INSIDE DOUGLAS COLLEGE / SEPTEMBER 5, 1989

 

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Amabilis Singers Perform in

Tokyo Aida

Two tenors and two basses
from the Amabilis Singers of
New Westminster joined their
director, Diane Loomer, in
Tokyo, Japan recently to sing in

the Tokyo performances of Aida.

Japan loved the opera spec-
tacular, with 36,000 people
attending the three sold-out per-
formances. Some paid up to
$200 Canadian to sit in the
bleachers.

The singers found the climate
hot and humid, but the accom-
modations, in one of Tokyo’s
finer hotels, more than made up
for the heat.

This once in a lifetime, choral
opportunity was extended by
the producers of Aida after two
Amabilis tenors sang in the Van-
couver production.

Having four choir members
chosen to sing in Aida is a true
compliment to the Amabilis
Singers. It demonstrates some
of the opportunities available to
Amabilis Singers, who are al-
ways on the look out for new

 

tenors or basses to join their
ranks.

The Amabilis Singers are
New Westminster's community
choir. They were founded by
Diane Loomer of Douglas Col-
lege seven years ago with seven
members. The choir now num-
bers over 110.

Tenors or basses who would
like to sing with this dynamic
choir please call Cindy Donatelli
at 530-3835 for sign-up informa-
tion.

Join the Amabilis Singers and
find out how much fun it can be
to sing for the pure enjoyment
of singing. Japan is planning
another major operatic work;
you could be closer to Japan
than you think. @

BE RNR EATER TE A a SP TAIT RTINA SCL A GE

Pat on the Back continued trom page 4

 

Shirley Chan - Always cheerful. A+ sense of humour. Makes my
cafeteria visits memorable. And boy, can she “move” a line!

Marlene Hancock - Because she teaches her subject well; with
fairness of judgement and attention to detail. She makes her classes
exciting by placing great emphasis upon class discussion and yiving
personal and knowledgeable insight into all facets of politics. The
best part of her classes is the inter-play among the students upon
topics with a wide range of interest. She has also offered
constructive criticism of papers submitted which goes towards
helping my marks in other classes to improve.!