The Gallery Players of Niagara 2026-27 Season Sparkles!
Niagara region mainstay continues to grow with the community.
St Catharines, ON, (September 22, 2026) - The Gallery Players of Niagara (GPN), one of Niagara’s most prominent presenters of intimate and informal classical music, is delighted to announce its 2026-27 season lineup. The exciting season features seven Main Stage concerts in venues across St. Catharines, along with an expanded series of Adaptive Performances at Thorold Centre 50+. GPN continues to bring leading classical music stars to the region.
Says Margaret Gay, Artistic & Administrative Director: “We’re excited to open our 2026–2027 Main Stage season with Schmaltz & Pepper, an ensemble exploring the lively intersections of classical, klezmer and jazz music. It’s a great introduction to a season that moves freely across musical styles and centuries, with concerts ranging from Baroque masterworks to new and unexpected musical connections. We’ve already had a wonderful start with our Bach Walk, which brought all six of Bach’s cello suites to six downtown St. Catharines venues as part of Ontario Culture Days. As the season continues, we’re also expanding our Adaptive Performances, while our Pay-What-You-Choose admission continues to make our Main Stage concerts accessible to everyone. We look forward to sharing a season full of discovery, connection and great live music with our audiences.”
Chamber music brings audiences close to the music and the musicians, opening up an extraordinary 400-year, globe-spanning repertoire full of richness, variety, and surprise. This season brings with it a wide range of music that flows across generations, cultures, and communities. Gallery Players of Niagara also hosts a wide range of guest artists, this year including the JUNO and GRAMMY award-winning Schmaltz & Pepper, Eybler Quartet, members of Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra, a co-production with Capella Intima & North Wind Concerts, Interro Quartet, and more.
Accessibility has always been at the heart of Gallery Players of Niagara. Pay-What-You-Choose tickets are available at the door of all Main Stage concerts thanks to the generous support of Prose HR, and children under 16 are always free.
New this year, GPN is excited to announce an expansion of its Adaptive Performances, from 3 to 6 events. These concerts are family-friendly, accessible, and inclusive performing arts experiences for music lovers from the neurodiverse and disability communities, or anyone simply wanting a more relaxed concert experience.
Subscriptions are available, including:
All-Access: The full season for only $140, representing 50% off tickets (seven live concerts + access to four virtual performances);
Pick 4
Virtual only (four concerts enjoyed from anywhere in the world)
Single Tickets are also available for all performances.
Click here for more information on tickets: https://galleryplayers.ca/shop/tickets
Season at a Glance
MAIN STAGE
Schmaltz & Pepper Sunday November 15, 2026 at 3:00pm FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, Recital Hall (250 St. Paul Street, St. Catharines)
Celtic Noël Featuring Glissandi and Guy Bannerman Sunday December 13, 2026 at 3:00pm Linwell Church (335 Linwell Road, St. Catharines)
Razumovsky Court Treasures
Featuring Eybler Quartet
Sunday February 7, 2027 at 3:00pm
Silver Spire United Church (366 St. Paul Street, St. Catharines)
Apollo’s Vengeance: A Roman Serenata A co-production with Capella Intima & North Wind Concerts Sunday February 28, 2027 at 3:00pm Linwell Church (335 Linwell Road, St. Catharines)
Movie Night: Kid Boots
Saturday March 13, 2027 at 6:45pm Mandeville Theatre (2 Ridley Road, St. Catharines)
French Voices, New Perspectives
Sunday April 4, 2027 at 3:00pm Silver Spire United Church (366 St. Paul Street, St. Catharines)
Unspoken Poetry Featuring Interro Quartet Sunday May 16, 2027 at 3:00pm Silver Spire United Church (366 St. Paul Street, St. Catharines)
ADAPTIVE PERFORMANCES All performances take place at Thorold Centre 50+ (8 Carleton St. South, Thorold).
Please note - the first Adaptive Performance took place in August of this year, and is not listed here.
Jennarie Saturday October 3, 2026 at 2:00pm
declassified Saturday November 21, 2026 at 2:00pm
Eybler Quartet Saturday February 6, 2027 at 2:00pm Bridge & Wolak Saturday April 17, 2027 at 2:00pm
Tafelmusik
Saturday June 12, 2027 at 2:00pm
For interviews, media access, or high-resolution images, please contact:
Margaret Gay - Artistic & Administrative Director info@galleryplayers.ca
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About Gallery Players of Niagara
Since our founding in 1994, The Gallery Players of Niagara has become one of Niagara’s most prominent presenters of classical chamber music. Each season we offer a vibrant, diverse array of chamber music, from Vivaldi to Brahms to improvised music for silent movies. Showcasing Canadian performers, we present baroque repertoire on period instruments, commission and perform new Canadian works, and explore the broad depth of repertoire in between. The shared experience of enjoying live concerts enriches individuals and strengthens communities. Embodying our belief that access to art is a human right, our Open Doors initiative supports barrier-free access to all our concerts. This season Prose HR is sponsoring our Pay-What-You-Choose initiative.
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