A. Concerts In The
A. Concerts In The GTAcreation2009 - 2010 CONCERT SEASONAround the World in 80 MinutesAn extraordinary musical journey featuring the première ofa newly commissioned work from klezmer guru Martin vande Ven. With special guests Beyond the Pale.Sat Jun 5 2010, 7:30 pm - Koerner Hall273 Bloor Street West (Avenue & Bloor W.)Tickets: .50-34.50ticketsThe Royal Conservatory 416.408.0208www.rcmusic.caAS LOW ASA CONCERTprice includes 7:00 reception and 8:00 NYCOSymphony Orchestra concert.)• 6:00 & 8:30: Massey Hall & Roy ThomsonHall. United Sounds Project. Gypsyand flamenco music, with poetry; AntonitasD’Havila, director. Glenn Gould Studio, 250Front St. W. 416-872-4255. .• 7:00: James Lowrie and PatrickPower. Guitar Music at Knox Chapel. Worksby Bach, Aguado, Best, Dyens, Walton. KnoxChapel, 59 Saint George St. 416-561-7288.; (st).• 7:00: Latvian Guild of Organists USA,Canadian Chapter. Latvian Organ FestivalConcert No. 2. Anita Gaide, Andrei Streliaev,Roberts Hansons, Vita Kalnciema, Ingrid Gutberg,organ. St. Andrew’s Latvian LutheranChurch, 383 Jarvis St. 416-626-8910. ;(st).• 7:00: Mississauga Festival YouthChoir. The Nature of Song. St. Patrick’sCatholic Church, 921 Flagship Dr., Mississauga.416-662-1453. ; (family).• 7:00: Out of the Box Productions. OperaErotique. See June 1. -.• 7:30: North York Concert Band. CityNights. Band music from Broadway, movies,jazz and more. John Edward Liddle, conductor.Al Green Theatre, Miles Nadal JewishCommunity Centre, 750 Spadina Ave. 416-652-2077. $15; free (children 12 and under).• 7:30: St. Anne’s Anglican Church. Raisethe Roof with Bach. Bach: Magnificat in D;also works by Vivaldi. St. Anne’s ConcertChoir and Orchestra; Corinne Lynch, LauraSchatz, Lorelle Angelo, soprano; ClaudiaLemcke, mezzo; Bernie Lynch, tenor; MarcPotvin, bass; Ori Segal, Daniel Norman,conductors. 270 Gladstone Ave. 416-922-4415. Freewill offering ( suggested). Allproceeds to repair Historic St. Anne’s Parish.• 7:30: TCDSB Staff Arts. Lullaby ofBroadway. See June 4.• 7:30: Toronto Children’s Chorus.Around the World in 80 Minutes. Van deVen: new klezmer work; and music fromCanada, Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, NewZealand and South America. Toronto Children’sAlumni Chorus; Beyond the Pale; EliseBradley, artistic director. Koerner Hall, RoyalConservatory, 273 Bloor W. 416-408-0208..50-.50.• 8:00: Acoustic Harvest Folk Club. LynnMiles. St. Nicholas Anglican Church, 1512Kingston Rd. 416-264-2235. .• 8:00: Blue Bridge Festival. GalaConcert. Weber: Mass in E flat; VaughanWilliams: Serenade to Music; Tze Yeung Ho:premiere. Blue Bridge Festival Choir and Orchestra;Ardeleana Trio and guests. TrinityUnited Church, 461 Park Ave. Newmarket.289-470-1099. .• 8:00: Civic Light Opera Company. FunnyGirl. See June 2.• 8:00: Counterpoint Community Orchestra.In Concert. Rachmaninoff: PianoConcerto No.3; Mozart: Divertimento in DK131; Lewis: If I could be; Tchaikovsky: TheSeasons - June Barcarole (arr. for brass byRosenzweig); Rimsky-Korsakov: CapriccioEspagnol. John Alonso, piano. Saint Luke’sUnited Church, 353 Sherbourne. 416-925-9872 x206. ; (advance); (youth13 and under).• 8:00: Harlequin Singers. Here ComesBroadway. See June 4.• 8:00: I Furiosi Baroque Ensemble. I(Furiosi) Declare War. Guests: Kris Kwapis,baroque trumpet; Olivier Fortin, harpsichord.Calvin Presbyterian Church, 26 Delisle Ave.416-536-2943. ; (sr/st).• 8:00: Jubilate Singers. 40th AnniversaryConcert. Greatest hits and chorister favouritesfrom years past. Sherry Squires, conductor;Juha Tikkanen, piano. EastminsterUnited Church, 310 Danforth Ave. 416-536-5750. ; $15(sr); (st).• 8:00: NYCO Symphony Orchestra.Words and Letters. Beethoven: CoriolanOverture, Op.62; Schafer: Adieu RobertSchumann; Schumann: Symphony No. 1 inB flat Op.38 “Spring”. Grace Church onthe-Hill,300 Lonsdale Rd., 416-628-9195.; .• 8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra.Chopin and Mahler. See June 3.