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Jul 09 7:00: Bravo Niagara! Concert & Wine Tasting: Stéphane Tétreault. Stéphane Tétreault, cello. Visit www.bravoniagara.org. On demand until Jul 16. ONLINE
Jul 10 3:00: Tapestry Opera. Box Concerts in Dreams in High Park. Benj Pasek and Steven Levenson: Waving Through a Window from Dear Evan Hanson; George Furth and Stephen Sondheim: Being Alive from Company; Jason Robert Brown: King of the World from Songs for a New World; Massenet: Pourquoi me réveiller from Werther; and other works. Asitha Tennekoon, tenor. High Park Amphitheatre, 1873 Bloor St. W. Call 416-537-6066. Pay what you can. Repeats at 5pm. Also July 10-11 & 17-18. LIVE!!
Jul 10 7:00: The Joy of Music. Midsummer Night's Concert. Masterworks and art song from the Baroque to the contemporary. Sinéad White, soprano; Tessa Facklemann; mezzo; Daniel Taylor, countertenor; Owen McCausland, tenor; Jonathan Adams, baritone; String Quartet; Rachael Kerr, piano. Whistling Gardens Amphitheatre, 698 Concession 3, Wilsonville. 519-443-5773. $100. Limited to only 100 tickets due to COVID-19 protocols. LIVE!!
Jul 10 8:00: Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra. Baroque and Beyond. Part of Canadian Stage's Dream in High Park. Boccherini: Trio in D Op.14 No.4; Beethoven: Trio in E-flat Op.3. Christopher Verrette, violin; Brandon Chui, viola; Felix Deak, cello. High Park Amphitheatre, 1873 Bloor St. W. For tickets visit www.canadianstage.com. Pay-What-You-Wish. LIVE!!
Jul 10 8:30: Collingwood Summer Music Festival. Popera: Inaugural Concert. Verdi: Va, pensiero from Nabucco; Brindisi from La traviata; and works by Mozart, Bizet, Leoncavallo, Puccini, Verdi, Gounod, Délibes, and Bernstein. BrottOpera singers; National Academy Orchestra of Canada; Boris Brott, conductor. New Life Church, 28 Tracey Ln., Collingwood. Call 705-300-2405 or visit www.collingwoodfestival.com. Drive-in Ticket: $150; Digital Ticket: $20. Live and projected on a screen in the parking lot. Festival runs Jul 10-16. LIVE AND ONLINE!!
Jul 11 10:00am: Collingwood Summer Music Festival. Just for Youth. Musical activities for preschoolers taking place outdoors on the lawn. Ages 2-6. New Life Church, 28 Tracey Ln., Collingwood. Call 705-300-2405 or visit www.collingwoodfestival.com. Free. RSVP required per family. 2 Group Sessions Available (30 min. each). Festival runs Jul 10-16.
Jul 11 2:00: Collingwood Summer Music Festival. This Land Is Your Land. This Land Is Your Land and other works. Jerry Gray & Shipyard Kitchen Party (Jerry Gray, vocalist; Derek Downham, guitar); Craig Ashton, Julie LeBlanc & Dean Hollin. New Life Church, 28 Tracey Ln., Collingwood. Call 705-300-2405 or visit www.collingwoodfestival.com. Early-Bird: $40 per car; Regular: $50 per car; Free for STAR Pass Holders. Gates open at 1pm. Ages 6 and up. Festival runs from Jul 10-16.
Jul 11 8:30: Collingwood Summer Music Festival. Movie Night!: Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World. Drive-in Cinema. Screening of the award-winning film Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World outdoors, preceded by a live discussion with the movie’s producer, Stevie Salas. Ages 12 and up. Jerry Gray & Shipyard Kitchen Party (Jerry Gray, vocalist; Derek Downham, guitar); Craig Ashton, Julie LeBlanc & Dean Hollin. New Life Church, 28 Tracey Ln., Collingwood. Call 705-300-2405 or visit www.collingwoodfestival.com. Early-Bird: $40 per car; Regular: $50 per car; Free for STAR Pass Holders. Gates open at 7:30pm. Festival runs Jul 10-16.
Jul 12 12:15: Music Mondays. A Wild Innocence. Prokofiev: Piano Sonata in d Op.14; Schumann: Symphonic Etudes Op.13; David L. McIntyre: A Wild Innocence. Jean-Luc Therrien, piano. Visit www.a440.live. PWYC. Suggested donation $10. ONLINE
Jul 12 8:30: Collingwood Summer Music Festival. A Woman’s Love. Verses from Vera Pavlova’s poetry book The Children’s Album accompanied by Tchaikovsky’s Album for the Young; Schumann: Frauen-Liebe und Leben” (A Woman’s Love); I. Yusupova: Andante cantabile. Vera Pavlova, reciter; Natalia Pavlova, soprano; Peter Aidu, piano; Sebastian Handley, electric guitar; Lauren Kohut, Kari Zhang, Sunny Valdez, Jaden Benabdeslam, pianos. New Life Church, 28 Tracey Ln., Collingwood. Call 705-300-2405 or visit www.collingwoodfestival.com. Drive-in Ticket: $80; Digital Ticket: $20. Livestreamed online AND projected outdoors at the church's spacious parking lot (drive-in). ONLINE AND DRIVE-IN. Festival runs Jul 10-16.
Jul 13 7:30: Toronto Consort. Explorer: Discovering the World of Early Music. Off the Endangered List: The Return of the Nyckelharpa. Katherine Hill introduces this remarkable instrument, tracing its history and characteristic sound through recordings and videos of the music, dance, and musicians that form its past, present, and future. Register at www.torontoconsort.org. ONLINE
Jul 13 8:30: Collingwood Summer Music Festival. Chocho: The Butterfly. Kiyoshi Nagata, taiko/bamboo flute; Aki Takahashi, taiko/voice/shamisen; Tony Nguyen, taiko; Jason Huang, taiko; Naoya Kobayashi, taiko; Andrew Siu, taiko; Nagata Shachu, Japanese drumming ensemble. New Life Church, 28 Tracey Ln., Collingwood. Call 705-300-2405 or visit www.collingwoodfestival.com. Drive-in Ticket: $80; Digital Ticket: $20. Livestreamed online and projected outdoors at the church's spacious parking lot (drive-in). Festival runs Jul 10-16.
Jul 14 7:00: Humbercrest United Church. Sounds of Summer: Music for Trumpet and Keys. Philip Catelinet: Deliverance; Frank Simon: Willow Echoes; Gershwin: Embraceable You; Herbert Clarke: Portrait of a Trumpet; Morales: Mvt III from Concerto for Two Trumpets. Steven Woomert, trumpet; Barton Woomert, trumpet; Rachael Kerr, piano; Melvin Hurst, organ. Call 416-767-6122 or visit www.humbercrest.ca. Free. Available on the Humbercrest website following the concert. ONLINE
Jul 14 8:30: Collingwood Summer Music Festival. Red Sky Performance. Dr. Duke Redbird, poetry reader; Red Sky Performance, dancers; Jason Chamakese, Native American flute. New Life Church, 28 Tracey Ln., Collingwood. Call 705-300-2405 or visit www.collingwoodfestival.com. Drive-in Ticket: $80; Digital Ticket: $20. Livestreamed online and projected outdoors at the church's spacious parking lot (drive-in). Festival runs Jul 10-16.
