Volume 8 Issue 8 - May 2003

Saint·Saens, Paganini,

Saint·Saens, Paganini, Faure, C~lgrass & Reher. First Unitarian Con9regation, 175 St. Clair West. Free. -8;00: OnStage at Glenn Gould Studio. Catherine Robbin Farewell Concert. Works by Bach, Handel, Purcell and others. Catherine Robbin, mezzo·soprano; members of Tafelmusik; Jeanne Lamon, leader. 250 Front St. West. 416· · 205.5555, . ·soLD our· Tuesday May 13 -1 :00: St. James' Cathedral. lunch Hours at St. James': Michael Unger, organ. Works by Bruhns, Vierne & Litaize. 65 Church St. 416·364· 7865. Free. -7:00: Sir Ernest MacMillan Senior·P.S./Sir Sam Steele P.S.AnnuelSpringConcert. Works from Bach to Les Miserables for choir, bands, jazz ensemble & recorder group. 149 Huntsmill Blvd. 416·396·6575. Admission by donation to the food bank. · -8:00: Music Gallery. Euphonia. Works by . . LC.Smith, Morlock, Roi, Bolton & Vandervelde. Joseph Petric, accordion. St. George the Martyr Church, 197 John. 416·204·2080. . · -9:30: New Adventures in Sound Art. Deep Wireless: RADiO iN AMBiENCE 1 & 2. C'est What. See May 6. Wednesday May 14 -12:30: Yorkminster Park Church.Noonday Recital: Ran Kim, organ. 1585 Yonge St. 416· 925·7312. Free. -7:30: North Toronto Community Band/ Lawrenoe Park Collegiate Institute Stage Band. Oo11ble Band Celebration. Denis Mastromonaco & Ken Hazlett, conductors. Lawrence Park Collegiate Institute, 125 Chatsworth Dr.416·481· 19Z8. ,. -8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Verdi: Requiem. Measha Briiggergosman, soprano; Jill Grove, mezzo soprano; Massimo Giordano, tenor; Andrea Sil~estrelli, bass; Toronto Mendelssohn Choir. RoyThomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416· 593·4828. ·.50 . . Thursday May 15 -12: 10: St. Paul's Church.Noon Hour Recital Bill Lupton, organ. 227 Bloor St. East. 416·961 · 8116. Free" , - 12:30: Christ Church Deer Park.Noonday Chamber Music: Daniel Rubinoff, saxophone; Christopher Dawes, organ. Music by Gluck, Bozza, Bizet & Bedard. 1570 Yonge St. 416-920· . · 5211. Donation. -2:00: Northern District Library. From the Studio of Lawrence Pitchko. Works for solo piano and voice and piano. 40 Orchard View Blvd. 416· 393.7610. Free. -8:00: Massey Hall.Jazz at Massey Half· 50th Anniversary Concert: The Quintet. Herbie Han~ock, pia~o; Roy Haynes, drums; Roy Hargrove, trumpet; Dave Holland, bass; Kenny Garrett, saxophone; Massey Hall All·Stars Band. 15 Shuter.416·872-4255. .50·0. -8:00: Music Gallery: VTO Festival lmprov vocal quintet: Japp Blonk, Paul Dutton, Koichi Makigami, Phil Minton & David Moss. St. George the Martyr Church, 197 John. 416·204· 2080. , students 2·for· 1. -8:00: Royal Conservatory of Music. Community School Faculty Series. Scarlatti: Sonata's inf, K 238 &. 239; Bach: French'8uife #5 in G; Chopin: Prelude inc# Op.45; Waltz in A, Op.42; Ballade #4 inf, Op.52; Ravel: Three Dances from Le Tombeau de Couperin; Franck: Prelude; Chorale and Fugue. Frank Tetreau, piano; Ettore Mazzoleni Concert Hall, 273 Bloor St. West. 416·408·2824 x321. ,. -8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Roy Thomson Hall. See May 14. Friday May 16 -8:00: Music Toronto/Lakeshore Arts . Unravel Ravel Gryphon Trio; Gary Kulesha. Assembly Hall, 3121 Lakeshore Blvd. West. 416·201·7093. , (sr), (st, accompanying adult ). -8:00: South Asian Heritage Foundation/ Small World Music.JYAFEST: lakir Hussain & ShivKumar Sharma. George Weston Recital Hall, 5040 Yonge. 416·870·8000. -. Saturday May 17 -8:00: Alexander Singers and Players. The Gondoliers. By Gilbert & Sullivan. Angela Hawaleshka, producer & musical director. Leah Posluns Theatre, 4588 Bathurst St. 416· 785· 0333. ,. For complete run see music theatre listings. -8:00: Baroque Music Beside the Grange. Albinoni's Pimpinone. Christine Stelmacovitch, mezzo-soprano; Giles Tomkins, baritone; Kevin Mallon and Genevieve Gilardeau, violins; Anthony Rapoport, viola; Allan Whear, cello; Paul Jenkins, harpsichord. St. George the Martyr Church, 197 John St, 416·588·4301. ,. • A nostalgic trip in song down Memory Lane for Mom and Dad · ~r;;-~.