Volume 24 Issue 8 - May 2019

A. Concerts in the GTA

A. Concerts in the GTA Inspired - The Music of Jeff Enns 2018 / 2019 Season Presents Saturday, May 25, 2019 ~ 8 pm BWV23. Hélène Brunet, soprano; Daniel Taylor, countertenor; Nick Veltmeyer, tenor; Joel Allison, bass; Luc Beauséjour, harpsichord; and other solosits; John Abberger, conductor. St. Barnabas Anglican Church, 361 Danforth Ave. 416-466-8241. ; (sr); (30 and under). Festival runs May 24-26. ●●8:00: Alliance Française de Toronto. Pierre Guitard with Georgian Bay. 24 Spadina Rd. 416-922-2014 x37. ; (sr/st); (members). ●●8:00: Etobicoke Community Concert Band. On the Road Again. Guest: Calvin Morais. Etobicoke Collegiate Auditorium, 86 Montgomery Rd., Etobicoke. 416-410-1570. ; free(child under 12). ●●8:00: Exultate Chamber Singers. Words and Music. Tate: Emily Carr Suite; Walker: I Asked of God; Daley: Grandmother Moon. Mark Ramsay, artistic director. Guest: Emily Sanford, poet. St. Thomas’s Anglican Church (Toronto), 383 Huron St. 416-971-9229. ; (sr); (st). ●●8:00: Ton Beau String Quartet. Music, She Wrote. Sgroi: String Quartet No.2; Simms: Swallow/Breathe; Cummings: Chasing Beauty; Beethoven: Op.18 No.4. Bijan Sepanji and Jeremy Potts, violins; Alex McLeod, viola; Sarah Steeves, violoncello. Agricola Lutheran Church, 25 Old York Mills Rd. 647-525-3161. ; (st/arts workers). Concert in memory of Rebekah Cummings. ●●8:30: SING! The Toronto Vocal Arts Festival. SING! Mandela Celebration with Mzansi. Mzansi. Young People’s Theatre, 165 Front St. E. 416-694-6400. . Saturday May 25 ●●2:00: Tafelmusik. Fantasticus: Close Encounters Chamber Series. Patricia Ahern, violin; Chris Verrette, violin; Dominic Teresi, dulcian; Lucas Harris, lute; Charlotte Nediger, harpsichord. Temerty Theatre, Telus Centre, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-964-6337. . Also May 22(Church of the Holy Trinity). COMMON THREAD COMMUNITY CHORUS presents MUSIC, COMMUNITY & SOCIAL JUSTICE 20 th Anniversary Concert & Sing-Along music-community-social-justice-tickets-59252498819. . 20th anniversary concert. Gala reception post-concert with cash bar. TORONTO BACH FESTIVAL BACH & THE FRENCH STYLE Luc Beauséjour, solo harpsichord Sat May 25 @ 5pm TorontoBachFestival.org ●●5:00: Toronto Bach Festival. Bach and the French Style. Luc Beauséjour, harpsichord. St. Barnabas Anglican Church, 361 Danforth Ave. 416-466-8241. ; (sr); (30 and under). Festival runs May 24-26. ●●6:30: Durham Girls’ Choir. Gallery of Song. Chilcott: The Lily and the Rose and others. Northminster United Church (Oshawa), 676 Simcoe St. N., Oshawa. 905-434-7269. ; (st/st). You’ve Got a Friend FEATURING PETER KATZ & THE VIVA! YOUTH BAND Calvin Presbyterian Church ~ 26 Delisle Ave. ~ Toronto Tickets available at www.orianachoir.com Adults: Seniors/under 35: Students: Oriana is scheduling auditions for next season in May and June Email us at auditions@orianachoir.com for more information ORIANA Women’s Choir gratefully acknowledges the financial assistance of www.orianachoir.com info@orianachoir.com MAY 25, 3PM commonthreadchorus.ca ●●3:00: Common Thread Community Chorus. Music, Community & Social Justice. CT Kids, and special guests Pat Humphries and Sandy O. of Emma’s Revolution. Estonian House, 958 Broadview Ave. 647-345-7743 or eventbrite.ca/e/ ●●6:30: VIVA! Youth Singers. You’ve Got a Friend. Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre, 427 Bloor St. W. 416-788-8482. ; (sr/st). ●●7:00: Café e Cultura Toronto. Tribute to Tom Jobim. Jobim: Dindi; Caramuru: Cigarra (Cicada); Jobim: A correnteza (The River’s Current); Caramuru: Sapo-cururu (Cururu Frog); Jobim: Água de beber (Drinking Water); and other works. Fábio Caramuru, piano. eventbrite.ca/fabio-caramuru. ; (st). Reception to follow: complimentary 50 | May 1 - June 7, 2019 thewholenote.com

