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Volume 19 Issue 2 - October 2013

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The WholeNote listings are arranged in four sections:A.GTA (GREATER TORONTO AREA) covers all of Torontoplus Halton, Peel, York and Durham regions.B.BEYOND THE GTA covers many areas of SouthernOntario outside Toronto and the GTA. In the currentissue, there are listings for events in Barrie, Brantford,Cobourg, Guelph, Hamilton,Kingston, Kitchener, London,Niagara-on-the-Lake, Peterborough, St. Catharines, Stratford,Waterford and Waterloo. Starts on page 48.C.IN THE CLUBS (MOSTLY JAZZ)is organized alphabetically by club.Starts on page 51.D.THE ETCETERAS is for galas, fundraisers, competitions,screenings, lectures, symposia, masterclasses, workshops,singalongs and other music-related events (exceptperformances) which may be of interest to our readers.Starts on page 54.A GENERAL WORD OF CAUTION. A phone number is providedwith every listing in The WholeNote — in fact, we won’t publisha listing without one. Concerts are sometimes cancelled or postponed;artists or venues may change after listings are published.Please check before you go out to a concert.HOW TO LIST. Listings in The WholeNote in the four sections aboveare a free service available, at our discretion, to eligible presenters.If you have an event, send us your information no later than the15th of the month prior to the issue or issues in which your listingis eligible to appear.LISTINGS DEADLINE. The next issue covers the period fromNovember 1 to December 7. All listings must be received by6pm Tuesday October 8.LISTINGS can be sent by e-mail to listings@thewholenote.com orby fax to 416-603-4791 or by regular mail to the address on page 6.We do not receive listings by phone, but you can call 416-323-2232x27 for further information.LISTINGS ZONE MAP. Visit our website to see a detailed versionof this map: thewholenote.com.LakeHuron6GeorgianBay73 42 15Lake ErieCity of TorontoLISTINGS8Lake OntarioTuesday October 1● ● 12:00 noon: Canadian Opera Company.Jazz Series: Swinging on a Star. Jazz standardsand original tunes. Morgan Childs,drummer; Kelly Jefferson, sax; Dave Restivo,piano; John Mahara, bass. Richard BradshawAmphitheatre, Four Seasons Centre forthe Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W. 416-363-8231. Free.● ● 12:30: York University Department ofMusic. Music at Midday: Student Showcase.Young musicians perform wide range ofworks including original compositions. MartinFamily Lounge, 219 Accolade East Building,4700 Keele St. 416-736-2100 x22926. Free.● ● 1:00: Cathedral Church of St. James.Music at Midday. Thomas Gonder, organ.65 Church St. 416-364-7865 x231. Freewilloffering.● ● 7:30: Cameron Mackintosh/Mirvish Productions.Les Misérables. Boublil and Schönberg.Princess of Wales Theatre, 300 King St.W. 416-872-1212. -0. Tue-Sat at 7:30pm;Wed, Sat and Sun at 1:30pm. Presently runningto December 22. Check website fordetails. LISTING NOT REPEATED.● ● 7:30: Ontario Registered Music Teachers’Association (BBC branch). Brampton ChamberMusic Concert Series. Recital of worksfor piano trio and piano solo. Trio AquaDulci;Patrick Tomczyszyn and Lynne Li, piano. St.Paul’s United Church (Brampton), 30 Main St.S., Brampton. 