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The 43rd Mass Choir Music Worship Service
Messiah by. G.F. Handel
Date: November 29th, Saturday 3:30pm
Location: Scarborough Chinese Baptist Church, 3223 Kennedy Road, Scarborough, ON, M1V 4Y1

多倫多華人聖樂促進會將舉行第四十三屆聯合詩班聖樂崇拜
獻唱曲目﹕韓德爾 《彌賽亞》
日期﹕11月29日(星期六) 下午3時30分
地點﹕士嘉堡華人浸信會，3223 Kennedy Road, Scarborough, ON, M1V 4Y1

The timeless oratorio Messiah is a cornerstone of ATCECM’s repertoire. As we celebrate our 43rd annual worship and tenth presentation of this classic, we encourage all to join us for this special worship service. Together we proclaim His grace and praise His glorious name in one accord.

《彌賽亞》神曲歷久彌新，也是本會年度聖樂崇拜之重點曲目。適逢今年第43屆迎來我們第十次唱頌此曲，鼓勵各位一同參與這次特別的敬拜聚會，共頌主恩，同心讚美榮耀主名。

Conductor 指揮: Dr. Vicky Tan Warkentien 陳小雲博士
Soprano 女高音: Joyce Goh 吳盈盈
Alto 女中音: Janet Ho 何嘉寧
Tenor 男高音: Daniel Lam 林天佑
Bass 男低音: Dennis Mak 麥堅煒
Organist 風琴: Emmanuel Limsiong 林萬雷
Orchestra 樂團: Ontario Cross-Cultural Music Society

Conductor Dr. Vicky Tan Warkentien’s Bio
Dr. Vicky Warkentien is Professor of Music at Bethel University, where she teaches Conducting and Piano Pedagogy, chairs Music Theory, and directs the Bethel University Chamber Orchestra. She was recognized with Bethel’s Professor of the Year award for her distinguished contributions. In addition, she serves as Music Director of First Presbyterian Church in Mishawaka, Indiana. Internationally, Dr. Warkentien is Honorary Advisor to the World Association for Chinese Church Music and a Board Director of the Vietnamese Theological Seminary, supporting educational and ministry initiatives across Australia and Southeast Asia.

陳小雲博士為貝瑟爾大學（Bethel University）音樂系教授，教授指揮與鋼琴教學法，並擔任音樂理論系主任及貝瑟爾大學室內樂團指揮。她因卓越貢獻而獲頒貝瑟爾大學「年度最佳教授」獎。此外，她亦擔任印第安納州米沙瓦卡第一長老會（First Presbyterian Church in Mishawaka, Indiana）的音樂總監。在國際事工方面，瓦肯田博士擔任世界華人聖樂促進會(World Association for Chinese Church Music）名譽顧問，以及越南神學院（Vietnamese Theological Seminary）董事，協助推動澳洲與東南亞各地的教育與事工發展。

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

Greetings in the Lord!

We are blessed to have Dr. Vicky Warkentien as the conductor for our 43rd Annual Mass Choir Music Worship Service. We will be presenting Handel’s Messiah.

If you are a born-again Christian actively serving in your church’s music ministry, you are welcome to join us.

Rehearsals will begin on Sunday, September 7, and continue every Sunday evening (7:00–9:30 pm) at Toronto Chinese Methodist Church (8 Metropolitan Road, Scarborough), except for Thanksgiving weekend.

The Music Worship Service will take place on Saturday, November 29, 3:30 pm, at Scarborough Chinese Baptist Church.

Choir Member Online Registration is Now OPEN.  CLICK HERE TO REGISTER.

第四十三屆聯合詩班聖樂崇拜謹定於十一月二十九日(星期六)舉行。

今年將選唱韓德爾之著作《彌賽亞》神曲。

詩班由九月七日起，每主日晚上七時正至九時三十分於多倫多中華循道會練習。

Due to limited space on the stage, we may cut off the registration when the enrolment reaches a certain number. If you are planning to participate in this event, please register online at your earliest convenience.

