Contact Contemporary Music is a contemporary music ensemble and concert producing organization that highlights collaborations with other media, established and emerging composers, performances in alternative spaces, and outreach to underserved communities that stress diversity, collaboration and accessibility.

Praised by the Globe and Mail for its “thought-provoking” and “highly entertaining” programming, and by the New York Times for “methodical and mesmerizing” performances, Contact has firmly established itself as one of Canada’s leading interpreters of the music of our time. Under the direction of percussionist and founder Jerry Pergolesi, Contact has performed at some of the world’s most prestigious new music festivals, including the Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival (UK), Open Ears Festival of Sound (Kitchener), and the Bang On A Can Marathon (New York).

In addition to concert productions, Contact Contemporary Music presents INTERsection, a twelve-hour music marathon at Yonge-Dundas Square and Music From Scratch, its annual summer workshop for youth.

Mission Statement

Contact Contemporary Music contributes to Canada’s unique cultural identity and diversity through music.

Contact Contemporary Music fosters the creation, production and presentation of contemporary music with a strong focus on Canadian Music. Contact Contemporary Music encourages emerging and established Canadian musical artists from diverse communities in the free expression of their unique life experiences however different from those not from their particular communities.

Through public presentation, Contact Contemporary Music promotes the appreciation of new (contemporary concert) music, recognizing and representing diverse socio-cultural communities. Working with composers and performers to build lasting relationships and remounting significant works, Contact Contemporary Music strives to provide pieces with a life beyond the premiere and perpetuate a repertoire of new music.