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AnnuallutefestivalpaystributetoJohnDowland14TuesdayOctober12013ArtsCultureMusicByMARIACHURCHItsbeen450yearssincetheRenaissancelutemusicofJohnDowlandrstlledthecourtsofEnglishandFrenchlordsbutlastweekhismusicwasbroughttolifeagainintheNWT.OrganizersfromtheHayRiverEarlyMusicSocietydecidedtocelebratethehall-markanniversaryofDow-landsmusicfortheseventhannualNWTInternationalLuteFestival.Aroundtheworldrightnowpeoplearecelebratingthisasthe450thanniversarysotherearealotofconcertsgoingonworldwidethatarefocusedonJohnDowlandsmusicTylerHawkinsor-ganizerofthelutefestivaltoldTheJournal.NigelNorthaprofessorofluteatIndianaUniver-sityintheUnitedStatesandLesVoixHumainesavioladagambaduocomprisedofSusieNapperandMargaretLittlefromQuebecwereguestperformersforthefesti-val.Allthreeartistsareinter-nationallyrenownedexpertsinearlymusicandfamiliarwithDowlandswork.ThemusiciansteamedupwithlocalsopranosMyraBerrubfromHayRiverandKarenZaidanofFortSmithandcountertenorDanielGillisfromYellowknifetoperformasetlistdedicatedtoDowlandsmusicinthethreecommunities.Thepiecesrangedfromsoulfulandsadlutesolostoupbeatandinspiringensem-bleswithpowerfulvocalsallworksfromDowlandsrepertoire.Althoughhismusicis450yearsolditsnotdryanddustyNorthtoldthecrowdofconcertgoersatSt.JosephsCathedralinFortSmithonThursdayeve-ning.WhilemuchofDow-landsworkswereconsideredmelancholypiecessimilartobluesmusictheycanhaveanupliftingeffectonanaudi-enceNorthsaid.AftertheperformanceNorthNapperandLittleen-couragedthecrowdtotakeacloserlookattheinstru-mentssomeofwhichwerehundredsofyearsold.Hawkinshasbeentheor-ganizerbehindthelutefesti-valsinceitsinceptionsevenyearsago.HesaidinterestisgrowingintheNWT.PeoplearebecomingmorefamiliarandIvebeensayingthisforyearsitdoesntreallymatterwhetheryouthinkyoulikethiskindofmusicoryoudontknowwhetheryoulikethiskindofmusicitsreallyworthtakingachancetocomeandseeitbecauseitsprob-ablysomethingyouwontseeanywhereelsehesaid.Hawkinsexplainedthattheconcertsarenotonlymusicalentertainmentbutaneducationalexperiencesincethestyleofmusicissounfamiliar.Inbetweensetstheartiststaketimetoex-plainthehistorybehindthemusicandgiveasenseoftheculturefromwhichitcame.Yearafteryearhesaidart-istsparticipatinginthefesti-valcommentonthelevelofenthusiasmfromthecrowdsintheNorth.Themusicianscertainlysharethiswhentheycomeupheretheyrejustverypleasedwiththenumberofpeoplewhocometotheconcertswhoaregenuinelyinterestedinlearningabouttheirmusichesaid.Thatsreallywhytheyenjoycominguphere.Itsanewexperienceforthembutitsalsoanewexperiencefortheaudience.Itreallymakesitworththeirwhilebecausetheirpassionistosharethismusic.Hawkinssaidheisal-readyinconversationwithearlymusicartistsaroundtheworldwhohaveheardabouttheNWTfestivalandareinterestedinparticipat-ing.Thebiggestchallengefornextyearwilllikelybechoosingwhotobringup.Peoplearestartingtolineuptocomeandplayherehesaid.Itsturnedintothisannualeventandpeoplehavecometoexpectit.Ivealreadystartedplanningforthenexttwoyears.NigelNorthshowsoffhisluteandgivesabitofhistoryaftertheperformance.PhotosMariaChurchTheperformersentertainatSt.JosephsCathedralinFortSmith.THENORTHWESTTERRITORIESPOWERCORPORATIONisdedicatedtodevelopingaskilledcommittedandprofessionalworkforceandwantstoencourageresidentstofurthertheireducationinordertodevelopasustainablenorthernworkforce.Thefollowingscholarshipprogramisbeingofferedtoassiststudentswiththeirpost-secondaryeducationinanefforttoempowerresidentstoattaintheircareeraspirations.A1000SCHOLARSHIPwillbeofferedtoonestudentineverycommunitytheCorporationservicesorhasapresenceinforpost-secondaryeducationinanyeldtheCorporationemploys.PreferencewillbegiventothosestudentsfurtheringtheireducationineldsforwhichtheCorporationishavingchallengesrecruiting.APPLYBYOCTOBER312013SuccessfulrecipientswillbeannouncedbyNovember302013ContactNTPCformoreinformationat867.874.5200shortonntpc.comwww.ntpc.comSCHOLARSHIPS