905-450-9220. By donation.● ● 8:00: Angelwalk Theatre. tick, tick...BOOM! Larson. Ken Chamberland (Michael);Parris Greaves (Jon); Laura Mae Nason(Susan); Anthony Bastianon, music director;Tim French, director. Toronto Centre for theArts, 5040 Yonge St. 1-855-985-2787. -. Also Oct 2-6. Start times vary.● ● 8:00: Soundstreams. The Music of ArvoPärt. Pärt: Adam’s Lament (Canadian premiere);L’abbé Agathon (Canadian premiere);Rolfe: Open Road (world premiere); Maimets:Ave Maria (world premiere). Shannon Mercer,soprano; Choir 21; Virtuoso StringOrchestra; Tõnu Kaljuste, conductor. KoernerHall, Royal Conservatory, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208. -. 7:00: Pre-concert chatwith James Rolfe and Riho Maimets.Wednesday October 2● ● 12:00 noon: Canadian Opera Company.Chamber Music Series: An Afternoon ofBeethoven. Beethoven: Quartet No.2 in G;Quartet No.10 in E-flat. Benjamin Bowmanand Ashley Vandiver, violin; Teng Li, viola; AlastairEng, cello. Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre,Four Seasons Centre for the PerformingArts, 145 Queen St. W. 416-363-8231. Free.A. Concerts in the GTAIN THIS ISSUE: Aurora, Brampton, Markham, Mississauga,Newmarket, Oakville, Oshawa, Richmond Hill and Thornhill.MUSICAL THEATREThe following long-run musicals appear only once in our daily concert listings onthe date of the first performance falling within the date range covered in this issue.Check websites for details. First performance dates and times are as follows:●●Oct 1, 2:00 Shaw Festival. The Light in the Piazza. Runs to October 13. (Beyond GTA))●●Oct 1, 2:00 Stratford Festival. Fiddler on the Roof. Runs to October 20. (Beyond GTA)●●Oct 1, 7:30 Cameron Mackintosh/Mirvish Productions. Les Misérables.Presently running to December 22. (GTA)●●Oct 1, 8:00 Shaw Festival. Guys and Dolls. Runs to November 3. (Beyond GTA)●●Oct 2, 2:00 Stratford Festival. Tommy. Runs to October 19. (Beyond GTA)● ● 12:30: Yorkminster Park Baptist Church.Noon Hour Organ Recitals. Daniel Norman,organ; Lorelle Angelo, soprano. 1585 YongeSt. 416-922-1167. Free.● ● 4:00: Volunge Women’s Ensemble. Vivala Musica. Works by Govedas, Fauré and R.Robinson. Lithuanian Church of the Resurrection,1 Resurrection Rd., Etobicoke. 416-533-0621. .● ● 7:30: Junction Trio and Friends. Post-Industrial Didgeridoo! Guest: Gary Diggins,didgeridoo and other instruments. St. Anne’sAnglican Church, 270 Gladstone Ave. 416-993-5883. Donation. Refreshments.● ● 8:00: Angelwalk Theatre. tick, tick...BOOM! See Oct 1.● ● 8:00: Flato Markham Theatre. BuffySainte-Marie, singer-songwriter. 171 TownCentre Blvd., Markham. 905-305-7469.-.● ● 9:00: Small World Music Festival. Brownmanand Gruvasylum a lo Cubano: Orishas.Guests: Ogguere and Telmary, rap. LulaLounge, 1585 Dundas St. W. 416-588-0307./(adv). Reservation required.Thursday October 3● ● 12:00 noon: Canadian Opera Company.Piano Virtuoso Series: Have Harpsichord, WillTravel. Music by Byrd, Frescobaldi, Rameau,Geminiani and Bach. Hank Knox, harpsichord.Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre,Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts,145 Queen St. W. 416-363-8231. Free.