Asian Heritage Month Concert 2026
“Songs of Belonging: An Asian Canadian Concert of Hope and Human Connection Against Hate”
Date: Thursday May 28, 2026, 7pm
Venue: Father Madden Hall, St. Michael’s College, 100 St. Joseph Street (Museum Subway Station) Map
FREE ADMISSION: Please register here.
Map: Father Madden Hall, St. Michael’s College, 100 St. Joseph Street
Artistic Directors: Professor Chan Ka Nin, Ms Alice Ping Yee Ho, Dr. Vania Chan
PROGRAMME
MC: Dr. Vania Chan
Land Acknowledgement
O Canada
Welcoming speech by Mr. Justin Poy
Traditional Dances from China
Jeffrey Chan, dancer
Toronto: A World in One City, a play by Arlene Chan.
Matthew Li, grandpa; Vania Chan, grandchild
Somewhere Over the Rainbow by Harold Arlen and Yip Harburg
Vania Chan, soprano; CHAN Ka Nin, guitar
Aunt Norma by Chan Ka Nin
Hong-Da Chin, dizi, Amely Zhou, erhu, Lynna Boa, piano
Modern Dance – Aperture (work in progress)
Choreographer: Yvonne Ng| 黄碧琬 in artistic collaboration with
Performers: Morgyn Aronyk-Schell, Amelia Brown, Rumi Jeraj, Yuichiro Inoue
Music: Nick Storring, Angélique Kidjo, Brandon Marsalis
Seed of Life
Silian Wong @ Adylla, voice
Xon Pon Aria from “Chinatown” Music: Alice Ho; Libretto: Madeleine Thien; Hoisanese co-writer; Paul Yee
Introduction by Paul Yee
Matthew Li, baritone; Alice Ho, piano
Duet for Xon Pon and Linda from “Chinatown”
Vania Chan, soprano; Matthew Li, baritone; Alice Ho, piano
Korean Music
Hong-Da Chin, dizi; Rao Hyunyoung Lee, Gayageum; Amely Zhou, erhu; John Lee, percussion
Jazz Piano
Boundless Oceans, Vast Skies 海闊天空by Beyond
What A Wonderful World Words and Music by George David Weiss and Bob Thiele
Hymn to Freedom by Oscar Peterson
Bernard Hui, piano; Samuel Morehouse, bass;
Finale: 明天會更好 Tomorrow Will Be Better by Luo Da You羅大佑
Vania Chan, soprano; Matthew Li, baritone; Silian Wong @ Adylla, Hong-Da Chin, singer; Bernard Hui, Alice Ho, piano; Chan Ka Nin, guitar; Samuel Moorhouse, drums; Amely Zhou, erhu; Roa Lee, Gayageum; John Lee, percussion; plus others
Event co-organizers: Asian Heritage Month—Canadian Foundation for Asian Culture (Central Ontario) Inc.; Toronto Public Library; Asian Institute at the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, University of Toronto; Richard Charles Lee Canada Hong Kong Library, University of Toronto; Chinese Canadian Photography Society of Toronto; Social Services Network; Cambridge Food and Wine Society
Asian Heritage Month Festival is partially funded by the Government of Canada through the Department of Canadian Heritage and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council. Asian Canadian Artists in Digital Age is funded by Canada Council for the Arts Digital Strategy Fund