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Welcome to the 2025–26 Season of Events!
I am delighted to share with you the 2025–26 Season of Events brochure featuring some of the over 600 events presented by the Faculty of Music during this academic year. Our outstanding students and dedicated faculty will produce a vast range of events, enriched by the participation of guest artists, composers, and researchers made possible by the many individuals who provide generous support to the Faculty of Music.
Concerts include performances by our ensembles, including orchestral, choral, winds, historical performance, jazz, contemporary, and several global music ensembles and specialized instrumental ensembles. Major opera productions present the Canadian premiere of Donizetti’s comedy Le Convenienze ed Inconvenienze Teatrali and a powerful new interpretation of Britten’s chamber opera The Rape of Lucretia. Research events include colloquium lectures by music educators, musicologists, ethnomusicologists and music theorists, in addition to the week-long Music Research Festival. The 10-day New Music Festival showcases the works of Canadian composers, including students and alumni, performed by students, faculty, and guests. Throughout the year distinguished visitors join for short residencies, enriching the educational experiences of students across all degrees and programs. Some of these visitors— and many others—will work with our students in public masterclasses, and I encourage you to attend at least one of these to see instruction in action.
Owing to the temporary closure of the MacMillan Theatre for upgrades, our large ensemble and opera performances will take place off campus this academic year. Most of our other concerts and events will be presented on campus in Walter Hall. For those of you looking especially for daytime concerts, I draw your attention to the Thursdays at Noon Concert Series in Walter Hall.
I encourage you to visit music.utoronto.ca/events to learn about additional events and to obtain more information on those featured in the 2025–26 Season of Events brochure. Please do return to our website throughout the coming months as many events are added while the academic year is in progress. I look forward to seeing you at a Faculty of Music event soon!
Ryan McClelland Interim Dean Professor: Music Theory
9:15am
HarrySomersat100: ReflectionsonHisLife &Legacy
7:30pm|
TennōjiGakusoGaryōkai Ensembledirectedby MaestroOnoShinryū 7:30pm|TCRH UTSO: BeethovenSymphonyno.5
Thank you!
We are grateful to our donors whose support allows students to learn and dream of new musical futures. The following performances are made possible in part by generous gifts from:
Thursdays at Noon (T@N)
Performance Series: Jay Telfer Forum Endowment Fund
Opera
Opera Student Composer Collective: Dianne W. Henderson
Voice Studies
Tuesday Voice Series (TVS) and Vocalis Series: Dianne W. Henderson
Humanity and Musical Theatre performances: Marjorie Linden, in memory of Roy Linden
University of Toronto Symphony Orchestra (UTSO)
Performance Series: Neville Austin
Historical Performance
Performance Series: Milton Harris Early Music Endowment Fund
Concerts: Richard Phillips Baroque Oratorio Fund
Jazz
Masterclass Series: David Rubel Realtor Team
Research
Colloquium Series: Neville Austin
Fondation DRG France-Canada Cross Cultural Exchange Program
Collaborative Strings Project Performance
Mystery of Clock Performance
Vocal Academy Winter Residency
Masterclass Series
Composer in Residence showcase
NAGCS:BenedictTaylor (UniversityofEdinburgh)
|BN&6pm|WH
BrassChamberMusic
Masterclass: JessicaSneeringer, trombonist&conductor 3:30pm|R130
