The Suzuki String School of Guelph is celebrating 40 years in the community with several events to mark the anniversary, starting on April 27.
“On the weekend of April 27 to 28, the Suzuki String School of Guelph (SSSG) will celebrate its 40th anniversary with a bang,” says artistic director Paule Barsalou. “The school invites all community music lovers and SSSG alumni families to two days of musical festivities.”
On April 27 at 4pm the celebrations start with the Alumni Showcase Concert at St. George’s Anglican Church, 99 Woolwich Street.
The concert will feature alumni students who are now professional musicians or performance music students at university as well as present and past faculty members. The performers will come from as far as Monaco, England, the U.S. and Vancouver.
The orchestra will be directed by SSSG alumnus Jeremy Hughes, now teaching, performing and conducting in England.
The violin soloist will be SSSG alumnus David Gillham, now on faculty at the University of British Columbia.
Tickets for the concert are $30 for adults, $20 for seniors and student tickets are $5 through eyego.
Tickets are available online at guelphsuzukingstrings.ca or by calling the SSSG at 519-821-2890.
Also on April 27, a gala dinner and silent auction will take place at 7pm, featuring emcee Brendan Riggs, an SSSG alumnus. The evening will include a live online silent auction (which goes live on April 15) and raffle.
Visit the auction website at www.32auctions.com/sssg40
Tickets for the gala dinner are $140, with the Alumni Showcase Concert included. Tickets are available online at guelphsuzukingstrings.ca or call the SSSG at 519-821-2890. The deadline to reserve is April 12.
All proceeds from the events will go towards the new SSSG Endowment Fund to provide bursaries, touring financial assistance and scholarships to future generations of Suzuki students.
On April 28 at 3pm, the celebrations continue with the annual SSSG spring concert at the River Run Centre.
The concert involving SSSG’s current and alumni students will feature the Guelph Youth Dance Company and the SSSG’s Concorde String Ensemble as well as the World Premiere of Living Soul by Toronto composer Alex Eddington.
Tickets are $10 adults, $7 senior/students $7, and $5 eyeGo for students.
Spring concert tickets available only from the River Run Centre at riverrun.ca or by calling the box office at 519-763-3000.
