Grand Philharmonic Choir

Immortal Bach
2017-03-25 19:30 - 21:00 (America/Toronto) | Ontario
Immortal Bach

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Meet J.S. Bach and his musical descendants and heirs in this beguiling presentation of motets by a family of Bachs and the works of other composers, such as Mendelssohn and Nystedt, who were deeply influenced by this greatest of composers. Works by J.S. Bach, J.C. Bach, J.L. Bach Felix Mendelssohn and Knut Nystedt.
This concert will be performed by the Grand Philharmonic Chamber Singers.
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Bellows & Brass
2017-03-04 19:30 - 22:00 | St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, 49 Queen St. N, Kitchener, Ontario, N2H 2G9, Canada
Bellows & Brass

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Celebrate the glorious 500-year tradition of voice, organ and brass, with a quintet from the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony. A delightful variety of works spanning the centuries, from Giovanni Gabrieli to Paul Halley, will make your spirit soar.
Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony Brass Quintet
Grand Philharmonic Choir
Mark Vuorinen, conductor
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Christmas Homecoming
2016-12-11 15:00 - 17:00 | Centre In The Square, 101 Queen St. N, Kitchener, Ontario, N2H 6P7, Canada
Dove: There Was A Child
and other seasonal works

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From our family to yours, this will be a homecoming to remember! Our children’s and youth choirs join our adult singers for a beautiful “family of choirs” concert. Jonathan Dove’s sublime work, which celebrates young life with joy and intensity, will be performed here for the first time in Canada!
Jacqueline Woodley, soprano
Andrew Haji, tenor
Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony
Grand Philharmonic Choir
Grand Philharmonic Chamber Singers
Grand Philharmonic Youth Choir
Grand Philharmonic Children’s Choir
Mark Vuorinen, conductor
Andrea deBoer-Jones, children’s choir conductor
Amanda Brunk, youth choir conductor
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Christmas Carols
2016-12-03 10:00 - 23:00 | Kitchener City Hall, 200 King St. W, Kitchener, Ontario, N2G 4G7, Canada
Christmas Carols with our Youth and Children’s choirs

Join us at Kitchener City Hall for the singing of Christmas Carols at the Christkindl Christmas Market

Christkindlmarkt Opening
2016-12-01 18:00 - 19:00 | Kitchener City Hall, 200 King St. W, Kitchener, Ontario, N2G 4G7, Canada
Celebrate Christkindlmarkt

Join us for the procession form Victoria Park to Kitchener City Hall complete with live animals!
There will be carol singing along with “Hallelujah” chorus from Handel’s Messiah.

Whitbourn: Annelies
2016-11-19 19:30 - 22:00 | Maureen Forrester Hall, Wilfrid Laurier University, 75 University Ave. W, Waterloo, Ontario, N2L 3C5, Canada
Whitbourn: Annelies

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James Whitbourn’s moving cantata sets to music the diary of Anne Frank, a book which became a symbol of hope and goodness amid the brutality of the Second World War.
Our production of this “devastatingly beautiful” work (Choir and Organ magazine) will be its first performance in Canada.
Enhance your experience by taking in the displays on Anne’s life and legacy at the Kitchener Public Library, 2nd floor from Oct. 21 – Nov. 18. They will be on loan from the Anne Frank Center for Mutual Respect, New York City.
This concert will be performed by the Grand Philharmonic Chamber Singers along with special soloists and instrumentalists:
Natasha Campbell, soprano
Andrew Chung, violin
Barbara Hankins, clarinet
Ben Bolt-Martin, cello
Catherine Robertson, piano
There will be a pre-concert talk at 6:45pm with Carson Phillips, a Holocaust scholar and managing director of the Sarah and Chaim Neuberger Holocaust Education Centre in Toronto.
FREE Parking is available on campus in “WHITE PERMIT” lots.
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Anne Frank: At the Library
2016-11-13 14:00 - 16:00 | Kitchener Public Library, 85 Queen St N, Kitchener, Ontario, N2H 2H1, Canada
Anne Frank: At the Library

Join us to remember Anne Frank, the courageous young Jewish refugee whose diary spoke eloquently for millions who suffered in the Second World War.
We will have educational displays brought in from the Anne Frank Center for Mutual Respect in New York City. These will be displayed Oct. 20 to Nov. 15 at Kitchener Public Library main branch. http://kpl.org/art-exhibits
You are also invited to our special preview, Sunday Nov. 13, of portions of Annelies, the moving choral cantata by James Whitbourn that brings music to Anne’s words.
Beth Slepian, education director for the Anne Frank Center, will also present a talk on Anne, her history, her legacy, and how her story helps us meet the challenges of the 21st century.
This preview will be performed by the Grand Philharmonic Chamber Singers.
All Nov. 13 events are free, take place at the library, and are open to the public.
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The Young, The Restless
2016-10-15 19:30 - 22:00 | Centre In The Square, 101 Queen St. N, Kitchener, Ontario, N2H 6P7, Canada
Handel: Dixit Dominus
Mozart: Mass in C Minor

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Hear these fresh works composed by Handel and Mozart when they were still in their twenties! The shimmering Baroque layers of voice and orchestra in Handel’s setting of Psalm 110 are breathtaking. And Mozart’s Mass is a favourite of Pope Francis. Of the Et Incarnatus Est movement, he said: “It lifts you to God!”
Hélène Brunet, soprano
Virginia Hatfield, soprano
Daniel Cabena, countertenor
Jacques-Olivier Chartier, tenor
Justin Welsh, baritone
Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony
Grand Philharmonic Choir
Mark Vuorinen, conductor
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Sing-In
2016-10-01 09:30 - 12:00 | St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, 54 Queen St N, Kitchener, Ontario, N2H 2H2, Canada
Open public rehearsal of Mozart’s Mass in C Minor

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We love it when we get to sing with fellow music lovers!
Join us at our free open public rehearsal. Please let us know that you will be coming and we will have scores available to borrow.
