Southminster United Church, Ottawa
15 Aylmer Avenue K1S 3X1 Ottawa, ON, Canada

Southminster United Feb 7th 2021

Don't miss today's special two-piano Latin jazz concert featuring Cuban father and son duo Miguel de Armas and Miguel Angel de Armas, taking us on a unique excu...rsion through classic and original tunes by Cuban, Puerto Rican, and Brazilian composers. Miguel and Miguel have been developing their two-piano collaboration over the past several years while visiting one another in Cuba and Canada. If Miguel senior carries the balance of experience that can only come with decades on the world stage, Miguel junior brings fresh performing perspectives - often inspired by technology and production techniques - that are most naturally felt and conveyed by the younger generation. Thus their musical exchange is at once a musical dialogue defined by firecracker playing technique, and an intergenerational conversation in which father and son learn equally from one another. This, a powerful reminder that while we are never too old to learn, equally we're never too young to teach! The concert starts in 45 minutes on the music at Southminster page: https://www.facebook.com/MusicatSouthminster/live_videos/ DOMS January 27: "The Cuban Pianos" Miguel de Armas piano Miguel Angel de Armas pianos 'La Comparsa' - Ernesto Lecuona 'Los Ojos de Pepa' - Manuel Saumell 'Tres Lindas Cubanas' - Guillermo Castillo 'Cachita' - Rafael Hernández Marin 'Illusion' - Miguel de Armas 'Almendra' - Abelardo Valdés 'El Manisero' - Moisés Simon 'Tres Palabras' - Osvaldo Farrés 'Black Orpheus' - Antonio Carlos Jobim 'Mambo Influenciado' - Chucho Valdés Renowned Cuban pianist Miguel de Armas moved to Canada in 2011, bringing with him a rich and sophisticated musical heritage. Prior to emigrating to Canada, as co-founder of N.G. La Banda, one of Cuba’s most legendary Timba bands, de Armas packed concert halls wherever he went, performing at prestigious Jazz festivals and venues across the globe. He has recorded over 60 albums and collaborated with a who’s-who of celebrated Cuban and international artists. Sine bringing his musical talents to Ottawa, Miguel has worked tirelessly to introduce audiences to the music of his homeland. Developing a unique, high-energy fusion of Jazz and Afro Cuban music, he founded the Miguel de Armas Quartet in 2012, which now in its tenth year, has contributed richly to the Canadian musical scene, enhancing appreciation for Cuban music and carrying on the rich tradition of Cuban-Canadian musical collaboration. Miguel Angel de Armas, born in Cuba in 1993, is an emerging pianist, composer and producer. He holds a degree in composition from the High Institute of Arts in Havana, and has collaborated with renowned Cuban artists including Yassek Manzano, Cesar Lopez, Ernan Lopez-Nussa, Leo Brower and many others, performing in festivals and concerts in Havana, South Africa, and across North and South America and Europe. Miguel Angel has taken top prizes at the JOJAZZ International Jazz Festival and Amadeo Roldán Piano Competition in Havana, and has appeared in concert at the National Arts Centre of Ottawa. Currently based in Ottawa, he continues to produce music that explores the intersection of electronic, pop, jazz and world music. Support the series via: https://www.canadahelps.org/en/dn/47147

DOMS resumes for the new year today at noon with a special organ recital for Christmas and Epiphany featuring Maria Gajraj playing Olivier Messiaen’s 1935 organ... cycle, La Nativité du Seigneur. DOMS January 13: La Nativité du Seigneur Maria Gajraj, organ Music by Olivier Messiaen 1. La vierge et l'enfant (The Virgin and Child) 2. Les bergers (The Shepherds) 3. Desseins éternels (Eternal designs) 4. Le verbe (The Word) 5. Les enfants de Dieu (The Children of God) 6. Les anges (The Angels) 7. Jésus accepte la souffrance (Jesus accepts suffering) 8. Les mages (The Magi) 9. Dieu parmi nous (God Among Us) Maria Gajraj is a dynamic multi-instrumentalist, specializing in piano and organ performance. She recently completed her Master’s Degree in Organ Performance and Church Music at McGill University, where she studied with Hans-Ola Ericsson. Maria graduated with Distinction in 2019 from Carleton University, where she obtained a Bachelor’s Degree in Music, studying the organ with Jennifer Loveless. Maria has received scholarships from the Royal Canadian College of Organists, and placed first in local music competitions from 2016-2019. She received the Kiwanis Club of Ottawa Arnt Loa Scholarship twice, and received a Graduate Excellence Fellowship from McGill University. She is the most recent recipient of the Arthur and Helen Henderson Scholarship. Maria has performed in public masterclasses and played solo concerts throughout Ottawa, Montreal, and Cornwall, and most recently, live-streamed organ recitals during the 2020 COVID pandemic. Maria has had a private piano teaching studio for the past seven years. She has mentored her students as they compete in music festivals, and organizes seasonal recitals for her piano students. She has been working within churches of various denominations for the past five years, playing for choirs, soloists, and instrumentalists, and directing choirs. To hear today's concert visit the Music at Southminster today at 12 PM. Support DOMS via https://www.canadahelps.org/en/dn/47147 See you today at noon!

