Sinfonia Toronto performs its main series in Glenn Gould Studio and a Christmas concert at Lawrence Park Community Church. The orchestra travels to other Ontario centres, broadcasts on CBC and has joined the Elmer Iseler Singers for oratorio performances.

Sinfonia Toronto’s strings often perform standing, in the tradition of great chamber orchestras, blending each musician’s soloistic energy into a brilliant ensemble style under Music Director Nurhan Arman. A roster of winds and percussion joins the strings for programs drawn from the full range of chamber orchestra repertoire.

Soloists for 2002-2003 include pianists Francine Kay and Catherine Ordronneau and violinists Judy Kang, Stepan Arman and Etsuko Kimura. The winner of Sinfonia Toronto’s 2003 International Concerto Competition will perform on April 5, 2003. A special addition to this season is the orchestra’s Strauss & Swing Soirée to be held on March 29, 2003 at the Arcadian Court.

Sinfonia Toronto has been acclaimed by critics. The Toronto Star writes of “a remarkable range of colour,” “ample eloquence” and “gripping authority.” The Toronto Star praised Grieg’s Holberg Suite and the Dvorak Serenade, “both of which Arman led in an affectionate, unhurried manner, with an appreciation of their singing qualities,” while La Scena Musicale declared, “Nurhan Arman and his orchestra literally conquered us.”