The TSO is committed to innovative programming and showcases a roster of distinguished guest artists and conductors. Throughout its history, the Toronto Symphony Orchestra has welcomed some of the greatest international artists, including Martha Argerich, Maxim Vengerov, Yo-Yo Ma, Itzhak Perlman, Evgeny Kissin, Kathleen Battle, Jessye Norman, Karen Kain, Maureen Forrester, Lang Lang (in his first week-long residency program in North America), and actor Christopher Plummer.
National Youth Orchestra of Canada has enjoyed an iconic reputation as Canada's orchestral finishing school, providing the most comprehensive and in-depth training program available to our country's best young classical musicians. As the bridge between music education and a music career, NYOC trains well-rounded and skilled orchestral musicians who are able to thrive in a variety of performance environments.
With nearly 40 members, the Acton Citizens' Band is both a concert band as well as a marching band. The musical selections range from marches to spirituals to musicals to theme songs. The band specializes in providing entertainment for community affairs such as the Acton Fall Fair, Remembrance Day service, Christmas parades and concerts, the Firemen's Canada Day Fireworks, and the Leathertown Festival.