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Monday, May 27:“Will Power”, starring RodBeattie, with Erin BarduaTuesday, May 28:David Francey in ConcertArt Show (through June 1)Wednesday, May 29:Festival Gala, starring Ken WhiteleyThursday, May 30:St. James CathedralChoir, with David BriggsFriday, May 31:In Recital: Vicki St. Pierre and Lucas HarrisThe Antler River Project in ConcertSaturday, June 1:“A Matter of Place” literary panelDuo Percussion in ConcertChoral workshopAshley MacIsaac in ConcertSunday, June 2:Gospel Concert with London ProMusica & Denise Pelley (Full program, page 19)

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Ashley MacIsaac, one of the most celebrat-ed Canadian roots musicians of all time,comes to New Hamburg Live! Festival of theArts on Saturday, June 1, 7:30 p.m. The per-formance is at Steinmann Mennonite ChurchHall; for tickets see www.newhamburglive.ca.

Joining MacIsaac on stage for a few songswill be the New Hamburg Live! Mass Choir,and award-winning Canadian step dancersBridget Norris-Jones and Heather Norris.

Having sold in excess of 500,000 albums,Ashley has garnered international acclaim byplaying the fiddle in that hard-nosed, tradi-tional Cape-Breton style, while adding his

own spin, mixing genres and updating Celticmusic to appeal to a broader spectrum of fans.Considered something of a local legend andprodigy by the time of his impressive 1992debut Close To The Floor, Ashley brokethrough to the mainstream with the double-platinum genre-bending Hi, How Are YouToday? in 1995. International radio play forthe single, Sleepy Maggie, and a regular sloton MuchMusic made Ashley an instantCanadian icon.

Ashley has just completed a new collectionof tunes with Barbara MacDonald Magonecalled Beautiful Lake Ainslie, a collection oftraditional tracks performed with Piano andFiddle, recorded in Windsor at Polaris Studiosthis past June.

Much has been said about the antics of theenfant terrible of the Fiddle, but only becausehe has had international success and notori-ety from an early age and grew up under thespotlight as one of the most dynamic fiddlersfrom Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. MacIsaac con-stantly pushed the traditional styles of Celticmusic as he grew up and incorporated rock,pop, and every-thing imaginablein between.

Ashley has per-formed in theopening cere-monies at theVancouver 2010Winter Olympicsto a worldwideaudience and withartists such asPhillip Glass andThe Chieftains.

He has appeared on the Conan O’Brianshow, the Today Show and has been a spot-light at international festivals, theatres andhalls all over the world.


Canadian fiddle genius AshleyMacIsaac on stage Saturday

Ashley MacIsaac

Bridget Norris-Jones andHeather Norris

Iconic stage star and Stratford Festival vet-eran Rod Beattie opens this year’s NewHamburg Live! Festival of the Arts with hisone-man performance celebrating the wonder-ful language of William Shakespeare, “WillPower”. The venue is Steinmann Church,Monday evening, May 27, at 7:30 p.m.

The event will also feature soprano ErinBardua, singing “Songs from Shakespeare”.

Rod is best known to Canadians as “WaltWingfield” – and all his friends and neigh-bours – in the seven plays in the WingfieldFarm series. His fame is much deserved – Rodplays every character in all seven heartwarm-ing comedies, which are written by DanNeedles, and directed by Rod’s brother,Douglas Beattie.

Rod is the winner of the 1991-92 “Dora”

Award (bestperformance byan actor in aleading role) forthe Wingfieldplays.

However, inspite of his per-petual appear-ances asWingfield, Rod’sresumé is muchmore extensivethat this seven-play menu. He is a veteran of fifteen seasonswith the Stratford Festival, and one of themost respected and versatile actors inCanadian theatre. His extensive credits


Canadian star Rod Beattie brings

Erin Bardua

Erin Bardua will open the showwith “Songs from Shakespeare”

include radio, television,film and live performancesacross Canada; featuredroles include Ed in Ed'sGarage at the GrandTheatre and TheatreOrangeville, Felix in TheOdd Couple at SegalCentre, Montreal, JohnProctor in The Crucibleand Father Gustave inBlessings in Disguise atManitoba Theatre Centre,the Professor in Oleannaat the Grand Theatre andthe National Arts Centre(opposite Sandra Oh) andAndy Ladd in an Ontariotour of Love Letters (oppo-site Martha Henry).

