String Quartet

Have Yourself A Jazzy Little Christmas with the Mannheim Virtuosi String Quartet (based in the Kitchener Waterloo, Ontario area) performing your favourite Christmas songs, including: Sacred, Traditional, Secular, Classical, Pop, Rock, Jazz, and Celtic. Not only do they play beautiful renditions of traditional Christmas selections – to bring cheer and goodwill to you during the holiday season – but also jazzy and rockin’ Christmas tunes! This is a show the entire family will enjoy! Mannheim Virtuosi String Quartet (MVSQ) is … Read More

Andrea Weber Steckly was born and raised on a farm outside of the Ontario town of Elmira. As a child, she would sit and listen to her older sisters practicing the piano or the violin or singing in a children’s choir and her imagination was captured. Once Andrea turned 6 years old, the 3 of them headed off together to piano lessons and waited for one another as they suffered under the rule of their eccentric European piano teacher. Somehow, … Read More

Cathy Anderson is a member of the Kitchener Waterloo Symphony and a freelance cellist and teacher based in Kitchener, Ontario. She has performed with the: St. Lawrence, Penderecki, Borealis and Lafayette String Quartets at the Festival of the Sound and the Elora Festival, and has been broadcast on CBC Radio Two. She has played solo recitals at: Various colleges and universities in Ontario, and more recently has played duet concerts with bassist (and husband) Brian Baty. Cathy has performed concertos … Read More

Take your typical rock band – guitar, keyboard, bass, drums and vocals – and replace the guitar and keyboard with a string quartet and – voila! – you have: The Classical Rock Show! This show features the Mannheim Virtuosi String Quartet (MVSQ), performing on acoustic and electric instruments, with Ross Daly on 4 and 5-string violins and viola, Angela Cox-Daly on violins, Andrea Weber Steckly on 4 and 6-string violins and Cathy Anderson on cellos.  Completing this phenomenal band, we have Robert Laporte on drums … Read More

Mannheim Virtuosi String Trio (MVST) is a unique string ensemble – acoustic or electric – that performs a vast array of musical styles including: Baroque, Classical, Romantic, Contemporary, Pop, Rock, Light Jazz, Blues, Latin, Celtic, Country, Bluegrass, New Age, Original, Seasonal, Christmas, and more! MVST has dazzled audiences at countless events across North America including festivals, fairs, concert series, corporate events, weddings (ceremony, cocktail reception, dinner & dance), and special events! This ensemble, formed in 1987 by Ross Daly and Angela Cox-Daly, can also perform … Read More

Take your typical rock band – guitar, keyboard, bass, drums and vocals – and replace the guitar and keyboard with a string quartet and – voila! – you have: The Classical Rock Show! This show features the Mannheim Virtuosi String Quartet (MVSQ), performing on acoustic and electric instruments, with Ross Daly on 4 and 5-string violins and viola, Angela Cox-Daly on violins, Andrea Weber Steckly on 4 and 6-string violins and Cathy Anderson on cellos. Completing this phenomenal band, we have Robert Laporte on … Read More

School Shows Gr. 9 – 12 Curriculum oriented.

School Shows Junior: JK-8 Curriculum oriented.

Music Scoring Services: Arranging Composition Orchestration Scoring Typesetting All of the above using Sibelius!

Ho, Ho, Ho! How about a Christmas Show? A Jazzy Little Christmas performed by the Mannheim Virtuosi String Duo, Trio, Quartet or The Classical Rock Show! They play all of your Christmas favourites, including: Sacred, Secular, Pop, Rock, Celtic and Jazz selections. A Celtic Christmas with Mystic Fyre! A Boogie Woogie Christmas performed by our Stray Cats / Brian Setzer Tribute show with horns, strings and backup singers. Christmas Carollers: Victorian Carollers, Vixens & Blitzens & the Waterloo County Carollers. Wonderful World … Read More

Angela Cox-Daly has been a member of the Kitchener Waterloo Symphony Orchestra (KWSO) since 1988 performing as Second Associate Concertmaster until 2003. After a playing related injury and almost three years off, Angela gratefully returned as a section first violinist. She is an active chamber music performer in Canada and the United States and has appeared as soloist with various chamber and symphony orchestras including the Kitchener Waterloo Symphony, Kitchener Waterloo Community Orchestra, Scarborough Philharmonic, North York Symphony, Keene Chamber … Read More

Ross Daly graduated from the University of Toronto with a Bachelor of Music in Performance degree in 1987.  He has been a professional musician for 30 years and has performed around the globe including Canada (coast-to-coast), Mexico, the Dominican Republic & Abu Dhabi. His main instruments are violin and viola (acoustic & electric) and piano. He is also noted as a music arranger, composer & conductor.  Ross performs many styles of music – including classical, jazz, pop, rock, blues, Celtic, Latin, … Read More

Music Lessons Growing Minds, Having Fun! Please visit our website:  www.dalymusicacademy.ca For the young and young-at-heart, from beginners to very advanced. Embrace your passion for music and learn to play the instrument you love! Violin, Viola, Fiddle – Acoustic & Electric! Piano & Keyboard Theory, Composition, Music Arranging and Orchestration Audition, Music Festival and Exam Preparation We teach all styles of music including classical, fiddle, pop, rock, etc.! Music Makes You Smarter While Having Fun! 4 Packages to Choose From:  … Read More

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