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Volume 14 - Issue 4 - December 2008

... 1: CONCERTS: Toronto

... 1: CONCERTS: Toronto and GTAnity Centre, 750 Spadina Ave. 416-924-6211. ; (advance); (sr/st).Monday January 19- 7:00: Riverdale Youth Singers. Chi/lout.Songs for a winter's night, including ambi·ent and electronic music. Ryan Slashinsky,artistic director; guests: Rosina and DJ Murrof LAL. St. John's Presbyterian Church, 415Broadview Ave. 416-875-1587. Free.- 8:00: Metamorphosis Concert Series.Shoko Inoue, piano. Works by Beethoven,Chopin, Scriabin and Schubert. Glenn GouldStudio, 250 Front St. W. 416-872-4255. .I~ RIV£1DAl[ Yourr~ r1NGH>or~ - ..... ~1,-..~vtiui· r~,1QJanucny 19 at 7 pm'{Ou'fl'l Sl~Tuesday January 20- 12:00 noon: Canadian Opera Company/LIof T Faculty of Music. Chamber Music Series:Sound Exploration - New Music Festival Launch. University of Toronto facultymembers in a series of new works for chamberensembles. Four Seasons Centre for thePerforming Arts, 145 Queen St. W. 416-363-8231. Free.- 12:30: York University Department ofMusic. Jazz at Noon. The Barry Elmes Quin·tet. New compositions by Elmes plus select·Metamorphosis Concert SeriesSolo Piano Recitalby Shoko InoueMonday, January 19th, 8 pmGlenn Gould Studio250 Front Street WestPerforming works by Beethoven,Chopin, Scriabin and SchubertTickets Phone, 416- 872-4255reachus@rth-mh.comro presentsoRONGf-~ of 'V A SIMPLE SONGa concert celebrating the finestJew! sh composers from around theworld featuring a local Klezmer bandCarol Woodward Ratzlaff and Brad RatzlaffJoint Artistic DirectorsSusan Suchard and Laura Menard, ConductorsSunday, January 18, 2009 at 3 pmTrinity-St Paul's Centre427 Bloor St W., TorontoTickets: ; students416788 8482Hear VIVA! choristers singing inThe Nutcracker with theNational Balletthroughout Decembertaro ntdartsbou nc i IAnarm'slengthbodyoftheCityo!Toronto~ ONTARIO ARTS COUNCIL7-\ CONS Ell DEi ARTS DE [ONTARIOed recorded repertoire. Barry Elmes, drums;Mike Murley, saxophones; Kevin Turcotte,trumpet, flugelhorn; Reg Schwager, guitar;Steve Wallace, bass. Martin Family Lounge,219 Accolade East Building, YU, 4700 KeeleSt. 416- 736-21 OD x22926. Free.- 1 :OD: St. James Cathedral. Music atMidday Series. Senan Whelan, organ. 65Church St. 416-364- 7865. Free.- 7:30: University of Toronto Faculty ofMusic. New Music Festival: Student ComposersConcert. Works by graduate studentcomposers; presentation of the Karen KieserPrize in Canadian Music. Walter Hall, EdwardJohnson Building, 80 Queen's Park.416-978-3744. Free.Wednesday January 21- 12:10: University of Toronto Faculty ofMusic. New Music Festival.· Sound Exploration.Electroacoustic music. Mark Nerenberg,curator. Walter Hall, Edward Johnson Building,80 Queen's Park. 416-978-3744. Free.- 12:30: Yorkminster Park Baptist Church.Noonhour Recital. John Paul Farahat, organ.1585 Yonge St. 416-922-1167. Free.- 7:00: Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra.The Galileo Project: Music of the Spheres.Concept and programme by Mackay; worksby Zelenka, Merula, Purcell, Bach, and others.Sean Smyth, actor. Jeanne Lamon, di·rector. Trinity-St. Paul's Centre, 427 BloorSt. W.416-964-6337. -.- 7:30: University of Toronto Faculty of Mu·sic. New Music Festival.- Student ComposersConcert. Walter Hall, Edward Johnson Building,80 Queen's Park. 416-978-3744. Free.Thursday January 22- 12:00 noon: Canadian Opera Company.Chamber Music Series: Ovorak's "American"Duartet. Tokai Quartet. Four Seasons Centrefor the Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W.416-363-8231. Free.