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For 30 years, Toronto Classical Singers has been known for its unique musical point of view and its high-quality performances, often presenting the lesser-known and rarely performed vocal/orchestral repertoire as well as the standard works. With its exuberant approach, the group celebrates the choral tradition with its complex sonority of large choir with professional orchestra.

We are resuming our concert schedule in 2022 just in time to celebrate our 30 years of contributing to the fabric of musical life in Toronto. On March 6, we will be presenting Mozart’s Requiem with soloists and Talisker Players. Our anniversary concert will be on May 1, featuring celebratory music by Handel. Artistic director Jurgen Petrenko will conduct the choir, orchestra and soloists.

Join us this winter and spring for inspiration and joy while we look towards the next 30 years of thrilling choral music. Our concerts are presented at Christ Church Deer Park, 1570 Yonge Street. Please visit our website for more information.

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Since its founding in 1972, The Toronto Consort has become internationally recognized for its excellence in the performance of medieval, Renaissance, and early Baroque music. Led by a collective of Artistic Associates, the group’s members are amongst Canada’s leading early music specialists, including both singers and instrumentalists on early plucked and bowed strings, flutes, keyboards, and percussion.

In November 2020, The Toronto Consort launched Early Music TV – an all-new video-on-demand service dedicated to music from 1100-1700 AD. Early Music TV offers feature-length productions, behind-the-scenes documentaries, and extensive video and audio libraries. Accessible on over 1000 devices, members can stream directly from the website or download the iOS, Android, Apple TV, Roku, or Fire TV apps. Visit EarlyMusic.tv to start streaming today.

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Canada’s world-renowned large vocal ensemble launches an exciting 2021/22 season under the artistic leadership of our new artistic director Jean-Sébastien Vallée. We plan to return (with safety protocols in place) to rehearsing and performing together and are excited to welcome back our patrons - either in person at our Yorkminster Park concerts or online enjoying the live-streamed concerts. In this season of reconnecting, the TMC will present concerts that bring together different artists and composers in compelling ways.

On November 2, the TMC launches its season with “Coming to Carry Me Home” - bringing together Brahms’ Requiem and Nathaniel Dett’s Chariot Jubilee. December 1 sees the return of TMC’s popular “Festival of Carols” concert.  April 15 - Sacred Music for a Sacred Space with the Nathaniel Dett Chorale. May 28 - Endangered - featuring a commission by Barbara Assiginaak and the Canadian premiere of Sarah Kirkland Snider’s Mass for the Endangered.

Visit the TMC website for updates on 2021/22 programs and how to purchase in-person and online tickets.

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Operated by the Mozart Project, the Toronto Mozart Players are composed of professional solo, chamber and orchestral musicians dedicated to performance of the highest calibre. Specializing in the music of Mozart and his contemporaries, the Toronto Mozart Players perform a varied repertoire from the early eighteenth century to the twenty-first century under the direction of David Bowser. With commitment to Canadian repertoire and commissioned works by Canadian composers, the Toronto Mozart Players present world premieres along with classical repertoire.

Toronto Mozart Players perform both at Church of the Redeemer, in the Bloor Street Cultural Corridor, and virtually. Concert programs offer variety and include chamber, orchestral, vocal and choral works - featuring the Toronto Mozart Choir.

For more information, including concert dates and information on the Toronto Mozart Choir, please visit our website.

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Toronto Operetta Theatre is in its third decade as Canada’s only performing arts company dedicated to music theatre in all its variety.

After more than a year and a half of pandemic hiatus, TOT will be back on stage! The 2021/22 season opens with a Canadian premiere, A Waltz Dream by Oscar Straus, performing at the Jane Mallett Theatre on December 29 and 31, 2021, then January 2 and 4, 2022, followed by Jacque Offenbach’s Orpheus In The Underworld. This operetta is a lampoon of the ancient legend of Orpheus and Eurydice and performances are on February 16, 18, 19 and 20, 2022.

Postponed from May 2020, the season finale is the long-awaited world premiere of Canadian work A Northern Lights Dream by Michael Rose, performing on April 27, 29, 30 and May 1, 2022, featuring Natalya Gennadi, Dale Miller, and Karen Bojti with Suzy Smith as a conductor.

All main performances are held at the St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts with safety protocols in place. Proof of full vaccination will be required to enter the venue.

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One of Canada’s most respected arts organizations, the Toronto Symphony Orchestra (TSO) plays a vital role in the city’s dynamic cultural life. Committed to serving local and national communities through vibrant performances and expansive educational activities, the TSO offers a wide range of programming that resonates with people of all ages and backgrounds. It has a notable recording and broadcast history and has been celebrated internationally during its many tours. Toronto’s iconic Roy Thomson Hall is the TSO’s home, drawing patrons from around the world.

Gustavo Gimeno - who began his role as the TSO’s music director in 2020/21 - has programmed the 2021/22 season to reflect his own expansive artistic vision, intellectual curiosity, and sense of adventure, and will conduct eleven concerts. The TSO continues to offer a range of performance options, from a much anticipated return to in-person concerts at Roy Thomson Hall and the George Weston Recital Hall to a continuation of virtual concerts streamed throughout the season. For all the latest news, please follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.

