On Sunday, December 15ᵗʰ at 4:30 PM, “Music at Saint Thomas’” will present “Carols by Candlelight,” the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols in the style of King's College, Cambridge, with Christmas choral works and traditional carols. “Carols by Candlelight” will take place at at St. Thomas’ Anglican Church in Belleville, ON.

This event is a special collaboration that will bring together a professional ensemble of eight singers and St. Thomas' choir. Artistic directors Matthieu Latreille and Francine Nguyen-Savaria have returned to the greater Montreal area, but they travel once a month to Belleville to produce the well-loved series. 

The Lessons and Carols are very dear to the artistic directors' hearts. While they also produce other concerts in several cities, they only prepare one “Carols by Candlelight,” and it is Belleville's one. 

The professional four-part mixed ensemble, formed in Montreal, comprises eight singers. Some are veterans of “Music at Saint Thomas’” and some are taking part in this production for the first time. "Carols by Candlelight will be slightly different this year,” explains Francine. “Because we can no longer rehearse on a long-term basis with the choral academy at St. Thomas', we have expanded the number of musical offerings so that the professional ensemble will sing intricate choral pieces and join the choral academy for more traditional carols. This will give the audience more opportunities to participate as well.  We are excited, as it will actually match the format of King's College even more closely!”

Works by Tchaikovsky and Tavener will mingle with “Silent Night,” “O Little Town of Bethlehem” and “God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen.” A special element of Carols by Candlelight is the inclusion of a carol sung in French every year, following the reading in the same language. This year, the French carol that has been chosen is “Minuit, Chrétiens!” by Adolphe Adam—the famous “O Holy Night,” sung in its original language—thus paying hommage to the roots of one of the most popular carols of all times. 

Admission is by donation.

On Sunday, November 17ᵗʰ at 4:30 PM, at St. Thomas' Anglican Church in Belleville, Matthieu Latreille and Francine Nguyen-Savaria will launch the 6th edition of “Music at Saint Thomas’” with an organ concert featuring the famous “Toccata and Fugue in D minor” by Johann Sebastian Bach and other masterpieces. 

When we think of the pipe organ, the first piece of music that comes to our minds is often the “Toccata and Fugue.” Used in several movies, this work alone made the pipe organ famous for its solemn tones. Alongside from this famous toccata and fugue are several masterworks for the King of Instruments. The name of Johann Sebastian Bach cannot be dissociated from greatness when it comes to organ works, or anything classical music for that matter. Bach stands so high that his name was associated to an entire era: the baroque era. Baroque music is especially suited for St. Thomas' pipe organ, which has a neo-baroque aesthetic. Matthieu will open the concert with the famous “Toccata and Fugue in D minor” by Johann Sebastian Bach, along with other masterpieces from the great Kappelmeister.

France's age of gold for the pipe organ was at the turn of the 20ᵗʰ century, with symphonic and post-romantic music. Francine has a particular affection for the impressionist tones of this particular era and will present music from another giant of the organ world: French composer Louis Vierne, who was organist at Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris from 1900 to 1937. 

The husband and wife team is active on the Canadian concert scene, both as soloists and a duet. They will take turns on the bench to present these well-known and lesser known solo organ works. 

The pipe organ of St. Thomas' Anglican Church is one of the finest in the area. The instrument was built by Gabriel Kney in 1977, to replace the large Casavant organ that had been destroyed with the church by fire in 1975. The instrument of 19 ranks (about 1,000 pipes) has 14 stops and its action is entirely mechanical. A live projection on a screen will allow the audience to see the organists performing.

Admission is by donation.

Sat. Oct. 26, 3 p.m., Kathryn Johnston returns to Kingston and is featured as Josephine in Gilbert & Sullivan’s comic operetta H.M.S. Pinafore. The concert will also feature the Kingston Youth Orchestra directed by Hugh Johnston. Dr. Colleen Reinehan, Professor of Music at the Dan School of Drama and Music, will do a pre-concert talk. Dr. Darryl Edwards, Voice Professor at The University of Toronto, conducts members of the COSI Connection* in this rollicking tail. Tickets available at Novel Idea, Eventbrite or at the door.

* COSI Connection - your main stage artists of tomorrow; COSI-Centre for Opera Studies in Italy

Snow Road Snowmobile Club Breakfast, Saturday, October 26, 2019 8am-11am at Clubhouse

1106 Gemmills Road, Snow Road Station

Everyone Welcome

Crafts, Knit & Sew, Bake Table, Hand Crafted Jewellery, Granny's Attic & Nearly New Treasures

O.F.S.C. Snowmobile Driver Training Course, Sunday November 17, 2019 at Snow Road Snowmobile Club

1106 Gemmills Road, Snow Road Station

Registration 8:30a.m.

Course 9am-4pm

Last day of registration November 6.  MTO Certified Driver Trainer

Reception: Friday October 18, 3-6pm
Calligraphy Workshop drop-in: Saturday October 19, 12-3:30pm
Meet & Greet drop-in: Sunday October 20, 12-3:30pm

ACWR is partnering with The Initiative Core Gallery (IGNR) and The Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama‘at (AMJ) to honour and celebrate Islamic Heritage Month. This event will feature the artwork of Hadi Ali Chaudhary. Join us for a reception on Friday and a calligraphy workshop on Saturday. Free and open to the public!

