BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Grand Philharmonic Choir - ECPv6.15.15//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Grand Philharmonic Choir X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://grandphilchoir.com X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Grand Philharmonic Choir REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Toronto BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20160313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20161106T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20170312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20171105T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20180311T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20181104T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20190310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20191103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20200308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20201101T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20191123T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20191123T210000 DTSTAMP:20260418T201019 CREATED:20190904T172621Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191119T170216Z UID:27406-1574535600-1574542800@grandphilchoir.com SUMMARY:We Are Connected--Children and Youth Choir Concert DESCRIPTION:Tickets available at the door or online \ntickets here! \nParking is available at the church\, Waterloo Town Square and in the Waterloo Public Library lot. URL:https://grandphilchoir.com/event/children-and-youth-choir-fall-concert/ LOCATION:Knox Presbyterian Church\, 50 Erb St. West\, Waterloo\, ON\, N2L 1T1\, Canada ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://grandphilchoir.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/slider-for-ccyc-fall-concert.png ORGANIZER;CN="Grand Philharmonic Choir":MAILTO:info@grandphilchoir.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20191109T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20191109T193000 DTSTAMP:20260418T201019 CREATED:20190523T184129Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191022T180547Z UID:27171-1573327800-1573327800@grandphilchoir.com SUMMARY:Winter Hymn DESCRIPTION:Buy Tickets\n  \n\nA selection of contemplative works as we welcome winter \nImagine a child’s excitement for a sleigh ride in Sarah Quartel’s A Winter’s Day. Experience the soaring lines of Ola Gjeilo’s The Rose. Be transfixed by Caleb Burhan’s Super flumina Babylonis\, a captivating setting of Psalm 37. And so much more! URL:https://grandphilchoir.com/event/winter-hymn-2/ LOCATION:Anglican Church of St. John the Evangelist\, 23 Water St N\, Kitchener\, Ontario\, N2H 5A4\, Canada CATEGORIES:Grand Philharmonic Chamber Singers ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://grandphilchoir.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/WINTER-HYMN-ART.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Grand Philharmonic Choir":MAILTO:info@grandphilchoir.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20191102T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20191102T150000 DTSTAMP:20260418T201019 CREATED:20191018T212212Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191101T175809Z UID:27621-1572688800-1572706800@grandphilchoir.com SUMMARY:GPC Holiday Craft Show DESCRIPTION: URL:https://grandphilchoir.com/event/gpc-holiday-craft-show/ LOCATION:St. Louis Roman Catholic Church gymnasium\, 53 Allen St E\,\, Waterloo\, ON\, N2J 1J3\, Canada ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://grandphilchoir.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/tree-for-craft-fair-2019-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="Grand Philharmonic Choir":MAILTO:info@grandphilchoir.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20191026T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20191026T193000 DTSTAMP:20260418T201019 CREATED:20190523T183725Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200811T160610Z UID:27168-1572118200-1572118200@grandphilchoir.com 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 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://grandphilchoir.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/CANDIDE_LO-RES.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Grand Philharmonic Choir":MAILTO:info@grandphilchoir.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20190514T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20190514T210000 DTSTAMP:20260418T201019 CREATED:20190425T205750Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190425T210511Z UID:27112-1557853200-1557867600@grandphilchoir.com SUMMARY:Audition for the Grand Philharmonic Choir DESCRIPTION:Click here to sign up for an audition time. URL:https://grandphilchoir.com/event/audition-for-the-grand-philharmonic-choir-2/ LOCATION:Conrad Grebel University College\, 140 Westmount Rd N\, Waterloo\, Canada ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://grandphilchoir.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/slider-for-audition-announcement.png ORGANIZER;CN="Grand Philharmonic Choir":MAILTO:info@grandphilchoir.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20190513T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20190513T190000 DTSTAMP:20260418T201019 CREATED:20190425T203940Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190425T205037Z UID:27105-1557752400-1557774000@grandphilchoir.com SUMMARY:Audition for the Grand Philharmonic Choir DESCRIPTION:Click here to sign up for an audition time \n  URL:https://grandphilchoir.com/event/audition-for-the-grand-philharmonic-choir/ LOCATION:Conrad Grebel University College\, 140 Westmount Rd N\, Waterloo\, Canada ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://grandphilchoir.