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Trio Arkel is a chamber music ensemble presenting classical music in the heart of Toronto. Leading musicians Marie Bérard, Rémi Pelletier and Winona Zelenka collaborate with renowned guest artists in three eclectic programs each season, performing both favourites and lesser-known works in concerts that fascinate and delight.

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The Ukrainian Art Song Project (UASP) is a ground-breaking initiative which aims to raise awareness of the politically repressed art songs by Ukraine’s most eminent composers; to promote live performance; and to educate artists, teachers, students and the public through free, online access to scores/texts, the Ukrainian Art Song Summer Institute, published anthologies and outreach to conservatories, artists and teaching professionals.
UASP has recorded 411 of approximately 1100 art songs by Ukraine's major composers such as Barvinsky, Lysenko, Stetsenko, Stepovy and Turkewych. The recordings feature internationally renowned vocal stars such as Pavlo Hunka, Russell Braun and Krisztina Szabò with principal accompanist, Albert Krywolt. The recordings are available on all major online platforms.

Musical scores and a pronunciation guide for over 300 art songs can be found in the Millennium Online World Library on UASP’s website at www.ukrainianartsong.ca. These free scores are in Cyrillic text with English transliteration, are transposable and have no copyright.

Plans for 2022 include live performance and the annual Ukrainian Art Song Summer Institute, August 24 to 28. Please visit our website or Facebook for more info.

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The University of Toronto Faculty of Music is a vital destination for the professional and scholarly study of music in North America. As part of one of the world’s top universities, the Faculty is home to a diverse and dynamic community of performers, researchers, composers and educators. With extensive academic offerings in fields such as classical and jazz performance, music education, composition, and history, theory and ethnomusicology, we also explore popular music studies, music technology and digital media, and music and health.

Our numerous ensembles and visiting artists provide all our students with practical opportunities to perform and to engage with a wide range of musical repertoire and research. We are thrilled to invite Toronto’s vibrant music community to enjoy many of these opportunities as part of our annual season of events including our free lunchtime series Thursdays at Noon featuring U of T Music faculty, alumni and special guests, master classes and presentations by distinguished visiting artists and researchers, major opera productions and student ensemble performances.

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The Upper Canada Choristers is an SATB community choir in Toronto with a history of collaboration with choirs and professional guest artists. UCC is committed to excellence and diversity. Cantemos is UCC’s auditioned Latin-American ensemble. Founding artistic director Laurie Evan Fraser, and accompanist Hye Won Cecilia Lee, provide the professional musical leadership for this vibrant organization.

Despite the challenges we face in these uncertain times, the choir continues to meet and rehearse regularly in person and on Zoom, following protocols as advised by Public Health.

Our 2021/22 concert season opens with To Sit and Dream - Voices of Women, devoted to choral works written by women through the ages, including Ontario’s Sarah Quartel. The concert will be live-streamed from Grace Church on-the-Hill on October 1. On December 3, the choir will perform From Darkness Into Light featuring Chanukah, Kwanzaa, Christmas, and non-seasonal music with themes of light. Our spring concert on May 13, “The French Connection”, features the Faure Requiem with baritone soloist Bradley Christensen.

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Vesnivka Choir is an award-winning women’s ensemble established in 1965 by founding artistic director Halyna Kvitka Kondracki. The choir has delighted audiences with its rich repertoire of Ukrainian classical, sacred and traditional folk music. Vesnivka Choir, together with its partner, the Toronto Ukrainian Male Chamber Choir, are often joined in concert by area musicians and professional soloists. Despite the challenges of these uncertain times, the choirs have continued to meet and rehearse on Zoom and in person following protocols as advised by Public Health. We are cautiously optimistic that we will be able to present a three-concert series in the new year, starting with a Ukrainian Christmas concert on January 9, 2022, followed by “Kobzar: Celebrating Taras Shevchenko” on March 6, 2022, and “A Tribute to Lesia Ukrainka” on May 1, 2022. We are working towards presenting live performances safely and following all Public Health guidelines and hope you will be able to join us when we return to in-person concerts. Our plans remain fluid pending Public Health developments. We encourage you to visit our website for updates.

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The VOCA Chorus of Toronto, a dynamic, auditioned ensemble under the leadership of artistic director Jenny Crober, performs a broad range of repertoire in collaboration with a variety of superb guest artists. VOCA's season consists of concerts, cabaret fundraisers, community performances and workshops. Our talented, versatile accompanist is Elizabeth Acker. Several remarkable artists have joined VOCA as clinicians, including composer Ola Gjeilo, conductor Ivars Taurins and jazz musician Dylan Bell.

VOCA's 2021/22 season opened with our long-awaited return to in-person rehearsals (and a live-streaming feature), joined by all of our professional staff, including our six vocal leads. Our leads and special guests will be featured at our "Love Stories" Cabaret/ Fundraiser on Friday, November 5 at 7:30pm. VOCA is thrilled to have been invited to perform in Roy Thomson Hall’s “Choir and Organ Series”, where we will present a premiere by renowned Cree composer Andrew Balfour. In April 2022, we very much hope to perform both "Star Songs" concerts: our RTH debut, and our Spring concert (at Eastminster United), featuring guests Shawn Grenke, organ; Colleen Allen, sax; and Jamie Drake, percussion. Rehearsals are held on Mondays at Eastminster.

