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Volume 11 Issue 3 - November 2005

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  • Toronto
  • November
  • Jazz
  • Theatre
  • December
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... CONCERTS Toronto &

... CONCERTS Toronto & nearby - 12:30: York University Department of Music. Klezmer Ensemble. Brian Katz. di rec· tor. Mclaughlin Performance Hall, 4 700 Keele St. 416· 736-5186. Free. - 7:30: Brampton Festival Singers. Holiday Memories Concert. Richard Heinzle, guest conductor. Holland Christian Homes, 7900 Mclaughlin St. S., Brampton. 905-450- 5659. . - 7:30: University of Toronto Faculty of Music. World of Music: Student Composers Concert. Walter Hall, 80 Queen's Park. 416- 978-3744. Free. - 7:30: York University Department of Music. York University Gospel Chair. Karen Burke, director. Mclaughlin Performance Hall, 4700 Keele St. 416-736-51 86. , (st). - 8:00: Music Toronto. Piotr Anderszewski, piano. Mozart: Fantasia inc; Sonata inc; Szymanowski: Metopes, Op. 29; Chopin: Three Mazurkas, Op. 59; Bach: English Suite #6 ind. Jane Mallett Theatre, 27 Front St. E. 416-366- 7723, 800-708-6754. -, 18-35 pay your age, (st), accompanying adult Y, price. - 8:00: DnStage. Russian Romance. Tchaikovsky: Grand Sonata; Piano Trio; Arensky: Quartet. Triskelion: Jonathan Crow, violin; David Harding, viola; Bryan Epperson, cello; Alma Petchersky, piano; David Hetherington, cello. Glenn Gould Studio, 250 Front St. W. 416-205-5555. . Wednesday November 30 - 12:30: York University Department of Music. York Student Composers. David Mott, director. Mclaughlin Performance Hall, 4700 Keele St. 416-736-5186. Free. - 12:30: Yorkminster Park Baptist Church. Noonday Organ Recital. William Maddox, organ. 1585 Yonge St. 416-922· 1167. Free. - 2:30: Alchemy.An Hour of Chamber Music. Telemann, Dvorak, Dring & Bach. Henneke Cats, flute; Chris Sewerin, oboe; Gail Van Nie, violin; Tricia Balmer, cello; Marcia Beach & Meri Gee, piano. New Horizons Tower, 1140BloorSt.W.416-536-6111. Free. - 7:00: Ross Petty Productions.Snow White & the Group of Seven. Pantomime with Back to Ad Index Sean Cullen, Alan Frew, Ross Petty & others. Elgin Theatre, 189 Yonge St. 416-872-5555. -$ 69, (ch). 0(family 4-pack). For complete run see music theatre listings. - 7:30: University of Toronto Faculty of Music. Wind Ensemble. R.Strauss: Sere· nade for Winds The Happy Workshop, other works. Raffi Armenian, conductor. MacMillan Theatre, 80 Queen's Park. 416-978-3744. ,. - 8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Strauss & Brahms. R. Strauss: Don Quixote; Brahms: Piano Concerto #2. Stephen Hough, piano; Winona Zelenka, cello; Teng Li, viola; Thomas Dausgaard, conductor. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-593-4828. - $115. Thursday December O 1 - 12: 10: University of Toronto Faculty of Music. Thursdays at Noon: Hindustani Music Presentation. Tasa. Walter Hall. 80 Queen's Park. 416-978-3744. Free. - 12:30: York University Department of Music. Cuban Ensemble & African Drums Ensemble. Various directors. Mclaughlin Performance Hall, 4700 Keele St. 416-736- 5186. Free. - 7:00: Brampton Music Theatre Youth Troupe. Babes in Toy/and. Cyril Clark Library Theatre, 20 Loafers Lake Lane, Brampton. 