Summer Music in the Garden is an intimate live music experience by the waterfront, occurring Thursdays at 7pm and Sundays at 4pm all summer. Presenting a multicultural slate of songs, sounds and stories, the Toronto Music Garden will host 20 free performances by Canadian musicians and celebrated local artists. This season’s highlights include the classical storytelling of JUNO nominee Julie Lumsden, the Afrocentric choral music of The Nathaniel Dett Chorale, the electric Cuban rhythms of Montano Cubano and the Western, classical and Persian fusion of Ladom Ensemble.

Full lineup:

June 21: The Sovereignty of Song featuring Julie Lumsden

June 25: Garden Rhythms: Taiko Among the Trees featuring Nagata Shachu Japanese Taiko and Music Group

June 28: And Still We Sing… Walk Together, Children featuring The Nathaniel Dett Chorale

July 2: Sofreh Tisch featuring Ladom Ensemble

July 5: Paisajes Argentinos featuring El Ceibo

July 9: Most Definitely Toronto Music featuring Alex Lukashevsky and Mayme Joach

July 12: Bringing The Heat featuring Montuno Cubano

July 16: From the Highlands to the Heartland featuring Duncan Cameron

July 19: Acalypha featuring Labyrinth Ensemble

July 23: Summertime Swing featuring The Sweet Hots

July 26: Rhythm Speaks Many Languages featuring Agneya

July 30: It’s A Gut Feeling featuring Arparla and Elixir Baroque Ensemble

August 2: Gather Ye Rosebuds featuring Rosebud String Quartet

August 6: It’s A Groove Thing featuring The Heavyweights Brass Band

August 9: Where I Am Is What I Need featuring Tara Kannangara and Chris Pruden

August 13: Songs of Stolen Children featuring Daughters of Donbas

August 16: You Don’t Think About Me featuring Madeleine Roger

August 20: Persian Psychedelia featuring Neda Mohamadpour

August 23: Journey to the Middle East featuring Al Qahwa

August 27: BEING: PASCALKAIJA featuring The Happenstancers