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Volume 20 Issue 3 - November 2014

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Ave. 416-535-9956. ; $20(sr/st).● ● 8:00: Royal Conservatory. Music of theAmericas: Diego El Cigala. Flamenco interpretationsof Argentinian works by Gardel,Piazzolla and Yupanqui; classic tango piecesand contemporary works. Koerner Hall,273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208. -5.● ● 8:00: Tapestry Opera. Tapestry Briefs:Booster Shots. See Nov 13; Also Nov 16.● ● 8:30: Soulpepper. Weekly Cabaret Series:Down with Love. Material drawn frommusical theatre, jazz, cabaret and beyond.Robert Cushman; Mark Camilleri, piano.Young Centre for the Performing Arts, DistilleryDistrict, 50 Tank House Ln. 416-866-8666. $20,(st).Sunday November 16● ● 10:15am: St. John’s United Church. WorldMusic Sunday: Voices of the Earth: GlenHornblast. Celebration of the earth’s beauty,fragility and sacredness. 2 Nobert Rd. 416-491-1224. Free.● ● 10:30am: Lawrence Park CommunityChurch. Brian Barlow Quartet. 2180 BayviewAve. 416-489-1551. Freewill offering. ReligiousService. Free parking; wheelchair accessible.● ● 1:30: Seicho-No-Ie Centre. 6 Cellists,6 Concerts, 6 Bach Suites. Bach: Suite forunaccompanied cello, No.6 in D (BWV1012).Ariel Barnes, cello. Seicho-No-Ie Toronto,662 Victoria Park Ave. 416-690-8686. $20.● ● 2:00: Timothy Eaton Memorial Church.Organ Symphony. Saint-Saëns: SymphonyNo.3 in c Op.78. Christopher Dawes, organ;Sanctuary Choir with Elaine Choi, conductor;Toronto Concert Orchestra with KerryA. Concerts in the GTAticketweb.ca1-888-222-6608Stratton, conductor. 230 St. Clair Ave. W.1-888-222-6608. ; $20(sr/st).● ● 3:00: Ton Beau String Quartet. Premieres.Rowson: String Quartet; Haydn: String QuartetOp.33 No.3; Puccini: “Crisantemi.” HeliconianHall, 35 Hazelton Ave. 416-922-3618. ;$20(sr); PWYC(st/child).●●3:00: Royal Conservatory/Music Toronto.Invesco Piano Concerts: Richard Goode. Mozart:Adagio in b; Beethoven: Piano SonataNo.24; Brahms: 8 Klavierstücke; Debussy:Children’s Corner; Schumann: Humoreske.Koerner Hall, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208.-.presentsWind SongSunday, November 16, 20143:30 PMFeaturing special guest conductorand arranger Howard CableArtistic director and Clarinet soloistMichele Jacotwww.wychwoodclarinetchoir.com● ● 3:30: Wychwood Clarinet Choir. WindSong. Elgar: Nimrod; Mozart: Marriage ofFigaro(overture); Gounod: Funeral Marchof a Marionette(arr. Greaves); new works.Michele Jacot; Guest: Howard Cable, conductor.Church of St. Michael and All Angels,611 St. Clair W. . $20; (sr); (st/child).● ● 4:00: Cathedral Church of St. James.Organ Recitals. Andrew Ager, organ.65 Church St. 416-364-7865. Free; donationswelcomed.A VISIT FROMCROATIAThe CantusEnsembleSunday November 16,7pmcanadiansinfonietta.com● ● 7:00: Canadian Sinfonietta. A Visit fromCroatia. Casablancas: Dance, Song and Celebration;Pepa: Yakami Variazioni; Ivičević:Piece for chamber ensemble; Šipuš: un breveViaggio. Srebrenka Poljak, harpsichord;Erika Crinó, piano; Cantus Ensemble; IvanJosip Skender, conductor. Glenn Gould Studio,250 Front St. W. 1-866-943-8849. ;(sr); $20(st).Generation2014TANBRASSET● ● 4:00: Dim Sum Ensemble. hatch. Newworks by Bai, Koumoulas, Oickle, Oxoby andVan Driel. Yangqin, zheng, percussion, erhuand cello. Agincourt Community Church,3080 Birchmount Rd., Scarborough. 