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Weekly Update #322 - Oct 29-Nov 8, 2026

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DETAILED DAILY LISTINGS, Thu Oct 29 – Sun Nov 8, 2026

Oct 29 12:00_noon: Metropolitan United Church. Noon at Met. Imre Olah, organ. Metropolitan United Church, 56 Queen St. E. 416-363-0331 x226 or Noon at Met. Freewill donation.

Oct 29 1:30: Women’s Musical Club of Toronto. Music in the Afternoon: Light & Shade. Ravel: Piano Trio; Lili Boulanger: D’un soir triste – D’un matin de printemps; Shostakovich: Piano Trio No.2. Trio Hélios: Luka Ispir, violin; Raphaël Jouan, cello; Alexis Gournel, piano. Walter Hall (University of Toronto), 80 Queen's Park. 416-923-7052 or www.wmct.on.ca. $55; Free(accompanying caregivers & students with ID).

Oct 29 7:00: Browntasaurus Records. Halloween Thriller - 2026 Edition. Brownman Electryc Trio + 1: Brownman Ali, electric trumpet; Nick Maclean, keyboards & synths; Sean Dennis, 6-string electric bass; Adam Mansfield, drums. Arabella Park, 740 Belmont Ave. W., Kitchener. 718-701-9449 or www.thriller.brownman.com. $25(advance); $20(st/arts worker); $35(door on show night if space available). Costumes and Thriller video dance moves encouraged.

Oct 29 7:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music Society. Zemlinsky Quartet. Burian: String Quartet No.4; Janáček: String Quartet "Youth" (an arrangement for string quartet of his wind sextet "Youth"); Dvořák: String Quartet in F Op.96 "American". František Souček & Petr Střížek, violins; Petr Holman, viola; Vladimír Fortin, cello. Erb Street Mennonite Church, 131 Erb St. W., Waterloo. www.ticketscene.ca/kwcms. $40; $10(st).

Oct 29 7:00: Royal Conservatory of Music. Vocal Concerts: Orlando - Ema Nikolovksa, Mezzo & Sean Shibe, Guitar. Works by Dowland, Schubert, Bob Dylan, featuring passages from Virginia Woolf's novel Orlando and Ariosto's Orlando. Royal Conservatory of Music - TELUS Centre - Koerner Hall, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208 or www.rcmusic.com/performance. From $45.

Oct 29 7:30: Kingston House. Benefit Concert for Bassist Ron Johnston. The Band: George Koller, Bob Brough, Tony Quarrington, Lorne Nehring; and Liane Fainsinger; Guest Vocalists: Jaymz Bee, Julie Michels, and Ori Dagan; Jack Ridout, host. Kingston House, Lower Level Lounge, 676 Kingston Rd. jackseventlists@gmail.com. PWYC $20–$50 suggested.

Oct 29 7:30: Opera Revue. Operamania III: Opera Meets Pro Wrestling. Live Opera meets Live Wrestling in a one-of-a-kind showdown in Toronto. Works by Verdi, Wagner, Mozart, Handel, and Puccini. Danie Friesen, soprano; Queen Hezumuryango, mezzo; Ryan Downey, tenor; Alexander Hajek, baritone; Claire Elise Harris, piano. Parkdale Hall, 1605 Queen St. W., #2. 647-637-7491 or Operamania III. $45.

Oct 29 7:30: Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra. Baroque Fiesta. Music by Vivaldi, José de Nebra, Sebastián Durón, José Marín, and Andrea Falconieri. Cecilia Duarte, mezzo; Lina Tur Bonet, solo violin & director. Trinity St. Paul's United Church and Centre for Faith, Justice and the Arts, 427 Bloor St. W. www.tafelmusik.org or 416-964-6337. Also Oct 30(7:30pm), 31(7:30pm), Nov 1(3pm).

Oct 29 7:30: Wilfrid Laurier University Faculty of Music. Laurier Student Recital. Wilfrid Laurier University - Maureen Forrester Recital Hall, 75 University Ave., Waterloo. Laurier Student Recital. Free.

Oct 29 8:00: Flato Markham Theatre. Mariachi Harienzia de México: Día de Muertos. 171 Town Centre Blvd., Markham. 905-305-7469 or www.flatomarkhamtheatre.ca. From $20.

Oct 29 8:00: GFN Productions. The Four Seasons of Vivaldi. Isabella d’Éloize Perron, violin; FILMharmonique Orchestra; Francis Choinière, conductor. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. Four Seasons of Vivaldi. From $53.

Oct 29 8:00: Hugh's Room Live. Tom Allen and Lori Gemmell’s Edgar Allan Poe Cabaret. Works by Claude Debussy, Andre Caplet, and Alexina Louie. Hugh's Room Live - Green Sanderson Hall, 296 Broadview Ave. Edgar Allan Poe Cabaret. $40.

Oct 30 12:00_noon: Wilfrid Laurier University Faculty of Music. Music at Noon: Jeremy Bell, Violin & Shoshona Teller, Piano. Wilfrid Laurier University - Maureen Forrester Recital Hall, 75 University Ave., Waterloo. Jeremy Bell & Shoshona Teller.

Oct 30 6:00: Kingston Road Village Concert Series. Halloween Kids Concert & "Global Dance Party" CD Release. Come in costume and join Chris McKhool for a fun Halloween celebration. Kingston Road United Church, 975 Kingston Rd. Free.

Oct 30 7:30: Chorus Niagara. Carmina Burana and Tubular Bells. Orff: Carmina Burana; Mike Oldfield: Tubular Bells (arr. for choir by Marcel Bergmann). McKenzie Warriner, soprano; Jorrell Wililams, baritone; Joel Ricci, tenor; The Bergmann Duo, piano duo. FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre - Partridge Hall, 250 St. Paul St., St. Catharines. www.firstontariopac.ca or 905-688-0722. From $29.

Oct 30 7:30: Danforth Mennonite Church. The Hallowe'en Concert. Original music of Mark Battenberg & Debbie Danbrook. Mark Battenberg, guitar/composer/poet; Debbie Danbrook, shakuhachi flute. 2174 Danforth Ave. 647-858-9708. Pay What You Can. Suggested: $20.

Oct 30 7:30: Guelph Musicfest. Between the Lines: Zemlinsky Quartet from Prague. Opening concert of the 2026 Encore fall series. Smetana: String Quartet No.2 in d; Bartók: String Quartet No.2 Op.17; Beethoven: String Quartet in F Op.18 No.1. František Souček & Petr Střížek, violins; Petr Holman, viola; Vladimír Fortin, cello. Guelph Youth Music Centre, 75 Cardigan St., Guelph. www.guelphmusicfest.ca or 519-993-7591. From $20.

Oct 30 7:30: Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra. Baroque Fiesta. See Oct 29. Also Oct 31(7:30pm), Nov 1(3pm).

Oct 30 7:30: Wilfrid Laurier University Faculty of Music. Laurier Student Composers Series. Wilfrid Laurier University - Maureen Forrester Recital Hall, 75 University Ave., Waterloo. Laurier Student Composer Series. Free.

Oct 30 8:00: Browntasaurus Records. Halloween Thriller - 2026 Edition. Brownman Electryc Trio + 1: Brownman Ali, electric trumpet; Nick Maclean, keyboards & synths; Sean Dennis, 6-string electric bass; Adam Mansfield, drums. Henry's on James, 303 James St. N., Hamilton. 718-701-9449 or www.thriller.brownman.com. $25(advance); $20(st/arts worker); $35(door on show night if space available). Costumes and Thriller video dance moves encouraged.

Oct 30 8:00: Corktown Chamber Orchestra. Beethoven 8 & Scheherazade. Beethoven: Symphony No.8 in F Op.93; Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade. Little Trinity Anglican Church, 425 King St. E. www.corktownorchestra.ca. $25 or Pay What You Can at the door. A glass of wine is included with your ticket at admission.

Oct 30 8:00: Flato Markham Theatre. Peter Brennan's Jeans 'n Classics - Time Warp: The Music of Rocky Horror. Costumes encouraged. Gavin Hope, Tracey Gallant, David Blamires, Rique Franks, and Kathryn Rose, vocalist; with Jeff Christmas, Steve Lucas, Ralf Buschmeyer, and John Regan. 171 Town Centre Blvd., Markham. 905-305-7469 or www.flatomarkhamtheatre.ca. From $20.

Oct 30 8:00: Hugh's Room Live. The Irish Descendants: Our Tribute to Stan Rogers - Evening Performance. Tara Dunphy, fiddle/whistles/vocals; Lindsay Schindler, fiddle & vocals; Kenneth Palmer, guitar; Andrew Kosty, bass. Hugh's Room Live - Green Sanderson Hall, 296 Broadview Ave. The Irish Descendants. $37; $30(adv); $15(st/arts worker/underemployed). Also Nov 1(4pm).

Oct 30 8:00: Metropolitan United Church/Royal Canadian College of Organists - Toronto Centre. Phantoms of the Organ. Bring the family and wear your own costume to this ghostly, fun evening with Canada's largest pipe organ, played by some of Toronto's best young organists (in costume!). Metropolitan United Church, 56 Queen St. E. 416-363-0331 x226 or www.metunited.org. Freewill donation.

Oct 30 8:00: Old Mill Toronto. Tom Richards. 21 Old Mill Rd. Tom Richards.

Oct 30 8:00: Royal Conservatory of Music. Bruce Liu, Piano. Works by Beethoven, Chopin, Albéniz, and Liszt. Royal Conservatory of Music - TELUS Centre - Koerner Hall, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208 or www.rcmusic.com/performance. From $80.

Oct 30 10:00: TO Live. Mali Obamsawin & Ahmed Moneka. Meridian Arts Centre - George Weston Recital Hall, 5040 Yonge St. www.tolive.com.

Oct 30 11:00: Small World Music. Major League DJz. For ages 19+. Queen Elizabeth Theatre, 190 Princes' Blvd. Major League DJz. From $63.

Oct 31 7:30: Festival of Arabic Music and Arts. Lamees Audeh: Echoes Between Two Worlds. Living Arts Centre, 4141 Living Arts Dr., Mississauga. www.canadianarabicfestival.com $60.

Oct 31 7:30: Oakville Symphony. Enchanted. Beethoven: Symphony No.7 in A Op.92; Walton: Violin Concerto; Saint-Saëns: Danse macabre; Téllez: New orchestral work (World Premiere — Oakville Symphony Commission); Braden: Blood Echo. Jonathan Crow, violin. Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts - AEG Liebherr Auditorium, 130 Navy St., Oakville. www.oakvillecentre.ca or Enchanted. $75; $68(sr); $20(st); $34(young adult). Also Nov 1(2pm).

Oct 31 7:30: Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra. Baroque Fiesta. See Oct 29. Also Nov 1(3pm).

Oct 31 8:00: Bellvue Event Centre. Thriller: Halloween Dance Party. 8083 Jane St., Vaughan. info@celebratevaughan.com.

Oct 31 8:00: Browntasaurus Records. Halloween Thriller - 2026 Edition. Brownman Electryc Trio + 1: Brownman Ali, electric trumpet; Nick Maclean, keyboards & synths; Sean Dennis, 6-string electric bass; Adam Mansfield, drums. My House in the Junction, 2882 Dundas St. W. 718-701-9449 or www.thriller.brownman.com. $30 (advance without costume); $20(st/arts worker); $35(door on show night if space available). Costumes and Thriller video dance moves encouraged.

Oct 31 8:00: Massey Hall. Loreena McKennitt: The Mask and Mirror - 30th Anniversary Tour. 178 Victoria St. Loreena McKennitt. From $77. Also Nov 1(1:30pm).

Oct 31 8:00: Royal Conservatory of Music. Quiet Please, There's a Lady on Stage: Mariza. Royal Conservatory of Music - TELUS Centre - Koerner Hall, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208 or www.rcmusic.com/performance. From $70.

Oct 31 8:00: Silver Thread & Trash Panda Brass. Trash Panda Brass x Silver Thread's Big Halloween Bash. Silver Thread Ensemble; Trash Panda Brass; DJ Zellers. Hugh's Room Live - Green Sanderson Hall, 296 Broadview Ave. Big Halloween Bash or sarah@modernsoundcollective.ca. $40; $20(subsidized).

Nov 01 10:30am: St. Paul's United Church (Scarborough). All Saints Day Special Music: “For all the saints, past and present . . .”. R. Strauss: Allerseelen (All Souls's Day); Mendelssohn: Song Without Words Op.109. David Hetherington, cello; Wayne Strongman, music director. St. Paul's United Church, 200 McIntosh St., Scarborough. 416-261-4222. Free.

Nov 01 1:00: Massey Hall. Loreena McKennitt: The Mask and Mirror - 30th Anniversary Tour. 178 Victoria St. Loreena McKennitt. From $77.

Nov 01 1:30: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Young People's Concert: Symphony Spooktacular. Nicholas Sharma, RBC Resident Conductor. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. www.tso.ca or 416-598-3375. Also Nov 1(4pm).

Nov 01 2:00: Oakville Symphony. Enchanted. See Oct 31(7:30pm).

Nov 01 3:00: Hamilton Conservatory for the Arts Society. Performing Arts Sunday Series (PASS): Zemlinsky Quartet. Franz Xaver Richter: String Quartet in C Op.5 No.1; Beethoven: String Quartet No.1 in F Op.18 No.1; Janáček: String Quartet No.2 "Intimate Letters". Hamilton Conservatory for the Arts - Black Box Theatre, 126 James St. S., Hamilton. 905-528-4020 or Zemlinsky Quartet. From $25.

Nov 01 3:00: Orchestra Toronto. Turn of the Century: Elgar, Beach & Sibelius. Elgar: Enigma Variations; Beach: Piano Concerto; Sibelius: Finlandia. Anya Alexeyev, piano; Michael Newnham, music director. Meridian Arts Centre - George Weston Recital Hall, 5040 Yonge St. 1-800-708-6754 or www.ticketmaster.ca. From $33. 2:15pm: Pre-concert chat.

Nov 01 3:00: Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra. Baroque Fiesta. See Oct 29.

Nov 01 4:00: COSA Canada. An Open Opera Experience: Satanella. Michael William Balfe: Satanella. Victoria Chan (Satanella); Madeline Cooper (Leila); Chelsea Melamed Cushman (Stella); Emma Lander (Bertha); Benjamin Done (Rupert); Evan Moran (Karl); Phil Garde (Hortensius); Peter McGillivray (Arimanes). Arts and Letters Club - Great Hall, 14 Elm St. 647-272-6232. From $25.

