July 16 to August 3
Koerner Hall, Walter Hall and Heliconian Hall
Toronto, ON

Now in its eighth year of bringing outstanding classical music experiences to the city in the summer, Toronto Summer Music Festival features renowned Canadian and international artists in a series of chamber concerts, plus masterclasses, lectures, interviews and free outreach concerts.

The theme of the 2013 festival, “Paris La Belle Époque,” celebrates the unrivalled cultural phenomenon that swept turn of the century Paris. The festival showcases great musical works by French composers including Ravel, Debussy and Fauré, performed by renowned artists including France’s distinguished Trio Pennetier Pasquier Pidoux, pianist Cédric Tiberghien, Los Angeles Guitar Quartet, Brentano String Quartet, Juno award-winning Gryphon Trio and bass-baritone Philippe Sly.

416-408-0208
www.torontosummermusic.com

June 8 to August 4
The Westben Barn, 6698 County Rd. 30 N.
Campbellford, ON

Westben – Concerts at the Barn celebrates its 14th season, presenting music in the countryside in a variety of genres. This season, entitled “Stories that Sing!,” includes tenor Richard Margison and baritone John Fanning, commemorating the 200th birthdays of Verdi and Wagner. Pianists Robert Silverman, Brian Finley, Leonard Gilbert and Lisa Tahara celebrate the arrival of the Steinway concert grand piano, in a multi-piano-concerto Gala Weekend. The UBC Opera Ensemble performs Bizet’s Carmen. Westben also welcomes André Laplante, soprano Suzie LeBlanc, vocalist Diana Panton, trumpeter Guido Basso and guitarist Robert Michaels. New to the Barn is “Rule Brittania!,” a British Isles Weekend and “Words and Notes,” featuring Canadian authors Judy Fong Bates and Martha Schabas.

1-705-653-5508 or 1-877-883-5777
www.westben.ca

July 4 to August 22 (Every Thursday at 7:30pm)
Midland Cultural Centre, 333 King St.
Midland, ON

Brookside Music Association and John Alden French, artistic director, invite you to experience summer evenings with live classical music in scenic Southern Georgian Bay. The 2013 summer concert series is a cornucopia of high caliber music presented weekly during July and August by these world-class artists: Quartetto Gelato; Mauro Bertoli, piano; True North Brass; Triple Forte, piano trio; Penderecki String Quartet; Pivot Chamber Soloists; Sheng Cai, piano; and Soprello – Alistair MacRae, cello and Allison Pohl, soprano. Visit our website for more details and single concert or series ticket information.

Box office: 705-527-4420
www.brooksidemusic.com

June 20 to August 15
Burlington Performing Arts Centre; St. John’s Anglican Church, Ancaster; Mohawk College, McIntyre Performing Arts Centre
Burlington, Ancaster and Hamilton, ON

Twenty-six years of the Brott Music Festival and 25 of the National Academy Orchestra of Canada – two milestones of significance! We have a truly celebratory season for you, one of musical experiences for people of all ages and musical tastes; Beethoven, jazz, Pops, exuberant high teas and Verdi’s great masterpiece Aida all culminate in our grand finale, a massive rarely performed tour-de-force, Mahler’s Symphony of a Thousand. All this is performed by our brilliant National Academy Orchestra, the cream of the crop of Canadian musical talent, and features virtuoso soloists who will bring you to your feet in standing ovations. The sound of excellence is about to unfold!

905-525-SONG (7664)
www.brottmusic.com

August 7 to August 11
200 Fiddle Park Ln.
Shelburne, ON

The 63rd Canadian Open Old Time Fiddle Championship takes place August 7 to 11 in Shelburne, Ontario. Sponsored by the Rotary Club of Shelburne, the event features Canada’s top fiddlers in competition for more than $17,000 in prizes! Community events in conjunction with the Canadian Open Old Time Fiddle Championship include camping, a giant fiddle parade, an open air market, Saturday afternoon fiddle and step-dance show, fiddle jam sessions, a concert by Everything Fitz with special guests Nate Douglas and Emily Flack, a beer garden, Battle of the Bands, a non-denominational church service, 24 hour meals and entertainment at the Legion, and community pork BBQ. Local bands That 60s Show and Glory Days, a Bruce Springsteen tribute, will perform at the Entertainment Gardens.

519-925-8620
www.ShelburneFiddleContest.com