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Through its “Music in the Afternoon” concert series, the Women’s Musical Club of Toronto (WMCT) presents chamber music concerts featuring musicians on the threshold of international recognition, as well as established artists and ensembles. Concerts are held Thursday afternoons at 1:30pm at Walter Hall, University of Toronto, Faculty of Music, Edward Johnson Building, 80 Queen’s Park. Pre-concert lectures are offered to all attendees at 12:15pm.

Our 126th season (2023/24) includes Fauré Quartett (October 5, 2023); Tesla Quartet (November 16, 2023); Dominic Desautels, clarinet, and Jean-Philippe Sylvestre, piano, with Zsófia Stefán, bassoon (March 7, 2024); Francine Kay, piano (April 4, 2024); Joyce El-Khoury, soprano, and Serouj Kradjian, piano (May 2, 2024). Artists and programs are subject to change. Please visit our website for regular season news and updates.

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Canadian Bandurist Capella is one of the premiere bandura ensembles in North America. The group showcases powerful male voices accompanied by the rich sound of the bandura, the 55-or-more-string national instrument of Ukraine. The CBC is committed to advancing and exploring new possibilities with choral-bandura music, while honouring the instrument’s deep history. By expressing traditional music through modern, dynamic arrangements, the Canadian Bandurist Capella provides a unique listening experience that raises the profile of the bandura and Ukrainian song in the Ukrainian-Canadian community and beyond.

The mission of the Canadian Bandurist Capella is to explore the full potential and versatility of the modern bandura within a male choral ensemble, to bring together individuals who are committed to advancing choral-bandura music while respecting its rich history, and to promote and popularise the bandura within the Ukrainian-Canadian community and beyond by maintaining high standards of artistry, musicianship, and performance.

Canadian Bandurist Capella Inc. is an Ontario registered non-profit corporation with a charitable status. Our charitable number is: 885173500RR0001.

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London Symphonia is one of the finest regional, professional orchestras in Canada and a leader in London’s vibrant music and arts community. London Symphonia proudly carries on an orchestral tradition that began in 1937 as the only professional ensemble offering a full season of orchestral music in the London region. A successful, flourishing organisation, London Symphonia is committed to artistic excellence and experience through in-person and livestreamed concerts, and deepening music education by mentorship and training for emerging artists, community outreach to deliver the healing power of music and engage new audiences, and fostering creative partnerships.

With a core of 30 players, our concerts feature talented London Symphonia musicians, spotlight international and Canadian guest artists and guest conductors, première commissioned and other new works by Canadian composers, and showcase local musical groups such as the H.B. Beal Secondary School Singers and The London Singers through creative collaborations.

Our deep commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility enables us to offer free in-person concert tickets to Newcomers and secondary and post-secondary students, and children aged 6 to12.

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Etobicoke Centennial Choir is an auditioned SATB community choir that enriches its choristers and audiences through inspired performances of diverse choral repertoire, ranging from classical masterpieces to contemporary compositions and popular music.

ECC is a warm and inclusive community that welcomes new singers. We offer a challenging and supportive choral music experience, facilitated by our professional music director, collaborative accompanist and section leads.

Rehearsals are Tuesday evenings from 7:30pm to 9:45pm at Humber Valley United Church in Etobicoke. Some prior choral experience and the ability to read music is recommended.

2023/24 Season Preview:

• On December 2, 2023, the Hannaford Street Silver Band joins ECC for Holiday Fanfare, featuring John Rutter’s luminous Gloria and other joyous music of the season.
• On March 23, 2024, Offering will showcase Luigi Cherubini’s Requiem Mass in C minor and two choral works by Johannes Brahms, accompanied by string orchestra.
• On June 1, 2024, ECC travels south with Musica del Sur, celebrating the colourful harmonies and vibrant rhythms of Latin American music, including wonderful Bossa Nova selections by Carlos Jobim, accompanied by Latin percussion and strings.

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VIVA Singers Toronto is a not-for-profit family of choirs with a mandate to give members, ages four through adult, the opportunity to achieve artistic excellence in a singer-centred, collaborative choral community.

VIVA offers diverse musical programming - including regular performance and international touring opportunities, musical literacy, Orff-based creation activities, an annual fall Performing Arts Camp and commissioned works and partnerships with distinguished musicians and composers. VIVA's unique Creation Stream programming offers singers opportunities to explore and compose music through creation-based learning.

We continue to advocate for all voices, and push for inclusivity to ensure that anyone who enjoys music is welcomed - and challenged - at VIVA. Every Voice Matters!

