Major Ensembles & Placements

2024/2025 Major Ensembles

  • UT Symphony Orchestra: Mon, Wed & Fri 3:00-5:00pm Uri Mayer
  • Wind Ensemble: Mon, Wed & Thurs 3:00-5:00pm Gillian MacKay
  • Wind Symphony: Tues, Thurs & Fri 3:00-5:00pm Pratik Gandhi
  • Contemporary Music Ensemble: Tues & Thurs 3:00-5:00pm Wallace Halladay
  • MacMillan Singers: Tues & Thurs 3:00-5:00pm Jamie Hillman
  • Chamber Choir: Mon & Wed 3:00-5:00pm Kathleen Allan
  • Soprano/Alto Chorus: Mon & Wed 3:00-5:00pm Maria Conkey
  • Tenor/Bass Chorus: Tues & Thurs 3:00-5:00pm Thomas Burton
  • Guitar Orchestra: Wed & Fri 3:00-6:00pm Rob MacDonald
  • Graduate Classical Saxophones: TBA Wallace Halladay
  • Jazz Orchestra (12tet): Mon & Wed 11:00am-1:00pm Jim Lewis
  • Jazz Orchestra: Tues & Thurs 10:00am-12:00pm Shirantha Beddage
  • Hybrid Ensemble: Tues & Thurs 10:00am-12:00pm Andrew Downing
  • Vocal Jazz: Mon & Wed 11:00am-1:00pm Christine Duncan
The Wind Ensemble performs in concert

Major Ensemble Placement Auditions

Auditions will be done in-person, September 3-6, 2024 (after 3:00pm). 

Specific information can be found on the Performance Office website.

UTJO perform

Audition Dates and Times for Faculty of Music Students

Important Information for Arts & Science Students

The application form and further information are available on the Performance Office website.

MUS 120Y1 & MUS 220Y1: Classical and Jazz Instrumental and Vocal Ensembles I and II

Placement Audition Questions?

If you have any questions, or would like to audition for any other ensembles, please contact the Performance Office.

Ensemble Rehearsal Calendars

Current students can find their ensemble rehearsal schedules and locations on the Performance Office's SharePoint page.

Orchestra

Opera Undergrad

U of T Opera has in-person auditions for registration in the Opera Undergraduate course 394Y or 494Y every spring.  Open to Degree students going into 3rd or 4th year, and Art Dip students going into 2nd or 3rd year. 

The application form to audition is available in February.  2024/2025 placements are now complete. 

Ensemble Managers

Those interested in applying to the ensemble manager positions should contact Eddy at performance.music@utoronto.ca.

Positions will not be confirmed until after placement auditions are completed

General Ensemble Policies

Upcoming Concerts

January
23
Brass, Percussion, Piano, Woodwinds | Chamber Music
Free - Public - Concert
Time 7:30pm - 9:30pm
Location Walter Hall
January
24
Public - Concert
Time 8:00pm - 10:00pm
Location Trinity-St. Paul's United Church & Centre for Faith, Justice and the Arts
January
25
Composition, Woodwinds | Chamber Music
Free - Public - Concert
Time 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Location Walter Hall
January
25
Public - Concert
Time 7:30pm - 9:30pm
Location Walter Hall
January
26
Free - Public - Concert
Time 7:30pm - 9:30pm
Location Walter Hall
January
27
Composition | Chamber Music
Free - Public - Concert
Time 7:30pm - 9:30pm
Location Walter Hall
UTSO and MacMillan Singers perform