Volume 21 Issue 8 - May 2016

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Bogdanowicz, mezzo; Ernesto Ramirez, tenor; Geoffrey Sirett, baritone. Guest choir: Chorus Niagara. FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, 250 St. Paul St., St. Catharines. 905-688- 0722 or 1-855-515-0722. ; (sr); (30 and under); (st); (child); (eyeGO). ●●3:00: Cellar Singers. From Sea to Sea: Canadian Folk Songs. Works by Healey, Watson Henderson, Halley and Somers. St. Paul’s United Church (Orillia), 62 Peter St. N., Orillia. 705-481-1853. ; (st). Ro s e w oo d B. Concerts Beyond the GTA c o n so r t & Villanella Love’s a sweet passion May 15 & 17 ●●3:00: Rosewood Consort/Villanella. Love’s a Sweet Passion. Byrd: Pavane; Mass for Three Voices; Bach: Largo e spiccato; Sibelius: Finlandia (arr. Potvin); Charpentier: Pour un reposoir/Ave verum corpus; and other works. Stéphane Potvin, conductor. Grace Lutheran Church (Hamilton), 1107 Main St. W., Hamilton. 905-522-6541. Donations accepted at the door. Also May 17(eve; Stoney Creek). ●●3:00: Westben Arts Festival Theatre. Mozart Requiem. Virginia Hatfield, soprano; Kimberly Dafoe, mezzo; Tom Sharpe, tenor; Joel Allison, baritone; Westben Festival Chorus; Barb Hobart, conductor; Brian Finley, piano/ director. St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church (Campbellford), 17 Ranney St., Campbellford. 705-653-5508 or 1-877-883-5777. ; (sr); (st/under 30); (youth). ●●3:30: Huronia Symphony Orchestra. Joyous Celebration. Brahms: Symphony No.1 Op.68; Somers: Fantasia for Orchestra; Conway Baker: Chanson joyeuse; Haydn: Trumpet Concerto in E-flat. Jonathan Elliotson, trumpet; Oliver Balaburski, conductor. Collier Street United Church, 112 Collier St., Barrie. 705-721-4752. ; (st); (child). ●●5:00: St. George’s Cathedral (Kingston). Children/Teen Choir Concert and High Tea. St. George’s Cathedral Children’s Choir(Michael Capon, conductor); St. George’s Cathedral Teen Choir(Alana Sargeant, conductor). 270 King St. E., Kingston. 613-548-4617. Free; voluntary offering in support of choir program. 4:00: high tea. ●●7:30: Cuckoo’s Nest Folk Club. Scallywag. “Sea Fever” CD release concert. Chaucer’s Pub, 122 Carling St., London. 519-473-2099. /(adv). Tuesday May 17 ●●7:30: Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts. Tales of Two Cities: The Leipzig-Damascus Coffee House. Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra; Alison Mackay, program creator; Marshall Pynkoski, stage director; Jeanne Lamon, music director. 390 King St. W., Kingston. 613-533-2424. ; (faculty/ staff); (st). ●●7:30: Rosewood Consort/Villanella. Love’s a Sweet Passion. Family Church of Heritage Green, 360 Isaac Brock Dr., Stoney Creek. 905-522-6541. Donations accepted at the door. See May 15(mat; Hamilton). Wednesday May 18 ●●12:00 noon: Music at St. Andrews. Angus Sinclair, organ. St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church (Barrie), 47 Owen St., Barrie. 705- 726-1181. ; free(st). Friday May 20 ●●8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music Society. Xia Quartet. Schubert: Quartettsatz; Bartók: Quartet No.4; McPherson: In the Land of Pidge; Debussy: String Quartet. Robert Uchida and Shane Kim, violins; Theresa Rudolph, viola; Joseph Johnson, cello. KWCMS Music Room, 57 Young St. W., Waterloo. 