Volume 25 Issue 3 - November 2019

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 62. 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 66. D. IN THE CLUBS (MOSTLY JAZZ) is organized alphabetically by club. Starts on page 68. 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 71. 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 is a combined issue covering the period from December 1, 2019 to February 7, 2020. All listings must be received by 11:59pm, Friday November 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. Lake Huron 6 Georgian Bay 7 2 1 5 Lake Erie 3 4 8 City of Toronto LISTINGS Lake Ontario Friday November 1 ●●12:10: Music at St. Andrew’s. Noontime Recital. Works by Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Bach, Regondi, Donne and Piazzolla. Brent Crawford, guitar. St. Andrew’s Church (Toronto), 73 Simcoe St. 416-593-5600 x231. Free. ●●6:30: Istituto Italiano di Cultura Toronto. Mariotti and Moretti. Contemporary chamber music and instant compositions. Mario Mariotti, trumpet; Elia Moretti, percussion. 496 Huron St. 416-921-3802. Free. ●●7:30: Festival of Arabic Music and Arts. Naseer Shamma and Orontes Flamenco Night. Naseer Shamma, flamenco oud; Orontes Guitar Quartet. Bluma Appel Theatre, St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts, 27 Front St. E. canadianarabicorchestra.ca. -2. ●●7:30: Opera York. La Traviata. Music by Giuseppe Verdi, libretto by Francesco Maria Piave. Natalya Gennadi, soprano (Violetta); Kijong Wi, tenor (Alfredo); Diego Catala, baritone (Giorgio); Penny Cookson, stage director; Denis Mastromonaco, music director. Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts, 10268 Yonge St., Richmond Hill. 905- 787-8811. From ; $25(st). Also Nov 3(mat). ●●7:30: Royal Conservatory of Music. The Glenn Gould School Fall Opera: Siren Song. Music by Jonathan Dove, libretto by Nick Dear. Peter Tiefenbach, conductor. Mazzoleni Concert Hall, TELUS Centre, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208. . Also Nov 2. ●●7:30: St. George’s Lutheran Church/DAAD Alumni Association Canada. Schubert’s Winterreise. Arranged for bass-baritone and string quartet by Richard Krug. Daniel Lichti, bass-baritone; Penderecki String Quartet. St. George’s Lutheran Church, 410 College St. 416-532-8591. ; (st). ●●7:30: TO Live/Attila Glatz Concert Productions. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince In Concert. Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Meridian Hall (formerly Sony Centre), 1 Front St. E. 1-855-985-2787. -. Also Oct 31, Nov 2. ●●7:30: Trio Arkel. Après un Rêve. Ravel: Sonata for Violin and Cello; Fauré: Quartet for Piano in c; and works by Vieuxtemps and Boulanger. Guests: Francine Kay, piano; Victor Fournelle-Blain, viola. Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre, 427 Bloor St. W. 647-229-6918 or brownpapertickets.com. ; (sr); (st). ●●7:30: York Region Chamber Music/Autour. Duo Kalysta: Flute and Harp. Works by Debussy, Morlock, Schafer, and others. Lara Deutsch, flute; Emily Belvedere, harp. Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts, 10268 Yonge St., Richmond Hill. 905-787- 8811. $25; (st). ●●8:00: Burlington Performing Arts Centre. Ken Lavigne: 3 Knights with a Tenor. 440 Locust St., Burlington. 905-681-6000. .50; .50(members). ●●8:00: Canadian Sinfonietta. Full Orchestra. Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No.5 in D BW1050; Stamitz: Concerto in D Op.1; Mozart: Symphony No.29 in A K201. Máté Szücs, viola. Glenn Gould Studio, 250 Front St. W. 647-812- 0839. ; (sr); (st). ●●8:00: Etobicoke Community Concert Band. Radio Days. Alex Dean, saxophone. Etobicoke Collegiate Auditorium, 86 Montgomery Rd., Etobicoke. 