June
June '97 wholenote , ~ 7:00: Bloor Jewish Community Centre. Black, White and Yiddish. Broadway, opera, traditional folk, ,spiritual & Yiddish music. Denise Williams, Susan Cuthbert & Gloria . Valentine, performers; Lisa St. Clair, musical director. Bloor JCC, 750 Spadina Ave. 924- 62,11 . ,. ~ 7:00: University Settlement Music & Arts School. From the Baroque ·to the Twentieth Century. Works by Bach, Haydn, Beethoven & Prokofiev. Ellen Annor-Adjei, piano. St. George the Martyr Church, 205 John St. 598-3444. ,. Proceeds to the University Settlement Music Subsidy"Fund. ~ 7:30: Chamberworks. Tovey: Variations on a theme by ·Gluck, Op.28; Weber: Trio in g, Op.63; Brahms: Piano Quintet in f, Op.34. Suzanne Shulman, flute; Valerie Tryon, piano. Theatre Aquarius, i 90 King William St'. Hamilton. 905-522-7529. $?? ~ 7:30: Emerald Isle Seniors Society Benefit Concert. Jonathan Lynn; Eithne Heffernan; Comhaltas Dancers; and others. Bi·shop Marrocco Secondary School, 1515 Bloor St. W. 482-9151. ,, Family Special . ~ 7:30: Opera Division, University of Toronto & Symphonic Workshops Ltd. A Night at the Opera. Fundraising concert of Opera favourites. York Woods Library' Theatre, 1785 Finch Ave. W . 291-4542. ,. ' ~ 7 :30: York Classics Ensemble, · Andrew Slonetsky, director. With Hearts and Voices. A festival of traditional ,hymns across the denominations. Proceeds to local food banks. St. Elizabeth Seton Church, 17955 Leslie St, Newmarket. 905 ~727 -8704. ,. MONDAY JUNE 2 ~ 12:15: Church of the Holy ' Trinity Music Monday. Wibijazz ;n '. A variety ot custommade arrangements and student . compositions. Directed by Suba Sankaran & Tom Lillington. ' Trinity Square beside the Eaton Centre. 598-4521. Donation. ~ 2:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Tower: Fanfare for the' Uncommon Woman; Tc haikovsky: Violin Concerto; Copland: Sympho;,y #3. Leila Josefowicz, violin; Marin Alsop, cond. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 593-4828. 8 -40. ~ 8:00: Continuum. He,art's Tongue. Prezament: work for solo piano (world premiere); Boyd: work for soprano, violin & piano (world premiere); Kurtag: Kafka-Fragmente; Pelletier: music for 2 violins; Janke: Martha Black's Reel; Nancarrow: Tccata. Barbara Hannigan, soprano; Adele Armin, violin; Laurent Phillipe, piano. Music Gallery, 179 Richmond St. W . 204-1080. 15,. TUESDAY JUNE 3 ~ -12:00 noon: Northern En_counters. Safri Duo. Music by Norgaard, "Fuzzy" & Pape. Uffe Savery and Morten Friis, percussion. Glenn Gould Studio, 250 Front St. W. 872-4255. -Free. ~ 8:00: Jewish Music Toronto. Zimriya. Commissioned .work: Barnes: Sefarad. Massed choir; Milton Barnes, conductor. Adath Israel Synagogue, 37 Southbourne. 636-1880 ext.231. Admission by voluntary contribution. ~ 8-:00: North York Concert Series. Works for 2.pianos by Chopin, Shostakovich, Medtner & Rachmaninov" Alexander, Tselyakov & Peter M Krajniak, piano duo. North York Central Library Auditorium, 35 Fairview Mall Drive. ·905-770-5258. ,. WEDNESDAY JUNE 4 ~ 12:00: Northern Encounters. Band of the Royal Danish 'Life Guards with Safri Duo. Nathan Phillips Square, 100 Queen St. W. 872-4255. Free. ~ 12:30: Yorkminster Park Baptist Church. Noonday Recital. Karen Rymal, organ; Wendy Humber Bornstein, oboe. 15S5 Yonge St. 922-1167. Free. ~ 7:30: Art Gallery of Ontario. All Thqt's Jazz. Sean Bray with Jim Vivian & Kevin Dempsey. 317 Dundas St. W. 979-6608. Fr!le with gallery admission. ~ 8:00: Northern Encounters. Michala Petri, recorder; Norwegian Chamber Orchestra. Program to include Kulesh~: new solo work. 7:00pm: Pre-Concert Talk. George Weston _Recital Hall, 5040 Yonge St. 872-2222. ,,. ' ~ 8 :00: Orfeo ed Euridice. Concert performance of Gluck's opera. Mary Soulis as Orfeo; Margaret Evans as Amore; Dorothy Maillard as Euridice; c horus of 8 ; Don Tarnowski, music director. Music Gallery, 17 9 Richmond St. W. 204- 1080. , 2. ~ 8:00: Toronto Choral Society, Geoffrey Bu~ler, conductor. From Sea to Sea. William O~Mea ra , accompanist. Metropolitan United Church, 56 Queen St. E. 410-3509. .
