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Volume 3 Issue 3 - November 1997

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Senator. Diana Krall

Senator. Diana Krall Trio. Shuter St. east of Yonge. to . • 8:00: Megaart. Jadranka Jovanovich, mezzo soprano; Giovanni Bria, piano. Arias & songs by T chaikovsky & Rossini. Jane Mallett Theatre, 27 Front St. E. 366-7723. to . • 8:00: Mississauga Phiif:larmonic. White Tie & Tails. Music by Irving Berlin, George & Ira Gershwin & Duke Ellington. Michael Danso, singer/dancer/actor; John Barnum, conductor. Hammerson Hall, Living Arts Centre Mississauga. 905-274- 1571. .50,.50. • 1 :30: Harbourfront Centre. Peking Opera. Premiere Dance Theatre, 207 Queen's Quay W. 973-4000. to . • 2:00: Caledon Chamber Music Festival. Inaugural Concert. Music by Paisiello, Mozart, Beethoven, Sor, Guiliani, Schubert, Berlioz, Liszt & Farley. Meredith Hall, soprano; Bernard Farley, guitar. Pre-concert talk at 1:15pm with artistic director Anthony Rapoport. SGI Caledon Centre ~ ;==~hovr OF GREATER TORONTO LYDIA ADAMS Conductor 8:00p.m., Saturday November 8, 1997 George Weston Recital Hall Ford Centre for the Performing Arts for Culture and Education, Orpen Lake Rd. off Peel Rd.25. 536-5403.,. • 2:00: Gamelan Summit. Sunda/Java/T oronto. Sundanese (west Java) repertoire; traditional & popular songs of central Java. Evergreen Club; Sunda Trio;/ Gamelan Toronto. du Maurier Theatre Centre, 231 Queen's Quay W. 973-4000. ,; weekend pass ,. • 2:00: Harbourfront Centre. Coca-Co/a Concert. Ray Montford Band. Ray Montford, guitar; lan deSouza, bass; Rob Greenway, percussion. Water's Edge Cafe, 235 Queen's Quay W. 973-3000. Free. • 2:00: Royal Conservatory of Music; Bloch: Suite fo'r Viola; Shostakovich: Viola Sonata; Brahms: Viola Sonata. Rennie Regehr, viola; Jenny Regehr, piano. Walker Court, Art Gallery of Ontario, 317 Dundas St. W. 408-2824 ext.321. Free with gallery admission. • 2:00: Toronto Operetta Theatre. A Night in Old Vienna. The best of Strauss, Lehar & Kalman . Stephanie Bogie, Leslie Fagan, Guillermo Silva-Marin, Bruce Kelly, performers; Brahm Goldhamer, music director. Jane Mallett Theatre, 27 Front Sharla Nafziger Soprano Marie Anne Kowan Mezzo-soprano Michael Colvin Tenor Robert Stewart Baritone and Orchestra Joseph Haydn Nelson Mass Franz Schubert Mass in Bflat St. E. 366-7723. . • 2:30: Off Centre Music Series. Russian Salon. Miniatures by Tchaikovsky, Medtner, Rachmaninov & Liadov. Dmitry Rachmanov, piano; special guest, Igor Emelianov, baritone. Arts & Letters Club, 14 Elm St. 466- 1870. to . • 2:30: Toronto Early Music Centre. Musically Speaking. Music for lute by Milano & Dowland. Antony Lamb, lute; Eaton Court, Royal Ontario Museum, 100 Queen's Park. 966-1409. • 3:00:· Christ the Saviour Russian Orthodox Cathedral Choir. Concert of Liturgical and Folk Music. Galina Belova, conductor. Humbercrest United Church, 16 Baby Point Road. 483-1416.,. • 3:00: Hart House Chamber Strings, Fabio Mastrangelo, cond. Great Hall, Hart House, University of Toronto. 