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david sereda's Farewell Concert stars local artistic produce
david sereda will soon be moving west, but on May 8 he'll give a "100 mile concert" featuring songs, poetry and performers that he's worked with while living in the area. He'll be joined by Keira McArthur and Tyler Wagler, and our recent Poet Laureate, Liz Zetlin, as well as the wonderful Colleen Allen on sax and vocals (imported from Toronto). There will also be some surprise guests. And a silent auction.
The concert is Friday, May 8, at 7:30pm,
Knox United Church, Owen Sound.
$20 admission, $15 students/seniors.
Tickets at the door or in advance at the Downtown Bookstore.
david sereda moved to the area from Toronto in 2001 when his partner Stuart Reid became director/curator at the Tom Thomson Art Gallery. In that time, david has performed in concerts, written many songs, two musicals and worked with community and professional performers, often through his involvement with Sheatre.
Some of the projects david has worked on include the musical TOM which grew out of the "Brush" workshops inspired by Tom Thomson's life and art, last winter's musical Snow Wonder, workshops in voice, choral singing, music theatre workshops for youth and a songwriting workshop at the Ginger Press. As associate artist with Sheatre he will continue to contribute as a composer for new projects and he'll return in the fall to lead Brush workshops in four local schools. He and Joan Chandler are presently collecting stories for the new Sheatre show "Corkscrew City" about the Prohibition era in Owen Sound.
"Sheatre and Joan Chandler have given me great opportunities to use my musical skills and professional experience in an array of situations," says sereda. He's worked with students exploring Tom Thomson's life and art, with seniors on a risk awareness plays and with professionals and community members to bring TOM to a full-length production. He's coached high school actors during the Laramie Project in Wiarton and helped organize the successful Far From the Heart date violence prevention program which will tour again to Grey Bruce schools. Says sereda, "The projects have been educational, enlightening and entertaining. I'm looking forward to a new phase, which will give me the opportunity to bring what Sheatre has created here to my new home in Regina."
david has also been a mentor to young songwriters through the Georgian Bay Folk Society, a judge at the Last Chance Saloon and a featured and guest performer at Summerfolk. With Keira McArthur he launched Café Lyrica to showcase local Ontario songwriters.
"This is an inspiring place to live, for the people as much as the natural beauty," he says. Come hear david sing "songs from right here" before he heads out into the sunset!
Proceeds from this going away concert will help ready david's new CD Boyfriend for a fall release.
david sereda
The hundred mile concert -
featuring delicious local artistic produce
With Keira McArthur, cello & vocals
Tyler Wagler, bass & vocals
and special guests
Colleen Allen, sax & vocals
Poet Liz Zetlin
plus some surprises
and a silent auction
Friday, May 8, at 7:30pm,
Knox United Church, Owen Sound.
$20 admission, $15 students/seniors.
Tickets at the door or in advance at the Downtown Bookstore
a production of Sheatre, Grey-Bruce's only professional community arts company, funded in part by:
“SNOW WONDER” an original musical theatre journey through winter’s past and present in Owen Sound comes to the Roxy theatre stage on December 10, 11,12 & 13 at 7:30pm. There will also be two public matinees on December 12 & 13 at 2pm.
Produced collaboratively by Sheatre & Owen Sound LittleTheatre, this original musical theatre production celebrates the holiday and winter season past and present in Owen Sound. The show is being created by a diverse group of young people and adults under the direction of Joan Chandler and david sereda of Sheatre. “Snow Wonder” is a collective creation made by the participants and the professional artists involved.
Original music and improvisation will take the audience on a magical journey through present day, 50 years ago; 100 years ago and 150 years ago in Owen Sound in the snow. Sure to delight all ages, this musical is a wonderful way to kick off your family Christmas season celebrations.
“Snow Wonder” has been made possible through the generous funding of the Ontario Arts Foundation’s Arts Education Partnership Initiative and The Ontario Arts Council through Theatre Ontario.
Tickets are $20 for adults and $17 for students and eyeGO. They are available at the Roxy box office located at 251-9th St.E. Owen Sound, On. Call 519-371-2833 or 1-888-446-ROXY(7699). email
“TOM”
... he’ll risk it all to paint the land he loves...
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"Tom's Song" |
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A NEW MUSICAL
inspired by the story and passion of Tom Thomson
Featuring Christopher Sawchyn as Tom
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Matt Evans, Lada Darewych, Alastair Love, and Paul Chaput.
Supporting chorus of dancers and singers includes Talia Azzano, Bill Legate, Olivia Quinn-Smith, Sarah Mills, Kit Boulter, Eric Braul, Briana Wilson, Dylan Chauvin-Smith and Lauren Best.
Musical ensemble features Keira McArthur on cello, Tyler Wagler on bass, and music director and composer david sereda on piano. Soundscape and percussion is by Bridget DeBernardi, designed by Bridget and Peter Jarvis.
