GUELPH – Connor Mahon has been passionate about music since a young age, but he has one other passion. That’s sharing music with others, which is exactly what he’ll get to do in Guelph next month.
Connor Mahon and Friends: Concert in support of the Children’s Foundation of Guelph & Wellington will be held on March 10th, 2024, 3 p.m. at St. George’s Anglican Church in Guelph.
Mahon’s first solo-performance since before the pandemic, a media release says he is once again partnering with the Children’s Foundation of Guelph and Wellington to raise funds for their Free to Grow Program, which provides funding for kids’ extracurricular activities.
“It’s something that’s really important to me,” says Mahon. “Every kid should get to have music lessons, or play sports. Whatever they are interested in.”
“Understandably it’s a cause very close to our hearts,” adds Connor’s mom, Alexis Hoy. “Kids are capable of amazing things, given the opportunity to explore their talents. The Free to Grow Program helps more kids do just that.”
Mahon has generated excitement in Guelph for years now.
The release states he has “become a feature in the Guelph musical community, regularly contributing to fundraising performances.”
For part of the program, Mahon will be joined on stage by 13-year-old violinist Salma Khakimov, and 12-year-old cellist Ryan Yin, the members of the top-ranked Sacora Trio, for which Mahon is the pianist.
Tickets for the concert are $15 – 25, and available through eventbrite.ca or connormahon.com.
