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Wednesday, December 12, 2018 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
Local video
Chorale brings ‘Christmas Joy’ to Sisters
showing their appreciation My granddaughter says she
Deirdre Kanzig, a teacher
urges users to By Jim Anderson
for the choraleʼs performance likes to watch my fingers at Sisters Elementary School,
were Richard Franklin and fly over the keys. If I would remarked, “Of course I loved
share trails
The annual Christmas his family, who said, “Tonight let them, they would be sit- hearing my third-grade stu-
Correspondent
“Stop, Speak and Smile!”
Thatʼs the message deliv-
ered by horse, of course, in
two new trail etiquette vid-
eos produced by a partner-
ship of Sisters Trails Alliance,
Oregon Equestrian Trails,
Back Country Horsemen
and Central Oregon Trails
Alliance. Funding for the
project was provided by those
organizations and Deschutes
Trails Coalition and Your
Store. The videos were profes-
sionally produced by Wahoo
Films of Bend and shot on the
Green Ridge Trail.
Two videos were created to
demonstrate safe trail sharing
between different user groups.
A short, PSA-length video is a
nod to a classic Western stand-
off with mountain bikes and a
horse staring each other down.
The longer video depicts four
scenarios where different
users share the trail safely —
bicyclists encounter and yield
to hikers and equestrians, hik-
ers yield to equestrians, and
downhill bicyclist meets and
yields to uphill bicyclists. Safe
trail sharing is demonstrated
and voiceover narration details
the rules of etiquette and high-
lights the importance of talk-
ing to each other when meet-
ing on the trails.
STA is a nonprofit orga-
nization whose mission is to
connect people and communi-
ties to each other and their nat-
ural surroundings. The organi-
zation maintains the Peterson
Ridge Trail System, produces
a free trails map, hosts an
annual speaker series, and
supports trail-related activities
and events throughout the year.
STA is currently in the
midst of their year-end appeal.
Donations can be made at
www.sisterstrails.org/get-
involved. Links to the two
videos can be found on the
home page at www.sister-
strails.org. For more informa-
tion about STA, membership
or volunteering, contact Kate
Donovan, program manager,
at kate@sisterstrails.org.
Season concert put on by the
Sisters High Desert Chorale
at the Sisters Community
Church, Friday evening and
Sunday afternoon, was quite
a treat.
Fridayʼs performance
began with the Sisters Bell
Choir, under the direction
of Lola Knox, playing such
favorites as “Carol of the
Bells” and “Sleigh Ride.”
Young Naomi Bennette sang
a solo with the bell-ringers
when they played ”Once
Upon a December,” and
chorale member Marilyn
Anthony sang a stirring ren-
dition of “O Holy Night”
with them.
This year marked the 10th
anniversary of the bell choir
playing with the singers.
The chorale, led by direc-
tor Connie Gunterman, began
with “Let There Be Peace on
Earth” by Sy Miller and Jill
Jackson in honor of the infa-
mous date of December 7,
1941, the beginning of U.S.
involvement in World War II,
when the Japanese bombed
Pearl Harbor.
From there on, the cho-
rale carried the Christmas
Joy theme with four beloved
tunes: “Sing We Now of
Christmas,” “Carols Around
(and A Round),” John
Rutterʼs “Candlelight Carol,”
and “Alleluia,” by Randall
Thompson.
Among the audience
my wife and two daugh-
ters, Victoria and Alexis,
attended the Choraleʼs per-
formance. We quite enjoyed
the bell choir. The sound was
quite unique, yet familiar
in a very soothing manner.
Their timing was amazing.
“The singing was also
amazing. It really made you
feel good, and created a won-
derful desire to sing along
with each song, remembering
the times throughout your life
when you sang each of these
songs. And for me it is ‘Noel.ʼ
It is such a moving song, and
it stirs your most inner being.
“The sing-a-longs were
quite fun. Our daughters
really enjoyed it, especially
our 10-year-old, Alexis, who
got to go on stage with the
group and sing ‘Rudolph the
Red Nosed Reindeer.ʼ So full
of memories.”
Donna Moyer, the pianist
for the chorale, came with
her granddaughter, Joslynn,
who made herself useful
handing out programs to
audience members as they
came through the door.
“I love playing for the
chorale each year, as I always
want to use the talent that
God has given me,” Moyer
said. “I love learning from
the many directors I have
worked with. Musicians can
learn from each other.
“My grandchildren always
want to attend the concerts.
ting beside me on the piano
bench.”
Sundayʼs performance
began with the Sisters
Ukulele Players, led by
Peggy Tehan. Their first tune
was “Here Comes Santa In a
Red Canoe.” Decked out in
colorful Hawaiian shirts, leis
and Santa hats, they went on
to plunk out such favorites as
“All I Want For Christmas Is
My Two Front Teeth,” and
“I Want a Hippopotamus
For Christmas,” and ended
appropriately with “Mele
Kalikimaka” — “Merry
Christmas” in Hawaiian.
After the intermission
Sunday, third-graders from
Sisters Elementary School,
led by music teacher Sara
Miller, delighted the audi-
ence with “Rock the Holly,”
and “Letʼs Make it Shine.”
They then remained in place
as the chorale members
joined them in a sing-a-long
that included “Jingle Bells,”
“Frosty the Snowman,” and
“Rudolph the Red Nosed
Reindeer.”
dents sing, but I equally
appreciated that the event
crossed the generations by
including the 9-year-olds all
the way through to senior
citizens.”
Sue Owen and her
11-year-old daughter, Jilly,
took part in the Friday-
evening performance, and
they had this to say to the
Chorale: “I want to thank
the choir for a lovely eve-
ning. The music was well-
chosen — Jilly said some of
the songs were her favorites
— and we both agreed it put
us in the Christmas mood.
It was a great way to enter
into the season. I especially
appreciated the quality of the
performances. The voices
and arrangements were
excellent, and we could tell
that lots of work went into
the production.
“Thank you also for invit-
ing the kids to sing. Jilly
is shy but being asked was
important to her. We wish
you a joy-filled and wonder-
abundant Christmas.”
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