2026-27 Presenter Profiles (Blue Pages)

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The Aga Khan Museum in Toronto, Ontario, is home to a growing permanent collection of over 1,200 masterpieces, including manuscripts, paintings, ceramics, and textiles from the 9th to the 21st century. Through its innovative exhibitions and engaging programs - from captivating performances to thought-provoking lectures, workshops, and film screenings - the Museum reaches millions of people worldwide, fostering intercultural understanding through the arts.

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The Amadeus Choir enlivens Toronto’s arts landscape through energetic performances, diverse repertoire, and imaginative artistic collaborations. Led by Artistic Director Kathleen Allan, the Amadeus Choir has been a vibrant part of Toronto’s music community for more than 50 years and consists of over 100 skilled community singers, professional singers, and emerging artists. The Choir presents ambitious programs spanning centuries, genres, and musical traditions, while championing the work of Canadian and international composers and artists.

The 2026-27 season invites audiences to experience the breadth of what a choir can be, guided by a spirit of curiosity and collaboration. The season opens at the historic Eglinton Grand with Lon Chaney’s 1925 silent horror classic, The Phantom of the Opera, featuring a new score by JUNO Award-winning composer and bassist Andrew Downing, performed live with his all-star jazz ensemble. In December, the Amadeus Choir partners with the Nathaniel Dett Chorale for “Indigo Christmas”, a Gospel Christmas celebration. The season concludes with “Seeing Double”, exploring two centuries of music for double choir and piano, including Jonathan Dove’s luminous major work, The Passing of the Year.

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The Annex Singers of Toronto is a spirited, auditioned 60-voice community choir with an eclectic repertoire spanning a thousand years and showcasing a wide range of styles, from plainchant to jazz. Founded in 1979, the choir has flourished for the past 21 years under the dynamic leadership of Artistic Director Maria Case, becoming known for inventive, relevant programming and for collaboration with a wide array of artists and composers — including commissioning and premiering works by Canadian musicians. Recent larger works include Orff’s Carmina Burana, Britten’s Rejoice in the Lamb, Dobrogosz’s Jazz Mass, Fauré’s Requiem and Mozart’s Great Mass in C Minor.

We perform three concerts each season, each featuring guest artists, as well as our own Annex Chamber Choir and smaller ensembles.

Our 2026-27 season:

• December 5 — “Joy!” - Rejoice in the musical riches of the season with Charpentier, Sweelinck, Hassler, Taverner, Quartel and others.
• March 21 — “Lost & Found” - Reflections on life’s losses and unexpected gifts, with Hovhaness, Miškinis, Runestad, Martin and others.
• May 23 — “Elemental” - Earth, water, air and fire — seeking harmonious balance, with Hildegard, Morley, Nyberg, and others.

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The Apocryphonia Concert Series ventures beyond the standard fare of traditional classical music programming to reveal the beautiful, the lost, and the rare in a rather unpretentious, enjoyable, and often informative manner.

Its mission: to seek out and share hidden and obscure musical masterpieces, either from composers you may not know, or rare works by familiar names. Apocryphonia’s concerts are where you'll discover your new favourite pieces by your new favourite composers.

“The Fifth Cycle of Musical Revelations” - our upcoming season - includes:

• Sep 26: "Sens, Rhétorique, Musique : Machaut and the Three Gifts of Nature" - Diapente Renaissance Vocal Quintet & COMTESSA Medieval Ensemble
• Nov 20: "Femmes Forgotten" - The Ezra Duo
• Dec 4: "Diapente Book of Carols 4" - Diapente Renaissance Vocal Quintet
• Jan 29: "Soul & Landscape: Nordic Songs" - William Salinas-Crosby & Helen Bequé
• Feb 20: "Madrigal: Origins" - Diapente Renaissance Vocal Quintet
• May 21: "Secretorum: Private Devotional Music from the House of Tudor" - Diapente Renaissance Vocal Quintet
• June TBA: "A Cabinet of Curiosities 4"

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Arkel Chamber Concerts, for fourteen years now a gem of the Toronto classical music scene, presents some of the world's best chamber music in three intimate, unforgettable concerts each season. Co-founders Marie Bérard, Concertmaster of the COC Orchestra, and Winona Zelenka, a lead cellist of the TSO, began their journey as Trio Arkel, and now as Arkel Chamber Concerts have further expanded to present programs of ever more imagination and depth, exploring the world of chamber music from the timeless masterpieces of the classical and romantic periods through to exciting present-day compositions. Guest artists include beloved and internationally acclaimed virtuosos of the classical music world.

Our 14th season brings incredible guest artists and repertoire as usual, from the intimacy and grandeur of a piano trio concert to start with on November 18th, to viola-centric deliciousness on March 21, to a late Romantic finale on May 23rd that has the most beautiful colours chamber music can offer, with French horn, clarinet, piano and strings.

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The Azrieli Music, Arts and Culture Centre (AMACC) is thrilled to announce that its 2026 Azrieli Music Prizes Gala Concert will take place on October 15, 2026, at 7:30pm ET at Maison symphonique de Montréal.

This singular evening of groundbreaking new music will feature four works for full choir and orchestra by 2026 AMP laureates Hana Ajiashvili, Nicholas Denton Protsack, Adrian Mocanu and Dalit Hadass Warshaw. AMACC is thrilled to continue its partnership with l’Orchestre symphonique de Montréal and the OSM Chorus, this time with renowned guest conductor Asher Fisch on the podium, joined by outstanding soloists: sopranos Hila Plitmann and Hila Baggio, baritone Noam Heinz, cellist Ariel Barnes and gambists from Canada's own Les voix humaines.