Erin Bardua returns to New HamburgLive! after appearing in the opera “Alcina” at

the Festival in 2012. Inrecent months, Erin hasperformed with the TaliskerPlayers; appeared as sopra-no soloist in the NorthAmerican premier ofZelenka’s Missa OmniumSanctorum with the MennoSingers and Note BeneOrchestra; played a leadingrole in the one-act operas IlCampanello and GianniSchicchi, with EssentialOpera; and was a soloist inthe St. James CathedralChoir’s performance ofHandel’s Messiah andVivaldi’s Gloria, inDecember, 2012. Erin willalso perform with the St.

James Cathedral Choir on Thursday eveningduring New Hamburg Live!


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New Hamburg Live! is delighted to wel-come David Francey back to our Festival.David performed here at the first NewHamburg Live!, in 2009, instantly winning aroom-full of ardent fans. His story telling,song writing and performance are warm, wry,emotional, amusing and altogether entertain-ing.

David will perform Tuesday, May 28, at7:30 pm at Steinmann Mennonite Church.

Since leaving construction and recordingTorn Screen Door in 1999, Scottish-bornCanadian, David is recognized as one oftoday’s finest singer-songwriters.

David is a three time JUNO award winnerand also had the honour of receiving the pres-tigious SOCAN Folk Music Award. In thelast few years he took home the Grand Prizein both the International Acoustic MusicAward and in the Folk category for the JohnLennon Songwriting Award.

Francey has released nine CDs to date. His

most recent, "Late Edition" has garneredmuch praise - "its a corker" (Penguin EggsMagazine) - along with a JUNO nominationand two Canadian Folk Music nominations.

"David’s straightforward songs tell honeststories of real people and real places. Poeticperception and a keen eye for the heart of thematter are trademarks of the man and hismusic. His songs and stories are a direct con-nection for audiences seeking depth andmeaning in the day-to-day," said a reviewfrom the Shelter Valley Folk Festival

David was born in Ayrshire, Scotlandwhere he got his first taste of the working lifeas a paperboy. At age 10 he was devouring thenewspapers he delivered, establishing a life-long interest in politics and world eventswhile developing the social conscience thatforms the backdrop of his songs.

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In concert David is a singer and a story-teller. His wry humour and astute observa-tions combined with his openhearted singingstyle have earned him a loyal following.

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In the first-ever season of the NewHamburg Live! Festival of the Arts, in2009, the Wednesday night Gala was createdas the opening night of the five-day event.

It says a lot about the success of the Festivalthat the mid-week Gala is now also in themiddle of an event that has grown to includean entire week, and more than a dozen per-formances and exhibitions.

New Hamburg Live! organizers recognizethat they now have the opportunity both tobring new talent and events to the communi-ty, and also to celebrate relationships thathave grown over the five years of the Festival.

None of those relationships are warmerthan that with Ken Whiteley. Ken was fea-tured in the first two gospel concerts of theFestival, and also at the Jazz Night in 2012.But executive director Paul Knowles com-ments that “It’s ironic that we’ve had Kendoing superb performances in gospel and jazz


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events, but we’venever had him atwhat he doesbest –Bluegrass.”

That oversightwill be remediedon Wednesday,May 29, at 7p.m., at the NewHamburg Live!Gala. Ken andan assortment offriends – includ-ing NewHamburg’s own

Charlene Nafziger, who has played with Kenduring previous New Hamburg Live!Festivals, and at Hugh’s Room in Toronto –will join Ken’s band for the evening.

What an evening it will be! The Gala will

also include featured work from the Festival’sVisual Art Show, a silent auction that willinclude works by the artists from the showand other great items (theatre tickets, wine,autographed books and more), and refresh-ments.

Ken Whiteley is a Canadian music legend.He has been awarded with a Canadian FolkMusic Award, a Genie Award for best originalsong in a Canadian film, and a LifetimeAchievement Award from the Ontario Councilof Folk Festivals. His work has been nominat-ed for multiple Juno, Maple Blues, andGrammy Awards.

Admission to the New Hamburg Live! Galais only $25. The Gala gets underway at 7 p.m.at the New Hamburg Community Centre, 251Jacob Street.