Jul 15 7:30: Brott Music Festival. Opera in the Park: Mozart's Così fan tutte. Catherine Thornsley (Fiordiligi); Ekaterina Shelehova (Despina); Elitta Gagnon (Dorabella); Scott Rumble (Ferrando); Matthew Kim (Guglielmo); Nicholas Borg (Don Alfonso); BrottOpera; National Academy Orchestra of Canada; Boris Brott, conductor; Anna Theodosakis, stage director. Ancaster Fairgrounds, 630 Trinity Rd. S., Jerseyville. Call 905-525-7664 or visit www.brottmusic.com. $34 per person. Rain date: July 16. LIVE!!
Jul 15 7:30: Toronto Summer Music. Opening Night: Charles Richard-Hamelin. Mozart: Fantasia in c K475; Mozart: Piano Sonata No.14 in c K457; Chopin: Preludes. Charles Richard-Hamelin, piano. Visit www.torontosummermusic.com. Free. Streamed from Koerner Hall. ONLINE. Festival runs Jul 15-Aug 1.
Jul 15 8:30: Collingwood Summer Music Festival. The Powerhouse Trio. Mozart: Violin Sonata in B-flat K454; Cris Derksen: Nice and Clean for Piano, Violin, and Cello; Cris Derksen: Planes for Cello & Violin; Brahms: Violin Sonata in A Op.100. Mayumi Seiler, violin; Cris Derksen, electric cello; Angela Park, piano. New Life Church, 28 Tracey Ln., Collingwood. Call 705-300-2405 or visit www.collingwoodfestival.com. Drive-in Ticket: $80; Digital Ticket: $20. Livestreamed online AND projected outdoors at the church's spacious parking lot (drive-in).
Jul 16 7:30: Toronto Summer Music. Gryphon Trio. Valentin Silvestrov: Fugitive Visions of Mozart; Bruce A. Russell: New Work (world premiere); Beethoven: Piano Trio in D Op.70 No.1 “Ghost”. Visit www.torontosummermusic.com. Free. Streamed from Koerner Hall. ONLINE. Festival runs Jul 15-Aug 1.
Jul 15 8:30: Collingwood Summer Music Festival. The Powerhouse Trio. Mozart: Violin Sonata in B-flat K454; Cris Derksen: Nice and Clean for Piano, Violin, and Cello; Cris Derksen: Planes for Cello & Violin; Brahms: Violin Sonata in A Op.100. Mayumi Seiler, violin; Cris Derksen, electric cello; Angela Park, piano. New Life Church, 28 Tracey Ln., Collingwood. Call 705-300-2405 or visit www.collingwoodfestival.com. Drive-in Ticket: $80; Digital Ticket: $20. Livestreamed online AND projected outdoors at the church's spacious parking lot (drive-in). Festival runs Jul 10-16.
Jul 16 8:30: Collingwood Summer Music Festival. Scheherazade. Ravel: Scheherazade; Twentieth-century Lebanese songs; and other works. Joyce El-Khoury, soprano; Serouj Kradjian, piano & arrangements; Joseph Petric, bandoneon; Kathleen Kajioka, violin; Naghmeh Farahmand, percussion. New Life Church, 28 Tracey Ln., Collingwood. Call 705-300-2405 or visit www.collingwoodfestival.com. Drive-in Ticket: $80; Digital Ticket: $20. Livestreamed online AND projected outdoors at the church's spacious parking lot (drive-in). Festival runs Jul 10-16.
Jul 17 1:00: Toronto Summer Music. Regeneration 1: Strum, Strings, Serenade. Jessie Montgomery: Strum; Shostakovich: String Quartet No.7 in f-sharp, Op.108. Rebecca Weger, violin; Annalee Patipatanakoon, violin; Leslie Ashworth, viola; San Rim, cello. Dohnányi: Serenade in C for Violin, Viola, & Cello Op.1. Jessy Je Young Kim, violin; Rémi Pelletier, viola; Allison Rich, cello. Visit www.torontosummermusic.com. Free. Streamed from Walter Hall, Faculty of Music, U of T. ONLINE. Festival runs Jul 15-Aug 1.
Jul 17 4:00: Toronto Summer Music. Regeneration 2: Mendelssohn Quartet. Mendelssohn: String Quartet No.3 in D Op.44/1. Angela Ryu, violin; Esder Lee, violin; Matthew Eeuwes, viola; Roman Borys, cello. Performances from the Art of Song Fellows: Vlad Soloviev, piano; Laura Fishman, soprano; Alida Doornberg, mezzo. Visit www.torontosummermusic.com. Free. Streamed from Walter Hall, Faculty of Music, U of T. ONLINE. Festival runs Jul 15-Aug 1.
Jul 17 7:00: Arcady. Music in the Gardens: The Strings and Soloists of Arcady. Emma Verdonk: Zonlicht; and works by Ronald Beckett. Ronald Beckett, conductor. Whistling Gardens, 698 Concession 3, Wilsonville. Email info@arcady.ca or call 519-428-3185. $37 includes day admission to botanical gardens and fountain shows. LIVE!!
Jul 17 7:00: Beaches Jazz Festival. The Richard's Group Block Party. Brass Transit; The Free Label. Guildwood GO Station Parking Lot, G-3360 McCowan Rd., Scarborough. 416-723-7445. $60-$80 per vehicle. LIVE!!
Jul 17 7:30: Toronto Summer Music. Regeneration 3: Dvořák Quintet. Dvořák: Piano Quintet No.2 in A Op.81 (B.155). Jamie Parker, piano; Katya Poplyansky, violin; Duncan McDougall, violin; Meagan Turner, viola; Braden McConnell, cello. Performances from the Art of Song Fellows: Dakota Scott-Digout, piano; Veronika Anissimova, mezzo; Danlie Rae Acebuque, baritone. Visit www.torontosummermusic.com. Free. Streamed from Walter Hall, Faculty of Music, U of T. ONLINE. Festival runs Jul 15-Aug 1.
Jul 18: New Adventures in Sound Art. World Listening Day 2021: The Unquiet Earth 24 Hour Broadcast. 24-hour internet audio broadcast of soundscape compositions by Canadian composers and artists including soundscape recordings from across Canada. Call 705-386-0880 or visit www.naisa.ca/naisa-radio. ONLINE
Jul 18 2:00: Toronto Summer Music. Beethoven Violin Sonatas: Part 1. Beethoven: Violin Sonata No.1 and Violin Sonata No.5; Reena Esmail: “When the Violin”. Jonathan Crow, violin; Philip Chiu, piano. Visit www.torontosummermusic.com. Free. Filmed at Salle Raoul-Jobin, Palais Montcalm, Quebec City. ONLINE. Festival runs Jul 15-Aug 1.
Jul 19 12:15: Music Mondays. Fire and Feathers. R. Murray Schafer: Wild Bird; Saint-Saëns: Fantasie; Ravel: Tzigane. Tom Allen, narrator; Lori Gemmel, harp; Etsuko Kimura, violin. Visit www.a440.live. PWYC. Suggested donation $10. ONLINE
Jul 19 7:30: Toronto Summer Music. Beethoven Violin Sonatas: Part 2. Beethoven: Sonata for Piano and Violin, No.3 in E-flat Op.12; Sonata for Piano and Violin No.7 in c Op.30: Kevin Lau: “If life were a mirror”. Jonathan Crow, violin; Philip Chiu, piano. Visit www.torontosummermusic.com. Free. Filmed at Koerner Hall. ONLINE. Festival runs Jul 15-Aug 1.
