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Counterpoint Community Orchestra was formed in 1984 by gay and lesbian musicians. Together we provide fine music and create a deeper sense of community and diversity in downtown Toronto. People from all walks of life play with us and we welcome any person with a positive outlook toward lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered and two-spirited people.

Our 39th season includes three concert dates:

• Saturday, Dec 10 2022
• Saturday, March 25th, 2023
• Saturday, June 10th, 2023

Details and tickets are available on our website.

Rehearsals are held Mondays at 8pm, currently at St. Barnabas Church on Danforth. Concert performances are currently at Rosedale United Church in Toronto. We welcome players, committee volunteers and volunteers for our board of directors. Player levels range from intermediate to professional. We will help you grow musically. Come and join a fun group of people and make great music!

Our programs for this year will feature works by Mozart, Schumann, Dvorak and premieres of three commissioned works. As a registered charity for tax purposes we welcome donations through Canada Helps.

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SoundCrowd, Toronto’s first large-scale contemporary a cappella ensemble, is the brainchild of Artistic Director, Scott Pietrangelo. The group made its concert debut in 2016 alongside former Barenaked Ladies front-man Steven Page at the Danforth Music Hall. Since then, it has been featured on a national TV show (The Social), created viral music videos, performed with other notable Toronto-based groups (Cadence, Countermeasure, Retrocity), sang backup for Jonathan Antoine (Britain's Got Talent), opened for Disney's a cappella sensation DCappella, and performed at Carnegie Hall with choirs from around the world under the direction of Deke Sharon (Pitch Perfect, The Sing Off). After surviving the lockdowns of the pandemic, SoundCrowd is back working on two new shows and releasing its long-awaited debut album, All Voice No Limits, in 2023. SoundCrowd's vision is to:

• Enrich the Toronto community with the proven health and social benefits of participating in and experiencing choral music
• Make connections through voice and movement using repertoire that is exciting, fun and meaningful to all
• Create dynamic and original performances of music from all genres using the musical language of a cappella

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Nocturnes in the City is in its 23rd season.

During our last two seasons, we had a few interruptions of presenting our concerts but we still managed to keep three Zoom sessions with Iain Scott about famous Czech operas by Antonín Dvořák, Bedřich Smetana, Leoš Janáček and Bohuslav Martinů.

We also held a few recitals by pianist David Kalhous, and mandolin player Radim Zenkl. Local jazz players performed two dixieland concerts in 2021.

Our present season is starting with excellent Czech violinist Ivan Zenaty and pianist David Kalhous on October 30, 2022. This is followed on November 27 by an evening featuring an upcoming film about a famous Czech conductor, Karel Ančerl, who was the Music Director of the Toronto Symphony orchestra from 1968 to 1973. Granddaughter of Karel Ančerl, Maximiliana Ancerl from Prague, will be present together with movie director and musician Ivan Bierhanzel - showing clips from the movie and reading letters from Karel Ančerl to other famous musicians. The last concert in 2022 is “Czech-Slovak Dixieland” on December 11 under the leadership of famous trombone player Miro Letko from Slovakia. All concerts take place in the hall of St. Wenceslaus Church, 496 Gladstone Avenue in Toronto.

In 2023, we are planning for four different pianists.

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Westben is where music and nature spring to life! Nestled amongst the hills of Northumberland County, two hours east of Toronto, 40 minutes from Peterborough, Cobourg and Belleville, near Campbellford, Westben presents a myriad of concerts and outdoor experiences in and around its three venues. The custom-built, timber-frame barn seats 400 with doors that roll open onto a lush meadow. Willow Hill amphitheatre offers the outdoor festival experience and the cosy campfire venue offers performers and audiences a chance to share songs and stories with smores and a sunset. Imagine sunshine and smiles while listening to everything from Bach to Broadway, jazz, folk, pop, comedy including music by our neighbours from Alderville First Nation and the Performer-Composer Residency. Westben will open its 24th Season of Concerts on July 1st, 2023. The month-long festival will feature over 70 artists in 26 concerts. But Westben is more than just great performances, it is a true music in nature experience. Gourmet picnics on the meadow, curated wine and beer selections from the Milkshed, pre-concert chats, guided nature walks with live music on a neighbouring Nature Reserve and a chance to relax by the pond, all make Westben the place to be.

