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Registration highlights include:
- Your festival centre will be the Chelsea Hotel, Toronto with attractive rates negotiated three years ago
- World-class performers; Nathan Laube, Chelsea Chen, Ken Cowan, Jean-Willy Kunz, Aaron Tan, and other local Toronto talent
- Venues with fabulous organs; Metropolitan United Church, St. James Cathedral, St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, St. Michael’s Cathedral Basilica, Yorkminster Baptist Church, and many, many more (17 in total)
- Workshops on a variety of topics will be held at the hotel and in church venues close by
- On the 4th of July, we’ll celebrate with our American friends beginning at Roy Thomson Hall culminating in an indoor/outdoor celebration at the Steam Whistle Beergarden, located near the CN Tower
- We’ll support our young and up-and-coming organists as they compete in the National Organ Competition and also the James M Weaver Prize finalists of the OHS
- Prelude and Postlude day-trips by bus are an option
- Over 80% of our venues and attractions are within a 15-minute walk from the hotel. Using our modern subway system with unlimited Presto pass (included in registration), you will avoid street traffic, reduce your carbon footprint and you will travel in the comfort of a fully air-conditioned transit system!
And so much more!
Optional Transportation Package:
The Festival committee is providing Travel Buddies for those who wish a little guidance in navigating the TTC system. We will have ambassadors at the relevant subway stops to direct you to the proper exit(s). Also, every festival attendee will recieve a TTC guide map to assist you.
The Optional Transportation Package includes return bus service from the hotel to each recital venue. Driving in downtown Toronto during the summer road construction season present many challenges. The schedule for using this service will require extra time. While we are creating a schedule that will be timely, we cannot guarantee that every trip will arrive at the venue prior to each recital.
Consider coming early and staying late for the following optional days!
- Prelude 1 (July 1st) - As the country celebrates Canada Day, we visit three remarkable venues. The 1993 installation of Schoenstein & Company at Islington United Church built in 1949 by stone masons who were brought to Canada from Scotland We also visit St. Patrick's in Markham, Ontario where Orgue Létourneau Opus 111 (2008) resides. This instrument with its 25 ranks and over 1500 pipes is definitely on the "must-hear" list of instruments. Finally we come to St. John's Norway Anglican Church. Here is a Geo S Hutchings, Opus 426 (1896) rebuilt by Stuart Organ Co., Opus 30R (1978) a charming instrument in a quaint suburban church.
- FREE EVENT on Prelude Day 1 (July 1st, all day) - RCCO National Organ Competition Semi-Finals competition at Rosedale Presbyterian Church
- Prelude 2 (July 2nd) - Travel in restored 1920's coaches over the rails of a century-old branchline that once connected Hamilton with Barrie and Collingwood. Enjoy the sights and sounds of the vintage locomotive as you travel through the rolling countryside on the South Simcoe Railroad. A boxed lunch is included with registration for this day.
Prelude, Postlude and Transportation options can be selected on the 2nd page of the registration process.
Hotel Information:
We are pleased to offer convention attendees superior accommodation at a perfect location in Toronto.
Chelsea Hotel Toronto
33 Gerrard Street West
Toronto, Ontario
M5G 1Z4 Canada
Members can book using the link below for an incredible rate of $225 per night.
BOOK YOUR ROOM USING THIS LINK
Click Here to Register
- Seventeen iconic historic organs in recital across the city of Toronto
- Seven recital venues within walking distance of the festival hotel. All others are easily accessible via Subway/Bus/Streetcar
- A 5-day TTC pass providing transportation anywhere in the city.
- Meals include one breakfast (Tuesday) at the OHS Member meeting. Receptions and the July 4th celebration at the SteamWhistle Brewery
- Festival Handbook with instrument pictures, stoplists and well-researched essays on each instrument
- Convention magazine with recital programs, bus schedules, Biggs Scholar information and more
Optional Transportation Package
Toronto is a walkable city. It also boasts a stellar public transportation system with subways, buses and streetcars. Each venue of the festival is either within walking distance or a short ride on the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) services.
