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Music at Port Milford

Nonprofit Summer Academy & Festival

Established in 1987, Music at Port Milford offers an intensive four-week chamber music experience for serious string players and pianists, on an historic thirty-five acre farm in rural Prince Edward County, Ontario. The focused, cooperative atmosphere allows students to produce refined weekly performances of chamber, choral, and orchestral works. The outstanding music faculty, including The Tokai

Quartet (Finalists at Banff 2007)RCM Faculty and members of the Toronto Symphony, National Ballet and Canadian Opera Company, serve as both coaches and mentors.

07/31/2026

Join us for the upcoming music-filled final weekend of MPM’s 40th summer! 🎶🎉

• Saturday, August 1 at 7:30pm “In Celebration” - An octet of renowned Port Milford performers come together for performances of masterworks by Brahms, Grieg, Schubert, and Mendelssohn ✨🌟Featuring Marie Bérard of Canadian Opera Company, Rohan Gregory, Lukas Shrout, Angela Rudden of The National Ballet of Canada, Susan Gagnon from Royal Conservatory of Music, Roberta Janzen of Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Charlotte Hill, and JUNO-award winner Angela Park.

• Saturday, August 1 at 9:30pm - Join the performers backstage for a meet-and-greet reception celebrating 40 summers of MPM 🍷🧀 Wine and cheese generously provided by Broken Stone Winery and Agrarian Market PEC. Free with concert ticket! 🎟️

• Sunday, August 2 at 2:00pm - Final student performance of choral, chamber, and orchestral works. Featuring extraordinary young musicians performing music by Haydn, Beethoven, Shostakovich, Dohnanyi, Ravel, John Burge, and more 🎻🎹

We can’t wait to share all of this music and celebrate with you! Saturday night tickets available at the link in our bio 🔗🎶

07/19/2026

Morning scales 🎶☀️
Join us at 2pm today on campus to hear the student choir, orchestra, and chamber ensembles!

07/11/2026

See you today at 2pm The Andrew Picton!

07/10/2026

Another beautiful week of MPM’s Choral Day Camp in the books! Thank you to Naomi and Brayden for your mentorship, to the 20 choral day campers for bringing your all, and to The CAPE | PEC Event Venue & Boutique Accommodation Lily's Café and Elizabeth Crombie Royal LePage for sponsoring this one-of-a-kind program.

Here’s the crew, singing our camp song with the Junior Chamber Music Academy students 🥲

07/01/2026

Get your tickets to MPM’s 40th summer season!

Experience…
- the musical language of Ravel paired with Quinte Ballet School of Canada choreography 🩰
- Beethoven and Picton’s own Gena Branscombe paired with Ontario paintings curated by Dahlia S L 🖼️
- a free chamber music pop up with the Tokai String Quartet at Broken Stone Winery 🍷
- a celebration with some of the festival’s oldest friends, featuring timeless chamber works by Grieg and Brahms, wine from Broken Stone Winery, and treats from Agrarian Market PEC 🎉

We can’t wait! Link to full concert programs and tickets in our bio 🔗✨

05/25/2026

Celebrating 40 years of music and community!!! Last weekend, 25 MPM alumni gathered on campus to ring in our 40th summer season by making music, repainting cabins, gardening, building foundations for new practice cabins, sharing wishes by the campfire, and talking about the future of MPM. The shared generosity, goodwill, and warmth were extraordinary. Thank you, all!

To our many alums - we are so proud of all the music you are making and the communities you are nurturing. Stay in touch. We’ll catch you at the next one!

04/26/2026

With a few more spots available in both Junior and Senior Session this summer, we wanted to let our community know that there are 5 more days for new applicants to submit need-based financial aid forms! 📋🎶

Since its founding in 1987, Music at Port Milford has been committed to keeping costs as low as possible without compromising the quality of our program. It is integral to our mission that all deserving young musicians be given the opportunity to attend MPM regardless of financial means.

What does that look like in numbers?
- MPM’s tuition fees are between 30% and 50% lower than other summer chamber music programs.
- 35% of program costs are covered grants and donations from alumni, friends of MPM, local businesses and corporations.
- Our year-round staff is small (2 paid staff, plus a dedicated slate of volunteers). This allows us to offer the unparalleled student-teacher ratio of 2.5:1 in the summer.
- On average, 30% of MPM students receive some form of need-based financial aid each summer.

Thank you in advance for spreading the word, and for your ongoing support of MPM!

04/11/2026

Calling all string players and pianists, ages 10-19! Don’t miss this opportunity to learn from renowned faculty and immerse yourself in joyful community on the shores of Lake Ontario this summer ☀️🎻🎹

Junior Session, Ages 10-13 (July 5-July 11)
Senior Session, Ages 13-19 (July 12-August 2)

Apply today at musicatportmilford.org! 🔗🌿

Address

89 Colliers Road
Picton, ON
K0K2P0

Telephone

+19144395039

Website

http://www.musicatportmilford.org/

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