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Feb 24 3:00: University of Toronto Faculty of Music. Music Research Festival 2025: Faculty Research Showcase. Edward Johnson Building, University of Toronto, 80 Queen's Park. www.music.utoronto.ca. Free.
Feb 24 7:30: University of Toronto Faculty of Music. Patrick O'Reilly, Jazz Guitar. Walter Hall, University of Toronto, 80 Queen's Park. www.music.utoronto.ca. Free.
Feb 25 12:00_noon: Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts, Brock University. Department of Music: Faculty Recital. Vera Sherwood, violin; Karin Di Bella, piano. FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre - Cairns Recital Hall, 250 St. Paul St., St. Catharines. Tickets: 905-688-0722 or 1-855-515-0722 or www.firstontariopac.ca. Free.
Feb 25 1:00: St. James Cathedral. Tuesday Organ Recital. Angus Sinclair, organ. Cathedral Church of St. James, 106 King St. E. 416-364-7865 or www.stjamescathedral.ca/recitals. Free. Donations encouraged.
Feb 25 3:00: University of Toronto Faculty of Music. Music Research Festival 2025: Postdoc Research Showcase. Edward Johnson Building, University of Toronto, 80 Queen's Park. www.music.utoronto.ca. Free.
Feb 26 12:00_noon: Canadian Opera Company. Showcase Series: Son Cubano. Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre, Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W. www.coc.ca/community/showcase-series. Free. Registration required. Please check website for any programming updates.
Feb 26 12:00_noon: University of Toronto Faculty of Music. Music Research Festival 2025: Undergraduate Showcase. Edward Johnson Building, University of Toronto, 80 Queen's Park. www.music.utoronto.ca. Free.
Feb 26 1:00: University of Toronto Faculty of Music. Seminar: France-Canada Distinguished Visitor in Music - Thierry Escaich, Composer & Organist. Walter Hall, University of Toronto, 80 Queen's Park. www.music.utoronto.ca. Free.
Feb 26 7:30: University of Toronto Faculty of Music. Voice Studies: Vocalini. Walter Hall, University of Toronto, 80 Queen's Park. www.music.utoronto.ca. Free.
Feb 26 8:00: Brampton On Stage. Bluebird Brampton. Johnny Rivex curates an acoustic evening showcase with music from some of Southern Ontario’s most promising country music talent. Cyril Clark Theatre, 20 Loafer's Lake Lane, Brampton. 905-874-2800 or www.tickets.brampton.ca.
Feb 26 8:00: Brampton On Stage. Finger 11. The Rose Theatre, 1 Theatre Ln., Brampton. www.tickets.brampton.ca/online or 905-874-2800. From $20.
Feb 26 8:00: Hugh's Room Live. Original People, Original Songs: The Contemporary Songs of Indigenous Musicians. Featuring Lancelot Knight and Raven Reid. Hugh's Room Live - Green Sanderson Hall, 296 Broadview Ave. Visit Original People, Original Songs. $30: $15(arts worker/st/underemployed).
Feb 26 8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Holst's The Planets. Thomas Adès: "Paradiso" from Dante; Thomas Adès: Piano Concerto (Canadian première); Holst: The Planets. Kirill Gerstein, piano; Thomas Adès, conductor. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-598-3375 or www.tso.ca. From $30. Also Feb 27 & Mar 1.
Feb 27 12:00_noon: Metropolitan United Church. University of Toronto Chamber Music Concert. Katie Kirkpatrick & Josh Chong, flute; Cedric Theriault & Scott Jolicoeur, guitar. Metropolitan United Church, 56 Queen St. E. 416-363-0331 x226. Freewill donation.
Feb 27 12:00_noon: University of Toronto Faculty of Music. Music Research Festival 2025: Graduate Showcase. Edward Johnson Building, University of Toronto, 80 Queen's Park. www.music.utoronto.ca. Free.
Feb 27 12:00_noon: Wilfrid Laurier University Faculty of Music. Music at Noon - Nicole Cherry & Friends. Wilfrid Laurier University - Maureen Forrester Recital Hall, 75 University Ave., Waterloo. www.wlu.ca/academics/faculties/faculty-of-music/events/index. Free.
Feb 27 12:10: University of Toronto Faculty of Music. Thursdays at Noon: Laureates - Small Jazz Ensembles. Walter Hall, University of Toronto, 80 Queen's Park. www.music.utoronto.ca. Free.
