The Creemore
Echo
Friday, June 3, 2016 Vol. 16 No. 23
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Inside the Echo
Top Guns
Library aviation history at air show PAGE 4
News and views in and around Creemore
Sweet Success
House of Stitches at Quilt Canada PAGE 6-7
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Ruppels' move will leave a volunteer void by Trina Berlo Creemore is saying goodbye to the Ruppels, who in their 22 years in the community have certainly left their mark. Paul is known locally as the goto guy for many local organizations. Jean’s involvement is more peripheral but as she says, “You are still pulled in, especially when you have a husband like Paul.” By ‘like Paul’, she means a volunteer proficient at working within a social network to make things happen and get things done. Wherever he finds himself with likeminded movers and shakers, plans are hatched and Paul does not shy away from doing a lot of legwork for the projects he cares about. Paul has dedicated himself to St. John’s United Church, the Creemore Curling Club, Purple Hills Arts and Heritage Society, the Mad and Noisy Gallery, the Collingwood Probus Club, Special Olympics, Clearview
Township’s accessibility committee and most notably, the building of the Station on the Green. Paul led the fundraising effort for the construction, which came out of a brainstorming session with friends about a millennial project. He says 495 people contributed to the building of the Station on the Green, making it a true community effort. “It’s certainly nothing I did myself, I had a lot of support,” he said. He says there were many people to share the load. “You couldn’t do all these things without people to help,” says Paul during a sit-down in the family room at the Ruppels’ home on Purple Hill Lane. There is a sold sign out front and a closing day of July 9 is fast approaching. Their pictures are coming down off the wall and boxes are piling up in the corners. (See “Ruppel” on page 3)
Jean and Paul Ruppel have sold their house and are leaving the community. A farewell party is planned for June 12.
by Trina Berlo The Creemore Choral Festival brings together the youthful genius of Mozart and the timeless wisdom of Haydn. The music of the two composers will be performed by the 35-voice Creemore Choral Festival Singers this Saturday, June 4, directed by Thomas Bell. The choir, ranging in age from 17 to 80-something, includes a number of soloists, along with a professional orchestra, The Talisker Players. “We’re going to do [Mozart's] very first symphony which he wrote when he was eight years old and is just an outstanding piece of music, incredible for one who is so young,” said Bell. “It really shows his genius at such a young age and it is very rarely performed.” They will follow it with Mozart’s first piece of choral music, Vesperae Solenne de Confessore, and the first half of the show finishes with his last piece of choral music, Ave Verum.
Bell said the first choral piece is a short one, written by Mozart while he was in London. The latter, has a delightful sadness, said Bell, and was written shortly before he died at the age of 34. The second half of the program is dedicated to Haydn’s Nelson Mass, named for Lord Nelson and written at a time when Napoleon was going to invade Austria. “The trumpets and the drums in the choral music, in the mass, reflect the impending invasion and it’s a very exciting, dramatic piece,” said Bell of the music written toward the end of Haydn’s life. In its second year, the Creemore Choral Festival was conceived by area part time resident Alex Miller, who is originally from Creemore and was inspired to bring choral music to his hometown. Miller is a member of the St. Paul’s
success, it really was. It was everything we wished it to be,” said Bell, who is also the musical director of the St. Paul’s choir. He is also a composer, teacher and artistic director and founder of the Aslan Boys Choir. Bell said there are plans to expand the festival, adding community singing events “using music to bring young and old together.” “I would love for the festival to bring the generations together,” he said. The Creemore Choral Festival Singers’ performance, titled Youthful Genius, Timeless Wisdom, is at 7:30 p.m. Doors open at 7 p.m. Tickets cost $25 for general admission, $35 for reserved seating and $20 for seniors and students. To purchase tickets online, visit creemorechoralfestival.ca. Tickets will also be available at Curiosity House Books and at the door. There will be a free open rehearsal at 3 p.m.
Staff photo: Trina Berlo
Choral festival celebrates youth and wisdom
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Thomas Bell Anglican Church choir, which has put on annual performances in Creemore. Many of its members, joined by other singers, will form the Creemore Choral Festival Singers during a June 4 performance at St. John’s United Church. “Last year’s concert was a phenomenal
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