GPC Holiday Craft Show
2019-11-02 10:00 - 15:00 (America/Toronto) | St. Louis Roman Catholic Church gymnasium, 53 Allen St E,, Waterloo, ON, N2J 1J3, Canada

Winter Hymn
2019-11-09 19:30 | Anglican Church of St. John the Evangelist, 23 Water St N, Kitchener, Ontario, N2H 5A4, Canada
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A selection of contemplative works as we welcome winter
Imagine 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!

We Are Connected--Children and Youth Choir Concert
2019-11-23 19:00 - 21:00 | Knox Presbyterian Church, 50 Erb St. West, Waterloo, ON, N2L 1T1, Canada
Tickets available at the door or online
tickets here!
Parking is available at the church, Waterloo Town Square and in the Waterloo Public Library lot.

Youth Choir Fundraising at Indigo!
2019-11-25 18:30 - 21:30 | Indigo Bookstore, 550 King St, Waterloo, ON, N2L 5W6, Canada
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On Thursday, November 28th from 6:30-9:30 pm at Indigo Bookstore at Conestoga Mall, help us earn 15% of sales toward our summer tour when you agree to participate once they get to the cash register with their purchases. Stop at the Registration Desk for the fundraiser before shopping. We will be serenading you while you shop from 6:30 – 8 p.m!

Messiah
2019-12-07 19:30 | Centre In The Square, 101 Queen St. N, Kitchener, Ontario, N2H 6P7, Canada
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Nothing 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.
Mireille Asselin, soprano
Maude Brunet, mezzo-soprano
Asitha Tennekoon, tenor
Samuel Chan, baritone
Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony
Grand Philharmonic Choir
Mark Vuorinen, conductor

Bring a Friend Night - Youth Choir
2020-01-13 19:00 - 21:00 | Rockway Mennonite Collegiate, 110 Doon Rd.
We would love to have new singers join us for the rest of the season. Would you like to join or maybe just want to see what it is all about? Now is the time!
We will be having a special working rehearsal on Monday the 13th. If you like it and want to register we will be accepting new singers through the month of January.
The Youth Choir is composed of singers ranging in age from Grade 9 to 24 years old.

Bring a Friend Night - Children's Choir
2020-01-14 17:50 - 20:30 | Rockway Mennonite Collegiate, 110 Doon Rd.
(If you are looking for Bring a Friend Night for the Youth Choir (singers from Grade 9 to 23 years old), click here)
We would love to have new singers join us for the rest of the season. Would you like to join or maybe just want to see what it is all about? Now is the time!
We will be having a special working rehearsal on Tuesday the 14th. If you like it and want to register we will be accepting new singers through the month of January.
Viva – for singers 7-9 years old – rehearsal is from 5:30pm to 7:00pm
Voce – for singers 10-14 years old – rehearsal is from 6:15pm to 8:30pm

CANCELLED - Brahms Requiem
2020-04-10 19:30 | Centre In The Square, 101 Queen St. N, Kitchener, Ontario, N2H 6P7, Canada
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Brahms’ deeply personal Ein Deutsches Requiem is by turns exquisitely tender and powerfully moving.
Eriks Ešenvalds’ Passion and Resurrection tells the Passion story with rich, sonorous choral writing and a mosaic of sacred texts.
Lesley Bouza, soprano
Tyler Duncan, baritone
Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony
Grand Philharmonic Choir
Mark Vuorinen, conductor

CANCELLED - Choirs in Concert - Friday
2020-05-08 19:30 | Ontario
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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 choir.

CANCELLED - Choirs in Concert - Saturday
2020-05-09 19:30 | Ontario

ChoirLab Virtual Music Experience
2020-07-27 09:00 - 11:00 | Ontario
CHOIRLAB
Starts July 27
Love to sing?
Want to explore new types of music from the comforts of your own home?
Need to brush up your vocal and musicianship skills?
Level up with ChoirLab!
All participants will receive a $25 discount for our fall season!
ChoirLab
For children ages 7 – 14
July 27-31 9-11 am daily

* Choose your own adventure — select a project and make music together online
* Explore new music with others of the same age
* Individual vocal check-ins
* Yoga for Young Singers session with yoga teacher and pianist, Anna Ronai
* Led by Andrea deBoer-Jones (biography below)

Register here for ChoirLab Kids ages 7 – 14
Monday – Friday July 27 – 31, 9 – 11 a.m.