Jul 20 7:00: Toronto Concert Orchestra. TCO: Love. Elgar: Serenade for Strings; Kevin Lau: Joy, for violin and orchestra; Non, je ne regrette rien; Sous le ciel de Paris; Autumn Leaves; and Someone to Watch Over Me. Pandora Topp, vocalist; Petit Salon Band. Visit www.tcomusic.ca. ONLINE
Jul 20 7:30: Toronto Summer Music. Pieczonka & Philcox in Recital. Purcell: Music for a While; Clara Schumann: Selected Lieder; Mélodies by Fauré; Samuel Barber: Hermit Songs; and works by George Gershwin. Adrianne Pieczonka, soprano; Steven Philcox, piano. Visit www.torontosummermusic.com. Free. Streamed from Walter Hall, Faculty of Music, U of T. ONLINE. Festival runs Jul 15-Aug 1.
Jul 21: Shoestring Opera/Toronto Fringe Festival. The Shoestring Magic Flute. Toronto Fringe Festival Kidfest. Katy Clark (Allegra); Anthony Rodrigues (Papageno). Visit Shoestring Magic Flute. Suitable for ages 4-10. Until July 31. ONLINE
Jul 21 11:00am: Toronto Summer Music. Kids Concert: Gryphon Trio. Gryphon Trio; Joanna Kellam, host. Visit www.torontosummermusic.com. Free. Streamed from Walter Hall, Faculty of Music, U of T. ONLINE. Festival runs Jul 15-Aug 1.
Jul 21 7:00: Humbercrest United Church. Liebestraum. Liszt: Liebestraum; Mozart: Mvt 1 from Sonata in c; Beethoven: Mvt 2 from Sonata in c, Rachmaninov: Étude-Tableau in d; Liszt: Widmung (transcribed from the Lied by Schumann). Anna Perone, piano. Call 416-767-6122 or visit www.humbercrest.ca. Free. Available on the Humbercrest website following the concert. ONLINE
Jul 21 7:30: Toronto Summer Music. Bach: Concertos & Arias. Bach: Cello Suite No.3 in C; Concerto for two violins in d; Brandenburg Concerto No.3. Sally Ahn, Irene Huang, and Eden Silverberg; Rachel Mercer, cello; TSM Academy Fellows; TSM Festival Artists. Visit www.torontosummermusic.com. Free. Streamed from Trinity St. Paul's United Church. ONLINE. Festival runs Jul 15-Aug 1.
Jul 22 7:00: Toronto Consort. Explorer: Discovering the World of Early Music. La voix naturelle: Sounds of the Unaccompanied Voice. Cory Knight explores the diversity of the human voice. Register at www.torontoconsort.org. ONLINE
Jul 22 7:30: Brott Music Festival. Broadway Heroes. Soloists: Nick Settimi, Kaleigh Gorka, Jamie McRoberts, Stephanie Yelovich, Jessica Clement, Grey Soloman, Daniel Allain; BrottOpera; National Academy Orchestra of Canada; Boris Brott, conductor; Lou Zamprogna, stage director. Ancaster Fairgrounds, 630 Trinity Rd. S., Jerseyville. Visit www.brottmusic.com or call 905-525-7664. $34 per person. Rain date: July 23. LIVE!!
Jul 22 7:30: Music Toronto. Virtual Concert Series. Juilliard String Quartet. Visit www.music-toronto.com. Free. ONLINE
Jul 22 7:30: Toronto Summer Music. Echo Chamber Toronto. Chamber music meets dance in this unique audio-visual experience. Schubert: Quartettsatz D703; Caroline Shaw: Blueprint; Beethoven: String Quartet No.6 in B-flat Op.18 No.6; Carmen Braden: The Raven Conspiracy; Britten: String Quartet No.1 in D Op.25. Alysa Pires, choreographer; Rosebud String Quartet. Visit www.torontosummermusic.com. Free. Streamed from Koerner Hall. ONLINE. Festival runs Jul 15-Aug 1.
Jul 23 6:00: Beaches Jazz Festival/NuFunk Concerts. Groovin' in the Park. The Soul Motivators; Tush; Odario; and The Luvmenauts. Guildwood GO Station Parking Lot, G-3360 McCowan Rd., Scarborough. 416-723-7445. $40-$60 per vehicle. LIVE!!
Jul 23 7:30: Toronto Summer Music. Romantic Inspirations. Louise Farrenc: Souvenir de Huguenots; Wagner: Albumblatt for cello and piano “Romance”; Schubert: Auf dem Strom; Brahms: String Sextet No.2 in G Op.36. Adrian Fung, cello; Philip Chiu, piano; Asitha Tennekoon, tenor; Neil Deland, horn; Michael McMahon, piano; Mayumi Seiler and Jonathan Crow, violins; Juan-Miguel Hernandez and Remi Pelletier, violas; Rachel Mercer, cello. Visit www.torontosummermusic.com. Free. Streamed from Walter Hall, Faculty of Music, U of T. ONLINE. Festival runs Jul 15-Aug 1.
Jul 23 7:30: Untitled Ensemble. Photosynthesis. Works by Alexis Hählen, Elizabeth Raum, Jenni Brandon, Lauren Bernofsky, Alfonso Fuentes, and others. Visit Untitled Ensemble Photosynthesis. Free or by donation. ONLINE
Jul 24 1:00: Toronto Summer Music. Regeneration 4: From Modern to Mozart. Amy Beach: Piano Trio Op.150; Leo Chadburn: Five Loops for the Bathyscape. Philip Chiu, piano; Jessy Je Young Kim, violin; Braden McConnell, cello. Mozart: String Quintet No. 4 in g K516. Mayumi Seiler, violin; Esder Lee, violin; Matthew Eeuwes, viola; Leslie Ashworth, viola; Allison Rich, cello. Visit www.torontosummermusic.com. Free. Streamed from Walter Hall, Faculty of Music, U of T. ONLINE. Festival runs Jul 15-Aug 1.
Jul 24 3:00: TD Niagara Jazz Festival. Niagara's Online Summer Mardi Gras. Vegas Cola Band; Dragon Ritual Drummers; Dr. Brice Miller & His New Orleans Jazz Ambassadors; Heavyweights Brass Band; Big 6 Brass Band featuring Mardi Gras Indians; and Lance Anderson. Visit https://niagarajazzfestival.com/niagaras-online-summer-mardi-gras. ONLINE
Jul 24 4:00: Toronto Summer Music. Regeneration 5: Bartók and the Folk Influence. Bartók: String Quartet No.3; Katya Poplyansky, violin; Rebecca Weger, violin; Maeagan Turner, viola; Rachel Mercer, cello. Performances from the Art of Song Fellows: Vlad Soloviev, piano; Veronika Anissimova, mezzo; Danlie Rae Acebuque, baritone. Visit www.torontosummermusic.com. Streamed from Walter Hall, Faculty of Music, U of T. ONLINE. Festival runs Jul 15-Aug 1.
Jul 24 7:00: Beaches Jazz Festival. Legends of Motown. Sean Jones and the Righteous Echo. Guildwood GO Station Parking Lot, G-3360 McCowan Rd., Scarborough. 416-723-7445. $60-$80 per vehicle. LIVE!!
Jul 24 7:30: Toronto Summer Music. Regeneration 6: Schumann Quartet. Schumann: String Quartet No.1 in a Op.41 No.1. Duncan McDougall, violin; Angela Ryu, violin; Juan-Miguel Hernandez, viola; San Rim, cello. Performances from the Art of Song Fellows: Dakota Scott-Digout, piano; Laura Fishman, soprano; Alida Doornberg, mezzo. Visit www.torontosummermusic.com. Free. Streamed from Walter Hall, Faculty of Music, U of T. ONLINE. Festival runs Jul 15-Aug 1.