519-886-1673. ; (st). Saturday May 21 5 at the first CHAMBER MUSIC SERIES — PRESENTS — Different Romances Burge and Shostakovich SAT. MAY 21, 3PM Hamilton 5ATTHEFIRST.COM ●●3:00: 5 at the First Chamber Music Series. Different Romances. Burge: Pas de deux; Shostakovich: Piano Trio No.2; Seven Romances on Poems by Alexander Blok Op.127. Shannon Mercer, soprano; Andrew Burashko, piano; Yehonatan Berick, violin; Rachel Mercer, cello. First Unitarian Church of Hamilton, 170 Dundurn St. S., Hamilton. 905-399-5125. -. Wednesday May 25 ●●8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music Society. Canadian Works for Horn and Piano. Elizabeth Raum: Romance; Pantheon for violin, horn and piano; Pilon: Élégie pour cor français; James: Pastoralia; Baker: Cantilena; Kulesha: Trio for horn, tuba and piano. Ashley Cumming, horn; Stephanie Mara, piano; Marcus Scholtes, violin; Jane Maness, tuba. KWCMS Music Room, 57 Young St. W., Waterloo. 519-886-1673. ; (st). Thursday May 26 May 26-June 4 Thereminist Carolina Eyck, Tristan Perich, Sarah Neufeld + more openears.ca | #OE16 ●●7:30: Open Ears Festival/Proper Slang Productions and Dance/InterArts Matrix. Yellow Wallpaper. Julia Aplin, choreographer/ director; Anna Chatterton, writer/actor; John Gzowski, sound design/composer; Jim Ruxton, media art designer. Registry Theatre, 122 Frederick St., Kitchener. 519-579-8564. /PWYC. Festival runs May 26 to June 4. ●●8:00: Jeffery Concerts. James Ehnes: Fortieth Birthday Tour. Works by Bramwell Tovey, Handel, Brahms and others. James Ehnes, violin; Andrew Armstrong, piano. Wolf Performance Hall, 251 Dundas St., London. 519- 672-8800. ; (sr); (st). Friday May 27 ●●8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music Society. QuartetFest No.1. Nordoff: E.E. Cummings Songs; Quintet for Piano and Strings. Leslie Fagan, soprano; Laura Pudwell, mezzo; Daniel Lichti, baritone; Leslie De’Ath, piano; Penderecki String Quartet. Maureen Forrester Recital Hall, 75 University Ave., Waterloo. 519-886-1673. ; (st). QuartetFest runs May 27 to June 12. ●●8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony. Lehninger Conducts Brahms. Jordan Pal: On the Double: Concert Overture; Brahms: Schicksalslied (Song of Destiny); Symphony No. 1 in c. Marcelo Lehninger, conductor; Grand Philharmonic Choir. Centre in the Square, 101 Queen St. N., Kitchener. 519-745-4711. and up. Also May 28. Saturday May 28 ●●6:30: Malhar Group. 11th Annual Springfest. Indian classical music. Shakir Khan, sitar; Kiran Morarji, tabla; Nirmalya Dey, dhrupad; Mohan Shyam Sharma, pakhawaj. Hamilton Place, Studio Theatre, 10 Macnab St. S., Hamilton. 905-627-7496. -. ●●7:00: Guelph Youth Singers. Bountiful: A 25th Celebration. Featuring a performance with GYS alumni. River Run Centre, 35 Woolwich St., Guelph. 519-763-3000. ; (sr/st); (eyeGO). ●●7:30: Lyrica Chamber Choir. Nordic Impressions. Grieg: Avi Maris Stella; Gjeilo: Luminous Night of the Soul; other works by Gjeilo and Esenvalds. Lyrica Chamber Choir; Guest: Tost String Quartet. Burton Avenue United Church, 37 Burton Ave., Barrie. 705- 722-0271. ; (sr/st). ●●8:00: DaCapo Chamber Choir/Exultate Chamber Singers. Into the Light. Ligeti: Lux Aeterna; F. Martin: Mass. Leonard Enns and Hilary Apfelstadt, conductors. St. John’s Lutheran (Waterloo), 22 Willow St., Waterloo. 