Joaquin Valdepeiias, clarinet; David Hethering· ton, cello; Patricia Parr, piano. Glenn Gould Studio, 250 Front St. West. 416-205-5555. , (sr), O(st). - 8:00: Bach Consort. Spring Benefit Concert. Bach: Concerto ind for Two Violins; Massing BWV 236; Coffee Cantata; M~ss in F BWV 233. Julia Wedman & Aisslinn Nosky, violins; Monica Whicher, soprano; Vicki St. / Pierre, alto; Colin Ainsworth, tenor; Sean Watson, baritone; lvars Taurins, conductor. Eglinton St. George United Church, 35 Lytton Blvd. 416-481-1141 x250. ,. Pro· ceeds to Habitat for Humanity. - 8:00: Drury Lana Theatrical Produc· tions. The Pirates of Penzance. G ii be rt & Sullivan. Drury Lane Theatre, 2269 New St., Burlington. 905-637 -3979. ,S21, (12 & under), group rates. For complete run see music theatre listings. - 8:00: Fiddles & Frats Music. House Concert: Terry Tufts, guitar. Call for location and to reserve. 416-264·2235. . - 8:00: Fridays at Eight. Great European Choral Masterpieces. Dvorak: Mass in D; music of Brahms, Beethoven & Haydn; Italian opera arias. Kimberley Briggs, soprano; Jo· Anne Bentley, mezw·soprano; Glyn Evans, tenor, Peter Fisher, baritone; Choir and Soloists of Lawrence Park Community Church; Mark Toews, director, Ronald Jordan, organ & piano. Lawrence Park Community Church, 2180 Bayview Ave. 416-489-1551 x21 . ,. - 8:00: Islington United Church.Jazz Concert Setiis: Cfmax Dixiiand Jao Band. 25 BLm lmrthorJERd 416-621-2897. . - 8:00: Quodlibat. In Praise of Music. ,_Works by Bach, Brahms, Britten, Barlak, Seeger, Berlin & ABBA. St. Leonard's Church, 25 Wanless. 416-488-6235. , O(sr/st, members of Choirs Ontario). - 8:30: North 44 Ensemble.African Rhythms. Sounds and tales of Africa. Guest: Larry Graves; Jenny Grober, accom· panist/assistant conductor; Geoffrey Butler, artistic director. Hugh's Room, 2261 Dundas West. 416-531-6604. (ad· vance), (door). Saturday May 08 - 11 :OOam & 2:00: Living Arts Centre. The Brothers Grimm. CDC production based on the creation of Rapunzel, Little Red Riding Hood and Rumpelstiltskin. Recommended for ages 3·8. 4141 Living Arts Dr., Mississauga. 905-306-6000. ,. - 12:00 noon: RCM Community School. Lobby Concert. Students of the Royal Conserv· atory. Mazzoleni Concert Hall, 273 Bloor St. West. 416-408-2824 x474. Free. - 1 :30 & 3:30: TSO. Italian Treats - Kid's Klassics. Program includes Rossini: Overture to the Barber of Seville; Overture to William Tell (excerpt). Quartetto Gelato; Joaquin Valdepeiias, conductor. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-593-4828. . - 2:00: Victoria-Royea Church.Second Saturday Concert: Mayfest. Choir of King Edward Public School & guests. 190 Medland St. 416-769-6176. Free. - 3:00: Don Mills Public Library. Randev Pandit, sarod in Concert. 888 Lawrence Ave. East. 416-395-5710. Free. - 4:00: Royal Conservatory of Music. Benefit for Camp Awakening. Music from Africa, the Caribbean & Motown. Linda l .. -···"'% /m tfbRTH 44° presents African Rhythms featuring sounds and tales of Africa Artistic Director - Geoffrey Butler Accompanist/ Assistant Conductor - Jenny Crober Tickets: with special guest Larry Graves Percussion 8:30 p.m. - Friday. May 7, 2004 Hugh's Room 2261 Dundas Street West (Du.ndas, south of Bloor) www.hughsroom.com .00 Advance .00 At the Door For dinner reservations and priority sealing. please call 41 6 531-6604 visit our website: www.north44enser)lble.org Eyman, director. Royal St. George's School Chapel, 120 Howland Ave. 416·408-2824 x321 . - 5:00: RCM Community School. Mix 'n' Match'concert. Students in various chamber music combinations. Mazzoleni Concert Hall, 273 Bloor St. West. 416-408-2824 x321. Free. - 6:00: Viva! Youth Singers of Toronto. Music for the folk. New music by Wende Bartley. Trinity St. Paul's Church, 427 Bloor St. W. 416-788·8482. ,. - 7:00: City of Brampton Concart Band. Gala Event: Schladming Bound. Brampton City Hall Atrium, 2 Wellington St. West. 905-451 · 6389. Free. - 7:30: Bach Children's Chorus/Bach Chamber Youth Choir. A Menagerie of Songs. Selections from Jennings' animal songs; choreography & South African dancing. Linda Beaupre, conductor; Eleanor Daley, piano. George Weston Recital Hall, 5040 Yonge St. 416-870-8000. ,. - 7:30: Bloor Street Gospel Chorus. Giving You All the Praise: A Celebration of ' Song. Gospel, popular music, traditional African music. Bloor Street United Church, 300 Bloor St. West. 416-920-8798. O (pwyc option at the door). - 7:30: Tallis Choir.fire of Love: Music for Pentecost. Palestrina: Missa Oum Compleren· tur; Larkin: Three Motets; Harris: Faire is the Heaven. Peter Mahon, director. St. Martin-in· the-Fields, 15'1 Glenlake. 