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December 2020
KITCHENER-WATERLOO SYMPHONY | Yuletide Spectacular Online
Streaming online from December 18-20, 2020! Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser, conductor Chilina Kennedy, vocalist Mike Nadajewski, actor Glynis Ranney, actor Carousel Dance Company Waterloo Region’s favourite holiday tradition looks a little different this year, but is still spectacular as ever! Led by KWS audience favourite Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser, it features orchestral holiday favourites, Canadian Broadway star Chilina Kennedy performing seasonal hits, appearances by actors Mike Nadajewski and Glynis Ranney who are favourites from Yuletides-past, Carousel Dance Company performing selections from The Nutcracker, and…
Find out more »THE ELORA SINGERS | A Nativity Festival: A Festival of Carols
Joyous Christmas music by The Elora Singers with charming, nostalgic readings by Canadian celebrities, read from their homes! Tickets and details HERE.
Find out more »Canadian International Organ Competition | CIOC Celebrates Christmas
Celebrate Christmas Eve together with the Canadian International Organ Competition team from the Maison Symphonique in Montreal! Enjoy a selection of our favourite Christmas carols and other festive music. Program includes performances of: • Harold Darke’s In the Bleak Midwinter • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy (excerpt from “Nutcracker”) • Peter Cornelius’ Die Könige (excerpt from “Weihnachtslieder” op. 8) • Siegfried Strohbach’s Maria durch ein Dornwald ging • Adolphe Adam’s O Holy Night (arr. Dudley Buck) and many more… Tickets here.
Find out more »April 2021
Brott Music | Handel’s Messiah Easter Weekend Special
For Christians around the world, the Easter Triduum (Three Days) commemorates the Passion, Crucifixion and Resurrection of Jesus Christ. Hallelujah! Brott Music brings you a three-day only musical event to deepen your Easter experience. Make our virtual Handel’s Messiah your musical accompaniment to the solemn and glorious meditations on the Easter season. Recorded in December 2020 at St. Anns Parish Ancaster, Boris Brott, the National Academy Orchestra and Arcady Singers are joined by four superb soloists in this memorable musical…
Find out more »November 2021
The Elora Singers | Bach & Handel: Music for Advent & Christmas (in-person)
The Elora Singers present Bach’s Advent Cantatas and the Christmas excerpts from Handel’s Messiah, with chamber orchestra and soloists from the ranks of the choir.
Find out more »Tafelmusik | A Tafelmusik Christmas (in-person)
Peace, joy, merriment, and hope—Christmas wouldn’t be the same without Tafelmusik! Curated by Ivars Taurins, this festive program spanning two centuries reunites members of the choir and orchestra for the first time in 2021 — a perfect way to launch the 40th anniversary season of Tafelmusik Chamber Choir. A selection of sparkling choruses from Handel’s Messiah and richly harmonized baroque arrangements of Christmas carols complement the exuberance of Bach and the elegance of Charpentier. Choral works by Berlioz and Poulenc add depth…
Find out more »Brott Music Festival | Handel’s Messiah
Make music part of your Holiday season with our joyous Handel’s Messiah! Join Maestro Boris Brott, the National Academy Orchestra, Arcady Singers, and featured soloists Sydney Baedke, Andrea Ludwig, Bud Roach and David Pike. Important Notice: All guests 12+ attending will be required to provide government-issued personal identification and proof of full vaccination. Patrons who cannot provide this will be denied entry and refunds will not be issued.
