Cornwall Concert Series – Connecting Great Artists with Great Audiences!

August 6, 2026

The Cornwall Concert Series announces another stellar season of world-class performances.

The 2026-2027 concert season opens on Saturday, September 12, 2026 with Juno award-winning Canadian powerhouse LEAHY, a group of dynamic musicians and songwriters from one family, known for thrilling audiences with their musicianship, passionate vocals, and step-dancing. Accomplished multi-instrumentalists, their high-energy live performance reveals the special chemistry between the band members through their instruments, melodies and layered harmonies. Crossing genres, LEAHY combines vocals, piano, fiddle, button accordion, drums, bass, acoustic and electric guitars, with contemporary influences that push their sound from Celtic to the edge of folk-rock, always infused by the family’s traditional music roots.

At a matinee performance on Sunday, October 18, 2026, experience the Elmer Iseler Singers. This 20-voice professional chamber choir is one of Canada’s most illustrious professional choral ensembles. Conducted by Artistic Director Lydia Adams, and founded by the late Dr. Elmer Iseler in 1979, the choir has built an enviable international reputation through its concerts, broadcasts and more than 50 recordings. Known for its unique beauty of sound, the Elmer Iseler Singers bring to life an exciting repertoire that spans 500 years of great choral music. 

The fall concert season closes on Sunday, November 1, 2026 with the Seiler Trio. Uniting three exceptional Canadian musicians, the trio includes virtuoso violinist Mayumi Seiler, Rachel Mercer, Principal Cello of the NAC Orchestra, and pianist Angela Park, formerly of the Juno-awardwinning Ensemble Made in Canada. They explore the rich traditions of the piano trio repertoire with a unique blend of intensity, passion, and generosity.

The spring concert season returns on Sunday, April 11, 2027 with A World Transformed, a unique performance that weaves together music, dance, and spoken word to tell the stories of Matthew and Judy Shepard. The cast includes dancers Johanna Bergfelt and Zachary Cardwell, tenor Marcel d’Entremont, mezzo-soprano Andrea Ludwig, pianists Jeanie Chung and Dakota Scott-Digout, and violinist Aaron Schwebel. The musical program includes classical, musical theatre, folk, and popular genres, including the music of Britten, Tchaikovsky, and Coulthard, as well as arrangements of music by The Beatles, Joni Mitchell, and Simon and Garfunkel. Matthew was a young man from Laramie, Wyoming, who was murdered because of his sexuality, igniting a global movement for 2SLGBTQ+ rights. Through the lens of both Matthew and Judy, A World Transformed confronts themes of bullying and discrimination, but also resilience, community perseverance, and compassion for one another, regardless of our differences.

The Canadian Guitar Quartet closes the season on Sunday, May 2, 2027. Since its debut in 1999, the Canadian Guitar Quartet has performed on three continents, going from one standing ovation to the next, and has established a reputation as one of the finest guitar ensembles in the world. The quartet consists of Steve Cowan, Jérôme Ducharme, Christ Habib and Louis Trépanier. During its twenty-plus years, the CGQ has released five critically acclaimed albums while touring extensively in Canada and abroad, appearing in recital, and with orchestra.

We invite you to join us on this musical journey as we celebrate another season of connecting great artists with great audiences.

All concerts are held at Aultsville Theatre. Subscriptions ($175 for five concerts) and single tickets ($40 & $50) for all performances are on sale now. Tickets may be purchased in advance (cash or cheque) at these locations: Jolly Tours, Eastcourt Mall; The Squire Shop, 113 Pitt Street; Shortline Convenience Store, 1300 Second Street West and the City of Cornwall Box Office locations situated at the Aquatic Centre and the Benson Centre. For further information, visit www.CornwallConcertSeries.com

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