We are very pleased to welcome Mark Dubois, internationally renowned lyric tenor, as our soloist on November 23. Mr. Dubois will be performing selections by Donizetti, Lalo, Strauss, and Gilbert and Sullivan. Mark Dubois has performed with major orchestras across Canada and the United States. He has performed on opera and concert stages of Europe …
Our first set of concerts, themed Konzert der Deutschen Musik, are coming up! We will be performing on Sunday October 19 at Grandview Baptist Church in Kitchener, and Sunday October 26 at Knox Presbyterian Church in Waterloo. Both concerts begin at 3 p.m.. When asked about the German theme to our concert, music director Dan …
Our first set of concerts this season features our principal horn player extraordinaire Tony Snyder playing Richard Strauss’ Concerto No. 1 for French Horn. After our rehearsal yesterday, Tony reflected on playing this concerto. Here’s what he had to say. This Strauss concerto is a favourite of mine. I played it in university and again …
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Wellington Winds member and Wilfrid Laurier University music student Patrick Godfrey is making a sensation on YouTube, with his cover of the 2003 hip-hop hit Hey Ya! by OutKast – on French horn! Patrick posted the video last Thursday, and five days later it has received over 120,000 hits and has been covered by the …