~ Advance Tickets , Seniors $ 15 416-248-68 10 Heliconian Hall 35 Hazelton Ave., Toronto Sun., May 18, 7:30 pm Victoria Day Weekerd RUDOLPH FAMILY PLAYERS flute, viola, percussion with guest Peter Longworth, piano Monday May 12, 2003, 7:30 pm Sunderland Halt, First Unitarian Congregation · 1 75 St. Clair West. 416-322-9914 Free -8:00: Samantha Chang. My Flute and l Mozart: Flute Quartet in D; Doppler: Airs Valaques; Reinecke: Concerto in D Dp.283; Bach: The Musical Offering; lbert: Deux Interludes; T affanel: Mignon Fantasy. Samantha Chang, flute; Emily Fan, piano; Samantha Fan, violin. Studio Theatre, Toronto Centre for the Arts, 50~0 Yonge St. 416·293·3974. . Sunday May 18 - 1:30: CAMMAC/McMil:hael Gallery.Sunday Concert: Elke & Anton Streisslberger. Music for french horn & piano. 10365 Islington, Kle.inburg. 905·893· 1121. ,, family rates. -4:30: Christ Church D~er Park. Jazz Vespers: Duncan Hopkins Trio. Duncan Hopkins, bass; David Praid, piano; Brian Barlow, drums. 1570 Yonge St. 416·920·5211. Donation. - 7:30: Royal Romance. Nostalgic songs for mom & dad. Heliconian Hall, 35 Hazelton. 416· • 248·6810. ,. -8:00: Fiddles & Frets Music. Bill Hilly Band. Bellefair United Church, 2 Bellefair Ave. 416· 264·2235. . -8:00: Music Gallery. Glass Orchestra. Music for glass instruments. Eric Cadesky, Paul Hodge, Bill Parsons & Rick Sacks, performers. St. George the Martyr Church, 197 John. 416·204· 2080. ,. Monday May 19 NO LISTINGS Tuesday May 20 -1 :00: St. James' Cathedral. lunch Hours at St. James': Jeremy David Tarrant. Works by Langlais and Liiaize. 65 Church St. 416·364· 7865. Free. -8:00: Music Gallery. VTO Festival· Annette Krebs & Andrea Neumann. Free improvised music for guitar, mixing desk & inside piano. Opening guests: The Draperies. St. George the Martyr Church, 197JohnA16·204·2080. ,. Wednesday May 21 -12:30: York minster Park Church. Noonday . Recital: Paul Grimwood, organ. 1585 Yonge St. 416·925· 7312. Free. -7:00: Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra. Vivaldi: l 'Estro Armonico. Elizabeth Wallfisch, WED, MAY 21 AT 7:00PM THURS-S AT, MAY '2 .i- 2 4 AT 8:00PM . ' ' SuN, MAY 25 AT 3 :30PM Trinity-St. Paul's Centre I ' "powerful stage presence and inf ectious good cheer" ' Tafelmusik welcomes Elizabeth Wallfisch as guest director and soloist for L'Estro Armonico -;­ Vivaldi's most influential work. D on 't miss the final Tafelmusik concert of the season! A lso at the GEORGE WESTON RECITAL H ALL TUESDAY, M AY 27 AT 8 :00 PM, CALL' 416. 872. II II SPONSORED BY MARGARET AND ]IM F,E C ~ T HE A USTl

guest director and violin soloist. T rinity·St. Paul's Centre, 427 Bloor St. West. 416·964-6337. -. -8:00: Students of Lawrence Pitchko. · Chamber Music Concert. Works for solo piano, piano four·hands, voice & piano, violin & piano. First Unitarian Congfl!gation of Toronto, 175 St. ClairWest.41S·504-8018. ,. -8:00: Talk Is Free Theatre. lvanka Chews the Fat/ By Jo~Ann Waytowich & Dianne Potts; Jo· Ann Waytowich & Marcella Smithers, performers. A "motivational musical". Buddies in . ~ad Times Theatre, 12 Alexander. 416-975· 8555. , . .For complete run see music th~atre listings. · -8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Tchaikovsky: Francesca da Rimini; Barber: Violin Concerto; Rachmaninoff: Symphonic Dances. Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, violin; Marin Alsop, conductor. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416·5"93·4828. -.50. Thursday May 22 -12: 10: St. Paul's Church. Noon Hour Recital Tim Pyper, organ. 