Find out more »December 2021
Toronto Mendelssohn Choir | Festival of Carols (in-person + online)
TMC’s annual welcome to the holiday season. This year the Choir will be joined by the Toronto Symphony Youth Orchestra. Lauda per la Nativitá del Signore – a Christmas Cantata by Ottorino Respighi Popular carols Music selections by JS Bach, Andrew Balfour, Sally Beamish, Paul Halley, Arthur Honegger, Rosephanye Powell, Hyo-Won Woo and others. Streaming Dec 1 to 25, 2021 . Streaming tickets for Festival of Carols may be purchased anytime between December 1 to 25, 2021. Upon purchase of your livestream ticket, you will…
Find out more »Tafelmusik | The Voice of Vivaldi (online)
Krisztina Szabó mezzo-soprano Online Premiere: December 2, 2021, 8pm ET You are invited on this baroque journey through human emotions showcasing a remarkable Canadian singer. The sheer beauty and soulfulness of the human voice infuses this concert featuring mezzo-soprano Krisztina Szabó—one of our first guest soloists since February 2020. Music Director Elisa Citterio has curated a program of contrasting moods that range from dramatic intensity to cheerful effervescence. Passionate arias from three Vivaldi operas are even more striking when paired with…
Find out more »Toronto Symphony Orchestra | Home Alone in Concert
This beloved holiday favourite features renowned composer John Williams’s charming and delightful score performed live to picture by the TSO. Macaulay Culkin stars as Kevin McCallister, an 8-year-old boy who’s accidentally left behind when his family leaves for Christmas vacation, and who must defend his home against two bungling thieves (Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern). Also starring Catherine O’Hara and John Candy, and nominated for Academy Awards for Best Original Score and Best Original Song (“Somewhere in My Memory”), Home Alone is…
Find out more »Orchestra Toronto | An Indigo Christmas With The Nathaniel Dett Chorale
On The Program: Michael McElroy and Jonathan Joubert: Great Joy II: Christmas Around the World with the Nathaniel Dett Chorale, Brainerd Blyden-Taylor, Music Director, and Corey Butler, pianist. This holiday season, two great Toronto ensembles join forces in a joyful holiday celebration. Orchestra Toronto and the Nathaniel Dett Chorale come together to create great music with Great Joy: a gospel-inspired celebration of Christmas around the world. *pre-concert chat at 7:15
Find out more »Toronto Symphony Orchestra | TSO Holiday Pops
Do you hear what I hear? It’s the joyful and triumphant return of TSO Holiday Pops! Jingle all the way to Roy Thomson Hall for our seasonal symphonic spectacular, and let your heart be light as the TSO welcomes Canadian Broadway singer Ryan Silverman to perform ancient yuletide carols and other festive favourites. You’ll also be invited to join an audience sing-along—an annual tradition you’ll fa la la la love! The performances on December 7 & 8 will be conducted…
Find out more »Art of Time Ensemble | To All A Good Night 6 (in-person and online)
To All A Good Night 6 is the Art of Time Ensemble's first live concert in 22 months. We are back with a new edition for these strange times featuring the music of Stevie Wonder, John Prine, Stephen Colbert & Elvis Costello and Duke Ellington and featuring performances by Jackie Richardson, Jessica Mitchell, Liam Russell, David Wall, and Tom Wilson. Audience members have the option to experience the holiday tradition either in-person or from the comfort of their homes via…
Find out more »The National Ballet Of Canada | The Nutcracker
Ballet companies the world over perform The Nutcracker during the holiday season, each with a special take on Marius Petipa’s beloved classic. The National Ballet of Canada has one of the finest versions in James Kudelka’s 1995 staging which opens at a Christmas Eve party in rural 19th century Russia. With its non-stop dancing and magnificent sets and costumes designed by Santo Loquasto, with lighting by Jennifer Tipton, The Nutcracker is an unforgettable tribute to the imagination. For the 2021/22 season, The Nutcracker will be presented…
Find out more »Toronto Symphony Orchestra | Messiah
