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VEMU Estonian Museum Canada delivers cultural and educational programming. VEMU is a contemporary memory institution, welcoming all visitors to be inspired by Estonian culture, history and traditions. Its inclusive programming and innovative exhibitions encourage cross-cultural understanding and dialogue. We organize 50 to 70 events per year. These include conferences, seminars, lectures, exhibits (5 to 7 per year), workshops, book launches, film screenings, theatre shows, concerts (including the bi-annual Estonian Music Week festival).

Estonian Music Week is back! The 2025 edition includes world-renowned artists, such as Vox Clamantis, Curly Strings, Estonian Voices and more. The festival takes place May 22 to 25, with festival passes going on sale December 2. Visit www.estonianmusicweek.ca to learn more. Be sure to join the mailing list for additional discounts on tickets.

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The Tallis Choir of Toronto is a chamber ensemble of 36 voices which has earned a reputation for innovative programming and polished performances. Works from Gregorian Chant to contemporary choral music are represented, but the choir is best known as one of the few ensembles in Canada specializing in the music of the Renaissance, particularly 16th-century Italy and England.

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St. Thomas’s music program not only elevates our worship, but also creates community and connection - attracting skilled choristers, nurturing the next generation of musicians, presenting guest artists in concert, and welcoming all who come to hear them. Led by Organist and Choirmaster Elizabeth Anderson and Assistant Organist and Choirmaster Manuel Piazza, excellent choral and organ music are offered on Sunday at the 11am High Mass and 5pm Evensong (featuring the British cathedral heritage as well as contemporary composers).

We welcome experienced choristers who value a high standard of ensemble singing to audition: contact us at eanderson@stthomas.on.ca. Through Friends of Music at St. Thomas's (honorary co-chairs, Larry Beckwith and Molly Johnson), we host renowned guest artists in an exciting concert series. The program supports the St. Thomas's Choristers, a free music program for children (grades 2 to 12). The Choristers learn ensemble singing, vocal technique, and music theory in a fun atmosphere. No church membership/religious affiliation is required. Rehearsals are Thursdays at 4:30pm to 6:30pm, and the children sing at the 9:30am service on Sundays. The program runs from late August to late May. Info and auditions at www.stthomas.on.ca/choristers.

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The Toronto Children's Chorus (TCC) is a vibrant musical community that has been nurturing young voices for generations. Founded in 1978 by Jean Ashworth Bartle C.M., O.Ont. and subsequently led by Artistic Directors Elise Bradley, MNZM (2007-2021) and Dr. Zimfira Poloz (2022-present), the TCC has been a cornerstone of choral excellence in Toronto and Canada for 47 years.

Throughout its history, the Chorus has graced world-renowned stages, including Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, the Sydney Opera House, and Royal Albert Hall. As choral ambassadors, the TCC has represented Canada on 33 international tours and seven national tours. The TCC has also earned accolades at several prestigious competitions, including the International Eisteddfod in Wales, the Let the Peoples Sing competition in Europe, the CBC National Radio Competition, and the International Choral Kathaumixw. The Chorus regularly collaborates with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, a partnership that celebrates the enduring connection and shared musical heritage between these two key institutions in the city's arts scene. Now, as the TCC celebrates its 47th concert season, it continues to build on a legacy of musical achievement and international recognition.

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Don Wright Faculty of Music at Western University in London, Ontario is situated in a research-intensive university on a campus that is inviting and striking. It is a supportive environment that enables students to grow artistically and academically, with a family-like atmosphere and strong focus on community. Our students are among 600 of the brightest and most talented young artist scholars, who come to study in one of our many undergraduate and graduate programs.

In the 2024/25 season, we are excited to share our music with the community and experience the incredible diversity of musical styles and genres our students, faculty and our invited world-class guest artists have to offer. From student ensemble performances (including choirs, fully staged opera performances, orchestra, concert bands, jazz, percussion, contemporary and early music), new pop and salsa bands, showcase events by popular music studies students, faculty concerts, and our signature "Fridays@12:30" series, we are pleased to bring performances to you in person, and select options at home via livestream.

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Since 1937, St. Michael’s Choir School has served the Archdiocese of Toronto by educating and training the boys’ choirs that sing every weekend at St. Michael’s Cathedral. Founded by Monsignor J.E. Ronan, St. Michael’s Choir School is unique in offering both an enriched academic program, including extended French instruction, integrated with a lively ministry of sacred music. Choirs from St. Michael’s Choir School perform annually on tour and at many local concerts and events. During the school year, they sing three weekly Masses at St. Michael’s Cathedral. School alumni are active in Toronto and beyond, performing in choral groups, operas and more. St. Michael’s Choir School accepts boys grades 3 to 12. For more information please visit our website or contact us via email.

