Volume 23 Issue 4 - December 2017 / January 2018

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416-585-4498. (door, cash only); /(adv/adv before Nov 17); (st/ child)/(st/child before Nov 17). Also 7:30pm. Proceeds benefit Singing Out, a registered charity. ●●3:00: St. Michael’s Choir School. Christmas at Massey Hall. Handel: Messiah (Part I); Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on Christmas Carols; secular and sacred carols with audience participation. Elementary, Junior, Senior, Massed, and Alumni Choirs; Meredith Hall, soprano; Christina Stelmacovich, alto; Lawrence Wiliford, tenor; Stephen Hegedus, bass; chamber orchestra; Maria Conkey, Teri Dunn, Peter Mahon, and Vincent Cheng, conductors. Massey Hall, 178 Victoria St. 416-872- 4255. -. Also Dec 3. Saturday, December 2 Pax Christi Chorale presents The Children’s Messiah Church of the Redeemer Pay what you can ●●4:00: Pax Christi Chorale. Children’s Messiah. Handel: Messiah (excerpts). Church of the Redeemer, 162 Bloor St. W. boxoffice@ paxchristichorale.org. PWYC. ●●4:00: Tapestry Opera. Tapestry Briefs: Winter Shorts. See Dec 1 for details. Also Dec 2(8pm), 3(4pm). ●●7:00: Liona Boyd. In Concert: A Winter Fantasy. Andrew Dolson, guitar; Ron Korb, flute. Guests: Richmond Hill United Church Chancel Choir. Richmond Hill United Church, 10201 Yonge St., Richmond Hill. 905-884- 1301 x5. . ●●7:00: University of Toronto Scarborough. Fall Flourish Concert. UTSC Concert Band, Concert Choir and String Orchestra. University of Toronto Scarborough Campus, Room AC223, 1265 Military Trail. 416-208- 4769. Free. ●●7:30: Bach Children’s Chorus and Bach Chamber Youth Choir. Good Cheer! Charissa Bagan, artistic director; James Pinhorn, Bach Chamber Youth Choir conductor; Eleanor Daley, piano. Toronto Centre for the Arts, 5040 Yonge St., North York. 1-855-985-2787. -. ●●7:30: Bel Canto Singers. Songs for a Winter’s Night. Linda Meyer, conductor; Jacqueline Mokrzewski, piano. Scarborough Bluffs United Church, 3739 Kingston Rd., Scarborough. 416-286-8260. . Also 2:30pm. ●●7:30: Cantores Celestes Women’s Choir. Mystery and Wonder. Arnesen: Magnificat; other works by Class, Halley, Gjeilo and A. Concerts in the GTA Vivaldi. Adanya Dunn, soprano; Stephen Tam, flute; Kate Carver, piano; Matthew Coons, organ; Emperor String Quartet; Kelly Galbraith, conductor. Runnymede United Church, 432 Runnymede Rd. 416-655-7335. . A ,000 donation will be made to Stella’s Place. ●●7:30: Etobicoke Centennial Choir. Sacred Traditions 2017. Pergolesi: Magnificat; Holst: Christmas Day; and other seasonal works. Caroline Corkum, soprano; Maria Stevens, soprano; Emma Cava, alto; Devin Herbert, tenor; Lawrence Shirkie, baritone; Henry Renglich, conductor; Carl Steinhauser, piano and organ. Humber Valley United Church, 76 Anglesey Blvd., Etobicoke. 416-779-2258. . 6pm Christmas Marketplace. ●●7:30: MCS Chorus Mississauga. Rutter’s Gloria and Favourite Carols. Rutter: Gloria; What Sweeter Music; and other seasonal works by the composer. With brass, timpani, organ, and percussion. First United Church (Mississauga), 151 Lakeshore Rd. W., Mississauga. 905-278-7059. ; (under 19). ●●7:30: Mississauga Festival Choir. When Angels Sing. Britten: A Ceremony of Carols; Mark Hayes: Gloria; traditional holiday music. Guests: Mississauga Symphony Orchestra. Hammerson Hall, Living Arts Centre, 4141 Living Arts Dr., Mississauga. 905-306- 6000. . ●●7:30: Music at St. Andrew’s. Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. Dramatic readings with musical interludes. Rick Phillips and Mary Weins, readers; Marion Newman, mezzo; Joseph Angelo, tenor; St. Andrew’s Gallery Choir; and others. St. Andrew’s Church (Toronto), 73 Simcoe St. 416-593- 5600 x231. Freewill offering. Donations support St. Andrew’s Out of the Cold program. Gingerbread and hot apple cider reception to follow. ●●7:30: Oakham House Choir. The Star of Bethlehem. Rheinberger: The Star of Bethlehem; Christmas carol sing-along; orchestral and vocal seasonal favourites. Oakham House Choir; Toronto Sinfonietta; Allison Cecilia Arends, soprano; Jeremy Ludwig, baritone; Matthew Jaskiewicz, conductor. Calvin Presbyterian Church, 26 Delisle Ave. 416-960-5551. /(adv); (st); free(12 and under). ●●7:30: Singing Out. A Sky Full of Stars! Jane Mallett Theatre, 250 Front St. W. 416-585- 4498. (door, cash only); /(adv/ adv before Nov 17); (st/child)/(st/child before Nov 17). Also 3pm. Proceeds benefit Singing Out, a registered charity. ●●7:30: T Dots Records. Sounds of the City Holiday Food Drive Concert. CoCo Coelho; Ai’ma Khojé; Across the Board; Signs of a Slumbering Beast; Alabasterds; and others; Joey Harlem, MC. Mây Cafe, 876 Dundas St. W. 647-675-1279. . Donations in support of Daily Bread Food Bank. ●●7:30: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Home Alone in Concert. John Williams: Home Alone (film with live orchestra). Etobicoke School of the Arts Concert Choir; Constantine Kitsopoulos, conductor. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-593-1285. -. Also Nov 30(7:30pm), Dec 1(7:30pm), 2(2pm). ●●7:30: University of Toronto Faculty of Music. Wind Ensemble: Music Responding to Crisis. Balmages: Fanfare Canzonique; Benson: The Leaves Are Falling; Meechan: Korn Symphony; Gillingham: Waking Angels; Sweelinck: Mein junges Leben hat ein End; and other works. Gillian Mackay, conductor. MacMillan Theatre, Edward Johnson Building, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-408-0208. ; (sr); (st). ●●8:00: Aga Khan Museum. Nazar by Turkwaz. Melodies inspired by Arabic, Balkan, and Turkish folk songs. Maryem Toller, vocals; and others. 77 Wynford Dr. 416-646-4677. . Ticket incl. same day museum admission. ●●8:00: Alliance Française de Toronto. Klezmology: Klezmer Reinvented. Jonno Lightstone, David Mott and Nick Fraser. 24 Spadina Rd. 416-922-2014 x37. ; (sr/st/ member). ●●8:00: Arraymusic. Sarah Hennies and Kurt Newman. Hennies: Gather & Release (for vibraphone, sine waves, field recordings and bilateral stimulation). Sarah Hennies, percussion; Kurt Newman, pedal steel guitar. Gallery 345, 345 Sorauren Ave. 416-532-7513. PWYC, suggested. ●●8:00: Healey Willan Singers. Christmas in the Village. Fauré and Messager: Messe des pecheurs de Villerville; Chilcott: The Midnight of Your Birth. John Stephenson, piano; Ron Ka Ming Cheung, conductor. St. Martin-in-the- Fields Anglican Church, 151 Glenlake Ave. 416- 519-0528. ; (sr/st). ●●8:00: Isabel Bader Theatre. Sultans of String: A Christmas Caravan. Guests: Rebecca Campbell and Amanda Martinez, vocals. 93 Charles St. W. 416-408-0208. -. ●●8:00: Royal Conservatory. Music Mix: SongBird North. Temerty Theatre, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208. . ●●8:00: Tafelmusik. Four Weddings, a Funeral, and a Coronation. Handel: Ouverture from Il parnasso in festa; Purcell: Symphonies from the ode “From Hardy Climes” Z325; Blow: Coronation Anthem “God Spake Sometimes in Visions”; Lully: Ballet from Xerxes; Pachelbel Canon & Gigue; and other works. Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra and Chamber Choir directed by Elisa Citterio and Ivars Taurins. Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre, 427 Bloor St. W. 416-964-6337. -. Also Nov 29, 30, Dec 1, 3. ●●8:00: Tapestry Opera. Tapestry Briefs: Winter Shorts. See Dec 1 for details. Also Dec 3(4pm). Sunday December 3 ●●10:30am and 1:00: Canadian Opera Company. The Magic Victrola. See Dec 1 for details. ●●2:00: Canzona Chamber Players. In Concert. Mendelssohn: String Octet in E-flat Op.20; Brahms: Sextet for Strings No.1 in B-flat Op.18. Yosuke Kawasaki, violin; Jessica Linnebach, violin; Shane Kim, violin; Ashley Vandiver, violin; Theresa Rudolph, viola; Ivan Ivanovich, viola; Joseph Johnson, cello; Alastair Eng, cello. St. Andrew by-the-Lake Anglican Church, Cibola Ave., Toronto Island. 