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VOICEBOX: Opera in Concert is Canada’s only company dedicated exclusively to the presentation of rare opera programming. Our performances rely on the power and beauty of the human voice, the dramatic inflection of text and poetry.

Season 2022 features three operas each focused on extraordinary women. It opens with Vanessa by Samuel Barber on January 23, 2022. It is an American opera about three generations of women, who confront society's intrusions into their secluded world. Vanessa is a high voltage drama of exquisite character detailing. Florence: The Lady With the Lamp by Canadian composer Timothy Sullivan and librettist Anne McPherson is next. Based on the life of Florence Nightingale, a British nurse who was a transformative social reformer and statistician best known as the founder of modern nursing. The performance is on March 27, 2022. The Mother of Us All by Virgil Thomson is the season finale on May 22, 2022. This dramatic opera imaginatively chronicles the story of Susan B. Anthony and the women's suffrage movement. All three performances will be with OIC Chorus led by chorus director Robert Cooper.

Performances are held at the St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts. Proof of full vaccination will be required.

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Westben, located in Northumberland County, two hours east of Toronto near the beautiful rural town of Campbellford in Trent Hills, just announced its 23rd season of live concerts opening July 1st, 2022. The month-long festival will feature over 70 artists and 25 concerts of classical, broadway, jazz, folk, pop, fiddle, rock, opera, and comedy.

New this year is spoken word by Peterborough’s poet laureate Sarah Lewis from Curve Lake First Nations. From his home on the Yendinaga Mohawk Territory, David Maracle brings to life the ancestral teachings of the Haudenosaunee People through magnificent stone carving and music around the Westben Campfire. Musicians Natalie MacMaster, Joel Plaskett, William Prince and Eve Parker Finley will perform on Willow Hill, and Ofra Harnoy, Barbra Lica, Carol Welsman, Karina Gauvin, Queer Songbook orchestra, OKAN, Brian Finley, Mary Walsh, and Canadian Brass will be featured in The Barn.

The Broadway revue "ABBA Mia" will have you dancing in your seats in The Barn and on Willow Hill. The campfire series features Sarah Lewis and David Maracle, hosted by Alderville First Nations Chief Dave Mowat and Suzie Undgerleider and Julian Taylor hosted by Ken Tizzard. Experience music in a natural setting.

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Wychwood Clarinet Choir is excited to be rehearsing live and preparing for a May 2022 concert. After two years of Jamkazam, syncing tracks on GarageBand, and creating mosaic videos, it has been amazing to be in sync with the baton of our Maestra, Michele Jacot. Michele Jacot, Roy Greaves, and the WCC composers' collective worked over the past two years to keep our special clarinet choir alive. The Wychwood Clarinet Choir founded and directed by conductor and clarinetist Michele Jacot, is now in its 13th season. Choir members are clarinetists who share a love of playing music in a collegial environment. The choir’s instrumentation extends from the contrabass clarinet to the E flat sopranino. We perform new compositions and arrangements, many written or transcribed by our Composers’ Collective. Choir members are admitted by audition and pay an annual membership fee. We strive to create opportunities for serious amateur musicians to develop their musical skills and we are committed to sharing our music in educational settings and in the wider community. The group rehearses on Wednesday evenings and performs on a regular basis in Toronto’s St. Clair and Wychwood area. We look forward to seeing people at our concert on May 29 at St. Michael and All Angels in Toronto. Until then, check out our YouTube videos and look for updates on our website.

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Yorkminster Park is synonymous with magnificent music. Whether it’s the choir accompanied by the majestic Casavant organ or the congregation lifting their voices in hymns of praise, vocal and instrumental expressions of faith are integral in the Yorkminster Park experience.

The senior choir, under organist and music director William Maddox, enjoys a reputation as one of the best congregational choirs in the city of Toronto. Yorkminster Park presents a series of free organ recitals at 12:30pm, every Wednesday from September through June, with performers from around the world.

We have a wide variety of unique musical events throughout the year but Yorkminster Park is renowned for its special seasonal concerts. The quality and dedication of the music ministry at YPBC is never more evident than during Advent and Holy Week and these services have become community traditions: “City Carol Sing”, “Carols by Candlelight”, the “Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols”, Passiontide Devotion during Holy Week and traditional Evensong services three times a year.

Our sanctuary is frequently made available to other choral and concert groups, which draw appreciative audiences from all over Southern Ontario.

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Agence Station bleue is one of the most important artists agencies in Canada in classical, jazz and global music. We are active in all the Canadian provinces, and in the United States, Europe and Asia.

Known for the quality of its artists and its innovative promotional ideas, Station bleue has won numerous distinctions and awards from performing arts presenters networks in Canada. Station bleue team has booked concert tours in many countries such as the United States, Mexico, France, Switzerland, Poland, Italy, Germany, United Kingdom, Belgium, Australia, New Zealand, Bermudas, South Korea, China and Japan.

With its unique expertise and know-how, Station bleue has, over the years, become a model of commitment to the artists' management and promotion of performing arts in Canada.

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For the past 25+ years, Eric Alper has been at the forefront of the Canadian entertainment industry – making the ‘Public’ in Public Relations his business. His enthusiasm, encyclopedic knowledge of the past and present have made him the go-to music in Canada. He is also host of one of the top-rated SiriusXM shows “ThatEricAlper”. With over one million followers, friends and connections across his social media platforms, it’s clear to understand why he has been named a “must follow” by Billboard, Paste and National Post among others. He has been a six-time nominee for Publicist of the Year during Canadian Music Week, and a 19-time JUNO Award winner overseeing PR campaigns.