519-725-7549. ; (sr); (st); (eyeGO/child). ●●8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony. Lehninger Conducts Brahms. See May 27. ●●8:30: Open Ears Festival. Surface Image. Tristan Perich: Surface Image. Vicky Chow, piano. St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church (Kitchener), 54 Queen St. N., Kitchener. 519- 579-8564. ; (sr/st); (arts workers); (eyeGO). Festival runs May 26 to June 4. Sunday May 29 ●●2:00: Gallery Players of Niagara. Beethoven Cycle Continues. Beethoven: Trio Op.97 “Archduke”; Mendelssohn: Piano Quartet Op.1 No.1. Julie Baumgartel, violin; Patrick Jordan, viola; Margaret Gay, cello; David Louie, piano. Silver Spire United Church, 366 St. Paul St., St. Catharines. 905-468- 1525. -. ●●3:00: Dundas Valley Orchestra. Spring Concert: Folk Inspirations. Sibelius: Finlandia Op.26; J. Palmer: Canadian Folk Song Suite; Copland: Variations on a Shaker Melody; Dvořák: Symphony No.9 in e Op.95 “From the New World”; Yuang Chen: Le porcelet de valse; Cui: Orientale from The Kaleidoscope Op.50. Lindsey Rynders, oboe. St. Paul’s United Church (Dundas), 29 Park St. W., Dundas. 905-387-4773. Free; donations welcomed. Reception follows; wheelchair accessible. ●●3:00: Melissa-Marie Shriner. Love Songs… Unplugged. Works by Foster, Morricone and others. Melissa-Marie Shriner, vocals; Greg Rodman, guitar. Westview Christian Fellowship, 124 Queenston St., St. Catharines. 905- 941-6916. /(adv). ●●8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music Society. QuartetFest No.2: Gallery Players. Mendelssohn: Piano Quartet No.1 in c; Beethoven: Trio in B-flat Op.97 “Archduke”. Julie Baumgartel, violin; Patrick Jordan, viola; Margaret Gay, cello; David Louie, piano. KWCMS Music Room, 57 Young St. W., Waterloo. 519-886-1673. ; (st). QuartetFest runs May 27 to June 12. Monday May 30 ●●7:00: Bravo Niagara! Festival of the Arts. James Ehnes @40: Canada 2016. Handel: Sonata in D HWV371; Beethoven: Sonata in F Op.24 “Spring”; Tovey: Stream of Limelight; virtuoso selections announced from the stage. James Ehnes, violin; Andrew Armstrong, piano. St. Mark’s Anglican Church (Niagara-onthe-Lake), 41 Byron St., Niagara-on-the-Lake. 289-868-9177. -0. VIP tickets include post-concert reception with the artists. Tuesday May 31 ●●8:00: Open Ears Festival. Dollhouse. Bill Coleman, dance; Gordon Monahan, sound. Registry Theatre, 122 Frederick St., Kitchener. 519-579-8564. ; (sr/st); (arts workers); (eyeGO). Festival runs May 26 to June 4. 52 | May 1, 2016 - June 7, 2016 thewholenote.com

Wednesday June 1 ●●12:00 noon: Midday Music with Shigeru. Julie Choi, piano. Works by Brahms, Debussy and Choi. Hi-Way Pentecostal Church, 50 Anne St. N., Barrie. 705-726-1181. ; free(st). ●●8:00: Open Ears Festival. Nazar-I Turkwaz. Maryem Tollar, Brenna MacCrimmon, Jayne Brown and Sophia Grigoriadis. KWCMS Music Room, 57 Young St. W., Waterloo. 519- 886-1673. ; (st). Festival runs May 26 to June 4. Thursday June 2 ●●8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music Society. QuartetFest No.3: Pushing the Perimeter: Omar Daniel: Conducting the Ether. Daniel: Quintet for theremin and string quartet; Martinu: Fantasia for theremin and string quartet. Penderecki Quartet. Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, 31 Caroline St. N., Waterloo. 