bringing the excitement of live classical music to York Region since 2001


  • Maestro’s Message 2020-2021

    “During these unprecedented times the York Chamber Ensemble endeavors to keep live orchestral music thriving and continue to bring community together through innovative and engaging experiences. Together with the Aurora Public Library and the Canada-wide celebration “Culture Days” we are delighted to bring our audience a virtual concert of our favourite transcriptions for string quartet.…

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  • YCE 20 years together!

    First concert of the season : Saturday, Oct 17th, 2020 7:30pm  York Strings with Pianist Shoshana Telner We are excited to announce that we have planned a concert on Saturday October 17th at St Paul’s Anglican Church in Newmarket.  Due to Covid restrictions, there will be a limit of 50 guests. Tickets must be purchased…

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  • Covid update – June 2020

    To all our Friends, We are experiencing difficult and unsettling times.  Our government’s initiatives are working diligently to help return lives to what we know as normal. The timeline for this however is still uncertain. We as a community and an orchestra will be resilient and supportive to assist in making that happen. For the…

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  • Concerts cancelled for remainder of season!

    It is with regret that we have cancelled our concerts for this season. We had hope that the May concerts might be possible, but we now realize that we have to postpone our concerts until next season. The tentative dates for the upcoming season are: October 17 December 5 March 27 May 8 Naturally we…

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