227 Bloor St. East. 416-961 · 8116. Free. · -12:15: St John's York Mills Church. Music - on the Hill Vocal concert. Performers TBA. 19 Don Ridge Dr. 416·225-6611.Free. · -12:30: Christ Church Deer Park. Noonday Chamber Music: Carlin Yu; violin & Melody law, piano. Fawe: Violin Sonata in A; works for unaccompanied violin by Bach. 1570 Yi!nge St. 416·920·5211. Donation. -4:30: Andrew Aarons, piano in Recital. Works by Haydn, Chopin, Debussy & Medtner. Ettore Mazzoleni Concert Hall, 273 Bloor St. West. 416-408·2824 x321 . Free. - 8:00: Civic Light Opera Company. A Oay in Hollywood/A Night in the Ukraine. Music & lyrics by Jei:ry Herman; Joe Cascone, David Haines, Peter Loucas, Carol Kugler & other performers. Fairview library Theatre, 35 Fairview Mall Dr. 1416-469-8450. .50(special). For complete run see music theatre listings. -8:00: Royal Conservatory of Music Community School. RCM Jazz Choir. Vocal jazz standards. Ettore Mazzoleni Concert Hall, 273. Bloor St. West. 416-408-2824 x321 . -8:00: Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra .. Vivaldi: l 'EstroArmonico. Trinity-St. Paul's Centre. See M~y 21. -8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Roy Thomson Hall. See May 21. Friday May 23 -7:30: Oiva!Oiva!Diva!AnEveningat the Opera, A Night of Highlights from Well-known Operas and Musical Theatre. Charlene Donovan, Robert Gleadow, Rachel Huys, James Levesque, Joey Niceforo and Sinead Sugrue, performers. Heliconian Hall, 35 Hazelton Ave. 416·825· 0057. ,. -8:00 & 10:30pm: New Adventures in Sound Art. Oeep Wireless: Radio·a·Mock 1 & 2. Experimental sound and radio art performance that creates the world of radio on stage. Gregory Whitehead, Jim Metzner, Reena Katz, Susanna Hood, Zev Asher & other performers; Kristiana Clemens, h'ost. Rivoli, 334 Queen St. West.416·910-7231. . -8:00: Acoustic Harvest. Sara Grey. 33 East Rd. 416-264-2235. . -8:00: Roy Thomson Hall/Attila Glati Concert Productions. The Glenn Miller Orchestra. 60 Simcoe St. 416-872-4255. ' .50-.60. -8:00: St. Thomas's Choir. Concert of Sacred Music. Langlais: Messe Solennelle; motets by Purcell, Schutz, Lassus, Byrd, Bruckner, Stanford & Durufle; organ solos by Mendelssohn & Vierne. John Tuttle, organ/choirmaster; Elizabeth Anderson, organ. Saint Thomas's Church, 383 Huron. 416-979-2323. ,. -8:00: Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra. Vivaldi: l 'Estro Armdnico. T rinity·St. Paul's Centre. See May 21. Saturday May 24 -12:00 noon: Royal Conservatory of Music. Community School lobby Concert Series. RCM students of all ages and experience. RCM lobby, · 273 Bloor St. West. 416·408-2824 x32Uree., -1 :30 & 3:30: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Composers at Work. Programme includes Pachelbel: Canon; Beethoven: excerpt froiil Symphony #5; Gershwin: excerpt from An American in Paris; Smith: Mr. Smith's Composition. Greg Smith, composer and narrator; Marin Alsop, co~ducto r. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-593-4828. . -2:00 & 7:00: Toron.to All·Star Big Band/The Serenaders. Swoonin'. Salute to the gr@at crooners of the Big Band era. Guest: Tommy · Ambrose, vocals; Michael Manny, bandleader; Zygmunt Jedrzejek, artistic director. Jane Mallett Theatre, 27 Front St. East. 416-366· 7723. . -7:30: Bach Children's Chorus/Bach Chamber Youth Choir.Annual Spring Concert. Linda Beaupre, director. George Weston Recital Hall, 5040 Yonge St. 416-870-8000. ,. Music at Metropolitan presents Bless. tbe cbif oren Saturday, May 24 7:30 p.Iil. A concert in benefit of Kathy Langston s Romanian o rphans IJliSsion Lucy Carrick-Wedel and Gisele Kulak, sopranos; :Villiam Shookhof:(, piano ADMISSION BY DONATION Metropolitan United Church 56 Queen Street East at Church Street, Toronto 416-363-0331, Ext. 26 www.metunited.org M ay 1 - June 7 2003 www.thewholenote.com 33