Jul 25 2:00: Toronto Summer Music. Beethoven Violin Sonatas: Part 3. Beethoven: Sonata for Piano and Violin, No.2 in A Op. 12; Sonata No.9 in A Op.47 “Kreutzer”; Jessie Montgomery: Peace. Jonathan Crow, violin; Philip Chiu, piano. Visit www.torontosummermusic.com. Free. Filmed at Koerner Hall. ONLINE. Festival runs Jul 15-Aug 1.
Jul 25 7:00: Magisterra Soloists. Child Prodigies. Korngold: Suite; Barber: Adagio; Mozart: Piano Quartet; Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in d. Magisterra Academy Ensemble; Francine Kay, piano. Museum London Theatre, 421 Ridout St. N., London. Call 519-615-0163 or visit www.magisterra.com. $30; $25(sr); $15(student with id); $10(child under 10); $85(young adult pass-30 years and under); $15(streamed tickets-adult). All tickets must be purchased in advance. Kick-off event for 1st Magisterra Summer String Institute. LIVE!!
Jul 26 12:15: Music Mondays. A Journey to the Middle East. Manar Naeem, oud; Lamees Audeh, piano; Kareem El-Tyeb, percussion. Visit www.a440.live. PWYC. Suggested donation $10. ONLINE
Jul 26 7:30: Toronto Summer Music. Beethoven Violin Sonatas: Part 4. Beethoven: Sonata for Piano and Violin No.6 in A Op.30; Sonata No.8 in G Op. 30; Alice Hong: for all is not lost. Jonathan Crow, violin; Philip Chiu, piano. Visit www.torontosummermusic.com. Free. Filmed at Koerner Hall. ONLINE. Festival runs Jul 15-Aug 1.
Jul 27 7:30: Toronto Summer Music. New Horizons. Ysaÿe: Violin Sonata No.2; Monica Pearce: attach; Saint-Saëns: Fantaisie for Violin and Harp Op.124; Saint-Saëns: Le Cygne (The Swan); Ravel: Sonata for Violin and Cello. Kerson Leong, violin; Stéphane Tétreault, cello; Angela Schwartzkopf, harp. Visit www.torontosummermusic.com. Free. Filmed at Koerner Hall. ONLINE. Festival runs Jul 15-Aug 1.
Jul 28 11:00am: Toronto Summer Music. Kids Concert with NOSQ. New Orford String Quartet; Joanna Kellam, host. Visit www.torontosummermusic.com. Free. Filmed at Koerner Hall. ONLINE. Festival runs Jul 15-Aug 1.
Jul 28 7:00: Humbercrest United Church. If Music Be the Food of Love. Purcell: If Music Be the Food of Love, Play On; Bach: Selections from French Suite No.5; Mozart: Pamina’s Aria from The Magic Flute; Saint-Saëns: The Swan. All arrangements by Edward Hayes. Marie Gelinas, cello; Edward Hayes, cello; Melvin Hurst, piano. Call 416-767-6122 or visit www.humbercrest.ca. Free. Available on the Humbercrest website following the concert. ONLINE
Jul 28 7:30: Toronto Summer Music. New Orford String Quartet: Homage. Samy Moussa: Quartet; Dinuk Wijeratne: A Letter from the Afterlife; Caroline Shaw: Entra’cte; Mendelssohn: String Quartet No.2 in a minor Op.13. New Orford String Quartet. Visit www.torontosummermusic.com. Free. Filmed at Koerner Hall. ONLINE. Festival runs Jul 15-Aug 1.
Jul 29 6:30: Soundstreams/Arts Etobicoke. Town Hall: Indigenous Voices with special Watch Party. What role do the arts play in uncovering and highlighting Indigenous experience? Can they help in providing insight into shared history? We believe the arts play a crucial role, but we want to hear from you. 6:30-7:15pm: Watch Party of Encounters: Indigenous Voices. 7:30-8:15pm: Town Hall: Discussion followed by live audience Q&A. Guest speakers: Ian Cusson, composer; Rebecca Cuddy, mezzo; Philip Cote, artist, activist, Knowledge Keeper, and historian; Lawrence Cherney, Soundstreams Founding Artistic Director; and others. Visit www.soundstreams.ca. Free. Via Zoom. ONLINE
Jul 29 7:30: Toronto Summer Music. NAO @TSM. Kelly-Marie Murphy: En El Escuro Es Todo Uno, Double Concerto for Cello and Harp; Avner Dorman: Violin Concerto; Bruch: Kol Nidrei Op.47; Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in e Op.64. Kerson Leong, violin; Stéphane Tétreault, cello; Angela Schwarzkopf, harp; National Academy Orchestra; Boris Brott, conductor. Visit www.torontosummermusic.com. Free. Livestreamed from Koerner Hall. ONLINE. Festival runs Jul 15-Aug 1.
Jul 30 7:30: Brott Music Festival. Bohemian Rhapsody: The Music of Queen. Jeans ‘n Classics Rock Band; Michael Shotton, lead singer; Arcady Singers; National Academy Orchestra of Canada; Boris Brott, conductor. Ancaster Fairgrounds, 630 Trinity Rd. S., Jerseyville. Visit www.brottmusic.com or call 905-525-7664. $34 per person. Rain date: July 31. LIVE!!
Jul 30 7:30: Toronto Summer Music. Through Beethoven's Lens. Kelly-Marie Murphy: Artifacts from the Auditory World; Schubert: Octet in F. Andrew Wan, violin; Barry Shiffman, viola; Emmanuelle Beaulieu-Bergeron, cello; Michael Chiarello, double-bass; Miles Jaques, clarinet; Neil Deland, horn; Darren Hicks, bassoon; Rosebud Quartet. Visit www.torontosummermusic.com. Free. Filmed at Koerner Hall. ONLINE. Festival runs Jul 15-Aug 1.
Jul 31 11:00am: Toronto Summer Music. TSM Finale. A full day of concerts ending at 9pm. Mainstage Festival Artists, TSM Academy Fellows and Mentors, and others. Visit www.torontosummermusic.com. Free. Livestreamed from Temerty Hall. ONLINE. Festival runs Jul 15-Aug 1.
Jul 31 4:00: Toronto Summer Music. Regeneration 7: Debussy & Brahms. Debussy: String Quartet in g L91. Rebecca Weger, violin; Esder Lee, violin; Barry Shiffman, viola; San Rim, cello. Brahms: String Quintet No.2 in G Op.111. Angela Ryu, violin; Jessy Je Young Kim, violin; Meagan Turner, viola; Matthew Eeuwes, viola; Brian Manker, cello. Visit www.torontosummermusic.com. Free. Streamed from Walter Hall, Faculty of Music, U of T. ONLINE. Festival runs Jul 15-Aug 1.
Jul 31 7:00: Royal Conservatory of Music. Al Qahwa and Friends Present African Routes CD Celebration. Koerner Hall, TELUS Centre, 273 Bloor St. W. Visit www.alqahwa.ca. From $3. ONLINE
Jul 31 7:30: Toronto Summer Music. Regeneration 8: Death and the Maiden. Sofia Gubaidulina: String Trio. Katya Poplyansky, violin; Sharon Wei, viola; Allison Rich, cello. Schubert: String Quartet No.14 in d "Death and the Maiden". Andrew Wan, violin; Duncan McDougall, violin; Leslie Ashworth, viola; Braden McConnell, cello. Visit www.torontosummermusic.com. Free. Streamed from Walter Hall, Faculty of Music, U of T. ONLINE. Festival runs Jul 15-Aug 1.