A very Merry Christmas to you and yours from everyone at Southminster United! In dulci jubilo (Pearsall) recorded for Christmas Eve by the Southminster Choir, directed by Roland Graham

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Don't miss today's concert dedicated to the memory of the greatly revered violinist and teacher, Yehonatan Berick. The concert will feature music by J.S. Bach, Vivaldi and Beethoven and performed by Anna Baksheeva (violinist and one of Mr. Berick's students) and Frédérick Lacroix (piano). The concert starts today (Wednesday Dec 9) at 12 PM on the "Music at Southminster" page: https://www.facebook.com/MusicatSouthminster/live_videos/ YEHONATAN BERICK August 30, 1968 - October ...31, 2020 On October 31, 2020, the music world lost a truly gifted violinist and beloved pedagogue. Born in Israel on August 30, 1968, the young Yehonatan was noticed by Isaac Stern and studied with Ilona Feher, later working with Henry Meyer, Kurt Sassmanshauss, and Dorothy DeLay. Prizewinner at the 1993 Naumburg competition and the 1996-1997 Prix Opus, he established himself as a teacher, soloist, and chamber musician of distinction, performing in concert series throughout North America, Europe and Israel. Yehonatan completed his studies in Tel Aviv and Cincinnati before moving to Canada in the mid-1990s. Before coming to Ottawa, he taught at the University of Michigan, McGill University, the Eastman School of Music, and the University of Toronto. Affectionately known to many as 'Big Y', he was adored for his brilliant mind, sense of humour, generous spirit, and passion for music. Being in his presence ensured laughter, sweet treats, hugs, insight, candor, and kindness. And, if you were lucky enough to find him with a fiddle in his large, yet extraordinarily agile hands, there would be music and magic. (Excerpted from The Globe and Mail) May he rest in peace and may his legacy live on.

Today's DOMS noon-hour concert will be streamed live from NYC by award-winning jazz pianist/accordionist, Ben Rosenblum, who will play an eclectic set of solo piano and accordion pieces exploring reflection and recovery, by artists including Tom Jobim, Leonard Cohen, Elliott Smith, João Bosco, and more (see set list below). Ben Rosenblum has been described as mature beyond his years, (Sea of Tranquility), and an impressive talent (All About Jazz), who caresses the music ...with the reverence it merits (Downbeat Magazine). An internationally-touring bandleader, Rosenblum has performed with his trio throughout the United States, Canada, Europe and Japan. He was a featured soloist at Carnegie Hall's Stern-Perelman Auditorium with Maestro Reona Ito's New York Harmonic Band, and has appeared at numerous prestigious venues throughout the world, including at the Appel Room at Lincoln Center, Kuumbwa Jazz Center, Ravinia, the Library of Congress, Bird's Eye in Basel, Switzerland and Himawari-No-Sato Concert Hall in Yokohama. DOMS Nov 18: SONGS OF REJUVENATION BEN ROSENBLUM, piano & accordano SETLIST Stack o Lee (Traditional) Águas de Março (Antonio Carlos Jobim) Bird on a Wire (Leonard Cohen) Between the Bars (Elliott Smith) O Bêbado e A Equilibrista (João Bosco/Aldir Blanc) Women of Ireland (Peadar Ó Doirnin/Seán Ó Riada) Tell Me What? (Ben Rosenblum) To hear the concert visit the Music at Southminster Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/MusicatSouthminster/live_videos/...) today at 12 noon. Support DOMS via: https://www.canadahelps.org/en/dn/47147

24th Sunday after Pentecost

Join us in 45 minutes for a DOMS livestream special Remembrance Day observance featuring songs and duets for voice, piano and violin with Maghan McPhee (soprano), Matthew Larkin (piano), Corey Arnold (tenor), and Adam Nelson (violin). Songs by Ager, Finzi, Messiaen, Copeland, Daely, and Britten. The live stream event will commence on the Music at Southminster page (https://www.facebook.com/MusicatSouthminster/live_videos/) at 11:55 AM

Join us in 45 minutes on the Music at Southminster page for 'Baroque Rarities, featuring Italian and German works for baroque violin and harpsichord in the free and expressive early 17th-century 'stylus phantasticus', played by Susan Toman (harpsichord) and Kevin James (baroque violin). https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/doms-baroque-rarities-live-stre