Mid-Day Music at Melville
2025-01-08 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Toronto) | Melville United Church, 300 St. Andrew St. W, Fergus, ON, N1M 1N9
Presented and performed by pianist Brad Halls. The music series “Mid-Day Music at Melville” will present the concerts of this 3rd “season” during Wednesdays at Melville United Church in downtown Fergus. Each performance begins at 12 noon and runs to approximately 1 p.m. In our previous season pianist and singer Brad Halls took the audience on a guided musical tour through the past 100 years of the history of the Broadway musical, with a presentation of the many enduring classic songs from some of the greatest of the past century’s songwriters. This season, Brad will lead a similar voyage, with the concerts focusing on great songs which have come to us through the world of the movies.

Mid-Day Music at Melville
2025-01-15 12:00 - 13:00
Presented and performed by pianist and singer
BRAD HALLS
The music concert series Mid-Day Music at Melville returns to Melville Wednesday, January 15, 2025, from 12 noon until about 1 p.m. Brad will feature selections from movies released in 1944. The tide of World War II began to turn in the Allies favour, but many dark days of wartime were still to come, and again the world of the movies both reflected those serious wartime truths and also provided escape from the struggles by providing home-front entertainment. Great songwriters such as Frank Loesser, James Van Heusen, Jerome Kern, Ira Gershwin, Jule Styne created songs introduced by the box-office king of the 1940s, Bing Crosby, in the first screen performances of Frank Sinatra and other great stars of the era from Judy Garland and Gene Kelly to Roy Rogers! Enjoy great songs including “Like Someone in Love”, “I’ll Walk Alone”, ”The Boy Next Door”, “Long Ago and Far Away” and many more.
There is absolutely no admission charge to attend any of these concerts, but a voluntary donation, all of which will go to Melville United Church to help keep the heat on and the piano tuned, is always gratefully received.

Mid-Day Music at Melville
2025-01-22 12:00 - 13:00
Presented and performed by pianist and singer
BRAD HALLS
The music concert series Mid-Day Music at Melville returns to Melville United Church in Fergus for the next performance, in its 3rd season on Wednesday, January 22, 2025 with the concert beginning at 12 noon and continuing until about 1 p.m.
The next performance on January 22 will feature selections from movies released in 1944 and 1945. The trauma of World War II was coming to an end, and the movie studios released films which both reflected life in wartime, and many movies that harkened back with nostalgic films of days gone by. Great songwriters generated classic songs for these movies – songwriters such as Harry Warren, Jimmy McHugh, Harold Arlen and Jule Styne. Their music was introduced in the movies by the biggest stars of the day – Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby, Betty Grable, Dick Haymes, Gene Kelly and more. Come and enjoy great songs including “Accentuate the Positive”, “The More I See You”, “I Fall in Love Too Easily”, and two of the only songs ever written for a movie by the legendary Rodgers and Hammerstein and many more.
There is absolutely no admission charge to attend any of these concerts, but a voluntary donation, all of which will go to Melville United Church to help keep the heat on and the piano tuned, is always gratefully received.

Mid-Day Music at Melville
2025-01-29 12:00 - 13:00
Presented and performed by pianist and singer
BRAD HALLS
The music concert series Mid-Day Music at Melville returns to Melville United Church in Fergus for the next performance, in its 3rd season on Wednesday, January 29, 2025 with the concert beginning at 12 noon and continuing until about 1 p.m.
The next performance on January 29 will feature selections from movies released in 1946 and 1948. The world thankfully returned to peace time after the end of World War II and great songwriters generated classic songs for popular movies of the day. Songwriters such as Harry Warren, James Van Heusen, Frank Loesse and Jule Styne introduced classic songs including “Time After Time”, “It’s a Most Unusual Day”, “You Make Me Feel So Young”, ”But Beautiful”, “Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah” as well as excerpts from the dramatic musical scores from movies such as “Spellbound” and “Green Dolphin Street”.
There is absolutely no admission charge to attend any of these concerts, but a voluntary donation, all of which will go to Melville United Church to help keep the heat on and the piano tuned, is always gratefully received.

