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Volume 28 Issue 5 | April & May 2023

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April and May is Canary Time in the world of WholeNote -- the time when choirs in larger than usual numbers refresh the info in our online "Who's Who" to inform prospective choristers and audiences what they have to offer. Also inside: There's a new New Wave to catch at Esprit; Toronto Bach Festival no 6 includes a Kafeehaus; another new small venue on the "Soft Seat Beat" (we assume the seats are soft!); an ever-so Musically Theatrical spring. And more.

listings@theWholeNote.com Event listings are free of charge to artists, venues and presenters. This issue contains event listings from March 28 to June 6, 2023. LISTINGS IN THIS ISSUE ● Beginning on this page you will find live and livestream daily listings for events with an announced date and time that one could circle on a calendar in order to “be there.” Listing requests that were received at the time of going to press are included on these pages. ● Our listing requests continue to arrive every day and are updated and published each weekend in The WholeNote WEEKLY LISTINGS UPDATE e-letter (see below for further information). How to List 1. Use the convenient online form at thewholenote.com/applylistings OR 2. Email listings to listings@thewholenote.com. Please note, we do not take listings over the phone. Deadlines Weekly: Eligible listings received by 6pm Tuesday, each week, will be included in The WholeNote WEEKLY LISTINGS UPDATE e-letter sent to registered readers the following Sunday. Listings received for the Weekly Listings Update are simultaneously posted to JUST ASK, our searchable online listings database. The weekly listings update looks two weeks into the future on an ongoing basis. Print: Our next print issue, Volume 28 no.6 covers June, July and August 2023. The print submission deadline for that issue will be Tuesday May 16. Readers are encouraged to register for the Weekly Listings update, or to check our online listings regularly for new listings or updates to listings previously submitted. Each weekly update looks 5-6 weeks into the future. Register for the weekly updates at thewholenote.com/newsletter LIVE OR ONLINE | Mar 28 to Jun 6, 2023 Tuesday March 28 ● 12:00 noon: Canadian Opera Company. Free Concert Series: The Resurrection. Excerpts from Handel: Resurrection. Artists of Opera Atelier. Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre, Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W. www.coc.ca/ free-concert-series. Free. ● 12:10: Nine Sparrows Arts Foundation. Lunchtime Chamber Music: Rising Stars Recital. Featuring performance students from the U of T Faculty of Music. Yorkminster Park Baptist Church, 1585 Yonge St. www.yorkminsterpark.com. Free. Donations welcome. ● 1:00: St. James Cathedral. Organ Recital. Matthew Larkin, organ. Cathedral Church of St. James, 106 King St. E. 416-364-7865 or www.stjamescathedral.ca. Free. Donations welcome. ● 3:00: Oriana Singers. Young at Heart. Featuring choral music centred around hope. Sean Ivory and Paul Caldwell: Hope for Resolution; Nancy Telfer: Celebration. Guests: St. Mary Catholic Secondary School Choirs (Tanya Earle, conductor). Trinity United Church, 284 Division St., Cobourg. Ticketing information available at www.orianasingers.com. ● 7:30: Toronto Mendelssohn Choir. Bach: Mass in B Minor, BWV 232. Toronto Mendelssohn Choir; Baroque Orchestra; Jean- Sébastien Vallée, conductor. Koerner Hall, TELUS Centre, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408- 0208. .95-; .79-.92(sr); .95(VOXTix). ● 