Feb 27 1:00: Trinity Bach Project. Bach & Passages. Bach: Cantata BWV 196 "Der Herr denket an uns"; Cantata BWV 106 "Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit" (Actus Tragicus); and a cappella works by Monteverdi, MacMillan, and Harris. Choir and chamber orchestra with Nicholas Nicolaidis, conductor; Felix Deák, viola da gamba; Laura Jones, viola da gamba; Alison Melville, recorder; Colin Savage, recorder. University of Toronto - Trinity College Chapel, 6 Hoskin Ave. 306-250-4256 or www.trinitybachproject.org/concerts or at the door. Free. Also Mar 1(8pm), 15(8pm), 23(8pm).
Feb 27 7:00: University of Toronto Faculty of Music. France-Canada Distinguished Visitor in Music: In Conversation with Thierry Escaich, Composer & Organist. Walter Hall, University of Toronto, 80 Queen's Park. www.music.utoronto.ca. Free.
Feb 27 7:30: Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra. Intimate & Immersive: The Five Senses. Our experiences as humans are governed by our senses and their interaction with the world that surrounds us. In a venue visually transformed by immersive light and colour schemes, we explore the five senses, their absence, and the relationship between them through music and sound. Program: Abigail Richardson-Schulte: Bloom; Tsz Long (Fish) Yu [HPO Composer Fellow 2024-2025]: New Work; Linda Catlin Smith: Gold Leaf; Violeta Cruz: Vire Vole. Josef Petric, accordion; James Kahane, conductor. Cotton Factory, The, 270 Sherman Ave. N., Hamilton. Visit Intimate & Immersive. $40.
Feb 27 7:30: Soundstreams. Vancouver Chamber Choir. Tarik O’Regan: The Spring from The Colloquy of the Ancients; and works by Rikka Talvitie, Nico Muhly, and T. Patrick Carrabré; also world premieres of six short new works by participants in Soundstreams’ RBC Bridges Emerging Composers Showcase mentored by Tarik O’Regan. Kari Turunen, music director. Christ Church Deer Park, 1570 Yonge St. Visit www.soundstreams.ca for ticket information.
Feb 27 7:30: Toronto Children's Chorus. University of Toronto Chamber Choir and Soprano-Alto Chorus, with Toronto Children's Chorus. Latin American choral music. Cristian Grases, guest conductor. Eglinton St. George's United Church, 35 Lytton Blvd. Visit www.torontochildrenschorus.com for information.
Feb 27 8:00: Flato Markham Theatre. Musical Icons. 171 Town Centre Blvd., Markham. 905-305-7469 or www.flatomarkhamtheatre.ca. From $60.
Feb 27 8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Holst's The Planets. See Feb 26. Also Mar 1.
Feb 28 12:00_noon: Canadian Opera Company. Vocal Series: Salon Français - Tea for Two. Piano-vocal duos. U of T Faculty of Music's France-Canada Academy of Vocal Arts / Académie Francis Poulenc. Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre, Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W. www.coc.ca/freeconcerts. Free. Please check website for any programming updates.
Feb 28 12:10: Music at St. Andrew's. Dialogues. Liszt: Bénédiction de Dieu dans la solitude; David Jaeger: Meditations & Nocturnes; Edward Enman:"Remember My Heart" and "Luminosity. Jialiang Zhu, piano. St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, 73 Simcoe St. 416-593-5600 x220. Free. Donations welcome.
Feb 28 12:30: Don Wright Faculty of Music. Fridays at 12:30 Series: Sebastien Malette, Bassoon / Contrabassoon & Allison Wiebe, Piano. Western University - Music Building - Von Kuster Hall, 1151 Richmond St. N., London. 519-661-3767 or www.music.uwo.ca/events. Free. LIVE & LIVESTREAM.
Feb 28 7:00: Caliban Arts Theatre. Celebrating Great African American Jazz Icons and Composers. The Brownman Quartet: Brownman Ali, trumpet; Michael Shand, piano; Frank Botos, drums; Bennett Young, bass. CONTXT by Trane, 254 Lansdowne Ave. www.checkout.square.site/buy. $35. These are special limited capacity concerts so reserve your tickets early. Ticket holders may arrive earlier for table and dinner service. Please reserve ahead at info@contxtbytrane.com.
Feb 28 7:00: Vesuvius Ensemble. Viaggio a Napoli: Il ballo del ritorno, with Geneviève Gilardeau & Friends. Works by Valente, Falconieri, Uccellini and Matteis mixed with traditional Neapolitan songs. Geneviève Gilardeau, violin featuring an ensemble of her favourite collaborators. Heliconian Hall, 35 Hazelton Ave. www.bemusednetwork.com/events/detail/1028. $40.
Feb 28 7:30: Bond Street Event Centre. Eli Young Band with Special Guests Hailey Benedict and Alexa Goldie. 44 Bond St., Oshawa. www.ticketscene.ca/events/50337. $79.50.
Feb 28 7:30: Massey Hall. Jesse Cook. 178 Victoria St. www.tickets.mhrth.com. From $83.50.