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The International Resource Centre for Performing Artists (IRCPA) is a service organization for musicians providing resources needed to bridge the gap between training and employment by encounters with nationally and internationally experienced artists keeping skills sharpened while providing savvy information about the industry, how it currently functions. and who's who in the business. Resources are also offered for mid-career artists who may need to change direction. Membership is without cost. Sign-up forms are on our website. Paid public performances are live-streamed and can be used as auditions.

The IRCPA continues to advocate for a new Centre for Musicians with practice/rehearsal studios, meeting rooms, recording studio, performance venues, office space for arts organizations such as the IRCPA. Affordable residential building for the music community is also needed in perpetuity. A community centre, for all genres of musical artists with shops, cafe/restaurant. We welcome volunteers to help with this initiative for a new centre for musicians to meet, exchange ideas, create and collaborate. A great opportunity for artists to live, work, create and perform together.

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Having begun her career as a summer reporter on the Winnipeg Tribune, arts publicist Linda Litwack is a long-practised matchmaker between artists and the media. Her services include various forms of writing and editing - from media releases and bios to radio spots, online postings and CD booklets - working with designers, photographers and other professionals, and, of course, liaising with the media.

In addition to media, music and other contact lists, she maintains a list of friends, usually offering discounts for special events. Since leaving CBC publicity (20 years in radio and three in TV), she has collaborated with numerous creative people on intriguing projects, mostly in classical music but also in theatre, TV documentaries, books and the visual arts. Longtime clients have included Show One Productions, pianist Christina Petrowska Quilico, and the Upper Canada Choristers. Linda chaired the Program Committee of the historic Toronto Jewish Folk Choir for a number of years and ran the choir in its final seasons. She is also a board member of the International Resource Centre for Performing Artists.

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Luisa Trisi’s lifelong love of arts and culture led her to launch Big Picture Communications in 2000. Passionate about community and creativity, she thrives on connecting people and ideas. Luisa provides an array of strategic communications services including writing, content creation, editorial planning, and media relations for a broad range of individual clients and cultural organizations.

Throughout her 20-plus years of experience, Luisa has established an extensive network of industry contacts. She has worked with many of North America’s leading figures in classical music, dance, and theatre to curate panel discussions, develop content, and produce publicity campaigns related to major arts hubs, cultural initiatives, national festivals, and conferences.

Prior to launching Big Picture Communications, Luisa held positions with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Dance Umbrella of Ontario, and Theatre Columbus. As director of communications and instructor at Ryerson Theatre School for almost a decade, Luisa designed and taught entrepreneurship courses to students pursuing Bachelor of Fine Arts degrees.

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Opened in 2014 in Toronto, the Aga Khan Museum is home to over 1,000 masterpieces showcasing the arts of Muslim civilisations, from the Iberian Peninsula to China. Its dynamic collection of manuscripts, scientific instruments, paintings, ceramics, and metalwork continues to evolve through new acquisitions.

Now spanning the 8th to the 21st centuries, this collection shows the enduring power of tradition in contemporary art. Its mission is to foster a greater understanding and appreciation of the contribution that Muslim civilisations have made to world heritage.

Through education, research, and collaboration, the Museum fosters dialogue and mutual understanding. As a vibrant educational institution, the Museum encourages the full spectrum of public engagement with its diverse permanent collection of more than 1,000 objects and its ever-changing roster of exhibitions and innovative programmes - including music and dance performances, theatre, lectures, workshops, and film screenings.

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Alliance Française Toronto provides a culturally immersive experience through over 100 events every year, including concerts (classical, jazz, world music, pop, folk), theatre plays, art exhibitions, lectures, book launches, kids events, movie screenings, French classes for all ages and many other social events. Events take place in our 150-seat theatre and our art galleries.

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The Amadeus Choir is a semi-professional choir with 90 members from the GTA and surrounding communities. Each season, the choir presents a four-concert subscription series, in addition to performing with other choral and instrumental ensembles at concerts, public events, and benefits. Founded in 1974, the Amadeus Choir, now under the direction of Artistic Director and conductor Kathleen Allan, has become known for its professionalism, exceptional musicality, and diverse, high-quality programming.

For 2022/23, the choir will present a full season of live choral performances at a special subscription rate.

• October 29, 2022: ‘Carmina Burana/Tubular Bells’ - Amadeus joins TorQ Percussion Quartet, the Bergmann Piano Duo, and the Toronto Children's Chorus for a choral experience like no other.
• December 17, 2022: ‘Let Us All Be Merry!’ - Enjoy holiday favourites by Canadian composers with opportunities for the audience to sing!
• April 2, 2023: ‘Vespers’ - Amadeus collaborates with the Guelph Chamber Choir to premiere new Canadian works and Rachmaninov's transcendent All-Night Vigil.
• May 27, 2023: ‘Nîpîy's Songwalks’ - This finale includes the premiere of a new major work about Indigenous water sovereignty by Cris Derksen, with an immersive outdoor performance.