416-691-8621. ,. - 8:00: All the King's Voices. Choral Favourites. Vivaldi: Gloria; music by Men· delssohn, Haydn, Bach & Brahms. David J. King, conductor. Willowdale United Church, 349 Kenneth Ave. 416·225·2255. ,, (child). - 8:00: Beaches Presbyterian Church. Refugee Benefit Concert: Ariadne's Dance. Schafer. The Crown of Ariadne; music by Debussy, Grandjany and O'Carolan. Lori Gemmell, harp; Tom Allen, radio personality; artists from The Vertical Travellers trapeze company. 65 Glen Manor Dr. 416-699-5871. or.5 for . Proceeds to the Refugee Fund of Beaches Presbyterian Church. - 8:00: Burlington Civic Chorale. A Canadian folklore festival. Works by Watson FRIDAYS AT EIGHT European Choral Masterpieces with the Choir and Soloists of Lawrence Park Community Church Mark Toews, Director of Music Ronald Jordan, organ and piano Kimberley Briggs, soprano Jo-Anne Bentley, mezzo-sopra110 Glyn Evans, tenor Peter Fisher, baritone Dvorak's Mass in D Major and music of Brahms, Beethoven & Haydn PLUS Italian Opera Arias Friday, May 7 at 8 pm Tickets , Student/Senior available at the door or reserved by phone 416 489-1551 ext 21 Lawrence Park Community Church 2180 Bayview Avenue TALLIS CHOIR Peter Mahon, Director Fire of Love: Music for Pentecost Larkin Three Motets Palestrina Missa Oum Complerentur Harris Fa.ire is the Heaven and works by Willan & Stanford Saturday, May 8. 7:30 p.m. Church of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Glenlake & Keele (1 block north of Keele subway) Tickets & will be available at the door. For information call 416-691-8621 . 56 WWW. THEWHOLENOTE.COM MAY 1 - JUNE 7 2004
Henderson, Chatman, Patriquin & MacGil· livray; Canadian & Irish Celtic music. Brian Teheney, guitar, fiddle, bouzouki, mandolin; Loretto Reid, Irish flute, tin whistle, concerti· na; Leon Teheny, bodhran; Janet Gadeski, Celtic harp. St. Christopher's Gluth, 662 Gllliph Line, Btrington 905-333-5342. ,. - 8:00: Calyx Concerts. Puccini: Madame Butterfly. In concert. Narelle Martinez, soprano; Rebecca Haas, mezzo; Stuart Howe, tenor; Steven Horst, baritone; Brahm Gold· harner, piano. Hurnbercrest United Church, 16 Baby Point Rd. 416-531-3668. . - 8:00: Canadian Orpheus Male Choir. Annual Concert. Park Bible Church, 1500 Kerns Rd, Burlington. 905-639-6471. ,,( groups). - 8:00: Harry Manx with the Urban Turban. Mississippi-meets-the-Ganges Delta Blues. Folk, world, blues. Harry Manx, lap slide guitar, Mohan Veena, banjo & harmonica; Neil Golden, tabla; Wynn Gogol, keyboard; Emily Braden, vocals. Jane Mallett Theatre, 27 Front St.E. 416-366-7723. . - 8:00: Kristin Mueller, soprano and Mia Bach, piano in Recital. Music by Mozart, Schubert, Poulenc, Berio, Cage & Schafer. Walter Hall, BO Queen's Park. 416- 535-2504. Free. - 8:00: Mississauga Symphony.last Night of the Proms. Popular classics & musical surprises. Emilia Boteva, mezzo soprano; Alexander Dobson, baritone; Ruth Fazal, violin. Harnrnerson Hall, 4141 Living Arts Dr., Mississauga. 