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About Us
About Us
String Orchestra TO is a community orchestra which provides strong intermediate and advanced string players in Toronto with the opportunity to develop their passion for string playing through traditional Baroque, Classical and Romantic repertoire written specifically for string orchestras, and to bring this music to our audiences for their education and pleasure.
Our orchestra is modelling different ways of developing string orchestral playing by emphasizing, at each rehearsal, the development of string playing techniques and music-making through the exposure to a variety of pieces, each requiring different technical and musicality requirements.This is a significantly different approach from traditional orchestra formats, which are guided by a performance dates and the preparing of several pieces for those dates.
Artistic Directors
Artistic Directors
Our orchestra is led by the dynamic team of:
William McMillan and Michele Frensch
Interested in Joining Us?
Interested in Joining Us?
Currently, we are especially looking for strong intermediate and experienced Violin and Viola players.
We are looking to grow our orchestra to approximately 30 members and are endeavouring to expose a broader community to what we do each week.
If you are looking to join a string orchestra with opportunities to explore the richness of the string repertoire with other like-minded musicians then String Orchestra TO is the one in which we all experience growth in our technical skills as well as in our musical development, in an encouraging and exciting rehearsal format.
You are welcome to come and try a rehearsal and can join at any time.
Please contact: StringOrchestraTO@gmail.com for more information
No Auditions
This is a non-auditioned orchestra with the expectation that players will feel challenged but comfortable with standard string orchestra technique and literature.
April Poster Sound of Strings.pdfLocation of Rehearsals and Concerts
Rehearsals and concerts will be held on Wednesday evenings from 7:15-9:15 p.m. at St. Barnabas on the Danforth Anglican Church 361 Danforth Ave, Toronto, ON M4K 1P1.
We will be rehearsing and performing in the Upper Hall which is an accessible space and is reached using the entrance off Hampton Street on the west side of the church
Parking and Transportation
The closest TTC station is at Chester just north of Danforth Avenue and a 3-minute walk from St Barnabas. There is a Green P lot immediately to the east of Chester Station and some street parking in the neighbourhood.
2025-26 Season
2025-26 Season
The season will start on September 10, 2025, and end on May 20, 2026.
The first term will run from September 10, 2025, until January 21, 2025, which is the date of our first performance. (17 weeks)
There will be no rehearsals on December 17, 24 and 31 2025.
The second term will run from January 28, 2026, until May 20, 2025, which is the date of our second performance of the season. (16 weeks)
There is no rehearsal on March 11, 2025, for the March break.
Fees
Fees
Fees are to be paid at the start of each term in the amount of $160.00 per term.
If you join during the term the fees will be prorated accordingly.
The fees will cover the rental space, insurance, and a modest honorarium for the Artistic Directors.
Fees will be reviewed on an annual basis.
Other Membership Information
Other Membership Information
The orchestra is organized by volunteers under the expertise and experience of our artistic directors. Our goal is to keep administration to a minimum so that our energy and enthusiasm is for the music-making and bringing our joy in the music to our participants and our audiences.
Members will be asked to arrive promptly at 7:15 pm to set up the chairs, their own stands and be ready to play at 7:30. We will end rehearsals at 9:00pm in order to provide a 15-minute time to return the chairs, pack up our stands and instruments so that we are out of the building by 9:15pm.
We ask that all musicians observe the standard etiquette for rehearsals.
Contact Us
Contact Us
Please contact us stringorchestraTO@gmail.com if you have any questions or to register to join String Orchestra TO.
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