Guelph Youth Music Centre

Music at the GYMC presents Brenda Lewis & Friends
2018-04-29 14:00 - 16:00 UTC | Guelph Youth Music Centre, 75 Cardigan Street, Guelph, ON, N1H 3Z7, Canada
Celebrating 25 Years of Singing! 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 to Full Ensemble. Visit brendalewis.ca
Tickets only $15 adults (in advance; $20 at the door), $10 seniors/students. BUY ONLINE NOW https://squareup.com/store/gymc

GYMC Orchestras Spring Concert
2018-05-04 19:30 - 21:00 UTC | Guelph Youth Music Centre, 75 Cardigan Street, Guelph, ON, N1H 3Z7, Canada
The GYMC String Orchestras invite you to their annual spring concert. 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 of the Caribbean (arr. Larry Moore) and Massenet’s Meditation from Thais (with Tak Kwan, violin solo)
In the Recital Hall. Admission Free (donations appreciated)

Guelph Musicfest presents pianist SHENG CAI
2018-05-25 19:30 UTC | Guelph Youth Music Centre, 75 Cardigan Street, Guelph, ON, N1H 3Z7, Canada
Musicfest 2018 opens with the brilliant pianist Sheng Cai, making a return visit by popular demand. The program includes music by Scarlatti, Mendelssohn, Beethoven, Chopin & Rachmaninoff. The concert takes place in the beautiful Recital Hall of the Guelph Youth Music Centre.

Guelph Musicfest presents the GRYPHON TRIO
2018-06-01 19:30 - 21:30 UTC | Guelph Youth Music Centre, 75 Cardigan Street, Guelph, ON, N1H 3Z7, Canada
The world-renowned Gryphon Trio, celebrating its 25th anniversary, makes its Musicfest debut, performing music by Beethoven, Frehner & Mendelssohn. Not to be missed. The concert takes place in the beautiful Recital Hall of the Guelph Youth Music Centre.

Guelph Musicfest presents the FESTIVAL TRIO
2018-06-08 19:30 - 21:30 UTC | Guelph Youth Music Centre, 75 Cardigan Street, Guelph, ON, N1H 3Z7, Canada
The popular Festival Trio returns with violinist Sadie Fields, cellist Paul Pulford & pianist Ken Gee performing the Grieg Sonata for Violin & Piano in C minor, Grieg Sonata for Cello & Piano in A minor & the Mendelssohn Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor. The concert takes place in the beautiful Recital Hall of the Guelph Youth Music Centre.

Guelph Musicfest presents the MADAWASKA QUARTET
2018-06-15 19:30 - 21:30 UTC | Guelph Youth Music Centre, 75 Cardigan Street, Guelph, ON, N1H 3Z7, Canada
The 2018 Musicfest Finale brings back the Madawaska Quartet performing the Purcell Chacony in G minor, Beethoven String Quartet No. 4 in C minor & Mendelssohn String Quartet No. 2 in A major. The concert takes place in the beautiful Recital Hall of the Guelph Youth Music Centre.

Bella Serata 2018 — We Could Have Danced All Night!
2018-06-23 19:00 - 23:00 UTC | Guelph Youth Music Centre, 75 Cardigan Street, Guelph, ON, N1H 3Z7, Canada
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. You will have a great evening, and support the good work of the GYMC. TICKETS are $100 each (including a tax receipt for part of the price) or $75 each for 2 or more adults. Bring your kids for only $40 (adult accompanied, under age 14). Tickets available in the GYMC office or BUY NOW ONLINE at https://squareup.com/store/gymc
Thanks to the generous support of the Neighbourhood Group—The Wooly Pub, Miijidaa Café & Bistro, and Borealis Grille & Bar.
Food by The Wooly Pub, Miijidaa Café & Bistro, and Borealis Grille & Bar, Buon Gusto, Cassoulet Catering
Desserts by Wellington Cakes & Eric the Baker
Beer from Wellington County Brewery, Coffee and tea from Red Brick Café
Music by Concorde (senior string ensemble of the Suzuki String School of Guelph), violinist Tak Kwan, soprano Marion Samuel-Stevens, pianist Ken Gee, and the Nick Maclean Jazz Trio
Ballroom dancing lesson courtesy of Ballroom Class
Bella Serata 2018 splash

GYMC String Orchestra auditions
2018-06-26 16:00 - 19:00, 2018-06-27 16:00, 2018-06-28 16:00 - 19:00 UTC | Guelph Youth Music Centre, 75 Cardigan Street, Guelph, ON, N1H 3Z7, Canada
with Tak Kwan for both the Junior & Intermediate String Orchestras. Please call the GYMC office at 519-837-1119 to book a time.

