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Bella Serata 2018—We Could Have Danced All Night! on Saturday June 23

08
May

Bella Serata returns to the GYMC on Saturday June 23rd at 7 pm. Our fundraising gala has all the things you love—food, desserts, wine, beer, silent auction, and classical music—plus the Nick Maclean Jazz Trio and Ballroom Dancing! Learn to ballroom dance, and have a chance to try out your new steps with live music performed by the jazz trio. …

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GYMC Orchestras Spring Concert

30
Apr

The GYMC String Orchestras invite you to their annual spring concert on Friday May 4 at 7:30 pm. Hear the Junior Orchestra perform Jeff Manookian’s Simple Symphony No. 1 for Strings, Disney’s Frozen, and Richard Stephan’s Variations on a Well-known Sea Chantey. The Intermediate Orchestra performs Carlos Gardel’s Por Una Cabeza, Bizet’s Symphony in C (arr. Manookian), Music from Pirates …

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National Volunteer Week is April 15-21

17
Apr

Thank you to all the volunteers who make the GYMC such a great community hub! Great people do everything from repair leaks, paint the rooms, change the light bulbs, put up posters, and much more. If you want to help in any way, drop by the GYMC office or give us a call at 519-837-1119. Check out our Volunteer web page.

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Bella Serata returns on Saturday June 23rd!

01
Apr

Bella Serata returns to the GYMC on Saturday June 23rd at 7 pm. Our fundraising gala has all the things you love—food, desserts, wine, beer, silent auction, and classical music—plus the Nick Maclean Jazz Trio and Ballroom Dancing! Learn to ballroom dance, and have a chance to try out your new steps with live music performed by the jazz trio. …

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Music at the GYMC presents Brenda Lewis & Friends

06
Mar

Celebrating 25 Years of Singing! On Sunday April 29 at 2 pm in the Recital Hall, Brenda Lewis (lead & harmony vocals) with Margaret Stowe (jazz guitar). With special guests John Zadro (piano), Jeff Bird (upright bass, harmonica, mandolin), Andy MacPherson (drums & percussion) and Gayle Ackroyd (harmony vocals, ukulele, guitar). A Journey through Jazz & Roots Music from Duo …

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GYMC Annual Gala Moving to Spring 2018

27
Oct

The Guelph Youth Music Centre will be moving its annual fundraising gala to the Spring of 2018. Guelph is rich in community engagement, with many very exciting events planned each October and November. In an effort to not conflict with these events, the GYMC has decided the Spring would be a wonderful time to celebrate the work we do, as …

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The GYMC String Orchestras welcome a new conductor—Tak Kwan!

26
Sep

After more than 10 years, conductor Jef ten Kortenaar will be leaving our podium, and the GYMC expresses our deepest gratitude for his hard work and caring for the Junior and Intermediate string orchestra.   Jef was part of the conductor search committee, helping to screen the eleven applications for the position, which narrowed down to live conducting auditions for …

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Do Re Mi 2017-2018

15
Sep

The Do Re Mi program is in full swing this fall and we are excited to share what it’s all about! The goal of this program is to provide a positive musical learning environment and to stimulate and enrich the creativity of students in our schools. Click to watch the video below to learn more! Video not showing up? Click …

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