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Overview of the music of Ontario
As the
Canadian province with the largest population,
[1]
Ontario has a particularly prominent role in
Canadian music . The provincial capital city of
Toronto , Canada's largest municipality,
[2] is home to much of the English Canadian music industry and many individual musicians, and the most popular destination for musicians from other parts of Canada, besides
French-Canadian musicians, looking to advance their careers. Toronto also supports Canadian music as the centre of English language
media in Canada .
Hamilton ,
Ottawa ,
Kingston and
Guelph have also been important centres for Canadian music.
In classical music, the
Toronto Symphony Orchestra ,
[3] and the
National Arts Centre Orchestra
[4] are two of the most renowned orchestras in the world. Many smaller Ontario cities have orchestras of their own as well. The
Canadian Opera Company ,
[5] also based in Toronto, is the country's largest and most influential producer of opera productions.
Other institutions in the province include the
Royal Conservatory of Music ,
[6]
MuchMusic ,
[7] and concert venues such as
Roy Thomson Hall ,
[8]
Massey Hall
[8] and the
National Arts Centre .
[9] Record labels in the province include
MapleMusic ,
DROG Records ,
Duke Street ,
Sonic Unyon ,
Three Gut ,
Zunior ,
Linus Entertainment , and the Canadian divisions of most major international labels.
Ontario music organizations
Music festivals
Music education
Schools of music in Ontario include, at the university level:
At the higher education level excluding universities:
Conservatory Canada , London
Fanshawe College's Music Industry Arts program ,
Fanshawe College , London
The Glenn Gould School , Toronto
Harris Institute of Music , Toronto
Humber College Faculty of Media and Creative Arts, Toronto
Metalworks Institute , Mississauga
Pandit Jasraj Institute of Music Toronto
The Royal Conservatory of Music , Toronto
Thamil Isai Kalaamanram , Toronto
Trebas Institute , Toronto
Closed institutions:
Musicians
For a list of musicians and musical groups from Ontario, please see
List of Ontario musicians .
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b
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^
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a
b
"About Us" . The Corporation of Massey Hall & Roy Thomson Hall . Retrieved 12 June 2017 .
^
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^
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"Goderich Celtic Roots Festival" . www.celticfestival.ca . Retrieved 12 June 2017 .
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"Havelock Country Jamboree - Havelock Country Jamboree" . Havelock Country Jamboree . Retrieved 12 June 2017 .
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