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

The Waterloo County Carollers is a professional carolling group dressed in Victorian costume that perform beloved Christmas classics in rich four part harmony. A yuletide sound with a yester-year look!

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!

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

The Waterloo County Carollers is a professional carolling group dressed in Victorian costume that perform beloved Christmas classics in rich four part harmony. A yuletide sound with a yester-year look!

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!

Messiah Part I,II and III

Join us on Sunday’s evening location at Knox United Church in Durham at 7:30pm for the entire Messiah. A magical must see and hear.

Tickets are $40, children (18 and under) are free

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

Part I in the Barn on Friday and Saturday 8 PM at the Christkindl Market

Tickets 50.- which includes admission to the entire Market

Handel’s Messiah Singalong

December 6, 2025, 3:00 PM

For the first time, your HPO and the Bach Elgar Choir come together for a sing-along of Handel’s Messiah. Come one, come all, and lend your voice to the stirring choruses of this monumental work and join the choir for one night only! From the soft beauty of the opening notes to the resounding joy of the Hallelujah Chorus, this performance promises to uplift and delight audiences and singers alike during the festive season. Whether you’re an avid singer, occasional songster or an impassioned listener, this is a holiday tradition you won’t want to miss!

Central Presbyterian Church
165 Charlton Ave W.
Hamilton, ON

Part I in the Barn on Friday and Saturday 8 PM at the Christkindl Market

Tickets 50.- which includes admission to the entire Market

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!

You are invited to begin the season of Advent at St John’s Elora as the Parish Choir offers a beautiful service of Advent Lessons and Carols by candlelight.

Sunday November 30 at 4:00PM.

You are welcome.

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

The Waterloo County Carollers is a professional carolling group dressed in Victorian costume that perform beloved Christmas classics in rich four part harmony. A yuletide sound with a yester-year look!

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!

Spiritus performs Handel’s Messiah.

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.

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

The Waterloo County Carollers is a professional carolling group dressed in Victorian costume that perform beloved Christmas classics in rich four part harmony. A yuletide sound with a yester-year look!