- 12: 10: University o!Toronto Faculty ofMusic. New Music Festirat.- Legacy of KarlheinzStockhausen. Lecture/performance ofselected works. Walter Hall, Edward JohnsonBuilding, 80 Queen's Park. 416-978-3744. Free.- 12: 15: Metropolitan United Church.Noon at the Met. Shawn Grenke, organ. 56Queen St. E. 416-363-0331 x 26. Free.- 7:30: Alchemy. An Hour of Chamber Mu·sic. Britten: Metamorphoses; Mozart: Duofor violin, viola; Prokofiev: Quintet. CristinaSewerin, oboe; Elizabeth Day, clarinet; DanielKushner, violin; Elizabeth Morris, viola;Tim FitzGerald, bass. Fellowship Towers,877 Yonge St. 416-923-8887. Free.- 7:30: University of Toronto Faculty ofMusic. New Music Festival.· Nexus - Back tothe Future. Improvisations by Nexus. Guests:Phil Nimmons, Parmela Attariwala, MarkLaver. Walter Hall, Edward Johnson Build·ing, 80 Queen's Park. 416-978-3744. Free.- 8:00: Music Toronto. Tokyo Duartet.Beethoven: Op.18 Nos. 1, 2 and 3. Jane MallettTheatre, St. Lawrence Centre for theArts, 27 Front St. E. 416-366-7723. -;(st; accompanying adult pays half price);pay your age I 18-35).- 8:00 Tafelmusik. The Galileo Project:Music of the Spheres. See Jan 21.- 8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. TheMagic Flute (Opera-in-Concert}. Karina Gauvin,soprano (Pamina); Benjamin Butterfield,tenor (Tamino); Joshua Hopkins, baritone(Papageno); Aline Kutan, soprano (Queen ofthe Night); Gary Relyea, bass-baritone (Sarastro);and others; University of TorontoMacMillan Singers; Bernard Labadie, conductor.Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St.416-593-4828. -5.Friday January 23- 12:10: U of T Faculty of Music. NewMusic Festival.· Opera Scenes by StudentComposers. Walter Hall, Edward JohnsonBldg, 80 Queen's Park. 416-978-3744. Free.- 12:30: York University Dept of Music.Music at Midday. Aria with Me. Recital bysingers in the studios of Catherine Robbin,Stephanie Bogle, Norma Burrowes, MichaelDonovan, Janet Obermeyer, Karen Rymal.Accompanied by Susan Black, piano. T ributeCommunities Recital Hall, Accolade East,YU, 4700 Keele St. 416-736-2100 x22926.Free.- 7:30: Tryptych Productions. A BoilerRoom Suite. Doolittle. Vanessa Grant, so·prano; Lenard Whiting, tenor; Doug Mac·TRYPTYCH10th I\NNIVERSARYQUENTEN DOOLITILE'SA 901LER Room Su1nA FunclraiserforStreet H.Mn at the CrossroadswithVanessa GrantDoug MacNaughtonLenard WhitingStage Direction by Edward FrankoMusic Direction by William ShookhoffSinfonia TrypTychFriday, January 23, 2009Saturday, January 24, 20097.30PMTrinity Presbyterian ChurchWest Hall Theatre2737 Bayview Avenue (south of 401)Adults Seniors I Students info@tryptych.org416 763 5066 ext. 142 WWW. THEWHOLENOTE.COM DECEMBER 1 2008 - FEBR UARY 7 2009

Naughton, baritone; Sinfonia T ryptych; EdwardFranko, stage director; WilliamShookhoff, music director. Trinity PresbyterianChurch, 2737 Bayview Ave. 416- 763-5066 x 1. ; (sr/st). A fund raiser forStreet Haven at the Crossroads.- 7:30: U of T Faculty of Music. New MusicFestival.· Student Composers Concert.Walter Hall, Edward Johnson Building, 80Queen's Park. 416-978-3744. Free.- 8:00: St. Anne's Music & Drama Socie·ty. Gilbert & Sullivan's Pirates of Penzance.Maura McGroarty, music director; LauraSchatz, artistic director. St. Anne's ParishHall, 651 Dufferin St. 416-922-4451. ;(sr/st). Also Jan 24, 29, 30, Feb.1- 8:00: Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra.The Galileo Project: Music of the Spheres.See Jan 21.Saturday January 24- 2:00 & 8:00: St. Anne's Music & DramaSociety. Gilbert & Sullivan's Pirates of Penzance.See Jan 23.