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SUMMARY:Mass in B Minor
DESCRIPTION:Buy Tickets\nBach’s Mass in B minor stands as one of the greatest achievements in Western music: the summation of a life’s work. Written near the end of Bach’s life\, it gathers the breadth of his musical genius into a single\, breathtaking composition. From the joyful dance of the “Gloria” to the profound cry for peace in the “Agnus Dei\,” the Mass is a journey through awe\, devotion\, and profound expression\, uniting soloists\, choir\, and orchestra in music of timeless and universal power. \nMyriam Leblanc\, soprano\nKate Maroney\, mezzo-soprano\nOwen McCausland\, tenor\nTyler Duncan\, baritone\nGrand Philharmonic Choir\nKitchener-Waterloo Symphony\nMark Vuorinen\, conductor
URL:https://grandphilchoir.com/event/mass-in-b-minor/
LOCATION:Centre In The Square\, 101 Queen St. N\, Kitchener\, Ontario\, N2H 6P7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Grand Philharmonic Choir
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SUMMARY:Misatango
DESCRIPTION:This concert is sold out\nImagine a music experience that combines the traditional beauty of the Latin Mass with the emotional intensity and rich\, dramatic colours of Argentinian tango! \nThis is Martin Palmeri’s Misatango (Misa a Buenos Aires)\, which the full choir will perform for you in the resonant space of St. Matthews Centre\, Kitchener. \nAlso on the program for the evening: Eric Whitacre’s Five Hebrew Love Songs\, Jake Runestad’s The Hope of Loving\, and Aaron Manswell’s Stick With Love (this was the winner of our 2022 composition competition) \nAmichai Ben Shalev\, bandoneon\nMusicians of the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony\nGrand Philharmonic Choir\nMark Vuorinen\, conductor
URL:https://grandphilchoir.com/event/misatango/
LOCATION:St. Matthews Centre\, 54 Benton Street\, Kitchener\, Ontario\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Messiah
DESCRIPTION:Buy Tickets\nHandel’s Messiah has captivated audiences for nearly three centuries with its radiant choruses and profound storytelling. From the jubilant “Hallelujah” to the tender “He Shall Feed His Flock\,” this masterpiece traces the prophecy\, birth\, passion\, and triumph of Christ. Both intimate and monumental\, it unites soloists\, choir\, and orchestra in music of timeless beauty and spiritual depth. Experience the wonder of a tradition that continues to inspire hearts and uplift souls. \nSharleen Joynt\, soprano\nAllyson McHardy\, mezzo-soprano\nAsitha Tennekoon\, tenor\nJonathon Adams\, baritone\nGrand Philharmonic Choir\nKitchener-Waterloo Symphony\nMark Vuorinen\, conductor
URL:https://grandphilchoir.com/event/messiah-6/
LOCATION:Centre In The Square\, 101 Queen St. N\, Kitchener\, Ontario\, N2H 6P7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Grand Philharmonic Choir
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SUMMARY:Missa Solemnis
DESCRIPTION:Buy Tickets\n“From the heart: may it go to the heart” ~ Beethoven on his epic Missa Solemnis \nBeethoven’s Missa Solemnis stands as one of the composer’s most profound and ambitious works\, a monumental setting of the Latin Mass that blends spiritual intensity with symphonic grandeur. Written over several years and premiered in 1824\, it stretches the boundaries of sacred music with its dramatic scope\, intricate counterpoint\, and heartfelt devotion. You will be drawn into an awe-inspiring journey that conveys Beethoven’s deep faith and humanity\, making the Missa Solemnis a truly timeless masterpiece. \nAviva Fortunata\, soprano\nMarion Newman\, mezzo-soprano\nOwen McCausland\, tenor\nBrett Polegato\, baritone\nUniversity of Waterloo Chamber Choir\nGrand Philharmonic Choir\nKitchener-Waterloo Symphony\nMark Vuorinen\, conductor \nThis concert will be performed without intermission. Length approximately 80 minutes.\nProgram notes\nVon Herzen: möge es wieder zu Herzen gehen!\nFrom the heart: may it go to the heart! \nIt is this very personal and emotive inscription that Beethoven wrote at the top of the score of his Missa Solemnis. Beethoven\, who had already defied what was thought possible with respect to the genres of the day\, dedicated most of the years 1819-1822 to writing a new Mass that would become the “crown of my life’s work.” \nIn 1809\, Archduke Rudolph\, brother of Emperor Franz II\, was one of three noblemen who signed a contract assuring Beethoven would receive an annual annuity for as long as he remained in Vienna. Around the same time\, Beethoven began to give Rudolph music lessons\, instructing him in piano and composition. A long-lasting relationship of reliable patronage emerged\, prompting Beethoven to dedicate a large number of major works to him. Some years later\, when it became known that Archduke Rudolph\, a priest\, would be elevated to the status of cardinal and be made Archbishop\, Beethoven professed his desire to mark the occasion with a new Mass setting: \nThe day on which a High Mass composed by me will be performed during the ceremonies solemnized for Your Imperial Highness will be the most glorious day of my life; and God will enlighten me so that my poor talents may contribute to the glorification of that solemn day. \nBeethoven’s work on the Mass began in earnest\, but both the eventual scale of the new work and several interruptions in its composition meant that the date of Rudolph’s installation\, March 20\, 1820\, came and went before Beethoven could complete it (music by Hummel and Haydn was performed instead). It