NAGCS:AllieMartin (DartmouthCollege)
Masterclass: ClaireDésert,piano
12:10pm|
T@N|FondationDRGFranceCanadaCollaborativeStrings ProjectwithDistinguished GuestMariannePiketty 7:30pm|
| Recital:ClaireDésert,piano
Diana Soh, composer
Fondation DRG France-Canada Composer in Residence
Distinguished Visitor
September 1–December 31, 2025
Yves Abel, conductor
Riki Turofsky Masterclass in Voice
September 24, 2025
Claire Désert, piano
Fondation DRG France-Canada
Distinguished Visitor in Music
October 20–24, 2025
Baptiste Trotignon, jazz pianist and composer
Fondation DRG France-Canada
Distinguished Visitor in Music
November 3–6, 2025
Boris Berman, piano
Wilma & Clifford Smith Visitor in Music
November 22–24, 2025
Judicael Perroy, guitar
Fondation DRG France-Canada
Distinguished Visitor in Music
January 18–24, 2026
Vivian Fung
Roger D. Moore Distinguished Visitor in Composition
University of Toronto New Music Festival
January 23–February 3, 2026
Sumanth Gopinath
Kenneth H. Peacock Lecturer
February 5–6, 2026
Carrie-Ann Matheson, pianist and conductor
John R. Stratton Visitor in Music
February 10–12, 2026
Simon Blendis, violin
Lorand Fenyves Resident Artist
March 20–24, 2026
Noriko Ueda, bass
John & Claudine Bailey Distinguished Visitor in Jazz
March 23–25, 2026
DRG
5pm|R330 Masterclass: NathaliePaulin,soprano 4 12:10pm|WH TVS|1stYear UndergraduateSingersin Performance 6pm|WH|Masterclass: BaptisteTrotignon,jazz pianist&composer
7:30pm|WH|
BaptisteTrotignon, jazzpianist&composer withJazz12tet &SmallJazzEnsembles
12:10pm|WH| T@N|Recital: BaptisteTrotignon, jazzpianist&composer 7:30pm|WH Instrumentalis
5pm|HCT
MysteryofClock: supportedbyFondationDRG France-CanadaCross CulturalExchangeProgram
|WH TVS|TheImportanceof Remembrance
|WH JazzClassicalHybrid Ensemble
7:30pm|ET UofTOpera:VivalaMamma (LeConvenienzeed InconvenienzeTeatrali)
7:30pm|ET UofTOpera:VivalaMamma (LeConvenienzeed InconvenienzeTeatrali)
7:30pm|ET
UofTOpera:VivalaMamma (LeConvenienzeed InconvenienzeTeatrali)
2:30pm|ET
UofTOpera:VivalaMamma (LeConvenienzeed InconvenienzeTeatrali)
7:30pm|KCC
HistoricalPerformance: Fauré’sRequiem&Handel’s UtrechtTeDeum 17 18 12:10pm|WH TVS|4thYearLieder ClassesinRecital
|WH StudentComposersConcert
|EJB
LobbyConcert:GospelChoir 7:30pm|WH VocalJazzEnsemble& 10O'ClockJazzOrchestra
|EJB
LobbyConcert:WestAfrican Drumming&DancingEnsemble
3:30pm|R130|NAGCS: BenSteege(ColumbiaUniversity) 7:30pm|WH FMUABenefitConcert
7:30pm|WH VocalisI:TheOperaHouse 22 3pm|WH
Masterclass: BorisBerman,piano
7:30pm|WH WindEnsemble:Vignettes
1pm&6pm|WH Masterclass: BorisBerman,piano
3pm|GC
ChoralStudiesConcert
|EJB LobbyConcert: SteelPanEnsemble
Venues for 2025–26 Season of Events
2:30pm|WH PianoFest
7:30pm|WH CollegiumMusicium
12pm|EJB
LobbyConcert:Japanese TaikoDrummingEnsemble
7:30pm|WH BrassChamberMusic
12pm|EJB
LobbyConcert: BrazilianMusicEnsemble 7:30pm|WH PercussionEnsemble: RememberingNormaBeecroft
VivalaMamma
(LeConvenienzeedInconvenienzeTeatrali)
November13–15,2025at7:30pm November16,2025at2:30pm TheElginTheatre
TheOperaDivisionpresentstheCanadianpremièreof VivalaMammabyGaetanoDonizettiatthehistoric ElginTheatre.AllAboutEvemeetsGypsyinthisrarely performedcomicgemaboutaharriedtroupeof travellingperformerswhereALLtheDRAMAisoffstage!
Conductor:RussellBraun;Director:MariaLamont.
UofTOperaStudentComposerCollective: Withthetellingcomesthemagic; fivetalesfromantiquitytopresentday
January18,2026at2:30pmand5pm MarilynandCharlesBaillieTheatre,CanadianStage
Ourstudentcomposersturntheirtalenttonarratives whichdatebacktotheverycreationoftheatre.Classic talesarepowerfullyenactedthenretoldthroughthelens ofourmodernworld.
