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Volume 20 Issue 2 - October 2014

  • Text
  • October
  • Toronto
  • Choir
  • November
  • Concerts
  • Jazz
  • Musical
  • Arts
  • Orchestra
  • Theatre
Includes the 2014 Blue Pages Member Directory

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●●7:30: Canadian Opera Company. Falstaff.See Oct 3.●●7:30: Gallery 345. Britten, Tippett, Greenwood:Angles in War and Peace. Britten: FourSea Interludes for Brass Quintet and TwoPercussionists; Tippett: Kaleidoscopic Oratorio“A Child Of Our Time”; Michael Brooker:Musica Reflecta; and other works. KlimentKrylovskiy, clarinet; Vanessa Mollard, violin;Riko Higuma, piano. 345 Sorauren Ave. 416-822-9781. $20; (st).●●7:30: St. John’s United Church. MichaelCiufo, Canadian Tenor. Joshua Tamayo, piano.2 Nobert Rd. 416-491-1224. .●●7:30: Toronto International Piano Competition.Final round: Three competitors.Concerti with the Toronto Concert Orchestra;Kerry Stratton, conductor. Koerner Hall,273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208. & .●●8:00: Arraymusic. Array Session #28.Arraymusic artistic director Rick Sack leadsan evening of improvisation. Toronto and outof-townimprovisers. Array Space, 155 WalnutSt. 416-532-3019. Free/PWYC.●●8:00: New Adventures In Sound Art. TerminalNoise. See Listings Section D: SpokenWord/Performance Art.●●8:00: North York Concert Orchestra.Rule Britannia! Works by Lavallé, Elgar, Holst,Vaughan Williams, Parry and others. DavidBowser, conductor. Yorkminster Citadel,1 Lord Seaton Rd., North York. 416-628-9195.; $20(sr); (st).●●8:00: Scarborough Philharmonic Orchestra.Scarborough: Not As Scary As It Sounds!Saint-Saëns: Danse Macabre Op.40, Dukas:Sorcerer’s Apprentice, Gounod: FuneralA. Concerts in the GTAMarch of a Marionette; and other works.Salvation Army Scarborough Citadel,2021 Lawrence Ave. E., Scarborough. 416-429-0007. ; (sr); (st); (under10). Costumes encouraged.ELGAR:THE DREAM OFGERONTIUSOCT 30 & NOV 1 | TSO.CA●●8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra.Masterworks: The Dream of Gerontius. 7:15:pre-concert chat. See Oct 30.●●8:00: TorQ Percussion Quartet. TorQTurns 10. A milestone celebration of TorQ’sfirst decade together, featuring favouritesfrom their repertoire. Works by Cage, Hatzis,8pm Nov 1, Walter HallAnniversary Concert& Album ReleaseTORQ TURNSWijeratne, Morphy and others. Walter Hall,Edward Johnson Building, 80 Queen’s Park.416-788-8272. PWYC. Reception to follow.Sunday November 2●●1:15: Mooredale Concerts. Music and Truffles:New Orford String Quartet. Interactiveperformance for young audiences. Guest:Teng Li, viola. Walter Hall, Edward JohnsonBuilding, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-922-3714x103. (includes a chocolate truffle atconclusion).●●1:30: Kingston Road Village Concert Series.Beaches Reads: An Equal Music. Readingsfrom Vikram Seth; works by Haydn,Beethoven, J.S. Bach and others. TorontoSymphony Orchestra String Quartet; TomAllen, host. Kingston Road United Church,975 Kingston Rd. 416-699-6091. $20; (st);free(under13).●●2:00: Royal Conservatory/Toronto HarpSociety. Mazzoleni Masters: Alice Giles. J.S.Bach: Lute Suite in e BWV996; Saint-Saëns:Fantaisie for Harp in a Op.95; Whitehead: Toccata;Salzedo: Ballade for Harp Op.28. AliceGiles, harp. Mazzoleni Concert Hall, 273 BloorSt. W. 416-408-0208. .