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Jubilee Folk Ensemble


​Upcoming Events/News:

We wrapped up our 2024/'25 season with our June 2nd concert for the seniors at the St. Joe's residence.

We hope to see all of our members back at the Parkside in the Fall--most likely Sept. 8th...with hopefully a few new players...have a great Summer!

Recent Concerts:

June 2/25: Seniors' evening concert at St. Joseph's Villa.
​May 26/25: Seniors' evening concert at Pioneer Manor.
Dec. 16/24: Evening seniors' Xmas concert at Pioneer Manor. 
May 27/24: Evening seniors' Spring concert at Pioneer Manor.
Dec. 18/23: Evening seniors' Xmas concert at Pioneer.
May 29/23: Seniors' Spring concert at Pioneer Manor.
​May 15/23: Seniors' concert at the Walford Residence.
March 17/22: St. Paddy's Day concert at the Lockerby Legion.
Dec. 16/19: Seniors' evening Xmas concert at St. Joseph's Villa.
Dec. 9/19: Seniors' evening Xmas concert at Red Oaks.
Sept. 28/19: Downtown concert at Peddler's Pub (Symphony "Crawl").
June 1/19: Afternoon 'Celebration of Life' concert at Jubilee Centre.
May 28/19​: Kids' concert at Princess Anne School.
May 22/19: Dinner concert at ‘Spacecraft Brewery’ on Notre Dame.
March 4/19: Celtic-themed seniors' concert at the LaSalle Residence.
Jan. 26/19: Scottish-themed concert at the Lockerby Legion hall.
Dec. 9/18: Parkside Xmas concert; guests: Young Sudbury Singers.
Dec 3/18: Seniors' evening concert at the Lasalle Residence.
June 4/18: Seniors' concert at Extendicare Falconbridge.
May 29/18: Kids' concert at Queen Elizabeth School.
May 14/18: Noon concert at the Elgin St. Mission;
Dec. 10/17: Xmas concert at the Parkside.
Nov. 18/17: Xmas concert at the Rainbow Mall foodcourt;
Nov. 15/17: Remembrance concert at the Lockerby Legion hall;
June 8/17: Concert with Northern Echoes at the Parkside.
May 23/17: Afternoon gym concert at Garson Northeastern School.
March 13/17: St. Patrick’s themed concert at Red Oaks Villa.
Dec. 11/16: Concert at the Parkside, with guests, Northern Echoes.
​Nov. 19 & Dec. 2/16: Afternoon Xmas concerts, Rainbow Mall;
June 2016: Evening seniors’ concerts at Red Oaks (6th), & Pioneer (13th);
May 24/16: Afternoon gym concert at Garson Northeastern School;
Dec. 2015: Seniors’ Xmas concerts at the Walford (7th) & Red Oaks (14th).
Nov. 21/15: Sat. afternoon (2-4 pm) Xmas concert, Rainbow mall;
Oct. 21/15: Concert at St. Andrew’s Place—Body and Soul Lunch;
Sept. 27/15: Concert at the Market Place;
March. 15/15: St. Patrick’s Day celebration of Celtic music at the LU Pub;
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Who are We?

The Jubilee Folk Ensemble (JFE) is a non-profit community-based musical group that contributes to Greater Sudbury's bilingual, multicultural life. Our ensemble consists of a diverse group of amateur musicians who play a variety of instruments under the direction of our conductor, Sandra Faubert.

The group receives support from the City of Greater Sudbury through an annual cultural grant. Our practices are held on Monday evenings between 7:00 to 8:30 pm at the Parkside Centre on 140 Durham St. in Sudbury.

Mission

The Jubilee Folk Ensemble is committed in its pursuit of how music relates to us all in a multicultural Canada. It is dedicated to learning and playing music which is rooted in the folk music traditions from around the world. Our aim is to perform music which reflects the rich cultural diversity of both Sudbury and Canada.