Nov 01 4:00: Flute Street. Ghosts and Gargoyles. Britten: "Storm" from Four Sea Interludes; Ruben Flores: Marie Leveaux, Voudou Queen; Henry Brant: Ghosts and Gargoyles; and other works. Special guest: Robert Aitken. St. Andrew's United Church, 117 Bloor St. E. 416-462-9498 or www.flutestreet.ca. $25; $20 (sr/arts workers); $10(full-time st).

Nov 01 4:00: Hugh's Room Live. The Irish Descendants: Our Tribute to Stan Rogers - Matinee. Tara Dunphy, fiddle/whistles/vocals; Lindsay Schindler, fiddle & vocals; Kenneth Palmer, guitar; Andrew Kosty, bass. Hugh's Room Live - Green Sanderson Hall, 296 Broadview Ave. The Irish Descendants. $37; $30(adv); $15(st/arts worker/underemployed). Also Oct 30(SOLD OUT).

Nov 01 4:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Young People's Concert: Symphony Spooktacular. See Nov 1(1:30pm).

Nov 01 5:00: Music Niagara Festival. Arts Unbound. Queen's Landing, 155 Byron St., Niagara-on-the-Lake. www.musicniagara.org. $39.

Nov 01 7:00: Great Hall. Death on the Hills. Choral and solo vocal music by Elgar, Verdi, Barber, Clarke, Britten, and others. Gwenna Fairchild-Taylor & Leanne Kaufman, sopranos; Victoria Borg & Megan Quick, mezzos; Ryan Downey & Daevyd Pepper, tenors; Nicholas Borg & Johnathon Kirby, basses; Claire Harris, piano. Great Hall, The, 1087 Queen St. W. www.buytickets.at/deathonthehills. $50(Supporter); $30(Standard); $25(arts worker/st).

Nov 01 7:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music Society. Zemlinsky Quartet. Franz Xavier Richter: String Quartet in C Op.5 No.1; Bartók: String Quartet No.2; Dvořák: Viola Quintet Op.97. František Souček & Petr Střížek, violins; Petr Holman, viola; Vladimír Fortin, cello. Guest artist: Chiristine Vlajk, viola. Wilfrid Laurier University - Maureen Forrester Recital Hall, 75 University Ave., Waterloo. www.ticketscene.ca/kwcms. $40; $10(st).

Nov 02 7:30: Cathedral Bluffs Symphony Orchestra. Scotland the Brave. Mendelssohn: Symphony No.3 in a Op.56 "Scottish"; Hamish MacGunn: The Land of the Mountain and the Flood Op.3; MacMillan: Fantasy on Scottish Melodies; Sir Peter Maxwell-Davies: An Orkney Wedding, with Sunrise Op.120a. Elizabeth Day, bagpipes; Martin MacDonald, conductor. P.C. Ho Theatre, Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Toronto, 5183 Sheppard Ave. E., Scarborough. 416-879-5566 or cbsoboxoffice@gmail.com. From $25; Free(ages 12 & under).

Nov 02 7:30: Soundstreams. TD Encounters: Violins Unbound. André Ristic: New Work (Soundstreams commission); and works by John Beckwith, Chris Paul Harman, Parisa Sabet, and Ana Sokolovič. A discussion and audience Q&A with Fliedl and Ma will follow the performance. Judith Fliedl, violin; Roan Ma, violin. Hugh's Room Live - Green Sanderson Hall, 296 Broadview Ave. Reserve at Violins Unbound. Free. NOTE: This event is at full capacity. Please email kaylam@soundstreams.ca to be placed on the waitlist.

Nov 03 12:10: Nine Sparrows Arts Foundation. Lunchtime Chamber Music: Rising Stars Recital. Featuring students from the Glenn Gould School. Yorkminster Park Baptist Church, 1585 Yonge St. 416-922-1167 or www.yorkminsterpark.com. Free. Donations welcome.

Nov 03 1:00: St. James Cathedral. Tuesday Organ Recital: Music from France. Ying Quan, organ (St. Paul's Bloor Street). Cathedral Church of St. James, 106 King St. E. 416-364-7865 or www.stjamescathedral.ca/recitals. Free. Donations encouraged.

Nov 03 7:30: Friends of Music at St. Thomas’s/Apocryphonia/Toronto Lachrimae Festival: Dowland 400. Time’s Eldest Son: Celebrating the 400th Anniversary Year of John Dowland. Works by John Dowland. Diapente Renaissance Vocal Quintet; Felix Deak, viola da gamba. St. Thomas's Anglican Church, 383 Huron St. 416-979-2323. PWYC. Suggested: $40; $20(st).

Nov 03 7:30: Mozarteum Canada. Launch Event. Judith Fliedl, violin; Naomi Piggott-Suchan, piano; Reilly Bianchi Nelson, soprano; Joanne Yesol Choi, cello. Heliconian Hall, 35 Hazelton Ave. www.mozarteumcanada.com. $50.

Nov 03 7:30: Music Toronto. Piano+ Series: Dinuk Wijeratne, Piano and the Canadian Chamber Orchestra. Jessie Montgomery: Starburst; Kareem Roustom: Dabke; Dinuk Wijeratne: Gajaga Vannama; George Walker: Lyric for Strings; Grieg: String Quartet No.1 in g Op.27. St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts - Jane Mallett Theatre, 27 Front St. E. 416-366-7723 or www.musictoronto.com. From $40. 6:30pm: Pre-concert talk - Jamie Parker in conversation with Dinuk Wijeratne.

Nov 03 8:00: Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Toronto. Paolo Fresu, Trumpet & Uri Caine, Piano. Glenn Gould Studio, 250 Front St. W. Paolo Fresu & Uri Caine. Free. Registration required. First-come, first-served. Please arrive early. Limit of 2 tickets per registrant.

Nov 04 12:00_noon: Conrad Grebel University College - Chapel. Magisterra Piano Quartet. Johan Botes, piano; Annette-Barbara Vogel, violin; Jutta Puchhammer, viola; Fulbert Slenczka, cello. 140 Westmount Rd. N., Waterloo. Magisterra Piano Quartet or 519-885-0220 x24256. $48; $35(sr); $15(st); $10(under age 10).

Nov 04 12:15: St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church (Kitchener). Douglas Haas Legacy Concerts. Phoenix Trio: Wendy Wagler, flute; Cathy Anderson, cello; Beth Ann de Sousa, piano. 54 Queen St. N., Kitchener. 519-578-4430. Free. Lunch available for purchase at 11:30am or bring your own.

Nov 04 7:30: Wilfrid Laurier University Faculty of Music. Laurier Jazz Orchestra & Student Recital. Andrea Ferrugia, director; Kelly Jefferson, director. Wilfrid Laurier University - Theatre Auditorium, 75 University Ave. W., Waterloo. Laurier Jazz Orchestra & Student Recital. Free.

Nov 04 8:00: Flato Markham Theatre. Michael Kaeshammer. 171 Town Centre Blvd., Markham. 905-305-7469 or www.flatomarkhamtheatre.ca. From $20.

Nov 05 12:00_noon: Metropolitan United Church. Noon at Met. Aaron James, organ. Metropolitan United Church, 56 Queen St. E. 416-363-0331 x226 or Noon at Met. Freewill donation.

Nov 05 1:00: Early Music at St. James/Toronto Lachrimae Festival: Dowland 400. Celebration for Two Lutes. Lute duos and solos by John Dowland. Lucas Harris, lute; Jonathan Stuchbery, lute. Cathedral Church of St. James, 106 King St. E. 514-267-6108. Admission by donation. Suggested $15 or $20.

Nov 05 7:30: Sinfonia Toronto. The Suite Life / Grammy Winner. Claudia Montero: Violin Concerto (Toronto premiere); Weinberg: Concertino for Violin Op. 42; Mozart: Divertimento K.137; Warlock: Capriol Suite. Irmina Trynkos, violin; Nurhan Arman, conductor. Trinity St. Paul's United Church and Centre for Faith, Justice and the Arts, 427 Bloor St. W. The Suite Life. $55; $44(sr 60+); $26(st).

Nov 05 7:30: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Classics: Shostakovich & Mozart. Gubaidulina: Fairytale Poem; Shostakovich: Concerto for Piano, Trumpet & String Orchestra; Mozart: Symphony No.39 K.543. Charles Richard-Hamelin, piano; Steven Woomert, trumpet; Gustavo Gimeno, conductor. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. www.tso.ca or 416-598-3375. Also at George Weston Recital Hall, Meridian Arts Centre on Nov 7(7:30) & 8(3pm).

Nov 05 8:00: Cuckoo's Nest Folk Club/London Irish Folk Club. Tulua. German Canadian Club, 1 Cove Rd., London. 519-319-5847 or folk@iandavies.com. Tickets available at Grooves and Long & McQuade North. $30/$25(adv).

Nov 05 8:00: Flato Markham Theatre. Michael Good and His Band. Featuring Kevin Fox and his string quartet. 171 Town Centre Blvd., Markham. 905-305-7469 or www.flatomarkhamtheatre.ca. From $20.

Nov 05 8:00: Hugh's Room Live. Allison Lupton Celebrates "Step Up Molly" Album. Allison Lupton, vocals & flute. Hugh's Room Live - Green Sanderson Hall, 296 Broadview Ave. Allison Lupton. $30; $15(st/arts worker/underemployed).

Nov 05 8:00: Joel Katz/The Redwood Theatre. Classical Concerts at the Redwood: Jerry Hu, Piano. Bach: Excerpts from Goldberg Variations BWV 988; Beethoven: Theme & Variations from Piano Sonata No.30 in E Op.109; Chopin: Scherzo No.4 in E Op.54; Henry From: Chorale & Variations Op.49; Beethoven: Piano Sonata No.32 in c Op.111. Redwood Theatre, The, 1300 Gerrard Ave. E. Jerry Hu or 647-947-9456. $60(reserved); $40(general).

Nov 06 12:00_noon: Canadian Opera Company. Golden Violin Award: Bach, Saint-Saëns & Beyond. Joey Machin, violin. Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre, Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W. www.coc.ca/FreeConcerts. Free. Register now as seating is limited.

Nov 06 12:00_noon: Wilfrid Laurier University Faculty of Music. Laurier Student Recital - Strings. Wilfrid Laurier University - Maureen Forrester Recital Hall, 75 University Ave., Waterloo. Laurier Student Recital - Strings. Free.

Nov 06 12:10: Music at St. Andrew's. Noontime Recital. Dongos Kim, cello. St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, 73 Simcoe St. 416-593-5600 x5 or www.standrewstoronto.org. Free. Donations welcome.

Nov 06 6:00: Massey Hall. The Dirty Dozen Brass Band. TD Music Hall, 178 Victoria St. 416-823-9193 or Dirty Dozen Brass Band. $50.

Nov 06 7:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music Society. Jessica Tong, Violin & Michael Sheppard, Piano. Bartók: Rhapsody; Janáček: Sonata; Beethoven: Sonata No.9 “Kreutzer”. St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, 54 Queen St. N., Kitchener. www.ticketscene.ca/kwcms. $40; $10(st).

Nov 06 7:30: Bravo Niagara. Hélène Grimaud, Piano: The Last Testament. Beethoven: Piano Sonata No.32 in C Op.111; Schubert: Piano Sonata No.21 in B-flat D.960; and other works. FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre - Cairns Recital Hall, 250 St. Paul St., St. Catharines. www.bravoniagara.org/helene-grimaud. From $35.

Nov 06 7:30: Guelph Musicfest. Reimagination: Sadie Fields, Violin & Ken Gee, Piano. Tartini: Violin Sonata in g Op.1 No.10 "Didone abbandonata (Dido Abandoned)"; Falla: Suite populaire; Kreisler: Sicilienne et Rigaudon; Vitali: Chaconne; Schnittke: Suite in the Old Style; Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending. Guelph Youth Music Centre, 75 Cardigan St., Guelph. www.guelphmusicfest.ca or 519-993-7591. From $20. Also Nov 7(3:30pm) at Grace United Church, Thornbury.

Nov 06 7:30: Opera York. The Barber of Seville. By Gioachino Rossini. Geoffrey Butler, music director; Penny Cookson, stage director; Richard Cunningham, chorus director. Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts, 10268 Yonge St., Richmond Hill. www.operayork.com or 905-787-8811. $35–$40(General); $30(sr). Also Nov 8(2pm).

Nov 06 7:30: Royal Conservatory of Music. Glenn Gould School Opera: GGS Chamber Opera. Barber: A Hand of Bridge; Bernstein: Trouble in Tahiti. Royal Conservatory of Music - TELUS Centre - Mazzoleni Concert Hall, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208 or www.rcmusic.com/performance. $20. Also Nov 7.

Nov 06 7:30: The Happenstancers. King Harald's Saga. Written by Judith Weir with music by Thomas Adès, Oliver Knussen, Thierry Tidrow, Mary Dering, and John Dowland. Redeemer Lutheran Church, 1691 Bloor St. W. www.kingsgrief.eventbrite.com. $35; $10(st). Also Nov 7.

Nov 06 8:00: Hugh's Room Live. Stephen Stanley & NoElectric with Special Guest Jennifer Foster. Hugh's Room Live - Green Sanderson Hall, 296 Broadview Ave. Stephen Stanley & NoElectric. $30; $20(st/arts worker/underemployed).

Nov 06 8:00: MRG Live. The Milk Carton Kids. Massey Hall, 178 Victoria St. The Milk Carton Kids. From $68.

Nov 06 8:00: Old Mill Toronto. Hilario Duran Trio. Hilario Duran Trio: Piano: Hilario Duran, piano; Roberto Occhipinti, bass; Mark Kelso, drums. 21 Old Mill Rd. Hilario Duran.

Nov 06 8:00: Royal Conservatory of Music. Jean-Guihen Queyras, Cello with Alexandre Tharaud, Piano. Works by Brahms, Debussy, Schubert, and others. Royal Conservatory of Music - TELUS Centre - Koerner Hall, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208 or www.rcmusic.com/performance. From $60.

Nov 07 11:00am: The Edison Singers. Singalong: Mozart’s Requiem. Mozart: Requiem in d K.626. Basilica of Our Lady Immaculate, 28 Norfolk St., Guelph. 226-384-9300 or www.theedisonsingers.com. $15.

Nov 07 2:00: Gallery Players of Niagara. Adaptive Performance: declassified. Adaptive Performances are family-friendly, accessible, and inclusive, perfect for music lovers from the neurodiverse and disability communities, or anyone simply wanting a more relaxed concert experience. declassified is four Niagara musicians who bridge the gap between past and present, performing timeless melodies and beloved pop tunes, with the enchanting sounds of classical instruments. Leanne Vida, voice & keyboard; Annie Slade, violin; Karlie Boyle, viola; Ian Slade, bass. Thorold Centre 50+, 8 Carleton St. S., Thorold. www.galleryplayers.ca/concerts/detail/-declassified. Free.

