| Do you know that 2004 is the year when the craze | | | | going to be held on 18th January at the Alain Bray |
| for Latin Music could be observed world wide for the | | | | Auditorium. According to Chris Clark, the committee |
| first time? Within a short span of 4 to 5 years it has | | | | member of BRES this show will be “exceptionally |
| won the heart of music lovers across the world and | | | | good”. She said that this group will perform their |
| now it is going to play a crucial role in the | | | | own compositions. They are also going to present |
| entertainment line up of 2009. Various musical troupes, | | | | some Canadian folk tunes. The marriage of five brass |
| bands and artists have come with the promise of | | | | instruments and acoustics is sure to leave the |
| celebrating New Year with grandeur. | | | | audience spell bound. |
| The Blind River Entertainment Series | | | | The Compadres |
| The whole of Latin America will come to life with the | | | | True North Brass will be followed by The Compadres |
| enchanting sound of music. Music will fill the hills | | | | on 28th February, 2009. People had been mesmerized |
| surrounding the Blind River. The Blind River | | | | by their duet performance of James Keelaghan and |
| Entertainment Series comes with the commitment to | | | | Oscar Lopez at the Northern Lights Festival that took |
| bring different art forms to the community. The aim of | | | | place in Sudbury. And now they are coming together |
| BRES is to promote art in every corner of the society. | | | | after 10 years at The Compadres. Their music will be |
| About BRES Fund | | | | a fine blend of Celtic and Latin influences. |
| BRES is going to organize a number of shows | | | | Cadence |
| throughout the year. The annual budget of BRES for | | | | The next show in the list is Cadence that is going to |
| organizing these shows is about $34,000. Most of the | | | | be held on 9th May. They are described as “four |
| budget will be spent on the fees of the artists. A huge | | | | men”. Each of them possesses a very unique tonal |
| part of the fund will be raised from the grant from | | | | quality. In fact Clark says that “their voices |
| Ontario Arts Council. | | | | represent instruments”. The audience can expect |
| Department of Canadian Heritage is also going to | | | | classical music, jazz, pop and doo-wop music from |
| donate a big amount. BRES also has other sources. | | | | them. Cadence performs for children and schools as |
| Another part of the finance will come from the fund | | | | well. |
| donated by The Standard. BRES will be also | | | | The Wild Turkeys |
| supported by Cameco’s Blind River uranium | | | | The next group that will gift you a rocking evening is |
| refinery. | | | | The Wild Turkeys. The stage will be honored by the |
| Tickets of the Shows | | | | presence of the four great artists of the group. The |
| BRES hope that the rest of the fund will come from | | | | Wild Turkeys is a local group (from Sault Ste. Marie, |
| the tickets to be sold. The costs for adults’ tickets | | | | from Goulais) who will perform on 26th September, |
| is $100 and the costs for students’ tickets is $75. If | | | | 2009 during the Thanksgiving season. |
| anyone wants to subscribe for the series he/she will | | | | Canadian Guitar Quartet |
| get 25% off each show which means that he/she can | | | | The last but not the least in this series is a |
| attend a show for free. | | | | performance by the Canadian Guitar Quartet on 17th |
| The Five Shows | | | | October, 2009. The members gathered from different |
| The series of shows the BRES is going to organize | | | | part of Canada to form this group. They have |
| include: | | | | performed across the continent including South |
| - The Compadres | | | | America. One of the most renowned members of this |
| - Cadence | | | | group is Philip Candelaria. He used to play guitar in Blind |
| - The Wild Turkeys | | | | River many years back. They are sure to win the |
| - Canadian Guitar Quartet | | | | heart of the audience with their classical guitar |
| True North Brass | | | | melodies. |
| The first of all five shows is True North Brass. It is | | | | Latin Music will rock the world this year. |