Choral group marks 50 years with a special performance
The Waterloo County Teachers’ Choir is celebrating its 50th anniversary with a special performance called Thank You for the Music, with a portion of...
Stringing together a new take on Don Thompson’s music
A professional musician for the better part of 60 years, Don Thompson still loves to get up on stage an perform, especially when he’s...
Community choir to perform Handel’s Messiah
Looking to repeat the charitable aspects of the first performance of Handel’s classic oratorio, a local community choir will perform Messiah at three upcoming...
KW Symphony concerts coming to Elmira
A series of concerts for young audiences at Elmira’s WMC is part of the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony’s recently announced 2019-20 season.
The WMC will play host...
As many sounds as a piano has keys
A guy and a piano. Simple enough. Well, not if Mark Payne can help it – and he can, putting the instrument to work...
Jazzing things up in the midst of the February blahs
We’ve already had the seasonal part in spades, but this weekend the musical portion of the Winter Jazz Festival gets underway. The combo offers...
Many voices make for a big, joyful noise
Accompanied by a symphony orchestra, some 100 young performers will be belting out classic pop songs next week at a pair of KW Glee...
A world of musical options for the holidays
While the day after Halloween may have been too soon for the Christmas music – early and often works for retailers – we’re probably...
The key to being folk royalty is to maintain the common...
Tom Paxton is enjoying life on the road again. The folk icon thought about hanging up his touring shoes a few years ago, but...
This Canadian icon keeps Stompin’ along
Charles Thomas Connors may have passed away in 2013, but Stompin’ Tom lives on as an icon of Canadian country and folk music.
His tunes,...