rose from Handsworth will be performing a solo concerto.
The May Revue Concert and Awards Night was held on May 25th for the Juniors and on May 28th for the seniors. MC was Mr. Terry Shaw, principal.
The Northshore Youth Symphony - May 8 at the Lucas Centre (8:00pm), plying Mozart and a Viotto Concerti. Andrea Rose will perform a solo concerto.
SWEET MUSIC was held on December 9th at Handsworth. MC was Ms. Nancy Smeal, VicePrincipal. This annual Christmas event included the combined strings orchestra as well as all the other ensembles.
The Senior Jazz Band has toured across Canada and the United States and has appeared in guest performances in Hawaii, Miami, Utah, San Francisco and New Orleans. This year they will be embarking on a tour of Maritime Canada with performances in both Nova Scotia and Newfoundland.
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STRING TOUR TO CALIFORNIA In early April, forty-three string students travelled to Los Angeles. They participated in a workshop at Disneyland, performed in two schools in the Laguna Beach Area, and toured Los Angeles. It was an exciting and positive trip.
ORCHESTRA MEMBERS VIOLIN Shana Chen Kelvin Cheng Iris Chiu Cherrie Chow Maggie Lee
Janice Lee Paul Tai Ann Tu Francine Trouwborst Amy Tu Michael Kim Agnes Morita
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STRINGS INSTRUMENT PROGRAMME The String Programme continues to grow in numbers and spirit. It is flavoured with students who put in time beyond regular academics to make music together and take the opportunity to improve
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Kristine Conway Alyshah Kaba Patrick Kane Nicole Lark Alexis Mitchell Min Park Ashkan Parsa Jillian Skowronek Nima Hamidian-Jahrome Tina Hung Daniella Dickenson Edith Li Hoda Motazedi Arash Parsa Mehdi Bahrami Siavash Miri Bella Wu Sharon Wu Amir Bahrami
CELLO Steven Choi Siavash Miri BASS Carolyn Duckham Paul Tai VIOLA Matthew Stevenson Joanne Chang GUITAR Nasim Moghaddam ABOVE: Ice Cream Concert at Capilano Park in June.
PHOTO L mirer a EFT: Young ad t Balbo aP San Fer nando V ark in the alley. Yo never k now u to be Jim , he might gro w i Hendr ix one d up someon e just li ay or ke him.
BEGINNING STRINGS & BASS LESSONS Mr Van Ooyen is very interested in including students who may have quit playing a string instrument for a time but would consider returning, and students who would just like to try out. Please come to the Music Office for a chat. Students interested in the bass and having previously read bass clef music are particularly encouraged to sign up.
string skills. The flexible programme allows students to play in groups at their level or to start from the very beginning.
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The Handsworth Zone Band Program
The Handsworth Zone Band Program was thought of as one school with five building sites—Handsworth Sec., Canyon Heights El., Cleveland El., Highlands El., and Montroyal El. The Program actually started with the MayJune Music Aptitude Appreciation testing for all grade four students, with hundreds of follow-up phone calls to the families. The auditioned Handsworth Elementary Honour Band (HEHB) gave the chance for the musically keen students to rehearse in the Handsworth band room once a week and perform at a higher music level. The private
ABOVE: Highlands Elementary Senior Band, ‘98 1990-1993: All grade 6 & 7and 6-7 bands from Cleveland El., Canyon Hts. El. and the Handsworth Elementary Honour Band (HEHB) performed at the Kiwanis Band Festival held at Willingdon Church in Burnaby. The grade 5 bands from those two schools performed at the N. V. School District Beginning Band Festival held at the Lucas Centre. The HEHB ended each year with a bowling/pizza party or lazer tag/pizza party. 1994: HEHB does an overnight tour to Saltspring Island as part of our school band exchange with Fernwood El. School and concerts at Fernwood El. and Saltspring El. School. ABOVE: Canyon Heights Elementary Senior Band, ‘98 evaluation system started in grade 5 and continued through grade 12. Each band would perform in one adjudicated festival each year in addition to three school concerts plus one Zone concert. The HEHB would have extra performances. Cleveland El. always had three levelsof concert bands— grades 5, 6 & 7. Canyon Hts. and Highlands occasionally had three levels, and Montroyal always had two levels— grade 5 & 6/7.
RIGHT: Monroyal Senior Concert Band, ‘98
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The Handsworth Music Program was and still is a cohesive program that included elementary and high school students. Instructors taught in both elementary and high school which added to the family approach.