Feb 28 7:30: Music at St. Andrew's. Echoes of the Soul: Celebrating R & B, Gospel, and More. Bridge Over Troubled Water; Love Is What We Need; Reach Out and Touch Somebody’s Hand; Oh, Happy Day; A Change Is Gonna Come. Mark Cassius, Quisha Wint, Michael Dunston, and The Jordan Klapman Quintet. St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, 73 Simcoe St. 416-593-5600 x220 or www.standrewstoronto.org. $25 (single); $20 (groups of 3 or more). Donations welcome.
Feb 28 7:30: University of Toronto Faculty of Music. Music Research Festival 2025: Centre BPMC & TaPIR Lab Presentation. Featuring Prof. Aiyun Huang. Edward Johnson Building, University of Toronto, 80 Queen's Park. www.music.utoronto.ca. Free.
Feb 28 7:30: University of Toronto Faculty of Music. Recital: France-Canada Distinguished Visitor in Music - Thierry Escaich, Composer & Organist. University of Toronto - St. Michael's College - St. Basil's Church, 50 St. Joseph St. www.music.utoronto.ca. Free.
Feb 28 7:30: University of Toronto Faculty of Music. Voice: Celebrating Our Humanity. Walter Hall, University of Toronto, 80 Queen's Park. www.music.utoronto.ca. Free. Registration required.
Feb 28 7:30: Untitled Ensemble Chamber Music Society. A Celebration of Black Classical Music: Chamber Music Edition! Dorothy Rudd Moore: Twelve Quatrains from the Rubáiyát; Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (arr. Elizabeth Brown): Nourmahal's Song; Florence Price (arr. Elizabeth Brown): Three Negro Spirituals for Violin and Piano and Adoration. Maria Milenic, mezzo; Jaye Marsh, flute; Elizabeth Brown, oboe; Emma Vachon, violin & viola; Kate Acone, piano; Chris Buchner, horn. Annette Studios, 566 Annette St. 604-505-0454. $35; $25(sr).
Feb 28 8:00: Burlington Performing Arts Centre. The Northern Pikes & Grapes of Wrath. Burlington Performing Arts Centre - Main Theatre, 440 Locust St., Burlington. 905-681-6000. From $54.50.
Feb 28 8:00: Flato Markham Theatre. We Will Choir! You: An Epic Queen Sing-Along. 171 Town Centre Blvd., Markham. 905-305-7469 or www.flatomarkhamtheatre.ca. Limited seating available. From $15. SOLD OUT!
Feb 28 8:00: Hugh's Room Live. Venuti String Quartet. Rebekah Wolkstein, violin; Drew Jurecka, violin; Shannon Knights, viola; Amahl Arulanandan, cello. Hugh's Room Live - Green Sanderson Hall, 296 Broadview Ave. www.showpass.com/the-venuti-string-quartet-album-launch. Visit website for ticket pricing.
Feb 28 8:00: Roy Thomson Hall. Red Bull Symphonic with Charlotte Day Wilson. 60 Simcoe St. www.tickets.mhrth.com. From $55.
Feb 28 8:00: Royal Conservatory of Music. Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Piano. Works by Beethoven, Debussy, Boulez, Webern, and Schoenberg. Royal Conservatory of Music - TELUS Centre - Koerner Hall, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208 or www.rcmusic.com/performance. From $50.
Mar 01 2:00: Gallery Players of Niagara. Eybler Quartet - Adaptive Performance. Adaptive performances are presented with Thorold Public Library and Thorold Senior Citizen's Centre as family-friendly, accessible, and inclusive, perfect for music lovers from the neurodiverse and disability communities, or anyone wanting a more relaxed concert experience. Eybler Quartet offers a mix of baroque and classical favourites. Thorold Senior Citizen's Centre, 8 Carleton St. S., Thorold. Call 905-468-1525 or email Margaret at info@galleryplayers.ca. Free.
Mar 01 2:00: Peterborough Singers. The Music of ABBA. Take a Chance on Me; Dancing Queen; Mamma Mia; Anthem; Money! Money! Money! Barry Haggarty, guitar; Andrew Affleck, bass; Curtis Cronkwright, drums; Alexia Preston, piano. Emmanuel United Church, 534 George St. N., Peterborough. 705-745-1820 or www.peterboroughsingers.com/concerts/the-music-of-abba. $40; $10(st).
Mar 01 2:00: Sudbury Symphony Orchestra. SSO Goes to Italy with Joey Niceforo. William Rowson, conductor; Joey Niceforo, tenor. Sheridan Auditorium, 154 College St., Sudbury. www.ci.ovationtix.com/36875/performance/11512493. $30; $15(under 30). Also 7:30pm.