Guelph Youth Singers present POP CAN! The Canadian Popular Songbook
2018-10-27 19:00 - 20:30 UTC | Guelph Youth Music Centre, 75 Cardigan Street, Guelph, ON, N1H 3Z7, Canada
Two shows on Saturday October 27—3 pm & 7 pm—in the Recital Hall. Listen to legendary Canadian pop hits from the 50s to the present. Guelph Youth Singers conducted by director Markus Howard and Choir 1 conductor Heather Fleming. $15 adult, $10 youth or child (18 & under). Tickets are for sale at the GYS office, GYMC. Email or phone 519.821.8574. Visit the website.

Happy Birthday, GYMC!
2018-11-23 | Guelph Youth Music Centre, 75 Cardigan Street, Guelph, ON, N1H 3Z7, Canada
Saturday November 23 is the 17th Anniversary of the Official Opening of the GYMC! Sorry we won’t have any cake this year, but please give us a toast in celebration. And there is still time to help us out with a donation for 2018. You know the money will be put to good use, bring music and the arts to the young people of Guelph.

GYMC Orchestras in Concert
2018-12-07 19:00 - 20:30 UTC | Guelph Youth Music Centre, 75 Cardigan Street, Guelph, ON, N1H 3Z7, Canada
The GYMC String Orchestras invite you to JOY OF THE SEASON, their annual winter concert, directed by Tak Kwan. Hear the Junior and Intermediate Orchestras perform beautiful music for the holiday season. Admission Free (donations appreciated). Friday December 7 at 7:00 pm (NEW TIME) in the Recital Hall. Support the kids and have a Great Time!

GYSO Winter Concert Dec. 13 at 7:30 pm
2018-12-13 19:30 - 21:00 UTC | Guelph Youth Music Centre, 75 Cardigan Street, Guelph, ON, N1H 3Z7, Canada
Join the Guelph Youth Symphony Orchestra for its annual Winter Concert in the GYMC Recital Hall. Conductor Dylan Langan will lead the GYSO in what should be a wonderful holiday programme. Come and support the musicians of tomorrow! Tickets are only $15 and available ONLINE.
The GYSO is a collaboration between the GYMC and the Guelph Symphony Orchestra.

EXTRA PERFORMANCE: Another Very Charlie Brown Concert Dec. 20
2018-12-20 19:30 - 21:00 UTC | Guelph Youth Music Centre, 75 Cardigan Street, Guelph, ON, N1H 3Z7, Canada
DON’T MISS OUT… The original show was Sold Out so we’ve added an extra performance!

A Charlie Brown Christmas is an Emmy Award-winning holiday tradition enjoyed by children everywhere. Equally magical is the soundtrack created by Vince Guaraldi—Who doesn’t know the popular Christmas Time is Here? Join us again at the Guelph Youth Music Centre this holiday season as we bring back this jazz classic featuring Adam Bowman on drums, Thomas Hammerton on piano, and Tyler Wagler on bass, as they perform the album, top to bottom. They will be joined by The Kingsbury Music Singers directed by Shannon Kingsbury.
Single tickets $15 adult, $10 senior, $5 child 14 and under. Available ONLINE

Another Very Charlie Brown Concert Dec. 21 at 7:30 pm
2018-12-21 19:30 - 21:00 UTC | Guelph Youth Music Centre, 75 Cardigan Street, Guelph, ON, N1H 3Z7, Canada
A Charlie Brown Christmas is an Emmy Award-winning holiday tradition enjoyed by children everywhere. Equally magical is the soundtrack created by Vince Guaraldi—Who doesn’t know the popular Christmas Time is Here? Join us again at the Guelph Youth Music Centre this holiday season as we bring back this jazz classic featuring Adam Bowman on drums, Thomas Hammerton on piano, and Tyler Wagler on bass, as they perform the album, top to bottom. They will be joined by The Kingsbury Music Singers directed by Shannon Kingsbury.
Single tickets $15 adult, $10 senior, $5 child 14 and under. Available ONLINE

Kids’ Chorus 2nd Term Begins—REGISTRATION NOW OPEN!
2019-01-17 16:30 - 17:30 (America/Toronto) | ON
This introductory choir is for children aged 6 to 10 who have a passion for singing. Participants will learn the basics of choral singing in an atmosphere of fun. directed by Sharon Buisman.
Session 2 (excludes March Break) January 17 to April 25, 2019

