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Volume 20 Issue 1 - September 2014

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●●7:30: Westwood Concerts. Fairy Tales.Music by Schumann, Vaughan Williams andothers. Yosef Tamir, viola; Michael Westwood,A. Concerts in the GTAon period instrumentsFrom PrussiaWith LoveHaydn Op. 50#1Boccherini Op. 44#4“La Tiranna”Mozart K. 575Sunday Sept 14, 3:00clarinet; Gregory Millar, piano. HeliconianHall, 35 Hazelton Ave. 289-987-4877. $20.●●8:00: Civic Light-Opera Company. TheMusic Man. See Sep 3; Also Sep 14; 17-21; starttimes vary.●●8:00: Guitar Society of Toronto. AmadeusDuo. Works by Handel, Bach and Rodrigo;and other works. Dale Kavanagh andThomas Kirchhoff, guitars. Alliance Françaisede Toronto, 24 Spadina Rd. 416-964-8298.; (sr/st).●●8:00: Musideum. The Tich Maredza Trio.Zimbabwe-influenced contemporary. TichMaredza, acoustic guitar; Sam Petite, bass;Larry Lewis, lead guitar. Suite 133 (mainfloor), 401 Richmond St. W. 416-599-7323.$20.●●8:00: Nightwood Theatre/CulchahworksArts Collective. Obeah Opera Workshop Production.See Sep 11; Also Sep 14(mat).●●8:00: One Little Goat Theatre Company.Ubu Mayor: A Harmful Bit of Fun. See Sep 12;Also Sep 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21(mat).Sunday September 14●●2:00: Civic Light-Opera Company. TheMusic Man. See Sep 3; Also Sep 17-21; starttimes vary.●●2:00: Nightwood Theatre/CulchahworksArts Collective. Obeah Opera Workshop Production.See Sep 11.●●3:00: University of Toronto. Soldiers’Tower Carillon Recital. A variety of classical,folk and modern music, including songs thatwere popular during the First World War.Roy Lee and Joan Scott, carillon. Soldiers’Tower, 7 Hart House Circle. 416-978-3485.Free(donations accepted to Carillon Fund).Outdoor event, chairs provided.●●3:00: Windermere String Quartet. FromPrussia with Love. Music on period instruments.Haydn: Quartet in B-flat Op.50 No.1;Boccherini: Quartet in G Op.44 No.4 “La Tiranna”;Mozart: Quartet in D K575. St. Olave’sAnglican Church, 360 Windermere Ave. 416-769-0952. ; $20(sr); (st).●●4:00: St. Philip’s Anglican Church. JazzVespers. Mark Eisenman Quartet (MarkEisenman, piano; Mike Murley, sax; BarryElmes, drums; Pat Collins, bass). 25 St. PhillipsRd., Etobicoke. 416-247-5181. Freewilloffering.●●8:00: Canzona Chamber Players/Kitchener-WaterlooChamber Music Society.Pierrot Lunaire. Ravel: Trio in a; Schoenberg:Pierrot Lunaire. Rachel Krehm, soprano;Amelia Lyon, flute; Jonathan Krehm, clarinet;Yosuke Kawasaki, violin and viola; WolframKoessel, cello; Vadim Serebryany, piano.Arts and Letters Club, 14 Elm St. 416-822-0613. $20.●●8:00: Musideum. Dilan Ensemble. ContemporaryKurdish music. Shahriyar Jamshidi,kamanche (spike fiddle) and vocal;Sina Khosravi, Iranian percussion. Suite 133(main floor), 401 Richmond St. W. 416-599-7323. $20.●●8:00: One Little Goat Theatre Company.Ubu Mayor: A Harmful Bit of Fun. See Sep 12;Also Sep 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21(mat).Monday September 15●●8:00: Musideum. Alana Bridgewater. Jazz,soul. Suite 133 (main floor), 401 Richmond St.W. 416-599-7323. $20.Tuesday September 16●●12:10: Nine Sparrows/Yorkminster ParkBaptist Church. Lunchtime Chamber Music.It’s Easy Being Green: A Collection of EcofriendlySongs. Linda Condy, mezzo; EllenMeyer, piano. Yorkminster Park BaptistChurch, 1585 Yonge St. 416-241-1298. Free,donations welcome.