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The Toronto Chamber Choir has held a prominent place in Canada’s early music scene since 1968. Since 2014, the TCC’s Artistic Director is lutenist Lucas Harris. Past directors have included David Fallis and Mark Vuorinen.

The TCC’s 30-40 auditioned singers specialise in performing Renaissance and Baroque repertoire in collaboration with period instrumentalists, though the choir’s themed concerts often include music from other time periods and diverse cultures. Our performances often explore the cultural context of our repertoire using narration and a multimedia component. Since 2014, we’ve run the Toronto Chamber Consort section lead program for professional singers with a special interest in early music, and since 2003, we’ve run an apprenticeship program with Rosedale Heights School for the Arts.

Rehearsals are Wednesday evenings at Church of the Transfiguration (Mt. Pleasant/Davisville), with appropriate COVID protocols adjusted by our Health & Safety Committee. The TCC is committed to inclusion and diversity of perspectives within the choir. We welcome audition requests from singers with excellent choral skills at any time through arrangement with the Artistic Director.

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Founded in 1981, Exultate Chamber Singers is an adult mixed-voice chamber choir located in the heart of downtown Toronto. The ensemble is enriched not only by the strong musicianship of its members but also by their varied ages, cultural backgrounds, and academic and professional credentials. Together they form a passionate, committed ensemble with a wide-ranging repertoire.

Exultate is proud to mentor promising young conductors through its Apprentice Conductor Program, and to support the continued development of Canadian choral music through its programming, commissions, and New Music Reading Sessions for Young Composers.

The choir is a three-time winner of the Healey Willan Grand Prize in the CBC National Radio Competition and was awarded first place in the chamber choir category of Choral Canada’s 2019 National Competition for Canadian Amateur Choirs.

Exultate has recently released its sixth album, At First Light, featuring eight new commissions by Canadian composers. The album has been acknowledged as “a strong example of advocacy for current Canadian music by engaging artists and creating space for diverse stories to be told.” (Anacrusis review, Choral Canada).

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Acclaimed as “A World-Class Orchestra” (German review headline), Sinfonia Toronto performs in the Trinity-St. Paul’s Center, Jane Mallett Theatre and George Weston Recital Hall.

The orchestra’s musicians play standing in an open crescent, creating intimate communication with each other and their audiences. Music Director Nurhan Arman brings a friendly, personal touch with engaging chats about each concert’s selections.

Sinfonia Toronto plays music from the last four centuries in adventurous musical journeys that mix exciting premieres with beloved Classical and Romantic works. To celebrate the orchestra’s 25th Anniversary season in 2023/24, ten composers have written new works, and programs will also include all-time favourites by Bach, Beethoven, Dvorak, Mozart, Schumann, Tchaikovsky and Vivaldi.

The orchestra performs across Ontario from Brockville to Sarnia and annually in Barrie, and has toured in China, Germany, South America, Spain and the US. Their most recent CDs were issued on Centrediscs in spring 2023: an album of works by Colin Eatock, and Shadow & Light - double concertos for violin and piano by Christos Hatzis, Alice Ping Yee Ho and Larysa Kuzmenko.

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The Wychwood Clarinet Choir brings together the family of clarinets from E flat sopranino down to contrabass. Our range of instruments is matched by the variety of our repertoire. The choir, now in its 15th season, was founded and directed by conductor and clarinettist Michele Jacot. We perform new compositions and arrangements, many written or transcribed by our Composers’ Collective. Choir members are admitted by audition and pay an annual membership fee. Choir members are dedicated clarinettists eager to share their love of playing music in a collegial and musically challenging environment. We strive to create opportunities for serious amateur musicians to develop their musical skills and we strive to share our music more broadly in educational settings and in the wider community. The group rehearses on Wednesday evenings and performs on a regular basis in Toronto’s St. Clair and Wychwood area. Check out our YouTube videos and look for updates on our website.

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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!