Summer Music Festivals

August 8 to August 11
Burrows Hall Community Centre Parklands (1081 Progress Ave.) and Albert Campbell Square (150 Borough Dr.)
Scarborough, ON

The Scarborough Town Jazz Festival is a community festival planned for four days and will begin Thursday, August 8, with an awards night. Featured performers include Lenny Williams, Melba Moore and Liberty Silver.

The District of Scarborough is a vibrant, multi-cultural community. The wide diversity of cultures, with their different types of music and instruments, has resulted in the emergence of new combinations and we aim to reflect this mixture during our festival for all to enjoy.

There will also be music workshops by some of our well known performers such as Hilario Duran and Alines Morales, as well as arts and crafts, international cuisine, dance, prizes, fresh farm produce, games for young children and corporate exhibits. Be there to enjoy!

647-427-1403
www.latinmusicprod.com

June 7, June 13 to June 16
Burlington Downtown and Waterfront

Canada’s Largest Free Music Festival!

Sound of Music Festival merges of all kinds of free live music for every age and huge amounts of fun in one amazing location. Genres include jazz, folk, pop, big band, country, blues, latin and children’s music, plus Downtown Streetfest, with street-side performers and outdoor patios. From new and emerging artists to Canadian icons and fan favourites, the award-winning festival offers a fantastic line-up. Join us Father’s Day weekend, Burlington Downtown and Waterfront, to see over 100 acts at over ten performance areas and enjoy the most memorable days of your whole summer.

905-333-6364
www.soundofmusic.ca

July 15 to August 25
25 Ontario St.
Stratford, ON

An annual multi-week music festival with over 100 events featuring Canadian and international artists set in indoor and outdoor venues throughout downtown Stratford. This season includes the Vienna Boys’ Choir, pianist Jan Lisiecki, Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra, Murray Schafer at 80, Mzansi Youth Choir of South Africa, Organ Week, We Sing the World Choral Symposium, Robert Harris’ Music that Changed the World Lecture Series, Toronto Mass Choir and Band, Speed Control’s School of Rawk Camp and Bicycle Opera. The weekly Music At Rundles luncheon series presents musical tributes to famous singers by Canadian accordionist Joseph Macerollo and the free annual BargeMusic series continues to present noon-hour concerts of a wide variety of musical genres by a range of Canadian and international ensembles.

519-271-2101
www.stratfordsummermusic.ca

September 20 to September 22
Leith and Owen Sound, ON

Our tenth anniversary season begins as usual in the intimate and acoustically beautiful historic Leith Church. Works by Schulhoff, Haydn, Ryan and Dvořák will be performed by Annalee Patipatanakoon, Roman Borys, Philip and David Ying, Denise Djokic and Edwin Huizinga. On Saturday in the nearby scenic town of Owen Sound on Georgian Bay, a jazz concert showcasing the works of Reinhardt and Grappelli will be performed at the Tom Thomson Gallery by the Van Django quartet. Also, in the gallery, the festival will host an interactive exhibit by local and international luthiers. The Saturday evening main stage event is a performance of all the Brandenburg concerti. Sunday’s concert includes work by Bach, Mozart and Haydn, with performances by James Campbell and Mark Fewer.

519-470-2011
sweetwatermusicfestival@gmail.com
www.sweetwatermusicfestival.ca

June 4 to June 16
Bloor Street United Church (June 4, 8pm), Walter Hall at U of T (June 9, 12:30pm and June 13, 1pm) and Grace Church on-the-Hill (June 16, 7:30pm – free tickets available Tuesday June 11 at 10am at Tafelmusik box office)
Toronto, ON

Musicians from around the world gather in Toronto for the annual Tafelmusik Baroque Summer Institute. An intensive 14-day residency in instrumental and vocal baroque performance, the institute features four free concerts open to the public. See our website or call us for more details.

