Bushe-isms

Christmas came a little bit late at the Saint James Music Academy!

Edelman Canada generously donated numerous toys to our kids as well as $1000 towards the purchase of additional gifts for our students. The first round of gift-giving was actually on December 21st, just before our Sing It Forward event started, but we couldn’t hand out gifts to all of our kids that night. We used the $1000 this past January to purchase movie passes that children of all ages were able to enjoy.

We want to express our deep appreciation and gratitude to the kind hearts at Edelman Vancouver for their generosity!

*We first met the wonderful faces of Edelman Vancouver through their Corporate Social Responsibility Iniative called “The Little Give”. Click here to see a mini-documentary what it was all about!

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Tomorrow night (December 9th), there’s a really awesome concert I’m looking forward to. It’s with the Saint James Music Academy in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. Just hearing the kids play some of these songs will bring you Christmas goosebumps! Looking forward to attending my first-ever Christmas recital with this amazing organization and can’t wait to see some familiar faces join me. Click here for more information and come by if you can!

Wednesday was dress rehearsal day!

Not only did all the strings get to set up in the church and hear the acoustics for the first time, but the woodwinds all came together for one last run through, the orchestra set up in the Parish Hall to get used to the ambience of big rooms, and in every nook and cranny of every corridor, kids were putting in some earnest last minute practicing.

If you want to hear the final product in person, the recital on Friday, December 9, is open to anyone who wants to know what we’re about, or just for those who appreciate good music. Click here for more information.