647-248-4048. . Also Dec 4(7:30pm, St. George the Martyr Anglican Church). ●●2:00: Peter Margolian and Friends. Chamber Music Concert. Bridge: Blow, blow Thou Winter Wind (Shakespeare) for tenor and piano; Ireland: Sea Fever (Masefield) for tenor and piano; Sonata for violin and piano; Fricker: Serenade for flute, oboe and piano. Ryan Downie, tenor; Peter Margolian, piano; Samantha Chang, flute; Hazel Boyle, oboe; Steve Prime, violin. Canadian Music Centre, 20 St. Joseph St. 647-980-5475 (information). Free. ●●2:00: Royal Conservatory. Sunday Interludes: Francine Kay. Janáček: Piano Sonata; Schumann: Fantasiestücke Op.12; Chopin: Barcarolle Op.60; Debussy: Ondine, L’Isle joyeuse. Mazzoleni Concert Hall, Royal Conservatory, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208. Free. ●●2:00: Toronto Mozart Players. Brass by Eric Wilder. Steven Woomert, trumpet; James Gardiner; trumpet; Audrey Good, horn; Vanessa Fralick, trombone; Mark Tetreault, tuba; Rachael Kerr, piano. Church of the Redeemer, 162 Bloor St. W. 647-478- 7532. ; (st). ●●2:30: University of Toronto Faculty of Music. Choirs in Concert: Sing and Rejoice! Jocelyn Hagen: How to Survive Winter for women’s voices and string quartet; and other works. UofT Men’s Chorus; Women’s Chorus; Women’s Chamber Choir; MacMillan Singers; Hilary Apfelstadt, Elaine Choi, Mark Ramsay, Tracy Wong, conductors. MacMillan Theatre, Edward Johnson Building, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-408-0208. ; (sr); (st). ●●3:00: Burlington Performing Arts Centre. The Ennis Sisters: Christmas Originals Music at St. Thomas’s Church 383 Huron Street, Toronto Matthew Larkin Organist & Director of Music Sunday, Dec. 3 | Advent I Evensong & Advent Carols at 7 pm Sunday, Dec. 17 | Advent III Festival of Nine Lessons & Carols at 7 pm Christmas Eve Midnight Mass at 11 pm Christmas Day Sung Eucharist at 9:30 am Solemn Eucharist at 11 am Sunday, Jan. 7 | Epiphany Evensong & Epiphany Carols at 7 pm Sunday, Jan. 28 Evensong Prelude 6:30 pm Julia Morson, soprano Evensong at 7 pm (weekly) Friday, Feb. 2 | Candlemas Procession & Solemn Eucharist at 6:15 pm www.stthomas.on.ca 40 | December 1, 2017 - February 7, 2018 thewholenote.com

and Holiday Classics. Burlington Performing Arts Centre, Community Studio Theatre, 440 Locust St., Burlington. 905-681-6000. . Series discount available. ●●3:00: Gallery 345. From Russia with Love. Works by Arensky, Rachmaninoff and Shchedrin. Decus Duo: Lucia Barcari, violin; Katya Lhatsko, piano; Guest: Olga Laktionova, cello. 345 Sorauren Ave. 416-822-9781. ; (st). Cash only. ●●3:00: Harmony Singers. That’s Christmas! Bob Rae: We’re in the Same Boat Now; and seasonal readings and music. Guests: The Hon. Bob Rae, reader; Martina Myskohlid, vocalist; Bruce Harvey, accompanist; Harvey Patterson, conductor. Humber Valley United Church, 76 Anglesey Blvd., Etobicoke. 416- 239-5821. . ●●3:00: St. Michael’s Choir School. Christmas at Massey Hall. Handel: Messiah (Part I); Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on Christmas Carols; secular and sacred carols with audience participation. Elementary, Junior, Senior, Massed, and Alumni Choirs; Meredith Hall, soprano; Christina Stelmacovich, alto; Lawrence Wiliford, tenor; Stephen Hegedus, bass; chamber orchestra; Maria Conkey, Teri Dunn, Peter Mahon, and Vincent Cheng, conductors. Massey Hall, 178 Victoria St. 416-872- 4255. -. Also Dec 2. ●●3:00: York University Department of Music. York University Wind Symphony. Bill Thomas, conductor. Tribute Communities Recital Hall, Accolade East Building, YU, 4700 Keele St. 416-736-5888. ; (sr/st). ●●4:00: Cathedral Church of St. James. Organ Recital: Ian Sadler. 