978- 5362. Free. • 3:00: Made in Canada Festival. Sabat-Ciarke Duo. Arnold: chamber derive (premiere); Smith: With Their Shadows Long (premiere); Tenney: Diaphonic Trio; Chorale; Nancarrow: Toccata. Marc Sabat, violin; Stephen C,larke, piano. Walter Hall, 80 Queen's Park. 978-3744. ,. • 3:00: Toronto Chamber Society. Kaffeemusik: Exploring the Song of Songs. Works by Dunstable, Victoria, Lasso, Willan & Grieg. Lecture/concert exploring some of the music composed to this extraordinary love poetry. David Fallis, host. Church of the Redeemer, 162 Bloor St. W. 694-2354. . • 7:00: Hilltop Arts. Chamber Music by Candlelight. David The Off Centre Music Series presents pianist Dmitry Rachmanov performing Russian miniatures by Tchaikovsky and Scriabin. Igor Emelianov, baritone, will sing Russian romances. A unique blend of music with poetry, pastries, and coffee in an intimate 19th century Russian salon setting. · Sunday, Novembe( 9, 2:30p.m. Arts & Letters Club, 14 Elm St. (416) 466-1870 Tickets .00, .QO and Enlow, chamber organ & Stradiveri Strings. Students from the Etobicoke School of the Arts. Music by Handel, Haydn, Albinoni & others. Church of the Transfiguration, 111 Manor Rd. E. 489-7798. Free will donation. • 8:00: Andre Rieu, violin. With the world famous Johann Strauss Orchestra. Maple Leaf Gardens, 60 Carlton. 870- 8000. to . • 8:00: Made in Canada Festival. Composers' Orchestra. Mather: Musique pour Rauen; Peters: Tango; Schmidt: Octet for Strings; Pelletier: Han #12; Dolin: Serenade; Steenhuisen: Exegisis. Gary Kulesha, conductor. Glenn Gould Studio, 250 Front -St. W. 205-5555. ,. • 2:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Roy Thomson Hall. See November 8. to .50. • 1 O:OOpm: Recital featuring Dale Sorensen, trombone & Bob Nicholson, bass trombone; Susan Archibald, piano. Bozza: · Sallade; New Orleans; Nordheim: The Hunting of the Snark; Telemann: Fantasy for unaccompanied trombone; Raph: Rock; Small: Conversations. Bar Code Cafe, 549 College St. W. Free. • 1 :00: Lunch Hour at St. James'. David Enlow, organ. 65 Church St. 364-7865. Free. • 8:00: Ford Centre for the Performing Arts. Midori, violin solo; Robert McDonald, Riano. Beethoven: Sonata in E flat Op.12 #3; Faure: Sonata #1 in A Op.13; Szymanowski: Three Myths Op.30; Brahms: Sonata #3 in d minor Op.1 08. George Weston Recital Hall, 5040 Yonge St. 872-2222. to . • 8:00: Heinrich Heine & Thomas Moore. Recital of poetry & musical settings by Schumann, Brahms, Mendelssohn, Wolf, Duparc, Strauss, Gothoni, Dring & Britten. Valerie Siren, soprano; Cecilia lgnatieff, piano; Richard ' Outram, reader & commentator. Arts & Letters Club, 14 Elm St. . • 8:00: University of Toronto Faculty of Music. Small Jazz Ensembles. Walter Hall. See November 5. • 12:30: Yorkminster Park '-$.;,..2_8_._o_o_. ________ ___, Baptist Church Noonday