416-964-9562 x241
www.tafelmusik.org

July 4 to July 7
Victoria Park
London, ON

Spread a blanket in London’s beautiful tree-lined Victoria Park and discover why TD Sunfest has been voted one of the American Bus Association’s TOP 100 destinations in North America. The 2013 edition of “Canada’s Premier Celebration of World Cultures” will feature over 275 unique food, craft and visual art exhibitors and more than 35 red-hot world music and jazz ensembles, ranging from Alpha Blondy (Ivory Coast) to Fanfare Ciocarlia (Moldova) and Anthony Joseph & the Spasm Band (UK). And, this summer, be sure to jam to The SUNsational Soul & Afrofunk Experience 2013 (supported by Celebrate Ontario). Returning audience favorites include the Jazz Stage and Sunday afternoon’s Le village québécois.

519-672-1522
www.sunfest.on.ca

June 20 to June 29
Nathan Phillips Square, 100 Queen St., plus 40 locations across the city
Toronto, ON

Turn up the jazz and explore the TD Toronto Jazz Festival as it plays nonstop, from June 20 to June 29, 2013. Uniting 500,000 fans at more than 40 locations across the city, the festival is the ultimate destination for music lovers. Make the festival your meeting place this summer and take in a breath of fresh jazz.

On Friday, June 21, the festival will present its first-ever FREE-FOR-ALL Friday, when admission to the entire festival is on us! Visit any participating club, venue or restaurant that day and enjoy the music free of charge as jazz plays throughout the city. Travel the city and get your jazz on without a ticket!

1-855-985-5000
www.torontojazz.com

July 16 to August 3
Koerner Hall, Walter Hall and Heliconian Hall
Toronto, ON

Now in its eighth year of bringing outstanding classical music experiences to the city in the summer, Toronto Summer Music Festival features renowned Canadian and international artists in a series of chamber concerts, plus masterclasses, lectures, interviews and free outreach concerts.

The theme of the 2013 festival, “Paris La Belle Époque,” celebrates the unrivalled cultural phenomenon that swept turn of the century Paris. The festival showcases great musical works by French composers including Ravel, Debussy and Fauré, performed by renowned artists including France’s distinguished Trio Pennetier Pasquier Pidoux, pianist Cédric Tiberghien, Los Angeles Guitar Quartet, Brentano String Quartet, Juno award-winning Gryphon Trio and bass-baritone Philippe Sly.

416-408-0208
www.torontosummermusic.com

June 8 to August 4
The Westben Barn, 6698 County Rd. 30 N.
Campbellford, ON

Westben – Concerts at the Barn celebrates its 14th season, presenting music in the countryside in a variety of genres. This season, entitled “Stories that Sing!,” includes tenor Richard Margison and baritone John Fanning, commemorating the 200th birthdays of Verdi and Wagner. Pianists Robert Silverman, Brian Finley, Leonard Gilbert and Lisa Tahara celebrate the arrival of the Steinway concert grand piano, in a multi-piano-concerto Gala Weekend. The UBC Opera Ensemble performs Bizet’s Carmen. Westben also welcomes André Laplante, soprano Suzie LeBlanc, vocalist Diana Panton, trumpeter Guido Basso and guitarist Robert Michaels. New to the Barn is “Rule Brittania!,” a British Isles Weekend and “Words and Notes,” featuring Canadian authors Judy Fong Bates and Martha Schabas.

1-705-653-5508 or 1-877-883-5777
www.westben.ca

July 4 to August 22 (Every Thursday at 7:30pm)
Midland Cultural Centre, 333 King St.
Midland, ON

Brookside Music Association and John Alden French, artistic director, invite you to experience summer evenings with live classical music in scenic Southern Georgian Bay. The 2013 summer concert series is a cornucopia of high caliber music presented weekly during July and August by these world-class artists: Quartetto Gelato; Mauro Bertoli, piano; True North Brass; Triple Forte, piano trio; Penderecki String Quartet; Pivot Chamber Soloists; Sheng Cai, piano; and Soprello – Alistair MacRae, cello and Allison Pohl, soprano. Visit our website for more details and single concert or series ticket information.

Box office: 705-527-4420
www.brooksidemusic.com