We look forward to serving and worshipping together through music!

Blessings,
ATCECM Committee

《彌賽亞》神劇歷久彌新，也是本會年度聖樂崇拜之重點曲目。適逢今年第43屆迎來我們第十次唱頌此曲，特設主題講座暨工作坊以加深大家對此經典的理解和體驗，並鼓勵各詩班成員參與本屆聯合獻唱。講座第一節將概述韓德爾此作的曲式，及其信仰與文化脈絡；第二節則回顧本曲自1742年首演以來的流傳與唱習簡史；最後為實作環節，從技巧與風格的角度，共同排練關鍵選段。

多倫多華人聖樂促進會2025年主題講座暨工作坊 -【永永遠遠的《彌賽亞》：神劇、信仰、傳唱】

日期：5月3日（六）
時間：下午2點至5點
講員：金立群（維也納大學博士）
地點：多倫多中華循道會
地址：8 Metropolitan Road, Scarborough, Ontario M1R 2T5
費用：秉承《彌賽亞》的義演傳統，本場講者將捐出演講費以助促進會的事工，並鼓勵參與者奉獻$20或以上（可退稅）共同支持。

此次講座暨工作坊將以廣東話進行，投影片則為英文內容。

網上報名：https://forms.gle/N112Ds675nLuFsULA

講員簡介
金立群，維也納大學音樂學博士。生於香港，少年信主，在教會音樂的事奉上啟蒙自謝禮明牧師、鄭棣聲教授（深水埗浸信會）及尹慶樑牧師（香港男聲聖詠團），後短期受教於凌忍揚博士與唐佑之牧師，感恩不盡。維也納畢業後多年任教於台灣交通大學及台灣大學，2010年秋並客座於香港大學。1995年曾指揮促進會第十三屆聯合詩班獻唱布拉姆斯《德意志安魂曲》。

The timeless oratorio Messiah is a cornerstone of ATCECM’s repertoire. As we are going to celebrate our 43rd annual worship and tenth performance of this classic, we will host a special lecture and workshop aimed at enriching our understanding and experience of this beloved work while encouraging church choir members to join this year’s mass choir. The lecture will delve into Handel’s oratorio, exploring its musical structure alongside its spiritual and cultural significance, and will also trace the history of its performances and reception since its premiere in 1742. The workshop session will then focus on refining key excerpts with attention to technique and style.

Title: “Messiah for Ever and Ever: Oratorio, Spirituality, Legacy, and Performance”

Date: May 3, 2025 (Saturday)

Time: 2:00-5:00 pm

Speaker: Lap Kwan Kam, (PhD, U of Vienna)

Venue: Toronto Chinese Methodist Church

Address: 8 Metropolitan Road, Scarborough, Ontario M1R 2T5

Cost: Following the tradition of charitable performances of Messiah, the speaker of this event will donate his speaking fee to advance the ministry of ATCECM. Attendees are encouraged to contribute $20 or more (tax-deductible) to join in the support.

Please note that this lecture-workshop will be conducted in Cantonese, with slides in English.

Online registration: https://forms.gle/N112Ds675nLuFsULA

About the Speaker
Dr. KAM Lap Kwan was born in Hong Kong and became a Christian in his youth. He is deeply grateful for the mentorship that has shaped his service in church music, initially provided by Rev. Raymond Tse, Professor Stanley Cheng (Sham Shui Po Baptist Church), and Rev. Walter Wan (The Singing Churchmen of Hong Kong), and subsequently complemented by the short-term guidance from Dr. Richard Lin and Rev. Samuel Tang. After earning his PhD in musicology from the University of Vienna, Kam taught for decades at National Chiao Tung University and National Taiwan University, and also at the University of Hong Kong as a visiting faculty in the fall of 2010. In 1995, he conducted ATCECM’s 13th annual Mass Choir, presenting Brahms’ German Requiem.

