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SUMMARY:Tango & Tango
DESCRIPTION:Learn to sing Piazzolla’s Libertango\, then take a beginner tango lesson with dance instructor Mateo Torres! \nSaturday February 21st\, 1:00pm – 3:00pm\nTrillium Lutheran Church Community Hall\n22 Willow St.\, Waterloo \nThis workshop will involve physical movement\, so come dressed comfortably and prepared to dance! \nPlease register yourself by clicking the button below and filling out the form. Cost is $10\, payable by etransfer to info@grandphilchoir.com\, or cash at the door. FREE for students.\nRegister here!
URL:https://grandphilchoir.com/event/tango-tango/
LOCATION:Trillium Lutheran Church\, 22 Willow Street\, Waterloo\, ON\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Community
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250208T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250208T120000
DTSTAMP:20260602T181657
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SUMMARY:Vocal Technique with Katy Clark
DESCRIPTION:Vocal technique with Katy Clark: Saturday February 8 2025\, 10:30-Noon\, Conrad Grebel Community Education Room \nThis workshop will be specifically designed for the choral singer interested in getting better acquainted with the mechanics of their instrument\, and learn how to strengthen their vocal techniques for a lifetime of beautiful choral singing! In this interactive learning experience led by Katy Clark\, singers will have the opportunity to put into practice their newfound knowledge and ask their most serious singing questions – what can you do if you’re experiencing vocal fatigue? What’s the point of a warm-up? How can you work to expand your range? Katy will know! \nCanadian soprano Katy Clark is known for her versatility as a singer\, lecturer\, and teacher of a variety of musical styles. She holds a DMA in Voice Performance from the University of Toronto\, and has taught Vocal Techniques and Voice Pedagogy at Wilfrid Laurier University and McMaster University. She placed second overall\, and won the prize for the Best Performance of the Commissioned Work\, at the 2023 Eckhardt-Gramatté National Music Competition. She has won the Jim and Charlotte Norcop Prize in Song and the Sheila and Marla Zack Competition\, and has also won prizes in the Harold Haugh Competition and the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions. Katy was a recipient of the 2017-2018 Rebanks Family Fellowship and International Performance Residency\, and has performed as a soloist with the Amici Chamber Ensemble\, Michigan Opera Theatre\, the Windsor Symphony Orchestra\, London Symphonia\, and the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony. She has given more than 200 performances with Shoestring Opera\, bringing The Magic Flute\, Carmen\, and Hansel and Gretel to school-aged children across Canada. In 2023\, she created the role of “Water” in Stephanie Martin’s oratorio of the same name with the Grand Philharmonic Choir. She is a member of The Elora Singers and Opus 8\, and a former member of the Canadian Opera Company Chorus and Tafelmusik Chamber Choir. She operates a private voice studio in London. For upcoming performances and more info\, visit katyclarksoprano.com.
URL:https://grandphilchoir.com/event/vocal-technique-with-katy-clark/
LOCATION:Conrad Grebel University College\, 140 Westmount Rd N\, Waterloo\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Community,Education
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250118T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250118T150000
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SUMMARY:Musical Skills workshop with Carol Bauman
DESCRIPTION:Musical skills with Carol Bauman: Saturday January 18 2025\, 1-3pm\, Conrad Grebel Chapel \nA workshop designed to build the musical skills for choral singers in a unique and tangible way. Engage with the philosophies of Dalcroze and embodied music-making\, and put them into practice as we focus on building the skills that can make choral singing exquisite (for example\, musical phrasing\, sensitive dynamics\, and confident rhythms) – from a new perspective! Come ready to learn\, and ready to move! This workshop will be facilitated by Greer Schatz and led by Carol Bauman. Carol is a percussionist\, music educator\, retired musical skills instructor at WLU and UW\, and overall warm and wonderful human who loves to bring joy and discovery to the learning process. \nCarol has been teaching and performing for over 45 years.  In the last 10 years\, her interests in rhythm and musicianship have been developing through the study of Dalcroze Eurhythmics.  Carol hopes that bringing experiences in music\, movement\, and improvisation to people of all ages will help others understand music in new ways. \nCost is $10 (free for high school and university students) \nRegistration is required. To register\, click here. \nIf you have questions\, please contact Greer at greerschatz@grandphilchoir.com
URL:https://grandphilchoir.com/event/musical-skills-workshop-with-carol-bauman/
LOCATION:Conrad Grebel University College\, 140 Westmount Rd N\, Waterloo\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Community,Education
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DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20200727T110000
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SUMMARY:ChoirLab Virtual Music Experience
DESCRIPTION:CHOIRLAB\nStarts July 27\nLove to sing? \nWant to explore new types of music from the comforts of your own home? \nNeed to brush up your vocal and musicianship skills? \nLevel up with ChoirLab!\nAll participants will receive a $25 discount for our fall season!\nChoirLab\nFor children ages 7 – 14\nJuly 27-31     9-11 am daily\n\n* Choose your own adventure — select a project and make music together online\n* Explore new music with others of the same age\n* Individual vocal check-ins\n* Yoga for Young Singers session with yoga teacher and pianist\, Anna Ronai\n* Led by Andrea deBoer-Jones (biography below)\n\n\n\n				\n\nRegister here for ChoirLab Kids ages 7 – 14\nMonday – Friday July 27 – 31\, 9 – 11 a.m.\n	\n  \n\nMore about our ChoirLab leader! \n\n\nChildren’s ChoirLab Director: Andrea deBoer-Jones (Hon BMus\, Vocal Music Specialist)\n\nConductor\, Grand Philharmonic Children’s Choir\nK-12 Choral Music Director\, St. John’s Kilmarnock School\nPYP MYP Music Specialist\nFormer singer of Elora Festival Singers and Toronto Mendelssohn Choir\nChoir adjudicator\, Kiwanis Music Festivals (PEI\, Stratford\, Port Hope)\n\n 
