NYO Canada

06/02/2026

Stratford, you're so nice - we're coming twice. 🎶 😂😅🎶

NYO Canada is thrilled to be part of Stratford Summer Music's 2026 festival with not one, but two performances this summer.

July 5 - 4:00PM
Join us for a free Side-by-Side concert as our musicians perform Beethoven's Seventh Symphony alongside professional symphony players.

July 19 - 4:00PM
We're back with an amazing program from the 2026 orchestra: Anna Clyne's Masquerade, Canadian composer Jordan Pal's Iris, William Grant Still's Symphony No. 2 (Song of a New Race), and Prokofiev's Symphony No. 5.

Two chances to experience Canada's most talented young orchestral musicians live. Whether you're planning a weekend getaway or a day trip, we'd love to see you there.

📍 The Avondale, Stratford
📅 July 5 | Free admission
📅 July 19 | Tickets at stratfordsummermusic.ca

https://boringnews.ca/stratford/stratford-summer-music-announces-2026-festival-lineup/

Residents in Stratford, Ontario, can look forward to a full season of live performances as Stratford Summer Music officially released its lineup for the 2026

05/31/2026

🎶🇨🇦 A new Music Director. A world premiere. A summer worth travelling for.
The 2026 Canadiana Tour brings Canada's finest young orchestral musicians (and incoming Music Director Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser) to six cities across Ontario and Québec, with the world premiere of Pulse by Canadian composer Liam Ritz alongside Prokofiev, Strauss, Elgar, Mozart, William Grant Still, Clyne, Boulanger, and Jordan Pal.

📍 Toronto · July 18
📍 Stratford · July 19
📍 Parry Sound · July 22
📍 Kingston · July 23
📍 Ottawa · July 26
📍 Saint-Irénée · July 31

🎟 Reserve your seat 🔗 https://nyoc.org/concerts/canadiana-tour/



The Royal Conservatory Stratford Summer Music Festival of the Sound The Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts Ottawa Chamberfest Domaine Forget de Charlevoix

05/29/2026

💙 May is Mental Health Month. Thank you, J&W Murphy Foundation and to our complete Mental Health and Wellness team 💙 for your care for the artists in our charge.

🎓 Dr. John McMillan | One-on-One Online Therapy
🎓 Matt Eldridge | One-on-One Online & In-Person Therapy
🎓 Dr. Marshall Chasin | Auditory Wellness
🎓 Sara Brooks | Registered Psychotherapist | Performance Anxiety & Musician Mental Health
🎓 Tom Allen | Voice, Self-knowledge, and Identity
🎓 Kathryn Knowles | Music Finance & Career Development
🎓 Sara-Lynn Weiler | Registered Massage Therapy & Athletic Therapy

🎶Thank you, J&W Murphy Foundation, for six years of believing that taking care of musicians is taking care of music itself. 💙

05/28/2026

🎵 | J&W Murphy Foundation

"Thank you for providing these tools. I had an excellent experience with the therapist I worked with — she was outstanding." — NYO Canada Musician, 2025

The music industry is hard on the people inside it — 86% of workers report anxiety symptoms (Soundcheck, 2026). For six years, the J&W Murphy Foundation has made sure NYO musicians don't face that pressure alone.

Their support funds the largest musician-specific wellness team of its kind in Canada:
🎶 Sara Brooks — performance anxiety & musician mental health
🎶 Dr. John McMillan & Matt Eldridge — one-on-one therapy
🎶 Dr. Marshall Chasin — auditory health (Musicians' Clinics of Canada)
🎶 Sara-Lynn Weiler — RMT & athletic therapy (Guidonian Therapy Clinic)
🎶 Kathryn Knowles — music finance & career coaching (new this year!)
🎶 Tom Allen — self-knowledge and storytelling
🎶 Christie Gray + Monica Chen — Women in the Arts

May is Mental Health Month. We celebrate it the way we live it — with concrete care for the artists in our charge. Thank you, J&W Murphy Foundation. 💙

05/27/2026

Mount Royal University has named our Music Director, Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser, as an Honorary Doctor of Laws at their Convocation 2026, an incredible, well-deserved recognition of his extraordinary contributions to music education, community engagement, and Canadian orchestra!

Daniel will address MRU graduates on June 12, bringing the same passion for connection and mentorship that defines his work with NYO Canada and orchestras across the country.

Congratulations, Daniel! 🎉

Mount Royal University is pleased to announce the honorary degree recipients for Convocation 2026

05/26/2026

🎻 A second summer, a second honour! We're thrilled to celebrate Félix Nunes, cellist from Montréal, QC, as he returns to NYO Canada in 2026, this time as a recipient of the Sir Ernest MacMillan Memorial Foundation Award of Excellence!

Félix once again earns this recognition for his exceptional artistry, dedication, and the hard work he brings to every rehearsal and performance. We could not be prouder to welcome him back to the stage.

🎶 A sincere thank you to the Sir Ernest MacMillan Memorial Foundation, whose ongoing generosity champions the next generation of Canadian classical musicians.

📍 Catch Félix live this summer as NYO Canada tours from Toronto to Saint-Irénée!
🎟️ Tour details - link in bio

05/24/2026

The 2026 Canadiana Tour is coming. 🎶🇨🇦

This July, Canada's finest young orchestral musicians take the stage across Ontario and Quebec.

📍 Toronto · July 18 · 7:30 p.m.
📍 Stratford · July 19 · 4:00 p.m.
📍 Parry Sound · July 22 · 7:00 p.m.
📍 Kingston · July 23 · 7:30 p.m.
📍 Ottawa · July 26 · 7:00 p.m.
📍 Saint-Irénée · July 31 · 4:00 p.m.

A program for the ages: Prokofiev, Strauss, Elgar, Mozart, William Grant Still, Clyne, Boulanger, Jordan Pal - and a world premiere from Canadian composer Liam Ritz.

All of it, under the baton of new Music Director Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser.

🎟 Save your seat - https://nyoc.org/concerts/canadiana-tour/



The Royal Conservatory Stratford Summer Music Ottawa Chamberfest Festival of the Sound The Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts Domaine Forget de Charlevoix

05/22/2026

Congratulations to NYO Canada alumnus Keshav Srinivasan on his appointment as a BSO Resident Fellow with the Boston Symphony Orchestra!

Keshav served as concertmaster of NYO Canada in 2024 and received an Award of Excellence that summer.

Now he'll be performing at Symphony Hall, Tanglewood, Carnegie Hall, and on tour with the BSO and Boston Pops starting this fall. 🎻

05/21/2026

🎵 | J&W Murphy Foundation

86% of Canadian music workers report anxiety symptoms. 72% say stigma keeps them from seeking help. Those are findings from Soundcheck, Canada's first national study on mental health in the music industry, released this January.

Six years ago — before the data made the case obvious — the J&W Murphy Foundation stepped up. Their investment funds 82% of NYO Canada's Mental Health & Wellness program: confidential therapy, body work, hearing care, financial literacy training, and dedicated career mentorship for every one of the 90 young musicians who join us each summer.

"NYO provides amazing physical and mental health resources, which have helped me stay grounded and positively energized." — Mathilde Lepage, horn

Thank you, J&W Murphy Foundation, for six years of believing that taking care of musicians is taking care of music itself. 💙