905-306-6000. / , .50/ .50(sr/st). - 8:00: Oriana Singers. Children's Voices. Works by Chatman, Daley, Hender· son, Patriquin, Rarninsh, Sirett; poetry selected from the Toronto District School Board 2003 Urban Voices poetry publication. Grace Church on-the-Hill, 300 Lonsdale · Rd. 416-923-3123. , $,15(sr), O(st). - 8:00: Radio Music Gallery/CIUT. Doubles: A Radio Music Gallery Fundraiser for CIUT. John Farah & Jonny Dovercourt, electronics & electric bass; Tim Posgate & Ben Grossman, guitar& hurdy-gurdy; Craig Fraid & Steven K ado, multi-speaker processing of Gui_tarkestra pieces; Barry Prophet & Janice Pamer, percussion & other performers. St. George the Martyr Church, 197 John. 416-204· 1080. PWYC. - 8:00: Sinfonia Toronto. Mozart Forever. Mozart: Cassation 111; Sinfonia Concertante K 364; Symphony 1129; Martins: Three Dolphins Dancing on the Horizon (world premiere). Etsuko Kimura, violin; Eric Paetkau, viola; Nurhan Arman, music director. Glenn Gould Studio, 250 front St. West. 416-205-5555. , (sr), (st). - 8:00: St. Jude's Celebration of the Arts. The Wee Big Band's 25th Anniversary Celebration. Ellington, Basie and more. St. Jude's Anglican Church, 160 William St. 905-844-3972. ,.50. - 8:00: Tempos Choral Society.Swing Into Spring. Guests: Tim Hart Quartet; J. T. Tuck Jazz Band. Pavilion on the Park (St. Volodyrnyr Cultural Centre), 1280 Dundas St. West. 905-510-5713. , (srlchild under 12). Sunday May 09 -1 :00: Jeunesses Musicales of Ontario/ Harbourfront Centre. Music with Bite: Kiran Ahluwalia: 6hazals. Traditional & original Punjabi folk songs & songs of love. Brigantine Room, York Quay Centre, 235 Queens Quay West. 416-973-4000. , (farnily 4-pack). - 2:00: New Music Concerts/Milkweed. Music Speaks. Ohana: Satyres; Jakernitsu: Masque; Erbse: Flageolettes; Luzuriaga: ... tierre, tierre, tierre; Aitken: My Song; Stahmer. Hallo, Georg Philipp; Foley: Xeran· theme for Mother's Day (world premiere). Robert Aitken & Dianne Aitken, flutes. Neilson Park Creative Centre, 56 Neilson Dr. 416·224·0438. Free. - 2:00: Roy Thomson Hall. Sumi Jo, soprano in Recital Debussy: Quatre chansons dejeunesse; Adam: Variations on Ah vousdirai je, maman; selections from Rossini & Bellini operas. Robert Kortgaard, piano. 60 Simcoe St. 416-872-4255. -. - 3:00: Echo Women's Choir.Maken Melodye. Dalglish: Hymnody of Earth (ex· cerpts); The Road to Canterbury; works by McDade and Barnwell; music from the Balkans, Hebrew song, African·Arnerican, South African, Somali wedding song. Alan Gasser & Becca Whitla, conductors. Church of the Holy Trinity, 10 Trinity Square. 416-537· 2526. (adv), , (sr/child/ un(der)waged). - 3:00: Mississauga Fastival Choir.for My Mother. .. A Celebration for Mother's Day. Songs from Mozart to Broadway. Royal Bank Theatre, 4141 Living Arts Drive. 905-306· 6000. , (sr/child). - 3:00: Music Gallery. Master Musicians from the East: Ashki's Divan. Traditional sufi music. Janis Orenstein, voice; Aydin Sencan, saz; Agah Ecevit, ney; Gurani Koc, bendir & other performers. St. George the Martyr . Church, 197 John. 416·204-1080. , O(rnernbers/sr), (st). - 4:00: Toronto Classical Singers. Mendelssohn: Elijah. Rachel H uys, soprano; Elaine Robertson, mezzo-soprano; Stephen McClare, tenor; Bruce Kelly, baritone; Charlene Donovan, the youth; Talisker Players; Jurgen Petrenko, conductor. Christ Church Deer Park, 1570 Yonge St. 416-443-1490. , B. - 7:30: Earshot Concerts.Earshot Cabaret. Annual fundraiser/variety show. Wallace Halladay, Scott Good, Earshot Ensemble, William Brown Artistic Director present CHILDREN'S James Bourne Pianist The World Premieres of Thirteen Commissioned Works S . d' by ix Cana 1an Composers Stephen Eleanor Ruth Watson Donald Chatman Daley Henderson Patriquin Poetry selected from the Toronto District School Board m 2003 Urban Voices I L'echo de la ville Featuring the Poetry of 16 Toronto Students .. Saturday, May 8, 2004 8:00 p.m. lmant Grace Church on-the-Hill Mark Raminsh 300 Lonsdale Road, Toronto Sirett Tickets: Regular Seniors Students T 416 923-3123 E theorianasingers@hotmail.com W www.orianasingers.on.ca 2004-2005 Season Auditions - August 25"' Call for appointment. .._p"infonia rl5ronto NURH A N ARMAN MUSIC D IRECTOR Toronto's Premier Chamber Orchestra Saturday, May 8, 8 pm Glenn Gould Studio MOZART Etsuko Kimura, violin Erie Paetkau, viola Cassation No. 1 Symphonie Concertante Symphony No. 29 Plus the world premiere of Vasco Martins' 'Three Dolphins Dancing in the Horizon' Tickets , , Box Office open 11to6 Mon - Fri and 2 hours before the concert 416-205-5555 www .sinfoniatoronto.com M AY 1 - ju NE 7 2004 WWW. THEWHOLENOTE .COM