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Amici Chamber Ensemble celebrates 33 years as one of Canada’s finest and most distinguished chamber music ensembles. Artistic Directors, clarinettist Joaquin Valdepeñas, cellist David Hetherington, and pianist Serouj Kradjian, invite some of the finest musicians to join them in innovative and eclectic programming, celebrating friendship through music. Alongside numerous broadcasts of their concerts on national radio, Amici Chamber Ensemble’s recordings have placed them firmly among the world’s best chamber musicians and garnered the ensemble two JUNO awards.

Amici's 2022/23 concert season is at Trinity St. Paul's Centre:

• October 16 - “La Flute Enchantee”: The best music for flute and chamber ensemble! A French program featuring flute sensation Marina Piccinini.
• November 13 - “Brahms Trio”: Chamber music at its best, featuring Amici’s original trio: clarinet, cello and piano.
• March 5 - “Musica Da Camera”: Featuring Spanish and Latin music/composers and the added feature of celebrating a commission by renowned Mexican composer Arturo Márquez.
• April 16 - “From Strauss to the Orient”: A mesmerising musical journey from Strauss’ songs to Ravel’s Shéhérazade and Lebanese songs featuring soprano Joyce El-Khoury.

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The Annex Singers of Toronto, now in its 43rd season, is a spirited, auditioned choir with an eclectic repertoire spanning seven centuries. Under the dynamic and creative leadership of Artistic Director Maria Case, the choir performs three concerts annually, collaborating with an array of professional soloists and ensembles. Recent large-scale works include Poulenc’s Gloria, Dobrogosz’s Jazz Mass, Mozart’s Great Mass in C Minor, and the acclaimed original choral drama December Diaries. The Annex Chamber Choir, an ensemble drawn from the main choir, is dedicated to presenting gems from the chamber repertoire. We provide ongoing professional development to choir members, engage in community outreach, and encourage young singers with a sponsorship program.

In our 2022/23 season, we are continuing our tradition of creative programming with three concerts featuring an exciting repertoire focused on contemporary choral music:

• “The Winter Garden”, December 3, 2022
• “Into Flight: Art Songs and Choral Works”, February 11, 2023
• “Voices of Earth”, May 13, 2023.

Rehearsals are on Monday evenings at St. Thomas’s Anglican Church on Huron Street. We welcome experienced singers - please visit our website to arrange an audition.

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Renowned concert pianist Andrew Burashko formed Art of Time Ensemble in 1998 by inviting a group of like-minded musicians and prominent figures in dance, theatre and other art forms to perform one-off concerts in Toronto. The company has gone on to become a leader in Toronto’s vibrant performing arts scene, through its subscription season at the Harbourfront Centre Theatre, regular appearances at Koerner Hall, album releases, performances with leading Canadian orchestras, and the tours of its unique offerings to dozens of cities throughout Canada and the United States.

Exploring the relationship between classical music in its many forms and other genres such as jazz, pop, electronica, rock, folk, electroacoustic, gospel and others, Art of Time seeks to reveal the qualities that lie at the heart of all great music.

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The biennial Azrieli Music Prizes (AMP) is Canada’s largest competition devoted to music composition.

AMP advances the Azrieli Foundation’s commitment to discovering, elevating and amplifying artistic voices that exhibit excellence and embodies its belief in music as a vital human endeavour that expresses our creativity, expands our worldview and fosters positive cultural exchange.

Open to the international music community, AMP accepts proposals for works from individuals and institutions of all ages, genders, nationalities, faiths and backgrounds, which are then submitted to its expert juries through an open call.

The three AMP prize packages – valued at $200,000 CAD per Laureate – currently makes it the top competition for music composition in Canada and one of the most substantial in the world.

On October 20, AMP will celebrate its 2022 Laureates with a Gala Concert in Montréal.

Past prize-winners include Canadian composers Keiko Devaux (2020), Kelly-Marie Murphy (2018) and Brian Current (2016), Dutch-born American composer Yotam Haber (2020), Israeli-born Australian composer Yitzhak Yedid (2020), Israeli-American composer Avner Dorman (2018), and US-based Polish composer Wlad Marhulets (2016).

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Barrie Concert Band has been an integral part of the amateur music scene in Barrie since 1869 and is considered the oldest music organization in the City of Barrie.

Over the years the band has fulfilled a year-round musical role in Barrie by participating in various city events, presenting regular summer and winter concerts and providing music at local senior’s homes and churches, averaging about eight concerts per year.

The longevity of the Barrie Concert Band is due to its faithful membership, the City of Barrie’s financial support, sponsors, honoraria from some of their concerts and the loyalty and support of its audiences. This money is used to purchase new music and cover ongoing operating costs.

The Barrie Concert Band’s mission is to uphold and maintain the true spirit of the concert band. The ensemble’s goal is to enrich the lives of local musicians in a positive manner and to strive to continually improve and achieve high musical standards as well as enhancing the lives of community members.

We look forward to seeing you at one of our free or ticketed concerts and sharing our passion for music!

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The Canadian Opera Company is Canada’s largest opera company, known for its artistic excellence and innovation, as well as attracting some of the world’s best opera performers. The company performs with its own acclaimed COC Orchestra and COC Chorus., and its spectacular home base at the Four Seasons Centre for Performing Arts in Toronto serves not only as a national stage but local hub for diverse musical artists and creators that reflect the city’s wide-ranging cultural influences. General director Perryn Leech joined the company in 2021, forming a leadership team with music director Johannes Debus and deputy general director Christie Darville.

