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Volume 5 Issue 8 - May 2000

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8 E and original music.

8 E and original music. 250 Front St. W. 205-5555. . . * • 8:00: lakeshore Arts. Music on the Lake. Emperor Quartet. St. Margaret's Church, 156 Sixth Street. 416-251-7236. , (group rates). •• 8:00: North York Singers. My Favourite Things. Conductor Gary Heard's personal favourites & highlights from the past ten years. Ross Darlington, bass-baritone. Loretto Abbey, 101 Mason Boulevard. 905-893-9626. ,. * * 8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Roy Thomson Hal I. See June 1. * * 8:00: Yorkminstrels Show Choir. . Musical Memories. Medleys from Showboat & other music. Musical direction by Beth Kipping. Leah Posluns Theatre, 4588 Bathurst. . (905)294-3511. . Sunday June 04 * • 1 :30: Spadina Histodc House and Gardens. Ursa Major. Beverlee Swayze, viola; Laura McRae, harp. 285 Spadina Road. 392-6910. Free. • • 2:00: Yorkminstrels Show Choir. Musical Memories. Leah Posluns Theatre. See June 3. ** 3:00: Toronto Camerata. The Songs of Solomon: Church of St. Leonard. See May 27. • • 3:30: Trinity-St. Paul's Vocal Concert Series. Missa Caia/Earth Mass. Jubilate Singers & Trinity St. Paul's Church Choir accompanied by instrumental ensemble; Brad Ratzlaff, conductor.·Trinity-St. Paul's Church, 427 Bloor St. West. 422- 0741 . ,(sr,st). • • 7:30: High Park Choirs. Today, ·This Spring. Concert, Chamber & Youth Divisions of the High Park Choirs; Ann Cooper Gay, conductor. St. Anne's Church, 651 Dufferin St. Toronto Choral Society Choir & Ensemble All Saints Children's Choir Percussion & Grand Piano Duet 762-0657. ,. Monday June 05 * * ~:30: Riverdale Youth Singers. A Salute to Canada 2000. All Canadian repertoire. Mark Bell, conductor; John Govedas, accompanist. Riverdale Collegiate Institute Auditorium, 1094 Gerrard St. East. 463-0705. Free. * * 8: 15: Cantabile Chorale of York Region. 28th Annual Strawberries and Song. Robert Richardson, director. Thornhill Presbyterian Church, 271 Centre Street West. 905-731-8318. , O(sr,patrons), (children under 12). Tuesday June 06 ** 1 :00: lunch Hour at St. James'. Father John Palmer, C.S.V., organ. St. James' Cathedral, 65 Church St. 364-7865. Free. • • 8:00: Collaborations. Samskara. ~------------'------------~Attariwala & Kolanad: new work for violin/viola and dancer; music of Toronto Choral Society Cardy, Hatzis and Rosen. Parmela Presents Attariwala, violin and viola; Gita Kolanad, dancer and choreographer. du Maurier Theatre Cenfre, 231 Orff's Carmina Burana Queen's Quay W. 973-4000. - 25, -20 (st/sr). *POSTPONED* • • 8: 15: Cantabile Chorale of York Region. 28th Annual Strawberries and Song. Thornhill Presbyterian Church. See June 5. Wednesday June 07 • • 12:30: Yorkminster Park Baptist Church. Noonday Recital. Gerald Martindale, organ. 1585 Yonge St. 922-1167. Free. ** 8:00: Patrons of Wisdom. Scott McCormick, viola, Joseph Salvalaggio, oboe & David Swan, piano. Coulthard: Sonata for oboe and piano; Clprke: Sonata for viola and piano; GI ick: Sonata for oboe and piano; Loeffler: Two Rhapsodies for oboe, viola and piano. Postconcert conversation from the stage. Ettore Mazzoleni Concert Hall, 273 Bloor St. W. 410-0453. ,. ** 8:00: Theatre Sheridan. Style 2000- "Movin' To The Groove" . Annual revue of dance & song. Sheridan Hall, 1430 Trafalgar Road, Oakville. 905-815-4049. . For complete run see Music Theatre listings. ** 8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Croall: When Push Came to Shove; Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto #3; Prokofiev: Symphony #5. Alexander Toradze, piano, Jukka­ Pekka Saraste, conductor. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 593- 4828. to . Soloists Marc Pedrotti Janet Catherine Dea Jim Leatch Gospel Music to Soothe the Soul Featuring Alana Bridgewater With Toronto Choral Society Choir Artistic Director : Geoffrey Butler Accompanist : William O'·Meara Wednesday, June 7th. 2000 8.00 PM George Weston Recital Hall Toronto Centre for Performing Arts ·Yonge St. Toronto ~~ Lydia Adams Conductor and.Artistic Director .· (y~~il~\~M~~ ~§HRt ~~so~p~{Ql:~~§ \.._,.,Jlf "·'··"· .,L ( .. '""'" ''· .L-" \., L ,\ · ~: •.... •. .,· An all-Canadian program featuring a new work commissioned by the Amadeus Choir: - Grandmother Moon by Peter Togni as well as Magnificat by Imant Raminsh Northern Sketches by Srul Irving Glick Fanfayre by Eric Robertson t Saturday, June 10, 2000 at 8:00 p.m. Recital Hall · arming Arts and ; Ticket Price: $ 17.50 From The Box Office Or Ticket Information 416 410 3509 ir is grateful for funding recei Canada io Arts Council, the Toronto A . . ii, and from dation for the commissioned work by Peter Togni.

