Saturday 05.27.2023 7:30 PM CORNELL COMMUNITY CENTRE RECITAL HALL 3201 BUROAK AVE, MARKHAM, ON L6B0T2 General Admission: $30 Home Away From Home Canadian Chinese Orchestra Presents Annual Concert on May 27th with the Theme of Home Away from Home TORONTO, ON - The Canadian Chinese Orchestra is excited to announce its upcoming annual concert on May 27th with a theme of "Home Away from Home." This theme not only celebrates Asian Heritage Month but also commemorates the 100th anniversary of the Chinese exclusion act. Through music, the orchestra wants to showcase the struggles and hardships that Chinese immigrants faced when they traveled to Canada and how they adapted to their new home. Under the baton of esteemed Guest Conductor, Dr. Matthew Poon, and with the leadership of Music Director Amely Zhou, the CCO has curated a captivating program that showcases the [...]

In honour of the holiday season, the Canadian Chinese Orchestra is excited to present The Musical Golden Era, a lovely musical night filled with various pop tune performances, complimentary treats, and a cheerful spirit! This concert will take place on Monday, December 12 7:30pm at The Salvation Army Agincourt Church with a pay-what-you-can admission system. All friends and family are welcome to join to take on a wonderful opportunity to learn about Chinese instruments and orchestral music through familiar pop tunes! A few of our program highlights include Michael Jackson’s Billie Jean, Coldplay’s Viva La Vida, the famous dizi track from the drama Untamed, and some lovely Christmas medleys to celebrate the holiday season! Monday, Dec 12th 19:30-21:30 Doors open at 19:00 The Salvation Army Agricourt Community Church 3080 Birchmount Road, Scarborough Admission: pay what you can

Sign Up online Welcome to the CCO Online Seniors Music Learning Program! With our previously successful experience offering online music programs to seniors, we are pleased to bring this program back with help of a private donor! This program is only offered for beginner to intermediate level senior music learners 55 years of age and up. Each individual can enroll in the program for a maximum of 2 years (4 terms). This program will be based on a first come first serve basis when registration begins. We will place you on a waiting list if the class registration is full. The program fee is $150 for one term (15 classes) and $300 for full year two terms (30 classes).This 2022-2023 season, we will offer 4 different instrument learning classes: Erhu, Guzheng, Pipa, and Yangqin. We will have a total of 30 online zoom classes (2 terms) with 4 [...]

New member auditions for the 2022-2023 season are open! If you play a Chinese instrument and have a passion for promoting Chinese music and culture, apply to be part of a team of brilliant musicians and perform innovative and unique pieces at prestigious venues! To register for a Canadian Youth Chinese Orchestra (25 years and younger) audition, please visit: CYCO To register for a Canadian Philharmonic Chinese Orchestra (older than 25 years) audition, please visit: CPCO All auditions will take place on September 4th and 11th, and registration is due on August 26th. Please email info@canadianchineseorchestra.com for any questions or concerns.

Chinese Music Camp 2022 中樂文化夏令營 The Canadian Chinese Orchestra is pleased to present to you the Chinese Music Summer In Class Program, in collaboration with Yip’s Canada. This is a perfect opportunity for your child to explore Chinese music and culture this summer. This program is built upon creating a strong foundation for musicianship to start or enhance your child’s music learning journey—they will be doing hands-on learning to explore a few popular Chinese traditional instruments (Erhu, Guzheng, Zhongruan and Flower Pot Drum). Participants will also be able to engage in a variety of community-building activities to enrich their appreciation for Chinese culture, including Chinese folk dance and arts, Chinese music theory, and many practice sessions! The camp will be taught by our artistic director Amely Zhou, yangqin virtuoso Zhang Di, and dizi performer Sophie Du! This program will take place from August 2-12, Monday to Friday from [...]

Tickets This summer, join the Canadian Chinese Orchestra (CCO) as its members present an afternoon concert Sound Resonance 樂 . 声 on June 26th, 2022 at 5:00pm! Led by guest conductor Joanna Ng D’Agnone, this will be the first in-person concert since 2020. In this concert, there will be orchestral works, small ensemble performances, as well as solo pieces by soloists Lina Cao (Guzheng), Lipeng Wu (Dizi), Huiming Li (Guanzi), Bill Ng (Cello) and Lilian Yang (Pipa). CCO is excited to present to you a variety of music repertoires in collaboration with the Ontario Cross-cultural Music Society Choir (OCMS Choir).  Joanna Ng D’Agnone holds a master’s degree in Orchestral Conducting (Northern Illinois University) and a Bachelor of Piano Performance (Queen's University). As an active music educator and conductor, she has been appointed as the music director for the University of Toronto Allegro Choir in 2013 and Ontario [...]