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Volume 19 Issue 3 - November 2013

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Celestial JourneyFRISMARCINKUSHENDRIKSKORTGAARDMon Nov 25 7:30 pmHELICONIAN HALLwww.barbarafris.comA. Concerts in the GTAMermaid. See Nov 22.●●7:30: Promise Productions. Pieces of Me(A New Musical). See Nov 20. Also Nov 27, 28,29, 30(2:00 and 7:30).●●7:30: University of Toronto Faculty ofMusic. Student Composers Concert. WalterHall, Edward Johnson Building, 80 Queen’sPark. 416-978-3750. Free.●●7:30: York University Department ofMusic. Jazz Festival: Jazz Choirs led by MimAdams. Tribute Communities Hall, AccoladeEast Building, 4700 Keele St. 416-736-2100x22926. Free.Baptist Church, 1585 Yonge St. 416-363-0331x26. ; (st/members).●●7:30: Toronto Children’s Chorus. TakeFlight. Canadian and New Zealand repertoire,and a traditional kapa haka. Elise Bradley,conductor; Guests: New Zealand Youth Choir.Church of the Redeemer, 162 Bloor St. W. 416-932-8666 x231. ; (sr/st).●●7:30: York University Department ofMusic. Jazz Festival: Jazz combos led byArtie Roth, Anthony Michelli and Frank Falco.Martin Family Lounge, 219 Accolade EastBuilding, 4700 Keele St. 416-736-2100 x22926.Free.●●8:00: Royal Conservatory/Batuki Music/Small World Music. Rokia Traoré: BeautifulAfrica. Songs from Mali. Koerner Hall,273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208. and up.●●8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra.Masterworks: Mahler Symphony No.1,“Titan”. Wagner: Prelude to Die Meistersinger;Hummel: Trumpet Concerto. AlisonBalsom, trumpet; Edward Gardner, conductor.Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-593-4828 or Chinese hotline: 416-593-0688.–5. Also Nov 28(mat).●●9:00 and 10:15: Mezzetta Restaurant.Jazz at Mezzetta. Don Thompson, bass; RegSchwager, guitar. 681 St. Clair Ave. W. 416-658-5687. . Also at 10:15.Thursday November 28●●12:00_noon: Canadian Opera Company.World Music Series: Unbound. Traditionalmusic from Persia and the Middle East. NaghmehFarahmand, percussion. Four SeasonsCentre for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen St.W. 416-306-2329. Free.●●12:10: Nine Sparrows Arts Foundation/Christ Church of Deer Park. LunchtimeChamber Music: Jessica McCormack, soprano.Christ Church Deer Park, 1570 Yonge St.416-241-1298. Free. Donations welcome.●●12:10: University of Toronto Faculty ofMusic. Thursdays at Noon: Holograms. Musicfor percussion and violin. Works by Piazzolla,Pärt, Colgrass, Frehner, Jones and Mascall(premiere). Beverley Johnston, percussion;guest: Marc Djokic, violin. Walter Hall,Edward Johnson Building, 80 Queen’s Park.Music for Advent and Christmas. Works byWolf, Brahms, Debussy and Delibes. BarbaraFris and Deanna Hendriks, sopranos; LindaMarcinkus, mezzo; Robert Kortgaard, piano;Velma Ko, viola. 35 Hazelton Ave. 416-750-9530. .NOVEMBER 25, 2013AT 8:00 PMROY THOMSON HALL416.872.4255 or roythomson.comHUNGARIANSTATE FOLKENSEMBLEPresented by Roy Thomson Halland Attila Glatz Concert Productions●●8:00: Massey Hall/Roy Thomson Hall/Attila Glatz. Hungarian State Folk Ensemble.Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-872-4255. .50–.50.Tuesday November 26●●12:10: University of Toronto Faculty ofMusic. Voice Performance Class. Music ofLes Six. Students in Collaborative Piano andVoice Studies; Steven Philcox, piano. WalterHall, Edward Johnson Building, 80 Queen’sPark. 416-978-3750. Free.●●12:30: York University Department ofMusic. Jazz Festival: Vocal ensemblesled by Mike Cadó. Martin Family Lounge,219 Accolade East Building, 4700 Keele St.416-736-2100 x22926. Free.●●1:00: St. James Cathedral. Weekly OrganRecital: William Maddox. 65 Church St. 416-364-7865 x224. Free.●●7:00: Ross Petty Productions. The Little●●8:00: Music Toronto. Eve Egoyan, piano.Tenney: To Weave (a meditation); Hellawell:Piani; Latebre; L.C. Smith: The Underfolding;Finnissy: Folklore. Jane Mallett Theatre,St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts, 27 FrontSt. E. 416-366-7723 or 1-800-708-6754./.50(with accompanying student);(sr);(st); Pay Your Age(18–25).