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All future sax players started on clarinet in grade 5, and “added” tenor sax in latter years. This way we would always have “doublers” for the jazz band repertoire at Handsworth. We would find our best flute musicians and encourage them to play alto sax in the jazz bands at Handsworth. High music aptitude or previous music instrument experience oboe students were only allowed to play oboe if they would take private lessons for at least the first year. The same with French horn students in grade five. We would encourage French horn student’s with “good ears” to double on trumpet in the Handsworth jazz bands as well. Piano players comprised most of the percussion sections in the four feeding elementary schools. The
ABOVE: Mimi, Britt, Riannon, friends for life! 1996 & 1999: Canyon Hts. to the Coquitlam Fine Arts Festival & Bowling Party. Cleveland Sr. & Int., Highlands, and HEHB to the Kiwanis Festival.
ABOVE: Canyon Heights Elementary Junior Band ‘98
percussion students only played mallet percussion up to the Christmas concert, before we added un-tuned percussion and tympani to their rehearsals. We managed to have tympani at three of the four elementary schools and roto-toms at the other one. Those that played in the jazz bands at Handsworth would rotate between tunes with the three stations in the jazz band—drum set, mallet percussion and Latin percussion. 1994-1995 (1993-94 was the first year of the El. Band & Strings Parent Association): Same as festivals as in 1990-1993 but also added Highlands El. to Woody’s teaching assignment.
RIGHT: Cleveland Elementary Junior Band, ‘98
Elementary students became familiar through visits to the high school how the music program operated and ususally stayed with from grade 5 through 12 producing many fine musicians over the years that went on to professional careers in music.
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1998 HANDSWORTH INTERMEDIATE BAND 1997-98 FLUTE Alison Atkinson Krista Bergstrom Sarah Bryant Cristina Hernandez-Piccolo Heidi Lee Grace Kim-Piccolo A’teef Meghji Jae Eun Park Elizabeth Portillo Clare Zemcov BASS CLARINET Anna Stevenson ALTO SAXOPHONE Michael Forsyth Jenny Lee Claire McLachlan TENOR SAXOPHONE Chris Campbell Steve Kim BARITONE SAXOPHONE Mathew Evans CLARINET Sarah Henderson Seung Yun Ko Katherine Mitchell Julie Park Houman Tahaei Thomas Torma Sophia Wong Diana Younan
TRUMPET David Gvozdanovich Tess Hammett Ainslie Kehler Matthew Kerr Felicity Mould Michael Pringle Marc Staehling FRENCH HORN Lise Bondy Aysha Dhala Tim Haloun Jeff LeGresley Hasina Samji TROMBONE Daniel Green Kenton Peach David Rudko EUPHONIUM Lindsay Bailey TUBA David Liu Elliot Song PERCUSSION Kelsey Burnett Sadie Harvey Annie Marie Jekyll Claire Poliquin Dan Pennell
OBOE Erin Gjernes Daniel Hext
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BASS CLARINET Alison Devine
OBOE Alex Kim Nikolaus Mertes Aya Sato
ALTO SAX Danielle Belanger Lindsay Evans Joshua Langley Ejaaz Meghji Rob Semerdjian
FLUTE Jocelyn Chan Melissa Dodd Mariko Motohashi Sarah Parslow Sarah Savill Amy Tu Gloria Wong Joanne Chang Shannon Foster Alana Green Danielle Haythorne Erin Morley Jung Oh Jacqui Stephens Suzanne Stephens Melissa Wong Katherine McKinley Christine Yanciw Annie Laroche BASSOON Joel Hill CLARINET Francine Trouwborst Jennifer Chomick Amy Dodd Nicole Haboosheh Alana Little Fiona Morris Jessica Sanders Amy Savill Andrea Voros Silvia Riccio CONTRABASS CLARINET Joseph Doho
TENOR SAX Lindsay Stoker Kevin Meares Kevin Nemethy Michael Gill BARITONE SAX Brian Higgins TRUMPET James Burniston Michael Pedlow Sarah Anderson Gordon Trousdell Jessica Butt Russ Parnell Becky McCleary FRENCH HORN Audrey Haboosheh Adrienne Wasyluk TROMBONE Scott Campbell Charlotte Mould Michael Raimondo Steve Savage EUPHONIUM David Barbic Geoff Tomlin-Hood TUBA Thomas Staron Michael Whittle Shelley Jupista