Mar 01 4:00: University of Toronto Faculty of Music. Historical Performance: Love, Beauty, and Death in Venice - A Mozart & Handel Pastiche Show. Featuring graduate students from the studios of Prof. Jean MacPhail, Prof. Mary Morrison, and Prof. Daniel Taylor, Historical Performance at The University of Toronto invites the Royal College of Music's Violinist Adrian Butterfield, Musicians from Tafelmusik, the Theatre of Early Music, and our DMA cohort narrated by Ben Heppner. TD Music Hall, 178 Victoria St. www.music.utoronto.ca. This is a ticketed event. Link to purchase tickets will be available soon.
Mar 01 4:30: Beach United Church. Jazz & Reflection with Sheila Brand & Friends. Sheila Brand, jazz vocals; Steven Webb, piano; Malcolm Connor, bass. Beach United Church, 140 Wineva Ave. 416-691-8082 or www.beachunitedchurch.com. Suggested price $15.
Mar 01 5:00: Nocturnes in the City. Duo Ambros. Works by Dvořák, Smetana, and Mozart. St. Wenceslaus Church, 496 Gladstone Ave. 416-481-7294. $25.
Mar 01 7:00: Toronto Tabla Ensemble. Students in Training / Masters in Action - A Journey. Ritesh Das, artistic director. Toronto Public Library - Palmerston Branch - Theatre, 560 Palmerston Ave. Visit www.tableensemble.com/events for tickets.
Mar 01 7:00: Toronto Welsh Male Voice Choir. St. David’s Day Concert. Timothy Eaton Memorial Church, 230 St. Clair Ave. W. 647-204-6958 or www.torontowelsh.org or at the door. $35.
Mar 01 7:30: Apocryphonia. Brews, Beauties & Brawlers. Rowdy choral, vocal and piano Works by Stanford, Coleridge-Taylor, Vaughan Williams, and Purcell. St. Olave's Anglican Church, 360 Windermere Ave. Visit Brews, Beauties & Brawlers. Pay What You Want.
Mar 01 7:30: Cantabile Chamber Singers. Celebrating Human Diversity. New works by Nicholas Ryan Kelly, Joshua Tamayo, and Aiko Tomi. Church of the Redeemer, 162 Bloor St. W. www.cantabilechambersingers.com. $30; $15(youth 13-18); Free(12 & under).
Mar 01 7:30: Jubilate Singers. Dance! Choral music from the 14th to 20th centuries about dance and dancing from different cultures in works by Schubert, Berlin, Morley, Piazzolla, and others. English Country Dancing Assembly and The Desna Ukrainian Dance Company. Calvin Presbyterian Church, 26 Delisle Ave. 416-485-1988 or www.jubilatesingers.ca. $35; $25(sr); $15(st/arts workers).
Mar 01 7:30: Karen Schuessler Singers. Saints & Sinners. Stories of the good and the bad drawing on the worlds of opera, Broadway, and more. Wesley-Knox United Church, 91 Askin St., London. 519-681-8129. $25; $10(st); Free(ages 6-13 when accompanied by an adult).
Mar 01 7:30: Mississauga Chamber Singers. Mozart: Solemn Vespers. Mozart: Vesperae solennes de confessore (Solemn Vespers for a Confessor) K.33; Haydn: Missa in tempore belli in C (Mass in a Time of War) Hob.XXII: 9 "Paukenmesse". Christ First United Church, 151 Lakeshore Rd. W., Mississauga. www.mcsingers.ca. $30; $15(ages 7-18).
Mar 01 7:30: Music at the Toronto Oratory. Complete Organ Works of J. S. Bach, Part X: Songs of Celebration. Includes Preludes and Fugues in C, Trio Sonata No.1, Herr Gott dich loben wir, and other chorale preludes. Aaron James, organ. Holy Family Roman Catholic Church - Oratory, 1372 King St. W. 416-532-2879. Free admission. Donations accepted.
Mar 01 7:30: Sudbury Symphony Orchestra. SSO Goes to Italy With Joey Niceforo. William Rowson, conductor; Joey Niceforo, tenor. Sheridan Auditorium, 154 College St., Sudbury. www.ci.ovationtix.com/36875/performance/11512493. $45; $25(under 30). Also 2pm.
Mar 01 7:30: Tallis Choir of Toronto. Victoria: Tenebrae of Good Friday. Victoria: Works from the Holy Week collection. St. Patrick's Catholic Church, 131 McCaul St. www.tallischoir.com or www.tallischoir.square.site or 416-286-9798. $30; $25(sr - 60+); $10(st - with ID).