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The Jubilate Singers is an SATB community choir performing music from a variety of cultural traditions under the direction of Isabel Bernaus. The choir enjoys singing in many different languages and collaborating with other arts organisations representing the cultural diversity of Toronto. A highlight of last season was “Roots and Intersections: Music of the African, Jewish, and Muslim Diasporas”, in collaboration with Denise Williams. In 2023/24 we will present “Music about Music”, on the power of song; an all‒Latin American concert featuring Ariel Ramirez’s Misa criolla with Rodrigo Chavez and Sikuris St. Lawrence; and the Requiems of Aharon Harlap and Gabriel Fauré with orchestra and soloists.

The Jubilate Singers is an auditioned choir with extra support available for those who are not yet ready to audition. We are an inclusive and welcoming choir that works to enhance the musical skills of all its singers, and we are always looking for new members!

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The Elmer Iseler Singers (EIS) are a 20-voice professional chamber choir based in Toronto and founded by the late Dr. Elmer Iseler in 1979. Directed by the acclaimed Lydia Adams, C.M., the Singers are known for tonal beauty and interpretive range, and valued for their contributions to masterclasses and workshops with schools and community choirs.

EIS enter their 45th concert season series, "A Constellation of Radiant Choral Light", beginning on October 28, 2023: "Celestial Light", with a premiere by Sid Robinovich, followed by December 8, 2023: "Messiah by G.F. Handel" with special guests the VIVA Chamber Singers and the Amadeus Choir, orchestra and soloists and April 20, 2024: "Triple Choir Splendour: Sonic Light" with the VIVA Chamber Singers and the newly formed Chroma Vocal Ensemble. Series subscriptions and individual concert tickets are available on our website, along with news about tours and guest appearances throughout the season.

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The Kindred Spirits Orchestra (KSO) is a critically acclaimed auditioned-based civic orchestra performing at the Flato Markham Theatre, the Meridian Arts Centre, and the CBC Glenn Gould Studio in Toronto. In addition to performing concerts, the KSO offers several educational, community outreach, professional development and international cultural exchange programmes. In 2021, the KSO became the first orchestra in Canada to migrate to a fully digital library platform that permanently replaced paper-based music parts with iPad Pro tablets made available to all musicians.

Under the direction of maestro Kristian Alexander, the 2023/24 concert season features internationally renowned pianists Christina Petrowska Quilico, Daniel Vnukowski, Ludmil Angelov and Li Wang, violinist Jonathan Crow, and guest-conductor David Perez. Highlights of the season include Tchaikovsky‘s Symphony No. 5, Rimsky-Korsakov‘s Scheherazade, Shostakovich‘s Symphony No. 8, Bizet‘s Symphony in C, Bruckner‘s Symphony No. 3, and Honegger‘s Symphony No. 3 “Liturgique”, as well as five "rarities" by Stravinsky: Circus Polka (for a young elephant), Scherzo fantastique, Concerto for piano and wind instruments, Scènes de ballet, and Symphonies of wind instruments.

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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. With an emphasis on providing accessible and affordable access to classical music and showcasing local Canadian performers, Apocryphonia’s concerts provide both listeners and musicians the chance to discover their new favourite pieces by their new favourite composers.

The upcoming season's highlights include: an Argentinian and Azerbaijani double-feature showcasing Alberto Ginastera's Las horas de una Estancia and the Canadian Premiere of Fikret Amirov's Romantic Sonata, the Canadian Premiere of Delphine Ugalde's 1873 gender-defying comic opera, Seule, Italian madrigals and Hebrew motets by Salamone Rossi, and a holiday concert of Renaissance carols.

Founded just last year, Apocryphonia’s inaugural five-concert season included eight Canadian Concert premieres — spanning from 16th Century motets by Vicente Lusitano to 20th Century Canadian art songs by John Mais Capel.

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Toronto Classical Singers is the only choir in the country dedicated exclusively to the great choral/orchestral repertoire. Known for its unique musical point-of-view and its diverse and high-quality programming, the choir features lesser-known and rarely performed pieces as well as the beloved vocal/orchestral repertoire. Led by founding conductor and artistic director Jurgen Petrenko, the group performs with orchestra and soloists in their presentations of the great choral masterpieces. With its exuberant approach, TCS celebrates the choral tradition with the complex sonority of large choir with professional orchestra.

This season we are presenting two concerts featuring music both new and familiar. On December 11 at 4pm, our concert of seasonal music with soloists and orchestra features Finzi’s radiant and optimistic In Terra Pax and Haydn’s joyful, energetic St. Nicholas Mass. Our spring concert on April 23 at 4pm, will feature Schubert’s Mass in C and Mozart’s Vespers, pieces showing both composer's love of the human voice.

Join us this winter and spring for inspiration and joy through thrilling choral music. Our concerts are presented at Christ Church Deer Park, 1570 Yonge Street, Toronto.