416-410-1570. ; free(child under 12). ●●8:00: Gallery 345. Jazz at the Gallery: Look A. Concerts in the GTA Ahead. Paul Novotny, bass; Robi Botos, piano. 345 Sorauren Ave. 416-822-9781 or infogallery345.com or eventbrite.ca. ; (st). Cash only at the door. ●●8:00: Roy Thomson Hall. Loreena McKennitt: Lost Souls Tour. 60 Simcoe St. 416-872- 4255. .50-9.50. ●●8:00: Royal Conservatory of Music. Power Corporation Vocal Series: Karina Gauvin with the Pacific Baroque Orchestra. Opera arias from 18th century St. Petersburg. Karina Gauvin, soprano. Koerner Hall, TELUS Centre, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208. -. Saturday November 2 ●●2:00: Toronto Public Library, Centennial Branch. Sidecar 78 Saxophone Quartet: An Afternoon Concert. 578 Finch Ave. W. 416- 395-5490. Free. Registration required. ●●4:00: Church of the Ascension. Fauré’s Requiem for All Souls. A service of thanksgiving and reflection to remember loved ones who have passed. 33 Overland Dr. ascensiontoronto.ca. Freewill offering. Reception following in the Parish Hall. All invited. ●●4:30: Hope United Church. Praise and Gospel Cafe. Open the Eyes of My Heart; Refiner’s Fire; Amazing Grace; Offer It Up. Brian Stevens, piano; Bill MacLean, bass; Mike Green, guitar. 2550 Danforth Ave. 416-691-9682. Freewill offering. Music and cafe style meal. ●●6:00: Art of Life Community Centre. Touching the Sky. Works by Mendelssohn, Bach, Schumann, and Piazzolla. Prater Ensemble. Lawrence Park Community Church, 2180 Bayview Ave. 416-449-6747. $25. ●●6:30: Burdock Music Hall. CD Release: Tony McManus and Julia Toaspern. Music from “Live in Concert”. John McMillan, harp/guitars/Spanish laud. 1184 Bloor St. W. 416-546- 4033. $25. ●●7:00: Alliance Française de Toronto. Live Nation Presents Anne Sila. Spadina Theatre, 24 Spadina Rd. 416-922-2014 x37. Free. Followed by a Q&A. ●●7:30: Bloordale United Church. Climax Jazz Band Live. 4258 Bloor St. W., Etobicoke. 416-620-5377 or 416-621-1710. $25/(adv); free(under 18). ●●7:30: Festival of Arabic Music and Arts. Small Wonders: “Reminisce with Remi Bendali”. Meadowvale Theatre, 6315 Montevideo Rd., Mississauga. canadianarabicorchestra. ca. -. ●●7:30: Flute Street. Entre Amis. Les Flûtistes de Montréal. Church of St. Peter and St. Simon-the-Apostle, 525 Bloor St. E. 416-462- 9498. $25; (sr/arts worker); (st). ●●7:30: Loose Tea Music Theatre. Singing Only Softly/The Diary of Anne Frank - Operas from the Secret Annex. Singing Only Softly; Livingston; Pearce; Viau; The Diary of Anne Frank; Grigory Frid. Sara Schabas, Gillian Grossman, sopranos; Cheryl Duvall, piano. Heliconian Hall, 35 Hazelton Ave. looseteamusictheatre.com. . Also Nov 3, 4. ●●7:30: Opera Atelier. Mozart: Don Giovanni. Colin Ainsworth, Gustav Andreassen, Mireille Asselin, Stephen Hegedus, Carla Huhtanen, Olivier Laquerre, Meghan Lindsay, Douglas Williams, vocalists; Marshall Pynkoski, stage director; Jeannette Lajeunesse Zingg, choreographer; Artists of Atelier Ballet; Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra; David Fallis, conductor. Ed Mirvish Theatre, 244 Victoria St. 416-872-1212. -4. Also 46 | November 2019 thewholenote.com

