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Open Streets, St. Catharines

St. Paul's St., St. Catharines St. Paul's St., St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada

Swing Band:

Trombone – Dave Sisler
Saxophone – Steve Bijakowski
Piano – Doug Mundy
Drums – Laura Thomas
Bass – Duncan Hopkins

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Nelles Manor Museum

Nelles Manor Museum 126 Main St W, Grimsby, Ontario, Canada

Swing Band:

Saxophone – Steve Bijakowski
Piano – Doug Mundy
Drums – Laura Thomas
Bass – Fil Stasiak

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Crystal Beach Farmer’s Market

Crystal Beach Farmer's Market Queens Cir, Fort Erie, Ontario, Canada

String Trio:

Violin – Valerie Sylvester
Violin – Erika Janzen
Cello – Gordon Cleland

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Grimsby Public Art Gallery

Public Art Gallery 18 Carnegie Ln, Grimsby, Ontario

String Trio:

Violin – Erika Janzen
Violin – Orsi Szalados
Cello – Gordon Cleland

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Southbrook Organic Vineyards

Southbrook Organic Vineyards 581 Niagara Stone Rd, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada

Wind Trio:

Flute – Doug Miller
Flute – Patricia Dydnansky
Clarinet – Zoltan Kalman

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Wainfleet Farmer’s Market

Wainfleet Farmer's Market 31943 Park St, Wainfleet, Ontario

Brass Quintet:

Trumpet – Brian Roberts
Trumpet – Shawn Spicer
Horn – Curtis vander Hyden
Trombone– Dave Sisler
Tuba – Brent Adams

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Dispatch Restaurant

Dispatch Restaurant 386 St Paul St, St. Catharines, Ontario

Duo:

Violin – David Braun
Harp – Deborah Braun

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Welland Farmer’s Market

Welland Farmer's Market 70 Young Street, Welland, Ontario, Canada

Celtic Quintet:

Flute – Doug Miller
Piano – Doug Mundy
Bodhran – Dave Sisler
Violin– Gail Poulsen
Bass – Fil Stasiak

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Open Streets, St. Catharines

St. Paul's St., St. Catharines St. Paul's St., St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada

Swing Band:

Trombone – Dave Sisler
Saxophone – Bil Holinaty
Piano – Doug Mundy
Drums – Laura Thomas
Bass – Rob McBride

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Open Streets, St. Catharines

St. Paul's St., St. Catharines St. Paul's St., St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada

Wind Trio:

Flute – Doug Miller
Clarinet – Zoltan Kalman
Bassoon – Cathi MacDonnell

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San Marco’s Ristorante

San Marcos Ristorante 164 Clarence St, Port Colborne, Ontario, Canada

Mixed Quartet:

Joelle Kee - violin
Michael van Dongen - violin
Rose Soenen - harp
Fil Stasiak - bass

Please Reserve in Advance

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Lincoln Public Library

Lincoln Publin Library 5020 Serena Dr, Beamsville, Ontario, Canada

String Quartet:

Violin – Valerie Sylvester
Violin – Xiaoling Li
Viola – Andree Simard
Cello – Gordon Cleland

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The NSO at The Pavilion

The Pavilion at St. George Orthodox Church 6085 Montrose Road, Niagara Falls, Ontario

Bradley Thachuk, conductor

Mendelssohn | The Hebrides, op. 26 (“Fingal’s Cave”)
Mozart | Symphony No. 35, K. 385, D major (“Haffner”)
Beethoven | Symphony No. 7, op. 92, A major

The NSO performs Beethoven, Mozart, and Mendelssohn at this FREE outdoor concert, held at The Pavilion at St. George Orthodox Church

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Dispatch Restaurant

Dispatch Restaurant 386 St Paul St, St. Catharines, Ontario

String Trio:

Violin – Erika Janzen
Violin – Mary Beth Doherty
Cello – Susan Naccache

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All Tchaikovsky

Partridge Hall 250 St Paul St, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada

Bradley Thachuk, conductor
David Fung, piano
Tchaikovsky | Piano Concerto No. 1
Tchaikovsky | Romeo & Juliet
Tchaikovsky | 1812 Overture

The boom of war cannons and the tragedy of forbidden love – Tchaikovsky captures the passion and pain of history in his beloved scores.

