October 2019
Brampton Concert Band: Celebration of Freedom
Celebration of Freedom Swing is the thing this fall as Brampton Concert Band presents a profound and moving tribute to the end of both World Wars.
Find out more »The Rose Orchestra: For The Love of Musicals
Who doesn’t love a musical? The Rose Orchestra welcomes you to the opening of their ninth season with musical highlights from some of the best-loved musicals. West Side Story, Chicago, Mamma Mia and more are waiting for you. The Rosebuds will also take the stage with some of their own musical favourites.
Find out more »November 2019
Mamma Mia!
Sophie is getting married and wants to find her father so he can walk her down the aisle. But how to persuade her mom Donna to reveal the long-held secret of who he is? Add an idyllic Mediterranean setting, three possible dads, the hits of the greatest dance band ever, and you have the most popular musical of our time. Performed by Brampton’s own premier community theatre ensemble. "The ultimate feel-good tale of love conquering all.” – The Guardian
Find out more »Mamma Mia!
Sophie is getting married and wants to find her father so he can walk her down the aisle. But how to persuade her mom Donna to reveal the long-held secret of who he is? Add an idyllic Mediterranean setting, three possible dads, the hits of the greatest dance band ever, and you have the most popular musical of our time. Performed by Brampton’s own premier community theatre ensemble. "The ultimate feel-good tale of love conquering all.” – The Guardian
Find out more »Mamma Mia!
Sophie is getting married and wants to find her father so he can walk her down the aisle. But how to persuade her mom Donna to reveal the long-held secret of who he is? Add an idyllic Mediterranean setting, three possible dads, the hits of the greatest dance band ever, and you have the most popular musical of our time. Performed by Brampton’s own premier community theatre ensemble. "The ultimate feel-good tale of love conquering all.” – The Guardian
Find out more »Mamma Mia!
Sophie is getting married and wants to find her father so he can walk her down the aisle. But how to persuade her mom Donna to reveal the long-held secret of who he is? Add an idyllic Mediterranean setting, three possible dads, the hits of the greatest dance band ever, and you have the most popular musical of our time. Performed by Brampton’s own premier community theatre ensemble. "The ultimate feel-good tale of love conquering all.” – The Guardian
Find out more »Mamma Mia!
Sophie is getting married and wants to find her father so he can walk her down the aisle. But how to persuade her mom Donna to reveal the long-held secret of who he is? Add an idyllic Mediterranean setting, three possible dads, the hits of the greatest dance band ever, and you have the most popular musical of our time. Performed by Brampton’s own premier community theatre ensemble. "The ultimate feel-good tale of love conquering all.” – The Guardian
Find out more »Mamma Mia!
Sophie is getting married and wants to find her father so he can walk her down the aisle. But how to persuade her mom Donna to reveal the long-held secret of who he is? Add an idyllic Mediterranean setting, three possible dads, the hits of the greatest dance band ever, and you have the most popular musical of our time. Performed by Brampton’s own premier community theatre ensemble. "The ultimate feel-good tale of love conquering all.” – The Guardian
Find out more »Mamma Mia!
Sophie is getting married and wants to find her father so he can walk her down the aisle. But how to persuade her mom Donna to reveal the long-held secret of who he is? Add an idyllic Mediterranean setting, three possible dads, the hits of the greatest dance band ever, and you have the most popular musical of our time. Performed by Brampton’s own premier community theatre ensemble. "The ultimate feel-good tale of love conquering all.” – The Guardian
Find out more »Classic Albums Live: Abbey Road – The Beatles
“We’ve all read so much into the way The Beatles ended, but this album is the testament. It shows how giving and caring they were with each other, the four of them deeply involved with each other's songs. That’s beautiful, that’s the power of music. Abbey Road was released in October 1969 as a generation said goodbye to 10 years of heavy change. This album led us all across a new road and into another decade. And wasn’t that just…
Find out more »Burton Cummings: Up Close and Alone
Six-time JUNO-Award winner, recipient of the Order of Canada, and member of the Canadian Music Hall of Fame and Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame and more, Burton Cummings is one of the most celebrated rock artists in Canadian music history. As lead singer of the Guess Who, he earned the first U.S. platinum album by a Canadian artist, and on his own the first quadruple platinum Canadian-produced album. Altogether Cummings has earned some 80 platinum and gold record awards. Recently…
Find out more »OUTERBRIDGE – Clockwork Mysteries
A professionally orchestrated theatrical production with over 20 custom-designed illusions, and world-class lighting and set design, OUTERBRIDGE – Clockwork Mysteries is a high-energy magical adventure. Recognized as one of the most creative and dynamic shows of its kind, the Outerbridges fuse their revolutionary illusions with split-second artistry to hold viewers spellbound. With the help of an elaborate Victorian time machine, all travel back in time together, experiencing it accelerating and slowing down. Audiences will be enthralled from the first astonishing…
Find out more »December 2019
The Rose Orchestra: Home For The Holidays
Snow and sleigh rides, jingle bells and family get togethers. That’s what the holidays are all about. The Rose Orchestra welcomes you to our festive holiday get together as we ring in the yuletide season with many of your favourite Christmas classics. Get ready to sing along to familiar carols as we bring good tidings to everyone.
