SEPTEMBER 25 & 26, 2024 7:30PM

A celebration of three jazz greats: Billy Strayhorn, his mentor Duke Ellington, and his contemporary Mary Lou Williams, a composer and pianist who influenced Thelonious Monk and countless others.

Performers
Ineza Mugisha (voice), Suba Sankaran (voice),
Dérrell Woods (voice), Andrew Chung (vioin),
Larry Beckwith (viola), Beth Silver (cello),
Alexa Belgrave (piano), Andrew Downing (bass)

November 15 & 16, 2024 7:30PM

This concert celebrates the inspiration that Burns’ poetry has provided to the African-American orator and abolitionist Frederick Douglass; the Bengali poet and social reformer Rabindranath Tagore; and Tayisa Khryplyva, the Ukrainian teacher who is keeping the spirit of Burns alive for children in war-torn Ukraine.

Curated by special guest Alison Mackay

Performers
R.H. Thomson
Dylan Bell (voice, chapman stick, bass), Beau Dixon (voice, guitar)
David Greenberg (fiddle), Lucas Harris (lute, guitar)
Alina Kuzma (voice, bandura), Suba Sankaran (voice, mbira)

We are grateful to the following individuals for their generous support of this project: Marjorie Lenz, Brian and Sue O'Neill, Robert Richards, Richard Wernham and Julia West, and an anonymous donor.

December 10, 2024 7:30PM

Curated by Aidan McConnell, our 2024-25 Young Artistic Associate.

Letters to the Author presents dialogues between original composers/ performers and later re-interpreters.
The program features music by Joni Mitchell, Milton Nascimento, Elis Regina, Cecile Mclorin Salvant, Burt Bacharach, Benjamin Britten, John Coltrane, and more, with arrangements that bring out the dialogue between the original creator and interpreter.

Performers
Akim (shakuhachi, voice), Larry Beckwith (viola)
Andrew Chung (violin), Andrew Downing (bass)
Aidan McConnell (drums), Steven Noronha (piano)
Patricia O'Callaghan (voice), Jennarie (voice)
Ben Rositsan (alto saxophone), Beth Silver (cello)

Pre-concert talk 45 minutes prior to showtime

Heliconian Hall
35 Hazelton Avenue, Toronto

February 13 & 14, 2025 7:30PM

A celebration of love songs and poetry from Canadian songwriters, composers and authors, including three world premieres and a rare performance of the brilliant Neruda Canciones by Omar Daniel.

Curated by Larry Beckwith

Pre-concert talk 45 minutes prior to showtime

Heliconian Hall
35 Hazelton Avenue, Toronto

A Canadian Valentine: Sighs Too Deep For Words is generously sponsored by Kit and Barbara Moore

Saturday, March 29, 2025 7:30PM
Sunday, March 30, 2025 3:00PM

Curated by Suba Sankaran, musician, composer, educator, choral director, and sound designer. Suba's shows are always full of discovery and delight.

Pre-concert talk 45 minutes prior to showtime

Heliconian Hall
35 Hazelton Avenue, Toronto

Suba Sankaran is generously sponsored by David de Launay

May 2 & 3, 2025 7:30PM

A queer exploration of artistries, musings and fancies that bends time, genre and medium with multi-faceted artist Adanya Dunn

Curated by Teiya Kasahara 笠原 貞野

Pre-concert talk 45 minutes prior to showtime

Heliconian Hall
35 Hazelton Avenue, Toronto

Saturday, June 14, 2025 7:30PM
Sunday, June 15, 2025 3:00PM

2025 would have marked Kurt Weill's 125th birthday. We will celebrate his unique artistic voice with a diverse group of musicians, covering his early Weimar Republic years, the 'in between' years in Paris, and his final New York era.

Curated by Patricia O’Callaghan

Pre-concert talk 45 minutes prior to showtime

Heliconian Hall
35 Hazelton Avenue, Toronto

Patricia O'Callaghan is generously sponsored by Kit and Barbara Moore