Harmonic Rhythm
With Lonnie Delisle, Yanti, Liz DiMarino, Liz Paynter, Jennifer Kanazawa, Sam Welsh, Tomas Oyarzun Montes, Catalina Polloni, Heather Nail and Gord Oaks
August 7 - 13, 2022
It’s time to make music again! Come together in community making joyful noises in celebration of the earth.
Program Offerings for This Week:
Lift Every Voice
Program Leader: Lonnie Delisle
Ages: 18+
Time: Monday-Friday, 9:30 am – 12:30 pm
Program fee: $55 + $30 material fee
It’s time to sing again! The pandemic silenced many choral singers, but we are a resilient bunch, and the wait is over – choral singing is returning to Naramata, August 2022! No choral singing experience is necessary, just the desire to join a community of people who love to sing. Together we’ll lift every voice.
We will learn about 10 pieces of music from a variety of sources and genres. The repertoire will be a combination of gospel, classical choral, pop, and musical theatre.
At the end of the week, we will celebrate with a showcase performing the songs learned. It will be a fulfilling week of learning fun and beautiful music, meeting fellow choral enthusiasts, and performing with and for one another – all in a beautiful and serene location of Naramata.
Learn to Play Ukulele
Program Leader: Yanti
Ages: All ages
Time: Monday-Friday, 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm
Program fee: $55 + $10 material fee
This power-packed 5-hour beginner ukulele is designed to be an efficient way of launching yourself into the world of ukulele playing. Perfect for teachers, parents, teens, kids, grandparents, and anyone else interested in learning to accompany you on the ukulele. Yanti’s group ukulele classes are designed to connect to creativity, discipline, and fine motor skills. Yanti devotes a portion of almost every class to memory work, stretching, and body mechanics. Her music selection reflects the interests of her students and her teaching style involves the memorization and application of ukulele chords through practice tools and music.
Ukulele’s provided, but if you have your own, bring it!
Children’s Music and Play
Children’s Program Leader: Heather Nail + Summer Staff
Ages: 5-11
Time: 9:15 am-10:45 am (music) 10:45-12:30 pm (fun, play, and games)
Program fee: $55 (Full bursary funding is available to ensure all children & youth can participate in programming. Apply the Heartwood Bursary option upon checkout)
The Naramata children’s music program this summer is sure to be a hit with your child! The first half is a fast-paced, active 90-minute music session featuring singing games, both creative and structured movement, rhythm, and percussion instruments along with traditional children’s choral repertoire. Our mornings will include working on singing in tune, improvising, and singing in unison and parts, combined with a playful exploration of non-traditional music-making.
In the second half of the program, summer staff leaders nurture children’s spirits through creative and imaginative play, storytelling, games, and more. Enroll your children to be together in community learning how to sow the seeds of lasting friendships.
Youth Connection: Jammin’ For Joy!
Youth Program Leader: Liz DiMarino + Summer Staff
Ages: 12-17
Time: 9:30 am – 11:00 am (music) 11:00 am-12:30 pm (fun, play, and games)
Program fee: $55 (Full bursary funding is available to ensure all children & youth can participate in programming. Apply the Heartwood Bursary option upon checkout)
It’s a Percussion Palooza! Join us in a fun week of creative collaboration where we’ll use a variety of percussion instruments to orchestrate mini performances. Djembe drums, xylophones, boomwhackers, body percussion, sing-a-longs, and more! Let’s spark some joy together creating community and harmony through a hands-on, fun-filled experience geared just for teens.
In the second half of our time together, summer staff leaders will guide outdoor activities, creative games, new discoveries and take time just hanging together. This is your week, so leave any negative pressures behind, bring your ideas and come have fun in an inclusive community that values all that you are.
Community Life Includes:
Interactive Connections
Spiritual Leader: TBD
Musician in Residence: Lonnie Delisle and Liz Paynter
Campground Host: Gord Oaks
The week begins with interactive fun activities for all to connect with others in our Sunday evening Welcome Circle. Wake up Monday morning and take a Meditative Walk in the Labyrinth, or set yourself up in a quiet space in the Sacred Garden, or join a morning yoga class. Get singing and dancing to daily morning music then set off on your day either in a program or exploring the area. If you feel a need to get some creative energy out, drop in for some afternoon art. In the evening, connect with the earth by digging, planting, and harvesting with volunteers of the Permaculture Farm Garden. Gather with the community by keeping a lookout for spontaneous activities throughout the week.
Community Yoga
Yoga Leader: Jennifer Kanazawa
Gentle Morning yoga Daily from 7:30-8:15 am – Morning Yoga is perfect for anyone looking to begin their day connecting breath and movement in a mindful way to help soften tight muscles, ease joint pain, connect the body and mind at a peaceful, slower pace. This class is appropriate for beginners or anyone working with injury, limited mobility, or simply prefer a gentler approach to yoga. Practice every day or drop-in. Registration required.
