Performing Arts in City Commercial Core, Kitchener, ON with opening times
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Results from the 'Performing Arts' category in City Commercial Core, Kitchener
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36 King St W, Kitchener, N2G 1A3
(226) 444-8011
Theatrical Productions, Performing arts, Nonprofit Organization, Theater company, Non-profit organization 
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36 King Street West, Kitchener, N2G 1A3
(519) 745-4711
The KWS was formed in 1945, the brainchild of Dr. Glenn Kruspe, then-director of the Philharmonic Choir, who suggested forming an orchestra to play for a choir performance in April of that year. The performance was an overwhelming triumph, with over 2000 people in attendance. Spurred on by this success, the orchestra decided to stage a sold-out solo concert in October 1945. Until 1950, the orchestra performed three concerts every year. Between 1950 and 1972, there was a huge increase to 14 concerts per season. Today, the KWS performs over 90 concerts every season to a combined audience of over 90, 000 concert-goers. Nationally acclaimed, the KWS is the cultural centrepiece of the Waterloo Region. Comprehensive school programs, free concerts at hospitals, soup kitchens, and seniors’ homes are offered every year to the community.