appetizers; drinks available for purchase. ●●7:15: Toronto Gilbert and Sullivan Society. Iolanthe. Operetta in concert. Audience members will be the chorus! St. Andrew’s United Church (Bloor St.), 117 Bloor St E. 416- 763-0832. . Refreshments included. ●●7:30: Brampton Folk Club. Annual Showcase Concert. Coffee-house-style folk music concert. St. Paul’s United Church (Brampton), 30 Main St. S., Brampton. 647-233-3655. ; (sr/st). Fundraising concert. ●●7:30: Music at Metropolitan. Praise and Protest: Jazz, Blues and Gospel Challenges and Affirmations. The Met Choir, band, and soloists. Guest: Laurel Tubman, vocalist. Metropolitan United Church (Toronto), 56 Queen St. E. 416-363-0331 x26. ; (18 and under). ●●7:30: Oakville Chamber Orchestra. The Unity of Humanity. Williams: Three Pieces from Schindler’s List; Demuynck: The Other (world première); Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 3 “Scottish”. Arielle Silverberg, violin; Ariel Harwood-Jones, soprano. Shaarel Beth-El Synagogue, 186 Morrison Rd., Oakville. 905- 483-6787. ; (sr); (st). Also May 26 (3pm). ●●7:30: Silverthorn Symphonic Winds. Masters of Music. Cable: Scottish Rhapsody; Vaughan Williams: English Folk Song Suite; Hazo: Arabesque. Wilmar Heights Centre, 963 Pharmacy Ave., Scarborough. 416- 742-4237. ; (st). Free on-site parking; wheelchair accessible. ●●8:00: Cathedral Bluffs Symphony Orchestra. Subscription Concert #5. Favourites from ballets such as Swan Lake, Nutcracker, Romeo and Juliet, and other well-known masterpieces. YOU dance Apprentices of the National Ballet of Canada. P.C. Ho Theatre, Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Toronto, 5183 Sheppard Ave. E., Scarborough. 416-879-5566. -; -(sr/ st); free(under 12). 7:15pm: Pre-concert talk. cathedralbluffs.com. ●●8:00: Gallery 345. The Art of the Piano: James Giles. Works by Brahms, Schubert, Godowsky, Levitski, Rosenthal and others. 345 Sorauren Ave. 416-822-9781 or Eventbrite. ; (st). Cash only at the door. ●●8:00: Mississauga Symphony Orchestra. The Resurrection. Mahler: Symphony No.2 “Resurrection”. Toronto Mendelssohn Choir. Living Arts Centre, Hammerson Hall, 4141 Living Arts Dr., Mississauga. 905-306- 6000. -. ●●8:00: Oriana Women’s Choir. Inspired: The Music of Jeff Enns. Jeff Enns: pieces handselected by the composer and other works. Calvin Presbyterian Church, 26 Delisle Ave. 416-526-6257. ; (sr/under 35); (st). ●●8:00: Scarborough Philharmonic Orchestra. East Meets West. Schubert: Quartettsatz; Puccini: Cristanemi; Brunetti: Quintet for Bassoon and String Quartet Op.2 No.4; Handel: Lascio ch’io pianga from Rinaldo for soprano and string orchestra; J. Strauss: One Day We Were Young for women’s choir and piano; and new music, arrangements, and commissions from members of the SPO community. SPO Women’s Choir; Yiping Chao, soprano; Daniel Robinson, baritone; Larkin Hinder, bassoon; Ronald Royer, cello; Mark Laidman, bass; David Lin, piano; Odin String Quartet. St. Paul’s L’Amoreaux Anglican Church, 3333 Finch Ave. E., Scarborough. spo@spo.ca or spo.ca. ; (sr); (st/musician); (child under 10). Pre-concert performance at 7:30pm: Musicians from St. Paul’s L’Amoureaux Community Music Program. ●●8:00: SING! The Toronto Vocal Arts Festival. SING! O Canada! Spotlight on Leonard Cohen. Heather Bambrick; The Ault Sisters; Hampton Avenue; Patricia O’Callaghan; David Sereda; The Watch. Young People’s Theatre, 165 Front St. E. 416-694-6900. . ●●8:00: St. Jude’s Celebration of the Arts. A Winchester Preview. Mozart: Gloria from the Coronation Mass; Finzi: Let Us Garlands Bring song cycle; Raminsh: Ubi Caritas; Vaughan Williams: Five Mystical Songs; Willan: O Praise the Lord. Kyle Guglielmo, baritone; St. Jude’s Choir; Simon Walker, director; Andrei Streliaev, organ/piano. St. Jude’s Anglican Church, 160 William St., Oakville. 