- Sammy Davis 387-2411 will be at QRC during the day tomorrow selling tickets for the OBA Dinner. Aaron Doyle… http://t.co/zAgZ5MDj #
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At midnight last night UK time, QRC’s beloved Geraldine Connor, former Music Mistress passed away. May she rest in peace and compose for the orchestra of angels and saints who will play on that great and glorious day of our Lord’s appearing. Geraldine Connor was a freelance Theatre Director. An ethnomusicologist by profession, she was a senior teaching fellow at the University of Leeds (1992 – 2004) and holds a MMus (London)., LRSM, Dip. Ed. She held a two year appointment as Associate Director (Music) at the West Yorkshire Playhouse (2001 – 2003). A composer, performer, musical director and vocal animator specialising in mainstream rock and pop, Caribbean carnival, Caribbean folk and African American Gospel, Jazz and Blues styles, she conceived, composed and directed Carnival Messiah , a radical theatrical reinvention inspired by George Fredrick Handel’s Messiah (1999 and 2002, West Yorkshire Playhouse: Port of Spain, Trinidad 2003 and Carnival 2004), and also directed the acclaimed premiere co-production between the West Yorkshire Playhouse and Adzido Pan African Dance, Yaa Asantewaa, Warrior Queen, which successfully toured Britain and Ghana, Africa, in 2001/2002. She has directed Carnival Messiah (Queen’s Hall, Trinidad and Tobago), Blues in the Night (West Yorkshire Playhouse), Vodou Nation (UK Arts and West Yorkshire Playhouse) and Performance Poet Ras Anansi-I for the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
Queen’s Royal College presents the October Affair, titled “A Royal S.O.E.” The College promises a full day of events guaranteed, including a host of stalls, music, food, and drinks all day long. The after party is called “EASE D’ TENSION” and the committee advises that patrons follow a few simple steps.
Music will be provided by deejays Rapid Response and Sonic, with more to be added to the cast soon. For information and invitations, persons are advised to contact the following committee members:
On 29TH OF OCTOBER 2011, COME AND EASE YA TENSION! Visit the event page on Facebook at http://qrc.edu/goto/octoberaffair2011
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Intercol ‘Old Boys’ set for ‘Blast from the Past’Posted by admin in ALUMNI, Football, SPORT‘A Blast from the Past’, featuring six of the country’s top inter-col teams, was yesterday launched at the Queen’s Park Oval. The intercol reunion, which is being hosted by RAG Sport Marketing will feature St Mary’s, Fatima, Queen’s Royal College, Presentation San Fernando, St Benedict’s and Naparima College and will be staged on October 23 at the Oval. It will see several of the country’s former top players donning their gear to raise funds for renal care patients in T&T and will be staged under the kind patronage of The John Hayes Memorial Kidney Foundation. Among the invited guest at yesterday’s launching were event coordinator Andre Lawrence of RAG Sport Marketing, Dexter Skeene CEO of the T&T Pro League, former national player and Fatima old boy Alivin Corneal, Dr Emile Mohammed of West Shore Medical, Lisa Abraham of QPCC and former QRC old boy Tansley Thompson. Each shared their experiences of close friends/family suffering with chronic kidney diseases and added their kind words and support for the event. According to Lawrence each school will field teams in two age groups 35-49 and 50 and over during the whole day exercise that is guaranteed to bring back fond memories. In addition, an exhibition game consisting of two Girls Schools will also take place. [SOURCE: SocaWarriors.net, October 13th, 2011.]
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