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Volume 19 Issue 6 - March 2014

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Thursday March 6● ● 12:00_noon: Canadian Opera Company.Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre Piano VirtuosoSeries: Sirens. Original arrangementsof Chinese folk themes and new Canadianwork for two pianos. Caravassilis: Sirens.Duo Volando: Michael Berkovsky and LangNing Liu, piano. Four Seasons Centre for thePerforming Arts, 145 Queen St. W. 416-363-8231. Free.● ● 12:10: Nine Sparrows Arts Foundation/Christ Church Deer Park. Lunchtime ChamberMusic: Rising Stars Recital. University ofToronto Faculty students. Christ Church DeerPark, 1570 Yonge St. 416-241-1298. Free. Donationswelcome.● ● 12:10: University of Toronto Faculty ofMusic. Thursdays at Noon. Opera Spotlight:Fifty Operatic Years in the MacMillan Theatre.Britten: Albert Herring (excerpts). WalterHall, Edward Johnson Building, 80 Queen’sPark. 416-408-0208. Free.● ● 12:15: Music at Metropolitan. Noon atMet. John Paul Farahat, organ. MetropolitanUnited Church, 56 Queen St. E. 416-363-0331x26. Free.● ● 1:30: Theatre Passe Muraille/AlbertaTheatre Projects/Nightswimming. SameSame But Different. See Mar 1(mat). AlsoMar 8(mat & eve).● ● 2:00: Miles Nadal JCC. A Klezmer PurimCelebration with The Yiddish Swingtet. Jewishjazz, Yiddish Theatre hits and traditionalklezmer. Jonno Lightstone, clarinet; JordanKlapman, piano; Tony Quarrington, guitar. AlGreen Theatre, 750 Spadina Ave. 416-924-6211. (pre-registration required). TraditionalPurim cookies, hamentashen, will beserved. Door open at 1:30.● ● 7:00: Spotlight on Israeli Culture/Toronto Downtown Jazz/Toronto AshkenazFoundation. Israeli Jazz Showcase.Gilad Hekselman Trio, Shai Maestro Trio andDavid Buchbinder Ensemble. The Rex Hotel,194 Queen St. W. 416-598-2475. .● ● 7:00: Stephen Cera presents. JacquesIsraelievitch and Friends. Mozart: Trio in EbK498 “Kegelstatt”; Schubert: Sonata in a forviola and piano D821 “Arpeggione”. JacquesIsraelievitch, viola; Patricia Wait, clarinet; StephenCera, piano. Remenyi House of Music,Music Room, 210 Bloor St. W. 416-961-3111.A. Concerts in the GTA. Also Feb 25 (Briton House).● ● 7:30: York University Department ofMusic. York University Jazz Orchestra andJAZZFM91 Youth Big Band. Works by DukeEllington, Count Basie, Oliver Nelson, BobBrookmeyer, Stan Kenton and others. MikeCadó and Jules Estrin, conductors. TributeCommunities Hall, Accolade East Building,4700 Keele St. 416-736-5888. ; (sr/st).● ● 8:00: Heavyweights Brass Band.Brasstronomical CD Release. Street Brassopens. Guests: Jane Bunnett, Jay Douglas,Luis Orbegoso; DJ General Eclectic, host. LulaLounge, 1585 Dundas St. W. 416-588-0307.; (with CD). 7:00: doors open. Dinnerreservations guarantee seating.● ● 8:00: Musideum. AIMToronto. Experimentalmusic. Suite 133 (main floor),401 Richmond St. W. 416-599-7323. .THE FOURSEASONS:A CYCLE OFTHE SUNMar 6-12416.964.6337tafelmusik.orgBaroque Orchestra | Jeanne Lamon, Music Director● ● 8:00: Tafelmusik. The Four Seasons: ACycle of the Sun. Vivaldi: Spring, Summer,and Fall concertos; Danna: Winter. Wen Zhao,Chinese pipa; Aruna Narayan Kalle, Indiansarangi; Aqsarniit, Inuit throat singer. Trinity-St.Paul’s Centre, 427 Bloor St. W. 416-964-6337. -67. Also Mar 7, 8, 9 (3:30pm), 11, 12(7:00pm).