Nov 07 3:30: Guelph Musicfest. Reimagination: Sadie Fields, Violin & Ken Gee, Piano. Tartini: Violin Sonata in g Op.1 No.10 "Didone abbandonata (Dido Abandoned)"; Falla: Suite populaire; Kreisler: Sicilienne et Rigaudon; Vitali: Chaconne; Schnittke: Suite in the Old Style; Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending. Grace United Church, 140 Bruce St. S., Thornbury. www.guelphmusicfest.ca or 519-993-7591. From $20. Also Nov 6(7:30pm) at Guelph Youth Music Centre, Guelph.

Nov 07 4:00: Forum for Music. Emily's House. Proceeds support the Children's Book Bank. Copland: Emily Dickinson Songs and works by Prokhor Protasoff. Ariana Chris, mezzo; Vilma Vītols, mezzo; Sung Chung, baritone; Suna Smith, piano. Knox Presbyterian Church, 630 Spadina Ave. Emily's House or 647-657-7742. $20 or pay as you wish.

Nov 07 4:00: Nine Sparrows Arts Foundation. A Concert of Remembrance. Special Guest: David Hetherington, cello. Yorkminster Park Baptist Church, 1585 Yonge St. 416-922-1167 or www.9sparrowsarts.org. Free. Donations welcome.

Nov 07 4:30: Beach United Church. Jazz and Reflection: Oscar Peterson Tribute with Michael Shand. Beach United Church, 140 Wineva Ave. 416-691-8082 or www.beachunitedchurch.com. Pay What You Can. Suggested minimum: $20.

Nov 07 7:30: Royal Conservatory of Music. Glenn Gould School Opera: GGS Chamber Opera. See Nov 6.

Nov 07 7:30: The Happenstancers. King Harald's Saga. See Nov 6.

Nov 07 7:30: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Classics / Weston Weekends: Shostakovich & Mozart. Gubaidulina: Fairytale Poem; Shostakovich: Concerto for Piano, Trumpet & String Orchestra; Mozart: Symphony No.39 K.543. Charles Richard-Hamelin, piano; Steven Woomert, trumpet; Gustavo Gimeno, conductor. Meridian Arts Centre - George Weston Recital Hall, 5040 Yonge St. www.tso.ca or 416-598-3375. Also at Roy Thomson Hall on Nov 5(7:30pm) & George Weston Recital Hall, Meridian Arts Centre on Nov 8(3pm).

Nov 07 7:30: Trinity Bach Project. Bach & Bliss. Bach: Cantata BWV 173 "Erhöhtes Fleisch und Blut" (“Exalted flesh and blood”); Cantata BWV 30 "Freue dich, erlöste Schar" (“Rejoice, redeemed host”); and a cappella works. 16-voice choir; Aaron James, organ; Alison Melville, traverso; John Abberger, oboe; Alison Mackay, contrabass; Nicholas Nicolaidis, conductor. Trinity Anglican Church (Aurora), 79 Victoria St., Aurora. 306-250-4256 or www.trinitybachproject.org. $35; $25(discount); $15(st). Also Nov 10(8pm) at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, Toronto.

Nov 07 8:00: Labyrinth Ontario/Aga Khan Museum. Labyrinth Ensemble with Canan Sezgin Geylan & Yahya Geylan. Aga Khan Museum - Nanji Family Foundation Auditorium, 77 Wynford Dr. Labyrinth Ensemble. $50; $45(Friends); $37.50(sr/st).

Nov 07 8:00: Massey Hall. Ólafur Arnalds: Falling Apart Together. 178 Victoria St. Olafur Arnalds. From $65.

Nov 07 8:00: Old Mill Toronto. Beatlemania Revisited. 21 Old Mill Rd. Beatlemania Revisited.

Nov 07 8:00: Royal Conservatory of Music. Jazz Concerts: A Centenary of Trane & Miles - John Beasley's Unlimited Miles: Miles Davis at 100. Sean Jones, trumpet; John Beasley, leader. Royal Conservatory of Music - TELUS Centre - Koerner Hall, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208 or www.rcmusic.com/performance. From $50.

Nov 08 10:30am: St. Paul's United Church (Scarborough). Remembrance Sunday: “In Flanders fields the poppies blow . . . Lest we forget”. Last Post and Rouse. James Gardiner, trumpet; Wayne Strongman, music director. St. Paul's United Church, 200 McIntosh St., Scarborough. 416-261-4222. Free.

Nov 08 2:00: Brunswick Bierworks. Sound Ideas Big Band. 25 Curity Ave., East York. 647-992-8531. Free. Also Dec 11(7pm).

Nov 08 2:00: Opera York. The Barber of Seville. See Nov 6.

Nov 08 3:00: Amici Chamber Ensemble. Sting & Debussy. Amici Chamber Ensemble: Joaquin Valdepeñas, clarinet; David Hetherington, cello; Serouj Kradjian, piano. Guest artists: Ooldouz Pouri, vocalist; Alex Samaras, vocalist; Timothy Ying, violin; Dabin Yang, violin; Ronen Shifron, viola; Lauren Falls, bass; Joanne Lee, flute; Rob MacDonald, guitar; Thomas Carli, percussion. Trinity St. Paul's United Church and Centre for Faith, Justice and the Arts, 427 Bloor St. W. Sting & Debussy. From $59.

Nov 08 3:00: Gallery Players of Niagara. Eybler Quartet - Mozart + Beethoven = ? Mozart: String Quartet in C "Dissonance"; Beethoven: String Quintet Op.29. Guest: Cristina Pratas-Costa, viola. Heliconian Hall, 35 Hazelton Ave. www.eyblerquartet.com.

Nov 08 3:00: Magisterra Soloists. Masterworks: Romantic Piano Quartets. Schumann: Piano Quartet in E-flat Op.47; Mel Bonis: Piano Quartet No.1 Op.69; Labor: Piano Quartet in C Op.6; Paul Frehner: Notturno Felino for Violin & Viola; Jesse Plessis: Duo for Violin & Viola. Johan Botes, piano; Annette-Barbara Vogel, violin; Jutta Puchhammer, viola; Fulbert Slenczka, cello. Museum London - Theatre, 421 Ridout St. N., London. 519-661-0333. $40; $35(sr); $15(st); $10(under 10).

Nov 08 3:00: Mississauga Symphony Orchestra. The Art of the Symphony. Excerpts from Schubert: Symphony No.9 in C D.944 "Great"; Haydn: Symphony No.94 in G H.1:94 "Surprise"; Brahms: Symphony No.3 in F Op.90; and Shostakovich: Finale from Symphony No.5 in D Op.47. Mississauga Youth Symphony Orchestra. Living Arts Centre, 4141 Living Arts Dr., Mississauga. www.mississaugasymphony.ca. From $25.

Nov 08 3:00: Royal Conservatory of Music. Garrick Ohlsson, Piano. Works by Shostakovich, Brahms, and Chopin. Royal Conservatory of Music - TELUS Centre - Koerner Hall, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208 or www.rcmusic.com/performance. From $60.

Nov 08 3:00: St. Volodymyr Event Centre. Olga Popova: A Piano Concert of Original Music. Guests are invited to enjoy complimentary light refreshments and meet the composer after the performance. Original piano compositions by Olga Popova. Olga Popova, piano, composer & member of the National Union of Composers of Ukraine. 1280 Dundas St. W., Oakville. turbodan777@gmail.com. $50. Unreserved seating. Payment by Interac e-transfer or cash at the door, subject to ticket availability.

Nov 08 3:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Classics / Weston Weekends: Shostakovich & Mozart. Gubaidulina: Fairytale Poem; Shostakovich: Concerto for Piano, Trumpet & String Orchestra; Mozart: Symphony No.39 K.543. Charles Richard-Hamelin, piano; Steven Woomert, trumpet; Gustavo Gimeno, conductor. Meridian Arts Centre - George Weston Recital Hall, 5040 Yonge St. www.tso.ca or 416-598-3375. Visit website or call for information. Also at Roy Thomson Hall on Nov 5(7:30pm) & George Weston Recital Hall, Meridian Arts Centre on Nov 7(7:30pm).

Nov 08 4:00: St. Philip's Recital Series. Sounds Without Borders: Music for Flute & Guitar. A program of 20th-century music spanning four continents including Works by Piazzolla, Joan Tower, Ravi Shankar, and others. Albee Duo: James Baker, guitar; Eleanor Song, flute. St. Philip's Anglican Church (Etobicoke), 31 St. Phillips Rd., Etobicoke. 416-247-5181. Pay what you can.

Nov 08 5:00: Nocturnes in the City. Piano Recital. Works by Chopin, Janáček, and Debussy. Boris Krajny, piano. St. Wenceslaus Church (Toronto), 496 Gladstone Ave. 416-481-7294. $25.

Nov 08 7:00: Wilfrid Laurier University Faculty of Music. Laurier Guest Artist Series: Jully Black. Wilfrid Laurier University - Theatre Auditorium, 75 University Ave. W., Waterloo. www.eventbrite.ca/e/laurier-guest-artist-series-jully-black-tickets-1998381450714Jully Black. From $5.

Nov 08 7:30: Oakville Chamber Orchestra. Vivaldi and Company. Corelli: Christmas Concerto; Schubert: Quartettsatz; Vivaldi: Cello Concerto in d RV407; Tchaikovsky: Andante cantabile (cello solo); Bach: Orchestral Suite No.4. Joseph Johnson, cello; Oakville Chamber Orchestra. Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts, 130 Navy St., Oakville. 905-338-4161 or www.oakvillechamber.org/2026-27-vivaldi-and-companyVivaldi & Company. $65(Premium); $50(Regular); $30(under 30); $20(st); $10(under 13).

Nov 08 8:00: Live Nation. Palace - Plus support Willie J Healey - USA / Canada Tour 2026. Massey Hall, 178 Victoria St. www.masseyhall.mhrth.com/tickets/palace. From $42.

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Oct 30 7:30: Music Around the Corner. Nosferatu (1922): A String Quartet of Horror. A screening of the 1922 silent horror classic Nosferatu brought to life by a string quartet. Part cinema, part live chamber music. Excerpts from Shostakovich: String Quartet No.8 in c Op.110; Mendelssohn: String Quartet No.6 in f Op.80; Mozart: String Quartet No.15 in d K.421/417b; Liam Ross Gibson: Roots, Webs, Filaments; and other works. Astrid Nakamura, violin; Diane Kim, violin; Grace Moon, viola; Peter Eom, cello. Glad Day Lit, 32 Lisgar St. 215-391-2669. $30; $15(st).

Oct 30 7:30: Roy Thomson Hall/MRG Live. The Ring: Film with Orchestration from Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. The Ring. From $89.

Nov 04 2:00: Music and Beyond. Online Lecture Series: The Symphony - Music's Greatest Journey / Haydn and Mozart: The Modern Symphony Emerges. This six-part course traces the extraordinary evolution of the symphony from its modest beginnings in the eighteenth century through Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven, the great Romantic symphonists, Mahler and Shostakovich, and into the present day. ONLINE. musicandbeyond.ca/event/the-symphony-la-symphonie. $150 for the series of six lectures.

Nov 06 6:30: Essential Opera. In Her Hands: The Tragedy of Lady Macbeth. Patrons will be emailed the link to the livestream before the event (likely on the day of the event itself). Fiona M. Ryan: In Her Hands (world premiere). Thera Barclay, Erin Bardua, Maureen Batt, Danielle Buonaiuto, sopranos; Catharin Carew, mezzo; Emily Jewer, stage director. LIVESTREAM. In Her Hands. $20.

FESTIVALS

CCCT International Music Festival. Festival runs Oct 26–Nov 4. Gala Concert & Awards Ceremony Dec 13. www.ccctimf.org

MUSICAL THEATRE & DANCE

Bowtie Productions. Pippin. Factory Theatre. www.bowtieproductions.ca. Nov 15–21.

Canadian Stage with the Elgin & WIntergarden Theatres. Cinderella (Panto). Wintergarden Theatre. www.canadianstage.com/show/cinderella. Dec 10, 2026–Jan 3, 2027.

Citadel + Compagnie/Echo Chamber. Winterreise. Intertwining live music and dance to explore love, loss, and the search for belonging in Schubert’s timeless song cycle. The Citadel: Ross Centre for Dance, 304 Parliament St. www.citadelcie.tickit.ca/events/35318. Nov 25–28.

Drayton Entertainment. Disney’s Frozen. Hamilton Family Theatre, Cambridge. Nov 18–Dec 27 www.draytonentertainment.com/disneys-frozen

Drayton Entertainment. Snow White and the Seven Tenors: A Panto. King's Wharf Theatre. draytonentertainment.com. Oct 29–Nov 14. And at St Jacobs Country Playhouse. Nov 19, 2026–Jan 10, 2027.

Immersion Festival. A Celebration of Excellence in Black Canadian Dance. Performances, workshops, and gatherings. Betty Oliphant Theatre,Toronto. www.danceimmersion.ca/immersionfestival . Nov 8–22.

Mirvish Productions. 13 Going on 30. Princess of Wales Theatre. www.mirvish.com. Dec 1, 2026–Jan 24, 2027.

Mirvish Productions. Alan Doyle’s Tell Tale Harbour. Royal Alexandra Theatre. www.mirvish.com. Dec 22, 2026–Jan 24, 2027.

Mirvish Productions. Dirty Dancing. Pre-Broadway engagement. CAA Ed Mirvish Theatre, 244 Victoria St. www.mirvish.com. Nov 24, 2026–Jan 10, 2027.

Mirvish Productions. How the Grinch Stole Christmas. CAA Ed Mirvish Theatre, 244 Victoria St. www.mirvish.com. Nov 10–22.

Mirvish Productions. Operation Mincemeat. Royal Alexandra Theatre. Canadian premiere. www.mirvish.com. Oct 29–Dec 13.

Mirvish Productions. Our Little Secret: A True New Musical. CAA Theatre, 244 Victoria St. www.mirvish.com. Nov 3–22.

Mirvish Productions. Rumours of Fleetwood Mac. CAA Ed Mirvish Theatre, 244 Victoria St. www.mirvish.com. Nov 3–8.

Mirvish Productions. The Karate Kid: The Musical. Canadian premiere. Princess of Wales Theatre. www.mirvish.com. Oct 29–Nov 1.

Musical Stage Company. Uncovered 20th Anniversary: Bee Gees & The Beach Boys. Koerner Hall. Creative Lead: Kevin Wong. www.muscialstagecompany.com. Nov 10–12.

