Events

YAPCA Spring Concert!

6:00 pm, April 1, 2026

Location: London Central Secondary School Concert Hall

Concert Time: 6:00 pm (doors open at 5:45 pm).

Student warm-up arrival time: 4:30 pm.

Please join us in celebrating our young artists in the YAO Orchestra and Chamber ensembles.

Past Events

Forest City Film Festival presents “The Hands of Orlac”

October 31st, 2025

8:30 pm Metropolitan United Church

The celebrated psychological thriller will be performed live by a specially assembled orchestra, including senior YAPCA violins, acclaimed pianist Gregory Oh, and renowned soprano Stacie Dunlop. The score has been re-orchestrated to feature the magnificent Casavant Frères pipe organ of Metropolitan United Church, alongside a choir, promising a visceral and immersive cinematic experience.

Scoring the Silence: Composing a New Score for a Silent Thriller

The Palace Theatre

October 8th; 4:30 -7:00 pm

Experience the art of silent cinema re-imagined through powerful new music.
Join acclaimed composer and conductor Scott Good as he shares the creative process behind his two-hour original score for the 1924 silent horror classic “The Hands of Orlac”.

All YAO orchestra members and YAPCA chamber players will participate in a special workshop at the Palace Theatre, 710 Dundas St, London. Bring your instruments and a music stand. Call time 4:30 pm with a public event from 6:00-7:00 pm - doors open 5:50 pm.