The 42nd Mass Choir Music Worship Service
第四十二屆聯合詩班聖樂崇拜
《約瑟的啟示 》A Revelation of Joseph

多倫多華人聖樂促進會將舉行第四十二屆聯合詩班聖樂崇拜
獻唱曲目﹕約瑟的啟示 (粵語獻唱)
指揮﹕黃安倫
日期及地點﹕11月30日(星期六) 下午4時正 士嘉堡華人浸信會

《約瑟的啟示》是一部以舊約聖經人物約瑟的故事為題材的聖樂作品，歌詞取自聖經，並由風琴與銅管樂隊伴奏，這是首部以廣東話創作的神曲。誠邀各位參加聯合詩班的聖樂崇拜，透過這部作品思想神的兒子耶穌基督，以及神為世人所預備的救恩。

Composer & Conductor 作曲及指揮: An-Lun Huang 黃安倫
Alto 女中音: Janet Ho 何嘉寧
Tenor 男高音: Daniel Lam 林天佑
Baritone 男中音: Dennis Mak 麥堅煒
Organist 風琴: Emmanuel Limsiong 林萬雷
Accompaniment 伴奏: Brass Band 銅管樂隊
Saturday, November 30, 2024, 4 pm
11月30日(星期六)　下午四時正
Scarborough Chinese Baptist Church 士嘉堡華人浸信會

Conductor An-Lun Huang’s Bio:
Member of CMC, CLC, Canadian–Chinese composer

“His accomplishments rivals Masters in the West” and “reflect the great country of China”— with such many of the comments internationally, An-lun Huang’s compositions have been widely performed and warmly received globally. Graduated from Yale 1986, his ballet “Dream of Dunhuang” has been selected as one of the “Master Pieces of the Chinese Compositions in 20th Century”. Numerous of his CDs, LPs and scores have been published and released. More than 20 of his works have been chosen as the collections of “National Musical 100 Years”， the China’s official music publishing project. He received the German OPUS KLASSIK PRIZE with Bin Huang Alexander Suleiman and Yubo Zhou for his CD of his two piano trios, label of MDG, in 2019.

With his more than hundred compositions which based on the Christ faith, his large formed choral works, such as Easter Cantata, Psalm22, Psalm150, Psalm8, The Glorious Church, Revelation, A Revelation of Joseph, and Requiem etc. have filled the blanks of the Chinese Sacred Music.

Mozart Requiem 莫札特《安魂曲》

莫札特《安魂曲》是他最廣為人知且最具影響力的作品之一；這部作品表達了對生死的思考，幫助人反思生命的價值、十架上的救贖、末日的審判，以及神所賜下的憐憫、安慰、平安、盼望。

誠邀各位參加聯合詩班聖樂崇拜，透過這首《安魂曲》，一同敬拜創造萬物、掌管萬有的神。

Conductor 指揮: Teresa Cheung 張碧珊
Soprano 女高音: Joyce Goh 吳盈盈
Alto 女低音: Janet Ho 何嘉寧
Tenor 男高音: Daniel Lam 林天佑
Bass 男低音: Axel Van Chee 徐凡
Organist 風琴: Emmanuel Limsiong 林萬雷
Orchestra 樂團: Canadian Sinfonietta 加拿大小交響樂團

Saturday, November 25, 2023, 4 pm
11月25日(星期六) 下午四時正
Scarborough Chinese Baptist Church 士嘉堡華人浸信會
3223 Kennedy Rd, Scarborough, ON M1V 4Y1