Can't make it to Montréal? Then join us online. The 2026 AMP Gala Concert will be livestreamed on leading global platforms to over 190 countries.

Created in 2014 by Sharon Azrieli CQ, D. Mus., for the Azrieli Foundation, the biennial Azrieli Music Prizes (AMP) offers opportunities for discovering, creating, performing and celebrating excellence in music composition. Offering the largest prize package of its kind in Canada, AMP has become one of the most significant composition competitions in the world.

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Experience World-Class Live Music in Barrie.

For nearly 80 years, the Barrie Concert Association has brought outstanding live music to our community. As a non-profit organization, we present exceptional performances by acclaimed Canadian and international artists in an intimate concert setting. Our 2026/27 Season features an exciting and diverse lineup, including the renowned Toronto Welsh Male Voice Choir, along with outstanding classical, world and contemporary musicians.

Enjoy two exceptional concert series:

• Barrie Concerts – Saturday evening performances featuring acclaimed artists from Canada and around the world.
• Georgian Music – Sunday afternoon concerts showcasing outstanding chamber music and emerging artists.
• PianoFest – A celebration of two exceptional young piano students from the region in inspiring performances.

Whether you're a lifelong concertgoer or discovering live music for the first time, there's something for everyone. Join us this season and experience the power of live performance.

Season subscriptions, tickets and concert information are available on our website.

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A registered Canadian charity and purveyor of Arabic and World Arts & Culture.

The idea of combining the Western and Eastern musical worlds started in 2009 by Lamees Audeh and Wafa Al Zaghal, who performed as a duo on the piano and the qanun - the two major instruments of both musical cultures. This idea was explored further by creating a fusion of music that combined Western and Eastern musical elements, and much of the music performed by the orchestra now is a continuation and an elaboration on this main idea.

Between 2009 and 2014, more musicians were brought in, and the group became the Canadian Arabic Ensemble. However, due to the fact that an Arabic music ensemble has no Western instruments and is called a “Takht” – whereas Western classical ensembles have numerous names based on the number of instruments used – it was agreed upon to name the ensemble The Canadian Arabic Orchestra (CAO), and to make the number of musicians who wish to join unlimited. In April 2015, the orchestra registered as a not-for-profit organization.

Moving onwards, the CAO obtained charitable status from Revenue Canada in 2021 and has since grown to present more than 50 concerts in Canada, the USA, Europe and, as of 2026, the Middle East.

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The Canadian Bandurist Capella is one of the premiere bandura ensembles in North America. Founded in 2001, the group showcases male voices combined with the rich sound of the bandura, Ukraine's national instrument. By advancing and exploring new possibilities through dynamic arrangements and performances the Capella provides a unique listening experience to a diverse audience. In 2026, the ensemble celebrates its 25th anniversary. Since inception, it has shared the music of Ukraine, both traditional and modern in scope, not only in Toronto but in many centres of the Ukrainian diaspora throughout Canada and the US.

Our concerts highlight a curated retrospective of the ensemble’s most powerful repertoire from the last 25 years. Alongside traditional choral arrangements and the resonant strings of the bandura, our music features new poignant modern pieces inspired by the ongoing war in Ukraine, offering our audiences a profound connection to current cultural realities. Our Eastern Canada tour in July 2026 represented both a look back at 25 years of cultural preservation and a vital response to the present day. Through our music, we honour the deep roots of our past while lending our voices to the resilience and future of Ukraine.

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The Canadian Chamber Orchestra (CCO) is a Toronto-based conductorless chamber orchestra founded in 2023. A core of 14 string players expands as the repertoire demands, and every program is led from within the ensemble rather than from the podium. The CCO presents its own season in residency at Eglinton St. George's United Church and performs regularly as a guest of other presenters, with 11 self-produced concerts and eight collaborative appearances to date.

Summer 2026 brings the CCO's debut album, Where the Light Breaks, on Leaf Music, recorded at the Isabel Bader Centre and including the first recording of Dinuk Wijeratne's Gajaga Vannama.

The 2026/27 season opens September 19th with Silver Linings, the album launch on Nov. 2nd, and continues the chamber music series at the AGO on Nov 13th. This season's collaborations include PAX Chorale, Music Toronto, the Art Gallery of Ontario, and the Elmer Iseler Singers in Spring 2027. On May 6, 2027, at Walter Hall, the Women's Musical Club of Toronto presents "Her Stories: Experiences in the City", a program curated by the CCO's female members and featuring Jocelyn Morlock, Kevin Lau, and Matt Brubeck.

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The Canadian Opera Company is the largest producer of opera in Canada and one of the largest in North America. General Director Ian Derrer joined the company in 2026, forming a leadership team with Music Director Johannes Debus.

The COC enjoys a loyal audience, including a dedicated base of subscribers, and has an international reputation for artistic excellence and creative innovation. Its diverse repertoire includes new commissions and productions, local and international collaborations with leading opera companies and festivals, and attracts the world’s foremost Canadian and international artists.

The company is an incubator for the future of the art form, nurturing Canada’s new wave of opera performers and creators with customized training and support. The COC’s purpose-built opera house, the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, is hailed internationally as one of the finest in the world.

