Elizabeth Woods (left) and Kendra Woods (15) of Fergus placed third and first respectively in the junior class for fiddlers under 18 at the Great Northern Exhibition that took place in Collingwood.
Pipe Major E. D. Neigh holds the trophy awarded to the Guelph Pipe Band for earning first place in the Grade 1 competition held in Montreal.
This photograph was labelled August 2-13, 1977 but was published August 4, 1977.
This photograph shows Nickolaus Kaethler, conductor of the Centennial CVI Meistersingers choir. He holds a scroll that the school was gifted from the British Broadcasting Corporation as a congratulations for earning a spot in the finals in the Let The Peoples Sing world competition. Their final performance was recorded by CBC and broadcasted all over the world January 1st 1977.
This photograph shows Marcus Jarret, one of the members of Guelph bluegrass band the Wellington County Kickers during a performance at Willow West Mall. Other band members included Bray Luft, Bob Downer, Dusty Hamilton, and Rob Laing.
This photograph is labelled July 18-23, but was published July 18, 1977.
This photograph is of pipe major E. D. Neigh performing after he returned to the Guelph pipe band from a 10 month sabbatical in Scotland. Neigh spend the time learning from the masters of the craft about the history of the instrument as well as performing solo and in groups.
This picture was labelled July 11-16 but was published July 11, 1977.
This photograph shows a drummer from one of the musical performances that happened on Swiss Day. This was part of the Ethnic Mall cultural displays that were held in St. George's Square for the Guelph 150 celebration.
This photograph is labeled July 4-9, 1977 but was published July 9, 1977.
As part of the Ethnic Mall Cultural displays that happened in St. George's Square, the Swiss Day was filled with food, song, and dance. Pictured here are two women who yodeled for the crowd.
This photograph is labeled July 4-9, 1977 but was published July 9, 1977.
This photograph shows some of the award winners of the Musicfest '77 competition from Guelph. The competition was held by the Ontario Conservatory of Music at the Airport Holiday Inn in Toronto and 1400 students competed. 62 students from Guelph left the competition with awards. Students mentioned in the article were: Carla Pascetta, Roberta Watson, Trevor Williamson, Phillip Johnson, Sabina Fabbian, Bobby Mendonsa, Peter Jofiet, Cecile Yu, Eryck Roach, Kimberly Van-Manen, Susanna Dunfort, Carolyn Cawl, Robert DeGunst, Gail Miller, Roy Senhauser, Sonio Heinisch, Stanley Tichopad, Rose Odorico, Dafydd Waters, Ted Rosenbaum, Susan Bradford, Peter Caissie, Kim Day, Marco Centurione, Danny Vettoretto, Patti Winter, Christine Walker, John Hewitson, Vanda Sherwood, Dave Adsett, Linda Odorico, Kathy Bradford, Mabel Mak, Gordon Mak, Robbie Garnie, Debbie Shenk, Stephen Wade, Melanie Sherwood, Darlene McWaters, Anthony Dellacroce, Ordell Dubee, Nick Logothettis, Ellen McInnis, George Stephan, Cathy Lovelock, JoAnne Latta, Melonie Sherwood, Sandra Sparrow, Tony Szep, Brian Shore, Alfredo DeSantis, and Anne Townsend.
This photograph shows some of the award winners of the Musicfest '77 competition from Guelph. The competition was held by the Ontario Conservatory of Music at the Airport Holiday Inn in Toronto and 1400 students competed. 62 students from Guelph left the competition with awards. Students mentioned in the article were: Carla Pascetta, Roberta Watson, Trevor Williamson, Phillip Johnson, Sabina Fabbian, Bobby Mendonsa, Peter Jofiet, Cecile Yu, Eryck Roach, Kimberly Van-Manen, Susanna Dunfort, Carolyn Cawl, Robert DeGunst, Gail Miller, Roy Senhauser, Sonio Heinisch, Stanley Tichopad, Rose Odorico, Dafydd Waters, Ted Rosenbaum, Susan Bradford, Peter Caissie, Kim Day, Marco Centurione, Danny Vettoretto, Patti Winter, Christine Walker, John Hewitson, Vanda Sherwood, Dave Adsett, Linda Odorico, Kathy Bradford, Mabel Mak, Gordon Mak, Robbie Garnie, Debbie Shenk, Stephen Wade, Melanie Sherwood, Darlene McWaters, Anthony Dellacroce, Ordell Dubee, Nick Logothettis, Ellen McInnis, George Stephan, Cathy Lovelock, JoAnne Latta, Melonie Sherwood, Sandra Sparrow, Tony Szep, Brian Shore, Alfredo DeSantis, and Anne Townsend.