PERCUSSION Stephanie Gibson Erin Holmes Vicky Chan Sean Clark Derek Kai
ADVANCED STRING ENSEMBLE 97-98 VIOLIN Grant Chang Rachael Des Cotes Malcolm Easton Rod Henerson Min-Pei Lee Nastaran Mohammadi Yasaman Mohammadi Andrea Rose Alia Statham VIOLIN Julianne Sun Tammy Tai AnniTerrett CELLO Lindi Cassel Jin Ho Choi Kylan Hodson Theadore Na VIOLA Brendon Baker Alan Davis Jennifer Huang STRING BASS Brandi Disterheft Charlotte Mould
Who’s in the Bands and Orchestras ? JUNIOR CONCERT GOLD 1997-98 OBOE Stephanie Bennett FLUTE Kamilla Gwiazda Lauren Denhoed Sarah Stirk Alia Statham Amy Liu Janice Han CLARINET Faye Stone Clea Amundson Mila Cotter Erin Coyle Chelsea Taylor Lisa Bergstrom BASS CLARINET Jeff Forster ALTO SAX Jeff Allen Graeme Samodien TENOR SAX Michael Molnar BARITONE SAX Benjamin McKeen TRUMPET Avril Tomlin-Hood Luke Pangman Leo Park Grantley Samodien FRENCH HORN Jack Garton Lauren Rushton Ikei Shikano TROMBONE Peter Ingram
PERCUSSION Gary Chang Alexi Robertson Mark Okuyama STRING BASS Chris Vance
JUNIOR BLUE BAND 97-98 FLUTE Lindsay Johnson Rosa Park Joanna Sun CLARINET Nicole Slade Ed Cheung Scott Evans Katherine Young David Bishop Darby Love Sachie Motohashi Su Min Lee John Thompson Alexander Molnar Adam Matthews OBOE Kathleen McConchie Heather Lord ALTO SAX Andrew Cartwright Ashleigh Pidgeon Braden Evans Alex Spencer Jessica Maxted Nick Hamill TENOR SAX Katherine Morris
SENIOR JAZZ ENSEMBLE 97-98 ALTO SAX Joshua Langley Ejaaz Meghji-Ahamed Jessica Sanders TENOR SAX Kevin Meares Gloria Wong BARITONE SAX Alex Kim TROMBONE Charlotte Mould Michael Raimondo Geoff Tomlin-Hood Brian Higgins (B.Sx) TRUMPET Sarah Anderson Jessica Butt Gordon Trousdell Adrienne Wasyluk BASS Brandi Disterheft KEYBOARD Laila Biali Aya Sato GUITAR Danielle Belanger Adam Stephenson DRUMS Sean Clark Stephanie Gibson
JAZZ QUARTET 97-98 Sean Clark – Drums Brandi Disterheft – Bass Kevin Meares – Saxophone Charlotte Mould – Trombone
JUNIOR JAZZ ENSEMBLE 97-98 ALTO SAX Heidi Lee Sophia Wong TENOR SAX Jenny Lee Anna Stevenson BARITONE SAX Steve Kim KEYBOARD Daniel Hext Seung Yun Ko TRUMPET David Gvozdanovich Tess Hammett Marc Staehling Felicity Mould
GUITAR Gary Chang Hale Jones-Cox PERCUSSION Mark Okuyama Clare Poliquin Grace Kim Dan Pennell DRUMS Kelsey Burnett Sadie Harvey
TRUMPET Daniel Kaushansky Kohjun Sato Daniel Stein TROMBONE Robert Chartrand Laura Todd TUBA Glenn Finlay Sahil Hathiramani PERCUSSION Akber Samji Christina Cassidy Grant Harvey
TROMBONE Lindsay Bailey David Liu David Rudko Krista Bergstrom (A.Sx) BASS Elliot Song Chris Vance
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Just Jazz and Alumni Night and a band trip to Nelson, B.C. Int. Concert Band and Jr. Jazz Ensemble to Festival Nelson
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June Celebration Concerts and Award Nights Tuesday June 1 and Wednesday June 2nd.
NO one ever has enough money these days. But for schools, raising cash can be especially tough. Still, Handsworth’s parents and friends are hard at it as a new science lab and new science equipment is top of the shopping list. Provincial grant money only goes so far, so now the gang at Handsworth is taking it upon themselves to raise the $250,000 they need to purchase the new gear. On Saturday, Nov. 6, the school held a special fundraising Construction Zone Party complete with live auction, music, food and fun. Handsworth’s impressive jazz band was there and there were lots of prizes and goodies to keep the crowd happy. Congratulations, everyone, on a job well done.
