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SUMMARY:Yukon Gold Folk Club Series - Moonfruits
DESCRIPTION:Moonfruits is the creative braiding of Alex Millaire and Kaitlin Milroy and their collaborators\, city dwellers yearning for the forest – a dreamship brimming with love\, resilience and hope. Hailing from the unceded Territory of the Algonquin Anishinaabe (Ottawa)\, their tender and powerful harmonies ring out in French and English over a landscape of guitar\, banjo\, harmonium\, double bass and found sounds. Moonfruits have toured in Canada\, Europe and the US for heart-forward music lovers of all stripes – let this Canadian Folk Music Awards-nominated group transport you. \nmoonfruits.ca \nTuesday\, June 2\, 2026\nCost: $25/sliding scale (no one will be turned away due to lack of funds\, so please choose the ticket option that best suits your needs)\nDoors open at 7:00pm\, music starts at 7:30pm\nLocation: Sally Wismer Gallery/Guelph Arts Council (22B-55 Wyndham St N)\nThe venue is a physically accessible space.\n\nRSVP HERE
URL:https://guelpharts.ca/event/yukon-gold-folk-club-series-moonfruits/
CATEGORIES:Music,Performance
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260605T190000
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SUMMARY:2026 Youth Open Mic
DESCRIPTION:We’re excited to present our second annual Youth Open Mic event!\n\n\n\nThis event invites young performers to take the stage with music\, poetry\, spoken word\, storytelling\, and more. Whether it’s your first time or your hundredth\, you’ll find a supportive room and attentive audience. \nYouth aged 18 and under are encouraged to sign up for a time slot HERE \nAll members of the community are welcome to attend. \n7-9pm at Guelph Arts Council\, Sally Wismer Gallery (55 Wyndham St N Suite 22B)
URL:https://guelpharts.ca/event/2026-youth-open-mic/
CATEGORIES:Performance
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260605T193000
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SUMMARY:Guelph Musicfest presents Stewart Goodyear: The Goldberg Variations
DESCRIPTION:Internationally-renowned pianist Stewart Goodyear performs the complete Goldberg Variations by J.S. Bach. \nProclaimed “a phenomenon” by the Los Angeles Times and “one of the best pianists of his generation” by the Philadelphia Inquirer\, Stewart Goodyear is an accomplished concert pianist\, improviser and composer. Mr. Goodyear has performed with and been commissioned by many of the world’s major orchestras and chamber music organizations. Last year\, Orchid Classics released Mr. Goodyear’s recording of his suite for piano and orchestra\, Callaloo\, and his piano sonata. His recent commissions include an orchestral work for the Chineke! Orchestra\, his Piano Quintet for the Penderecki String Quartet\, and a piano work for the Honens Piano Competition. His suite for solo violin\, Solo\, was recorded by violinist Miranda Cuckson on the Urlicht Audiovisual label\, and his work for cello and piano\, The Kapak\, was recorded by cellist Inbal Segev on the Avie Records label. \nMr. Goodyear’s discography includes the complete sonatas and piano concertos of Beethoven\, as well as concertos by Tchaikovsky\, Grieg and Rachmaninov\, an album of Ravel piano works\, and an album entitled For Glenn Gould\, which combines repertoire from Mr. Gould’s US and Montreal debuts. His Rachmaninov recording received a Juno nomination for Best Classical Album for Soloist and Large Ensemble Accompaniment. Mr. Goodyear’s recording of his own transcription of Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker (Complete Ballet) was chosen by the New York Times as one of the best classical music recordings of 2015. His discography is released on the Orchid Classics\, Naxos\, Analekta\, Bright Shiny Things\, Marquis Classics\, and Steinway and Sons labels. Mr. Goodyear releases his recording of Prokofiev’s 2nd and 3rd Concertos with Andrew Litton and the BBC Symphony Orchestra\, and the composer’s 7th Sonata\, on Orchid Classics this September 2024. \nRecent highlights were performances at the BBC Proms with the Chineke! Orchestra\, his return to the Phillips Collection (Washington D.C.)\, and performances with the Vancouver and Toronto Symphonies\, the Indianapolis Symphony\, the Rochester Philharmonic\, Frankfurt Museumgesellschaft\, and A Far Cry in Boston. \nThis is the third concert in Guelph Musicfest’s 20th Anniversary Season! It will be an inspiring experience.