Evening Unwind yoga Tuesday 7:00-8:30 pm – Prepare to let go, reflect, and settle your body and mind for a restful evening and a new day ahead in this 90-minute evening unwind yoga session. Stretch out your body and release tension from the day, calm your mind, relax your breathing, boost your mood, and melt into the beauty of a Naramata summer’s eve. Registration required.
Community Art
Drop-in Afternoon Art with Sam Welsh – Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday from 3:00-5:00 pm
Join Sam for a variety of easy art activities throughout the week. These are created for everyone to participate, all levels of experience welcome (especially for you if you just said “oh, I’m not an artist”). Each activity welcomes you to come by and make something unique, creative, and fun. These have been planned specifically as drop-in activities, come by anytime during the times noted (stay for ten minutes or the whole time) and you can complete an activity. No registration is required.
Community Permaculture Farm Garden
Farm Leaders: Tomas Oyarzun Montes and Catalina Polloni
Farm Tour – Monday from 7:00-8:00 pm
Permaculture (the word, coined by Bill Mollison, is a portmanteau of permanent agriculture and permanent culture) is the conscious design and maintenance of agriculturally productive ecosystems which have the diversity, stability, and resilience of natural ecosystems. It is the harmonious integration of landscape and people — providing their food, energy, shelter, and other material and non-material needs in a sustainable way. Join the farm tour on Monday evening and/or drop in to find fellow community gardeners to learn and grow with. Registration is required for the farm tour, no registration is required to drop-in. You can learn more about the garden by visiting the Naramata Permaculture Farm Garden Facebook page here.
About the Program Leaders
Lonnie Delisle
Lonnie Delisle is a choral composer, the Artistic Director of the award-nominated Universal Gospel Choir, the Musician in Residence at Vancouver School of Theology and an Arranger/Curator for Cypress Choral Music. Lonnie enjoys taking on various music directing and theatrical projects. He has been the music director for two productions with the Children Theatre of […]
Learn more about Lonnie DelisleYanti
For the past decade, Yanti has performed locally in many different combos and venues. From Jazz Standards at weddings or retirement homes to rock ballads for fundraisers, either live or karaoke, Yanti has a diverse range of vocal talents. Not only is Yanti involved with performances, she also passionately teaches ukulele and voice. As a […]
Learn more about YantiLiz DiMarino
Liz DiMarino has been a Music Specialist with the Calgary Board of Education for 22 years where she currently teaches grades 5-9 music. Her program features general music at all grade levels as well as band, vocal, and piano classes. Liz has a strong background in teaching using Orff Pedagogy and holds Level III Orff […]
Learn more about Liz DiMarinoLiz Paynter
Elizabeth Paynter has been an elementary school music specialist and choir director in Calgary for over 30 years. Currently, she is the music director at Scarboro United Church, and artistic director of both the children’s choirs at Mount Royal University and EnChor Chamber Choir. Liz is passionate about making music accessible to all, so come […]
Learn more about Liz PaynterJennifer Kanazawa
Jennifer Kanazawa is a registered yoga teacher with Yoga Alliance (RYT 500) with a background in Craft & Design from Kootenay School of the Arts. She specializes in teaching Gentle Hatha, Yin yoga, Paddle-board yoga, and yoga for children. Her journey as an instructor began with the South Okanagan Yoga Academy in 2016. The knowledge […]
Learn more about Jennifer KanazawaSam Welsh
Sam, she/her, is a Counsellor and artistic human working at the intersection of creativity and mental health. She encourages divergent thinking, using the arts, and finding flow to bring about positive change and personal growth. Sam has led, co-led, designed, and faciliated a wide range of programming for communities and groups at Naramata Centre and […]
Learn more about Sam WelshTomas Oyarzun Montes
Beginning with my early steps at my grandparents’ farm, nature has shown me its amazing and tasteful diversity. From the farm to the forest, contemplation and exploration Were the activities that filled my childhood. This hasn’t changed, it has become my profession. Fourteen years ago I started my career in Ecotourism. I found many answers […]
Learn more about Tomas Oyarzun MontesCatalina Polloni
Exploring the mountains has led me to understand that nature has been working for a very long time. As an architect, I am passionate to find solutions to our needs and to produce designs that not only meet our needs but enhance peoples’ lives and connect them with the natural environment. In 2016, a Permaculture […]
Learn more about Catalina PolloniHeather Nail
Heather Nail has been an Orff Music Specialist for the Calgary Board of Education for 20 years. She holds Orff level three certification, and has a Master of Education degree, specializing in Elementary Music. Heather teaches the choral component of the Calgary Orff Chapter summer levels course, and in 2010 she was a semi-finalist in […]
Learn more about Heather NailGord Oaks
Gord Oaks is a Musician and Certified Shiatsu Acupressure Therapist (a relative of Acupuncture), in practice since 1999. He has been exploring, studying, and applying Qigong, Yoga and Meditation in his life and work since 1991, and is a firm advocate for the empowering and Universal nature of the internal healing arts. Gord offers a gentle, but […]
Learn more about Gord OaksCategories : Family/Group Registration, Summer Weeks