110 Anniversary of the Uxbridge Music Hall

Check out photos from the event, from Stuart Blower Photography:

A re-creation of the original program from the December 21, 1901 opening ceremonies of the Uxbridge Music Hall, as preserved in the newspapers of the day. Conductor Stefan Brunette, founder of the Millennium Concert Band will lead the orchestra in selections by Mascagni, Rossini and Bucalossi. Thomas Baker, founder of the Uxbridge Chamber Choir and director of the Uxbridge Messiah Singers, will guide a specially-assembled choir in pieces by Verdi, Mozart, Haydn and Costa. Some of Uxbridge’s gifted singers will perform popular hits from the turn of the last century.

Actress Anna Mackay-Smith will portray Mary Gould, the queen of a now-lost art, dramatic recitation. And a group of our town’s best actors (with a current politician or two thrown in) will bring alive those sparring Uxbridge town councillors, former mayors and MPs (with familiar names like Gould, Bascom, Noble and McGillivray) who, the newspaper reported, kept their speeches”mercifully short but remarkably lively.” Celebrities and local politicians will be played by Mike Wood, Frank Chown, Graham Wilson, Conrad Boyce, Roger Varley, Allan McGillivray, Jacob Mantle, Pat Molloy, Gordon Highet, Jack Ballinger, and John O’Toole.

Everyone is invited to wear period costume, and be entered to win great prizes. Cheering and heckling encouraged! Don’t miss this unique event celebrating Uxbridge’s heritage and culture.

Tickets are available at Blue Heron Books, La Petite Fleur and online.