Welcome to our 2025-26 season!
Women of the Baroque (Cambridge)
Julia Wedman, Leader
Mireille Asselin, Soprano
Élisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre - Suite and Aria/arias from Céphale et Procris
Antonia Bembo - Suite and Arias from Ercole amante
Barbara Strozzi - Mantilla
Maria Margherita Grimani - Sinfonia from Pallade e Marte
Antonio Vivaldi - Violin Concerto in D major, RV 229
Johann Adolph Hasse - Sinfonia in G minor, Op. 5 No. 6
Handel/Hasse arias for Bordoni, Cuzzoni - Giulia Cesare, Rodelinda, Alessandro, etc.
Women of the Baroque (Waterloo)
Julia Wedman, Leader
Mireille Asselin, Soprano
Élisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre - Suite and Aria/arias from Céphale et Procris
Antonia Bembo - Suite and Arias from Ercole amante
Barbara Strozzi - Mantilla
Maria Margherita Grimani - Sinfonia from Pallade e Marte
Antonio Vivaldi - Violin Concerto in D major, RV 229
Johann Adolph Hasse - Sinfonia in G minor, Op. 5 No. 6
Handel/Hasse arias for Bordoni, Cuzzoni - Giulia Cesare, Rodelinda, Alessandro, etc.
Women of the Baroque (Guelph)
Julia Wedman, Leader
Mireille Asselin, Soprano
Élisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre - Suite and Aria/arias from Céphale et Procris
Antonia Bembo - Suite and Arias from Ercole amante
Barbara Strozzi - Mantilla
Maria Margherita Grimani - Sinfonia from Pallade e Marte
Antonio Vivaldi - Violin Concerto in D major, RV 229
Johann Adolph Hasse - Sinfonia in G minor, Op. 5 No. 6
Handel/Hasse arias for Bordoni, Cuzzoni - Giulia Cesare, Rodelinda, Alessandro, etc.
Music of the Soul
Dina Gilbert, Conductor
Lori Gemmell, Harp
Camille Pépin - Avant les clartés de l'aurore (Canadian premiere)
Nicole Lizee - Another Living Soul
Germaine Tailleferre - Concertino for Harp and Orchestra
Louise Farrenc - Symphony No.3, Op. 36 G Minor, K. 550
Morning & Night (Cambridge)
James Sommerville, Conductor
Deantha Edmunds, Guest Composer and Soprano
Frederick Delius - A Song Before Sunrise
Deantha Edmunds - Angmalukisaa (2025 Juno winner for Classical Composition of the Year)
Franz Joseph Haydn - Symphony No.6 in D Major, “Le matin”
Frederick Delius - Summer Night on the River
Antonín Dvořák – Nocturne in B Major, Op.40
Claude Debussy – Rêverie
Claude Debussy - Clair de Lune
Morning & Night (Guelph)
James Sommerville, Conductor
Deantha Edmunds, Guest Composer and Soprano
Frederick Delius - A Song Before Sunrise
Deantha Edmunds - Angmalukisaa (2025 Juno winner for Classical Composition of the Year)
Franz Joseph Haydn - Symphony No.6 in D Major, “Le matin”
Frederick Delius - Summer Night on the River
Antonín Dvořák – Nocturne in B Major, Op.40
Claude Debussy – Rêverie
Claude Debussy - Clair de Lune
Morning & Night (Waterloo)
James Sommerville, Conductor
Deantha Edmunds, Guest Composer and Soprano
Frederick Delius - A Song Before Sunrise
Deantha Edmunds - Angmalukisaa (2025 Juno winner for Classical Composition of the Year)
Franz Joseph Haydn - Symphony No.6 in D Major, “Le matin”
Frederick Delius - Summer Night on the River
Antonín Dvořák – Nocturne in B Major, Op.40
Claude Debussy – Rêverie
Claude Debussy - Clair de Lune
Murdoch Mysteries
Lucas Waldin, Conductor
An audience favourite at the Centre in The Square returns for 2026 with a new show, Murder in F Major.
The Power of Fate
Earl Lee, Conductor
Bénédicte Lauzière, Violin
Guiseppe Verdi - Overture to La forza del destino
Scott Good - Violin Concerto (KWS new commission)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Symphony No. 4
Bhangra Pops
**NEW DATE**
Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser, conductor
Kitchener-Waterloo Youth Orchestra
Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser returns with a colourful and electrifying show that you don’t want to miss.
What happens when the sounds of the orchestra are united to the colourful world of Indian Music? You will be surprised! Whether it is classical music by modern Indian composers, or dance music and beloved Bhangra favourites, you'll be thrilled to hear your Orchestra do what it does best; bring music to life in unforgettable ways. With guest dancing artists Maritime Bhangra and Sanskriti Arts, this show is a treat for the ears -and the eyes!"
Genius & Inspiration
Edwin Outwater, Conductor
Janina Fialkowska, Piano
Kevin Lau - Writ in Water
Ludwig van Beethoven - Piano Concerto No. 4 in G, Op. 58
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, K. 550
Holiday Pops
Martin MacDonald, Conductor
Grand Philharmonic Choir, Mark Vuorinen, Artistic Director
Celebrate the holiday season with the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony! Join conductor Martin MacDonald , the Grand Philharmonic Choir and special guest for a festive concert of classic carols and symphonic holiday favourites!
Holiday Pops
Buy Tickets
Martin MacDonald, Conductor
Grand Philharmonic Choir, Mark Vuorinen, Artistic Director
Celebrate the holiday season with the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony! Join conductor Martin MacDonald , the Grand Philharmonic Choir and special guest for a festive concert of classic carols and symphonic holiday favourites!
Holiday Pops
Buy Tickets
Martin MacDonald, Conductor
Grand Philharmonic Choir, Mark Vuorinen, Artistic Director
Celebrate the holiday season with the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony! Join conductor Martin MacDonald , the Grand Philharmonic Choir and special guest for a festive concert of classic carols and symphonic holiday favourites!
French Connections (Guelph)
Buy Tickets
David Fallis, Leader
Joseph Bologne - Symphony No.1 in G Major, Op. 11
Karen Sunabacka - Born By the River
Rameau - Suite (arr. Fallis)
Maurice Ravel - Le Tombeau de Couperin
Franz Joseph Haydn - Symphony No.83, La Poule
French Connections (Waterloo)
David Fallis, Leader
Joseph Bologne - Symphony No.1 in G Major, Op. 11
Karen Sunabacka - Born By the River
Rameau - Suite (arr. Fallis)
Maurice Ravel - Le Tombeau de Couperin
Franz Joseph Haydn - Symphony No.83, La Poule
French Connections (Cambridge)
Buy Tickets
David Fallis, Leader
Joseph Bologne - Symphony No.1 in G Major, Op. 11
Karen Sunabacka - Born By the River
Rameau - Suite (arr. Fallis)Maurice Ravel - Le Tombeau de Couperin
Franz Joseph Haydn - Symphony No.83, La Poule
Mahler-Symphony No 2 , “Resurrection”
Buy Tickets
James Sommerville, Conductor
Grand Philharmonic Choir, Mark Vuorinen, Artistic Director
Allyson McHardy, Mezzo- Soprano
Lauren Margison, Soprano
Gustav Mahler - Symphony No. 2 in C Minor, Resurrection
Song, Serenade & Symphony
Andrei Feher, conductor
Giovanni Gabrieli - Canzonae for brass
Marjan Mozetich* - Postcards from the Sky
Richard Strauss - Serenade in E-flat major, op. 7
Jean Sibelius - Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 43