Rejoice greatly as this glorious holiday tradition returns! RBC Resident Conductor Simon Rivard leads four acclaimed soloists, the Orchestra, and the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir in exultant arias and joyous refrains, including the iconic “Hallelujah” Chorus. Experience the greatest story ever told in this moving 85-minute special presentation at Roy Thomson Hall. Program Handel: Selections from Messiah (Abridged to approximately 85 minutes with no intermission) Performers Simon Rivard, RBC Resident Conductor Anna-Sophie Neher, soprano Rihab Chaieb, mezzo-soprano Spencer Britten, tenor Stephen Hegedus, bass-baritone…
Find out more »Tafelmusik | A Tafelmusik Christmas (online)
A Tafelmusik Christmas - Digital Description Ivars Taurins director Tafelmusik Chamber Choir Online Premiere Peace, joy, merriment, and hope — Christmas wouldn’t be the same without Tafelmusik! Curated by Ivars Taurins, this festive program spanning two centuries reunites members of the choir and orchestra for the first time in 2021 — a perfect way to launch the 40th anniversary season of Tafelmusik Chamber Choir. A selection of sparkling choruses from Handel’s Messiah and richly harmonized baroque arrangements of Christmas carols complement the exuberance…
Find out more »Canadian Opera Company | In Winter (online)
The COC Orchestra under Music Director Johannes Debus, the COC Chorus, and artists of the COC Ensemble Studio come together for a concert that explores and celebrates winter. Welcome a new season with Vivaldi’s instantly recognizable and exhilarating “Winter” section of “The Four Seasons,” classic songbook selections like “Deck the Halls,” and, for the centrepiece of the program, an exciting new commission by composer Ian Cusson, who sets text by Métis writer Katherena Vermette, for solo, chorus, and orchestra in…
Find out more »Canadian Opera Company | In Winter (online)
The COC Orchestra under Music Director Johannes Debus, the COC Chorus, and artists of the COC Ensemble Studio come together for a concert that explores and celebrates winter. Welcome a new season with Vivaldi’s instantly recognizable and exhilarating “Winter” section of “The Four Seasons,” classic songbook selections like “Deck the Halls,” and, for the centrepiece of the program, an exciting new commission by composer Ian Cusson, who sets text by Métis writer Katherena Vermette, for solo, chorus, and orchestra in…
Find out more »Elmer Iseler Singers | Sherry & Shortbread ‘At Home’
Join Artistic Director, Lydia Adams and the Elmer Iseler Singers, from the comforts of your home for a musical celebration online. Our special guests will be our great colleague and friend, the world-renowned clarinetist, James Campbell, Artistic Director of the Festival of the Sound in Parry Sound and his son, guitarist, Graham Campbell. James and Lydia will reminisce, talk of our present artistic activities, and discuss our mutual further exciting plans as we reopen in the upcoming months. You will hear…
Find out more »The National Ballet Of Canada | The Nutcracker [Cancelled]
All remaining performances of The Nutcracker have been cancelled. Ballet companies the world over perform The Nutcracker during the holiday season, each with a special take on Marius Petipa’s beloved classic. The National Ballet of Canada has one of the finest versions in James Kudelka’s 1995 staging which opens at a Christmas Eve party in rural 19th century Russia. With its non-stop dancing and magnificent sets and costumes designed by Santo Loquasto, with lighting by Jennifer Tipton, The Nutcracker is an unforgettable tribute to the…
Find out more »January 2022
Roy Thomson Hall/Attila Glatz Concert Productions | Salute To Vienna
Co-presented by Attila Glatz Concert Productions and Roy Thomson Hall Timeless music, dazzling costumes, breathtaking dance, stunning floral designs. Salute to Vienna New Year’s Concert returns to the Roy Thomson Hall for an unforgettable New Year’s celebration that will enchant and delight audiences of all ages in Toronto. Freshly updated each year with a new cast and musical programme, the exuberant music of Johann Strauss and his counterparts will spring to vibrant life in a joyful spectacle featuring European singers,…
Find out more »December 2022
Toronto Classical Singers | Back to Bach
The Toronto Classical Singers are back! Please join us for a rousing concert of excerpts from Bach's Christmas Oratorio
Find out more »Amadeus Choir | Let Us All Be Merry! — 3:00pm performance
A condensed, one-hour multigenerational and family-friendly event that will include plenty of audience sing-alongs of traditional holiday carols. Children 12 and under are free!
