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NUMUS invites audiences to explore the bold sounds and ideas of a new generation of composers and per

NUMUS invites audiences to explore the bold sounds and ideas of a new generation of composers and performers while celebrating the innovators of the past. Founded in 1985 by composer Peter Hatch and based in Waterloo, Ontario, NUMUS is one of Canada’s foremost new music organizations, renowned for its electrifying contemporary programming and high standards of artistry. NUMUS showcases established

and emerging talent from across Canada and the globe in relaxed, intimate venues. The performances fuse diverse musical genres, traditional and experimental instruments and elements of structure and improvisation. The result is a concertgoing experience that captures the relevance and fluidity of contemporary music. Exciting, challenging, ground-breaking: NUMUS is new music, now.

05/29/2026

You won’t want to miss our last concert of ⚡️ THE ECCENTRICS

🗓️ May 30, 2026
⏰ 7:00pm
📍 Maureen Forrester Recital Hall

NUMUS celebrates the end of season 40 with this NUMUS/QuartetFest coproduction. Our thanks to QuartetFest and the Laurier team for hosting this event in the Maureen Forrester Recital Hall.

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05/28/2026

THE ECCENTRICS⚡️featuring…
Our very own Artistic Director ⭐️ Guy Few
Piano/Trumpet

🗓️ May 30, 2026
⏰ 7:00pm
📍 Maureen Forrester Recital Hall

Guy ‍Few’s ‍instrumental ‍versatility ‍and ‍fearless ‍interpretations ‍have ‍been ‍noted ‍by ‍the ‍international ‍press ‍‍“outrageous…simply ‍phenomenal” ‍(Le ‍Devoir, ‍Montreal) ‍and ‍‍“sheer ‍brilliance” ‍(L.A. ‍Times). As ‍soloist ‍with ‍orchestra, ‍recitalist ‍or ‍chamber ‍musician ‍he ‍wows ‍audiences ‍with ‍his ‍technical ‍ease ‍and ‍charm. ‍Awards ‍include ‍a ‍JUNO ‍nomination, ‍CAPACOA ‍touring ‍artist ‍of ‍the ‍year, ‍Penderecki ‍Credo) ‍and ‍Sylva ‍Gelber ‍Foundation ‍Award ‍through ‍the ‍Canada ‍Council ‍for ‍the ‍Arts. ‍Guy ‍has ‍appeared ‍on ‍‍CBC-TV, ‍CTV, ‍BRAVO, ‍TV5 ‍and ‍European ‍television ‍broadcasts ‍and ‍is ‍heard ‍regularly ‍on ‍‍CBC ‍Radio, ‍and ‍‍NPR. He is ‍a ‍Yamaha ‍artist.

NUMUS celebrates the end of season 40 with this NUMUS/QuartetFest coproduction. Our thanks to QuartetFest and the Laurier team for hosting this event in the Maureen Forrester Recital Hall.

Get your tickets at https://ticketscene.ca/events/61526/

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05/26/2026

THE ECCENTRICS⚡️featuring…
⭐️ The Collaborators
✨ Andrew Rinehart
✨ Matt Borland

🗓️ May 30, 2026
⏰ 7:00pm
📍 Maureen Forrester Recital Hall

Join us for a special pre-concert performance in the recital hall lobby by The Collaborators. Come experience the music of Andrew Rinehart and Matt Borland as they explore sound and resonating space!

NUMUS celebrates the end of season 40 with this NUMUS/QuartetFest coproduction. Our thanks to QuartetFest and the Laurier team for hosting this event in the Maureen Forrester Recital Hall.

Get your tickets at www.numus.on.ca/tickets/

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05/21/2026

THE ECCENTRICS⚡️featuring…
⭐️ Kelly-Marie Murphy

World premiere of “What Do I Know ‘Bout Love” commissioned by NUMUS

🗓️ May 30, 2026
⏰ 7:00pm
📍 Maureen Forrester Recital Hall

Kelly-Marie Murphy’s compositional voice is well known on the Canadian music scene. She has created a number of memorable works for some of Canada’s leading performers and ensembles, including the Toronto, Winnipeg, and Vancouver Symphony Orchestras, The Gryphon Trio, James Campbell, Shauna Rolston, the Cecilia and Afiara String Quartets, and Judy Loman.

