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Celebrating its 10th year of connecting cultures, the Aga Khan Museum in Toronto, Ontario is home to a growing Permanent Collection of over 1,200 masterpieces, including manuscripts, paintings, ceramics, and textiles from the 9th to the 21st century. Through its innovative exhibitions and engaging programs — from captivating performances to thought-provoking lectures, workshops, and film screenings — the Museum reaches millions of people worldwide, fostering intercultural understanding through the arts.

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Soundstreams is a global leader in the presentation of innovative, carefully curated, and immersive musical experiences. Artistic Director Lawrence Cherney is committed to showcasing the work of living Canadian and global composers/musicians.

Our 2024/25 season offers new music for chamber ensemble, choir and opera. The program “with you and without you” asks important questions about the vulnerability of human relationships through the lens of the love song in provocative works by Ana Sokolovic, Oliver Knussen and Tansy Davies. Tarik O’Regan’s I Sleep But My Heart Waketh, performed by the illustrious Vancouver Chamber Choir, is inspired by the Biblical Song of Songs, considered by many the greatest love song ever written.

If we seek spiritual guidance from some thing or some being beyond ourselves, what would we ask for? Letters to God, featuring Japan’s legendary Fujii Percussion and choirs, explores some of those questions, including some astonishing ones from children. Invocations explores our yearning for spiritual connection through various traditions including: the “nign”, a wordless and improvised prayer dating back to medieval Hasidic Judaism; and German Romanticism.

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Apocryphonia ventures beyond the standard fare of traditional Canadian classical music programming to reveal the beautiful, the lost, and the rare. Its mission: to seek out and share hidden and obscure musical masterpieces; whether they are from composers you may not already know, or are rare works by familiar names. We strive to create affordable, accessible Classical Music concerts that showcase Canadian performers. Apocryphonia’s concerts provide both listeners and musicians the chance to discover their new favourite pieces by their new favourite composers.

The Third Cycle of Musical Revelations - our upcoming season - includes:

• September 29, “Sing to Me Again”: Chamber music + art song from Eastern Europe, Canada & the Caucasus with Duo CBJ & MH
• October 15, “Amor Con Fortuna”: The Diapente Quintet takes you to Renaissance Spain
• November 8, “Brews, Beauties & Brawlers”: Charles Villiers Stanford's Irish ballad, 'Phaudrig Crohoore' and more
• November 29, “Diapente Book of Carols 2”: Christmas Cheer, Renaissance Style!
• May 2025, “Faignient and Friends”: Premiere performances of 16th c. Franco-Flemish composer Noe Faignient
• June 2025, “A Cabinet of Curiosities 2”: An eclectic mix of chamber music presented entirely at random!

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Tapestry Opera is TO.

We make new opera in Toronto. Tapestry was founded in 1979, and we’re the only Canadian company solely dedicated to creating and performing original Canadian opera.

We have a mandate to create powerful opera that reflects and changes the world around us, bringing together art forms, creators, and communities to create boundary-pushing work.

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Etobicoke Centennial Choir (ECC) is an inclusive, SATB, auditioned community choir dedicated to celebrating the art and joy of choral singing. We offer performances of diverse repertoire, ranging from classical masterpieces to contemporary compositions and music from around the world.

ECC offers a challenging and supportive choral experience guided by professional artists. Rehearsals are held every Tuesday, September to June, from 7:30pm to 9:45pm at Humber Valley United Church in Etobicoke. Some choral experience and the ability to read music are required.

Our 2024/25 season will feature the unique Messe de minuit pour Noël by Marc-Antoine Charpentier with orchestral accompaniment, Will Todd’s acclaimed Mass in Blue, accompanied by a combo of piano, drums, bass and alto saxophone and a journey through Indian classical music, arranged for choir. With accompaniment of sitar, tabla, and harmonium, renowned flautist Hasheel Lodhia and a guest soprano will lead the ECC through the rhythms and echoes of South Asia.

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In 2024, Westben celebrates 25 years of bringing people together through music in nature. Year-round programs include the international summer festival from June to August in three outdoor venues, concerts at the Schoolhouse, music in nature small group experiences, community programs, workshops, kids camps and more.

Westben’s International Performer-Composer Residency (PCR) is an annual collaborative gathering where diverse listeners and performer-composers build relationships and connect through creating music and exchanging perspectives.

Westben is located in Northumberland County, 40 minutes from Cobourg, Peterborough and Belleville, 2 hours east of Toronto, and 2.5 hours west of Ottawa. Westben is nestled amongst the gently rolling hills of the Gunshot Treaty lands and subsequent Williams Treaties of 1923, and the traditional territory of the Michi Saagiig (Mississauga) Anishinaabeg, near what is now known as Campbellford, Ontario.