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The concert features the 20-voice, profes-sional choir from Toronto’s St. JamesCathedral, conducted by Vicki St. Pierre, withacclaimed organist David Briggs.

In addition to its weekly choral perform-ances, in the past year The St. JamesCathedral Choir has performed Handel’sMessiah and Vivaldi’s Gloria, a very popular“Last Night of the Proms” concert, and thechoir was also featured at the closingDiamond Jubilee Gala hosted by OntarioLieutenant Governor David C. Onley at RoyThomson Hall.

David Briggs is ani n t e r n a t i o n a l l yrenowned organistwhose performancesare acclaimed fortheir musicality, vir-tuosity, and ability toexcite and engage

audiences of all ages. With an extensive reper-toire spanning five centuries, he is knownacross the globe for his brilliant organ tran-scriptions of symphonic music by composerssuch as Mahler, Schubert, Tchaikovsky, Elgar,Bruckner, Ravel, and Bach.

From 1981-84 David was the OrganScholar at Kings College, CambridgeUniversity, during which time he studiedorgan with Jean Langlais in Paris. The firstBritish winner of the Tournemire Prize at theSt Albans International ImprovisationCompetition, he also won the first prize in theInternational Improvisation Competition at

St. James Cathedral Choir at the Diamond Jubilee Gala


features Cathedral Choir, BriggsPaisley. Subsequently David held positions atHereford, Truro and Gloucester Cathedrals.He is currently Artist-in-Residence at StJames Cathedral, Toronto.

David’s schedule includes more than 60concerts a year, spanning several continents.

David is also a prolific composer and hisworks range from full scale oratorios to worksfor solo instruments. He has recorded a DVD,and 30 CDs, many of which include his owncompositions and transcriptions.

St. James Cathedral Choir, under musicaldirector Vicki St. Pierre, includes:

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Of course, it takes more than effort – thebudget involved in bringing a festival to ourcommunity is significant. Funding for NewHamburg Live! comes from three sources –ticket sales; advertising sales in this program;and grants – corporate, individual and gov-ernmental donations.

You can see the full list of Patrons,Partners, Supporters and Friends on pages 34and 35. Our Patrons and Partners sponsormany of the individual events of the Festival:

The New Hamburg Live! Gala featuringKen Whiteley is sponsored by TD CanadaTrust.

Ashley MacIssac is sponsored by the

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The Antler River Project concert issponsored by The Boardwalk.

David Francey is sponsored by TLCWhole Life Natural Pet Products.

Rod Beattie’s “Will Power” is sponsoredby Deer Ridge Centre.

The New Hamburg Live! Art Show issponsored by Stonecroft Homes.

St. James Cathedral Choir with DavidBriggs is sponsored by David Beattie.

Duo Percussion is sponsored byCommon Sense Design.

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New HamburgLive! Festival of theArts is committed toincluding a widevariety of the arts inour annual festival.While music is mostprominent, we arepleased to presentthe work of visualartists, actors, andalso writers.

In 2013, our liter-ary event is “AMatter of Place” – anumber of local authors will discuss theimportance of the writing about a locale, anenvironment, that they know and love.

Participants will include both fiction andnon-fiction writers; authors of fiction will dis-cuss the starting place for imagination thatreal locations present; non-fiction writers will

talk about why theyhave chosen to focuson their communi-ties in their writing.

Full list of partic-ipants is not set atthe time of writing,but the panel willinclude MarieVoisin, noted fordetailed researchand historical writ-ing about theWilmot area; andPaul Knowles,

whose most recent book, “Death on the Dun”,is a murder mystery located in a small townnot entirely unlike New Hamburg!

The event will be held Saturday morning,June 1, 10:30 am, at St. George’s AnglicanChurch. The $15 admission includes mid-morning refreshments.


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May 24-25, 2013Friday: 5:30 pm - 9:30 pmSaturday: 7:00 am - 3:00 pm

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The partnershipbetween the NewHamburg branch ofTD Canada Trustand the NewHamburg Live!Festival of the Artscontinues. A grantfrom TD CanadaTrust is helping tofund the “StudentAll-Access Ticket”program that willagain supply ticketsto students to allNew Hamburg Live!concerts and events –free of charge (subject to availability).