不設現場直播 In-person only
自由奉獻 Freewill Offering
免費入場 Free Admission

About the Conductor
TERESA CHEUNG is in frequent demand for symphonic, choral, operatic and balletic productions throughout the United States, Canada and Hong Kong. Following an acclaimed 13-season tenure as Music Director of Pennsylvania’s Altoona Symphony Orchestra, she has been appointed Resident Conductor of the Endless Mountain Music Festival.
Teresa Cheung’s recent engagements have found her on the podia of the Amarillo, American, Bakersfield, Chappaqua, Mid-Texas, Mobile, New Amsterdam (NYC), Phoenix, Portland, Stamford, Venice and Western Michigan symphony orchestras, Evansville, Fort Wayne and Rochester philharmonic orchestras, Pennsylvania Centre Orchestra, Woodstock Chamber Orchestra, New York City Ballet, Brooklyn’s Regina Opera and the Hong Kong Sinfonietta. Additionally, she often appears as conductor for colleges and universities and with All State/All County orchestra festivals. She has also served as a conducting clinician for Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts’ “Meet the Artist” program.
Widely known for her creative concert programming, collaborative projects and community outreach initiatives, Teresa Cheung is also a passionate advocate for music education for all ages. During her tenure in Altoona, she created numerous outreach programs that engaged area children and high school musicians and choristers ballet companies and civic organizations. Under her leadership, the ASO also performed with university instrumental and choral ensembles from Penn State University, Indiana University of Pennsylvania and Juniata College. Her vision of extending the Alltoona Symphony’s artistry and reputation beyond Central Pennsylvania led to the filming of Dvorák’s New World, an acclaimed joint-project with the Pennsylvania Council for the Arts’ Humanities on the Road program that was broadcast throughout Pennsylvania in December, 2011. Another highlight of Ms. Cheung’s novel interdisciplinary projects was the North American premiere of F.W. Murnau’s Nosferatu on Halloween 2017, reuniting the original symphonic score of Hans Erdmann with the silent film in Berndt Heller’s reconstruction.
Teresa Cheung began her career as Resident Conductor of the Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra, where she was also conductor of the Evansville Philharmonic Youth Orchestra and Evansville Philharmonic Chorus. Among her many artistic initiatives, she led the Evansville Philharmonic Youth Orchestra on its first international concert tour to Japan in 2002. Subsequently, she served as Resident Conductor of the American Symphony Orchestra and Assistant Conductor for the Bard Music Festival and SummerScape.
A native of Hong Kong, Teresa Cheung received her Masters Degree in Conducting from the Eastman School of Music. She is also the recipient of the JoAnn Falletta Conducting Award for the most promising female conductors.

We are excited to announce the details of our next event – “Handel’s Messiah Sing-along”!

Conductor: Soong Hong Wong 黃頌康
Date: August 12, 2023 (Saturday)
Time: 2 to 5 pm
Venue: Toronto Chinese Methodist Church
8 Metropolitan Road, Scarborough, Ontario M1R 2T5

This event will be conducted in English and Cantonese.

Please register online at https://forms.gle/FSP9BNAh9kWDpqYk8.  

Please bring your own score if you have a copy (limited copies will be available to borrow).

About the Conductor
A native of Malaysia, Soong Hong Wong 黃頌康 is a conductor, pianist, and tenor. He served as the founder and music director of Grace Presbyterian Church in America, based in Rochester, New York, from 2022-2023. He also served as a resident conductor of the Malaysia Kajang Chinese Methodist Church (KCMC) Youth Choir (2016-2021) and has served as an interim conductor of the KCMC Church Choir (2021).

Soong Hong has conducted various ensembles at the Eastman School of Music during his graduate studies, including the Eastman Chorale, Eastman Repertory Singers, and Eastman Bach Ensemble. He has served as an advisor in the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) Eastman Chapter (2021-2023) to help guide the students with conducting suggestions and advice. He has conducted a wide variety of choral-instrumental works, including Schutz’s Verleih uns Frieden, Bach’s Cantatas no. 27 & 33, Handel’s Messiah, Telemann’s Psalm 117, Haydn’s Te Deum, Duruflé’s Ubi Caritas, to name a few.

