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Celebrating its 28th anniversary, KSMF is well-known for excellent programming and presentations. This year, August 12 to 17, the Evening Concert Series has a wonderfully eclectic, top-quality smorgasbord of music for you, from trail-blazing artists such as Ensemble Made In Canada – “Mosaïque” to relaxing entertainment with Dan Needles and Ian Bell in “True Confessions from the Ninth Concession,” to a classical extravaganza Saturday 17: Vivaldi’s Gloria and excerpts from Mendelssohn’s Elijah with full chorus and symphony orchestra. Don’t miss the free “4 O’Clock in the Park” concerts in downtown Victoria Park. Music classes run August 12 to 16 for everyone from beginners to experienced players. Guitar, strings, bands and vocals on Lake Huron - Music and the Beach!

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The Latvian Song Festival Association in Canada has presented a festival every five years since 1953. We present choral, instrumental and dance performances, featuring Latvian composers and choreographers from Canada and abroad. This summer, over 2000 Latvian singers and folk dancers from around the world will perform at venues in downtown Toronto. Guest artists include the State Choir LATVIJA (Maris Sirmais), folk-dance ensemble LIGO (Janis Purvins) and folk ensemble RAXTU RAXTI. We will celebrate Latvia’s centenary and the contributions of Latvian-Canadian artists to Canadian culture. Each of our concerts will include music by Imant Raminsh, Talivaldis Kenins and Janis Kalnins. In addition, we will launch a new Centrediscs recording of orchestral and chamber music by these composers.

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Leith Summer Festival presents five concerts in the Historic Leith Church during the summer. This acoustically wonderful venue offers an intimate encounter between musicians and audience. The season opens on June 29 with Krisztina Szabó, mezzo-soprano and Robert Kortgaard, piano. Next is Angela Park, piano; and Andrea Tyniec, violin with a captivating program on July 13. The Payadora Tango Ensemble performs on Sunday, July 28 in a matinee performance of tango, drawing from the traditional to the contemporary. On August 10, Peter Tiefenbach, piano; Mireille Asselin, soprano; Matthew Dalen, tenor; and Adam Harris, baritone, present “The Cannabis Cantata”. The season wraps up with the Rolston String Quartet performing Haydn, Ligeti and Schubert on August 24. Tickets at the Roxy Box Office at 519-371-2833 or www.roxytheatre.ca.

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Each June, Luminato, Toronto’s international festival of arts and ideas, takes over the city with a flurry of cultural activities and events designed to provoke, delight and inspire audiences of all ages. Over the festival’s 12-year history, more than 9.1 million people have experienced over 3,600 productions featuring 15,000+ artists from more than 40 countries around the world.
Luminato 2019 takes place June 7 to 23 at various venues across the city, jam-packed with the most exciting theatre, music, visual art, opera, dance, film and more from Canada and around the world. Spanning 17 days, the festival lineup features both paid and free indoor and outdoor events, including a larger-than-life mirrored maze and massive choral event.

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Markham Village Music Festival closes Markham Road from Hwy 7 to Bullock on Friday evening and Saturday. The festival features 4 stages of entertainment with a variety of music and dance. Special this year - a salsa stage on Friday and Saturday night, “Exodus: Bob Marley” tribute. Throughout the festival, there will be many performances from our diverse communities, lots of craft and food vendors (including food trucks) and a Farmers’ Market.
The Kids Zone will be in Morgan Park, one block from Main Street. There will be carnival rides, a youth entertainment stage, petting zoo, arts, crafts and much more. Fun for the whole family!

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This season marks the beginning of a three-year project by the Montreal Chamber Music Festival to celebrate the life of the great Ludwig van Beethoven, entitled “Beethoven Chez Nous!” In 2019, 2020 and 2021, the festival will feature cycles of complete works by Beethoven, some with a very special twist! Highlights this year are the Beethoven Violin Sonatas performed by 2019 Grammy winner James Ehnes and pianist Andrew Armstrong; and the Beethoven Symphonies as transcribed for piano by Franz Liszt, with six outstanding pianists from across the world. The festival opens with a new show by Quebec’s star entertainer Gregory Charles, an exuberant survey of the past 250 years in music. This year we also showcase star tenor Joseph Kaiser and the best young talent in “BMO Hottest Classical Artists Under 30!”