Mar 01 7:30: Toronto Concert Band. Ragtime to Riches. Robert Sheldon: Glorious Revolution; Alfred Reed: Alleluia! Laudamus te; Donald Hunsberger: Dancin' into the 20's; Handel: Hallelujah Chorus from Messiah. Toronto Concert Band; with guest organist. Islington United Church, 25 Burnhamthorpe Rd. 647-479-2941 or www.torontoconcertband.com. $30; $15(st); Free(12 and under).
Mar 01 7:30: VOCA Chorus of Toronto. 15th Annual Cabaret & Silent Auction. VOCA choristers & professional staff will present a wide variety of musical theatre, jazz, opera, folk, pop & choral selections featuring voice, piano, flute, guitar & bass. Jenny Crober, artistic director & piano; Dakota Scott-Digout, piano; Emily Vick Agnew, host; Noelle Slaney, soprano; Alain Paquette, tenor; Parker Clements & James Coole-Stevenson, baritones. Silent auction, savoury appetizers, and cash bar. Latvian Canadian Cultural Centre - Riga Hall, 4 Credit Union Dr., North York. Visit www.vocachorus.ca/concerts or VOCA Chorus Spring Cabaret & Silent Auction. $40.
Mar 01 8:00: Hope United Church. An Evening of Dancing with the Uptown Swing Band! 2550 Danforth Ave. www.hopeunited.ca. $30. Supporting the restoration of the stained glass windows at Hope United.
Mar 01 8:00: Massey Hall. Leif Vollebekk. With special guest Reuben Bullock. 178 Victoria St. www.tickets.mhrth.com. From $53.
Mar 01 8:00: Royal Conservatory of Music. Global Music Series & Quiet Please, There's a Woman Onstage Series: Jane Bunnett - Warm Winds from Cuba. With Orlando "Maraca" Valle, flute; Santiago Sax Quartet; Hilario Duran, piano. Royal Conservatory of Music - TELUS Centre - Koerner Hall, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208 or www.rcmusic.com/performance. From $50.
Mar 01 8:00: Sinfonia Toronto. Death and the Maiden / Prayers for Peace. Berliner: Jacob's Dream Violin Concerto (Canadian premiere); Schubert: String Quartet No.14 in d D.810 "Death and the Maiden" (orchestra version). Haik Kazazyan, violin; Sinfonia Toronto; Nurhan Arman, conductor. Meridian Arts Centre - George Weston Recital Hall, 5040 Yonge St. 416-499-0403 or www.sinfoniatoronto.com. $52; $40(sr); $20(st).
Mar 01 8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Holst's The Planets. See Feb 26.
Mar 01 8:00: Trinity Bach Project. Bach & Passages. Bach: Cantata BWV 196 "Der Herr denket an uns"; Cantata BWV 106 "Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit" (Actus Tragicus); and a cappella works by Monteverdi, MacMillan, and Harris. Choir and chamber orchestra with Nicholas Nicolaidis, conductor; Felix Deák, viola da gamba; Laura Jones, viola da gamba; Alison Melville, recorder; Colin Savage, recorder. St. Matthew's Anglican Church (Riverdale), 135 First Ave. 306-250-4256 or www.trinitybachproject.org/concerts or at the door. Free. Also Feb 27(1pm), Mar 15(8pm), 23(3pm).
Mar 02 2:30: Kingston Symphony. Burge & Mozart. Still: From the Black Belt; Burge: Violin Concerto; Mozart: Symphony No.41 in C K.551 "Jupiter". Katya Poplyansky, violin. Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts, 390 King St. W., Kingston. 613-546-9729 or www.kingstonsymphony.ca. From $20.
Mar 02 3:00: Greater Toronto Philharmonic Orchestra. Winter Classics: Yolanda Bruno Plays Mendelssohn. Andrew Balfour: Pyotr's Dream; Tchaikovsky: Orchestral Suite No,1; Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto. Soloist: Yolanda Bruno, violin; David Fallis, conductor. Calvin Presbyterian Church, 26 Delisle Ave. www.gtpo.ca or 647-238-0015. From $25.
Mar 02 3:00: Living Arts Centre. The Unfinished. Presented by the Mississauga Symphony Youth Orchestra. Schubert;: Symphony No.8 in b D.759 "Unfinished"; Mozart: Excerpts from Requiem in d K.626; Excerpts from Borodin: Polovtsian Dances. 4141 Living Arts Dr., Mississauga. 905-306-6000 or www.livingartscentre.ca. From $30.