Mid-Day Music at Melville
2025-02-12 12:00 - 13:00
Presented and performed by pianist and singer
BRAD HALLS
The music concert series Mid-Day Music at Melville returns to Melville United Church in Fergus for the next performance, in its 3rd season on Wednesday, February 12, 2025 with the concert beginning at 12 noon and continuing until about 1 p.m.
The next performance on February 12 will feature selections from movies released from 1950 to 1952, with songs composed by great songwriters such as Burton Lane, Hoagy Carmichael, Frank Loesser and Sammy Cahn. Movies like “The Toast of New Orleans”, “Royal Wedding” and “Here Comes the Groom” brought us popular songs such as “Be My Love”, “A Kiss to Build a Dream On” and “Anywhere I Wander”. Brad will also present musical themes from great dramatic films such as “High Noon” and Charlie Chaplin’s “Limelight”.
There is absolutely no admission charge to attend any of these concerts, but a voluntary donation, all of which will go to Melville United Church to help keep the heat on and the piano tuned, is always gratefully received.

Mid-Day Music at Melville
2025-02-13 12:00 - 2025-02-19 13:00
Presented and performed by pianist and singer
BRAD HALLS
The music concert series Mid-Day Music at Melville returns to Melville United Church in Fergus for the next performance, in its 3rd season on Wednesday, February 19, 2025 with the concert beginning at 12 noon and continuing until about 1 p.m.
Join pianist and singer Brad Halls, as he continues his season-long journey through “great music from the movies”. The next performance on February 19 will feature selections from movies released in 1953 and 1954, with songs composed by great songwriters such as Sammy Fain, Harold Arlen, Cole Porter, Irving Berlin and more. Movies like “The Bandwagon”, “Calamity Jane”, ”A Star is Born” and others would introduce great songs – “Secret Love”, “From This Moment On”, “Young at Heart”, “That’s Amore” and others.
There is absolutely no admission charge to attend any of these concerts, but a voluntary donation, all of which will go to Melville United Church to help keep the heat on and the piano tuned, is always gratefully received.

Mid-Day Music at Melville
2025-03-12 12:00 - 13:00
Presented and performed by pianist and singer
BRAD HALLS

The music concert series Mid-Day Music at Melville returns to Melville United Church in Fergus for the next performance, in its 3rd season on Wednesday, March 12, 2025 with the concert beginning at 12 noon and continuing until about 1 p.m.
Join pianist and singer Brad Halls, as he continues his season-long journey through “great music from the movies”. The next performance on March 12 will feature selections from movies released in1959 and 1960 including excerpts from dramatic movie themes from “The Magnificent Seven”, “A Summer Place”, ”The Apartment”, and “Exodus”, as well as popular songs from movies such as “Where the Boys Are”, “High Time” and “A Hole in the Head”.
There is absolutely no admission charge to attend any of these concerts, but a voluntary donation, all of which will go to Melville United Church to help keep the heat on and the piano tuned, is always gratefully received

Mid-Day Music at Melville
2025-03-19 12:00 - 13:00
Presented and performed by pianist and singer
BRAD HALLS
The music concert series Mid-Day Music at Melville returns to Melville United Church in Fergus for the next performance, in its 3rd season on Wednesday, March 19, 2025 with the concert beginning at 12 noon and continuing until about 1 p.m.
Join pianist and singer Brad Halls, as he continues his season-long journey through “great music from the movies”. The next performance on March 19 will feature selections from movies released from 1961 to 1963 and will include music by composers from Italy, France, Britain as well as pieces from the dominant film composer of the 1960s, Henry Mancini. Come and enjoy memorable songs such as “Moon River”, “Tender Is the Night”, ”Pocketful of Miracles” and many more, as well as musical themes from great dramatic films such as “From Russia with Love”, “Lawrence of Arabia” and “The Great Escape”.
There is absolutely no admission charge to attend any of these concerts, but a voluntary donation, all of which will go to Melville United Church to help keep the heat on and the piano tuned, is always gratefully received.