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1999 Awards Night Junior Band awards celebrations 1999 in June
Senior Band Awards Celebration in June at the Celebration concert. June 2, 1999. BOTTOM LEFT: Principal Mr. Terry Shaw on awards night.
Top Awards from Festivals 1999
Awards Night was always a special occasion at handsworth as it gave the directors a chance to honor their most outstanding students
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One lucky student receiving her award.
Celebration Concerts and Awards Night ‘99 were held of June 1st for the Juniors and on June 2nd for the Seniors. MC was Ms. Nancy Smeal, Vice-Principal. The Handsworth Elementary Honour Band performed at this concert led by Keith Woodward and Bob Rebagliati. MC for the senior night was Mr. Terry Shaw, Principal.
Handsworth Junior Blue Concert Band performing.
Handsworth Seniors receiving their awards. at the year-end concert, June 2, 1999.
Handsworth students always looked forward to Awards Night as it represented recognition of a year’s hard work.
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ABOVE: The Juzt Jazz Concert held iMay 4, 1999. The Jjunior, senior and alumni bands all performed and it was a great night! Solos and duos also performed.
Fundraising Pub Night with the Handsworth Combo. It was a real fun night in April 1999.
LEFT: One of Anna Stevenson’s many solos.
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Jazz Combo performing in the spring of 1999 in the Park Royal Shopping Centre in West Vancouver.
On November 6, 1999 the school held a special fundraising Construction Zone Party complete with live auction, music, food and fun. They are trying to raise $250,000 for new gear.
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NO one ever has enough money these days. But for schools, raising cash can be especially tough. Still, Handsworth’s parents and friends are hard at it as a new science lab and new science equipment is top of the shopping list. Provincial grant money only goes so far, so now the gang at Handsworth is taking it upon themselves to raise the $250,000 they need to purchase the new gear. On Saturday, Nov. 6, the school held a special fundraising Construction Zone Party complete with live auction, music, food and fun. Handsworth’s impressive jazz band
was there and there were lots of prizes and goodies to keep the crowd happy. Congratulations, everyone, on a job well done. Sophie Wong, Aysha Dhala and Lindsay Bailey are all part of Handsworth’s impressive stage band. If jazz is your thing, you’ve got to hear this group. Emcee Norman Mould and Kerry Karram were all dressed up as part of the theme. Hardhats were the rule this evening.
Grace “the decorator” Kennedy worked very hard to turn the gymnasium into a party construction zone. She wore her hardhat to celebrate. Katie Mitchell and Kate Butler were busy preparing some food along with Martina Bernath and Catherine Kennedy.
Provincial grant money only goes so far, so now the gang at Handsworth is taking it upon themselves to raise the $250,000 they need to purchase the new gear.
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Nelson Tour
On Thursday morning April 15 at 8:00am we all arrived at Handsworth to board the busses for Nelson, B.C. We departed Handsworth at 9:00am and arrived in Nelson at
6:00pm after a very long bus ride. Our accomodation was at the Viking Motel on Kootenay Lake. We spent the rest of the evening getting acquainted with Nelson (a vintage/refurbished movie theatre, Gravity indoor rock climbing and the Savoy Lanes Bowling Alley. For many of us Juniors and Intermediates this was our first trip away from home without our families. We were all back safe and sound at our motel by 11:00pm just in time for lights out.
The next morning we were all up for breakfast at 8:00am and then it was off to L.V. Rogers Senior Secondary School and a concert band warm-up in Room 205 at 10:15am. At 11:00am we had an adjudication clinic in the gymnasium and our first taste of the Nelson Music Festival. That afternoon after lunch on our way to Ainsworth Hot Springs a small group of us stayed at Kootenay Kayaks while the rest went on to the hot springs. Dinner was at 6:30pm and they we were all off to a concert at L.V. Rogers performed by the Campbell Collegiate Chamber Choir and Wind Ensemble. At 10:00pm it was back to the Viking Motel and lights out at 11:00pm.
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— WE ALL HAD TO BRING WITH US — • $20.00—$25.00 per day for meals and entertainment — ($80.00-$100.00 estimate). Money from our school band account or from home.
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The next morning it was back to the school where our Junior Jazz Band had a warm-up in Room 232 before going into the festival for their adjudication clinic in Room 226. After lunch we all attended an instrument clinic.