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Music and Beyond is a classical music and multidisciplinary arts festival that takes place July 4 to 18 in Ottawa. It presents classical music in all formations and pursues links between other art forms, cultural disciplines and music, including visual art, drama, poetry, dance, architecture, circus, magic, science, comedy, law, food and wine, and even yoga! Music and Beyond is virtually unique in the international field of music festivals by making this a core part of its mandate. By tying together a wide range of cultural disciplines, the festival creates a more “festive” atmosphere, helping to attract an even broader audience to music.

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A lunchtime concert series at the Church of the Holy Trinity - welcome to our 28th season! Music Mondays has served as a launching pad for emerging talent since its inception in 1992. Our concerts take place in the warm acoustics of Holy Trinity Church, just steps away from the Eaton Centre. We feature an eclectic mix of everything from classical solo and chamber music to jazz, fusion and world music. Our goal is to provide the highest possible musical experience to a pay-what-you-can downtown Toronto audience. Suggested donation $10. Please join us and bring your lunch - and a friend - every Monday at 12:15pm from May to Labour Day.

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Since 1985, Musique Royale presents a province-wide summer festival, touring incredible musicians to some of the provinces most far off and precious venues. In store for 2019, the summer festival includes emerging artists Aureas Voces with romantic Nova Scotian folk arrangements, Bach and Vivaldi Sonatas with violinist Mark Fewer and harpsichordist Hank Knox, The Best of Boxwood’s annual salute to the Canadian Maritimes dance music, heartfelt “And So It Goes” with baritone Brett Polegato and Robert Kortgaard, flashy artistry on the violin with “Two Davids,” and “Pres du Soleil” exploring Medieval and Oriental Music with Montreal’s Ensemble Caprice and Constantinople. Concerts are across Nova Scotia in over 25 beautiful and historic venues. Stay tuned at www.musiqueroyale.com!

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The National Youth Orchestra of Canada (NYO Canada) celebrates its 59th season with a 5-city Canadian tour, preceding the orchestra’s first trip to Spain. The country’s preeminent training orchestra, NYO Canada is comprised of 100 gifted musicians between the ages of 16 and 28, who come together each summer to attend an 8-week intensive training institute, followed by a national and international tour. This year’s orchestra includes musicians from nine provinces. British conductor Michael Francis leads the summer tour, which features Prokofiev’s Romeo & Juliet; Manuel de Falla’s The Three Cornered Hat; Mahler’s Symphony No. 5; Sinfonia Sacra by Andrzej Panufnik; and a new work by Canadian composer Jared Miller.

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The OperaMuskoka Festival celebrates its 10th Anniversary this year. We are pleased to welcome Toronto City Opera’s production of Verdi’s La Traviata to the Rene M. Caisse Memorial Theatre in Bracebridge on August 20, 2019. On August 21, we have scheduled our annual “Stars of Tomorrow” Concert which will feature very talented young performers from around Ontario. The third day, August 22, will be an instrumental masterclass and concert with the Mississauga Youth Orchestra. For our closing day, August 23, we have scheduled a piano and vocal masterclass, followed by an evening concert featuring the very talented Jennifer Tung.

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Laura Ingersoll Secord’s remarkable and significant contributions to our country’s history are recognized in this concert celebration highlighting her heroic acts and life’s journey, illustrated through music significant to her time and circumstance. All who have served humanity in times of war and peace, through acts of bravery and sacrifice, will be honoured. Featuring classical musicians, Indigenous artists, local historians, new works and Beethoven’s Eroica Symphony, conducted by Melanie Paul Tanovich.
May 25, 8pm: Assumption Hall, Windsor; May 26, 8pm: Paroisse Ste Anne Parish, Tecumseh; June 20, 8pm: Ingersoll Cheese Museum, Ingersoll; June 21, 8pm: Sanderson Centre, Brantford; June 23, 2pm: Queenston Heights, Niagara-on-the-Lake.