Recital. Maria Lim, org~n. 1 585 Yonge St. 922-1167. Free. • 7:30: Art Gallery of Ontario. All That's Jazz. Levon - lchkhanian; guitars, banjitar & bouzouki; Gordon Sheard, accordion; Rick Shadrach Lazar, percussion; Attila Darvas, bass; Mike Allen, rhythm guitar. 317 Dundas St. W. 979-6_608. Free with gallery admission. • 8:00: Ford Centre for the Performing Arts. James Galway, flute; Phillip Moll, piano. Schubert: Sonata in a minor "Arpeggione;" Czerny: Duo concertant; Mouquet: La Flute de Pan; Enescu: Cantabile et Presto; Gaubert: Nocturne et Allegro Scherzando; Morlacchi: II pastore svizzero. George Weston Recital Hall, 5040 Yonge St. 872-2222. to . • 8:00: Toronto Symph·ony Orchestra. Lieberson: Fire; Stravinsky: Fireworks; Violin Concerto; Le Sacre du printemps. Scott St. John, violin; Jukka-Pekka Saraste, conductor. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 593-4828. to . • 8:00: University of Toronto Faculty of Music. Small Jazz Ensembles. Walter Hall. See November 5. = 978-3744. Free. • 1 2:30: Christ Church Deer Park. Noonday Chamber Music Concert: Cello Salad. Mary­ Katherine Finch, cello; Bruce Kirkpatrick Hill, piano. 1570 Yonge St. 920-5211. Free (voluntary donation). • 6:45: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Pre-concert Classic lnttos talk with Jukka-Pekka Saraste & composer Peter Lieberson. Rick Phillips, host. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe. St. 593-4828. Free with ticket to the 8:00 concert or .85. • 8:00: Feast of Fools. Cole. Words & music of Cole Porter. St.' Andrew's Church, 117 Bloor St. E. 231-3131. 6. • 8:00: Ford Centre for the Performing Arts. Nikolai Demidenko, piano. Rachmaninoff: Preludes from Op.23 & Op.32; three Etudes­ Tableaux from Op.39; Mussorgsky: Pictures at an , Exhibition. George Weston Recital Hall, 5040 Yon'ge St. 872-2222. to . • 8:00: Royal Conservatory of Music. Jazz improvisations,· transcriptions & original pieces. George Thurgood, piano. Remenyi Room, 273 Bloor St. W. 408-2824ext.321. ,. • 8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Roy Thomson Hall. See November 12. • 12:00 noon: CBC Radio Two. Music Around Us: Blues, Crystals, Tangos and Odes. • 12:00 noon: Roy Thomson ' Arrangements & original Hall Volunteers Bring Your Own compositions for bassoons by Lunch Concert. Performers Ellington, Sibelius, Winter, . from the Royal Conservatory of Weill, Piazzola, Lussier & Music Glenn Gould Professional Mo2etich. Caliban Quartet. School. 60 Simcoe St. 593- Gienn Gould Studio, 250 Front- 4822 ext.363. Free. St. W. 205-5555. Free. ~ • 8:00: Feast of Fools. Cole. • 12:00 noon: Roy Thomson Words & music of Cole Porter. Hall. Tafelmusik Chamber , St. ·Andrew's Church; 117 Choir, lvars Taurins, conductor; Bloor St. E. 231-3131 . 6. Christopher-D(lwes, organ. • 8:00: Ford Centre for the Program spanning two Performing Arts. Mingus Big centuries of choral music. 60 Band. George Weston Recital Simcoe St. 872-4255. Free. Hall, 5040 Yonge St. 872- • 12:00 noon: Roy Thomson 2222. to . Hall. A Choral Celebration. • 8:00: Numus Concerts. Urban Music of Bach, Mendelssohn, Soundscapes. Sabat: Poulenc, Willen & Vaughan Composition for Trumpet & Williams. Tafelmusik Chamber Bass Drum; Normandeau: Choir; lvars Taurins, conductor; Spleen; Hannan: Down on Christopher Dawes, organ. 60 Logan; Ustvolskaya: Symphony Simcoe St. 593-4828. Free. #4; Harley: So~ for Nobody; • 12:10: St. Paul's Anglican Stewart: Slip of the tongue. Church. Noonday Recital. Barry Guy-Few, trumpet; David Peeters, organ. 