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Volume 25 Issue 3 - November 2019

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On the slim chance you might not have already heard the news, Estonian Canadian composing giant Udo Kasemets was born the same year that Leo Thermin invented the theremin --1919. Which means this is the centenary year for both of them, and both are being celebrated in style, as Andrew Timar and MJ Buell respectively explain. And that's just a taste of a bustling November, with enough coverage of music of both the delectably substantial and delightfully silly on hand to satisfy one and all.

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/(st/adv). ●●7:30: Thornhill United Church. November Delights. 25 Elgin St., Thornhill. 905-889- 2131. Freewill offering. Refreshments post concert. ●●8:00: Greenbank Folk Music Society. David Francey. Original folk songs. Shawna Caspi. Greenbank Hall, 19965 Highway #12, Greenbank. 905-985-8351. . ●●8:00: Mississauga Symphony Orchestra. Symphonic Dances. Dvořák: Slavonic Dances No.3, 7, 8; Paganini: La Campanella; Enescu: Romanian Rhapsody No.1; Rachmaninoff: Symphonic Dances. Guest: Leslie Ashworth, violin. Living Arts Centre, Hammerson Hall, 4141 Living Arts Dr., Mississauga. 905-306- 6000 or mississaugasymphony.ca. -. ●●8:00: Productions Opéra Concept MP. Another Brick in the Wall: The Opera. See Nov 13. Also Nov 17(2pm), 23(8pm). ●●8:00: Royal Conservatory of Music. Music Mix Series: Mavis Staples. Koerner Hall, TELUS Centre, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408- 0208. -0. ●●8:00: Scaramella. Chamber Concert. Rameau: Pièces en concerts. Sara-Anne Churchill, clavecin; Olivier Brault, violon; Joëlle Morton, basse de viole. Victoria College Chapel, 91 Charles St. W. 416-760-8610. ; $25(sr); (st); free(14 and under). ●●8:00: Soundstreams. Two Odysseys: Pimooteewin / Gállábártnit. See Nov 13. Also Nov 17(2pm). ●●8:00: Tafelmusik. Lotti Revealed. Lotti: Missa Sapientiae; Choral works by Bach, Handel and Zelenka; James Rolfe: Kadosh/ Sanctus/Holy (world premiere). Tafelmusik Chamber Choir; Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra; Ivars Taurins. Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre, 427 Bloor St. W. 416-964-6337. From . Also Nov 14, 15, 17(3:30pm). ●●8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Vivaldi’s Four Seasons. Carmen Braden: Songs of the Invisible Summer Stars; Copland: Suite from Appalachian Spring (1944 original orchestration); Vivaldi: The Four Seasons. Jonathan Crow: leader/violin. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-598-3375. From . Also Nov 17(George Weston Recital Hall); 20(Roy Thomson Hall); 21(Roy Thomson Hall). A. Concerts in the GTA ●●8:45: Estonian Music Week. Showcase Performance by NOËP. The Hideout, 423 College St. 416-925-9405. $25. Part of the Toronto Indie Week program. ●●9:00: Alliance Française de Toronto. Grooz. Spadina Theatre, 24 Spadina Rd. 416- 922-2014 x37. ; (members). ●●9:00: Small World Music Society. Michelle Shocked. Small World Music Centre, Artscape Youngplace, 180 Shaw St. 416-536- 5439. $25. Also 6pm. Sunday November 17 ●●10:30am: Lawrence Park Community Church. Brian Barlow Quartet with the Choir of Lawrence Park Community Church. Sealy: Song of Hope; Feldman arr. Barlow: River in Judea. 2180 Bayview Ave. 416-489-1551. Free. Service of worship. Free parking. ●●2:00: Daniel Lichti. Art Song in House. Lieder, Melodie and Art Song. Graduate level and emerging classical singers of all voice types. A Private Home, 13A Robina Ave. 226- 581-2972. . A salon concert; total occupancy is 18. ●●2:00: Gallery 345. The Art of the Piano: Sarah Hagen. Works by 18th- and 19th-century female composers. 