wholenote JUne '97 .,I 8:30: Ripple Effect Festival. South Asi8n Night: "Vis for ... " and Svitribai. 'A unique blend of theatre and classical Indian music. Dr. Mallika Sarabhar, performer. Bathurst St. Theatre, 736 Bathurst St. 870-8000. . THURSDAY JUNE 5 .,I 12:00 noon: Northern Encounters. Gryphon Trio. Works by Grieg, Smetana & Kulesha. Glenn Gould Studio, 250 Front St, W. 872-4255. Free. .,I 12 :00 noon: Northern Encounters & Royal Danish Embassy. New Jungle Orchestra · with The Nordic Five. Nathan Phillips Square, 1 00 Queen St. W. 872-4255. Free. .,I 12:10: St. Paul's Anglican Church. Noon Hour Organ Recital. Eric Robertson, organ. 227 Bloor St. East. 961-8116. Free . .,I 12:30: Noonday Chlimber Music. at Christ Church. Valerie Sylvester and fan Grundy. Music for baroque violin, harpsichord & organ. 1570 Yonge St. 920- 5211 . .Free. .,I 2:00: Toronto Senior Strings, Victor Feidbrill, cond . Sammartini: Sinfonia in F; Mozart: Divertimento K.137; Weinzweig: Interlude in an Art_ist's Life; Debussy: Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun; Grieg: Two Elegaic Melodies. Lori Gemmell, harp; Steven Wassmansdorf, percus'sion. St. Andrew's Church, 75 Simcoe St. 769-5071. . .,I 6:45: TSO Classic lntros preconcert talk. The Music of Jean Sibelius. Rick Phillips, host, talks to conductor Jukka-Pekka Saraste. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 593-4828. Free with ticket to the 8 p .m. performa-nce or .50 per ticket . .,I 8:00: Northern Encounters. Band of the Royal Danish Life Guards. Classical and popular repertoire including music by Carl Nielsen & Leonard Bernstein. Metropolitan United Church, 56 Queen St. East. 872-4255. . .,I 8:00: Ouatternion. Works by Brahms, Faure & Schubert. Scrim 0, piano; Corey Gemmell, violin; Samuel Yeung, viola; Thomas· Mueller,- cello . George Weston Recital Hall, 5040 Yonge St. 872-2222. to . .,I 8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Schafer: The Darkly Splendid Earth: The Lonely Traveller; Sibelius: Kullervo. Jacques lsraelievitch, violin; Mari Anne Haggander, soprano ; Esa Ruutunen, baritone; The Polytech Choir of Finland; Jukka-Pekka Saraste, cond. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 593-4828. to . Free post-concert lobby chat. FRIDAY JUNE 6 .,I 8:00: J.H.S. Opera Association. Bizet: Carmen. Jose Hernandez, musical director; Paula Moreno, choreographer. Bishop Morocco Secondary School, 1515 Bloor St. W . 247-4426. . .,I 8:00: Northern Encounters. New Culture Quartet. Ship of Fools. An intermedia show based on. medieval tales concerning the folly of humanity. Jan Bark & Folke Rabe, composer/trombone; Fuzzy, composer/multiinstrumentalist; Thord Norman, graphic art/filmmaker. Music Gallery, 179 Richmond St. W. 204-1080. to . .,I 8:00: Northern Encounters. Canadian Tapestry. Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, Elmer lseler, cond. Pierre Berton, narrator; Howard Cable, music arranger; Toronto Mendelssohn Youth Choir; Hannaford Street Silver Band. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Sim'coe St. 598-0422. to .· ~ 8:00: Northern Encounters. Drumming Complete. Nexus and Swedish percussion ensemble Kroumata. Includes Reich: Drumming. 7:00pm: Pre-Concert Talk. George Weston Recital Hall, 5040 Yonge St. 872-2222 . ,,. .,I 8:00: Northern Encounters. Magnetic North Music Weekend. Mari Beine (Norway); Buffy Sainte-Marie (Canada): Molson Place , Harbourfront Centre. 872- 4255. . ~ 8:00: Orpheus Choir of Toronto, Brainerd Blyden-Taylor, cond . Hear My Prayer. Brahms: Ach arme Welt, Op.11 0 !f2; Es ist das Heil uns kommen her, Op.29 #1; Alto Rhapsody, Op. 53; Mendelssohn: Hora est (Canadian Premiere); Hear My Prayer; As Parts the Hart·. Beverley Foster, piano; Christopher Dawes, organ. St. James' Cathedral, 65 Church St. 530-4428. ,. .,I 8:30: Etobicoke Community Concert Band. Swinging at the Palais! concert/dance. Hits of Harry James, Glenn Miller & Artie Shaw. John Edward Li(Jdle, band leader; Frank Evans, guest trumpeter. Palais Royale Ballroom, 1601 ·Lakeshore Blvd. w. 233-1364. . ~ 9 :30: Ripple Effect Festival. Brazilian Night. An evening of music, dance & theatre. Gabotun; CTO Rio . Bathurst St. Theatre, 736 Bathurst St. 870- 8000. . SATURDAY JUNE 7 ~ All day. Canadian Band Association . Cavalcade of Winds. Concert band music all day at Mel Lastman Square, North York. ~ 2:30 & 7:00: Charactors Theatre Troupe . Anything Goes. Fairview Library Theatre, 35 Fairview Mall Dr. 905-886- 9594. . ~ 8:00: Amadeus Choir, Lydia Adams, cond. Heart of the Drum. David Fanshawe: African Sanctus; Stephen Hatfield: African Celebration; Kathy Armstrong, arr: Songs from ·Last Chance This Season Thurs. June. 5, 2p.m . St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church at St. Andrew Subway Hear Debussy by Lori Gemmell, Harp Steven Wassmansdorf, Vibraphone Victor Feldbrill conducts Pleasantly pri