MOZART DON GIOVANNI OCT 31–NOV 9 ED MIRVISH THEATRE OPERAATELIER.COM Oct 31, Nov 3(3pm), 8, 9. ●●7:30: Pax Christi Chorale. The Sun, the Wind, and the Man with the Cloak. Music by Stephanie Martin, libretto by Paul Ciufo. Martih/Ciufo: The Sun, the Wind, and the Man with the Cloak (world premiere); and works by Britten, Vaughan Williams and Elgar. Allison Walmsley, soprano; Catherine Daniel, mezzo; Asitha Tennekoon, tenor; Brett Polegato, baritone; Intermediate Chorus of Canadian Children’s Opera Company. Yorkminster Park Baptist Church, 1585 Yonge St. 416-729- 3630. ; (sr); $25(under 30). ●●7:30: Royal Conservatory of Music. The Glenn Gould School Fall Opera: Siren Song. Music by Jonathan Dove, libretto by Nick Dear. Peter Tiefenbach, conductor. Mazzoleni Concert Hall, TELUS Centre, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208. . Also Nov 1. ●●7:30: Sigrid Angell. Danny’s 7. Popular music of the 40’s, 50’s, 60’s. Donway Covenant United Church, 230 The Donway W. 416- 444-8444. . Post-concert reception. ●●7:30: TO Live/Attila Glatz Concert Productions. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince In Concert. Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Meridian Hall (formerly Sony Centre), 1 Front St. E. 1-855-985-2787. -. Also Oct 31, Nov 1. ●●8:00: Acoustic Harvest/Live Music East. Irish Mythen. St. Paul’s United Church (Scarborough), 200 McIntosh St., Scarborough. 416-729-7564 or acousticharvest.ca. /$25(adv). ●●8:00: Greater Toronto Philharmonic Orchestra. Dances of the World. Ginastera: Danzas del ballet Estancia; Bartók: Rumanian Dances; Marquez: Danzon 2; Arr. Carli: La Cumparsita; Copland: Hoedown and others. Lorenzo Guggenheim, conductor. Calvin Presbyterian Church, 26 Delisle Ave. 647-238-0015 or gtpo.ca. ; $25(sr); (st). ●●8:00: North York Concert Orchestra. The Titans. Mahler: Symphony No.1; Sibelius: Violin Concerto. Alessia Disimino, violin. Yorkminster Citadel, 1 Lord Seaton Rd., North York. 416-628-9195. ; $25(sr); (st). NYCOPark service available. ●●8:00: Roy Thomson Hall. 6th Annual Dream Serenade Benefit Concert. Dream Serenade is a benefit concert and celebration of the Toronto community of children with developmental and or physical disabilities and their caregivers. 60 Simcoe St. 416-872-4255. .50-9.50. ●●8:00: Royal Conservatory of Music. Music Mix Series: Toronto Sings the Breithaupt Brothers’ Songbook. Jackie Richardson, Kellylee Evans, Denzal Sinclaire, Heather Bambrick, Patricia O’Callaghan and others. Koerner Hall, TELUS Centre, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208. -. ●●8:00: Scarborough Philharmonic Orchestra. Mozart and Mendelssohn. Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante for Violin, Viola and Orchestra K364; Royer: Sarabande for Viola and Chamber Orchestra; Mendelssohn: Symphony No.4 in A “Italian” Op.90. Joyce Lai, violin; Máté Szűcs, viola; Ronald Royer, conductor. Salvation Army Scarborough Citadel, 2021 Lawrence Ave. E., Scarborough. spo@spo.ca or spo.ca. ; (sr); (st); (under 10). ●●8:00: Small World Music Society. Heavens and Earth: A Concert with Salil Subedi. Salil Subedi, didgeridoo, jaw harps, bamboo flute, singing bowls, bells and Nepali percussion; Himalayan Vibes Nepali folk instrumental band. Small World Music Centre, Artscape Youngplace, 180 Shaw St. 416-536-5439. $25/(adv). Sunday November 3 ●●1:00: Opticianado Eyewear. Katey Morley and Steve Park. Opticianado, 2919 Dundas St. W. 416-604-2020. Free. ●●2:00: Opera York. La Traviata. Music by Giuseppe Verdi, libretto by Francesco Maria Piave. Natalya Gennadi, soprano (Violetta); Kijong Wi, tenor (Alfredo); Diego Catala, baritone (Giorgio); Penny Cookson, stage director; Denis Mastromonaco, music director. Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts, 10268 Yonge St., Richmond Hill. 905- 787-8811. From ; $25(st). Also Nov 1(eve). ●●2:00: Visual and Performing Arts Newmarket. Leslie Fagan, soprano. Guy Few, trumpet; Lorin Shalanko, piano. Newmarket Theatre, 505 Pickering Cres., Newmarket. 