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This year presenting violinist James Ehnes, Canadian Brass, pianists Janina Fialkowska, Hinrich Alpers, and Angela Hewitt, a celebration of baroque composer Barbara Strozzi’s 400th birthday, Art of Time Ensemble performing the Beatles’ Abbey Road, the Netherlands’ Syrène Saxophone Quartet, Dover Quartet, and many more! Celebrating 25 years, Ottawa Chamberfest brings together the boldest names in ensemble and solo performance for musical celebration in the nation’s capital throughout the year with a Concert Series and Community Engagement and Education programming, culminating in the Chamberfest summer festival. The world’s largest festival of its kind, the Ottawa Chamberfest summer festival is a 2019 Festivals and Events (FEO) Ontario “Top 100” and winner of seven consecutive Lieutenant-Governor’s Awards for the Arts.

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The 16th annual PEC Chamber Music Festival will warm up with a free family-friendly outdoor concert on Saturday September 7 at 2pm, featuring The True North Brass at Macaulay Heritage Park. The Festival takes place over 2 weekends, September 13-22, and will celebrate the piano in Chamber Music. First weekend features the New Orford String Quartet with violist Alosysia Friedman, esteemed pianists Jon Kimura Parker and Jamie Parker (in a rare 2-piano concert) and the famed Gryphon Trio. Second weekend features soloists from the highly-regarded Quebec ensemble Les Violins du Roy, mezzo-soprano and CBC broadcaster Julie Nesrallah, and Charles Richard-Hamelin, silver medallist in the 2015 “Chopin Competition”. Tickets available at the door or online on our website.

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The Prince Edward County Jazz Festival is proud to present a fresh and wide-ranging mix of performances encompassing Newport and Cuba, big bands and small, new faces, recent Juno winners and nominees, and a pivotal year when transcendent albums shook jazz to its foundations. The all-star cast of performers are simply Canada’s best. Wednesday: “Jazz Overture” dinner with the John Sherwood Trio. Thursday matinee: Commodores Big Band featuring Hanna Barstow. Thursday: “1959 Jazz Transformed” - featuring Colleen Allen Quintet. Friday, Jane Bunnett and Maqueque. Saturday matinee: Robi Botos and Jodi Proznick. Saturday evening: Jodi Proznick’s Sun Songs and the Mike Murley Trio. Sunday: Brian Barlow Big Band spotlighting Oscar Peterson’s Canadiana Suite. Free performances throughout several venues in the county.

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SING! TORONTO is Canada’s premier a cappella festival. All the amazing sounds of the unaccompanied human voice come together for ten days of glorious singing featuring pop, jazz, folk, gospel, choral, world, barbershop and live looping music. Featured groups this year include international superstars The Swingles (UK), Mzansi A Cappella Ensemble from South Africa, Cuba’s Vocal Sampling; some of Canada’s leading a cappella groups including Countermeasure, Freeplay, Retrocity, Hampton Avenue, The Watch, and Pressgang Mutiny, a SING! Mass Choir conducted by Kurt Sampson with Toronto’s Juno Award-winning Cadence; celebrated Canadian singers Heather Bambrick, David Sereda, Patricia O'Callaghan; up and coming groups The Ault Sisters, WIBI, Yonge Guns and Turkwaz. Choose from 10 concerts, 4 free outdoor stage events and 7 workshops.

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Zula Presents: Something Else! Tickets: ($20-25 adv.) Passes: ($100/125).
Info: www.zulapresents.org

Something Else! has established itself as one of North America’s most vital exploratory music festivals. Each day offers an adventure in sound, embracing beloved visionaries alongside emerging voices; longtime partnerships alongside spontaneous collaboration. Its sixth year is headlined by virtuoso vocalist/violinist Iva Bittová, clarinet innovator Don Byron, and percussionist Hamid Drake (alongside his trio Indigenous Mind featuring Joshua Abrams & Jason Adasiewicz). The festival’s international cast also includes William Hooker, Sara Schoenbeck, Harris Eisenstadt, Sam Newsome, Joanna Duda, Eucalyptus, Yves Charuest, EAR-CAM (Glen Hall, Tomasz Krakowiak, Christine Duncan, John Oswald), Géraldine Eguiluz Trio & more.

