Beloved CBC Radio 2 host Tom Allen joins the GBS for this evening of musical storytelling.

In his characteristic jovial manner, Tom will narrate each selection and place them in their original contexts, providing new layers of appreciation for these perennial favourites. Prokofiev’s music from the film Lieutenant Kijé and Bizet’s incidental music to the play L’arlésienne 

A full orchestra and choir is our special gift to you in this Yuletide season! GBS is excited to partner with Shoreline Chorus, a 45 member community choir based in Owen Sound, for our annual, not to be missed, Christmas concert. Joyful seasonal music of all kinds as well as an audience singalong! This is a great evening for some wonderful family memories.

Cupid shoots his arrow through the heart of this afternoon of romantic music. Bring your valentine and swoon over some of the greatest love songs ever written, performed by several acclaimed singers from Ontario. Whether your love language is from the world of opera, musical theatre, or the movies, GBS has got you covered!

Lucia Barcari, violin, Calum Macleod, bass, Madison Deppe, flute, Siobhan Kerr, harp,

Double the talent, double the fun! Not one, not two, but four instrumental soloists take center stage in this concert! Concertmaster Lucia Barcari joins GBS principal bass Calum Macleod in the bravura Gran Duo of Bottesini, and frequent GBS guest musicians Madison Deppe and Siobhan Kerr come together for Mozart’s elegant and graceful concerto for Flute and Harp.

Juno award-winning Philip Chiu, one of Canada’s most celebrated pianists, joins us to perform Mozart’s dramatic and emotional 20th piano concerto. The ultra popular music from Stravinsky’s ballet the Firebird tells the story of brave prince Ivan’s rescue of princesses and knights from the clutches of the evil sorcerer Kashchei. Hearing Stravinsky’s ballet for the first time, the great Russian composer Sergei Rachmaninoff exclaimed: "Great God! What a work of genius this is!” Prepare to be dazzled.