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Volume 5 Issue 8 - May 2000

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ELMER -ISELER SINGERS

ELMER -ISELER SINGERS Lydia Adams, conductor Music of the · · Americas Sunday May 7, 2000 at 7 pm · St. James Cathedral King ·& Churc~ Streets, Toronto regular, senior/student of the Americas. Togni: Magnificat; Chatman: Due West (Tbronto premiere); Ryan: Ecce Homo; Lock lair: Holy Canticles; Thayer: Ave Maria & other works. Lydia Adams, conductor. St. James Cathedral, 65 Church St. 217-0537. ,(st/sr). • * 7:00: North Toronto Institute of Music. Leaside Concert Series: From Here to Maternity. Maria Riedstra, soprano. Leaside Presbyterian Church, 670 Eglinton Ave. East. 488- 2588. ,, (family of 4). • • 7:30: Trinity Chamber Ensemble. The Last Concert of the Season. Music by Cimarosa, Copland, Piazzola, Liszt & Anderson. Willem Moolenbeek, tenor saxophone; John Trembath, violoncello; Lorant Oswald, piano. Church of the Transfiguration, 111 Manor Rd. East. 229-0496. ,. • • 7:30: York Symphony Orchestra. Ancient Airs & Legends. See 6 W3ffi'Mf4"tiF"1±MNfWhcleNijhf May 6. Markham Th eatre for Performing Arts, 171 Town Centre Blvd. 905-305-7469. • • 8:00: Canadian Chamber Academy. You~g Stars of Tomorrow. Winners of Canadian Music Competitions. Lansing United Church, 49 Bogert Ave. 530-4050. ,. • • 8:00: Columbus Centre. Palestrina Chorus Spring Season Concert. See May 5. Location TBA. • • 8:00: du Maurie!' Theatre Centre Series. David Puerta. Musical journey through the Colombian Andes. 231 Queens Quay West. 973-4000. . • • 8:00: Geordie McDonald. Music of Saunders, Bley, Coleman & Walker. Geordie McDonald, percussion; Nancy Walker, piano & arrangements; Kiki Misumi, cello; Allan Molnar, vibes; Kieran Overs, bass. Music Gallery, 179 Richmond St. West. 204-1080. . Lydia Adams, conductor Reperto,ire Includes: TOGNI Magnificat CHATMAN Due West (Toronto Premiere) AGUIAR Salmo 150 ESTEVEZ Matra de! Anima Sola GUTIERREZ Alma Llanena FISSINGER In Paradisum We will close off our spectacular I 999-2000 Toronto concert series with a celebration of music across the centuries from North and South America. This concert, in addition to celebrating the music of the United States and Canada, \:Vill venture further afield ·to introduce ·Toronto audiences to the wealth of choral music past and present from Mexico, Argentina and elsewhere. Did you realize that there is absolutely glorious music from Baroque Mexico, for example? This musical Baedeker will conclude our season wi,th real ecla t ! SEASON FINALE tORONtO aRtS COUNCIL ''""[(1 "~ (:t M .,..... 01 IMI C l •l Or TOI.ONTO THE CANADA COUNCIL I LE CONSP.IL DES ARTS FOR THE ARTS DU C...NADA SINCE 1957 DF.l'UIS t957 \ For information or to order tickets call (416) 217~0537