• 8:00: Voices Chamber Choir. Spring Delight.Beethoven: Choral Fantasy; Thompson:Frostiana. Ron Ka Ming Cheung, conductor;guest: Dorothy Yu, piano. Church of St.Martin in-the-Fields, 151 Glenlake Ave. 416-519-0528. ; $15(sr/st).• 10:00pm: Young Centre for the PerformingArts. Saturday Night CabaretSeries: Patricia O’Callaghan. Cabaret classics,rock covers and original songs. RobertKortgaard and Peter Tiefenbach, piano. 55Mill St., Building 49. 416-866-8666. $15.Sunday June 06• 11:00am & 1:00pm: Blue Bridge Festival.York Region Fingerstyle Guitarists. ToogoodPond, Unionville. 289-470-1099. .• 12:00 noon to 8:00: Muhtadi InternationalDrumming Festival. Festival Finale.Queen’s Park. 416-504-3786.• 1:00 to 6:00: Waterfront Blues Festival.Michelle Malone; James Armstrong; TheAlexis P. Suter Band. Woodbine Park, 1681Lakeshore Blvd. E. 416-698-2152. Free.• 1:30: CAMMAC / McMichael Gallery.Vivace Chamber Players. 10365 IslingtonAve., Kleinburg. 905-893-1121. $15; (sr/st).• 1:30: Choralairs of North York. InConcert. Broadway, pop and folk songs. EarlBales Park Community Centre, Social Hall,4169 Bathurst St. 416-636-8247/416-631-0029. Free.• 1:30: Silverthorn Symphonic Winds.Invitation to the Dance. Arnold: Four ScottishDances; Reed: Armenian Dances; Weinzweig:Round Dance; Barber: Adagio. AndrewChung, conductor. St. Michael’s CollegeSchool – Centre for the Arts, 1515 BathurstSt. 416-652-2077. $15, (sr/st).Sun. 6th June at 4 p.m.Choral Evensongfor D-Day + 66plus strawberries andFOR THOSEAT SEALight music with Canada’s newWychwood Clarinet ChoirMichele Jacot, conductor; plus a shorttalk with famous author Sue CarelessSt. Olave’s ChurchBloor and Windermere416-769-568630 w w w.t h e w h o l e n o t e.c o mJune 1 - July 7, 2010
• 2:00: Harlequin Singers. Here ComesBroadaway. See June 4.• 2:00: Parks and Recreation Toronto.Juan Tomas Show Band. Bossa nova, lightjazz, and flamenco guitar. Scarborough CivicCentre, 150 Borough Dr. 416-396-7766.Free.• 2:00: Royal York Road United Church.Sundays @ 2: It’s All About Love. Halley:Love Songs for Springtime; and other worksabout the many aspects of love. Choirs andSoloists of Royal York Road United Church;Kelly Galbraith, director; Ellen Meyer, piano;Valerie Cowie, trumpet; and other musicians.851 Royal York Rd. 416-231-9401. .• 2:00: TCDSB Staff Arts. Lullaby ofBroadway. See June 4.• 2:00 & 7:00: Mirvish Productions. AJew Grows in Brooklyn. See June 3.• 3:00: Consulate General of the Republicof Poland. Walter Buczynski, piano.2603 Lakeshore Blvd. W. 416-252-5471.Free.• 3:00: East York Choir. StageSong.Favourites from opera and musical theatreby Purcell, Bizet, Verdi, Gershwin, Bernsteinand others. Jennie Such, soprano; VilmaIndra Vitols, mezzo; Martin Houtman, tenor;Bryan Estabrooks, baritone; and others;Jenny Crober, artistic director; ElizabethAcker, accompanist. Eastminster UnitedChurch, 310 Danforth Ave. 647-260-0740.; $15(sr); (st).• 3:00: Gallery 345. Duo Cornelia inconcert. Works by Mozart, Debussy, Pepa,Rachmaninov and Gershwin. 345 SoraurenAve. 416-822-9781. ; $15(sr/st).• 3:00: Music at Sharon. Wallis Giunta,mezzo, Steven Philcox, piano. Works bySchumann. Temple of the Children of Peace,18974 Leslie St., Sharon. 416-872-4255.. 2:30: Pre-concert chat.• 4:00: St. James’ Cathedral. TwilightRecital Series: Andrew Adair, organ. 65Church St. 416-364-7865. Free (donationswelcome).• 4:00: St. Olave’s Church. ChoralEvensong: For Those at Sea. WychwoodClarinet Choir, Michele Jacot, conductor.360 Windermere Ave. 416-769-5686. Bydonation.• 4:30: Christ Church Deer Park.Jazz Vespers: Gordon Sheard Trio. 1570Yonge St. 416-920-5211. Free (donationswelcome).• 7:00: Merriam Live. In Concert. RobiBotos, Adrean Farrugia and Stu Harrison,piano. 2359 Bristol Circle, Oakville. 905-829-2020 x255. .• 7:30: Unionville Symphonia and Chorus.In Concert. Duruflé: Requiem; Khatchaturian:Violin Concerto; Haydn: Te Deum. IanClark, violin; Stuart Beaudoin, conductor.Central United Church, Main St. N., Unionville.905-474-0183. Freewill donation.