Mar 02 3:00: The Jeffery Concerts. Paul Merritt and Friends. Music drawn from the Baroque era to the modern day, all involving the organ including Bach: Prelude & Fugue in a for organ BWV 543; Krebs: Fantasia in F for oboe and organ Krebs-WV 603; Krebs: Chorale “Gott der Vater wohn uns bei” Krebs-WV 701; Krebs: Fantasia in f for oboe and organ, Krebs-WV 604; Homilius: Chorale for oboe, cello, and organ "Jesu, meine Zuversicht"; and other works. Paul Merritt, organ; Jennifer Short, oboe; Katerina Juraskova, cello; Richard Frank, soprano & alto saxophones. St. John the Evangelist Anglican Church, 280 St. James St., London. www.grandtheatre.com or 519-672-8800. $40; Free(st).
Mar 02 7:30: Canzona Chamber Players. Shoshana Telner, Piano. Bach (arr. Busoni): Chaconne in d BWV 1004; Hindemith: Sonata No.3; Scriabin: Sonata No.5 Op.53; Chopin: Nocturne in D-flat Op.27 No.2; Chopin: Scherzo No.2 in b-flat Op.31. Canzona Music Studio, 27 Sherbourne St. N. reservations@canzona.org. $30. Cash at the door or email transfer to jkrehm@look.ca.
Mar 02 7:30: Cuckoo's Nest Folk Club. Newberry & Verch. Chaucer's Pub, 122 Carling St., London. 519-319-5847 or folk@iandavies.com. Tickets available at Marienbad Restaurant, Chaucer's Pub, Grooves (Wortley Village), Long & McQuade North. $30/$25(adv).
Mar 02 7:30: University of Toronto Faculty of Music. Alex Sousa Fraga, Percussion. Walter Hall, University of Toronto, 80 Queen's Park. www.music.utoronto.ca. Free.
Mar 02 8:00: Orion Symphony Orchestra. The Magic of Cinema. Soundtracks from Star Wars, The Lord of the Rings, Superman, Jurassic Park, Harry Potter, Indiana Jones, E.T., How to Train Your Dragon, and other films. Maria Jojatu, violin; Mira Kardan, cello; Julian Bredin, treble; Mark Wigmore, host; Kristian Alexander, conductor. Royal Conservatory of Music - TELUS Centre - Koerner Hall, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208. From $34.
Mar 03 4:00: University of Toronto Faculty of Music. Master Class: France-Canada Distinguished Visitor in Music - Michaël Attias, Alto Saxophone. Upper Jazz Studio, 90 Wellesley St. W. www.music.utoronto.ca. Free.
Mar 03 8:00: Summerhill Orchestra. Vivaldi & Dvořák. Vivaldi: Concerto for 2 Violins in a; Dvořák: Symphony No.7 in d Op.70. Victoria Yeh, guest violin soloist; Natalie Wong, violin soloist & concertmaster; Sarah John, conductor. Calvin Presbyterian Church, 26 Delisle Ave. 905-808-9998. $50. Use discount code WHOLENOTE for $10 off!.
COMPETITIONS
International Music Festival and Competition. May 1-18. In-person and via video recordings. Registration deadline: Mar 2, 2025. Piano, voice, strings, woodwinds, brass, harp, guitar, percussion, conducting, composition, chamber music, masterclasses. Jurors: professors from the University of Toronto, York University, the Royal Conservatory of Music, and the Glenn Gould Professional School. Awards: prizes and scholarships, recitals, concerts, workshops, career development, marketing, and promotions. For information visit www.intermusic.ca, call 905-604-8854, or email office@intermusic.ca.
FILMS
Feb 27 6:00: Art of Time Ensemble. The Revolution Will Not Be Televised. A concert film screening followed by a Q&A with artists from the film. Featuring Abel Meeropol: Strange Fruit; Bob Dylan: A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall; Joni Mitchell: Big Yellow Taxi; Nina Simone: To Be Young, Gifted, and Black; Marvin Gaye: What’s Going On. Shakura S'Aida, Jackie Richardson, and Tom Wilson. Palmerston Library - Palmerston Theatre, 560 Palmerston Ave. 416-973-4000. Free.
MASTER CLASSES
Feb 25 11:10am: University of Toronto Faculty of Music. Tuesday Voice Series: Master Class with François Le Roux, Baritone & Jeff Cohen, Piano. Walter Hall, University of Toronto, 80 Queen's Park. www.music.utoronto.ca. Free.
Feb 25 3:00: University of Toronto Faculty of Music. Master Class: France-Canada Distinguished Visitor in Music - Thierry Escaich, Composer & Organist. University of Toronto - St. Michael's College - St. Basil's Church, 50 St. Joseph St. www.music.utoronto.ca. Free.
Feb 28 11:00am: University of Toronto Faculty of Music. Lorand Fenyves Resident Artist: Chamber Music Master Class - Daniel Bard, Violin. Walter, 427 Bloor St. W. www.music.utoronto.ca. Free.