TD Canada Trust has donated $2,500 toNew Hamburg Live Inc. The funds will beused to provide free, all-access tickets to sen-ior elementary, secondary and post-secondary

school students. Aswell, TD CanadaTrust is sponsor ofthe New HamburgLive! Gala,Wednesday, May 29.

New HamburgLive! welcomes thisunique opportunityto encourage stu-dents to get involvedin this local Festivalof the Arts. All AccessStudent Tickets canbe obtained at ourdowntown Box Officeby students with

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contact New Hamburg Live! executivedirector Paul Knowles through www.newham-burglive.ca, for more information.


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TD Canada Trust has donated $2,500 to the New HamburgLive! All Access student pass program, which allows all stu-dents free admission to all performances (subject to avail-ability). Shown, from left, New Hamburg Live! executivedirector Paul Knowles, New Hamburg TD Canada Trust man-ager Jon Shilling, and New Hamburg Live! director DavidBeattie.

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Monday, May 27, 7:30pm:

“Will Power”, starringRod Beattie, with ErinBardua: Rod Beattie’sone-person show cele-brating the language ofWilliam Shakespeare,with Erin Bardua perform-ing “Songs ofShakespeare”. SteinmannChurch ($20 plus HST).

Tuesday, May 28:Visual Art Show (through June 1): The work

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Tuesday, May 28, 7:30 pm:David Francey: Juno-winning singer-song-

writer. Steinmann Church ($20 plus HST).

Wednesday, May 29:, 7 pm:Festival Gala, starring Ken Whiteley: Ken is

joined by musical friends including CharleneNafziger at the annual Gala which also includesart, a silent auction, and refreshments. NewHamburg Community Centre ($25 plus HST).

Thursday, May 30, 7:30 pm:St. James Cathedral Choir, with David

Briggs: Twenty-voice professional choir, con-ducted by Vicki St.. Pierre, with organist DavidBriggs. Zion United Church ($20 plus HST).

Friday, May 31, 1 pm:In Recital: Vicki St.

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In 2011, Duo Percussionwas one of the most delight-ful surprises of the entireevent. They left an enthusi-astic audience calling formore – and so, two yearslater, that call is answered,as Duo Percussion makes areturn visit to NewHamburg Live!, in concert atnoon on Saturday, June 1, atSt. George's AnglicanChurch

Duo Percussion is a pro-fessional percussion pairingknown for their eclectic andhigh-energy performances. Using traditionaland non-traditional percussion instrumentsthey present diverse programs of classical,contemporary and Canadian music. Foundedby Brennan Connolly and Dave Robilliard,Duo Percussion is dedicated to expanding the

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While New HamburgLive! is best known forthe week-long Festival ofthe Arts (May 27-June 2,2013), the not-for-profitorganization has beeninvolved in other commu-nity projects, as well.

In November, NewHamburg Live! presentedthe “Christmas from theHeart” concert withDenise Pelley, raisingfunds for Wilmot FamilyResource Centre.

In previous years, theorganization had pro-duced the CharlesDickens’ Christmas Carolreadings, featuring actors from the Stratford, Shawand Drayton Festivals, and plans are underway tostage a Dickens event in the Christmas season of 2013,again cooperating with local churches.

Those who attended the 2012 Festival gospel concert,

will remember that dona-tions were received to aida musician who facedfinancial crisis because ofillness in his family. Morethan $2,200 was raised tohelp the musician, TomCummings, who had beenunable to work as hestayed at the bedside ofhis dying wife.

From its inception NewHamburg Live! has beenhonoured for its culturalcontribution, includingreceiving a WaterlooRegion Arts Award. Thisyear, executive directorPaul Knowles received the

Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal for fostering “a uniquelocal arts scene in Wilmot by founding the NewHamburg Live! Festival of the Arts with his wife,Nancy.” The medal was presented by MPP MichaelHarris.


New Hamburg Live! honoured for contribution

New Hamburg Live! was honoured for its role in fosteringarts and culture in the community as Executive DirectorPaul Knowles (joined by Nancy Knowles and MPP MichaelHarris) received the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal.

The 2013 edition of New Hamburg Live!Festival of the Arts marks the fifth consec-utive year that the Festival has included achoral workshop and mass choir performance.This year, participants in the Saturday after-noon workshop will have the unique opportu-nity to sing with fiddler extraordinaire AshleyMacIsaac during his concert, Saturdayevening!