Conductor:SandraHorst; Director&Libretto:MichaelPatrickAlbano.
TheRapeofLucretia
March12–14,2025at7:30pm March15,2026at2:30pm HarbourfrontCentreTheatre
Afeminist,survivor-forwardproductionofBenjamin Britten’spowerfulchamberopera.
Conductor:SandraHorst;Director:AnnaTheodosakis.
TheFirstVienneseSchool
March27,2026at5pm WalterHall
Acollectionofscenescelebratingoperaticmusicby Mozart,Haydn,Beethovenandtheirinfluencers.
WH: Walter Hall | EJB: Edward Johnson Building | TCRH: Tribute Communities Recital Hall UTSO: University of Toronto Symphony Orchestra| Ticketed Events | Registration Required
Faculty of Music Ensembles
Visitmusic.utoronto.catolearnmoreaboutallofourensembles
From symphonic masterworks, to jazz on the cutting edge and music from cultur around the world, witness the diversity of Toronto re ensembles and performing for an audience is an int artistic development. Experience the joy of live mus and hard working students. Mark your calendar for
University of Toronto Symphony Orchestra (UTS
Wind Ensemble
Wind Symphony
Contemporary Music Ensemble
Percussion Ensemble
Guitar Orchestra
MacMillan Singers
Chamber Choir
Soprano-Alto Chorus
Tenor-Bass Chorus
Jazz 12tet
Jazz Orchestra
Jazz Classical Hybrid Ensemble
Vocal Jazz Ensemble
Gospel Choir
Schola Cantorum
Collegium Musicium
Japanese Taiko Drumming Ensemble
West African Drumming and Dancing Ensemble
Steel Pan Ensemble
Brazilian Music Ensemble
Klezmer Ensemble
University of Toronto New Music Festival (UTNMF)
Fondation DRG France-Canada Distinguished Visitor in Music: Judicael Perroy, guitar
University of Toronto New Music Festival (UTNMF)
Music Research Festival
February 23–27, 2026
The Music Research Festival (MRF) is an annual week-long series of free events in celebration of music research and creation at the Faculty of Music, hosted by the Research & Partnerships Office (RPO) in collaboration with the Music Library. The festival aims to showcase the innovative research and diverse creative practices happening within and beyond the Faculty of Music.
Festival events highlight researcher-creators at all stages: undergraduate and graduate students share emerging research through the Faculty of Music Library's Research Showcase poster sessions; and faculty, staff, and postdoctoral fellows offer lectures and sit on panels and roundtables. MRF concludes annually with a special capstone event.
The RPO provides research support services to faculty, staff, and graduate students seeking internal and external funding to pursue their research and creative goals. We are committed to promoting the research stories of our community; building capacity for research and creation; preparing emerging researchers and innovators for career success; and developing new local and global partnerships.
For more info, please visit music.utoronto.ca or contact music.research@utoronto.ca
Music Oasis series
Bringing music to every corner of the University of Toronto tri-campus.
Launched in 2022, this series of free concerts is presented by the Faculty of Music in nontraditional performance spaces across the tri-campus. Our students have performed at the Faculty of Law's Jackman Law Building, Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering's Myhal Centre, Robarts Library, and University of Toronto Mississauga's Oscar Peterson Hall and William G. Davis Building.
Follow our social media channels @uoftmusic to find out where and when our next Music Oasis series will appear as well as which ensemble(s) will be performing.