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6th annual South Coast Jazz & Blues – Norfolk County. Beachside Port Dover, rural Lake Erie. Tickets and information at www.southcoastjazz.com. Live music, catered farm fresh food and fun! Saturday August 17 – Main Stage: Port Dover Community Centre, 801 St George Street, 5-11pm – Powder Blues Band, Dave Restivo, Alison Young, Eric St. Laurent, Juliann Kuchocki & more! Sunday August 18 – Brant Hill Inn, 30 John Street, Port Dover, dinner show and river cruise, 5:30-8pm. Email info@southcoastjazz.com or call 519-774-2787 (ARTS). Indoor and outdoor venues. Norfolk County’s official premier event. Past headliners include Holly Cole, David Sanborn, Jane Bunnett, Gene DiNovi and hundreds more! Come stay and play, and make a memory that will last a lifetime!

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Since the first wave of legendary Blues performers crashed ashore in Wasaga Beach in 2010, Stonebridge Wasaga Beach Blues has exploded to become a world class destination embraced by both new and die-hard blues fans. Keep an eye on the Wasaga Beach Blues website for the updated schedule as performers are confirmed. Until then, expect nothing less than an insanely talented lineup of musicians to be burning up the two main stages. Stonebridge Wasaga Beach Blues 2019 is undoubtedly gearing up to outdo itself - once again. For the time being, perhaps it can be best described as a “hidden gem that features world class Blues, with an intimate venue with a casual and relaxed atmosphere.” It does not get better than that.

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A world of music for everyone. Canadian and international musicians of excellence return to Stratford Summer Music for our 19th season of concerts and events with new artistic director, Mark Fewer. Featured artists include Amir Amiri, Tom Allen, Laila Biali, Isabel Bayrakdarian, Rémi Bolduc, James Campbell, Steven Dann, Simone Dinnerstein, Janina Fialkowska, Ben Heppner, Jodi Proznick, Stéphane Tétreault and Dave Young. Returning this year will be the newly branded “Friday Night Live at Revival” (formally the “Cabaret Series”), “Illustrated Musical Lectures” by Robert Harris, “Music for an Avon Morning”, “BargeMusic” and “Musical Brunches” at The Prune. Also, new series added this year include “Music and Health”, “Stratford Originals” and “Musical Families.” Visit our website or call our box-office for more information.

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The popular “Summer Music in the Garden” concert series returns for its 20th season by the shores of Lake Ontario. Treat yourself to 18 free concerts this summer, featuring outstanding artists and a wide range of musical styles. Concerts take place in the Toronto Music Garden on most Thursdays at 7pm and Sundays at 4pm, and are approximately one hour in length. Bench seating is limited, so feel free to bring a blanket or lawn chair - and don’t forget your hat or umbrella and sunscreen as shade is also limited. Concerts proceed weather permitting. Please call our info desk for up-to-the-minute rain call.

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Summer Opera Lyric Theatre (SOLT) continues its tradition of bringing the summer opera mini-festival to the city. This summer, SOLT concentrates on diversity and inclusion, comedy and tragedy, found in the great works for the lyric stage and the lessons we can learn about ourselves and those who we love.
The festival includes 3 operas: Verdi’s La Traviata, Canadian Team Davies and Benson’s Earnest, the Importance of Being, and the double bill of Puccini’s Gianni Schicchi and Vaughn Williams’ Riders to the Sea, performed by aspiring young artists. Music directors: Michael Rose, Suzy Smith and Jo Greenaway.
Tickets are available through the box office of St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts; single tickets are $28.

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This annual music Festival in downtown Waterloo is free and features world class international, national and local jazz performers. Over the 3 days, we will feature a wide variety of music that will appeal to music lovers of all ages and tastes – from intimate solo performers to the high energy of rock/fusion; from traditional small ensembles to dynamic big bands and even electro-funk-rap. There will be something for everyone. After the performance, you can meet the artist and purchase their latest CD. Between sets, there are many interesting food and beverage options available onsite – enjoy a craft beer or your favourite wine with a variety of food from different vendors. Since we are downtown, you can also head to a local restaurant. Come and join us – it promises to be our best Festival yet!