- 7:30: Canadian Opera Company. Fidelio.Beethoven. Adrianne Pieczonka, soprano(Leonore); Jon Villars, tenor (Florestan); GidonSaks, bass-baritone (Don Pizarro); MatsAlmgren, bass (Rocco); CDC Orchestra andChorus; Andreas Baesler, director; GregorBuhl, conductor. Four Seasons Centre forthe Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W. 416-363-8231. -0. Also Jan. 27, 30, Feb.4, 7, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24.404J 24 7:30: Tryptych Productions. ABoiler Room Suite. See Jan. 23.- 7:30: U of T Faculty of Music. Wind Ensemble.Schoenberg: Theme and VariationsOp.43a; Rodrigo: Adagio paro Drquestra delnstrumentos di Viento; also works by Beckwith,Benson and Grantham. MacMillanTheatre, Edward Johnson Building, 80Queen's Park. 416-978-3744. $14; O(sr/st).- 8:00: Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra.The Galileo Project: Music of the Spheres.See Jan 21.~£(:4,w!~Walter Ostanek - the "Polka King"Sunday, January 18, 4:00 PMSt. Philip's Anglican Church25 St. Phillips Road, EtobicokeFree will offeringFor info, call 416-247-5181Off Centre Music Salon2 o o ~ a season of many firsts14th Season -L O O 9Italian Salon:Rossini's La Petite Messe Solennelle()ur Italian Salon features Rossini's La PetiteMesse S olenne!le for four soloists - direct from Italy! -soprano Serena Farnocchia, mezzo sopranoFrancesca Provvisionato, tenor Antonio Poli,bass Paolo Pecchioli, two pianos - Inna Perkisand Boris Zarankin, accordion - Joseph Macerollo,and chorus lead by Robert Cooper. EnjoyLa Petite Messe S olennelle as it was originally performedin Comtesse Louise Pillet-Will's Parisiansalon!Single Tickets SN/ST~· AD ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI CULTURA,Partial subscriptionsCENTRO SCUOLAare still on sale!AND NINA & JOHN VARGAAll concerts begin @ 2 pm and take placeat Glenn Gould Studio 250 Front Street WestFor Tickets and Information, please call416.466.1870 or visit www.offcentremusic.comI- 8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. TheMagic Flute (Opera-in-Concert}. See Jan. 22.Sunday January 25- 2:00: Bluegrass Sundays. The AbramsBrothers. Royal Canadian Legion 258, 45Lawson Rd. 416- 779-2627. .- 2:00: Off Centre Music Salon. ItalianSalon. Rossini: La Petite Messe Solenelle.Serena Farnocchia, soprano; Francesco Provvisionato,mezzo; Antonio Poli, tenor; PaoloPecchioli, bass; Joseph Macerollo, harmonium;chorus; lnna Perkis, Boris Zarankin,pianos. Glenn Gould Studio, 250 Front St.W. 416-872-4255. ; (sr/st).- 2:00: St. Anne's Music & Drama Socie·ty. Gilbert & Sullivan's Pirates of Penzance.See Jan. 23.- 3:00: St. Clement's Anglican Church.Robbie Burns in Word and Song. 59 Briar HillAve. 416-483-6664. ; (sr/st).- 3:30: Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra.The Galileo Project: Music of the Spheres. SeeJan 21.- 4:00: St. James Cathedral. Twilight RecitalSeries. Works by Bach, and Buxtehude.Andrew Ager, organ. 65 Church St. 416-364-7865. Free.- 4:00: St. Philip's Anglican Church. PolkaVespers: Walter Ostanek, "The Polka King''.25 St. Phillips Rd. 416-247-5181. Free willoffering. *DATE CHANGED TO JAN. 18*Monday January 26- 8:00: Toronto Organ Club. Sam Moffatt& Surinder Mundra, organ. St. James UnitedChurch, 400 Burnhamthorpe Rd. 905-824-4667. ; free(children under 101.Tuesday January 27- 12:00 noon: Canadian Opera Company.Chamber Music Series: Russian Chamber Music.Wind and string ensembles from the GlennGould School. Four Seasons Centre for thePerforming Arts, 145 Queen St. W. 416-363-8231 . Free.