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Northwestern Ontario's Chamber Music Group ~ Baroque and Beyond.

07/16/2026

Here’s a photo from Matt Sellick and Lia Grainger’s performance at The Foundry this evening, July 16, 2026!

07/13/2026

My dear, sweet mother, Helen Ganiatsos, would have been turning 110 today! She was born on July 12, 1916. She also got married on this day in 1940, on her 24th birthday.
She retained her special glow throughout her entire life.
Here she is on a friend’s yacht in the Thunder Bay harbour!

07/11/2026

Matt Sellick Returns to Thunder Bay, happening SOON!
Don’t miss this!
Flamenco on Tour: An Evening of Live Dance & Guitar
Thursday, July 16 | 6:00 PM (Doors at 5:00 PM)
At The Foundry, 242 Red River Rd, Thunder Bay.
(807) 285-3188

Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/1993495572922

The Foundry welcomes two award-winning professional flamenco artists to the stage for one night only. Flamenco dancer Lia Grainger and guitarist Matt Sellick present an intimate evening celebrating the passion and precision of flamenco music and dance.

Vancouver-born Lia Grainger has devoted more than two decades to flamenco dance, training in Canada before spending six years immersed in the tradition's heartland, Seville and Madrid, Spain. A Dora Award-nominated choreographer and founder of Toronto's Flamencolía Dance Company, Lia was selected to compete at Lincoln Center's prestigious CERTAMEN USA in 2017 and now serves as co-artistic director of Toronto's F for Flamenco Festival.

Joining her is Matt Sellick, a Thunder Bay native returning home to share his artistry. A celebrated flamenco guitarist and composer who tours internationally with Jesse Cook, Matt has released four acclaimed solo albums and performed as a soloist with the Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra and other leading ensembles.

Together, these two world-class artists bring the raw emotion and technical mastery of flamenco to life in a performance that promises rhythm, passion, and virtuosity in equal measure.

Don't miss this rare opportunity to experience flamenco at its finest, right here in Thunder Bay.

Doors open at 5:00 PM, and the show kicks off at 6:00 PM.

Our community can use the exclusive discount code STUDENT20 for 20% off tickets on Eventbrite.

Images to accompany can be found here:

06/27/2026

Last Days to enter our Early-Bird Pass Draw for a $100 Gift Card to Bight Restaurant & Bar!

06/23/2026

Our Early-Bird Special is still available! One week left to enter our draw for a $100 gift card to Bight Restaurant and Bar in Thunder Bay. That represents two thirds of the cost of a regular season pass: $150 for 7 concerts, completely transferable, and $90 for students. As not a great many have signed up yet, you stand a really good chance of winning!

If you order your season pass by June 30, you will be entered in the Early-Bird Draw. The owner of Bight Restaurant and Bar most kindly provides the great draw prize so as to encourage people to subscribe, because she believes in the value of what we of Consortium Aurora Borealis offer the public.

Order your season pass now!
www.consortiumab.org/passes
Email: [email protected]
Or call 807 768-7420

Here’s the poster for our opening concert on Sat. Sept. 12 to whet your appetite and to entice you to subscribe. The ever-popular Doris Dungan on flute and Peter Cosbey on cello will be playing gorgeous solos by J.S. Bach and son CPE Bach. They’ll be joined by bassoonist Aviner Hartwick in elegant duos by the prolific French Baroque composer Boismortier.

Our 48th concert season then continues with a very exciting concert by Toronto’s hot Payadora Tango Ensemble on Sat. Sept. 26, not to be missed. Our other dates (Saturdays at 7:30 pm) are Nov. 21, Jan. 9, Feb. 6, Mar. 20, and to conclude on May 8, master-pianist Angela Park will be performing an all-Beethoven concert on the occasion of the bicentenary of the death of this immortal composer. In fact, Consortium will join the whole world during 2027 in celebrating Beethoven with three concerts of his music, a Mini Beethoven Festival!

We look forward to welcoming you at our concerts.
Many thanks for helping us to keep great music alive!