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SweetWater is all about ‘evolution’ for its 16th festival of world-class music. The 2019 festival will be artistic director Mark Fewer’s final one at the helm. He’s got a few musical treats left on his bucket list. The stellar line-up includes the SweetWater debut of world-famous countertenor Daniel Taylor, Adrian Butterfield, David Braid, Kenneth Slowik, and Rachel Brown. SweetWater’s next artistic director, violinist Edwin Huizinga, will also be a featured performer. Free, interactive activities include the family fav “Mozart for Munchkins”, community play-along “Classical Jam”, and string instrument showcase “Luthier Exhibit”, and “Luthier Performance” - moderated by Robert Harris. Friday night opening gala ($55) Saturday early evening concert and Sunday matinee ($40), late night jazz ($30). Festival pass (4 Concerts) $150.

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Musicians from around the world gather in Toronto for the annual Tafelmusik Baroque Summer Festival, featuring the Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra and Chamber Choir, and presented in conjunction with the Tafelmusik Baroque Summer Institute. Join us for a series of five free concerts in Jeanne Lamon Hall, Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre; Walter Hall, University of Toronto; and Grace Church on-the-Hill. All concerts are open to the public. Tickets required for “Opening Night” on June 3 and “The Grand Finale” on June 15. For tickets and more information, visit our website.

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The TD Markham Jazz Festival is an exciting and vibrant 3 1/2 day musical delight featuring well known professional jazz, blues and crossover musicians performing on three stages on beautiful Main Street Unionville, in Markham. The festival starts on Wednesday, August 14 with a ticketed opening night kick-off party at the Markham Museum! From August 16-18, Main Street comes alive with 30+ free performances all day and evening on outdoor stages, on the street, and in bars and restaurants. Come and enjoy over 150 acclaimed professional jazz musicians performing all styles of jazz and blues. While here, visit art galleries, socialize in pubs and restaurants, dance up a storm at our beer and wine garden stage, and enjoy one-of-a-kind shopping - all in a magical environment that will create memories to last!

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Recently voted “Best New Festival in Ontario,” the 6th annual TD Niagara Jazz Festival is an exciting not-for-profit jazz festival dedicated to celebrating the art form of jazz in the Niagara Region. The festival inspires, educates and develops future jazz audiences while combining live jazz with a Niagara experience – food, wine, culture and natural wonders. The summer festival (July 19 to 21 and July 26 to 28) includes free family events: World Music on the Beach and Jazz in the Park, as well as the all-new Niagara’s Summer Mardi Gras and Soul Jazz in the Vineyard, a Dixieland Jazz Lunch, a Nat King Cole tribute and more…

Featuring: Shuffle Demons, Allison Young, Heavyweights Brass Band, Kellylee Evans, Ori Dagan and more…. Info, tickets, & passes: www.niagarajazzfestival.com; 1-844-LIV-JAZZ (548-5299); TW/INST/FB: @jazzniagara; #LiveLoveJazz

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Find your summer vibe - hot dancing shoes and cool Sunfest cerveza beer are a must during the special 25th edition of “Canada’s Premier Celebration of World Cultures”! Voted one of the best overseas music festivals by the UK’s prestigious Songlines Magazine, TD Sunfest transfigures London’s Victoria Park into a culturally diverse jewel, where 40 top world music and jazz groups from all corners of the planet entertain on five stages. Our 2019 international headliners range from Middle Eastern sensation 47Soul to Spain’s Grammy-winning Marinah and Chile’s 12-piece Newen Afrobeat orchestra. Canadian acts include Quebec’s AfrotroniX and Le Vent du Nord, and with more than 225 exhibitors, this beloved free-admission event will whet festival goers’ appetites for scrumptious global cuisine and unique crafts and visual arts.