would\, in fact\, be another three years before the new work was finished. Nevertheless\, its dedication\, “Von Herzen- möge es wieder zu Herzen gehen\,” was intended as much an offering of gratitude and admiration to his friend\, student and patron\, as it is an indication to the rest of the world of the profoundly personal nature of the music. The occasion of Archduke Rudolph’s installation as cardinal and archbishop may have been the impetus Beethoven needed to contemplate the new work\, but the Missa Solemnis would take on so much greater a scope and scale than would have been suitable for a liturgical event; this would occupy Beethoven’s creative energy for nearly four years. \nBeethoven prepared exhaustively to begin writing this new mass\, noting in his diary in 1818\, that to write good church music one must “go through all the ecclesiastical chants of the monks\, etc. Also look there for the stanzas in the most correct translations along with the most perfect prosody of all Christian-Catholic psalms and hymns in general.” He studied music of the great masters who came before him\, including Palestrina\, Handel and Bach\, for whom he had great respect. He found inspiration\, too\, in the ancient musical modes of the church\, in which the “devotion is divine. May God permit me to express it one day.” \nAlthough Beethoven had set the Mass text once before\, in 1807\, he began this endeavour with a fresh copy and marked the textual stress of every phrase\, with a word by word German translation underneath. He made minor alterations and word substitutions (ending the Gloria with a reprise of the opening text or replacing “Et in spiritum sanctum” with “Credo in spiritum sanctum\,” for example). These editorial decisions were made to better fit his thematic and formal musical designs. \nThe first performance of Missa Solemnis took place in St. Petersburg in 1824 and was given by Prince Nikolai Galitzin who had commissioned other works of Beethoven. The first performance at which Beethoven was present was in Vienna a month later\, but was incomplete. The Kyrie\, Credo and Agnus Dei were performed in a German translation\, since the performance of liturgical works was forbidden in the concert hall. The Mass movements were billed as “Three Sacred Hymns” and were performed in the same concert as the premiere of the Ninth Symphony. Beethoven would not see or “hear” (he was completely deaf by this point of his life) a complete performance in his lifetime. \nThe Kyrie begins not with a decisive downbeat\, but with an upbeat\, momentarily suspending time until the woodwinds intone the cries of “Kyrie\, preceding those of the chorus and soloists by several measures. The middle section\, Christe\, flows easily in three\, giving contrast to the stoicism of the opening passages. The timeless lament returns with the repetition of the words Kyrie eleison. \nBeethoven begins the Gloria with a thunderous uproar using nearly the whole\, large orchestra to initiate a rising line of exultation. In a moment of matter-of-fact text painting he arrests the rushing climb\, dropping two octaves for the words\, “et in terra pax hominibus” (and in earth peace and goodwill to all) returning us all to terra firma. A tender aria for the vocal quartet and chorus forms a slow-movement to his well-balanced triptych of veneration. After returning to the fast tempo a fugue builds towards the end where unexpectedly Beethoven returns to both the text and music of the beginning of the movement (Gloria in excelsis Deo) only now at a faster\, more inexhaustible tempo. The movement ends with the chorus shouting “Gloria!” after the orchestra has finished. \nThe Credo is the longest and wordiest movement of the Mass and also contains some of the most ferocious music for both the orchestra and singers. Beethoven’s piety has always been somewhat of a question. He was born and raised Catholic but would not have been considered an orthodox believer. He did not attend church regularly past the age of childhood and found little use for organized religion. It becomes a subject of interest\, therefore\, to notice which clauses of the Nicene Creed\, the testament of faith\, Beethoven emphasizes in his setting. The incarnation\, a still moment in time\, (Et incarnatus est: And was incarnate by the Holy Spirit…) receives the most intimate music of the entire mass\, with a trilling flute depicting the Holy Spirit’s gentle breath over the quartet of soloists. The resurrection\, a central tenet of Christianity\, (Et resurrexit tertia die\, secundum scripturas) is over in just six measures of music\, while the final three words of the creed\, …et vitam venturi (and the life of the world to come)\, receives 177 measures. Beethoven’s understanding of religion was less concerned with the details of dogma than with the ways in which humanity relates to God. \nBeethoven sets the Sanctus in a b-minor Adagio. The score is marked “Mit Andacht” (With Devotion) and is sung by the quartet of soloists. A measured tremolo builds tension before the orchestra and chorus are once again unleashed in an imitative frenzy at the words pleni sunt coeli. One of the most extraordinary moments of the Mass follows. A lengthy orchestral Prelude of lower strings\, bassoon and flutes brings the liturgical proceedings to a standstill\, before a transcendent violin solo descends from the heavens and weaves throughout the Benedictus. \nThe Agnus Dei contains some of the most personal music of the entire Missa Solemnis. Three solemn statements