Find out more »The Next Generation Leahy
Adele, Gregory, Angus, Cecilia, Joseph and Evelyn – the third generation of this celebrated French-Canadian musical family – have amazed audiences and fellow performers around the world with their incredible musicianship. Led by their parents Doug and Jennifer, these six world-class performers, who are all still in elementary school, perform the high-energy, infectious Celtic-based music people associate with the Leahy heritage. Fiddle, cello, French accordion, singing, piano, and French-Canadian step dancing all take the stage in an engaging holiday show!
Find out more »The Nutcracker: A Canadian Tradition
Enjoy the traditional story of Klara’s magical journey with her nutcracker prince – with a uniquely Canadian twist. The Nutcracker: A Canadian Tradition is a visually stunning adventure favourite that brings Tchaikovsky’s well-loved score home for the holidays. Created by acclaimed choreographer Bengt Jörgen in collaboration with the McMichael Canadian Art Collection, the production is a remarkable fusion of ballet and classical music on a backdrop of iconic Canadian winter paintings, such as Franklin Carmichael’s Church and Houses at Bisset…
Find out more »January 2020
Lydia Persaud
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…
Find out more »Crash Test Dummies
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…
Find out more »Meghan Patrick
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…
Find out more »February 2020
Africville Stories
Africville Stories is Order of Canada recipient Joe Sealy’s new presentation that expands his 1997 JUNO Award-winning recording Africville Suite. Established in 1847, Africville was nestled on the shores of the Bedford Basin at the north end of Halifax and was Canada’s oldest Black community until it was razed in the late 1960s as an “urban improvement” measure. Africville overcame a multitude of challenges by pulling from the hearts and souls of its residents in order to survive for more…
Find out more »A Tribute to the Legends of Reggae
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!
Find out more »The Rose Orchestra: Come to the Carnival!
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.
Find out more »Choir! Choir! Choir!
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…
Find out more »Shaun Majumder
Host and Gemini Award-winning actor and comedian Shaun Majumder hails from Burlington, Newfoundland. He starred in the Farrelly Brothers' Fox comedy Unhitched in 2008 before his Comedy Central Presents special debuted. He’s since appeared on 24, Cedric the Entertainer Presents, and is a cast member of This Hour Has 22 Minutes. His documentary series Majumder Manor told the story of his dream to transform his hometown into a high-end, sustainable tourist destination and ran for two seasons on the W…
Find out more »New Orleans Jazz Orchestra
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…
Find out more »A Musical Evening with Hawksley Workman & Sarah Slean
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…
Find out more »Kim Mitchell
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…
Find out more »March 2020
An Evening with The Trews
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…
Find out more »The Archivist
“My name is Shaista (Shy-east-a). I am attempting to write a history, but I can’t remember the order of things. You see, my memories are not entirely my own. And if I can’t tell the story of how I came to be, we will repeat a cycle of… reaching back in time from Afghanistan to Canada. Will you help me remember so we don’t forget?” – Shaista Latif Shaista Latif is an artist, director and facilitator. Her works explore the…
Find out more »The Archivist
“My name is Shaista (Shy-east-a). I am attempting to write a history, but I can’t remember the order of things. You see, my memories are not entirely my own. And if I can’t tell the story of how I came to be, we will repeat a cycle of… reaching back in time from Afghanistan to Canada. Will you help me remember so we don’t forget?” – Shaista Latif Shaista Latif is an artist, director and facilitator. Her works explore the…
Find out more »Gaelic Storm
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…
Find out more »Miri Ben-Ari
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,…
Find out more »Bay City Rollers
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…
Find out more »The Little Mermaid
Deep in the ocean there once lived a mermaid with a voice of gold. She often dreamed of the world above the sea and when she is finally old enough to explore this world, she saves a young prince from a drowning ship. She falls in love and wants to become human as well. The mermaid desperately asks a mean sea witch for help. The witch agrees to give her legs, but only when she gives up her beautiful voice.…
Find out more »The Little Mermaid
Deep in the ocean there once lived a mermaid with a voice of gold. She often dreamed of the world above the sea and when she is finally old enough to explore this world, she saves a young prince from a drowning ship. She falls in love and wants to become human as well. The mermaid desperately asks a mean sea witch for help. The witch agrees to give her legs, but only when she gives up her beautiful voice.…
Find out more »The Rose Orchestra: A Spring Romance
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.
