From science fact in "Integral Man: Music and the Movies," to science fiction in the editor's opener; from World Fiddle Day at the Aga Khan Museum to three Canadians at the Cliburn; from wanting to sashay across the 401 to Chamberfest in Montreal to exploring the Continuum of Jumblies Theatre's 20-year commitment to the Community Play (there's a pun in there somewhere!).
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in E-flat. Andrew Bearcroft, trumpet. Martingrove Collegiate Institute, 50 Winterton Dr., Etobicoke. 416-239-5665. ; /$22(sr/ adv); (st). ●●8:00: Fridays @ 8. Sing for Canada! Works by Halley, Peterson and Ouchterlony. Guest: Glyn Evans, tenor. Lawrence Park Community Church, 2180 Bayview Ave. 416-489-1551. ; (st). 7:30: reception and silent auction. ●●8:00: Gallery 345. From Sea to Sea: A Celebration of Canada 150 in Poetry and Music. Haldane/Jaeger: ECHO song cycle. Christina Raphaelle Haldane, soprano; Sean Halldane, poet/novelist; David Jaeger, composer; Carl Philippe Gionet, piano. 345 Sorauren Ave. 416-822-9781. Free. ●●8:00: Royal Conservatory of Music. Music Mix Series: An Evening with Tomson Highway. Highway: songs from The Sage, the Dancer, and the Fool, Rose, The Incredible Adventures of Mary Jane Mosquito and The (Post) Mistress; Songs in the Key of Cree (sung in Cree with English supertitles). Marcus Ali, saxophone; Patricia Cano, vocals. Koerner Hall, Telus Centre, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208. -0. A. Concerts in the GTA Aaron James, organist, in recital to celebrate Canada’s 150th birthday Friday, May 12, 7:30pm A program of Canadian music by Ruth Watson Henderson, Denis Bédard, Bengt Hambraeus, Raymond Daveluy, John McIntosh and others. Premiering Stuart Beaudoin’s winning composition in the Toronto Centre, Royal Canadian College of Organists, Composition Competition Church of the Holy Trinity, 10 Trinity Square, Toronto RCCOToronto.ca An Evening with Tomson Highway FridAy, MAy 12, 8pM KoErnEr HAll TICKETS ON SALE NOW! 416.408.0208 WWW.pErfOrmANCE.rCmuSIC.CA ●●8:00: Toronto Consort. Helen of Troy by Cavalli: Opera in Concert. Kevin Skelton, May 12 & 13 – 8pm May 14 – 3:30pm torontoconsort.org Admission at the door: /10 for RCCO members INFO 416-363-0331 ext. 26 tenor (Menelaus); Michelle DeBoer, soprano (Helen); Laura Pudwell, mezzo (Hippolyta). Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre, Jeanne Lamon Hall, 427 Bloor St. W. 416-964-6337. -; $22- (sr); (st/35 and under). Also May 13; 14(3:30). ●●8:00: Sony Centre for the Performing Arts. Eifman Ballet St. Petersburg: Red Giselle. See May 11, Also May 13(2:00 and 8:00). ●●8:00: Upper Canada Choristers/Cantemos Latin Ensemble. Ubi Caritas et Amor. Vivaldi: Gloria (chorus); Fauré: Requiem (chorus); Cantique de Jean Racine; Jenkins: The Armed Man (chorus); Gjeilo: Northern Lights; Ubi caritas; and other works. Guests: Toronto’s École Secondaire Catholique Saint-Frère- André Choir (Billy Boulet-Gagnon, conductor). Grace Church on-the-Hill, 300 Lonsdale Rd. 416-256-0510. ; free(child and teens with adult). Saturday May 13 ●●8:45: Sing! The Toronto Vocal Arts Festival. Ruach Singers. Shabbat Beth Sholom. Beth Sholom Synagogue, 1445 Eglinton Ave. W. 416-694-6900. Free. Religious service. ●●2:00: Sony Centre for the Performing Arts. Eifman Ballet St. Petersburg: Red Giselle. See May 11. Also May 13(8:00). ●●2:30: Village Voices/Men of Note. Here’s to Song: Canada 150. Corlis: Missa Pax; Lang: Under Heaven; Tamblyn: Woodsmoke and Oranges; Halley: Song for Canada. Guests: Michele Jacot, clarinet; Robert Graham, piano; Jubilate Singers (Isabel Bernaus, conductor); Oksana Vignan, conductor. St. Maurice and St. Verena Coptic Orthodox Church, 3300 Hwy. 7 E., Markham. 