Community Event Listings
Gisèle Pelicot - in conversation for the Toronto launch of A Hymn to Life - Mar. 26
Join Another Story Bookshop and Knopf Canada for an unforgettable evening with Gisèle Pelicot, featuring an onstage conversation and guest readers.
A Hymn to Life will tell Gisèle Pelicot’s story in her words, offer solace and hope, and make a positive contribution to changing the conversation around shame and to changing the world.
In 2024, Gisèle Pelicot inspired and moved millions of people with her astonishing courage and dignity as she chose to waive her right to anonymity in her legal fight against her husband and the 50 men accused of her sexual assault. Gisèle Pelicot’s call for shame to change sides in cases of sexual abuse, and the power of the messages she has sent out to the world, have generated an extraordinary public response and moved both women and men all over the world.
On site support will be available in an enclosed room. You will be asked at checkout if you would like a headset for interpretation; this is to help us gauge how many headsets to order for the event.
Doors open at 6:00pm/ Event begins at 7:30pm
Tickets $40 general admission, or $70 Book and Ticket
The event will take place in French and English. Simultaneous interpretation via headsets and live captioning (in English) on stage will be provided. Headsets will be distributed at the event.
Pre-signed copies of the book will be available for the book/ticket combo and for purchase at the event.
Tickets & Info: Gisèle Pelicot Toronto book launch “A Hymn to Life” Tickets, Thursday, Mar 26 from 6 pm to 9:30 pm | Eventbrite
Off Centre Music Salon - We've Got Rhythm (in 1, in 2, in 3, in 4, in 5, in 6... in TEN!) - Mar. 29
Tom Allen, Mira Kardan, Elina Kelebeev, Maeve Palmer, Inna Perkis, Isabella Perron, Boris Zarankin, Ilana Zarankin
If Stravinsky is to be trusted (and, believe us, he is!), “there is music wherever there is rhythm, as there is life wherever there beats a pulse.” We promise you an afternoon of magical, life-affirming rhythms: from the Basque patterns of Ravel’s Piano Trio, to the sensuous dances of forest nymphs throughout his four-hand arrangement of Debussy’s Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune, to the halting, child-like patter of Mussorgsky’s Nursery songs, to the soft and slow gongs and bronze kettle tones of a Gamelan ensemble! We make no medical claims, but the concert may induce dancing feet and/or slight euphoric levitation.
Sun. Mar.29, 3:00 PM
Tickets & Info: We’ve Got Rhythm (in 1, in 2, in 3, in 4, in 5, in 6… in TEN!) Tickets, Sunday, Mar 29 at 3 pm | Eventbrite
NeoVoce Philharmonic Choir - Hearing the East 2026 - Apr.4
This April, experience an unforgettable musical journey where cultures meet through the power of voice.
The NeoVoce Philharmonic Choir proudly presents its annual grand concert Hearing the East 2026, taking place on April 4, 2026 at the renowned Trinity-St. Paul’s United Church in Toronto.
“Hearing the East” is the choir’s signature concert series, celebrated across the Greater Toronto Area for building artistic dialogue between Eastern and Western musical traditions. Through beloved folk melodies, contemporary choral works, and reimagined classics, the 2026 program explores themes of homeland, memory, and cultural identity — creating an emotional soundscape that transcends language and generations.
This year’s concert carries special significance. The event has received an official congratulatory letter from the Prime Minister of Canada, and a representative from the Consulate General of the People’s Republic of China in Toronto will attend as a distinguished guest, underscoring the concert’s growing cultural impact and international recognition.
Audiences will experience the rich resonance of mixed choir and women’s choir performances, where Eastern aesthetics meet Western choral artistry in harmony and depth.
Join us for an inspiring evening of music, connection, and cultural celebration — and hear the voice of the East like never before.
