May 19/98

Staff Career Development Committee

Sticking yourneck out

Ihe message was clear — we cannot
back away from having our lives as
important as they can be!

So spoke the Giraffe Project’s John
Graham, who delivered on April 16 a
truly inspiring workshop on the power
of taking risks in our lives. John made
his presentation to a full house of staff
members at the Seymour Golf and
Country Club.

We learned that there was a no more
powerful way to take risks than to be
caring and vulnerable; that taking risks
creates opportunity and provides
leverage; that you are more focused
and committed; that people give you
more authority; that life is risky
anyway and it is the right thing to do.

Graham explained that to meet our
desired risks, we must build courage on
a daily basis, and that it takes courage
to be responsible and caring in our
lives; that to “stick our necks out” to
care for someone who is different from
us is critical to the common good.
Ultimately, people take risks because it
makes sense at a very deep level — it
is meaningful.

The near-perfect evaluations delivered
the following comments from staff
members:

“T love that the College offers these
exceptional workshops”

“inspiring, inspiring, inspiring”

“gave me the courage to make some
definite plans for the immediate future”

“practical ideas and events to illustrate
risk-taking”

“thank you to the Committee for their
collective vision of creating this day of
inspiration and a real learning
experience”

“risk is not a bad thing”

“an excellent presenter — what a role
model”

“previously unknown knowledge for my
future”

“kudos to the Committee for taking a
risk on presenting this workshop.”

Once again, the Staff Career
Development Committee wishes to
express a heartfelt thank you to all staff
members for your continued trust and
support.

Remember, what we do with our
lives is important!

Staff Career
Development fund

The SCDC regrets to announce that
individual funding for career
development will not be available for
the 98/99 fiscal year. This fund was
created specifically to help staff
members with their career needs.
Financing for this fund came from
surplus from the previous year. There is
no surplus for use in the 98/99 fiscal
year. The Committee will continue to
explore opportunities to assist staff in
their career goals.

Submitted by Lynne Somerville

Hard Rubber Orchestra releases CD

fter eight years of performances,

the Hard Rubber Orchestra
released their first CD, Cruel Yet Fair,
on the Quebec label, Les Disques
VICTO, at the end of April. Says
leader, conductor and composer, John
Korsrud, a Jazz Studies alumnus:
“Hard Rubber plays an exciting
unpredictable blend of music that
draws from such diverse sources as
Igor Stravinsky, Public Enemy, John
Zom and Lawrence Welk.”

All of Vancouver’s best musicians
(or at least many of them) are on this
CD. The music is intense and fast and
complex and features the talents of
instructors and alumni from the
Capilano College Bachelor of Jazz

Studies Program. Some names you
may recognize include: Dennis Esson,
Rob McKenzie, Andre Lachance,
Graham Ord, Brad Turner, Brent
Gubbles, and Campbell Ryga.

The 17-piece Hard Rubber
Orchestra, formed in 1990, is one of

Vancouver’s most exciting and
unpredictable ensembles, featuring
Vancouver’s finest musicians. They
brought you large multimedia shows,
such as the Elvis Cantata in 1994 and
1996, and White Hot Core with
Kokoro Dance in 1995.

On May 6, the Orchestra will leave
on a 10-day tour to perform in Europe,
Quebec and Ontario. This tour
includes a four concert festival of
Vancouver New Music, Improvised
Music and Musique Actuelle in
Amsterdam. The Hard Rubber
Orchestra will be playing at the
Stedelijk Museum of Contemporary
Art and the BIMhuis.

Submitted by Rob McKenzie

@nformer