After lunch we all had to attend one clinic of a group equal or at a higher level than ourselves. At 8:00pm that evening we all attended Hoja (a capella vocal group) concert at the school and recieved our festival participation plaques. Then it was back to the Viking Motel where you guessed it lights out at 11:00pm. The next morning we departed Nelson for the scenic drive back to Vancouver musically more aware than when we had arrived.
Your music folder(s) which travels with folder boxes. Both concert and jazz instruments. Clean uniform. Bathing suit for Ainsworth Hot Springs. One suitcase. Entertainment items — C.D. players/reading material/homework/games/etc. Bring a foamy and sleeping bag if you do not wish to share a queen size bed with one of your quad room-mates.
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Alumni Jazz
ABOVE: The Handsworth Senior Jazz Band performing in Handsworth’s big gym. BOTTOM: Alumni jazz band with Woody (far right) filling in the back row of trumpets.
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The Alumni Jazz were always featured at the Homecoming Concert and were a big draw for the crowds
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ABOVE: Jesse Tucker guitar solo supported by Ryan Stewart on drums. PHOTO FAR RIGHT: Mark Follett on alto solo. BOTTOM: Robin McKillop tenor solo.
Woody taught Jesse, Ryan and Robin continuously for eight years. They were among Woody’s first of three 8-year cycles of grade 5-12 band students from the Handsworth Zone Band Program. Jesse and Ryan via Cleveland Elementary and Robin from Canyon Heights Elementary.
Many of the Alumni jazz players kept up their performing in groups around Vancouver and some went on to become professional players.
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1999 HANDSWORTH INTERMEDIATE BAND 1998-99
SAMODIEN Grantley STEIN Daniel TOMLIN-HOOD Avril
Flute DENHOED Lauren GWIAZDA Kamila HAN Janice HERNANDEZ-FISHER Cristina KIM Grace LIU Amy PORTILLO Elizabeth STIRK Sarah ZEMCOV Clare
Trombone CHARTRAND Robert INGRAM Peter RUDKO David
Clarinet BERGSTROM Lisa CHEUNG Edward COTTER Mila COYLE Erin LEE Su-Min MATTHEWS Adam MOLNAR Alexander STONE Faye TAYLOR Chelsea TORMA Thomas WONG Sophia YOUNAN Diana Bass Clarinet FORSTER, Jeffrey Alto Sax ALLEN Jeffrey SAMODIEN Graeme SPENCER Alec Tenor Sax KIM Steve MOLNAR Michael Baritone Sax MCKEEN Benjamin Trumpet MOULD Felicity PANGMAN Luke PARK Leo 250 ~ Nelson Tour
Bass Trombone FINLAY Glenn French Horn BONDY Lise DHALA Aysha RUSHTON Lauren SAMJI Hasina SHIKANO Ikkei Euphonium GARTON Jack Tuba FINLAY Glenn Percussion BURNETT Kelsey CASSIDY Christina CHANG Gary JONES-COX Hale LIM Zaneta OKUYAMA Mark String Bass VANCE Chris
SENIOR CONCERT BAND 1998-99 Flute BERGSTROM Krista CHAN Jocelyn DODD Melissa LEE Heidi MCKINLEY Katherine MOTOHASHI Mariko PARK Jae Eun PARSLOW Sarah WONG Gloria Clarinet BONENFANT Tarah CHOMICK Jennifer DODD Amy HABOOSHEN Nicole HENDERSON Sarah KENNA Kristel KO Ashley MITCHELL Katherine MORRIS Fiona PARK Julie SANDERS Jessica Bass Clarinet STEVENSON Anna Oboe HEXT Daniel Alto Sax BELANGER Danielle LEE Jenny Tenor Sax STOKER Lindsay Baritone Sax FORSYTH Michael Trumpet GVOZDANOVICH David HAMMETT Tess PEDLOW Michael STAEHLING Marc
Trombone GREEN Daniel PEACH Kenton Bass Trombone TOMLIN-HOOD Geoff Euphonium BAILEY Lindsay Tuba LIU David SONG Elliot Percussion GIBSON Stephanie HARVEY Sadie JEKYLL Anne Marie PENNELL Daniel POLIQUIN Claire INTERMEDIATE STRINGS 98-99 Violin ATKINSON SarahJane BAHRAMI Amir CALIBO Jojette CASSEL Taryn CHAU Louis CHENG Kelvin CHIA David CHIU Iris DICKENSON Daniella FISCHER Joseph HUNG Tina (Tienpin) KABA Alyshah KANE Patrick KIM Tim MCCANCE Ian MORITA Hiromi OAKLEY Trevor PARK Christine PARSA Ashka SCHILLING Joanna
