Summer Performance Lecture Series

This Summer Music Lecture Series "Understanding Classical Performance", is designed to educate, engage, and inspire audiences of all ages through accessible, high-quality lectures on classical music.

The series will be hosted by Avenue Road Music and Performance Academy and will run weekly from July to August 2025.

Cost:

Registration is $25 per meeting. Attendees must register online.

There is also a registration for the entire series of Music and Theatre lectures. 11 sessions in total.    

Date and Time: Tuesdays, noon-1:30pm

July 8th: The Birth of Classical Music: From Chant to Polyphony.     

July 15th: Baroque Music: Bach, Handel, Vivaldi, and friends.      

July 22nd: The Classical Period: Haydn, Mozart, and the Rise of the Symphony.     

July 29th: Romanticism in Music: Beethoven, Chopin, and Beyond.       

August 5th: Modernism and the 20th Century: Stravinsky, Debussy, and New Sounds.       

August 12th: Opera 101: A Journey Through Voice and Drama.      

Venue:

Avenue Road Music and Performance Academy (Gordon Lightfoot Concert Hall)
460 Avenue Road
Toronto, ON, M4V 2J1