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 15, 2023

Time Event Location Presenter Description Sponsor
12:30 PENDERECKI STRING QUARTET Port Colborne Lounge (Stage A) N/A N/A Laurier University
19:00 TORONTO SYMPHONY YOUTH ORCHESTRA Fallsview Theatre N/A N/A Toronto Symphony Orchestra

Tuesday May 16, 2023

Time Event Location Presenter Description Sponsor
12:30 HUMBER COLLEGE FACULTY BAND Port Colborne Lounge (Stage A) N/A Jazz Combo Humber College
19:30 DENNY CHRISTIANSON MEMORIAL BIG BAND Peller Estates Ballroom N/A N/A MusicFest Canada
21:00 DIRECTORS' RECEPTION Myst Lounge (33rd floor South Tower), Hilton Hotel Ellison Travel & Tours Ellison Travel & Tours

Wednesday May 17, 2023

Time Event Location Presenter Description Sponsor
12:30 MYRIAD3 Port Colborne Lounge (Stage A) University of Toronto Jazz Combo University of Toronto
13:00 CIRCLE SINGING Redeemer Bible Church Greg Jasperse N/A MusicFest Canada
18:30 CENTRAL BAND OF THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES Peller Estates Ballroom N/A N/A Canadian Armed Forces
20:30 CENTRAL BAND OF THE CANADIAN ARMED FORGES Peller Estates Ballroom N/A N/A Canadian Armed Forces

Thursday May 18, 2023

Time Event Location Presenter Description Sponsor
12:30 YORK UNIVERSITY OSCAR PETERSON SCHOLARSHIP JAZZ ENSEMBLE Port Colborne Lounge (Stage A) N/A Jazz Combo York University
12:30 CLASSICAL AND POP: BRIDGING THE GAP AND DOING IT ALL Redeemer Bible Church Bradley Barnham N/A MusicFest Canada
18:30 AUTORICKSHAW Peller Estates Ballroom N/A Vocal Trio MusicFest Canada
20:30 YORK UNIVERSITY FACULTY JAZZ ENSEMBLE Peller Estates Ballroom N/A Jazz Combo York University

Friday May 19, 2023

Time Event Location Presenter Description Sponsor
12:00 YORK UNIVERSITY NATIONAL YOUTH JAZZ COMBO Peller Estates Ballroom N/A Jazz Combo York University
13:30 ELLISON CANADIAN HONOUR CHOIR Redeemer Bible Church N/A N/A Ellison Travel & Tours
15:00 THOMASTIK-INFELD CANADIAN STRING ORCHESTRA Peller Estates Ballroom N/A N/A Thomastik-Infeld (Vienna)
17:00 FUN WARMUPS THAT WORK Redeemer Bible Church Dr. Jamie Hillman N/A MusicFest Canada
17:30 CONN-SELMER CENTERSTAGE JAZZ BAND Peller Estates Ballroom N/A Big Band Conn-Selmer, Inc.
20:00 DENIS WICK CANADIAN WIND ORCHESTRA/WOODSHED CANADIAN PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE Peller Estates Ballroom N/A N/A Denis Wick (London)/Woodshed Percussion