Newsletter
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Schmaltz and Schumann at Hugh’s Room
On May 5, Concerts in Care Ontario presented our first ticketed event at Hugh’s Room, featuring the virtuosic, wildly clever, and highly entertaining Schmaltz and Pepper, together with the Myriade String Quartet and pianist Andrew Burashko performing Schumann and Debussy. The program was superlative, the…
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A Day in the Life of a CiCO Musician – Brenton Chan
It’s 8:00 a.m. on a Friday in June, and Brenton Chan is already rearranging the day before it has even begun. Two artists from the Toronto Symphony Orchestra have just discovered they’re double-booked. A singer-accompanist duo scheduled for one of the morning’s concerts has fallen…
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The Case for Active Older Adults and Live Music
The demand for CiCO concerts from seniors’ care facilities is solid, steady, and growing — long-term care, retirement, supportive housing, hospitals, and palliative care homes all want the high-quality music Concerts in Care delivers. We will continue to grow and deliver our renowned programming to…
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Our Annual Report 2025
Concerts in Care Ontario is one of six regional organizations comprising a National Network of providers of professional music concerts across Canada. Each year we issue a joint Annual Report with statistics, pictures, and testimonials, all evidence of our impact on seniors, staff, and caregivers…
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“Made my heart happy and I sang along while working.”
That quote is from a caregiver working in long-term care, after hearing one of our Concerts in Care concerts. Her words made our hearts happy, too! Concerts in Care Ontario and the Sheridan Centre for Elder Research have initial results from our 3-year study which…
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Schmaltz and Schumann – Our first public concert!
Concerts in Care Ontario presents an evening of fun, elegance, and very high spirits: WHEN: Tuesday May 5 at 7:30 WHERE: Hugh’s Room, 296 Broadview Avenue Buy a ticket and support great music for our most vulnerable population Schmaltz & Pepper spins Eastern European Jewish…
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Music to Brighten Lonely Seniors’ Lives
Live music offers a rare opportunity for joy and reminiscence, which can be invaluable for seniors in long-term care. It helps alleviate the loneliness that many experience during the holiday season, especially those feeling isolated in care homes without frequent family visits. The gift of…
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Mental Hygiene for Musicians
Concerts in Care Ontario is happy to be supporting the The Royal Ottawa Health Care Group and its partners in their efforts to alleviate the constant pressures of the musicians who bring so much joy and relief to audiences of all kinds across Canada. If…