Calendar of events in Music

The Department of Music presents numerous performances each year, including recitals by faculty members, students, and guest artists, and concerts by large and small ensembles.

Each Wednesday afternoon at 4 p.m. throughout both terms, we present our Collegia Musica, free public concerts that provide frequent opportunities for our students to perform, and Colloquia Musica, lectures, presentations, and workshops by faculty members, students, and guests on a wide variety of musical topics.

Tickets and Subscriptions

Single Tickets - Adults $15 Seniors and non-MtA students $10 Family $30
Subscriptions - Adults $60 Seniors and non-MtA students $30 Family $90

All concerts are free for current �� students with valid ID card.

Student Recitals, Master classes, Ensemble Concerts, Collegia/Colloquia - Free Admission, all are welcome

Proceeds from these ticket and subscription sales support Music Department student scholarships. Tickets and subscriptions may be purchased through the Music Department and at the door.

Some events listed in this calendar are not presented by the Department of Music or are ticketed separately. Tickets for these events are sold separately by their sponsors.

If an event is cancelled for any reason, a notice will be posted at mta.ca/music and sent via email. If you wish to receive notices or updates to our Calendar of Events, please contact music@mta.ca.

Calendar of Events 2025-2026 is Under Construction

Music Department Events - Fall

Faculty Gala Concert:

We launch the 2025-26 season with a concert featuring performances by faculty members of the Department of Music. Admission is free; all are welcome. For more information call 506-364-2374 or email music@mta.ca.

Conservatory of Music Brunton Auditorium, 7:30 pm.

Colloquium Musicum:

Lectures, presentations, and workshops by faculty members, students, and guests on a wide variety of musical topics. Guest and details TBD. Admission is free; all are welcome. For more information call 506-364-2374 or email music@mta.ca.

Conservatory of Music Brunton Auditorium, 4:00 pm.

Colloquium Musicum:

Ethan Walter, Student Research talk. Admission is free; all are welcome. For more information call 506-364-2374 or email music@mta.ca.

Conservatory of Music Brunton Auditorium, 4:00 pm.

Faculty Recital: Katherine Dowling:

Recital featuring MtA Faculty member, Katherine Dowling (piano). Details TBA. Tickets are $15/$10. Free for current students with �� ID. Subscription passes available. For more information call 506-364-2374 or email music@mta.ca.

Conservatory of Music Brunton Auditorium, 7:30 pm.

Sackville Festival of Early Music Guest Speakers

Early Music Colloquium:

Members of Ensemble SFEM will lead our community and outreach performances and education events. They will bring to life the unique stories behind their historical instruments through context, interaction, and performance.

Performers: Jimin Shin Dobson (Baroque violin and concert leader), Lucas Harris (archlute), Mélisande Corriveau (gamba and Baroque cello), Karim Kasr (historical woodwinds).

Free to attend; all are welcome. For more information visit

Conservatory of Music Brunton Auditorium, 4:00 pm.

Early Music Festival Guest Speaker:

Dame Emma Kirkby will participate in a Q & A panel discussion to share her experiences as a historically informed performer and ambassador of Renaissance and Baroque music styles.

Free to attend; all are welcome. For more information, visit .

Conservatory of Music Brunton Auditorium, 5:30 pm.

Sackville Festival of Early Music:

Headlining Concert

British soprano Dame Emma Kirkby (DBE, Queen’s Medal for Music), who has gained recognition world-wide as one of the leading interpreters of Renaissance and Baroque music, will open festival 2025. Kirkby will present a concert of songs for soprano and archlute, in collaboration with Canadian lutenist Lucas Harris (Toronto ON), along our festival theme of Roots | Racines. Please see for more information

Conservatory of Music Brunton Auditorium, 7:30 pm.

Sackville Festival of Early Music:

This concert will showcase our Ensemble SFEM, a chamber group of historically informed performers led by renowned Canadian Baroque violinist and our Artistic Director Jimin Shin Dobson (Sackville NB). They will present an elegant sampling of music from the French Baroque period. Our Ensemble SFEM initiative is a new vehicle for nourishing collaboration between local historically informed musicians in New Brunswick and those from the national scene.

Performers: Jimin Shin Dobson (Baroque violin and concert leader), Karim Kasr (historical woodwinds), Mélisande Corriveau (gamba and Baroque cello), Elizaveta Miller (harpsichord).

For tickets and information please see .

Conservatory of Music Brunton Auditorium, 7:30 pm.

Sackville Festival of Early Music:

Festival 2025 will close with our final and third concert featuring the Choeur Louisbourg, an Acadian professional chamber choir based in Moncton New Brunswick, under the artistic direction of Monique Richard. The choir shares roots with the festival, as both were founded by one of New Brunswick’s leading Francophone arts leaders, Réjean Poirier. We are excited to collaborate with Choeur Louisburg for our Roots | Racines season, and the choir will present a celebratory concert of Italian Renaissance and Baroque choral music in collaboration with select members of Ensemble SFEM.

Performers: Monique Richard (conductor), Choeur Louisbourg (choir – 18 members), Ensemble SFEM, Jimin Shin Dobson (Baroque violin and concert leader), Karim Kasr (historical woodwinds), Mélisande Corriveau (gamba and Baroque cello), Madeleine Owen (lutes), Jacques-André Houle (Baroque violin 2).

For more information and tickets, see .

Conservatory of Music Brunton Auditorium, 3:00 pm.