8:00: Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Toronto/Consulate General of Italy in Toronto/Istituto Italiano di Cultura Montreal and Chicago. Music From the Romantic Repertoire to the Great Cinema. Brahms: Sonata Op.108; Schumann/ Liszt: Widmung from the film “Canto d’amore”; Trovajoli: Serenata per Giuditta from the film “Nell’anno del Signore”; John Williams: Schindler’s List; Paganini: Capriccio No.24 for violin solo from the film “Il violinista del diavolo”; Gardel/Williams: Por una cabeza from the film “Profumo di donna”; A. Bonanno: Italian Movie Music by Rota, Morricone, and Piovani. Elena Matteucci, piano; Sebastian Zagame, violin. Glenn Gould Studio, 250 Front St. W. https://www. eventbrite.ca/e/music-from-the-romanticrepertoire-to-the-great-cinema-a-concerttickets-523761754507. Free. LIVE & ONLINE. ● 8:00: Tapestry Opera/Obsidian Theatre Company. Of the Sea. Music by Ian Cusson. Libretto by Kanika Ambrose. Philip Akin, stage director; Jennifer Tung, music director. Bluma Appel Theatre, St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts, 27 Front St. E. 437-326-9410 or www.am.ticketmaster.com/tolive/ofthesea-events. From . Also Mar 25(8pm); 29(8pm); 31(8pm); Apr 1(4pm). Wednesday March 29 ● 12:00 noon: Canadian Opera Company. Free Concert Series: Dvořák - Slavonic Dances Book II. Piano students of the Glenn Gould School. Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre, Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W. www.coc.ca/free-concert-series. Free. ● 7:00: Glenn Gould Studio. 7th Toronto Artillery Royal Canadian Artillery Band Concert. Works by Bernstein, Cable, Holst, and others. The Band of the 7th Toronto Artillery Regiment Royal Canadian Artillery. 250 Front St. W. ggsinfo@glenngouldstudio.com. Free. ● 7:30: Against the Grain Theatre. Bluebeard’s Castle. Music by Béla Bartók. English libretto and stage direction by Daisy Evans. Gerald Finley, baritone (Bluebeard); Charlotte Hellekant, soprano (Judith); Stephen Higgins, conductor & arranger. Fleck Dance Theatre, Harbourfront Centre, 235 Queens Quay W. www.harbourfrontcentre.com/ event/bluebeards-castle. -0. Also Mar 31(7:30pm); Apr 1(1:30pm). ● 8:00: Hugh’s Room Live. James Bryan’s Big Birthday Revue @ Revival. Revival Bar, 783 College St. www.hughsroomlive.com. . ● 8:00: Tapestry Opera/Obsidian Theatre Company. Of the Sea. See Mar 28. Also Mar 31(8pm); Apr 1(4pm). ● 8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Visions of Spain: Gimeno Conducts Boléro, Rodrigo & More. Coll: Aqua Cinerea (North American Premiere); Dutilleux: Symphony No.1; Falla: Selections from El amor brujo (with Toronto Symphony Youth Orchestra); Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez for Guitar & Orchestra; Ravel: Boléro. Juan Manuel Cañizares, guitar; Toronto Symphony Youth Orchestra; Gustavo Gimeno, conductor. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-598-3375. From . Mar 31(7:30pm), Apr 1, 2(3pm). Thursday March 30 ● 12:00 noon: Music at Met. Thursday Noon at Met Concert Series. Stéphanie McKay-Turgeon, soprano; Dakota Scott-Digout, piano. Metropolitan United Church, 56 Queen St. E. www.metunited.ca. Free. LIVE & STREAMED. ● 7:30: Rose Theatre. Brampton Music Theatre: Kinky Boots. Music by Cyndi Lauper. Book & Lyrics by Harvey Fierstein. 1 Theatre Ln., Brampton. 905-874-2800 or www.therosetheatre.ca. -. Also Mar 31(7:30pm), Apr 1(1pm & 7:30pm), 2(1pm). ● 8:00: Hugh’s Room Live. Mia Sheard’s “Songs Are Like Tattoos”: A Tribute to Joni Mitchell. Hugh’s Room, 3030 Dundas St. W. www.showpass.com/ 34 | April & May, 2023 thewholenote.com

