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Volume 12 - Issue 5 - February 2007

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Botos, drums; Attila Darvas, bass. 1570 YongeSt. 416·920·5211. Free, donations welcomed.- 7:30: Les AMIS Concerts. l.o.Vafse. Liszt.Gounod: Waltz from opera Faust;"Chopin: Waltz in A·flat Op.69/1; Waltz in c·sharp, Op.64/2; Liszt: MephistoWaltz; Prokofiev: Waltz from Cinderella; Mc­CoMeil: Naschmarkt Waltz; Ravel: La Valse. EllenAnnor-Adjei, piano. Heliconian Hall, 35 HazeltonAve. 416-929-6262. ; (sr); (st). ,- 7:30: Trinity Chamber Ensemble. ShallWe Dance. Musical dance genres across thecenturies and the world. Church of the T ransfiguration,111 Manor Rd. 416-292-9432. ;$12(sr/st).- 7:30: Victoria Scholars Men's ChoralEnsemble. Chant & Beyond. Durufle: Messe"CumJubilo"; works by Part, Penderecki; GregorianChant. Our Lady of Sorrows Church, 3055Bloor St. West.4.16·761-7776. ; (sr/st).- 8:00: Continuum Contemporary Music.401 east. Arnold: Moonlight on the Bluff; Rolfe:raW; Plamondon: Autoportrait sur Times Square;Sciarrino: Lo Spazio Inverso; Barry: Low. MusicGallery, Saint George the Martyr Church, 197John St. 416·924-4945; ; (sr/arts workers);(st cheap seats).Monday March 05- 12:30: York U Department of Music. Musicat Midday: Ensemble V-tvant. Catherine Wilson,piano/artistic director; Sharon Prater, cello;Erica Beston, violin. Recital Hall, Accolade East,YU, 4 700 Keele St. 416-736·5186. Free.- 7:30: Associates of the Toronto SymphonyOrchestra Hosts. Toronto Symphony YouthOrchestra. Chamber music played by ensemblesfrom the TSYO.'Trinity-St. Paul's Centre, 427Bloor St. West.416-221-8342. ; (sr/st); O(elem st).- 7:30: U of T Faculty of Music. ChamberMusic Series. Schubert: Quintet in C; Shostakovich:Piano Quintet; Mendelssohn: Octet. ShaunaRolston, cello; Jamie Parker, piano; Aviv StringQuartet; T okai String Quartet. Walter Hall, EdwardJohnson Building, 80 Queen's Park. 416-978-3744. ; $12(sr/st).- 8:00: Roy Thomson Hall. The Irish Rovers.Ambassadors of Irish music for four decades. 60Simcoe St. 416-872-4255. .50-.50.- 8:00: Toronto Theatre Organ Society/KiwanisClub of Casa Loma. Wurlitzer Pops atCasa lll/18. Ross McDooald. tb!atreorgan. CasaLoma. 1 Austin Terrace. 416-499-6262. .Tuesday March 06- 12:00 noon: CDC. Richard Bradshaw Amphi·theatre Piano Virtuoso Series: Music of Chopin,Liszt, Ravel P(okofiev. Philip Chiu, piano. FourSeasons Centre for the Performing Arts, 145Queen St. West. 416-363-8231. Free.- 12:30: York University Department ofMusic. Music at Midday: York Student JazzEnsemble. Mike Malone, director; George Karounos,trlJrT11et; Mark Herrera, piano; Rob Cappelietto,guitar; James McEleney, bass; David Steffan,drums. Recital Hall, Accolade East, YU, 4700Keele St. 416-736-5186. Free.- 1 :00: St. James' Cathedral. Music at Midday.Andrew Cantril!, organ. 65 Church St. 416-364-7865 x224. Free. '- 8:00: CBC OnStage. Di mi lasso: Old forms/New sounds. Bryars: Oi mi lasso (Ah, poor me), amelding of conteniporary and early music; NineIrish Madrigals (from Petrarch, tr. Synge, worldpremiere). Anna Maria Friman, soprano; JohnPotter, tenor; Max Christie, bass clarinet; DouglasPerry viola; Gavin Bryars, director. GlennGould Studio, 250 Front St. West. 416-205·5555. ; .50(sr/st).WWW . THEWHOLENOTE.COM- 8:00: Music Toronto. Gtyphon Trio. Berger:Trio for violin, cello & piano; Kulesha: Trio forviolin, horn & piano; Arensky: Trio in d, Op.32.1 Guest: Joan Watson, horn. Jane Mallett Theatre,St.Lawrence Centre for the Arts, 27 Front St.East. 416-366-7723, 800-708-6754. ,;18-35 pay your age; (st), accompanying adult ·Y, price.Wednesday March 07- 12:00 noon: Hart House Music Commit·tee. Midday Mosaics Noon Hour Concert. HartHouse Music Room, University of Toronto, 7Hart House Circle. 