Our Noon Hour Concerts are back for another incredible season of music and community building under the artistic direction of our Music Director Ann-Marie MacDairmid. After a long hiatus, we are excited to welcome guests back into our sanctuary to enjoy these concerts in person and we will continue to stream live to our YouTube channel.
Admission to the building is free, and a sandwich lunch is available for purchase prior to each recital between 11:30am - 12:15pm with the concert beginning at 12:15pm.
We look forward to welcoming the musical community back to our sanctuary this fall.
About Wendy Wagler
Wendy Wagler is an accomplished soloist and orchestral musician. She holds the principal flute chair in the Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Orchestra and freelances with many ensembles, including the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony. She has performed as soloist with the K-W Symphony Youth Orchestra, the K-W Chamber Orchestra and the Renaissance Singers and is a founding member of the Springdale Trio and flutist for the KW Woodwind Quintet. Wendy holds a Master’s Degree in Performance and Literature from the University of Western Ontario and an Honours Bachelor Degree in Flute Performance from Wilfrid Laurier University, having studied with Bonita Boyd, Dr. Amy Hamilton, Thomas Kay, and Prof. Fiona Wilkinson. She has directed flute masterclasses throughout Southwestern Ontario, and maintains a full teaching schedule at Renaissance School of the Arts and Heritage College.
About Beth Ann de Sousa
Beth Ann de Sousa has been a coach, accompanist and chamber musician in the KW area for over 40 years. Based at Wilfrid Laurier University, she has performed nationally and internationally with singers and instrumentalists and has frequently appeared with the KW Symphony and former Canadian Chamber Ensemble. Beth Ann holds a BMus from Laurier and MMus from the University of Western Ontario.
About Cathy Anderson
Cathy Anderson is the Associate Principal Cellist of the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony, of which she has been a member since 2007. She also plays occasionally with Drayton Entertainment and as a sub for the Stratford Festival. She has been heard as a soloist and chamber musician on CBC Radio and National Public Radio in the United States, and holds music degrees from Wilfrid Laurier and Yale Universities. Cathy performs regularly in the Kitchener-Waterloo area both with the symphony and in collaboration with other local musicians, most recently at Bestival and Neruda Art’s All That Worldly Jazz Festival. She enjoys teaching the young musicians of the K-W Symphony Youth Orchestra programs, and maintains a teaching studio at the Renaissance School of the Arts.
View the full concert lineup here:
Wednesday, November 2, 2022
Wendy Wagler - Flute
Beth Ann De Sousa - Piano
Wednesday, November 9, 2022
Shoreline Chorus
Directed by Ann-Marie MacDairmid
Wednesday, November 16, 2022
Emma Allen - Cello & Matthew Gartshore - piano
Wednesday, November 23, 2022
Elizabeth Lepock - Soprano
Scott MacDonald - Clarinet
Anna Ronai - Piano
Wednesday, November 30, 2022
KatrinaLisa Keeler - oboe
Tina Giannopoulos - violin
Ann-Marie MacDairmid - piano/organ
Wednesday, December 7, 2022
The Renaissance School of the Arts Flute Choir
Directed by Wendy Wagler
Wednesday, December 14, 2022
Steele Strings Duo
Cynthia Steele - cello
Tom Steele - guitar
Wednesday, December 21, 2022
Cambridge Girls' Choir
Directed by Jessica Strub