●●2:00: Toronto Operetta Theatre. La GranVia. Chueca. Margie Bernal; Fabian Arciniegas;Pablo Benitez; Diego Catala; JoséHernández, music director and piano. JaneMallett Theatre, St. Lawrence Centre for theArts, 27 Front St. E. 416-366-7723. -.●●2:00: Visual and Performing Arts Newmarket.Trillium Brass Quintet. NewmarketTheatre, 505 Pickering Cres., Newmarket.905-953-5122. ; $20(sr); (st).●●3:00: Musideum. Don Naduriak’s Jambanda- “Party Music”. Suite 133 (main floor),401 Richmond St. W. 416-599-7323. $20.●●3:00: Toronto Chamber Choir. Air, Fire,Earth & Water: The Renaissance Sense ofHumour(s). Selection of polyphonic madrigals,chansons and part songs from the ageof polyphony. Artistic director: Lucas Harris;guest: R.H. Thomson, reader. Church ofthe Redeemer, 162 Bloor St. W. 416-763-1695.; (sr); .50(under 30). Coffee, teaand home baking follow.●●3:00: Ukrainian Art Song Project. GaliciansI: Four Composers from the WesternProvince of Ukraine. Works by Barvinsky,Liudkevych, Sichynsky and Turkewich. MonicaWhicher, soprano; Krisztina Szabó, mezzo;Russell Braun, baritone; Pavlo Hunka, bassbaritone;Marie Bérard, violin; Albert Krywolt,piano. Koerner Hall, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208. -.●●3:15: Mooredale Concerts. New OrfordString Quartet. Ravel: String Quartet in F;Brady: Journal: String Quartet No.2 (Torontopremiere); Mozart: String Quintet No.4 ing K516. Guest: Teng Li, viola. Walter Hall,Edward Johnson Building, 80 Queen’s Park.416-922-3714 x103. ; $20(under 30).●●4:00: Church of St. Mary Magdalene. Warlock’sCapriol Suite. Andrew Adair, organ.477 Manning Ave. 416-531-7955. Free.●●4:00: St. Olave’s Anglican Church. ChoralEvensong for All Saints and All Souls. Classical,contemporary and popular flutepieces. City Flutes, Lana Chou Hoyt, director.360 Windermere Ave. 416-769-5686. Free willoffering. Evensong at 4:00; concert at 5:00.●●4:00: St. Philip’s Anglican Church. MariachiVespers: Jorge Lopez & Mexico AmigoMariachi Band. 25 St. Phillips Rd., Etobicoke.416-247-5181. Freewill offering.●●4:30: Christ Church Deer Park. Jazz Vespers.Amanda Tosoff Quartet. 1570 Yonge St.416-920-5211x22. Freewill offering.●●8:00: Musideum. Sandra Mogensen - TheBook of Sounds. Otte: Das Buch der Klänge.Sandra Mogensen, piano. Suite 133 (mainfloor), 401 Richmond St. W. 416-599-7323.$20.Tuesday November 4●●12:00 noon: Canadian Opera Company/Jeunesses Musicales du Canada. ChamberMusic Series: White Night in Russia. MarinaThibeault, viola; Michel-Alexandre Broekaert,piano. Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre, FourSeasons Centre for the Performing Arts,145 Queen St. W. 416-363-8231. Free.●●12:00 noon: Jeunesses Musicales Ontario.Emerging Artists Concerts on Tour: WhiteNight in Russia. Marina Thibeault, viola;Michel-Alexandre Broekaert, piano. RichardBradshaw Amphitheatre, Four SeasonsCentre for the Performing Arts, 145 QueenTORQPERCUSSION.CA50 | October 1 - November 7, 2014 thewholenote.com

