Oakville choristers use music to celebrate diversity and connection

Choirs set to perform a commissioned piece by award-winning composer, Waleed Abdulhamid

It’s been more than two years since all seven of the choirs that make up the Oakville Choir for Children and Youth (OC) have been able to sing together at a live performance. To mark their triumphant return to the stage on Saturday, May 7 at St. John’s United Church in Oakville, the OC will be performing a concert called Raise Your Voice: Music That Reflects Our Global Connections.

“On May 7, our audiences will hear the results of this survey in a musical program that presents a wide variety of languages and has been generated through personal connections from our singers,” said Pauls. “It’s a wonderful way to celebrate who we are as a community as we emerge from this pandemic together.”

The concert, which can be livestreamed or attended in-person, will include a special commissioned song called “Rafiki Yangu” written by award-winning, multi-instrumentalist Waleed Abdulhamid. When composing the piece, Abdulhamid’s goal was to give the choristers the experience of being in a marketplace or a boisterous community gathering in Sudan. Sung in both Swahili and English, his song is an uplifting, celebratory piece that includes the refrain: “We are the nation and the next generation! We are the voice! We are the people!”

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4 PM Concert: https://bit.ly/4PMConcert

7 PM Concert: https://bit.ly/7PMConcert

4 PM Livestream: https://bit.ly/LIVESTREAM4PM

7 PM Livestream: https://bit.ly/LIVESTREAM7PM

For information contact info@oakvillechoir.org

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Books, puzzles, crafts, plants and baked goods for sale.  Items to purchase to use for either rainy or sunny weather!   Please park in the parking off McMicking Street, Niagara Falls.   Please use the door off of the this parking lot.   

Dances are every Saturday from 7 to 11 PM everyone is welcome you don’t need to be a member to attend

may 7th is lonesome dreamers 

may 14 is country reflections 

may 21 is last call

may 28th is the John priebe band  

may 25th is the birthday party/jam 2-6  also there is meals served every Friday check out the website on Facebook for info 

Trinity-St. Andrew’s United Church, 291 Plaunt St. S, Renfrew, is holding a plant sale on Saturday May 14 in the rear parking lot from 10am to 2pm. Perennial plants, indoor plants & seedlings for sale, and all proceeds to Camp Lau-Ren.

Saturday, May 7th from 8am to 11am
Recreation Park, West end of Peryl Rd, Mallorytown

Perennials, Trees, Annuals, Veggies, Sun or Shade plants, House plants, Garden knick knacks
For best choices, come early!
Cash only, please.
Refreshments by Junetown Women's Institute

NEW! Local Vendors' Village
Wide variety of plant and garden based products Covid-19 safety protocols in place

Saturday May 7 2022, come and dance at Club 135! Entertainment by Ghost Rider - Claude Lecuyer, at the North Bay Golden Age Club
Doors open at 7:30 pm, dance starts at 8:00 pm. Cost for members is $5.00 (you must show your valid Membership card) and non-members $7.00
Masks must be worn, vaccinations required.