Dr. Murphy’s music has been performed around the world by outstanding soloists and ensembles, and has had radio broadcasts in over 22 countries. Her music has been interpreted by renowned conductors such as Sir Andrew Davis, David Brophy, Bramwell Tovey, and Mario Bernardi. Her music has been heard in iconic concert halls, such as Carnegie Hall in New York, The Mozarteum in Salzburg, and The National Concert Hall in Dublin.

NUMUS celebrates the end of season 40 with this NUMUS/QuartetFest coproduction. Our thanks to QuartetFest and the Laurier team for hosting this event in the Maureen Forrester Recital Hall.

Get your tickets at www.numus.on.ca/tickets/

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05/19/2026

NUMUS is saddened to share the news of the passing of renowned Cree cellist and composer Cris Derksen. She was a dynamic trailblazer and a pillar in the Indigenous classical music community. Her impact will always be felt.

We keep her family in our thoughts at this time.

05/15/2026

THE ECCENTRICS⚡️featuring…
⭐️ Penderecki String Quartet

🗓️ May 30, 2026
⏰ 7:00pm
📍 Maureen Forrester Recital Hall

Celebrating their 40th anniversary, the Penderecki String Quartet is based in Waterloo, Ontario where they have been Quartet-in-Residence at Wilfrid Laurier University since 1991. Originating from Poland, Canada, and USA, they bring their varied yet collective experience to create performances that demonstrate their “remarkable range of technical excellence and emotional sweep” (Toronto Globe and Mail). The PSQ’s large discography includes over three dozen recordings including the chamber music repertoire of Beethoven and Brahms 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, and most recently they were nominated for a 2023 JUNO for their jazz album “Blue” with Diana Panton and Don Thompson. 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 followed with 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. Dedicated educators, the PSQ have been recent guests at Bloomington Indiana University’s String Academy, the Beijing Conservatory, University of Southern California (Los Angeles), and with their partner universities in Osnabrück, Germany and Lyon, France.

NUMUS celebrates the end of season 40 with this NUMUS/QuartetFest coproduction. Our thanks to QuartetFest and the Laurier team for hosting this event in the Maureen Forrester Recital Hall.

Get your tickets at www.numus.on.ca/tickets/

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05/11/2026

THE ECCENTRICS⚡️featuring…
⭐️ Cheryl Duvall, pianist

🗓️ May 30, 2026
⏰ 7:00pm
📍 Maureen Forrester Recital Hall

Toronto’s Cheryl Duvall is recognized as one of Canada’s foremost talents in contemporary music both for her work as a pianist and interpreter, but also as a presenter and for her tireless advocacy. Versatility is among her most celebrated artistic traits; she has immersed herself in a vast array of compositional aesthetics and collaborative contexts. In all of these scenarios, her thoughtful agility and nuance imbue both the sonic and evocative domains with power and depth. She has toured and performed throughout Canada, Japan, Europe, Argentina , New Zealand, Australia and the U.S. To date, Cheryl has released three solo albums featuring works by Canadian composers, two of which have been nominated for Juno awards for Classical Composition of the Year.

NUMUS celebrates the end of season 40 with this NUMUS/QuartetFest coproduction. Our thanks to QuartetFest and the Laurier team for hosting this event in the Maureen Forrester Recital Hall.

Get your tickets at www.numus.on.ca/tickets/

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05/05/2026

THE ECCENTRICS⚡️

🗓️ May 30, 2026
⏰ 7:00pm
📍 Maureen Forrester Recital Hall

NUMUS celebrates the end of season 40 with this NUMUS/QuartetFest coproduction.

The Collaborators (Andrew Reinhardt, Matt Borland), Penderecki String Quartet, Cheryl Duvall and Guy Few shall join to present a concert addressing the interconnection between Beethoven, Schoenfield and Fats Waller, their renowned eccentricity and spirit. “Crazy ‘Bout my Baby” will be re-imagined for the PSQ, Cheryl Duvall and Guy by Kelly-Marie Murphy.

Our Gala finale for 2025/2026 – a mash-up exploration of three “eccentric” composers, their incredible influence, in their time, in the world today and upon each other. Originals, re-imaginations…. Blockbuster performances promised. And the premiere of Kelly-Marie Murphy’s What Do I Know ‘Bout Love? commissioned by NUMUS!

Our thanks to QuartetFest and the Laurier team for hosting this event in the Maureen Forrester Recital Hall.

Get your tickets at www.numus.on.ca/tickets/

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04/23/2026

Beverley Johnston took our audience on a journey through history and brought us a glimpse of the future with her eclectic and empowering program ⭐️ Finding HER Voice

thank you for sharing your voice!

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