Announcing Our 2026/27 Season
Emboldened by the success of two challenging, and diverse concerts in 2025/26, the appointment of an exciting new Artistic Director, and the (completely unexpected) honour of a National award, Bel Canto's 53rd season is going to be even more ambitious, and spectacular - from delicious new twists on the annual sing-along December concert, to a gala night in April performing Ola Gjeilo's exquisite Sunrise Mass together with The Elm City String Quartet and the Fredericton Kiwanis Youth Choir, and a late spring globe-trotting romp through the music of twelve different countries.
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December 4 & 5
Song For A Winter's Night
A Bel Canto Christmas
This year spiced with everything from Palestrina to Lightfoot, Bel Canto will once again serve up a delightful mélange of seasonal choral works, and continue the tradition of inviting our audience to join in singing some Christmas favorites.
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Coming Soon
April 17
Sunrise, Sunset
With The Elm City String Quartet and
The Fredericton Kiwanis Youth Choir
This is not to be missed! A gala evening with performances by the Bel Canto Singers, the Fredericton Kiwanis Youth Choir and The Elm City String Quartet, with an ensemble finale featuring Ola Gjeilo's sweeping Sunrise Mass, adapted by our own Gibson MacMillan to include the mighty Casavant Opus 2399 pipe organ.
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Coming Soon
Saint John May 23 - Fredericton May 29
Hither & Yon
Songs of Home and Abroad
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A polyphonic pilgrimage of prodigious proportions! Ride along with us to have your musical passport stamped in England, France, Scotland, Ireland, The United States, Slavia, South America, Catalonia, Southeast Africa, Korea and Japan! Featuring a premiere of "Along The Shore" by Saint John, New Brunswick's own Richard Kidd.
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Coming soon
Artistic Director
Gibson MacMillan
Gibson is a native of Stratford now based in Saint John. He holds a Bachelor of Music in Organ and Choral Conducting from Mount Allison University and is active throughout the Maritimes as a conductor, organist, pianist, composer, and educator. He serves as Associate Director of Music at St. Paul's Anglican Church and Organist at St. Mark's Catholic Church. Gibson is Artistic Director of the Cathedral Choral Society and, very recently, the Bel Canto Singers. He teaches full-time at Divine Mercy Catholic School. A sought-after collaborative musician, he regularly performs with singers and ensembles across Atlantic Canada, including Raise Your Voice Ladies’ Choir, NB Choralfest, Anglican Choir School, the Saint John Theatre Company, and numerous school and community theatre productions. As a composer, his work focuses primarily on choral and liturgical music; in addition, he recently composed the score for the Saint John Theatre Company’s production of A Christmas Carol.
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