of Agnus Dei qui tollis peccata mundi accompanied by low strings\, horns and bassoons leads to an extended Dona nobis pacem (Grant us peace). Here Beethoven gives the instruction “Bitte um inner und äußern Frieden” (Prayer for inner and outer peace). It must be noted that Beethoven knew little peace in his lifetime. Threat of invasion during the Napoleonic wars was never far off and personal peace often eluded the great composer. From family custody battles involving his nephew to constant fear of financial ruin\, Beethoven’s own sense of strength was often in jeopardy. Needless to say\, his hearing loss over the course of the previous decade was a source of distress and embarrassment. On three occasions in the Dona nobis pacem section\, Beethoven interrupts the playful\, optimistic theme with “war interludes.” In the first\, field bugles are heard\, invoking the soloists to a recitative-like passage to sing once again “Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world.” The second involves an extended\, wandering orchestral passage that culminates in the sound of trumpets and drums pleading for peace with a shout. The third interlude is a remembrance of war\, a distant drumming before four ‘pacems’ from the chorus returns hope. \nMissa Solemnis stands as one of his most profound achievements—a towering exploration of faith\, humanity\, and transcendence. Fusing monumental architecture with moments of intimate devotion\, it reaches beyond liturgical boundaries to express universal longing for peace and reconciliation. From fervent cries of “Kyrie” to the radiant vision of the “Dona nobis pacem\,” this masterpiece remains both a personal testament of belief and a timeless appeal to the spirit. \n–Mark Vuorinen
URL:https://grandphilchoir.com/event/missa-solemnis/
LOCATION:Centre In The Square\, 101 Queen St. N\, Kitchener\, Ontario\, N2H 6P7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Grand Philharmonic Choir
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SUMMARY:St. Matthew Passion
DESCRIPTION:Buy Tickets\nBach’s sublime and powerful setting of the Passion story offers layers of theological and mystical symbolism\, a dramatic Biblical narrative\, and a compassionate\, loving portrayal of the human spirit. \nAsitha Tennekoon – Evangelist\nJesse Blumberg – Jesus\nHélène Brunet – Soprano\nAllyson McHardy – Mezzo-Soprano\nLawrence Wiliford – Tenor\nJamal Al Titi – Baritone \nMusicians of the KW Symphony\nGrand Philharmonic Children’s Choir\nGrand Philharmonic Choir \nMark Vuorinen\, Conductor
URL:https://grandphilchoir.com/event/st-matthew-passion/
LOCATION:Centre In The Square\, 101 Queen St. N\, Kitchener\, Ontario\, N2H 6P7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Grand Philharmonic Choir
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SUMMARY:Songs of Destiny
DESCRIPTION:Buy Tickets\nThere are a limited number of tickets remaining for this concert! Purchase your tickets ahead of time to avoid disappointment! \nA selection of hauntingly lovely works\, from Brahms and Schubert\, to Ola Gjeilo and Joni Mitchell! \nGrand Philharmonic Choir \nMark Vuorinen\, Conductor
URL:https://grandphilchoir.com/event/songs-of-destiny/
LOCATION:St. Matthews Centre\, 54 Benton Street\, Kitchener\, Ontario\, Canada
CATEGORIES:GPC Choir,Grand Philharmonic Choir
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SUMMARY:Carmina Burana
DESCRIPTION:Buy Tickets\nCarmina 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! \nAndrew Balfour’s moving work is a setting of Psalm 67 in Cree\, which explores the difficult relationship between Indigenous spirituality and the impact of the Christian culture on First Nations people. \nLindsay McIntyre – Soprano\nChris Fischer – Tenor\nNathan Keoughan – Baritone \nMusicians of the KW Symphony\nGrand Philharmonic Children’s Choir\nGrand Philharmonic Choir \nMark Vuorinen\, Conductor
URL:https://grandphilchoir.com/event/carmina-burana/
LOCATION:Centre In The Square\, 101 Queen St. N\, Kitchener\, Ontario\, N2H 6P7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Children's Choir,GPC Choir,Grand Philharmonic Choir
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DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240427T213000
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SUMMARY:Music for a Changing Earth
DESCRIPTION:Buy Tickets\nEvocative music for a changing Earth that will leave you inspired and moved. \nFeaturing 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.
URL:https://grandphilchoir.com/event/music-for-a-changing-earth/
LOCATION:St. Matthews Centre\, 54 Benton Street\, Kitchener\, Ontario\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Grand Philharmonic Choir
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SUMMARY:Bach St. John Passion
DESCRIPTION:Buy Tickets\nWe 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. \nAndrew Haji – Evangelist\nJustin Welsh – Jesus\nRebecca Genge – Soprano\nDaniel Cabena – Countertenor\nDaniel Lichti – Baritone \nKitchener-Waterloo Symphony\nGrand Philharmonic Choir \nMark Vuorinen\, Conductor \nAs we prepared Bach’s St. John Passion for this concert over the past few weeks\, we thought it important to offer resources that provide context into this beautiful and unsettling work. Please click here to learn more. \nJoin us for a pre-concert talk at 6:30 at the KW Art Gallery (across from the Centre In The Square box office) with Dr. Allen Jorgenson\, Assistant Dean and professor of systematic theology at Martin Luther University College.