As an enthusiastic chorister, Soong Hong has sung with multiple choral ensembles, including the Rochester professional chamber chorus Voices, the Eastman-Rochester Chorus, the Schola Cantorum of Christ Church Rochester, the award-winning Malaysia Bach Festival Singers as well as Mendelssohnchor Malaysia. He has served as the president and advisor of the two premier choirs at UCSI University in Kuala Lumpur. Under his leadership, the choirs won the Mixed-Voice Category Champion at the Choralympic Festival in Pyeongchang, South Korea; the Adult Choir Category Gold Award and the Grand Champion at the 10th International Choir Festival in Pattaya, Thailand; and the Silver Award at the 2018 Taiwan International Choral Competition. Additionally, the choirs have also performed with the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra.

Soong Hong’s primary conductor mentors are Dr. William Weinert and Dr. David Chin. He has also studied under Brad Lubman, Dr. Beth Willer, and Dr. Hana Cai. His piano instructors included Dr. Cheong Yew Choong and Mr. Ian Goh.

Soong Hong obtained his Master of Music in Choral Conducting from the Eastman School of Music, Rochester, New York, under the Robert P. Fountain Scholarship, and Bachelor of Classical Music in Piano Performance degree from the Institute of Music, UCSI University under UCSI Trust Scholarship.

Harmonization and Improvisation of Traditional and Contemporary Hymns
傳統與現代聖詩的彈奏與傳遞

Date: May 6 & 13, 2023 (Saturday) 

Time: 2:30-4:30pm

多倫多中華循道會
Toronto Chinese Methodist Church
8 Metropolitan Road
Scarborough
ON, M1R 2T6
(Warden & 401)

Fees: $20 for two sessions, will be collected at the event

Speaker: Dr. Liping Xia 夏莉萍博士

Language: English & Mandarin

Session 1 (May 6): Traditional Hymns

Session 2 (May 13): Contemporary Hymns

夏莉萍博士

旅美鋼琴演奏家，鋼琴演奏博士，作曲家黃安倫作品首演鋼琴家，美國李斯特協會會員，全美音樂教師協會會員，YouTube雲上司琴頻道創辦者

夏莉萍博士出生於山東威海，2010年考入山東大學，師從原瀋陽音樂學院鋼琴教研室主任范元績教授，本科期間連續獲得國家一等獎學金。2014年以專業第一名的成績畢業。同年，被美國匹茲堡州立大學錄取並授予全額獎學金，師從Reena Berg Natenberg博士攻讀鋼琴演奏碩士學位，2016年以優秀助教及優秀畢業生畢業。2017年獲內布拉斯加大學林肯分校最高獎學金Hac Fellowship及全額獎學金，師從當今美國最具影響力作曲家Philip Glass的首演鋼琴家 Paul Barnes博士繼續攻讀鋼琴演奏博士學位。旅美期間，連續五年於所在大學任職研究生助理教授，教授鋼琴演奏專業課、室內樂演奏指導以及鋼琴普及課。

夏莉萍博士的演出足跡遍佈北美洲、歐洲、亞洲，包括紐約、達拉斯、匹茲堡、堪薩斯、林肯、聖路易斯、多倫多、維也納、青島、煙台、威海等。曾受邀與南堪薩斯交響樂團合作演奏普羅科菲耶夫的《第三鋼琴協奏曲》，與內布拉斯加UNL交響樂團合作演奏柴可夫斯基《第一鋼琴協奏曲》，與匹茲堡管樂團在紐約林肯中心Alice Tully Hall舉辦音樂會，與匹茲堡交響樂團合作柴可夫斯基芭蕾舞劇《胡桃夾子》，與多倫多Mass Choir合作演出由作曲家黃安倫本人親自指揮的其經典作品《詩篇150篇》，並於2022年四月首演作曲家黃安倫新作《中國暢想曲第十三號——伶仃洋Op. 96》。

