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www.insideHALTON.com | OAKVILLE BEAVER | Friday, November 22, 2013 | 24 The best and brightest musicians will be featured in an upcoming CMC (Canadian Music Competition) performance. The benefit concert takes place Sunday, Dec. 1 at the St. Andrew Church Parish Centre, 53 Reynolds St. from 2-4 p.m. Top musicians from the CMC national finals will be featured. The performers will include pianist Leonid Nediak, 10, who scored an unprecedented 99 at the 2013 national finals. There's also pianist Coco Ma, 13, the only Canadian selected to study and perform with Lang Lang at the Lang Lang Foundation International Music Camp in Munich, Germany. Violinist Emma Meinrenken, 13, won the First Laureate in the third Stradivarius International Violin Competition in Utah in 2013. Violinist Alexander Volkof, 16, won first place in his category and was grand prize winner at the CMC national finals in 2013. Soprano Mary Christidis was the 2012 recipient of the Robert William Bygrave Entrance Scholarship in Voice Studies at the University of Toronto Faculty of Music. There is no entrance fee for the upcoming concert. However, organizers will appreciate donations, which support the CMC Scholarship Fund. Best and brightest at CMC show U P T O T H E C H A L L E N G E Katrina Stasiuk performs the song Hey Ho during the Glenburnie School 10th annual Performing Arts Challenge Talent Contest last Saturday at the school. Below, Keira Powell (9) performs her Highland dance routine. Above, Megan Zalzal concentrates as she plays a version of pop star Katy Perry's hit song Roar on the keyboard. At right, Raina Harten performs a dance routine to Finding My Way Back Home by Lee Ann Womack. In total, 24 participants took the Glenburnie Stage School. | photos by Jayson Mills ­ special to the Beaver Technical production students involved behind scenes Continued from page 23 was indispensable. "I feel very privileged to have spent time with Doug to talk about that, which is still a very moving and present event in his life, and always will be," he said. "The emotion is still very much there, and when you have a group of young people telling that story, young people who are their age at the time, it was a very compelling moment to be part of that, and to watch history wash over them. It was quite profound." The production involves a 10-member cast of professional actors, including seven Sheridan graduates. Joining the former Sheridan theatre students for this production are Alex Furber, who headlined War Horse at Princess of Wales Theatre in Toronto, Paula Brancati, who starred in Degrassi: The Next Generation and had a recurring role in CBC's Being Erica, and Loretta Bailey, an original cast member in the Canadian production of Les Misérables. Rubinoff considers Marathon of Hope a lot like a homecoming for the returning Sheridan graduates. D RECORS MU IIC ANDO RABIL A MEM Sunday, Nov. 24 10:30 am to 4:00 pm BURLINGTO N SHOW Meet GORD LEWIS of Teenage Head 12 to 2 p.m. Burlington Seniors Centre 2285 New Street (between Brant St. & Guelph Line) 3 Course Dinner $35 $5 from every MoMenu order goes to Movember charities in supporting research, awareness and survivorship of men's cancer and mental health across Canada and the globe. Movember Special Menu Mississauga's Favourite Italian Cuisine 1715 Lakeshore Rd. W., Clarkson 905.822.5751 Book Your Holiday Season Event Now! Monday: 5~9 Tuesday - Friday: Lunch & Dinner Saturday - Sunday: Dinner $3.00 Admission Visit us online at www.michaelsbackdoor.com "It's such a thrilling thing to come back to your alma mater and act in this great new musical, soak up this environment and perform on a stage that they probably thought they never would ever again," he said. "So, it's a real thrill, and I think they're going to have a good time." While current performing arts students will not be in the musical, students from the technical production for theatre and live events program will be very much involved. They will be in charge of building all the sets, costumes and props, including the prosthetic leg worn by the actor playing Terry. Opening night is already sold out, and the Fox family will be in attendance. Rubinoff says he expects word-ofmouth to take care of the rest of ticket sales for the 11day run, and beyond that, he sees a lot of potential for Marathon of Hope. "I truly hope that this is a piece that will play in Toronto and across this country," he said. "And I hope it's a piece that every school child will come and visit and families will come and see. It's a way to honour a very important part of our history and what I believe is our heritage. And I believe that ultimately it will help to promote his legacy, and his dream of one day finding a cure for cancer." "It's such an incredible story, and it's an honour to be a part of the team that's bringing it to the stage," Connolly added. Marathon of Hope will run from Nov. 27-Dec. 8. Visit the Theatre Sheridan website (www.sheridancollege.ca/ life-at-sheridan/theatre.aspx) and their Facebook page for more information and box office details.