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/slider-for-audition-announcement.png ORGANIZER;CN="Grand Philharmonic Choir":MAILTO:info@grandphilchoir.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20190430T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20190430T190000 DTSTAMP:20260418T201019 CREATED:20190420T214121Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190420T215937Z UID:27065-1556647200-1556650800@grandphilchoir.com SUMMARY:Bring a Friend Night and 2019-20 Season Registration DESCRIPTION:You are invited to check us out! \nJoin the Grand Philharmonic Youth Choir (grade 9-age 23) \nGrand Philharmonic Children’s Choir (age 7-grade 8) \nfor our Open House/Registration Night \nTuesday\, April 30\, 2019 \nRockway Mennonite Collegiate  110 Doon Road \n6:00 p.m. – 7 p.m. \nRegister for the 2019-20 season! \n519-578-5660 x5290 or info@grandphilchoir.com for more information URL:https://grandphilchoir.com/event/27065/ LOCATION:Rockway Mennonite Collegiate\, 110 Doon Rd. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://grandphilchoir.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/fountain-jump.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Grand Philharmonic Choir":MAILTO:info@grandphilchoir.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20190427T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20190427T203000 DTSTAMP:20260418T201019 CREATED:20190322T181515Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190416T184249Z UID:27012-1556391600-1556397000@grandphilchoir.com SUMMARY:Stories Around the World DESCRIPTION:Buy Tickets\nJoin the Grand Philharmonic Youth Choir and Children’s Choir in their Spring concert as they showcase songs from around the world. URL:https://grandphilchoir.com/event/stories-around-the-world/ LOCATION:St. Matthews Centre\, 54 Benton Street\, Kitchener\, Ontario\, Canada ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://grandphilchoir.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/sping-yc-cc.png ORGANIZER;CN="Grand Philharmonic Choir":MAILTO:info@grandphilchoir.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20190419T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20190419T193000 DTSTAMP:20260418T201019 CREATED:20180606T152904Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190410T145141Z UID:26407-1555702200-1555702200@grandphilchoir.com 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 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://grandphilchoir.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/ST.-MATTHEW-PASSION.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20190323T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20190323T193000 DTSTAMP:20260418T201019 CREATED:20180606T151726Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190221T185013Z UID:26404-1553369400-1553369400@grandphilchoir.com SUMMARY:Tudor Splendour DESCRIPTION:Buy Tickets\nEnglish 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. \nLearn more about this exciting new composition here. \nTudor Splendour \nSheppard: Media Vita\nByrd: Mass in 4 Voices\nAllan: In paradisum\nWalker: I Asked of God\nAnd more! \nGrand Philharmonic Chamber Singers\nMark Vuorinen – Conductor \nMarch 23rd\, 7:30 pm\nAnglican Church of St. John the Evangelist\, Kitchener URL:https://grandphilchoir.com/event/tudor-splendour/ LOCATION:Anglican Church of St. John the Evangelist\, 23 Water St N\, Kitchener\, Ontario\, N2H 5A4\, Canada CATEGORIES:Arts & Recreation,Concert,Grand Philharmonic Chamber Singers ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://grandphilchoir.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/TUDOR-SPLENDOUR.jpeg ORGANIZER;CN="Grand Philharmonic Choir":MAILTO:info@grandphilchoir.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20190302T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20190302T193000 DTSTAMP:20260418T201019 CREATED:20180606T150243Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190226T121527Z UID:26400-1551555000-1551555000@grandphilchoir.com 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 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://grandphilchoir.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/BEAUTY-WITHIN.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20181208T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20181208T193000 DTSTAMP:20260418T201019 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 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://grandphilchoir.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/MESSIAH-2018.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20181201T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20181201T170000 DTSTAMP:20260418T201019 CREATED:20181026T120924Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181126T145534Z UID:26788-1543678200-1543683600@grandphilchoir.com SUMMARY:In December DESCRIPTION:Buy Tickets\nIn December \nGrand Philharmonic Children’s Choir\nGrand Philharmonic Youth Choir \nSaturday December 1st\, 3:30pm\nFirst United Church\, Waterloo URL:https://grandphilchoir.com/event/in-december/ LOCATION:First United Church\, 16 William Street West\, Waterloo\, Ontario\, N2L 1J3\, Canada CATEGORIES:Arts & Recreation,Children's Choir,Concert,Youth Choir ORGANIZER;CN="Grand Philharmonic Choir":MAILTO:info@grandphilchoir.