Amy + VC2 at the Art Gallery of Ontario
Amy joins Bryan Holt and Amahl Arulanandam of VC2 Cello Duo to perform two sets in the Art Gallery of Ontario’s Walker Court. Music by Matt Brubeck, Andrew Staniland, Dinuk Wijeratne, Beethoven, and Bach. Free admission. Complete details here.
Soloist with the York University Symphony Orchestra
Amy will perform Matt Brubeck’s “The Simple Life” as soloist with the York University Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Mark Chambers. More information and tickets here.
Masterclass for Toronto's Home Music Club
Amy gives a chamber music masterclass to adult amateur musicians as part of Toronto’s Home Music Club. More information here.
Guest Conductor for CO-OP's Journée Intensive
Amy guest conducts the Ensemble Philharmonique de la Coopérative des professeurs de musique de Montréal as part of their “Journée Intensive”.
VC2 + Violin Recital: Women's Musical Club of Toronto
Amy performs a recital with the VC2 Cello Duo presented by the Women’s Musical Club of Toronto. Along with Bryan Holt and Amahl Arulanandam, she will perform music by Bach, Beethoven, Staniland, and Wijeratne plus a world premiere for the trio by Matt Brubeck. More information here.
Guest Conductor for CAMMAC
As a guest conductor, Amy leads a workshop with the orchestral musicians of CAMMAC: The Canadian Amateur Musicians/ Musiciens Amateurs du Canada, a non profit organization supporting amateur music making at all ages. The day will culminate in a public concert of Mozart’s Symphony No. 40 at 2:30pm. More information here.
Instruments of the Orchestra, Up Close & Personal: The String Quartet
Amy leads an interactive string quartet performance at the Conservatory of Performing Arts in Regina as part of a new educational series she has created in collaboration with the Regina Musical Club called, "Instruments of the Orchestra: Up Close & Personal".
String Quartet LIVE at The Crescents School
Presented by the Regina Musical Club, Amy performs an interactive string quartet concert with Jeremy Buzash (violin), Erin Hillis (viola), and Karla Hillis (cello) for students at the Crescents (formerly Davin) School. Works by Mozart, Beethoven, Dvorak and Bartok. Free to the public.
Banff Centre for Arts & Creativity: Artistic Residency
Amy will prepare new commissions for solo violin as an invited artist for the Banff Winter Music Residency. More information here. Performances as part of this residency are TBA.
Body Electric Exhibition & Concert
Presented by York University’s Department of Computational Arts and Sensorium, this immersive exhibition and live concert explore new ways of integrating biophysical data with music and digital arts.
Inspired by Walt Whitman's visionary poem "I Sing the Body Electric," this exhibition reimagines the body as a network of electric impulses, voltages, and signals that both generate and transmit lived experiences. Body Electric brings together artists, researchers, performers, and technologists who explore the inner electrical life of the human body through biophysical sensing. By capturing physiological signals such as brainwaves (EEG), heart rhythms (ECG), and muscle activity (EMG), the exhibition reveals the hidden languages of the body — not as metaphor, but as material, as data, as expression.
Amy performs a piece for violin, electronics, and biophysical data called “Geo Neuro Echo” by Gene Coleman. More information here.
CBC: This is My Music
Amy is the guest host for CBC Music’s This is My Music. She will introduce music near and dear to her heart by David L. McIntyre, Jocelyn Morlock, Caroline Shaw, Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, Brahms and more! She will also feature Canadian musicians and close friends including Katherine Dowling, Meagan Milatz, and Karen Donnelly. Tune into CBC Music (formerly radio 2) on your local radio or online to hear more! This episode will also be available on demand following the live broadcast here.
Kid Koala in Mexico
Amy plays Kid Koala’s The Storyville Mosquito in Guanajuato and Guadalajara, Mexico. More information here.
Harry Somers at U of T
As part of the University of Toronto’s day-long celebration of Harry Somers’ in honour of his 100th Anniversary, Amy will perform his Rhapsody for Violin & Piano (1948) with pianist, Adam Sherkin. Complete information here.
Harry Somers: 100th Anniversary
Presented by the Arts and Letters Club of Toronto, this is an evening concert in celebration Canadian composer, Harry Somers. Amy will perform his Rhapsody for Violin and Piano (1948) with pianist, Adam Sherkin.
The Juliet Letters
“The Juliet Letters (Elvis Costello and Brodsky String quartet)” is a comical chamber music set with Aline Homzy (violin), Laurence Schaufele (viola), Beth Silver (cello), and Alex Samaras (voice). Information here. Pay what you can.
