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April 2018
Roaring ’20s Bash
Roaring 20s Bash A Gala event to benefit the Grand Philharmonic Choir! April 7 2018, 7 pm Centre in the Square, Kitchener Enter by the stage door and be escorted to our glittering underground speakeasy! Give the secret password to get into the party of a lifetime! * Enjoy jazz with the Tim Louis Trio! * Dance with Hepcat Swing! * Sparkling welcome drink (cash bar thereafter) * Delicious food from Public Kitchen & Bar * With guest host and…
October 2018
Mozart Requiem
Mozart died while writing his own Requiem. Perhaps that is why we still find this music – by turn terrifying, heartbreaking and serene, so compelling. Also at this concert, you’ll experience powerful photographs Edward Burtynsky on the big screen while hearing soaring works by Tulev and Gjeilo. Try Us Out! For this concert only, all tickets are $40 or less! That’s less than half the regular cost for best seats in the house. Come early to see Burtynsky’s compelling photographs up close!…
November 2018
Considering Matthew Shepard – Saturday Evening
In October 1998, university student Matthew Shepard was targeted for his sexuality. He was kidnapped, severely beaten, tied to a fence and left to die in a lonely field. Twenty years after that terrible event, we perform Craig Hella Johnson’s bold and transcendent work, which incorporates a variety of musical styles and texts, including passages from Matthew’s personal journal. This is the first time this work will be performed in Canada. Considering Matthew Shepard Grand Philharmonic Chamber Singers University of…
Considering Matthew Shepard – Sunday Afternoon
In October 1998, university student Matthew Shepard was targeted for his sexuality. He was kidnapped, severely beaten, tied to a fence and left to die in a lonely field. Twenty years after that terrible event, we perform Craig Hella Johnson’s bold and transcendent work, which incorporates a variety of musical styles and texts, including passages from Matthew’s personal journal. This is the first time this work will be performed in Canada. Considering Matthew Shepard Grand Philharmonic Chamber Singers University of…
December 2018
In December
In December Grand Philharmonic Children’s Choir Grand Philharmonic Youth Choir Saturday December 1st, 3:30pm First United Church, Waterloo
Messiah
Whether this is your very first Messiah, or whether you have heard it countless times, this is a very special experience. Every year, it is fresh and full of wonder, yet timeless and traditional. Just like the Christmas season itself. Messiah Meredith Hall – Soprano Andrea Hill – Mezzo-Soprano Charles Sy – Tenor Phillip Addis – Bass Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony Grand Philharmonic Choir Mark Vuorinen – Conductor Saturday December 8th, 7:30pm Centre in the Square – Kitchener
March 2019
Beauty Within
An evening of gorgeous music, written from the heart! Immerse yourself in Brahms’ Nänie, Schicksalslied in new chamber instrumentation, and his well-loved Alto Rhapsody. Also, Eric Whitacre’s Five Hebrew Love Songs, written for his wife; a beautiful setting of James Joyce’s poem The Lover’s Chant, by brilliant young Canadian composer Matthew Emery; and much more. Beauty Within Jennifer Enns Modolo – Mezzo-Soprano James Mason – Oboe Julie Baumgartel – Violin Margaret Jordan-Gay – Cello Peter Shackelton – Clarinet Annika Borrmann…
Tudor Splendour
English Renaissance choral music is a garden in full bloom! Experience the glorious polyphony of Tallis, Byrd and Sheppard. Then, compare with devotional contemporary works, including Emily Walker’s exquisitely crafted, serene I Asked of God. At this concert, we will also present the world premiere of the winning work in our 2019 GPC Choral Works Competition — Sonnet 18, by Rémi St-Jacques. Learn more about this exciting new composition here. Tudor Splendour Sheppard: Media Vita Byrd: Mass in 4 Voices…
April 2019
Bach St. Matthew Passion
Join our Good Friday tradition of a master work by J.S. Bach. His St. Matthew Passion invites the listener to reflect on the perspectives of the different players in this beautiful and redemptive account. Bach St. Matthew Passion Isaiah Bell – Evangelist Daniel Okulitch – Christus Estelí Gomez – Soprano Allyson McHardy – Mezzo-Soprano Asitha Tennekoon – Tenor Daniel Lichti – Baritone Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony Grand Philharmonic Children’s Choir and Youth Choir Grand Philharmonic Choir Mark Vuorinen – Conductor Good Friday,…