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Volume 12 - Issue 3 - November 2006

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General Admission Students I Seniors Full SeriesUNIVERSITY SETTLEMENT'S2006 (ja[a"INVESTING IN OUR COMMUNITY"Celebrating 85 years of the Music and Arts SchoolNovember 21st, 2006, 6:30pmArcadian Court, 401 Bay St., 8th FloorEnjoy a night of wine, hors d'oeuvres, a threecourse meal, silent auction and live musicalentertainment.Featured Performers:Jacques lsraelievitchTSO ConcertmasterandWinona ZelenkaTSO Principal CellistIndividual Tickets: $125Table ofTen: 00For tickets please cal I(416) 598-3444 ext 266United Wayof Greater Toronto... CONCERTS: Toronto and nearbyWest. 416-53 1-6604_ $12; (adv); (ch)_- 1 :30: CAMMAC/McMichael Art Gallery_Sunday Concert Series. Vivace Chamber Players,classical ensemble. 10365 Islington Ave., Kleinburg_905-893-1121, 888-213-1121. Admissionwith gallery price: ; (sr/st); (family);free(5 & under)_- 2:00: Nannie Griffin. Showbiz & OtherAddictions. One-woman show. Marque Smith,piano; Shelly Fowler, percussion_ Heliconian Club,35 Hazelton Ave. 416-266-6095_ _- 2:00: Royal Conservatory of Music CommunitySchool, Arts for All Series. TheGypsy and the Ghost. Lecture recital about Haydn'sHb.XV "The Gypsy" and Beethoven's Op.70"The Ghost"; for ages 9 +.Susan Spier, violin;Dany Nachman, piano; Susan Naccache, cello_RCM Concert Hall, 90 Croatia St. 416-408-2824 x321. Free, with suggested donation toRCM bursary fund_- 2:00: Royal Conservatory of Music CommunitySchool At1 Songs to Broadway. MonicaZerbe, mezzo-soprano; Brahm Goldhamer;piano. RCM in Mississauga Recital Room, 850Enola Avenue, Mississauga. Free, with suggesteddonation to Mississauga Music Education Foundation.- 2:00: The Sound Post. Fall Salon Concertand Sale. Works by Bach, Hindemith, Hannan.Winona Zelenka, cello. 93 Grenville Street. 416-971-6990. Free; call to reserve.- 2:30: Opera In Concert.Les Dialogues DesCarmelites. Dialogues of the Carmelites, by FrancisPoulenc, opera in three acts ( 12 scenes), librettoprepared by the composer, from the dramaby Georges Bernanos, performed in French. IsabelBayrakdarian, Lynne McMurtry, Jenny Cohen,Ashley Becker, Deanna Hendricks, singers; Operain Concert Chorus, Robert Cooper, director; Alison416-247-5181. Offering.- 4:30: Christ Church Deer Park Jazz Vespers.The Tara Davidson quintet. Tara Davidson,saxophone; William Carn, trombone; Jon Maharaj,bass; David Braid, piano; Ernest Sudini, drums.1570 Yonge St. 416-920-5211. Free; donationswelcome.- 7:30: Hype Events. Wes Winter's MusicalTribute to Liberace. Direct from Las Vegas. RoseTheatre, 1 Theatre Lane, Brampton. 905-874-2800. .- 8:00: Harbourfront Centre/Small WorldMusic. Constantinople: Terra Nostra. HarbourfrontCentre Theatre, 231 Queens QuayWest. 416-973-4000. ; (adv).- 8:00: Hart House Chamber Strings. FallConcet1. Works by Telemann, Bach, Herbert,Shostakovich. Great Hall, Hart House, Universityof Toronto, 7 Hart House Circle. 416-978-2452.Free.- 8:00: Massey Hall Gordon Lightfoot in Concert.See Nov 16.- 8:30: Arabesque layali Arabesque (ArabesqueNights/. Traditional acoustic music by theArabesque Orchestra; professional bellydancers.Prof. Bassam Bishara, vocals/oude; George Barbas,dhoholla; Sebastian Gatto, katim; Walid Najjar,piano/organ; Suleiman Warwar, lead dumbek/leader. Gypsy Co-op, 815 Queen St. West. 416-920-5593. cover.- 8:30: Hugh's Room Chris Smither. Classicblues and contemporary roots music, weatheredsinging & unhurried picking. 2261 Dundas St.West.416-531-6604. ; (adv).Monday November 20- 7:30: Bloor Street United Church. Bruckner'sRequiem in D Minor. Also Mozart: VesperaeSolennes de Confessore. Choir of Bloor St. Unitedd' Amato, music director/piarist. 1 :45: Pre-concerttalk by lain Scott. Jane Mallett Theatre, St. Cynthia Won, mezzo; J.P. Michaels, tenor; Ben­Church with orchestra. Erin Bardua, soprano,Lawrence Centre for the Arts, 27 Front St. East. jamin Covey, baritone; David Passmore, conductor.300 Bloor St. West. 416-924-7439 x35.416-366-7723, 800-708-6754. ,.