Hart House Orchestra

Resident symphony orchestra of @HartHouseUofT, @UofT in Toronto, Canada. Setting aside textbooks and lecture notes to make some music since 1976.

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Want to join a symphony orchestra in the UToronto community? Open rehearsals are coming up for our new season at @harthouseuoft, please visit for details: https://t.co/x9nAKNw2xL

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We are very excited to invite you to our summer concert on Sunday May 28th, 3pm. This concert is especially planned to be a family concert and all kids are welcome! Features Prokofiev's famous "Peter and the Wolf". As always, admission is free!

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Our Spring Concert is dedicated to the memory of William "Bill" Phillips, the first and founding Music Director of the Orchestra who passed away on February 17th. https://t.co/v9GjJJPtU5
The Orchestra was founded almost half a century ago under Maestro Bill's baton.

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Our Spring Concert is coming up Thursday, March 30 8pm at Hart House! Featuring Strauss Don Juan, Bartok Kossuth and Mahler Ruckert Lieder feat. Veronika Anissimova, Soprano https://t.co/2RPj8XdfYV
Free admission, donations welcome at the door and online! https://t.co/NgSbo7n8t1

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Spring concert coming up Mar 30 at Hart House feat. R. Strauss Don Juan, Bartok Kossuth and Mahler Rückert Lieder https://t.co/EpL2GdlSpJ

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Our next concert coming up Feb 16th 8pm at Hart House! Featuring Shostakovich Symphony No. 5

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Great to be making music together again! Our first concert of the season is on Thursday, November 24 at 8pm. https://t.co/NgSbo7nGiz

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The HHO Concerto Competition is now taking internal and external submissions. Deadline is Dec 30. Please visit for details: https://t.co/BrYcBK350s

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And we're back! Looking forward to a full season and our Fall Concert on Thursday November 24th featuring Beethoven's 5th and Griffes' Poem for Flute. https://t.co/EpL2GdDthh

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In lieu of our cancelled season, members of the orchestra have been sharing little online recitals as part of our weekly online social gatherings. It has certainly tested our technical abilities, but it has been a treat! https://t.co/O22mR0AsS8

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Lest we forget. https://t.co/UKp5au35sv

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Until further notice, auditions, rehearsals or concerts are on hold for this season. Please check back later as there is a chance of some activity resuming in the new year, depending on how the situation progresses. https://t.co/04a0OlZoSE

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Such a heartwarming story! Violin virtuoso Steven Staryck, OC was TSO Concertmaster from 1982–87. This week, he was reunited with his wife Ida at Forestview Retirement Residence after 3 months apart during the pandemic. @CTVNews @Lyndsay_CTV @vervesrliving https://t.co/eCkEEdFH3J

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Just announced—join us for a free surprise concert @roythomsonhall on Wed, Feb 26 at 12:30pm! This one-hour lunchtime performance is our way of giving back to the city we love, with energetic music by Vivaldi, Tchaikovsky, Bernstein & more. Reserve now! https://t.co/xAqW8fKuw5

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We are excited to perform our Winter Concert in London, Ontario on Feb 15 in support of the Huntington Society of Canada
@HuntingtonSC!
Please visit https://t.co/K0WrHwl9GZ for more details.

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Our winter concert is coming up featuring Beethoven's 4th Symphony, Dvorak's Violin Concerto w/ soloist Arkady Yanivker and Prokofiev's Symphony No. 1 “Classical”

As always admission is free, suggested donation of $10 at the door. For details visit https://t.co/qVhTOiD3q2

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Sad news, Dr. Errol Gay, our Principal Conductor from 1987 to 2002, has passed after a long battle with ALS. His contributions to the HHO and the Toronto music community at large are innumerable. RIP Maestro

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The TSO is saddened to hear of the passing of Errol Gay last week. Errol served as TSO Librarian for 24 years, and was a well-loved figure in the classical music community. He will be deeply missed. https://t.co/hlkBvXVhnt

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Our first concert of the season is coming up fast Thursday, November 28th, 8pm @ Hart House featuring Tchaikovsky's epic and tragic Symphony No. 6, and Mozart's Exultate Jubilate w/ Veronika Anissimova, mezzo soprano.

Visit: https://t.co/HvzDObAMLp…/

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In the legendary finale of his 6th symphony, Tchaikovsky utilized a remarkable auditory illusion. Learn about it in this great episode of Hi-Phi Nation. https://t.co/6rU6vwX21F

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Thanks to all who auditioned this year! Results have been posted https://t.co/YlocDOTjzR