345 Sorauren Ave. 416-822-9781 or info@gallery345.com or eventbrite.ca. ; (st). Cash only at the door. ●●2:00: National Ballet of Canada. Orpheus Alive and Chaconne. See Nov 15. Also Nov 20(7:30pm), 21(7:30pm). ●●2:00: Productions Opéra Concept MP. Another Brick in the Wall: The Opera. See Nov 13. Also Nov 23(8pm). ●●2:00: Soundstreams. Two Odysseys: Pimooteewin / Gállábártnit. See Nov 13. ●●2:30: University of Toronto Faculty of Music. UTJO and Hart House Jazz Ensemble. Walter Hall, Edward Johnson Building, University of Toronto, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-978- 3750. Free. Open to the public. ●●3:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Vivaldi’s Four Seasons. Carmen Braden: Songs of the Invisible Summer Stars; Copland: Suite from Appalachian Spring (1944 original orchestration); Vivaldi: The Four Seasons. Jonathan Crow: leader/violin. George Weston Recital Hall, 5040 Yonge St. 416- 598-3375. From 9. Also Nov 16, 20, 21(Roy Thomson Hall). ●●3:30: Tafelmusik. Lotti Revealed. Lotti: Missa Sapientiae; Choral works by Bach, Handel and Zelenka; James Rolfe: Kadosh/ Sanctus/Holy (world premiere). Tafelmusik Chamber Choir; Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra; Ivars Taurins. Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre, 427 Bloor St. W. 416-964-9337. From . Also Nov 14, 15, 16(all at 8pm). ●●4:00: Estonian Music Week. Wrap it up! EMW Closing Party. Tiina Kiik, accordion; Vaiko Eplik, indie. Tartu College, 310 Bloor St. W. 416-925-9405. $25; (youth 30 and under). Opening of Laani Heinar’s exhibit of her works for the EMW/L44 social media campaign. ●●4:00: Good Kind Productions/Small World Music Society. TBA Series Chapter 3. Small World Music Centre, Artscape Youngplace, 180 Shaw St. 416-536-5439. To . ●●4:00: Hart House Singers. Verdi: Messa da Requiem. Inga Filippovoa, soprano; Monica Zerbe, mezzo; James McLean, tenor; Jeffrey Carl, baritone; David Arnot-Johnston, Hart House Singers VERDI: MESSA da REQUIEM with soloists and orchestra SUNDAY, NOV 17 4PM harthouse100.ca Like As the Lute Delights the lute’s voice in music, art & literature Saturday November 16th, 7:30 p.m. Benjamin Stein, lute Emily Klassen, soprano Hannah Stein, alto Jenna Gallagher, violin metunited.ca 52 | November 2019 thewholenote.com

conductor. Great Hall, Hart House, 7 Hart House Circle. 416-978-2452. PWYC ( suggested); food donations to UofT Foodbank welcome. ARC Ensemble presents the works of Dmitri Klebanov SuNDAy, NovEmbER 17, 7:30pm mAzzolENi CoNCERt HAll Free tickets will be available starting Fri. Nov. 8 416.408.0208 www.rcmusic.com/performance ●●7:30: Royal Conservatory of Music. ARC Ensemble Presents the Works of Dmitri Klebanov. Klebanov: String Quartet No.4; Piano Trio; and a selection of songs. Olenka Slywynska, soprano. Mazzoleni Concert Hall, TELUS Centre, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408- 0208. Free. ●●7:30: University of Toronto Faculty of Music. Woodwind Chamber Ensembles. Walter Hall, Edward Johnson Building, University of Toronto, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-978-3750. Free. Open to the public. Monday November 18 ●●12:30: York University Department of Music. Music @ Midday: Classical Instrumental Concert. Tribute Communities Recital Hall, Accolade East, YU, 4700 Keele St. 416-736- 2100 x20054. Free. ●●7:30: Trio Teneramente. An Evening Celebrating French Composers with Trio Teneramente. Fauré: Piano Trio Op.120, Debussy: Estampes and other French works. Jelena Cingara, piano; Kishan Chouhan, clarinet; Anna Shabalina, cello. Heliconian Hall, 35 Hazelton Ave. 647-332-3352 or eventbrite. . ●●7:30: University of Toronto Faculty of Music. Graduate Student Conductor Concert. Walter Hall, Edward Johnson Building, University of Toronto, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-978- 3750. Free. Open to the public. ●●7:30: York University Department of Music. Jazz Festival: Small Ensembles. Roy Patterson, Lorne Lofsky, Mark Eisenman, directors. Martin Family Lounge, Accolade East, YU, 4700 Keele St. 416-736-2100 x20054. Free. Tuesday November 19 ●●12:00 noon: Canadian Opera Company. Piano Virtuoso Series: Moving Mirrors - Études for Piano. Scriabin: Études Op.42; Namoradze: Études I-VI. Nicolas Namoradze, piano. 