Located in downtown Toronto, SMCS is a full-curriculum school of 250 boys from grades 3-12 that provides sacred music for St. Michael's Cathedral Basilica. SMCS is devoted to helping boys realize their full academic, musical and spiritual potential. Our academic and music programme results in the formation of well-rounded young men of character and faith.

The commitment to sacred music that characterizes St. Michael’s Choir School provides students with a deep sense of the beauty and joy of the Catholic spiritual tradition and helps them mature in their faith while fulfilling the school's mission of the formation of Catholic men through the service of sacred music and the pursuit of knowledge.

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The Annex Singers of Toronto is a spirited, auditioned 50-voice community choir with an eclectic repertoire that spans a thousand years and showcases a wide range of styles, from plainchant to jazz.

This year, we are celebrating our 45th season and our 19th year under the dynamic leadership of Artistic Director Maria Case. During that time, the choir has become known for its inventive, relevant programming and for collaboration with a wide array of guest artists and composers — including the commissioning and premiering of new works by Canadian musicians. Recent larger works include Britten’s Ceremony of Carols and Rejoice in the Lamb, Dobrogosz’s Jazz Mass, Faure’s Requiem, Mozart’s Great Mass in C Minor, and Poulenc’s Gloria.

The choir performs three concerts each season at Grace Church on-the-Hill, featuring guest soloists and instrumentalists, as well as our own Annex Chamber Choir or smaller ensembles.

Our 2024/25 season:

• December 7 — "Stargazers": Music inspired by the night sky, with a pre-concert talk on astronomy
• March 29 — "Carmina Burana": When Fortuna spins her wheel, who can resist Orff’s masterpiece?
• May 31 — "Sing, Pray, Love!": Hildegard von Bingen, The Spice Girls, and everything in between!

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Originally formed as the Peterborough Symphony singers in 1990, the Peterborough Singers (PS) became a stand-alone entity in 1993. This highly regarded choir boasts upwards of 130 members under the direction of Sydney Birrell. Each season the choir presents four concerts, incorporating a blend of repertoire from gospel to sacred to pop to oratorio. World-class, professional Canadian soloists enjoy performing with the choir time and again. The PS also makes a point of incorporating young emerging artists into their season, giving them a chance to perform alongside some of the more seasoned performers. Specially commissioned music from Canadian composers is part of the regular repertoire. The Singers hold weekly music classes, enabling young musicians to gain the skills required for choral music performance. The PS appreciates the wonderful support given by the community.

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Trinity Bach Project is a professional vocal and instrumental ensemble, dedicated to serving ordinary audiences the extraordinary musical and spiritual riches of J. S. Bach’s choral repertoire. By presenting the works of Bach and others with clarity, excellence, and generosity, we seek to remove barriers around classical choral music and open the doors of sacred places—both historic architecture and human hearts.

The 30-plus concerts of our first two seasons included such programs as “Bach and Mendelssohn,” “Bach and Rheinberger,” “Bach and Schütz,” “Bach and Tallis,” and “Bach and Handel,” shared with diverse audiences in fourteen different settings around Toronto and the surrounding region. Our third season (2024/25) is set to debut shortly with the program “Bach and Roses” (featuring cantatas BWV 72 and 182), in performance Oct 3, Oct 4, Nov 13, and Nov 17. January and beyond will see a trio of instrumental concertos, the poignant Actus Tragicus (BWV 106), the wedding cantata Der Herr denket an uns (BWV 196), and the jubilance of Sei Lob und Ehr dem höchsten Gut (BWV 117).

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The Li Delun Music Foundation was established in 2002 in Toronto as a non-profit organization dedicated to the promotion of cultural exchange between the East and the West through musical events. Named after the renowned Chinese conductor Li Delun, who founded the first symphony orchestra in the People’s Republic of China, the foundation is now well-known in the community as a presenter of high-quality musical events such as recitals by acclaimed prizewinners, and the annual “East-Meets-West New Years Concert” at the George Weston Recital Hall. Aside from forming the Toronto Festival Orchestra, which gives talented young aspiring musicians a chance to work alongside seasoned professionals, the foundation also provides a platform for young up-and-coming soloists to play on the concert hall stage, accompanied by a professional orchestra in front of a live appreciative audience.

The Li Delun Music Foundation has also held masterclasses and workshops, led by internationally-acclaimed artists, including Lang Lang, Sa Chen, Haochen Zhang, Bruce Liu, professor Lee Kum-Sing, et cetera.