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TSM’s 2019 festival, “Beyond Borders”, explores and celebrates the cross-cultural influences that have pervaded classical music from the times of Mozart and Mahler, right up to the composers of today. We attract music lovers of all ages, and families across the GTA, to enjoy classical music in a relaxed, engaging, and fun environment. Don’t miss performances by Adrianne Pieczonka, Jon Kimura Parker, Daniel Taylor, Angela Hewitt performing Bach’s beloved Goldberg Variations, the Dover Quartet, The Art of Time Ensemble with Canadian singer-songwriter Sarah Slean, the Rolston String Quartet, conductor Gemma New, and world premieres by celebrated Canadian composers Alexina Louie and Christos Hatzis. In addition, we have a variety of free events and family events, chats, educational activities and much more!

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Welcome to Westben’s 20th anniversary season with 25 performances and events of classical, broadway, jazz, folk, comedy, fiddle and Indigenous music. See James Ehnes, Manitoba Chamber Orchestra, Jeremy Dutcher, Basia Bulat, Brent Butt, Joyce El Koury, Jason Howard, Rose Cousins, Kuné, André Laplante, Mayumi Seiler, The Fitzgerald Family, Matt Dusk and more. Ask about our “Dare to Pair” series of wine tasting, local foods and storytelling, as well as the new “Secret Concert” and “VIP Chocolate Voices Experience”. Nestled amongst the peaceful hills of Northumberland County two hours east of Toronto, near Campbellford, Westben’s primary performance venue is a custom-built, timber-frame barn located on a 50-acre farm. Enjoy a glass of wine on the meadow or take a stroll by the pond. Westben - always a new experience!

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Newsflash! Our artistic director, Daniel Vnukowski, is running a series of free virtual concerts throughout the summer months. Visit www.ePianist.com for details. 

The Collingwood Summer Music Festival showcases music performances of the highest calibre catering to a wide variety of audiences, presenting internationally renowned artists of classical and world music genres each summer. Our July 2020 events, featuring free noon performances for youth and three Ontario premieres, have been postponed to the summer of 2021. Please subscribe to our newsletter for the latest updates regarding dates, artist lineup, super-special promotions and much more.

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After celebrating its 40th anniversary season in 2019, Festival of the Sound will be taking a sabbatical for the 2020 season due to the current COVID-19 pandemic. Canada’s finest jazz and classical summer music festival will return in 2021 for its 41st season! In its illustrious history, the Festival of the Sound has become a go-to destination for musicians and music lovers alike. The festival is recognized as a top summer offering by organizations such as the CBC and Festivals and Events Ontario and consistently attracts musicians of international acclaim. Experience world-class chamber, jazz, and folk music combined with the beautiful landscape of Georgian Bay! With a programme curated by artistic director and clarinetist James Campbell featuring concerts, cruises, and masterclasses, our return will be one to remember!

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It is with great disappointment that the Rotary Club of Shelburne must inform our loyal supporters that we have made the decision to postpone the Heritage Music Festival and 70th Canadian Open Old Time Fiddle Championship. To this end, the Heritage Music Festival and 70th Canadian Open Old Time Fiddle Championship will take place August 5 to 8, 2021. We are excited to bring you an amazing line up of talent and special added features for our 70th celebration. We thank you for your continued support and we wish you all the best of health and happiness until we see you at the HMF and 70th Fiddle Championship in 2021.

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Music and Beyond is a classical music and multi-disciplinary festival that takes place in Ottawa each July. Our mandate is to link music with a wide range of art forms and cultural disciplines. Music and Beyond also places a strong importance on developing new audiences for classical music, particularly young people. Music and Beyond was named “Event of the Year” at the 2018 Ottawa Tourism Awards. In its first ten seasons, Music and Beyond has presented a total of over 900 concerts and events, as well as over 3,800 “mini-concerts”. The festival has presented some of Ottawa, Canada and the world’s greatest musicians, artists, performers and writers. Music and Beyond will release a very exciting series of videos from July 4 to July 17, 2020. Please visit www.musicandbeyond.ca

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A lunchtime concert series at the Church of the Holy Trinity - welcome to our 29th season! Our concerts take place in the warm acoustics of Holy Trinity Church, just steps away from the Eaton Centre. We feature an eclectic mix of everything from classical solo and chamber music to jazz, fusion and world music. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 Music Mondays has been postponed to August. We hope to offer a shortened series of live-streamed concerts beginning on Monday, August 3, running until November 2. Please check our website for the most up-to-date information as program changes may occur.  Please plan to join us online every Monday at 12:15pm from August to November.