** 8:00: Peel Choral Society. Sing O' My Love. Mervin Fick, director. St. Mary's Church, Hwy. 10, Brampton. 905-840-2141 . ,. * * 8:00: Rosedale Concerts. The Superbly Seasoned Supergroup ... Quartette: Sylvia Tyson, Cindy Church, Caitlin Hanford & Gwen Swick, singers. Rosedale United Church, 159 Roxborough Dr. 924- 0725 ext.36. ,. Monday May 08 * * 1 :00: Children's Own Museum. Sharon, Lois & Bram in Performance. Convocation Hall. See May 7. •• 8:00: East York Concert Band. Millennium Concert. Music from Gershwin, Jolson & the War Years to the Beatles, Sinatra, Streisand & more. The Graytones, barbershop quartet; Ernie Walker, conductor. Blue Danupe Restaurant, 1686 Ellesmere Rd. 266-1958. O (children free). • • 8:00: Silver Fox Productions Ltd. Swingstep. Directed by Anne Allan; music composed & orchestrated by. Charles T. Cozens; starring Douglas Chamberlain, June Crowley, Paul McQuillan & others. Elgin Theatre, 189 Yonge St. 872-5555. to .50. For complete run see Music Theatre listings. · •• 8:00: Toronto Theatre Organ Society & Kiwanis Club 'of Casa Loma. Wurlitzer Pops!. Fr. Andrew Rogers. Casa Loma, 1 Austin Terrace. 870-8000. .50. ** 8:00: University of Toronto F,aculty of Music. Graduating Student Recital. Andrew Burton, cello. Walter Hall, 80 Queen's Park. 978-3744. Free. Tuesday May 09 • • 1 :00: Lunch Hour at St. James'. The Bach Circle VIII. Bach: f and c. Christopher Dawes, organ. St. James' Cathedral, 65 Church St. 364-7865. Free. • • 8:00: Soundstreams Canada/ CBC Radio Two. Encounters 2000: Murphy & Tanaka. Murphy: Circadian Rhythms for string orchestra; Indelible Lines, Invisible Surface (new commission) for oboe & string orchestra; Give me Phoenix w ings to Fly for piano trio; Tanaka: Song of Songs for cello & electronics; Frozen Horizon for chamber ensemble; World Premiere for piano solo. Lawrence Cherney, oboe; Eve Egoyan, piano; Shauna Rolston, cello; Gryphon Trio; Encounters Chamber Ensemble; Gary Ku Iesha, conductor. Glenn Gould Studio, 250 Front St. West. 205-5555. ,. •• 8:00: Toronto Mendelssohn Choir. Choral Ecstasy. Stravinsky: Symphony of Psalms; Poulenc: Gloria; Glass: Itaipu. Rebecca Caine, soprano; Noel Edison, conductor. 7:00: Pre-Concert Chat with Rick Catherine Wilson & Robert Conway Piano Duet Team perform a beff,efit concert -''Adults Er Children at Play" • Twelve Four-Hana Piano Pieces fOr Large and Small Children Op.85 by Robert Schumann • "Scenes from a Marriage" by American composer James Hartway • Three Sketches by Canadian Composer Michael Lacroix world Premterer~ To Aid Roof Restoration for Historic Heliconian Hall 35 Hazelton Avenue Thursday, May 11 • 8:00 pm Admission: .00* Telephone/Fax: 922-3618 Tickets are (lvailable by advance reservation or at the door. *a tax deductible receipt of .00 will be issued. Phillips. Massey Hall, 15 Shuter St. 872-4255. to . • • 8:00: University of Toronto Faculty of Music. Graduating Student Recital. Mathew Peters, guitar. Walter Hall, 80 Queen's Park. 978-3744. Free. Wednesday May 10 • • 12:30: Yorkminster Park Baptist Church. Noonday Recital. Karen Rymal, organ; Patricia Wait, clarinet. 1585 Yonge St. 922-1167. Free. • • 5:30: Music at Metropolitan. Organ Futures. Kun le Owalobi, organ. 5:15: M etropolitan Carillon played by Gerald Martindale. Metropolitan United Church, 56 Queen St. East. 363-0331. Free (donations accepted). . ' • * 7:30: Arbor Oak Trio. A Royal Entertain men(. Evening of masque, song & dance. Guests: Tracy Smith Bessette, Andrea'Budgey, M ary Cyr, Teri Dunn, Michael Franklin & Avery Maclean. Massey College, 4 Devonshire Place. 256-942 i. ,. • • 8:00: University ofToronto Faculty of Music. Graduating StudentRecital. Tanya Turner, voice. Walter Hall, 80 Queen's Park. 978- 3744. Free. Thursday May 11 • • 12:10: St. Paul's Bloor Street. Noon Hour Organ Recital. Douglas Schalin. 227 Bloor St. E. 961-8116. Free. • • 12:30: Christ Church Deer Park. Perfect Pitch. Music by Glazunov & others. Peter Stoll, clarinet & saxophone; Andrew Gilpin, piano. 1570 Yonge St. 920-5211 . Free will offering. * • 2:00: Northern District Library. Students from the studio of Lawrence Pitchko in Recital. Works for solo piano & small chamber groups. 40 O rchard View Blvd. 393- 7610. Free. • • 7:30: Royal Conservatory of Music. Percussion Ensembles. Ettore Mazzoleni Concert Hall, 273 Bloor' St. W est. 408-2824 ext.321. ,. • • 8:00: Heliconian Hall. Adults and Children at Play. Schumann: Twelve Four-hand Piano Pieces for Large & Small Children Op.85; Hartway: Scenes from a Marriage; Lacroix: Three Sketches (premiere); Faure: Dolly Op.56. Catherine Wilson & Robert Conway, piano duo. Benefit to aid restoration of the historic hall. 35 Hazelton Ave. 922- 3618. . • • 8:00: Mirvish Productions; M amma M ia! Musical based on the songs of ABBA. Music & lyrics by Benny Andersson & Bjorn Ulvaeus; book by Catherine Johnson; directed by Phyllida Lloyd. Royal A lexandra Theatre, 260 King St. W est. 872- 12 12. to . For complete run see Music Theatre listings. •• 8:00: Toronto Centre for the Performing Arts. David Krakauer's Klezmer Madness! - M usic from the Wine Cellar. George Weston Recital Hall, 5040 Yonge St. 870-8000. to. •• 8:00: University of Toronto Faculty of Music. Graduating Student Recital. Greg W illiams, clarinet. Walter Hall, 80 Queen's Park. 978-3744. Free. Friday May 12 • • 7:30: Calyx. Benefit Concert for the Runnymede Chronic Care Hospital. Music by Li szt, Chopin, Rossini, Lehar & others. Robert deVrij, baritone; Narelle Martinez, soprano; Susan Kutertan, flute; Ilona Beres, piano. Humbercrest United Ch~rch, 16 Baby Point Rd . . 536- · 6033. . * * 8:00: ARRAYMUSIC. Spring Collection. New works by A rnold, Boudreau, Garcia, Kucharzyk & Sherlock. Barbara Hannigan, soprano. Trinity-St. Paul's Centre, 427.Bloor St. West. 532-301 9. ,. • • 8:00: Etobicoke Community Concert Band. Last Night of the Proms. Musical tribute to all things British with sing-along. Mary DuQ uesnay, guest singer; John Edward Liddle, conductor; choristers from the Etobicoke Centennial Choir. Etobicoke Collegiate Auditorium, 86 M ontgomery Road. 410-1570. ,$ 10, children 12 & under free. • • 8:00: Exultate Chamber Singers. Invisible Harps. Ager: Invisible Harps (world premiere); Part: M agnificat; Swedish folksongs. John Tuttle, conductor. Saint Thomas's Church, 383 H uron St. 410-3929. 8,$ 15(sr),$ 1 O(st). * • 8:00: Fridays at Eight. The Florence Grand Casavant Organ as "O rchestra". Chilcott: O rgan Dances (premiere); Poulenc: Organ Concerto; G randjany: Aria in Classic Style; O lsson: Te Deum. Mark

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