Chorale at the Station Arts Centre

Here are a few pictures and videos from a performance by Chorale at the Station Arts Centre in Rosthern.  The choir sang at the Station for the Noon Hour Christmas Concert Series on December 18, 2009.  The final Christmas Concert that evening featured all three RJC choirs (Chorale, Women's Choir, and Concert Choir.)

You can see more RJC videos at our YouTube Channel (www.youtube.com/rosthernjrcollege)

The new theatre stage and hall at the Station Arts Centre in Rosthern is wonderfully suited for choirs the size of Chorale. What a beautiful venue!

Baily Neufeldt is one of the sopranos.

Lori Pauls performed a solo, backed up by the choir.

John Baker, Luke Driedger-Enns, and Ryan Epp show good concentration during the performance.

Laura Civica and Carly Dick watch closely for cues from the director.

The sopranos open up during a song.

Clay Buhler and Wade Goerzen are in the tenor section.

Chorale is already singing a bulk of their songs for memory!

Eyes on the director!

Richard Janzen directs the Chorale in the theatre at the Station Arts Centre in Rosthern, SK.

Beauty and the Beast Cast Picture

Here is a full quality photo of the Beauty and the Beast Cast.  Copy this picture to your hard drive and print it if you wish.  The show opens tonight, Friday December 4, 2009 to a sold out audience!

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Beauty and the Beast opens on Friday!

The Musical Theatre Class performances of Disney's "Beauty and the Beast" opens on Friday evening, December 4.  Tonight (Thursday the 3rd) is a closed dress rehearsal, performed in front of the students' peers.

The following pictures are from earlier rehearsals.  As you can see, not all costumes are finished in these pics.  Rest assured, all costumes and scenes are ready!  Call soon as tickets are almost all gone!

Long rehearsals can sometimes make you go a little crazy, as demonstrated by Katie Baschak, who plays Belle.

Hugo Malan IS the beast.

Gaston (played by Jordan Wiens) puts the moves on Belle.

Gaston and LeFou (played by Laura Civica) plot with Msr. D'Arque (Katie McLellan) to put Maurice away in the "Maison des Lunes".

Cogsworth (Heidi Epp) Lumiere (Erin Boldt) and Mrs. Potts (Lori Pauls) watch Belle nurse The Beast back to health.

Beauty and the Beast preparations

The Musical Theatre Class is putting the final touches on their production of Disney's "Beauty and the Beast".  The show runs this coming weekend, Friday December 4 until Sunday December 6 - three shows only!

Friday is viturally sold out already (though you should always call, in case there are some exchanges available).  There are some seats left for Saturday evening and the Sunday matinee, but you should call soon to purchase your tickets.  306.232.4222, all seats are $15.

Hugo Malan (as The Beast) broods in the West Wing of the castle.

 As the cast waits for their turn on stage, they watch their classmates at work (or go over their lines and songs)

 

 Laura Civica, Samantha Bloomfield, Judith Schulz and Jocelyn Wiebe insert grommets into the new white curtains.  The class learns many aspects of theatre, right from construction to production!

 

 Heidi Epp, Lori Pauls, Erin Boldt and Allison Goerzen gather around the piano to fix a few vocal parts.

 

 Jordan Wiens and Katie Baschak paint the books into the shelves for the library.

 

 Heidi Epp, who plays Cogsworth in the musical, works on her enchanted clock costume.

 

 Aisha Friesen painting some final touches on a village house.

 

Concert Choir performs at Rosthern Mennonite Church

RJC presented the worship service to Rosthern Mennonite Church on Sunday, November 1, 2009.  Concert Choir and Chorale both sang, and Gail Schellenberg spoke the meditation.

Jesse Wozniczka read a story for the children.

 

Concert Choir sang 4 songs on Sunday morning.

Rosthern Mennonite Church is a huge supporter of RJC.

Beauty and the Beast Poster

Here is the poster for the Musical Theatre production of Disney's Beauty and the Beast.

Feel free to click on the above small picture for the full size poster. Print it off and post it everywhere!

CHORALE 2009-2010

CHORALE 2009-2010

SOPRANO
Civica, Laura
Dyck, Carly
Epp, Heather
Epp, Heidi
Epp, Julia
Falconer, Torrey
Ho, Jessie
Jones, Hannah
Klaassen, Rachel
McLellan, Katie
Neufeld, Baily
Nickel, Sarah
Schmidt, Allison
Schulz, Judith

ALTO
Baschak, Katie
Collier, Callahan
Epp, Danika
Fast, Hillary
Goerzen, Allison
Pauls, Lori
Schmidt, Laura
Tang, Sandi

TENOR
Baker, John
Buhler, Clay
Derksen, Luke
Dueck, Dan
Fitzgerald, Jamieson
Goerzen, Wade
Holman, Brayden
Tetreault, Steven

BASS
Enns, Luke D
Epp, Erik
Epp, Ryan
Gretton, Dan
Warkentin, Luke
Wiens, Jordan

Beauty and the Beast update - Sep 28

The musical theatre class is preparing for the Christmas Theatre production of Disney's "BEAUTY AND THE BEAST".

Set building.

 

 

"Digging" for costumes.