URL:https://guelpharts.ca/event/guelph-musicfest-presents-stewart-goodyear-the-goldberg-variations/
LOCATION:Guelph Youth Music Centre\, 75 Cardigan St\, Guelph\, N1H 3Z7
CATEGORIES:Music,Performance
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260605T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260605T213000
DTSTAMP:20260310T183053Z
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SUMMARY:Guelph Musicfest presents Stewart Goodyear: The Goldberg Variations
DESCRIPTION:Internationally-renowned pianist Stewart Goodyear performs the complete Goldberg Variations by J.S. Bach. \nProclaimed “a phenomenon” by the Los Angeles Times and “one of the best pianists of his generation” by the Philadelphia Inquirer\, Stewart Goodyear is an accomplished concert pianist\, improviser and composer. Mr. Goodyear has performed with and been commissioned by many of the world’s major orchestras and chamber music organizations. Last year\, Orchid Classics released Mr. Goodyear’s recording of his suite for piano and orchestra\, Callaloo\, and his piano sonata. \nHis recent commissions include an orchestral work for the Chineke! Orchestra\, his Piano Quintet for the Penderecki String Quartet\, and a piano work for the Honens Piano Competition. His suite for solo violin\, Solo\, was recorded by violinist Miranda Cuckson on the Urlicht Audiovisual label\, and his work for cello and piano\, The Kapak\, was recorded by cellist Inbal Segev on the Avie Records label. \nMr. Goodyear’s discography includes the complete sonatas and piano concertos of Beethoven\, as well as concertos by Tchaikovsky\, Grieg and Rachmaninov\, an album of Ravel piano works\, and an album entitled For Glenn Gould\, which combines repertoire from Mr. Gould’s US and Montreal debuts. His Rachmaninov recording received a Juno nomination for Best Classical Album for Soloist and Large Ensemble Accompaniment. Mr. Goodyear’s recording of his own transcription of Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker (Complete Ballet) was chosen by the New York Times as one of the best classical music recordings of 2015. His discography is released on the Orchid Classics\, Naxos\, Analekta\, Bright Shiny Things\, Marquis Classics\, and Steinway and Sons labels. Mr. Goodyear releases his recording of Prokofiev’s 2nd and 3rd Concertos with Andrew Litton and the BBC Symphony Orchestra\, and the composer’s 7th Sonata\, on Orchid Classics this September 2024. \nRecent highlights were performances at the BBC Proms with the Chineke! Orchestra\, his return to the Phillips Collection (Washington D.C.)\, and performances with the Vancouver and Toronto Symphonies\, the Indianapolis Symphony\, the Rochester Philharmonic\, Frankfurt Museumgesellschaft\, and A Far Cry in Boston. \nThis is the third concert in Guelph Musicfest’s 20th Anniversary Season! It will be an inspiring experience.
URL:https://guelpharts.ca/event/guelph-musicfest-presents-stewart-goodyear-the-goldberg-variations-2/
LOCATION:Guelph Youth Music Centre\, 75 Cardigan St\, Guelph\, N1H 3Z7
CATEGORIES:Music,Performance
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260612T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260612T213000
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SUMMARY:Guelph Musicfest presents the Gryphon Trio
DESCRIPTION:Annalee Patipatanakoon\, violin; Roman Borys\, cello; Jamie Parker\, piano. \nPROGRAM: Mozart Divertimento B-flat major\, K254\, 1st mvt. Allegro assai; Beethoven Piano Trio in E‑flat major\, Op. 1\, No. 1\, 1st mvt. Allegro; Schubert Piano Trio in B‑flat major\, D 898 (Op. 99)\, 2nd mvt. Andante un poco mosso; Rebecca Clark Piano Trio\, 1st mvt. Moderato ma appassionato; Dinuk Wijeratne Love Triangle (2013\, written for the Gryphon Trio); Dvořák Piano Trio No. 3 in F minor\, Op. 65 (B.130) \nThe endlessly inventive Gryphon Trio has captivated international audiences for over 30 years with dynamic\, deeply expressive performances. Recognized among the world’s leading piano trios\, the Gryphon bridges tradition and innovation with repertoire spanning European classicism to 21st-century multimedia\, redefining chamber music for today. \nTheir discography of 22 acclaimed recordings on Analekta\, Ondine\, and Naxos includes works by Haydn\, Mozart\, Beethoven\, Schubert\, Mendelssohn\, Dvořák\, Ravel\, Shostakovich\, and Piazzolla\, as well as by contemporary composers such as Valentin Silvestrov\, Christos Hatzis\, and Kelly-Marie Murphy. Broken Hearts and Madmen\, a genre-defying album with vocalist Patricia O’Callaghan\, blends Leonard Cohen\, Nick Drake\, and traditional Latin songs. The Trio’s recordings have garnered numerous accolades\, including three Junos. An ensemble-in-residence at Music Toronto for more than 25 years\, the Gryphon Trio performs extensively throughout North America and Europe. Their commitment to artistic innovation has produced over 100 commissioned works\, numerous multimedia works and resulted in collaborations with a long list of musicians and artists from other fields. A landmark achievement\, Constantinople—a multimedia work conceived by composer Christos Hatzis and created with a remarkable theatrical production team—was presented across North America and at London’s Royal Opera House. More