Mid-Day Music at Melville
2025-04-16 12:00 - 13:00
Presented and performed by pianist and singer
BRAD HALLS
The music concert series Mid-Day Music at Melville returns to Melville United Church in Fergus for the next performance, in its 3rd season on Wednesday, April 16 with the concert beginning at 12 noon and continuing until about 1 p.m.
Join pianist and singer Brad Halls, as he continues his season-long journey through “great music from the movies”. The next performance on April 16 will feature selections from movies released from 1969 into 1972 and will include music by composers such as John Barry, Henry Mancini, Johnny Mandel, French born composers Michel Legrand and Francis Lai, and the great Italian screen composer Nino Rota. Come and enjoy song such as “Pieces of Dreams”, “For All We Know”, “Whistling Away the Dark”, power themes from classic films “Midnight Cowboy’, “Romeo and Juliet”, ”Love Story”, ”The Summer of ‘42”, “MASH” and “The Godfather”, among others.
There is absolutely no admission charge to attend any of these concerts, but a voluntary donation, all of which goes to Melville United Church, help keep the heat on and the piano tuned, and is always gratefully received.

Mid-Day Music at Melville
2025-04-23 12:00 - 13:00
Presented and performed by pianist and singer
BRAD HALLS
The music concert series Mid-Day Music at Melville returns to Melville United Church in Fergus for the next performance, in its 3rd season on Wednesday, April 23 with the concert beginning at 12 noon and continuing until about 1 p.m.
Join pianist and singer Brad Halls, as he continues his season-long journey through “great music from the movies”. The next performance on April 23 will feature selections from movies released from 1972 to 1976 and will include music by composers such as Michel Legrand, Marvin Hamlisch, Nino Rota, the team of John Kander and Fred Ebb and an Oscar winning song written by no less than Barbra Streisand herself. Come and enjoy music from such memorable movies as “Cabaret”, “Brian’s Song”, “The Way We Were”, “The Godfather Part II” and “The Sting” among others.
There is absolutely no admission charge to attend any of these concerts, but a voluntary donation, all of which goes to Melville United Church, help keep the heat on and the piano tuned, and is always gratefully received.

Mid-Day Music at Melville
2025-05-07 12:00 - 13:00
The final concert in the 2024-2025 season of “Mid-Day Music at Melville” will be presented at Melville United Church in Fergus on Wednesday, May 7 beginning at 12 noon. Join pianist and singer Brad Halls as he completes his tour through a century of wonderful music from the movies with some of his favourite film music from the past several decades including compositions by Michel Legrand, John Williams, Ennio Morricone, Elton John and more. The program will include selection from great movies from “On Golden Pond”. “Yentl”, “Cinema Paradiso”, “I’ll Postino”. “Out of Africa” and many more. As always there is no admission charge for the concert but a voluntary contribution to Melville Church is always appreciated.

Mid-Day Music at Melville
2025-10-01 12:00 - 13:00
Presented and performed by pianist and singer
BRAD HALLS
The concert series “Mid-Day Music at Melville” presented and performed by pianist and singer Brad Halls returns for its 4th season of concerts, beginning on Wednesday, October 1 and continuing until the end of April next year. Each concert is held at Melville United Church in Fergus and begins at 12 noon and continues until about 1 p.m.
For this 4th season of concerts, Brad has adopted the theme of “Songwriters’ Inspirations”, with a variety of themes exploring some of the great popular music of the past hundred years and beyond
The first two concerts of this season will focus on the theme of “Around the World”, and will feature songs inspired by exotic locales around the world and right here at home in Canada. On Wednesday, October 1, these classic songs include songs written by Frank Loesser, George and Ira Gershwin, Jule Styne, Ewan McColl and others, including Around the World, London by Night, Vienna City of My Dreams, On a Slow Boat to China and many more.
There is no admission charge to any of these performances, and a voluntary donation to Melville United Church to help keep the lights on and the piano tuned is always appreciated.

