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Volume 21 Issue 4 - December 2015/January 2016

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What's a vinyl renaissance? What happens when Handel's Messiah runs afoul of the rumba rhythm setting on a (gasp!) Hammond organ? What work does Marc-Andre Hamelin say he would be content to have on every recital program he plays? What are Steve Wallace's favourite fifty Christmas recordings? Why is violinist Daniel Hope celebrating Yehudi Menuhin's 100th birthday at Koerner Hall January 28? Answers to all these questions (and a whole lot more) in the Dec/Jan issue of The WholeNote.

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Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts, 10268 Yonge St., Richmond Hill. 905- 787-8811. -. ●●8:00: Ensemble Polaris. Santa’s Gone Home! Featuring festive- and post-festive music old and new. St. Bartholomew’s Anglican Church, 509 Dundas St. E. 416-588-4301. ; (sr/st/unwaged); (child). SYMPHONIE FANTASTIQUE PETER OUNDJIAN, CONDUCTOR JAN 27–30 | TSO.CA ●●8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Symphonie Fantastique. Sibelius: “The Swan of Tuonela” from Lemminkäinen Suite (Jan. 27 and 28 only); Dutilleux: Correspondances; Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique. Barbara Hannigan, soprano; Peter Oundjian, conductor. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416- 598-3375. .75-8. Also Jan 28. ●●8:30: Peggy Baker Dance Projects. Phase Space. See Jan 22. Also Jan 28,29,30,31 (start times vary). Thursday January 28 ●●12:00 noon: Canadian Opera Company. Dance Series: reassembled. Phase Space. Dancers from Peggy Baker Dance Projects; John Kameel Farah, piano; Peggy Baker, choreographer. Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre, A. Concerts in the GTA Wednesday January 27, 8pm St. Bartholomew’s Anglican Church, 509 Dundas St. E., Toronto Sunday January 31, 3pm Heliconian Hall, 35 Hazelton Ave., Toronto ADVANCE TICKETS | st/sr/unwaged | kids available at bemusednetwork.com Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W. 416-363-8231. Free. ●●12:00 noon: Metropolitan United Church. Noon at Met. Rashaan Allwood, organ. Metropolitan United Church (Toronto), 56 Queen St. E. 416-363-0331 x26. Free. ●●12:10: University of Toronto Faculty of Music. Thursdays at Noon: Music and Poetry. Montsalvatge: Cinco Canciones Negras; Luciano Berio: Quattro Canziones Popolari. Krisztina Szabó, mezzo; Steven Philcox, piano; Eric Domville, speaker. Walter Hall, Edward Johnson Building, University of Toronto, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-408-0208. Free. Santa’s Gone Home! Ensemble Polaris’s traditional mid-winter concert, featuring festive- and post-festive music old and new. Info 416-588-4301 ensemblepolaris.com Earl Haig / Claude Watson Music presents Piano Night Many Keys in Many Keys January 28 4:30 pm Ruth Watson Theatre, Earl Haig SS claudewatson.ca ●●4:30: Earl Haig Secondary School / Claude Watson Music. Piano Night - Many Keys in Many Keys. Claude Watson Piano Majors perform solo and ensemble works. Ruth Watson Theatre, Earl Haig Secondary School, 100 Princess Avenue, North York. 416-395- 3210 x20141. . ●●7:30: University of Toronto Faculty of Music. Jazz Composers Concert. Walter Hall, Edward Johnson Building, University of Toronto, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-408-0208. Free. Daniel Hope: Yehudi Menuhin @ 100 THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 8PM KOERNER HALL Generously supported by Helen Sinclair & Paul Cantor TICKETS 0N SALE NOW: 416.408.0208 WWW.PERFORMANCE.RCMUSIC.CA ●●8:00: Royal Conservatory. String Concerts: Daniel Hope - Yehudi Menuhin @ 100. Koerner Hall, Telus Centre, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208. -. ●●8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Symphonie Fantastique. Sibelius: “The Swan of Tuonela” from Lemminkäinen Suite (Jan. 27 and 28 only); Dutilleux: Correspondances; Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique. Barbara Hannigan, soprano; Peter Oundjian, conductor. