<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(130, 6, 22); font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 27px; "><b>CD RELEASE CONCERT: </b></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><div><div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><div style="font-size: medium; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Palatino; font-weight: normal; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#1B9516" face="Tahoma" size="4"><b>PARAGUAY PRIMEVAL</b></font> <b></b><b> by Carol Ann Weaver</b></div><div style="font-size: medium; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Palatino; font-weight: normal; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#A0204C"><b>when:</b></font> this coming Wednesday, March 21, 12:30 pm – a free Noon Hour Concert </div><div style="font-size: medium; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Palatino; font-weight: normal; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><b><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#A02350">where:</font> </b> Conrad Grebel Chapel</div><div style="font-size: medium; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Palatino; font-weight: normal; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(160, 35, 80); "><b>performers:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(160, 35, 80); "> </span></div><div style="font-size: medium; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Palatino; font-weight: normal; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(160, 35, 80); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span> <font class="Apple-style-span" color="#1C710B"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma"><b>Rebecca Campbell</b></font></font><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'">,</font><b> </b><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'">vocals </font></font></span></span></div><div style="font-size: medium; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Palatino; font-weight: normal; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(160, 35, 80); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma"><b> </b></font></span><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#911715"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma"><b>Katie Honek & Meaghan McCracken</b></font></font><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'">,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></font><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'">flute</font></font></span></span></div><div style="font-size: medium; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Palatino; font-weight: normal; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(160, 35, 80); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma"><b> </b></font></span><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#1E7A9E"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma"><b>Ben Bolt-Martin</b></font></font>, cello</span></span></div><div style="font-size: medium; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Palatino; font-weight: normal; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(160, 35, 80); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma"><b> </b></font></span><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#A31616"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma"><b>Carol Ann Weaver</b></font></font>, piano and backing vocals</span></span></div><div style="font-size: medium; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Palatino; font-weight: normal; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(160, 35, 80); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma"><b> </b></font></span><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#1B20A3"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma"><b>Kyle Skillman</b></font></font></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">, drums</span></span></div><div style="font-size: medium; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Palatino; font-weight: normal; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma"><b> </b></font></span><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma"><b>and multimedia soundscape </b><b>visuals</b></font><b><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma"> from Paraguay </font></b></div><div style="font-size: medium; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Palatino; font-weight: normal; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><br></div><div style="font-size: medium; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Palatino; font-weight: normal; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">This music is based on texts by <font class="Apple-style-span" color="#141FC9"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma"><b>Rudy Wiebe <font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'">(</font><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'"><i>Blue Mountains of China</i></font><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'">)</font></b></font>,</font> <font class="Apple-style-span" color="#126708"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma"><b>Dora Dueck <font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'">(</font><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'"><i>Under the Still Standing Sun</i></font><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'">)</font></b></font></font>, and translated works of <font class="Apple-style-span" color="#C90E0E"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma"><b>Henry and Esther Regehr <font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'">(</font><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'"><i>Schoenbrunn Chronicles</i></font><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'">)</font></b></font></font>, telling stories about the experiences of people in the Paraguayan Chaco Mennonite colonies. The music expresses pains and hardships extreme heat, draught, catastrophe, death. But there is also humour, beauty, joy and celebration in this new "promised land" with songs about Lengua/indigenous women, a entire family who died from typhoid, Uncle Hans who was lowered into a well to remove sand and becomes a hero, the women's village, a tango (just in case they danced to keep us with their Latino neighbors!), and much more.</div><div style="font-size: medium; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Palatino; font-weight: normal; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><br></div><div style="font-size: medium; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Palatino; font-weight: normal; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(27, 149, 22); font-family: Tahoma; font-weight: bold; ">PARAGUAY PRIMEVAL</span> stems from my trek to these Paraguayan colonies in 2009. I was touched, mesmerized, and compelled by these Mennonite settlers' stories – how they survived, thrived, and became such strong contributors to the Paraguayan world, drawing many indigenous peoples back to the Chaco. What stole my heart was the incredible dedication to this new land displayed by these Mennonite colonists, many of whom had survived impossible circumstances in Russia. I was particularly moved by a statue of the woman with the plow, dedicated to the women's village of Freidensheim, settled by women who had lost their husbands during Stalin years in Russia. The sheer industry and vision of these people astounded me, as did their significant work with the local peoples on so many levels – health, education, development, cultural work. And the lusty Chaco singing, both by Mennonites and indigenous groups, was gripping, as heard in the soundscape accompanying the visuals.</div><div style="font-size: medium; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Palatino; font-weight: normal; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><br></div><div style="font-size: medium; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Palatino; font-weight: normal; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#cd29d3" face="Tahoma"><b>Come</b></font>,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Tahoma" color="#cd2611"><b>help us celebrate</b></font><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>and support this music about people whose lives have made (and continue to make) such a significant difference in this arid but thriving Chaco land!! CDs, <i>just released</i>, are on sale for $20.00 with proceeds going towards MCC's work with indigenous people in the Chaco.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> Contact Carol Ann Weaver <<a href="mailto:caweaver@uwaterloo.ca">caweaver@uwaterloo.ca</a>> for more details.</span></div><div style="font-size: medium; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Palatino; font-weight: normal; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(205, 38, 17); font-family: Tahoma; "><b><br></b></span></div><div style="font-size: medium; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#cd2611" face="Tahoma"><b><br></b></font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></span></body></html>