● ● 8:00: Tarragon Theatre. Marry Me A Little.See Apr 1.Friday March 7● ● 12:10: Life & Music at St. Andrew’s. NoontimeRecital. Gianmarco Segato, baritone;Jennifer Yu, piano. St. Andrew’s Church,73 Simcoe St. 416-593-5600x231. Free.● ● 1:10: Gordon Murray, piano. Piano Potpourri.Classics, opera, operetta, musicals,ragtime, pop, international and other genres.Trinity-St. Paul’s United Church, 427 Bloor St.W. 416-631-4300. PWYC. Also Mar 21, 28.● ● 7:30: Canadian Music Centre. WinterWarmer Art Song Series: Ash Roses- Songs for Soprano and Tenor by Derek Holman.Canadian Art Song Project CD Launch.Mireille Asselin, soprano; Lawrence Wiliford,tenor; Liz Upchurch, piano; Sanya Eng,harp. 20 St. Joseph St. 416-961-6601 x201./(adv); (st).● ● 7:30: Opera by Request. Don Giovanni.Mozart. Giovanni Spanu, baritone (Don Giovanni);Gregory Finney, bass-baritone(Leporello); Deena Nicklefork, soprano(Elvira); Natalya Matyusheva, soprano (DonnaAnna); Mark Atherton, tenor (Don Ottavio);and others; William Shookhoff, music directorand piano. College Street United Church,452 College St. 416-455-2365. .● ● 7:30: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. NewCreations Festival: Absolute Jest. Current:New Work (TSO Commission/World Premiere);V. Ho: City Suite - Concerto for AmplifiedCello and Orchestra; Adams: AbsoluteJest (Canadian Premiere). Peter Oundjian,conductor; Gary Kulesha, conductor; JohnAdams, conductor; Shauna Rolston, cello; St.Lawrence String Quartet. Roy Thomson Hall,60 Simcoe St. 416-593-4828. -5. Postconcertparty in the lobby.● ● 8:00: Aurora Cultural Centre. school-House Song Circle: In Concert. 22 Church St.,Aurora. 905 713-1818. .● ● 8:00: Flato Markham Theatre. Romeo andJuliet. Ballet Jörgen Canada. 171 Town CentreBlvd., Markham. 905-305-7469. 0.● ● 8:00: Royal Conservatory of Music.Richard Galliano Quartet. Works by Rota.Guests: Dominic Mancuso Group. KoernerHall, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208. and up.● ● 8:00: Musideum. Patricia Duffy. Jazz.Suite 133 (main floor), 401 Richmond St. W.416-599-7323. .● ● 8:00: Tafelmusik. The Four Seasons: ACycle of the Sun. See Mar 6. Also Mar 8, 9(3:30pm), 11, 12 (7:00pm).● ● 8:00: Tarragon Theatre. Marry Me A Little.See Apr 1.● ● 8:00: Toronto Heliconian Club/Associationof Canadian Women Composers. Ones,Twos and Threes. Works by Southam, Estelle,Marshall and Pearce. Christina PetrowskaQuilico, piano; Janet Catherine Dea, soprano.Heliconian Hall, 35 Hazelton Ave. 416-922-3618. ; (st/sr).Saturday March 8● ● 2:00: Theatre Passe Muraille/AlbertaTheatre Projects/Nightswimming.Same Same But Different. Also 7:30. SeeMar 1(mat).● ● 2:30: Tarragon Theatre. Marry Me A Little.Also 8:00. See Apr 1.