905-953-5122. ; $25(sr); (st). ●●3:00: Burlington Symphony Orchestra. Russian Treasures. Glinka: Ruslan and Ludmila Overture; Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No.1; Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition. Jianhan Wu, piano. Burlington Performing Arts Centre, 440 Locust St., Burlington. 905- 681-6000. ; (sr); (under 16). Group discount for 10 or more. ●●3:00: Canadian Music Centre. CMC Presents: Winner of the Eckhardt-Gramatté National Music Competition. Works by Coultard, Hétu, Current and others. Bryn Blackwood, piano. 20 St. Joseph St. 416-961-6601 x202. /(adv); /(adv-CMC members/arts workers); (st). ●●3:00: Opera Atelier. Mozart: Don Giovanni. Colin Ainsworth, Gustav Andreassen, Mireille Asselin, Stephen Hegedus, Carla Huhtanen, Olivier Laquerre, Meghan Lindsay, Douglas Williams, vocalists; Marshall Pynkoski, stage director; Jeannette Lajeunesse Zingg, choreographer; Artists of Atelier Ballet; Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra; David Fallis, conductor. Ed Mirvish Theatre, 244 Victoria St. 416-872-1212. -4. Also Oct 31, Nov 2, 8, 9(4:30pm). ●●3:00: St. Paul’s Bloor Street. Organ Concert. Works by Palestrina, Tallis, Byrd, Messiaen and Ugis Praulins. Choir of St. Paul’s Bloor Street; Gerald Loo, organ; Thomas Bell, conductor. 227 Bloor St. E. 416-961-8116. Free. ●●5:00: Nocturnes in the City. George Grosman and Bohemian Jazz Quartet. Pre-Christmas jazz. Prague Restaurant at Masaryktown, 450 Scarborough Golf Club Rd. 416-481-7294 or nocturnesinthecity.com. $25; (st). ●●7:00: Show One Productions. Classical Stars at Koerner: Soprano Hibla Gerzmava. Arias from Anna Bolena, Norma, La forza del destino, and works by Tchaikovsky, Glinka, Rimsky-Korsakov, and Rachmaninoff. Ekaterina Ganelina, piano. Koerner Hall, TELUS Centre, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208 or rcmusic.ca. -5. ●●7:30: Festival of Arabic Music and Arts. Marwa Nagi: “A Tribute to Warda and Baleegh”. Jane Mallett Theatre, St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts, 27 Front St. E. canadianarabicorchestra.ca. -. ●●7:30: Loose Tea Music Theatre. Singing Only Softly and The Diary of Anne Frank - Operas from the Secret Annex. Music by Cecilia Livingston and Grigory Frid, libretti by Monica Pearce and Grigory Frid. Heliconian Hall, 35 Hazelton Ave. looseteamusictheatre. com. ; $25(st). Opens Nov 2, 7:30pm. Also Nov 2, 4. ●●8:00: Continuum Contemporary Music/ The Music Gallery. Continuum’s 35th Anniversary Celebration Concert! Jason Doell; Emilie LeBel; Christopher Goddard; Michael Oesterle; Molly Joyce. The Music Gallery, 918 Bathurst St. 416-204-1080. -. Monday November 4 ●●6:00: Caliban Arts/Black Maple Records with Trane Live. EP Release - Song Poet One. Michael St. George; Maurice Gordon; The Soul/Ska Quintet. Lula Lounge, 1585 Dundas St. W. 647-505-0791. -. ●●7:30: Loose Tea Music Theatre. Singing Only Softly and The Diary of Anne Frank - Operas from the Secret Annex. Singing Only Softly; Livingston; Pearce; Viau; The Diary of Anne Frank; Grigory Frid. Sara Schabas, Gillian Grossman, sopranos; Cheryl Duvall, piano. Heliconian Hall, 35 Hazelton Ave. looseteamusictheatre.com. ; $25(st). Opens Nov 2, 7:30pm. Also Nov 2, 3. Tuesday November 5 ●●12:10: Nine Sparrows Arts Foundation. Lunchtime Chamber Music. Rising Stars Recital featuring students from the Glenn Gould School. Yorkminster Park Baptist Church, 1585 Yonge St. 416-241-1298. Free. Donations welcome. ●●7:30: Gallery 345. Ron Davis’ SymphRONica: Open Rehearsal. 