The Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra has announced the lineup for its 66th season, a program that will bring 21 concerts to the community between October 2026 and April 2027.
The upcoming season will feature a variety of performances across seven different series, with shows taking place at the Thunder Bay Community Auditorium and several other venues throughout the city. Brittany Moat, the orchestra’s general manager (co-interim) and finance manager, emphasized that community input is a priority for the organization as it plans the year ahead.
Music fans can look forward to the return of the popular film concert series, which will include Star Wars: The Complete Saga on November 14, 2026. Other highlights in the pops series include the Holiday Pops: The Christmas Songbook on December 19, 2026, and a performance of Peter Brennan’s Jeans ‘N Classics Presents: Fleetwood Mac on March 6, 2027.
The masterworks series will showcase several high-profile guest artists, including Ukrainian pianist Anna Sagalova, Canadian pianist Avan Yu, and Andrew Wan, the concertmaster of the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal. Additionally, the orchestra will present Noondaagotoon, a special performance featuring Oji-Cree singer-songwriter Nick Sherman, at the Matawa Education & Care Centre on January 22, 2027. In April 2027, the orchestra will collaborate with Badanai Theatre Co. for a full production of The Sound of Music at the Thunder Bay Community Auditorium on April 24, 2027.
As the orchestra prepares for the season, it is also continuing its search for a new artistic director. Five finalists remain in the selection process, and each candidate is set to conduct during the 2026-2027 season. Musicians, staff, and audience members are invited to provide feedback on the candidates before a final decision is made.
Subscription packages for the new season are now available, with an average cost of less than $36 per ticket for subscribers.
