Music at Mount Pleasant featuring Payadora Tango Ensemble

Location(s):
Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Cremation and Funeral Centres – Toronto

Event Start

July 19 - 11:00am

Event End

July 19 - 12:00pm

Event Info

Music at Mount Pleasant returns for its 17th season in 2026, marking a special year as Mount Pleasant Group (MPG) celebrates its 200th anniversary.

Since 2009, Music at Mount Pleasant has been a free, family‑friendly summer concert series, showcasing outstanding musical talent from across the Greater Toronto Area, including artists affiliated with the Royal Conservatory of Music. In 2026, we are proud to continue this longstanding tradition while recognizing two centuries of service, remembrance, and community connection.

Concert Details
Date: Sunday, July 19
Time: 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Location: Mount Pleasant Cemetery, green space behind the cemetery office

Featuring: Payadora Tango Ensemble

Payadora is an award-winning chamber music ensemble that performs original compositions and arrangements drawn from Argentinian and Uruguayan tango and folk traditions. Made up of players who are each musical powerhouses in their own right, this “superstar group” combines deep knowledge of tango with classical, jazz and world music backgrounds to create something entirely new.

Rebekah Wolkstein - violin/vocals, Drew Jurecka - bandoneon/violin/mandolin, Joseph Phillips - double bass/guitar, Mark Camilleri - piano, Elbio Fernandez - vocals

Four musicians on stage with double bass, violin, and accordion, posing together.

Five musicians indoors with double bass, violin, and accordion, gathered around a piano.