345 Sorauren Ave. 416-822-9781 or info@gallery345.com or eventbrite.ca. ; or PWYC(st). Cash only at the door. ●●7:30: Maureen Batt. Crossing Borders: Traversía Latinoamericana. Works by Carrabré, Martins, Pearce, Rivést, Vega-Zaldivar. Maureen Batt, soprano; Fabián Arciniegas, tenor; Claire Harris, piano. Heliconian Hall, 35 Hazelton Ave. 647-290-7970. -$25. ●●7:30: TO Live. The Kingdom Choir. Stand by Me; Beyoncé: Halo; Legend: All Of Me. Meridian Arts Centre (formerly Toronto Centre for the Arts), 5040 Yonge St., North York. 1-855- 985-2787. -. Also Nov 6. Wednesday November 6 ●●12:00 noon: Canadian Opera Company. Chamber Music Series: Royal Collaborations - Music of Exile. Mieczyslaw Weinberg: Piano Trio Op.24; Karl Amadeus Hartmann: String Quartet No.1. Artists of the Royal Academy of Music; Artists of the Royal Conservatory of Music. Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre, Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W. 416-363-8231. Free. First come, first served. No late seating. ●●12:30: Organix Concerts/All Saints Kingsway. Kingsway Organ Concert Series. Ian Grundy, organ. All Saints Kingsway Anglican Church, 2850 Bloor St. W. 416-571-3680 or organixconcerts.ca. Free-will offering appreciated. ●●12:30: Yorkminster Park Baptist Church. Noonday Organ Recital. William Maddox, organ. 1585 Yonge St. 416-922-1167. Free. ●●7:30: National Ballet of Canada. Giselle. Music by Adolphe Adam. Sir Peter Wright, choreographer. Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W. 416- 345-9595. and up. Opens Nov 6, 7:30pm. Runs to Nov 10. Wed-Sat(7:30pm), Thurs/Sat/ Sun(2pm). ●●7:30: TO Live. The Kingdom Choir. Stand by Me; Beyoncé: Halo; Legend: All Of Me. Meridian Arts Centre (formerly Toronto Centre for the Arts), 5040 Yonge St., North York. 1-855- 985-2787. -. Also Nov 5. ●●8:00: ProArteDanza. The 9th! Beethoven: Symphony No.9. Taylor Bojanowski, Ryan Lee, Sasha Ludavicius, Daniel McArthur, Victoria Mehaffey and others, dancers; Roberto Campanella and Robert Glumbek, co-choreographers. Harbourfront Centre Fleck Dance Theatre, 207 Queen’s Quay West. 416-973- 4000. -. Discounts for sr/st/artsworkers/groups. Also Nov 7, 8, 9. ●●9:00: Nick Maclean Quartet. Nick Maclean Quartet featuring Brownman Ali. Drom Taberna, 458 Queen St. W. 416-389-2643. PWYC. ●●9:00: Swing Out Music. The Unforgettable Nat King Cole: A Musical Tribute. Route 66; Straighten Up And Fly Right; Stardust; Destination Moon; I Keep Going Back To Joe’s. Joel Sheridan, vocalist; Ewen Farncombe, piano. Mezzetta Restaurant, 681 St. Clair Ave. W. 416-658-5697. . ●●9:30: Danie Friesen. Opera Revue. Opera classics, art song and other works. Danie Friesen, soprano; Claire Harris, piano; and others. The Emmett Ray, 924 College St. 647- 637-7491. PWYC. Also Dec 4. Thursday November 7 ●●12:30: York University Department of Music. Spotlight Series: Leaving Kansas. Works by Dorothy de Val. Dorothy de Val, piano; Paula Arciniega, mezzo; Susanna McCleary, soprano; Anne Lederman, fiddle; Kye Marshall, cello; Patricia Wait, clarinet; Barbara Ackerman, flute. Tribute Communities Recital Hall, Accolade East, YU, 4700 Keele St. 416-736-2100 x20054. Free. ●●2:00: National Ballet of Canada. Giselle. See Nov 6. Also Nov 7(7:30pm), 8(7:30pm), 9(2pm & 7:30pm), 10(2pm). ●●7:30: Festival of Arabic Music and Arts. Greek Arabia. Aga Khan Museum, 77 Wynford Dr. canadianarabicorchestra.ca. -. ●●7:30: National Ballet of Canada. Giselle. See Nov 6. Also Nov 8(7:30pm), 9(2pm, 7:30pm), 10(2pm). ●●7:30: York University Department of Music. York University Wind Symphony and York University Symphony Orchestra’s Preview Concert. Mark Chambers and William Thomas, directors. Tribute Communities Recital Hall, Accolade East, thewholenote.com November 2019 | 47