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20181118T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20181118T150000 DTSTAMP:20260418T201019 CREATED:20180607T134808Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181115T163300Z UID:26437-1542553200-1542553200@grandphilchoir.com SUMMARY:Considering Matthew Shepard - Sunday Afternoon DESCRIPTION:Buy Tickets\nIn 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. \nTwenty 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. \nThis is the first time this work will be performed in Canada. \nConsidering Matthew Shepard \nGrand Philharmonic Chamber Singers\nUniversity of Waterloo Chamber Choir\nMark Vuorinen – Conductor \nSunday November 18th\, 3:00pm\nUniversity of Waterloo Humanities Theatre \nThe work is 100 minutes long and will be performed without an intermission. \nWe are also presenting this show on the evening of Saturday November 17th\, at 7:30pm at the Humanities Theatre.  Click here to be taken to that event page. \n***Please bear in mind: Although the overall themes in this work are of hope\, compassion and equality\, this concert includes strong language and upsetting content.*** \nFor patrons with accessibility needs for parking\, please make arrangements beforehand by calling the box office between noon and 5 at 519-888-4908.\nParking is available in Lot H across the Ring Road from the Theatre. Enter at the University Avenue main entrance\, turn left and left again into the lot. Exit with credit card for a flat charge of $5.\nAlternatively\, pay-and-display parking is available in Lots A and C across University Avenue from the main entrance. Pay-and-display parking allows cash payments. URL:https://grandphilchoir.com/event/considering-matthew-shepard-afternoon/ LOCATION:University of Waterloo Humanities Theatre\, 200 University Ave. West\, Waterloo\, Ontario\, N2L 3G1\, Canada CATEGORIES:Arts & Recreation,Concert,Grand Philharmonic Chamber Singers ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://grandphilchoir.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/CONSIDERING-MATTHEW-SHEPARD.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Grand Philharmonic Choir":MAILTO:info@grandphilchoir.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20181117T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20181117T193000 DTSTAMP:20260418T201019 CREATED:20180606T143631Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181115T163331Z UID:26392-1542483000-1542483000@grandphilchoir.com SUMMARY:Considering Matthew Shepard - Saturday Evening DESCRIPTION:Buy Tickets\nIn 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. \nTwenty 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. \nThis is the first time this work will be performed in Canada. \nConsidering Matthew Shepard \nGrand Philharmonic Chamber Singers\nUniversity of Waterloo Chamber Choir\nMark Vuorinen – Conductor \nSaturday November 17th\, 7:30pm\nUniversity of Waterloo Humanities Theatre \nThe work is 100 minutes long and will be performed without an intermission. \nWe are also presenting this show on the afternoon of Sunday November 18th\, at 3:00pm at the Humanities Theatre.  Click here to be taken to that event page. \n***Please bear in mind: Although the overall themes in this work are of hope\, compassion and equality\, this concert includes strong language and upsetting content.*** \nFor patrons with accessibility needs for parking\, please make arrangements beforehand by calling the box office between noon and 5 at 519-888-4908.\nParking is available in Lot H across the Ring Road from the Theatre. Enter at the University Avenue main entrance\, turn left and left again into the lot. Exit with credit card for a flat charge of $5.\nAlternatively\, pay-and-display parking is available in Lots A and C across University Avenue from the main entrance. Pay-and-display parking allows cash payments. URL:https://grandphilchoir.com/event/considering-matthew-shepard/ LOCATION:University of Waterloo Humanities Theatre\, 200 University Ave. West\, Waterloo\, Ontario\, N2L 3G1\, Canada CATEGORIES:Arts & Recreation,Concert,Grand Philharmonic Chamber Singers ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://grandphilchoir.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/CONSIDERING-MATTHEW-SHEPARD.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Grand Philharmonic Choir":MAILTO:info@grandphilchoir.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20181020T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20181020T193000 DTSTAMP:20260418T201019 CREATED:20180606T141739Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181015T164052Z UID:26384-1540063800-1540063800@grandphilchoir.com 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 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://grandphilchoir.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/MOZART-REQUIEM.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Grand Philharmonic Choir":MAILTO:info@grandphilchoir.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20180508T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20180508T193000 DTSTAMP:20260418T201019 CREATED:20180419T151208Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180423T200248Z UID:26350-1525804200-1525807800@grandphilchoir.com SUMMARY:BAF Night--Bring a Friend/Open House Night Children's Choir DESCRIPTION:  URL:https://grandphilchoir.com/event/baf-night-bring-a-friend-open-house-night-childrens-choir/ LOCATION:Rockway Mennonite Collegiate\, 110 Doon Rd. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://grandphilchoir.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/duck-tour.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Grand Philharmonic Choir":MAILTO:info@grandphilchoir.