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Friday, December 9, 2005 8:oo pm Saint Thomas's Anglican Church 383 Huron Street Toronto REGULAR SENIOR STUDENT For more information: 416-971-9229 John Tuttle, Conductor The Toronto Welsh Male Voice Choir presents its Annual Christmas Concert ... CONCERTS Toronto & nearby - 7:30: Etobicoke School of the Arts. Festive Celebration Concert. 67 5 Royal York Rd. See Dec. 7. - 8:00: Harlequin Singers. A Harlequin Christmas. Annual Christmas cabaret with carols & pop hits. Laura Pin, piano accompanist; Lynn Jamieson, percussion; Ryan Scott, flute; John Packer, conductor. Drury Lane Theatre, 2269 New St., Burlington. 905-637- 3979. . -8:00: Music Toronto. Takacs String Ouartet. Haydn: String Quartet Op. 76113; Borodin: String Quartet 112; Debussy: String Quartet. Jane Mallett Theatre, 27 Front St. E. 416-366- 7723. -, 18-35 pay your age, (st), accompanying adult'!, price. *SOLD OUT* - 8:00: Scaramella. Viol N' Femmes: Music of the New-Fangled Age. Music by Purcell, Lawes, Holbome, Bach & others. Joanna Blendulf, Liam Byrne, Julie Jeffrey, Joelle Morton, Annalisa Pappano, violas da gamba. Victoria College Chapel, 91 Charles St. W., Rm 213. 416-760-8610. , (stlsr). - 8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Sibelius & Bruckner. Roy Thomson Hall. See Dec 7. - 8:00: Via Salzburg Chamber Orches- Friday Dec. 9th at 7:30 ~o~"l' O ,v,tl.J· "-0 ' ...... ¢,·~~ Eglinton St. George's United Church (Lytton Blvd. & Duplex, Toronto M4R 1L2) Tickets: .00 Tel: 416-410-2254 e-mail: john.hewings@sympatico.ca Visit us @www.twmvc.com tra. Mozart and More. Ravel: String Quartet; Penderecki: String Quartet Ill; Mozart: Divertimento in D for strings and two horns. Naoko Murakosi, dance; Via Salzburg String Quartet; Mayumi Seiler, artistic director. Glenn Gould Studio, 250 Front St. W. 416-205-5555. ; 1(srlst). - 8:30: Hugh's Room.Jane Siberry in Concert. 2261 Dundas St. W. See Dec. 7. - 9:00: Sabir Mateen Ouartet. In Concert. Sabir Mateen, saxlclarinet/flute; Rap he Malik, trumpet; Raymond King, piano; Ravish Momin, drums. Cabbagetown Community Arts Centre, 454 Parliament St. 416-693-7197. at the door. Friday December 09 - 7:00: RCM Trumpet Ensembles. Trumpet Concert. RCM Concert Hall, 90 Croatia St. 416-408-2824 ex321. Free. - 7:30: Church of the Holy Trinity. The Christmas Story. Musical Nativity pageant. 10 Trinity Square. 416-598-8979 to reserve. Suggested , (chl. For complete run see music theatre listings. - 7:3 0: Etobicoke School of the Arts. Festive Celebration Concert. 675 Royal York Rd. See Dec. 7. - 7:30: Music at Metropolitan. Christmas with the Poculi Ludique Societas. Medieval & Renaissance music and drama of the season: "Jesus kind: A Christmas Vespers"; "Joseph's Trouble about Mary". Metropolitan United Church. 56 Queen St. E. 416-363-0331. , (sr), O(st). - 7:30: Oakville Children's Choir. A Canadian Christmas. 20th century Canadian composers. Mary Lou Fallis, guest; Glenda The Toronto Consort presents Crawford, music director. St. John's United Church, 262 Randall St., Oakville. 905-337- 7104. , (sr/ch). - 7:30: Oakville Choral Society. A Glorious Christmas. Rutter: Gloria & other works. Guest instrumentalists; J. Bev Stainton, artistic director. Glen Abbey United Church, 1469 Nottinghill Gate, Oakville. 905-257-7308. , (srlst), 112 & under). - 7:30: Toronto Welsh Male Voice Choir. The Music of Christmas. Guests: Jennifer Griffiths; Kathryn Tremills, piano; An· drew Ager, organ; Lenard Whiting, assoc. conductor; David Low, conductor. Eglinton St. George's United Church, 35 Lytton Blvd. 416- 410-2254. . - 7:30: University of Toronto Faculty of Music. Orchestra Series: U of T Symphony Orchestra. Shin: Gui-Chun for Orchestra; Kurka: Concerto for Marimba Dp.34; Tchaikovsky: Symphony 114. Joel Cormier, marimba; Raffi Armenian, conductor. MacMillan Theatre, 80 Queen's Park. 416-978-3744. , . - 8:00: Canadian Singers. Christmas Time. Music by Cohen, Fraser, Nickle & Tyson . Montgomery's Inn, 4709 Dundas St. W., Etobicoke. 