- 3:00: Hart House Music Committee. , (sr/st/unwaged).616th Sunday Concet1. Performers TBA. Great - 7:30: York University Department ofHall, Hart House, UniversityofT oronto, 7 Hart Music. Mozart's Requiem. See Nov 19. RecitalHouse Circle. 416-978-2452. Free.Hall, Accolade East, YU, 4700 Keele St. 416-- 3:00: Oakville Symphony Orchestra 736-5888. $12; (st).Mozart Requiem. Mississauga Choral Society; - 8:00: CanStage. Glorious! By Peter Quilter,Charlene Pauls, Wendy Foley, Keith Boldt & AndrewTees, singers; Roberto De Clara, conductor. Jenkins. With Nicola Cavendish; Christopherstory of the tone-deaf diva Florence FosterSt. Matthew Parish, 1150 Monks Passage, Newton, director. Bluma Appel Theatre, St. LawrenceCentre for the Arts, 27 Front St. East. 416-Oakville. 905-815-2021, 888-489 7784. ;(sr); (st/ch).368-3110. Call for ticket prices. For complete- 3:00: York University Department of run see music theatre listings.Music. Mozart's Requiem. Guests: T alisker - 8:00: Harbourfront Centre/Jazz.FM91.Players orchestra & soloists. YU Concert Choir, Let's Get lost: A Tribute to Chet Baker. GuidoLisette Canton, director. Metropolitan United Basso, trumpet/flugelhorn. Harbourfront CentreChurch, 56 Queen St. East.416-736-5186. ; Theatre, 231 Queens Quay West. 416-973-(sr/st).4000. ; (members).- 4:00: Al Green Theatre at the Miles NadalJewish Community Centre Jacques lsraelievitch& Friends. Chamber music, works by - 12:00 noon: Canadian Opera Company.Tuesday November 21Mozart, Pierne, Ellstein, Glick, Bloch. Jacques Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre Chamber Musiclsraelievitch, violin; Kimberly Schmidt, piano. 750 Series: Electroacoustic concert. University ofSpadina Ave. 416-924-6211 xO. ; (sr/ Toronto Faculty of Music New Music Ensemble.st).Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts,- 4:00: Association of Improvising MusiciansToronto/Now Lounge Jazz & Impro­- 1 :OO:St. James' Cathedral. Music at Mid­145 Queen St. West. 416-363-8231 . Free.vised Music. Showcasing local talent. Now day. Buxtehude: Prelude, Fugue and Giacone in C;Lounge, 189 Church St. 416-769-2841. . Faulkes: Barcarolle, Op.10412; Becker: Sonata in-4:00: St. James' Cathedral.Sunday AfternoonTwilight Recital. Marty Smyth, organ. 4:30: 416-364-7865 x224. Free.g, Op. 4011. Michael Leach, organ. 65 Church St.Choral Evensong. 65 Church St. 416-364-7865 - 6:30: University Settlement Music andx224. Free.Arts School Investing in Dur Community 2006- 4:00: St. Philip's Anglican Church. Jazz Gala. See Announcements for details of dinner &Vespers. Graham Howes Trio. 25 St. Phillips Rd. related events. Jacques lsraelievitch, violin; Wino-WWW. THEWHOLENOTE .COM

na Zelenka, cello. Arcadian Court, 8th Floor, 401Bay St. 416-598-3444 x266/243. $125; fundraiser.- 7:30:University of Toronto Faculty ofMusic. World of Music. 7 O'Clock Swing Band,John Jasavala, director. Walter Hall, EdwardJohnson Building, 80 Queen's Park. 416-978-3744. Free.- 7:30: York University Department ofMusic.Jazz Festival. York Jazz choirs, BobHamper, Mim Adams, directors. Recital Hall,Accolade East, YU, 4700 Keele St. 416-736-5186. Free.- 8:00: Mirvish Productions. Chicago. Storyof a Jazz Age chorus girl, music by John Kander,lyrics by Fred Ebb, book by Fred Ebb & Bob Fosse,choreography by Ann Reinking, based on a 1926play (itself based on a true story) by MaurineDallas Watkins. Walter Bobbie, director. ThePrincess of Wales Theatre, 300 King St. West.416-872-1212, 800-461-3333. -(eve);-(mat). For complete run see music theatrelistings.- 8: 15: York University Department ofMusic. Jazz Festival. Small Jazz Ensembles,Mike Murley, Frank Falco, Kelly Jefferson, directors.Accolade East Lounge, YU, 4700 Keele St.416-736-5186. Free.Wednesday November 22-12:00 noon: Hart House Music Commit·tee. Midday Mosaics Noon Hour Concert. PerformersTBA. Hart House Music Room, Universi·ty of Toronto, 7 Hart House Circle. 