Music has a positive impact on everyone, especially seniors. It evokes emotion, stirs memories, and creates a shared experience that facilitates conversation, understanding and connection.

London Symphonia has developed Seniors Community Music Programs to share the joy of music with seniors groups and older adults living in retirement residences.

Our programs provide a range of musical experiences from enjoying a live small ensemble performance held onsite at a retirement residence to attending a London Symphonia Open Rehearsal in our performance space at Metropolitan United. All concerts are performed by our professional musicians.

The Joy of Music Seniors Community Music Programs

BRINGING A CONCERT TO YOU

Interested in arranging a performance onsite at your retirement residence? No problem. We would be delighted to tailor a concert performed by our professional musicians to your needs and budget.

London Symphonia provides a variety of concert options: soloists, duos, trios, quartets and quintets. Costs for a one-hour concert range from $200 for a soloist up to $850 to $1,100 for a quintet.  

OPEN REHEARSAL AT METROPOLITAN UNITED

We are delighted to welcome members of seniors groups and residents of retirement homes to a behind-the-scenes Open Rehearsal at Metropolitan United. It is a great opportunity to experience London Symphonia musicians prepare for an upcoming concert.

2024-25 Open Rehearsal Dates

Rehearsal Program

Arrival: Between 1:30pm and 1:45pm.
2pm: Rehearsal starts
3pm: 20-minute break. Groups may depart at the break or stay until the end of the rehearsal at 4:30pm.
4:30 pm: Departure

Things to Know

Entrance

  • Enter by the accessible/ramp entrance at the east door of the church off the parking lot.

  • We will greet you at the door and direct you to the concert hall/sanctuary.

 Bus Area Drop Off and Pick Up

  • East parking lot by the Accessibility Entrance

  • On Dufferin Avenue

  • On Picton Street

Accessibility

  • Please let us know in advance if you need to arrange for wheelchair seating. Note: Wheelchair seating is limited. 

Washrooms

  • Washrooms are conveniently located on the main floor at the west end of the hall behind the concert hall/sanctuary.

Rehearsal Etiquette

  • Remember that this is a rehearsal so there will be interruptions.

  • Everyone needs to be whisper quiet during the rehearsal.

  • Only water is permitted in the concert hall

Cost: $20 per person ($17.30 + $2.30 HST)  

Note:  FREE admission for caregivers

Payment Options

  • Cash at the door.

  • By cheque when you arrive. Your cheque should be payable to London Symphonia.

  • We can bill you following the concert.

We hope you can join us! 

Registration

Registration is required to attend each Open Rehearsal. 

To attend the Open Rehearsal of The Life and Troubled Times of Samuel Coleridge-Taylor on February 21, please complete this REGISTRATION FORM.

REGISTRATION DEADLINE: MONDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2025

CLICK HERE to access a flyer promoting the Open Rehearsal for The Life and Troubled Times of Samuel Coleridge-Taylor on February 21. 
 

To attend the Open Rehearsal of Beethoven and Sibelius with Kerson Leong on April 4, please complete this REGISTRATION FORM.

REGISTRATION DEADLINE: MONDAY, MARCH 31, 2025

CLICK HERE to access a flyer promoting the Open Rehearsal for Beethoven and Sibelius with Kerson Leong on April 4.
 

NEED MORE INFORMATION?

Please email contact [at] londonsymphonia.ca (contact[at]londonsymphonia[dot]ca) or call 226-270-0910 and leave a message. We’ll get back to you as quickly as we can.