Native Earth. Weesageechak Begins to Dance is Native Earth Performing Arts’ annual performing arts festival showcasing new works and works-in-development by Indigenous artists across Turtle Island and beyond. www.nativeearth.ca. Nov 19–29.

Oh What a Ride! Productions Inc./Crow’s Theatre/Toronto Stage Company. Dancer (A Musical in Ten Furlongs). Music by Marek Norman, Book & Lyrics by Jim Betts, Directed & Choreographed by Stacey Tookey. Harbourfront’s Terminal Theatre (formerly the Fleck/Premiere Dance Theatre) at Queen’s Quay. https://dancerthemusical.ca/ Oct 29–Nov 1.

Red SkyPerformance. Miigis, Ontario Tour. www.redskyperformance.com. Nov 14–27.

The Rose, Brampton. Louise Pitre Encore! The Rose Theatre Mainstage. tickets.brampton.ca. Oct 29.

Shaw Festival at Harbourfront Centre. A Christmas Carol. Fleck Theatre, Toronto. www.harboufrontcentre.com/shaw. Nov 12–Dec 23.

Shaw Festival. A Year With Frog and Toad. Court House Theatre, Niagara-on-the-Lake. www.shawfest.com. Nov 5–Dec 23

Shaw Festival. Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella. Festival Theatre, Niagara-on’the-Lake. www.shawfest.com. Nov 8–Dec 23.

Soulpepper Theatre. De Profundis; Oscar Wilde in Jail. Adapted & Directed by Gregory Prest. Original Music & Lyrics by Mike Ross and Sarah Wilson. 50 Tank House Lane. www.soulpepper.ca/whats-on/de-profundis-oscar-wilde-in-jail. From $45. Nov 3–29.

Soulpepper Theatre. The Thrill of Hope: A Holiday Concert. A World Premiere. www.soulpepper.ca. Dec 15, 2026–Jan 3, 2027

Starvox Entertainment. Evil Dead: The Musical. Bathurst Street Theatre, 736 Bathurst St. www.eviliscoming.ca. Dec 12–30.

Stratford Festival. Guys and Dolls. A new production by Donna Feore with a new cast including Dan Chameroy and Jennifer Rider-Shaw. Guys and Dolls. Now extended to Nov 14.

Stratford Festival: Something Rotten. Remount with original cast. Something Rotten. Now extended to Nov 15.

Theatre Aquarius. Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat. Hamilton. www.theatreaquarius.org. Nov 18, 2026–Jan 3, 2027 (new extension!)

Thousand Islands Playhouse. Come From Away. www.000islandsplayhouse.com/come-from-away. Oct 29–Nov. 7.

Thousand Islands Playhouse/Theatre Aquarius/David & Hannah Mirvish/Michael Rubinoff. It’s a Good Life If You Don’t Weaken. A continuation of the world premiere production with music by The Tragically Hip and an original book by Ahmed Moneka and Jesse LaVercomb that began at Theatre Aquarius in April/May. Kingston’s Grand Theatre www.1000islandplayhouse.com/the-tragically-hip. Oct 29–Nov 8.

Weekly Update #321 - Oct 22-Nov 1, 2026

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DETAILED DAILY LISTINGS, Thu Oct 22 – Sun Nov 1, 2026

Oct 22 12:00_noon: Metropolitan United Church. Noon at Met: Chamber Music Concert. Sam Talebi, violin; Tomas Pẽna, cello; Collin Parker-Szekely, piano. Metropolitan United Church, 56 Queen St. E. 416-363-0331 x226 or Noon at Met. Freewill donation.

Oct 22 1:00: Trinity Bach Project. Bach & Bliss. Bach: Cantata BWV 173 "Erhöhtes Fleisch und Blut" (“Exalted flesh and blood”); Cantata BWV 30 "Freue dich, erlöste Schar" (“Rejoice, redeemed host”); and a cappella works. 13-voice choir; Aaron James, organ; Alison Melville & Jin Cho, traverso; strings & oboes; Nicholas Nicolaidis, conductor. Knox Presbyterian Church (Toronto), 630 Spadina Ave. 306-250-4256 or www.trinitybachproject.org. $35; $25(discount); $15(st). Also Oct 28(8pm) at Holy Family Catholic Church, Toronto; Nov 7(7:30pm) at Trinity Anglican Church, Aurora; Nov 10(8pm) at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, Toronto.

Oct 22 6:30: Canadian Opera Company. Centre Stage: Ensemble Studio Competition & Gala 2026. Canadian Opera Company Orchestra, Johannes Debus, Music Director. Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W. www.coc.ca/tickets/2627-season/centre-stage. From $45.

Oct 22 7:00: Browntasaurus Records. Halloween Thriller - 2026 Edition. Brownman Electryc Trio + 1: Brownman Ali, electric trumpet; Nick Maclean, keyboards & synths; Sean Dennis, 6-string electric bass; Adam Mansfield, drums. Cove Inn, 2 Bedford St., Westport. 718-701-9449 or www.thriller.brownman.com. $20; $10(st/arts worker). Costumes and Thriller video dance moves encouraged.

Oct 22 7:30: Ballet Jörgen. A Midsummer Night's Dream. Music by Felix Mendessohn. Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Toronto, 5183 Sheppard Ave. E., Scarborough. www.jorgendance.ticketpro.ca or 416-645-9090. From $43. Also Oct 23.

Oct 22 7:30: Canzona Chamber Players. Pop Up Concert. Ravel: Sonata for Violin & Cello M.73; Halvorsen: Passacaglia in g for Violin & Cello; Brahms: Piano Quartet No.1 in g Op.25. Hudson Ye-Hyung Chung, violin; Christopher Hwang, cello; Joonghun Cho, piano; Laurence Schaufele, viola. Canzona Music Studio, 27 Sherbourne St. N. Reserve by e-mail at reservations@canzona.org. $35.

Oct 22 7:30: Music Toronto. Quatuor Danel. Mozart: Adagio & Fugue in c; Mendelssohn: String Quartet No.2 in a Op.13; Gubaidulina: Reflection on the Theme B-A-C-H; Tchaikovsky: String Quartet No. 1 in D Op. 11. Marc Danel, violin; Gilles Milet, violin; Vlad Bogdanas, viola; Yovan Markovitch, cello. St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts - Jane Mallett Theatre, 27 Front St. E. 416-366-7723 or www.musictoronto.com. From $40.

Oct 22 7:30: Opera Atelier. The Descent of Orpheus. Music by Marc-Antoine Charpentier. Daniel McGrew (Orpheus); Mireille Asselin (Eurydice); Olivier Bergeron (Apollo/Titus); Alexander Cappellazzo, (Ixion); Christopher Duham (Tantale); and other soloists; Artists of Atelier Ballet; Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra; David Fallis, conductor; Marshall Pynkoski, stage director; Jeannette Lajeunesse Zingg, choreographer. Royal Conservatory of Music - TELUS Centre - Koerner Hall, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-703-3767 x700 or www.rcmusic.com/tickets. From $85. Also Oct 23(7:30pm), 24(7:30) & 25(2:30pm).

Oct 22 7:30: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Classics: Jan Lisiecki Plays Grieg. Saariaho: Ciel d'hiver; Grieg: Piano Concerto; Brahms: Symphony No.2. Jan Lisiecki, piano; Antonello Manacorda, conductor. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. www.tso.ca or 416-598-3375. Also Oct 24(7:30pm) & 25(3pm).

Oct 22 8:00: Hugh's Room. Discoveries Vol. 14 with Musical Host Aleksi Campagne. Aleksi Campagne, fiddle & vocals; Claire Turnbull, flute & vocals; Ryan Young, fiddle. Hugh's Room Live - Green Sanderson Hall, 296 Broadview Ave. Discoveries Vol. 14. $15.

Oct 22 8:00: Live Nation. Allison Russell. Very special guests: Elisapie & AHI. Massey Hall, 178 Victoria St. www.masseyhall.mhrth.com/tickets/allison-russell.

Oct 23 12:00_noon: Wilfrid Laurier University Faculty of Music. Laurier Student Recital: Winds, Brass & Percussion. Wilfrid Laurier University - Maureen Forrester Recital Hall, 75 University Ave., Waterloo. www.eventbrite.ca/e/laurier-student-recital-winds-brass-percussion-tickets-1995467711642. Free.

Oct 23 12:10: Music at St. Andrew's. Noontime Recital. Brahms: Violin Sonata No.2 in A Op.100 "Meistersinger"; Stravinsky: Suite italienne for Violin & Piano; Falla: Danse espagnole. Hanna Kim, violin. St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, 73 Simcoe St. 416-593-5600 x5 or www.standrewstoronto.org. Free. Donations welcome.

Oct 23 12:10: Music at St. Andrew's. Noontime Recital. Gina Hyunmin Lee, piano; Amahl Arulanandam, cello. St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, 73 Simcoe St. 416-593-5600 x5 or www.standrewstoronto.org. Free. Donations welcome.

Oct 23 5:30: Canadian Opera Company. Evening Series: Jazz Innovators. Humber Bop Ensemble; Lucian Gray, leader. Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre, Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W. www.coc.ca. Free. Register now as seating is limited.

Oct 23 7:00: Ballet Jörgen. A Midsummer Night's Dream. See Oct 22.

Oct 23 7:00: Grossman's Tavern. Sound Ideas Big Band. 377 Spadina Ave. 647-992-8531. Free. Also Nov 27.

Oct 23 7:30: Great Lakes Philharmonic. Symphony of Shadows. John Williams: Music from Harry Potter; Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique; Saint-Saëns: Danse macabre. Anton Yeretsky, conductor. Humber Valley United Church, 76 Anglesey Blvd., Etobicoke. Symphony of Shadows or 437-799-2481. Free parking is available. Costumes are welcome and a costume competition will take place during the concert. Recommended for ages 7 and up.

Oct 23 7:30: Opera Atelier. The Descent of Orpheus. See Oct 22. Also Oct 24(7:30) & 25(2:30pm).

Oct 23 7:30: Opus 8 Choir. Entrances and Exits: Music About Life and Death. Ukrainian Catholic Church of the Holy Protection of the Mother of God, 30 Leeds St. www.opus8choir.com/concerts or 647-551-5147. Pay What You Can or Free. No booking necessary.

Oct 23 7:30: Toronto Bandura Festival. Bandura on Bloor 2026/27 Concert Series. Georgiy Matviyiv, bandura; Ron Demeda, bandura. St. Volodomyr Institute - Theatre, 620 Spadina Ave. 416-845-2691 or www.torontobandurafestival.ca. $25(Early Bird); $35(Adult); $30(sr/under 30).

Oct 23 8:00: Old Mill Toronto. Shannon Butcher. 21 Old Mill Rd. Shannon Butcher.

Oct 23 8:00: We Are In The Future. The Tallest Man on Earth Plus support Gwenifer Raymond. Massey Hall, 178 Victoria St. Tallest Man on Earth. From $68.

Oct 24 2:30: Heliconian Club Music Section. Hel's Belles and Friends. Jana Skarecky: “What Draws Us Together” for Cello & Clarinet; Kye Marshall: Heliconian Dances for String Quartet; and other works. Velma Ko, violin; Kye Marshall, cello; Rita Greer, clarinet. Heliconian Hall, 35 Hazelton Ave. 416-922-3618. $25(Members); $30(Non-Members); Free(children under 12 accompanied by an adult).

Oct 24 3:00: Toronto Children's Chorus. Call of the Night. Toronto Children's Chorus main choir and training choirs; Zimfira Poloz, artistic director. Metropolitan United Church, 56 Queen St. E. www.torontochildrenschorus.com. $25.

Oct 24 3:30: Toronto Chamber Choir. Biber Requiem. Biber: Requiem in f and motets and cantatas. Period string ensemble led by Julia Wedman, violin; Toronto Chamber Choir; Lucas Harris, director. Trinity St. Paul's United Church and Centre for Faith, Justice and the Arts, 427 Bloor St. W. www.torontochamberchoir.ca. Pay what you choose: $5, $30, or $40.

Oct 24 4:30: Royal Conservatory of Music. Phil & Eli Taylor Performance Academy for Young Artists: Taylor Academy Showcase Concert. Royal Conservatory of Music - TELUS Centre - Mazzoleni Concert Hall, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208 or www.rcmusic.com/performance. Free. Ticket required. Also Nov 21, 2026; Feb 20, Mar 13, 2027.

Oct 24 6:00: Massey Hall. The Good Brothers. TD Music Hall, 178 Victoria St. 416-823-9193 or www.tdmusichall.mhrth.com/tickets/the-good-brothers. $60.

Oct 24 7:00: Browntasaurus Records. Halloween Thriller - 2026 Edition. Brownman Electryc Trio + 1: Brownman Ali, electric trumpet; Nick Maclean, keyboards & synths; Sean Dennis, 6-string electric bass; Adam Mansfield, drums. Night Oat, 750 Gladstone Ave., Ottawa. 718-701-9449 or www.thriller.brownman.com. $20(advance); $15(st/arts worker); $25(door on show night if space available). Costumes and Thriller video dance moves encouraged.

Oct 24 7:00: Link Music Lab. Strings of Iran. Hossein Behroozinia, barbat; Mehdi Rostami, setar; Pooyan Ranaei, Kurdish tanbur; Bamdad Fotouhi, tombak. Trinity Presbyterian Church (York Mills), 2737 Bayview Ave. www.linkmusiclab.com/stringsofiran or 416-878-9185. From $34.

Oct 24 7:00: Toronto Bandura Festival/Barrel House Korchma. Georgiy Matviyiv - Modern Bandura. Georgiy Matviyiv, bandura. Barrel House Korchma, 205 King St., St. Catharines. 416-845-2691 or www.torontobandurafestival.ca. $15.

Oct 24 7:30: Hamilton Phil. Symphony in Space: The Ultimate Sci-Fi Concert. Music from Star Trek, Star Wars, Battlestar Galactica, E.T., Alien, Interstellar, Tron, Dune, Back to the Future, and more. Evan Mitchell, conductor. FirstOntario Concert Hall, 1 Summers Ln., Hamilton. www.hpo.org/event/tchaikovskys-fate. From $20. 6:30pm: Pre-concert talk.

Oct 24 7:30: North York Concert Orchestra. Scary Night. Mussorgsky: Night on Bald Mountain; Dukas: The Sorcerer’s Apprentice; Danny Elfman: Beetlejuice Suite. North York Concert Orchestra; Rafael Luz, conductor. Eglinton St. George's United Church, 35 Lytton Blvd. www.nyco.ca. $45(reserved); $35(regular); $30(sr); $20(ages 14-30); $10(under 13).

