My name is Katie Stewart and I am a member of the Stairwell Carollers. I have lived in Old Ottawa South my whole life and I am a former student from Glebe Collegiate Institute. I first sang with this amazing choir in May 2017, as a member of the Glebe choir when we performed together with the Stairwell Carollers.

Naomi Noah is a smart, charismatic Maasai girl who has just started Form One at Lekule Girls’ Secondary School in Northern Tanzania. Naomi’s mom is a single parent living with her seven children in a traditional Maasai home. She never had a chance to go to school, nor did Naomi’s three sisters. But Naomi’s world is opening up for her. TEMBO Canada, a small Ottawa organization, is sponsoring her to go to school.

Though now based in Toronto, saxophonist Alison Young was born and raised in Ottawa, where she attended Hopewell Avenue Public School and Lisgar Collegiate. Her debut CD, So Here We Are, has just been nominated for a JUNO in the Best Solo Jazz Album category.

Southminster United Church, Aylmer Avenue at the Canal, will be one of the venues for this year's Music & Beyond Festival. Starting July 5, 2018, the church will be host to a number of different musical selections.