Discovery Concert
Stockey Centre 2 Bay St, Parry Sound, ONCelebrating the Discovery Series of years past. Continuum Contemporary Music brings the premieres by three emerging composers.
Celebrating the Discovery Series of years past. Continuum Contemporary Music brings the premieres by three emerging composers.
Every party needs it's surprises and we have one today! Your afternoon pass entitles you to entry to several events running concurrently from Noon until 4. Details are still very limited and artists have yet to be revealed. This afternoon continues the "40 works from 40 years" of the Festival's history, begun earlier on the... Read more »
On Wednesday, November 20th at 7PM we will be having having a very special concert with discussion. Eight world-class musicians have come together to form "Octagon", an All-Star chamber ensemble. Octagon features violinists Martin Beaver and Mark Fewer, violist Rivka Golani, cellist Rachel Mercer, bassist Joel Quarrington, horn player Ken MacDonald, bassoonist Kathleen McLean, and clarinetist James Campbell. This... Read more »
“Please join me for an informal conversation I will be having with some of the Festival’s favourite performers in Canada, New Zealand, Germany, and Scotland. Over the years they have come to Parry Sound many times; it’s our pleasure to visit them in their homes.” – James Campbell Our next "In Conversation With..." takes place... Read more »
“Please join me for an informal conversation I will be having with some of the Festival’s favourite performers in Canada, New Zealand, Germany, and Scotland. Over the years they have come to Parry Sound many times; it’s our pleasure to visit them in their homes.” – James Campbell This "In Conversation With..." takes place on... Read more »
“Please join me for an informal conversation I will be having with some of the Festival’s favourite performers in Canada, New Zealand, Germany, and Scotland. Over the years they have come to Parry Sound many times; it’s our pleasure to visit them in their homes.” – James Campbell This "In Conversation With..." takes place on... Read more »
You are invited to join us for a unique opportunity! The Stockey Centre and the Festival are partnering to present the first LIVE concert at the Stockey Centre since COVID-19 shut the doors in March. Tickets to the live event are limited. Strict COVID-19 health protocols will be in full force and effect. This concert will be... Read more »
July 1st Cruise | 7:00 PM Top off your Canada Day celebrations with a scenic musical cruise on the Island Queen. A Festival of the Sound tradition for over 30 years! The band End of the Road is back with their lively mix of traditional, folk and Maritimes tunes. A scenic Canada Day musical cruise... Read more »
Blues Cruise | 7:00 PM Cruise the waters of Georgian Bay with JUNO-nominated acoustic blues from one of Canada’s top songwriters and blues entertainers. Rick Fines has performed everywhere from the National Gallery and Governor General’s Garden Party to Montreal Jazz, Ottawa BluesFest, the Edmonton Folk Festival, and the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival.... Read more »
Celtic Magic Cruise | 7:00 PM Scantily Plaid: Ruth Sutherland, Celtic harp, vocals; Doug Feaver, guitar, drums; Allan Eaton, pipes Take an Island Queen cruise on Georgian Bay with the award-winning and inspiring ensemble, Scantily Plaid. Their music is a vibrant fusion of the traditional mainstream Celtic style with rock and world music influences woven... Read more »
Jazz Canada Cruise | 7:00 PM The soulful voice of Michael Dunston is backed by an all-star quartet of some of Canada’s finest jazz musicians as the Island Queen cruises among the 30,000 Islands. A Civic Holiday weekend tradition for more than 20 years. Buy Tickets! Click Here for the Island Queen's COVID-19 Policies
Happy Hour | 5:00 PM James Mason, oboe; James Campbell, clarinet; Kathleen McLean, bassoon; Ken MacDonald, French horn; Mark Fewer, violin; Bryan Cheng, cello; Joel Quarrington, double bass; Silvie Cheng, piano; Rolston String Quartet: Luri Lee, violin; Jason Issokson, violin; Hezekiah Leung, viola; Yoshika Masuda, cello Gather live on Zoom to chat with your friends... Read more »
Happy Hour | 5:00 PM Concert | 7:30 PM Please join Julie Nesrallah as the ultimate operatic gypsy queen, Carmen, together with Guy Few, the Tiberius Quartet, and the Festival Ensemble for an intimate gathering of sizzling Spanish hors d'oeuvres, both musical and otherwise. Includes music by Manuel De Falla, Xavier Montsalvatge, and, of course,... Read more »
Pre-Concert Talk | 7:00 PM Glen Montgomery discusses the relation between these two great composers. Concert | 7:30 PM Alexander Tselyakov, piano; Daniel Tselyakov, piano; Penderecki String Quartet; Rolston String Quartet Johannes Brahms greatly admired Antonín Dvořák and was his musical and financial mentor. The two piano quintets to be performed are considered the finest... Read more »
Happy Hour | 5:00 PM Artists from tonight’s concert are joined by Guy Few, trumpet, and James Mason, oboe, in chamber music Vivaldi would have heard. Monteverdi: Prelude from L’Orfeo, SV 318 Castello: Sonata concertate in stil moderno No. 10 Gabrielli: Trumpet Sonata No. 5 in D Major Legrenzi: Sonata for four violins, Op. 10... Read more »
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