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Artscene P U R E I M A G I N A T I O N 45 | Friday, May 2, 2014 | OAKVILLE BEAVER | www.insideHALTON.com "Connected to your Community" In the Arts... outreach program organizations in low-income neighbourhoods. "Once again, 60 per cent of the net profit will go to Food for Life, a charity we support because of the great work they do throughout Halton," said Tempus director Brian Turnbull. Last year's concert raised more than $5,000 for Food for Life. The concert program includes a mix of familiar jazz pieces with some modern classics. For more information, visit www.tempuschoralsociety. com. · · · Halton Elementary Art Show Halton Kindergarten-Grade 8 students shared their artistic flare at New Street Education Centre this week. The annual Halton Elementary Art Show, now in its 10th year, featured students' work in a variety of mediums, including paintings, sculptures, paper maché, crayons, pastels, ink, fabric, 2D and 3D pieces. The art show is an opportunity for students to use their creative to develop artwork and have it displayed in an art show outside of their school, said Laurie Moore, Halton District School Board Instructional Program Leader of the Arts. Nearly 2,500 students were expected to drop by the Burlington centre, 3250 New St. Throughout the three-day exhibit, which closes today (Friday) at noon, professional artists from the Burlington Art Centre demonstrated various art techniques such as pottery, weaving, and spinning. The artists interacted with students and gave them hands-on opportunities. · · · Willy Wonka played by Drew Werbowski, centre, explains to his Oompa Loompas that he is going to retire during Glenburnie School's dress rehearsal of Willy Wonka Jr. Wednesday afternoon. The musical production, put on by the Oakville private school, culminates with a Saturday (May 3) matinée at 1 p.m. | photo by Nikki Wesley ­ Oakville Beaver (Follow on Twitter @halton_photog) Celtic Fiddle Orchestra Joanne Shaw Taylor at Oakville Centre Spotlight on Oakville pair in Chamber concerts Oakville's Ji Soo Choi and Emma Meinrenken will be featured in a pair of upcoming Oakville Chamber Orchestra (OCO) concerts. Both are recent winners of OCO's inaugural Youth Concerto Competition (YCC). "It is a delight for the OCO and myself to perform the very first grand prizewinners' concert from our inaugural annual concerto competition. The excitement and extreme talent that these young performers bring is impressive, captivating and infectious," OCO Music Director Charles Demuynck said in a press release. "Not only is it our pleasure to hear them play here in our concerts, but we can be happy to have created a process that recognizes their gifts and assists them in gaining experience performing with orchestra." YCC Senior category winner Ji Soo, a former T.A. Blakelock high school student, currently studies at the Julliard School of Music in New York City. years in a row and the grand prize award in the CMC National Finals in 2012. Last year, Emma won first place at the 3rd Stradivarius International Violin Competition in the U.S. At age 10, she made her debut with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Finalists of the second concerto competition will be announced soon, with finals taking place June 8 at 2:30 p.m. at Toronto's Remenyi House of Music. The concerto competition is funded by the Ontario Trillium Foundation and supported by Manulife Securities. The Concerto Competition Winners and Benefactors Concert will be held Saturday (May 3) at 7:30 p.m. at St. John's United Church, 262 Randall St., as well as Sunday (May 4) at 3 p.m. at St. Simon's Anglican Church, 1450 Litchfield Rd. Tickets can be purchased online at www.oakvillechamber.org or by phone at 905-483-6787 (OPUS). British blues guitarist and singer Joanne Shaw Taylor is making a stop in Oakville tonight (Friday). The musician, who had a breakthrough performance as the lead guitarist in Annie Lennox's band at the Diamond Jubilee Concert in London, England in 2012, will be performing at the Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts at 8 p.m. Tickets cost $52. Visit the 130 Navy St. box office, call 905-8152021 or visit www.oakvillecentre.ca. · · · Emma Meinrenken Ji Soo Choi Tempus Choral Society spring concert In 2013, she was the national grand-prize winner of the Canadian Music Competition (CMC), and has performed with the HYUP Orchestra, the Academy Chamber Orchestra at the Taylor Academy, the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, and the Orchestre Symphonique de Sherbrooke. Emma Meinrenken, the YCC junior category winner, started playing the violin at age four and has won top awards and prizes in many music festivals and competitions, including the CMC first-place award for four Oakville's Tempus Choral Society will be taking centre stage at Clearview Christian Reformed Church tonight. The community choir is hosting its annual spring concert I Wish You Love at the 2300 Sheridan Garden Dr. church and is inviting the community to come out for an evening in support of a good cause. Show time is 8 p.m. Tickets cost $20. A portion of the proceeds supports Food For life, which collects a surplus of perishable foods and delivers it daily to a local network of more than 100 social service and Oakville Celtic Fiddle Orchestra is paying tribute to the music tradition of Cape Breton Sunday (May 4). The group, which brings together musicians who want to play and perform Celtic music from Scotland, Ireland and Nova Scotia, will present its annual spring concert at Glen Abbey United Church, 1469 Nottinghill Gate. The 2 p.m. performance features a blend of jigs, reels and other traditional Celtic tunes typically heard in Cape Breton Island, N.S. Opening for the band will be the Tillsonburg Celtic Folk Club. Music director James Franczek said he's proud of how the group has grown over the years. When Oakville Celtic Fiddle Orchestra first formed seven years ago, there were only six members -- now there is more than 30 musicians. Tickets cost $10 for adults and $5 for children under 12, and can be purchased in advance by calling 905845-1227, or at the door. Proceeds will support the Academy of Music's scholarship program. The one-year music lesson scholarships are given to children referred by the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Halton. For more information, visit www.oakvillecelticclub.com · · · Walton United Church concert The Walton United Church choir is putting on a concert Sunday. Malt Shop Memories will be held in the 2489 Lakeshore W. church's Bronte Hall at 7 p.m. The concert is directed by Linda Fletcher and features accompanist Janet King. Tickets cost $12 for adults and $7 for children aged 12 and younger, and can be purchased by calling 905827-1643.