Choral Matins (BCP) (2nd and 4th Sunday of Month) with Parish Choir.

Presented in partnership with the Elora Adventure Film Festival.

Experience remarkable original silent film footage taken from the Shackleton Antarctic expedition (1914-1917) accompanied by a live choral performance in the historic acoustic of St. John's Elora.

South: Sir Ernest Shackleton's Glorious Epic of the Antarctic by filmmaker Frank Hurley is widely regarded as the first feature-length silent documentary film. Originally exhibited in 1919, it was digitally restored in 2022 by the British Film Institute for cinematic viewing.

We present our own licensed original cut of the restored film specifically designed to accompany a live choral performance of composer Tomas Luis de Victoria's Requiem. A rarely-performed masterwork of Renaissance choral music, Victoria's soaring harmonies perfectly complement Hurley's imagery of towering icebergs, icy landscapes, and human strife.

Tickets ($25 general admission)

The UpTown School of Music is a non-profit school where the teachers work as a collective and keep all of their teaching income so that they can re-invest in their teaching tools and professional training.

Our goal is to provide the highest quality lessons possible through frequent recital opportunities, practice spaces, ongoing professional development for teachers, good instruments, and comfortable surroundings. Our teachers are very experienced and qualified professionals, vetted by the collective before joining the team.

We have an open-door policy. Come have a look at our space, located in the heart of UpTown Waterloo, 3 doors away from Regina and Bridgeport.

For inquiries, please use the contact form on my website!

Extra rehearsal for South: An Antarctic Requiem happening 4 Nov at 7:30 pm.

St. John’s Parish Choir is one of Canada’s only fully professional church choirs. Under the direction of Director of Music Patrick Murray, the Parish Choir leads the congregation in Choral Eucharist or Choral Matins on Sundays at 11:00am, and in seasonal Evensongs and services of Lessons and Carols. The Parish Choir has an extensive repertoire, emphasizing both traditional and contemporary musical expression within the Anglican choral tradition with a particular focus on new music by Canadian and international composers.

Choral Service of Holy Communion (BCP) (1st, 3rd and 5th Sunday of Month)

St. John’s Parish Choir is one of Canada’s only fully professional church choirs. Under the direction of Director of Music Patrick Murray, the Parish Choir leads the congregation in Choral Eucharist or Choral Matins on Sundays at 11:00am, and in seasonal Evensongs and services of Lessons and Carols. The Parish Choir has an extensive repertoire, emphasizing both traditional and contemporary musical expression within the Anglican choral tradition with a particular focus on new music by Canadian and international composers.

Snowblind: World Premiere Opera Workshop in Concert

Sunday, October 25, 2025
3:00 PM
The Registry Theatre

World Premiere opera in concert, inspired by the description of the NWT by Kathleen McDonald with details from the book A Discovery of Strangers by Rudi Wiebe and Narratives of a Journey to the Shores of the Polar Sea by Dr. John Richardson. NUMUS is honoured to be involved in this retelling of John Franklin’s first visit to the Northwest Territories in 1820. We celebrate Boyd McDonald.

Support the development of an exciting new work of contemporary music: Snowblind is composer Boyd McDonald’s first opera and was inspired by his mother’s trip to the arctic in the 1960’s. The libretto by Ed Jewinski is based on the story of the first Franklin expedition to the arctic in 1819-1822.

Snowblind: World Premiere Opera Workshop in Concert

Sunday, October 25, 2025
3:00 PM
The Registry Theatre

World Premiere opera in concert, inspired by the description of the NWT by Kathleen McDonald with details from the book A Discovery of Strangers by Rudi Wiebe and Narratives of a Journey to the Shores of the Polar Sea by Dr. John Richardson. NUMUS is honoured to be involved in this retelling of John Franklin’s first visit to the Northwest Territories in 1820. We celebrate Boyd McDonald.

Support the development of an exciting new work of contemporary music: Snowblind is composer Boyd McDonald’s first opera and was inspired by his mother’s trip to the arctic in the 1960’s. The libretto by Ed Jewinski is based on the story of the first Franklin expedition to the arctic in 1819-1822.

The UpTown School of Music is a non-profit school where the teachers work as a collective and keep all of their teaching income so that they can re-invest in their teaching tools and professional training.

Our goal is to provide the highest quality lessons possible through frequent recital opportunities, practice spaces, ongoing professional development for teachers, good instruments, and comfortable surroundings. Our teachers are very experienced and qualified professionals, vetted by the collective before joining the team.

We have an open-door policy. Come have a look at our space, located in the heart of UpTown Waterloo, 3 doors away from Regina and Bridgeport.

For inquiries, please use the contact form on my website!

Snowblind: World Premiere Opera Workshop in Concert

Sunday, October 25, 2025
3:00 PM
The Registry Theatre

World Premiere opera in concert, inspired by the description of the NWT by Kathleen McDonald with details from the book A Discovery of Strangers by Rudi Wiebe and Narratives of a Journey to the Shores of the Polar Sea by Dr. John Richardson. NUMUS is honoured to be involved in this retelling of John Franklin’s first visit to the Northwest Territories in 1820. We celebrate Boyd McDonald.

Support the development of an exciting new work of contemporary music: Snowblind is composer Boyd McDonald’s first opera and was inspired by his mother’s trip to the arctic in the 1960’s. The libretto by Ed Jewinski is based on the story of the first Franklin expedition to the arctic in 1819-1822.

