Musicfest Canada will be streaming the 2021 (49th annual) National Festival starting Monday, May 24. This year, beating the COVID odds, 64 tenacious ensembles participated. Thanks to the remarkable support of our sponsors, we were also able to accommodate over 150 outstanding young musicians in our six National Honour Ensembles, all of whom were featured on May 3 as part of the Music Monday Celebrations. In partnership with the National Arts Centre Orchestra and the Ellison Canadian Honour Choir, we recorded “O Canada” with 200 singers and instrumentalists. You can expect to see an encore presentation on July 1 as we celebrate Canada Day.
Please plan to support all of the ensembles by tuning into the stream May 24-26. This link will take you to the adjudicated performances and the mini-concerts.