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Cantabile Chamber Singers is a Toronto-based, artist-led non-profit chamber choir dedicated to artistic excellence, equity, and innovation in choral music. Since its founding in 2006 by conductor and Artistic Director Cheryll Chung, the ensemble has become a vital contributor to Canada’s contemporary choral landscape, fostering the creation, performance, and promotion of new works—especially by emerging and underrepresented Canadian composers.

Through bold, thought-provoking programming and high-calibre performance, Cantabile actively engages diverse audiences while addressing pressing social themes such as climate justice, health care, community building, and inclusion. Our past benefit concerts and community outreach initiatives aim to amplify voices, raise awareness, and bridge gaps between the concert stage and the wider public.

Cantabile’s impact extends beyond performance. We invest in the next generation of artists through our mentorship program for student conductors and ongoing collaborations with composers, guest artists, and educators. Our past lecture-concerts and accessible educational programming support lifelong learning and deepen public understanding of choral music across genres and eras.

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Chorus Niagara is the Niagara Region’s premier mixed-voice symphonic choir, presenting bold, professional-calibre choral performances at the FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre in St. Catharines. Bringing together outstanding singers, guest artists and orchestral collaborators, Chorus Niagara creates large-scale musical experiences that connect and inspire.

Under Artistic Director Kathleen Allan, acclaimed conductor, composer and soprano, Chorus Niagara is entering an exciting period of artistic growth and collaboration. Founded in 1963, the organization has grown from a 24-member community chorus into a vibrant family of choirs, including children’s and youth programs that deliver high-calibre choral education across the Niagara Region and foster lifelong music-making.

Our 2026–27 season features Carmina Burana paired with Tubular Bells, Handel’s Messiah, "A Celtic Celebration", and "Requiem & Redemption", our major collaboration with the Niagara Symphony Orchestra. Come experience outstanding live music as part of your visit to one of Canada’s most beautiful regions.

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In just seven years, CMF has grown into more than a festival. It has become a cultural tradition, bringing artists, audiences, students, donors, volunteers, and community partners together through the shared experience of live music, transforming the cultural landscape of South Georgian Bay.

Festival audiences have experienced unforgettable artistic milestones, from the Canadian premiere of Jeremy Dutcher with the National Academy Orchestra (2023) to multimedia productions including Scheherazade (2021) and Postcards Lost (2024). CMF has introduced audiences to rising artists such as the Rolston String Quartet and Kuné, Canada’s Global Orchestra, and presented acclaimed performers and ensembles including Boris Brott, Alain Trudel, Mayumi Seiler, Patricia Cano, Gino Quilico, the Gryphon Trio, Payadora Tango, and the Elmer Iseler Singers.

CMF has also become a home for new Canadian music by commissioning and presenting contemporary composers, ensuring each season offers audiences something they cannot experience anywhere else.

And at the heart of the Festival’s future is the CMF Youth Academy. Through mentorship, performance, and artistic discovery, the Academy nurtures the next generation of Canadian musicians.

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Common Thread: Community Chorus of Toronto is a non-audition chorus which promotes a sense of community by performing joyful and empowering music. All voices are welcome! We believe that everyone can sing and that together we can make beautiful music. We sing music that celebrates the dignity of all people and their struggles to create a better world. We sing for recreation, for reverence, for learning and laughter, for struggle, for hope and for understanding. One of our goals is to encourage people to sing in their everyday lives. To that end we often invite our audience to sing along. We aim to “put a song on people’s lips, and not just in their ears!”

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Confluence – “an act or process of merging” – Joyous, daring and thought-provoking musical experiences within a warm atmosphere of intimacy and discovery. Confluence is a company of diverse creative artists dedicated to personal, thought-provoking, and moving presentations.

Our concerts include: cabarets curated by a wide cross-section of Toronto’s leading musicians; a focus on the work of Indigenous artists and artists of colour; anniversary programs celebrating important figures in music; salons and lectures on a wide variety of musical topics; commissions of new works by Canadian creative artists and special programs of rarely-performed sacred and spiritual music. In addition, Confluence is a platform for young artists, students and pre-professionals to interact with seasoned pros.

Artistic Producer Larry Beckwith has been ably assisted in planning this new mandate by a whole host of outstanding and diverse figures from Toronto’s amazing music scene, including Artistic Associates Patricia O'Callaghan, Andrew Downing, Teiya Kasahara and Suba Sankaran.

Confluence has grown out of Beckwith’s work with Toronto Masque Theatre, 2003–2018.

For more information, contact Operations Manager Máiri Demings at admin@confluenceconcerts.ca.

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Dudukhouse Music is Canada's home of the Armenian duduk — a 2,000-year-old woodwind recognized by UNESCO as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Based in Toronto and incorporated in 2021, we produce recordings, publish duduk repertoire and pedagogy, and present live performances that carry this ancient reed voice into new contexts, from intimate concert halls to festival stages. Our publishing catalogue includes the duduk's first complete academic library in English — folk songs, medieval fables, and pedagogical methods that had existed only in oral tradition or were unavailable outside Armenia. Our roster of artists brings original recordings and live performances to audiences across Canada and internationally, while our retail arm — the world's largest Armenian duduk store — supplies instruments and educational resources to players worldwide. On stage, in print, and online, our mission stays the same: preserve a living tradition and introduce Canadian and global audiences to one of the world's most expressive instruments.

