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KARAOAKE NIGHT at the Stray Dog Brewing Company, 501 Lacolle Way. Come sing your heart out with old and new friends, and enjoy some cold beers, delicious snacks with a side of good times! Music starts at 9 p.m.
TRIVIA NIGHT from 7:30 p.m. every Tuesday night at the Royal Oak Pub Orléans. Free to play. Prizes for the winning team! The Royal Oak Pub is located at 1981 St. Joseph Blvd. near Jeanne d'Arc. For more info visit 
TRIVIA NIGHT from 6:30 p.m. at the Stray Dog Brewing Company. Exercise your grey matter before it turns to mush over the holidays. Reservations are a must to secure your spot. Send your team name and number of people to info@straydogbrewing.ca. The Stray Dog Brewing Company is located at 501 Lacolle Way in the Taylor Creek Business Park.
QUEENSWOOD HEIGHTS WINTER FESTIVAL from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. in Queenswood Ridge Park, 346 Kennedy Lane East. Sledding and snow-based games at St. Helen's Anglican Church. Face painting, skating and free hot chocolate. Presente by the Queenswood Heights Community Association.
FÊTE FRISSONS celebration at the Shenkman Arts Centre from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. featuring art and dance workshops, demonstrations and performances. Fun for the whole family. For more info visit 
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(Posted
5:30 p.m., Feb. 1)
The Gloucester Music Club has been holding recitals for over 10 years featuring some of the best young musicians in the city. And with every concert there are two or three performances that stand out from the rest. On rare occasions, the program is loaded with standout performances from top to bottom. The latest Gloucester Music Club recital held on Saturday night was just such an occasion. The first clue the evening would be something special was the opening performance by Emily Hou. whose rendition of Bach's "Prelude and Fugue in e-" was absolutely flawless. Nine-year-old Jadon Xia had the challenging task of following Hou in the program, which he did with one of my highlights of the evening. His performance of "Barcarole" by Canadian composer David Gordon Duke, had me riveted from the first note. The subtlety and finesse with which he played was beyond his years. The next performance was among my very favourite of the evening. Sisters Maluki and Mandela Laverdure share a love of the violin that is evident by their impeccable playing. Maluki, 7, has been playing for two and a half years, while Mandela, 10, has been playing for three and a half years. For both sisters Saturday night's recital was their Gloucester Music Club debut. If they were nervous they didn't show it. Maluki was the first to play, choosing the first movement of Vivaldi's "Concert in a-". It was a total treat. Mandela played a Polish dance later in the program that left me wanting more. Perhaps they'll perform a duet as an encore at a future GMC recital. Nicolas Cooper demonstrated his prowess on the cello with a attention-grabbing performance of 18th century Spanish composer Antonio Cladara's "Sonata in D+", while Irene Grose's rendition of Haydn's piano Sonata in C+, Hob: 35 was equally magnificent. The rest of the program featured several other outstanding performances including a pair of piano recitals by siblings Alice and Kevin Yang. Sibling performances was a theme that ran throughout the evening's program. Emily Hou's younger brother Alexander and sister Charlotte both played exquistely, as did Jadon Xia's older brothers Jeffrey and Jeremy who brought the evening to a close with a beautiful piano duet of Johanes Brahms' "Hungarian Dance #5 and #8". But the absolutle hightlight of the evening was provided by Dorian De Luca, 21, who is currently completeing his fourth year in the University of Ottawa's performance piano program. De Luca's performance of Claude Debussy's "L'Ile Joyeuse" is one of the top five performances I have ever experienced at a GMC recital. In a word, it was impeccable and I felt truly privileged to be there. The next series of Gloucester Music Club recitals will be held on March 27 and 28 at Orleans United Church. (This story was made possible thanks to the generous support of our local business partners.) |
Sisters
Maluki and Mandela Laverdure were among the
21 talented young musicians who performed
during the Gloucester Music Club recital Saturday
night. Fred Sherwin/Photo
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