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The Scarborough Philharmonic Orchestra (SPO) is pleased to present our 2022/23 season of live concerts and digital content. In addition to great classical works, this season represents the diversity of our amazing community through our music programming, including many new works by Canadian composers and New Generation artists. Our May concert will also include the launch of a brand new SPO CD. Season passes and/or individual tickets are available to purchase through our website, or at the door. Lots of free parking is often available in the area of our concert locations, so it's worth the trip to Scarborough to enjoy great classical music from our high-calibre ensembles. Downtown Sound. Uptown.

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With a combination of 100 community musicians and professional section leads, the Mississauga Symphony Orchestra (MSO) has earned the reputation as the best hybrid orchestra in Canada. The MSO offers entertaining and sophisticated programs from the classic and popular repertoires of symphonic music, all performed to the highest artistic standards. Based out of Hammerson Hall, a world-class performing arts facility located within the Living Arts Centre, the MSO provides performance opportunities and personal development to talented amateurs while combining the strands of excellence and education by assisting young professional performers and composers through solo performance opportunities, commissions and mentoring.

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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 Jennifer Martyn), 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 (Roy Lee, carillonneur); a portative organ (by Becker of Hamburg); and a Steinway grand piano. 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 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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VIVA Singers Toronto is a not-for-profit family of seven choirs, for singers ages four through adult, committed to the belief that Every Voice Matters! VIVA offers exceptional programming by "doing choir differently", embracing choral music artistry through chorister creation, innovative vocal programming, inclusive practices, and developing strong community connections.

Unique to VIVA are a renowned and inspiring Inclusion Program for teens and adults with disabilities, and a Choral Leadership and Mentoring Program. VIVA is proud to be the Associate Choir of the Elmer Iseler Singers, and The National Ballet of Canada's official children's choir.

Membership in VIVA includes regular performances; creation-based curriculum; music literacy education; youth Performing Arts Camp; commissions and partnerships with distinguished composers, musicians, and organisations; and international touring opportunities.

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

Most ensembles rehearse on Monday evenings at Trinity-St. Paul's Centre. Programming for beginners through experienced singers. Tuition Bursaries available. Come and sing with us!

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The Hannaford Street Silver Band is Canada’s award-winning professional brass band and resident company of Toronto’s St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts. Its mission is to honour the traditions of this art form and place it in a contemporary context with a unique, Canadian point-of-view. We actively facilitate innovative creative projects and collaborate with the best of Canada’s diverse artists.

Our 2022/23 season features brass repertoire gems, paired with new music played with the verve and virtuosity you expect from the Hannaford Band: “Love Songs and other optimistic notions” on October 30 features Barbara Assiginaak with guest conductor Jean-Michel Malouf; “A Harmonious Holiday” is on Tuesday, December 6th at Metropolitan United Church with Forte, the Toronto Gay Men’s Chorus; “Dearly, Life, Love and Margaret Atwood” on Sunday, February 12 features Measha Brueggergosm-Lee, and our season concludes on Saturday May 13th with “A Concert of Community” - the marquee event of the Great Canadian Brass Band Festival.

The HSSB demonstrates its commitment to youth, outreach and education by running the Hannaford Youth Program. This vibrant program is a fantastic opportunity for brass and percussion players ages 7 to 24.

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At NMC we inspire our listeners with extraordinary performances of the world’s most adventurous music. New Music Concerts is a leader in curating, performing, and promoting innovative and cutting-edge music by Canadian and international composers. NMC is internationally renowned and unique in Toronto as the foremost champion of contemporary works for large chamber ensembles. In our programming, we take pride in reflecting Canada’s ever-growing diversity of musicians, listeners, composers, and guest artists.

NMC's 2022/223 concert season:

•  October 30th, 2022: “Cris Derksen’s Omiimiikaa” (Free Digital Broadcast)
• November 20th, 2022: “Standing Wave: ex Machina”
• December 8th, 2022: “James O’Callaghan’s As in a Simile” (Free Digital Broadcast)
• January 22nd, 2023: “Bekah Simms’ subsume” (Free Digital Broadcast)
• February 22nd, 2023: “BRuCH: Chansons Madecasses”
• March 30th, 2023: “Re-Sequencing Berio: a Film/Concert Spectacular”
• April 27th, 2023: “Duo Airs and Marina Thibeault: Misceo – Between Folklore and Creation”
• May 14th, 2023: “Nicole Lizée’s New Work for Distanced Ensemble”
• June 17th, 2023: “MAKEWAY - An Empowerment Program for Early Career Creators”