905-874-0025. , (sr/st), (ch). For complete run see music theatre listings. - 7:30: Annex Singers. Hodie!Works by Willan. Landes, Rutter & traditional carols. Marty Smith, organ; Richard Partington, recorder. St. Thomas's Anglican Church, 383 Huron St. 416-968-7747. , (sr/st), free( 12 & under). - 7:30: University of Toronto Faculty of Music. TO O'Clock Jazz Orchestra. Paul Read, director. Walter Hall, 80 Queen's Park. 416-978-3744. ,. - 8:00: Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra. English Baroque: The Thames Revisited. Handel: 2 organ concertos; works by Purcell. Boyce & Avison. Richard Egarr, organ/conductor.Trinity-St.Paul's Centre, 427 Bloor St. W. 416-964-6377. -, -$ 58(sr/st). - 8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Strauss & Brahms. Roy Thomson Hall. See Nov. 30. - 9:00: Esprit Orchestra. Mystery & Illusion. Brant: Ice Field; Ives: The Unanswered Question; Rea: Hommage a Vasarely; Silvestrov: Postludium. Robert Aitken, guest conductor; Alex Pauk, conductor. Metropolitan United Church, 56 Queen St. E. 416-366- 7723. , (sr). (st). Friday December 02 - 12:30: York University Department of Music. East Meets West. York University Orchestra: Peggy McGuire, director; York University Chinese Orchestra: Kim Morris, Miriam Sue & Patty Chan, directors. Mclaughlin Performance Hall, 4700 Keele St. 416-736-5186. Free. - 7:30: University of Toronto Faculty of Music. The Joy of Singing! -A Holiday Concert. Works for choir & brass by Bach, Honegger & Raminsh. U of T Choirs; Doreen Rao, Robert Cooper, Lori-Anne Dolloff, Brainerd Blyden-Taylor, conductors. St. Basil's Church, 50 St. Joseph. 416-978-3744. ,. - 8:00: Elmer lseler Singers.Handel's Messiah. Meredith Hall, soprano; Marianne Bindig, mezzo soprano; Colin Ainsworth. WWW, THEWHOLENOTE,COM tenor; Gary Relyea, bass; Lydia Adams, conductor. Metropolitan United Church, 56 Queen St. E. 416-217-0537. , (srlst). - 8:00: Etobicoke Centennial Choir. Carols from the Old & New Worlds. Carol arrangements from Canada, USA & Europe. Harris J. Loewen, music director. Royal York Road United Church. 851 Royal York Road. 416-239-1131 ex49. . - 8:00: Heritage Theatre. Friendly Rich Show. All ages show by Friendly Rich and his vaudevillian orchestra The Lollipop People. Guests: Five Blank Pages & Shatterpoint. 86 Main St. N., Brampton. 905-874-2800. . - 8:00: Northdale Concert Band. Christ· mas Concert. Stephen Chenette, music direc· tor. St. Cuthbert's (Oakville) Anglican Church, 1541 Oakhill Dr. 905-844-6200. , (sr/ st). - 8:00: lluodlibet. What Did You See, Shepherds? Motets by Bach & Poulenc; English, French, German & Polish carols. Arthur Wenk, director. St. Leonard's Church, 25 Wanless Ave. 416-621-1234. , . - 8:00: Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra. English Baroque: The Thames Revisited. Trinity-St.Paul's Centre. See Dec 1. - 8:00: Upper Canada Choristers. Gloria. Vivaldi: Gloria; seasonal music and traditional carol sing along. Guests: The Talisker Players. Laurie Evan Fraser, director. St. George's United Church, 35 Lytton Blvd. 416-256-0510 to reserve. , (advance), free(under 12). Please bring nonperishable food item for Daily Bread Food Bank. - 9:00: Hart House. Jazz Ensemble Concert. Arbor Room, 7 Hart House Circle. 416· 978-8849. Free. Saturday December 03 - 11 :OOam & 2:00: Solar Stage Children's Theatre. Rainbows for the Holidays. Musical puppet show for ages 2 to 6. 4950 Yonge St. 416-368-8031. . - 3:00: U of Tat Scarborough Campus. Sounds of the Season Holiday Concert. UTSC Wind Ensemble & UTSC Concert Choir. ARC Theatre, Academic Resource Theatre, 1265 Military Trail. 