St. W. 416-363-8231. Free. Also Nov 7 (eve,Prescott).●●7:30: Royal Conservatory. Mazzoleni Masters:Musicians from Marlboro. Haydn:Piano Trio in e-flat; Britten: String QuartetNo.3 Op.94; Fauré: Piano Quartet No.2 in gOp.45. Emilie-Anne Gendron, violin; Danbi Um,violin; Hsin-Yun Huang, viola; Gabriel Cabezas,cello; Angela Park, cello; Ieva Jokubaviciute,piano. Mazzoleni Concert Hall, 273 Bloor St.W. 416-408-0208. .●●8:00: Corporation of Massey Hall and RoyThomson Hall. Agnes Obel. HarbourfrontCentre Theatre, 235 Queens Quay W. 416-872-4255. .50-.50.●●8:00: Musideum. Christa Couture & HillaryGrist, singer/songwriters. Folk, pop, jazz.Suite 133 (main floor), 401 Richmond St. W.416-599-7323. $20.Wednesday November 5●●12:30: Yorkminster Park Baptist Church.Noonday organ recitals. William Maddox,organ. 1585 Yonge St. 416-922-1167. Free.●●5:30: Canadian Opera Company. WorldMusic Series: Walk to the Sea. Ensembleof jazz and world musicians explore crossculturalcommonalities from their sharedArabic, Roma, Sephardic and North Africanroots. David Buchbinder, trumpet and composer;Hilario Durán, piano. Richard BradshawAmphitheatre, Four Seasons Centre forthe Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W. 416-363-8231. Free.●●7:00: University of Toronto Faculty ofMusic. John R. Stratton Visitor in Music: StudentVocalists with Catherine Wyn-Rogers.Walter Hall, Edward Johnson Building,80 Queen’s Park. 416-408-0208. Free.●●8:00: Corporation of Massey Hall and RoyThomson Hall. Agnes Obel. See Nov 4.●●8:00: Royal Conservatory/Small WorldMusic. World Music: Ana Moura. Portuguesefado music. Koerner Hall, 273 Bloor St. W.416-408-0208. -.Thursday November 6●●12:00 noon: Canadian Opera Company.Piano Virtuoso Series: 1914–1918: Lest WeForget…. Commemoration of the 100th anniversaryof the start of the First World War.Works by Rachmaninov, Medtner, Hindemith,Trillium BrassQuintetPianoSun. Nov. 2, 20142:00 pm2014-2015L’Accordéonisteaccordion, PianoMezzo-soPranoSun. Mar. 8, 20152:00 pmScriabin, Fauré and Ravel. Maxim Bernard,piano. Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre, FourSeasons Centre for the Performing Arts,145 Queen St. W. 416-363-8231. Free.●●12:10: University of Toronto Faculty ofMusic. Thursdays at Noon: Opera Spotlight.A preview of the Opera Division’s productionof Gilbert and Sullivan’s HMS Pinafore. WalterHall, Edward Johnson Building, 80 Queen’sPark. 416-408-0208. Free.●●12:15: Music at Metropolitan. Noon atMet. Matthew Whitfield, organ. MetropolitanUnited Church, 56 Queen St. E. 416-363-0331 x26. Free.●●3:00: Neapolitan Connection. Maxim Bernard,Piano. Arts and Letters Club, 14 Elm St.416-231-0006. .50-.●●6:30: York University Department ofMusic. Faculty Spotlight Series. CompleteMozart Violin Sonatas (selections). JacquesIsraelievitch, violin; and Christina PetrowskaQuilico, piano. Tribute Communities Hall,Accolade East Building, 4700 Keele St. 416-736-5888. ; (sr/st). Also Oct 24.●●7:30: Opera York. Lucia di Lammermoor.Donizetti. Allison Arends, soprano (Lucia);Gary Relyea, bass (Raimondo Bidebent); GuiseppeMacina, stage director; SabatinoVacca, conductor. Richmond Hill Centre forthe Performing Arts, 10268 Yonge St., RichmondHill. 905-787-8811. –; (st).Also Nov 8.●●7:30: University of Toronto Faculty ofMusic. U of T 12TET. Ralph Alessi, trumpet;Terry Promane, conductor. Walter Hall,Edward Johnson Building, 80 Queen’s Park.416-408-0208. $20; (st).●●8:00: Musideum. Bill Gilliam. Experimental.Bill Gilliam, composer/pianist. Suite 133 (mainfloor), 401 Richmond St. W. 416-599-7323.