416-978-2452. Free.- 12:30: York University Department ofMusic.Jazz Festival. York jazz vocalists, RichardWhiteman, director. Accolade East Lounge, YU,4700 Keele St. 416-736-5186. Free.- 12:30: Yorkminster Park BaptistChurch Noonday Organ Recital William Lupton,organ. 1585 Yonge St. 416-922-1167. Free.- 1 :00: Oakville Centre for the Perform·ing Arts. Mayhem Poets. Slam & performancepoetry utilizing hip-hop rhythms & theatrical techniques,for ages 7 +.Oakville Centre for the PerformingArts, 130 Navy St., Oakville. 905-815-2021, 888-489-7784. .99.- 2:30: Alchemy. An Hour of Chamber Music.Vivaldi: Double Cello Concerto in g; Bartok: Duosfor two violins; Vaughan Williams: Romance, forviola and piano; Glazunov: Cello Quintet, Op.39.Gretchen Paxson, Heidi Behrenbruch, violins;Beverlee Swayze, viola; Tricia Balmer, cello; MeriGee, piano. New Horizons Tower, 1140 Bloor St.West. 416-536-6111. Free.- 7:30: National Ballet of Canada. Song ofthe Earth; Symphony in C. By Mahler and Bizet.National Ballet Orchestra. Richard Margison,tenor; Kenneth MacMillan, George Balanchine,choreography. 45 minutes prior: Ballet Talk. FourSeasons Centre for the Performing Arts, 145Queen St. West. 416-345-9595. -0. Forcomplete run see music theatre listings.- 7:30: Open Door Festival of Music. 6thAnnual Benefit Concert The Ember Swift Band(politically-charged folk-jazz combo); DALA (classicallytrained duo of Sheila Carabine & AmandaWalther); Craig Cardiff (alt-folk balladeer/storyteller);Kellylee Evans (jazz-inflected neo-soul); AndyStochansky (multi-instrumental singer/songwriter);Julie Michels (melodies from numerous decades& traditions); Avril Benoit, host . The ModClub, 722 College St. West. 41 6-588-4663.; (adv); (st); 19 + event. Proceeds toRed Door Shelters.- 7:30: York University Department ofMusic. Jazz Festival. York small jazz ensembles,Artie Roth, Kevin Turcotte, Roy Patterson, LorneLofsky, Kelley Jefferson, directors. AccoladeEast Lounge, YU, 4700 Keele St. 416-736-5186. Free.- 8:00: CBC OnStage. We Shall Be Released.A celebration of song on the 30th anniversary ofThe Band's The Last Waltz. Colin Linden, TomWilson & Stephen Fearing, guitarists/singers/songwriters; Richard Bell, keyboards; Gary Craig,bass; John Dymond, drums; Kathleen Edwards,singer; Blackie and The Rodeo Kings. Glenn GouldStudio, 250 Front St. West. 416-205-5555.; .50(sr/st).-8:00: Grace Church on-the-Hill.JanelObermeyer, soprano in Recital. Works by Debussy,Faure, Liszt, Schubert & R. Strauss. 300Lonsdale Rd. 416-488-7884x117. $ 20; (sr/st).- 8:00: Roula Said. Fundraiser for Palestine.Arab-Jewish fusion band including Roula Said,David Buchbinder, Maryem and Ernie Tollar; bellydanceby Roula Said & Maya al-Samry; screeningof 2 films from bh Yael's Palestine Trilogy. LulaLounge, 1585 Dundas St. West. suggesteddonation. Proceeds to Gaza Community MentalHealth Program, The Families Forum, ProjectHope.- 8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra.Noseda & Kuerti. Gubaidulina: The Rider on theWhite Horse (Canadian premiere); Schumann:Piano Concerto; Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade.Anton Kuerti, piano; Gianandrea Noseda, conductor.Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-593-4828. -7.- 8:30: Hugh's Room. Amos Garrett Sterlingguitar work, dry-as-dust humour, rumbling bassvocals. 2261 Dundas St. West. 416-531 -6604..50; .50(adv).- 9:00pm & 10: 15pm: Mezzetta Restaurant.Wednesday Concert Series. Mike Murley,saxophone; David Occhipinti, guitar. 681 St. ClairAve. West. 416-658-5687. cover.Thursday November 23- 12:00 noon: Chamber Music Society ofMississauga. Lunch Concert Series: WindemereString Ouartet. Schubert: Quartettsatz in c,0.703; Haydn: Quartet inf, Op.55/2 (Razor);Danzi: Quartet in B-flat, Op.6/2 (Figaro). RonaGoldensher, Genevieve Gilardeau, violin; AnthonyRapoport, viola; Laura Jones, cello. Art Gallery ofMississauga, 300 City Centre Or., Mississauga.905-896-5088. PWYC.