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#JOHN SCIDA FREE#
The music school is offered free of charge to members of our community. Helen’s at present is an organization that incorporates both an orchestral band and a music school. Miguel’s hard work and dedication has helped produce many success stories with our youth band members. Miguel has brought many years of music experience to our organization and has helped it grow to where it is today. Miguel Domingos has served our organization proudly for the last 2 years. Joao Soares, Artur Macedo and Sandro Melo also need to be commended for their work as conductors for our organization. Jose Manuel Resendes was a past conductor who served the organization from 1991 to 2010. Some notable individuals to mention are Eddie Costa and Americo Rego who served as past presidents. There are so many people to thank for all their hard work in the past. Our organization’s history included many contributions from conductors, musicians, past presidents, directors and volunteers. The choir’s achievements throughout the years helped make the organization what it is today. The choir was an integral part of our organization up until 2010. The organization has been successful over the years because of its promotion of the arts through music both vocally and instrumentally. With some of the sales of our last recording we were able to donate $1000 to The Children’s Aid Organization of Açores, a non-profit organization. The last recording was released on at the 6th Annual Christmas Concert. Helen’s has achieved three successful recordings since 1997. Most recently our band played for Premiere Kathleen Wynne and Finance Minster Charles Sousa. Throughout our history our band has played for many notable dignitaries. We are a proud member of ACAPO and actively contribute our services to all clubs and events within the ACAPO organization. The band has become sophisticated and innovative in serving the Portuguese community. The military officials welcomed the band, and offered a memorable reception in the bands honour at city hall. Furthermore, the band performed in a reputable theatre, marched through the streets towards the military fort in São Braz. The band stayed in Ponta Delgada, to participate in many religious and civil events such as the Feast of Sr. The band left North America for the first time and travelled to the St. The band would later return to the USA four more times to take part in the festival of the Holy Spirit in Fall River, Massachusetts. The band’s first distant performance took place in Peabody, Massachusetts (USA) on July of 1983. In addition, the band has also participated is feasts of Senhor Santo Cristo in Montreal and in Kingston, Ontario.
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The band performed an open-air concert, beside the Federal Parliament Building in Ottawa under the directorship of Mr. Aideen Nicholson, Member of Parliament (under the leadership of then Prime Minister – Pierre Elliot Trudeau) to participate in the Canada Day Festivities. In July of 1983, the band was invited by Ms. Although many performances occur in the GTA, the band has participated in events taking place in foreign soil. We have also participated in numerous events within the Italian, Spanish, and English communities. Helen’s has never limited itself to performing strictly for the Portuguese community in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). Having participated in many religious events within the Portuguese community, The Music Society of St. Helen’s Parish by Father Liborio Tavares, where we have been for the last 35 years since leaving Santa Cruz Parish and thankfully collaborate with Father João Cabral. In 1978, the band left Santa Cruz Parish in order to make room for a school. Today, the band is still fortunate to have active veterans, which include Mr. The band was comprised of 30 musicians, the first public appearance occurred while participating in the feast of the Holy Spirit at Santa Cruz in the spring of 1975. They formed the first directorship of the Banda do Sagrado Coração de Jesus. In September 1974, a group of Portuguese music enthusiasts, all living in and around Santa Cruz Parish located in Toronto wished to continue their traditions and love of music. Helen’s is one of steady and substantial growth.