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The Edison Singers is a fully professional chamber choir founded and led by internationally acclaimed Artistic Director & Conductor, Dr. Noel Edison. Our vision is to reach out to communities large and small with the world’s finest choral music.

The Edison Singers draws from a pool of 35 professional singers with diverse cultural and work backgrounds. We include choristers of all gender expressions, ethnicities and physical abilities. Please submit audition requests along with resumes to Heather Fleming at coordinator@theedisonsingers.com.

We currently produce annual concert series in four Ontario communities: Toronto Area, Niagara Area, Brantford and Wellington County. These centres are the hubs for our seasons, and we aim to become an integral part of the musical life of each community, bringing hope, joy, and inspiration through the novel storytelling of choral music.

Over the years, The Edison Singers has been fortunate to receive funds and donations from the Ontario Arts Council and many private donors to help support our past and upcoming seasons and our international NAXOS recordings. Our newest NAXOS recording is of the Fauré & Duruflé Requiems, and will be released in the Spring of 2027.

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The Elmer Iseler Singers (EIS) are a 20-voice professional chamber choir based in Toronto and founded by the late Dr. Elmer Iseler in 1979. Directed by the acclaimed Lydia Adams, C.M., the Singers are known for tonal beauty and interpretive range, and valued for their contributions to masterclasses and workshops with schools and community choirs.

Our EIS members present three outstanding concerts in 2026-27. They celebrate stellar compositions by women in their first concert, “Life is the Song”: a celebration of extraordinary choral works by extraordinary creators. In their second concert, they will sing the magnificent Messiah of Handel with special guests, the Amadeus Choir and VIVA Singers, supported by an orchestra that is led by the amazing Marie Bérard. The glorious quartet of soloists includes Leslie Fagan, British mezzo-soprano Catherine Wyn-Rogers in a rare Canadian appearance, tenor Asitha Tennekoon and bass Owen Phillipson.

The third concert highlights the spectacular Lux Aeterna of Morten Lauridsen, the delightful Liebeslieder Waltzes, op. 52, of Brahms and the Toronto première of a new Celtic song, set by celebrated Canadian composer/arranger Stuart Calvert. In all – a year of celebration of song with soaring voices raised high!

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Under the direction of Artistic Director Mark Vuorinen, The Elora Singers have earned an international reputation as one of Canada's finest professional choirs. Founded in 1980, the Grammy- and JUNO-nominated ensemble is renowned for its rich, warm sound, artistic excellence, and commitment to Canadian music through commissions, recordings, and collaborations with leading artists across Canada and beyond.

The 2026–27 season celebrates the artistry and versatility of The Elora Singers with a compelling lineup of beloved choral masterworks, treasured holiday traditions, and exciting collaborations. Experience the profound beauty of Bach's St. John Passion and Rachmaninoff's All-Night Vigil (Vespers), alongside the annual "Festival of Carols" and Handel's Messiah. The season also features intimate programs that showcase the choir's exceptional musicianship while welcoming distinguished guest artists for inspiring musical partnerships. Join The Elora Singers for a season of extraordinary choral music that inspires, uplifts, and connects audiences through the power of live performance.

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Pioneering Ensemble Vivant’s innovative genre-defying Classical/Jazz programming is rich with passionate, deeply communicative playing that touches the hearts and souls of listeners of all ages. EV's 15 internationally acclaimed CDs are heard on all platforms worldwide.

Of iFUGUE ~ A World of Fugues, U.S.A. magazines Fanfare and American Record Guide wrote: “Smokin…Fugues shouldn’t be this much fun!”; “Lively readings of fugues by all sorts of composers. A few are presented in original form, such as Bach’s Prelude & Fugue #9 (WTC I), played beautifully by pianist Catherine Wilson.”

“It’s rare to hear music played with such depth and sincerity, and yet with a sparkle that moved its audience to new heights.” - Brantford Music Club

“No matter the genre, there is magic in EV's music-making.” - Jazz Icon Rick Wilkins, C.M.

“Chamber music at its evocative best!” - The WholeNote

“…beautiful, poised performances...capture the passion and verve…Wilson’s piano gives this music unerring drive and plenty of sparkle.” - Toronto Star

EV’s invaluable live and video programs for underserved communities are conducted through Euterpe (musicisthekey.org). Supported by Ontario Trillium Foundation, Canada Council, Levante, Hodgson, George C. Hunt Foundations, and more.

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Etobicoke Centennial Choir (ECC) is a SATB semi-professional choir dedicated to celebrating the art and joy of choral music with performances of repertoire ranging from classical masterpieces to contemporary compositions and music from around the world. Rehearsals are held every Tuesday evening, from September to June, at Humber Valley United Church in Etobicoke.

Our 2026–27 season marks a significant milestone in the choir's history as ECC celebrates its 60th anniversary. The season opener will feature Bach’s Cantata no. 140, Sleepers Awake, Galuppi’s shining Magnificat in G and Buxtehude’s Das neugeborne Kindelein (The Newborn Child), with accompaniment by a Baroque orchestra.

Brahms’ monumental Ein deutsches Requiem with orchestral accompaniment anchors an uplifting spring evening of music. The program includes Fauré’s Cantique de Jean Racine and Brahms’ lyrical Two Songs for Alto, Viola and Piano.

