December's performance presents the Northern Brass Quartet. Come out and experience some Christmas cheer to the joyful and upbeat music of the ensemble. Backgrounder The group was founded in 1980 as a quintet, but has established itself as an ensemble of two trumpets and two trombones. Members for the last twenty years include Richard Perras and Peter Scherzinger, trumpets, as well as Charlotte Leonard and Catherine Valiaho, trombones. Their repertoire ranges from the Renaissance and Baroque to jazz and contemporary music. Both Leonard and Scherzinger have composed and made arrangements for this ensemble. The quartet has performed in many venues and churches across the region, including the Vale Living with Lakes Centre, Laurentian and Nipissing Universities, as well as with many other groups including the Bel Canto Chorus. The "Keys to the Library Concert Series is a fundraising project to purchase a piano with the aim to continue to present monthly musical performances and musical literacy sessions. Please come out and support local musicians and this fundraising endeavour.

Sat. Dec. 16 $15 (includes copy of SWISH EP for the first 150 people through the door), $10 once the copies of the EP run out. 10PM The Almighty Rhombus will be starting off the night at 10PM, playing two sets of unreleased material, a few choice covers, and the entirety of their new EP SWISH, which will be officially released in the New Year. For Rhombus' first set, there will be seats, which will be removed for the second set to facilitate a dance party. Rhombus will be joined by Jane's Party, one of the best bands in Canada, who will close out the night. The Almighty Rhombus SWISH is Rhombus' first released since 2013, and their first with guitarist Keegan McDonald and bassist Laura Willett. SWISH acts as... a bridge to the Rhombus of old, comprising the last four songs arranged with their previous guitarist Cameron Drake and bassist Neil Bednis, re-arranged to suit the new lineup (Neil also wrote one of the songs on the EP). SWISH was produced by Ian Blurton (Public Animal, C'Mon, Change of Heart), who has produced records for the Weakerthans, Elliot Brood, and Attack in Black. Ian's fingerprints are all over this record, which was recorded live off the floor at Pro Gold Studios in Toronto using real analog instruments and no digital emulation. SWISH will be released on a luxurious, limited-eidition 20x20 poster inside a protective sleeve with the same dimensions as a vinyl record, so it fits in with your existing record collection. It comes with a pristine, high bitrate download of the EP in WAV format. Rhombus has spent the past three years writing new material and establishing a new musical chemistry with their present lineup through relentless live performance, rehearsal, and honest intra-band dialog. Thanks to this difficult...

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Friday, December 22nd – The Beatles Night – EARLY – DOORS 9:00pm – BAND STARTS AT 9:30PM. $10 at the door Ryan, Dan, Matt, Pat, Nick and Paul have been doing the Beatles Night for many years now… we have been doing the 50th anniversary of the albums as they come up… culminating with Sgt. Pepper in June when we played with 5 horns, 5 strings and recreated the seminal album note for note. That one we did out on the street for the Townehouse 30 Pop Festival. For Christmas this year we will have some of our horns returning for the mid era music. The core of the band continue mining the catalog deep into the B-Sides, the solo years and beyond, alongside some of the favourite hits of all time. Of course we give a special thanks to Melanie Grillanda for writing out the horn arrangements and arranging the players. In 2018, The Beatles Night will return with another big show with Strings and Horns to take one more run at Sgt Pepper, Magical Mystery tour and some other Beatles favourites that make use of the small orchestra. Come join in with us for this very special experience.