RJC on stage - Fall Theatre

Tickets are now available for the theatre show in November.

November 20-21, 2011
Call to reserve soon, as seating is limited in the small and intimate RJC Pit Theatre.

The Theatre Arts class is preparing a collection of two one act plays by playwright Christian Kiley entitled "The Art of Rejection". The Musical Theatre class will present excerpts from various musicals such as "Children of Eden", "High School Musical 3", "Bye Bye Birdie", "The Prince of Egypt", "Wicked", and an "Andrews Sisters" impersonation.

Tickets are $10 each and are on sale now. Call the school office at 306.232.4222 to reserve and purchase tickets. Credit cards are accepted.

Perogy Supper

The Chorale went to Saskatoon on Monday night to sing at the RJC Perogy Supper. School supporters enjoyed an evening a many perogies and a performance by the choir.

The  choir warmed up in the sanctuary of First Mennonite Church in Saskatoon before heading to the basement to sing at the Perogy Supper.

Warm up with Kelsea.

The basement was full of appreciative RJC supporters.

It was cramped, but the choir sang well anyway!

We filled up  a corner of the basement.

Richard describing some of the songs to the audience.

Kelsea directing the choir.

After singing, it was the choir's turn to eat.

HMMMMMM, Perogies!

2011-2012 Chorale

Auditions are all complete and the 2011-2012 edition of Chorale has been set. The first rehearsal is on Tuesday, October 4.  Their first public outing is October 24 at the Perogy Supper in Saskatoon. See the RJC Website Calendar for information on the rest of their performances.

2011-2012 CHORALE

Ayres, Laura
Ayres, Paul
Balzer-Peters, Kerstin
Bartel, Sara
Boldt, Kyla
Desroches, Tyler
Driedger Enns, Luke
Driediger, Sarah
Dueck, Jenna
Dueck, Rachel
Epp, Cody
Epp, Eric
Epp, Ryan
Falconer, Landon
Fitzgerald, Jamieson
Friesen, Teresa
Funk, Macaila
Hamilton, Sheridan
Hildebrandt, Alana
Hooge, Emily
Lau, Crystal
Laughlin, Gwen
Laughlin, Patrick
McDaniels, Paradise
Olfert, Sarah
Paetkau, Brendan
Richardson, Jess
Schulz, Benjamin
Warkentin, Jaye
Wiens, Meghan

Fall Choir Workshop with SYO

The Saskatoon Youth Orchestra descended upon the RJC campus for a weekend workshop, and RJC joined them with a choir workshop of their own.

40 students from RJC gave up a beautiful-weather weekend to explore some great music! Temperatures outside hit 30°C which made the rehearsal hall hot at times, but the enthusiasm from the students never cooled!

 See a video of the choir and orchestra together at the bottom of this blog entry.

Audrey Falk Janzen donated her time to be the pianist for the weekend. We are fortunate to have such high-calibre musicians in the area who give so much to the school.

Kelsea McLean is the assistant director at RJC for the fall semester. Here she is directing the workshop choir.

Richard Janzen rehearses the workshop choir outside in the shade during the hot time of Saturday.

Saturday morning Yoga to get the body and mind prepared for a long day of rehearsal. A total of 13 hours of rehearsal for the choir meant some very tired students by the end of Sunday. Tired but also energized.

More rehearsal outside.

A Saturday evening bonfire helped the students relax and enjoy each other's company.

Richard Janzen directed a combined piece with the SYO and RJC Choir.

Sunday morning chapel for RJC students and SYO players. Enthusiastic singing and worship was led by RJC Dean Kirsten Hamm.

Sunday morning chapel service.

Richard Carnegie is the director of the Saskatoon Youth Orchestra, who have been coming to RJC for their Fall Retreat for 18 years. The close association between RJC and the SYO continues.

The RJC singers relax before the concert.

RJC Choir and SYO perform "I Will Lift Up Mine Eyes" by John Rutter

HONK! Video Excerpts

Some video excerpts from the Spring Musical Production of HONK! Enjoy!

HONK! Performance Pictures

See the picture gallery from last week's performance of HONK!

2011 HONK!

Two successful shows played to full houses on Friday and Saturday. Congratulations to all the actors and crew!

Ida (Erin Boldt) contemplates motherhood while sitting on her eggs.

Drake (David Wiebe) tests Ugly (Jamieson Fitzgerald) to see if he's really a turkey.

Dot (Jocelyn Wiebe) and Greylag (Jordan Wiens) try to help Ugly find his mother.

Queenie (Judith Schulz) and Lowbutt (Hailey Martyniuk) explain to Ugly their preference for a domesticated life.

More pictures can be found at rjc.sk.ca in the gallery.

HONK! Ready To Open!

The RJC Spring Musical is ready to open to enthusiastic crowds this weekend. Thursday night in "Youth Night" for youth groups and prospective students (by invitation only. If you're not sure if you're invited, call the school.)  Friday and Saturday are normal public performances (beginning at 7:30 each night.) Ticket sales are brisk, but there is always room for more. We'll set up more chairs if we need to.

The Cast of HONK! (Unofficial Photo)

The love interest. (Penny and Ugly)

The Ducklings, Ida and Maureen

Part of the band in their tight quarters at the back of the stage.