Soundstreams

10/07/2026

Thank you to Ludwig van Toronto for this stellar review of our Steve Reich at 90!

Soundstreams & Faculty of Music, University of Toronto: Celebrating Steve Reich at 90 will be in conversations for months, years to come.

10/05/2026

Thanks to Ludwig van Toronto for this feature on our Steve Reich at 90 concert - happening tomorrow night!

Classical music and opera events in Toronto for the week of October 5 to 11, 2026.

09/28/2026

Classical music and opera events in Toronto for the week of September 28 to October 4, 2026.

09/23/2026

🎼 Calling emerging composers!

Applications are open for Soundstreams’ Bridges: Emerging Composers Workshop & Showcase, taking place in Toronto, February 21–28, 2027.

Six composers from around the world will develop and premiere new works as part of Soundstreams’ main stage concert series.

📅 Deadline: October 8, 2026, 11:59 PM EST
ℹ️ https://soundstreams.ca/education/bridges

Apply now and bring your music to Toronto!


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🎼 Appel aux compositeurs émergents!

Les inscriptions sont ouvertes pour l’atelier et la vitrine « Bridges : Emerging Composers » de Soundstreams, qui se tiendra à Toronto du 21 au 28 février 2027.

Six compositrices et compositeurs de partout dans le monde créeront et présenteront en première de nouvelles œuvres dans le cadre de la série de concerts sur la scène principale de Soundstreams.

📅 Date limite : le 8 octobre 2026, à 23 h 59 HNE
ℹ️ https://soundstreams.ca/education/bridges

Inscrivez-vous dès maintenant et venez présenter votre musique à Toronto!

09/16/2026

TD ENCOUNTERS:
VIOLINS UNBOUND

November 2, 2026 | 7:30 p.m. 

Hugh’s Room (296 Broadview Ave, Toronto, ON)

Registration is FREE:
https://soundstreams.ca/events/td-encounters-violins-unbound-2/

Few instruments can match the violin’s extraordinary combination of brilliance, agility, and expressive power. 
This Encounters event will showcase all that the violin can offer, featuring violinists Judith Fliedl, visiting from Austria on a Canadian tour, and Toronto-based violinist Roan Ma, performing a world premiere for violin duet by André Ristic, commissioned by Soundstreams. The program will also include works by John Beckwith, Chris Paul Harman, Parisa Sabet, and Ana Sokolovič. A discussion and audience Q&A with Fliedl and Ma will follow the performance.  

TD Canada
Roan Ma
Judith Fliedl

09/01/2026

Congratulations to Cecilia Livingston! 👏

The Canadian Music Centre has announced that Cecilia Livingston’s work “Lament” has won the 2026 Harry Freedman Award.

08/28/2026

Applications are open for our 2027 Bridges: Emerging Composers Workshop and Showcase!

Program Dates: February 21 – February 28, 2027

Visiting Mentor: James MacMillan

Resident Ensemble: Mezzo-soprano, Flute, Percussion and Piano.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Application Deadline: Thursday, October 8th, 2026 (11:59pm EST) 

LEARN MORE: https://soundstreams.ca/education/bridges/

Soundstreams’ Bridges: Emerging Composers Program is an annual week-long tuition-free program that brings together celebrated mentors, a professional resident ensemble, and six emerging composers from around the world to each develop and premiere a new work, presented as part of Soundstreams’ main stage concert series in Toronto, ON.

Each participant will receive a $1,000 honorarium for composing their new work and free accommodation in Toronto for the duration of the workshop.

Photo from our 2026 Bridges showcase:
Lawrence Cherney, Ho-Chi So, Alexander Bridger, Justine Leichtling, Zosha Di Castri, Ana Maria Oancea, Lily Koslow, Cassandra Miller, Liam Gibson.

Photo credit: Cylla von Tiedemann

Bridges: Emerging Composers Workshop and Showcase Program Dates: February 21 – February 28, 2027Visiting Mentor: James MacMillanResident Ensemble: Mezzo-soprano, Flute, Percussion and Piano.Toronto, Ontario, Canada Application Deadline: Thursday, October 8th, 2026 (11:59pm EST)   Soundstream...

08/24/2026

Thanks to Ludwig van Toronto for this feature on our TD Encounters series!

Soundstreams has announced its 2026/27 TD Encounters season, a four-concert series is offered to adventurous Toronto audiences free of charge.

08/11/2026

TD Encounters: Nagoya Marimbas is our first FREE TD Encounters event of the 2026/27 season! Join us!

Register for your free spot here:
https://soundstreams.ca/events/td-encounters-nagoya-marimbas/

Featuring Kairos Percussion Quartet
TD Canada
Hughs Room Live

The opening Encounters of the season compliments the first mainstage show of the season (Celebrating Steve Reich at 90) by featuring Reich’s “Mallet Quartet” (originally co-commissioned by Soundstreams) and “Nagoya Marimbas.” The program also includes Ann Southam’s “Glass House #5”, and “VV” by Juri Seo. “Nagoya Marimbas” is a fast-paced percussion duet frequently paired with contemporary ballet and modern choreography, and for this Encounters, renowned choreographer Heidi Strauss has crafted a world premiere solo dance piece for contemporary dance artist Aerin Cho that echoes the intricate specificity of the piece. This immersive Encounters will be performed in the round.

07/15/2026

Tickets on sale for Steve Reich at 90!

Steve Reich, hailed by The New York Times as “our greatest living composer,” celebrates his 90th birthday with the North American premiere of "In All Your Ways", co-commissioned by Soundstreams and leading international partners. The program also features "Music for 18 Musicians" and "Clapping Music", including a unique performance with Reich on film alongside Russell Hartenberger live on stage.

Tickets: https://www.rcmusic.com/concert/soundstreams-presents-steve-reich-at-90-455401

Visit us at soundstreams.ca for more information!