Of course, most of our members at one time or another have also played with other local ensembles. The JFE itself occasionally holds joint concerts with other local musical groups; including, for example, Nickel City Sound & the LU Pipe Band. Four of our female members, who refer to themselves as ‘Jubilation,’ will occasionally sing at some of our concerts, as well as perform at separate venues on their own.

Join the Ensemble

The Jubilee Folk Ensemble always welcomes new members who enjoy performing a diverse repertoire of multicultural folk music. Our membership in the past has ranged in age from approx. 20 to 85. Currently there are no membership dues required in order to join. Concert attire normally consists of dark dress pants with a white dress shirt and optional traditional vest.

String players (i.e., both violin & mandolin families) are invited to join us, as are wind players of all varieties. We would be happy to hear from you--regardless of what instrument you play (we currently are in need of mandolin, cello, string bass & viola players). Moreover, it doesn't really matter how long it's been since you last played your instrument. We encourage you to come out and have some fun!

Contact Us

The JFE holds its rehearsals on Monday evenings, between 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm, at the Parkside Centre on 140 Durham St. in downtown Sudbury (near the corner of Durham & Elgin). We invite all interested members from the public to come out and hear us rehearse, or even better, to play with us!

If you are interested in joining our band, or if you wish to "book" our ensemble for an upcoming gig, or if you simply want to learn more about us, please contact our conductor and musical director, Sandra Faubert, at either: (705) 857-1951; or at: [email protected].

If you wish to submit any digital pictures of the band to us, our Webmaster may be contacted at: [email protected]. The band also has a page on the social networking site Facebook.

Our History

The Jubilee Folk Ensemble has roots which can be traced back to various early Ukrainian mandolin ensembles in Sudbury in the 1920s and '30s. The name, "Jubilee Folk Ensemble," however, was not formally adopted until 1977 (the ensemble getting its name from its former landlord, the Jubilee Centre). 

From its early Ukrainian immigrant beginnings, the ensemble now boasts a membership of Sudburians from numerous cultural backgrounds. The JFE gratefully acknowledges the past financial support and other benefits (e.g., sheet music) it had received over the years from the Association of United Ukrainian Canadians (AUUC).

Currently, there are about 18 or so members in the group. The ensemble is occasionally featured in local news items found in Sudbury.com as well as in the Sudbury Star. 

In past years, the JFE has had the honour of participating in a number of music festivals and conferences held out-of-town, such as in Toronto in 1991, Regina in 2005, etc.

The ensemble also regularly performs for free at various local senior citizens' residences, and occasionally at elementary schools (e.g., St. Andrew’s & Immaculate Conception in May 2015) . On Nov. 13th, 2005, we participated in the "Tsunami Rx Benefit Concert" held at the Sudbury Community Arena, which helped to raise funds to build a school in Sri Lanka.

During the July 1st 2007 Canada Day celebrations, we played to over 3,000 folks in the Sudbury Arena. In June of 2008, we played an outdoor concert at the Via Rail station to help commemorate the City's 125th anniversary (in 1983, we had played at the Garson Arena to help commemorate Sudbury's 100th anniversary).

On Jan. 31st of 2010 at the Jubilee hall, we presented our own music along with a poetry-reading celebration of the works of four great poets: Burns, Neruda, Shevchenko & Whitman. More recently, on March 4th, 2012, we held a similar concert involving poetry readings in celebration of International Women's Day.

In Sept. 2013, the JFE selected its vocalist/flautist, Sandra Faubert, to be its new conductor. Prior to Sandra, Oryst Sawchuk, a local artist and architect, had been the JFE's conductor since 1994 (having taken over the position from Eve Kremyr, who had conducted the group for about 5 years).

On Oct. 28th, 2013, the JFE tearfully held its last rehearsal at the historic Jubilee hall on Applegrove; and on Nov. 4th, we held our first rehearsal at the Parkside Centre.
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Our Conductor

Sandra Faubert is a retired singing teacher from Cambrian College and Laurentian, who also plays piano and flute. Over the years Sandra has sung in various choirs (e.g., Cambrian, St. Andrew's) and is a member of the Parkside Gang ensemble. She currently also conducts the Club Seniors 111 choir. Sandra is a mother of two, and resides in French River, southeast of Sudbury.