Full registration packages include a 5-day TTC pass.
The Festival committee is providing travel buddies for those who wish a little guidance on navigating the system. We will have ambassadors at the relevant subway stops to direct you to the proper exit(s). And every festival attendee will receive a TTC guide map to assist you.
The Optional Transportation Package includes return bus service from the hotel to each recital venue. Driving in downtown Toronto during the summer road construction season presents many challenges. The schedule for using this service will require extra time. While we are creating a schedule that will be timely, we cannot guarantee that every trip will arrive at the venue prior to each recital.
You will want to consider the following Toronto OPTIONAL DAYS:
- PRELUDE 1 - As the country celebrates Canada Day, we visit three remarkable venues. The 1993 installation of Schoenstein & Company at Islington United Church built in 1949 by stone masons who were brought to Canada from Scotland. We also visit St. Patrick’s in Markham, Ontario where Orgues Létourneau Opus 111 (2008) resides. This instrument with its 25 ranks and over 1500 pipes is definitely on the “must-hear” list of instruments. Finally we come to St. John’s Norway Anglican Church. Here is a Geo S Hutchings, Opus 426 (1896) rebuilt by Stuart Organ Co., Opus 30R (1978) a charming instrument in a quaint suburban church.
- PRELUDE 2 - Travel in restored 1920s coaches over the rails of a century-old branchline that once connected Hamilton with Barrie and Collingwood. Enjoy the sights and sounds of the vintage locomotive as you travel through the rolling countryside on the South Simcoe Railroad. A boxed lunch is included with registration.
- POSTLUDE – Hamilton Excursion. Drive west along the shores of Lake Ontario to the Niagara Escarpment. Lunch and an afternoon wine-tasting experience are buffeted by three organ demonstrations, including the R.S. Williams & Sons Co (1904) installation at the Calvin Christian Reformed Church in Dundas, Ontario, the Karn-Warren Organ Co (1913/2008) at St. James Anglican Church and the Wallace & Company Opus 78 (2018) tracker installation at the Ancaster Canadian Reformed Church.
- Seventeen iconic historic organs in recital across the city of Toronto
- Seven recital venues within walking distance of the festival hotel. All others are easily accessible via Subway/Bus/Streetcar
- A 5-day TTC pass providing transportation anywhere in the city.
- Meals include one breakfast (Tuesday) at the OHS Member meeting. Receptions and the July 4th celebration at the SteamWhistle Brewery
- Festival Handbook with instrument pictures, stoplists and well-researched essays on each instrument
- Convention magazine with recital programs, bus schedules, Biggs Scholar information and more
Optional Transportation Package
Toronto is a walkable city. It also boasts a stellar public transportation system with subways, buses and streetcars. Each venue of the festival is either within walking distance or a short ride on the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) services.
Full registration packages include a 5-day TTC pass.
The Festival committee is providing travel buddies for those who wish a little guidance on navigating the system. We will have ambassadors at the relevant subway stops to direct you to the proper exit(s). And every festival attendee will receive a TTC guide map to assist you.
The Optional Transportation Package includes return bus service from the hotel to each recital venue. Driving in downtown Toronto during the summer road construction season presents many challenges. The schedule for using this service will require extra time. While we are creating a schedule that will be timely, we cannot guarantee that every trip will arrive at the venue prior to each recital.
You will want to consider the following Toronto OPTIONAL DAYS:
- PRELUDE 1 - As the country celebrates Canada Day, we visit three remarkable venues. The 1993 installation of Schoenstein & Company at Islington United Church built in 1949 by stone masons who were brought to Canada from Scotland. We also visit St. Patrick’s in Markham, Ontario where Orgues Létourneau Opus 111 (2008) resides. This instrument with its 25 ranks and over 1500 pipes is definitely on the “must-hear” list of instruments. Finally we come to St. John’s Norway Anglican Church. Here is a Geo S Hutchings, Opus 426 (1896) rebuilt by Stuart Organ Co., Opus 30R (1978) a charming instrument in a quaint suburban church.