TU Amy WESTWALLROPER Clare WONG Daniel Viola CHENG Cindy HARRISON Amanda MACLEAN Jessica STEVENSON Matthew ADVANCED STRING ENSEMBLE 98-99 Violin CHAN May CHEN Shana DES COTES Rachael EASTON Malcolm KIM Michael MITCHELL Alexis PARK Kyoung Min STATHAM Alia SUN Joanna SUN Julianne TAI Tammy TERRETT Anni (Concertmistress) Viola CASSELL Lindi HUANG Jennifer Cello CHOI Jin Ho CHOI Steven HODSON Kylan MACDONALD Suzanne NA Theodore SLADE Kirsten Bass DUCKHAM Carolyn
Who’s in the Bands and Orchestras ? JUNIOR CONCERT GOLD 1998-99 Flute JOHNSON Lindsay PARK Rosa PARKES Rachael Clarinet CHEUNG Helen CHIOU Jordan CHOI Peter EVANS Scott LEFROY Caitlin LOVE Darby MOTOHASHI Sachie SENDA Mika THOMPSON Jonathan YOUNG Katherine Bass Clarinet BISHOP David Oboe LORD Heather MCCONCHIE Kathleen Alto Saxophone BORDEN Richard HAMILL Nicholas MAXTED Jessica Tenor Sax PIDGEON Ashleigh Baritone Sax HAMMETT, Bryn Trumpet KAUSHANSKY Daniel MAHER Olivia SANJABI Kia Trombone TIDEY Matthew French Horn DEMERS Amanda MATTHEWS Leah
WATT Catherine Baritone MCCONCHIE Rebecca Tuba HATHIRAMANI Sahil Percussion CHEN Yvonne CHIA Tina CHIU Yi Yin (Eve) HARVEY Grant SAMJI Akber TOUB, Afshin JUNIOR BLUE BAND 98-99 Flute CLARK Megan EPP Lauren HIGGINS Rosemary SHERSTOBITOFF Laura SILVANOVICH Natalie STEPHENSON Chantal Clarinet CHAN Victor CHIU Celine CHOW Alice CLAUDE Marianne COYLE Alison FERNETS Amy KIM Joshua KIMM-JONES Emma LOCKWOOD Kara MACKINNON Stacey MARCH Lauren MCNEILL Tara PATERSON Tiffany RAYNER Corinne TETIKER Emel WONG Vania
Bass Clarinet PAYNE Katie Oboe GALLAHER Breelana Alto Saxophone MARTIN Brittany NORDMAN, Melanie Tenor Saxophone MCLAWS Kyle Trumpet BENNETT Sean GJERNES Evan KIM Michael MARTIN Paul MYRONUK Darcy RAIMONDO Erin Trombone MACARIO Bradley Tuba EBERT Lara Percussion GOH James JONES Peter MATTHEWS William NORDIN Erik OAKEY Damon WALZ Richard WILLIAMS Rhett
SENIOR JAZZ ENSEMBLE 98-99
JUNIOR JAZZ ENSEMBLE 98-99
Alto Sax LEE Heidi PARK Jae Eun
Alto Saxophone MATTHEWS Adam WONG Sophia
Tenor Sax LEE Jenny STEVENSON Anna
Tenor Sax KIM Steve MOLNAR Michael
Baritone Sax WONG Gloria
Baritone Sax MOLNAR Alexander
Trumpet GVOZDANOVICH David HALOUN Timothy
Trumpet GARTON Jack MOULD Felicity MYRONUK Darcy STEIN Daniel TOMLIN-HOOD Avril DHALA Aysha
STAEHLING Marc Trombone BAILEY Lindsay BERGSTROM Krista (Alto Sax) LIU David TOMLIN-HOOD Geoffrey
Trombone CHARTRAND Robert FINLAY Glenn RUDKO David TIDEY Matthew
Drumset GIBSON Stephanie PENNELL Daniel
Drumset BURNETT Kelsey CASSIDY Christina
Percussion POLIQUIN Claire
Percussion SAMJI Akber
Electric Guitar FERNETS Dax
Electric Guitar CHANG Gary JONES-COX Hale
Bass SONG Elliot Keyboard HEXT Daniel KO Ashley
Keyboard KIM Grace OKUYAMA Mark Bass VANCE Chris HAMMETT Bryn
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Desmond Hoebig Gwen Hoebig Daniel Scheidt Leanne Roy Janet Warren Doug Irwin Dave Boddington Joanie Bye Dan Scheidt Sam Salmon Craig Drew Mike Millard
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Since 1985 John McLachlan has been bringing his inimitable style of folk music to audiences across Canada and abroad. From intimate folk clubs in Calgary and Ottawa to sold out concerts in Vancouver; from communities in his home province of British Columbia to Bogota, Colombia, this inspiring performer has never failed to delight.