FURTHER AFIELD Alliston, Burlington, Cobourg, Fergus, Guelph, Hamilton, Kitchener, Lindsay, Oshawa, St. Jacobs ... Wednesday May 03 **8:00: Victorian Operetta Society. Gilbert & Sullivan: H.M.S. Pinafore. Keith Pickett, Jack Jeffery, Della Lee, Mike Munroe, Ruth Harcort, Florence Fletcher, Bob Clark. Concert Hall at Victoria Hall, 55 King St. E., Cobourg. (905)372- 2210. , (group). For complete run see Music Theatre Listings. Saturday May O~ • *7:30: Toronto Welsh Male Voice Choir. David Low, director. Melrose United Church, 86 Homewood Ave., Hamilton. 905-522-1323. ,. * *8:00: Durham Region Concert Association. Joe Sealy, jazz pianist in Concert. Salvation Army Temple, 575 Thornton Rd. North, Oshawa. 905-668-4085. ,. • *8:00: Elora Festival Singers. Dix it Dominus. Handel: Dixit Dominus; Dettingen Te Deum; Vivaldi: Gloria. Elora Festival Orchestra; Noel Edison, conductor. River Run Centre, 35 Woolwich St., Guelph. 519-846- 0331.. Thursday May 11 • • 8:00: Centre Wellington Singers. Celebrate the New Century in Song. Old and new classics. Carol McFadden, Director. St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Fergus. 519- 843-6507. . Friday May 12 * *8:00: St. Jacobs Schoolhouse Theatre. Canadian Chamber Ensemble & Dancetheatre David Earle in Performance. New music by Hatch; dance works by Earle & Hoskins. 11 Albert Street, St. Jacobs. 519-664-1134. . Saturday May 13 * * 1 :00: Stage Right Productions. Alice Through the Looking Class. Adapted from Lewis Carroll; book & lyrics by Seymour Reiter; music by Lor Crane; arrangements by Andrew Petrasiunas; directed by Ivan Brozie. Theatre Aquarius, 190 King William Street, Hamilton. 905-522-7529. to . For complete run see Music Theatre listings. **8:00: Millpond Centre. Brian Dickenson Duo. Jazz piano. 106 Victoria St. West, Alliston. 705-435- 3092. (advance), (door). 8:00: St. Jacobs Schoolhouse Theatre. Canadian Chamber Ensemble & Dancetheatre David Earle in' Performance. See May 12. Sunday May 14 • • 3:30: Northumberland Symphony Orchestra and Philharmonic Choir. "Jumpin' Jack" Crunsky's Symphony Show for Young Audiences. Matthew Jaskiewicz, conductor. Trinity United Church, Division and Chapel Streets, Cobourg. 905-342-3743. Thursday May 18 • • 8:00: Lindsay Concert Foundation/Piano Six. Angela Cheng, piano, in Recital. Music by Mozart, Beethoven, Debussy, Louie & Chopin. Frost Theatre, Sir Sandford Fleming College, Lindsay. 705-328- 058?. ,. Saturday May 27 • *8:00: Burlington Civic Chorale. A Night at the Opera. Duets, solos & choruses from well-known operas. Hope Nightingale & Ricardo Costanza, soloists; Dr. Gary Fisher, artistic director; Mary Jane Davis, *To July 8, Fridays & Saturdays: Bandstand! - Salute to Sinatra &the Kings of Swing. Musical review starring Rick Sonata, singeraccompanist. St. Christopher's Church, Guelph Line, Burlington. 905-544-4662. ,,(door). • *8:00: Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra. Victor Davies: "Revelation". Bach Elgar Choir; Vox Nouveau; Michael Reason, conductor. Hamilton Place, 1 Summers Lane. 905-526-6556. - , - (sr/st). **Guelph Spring Festival. May 26 to June4. (519)763-3000. **8:00: Millpond Centre. Freeflight. 22 piece jazz band. 106 Victoria St. West, Alliston. 705-435-3092. (advance), (door). * * 8:00: Renaissance Singers. An Evening in Vienna. Music by Mozart, Haydn, Beethoven & Schubert. Richard Cunningham, music director. St. Andrew's Presbyterian Charch, 54 Queen St. North, Kitchener. 519-745-0675. ,,(children 12 & under). Friday June 02 • • 8:00: Lindsay Concert Foundation. Showcase 2000. ·Performers include Foundation Bursary winners, award-winning Kiwanis finalists & other musicians. Frost Theatre, Sir Sandford Fleming College, Lindsay. 