夏莉萍博士屢次在國際、國內獨奏與室內樂比賽中斬獲頭獎，包括ASTA Solo Competition、Waddill Chamber Music Competition、Concerto and Aria Competition、 Glenn Korff School of Music 2017 Concerto Solo Competition、Kansas Music Teachers Association Competition、東亞地區第一屆國際合唱音樂節、第18屆美國音樂公開賽、第21屆美國音樂公開賽等。

夏莉萍博士在2020年獲得鋼琴演奏藝術博士（D.M.A）後，致力於向海外華人推廣古典音樂及聖樂。迄今為止，她先後兩年擔任由基督使者協會主辦的復活節北美青年線上聯合崇拜 「The Season of Lent」的音樂總監及幕後監製；在北美「新春文化祭」活動中演奏黃安倫的《塞北舞曲第一號「社火」》；授聘為多倫多華人浸信會「2022 VBS兒童夏令營」總負責人；組織籌辦「為柬埔寨兒童宣教事工募捐音樂會」；並多次受邀舉辦線上及線下的音樂分享講座；香柏樹兒童聖樂團創辦者。

夏莉萍博士出生於基督徒家庭，自12歲起，便開始在教會司琴。旅美留學期間，多年在美中基督工人中心舉辦的夏令會、冬令會、門徒訓練營、讀經營等大型營會中擔任司琴。2020年因看到疫情期間教會線上敬拜的需要，她在YouTube視頻網站社區開創了雲上司琴頻道，旨在為弟兄姐妹提供帶滾動字幕的詩歌伴奏，頻道內容涵蓋傳統詩歌、現代詩歌以及兒童詩歌。2021年11月，受基督工人中心高榮德牧師委託，開始錄製於于力工牧師編寫的《教會聖詩》系列視頻。

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主內平安！過去兩年因為疫情關係，無法舉行實體詩班練習及聖樂崇拜。感謝主的保守，今年適逢多倫多華人聖樂促進會成立四十週年，能恢復聯合詩班聖樂崇拜。誠邀各位弟兄姊妹同來感恩，讚頌神的大愛、信實、美善。
「凡有氣息的都要讚美耶和華！你們要讚美耶和華！」詩篇150:6

凡事謝恩 ‧ 榮耀盼望
Hope & Thanksgiving

《世紀禮讚》詩選、黃安倫之《詩篇150篇》
Selections from Century Celebration Series Vol. 33, 35, 36; An-Lun Huang’s Psalm 150

11月26日(星期六)　下午四時正
Saturday, November 26, 4 pm

多倫多中華循道會
Toronto Chinese Methodist Church
8 Metropolitan Road
Scarborough
ON, M1R 2T6
(Warden & 401)

**因應場地防疫措施，出席者請戴口罩。
**Due to COVID-19 policy at the venue, all attendees are required to wear a mask

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詳盡的程序表於 https://sites.google.com/atcecm.ca/masschoir2022

Program available at https://sites.google.com/atcecm.ca/masschoir2022

親愛的弟兄姊妹：

主內平安！因為疫情關係，今年仍然無法舉行實體詩班練習及聖樂崇拜。相信在過去的一年多，各教會的聖樂事奉者都面對種種的挑戰。感謝主的恩典，現今科技讓我們仍能透過不同形式繼續聖樂事奉，讚美神，歌頌神恩。ATCECM將舉辦「聖樂事奉分享會」，邀請了本地數個教會詩班分享virtual choir presentations及事奉經歷與挑戰。

主題：我們仍要讚美
日期：2021年11月20日(六)
時間：下午4時至6時(EST) Zoom 視像會議
語言：廣東話
短講：韓錦昌牧師
報名：https://forms.gle/oxvGBjrAcjLEE2ft9
名額有限，額滿即止。
Zoomlink 將於11月17日以電郵發給參加者 。

願賜平安的主隨時隨事親自給你們平安，保守你們！