{"id":118484,"date":"2025-10-10T10:42:15","date_gmt":"2025-10-10T14:42:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/?p=118484"},"modified":"2025-10-10T14:00:01","modified_gmt":"2025-10-10T18:00:01","slug":"preview-music-met-fall-2025-offers-free-noon-hour-concerts-seasonal-celebrations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/2025\/10\/10\/preview-music-met-fall-2025-offers-free-noon-hour-concerts-seasonal-celebrations\/","title":{"rendered":"PREVIEW | Music At The Met Fall 2025 Offers Free Noon Hour Concerts, Seasonal Celebrations & More"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Metropolitan United Church, Toronto (Photo courtesy of Met United Church)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Metropolitan United Church is a musical hub in the downtown core with an atmosphere that\u2019s spacious, and offers a refuge from the chaos outside. The free Noon at Met series has been running for more than three decades, with about 40 concerts during their season.<\/p>\n

The Noon at Met series is presented in partnership with the University of Toronto\u2019s Faculty of Music and the Royal Conservatory\u2019s Glenn Gould School, and audiences can expect to see some of Toronto\u2019s most talented artists, both established and emerging, and visiting performers.<\/p>\n

And, depending on the program, you may hear the largest pipe organ in Canada.<\/p>\n

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Canada’s largest pipe organ at Metropolitan United Church, Toronto (Photo courtesy of Met United Church)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Free Noon at Met Concerts<\/h3>\n

Oct. 16 12:00 p.m. Jonathan Oldengarm | Organ<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dr. Jonathan Oldengarm is Metropolitan’s Minister of Music. The organist, harpsichordist, chamber musician and arranger earned degrees in organ and harpsichord performance from Wilfrid Laurier and McGill Universities, as well as the Fellowship diploma of the Royal Canadian College of Organists. He also studied at the Hochschule f\u00fcr Musik in Stuttgart, Germany. He taught organ, harpsichord, keyboards, along with liturgical improvisation at the Schulich School of Music of McGill University, and was Director of Music and Organist at Montreal\u2019s Church of St. Andrew and St. Paul, from 2008 until 2022.<\/p>\n

Oct. 23 12:00 p.m. Ethan Duan | Organ<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ethan Duan is currently a Wayne C. Vance Organ Scholar at the Metropolitan United Church. Ethan is a student of the organ at St. Michael’s Choir School. Ethan is also a chorister in the Metropolitan Choir.<\/p>\n

Oct. 30 12:00 p.m. Daniel Hamin Go | Cello<\/strong><\/p>\n

After studying music at six institutions in five different countries, Daniel Go launched a professional career as a soloist and chamber musician that has seen him perform at the Berliner Philharmonie, Cadogan, Carnegie Hall, Flagey Studios, and Konzerthaus Berlin, and classical music festival worldwide. Go recently released his debut album Arirang<\/a>, including pieces that span six centuries of music.<\/p>\n

Nov 6 12 p.m. Jacob Clewell and Sasha Bult-Ito Viola and Piano<\/strong><\/p>\n

American violist Jacob Clewell is an eclectic performer who\u2019s shared a stage with member of the Emerson and Penderecki Quartets, the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, and other classical ensembles, and has also toured with an Elton John tribute band, and an Icelandic cosmic rock band. Alaskan pianist Sasha Bult-Ito is a chamber musician and soloist with an international career. She performs regularly as a member of the Ezra Duo and Velox Quartet, as well as at festivals across North America and Europe.<\/p>\n

Along with the music, you can get your lunch from Trinity Square Cafe in the church\u2019s Narthex.<\/p>\n

Noon at Met concerts continue every Thursday until November 27, then resume in February 2026 until the end of May 2026 (with no concert on April 2).<\/p>\n

Special Concerts<\/h3>\n

October 19 3 p.m. Organ & Percussion<\/strong><\/p>\n

Percussionist Naoko Tsujita and organist Jonathan Oldengarm come together to perform pieces that include Dan Locklair\u2019s Constellations and Ravel\u2019s Bol\u00e9ro, among others.<\/p>\n

Oct. 24 8:00 p.m. Phantoms of the Organ<\/strong><\/p>\n

It\u2019s the 20th anniversary for Phantoms of the Organ, a Halloween themed concert series that features tunes that accentuate the spooky season, presented by Music at Met and the Royal Canadian College of Organists (RCCO), Toronto Centre.<\/p>\n

Oct. 25 3:00 p.m. Toronto Children’s Chorus: Songs of the Forest<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Toronto Children\u2019s Chorus presents Choral Story Hour \u2014 a concert with songs about owls, foxes, bears, and more critters in a storybook format that blends songs, narration, and imagery.<\/p>\n