227 Blpor St. E. · Campion, percussion; Anne- 961-811 6. Free. Marie Donovan, mezzo· • 12:10: University of Toronto soprano; Pauline Minevich, Thursday Noon ~eries. Music clarinet; Boyd McDonald, piano. and Poetry. Stravinsky: Cantata Canadian Clay and Glass (1952). Mary Bella, soprano; Gallery, 25 Caroline St. North, Michael Colvin, tenor; female Waterloo. 519-746-8437. chorus; instrumental ensemble; $~ 5, 0. John Haw kin~, conductor; Prof. • 8:00: Roy Thomson Hall. Eric Domville, commentator. Michael Burgess. Songs from Walter Hal( 80 Queen's Park. his recently released album "A Place in the Sun." 60 Simcoe St. 872-4255. to . • 8:00: Village Jazz. Ken Skinner and the Jazzmongers. CD and video release concert featuring a 12 piece big band. Glenn Gould Studio, 250 Front St. W. 205-5555..50. • 12:00 noon: Royal Conservatory of Music. Lobby Concert. Students of all ages in a highly informal recital. 273 Bloor St. W. 408-2824 ext.321. Free. • 7:30: Concentus Arts. High Pa~k Recital Series. Music by Couperin; Purcell, Campra & Marais. Donna Greenberg, - baroque dance; Anna Chan, harpsichord; Mylene Guay, baroque flute; Mervin Fick, tenor. Redeemer Lutheran Church, 1691 Bloor St. W. 964-8293. ,. • 8:00: Classic Jazz Society. Stan McDonald's Blue Horizon Jazz Band. Full spectrum of traditional jazz from its roots. in the blues, stomps & rags to the advent of swing. Stan McDonald, soprano sax/clarinet; Paul Monat, cornet; Dan Walker, trombone; Ross Petot, piano; Cal Owens, banjo; Gerry Gagnon, tuba & Phil Monat, drums. Estonian House, 958 Broadview Ave. 485-5489. . • 8:00: Cygnus Ensemble. All­ Schoenberg Programme: Verklarte Nachte Op.4; Phantasy for Violin Op.4 7 :, (orch. Baker); Kammersymphonie #1 Op.9. Corey Gemmell, violin; string sextet; Bradley Thachuk, conductor. Church of the . Redeemer, 162 Bloor St. W. 485-5084.,. • 8:00: Elora Festival. Moscow Boys Choir. Church of Our Lady, 28 Norfolk St., Guelph. 51 9-846-0331 . (advance); (door). • 8:00: Feast of Fools. Cole. Words & music of Cole Porter. St. Andrew's Church, 117 Bloor St. E. 231-3131. 6. • -8:00: Ford Centre for the Performing Arts. Harlem Spiritual En$emb!e, Dr. Francois Clemmons, founder/director. From Spirituals to Gospel. George Weston Recital Hall, 5040 Yonge St. 872-2222. to . · • 8:00: Music Umbrella Chamber Concerts. Kirk and the Celtic Rangers. Kirk Elliott, fiddle, harp, mandolin, bagpipes; Sharlene Wallace, Celtic harp; Garth Vogan, bass; Don Baird, piano. Eastminster United, 31 0 Danforth Ave. 461-6681.,. • 8:00: Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts. Leahy. Traditional & contemporary Celtic music. 130 Navy St. Oakville. 905-81 5c2021 . ,. • 8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Roy Thomson Hall. See November 12. ' • 8:00: University of Toronto Choirs. Remembering and Rejoicing. Music of Bach, Nov. 1 Daniel Rubinoff . saxopkne Nov. 29 Ellen Am1or-Ad Mark Wilson piano - baritone all concerts Safu.Jalj at7 .30pm Recleemer luf~ran Church 1691 Bloor St. W.{Keele Sui-..J CV' SI'S. or students 1 TORONTO'S ONLY COMPREHENSIVE MONTHLY CLASSICAL & CONTEMPORARY CONCERT LISTING SOURCE

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