The Toronto Symphony Orchestra is going to be kicking off their Mozart Festival at Roy Thomson Hall through the performance of Symphony Number 40 by Mozart, with one of Canada’s best soprano opera singers featured in the event.  The price for seats in Roy Thomson Hall start at $20 for this event and considering that most of the seats in the hall itself are excellent for musical concerts, this is definitely something you should take a closer look at if you are going to be in the Toronto area and free the day of the concert.

Event: Mozart Festival, Symphony Number 40 by the Toronto Symphony Orchestra

Date: January 17-19

Cost: Tickets start at $20

Location: Roy Thomson Hall (map)

Closest Subway Station: St. Andrew

For More Information: 416-872-4255

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Bernie German is one of the most delightful musicians around in my opinion, because he is very energetic in the way that he sings.  Children from all over love his singing and this is true even to the extent that people that are in Toronto as families touring the city sometimes choose to carve out time to go and see one of his performances.

Well, he is performing on the 29th at the North York Central Library in what is being officially termed a family concert and sing-a-long session.  The tickets for the event are completely free, so if you have children that love singing along to different songs, bring them to the North York Central Library at 10:30 am on December 29th to get their tickets for the concert that starts half an hour later at 11:00 AM.

The North York Central Library is very easy to get to by TTC.  All you have to do to get to it is simply take the yellow subway line to North York Centre Station and then from there simply follow the signs into North York Centre, with the library being located within the actual shopping centre itself.

Event: Canada’s Singing Cowboy Concert and Sing-a-Long

Location: North York Central Library (5120 Park Home Avenue)

Time: 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM, tickets available at 10:30 AM from the Children’s desk

Cost: Free

For More Information: 416-395-5535

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Winter Fest this year is going to be very interesting, with the highlight performance being sung by Omarion.  This is a man that is absolutely multi-talented, with the ability to produce, act and sing.  He is a performing arts genius and he will be joined at the Winter Fest concert celebration by young and upcoming R&B artists Trey Songz and Mario.  The price for this concert is quite hefty, with tickets starting around $65.00, but at the same time if you are a big fan of this kind of music and want to get in on the Winter Fest fun, this might be the time for you to shell out those extra big bucks.  Either way, there’s going to be plenty to do and see in the next two to three weeks, so if you want to wait and spend that money instead on two or three different events, that is also a good idea.

Massey Hall is of course one of the best known venues within the city and because it is just a bit east of Nathan Phillips Square and the Toronto City Hall, a lot of people end up performing at that venue.  It is located on Shuter Street just east of Yonge Street and the closest TTC station to it is Dundas Station, allowing you to walk southwards for about five minutes or so before you reach Shuter.

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1) The Toronto Islands, from the Wikimedia Commons

2) Convocation Hall at the University of Toronto, from the Wikimedia Commons

3) Massey Hall in Toronto, from The Wikimedia Commons

4) The St. Lawrence Market, from The Wikimedia Commons

5) The Ontario College of Arts & Design, from The Wikimedia Commons

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I tried it out in preview mode as Alex over at Sirened suggested and it seemed to work well enough, so I’m crossing my fingers and hoping that this one gets posted.

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Annual events around the holiday season are very encouraging to tourism, especially because it gives the tourism economy of a city something to plug each year.  Annual events around the holiday season that are free do this on an even larger scale and if you are a music lover and someone that is interested in developing music talent, then I think there is no event better for you to visit in the city of Toronto than the Annual Tuba Festival and Choir Sing-A-Long.  As a person that used to be a tuba player when I was in high school, I can tell you that I found these concerts extremely fun and it seems like most of the people that were around to spectate the concerts did so as well.

The bands and choirs perform from 12:30 PM to 1:15 PM and the concert is completely free to attend; you either sit or stand and listen to the music that is being played.  The Greater Toronto Area Music Educators have referred to this concert as being “A fun time for young and young at heart” and definitely is something worth visiting especially if you are looking for something to kill time with before visiting another event.

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