LISTINGS Concerts: Toronto & nearby Plans change! Always call ahead to confirm details with presenters. Concerts: Toronto & nearby PAGE38 Concerts: Further afield PAGE44 Music Theatre/Opera PAGE 46 Jazz Clubs PAGE47 Announcements/Lectures Seminars/Etcetera page48 Thursday September 01 - 2:00: Massey Hall. Annie Get Your Gun! By Irving Berlin. Donna Feore, director; Rick Fox, musical director; Louise Pitre, Paul Brandt, performers. 15 Shuter St. 416-872- 1111 . .50-. For complete run see music theatre listings. Proceeds go to the Therapeutic Clown Program at Sick Kids and Sick Kids Foundation. - 7:00: Toronto Music Garden. Esmeralda Enrique Spanish Dance Company. Flamenco. Jose Luis Perez & Dominique Soulard, guitar. 475 Queens Quay West. 416- 973-4000. Free. - 8:00: Altamira Summer Arts/Harbourfront Centre. Canadian Opera Company Summer Opera Concert. Selection of arias & overtures. Members of the CDC Ensemble Studio; guest soloists; Canadian Opera Company Orchestra; Richard Bradshaw, conductor. CIBC Stage, 235 Queens Quay West. 416-363-6671. Free. - 8:00: Civic Light Opera Company. Flower Drum Song. By Rodgers & Hammerstein. Andrea Barker, Blain Berdan, Lloyd Dean, Dean Deffett, Bob Deutsch & other performers; Joe Cascone, director. Fairview Library Theatre, 35 Fairview Mall Dr. 416- 755-1717. (opening special). For complete run see music theatre listings. Friday September 02 - 6:00: Friday Funk. Autorickshaw. Yonge-Dundas Square, Yonge & Dundas St. 416-979-9960. Free. 38 Back to Ad Index Saturday September 03 - 7:30: City Roots City Wide Festival. Autorickshaw. Part of an evening-long line· up at the festival. The Stone Distillery, Distillery District, Parliament and Mill St. 416-667-8473. , in advance. Sunday September 04 - 4:00: St. James' Cathedral. Twilight Recital Series. Music by Bach & Mendelssohn. Andrew Ager, organ. 65 Church St. 416-364-7865. Free. Monday September 05 - 12:15: Church of the Holy Trinity. Music Mondays: Missa laenius. Renaissance vocal ensemble. 10 Trinity Square. 416-598-4521 x3. suggested donation. Wednesday September 07 - 12:30: Music Gallery. Free lunch Music Series: Inventors & Innovators. Bach organ sonatas. Joseph Petric, accordion; Normand Forget, oboe. St. George the Martyr Church, 197 John St. 416-204-1080. Free. - 7:30: Accordions Exclusively/Excel· sior Canada. Accordion Spectacular 2005. Peter Soave, Roberto Lucanero, Ira Erokhi· na & Valery Samoylenko, performers. Royal Botanical Gardens, 680 Plains Rd W., Burlington. 905-632-9024. in advance, at the door, youth under 16. - 8:00: First Annual Chinese Performing Arts Festival. Heartbeat. An action musical with dance based on Chinese percussion. Toronto Centre for the Arts, 5040 Yonge St. 416-872- 1111 . -. For complete run see music theatre listings. - 8:00: Hart House. Finnish Choral Concert. Two choirs, Floraktiren & Brahe Djak· nar, perform works by Sibelius, Men· delssohn, Britten & others. Hart House, 7 Hart House Circle. 416-978-2452. Free. Thursday September 08 - 12: 15: Music on the Hill. Janet Catherine Dea, soprano; Brahm Goldhamer, piano. St. John's York Mills Anglican Church, 19 Don Ridge Dr. 416-225-6611. Free. - 7:00: Toronto Music Garden. Bach at Dusk. Bach: Suite for unaccompanied cello. Winona Zelenka, cello. 475 Queens Quay West. 416-973-4000. Free. Saturday September 10 - 7:30: Toronto Japanese United Church. Eugene & Miena Nakamura "Together for the first time". Beethoven: Spring Sonata; Chopin: Ballade #4; Bach: Solo Violin Sonata in g. Eugene Nakamura, violin; Miena Nakamura, piano. 701 Dovercourt Rd. 416-224-1478. , O(sr/st). - 9:00: Samba Toronto. Brazilian Independence Day Festa. Concert and dance featuring Sambacana, Brazilian ensemble. Lithuanian Hall, 1573 Bloor St.W. 416· 538-4298. . Sunday September 11 - 2:00: Scarborough Civic Centre. Sunday Concert: Anthony Terpstra Seventet & Vocalist. 150 Borough Drive. 