905-844-3972. . A preview of the musical program to be presented in the UK at Winchester Cathedral. ●●8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Pines of Rome. Rossini: Overture to William Tell; Saint-Saëns: Piano Concerto No.4; Jordan Pal: Colour of Chaos; Respighi: Pines of Cathedral Bluffs SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Norman Reintamm Artistic Director/Principal Conductor Saturday May 25, 2019 8 pm TCHAIKOVSKY SEASON FINALE with favourites from Swan Lake, Nutcracker, Romeo & Juliet, & more! featuring members of YOU dance Apprentices of the National Ballet of Canada — Pre-Concert Talk at 7:15 pm — TICKETS: from ( student/senior; children under 12 are free) ORDER ONLINE cathedralbluffs.com BY PHONE 416.879.5566 P.C. Ho Theatre 5183 Sheppard Ave East subscription (1 block east of Markham Rd), Scarborough cathedralbluffs.com | 416.879.5566 concert 5 Rome. Louis Lortie, piano; Sir Andrew Davis, conductor; Simon Rivard, RBC Resident Conductor. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416- 598-3375. .75-8. Also May 24(7:30pm). TORONTO BACH FESTIVAL LATE NIGHT WITH BACH Elinor Frey, solo cello Sat May 25 @ 9pm TorontoBachFestival.org ●●9:00: Toronto Bach Festival. Late Night with Bach. Bach: Suite No.6 for Cello in D; Scott Edward Godin: Guided by voices; Isaiah Ceccarelli: With concord of sweet sounds. Elinor Frey, cello. The Black Swan, 154 Danforth Ave. 416-466-8241. ; (sr); (30 and under). Festival runs May 24-26. Sunday May 26 ●●1:00: Opticianado. Lowfills Live at Opticianado. Laura Gillis, vocals & guitar; Phil Marvy, bass; Will Bustin, drums; Joe Burke, lap steel. 2919 Dundas St. W. 416-604-2020. Free. ●●1:30: Music at Metropolitan. Metropolitan Silver Band Concert. Metropolitan United Church (Toronto), 56 Queen St. E. 416-363- 0331 x26. Free. Donations welcomed. ●●2:00: Mississauga Big Band Jazz Ensemble. Jazz at the Legion. Port Credit Legion, 35 Front St. N., Port Credit. 905-270-4757. PWYC. ●●2:00: SING! The Toronto Vocal Arts Festival. SING! Duly Noted: You Make Me Feel Like Dancing. Duly Noted. St. Augustine of Canterbury, 1847 Bayview Ave. 416-694-6900. . ●●2:00: University Settlement Music & Arts School. Chamber Concert. St. George the Martyr Church, 30 Stephanie St. 416-598- 3444. Free. ●●3:00: Durham Chamber Orchestra. Ciao! Italian Favourites. Rota: Theme from The Godfather; Novaro: Inno di Mameli (Italian National Anthem); Puccini: O mio babbino caro from Gianni Schicchi; Nasi: Vortex Fractal; Vivaldi: Bassoon Concerto in e; and other works. Nadina Mackie Jackson, bassoon; Emily Rocha, vocalist; Country Town Singers; Carlos Bastidas, conductor. Forest Brook Community Church, 60 Kearney Dr., Ajax. 905-493-4277. ; free(under 12). ●●3:00: Harmony Singers. A Song to Remember. You Belong to Me; Fascinatin’ Rhythm; I Believe, One of Those Songs, Can’t Smile Without You. Harvey Patterson, conductor; Bruce Harvey, piano. Humber Valley United Church, 76 Anglesey Blvd., Etobicoke. 416- 239-5821. ; free(child under 10). ●●3:00: Oakville Chamber Orchestra. The Unity of Humanity. Williams: Three Pieces from Schindler’s List; Demuynck: The Other (world première); Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 3 “Scottish”. Arielle Silverberg, violin; Ariel Harwood-Jones, soprano. Shaarel Beth-El Synagogue, 186 Morrison Rd., Oakville. 905- 483-6787. ; (sr); (st). Also May 25 (7:30pm). ●●3:00: Orchestra Toronto. Primavera. Rossini: Overture to La gazza ladra; Weber: Clarinet Concerto No.1 in f; Rossini (arr. Britten); Les matinées musicales Op.24; Respighi: The Pines of Rome. Dominic Desautels, clarinet; Michael Newnham, conductor. George Weston Recital Hall, 5040 Yonge St. 1-855-985- 2787. ; (sr); (under 30). ●●3:00: Syrinx Concerts Toronto. Chamber Music Salon. Beethoven: String Quartet TBA; Schumann: Piano Quintet in E-flat, Op.44; Morawetz: Work for String Quartet. String Quartet Arthur LeBlanc; Ishay Shaer, piano. thewholenote.com May 1 - June 7, 2019 | 51