David Malecot - film composer – music producer Vancouver, BC. Provided various production / arranging services for the following clients (19921995):Ken Smith (songwriter), The Manhattans (vocal group), Von Winmill (artist), (Lable Hektoen Music Corp.), Rossetti Song (composer), Wendy Truong (songwriter), Tiffany Hambrook (singer) Matt Sansom (artist), Patricia Merlo (songwriter), Grant Vandyke (songwriter), Susan Chase (singer), Shaun McKay (songwriter), Michelle Carlistle (songwriter), Leia Schatz (artist) Chloe White (singer)
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Michiko Singh- Grad 1988 B.Mus. and M. Mus. from the Juilliard School. Currently 4th Horn in the Winnipeg Symphony. Former member of the Vancouver Symphony, Hong Kong Philharmonic, Honolulu Symphony, Memphis Symphony, Hartford Symphony. Substitute player, New York Philharmonic and New World Symphony
David Malecot John McLachlan Dave Stewart Tom Colclough Ron Culver Terry Madsen Renee Rosnes Craig Addy Sue Banning Scott Jones Rob Marr Neil Wong Mani Nassefat Frani Booth Annette Borek David Ashton David Malecot Jeff Seddon Blair Shellenberg Michiko Singh Rogers Mare Rob Calden Danielle Stephen Ron George
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Darcy James Argue’s Secret Society, is an eighteen-piece big band founded in 2005. In 2009, the group released their first studio album, Infernal Machines, on New Amsterdam Records, an independent record label in New York City. The album received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Large Jazz
Bruce Follett David Malecot James Mitchell 76 Aisha Dahli Lennart Henrikkson Dave Boddington Craig Drew Rob Calder Greg Passmore Darcy Argue Marc Rogers Rob Marr Brian Rapanos Recognized as one of Canada’s most outstanding violinists, Gwen Hoebig is a graduate of the Juilliard School in New York City.
Ensemble Album and a Juno Award nomination in Canada for Contemporary Jazz Album of the Year. It was recognized multiple times in the Down Beat magazine Critics’ Poll.
James Mitchell studied flute at the Vancouver Academy of Music and then went on to complete a BMus at the University of British Columbia and a MMus at the University of Edinburgh. Over the decades I’ve performed on both the west and east coasts of Canada, the western United States, and also in Scotland, England, France and Switzerland. My wife Moira (pianist) and I still perform at least once a month in Scotland where I am now based.
Sue Banning Todd Taylor Mike Eby Justin Young Leigh Grisewood Jason Walters Pat Gibbs Danielle Stevens Mtano Loewi Neil Wong Ros Hollett Paula G’Froerer Mark Follett Stacey Taylor
After tenor saxophonist Joe Henderson hired her to play with his quartet in 1986, Rosnes began an international career. In 1988, she was a member of the Wayne Shorter Band and in 1989, she joined trombonist JJ Johnson’s Quintet and remained his pianist of choice until he retired in 1997. In 1989, she also began working with tenor master James Moody and was the pianist in his quartet for the next 20 years. Rosnes frequently performs with vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson, and recorded “For Sentimental Reasons” with his quartet in 2007. She was a founding member of the SFJAZZ Collective, and played with the all-star octet from 2004 through 2009. Since 2012, she has been a member of bassist Ron Carter’s Foursight Band. The group toured Europe during the fall of 2015
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APPENDIX
HOUSE OF COMMONS OTTAWA, CANADA K1A 0A6 May 30th, 1986
Dear Mr. Rebagliati: I was delighted with the excellent performance of Handsworth students at the National Music Festival. Gold awards for both the Senior Jazz Band and the Senior Concert Band, and six students selected for the All Star Bands – congratulations – you, Ms. Backun and Handsworth must all be very proud. Congratulations and my very best wishes to you in your future endeavours. Sincerely, Mary Collins, M.P. Capilano
