ODE TO JOY

Sing with the Symphony

Friday, June 12, 2026

Sankofa Square

FREE

SUPPORTED BY

The William and Nona Heaslip Foundation

The Show

A city singing together.​​

The Toronto Symphony Orchestra will perform Beethoven’s ​Symphony No. 9​ ​at Roy Thomson Hall​  ​​alongside​ the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir​​—while thousands gather in Sankofa Square to experience it together.​​​

This performance will be live-streamed onto the square’s towering screens, transforming the heart of downtown into an open-air concert hall.  ​ ​​​

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By the final movement, choristers from across the city will gather at Sankofa Square to sing the finale of Ode to Joy in German, conducted by Jean-Sébastien Vallée.

Part of Luminato @ Sankofa Square, this will be a rare chance to witness—and be part of—a city-wide celebration of music and togetherness.



Location: Sankofa Square

Access Measures: An Access Guide and Venue Guide are available HERE 

To find out more information, please contact our Access Concierge, Emily Maxwell, at access@luminato.com

8 to the Bar Jazz Chorale Ensemble - Alt Vox - Amadeus Choir of Toronto - Ambiance Singers - Babel Chorus - Canadian Children's Opera Chorus - City Choir - Earl Haig Secondary School Concert Choir - East of the Don Chorus - Etobicoke Centennial Choir - North Metro Chorus (members of) - Ööbik Estonian Academic Choir - Orpheus Choir Toronto - Ot Izvora, Bulgarian Folk Music Group - Penthelia Singers - Shout Sister Toronto West - Sistema Toronto Choir -The One Group (One Music Academy) - The Toronto Choristers - TMU Concert Choir - Toronto Beaches Children’s and Youth Chorus - Toronto Choral Society - Toronto Classical Singers - Toronto Choral Society - Toronto Welsh Male Voice Choir. (members of) - Vox Choirs 

Be a part of Ode to Joy