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SweetWater Music Festival returns Sept. 16–20 with Keys of Life, a celebration of music, community and the piano. Experience world-class Canadian musicians, intimate chamber concerts, exciting collaborations and free community events across Owen Sound, Leith and Thornbury.
Hear how it all began… interviews with SweetWater co-founders Keith Medley and Mark Fewer, Evan and Ian Medley, as well as core volunteer Judith Thomson about how the festival began.
Small Town – Big Idea is a conversation between the two gifted musicians who have led SweetWater, its founding artistic director, Mark Fewer, and his successor and once violin student, Edwin Huizinga, now the current artistic director.
Check out our new Strategic Plan 2025-2030. We are building on past successes and have big plans for SweetWater in the future!
The SweetWater Music Festival’s Springtime Live concert week was a huge success on many fronts. This year, the festival expanded to offer a sold out show at the L.E.Shore Gallery in Thornbury on Thursday, May 22.
We recently caught up with our SweetWater friend, cellist Julie Hereish! We're looking forward to welcoming Julie back in May for our Spring concerts.
We recently caught up with our SweetWater friend JUNO-award winning pianist, Philip Chiu, back this May to perform with us in Thornbury and Leith. Here's what he's been up to lately and why he's excited to return!
Sweet Strings is the new community string ensemble, being launched under the umbrella of the acclaimed Sweetwater Music Festival, a festival that has been bringing outstanding music to the region for over 22 years.
A unique program of the annual SweetWater Music Festival aims to both provide experience for young artists and build the classical music community in the area.