• 7:30: Victoria Scholars. Postcards fromAround the World. Folk songs, spirituals andmusic of diverse cultures. Jerzy Cichocki,music director. Our Lady of Sorrows Church,3055 Bloor St. W. 416-761-7776. ;(sr/st).• 8:00: Massey Hall & Roy ThomsonHall/Small World Music. Mohammad RezaShajarian and Shahnaz Ensemble. Persianmusic. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St.416-872-4255. .50-.50.Monday June 07• 12:15: Music Mondays. Raymond Spasovski,piano. Music by Bach, Ginastera, andothers. Church of the Holy Trinity, 10 TrinitySquare. 416-598-4521 x222. Pwyc ( ormore suggested).• 8:00: Tafelmusik. Baroque Summer Festival:Delightfully Baroque. Ann Monoyios,soprano; Rufus Müller, tenor; TafelmusikBaroque Orchestra and Chamber Choir.Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre, 427 Bloor St. W.416-964-9562. Free.Tuesday June 08• 1:00: St. James’ Cathedral. Musicat Midday: Matthew Coons, organ. 65Church St. 416-364-7865. Free (donationswelcome).• 2:00: Peter Margolian and Friends.Chamber Music Concert. Fauré: La luneblanche luit dans les bois; N’est-ce pas?;Brahms: Trio for Violin, Horn and Piano;d’Indy: Piano Quartet. Peter Margolian,piano; Steve Prime, violin; Peter Samuelson,horn; Gina Maenhaut, violin; John Whittacker,viola; Alan Shantz, cello. NorthernDistrict Public Library, 40 Orchard ViewBlvd. 416-769-5253. Free.• 7:00: Thornhill Community Band. 7thAnnual Festival of Winds. Broadway, classical,popular, traditional and new music.The Victoria Scholars present an internationalnatitionalprogramme of music for men’s voices as they tourthe globe. With songs that build bridges – folk songs,spirituals, and music of diverse cultures – the Scholarsshare their own brand of harmony, peace, and goodwill.SUNDAY, JUNE 6, 2010 7:30OUR LADY OF SORROWS CHURCH3055 Bloor Street West (half-block west of the Royal York subway)Tickets and Info 416.761.7776 / www.victoriascholars.caDenny Ringler, conductor. Westmount CollegiateInstitute, 1000 New Westminster Dr.,Vaughan. 416-223-7152. Free.• 8:00: Gallery 345. The Art of the Piano.Roger Admiral, piano. Fisher: Fantasy Pieces;Catlin Smith: Underfolding; Butterfield:Pillar of Snails; Bashaw: Form Archimage.345 Sorauren Ave. 416-822-9781. ;$15(sr/st).• 8:00: Resa’s Pieces Concert Band. 11thGala Concert. Richmond Hill Centre for thePerforming Arts, 10268 Yonge St, RichmondHill. 905-787-8811.Wednesday June 09• 12:30: Yorkminster Park BaptistChurch. Noonday Recital. NicholasSchmelter, organ. 1585 Yonge St. 416- 922-1167. Free.• 7:00: Civic Light Opera Company. FunnyGirl. See June 2.• 7:30: Alli’s Journey. 5th Annual BenefitConcert: Take My Hand. Amanda Martinez,Jully Black, The Rural Alberta Advantage,Evening Hymns, and others. Koerner Hall,Royal Conservatory, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208. .• 7:30: Opera By Request. I Capuleti e IMontecchi. Bellini. Vanessa Lanch, soprano(Giulietta); Shannon Coates, mezzo (Romeo);Graham Thomson, tenor (Tebaldo); JohnHolland, bass baritone (Lorenzo); KyleMacdonald, bass baritone (Capellio); WilliamShookhoff, music director and pianist. CollegeStreet United Church, 452 College St.416-455-2365. .• 8:00: Music Gallery. Grouper & JuliaKent. Guests: The Dead Letters. 197 JohnSt. 416-204-1080 x1. $15.Thursday June 10• 12:10: Nine Sparrows Arts Foundation.Alexa Wing, soprano, Peter Bishop, keyboard.Christ Church Deer Park, 1570 YongeSt. 416-920-5211. Free.• 12:15: Music at Metropolitan. Noon atthe Met: Choir of St. Chad’s College, Durham.Metropolitan United Church, 56 QueenSt. E. 416-363-0331 x51.• 2:00: Northern District Library. Orchardviewers:Ken and Mark Sparling, banjoand guitar. Classic and popular songs byBach, Beethoven, Stanley, Fleck, and others.40 Orchard View Blvd. 416-393-7610. Free.• 2:00 & 7:30: Mirvish Productions. AJew Grows in Brooklyn. See June 3.• 7:30: All Saints Kingsway Church.Watoto Children’s Choir. Choir from Uganda.2850 Bloor St. W. 416-233-1125. See adnext page.• 7:30: Prater Ensemble. Celebration ofMarriage or Return of Cellist. Works by June 1 - July 7, 2010 w w w.t h e w h o l e n o t e.c o m 31