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416- 598-3375. .75-8. Also Jan 27. ●●8:30: Peggy Baker Dance Projects. Phase Space. See Jan 22. Also Jan 29,30,31 (start times vary). Friday January 29 ●●1:10: Gordon Murray Presents. Piano Potpourri. Featuring classics, opera, operetta, musicals, ragtime, pop, international music. Gordon Murray, piano. Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre, 427 Bloor St. W. 416-631-4300. PWYC. Lunch and snack friendly. ●●1:30: York University Department of Music. Music @ Midday: Aria with Me. Young singers from the studios of Catherine Robbin, Stephanie Bogle, Norma Burrowes, Michael Donovan and Karen Rymal. Tribute Communities Recital Hall, Accolade East Building, YU, 4700 Keele St. 647-459-0701. Free. ●●7:30: Opera by Request. Così fan tutte. Mozart. Deena Nicklefork, soprano (Fiordiligi); Daria Bukhman, mezzo (Dorabella); Will Ford, tenor (Ferrando); Austin Larusson, baritone (Guglielmo); Brittany King, soprano (Despina); Lawrence Shirkie, baritone (Don Alfonso); William Shookhoff, pianist and music director. College Street United Church, 452 College St. 416-455-2365. . ●●7:30: St. Anne’s Music and Drama Society. Iolanthe. Gilbert & Sullivan. Laura Schatz, director; Brian Farrow, musical director; Jennie Garde, choreographer. St. Anne’s Parish Hall, 651 Dufferin St. 416-922-4415. ; (sr/st). Also Jan 30, 31, Feb 4, 5, 6, 7. Start times vary. ●●8:00: Gallery 345. In Recital. Beethoven: Sonata No.4, Op.102 No.1; Schumann: Five Pieces in a Folk Style, Op.102; Shostakovich: Sonata for Cello and Piano in d, Op.40. Blair Lofgren, cello; Peter Longworth, piano. 345 Sorauren Ave. 416-822-9781. ; (st). ●●8:00: Royal Conservatory. Quiet Please, There’s a Lady on Stage: Lisa Fischer. Koerner Hall, Telus Centre, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208. -. John Sheard presents A Night of Beatles Classics with David Celia and Mia Sheard Sat. Jan. 29, 8pm auroraculturalcentre.ca 905 713-1818 ●●8:00: John Sheard. A Night of Beatles Classics. With David Celia and Mia Sheard. Aurora Cultural Centre, 22 Church St., Aurora. 905- 713-1818. /(adv). ●●8:30: Peggy Baker Dance Projects. Phase Space. See Jan 22. Also Jan 30,31 (start times vary). Saturday January 30 ●●2:00: St. Anne’s Music and Drama Society. Iolanthe. See Jan 29; Also 7:30pm and Jan 31, Feb 4, 5, 6, 7. Start times vary. ●●3:00: Toronto Mendelssohn Choir. TMC Choral Conductors’ Symposium Concert. Conductors from the Choral Conductors’ Symposium; Michael Bloss, organ; James Bourne, piano; Elora Festival Singers. Yorkminster Park Baptist Church, 1585 Yonge St. 416-598-0422. Free. ●●4:30: Canadian Opera Company. Siegfried. See Jan 23; Also Feb 2, 5, 11, 14(mat). 2015-2016 CONCERT SERIES TCHAIKOVSKY SPECTACULAR! with celebrated violinist Alexandre Da Costa Sat., Jan. 30, 7:00pm UOIT Regent Theatre, Oshawa Sun., Jan. 31, 3:00pm Koerner Hall, Toronto ontariophil.ca ●●7:30: Ontario Philharmonic. Tchaikovsky Spectacular! Tchaikovsky: “The Sleeping Beauty” Suite Op.66a; Violin Concerto in D, Op.35; Francesca da Rimini, Op.32. Alexandre Da Costa, violin; Paul Sloggett, abstract painter artist. Regent Theatre (Oshawa), 50 King St. E., Oshawa. 905-579-6711. - . VIP Reception follows concert with additional ticket. Also Jan 31 (3:00, Koerner Hall). 50 | December 1 2015 - February 7, 2016 thewholenote.com

●●7:30: Royal Conservatory. AIMIA Discovery Series: The Glenn Gould School Vocal Showcase. Mazzoleni Concert Hall, Royal Conservatory, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208. . ●●7:30: St. Anne’s Music and Drama Society. Iolanthe. See Jan 29; Also Jan 31, Feb 4, 5, 6, 7. Start times vary. ●●7:30: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Symphonie Fantastique. R. Strauss: Horn Concerto No.1; Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique. Neil Deland, horn; Peter Oundjian, conductor. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-598- 3375. .75-7. ●●7:30: University of Toronto Faculty of Music. New Music Festival: Wind Ensemble. Bell: Vision Quest; S. Alarcon: Duende; Deneberg: Tappan Zee Bridge; Daugherty: Raise the Roof [with Xuanyu (Carol) Wang]; Bates: Mothership. Gillian MacKay, conductor. MacMillan Theatre, Edward Johnson Building, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-408-0208. ; (sr); (st). ●●8:00: Academy Concert Series. Soaring Over a Ground Bass. Works by Purcell, Sances, Merula, Biber, Schmelzer and others. Nathalie Paulin, soprano; Lucas Harris, theorbo/lute; Emily Eng, violin; Kerri McGonigle, cello. Eastminster United Church, 310 Danforth Ave. 416-629-3716. ; (sr/ st); (under 18). ●●8:00: Alliance Française de Toronto. Mathieu Boogaerts Solo Concert: An Anthology of the French Song. Mathieu Boogaerts, singer/songwriter. Spadina Theatre, 24 Spadina Rd. 416-922-2014. ; (sr/st). ●●8:00: Canadian Sinfonietta. Songs and Poems. Wine and Cheese concert. Bach: Excerpts from Cantatas for violin, voice, and keyboard; Pepa: Four Haikus (A Chime of Windbells); Strauss: Sonata for violin and piano in E-flat. Erika Crino, piano; Joyce Lai, violin; Vania Chan, lyric coloratura soprano. Heliconian Hall, 35 Hazelton Ave. 647-223- 2286. , (sr), (st) (wine and food included). ●●8:00: newchoir. Millennium. Songs by Ed Sheeran, Foo Fighters, Miley Cyrus, Mumford and Sons, Walk Off the Earth. Jeremy Fisher. St. Michael’s College School, 1515 Bathurst St. 416-653-3180. . ●●8:00: Oakville Symphony Orchestra. Mozart/Gershwin: Youthful Genius. Mozart: Symphony No.23; Violin Concerto No.5; Gershwin: Piano Concerto. Guests: Joseph Peleg, violin; Mauro Bertoli, piano. Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts, 130 Navy St., Oakville. 905- 815-2021. ; (sr); (st/child). Also Jan 31(mat). ●●8:00: Show One Productions. Denis Matsuev, piano. Schumann: Kinderszenen Op.15; Kreisleriana Op.16; Rachmaninoff: Études- Tableaux, Op.39 Nos.2,6,9; Sonata No.2, Op.36 (second edition). Koerner Hall, Telus Centre, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208. -5. ●●8:00: St. Jude’s Church. Celebration of the Arts: In Praise of Holier Women. Chant and polyphonic pieces in honour of Saint Cecilia, Marguerite Bourgeoys, Julian of Norwich, Florence Nightingale, Hildegard of Bingen, and other female figures. Schola Magdalena; Stephanie Martin, director. St. Jude’s Anglican Church, 160 William St., Oakville. 905- 844-3972. . ●●8:10: Gordon Murray Presents. Piano Soirée. Rachmaninoff: Vocalise Op.34 No.14 (arr. Murray); Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini, Op.43 - Variation 18 (arr. Murray); Piano Sonata Op.36 No.2; and other works. Gordon Murray, piano. Trinity-St. Paul’s United Church (Chapel), 427 Bloor St. W. 416- 631-4300. ; (st). ●●8:30: Peggy Baker Dance Projects. Phase Space. See Jan 22. Also Jan 31 (start times vary). Sunday January 31 ●●2:00: All Saints Kingsway Anglican Church. Trio Bravo Plus. Music for clarinet quartet and string trio by Mozart, Dohnányi and Schubert. Terry Storr, clarinet; Daniel Kushner, violin; Baird Knechtel, viola and John Trembath, cello. 2850 Bloor St. W. 416- 242-2131. . ●●2:00: Oakville Symphony Orchestra. Mozart/Gershwin: Youthful Genius. Mozart: Symphony No.23; Violin Concerto No.5; Gershwin: Piano Concerto. Guests: Joseph Peleg, violin; Mauro Bertoli, piano. Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts, 130 Navy St., Oakville. 905- 815-2021. ; (sr); (st/child). Also Jan 30(eve). David Geringas SUNDAY, JANUARY 31, 2PM MAZZOLENI CONCERT HALL Works by Corigliano, Bach,Penderecki, Kancheli, Couperin and Senderovas. TICKETS 0N SALE NOW: 416.408.0208 WWW.PERFORMANCE.RCMUSIC.CA ●●2:00: Royal Conservatory. Mazzoleni Masters: David Geringas. Works by Corgliano, Featuring: Scott St. John, violin Soaring over a Ground Bass January 30 @ 8pm Location: Eastminster United Church 310 Danforth Avenue Featuring: Nathalie Paulin, soprano Lucas Harris, theorbo/lute Emily Eng, violin Kerri McGonigle, cello Concert Series AcademyConcertSeries.com 416.629.3716 Buy online: SiNGLE TiCKETS: / / (under 18) 3 TiX FLEX PACK: / Sen. & Student thewholenote.com December 1 2015 - February 7, 2016 | 51

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