Find out more »April 2020
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat
The irresistible family musical about the trials and triumphs of Joseph, Israel’s favorite son. Enjoy one of the most enduring shows of all time, a reimagining of the biblical story of Joseph, his father Jacob, 11 brothers and the coat of many colours. Told entirely through song with the help of a narrator, the musical follows preferred son Joseph. After being sold into slavery by his brothers, he ingratiates himself with Egyptian noble Potiphar, but ends up in jail after…
Find out more »Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat
The irresistible family musical about the trials and triumphs of Joseph, Israel’s favorite son. Enjoy one of the most enduring shows of all time, a reimagining of the biblical story of Joseph, his father Jacob, 11 brothers and the coat of many colours. Told entirely through song with the help of a narrator, the musical follows preferred son Joseph. After being sold into slavery by his brothers, he ingratiates himself with Egyptian noble Potiphar, but ends up in jail after…
Find out more »Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat
The irresistible family musical about the trials and triumphs of Joseph, Israel’s favorite son. Enjoy one of the most enduring shows of all time, a reimagining of the biblical story of Joseph, his father Jacob, 11 brothers and the coat of many colours. Told entirely through song with the help of a narrator, the musical follows preferred son Joseph. After being sold into slavery by his brothers, he ingratiates himself with Egyptian noble Potiphar, but ends up in jail after…
Find out more »Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat
The irresistible family musical about the trials and triumphs of Joseph, Israel’s favorite son. Enjoy one of the most enduring shows of all time, a reimagining of the biblical story of Joseph, his father Jacob, 11 brothers and the coat of many colours. Told entirely through song with the help of a narrator, the musical follows preferred son Joseph. After being sold into slavery by his brothers, he ingratiates himself with Egyptian noble Potiphar, but ends up in jail after…
Find out more »Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat
The irresistible family musical about the trials and triumphs of Joseph, Israel’s favorite son. Enjoy one of the most enduring shows of all time, a reimagining of the biblical story of Joseph, his father Jacob, 11 brothers and the coat of many colours. Told entirely through song with the help of a narrator, the musical follows preferred son Joseph. After being sold into slavery by his brothers, he ingratiates himself with Egyptian noble Potiphar, but ends up in jail after…
Find out more »Four Go Wild in Wellies
Featuring bobble hats, scarves, tents that have lives of their own and, of course, lots of fun in wellies, Four Go Wild in Wellies is “Thirty minutes of sheer delight” by Scotland’s award-winning inclusive dance company Indepen-dance 4. Created specifically for 3- to 5-year-olds, this show is a playful look at the joy of inventiveness and curiosity, the negotiation of social structures, how friendships are built, broken and mended, the spectrum between collaboration and competition, and play that emerges from…
Find out more »Aditi Mangaldas
Aditi Mangaldas is a leading dancer and choreographer in the classical Indian dance form of Kathak. She has constantly pushed boundaries and is considered a maverick in India. She has also broken new ground to evolve a contemporary dance vocabulary, infused with the spirit of the classical. Celebrated around the world for the startling richness and intricacy of her dance and choreography, she was nominated in the category of outstanding performance (classical) by the National Dance Critics Circle Awards 2017…
Find out more »Classic Albums Live: Damn The Torpedos
“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…
Find out more »The Rose Orchestra: 20/20 Visionaires
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.
Find out more »May 2020
Tanya Tagaq
“Tagaq’s surreal meld of poetry and prose transmutes the Arctic’s boundless beauty, intensity, and desolation into a wrenching contemporary mythology.” – New Yorker Improvisational singer, avant-garde composer and bestselling novellist, Tanya Tagaq is one of Canada’s most original and celebrated artists as a member of the Order of Canada, Polaris Music Prize and JUNO Award winner, Giller Prize Longlisted author and recipient of multiple honorary doctorates. Headlining the 2020 Festival of Literary Diversity (FOLD), musical and literary worlds come together with…
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