April of 2012 will mark the fourth anniversary of the newly formed music festival. Started in 2007 by three area teachers, the sponsoring association "Musical Celebration Musicale" has organized four successful music festivals. Our goal is to provide performance opportunities and adjudication for all students. We are proud to be a part of the Ontario Music Festivals Association.

Please note change of email address for Registrar: Elita Primeau elitaprimeau@hotmail.ca

Gabrielle Campbell

Rosemary Harden

Thérèse Motard

The MCM festival has prospered and been a place of inspiration and encouragement for hundreds of students. Every year our festival has grown. Thanks to many generous donors, we were able to award $10,000 last year to promising young musicians. As well, 12 area students were able to qualify for the prestigious Provincial level of competition held in Waterloo Ontario. Our students were exposed to music made by the very best young musicians of Ontario. They learned   valuable lessons that will enrich their growing musical discernment.  We also provided University entrance scholarships for three students.

The piano, vocal and small choir sections of the festival are held at the Abbey for the Arts in Glen Nevis.  St John’s Presbyterian Church is the location for the strings, large choirs and other instruments. This church will also be the location of our Scholarship Fundraising Concert and the Final Showcase Concert.

This November 2011, "Musical Celebration Musicale" will once again host the Scholarship Fundraising Concert, at St John’s Presbyterian Church at 2 pm. This concert provides a way of raising funds for scholarships for the Showcase as well as providing yet another performance venue for area students. Tickets are $10 and will be available at the door.

As we prepare for the 2012 Showcase, we look forward to meeting and encouraging new and existing teachers in the area, as well as their students. Take the time to view the various parts of this website to see where you might be able to be a part of this venture! If you have some time to spare, we always can use volunteers. If you have some ideas to share, please contact us as we are always looking for effective ways to inspire music making. If you are a teacher, please encourage your students and their parents to take part and peruse the syllabus, guidelines and registration forms. If you wish to support this effort financially, there is a donation letter posted.

Finally, we look forward to continuing the work that we have begun together, while sharing and learning from each other along the way.

E-mail: celebrationshowcase@hotmail.com

Please join us this year for an exciting new way to celebrate music!

Sincerely,      
Thérèse Motard – 613-938-8948
Rosemary Harden – 613-678-2078
Gabrielle Campbell – 613-525-0516