Music for the fun of it

Posted Feb 2, 2012 By Ineke De Jong

Kanata Choral Society

EMC Entertainment - Many years ago when Kanata was still in its infancy, Marianne Wilkinson, now councillor for Kanata North, collected a small group of people who like to sing, meeting at her house for an evening of choral merrymaking.

This grew and after some years the group became the Kanata Choral Society with an appointed music director, Jiri Hlavacek.

A few more music directors followed Hlavacek and at present the Choir is in the capable hands of music director Scott Auchinleck.

Throughout the 25 years the society has participated in many official functions, giving three annual concerts and also has grown musically.

The Kanata Choral Society will perform at St. Paul's Anglican Church, located at 20 Young Rd. in Katimavik on Saturday, Feb. 18,

Included in the musical offerings are some favourites from the King Singers repertoire, some classic Broadway tunes, Hymn to Freedom by Oscar Peterson and some compositions by P.D.Q. Bach, a fictitious composer created by musical satirist "Professor Peter Schickele."

The concert will start with a few words on the history of the Society by Wilkinson, and will include a P.D.Q. Bach work for organ and piano: Toot Suite.

The piano accompaniment for this concert will be provided by Barbara Creelman.

Tickets will be available at CD Warehouse, all locations and at Domenic's Music.

Adults: $20 at the door, $18 in advance, seniors and students 13-plus: $15. Children 12 and under: free.

There will be a reception following the concert in the church hall.

The Kanata Choral Society thank the support of the local merchants, advertisers and the Ontario Trillium Foundation for their generous grant.

For more information, please visit www.kanatachoralsociety.ca or phone 613-592-1991.