This photograph shows some of the award winners of the Musicfest '77 competition from Guelph. The competition was held by the Ontario Conservatory of Music at the Airport Holiday Inn in Toronto and 1400 students competed. 62 students from Guelph left the competition with awards. Students mentioned in the article were: Carla Pascetta, Roberta Watson, Trevor Williamson, Phillip Johnson, Sabina Fabbian, Bobby Mendonsa, Peter Jofiet, Cecile Yu, Eryck Roach, Kimberly Van-Manen, Susanna Dunfort, Carolyn Cawl, Robert DeGunst, Gail Miller, Roy Senhauser, Sonio Heinisch, Stanley Tichopad, Rose Odorico, Dafydd Waters, Ted Rosenbaum, Susan Bradford, Peter Caissie, Kim Day, Marco Centurione, Danny Vettoretto, Patti Winter, Christine Walker, John Hewitson, Vanda Sherwood, Dave Adsett, Linda Odorico, Kathy Bradford, Mabel Mak, Gordon Mak, Robbie Garnie, Debbie Shenk, Stephen Wade, Melanie Sherwood, Darlene McWaters, Anthony Dellacroce, Ordell Dubee, Nick Logothettis, Ellen McInnis, George Stephan, Cathy Lovelock, JoAnne Latta, Melonie Sherwood, Sandra Sparrow, Tony Szep, Brian Shore, Alfredo DeSantis, and Anne Townsend.
This photograph shows the University of Guelph choir before their tour through Austria and Germany. The choir traveled from August 3-25, 1977 but had started planning and raising funds for this trip in 1975. The choir were guests at the Bonn Summer Festival and were guests of the city of Vienna.
This photograph shows University of Guelph Choir conductor Fred Stoltzfus during a practice before the choir's tour through Austria and Germany. The choir traveled from August 3-25, 1977 but had started planning and raising funds for this trip in 1975. The choir were guests at the Bonn Summer Festival and were guests of the city of Vienna.
During the cultural event days that were taking place in St. George's Square, Dutch Day included a performance of song and dance by Holland's Oosterhoutse Nachtegalen or the Nightingales youth choir.
June 27 - July 2, 1977 is written on the reverse of this photograph, but was published June 30, 1977.
This photograph shows the Carleton Show Band which was one of the featured performers during the Canada Day celebrations at Memorial Gardens. At the time this band was a star group on the Pig and Whistle Show and the band gathered a crowd of 2400 people.
June 27 - July 2, 1977 is written on the reverse of this photograph, but was published July 2, 1977.
This photograph shows the Guelph Royalaires hosting the 7th annual Sounds of the 20th Century drum and bugle corps championship at the University of Guelph Alumni Stadium. Their performance won them the championship.
June 27 - July 2, 1977 is written on the reverse of this photograph, but was published June 27, 1977.
This photograph shows members of the Georgetown Girl's Pipe Band performing during the Canada Day parade that was held in Glen Williams village.
June 27 - July 2, 1977 is written on the reverse of this photograph, but was published July 2, 1977.
This photograph shows French Canadian Musician Andre Gagnon at his performance that took place at Ross Hall. Gagnon had recently won the Juno Award for best-selling Canaidian album for "Neiges". The performance was organized by Guelph's Francophone group, the La Club la Feuille d'Erable.
June 27 - July 2, 1977 is written on the reverse of this photograph, but was published June 27, 1977.
This photograph shows some of the members of the Bishop Macdonnell High School band during their performance at St. Joseph's Home for the Aged.
This photograph shows one choir performance of the Festival for Christmas Music that was held at Melville United Church in Fergus. Seven different choirs performed and they performed to a more than full house.
This photograph shows the Kitchener Waterloo Symphony Orchestra performing Mozart's Requiem with the Guelph Choral Society. There were 64 individuals in the choir at St. Georges Anglican Church for that performance.