Membership 

Brenda Rantala-Sykes (accordion, vocals)
Sandra Faubert (conductor, flute, vocals)
Dorothy Robidoux (violin)
Paul Laverdure (soprano/tenor recorder, vocals
--on leave)
Ron Wiseman (violin)
Faye Moffatt (piano, mandolin)
George Schaut (trombone, alto recorder)
Nancy Falat (violin)
Paula Majury 
(guitar)
Donna Moshenko  (clarinet, mandolin, vocals)
Deborah McPhee
(violin)
Steve Bene (violin--on leave)
David Falat (percussion)
Marc Noiseux (guitar, ukulele, vocals)
Louise Hayden​ (violin)
Bette Nuss (violin)
Cindy Matikainen (violin)
Natalie Korczak (violin)
Shane O'Gorman (bass guitar, vocals, arranger--on leave)
Michelle Moore - (violin--on leave)
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JFE Executive:

Director/Conductor: Sandra Faubert;  Archivist: [vacant];

Pres./CEO: Nancy Falat;  Treasurer: Lee Anne Desrocher;

Secretary/Webmaster: George Schaut

Our Current Repertoire

The JFE’s collection of sheet music includes an array of folk music arrangements; which are often difficult to find elsewhere, sometimes handwritten or out-of-print. Below is a listing of some of those crowd-pleasing pieces which we‘ve performed recently.
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Un Canadian Errant -  Antoine Gérin-Lajoie

Fiddler on the Roof (medley) - Jerry Bock

The Thunderer - John Philip Sousa

Swing Low, Sweet Chariot - trad. American spiritual

A Holly Jolly Christmas - Johnny Marks

This Land Is Your Land - Woody Guthrie

Hava Nagila - trad. Jewish Folk Song

Danny Boy (“Londonderry Air”) - trad. Irish ballad

The Wild Rover - trad. Irish folk song

Aupres de ma Blonde – trad. French Canadian folk song

My Cape Breton Home - Jerry Holland


The Minstrel Boy - trad. Irish/ arr. K. Russland

MacPherson's Lament - trad. Scottish Air

The Foggy Dew – trad. Irish ballad

Annie Laurie - trad. Scotch Folksong/ Lady John Scott

La Paloma - M. Sebastián Yradier

Alouette – trad. French Canadian

Ye Banks & Braes O' Bonnie Doon - trad. Scottish/ Robert Burns


Kiev Waltz - trad. Ukranian

Les Temps Des Cerises - A. Renard

Scots Wa Hae - 
trad. Scottish

Farewell to Nova Scotia – trad. Canadian folk song

Last Rose of Summer - Irish Air (arr. K. Russland)

She's Like the Swallow – trad. Newfoundland folk song

I’ve Been Working on the Railroad – American folk song

​Schedryk (“Carol of the Bells”) - trad. Ukranian Christmas

Irish Washerwoman – trad. Irish jig

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer - Johnny Marks

Mull of Kintyre - Paul McCartney/Wings

Ukrainian National Anthem - M. Verbytsky

Whisky in the Jar – trad. Irish

​The Log Driver’s Waltz - Wade Hemsworth

My Wild Irish Rose - Chauncey Olcott

Spancil Hill - trad. Irish ballad

Ashokan Farewell – Jay Ungar

Working Man – Rita MacNeil

Something to Sing About – Oscar Brand   

Linstaed Market - trad. Jamaican

Flowers of Edinburgh – trad. Scottish fiddle tune

Pretty Paper - Willie Nelson

Rowan Tree - trad. Scottish

Blue Skies - Irving Berlin

The Water is Wide - trad. Scottish folk song

Mairi's Wedding - Scottish folk song

The Wind that Shakes the Barley - Irish Ballad/ Robert Joyce

Sally Gardens - trad. Irish reel

Loch Lomond - Scotch air

John Barleycorn - Traffic/trad. Scottish
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