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Event Series Holiday Favourites

Holiday Favourites

Partridge Hall 250 St Paul St, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada

Bradley Thachuk, conductor
Kaylee Harwood, vocalist
Sayer Roberts, vocalist
Laura Secord S.S Choir, Katryna Sacco, director

Celebrate the holidays with the familiar sounds of the most enchanting season!

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Event Series Holiday Favourites

Holiday Favourites

Partridge Hall 250 St Paul St, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada

Bradley Thachuk, conductor
Kaylee Harwood, vocalist
Sayer Roberts, vocalist
Laura Secord S.S Choir, Katryna Sacco, director

Celebrate the holidays with the familiar sounds of the most enchanting season!

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Invisible Cities – POSTPONED

Partridge Hall 250 St Paul St, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada

In accordance with provincial regulations Invisible Cities featuring TorQ Percussion Quartet is postponed. All ticket holders will be contacted by the PAC box office directly with options shortly.

We remain committed to rescheduling this fantastic concert for later in the 2021-22 season with a new date to be announced as soon as possible.

Deep Purple Rising

Partridge Hall 250 St Paul St, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada

A symphonic tribute to the legacy of Deep Purple
Bradley Thachuk, conductor
Joe Retta, vocalist

From Hush and Smoke on the Water to Whitesnake’s Here I Go Again, Deep Purple and the bands formed from its former members have delivered music fans some of their most beloved hits and anthems.

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Enigma Variations

Partridge Hall 250 St Paul St, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada

Bradley Thachuk, conductor
Joseph Johnson, cello

Kelly-Marie Murphy | Murmuration
Shostakovich | Cello Concerto No. 1
Elgar | Enigma Variations

AUDIENCE CHOICE

As voted by you! The NSO presents the winner of our “Name Your Tune!” contest – Elgar’s immortal tribute to his friends, the Enigma Variations.

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Fewer Plays Vivaldi

Partridge Hall 250 St Paul St, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada

Bradley Thachuk, conductor
Mark Fewer, leader & violin

Vivaldi | The Four Seasons

Kevin Lau | Le Petit Prince: Concert Suite No. 2 (WORLD PREMIERE)

Respighi | The Pines of Rome

Canadian violinist Mark Fewer leads the NSO strings in Vivaldi’s beloved depiction of pastoral Italy through the calm and fury of the passing seasons.

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The Stars Are Not Aligned

Partridge Hall 250 St Paul St, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada

Bradley Thachuk, conductor
Michelle Colton, percussion

Glinka | Overture to Ruslan and Lyudmila
Kevin Lau | The Stars Are Not Aligned
World Premiere
Rimsky-Korsakov | Scheherazade

Tales of fortune and fate are brought to life through steel, skins, and strings in this reimagining of Masterworks 2!

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Beethoven’s Ninth

Partridge Hall 250 St Paul St, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada

Bradley Thachuk, conductor
Marie-Josée Lord, soprano
Stephanie Tritchew, mezzo-soprano
Matthew Dalen, tenor
Christopher Dunham, baritone
Chorus Niagara, Robert Cooper, artistic director

Roydon Tse | Vicious Cycle
Wagner | Tristan und Isolde: Prelude and “Liebestod”
Beethoven | Symphony No.9, “Choral”

The NSO concludes the 2021/2022 season with Beethoven’s 9th Symphony: a triumphant response to the challenging times at hand.

Summer Under the Pavilion – Mostly Mozart

The Pavilion at St. George Orthodox Church 6085 Montrose Road, Niagara Falls, Ontario

Bradley Thachuk, conductor

Mozart | Eine Kleine Nachtmusik
Schubert | Symphony No. 5
Mozart | Symphony No. 29

The Niagara Symphony Orchestra presents Summer Under the Pavilion – an outdoor concert experience for the whole family! Featuring familiar favourites from Mozart and Schubert. Beverages and light snacks available for purchase, free on-site parking. Held at The Pavilion at St. George Orthodox Church.