recently\, the Trio produced Echo – Memories of the World\, in collaboration with a team of Indigenous and non-Indigenous artists. Also featuring singer Marion Newman and actor Cheri Maracle\, Echo is a powerful multimedia work that positions artists as custodians of shared heritage\, giving voice to memories and histories that have too often been marginalized\, silenced\, or erased. \nDedicated educators\, the Trio gives masterclasses across North America and serves as Artists-in-Residence at the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Music. Jamie Parker holds the Rupert E. Edwards Chair in Piano Performance\, Annalee Patipatanakoon is Professor of Violin and Chamber Music\, and Roman Borys is Artistic and Executive Director of Toronto’s long-running chamber music series\, Music TORONTO. Their flagship educational initiative\, Listen Up!\, offers a unique opportunity for elementary students to discover their own capacity to communicate through the arts. Delivered over a full school year\, the program features workshops in poetry\, \nThis is the fourth concert in Guelph Musicfest’s 20th Anniversary Season.
URL:https://guelpharts.ca/event/guelph-musicfest-presents-the-gryphon-trio/
LOCATION:Guelph Youth Music Centre\, 75 Cardigan St\, Guelph\, N1H 3Z7
CATEGORIES:Music,Performance
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260619T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260619T213000
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SUMMARY:Guelph Musicfest presents the Penderecki Quartet
DESCRIPTION:Jerzy Kaplanek violin\, Jeremy Bell violin\, Christine Vlajk viola\, Katie Schlaikjer cello\, with guest pianist Ken Gee \nPROGRAM: Beethoven Quartet No. 8 in E minor\, Op. 59\, No. 2 (“Razumovsky”); Penderecki String Quartet No. 3\, “Leaves of an Unwritten Diary” (2008); Dvořák Piano Quintet No. 2 in A major\, Op. 81 \nCelebrating its 40th anniversary\, the Penderecki String Quartet returns to Guelph Musicfest. The PSQ began its career as winner of the Penderecki Prize at the National Chamber Music Competition in Łódź\, Poland in 1986. Now based in Waterloo\, Ontario\, where it has been Quartet-in-Residence at Wilfrid Laurier University since 1991\, The Penderecki String Quartet has become one of the most celebrated chamber ensembles of their generation. The four Penderecki musicians (now originating from Poland\, Canada\, and the USA) bring their varied yet collective experience to create performances that demonstrate their “remarkable range of technical excellence and emotional sweep” (Toronto\, Globe and Mail). \nThe PSQ’s international performing schedule has included appearances in New York (Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall)\, Amsterdam (Concertgebouw)\, Hong Kong (Academy for the Arts)\, Los Angeles (REDCAT Hall at Disney Center)\, St. Petersburg (Sheremetev Palace)\, the Adam Festival in New Zealand\, and throughout Europe in Rome\, Madrid\, Paris\, Belgrade\, Prague\, Krakow\, Vilnius\, and Zagreb. The PSQ has also toured extensively in Mexico\, Australia\, Venezuela\, Brazil\, Colombia\, and across Canada. Dedicated educators\, the PSQ have been recent guests at Bloomington\, Indiana University’s String Academy; the Beijing Conservatory; the University of Southern California (Los Angeles); the University of British Columbia in Vancouver; and at their partner universities in Osnabrück\, Germany and Lyon\, France. To this day\, the PSQ is a devoted champion of the music of our time\, having premiered over 100 new works from composers in Canada and abroad. \nPenderecki Quartet’s large discography includes over three dozen recordings\, including the chamber music repertoire of Beethoven and Brahms on both the Marquis and Eclectra labels\, as well as the first Canadian release of the six Béla Bartók quartets. Their disc of Marjan Mozetich’s “Lament in the Trampled Garden” won the 2010 JUNO Award for Best Composition. In October 2013\, the PSQ worked with Maestro Krzysztof Penderecki on his Third Quartet (2008) and performed it at Symphony Space in New York City on the occasion of his 80th birthday. This was followed by the recording of Penderecki’s Third Quartet along with quartets of Norbert Palej on the Marquis label. In 2022\, the PSQ was featured in Howard Shore’s soundtrack to David Cronenberg’s film Crimes of the Future. The Penderecki Quartet has performed with diverse artists such as Atar Arad\, Jeremy Menuhin\, Stewart Goodyear\, James Campbell and has recently appeared with jazz saxophonist Jane Bunnett\, jazz pianists Egberto Gismonti\, Don Thomson and David Braid\, pipa virtuoso Ching Wong\, Dancetheatre David Earle\, Pentaedre Wind Quintet\, actor Colin Fox\, and New York turntable artist DJ Spooky. \nThe Penderecki Quartet continue to be active members of the Faculty of Music at Laurier University\, where they have built the string program to be one of the top programs in Canada\, attracting an international body of students. Their annual Quartetfest at Laurier is an intensive study seminar and concert series that has featured such ensembles as the Tokyo\, Fine Arts\, Lafayette\, Miro\, Ying\, and Ariana String Quartets. \nThis is the final concert of the Spring series in Guelph Musicfest’s 20th Anniversary Season!