Aug 01 2:00: Toronto Summer Music. Encore! Beethoven Violin Sonatas: Part 5. Beethoven: Sonata for Piano and Violin No.4 in a minor Op.23; Sonata No.10 in G Op.96; Gavin Fraser: like years, like seconds. Jonathan Crow, violin; Philip Chiu, piano. Visit www.torontosummermusic.com. Free. Filmed at Koerner Hall. ONLINE. Festival runs Jul 15-Aug 1.
Aug 02 12:15: Music Mondays. The Charm of Four Hands. Works by Schubert, Reger and Rachmaninoff. La Fiammata (Linda Ruan and Charissa Vandikas, piano duo). Visit www.a440.live. PWYC. Suggested donation $10. ONLINE
Aug 03 7:00: Toronto Concert Orchestra. TCO: Shatter. Ian Cusson: Five Songs on Poems of Marilyn Dumont; Alice Ping Yee Ho: Quest; Samuel Bisson: Currency of Time. Rebecca Cuddy, mezzo. Visit www.tcomusic.ca. ONLINE.
Aug 04 7:00: Humbercrest United Church. J. S. Bach and Three Romantic Friends. Bach: Prelude and Fugue in a; Stanford: Intermezzo on An Irish Air; Boëllmann: Prière à Notre-Dame from Suite Gothique; Gigout: Toccata in b. Michelle Chung, organ. Call 416-767-6122 or visit www.humbercrest.ca. Free. Available on the Humbercrest website following the concert. ONLINE
Aug 05 7:00: Stratford Summer Music. Isabel Bayrakdarian & Gryphon Trio. Works by Brahms & arrangements by Peter Tiefenbach. Isabel Bayrakdarian, soprano; Juan-Miguel Hernandez, violin; Mark Fewer, violin; Gryphon Trio (Annalee Patipatanakoon, violin; Roman Borys, cello; Jamie Parker, piano). The Avondale, 194 Avondale Ave, Stratford. Call 519-271-2101 or visit www.stratfordsummermusic.ca. $20(online stream); $60(in person). Festival runs Aug 5-29. LIVE & ONLINE
Aug 05 7:30: Elora Festival. Reflection: Music for Choir and Solo Cello. The Elora Singers; Katie Schlaikjer, cello. Call 519-846-0331 or visit Elora Festival Aug 5. Single Concert: $25-$60; $15(st); Festival Pass: $180-$350; $80(st); Weekend Pass: $40-$100; $15(st). ONLINE. Festival runs Aug 5-28.
Aug 06 1:00: Stratford Summer Music. Marcus Nance & Kevin Ramessar. Songs of the Troubadour: From John Dowland to Gordon Lightfoot. Marcus Nance, bass-baritone; Kevin Ramessar, guitar. Avon River, Lakeside Drive, Stratford. Call 519-271-2101 or visit www.stratfordsummermusic.ca. Free. Also Aug 7(1pm) & Aug 8(4:30pm). Festival runs Aug 5-29.
Aug 06 4:30: Stratford Summer Music. Duane Andrews. Duane Andrews, guitar. Avon River, Lakeside Drive, Stratford. Call 519-271-2101 or visit www.stratfordsummermusic.ca. Free. Also Aug 7(4:30pm) & Aug 8(1pm). Festival runs Aug 5-29.
Aug 06 9:00: Stratford Summer Music. Thompson Egbo-Egbo. Thompson Egbo-Egbo, piano; Jeff Halischuk, drums; Randall Hall, bass. Revival House, 70 Brunswick St., Stratford. Call 519-271-2101 or visit www.stratfordsummermusic.ca. $20(online); $50(in person). Once you have booked your concert tickets, we encourage you to call Revival House at 519-273-3424 to make your dinner reservation. LIVE & ONLINE. Festival runs Aug 5-29. LIVE & ONLINE. Festival runs Aug 5-29.
Aug 07 10:00am: Stratford Summer Music. Being Lost: Part One. Created by CBC radio host Tom Allen and CBC music producer Jeff Reilly, Being Lost is inspired by John Cage's 1965 visit to Emma Lake, Saskatchewan. Outdoor storytelling through a walking tour along the Stratford-Perth Museum Trail. Tom Allen, Jeff Reilly, Marion Adler, Scott Wentworth. Stratford-Perth Museum Trail, 4725 Huron St., Stratford. Call 519-271-2101 or visit www.stratfordsummermusic.ca. $20. A leisurely hour-long walk with musical intervals of 15 min each. Please dress accordingly for the weather and bring your hats, water and bug spray. Refreshments from Revel will be available. Festival runs Aug 5-29.
Aug 07 1:00: Stratford Summer Music. Marcus Nance & Kevin Ramessar. Songs of the Troubadour: From John Dowland to Gordon Lightfoot. Marcus Nance, bass-baritone; Kevin Ramessar, guitar. Avon River, Lakeside Drive, Stratford. Call 519-271-2101 or visit www.stratfordsummermusic.ca. Free. Also Aug 8(4:30pm). Free. Festival runs Aug 5-29.
Aug 07 4:30: Stratford Summer Music. Duane Andrews. Duane Andrews, guitar. Avon River, Lakeside Drive, Stratford. Call 519-271-2101 or visit www.stratfordsummermusic.ca. Free. Also Aug 8(1pm). Festival runs Aug 5-29.
Aug 07 7:00: Stratford Summer Music. Being Lost: Part Two. Tells the story of John Cage's misadventure at Emma Lake, Saskatchewan in 1965. Tom Allen, Jeff Reilly, Patricia O'Callaghan, singer; Lori Gemmell, harp; Peter Gemmell, multi-instrumentalist. Stratford-Perth Museum Stage, 4725 Huron St., Stratford. Call 519-271-2101 or visit www.stratfordsummermusic.ca. $45. Festival runs Aug 5-29.
Aug 07 7:30: Elora Festival. Jason Max Ferdinand Singers: New Beginnings. Call 519-846-0331 or visit Elora Festival Jason Max Ferdinand. Single Concert: $25-$60; $15(st); Festival Pass: $180-$350; $80(st); Weekend Pass: $40-$100; $15(st). ONLINE. Festival runs Aug 5-28.
Aug 08 7:00am: Stratford Summer Music. Music for String Quartet with The Taoist Tai Chi Society. An early morning quartet with a special work written by Canadian composer R. Murray Schafer specifically for strings and Tai Chi practitioners. Mark Fewer, violin; Sarah Pratt, violin; Sharon Wei, violin; Rachel Mercer, cello. Tom Patterson Island, Stratford. Call 519-271-2101 or visit www.stratfordsummermusic.ca. $20. First come first served table seating. Bring your own lawn chair or blanket! LIVE!! Festival runs Aug 5-29.
Aug 08 11:00am: Stratford Summer Music. The Swinging Belles. Part of Stratford Summer Music's Children's Series. Laura Winter, Erin Power, Duane Andrews, guitar. The Shed at Gallery Stratford, 54 Romeo St. S., Stratford. Call 519-271-2101 or visit www.stratfordsummermusic.ca. $20; $10(child). LIVE!! Festival runs Aug 5-29.
Aug 08 1:00: Stratford Summer Music. Duane Andrews. Duane Andrews, guitar. Avon River, Lakeside Drive, Stratford. Call 519-271-2101 or visit www.stratfordsummermusic.ca. Free. LIVE!! Festival runs Aug 5-29.
Aug 08 3:00: Brott Music Festival. A Note for Every Grape: Mostly Mozart Among the Grapes. Mozart: Piano Concerto No.23 K488; Mozart: Divertimento K136; Chevalier Saint-Georges: Symphonie concertante. Valerie Tryon, piano; National Academy Orchestra of Canada; Boris Brott, conductor. Sue-Ann Staff Estate Winery, 3210 Staff Ave, Jordan Station. Visit www.brottmusic.com or call 905-525-7664. $127 per person (includes food and wine). No rain date. LIVE!!
