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www.insideHALTON.com | OAKVILLE BEAVER | Friday, September 11, 2015 | 36 Musikay celebrating 10th year with upcoming season of shows Celebrating its 10th year, Musikay has released the program for its upcoming season. Starting Oct. 24-25, Dieu, L'Homme, L'Amour (God, Man, Love), is a celebration of French culture with music in French or by French composers. The pieces all relate to the theme of love. To celebrate Christmas, Musikay has scheduled its annual presentation of George Frideric Handel's Messiah on Dec. 19 with soloists, a choir and orchestra. "Our performance is unique because we truly bring the text to life in an interpretation that has left many patrons commenting they had never heard Messiah done so passionately before," stated a media release. The new season closes on April 16, 2016 with The world of Dufay, described as a marriage of the music of Guillaume Dufay, Josquin Des Prez and other composers of the FrancoFlemish school. More details about the programs are available at www. musikay.ca, which was recently revamped. Anyone interested in learning about music or improving their musical skills can sign up for workshops and singalongs put on by Musikay. As part of the Confident Chorister series, the following five programs are being offered: · Music reading skills for beginners to advanced singers (Sept. 12 and 13); · Learn how to prepare for rehearsals and concerts (Sept. 26 and 27); · Learn proper vocal technique and how to sing in tune (Oct. 31); · Learn how to conduct and better understand a conductor (Jan. 16 and 17, 2016); Artscene "Connected to your Community" Musikay, pictured above at one of its performances of George Frideric Handel's Messiah, has released its program for the its upcoming season. The local music group is also celebrating its 10th anniversary and is provided a variety of music/conducting-related workshops. | submitted photo · How to handle Messiah -- learn about the music of Handel (Dec. 5). This season, Musikay will also start offering professional development workshops, beginning with one-on-one pro- fessional conducting on Feb. 5 and 6, 2016. For more information, or to sign up for any of the workshops or sessions, email info@musikay.ca or call 905-8259740. `Grand Champion of Magic' coming to Oakville "The International Grand Champion of Magic" Greg Frewin is coming to Oakville's The Meeting Place Oct. 22. The stop is part of the award-winning magician's Imagine Tour, which supports the Canadian Diabetes Association and also has stops in Peterborough, Barrie and North Bay. "Today, one in four Canadians has been diagnosed with diabetes. Diabetes is a serious disease that is becoming the leading cause of death in S C O T T I S H D A N C I N G Canada," stated a media release. "It affects nine million Canadians and costs our healthcare system more than $13 billion annually. Over the next decade, another 1.2 million Canadians are expected to be diagnosed and financial burden is expected to rise by another $4.7 billion." Tickets for the show range from $30-50. The Meeting Place is located at 2700 Bristol Circle. Visit www.imaginetour.ca for more details. The Oakville Scottish Country Dance Group recently put on a demonstration of traditional Scottish dancing -- including the Linton Ploughman, a traditional Scottish jig -- in Centennial Square in downtown Oakville. Above, Andrew Collins and Julia Roles dance their way through a line of fellow dancers. | photo by Graham Paine ­ Oakville Beaver (Follow on Twitter @halton_photog or www.facebook.com/HaltonPhotog)