CAST

BELLE	A vibrant, intelligent young beauty who wants more out of life than the ordinary existence.	Katie Baschack
BEAST	A Prince transformed into a terrifying beast for his lack of compassion; hot tempered and commanding, but with a warm loving heart buried far beneath his gruff exterior.	Hugo Malan
GASTON	The vain, egotistical, ultra-masculine villain determined to marry Belle.	Jordan Wiens
MAURICE	Belle’s loving, eccentric inventor father.	Brayden Holman
COGSWORTH	A tightly-wound, enchanted mantle clock and the head of the Beast’s household.	Heidi Epp
MRS.POTTS	A warm-hearted, maternal enchanted teapot.	Lori Pauls
LUMIERE	A suave, debonair enchanted candelabra.	Erin Boldt
CHIP	An enchanted teacup, and Mrs. Potts’ darling little boy.	Allison Goerzen
BABETTE	A saucy, enchanted feather-duster, and the object of Lumiere's affections.	Baily Neufeld
MADAME DE LA GRANDE BOUCHE	A former opera diva turned enchanted wardrobe.	Danika Epp
LEFOU	Gaston’s bumbling, toady sidekick.	Laura Civica
MONSIEUR D'ARQUE	The creepy, scheming proprietor of the local insane asylum, “The Maison De Lune”.	Katie McLellan
SILLY GIRLS	Three pretty young maids who swoon over Gaston.	Rachel Klaassen  Allison Schmidt  Torrey Falconer
CHORUS	Townspeople, enchanted housewares, wolves	Sarah Nickel  Samantha Bloomfield  Aisha Friesen  Judith Schulz Jocelyn Wiebe

Go to the RJC Beauty and the Beast Website

Fall Choir Workshop

There was a choir workshop this past weekend (Sep 25-27) where students who were interested in singing more intensely signed up.

The RJC Workshop Choir is directed by Saskatoon Youth Orchestra director Richard Carnegie during rehearsal.

After 11.5 hours of rehearsal between Friday after school and Sunday noon, the choir performed 6 songs at the Fall Concert, 2 of them with the Saskatoon Youth Orchestra who were also on campus for their fall workshop.

The SYO is directed by Richard Carnegie.  The orchestra has been coming to RJC for their fall workshop for over 15 years.

Heidi Epp at the piano, helping for rehearsals.

The workshop choir.

The strings of the SYO rehearsed in the English room on Saturday morning.

The workshop choir joined the strings for a rehearsal of "Cantique de Jean Racine" by G. Fauré.

The workshop choir relaxing during one their breaks.

On Saturday evening, the choir was invited to Richard Janzen's place for a wiener roast.

Christmas Musical Theatre Announcement

Mark December 4-5 on your calendar and plan to see the Christmas Musical Theature production of

Disney's

BEAUTY AND THE BEAST

Music by ALAN MENKEN     Lyrics by HOWARD ASHMAN & TIM RICE     Book by LINDA WOOLVERTON

Originally Directed by
JESS ROTH

Originally Produced by

DISNEY THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS

The show will be produced and performed by the Musical Theatre Class. Tickets go one sale at a later date.  Watch the RJC website for more information.

DISNEY'S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI).
All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI.
421 West 54th Street, New York, NY  10019
Ph: 212.541.4684  Fax: 212.397.4684
www.MTIShows.com 

YouTube Videos of CRAZY FOR YOU!

Here are a few of the pieces from our recent production of "CRAZY FOR YOU"

Crazy For You Cast Picture

Here is a high resolution picture of the cast for this year's production of "CRAZY FOR YOU". Feel free to download and print your own copy.

Performances run this Friday to Saturday (June 25-26, 2009). Saturday's almost full! Call now for tickets. $15 each.

See MORE pictures from out production on the RJC website HERE.

Dress Rehearsals

Here are some pictures from our Sunday dress rehearsal. The stage still needs some finishing and the costumes aren't quite all ready yet, but 'the look' is beginning to emerge!

The cowboys try to figure out what to do with the "big bass fiddle".

Bobby Child introduces his New York "girlfriends" to the town of Deadrock, Nevada.

Bobby Child collapses upon entering the town after walking for an hour through the desert (from the train station.)

PRODUCTION WEEK!

The final push is on to the public performances of "Crazy For You".

Jill Olfert sings her big number "Someone to watch over me" while two young spectators look on.

The cast is working hard this weekend putting the final dramatic touches on the play. The lights are up, the set is just needing finishing detail, the mics are working, and the costumes and make up are the next step.

Coby Friesen addresses the cowboys of Deadrock, Nevada.

This weekend is the big rehearsal weekend with intense practices on Friday night, Saturday, and Sunday afternoon & evening.

One week until the show opens! Get your tickets now by calling 306.232.4222!

Crazy For You Rehearsals - Week 4

The cast spent a long afternoon and evening on Sunday choreographing the last of the big numbers.

Here, Jacqueline Romanoff and Karalee Kuny show the steps to Coby Friesen & Jill Olfert.

The chorus run a chair routine in "Stiff Upper Lip".

Jacqueline and Karalee watch the progress.

TWO WEEKS LEFT! A lot of work is left to be done, but the excitement is growing!

RJC releases year-end CD

The annual CD of choir highlights from the past year has been sent to duplication, and can be purchased at the school office.
They will be distributed during exam week and available in the lobby during the Spring Musical performances.

This year's compilation includes songs performed by Concert Choir, Women's Chorus and Chorale, and spans performances from September to May. The featured cover art is by Grade 11 student Callahan Collier.

You can hear samples of the cd on the RJC website HERE.

This a limited-run CD for archival purposes (only 150 CDs will be pressed). Cost is $20 per CD. Call 306.232.4222 to place your order (have a credit card number handy) or bring in a cheque (payable to "RJC CHOIRS")