2025-2026 SEASON

 

October 4, ​​2025

Cathedral Bluffs Symphony Orchestra​

Allison Cecilia Arends, soprano

Beethoven: Egmont: Overture, Op. 84
John S. Gray*: Episodes (2003)
Mozart: “Ruhe Sanft, Mein Holdes Leben” from Zaide, K. 344
Bellini: “Qui la voce” from I puritani

Puccini: “O mio babbino caro” from Gianni Schicchi
Gounod: “Amour, ranime mon courage” from Romeo et Juliette
Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

 

October 24-25, 2025

Newfoundland Symphony Orchestra

Fall Pops: Silver Screams

Halloween Spooktacular: Paranormal Popcorn Patrol

Best Kind Productions

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November 12-13, 2025

National Academy Orchestra of Canada

Brott Music Festival: Education Series

BLAST OFF! Orchestra in Orbit

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November 15, 2025

Cathedral Bluffs Symphony Orchestra

Cris Derksen, cello

Schubert Symphony in D minor, D.759 Unfinished
Cris Derksen Controlled Burn (2023)
Tailleferre Ouverture
Stravinsky The Firebird: Suite (1919)

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November 21, 2025

Newfoundland Symphony Orchestra

Steve Maloney, guest artist

Vicki Harnett & Miranda MacDonald, guest artists

Christmas Pops: A Yuletibe VIbe

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November 28-29, 2025

Symphony Nova Scotia

Dave Gunning & JP Cormier, guest artists

A Gunning & Cormier Christmas

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December 6, 2025

National Academy Orchestra of Canada

Brott Music Festival

The Musical Magic of Christmas

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December 13, 2025

Cathedral Bluffs Symphony Orchestra

Wachiyo Cho, violin (2025 NYMF Winner)

Strauss, Jr.: Fledermaus: Overture

Godfrey Ridout: Frivolites Canadiennes (1973)

Strauss, Jr.: Thunder and Lightning Polka, Op. 324

Wieniawski: Violin Concerto No. 2 in D minor, Op. 22

Verdi: Nabucco: Overture

Lehar: Gold and Silver Waltz, Op. 79

Rimsky-Korsakov: Polonaise from Christmas Eve Suite

Bizet: L’Arlésienne: Suite No. 2

Strauss, Sr.: Radetzky March, Op. 228

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December 19-20, 2025

Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony

Patti Payne Trio, guest artists

Grand Philharmonic Choir (Mark Vuorinen, Artistic Director)

Holiday Pops

 

January 22-24, 2026

Newfoundland Symphony Orchestra

Dana Parsons, guest artist

Various guest artists

Winter Pops: That 70's Show

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February 7, 2026

Cathedral Bluffs Symphony Orchestra

Stephen Sitarski, violin

Violet Archer: Poem (1940)
Barber: Violin Concerto
Prokofiev: Selections from Romeo and Juliet

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February 11-12, 2026

Windsor Symphony Orchestra

High School Education Concerts:

Beethoven Symphony No. 1

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February 14-15, 2026

Windsor Symphony Orchestra

Lee Siegel, guest artist

St. Clair College Music Theatre Students

Lee Siegel Sings Broadway

 

March 14, 2026

Cathedral Bluffs Symphony Orchestra

Open House and Free Concert

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April 16-17, 2026

Newfoundland Symphony Orchestra

The Once, guest artists

Spring Pops: The Once

 

 April 18, 2026

Cathedral Bluffs Symphony Orchestra

Tina Sievers, violin (2025 NYMF Winner)

Michael Jia, piano (2025 CCCTIMF Winner)T

Karen Yoshida, piano (2025 NYMF Winner)

Vivaldi: Violin Concerto No. 1 in E major, Op. 8, RV 269

La primavera (Spring) from Le quattro stagioni (The Four Seasons)

Saint-Saens: Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 22 (1st mvt)

Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37 (1st mvt)
Florence Price: Symphony No. 1 in E minor

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April 24-25, 2026

Symphony Nova Scotia

Heather Rankin, guest artist

Heather Rankin

 