647-478-4608. $20.● ● 4:30: Christ Church Deer Park. Jazz Vespers.Tribute to Zoot Sims. 1570 Yonge St. 416-920-5211x22. Freewill offering.● ● 4:30: Trio Arkel. Black Angels. Worksby Crumb; Bach(arr. Sitkovetsky): GoldbergVariations(for string trio). Guest: JonathanCrow, violin. Church of the Holy Trinity,10 Trinity Sq. 416-409-6824. ; (st).Nov. 16@The Music Gallerywww.NewMusicConcerts.com44 | November 1 - December 7, 2014 thewholenote.comRAMONHALL● ● 8:00: New Music Concerts. Generation2014. Brasset: coup_coupé; Hall: ObjectPermanence; Ramon: Labyrinth of light;Tan: Ksana II. L’Ensemble contemporain deMontréal; Véronique Lacroix, conductor.Music Gallery, 197 John St. 416-961-9594. ;(sr/arts worker); (st).● ● 8:00: Tapestry Opera. Tapestry Briefs:Booster Shots. See Nov 13.● ● 10:15: St. John’s United Church. Voices ofthe Earth. Glen Hornblast, singer/songwriter.2 Nobert Rd. 416-491-1224. Free.Monday November 17● ● 12:30: York University Department ofMusic. R&B Ensemble. Mike Cadó, conductor.Martin Family Lounge, 219 Accolade EastBuilding, 4700 Keele St. 416-736-5888. Free.Tuesday November 18● ● 12:00 noon: Canadian Opera Company.Chamber Music Series: Classical and New

DAEDALUS QUARTETAge Creations. German Baroque to New Agemusic for flute and percussion. Works byTelemann, Pärt, Hatzis and P. Parker. SusanHoeppner, flute; Beverley Johnston, percussion.Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre, FourSeasons Centre for the Performing Arts,145 Queen St. W. 416-363-8231. Free.● ● 12:00 noon: Nine Sparrows/YorkminsterPark Baptist Church. Lunchtime ChamberMusic: Rising Stars Recital. Students fromUniversity of Toronto Faculty of Music. YorkminsterPark Baptist Church, 1585 Yonge St.416-241-1298. Free. Donations welcome.● ● 1:00: Cathedral Church of St. James.Organ Recitals. Andrew Ager, organ.65 Church St. 416-364-7865. Free; donationswelcomed.● ● 8:00: Musideum. Barbara Croall. FirstNations/New music. Suite 133 (main floor),401 Richmond St. W. 416-599-7323. $20.Wednesday November 19● ● 12:30: Yorkminster Park Baptist Church.John Paul Farahat, Organ. 1585 Yonge St. 416-922-1167. Free.MUSIC OFTHE ENGLISHBAROQUENov 19-23416.964.6337tafelmusik.org● ● 7:00: Tafelmusik. Theatre of Magic: Musicof the English Baroque. Purcell: The FairyQueen; Locke: The Tempest; Handel: Rinaldo;and other works inspired by theatre. JoélleHarvey, soprano. Guest: Pavlo Beznosiuk, violinand conductor. Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre,Jeanne Lamon Hall, 427 Bloor St. W. 416-964-6337. -; -(sr); -(under36). Also Nov 20-23.● ● 7:30: Junction Trio. Autumn Tango. J.S.Gray: Gladstone Fragments(world premiere);works by Piazzolla and Villa-Lobos. Guests:ZARI, and Viva Mexico Mariachi Band. St.Anne’s Anglican Church, 270 Gladstone Ave.416-993-5883. PWYC ($20 recommended).● ● 7:30: Opera by Request. Mozart: Don at Giovanni.Giovanni Spanu, baritone (Don Giovanni);Gregory Finney, bass-baritone(Leporello); Katharine Dain, soprano (DonnaAnna); Kiri Parker, soprano(Donna Elvira);and others; William Shookhoff, piano/musicdirector.www.music-toronto.comCollege Street United Church,452 College St. 416-455-2365. $20.● ● 7:30: University of Toronto Faculty ofMusic. gamUT Ensemble Concert. Wallace Halladay, conductor. Walter Hall, EdwardJohnson Building, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-408-0208. Free.