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Aaron Haydon – flute
Accompanist - Christabel Pinto

Aaron Haydon is a 19 year old woodwind instrumentalist from Brantford, Ontario. His musical journey started in the fall of 2006 when he began playing the saxophone in his ninth grade music class at Brantford Collegiate Institute. Over the next few years, Aaron also took up the clarinet, the flute and piccolo. He has been a member of every instrumental ensemble at BCI including the Junior and Senior Bands, the Jazz Band and the Mo-Town Band. Aaron was a member of the Brantford Youth Symphony Orchestra for four years where he held the position of 1st Clarinet for two years, and 1st Flute for his last two. Aaron has been involved with the Cobblestone Festival and was the principal Flute and Piccolo player for Theater Norfolk during their productions of Beauty and the Beast and Oliver. In his grade 9 year, Aaron returned to Lansdowne-Costain to act as the Major-General in the school's production of The Pirates of Penzance. He was the flute and piccolo player in BCI’s production of Beauty and the Beast, was one of the saxophone players in their production of Grease and made a stage appearance as the Teen Angel. Over the past few years, Aaron has been introduced to the world of singing and is a singing lead in the Ontario Youth Acapella Chorus and The Cross Canada Chorus. Aaron has competed on the international stage at the Barbershop Harmony Society’s Mid-Winter Festival where the chorus received a "Superior" ranking for three years running. Aaron is also the lead singer for the Brantford/BCI based quartet Here Comes Treble and is a member of the George Rose Big Band, as their baritone player. Aaron attends McMaster University majoring in Music Education and Flute Performance (Studio of David Gerry). At McMaster, he is a part of several ensembles including the McMaster Choir, the Flute Ensemble, and the McMaster Concert Band where he holds the position of Principal 1st Flute. Aaron's post-university plans are to become a music teacher so and would like to be able to take on a few gigs on the side.

Programme
Flute Concerto No. 2 - 1st Movement -W.A. Mozart
Flute Sonata No. 2 in Eb - 1st Movement - J.S. Bach
Vocalise: for Flute and Piano -Gary Schocker

Emma Morrison – violin
Accompanist - Elena Prokopienko

Emma Morrison studies with Canadian Violinist Erika Raum, as a scholarship student at the Young Artist Performance Academy – the pre-college division of the Glenn Gould School in Toronto.
At the 2011 Brantford Kiwanis Music Festival, Emma was the proud recipient of The Richard Blaha Memorial Silver Tray for best overall performance, The Ivone DeMarchi Trophy and the Dr. Grant Honeyman Memorial Trophy. She has also been recognized by Norfolk, and Burlington festivals. She has consistently placed in the top three string players at the OMFA Provincial Competition.
Previous teachers include Atis Bankas and Kelly Parkins-Lindstrom.
Emma is a 15-year-old grade 10 student at Brantford Collegiate Institute. She appreciates the support and encouragement of her teachers and would especially like to thank Mrs. Ann Myhal.

Programme
Partita no. 3 in E major BWV 1006 - Preludio - JS Bach
Romanza Anduluza -Spanish Dance Op. 22 - Pablo de Sarasate
Concerto in E minor, Op.64 -Allegro molto appassionato - Felix Mendelssohn

Ellen Vollebregt – piano

Pianist Ellen Vollebregt is currently a Grade 12 student at Assumption College School in Brantford, Ontario. She is studying piano with teacher, Naomi Morrison.
Ellen has been recognized by various festivals including the Brantford Kiwanis Music Festival, the Norfolk Musical Arts Festival, the Rotary Burlington Music Festival and the Canadian Contemporary Showcase. She has been recommended to the Ontario Provincial Competition for the past four years. Ellen completed her grade ten piano exam in June of 2010 with First Class Honors and is currently working towards her ARCT exam this January. Ellen has had master classes with Dr. E.G. Butler, Joel Hastings, Andrea Battista and Suzanne Hughes. She attended the Southwestern Ontario Suzuki Institute for piano in 2009 and 2010 where she worked with Marnie van Weelden. Last summer, Ellen studied at the Orford Arts Centre in Orford, Quebec where she studied with Jimmy Brière.
Ellen will be pursuing post-secondary education next fall, majoring in Piano Performance.

Programme
Nocturne in c sharp minor, op. 72, no.1 - F. Chopin
Etude in G flat Major, op. 25, no.9 - F. Chopin
Three Preludes - G. Gershwin

BCI Barbershop Quartet- "Here Comes Treble"
-under the direction of Shawn Oakes

Harmony Squared

The BCI Barbershop chorus started two years ago after it was learned that there was an amazing opportunity for young male singers – an opportunity to go to Tampa Florida to sing in the midwinter international youth convention. The only requirement was to learn three songs (no experience needed). That year two students along with director Shawn Oakes participated with the Cross Canada Chorus (a group of young men ages 13-29) and had a fantastic experience. Costs were covered by The Barbershop Harmony Society, Sing Canada Harmony, individuals and barbershop chapters.
Since then the Chorus at Brantford Collegiate has grown to about 20 singers, including a quartet of boys that won the high school quartet competition in Ottawa. The Southern Ontario Youth Acapella Chorus (SOYA) was formed so that even more could enjoy the joy of singing. That chorus includes boys from other schools in our surrounding area.
Fourteen members from BCI went to the Midwinter Youth Convention in Las Vegas in January, 2011 and recently the chorus competed in Tucson, Arizona, capturing gold. The students have had opportunities to sing at wonderful venues throughout Ontario and beyond, a quartet has attended Harmony University on full scholarship, they have had training by international choral clinicians and have hosted workshops. All in a few years!!
The key to the program’s success was to let the young men see other young men singing - to talk to others and share experiences. If anyone knows any young men who want to get involved please contact director Shawn Oakes. No experience needed! Let's support vocal music in our schools and encourage boys to sing. Let them know of the wonderful opportunities available and the fraternal benefits associated with it. Keep the whole world singing!

Programme
The Longest Time - Arranged by Tom Gentry
Coney Island Baby - Arranged by Barbershop Harmony Society
Make Them Hear - Arranged by Kevin Kelle
Blue Skies - Arranged by Ed Waesche
You`re Sixteen, You`re Beautiful - Arranged by Aaron Dale
Shenandoah - Traditional, Arranged by Rick Spencer