St. John’s Parish Choir is one of Canada’s only fully professional church choirs. Under the direction of Director of Music Patrick Murray, the Parish Choir leads the congregation in Choral Eucharist or Choral Matins on Sundays at 11:00am, and in seasonal Evensongs and services of Lessons and Carols. The Parish Choir has an extensive repertoire, emphasizing both traditional and contemporary musical expression within the Anglican choral tradition with a particular focus on new music by Canadian and international composers.

Choral Matins (BCP) (2nd and 4th Sunday of Month) with Parish Choir.

St. John’s Parish Choir is one of Canada’s only fully professional church choirs. Under the direction of Director of Music Patrick Murray, the Parish Choir leads the congregation in Choral Eucharist or Choral Matins on Sundays at 11:00am, and in seasonal Evensongs and services of Lessons and Carols. The Parish Choir has an extensive repertoire, emphasizing both traditional and contemporary musical expression within the Anglican choral tradition with a particular focus on new music by Canadian and international composers.

The UpTown School of Music is a non-profit school where the teachers work as a collective and keep all of their teaching income so that they can re-invest in their teaching tools and professional training.

Our goal is to provide the highest quality lessons possible through frequent recital opportunities, practice spaces, ongoing professional development for teachers, good instruments, and comfortable surroundings. Our teachers are very experienced and qualified professionals, vetted by the collective before joining the team.

We have an open-door policy. Come have a look at our space, located in the heart of UpTown Waterloo, 3 doors away from Regina and Bridgeport.

For inquiries, please use the contact form on my website!

8:00 pm Choral Compline with Compline Choir (Typically on the first Tuesday of the month, October to December, February to June)

Spiritus presents Bach Vespers for Thanksgiving.

JS Bach, Cantata 69a, Lobe den Herrn, meine Seele

Johann Michael Bach, Nun treten wir ins neue Jahr

Elizabeth Lepock, soprano
Jennifer Enns Modolo, mezzo-soprano
Zachery Vander Meulen, tenor
Richard Hrytzak, baritone
Kenneth Hull, conductor

Admission by donation. Purchase tickets at the door.

St. John the Evangelist Anglican Church
23 Water Street North, Kitchener

Choral Service of Holy Communion (BCP) (1st, 3rd and 5th Sunday of Month)

Spiritus preparing for Bach Vespers for Thanksgiving

Since its founding by Artistic Director Kenneth Hull in 2009, Spiritus Ensemble has performed over 25 of Bach’s cantatas, as well as motets and other works by J.S. Bach, Johann Christoph Bach, Vivaldi, Schütz, Buxtehude, Homilius, Bruhns, Kuhnau, Rheinberger, Benjamin Britten, James MacMillan, and Morten Lauridsen.

Many of Spiritus Ensemble’s Bach cantata performances take place within a liturgical context, accompanied by the readings on which they were intended as commentary as well as congregational chorales and hymns. These events form an ongoing series of ‘Bach Vespers’ with free admission performances at which donations are welcomed.

Other performances are more like traditional concerts, though often with an underlying liturgical or ritual shape. The performances in this series are our ‘In Concert’ events. Admission to these is by purchased ticket.

St. John’s Parish Choir is one of Canada’s only fully professional church choirs. Under the direction of Director of Music Patrick Murray, the Parish Choir leads the congregation in Choral Eucharist or Choral Matins on Sundays at 11:00am, and in seasonal Evensongs and services of Lessons and Carols. The Parish Choir has an extensive repertoire, emphasizing both traditional and contemporary musical expression within the Anglican choral tradition with a particular focus on new music by Canadian and international composers.

an opera by Canadian composer, Boyd McDonald

an opera by Canadian composer, Boyd McDonald

Choral Evensong (typically on the last Sunday of the month, September to November, January to May)

Spiritus preparing for Bach Vespers for Thanksgiving

Since its founding by Artistic Director Kenneth Hull in 2009, Spiritus Ensemble has performed over 25 of Bach’s cantatas, as well as motets and other works by J.S. Bach, Johann Christoph Bach, Vivaldi, Schütz, Buxtehude, Homilius, Bruhns, Kuhnau, Rheinberger, Benjamin Britten, James MacMillan, and Morten Lauridsen.

Many of Spiritus Ensemble’s Bach cantata performances take place within a liturgical context, accompanied by the readings on which they were intended as commentary as well as congregational chorales and hymns. These events form an ongoing series of ‘Bach Vespers’ with free admission performances at which donations are welcomed.

Other performances are more like traditional concerts, though often with an underlying liturgical or ritual shape. The performances in this series are our ‘In Concert’ events. Admission to these is by purchased ticket.

St. John’s Parish Choir is one of Canada’s only fully professional church choirs. Under the direction of Director of Music Patrick Murray, the Parish Choir leads the congregation in Choral Eucharist or Choral Matins on Sundays at 11:00am, and in seasonal Evensongs and services of Lessons and Carols. The Parish Choir has an extensive repertoire, emphasizing both traditional and contemporary musical expression within the Anglican choral tradition with a particular focus on new music by Canadian and international composers.

A meaningful meditative service with music, poetry and prose, including a photo montage to remember loved ones. Featuring renowned cellist Ofra Harnoy.

Recommended for adults and for families with teens aged 13 to 18.

A rich and uplifting traditional High Holy Day worship experience, featuring piano, organ, professional choir, and the familiar melodies of Temple Sinai.

Recommended for all ages. Chaverim (childcare for ages 2 to 6) available, with registration required.

A rich and uplifting traditional High Holy Day worship experience, featuring piano, organ, professional choir, and the familiar melodies of Temple Sinai.

Recommended for all ages. Chaverim (childcare for ages 2 to 6) available, with registration required.

Choral Service of Holy Communion (BCP) (1st, 3rd and 5th Sunday of Month)