Soundstreams showcases the work of Canadian and international composers through innovative musical experiences.

Performances Main Stage

Each year, Soundstreams presents five musical experiences that make up our Main Stage Season, available on subscription as a full series, or by picking any three performances. These shows take place in some of Toronto’s most iconic venues, including Koerner Hall and Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre.

2018 / 2019 Upcoming

Main Stage Hell’s Fury, The Hollywood Songbook Harbourfront Centre Theatre Hanns Eisler’s wonderful, neglected songs of exile in a new opera featuring baritone Russell Braun and pianist Serouj Kradjian.
Buy Now Jun 19-23

2019 / 2020 Upcoming

Main Stage Top Brass Trinity St. Paul's Centre Three luminaries of the trumpet will dazzle you with a display of wizardry Subscribe Now Oct 03

Main Stage Two Odysseys: Pimooteewin / Gállábártnit Daniels Spectrum, Ada Slaight Hall Discover the world’s first music theatre works sung and narrated in the Indigenous languages Cree and Sami, and rooted in traditional legends Subscribe Now Nov 13-16

Main Stage Electric Messiah The Drake Hotel Underground A theatrical reimagining of Handel’s masterpiece infused with jazz, gospel, blues, hip-hop, classical, and world music Subscribe Now Dec 10-12

Main Stage The Lost Karaoke Tapes The Great Hall A multimedia trip using 80’s karaoke videotapes found in a dumpster. Subscribe Now Jan 30

Main Stage Improvised Components The Drake Hotel Underground Rarefied early instruments and improvisation: joined at the hip? You bet! Subscribe Now Mar 06

Main Stage Secrets The Drake Hotel Underground Will you let them tell your secret? Subscribe Now Apr 23-24

Main Stage Musik für das Ende Buddies in Bad Times Theatre Composer Claude Vivier invites performers and audience to become “celebrants” in a transformative ritual journey through life, death, and beyond. Subscribe Now May 06-09