What's On

THE RUSH IS ON! See updating Pricing! The Vancouver Chamber Choir, led by Artistic Director Kari Turunen, is one of Canada’s premier professional choral ensembles.

The DAN School of Drama & Music presents its Winter Major Production - Love & Information by Caryl Churchill.
NOTE: March 5,2025 is PayWhatYouCan at the Door only

2025 DAN School retirees, John Burge, Gisèle Dalbec-Szczesniak, Joy Innis, Greg Runions and Adrienne Shannon perform with the help of a few friends. Cash bar and celebration in lobby post-concert.

The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra is one of Canada’s leading symphony orchestras. In their first ever Kingston appearance, they come to the Isabel performing Marcus Goddard’s “Mountain Visions,” Brahms’s Violin Concerto, and Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 5.

How do we think—or rethink—humanity in the face of racial discrimination? What does it mean to be and feel human, to embody humanity within and beyond the academy? Building on the conversations started with Poetics of Migration (2024), Poetics of Humanity invites community members, artists, and scholars to explore these questions together. This event commemorates the 2025 International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination through poetry, storytelling, and creative expression.

Join the Kingston Symphony as we explore some wonderful music inspired by the great outdoors, including a special performance of Peter and the Wolf.

Celebrated Canadian pianist Angela Hewitt
brings her elegant technique and musicality
to the Isabel.

Come enjoy a varied concert of contemporary and traditional big band music including some exciting student compositions!

Join us in continuing to celebrate the 150th birthday of Holst, one of the most important and influential composers for wind ensemble, while we perform a combination of festive works and compositions.

Join The Wilderness as they celebrate ten years of rock ‘n roll brotherhood at the Isabel Bader Center with special guests Texas King!

Splash’N Boots are a beloved Canadian children's music duo consisting of Nick Adams (Splash) and Taes Leavitt (Boots).

Join us for an afternoon of theatre with Love Letters by A.R. Gurney, featuring an extraordinary performance by our esteemed faculty member, Chick Reid, alongside special guest Tom McCamus.

A concert by the Ukulele Orchestra is an unforgettable experience. A witty, quirky, irreverent, joyful, foot-stomping combination of rock and roll and melodious light entertainment, all played on the “bonsai guitar.”

Our composer festival showcases Maurice Ravel's brilliance. We welcome back Avan Yu to perform his Piano Concerto in G Major.

One of the most internationally successful Finnish string quartets, Meta4 creates music that exists in a timeless dimension where folk, early, and contemporary blur their boundaries and engage in mutual interaction.