As the Canadian province with the largest population, Ontario has a particularly prominent role in Canadian music. The provincial capital city of Toronto, Canada's largest municipality, 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 and the Ottawa-based National Arts Centre Orchestra 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 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, MuchMusic, and concert venues such as Roy Thomson Hall, Massey Hall and the National Arts Centre. 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 Central Ontario Musicians' Association Country Music Association of Ontario Folk Music Ontario MusicOntario Ontario Arts Council Ontario Music Association Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts Toronto Musicians' Association Toronto Symphony Orchestra Ontario Music Festivals Association
Music festivals
Boots and Hearts Music Festival Burlington's Sound of Music Festival Goderich Celtic Roots Festival Hamilton Supercrawl Havelock Country Jamboree Mariposa Folk Festival Northern Lights Festival Boréal Ottawa Bluesfest OVO Fest Rock the Park
Music education Schools of music in Ontario include, at the university level: Don Wright Faculty of Music, University of Western Ontario, London Queen's School of Music, Queen's University, Kingston University of Toronto Faculty of Music, University of Toronto (St. George campus), Toronto
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 Trebas Institute, Toronto
Closed institutions: Canadian Conservatory of Music, Ottawa Royal Hamilton College of Music
Musicians For a list of musicians and musical groups from Ontario, please see List of Ontario musicians.
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