In closing, landscapes of day and night will be explored through Erik Esenvalds’ Northern Lights and Eric Whitacre’s luminous Lux Aurumque. New choral works from ECC’s own composers will be featured, alongside Night Songs, by Artistic Director Henry Renglich and Governor General Award-winning author and chorister, Sarah Henstra.

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Now in its 14th season, Flute Street, Toronto's Professional Flute Choir, opens its four-concert series with “Ghost and Gargoyles” on November 1, featuring Canada's legendary flutist, Robert Aitken. Under the artistic direction of founder Nancy Nourse and with the nuanced conducting of Isaac Page, Flute Street is beloved for its exceptional and varied programming, depth and richness of tonal colours, precision in technical, rhythmic, and intonation matters, and above all, highly expressive interpretation. If you haven't already had the pleasure of hearing this delightful full-range chamber ensemble, comprised exclusively of flutists performing on nine different sizes of flutes from the tiny 30 cm piccolo through to Canada's only five metre double contrabass flute, be sure to set aside these Sunday afternoons at 4 pm: November 1, December 6, March 7, and May 30. All concerts are in the beautiful St Andrew's United Church, 117 Bloor Street East, conveniently located just steps from Yonge and Bloor. Come to hear flutes in an autonomous ensemble as you never have before!

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Glatz Loft Concerts brings classical, film, folk, jazz, and video game concerts to audiences in concert halls worldwide, producing and promoting exceptional live music experiences since 1987. Upcoming concerts include: “How to Train Your Dragon 2 in Concert”, Indiana Jones: Raiders of the Lost Ark in Concert”, “Bravissimo! New Year's at the Opera”, and the annual North American tradition: “Salute to Vienna New Year's Concert” across twenty cities this winter.

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The HSSB is Toronto’s award-winning professional brass band and resident company of Toronto’s St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts. In 1983, The Hannaford Street Silver Band was formed by a group of professional musicians with a love of the brass repertoire and ensemble playing. Since then, the HSSB has been reinvigorating the brass band tradition to critical and popular acclaim. Its mission is to honour the traditions of this art form and at the same time place them in a contemporary context with a uniquely Canadian point of view. The HSSB has redefined what a brass band is capable of by facilitating innovative creative projects and collaborating with the very best of Canada’s diverse cultures and outstanding artists.

Unique in its mandate and structure, the HSSB is the only fully professional ensemble of its kind in Canada and one of two in North America. Through its artistic excellence and ongoing advocacy of this art form, the HSSB has had a local, provincial, national and international impact. The HSSB stands apart in this musical genre in its pursuit of artistic creativity and musical innovation.

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Hugh's Room is Toronto's home for singer-songwriter, folk and roots music. However, jazz, classical, global and other music genres still fill our Green-Sanderson Hall. With series like “Discoveries”, which spotlight new and upcoming artists, to concerts that showcase well-lauded artists like Jane Siberry and Angela Hewitt, Hugh's Room focuses on all sectors of Canadian musical talent, large or small. That's what our mission is at the end of the day: a home for artists at any stage of their career, and a home for the audiences that support them. Hugh's Room is also a registered charitable organization; any donations made to support our endeavours are eligible for a tax receipt.

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The Jubilate Singers, founded in 1969, is an auditioned, mixed-voice choir under the direction of Isabel Bernaus. The choir specializes in world choral music, singing in the original languages - everything from Anishinaabemowin to Zulu. The choir enjoys collaborating with a variety of other groups from Toronto and beyond, such as Sikuris St. Lawrence (Latin American), the Wychwood Clarinet Choir, Freddy Vilches (Chilean), and Andrew Balfour (Canadian Indigenous).

The 2026-27 season will feature two concerts in 2027. Firstly, a concert in January with the theme of “Trees” with music in different languages, including works by Canadian composers. The second concert will be a jazz-themed concert in May. There will also be two community appearances.

The Jubilate Singers rehearse on Tuesday evenings, September through early June. Interested singers may sit in on a rehearsal and book an audition, if desired. Join a welcoming, social and sophisticated choir and perform beautiful music for appreciative audiences.

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The Kindred Spirits Orchestra (KSO) is an audition-based civic orchestra under the artistic leadership of Music Director Kristian Alexander. The KSO presents major orchestral repertoire at Flato Markham Theatre, Meridian Arts Centre, CBC Glenn Gould Studio and Cornell Recital Hall, while maintaining a strong commitment to music education, community outreach and artistic innovation.

The KSO combines core symphonic repertoire with contemporary music and Canadian creativity, presenting world premieres alongside leading soloists and ensembles. In 2021, it became the first Canadian orchestra to migrate to fully digital operations.

The 2026–27 season continues this artistic breadth. It opens October 17 with Ravel’s Ma mère l’Oye, Mozart’s Concerto for Flute and Harp, and Franck’s Symphony in D minor. Highlights include Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2 with Aidan Cheng; the world première of Cheryl Gao’s Plato’s Atlantis; Glazunov’s Violin Concerto; Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto; Hindemith’s Die Harmonie der Welt; Philip Glass’ Piano Concerto No. 1; Bartók’s Piano Concerto No. 2; Sibelius’ Symphony No. 5; and Mozart’s Requiem. The season reflects the KSO’s commitment to artistic excellence and adventurous programming.

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Founded in 2002 and headquartered in Toronto, the Li Delun Music Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting multicultural exchange between East and West through musical activities.