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Founded in 1998, the Canadian Sinfonietta (CS) is a chamber orchestra led by conductor and founder, Tak-Ng Lai in partnership with concertmaster and artistic director Joyce Lai. The orchestra is composed of 14-25 professional musicians who perform as a large ensemble and as small chamber ensemble concerts throughout the concert season.

The mission of the Canadian Sinfonietta is to attract a new generation of concert goers by presenting concerts that have a balance of traditional and newly composed or culturally interesting programs. Our concerts are both accessible as well as new and fresh. Our programs often feature interdisciplinary artistic presentations, multicultural music, non-western instruments and highlight diverse Canadian artists.

In addition to a regular series of professional concerts, the CS is proud of our Youth Mentorship Program. We have two youth orchestras: a full senior orchestra and a junior string orchestra.

CS is a community conscious group and plays an active role through partnership with local community groups. We are a recipient of the New Horizons Grant from the government of Canada which enables us to play an active role in the lives of seniors.

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Cathedral Bluffs Symphony Orchestra brings to life some of the greatest musical masterpieces, presents internationally-acclaimed performers, and helps introduce some of Canada’s rising stars in their debut performances with a symphony orchestra. The Orchestra has been performing for Greater Toronto audiences since 1986.

The 2022/23 season promises six exciting evenings of new compositions and traditional favourites under the baton of Maestro Martin MacDonald. Highlights include Canadian composer Vivian Fung's Prayer, Beethoven's Violin Concerto in D Major, Neilsen's Clarinet Concerto, and Elgar's Cello Concerto in E Minor. Soloists include the young piano prodigy Ryan Huang, violinist Aaron Schwebel, cellist Rachel Mercer and Graham Lord on clarinet.

Looking for an orchestra to play in? Send your inquiries to us via email.

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The Gallery Choir at the Church of St. Mary Magdalene in Toronto has enjoyed a distinguished reputation since its founding by the world-renowned composer, organist and conductor Healey Willan in the 1920s. It sings at the 11am Solemn Mass every Sunday at SMM, and on feast days throughout the year. The repertoire, strongly rooted in the tradition established by Healey Willan, includes many mass settings and motets from the Renaissance to the modern works of contemporary composers. As in Willan’s day, the choristers are all volunteers. A prize-winner in the first CBC Radio Competition for Amateur Choirs in 1976 and again in 2008, the Gallery Choir has made over a dozen recordings, and continues to offer concerts at SMM and beyond. Membership is by audition.

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"An act or process of merging": Confluence produces joyous, daring and thought-provoking events within a warm atmosphere of intimacy and discovery. Artistic Associates Larry Beckwith, Marion Newman, Andrew Downing, Patricia O'Callaghan and Suba Sankaran curate a wide variety of stimulating programs. 2022/23 highlights include the world premiere of The Drawing Room by composer Ian Cusson and librettist Andre Alexis; Boccheriniana, featuring a guest ensemble led by cellist Elinor Frey; an 80th birthday celebration of master Indian drummer Trichy Sankaran, featuring Trichy, Autorickshaw and a number of his students; a weekend of events entitled “Tłabat'si: Copper Box Project”, initiating a network of Indigenous performing artists; a CD release event featuring Patricia O'Callaghan, the Gryphon Trio and Alice Ping Yee Ho; a concert entitled “Songs of Syria”, curated by Andrew Downing, featuring members of the Canadian Arab Orchestra; a season-ending variety show entitled “All the Diamonds”, words and music inspired by the night sky and many more events to be announced throughout the season. Most events take place at Heliconian Hall, 918 Bathurst or St. Thomas's Church Huron Street. Join us for pre- and post-show receptions.

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We perform the extraordinary! With tremendous talent and fascinating performances, COSA Canada: The Centre for Opera Studies & Appreciation welcomes you! We lift your spirits with the transforming experiences of Canada's young and emerging opera artists. We excite the music in everyone - the story-singers on stage, and the story-catchers in the audience! In house concerts, performance premieres, operas in concert, staged productions, artist profiles, and restaurant opera pops, COSA Canada celebrates and illuminates humanity indelibly, with authenticity and integrity.

COSA Canada is a registered Canadian charitable organisation.

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Counterpoint Community Orchestra was formed in 1984 by gay and lesbian musicians. Together we provide fine music and create a deeper sense of community and diversity in downtown Toronto. People from all walks of life play with us and we welcome any person with a positive outlook toward lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered and two-spirited people.

Our 39th season includes three concert dates:

• Saturday, Dec 10 2022
• Saturday, March 25th, 2023
• Saturday, June 10th, 2023

Details and tickets are available on our website.

Rehearsals are held Mondays at 8pm, currently at St. Barnabas Church on Danforth. Concert performances are currently at Rosedale United Church in Toronto. We welcome players, committee volunteers and volunteers for our board of directors. Player levels range from intermediate to professional. We will help you grow musically. Come and join a fun group of people and make great music!

Our programs for this year will feature works by Mozart, Schumann, Dvorak and premieres of three commissioned works. As a registered charity for tax purposes we welcome donations through Canada Helps.

