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Volume 20 Issue 4 - December 2014

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an Ontario government agencyun organisme du gouvernement de l’OntarioCentre, 427 Bloor St. W. 416-466-1800. ;(sr); (st). 3:00: Pre-concert chat. AlsoJan 11(eve), 13(mat/eve).● ● 4:00: Cathedral Church of St. James.Organ recitals. Trinity Organ Scholar.65 Church St. 416-364-7865 ext. 245. Free;donations welcomed.● ● 4:00: St. Philip’s Anglican Church. JazzVespers: Barbara Lica Trio. 25 St. Phillips Rd.,Etobicoke. 416-247-5181. Freewill offering.● ● 4:30: Christ Church Deer Park. Jazz Vespers.Bob Brough Quartet (Bob Brough, saxophone;Artie Roth,bass; Adrean Farrugia,piano; Terry Clarke, drums). 1570 Yonge St.416-920-5211x22. Freewill offering.Tuesday January 13● ● 12:00 noon: Canadian Opera Company.Chamber Music Series: The Golden Violin.Virtuoso masterworks for violin and piano.Victor Fournelle-Blain, violin; Philip Chiu,piano. Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre, FourSeasons Centre for the Performing Arts,TORONTOMASQUETHEATREThe PerformingArts in FUSIONA. Concerts in the GTA145 Queen St. W. 416-363-8231. Free.● ● 12:10: Nine Sparrows Arts Foundation/Yorkminster Park Baptist Church. LunchtimeChamber Music. Amahl Arulanandam,cello. Yorkminster Park Baptist Church,1585 Yonge St. 416-241-1298. Free. Donationswelcome.● ● 12:10: University of Toronto Faculty ofMusic. Orastoryo! Performance class forsingers. Darryl Edwards, voice; Mia Bach,piano. Walter Hall, Edward Johnson Building,80 Queen’s Park. 416-408-0208. Free. Opento the public.● ● 1:00: Cathedral Church of St. James.Organ recitals. Andrew Ager, organist.65 Church St. 416-364-7865 ext. 245. Free;donations welcomed.● ● 5:30: Canadian Music Centre. CMC on the13th: Avian Allure - The 21st Century Virtuoso.Messiaen: Catalogue d’Oiseaux (Book IV);Tremblay: Musique de l’eau. Ryan MacEvoyMcCullough, piano. 20 St. Joseph St. 416-961-6601 x201. $20/(adv).● ● 8:00: Talisker Players. Puttin’ On The Ritz.See Jan 11(mat/eve), 13(mat).Wednesday January 14● ● 12:30: Yorkminster Park Baptist Church.Noontime Recitals. Imre Olah, organ.1585 Yonge St. 416-922-1167. Free.● ● 6:30: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Mozart@259:Mozart as Performer. Mozart:Piano Concerto No.23, K.488; Mozart: SymphonyNo.31, K.297 “Paris”. Matthew Halls,conductor; Benedetto Lupo, piano; Tom Allen,host. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-598-3375. –.Thursday January 15● ● 12:00 noon: Canadian Opera Company.Jazz Series: All or Nothing at All. Jazz standardsand original compositions. RémiBolduc, saxophone; McGill Honours JazzCombo. 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: Composing Comedy.Works by the students of Eric Robertson.Walter Hall, Edward Johnson Building,80 Queen’s Park. 416-408-0208. Free.● ● 12:15: Music at Metropolitan. Noon at Met.Paolo Busato, organ. Metropolitan UnitedChurch, 56 Queen St. E. 416-363-0331. Free.● ● 8:00: Toronto Masque Theatre. Acis andGalatea. Handel. Teri Dunn, soprano; LawrenceWiliford, tenor; Graham Thomson,tenor; Peter McGillivray, baritone; periodorchestra; members of UofT’s Schola Cantorum;Larry Beckwith, conductor. EnochTurner Schoolhouse, 106 Trinity St. 416-410-4561. ; (sr); $20(under 30). 7:15: preshowlecture and recital. Also Jan 16, 17.● ● 8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra.Mozart@259: Mozart as Performer. Mozart:Serenade No.6, K.239 “Serenata notturna”;Mozart: Piano Concerto No.23, K.488;Mozart: Sonata No.15 in C Major for Organand Strings; Mozart: Symphony No.31, K.297“Paris”. Matthew Halls, conductor; JonathanCrow, leader & violin; Benedetto Lupo, piano;Patricia Krueger, organ. Roy Thomson Hall,60 Simcoe St. 416-598-3375. –5.Friday January 16● ● 12:30: York University Department ofMusic. Music at Midday: Aria with Me. Studentsof Classical Vocal Performance. TributeCommunities Hall, Accolade East Building,4700 Keele St. 647-459-0701. 