● ● 8:00: Nano Stern. Respectful IrreverenceTour. Harbourfront Centre, 235 Queens QuayW. 416-593-4822 x335. .50 - .50.Thursday, November 20 at 8 pm● ● 8:00: Prostate Cancer Canada SupportCommittee. ONE-IN-SEVEN: A Concert inSupport of Prostate Cancer Canada. Jazzto opera, v barbershop to broadway. The RonDavis Trio; Harbourtown Sound; Arbah B’Shir;Two Tenors: Rabbi Moshe Meirovich and Dr.Albert Weisbrot; Gordon Brown, accompanist;and introducing young musicians, JP Saxeand Raphael Weinroth-Browne. Koerner Hall,273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208. 0; ;(age 25 and younger).Thursday November 20SIMON TRPCESKITHEATREOF MAGIC: Pianist● ● 12:00 noon: Canadian Opera Company.Chamber Music Series: Chamber Connections.Music for chamber ensemble and voice.Chausson: Chanson perpétuelle for sopranoand piano quintet. Artists of The Glenn GouldSchool. Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre,Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts,145 Queen St. W. 416-363-8231. Free.● ● 12:10: University of Toronto Faculty ofMusic. Thursdays at Noon: Student ChamberEnsembles. Walter Hall, Edward JohnsonBuilding, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-408-0208.Free.● ● 12:15: Music at Metropolitan. Noon atMet: Raymond Spasovski, piano. MetropolitanUnited Church, 56 Queen St. E. 416-363-0331 x26. Free.● ● 6:00: Canadian Music Centre. Key ChangeFundraiser. Hilario Duran Trio. 20 St. JosephSt. 416-961-6601 x201. 0. 5 tax receipt.Refreshments and silent auction.● ● 6:45: Toronto Symphony Orchestra.Pre-concert Performance: TSO ChamberSoloists. Nielsen Wind Quintet (Nora Shulman,flute; Sarah Jeffrey, oboe; JoaquinValdepeñas, clarinet; Neil Deland, horn; andMichael Sweeney, bassoon). Roy ThomsonHall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-593-4828. Free. 8:00:Masterworks Concert follows (see Nov 20listing below).● ● 8:00: Music Toronto. Daedalus Quartet.Mozart: QuartetCanadianin G,PatrimoineK.80; Berg: String Quartet,Op.3; Beethoven: Quartet in B-flat, Op.130Heritage canadienwith the Grosse Fuge in B-flat, Op.133. Min-Young Kim, violin; Matilda Kaul, violin; JessicaThompson, viola; Thomas Kraines, cello. JaneMallett Theatre, St. Lawrence Centre for theTuesday, November 25 at 8 pm416-366-7723 1-800-708-6754order online at www.stlc.comMusic TORONTODAEDALUSQUARTETNovember 20 at 8 pmArts, 27 Front St. E. 416-366-7723. ; ;(st); 18 to 35 pay your age.● ● 8:00: Musideum. Matti Palonen and SiniErme. Finnish folk. Suite 133 (main floor),401 Richmond St. W. 416-599-7323. $20.● ● 8:00: Tafelmusik. Theatre of Magic: Musicof the English Baroque. See Nov 19; AlsoNov 21, 22, 23 (mat).● ● 8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra.Masterworks: Beethoven & Nielsen. Mozart:Don Giovanni (Overture) K.527; Beethoven:Piano Concerto No.5 “Emperor;” Nielsen:Symphony No.5. Jan Lisiecki, piano; ThomasDausgaard, conductor. Roy Thomson Hall,60 Simcoe St. 416-593-4828. –5. 6:45:free pre-concert performance (Nov 20).Intermission chats in the lobby. Also Nov 22.Friday November 21● ● 12:10: Music At St. Andrew’s. NoontimeRecital. Norman Brown, baritone; FredericLacroix, piano; Christian Vachon, violin. St.Andrew’s Church, 73 Simcoe St. 416-593-5600x231. Free.