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June 20
Fiddlers From Coast to Coast
by  erica.laneNo presence information  on 6/20/2016 11:32 AM

​From June 25-July 2, over 30 young fiddlers from Victoria, BC will be visiting Saint John as part of a YMCA Youth Exchange with the Senior Orchestra of the Saint John and Area School String Program. 

In March, the Saint John Senior Orchestra (31 string students) travelled to Victoria accompanied by string teachers Helen Gollings, Ali Leonard and Bob McCausland. Now it is their turn to host the BC Fiddle Orchestra and their teacher, Daniel Lapp. 
 
On Tuesday June 28, the 62 young fiddlers will join forces with 2 internationally acclaimed fiddlers - Daniel Lapp and Samantha Robichaud – to present “Fiddlers from Coast to Coast” at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception on Waterloo St at 7:30pm. There will be a free-will offering at the door to help offset the exchange expenses. During the concert Daniel Lapp (Victoria, BC) and Samantha Robichaud (Moncton, NB) will perform together for the first time since playing to over a billion television viewers at the opening ceremonies of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics. 
 
The BC Fiddle Orchestra and the Saint John Senior Orchestra will join forces to play O Canada at Market Square on July 1 followed by a short concert. Also on the evening of July 1, they will participate at a Gala Concert at the Imperial Theatre at 8pm as guest artists of the Fundy Sounds Choral Festival. 
 
This whole adventure is made possible by the YMCA Youth Exchange Program of Canada which brings together groups of young Canadians from different parts of the country.
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