The Joy of Music Garden Party
Presented by the Joy of Music, Amy will perform an outdoor chamber music concert with Chris Au (piano), Michael Murphy (percussion), Laurence Schaufele (viola), Amahl Arulanandam (cello), and Clara Wang (harp).
Le Salon Vert: Community Concert
A casual afternoon concert of chamber music featuring musicians from Toronto and Montreal as part of the Salon Vert residency, coordinated by Amy. Admission by donation.
Toronto Summer Music: Community Showcase
As a chamber music mentor and conductor for the Community Program at Toronto Summer Music, Amy will perform with adult amateur musicians as part of a casual and fun day of performances. Complete information here.
Toronto Summer Music Festival with Yura Lee & Simone McIntosh
Amy plays with the Toronto Summer Music Festival Orchestra and soloists, Yura Lee (violin) and Simone McIntosh (mezzo-soprano) for an “Evening in Vienna” featuring music by Kriesler, Mozart, & Strauss). Complete information here.
Lunenburg Academy of Music & Performance: 8 World Premieres
As artist-in-residence at the LAMP Composition Academy, Amy will perform eight new piano trios by composers from across Canada with Bryan Holt (cello) and Katherine Dowling (piano). More information here.
Korea/Japan Tour with the National Arts Centre Orchestra
Tour of South Korea and Japan with the National Arts Centre Orchestra: “From honouring jazz legend Oscar Peterson at Expo 2025 Osaka, Japan, to presenting international premieres of works by Canadian composers, Kelly-Marie Murphy and Keiko Devaux, the NAC Orchestra and its creative partners will celebrate the brilliance of Canadian artists across generations.” Complete itinerary and more info here. Canadian concerts include May 16 in Roy Thomson Hall in Toronto and May 20 at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa.
VC2 + Amy Hillis @ COSE Music Toronto
COSE= A Celebration of Small Ensembles. Presented by Music Toronto, this concert is as much a social gathering as it will be an opportunity for musical discovery. Come hear live music in the Aperture Room, a light filled space on the top floor of a beautifully restored building just north of Yonge and Dundas Square. Bryan, Amahl, and Amy will perform a world premiere by Vincent Ho based on Kill Bill’s Beatrix “The Bride” Kiddo and other hits by Bach, Beethoven, Staniland and Wijeratne. More information here. Get your tickets here.
Canadian Chamber Orchestra + Xenia Concerts
Xenia Concerts hosts the Canadian Chamber Orchestra live at the Mississauga Living Arts Centre! Join us for another CCO Movie Night, as we perform scores from some of your favourite movies and tv series (including Succession!)
The CCO is honoured to be partnering with Xenia Concerts and presenting a family-friendly, accessible concert that embraces neurodiversity and disability. More information here.
Joy of Music: A Collaboration with Peggy Baker
The Joy of Music presents Winterberries, a celebration of music and movement. The program includes a world premiere by renowned choreographer, Peggy Baker for which Amy will perform Britten’s “Moto Perpetuo” with Chris Au (piano). Amy will also perform the complete César Franck piano quintet with Nikki Chooi, Laurence Schaufele, Amahl Arulanandam and Chris Au. Tickets and complete info here.
Where Can I Go with a Music Education?
What is the long-term value of a music education? Presented by the National Youth Orchestra of Canada, Amy hosts an online panel which features three professionals who completed undergraduate degrees in music performance and then continued on to pursue careers outside music. Two of the panelists are also alumni of the National Youth Orchestra of Canada (NYOC). The roundtable will be discussing what they learned as part of their music degrees and how they have applied the skills they learned in music school to different career paths.
Panelists include: Dr. Marshall Gayman (neurologist), Katie Newman (lawyer) and Reuben Labovitz (realtor).
Complete information here. Register for the Zoom webinar for free here.
Kid Koala: Nufonia Must Fall
This show is a live multi-disciplinary adaptation of Kid Koala’s graphic novel of the same name. Fifteen people make up the live production,which involves an amazing team of puppeteers, technicians and musicians who bring the characters to life. Kid Koala, accompanied by a string quartet, performs his original score on piano and turntable. All of the elements come together in real time- equal parts cinema, theatre, and musical concert.
More information and tickets here.
San Francisco Bay Area Jewish Composers: The Music of Ernest Bloch, Darius Milhaud and Brian S. Wilson
A chamber music recital of pieces by west coast Jewish composers performed by professors at York University. More information here. Free admission.