Mid-Day Music at Melville
2025-10-08 12:00 - 13:00, 2025-10-15 12:00 - 13:00, 2025-10-22 12:00 - 13:00, 2025-10-29 12:00 - 13:00
presented and performed by pianist
BRAD HALLS
The music series “Mid-Day Music at Melville” has resumed for its 4th season of concerts, and performances will be held on each Wednesday in October. Pianist and singer Brad Halls presents these events each Wednesday at Melville United Church, commencing at 12 noon and continuing until about 1p.m. For this season Brad is looking at a theme of “Songwriters’ Inspirations”, and each week (or occasionally for two weeks) the weekly theme will vary. The series opened last week on October 1 with “Around the World” – a look at great popular songs featuring exotic locales around our planet and the theme will continue on Wednesday, October 8 with a program of songs including Autumn in New York, I Left My Heart in San Francisco, Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans and Canadian themed songs Cape St. Mary’s and Song of the Mira among others.
On Wednesday, October 15, we begin a two-week focus entitled Fly Me to the Moon, with some of the hundreds of songs written about the romantic influence of the Moon. The first week will feature our title song Fly Me to the Moon, as well as great standards I Wished on the Moon, It’s Only a Paper Moon, Old Devil Moon and many more. The following week on Wednesday, October 22, the theme concludes with more lunar influences with hits such as On Moonlight Bay, Moonlight Becomes You, How High the Moon, Moonlight in Vermont and many more.
The month’s concerts concludes on Wednesday, October 29, with a program entitled The Sweetest Sounds, which will includes Fats Waller’s Honeysuckle Rose, and classic standards including Ain’t She Sweet, Sweet Lorraine, A Taste of Honey, Sweet Georgia Brown, and the title song The Sweetest Sounds by Richard Rodgers.
There is no admission charge for any of these presentations, but a voluntary contribution to Melville United to help keep the heat and lights on, and the piano tuned, is always gratefully received.
For more information, feel free to contact Brad by phone at 519-400-1022 or by e-mail at brad.halls@wightman.ca.

"Turning Up the Heat" - a Musical Variety Fundraising Concert
2025-10-24 19:00 - 20:00
Melville United Church will be “Turning Up the Heat” with a fundraising concert and reception on Friday, October 24, at 7:00 pm!
Neil Dunsmore will emcee a wonderful evening of music and entertainment featuring an array of talented performers from the Centre Wellington community.
Look forward to hearing your favourite Broadway songs presented by Gleeful Sounds, directed by Anne Thomson-King.
Be entertained by Tom Watson’s stories and be inspired by piano solos performed by Keenan Reimer-Watts and Kara Shaw.
Melanie Steenburgh will move you with songs from Les Misérables and Paula Turnbull will sing a delightful aria from Die Fledermaus.
Tap your feet to jigs and reels for violin, guitar and piano, played by Elisa Crespo Guardado, Rene Crespo and Suzanne Flewelling. Felicia Urbanski and Colleen Weber will raise the roof with Hoe-Down from Rodeo for violin and piano.
Enjoy this variety of music and much more for $20 adult/senior, $10 student and age 5 and under free. All proceeds will go to the Melville United Church heating system replacement project. Tickets are available at Melville, from the performers and at the door. Tax receipts will be issued for additional donations of $20 or more! For more information, contact Melville at 519-843-1781.
Melville is a historic landmark church (built in 1900 and expanded in 1930) in downtown Fergus and currently hosts many community classes and groups. It is also home to Brad Halls’ Mid-day Music at Melville piano series. The active congregation participates in local events and engages in several social justice projects.
We would love to see you at our concert!

