It's Official - Evolutionary Holds The Guinness World Record For The Deepest Underground Concert
Mayor John Rodriguez was on hand to present the plaque confirming that Confederation Secondary School's Evolutionary Band has been recognized as World Record Holders for their underground concert performed at Copper Cliff's North Mine on April 27, 2007. Accepting the plaque on behalf of the band was music director Norm McIntosh as many members of the band looked on from the seats in the school amphitheatre.

Referring to the moment as a "significant moment in the life of each and every student", Norm McIntosh held up a certificate that was about to be presented to the band members from Shelley Martel's office, and make it very clear that, "I want you to put this certificate in a glass frame and hang it on your bedroom wall. This is something that no one can ever take away from you. You have accomplished something that very few people living on this earth will ever achieve. But there are two other certificates that you must add to the collection. The first is your high school diploma and the second is your university or college diploma. No one can take those away from you either."

The formal certificate, shown above, states:

The deepest concert underground was at 742 m (2,434.4 feet) below sea level at 3,400 Level of CVRD Inco's Copper Cliff North Mine, Copper Cliff, Ontario, Canada and was performed by Evolutionary Band (Canada) on 27 April 2007.

"We commend Evolutionary for, once again, putting Greater Sudbury on the map," said Rainbow District School Board Chair Dena Morrison. "Having an official world record to their credit is an outstanding achievement. We thank our partners at CVRD Inco for giving our students the opportunity of a lifetime."

The world record concert was broadcast live from coast to coast on CTV's Canada AM. In a recent email message to the school, host Jeff Hutcheson said, "I just wanted to say congratulations from all of us here at Canada AM, and thanks so much for allowing us to be a part of this wonderful accomplishment. It was a broadcast I'll never forget, punctuated by the enthusiasm, dedication and talent of all of those connected with the band program at Confederation Secondary School."

Members of the band can be seen seated in the section of the amphitheatre behind Principal, Mike Mirka, fifth from the left in the front row. The amphitheatre was filled with proud parents and grandparents, brothers and sisters who attended the special press conference to announce the official recognition of the world record. The students spent almost 15 hours underground setting up and playing their hour-long set to establish the record.

Also in attendance, shown 2nd and 3rd from the left, were the producers of a special 70-minute "rock-umentary" on Evolutionary which was to be featured during this year's Cinefest Sudbury International Film Festival. Gregory Tremblay and Woody Hackett own M-Potent Productions and Seat of the Pants Productions of Sudbury. The two local filmmakers spent a year filming performances and behind the scenes activities of the band members in putting together the documentary.

For Norm McIntosh, winner of the inaugural Music Teacher of the Year Award sponsored by the Rolling Stones, this was one of the proudest moments he has ever had in his career, "It's an honour for me to be in the presence of a world record holder. Thank you for believing in me and for coming with me that day." 

 

 
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