Public Events at CRMSS Ontario 2026
Final Public Concert
Back to topSunday, May 31, 2026: 4:30pm
At CRMSS Ontario this year, we've been focusing on the music of ambassadors, travellers, diplomats, and spies! Come join us as we present the results of our intensive week of rehearsing, working on nothing but Renaissance music.
You'll hear sacred and secular music sung by choirs of all different sizes, including small consort groups. Our solo singers will also perform, and you'll hear from our new CRMSS Scholars ensemble as well.
This concert will take place at St. John the Evangelist Anglican Church in London Ontario. It is located at 280 St James St, London, ON N6A 1X3
You can find maps on our contact page.
CRMSS Scholars Welcome Concert
Back to topSaturday, May 23, 2026: 7:00pm
The CRMSS Scholars program is running for the first time this year and we are kicking our CRMSS Ontario 2026 week off with a concert by these 10 young professional singers, conducted by Greg Skidmore.
Five master's level students from the UK are coming to Canada to be joined by 5 Canadian singers at an equivalent stage to form this unique ensemble. Here the fruits of our two-and-a-half days together as we sing sacred and secular repertoire from across the Renaissance period.
This concert will take place at St. John the Evangelist Anglican Church in London Ontario. It is located at 280 St James St, London, ON N6A 1X3
You can find maps on our contact page.
CRMSS Ontario 2026 Staff & Scholars Lunchtime Recital
Back to topTuesday, May 26, 2026: 12:15pm
For the first time at CRMSS Ontario 2026, our staff recital will be open to the public. Our staff members, four from the UK and two from Canada, plus our wonderful CRMSS Scholars, and special guest Laurence Williams, Director of Music at St. Paul's Cathedral London Ontario, will all join forces for a brief recital at St. Paul's Cathedral.
This is part of the cathedral's regular series of Tuesday lunchtime recitals, the Lunchtime Live Concert Series. This recital, as with all of the events in this series, is free to attend. No tickets are required and all are welcome.
St. Paul's Cathedral is located at 472 Richmond St, London, ON N6A 3E6
You can find maps on our contact page.
Sunday Eucharist services
Back to topWe will be singing at two Sunday morning Eucharist services:
Sunday, May 24, 2026: 10:30am
St. John the Evangelist
On this the first morning of the course, CRMSS staff members and our new CRMSS Scholars ensemble will join forces to form a consort and provide music at the service.
Sunday, May 31, 2026
The details of our activities on this, the final day of our time together, are currently being confirmed. We will be singing at two Sunday morning church services:
10:00am - St. Paul's Cathedral
10:30am - St. John the Evangelist
We will be splitting our participants up and doing both services.
All of these services are open to the public and there is no fee to attend. Just come along!
St. John the Evangelist Anglican Church is located at 280 St James St, London, ON N6A 1X3
St. Paul's Cathedral is located at 472 Richmond St, London, ON N6A 3E6
You can find maps on our contact page.
Choral Evensong Services
Back to topTwo Evensong Services
We will be singing Evensong at St. Paul's Cathedral on two occasions this year:
Wednesday, May 27, 2026: 5:30pm
We are delighted to be joining the children of the St. Paul's Cathedral choir for one of their regular Evensong services. We will collaborate with them in two pieces as part of this service.
This service is open to all and will last approximately 30 minutes.
Friday, May 29, 2026: 5:30pm
CRMSS will perform our own service of Choral Evensong at the cathedral. We will provide all of the music and it will be directed by our staff members.
This service is open to all and will last approximately 45 minutes.
St. Paul's Cathedral is located at 472 Richmond St, London, ON N6A 3E6
You can find maps on our contact page.
Latin Choral Vespers at The Basilica of Our Lady Immaculate in Guelph
Back to topThursday, May 28, 2026: 4:30pm
Vespers in the Octave of Pentecost
Please join us at the amazing Basilica of Our Lady Immaculate for a Choral Vespers service featuring polyphonic psalm settings and motets, as well as Gregorian Chant, sung by the participants of the Canadian Renaissance Music Summer Schools Ontario 2026 course. There is no charge to the public, and you do not have to be Roman Catholic to attend this service.
The Basilica of Our Lady Immaculate is located at 28 Norfolk St, Guelph, ON N1H 4H8
You can find a map on our contact page.
Compline at The Basilica of Our Lady Immaculate in Guelph
Back to topThursday, May 28, 2026: 8:00pm
We are also singing a Roman Catholic Compline service (sung in English) at the Basilica on this day, Thursday, May 29, at 8:00pm.
All are welcome.
The Basilica of Our Lady Immaculate is located at 28 Norfolk St, Guelph, ON N1H 4H8
You can find a map on our contact page.
Nightly Compline services at St. John the Evangelist
Back to topThroughout the week, at the end of each day, we will sing a service of Compline. These services will take place at St. John the Evangelist Anglican Church in London, Ontario each day (Saturday, May 23 through Saturday, May 30 inclusive) except Thursday, May 28.
Our Compline services at St John the Evangelist begin at 9pm each day.
St John the Evangelist Anglican Church is located at 280 St James St, London, ON N6A 1X3
There will be no Compline service at St. John the Evangelist on Thursday, May 28, as we are in Guelph all day on the 28th.
You can find a map to St. John the Evangelist on our contact page.
Our Compline service is simple and largely made up of plainsong, with a few simple motets for contrast, and is a way of bringing our day together to a peaceful close - precisely as the service was designed to do in its original monastic context. These services serve as a way for us to come together as a course and to experience the daily rhythm of liturgical music making that formed the wider context for most of the music we are studying.
Our nightly Compline services were open to the public and there is no charge to attend.
"Ice CRMSS Sundaes" Fundraiser & Silent Auction
Back to topImmediately following the Final Public Concert on Sunday, May 31, we will be hosting a "Ice CRMSS Sundaes" Fundraiser & Silent Auction.
This will take place in the Parish Hall at St. John the Evangelist Anglican Church, the same venue as the concert. We expect it'll start at around 6:45pm or so and we'll wrap up at 8:00pm.
We will be selling ice cream sundaes, with a variety of toppings, and there will also be a silent auction with some fantastic items up for grabs. All proceeds from this event will go towards supporting The Canadian Renaissance Music Summer Schools charity, including our new CRMSS Scholars program.
This is a ticketed event, mainly so we know how much ice cream to prepare! The button below will take you to our donations and payment partner, Zeffy, where you can read more about the event and purchase tickets.