URL:https://grandphilchoir.com/event/choirlab-virtual-music-experience/
LOCATION:ON
CATEGORIES:Children's Choir,Community,Education,GPC Choir,Youth Choir
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20180407T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20180407T230000
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CREATED:20180129T212840Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180326T132332Z
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SUMMARY:Roaring '20s Bash
DESCRIPTION:Buy Tickets	\n	\n\nRoaring 20s Bash \nA Gala event to benefit the Grand Philharmonic Choir!\nApril 7 2018\, 7 pm\nCentre in the Square\, Kitchener \nEnter by the stage door and be escorted to our glittering underground speakeasy! Give the secret password to get into the party of a lifetime! \n* Enjoy jazz with the Tim Louis Trio!\n* Dance with Hepcat Swing!\n* Sparkling welcome drink (cash bar thereafter)\n* Delicious food from Public Kitchen & Bar\n* With guest host and Prohibition storyteller extraordinaire\, Dr. Andrew Hunt!\n* Come in 1920s costume — you could win a prize!\n* Divine silent auction with unique items!\n* Games aplenty\n* Partial tax receipt \nTickets $95 each\nV.I.P tickets $150 each (valet parking and your own table) — only four to be sold \n 
URL:https://grandphilchoir.com/event/roaring-20s-bash/
LOCATION:Centre In The Square\, 101 Queen St. N\, Kitchener\, Ontario\, N2H 6P7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Arts & Recreation,Community,GPC Choir,Grand Philharmonic Choir
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20170513T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20170513T223000
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SUMMARY:East Coast Kitchen Party fundraiser
DESCRIPTION:East Coast Kitchen Party Fundraiser	\n		\n		Buy Tickets	\n	\n\nJoin us at The Clay & Glass Gallery on May 13 for our East Coast Kitchen Party – A benefit for the Grand Philharmonic Choir! \nJoin your fellow community members and friends to share delicious food\, enjoy terrific live music and learn some dance steps\, just like a traditional East Coast Kitchen Party! \nMusicians Allison Lupton\, Shane Cook\, Ian Bell and caller Kris Rosar will be providing toe-tapping tunes that are sure to get you on the dance floor (or at least clapping along!) before the night is over.
URL:https://grandphilchoir.com/event/east-coast-kitchen-party-fundraiser/
LOCATION:Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery\, 25 Caroline St.\, Waterloo\, Ontario\, N2L 2Y5\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Community,Grand Philharmonic Choir
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20161203T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20161203T230000
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CREATED:20160714T190115Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160922T180836Z
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SUMMARY:Christmas Carols
DESCRIPTION:Christmas Carols with our Youth and Children’s choirs\n	\n	\n\nJoin us at Kitchener City Hall for the singing of Christmas Carols at the Christkindl Christmas Market
URL:https://grandphilchoir.com/event/christmas-carols/
LOCATION:Kitchener City Hall\, 200 King St. W\, Kitchener\, Ontario\, N2G 4G7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Children's Choir,Community,Concert,Youth Choir
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20161201T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20161201T190000
DTSTAMP:20260602T181657
CREATED:20160714T185655Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160714T185655Z
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SUMMARY:Christkindlmarkt Opening
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate Christkindlmarkt\n	\n	\n\nJoin us for the procession form Victoria Park to Kitchener City Hall complete with live animals! \nThere will be carol singing along with “Hallelujah” chorus from Handel’s Messiah.
URL:https://grandphilchoir.com/event/christkindlmarkt-opening/
LOCATION:Kitchener City Hall\, 200 King St. W\, Kitchener\, Ontario\, N2G 4G7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Community,Concert
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20161113T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20161113T160000
DTSTAMP:20260602T181657
CREATED:20160714T184618Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161021T211515Z
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SUMMARY:Anne Frank: At the Library
DESCRIPTION:Anne Frank: At the Library\n	\n	\n\nJoin us to remember Anne Frank\, the courageous young Jewish refugee whose diary spoke eloquently for millions who suffered in the Second World War. \nWe will have educational displays brought in from the Anne Frank Center for Mutual Respect in New York City. These will be displayed Oct. 20 to Nov. 15 at Kitchener Public Library main branch. http://kpl.org/art-exhibits \nYou are also invited to our special preview\, Sunday Nov. 13\,  of portions of Annelies\, the moving choral cantata by James Whitbourn that brings music to Anne’s words. \nBeth Slepian\, education director for the Anne Frank Center\, will also present a talk on Anne\, her history\, her legacy\, and how her story helps us meet the challenges of the 21st century. \nThis preview will be performed by the Grand Philharmonic Chamber Singers. \nAll Nov. 13 events are free\, take place at the library\, and are open to the public. \nOur Venues
URL:https://grandphilchoir.com/event/sample-of-annelies/
LOCATION:Kitchener Public Library\, 85 Queen St N\, Kitchener\, Ontario\, N2H 2H1\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Community,Concert,Grand Philharmonic Chamber Singers
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20161001T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20161001T120000
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SUMMARY:Sing-In
DESCRIPTION:Open public rehearsal of Mozart’s Mass in C Minor\n	\n		\n		Register	\n	\n\nWe love it when we get to sing with fellow music lovers! \nJoin us at our free open public rehearsal. Please let us know that you will be coming and we will have scores available to borrow.
URL:https://grandphilchoir.com/event/sing-in/
LOCATION:St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church\, 54 Queen St N\, Kitchener\, Ontario\, N2H 2H2\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Community
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