LISTINGS The WholeNote
LISTINGS The WholeNote listings are arranged in five sections: A. GTA (GREATER TORONTO AREA) covers all of Toronto plus Halton, Peel, York and Durham regions. B. BEYOND THE GTA covers many areas of Southern Ontario outside Toronto and the GTA. Starts on page 54. C. MUSIC THEATRE covers a wide range of music types: from opera, operetta and musicals, to non-traditional performance types where words and music are in some fashion equal partners in the drama. Starts on page 57. D. IN THE CLUBS (MOSTLY JAZZ) is organized alphabetically by club. Starts on page 58. E. THE ETCETERAS is for galas, fundraisers, competitions, screenings, lectures, symposia, masterclasses, workshops, singalongs and other music-related events (except performances) which may be of interest to our readers. Starts on page 59. A GENERAL WORD OF CAUTION. A phone number is provided with every listing in The WholeNote — in fact, we won’t publish a listing without one. Concerts are sometimes cancelled or postponed; artists or venues may change after listings are published. Please check before you go out to a concert. HOW TO LIST. Listings in The WholeNote in the four sections above are a free service available, at our discretion, to eligible presenters. If you have an event, send us your information no later than the 8th of the month prior to the issue or issues in which your listing is eligible to appear. LISTINGS DEADLINE. The next issue covers the period from March 1 to April 7, 2018. All listings must be received by Midnight Thursday February 8. LISTINGS can be sent by email to listings@thewholenote.com or by using the online form on our website. We do not receive listings by phone, but you can call 416-323-2232 x27 for further information. LISTINGS ZONE MAP. Visit our website to search for concerts by the zones on this map: thewholenote.com. Thursday February 1 ●●12:00 noon: Canadian Opera Company. Vocal and Chamber Music Series: Mr. Tambourine Man. Corigliano: Mr. Tambourine Man – Seven Poems of Bob Dylan. Artists from The Glenn Gould School; Topher Mokrzewski, conductor. 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. ●●12:00 noon: Encore Symphonic Concert Band. In Concert. Big Band swing, jazz, film scores and marches. Wilmar Heights Centre, 963 Pharmacy Ave., Scarborough. 416- 346-3910. . ●●12:10: University of Toronto Faculty of Music. Thursdays at Noon: Rob Macdonald, Guitar. Helmut Oehring: K.A.L.T. Walter Hall, Edward Johnson Building, University of Toronto, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-408-0208. Free. ●●5:30: Adam Sherkin. Chopin: Poetic Jest. Write Off the Keyboard Series. Chopin: Scherzo No.3 Op.39 and No.4 Op.54, Impromptu No.2 Op.36; Sherkin: Punch, Revisited (2015). Verse and prose by David James Brock. Adam Sherkin, piano; Andrea Runge, actor. Glenn Gould Studio, lobby, 250 Front St. W. 416-205-5000. ; (sr); (35 and under). RIGOLETTO VERDI JAN 20 – FEB 23 coc.ca A. Concerts in the GTA GTA (GREATER TORONTO AREA) covers all of Toronto plus Halton, Peel, York and Durham regions. for the Performing Arts, 10268 Yonge St., Richmond Hill. 905-787-8811. -. ●●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. ●●8:00: Aga Khan Museum/Instituto Italiano di Cultura Toronto. Musical Inventions by Paolo Angeli. Paolo Angeli, 18-stringed hybrid of guitar, baritone, violoncello and drums. Guest: Dr. Draw, electric violin. Aga Khan Museum, 77 Wynford Dr. 416-646-4677. ; (sr/st); (Friends). ●●8:00: Burlington Performing Arts Centre. Gord Bamford. Country music. Burlington Performing Arts Centre, Main Theatre, 440 Locust St., Burlington. 905-681-6000. . Series discount available. ●●8:00: Gallery 345. Art of the Piano: Victoria Korchinskaya Kogan. Haydn: Andante with Variations; Beethoven: Sonata No.30; Muczynski: Desperate Measures; Tchaikovsky- Pletnev: Concert Suite from Sleeping Beauty. 