Spring Concert
Sunday May 31, 2026 at 4:00PM
Eglinton St. George’s United Church, 35 Lytton Boulevard, Toronto
Tickets: $25 Adults, $15 Student/Senior, Free 12 and under
Gather ‘Round the Piano
Saturday December 6, 2025 at 2:00PM
Scarborough Citadel, 2021 Lawrence Ave East, Toronto
Tickets: $25 Adults, $15 Student/Senior, Free 12 and under
Photos: n/a
Videos: Concert Playlist
Classics Old And New
Sunday June 1, 2025 at 2:00PM
Crescent School, 2365 Bayview Ave, Toronto
Tickets: $25 Adults, $15 Student/Senior, Free 12 and under
Photos: n/a
Videos: Concert Playlist
Programme
| "Sunrise" from Also Sprach Zarathustra |
Richard Strauss |
| La Corona D'Italia (Scherzo For Band) |
Gioacchino Rossini |
| Satchmo! (A Tribute To Louis Armstrong) | arr. Ted Ricketts |
| Second Suite in F (for Military Band), Op. 28, No. 2 | Gustav Holst |
| Persis | James L. Hosay |
| INTERMISSION | |
| Finlandia, Op. 26, No. 7 |
Jean Sibelius |
| Symbiopholie! (A Proud And Crazy March) | Jonathan Dagenais* |
| Land Of The Midnight Sun | Robert Buckley* |
| Backstage Pass | Brian Balmages |
| * Denotes Canadian composer | |
Till Victory Is Won
Saturday June 8, 2024 at 2:00PM
Scarborough Citadel, 2021 Lawrence Ave East, Toronto
Tickets: $25 Adults, $15 Student/Senior, Free 12 and under
Education Guide
Photos: n/a
Videos: Concert Playlist
Programme
|
Lift Every Voice And Sing |
Music by James Weldon Johnson+ |
| Juba Dance (from In the Bottoms) |
Robert Nathaniel Dett+* |
| Alegre | Tania León+ |
| High And Mighty | Fred Jewell |
| Hymn To Freedom |
Oscar Peterson+* |
| And The Multitude With One Voice Spoke | James L. Hosay |
| Stevie Wonder In Concert |
Stevie Wonder+ |
| INTERMISSION | |
| Juba Dance (from Symphony No.1) |
Florence Price+ |
|
Come Sunday |
Duke Ellington+ |
|
Donald Moore Suite |
Keith Reid+ |
|
Island In The Sun |
Words and Music by Harry Belafonte+ and Lord Burgess+ |
|
Even So (Love Never Goes Away) |
Jacqueline Hairston |
| Exultia | David Eastmond+* |
|
+ Denotes Black Composer |
|
Holiday Magic
Sunday Dec 10, 2023 at 3:00PM
St Mary Magdalene Church, 477 Manning Ave Toronto
Tickets: $25 Adults, $15 Student/Senior, Free 12 and under
Photos: Flickr gallery
Videos: Concert Playlist
Programme
| Elegie Heroique | Healey Willan* |
| Soundtrack Highlights from Guardians of the Galaxy | arr. Michael Brown |
| Huapango |
José Pable Moncayo |
| A Charlie Brown Christmas |
Vince Guaraldi and Lee Mendelson |
| Ol' Man River |
Jerome Kern |
| Air (Dublinesque) |
Billy Joel |
|
Impromptu In G Flat Major, Op. 90 No. 3 |
Franz Schubert |
| A Christmas Festival | Leroy Anderson |
|
Christmas 'Pop' Sing-a-long |
arr. James D. Ployhar |
| INTERMISSION | |
| Prelude, Siciliano and Rondo |
Malcolm Arnold |
| Minor Alterations | David Lovrien |
| Christmas Day (Fantasy on Old Carols) |
Gustav Holst |
| The Gardens of Proserpine | Alfred Reed |
| Sleigh Ride | Leroy Anderson |
| We Wish You a Mambo Christmas |
Traditional |
| * Denotes Canadian composer | |
Summer Serenades
Saturday June 3, 2023
Scarborough Citadel, 2021 Lawrence Avenue East, Toronto
Tickets: $25 Adults, $15 Student/Senior, Free 12 and under
Photos: n/a
Videos: Concert Playlist
Programme
| The Symphonic Gershwin |
George Gershwin |
| Tame the Savage Sea | Elliot Del Borgo |
| Ammerland | Jacob de Haan |
| Winchester's March |
Mike Davies* |
| Well Met, My Own True Love (The Lover's Ghost) |
Ralph Vaughan Williams |
| Anything Goes |
Cole Porter |
