Remembrance Day 2025 Concert
November 8 and 11, 2025
The Windsor Classic Chorale has a longstanding tradition of presenting a concert every November to honour those who gave their lives during the First and Second World Wars so that we might live in freedom today. This year, the WCC is proud to present a program commemorating these sacrifices in song with such works as Nôtinikêw: Going to War by Andrew Balfour.
Andrew Balfour is a Canadian composer of Cree descent who is known for his innovative and spiritually driven works, including the anti-war oratorio Nôtinikêw: Going to War. Nôtinikêw, which means “Going to War,” explores the stories of Indigenous soldiers who served in Canadian wars, particularly World War I, and the hardships they faced both on the battlefield and upon their return home.
There will be a reception immediately following the concert.
Concert Details and Tickets
Saturday, November 8, 2025
- 7:00 to ~8:30 PM
- St. Andrew’s United Church
- Free-will donation ($20.00 suggestion)
Tuesday, November 11, 2025
- 7:30 to ~9:00 PM
- Paulin Memorial Presbyterian Church
- $25.00/general admission; $15.00/student rate
Repertoire
- Land Acknowledgement
- Ambe Anishinaabeg by Andrew Balfour
- Amazing Grace by John Newton
- How They So Softly Rest by Healey Willan
- Psalm 130 – De profundis by Georg Reutter
- Verleih uns Frieden by Felix Mendelssohn
- Last Post
- Revelle
- After the War by Paul Gross & David Keele (arr. Mark Sirett)
- Nôtinikêw: Going to War by Andrew Balfour
Featured Artists
- Music Director, Dr. Bruce Kotowich
- Collaborative Pianist, Monique Simone
- Narrator, Andrew Balfour
- Song Keeper, Grandma Theresa
- Tenor, Andrew Derynck
- Baritone, Adam Iannetta
- Cello, Karen McClellan
- Trumpet, Mark Broadbent* and Amanda Hanson†
- Bagpipes, Ryan Burchiel
*November 8; †November 11
Choristers
Soprano
- Jenny Brown
- Neesha Dunkley
- Julie Fraser
- Ryoko Onuki
- Mary Jeanne Peters
- Jan Radford
- Emily Ramirez Hayes
- Debbie Ridpath
- Jennifer Swanson
- Madison Toulouse
Alto
- Claudia den Boer
- Margot Forman
- Janice Forsyth
- Vicki Frederick
- Donna Hayes
- Minde Lawson
- Eileen MacDonald
- Melinda Munro
- Karen Price
- Jasmine Thomas
Tenor
- Duke Chou
- Ross Cole
- Haiden Couvillon
- Mark Fizzell
- Tim Hebert
- Richard Householder
- Peter McBean
- Scott Miller
- Neil Travis
- Jeff Wilkinson
Bass
- Peter Annan
- Andrew Bothamley
- Michael Gordon
- Chris Knack
- Eoghan McCullough
- Jerry Neufeldt
- Carlos Orpana
- Nora Wood
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