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VANCOUVER PORT CORPORATION
May 15, 1991 File: 0350-60
Mr. B. Rebagliati Handsworth Secondary School 1044 Edgewood Rd. North Vancouver, BC V7R 1Y7
Dear Mr. Rebagliati: Cheers, bouquets – and rave reviews to the Handsworth Jazz Band for your delightful debut at Port Day ’91. As I am sure you know, hundreds of North Shore residents had the opportunity to be superbly entertained by your young musicians, and we extend our warmest thanks and appreciation to each and every one of them for their performance. As a token of our appreciation, we enclose a small honorarium. Your personable “chat” to the audiences contributed greatly to the mood on our outdoor site. We very much hope that the Handsworth Jazz Band would favourably consider an encore engagement next year at Port Day ’92. Many thanks to everyone. Sincerely, Captain Norman C. Stark Port Manager and Chief Executive Officer
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NORTH SHORE CREDIT UNION
May 9, 1991
Mr. Bob Rebagliati Handsworth Secondary School 1044 Edgewood Road North Vancouver, BC V7R 1V7
Dear Bob: Handsworth School was musically and professionally represented at the official opening reception of the Pacific Landmark Branch. The music provided by Kathy Paslow, Magala Brown and Cathy Hunter was most enjoyable and really helped to make the evening a success. Thank you for sharing the talents of these fine young ladies with North Shore Credit Union staff and our 250 guests. We enclose a cheque in the amount $350 which represents our donation to Handsworth Secondary School – please use these fund in a way that you would most benefit the Music Department. I look forward to another opportunity to share in the talents of your music students. Yours truly, Sheila Yip Marketing Assistant
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Index A Abe Fratkin 82 Arnie Chycoski 225 Atlantic Band Festival 229
B B.C. Honour Band 102 B.C. Interior Jazz Festival Tour 217 Banff Festival 164 BC Honour Band & Honour Orchestra 177 Berklee College 94 Bob Rankin 25 Bob Rebagliati 12, 132 Brian G’froerer 22 Bruce Hoadley 45 Bye, Bye Birdie! 179
C Calgary Kiwanis Festival 63 Camp Miriam 82 Camp Miriam Retreat 110 Canadian School Jazz Championships 81 Canadian Stage Band Festival 43, 71, 89 Claire Sparks 107 Coquitlam Concert Band Festival 89, 154 Coquitlam Music Festival 38, 135, 141 Courtenay Music School 195
D Dave Branter 86 Dick Fratkin 82 Distinguished Citizen Award 135, 148
E Elementary Band & Strings Program 158 Expo 86 91, 101
F Fran Booth 87
J Jeff Seddon 94 Joe Berarducci 19
K KATJA CEROVSEK 135, 146
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KEITH WOODWARD 14 KELOWNA SCHOOL OF THE ARTS 194 Kiwanis Concert Band Festival 89, 154, 163, 195 Kiwanis Jazz Festival 154, 163, 164, 199, 201, 227 Kiwanis Music Festival 38
M Marvin Stamm 225 Mary Hume 57 Michiko Singh 93 MODULAR TIMETABLES 37 Morrie, Backun 82 MusicFest 85, 136, 225, 226 MusicFest Canada 111, 187
U UBC Honour Band Ensemble 107 UBC Honour Band Festival 155 University of Victoria Band Fest ‘93 163, 190
V Victoria Band Festival 177
W Ward Music 82 WORLD BAND OLYMPIC COMPETITION 49
N National All-Star Stage Band 36 National Stage Band Finals 99 Newport Harbour Concert Band 54 New West Hyack Jazz Competition 163 New Westminster Hyak Jazz Festival 93 New Westminster Jazz Festival 35, 88, 121 North Vancouver Music Educators Association 44
P Pacific Basin Band Festival 97, 151 Pacific Basin Music Festival 105 Pacific Coast Provincial Music Festival 125 Pat Nicholson 33 PETER VAN OOYEN 16 Phil Nimmons 103 Provincial Honour Choir 134
R Renee Rosnes 39, 118 Rob Karr 95 Roger Wecker 57 Ron George 71
S SEAWORLD MUSIC FESTIVAL 121, 130 Surrey Jazz Festival 65, 124, 163, 187, 200
T THE ARTHUR W. DELAMONT FOUNDATION 5 The Boss Brass 225
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