Find out more »December 2023
The Amadeus Choir & Hannaford Street Silver Band | Silver & Gold – A Sparkling Celebration of the Season
The voices of the Amadeus Choir and the brassy grandeur of the award-winning Hannaford Street Silver Band come together in a holiday concert.
Find out more »November 2024
TCG Entertainment | Cirque Musica Holiday Wonderland
Audiences of all ages will enjoy the all-new Cirque Musica Holiday Wonderland, the perfect fusion of circus artistry and beloved holiday melodies.
Find out more »Tafelmusik | Bach Christmas Oratorio
Last performed by Tafelmusik in 2015, Bach’s Christmas Oratorio bears the unmistakable hallmark of the composer’s genius.
Find out more »Tafelmusik | Bach Christmas Oratorio
Last performed by Tafelmusik in 2015, Bach’s Christmas Oratorio bears the unmistakable hallmark of the composer’s genius.
Find out more »Tafelmusik | Bach Christmas Oratorio
Last performed by Tafelmusik in 2015, Bach’s Christmas Oratorio bears the unmistakable hallmark of the composer’s genius.
Find out more »Toronto Symphony Orchestra | Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker: Land of Sweets
We throw open the doors to the holiday season with a journey to the Land of Sweets in Act II of Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker.
Find out more »Toronto Symphony Orchestra | Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker: Land of Sweets
We throw open the doors to the holiday season with a journey to the Land of Sweets in Act II of Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker.
Find out more »Pax Christi Chorale | Children’s Messiah
Handel’s timeless classic is experienced through the eyes of a child in Pax Christi Chorale’s Children’s Messiah.
Find out more »Pax Christi Chorale | Children’s Messiah
Handel’s timeless classic is experienced through the eyes of a child in Pax Christi Chorale’s Children’s Messiah.
Find out more »Toronto Symphony Orchestra | Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker: Land of Sweets
We throw open the doors to the holiday season with a journey to the Land of Sweets in Act II of Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker.
Find out more »December 2024
Toronto Mendelssohn Choir | Festival of Carols
This year, Toronto Mendelssohn Choir celebrates the 25th anniversary of the beloved Festival of Carols, one of the city's most cherished holiday traditions.
Find out more »Pax Christi Chorale | Christmas Through The Ages
Back by popular demand, Christmas Through the Ages is sure to get you and your family into the holiday spirit!
Find out more »Toronto Mendelssohn Choir | Festival of Carols
This year, Toronto Mendelssohn Choir celebrates the 25th anniversary of the beloved Festival of Carols, one of the city's most cherished holiday traditions.
Find out more »Toronto Symphony Orchestra | Elf In Concert (Film with Live Orchestra)
Elf, the holiday classic movie starring Will Ferrell as a human raised as one of Santa's helpers, screens as the Toronto Symphony Orchestra plays the soundtrack.
Find out more »Toronto Symphony Orchestra | Elf In Concert (Film with Live Orchestra)
Elf, the holiday classic movie starring Will Ferrell as a human raised as one of Santa's helpers, screens as the Toronto Symphony Orchestra plays the soundtrack.
Find out more »Toronto Symphony Orchestra | Elf In Concert (Film with Live Orchestra)
Elf, the holiday classic movie starring Will Ferrell as a human raised as one of Santa's helpers, screens as the Toronto Symphony Orchestra plays the soundtrack.
Find out more »Pax Christi Chorale | Christmas Through The Ages
Back by popular demand, Christmas Through the Ages is sure to get you and your family into the holiday spirit!
Find out more »Kindred Spirits Orchestra | Impressions of the Sea
Vanessa Yu, Grand Prize Winner of the 2023 International Music Festival joins Kindred Spirits to perform Camille Saint-Saëns’ Concerto for Piano and Orchestra, along with holiday classic, Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker Suite, and Debussy’s La mer.