519-883-4480. ; (sr/arts workers/PI); (st); (EyeGO). QuartetFest runs May 27 to June 12. ●●10:00: Open Ears Festival. Dodecaphunk: Serial works arranged for Funk Band. Kyle Brenders Big Band. Jazz Room, Huether Hotel, 59 King St N., Waterloo. 519-579-8564. ; (sr/st/arts workers); (eyeGo). Festival runs May 26 to June 4. Friday June 3 ●●8:00: Open Ears Festival. Mixtape Love: Tenderness, Bernice, Katherine Young. Tenderness (Chrissy Reichert); Bernice (Robin Dann); Katherine Young, bassoon. Registry Theatre, 122 Frederick St., Kitchener. 519-579-8564. ; (sr/st/arts workers); (eyeGo). Festival runs May 26 to June 4. Saturday June 4 ●●2:00: Open Ears Festival. Anthropologies Imaginaires. Gabriel Dharmoo, vocals; Andrew Reed Miller, double bass and media. Registry Theatre, 122 Frederick St., Kitchener. 519-579-8564. ; (sr/st); (arts workers); (eyeGo). Festival runs May 26 to June 4. ●●7:00: Open Ears Festival. Sarah Neufeld with Leanne Zacharias. Sarah Neufeld, violin; Stefan Schneider, drums; Leanne Zacharias, cello. St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church (Kitchener), 54 Queen St. N., Kitchener. May 30, 7pm Niagara-on-the-Lake Plus VIP Post-Concert Reception bravoniagara.org 519-579-8564. ; (sr/st); (arts workers); (eyeGo). Festival runs May 26 to June 4. ●●7:30: Grand River Chorus. Celebrating Tekahionwake: The Genius of E. Pauline Johnson. Guests: Aaron Bell, storyteller; White Pine Dancers. W. Ross MacDonald School, 350 Brant Ave., Brantford. 519-841-9708. ; (25 and under). ●●7:30: Oriana Singers of Northumberland. From the Roots Up. Arrangements of music by Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, Pete Seeger and others. St. Peter’s Anglican Church C. Music Theatre MUSIC THEATRE covers a wide range of music types including opera, operetta and musicals as well as non-traditional performance genres where words and music are in some fashion equal partners in the drama. These listings have been sorted alphabetically BY PRESENTER. Some information here is also included in our GTA and Beyond The GTA listings sections. Readers whose primary interest is MUSIC THEATRE should start their search with this section. ●●Against the Grain Theatre. A Little Too Cozy. Music by Mozart, libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte. Studio 42, CBC, 25 John St. 416-522- 6515. againstthegraintheatre.ticketleap.com/. -. Opens May 12 at 8pm. Runs May 13, 14, 17, 18, 20, 21. ●●Brampton Music Theatre, Beauty and the Beast Jr. Music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Howard Ashman and Tim Rice, book by Linda Woolverton. Lester B. Pearson Theatre, 150 Central Park Dr, Brampton. 905-874- 2800. ; (sr/st). Opens May 6, 7:00pm. Also May 7. ●●Canadian Opera Company. Carmen. Music by Georges Bizet, libretto by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy. Anita Rachvelishvili, mezzo; Clémentine Margaine, mezzo. Joel Ivany, stage director. Paolo Carignani, conductor. Four Seasons Centre, 145 Queen St. W. 416-363-8231. -5. Runs to May 15. Days and times vary. Visit coc.ca for details. ●●Canadian Opera Company. Maometto II. Music by Gioachino Rossini, libretto by Cesare della Valle. Luca Pisaroni, bass-baritone. David Alden, stage director. Harry Bicket, conductor. Four Seasons Centre, 145 Queen St. W. 416- 363-8231. -5. Runs to May 14. Days and times vary. Visit coc.ca for details. ●●Chorus Niagara. Carmina Burana. Music by Carl Orff. Guests: TorQ Percussion Ensemble; Karin di Bella and Lynne Honsberger, pianos; Choralis Camerata; Chorus Niagara Children’s Choir. FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, 250 St. Paul St., St. Catharines. 