The Foundation is named after the renowned conductor Li Delun, who founded the first symphony orchestra of the People's Republic of China. Today, the Foundation is renowned for hosting high-calibre musical events and also promotes the popularization of classical music through concerts and events. For example, every January, the annual "East-West New Year Concert" at George Weston Hall brings outstanding musicians from China and around the world to Toronto. In addition to establishing the Toronto Festival Orchestra, which provides talented young musicians with the opportunity to collaborate with experienced professionals, the Foundation also provides a platform for young Canadian musicians to perform solo recitals and various other performance opportunities.

The Li Delun Music Foundation has also hosted masterclasses and workshops by internationally renowned artists, such as Lang Lang, Sa Chen, Haochen Zhang, Bruce Liu, Professor Lee Kum-Sing, etc.

The Li Delun Music Foundation supports charitable activities in the music field.

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Accepting, affirming and welcoming to everyone, Metropolitan United Church at Queen and Church Streets has a 200-year history of presenting great sacred music in the heart of Toronto. Under the leadership of Minister of Music Jonathan Oldengarm, our ensembles include the Adult Choir; Metropolitan Choristers (dir. Camille Labonté; and Handbell Choirs, the Metropolitan Silver Band (est. 1934, and dir. by Fran Harvey), and the Great Heart youth ensemble (dir. Ben Stein). Highlights from our instrument collection include Canada's largest pipe organ (1930 by Casavant Frères of Quebec) and the 54-bell Massey-Drury Carillon (Elisa Tersigni, Carillonnist).

In addition to great music every Sunday morning and frequent outdoor carillon concerts, our beautiful Gothic Revival sanctuary hosts two concert series, including Music at Met and Noon at Met (Thursdays at 12pm, October to November, and February to June). Our Christmas Lessons and Carols service and Good Friday evening Choral Concert are particular annual highlights for many Torontonians. We are also a sought-after, fully accessible rental venue with a state-of-art audio, video, lighting and live-streaming systems

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The Mississauga Chamber Singers bring clarity and intimacy to great choral masterpieces, from a wide range of A Capella works to timeless works for choir and orchestra.

Led by Artistic Director Mervin William Fick, the choir presents dynamic performances within a widening scope of the classical choral repertoire.

The Mississauga Chamber Singers performs a diverse season of extensive community engagement events, multi-generational musical education programming and ticketed concerts in a variety of performance spaces within the city.

Come and hear the difference!

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Music at St. Andrew’s offers exceptional live music at affordable prices in the heart of the entertainment district. Our spacious sanctuary is known for its excellent acoustics and is home to a magnificent Bösendorfer Imperial Grand piano.

The piano takes centre stage in our free “Friday Noontime Recitals”, a popular, mostly classical series presented each Fall and Winter/Spring. These lunchtime concerts feature advanced pianists and faculty from the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Music, established artists, and talented emerging performers from across North America.

We are pleased to open our new season on October 2 at 12:10 p.m. with a recital by pianist Irina Bazik.

Later in the season, join us for our Christmas concert featuring St. Andrew’s professional choir, and in May for an evening of jazz and pop favourites.

Whether you're a longtime concertgoer or discovering Music at St. Andrew’s for the first time, we hope you'll join us for a season of inspiring performances.

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Music Toronto is dedicated to producing world-class concerts that bring together the finest chamber music artists and ensembles. Through our Artist Development initiatives, we support emerging talent and foster creativity within the next generation of musicians. Our commitment to community engagement and education ensures that audiences of all backgrounds and ages have access to transformative musical experiences, enriching lives and cultivating a lasting appreciation for the art of chamber music.

Our 2026/27 season of intimate concerts in the Jane Mallet Theatre includes: Pablo Ferrández (cello) in his Canadian solo recital debut, Quatuor Danel, Dinuk Wijeratne (piano) and the Canadian Chamber Orchestra, two “What Makes It Great?”® presentations with Rob Kapilow, Illia Ovcharenko (piano), Gryphon Trio with James Campbell (clarinet), Esmé Quartet, Duo Concertante with the Dior Quartet, Danny Driver (piano), Escher String Quartet, Karen Ouzounian and Lembit Beecher’s Mayrig (Mother), and the New Orford String Quartet.

In addition to main stage concerts, Music Toronto has initiatives that include "Listen Up!" for schools and seniors' residences, master classes and artist residencies for musicians, and we are a registered charity.

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The Nathaniel Dett Chorale is a professional chamber choir based in Toronto, dedicated to the creation, performance, and preservation of Afrocentric choral music of all styles, genres, and places of origin. Founded by artistic director D. Brainerd Blyden-Taylor in 1998, the Nathaniel Dett Chorale is Canada’s premier performer of Afrocentric composers. Its mission is to build bridges of understanding, appreciation, and acceptance among communities through the medium of music.

Membership is by audition.

The 2026/27 season includes “An Indigo Christmas...Brown King | Great Joy”, a co-production with the Amadeus Choir on December 19, 2026. “Voices of the Diaspora...Nigerian Voices”, a program of sacred and secular Nigerian choral music, curated by Dr. Jude Nwankwo on February 20, 2027. The Spring concert “And Still We Sing...Dett Poets' Society: 5 Poets Breaking into Song” will feature choral arrangements of five R. Nathaniel Dett poems and five living African Canadian poets, curated by Dr. George Eliott Clarke.

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No matter where you come from, if you love adventurous music, you will always have a home at NMC.