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20180501T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20180501T210000 DTSTAMP:20260418T201019 CREATED:20180129T213338Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180419T150732Z UID:26189-1525204800-1525208400@grandphilchoir.com SUMMARY:It's a Grand Night for Singing--Youth Choir Spring Concert DESCRIPTION:Buy Tickets \n \nOur concert has been rescheduled for May 1\, 2018. All tickets sold for the cancelled date will be honored at the door. URL:https://grandphilchoir.com/event/youth-choir-spring-concert/ LOCATION:Rockway Mennonite Collegiate\, 110 Doon Rd. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://grandphilchoir.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/grand-night-graphic.png ORGANIZER;CN="Grand Philharmonic Choir":MAILTO:info@grandphilchoir.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20180428T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20180428T170000 DTSTAMP:20260418T201019 CREATED:20180202T182758Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180413T230247Z UID:26215-1524927600-1524934800@grandphilchoir.com SUMMARY:Sing YOUR Song--Children's Choir concert DESCRIPTION:Buy Tickets URL:https://grandphilchoir.com/event/sing-your-song-childrens-choir-concert/ LOCATION:St. Matthews Centre\, 54 Benton Street\, Kitchener\, Ontario\, Canada ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://grandphilchoir.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/birdie-for-web.png ORGANIZER;CN="Grand Philharmonic Choir":MAILTO:info@grandphilchoir.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20180421T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20180421T223000 DTSTAMP:20260418T201019 CREATED:20170508T002958Z LAST-MODIFIED:20171205T183057Z UID:25693-1524339000-1524349800@grandphilchoir.com SUMMARY:Earth Sea Sky DESCRIPTION:“Earth teach me suffering as old stones suffer with memory.\nEarth teach me freedom as the eagle which soars in the sky.” \nThese words\, from a prayer of the indigenous Ute Nation prayer\, are the text of Rupert Lang’s Earth Teach Me. It’s just one of several sublime compositions that we offer for an evocative meditation to mark Earth Day weekend. \nEarth Sea Sky\nGrand Philharmonic Chamber Singers\nEnns: Ten Thousand Rivers of Oil\nRaminsh: In the trail of the wind (excerpts)\nVasks: Plainscapes\nGrau: Kasar mie la Gaji\nLang: Earth Teach Me \nApril 21\, 2018\, 7:30 pm\nAnglican Church of St. John the Evangelist\, Kitchener \nClick here for tickets! URL:https://grandphilchoir.com/event/earth-sea-sky/ LOCATION:Anglican Church of St. John the Evangelist\, 23 Water St N\, Kitchener\, Ontario\, N2H 5A4\, Canada CATEGORIES:Concert,Grand Philharmonic Chamber Singers ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://grandphilchoir.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/EARTH.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Grand Philharmonic Choir":MAILTO:info@grandphilchoir.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20180407T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20180407T230000 DTSTAMP:20260418T201019 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 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://grandphilchoir.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/dancers-e1517536594502.png ORGANIZER;CN="Grand Philharmonic Choir":MAILTO:info@grandphilchoir.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20180330T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20180330T220000 DTSTAMP:20260418T201019 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 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://grandphilchoir.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/ST_JOHN_PASSION_THORNS.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Grand Philharmonic Choir":MAILTO:info@grandphilchoir.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20180210T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20180210T213000 DTSTAMP:20260418T201019 CREATED:20170508T001821Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180205T174659Z UID:25689-1518291000-1518298200@grandphilchoir.com 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 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://grandphilchoir.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/LEONARD-BERNSTEIN.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Grand Philharmonic Choir":MAILTO:info@grandphilchoir.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20171209T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20171209T223000 DTSTAMP:20260418T201019 CREATED:20170508T000826Z LAST-MODIFIED:20171203T202221Z UID:25687-1512847800-1512858600@grandphilchoir.com 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 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://grandphilchoir.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/ST.-JOHN-BIBLE.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Grand Philharmonic Choir":MAILTO:info@grandphilchoir.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20171202T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20171202T170000 DTSTAMP:20260418T201019 CREATED:20171031T192937Z LAST-MODIFIED:20171130T023653Z UID:26051-1512228600-1512234000@grandphilchoir.com SUMMARY:We Come A-Caroling DESCRIPTION: URL:https://grandphilchoir.com/event/we-come-a-caroling/ LOCATION:St. Matthews Centre\, 54 Benton Street\, Kitchener\, Ontario\, Canada CATEGORIES:Children's Choir,Youth Choir ORGANIZER;CN="Grand Philharmonic Choir":MAILTO:info@grandphilchoir.