URL:https://grandphilchoir.com/event/bach-st-john-passion/
LOCATION:Centre In The Square\, 101 Queen St. N\, Kitchener\, Ontario\, N2H 6P7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Grand Philharmonic Choir
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SUMMARY:Bach: Christmas Oratorio
DESCRIPTION:Buy Tickets\nA 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. \nMolly Netter – Soprano\nLillian Brooks – Mezzo-Soprano\nAsitha Tennekoon – Tenor\nStephen Hegedus – Bass-Baritone \nKitchener-Waterloo Symphony\nGrand Philharmonic Choir \nMark Vuorinen\, Conductor
URL:https://grandphilchoir.com/event/bach-christmas-oratorio/
LOCATION:Centre In The Square\, 101 Queen St. N\, Kitchener\, Ontario\, N2H 6P7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Grand Philharmonic Choir
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SUMMARY:Mozart: Requiem\, Estacio: The Houses Stand Not Far Apart
DESCRIPTION:Buy Tickets\nJennifer Krabbe – Soprano\nJennifer Enns Modolo – Mezzo-Soprano\nNicholas Nicolaidis – Tenor\nDion Mazerolle – Baritone \nMusicians of the KWSymphony*\nGrand Philharmonic Choir\nGrand Philharmonic Youth Choir\nUniversity of Waterloo Chamber Choir \nMark Vuorinen\, Conductor \n* We express our sadness\, and our solidarity\, for the musicians from the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony who are facing an uncertain future as a result of the cancellation of their upcoming season performances. To accompany the choir for this concert\, we will be engaging the Musicians of the KWSymphony\, following the practices sent out by the Canadian Federation of Musicians. \nJoin us for the beautiful and heartbreaking Requiem\, which Mozart wrote as he was dying\, yet still a young man.  This concert also features The Houses Stand Not Far Apart by John Estacio\, an eloquent call for peace that will be enhanced by projected photography. \nTickets: $34 to $88; $20 for under-30s and students; $10 high school and younger — click the button above or call Centre In The Square box office at 519-578-1570.
URL:https://grandphilchoir.com/event/mozart-requiem-estacio-the-houses-stand-not-far-apart/
LOCATION:Centre In The Square\, 101 Queen St. N\, Kitchener\, Ontario\, N2H 6P7\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Martin's "Water: An Environmental Oratorio" and Bruckner's "Te Deum"
DESCRIPTION:Buy Tickets\nOur 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. \nAnton Bruckner’s powerful “Te Deum” opens this concert. \nKaty Clark\, Soprano\nMarion Newman\, Mezzo-Soprano\nJean-Philippe Lazure\, Tenor\nPhillip Addis\, Baritone \nKitchener-Waterloo Symphony\nGrand Philharmonic Children’s Choir\nGrand Philharmonic Youth Choir\nGrand Philharmonic Choir \nMark Vuorinen\, conductor
URL:https://grandphilchoir.com/event/martins-water-and-bruckners-te-deum/
LOCATION:Centre In The Square\, 101 Queen St. N\, Kitchener\, Ontario\, N2H 6P7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Grand Philharmonic Choir
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230407T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230407T220000
DTSTAMP:20260513T093320
CREATED:20220518T180029Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220706T135809Z
UID:28697-1680895800-1680904800@grandphilchoir.com
SUMMARY:Bach B-Minor Mass
DESCRIPTION:Buy Tickets\nJoin 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”. \nSherezade Panthaki\, Soprano\nJulia Dawson\, Mezzo-Soprano\nLawrence Wiliford\, Tenor\nJonathon Adams\, Baritone \nKitchener-Waterloo Symphony\nGrand Philharmonic Choir \nMark Vuorinen\, conductor
URL:https://grandphilchoir.com/event/bach-b-minor-mass/
LOCATION:Centre In The Square\, 101 Queen St. N\, Kitchener\, Ontario\, N2H 6P7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Grand Philharmonic Choir
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20221210T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20221210T220000
DTSTAMP:20260513T093320
CREATED:20220518T175757Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220706T135845Z
UID:28695-1670700600-1670709600@grandphilchoir.com
SUMMARY:Messiah
DESCRIPTION:Buy Tickets\nMessiah 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. \nMegan Chartrand\, Soprano\nJulie Boulianne\, Mezzo-Soprano\nColin Ainsworth\, Tenor\nJesse Blumberg\, Baritone \nKitchener-Waterloo Symphony\nGrand Philharmonic Choir \nHoward Dyck\, conductor
URL:https://grandphilchoir.com/event/messiah-4/
LOCATION:Centre In The Square\, 101 Queen St. N\, Kitchener\, Ontario\, N2H 6P7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Grand Philharmonic Choir
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20221022T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20221022T213000
DTSTAMP:20260513T093320
CREATED:20220518T175628Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221012T165405Z
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SUMMARY:Elijah
DESCRIPTION:Buy Tickets\nSurging 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. \nChoir alumni will join current members to perform this memorable start to a landmark season. \nJacqueline Woodley\, Soprano\nAllyson McHardy\, Mezzo-Soprano\nOwen McCausland\, Tenor\nJames Westman\, Baritone \nKitchener-Waterloo Symphony\nGrand Philharmonic Choir \nMark Vuorinen\, conductor \nPlease see our Health and Safety protocols here
URL:https://grandphilchoir.com/event/elijah/
LOCATION:Centre In The Square\, 101 Queen St. N\, Kitchener\, Ontario\, N2H 6P7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Grand Philharmonic Choir
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20200509T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20200509T193000
DTSTAMP:20260513T093320
CREATED:20190523T190429Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200321T160509Z
UID:27187-1589052600-1589052600@grandphilchoir.com
SUMMARY:CANCELLED - Choirs in Concert - Saturday
DESCRIPTION:Buy Tickets\nA wonderful evening for all the family! \nAll 200 singers in our own family of four choirs sing their hearts out for you\, in an unforgettable night of music-making! \nIncluded will be the world premiere of the winning work in our 2020 Choral Works Composition Contest – this year\, especially created for children’s choir.