416-978-2452. Free.- 12:30: York University Department ofMusic. Music at Midday: York U Jazz Orchestra.Al Henderson, director. Recital Hall, AccoladeEast, YU, 4700 KeeleSt.416-736-5186. Free.- 12:30: Yorkminster Park BaptistChurch. Noonday Organ Recital. Andre Rakus,organ. 1585 Yonge St. 416-922 -1167. Free.- 5:30: Canadian Opera Company. RichardBradshaw Amphitheatre Chamber Music Series:Mixed Program. From brass fanfares to stringquartets. Chamber ensembles of the TorontoSymphony Youth Orchestra. Four Seasons Centrefor the Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. West.416-363-8231. Free.- 7.30: Mozart Society. TheAVIVOuartet.Works by Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven. SunderlandHall, First Unitarian Congregation, 175 St. ClairAve. West.416-201-3338. (guests);free(members).- 7:30: York University Department ofMusic. love before 1 B50: Songs by Clara &Robert Schumann. love after 1950: Songs byUbby Larsen and William Bo/com. Kimberly Bar·her, mezzo soprano; Peter Tiefenbach, piano.Recital Hall, Accolade East, YU, 4700 Keele St.416-736-5888. $12; (st).- 8:00: Brampton Music Theatre. Anne ofGreen Gables. The Rose Theatre, 1 Theatre Lane,Brampton. 905-874-2800. ; (sr/st);(ch). For complete run see music theatrelistings. ·- 8:00: Hummingbird Centre for the PerformingArts.Annie. 1 Front St. East. 416·872-2262. Call for ticket prices. For completerun see music theatr.e listings.- 8:30: Hugh's Room. Michael Cavan CO Release.Celtic Canadiana. Guests: David Woodhead,Steafan Hannigan, Tom Leighton, Saskia Tomkins&others.2261 Dundas St. West.416-531·6604. ; (adv).FEB.RU ARY 1 - MARCH 7 2007

In this issue: Ancaster, Aurora, Bancroft, Barrie, Belleville,Brantford, Burlington, Cambridge, Cooourg, Dundas, Fergus,Georgetown, Guelph, Hamilton, Huntsville, Kingmon, Kitchener,Lindsay, London, Milton, Niagara Falls, Orillia, OwenSound, Peterborough, Port Hope, St. Catharin~, Uxbridge,WaterlooConcerts Toronto & nearby PAGE 24Music Theatre/Opera/Dance PAGE 49Jazz PAGE 51Announcements/Lectures/Seminars/Etcetera PAGE 52Performers and repertoire change!Events are sometimes postponed or cancelled.Call ahead to confirm details with presenters.Thursday February 0 I- 11 :30am & B:OO: Talk Is Free Theatre.Harvest Moon Rising. Musical about a modernfamily trying to preserve their farm and way oflife; music & lyrics by Leslie Arden, book by Peg·gy Sample. Park Place Theatre, 100 MapleviewOr., Barrie. 705-792-1949. ; (st). Forcomplete run see music theatre listings.- 12:30: University of Western Ontario.Choral Series: Roots and Wings. Music from near·and far, rooted in our culture, soaring with theresonance of far away places. UWO Singers; LesChoristes. von Kuster Hall, Music Building, UWO,London. 519-661-3767. Free.- B:OO: Crescendo Concerts. Baroque Buffet:Tafelmusik on Tour. Music of Dowland, Purcell,Handel, Lully, Vivaldi, Corelli, Leo, Bach, Tele·mann, Rameau. Blair Williams, actor/narrator;Jeanne Lamon, director. Artsplex Theatre, Hill·field Strathallan College, 299 Fennell Ave. West,Hamilton. 905·3B9· 1367 xl 70. ; (sr);(st).Friday February 02- 12:30: University of Western Ontario.12:30 Fridays. Influenced by jazz: works by Rav·el, Clarke & Kapustin: Trio (Canadian preniere).Kathleen Rudolph, flute; Stephan Sylvestre, piano.von Kuster Hall, Music Building, UWO, London.519-661-3767. Free.- 7:30: The Young Players Company. Flapper!Madcap musical comedy & dance tribute tothe 1920s. Liane Ireland, choreographer; MoiraForrester, director. Auditorium, Sir James Whit·ney Sc~ool for the Deal, 350 Dundas St. W, Bel·leville. 