- 1 :OD: St. James Cathedral. Music at MiddaySeries. Giles Bryant, organ. 65 Church St.416-364-7865. Free.- 7:30: Canadian Opera Company. Fidelio.See Jan 24.- 7:30: York University Department ofMusic. Faculty Concert Series. Works byDebussy, Ravel, Murphy. Jacques lsraelievitch,violin; Christina Petrowska Quilico, piano;Mark Chambers, cello. Tribute CommunitiesRecital Hall, Accolade East, 4700 Keele St.416-736-2 100 x22926. ; (sr/st).- 8:00: Music Toronto. Barry Douglas, piano.Schumann: Three Romances Op.28; Ravel:Gaspard de la Nuit; Scriabin: Sonata No.5in F sharp Op.53; Schumann: Sonata No.1 in fsharp "Florestan und Eusebius". Jane MallettTheatre, St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts, 27Front St. E. 416-366-7723. -; (st;accompanying adult pays half price); pay yourage (18-35).WWW. THEWHOLENOTE.COMWednesday January 28- 12:30: Yorkminster Park BaptistChurch. Noonhour Recital. Daniel Norman,organ. 1585 Yonge St. 416-922-1167. Free.- 8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra.Evelyn Glennie. Daugherty: Desi; Corigliano:Conjurer; Haydn: Symphony No.59 "Fire";Falla: The Three-Cornered Hat Suites Nos. 1& 2. Evelyn Glennie, percussion; GiancarloGuerrero, guest conductor. Roy ThomsonHall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-593-4828. -5.Thursday January 29- 12:00 noon: Canadian Opera Company.Piano Virtuoso Series: Prokofiev Piano SonataNo.7. Younggun Kim, piano. Four Season Centrefor the Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W.416-363-8231. Free.- 12:00 noon: Roy Thomson Hall. FreeChoir and Organ Concert. Exult ate ChamberSingers, John Tuttle, conductor and organ.Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-872-4255. Free.-12:10: University of Toronto Faculty ofMusic. Thursdays at Noon: Opera a Casa.Operatic music arranged for piano (2, 4, 6,and 8 hands). Mia Bach, Andrea Grant andguests, pianos. Walter Hall, Edward JohnsonBuilding, 80 Queen's Park. 416-978-3744.Free.- 12: 15: Metropolitan United Church.Noon at the Met. Performer TBA. 56 QueenSt. E. 416-363-0331 x26. Free.- 2:00 Alchemy. An Hour of Chamber Music.See Jan. 22. Northern District Public Library,40 Orchard View Blvd. 416-393-7610. Free.- 8:00: Art of Time Ensemble. Korngold:Source and Inspiration. Programme includesKorngold: Suite for Piano, Two Violins andCello; also works by Michel, Tielli and South·worth. Steven Sitarski, Ben Bowman, violins;Tom Wiebe, cello; Andrew Burashko, piano.Enwave Theatre, 231 Queen's Quay W. 416-973-4000. -. See advertisement nextpage.- 8:00: St. Anne's Music & Drama Socie·ty. Gilbert & Sullivan's Pirates of Penzance.See Jan 23.- 8:00: TSO. Evelyn Glennie. See Jan. 28.Friday January 30- 12:15: St. Andrew's United Church.Noonday Organ Recital. Dan Amorim, organ.32 Main St. N., Markham. 905-294-0351.Free.- 7:30: CDC. Fidelio. See Jan 24.- 7:30: University of Toronto Faculty ofMusic. Wind Symphony: Celebrating HowardCable. Works by Cable, Zdechlieck, Whitacre.Jeffrey Reynolds, conductor. MacMillan Theatre,Edward Johnson Building. 80 Queen'sPark. 416-978-3744. $14; $ lO(sr/st).- 8:00: Art of Time Ensemble. Korngold:Source and Inspiration. See Jan. 29.- 8:00: St. Anne's Music & Drama Society.Pirates of Penzance. See Jan.23.43

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