The orchestra has sixteen full-time members who specialize in historical performance and technique, with additional musicians joining the ensemble when required.
Tafelmusik performs over 50 concerts for its subscription season at Jeanne Lamon Hall in Trinity-St. Paul's United Church, a historic church in the Annex neighbourhood of Toronto, and at Koerner Hall, TELUS Centre for the Performing Arts, Royal Conservatory of Music.
[2] From 1993 to 2011, Tafelmusik was orchestra in residence at the German Klang und Raum Festival in the small village of Irsee in Bavaria.
The institute is a two-week program consisting of masterclasses, private lessons, orchestral and choral rehearsals, chamber ensemble work, lectures and seminars, and baroque dance classes.
The orchestra also performs at times without sheet music and has offered insightful multimedia shows shining a light on various historical topics and making interesting connections.