According to Robert Graves, Aradia was the daughter of Apollo’s twin sisters, who was sent by the gods to teach humankind to order the music of the natural world into song.

The Aradia Ensemble is based on Toronto, Canada, and specializes in presenting an eclectic blend of orchestral, operatic and chamber music played on original instruments. While focusing on the repertoire of seventeenth-century French and English music, Aradia also performs works by the Italian and German masters of the baroque, as well as contemporary pieces commissioned by the group.

We have made two music videos and one film soundtrack. We have also collaborated with Isadora Duncan and Baroque dancers, co-produced an opera, and worked with Balinese Gamelin. In July 2000, Aradia was the featured ensemble in residence at the New Zealand Chamber Music Festival, and in July 2001, we performed at the Musica nel Chiostro in Italy.

Aradia regularly performs in Toronto, often at the Gladstone Hotel on Queen Street West. These concerts are special because we play chamber music as it was meant to be played: in an intimate, informal setting, and on period instruments. These concerts are often LCBO licensed, so you can sit back, relax, and enjoy the music with a glass of wine.

Aradia also regularly performs larger scale performances at the beautiful Blessed Sacrament Church on Yonge Street at Lawrence Avenue.

Recordings of our music are available on the Naxos Records label. We have performed at many festivals in Canada and the US and have toured internationally.

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