May 30, 2026

Cathedral Bluffs Symphony Orchestra

Emily Rocha, soprano
Queen Hezumuryango, mezzo-soprano
Pax Christi Chorale (Elaine Choi, Artistic Director)

Mahler Symphony No. 2 in C minor Resurrection

 

 PREVIOUS SEASONS

 

July 31, 2025

National Academy Orchestra of Canada

Brott Music Festival

Barber: Adagio for Strings

Jenkins: Palladio

Morricone: Gabriel’s Oboe from The Mission

Elgar: Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op. 20

Mozetich*: Postcards from the Sky (1998)
 

July 26, 2025

National Academy Orchestra of Canada

Brott Music Festival

David Rogers, guest artist

Rebecca Poff, guest artist

Broadway Dreams

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July 19, 2025

National Academy Orchestra of Canada

Brott Music Festival

Jeans ‘n Classics, guest artists

Motown & Disco

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June 28, 2025

National Academy Orchestra of Canada

Brott Music Festival

Barber: Adagio for Strings

Jenkins: Palladio

Morricone: Gabriel’s Oboe from The Mission

Elgar: Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op. 20

Mozetich*: Postcards from the Sky (1998)

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June 26, 2025

National Academy Orchestra of Canada

Brott Music Festival

A Night at the Oscars

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May 24, 2025

Cathedral Bluffs Symphony Orchestra

Samir Abd-Elmessih, french horn

Verdi: La Forza del destino: Overture

Ian Cusson*: Tableau Vivant (2018)

Gliere: Horn Concerto

Mussorgsky-Ravel: Pictures at an Exhibition​​​​​

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May 9-10, 2025

Symphony Nova Scotia

The East Pointers, guest artists

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April 25-26, 2025

Attila Glatz International Concert Productions

Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean: Dean Man’s Chest

In Concert Live to Film

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April 19, 2025

Cathedral Bluffs Symphony Orchestra

Dayou Kim, piano

Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K.620: Overture

Ravel: Le Tombeau de Couperin Suite

Schumann: Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54 (1st mvt)

Alexina Louie*: Music for a Celebration (1990)

Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana: Intermezzo

Copland: Appalachian Spring: Suite (1945)

 

​March 22-23, 2025

Windsor Symphony Orchestra

Tommy Mesa, cello

Jocelyn Morlock: Lucid Dreams

Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 2 in C minor, Op. 17 Ukrainian

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March 21, 2025

Windsor Symphony Orchestra

High School Education Concerts:

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 2 Ukrainian

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March 8, 2025

Cathedral Bluffs Symphony Orchestra

Open House and Free Concert

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February 8, 2025

Cathedral Bluffs Symphony Orchestra

Chabrier: Espana

Elizabeth Raum*: Flamenco Dance (2009)

Rimsky-Korsakov: Capriccio Espagnol, Op. 34

de Falla: Three Dances from The Three-Cornered Hat

Bizet: Carmen Suites 1 & 2

Arturo Marquez: Danzon No. 2

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January 31, 2025

Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony Orchestra

Shane Cook and the Woodchippers, guest artists

Canadian Celtic Roots

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December 14, 2024

Cathedral Bluffs Symphony Orchestra

Karen Kobayashi, flute
Ophir Strumpf, violin
Alice Yang, piano

Coleridge-Taylor: Christmas Overture

Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 9 in E-flat major,

K. 271 Jeunehomme (1st mvt)

Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35 (2nd mvt)

Mozart: Flute Concerto No. 2 in D major, K. 314 (1st mvt)

Rimsky-Korsakov: "March of the Tumblers"

from The Snow Maiden

Prokofiev: Lieutenant Kije Suite symphonique, Op. 60

Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker Suite No. 1, Op. 71a

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December 7-8, 2024

National Academy Orchestra of Canada

Brott Music Festival

The Musical Magic of Christmas

 

November 28-December 1, 2024

Symphony Nova Scotia

The Celtic Tenors, guest artists

Christmas with The Celtic Tenors

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November 16, 2024

Cathedral Bluffs Symphony Orchestra

Tanya Charles, violin

Jocelyn Morlock*: My Name is Amanda Todd (2015)

Marjan Mozetich*: Affairs of the Heart (1997)

Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74 Pathetique

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November 14, 2024

National Academy Orchestra of Canada

Brott Music Festival: Education Series

Feel the Music: Emotions in Concert

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October 5, 2024

Cathedral Bluffs Symphony Orchestra

Rachel Krehm, soprano

Danielle MacMillan, mezzo-soprano

Daevyd Pepper, tenor

Alex Halliday, bass-baritone

Pax Christi Chorale (Elaine Choi, conductor)

Voices Chamber Choir (Ron Cheung, conductor)

Joel Toews*: Fanfare & March (2024)

Matthew Emery*: Hymn of Praise (2015)

Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 Choral

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September 21-22, 2024

Symphony Nova Scotia

JP Cormier and Dave Gunning, guest artists

Nova Scotia Tour

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September 15-22, 2024

Symphony Nova Scotia

Symphony Week Performances

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August 9, 2024

National Academy Orchestra of Canada

Brott Music Festival

North Atlantic Drift, guest artists

East Coast Kitchen Party

 

August 8, 2024

National Academy Orchestra of Canada

Brott Music Festival

Lou Zamprogna, stage director

Tom Oliver, vocal director

Andrew Lloyd Webber: EVITA

 

July 19, 2024

National Academy Orchestra of Canada

Brott Music Festival

Jeans ‘n Classics, guest artists

The Music of James Bond

 

June 22 and July 18, 2024

National Academy Orchestra of Canada

Brott Music Festival

Emma Reader-Lee, violin

Ava Leschyshyn, violin

Jason Tsz Wah Lo, violin

Roman Nykorovych, violin

Max Richter: On the Nature of Daylight (2004)

Max Richter: Vivaldi: The Four Seasons Recomposed (2012)

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 May 25, 2024

Cathedral Bluffs Symphony Orchestra

Joelle Crigger, violin

Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26

Mahler: Symphony No. 1 in D major Titan

 

April 20, 2024

Cathedral Bluffs Symphony Orchestra

Jennifer Stephen, tuba

Smetana: Vltava (The Moldau) from Ma Vlast

John Williams: Tuba Concerto (1985)

Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade, Op. 35

 

March 9, 2024

Cathedral Bluffs Symphony Orchestra

Max Tian, piano

Open House: A March Break Orchestral Adventure

 

February 9-11, 2024

Symphony Nova Scotia

JP Cormier, guest artist

A Tribute to Gordon Lightfoot

 

February 2, 2024

Cathedral Bluffs Symphony Orchestra

Sultans of String, guest artists

WALKING THROUGH THE FIRE

 

December 16, 2023

Cathedral Bluffs Symphony Orchestra

Clair Cho, cello and Danita Zhang, piano

Humperdinck: Hansel und Gretel: Prelude

Liadov: The Enchanted Lake, Op. 62

Tchaikovsky: Selections from

Sleeping Beauty: Suite, Op. 66a

Tchaikovsky: Selections from

Swan Lake: Suite, Op. 20a

Mendelssohn: Selections from

A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Op. 61

Ravel: Ma mère l’oye (Mother Goose): Suite

Lalo: Cello Concerto in D minor (1st mvt)

Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2

in C minor, Op. 18 (1st mvt)

 

December 9, 2023

National Academy Orchestra of Canada

Brott Music Festival

The Musical Magic of Christmas

 

November 11, 2023

Cathedral Bluffs Symphony Orchestra

Grazyna Bacewicz: Overture (1943)

Vaughan Williams: English Folk Song Suite

Kevin Lau*: A Dream of Dawn (2014)

Beethoven: Symphony No. 3

in E-flat major, Op. 55 Eroica

 

October 7, 2023

Cathedral Bluffs Symphony Orchestra

Marion Newman, mezzo-soprano

Kati Agócs*: Shenanigan (2011)

Christine Donkin*: Three Autumn Scenes (2011)

Bramwell Tovey*: Ancestral Voices (2017)

Dvorak: Symphony No. 9

in E minor, Op. 95, B. 178 New World​​

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****Past performances available upon request****

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*Canadian composer **Cree composer ***Mi'kmaq composer