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Volume 25 Issue 7 - April 2020

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35 Hazelton Ave. 416-654-0877 or syrinxconcerts.ca. ; (st). CANCELLED. ❍❍3:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Lisiecki Plays Beethoven’s Emperor. Apr 1 & 2: Beethoven: Leonore Overture No.3, Piano Concerto No.5 “Emperor”; Schoenberg: Pelleas und Melisande. Apr 4 & 5: Beethoven: Leonore Overture No.3, Piano Concerto No.3 & 5 “Emperor”. Jan Lisiecki, piano; Toronto Symphony Youth Orchestra (Apr 1 & 2: Overture only); Jukka-Pekka Saraste, conductor. Meridian Arts Centre (formerly Toronto Centre for the Arts), 5040 Yonge St., North York. 416-872-4255. From . Also Apr 1(8pm Roy Thomson Hall), 2(8pm, Roy Thomson Hall), 4(8pm, Roy Thomson Hall). ✖✖4:00: Cantorei sine Nomine. Miserere. Lotti: Miserere Mei, Crucifixus, Missa de profundis. Stuart Beaudoin, conductor. Church of the Immaculate Conception, 1710 Scugog St, Port Perry. 705-357- 3299. Free will donation ( suggested). CANCELLED. ❍❍4:30: Christ Church Deer Park. Jazz Vespers. Mark Eisenman (piano), Chase Sanborn (trumpet). 1570 Yonge St. 416-920-5211. Freewill offering. Religious service. ✖✖4:30: Yorkminster Park Baptist Church. Passiontide Devotion. Music for Passiontide and Holy Week. Works by Willan, Vierne, Purcell and Allegri. Choir of Yorkminister Park Baptist Church; William Maddox, organist and director; Christel Wiens, associate musician. 1585 Yonge St. 416-922-1167. Freewill offering. CANCELLED. A. Concerts in the GTA PASSIONTIDE DEVOTION SUNDAY, APRIL 5TH 4:30 PM IONA LITURGY HOLY TUESDAY, APRIL 7TH 7:00 PM CANCELLED Yorkminster Park Baptist Church ❍❍7:30: Richmond Hill Philharmonic Orchestra. Creatures Great & Small. Liadow: Kikimora; Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf; Williams: Jurassic Park; Dvořák: The Water Goblin. Jessica Kun, conductor. Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts, 10268 Yonge St., Richmond Hill. 905-787- 8811 or rhpo.ca. ; (sr); (st); (child). ✖✖7:30: Villa Charities. Concerti in Galleria: Passio - The Mater Dolorosa in Popular Tradition. Francesco Pellegrino, voice, chitarra battente; Marco Cera, oboe, guitars, mandolin; Lucas Harris, archlute, colascione, guitar; Romina Di Gasbarro, voice, chitarra battente; Felix Deak, violoncello, viola da gamba. Guest: Debra Nagy, oboe. Joseph D. Carrier Art Gallery, 901 Lawrence Ave. W. 416-789-7011 x248 or villacharities.com/concerti. ; (sr). CANCELLED. Monday April 6 ✖✖7:30: Native Earth Performing Arts. Mission Songs Project. By Dean Burry. Aki Studio Theatre, 585 Dundas St. E. 416-531-1402. $25. CANCELLED. ❍❍7:30: Toronto Theatre Organ Society. Silent Film “The Doll”. William O’Meara, organ. Roncesvalles United Church, 240 Roncesvalles Ave. 416-499-6262 or ttos. ca. /(adv). Cash only at the door. ✖✖7:30: University of Toronto Campus Philharmonic Orchestra. ¡Viva la música! Schumann: Piano Concerto in a; Márquez: Danzón No.2, Ginastera: Estancia Op.8a; Piazzolla: Verano Porteño; Romero: Fuga con Pajarillo; Dvořák: Slavonic Dances Op.46 No.7. Naomi Wong, piano; Lorenzo Guggenheim, conductor and music director. Mac- Millan Theatre, Edward Johnson Building, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-408-0208 or bit.ly/ cpospring2020. PWYC( suggested). CANCELLED. ✖✖8:00: Confluence Concerts/St. Thomas’s Anglican Church. Baroque Music by Candelight. A time for quiet reflection at the beginning of Holy Week. Vocal and instrumental music by Handel, Telemann and Bach. St. Thomas’s Anglican Church (Toronto), 383 Huron St. 647-678- 4923. Freewill offering. CANCELLED. Tuesday April 7 ❍❍12:00 noon: Canadian Opera Company. World Music Series: Music of Syria, Algeria, and the Balkans. Fethi Madjem, multi-instrumentalist. 