Mid-Day Music at Melville
2025-11-05 12:00 - 13:00, 2025-11-12 12:00 - 13:00
Presented and performed by pianist and singer
BRAD HALLS
The concert series “Mid-Day Music at Melville” presented and performed by pianist and singer Brad Halls continues with its 4th season of concerts with the next performance on Wednesday, November 5 at Melville United Church in Fergus beginning at 12 noon and continuing until about 1 p.m.
For this 4th season of concerts, Brad has adopted the theme of “Songwriters’ Inspirations”, with a variety of themes exploring some of the great popular music of the past hundred years and beyond
The upcoming concerts on November 5 and November 12 bookend the celebration of Remembrance Day and on November 5, Brad will feature The Songs of World War I, and will mark that turbulent period with songs of the era – both patriotic songs speaking directly to the wartime experience and popular songs of the era. Come and enjoy classic songs such as It’s a Long Long Way to Tipperary, Roses of Picardy, Keep the Home Fires Burning, For Me and My Gal, Poor Butterfly, How Ya Gonna Keep ‘Em Down on the Farm, and many more from composers from Irving Berlin to Richard Whiting and Jerome Kern and more.
The following week, on November 12, our focus will shift to The Songs of World War II, with more information to come in a week’s time.
While there is no admission charge to any of these performances, a voluntary donation to Melville United Church to help keep the lights on and the piano tuned is always appreciated.
For more information on this series or to join our e-mail list, contact Brad at 519-400-1022 or by e-mail at brad.halls@wightman.ca.

Mid-Day Music at Melville
2025-11-19 12:00 - 13:00
Presented and performed by pianist and singer
BRAD HALLS
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19,2025
“ALL OR NOTHING AT ALL”
The concert series “Mid-Day Music at Melville” presented and performed by pianist and singer Brad Halls continues with its 4th season of concerts with the next performance on Wednesday, November 19 at Melville United Church in Fergus beginning at 12 noon and continuing until about 1 p.m.
For this 4th season of concerts, Brad has adopted the theme of “Songwriters’ Inspirations”, with a variety of themes exploring some of the great popular music of the past hundred years and beyond
The upcoming concert on November 19 was inspired by the song All or Nothing at All, and early hit recording from the career of Frank Sinatra. Great songwriters have thought frequently about “all” or the alternative “nothing” and you will enjoy songs by Rodgers and Hammerstein, Duke Ellington, Cole Porter, Irving Berlin and Jerome Kern among others. You can almost guess the titles, can’t you? All of Me, Do Nothin’ ‘til You Hear from Me, That’s All, All Alone, I Ain’t Got Nothin’ but the Blues and many more – you’ve got the idea!
While there is no admission charge to any of these performances, a voluntary donation to Melville United Church to help keep the lights on and the piano tuned is always appreciated.
For more information on this series or to join our e-mail list, contact Brad at 519-400-1022 or by e-mail at brad.halls@wightman.ca.

Mid-Day Music at Melville
2025-11-26 12:00 - 13:00
Presented and performed by pianist and singer
BRAD HALLS
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2025
“THE COLOURS OF OUR LIVES” – part 1
The concert series “Mid-Day Music at Melville” presented and performed by pianist and singer Brad Halls continues with its 4th season of concerts with the next performance on Wednesday, November 26 at Melville United Church in Fergus beginning at 12 noon and continuing until about 1 p.m.
For this 4th season of concerts, Brad has adopted the theme of “Songwriters’ Inspirations”, with a variety of themes exploring some of the great popular music of the past hundred years and beyond
The upcoming concert on November 26 was inspired by the song The Colours of My Life, composed by the great songwriter Cy Coleman for the Broadway musical “Barnum”, which led to so many other songs by equally talented writers including Duke Ellington, Leroy Anderson, Richard Rodgers and Elton John. So come and enjoy great selections such as Deep Purple, Little Girl Blue, Scarlet Ribbons, Mood Indigo, Red Sails in the Sunset and many more. We will explore more songs on this theme the following week, December 3.
While there is no admission charge to any of these performances, a voluntary donation to Melville United Church to help keep the lights on and the piano tuned is always appreciated.
For more information on this series or to join our e-mail list, contact Brad at 519-400-1022 or by e-mail at brad.halls@wightman.ca.