URL:https://grandphilchoir.com/event/choirs-in-concert-saturday/
LOCATION:Ontario
CATEGORIES:Children's Choir,Grand Philharmonic Choir,Youth Choir
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20200508T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20200508T193000
DTSTAMP:20260513T093320
CREATED:20190523T190147Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200321T160450Z
UID:27183-1588966200-1588966200@grandphilchoir.com
SUMMARY:CANCELLED - Choirs in Concert - Friday
DESCRIPTION:Buy Tickets\nA wonderful evening for all the family! \nAll 200 singers in our own family of four choirs sing their hearts out for you\, in an unforgettable night of music-making! \nIncluded will be the world premiere of the winning work in our 2020 Choral Works Composition Contest – this year\, especially created for children’s choir.
URL:https://grandphilchoir.com/event/choirs-in-concert/
LOCATION:Ontario
CATEGORIES:Children's Choir,Grand Philharmonic Choir,Youth Choir
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20200410T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20200410T193000
DTSTAMP:20260513T093320
CREATED:20190523T185801Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200321T160423Z
UID:27180-1586547000-1586547000@grandphilchoir.com
SUMMARY:CANCELLED - Brahms Requiem
DESCRIPTION:Buy Tickets\nBrahms’ deeply personal Ein Deutsches Requiem is by turns exquisitely tender and powerfully moving. \nEriks Ešenvalds’ Passion and Resurrection tells the Passion story with rich\, sonorous choral writing and a mosaic of sacred texts. \nLesley Bouza\, soprano\nTyler Duncan\, baritone \nKitchener-Waterloo Symphony\nGrand Philharmonic Choir\nMark Vuorinen\, conductor
URL:https://grandphilchoir.com/event/brahms-requiem/
LOCATION:Centre In The Square\, 101 Queen St. N\, Kitchener\, Ontario\, N2H 6P7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Grand Philharmonic Choir
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20191207T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20191207T193000
DTSTAMP:20260513T093320
CREATED:20190523T184811Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191107T220103Z
UID:27173-1575747000-1575747000@grandphilchoir.com
SUMMARY:Messiah
DESCRIPTION:Buy Tickets\nNothing is better at Christmastime than Handel’s Messiah. From the first ringing notes of “Comfort Ye\, My People\,” to the beautifully drawn Nativity story\, to the thrilling “Hallelujah” chorus and beyond\, this is the best-loved work we perform\, year after year. Whether this is your first Messiah or your 50th\, it will be very special. \nMireille Asselin\, soprano\nMaude Brunet\, mezzo-soprano\nAsitha Tennekoon\, tenor\nSamuel Chan\, baritone\nKitchener-Waterloo Symphony \nGrand Philharmonic Choir\nMark Vuorinen\, conductor
URL:https://grandphilchoir.com/event/messiah-3/
LOCATION:Centre In The Square\, 101 Queen St. N\, Kitchener\, Ontario\, N2H 6P7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Grand Philharmonic Choir
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20191026T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20191026T193000
DTSTAMP:20260513T093320
CREATED:20190523T183725Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200811T160610Z
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SUMMARY:Candide
DESCRIPTION:Buy Tickets\nPhilosophy meets broadway! Leonard Bernstein’s delightful operetta offers biting wit\, musical fireworks and unforgettable melodies. The Grammy- and Juno-nominated Elora Singers join the Grand Philharmonic Choir for this unforgettable performance. \nChris Fischer – Candide\nVania Chan – Cunegonde\nPaul Grambo – Pangloss\nChristina Stelmacovich – The Old Lady\nJenn Krabbe – Paquette\nRichard Hrytzak – Maximilian \nThe Elora Singers\nKitchener-Waterloo Symphony\nGrand Philharmonic Choir\nMark Vuorinen\, conductor \nPre-concert talk at 6:30 by UW History professor Andrew Hunt – “Candide\, Satire\, and America in the 1950s” \nTry us out! For this concert only\, all tickets are $40 or less! ($14 anywhere in the house for under-30s or students; $5 for high school and younger)
URL:https://grandphilchoir.com/event/candide/
LOCATION:Centre In The Square\, 101 Queen St. N\, Kitchener\, Ontario\, N2H 6P7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Grand Philharmonic Choir
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20190419T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20190419T193000
DTSTAMP:20260513T093320
CREATED:20180606T152904Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190410T145141Z
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SUMMARY:Bach St. Matthew Passion