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. ❍❍6:00: The Piano Lunaire. Pink Moon “Marian” with Nick Kozak. Chopin: Scherzo No.3 Op.39; Panufnik: Twelve Studies; Szymanowski: Mazurkas Op.62; Sherkin: Spring in Warsaw (12 Epilogues for Marian). Adam Sherkin, piano; Nick Kozak, photography. Bunker Lane Press, 1001 Bloor St. W. Rear. 416-535-4612. ; (st). Photography opening 6pm, piano performance 7:30pm. ✖✖7:00: Yorkminster Park Baptist Church. Iona Liturgy. Musicians of Iona Passage. 1585 Yonge St. 416-922-1167. Freewill offering. CANCELLED. ❍❍7:30: Villa Charities. Concerti in Galleria: Columbus Concert Band Spring Concert. Joseph D. Carrier Art Gallery, 901 Lawrence Ave. W. 416-789-7011 x248 or villacharities. com/concerti. ; (sr). Wednesday April 8 ❍❍12:30: Yorkminster Park Baptist Church. Noonday Organ Recital. Ryan Baxter, organ. 1585 Yonge St. 416-922-1167. Free. ✖✖6:00: Music Gallery/York University. York Archives Show And Tell. Pratishtha Kohli, host. York University - Scott Library, Room 305, 4700 Keele St. musicgallery.org. Free. CANCELLED. ADRIANA LECOUVREUR By Francesco Cilea In Italian with English Surtitles April 5, 2020 | 2:30 pm FEATURING Sally Dibblee Rómulo Delgado Geneviève Lévesque POSTPONED MUSIC DIRECTOR AND PIANIST: Narmina Afandiyeva CHORUS DIRECTOR: Robert Cooper 416-366-7723 | 1-800-708-6754 | STLC.COM ST LAWRENCE CENTRE FOR THE ARTS 27 FRONT ST E, TORONTO TICKETS / / Music at Metropolitan presents REQUIEM AETERNAM GRANT US PEACE Timeless music for Good Friday Wolfgang A. Mozart Requiem, K. 626 Gisele Kulak, soprano Valeria Kondrashov, alto Charles Davidson, tenor John Schneider, bass Metropolitan Festival Choir & Orchestra Dr. Patricia Wright, Conductor FRIDAY APRIL 10 / students 416-363-0331 metunited.ca POSTPONED RalphVaughn Williams Dona Nobis Pacem Chelsea Van Pelt, soprano Nicholas Higgs, baritone 7:30 PM 56 Queen St E, Toronto 30 | April 2020 thewholenote.com

✖✖7:30: Royal Conservatory of Music. Rebanks Family Fellowship Concert Series. Mazzoleni Concert Hall, TELUS Centre, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408- 0208. Free(ticket required). POSTPONED. ✖✖7:30: Toronto Mendelssohn Choir. Sacred Music for a Sacred Space. Works by Tallis, Byrd, Tavener and MacMillan. Simon Rivard, conductor. St. Anne’s Anglican Church, 270 Gladstone Ave. 416-408-0208 or tmchoir.org. -; (VoxTix 30 and under). CANCELLED. ❍❍8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Gimeno, Yuja Wang & Brahms. Apr 8 & 9: Brahms: Piano Concerto No.1, Symphony No.2. Apr 11: Brahms: Piano Concerto No.2, Symphony No.2. Yuja Wang, piano; Gustavo Gimeno, conductor. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-872-4255. Starting at . Also Apr 9, 11. Post-concert chat with conductor. Thursday April 9 ❍❍12:00 noon: Canadian Opera Company. Vocal Series: Collaborations. Singers from the young artist program of the Canadian Opera Company and l’Opéra de Montréal. 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. ❍❍12:00 noon: VOCA Chorus of Toronto. Star Songs. Works by Ešenvalds, Daley, Weill, Halley, Gjeilo, Lauridsen and others. Shawn Grenke, organ; Colleen Allen, saxophone; Jamie Drake, percussion; Jenny Crober, conductor. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-872-4255 or roythomsonhall.com/choirorgan. Free. ❍❍8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Gimeno, Yuja Wang & Brahms. Apr 8 & 9: Brahms: Piano Concerto No.1, Symphony No.2. Apr 11: Brahms: Piano Concerto No.2, Symphony No.2. Yuja Wang, piano; Gustavo Gimeno, conductor. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-872-4255. Starting at . Also Apr 8, 11. Post-concert chat with conductor. Friday April 10 ✖✖10:30am: Lawrence Park Community Church. Duruflé Requiem. Michèle Bogdanowicz, mezzo; Paul Winkelmans, baritone; Mark Toews, conductor. 