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                                February 17, 2002
                         Hear the rich, harmonious sound of the renowned
50-member


                    Parkdale United Church Orchestra


                             and hear the humour and wisdom of the

                     Minister Emeritus Fred Cappuccino
                 of the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Ottawa
(UUFO)
                                 as he speaks on
                  The Fourteen Lives of the Dalai Lama

               Both at the Sunday Service of the UUFO, Feb. 17, 2002 at
10:30 AM
                            Colonel By Secondary School
                            2381 Ogilvie Rd (at Kender)
                            Contact: 747-0418 or 837-2235
                               www.uufo.cyberus.ca


"The Fourteen Lives of The Dalai Lama"  Fred Cappuccino,our Minister
Emeritus,will trace briefly the uneven history of his reincarnations,
and
attempt to probe the profound significance of this extraordinary person.


Parkdale United Church Orchestra

  In 1945 Cliff Templer, the church organist and choir director, formed
a
small ensemble consisting of three violinists and a pianist to play at
church services once a month. Not long after, the choir and "orchestra"
went
to Carleton Place to give a concert, which necessitated more players and
a
conductor. A clarinetist, oboist, cellist, and bass player were soon
found,
and the first violinist, Stuart Morris, became the conductor for the
occasion. From this small group the orchestra has grown to its present
size
of more than fifty players.

Recently, the orchestra has presented larger works -- combining with
choirs
from CAMMAC(Canadian Amateur Musicians / Musiciens amat
eurs du Canada) to present Beethoven's "Mass in C minor" in 1998, and
sections of Dvorak's "Stabat Mater" in 2000.

In 1999 it commissioned a work as a millennium project from its
conductor,
Peter Willsher: the "Americas Suite" for Orchestra, performed in
November
2000. The orchestra has also featured young soloists. In March, 2002,
Vicky
Zhao, a runner-up in the Thirteen Strings contest for soloists, will
perform
one movement of a piano concerto by Haydn.

The amateur players in the orchestra are of all ages and from all walks
of
life. The current conductor, Peter Willsher, is a composer who also
conducts
several other ensembles in Ottawa and Montreal.

The orchestra owes a great debt to the Parkdale United Church, for
providing
a place for rehearsals. In return, the orchestra enjoys playing twice a
year
in the church services, and looks forward to its continued association
with
the church.
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