Aug 08 4:30: Stratford Summer Music. Marcus Nance & Kevin Ramessar. Songs of the Troubadour: From John Dowland to Gordon Lightfoot. Marcus Nance, bass-baritone; Kevin Ramessar, guitar. Avon River, Lakeside Drive, Stratford. Call 519-271-2101 or visit www.stratfordsummermusic.ca. Free. LIVE!! Festival runs Aug 5-29.
Aug 09 12:15: Music Mondays. Tres Kilos. Tres Kilos (Larry Lewis, tres/guitar/vocals; Neil Gardiner, trombone/piano/vocals; Marcus Chonsky, percussion; Ted Sankey, string bass; Jonno Lightstone, flute/clarinet). Visit https://www.a440.live. PWYC. Suggested donation $10. ONLINE
Aug 09 1:00: RCCO Festival 2021. Organ Festival Canada: Andrew Adair. Healey Willan: Five Preludes on Plainchant Melodies. Andrew Adair, organ. Call 647-573-1873 or visit www.rccofestival2021.ca. $15(per concert); $60(single day); $248(festival). ONLINE. Festival runs Aug 9-13.
Aug 09 1:00: RCCO Festival 2021. Organ Festival Canada: David Enlow. Félix-Alexandre Guilmant: Marche religieuse; César Franck: Choral No.2; Marcel Dupré: Variations sur un Noël. David Enlow, organ. Call 647-573-1873 or visit www.rccofestival2021.ca. $15(per concert); $60(single day); $248(festival). ONLINE. Festival runs Aug 9-13.
Aug 09 1:00: RCCO Festival 2021. Organ Festival Canada: Isabelle Demers. Stravinsky: Firebird Suite (transcr. Demers). Isabelle Demers, organ. Call 647-573-1873 or visit www.rccofestival2021.ca. $15(per concert); $60(single day); $248(festival). ONLINE. Festival runs Aug 9-13.
Aug 10 1:00: RCCO Festival 2021. Organ Festival Canada: Aaron James. Bernardo Storace: Ciaccona; Johann Schneider: "Mein Gott, das Herze bring' ich dir"; Bach: Trio super "O Gott, du frommer Gott"; Georg Muffat: Toccata nona. Aaron James, organ. Call 647-573-1873 or visit www.rccofestival2021.ca. $15(per concert); $60(single day); $248(festival). ONLINE. Festival runs Aug 9-13.
Aug 10 4:00: RCCO Hamilton. Organ Festival Canada: Jean-Willy Kunz. Saint-Saëns: Carnaval des animaux (transcr. Kunz). Call 647-573-1873 or visit www.rccofestival2021.ca. $15(per concert); $60(single day); $248(festival). ONLINE. Festival runs Aug 9-13.
Aug 11 1:00: RCCO Festival 2021. Organ Festival Canada: Ottawa Bach Choir. Jean Richfort: Requiem in Memoriam of Josquin Des Prez. Dr. Lisette Canton, director. Call 647-573-1873 or visit www.rccofestival2021.ca. $15(per concert); $60(single day); $248(festival). ONLINE. Festival runs Aug 9-13.
Aug 11 1:00: RCCO Festival 2021. Organ Festival Canada: Angela Hewitt. Bach: Jesus bleibet meine Freude; Passacaglia in c (transcr. d'Albert). Angela Hewitt, piano/organ. Call 647-573-1873 or visit www.rccofestival2021.ca. $15(per concert); $60(single day); $248(festival). ONLINE. Festival runs Aug 9-13.
Aug 11 1:00: RCCO Festival 2021. Organ Festival Canada: David Simon. Howells: Rhapsody Nos.1 & 3; Tchaikovsky: Symphony No.5 (transr. Simon). David Simon, organ. Call 647-573-1873 or visit www.rccofestival2021.ca. $15(per concert); $60(single day); $248(festival). ONLINE. Festival runs Aug 9-13.
Aug 11 4:00: RCCO Festival 2021. Organ Festival Canada: Duo Majoya & Mark Segger. Jacobus Kloppers: Pièce concertante for Organ, Piano, and Timpani. Duo Majoya, organ/piano; Mark Segger, timpani. Call 647-573-1873 or visit www.rccofestival2021.ca. $15(per concert); $60(single day); $248(festival). ONLINE. Festival runs Aug 9-13.
Aug 11 7:00: Humbercrest United Church. Melodious Brass. Marcus Venables: Our Consecration; Webber: Phantom of the Opera; Morley Calvert: Canadian Folk Song Suite; Elgar: Nimrod from Enigma Variations; Gregson: Finale from Laudate Dominum. Venabrass Ensemble. Call 416-767-6122 or visit www.humbercrest.ca. Free. Available on the Humbercrest website following the concert. ONLINE
Aug 12 1:00: RCCO Festival 2021. Organ Festival Canada: Michael Bloss. Vierne: Scherzetto No.24 from 24 Pièces en style libre; Dupré: Deuxième Symphonie. Michael Bloss, organ. Call 647-573-1873 or visit www.rccofestival2021.ca. $15(per concert); $60(single day); $248(festival). ONLINE. Festival runs Aug 9-13.
Aug 12 7:30: Elora Festival. Russell Braun and Carolyn Maule in Recital. Stanford: Songs of the Sea, with the tenors and basses of The Elora Singers. Russell Braun, baritone; Carolyn Maule, piano; Men of The Elora Singers. Call 519-846-0331 or visit Elora Festival - Russell Braun. Festival Pass: $180-$350; $80(st); Weekend Pass: $40-$100; $25(st); Single Concert: $25-$60; $15(st). ONLINE. Festival runs Aug 5-28.
Aug 12 7:30: Toronto Consort. Explorer: Discovering the World of Early Music. Beat It!: Percussion in Early Music. Ben Grossman takes us on a tour of drums, bells, and other clangy things. Visit Beat It!. ONLINE
Aug 13 1:00: RCCO Festival 2021. Organ Festival Canada: Norman Reintamm. John Hugh Selleck: Chorale (Homage à César Franck); Philip Forde: Prelude, Fugue, & Toccata on "Go to Sleep, Baby"; Arvo Pärt: Spiegel im Spiegel. Norman Reintamm, organ. Call 647-573-1873 or visit www.rccofestival2021.ca. $15(per concert); $60(single day); $248(festival). ONLINE. Festival runs Aug 9-13.
Aug 13 1:00: RCCO Festival 2021. Organ Festival Canada: Rachel Laurin. Rachel Laurin: Three Pieces; Daniel Ficarri: Prelude in D; Raymond Daveluy: Septième Sonate; Charles Tournemire: L'Orgue mystique No. 35. Rachel Laurin, organ. Call 647-573-1873 or visit www.rccofestival2021.ca. $15(per concert); $60(single day); $248(festival). ONLINE. Festival runs Aug 9-13.
Aug 13 1:00: RCCO Festival 2021. Organ Festival Canada: Rachel Mahon. Bach: Cantata "Wir danken dir, Gott, wir danken" (arr. Guilmant); Jean Langlais: Triptyque and Neuf Pièces; Healy Willan: Introduction, Passacaglia, and Fugue. Rachel Mahon, organ. Call 647-573-1873 or visit www.rccofestival2021.ca. $15(per concert); $60(single day); $248(festival). ONLINE. Festival runs Aug 9-13.
