MUSIC & DANCE FEST!
A Celebration of Cultures and Faith
Saturday, 27 January 2001
Scarborough Church of God
This was our First Annual Concert! Everyone had a great time with music and dance from many cultural and religious traditions. Here are some pictures of the event.
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| United Church Duet and Choir | |
 Valerie Ferrier and David Clarke begin with Sing Out Your Joy To God by Handel. Newtonbrook United Church (click to enlarge) |
 Toronto Youth Choir Taiwanese United Church in Toronto Taylor Sullivan, Choir Director (click to enlarge) |
Pranav Hindu Mandir Classical Indian Dance with bright colours and graceful moves. Pranav Hindu Mandir (click to enlarge) |
Victory Churches The Victory Singers rouse our spirits with gospel music! Urbin, Tina Betts, Bob Rose and Mike Diotte Victory Churches International (click to enlarge) |
| Scarborough Church of God Dancers | |
 Praise Team Dancers show us a creative expression of faith. Scarborough Church of God (click to enlarge) |
 Praise Team Dancers in their graceful moves. Scarborough Church of God (click to enlarge) |
| Portuguese Colheita Ministry | |
 Evangelo Pleno Full Gospel Worship Team lift up their voices in song. Portuguese Colheita Ministry (click to enlarge) |
 Evangelo Pleno Beautiful harmonies. Full Gospel Worship Team Portuguese Colheita Ministry (click to enlarge) |
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Falun Gong Demonstration  Falun Gong Movements are demonstrated by practitioners of all ages from Horizon Group, Falun Dafa. (click to enlarge) |
Scarborough Church of God Soloist  Scarborough Church of God Soloist (click to enlarge) |
| St. Martin de Porres Ensemble | |
 St. Martin de Porres Ensemble introduced by Horizon Council representative Fr. Terry Gallagher of Scarborough Missions (click to enlarge) |
 St. Martin de Porres Ensemble got the whole audience singing! Scarborough Missions (click to enlarge) |
| Tanya Rich Dances Happy Day | |
 Tanya Rich dances to the song Happy Day Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual Organisation (click to enlarge) |
 Tanya Rich charms us with her joyful moves. Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual Organisation (click to enlarge) |
| Melech Yisrael Worship Team | |
 Worship Team Dancers to traditional Jewish songs. Congregation Melech Yisrael (click to enlarge) |
 Worship Team Dancers celebrate with a lively beat! Congregation Melech Yisrael (click to enlarge) |
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Poet Thomas Drayton of Eckankar  Thomas Drayton Performance Artist and Poet raises our spiritual consciousness. Eckankar (click to enlarge) |
Tengye Ling Tibetan Buddhist Temple  Ven. Tenzin Kalsang searching for faces through the bright lights. Tengye Ling Tibetan Buddhist Temple (click to enlarge) |
| Tengye Ling Tibetan Buddhist Temple | |
 Chanting Words of Truth by His Holiness, The 14th Dalai Lama Tengye Ling Tibetan Buddhist Temple (click to enlarge) |
 Tengye Ling Chanters in their saffron yellow set off brightly against the dark stage area. Tengye Ling Tibetan Buddhist Temple (click to enlarge) |
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Master of Ceremonies John Sullivan  John Sullivan, our Master of Ceremonies, kept us laughing and delighted between sets. John is the Council rep for the United Church and Past President Emeritus of Horizon. (click to enlarge) |
The People Behind the Scenes  Left, Tenzin Sherab, Light/Sound (Tengye Ling), Peeking out in between is Ven. Tenzin Lhadron, Concert Organiser (also from Tengye Ling), and Right, Sam Dixon, Light/Sound (Sc. Ch. of God) (click to enlarge) |