The Choral Workshop will take place at1:30 p.m. Saturday, June 1, at St. George’sAnglican Church in New Hamburg. The NewHamburg Live! Mass Choir will perform dur-ing the Saturday evening concert, at 7:30 p.m.at Steinmann Mennonite Church Hall.

Once again, the choral workshop will be ledby New Hamburg Live! Music Director VickiSt. Pierre. Vicki, a noted operatic mezzo sopra-no, has also crafted a career as one of thefinest conductors in Canada. Coincidentally,two of Vicki’s choirs are performing at thisyear’s Festival – the Choir of St. JamesCathedral, Toronto (a 20-voice professionalchoir), and London Pro Musica (a 48-voiceauditioned choir from London, Ontario).

New Hamburg Live! executive directorPaul Knowles says, “We are beyond lucky tohave someone like Vicki play such a vital rolein our Festival, and the people who attend ourchoral workshop get an incredible experience


Choral workshop singers will

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Since its launch in 2009, the New HamburgLive! Festival of the Arts has featured a hand-clapping, joyous gospel concert as its finale.This year is no exception – but we know theconcert itself, Sunday afternoon, June 2 at 3p.m. will indeed be exceptional.

In the fall of 2012, London Pro Musica, anauditioned classical choir, broke with its tra-dition and performed a full-tilt gospel concert,led by its enthusiastic new Music Director,Vicki St. Pierre – who is also Music Director ofNew Hamburg Live!

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H a m b u r g ’ sStonecroft com-munity, and whostudy togetherand paint there.The Stonecroftsection of theexhibition isorganized byDavid Connolly;each Stonecroftartist will exhibitone work – theywill be shown atthe New HamburgLibrary and atKathie Jordan Design.

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New Hamburg visual artists VerlaineLeonard (work shown above) andElisabeth Feryn (right) are among

about three dozen artists exhibitingat New Hamburg Live! in 2013,

including the Artists of Stonecroft.

McPhee, Elisabeth Feryn, Judith Miller,Sarah Clarke, Chris Lass, Kam Ying Chan,Deb Jeffery, Jan Cressman-Weiss, BillCorning – and others are expected to join.

The work of these artists ranges from oils,watercolour and acrylic painting to fabric artto pottery. Many of the works are available forsale, and several artists have found their firsttaste of commercial success during the NewHamburg Live! show. There is no fee chargedto the artists who participate; the show is partof New Hamburg Live’s commitment to foster-ing the local arts and culture community.

The art show will run from Tuesday, May28 through Saturday, June 1. Downtown New

Hamburg restaurants and businesses serveas the temporary galleries, and visitors canpick up a walking tour guide of all “galleries”at any of the locations, and on line(www.newhamburglive.ca). Admission is free.

Art show venues include: Jake &Humphrey’s Bistro, Puddicombe House, OldCountry Restaurant, Kathie Jordan Design,Meme’s Café, Soul Mates Candles, Sight &Sound Studio, The Waterlot, My PlaceRestaurant, TD Canada Trust, and the NewHamburg Library.

Examples of the work of many of the artistswill also be on display at the New HamburgLive! Gala, Wednesday evening, May 29.


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The sixth annual New Hamburg Live!Festival of the Arts will bring the best inmusic, drama, art and literature to NewHamburg, from May 26- June 1, 2014.

And while our attention is still on the amaz-ing line-up we have planned for this year,2013, we can already announce some detailsof events deeper in the calendar.

In 2014, we will welcome back the astonish-ing Factory Arts String Quartet, who delight-ed classical music fans, and newcomers to thegenre alike, in 2012.

We have also booked the Toronto company,

Essential Opera, tobring their very funnyand beautifully per-formed productioncalled “Two Weddingsand a Funeral” to our2014 Festival. Thisprogram – includingPuccini’s “GianniSchicchi” andDonizetti’s “Il cam-panello” – drew ravereviews, and a lot ofdelighted laughterwhen it was staged in Toronto this year.

But before the full Festival next year, NewHamburg Live! will also be reviving the eight-year tradition of presenting Charles Dickens’“A Christmas Carol” during the 2013Christmas season. As always, proceeds will goto Wilmot Family Resource Centre.

Watch www.newhamburglive for details.

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