Aug 13 1:00: Stratford Summer Music. Vocal Academy. Young artists of SSM’s sixth annual Vocal Academy sing excerpts from opera, oratorio and art song. Avon River, Lakeside Drive, Stratford. Call 519-271-2101 or visit www.stratfordsummermusic.ca. Free. Also Aug 14(1pm) & Aug 15(1pm). LIVE!! Festival runs Aug 5-29.
Aug 13 4:30: Stratford Summer Music. Hannah Thomas. Hannah Thomas, vocalist. Avon River, Lakeside Drive, Stratford. Call 519-271-2101 or visit www.stratfordsummermusic.ca. Free. Also Aug 14(4:30pm) & Aug 15(4:30pm). LIVE!! Festival runs Aug 5-29.
Aug 13 9:00: Stratford Summer Music. Friday Night Live at Revival House: Heather Bambrick. Heather Bambrick, vocalist; Aaron Davis, piano. Revival House, 70 Brunswick St., Stratford. Call 519-271-2101 or visit www.stratfordsummermusic.ca. $20(online); $50(in person). Once you have booked your concert tickets, we encourage you to call Revival House at 519-273-3424 to make your dinner reservation. LIVE & ONLINE!! Festival runs Aug 5-29.
Aug 14 1:00: Stratford Summer Music. Vocal Academy. Young artists of SSM’s sixth annual Vocal Academy sing excerpts from opera, oratorio and art song. Avon River, Lakeside Drive, Stratford. Call 519-271-2101 or visit www.stratfordsummermusic.ca. Free. Also Aug 15(1pm). LIVE!! Festival runs Aug 5-29.
Aug 14 2:00: Stratford Summer Music. TorQ Percussion Quartet. TorQ Percussion Quartet (Richard Burrows, Adam Campbell, Jamie Drake, Daniel Morphy). Market Square Stratford, 1 Wellington St., Stratford. Call 519-271-2101 or visit www.stratfordsummermusic.ca. Free with advance registration. LIVE!! Festival runs Aug 5-29.
Aug 14 4:00: Stratford Summer Music. Hannah Thomas. Hannah Thomas, vocalist. Avon River, Lakeside Drive, Stratford. Call 519-271-2101 or visit www.stratfordsummermusic.ca. Free. Also Aug 15(4:30pm). LIVE!! Festival runs Aug 5-29.
Aug 14 4:00: Stratford Summer Music. Cris Derksen. Cris Derksen, cello. Market Square Stratford, 1 Wellington St., Stratford. Call 519-271-2101 or visit www.stratfordsummermusic.ca. Free with advance registration. LIVE!! Festival runs Aug 5-29.
Aug 14 5:30: Stratford Summer Music. Film Screening: Man of a Thousand Songs. Directed by William D. MacGillivray. A documentary about the folk legend Ron Hynes, his music, and his battles with substance abuse. Tom Allen, Jeff Reilly, Patricia O'Callaghan, singer; Lori Gemmell, harp; Peter Gemmell, multi-instrumentalist. Stratford-Perth Museum Stage, 4725 Huron St., Stratford. Call 519-271-2101 or visit www.stratfordsummermusic.ca. $25. Followed by a Q&A with the director and producer and a tribute show featuring Damhnait Doyle. Festival runs Aug 5-29.
Aug 14 7:30: Festival of the Sound. Elora Festival: Classic Vienna. Haydn: String Quartet Op.74 No.3; Beethoven: Septet in E-flat. Rolston String Quartet; Mark Fewer, violin; Hezekiah Leung, viola; Bryan Cheng, cello; Joel Quarrington, bass; James Campbell, clarinet; Kathleen McLean, bassoon; Kenneth MacDonald, horn. Elora Centre for the Arts, 75 Melville St., Elora. Call 519-846-0331 or visit Festival of the Sound. Single Concert: $25, $40, $60, $15(st); Festival Pass: $80, $250, $350, $80(st); Weekend Pass: $40, $70, $100, $25(st). Tickets are limited. Concert will also be live-streamed. Festival runs Aug 5-28.
Aug 14 8:00: Stratford Summer Music. Tribute Concert: Man of a Thousand Songs. Directed by William D. MacGillivray. A documentary about the folk legend Ron Hynes, his music, and his battles with substance abuse. Damhnait Doyle, vocalist. Stratford-Perth Museum Stage, 4725 Huron St., Stratford. Call 519-271-2101 or visit www.stratfordsummermusic.ca. $45. Following a screening of the documentary film Man of a Thousand Songs. Festival runs Aug 5-29.
Aug 14 9:00: Elora Festival. The Elora Singers at Twilight. Rachmaninov: Vespers (excerpts); Renaissance and modern music for the end of the day. The Elora Singers. Call 519-846-0331 or visit Elora Singers at Twilight. Single Concert: $25-$60; $15(st); Festival Pass: $180-$350; $80(st); Weekend Pass: $40-$100; $15(st). ONLINE. Festival runs Aug 5-28.
Aug 15 11:00am: Stratford Summer Music. Graham Hargrove. Part of Stratford Summer Music's Children's Series. Graham Hargrove, percussionist. The Shed at Gallery Stratford, 54 Romeo St. S., Stratford. Call 519-271-2101 or visit www.stratfordsummermusic.ca. $20; $10(child). LIVE!! Festival runs Aug 5-29.
Aug 15 1:00: Stratford Summer Music. Vocal Academy. Young artists of SSM’s sixth annual Vocal Academy sing excerpts from opera, oratorio and art song. Avon River, Lakeside Drive, Stratford. Call 519-271-2101 or visit www.stratfordsummermusic.ca. Free. LIVE!! Festival runs Aug 5-29.
Aug 15 4:30: Stratford Summer Music. Hannah Thomas. Hannah Thomas, vocalist. Avon River, Lakeside Drive, Stratford. Call 519-271-2101 or visit www.stratfordsummermusic.ca. Free. LIVE!! Festival runs Aug 5-29.
Aug 16 12:15: Music Mondays. I Hear the Little Song: Our Favorite Songs and Arias. Marcel d'Entremont, tenor; Dakota Scott-Digout, piano. Visit https://www.a440.live. PWYC. Suggested donation $10. ONLINE
Aug 16 7:30: Festival of the Sound. Passing the Baton: The Piano Quintets of Johannes Brahms and Antonín Dvořák. Dvořák: Piano Quintet No.2 in A Op.81; Brahms: Piano Quintet in f Op.34. Daniel Tselyakov, piano; Alexander Tselyakov, piano; Penderecki String Quartet; Rolston String Quartet. Call 519-846-0331 or visit www.tickets.festivalofthesound.ca. $22.60. ONLINE
Aug 17 7:00: Toronto Concert Orchestra. TCO: Heal. Music from the Jane Austen era; Mozart: Adagio from Clarinet Concerto; Liza McLellan: Ballad for the Passing of Time; and other works. Catherine Campbell, dance instructor; Anthony Thompson, clarinet; Mooredale Junior Orchestra; Bijan Sepanji, conductor. Visit www.tcomusic.ca. ONLINE
Aug 18 7:00: Humbercrest United Church. Doxology. Steal Away (Spiritual); Bless Us, O God (Mongolian Prayer); Two Chorale Preludes on Old Hundredth; Festive Trumpet Tune. Humbercrest Chancel Choir; Melvin Hurst, organ. Call 416-767-6122 or visit www.humbercrest.ca. Free. Available on the Humbercrest website following the concert. ONLINE
Aug 19 6:00: Soundstreams. Quiet Time. A mindful look into the curation of a new audiovisual musical experience that calms, soothes, and inspires. Robin Dann, guest curator & vocalist; Allison Cameron, composer, banjo & ukelele; Matthew Pencer, composer & laptop. Call 416-504-1282 or visit www.soundstreams.ca. Free. ONLINE
Aug 19 7:30: Elora Festival. Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir. Once We Will Reappear [Kord me tuleme tagasi], text by Jaan Kaplinski; Veljo Tormis: Estonian Calendar Songs; The Viru Oath, text by Hando Runnel. Call 519-846-0331 or visit Elora Festival Estonian Chamber Choir. Festival Pass: $180-$350; $80(st); Weekend Pass: $40-$100; $25(st); Single Concert: $25-$60; $15(st). ONLINE Festival runs Aug 5-28.