- Elizabeth Ganiatsos, Artistic Director

06/11/2026

CONSORTIUM AURORA BOREALIS EARLY-BIRD SPECIAL: ORDER BY JUNE 30 FOR A CHANCE TO WIN!

Celebrate 48 years of fabulous music-making with us! Season Passes are the very best way to enjoy our concerts. Order now to take advantage of our great Early-Bird Special!

As perks, season passes will give you one free concert, grant you the convenience of not having to hand over money at the door, plus give you fast-tracked entry upon arrival. Become a subscriber and save! No price increase.

Seven exciting concerts for $150; students $90.
That's one free concert! Passes are fully transferable.

If you subscribe by June 30, you’ll be entered in a Draw for a $100 Gift Card to Bight Restaurant & Bar!
You might be a winner!
Buy Your Season Pass Today
To Order: Call 807 768-7420 or
Email [email protected]
Or online with credit card:
www.consortiumab.org/passes

Make cheques payable to Consortium Aurora Borealis (marked 'for Season Pass’), and mail them to us at:
P.O. Box 21027, 640 River St., Thunder Bay, ON P7A 8A7.

If you prefer to pay by credit card, please order through PayPal on our website and scroll to the bottom to pay:

http://www.consortiumab.org/passes

Many thanks to Bight Restaurant & Bar for graciously donating the $100 gift card.
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Saturday, September 12 marks the start of our ambitious 2026 - 2027 concert season, which includes appearances by Toronto’s award-winning Payadora Tango Ensemble on Saturday, September 26 and highly-acclaimed concert pianist Angela Park, Saturday, May 8!

05/09/2026

TONIGHT!!! Matt Sellick, flamenco guitar, & Marito Marques, percussion, 7:30 PM, at St. Paul’s United Church, 349 Waverley St., Thunder Bay! $25, Students $15, cash or cheque at the door; 11 & under free. Or with credit card:
www.consortiumab.org/tickets prior to the concert. It will be a very exciting evening! Mothers especially welcome.

05/08/2026

Here he is, awesome flamenco guitarist Matt Sellick, waiting to cast his spell on you tomorrow evening! World-class percussionist Marito Marques joins him. Saturday, May 9, 7:30 pm, St. Paul’s United Church, 349 Waverley St.,Thunder Bay. Don’t miss this concert if you’re able to attend! Tickets online at www.consortiumab.org/tickets by credit card, or in person at the door by cash or cheque. $25; $15 for students with ID, 11 & under free.

05/07/2026

What fabulous publicity our local Chronicle Journal has given our upcoming “Matt Sellick In Concert - Flamenco Guitar!”, written by Matt, and published this morning. This exciting concert is on the night before Mother’s Day, so we invite all moms (and others too!) to come out for this special treat! Read Matt’s newspaper article for interesting background and details. Order your tickets online: www.consortiumab.org/tickets, paying by credit card (names will be on a list at the door for admission), or pay at the door, cash or cheque. $25; $15 students with ID, 11 & under free. Sat. May 9, 7:30 PM, St. Paul’s United Church, 349 Waverley St., Thunder Bay. This wraps up our Consortium Aurora Borealis 47th Season!

05/06/2026

World-class Portugal-born percussionist Marito Marques works regularly with charismatic flamenco guitarist Matt Sellick. They’ll collaborate live in an exciting concert on Saturday, May 9, 7:30 PM, at St. Paul’s United Church, 349 Waverley St., Thunder Bay. As one of Canada’s most in-demand and hard-working drummers, Marito has released several albums, and made a name for himself as both an outstanding live and sessions drummer and a producer. Marques is considered one of the most requested and versatile drummers and producers in Europe and Canada, having performed World Tours with artists in the most diverse music genres. He makes compelling music that is as beautiful to listen to as it is nourishing for the soul. Come out to hear him in action! $25; $15 students at the door, cash or cheque; 11 & under free! Or by credit card at www.consortiumab.org/tickets.
Check out Marito’s website:
http://www.maritomarques.com

Address

P. O. Box 21027, 640 River Street
Thunder Bay, ON
P7A8A7

Website

http://consortiumab.org/

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