416-396- 7398. Free. - 3:00: University of Toronto. Soldiers' Tower Carillon Concert. Michael Hart, car· illonneur. The lawn, Hart House, 7 Hart House Circle. 416-978-2452. Free. - 4:00: Toronto Music Garden. Cafe Mediterrane - Mediterranean Voices Ill. Mediterranean melodies from Calabria, Lebanon; Greece & Spain; original compositions. Levon lchkhanian, guitar/oud/banjitar/ bouzouki; Wilson Laurencin, percussion; Ernie Tollar, woodwinds; Attila Darvas, contrabass; Gordon Sheard, accordion. 475 Queens Quay West. 416-973-4000. Free. - 4:30: Christ Church Deer Park. Jal! Vespers. The Nancy Walker Trio: Nancy Walker, piano; Kieran Overs, bass; Brian Barlow, drums. Christ Church Deer Park, 1570 Yonge St. 416-920-5211. Donation. - 8:00: Yitzhak Yedid Trio. Israeli & Palestinian musicians playing contemporary world jazz together. Yitzhak Yedid, piano; Ora Boasson, bass; Mikhail Maroun, oud. The Al Green Theatre, 750 Spadina Ave. 416-924-6211. , MNjcc/BJCC/ Cl CF members, (st). Tuesday September 13 - 1 :OD: St. James' Cathedral. Music At Midday. Works by Bach, Dupre & Purcell. Michael Bloss, organ; Norman Engel, trum· pet. 65 Church St. 416-364-7865. Free. Wednesday September 14 - 12:30: Yorkminster Park Baptist Church. Noonday Organ Recitals. lmre ~ Music on the Hill Free Lunchtime Concerts - Thursdays, 12: 15 pm Sept. 8 Sept. 15 Sept. 22 Sept. 29 Oct. 6 Oct. 13 Janet Catherine Dea, soprano; Brahm Goldhamer, piano Debbie Fleming Trio, jazz combo Hu Tsa Tsa, 'contemporary traditionalist' klezmer band Marianne Girand, singer/songwriter Tanya Turner, music theatre soprano Toronto Starlight Orchestra St. John's York Mills Church, 19 Don Ridge Dr. Near York Mills subway. Close to Yonge and the 401 . 416-225-6611 Free parking. Beautiful venue. Great music. Supported by the Toronto Arts Council WWW. TH EWHO LEN OTE, COM Olah, organ. 1585 Yonge St. 416-922- 1167. Free. - 8:00: A Celebration of Reginald Godden's TOOth Birthday. Excerpts from Bach: Art of Fugue & the Musical Offering; Udo Kasemets: premiere; John Oswald. Holly Small, dance; Casey Sokol, piano; Stuart Beecroft, video documentary; Canadian Brass; Robert Aitken, flute; Barbara Chil· cott Somers, speaker. Arts & Letters Club, 14 Elm St. 416-597 -0223 ex 1. Free-will donation. - 8:00: Mirvish Productions. Les Miserables. Music by Claude-Michel Schonberg; lyrics by Alain Boublil and Herbert Kretz· mer. Trevor Nunn, John Caird, directors. Princess of Wales Theatre, 300 King St. W. 416-872-1212, 800-771 -3933. -. For complete run see music theatre listings. Thursday September 15 - 12: 15: Music on the Hill. Debbie Fleming Trio, jazz combo. St. John's York Mills Anglican Church, 19 Don Ridge Dr. 416- 225-6611. Free. - 8:00: Kiyoshi Nagata Ensemble. CD Release Concert. New interpretations of folk drumming traditions in Japan. George lgnatieff Theatre, 15 Devonshire Place. 416-978-8849. . - 8:00: Music Toronto. Russell Braun, Saturday, Se pt. 10, 7:30 pm Toronto Japanese United Church 701 Doverco urt Rd. Tickets: / (Student/Senior) Call (416) 224·1478 (416) 445-3 5 79, (905) 79 1-964 8 www.nakamuramu sic.com SEPTEMBER 1 - O CTOBER 7 200 5
aritane. Schubert: Die Winterreise. Jane Mallett Theatre, 27 Front St. E. 416-366· 7723, 800-708-6754. , 18-35 pay your age, (st), accompanying adult Y, price. Friday September 16 - 8:00: Brampton Lyric Opera. Casi Fan Tutte. Music by Mozart. Accompanied by chamber orchestra. Lester B. Pearson Thea· tre, 150 Central Park Dr, Brampton. 905· 793-4600. , (sr/st). - 8:00: Kiyoshi Nagata Ensemble. CD Release Cancert. George lgnatieff Theatre. See Sept 15. Saturday September 17 - 1: 15: Thornhill Village Festival. Can· tabile Charale af Yark Regian. Performance takes place at the end of the parade. Rob· ert Richardson, conductor. Holy Trinity An· glican Church, 140 Brooke St., Thornhill. 