News & Events
April 30 Student Concert
Please Save the Date for our Season Celebration Spotlight Concert, taking place on April 30 at 3:30 PM at Capitol Theatre in Port Hope. Keep checking this event page for more info to come on tickets....
April 1 Group Rehearsal
Please review the following information about our upcoming All Group Joint Rehearsal, on April 1, 1pm-4pm, at Coldsprings Memorial Hall. Location: Coldsprings Memorial Hall – 3844 Burnham St N, Hamilton...
Larnell Lewis & Joy Lapps Workshop
Members of Sounds Of The Next Generation (SONG) and youth in our community are invited to participate in a workshop with Larnell Lewis & Joy Lapps at the Capitol Arts Centre (upstairs Sculthorpe theatre) in Port Hope on Sunday, February ...
William Prince Workshop
Members of Sounds Of The Next Generation (SONG) and youth in our community are invited to participate in a workshop with William Prince at the Capitol Arts Centre (upstairs Sculthorpe theatre) in Port Hope on Saturday, February 11th. WIL...
Winter Spotlight Concert!
It’s that time of year again! Join SONG as we put the spotlight on our amazing students for this winter concert – just in time for the holidays! When: Sunday, December 11, 3pm Where: Cobourg Collegiate Institute, 335 King...
Caroling at the Capitol Theatre and Lent Lane
Come join SONG for some Carols in our community! Caroling will take place on Saturdays from December 3-17 at Lent Lane and Capitol Theatre from 11am-1pm and 1pm-3pm. We will meet at the entrance to Lent Lane on Saturdays at 11am and...
Youth Coffee House November 18
Members of Sounds Of The Next Generation (SONG) and youth from the community are invited to participate in our second Youth Coffee House event at The Port in Port Hope on Friday, November 18th. Performance slots will be given in the orde...
Youth Coffee House October 28
Members of Sounds Of The Next Generation (SONG) and youth from the community are invited to participate in a Youth Coffee House event at St. Mary CSS (Music Room) in Cobourg on Friday, October 28th. Performance slots will be given in the...
Natalie MacMaster & Donnell Leahy Fundraising Concert
Don’t miss this electrifying performance by Canada’s superstar celtic-folk family Natalie MacMaster and Donnell Leahy. With 4 JUNO awards, 21 East Coast Music awards, and an Order of Canada between them, they are truly legends of Canadia...
SONG Tim Horton’s SMILE Cookie Campaign
We are so happy to announce that SONG is the recipient of Tim Horton’s SMILE Cookie Campaign in Port Hope! We look forward to spreading the word about our programming, our mission and how we serve the community. This fundraiser runs fr...
Family Drumming Circle
Join us and wonderful musician Steafan Hannigan for our 🎶SONG Family Drum Circles🎶 With dates all summer in Port Hope AND Cobourg, so you can join in as many times as you’d like. We’ve got the drums – just bring the family and let’...
Thank you Sing Canada Harmony
We’d like to take a moment to thank our longtime supporters at Sing Canada Harmony for helping make our in-person Christmas concert a reality in December. Through their generosity we were able to hire an accompanist to support and enrich...
Christmas Wishes
Join SONG and Safe Harbour for a memorable return to making music together – just in time for the holidays! This concert is generously sponsored by Jacqueline Pennington, RE/MAX Hallmark. Poster by Christine Benson. Ticket Policy All tic...
Registration now open for our 2021-22 choir and strings programs
Great news! All of SONG’s choir and strings programs (in Cobourg, Port Hope and online) are now open for registration. Sign up at https://form.jotform.com/211864805647261...
Advanced Music Reading Practice
Put your music reading skills into action as Dave leads you through three violin studies. Study #1 – all the notes you see are either open strings or use your first finger. Play along with Dave, then try it again on your own. Study #2 – ...
Rhythm Practice on the Violin (Part 2)
Let’s improve your rhythm reading on the violin. In this online violin lesson Dave helps you learn to read rhythm in a piece of sheet music. Follow your heartbeat or tap your toes to keep the beat, and learn how to play whole...
Violin Note Reading Practice (Part 1)
Learn tricks to improve your music reading on the violin! In this online violin lesson Dave helps you learn to read sheet music, including understanding what the open string notes are and what notes can be found using each finger on...
More Free Violin Lessons
SONG is back with more free online lessons! This violin lesson for beginners and experienced players will teach you about using the bow at different speeds on the violin, as well as provide violin exercises for open strings, scales, and ...
Take a peek inside SONGtech
Curious about our new SONGtech program? Thanks to the Ontario Trillium Foundation we’ve been meeting with 20 youth in grades 7-10 each week since the end of March. SONGtech members are learning how to create music using a variety of apps...
Now We Thrive: SONG Virtual Spring Concert
Join us May 16th at 2pm on our YouTube channel for our Virtual Spring Concert, generously sponsored by Cameco and Trenholm Parker, Sales Representative at Re/Max Lakeshore Realty Inc. It’s been a year of adapting, accepting, and learning...