● ● 12:00 noon: Encore Symphonic ConcertBand. Lunchtime Concert. Selectionof concert band music including classical,musicals and other genres, usually with onevocal selection. John Edward Liddle, conductor.Encore Hall, Wilmar Heights Centre,963 Pharmacy Ave., Scarborough. 416-346-3910. . Lunch friendly.● ● 12:10: Nine Sparrows Arts Foundation/Christ Church Deer Park. Lunchtime ChamberMusic. Mehdi Ghazi, piano. Christ ChurchDeer Park, 1570 Yonge St. 416-241-1298. Free.Donations welcome.● ● 12:10: University of Toronto Faculty ofMusic. Thursdays at Noon: Ancora Quattro.Dubois: Quatuor pour flutes; Brown: TheBaths of Caracalla; Jongen: 2 Paraphrasessur des Nöel wallons; Fiday: Slow Dance II(from 5 Monochromatic Dances); Charke:Raga Saat. Camille Watts, Leslie Newman,Susan Hoeppner and Dianne Aitken,flute. Walter Hall, Edward Johnson Building,80 Queen’s Park. 416-978-3750. Free.● ● 12:15: Metropolitan United Church. Noonat Met. Patricia Wright, organ. 56 Queen St. E.416-363-0331 x26. Free.● ● 12:30: York University Department of34 | October 1 – November 7, 2013 thewholenote.com

Music. World at Noon: Autorickshaw. MartinFamily Lounge, 219 Accolade East Building,4700 Keele St. 416-736-2100 x22926. Free.● ● 1:00: Angelwalk Theatre. tick, tick...BOOM! Also 8:00. See Oct 1.● ● 7:30: Canadian Opera Company. LaBohème. Puccini. Grazia Doronzio, soprano(Mimi - Oct 3, 6, 9, 12, 18, 22, 25, 29);Joyce El-Khoury, soprano (Mimi - Oct 16,19, 27, 30); Dimitri Pittas, tenor (Rodolfo -Oct 3, 6, 9, 12); Michael Fabiano, tenor (Rodolfo- Oct 16, 19, 27, 30); Eric Margiore, tenor(Rodolfo - Oct 18, 22, 25, 29); Joyce El-Khoury,soprano (Musetta - Oct 3, 6, 9, 12, 18, 22, 25,29); Simone Osborne, soprano (Musetta -Oct 16, 19, 27, 30); Joshua Hopkins, tenor(Marcello - Oct 3, 6, 9, 12, 18, 22, 25, 29); PhillipAddis, baritone (Marcello - Oct 16, 19, 27,30); and others; COC Orchestra and Chorus;Carlo Rizzi, conductor; John Caird, director.Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts,145 Queen St. W. 416-363-8231. -5.Also Oct 6(mat), 9, 12(mat), 16, 18, 19, 22, 25,27(mat), 29 and 30.● ● 7:30: University of Toronto Faculty ofMusic. University of Toronto SymphonyOrchestra: Season Opening Concert. Grieg:Peer Gynt Suite No.1; Nielsen: Clarinet ConcertoOp.57; Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on aTheme by Thomas Tallis; Britten: Young Person’sGuide to the Orchestra. Michael Dassios,clarinet; David Briskin, conductor.MacMillan Theatre, Edward Johnson Building,80 Queen’s Park. 416-408-0208. ;(sr); (st).● ● 8:00: Angelwalk Theatre. tick, tick...BOOM! Also 1:00. See Oct 1.● ● 8:00: Canadian Music Centre. LucianeCardassi, piano. Contemporary works forpiano by Canadian and Brazilian composers.20 St. Joseph St. 647-438-9874. ;(sr/st).● ● 8:00: Music Toronto. Quartet Series: JerusalemQuartet. Mozart: Quartet in B-flatK589 (Prussian); Shostakovich: QuartetNo.11 in f Op.122; Dvořák: Quartet in G Op.106.Search listingsby genre online atthewholenote.comInformalconcerts onThursdaysfrom 12:15to 12:45 pmM u s i cat Metropolitan‘NOON AT MET’Oct. 3 Patricia Wright, organistOct. 10 Simon Walker, organistOct. 