613-969-1179. $12; $B(12 &under).For c.omplete run see music theatre listings.- B:OO: Folk Night at the Registry. MidnightClear in Concert. Four harmony specialists, guitarist-vocalist-songwriter& whistle and fiddle player,& more. Norman Liota, Glen Soulis & otherperformers. Registry Theatre, 122 FrederickStreet, Kitchener. 519-745-6565. (adv);(door).- B:OO: Gryphon Theatre. Sue Foley in Concert.Blues/roots guitarist, songwriter & vocalist.Adninistrative Centre, Bldg. C, Georgian College,1 Georgian Drive, Barrie. 705·72B-4613. ;(eyeGO).'- B:OO: McMaster University School of theArts. Cetebrfty Concert Series. Joe Sealy, jazzpiano. Convocation Hall (UH-213), UniversityHall, McMaster University, 12BO Main St.West, Hamilton. 905-525-9140 x24246. ;$12(sr); (st).- B:OO: University of Western Ontarfo.Choral Series. Works by Buxtehude, to mark the300th anniversary of his death. Thames Scholars;Paul Merritt, organ. First-St. Andrew's UnitedChurch, 350 Queens Ave., London. 519-661 ·3767.Free.Saturday February 03- 2:00: School of Restoration Arts at Wil·lowbank. Tafelmusik on Tour. Music of Dow·land, Purcell, Handel, Lully, Vivaldi, Corelli, Leo,Bach, Telemann, Rameau. Blair Williams, actor/. narrator; Jeanne Lamon, director. Kingston Col·lege, 4700 Epworth Circle, Niagara Falls. 905·353-B709. $TBA. Fundraiser.- 7:30: The John Laing Singers. HamiltonSings/ Choral extravaganza with music fromvarious styles & traditions; Laing: The Language.of Music, for massed choirs (world premiere).Guests: Chameleon barbershop quartet; liachElgar Choir (Howard Dyck); Choir of Central PresbyterianChurqh (Paul Grimwood); Hamilton Chil· ·•dren's Choir (Zimfira Poloz; Harlequin Singers(Jack Packer); Mohawk College Singers (DavidHoller); John Laing, artistic director. Central PresbyterianChurch, 156 Charlton Ave. West, Hamilton.905-62B·523B, B77-62B-523B. ;(sr/st).- B:OO: Sanderson Centre for the Perform·ing Arts. George Gao, erhu on Stage. BB DalhousieSt., Brantford. 519· 75B·B090, B00-265·0710. .Sunday February 04- 2:30: Ouinte Symphony. last Night of theProms. Land of Hope and Glory, Rule Britannia,Jerusalem & other works. Gordon Craig, conductor.Bridge Street United Church, 60 Bridge St.East, Belleville. 613-395-0444. ;(MasterWorkssubscribers); (st 6-24): .- 3:00: University of Western Ontario.Faculty Artists Series: Music from Argentina: ATribute to Canas Guastavino. Works for solopiano, voice & piano. John-Paul Bracey, piano;Jennifer Moir, soprano. von Kuster Hall, MusicBuilding, UWO, London. 519·661-3767. Free.- 3:00: Wittrid Laurier University Facultyof Music. WW Wind Ensemble. MichaelPurves-Snith, conductor. Maureen ForresterRecital Hall, 75 University Ave. West, Waterloo.519·BB4-0710 x2150. ; (st).- 7 :00: John Labatt Centre. The Rankin Fami·ly: Together Again. Vocal and instrumental CelticKITCHENERWATERLOOSYMPHONYPops Takes You Out to the MoviesFebruary 16 & 17, 8:00 pm at Centre In The SquareBrian Jackson, conductorFrom yesterday's classic films to today's blockbusters, re-livesome of your favourite movies from a musical persp,ective.KWS Youth OrchestraSaturday, Feb. 10, 2:00 pmat Centre In The Square in KitchenerSignature SeriesFeb. 9 & 10, 8:00 pm at Centre In The Square in KitchenerFeb. 7, 8:00 pm at River Run Centre in GuelphMusically Speaking: Espana Alastair Willis, conductor - Todd Yaniw, pianoSunday Feb. 11, 2:30 pmat Centre In The Square in KitchenerRaffi Armenian, conductor -A,_nya Alexeyev, piano - Tom Allen, host'Centre In The Square, Kitchener:. ~>Sun~.-'Life FinancialRiver Run Centre, Guelph:(519) 578-1570 (519) 763-3000www. kwsym phony.on .ca11!1SPAENAURING.it>FEBRUARY 1 - M ARCH 7 2007WWW, THEWHOLENOTE. COM45

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