●●12:10: University of Toronto Faculty ofMusic. Tuesday Performance Class for Singers:Welcome and Vocal Showcase. WalterHall, Edward Johnson Building, 80 Queen’sPark. 416-408-0208. Free.●●7:00: University of Toronto Faculty ofMusic. Season Opening Concert: St. LawrenceString Quartet. Haydn: String QuartetOp.20 No.1; Golijov: Kohelet; Verdi: StringQuartet. Walter Hall, Edward Johnson Building,80 Queen’s Park. 416-408-0208. ;(sr); (st).●●8:00: Arraymusic. Array Ensemble PerformsNic Gotham Miniatures at Martha Baillie’sBook Launch. Music complementingBaillie’s novel following Heinrich Schlögel’stwo-week hike into the isolated interior ofBaffin Island. Gladstone Hotel, 1214 Queen St.W. 416-532-3019. Free.●●8:00: Oh! Map Records/Music Gallery.Diane Cluck and Jordaan Mason. Diane Cluck,singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist;The Canzona Chamber Players& The Kitchener-WaterlooChamber Music Society present:Pierrot Lunaire Arnold SchoenbergTrio for Piano, Violin and Cello Maurice RavelPiano Sonata Alban BergTRIO +Yosuke Kawasaki violin/violaWolfram Koessel celloVadim Serebryany pianoAmelia Lyon flutesRachel Krehm voiceJonathan Krehm clarinetsCANZONATHE MUSIC SPEAKSThe Kitchener-WaterlooChamber Music SocietyTorontoSunday September 14, 2014 at 8pmThe Arts and Letters Club of Toronto14 Elm StreetAdmission $20Tickets: text/call 416.822.0613email jkrehm@look.caWaterlooMonday September 15, 2014 at 8pmKitchener Waterloo Chamber Music SocietyMusic Room57 Young Street WestAdmission , Seniors , Students $20Tickets: www.ticketscene.ca/kwcmsemail kwcms@yahoo.caphone 519.886.167344 | September 1, 2014 – October 7, 2014 thewholenote.com

Jordaan Mason, vocals and guitar. MusicGallery, 197 John St. 647-880-4202./(adv); (sr/st/member).●●8:00: One Little Goat Theatre Company.Ubu Mayor: A Harmful Bit of Fun. See Sep 12;Also Sep 17, 18, 19, 20, 21(mat).Wednesday September 17●●12:30: Yorkminster Park Baptist Church.Noonday organ recitals. Edward Moroney,organ. 1585 Yonge St. 416-922-1167. Free.Operatic arias, duets and ensembles,each paired with a sample ofOntario-brewed craft beer.Pairings by Master CiceroneMirella AmatoSept 17 & 18 – 7pmHabits Gastropub, 928 College St●●7:00: Beerology. Hopera. Eight operaticarias, duets and ensembles, each paired witha sample of Ontario-brewed craft beer. MelanieEsseltine and Jennifer Rasor, sopranos;Pablo Benitez, tenor; Giovanni Spanu, baritone;Suzy Smith, piano; Melanie Esseltine,conductor; Mirella Amato, Master Cicerone.Habits Gastropub, 928 College St. 416-533-7272. .80. Also Sep 18.●●7:00: Civic Light-Opera Company. TheMusic Man. See Sep 3; Also Sep 18-21; starttimes vary.●●8:00: Gallery 345. Christian Overton CDRelease: The Test. Christian Overton Quintet(Christian Overton, trombone; ShiranthaBeddage, winds; Toddy Pentney, piano;Justin Gray, bass; Morgan Childs, drums).345 Sorauren Ave. 416-822-9781. ; $20with CD.