Thomas Wiebe (cello) & Chiharu Iinuma (piano)
2019-01-20 14:00 UTC | Guelph Youth Music Centre, 75 Cardigan Street, Guelph, ON, N1H 3Z7, Canada
Music at the GYMC continues with a rare treat—internationally-renowned artists Thomas Wiebe (from the music faculty of ther University of Western Ontario) and Chiharu Iinuma (from Vancouver) join forces for a dazzling recital. Music by Couperin and Takemitsu, as well as cello sonatas by Debussy and Chopin. MORE DETAILS
Single tickets $30 adult, $20 senior, $10 child 14 and under. Available ONLINE

KnightsFest 2019
2019-02-18 10:00 - 15:00 UTC | Guelph Youth Music Centre, 75 Cardigan Street, Guelph, ON, N1H 3Z7, Canada
Day of Medieval Fun for the whole family

Back again on Family Day, Monday February 18, 2019
This popular family fun event returns with many activities for everyone to enjoy.
KnightsFest includes displays, costumes, games, activities and entertainment, all to the theme of the Medieval era. This is a free event for the whole family.
Download a poster
Thank you to TD Bank Group, our generous Knightsfest sponsor

UNDER ONE ROOF
2019-02-23 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Toronto) | Guelph Youth Music Centre, 75 Cardigan Street, Guelph, ON, N1H 3Z7, Canada
Spectacular Fundraising Concert at the Guelph Youth Music Centre featuring Guelph Youth Singers, Suzuki String School of Guelph, GYMC String Orchestras and Guelph Youth Symphony Orchestra. Grand Finale with everyone performing James Gordon’s Song of Our City.

Tickets $25 adults, $15 seniors & students (to age 18)
Phone orders 519.837.1119
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Under One Roof is a fundraising concert organized by the Guelph Youth Music Centre (GYMC) to help support its programs for children and youth in the community.
Download and print a poster to help spread the word

GYSO Spring Concert Thurs. March 28 at 7 pm
2019-03-28 19:00 - 20:30 UTC | Guelph Youth Music Centre, 75 Cardigan Street, Guelph, ON, N1H 3Z7, Canada
Join the Guelph Youth Symphony Orchestra for its CLASSICAL & QUEEN Concert in the GYMC Recital Hall. Conductor Dylan Langan leads the GYSO in some of the greatest hits through the ages, including BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY by QUEEN.
Beethoven: The Creatures of Prometheus Overture, Op. 43 | Haydn: Symphony 94 (Allegro Vivace) | Mozart: Concerto in E flat for Horn (Allegro) | Brahms: Hungarian Dances 1, 2, 4, 5, & 6 | Queen, arr. Peter Martin: Bohemian Rhapsody
Thursday March 28 at 7 pm in the Recital Hall
Come and support the musicians of tomorrow! Tickets available at the door.
The GYSO is a collaboration between the GYMC and the Guelph Symphony Orchestra.

NEW DATE: Leslie Kinton (piano) in Recital
2019-05-10 19:30 - 21:30 UTC | Guelph Youth Music Centre, 75 Cardigan Street, Guelph, ON, N1H 3Z7, Canada
NEW PROGRAMME—GREAT CLASSICAL PIANO SONATAS!
HAYDN: Sonata in D Major Hob. XVI/37; BEETHOVEN: Sonata in C minor (Pathetique) op. 13; HAYDN: Sonata in E minor Hob. XVI/34; BEETHOVEN: Sonata in A-flat Major op. 110
Regular price tickets $30 adult, $20 senior, $10 child 14 and under
SPECIAL OFFER until the end of April… Music Students & Kiwanis competitors only $10, GYMC renters half the regular price
Tickets available in the GYMC Office or buy online at squareup.com/store/gymc