416-509-5249. ; (sr); (st); free(under 12). Also May 12(eve). ●●4:00: Ukrainian National Federation. Italian and Ukrainian Love Songs. Sergei Stylmachenko, tenor; Katya Khatski, piano. UNO, 145 Evans Ave., Etobicoke. 416-766-6478. . ●●6:30: Heliconian Hall. An Evening of Georgian Music. City songs, romances and a cappella polyphonic folk songs. Diana and Madona Iremashvili, vocal duet; Ucha Abuladze, tenor; Bachi Makharashvili, vocals, guitar and panduri. 35 Hazelton Ave. 416-670- 5808. . Post-concert refreshments. ●●7:00: Raag-Mala Toronto. Small World Music’s 15th Annual Asian Music Series: Hidayat Husain Khan and Manjusha Kulkarni- Patil. Indian classics. Hidayat Hussain Khan, sitar; Manjusha Kulkarni-Patil, vocal. Mac- Leod Auditorium, Medical Science Building, UofT, 1 King’s College Circle. 416-493-1338 or 647-521-3816. . ●●7:00: St. Paul’s Anglican, Newmarket. Ron Korb in Concert. Ron Korb, flutes; Aidan Mason, guitar; Wendy Solomon, cello; Xiaoqiu Lin, erhu. St. Paul’s Anglican Church, 227 Church St., Newmarket. 905-853-7285. . ●●7:30: Academy Concert Series. Gut Reaction to a Changing World. MacMillan: String Quartet in C Minor; Webern: Langsamer Satz; Korngold: String Quartet No.2 in E-flat Op.26. Scott St. John, violin; Elizabeth Loewen Andrews, violin; Emily Eng, viola; Kerri McGonigle, cello. Eastminster United Church, 310 Danforth Ave. 416-629-3716. ; (sr/st). ●●7:30: Achill Choral Society. Earth: Our Place, Our Promise. Winter: Missa Gaia (Earth Mass). Andrew Gilpin Jazz Ensemble; Alicia Ault; Chris Dawes; Georgetown Children’s Chorus. Mayfield Secondary School, 5000 Mayfield St., Caledon. 705-434-2253. ; (13-17); (child). ●●7:30: Bach Children’s Chorus and Bach Chamber Youth Choir. Song of the Earth. Linda Beaupré, conductor; Eleanor Daley, piano. Toronto Centre for the Arts, 5040 Yonge St., North York. 1-855-985-2787. -. ●●7:30: Canadian Opera Company. Louis Riel. See May 2. ●●7:30: Espressivo Singers. All Nature Sings. Watane (Arr. Sirett); Whitacre: The Seal Lullaby; Bonny Wood Green (Arr. Hatfield); Where Have all the Flowers Gone (Arr. Sirett). Auditioned women’s choir; Adriaan Bakker, piano. Westminster United Church (Whitby), 1850 Rossland Rd. E., Whitby. 906-686-6299. ; (child). Wheelchair accessible. ●●7:30: Music at St. Andrew’s. Singing Our History: A Canada 150 Celebration. 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Gables, and Filumena); and others. Allison Angelo, soprano; Xin Wang, soprano; Ariana Chris, mezzo; Jacques Arsenault, tenor; Stephen Philcox, piano; and others. St. Andrew’s Church (Toronto), 73 Simcoe St. 416-593- 5600 x231. . ●●7:30: Tallis Choir. Luther and Lassus: A Mighty Fortress. Lassus: Missa Bell Amfitrit’ Altera; Dominum refugium noster; Luther: Deutsche Messe; Ein feste Burg. Period brass and organ; Peter Mahon, conductor. St. Patrick’s Church, 141 McCaul St. 416-286-9798. , (sr), (st). ●●7:30: Teo Milea. A New Beginning in Toronto. Autumn Sky; A New Beginning; Smile; Today/Tomorrow. Terry Lim; flute; Teo Milea, piano. Al Green Theatre, 750 Spadina Ave. 647-877-2607. -. Also May 6 (Waterloo). ●●7:30: York Chamber Ensemble. A Night in Vienna. Strauss: Radetsky March; Voices of Spring Waltz; Blue Danube Waltz; Haydn: Little Organ Mass (excerpts); Mozart: Ave Verum Corpus and Regina Coeli K276; Beethoven: Choral Fantasia in c. Trevor Dearham, conductor. Trinity Anglican Church (Aurora), 79 Victoria St., Aurora. 