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Hi everyone,

I hope you are all having a wonderful holiday season.

The Christmas Concert I plugged in my last email went very well. Attendance was lowered by a giant rainstorm and rounds of sickness, but those who braved the storm really enjoyed the show.  I’m still getting compliments about it over a week later.  Special thanks to soloists Johnson Romkey, Willie Richards, and Bruce Oakes, and extra special thanks to soloist Stacie Dunlop who came through a rainstorm all the way from the Valley!

The Christmas/New Year time brings special gigs.  Christmas Eve I can be found playing the Christmas Eve Service at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church in Lunenburg.

New Year’s Eve, I’m playing at the Tin Fish Restaurant in Lunenburg, as background music for their buffet dinner.  Details here: http://www.eden.travel/?q=node/35

And finally, New Year’s Day, I’ll be playing from 2-4pm as background piano at the K. C. Irving Centre in Wolfville for Acadia’s New Year’s Levee (as long as I’m not trapped home by a blizzard or something – let’s hope for good weather!).

As for the rest of the time, I hope to be spending time with family and friends, relaxing, watching tv and playing copious amounts of video games!

Merry Christmas (or other holiday of your choice) and Happy New Year!
Gus

Hi everybody,

I hope you are all having a good holiday season so far, and buying lots of Christmas or other holiday presents to stimulate the economy!

I’m writing to tell you about a Christmas concert I’m organizing at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church here in Lunenburg, where I am organist. It will have secular and sacred music, sing-alongs and solos. Christmas music is one of my favourite parts of the season, and I’m happy to have the chance to set up, emcee, and perform in a concert with great music and the chance for everyone to sing-along.

The concert is on Friday the 12th at 7pm.  It’s free-will offering, so it’s easy on the bankbook… er… debit card*.  Full details from the poster below.

Your friendly neighbourhood Christmas music enthusiast,
Gus

*The Church can’t actually process debit cards at the concert.
Putting the debit card in the collection plate is not recommended.

ST. ANDREW’S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
LUNENBURG, N.S.
PRESENTS
” A CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL OF MUSIC ”

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12TH. 2008

AT 7.00 P.M. IN ST. ANDREW’S CHURCH

111 TOWNSEND STREET, LUNENBURG

FEATURING
A VARIETY OF CHRISTMAS MUSIC
BOTH SACRED AND SECULAR
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“POPULAR SOLOISTS”— “ST. ANDREWS CHOIR”
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“INSTRUMENTAL RENDITIONS”
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“AUDIENCE SING ALONG”
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Free Will Offering Accepted — Doors Open 6.15 p.m.