● ● 7:30: Opera by Request. La Bohème. Puccini.Erin Armstrong, soprano (Mimì); NaomiEberhard, soprano (Musetta); Ryan Harper,tenor (Rodolfo); John Conlon, baritone (Marcello);Peter Bass, baritone (Schaunard);and others; William Shookhoff, music directorand piano. College Street United Church,452 College St. 416-455-2365. .● ● 7:30: Theatre Passe Muraille/AlbertaTheatre Projects/Nightswimming. SameSame But Different. See Mar 1(mat).● ● 7:30: Westwood Concerts. In Concert.Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue; Brahms: TrioOp.114; Horvat: If Not Us, Then Who? (premiere).Michael Westwood, clarinet; MillarPiano Duo; Erika Nielsen, cello. HeliconianHall, 35 Hazelton Ave. 289-987-3097. .● ● 8:00: Dancetheatre David Earle. SilentVoices: In Honour Of Women’s Day. Worksby Shostakovich and Schroer; Thirteenth-Century Sephardic Folk Music. Emilyn Stam,piano. Guests: Kate Alton, Danielle Baskerville,Bill Coleman, Michael English, Evadne Kellyand others. Al Green Theatre, 750 SpadinaAve. 519-837-2746. Tickets available online atdtde.ca from Feb 17. Also Mar 9(mat).● ● 8:00: Flato Markham Theatre. MeashaBrueggergosman. Works by Brahms, Copland,Ellington, Mitchell, Ravel and Turina.Measha Brueggergosman, soprano; ChristopherMokrzewski, piano. 171 Town CentreBlvd., Markham. 905-305-7469. -59.● ● 8:00: Adam Sherkin. Exquisite Departure.Bach: Capriccio on the Departure of aBeloved Brother BWV992; Sawer: The Melancholyof Departure (1990); Beethoven:Sonata, Op.81a “Les Adieux”, Sherkin: ExquisiteDeparture (2014). Adam Sherkin, piano.Jane Mallett Theatre, St. Lawrence Centrefor the Arts, 27 Front St. E. 416-366-7723. ;(35 & under). 7:15: pre-concert chat.●●8:00: Musideum. Patricia Cano. World jazz.Suite 133 (main floor), 401 Richmond St. W.416-599-7323. .● ● 8:00: Royal Conservatory. The ManhattanTransfer. Jazz-pop vocal quartet. KoernerHall, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208. and up.● ● 8:00: Tafelmusik. The Four Seasons:A Cycle of the Sun. See Mar 6. Also Mar 9(3:30pm), 11, 12 (7:00pm).● ● 8:00: Weston Silver Band. Jubilation!Guests: Toronto Mass Choir. Glenn GouldStudio, 250 Front St. W. 416-504-7529. ;(sr); (st).32 | March 1 – April 7, 2014 thewholenote.com

Sunday March 9● ● 2:00: Dancetheatre David Earle. SilentVoices: In Honour Of Women’s Day. SeeMar 8(eve).● ● 2:30: Tarragon Theatre. Marry Me A Little.See Apr 1.● ● 3:00: Hart House Music Committee. SundayConcerts: 665th Concert. Featuringmusic with Latin-inspired rhythms. CanadianGuitar Quartet: Julien Bisaillon, Philip Candelaria,Bruno Roussel and Louis Trepanier.Great Hall, Hart House, 7 Hart House Circle.416-978-2452. Free.● ● 3:00: Mooredale Youth Orchestras.Music from the Baroque and Romantic Eras.Dvorák: Serenade in E Op.22; Sammartini:Concerto Grosso in g; Offenbach: Orpheusin the Underworld; Handel: Marche in D. WilliamRowson and Clare Carberry, conductors.Laidlaw Auditorium, Upper Canada College,200 Lonsdale Rd. 416-922-3714 x103. ;(sr/st).● ● 3:00: Musideum. Poli’s Jazz Salon. Suite133 (main floor), 401 Richmond St. W. 416-599-7323. .● ● 3:30: Tafelmusik. The Four Seasons: ACycle of the Sun. See Mar 6. Also Mar 11, 12(7:00pm).● ● 4:00: St. Olave’s Anglican Church. Allegri’sMiserere. Choral Evensong for First Sundayin Lent. Choir of St. Peter’s, Erindale; ClemCarelse, conductor. 