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Ottawa Chamberfest offers Chamber Chats: At Home, Chez vous, hosted by celebrated broadcaster/writer Eric Friesen. Taking place on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 2pm EDT, these 45-minute interactive episodes combine chat with pre-recorded and live performances and feature guest artists and lecturers from all over the world.

Chamberfest brings together the boldest names in ensemble and solo performance for musical celebration in the nation's capital, through its concert series, community engagement and education (CEE), and its summer festival.

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Welcome to the 7th annual South Coast Jazz festival on Lake Erie, Port Dover, September 18 to 20. Join our social media @southcoastjazz1 for free concerts and up-to-date information.

2020 features Jackie Richardson and Micah Barnes, Jazz West, Queen Pepper, Ian Bell Aaron Bell Aleef Mehdi, Ben Duff and more. Free Online concerts and prizes, too!

Visit our website for all bios, videos, event schedules, tickets and information and email us at info@southcoastjazz.com.

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Just as our gardens come to life again, so too does the music of Toronto. Harbourfront Centre’s Summer Music in the Garden series is virtual this year, bringing the sounds of the Toronto Music Garden right to your home. Concerts start July 5, every Sunday at 4 and Thursday at 7, online at harbourfront.live and features artists from Ontario, Quebec and around the world. Music by Bach, Ravel, Borodin and Telemann are accompanied by meditative raags and ancient lute techniques. Sign up for reminders at harbourfront.live to remain up to date on concerts and even a few surprises. With Summer Music in the Garden at home, the garden’s never been closer!

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Founded in 1986, Summer Opera Lyric Theatre has been bringing together young vocalists, professional singers and teachers of great stature. SOLT features the stars of tomorrow, as our young artists advance towards careers at the national and international level. Sadly, SOLT 2020 Opera Mini-Festival is cancelled due to the COVID-19 and concerns for the safety of our audience and artists. We are looking forward to the next summer with our singers, creative teams and Masters presenting Mozart’s La Clemenza Di Tito, Menotti’s The Medium and Puccini’s La Rondine at the Robert Gill Theatre. Please support Summer Opera Lyric Theatre and many emerging artists.

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We are disappointed that this year's Festival was cancelled due to the pandemic. We will miss the live music and the feeling of community it brings. Work has already begun on the 2021 Festival which we hope will be our best yet! Stay safe everyone and see you next year.

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SweetWater is changing with the times. Its 17th festival is postponed until 2021. But the music continues with SweetWater: Surreal. The multifaceted, music experience will include live and virtual music performances, special events, music education and more from late Summer 2020 until late Fall 2020 in Owen Sound and Meaford, Ontario. Surreal will include three featured concerts (most will be livestreamed to a wider audience) as well as community-based, small scale concerts on September 19 and 20 featuring a talented string quartet performing classical works led by artistic director Edwin Huizinga. Watch for more details throughout this summer and regularly check for updates at sweetwatermusicfestival.ca

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The TD Markham Jazz Festival regrets that in keeping with COVID-19 guidelines, and to be careful that our audiences and artists stay safe, we have had to cancel this year’s festival, which was to take place August 14 to 16, 2020. However, we recognize that jazz in all its genres brings joy to listeners – and never was this more important than now, during this pandemic environment, where we cannot gather in mass to celebrate all that music has to offer. And so, TDMJF is pleased to announce that we will be bringing jazz to all of our patrons in the form of a combined live (ticketed) and virtual (live-streamed) concert series that will take place from the end of September 2020 to the end of March 2021. Schedule, locations and dates to be announced by the end of July.