Hadi Ali Chaudhary was born in Rabwah, Pakistan in 1956. He graduated from Jamia Ahmadiyya (University of Islamic studies) in 1977, where he was known for excelling in academics and athletics.

Hadi Ali is blessed with the God-given talent of an artist. From early childhood he had a great interest in writing, photography and painting. He would participate in competitions and volunteer in his community to write teachings on banners and walls. As people began to recognize his work, he was also asked to design entrances for special occasions. Arabic calligraphy has become one of Hadi Ali’s principal hobbies as it also relates to religion and spirituality. His work can be seen in mosques in a number of cities around the world and his calligraphy designs have been used for titles and illustrations in religious publications worldwide. He was also one of the chief artists for the most valuable and knowledgeable book of the century, Revelation, Rationality, Knowledge and Truth, by Hadhrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad (ra) .

Hadi Ali’s professional achievements include authoring 18 books to date. He taught young children for almost a decade on Muslim Television Ahmadiyya, as well as participating in scholarly programs. He currently makes regular appearances in a live Q&A segment on a multicultural radio in Toronto.

Hadi Ali Chaudhary’s entire collection of artwork has reached almost 1000 pieces. A selection of his work has been displayed in the ROM and as part of a special exhibition of Pakistani art for the Consulate General of Pakistan in Toronto. All four of his children are also inspired and gifted with artistic abilities. In his spare time he enjoys travelling with his family.

التواريخ: 18-20 أكتوبر 2019
استقبال الفنانين: الجمعة 18 أكتوبر ، 3-6 مساءً
العنوان: تجديد حي جلينجاري 1380 Wyandotte St. E

ورشة عمل الخط العربي: السبت 12-3: 30
شارك في تقديمه: مجلس الفنون وندسور (ACWR) ، المبادرة (IGNR) ، الجماعة الإسلامية الأحمدية (AMJ)

ورشة عمل: تواصل مع السيد هادي علي شودري للدروس في الخط العربي. والكلّ مرحب به.

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السيد هادي علي شودري من مواليد ربوة ، باكستان عام 1956. تخرج من الجامعة الأحمدية للدراسات الإسلامية في عام 1977 ، حيث اشتهر بتفوقه في الأكاديميين وألعاب القوى.
السيد هادي علي بورك من الله بموهبة فنان. منذ الطفولة المبكرة كان لديه اهتمام كبير بالكتابة والتصوير والرسم. كان يشارك في المسابقات ويتطوع في مجتمعه لكتابة التعاليم على اللافتات والجدران. عندما بدأ الناس في التعرف على عمله ، طُلب منه أيضًا تصميم قطعا للمناسبات الخاصة.

أصبح الخط العربي إحدى هوايات السيد هادي علي الرئيسية من حيث صلته بالدين والروحانية. يمكن رؤية أعماله في المساجد في عدد من المدن حول العالم ، وقد تم استخدام تصميمات الخط العربي للعناوين والرسومات في المنشورات الدينية في جميع أنحاء العالم. كان أيضًا أحد الفنانين الرئيسيين لكتاب القرن الأكثر قيمة ودراية، “الوحي، العقلانية، المعرفة والحق”

بقلم حضرة ميرزا ​​طاهر أحمد رحمه الله تعالى.

تشمل الإنجازات المهنية للسيد هادي علي تأليف 18 كتابًا حتى الآن. قام بتدريس الأطفال الصغار تقريبا لمدة عشرة أعوام على التلفزيون الإسلامي الأحمدي، بالإضافة إلى المشاركة في البرامج العلمية. يقوم حاليًا بقسم أسئلة وأجوبة مباشر على راديو بمتعدد الثقافات في تورونتو.

وصلت مجموعة الأعمال الكاملة للسيد هادي علي شودري إلى حوالي 1000 قطعة. تم عرض مجموعة مختارة من أعماله ف

ي متحف أونتاريو الملكي وكجزء من معرض خاص للفن الباكستاني للقنصلية العامة لباكستان في تورنتو. جميع أبنائه الأربعة مستوحاة أيضًا وموهوبين بقدرات فنية. في وقت فراغه ، يستمتع بالسفر م

ع عائلته.

Le Bazar Assomption vous invite à une toute nouvelle vente: le Marché d'hiver.

Ce sera une occasion de vous procurer des pièces uniques et faites à la main, par des bénévoles du bazar. La plupart de ces pièces sont éco-responsables puisqu'elles incluent des éléments de la nature ou recyclés. Vous trouverez des articles de décoration et d'ambiance, ainsi que des cadeaux d'hôtesse ou à glisser dans les bas de Noël, pour petits et grands.

Nos arbres artificiels, lumières et décorations seront aussi en vente.  

Le Bazar de Noël et son Marché d'hiver aura lieu le vendredi 1er novembre de 18h30 à 20h30, et le samedi 2 novembre de 9h à 12h, au sous-sol de l'église Assomption.