More about our ChoirLab leader!

Children’s ChoirLab Director: Andrea deBoer-Jones (Hon BMus, Vocal Music Specialist)

Conductor, Grand Philharmonic Children’s Choir
K-12 Choral Music Director, St. John’s Kilmarnock School
PYP MYP Music Specialist
Former singer of Elora Festival Singers and Toronto Mendelssohn Choir
Choir adjudicator, Kiwanis Music Festivals (PEI, Stratford, Port Hope)

World Premiere: Take This Thread / Le fil que je suis
2021-06-19 19:30 - 20:30 | Ontario
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Five choirs, a composer and a poet have joined together to create a new commissioned choral work about our isolation and connection in the pandemic. You’re invited to join the premiere broadcast online, with others across Canada!

Music in the Woods - RESCHEDULED!
2021-10-23 09:00 - 10:30 | N2V 2T7, meet at the corner of Laurelwood and Blue Beech Blvd, Waterloo, ON, N2V 2T7, Canada
Music in the Woods with the Grand Philharmonic Choir!
Saturday Oct. 23, departing every 15 minutes from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
This is a guided walk through the beautiful Columbia Forest, at the northwest edge of Waterloo.
As you pass through, you’ll hear music from singers, a vocal soloist and flute player, all mingling with the sounds of nature.
This is a free event and open to everyone, but you must register in advance HERE and show us your ticket when you arrive.
Meet your guide at the corner of Laurelwood Drive and Blue Beech Blvd.
We ask that everyone wear masks as you walk with us. There will be about 20 people in each group.
The walk is about 45 minutes. Please bear in mind that the path in the woods is neither groomed nor level.
Thank you for your interest in this event!
Click HERE for a map of the location.

Caroling in Victoria Park
2021-12-13 19:00 - 20:00 | Victoria Park, Kitchener, ON, 32 Dill St,, Kitchener, Ontario, N2G 1L1, Canada
Join us for Caroling in Victoria Park starting on Roos Island at 7 p.m. Monday Dec 13. We’ll move to a couple of locations during the hour we are in the park. Merry Christmas!

Brahms Requiem
2022-04-15 19:30 - 21:30 | Centre In The Square, 101 Queen St. N, Kitchener, Ontario, N2H 6P7, Canada
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Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem
with
Lesley Bouza, soprano
Tyler Duncan, baritone
Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony
Grand Philharmonic Choir
Mark Vuorinen, conductor
Friday April 15 (Good Friday) Centre In The Square, 7:30 p.m.
You will find the Brahms Requiem, one of the most beautiful Romantic works ever written, to be deeply moving. It has special significance after the terrible public health crisis we have all experienced.
Please join us!
Tickets range from $30 to $82, with special prices for college/university students and those under 30 ($20) or youth up to the end of high school ($10).
Buy tickets:
In person at the theatre box office window: Monday to Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
By phone: 519-578-1570 Monday to Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Online: Click HERE for the link to sales.
All audience members must show proof of vaccination and be masked to enter the concert.
See our safety protocols at www.grandphilchoir.com/COVID

The Hope of Loving
2022-05-28 19:30 - 20:30 | St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, 49 Queen St. N, Kitchener, Ontario, N2H 2G9, Canada
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The Hope of Loving
Join us for our final concert of the 2021/2022 season.
This concert will feature beautiful short works that will open your heart.
You will hear the premiere of Aaron Manswell’s Stick with Love, a gospel-style work inspired by the words of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. This work is the winner of our 2022 composition competition.
We will also give the first live performance of Take This Thread / Le fil que je suis, a hauntingly beautiful song about the human experience during the pandemic .
Audience members are asked to show proof of vaccination on entry and be masked during the performance.