905-731-8318. Free. - 8:00: Brampton Lyric Opera. Casi Fan Tutte. Lester B. Pearson Theatre, 150 Cen· tral Park Dr., Brampton. See Sept 16. - 8:00: Kiyoshi Nagata Ensemble. CD Release Cancert. George lgnatieff Theatre. See Sept 15. - 8:00: Music Gallery. The Campaser Naw: lntermedia Series. Meduse collective performs works by Abigail Richardson, Emi· ly Doolittle, Helle Solberg & Bruce Penny. cook. St. George the Martyr Church, 197 John St. 416-204-1080. , $ lO(mem/ sr), (st). Sunday September 18 - 1 :30: McMichael Gallery. Works by Handel, Mozart, Schubert, Beethoven, Fau· re & others. Susan Spier, violin; Dany Nach· man, piano. McMichael Gallery, 10365 Is· lington Ave., Kleinberg. 905·893-0344. Free with admission to the gallery , (st/sr). under 5 free, family rate. - 2:00: Fiona Strachan, soprano in Re· cital. Sacred Classics. Music by Bach, Han· del, Mozart, Schubert & others. George Brough, piano. Manor Road United Church, 240 Manor Rd. East. 416-483-0695. Free· will offering. - 2:00: Scarborough Civic Centre. Sun· day Cancert: Ambassadars Big Band. 150 Borough Drive. 416·396· 7398. Free. - 3:00: University of Toronto. Saldiers' Tawer Caril/an Cancert. Laura Ellis, carillon· neur. The lawn, Hart House, 7 Hart House Circle. 416-978-2452. Free. - 4:00: St. James' Cathedral. Twilight Recital Series. Music by Bach & Will an. Taylor Sullivan, organ. 65 Church St. 416· 364-7865. Free. - 4:00: St. Olave's Church. Thamas Tai· tis 500th Anniversary. Choral Evensong. Jenni Hayman, voice. Tea & talk on Tallis by Douglas Cowling. 360 Windermere Ave. 416· 769-5686. Contributions appreciated. - 4:00: Toronto Music Garden. Kirby String Ouartet - Faces af the String Ouar· tet IV. Beethoven: Quartet Op.18 #1; We· bern: Langsamer Satz; Zorn: Cat o'nine tails. Aisslinn Nosky & Julia Wedman, vio· lins; Max Mandel, viola; Carina Reeves, cello. 475 Queens Quay West. 416-973· 4000. Free. - 7:30: St. Stephen-in-the-Fields Angli· can Church. Save St. Stephen's Gala. Jane Sibery, Kurt Swingamer, singer/songwrit· ers; Katherine Govier, MG Vassanji, au· Four Men . Four Microphones. No Instruments. "With the release of their second album, Twenty For One, Cadence is obviously destined for more awards, more recognition. and hopefully a Canadian realization that we hold one of the world's a cappel/a treasures." Erica Gayler CKUA Radio For more info. visit www.cadence-unplugged.com S EPTEMBE R 1 · O CTO BER 7 2005 Back to Ad Index "TWENTY FOR ONE" CD LAUNCH Tuesday, September 20 The Lula Lounge 1585 Dundas St. West, Toronto www.lula.ca Shows at ?pm and 9pm thors; other performers tba. St. Stephen's, 103 Bellevue Ave. 416-921 ·6350. Freewill donation. - 8:00: New Music Concerts. The Pent· land Praject. Vancouver's Turning Point Ensemble celebrates the music of Barbara Pentland. Introductory talk at 7:15. Judith Forst. mezzo-soprano; Heidi Krutzen, harp; Owen Underhill, conductor. Robert Aitken, artistic director. Jane Mallett Theatre, 27 Front St. E. 416-366-7723. , (sr), (st). *NOTE VENUE CHANGE* Tuesday September 20 - 12:10: University of Toronto Faculty of Music. Vaice Perfarmance Class. Performances of 3rd year voice students. Wal· ter Hall, 80 Queen's Park. 416-978-3744. Free. - 1 :OD: St. James' Cathedral. Music at Midday. Works by Bach & Elgar. Andrew Ager, organ. 65 Church St. 416-364-7865. Free. - 7:00 and 9:00: Cadence. Twenty far One CD launch. The Lula Lounge, 1585 Dundas Street West. 416-588-0307. - 8:00: Elgin Theatre. Umaja. The Spirit of Togetherness. A celebration of South African song and dance. Elgin Theatre, 189 Yonge St. 416-872-5555 . -, (child). (st), BO(family 4-pack). For complete run see music theatre listings. Wednesday September 21 - 12:30: Yorkminster Park Baptist Church. Noanday Organ Recitals. James Calkin, organ. 1585 Yonge St. 416-922· 1167. Free. - 7:00: Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra. A Baraque Celebratian. Telemann: Water Music; Bach: Concerto for two Violins; Rameau: suite from Hippolyte et Aricie; Vivaldi: concerto for orchestra. Jeanne La· mon, director. Trinity·St.Paul's Centre, 427 Bloor St. W. 416-964-6337. -, -(sr/st). - 8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Symphanic Fantasy. Dukas : The Sorcerer's Apprentice; Martinu: Symphony #6; Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique. Peter Oundjian, conductor. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-593-4828. -$115. Thursday September 22 - 12:10: University of Toronto Faculty of Music. The Music at Shostakavich. Shostakovich: Viola Sonata; short works. Katherine Rapoport. viola; John Kruspe, piano. Walter Hall, 80 Queen's Park. 416· 978·3744. Free. - 12:15: Music on the Hill. Hu Tsa Tsa. Contemporary traditionalist klezmer band. r----------, TRVPTYCH www.tryptych.org Bernstein's I I Trouble in Tahiti I & Selected Songs I In an Evening Celebrating the Music of Leonard Bernstein I I PART OF TORONTO ARTS WEEK CELEBRATIONS I I William Sh~kh~1/{:~.~~ -~i?i~~~r~:~~rc Directors I I . Tyit;'R~~n~ir~'.';,~: ~::7·r~;:~::~~t;~~~i;~lle 1 I I I WWW , THEWHOLENOTE.COM Friday, September 23, 2005 8 PM Hart House Music Room Admission: Suggested Donation 416 763-5066/info@tryptych.org I Edward Franko, William Shookhoff, Lenard Whiting Artistic Directors ... _________ ... CONCERTS ... Toronto & nearby St. John's York Mills Anglican Church, 19 Don Ridge Dr. 416-225-6611 . Free. - 2:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Symphanic Fantasy. Roy Thomson Hall. See Sept 21 8:00. .50·.50. - 7:30: Canadian Opera Company. Mac· beth. By Verdi. Robert Hyman, Georgina Lukacs, Roger Honeywell, Burak Bilgili, Cornelis Opthof & other performers; Rich· ard Bradshaw, conductor. 6:45: Pre-Per· formance Opera Chat. Hummingbird Centre for the Performing Arts, 1 Front St. East. 416-872-2262. -5; -(17 & under). For complete run see music theatre listings. - 8:00: Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra. A Baraque Celebratian. Trinity-St.Paul's Centre. See Sept 21. - 8:00: Toronto Philharmonia. Ramantic Russian Classics. Stravinsky: Petrouchka (194 7 version); Rachmaninoff: Piano Con· certo #2; Ridout: Fall Fair Overture. David Jalbert, piano; Kerry Stratton, conductor. George Weston Recital Hall, 5040 Yonge St. 416·872-1111. ·, .50· (sr). - 9:00: Small World Music Festival. Seu Jarge. Lula Lounge, 1585 Dundas St. W. 416-645-9090. in advance, at the door. Friday September 23 - 7:30: TrypTych. Bernstein's Trauble in Tahiti & Selected Sangs. With Kiera Alli· son, Kristine Dandavino, Tyler Kuhnert. Michael Taylor & James Tuttle; Edward Franko, stage director; William Shookhoff, Lenard Whiting, music directors. Hart House East Common Room, 7 Hart House Circle. 416· 763-5066. Suggested donation . - 7:30: University of Toronto Faculty of Music. Faculty Artist Series: James Parker, piana. Bach: Toccata in e; Beethoven: 32 Variations in c WoO 80; Brahms: Intermezzi Op.117; Prokofiev: Sonata #7 in B flat. Walter Hall, 80 Queen's Park. 416-978-3744. ,$11. - 8:00: Music Gallery. The Campaser Naw: lntermedia Series. The Human Story collective produces mulit-media work for site-specific performances. Eric Costello, composer/co-director. St. George the Mar· tyr Church, 197 John St. 416-204-1080. , O(mem/sr). (st). - 8:00: Roy Thomson Hall. Helmut latti: Fram Russia with lave. With other musi· cians and singers; Andre Walschaerts, con· ductor. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-872-4255. .50-.50 . - 8:00: Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra. A Baraque Celebratian. Trinity-St.Paul's Centre. See Sept 21. Saturday September 24 - 7:30: Raag-Mala Musical Society. Concert of traditional Indian vocal music. Pandit Rajan Mishra & Pandit Sajan Mishra, vocals; Kanta Prasad, harmonium. Medical Sciences Auditorium, U of T, 1 Kings Col· lege Circle. 416-281-3725. , , . - 7:30: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Symphanic Fantasy. Dukas: The Sorcerer's Apprentice; Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique. 39
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