The Rose Brampton

Raised on a healthy dose of the country music narrative and the spiritual motivation of gospel hymns, Lydia Persaud is reconnecting with her roots, performing her debut EP Low Light in her hometown of Brampton. After performing internationally with The O'Pears and Dwayne Gretzky, and backing artists such as Lee Fields, Jill Barber, Royal Wood, Jadea Kelly and Karl Wolf, Lydia has emerged with her own voice in the world of folk-soul: intimate songwriting paired with subtle instrumentation, folk storytelling…

Hit '90s band Crash Test Dummies reunites for their Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm 25th anniversary tour. The Canadian folk rock group from Winnipeg will play their breakthrough album God Shuffled His Feet. Most identifiable through Brad Roberts (vocals, guitar) and his distinctive bass-baritone voice, the band also includes Ellen Reid (co-vocals, keys), Dan Roberts (bass guitar, backing vocals), Benjamin Darvill (harmonica, mandolin) and Mitch Dorge (drums, percussion). Their Brampton performance features the album straight through along with other fan favourites…

Meghan Patrick, 2017 Canadian Country Music Award Female Artist of the Year and Sirius XM Rising Star, is described as a mix of the free spirit of Emmylou Harris and the spark and sensuality of Tanya Tucker. Her debut album Grace & Grit sprouted four Top 20 singles including her stirring duet with Joe Nichols on the Top 10 hit Still Loving You. She’s performed with Lady Antebellum, Dwight Yoakam, Kip Moore and Martina McBride, and a show-stopping duet with…

A musical “rockumentary” that salutes the lives and music of reggae legends. This multi-element presentation of music and tribute imagery is a live experience that celebrates reggae music’s best, and gets you up close and personal to the catalogue of the icons themselves. Enjoy performances from Brampton Arts Walk of Fame inductee Exco Levi and more!

Winter may seem long, but not when you can come to the carnival! The Rose Orchestra presents a fantastic family concert of musical fun, folly and adventure. Become a kid again and light up your imagination with visions of the Pink Panther, Saint-Saens’ Carnival of the Animals and John Williams’ memorable characters from Star Wars.

A community choir established in 2011, Toronto’s Choir! Choir! Choir! brings together an eclectic mix of Parkdale-dwelling baristas and suburban moms and dads for stirring, frequently viral performances. Nobu Adilman and Daveed Goldman, the founders, take a nontraditional approach. There are no auditions and the audience is the choir. Just show up and they'll teach you an original arrangement to a song you love. It’s interactive theatre. It’s stand-up comedy. It’s a concert like you’ve never seen before. The group…

2010 Grammy Award winners for Best Large Jazz Ensemble, The New Orleans Jazz Orchestra (NOJO) was formed in 2002 to celebrate and fortify the American jazz portfolio while providing infrastructure for developing the New Orleans jazz industry. Led by artistic director Adonis Rose, this 18-piece big band has an ever-increasing repertoire that exemplifies the influence of jazz as the grandfather of all modern American music. On their new release in spring 2019, NOJO takes a look into the mind and…

For the first time two of the finest voices in Canadian music are set to share the stage. Sarah Slean and Hawksley Workman perform together from their respective musical repertoires. Expect the evening to be filled with unforgettable music, storytelling and soaring voices as they showcase their extraordinary talent. Three-time JUNO nominee and two-time Gemini nominee Sarah Slean is a composer, producer, and unique artistic force, boasting eight albums, a number of short films, two volumes of poetry, exhibitions of…

Canadian rock icon Kim Mitchell has sung those lines from his personal mission statement Rock N Roll Duty for decades now and he’s still doing exactly that, creative energy and enthusiasm fully intact. A Kim Mitchell concert is like being at the live recording of a greatest hits box set which includes his solo hits Patio Lanterns and Max Webster gems like Diamonds Diamonds, High Class in Borrowed Shoes, and other songs that have become part of the Canadian musical…

The Trews' mainstream breakthrough came with the 2003 JUNO-nominated hit single Not Ready to Go from their Gold-certified debut album House of Ill Fame. A hooky mix of alt-rock edge and melodic, riffy swagger, the quartet became a chart staple, earning accolades and legions of fans with albums like 2005's Den of Thieves and 2014's eponymous release. Following a 2016 retrospective release, the band returned in 2018 with their high-energy sixth album Civilianaires. An electrifying and wildly original work, the…

After nearly two decades, chart-topping Celtic band Gaelic Storm is looking sharper than ever with their latest release Matching Sweaters. Rooted in the songwriting of founders Patrick Murphy and Steve Twigger, the album moves from drinking songs to sea shanties to energetic instrumentals, to rootsy pop-rockers, gluing everything together with their signature spark and spirit. Back in the mid-1990s, Gaelic Storm kicked off their career at a pub in Santa Monica, California. Discovered there, they appeared in the blockbuster film…

Grammy Award-winning violinist and producer, “Goodwill Ambassador of Music” to the United Nations, CEO of Mirimode Music Productions and CEO of Gedenk, a non-for-profit organization promoting Holocaust awareness and tolerance to young people, Miri Ben-Ari is a force. Originally from Israel, Ben-Ari is a classically trained violinist, who has created her own unique music; a revolutionary fusion of classical, hip-hop, soul and dance, selling millions of records by collaborating with other Grammy Award-winning artists such as Kanye West, Jay Z,…

McKeown, front man of the Legendary Bay City Rollers, enjoys the release of his new album, Les McKeown…The Lost Songs, bringing back the golden era and all the hits from the early days. The story of the Bay City Rollers has been told countless times and now that Les is reliving some of his own memories with the release of The Lost Songs, an album of tracks that lay in a box, untouched for years, he is keen to bring…

Spring is in the air, bringing visions of love and romance after a long winter’s night. Come welcome this season of renewal and love with the symphonic poetry of Borodin’s Musical Tableau: In the Steppes of Central Asia, the romantic melodies of Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto and the idyllic strains of Brahms’ Symphony No. 2.

“It’s been 40 years since Damn the Torpedoes was released. The sound of that album reminds me of the '70s. It was a time when punk, disco and new wave were all exploding, but ol’ Tom stayed the course and wrote a perfect rock album. We were struck with how beautiful the guitars sounded – really silky and graceful. We started out with two guitarists and then we added two more, which allows the music to soar. We’re going to…

Every century has its visionaries. Join the Rose Orchestra as they pay tribute to some of the most notable music visionaries of all time; Vivaldi, Bach and especially Beethoven. These geniuses created music that has endured the test of time. Come, be a part of the celebration as The Rose Orchestra presents an evening of awe-inspiring and innovative music from the past that still inspires us in the 21st century.