360 Windermere Ave.416-769-5686. Contributions appreciated.● ● 4:00: St. Philip’s Anglican Church. DixielandVespers. Bob DeAngelis Band. 25 St.Phillips Rd., Etobicoke. 416-247-5181. Free willoffering.● ● 4:30: Christ Church Deer Park. Jazz Vespers:Kind of Blue. Tribute to Miles Davis.Steve McDade, trumpet; David Braid, piano;Perry White, saxophone; Scott Alexander,bass; Brian Barlow, drums. 1570 Yonge St.416-920-5211. Freewill offering. Religiousservice.● ● 4:30: Church of the Incarnation. JazzVespers: Beverly Taft Quartet. 15 ClairtrellRd. 416-221-7516. Freewill donation. Receptionfollows.● ● 5:00: Grace Church on-the-Hill. LentenConcert. Works by Allegri, Pergolesi, Sandersand Tallis. Choir of Grace Church on-the-Hill.300 Lonsdale Rd. 416-488-7884. Free.● ● 7:00: Trio Arkel. Land of the Kalevala.Sibelius: Two String Trios; Saariaho: CloudTrio; Lindberg: Quintet for Clarinet andStrings. Marie Bérard, violin; Teng Li, viola;Winona Zelenka, cello. Guests: National ArtsCentre Orchestra performers. Church of theHoly Trinity, 10 Trinity Sq. 416-409-6824. ;(sr).● ● 8:00: Musideum. Robi Botos, Solo Piano.Jazz. Suite 133 (main floor), 401 Richmond St.W. 416-599-7323. .Monday March 10● ● 1:00: Music Toronto. Gryphon Trio. Churchof the Holy Trinity, 10 Trinity Sq. 416-366-7723.Free, donations welcome. In support of theorgan and piano maintenance fund.● ● 7:00: University of Toronto Faculty ofMusic. Monday Evening Concert: CeciliaString Quartet with Stacie Dunlop andShauna Rolston. Harsh: Down from Heavenfor String Quartet and Soprano; Schoenberg:String Quartet No.2 with Soprano; Schubert:String Quintet in C. Cecilia String Quartet;Guests: Stacie Dunlop, soprano; ShaunaRolston, cello. Walter Hall, Edward JohnsonBuilding, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-408-0208.; (sr); (st).Tuesday March 11● ● 12:00_noon: Canadian Opera Company.Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre WorldMusic Series: Rain, Wind, Clouds and Lightning.Interactive program featuring storiesand information about Korean instrumentsand music. Jeng Yi Korean Drumming andDance Ensemble. Four Seasons Centre forthe Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W. 416-363-8231. Free.● ● 7:00: North York Central Library. Handelwith Flare. Chamber duets and folk talesabout Handel discussed. Jennifer Krabbe,soprano; John Holland, baritone; DuncanChisholm, musicologist. North York CentralLibrary Auditorium, 5120 Yonge St. 416-395-5639. Free.● ● 8:00: Music Toronto. David Jalbert,Piano. Bach: Goldberg Variations BMV988.Jane Mallett Theatre, St. Lawrence Centrefor the Arts, 27 Front St. E. 416-366-7723. -; (st/accompanying adult½ price); Pay your age(18-35). 8:00: Corporationof Massey Hall and Roy ThomsonHall. Estrella Morente. Flamenco singer.Massey Hall, 178 Victoria St. (416) 872-4255..50-.50.● ● 8:00: Musideum. John Lettieri, AccordionVirtuoso. Suite 133 (main floor),401 Richmond St. W. 416-599-7323. .● ● 8:00: Tafelmusik. The Four Seasons: ACycle of the Sun. See Mar 6. Also Mar 12(7:00pm).