The Chamber Music Society of Mississauga (CMSM) has a rich 25 year history of enlivening the arts within the CIty of Mississauga. From top tier performances by local and international classical, jazz and intercultural musicians, interdisciplinary projects, inspirational education programs and artful wellness for seniors, CMSM is dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for our Mississauga community through music and the arts. We believe music is a vehicle for connection and uniting communities.
Through our many partnerships with Mississauga community organizations and our commitment to accessible programming, we aim to create a space where all community members can gather for inspiration, relaxation, emotional engagement and overall improvement of well-being.
Introducing Our New Artistic Director: Cheryl Duvall
Toronto-based pianist Cheryl Duvall has established herself as one of Canada’s foremost contemporary music interpreters, immersing herself in a wide variety of compositional aesthetics and collaborative endeavours.
Her lucid sense of contour, evocative sonic and emotional presence, and boundless versatility make her both a dynamic soloist and in-demand collaborator. Recently, Duvall has begun gathering hour long commissioned works from cutting-edge artists such as Kieko Devaux, Lieke Van Der Voort, James O’Callaghan, Daryl Jamieson, Jason Doell, Patrick Giguère and Anna Höstman, whose music is the subject of her debut solo recording, Harbour, a highly acclaimed album released in January 2020 on the Redshift Record Label. Harbour has been featured on the CBC radio and was chosen as the #1 Modern Composition Recording of 2020 by UK’s ‘The Wire’ Magazine and was nominated for a Juno for Classical Composition of the Year.
In 2012, she co-founded the “adventurous and smartly programmed” (Musicworks Magazine) chamber group Thin Edge New Music Collective. Since their inception, they’ve commissioned over 70 works, mounted lavish multidisciplinary productions such as Balancing On The Edge, and collaborated with leading performers like Charlotte Mundy, Jason Sharp, Ensemble Paramirabo (with whom they recorded an album.) TENMC was awarded the 2020 Friends of Canadian Music Award from the Canadian League of Composers and the Canadian Music Centre for being ‘an important musical innovator, working creatively across disciplines with an unwavering commitment to diverse and equitable programming.’
Duvall holds an Honours BMus and Diploma of Chamber Music from Wilfrid Laurier University, and a Master’s of Piano Performance and Pedagogy from University of Toronto. As the new Artistic Director of The Chamber Music Society of Mississauga, she is excited to continue enriching the arts and culture sector in Mississauga with impactful and high caliber musical experiences that cross boundaries and redefine the genre.
Mission Statement
Our Values
The Chamber Music Society of Mississauga (CMSM) is a not-for-profit presenter of accessible professional musical experiences that entertain, educate and promote wellbeing, thereby enriching the cultural life of Mississauga.
CMSM adopts the following values as needed to guide its decision-making:
- Creativity in programming that inspires and engages
- Collaboration with other organizations for mutual benefit and to strengthen the sector
- Community of artists and audiences
- Diversity in programming to serve a broad audience
- Inclusion by welcoming all
- Excellence and professionalism in all aspects of operations
Our Team
Board of Directors – Executive
- Ghassan Hillawi, President
- Véronique Dault, Vice President
- Falguni Shah, Treasurer
- Dorothea Helmer, Secretary
Board Members
- Cheryl Duvall, Artistic Director
- Will Boyko
- Arianne Sawh
Partners