65 Church St. 416- 364-7865 x234. Donations welcomed. ●●4:00: Church of St. Mary Magdalene (Toronto). Nico Muhly’s ‘O Antiphons’. Andrew Adair, organ. 477 Manning Ave. 416- 531-7955. Free. ●●4:00: Humbercrest United Church. Advent Vespers. Bach: Cantata No.140 “Sleepers, Wake!”. Jennifer Krabbe, soprano; Matthew Dalen, tenor, Daniel Thielmann, baritone; Alex Halliday, bass; Melvin J. Hurst, director of music; Rev. Jessica McCrae, presider. 16 Baby Point Rd. 416-767-6122. Freewill offering. Religious service. ●●4:00: St. Olave’s Anglican Church. Christmas Lights. Choral Evensong for Advent Sunday. Christmas songs, poems, stories and instrumental solos. St. Olave’s Arts Guild and guests. 360 Windermere Ave. 416-769-5686. Contributions appreciated. Christmas tea following. ●●4:00: Tapestry Opera. Tapestry Briefs: Winter Shorts. See Dec 1 for details. Also Dec 2(4pm and 8pm). ●●4:30: Cathedral Church of St. James. Advent Procession. Works by Grier, Monteverdi, Sowerby, Cabena, McKie and others. Choir of St. James Cathedral. 65 Church St. 416-364-7865 x234. Free. ●●7:00: Choral Bonanza Team. Messiah Singalong. Handel: Messiah (Christmas Portion). Dr. Richard Heinzle, conductor; Sapphire Navaratnarajah, accompanist. Richmond Hill Presbyterian Church, 10066 Yonge St., Richmond Hill. 416-568-9838. (participation fee); (suggested donation for concert). Rehearsal 2:30-5pm. ●●7:00: Music at St. Thomas’s. Advent I: Evensong and Advent Carols. Matthew Larkin, organ and director of music. St. Thomas’s Anglican Church (Toronto), 383 Huron St. 416-979-2323. By donation. Religious service. ●●7:00: Small World Music. Minha Lua: A Fado Project Born in Alhambra. Small World Music Centre, Artscape Youngplace, 180 Shaw St. 416-536-5439. . ●●7:30: Hart House Symphonic Band. 150 Years of Music. Grainger: Shepherd’s Hey; Lincolnshire Posy; William Schuman: Chester; Hazo:Arabesque; Whitacre: The Seal Lullaby. Mark Saresky, conductor. Hart House, Great Hall, 7 Hart House Circle. 613- 806-4944. Free. ●●7:30: University of Toronto Faculty of Music. Percussion Ensembles. Walter Hall, Edward Johnson Building, University of Toronto, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-408-0208. Free. CONCERTOS! SUN. DEC. 03 @ 404 JARVIS ST. www.NewMusicConcerts.com ●●8:00: New Music Concerts. Concertos. Carter: String Trio; De Raaff: Percussion Concerto; Linda C. Smith: Path of Uneven Stones; Frehner: Clarinet Concerto “Cloak”. Ryan Scott, percussion; Max Christie, clarinet; Eve Egoyan, piano; New Music Concerts Ensemble; Robert Aitken, conductor. Betty Oliphant Theatre, 404 Jarvis St. 416-961-9594. ; (sr/arts workers); (st). Pre-concert talk 7:15pm. ●●8:00: Tafelmusik. Four Weddings, a Funeral, and a Coronation. Handel: Ouverture from Il parnasso in festa; Purcell: Symphonies from the ode “From Hardy Climes” Z325; Blow: Coronation Anthem “God Spake Sometimes in Visions”; Lully: Ballet from Xerxes; Pachelbel Canon & Gigue; and other works. Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra and Chamber Choir directed by Elisa Citterio and Ivars Taurins. Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre, 427 Bloor St. W. 416-964-6337. -. Also Nov 29, 30, Dec 1, 2. ●●8:00: University of Toronto Faculty of Music. Tallis Scholars: Gaude Virgo. Rachmaninoff: The Lord’s Prayer; Tavener: Song for Athene; Josquin: Gaude Virgo;Pärt: The Deer’s Cry. University of Toronto Schola Cantorum; Choir of the Theatre of Early Music; Peter Phillips, conductor; Daniel Taylor, conductor. Grace Church on-the- Hill, 300 Lonsdale Rd. 416-408-0208. ; (sr); (st). Monday December 4 ●●12:30: York University Department of Music. Music @ Midday: Instrumental Masterclass in Concert. Martin Family Lounge, Accolade East Building, YU, 4700 Keele St. 647-459-0701. Free. ●●7:30: Canzona Chamber Players. In Concert. Mendelssohn: String Octet in E-flat Op.20; Brahms: Sextet for Strings No.1 in B-flat Op.18. Yosuke Kawasaki, violin; Jessica Linnebach, violin; Shane Kim, violin; Ashley Vandiver, violin; Theresa Rudolph, viola; Ivan Ivanovich, viola; Joseph Johnson, cello; Alastair Eng, cello. St. George the Martyr Church, 197 John St. 647-248-4048. . Also Dec 3(2pm, St. Andrew by-the-Lake Church, Toronto Island). ●●7:30: University of Toronto Faculty of Music. Vocalis (Graduate Singers Series): An Evening with the Parnassians. Jason Nedecky, curator. Heliconian Hall, 35 Hazelton Ave. 416-408-0208. Free. ●●7:30: University of Toronto Faculty of Music. Guitar Orchestra. Jeffrey McFadden, director. Walter Hall, Edward Johnson Building, University of Toronto, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-408-0208. Free. ●●8:00: Soundstreams. Electric Messiah. Music by Handel. Adanya Dunn, vocals; Elizabeth Shepherd, vocals; Jonathan MacArthur, vocals; Justin Welsh, vocals; Adam Scime, music director; and others. The Drake Underground, 1150 Queen’s St. W. 416-531-5042. . Also Dec 5, 6. Tuesday December 5 ●●12:00 noon: Canadian Opera Company. Vocal Series: Wirth Vocal Prize Showcase. Simone McIntosh, mezzo. Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre, Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W. 416-363- 8231. Free. First-come, first-served. Late seating not available. ●●12:10: Nine Sparrows Arts Foundation/ Yorkminster Park Baptist Church. Lunchtime Chamber Music: Tristan Savella, Piano. Yorkminster Park Baptist Church, 1585 Yonge St. 416-241-1298. Free; donations welcomed. ●●1:00: Cathedral Church of St. James. Organ Recital: Thomas Gonder. 65 Church St. 416-364-7865 x234. Donations welcomed. FESTIVAL OF CAROLS WITH THE CANADIAN STAFF BAND & CANADIAN CHILDREN’S OPERA COMPANY Dec 5 & 6 at 7:30 pm www.tmchoir.org ●●7:30: Toronto Mendelssohn Choir. Festival of Carols. Guests: The Canadian Staff Band; Canadian Children’s Opera Company (Teri Dunn, conductor); David Briggs, organ. Yorkminster Park Baptist Church, 1585 Yonge St. 416-408-0208. -; -(sr); (VoxTix for 30 years and under). Also Dec 6. ●●7:30: University of Toronto Faculty of Music. gamUT: Contemporary Music Ensemble. Wallace Halladay, director. Walter Hall, Edward Johnson Building, University of Toronto, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-408-0208. Free. ●●8:00: Gallery 345. Jazz At The Gallery. Davis: Birth Of The Cool; Ellington/Strayhorn: Nutcracker Suite. Young musicians from across the GTA. 345 Sorauren Ave. 416-822- 9781. ; (st). Cash only. Janine Jansen, Martin Fröst, Torleif Thedéen, and Lucas Debargue TUESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 8PM PRE-CONCERT TALK 7PM KOERNER HALL TICKETS ON SALE NOW! 416.408.0208 WWW.PERFORMANCE.RCMUSIC.CA ●●8:00: Royal Conservatory. Chamber Music. Bartók: Contrasts; Szymanowski: Myths Op.30; Messiaen: Quartet for the End of Time. Janine Jansen, violin; Martin Fröst, clarinet; Torleif Thedéen, cello, and Lucas Debargue, piano. Koerner Hall, Telus Centre, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208. -. ●●8:00: Soundstreams. Electric Messiah. Music by Handel. Adanya Dunn, vocals; Elizabeth Shepherd, vocals; Jonathan MacArthur, vocals; Justin Welsh, vocals; Adam Scime, music director; and others. The Drake Underground, 1150 Queen’s St. W. 416-531-5042. . Also Dec 4, 6. ●●8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Best of Tchaikovsky. Laura Pettigrew: Dòchas (Sesquie for Canada’s 150th); Tchaikovsky: BEST OF TCHAIKOVSKY DEC 5–7 Reserve today! TSO.CA/holiday thewholenote.com December 1, 2017 - February 7, 2018 | 41