2180 Bayview Ave. 416-489-1551. Freewill offering. Religious service. POSTPONED TO NOV 8. CANCELLED Humbercrest United Church Requiem in D minor, Op.48 — Gabriel Faure Good Friday, April 10 11am Religious Service | Freewill Offering humbercrest.ca ✖✖11:00am: Humbercrest United Church. Fauré: Requiem. Sinead White, soprano; Kieran Kane, baritone; Alex Halliday, bass; Michelle Chung, organ; Melvin Hurst, conductor. 16 Baby Point Rd. 416-767-6122. Freewill Offering. Religious service. CANCELLED. ❍❍11:00am: Royal York Road United Church. Good Friday Service. di Lasso: E non fu il pianto suo; Liszt: Ave verum; Bruckner: Christus factus est; Dake: Jesus Walked This Lonesome Valley. Choir, vocal soloists and cello. 851 Royal York Rd. 416-231-9401. Free. All are welcome to attend this traditional Good Friday Service. ❍❍1:00: St. Barnabas Anglican Church. Seven Last Words. Haydn: Seven Last Words Op.51 (string quartet version). Daniel Kushner, Louise Pauls, violins; Elizabeth Morris, viola; Stephen Buck, cello. 361 Danforth Ave. 416- 465-7443. Free. ✖✖4:00: Cantorei sine Nomine. Miserere. Lotti: Miserere Mei, Crucifixus, Missa de profundis. Stuart Beaudoin, conductor. St. Paul’s Anglican (Uxbridge), 59 Toronto St. S., Uxbridge. 705-357-3299. Freewill donation ( suggested). CANCELLED. ✖✖4:00: Nine Sparrows Arts Foundation. Good Friday Concert. Music and Readings for a Most Holy Day. David Hetherington, cello; Lark Popov, piano; Sharlene Wallace, harp; Stephen Boda, organ; Eric N. Robertson, conductor; Rev. Peter Holmes andColleen Burns, narrators. Yorkminster Park Baptist Church, 1585 Yonge St. 416-241-1298. Free. CANCELLED. ✖✖7:00: Small World Music Society/Sufi Poets Series. A Glimpse of the Beloved. Small World Music Centre, Artscape Youngplace, 180 Shaw St. 416-536-5439. /$25(adv). CANCELLED. ✖✖7:30: Music at Metropolitan. Requiem Aeternum - Give Us Peace. Mozart: Requiem in d K626; Vaughan Williams: Dona Nobis Pacem. Metropolitan Festival Choir and Orchestra; Patricia Wright, conductor. Metropolitan United Church (Toronto), 56 Queen St. E. metunited.ca/music. ; (st). POSTPONED. ❍❍7:30: Toronto Beach Chorale. Choral Concert. Fauré: Requiem; Lauridsen: Lux Aeterna; Barber: Adagio for Strings. Jennifer Krabbe, soprano; Matthew Cassils, baritone; Mervin W. Fick, director. Kingston Road United Church, 975 Kingston Rd. 647-812-2505; torontobeachchorale.com. /$25(adv); (youth 7-18)/.50(adv); free(under 7). ✖✖7:30: Toronto Mendelssohn Choir. Sacred Music for a Sacred Space. Works by Tallis, Byrd, Tavener and MacMillan. Simon Rivard, conductor. St. Anne’s Anglican Church, 270 Gladstone Ave. 416-408-0208 or tmchoir. org. -; (VoxTix 30 and under). CANCELLED. Saturday April 11 ❍❍3:00: Climax Jazz Band. Matinee Jazz. Dorothy Rose, chanteuse. Smoke Show, 744 Mount Pleasant Rd. 416-901-7469. . ❍❍7:30: Opera Atelier. Handel: The Resurrection. Isaiah Bell, Stephen Hegedus, Carla Huhtanen, Meghan Lindsay, Allyson McHardy, vocalists; Marshall Pynkoski, stage director; Jeannette Lajeunesse Zingg, choreographer; Artists of Atelier Ballet; Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra; David Fallis, conductor. Koerner Hall, TELUS Centre, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208. -5. Also Apr 16, 17, 18(4:30pm), 19(3pm). ❍❍7:30: The Salvation Army. An Easter Celebration. Worthy is the Lamb; Hallelujah to the King; The Easter Song; A Choral Symphony. International Staff Songsters; Canadian Staff Band; Canadian Staff Songsters; NEON. Lyric Theatre, Meridian Arts Centre (formerly Toronto Centre for the Arts), 5040 Yonge St., North York. 1-855-682-6736. +tax. ✖✖8:00: Small World Music Society. So Long Seven with Samidha Jorglekar. Small World Music Centre, Artscape Youngplace, 180 Shaw St. 416-536-5439. /(adv). CANCELLED. ❍❍8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Gimeno, Yuja Wang & Brahms. Apr 8 & 9: Brahms: Piano Concerto No.1, Symphony No.2. Apr 11: Brahms: Piano Concerto No.2, Symphony No.2. Yuja Wang, piano; Gustavo Gimeno, conductor. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-872-4255. Starting at . Also Apr 8, 9. Post-concert chat with conductor. Sunday April 12 ❍❍10:30am: Royal York Road United Church. Easter Sunday Service & Communion. Stephanie Martin: Now the Queen of Seasons. Choir, organ, brass quintet and timpani. 851 Royal York Rd. 416-231-9401. Free. All are welcome to attend this Easter Sunday service. Tuesday April 14 ❍❍12:00 noon: Canadian Opera Company. Chamber Music Series: The Musical Offering. Bach: The Musical Offering. LARK Ensemble. 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. Asher Ian Armstrong, piano. Yorkminster Park Baptist Church, 1585 Yonge St. 416-241-1298. Free. Donations welcome. ❍❍7:00: MRG Concerts. Max Raabe & Palast Orchester. Max Raabe, singer; Cecilia Crisafulli, violin; Sven Bährens, clarinets; Bernd Dieterich, double-bass/sousaphone; Fabio Duwentester, percussion and others. Queen Elizabeth Theatre, 190 Princes’ Blvd. 855-326-9945. .50-.50. ❍❍8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Classic Broadway: Rodgers & Hammerstein. Classics from The Sound of Music, Carousel, Oklahoma!, South Pacific and others. Emily Padgett, soprano; Josh Young, tenor; Jordan Donica, baritone; Amabile Choirs of London; Steven Reineke, conductor. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-872-4255. Starting at . Also Apr 15(2pm & 8pm). Wednesday April 15 ❍❍12:00 noon: Canadian Opera Company. Jazz Series: What Have You to Say? Alex Samartas, vocalist; Lara Dodds-Eden, piano; Bram Gielen, bass. 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. Thomas Fitches, organ. All Saints Kingsway Anglican Church, 2850 Bloor St. W. 416-571- 3680 or organixconcerts.ca. Freewill offering appreciated. ❍❍12:30: Yorkminster Park Baptist Church. Noonday Organ Recital. Aron Dobisz, organ. 1585 Yonge St. 416-922-1167. Free. ❍❍2:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Classic Broadway: Rodgers & Hammerstein. Classics from The Sound of Music, Carousel, Oklahoma!, South Pacific and others. Emily Padgett, soprano; Josh Young, tenor; Jordan Donica, baritone; Amabile Choirs of London; Steven Reineke, conductor. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-872-4255. Starting at . Also Apr 14(8pm), 15(8pm). ❍❍6:00: Eybler Quartet. In Concert. Selections from Tirado and Asplmayr String Quartets. Burdock Music Hall, 1184 Bloor St. W. 416-319-2657. /(adv). ❍❍8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Classic Broadway: Rodgers & Hammerstein. Classics from The Sound of Music, Carousel, Oklahoma!, South Pacific and others. Emily Padgett, soprano; Josh Young, tenor; Jordan Donica, baritone; Amabile Choirs of London; Steven Reineke, conductor. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-872-4255. Starting at . Also Apr 14(8pm), 15(2pm). Thursday April 16 ❍❍12:00 noon: Canadian Opera Company. Piano Virtuoso Series: Debussy Préludes. Debussy: Préludes Book 1. Glenn Gould School piano studio. 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. ❍❍7:30: JLM Artists. Angela Brownridge Piano Recital. Beethoven: Sonata in C Op.2 No.3; Chopin: Fantasy in f Op.49; Liszt: Ballade No.2; Scriabin: Twelve Studies Op.8. Heliconian Hall, 35 Hazelton Ave. 1-888-549-4106. $25. ❍❍7:30: Opera Atelier. Handel: The Resurrection. Isaiah Bell, Stephen Hegedus, Carla Huhtanen, Meghan Lindsay, Allyson McHardy, vocalists; Marshall Pynkoski, stage director; Jeannette Lajeunesse Zingg, choreographer; Artists of Atelier Ballet; Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra; David Fallis, conductor. Koerner Hall, TELUS Centre, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208. -5. Also Apr 11, 17, 18(4:30pm), 19(3pm). CANCELLED April 16 at 8 pm QUATUOR ÉBÈNE Visit thewholenote.com/cancelledevents for updates. CANCELLED/POSTPONED? Check ahead. thewholenote.com April 2020 | 31

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