Mid-Day Music at Melville
2025-12-03 12:00 - 13:00
Presented and performed by pianist and singer
BRAD HALLS
WEDNESDAY, December 3, 2025
“THE COLOURS OF OUR LIVES” – part 2
The concert series “Mid-Day Music at Melville” presented and performed by pianist and singer Brad Halls continues with its 4th season of concerts with the next performance on Wednesday, December 3 at Melville United Church in Fergus beginning at 12 noon and continuing until about 1 p.m.
For this 4th season of concerts, Brad has adopted the theme of “Songwriters’ Inspirations”, with a variety of themes exploring some of the great popular music of the past hundred years and beyond.
The upcoming concert on December 3 is the second part of our two-week look at songs inspired by The Colours of Our Lives, composed by great songwriters including Harold Arlen, Walter Donaldson and many more. So come and enjoy great selections such as That Old Black Magic, Evergreen, My Blue Heaven, Bye Bye Blackbird, Red Roses for a Blue Lady and many more.
For the two weeks following, on December 10 and 17, we will shift our focus to celebrate the music of Christmas – a mix of your favourite seasonal carols and songs, some newer, some which have been passed down for centuries.
While there is no admission charge to any of these performances, a voluntary donation to Melville United Church to help keep the lights on and the piano tuned is always appreciated.
For more information on this series or to join our e-mail list, contact Brad at 519-400-1022 or by e-mail at brad.halls@wightman.ca.

Mid-Day Music at Melville
2025-12-10 12:00 - 13:00
Presented and performed by pianist and singer
BRAD HALLS
WEDNESDAY, December 10, 2025
“THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF CHRISTMAS
The concert series “Mid-Day Music at Melville” presented and performed by pianist and singer Brad Halls continues with its 4th season of concerts with the next performance on Wednesday, December 10 at Melville United Church in Fergus beginning at 12 noon and continuing until about 1 p.m.
For the next two weeks, the series will set aside is seasonal theme of “Songwriters’ Inspirations”, to celebrate the wonderful world of Christmas music, with songs and carols and the interesting origins of the music of the season. There will be opportunities for the audience to sing along with what we hope will be some of your Christmas favourites
On December 10, Brad will be joined by his special guest singer Christina Stelmacovich, who is a frequently featured singer with the Elora Singers, the renowned Juno Award nominated choir with a growing national and international audience. Her sparkling voice will add a very special touch to this Christmas celebration.
While there is no admission charge to any of these performances, a voluntary donation to Melville United Church to help keep the lights on and the piano tuned is always appreciated.
For more information on this series or to join our e-mail list, contact Brad at 519-400-1022 or by e-mail at brad.halls@wightman.ca.

