CANCELLED – Choirs in Concert – Saturday

Buy Tickets A wonderful evening for all the family! All 200 singers in our own family of four choirs sing their hearts out for you, in an unforgettable night of music-making! Included will be the world premiere of the winning work in our 2020 Choral Works Composition Contest - this year, especially created for children's...

Elijah

Centre in the Square 101 Queen St. N, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada

Buy Tickets Surging dramatic passages. Beautiful serene interludes. A story of a drought, futile prayers offered to a false god, and the complex, brooding figure of the central character, Elijah. Choir alumni will join current members to perform this memorable start to a landmark season. Jacqueline Woodley, Soprano Allyson McHardy, Mezzo-Soprano Owen McCausland, Tenor James...

Messiah

Centre in the Square 101 Queen St. N, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada

Buy Tickets Messiah is a banquet for the spirit. From the beautifully drawn nativity story, to the thrilling "Hallelujah" chorus and beyond, it is the best-loved work we perform. We warmly welcome our Artistic Director Emeritus, Howard Dyck, as guest conductor. Megan Chartrand, Soprano Julie Boulianne, Mezzo-Soprano Colin Ainsworth, Tenor Jesse Blumberg, Baritone Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony...

Bach B-Minor Mass

Centre in the Square 101 Queen St. N, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada

Buy Tickets Join us in this beloved Good Friday tradition. This magnificent work speaks to the full spectrum of human experience, from the sparkling joy of "Gloria" to the suffering of "Crucifixus" and the final serenity of "Dona nobis pacem". Sherezade Panthaki, Soprano Julia Dawson, Mezzo-Soprano Lawrence Wiliford, Tenor Jonathon Adams, Baritone Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony Grand...

Martin’s “Water: An Environmental Oratorio” and Bruckner’s “Te Deum”

Centre in the Square 101 Queen St. N, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada

Buy Tickets Our season concludes with a brand-new oratorio. We will give the world premiere of Stephanie Martin's "Water: An Environmental Oratorio", the story of the importance of this precious resource and a community's efforts to protect it. Anton Bruckner's powerful "Te Deum" opens this concert. Katy Clark, Soprano Marion Newman, Mezzo-Soprano Jean-Philippe Lazure, Tenor...

Mozart: Requiem, Estacio: The Houses Stand Not Far Apart

Centre in the Square 101 Queen St. N, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada

Buy Tickets Jennifer Krabbe - Soprano Jennifer Enns Modolo - Mezzo-Soprano Nicholas Nicolaidis - Tenor Dion Mazerolle - Baritone Musicians of the KWSymphony* Grand Philharmonic Choir Grand Philharmonic Youth Choir University of Waterloo Chamber Choir Mark Vuorinen, Conductor * We express our sadness, and our solidarity, for the musicians from the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony who are...

Bach: Christmas Oratorio

Centre in the Square 101 Queen St. N, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada

Buy Tickets A rarely heard gem! Bach's celebration of Christmas sparkles with joy and optimism. You'll be uplifted by these exuberant choruses and quiet, reflective moments from this truly great composer. Molly Netter - Soprano Lillian Brooks - Mezzo-Soprano Asitha Tennekoon - Tenor Stephen Hegedus - Bass-Baritone Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony Grand Philharmonic Choir Mark Vuorinen, Conductor

Bach St. John Passion

Centre in the Square 101 Queen St. N, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada

Buy Tickets We continue our beloved tradition of reflecting with a Bach masterwork on Good Friday. The St. John Passion is a beautiful and dramatic setting of the biblical narrative. Andrew Haji - Evangelist Justin Welsh - Jesus Rebecca Genge - Soprano Daniel Cabena - Countertenor Daniel Lichti - Baritone Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony Grand Philharmonic Choir...

Music for a Changing Earth

St. Matthews Lutheran Church 54 Benton Street, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada

Buy Tickets Evocative music for a changing Earth that will leave you inspired and moved. Featuring Elements: Earth, Air, Fire, Water by the brilliant young Canadian composer Katerina Gimon. Also, take in works by Palestrina, Eric Whitacre, Rupert Lang and Alberto Grau.

Carmina Burana

Centre in the Square 101 Queen St. N, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada

Buy Tickets Carmina Burana is an over-the-top feast of love songs, drinking songs, and a powerful ode to the fickleness of fate. By turns clever, tender, and sardonic, it's a lot of fun for the singers as well as the audience! Andrew Balfour's moving work is a setting of Psalm 67 in Cree, which explores...