career highlights and what they look forward to 2025
Marque Smith said that his 2024 highlights including music direct- ing Sondheim Tribute Review in March and Kinky Boots in May at The Palace Theatre. Both of these productions were under the umbrella of London Commmunity Players. Marque is the accompanist and band leader for London Gospel Collec- tive and has been since the group started in 2022. In 2024, they per-
Oliver Whitehead said that “2024 has been a busy year. My Mass for All Creatures , a sacred work with an environmental theme, was revived after many years on Earth Day at St. James Westminster Church, per- formed by the London Pro Musica Choir. Also, my world-music group, the Antler River Project, re-formed for a fantastic concert at St. Aidan’s Church. It was also a year for making
(519) 432-1162 • LevanteLiving.com Super Oliver is a guitarist and composer (jazz, rock and orchestral) who has composed for and played with many individuals and groups. Learn more at en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_Whitehead. new music, with singers Hilary Welch and Nicole Tan, and my jazz trio, featuring the amazing Jonathan de Souza on violin and Larry Ernewein, a great bassist. I also had a wonderful time with a Latin band called Suyai, playing traditional Chilean-jazz fusion. I’m very excited to keep this momentum going in the coming year. Already the Mass is scheduled for another performance on October 4 at St. James, so please note the date. Meanwhile, the Antler River Project is scheduled to play the Jazz Room in Waterloo on March 21. We are also planning to take the De Souza Trio to many new audiences in and around London. Like all jazz musicians, we are grateful to the people who support and promote jazz in London, such as Jazz for the People (free on Wednesdays at the Wolf Hall), the London Jazz Festival and Sunday Jazz in Market Lane. There’s a lot of very fine music at all these events, so everyone should do themselves a favour and discover our incredibly talented local musicians, if you have not heard them already!”
formed at Talbot Street Church, Western University, The Grand Theatre, the Covent Garden Market, at the Aeolian Hall and more. “All of these events have been an excellent experience, to say the least,” Marque exclaims. Marque is also the collaborative pianist at the Lester B. Pearson School for The Arts. He loves playing for all of the grade four to eight vocal classes and the concerts. Throughout the year, Marque also performed at a number of events in the private and public sector. He has also been collaborative pianist at various voice studio recitals and performed with a number of different vocalists and instrumentalists in London, Sarnia, Grand Bend, Goderich, Port Stanley and elsewhere. By following Marque on Facebook, you can keep updated on all the new, fresh and exciting projects he has lined up for 2025. Stay tuned!
Senior Day 55 and older SAVE 20% on vitamins the first Wednesday of every month.
TURNER DRUG STORE Vitamin Centre
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Transferring your prescriptions is easy. Finding better service than at Turner’s is not! See the difference an independent pharamcy makes.
London’s Corner Drug Store since 1938 52 Grand at Carfrae • (519) 672-3340
Mon-Fri 9-6 Sat 10-3
To advertise here, please contact Cathy@villagerpublications.com
Wortley Villager Jan-Feb 2025 • Page 13
Made with FlippingBook - Online catalogs