usually have to travel to Vic- By LESLIE ELLIS : 2 Review Staff Writer torte: Not during the Fanfare The premise is to raise money _ Festival, a series of four events for a new organ for the Holy the Littles have planned to raise Trinity Anglican Church. money. On Feb. 28, there will . be a Victorian Parlour matinee, ‘But in the process, Barbara followed by trifle and tea, a and Carl Little will be bringing — postalgic melody of Gilbert and unique cultural experiences tO Sullivan, barbershop quartets, the Peninsula, with a bit of fun parlour ballads and = mini- thrown in for good measure. readings of the 1890s. You couldn’: find two better people to do it. Barbara spent On March. .14, Catherine : 24 years performing as a singer — Young of the Elysian Chorus of in in Broadway musicals and . Victoria will sing the finale of Operas. Carl was a concert the opera, ‘‘The Magic Flute, pianist. which recently played to sold- out audiences in Victoria. Irish A sign hanging in their Cen- - melodies in honor. of = St. tral Saanich home reads. — Patrick’s Day, selections from “Thank you for visiting us at. Brahms. and Bach, and angel the Little Gallery of the Arts.”" food cake will round out the The ‘sign’ is especially ap- afte rnoon. propriate when one looks atthe | walls — there is a remarkable March 28 will be the ‘‘Go for piece of artwork .on every Baroque’’ Saturday matinee, available space, including with Cart Little performing authentic - letters. written by pieces by Bach, Handel and h Robert Browning and Gaetano Couperin. Victoria symphony Danizetti, and a picture of Of — musicians, Hans Ballard on Carl working with the renowned - flyte, and Gail O’Reodin on Russian composer, I!gor — ¢elio will join well-known lyric Stravinsky. sporano Erika Kurth for a tradi- Lo . tional display of: the world’s | “J miss. the--arts here in favorite works. | Sidney,”’’ said Barbara. She said _ Visual arts are thriving here, but The final event of the series . ‘for. performing. arts, people — will be held on April 24, called “Some ‘Enchanted Evening.’ “There will. be a buffet at McMorran’s Rstaurant, follow- ed by a. ‘‘Broadway. to. Opera . Odyssey.”’ Victoria and: Vancouver. singers. . will. add: the final touch to ‘the - closing event. e - Admission to the first’ “three. “will-be a.$20 reservation fee for. =the closing: dinner. The Littles’ ~goal is to. raise $25,000. oh “The goal. is not-an unrealistic ‘one. for. Barbara, “ing: -an “With volunteers who’ seem ‘to’ ‘have, endless energy it‘is:a great. ..experience. They seem to: want the new organ as much as Ca rl, “their organist,’’ said Barbara. * fountain -of .endless*. energy herself, that would cause most people to Barb -is- a- former’. National Supervisor of Music for CBC, HARPSICORD WILL DO FOR NOW - Carl Little prac- tices a piece on the harpsicord, but may Soon have a.- new organ to play in Holy Trinity Anglican Church.. ve ime SEM arsed "656-4643 Tot eemenenaarennbenaieerdmmaraieieiensiaian me H atts a emma iki termanesennese smailer than a bread box | Soe os Binds Feb, Grab aan pack Lily Tess Advartiing at OSG 1191. _| : nomenon imate emt at Call Bis PERFORMING DAYS AREN’T OVER - Barb Little has been performing in musicals, like the ‘‘HMS Pinafore”’ for more than 30 years. She will sing in the Fanfare Festival fund-raising events over the next two months. anda silent auction. “