Sat. Apr. 4, 7:30 PM
Tickets & Info: NeoVoce Philharmonic Choir
Amici Chamber Ensemble - Roll Over Beethoven: From the Beatles Fab Four to the Maestro - Apr. 19
Get ready for an unforgettable afternoon of music united by a shared commitment to innovation and artistic expression! Join us for an extraordinary concert featuring the iconic sounds of The Beatles and the timeless compositions of Beethoven. Experience the magic of The Fab Four’s revolutionary rock hits, reimagined alongside the majestic power of Beethoven’s masterpieces. Whether you’re a fan of the classic harmonies of the Beatles or the dramatic brilliance of Beethoven, this concert brings together two musical worlds in a stunning fusion that will captivate your senses. Don’t miss out on this one-of-a-kind event that celebrates the genius of these legendary artists – where past and present collide in perfect harmony. Featuring guest artists James Daly, Jonathan Crow, Steven Dann, Joel Quarrington, Marlène Ngalissamy, Neil Deland, Graham Lumsden and Domenik McDonald.
Sun. Apr. 19, 3:00 PM
Tickets & Info: ROLL OVER BEETHOVEN – 2026 – Amici Chamber Ensemble
Tafelmusik: Hearing Her Voice - Apr. 30 - May 3
In her eagerly anticipated return to Tafelmusik, the “jaw-dropping” (Boston Classical Review) soprano Amanda Forsythe gives voice to dramatic and brilliant music by women.
Grammy award-winning soprano Amanda Forsythe returns to Tafelmusik to bring to life striking music by unjustly forgotten women composers. Discover brilliant works by Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre, Barbara Strozzi, Mademoiselle Duval, Wilhelmine von Bayreuth, Maria Teresa Agnesi, Maria Margherita Grimani, and the enigmatic Mrs Philarmonica. Premiering a newly commissioned work by Métis composer Karen Sunabacka, this program celebrates dramatic and sublime music by women.
Our celebration of female perspective and talent extends into the 21st century with a newly commissioned work by Métis composer Karen Sunabacka, set to text by her mother, the Métis writer Joyce Clouston. Known for her powerfully evocative music, “Sunabacka creates a brilliant sense of space” and “displays an incredibly in-depth knowledge of instrumental technique” (I Care if you Listen).
April 30, 7:30 pm
May 1, 8:00 pm
May 2, 8:00 pm
May 3, 3:00 pm
Tickets & Info: Hearing Her Voice – Tafelmusik : Tafelmusik
Annual Spring Church Fundraiser - Spirit of the Annex - May 22
Join us for our annual spring Church fundraiser, Spirit of the Annex!
Community | Silent & Live Auctions |
Human Library | Mocktails | Trivial Pursuit | Fun and Fellowship!
Friday May 22
7:00 PM
Arkel Chamber Concerts - Grand Romance - May 31
Complete Tour de Force- four, then six, then Eight strings in an ecstatic journey from the classical to complete Romantic rapture!
Joseph Haydn- String Quartet Op. 33 No. 1
The Op. 33 string quartets, of which there are six, are often dubbed the “Russian” quartets, because they are dedicated to the Grand Duke Paul of Russia. No. 1 is the only one in a minor key and exhibits the freedom of form that Haydn had already adopted in his Op. 20 set. The ten-year gap between the two sets were spent directing the music for 50 operas at the Esterhazy palace in Vienna, 5 of which were his own compositions; there was also a young Italian singer named Luigia Polzelli who may have served as a distraction! In any case, Haydn announced the Op. 33 quartets as “written in a new and special way, for I have not composed any for ten years”, and they are considered to be works of yet more masterful confidence.
Richard Strauss- String Sextet from Cappriccio
The string septet is from Strauss’s last work for the stage, the opera Cappricio, composed in 1942. The opera takes the form of a series of elegant salon conversations that explore the question of what is more important, the words or the music to an opera. The septet begins the opera as both a prelude to the action and as the first topic of conversation, and is written in the late Romantic style of the 1880s and 1890s.
George Enescu- Octet for Strings in C Major, Op. 7
Enescu wrote his Octet for strings in C major, Op. 7, over a span of a year and a half, completing it in 1900. He wrote of the challenge of its huge form, “I wore myself out trying to work a piece of music divided into four segments of such length that each of them was likely at any moment to break. An engineer launching his first suspension bridge over a river, could not feel more anxiety than I felt when I set out to darken my paper.”
The Octet is considered one of the few works that is a worthy successor to Mendelssohn’s celebrated Octet Op. 20.
May 31, 3:00 pm
Tickets & Info: GRAND ROMANCE Tickets, Sunday, May 31 at 3 pm | Eventbrite