@uoftmusic music.utoronto.ca
AStormWithin: theMusicofVivianFung
3:30pm
KennethH.PeacockLecture: SumanthGopinath (UniversityofMinnesota)
6:30pm&8pm|WH| ACelebrationofBlackHistory throughMusic:Lecture(6:30pm) &Lecture-Recital(8pm)
Reminiscence
T@N|Laureates:IreneMiller ChamberMusicFellows
1:30pm|WH
Masterclass:Carrie-Ann Matheson,pianist&conductor
3:30pm|R130
NAGCS:TadhgSauvey (UniversityofToronto)
5:30pm|WH Q+A:Carrie-AnnMatheson, pianist&conductor
NAGCS:HéctorVázquez Cordoba(UniversityofVictoria)
University of Toronto New Music Festival (UTNMF)
John R. Stratton Visitor in Music: Carrie-Ann Matheson, pianist & conductor
7:30pm|WH Jazz:SymmetryEnsemble
12:10pm|WH TVS|Recital:MiriamKhalil, soprano&DavidEliakis,piano
6pm|WH|Masterclass: MiriamKhalil,soprano
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| |T@N| JackmanHumanitiesInstitute ArtistinResidence:EveEgoyan
|HCT|UofTOpera: TheRapeofLucretia
|HCT UofTOpera: TheRapeofLucretia
Laureates:LilianGohDMA PianoRecitalCompetition Winner:MariyaOrlenko
|WH|Masterclass: SimonBlendis,violin
1pm|WH|BrassChamber MusicMasterclass:Jamie Somerville,hornist&conductor
3:30pm|R130 NAGCS:DaphneLeong (UniversityofColoradoBoulder)
12pm|EJB|LobbyConcert: CelebratingtheJournée internationaledelafrancophonie
7:30pm|TSP
HistoricalPerformance: Handel’sTheodora
7:30pm|TCRH| WindEnsemble: Harvest 2 0 2 6
7:30pm|WH| NorikoUeda,bass with10O’ClockJazz Orchestra&SmallJazz Ensembles
|HHT BrittaJohnson'sMusicalWorld
|WH| |T@N| Laureates:Norcop&Koldofsky PrizeWinners'Recital
1pm|WH|BrassChamber MusicMasterclass:Jamie Somerville,hornist&conductor
3:30pm|R130|NAGCS: MattRahaim (UniversityofMinnesota)
7:30pm|HCT| UofTOpera: TheRapeofLucretia
12pm|WH SaxophoneEnsemble
7:30pm|TCRH| WindSymphony: Shine
7:30pm|WH GlobalMusicsEnsembles 27 5pm|WH| UofTOpera: TheFirstVienneseSchool 28
Lorand Fenyves Resident Artist: Simon Blendis, violin
John & Claudine Bailey Visitor in Jazz: Noriko Ueda, bass
Fondation DRG France-Canada Academy of Vocal Winter Residency
Lorand Fenyves Resident Artist: Simon Blendis, violin
3pm|GC ChoralStudiesConcert
7:30pm|WH CollegiumMusicium
7:30pm|WH GuitarEnsembles& Flute/GuitarDuos
7:30pm|TSP
VocalisII:CyclesonStage
Prospective Students: Connect with Us!
Please reach out with any questions about our programs, applications, auditions, or opportunities at U of T Music. Contact us at:
Undergraduate: undergrad.music@utoronto.ca
Graduate: grad.music@utoronto.ca
Bachelor of Music in Performance
With renowned faculty and comprehensive programs, we are committed to developing the boundless potential of our students. Areas: Research Ethnomusicology
Master of Arts
Master of Music
Doctor of Philosophy
Doctor of Musical Arts
Music & Health
Music Education
Interdisciplinary Music Studies
AdmissionsApplicationDueDates:
Undergraduate:earlyJanuary2026
Graduate:lateNovember2025
EventsforProspectiveUndergraduateStudents:
FallCampusDay
November15,2025|10am–4pm
MarchBreakProgramming
March16–20,2026
Please visit music.utoronto.ca for most up-to-date information. All dates, times, venues, prices and artists are subject to change.
For all ticketed events (marked in green font colour):
Please call 416-408-0208 or visit music.utoronto.ca
Tickets can also be purchased at the venue 90 minutes before each performance. University of Toronto students with a valid T-Card are admitted free at the door (no ticket reservation necessary, some exceptions apply).
Ticketing services are primarily provided by the Weston Family Box Office 273 Bloor St W Toronto, ON M5S 1W2 416-408-0208 music.utoronto.ca
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