jmia-sheards-songs-are-like-tattoos- 3030-dundas. ; (livestream). LIVE & LIVESTREAM. ● 8:00: Massey Hall. Buddy Guy. 178 Victoria St. www.tickets.mhrth.com. From . Also Mar 31. MARCH 30 at 8 pm GRYPHON TRIO music-toronto.com ● 8:00: Music Toronto. Gryphon Trio. Beethoven: Piano Trio No.2 Op.70 (“Ghost”) - 1st movement; Robert Rival: Nature Rhythms 1 (world premiere); Two new works by former students of the Earl Haig Collegiate program; Mendelssohn: Piano Trio in c Op.66. Jane Mallett Theatre, St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts, 27 Front St. E. 416-366-7723 option 2. .50 or ; (st). ● 8:00: Royal Conservatory of Music. Quiet Please, There’s a Lady on Stage: Cécile McLorin Salvant. Koerner Hall, TELUS Centre, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208 or www. rcmusic.com/performance. From . ● 8:00: SING! The Toronto International Vocal Arts Festival. Aca-Film Festival. A cappella music and renowned short films come together. Burlington Performing Arts Centre, 440 Locust St., Burlington. www.singtoronto. com/sing-film-festival. ; (Member); (Youth (18 & under); (arts workers). Friday March 31 ● 12:10: Music at St. Andrew’s. Noontime Recital. Brahms: Ballades Op.10 and works by Albeniz. Emily Chiang, piano. St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, 73 Simcoe St. 416- 593-5600 X231 or www.standrewstoronto. org. Free. ● 7:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music Society. Chamber Music Concert. Schubert: Piano Quintet in A D.667 (“Trout Quintet”); and Piano Quintets by Hummel and Dussek. Francine Kay, piano; Magisterra Soloists: Annette- Barbara Vogel, violin; Jutta Puchhammer, viola; Katerina Juraskova, cello; Travis Harrison, double bass. First United Church, 16 William St. W., Waterloo. 519-569-1809 or www.ticketscene.ca/kwcms. ; (st). ● 7:30: Against the Grain Theatre. Bluebeard’s Castle. See Mar 28. Also Apr 1(1:30pm). ● 7:30: Rose Theatre. Brampton Music Theatre: Kinky Boots. See Mar 30. Also Apr 1(1pm & 7:30pm), 2(1pm). ● 7:30: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Visions of Spain: Gimeno Conducts Boléro, Rodrigo & More. See Mar 29. Also Apr 1(8pm), 2(3pm). ● 8:00: Etobicoke Community Concert Band. Winter’s End. Etobicoke Collegiate Auditorium, 86 Montgomery Rd., Etobicoke. 416-410- 1570 or www.eccb.ca. ; Free(under 12). ● 8:00: Humber College, Faculty of Creative and Media Arts. Laila Biali Trio and the Humber 50th Anniversary Band. Laila Biali Trio: Laila Biali, vocals; Larnell Lewis, drums; and George Koller, bass. Guests: Pat Labarbera, sax; Kevin Turcotte, trumpet; Kelsley Grant, trombone; and Andrew Scott, guitar; and Humber 50th Anniversary Band. Humber Lakeshore Auditorium, 3199 Lake Shore Blvd. W., Etobicoke. www.humber50th.eventbrite. ca. -. ● 8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony. Troupe Vertigo. Troupe Vertigo, circus performers; Andrei Feher, conductor. Centre in the Square, 101 Queen St. N., Kitchener. 519- 745-4711 or 1-888-745-4717. -. Also Apr 1. ● 8:00: Massey Hall. Buddy Guy. 178 Victoria St. www.tickets.mhrth.com. From . Also Mar 30. ● 8:00: Music Gallery. Jasmyn + Camille Léon + Shn Shn. Music Gallery at 918 Bathurst, 918 Bathurst St. Tickets at www.musicgallery.org/events/jasmyn or 416- 204-1080. -. ● 8:00: Ontario Pops Orchestra. Hispanic / Latin American Heritage Gala Concert 2022. Breaking Barriers: Album Release Concert. Concertos by Bach and Vivaldi; Holst: St. Paul’s Suite; Mozart: Eine kleine Nachtmusik; Mozart: Symphony No.40 in g K.550. Tanya Charles Iveniuk, violin; Yanet Campbell Secades, violin; and Marlene Ngalissamy, bassoon; Carlos Bastidas, conductor. Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre, 427 Bloor St. W. www.eventbrite.ca/e/album-release-breaking-barrierstickets-505454677547. -. ● 8:00: Royal Conservatory of Music. String Concerts: Benedetti Elschenbroich Grynyuk Trio. Schubert: Piano Trio No.2 in E-flat D.929; Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio in a Op.50. Koerner Hall, TELUS Centre, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408- 0208 or www.rcmusic.com/performance. From . ● 8:00: Tapestry Opera/Obsidian Theatre Company. Of the Sea. See Mar 28. Also Apr 1(4pm). ● 8:00: TD Sunfest Global Music & Jazz Series/The Wolf. Lemon Bucket Orkestra. Wolf Performance Hall, 251 Dundas St., London. www.sunfest.on.ca. . Saturday April 1 ● 1:00: Rose Theatre. Brampton Music Theatre: Kinky Boots. See Mar 30. Also Apr 1(7:30pm), 2(1pm). ● 1:30: Against the Grain Theatre. Bluebeard’s Castle. Music by Béla Bartók. See Mar 29. ● 2:30: Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony. Symphonic Fairy Tales. Troupe Vertigo, circus performers; Andrei Feher, conductor. Centre in the Square, 101 Queen St. N., Kitchener. 519-745-4711 or 1-888-745-4717. ; (child). ● 4:00: Tapestry Opera/Obsidian Theatre Company. Of the Sea. See Mar 28. ● 4:00: Toronto Operetta Theatre. Cabaret: Latin Fiesta. Music from the Hispanic world. Edward Jackman Centre, 947 Queen St. E., 2nd Floor. 416-366-7723 or 1–800-708-6754 or www.tolive.com. . ● 7:00: Univox Choir. In a Dream. Emily Green: Paradise in a Dream; Eric Whitacre: Sleep; Eleanor Daley: In Remembrance; Eriks Esenvalds: Only in Sleep; Fauré: Libera me from Requiem in d Op.48. Univox Choir; Adam Kuiack, baritone; Kevin Stoltz, piano; Malcolm Cody MacFarlane, conductor. Christ Church Deer Park, 1570 Yonge St. www.universe. com/InADream. ; (with a donation); Free(under 12). ● 7:30: Chroma Vocal Ensemble. Space and Time. Featuring works by Canadian composers Kathleen Allan, Eleanor Daley, Matthew Emery, Marie-Claire Saindon, and Peter Togni. St. Anne’s Anglican Church, 276 Gladstone Ave. 647-828-8782 or www. chromavocalensemble.ca. From . ● 7:30: Etobicoke Centennial Choir. On the Sunny Side of the Street. Selections from The King and I, jazz standards, spirituals and folk songs. Karen MacLeod, soprano; Mélissa Danis, mezzo; Lauren Halasz, alto; David Finneran, baritone; Carl Steinhauser, piano; Henry Renglich, conductor. Runnymede United Church, 432 Runnymede Rd. 416-779-2258 or www.etobicokecentennialchoir.ca. . ● 7:30: Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts, Brock University. Department of Music Choral Concert. Sora Singers and the Brock University Choir; Rachel Rensink-Hoff, conductor; Erika Reiman, piano; Gail Poulsen, violin. FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, Cairns Recital Hall, 250 St. Paul St., St. Catharines. Tickets: 905-688-0722 or 1-855-515-0722 or www.firstontariopac.ca. ; (st). ● 7:30: Northumberland Orchestra and Choir. In the Moment. A collaborative concert of quiet reflection. Fauré: Requiem; Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending. Oriana Singers; Emily Rocha, soprano; Joseph Song Chi, baritone; Victoria Yeh, concertmaster & solo violin; Robert Grandy, organ. Trinity United Church, 284 Division St., Cobourg. Tickets at www.nocmusic.ca and www.orianasingers.com. -. Also Apr 2(3:30pm). ● 7:30: Rose Theatre. Brampton Music Theatre: Kinky Boots. See Mar 30. Also Apr 2(1pm). ● 7:30: The Jeffery Concerts. TorQ Percussion Quartet. Wolf Performance Hall, 251 Dundas St., London. 519-672-8800 or www.jefferyconcerts.com or jefferyconcerts@gmail.com. ; Free(st with ID). Tickets at Grand Theatre Box Office, 471 Richmond St. ● 8:00: Kindred Spirits Orchestra. The Four Temperaments. Górecki: Concerto for Harpsichord; Hindemith: The Four Temperaments; Honegger: Symphony No.2. Cornell Recital Hall, 3201 Bur Oak Ave., Markham. 