DESCRIPTION:Buy Tickets\nJoin 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. \nBach St. Matthew Passion \nIsaiah Bell – Evangelist\nDaniel Okulitch – Christus\nEstelí Gomez – Soprano\nAllyson McHardy – Mezzo-Soprano\nAsitha Tennekoon – Tenor\nDaniel Lichti – Baritone \nKitchener-Waterloo Symphony\nGrand Philharmonic Children’s Choir and Youth Choir\nGrand Philharmonic Choir\nMark Vuorinen – Conductor \nGood Friday\, April 19th\, 7:30pm\nCentre in the Square\, Kitchener \nThe singing of the Passion narrative has been part of Holy Week liturgies since at least the fourth century. Early forms began as recitations by a single cantor\, intoning all of the roles. By the ninth century\, manuscripts reveal that indications for the tempo\, relative pitch and volume of the recitation of these texts had been prescribed. In the 12th century\, fixed pitches for the words of the Evangelist\, Christ\, and the crowds had been set by using symbolic letters in the margins. These printed rubrics are the precursors to fully composed polyphonic settings\, which abound in the voice of all four Gospel-tellers from at least the fifteenth century on. These texts form the backbone of the Christian faith and have served as the seeds of profound musical composition for centuries. \nFrom the middle of the 17th century\, composers began to add non-biblical texts to the Passion in the form of arias and choruses as well as independent instrumental movements. Familiar Lutheran hymns or chorales were interpolated in Protestant Germany reminding the participants that the ownership of this liturgical practice belonged squarely to the people. \nWhen Johann Sebastian Bach arrived in Leipzig to take up the post of Cantor at the Thomaskirche in 1723\, the singing of elaborate settings of the Passion narrative was a relatively new tradition. Historically\, Good Friday at the Thomaskirche saw the singing of a simple four-part setting of the Passion from the 16 th Century by Johann Walter\, a contemporary of Martin Luther. The conservative leadership of the Thomaskirche may have liked to see that tradition remain. But\, ever since Georg Philipp Telemann had written a Passion oratorio for the ‘New Church’ across town in 1717\, Bach’s predecessor\, Johann Kuhnau\, had tried to persuade the Leipzig consistory to allow for the performance of a new “figural style” Passion to be sung on Good Friday. Eventually\, the consistory\, observing churchgoers flocking across town to the ‘New Church’ for Good Friday liturgical celebrations\, relented and allowed Kuhnau to prepare\, and perform a new setting of the St. Mark Passion with biblical narrative\, reflective chorales and free poetry in the form of arias in 1721. And so\, by the time of Bach’s arrival in Leipzig two years later\, a new tradition for the afternoon Vespers liturgy on Good Friday had emerged. It is a point of great interest\, and perhaps a little pride\, then\, that the long tradition of singing Passion oratorios on Good Friday by this choir\, in Waterloo Region\, has a longer history than that which Bach inherited in 1723. \nThe St. Matthew Passion was first performed on Good Friday\, April 11\, 1727\, though documentary evidence suggests that Bach had started on it much earlier\, perhaps hoping that it would be ready for his second Easter in Leipzig in 1725. But\, it would be another two years before his second Passion setting was ready. So a revised version of the St. John Passion\, heard in 1724 was remounted in 1725\, and a year later Bach returned to a St. Mark Passion he had performed some years ago in Weimar by Friedrich Nicolaus Brauns. Bach\, it seems\, wanted to make his second Passion setting a personal triumph\, taking the necessary time to complete what would become his grandest work. \nFirst Bach had to set out to find a text. One of the requirements of the Leipzig consistory for Passion texts was that biblical narratives didn’t stray from their biblical sources. This stipulation meant that the popular models by librettists like Barthold Heinrich Brockes\, which were in wide use elsewhere would not pass muster at the Thomaskirche because they substituted biblical text with rhymed paraphrase. Eventually\, Bach settled on a libretto that interpolated contemporary poetry and Lutheran chorales into the biblical account of the Passion according to Matthew by Christian Friedrich Henrici\, known by his pen-name Picander. Whether Bach set out to commission Picander for a text or Picander came to Bach is unclear. Nevertheless\, it is obvious that the two artists worked\nclosely on the collaboration. \nPicander’s text and Bach’s music set two full chapters\, 26 and 27\, of Matthew’s gospel. With a careful ear to a sense of pacing Bach and Picander interposed fifteen reflective texts of free poetry. Each brings the dramatic activity to a brief pause\, allowing the personal\, collective voice of the aria texts to comment on the action that has just taken place. The narrative is made entirely personal through these extraordinary meditations: Peter’s guilt in denying Christ is made universal in the stunning aria Erbarme dich and the collective mourning that follows Christ’s death is reflected in the beautiful Mache dich\, mein Herze rein. These\, of course\, are just two examples. It is these reflective pillars take that take on the character of a musical Stations of the Cross\, each encouraging Bach’s congregants towards a truer\, purer devotion. \nIn the St. Matthew Passion Bach used every available musical form: recitatives\, which relate the story\, ariosos and arias\, chorales and chorale fantasias (such as the opening and closing movements of Part I). He uses dance forms in the arias and many of the choruses and sets apart the words of Christ by surrounding them in a halo of strings. And\, the use of the unusual (for Bach) double choir and orchestra demonstrate that his ambition for this work was far beyond that of any other of its kind. \nDemonstrating that he believed the St. Matthew Passion to be his most significant work\, Bach returned to his St. Matthew Passion three more times at the Thomaskirche and took extraordinary care in creating a calligraphic fair copy score\, meticulously reproduced and restored by its composer. \nWe\, as performers and listeners\, have inherited a truly masterful work and are the beneficiaries of its unequalled genius. \nNotes by Mark Vuorinen