17 Hanné Becker, organistOct. 24 Andrew Adair, organistOct. 31 Alexa Wing, soprano;Peter Bishop, pianoNov. 7 Federico Andreoni,organistMetropolitan United Church56 Queen Street E.,Toronto416-363-0331 (ext. 26)www.metunited.orgJane Mallett Theatre, St. Lawrence Centrefor the Arts, 27 Front St. E. 416-366-7723 or1-800-708-6754. -; (st); pay-yourage(ages18-35, plus facility and handlingfees and HST).● ● 8:00: Small World Music Festival. JorgeDrexler. Guest: Lenka Lichtenberg, vocals.St. Andrew’s Church, 73 Simcoe St. 416-929-0811. /(adv).● ● 8:00: Tafelmusik. Baroque Austria: Salzburgand Vienna. Works by Fux, Schmelzer,Rittler, Muffat and Biber. Guest:Manfredo Kraemer, violin and conductor.345 SORAUREN AVENUE 416.822.9781www.gallery345.com/performancesOct 05 SAT | 8pmSTORY-SONGS/SONG-PAINTINGSSOOZI SCHLANGER 06 SUN | 3pmTANGO AND MOREAYUMI MORIWAKI 10 THU | 9pmMIKE DOWNES TRIO CD RELEASE:RIPPLE EFFECT, JAZZ //11 FRI | 8pmNEW SONGS AND REVERENT MIXESGLENN BUHR & THE BUTTONFACTORY BAND //12 SAT | 8pmTOY PIANO COMPOSERS TURN 5CONTEMP /18 FRI | 8pmTHE ART OF THE PIANO: BEATRIZBOIZAN, CLASSICAL //19 SAT | 2pm & 5pmBRAHMS SONATASJACQUES ISRAELIEVITCH/ for both/ students20 SUN | 2pmPETER IN THE GALLERYCLASSICAL FOR THE FAMILY students/ adultsBAROQUEAUSTRIASALZBURG& VIENNAOCT 3–8TRINITY-ST. PAUL’S CENTRE,JEANNE LAMON HALL &GEORGE WESTON RECITAL HALLtafelmusik.orgBaroque OrchestraJeanne Lamon, Music DirectorTrinity-St. Paul’s Centre, 427 Bloor St. W.416-964-6337. -; -(65 andover); -(35 and under). Also Oct 4,5, 6, 8*(*George Weston Recital Hall). Starttimes vary.Friday October 4● ● 7:30: Noriko Yamamoto Presents. TheTheory of Emotionwave (Mime...Dance...Music). Pärt: Spiegel im Spiegel; Shumas:Tree in The Sky; Positive Force; Lotus Sandals;Bach: Concerto for Two Violins in d. LindaShumas, piano; Ezra Azmon and AlexandraOct/NOV 201321 MON | 8pmBOWMAN, ZELENKA, BERTOLIBEETHOVEN AND BRAHMS//24 THU | 7:30pmAIR CHANTES, MIRIAM KHALIL,SOP., JULIEN LEBLANC, PIANO 25 FRI | 8pmSIX DEGREES OF SEPARATIONTHIN EDGE NEW MUSIC//26 SAT | 8pmTHE ART OF THE PIANO:KATARZYNA MUSIAL //27 SUN | 8pmBRIGHT ANGEL, CONTEMP WORKSFOR PIANO, VOICE AND CLARINET//Nov 01 FRI | 8pmA NEW HERITAGE, MICHELEBOGDANOWICZ, MEZZO 02 SAT | 8pmLESLIE TING, VIOLINSARAH HAGEN, PIANO//03 SUN | 3pmTON BEAU STRING QUARTET WITHPETER STOLL //The Place Where You Go To ListenNEW MUSICPASSPORTTTORONTO NEW MUSIC ALLIANCEORONTO NEW MUSIC ALLIANCETORONTOExperience the bestnew music thatToronto has to offer,for a special priceNEW MUSICALLIANCESTEP ONE:Buy your passportSTEP TWO:Get a ticket toan eligible showSTEP THREE:Repeat step 2 andexperience a concertfrom each of thefollowing organisations:ARRAYMUSICCONTINUUMCONTEMPORARY MUSICESPRIT ORCHESTRAJUNCTQIN KEYBOARDCOLLECTIVETHE MUSIC GALLERYNEW MUSIC CONCERTSROYAL CONSERVATORY(21C FESTIVAL)SOUNDSTREAMSSPECTRUMTHIN EDGE NEWMUSIC COLLECTIVETOY PIANO COMPOSERSPASSPORT PURCHASEINCLUDES A FREE ISSUE OFMUSICWORKS MAGAZINE.NEW MUSICPASSPORTTORONTO NEW MUSIC ALLIANFor eligible concerts &pass information, visitnewmusicpassport.caNEW MUSIC ALLIANCETORONTONEW MUSICALLIANCEthewholenote.com October 1 – November 7, 2013 | 35

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