Mid-Day Music at Melville
2025-12-17 12:00 - 13:00
MID-DAY MUSIC AT MELVILLE
Presented and performed by pianist and singer
BRAD HALLS
WEDNESDAY, December 17, 2025
“THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF CHRISTMAS
The concert series “Mid-Day Music at Melville” presented and performed by pianist and singer Brad Halls continues with its 4th season of concerts with the next performance on Wednesday, December 17 at Melville United Church in Fergus beginning at 12 noon and continuing until about 1 p.m.
This week, the series will set aside is seasonal theme of “Songwriters’ Inspirations”, to celebrate the wonderful world of Christmas music, with songs and carols and the interesting origins of the music of the season. There will be opportunities for the audience to sing along with what we hope will be some of your Christmas favourites
On December 17, Brad will be joined by his special guest singer Melanie Steenburgh, who our audience will recall from her wonderful appearance last Christmas. Since then Melanie has become the music director of the Centre Wellington Singers and is leading them through performances that delight the entire community.
After this performance on December 17, the series will take a two-week break to celebrate Christmas and New Years, and the series will resume on Wednesday, January 7, 2026.
While there is no admission charge to any of these performances, a voluntary donation to Melville United Church to help keep the lights on and the piano tuned is always appreciated.
For more information on this series or to join our e-mail list, contact Brad at 519-400-1022 or by e-mail at brad.halls@wightman.ca.

Mid-Day Music at Melville
2026-01-07 12:00 - 13:00
Presented and performed by pianist and singer
BRAD HALLS
Wednesday, January 7, 2026
“COMING AND GOING”
The concert series “Mid-Day Music at Melville” presented and performed by pianist and singer Brad Halls continues with its 4th season of concerts with the next performance on Wednesday, January 7, 2026 at Melville United Church in Fergus beginning at 12 noon and continuing until about 1 p.m.
This week, after a two week break for Christmas and New Year’s, the series returns to its theme of “Songwriters’ Inspirations”, with a program entitled “Coming and Going”, celebrating songs of motion, both physical and metaphorical. Come and enjoy songs by great songwriters from Cole Porter to Stephen Sondheim, from Harold Arlen to Billy Joel. The program will include classic songs such as Come Rain or Come Shine, Going My Way, Come Back to Me, Good Thing Going and Someday My Prince Will Come among several others.
While there is no admission charge to any of these performances, a voluntary donation to Melville United Church to help keep the lights on and the piano tuned is always appreciated.
For more information on this series or to join our e-mail list, contact Brad at 519-400-1022 or by e-mail at brad.halls@wightman.ca.

Mid-Day Music at Melville
2026-01-21 12:00 - 13:00
Presented and performed by pianist and singer
BRAD HALLS
Wednesday, January 21, 2026
“DARN THAT DREAM” – PART 1
The concert series “Mid-Day Music at Melville” presented and performed by pianist and singer Brad Halls continues with its 4th season of concerts with the next performance on Wednesday, January 21, 2026 at Melville United Church in Fergus beginning at 12 noon and continuing until about 1 p.m.
This coming Wednesday, Brad will be present the first of two weeks of music dedicated to the songs inspired by our dreams. Entitled “Darn That Dream”, after the famous song by James Van Heusen and Eddie DeLange, the performance will include great standards by Johnny Mercer Gus Kahn, Duke Ellington, Henry Mancini and others – as far back as America’s first professional songwriter Stephen Foster. Come and enjoy “Dream”, “Dream a Little Dream of Me”, “I’ll See You in My Dreams”, “Hit the Road to Dreamland” and several more.
While there is no admission charge to any of these performances, a voluntary donation to Melville United Church to help keep the lights on and the piano tuned is always appreciated.
For more information on this series or to join our e-mail list, contact Brad at 519-400-1022 or by e-mail at brad.halls@wightman.ca.

Mid-Day Music at Melville
2026-01-28 12:00 - 13:00
Presented and performed by pianist and singer
BRAD HALLS
Wednesday, January 28, 2026
“DARN THAT DREAM” – PART 2
The concert series “Mid-Day Music at Melville” presented and performed by pianist and singer Brad Halls continues with its 4th season of concerts with the next performance on Wednesday, January 28, 2026 at Melville United Church in Fergus beginning at 12 noon and continuing until about 1 p.m.
This coming Wednesday, Brad will be present the second of two weeks of music dedicated to the songs inspired by our dreams. Entitled “Darn That Dream”, after the famous song by James Van Heusen and Eddie DeLange, the performance will include great standards by Harry Warren, Rodgers and Hammerstein, Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer, Sigmund Romberg and several others with selections from Broadway, Hollywood and Tin Pan Alley. Come and enjoy “I Had the Craziest Dream”, “This Time the Dream’s on Me”, “I Have Dreamed”, “Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams” and many more.
While there is no admission charge to any of these performances, a voluntary donation to Melville United Church to help keep the lights on and the piano tuned is always appreciated.
For more information on this series or to join our e-mail list, contact Brad at 519-400-1022 or by e-mail at brad.halls@wightman.ca.