705-328-0587. ,, (family). HONOURABLE MENTION Concerts in non-traditional venues May 1 7:30: Hampton Avenue, jazz vocals & John MacMurchy Quintet. Double CD Release Concert. Rex Jazz & Blues Bar, 194 Queen St. West. 598-2475. cover. May 8 9:00: BELLADONNA. The Best of BELLADONNA. Stravinsky: L'histoire du soldat (excerpts); Weill: cabaret songs; Arnold: Play Organ um, Work Organ um (premiere) & other music. Guest: Leslie Feist, singer/songwriter. Barcode, 549 College St. 538-6966. ,. May 11 9:00: Small World Music. Abderrahmane Abdelli, singer/ mandala (oudllute). Music of the Berbers. Ted's Wrecking Yard, 549 College St. 928-5012. . May 30 8:00: Burning Passions Cabaret. Women-centred musical theatre, country & folk music, danc'e, comedy & more. The Rivoli, 334 Queen St. West. 651-4514. . Flying Cloud Folk Club, at the TRANZAC, 292 Brunswick Ave. 410-3655. *May 7 8:00: Catherine Crowe & Tadhg O'Muiris. Irish music & song. ,. *May 14 8:00: Glen Reid & the Heritage River Music Rats. CD Release Concert. •May 21 8:00: Mariposa presents Maureen Redden. Traditional music in the Irish & Scottish style. ,. *May 27 8:00: Original Sloth Band. 35th Anniversary Contert. *May 28 8:00: Acoustic Harvest presents Pat Humphries. Traditional singer. ,. Gatsby's Restaurant Dinner Theatre, 504 Church St. 925-4545. William Shookhoff & Camillo de Liberato present Tryptych Productions, every Sunday & Monday evening at 8:00. , *Opening May 7: Marcia Bunston, soprano; David Playfair, baritone; Michelle Hunchak, piano. No cover. Living Arts Centre, 4141 Living Arts Drive, Mississauga. 905-306-6000. The Royal Bank Theatre is transformed into a relaxed & comfortable pub setting. Doors open 8:00; performance at 9:00. *May 5: Laura Smith, singer/ songwriter. .50,.50. Mezzetta Cafe Restaurant, 681 St. Clair Ave. West. 658-5687. cover. Mediterranean cuisine and live music each night at 9:15 & 10:30: *May 3: Aparna. Roland Hunter, guitar; Benani Choudhury, vocals; Dipak "Dee" Choudhury, tabla/" pakhawj. *May 17: Sean Bray, guitar; Jim Vivian, bass. *June 7: Ken Whiteley, guitar/ vocals; George Koller, bass. Stardust Dinner Theatre. 89 Chestnut Street. 872-1111. entertainer; Robin Lea, vocals; Stardust Dancers; Galaxy Orchestra. .50 to .50. TOO LA TE TO LIST "May 6 8:00: Celebration Chorale. Songs· of the People. Wayne Gilpin Singers; Cantilena. First Baptist Church, 306 Erb St. West, Waterloo. 1-800-867-3281. ,. "May 7 2:00: Harbourfront Centre. Everything Irie Jazz Ensemble. York Quay Centre, 235 Queens Quay West. 973-3000. Free. ''May 10-13 8:00: Alliance Atlantis. LifeBeat Goes to the Movies. Musical Presentation by Health Care Professionals. Premiere Dance Theatre, 207 Queens Quay West. 973-4000. ,. "May 10 8:00: Toronto Wagner Society. Colleen Skull, mezzo soprano; Sandra Horst, piano. Arts & Letters Club, 14 Elm St. 966-5289. Admission by donation (- suggested). "May 13 8:00: Acoustic Harvest Folk Club. Bill Bourne, master folk musician & guitarist. Birch Cliff United Church, 33 East Road. 264- 2235. , O(members). ''May 13 8:00: Broadway Romance. Vladimir Dounin, piano; Alexander Volkov, tenor; Irina Dounin, Russian mandolin. Buddies in Bad Times, 12 Alexander Street. 429-0994. ''May 13 8:00: Canadian Orpheus Male Choir. Guests: Weston Silver "Band of Toronto. Hamilton Place, 1 Summers Lane, Hamilton. 905-645- 5000. ,; , O(sr/st). "May 13 8:00: Tree Tenors??? Jose Hernandez, Robert Martin & Lenard Whiting; St. Andrew's Chorus. St. Andrew's Church, 117 Bloor St. East. 929-0811. ,. "May 14 2:00: Harbourfront Centre. Sam Baardman. York Quay Centre, 235 Queens Quay West. 973-3000. Free. · Continues, next page Concert ! Music by Request ! Choose from .. •Classical piano favourites like the Moonlight Sonata, Chopin, nocturnes, Mozart etc. •Opera arias like "La Dona E ! Mobile," "Una Furtiva Lacrima," etc. J •Neapolitan Songs like "O' Sole , Mio," "Mama" ' o Broadway songs from musicals like I Phantom, Cats, My Fair Lady, . and New York, New York I Vladimir Dounin Piano I Keyboards i' Alexander Feldman Tenor Irina Dounin Strings May 13 / 2000, 7:30 pm , Tallulah's Cabaret at Buddies i 12 Alexander St. Uust east of Yonge)1 Tickets 5 at the door i in advance I students/ seniors i To reserve your request and seating j please call 429-0994 __J l

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