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• Music Salon: Cello Notes, Mavis Himes

  • When
    20 Jan 2026
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    12:00 PM - 3:00 PM
  • Location
    Heliconian Hall
  • Spaces left
    13

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  Music Salon Luncheon: MAVIS HIMES

  
  

  Tuesday, January 20, 2026.

  
  

  Come join us as we welcome author and musician

  Mavis Himes, who will chat about her newest book Cello Notes: Music and the Urgency of Time. 

  
  

  This engaging memoir is focused on the importance of dreaming big and pursuing one’s desires at any age. Beautifully illustrated by Brian Gable. Books will be available for purchase, and can be signed by the author.

  
  

  You can learn more about the author on her website www.mavishimes.com
  

  
  

  Doors open 11:30am | Luncheon & talk from 12 PM

  
  

  Tickets $30 public / $25 members, available at the door, and in advance at HeliconianClub.org

  
  

  If possible, please reserve your seat by January 12 at 4:30pm, so that we can pre-order our luncheon food.

  
  

  Graphic designed by member Kathryn Rose Johnston

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• Concert: From Screen to Score

  • When
    21 Mar 2026
  •  
    2:00 PM
  • Location
    Heliconian Hall

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  From Screen to Score

  March 21 

  Join Heliconians this March for a concert unlike  any other.  Performers will be interpreting  music from the screen - and not just the big screen! Expect to hear music from Final Fantasy and Pokemon alongside silver screen classics. 

  
  

  Image by: Linda Briskin
  

  Doors 2:00 PM | Show 2:30 PM | Includes Intermission

  Children under 12 are free when accompanied by an adult.

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• Concert: Music For Planet Earth

  • When
    25 Apr 2026
  •  
    2:00 PM
  • Location
    Heliconian Hall

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   Music for

   Planet Earth

  April 25  

   The Heliconian Music Section annually pays  tribute to our Planet Earth, with a varied program dedicated heart and soul to turning the tide on the health of our environment. 

  The program will include Three Songs of Innocence by Arnold Cooke for soprano, clarinet and piano and For the Trees, a piano trio by Kye Marshall.

  Image by: Jana Skarecky
  

  Doors 2:00 PM | Show 2:30 PM | Includes Intermission

  Children under 12 are free when accompanied by an adult.

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• FREE Concert: Mary Rezza Student Recital

  • When
    17 May 2026
  •  
    2:30 PM
  • Location
    Heliconian Hall

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  Mary Rezza

  Memorial

  Student Recital

  May 17 

  Mary Rezza (1927-2000) was a long-standing member of the Toronto Heliconian Club, a noted collaborative pianist, teacher and vocal coach who organized the first Heliconian student recital in 1991. Heliconian teacher/members continue to bring their students together for an annual program in memory of this esteemed member. Come and share the excitement of students of all ages and levels performing in this congenial environment.

  Image Credit: Rosemary Tannock

  
  

  Doors 2:00 PM |  Show 2:30 PM

  This event is free. To support this and other Club initiatives, please consider donating to the Heliconian Club by clicking here: https://torontoheliconianclub.wildapricot.org/DONATE-NOW/

  About Mary Rezza (1927-2000)

  Mary Elizabeth Rezza was a long-standing member of the Toronto Heliconian Club, an esteemed pianist, teacher, and a noted vocal coach and accompanist. She became a member of the Club in 1956, sponsored by Dorothy Allen Park and Evelyn Dunlop.

  Rezza graduated with a combined teacher's and solo performer's ARCT in 1949. She specialized in vocal accompaniment and spent her career playing for thousands of students as official accompanist for the Kiwanis Festival of Music. In addition, Mary became both a vocal coach and singing teacher at the Royal Conservatory of Music where she coached many students who went on to international careers, including Robert Goulet, Ermanno Mauro, Catherine Robbin, Gwenlynn Little and Jon Vickers.

  Mary was an active member of the Toronto Heliconian Club and served as Chair of the Music Section from 1993 to 1995. 

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