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. ●●12:10: Nine Sparrows Arts Foundation. Lunchtime Chamber Music. Rising Stars Recital featuring students from the UofT Faculty of Music. Yorkminster Park Baptist Church, 1585 Yonge St. 416-241-1298. Free. Donations welcome. ●●12:10: University of Toronto Faculty of Music. Voice Performance Class: Second Year Undergraduate Singers in Performance. Walter Hall, Edward Johnson Building, University of Toronto, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-978- 3750. Free. Open to the public. ●●7:00: University of Toronto Faculty of Music. Student Composer Concert #2. Walter Hall, Edward Johnson Building, University of Toronto, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-978-3750. Free. Open to the public. ●●7:30: University of Toronto Faculty of Music. Early Music Concerts: King Arthur. Purcell. Erik Thor, stage director; Christopher Bagan, conductor. Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre, 427 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208. ; (sr); (st). U of T students admitted free with a valid TCard, space permitting. ●●7:30: York University Department of Music. Jazz Festival: Small Ensembles. Anthony Michelli, Artie Roth, Kelly Jefferson, directors. Martin Family Lounge, Accolade East, YU, 4700 Keele St. 416-736-2100 x20054. Free. Wednesday November 20 ●●12:00 noon: Canadian Opera Company. Chamber Music Series: Brilliantly Baroque. Featuring students of the Schulich School of Music at McGill University. McGill Baroque Orchestra; Hank Knox, director. 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. Hanné Becker, 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. Andrew Adair, organ. 1585 Yonge St. 416-922-1167. Free. ●●7:00: University of Toronto Faculty of Music. UofT Jazz Ensembles. Upper Jazz Studio, 90 Wellesley St. W. 416-978-3750. Free. Open to the public. ●●7:30: National Ballet of Canada. Orpheus Alive and Chaconne. See Nov 15. Also Nov 21(7:30pm). ●●7:30: York University Department of Music. Jazz Festival: Small Ensembles. Kevin Turcotte, Jim Vivian, Frank Falco, directors. Martin Family Lounge, Accolade East, YU, 4700 Keele St. 416-736-2100 x20054. Free. ●●8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Vivaldi’s Four Seasons. Carmen Braden: Songs of the Invisible Summer Stars; Copland: Suite from Appalachian Spring (1944 original orchestration); Vivaldi: The Four Seasons. Jonathan Crow: leader/violin. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-598-3375. From . Also Nov 16(Roy Thomson Hall), 17(George Weston Recital Hall); 21(Roy Thomson Hall). Thursday November 21 ●●12:00 noon: Canadian Opera Company. Jazz Series: Lift Your Spirits. York University Gospel Choir; Prof. Karen Burke, director. 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: York University Department of Music. Music @ Midday: York University Chamber Concert. Patricia Wait, director. Tribute Communities Recital Hall, Accolade East, YU, 4700 Keele St. 647-459-0701. Free. ●●6:30: York University Department of Music. Jazz Festival: Jazz Choirs. Mim Adams, director. Tribute Communities Recital Hall, Accolade East, YU, 4700 Keele St. 647- 459-0701. Free. ●●7:00: Canadian Music Centre. CMC Presents: Chik White and Gayle Young. 20 St. Joseph St. 416-961-6601 x202. /(adv); /(adv-CMC members/arts workers); (st). ●●7:00: University of Toronto Faculty of Music. Vocalis: A Woman for All Seasons. Walter Hall, Edward Johnson Building, University of Toronto, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-978- 3750. Free. Open to the public. ●●7:30: Ken Page Memorial Trust. Jim Galloway’s Wee Big Band: Duke Ellington vs. Count Basie. 