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Isabel Bader Centre Announces its 11th Anniversary Season

Kingston, ON … The Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts (“the Isabel”) at Queen’s University announces its 11th season, which includes 28 events and performances featuring local and internationally renowned artists, as well as the 2026 Bader-Overton National Piano Competition. “We are pleased to present the Isabel’s upcoming 2025-2026 season which promises to be an exciting complement to our wonderfully successful tenth anniversary,” says Isabel Director Gordon E Smith. “The 2025-2026 season is curated around the theme of ‘Extending the Rafters,’ invoking the Haudenosaunee tradition of building good relations. ‘Extending the Rafters’ served as a metaphor in Queen’s Truth and Reconciliation Report…

CIOC celebrates 85th birthday of founder John Grew

By Newswire on 23 April 2025 Arts Industry, Canadian Music, Classical Music, Montreal, Music Competition, Quebec Music

Montréal, April 23 2025 – CIOC founder, organist, Professor, and titan of Canada’s classical-music scene, John Grew celebrates his 85th birthday on April 30, 2025. He co-founded the Canadian International Organ Competition in Montréal, one of the largest and most prestigious organ competitions in the world. He has been awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal and in 2014, he was honoured with the Order of Canada for bringing new vitality to organ music in Canada as a performer and educator. John Grew, Organ Music’s Champion “John Grew’s impact on the organ world, and the wider world of classical music cannot be overstated. His is a legacy…

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Orchestre Métropolitain Announces 2025–2026 Season

By Newswire on 22 April 2025 Canadian Music, Classical Music, Montreal, Orchestral, Quebec Music

Montreal, April 15, 2025 – For its next season, the Orchestre Métropolitain and its artistic director Yannick Nézet-Séguin take us into the infinite universe of music, opening the door to new worlds that will resonate within us and inhabit us long after the last chord has fallen silent. First and foremost, Mahler’s sublime universe is revealed in his Third Symphony, a grandiose, unique work in which the composer reveals our Earth, its flora and fauna, in all its beauty. The voice of humanity in this portrait of creation is none other than the great mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato! In keeping with…

The OCM launches a new festival: “Classical day at the Oratory”

By Newswire on 22 April 2025 Arts Industry, Canadian Music, Classical Music, Montreal, Quebec Music

Montreal, April 22, 2025 – The Orchestre classique de Montréal (OCM) is proud to announce the creation of the festival Classical Day at the Oratory, which will take place on Saturday, July 5, from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Co-produced with Saint Joseph’s Oratory of Mount Royal, the event will feature seven free mini-concerts starting at 10 a.m. and a ticketed evening concert held in the Oratory’s crypt. By offering several free mini-concerts open to the whole family, the OCM continues its mission of making classical music accessible to the broader public. Throughout the day, attendees can discover various scenic spots and breathtaking views of Montreal at the Saint Joseph’s…

Toronto Mendelssohn Choir 2025/26 Season: A Celebration of Canadian Artistry

By Newswire on 10 April 2025 Arts Industry, Canadian Music, Choral, Classical, Classical Music, Newswire, Orchestral, Toronto, Vocal

Toronto, April 10, 2025 — The Toronto Mendelssohn Choir (TMChoir) proudly announces its 2025/26 season — an ambitious, blockbuster year of iconic masterworks, monumental collaborations, and new partnerships with Canadian artists. With a season that brings together the full force of some of Canada’s top choral and orchestral talent, including a continued partnership with the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony, TMChoir continues to uphold its reputation as a leader in shaping the future of choral music. From Bach to Beethoven, from Brahms to Whitacre, this year’s programming showcases the kind of grand-scale, emotionally charged repertoire that TMChoir delivers with unmistakable made-in-Canada excellence. This…

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2025 Banff Centre Summer Arts Festival Programming Announced!