Aug 20 1:00: Stratford Summer Music. The Bookends. The Bookends (Pete Watson, guitar; Cait Watson, whistle; Errol Fischer, fiddle; Miriam Hopf, piano. Avon River, Lakeside Drive, Stratford. Call 519-271-2101 or visit www.stratfordsummermusic.ca. Free. Also Aug 21(1pm) & Aug 22(1pm). LIVE!! Festival runs Aug 5-29.
Aug 20 4:30: Stratford Summer Music. The Festival Brass. A quintet of Stratford Festival musicians offer classical gems and popular film music, in a variety of styles. Avon River, Lakeside Drive, Stratford. Call 519-271-2101 or visit www.stratfordsummermusic.ca. Free. Also Aug 21(4:30pm) & Aug 22(4:30pm). LIVE!! Festival runs Aug 5-29.
Aug 20 9:00: Stratford Summer Music. Friday Night Live at Revival House: Hilario Durán Trio. Hilario Durán Trio (Hilario Durán, piano; Mark Kelso, drums; Roberto Occhipinti, bass). Revival House, 70 Brunswick St., Stratford. Call 519-271-2101 or visit www.stratfordsummermusic.ca. $20(online); $50(in person). Once you have booked your concert tickets with us, we encourage you to call Revival House at 519.273.3424 to make your dinner reservation. LIVE!! Festival runs Aug 5-29.
Aug 21 1:00: Stratford Summer Music. The Bookends. The Bookends (Pete Watson, guitar; Cait Watson, whistle; Errol Fischer, fiddle; Miriam Hopf, piano. Avon River, Lakeside Drive, Stratford. Call 519-271-2101 or visit www.stratfordsummermusic.ca. Free. Also Aug 22(1pm). LIVE!! Festival runs Aug 5-29.
Aug 21 4:30: Stratford Summer Music. The Festival Brass. A quintet of Stratford Festival musicians offer classical gems and popular film music, in a variety of styles. Avon River, Lakeside Drive, Stratford. Call 519-271-2101 or visit www.stratfordsummermusic.ca. Free. Also Aug 22(4:30pm). LIVE!! Festival runs Aug 5-29.
Aug 21 5:00: Stratford Summer Music. Vanny Hu, Cello. Part of Stratford Summer Music's Children's Series. Mozart: Clarinet Quintet; and other works. Vanny Hu, cello; James Campbell, clarinet; members of INNERChamber; Mark Fewer, violin. The Shed at Gallery Stratford, 54 Romeo St. S., Stratford. Call 519-271-2101 or visit www.stratfordsummermusic.ca. $40. Performance will take place outdoors. There will be folding white chairs set up in bubbles. LIVE!! Festival runs Aug 5-29.
Aug 21 7:00: Stratford Summer Music. Infusion Baroque: Virtuosa. Musical works written for or by women in the 17th and 18th centuries. Alexa Raine-Wright, Baroque flute & recorder; Sallynee Amawat, Baroque violin; Andrea Stewart, Baroque cello; Rona Nadler, harpsichord. The Avondale, 194 Avondale Ave, Stratford. Call 519-271-2101 or visit www.stratfordsummermusic.ca. $60. LIVE!! Festival runs Aug 5-29.
Aug 21 7:30: Elora Festival. The Elora Singers: Cover Story. Folk song arrangements and covers of contemporary popular music by such diverse artists as Annie Lennox, the Beatles, Björk, and Carly Simon. The Elora Singers. Call 519-846-0331 or visit Elora Festival Cover Story. Single Concert: $25-$60; $15(st); Festival Pass: $180-$350; $80(st); Weekend Pass: $40-$100; $15(st). ONLINE Festival runs Aug 5-28.
Aug 21 8:00: Kindred Spirits Orchestra. Unionville Canada Day Celebration. Features interviews with Métis artists Clare Pellerin (Principal Violin of the Kindred Spirits Orchestra) and Leon Racine (Principal Trombone of the Kindred Spirits Orchestra). Music from films and Broadway. Michael Berec, conductor. Call 905-604-8339 or visit www.ksorchestra.ca. Free. Recorded live on July 6, 2021. ONLINE
STILL AVAILABLE ONLINE
Arts@Home. A vibrant hub connecting Torontonians to arts and culture. Designed to strengthen personal and societal resilience through the arts. Visit www.artsathome.ca. ONLINE
Capella Regalis Men & Boys Choir. Choral Concerts. A number of concerts are available at Capella Regalis YouTube Channel. ONLINE
Humbercrest United Church. Time Stands Still. Early music from Ireland and Great Britain. Sinead White, soprano; Jonathan Stuchbery, lute. Call 416-767-6122 or visit www.humbercrest.ca. Free. Available on the Humbercrest website following the concert. ONLINE
Recollectiv: A unique musical online meeting group made up of people affected by memory challenges caused by illness (such as dementia) or brain injury (stroke, PTSD, etc.) and their care partners. Volunteers of all ages also form part of the band, providing a positive intergenerational experience for all. Participation is free with pre-registration. Email info@recollectiv.ca for meeting times, information and registration. ONLINE
Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra. Café Counterculture. Telemann: Adagio from Quartetto for oboe, violin, bassoon & continuo in d; The Two Tones: This Is My Song; Bach/Paul Simon: Chorale BWV727/American Tune; Bach: Prelude in C for solo harpsichord BWV933; Joni Mitchell: Both Sides Now; and other works. Elisa Citterio violin/curator; Marco Cera, oboe/curator; Andrew Downing double bass/arranger/curator; Dominic Teresi, bassoon; Charlotte Nediger, harpsichord; Alex Samaras, vocalist. Visit www.tafelmusik.org or email info@tafelmusik.org. Available until Aug 5 at 6:59pm. ONLINE
Toronto Operetta Theatre. The Csardas Princess. By Emmerich Kálmán. Lauren Margison (The Csardas Princess); Michael Barrett (Prince Edwin); Caitlin Wood (Countess Stasi); Ryan Downey (Boni); Gregory Finney (Feri), Rosalind McArthur (Anhilte) and Sean Curran (Leopold Maria); Robert Cooper, conductor/piano; Guillermo Silva-Marin, stage director. Visit www.torontooperetta.com or Toronto Operetta Theatre Csardas Princess. $22.19. Available until Jul 23. ONLINE
BLOGS, PODCASTS, REGULAR STREAMS
Glenn Gould Foundation. The Gould Standard: Ai Weiwei: The Conscience of an Artist. A conversation with Ai Weiwei, a unique presence in the world of visual art -- equal parts avant-garde icon, activist and moral conscience for our times. Visit www.glenngould.ca.
Kevin Barrett. Live from Lockdown. Kevin Barrett does a live-streamed set of solo guitar tunes, coming directly from his Lockdown studio. Tune in to Kevin's Facebook page on Friday at 4pm at Kevin's Facebook Page.
Royal Conservatory of Music. Music of My Life. Available at RCM Music of My Life. Free. ONLINE
Royal Conservatory of Music. Academic Performances. Available at RCM Academic Performances. Free. ONLINE