What’s Happening March 2021

Focus on Ken WeiszLuthier Extraordinaire, CBSO Cellist Written by Ken Weisz Have you ever wondered what it takes to make a good cello? It’s easy, just chop down a tree and carve away everything that is not a cello. Sorry, that’s an old luthier’s joke. I first heard it when I was taking a course in violin making at the…

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What’s Happening – September

News From Our CBSO Musicians Where Do You Get Your Live Music Fix? Oh how we miss live music in the city! Some musicians, however, are making music wherever they can. Murray Finklestein, Larkin Hinder, Arthur Forer, Carol Marx and Christine Fong have been playing woodwind quintets in Arthur’s beautiful backyard recently. Hopefully, the weather will hold out a bit…

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Important News: Upcoming Season Postponed Due to COVID-19

Dear members of the Cathedral Bluffs Symphony Orchestra community, Thank you for your continued support. We hope you are well and staying safe in these challenging times. We miss you! It’s very hard to believe that it is already July. We wanted to reach out to you to share with you that Cathedral Bluffs Symphony Orchestra has decided to cancel…

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Cancellation of Rest of 2019/20 Season

As all of you are doing, we at Cathedral Bluffs Symphony Orchestra have been closely monitoring the latest developments of the COVID-19 pandemic. The safety and health of our orchestra members, patrons and community is our foremost priority. In adherence with government orders and public health guidance, Cathedral Bluffs Symphony Orchestra cancelled our March concert and must now make the…

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March 14 Concert: Proceeding with Precautions

Cathedral Bluffs Symphony Orchestra is proceeding with the concert on Saturday, March 14, 8pm. A pre-concert talk will begin at 7:15pm and will feature guest conductor Pratik Gandhi, guest composer/artist Barbara Croall, and concertmaster Sona Kaltagian. We have been closely monitoring the progress of COVID-19, as we’re sure many of you have. For clear and up-to-date information about local risk,…

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COVID-19 Precautionary Measures

At CBSO, we are closely monitoring the COVID-19 situation and following guidance from Toronto Public Health. Currently, they are not advising the cancellation of community events and so we will be proceeding as planned with our concert on Saturday night, March 14.  The Chinese Cultural Centre has been taking precautionary measures, routinely cleaning all frequently touched surfaces in the centre,…

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Odawa First Nation Composer, Barbara Croall, Performs Nimkii N’gamwin

The Cathedral Bluffs Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Norman Reintamm, continues its’ 2019-20 season on Saturday, March 14, 2020 at 8:00 p.m.   With guest conductor, Pratik Gandhi, the program includes Beethoven‘s Overture to Egmont, Schumann‘s Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Wiren‘s Serenade for Strings, and Odawa First Nation composer, Barbara Croall, performs her own work, Nimkii N’gamwin (Thunderbird…

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Rhapsody in Blue with Brett Kingsbury

The Cathedral Bluffs Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Norman Reintamm, continues its’ 2019-20 season on Saturday, February 8, 2020 at 8:00 p.m. with a program that includes Gershwin‘s Rhapsody in Blue, with pianist, Brett Kingsbury; Dvořák‘s Symphony No. 5 in F major, and Weinzweig‘s Red Ear of Corn Suite. The concert will be held at P.C. Ho Theatre in…

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Beethoven 5 and Holiday Classics

Join us on Saturday, December 14 for an evening of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5, finalists of the Clifford Poole Vocal Competition, and holiday classics with the Village Voices Community Choir of Markham!