URL:https://grandphilchoir.com/event/bach-st-matthew-passion/
LOCATION:Centre In The Square\, 101 Queen St. N\, Kitchener\, Ontario\, N2H 6P7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Arts & Recreation,Children's Choir,Concert,Grand Philharmonic Choir,Youth Choir
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20190302T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20190302T193000
DTSTAMP:20260513T093320
CREATED:20180606T150243Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190226T121527Z
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SUMMARY:Beauty Within
DESCRIPTION:Buy Tickets\nAn 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. \nBeauty Within \nJennifer Enns Modolo – Mezzo-Soprano \nJames Mason – Oboe\nJulie Baumgartel – Violin\nMargaret Jordan-Gay – Cello\nPeter Shackelton – Clarinet\nAnnika Borrmann – Piano\nIan VanderBurgh – Piano \nGrand Philharmonic Choir\nMark Vuorinen – Conductor \nSaturday March 2\, 7:30pm\nSt. Peter’s Lutheran Church\n49 Queen St. North\, Kitchener
URL:https://grandphilchoir.com/event/beauty-within/
LOCATION:St. Peter’s Lutheran Church\, 49 Queen St. N\, Kitchener\, Ontario\, N2H 2G9\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Arts & Recreation,Concert,Grand Philharmonic Choir
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20181208T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20181208T193000
DTSTAMP:20260513T093320
CREATED:20180606T144847Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180914T221556Z
UID:26397-1544297400-1544297400@grandphilchoir.com
SUMMARY:Messiah
DESCRIPTION:Buy Tickets\nWhether 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. \nMessiah \nMeredith Hall – Soprano\nAndrea Hill – Mezzo-Soprano\nCharles Sy – Tenor\nPhillip Addis – Bass \nKitchener-Waterloo Symphony\nGrand Philharmonic Choir\nMark Vuorinen – Conductor \nSaturday December 8th\, 7:30pm\nCentre in the Square – Kitchener
URL:https://grandphilchoir.com/event/messiah-2/
LOCATION:Centre In The Square\, 101 Queen St. N\, Kitchener\, Ontario\, N2H 6P7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Arts & Recreation,Concert,Grand Philharmonic Choir
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20181020T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20181020T193000
DTSTAMP:20260513T093320
CREATED:20180606T141739Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181015T164052Z
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SUMMARY:Mozart Requiem
DESCRIPTION:Buy Tickets\nMozart died while writing his own Requiem. Perhaps that is why we still find this music – by turn terrifying\, heartbreaking and serene\, so compelling. \nAlso at this concert\, you’ll experience powerful photographs Edward Burtynsky on the big screen while hearing soaring works by Tulev and Gjeilo. \nTry 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. \nCome early to see Burtynsky’s compelling photographs up close! From 5:30 p.m. on Saturday\, the Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery will display some of the Burtynsky photos in its own collection. A curator will be on hand to talk about the art before the concert and also at intermission. \nThe Art Gallery is located in the same building\, just across the hall from the concert theatre beside the box office. \nMozart Requiem\nGjeilo: Song of the Universal; Luminous Light of the Soul\nTulev: Psalm 23 \nEllen McAteer – Soprano\nChristina Stelmacovich – Mezzo-Soprano\nJean-Philippe Lazure – Tenor\nClarence Frazer – Baritone \nKitchener-Waterloo Symphony\nGrand Philharmonic Choir\nMark Vuorinen – Conductor \nSaturday October 20th\, 7:30pm\nCentre in the Square\, Kitchener \n 
URL:https://grandphilchoir.com/event/mozart-requiem/
LOCATION:Centre In The Square\, 101 Queen St. N\, Kitchener\, Ontario\, N2H 6P7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Arts & Recreation,Concert,Grand Philharmonic Choir
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20180407T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20180407T230000
DTSTAMP:20260513T093320
CREATED:20180129T212840Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180326T132332Z
UID:26186-1523127600-1523142000@grandphilchoir.com
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:20180330T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20180330T220000
DTSTAMP:20260513T093320
CREATED:20170508T002439Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180215T190407Z
UID:25691-1522438200-1522447200@grandphilchoir.com
SUMMARY:St. John Passion
