Parkdale United Church
parkdale performance
what is parkdale performance?
Our mission is to expand the use of our sanctuary for the benefit of the congregation and the wider community.
The goal of Parkdale Performance is to open the doors of our sanctuary for performance through word, song and music -- building a dynamic community one event at a time.
Our re-purposed modern performance space provides a large open stage, seating for up to 300 people, contemporary sound system and lighting, grand piano and Johannes organ. We aim to encourage its use through partnerships with groups and organizations, third party rentals, organized concerts, and as a practice space for musicians, choirs and theatre.
We feature Wednesday Night Jazz Night plus a great line-up of other concerts with well-known musicians -- solo artists, ensembles and groups.
Wednesday night jazz concerts
We are pleased to introduce our Parkdale Performance Wed Night Jazz events.
7:00 to 8:30 pm. Doors open at 6:30 pm. Open seating.
Free Will Offering, suggested $20 cash per person.
Summer Jazz in the Garden Series
july 15 -- Audrey Ochoa
Audrey Ochoa is a trombonist and composer whose work defies easy categorization. Unbound by rigid ideas of genre or delivery, she pairs meticulous, influential compositions with a playful and liberated approach. Classically trained yet driven by a deep curiosity across styles, Ochoa has built a career rooted in versatility, originality, and craft.
Exhilarating, exuberant, and deeply skilled, Audrey Ochoa exemplifies an artist devoted to excellence without sacrificing joy or curiosity. With a fresh, confident voice and a growing body of work, she stands firmly as a vital presence in the Canadian jazz landscape.
august 19 -- Tricia Edwards
Tricia Edwards’ musical journey has taken many diverse paths. With formative years spent training and performing in the classical realm, to more recent years playing in the jazz idiom, to her current passion in exploring the world of Latin music, Tricia seeks to incorporate all of these languages into her musical expression.
She earned both Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in piano performance from the University of Alberta, with summer studies at the Banff Centre and Mozarteum in Salzburg, Austria.
Tricia now maintains a full schedule based in Calgary, working as a solo artist, as leader of her own jazz trio/quartet, as a classical collaborative pianist and as the bandleader of the salsa band “Klave.”