● ● 8:00: Tarragon Theatre. Marry Me A Little.See Apr 1.Wednesday March 12● ● 12:30: Yorkminster Park Baptist Church.Noonday organ recitals. Conrad Gold, organ.1585 Yonge St. 416-922-1167. Free.● ● 12:30: York University Department ofMusic. World at Noon. Lemon Bucket Orkestra.Martin Family Lounge, 219 AccoladeEast Building, 4700 Keele St. 416-736-2100x22926. Free.● ● 7:00: Tafelmusik. The Four Seasons: ACycle of the Sun. See Mar 6.● ● 7:30: York University Department ofMusic. York University Chamber Choir. Martin:Messe Pour Double Choeur. MélisandeSinsoulier, piano; Dr. Lisette Canton, conductor.Tribute Communities Hall, AccoladeEast Building, 4700 Keele St. 416-736-5888.; (sr/st).● ● 8:00: Musideum. Mike Gennaro. Experimentalmusic. Suite 133 (main floor),401 Richmond St. W. 416-599-7323. .● ● 8:00: Tarragon Theatre. Marry Me A Little.See Apr 1.Thursday March 13● ● 12:00_noon: Canadian Opera Company.Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre Vocal Series:Opera Interactive. Operatic arias andsing-along choruses. Artists of the COCEnsemble. Four Seasons Centre for the PerformingArts, 145 Queen St. W. 416-363-8231. Free.● ● 12:10: Nine Sparrows/Christ ChurchDeer Park. Lunchtime Chamber Music.Andréa Tyniec, violin. Christ Church DeerPark, 1570 Yonge St. 416-241-1298. Free. Donationswelcome.● ● 12:10: University of Toronto Faculty ofMusic. Thursdays at Noon: Student ChamberEnsembles. Walter Hall, Edward JohnsonBuilding, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-978-0492.Free.● ● 12:15: Music at Metropolitan. Noon at Met.Han Mi Kang, organ. Metropolitan UnitedChurch, 56 Queen St. E. 416-363-0331 x26.Free.● ● 12:30: York University Department ofMusic. Faculty Spotlight: Classical InstrumentalRecital. Patricia Wait, clarinet; MarkChambers, cello; Elizabeth Acker, piano. TributeCommunities Hall, Accolade East Building,4700 Keele St. 416-736-2100 x22926. Free.● ● 5:30: Canadian Music Centre. A Composer’sCanvas: Music from Canada’s West Coast.Works by Morlock, Korndorf and Newsome.Lawrence Wiliford, tenor; Mireille Asselin,soprano; Liz Upchurch, piano; Sanya Eng,harp. 20 St. Joseph St. 416-961-6601 x201.; (adv).● ● 8:00: Musideum. Allyson Morris. Jazz.Suite 133 (main floor), 401 Richmond St. W.416-599-7323. .● ● 8:00: Tarragon Theatre. Marry Me A Little.See Apr 1.Friday March 14● ● 12:10: Life & Music at St. Andrew’s. NoontimeRecital. Aaron Chow, piano. St. Andrew’sChurch, 73 Simcoe St. 416-593-5600x231.Free.● ● 8:00: Corporation of Massey Hall andRoy Thomson Hall. Keb’ Mo’. Blues guitar.Massey Hall, 178 Victoria St. 416-872-4255..50-.50.● ● 8:00: Music Gallery. Emergents III: FAWNOpera and New Music with Michael Vincent.Opera and electronics. Foley: Cryptomnesia(excerpt); Scime: L’homme et le ciel(excerpt); other works by C. Livingston andM. Vincent. 197 John St. 416-204-1080. ;(members).● ● 8:00: Musicians in Ordinary. RosarySonatas Finale: The Sorrowful Mysteries.Biber. Hallie Fishel, soprano; Christopherthewholenote.com March 1 – April 7, 2014 | 33

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