Mar 03 7:00: University of Toronto Faculty of Music. Lorand Fenyves Resident Artist: Violin Master Class - Daniel Bard, Violin. Edward Johnson Building, University of Toronto, 80 Queen's Park. www.music.utoronto.ca. Free.
MUSICAL THEATRE
Mirvish Productions. Disney's The Lion King. Directed by Julie Taymor. Princess of Wales Theatre, 300 King St. W. 1.800.461.3333. $59-$259. Runs to Apr 27, 2025. Visit www.mirvish.com for tickets.
Mirvish Productions. Come From Away. Directed by Christopher Ashley. Royal Alexandra Theatre. Runs to March 1. www.mirvish.com.
Mirvish Productions. Just for One Day. Featuring the songs of Bob Dylan, David Bowie, The Who, U2, Queen, and others. CAA Ed Mirvish Theatre, 244 Victoria St. 1-800-461-3333 or www.mirvish.com. From $59. Start times vary. Runs until Mar 15. 10% from the sale of all tickets will be donated directly to The Band Aid Charitable Trust.
Tarragon Theatre/Nightswimming. The Wolf in the Voice. Created by Martin Julien & Brian Quirt. Neema Bickersteth, Jane Miller, and Taurian Teelucksingh. Tarragon Theatre - Extra Space, 30 Bridgman Ave. www.tickets.tarragontheatre.com. Visit website for ticket pricing. Until Feb 26.
Theatre Passe Muraille. Blind Dates. Performed by and written by Vivian Chong. Theatre Passe Muraille, 16 Ryerson Ave. Visit www.passemuraille.ca. From $15. Until Mar 9.
Toronto Operetta Theatre. The Gondoliers. By Gilbert and Sullivan. Artists to be announced. St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts - Jane Mallett Theatre, 27 Front St. E. 416-366-7723 or 1–800-708-6754 or www.tolive.com. From $75. Feb 28(8pm), Mar 1(8pm), 3(3pm).
TYT Theatre. Disney's the Little Mermaid. Music by Alan Menken. Recommended for ages 4 and up. Evan Harkai, director & producer; Quinton Naughton, music director; Sydney LaForme, choreographer. Wychwood Theatre, 76 Wychwood Ave. www.tyttheatre.com/ticketterms. Visit website for ticket information. From Feb 15 to Apr 13 with Fri shows beginning Mar 14.
ONGOING EVENTS
Encore Symphonic Concert Band. Monthly Concert Band Concert. The first Thursday of every month at 11am. 35-piece concert band performing band concert music, pop tunes, jazz standards (2 singers) and the occasional march. Trinity Presbyterian Church York Mills, 2737 Bayview Ave. www.encoreband.ca. $10.
Trinity College, University of Toronto. Evensong. Traditional Anglican choral music. Trinity College Chapel Choir; Thomas Bell, director of music; Peter Bayer, organ scholar. Trinity College Chapel, University of Toronto, 6 Hoskin Ave. 416-978-2522 or Trinity College. Free. Evensong is sung every Wednesday at 5:15pm in the beautiful Trinity College chapel during term time.
ONLINE EVENTS
Arts@Home. A vibrant hub connecting Torontonians to arts and culture. Designed to strengthen personal and societal resilience through the arts. www.artsathome.ca.
North Toronto Community Band. Openings for clarinet, trumpet, trombone, tuba and auxiliary percussion. Rehearsals held at Willowdale Presbyterian Church 38 Ellerslie Ave. (just north of Mel Lastman Square). Monday evenings 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Contact ntcband@gmail.com.
Recollectiv. For anyone living with cognitive challenges from Alzheimer’s, dementia, traumatic brain injury, stroke or PTSD. The group meets weekly to rediscover the joy of making music. Community members and music students are welcome to this fun, rewarding and inter-generational experience. Sessions take place from 2 to 3pm (with sound checks and socializing at 1:30pm). Please contact recollectiv@gmail.com for more information.
REHEARSAL & PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES
A new community Baroque orchestra is being launched in Toronto! All instruments (particularly violin and oboe) and all levels of playing accommodated. Interested? Please contact me, Jane Ubertino, at lucindabell56@hotmail.com
The Choralairs is a non-audition, adult choir that welcomes new members in September and January. Rehearsals are on Tuesday 6:45-8-45pm at Edithvale C.C. 131 Finch Ave. W, Toronto. Please contact Elaine at choralairs.delighted.720@silomails.com to RSVP. Check out our new website at www.Choralairs.com.
Columbus Concert Band. Rehearsals: Tuesdays 7:30-9:30pm at Villa Colombo, 40 Playfair Ave., Toronto. Openings for flute, clarinet, tenor sax, and trumpet; however, all who are in search of being a part of a great band are welcome. Our members are warm and welcoming. For more information, contact ccbtoronto@gmail.com or visit our website at www.columbusconcertband.com.
