Blue Pages

Read Profile

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, often with a focus on bringing to focus contemporary conversations in our communities.

Our upcoming 2025/26 season features Montreal's Quatuor Bozzini, The Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, and more.

Read Profile

Since its 2011 launch, Music at St. Andrew’s has gained a reputation for delivering great music at affordable prices. We're delighted to welcome audiences to enjoy the superb acoustics of our spacious sanctuary in the heart of Toronto's entertainment district.

St. Andrew’s magnificent Bösendorfer Imperial Grand piano, which inspired the launch of our music program, is used extensively in our free, mostly classical Friday Noontime Recitals. Now in its twelfth year of Fall and Winter/Spring recitals, this popular series features graduate students and professors from U of T's Music Department, established performers and rising young stars.

Join us on October 3 as we welcome flautist, Caara Yeung and pianist Sonya Sim in a program entitled “Debussy to Bacri”.

Following the success of last year's Christmas concert, we've invited St. Andrew’s renowned professional choir to take stage again on Friday, December 12. Come and share in some of the musical treasures of the season.

Read Profile

The Royal Conservatory’s Koerner Hall is “the greatest venue in this city” and “magnificent in its acoustics, as much as in its design” (The Toronto Star). This concert season has a diverse lineup of more than 80 inspiring performances in store for you, featuring exceptional artists representing Canada and the world. Experience the thrill of live music in the magnificent Koerner Hall with unforgettable classical, jazz, roots, and global music concerts.

Read Profile

The Jubilate Singers, founded in 1969, are a mixed-voice, auditioned, community choir directed by Isabel Bernaus. The choir specializes in eclectic international music and takes pride in singing in the original languages- everything from Arabic to Zulu.The choir also collaborates with a variety of other musicians and performing groups. Last season the choir performed with the Wychwood Clarinet Choir.

This season will open with a performance of the Abya Yala cantata, a Chilean Indigenous Suite by Freddy Vilches, along with other Latin American favourites. The winter concert's theme is "Canadian Indigenous Music". This is a collaboration with the University of Guelph choirs and will feature works by A.Balfour, S Sewepagaham, T.Williams and others. The June concert, "Four Weddings and a Funeral”, will feature music of love, longing and loss.

The Jubilate Singers rehearse on Tuesday evenings, September through June, in the City of Toronto. Each year the choir donates free tickets to settlement houses, seniors' centres and other community organizations for people who would not otherwise be able to attend cultural events.

Read Profile

Music is central to the life, worship, and ministry of St. James Cathedral in Toronto. Rooted in the rich Anglican choral tradition, the music program continues to evolve in new and exciting ways.

The Cathedral Choir sings for two choral services each Sunday—at the 11am Eucharist and 4:30pm Choral Evensong—and for special liturgical occasions, offering sacred music from the 16th century to today. Directed by Thomas Bell, the choir welcomes both experienced amateur singers and professional voices.

Handel’s Messiah will be presented on December 13, 2025, and the Advent and Christmas candlelight services are beloved seasonal highlights.

Weekly organ recitals take place every Tuesday at 1pm on our 5,100-pipe organ, featuring talented organists from around the world—admission is free. St. James also supports an Organ Scholar. Enquiries about the music program are welcome and may be directed to Thomas Bell, Director of Music at tbell@stjamescathedral.ca.

Read Profile

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.

Experience three luminous Toronto concerts conducted by Lydia Adams, as EIS present their 47th season series, “This Moment to Shine!” Beginning with ‘A Portrait in Song: The Music of Eleanor Daley’ on November 2nd, we celebrate one of Canada’s most cherished composers. On December 12th, Amadeus Choir and VIVA Chamber Singers return to perform Handel’s ‘Messiah’ with EIS, orchestra and guest soloists. ‘The Earth Sings’ will be the 3rd Toronto series concert on April 12th, 2026, with two world premieres and a special performance of ‘The Living Flame of Love’ in a special tribute to the late Canadian composer, Norma Beecroft.

Series subscriptions and individual concert tickets are available on their website, along with news about tours, guest appearances and workshops.

Read Profile

Every now and then, a group of musicians comes along and changes the way we think about music. For over four decades, Tafelmusik has been synonymous worldwide with dynamic, engaging, and soulful performances informed by scholarship, passion and artistic excellence.

Performing on instruments and in styles appropriate to the era, Tafelmusik has performed in more than 350 cities in 32 countries. Its extensive discography on the Sony, CBC Records, Analekta and Tafelmedia labels has garnered ten JUNOs and numerous international recording prizes. From a vibrant home season in Toronto, to international tours, award-winning recordings, innovative collaborations, and inspiring education programs, Tafelmusik is a musical powerhouse with a reputation for thrilling and delighting audiences.

Read Profile

The Kindred Spirits Orchestra (KSO) is a critically acclaimed audition-based civic orchestra performing under the direction of Maestro Kristian Alexander at the Meridian Arts Centre (George Weston Recital Hall) and the CBC Glenn Gould Studio in Toronto, as well as at the Flato Markham Theatre and the Cornell Recital Hall. In addition to presenting concerts, the KSO offers several educational, community outreach, professional development and international cultural exchange programmes.

Highlights of the 2025/26 season include Tchaikovsky's enigmatic "Manfred" Symphony, Duka's colourful Symphony in C, Richard Strauss' Neo-Baroque "Le bourgeois gentilhomme”, Shostakovich‘s monumental Twelfth, Bruckner's apocalyptic Eighth, and Sibelius' expressive Second Symphony and a world premières of Concerto for piano and orchestra "Pictures from an Imagined Exhibition" by the award-winning Canadian composer Alice Ho. Italian pianist Antonio Di Stefano will make his Canadian début with Ravel's Concerto for piano and orchestra in G. The German piano duo Florian Koltun - Xin Wang will also make their Canadian début with Mozart's Concerto for two pianos and orchestra.

Read Profile

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.

Read Profile

The Mississauga Chamber Singers bring clarity and intimacy to great choral masterpieces from a wide range of A Capella works to timeless works for choir and orchestra.

Led by Artistic Director, Mervin William Fick, the choir presents dynamic within a widening scope of the classical choral repertoire.

The Mississauga Chamber Singers performs a diverse season of extensive community engagement events, multi-generational musical education programming and ticketed concerts in a variety of performance spaces within the city.

Come and hear the difference!