With all the great improvements happening with the Scarborough Philharmonic Orchestra, we also wanted to let you know that we’re also working to improve our Social Media platforms.    We’re very lucky to have Mr. Glen Ellis taking care of our Twitter account. Since late last year, Glen has made our Twitter feed not only current and interesting, but also educational. Great work, Glen! We are also working hard to get our old Facebook and new Facebook pages updated and refreshed. Of course, we also have great videos available on our YouTube page. Just search for SPOGreatMusic on your favourite platform
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The SPO is thrilled and honoured to have Grammy-nominated concert pianist, KARA HUBER, performing at our first concert of our 39th Season. Ms. Huber is exceptional and has performed on some of the largest stages in North America. For more information and a wonderful poster for this event, please click here.
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In addition to performing amazing classical music, the SPO is dedicated to helping young composers achieve with our “New Generation” activities. If you are interested in upping your composing skills and would like to be mentored by some of Canada’s leading talent, these programs might be for you. To view the basic details, click here. For more in-depth coverage, click here.
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As you can see, our SPO website has gone through some major updates. We are now working on our online ticket ordering system and should have this feature available for you to use by October 1, 2018.   Of course, we’re hoping to have things up and running sooner — and you’ll find any updates through our “What’s Happening” posts. Thank you for your patience.
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As some of you may have noticed already, our SPO website is getting a thorough overhaul, with lots of information being updated, including information about our coming 2018/2019 Season. This season promises to be our best yet and everyone is working hard to connect and re-connect with people who truly love great classical music performed to a very, very high level. IMPORTANT NOTE: While new concert information is now posted, we are tweaking our online ticket ordering system to make sure you can interface with it easily and confidently. I’ll post a message when it’s ready to use. Thank you for
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If you would like to download our new, 2018/2019 Season Brochure now, just click here.    
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Hello, fans of the Scarborough Philharmonic Orchestra!  We just wanted to let you know that we will be updating our website, including posting more thorough details about each of our coming season’s concerts, and much more.  We’re also working to streamline navigating our website.  We appreciate your patience during the coming week, or so. If you would like to get our brand new, 2018/2019 Season Brochure right now, just click here. Season Ticket Subscriber Packages should be in the mail by the end of this week.  Don’t worry, our first concert of our 39th Season is Saturday, October 27 (8pm)
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As the 2017-18 Season finishes with our final concert this evening, the SPO Team is working hard to finalize our upcoming 2018-19 Season.  We’re certain it will be entertaining, as this fantastic group of musicians continues to improve and grow under the leadership of our Music Director, Ron Royer.  Please check back in the coming weeks for more information and announcements!
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The Scarborough Philharmonic Orchestra will launch “Canadian Panorama,” its first commercial CD, on February 4, 2017 in celebration of Canada’s 150th birthday. The launch concert will feature music from the CD, a group of wonderful Canadian compositions that the SPO commissioned 2 years ago for a wind ensemble of 13 players. This group features 2 flutes (including a piccolo), 2 oboes (including an English horn, 2 clarinets (including a bass clarinet), 2 bassoons, 2 horns, 1 trumpet, 1 percussion player and a string bass. Seven of the pieces in this concert come from Canadian composers: the SPO’s Ronald Royer will
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December 3, 2016 – 7:30 p.m. (an early start for families with young children) This concert will celebrate various Canadian musical traditions, as well as music for the holiday season. Classical music, jazz, traditional Canadian carols, children’s music and First Nations music will be represented on this concert. The SPO will feature First Nations guest artist Cat Criger who will discuss and demonstrate the role of music in his culture. The concert will feature 150 young singers from three choirs from our Scarborough community: Sistema Toronto, Woburn Collegiate and St. Paul’s L’Amoreaux Anglican Church. The SPO has strong relationships with
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