●●8:00: Royal Conservatory. Music Mix: BélaFleck and Brooklyn Rider String Quartet.Release tour for CD Banjo Quintet. Béla Fleck,banjo; Johnny Gandelsman and Colin Jacobsen,violin; Nicholas Cords, viola; Eric Jacobsen,cello. Koerner Hall, 273 Bloor St. W.416-408-0208. -.●●8:30: York University Department ofMusic. Jazz Festival: Jazz combos led byKelly Jefferson. Martin Family Lounge,219 Accolade East Building, 4700 Keele St.416-736-2100 x22926. Free.Wednesday November 27●●12:00_noon: Canadian Opera Company.World Music Series: Balinese Music andDance–Temple, Court and Village Traditions.Chopin: Polonaise-Fantaisie; Liszt: “Dante”Sonata; Debussy: Images; Prokofiev: SonataNo.6 in A Op.82 and other works. DharmaSanti, Seka Rat Nadi, Vaughan Hatch and PutuEvie Suyadnyani. Four Seasons Centre for thePerforming Arts, 145 Queen St. W. 416-306-2329. Free.●●7:00: Ross Petty Productions. The LittleMermaid. See Nov 22.●●7:30: Promise Productions. Pieces of Me(A New Musical). See Nov 20. Also Nov 28, 29,30(2:00 and 7:30).●●7:30: Royal Canadian College of Organists.Tom Trenney, organ. Yorkminster Park44 | November 1 – December 7, 2013 thewholenote.com

416-978-3750. Free.●●12:15: Music at Metropolitan. Noon at Met.Sarah Svendsen, organ. Metropolitan UnitedChurch, 56 Queen St. E. 416-363-0331 x26.Free.●●12:30: York University Department ofMusic. Jazz Festival: Vocal ensembles led byRichard Whiteman. Martin Family Lounge,219 Accolade East Building, 4700 Keele St.416-736-2100 x22926. Free.●●2:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra.Masterworks: Mahler Symphony No.1,“Titan”. See Nov 27(8:00).●●3:45: Ardel Music. Viva Verdi! 200thbirthday celebration. Verdi arias; Spanishand Latin American songs. Romulo Delgado,tenor; Jennifer Tung, piano. Trinity-St.Paul’s Centre, 427 Bloor St. W. 1-888-222-6608. .●●7:00: Canadian Music Centre. Ping! Showcaseand CD Launch. Premiere of four stringworks by P. Horn, M. Pearce, D.C. Chepil andN. Storring; Works from new Centredisc CDs:Icicles of Fire; Nebula. Shauna Rolston, cello;Heather Schmidt, piano. 20 St. Joseph St.416-961-6601 x207. Free.●●7:00: Ross Petty Productions. The LittleMermaid. See Nov 22.●●7:30: Promise Productions. Pieces of Me(A New Musical). See Nov 20. Also Nov 29,30(2:00 and 7:30).●●7:30: University of Toronto Faculty ofMusic. Opera: Don Pasquale. Donizetti.U of T Opera Department; Sandra Horst, conductor;Michael Patrick Albano, director.MacMillan Theatre, Edward Johnson Building,80 Queen’s Park. 416-408-0208. ;(sr); (st). Also Nov 29, 30 and Dec 1(mat).●●7:30: York University Department ofMusic. Jazz Festival: Jazz combos led byJim Vivian, Roy Patterson and Kevin Turcotte.Martin Family Lounge, 219 AccoladeEast Building, 4700 Keele St. 416-736-2100x22926. Free.●●8:00: Aurora Cultural Centre. Reid Jamiesonand his trio. 22 Church St., Aurora. 905-713-1818. /(adv).Friday November 29●●12:10: St. Andrew’s Church. NoontimeRecital: Emily Chiang, Piano. 73 Simcoe St.416-593-5600 x231. Free.●●12:30: York University Department ofMusic. Music at Midday: Brass and PercussionEnsembles. Tribute Communities Hall,Accolade East Building, 4700 Keele St. 416-736-2100 x22926. Free.●●1:10: Gordon Murray Presents. Piano Potpourri.See Nov 1.●●7:00: Ross Petty Productions. The LittleMermaid. See Nov 22.●●7:30: Humber Valley United Church ChancelChoir, Junior Choir and Handbell Ensemble.A Christmas Concert. Martin: Tapestryof Light, a Celtic Christmas Celebration; traditionalcarols; and other works. Paul Chant,conductor. Humber Valley United Church,76 Anglesey Blvd., Etobicoke. 416-231-2263.; (sr/st).●●7:30: Music for Autism. British Composersof the 2nd Elizabethan Era. Works by VaughanWilliams, Britten; Herriott: Rock Piano Concertowithout Orchestra. Winona Zelenka,cello; Richard Herriott, piano. St. Stephen inthe-FieldsAnglican Church, 103 Bellevue Ave.647-981-0079. .●●7:30: Promise Productions. Pieces of Me (ANew Musical). See Nov 20. Also Nov 30(2:00and 7:30).●●7:30: University of Toronto Faculty ofMusic. Opera: Don Pasquale. See Nov 28.Also Nov 30 and Dec 1 (2:30).