1 -855-515- 0722. ; (sr); (st); (under 30), (child). May 7, 7:30pm. ●●Civic Light Opera Company. You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown. Music and lyrics by Clark Gesner, based on characters created by Charles M. Schulz. Joe Cascone, director/ designer. Zion Cultural Centre, 1650 Finch Ave. E. 416-755-1717. . Opens June 1, 7:00pm. Runs to June 12. Days and times vary. Visit civiclightoperacompany.com for details. ●●Coleman Lemieux & Compagnie. Against Nature / À Rebours. Music by James Rolfe, libretto by Alex Poch-Goldin. Second in a series of music/dance/theatre pieces by James Kudelka. The Citadel, 304 Parliament St. 416- 364-8011x1. . Opens May 4, 8:00pm. Runs to May 15. ●●Curtain Call Players. The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas. Music and lyrics by Carol Hall, book by Larry L. King and Peter Masterson. (Cobourg), 20 College St., Cobourg. 905-372- 2210. ; (sr); (st). Also on June 5 (Brighton). ●●9:30: Open Ears Festival. Mixtape Love: Pursuit Grooves and Unbuttoned. Registry Theatre, 122 Frederick St., Kitchener. 519-579-8564. ; (sr/st/arts workers); (eyeGo). Festival runs May 26 to June 4. Sunday June 5 ●●3:00: Oriana Singers of Northumberland. From the Roots Up. Arrangements of music by Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, Pete Seeger and Fairview Library Theatre, 35 Fairview Mall Dr. 416-703-6181. . Runs to May 7. Days and times vary. Visit curtaincalltoronto.com for details. ●●Lower Ossington Theatre. Anne of Green Gables. Music by Norman Campbell, lyrics by Don Harron, Norman Campbell, Elaine Campbell and Mavor Moore, book by Don Harron, based on novel by Lucy Maud Montgomery. The Lower Ossington Theatre, 100A Ossington Ave. 416-915-6747. .99-.99. Runs to May 8. Days and times vary. Visit lowerossingtontheatre.com for details. ●●Metro Youth Opera. The Rape of Lucretia. Music by Benjamin Britten, libretto by Ronald Duncan. Aki Studio, Daniels Spectrum, 585 Dundas St. E. 416-531-1402. ; (sr); (st). May 1(2:30pm). ●●Mirvish Productions. If/Then. Music by Tom Kitt, book and lyrics by Brian Yorkey. Princess of Wales Theatre, 300 King St. W. 416-872-1212. -0. Runs to May 8. Tues- Sat(8pm), Wed/Sat/Sun(2pm). ●●Mirvish Productions. Kinky Boots. Music and lyrics by Cyndi Lauper, book by Harvey Fierstein. Jerry Mitchell, stage director and choreographer. Royal Alexandra Theatre, 260 King St. W. 416-872-1212. -0. Ongoing to May 15. Tues-Sat(8pm), Wed/Sat/Sun(2pm). ●●Mirvish Productions. Riverdance 20 Years. Music by Bill Whelan. Ed Mirvish Theatre, 244 Victoria St. 416-872-1212. -5. Opens May 17, 8:00pm. Runs to May 29. Tues- Sat(8pm), Wed/Sat/Sun(2pm). ●●National Ballet of Canada. Le Petit Prince. Music by Kevin Lau. Based on the book by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. Guillaume Côté, choreographer. Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W. 416-345- 9595. -5. Opens June 4, 7:30pm. Runs to June 12. Times vary. Visit national.ballet. ca for details. ●●Opera by Request. La Wally. Music by Alfredo Catalani, libretto by Luigi Illica. College Street United Church, 452 College St. 416-455-2365. . May 7, 7:30pm. ●●Scarborough Music Theatre. Damn Yankees. Music and lyrics by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross, book by George Abbott and Douglass Wallop. Scarborough Village Theatre, 3600 Kingston Rd. 416-267-9292. . Runs to May 14. Days and times vary. Visit theatrescarborough.com. others. Trinity-St. Andrew’s United Church, 56 Prince Edward St., Brighton. 613-392- 7423. ; (sr); (st). Also on June 4 (Cobourg). Tuesday June 7 ●●8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music Society. QuartetFest No.4: Jose White Quartet. Revueltas: Quartet No.2; Shostakovich: Quartet No.7; Mendelssohn: Quartet in E-flat Op.12. KWCMS Music Room, 57 Young St. W., Waterloo. 886-1673. ; (st). Quartet- Fest runs May 27 to June 12. ●●Shaw Festival. Alice in Wonderland. Music and lyrics by Allen Cole, book by Peter Hinton, based on the book by Lewis Carroll. Festival Theatre, 10 Queen’s Parade, Niagara-on-thelake. 1-800-511-7429. and up. Runs to October 16. Days and times vary. Visit shawfest.com for details. ●●Starvox Entertainment. Forever Plaid. Book by Stuart Ross, music supervision and arrangements by James Raitt, based on 1950s male pop quartets. Panasonic Theatre, 651 Yonge St. 1-800-461-3333. .95- .95. Opens May 17, 8:00pm. Runs to June 12. Tues-Sat(8pm), Wed/Sat/Sun(2pm). ●●Stratford Festival. A Chorus Line. Music by Marvin Hamlisch, lyrics by Edward Kleban, book by James Kirkwood and Nicholas Dante. Conceived and originally directed and choreographed by Michael Bennett. Donna Feore, director and choreographer. Festival Theatre, 55 Queen St., Stratford. 1-800-567-1600. - 5. Runs to October 30. Days and times vary. Visit stratfordfestival.ca for details. ●●Stratford Festival. A Little Night Music. Music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, book by Hugh Wheeler. Avon Theatre, 99 Downie St., Stratford. 1-800-567-1600. -5. Previews begin May 21, 2:00pm. Runs to October 23. Days and times vary. Visit stratfordfestival.ca for details. ●●Tapestry Opera. Rocking Horse Winner. Libretto by Anna Chatterton, Music by Gareth Williams. Based on the short story by D.H. Lawrence. Berkeley Street Theatre (Downstairs). -2. Preview . 416-368-3110. 26 Berkeley St. Preview May 27 8:00. Opens May 28. Runs to June 4. ●●TCDSB Staff Arts. Mary Poppins. Music and lyrics by Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman, George Stiles & Anthony Drewe; book by Julian Fellowes. Cardinal Carter Academy for the Arts Theatre, 36 Greenfield Ave. 416-222-8282 x2787. . Opens June 11, 7:30pm. Runs to June 18. Days and times vary. Visit tcdsb.org/staffarts for details. ●●Toronto Masque Theatre. The Fairy Queen. Music by Henry Purcell. Arts and Letters Club, 14 Elm St. 416-410-4561. ; (sr); (30 and under). Opens May 27, 8:00pm. Runs to May 29. ●●VIVA! Youth Singers of Toronto. The Sword in the Schoolyard. Music and libretto by Dean Burry, based on legend of King Arthur. Daniels Spectrum, 585 Dundas St. E. 416-788-8482. ; (sr/st). June 3, 7:00pm. Also June 4, 7:00pm; June 5, 2:30pm. ●●Young People’s Theatre. The Wizard of Oz. Music and lyrics by Harold Arlen and E. Y. Harburg, book by L. Frank Baum. Young People’s Theatre, 165 Front St.E. 416-862-2222. - . Runs to May 15. Days and times vary. Visit youngpeoplestheatre.ca for details. thewholenote.com May 1, 2016 - June 7, 2016 | 53