| Murdoch Mysteries Suite (Music from the Television Series) |
Robert Carli* |
| Abbey Road: a Symphonic Portrait | arr. Ira Hearshen |
| INTERMISSION | |
| Marsch (Zapfenstreich) for Military Band WoO 20 |
Ludwig van Beethoven |
| Sondheim! |
Stephen Sondheim |
| As Summer Was Just Beginning | Larry Daehn |
| Baba Yetu |
Christopher Tin |
|
First Suite In E-flat for Military Band Op. 28 No. 1 |
Gustav Holst |
| * Denotes Canadian composer | |
Back with Nerve and Verve
Sunday Dec 18, 2023 at 2:00 PM
Crescent School, 2365 Bayview Avenue, Toronto
Tickets: $25 Adults, $15 Student/Senior, Free 12 and under
Photos: Flickr gallery
Videos: Concert playlist
Programme
| Festive Occasion | Donald Coakley* |
| Imani | Sean O’Loughlin |
| Seventy-Six Trombones |
Meredith Willson |
|
Shalom! (Suite of Israeli Folk Songs) |
Philip Sparke |
|
A Legend Of Kings (A Christmas Fantasy) |
Charles Richard Spinney |
| Mary’s Little Boy Child |
Jester Hairston |
| The Saints’ Hallelujah |
arr. Luther Henderson |
|
Christmas “Pop” Sing-A-Long |
arr. James D. Ployhar |
| INTERMISSION | |
|
Nerve & Verve |
E. K. R. Hammell* |
| Ave Maria |
Anton Bruckner |
| Wexford Carol |
Traditional Irish |
|
What’s Up At The Symphony? (Bugs Bunny’s Greatest Hits) |
arr. Jerry Brubaker |
| O Little Town | arr. Alfred Reed |
|
Shepherd’s Dance (from Amahl And The Night Visitors) |
Gian Carlo Menotti |
| Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer |
Johnny Marks |
| Encore: A Christmas Festival | Leroy Anderson |
| * Denotes Canadian composer | |
A Klezmer Christmas
Sunday Dec 8, 2019 at 2:00 PM
Isabel Bader Theater, 93 Charles Street West, Toronto
Tickets: $20 Adults, $15 Student/Senior, Free 12 and under
Photos: n/a
Videos: Concert playlist
Programme
| Concert Variations | Claude T. Smith |
| Gesú Bambino (The Infant Jesus)—Pastorale for Christmas |
Pietro Yon |
| Selections from Aladdin |
Alan Menken, Howard Ashman, Tim Rice |
|
Carol Of The Drum (The Little Drummer Boy) |
Katherine K.Davis |
|
Chasing Sunlight |
Cait Nishimura* |
|
Klezmer Concerto for Clarinet and Wind Ensemble |
Robin and Harold Seletsky and Traditional melodies |
|
Christmas Sing-along |
arr. James D. Ployhar |
| INTERMISSION | |
|
A Christmas Festival |
Leroy Anderson |
| Frank Sinatra Hits Medley | arr. Naohiro Iwai |
| Rhapsody For Hanukkah (The Festival of Lights) | Stephen Bulla |
| A Most Wonderful Christmas | arr Robert Sheldon |
| * Denotes Canadian composer | |
Earth Dance
Saturday May 25, 2019 at 2:00 PM
North Toronto Collegiate, 17 Broadway Ave
Tickets: $20 Adults, $15 Student/Senior, Free 12 and under
Photos: n/a
Videos: Concert playlist
Programme
|
Earthdance |
Michael Sweeney |
| The Lonely Land | Bill Thomas * |
|
Dansa Latino |
Maria Theresa del Real |
|
Andante and Rondo |
Franz Doppler |
|
Three Dance Episodes (from the ballet Spartacus)
|
Aram Khachaturian |
| INTERMISSION | |
| Jurassic Park Soundtrack Highlights |
John Williams |
| Excerpts from The Rite of Spring |
Igor Stravinsky |
| Incantation and Dance | John Barnes Chance |
| Waltz No. 2 (from Suite for Variety Stage Orchestra) |
Dmitri Shostakovich |
| Sun Dance | Frank Ticheli |
| * Denotes Canadian composer | |
A FIRESIDE CHRISTMAS
Sunday December 16, 2018 at 2:00 PM
Isabel Bader Theatre, 93 Charles Street West, Toronto
Tickets: $20 Adults, $15 Student/Senior, Free 12 and under
Photos: n/a
Videos: Concert playlist
Programme
| A Fireside Christmas | arr. Sammy Nestico |