Oct 24 7:30: Opera Atelier. The Descent of Orpheus. See Oct 22. Also Oct 25(2:30pm).

Oct 24 7:30: Orpheus Choir of Toronto. Songs My Mother Taught Me. Libretto by Ilana Lucas. Guest: Ramona Gilmour-Darling, actor. Runnymede United Church, 432 Runnymede Rd. www.orpheuschoirtoronto.com.

Oct 24 7:30: Pax Christi Chorale. From Dusk to Dawn. Ola Gjeilo: Dark & Luminous Night; Andrew Balfour: Anang; Eric Whitacre: Goodnight Moon; and other works for choir, piano & string orchestra. Pax Christi Chorale (Elaine Choir, conductor); Canadian Chamber Orchestra (Matthew Boutda, conductor). Grace Church on-the-Hill, 300 Lonsdale Rd. www.paxchristichorale.org. Choose your price: $10, $20, or $40.

Oct 24 7:30: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Classics: Jan Lisiecki Plays Grieg. See Oct 22. Also Oct 25(3pm).

Oct 24 7:30: York Chamber Ensemble. The First Serenade. Saint-Saens: Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso in a; Haydn: Mvmt 3 from Cello Concerto in C; Brahms: Serenade No.1. Tina Sievers, violin; Jessie Wingfan Li, cello; York Chamber Ensemble. St. Paul's Anglican Church, 227 Church St., Newmarket. www.yorkchamberensemble.ca or www.ticketscene.ca/o/YorkChamberEnsemble or 905-252-1038. $30; $20(st).

Oct 24 8:00: Hugh's Room Live. Carlos del Junco & The Blues Mongrels (Electric Quartet). Carlos del Junco, harmonica & vocals; Mike Kerr, guitar; Henry Heillig, bass, Sean O’Grady, drums. Hugh's Room Live - Green Sanderson Hall, 296 Broadview Ave. www.showpass.com/carlos-del-junco-4. $40; $20(st/arts worker/underemployed).

Oct 24 8:00: Massey Hall. 12th Annual Dream Serenade. 178 Victoria St. Dream Serenade. From $53.

Oct 24 8:00: Old Mill Toronto. Material Girls. 21 Old Mill Rd. Material Girls.

Oct 25 2:00: One-of-a-Kind Concerts. Latin Classics. An afternoon of passion, rhythm, and warmth, celebrating the vibrant heartbeat of Latin music from soulful ballads to lively classics bringing the color and energy of Latin culture to life. Works include Bésame Mucho, Agua de Beber, Historia de un Amor, Quizás, Quizás, and Vivir Mi Vida. Janna Boshoer & Nancy Adejor, vocalists; Maya Vasserman, piano; Catherine & Peter Stefanov, dancers; Sophie Wang & Alyson Guan, piano duet. Bernard Betel Centre, 1003 Steeles Ave. W. 416-357-8345. From $10.

Oct 25 2:03: Live!@WestPlains. Millwood Trio: Chamber Scenes. Fundraiser for Halton's Compassion Society. Shostakovich: Five Pieces for Violin, Clarinet & P (arr. G. Millar); Schumann: Fantasiestücke Op.73; Bartók: Contrasts Sz.111; Williams: Theme from Schindler's List; Stravinsky: L'histoire du soldat. Jasper Wood, violin; Gregory Millar, piano; Michael Westwood, clarinet. West Plains United Church, 549 Plains Rd. W., Burlington. 905-320-4989 or westplainsconcerts@gmail.com or www.westplains.ca/events. $35(adv); $40(door); $25(ages 16 and under); $20(Livestream video). Also Pay What You Can available two weeks prior to concert. Ticketholders receive concert video access for 14 days.

Oct 25 2:30: Opera Atelier. The Descent of Orpheus. See Oct 22.

Oct 25 3:00: Amadeus Choir. Phantom: Live. Live original soundtrack accompanying the 1925 film "The Phantom of the Opera". Andrew Downing, composer & jazz bass; Amadeus Choir; Kathleen Allan, conductor. Eglinton Grand Theatre, 400 Eglinton Ave. W. 416-446-0188. Also 7:30pm.

Oct 25 3:00: Metropolitan United Church. Nicholas Higgs Crossover Concert. A programme from classics to pop. Nicholas Higgs, baritone. Metropolitan United Church, 56 Queen St. E. 416-363-0331 x226 or www.metunited.org/music-arts/music-at-met-concerts or through Koerner Hall Box Office. From $20.

Oct 25 3:00: Music@Central. J. S. Bach: 3 Sonatas for Viola da Gamba & Obbligato Harpsichord. Accord Baroque Ensemble: Pat Unruh, viola da gamba; Monica Kim, harpsichord. Central Presbyterian Church, 165 Charlton Ave. W., Hamilton. www.musicatcentral.ca. Free.

Oct 25 3:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Classics: Jan Lisiecki Plays Grieg. See Oct 22.

Oct 25 4:00: Guelph Chamber Choir. Not-So-Silent Film Series: The Hunchback of Notre Dame. The classic 1923 silent film with a choral soundtrack. Guelph Chamber Choir; Robert Cooper, guest conductor; Chris Dawes, keyboard; Alison MacNeill, keyboard. University of Guelph Arboretum, 200 Arboretum Rd., Guelph. 647-638-5003. $20; $10(under 30). Also Oct 25(7pm) at University of Guelph Arboretum & Oct 26(8pm) at Westdale Theatre, Hamilton.

Oct 25 4:00: The Jeffery Concerts. Musicians from Marlboro. Haydn: String Quartet in b Op.33 No.1; Brett Dean: String Quartet No.3 "Hidden Agendas"; Kaija Saariaho: Aure for Violin & Viola; Mozart: Clarinet Quintet in A K.581. Jonathan Leibowitz, clarinet; Alex Redington & Leo Appel, violins; Samuel Rosenthal, viola; Elena Ariza, cello. Metropolitan United Church, 468 Wellington St., London. www.grandtheatre.com or 519-672-8800 or jefferyconcerts@gmail.com.

Oct 25 5:00: Nocturnes in the City. Chamber Music Recital. Works by Mozart, Richter, Smetana, and Janáček. Zemlinsky Quartet. St. Wenceslaus Church, 496 Gladstone Ave. 416-481-7294. $25.

Oct 25 5:00: Opera Revue. Opera Revue at Granite Brewery: The Spooky Edition. Works by Weill, Handel, Verdi, Mozart, and Gluck. Danie Friesen, soprano; Yannick Gosselin, tenor; Claire Elise Harris, piano. Granite Brewery, 245 Eglinton Ave. E. 416-322-0723 or Opera Revue: The Spooky Edition. $15.

Oct 25 5:30: Ralph Thornton Community Centre. Windborne Vocal Workshop. The workshop will include Windborne’s signature four-part arrangements, with material from Corsican, Occitan, Lithuanian, Basque, and other traditions, as well as songs of social struggle and movements past and present. Teaching is by ear with no sight-reading required. Singers of all abilities are welcome. 756 Queen St. E. Registration at the door at 5:15pm or at www.tix.windbornesingers.com/events/windborne/2388456. Pay What You Can from $50.

Oct 25 7:00: Amadeus Choir. Phantom: Live. See 3pm.

Oct 25 7:00: Guelph Chamber Choir. Not-So-Silent Film Series: The Hunchback of Notre Dame. The classic 1923 silent film with a choral soundtrack. Guelph Chamber Choir; Robert Cooper, guest conductor; Chris Dawes, keyboard; Alison MacNeill, keyboard. University of Guelph Arboretum, 200 Arboretum Rd., Guelph. 647-638-5003. $20; $10(under 30). Also Oct 25(4pm) at University of Guelph Arboretum & Oct 26(8pm) at Westdale Theatre, Hamilton.

Oct 25 7:30: The Dot Productions. After Dark: Too Fierce to Fairy Tale. Scheming stepmothers, show stealing sorceresses, velvet voiced villains and a few surprises. Join us, and remember: if someone offers you an apple… think twice before you bite. Let’s not fall for a happily never after. Moonlight Lounge, 319 Augusta Ave. www.thedotproductions.com/event-details/after-dark or 416-300-5660. $20.

Oct 25 8:00: Hugh's Room Live. Maggie's Wake CD Release. Tara Dunphy, fiddle/whistles/vocals; Lindsay Schindler, fiddle & vocals; Kenneth Palmer, guitar; Andrew Kosty, bass. Hugh's Room Live - Green Sanderson Hall, 296 Broadview Ave. www.showpass.com/maggies-wake-5. $37; $30(adv); $15(st/arts worker/underemployed).

Oct 26 7:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music Society. Millwood Trio. Shostakovich (arr. G. Millar): Five Pieces for Violin, Clarinet & Piano; Schumann: Fantasiestücke Op.73; Bartók: Contrasts Sz.111 BB.116; Corelli/Kreisler: La folia; Stravinsky: L'histoire du soldat Savvas Chamberlin Music Building, Mezainine, WLU, Waterloo. Jasper Wood, violin; Gregory Millar, piano; and Michael Westwood, clarinet. Wilfrid Laurier University - Saavas Chamberlain Music Building, 75 University Ave. W., Waterloo. www.k-wcms.com/concerts. $40; $10(st).

Oct 26 7:00: Piano Lunaire. Hunter's Moon. Yegor Shevtsov, solo piano. nanoSTAGE, 1001 R Bloor St. W. 416-825-2744. $30; $10(st). CANCELLED!

Oct 26 7:30: Yorkminster Park Baptist Church. The “Big Sing” with John Bell. Join internationally renowned musician, hymnologist, and Iona Community memberJohn Bell for a joyful exploration of the rich tradition of congregational song.Come sing together and experience how music can deepen faith, build community and celebrate the diversity of the body of Christ. Presented by the Lester Randall Preaching Fellowship. Yorkminster Park Baptist Church, 1585 Yonge St. www.yorkminsterpark.com or www.lesterrandall.com. Free.

Oct 26 8:00: Guelph Chamber Choir. Not-So-Silent Film Series: The Hunchback of Notre Dame. The classic 1923 silent film with a choral soundtrack. Guelph Chamber Choir; Robert Cooper, guest conductor; Chris Dawes, keyboard; Alison MacNeill, keyboard. Westdale Theatre, The, 1014 King St. W., Hamilton. 647-638-5003. $20; $10(under 30). Also Oct 25(4pm & 7pm) at University of Guelph Arboretum.

Oct 26 8:00: Roy Thomson Hall. The Rocky Horror Picture Show Original Cast Spooktacular Tour. Featuring the original Columbia, Nell Campbell. 60 Simcoe St. Rocky Horror Picture Show. From $71.

Oct 27 12:00_noon: Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts, Brock University. Department of Music: RBC Foundation Music@Noon. Tim Phelan, guitar; Doug Miller, flute. FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre - Cairns Recital Hall, 250 St. Paul St., St. Catharines. www.brocku.ca/music. Free.

Oct 27 1:00: St. James Cathedral. Tuesday Organ Recital. Joshua Duncan Lee, organ (St. Mark's Anglican Church, Niagara-on-the-Lake). Cathedral Church of St. James, 106 King St. E. 416-364-7865 or www.stjamescathedral.ca/recitals. Free. Donations encouraged.

Oct 27 7:00: Browntasaurus Records. Halloween Thriller - 2026 Edition. Brownman Electryc Trio + 1: Brownman Ali, electric trumpet; Nick Maclean, keyboards & synths; Sean Dennis, 6-string electric bass; Adam Mansfield, drums. George Whiskey Lounge, 238 Main St. S., Newmarket. 718-701-9449 or www.thriller.brownman.com. $20(advance); $15(st/arts worker); $25(door on show night if space available). Costumes and Thriller video dance moves encouraged.

Oct 27 7:30: Jenny Crober & Emily Vick, Co-Producers. Fall Cabaret/VOCA Fundraiser: Sun, Moon & Stars. Featuring several of VOCA's professional section leads: Noelle Slaney, soprano; David Walsh, Evan Morin & Alain Paquette, tenors; James Coole-Stevenson, Sean Pentinga & Ryan Wong, baritones, who will perform solo, duet, and ensemble selections from the worlds of music theatre, pop, opera, and art song. Jenny Crober, artistic director & keyboard; Emily Vick Agnew, host & soprano. SoCap Comedy Theatre - 2nd floor (above Black Swan Tavern), 154 Danforth Ave. www.vocachorus.ca or 416-931-8224. $25.

Oct 28 12:00_noon: Canadian Opera Company. Showcase Series: Latin Heritage Month - Al son del Difunto. A theatrical story inspired by the Mexican tradition of Día de Muertos (Day of the Dead) and told through Mexican folk dance and music exploring love, loss, and the importance of keeping our memories alive. Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre, Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W. www.coc.ca. Free. Register now as seating is limited.

Oct 28 12:15: St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church (Kitchener). Douglas Haas Legacy Concerts: Halloween Special. Saint-Saëns: Danse macabre; and other works. Bruce Skelton, violin; Ann-Marie MacDairmid, piano. 54 Queen St. N., Kitchener. 519-578-4430. Free. Lunch available for purchase at 11:30am or bring your own.

Oct 28 5:00: Jazz Bistro. Peter Hill and Bob Brough Duo. Bob Brough, saxophone; Peter Hill, piano & vocals. 251 Victoria St. www.jazzbistro.ca or 416-363-5299.

Oct 28 7:00: Browntasaurus Records. Halloween Thriller - 2026 Edition. Brownman Electryc Trio + 1: Brownman Ali, electric trumpet; Nick Maclean, keyboards & synths; Sean Dennis, 6-string electric bass; Adam Mansfield, drums. Tequilazzo, 15 Cedar Pointe Dr., Unit 18, Barrie. 718-701-9449 or www.thriller.brownman.com. $20(advance); $15(st/arts worker); $25(door on show night if space available). Costumes and Thriller video dance moves encouraged.

Oct 28 8:00: Hugh's Room Live. Africville Stories. Tara Dunphy, fiddle/whistles/vocals; Lindsay Schindler, fiddle & vocals; Kenneth Palmer, guitar; Andrew Kosty, bass. Hugh's Room Live - Green Sanderson Hall, 296 Broadview Ave. www.showpass.com/africville-stories $75; $65(adv).

Oct 28 8:00: Music Gallery. Lea Bertucci & Norbert Rodenkirchen + Slow Attack Ensemble. Church of the Holy Trinity, 19 Trinity Sq. www.showpass.com/x-avant-xxi-ancient-circuitry. Pay What You Can - $20 or $25.