Elijah
2022-10-22 19:30 - 21:30 | Centre In The Square, 101 Queen St. N, Kitchener, Ontario, N2H 6P7, Canada
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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 Westman, Baritone
Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony
Grand Philharmonic Choir
Mark Vuorinen, conductor
Please see our Health and Safety protocols here

Duruflé Requiem
2022-11-12 19:30 - 21:00 | St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, 49 Queen St. N, Kitchener, Ontario, N2H 2G9, Canada
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In this masterpiece by Maurice Duruflé, medieval chant is combined with luxuriant harmonies.
Christina Stelmacovich, mezzo-soprano
Ben Wallace, baritone
Jonathan Oldengarm, organ
Grand Philharmonic Chamber Singers
Mark Vuorinen, conductor

Messiah
2022-12-10 19:30 - 22:00 | Centre In The Square, 101 Queen St. N, Kitchener, Ontario, N2H 6P7, Canada
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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
Grand Philharmonic Choir
Howard Dyck, conductor

Stories of Love, Loss and Life
2023-03-11 19:30 - 21:00 | Anglican Church of St. John the Evangelist, 23 Water St N, Kitchener, Ontario, N2H 5A4, Canada
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A journey of the human spirit, with works by Tracy Wong, Nathaniel Dett, Elton John, Stephanie Martin and many more.
Saturday March 11, 7:30 p.m.
Anglican Church of St. John the Evangelist
23 Water Street North, Kitchener
Grand Philharmonic Chamber Singers
Tom Corken, conductor
Raneem Barakat, soloist
Debra Lacoste, trumpet
Ian VanderBurgh, piano
Tickets: $32 adults and seniors / $25 for GPC subscribers / $20 for students and under 30s / $10 for high school students and younger
Tickets available at the door, or by clicking the button above or calling 519-578-1570.
The church has an accessible entrance on Duke Street.

Bach B-Minor Mass
2023-04-07 19:30 - 22:00 | Centre In The Square, 101 Queen St. N, Kitchener, Ontario, N2H 6P7, Canada
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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 Philharmonic Choir
Mark Vuorinen, conductor

Martin's "Water: An Environmental Oratorio" and Bruckner's "Te Deum"
2023-05-28 15:00 - 16:30 | Centre In The Square, 101 Queen St. N, Kitchener, Ontario, N2H 6P7, Canada
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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
Phillip Addis, Baritone
Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony
Grand Philharmonic Children’s Choir
Grand Philharmonic Youth Choir
Grand Philharmonic Choir
Mark Vuorinen, conductor

Haudenosaunee Voices
2023-06-13 18:30 - 19:30 | Kitchener City Hall Rotunda, 200 King St W, Kitchener, Ontario, N2G 4G7, Canada
A family-friendly interactive workshop with singing, dancing and exploring our connection to Mother Earth
Led by Kelly Fran Davis
Tuesday, June 13, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Kitchener City Hall Rotunda
Free and open to all

Mozart: Requiem, Estacio: The Houses Stand Not Far Apart
2023-10-21 19:30 - 21:30 | Centre In The Square, 101 Queen St. N, Kitchener, Ontario, N2H 6P7, Canada
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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 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.
Join 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.
Tickets: $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.

Annelies
2023-11-18 19:30 - 21:30 | Ken Seiling Waterloo Region Museum, 10 Huron Rd., Kitchener, Ontario, N2P 2R7, Canada
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This deeply moving work is based on the life and diary of Anne Frank, the doomed Jewish girl who died in the Nazi Holocaust, and who has become a symbol of hope and goodness in very dark times.
Sara Schabas – Soprano
Grand Philharmonic Chamber Singers
Mark Vuorinen, Conductor

Bach: Christmas Oratorio
2023-12-09 19:30 - 22:00 | Centre In The Square, 101 Queen St. N, Kitchener, Ontario, N2H 6P7, Canada
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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

North, South, East, West
2024-03-02 19:30 - 21:30 | St. Matthews Centre, 54 Benton Street, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
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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 of love for one’s mother will be shared with guest Syrian soloist Raneem Barakat.

Bach St. John Passion
2024-03-29 19:30 - 22:00 | Centre In The Square, 101 Queen St. N, Kitchener, Ontario, N2H 6P7, Canada
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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
Mark Vuorinen, Conductor
As 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.
Join 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.

Music for a Changing Earth
2024-04-27 19:30 - 21:30 | St. Matthews Centre, 54 Benton Street, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
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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.

Phil Up Your Glass!
2024-10-19 14:00 - 16:00 | TWB Brewing, 300 Mill St, Kitchener, ON, N2M3R8, Canada
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 your friends! No musical training required!
Saturday October 19th, 2 to 4 p.m.

TWB Brewing, 300 Mill St., Kitchener).
Led by outreach director and youth choir conductor Greer Schatz.

Tickets available in advance for $10 at grandphilchoir.square.site/s/shop or at the door if there’s still room.
(Admission price does not include drinks)