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. Lunch and snack friendly.● ● 7:30: Eybler Quartet. It’s About Time. Anall-Beethoven evening. Beethoven: StringQuartets Op.18 No.1-3. Aisslinn Nosky andJulie Wedman, violins; Patrick Jordan,viola; Margaret Gay, cello. Heliconian Hall,35 Hazelton Ave. 416-463-2154. ; $20(sr);(st/arts workers).● ● 8:00: Hart House Theatre. Jesus ChristSuperstar. David Michael Moote (Jesus);Aaron Williams (Judas); Claire Hunter (Mary);Harold Lumilan (Simon); James King (Peter);Matthew Fuller (Caiaphas). 7 Hart House Circle.416-978-8849. ; (sr); (st). RunsJan 16 to 31(start times vary).● ● 8:00: Musideum. Spirit Music Matters.Spirit music; healing new age. ChristopherReynolds, Paul Béla Ray & Friends. Suite 133(main floor), 401 Richmond St. W. 416-599-7323. $20.● ● 8:00: Toronto Masque Theatre. Acis andGalatea. See Jan 15; Also Jan 17.Saturday January 17● ● 6:30: VIVA! Youth Singers of Toronto.Songs of Innocence. 15th Anniversary. Trinity-St.Paul’s United Church, 427 Bloor St. W.416-788-8482. $20/(adv).● ● 7:30: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Mozart@259:Mozart Family Ties. Mozart: AMusical Joke, K.522; L. Mozart: Concerto forAlto Trombone; L. Mozart: Concerto for Trumpetin D Major; Haydn: Symphony No.60 inC Major “Il distratto”; Peter Schickele: Einekleine Nichtmusik. Matthew Halls, conductor;Andrew McCandless, trumpet; Gordon Wolfe,trombone. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St.416-598-3375. –. Also Jan 18 (mat).● ● 8:00: Academy Concert Series. Preludeto a Fantasia. Works by Bach, Telemann andothers. Emily Eng, viola; Kerri McGonigle,cello; Marco Cera, oboe; Anna March, bassoon;Philip Fournier, harpsichord. EastminsterUnited Church, 310 Danforth Ave.416-629-3716. $20; (sr/st).● ● 8:00: Acoustic Harvest. Pre-WinterfolkFestival Showcase. Brian Gladstone, TonyQuarringon, Noah Zacharin, Lynn Harrison,Clela Errington & Jocelyn Barth and others.St. Nicholas Anglican Church, 1512 KingstonRd. 416-264-2235. /(adv). 7:30: Doorsopen.● ● 8:00: Arraymusic. Spanning Tree, a NewWork by Michael Oesterle. Full-length compositionfor solo percussion. David Schotzko,percusssion. Array Space, 155 Walnut St. 416-532-3019. $20.00; (sr/st/arts workers);/ (advance). 7:15: pre-show talk.● ● 8:00: Hart House Theatre. Jesus ChristSuperstar. See Jan 16; Runs Jan 16 to 31(starttimes vary).● ● 8:00: Toronto Masque Theatre. Acis andGalatea. See Jan 15.Sunday January 18● ● 3:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Mozart@259:Mozart Family Ties. Mozart: AMusical Joke, K.522; L. Mozart: Concerto forAlto Trombone; L. Mozart: Concerto for Trumpetin D Major; Haydn: Symphony No.60 inC Major “Il distratto”; Peter Schickele: EineAcis and GalateaBy George Frideric HandelImagine, on a coldwinter’s night, the historicEnoch Turner Schoolhouselit by candlelight. Imagineexperiencing Handel’smasterpiece of love andtransformation.January 15-17, 2015torontomasquetheatre.com416-410-4561Prelude to a FantasiaJanuary 17, 2015, 8pmThe Baroque practice of “improvising” is an elegant andpractical way to warm up and check tuning. Each musicianwill perform a solo prelude or fantasy before each of themain works by a range of Baroque composers from Italy,Germany, France and England. With Marco Cera, oboe;Anna March, bassoon; Emily Eng, viola; Kerri McGonigle,cello; Philip Fournier, harpsichord.Eastminster United Church, 310 Danforth Avenue(West of Chester) All 3 concerts begin at 8pm • doors open at 7:30pmREGULAR TICKETS: $20 ( for 3), STUDENT/SENIOR: ( for 3)academyconcertseries.com 416.629.37162014-2015 SEASON‘NOONAT MET’Free concertsat 12:15 pmMusicat MetropolitanJan. 15 Paolo Busato,organistJan. 22 Emily ChiangpianistJan. 29 Radka HanákovápianistFeb. 5 Timothy WisnickipianistMetropolitan United Church56 Queen Street E .,Toronto416-363-0331 (ext. 26)www.metunited.org52 | December 1 2014 - February 7, 2015 thewholenote.com

