Buy Tickets Take a journey around the world through beautiful choral music! North, South, East, West will begin with an Ojibway song of welcome by Andrew Balfour. Songs from Malaysia, China, and India introduce us to the sounds of Asia, while an Argentinian tango will get audience members moving in their seats. And a beautiful Palestinian song...
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...
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.
Celebrate singing and the season with our first ever “Phil Up Your Glass” event! Join us in a rousing singalong with songs like Spirit of the West’s “Home for a Rest” and Neil Diamond’s “Sweet Caroline." Enjoy delicious malted creations from our friends at TWB Brewing while toasting to the legacy of drinking and song. Bring...
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...
Buy Tickets Note: the time and location of this concert have changed. It will be held at 8:00pm on Saturday November 2nd, at St. Matthews Lutheran Church, 54 Benton Street, Kitchener This beloved and ethereal Requiem will be accompanied by other works by Fauré, Hindemith, and Canadian composer Marie-Claire Saindon. Grand Philharmonic Chamber Singers Mark...
Buy Tickets No matter how many times you may have heard Handel's Messiah, it is always as fresh, hopeful, and lovely as an evergreen tree covered in sparkling decorations! Join us for this special occasion at Christmas time, and make your season complete! Claire de Sévigné - Soprano Lillian Brooks - Mezzo-Soprano Owen McCausland -...
Musical skills with Carol Bauman: Saturday January 18 2025, 1-3pm, Conrad Grebel Chapel A 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...
Vocal technique with Katy Clark: Saturday February 8 2025, 10:30-Noon, Conrad Grebel Community Education Room This 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...
Buy Tickets We are excited to announce our first collaboration with the Waterloo Chamber Players, a small orchestra composed of skilled amateur and semi-professional musicians who have been playing and performing together since 1994. Music by Mozart, Elgar, Schubert and more! Waterloo Chamber Players Grand Philharmonic Chamber Singers Matthew Jones, Guest Conductor Mark Vuorinen, Conductor,...
