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Volume 5 Issue 5 - February 2000

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  • February
  • Toronto
  • Theatre
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  • Jazz
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CANADA'S PERFORMING ARTS

CANADA'S PERFORMING ARTS POWERHOUSE February 1 2000 to March 7, 2000 ' UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO Faculty of Music !Jebruary 2000 Jhy.hfig.hfs Friday. February 4. 2000 • 8 pm • Walter Hall U OF T CHAMBER ORCHESTRA David Zafer, conductor • Student Soloists Vaughan Williams • Dl10rak • Mendelssohn • Brliten Sat & Sun. February 5 & 6. 2000 • Victoria College Chapel NEW MUSIC FESTIVAL Concerts and symposia featuring distinguished guests, faculty & student composers and perfonners, including The Canadian Brass, Shauna Rolston, Susan Hoeppner, Scott St. john, Simon Fryer and Lydia Wong Friday, February 11. 2000 • 8 pm • Walter Hall Faculty Artist Series THE BACH CONSORT Consisting of members of the Toronto Symphony and Tafelmusik and Canada's most sought-afteryoung singers, The Bach Consort perfonns an all-Bach concert with singers Elizabeth TUrnbull and Monica Wl1icher. BrandenbU1'1J Concerto #5 • Cantatas # 78, 82, 202 • Air on G String Monday February 21. 2000 • 10 am • Walter Hall RALPH KIRSHBAUM CELLO MASTERCLASS "[Belongs to] the highest echelon of today's cellists" Los Angeles Times Wed Sat February 23 26. 2000 • Deer Park United Church Rupert Edwards Organ Series JACQUES VAN OORTMERSSEN Only Toronto appearances by acclaimed Dutc~ organist jacques van Oortmerssen include a series of open masterclasses and a recital of music by Bach, Sweelinck, van Oortmerssen, van Noordt and Andriessen. Friday, February 25. 2000 • 8 pm • Walter Hall Faculty Artist Series SHAUNA ROLSTON & SCOTT ST. JOHN 1\vo of Canada's most brilliant soloists in a spectacular showcase of stunning virtuosity and sublime artistry with special guests Lorand Fenyves, Lydia Wong and Max Mandel. Coulthard • Dvorak • Dohnanyi Saturday, February 29 2000 • 8 pm • MacMillan Theatre CANADA! A CHORAL COUNTRY MacMillan Singers and the Elmer Iseler Singers conducted by Doreen Rao and Lydia Adams. '! BOX OFFICE: 416-978-3744 ·~· Visa &.. M astercard accepted As always, we make every effort to ensure accuracy. But .... things happen (strikes, plagues ... ), plans change. So, please use the numbers provided to phone ahead. Also please note: only the first performance of Music Theatre Listings is included in these Daily Listings. For a complete run, runs already in progress and detailed schedules, please see our Music Theatre listings, on page 18-19. Tuesday February 01 * * 1 :00: Lunch Hour at St. James'. Albright: Sweet Sixteenths; Locklair: Phoenix (Processional). Anne-Marie MacDairmid, .organ. 65 Church St. 364-7865. Free. * *8:00: Hart House Music Committee. Spring Recital Series 2000. Carin Dodsley, trumpet. 7 Hart House Circle. 978-5362. Free. s=:le•''O" .. N··.:;::::;:::f R~·E'''ATMrs C A N A cJ\A,d,..wfen~~· Cherney, Artistic Director and CBC 4ii!• rad i~ present ·' Clo\ SSI(S . AND I E YOND. CO\iMt_ui~@@@ A spectacular 5-concert season you won't want to miss. ESTONIAN PHILHARMONIC CHAMBER CHOIR Tonu Kaljuste, Conduaor February 4 at Spm, St. Patrick's Church (Dundas & McCaul). Music of Arvo Part & J.S. Bach. With the Tallinn Chamber Orchestra. 4 Choirs in Concert ESTONIAN PHILHARMONIC CHAMBER CHOIR, ELMER ISELER SINGERS, TORONTO MEN.DELSSOHNYOUTH CHOIR & MACMILLAN SINGERS February 6 at Spm, St. Patrick's Church With the Tallinn Chamber Orchestra. Brilliant Guest Artists Perform the Music of Today's Flourishing Composers April 5 at Bpm, Glenn Gould Studio With the Encounters Chamber Ensemble & special guests Erica Goodman, harp; Beverley johnston, percussion; & Shauna Rolston, cello May 9 at Bpm, Glenn Gould Studio With the Encounters Chamber Ensemble & special guests Lawrence Cherney, oboe; Eve Eg~an, piano; Shauna Rolston, cello; & the Gryphon Trio. lnternationaiYouth Choirs Unite July 6 at Bpm, Barbara FrumAtrium Hundreds of young choristers share the stage in a program of popular & recent music.