kleine Nichtmusik. Matthew Halls, conductor;Andrew McCandless, trumpet; Gordon Wolfe,trombone. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St.416-598-3375. –. Also Jan 17 (eve).● ● 4:00: ASLAN Boys Choir of Toronto. Charityconcert for Sanctuary Shelter. Works byJoubert, Holman and others. Church of theTransfiguration, 111 Manor Rd. E. 416-859-7464. Freewill offering. All proceeds go to theSanctuary Shelter.● ● 4:00: Cathedral Church of St. James.Organ recitals. Andrew Ager, organist.65 Church St. 416-364-7865 ext. 245. Free;donations welcomed.● ● 4:00: Vocal Mosaic and Celebration Choir.Catch a Falling Star. Popular and folk music.Linda Eyman, conductor. Trinity-St. Paul’sUnited Church, 427 Bloor St. W. 416-455-9238. $20; (sr/st).● ● 5:00: Nocturnes in the City. George GrosmanJazz Quintet. Prague Restaurant , Masaryktown,450 Scarborough Golf Club Rd.416-481-2716. .● ● 8:00: Musideum. Hannah Shira Naiman.Oldtime folk country singer-songwriter dancer.Suite 133 (main floor), 401 Richmond St.W. 416-599-7323. .Monday January 19● ● 7:00: Royal Conservatory/Toronto BluesSociety. Music Mix: Maple Blues Awards. Featuringguest musicians from across Canadarepresenting the most current blues music,backed by the Maple Blues Band. KoernerHall, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208. -.● ● 7:00: University of Toronto Faculty ofMusic. Monday Evening Concerts. Crumb:Voice of the Whale for 3 Masked Players;Angelo: Sonata para flauta, viola y piano;Hatzis: Nadir for flute, viola and tape. SusanHoeppner, flute; Teng Li, viola; ShaunaRolston, cello; Lydia Wong, piano. Walter Hall,Edward Johnson Building, 80 Queen’s Park.416-408-0208. ; (sr); (st).Tuesday January 20● ● 12:00 noon: Canadian Opera Company.Jazz Series: Cross Cultural Journey. Compositionsthat blend elements of traditionalIndian classical raga music and contemporaryjazz. Justin Gray’s Indo-Jazz Collective.Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre, FourSeasons Centre for the Performing Arts,145 Queen St. W. 416-363-8231. Free.● ● 12:10: Nine Sparrows Arts Foundation/Yorkminster Park Baptist Church. LunchtimeChamber Music: Ragtime. Angus Sinclair, piano.Yorkminster Park Baptist Church, 1585 YongeSt. 416-241-1298. Donations welcome.● ● 12:30: York University Department ofMusic. Music at Midday: Student Showcase.Martin Family Lounge, 219 Accolade EastBuilding, 4700 Keele St. 647-459-0701. Free.● ● 1:00: Cathedral Church of St. James.Organ recitals. David Briggs, organist.65 Church St. 416-364-7865 ext. 245. Free;donations welcomed.● ● 8:00: Musideum. Conrad Gayle. Christianjazz. Suite 133 (main floor), 401 Richmond St.W. 416-599-7323. $20.● ● 8:00: New Music Concerts and MusicToronto. Maritime Miniatures with CanadianMusic Ambassador Barbara Pritchard.Alwynne Pritchard: Mesarch; Anthony Genge:History and Memory; Daryl Jamieson: mountain/cherry/blossoms;Bach: Aria; and selectionsfrom “Variations” (Ross; Genge; Altman;Blais; Crutchley; Gibson; Bauer; Litke; Parker;Music TORONTOBARBARAPRITCHARDPianistJanuary 20 at 8 pmFarrell). Barbara Pritchard, solo piano. JaneMallett Theatre, St. Lawrence Centre for theArts, 27 Front St. E. 416-366-7723. ; ;18 to 35, pay your age; (st).Gidon Kremer andDaniil TrifonovTUES., JAN. 20, 2015 8PMKOERNER HALLGenerously supported byDeanne and Joseph Bogdan.TICKETS: 416.408.0208● ● 8:00: Royal Conservatory. String Series:Gidon Kremer and Daniil Trifonov. Mozart:Violin Sonata No.33 in E-flat K481; Schubert:Fantasy in C D760; Rachmaninov: Trio élégiaqueNo.2 in d Op.9. Gidon Kremer, violin;Daniil Trifonov, piano. Koerner Hall, 273 BloorSt. W. 416-408-0208. -.Wednesday January 21● ● 12:00 noon: York University Departmentof Music. Music at Midday: New MusicEnsemble. Original works. Students of MattBrubeck. Martin Family Lounge, 219 AccoladeEast Building, 4700 Keele St. 647-459-0701.Free.