| Argentum, Op. 94 | Louie Madrid Calleja* |
| Big Band Showcase | arr. Bob Lowden |
| Selections from Mary Poppins |
Richard M. and Robert B. Sherman |
|
Ballade for Eb Alto Saxophone and Band |
Alfred Reed |
|
Christmas Sing-A-Long |
arr. James D. Ployhar |
| INTERMISSION | |
| Star Wars Heroes |
John Williams |
| October | Eric Whitacre |
| Snow Day Celebration! | Alan Stein |
| On A Snowy Winter’s Eve | David Shaffer |
| Danse Bohême from Carmen |
Georges Bizet |
| Encore: A Christmas Festival | Leroy Anderson |
| * Denotes Canadian composer | |
Bernstein’s Birthday Bash
Saturday June 2, 2018 at 2:00 PM
North Toronto Collegiate, 17 Broadway Avenue, Toronto
Tickets: $20 Adults, $15 Student/Senior, Free 12 and under
Photos: n/a
Videos: Concert playlist
Programme
| Slava! (A Concert Overture) |
Leonard Bernstein |
| Appalachian Spring (Excerpts) |
Aaron Copland |
| Klesmer! | Eddie Graf * |
| Danzon (From the ballet Fancy Free) |
Leonard Bernstein |
| Joyful Variations | Brian Beck |
|
Casey At The Bat |
Randol Alan Bass |
| INTERMISSION | |
| Fantasia On Themes From West Side Story | Allan Gilliland * |
| A Simple Song (from Mass) |
Leonard Bernstein |
|
Leonard Bernstein |
|
| * Denotes Canadian composer | |
Holiday Soliloquy
Sunday 10 December, 2017 at 2:00 PM
Isabel Bader Theatre, 93 Charles Street West, Toronto
Tickets: $20 Adults, $15 Student/Senior, Free 12 and under
Photos: n/a
Videos: Concert playlist
Programme
| Hannaford Overture | J. Scott Irvine* |
| Maynard Madness | arr. Victor Lopez |
|
Autumn Soliloquy |
James Barnes |
| Cantique de Noël (O Holy Night) |
Adolphe Adam |
| Bond…James Bond | arr. Stephen Bulla |
| Variations on “Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!” |
Jules Styne |
|
Christmas “Pop” Sing-A-Long |
arr. James D. Ployhar |
| INTERMISSION | |
| A Christmas Festival | Leroy Anderson |
|
Rikudim(Four Israeli Folk Dances for Band) |
Jan Van der Roost |
|
Adagio Sostenuto |
Vincent Persichetti |
| Fairytale Of New York |
Jeremy Finer & Shane MacGowan |
| Mary’s Boy Child |
Jester Hairston |
| Copacabana |
Barry Manilow, Bruce Sussman, Jack Feldman |
| * Denotes Canadian composer | |
FWO Canada!
Saturday 3 June, 2017 at 2:00 PM
North Toronto Collegiate, 17 Broadway Avenue, Toronto
Tickets: $20 Adults, $15 Student/Senior, Free 12 and under
Photos: Flickr gallery
Videos: Concert playlist
Programme
| O Canada |
Calixa Lavallée* |
| Overture: St. John’s, 1828 | Ben Bolden* |
| Variations On An African Hymnsong | Quincy Hilliard |
|
Euphonium Concerto |
Joseph Horovitz |
| Pi’s Lullaby |
Mychael Danna* and Bombay Jayashri |
|
A Little Tango Music |
Adam Gorb |
| Genesis | Vince Gassi* |
| INTERMISSION | |
| The Hounds Of Spring | Alfred Reed |
| Sodbuster | Elizabeth Raum* |
| Dragon Boat Festival | Michael Boo |
|
Suite On Greek Love Songs |
Henk Van Lijnschooten |
| Canadian Folk Song Fantasy | William McCauley* |
| * Denotes Canadian composer | |
Holiday Pictures
Sunday 11 December, 2016 at 2:30 PM
Isabel Bader Theatre, 93 Charles Street West, Toronto
Tickets: $20 Adults, $15 Student/Senior, Free 12 and under
Photos: Flickr gallery
Videos: Concert playlist
Programme
|
Ontario Pictures |
Howard Cable* |
| Medley from “Let It Be” |
John Lennon and Paul McCartney |
| The Tides Of Fate | Ryan Meeboer* |
| Jingle Bells Fantasy |
James Pierpont |
| Selections from “Hairspray” |
Marc Shaiman and Scott Whitman |
| The Eighth Candle (Prayer and Dance for Hanukkah) | Steve Reisteter |
