Community Event Listings
November 7 - Canadian Golha Orchestra
New and traditional Iranian music by Khaleghi Mahjubi, Dehlavi, Vli, Pejman, and more.
Artistic Director – Kousha Nakhaei
Guest Boclist – Hbib Hoseini
Tickets & Info: 2025-26 Season — Canadian Golha Orchestra
November 9 - Arkel Chamber Concerts - Affetuoso
Arkel Chamber Concerts’ season opening concert welcomes star clarinettist Eric Abramovitz, as well as renowned chamber musicians Luri Lee, violinist and Rémi Pelletier, violist, in a program of excitement and romanticism.
Tickets & Info: AFFETUOSO Tickets, Sun, 9 Nov 2025 at 3:00 PM | Eventbrite
November 15 - ANDRÉ GRÉTRY Richard Coeur-De-Lion
A French Opera with English Surtitle
It remains a landmark in the development of French opera. It dramatizes the legendary rescue of King Richard the Lionheart by his loyal squire and troubadour, Blondel de Nesle, after Richard is imprisoned in Austria on his return from the Third Crusade.
Tickets & Info: VOICEBOX | Opera In Concert
November 19 - Lubomyr Melnyk
Catch Lubomyr Melnyk live and on tour right now! There are 3 concerts scheduled across France and Canada. Lubomyr Melnyk is a composer and pianist of Ukrainian origin. Melnyk is noted for his ‘continuous music’, a piano technique featuring extremely rapid notes and complex note-series, usually with the sustain pedal held down to generate harmonic overtones and sympathetic resonances.
Tickets & Info: Lubomyr Melnyk concert – Toronto, Trinity-St. Paul’s United Church, Nov 19, 2025, 7:00 PM 🎤
November 22 - Soundstreams - Mass for the Endangered
FEATURED PERFORMERS
David Fallis, Conductor
Soundstreams Choir 21
Ensemble Soundstreams
Hailed by National Public Radio as “one of today’s most compelling composers for the human voice,” Sarah Kirkland Snider’s Mass for the Endangered is a poignant choral meditation on the fragility of our natural world. Blending Nathaniel Bellows’ evocative poetry with the traditional Latin Mass, this work is a plea for compassion and stewardship in the face of environmental crisis. Also presented alongside this work is Andrew Balfour’s Gaze Upon the Trees, and R. Murray Schafer’s virtuosic Wild Bird for violin and harp. Soundstreams’ opening concert is a deeply moving reflection on our responsibility, relationship and connectivity to the planet and its creatures.
Tickets & Info: https://soundstreams.ca/events/mass-for-the-endangered/
November 23 - Amici Chamber Ensemble - Northern Lights : Inspired by Canada
Discover the beauty and diversity of Canada through the captivating sounds of Amici Chamber Ensemble’s “Inspired by Canada” concert. This remarkable performance celebrates the rich cultural tapestry and natural wonders of Canada, featuring compositions by Canadian composers that reflect the spirit, landscapes, and stories of our great nation. From stirring classical melodies to innovative new works, Amici Chamber Ensemble brings the heart of Canada to life through music. Don’t miss this unforgettable evening of artistry, emotion, and national pride that showcases the true essence of Canada’s musical heritage. Featuring guest artist Mireille Asselin.
Tickets & Info : https://amiciensemble.com/northern-lights-inspired-by-canada-2025/
December 7 - Winter Fantasy – Young Voices Toronto Holiday Concert
Young Voices Toronto is a vibrant and inclusive musical community that fosters leadership, confidence and humanity in our choristers.
Tickets & Info: youngvoicestoronto.com/events/
December 11 - Sinfonia Toronto - BAROQUE AND BEYOND | Holiday Treats
Mendelssohn’s charming double concerto with the superb Ezra Duo, an expressive Canadian tribute to Caribbean history and a bouquet of Christmas favourites.
SINFONIA TORONTO / NURHAN ARMAN Conductor
THE EZRA DUO Jacob Clewell, Violin; Sasha Bult-Ito, piano
Program
MENDELSSOHN Double Concerto for Violin and Piano in D Minor
CORELLI Concerto Grosso Op. 6, No. 8 (Christmas Concerto)
VIVALDI Sinfonia L’incoronazione di Dario
LARRY STRACHAN Lament for Souls of Sauteurs
HANDEL Messiah – Overture and Pifa
JENKINS Palladio Suite
Tickets & Info: https://www.sinfoniatoronto.com/2025-2026-season/2025-2026-downtown-concerts/baroque-and-beyond
December 14 - Off Centre Music Salon - Life + Death. Genius + Jealousy.
Ukrainian culture is as rich and precious as the black Ukrainian soil that earned the country its nickname as “the breadbasket of Europe.” As Russia redraws borders, indiscriminately bombing civilians, schools and hospitals and doing everything in its power to make Ukrainian resilience impossible, we turn to that precious culture. “Sing my songs where evil holds its sway,” wrote Ukrainian poet Lesya Ukrainka and that is exactly what we plan to do, weaving a program that will unite the music of Western and Eastern Ukraine, including Canadian premieres of works by Valentin Bibik, Leonid Desyatnikov, Vladimir Nalyvaiko as well as Ukrainian art and folk songs.
Tickets & Info: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/life-death-genius-jealousy-tickets-1462038308939?aff=oddtdtcreator