● ● 12:30: Yorkminster Park Baptist Church.Noontime Recitals: Music for Robbie BurnsDay. John McKay, bagpipes; Angus Sinclair,organ. 1585 Yonge St. 416-922-1167. Free.● ● 3:00: Toronto Mendelssohn Choir. CommunityConcert. Toronto Mendelssohn Choir;Elora Festival Singers; Noel Edison, conductor.Yorkminster Park Baptist Church,1585 Yonge St. 416-598-0422 x223. Free.● ● 7:30: Royal Conservatory. MazzoleniMasters: Afiara String Quartet. Haydn: StringQuartet in C Op.50 No.2; Schumann: StringQuartet in a Op.41 No.1. Mazzoleni ConcertHall, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208. .● ● 8:00: Hart House Theatre. Jesus ChristSuperstar. See Jan 16; Runs Jan 16 to 31(starttimes vary).Thursday January 22● ● 12:00 noon: Canadian Opera Company.Vocal Series: Songs of Love and War. Musiccommemorating both World Wars and the fallof the Berlin Wall. Artists of the COC EnsembleStudio. 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: Follow Us. Schubert:Arpeggione Sonata; Schumann: KreutzerSonata; new work by Beckwith. PeterStoll, clarinet, and Adam Zukiewicz, piano.Walter Hall, Edward Johnson Building,80 Queen’s Park. 416-408-0208. Free.● ● 12:15: Music at Metropolitan. Noon at Met.Emily Chiang, piano. Metropolitan UnitedChurch, 56 Queen St. E. 416-363-0331. Free.● ● 12:30: York University Department ofMusic. Jazz at Noon: Barry Elmes Quintet.Original works. Barry Elmes, drums; KevinTurcotte, trumpet; Mike Murley, saxophone;Reg Schwage, guitar; Steve Wallace, bass.Martin Family Lounge, 219 Accolade EastBuilding, 4700 Keele St. 647-459-0701. Free.● ● 8:00: Hart House Theatre. Jesus ChristSuperstar. See Jan 16; Runs Jan 16 to 31(starttimes vary).● ● 8:00: Musideum. Michael Finlay. Classical.Solo piano. Suite 133 (main floor),401 Richmond St. W. 416-599-7323. $20.BEETHOVENSYMPHONY NO.5@KOERNER HALLJan 22-25416.408.0208tafelmusik.org● ● 8:00: Tafelmusik. Beethoven No.5.Beethoven: Symphony No.5; Mass in C. Guest:Kent Nagano, conductor; Nathalie Paulin, soprano;Laura Pudwell, mezzo; Lawrence Wiliford,tenor; Sumner Thompson, baritone;Chamber Choir. Koerner Hall, 273 Bloor St.W. 416-408-0208. –7; –(sr);–(35 and under). Also Jan 23, 24, and25(mat).● ● 8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Mozart@259:Mozart Mass in C Minor. Mozart:Selections from Lo sposo deluso K.430and Zaide, K.344;Mozart: Mass in c, K.427.Paul Goodwin, conductor; Hélène Guilmette,soprano; Julie Boulianne, mezzo-soprano;John Tessier, tenor; Jean-Phillipe Fortier-Lazure, tenor; Gordon Bintner, bass-baritone;Elmer Iseler Singers and Amadeus Choir. RoyThomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-598-3375.$.75–9. Also Jan 24 and 25 (GeorgeWeston Recital Hall).Friday January 23● ● 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. Lunch and snack friendly.● ● 4:00: Kevin Komisaruk. Organista. KnoxCollege Chapel, 59 St George St. 416-978-2079. Free.Henderson-Kolkguitar duoFriday, Jan. 238pmauroraculturalcentre.ca905 713-1818● ● 8:00: Aurora Cultural Centre. 2015 GreatArtist Music Series: Henderson-Kolk GuitarDuo. Works by Bach, Mozart, Rodrigo & Piazzolla.Drew Henderson, Michael Kolk, guitars.Brevik Hall, Aurora Cultural Centre,22 Church St., Aurora. 905-713-1818. ;(sr/st).●●8:00: Sinfonia Toronto. Mozart andShostakovich. Shostakovich: Viola Sonata forViola and Orchestra(arr. Levkovich); Mozart:String Quartet No.23 in F K590(arr. Arman).thewholenote.com December 1 2014 - February 7, 2015 | 53

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