Music for the Soul with Opera Revue

Back by popular demand! 

Beach United Church is excited to welcome back Opera Revue on Saturday, April 19th at 4:30pm.

Opera Revue began with the question “Why does opera get such a bad rap?”. Founder and lead Soprano, Danie Friesen, came up with several answers: It’s expensive. You have to dress up. It’s snobby. You can’t drink, except during intermission. You can’t talk. It’s snobby. You can’t get up and move around. And it’s snobby. So, that’s what Opera Revue has set out to change. Their shows are a great way to introduce opera to people who have never seen it before, as well as a new way for opera lovers to enjoy it. 

Suggested minimum price is $15 – you may reserve your tickets online, or pay in person the day of the concert. We look forward to seeing you there!

Bach Walk in the Beaches

Beach United Church is excited to present in collaboration with The Royal Canadian College of Organists, Bach Walk in the Beaches. Enjoy three separate 40 min concerts on the same day starting from 1pm at St. Aidan, 2pm at Beaches Presbyterian, and finally at 3pm at Beach United with organist Jean-Paul Feo. Take a casual walk between locations as you experience an afternoon full of the wondrous music of J.S. Bach in celebration of his 340th birthday. 

1:00 p.m. – St. Aidan’s in the Beach
2:00 p.m. – Beaches Presbyterian Church
3:00 p.m. – Beach United Church

The suggested minimum donation for the Jean-Paul Feo concert is $15. There will be refreshments and cake around 3:45pm, following the concert at Beach United.

Christmas Organ Concert with Manuel Piazza

Join us on Saturday, December 16th at 4:30pm for a special Advent and Christmas-themed organ concert, featuring a diverse selection of organ favourites to get you in the holiday mood. Tickets are pay-what-you-can, and proceeds go towards Beach United’s year-round community programs

RSVP here for our Christmas Organ Concert with Manuel Piazza.

About Manuel Piazza

Manuel Piazza is the Assistant Director of Music at St. Thomas’s Anglican Church, where he accompanies the High Mass and Evensong choirs and leads the parish’s new children’s choral program, The St. Thomas’s Choristers. Manuel completed his undergraduate studies in Organ Performance at the University of Toronto, studying repertoire with John Tuttle and conducting with Ivars Taurins. 

As an undergraduate in Toronto, he served as choir director and organist at Our Lady of Sorrows Roman Catholic Church, organ scholar at Trinity College (University of Toronto), organ scholar at St. James’ Anglican Cathedral, and one of the five organists of St. Michael’s Cathedral Basilica. 

He was also an organist for the Yale Schola Cantorum, conducted by David Hill. After graduation, he was Interim Assistant Director of Music at Trinity Church in the City of Boston, working with Colin Lynch. Manuel’s playing has been praised for its “seamless registration changes … imaginative stop selections, smoothly shifting tone colours … abundant energy, (and) rhythmic control” in Organ Canada. Other awards include the Godfrey Hewitt Memorial Scholarship (RCCO), the Mary Baker Scholarship in Organ Accompanying (Yale Institute of Sacred Music), the Julia R. Sherman Memorial Prize for excellence in organ playing (Yale School of Music), the Aidan Kavanagh Prize for Academic Achievement (Yale Institute of Sacred Music), and the Ernest MacMillan Memorial Foundation Prize.

Christmas Jazz & Reflection

*NOTE* if you are looking for the 2024 Jazz & Reflection Concert, please click here! This post is from 2023.

Please join us for a special Christmas Jazz & Reflection concert, featuring a repertoire of holiday favourites with Heather Bambrick (vocals), accompanied by Diane Leah (piano) and Jon Maharaj (bass) on Saturday, December 9th, 2023 at 2:30pmplease note this is an earlier performance than our regularly scheduled concerts.

The concert is free to attend and tickets are not required; donations are welcomed and help support Beach United’s food programs. You may RSVP here!

We look forwarding to having you join us in our Main Hall on Dec 9th!