DESCRIPTION:Bach: St. John Passion	\n		\n		Buy Tickets	\n	\n\nWe return to our beloved tradition of a Bach masterwork on Good Friday. St. John Passion is dramatic\, tragic and yet indescribably beautiful. The eloquent Canadian tenor\, Lawrence Wiliford\, takes the role of the Evangelist\, in which he has been described as portraying a “brilliant mix of tenderness and dramatic ferocity” (Cleveland Plain Dealer) \nSt. John Passion\n Grand Philharmonic Choir\nLawrence Wiliford\, Evangelist\nJesse Blumberg\, Christus\nHélène Brunet\, soprano\nJenny Enns Modolo\, alto\nJean-Philippe Lazure\, tenor\nDion Mazerolle\, bass\nUniversity of Waterloo Chamber Choir\nKitchener-Waterloo Symphony\nMark Vuorinen\, conductor \nMarch 30\, 2018\, 7:30 pm\nCentre in the Square\, Kitchener
URL:https://grandphilchoir.com/event/st-john-passion/
LOCATION:Centre In The Square\, 101 Queen St. N\, Kitchener\, Ontario\, N2H 6P7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Concert,Grand Philharmonic Choir
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20180210T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20180210T213000
DTSTAMP:20260513T093320
CREATED:20170508T001821Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180205T174659Z
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SUMMARY:Gloria
DESCRIPTION:Buy Tickets	\n	\n\n“My youngest child\, old-fashioned and sweet\,” Bernstein wrote of his Chichester Psalms\, which are often described as a magical combination of Biblical Hebrew verse and Christian choral tradition. At this concert\, we will also perform the winning work from the GPC composition competition\, which launches this season. \nGloria\n Grand Philharmonic Choir\nNatasha Campbell\, soprano\nDaniel Cabena\, countertenor \nBernstein – Chichester Psalms\nPoulenc – Gloria\nCorlis – Psalm 150 \nFebruary 10\, 2018\, 7:30 pm\nSt Peter’s Lutheran Church\, Kitchener \nSt. Peter’s Lutheran Church has limited on-site parking found under the building. Handicap parking permit holders may park at the side of the church building off Queen Street. Street parking is also available. Paid parking is available at the library lot and the lot on Duke Street. \nIf you need special assistance\, please call the choir office at 519-578-5660 x 5290.
URL:https://grandphilchoir.com/event/gloria/
LOCATION:St. Peter’s Lutheran Church\, 49 Queen St. N\, Kitchener\, Ontario\, N2H 2G9\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Concert,Grand Philharmonic Choir
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20171209T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20171209T223000
DTSTAMP:20260513T093320
CREATED:20170508T000826Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171203T202221Z
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SUMMARY:Messiah
DESCRIPTION:Messiah	\n		\n		Buy Tickets	\n	\n\nIt’s impossible to think of Christmas without Messiah\, and this year we have an extra gift for you! Along with the timeless beauty of Handel’s music\, we will project breathtaking\, hand-crafted images from the Saint John Bible\, through a partnership with St. Jerome’s University\, Conrad Grebel University College\, and University of Waterloo Critical Media Lab. \nMessiah\nGrand Philharmonic Choir\nJacqueline Woodley\, Soprano;\nMarjorie Maltais\, Mezzo-Soprano;\nAndrew Haji\, Tenor;\nRussell Braun\, Baritone;\nKitchener-Waterloo Symphony \nDecember 9\, 2017\, 7:30 pm\nCentre in the Square\, Kitchener \nPre-concert talk at 6:30 p.m. with Fr. Eric Hollas\, who was instrumental in commissioning the Saint John’s Bible
URL:https://grandphilchoir.com/event/messiah/
LOCATION:Centre In The Square\, 101 Queen St. N\, Kitchener\, Ontario\, N2H 6P7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Concert,Grand Philharmonic Choir
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20171021T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20171021T223000
DTSTAMP:20260513T093320
CREATED:20170507T235148Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171006T010434Z
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SUMMARY:Big Choruses: From Brahms to Broadway
DESCRIPTION:Big Choruses: From Brahms to Broadway	\n		\n		Buy Tickets	\n	\n\nThe best-loved choruses from opera\, oratorio and musical theatre await you! Selections from Mozart’s Requiem\, Brahms’ Requiem\, Bernstein’s Candide\, and much more. Storyteller extraordinaire Tom Allen will be our guide during the evening. A wonderful night for the family! \nBig Choruses: From Brahms to Broadway\n Grand Philharmonic Choir\nSaturday October 21\, 2017\, 7:30 pm\nCentre in the Square\, Kitchener
URL:https://grandphilchoir.com/event/big-choruses-from-brahms-to-broadway/
LOCATION:Centre In The Square\, 101 Queen St. N\, Kitchener\, Ontario\, N2H 6P7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Concert,Grand Philharmonic Choir
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20170513T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20170513T223000
DTSTAMP:20260513T093320
CREATED:20170508T005524Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170508T005746Z
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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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