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News & Announcements
Musician of the Year 2010, Raymond Lacroix The board of CBA(Ontario) is pleased to announce that Raymond Lacroix from the Seaway Winds is Musician of the Year, 2010. RAYMOND LACROIX joined Seaway Winds in 2006 and immediately devoted his talent and energy by being elected the Band’s President, and then, almost single-handedly, drafting, compiling and submitting the necessary application forms for a sizeable Trillium Foundation grant, of which the total amount was awarded to Seaway Winds to purchase much needed instruments and equipment and provide support for the Band’s ongoing performances and guest artists.
Raymond is also storing at his home and transporting to rehearsals and concerts many of the instruments and equipment, including the baritone sax, bass clarinet, synthesizer , amps / mic sound system , orchestra bells, and xylophone that were purchased with the Trillium grant. He has also secured his church’s social hall as a rehearsal venue whenever the school music room where Seaway Winds usually practices is unavailable.
Raymond is an accomplished clarinettist and saxophonist, but he is willing to play whatever part is most needed . In Seaway Winds, he has played all the clarinet parts, including 1st chair solo clarinet, tenor sax, baritone sax, even trumpet and percussion, and is currently playing bass clarinet in the Band.
Raymond is fluently bilingual in both written and spoken English and French and is the commentator for all announcements in French where ever Seaway Winds performs.
Raymond is a retired high school instrumental music instructor , and directs Seaway Winds when Barb Hunter, the Music Director, spends the winter in Arizona. Since December, 2007, he has directed the annual Christmas concert , and then continues rehearsing Seaway Winds over the winter months. His influence in the Cornwall community has attracted several already accomplished musicians to join Seaway Winds as well as some of his former students who wanted to resume playing .
Raymond coordinates and plays in the Seaway Winds Saxophone Ensemble, which performs in venues too small to accommodate the entire band; most particularly at senior citizens’ residences , also at the Cornwall Square mall and the Mayor’s Concert, which has been presented the past two years , featuring local singers and entertainers.
Raymond also developed and maintains Seaway Winds website, www.seawaywinds.ca. He is always promoting Seaway Winds, whether through the website, or his many other involvements in the community, including the French radio station, CHOD-FM. His own business, Web Designs, is a Concert Series Sponsor of Seaway Winds .
This past spring, Seaway Winds Board of Directors chose to honour Raymond with the CBA’s Distinguished Musician Award Certificate. Nobody in Seaway Winds has previously been given this award, as it was deemed that the first recipient should “ set the bar”, and Raymond was the unanimous choice for setting a high standard to follow.
As Seaway Winds heads into its 10th Anniversary season, one of the major contributors for the Band’s success is Raymond’s commitment and talent. His willingness to help out ALL the time, even changing his own personal schedule to accommodate situations when others in the Band could not or would not participate, and also the cheerfulness he displays and total dedication to each cause in which he is involved.
Canadian Winds Journal - Concert Programs (This is a letter from Dr.Fraser Linklater, Assistant Editor, Canadian Winds) Dear Colleague, Happy New Year!! On the Canadian Band Association’s website, http://www.canadianband.ca/ we publish recent concert programs from bands across Canada. It would be great to have a program FROM EVERY “LEVEL” (junior high school, senior high school, university, community, military) and FROM EVERY PROVINCE!! Now that January has arrived, there’s one more task I’d like to ask of each of you! Please forward me your most recent concert program for inclusion on the CBA website. Sharing the repertoire that each of us performs is one of the important functions of a national association, and I hope that you will take a moment to do so. In most cases, simply emailing me an attachment including your most recent concert program will do the trick!! Please include the following information: • province • name(s) of ensemble(s) • name of school (where applicable) • date(s) of performance(s) • name of conductor(s) • names of any guest conductors • full title of each work (including key and opus number, where applicable) • numbers and/or names of movements performed, where applicable • full name of composer for each work • full name of arranger for each work (where applicable) • name(s) of any soloists • Canadian music (if a piece was written or arranged by a Canadian, please indicate)
Attention to correct spellings will be much appreesheeated :<)
Many thanks for your valued assistance and best wishes for a safe, happy, healthy and musical New Year! Cheers!
Dr. Fraser Linklater Assistant Editor, Canadian Winds c/o Marcel A. Desautels Faculty of Music University of Manitoba 65 Dafoe Road Winnipeg, Manitoba R3T 2N2
CBA National Youth Band The following Ontario musicians were selected for NYB 2010, held in British Columbia, May 8 - 15 2010. Flute Eric Jin French Horn Karissa Wong Bass Trombone Brendan Hill In 2009 , the NYB met in Saskatoon from May 9 to May 16. The 2009 band had 55 members with the following musicians from Ontario:
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