Oct 28 8:00: Trinity Bach Project. Bach & Bliss. Bach: Cantata BWV 173 "Erhöhtes Fleisch und Blut" (“Exalted flesh and blood”); Cantata BWV 30 "Freue dich, erlöste Schar" (“Rejoice, redeemed host”); and a cappella works. 13-voice choir; Aaron James, organ; Alison Melville & Jin Cho, traverso; strings & oboes; Nicholas Nicolaidis, conductor. Holy Family Roman Catholic Church, 1372 King St. W. 306-250-4256 or www.trinitybachproject.org. $35; $25(discount); $15(st). Also Oct 22(1pm) at Knox Presbyterian Church, Toronto; Nov 7(7:30pm) at Trinity Anglican Church, Aurora; Nov 10(8pm) at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, Toronto.

Oct 29 12:00_noon: Metropolitan United Church. Noon at Met. Imre Olah, organ. Metropolitan United Church, 56 Queen St. E. 416-363-0331 x226 or Thursday Noon at Met. Freewill donation.

Oct 29 1:30: Women’s Musical Club of Toronto. Music in the Afternoon: Light & Shade. Ravel: Piano Trio; Lili Boulanger: D’un soir triste – D’un matin de printemps; Shostakovich: Piano Trio No.2. Trio Hélios: Luka Ispir, violin; Raphaël Jouan, cello; Alexis Gournel, piano. Walter Hall (University of Toronto), 80 Queen's Park. 416-923-7052 or www.wmct.on.ca. $55; Free(accompanying caregivers & students with ID).

Oct 29 8:00: Flato Markham Theatre. Mariachi Harienzia de México: Día de Muertos. 171 Town Centre Blvd., Markham. 905-305-7469 or www.flatomarkhamtheatre.ca. From $20.

Oct 30 7:30: Roy Thomson Hall/MRG Live. The Ring: Film with Orchestration from Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. www.roythomsonhall.mhrth.com/tickets/the-ring. From $89.

Oct 30 7:30: Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra. Baroque Fiesta. See Oct 29. Also Oct 31(7:30pm), Nov 1(3pm).

Oct 30 8:00: Hugh's Room Live. The Irish Descendants: Our Tribute to Stan Rogers - Evening Performance. Tara Dunphy, fiddle/whistles/vocals; Lindsay Schindler, fiddle & vocals; Kenneth Palmer, guitar; Andrew Kosty, bass. Hugh's Room Live - Green Sanderson Hall, 296 Broadview Ave. Irish Descendants. $37; $30(adv); $15(st/arts worker/underemployed). Also Nov 1(4pm).

Oct 30 8:00: Old Mill Toronto. Tom Richards. 21 Old Mill Rd. Tom Richards.

Oct 30 10:00: TO Live. Mali Obamsawin & Ahmed Moneka. Meridian Arts Centre - George Weston Recital Hall, 5040 Yonge St. www.tolive.com.

Oct 30 11:00: Small World Music. Major League DJz. For ages 19+. Queen Elizabeth Theatre, 190 Princes' Blvd. Major League DJz. From $63.

Oct 31 7:30: Festival of Arabic Music and Arts. Lamees Audeh: Echoes Between Two Worlds. Living Arts Centre, 4141 Living Arts Dr., Mississauga. www.canadianarabicfestival.com. $60.

Oct 31 7:30: Oakville Symphony. Enchanted. Beethoven: Symphony No.7 in in A Op.92; Walton: Violin Concerto; Saint-Saëns: Danse macabre; Téllez: New orchestral work (World Premiere — Oakville Symphony Commission); Braden: Blood Echo. Jonathan Crow, violin. Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts - AEG Liebherr Auditorium, 130 Navy St., Oakville. www.oakvillecentre.ca or Oakville Symphony - Enchanted. $75; $68(sr); $20(st); $34(young adult). Also Nov 1(2pm).

Oct 31 7:30: Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra. Baroque Fiesta. See Oct 29. Also Nov 1(3pm).

Oct 31 8:00: Bellvue Event Centre. Thriller: Halloween Dance Party. 8083 Jane St., Vaughan. info@celebratevaughan.com. E-mail for information.

Oct 31 8:00: Massey Hall. Loreena McKennitt: The Mask and Mirror - 30th Anniversary Tour. 178 Victoria St. www.masseyhall.mhrth.com/tickets/dream-serenade. From $77. Also Nov 1(1:30pm).

Nov 01 10:30am: St Paul's United Church (Scarborough). All Saints Day Special Music: “For all the saints, past and present . . .”. R. Strauss: Allerseelen (All Souls's Day); Mendelssohn: Song Without Words Op.109. David Hetherington, cello; Wayne Strongman, music director. St. Paul's United Church, 200 McIntosh St., Scarborough. 416-261-4222. Free. From $29.

Nov 01 1:00: Massey Hall. Loreena McKennitt: The Mask and Mirror - 30th Anniversary Tour. See Oct 31.

Nov 01 2:00: Oakville Symphony. Enchanted. See Oct 31(7:30pm).

Nov 01 3:00: Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra. Baroque Fiesta. See Oct 29.

Nov 01 4:00: Hugh's Room Live. The Irish Descendants: Our Tribute to Stan Rogers - Matinee. See Oct 30. NOTE: Oct 30 is SOLD OUT.

Nov 01 4:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Young People's Concert: Symphony Spooktacular. See Nov 1(1:30pm).

Nov 01 5:00: Music Niagara Festival. Arts Unbound. Queen's Landing, 155 Byron St., Niagara-on-the-Lake. www.musicniagara.org. $39.

ETCETERAS

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Oct 25 7:00: Amadeus Choir. Phantom: Live. See 3pm.

Oct 25 7:00: Guelph Chamber Choir. Not-So-Silent Film Series: The Hunchback of Notre Dame. See 4pm. Also Oct 26(8pm) at Westdale Theatre, Hamilton.

Oct 27 7:00: Christ Church Deer Park. Fall Lecture & Workshop Series: Lecture 6: How Do We Sing? Part II - Navigating Music Notation. A practical guide to music notation, the hymnal, and different psalm-chanting techniques including plainsong and Anglican chant. A bird’s-eye view of the historical development of sacred music in the Western Christian tradition. NOTE: This is a six-part weekly lecture series. Each week has a specific topic. General description for the series: Join us for a lecture and workshop series exploring the why, how, and what we sing in church. Dr. Stefani Bedin, presenter. 1570 Yonge St. 416-920-5211 or www.christchurchdeerpark.org. Admission by freewill offering.

Oct 28 2:00: Music and Beyond. Online Lecture Series: The Symphony - Music's Greatest Journey / Birth of the Symphony. This six-part course traces the extraordinary evolution of the symphony from its modest beginnings in the eighteenth century through Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven, the great Romantic symphonists, Mahler and Shostakovich, and into the present day. Music & Beyond Lecture Series. $150 for the series of six lectures. ONLINE.

FESTIVALS

CCCT International Music Festival. Festival runs Oct 26–Nov 4. Gala Concert & Awards Ceremony Dec 13. www.ccctimf.org

MUSICAL THEATRE & DANCE

Bad Hats Theatre. . New Badhats Live. Concert preview of new works and more. The Great Hall, Toronto. https://badhatstheatre.com/new-bad-ideas-live-October 25 only.

Bowtie Productions. Pippin. Factory Theatre. www.bowtieproductions.ca. Nov 15–21.

Canadian Stage with the Elgin & WIntergarden Theatres. Cinderella (Panto). Wintergarden Theatre. www.canadianstage.com/show/cinderella. Dec 10, 2026–Jan 3, 2027.

Drayton Entertainment. Disney’s Frozen. Hamilton Family Theatre, Cambridge. Nov 18–Dec 27 www.draytonentertainment.com/disneys-frozen

Drayton Entertainment. Into the Woods. St Jacobs Country Playhouse. Into the Woods. Oct 22–25

Drayton Entertainment. Snow White and the Seven Tenors: A Panto. King's Wharf Theatre. draytonentertainment.com. Oct 22–Nov 14. And at St Jacobs Country Playhouse. Nov 19, 2026–Jan 10, 2027.

Fall for Dance Festival North. Various venues. General inquiries at 416-907-4334. info@ffdnorth.com. Oct 22–25.

Mirvish Productions. Hell’s Kitchen. CAA Ed Mirvish Theatre. www.mirvish.com Oct 22–25.

Mirvish Productions. Operation Mincemeat. Royal Alexandra Theatre. Canadian premiere. www.mirvish.com. Oct 27–Dec 13.

Mirvish Productions. The Karate Kid: The Musical. Canadian premiere. Princess of Wales Theatre. www.mirvish.com. Oct 22–Nov. 1.

Mirvish Productions. Our Little Secret: A True New Musical. CAA Theatre, 244 Victoria St. www.mirvish.com. Nov 3–22.

Mirvish Productions. How the Grinch Stole Christmas. CAA Ed Mirvish Theatre, 244 Victoria St. www.mirvish.com. Nov 10–22.

Mirvish Productions. Dirty Dancing. Pre-Broadway engagement. CAA Ed Mirvish Theatre, 244 Victoria St. www.mirvish.com. Nov 24, 2026–Jan 10, 2027.

Mirvish Productions. Alan Doyle’s Tell Tale Harbour. Royal Alexandra Theatre. www.mirvish.com. Dec 22, 2026–Jan 24, 2027.

Mirvish Productions. 13 Going on 30. Princess of Wales Theatre. www.mirvish.com. Dec 1, 2026–Jan 24, 2027.

Musical Stage Company. Uncovered 20th Anniversary: Bee Gees & The Beach Boys. Koerner Hall. Creative Lead: Kevin Wong. www.muscialstagecompany.com. Nov 10–12.

Opera Atelier. The Descent of Orpheus. Music by Marc-Antoine Charpentier. Daniel McGrew (Orpheus); Mireille Asselin (Eurydice); Olivier Bergeron (Apollo/Titus); Alexander Cappellazzo, (Ixion); Christopher Duham (Tantale); and other soloists; Artists of Atelier Ballet; Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra; David Fallis, conductor; Marshall Pynkoski, stage director; Jeannette Lajeunesse Zingg, choreographer. Royal Conservatory of Music - TELUS Centre - Koerner Hall, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-703-3767 x700 or www.rcmusic.com/tickets. From $85. Oct 22(7:30pm), 23(7:30pm), 24(7:30) & 25(2:30pm).

Pacific Theatre. Son of a Preacher Man by Ins Choi. Timothy Eaton Church, Toronto.

www.pacifictheatre.org/show/son-of-a-preacherman. Oct 22–25.

Red SkyPerformance. Miigis, Ontario Tour. www.redskyperformance.com. Nov 14–27.

The Rose, Brampton. Louise Pitre Encore! The Rose Theatre Mainstage. tickets.brampton.ca. Oct 29.

Shaw Festival at Harbourfront Centre. A Christmas Carol. Fleck Theatre, Toronto. www.harboufrontcentre.com/shaw. Nov 12–Dec 23.

Shaw Festival. A Year With Frog and Toad. Court House Theatre, Niagara-on-the-Lake. www.shawfest.com. Nov 5 - Dec 23

Shaw Festival. Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella. Festival Theatre, Niagara-on’the-Lake. www.shawfest.com. Nov 8–Dec 23.

Soulpepper Theatre. The Thrill of Hope: A Holiday Concert. A World Premiere. www.soulpepper.ca. Dec 15, 2026–Jan 3, 2027.

Starvox Entertainment. Evil Dead: The Musical. Bathurst Street Theatre, 736 Bathurst St. www.eviliscoming.ca. Dec 12–30.

Stratford Festival. Guys and Dolls. A new production by Donna Feore with a new cast including Dan Chameroy and Jennifer Rider-Shaw. Guys and Dolls. Now extended to Nov 14.

Stratford Festival: Something Rotten. Remount with original cast. Something Rotten. Now extended to Nov 15.

Theatre Aquarius. Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat. Hamilton. www.theatreaquarius.org. Nov 18, 2026–Jan 3, 2027 (new extension!)

Thousand Islands Playhouse. Come From Away. www.000islandsplayhouse.com/come-from-away. Oct 22–Nov. 7.

Tweed & Company/Stirling Festival Theatre. Million Dollar Quartet. Million Dollar Quartet. Oct 22–24.

Well Seasoned Productions. A Decade of Stars. Hugh’s Room Live, 296 Broadview Ave. www.wellseasonedproductions.ca. Oct 26.

Weekly Update #320 - Oct 15-25, 2026

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DETAILED DAILY LISTINGS, Thu Oct 15 – Sun Oct 25, 2026

Oct 15 12:00_noon: Canadian Opera Company. Lunchtime Series: Staged Excerpts from Opera Atelier’s Production of The Descent of Orpheus. Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre, Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W. www.coc.ca. Free. Register now as seating is limited.

Oct 15 12:00_noon: Metropolitan United Church. Noon at Met: Vocal Concert. Kcenia Koutourjevski, soprano. Metropolitan United Church, 56 Queen St. E. 416-363-0331 x226 or Noon at Met. Freewill donation.

Oct 15 7:30: Canadian Opera Company. La traviata. Music by Giuseppe Verdi. A co-production with Houston Grand Opera & Lyric Opera of Chicago. Violetta Valéry - Kathryn Lewek (Oct 15 & 17); Alfredo Germont - Long Long (Oct 15 & 17; Giorgio Germont - Russell Braun (Oct 15 & 17); Baron Douphol - Peter Barrett; Dr. Grenvil - Alex Halliday; Canadian Opera Company Chorus & Orchestra; Paolo Carignani, conductor; Arin Arbus, stage director. Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W. 416-363-8231 or 1-800-250-4653 or tickets@coc.ca. Also Oct 17(4:30pm).

Oct 15 7:30: Piano Lunaire. Somers Sonata Pentad - Toronto Premiere. The complete Somers sonata cycle plus five commissions from living Canadian composers to write new companion works, one for each sonata. Walter Hall (University of Toronto), 80 Queen's Park. 416-825-2744 or www.pianolunaire.org/somers. $40; $35(arts workers).

Oct 15 7:30: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Pops: The Music of Bond... James Bond. Lena Hall, vocalist; Steven Reinecke, conductor. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. www.tso.ca or 416-598-3375.

Oct 15 8:00: Hugh's Room Live. Ann Hampton Callaway: "Sirens of Swing". Hugh's Room Live - Green Sanderson Hall, 296 Broadview Ave. www.showpass.com/ann-hampton-callaway-sirens-of-swing. $50.

Oct 15 8:00: Massey Hall. Beck: Ride Lonesome Tour - Plus Support Ioanna Gika. 178 Victoria St. www.masseyhall.mhrth.com/tickets/beck. From $72.