- PRELUDE 2 - Travel in restored 1920s coaches over the rails of a century-old branchline that once connected Hamilton with Barrie and Collingwood. Enjoy the sights and sounds of the vintage locomotive as you travel through the rolling countryside on the South Simcoe Railroad. A boxed lunch is included with registration.
- POSTLUDE – Hamilton Excursion. Drive west along the shores of Lake Ontario to the Niagara Escarpment. Lunch and an afternoon wine-tasting experience are buffeted by three organ demonstrations, including the R.S. Williams & Sons Co (1904) installation at the Calvin Christian Reformed Church in Dundas, Ontario, the Karn-Warren Organ Co (1913/2008) at St. James Anglican Church and the Wallace & Company Opus 78 (2018) tracker installation at the Ancaster Canadian Reformed Church.
- Seventeen iconic historic organs in recital across the city of Toronto
- Seven recital venues within walking distance of the festival hotel. All others are easily accessible via Subway/Bus/Streetcar
- A 5-day TTC pass providing transportation anywhere in the city.
- Meals include one breakfast (Tuesday) at the OHS Member meeting. Receptions and the July 4th celebration at the SteamWhistle Brewery
- Festival Handbook with instrument pictures, stoplists and well-researched essays on each instrument
- Convention magazine with recital programs, bus schedules, Biggs Scholar information and more
Optional Transportation Package
Toronto is a walkable city. It also boasts a stellar public transportation system with subways, buses and streetcars. Each venue of the festival is either within walking distance or a short ride on the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) services.
Full registration packages include a 5-day TTC pass.
The Festival committee is providing travel buddies for those who wish a little guidance on navigating the system. We will have ambassadors at the relevant subway stops to direct you to the proper exit(s). And every festival attendee will receive a TTC guide map to assist you.
The Optional Transportation Package includes return bus service from the hotel to each recital venue. Driving in downtown Toronto during the summer road construction season presents many challenges. The schedule for using this service will require extra time. While we are creating a schedule that will be timely, we cannot guarantee that every trip will arrive at the venue prior to each recital.
You will want to consider the following Toronto OPTIONAL DAYS:
- PRELUDE 1 - As the country celebrates Canada Day, we visit three remarkable venues. The 1993 installation of Schoenstein & Company at Islington United Church built in 1949 by stone masons who were brought to Canada from Scotland. We also visit St. Patrick’s in Markham, Ontario where Orgues Létourneau Opus 111 (2008) resides. This instrument with its 25 ranks and over 1500 pipes is definitely on the “must-hear” list of instruments. Finally we come to St. John’s Norway Anglican Church. Here is a Geo S Hutchings, Opus 426 (1896) rebuilt by Stuart Organ Co., Opus 30R (1978) a charming instrument in a quaint suburban church.
- PRELUDE 2 - Travel in restored 1920s coaches over the rails of a century-old branchline that once connected Hamilton with Barrie and Collingwood. Enjoy the sights and sounds of the vintage locomotive as you travel through the rolling countryside on the South Simcoe Railroad. A boxed lunch is included with registration.
- POSTLUDE – Hamilton Excursion. Drive west along the shores of Lake Ontario to the Niagara Escarpment. Lunch and an afternoon wine-tasting experience are buffeted by three organ demonstrations, including the R.S. Williams & Sons Co (1904) installation at the Calvin Christian Reformed Church in Dundas, Ontario, the Karn-Warren Organ Co (1913/2008) at St. James Anglican Church and the Wallace & Company Opus 78 (2018) tracker installation at the Ancaster Canadian Reformed Church.