905-727-6101. ; (sr/st). ●●7:30: York Chamber Ensemble/Trinity Festival Chorus. A Night in Vienna. Strauss: Radetsky March; Voices of Spring Waltz; Blue Danube Waltz; Haydn: Little Organ Mass (excerpts); Mozart: Ave verum corpus; Beethoven: Choral Fantasy (Fantasia in C Minor). Trinity Anglican Church (Aurora), 79 Victoria St., Aurora. 905-727-6101. ; (sr/st). ●●8:00: Oakville Symphony Orchestra. Music of the Americas. Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue; and other works. Lucas Porter, piano. Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts, 130 Navy St., Oakville. 905-815-2021 or 888-489-7784. -. Also May 14(2:00). ●●8:00: Royal Conservatory. TD Jazz: The Art of the Trio. Christian McBride Trio and James Gelfand Trio. Koerner Hall, Telus Centre, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208. From . ●●8:00: Royal Conservatory of Music. TD Jazz Art of the Trio Series: Christian McBride and Tip City and James Gelfand Trio. Koerner Hall, Telus Centre, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408- 0208. -. ●●8:00: Sony Centre for the Performing Arts. Eifman Ballet St. Petersburg: Red Giselle. See May 11, Also May 13(2:00). ●●8:00: St. Jude’s Anglican Church. St. Jude’s Celebration of the Arts: The Three Choirs. John Laing: The Language of Music; Healey Willan: An Apostrophe to the Heavenly Host. Voces Animae; John Laing, director; Aslan Boys Choir; Tom Bell, director; St. Jude’s Choir; Simon Walker, director. 160 William St., Oakville. 905-844-3972. . ●●8:00: Toronto Consort. Helen of Troy by Cavalli: Opera in Concert. Kevin Skelton, tenor (Menelaus); Michelle DeBoer, soprano (Helen); Laura Pudwell, mezzo (Hippolyta). Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre, Jeanne Lamon Hall, 427 Bloor St. W. 416-964-6337. -; $22-(sr); (st/35 and under). Also May 12; 14(3:30). Director Peter Mahon Sunday May 14 ●●2:00: Canadian Opera Company. Tosca. See May 4. Also May 17, 18, 19, 20(4:30). ●●2:00: Oakville Symphony Orchestra. Music of the Americas. Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue; and other works. Lucas Porter, piano. Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts, 130 Navy Luther & Lassus: A Mighty Fortress The 500th anniversary of the Reformation is marked in the dramatic clash and convergence of musical styles in 16th century Germany. With period brass and organ. Saturday, May 13, 7:30 pm St. Patrick’s Church 141 McCaul St. Tickets: , Seniors: , Students with ID: (only at the door) Info: 416 286-9798 Order online: www.tallischoir.com an Ontario government agency un organisme du gouvernement de l’Ontario A Canada 150 Celebration 7:30 PM Gems from Canadian musical theatre, opera, spirituals, immigrant folk songs & more Allison Angelo, Ariana Chris, Jacques Arsenault & other singers Steven Philcox, piano Advance Tickets/Group Discounts standrewstoronto.org BACH CHILDREN’S CHORUS BACH CHAMBER YOUTH CHOIR Linda Beaupré, Conductor Eleanor Daley, Pianist Song the of Earth SATURDAY MAY 13, 2017 AT 7:30PM and at the Toronto Centre box office or TicketMaster at 1-855-985-2787 (ARTS) Toronto Centre for the Arts 5040 Yonge Street St. Andrew’s Church King & Simcoe Streets • (416) 593-5600 x 231 standrewstoronto.org Music at St. Andrew’s Photo by Flickr user CIFOR Used under Creative Commons licence Design by David Kopulos www.davidkopulos.com facebook.com/BCCandBCYC bachchildrenschorus.ca thewholenote.com May 1, 2017 - June 7, 2017 | 43