Movement and choreography by Clare Preuss.
Set and Prop Design by Brad Harley (Shadowland).
Lighting design by Gareth Crew.
Costumes by Kim Jung Hye.
People think the mystery of Tom is how he died: this play asks, how did he live?
It also asks: why make art? Why make it here, can't we import it? Why do we need it?
TOM: a musical story of a life rich with passion, colour, canoes, contradictions and... mystery.
TOM is supported by The Ontario Arts Council, Theatre Office, The Grey Bruce Community Foundation, ArtsVest, The Bank of Montreal and The Ontario Trillium Foundation. Thanks as well to all our supporters at fundraisers in Owen Sound and in Toronto.
“TOM” helps to celebrate the Tom Thomson Days Festival and Owen Sound’s 150th Homecoming Celebrations.
SONGS IN THE KEY OF TOM
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songs inspired by the life, art & times of Tom Thomson
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It's a rendezvous with Tom Thomson, one of the most unpretentious and mysterious painters of them all. Tom was down-to-earth, unpredictable, impatient and tenacious. He was a fisherman, a music-lover, a loner and a loyal friend. All of these qualities are explored in Songs in the key of Tom, a musical journey of his life from his boyhood in the town of Leith near Owen Sound to his artistic prime and disappearance in Algonquin Park.
Songs composed by david sereda and the brush collective weave together with songs of Thomson's world to create a musical portrait of Tom, his times and his spirit. It's played to delighted audiences in theatres, galleries, art centres and concert venues in Toronto, Huntsville, Sarnia and Owen Sound.
The Songs in the key of Tom trio:
david sereda, voice & piano
with
Keira McArthur, cello & voice
Tyler Wagler, bass & voice
(Depending on availability, the trio can be augmented with Sandra Swannell, violin & vocals and Ken Whiteley, mandolin & vocals.)
"Songs in the key of Tom" is available to be performed at a place of your choosing!
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Praise
for Songs in the key of Tom:
"Songs in the Key of Tom is a moving but fun concert
both for people who know nothing about Canadian artist
Tom Thomson, and for experts on his paintings. The lyrics
in many cases are based on the participants' long looking
at the artist's production, and connecting with what
he was trying to do as a painter in response to the
northern woodlands. Tom's story is told in song in a
sensitive and engaging manner. Each "number"
is distinct and different from the last, as the story
unfolds. I found the event gripping, emotional, and
uplifting. The sense of a strong and vital connection
between visual art and music was very powerful and exciting."
– Liz Wylie, curator, The University of Toronto
Art Centre
"…how amazing and profound and brilliant
this concert is -- I was deeply moved and inspired.
I think you have a huge hit on your hands, this work
definitely has legs, I can see it touring Canada. It
touches something very deep in our collective psyche,
just as Thomson did and does."
– Robin Pacific, artist
"Thank you again for that sublime concert."
– Lilie Zendel, City of Toronto
"Loved the songs and the evening was so beautifully
conceived and coordinated....
so much rich material..."
-Cynthia Grant, theatre director
“Songs in the Key of Tom is charged by David
Sereda's clear voice and strong songwriting. I was able
to see, as well as hear the music which artfully carried
me through the painter's life."
- Martha Johnson, singer, songwriter
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FRED AND DORIS SAY:
“YE CANNA THROW YOUR GRANNY OFF A BUS”
With Ted Codack and Audrey Otter
SENIOR ABUSE PREVENTION PROJECT
SENIORS PERFORM A POWERFUL PLAY WITH MUSIC TO DISCLOSE THE REALITIES AND IMPACTS OF SENIOR ABUSE. TO THEIR PEERS , GENERAL AUDIENCES AND YOUTH.
Doris is determined to brighten Fred's life, but Fred has a dark secret. As they catch up on news about old friends, Fred learns he's not the only one who's been abused. And he finds out what can be done to change things.
“Fred & Doris in: Ye Canna Throw Your Granny Off A Bus”, a play that mingles gaiety, misery and lively music, offers a heartening approach to the harsh reality of senior abuse.
Script by Ted Codack, Audrey Otter, Joan Chandler and David Sereda.
The primary purpose is to improve the awareness about senior abuse, creating a climate in which disclosure may be more easily made by victims and others in rural and urban Grey and Bruce Counties.
Length: Approx 1 hour. Performances last about 45 minutes, and are followed with a 15 minute interim for audience interaction.
The cast includes Audrey Otter and Ted Codack, the stars of “Bruno and Alice”, part of the “Stay On Your Feet” falls prevention program with the Grey Bruce Health Unit.
Book a presentation for your community.
The project is a production of Sheatre, with The Seniors Awareness and Advocacy Network (SAAN) and The United Way. It is funded by New Horizons for Seniors. |
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