●●8:00: Musideum. Magic Sound of Duduk.Original compositions on duduk and piano;traditional songs; piano jazz mugham improvisations.Victor Kotov. Suite 133 (main floor),401 Richmond St. W. 416-599-7323. $20.●●8:00: One Little Goat Theatre Company.Ubu Mayor: A Harmful Bit of Fun. See Sep 12;Also Sep 18, 19, 20, 21(mat).Church, 56 Queen St. E. 416-363-0331 x26.Free.●●7:00: Beerology. Hopera. See Sep 17.●●7:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. OpeningNight: Joshua Bell. Berlioz: Roman CarnivalOverture; Lalo: Symphonie espagnole;Rimsky-Korsakov: Capriccio espagnol.Joshua Bell, violin; Peter Oundjian, conductor.Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-593-4828. .75–9. Gala package tickets call416-593-7769 x261.●●7:30: Canadian Music Centre. LadomEnsemble. Original and arranged compositionsinspired by Persian, Balkan and othermusic from around the world. Marie-CristinePelchat St-Jacques: cello; Michael Bridge:accordion; Adam Campbell: percussion;Pouya Hamidi: piano. 20 St. Joseph St. 416-961-6601 x201. $20.●●8:00: Civic Light-Opera Company. TheMusic Man. See Sep 3; Also Sep 19-21; starttimes vary.●●8:00: Musideum. David Krystal. Singersongwriter.David Krystal, guitar and vocals;George Koller, upright bass, Gordon Sheard,piano; Mark Kelso, percussion; John Johnson,saxophone. Suite 133 (main floor),401 Richmond St. W. 416-599-7323. $20.●●8:00: One Little Goat Theatre Company.Ubu Mayor: A Harmful Bit of Fun. See Sep 12;Also Sep 19, 20, 21(mat).HANDELFIREWORKS@ KOERNER HALLSept 18-21416.408.0208tafelmusik.org●●8:00: Tafelmusik. Fireworks. Handel:Music for the Royal Fireworks; Vivaldi: Ilgrosso mogul. Rodolfo Richter, violin andguest director. Koerner Hall, 273 Bloor St. W.416-408-0208. –7; –(sr); –(under 35). Also Sep 19, 20, 21(mat).Friday September 19●●8:00: Civic Light-Opera Company. TheMusic Man. See Sep 3; Also Sep 20, 21; starttimes vary.●●8:00: One Little Goat Theatre Company.Ubu Mayor: A Harmful Bit of Fun. See Sep 12;Also Sep 20, 21(mat).●●8:00: Tafelmusik. Fireworks. See Sep 18;Also Sep 20, 21(mat).Saturday September 20●●8:00: Civic Light-Opera Company. TheMusic Man. See Sep 3; Also Sep 21.●●8:00: Musideum. Karyn Ellis. Singer-songwriter.Karyn Ellis, voice and guitar. Suite 133(main floor), 401 Richmond St. W. 416-599-7323. $20.●●8:00: One Little Goat Theatre Company.Ubu Mayor: A Harmful Bit of Fun. See Sep 12;Also Sep 21(mat).●●8:00: Tafelmusik. Fireworks. See Sep 18;Also Sep 21(mat).●●8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra.MasterWorks: Arabian Nights. Ravel: Boléro;Stravinsky: Suite from The Firebird (1919);Rimsky-Korsakov: Sheherazade. JonathanCrow, violin; Peter Oundjian, conductor. RoyThomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-593-4828.–5. Also Sep 21(mat, George WestonHall).●●8:00: Toy Piano Composers. Pandora’sBox. Featuring a night of inventions, odditiesand hidden treasures. Works by Marasco,Brophy, Denburg, Doell, Pearce, Ryan.Sharon Lee, violin; Adam Scime, double bass;Tim Crouch, flute; Anthony Thompson, clarinet;Daniel Morphy, percussion; Wesley Shen,piano; guest: Anthony Marasco, instrumentinventor. Music Gallery, 197 John St. 647-829-4213. $20; (adv/sr/st).Sunday September 21●●2:00: Civic Light-Opera Company. TheMusic Man. See Sep 3.