Summer Under the Pavilion – Summer Serenade

The Pavilion at St. George Orthodox Church 6085 Montrose Road, Niagara Falls, Ontario

Bradley Thachuk, conductor

Jerod Tate | Shakamaxon (Moccasin Dance)
Holst | St. Paul Suite
Elgar | Serenade
Britten | Simple Symphony
Vaughan Williams | Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
Purcell | Suite for Strings

Enjoy a summer serenade by the NSO strings! The Niagara Symphony Orchestra presents Summer Under the Pavilion – an outdoor concert experience for the whole family! Beverages and light snacks available for purchase, free on-site parking. Held at The Pavilion at St. George Orthodox Church.

Summer Under the Pavilion – Late Summer Symphony

The Pavilion at St. George Orthodox Church 6085 Montrose Road, Niagara Falls, Ontario

Denis Mastromonaco, conductor

The Niagara Symphony Orchestra presents Summer Under the Pavilion – an outdoor concert experience for the whole family! Featuring guest conductor Denis Mastromonaco. Beverages and light snacks available for purchase, free on-site parking. Held at The Pavilion at St. George Orthodox Church.

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Stravinsky and Tchaikovsky

Partridge Hall 250 St Paul St, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada

Stravinsky’s early work with the Ballets Russe in Paris launched the composer to international stardom. The first of these works, The Firebird, is paired with Stravinsky’s own childhood hero Tchaikovsky, whose thrilling Fourth Symphony depicts his struggle with Fate. Niagara’s own Juliet Dunn joins the NSO in the Canadian premiere of Timothy Adams’ Harriet: A Journey to Freedom, a co-commission honouring the life of Harriet Tubman and the local history of the Underground Railroad. 

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Event Series The Music of John Williams

The Music of John Williams

Partridge Hall 250 St Paul St, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada

A young farmhand longs for his destiny as twin suns set on the horizon. A shark stalks its prey. A young wizard gazes upon Hogwarts for the first time. These classic cinematic moments are brought to life by the incomparable music of John Williams. The NSO performs these selections and many more in this celebration of music at the movies!

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Event Series The Music of John Williams

The Music of John Williams

Partridge Hall 250 St Paul St, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada

A young farmhand longs for his destiny as twin suns set on the horizon. A shark stalks its prey. A young wizard gazes upon Hogwarts for the first time. These classic cinematic moments are brought to life by the incomparable music of John Williams. The NSO performs these selections and many more in this celebration of music at the movies!

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Symphonically Hip

Avalon Theatre, Fallsview Casino 6380 Fallsview Blvd, Niagara Falls, ON

Capturing the hearts of Canadians everywhere, the Tragically Hip have written some of the greatest Canadian rock anthems of all time. Tragically Hip ‘evangelists’, the Strictly Hip, reverently recreate the music of Canada’s most popular rock band, spreading the good word of “The Hip” everywhere they go. Experience hits like Ahead by a Century, Bobcaygeon, and At the Hundredth Meridian and more with The Strictly Hip backed by the full power of the NSO!

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Mahler’s Fourth

Partridge Hall 250 St Paul St, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada

Canadian soprano Claire de Sévigné returns to Niagara to muse on the hazy melancholy of childhood in Samuel Barber’s Knoxville: Summer 1915. Mahler’s enchanting Fourth Symphony closes the programme with a child’s serene vision of heaven.

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Brahms’ Second

Partridge Hall 250 St Paul St, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada

The lineage of German Romanticism can be traced from Weber to one of its undisputed masters, Brahms. The Brahms symphonic cycle continues in Niagara with the cheerful and moving Second Symphony. Visionary pianist Sara Davis Buechner brings her thoughtful artistry to Jared Miller’s Shattered Night – the Canadian composer’s personal emotional response to the eightieth anniversary of Kristallnacht.

