Feature Concerts, Workshops & Events

 

As part of the educational experience that is MusicFest, there are concerts in every idiom. These concerts feature professional musicians from all over North America as well as the MusicFest Canada Honour Ensembles comprised of the best young musicians in Canada.

When attending any one of these concerts, MusicFest Canada requests that all students and directors discuss the expectations pertaining to proper concert etiquette.

FEATURED ENSEMBLES AND EVENTS

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Monday May 11, 2026

Time Event Location Presenter Description Sponsor
20:30 BIG SMOKE BRASS Peller Estates Ballroom MusicFest Canada Jazz, Funk, Rock Band Music Performance Trust Fund

Tuesday May 12, 2026

Time Event Location Presenter Description Sponsor
18:30 BARI-ED ALIVE Peller Estates Ballroom MusicFest Canada Jazz, Bebop Rock Band Music Performance Trust Fund
20:30 BARI-ED ALIVE Peller Estates Ballroom MusicFest Canada Jazz, Bebop Rock Band Music Performance Trust Fund

Wednesday May 13, 2026

Time Event Location Presenter Description Sponsor
18:30 CENTRAL BAND OF THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES Peller Estates Ballroom Government of Canada Wind Ensemble Government of Canada
19:30 CHORUS NIAGARA TBA MusicFest Canada Choir MusicFest Canada
20:30 CENTRAL BAND OF THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES Peller Estates Ballroom Government of Canada Wind Ensemble Government of Canada

Thursday May 14, 2026

Time Event Location Presenter Description Sponsor
12:00 PENDERECKI STRING QUARTET Port Colborne Lounge Laurier University String Quartet Laurier University
18:30 ALINE HOMZY ÉTOILE MAGIQUE Peller Estates Ballroom MusicFest Canada Jazz/Classical Fusion Band Music Performance Trust Fund
19:30 ELLISON CANADIAN HONOUR CHOIR TBA Ellison Travel & Tours Choir Ellison Travel & Tours
20:30 ALINE HOMZY ÉTOILE MAGIQUE Peller Estates Ballroom MusicFest Canada Jazz/Classical Fusion Band Music Performance Trust Fund

Friday May 15, 2026

Time Event Location Presenter Description Sponsor
12:30 YORK UNIVERSITY NATIONAL YOUTH JAZZ COMBO Peller Estates Ballroom York University Music Faculty Jazz Combo York University
14:30 CONN-SELMER CENTERSTAGE JAZZ BAND Peller Estates Ballroom Conn-Selmer Inc. Big Band Conn-Selmer, Inc.
17:30 LAURIER HONOUR STRING ORCHESTRA Peller Estates Ballroom Laurier University Music Faculty String Orchestra Wilfrid Laurier University
20:00 JACK LONG NATIONAL HONOUR BAND/WOODSHED CANADIAN PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE Peller Estates Ballroom Long & McQuade Wind and Percussion Ensemble Long & McQuade/Yamaha Canada Music

Saturday May 16, 2026

Time Event Location Presenter Description Sponsor
12:00 MUSICFEST AWARDS CEREMONY musicfest.ca Musicfest Canada MusicFest Canada