* * 8:00: Markham Theatre for Performing Arts. Quartette with Stuart Mclean. Folk, country, gospel, Cajun, R&B, Soul & storytelling. 171 Town Centre Blvd. 905-305-7469. .95. **8:00: Music Gallery. James Hullick Piano 4 Series: Origins/ CCMC. Solo improvised performance. 179 Richmond St. West. 204-1 080. Free. * * 8:00: Pantages Theatre. Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber; lyrics by Tim Rice; Patrick Cassidy, Deborah Gibson & other performers. 244 Victoria St. 870-8000. -. For complete run see Music Theatre listings. Wednesday February 02 * * 1 2:30: York University Dept. of Music. Music for Clarinet and Piano. Works by Sutherland, Mott, Dukas, Dankworth & Saint-Saens. Patricia Wait, clarinet; Casey Sokol, piano. McLaughlin Performance Hall, 050 McLaughlin College, 4700 Keele St. 736-5186. Free. * * 1 2:30: Yorkminster Park Baptist Church. Noonday Recital. Janet MacFarlane Peeker, organ. 1 585 Yonge St. 922-11 67. Free. * * 1 :00: Arts & Letters Club. Music for a Wednesday Afternoon. Song recital. Stephanie Rodousakis, mezzo; Marisa Walker, soprano; Gergely Szokolay, piano. 1 4 Elm St. 597-0223. * * 8:00: Humber Music Jazz Series. Artist Week Showcase. Steve Houghton, drums; Ingrid Jensen, trumpet; Pat LaBarbera's Jazz Ensemble; Alastair Kay's Big Band; Bill King, host. Humber College Lakeshore Auditorium, 3199 Lakeshore Blvd. West. 675- 6622 ext.3427. ,. * * 8:00: Markham Theatre for Performing Arts. Quartette with Stuart Mclean. See February 1 . * * 8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Schumann: Overture, Scherzo & Finale; Piano Concerto in a; Bart6k: The Miraculous Mandarin. Radu Lupu, piano; 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, 80 Queens Park Cresc. 978-3744. Free. Thursday February 03 * * 1 2:00 noon: CBC Radio Music. Music Around Us. Songs by Haydn, Mendelssohn, Faure, Donizetti & Rodrigo. Christina Tannous, soprano; Michael McMahon, piano. Glenn Gould Studio, 250 Front St. West. 205-5555. Free. * * 1 2:00 noon: Hart House Music Committee. Midd~y Mosaics. Jonathan Shapero, jazz, classical & contemporary piano. 7 Hart House Circle. 978- 5362. Free. * * 12:10: St. Paul's Bloor Street. Noon Hour Organ Recital. Eric Robertson. 227 Bloor St. E. 961-811 6. Free. * * 8:00: Da Capo Productions. What About Luv? Romantic musical comedy. WPt~ by Jeffrey Sweet;~~y Howard Marren; lyRc~Susan Bi~~?ieaturing Adam Bra~'t;'Lisa Kisch & Christopher Wilson. Theatre 620, 620 Spadina Ave. 920-9164. ,(st/sr),(12 & under). * * 8:00: Music Toronto. Juilliard Quartet. Bartok: Quartet #2 Op.17, (1915-17); Shostakovich: Quartet #15 in e flat Op.144; Beethoven: Quartet in a Op.132. Jane Mallett Theatre, 27 Front St. East. 366- "''''''~~ 7723. ,; (students, accompanying adult 1/2 price), 18-35 pay your age. * * 8:00: Scarborough Music Theatre. A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum. Music & lyrics by Stephen Sondheim; book by Burt Shevelove & Larry Gelbart. Scarborough Village Theatre, 3600 Kingston Rd. 396-4049. ,. For complete run see Music Theatre listings. * * 8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Roy Thomson Hall. See February 2. * * 8:00: U.C. Follies. Fiddler on the Roof. Hart House Theatre, 7 Hart House Circle. 978-8668. 2, 0. For complete run see Music Theatre listings. Friday February 04 * * 12:00 noon: Roy Thomeon Hall Volunteers. Bring Your Own Lunch Concert. Performers from the Glenn Gould Professional School, Royal Conservatory of Music. 60 Sim9oe. 593-4822 ext.368. Free. * * 8:00: EARSHOT. Strungout. Music for string quartet & . percussion by Denning, Matey, Good & Nurse. Bridget Hunt, Carol Lynn Fujino, Patrick Jordan, Margaret Gay & Graeme Hargrove, performers. Music Gallery, 1 79 Richmond St. West.204-1080. ,. * * 8:00: Heritage Theatre. Nathaniel Deft Chorale with Joe Sealy, jazz piano. Brainerd Blyden-Taylor, artistic director. 86 Main St. North, Brampton. 905-874-2800. (st/sr discounts). * * 8:00: Lykkemark Soul Enterprises. Joy 20001 Desperate Divas; Carolyn Lykkemark, vocals & host; 4-piece band, singers & choir. Meadowvale Theatre, 631 5 Montevideo Road. 905-821-0090. .50, .50. 7th Annual Symphony Fine Wine Tasting and Auction Thursday February 3, 2000 6 p.m. viewing, tasting, hors d' oeuvres 7:30p.m. live auction Mississougo Convention Centre 7 5 Derry Rood West ( HWY 1 0/ 407) Tickets - coli 905-615-4401 MSO Main Series Pictures at an Exhibition The Mussorgsky /Ravel orchestral masterpiece with Guest Artist Aloin Trudel (trombone) plus Big Bong, Trudel's own composition premieres on Saturday January 29, 2000 of 8 p.m. Hommerson Hall in the living Arts Centre Tickets / Coli Box Office of 905-306-6000 Chamber Series Sinfonio Mississougo presents Go for Baroque www.city.mississauga.on.ca/symphony with Colin TIIney (harpsichord) For Tickets Call: (90S) 306·6000 World premiere of Toronto composer Ronald Royer's arrangement of music from the -HWY403 Rothbur,.Rd opera-ballet Almasis by his l8th century Uving !i' nomesock, Pancrace Royer. The original i ArtsO: Centre ~ B!~ !i ~· Burnhomthorpe Rd. t N was los! performed of Versailles with Madame de Pompadour in the title role! Plus Bach's Concerto in E major for Horpichord and Strings Sunday March 5th of 2 p.m. • OniHif"{]-kind gih shop Tickets .50 Call Box Office of 905-306-6000. Enjoy our Jrerlormonces ot the Uving Arts Centre • free Indoor Porking • On·site restouront

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