Rhythmfest 2011
Saturday, August 6, 2011
10:00am – 9:00pm
Heritage Park
Workshops, Interactive Performances, Drumming, Dancing, and More!
Celebrate the universal language of rhythm! Barrie’s only truly interactive festival will feature performances and workshops where audiences, young and old, are encouraged to participate. Bring an instrument and be part of it!
Guinness World Record for Largest Hand Drum Ensemble
This year we will be attempting to beat the Guinness World Record for largest hand drum ensemble. Bring your drum and help us make history!
Generously sponsored by CRS Barrie.
Special Tribute to Fred Johnson
Join us as we pay special tribute to Fred Johnson. Fred has had a long and seemingly endless involvement with rudimental drumming and Drum & Bugle Corps in Canada and the USA since he started drumming for the 180th Air Cadets (York Lions) in Toronto in 1946. He won the Canadian Junior Individual Drumming Championship for three consecutive years and has been inducted into the World Drum Corps Hall of Fame, the first Canadian drummer to receive this honour. In 1997 he founded CADRE (Canadian Associates Drumming Rudimental Excellence), which is dedicated to preserving traditional drumming and promoting contemporary rudimental excellence. Fred continues drumming to this day as a teacher, consultant, author, lecturer, clinician, historian and performer.
Performance and Workshop Schedule:
For more information about this year's performers, workshops and clinics, including bios, visit www.barrierhythmfest.com.
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| 10:00am |
Opening Remarks |
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| 10:10am |
Opening Ceremony |
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| 10:40am |
Saikou Saho |
Workshop: Tuning the Djembe |
| 11:10am |
Native Women's Hand Drum Group |
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| 11:40am |
Richard Howard |
Workshop: Tuning the Drum Set |
| 12:00pm |
Amaru Mendez |
Workshop: Latin Dance |
| 12:20pm |
Please and Thanks |
Children's Hip-Hop/Beat Box |
| 12:50pm |
Cassandra Fox |
Middle Eastern Dance |
| 1:10pm |
Muhtadi |
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| 1:30pm |
World's Largest Hand Drum Ensemble |
Hosted by Muhtadi
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| 2:30pm |
Lesley Waldron |
Workshop: Dance |
| 3:00pm |
Allison Toffan |
Workshop: Tap Dance |
| 3:30pm |
Omar Gittens Trio |
Sponsored by Sharon Madeley, ReMax |
| 4:10pm |
Tribute to Fred Johnson |
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| 4:45pm |
CADRE |
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| 5:15pm |
Toffan-Hiltz Collective |
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| 5:50pm |
Nigel Maynard |
Clinic: Drum Kit |
| 6:20pm |
Steel Drum Hu |
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| 6:55pm |
Hummingbird Tassa Group |
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| 7:35pm |
Baque de Bamba |
Brazilian Maracatu |
| 8:15pm |
Afrafranto |
African Palm Wine Music |
| 8:55pm |
Beyond Sound |
Contemporary African Drumming |
| 9:35pm |
Interactive Jam |
Everyone Invited! |
| Schedule subject to change. |
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Partnership Opportunities - As an event partner, you can build brand recognition through our promotion campaign including radio and print advertising, website, and printed materials. Engage with thousands of participants, primarily Barrie and area residents, through on-site recognition and brand activation. Our partnerships are valued and contribute directly towards providing a variety of exciting activities at absolutely no cost to participants. Opportunities are available starting from $500, including a limited number of outdoor spaces available to promote your business. If your business is interested in becoming a Rhythmfest partner, please contact Amanda Dyke, Community Events Assistant at (705) 739-4220 ext. 4593 or adyke@barrie.ca.