345 Sorauren Ave. 416-822-9781. ; (st). Cash only. February 1 at 8pm ST. LAWRENCE QUARTET Lake Huron 6 Georgian Bay 7 2 1 5 Lake Erie 3 4 8 City of Toronto Lake Ontario ●●7:30: Canadian Opera Company. Rigoletto. Music by Giuseppe Verdi. Roland Wood, baritone (Rigoletto); Anna Christy, soprano (Gilda); Stephen Costello, tenor (Duke of Mantua); Joshua Guerrero, tenor (Duke of Manuta); Christopher Alden, director; Stephen Lord, conductor. Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W. 416- 363-8231. -5. Also Jan 20, 27(4:30pm), Feb 4(2pm), 6, 9, 11(2pm), 17, 21, 23. ●●7:30: High Notes Avante Productions. Gala for Mental Health. Luba Goy, Lloyd Robertson, Michael Landsberg, Orlando Da Silva, Giles Tomkins, and others. Richmond Hill Centre ●●8:00: Music Toronto. St. Lawrence Quartet. Haydn: Quartet in C Op.33 No.3 “The Bird”; Janáček: Quartet No.2 “Intimate Letters”; Tchaikovsky: Quartet No.3 in e-flat Op.30. St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts, 27 Front St. E. 416-366-7723. -; (st, full time). ●●8:00: Royal Conservatory. Daniil Trifonov. Koerner Hall, Telus Centre, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208. SOLD OUT. ●●8:00: Soundstreams. Almost Unplugged. Andréa Tyniec, violin; Jesse Zubot, violin. Buddies in Bad Times Theatre, 12 Alexander St. 416-975-8555. . ●●8:00: Tafelmusik. Haus Musik: The Classical Alternative. Musicians of Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra; Thomas Georgi, viola d’amore; Renee Killough, dancer; Anna Theodosakis, stage director. The Great Hall, 1087 Queen St. W. 416-792-1268. /(adv). Cash bar. 42 | February 1 - March 7, 2018 thewholenote.com
Friday February 2 21 ST ANNUAL NOON HOUR CHOIR & ORGAN CONCERTS CANADIAN CHILDREN’S OPERA COMPANY Celebration of Youth FRI FEB 2 ◆ 12 PM FREE ROYTHOMSONHALL.COM 416-872-4255 ●●12:00 noon: Canadian Children’s Opera Company. Celebration of Youth. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-872-4255. Free. ●●12:10: Music at St. Andrew’s. Noontime Recital. Bach: Prelude and Fugue in D; Debussy: Poissons d’or; Beethoven: Piano Sonata No.32 in c Op.111. David Potvin, piano. St. Andrew’s Church (Toronto), 73 Simcoe St. 416-593-5600 x231. Free. ●●6:15: Music at St. Thomas’s. Candlemas: Procession and Solemn Eucharist. Matthew Larkin, organ and director of music. St. Thomas’s Anglican Church (Toronto), 383 Huron St. 613-962-3636. By donation. Religious service. ●●7:00: Gallery 345. Art of the Piano: Max Midroit with Michael Angell, tenor. CPE Bach: Sonata W.55 No.4; Beethoven: Sonata Op.53; Debussy: Estampes, La Plus que Lente, L’isle Joyeuse; songs by Duparc, Hahn and Ursan. 345 Sorauren Ave. 416-822-9781. ; (st). Cash only. ●●7:30: Baroque-n-Hearts Club Band. Grounds for Groundhog Day. Works by Monteverdi, Purcell, Dowland, Matteis and Strozzi. Linda Tsatsanis, soprano; Michelle Odorico, baroque violin; Lucas Harris, theorbo. Heliconian Hall, 35 Hazelton Ave. 437- 371-8337. /(adv); free(under 16). ●●7:30: Burlington Performing Arts Centre. The Fugitives. Indie Folk Collective. Burlington Performing Arts Centre, Community Studio Theatre, 440 Locust St., Burlington. 905-681- 6000. . Series discount available. ●●7:30: Living Arts Centre. Amanda Rheaume. 4141 Living Arts Dr., Mississauga. 905-306-6000. -. ●●7:30: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. A European Romance. Liadov: The Enchanted Lake Op.62; Falla: Nights in the Garden of Spain for Piano and Orchestra; R. Strauss: Don Juan Op.20; R. Strauss: Suite from Der Rosenkavalier Op.59. Ingrid Fliter, piano; Juraj Valcuha, conductor. