Summer Music Festivals

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Port Hope Jazz strives to be Canada's premier national jazz festival for the celebration of the diversity of Canadian Jazz arts excellence and to promote youth program development within a vibrant musical, economic and cultural atmosphere.

We have a spectacular festival planned for August, 22 to 25, 2024.

This year's event will feature performances by Allison Au, Mike Downes with Robi Botos and Ted Quinlan, Kellylee Evans, Ewen Farncombe and Alex Bird, Steve Holt with Kevin Turcotte, Kirk MacDonald, Duncan Hopkins and Terry Clark, Duncan Hopkins, George Koller, Joy Lapps-Lewis, Fern Lindzon, Charlotte McAfee-Bruner, Alex Pangman, Reg Schwager, Michael Shand and The Shuffle Demons.

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Music at Port Milford Artist Chamber Music Series was established in 1987 and takes place on four consecutive Saturday evenings at St. Mary Magdalene Church, 335 Main St., Picton. Tickets: $50 (adult), $20 (youth 16 and under & students). Season Pass: $150 (adult), $60 youth & students).

Saturday, July 13, 7:30pm: “Beginnings”
George Enescu; Trevor Wilson; Beethoven; Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson; Kevin Lau; Joseph Suk

Saturday, July 20, 7:30pm: “Tenacity & Wit”
Haydn; Margaret Brouwer; Ann Southam; Brahms

Saturday, July 27, 7:30pm: “In Wonder”
Ravel; Ian Cusson; Schumann; Ellington; Schubert; Dvorak

Saturday, August 3, 7:30pm: “Romanceros”:
Schubert; Schumann; Gabriella Lena Frank; Borodin: String Quartet No. 2

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The Aga Khan Museum’s Rhythms of Canada Festival is returning for another weekend filled with live music, art, and family activities. Join us this summer from June 29 to July 1 and enjoy entrancing musical performances by a diverse range of local artists, special programming for all ages, delicious food, and our world-class collection of art from across the Muslim world.

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Brott Music Festival is Ontario's only and Canada's largest orchestral music festival. Founded by late Boris Brott in 1988, it enters its 37th season under the baton of Tania Miller. "Unique in its sheer variety" is how BMF's mix of classical, opera, rock, pop and Broadway has been described. 2024 highlights include a Beethoven Immersive, Rossini's Barber of Seville, Ian Parker playing Rachmaninoff's 2nd Piano Concerto, Firebird Suite, Dvorak 8 and Mahler 5, dedicated to Brott's memory. There are free concerts on Hamilton's Waterfront, one night only staged performance of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Evita, film music of James Bond, and an East Coast Kitchen party with Celtic band. The BMF features the National Academy Orchestra of Canada and BrottOpera Emerging Artists. Both are nationally recognized training programs.

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Westben is an immersive music in nature experience on 50-acre farm, two hours east of Toronto.

Westben’s 25th anniversary summer season features 32 performances and experiences including concerts, nature walks, forest bathing, garden tours, a film night, comedy evening with outstanding performers in four outdoor venues.

Angela Hewitt, Gerald Finley, Jeremy Dutcher, Holly Cole, New Zealand String Quartet, Colin Ainsworth, Steve Page, Sarah Slean, Colin Mochrie & Deb McGrath, Big Smoke Brass, Andy Forgie, Kevin Drew, Jackie Richardson and Joe Sealy, Dave Mowat, Leanne Betasamosake Simpson and and participants from the Performer-Composer Residency.

Tickets from Pay-What-You-Can to $110 + HST. $5 for anyone under 18; $30 for 19-30 years.

Ask about the pre-concert chats, Dare to Pair culinary events, BBQs and Opera Tea Party.

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Jumblies is a Toronto-based organization that engages in collaborations between professional artists and diverse people and places, mentoring and supporting others to do so as well. Jumblies expands where art happens, who gets to be part of it, what forms it takes and whose stories it tells. As a culmination of our multi-year project, we present: border crossing odyssey a series of performances and presentations of selected works from our multi-year project blue skies, red earth & tall pines -- including a suite of new music from Suba Sankaran plus other selected works performed by the Gather Round Singers and guests and a multimedia exhibition of comics, sculpture and audio art. Events will take place in Brampton, Toronto and Scarborough from June 12th to June 27th. Contact us at info@jumbliestheatre.org!

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Zula Music & Arts Collective Hamilton presents the annual Something Else! Festival along with a year-round music series mostly focusing on jazz, creative, free, improvised, experimental music and various folk traditions.

Ticketed, multi-bill events at St. Cuthbert's:

Thursday, June 20 at 7pm:
Earth, Wind & Choir; Ugly Beauties; Gayle Young; Sofia Jernberg & Mats Gustafsson.

Friday, June 21 at 8pm:
Beingfive; Amrita; The End.

Saturday, June 22 at 4pm:
Tashi Dorji; Cluttertones; Emmeluth’s Amoeba; and at 8pm: Sakina Abdou; Doug Tielli’s Imaginary Brass; Dave Rempis & Tashi Dorji.

Ticketed events are $25-$30 advance tickets; $30-$40 at the door; $85 pass.

Free events include:

Saturday, June 22 at 12pm (HPL):
Sakina Abdou & Dave Rempis; Aline’s Étoile Magique; Caroline Davis & Wendy Eisenberg

Sunday, June 23 at 12pm (Open Streets):
Shuffle Demons

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Since 2010, the CCCTIMF has established a solid name as one of the most reputable and high-profile music festivals in Canada. The festival is held in recognition of the artistic achievements of young musicians, providing them with the opportunity to learn, grow, and showcase their potential in performance. It also provides performance opportunities for young musicians to help bring the scope of their talents to new heights. The annual festival is conducted at the 626-seat, state-of-the-art P.C. Ho concert hall in Toronto. Trophies, medals, and scholarships are awarded to the winners based on the class criteria. Selected winners will receive the opportunity to perform in the Gala Concert and the "Rising Star" concert series. For more information, please visit our website.

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A vibrant convergence of folk, jazz, classical and world music, Stratford Summer Music is a renowned Southwestern Ontario music festival held annually in July and August in Stratford, Ontario. The 2024 festival features acclaimed artists like Angela Hewitt, Allison Au, and Measha Brueggergosman-Lee. From symphony orchestras to jazz legends, the festival showcases diverse genres, offering both intimate recitals and grand productions. Alongside performances, it hosts educational programs, fostering musical appreciation and talent growth. With venues spanning churches, theaters, and outdoor spaces, the festival promises unique and unforgettable experiences. Stratford Summer Music ensures a summer filled with enchanting melodies and cultural enrichment for all, making it a highlight of the Canadian cultural calendar.

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Music Mondays has served as a launching pad for emerging talent, and a celebration of established local talent since its inception in 1992. Our pay-what-you-can lunchtime concerts take place in the warm acoustics of Holy Trinity Church, just steps away from the Eaton Centre, in busy Downtown Toronto. Our goal is to provide the highest possible musical experience to a pay-what-you-can downtown Toronto audience.

Our audience includes office workers, tourists, retired folks, young children, the homeless, students, and the musically curious. The acoustics of Holy Trinity are very special - warm and inviting. Please join us for this, our 33rd Season. Bring your lunch – and a friend – every Monday at 12:15pm from June 3 to Labour Day, September 2. Admission: Pay-what-you-can, $10 to $20 suggested.