Mid-Day Music at Melville
2026-02-04 12:00 - 13:00
Presented and performed by pianist and singer
BRAD HALLS
Wednesday, February 4, 2026
“SONGS OF LOVE LOST” – PART 1
The concert series “Mid-Day Music at Melville” presented and performed by pianist and singer Brad Halls continues with its 4th season of concerts with the next performance on Wednesday, February 4, 2026 at Melville United Church in Fergus beginning at 12 noon and continuing until about 1 p.m.
As Valentine’s Day falls in the middle of February, Brad will be dedicating the entire month to songs concerned with both “Love Lost” and “Love Found”. The vast majority of great songs are essentially about the great emotion of love, either love lost or love found. This coming Wednesday, Brad will be present the first of two weeks of music dedicated to the “Songs of Love Lost”. Some of the greatest songwriters have turned to the topic, from George and Ira Gershwin, Arthur Schwarts, James Van Heusen, Cy Coleman and many others. Featured songs will include “But Not for Me”, “When Your Lover Has Gone”, “My Old Flame”, “Maybe You’ll Be There”, “You Don’t Know Me” and several more.
While there is no admission charge to any of these performances, a voluntary donation to Melville United Church to help keep the lights on and the piano tuned is always appreciated.
For more information on this series or to join our e-mail list, contact Brad at 519-400-1022 or by e-mail at brad.halls@wightman.ca.

Mid-Day Music at Melville
2026-02-11 12:00 - 13:00
Presented and performed by pianist and singer
BRAD HALLS
Wednesday, February 11, 2026
“SONGS OF LOVE LOST” – PART 2
The concert series “Mid-Day Music at Melville” presented and performed by pianist and singer Brad Halls continues with its 4th season of concerts with the next performance on Wednesday, February 11, 2026 at Melville United Church in Fergus beginning at 12 noon and continuing until about 1 p.m.
With Valentine’s Day falling in the middle of February, Brad will be dedicating the entire month to songs concerned with both “Love Lost” and “Love Found”. The vast majority of great songs are essentially about the great emotion of love, either love lost or love found. This coming Wednesday, Brad will be present the second of two weeks of music dedicated to the “Songs of Love Lost”. The performance will include songs by Hoagy Carmichael, Rodgers and Hammerstein, Irving Berlin, Johnny Mercer, Cole Porter and others and will feature classic songs – among them “Lover Man (O Where Can You Be?)”, “Love Come Back to Me”, “I Wanna Be Around”, “This Nearly Was Mine” and many more.
While there is no admission charge to any of these performances, a voluntary donation to Melville United Church to help keep the lights on and the piano tuned is always appreciated.
For more information on this series or to join our e-mail list, contact Brad at 519-400-1022 or by e-mail at brad.halls@wightman.ca.

Mid-Day Music Cancelled Today
2026-02-18 12:00 - 13:00
Due to the impending freezing rain, which is scheduled to start late Tuesday night and continuing through the night and into mid-day Wednesday, Brad Halls has decided to cancel Wednesday’s Mid-Day Music at Melville scheduled for tomorrow (February 18). But you will not miss a thing… we will just put off all the future programs for this season by one week, and the season will extend until the 1st Wednesday in May, rather than ending as planned previously on the last Wednesday in April. Stay safe everybody and we will see you on February 25.