Oct 15 8:00: Music Gallery. Flashback X Avant XXI: Memory Mannnnn, Night 2. First Unitarian Congregation of Toronto, 473 Oakwood Ave., York. www.showpass.com/x-avant-xxi-flashback. Pay What You Can - $20 or $25.

Oct 16 12:00_noon: Music at St. Andrew's. Noontime Recital: Ryan Downey & Friends. Death on the Hills (preview concert). Gwenna Fairchild-Taylor, soprano; Leanne Kaufman, soprano; Victoria Borg, mezzo; Megan Quick, mezzo; Ryan Downey, tenor; Daevyd Pepper, tenor; Nicholas Borg, baritone; John Kirby, baritone. St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, 73 Simcoe St. 416-593-5600 x5 or www.standrewstoronto.org. Free. Donations welcome.

Oct 16 7:00: Hibiki Project. Reimu 冷夢. Reimu 冷夢 (world premiere). Anika Venkatesh, Chihiro Yasufuku, babεl (performers); Mabel Wonnacott, stage director; Kento Stratford, conductor. Array Space, 155 Walnut Ave. www.hibikiproject.org/reimu-hp. Also Oct 18(4pm).

Oct 16 7:30: Canadian Opera Company. Così fan tutte. Music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Ferrando - Laurence Kilsby; Guglielmo - Joel Allison; Don Alfonso - Daniel Okulitch; Fiordiligi - Lauren Fagan; Dorabella - Martina Myskohild; Despina - Tracy Dahl; Canadian Opera Company Chorus & Orchestra; Johannes Debus, conductor; Atom Agoyan, stage director. Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W. 416-363-8231 or 1-800-250-4653 or tickets@coc.ca. Also Oct 18(2pm).

Oct 16 7:30: Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony. Baroque & Beyond: Shift, Change, Turn. Emilie Mayer: Overture No.2 in D; Emily Doolittle: A Short, Slow Life; Jessie Montgomery: Shift, Change, Turn; Mozart: Symphony No.39 in E-flat K.543. Aemilia Moser, soprano; Léa Moisan-Perrier, conductor. Knox Presbyterian Church, 50 Erb St. W., Waterloo. www.kwsymphony.com/concerts/shift-change-turn. $56.50; $23(st). Also Oct 17(7:30pm) @ Central Presbyterian Church, Cambridge & Oct 18(2:30pm) @ Harcourt United Church, Guelph.

Oct 16 7:30: Toronto Operetta Theatre. La Grande Duchesse de Gerolstein (The Grand Duchess of Gerolstein). Music by Jacques Offenbach. Guillermo Silva-Marin, stage director. St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts - Jane Mallett Theatre, 27 Front St. E. 416-366-7723 or 1-800-708-6754 or www.tolive.com or www.ticketmaster.ca. From $35. Also Oct 17(3pm) & 18(3pm).

Oct 16 8:00: Flato Markham Theatre. She Carries the Song. Ceiligh Cardinal, Mimi O'Bonsawin, and Lacey Hill. 171 Town Centre Blvd., Markham. 905-305-7469 or www.flatomarkhamtheatre.ca. From $20.

Oct 16 8:00: Hugh's Room Live. Stevie Wonder: Songs in the Key of Life. Hugh's Room Live - Green Sanderson Hall, 296 Broadview Ave. www.showpass.com/stevie-wonder-songs-in-the-key-of-life. $40.

Oct 16 8:00: Massey Hall. Dwayne Gretzky. 178 Victoria St. Dwayne Gretzky. From $59.

Oct 16 8:00: Music Gallery. Ancient Circuitry X Avant XXI: Memory Mannnnn, Night 3. First Unitarian Congregation of Toronto, 473 Oakwood Ave., York. www.showpass.com/x-avant-xxi-ancient-circuitry. Pay What You Can - $20 or $25.

Oct 16 8:00: Old Mill Toronto. Aria De Castro: Is That All There Is? 21 Old Mill Rd. www.oldmilltoronto.com/event/aria-de-castro.

Oct 17 12:00_noon: Canadian Opera Company/Xenia Concerts. Family/Adaptive Series: An Adaptive Performance with the Myriade Quartet. This family-friendly adaptive concert embraces neurodiversity and disability and provides attendees with a variety of accessibility accommodations. Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre, Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W. www.coc.ca. Free. Register now as seating is limited.

Oct 17 1:30: Oakville Symphony. Tuneful Percussion - Kids' Mini Concert. Learn about a sometimes underappreciated part of the orchestra - the percussion section! The Oakville Symphony invites you to meet the glockenspiel, xylophone, and other mallet instruments in this free 30 minute short concert aimed at 4-10 year olds. Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts - AEG Liebherr Auditorium, 130 Navy St., Oakville. www.oakvillecentre.ca or outreach@oakvillesymphony.com.

Oct 17 2:00: St. Nicholas Birch Cliff Anglican Church. Organ Recital. NOTE: High Tea Fundraiser after the recital for $25 per person (optional). Works by Buxtehude, Bach, Widor, and others. Christine Hanson, organ. Guest artist: Deborah Park. Two Organists, One Console. 1512 Kingston Rd. 416-691-0449. Good will offering.

Oct 17 2:30: New Music for Old Hands Concert Series. New Music for Old Hands and Vividness Trio. "Time Passes, Everything Changes" and "River and Depths" for handbell choir & piano; "Ode to my Bedroom (Upon Laying Down to Sleep)"; "Sunrise, Sunset"; and other works. Laura Gillis, host & presenter; Vividness Trio: Lorne Shapiro, viola da gamba; Michelangelo Iaffaldano, electric guitar; Villa Forum Long-Term Care Bell Choir. Villa Forum Long-Term Care Home, 175 Forum Dr., Mississauga. New Music for Old Hands. Free.

Oct 17 3:00: Toronto Operetta Theatre. La Grande Duchesse de Gerolstein (The Grand Duchess of Gerolstein). See Oct 16. Also Oct 18(3pm).

Oct 17 4:00: Friends of Music at St. Thomas’s. Sing Your Favourite Hymns. With the Choirs and Organists of St. Thomas’s Church; John Fraser, host. St. Thomas's Anglican Church, 383 Huron St. 416-979-2323. PWYC: $25 suggested.

Oct 17 4:30: Canadian Opera Company. La traviata. See Oct 15.

Oct 17 7:00: Ukrainian Bandurist Chorus of North America. Ukraine Lives! - Все буде Україна. Lysenko: Prayer for Ukraine and works by Kytasty. Oleh Mahlay, artistic director. St. Paul's Anglican Church (Bloor E.), 227 Bloor St. E. www.bandura.org/events or 416-518-0292. From $50; Free (ages 22 and under).

Oct 17 7:30: Guitar Society of Toronto. Oliver Manning – In Concert. Works by Britten, Brouwer, Dodgson, Field, and Rawsthorne. St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, 73 Simcoe St. Guitar Society of Toronto or 416-648-1660. $40(adv); $45(door); $35(sr); $25(st).

Oct 17 7:30: Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony. Baroque & Beyond: Shift, Change, Turn. Emilie Mayer: Overture No.2 in D; Emily Doolittle: A Short, Slow Life; Jessie Montgomery: Shift, Change, Turn; Mozart: Symphony No.39 in E-flat K.543. Aemilia Moser, soprano; Léa Moisan-Perrier, conductor. Central Presbyterian Church, 7 Queens Sq., Cambridge. www.kwsymphony.com/concerts/shift-change-turn. $56.50; $23(st). Also Oct 16(7:30pm) @ Knox Presbyterian Church, Cambridge & Oct 18(2:30pm) @ Harcourt United Church, Guelph.

Oct 17 7:30: London Symphonia. Opening Night: Breathtaking Mahler and Good. Scott Good: Yinyang, Concerto for Violin & Orchestra (world premiere); Mahler: Symphony No.1 in D. Lina Cao, guzheng; Kerson Leong, violin; James S. Kahane, conductor (London Symphonia debut). Metropolitan United Church (London), 468 Wellington St., London. www.londonsymphonia.ca. From $55.

Oct 17 7:30: Mississauga Symphony Orchestra. Masterworks Series: The Art of the Concerto. Beethoven: Piano Concerto No.4 in G Op.58; Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra Sz.116 BB 123. Roman Rabinovich, piano. Living Arts Centre, 4141 Living Arts Dr., Mississauga. www.mississaugasymphony.ca. Adults: from $55; Seniors: from $50; Youth(ages 16–26): $30. Following the concert, join Mayor Parrish, Roman Rabinovich, and members of the MSO for a meet and greet in the atrium of the Living Arts Centre.

Oct 17 7:30: Tallis Choir of Toronto. Music for the Mysteries of the Rosary. An exploration of the mysteries of the Rosary, as interpreted by great masters from the Middle Ages to the 20th century including works by Willan, Rachmaninoff, Victoria, Stravinsky, and others. Tallis Choir of Toronto, a cappella ensemble. St. Paul's Basilica, 83 Power St. 416-286-9798 or www.tallischoir.com or www.tallischoir.square.site. $35; $30(sr - 60+); $15(st - with ID).

Oct 17 7:30: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Special Performances: Disney Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas in Concert Live-to-Film. Steven Reinecke, conductor. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. www.tso.ca or 416-598-3375. Also Oct 18(2pm & 7:30pm).

Oct 17 8:00: Batuki Music Society/Aga Khan Museum. Thiante: Spiritual Senegal. An evening of captivating rhythms, stirring vocals, and mesmerizing movement in the Senegalese tradition including Senegalese cuisine at 6pm. Talla Kane, singer; Seydina Ndiaye, singer; Ibrahima Diop, singer; El Hadj Mbaye, percussion; and other artists. Trinity St. Paul's United Church and Centre for Faith, Justice and the Arts, 427 Bloor St. W. www.thiante17oct26.eventbrite.ca. $30; $25(adv). 7pm: Artist Talk.

Oct 17 8:00: Kindred Spirits Orchestra. Elegance and Imagination: Opening Night Gala. Ravel: Ma mère l'oye; Mozart: Concerto for Flute, Harp & Orchestra; Franck: Symphony in d. Kelly Zimba Lukić, flute; Andrew Chan, harp; Daniel Vnukowski, host; Kristian Alexander, conductor. Flato Markham Theatre, 171 Town Centre Blvd., Markham. www.ksorchestra.ca/2026-2027-season/elegance-and-imagination or 905-305-7469. From $25. 7:20pm: Prélude - Pre-concert recital. 7:30pm: Pre-concert talk. Intermission discussion and Q&A with Kelly Zimba Lukić, Andrew Chan, and Daniel Vnukowski. Post-concert reception.

Oct 17 8:00: Massey Hall. Bruce Cockburn. 178 Victoria St. Bruce Cockburn. From $59.

Oct 17 8:00: Old Mill Toronto. Advocats Big Band. 21 Old Mill Rd. Advocats Big Band.

Oct 17 8:00: Small World Music. Seun Kuti & Egypt 80. Masonic Temple - The Concert Hall, 888 Yonge Street. www.tickets.smallworldmusic.com/e/s-w-m-jazz-seunkuti. From $55.

Oct 18 1:00: Caliban Arts Theatre. Lucian Ban & Mat Maneri: "Transylvanian Dance" & "Now". See Oct 17.

Oct 18 2:00: Canadian Opera Company. Così fan tutte. See Oct 16.

Oct 18 2:00: Hugh's Room. Hugh’s Goes Classical with Ryan Huang. Mozart: Piano Sonata in D K.576; Bach (arr. Ferruccio Busoni): Chaconne in d BWV 1004. Ryan Huang, piano. Hugh's Room Live - Green Sanderson Hall, 296 Broadview Ave. www.showpass.com/hughs-goes-classical-with-ryan-huang. $40; $20(st/arts worker/underemployed).

Oct 18 2:00: Royal Conservatory of Music. Mazzoleni Masters: Susan Hoeppner & Kelly Zimba Lukić, Flutes. Works by Bach, Hindemith, Fauré, Derek Charke, and Andrew Staniland. Also featuring Glenn Gould School Faculty Members. Royal Conservatory of Music - TELUS Centre - Mazzoleni Concert Hall, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208 or www.rcmusic.com/performance. $25.

Oct 18 2:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Special Performances: Disney Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas in Concert Live-to-Film. See Oct 17. Also Oct 18(7:30pm).

Oct 18 2:30: Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony. Baroque & Beyond: Shift, Change, Turn. Emilie Mayer: Overture No.2 in D; Emily Doolittle: A Short, Slow Life; Jessie Montgomery: Shift, Change, Turn; Mozart: Symphony No.39 in E-flat K.543. Aemilia Moser, soprano; Léa Moisan-Perrier, conductor. Central Presbyterian Church (Cambridge), 7 Queens Sq., Cambridge. Swift, Change, Turn. $56.50; $23(st). Also Oct 16(7:30pm) @ Knox Presbyterian Church, Cambridge & Oct 17(7:30pm) @ Central Presbyterian Church, Cambridge.

Oct 18 3:00: Music at St. Matthew's. Holy Fire. Rodney Sharman: The Ecstasy of Saint Theresa; Scott Blasco: Queen of Heaven; and a new work by Michelle Lorimer. Ryan Baxter, piano; Beth Silver, cello; Steven Webb, electronics. St. Matthew's Anglican Church, Islington, 3962 Bloor St. W., Etobicoke. 416-231-4014 or www.saintmatts.ca/music. $25.

Oct 18 3:00: Toronto Operetta Theatre. La Grande Duchesse de Gerolstein (The Grand Duchess of Gerolstein). See Oct 16.

Oct 18 4:00: Hibiki Project. Reimu 冷夢. Reimu 冷夢 (world premiere). See Oct 16.

Oct 18 4:30: Christ Church Deer Park. Jazz Vespers: Tribute to Thelonius Monk. Join us for a spectacular afternoon of jazz music, interspersed with prayers, scripture readings, and a short reflection. Duncan Wilson Trio. 1570 Yonge St. 416-920-5211 or www.christchurchdeerpark.org. Free. Everyone welcome. Donations to support Christ Church Deer Park are appreciated.

Oct 18 7:00: Caliban Arts Theatre. Sunday Noir with Nicky Lawrence. CONTXT by Trane, 254 Lansdowne Ave. www.tickets.contxtbytrane.com/events/contxtbytrane/2201986. $50.

Oct 18 7:00: Redwood Theatre. Bill King’s Multimedia Night: A Life in Sound and Light - Life Between the Notes. A one-man performance of music, photography, and life. Physical copies of books available for purchase on-site. Bill King, Haley Shannon, Michael Dunston & Stacey Kay. Redwood Theatre, The, 1300 Gerrard Ave. E. www.theredwoodtheatre.com.