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-593-1285. .75-8. Also Jan 31(8pm). ●●7:30: University of Toronto Faculty of Music. Instrumentalis: Trios and Quartets. Graduate student instrumentalists collaborate on trio and quartet repertoire. Walter Hall, Edward Johnson Building, University of Toronto, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-408-0208. Free. ●●8:00: Ton Beau String Quartet. Violet Duo and Ton Beau String Quartet. Maimets: String Quartet No.1 “Sanctus”; Mozart: Viola Quintet No.4 in g K516; Clarinet Quintet in A K581. Ton Beau String Quartet: Jeremy Potts and Bijan Sepanji, violins; Alex McLeod, viola; Sarah Steeves, cello; Violet Duo: Elizabeth Crawford, clarinet; Katrin Meidell, viola. Agricola Finnish Lutheran Church, 25 Old York Mills Rd., North York. 647-525-3161. ; (sr/st/arts worker); free(under 13). ●●8:00: VC2. Beethoven’s Cellists. Works by Beethoven, Jean-Louis Duport, Bernhard Romberg, Anton Kraft, Andrew Downing, and others. Bryan Holt and Amahl Arulnandam, cellos. Atelier Rosemarie Umetsu, 310 Davenport Rd. 647-993-9375. -. Saturday February 3 SONGS FROM A CELTIC HEART Annual Fundraising Event FEBRUARY 3 amadeuschoir.com ●●2:00: Amadeus Choir of Greater Toronto. Songs From a Celtic Heart. Tom Leighton, guitar and vocals; Lydia Adams and Joan Andrews, conductors; Shawn Grenke, conductor and piano. Jubilee United Church, 40 Underhill Dr. 416-446-0188. ; (sr); (under 30). Also 7pm. Annual fundraising event. Complimentary snacks, cash bar, games and silent auction. ●●2:00: Tafelmusik. Close Encounters ... in CLOSE ENCOUNTERS … IN SALZBURG WED JAN 31 | 11AM HELICONIAN HALL SAT FEB 3 | 2PM TEMERTY THEATRE, TELUS Centre tafelmusik.org Salzburg. Works by Biber. Thomas Georgi, violist. Temerty Theatre, 273 Bloor St. W. 416- 964-6337. (adv). Also Jan 31(Heliconian Hall, 11am). ●●6:00: Maestro Music Entertainment. Four Seasons: Winter. Works by Vivaldi, Tchaikovsky, Piazzolla and others. Anastasia Pogorelova, soprano; Catherine Sulem, violin; Janusz Borowic, cello; Karine Gautier, piano. Wonder Cat Theatre, 203-4544 Dufferin St., North York. 416-357-8345. /(adv). ●●7:00: Amadeus Choir of Greater Toronto. Songs From a Celtic Heart. Tom Leighton, guitar and vocals; Lydia Adams and Joan Andrews, conductors; Shawn Grenke, conductor and piano. Jubilee United Church, 40 Underhill Dr. 416-446-0188. ; (sr); (under 30). Also 2pm. Annual fundraising event. Complimentary snacks, cash bar, games and silent auction. ●●7:30: Mississauga Festival Choir. Festival of Friends Annual Massed Choral Festival. Resonance Youth Choir and others in solo and massed repertoire. Eden United Church, 3051 Battleford Rd., Mississauga. 416-986- 5537. ; (12 and under). All proceeds will go to Alzheimer Society, Peel. ●●7:30: Opus 8. After Dark. From the rude, joking songs of Mozart and Morley, to fresh pop arrangements dealing with love, lust, and licentiousness. Works by Mozart, Purcell, Warlock, Palestrina and others. Heliconian Hall, 35 Hazelton Ave. 647-233-5803. PWYC. Licensed bar. ●●7:30: Royal Conservatory. Discovery Series: Glenn Gould School Vocal Showcase. Mazzoleni Concert Hall, Telus Centre, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208. . ●●7:30: University of Toronto Faculty of Music. Wind Ensemble: Disparate Places. Giroux: Just Flyin’; Nishimura: Lake Superior Suite; McPhee: Concert for Wind Orchestra; Sigur Rós: Ára Bátur; Kodály: Háry János Suite. Strings of the UofT Symphony Orchestra; Gillian Mackay, conductor. MacMillan Theatre, Edward Johnson Building, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-408-0208. ; (sr); (st). ●●8:00: Acoustic Harvest. Andrew Collins Trio. Collision of bluegrass, folk, jazz, classical and swing. Mike Mezzatesta, guitar and mandolin ; James McEleney, bass and vocals. St. Nicholas Birch Cliff Anglican Church, 1512 Kingston Rd. 416-729-7564. /(adv). ●●8:00: Burlington Performing Arts Centre. A Night At The Opera. Act II music from Bizet’s Carmen. Julie Nesrallah, mezzo-soprano; Lauren Margison, soprano; Richard Margison, tenor; Gary Relyea, bass-baritone; Robert Kortgaard, piano. Burlington Performing Arts Centre, Main Theatre, 440 Locust St., Burlington. 