416-287-7076. Admission with non-perishable/canned good. - 7:00: Acoustic Harvest Folk Club. Chris McKhoal: Children's Christmas Shaw. Birchcliff Bluffs United Church, 33 East Rd. 416-264-2235. . - 7:30: Clarkson Community Concerts. True North Brass Ensemble. Christ Church, 1700 Mazo Cres., Mississauga. 905-855· 0112. , (sr/st). - 7:30: East York Choir. Tidings of Peace & Joy. Vivaldi: Gloria; seasonal music and traditional carol sing. Guests: The Talisker Players & soloists. St. Barna bus Anglican Noel Church, 361 Danforth Ave. 416-752-3860. , (sr). (st). - 7:30: Mississauga Children's Choir. The Advent of Song. Annual Christmas concert. Thomas Bell, director. Westminster United Church, 4094 Tomken Rd., Mississauga. 905-273-9505. -. - 7:30: Northern Lights. Annual Christmas Show. Guests: Hamilton Children's Choir. Metropolitan United Church, 56 Queen St. E. 866-744-7464. , (st). - 7:30: Rashtravani.USTAV.Premiereof a multi-faith, multi-media spectacle. John Bassett Theatre, Metro Convention Centre, North Building, 255 Front St. W. 416-870- 8000. -5. - 7:30: Tallis Choir. A Tallis Gala. Spem in Alium, 40 part motet. St. Patrick's Church, 141 Mccaul St. 416-533-6179. , (sr), O(st w/id). - 7:30: Tempus Choral Society. Sleigh Ride. St. John's United Church, 262 Randall St., Oakville. 905-845-0551 ex3. , (sr/st). - 7:30: University of Toronto Faculty of Music. Symphonic Band. Barnes: Fantasy Variations on a Theme of Paganini; works by Bell & Gillingham. Gillian MacKay, conductor. MacMillan Theatre, 80 Queen's Park. 416- 978-3744. ,. - 8:00: Cantores Celestes Women's Choir. Go Tell it on the Mountain. Christmas concert. Guests: the Foggy Hogtown Boys. An integration of classics and bluegrass. Runnymede United Church, 432 Runnymede Rd. 416-236-1522. . Part of the proceeds will go to Urban Promise Toronto. - 8:00: Classic Jazz Society of Toronto. The Purple Jazz Band. With Tom Sharpsteen. Clarkson Conununit,y Concc r1s 2005-2006 Dc·n·m'h,·1· _, : ·1 ru·~· 1\onh Br.i " 1 ; ~1'J l 1·, ,: ,: , •. ·· '"1:1d . ftjlt h1•· .. I l·:f l ,'. ,r,li,, l • •',l 11 l f ,:;! 1J , IIWt j, t t1 .'. 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Estonian Hall. 958 Broadview Ave. 416-777 · 9235. (non-members). (members). - 8:00: Counterpoint Community Orchestra.In Concert. Bruch: Violin Concerto in g; Rossini: Wilhelm Tell Overture; Strauss: Tales from the Vienna Woods; Dvorak: Slavon· ic Dances 1, 2, 7; Mozart: Three German Dances, K605. Rebecca Van der Post, violin; Terry Kowalczuk, conductor. St. Luke's United Church, 353 Sherbourne St. 416-925-9872 ex 2066. (advance), (door). - 8:00: Etobicoke Centennial Choir. Carols from the Old & New Worlds. Royal York Road United Church. See Dec. 2. - 8:00: Living Arts Cent re. Bowser & Blue. Music-comedy duo in concert. Hammer· son Hall, 4141 Living Arts Dr., Mississauga. 905-306-6000. $ 29 +. - 8:00: Mississauga Festival Choir. Noel Works by Handel, Charpentier, Rutter & Vaughan Williams. Andrea Grant, accompa· nist; David Ambrose, conductor. Royal Bank Theatre, Living Arts Centre, 4141 Living Arts Or., Mississauga. 905-306-6000. , (sr/st), (12 & under). - 8:00: Pax Christi Chorale.A Frosty Christmas Eve. Music by Britten, Vaughan Williams, Finzi & premiere Missa Pax Christi by Holman. Michael Donovan, baritone; Merry­ Anne Hutton, soprano; Erica Goodman, harp; Stephanie Martin, artistic director. Grace -~~ ~,p ... . l1i,, !: Church on-the-Hill, 300 Lonsdale Rd. 416-494- 7889. , (sr/st), (under 12). - 8:00: Peter McCutcheon. Wonderland: A Fairytale Evening of Holiday Favourites. Glenn Gould Studio, 250 Front St. W. 416-205· 5555. . - 8:00: Royal Conservatory of Music. Great Artist