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20171125T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20171125T223000 DTSTAMP:20260418T201019 CREATED:20170507T235952Z LAST-MODIFIED:20171027T182012Z UID:25683-1511638200-1511649000@grandphilchoir.com SUMMARY:Winter Hymn DESCRIPTION:Buy Tickets \n \n\nEnchanting music for early winter and Christmas\, including Britten’s lovely Ceremony of Carols\, the transcendent sonorities of Pärt’s Bogoroditse Djevo\, and excerpts from Sieben Magnificat Antiphonen. You will hear wineglasses used as instruments in Ēriks Ešenvalds’ ethereal Stars\, experience snowscape as sound in R. Murray Schafer’s Snowforms\, and much more. \nWinter Hymn\nGrand Philharmonic Chamber Singers\nJulia Seager-Scott\, Harp \nNovember 25\, 2017\, 7:30 pm\nAnglican Church of St. John the Evangelist\, Kitchener URL:https://grandphilchoir.com/event/winter-hymn/ LOCATION:Anglican Church of St. John the Evangelist\, 23 Water St N\, Kitchener\, Ontario\, N2H 5A4\, Canada CATEGORIES:Concert,Grand Philharmonic Chamber Singers ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://grandphilchoir.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/WINTER-NIGHT.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Grand Philharmonic Choir":MAILTO:info@grandphilchoir.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20171021T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20171021T223000 DTSTAMP:20260418T201019 CREATED:20170507T235148Z LAST-MODIFIED:20171006T010434Z UID:25681-1508614200-1508625000@grandphilchoir.com 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 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://grandphilchoir.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/BROADWAY.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Grand Philharmonic Choir":MAILTO:info@grandphilchoir.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20170930T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20170930T100000 DTSTAMP:20260418T201019 CREATED:20170921T181110Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170921T181110Z UID:25923-1506762000-1506765600@grandphilchoir.com SUMMARY:Choral SoundWalk DESCRIPTION:A lone singer in a canoe on the river. The clear sound of a trumpet combining with the wind and wildlife. Choral music in the woods.\nDon’t miss this evocative Choral Sound Walk through the magnificent grounds of the rare near the Grand River.\nGuided departures Saturday\, September 30\, at 8:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. at rare ECO Centre parking lot\, 768 Blair Road\, Cambridge.\nRain or shine. Free.\nThe Grand Philharmonic Choir and rare Charitable Research Reserve are offering this public outreach experience as part of Culture Days weekend. Culture Days invites the public to experience the richness of art and culture across Canada\, without charge. Please join us!\nPlease note this walk will transverse narrow footpaths that are not fully accessible. Contact administration at 519-650-9336 for more information. Dogs are not permitted on this property trail. URL:https://grandphilchoir.com/event/choral-soundwalk-2/ LOCATION:Rare Charitable Reserve\, 1679 Blair Rd\,\, Cambridge\, ON\, Cambridge\, ON N3H 4R8\, Canada END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20170930T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20170930T090000 DTSTAMP:20260418T201019 CREATED:20170921T180859Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170921T180859Z UID:25917-1506758400-1506762000@grandphilchoir.com SUMMARY:Choral SoundWalk DESCRIPTION:A lone singer in a canoe on the river. The clear sound of a trumpet combining with the wind and wildlife. Choral music in the woods.\nDon’t miss this evocative Choral Sound Walk through the magnificent grounds of the rare near the Grand River.\nGuided departures Saturday\, September 30\, at 8:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. at rare ECO Centre parking lot\, 768 Blair Road\, Cambridge.\nRain or shine. Free.\nThe Grand Philharmonic Choir and rare Charitable Research Reserve are offering this public outreach experience as part of Culture Days weekend. Culture Days invites the public to experience the richness of art and culture across Canada\, without charge. Please join us! \nPlease note this walk will transverse narrow footpaths that are not fully accessible. Contact administration at 519-650-9336 for more information. Dogs are not permitted on this property trail. URL:https://grandphilchoir.com/event/choral-soundwalk/ LOCATION:Rare Charitable Reserve\, 1679 Blair Rd\,\, Cambridge\, ON\, Cambridge\, ON N3H 4R8\, Canada ORGANIZER;CN="Grand Philharmonic Choir":MAILTO:info@grandphilchoir.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20170829T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20170829T203000 DTSTAMP:20260418T201019 CREATED:20170804T155333Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170804T155333Z UID:25782-1504027800-1504038600@grandphilchoir.com SUMMARY:Late Summer Auditions for Adult choir DESCRIPTION:To audition for the adult choir\, you must be able to read music and be willing to commit to a schedule of Monday night rehearsals plus 15 to 20 performances/events a year. It’s a big time commitment\, but can be very satisfying. Late summer auditions for the 2017-2018 season are scheduled for August 28\, 29 and by appointment. Sign up here for an audition time. URL:https://grandphilchoir.com/event/late-summer-auditions-for-adult-choir-2/ LOCATION:Conrad Grebel University College\, 140 Westmount Rd N\, Waterloo\, Canada ORGANIZER;CN="Grand Philharmonic Choir":MAILTO:info@grandphilchoir.com END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR