Beach United Church is excited to present The Ferrport Jazz Ensemble on Saturday, February 1st at 4:30pm featuring special guest guitarist, Michael Vuscan, as they share a concert filled with old jazz standards that will leave you humming along in recognition.
The Ferrport Jazz Ensemble performs their own stylized arrangements of the greatest hits of the past century. Ranging from soulful blues to heart-pounding swing, The Ferrport Jazz Ensemble performs music to move your heart, soul, and feet in celebration of life’s most meaningful moments. No matter the occasion, The Ferrport Jazz Ensemble creates a musical journey that carries audiences from the Sunny Side of the Street all the way down to that Wonderful World that exists Somewhere Over the Rainbow, and beyond.
Entry is pay-what-you-can, with a suggested minimum of $10. All proceeds go towards Beach United’s music and community programs.
We are excited to present the spring season of Jazz & Reflection with you! We hope you can join us at the concerts below. Tickets are pay-what-you-can with a suggested minimum of $10, with proceeds going towards our many year-round Community Programs. We will have information on each concert coming soon – stay tuned!
SPRING 2025 JAZZ & REFLECTION SERIES Saturdays at 4:30pm
Saturday, February 1st, 2025 The Ferrport Jazz Ensemble
Saturday, March 1st, 2025 Sheila Brand, Steven Webb & Malcolm Connor
Saturday, April 5th, 2025 We will be welcoming back John Amato for this Jazz & Reflection concert! Due to a scheduling conflict, Paul Tarussov & Friends will be postponed until the fall.
On Thursday, February 27th, Beach United Church (140 Wineva Ave.) will be a polling station for the provincial election from 9am-9pm.
In past elections, representatives of various faith communities in Beaches East York, including Beach United, organized all-candidates meetings where they were asked questions on matters of concern to people of faith.
In the current provincial election, the timeframe was too short to organize an all-candidates meeting. A few representatives of local faith communities developed a short list of questions for the candidates. The PDF linked herecompiles answers to the questions from each of the candidates. We have also included links to their campaigns and to Beach Metro News, which provide additional information on the candidates and their party platforms.
Beach United Church is excited to present celebrated organist David Simon, as he shares a modern Advent and Christmas-themed concert for the Holiday season, including works by Derek Holman, Adolphus Hailstork, and Melissa Dunphy on Saturday, December 21st at 4:30pm. Let the majestic sound of the Beach United Church organ wash over you and fill you with the spirit of the Holiday season at this ‘not-to-be-missed’ Christmas concert.
David Simon is an organ recitalist, liturgical musician, and music instructor. He is the Director of Music at the historic Church of St. Mary Magdalene in Toronto where he directs the Gallery Choir, accompanies the liturgy, and maintains the musical tradition made famous by the work of his predecessor Healey Willan. David also has the privilege of teaching organ, piano, and music theory at St. Michael’s Choir School, having grown up there as a chorister himself. He holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from Yale University and has studied with Thomas Murray, Jeff Brillhart, and Patricia Wright. He is a Fellow of the RCCO, winning prizes for top national achievement.
A prize-winning recitalist and improviser, David won first prize in both the Royal Canadian College of Organists (RCCO) national competition and the University of Michigan’s organ improvisation competition. David has performed across North America, the UK, Europe, and Russia, and he maintains a busy concert and teaching schedule. He is in particular demand as an organ improvisation teacher, giving lectures for Organ Festival Canada, instructing at the RCCO Summer Organ Academy, and giving masterclasses for various centers of the RCCO; David also maintains a private studio which includes students from across Canada.
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Beach United‘s warm, inviting hall serves as the perfect backdrop for this concert – the concert is pay-what-you-can, and proceeds support our year-round community programs