● ● 1:10: Gordon Murray Presents. Piano Potpourri.Classics, opera, operetta, musicals,ragtime, pop, international and other genres.Gordon Murray, piano. Trinity-St. Paul’sUnited Church, 427 Bloor St. W. 416-631-4300. PWYC. Also Nov 7, Nov 14, Nov 28.● ● 7:00: Soundstreams Salon 21. Old Instruments,New Music. Ancient instruments performedin contemporary and experimentalways. Guests: Toronto Consort. GardinerMuseum, 111 Queen’s Park. 416-504-1282.Free; PWYC.● ● 7:30: Opera by Request. Puccini: MadamaButterfly. Andrea Naccarato, soprano (Cio-Cio-San); Paul Williamson, tenor (Pinkerton);Michael Robert-Broder, baritone (Sharpless);Sarah Steinert, mezzo (Suzuki); and others;William Shookhoff, piano/music director. CollegeStreet United Church, 452 College St.416-455-2365. $20.● ● 7:30: Royal Conservatory. Discovery Series:GGS Fall Opera: Dominick Argento’s Postcardfrom Morocco. Students of the GlennGould School’s vocal program; Peter Tiefenbach,music director. Mazzoleni ConcertHall, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208. . AlsoNov 22.● ● 7:30: University of Toronto Faculty ofMusic. University of Toronto Concert Orchestra.TBA. Paul Widner, conductor. Walter Hall,Edward Johnson Building, 80 Queen’s Park.Music TORONTO416-408-0208. Free.● ● 7:30: Windermere String Quartet. Transitions.Beethoven: SIMONQuartet in f Op.95 “Serioso”;vMendelssohn: Quartet in a Op.13; Rival: Tracesof a Silent TRPCESKILandscape. Windermere StringQuartet; TorontoPianistUnited Mennonite ChurchChoir. Toronto United Mennonite Church,1774 Queen St. E. 416-769-0952. . Proceedsto benefit Aurora House, transitionalhousing for immigrant victims of humantrafficking.● ● 7:30: York University Department ofMusic. Gospel Choir. Works by Walker, Dillard,Jenkins with Fellowship Chicago, NewDirection and others. Corey Butler: keyboard;Daniel Perecki, bass; Kairon Haynes, drums;Geoff McFarlane, guitar; Daniel Cowans,organ; Karen Burke, conductor. Sandra Faireand Ivan Fecan Theatre, Accolade East Building,4700 Keele St. 416-736-5888. ; (sr/st). November Also 22. 25 at 8 pm● ● 8:00: Aga Khan Museum. Oyan! Project:Awakening. Reinterpreting mugham traditionalimprovisation. Franghiz Ali-Zadeh,composer; Sashar Zarif, dance/choreography;Elnur Mikayilev, kamancheh; MiralamMiralamov, mugham singer. Aga KhanMuseum Auditorium, 77 Wynford Drive. 416-646-4677. -. Also Nov 22, 23(mat).● ● 8:00: Corporation of Massey Hall and RoyThomson Hall/Toronto Blues Society. 28thAnnual Women’s Blues Revue. Massey Hall,178 Victoria St. 416-872-4255. -.● ● 8:00: Gallery 345. Reverb Brass: Passages.Contemporary works. 345 Sorauren Ave. 416-822-9781. ; (sr/arts worker); (st).● ● 8:00: Musideum. Lara Solnicki andGeorge Koller. Jazz. Suite 133 (main floor),401 Richmond St. W. 416-599-7323. $20.● ● 8:00: Royal Conservatory/Batuki Music/Small World Music. World Music: IdanRaichel and Vieux Farka Touré: The Touré-Raichel Collective. Collaboration of musicaltraditions from Isreal and Mali. Idan Raichel,piano; Vieux Farka Touré, guitar. Koerner Hall,on period instrumentsTransitionsa benefit for victims ofhuman traffickingBeethoven Op. 95Mendelssohn Op. 13Robert Rival Traces ofa Silent LandscapeFriday, Nov 21, 7:30Toronto UnitedMennonite Church1774 Queen St Ethewholenote.com November 1 - December 7, 2014 | 45

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