New Music Concerts (NMC) is a leader in curating, performing, and promoting innovative and cutting-edge music by Canadian and international composers. Founded in 1971, NMC is an internationally renowned leader and unique in Toronto as the foremost champion of contemporary works for large chamber ensembles, often performing alongside cutting-edge technology.

For NMC, adventurous music is any music that, when heard at any stage of your listening journey, you learn something new, it ignites a spark, and you become inspired. We believe that the ability to appreciate adventurous music is a skill that can be learned, practiced, and acquired. Achieving this expands listeners’ horizons, unveiling a new world of composers, ensembles, and fresh concepts.

NMC is committed to a diversity of rigour and excellence in the programming and performance of adventurous contemporary chamber music from Canada and around the globe. In our programming, we take pride in reflecting Canada’s ever-growing diversity of musicians, listeners, composers, and guest artists.

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Nine Sparrows Arts Foundation marks its 33rd anniversary this season under the continuing leadership of artistic director Eric Robertson. Nine Sparrows Arts Foundation has presented a rich variety of concerts for Toronto audiences, including its popular weekly recital series, as well as international groups such as King’s College Cambridge Choir, Clare College Singers and St. John’s College Choir. It has also featured Canadian artists, including Loreena McKennitt, David Hetherington, John McDermott, Sharlene Wallace, Anne Lindsay, Neil Swainson, John Johnson, Guido Basso, Guy Few, Heather Bambrick, Al Kay, Marek Norman, Barbara Barsky, the True North Brass, the Gryphon Trio, and percussion ensemble NEXUS.

Nine Sparrows Arts Foundation is also involved in the “City Carol Sing", a large annual charity event that raises money for food banks across Canada.

Nine Sparrows Arts Foundation is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to bringing the best in inspirational arts programming. It is governed by an elected volunteer board of directors and operates with the assistance of advisors from a variety of backgrounds, including event management, promotions, finance and business.

All our concerts are "Admission Free – Donations Welcome".

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Nocturnes in the city started its programming in 2001, originally in a Prague restaurant in Scarborough, to present and promote Czech musicians and music to Canadian audiences. After five years, it moved the venue to the community hall of St.Wenceslaus Church on Gladstone Avenue. It usually presents six to eight performances per year of classical music, jazz and musical lectures.

In the past, the performers included pianists Anton and Karolina Kubalek; Adam Zukiewicz; violinists Ivan Zenaty; clarinetist Joachim Valdepenas; Peter Stoll, Panocha, Zemlinsky and Epoch quartets; Clarinet Factory from Prague; opera singers Eva Urbanova, Zdenek Plech, Gustav Belacek; and many others. Opera lectures include Iain Scott and Catherine Belya; jazz quintet of Drew Jurecka; George Grosman; and others.

The upcoming season - Zemlinsky quartet from Prague, Czech-Slovak Dixieland (led by Miro Letko), Czech pianist Boris Krajny, George Grosman jazz quartet, and Slovak baritone Josef Benci are all on the program. Music lovers can meet the artists after the performance with delicious catering from a local chef.

Performances are on Sunday at 5pm, with parking available, accessible via subway from Bloor-Dufferin.

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“Music is life itself. What would this world be without good music? No matter what kind it is.” - Louis Armstrong

North Wind Concerts celebrates chamber music of many kinds, with outside-the-box programming of repertoire from the European Baroque and Renaissance, and the occasional Classical and contemporary program. And through the music and Q&As of its “Chamber of Wonders” and “Encircling the World” concerts, NWC offers opportunities for delight and insight from Toronto’s richly varied musical community.

The 2026/27 season includes “Canis Familiaris”, a Baroque multimedia celebration of humankind’s best friend; festive preparations by the Musicians of the Egg in “By Starlight”; Beethoven and Berwald’s Septets for winds and strings in “7th Heaven”; a meeting of Korean traditional music and the French Baroque in “Chamber of Wonders”; a whimsical evening of music and words from 17th-century London in “Dear Diary”; and “Apollo’s Vengeance”, a lavish collaboration with Capella Intima and the Gallery Players of Niagara.

The 2026-27 season will also feature performances by the NWC Renaissance Band and musical workshops open to all. Stay tuned!

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Founded in 1995 by pianists Inna Perkis and Boris Zarankin, Off Centre Music Salon is a Toronto-based chamber music series known for its adventurous programming, intimate concert experiences, and dedication to Canadian talent. Inspired by the 17th-century Parisian salon tradition and enriched by their artistic experiences in Vienna, the founders envisioned a space where music, storytelling, and intellectual exchange could flourish.

After arriving in Canada, they found an eager and supportive artistic community, and over the past 30 years, have built Off Centre into a beloved fixture in Toronto’s cultural life. Rooted in history but forward-looking in spirit, Off Centre has continually adapted—bringing together emerging and established musicians and offering audiences a uniquely personal way to engage with music. The series remains a rare blend of warmth, depth, and artistry that reflects the founders’ vision: to create not just concerts, but conversations.

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Opera Atelier is a renowned opera and ballet company dedicated to creating historically informed, period productions that serve as complete artistic statements. Each production is meticulously crafted from the ground up, with equal focus on music, dance, acting, and design—all performed on authentic period instruments.

Committed to equity, diversity, and inclusion, Opera Atelier integrates these principles into every facet of its administrative and artistic initiatives, fostering a welcoming and diverse environment.