Series: Piano Mastery. Works by Bach, Mozart, Liszt & Mussorgsky. Li Wang, piano. RCM Concert Hall, 90 Croatia St. 416· 408-2824 ex 321 . , O(sr/st). - 8:00: Sinfonia Toronto. Christmas Treats. Vivaldi: The Four Seasons; Pentland: Holiday Suite; Manfredini: Christmas Concerto. Etsuko Kimura, Leonid Peisahov, Konstantin Popovic, Liana Berube, violins; Giuseppe Lanzetta, guest conductor. Walmer Rd. Baptist Church, 188 Lowther Ave. 416-499-0403. , (sr), (st). - 8:00: Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra. English Baroque: The Thames Revisited. Trinity-St.Paul's Centre. See Dec 1. - 8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Strauss & Brahms. Roy Thomson Hall. See Nov. 30. - 8:00: Voices. 10th Anniversary Season Opener. Faure: Requiem. Ron Ka Ming Cheung, conductor. Newman Centre, 89 St. George St. 416-979-2468. , (sr/st). - 9: 10: Odd Socks. Saturday Night Swing. GT A Swing Band. Guest vocalists. 8pm lesson # ) :?.:"?.~.'..?.~.'.~~?~.~.~.:}.~ -~prior. Dovercourt House, 805 Dovercourt Rd. 416-537-3337. , (with lesson). Sunday December 04 - 11 :OOam & 2:00: Sola r Stage Chi!· dren's Theatre. Holidays of the Global Village. Music by Chris McKhool from Cana· da's multicultural mosaic for ages 2 to 6. 4950 Yonge St. 416-368-8031. . - 2:00: Off Centre Music Salon. Laughing Musically: Greeting Winter "Off Centre" Style. Mary Lou Fallis, soprano; Peter Tiefen· bach, Inna Perkis, Boris Zarankin, piano; Joel Ouarrington, double bass. Glenn Gould Studio, 250 Front St. W. 416-466-1870. , (sr/st). - 2:00: Toronto Chamber Choir. Love, Come Carolling. Favourite Christmas carols, CONCERTS .. Toronto & nearb~ carol-singing. David Fallis, conductor. Christ Church Deer Park, 1570 Yonge St. 416-690· 4681. -, -(sr/st). - 2:00: Toronto Parks & Recreation Sunday Concert Series. Harvey Siegel Band. Scarborough Civic Centre, 150 Borough Dr. 416-396-7398. Free. - 2:00: Toronto Philharmonia. The Gift of Music. Seasonal favourites; traditional carols. Guests: Holy Trinity Choir; Toronto Mendelssohn Youth Choir; Kerry Stratton, conductor. George Weston Recital Hall, 5040 Yonge St. 416-872- 1111 . -, .50· (sr). The Tallis Choir Peter Mahon, Director A Tallis Gala featuring SPEM IN ALIUM - THE 40 PART MOTET Saturday, December 3, 7:30 pm St. Patrick's Church 141 McCaul Street (north of Dundas) Adults - , Seniors - Special Student price - at the door with ID For information: www.tallischoir. com 416-286-9798 www. aldeburghconn ection .org Celebrating the Art o f S o ng Featuring: Mich ael Donovan, baritone soloisi Erica Good man , harpisi Merry-Anne Hutton, soprano Gerald Finzi: In Terra Pax Ralph Vaughan W illiam s: Fantasia on Chri§imas Carols Benjamin Br itten: Ceremo'!Y of Carols (SAT B) Plus the premiere of a new work lry Derek H o lman Saturday, December 3, 2005 at 8 p .m. Su n day, December 4, 2005 at 3 p .m. Grace C hurch on- the-Hill , 300 Lonsdale Road, Toronto Regular Seniors/Students C hildren U n der 12 T ickets and inquiries: 4 16-494-7889 paxchristichorale@h otmail. com www.paxch ristich orale .org ,·"·· " N OVEMBER 1 - D ECEMBER 7 2005 Back to Ad Index WWW, TH EWHOLENOTE, COM Songs associated with Advent and Christmas, fo llowed by excerpts from Britten's Pa ul Bunyan and its spirited Ch ristmas party! with Carla Huhtanen soprano Colin Ainsworth tenor Stephen Erickson tenor Tyler Duncan baritone Stephen Ralls and Bruce Ubukata piano SUNDAY, D ECEMBER 4, 2:30 PM - W ALTER H ALL Tickets ; Ca ll (41 6) 735-7982

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