Leslie Kinton was born in Toronto and studied the piano with Pierre Souvairan and Boris Berlin as well as composition with Samuel Dolin. He also studied the piano in New York City with Jeaneane Dowis and Karl Ulrich Schnabel. He has a Ph.D. in music theory from the University of Toronto with a specialization in Schenkerian analysis; his dissertation was an exhaustive study of Dvořák’s Symphony no. 7 with two of the world’s most renowned Schenkerian theorists, David Beach and Edward Laufer.
From 1976 to the present, as a member of the Anagnoson & Kinton piano duo, Leslie Kinton has performed throughout North America, Europe, and Asia. The duo has played with the major orchestras across Canada including the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, the Winnipeg Symphony, the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony, the Calgary Philharmonic, Symphony Nova Scotia, the Victoria Symphony, and the C.B.C. Vancouver Orchestra; they have a discography of nine recordings. Anagnoson & Kinton are on C.B.C. radio almost every week, and they have also broadcast on the B.B.C., National Public Radio in the U.S.A., Czech Radio, Hilversum Radio in Holland, Hong Kong Radio, and Radio Suisse Romande. In December, 2004, they had an eight-concert tour of China and returned for another eight concerts in October of 2006. In December of 2007, Anagnoson & Kinton performed in Prague as part of the annual Martinů Festival in the Czech Republic, and in October 2008 gave recitals and master classes in St. Petersburg, Russia, as part of the 8th Annual Conservatoire Festival in Glazunov Hall. During the summer of 2012, the duo was invited to perform in Poland where they played concerts in Poznan and in Antonin for the Chopin Society. In 2014, Anagnoson & Kinton performed in Toronto’s Koerner Hall with Emanuel Ax and Stewart Goodyear as part of “Pianopalooza”, as well as with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra in Roy Thompson Hall.
In the spring of 2017, Anagnoson & Kinton will record the complete works for two pianos by Johannes Brahms.
Leslie Kinton is one of Canada’s best-known and most sought-after chamber musicians and is a founding member of ARC (Artists of the Royal Conservatory), the resident chamber ensemble of The Glenn Gould School. Fellow artists he has performed with include Bryan Epperson, the St. Lawrence Quartet, the Madawaska Quartet, Martin Beaver, Ifor James, Joel Quarrington, the Amici Chamber Ensemble, Erika Raum, Steven Dann, Anna Redekop, Mark Fewer, Dennis Brott, James Sommerville, James Campbell, Joaquin Valdepeñas, Raymond Luedeka, Avram Galper, Nora Shulman, the York Winds, and actor Colin Fox (for Strauss’s Enoch Arden).
Leslie Kinton is an associate professor of piano performance at Western University.

Delicias españolas (Spanish Delights) GYMC Gala Evening
2019-05-25 19:00 - 23:00 (America/Toronto) | Guelph Youth Music Centre, 75 Cardigan Street, Guelph, ON, N1H 3Z7, Canada
Delicias españolas (Spanish Delights) GYMC Gala Evening, this time with a touch of Spain! Delicious food, desserts, wine, beer, live classical & jazz music, and silent auction. A magical night out in benefit of the GYMC on Saturday May 25 at 7 pm.
Delicious food by Borealis Grille & Bar, Miijidaa Café & Bistro, The Wooly, Park Grocery, and Bite Guelph. Desserts by Eric the Baker. Libations from Vineland Estates Winery & Wellington Brewery. Coffee & tea from Red Brick Café.
Entertainment by Concorde String Ensemble, performing music from its recent tour of Spain, and jazz by the sensational Nick Maclean Trio.
PLUS an exceptional Silent Auction!
Tickets available ONLINE.