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Event Series Christmas Caravan with Sultans of String

Christmas Caravan with Sultans of String

Partridge Hall 250 St Paul St, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada

A trip around the world in one December night? Must be Santa – or the NSO and special guests Sultans of String! Enjoy this festive holiday concert featuring seasonal favourites, global music-inspired classics, and original music by 3-time JUNO Award nominated Sultans of String with special guests, the Laura Secord Secondary School Choir.

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Event Series Christmas Caravan with Sultans of String

Christmas Caravan with Sultans of String

Partridge Hall 250 St Paul St, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada

A trip around the world in one December night? Must be Santa – or the NSO and special guests Sultans of String! Enjoy this festive holiday concert featuring seasonal favourites, global music-inspired classics, and original music by 3-time JUNO Award nominated Sultans of String with special guests, the Laura Secord Secondary School Choir.

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Gilbert Conducts Dvorak

Partridge Hall 250 St Paul St, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada

Rising star Québécoise conductor Dina Gilbert presents two contrasting visions of Eastern Europe. Dvorak’s optimistic Eighth Symphony pays loving tribute to the landscapes and folk tunes of Bohemia. Peteris Vasks’ mournful Concerto for Viola, performed by Canadian violist, and Radio-Canada classical ‘Revelation’, Marina Thibeault, meditates and monologues on the times we are living in.

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Event Series In the Mood!

In the Mood!

Partridge Hall 250 St Paul St, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada

A swingin’ time with the NSO! Join NSO Principal clarinettist Zoltan Kalman and Maestro Jeffrey Pollock for a Big Band bash, featuring classic hits from greats like Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Glenn Miller, and more.

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Event Series In the Mood!

In the Mood!

Partridge Hall 250 St Paul St, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada

A swingin’ time with the NSO! Join NSO Principal clarinettist Zoltan Kalman and Maestro Jeffrey Pollock for a Big Band bash, featuring classic hits from greats like Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Glenn Miller, and more.

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Invisible Cities

Partridge Hall 250 St Paul St, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada

Everyone deserves a second chance! Rachmaninoff made the most of his, following the disastrous premiere of his first symphony with his beloved Symphony No. 2, which has been quoted in pop ballads and jazz tunes. TorQ Percussion Quartet bring the other-worldly imaginings of Dinuk Wijeratne’s Invisible Cities to life through bold and invigorating percussive colours.

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Event Series The Music of Phil Collins and Genesis

The Music of Phil Collins and Genesis

Partridge Hall 250 St Paul St, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada

From “In the Air Tonight” to “Against All Odds”, and “Turn It On Again” to “Invisible Touch”, Phil Collins has been responsible for some of the most cherished musical moments of the 70’s to the present day. His songs from the legendary band, Genesis and his solo work have been a consistent soundtrack to our lives and will be presented in a way they’ve never been heard before - reimagined for full orchestra with an all-star band.

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Event Series The Music of Phil Collins and Genesis

The Music of Phil Collins and Genesis

Partridge Hall 250 St Paul St, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada

From “In the Air Tonight” to “Against All Odds”, and “Turn It On Again” to “Invisible Touch”, Phil Collins has been responsible for some of the most cherished musical moments of the 70’s to the present day. His songs from the legendary band, Genesis and his solo work have been a consistent soundtrack to our lives and will be presented in a way they’ve never been heard before - reimagined for full orchestra with an all-star band.

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The Rite of Spring

Partridge Hall 250 St Paul St, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada

The NSO concludes the 2022-23 season with Stravinsky’s (in)famous Rite of Spring, which cemented his position as one of the most influential musical figures of the 20th century. Niagara Falls native, Jarred Dunn returns home as featured soloist on Mozart’s intimate and reflective Piano Concerto No. 24. Chickasaw composer Jerod Tate’s Chokfi’ portrays the titular trickster-rabbit from legend through tribal hymns and orchestral colours.