Find out more »Toronto Symphony Orchestra | Elf In Concert (Film with Live Orchestra)
Elf, the holiday classic movie starring Will Ferrell as a human raised as one of Santa's helpers, screens as the Toronto Symphony Orchestra plays the soundtrack.
Find out more »Amadeus Choir | Holiday Serenade with The Hannaford Street Silver Band
The Amadeus Choir, the Bach Children’s Chorus, and the Hannaford Street Silver Band join together for a night of holiday music to remember.
Find out more »Toronto Symphony Orchestra | Elf In Concert (Film with Live Orchestra)
Elf, the holiday classic movie starring Will Ferrell as a human raised as one of Santa's helpers, screens as the Toronto Symphony Orchestra plays the soundtrack.
Find out more »Toronto Classical Singers | Handel’s Messiah
Join Toronto Classical Singers, along with the TCS Players Orchestra and soloists as we present Handel's Messiah, a perennial holiday favourite.
Find out more »Toronto Symphony Orchestra | Holiday Pops
Led by Jeff Tyzik and featuring the smooth vocals of Toronto’s own Denzal Sinclaire, this festive concert is sure to get you into the holiday spirit.
Find out more »Toronto Symphony Orchestra | Holiday Pops
Led by Jeff Tyzik and featuring the smooth vocals of Toronto’s own Denzal Sinclaire, this festive concert is sure to get you into the holiday spirit.
Find out more »Toronto Symphony Orchestra | Holiday Pops
Led by Jeff Tyzik and featuring the smooth vocals of Toronto’s own Denzal Sinclaire, this festive concert is sure to get you into the holiday spirit.
Find out more »Toronto Symphony Orchestra | Holiday Pops
Led by Jeff Tyzik and featuring the smooth vocals of Toronto’s own Denzal Sinclaire, this festive concert is sure to get you into the holiday spirit.
Find out more »Elmer Iseler Singers | December Splendour (Handel’s Messiah)
The Elmer Iseler Singers, with our associate choir, the VIVA Chamber Singers, and the Amadeus Choir, present Handel’s Messiah, with award-winning Canadian soloists.
Find out more »Bach Elgar Choir | Handel’s Messiah (with the Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra)
George Fredric Handel’s Christmas classic Messiah takes the stage with your Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra and the Bach Elgar Choir.
Find out more »Etobicoke Philharmonic Orchestra | Winter Celebrations
It may be cold outside, but celebrating the season together with the Etobicoke Philharmonic Orchestra is sure to warm your heart!
Find out more »Mississauga Symphony Orchestra | A Merry Little Christmas (Young Families Version)
A concert for young families, including holiday favourites and sing-alongs.
Find out more »St. Michael’s Choir School | Gloria!
A Toronto holiday tradition, the Choir School’s 59th annual Christmas concert is packed with exceptional works including Vivaldi’s Gloria, Carol of the Bells, and more.
Find out more »Mississauga Symphony Orchestra | A Merry Little Christmas (All-Ages Version)
A concert for all ages, including holiday favourites and sing-alongs.
Find out more »Cathedral Bluffs Symphony Orchestra | Classical Christmas
Conductor Martin MacDonald leads a festive evening featuring the talented 2024 North York Music Festival Concerto Competition winners.
Find out more »Bach Elgar Choir | Handel’s Messiah (with the Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra)
George Fredric Handel’s Christmas classic Messiah takes the stage with your Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra and the Bach Elgar Choir.
Find out more »The Elora Singers | Festival of Carols
Step into the warmth and wonder of a candle-lit concert that will fill you with joy and wonder, and lift your spirit with timeless treasures and heartwarming stories.