By Newswire on 4 April 2025 Canadian Music, Classical, Classical Music, Film, Newswire, Opera, Piano, Strings, Theatre, Visual Arts, West

Banff Centre Summer Arts Festival launches with over 70 concerts, talks, readings, exhibitions, performances, and screenings—including 50 free events—running from May to September, 2025 Held every summer at Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity in Banff, Alberta, the 2025 festival is themed around “gatherings and conversation,” and will feature Jeremy Dutcher, an evening dedicated to Oscar Peterson, an opera adaptation of The Handmaid’s Tale, the 15th Banff International String Quartet Competition, a new venue, and more! BANFF, AB, April 3, 2025 – A tradition since 1950, Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity is again turning its campus into the grounds of…

Opéra de Trois-Rivières: Giving Voice To Vocal Talents

By Adrian Rodriguez on 31 March 2025 Arts Industry, Canadian Music, Classical Music, Montreal, Opera, Quebec Music, Vocal

In 2021, at the height of the COVID pandemic, while many cultural companies faced closing their doors, soprano Valérie Poisson took the bold step to establish the Opéra de Trois-Rivières. Almost five years later, the company is bearing fruit. From the beginning, the Quebec soprano’s vision was clear: offer a space to up-and-coming lyric artists to be able to practise and experiment with their art. “These days, it’s very hard to find opportunities for performing in full operas,” she explained. “For me, nurturing our artistic soul and developing our unique qualities as lyrical artists, comes from being part of a…

Caring For Voices And Singers: Dr. Françoise Chagnon, ENT

By Viktor Lazarov on 31 March 2025 Arts Industry, Canadian Music, Interviews, Montreal, Opera, Popular Music, Vocal

If you are a singer in Quebec, you likely know Dr. Françoise Chagnon. A specialist in otorhinolaryngology (commonly referred to as ear, nose and throat medicine) and cervico-facial surgery for nearly 40 years, Dr. Chagnon takes care of professional voices in both opera and popular music. Some of her patients have sung on the most prestigious stages in the world and, with her guidance, have learned to better understand, master, and maintain their hidden vocal instrument. Her affinity for musicians’ health developed through medicine and, first and foremost, her fascination with the larynx, vocal cords, and the physiology of the…

CVAI: The momentum of youth: A breath of fresh air in opera

By Marc-Antoine d’Aragon on 31 March 2025 Arts Industry, Canadian Music, Classical Music, Montreal, Opera, Quebec Music, Vocal

BY MARC-ANTOINE D’ARAGON AND NADIA MONCZAK The 2025 summer season in Montreal promises vibrance, youth and artistic excellence. Two major institutions, the Canadian Vocal Arts Institute (CVAI) and the Orchestre de la Francophonie (OF), are joining forces to offer an unprecedented musical experience to young singers from around the world. This collaboration promises to mark a turning point in the training of young talent in opera and classical music. For its 21st edition, the CVAI is reinventing itself. Under the impetus of an artistic committee chaired by baritone Étienne Dupuis, the program now welcomes conductors, stage directors and opera pianists,…

The 2025 Juno Awards: Classical and Jazz Categories

By Madeline Boldt on 30 March 2025 Arts Industry, Canadian Music, Classical, Classical Music, Jazz, Music Competition, Vancouver, West

The 2025 Juno Awards, hosted on March 29th 2025, featured a number of prestigious awards in both classical music and jazz. Below are the recipients of each category. Classical Awards: Classical Album of the Year (Solo Artist) / Album Classique de l’Année (Solo) Freezing – Emily D’Angelo Deutsche Grammophon*Universal Classical Album of the Year (Small Ensemble) / Album Classique de l’Année (Petit Ensemble) Rituæls – collectif9 Analekta*Naxos/The Orchard Classical Album of the Year (Large Ensemble) / Album Classique de l’Année (Grand Ensemble) Messiaen: Turangalîla-Symphonie – Toronto Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Gustavo Gimeno featuring Marc-André Hamelin and Nathalie Forget Harmonia Mundi…