40th anniversary celebration of swing era music. Martin Loomer, guitar, arranger, leader. Arts and Letters Club, 14 Elm St. Call Anne at 416-515-0200. (cash only). Licensed facility. ●●7:30: National Ballet of Canada. Orpheus Alive and Chaconne. See Nov 15. ●●7:30: Toronto City Opera. Les contes d’Hoffmann. Music by Jacques Offenbach; libretto by Jules Barbier. Ryan Harper, tenor (Hoffmann); Nicole Dubinsky, soprano (Olympia/Antonia/Giulietta); Dylan Wright, bass baritone (Lindorf/Coppélius/Miracle/ Dapertuto); Jennifer Tung, artistic director and others. Al Green Theatre, 750 Spadina Ave. 647-699-9391. -; (st). Also Nov 23(4pm), 24(3pm). ●●7:30: University of Toronto Faculty of Music. The Marriage of Figaro. Mozart. MacMillan Theatre, Edward Johnson Building, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-408-0208. ; $25(sr); (st). U of T students admitted free with a valid TCard, space permitting. “Opera Talk” lecture ½ hour before concert. Also Nov 22, 23(eve); 24(mat). ●●7:30: York University Department of Music. Jazz Festival: York U Jazz Orchestra. Mike Cadó, director. Martin Family Lounge, Accolade East, YU, 4700 Keele St. 647-459-0701. Free. ●●8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Vivaldi’s Four Seasons. Carmen Braden: Songs of the Invisible Summer Stars; Copland: Suite from Appalachian Spring (1944 original orchestration); Vivaldi: The Four Seasons. Jonathan Crow: leader/violin. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-598-3375. From . Also Nov 16(Roy Thomson Hall), 17(George Weston Recital Hall); 20(Roy Thomson Hall). Friday November 22 ●●12:10: Music at St. Andrew’s. Noontime Recital. Liszt: Un Sospiro; Beethoven: 32 Variations in c; works by Rachmaninoff and Pärt. Ryan Phelps, piano. St. Andrew’s Church (Toronto), 73 Simcoe St. 416-593- 5600 x231. Free. ●●7:30: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. An American in Paris. Cindy McTee: Double Play for Orchestra; Barber: Piano Concerto Op.38; Bernstein: Overture to Candide; John Corigliano: Elegy for Orchestra; Gershwin: An American in Paris. Jon Kimura Parker, piano; Leonard Slatkin, conductor. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-598-3375. From . Also Nov 23(8pm). ●●7:30: University of Toronto Faculty of Music. The Marriage of Figaro. Mozart. MacMillan Theatre, Edward Johnson Building, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-408-0208. ; $25(sr); (st). U of T students admitted free with a valid TCard, space permitting. “Opera Talk” lecture ½ hour before concert. Also Nov 21, 23(eve); 24(mat). ●●8:00: Gallery 345. The Art of Improvisation: Celebrating Gallery 345. Bill Gilliam, piano; Kayla Milmine, soprano sax; Ambrose Pottie, drums; Bill McBirnie, flute; Eugene Martynec, electro acoustics. 345 Sorauren Ave. 416-822- 9781 or info@gallery345.com or eventbrite.ca. ; or Pywc(st). Cash only at the door. Friday November 22 Arsenault Tales of a Canadian Pioneer Elgar Enigma Variations Young Performers www.eporchestra.ca ●●8:00: Etobicoke Philharmonic Orchestra. Tales of a Canadian Pioneer. Elgar: Enigma Variations; Rimsky-Korsakov: Piano Concerto; Haydn: Cello Concerto; Arsenault: Histoire. Concerto winners from the North York Music Festival competition. Martingrove Collegiate Institute, 50 Winterton Dr., Etobicoke. 416- 239-5665. ; $25/(adv sr); (st). ●●8:00: Royal Conservatory of Music. RCO Andrei Feher conducts the Royal Conservatory Orchestra FRIdAy, NOvEmbER 22, 8pm prelude Recital at 6:45pm pre-concert Talk at 7:15pm KOERNER HALL TICKETS ON SALE NOW! 416.408.0208 www.rcmusic.com/performance thewholenote.com November 2019 | 53

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