Etobicoke Community Concert Band. Full rehearsals every Wednesday night at 7:30pm. 309 Horner Ave. Open to all who are looking for a great band to join. Text Rob Hunter at 416-878-1730.
Harmony Singers of Etobicoke. The women of The Harmony Singers survived COVID and are regrouping for 2024! If you'd like to sing an exciting repertoire of pop, jazz, folk and light classics, the group will give you a warm welcome! Rehearsals start in January on Wednesday nights from 7:15 to 9:30 p.m. at Richview United Church in Etobicoke. Contact Conductor Harvey Patterson at: theharmonysingers@ca.com or call 416-239-5821.
New Horizons Band of Toronto. All levels from beginners to advanced for brass, woodwind, and percussion instruments. Weekly classes led by professional music teachers. Loaner instrument provided to each new registrant in the beginners’ program. Visit www.newhorizonsbandtoronto.ca.
North Toronto Community Band. Openings for drums, clarinets, trumpets, trombones, French horns. Rehearsals held at Willowdale Presbyterian Church 38 Ellerslie Ave. (just north of Mel Lastman Square). Monday evenings 7:30-9:30 pm. Contact ntcband@gmail.com.
Quinte Regional Youth Chorus. This is a new group based in Belleville, Ontario, for singers aged 6-16. St. Thomas Anglican Church, Parish Centre, 201 Church St., Belleville. Call 613-962-3636 for information.
Serenata Singers. Are you free Wednesday mornings? Do you love the joy of singing and the camaraderie it brings? Join the Serenata Singers who have sparkled in Toronto’s constellation of choral gems since 1976! Seniors singers, come together with voices united in song. Inspire generations to follow! This 55-voice adult SATB community choir, ranging in age from 55 to 97, will gather again under accomplished choral director Michael Morgan who shares his talents and expertise to perform a “Winter Cabaret” on November 30, 2024, with other performances during the year at seniors’ residences. Our season crescendos with two annual spring concerts on May 8 & 9, 2025. Our spring concerts entitled “Tuned In” will feature favourites from the movies, Broadway, and television. Consider joining this caring, friendly group of retirees at Scarborough Bluffs United Church, 3739 Kingston Rd, every Wednesday from 10:30am to 12:30pm. Two free trial rehearsals are allowed before deciding to join! Check us out at our website at www.serenatasingers.ca or call Charlotte at 416-449-4053! Come join us!
String Orchestra TO is a new string orchestra in Toronto for amateur intermediate and advanced string players. No auditions. Our season runs from Sep 11, 2024 to May 28, 2025. Wed rehearsals: 7:15-9:15 pm at St. Barnabas Church, 361 Danforth Ave.. Visit www.sites.google.com/view/stringorchestrato/home or email us at StringOrchestraTO@gmail.com.
Strings Attached Orchestra, North York. All string players (especially viola, cello, bass) are welcome. Mondays 7 to 9 p.m. from Sep to Jun. Email us first at info.stringsattached@gmail.com to receive music and other details or visit our website at www.stringsattachedorchestra.com for more information.
VOCA Chorus of Toronto. Openings for experienced tenors and basses. VOCA is an auditioned ensemble, currently preparing a broad range of selections (including premieres) for our Dec 14 "Season Songs" concert, featuring Michael Occhipinti, guitar and Jamie Drake, percussion. On May 10, 2025, we'll be performing "Carmina Burana", featuring special guest, Andrew Haji, tenor. Rehearsals are held at Eastminster, 310 Danforth Ave. (Chester subway) on Monday evenings. Contact Jenny Crober at crober.best@gmail.com for more info.
WORKSHOPS
Feb 24 5:30: Soundstreams. Workshop: Collaboration in Vocal Composition - Exploring the Composer-Poet Partnership. Panel: Anne Michaels, Omar Daniel, George Elliott Clarke, and James Rolfe. Canadian Music Centre, 20 St. Joseph St. Visit Collaboration. Open to the public to attend in-person or online via livestreams. Please register in advance.
Feb 25 6:30: Soundstreams. Workshop: From Page to Performance - A Master Class with the Vancouver Chamber Choir. In this session, the Vancouver Chamber Choir will collaborate with the six composers participating n Soundstreams’ RBC Bridges Emerging Composers Program, to rehearse their new works all of which will premiere in concert with the Vancouver Chamber Choir on Thursday, February 27. Christ Church Deer Park, 1570 Yonge St. Visit From Page to Performance. The event is free but space is limited. Open to the public to attend in-person only. Please register in advance.