905-604- 8339. -. ● 8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony. Troupe Vertigo. Troupe Vertigo, circus performers; Andrei Feher, conductor. Centre in the Square, 101 Queen St. N., Kitchener. 519- 745-4711 or 1-888-745-4717. -. Also Mar 31. ● 8:00: Mississauga Symphony Orchestra. The Music of Easter. Bach: Sinfonia from Easter Oratorio; Haydn: Selections from The Seven Last Words of Christ; Delgado: The Cross of Christ (world premiere); Stravinsky: The Shrovetide Fair from Petrushka; Mascagani: Intermezzo from Cavalleria rusticana; and other works. Romulo Delgado, tenor; Denis Mastromonaco, conductor. Living Arts Centre, 4141 Living Arts Dr., Mississauga. www.mississaugasymphony.ca or 905-306- 6000. From . ● 8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Visions of Spain: Gimeno Conducts Boléro, Rodrigo & More. See Mar 29. Also Apr 2(3pm). Sunday April 2 ● 1:15: Mooredale Concerts. Music & Truffles for Kids. Mathieu Gaudet, piano. Walter Hall, Edward Johnson Building, University of Toronto, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-922-3714 X103 or 647-988- 2102 (eve & weekends) or www. mooredaleconcerts.com. . ● 2:00: Avenue Road Music and Performance Academy. De Paris à Moscou. Lili Boulanger: Trois morceaux; Ravel: Gaspard de la nuit; Rachmaninoff: Selected Études- Tableaux; Liam Pond: Improvisation; Nikolai Kapustin: Variations Op.41. Liam Pond, piano. Avenue Road Music and Performance Academy, Gordon Lightfoot Concert Hall, 460 Avenue Rd. 416-922-0855 or info@avenueroadmusic.com. Free. Salon concert setting. Reception to follow. ● 2:00: Canzona Chamber Players. Island Concert: Spanish Music for Clarinet and Piano. Romero: Primer solo original; Ruera: Meditación; Pitt: Concertino Op.22; Monasterio: Adiós a la Alhambra; Hurlstone: Adagio lamentoso; and Gómez: Lorito-Capricho. Pedro Rubio, clarinet; Ana Benevides, piano. St. Andrew by-the-Lake Anglican Church, Cibola Ave., Toronto Island. reservations@canzona.org or www.canzona.org or 416-822-0613. . Also Apr 3(7:30pm) at 27 Sherbourne St. N. ● 2:00: Hamilton Conservatory for the Arts. Performing Arts Sunday Series: Dance a Mile in My Shoes/Bells. Exploring the connections between Flamenco and traditional Indian Kathak dance. Carmen Romero and Bageshree Vaze, dancers; Vineet Vyas, tabla drums; Nicolas Hernandes, guitar. 126 James St. S., Hamilton. www.HCADanceTheatre. com. -. ● 2:30: Barrie Concerts Association. Magisterra Soloists Play Schubert’s “The Trout”. Bethel Community Church, 128 St. Vincent Street, Barrie. www.barrieconcerts.org. . ● 3:00: Syrinx Concerts Toronto. Chamber Music Concert. Suk: Elegy for piano, violin and cello Op.23; Dolin: Variables for cello and piano; Smetana: Aus der Heimat for violin and piano; Dvořák: Piano Trio No.3 in f Op.65. Laurence Kayaleh, violin; Elizabeth Dolin, cello; Meagan Milatz, piano. Heliconian Hall, 35 Hazelton Ave. 416-654-0877. ; (st). ● 3:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Visions of Spain: Gimeno Conducts Boléro, Rodrigo & More. See Mar 29. ● 3:00: West Plains United Church. Live!@ WestPlains: Corey Gemmell, Violin & Benjamin Smith, Piano. Mozart: Sonata in B-flat K.454; Fauré: Sonata No.1 in A Op.13; Bach: Partita No.3 in E BWV 1006; Sarasate: Serenata Andalusia Op.28. 549 Plains Rd. W., Burlington. Tickets: 905-320-4989, www. westplains.ca, or westplainsconcerts@gmail. com. PWYC to . LIVE & LIVESTREAM. thewholenote.com April & May, 2023 | 35

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