|
Christmas “Pop” Sing-A-Long |
arr. James D. Ployhar |
| INTERMISSION | |
| Pilatus: Mountain Of Dragons | Steven Reineke |
| A Christmas Festival | Leroy Anderson |
| Pinball Wizard |
Peter Townshend |
| In The Christmas Mood | arr. John Wasson |
| Patapan |
Traditional French |
| Farandole (from L’Arlésienne Suite No. 2) |
Georges Bizet |
| * Denotes Canadian composer | |
Out Of This World
Saturday 28 May, 2016 at 1:30 PM
Glen Gould Studio, 250 Front Street West, Toronto
Tickets: $20 Adults, $15 Student/Senior, Free 12 and under
Photos: Flickr gallery
Videos: n/a
Programme
|
Superman (Suite For Concert Band) |
John Williams |
| Lyric Essay | Donald Coakley * |
|
Space Oddity |
David Bowie |
| The Free Lance |
John Philip Sousa |
| I Am The Doctor |
Murray Gold |
| Chorale And Shaker Dance | John Zdechlik |
| The Wizard Of Oz |
Harold Arlen and E. Y. Harburg |
| INTERMISSION | |
| Afterlife | Rossano Galante |
|
Symphony No. 1—The Lord Of The Rings (excerpts) |
Johan de Meij |
|
The Planets |
Gustav Holst |
| * Denotes Canadian Composer | |
A Baroque Holiday
Saturday 12 December, 2015 at 2:30 PM
Glen Gould Studio, 250 Front Street West, Toronto
Tickets: $20 Adults, $15 Student/Senior, Free 12 and under
Photos: Flickr gallery
Videos: n/a
Programme
|
Water Music Suite |
George Frederick Handel |
| Sleigh Ride | Leroy Anderson |
| Fugue In G Minor, BWV 578 |
Johann Sebastian Bach |
| Bayou Breakdown | Brant Karrick |
| Holiday Portraits | Sean O’Loughlin |
|
Christmas “Pop” Sing-A-Long |
arr. James D. Ployhar |
| INTERMISSION | |
| Minerva | Jan Van der Roost |
|
White Christmas |
Irving Berlin |
|
A Festive Tribute |
Johann Sebastian Bach |
| Go Tell It On The Mountain |
Traditional Spiritual |
| Handel In The Strand |
Percy Grainger |
|
Hallelujah (from Messiah) |
George Frederick Handel |
| Encore: A Christmas Festival | Leroy Anderson |
Serenades & Dances
Sunday 31 May, 2015 at 2:30 PM
St. Michael’s College School, 1515 Bathurst Street, Toronto
Tickets: $20 Adults, $15 Student/Senior, Free 12 and under
Photos: Flickr gallery
Videos: Playlist
Programme
| The Maple Leaf Forever |
Alexander Muir * |
|
Manhattan |
Philip Sparke |
| Soliloquy for Band, Op. 40a | Louie Madrid Calleja* |
| Danse Bacchanale (from Samson and Delilah) |
Camille Saint-Saëns |
|
Symphony No. 1 for Band |
Claude T. Smith |
| INTERMISSION | |
| Legends of Jazz | arr. Stephen Bulla |
| The Banks of Newfoundland | Howard Cable* |
| Pavane |
Gabriel Fauré |
|
Armenian Dances, Part I |
Alfred Reed |
| * Denotes Canadian Composer | |
Holiday Reflections
Sunday 31 December, 2014 at 2:00 PM
Glen Gould Studio, 250 Front Street West, Toronto
Tickets: $20 Adults, $15 Student/Senior, Free 12 and under
Photos: Flickr gallery
Videos: n/a
Programme
| Fields of Honour | William Mighton * |
|
Two Marimba Reflections |
Benoît Chantry |
| A Christmas Festival | Leroy Anderson |
| Train Ride (from Winter Bonfire Suite) |
Sergei Prokofiev |
| Amazing Grace | Frank Ticheli |
| New York: 1927 |
Warren Barker, Vince Guaraldi and Lee Mendelson |
|
Christmas Sing-A-Long |
arr. James D. Ployhar |
| INTERMISSION | |
| Greensleeves |
Traditional English Folk Song |
| Cheers! | Jack Stamp |
| Catch Me If You Can |
John Williams |
| An Irish Rhapsody | Clare Grundman |
| O Magnum Mysterium |
Morten Lauridsen |
| The Bells of Christmas |
arr. Bob Krogstad |
| We Wish You A Mambo Christmas |
Traditional |
| * Denotes Canadian Composer | |
Broadway!