905-681-6000. .50. Series discount available. ●●8:00: Oakville Symphony Orchestra. Vienna: City of Music. Guest: Mehdi Ghazi, piano. Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts, 130 Navy St., Oakville. 905-815-2021. -. Also Feb 4(2pm). ●●8:00: Rezonance Baroque Ensemble. Versailles Confidential. Featuring actress Ariana Marquis as the Marquise de Sévigné. Works by Lully, Rebel, D’Anglebert and Couperin; reading of selected letters by the Marquise de Sévigné. Rezan Onen-Lapointe and Michelle Odorico, baroque violins; Felix Deak, viola da gamba; David Podgorski, harpischord. St. Barnabas Anglican Church, 361 Danforth Ave. 647-206-0353. /(adv); (st). ●●8:00: Royal Conservatory. TD Jazz: Gerald Clayton and Friends - The Blues. Koerner Hall, Telus Centre, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408- 0208. -. ●●8:00: Scarborough Philharmonic Orchestra/Infiniti Music and Arts Centre. Serenades and Stories. Mozart: Serenade in c; Serenata Transformata; Austria and the US from International Suite; Compositions from SPO’s 2017 New Composer Workshop; Grand Gallop Through Mysterious Lands. Scarborough Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra; The Winds of the Scarborough Philharmonic; Ronald Royer, conductor. Infinti Strings, 351 Ferrer St., Unit 1, Markham. www.spo.ca. ; (sr); (st); (child). ●●8:00: Sony Centre for the Performing Arts. Tao: Drum Heart. Combining highly physical, large-scale drumming with contemporary costumes, precise choreography, dance, gymnastics, and innovative visuals. 1 Front St. E. 1-855-872-7669 or 416-916-7878. -. ●●9:00: Alliance Française de Toronto/ Batuki Music Society. Africa Without Borders. Okavango African Orchestra. Alliance Française de Toronto, 24 Spadina Rd. 416-922- 2014 x37. ; (sr/st/member). Sunday February 4 ●●2:00: Canadian Opera Company. Rigoletto. See Feb 1. Also Feb 6, 9, 11(2pm), 17,21,23. ●●2:00: Oakville Symphony Orchestra. Vienna: City of Music. Guest: Mehdi Ghazi, piano. Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts, 130 Navy St., Oakville. 905-815-2021. -. Also Feb 3(8pm). ●●2:00: Royal Conservatory. Sunday Interludes: Derek Gripper. Mazzoleni Concert Hall, Telus Centre, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408- 0208. Free. ●●2:00: Visual and Performing Arts Newmarket. 18th Annual Young Artists’ Showcase. Amelia De Piero, soprano; Daniel Barak, trumpet; Lauren Esch, piano, Huron Heights Jazz Band. Old Town Hall, 460 Botsford St., Newmarket. 905-953-5122. (family); ; (st). ●●2:30: University of Toronto Faculty of Music. Choirs in Concert: Music for a Sunday Afternoon. Works by Nancy Telfer and others. Women’s Chamber Choir; Men’s Chorus; Women’s Chorus; Tracy Wong, conductor. MacMillan Theatre, Edward Johnson Building, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-408-0208. ; (sr); (st). ●●2:30: Voicebox/Opera in Concert. I due Figaro. Music by Saverio Mercadante. Beste Kalender, mezzo-soprano; Ilana Zarankin, soprano; Holly Chaplin, soprano; Nicholas Borg, baritone; Opera in Concert Chorus; Narmina Afandiyeva, music director and piano. St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts, 27 Front St. E. 416-366-7723. -. ●●3:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Toronto Symphony Youth Orchestra Winter Concert. Dukas: The Sorcerer’s Apprentice; Mozart: Flute Concerto No.1 K313/285c; Dvořák: Symphony No.8. Sarah Pollard, flute; Earl Lee, conductor. Toronto Centre for the Arts, 5040 Yonge St., North York. 416-593- 1285. -. ●●3:00: Vesnivka Choir. Tribute to Zenoby Lawryshyn. Music written and arranged by Zenoby Lawryshyn. Humber Valley United Church, 76 Anglesey Blvd., Etobicoke. . Free. Donations accepted towards publication of Z. Lawryshyn’s works. thewholenote.com February 1 - March 7, 2018 | 43