Westben’s summer festival has presented over 5000 international and local Canadian artists including Gerald Finley, Angela Hewitt, Oliver Jones, Peter Appleyard, Michael Kaeshammer, Broken Social Scene, William Prince, Jeremy Dutcher, Holly Cole, Colin Mochrie, Deb McGrath, and Natalie McMaster.

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An auditioned concert choir, Toronto Beach Chorale attracts singers who are highly motivated with excellent musical skills. We offer three choral concerts each season, performed with professional soloists and instrumental ensembles.

In addition to our concert season, which this year includes music by Handel, Bach and Haydn, we actively participate in community events, collaborating with other groups and artists to enhance the quality of life in our neighbourhood and the City. Toronto Beach Chorale is a vital musical presence in the Beach, and has achieved a reputation for artistic excellence.

We are supported by professional orchestras and ensembles, and we engage professional and emerging soloists in principal solo roles.

Our Artistic Director, Mervin W Fick, has been transforming choirs, inspiring individuals and raising performance levels of choirs for over 35 years. He is the founding director of the Toronto Beach Chorale, Artistic Director of the MCS Chorus of Mississauga, and conductor of the PCS Singers of Brampton and the National Award winning Esprit Chamber Choir. One of the greatest gifts that Mervin brings to performances through the singers under his direction is his ability to inspire truly joyful singing.

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Cathedral Bluffs Symphony Orchestra is passionate about the power of live orchestral music and the community-building impact it has on local performance. Founded in 1985 by violinist Neil Blair and legendary Toronto musician Maestro Clifford Poole, the orchestra has been serving the local Scarborough and Greater Toronto communities by bringing to life some of the greatest musical works, presenting internationally acclaimed performers and introducing some of Canada’s rising stars in their debut performances with a symphony orchestra.

Cathedral Bluffs presents a yearly six-concert subscription series performed in the PC Ho Theatre at the Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Toronto. This large venue provides comfortable and accessible patron facilities and exceptional acoustics.

The orchestra has been directed by nationally recognized Toronto-based conductor Martin MacDonald since 2022. Martin MacDonald is one of Canada's most dynamic and outstanding conductors and has been awarded both the Heinz Unger Award and the Jean-Marie Beaudet Award for orchestral conducting. Martin has guest conducted extensively across Canada having worked with the orchestras of Toronto, National Arts Centre, Vancouver, Edmonton and more.

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Accepting, affirming and welcoming to everyone, Metropolitan United Church at Queen and Church Streets has a 200-year history of presenting great sacred music in the heart of Toronto. Under the leadership of Minister of Music Jonathan Oldengarm, our ensembles include the Adult, Children's (director Michael Denomme), and Handbell Choirs, the Metropolitan Silver Band (est. 1934, and directed by Fran Harvey), and the Great Heart youth ensemble (director Ben Stein). Our collection of instruments includes Canada's largest pipe organ, installed in 1930 by Casavant Frères of Quebec; the 54-bell Massey/Drury Carillon (Elisa Tersigni, Carillonist; a portative organ (by Becker of Hamburg); a Hubbard harpsichord; and Steinway and Yamaha grand pianos. In addition to great music every Sunday morning, our beautiful neo-gothic sanctuary hosts two concert series including Music at Met and Noon at Met (Thursdays at 12pm, from September to November, and February to June). Our Christmas Lessons and Carols service and Good Friday evening Choral Concert are particular annual highlights for many Torontonians. Visit us in person, go to our website and/or YouTube channel.

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For 40 years, Toronto Operetta Theatre has been Canada’s only performing arts company dedicated to music theatre in all its variety.

TOT will return to the St. Lawrence Centre stage for the 40th Anniversary season with wonderful music, comedy, and romance—the best of Operetta and Music Theatre! The season opener is Sigmund Romberg’s Student Prince on November 1, 2, and 3, 2024. TOT celebrates the holiday season with Imre Kalman’s Countess Maritza, opening on December 29, 2024, with further performances on January 3 and 4, 2025, conducted by Derek Bate. Back by popular demand, the season finale is Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Gondoliers, with performances on February 28 and March 1 and 2, 2025. All main performances are held at the St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts.

Our patrons’ favourite, TOT’s Cabaret series at the intimate Edward Jackman Centre, will be held on Saturday, October 12, 2024, November 23, 2024, and January 25, 2025, starting at 4pm.