Knox Presbyterian Church

The Knox Church Choir, directed by Mervyn Games, with guest Cellist Aiden Russell will be performing selected works by Gabriel Fauré: Requiem – Knox Choir (with Linda Major, soprano and Nicholas Ralph, baritone) Messe Basse – Ladies Chorus of Knox Elegy for Cello – Aiden Russell, accompanied by Donald Russell Good Friday, April 6, 2012 [...]

Noon Day Recitals from 12:30 – 1pm: October 5th – Wesley Warren (Organ), Organist at St. Barnabus’ Church, Ottawa October 12th – Kirkland Adsett (Organ), Organist at St. Matthew’s Church, Ottawa October 19th – Ernest Ruppenthal (Piano). Please mark these dates on your calendar and join us for wonderful music at noon!

Congratulations to John Bouz on winning the Lilian Forsyth Scholarship for 2011.

Rachel Laurin, Composer demonstrates and talks about her compositional techniques on Monday, May 30th at 7pm in Knox sanctuary. All welcome!

Noon Day Recitals from 12:30 – 1pm: May 18th Ruth Barrie and Mervyn Games May 25th Mervyn Games (Organist) June 1st Mauro Bertoli (Pianist) Please mark these dates on your calendar and join us for wonderful music at noon!

The Cantata Singers of Ottawa concert will perform settings of the Stabat Mater by Palestrina, Nystedt and Gesualdo, featuring cellist Vernon Regehr. Wednesday, April 20th at 8pm. Knox Presbyterian Church. Pre-concert talk: 7:30pm. Tickets: Adults $25 ($20 in advance), Seniors $20 ($15 in advance) and Students $10.

First Baptist Church Ottawa at the corner of Laurier and Elgin Streets hosts a series of noon hour recitals Thursdays in March. All concerts are at 12:15 p.m. and admission is $5 at the door.

The Knox Scottish Country Dancers will be sponsoring a Ceilidh on Friday, January 28th at 7:30 p.m. in Geneva Hall. Entertainment will be provided by Donald MacDonald, Garth Hampson (accompanied by Mervyn Games), Ernest Ruppenthal, and Hilary Hay.

Hear the Christmas story again, in scripture readings and in carols, old and new, familiar and less so. Let the choir and organ of Knox transport you to a new appreciation of the season, and add your voice to ours in songs of anticipation, joy and praise on Sunday, December 19 at 4:00 p.m.

The Temporal Board has reviewed the question of whether to keep the three old pianos located in the Parlour, the Chinese Room and Iona Hall. The piano in the Parlour is a Heinzman and the one in Iona Hall an Orme.