Music of Ontario

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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. 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[]

• Central Ontario Musicians' Association^[10]
• Country Music Association of Ontario^[11]
• Folk Music Ontario^[12]
• MusicOntario^[13]
• Ontario Arts Council^[14]
• Ontario Music Association^[15]
• Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts^[16]
• Toronto Musicians' Association^[17]
• Toronto Symphony Orchestra^[3]
• Ontario Music Festivals Association^[18]

Music Festivals[]

• Rock on the River
• Boots and Hearts Music Festival^[19]
• Burlington's Sound of Music Festival^[20]
• Goderich Celtic Roots Festival^[21]
• Hamilton Supercrawl
• Havelock Country Jamboree^[22]
• Mariposa Folk Festival^[23]
• Northern Lights Festival Boréal^[24]
• Ottawa Bluesfest^[25]
• OVO Fest
• Rock the Park^[26]

Musicians[]

For a list of musicians and musical groups from Ontario, please see List of Ontario musicians.

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