- 12:00 noon: National Ballet of Canada.Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre Chamber MusicSeries: Concepts of Home. Members of the NationalBallet of Canada Orchestra. Four SeasonsCentre for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen St.West. 416-363-8231. Free.- 12:30: Christ Church Deer Park AnglicanChurch . Noonday Chamber Music.Works by Ireland, Elgar, Corelli, & others.Daniel Kushner, violin; Marty Smyth, piano/organ. 15 70 Yonge Street. 416-920-5211 .Collection.- 12:30: York University Department ofMusic. Jazz Festival. York jazz vocalists, BobFenton, director. Accolade East Lounge, YU,4700 Keele St. 416-736-5186. Free.- 1 :30: Women's Musical Club of Toron·to. Susanne Yi-Jia Hou, violin, Vincent SangareBaise, piano in Concert. Mozart: Rondo fromSerenade in 0, K.250 (Haffner); Schubert: Fantasiefor Violin & Piano in C, Op.posth.159, 0.934;Kang Nian Tang: Suite of Five Popular Folk Songs;De Falla: Suite of Spanish Folksongs for Piano andViolin; De Sarasate: Concert Fantasy on Gounod'sFaust, Op.1 3. 12:15 pre-concert lecture. WalterHall, Edward Johnson Bldg, 80 Queen'sPark. 41 6-923-7052. .Women's MusicalClub of TorontoAFTERNOON CONCERTNovember 23, 1.30 p.m.SUSANNE YI-JIA Hqu, violinVINCENT SANGARE BALSE,piano - Works by Mozart,Schubert, De Falla, De Sarasate,and Kang Nian Tang- 7:30: University of Toronto Faculty ofMusic. Small Jazz Ensembles. Walter Hall,Edward Johnson Building, 80 Queen's Park. 416-978-3744. Free.- 7:30: York University Department ofMusic.Jazz Festival. York small jazz ensembles,Anthony Michelli, Kevin Turcotte, Lorne Lofsky,Mark Eisenman, Jim Vivian, Mike Malone, directors.Accolade East Lounge, YU, 4700 Keele St.416-736-5186. Free.- 8:00: CBC OnStage. We Shall Be Released.Glenn Gould Studio. See Nov 22. *SOLD OUT*- 8:00: Harbourlront Centre/ DanceWorksCo-Works Series.SooRyu2006 Oance Festi·valTheme Historic Story, Canadian dance thatcelebrates the country's diverse roots. Ninetydancers from fifteen dance groups, including:Little Pear Garden (Chinese Opera), SampradayaDance (India/Canada), Sensui Kozakura (Japan),the Chinese Dance Academy, the Mi Young KimDance Company (Korea/Canada), Ballet Espressivo,Kaha:wi Dance Theatre (First Nations). PremiereDance Theatre, Queen's Quay Terminal,207 Queens Quay West. 416-973-4000. ;(sr/st/CAOA). For complete run see musictheatre listings.- 8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra.Noseda & Kuerti. Roy Thomson Hall. See Nov 22.- 8:30: Hugh's Room. Kellylee Evans. Hypnoticand spacious original songs. 2261 Dundas St.West. 416 531-6604. ; (adv).Friday November 24- 12:15: St. Andrew's United Church. NoonOrgan Recital Andrei Streliaev, organ. 23 MainSt. North, Markham. 905-294-0351. Free.- 7:30: Brampton Folk Club. A MalaikaChristmas. A cappella music. Opening: MoiraNelson, harp; Elena Jubinville, cello/voice; Malaika:Neema Mugala (soprano); Lee Hayes (mezzosoprano);Beth Ferguson (alto); Stella Haybukhai(bass). Sanderson Hall, St. Paul's United Church,30 Main St. South, Brampton. 647-233-3655.; (sr/st).- 7:30: Willowdale Presbyterian ChurchBeethoven Symphonies 5 & 6. Derrick Lewis,piano. 38 Ellerslie Ave. 416-434-3001 . O;(sr/st).- 7:30: York University Department ofMusic. Jazz Festival. YU Ja zz Orchestra, AlanHenderson, director. Recital Hall, Accolade East.YU, 4700 Keele St. 416-736-5186. Free.- 8:00: Fridays@B. Amadeus Choir in Concert.British and Canadian choral gems and folk]ANET OBERMEYERLESLIE DE' ATH, ACCOMPANIST8:00 PM, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2006GRACE CHURCH ON-THE-HILL300 LONSDALE RD. (AT RUSSELL HILL), TORONTOTICKETS: /416-488-7884 EXT 117"What a glorious singer she is, with a steely focus to asuperbly supported voice. 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