URL:https://guelpharts.ca/event/guelph-musicfest-presents-the-penderecki-quartet/
LOCATION:Guelph Youth Music Centre\, 75 Cardigan St\, Guelph\, N1H 3Z7
CATEGORIES:Music,Performance
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260621T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260621T170000
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SUMMARY:National Indigenous Peoples Day Community Gathering
DESCRIPTION:More information here \nJune 21st\, Guelph Civic Museum\, 12pm-5pm \nCelebrate Indigenous Culture and Excellence on National Indigenous Peoples Day with an afternoon of First Nations\, Inuit\, and Métis art\, song\, and dance. \nFeaturing Cedar Drummers\, a family drumming group with mixed Haudenosaunee and Anishinaabe ancestry\, and an Indigenous Market from 12:00 to 5 p.m. on the hilltop patio. \nShared in conjunction with Maawnjidyang Maa : We Come Together Here\, an exhibition curated by the Decolonizing Place Narratives Research Collective\, on view inside the Guelph Civic Museum. \nAll are welcome
URL:https://guelpharts.ca/event/national-indigenous-peoples-day-community-gathering/
CATEGORIES:Families,Interactive,Performance,Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260626T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260626T210000
DTSTAMP:20260609T224623Z
CREATED:20260609T224623Z
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SUMMARY:Fourth Friday: MR. SAUGA
DESCRIPTION:Learn more about the event at Guelph Museum’s website. \nMR. SAUGA is a high-energy Indigenous performer fusing hip-hop with Michi Saagiig cultural elements. His engaging stage presence gets audiences to Get Loud! His latest album “Band Council Secrets” delivers impactful\, crowd-ready tracks that showcase his evolving sound. \nAdmission by donation starts at 5 p.m. with the concert beginning at 7 p.m.. Cash bar available. \nSAUGA’s performance is offered in conjunction with the feature exhibition Maawnjidyang Maa: We Come Together Here\, curated by the Decolonizing Place Narratives Collective. \nThroughout the evening\, witness a 30-foot-wide video projection on the east-facing wall of the St. Agnes School\, overlooking the museum’s main entrance and parking lot. The video compilation features “The Archive of Steampunk Mishoomis\,” created by longtime Guelph resident\, Anishinaabemowin speaker\, and residential school Survivor\, Rene Meshake\, whose art is also represented in the Maawnjidyang Maa exhibition.
URL:https://guelpharts.ca/event/fourth-friday-mr-sauga/
CATEGORIES:Music,Performance
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260627T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260627T220000
DTSTAMP:20260609T231538Z
CREATED:20260609T230630Z
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SUMMARY:Summer Solstice Night Market
DESCRIPTION:More info here. \nJune 27th\, 6pm-10pm\, Guelph Farmer’s Market \nSummer Solstice Night Market is coming to the Guelph Farmers’ Market on Saturday June 27\, 6-10pm. Warm up to summer with an evening featuring local food offerings\, night vendors\, live music and an awesome community!⁠ \n 
URL:https://guelpharts.ca/event/summer-solstice-night-market/
CATEGORIES:Art Exhibitions,Art Sales,Children,Families,Interactive,Music,Performance,Visual Art
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