SPO Musical Visitors Program

Overview

With the support of funding from Canada’s New Horizon’s for Seniors Program, the Scarborough Philharmonic Orchestra is responding to a community need voiced by long‑term care facilities. The benefits of live music to promote social interaction, lift spirits and spark memories is supported by medical research. We are looking for SPO Musicians interested in joining us for this pilot project.

Program Details

This program will feature SPO musicians and a few others (e.g. a singer, pianist, or guitarist). It is a paying gig . Running from late August 2025 through March 2026, there are two components for the program.

• Each selected ensemble unit will present a one‑hour chamber music event to an audience of seniors, which will be presented three times in three different Scarborough seniors’ residences. Approximately seven ensemble units will be selected for this program.
• One musician will ...