$20; (sr/st).Friday November 7●●12:10: Life & Music at St. Andrew’s. NoontimeRecital: Adam Zukiewicz, Piano. St.Andrew’s Church, 73 Simcoe St. 416-593-5600 x231. Free.●●7:30: Brott Music Festival. We Will RockYou! The Music of Queen. Concert and CraftBeer Tasting. Bohemian Rhapsody; AnotherOne Bites the Dust; Under Pressure. Jeans‘n Classics Revival Band; National AcademyMartin BeaverViolinSun. May 3, 20152:00 pmNewmarket Theatre 505 Pickering Cres. Newmarket————————— TICKETS —————————Series: / / Single: / $20 / Box Office: 905-953-5122 newmarkettheatre.caOrchestra. Burlington Performing Arts Centre,440 Locust St., Burlington. 905-525-7664. . Ticket includes a free beer tastingbeginning at 6 pm.●●7:30: Ontario Christian Music Assembly.Christian Festival Concert 2014. LiselotteRokyta, panflute; Andre Knevel, organ; OCMAVocal Quartet; Leendert Kooij, conductorand musical director. Roy Thomson Hall,60 Simcoe St. 416-872-4255. -.●●7:30: Ontario Christian Music AssemblyChoirs. Christian Festival Concert. Guests:Toronto Brass Quintet; Beatrice Carpino, soprano;Michael Ciufo, tenor; Adolfo De Santis,piano; Andre Knevel, organ; and others;Leendert Kooij, conductor. Roy Thomson Hall,60 Simcoe St. 416-636-9779. -. Audienceparticipation.●●7:30: University of Toronto Faculty ofMusic. Paradoxical by Nature. Blend ofmusical and theatrical performances withhumour and pathos. Walter Hall, EdwardJohnson Building, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-408-0208. Free.●●8:00: Art of Time Ensemble. The Poem/TheSong. Music inspired by the poem and poetryin musical settings. Works by Liszt/Petrarch,T.S.Eliot/Lloyd Webber; Whitman/Crumb,Cohen and others. Reader: Margaret Atwood;singers: Thom Allison, Gregory Hoskins, CarlaHuhtanen; musicians: Andrew Burashko,piano; Barry Shiffman, violin; Andrew Downing,bass; John Johnson, saxophone; RachelMercer, cello; Rob Piltch, guitar. HarbourfrontCentre Theatre, 235 Queens Quay W. 416-973-4000. -. Also November 8.●●8:00: The Toronto Consort. Paris Confidential.Music, words and images of 16th centuryParis. Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre, 427 BloorRob CrabtreePiperNine Sparrows Arts Foundation& Yorkminster Park Baptist ChurchColleen BurnsNarratorWilliam MaddoxOrganPresentfeaturingSpecial GuestJohn McDermottSt. W. 416-964-6337. -. Also November8. 8:00: Etobicoke Community ConcertBand. “Swingin’ to the Future” Tribute to theBig Band Era. Guests: Toronto All-Star BigBand; John Edward Liddle, conductor. EtobicokeCollegiate Auditorium, 86 MontgomeryRd., Etobicoke. 416-410-1570. ; (st);free(child).●●8:00: Music Gallery/Toronto CreativeImprovisers Festival. Rub Out The Word:A William S. Burroughs Centennial Event.Extended multi-media work, featuring anactor, 11-piece orchestra, electroacousticsound and visual projections. Glen Hall, saxophones,flute, Kyma X, electroacoustic sound.The Larkin SingersSaturdayNovember 8th, 20147:30 pmAdmission FreeDonations WelcomeYorkminster ParkBaptist Church ChoirThe Hedgerow SingersYorkminster Park Baptist Church1585 Yonge Street at Heath Streetwww.9sparrowsarts.orgwww.yorkminsterpark.com~E TO|oNTOCºNSO|tNovember 7 & 8Trinity-St. Paul’s CentreCall 416-964-6337TorontoConsort.orgEric N. RobertsonMusic Directorthewholenote.com October 1 - November 7, 2014 | 51

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