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Welcome to the 46th Elora Festival!

We're thrilled to welcome you to the 46th annual Elora Festival! Whether this is your first visit, or you’ve been coming for years, we know you’ll find extraordinary musical experiences to enjoy as we bring the best of the world to the village.

Guest soloist Jeremy Dutcher and vocal ensembles Chanticleer, The Gesualdo Six, and the Junges Vokalensemble Hannover visit Elora with spellbinding performances. You won’t want to miss the Penderecki String Quartet with the fabulous Indo-fusion ensemble Autorickshaw and The Elora Singers. Intimate concerts at St. John’s Anglican Church include guest artists such as Janina Fialkowska (piano), Elinor Frey (cello), Rachel Fenlon (soprano and piano), and Andrew Henderson (organ) with Paul Cohen (saxophone). 

This year, you can hear our ensemble-in-residence, The Elora Singers, in stunning performances at the Gambrel Barn, St. John’s Anglican Church, and new this year, Elora’s beautiful Fieldstone Barn. 

We are grateful for all of the supporters of the Elora Festival. We wouldn’t be able to do it without the unwavering support of our community, our audience, and our volunteers. 

There is so much to enjoy at the Elora Festival, and none of this would be possible without the funding we receive from government, individuals, and corporations who understand the value and necessity of art in making a community vibrant and engaging, and helping to make sense of the complex world around us. Thank you to each of our funders, donors, and sponsors, who you see in this brochure. 

Your seat awaits. We look forward to seeing you!

 

Mark Vuorinen, Artistic Director

The Elora Singers and Elora Festival



Week One

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Opening Night Gala: The Genius of Mozart

Friday, July 11, 2025 at 7:30PM
GAMBREL BARN, ELORA

Shoestring Opera: The Schoolyard Carmen

Saturday, July 11, 2025 at 1:00PM
MELVILLE UNITED CHURCH, FERGUS

Elinor Frey: Bach Cello Suites

Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 3:30PM
ST JOHN'S ANGLICAN CHURCH, ELORA

Jeremy Dutcher in Concert

Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 7:30PM
GAMBREL BARN, ELORA

Baroque Music by Candlelight

Sunday, July 13, 2025 at 8:30PM
FIELDSTONE BARN, ELORA

Week Two

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Chanticleer: Without a Song

Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 7:30PM
GAMBREL BARN, ELORA

The Elora Singers at Twilight with Bénédicte Lauziére

Thursday, July 17, 2025 at 9:00PM
ST. JOHN'S ANGLICAN CHURCH, ELORA

Kaleidoscope: Autorickshaw, Penderecki String Quartet, The Elora Singers

Friday, July 18, 2025 at 7:30PM
GAMBREL BARN, ELORA

Rachel Fenlon: Winterreise

Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 4:00PM
ST JOHN'S ANGLICAN CHURCH, ELORA

The Elora Singers & Junges Vokalensemble Hannover

Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 7:30PM
GAMBREL BARN, ELORA

Of Light and Solace

Sunday, July 20, 2025 at 2:30PM
ST JOHN'S ANGLICAN CHURCH, ELORA

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Wrapped in Love

Wednesday, July 23, 2025 at 6:00PM & 8:30PM
FIELDSTONE BARN, ELORA

Music in the Woods

Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 8:00AM
SANDY HILLS REGIONAL FOREST, ELMIRA

The Gesualdo Six: Fading

Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 7:30PM
ST JOSEPH PARISH, FERGUS

Unplugged

Friday, July 25, 2025 at 7:30PM
GAMBREL BARN, ELORA

Schmaltz & Pepper

Saturday, July 26, 2025 at 1:00PM
ST JOHN'S ANGLICAN CHURCH, ELORA

Janina Fialkowska: In Recital

Saturday, July 26, 2025 at 4:00PM
ST JOHN'S ANGLICAN CHURCH, ELORA

Festival Finale: Heroic Handel

Saturday, July 26, 2025 at 7:30PM
GAMBREL BARN, ELORA

Elora Festival Barn Dance with the Barrel Boys

Sunday, July 27, 2025 at 5:00PM
GAMBREL BARN, ELORA
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