Oct 18 7:30: Cuckoo's Nest Folk Club/London Irish Folk Club. Cantrip. German Canadian Club, 1 Cove Rd., London. 519-319-5847 or folk@iandavies.com. Tickets available at Grooves and Long & McQuade North. 30/25(adv).

Oct 18 7:30: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Special Performances: Disney Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas in Concert Live-to-Film. See Oct 17.

Oct 19 12:00_noon: Canadian Opera Company. Lunchtime Series: Confined in Everyday Scenes. Frank Horvat: Combined in Everyday Scenes. Joann Whang, cello. Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre, Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W. www.coc.ca. Free. Register now as seating is limited.

Oct 20 12:00_noon: Canadian Opera Company. Showcase Series: Latin Heritage Month - With Gratitud. Luis Anselmi & Gratitud Band. Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre, Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W. www.coc.ca. Free. Register now as seating is limited.

Oct 20 12:00_noon: Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts, Brock University. Department of Music: RBC Foundation Music@Noon. Michelle Jacot, woodwinds; Erica Goodman, harp. FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre - Cairns Recital Hall, 250 St. Paul St., St. Catharines. www.brocku.ca/music. Free.

Oct 20 12:10: Nine Sparrows Arts Foundation. Lunchtime Chamber Music: Rising Stars Recital. Featuring students from The Glenn Gould School at the Royal Conservatory ofMusic. Yorkminster Park Baptist Church, 1585 Yonge St. 416-922-1167 or www.yorkminsterpark.com. Free. Donations welcome.

Oct 20 1:00: St. James Cathedral. Tuesday Organ Recital. Thomas Bell, organ. Cathedral Church of St. James, 106 King St. E. 416-364-7865 or www.stjamescathedral.ca/recitals. Free. Donations encouraged.

Oct 20 7:00: Browntasaurus Records. Halloween Thriller - 2026 Edition. Brownman Electryc Trio. Sir Monty's Brewing Company, 1540 Durham Regional Hwy 2, Basement Level, Courtice. Halloween Thriller - 2026 Edition. From $20.

Oct 20 7:30: Columbus Concert Band/Villa Charities. Autumn Concert. Columbus Concert Band & Columbus Jazz Band. Columbus Centre - Joseph D. Carrier Gallery, 901 Lawrence Ave. W. 416-789-7011 or www.villacharities.com/events. $15; $10(sr/st).

Oct 20 7:30: Intersection Music and Arts/Canadian Music Centre/Compagnie Chants des Baleines. Les gents qui partent. A work by Andrew Noseworthy will be performed at the beginning of the concert. Albane Tamagna, flute/creator/artistic director. Canadian Music Centre, Chalmers Performance Space, 20 St. Joseph St. www.eventbrite.ca/e/les-gens-qui-partent-tickets. Pay What You Can. NOTE: Limited capacity.

Oct 21 12:00_noon: Conrad Grebel University College - Chapel. Prism: Lyricism-Complexity-Energy. Alfred Schnittke: Violin Sonata No.1; Kapustin: Violin Sonata Op.70; Grieg: Violin Sonata No.3. Xueao Yang, violin; Felix Hong, piano. 140 Westmount Rd. N., Waterloo. Prism or 519-885-0220 x24256. Free.

Oct 21 12:15: St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church (Kitchener). Douglas Haas Legacy Concerts. Ladyfingers (piano 4 hands): Ellen Meyer, piano; Michelle Kyle, piano. 54 Queen St. N., Kitchener. 519-578-4430. Free. Lunch available for purchase at 11:30am or bring your own.

Oct 21 12:30: Yorkminster Park Baptist Church. Noonday Organ Recital. Sharon L. Beckstead, organ. Yorkminster Park Baptist Church, 1585 Yonge St. www.yorkminsterpark.com. Free. Donations welcome.

Oct 21 7:30: Heliconian Hall. The Complete Sonatas for Solo Violin by Eugène Ysaÿe from the Studio of Mark Fewer. Kai Rousseau, Natasha Hendra, Melie Inageda, Esther van Rooi, Cameron Liao, Vincent Poon, solo violins. 35 Hazelton Ave. 438-348-5482. By donation. Proceeds to benefit University of Toronto Faculty of Music Undergraduate Association Instrument Repair Fund.

Oct 22 1:00: Trinity Bach Project. Bach & Bliss. Bach: Cantata BWV 173 "Erhöhtes Fleisch und Blut" (“Exalted flesh and blood”); Cantata BWV 30 "Freue dich, erlöste Schar" (“Rejoice, redeemed host”); and a cappella works. 13-voice choir; Aaron James, organ; Alison Melville & Jin Cho, traverso; strings & oboes; Nicholas Nicolaidis, conductor. Knox Presbyterian Church (Toronto), 630 Spadina Ave. 306-250-4256 or www.trinitybachproject.org. $35; $25(discount); $15(st). Also Oct 28(8pm) at Holy Family Catholic Church, Toronto; Nov 7(7:30pm) at Trinity Anglican Church, Aurora; Nov 10(8pm) at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, Toronto.

Oct 22 8:00: Live Nation. Allison Russell. Very special guests: Elisapie & AHI. Massey Hall, 178 Victoria St. www.masseyhall.mhrth.com/tickets/allison-russell.

Oct 23 7:00: Ballet Jörgen. A Midsummer Night's Dream. See Oct 22.

Oct 23 7:00: Grossman's Tavern. Sound Ideas Big Band. 377 Spadina Ave. 647-992-8531. Free. Also Nov 27.

Oct 23 7:00: Opus 8 Choir. Entrances and Exits: Music About Life and Death. Ukrainian Catholic Church of the Holy Protection of the Mother of God, 30 Leeds St. www.opus8choir.com/concerts or 647-551-5147. Pay What You Can or Free. No booking necessary.

Oct 23 7:30: Opera Atelier. The Descent of Orpheus. See Oct 22. Also Oct 24(7:30) & 25(2:30pm).

Oct 23 8:00: Old Mill Toronto. Shannon Butcher. 21 Old Mill Rd. Shannon Butcher.

Oct 23 8:00: We Are In The Future. The Tallest Man on Earth Plus support Gwenifer Raymond. Massey Hall, 178 Victoria St. www.masseyhall.mhrth.com/tickets/the-tallest-man-on-earth. From $68.

Oct 24 3:03: Toronto Chamber Choir. Biber Requiem. Biber: Requiem in f and motets and cantatas. Period string ensemble led by Julia Wedman, violin; Toronto Chamber Choir; Lucas Harris, director. Trinity St. Paul's United Church and Centre for Faith, Justice and the Arts, 427 Bloor St. W. www.torontochamberchoir.ca. Pay what you choose: $5, $30, or $40.

Oct 24 6:00: Massey Hall. The Good Brothers. TD Music Hall, 178 Victoria St. 416-823-9193 or www.tdmusichall.mhrth.com/tickets/the-good-brothers. $60.

Oct 24 7:00: Link Music Lab. Strings of Iran. Hossein Behroozinia, barbat; Mehdi Rostami, setar; Pooyan Ranaei, Kurdish tanbur; Bamdad Fotouhi, tombak. Trinity Presbyterian Church, 2737 Bayview Ave. www.linkmusiclab.com/stringsofiran or 416-878-9185. From $34.

Oct 24 7:30: Hamilton Phil. Symphony in Space: The Ultimate Sci-Fi Concert. Music from Star Trek, Star Wars, Battlestar Galactica, E.T., Alien, Interstellar, Tron, Dune, Back to the Future, and more. Evan Mitchell, conductor. FirstOntario Concert Hall, 1 Summers Ln., Hamilton. Tchaikovsky's Fate. From $20. 6:30pm: Pre-concert talk.

Oct 24 7:30: Opera Atelier. The Descent of Orpheus. See Oct 22. Also Oct 25(2:30pm).

Oct 24 7:30: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Classics: Jan Lisiecki Plays Grieg. See Oct 22. Also Oct 25(3pm).

Oct 24 8:00: Massey Hall. 12th Annual Dream Serenade. 178 Victoria St. Dream Serenade. From $53.

Oct 24 8:00: Old Mill Toronto. Material Girls. 21 Old Mill Rd. Material Girls.

Oct 25 2:03: Live!@WestPlains. Millwood Trio: Chamber Scenes. Fundraiser for Halton's Compassion Society. Shostakovich: Five Pieces for Violin, Clarinet & P (arr. G. Millar); Schumann: Fantasiestücke Op.73; Bartók: Contrasts Sz.111; Williams: Theme from Schindler's List; Stravinsky: L'histoire du soldat. Jasper Wood, violin; Gregory Millar, piano; Michael Westwood, clarinet. West Plains United Church (Burlington), 549 Plains Rd. W., Burlington. 905-320-4989 or westplainsconcerts@gmail.com or www.westplains.ca/events. $35(adv); $40(door); $25(ages 16 and under); $20(Livestream video). Also Pay What You Can available two weeks prior to concert. Ticketholders receive concert video access for 14 days.

Oct 25 2:30: Opera Atelier. The Descent of Orpheus. See Oct 22.

Oct 25 3:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Classics: Jan Lisiecki Plays Grieg. See Oct 22.

Oct 25 5:00: Nocturnes in the City. Chamber Music Recital. Works by Mozart, Richter, Smetana, and Janáček. Zemlinsky Quartet. St. Wenceslaus Church, 496 Gladstone Ave. 416-481-7294. $25.

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Oct 18 1:30: Toronto Early Music Players Organization (TEMPO). All About Bach! Featuring chorales, a fantasia, a suite, and a concerto showcasing Bach's talents as a composer. Vincent Lauzer, session leader. Bishop Strachan School, 365 Russell Hill Rd. www.tempotoronto.net or info@tempotoronto.net. Your first visit is free. Pay What You Can. Tax receipts for donations of $20 or more.

Oct 20 7:00: Christ Church Deer Park. Fall Lecture & Workshop Series: Lecture 5: How Do We Sing? Part I - Finding Your Voice. An interactive workshop offering vocal technique tips for feeling more comfortable with singing from the pews. A bird’s-eye view of the historical development of sacred music in the Western Christian tradition. NOTE: This is a six-part weekly lecture series. Each week has a specific topic. General description for the series: Join us for a lecture and workshop series exploring the why, how, and what we sing in church. Dr. Stefani Bedin, presenter. 1570 Yonge St. 416-920-5211 or www.christchurchdeerpark.org. Admission by freewill offering. Also Oct 27.

Oct 25 7:00: Amadeus Choir. Phantom: Live. See 3pm.

Oct 25 7:00: Guelph Chamber Choir. Not-So-Silent Film Series: The Hunchback of Notre Dame. See 4pm. Also Oct 26(8pm) at Westdale Theatre, Hamilton.

FESTIVALS

CCCT International Music Festival. Festival runs Oct 26–Nov 4. Gala Concert & Awards Ceremony Dec 13. www.ccctimf.org

MUSICAL THEATRE & DANCE

Bowtie Productions. Pippin. Factory Theatre. www.bowtieproductions.ca. Nov 15–21.

Canadian Opera Company. Così fan tutte. Music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Ferrando - Laurence Kilsby; Guglielmo - Joel Allison; Don Alfonso - Daniel Okulitch; Fiordiligi - Lauren Fagan; Dorabella - Martina Myskohild; Despina - Tracy Dahl; Canadian Opera Company Chorus & Orchestra; Johannes Debus, conductor; Atom Agoyan, stage director. Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W. 416-363-8231 or 1-800-250-4653 or tickets@coc.ca. Oct 16(7:30pm) & 18(2pm).

Canadian Opera Company. La traviata. Music by Giuseppe Verdi. A co-production with Houston Grand Opera & Lyric Opera of Chicago. Violetta Valéry - Kathryn Lewek (Oct 15 & 17); Alfredo Germont - Long Long (Oct 15 & 17; Giorgio Germont - Russell Braun (Oct 15 & 17); Baron Douphol - Peter Barrett; Dr. Grenvil - Alex Halliday; Canadian Opera Company Chorus & Orchestra; Paolo Carignani, conductor; Arin Arbus, stage director. Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W. 416-363-8231 or 1-800-250-4653 or tickets@coc.ca. Oct Oct 15(7:30pm) & 17(4:30pm).

Canadian Stage with the Elgin & WIntergarden Theatres. Cinderella (Panto). Wintergarden Theatre. www.canadianstage.com/show/cinderella. Dec 10, 2026–Jan 3, 2027.

Drayton Entertainment. Disney’s Frozen. Hamilton Family Theatre, Cambridge. www.draytonentertainment.com/disneys-frozen. Nov 18–Dec 27.

Drayton Entertainment. Into the Woods. St Jacobs Country Playhouse. Into the Woods. Oct 15–25

Drayton Entertainment. Snow White and the Seven Tenors: A Panto. King's Wharf Theatre. draytonentertainment.com. Oct 21–Nov 14. And at St Jacobs Country Playhouse. Nov 19, 2026–Jan 10, 2027.

Fall for Dance Festival North. Various venues. General inquiries at 416-907-4334. info@ffdnorth.com. Oct 15–25.

Mirvish Productions. Hell’s Kitchen. CAA Ed Mirvish Theatre. www.mirvish.com Oct 15–25.

Mirvish Productions. Operation Mincemeat. Royal Alexandra Theatre. Canadian premiere. www.mirvish.com. From Oct 27.

Mirvish Productions. The Karate Kid: The Musical. Canadian premiere. Princess of Wales Theatre. www.mirvish.com. Oct 15–Nov. 1.

Mirvish Productions. How the Grinch Stole Christmas. CAA Ed Mirvish Theatre, 244 Victoria St. www.mirvish.com. Nov 10–22.

Mirvish Productions. Dirty Dancing. Pre-Broadway engagement. CAA Ed Mirvish Theatre, 244 Victoria St. www.mirvish.com. Nov 24, 2026–Jan 10, 2027.

Mirvish Productions. Alan Doyle’s Tell Tale Harbour. Royal Alexandra Theatre. www.mirvish.com. Dec 22, 2026–Jan 24, 2027.

Mirvish Productions. 13 Going on 30. Princess of Wales Theatre. www.mirvish.com. Dec 1, 2026–Jan 24, 2027.

Musical Stage Company. Uncovered 20th Anniversary: Bee Gees & The Beach Boys. Koerner Hall. Creative Lead: Kevin Wong. www.muscialstagecompany.com. Nov 10–12.

Pacific Theatre. Son of a Preacher Man by Ins Choi. Timothy Eaton Church, Toronto. www.pacifictheatre.org/show/son-of-a-preacherman. Oct 15–25.