●●7:30: York University Department ofMusic. Jazz Festival: York University JazzOrchestra. Mike Cadó, conductor. MartinFamily Lounge, 219 Accolade East Building,4700 Keele St. 416-736-2100 x22926. Free.●●8:00: Church of St. Mary Magdalene.Composition competition recital. GalleryChoir. 477 Manning Ave. 416-531-7955. Free.●●8:00: Ensemble Polaris: The RussianExpedition. Nutcracker Nouveau. Musicfrom CD Nutcracker Nouveau; and other seasonalworks. Marco Cera, guitar, mandolinand banjo; Kirk Elliott, violin, accordion, smallpipes, balalaika, mandolin, banjo, jaw harp,chimes and guzheng; Margaret Gay, cello;Katherine Hill, nyckelharpa and vocals; AlisonMelville, traverso, recorders, seljefløyte andkeyboard; and others. Edward Day Gallery,952 Queen St. W. 416-588-4301. .●●8:00: Etobicoke Musical Productions. ByeBye Birdie. See Nov 15. Also Nov 30(2:00).●●8:00: Music Gallery/Goethe Institut/Yatra Arts. Pop Avant Series: Frank Bretschneider:Kippschwingungen with MichaelTrommer and Nokami. East German electronicsreanimated by the co-founder of RasterNoton. Music Gallery, 197 John St. 416-204-1080. /(adv); (member).●●8:00: Massey Hall/Roy Thomson Hall.Compañia Maria Serrano: CARMEN. MariaSerrano (Carmen); Jonathan Sanchez (DonJosé); Javier Crespo Romero (Escamillo);and others. Massey Hall, 178 Victoria St.416-872-4255. -.●●8:00: Ontario Philharmonic. Pavlo & MediterraneanNights. Mediterranean fusion guitar.Regent Theatre (Oshawa), 50 King St.,Oshawa. 905-721-3399 x2. -.●●8:00: Rose Theatre Brampton. MysticIndia: A Bollywood Dance Spectacular.Dance, theatre and special events. Amit Shah,director. Rose Theatre, 1 Theatre Ln., Brampton.905-874-2800. -; (under30).●●8:00: Royal Conservatory. Music Mix: Artof Time Ensemble. The Beatles: Sgt. Pepper’sLonely Hearts Club Band (arr. various composers).Steven Page, John Mann, Andy Maizeand Craig Northey, vocals; Andrew Burashko,piano and conductor. Koerner Hall, 273 BloorSt. W. 416-408-0208. -.●●8:00: Toronto Organ Club. Cole Holland,organ. St. James United Church,400 Burnhamthorpe Rd. 905-824-4667. ;free(under 10). Refreshments to follow.Saturday November 30●●11:15am: Music at Islington. ChristmasTyme: Renaissance Meets Baroque. Worksby Frescobaldi, Corelli, Händel, Oswald, andothers. Alison Melville, historical flutes/recorders/seljefløyte; Julia Seager-Scott,baroque triple harp. Islington United Church,25 Burnhamthorpe Rd. 416-239-1131. :; free(under 12).●●2:00: Etobicoke Musical Productions. ByeBye Birdie. See Nov 15.●●2:00: Flato Markham Theatre. MysticIndia. Fusion of jazz, hip-hop, contemporarydance, kathak, bharatanatyam and Indianfolk dances. 171 Town Centre Blvd., Markham.905-305-7469. –; 5(group of 4,orchestra seats only). Also at 8:00.●●2:00: Heliconian Hall. Bach Cantata Selections.“Am Abend aber desselbigen Sabbats”BWV42; “Ich habe genug” BW82; “Wiederstehedoch der Sünde” BWV54; “JauchzetGott in allen Landen” BWV51. Darlene Shura,soprano; Jacqueline Gélineau, contralto; JohnHolland, baritone; Brahm Goldhamer, harpsichord/conductor.35 Hazelton Ave. 416-922-3618. Pay What You Wish.●●2:00: Promise Productions. Pieces of Me(A New Musical). See Nov 20(7:30). Also 7:30.●●2:00: Ross Petty Productions. The LittleMermaid. See Nov 22.●●7:00: Arts and Events Programming at theUniversity of Toronto Scarborough. Soundsof the Season. Classical and contemporaryworks. UTSC Concert Band and others. AcademicResource Centre, University of TorontoScarborough, 1265 Military Trail, Scarborough.416-208-2931. Free.●●7:00: Ross Petty Productions. The LittleMermaid. See Nov 22.●●7:30: Pax Christi Chorale. A Frosty ChristmasEve. Finzi: In Terra Pax; Willan: The Mysteryof Bethlehem; Stephanie Martin: TheLegend of the Bird. Pax Christi Chorale;Shannon Mercer, soprano; Trevor Bowes,A Frosty Christmas EveIn Terra Pax – Gerald FinziThe Mystery of Bethlehem – Healey WillanLegend of the Bird – Stephanie MartinShannon Mercer, soprano & Trevor Bowes, baritoneNovember 30, 7:30pmDecember 1, 3:00pmGrace Church on-the-Hill, TorontoPaxChristiChorale.org416-491-8542thewholenote.com November 1 – December 7, 2013 | 45

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