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The TD Niagara Jazz Festival is a cutting edge celebration of all types of jazz, performed in intimate indoor and outdoor venues in the heart of Niagara’s stunning wine country. The TD Niagara Jazz Festival presents the finest Canadian and internationally-acclaimed jazz musicians by way of spectacular concerts, wine, craft beer, and culinary packages, and free performances throughout Niagara-on-the-Lake and selected locations throughout Niagara.

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Toronto Summer Music is delighted to announce its first-ever online festival! Save the dates: July 16 to August 1, 2020. Since the announcement that we had to cancel our in-person Beethoven Unleashed Festival, we have been working diligently to create a new digital Festival during this unique summer. Thanks to our generous supporters, we have a fabulous lineup of artists and concerts to present, all in high-quality audio and video – from emerging artists to international stars, kids concerts to multidisciplinary productions – there will be something for everyone! We will be announcing full details in early July. Stay tuned!

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Sunshine Ahead! Bringing people together through music – reimagined Westben is genuinely sorry that Concerts at The Barn 2020 will not take place as originally planned. We do remain however fully committed to “bringing people together through music”. To reimagine this mandate, we have launched the new digital “Sunshine Ahead!” program including Musical Moments to soothe, Music for a While podcasts to inspire, interactive activities for kids and the new “Digital Concerts at The Barn” series. In keeping with improvisation and innovation, Westben’s Performer-Composer Residency has shifted online where all 80 applicants from around the world have the opportunity to participate, create and share new works. Westben is focusing on sunshine now and ahead and hoping to stay connected with you.

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Brott Music Festival, Canada’s largest orchestral festival, has been enthralling audiences for 34 years - the majority of performances are focused on greater Hamilton, Halton and Niagara regions. This summer, COVID-friendly concerts will take place at the Ancaster Fairgrounds welcoming audience “bubbles” in their cars. Orchestra, soloists and singers perform on stage under a tent. Large video screens either side of the stage illuminate performers. Sound will be projected both live and via FM channel. Additional performances at Sue Anne Staff Winery in Jordan, the Collingwood Music Festival and Toronto Summer Music Festival, Koerner Hall. Visit our website or call us!

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The Collingwood Summer Music Festival is back this summer with a power-packed week of exciting DRIVE-IN concerts between July 10 to 16, presenting a diverse array of internationally-renowned, award-winning artists. Join the grand, inaugural night with six brilliant operatic soloists led by Maestro Boris Brott and the National Academy Orchestra of Canada, followed by a series of engaging classical and world music performances that feature poetry readings, storytelling, dancing, live painting, youth activities and amazing cinematic visuals - all projected onto a massive, 900 sq. ft. screen and transmitted over your FM radio. Early-bird promotional rates are in effect until June 14 with $10 from every drive-in ticket going toward the Unison Benevolent Fund.

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Free Humbercrest "Virtual Summer Concert" series. Please join us every Wednesday evening at 7pm for a free 30-minute concert. Use our website to connect. 

Concerts include solo voice, trumpet, piano, cello, organ, brass ensemble, choral, featuring both professional and emerging artists. There should be something for everyone! However, if you want “blue-grass” that ain’t us! The repertoire is within a classical frame, still with some “easy-listening” selections!

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This summer, Domaine Forget de Charlevoix is more alive than ever!

From indoor concerts in social distancing mode to webcasts from the comfort of your own home, relive the experience of live performing arts. More than 125 exceptional artists will amaze you with their music and dance!

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No Strings Theatre aims to provide opportunities for pre-college youth and emerging artists to develop their skills in all aspects of the music theatre arts under the guidance of professional artists. Our “Many Voices, Many Stories” initiative tells the untold stories of Canadian history through artistic expressions of workshops and productions and supports the development of new works by new generation artists. This season will be the development of Dario et la Diablesse: A Caribbean Musical by Sasky Louison and Darryl Joseph-Dennie. It will be overseen by dramaturgs Richardo Keens-Douglas (script) and Mark Cassius (music), and choreographer Shakeil Rollock. The product will include a table read, interviews, and a behind-the-scenes look at the developmental process.