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The DaCapo Chamber Choir was founded in 1998 in Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario under the direction of Leonard Enns. The mission of the choir is to promote the best of contemporary choral music through public performance and recordings, including the intentional championing of music of Canadian and local composers. The choir’s annual national NewWorks choral competition for Canadian composers aids in establishing a vibrant and vital presence for recent and emerging Canadian choral music.

Our performance season consists of three annual concerts in Kitchener-Waterloo: one in the fall around Remembrance Day, a mid-winter, and a spring concert. In addition, the choir performs on an ad hoc basis at other events.

The choir has released three CDs: NewWorks (2019); the award-winning ShadowLand (winner of the 2010 ACCC’s National Choral Recording of the Year award, including the Juno-nominated Nocturne by Leonard Enns); and Still (2004).

2022/23 concert season:

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Don Wright Faculty of Music at Western University in London, Ontario is situated in a research-intensive university on a campus that is inviting and striking. It is a supportive environment that enables students to grow artistically and academically, with a family-like atmosphere and strong focus on community. Our students are among 600 of the brightest and most talented young artist scholars, who come to study in one of our many undergraduate and graduate programs.

In our 2022/23 season, we are excited to welcome the public back into our venues in person to experience the incredible diversity of musical styles and genres our students, faculty and guest artists have to offer. From student ensemble performances (choirs and opera to orchestra, band, jazz, percussion, contemporary and early music), new pop and salsa bands, faculty concerts, and our signature 'Fridays@12:30' series, we are pleased to bring performances to you in person, and select options at home via livestream.

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Once more, from the top...

When The Edison Singers, a fully professional chamber choir, started in 2019, we were immediately challenged by all the starts-and-stops that every performing arts group faced during the COVID pandemic. So this upcoming season is literally our second new beginning.

Over the next performance year we will embark on two international recordings and present concerts we’ve been polishing and perfecting but unable to perform before a live audience. These include the Fauré and Duruflé Requiems, the Rachmaninoff Vespers (All Night Vigil), a delightful programme of Folksongs & Spirituals, and a luminous Messiah. We will also present our popular concert of Christmas music with many of the carols appearing in our new Christmas CD for Naxos entitled The First Nowell.

Most of these programs will be performed several times in different venues. Our home base is Guelph and Elora but we love to share our concerts with our many patrons in Toronto and Niagara.

“We have an outstanding ensemble of singers - t­­heir energy, spirit and commitment to The Edison Singers is remarkable. They truly inspire me. We can’t wait to see you at a performance this season.” - Dr. Noel Edison

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Elmer Iseler Singers (EIS) is 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, the Singers are known for tonal beauty and interpretive range, and valued for their contributions to masterclasses and workshops with schools and community choirs.

The Elmer Iseler Singers have 15 recorded CDs featuring Canadian music. EIS with Toronto Symphony Orchestra were 2019 Grammy-nominated and 2019 JUNO-awarded for the brilliant Ralph Vaughan Williams’ Chandos CD recording, with Peter Oundjian conducting. EIS are 2014 National Choral Award recipients and JUNO nominees for “Classical Album of the Year: Vocal or Choral Performance” for Dark Star Requiem with Tapestry Opera and Gryphon Trio in 2017, and for David Braid’s Corona Divinae Misericordiae with Patricia O’Callaghan in 2019.

We are pleased to announce that the Elmer Iseler Singers will present three in-person concerts as part of their Toronto season. October 22: “Walk and Touch Peace”, with a premiere by Timothy Corlis. December 9: Handel's Messiah with special guests the Viva Chamber Singers, orchestra and soloists. April 30: “Springtime Spirit in Song” with a premiere by Matthew Emery.

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Pioneering tour-de-force Ensemble Vivant’s innovative genre-diverse programming is rich with passionate, deeply communicative playing that touches the hearts and souls of listeners of all ages. EV are ODEG artists with 15 internationally acclaimed CDs. "EV’s latest CD - iFugue ~ A World of Fugues - is an imaginative exploration of fugues from around the world and across the centuries, this album is beaming with creative sonic adventures....each with a message and a beauty of its own." - The WholeNote, July 2021.

EV’s live/virtual programs for children/seniors (endorsed by the scientific community) are conducted through Euterpe (musicisthekey.org) and were awarded: Ontario Trillium Foundation Grant (2020); Canada Council Grant (2021); Levante Foundation Grant (2022).

“…the highest-level chamber music-making. 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

"This disc is not only a fine listen, but one to revisit again and again." - La Scena, July 2021.

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

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Esprit Orchestra is Canada's only full-sized, professional orchestra devoted to performing and presenting new music.

Founded in 1983 by Music Director and Conductor, Alex Pauk, Esprit’s commitment to commissioning and advancing contemporary music has set it apart as one of the few organizations of its kind on a global scale. Esprit consistently collaborates with outstanding composers, and performs with first-class soloists and ensembles from Canada and abroad.

With a dynamic annual subscription concert series, this skilled 65-member orchestra presents music that is otherwise unavailable in Canada, always performed to the highest standards in the acoustically acclaimed Koerner Hall at the TELUS Centre for Performance and Learning.