Guelph Musicfest presents the Rolston String Quartet
2019-05-31 19:30 - 21:30 (America/Toronto) | Guelph Youth Music Centre, 75 Cardigan Street, Guelph, ON, N1H 3Z7, Canada
Luri Lee (violin), Emily Kruspe (violin), Hezekiah Leung (viola) & Jonathan Lo (cello)
Mozart: String Quartet No. 19 in C, K. 465 “dissonance”
Ligeti: String Quartet No. 1 (Métamorphoses nocturnes)
Debussy: String Quartet in G minor, L 85, op. 10
“They already belong to a generation of string players performing at a level difficult to imagine in generations past.” – Toronto Star
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Guelph Musicfest presents violinist David Gillham
2019-06-07 19:30 - 21:30 (America/Toronto) | Guelph Youth Music Centre, 75 Cardigan Street, Guelph, ON, N1H 3Z7, Canada
David Gillham (violin) with Ken Gee (piano)
Brahms: Scherzo from FAE
Smetana: from my Homeland
Debussy: Sonata for violin & piano
Ysaye: Sonata for solo violin No. 3 in D minor (“Ballade”), op. 27/3
Saint-Saëns: Rondo Capriccioso
Wieniawski: Faust Fantasy, op. 28
“A violinist with a lean tone, a supple technique, and an amazing talent for sustaining a long line.” – Toronto Star
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Guelph Musicfest presents the Festival Trio
2019-06-14 19:30 - 21:30 (America/Toronto) | Guelph Youth Music Centre, 75 Cardigan Street, Guelph, ON, N1H 3Z7, Canada
Sadie Fields (violin), Paul Pulford (cello) & Ken Gee (piano)
Fauré: Elegy
Debussy: Cello Sonata in D minor, L. 135
Ravel: Violin Sonata no. 2 in G
Dvořák: Piano Trio No. 4, op. 90 (“Dumky”)
The annual appearance of the Festival Trio is always a Musicfest audience favourite. Sadie lives in Brussells, but loves the opportunity to visit her home-town Guelph and perform in the Festival Trio. Paul Pulford has retired from Wilfrid Laurier University and moved to New Brunswick, but returns to continue in the trio. They’re all good friends with musical synergy, and love playing together. Come and share in their musical reunion.
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Guelph Musicfest present pianist Charles Richard-Hamelin
2019-06-21 19:30 - 21:30 (America/Toronto) | Guelph Youth Music Centre, 75 Cardigan Street, Guelph, ON, N1H 3Z7, Canada
Silver medalist and laureate of the Krystian Zimerman award of the best sonata at the International Chopin Piano Competition in 2015, Charles Richard-Hamelin is standing out as one of the most important pianists of his generation.
Enescu: Suite “in the old style” in G minor, op. 3
Debussy: Images (oubliées)
Mendelssohn: Fantaisie in F sharp minor, op. 28
Rachmaninov: Morceaux de Fantaisie, op. 3 (excerpts)
Chopin: Nocturne in C sharp minor, op. posth.
Chopin: Ballade No. 1 in G minor, op. 23
Chopin: Andante Spianato & Grande Polonaise, op. 22
“The fundamental qualities that we’ve always seen in this pianist remain the same: a real sonority that comes from his entire body, a large palette of colors and a real poetic sense.” – Le Devoir
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KW Big Band Theory
2019-09-21 19:00 - 22:00 (America/Toronto) | Guelph Youth Music Centre, 75 Cardigan Street, Guelph, ON, N1H 3Z7, Canada
Music at the GYMC presents BIG BAND T HEORY featuring vocalist Derek Hines “This fantastic big band packs an irresistible wallop of musical entertainment— spirited, talented and fun!” says Grand River Jazz Society’s president Stephen Preece. The Big Band Theory has brought a great variety of programs to their audiences: from Count Basie and the old swing dance classics, to punchy horn bands of the 70’s and 80’s, as well as contemporary big band arrangements by Gordon Goodwin and L.A.’s Big Phat Band. Come check it out, and be prepared to be blown away— “This band will part your hair!”
7 pm Jazz combo, hors d’oeuvres & beverages in upper foyer; 7:30 pm Concert in Recital Hall; desserts at intermission Only $30 per person. In support of music programming at the gymc Tickets available ONLINE at squareup.com/store/gymc

GYMC String Orchestra Winter Concert on Nov. 29 at 7 pm
2019-11-29 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Toronto) | Guelph Youth Music Centre, 75 Cardigan Street, Guelph, ON, N1H 3Z7, Canada
Head over to the GYMC Recital Hall on Friday November 29 at 7 pm to hear the GYMC Junior & Intermediate String Orchestras with new conductor Joy Schuster!
The Junior Orchestra will perform music by Humperdink, Holfeldt, and Coldplay.
The Intermediate Orchestra performs music by Jenkins, Corelli, Bach.
Admission free but donations gratefully accepted to help fund the orchestra program.

BACK AGAIN! Another Very Charlie Brown Concert Dec. 19 & 20 at 7:30 pm
2019-12-19 19:30 - 21:30 UTC | Guelph Youth Music Centre, 75 Cardigan Street, Guelph, ON, N1H 3Z7, Canada
FRIDAY NIGHT IS SOLD OUT! EXTRA SHOW ADDED ON THURSDAY DEC. 19 at 7:30 pm. A Charlie Brown Christmas is an Emmy Award-winning holiday tradition enjoyed by children everywhere. Equally magical is the soundtrack created by Vince Guaraldi—Who doesn’t know the popular Christmas Time is Here? Join us again at the Guelph Youth Music Centre this holiday season as we bring back this jazz classic featuring Adam Bowman on drums, Thomas Hammerton on piano, and Tyler Wagler on bass, as they perform the album, top to bottom. They will be joined by The Kingsbury Music Singers directed by Shannon Kingsbury. Don’t be disappointed—order your tickets today!
Single tickets $15 adult, $10 senior, $5 child 14 and under. Dec. 19 Tickets available ONLINE