Find out more »Orpheus Choir of Toronto | A Ceremony of Carols
Featuring harp accompaniment and the voices of the Orpheus Choir of Toronto, this candle-lit concert will present works by Britten, Reena Esmail, and others.
Find out more »Toronto Symphony Orchestra | Handel’s Messiah (with The Toronto Mendelssohn Choir)
Jean-Sébastien Vallée leads your TSO and the vibrant voices of the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir along with four outstanding soloists in Handel’s beloved Messiah.
Find out more »The Elora Singers | Festival of Carols
Step into the warmth and wonder of a candle-lit concert that will fill you with joy and wonder, and lift your spirit with timeless treasures and heartwarming stories.
Find out more »The Elora Singers | Festival of Carols
Step into the warmth and wonder of a candle-lit concert that will fill you with joy and wonder, and lift your spirit with timeless treasures and heartwarming stories.
Find out more »Toronto Symphony Orchestra | Handel’s Messiah (with The Toronto Mendelssohn Choir)
Jean-Sébastien Vallée leads your TSO and the vibrant voices of the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir along with four outstanding soloists in Handel’s beloved Messiah.
Find out more »The Elora Singers | Festival of Carols
Step into the warmth and wonder of a candle-lit concert that will fill you with joy and wonder, and lift your spirit with timeless treasures and heartwarming stories.
Find out more »Tafelmusik | Handel’s Messiah
It just wouldn’t be the holiday season without Tafelmusik’s Messiah performed in the style and spirit of Handel’s own productions.
Find out more »Toronto Symphony Orchestra | Handel’s Messiah (with The Toronto Mendelssohn Choir)
Jean-Sébastien Vallée leads your TSO and the vibrant voices of the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir along with four outstanding soloists in Handel’s beloved Messiah.
Find out more »Tafelmusik | Handel’s Messiah
It just wouldn’t be the holiday season without Tafelmusik’s Messiah performed in the style and spirit of Handel’s own productions.
Find out more »Toronto Symphony Orchestra | Handel’s Messiah (with The Toronto Mendelssohn Choir)
Jean-Sébastien Vallée leads your TSO and the vibrant voices of the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir along with four outstanding soloists in Handel’s beloved Messiah.
Find out more »Tafelmusik | Singalong Messiah
As he’s done for almost four decades, George himself will be directing Sing-Along Messiah, and is sure to have some tricks up his voluminous baroque sleeves.
Find out more »Toronto Symphony Orchestra | Handel’s Messiah (with The Toronto Mendelssohn Choir)
Jean-Sébastien Vallée leads your TSO and the vibrant voices of the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir along with four outstanding soloists in Handel’s beloved Messiah.
Find out more »Kindred Spirits Orchestra | New Year’s Gala
Join acclaimed bass-baritone Geo Chobanov and Canadian soprano Alexa Frankian in a New Year’s Gala with pieces from beloved operatic masterpieces by Mozart, Verdi, Puccini, Donizetti, Rossini, Gounod, Tchaikovsky, and more.
Find out more »Royal Conservatory of Music | Stephen Sondheim’s Into The Woods
One of Sondheim’s most popular works, this Tony Award-winning musical takes everyone’s favourite storybook characters and brings them together for a timeless yet relevant modern classic.
Find out more »Royal Conservatory of Music | Stephen Sondheim’s Into The Woods
One of Sondheim’s most popular works, this Tony Award-winning musical takes everyone’s favourite storybook characters and brings them together for a timeless yet relevant modern classic.
Find out more »January 2025
Le Delun Music Foundation | Benestone East Meets West New Year’s Concert 2025
Celebrate the New Year with international artists and the Toronto Festival Orchestra, performing East-Meets-West classics at the New Year’s Concert 2025.
Find out more »February 2025
Toronto Symphony Orchestra | Year of the Snake: A Lunar New Year Celebration
Join beloved comedian Dashan, renowned conductor Naomi Woo, and your TSO for a symphonic celebration in honour of the Year of the Snake.
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