Music Department Events - Fall

Colloquium Musicum:

MtA Faculty Peter Shelley (theory), delivers a talk. Details TBD. Admission is free; all are welcome. For more information call 506-364-2374 or email music@mta.ca.

Conservatory of Music Brunton Auditorium, 4:00 pm.

Collegium Musicum:

Performances by students in the Bachelor of Music program. Free to attend; all are welcome.

Conservatory of Music Brunton Auditorium, 4:00 pm.

Pops Matinée Concert:

Performance by members of the �� Symphonic Band, featuring students, guests, faculty, and community members. Free to attend; all are welcome. For more information email music@mta.ca or call 506-364-2374.

Convocation Hall Auditorium, 10:30 am.

Symphonic Band Pops Concert:

Performance by members of the �� Symphonic Band, featuring students, guests, faculty, and community members. Free to attend; all are welcome. For more details, please call 506-364-2374 or email music@mta.ca.

Convocation Hall Auditorium, 7:30 pm.

Collegium Musicum:

Performances by students in the Bachelor of Music program. Free to attend; all are welcome.

Conservatory of Music Brunton Auditorium, 4:00 pm.

Honour Band Concert:

Students from across the Maritimes present the results of their one-day intensive band workshop. Free to attend; all are welcome. For details call 506-364-2374 or email music@mta.ca.

Convocation Hall Auditorium, 5:00 pm.

Guest Recital:

Recital: Nagamo: musica intima and Andrew Balfour. More details TBA. Tickets are $15/$10. Free for current students with �� ID. Subscription passes available. For more information call 506-364-2374 or email music@mta.ca.

Conservatory of Music Brunton Auditorium, 3:00 pm.

Collegium Musicum:

Performances by students in the Bachelor of Music program. Free to attend; all are welcome.

Conservatory of Music Brunton Auditorium, 4:00 pm.

Guest Speaker:

Emily Logan gives a talk and masterclass about performance anxiety. Free to attend; all are welcome. For more information call 506-364-2374 or email music@mta.ca.

Conservatory of Music Brunton Auditorium, 12:30 pm.

Collegium Musicum:

Performances by students in the Bachelor of Music program. Free to attend; all are welcome.

Conservatory of Music Brunton Auditorium, 4:00 pm.

Collegium Musicum:

Performances by students in the Bachelor of Music program. Free to attend; all are welcome.

Conservatory of Music Brunton Auditorium, 4:00 pm.

Guest Recital:

Guest Recital featuring Teiya Kasahara (voice). More details TBA. Tickets are $15/$10. Free for current students with �� ID. Subscription passes available. For more information call 506-364-2374 or email music@mta.ca.

Conservatory of Music Brunton Auditorium, 7:30 pm.

Faculty and Guest Recital:

Jazz concert by faculty member Joel Miller (saxophone) and ensemble. Featuring songs from their new album "What if?" Tickets are $15/$10. Free for current students with �� ID. Subscription passes available. For more information call 506-364-2374 or email music@mta.ca.

Conservatory of Music Brunton Auditorium, 3:00 pm.

Collegium Musicum:

Performances by students in the Bachelor of Music program. Free to attend; all are welcome.

Conservatory of Music Brunton Auditorium, 4:00 pm.

Jazz Ensemble Concert:

�� Jazz Ensemble: Performances featuring MtA students, faculty, staff, and community members. Free to attend; all are welcome. For more information, call 506-364-2379 or email music@mta.ca.

Conservatory of Music Brunton Auditorium, 7:30 pm.

Faculty and Guest Recital:

Terra Ignota, Terra Ignita, presenting highlights from the 2025 NB Contemporary Music Festival and recent works from contemporary women composers exploring the human relationship to earth and ocean, network and screen. Featuring faculty member Nadia Francavilla (violin) and ensemble. Tickets are $15/$10. Free for current students with �� ID. Subscription passes available. For more information call 506-364-2374 or email music@mta.ca.

Conservatory of Music Brunton Auditorium, 8:00 pm.

Collegium Musicum:

Performances by students in the Bachelor of Music program. Free to attend; all are welcome.

Conservatory of Music Brunton Auditorium, 4:00 pm.

Chamber Orchestra Concert:

The �� Chamber Orchestra: featuring performances by students, staff, faculty, and community members. Free to attend; all are welcome. For details call 506-364-2379 or email music@mta.ca

Conservatory of Music Brunton Auditorium, 8:00 pm.

MtA Symphonic Band Concert:

Featuring performances by the �� Symphonic Band, comprised of students, faculty, and community members. Free to attend; all are welcome. For details call 506-364-2374 or email music@mta.ca

Convocation Hall Auditorium, 7:30 pm.

New Music @ ��:

Original compositions by �� students, performed by students and faculty.

Conservatory of Music Brunton Auditorium, 3:00 pm.

Christmas Collegium:

Celebrate the holidays with Music Students, Faculty, and Staff as we present a Conservatory tradition. Informal performances in the Music Conservatory Foyer. Admission is free; all are welcome. For more information call 506-364-2374 or email music@mta.ca.

Conservatory of Music Brunton Auditorium, 4:00 pm.

Choral Ensembles Concert:

�� Choral Society, Elliott Chorale, and other choral ensembles: featuring performances by MtA students, staff, faculty, and community members. Free to attend; all are welcome. For more information call 506-364-2379 or email music@mta.ca.

Conservatory of Music Brunton Auditorium, 7:30 pm.

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