●●2:00: One Little Goat Theatre Company.Ubu Mayor: A Harmful Bit of Fun. See Sep 12.●●3:00: Musideum. Beth Anne Cole - Poetryand Song. Beth Anne Cole, voice; Brian Katz,guitar. Suite 133 (main floor), 401 RichmondSt. W. 416-599-7323. $20.●●3:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra.MasterWorks: Arabian Nights. George WestonRecital Hall, 5040 Yonge St. 1-855-985-2787. .50–.50. See Sep 20(eve, RoyThomson Hall).●●3:30: Tafelmusik. Fireworks. See Sep 18.●●4:00: St. Philip’s Anglican Church. JazzVespers. Artie Roth Quartet (Artie Roth, bass,Mike Filice, sax; Geoff Young, guitar; AnthonyMitchell, drums). 25 St. Phillips Rd., Etobicoke.416-247-5181. Freewill offering.●●4:30: Christ Church Deer Park. Jazz Vespers.Russ Little Quintet. 1570 Yonge St.416-920-5211 x22. Freewill offering.●●5:00: Nocturnes in the City. Czech OperaSelections. Dvořák: Jacobin (excerpts);and other Czech operas. Danielle Dudycha;soprano; John Holland, baritone; WilliamShookhoff, piano. St. WenceslausChurch, 496 Gladstone Ave. 416-879-5677.; (st).●●7:00: Jazz Bistro. Cat Conner Trio CDRelease. Rarely heard songs associated withEllington/Strayhorn, Cahn/Van Heusen, ColePorter, and Peggy Lee. Cat Conner, vocals;Bernie Senenski, piano; Neil Swainson, bass.251 Victoria St. 416-363-5299. $20.●●8:00: Musideum. Jamie Gabbani.Singer-songwriter. Suite 133 (main floor),401 Richmond St. W. 416-599-7323. $20.Monday September 22●●8:00: Musideum. Quique Escamilla. Mexican-born,Toronto-based singer-songwriter.Suite 133 (main floor), 401 Richmond St. W.416-599-7323. $20.Tuesday September 23●●12:00 noon: Canadian Opera Company.Vocal Series: Meet the Young Artists. Youngartists of the 2014/15 Canadian Opera CompanyEnsemble Studio introduce themselvesby singing their favourite arias. Richard BradshawAmphitheatre, Four Seasons Centre forthe Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W. 416-363-8231. Free.●●12:10: Nine Sparrows/Yorkminster ParkBaptist Church. Lunchtime Chamber Music.Tess Crowther, cello. Yorkminster Park BaptistChurch, 1585 Yonge St. 416-241-1298.Thursday September 18●●12:10: University of Toronto Faculty ofMusic. Thursdays at Noon: Music and Poetry20th Anniversary Concert. Britten: Abrahamand Isaac Op.51 (Canticles II); Journey ofthe Three Magi Op.86 (Canticles IV). MichaelColvin, tenor; James Westman, baritone; DanielTaylor, countertenor; Steven Philcox, piano;Eric Domville, speaker. Walter Hall, EdwardJohnson Building, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-408-0208. Free.●●12:15: Music at Metropolitan. Noon at Met.John Sheard, piano. Metropolitan United●●1:10: Gordon Murray Presents. Piano Potpourri.Featuring classics, opera, operetta,musicals, ragtime, pop, international andother genres. Gordon Murray, piano. Trinity-St. Paul’s United Church, 427 Bloor St. W. 416-631-4300. PWYC. Lunch and snack friendly.●●7:30: Organix Concerts. Rhonda Sider Edgington,Organ. Works from Germany, NorthAmerica, England and France. Church ofthe Holy Trinity, 10 Trinity Sq. 416-769-3893.; (sr); $20(st/RCCO, RSCM and AmericanGuild of Organists members); free(18and under).thewholenote.com September 1, 2014 – October 7, 2014 | 45

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