Sunday 31 December, 2014 at 2:00 PM
Glen Gould Studio, 250 Front Street West, Toronto
Tickets: $20 Adults, $15 Student/Senior, Free 12 and under
Photos: n/a
Videos: n/a
Programme
|
West Side Story: Symphonic Dance Music |
Music by Leonard Bernstein |
| Selections from Oliver! |
Music and Lyrics by Lionel Bart |
| “The Pirate Dance” from How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying | Music by Frank Loesser |
| Selections from Sweeney Todd |
Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim |
| Selections from Les Misérables |
Music by Claude-Michel Schönberg |
|
“One Day More” from Les Misérables |
Music by Claude-Michel Schönberg |
| INTERMISSION | |
| Broadway! | Tibor Polgar * |
|
“With You” from Pippin |
Music and Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz |
| South Pacific (Symphonic Scenario) |
Music by Richard Rodgers |
|
“The Old Red Hills Of Home” from Parade |
Music and Lyrics by Jason Robert Brown |
|
“Good Morning Baltimore” from Hairspray |
Music by Marc Shaiman |
| Overture to Candide |
Music by Leonard Bernstein |
| * Denotes Canadian composer | |
Holiday Magic
Saturday 14 December, 2013 at 7:30 PM
St. Michael’s College School Center for the Arts, 1515 Bathurst Street, Toronto
Tickets: $20 Adults, $15 Student/Senior, Free 12 and under
Photos: n/a
Videos: n/a
Programme
| Marvin Hamlisch Showcase | arr. Warren Barker |
| In Memoriam, Op. 81 | Louie Madrid Calleja * |
| A Christmas Festival | Leroy Anderson |
| Imani | Sean O’Loughlin |
|
Nocturno, Op. 7 |
Franz Strauss |
|
Christmas Sing-A-Long |
arr. James D. Ployhar |
| INTERMISSION | |
|
Folk Song Suite |
Ralph Vaughan Williams |
| Greensleeves Variants | Robert E. Foster |
| The Hockey Theme |
Dolores Claman * |
| Famous German Christmas Songs | arr. Stefan Schwalgin |
| Minor Alterations (Christmas Through The Looking Glass) | David Lovrien |
| Christmas On Broadway | arr. John Higgins |
| * Denotes Canadian Composer | |
At The Movies
Saturday 22 June, 2013 at 2:00 PM
Crescent School Auditorium, 2365 Bayview Ave, Toronto
Tickets: $20 Adults, $15 Student/Senior, Free 12 and under
Photos: n/a
Videos: Playlist
Programme
| Overture To An Unscripted Movie (2001) |
Ronald Royer* |
| Lawrence Of Arabia (1962) |
Maurice Jarré |
| Pie In The Face Polka (from The Great Race) (1965) |
Henry Mancini |
| The Mask Of Zorro (1998) |
James Horner |
|
At The Movies (A Suite of Scenarios for Cinematographers) (1915) |
John Philip Sousa |
| The Magnificent Seven (1960) |
Elmer Bernstein |
| Swing, Swing, Sing (from 1941) (1979) |
John Williams |
| INTERMISSION | |
| Swashbuckler (2010) | Julie Giroux |
| The Wizard Of Oz (1939) |
Harold Arlen and E.Y. Harburg |
| The Incredibles (2004) |
Michael Giacchino |
|
Skyfall (2012) - Winner of our Audience Choice Award |
Adele Adkins and Paul Epworth |
|
Star Wars (1977) |
John Williams |
| * Denotes Canadian composer | |
Russian Christmas Music
Saturday 15 December, 2012 at 7:30 PM
Betty Oliphant Theatre, 404 Jarvis Street, Toronto
Tickets: $20 Adults, $15 Student/Senior, Free 5 and under
Photos: n/a
Videos: Playlist
Programme
| A Christmas Festival | Leroy Anderson |
| An Ellington Portrait | arr. Floyd E. Werle |
| Passacaglia, Op. 72 | Louie Madrid Calleja * |
| Christmas Holiday | arr. Chris Brooks |
| Christmastime In Russia |
Traditional Russian Carols |
| Russian Impressions | Patrick Wilson |
|
Variations On A Theme Of Glinka |
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov |
|
Christmas Sing-A-Long |
arr. James D. Ployhar |
| INTERMISSION | |
| Salvation Is Created |
Pavel Tschesnokoff |
|
The Nutcracker—Suite from the Ballet |
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky |
| Troika (from Lieutenant Kije) |
Sergei Prokofiev |
| Russian Christmas Music | Alfred Reed |
| * Denotes Canadian Composer | |