In the 2022/23 Subscription Season, Esprit Orchestra will celebrate their historic 40th anniversary with a vibrant and dynamic program featuring iconic composers from the past 40 years, including Unsuk Chin, Alexina Louie and John Rea, while continuing to bring new music to Canadian audiences from composers like Christopher Goddard, James O'Callaghan and Andrew Staniland.

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After a joyous return to live performance in May 2022, Etobicoke Centennial Choir looks forward with great anticipation and hope to a full season of live choral music.

Entering its 55th season, Etobicoke Centennial Choir is an auditioned SATB community choir that enriches its choristers and audiences through inspired performances of diverse choral repertoire, ranging from classical masterpieces to contemporary compositions and popular music.

ECC is an inclusive choir that welcomes new singers. We offer a challenging and supportive choral music experience, facilitated by our music director, collaborative accompanist and section leads. Rehearsals are Tuesday evenings from 7:30pm to 9:45pm at Humber Valley United Church in Etobicoke. Some prior choral experience and the ability to read music is recommended.

2022/23 Season Preview:

• On December 10, 2022: ‘Sing We Joyfully’ features J.S. Bach’s stunning Magnificat, with vocal soloists and baroque orchestra.
• On April 1, 2023: we welcome spring and have some fun on 'The Sunny Side of the Street', an eclectic concert of show tunes, folk songs, spirituals and popular music.
• On June 3, 2023: ‘Musica Borealis’ will showcase beautiful and diverse music from Canada and other northern climes.

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The Etobicoke Community Concert Band, which was founded in 1995, is back after a two-year layoff due to COVID. There are 40+ great musicians who provide an eclectic variety of music for all ages. We have four formal concerts scheduled at Etobicoke Collegiate. The first concert will welcome back the audience with "Great music...right in your own backyard!"

The band has received awards from the Governor-General of Canada, MPs, and the Mayor of Toronto for their musical excellence. We play formal concerts, as well as many concerts in the park, to long term care facilities for those who cannot attend in-person. The band rehearses every Wednesday night at Etobicoke Collegiate, 89 Montgomery Rd. from 7:30pm to 10pm. You can join us at join@eccb.ca. Our Conductor/Director of Music John Edward Liddle has led the band from its beginning and he brings out the best from the talented musicians who play with us.

Our first concert will be held on October 28, 2022 at 8pm to 10pm. Other concerts will be held on:

• Friday, December 16, 2022
• Friday, March 31, 2023
• Friday, May 26, 2023

Tickets are $15 and children under 12 are free. They can be purchased through our Box Office by calling: (416) 410-1570. Come out to hear one of the most exciting bands.

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The Etobicoke Philharmonic Orchestra (EPO) has been celebrating symphonic music in Etobicoke for over 60 years.

The EPO returns to a full season of live performances for its 2022/23 season. A season’s ticket is a gateway to some of Canada’s most acclaimed soloists and the greatest music ever written. Hear Kara Hubert performing Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2; flautist Lauren Yeomans and harpist Rosemary Soenen performing Mozart’s Flute and Harp Concerto; and soprano, Christina Haldane, performing a delightful collection of opera’s greatest hits.

With such majestic symphony performances as Mahler’s Symphony No. 1, Dvorak’s Symphony No. 9 “The New World”, and Louise Farrenc’s Symphony No. 2, you won’t want to miss a concert!

Priding itself on being an affordable, accessible and welcoming concert experience, the EPO supports youth with its bi-annual Canadian Young Composers Competition and scholarship program for young upcoming musicians.

Visit our website for all the exciting details and reserve your seat for the show! Want to play in the EPO? Get in touch through our email for audition information!

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Founded in 1981, Exultate Chamber Singers is an adult mixed-voice chamber choir located in the heart of downtown Toronto. The ensemble is enriched not only by the strong musicianship of its members but also by their varied ages, cultural backgrounds, and academic and professional credentials. Together they form a passionate, committed ensemble with a wide-ranging repertoire.

Exultate was founded and led for 30 years by conductor and organist John Tuttle, and has since been under the direction of Dr. Karen Grylls (2011 to 2012), Dr. Hilary Apfelstadt (2013 to 2018), and its newest artistic director, Dr. Mark Ramsay.

The choir is a three-time winner of the Healey Willan Grand Prize in the CBC National Radio Competition and was most recently awarded first place in the chamber choir category of Choral Canada’s 2019 National Competition for Canadian Amateur Choirs.

In addition to presenting its annual concert series, Exultate has made regular appearances around Ontario, toured in Canada, collaborated with dozens of artists, released five albums, and enjoyed airplay on CBC Radio. Exultate is currently producing its sixth album, showcasing new Canadian choral music commissioned by the choir in recent years.

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Flute Street, Toronto's Professional Flute Choir returns to the stage this season in October. The unique chamber ensemble is composed entirely of flutes from the tiny twelve inch piccolo through to the very rare twelve foot double contrabass flute. The group presents highly eclectic programs that include a mix of original works, settings of folk ballads, fascinating transcriptions of familiar classics, and a few ventures into the world of jazz and the popular. There are frequent guest artists. Versatility is Flute Street's watchword as members easily transfer from one size of flute to another. Occasionally, for variety from the full seven-octave range of the complete ensemble, Flute Street offers a selection using only the deeper-voiced altos, basses and contras. Or even present a piece exclusively for a dozen piccolos! Do join us this season as we welcome our new, talented composer/conductor, Isaac Page.