Opera Atelier presents a “Season of Heroes” with Charpentier's Descent of Orpheus and Handel's The Resurrection.

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Opera York is the professional opera company of York Region. Founded in 1996, it presents full productions of traditional operas with chorus, orchestra and supertitles. Our home is the Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts, a theatre designed by Diamond Schmitt Architects and a perfect acoustic venue for full opera. We are a platform for emerging Canadian opera singers, particularly from the York Region area and provide York Region residents the opportunity to enjoy professional opera right in their community. Our 2026/27 season includes full productions in November 2026, “The Barber of Seville”; February 2027, “Romeo & Juliet”; and July 2027, Summer Light Opera “The Gondoliers”. Visit our website, follow us on Facebook and sign up for our email list on our website to stay up to date on our activities.

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Orpheus’ vision is to celebrate the power of choral music as an agent of social change and a passionate medium of artistic expression. The 65-voice choir, under artistic director Thomas Burton, champions the new and unusual in choral performance, commissioning and introducing new works and performing overlooked masterpieces. Regularly working with living composers and singing a wide range of repertoire in concerts with high production values, Orpheus has introduced audiences to many accessible works from the current generation of leading composers. Orpheus supports young emerging vocal talent through its highly respected Sidgwick Scholars Program and its newer Vocal Apprentice Program for high school singers. Winners of the 2018 Choral Canada Award for Outstanding Innovation, Orpheus continues to present an “expect something different” experience! The 2026/27 season includes a semi-staged production with actor Ramona Gilmour-Darling, a Christmas performance with Dozan World featuring carols from the Levant, Damien Geter's genre-defying Cantata For a More Hopeful Tomorrow, and the world premiere of a new commission, Évangeline by celebrated Métis composer Ian Cusson.

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Pax Christi Chorale is a vibrant and dynamic 100-voice auditioned choir that shares its passion for choral music through singing, performance and outreach. Our singers bring to life a diverse range of repertoire that includes both grand choral masterworks and fresh, newly commissioned works. Drawing on a broad base from across the Greater Toronto Area, the choir has built a loyal following and continues to broaden its community and deepen its impact as a leading arts organization in the city. We value partnerships and connections to enhance our knowledge, expand our reach, and strengthen relationships within the choral community. Our overarching aim is to create a welcoming space for the development of choral skills and to share meaningful musical experiences with a wider audience.

Under the artistic direction of Dr. Elaine Choi, Pax Christi Chorale presents five concerts in 2026/27, including “From Darkness to Light” - a collaboration with the Canadian Chamber Orchestra, “Christmas Through the Ages”, Mendelssohn’s Elijah and the family favourite “Children’s Messiah”.

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The Peterborough Singers is a highly regarded, auditioned ensemble of over 100 voices that sings under the leadership of Artistic Director Shawn Grenke. Dedicated to choral excellence over a wide range of genres, the group attracts singers from a wide radius around Peterborough. Guest conductors and world-class soloists enjoy performing with the Peterborough Singers, and the group regularly commissions works from leading Canadian composers. Each year, the Peterborough Singers presents a well-attended subscription series of four concerts, including a December Messiah performance, an oratorio in the spring, and lighter fare for the November and February/March concerts. The choir also appears at special events throughout the Peterborough community. The group reached the finals of the CBC Radio Choral Competition for Amateur Choirs in 2004, and in 2007 and 2011, we performed evensong at Winchester Cathedral in England. The Singers have also performed at Roy Thomson Hall on several occasions, as well as singing at York Minster Cathedral and Durham Cathedral in England. Our current season will mark over 35 years of bringing excellent choral music to Peterborough and beyond.

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Based in Toronto and New York City, Piano Lunaire was founded in October 2018 by pianist/composer Adam Sherkin, under a full Hunter's Moon.

Ever pursuing the presentation of artistic excellence in the 21st century, the organization focuses on the engagement of local artists who contribute to the Canadian musical dialogue at large and who highlight the work of Toronto’s musical community.

This year, Piano Lunaire highlights the legacy of Toronto musical icon, honouring his centenary. "The Somers Sonata Pentad" is the culmination of this celebration. The 2026/27 season runs from September 2026 through June 2027, with performances on full moon dates. Programming will span some of the most exciting voices in Canadian new music today, alongside significant works from the international repertoire. This is a unique and intimate opportunity to hear artists who excel at the presentation of vivid new music, rich and representative of our time. Dynamic artworks on the walls and complimentary libations help to provide a welcoming atmosphere for patrons.

Piano Lunaire offers a platform of inclusivity, support, encouragement and the ongoing pursuit of excellence. Immerse yourself in a synthesis of the new and dazzling music of our time.

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Founded in October 1924, the Royal Canadian College of Organists’ Toronto Centre is the city’s foremost advocate for the pipe organ and its music. We host public concerts, featuring both internationally-acclaimed artists and local performers, as well as masterclasses, workshops, lectures and other special events. Many of our events are intended for general audiences, while some of our educational offerings are specially designed to support organists and church musicians in their professional work. Join us as we celebrate our centennial season!

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The Royal Conservatory’s Koerner Hall is “the greatest venue in this city” and “magnificent in its acoustics, as much as in its design” (The Toronto Star). This concert season has a diverse lineup of more than 80 inspiring performances in store for you, featuring exceptional artists representing Canada and the world. Experience the thrill of live music in the magnificent Koerner Hall with unforgettable classical, jazz, roots, and global music concerts.