416-394-8113. , . - 8:00: Columbus Centre. The Italian Trilogy: Concerto di Natale. Christmas concert with Italian repertoire. Palestrina Choir; Sabatino Vacca, musical director. George Weston Recital Hall, 5040 Yonge St. 416-256-48 08. . - 8:00: Etobicoke Community Concert Band. Christmas Pops Concert. Guests: Russ Little, trombone; Sherwood Mills Public School Junior Choir. John Edward Liddle, mu- With recorders, violins, cornetti, theorbos, keyboards and voices, the Toronto Consort recreates the lavish celebration of Christmas Vespers from the Church of San Marco in 17th-century Venice, with music by the incomparable Claudio Monteverdi! Featuring works from his 1641 collection of sacred music, the rafters and balconies of Trinity-St. Paul's will resound with the glorious sounds of a Christmas celebration you won 't soon forget. Gloria in excelcis ! www.torontoconsort.org For Tickets call 416-964-633 7 Trinity-St. Paul's Centre, 42 7 Bloor St. West 40 www. THEWHOLENOTE.COM lJECEMBER 1 2005 - r EBRUARY 7 2006
sic director. Etobicoke Collegiate Auditorium, 86 Montgomery Rd. 416-410-1570. , (sr), (st), free(ch). - 8:00: Etobicoke Philharmonic Orchestra. Gifts from the Opera. Music by Weber, Verdi, Rimsky·Korsakov & Rossini. Tak Ng Lai, conductor. Humber Valley United Church, 76 Anglesey Blvd. 416-239-5665. , (sr/ st), free(l 6 & under accompanied). - 8:00: Exultate Chamber Singers. An Italian Christmas. Music by Palestrina, Pergolesi & Respighi. John Tuttle, conductor. St. Thomas's Anglican Church, 383 Huron St. 416-971-9229. , (sri, (st). - 8:00: Harlequin Singers. A Harlequin Christmas. Drury Lane Theatre, Burlington. See Dec. 8. - 8:00: Markham Theatre. Christopher Cross in Concert. 171 Town Centre Blvd. 905- 305-7469. . - 8:00: Neighbourhood Unitarian Universalist Congregation. Benefit Concert for Amnesty International Opera arias by Handel, Mozart Verdi, Puccini & Tchaikovsky. Antonio Lopezrios. 79 Hiawatha Rd. 416-686- 6909. . - 8:00: neither/nor. Obscurity. Works by Priest, Sherlock, Thorpe, Chokroun, Couroux, Wad ham & others. The Darling Building, 96 Spadina Ave. 416-504-2327. ,. - 8:00: St. Michael's Choir School. 66th Annual Christmas Concert: Hodie! The Glory of Christmas. Works by Bach, Handel, Poulenc, Willcocks, Rutter, Willan & others. Jerzy Cichocki, Marie-Claire Gervasoni & Brian Rae, conductors. Massey Hall, 15 Shuter St. 416- 872-4255. .50, , . - 8:00: Toronto Consort. The Monteverdi Christmas Vespers. David Fallis, director. Trinity-St. Paul's Centre, 427 Bloor Street W. 416-964-6337. -; -(sr/st). - 8:00: Via Salzburg Chamber Orchestra. Mozart and More. Glenn Gould Studio. See December 8. - 9:00: Red Guitar Arthouse Cafe. Tasa. 603 Markham St. 416-913-4586. cover. Saturday December 10 - 2:00 & 7:30: Canadian Children's Opera Chorus. A Dickens of a Christmas. Music by Errol Gay; libretto by Michael Patrick Albano; Mark Pedrotti, baritone; Ann Cooper Gay, director. Harbourfront Centre Theatre, 235 Queen's Quay Centre. 416-973-4000. Two Christmas Plays presented by PLS. Joseph's Trouble about Mary and Jesuskind. Dec.!), 10,Jl For Times, Places: See Listings. D ECEMBER 1 2005 - F EBRUARY 7 2006 , (srlst). For complete run see music theatre listings. - 2:00: Toronto All-Star Big Band. A Christmas Special. The seasonal hits of Louis Armstrong, Harry Connick Jr., Glen Miller, Bing Crosby & others. Guests: The TABB Five, vocals. Jane Mallett Theatre, St Lawrence Centre, 27 Front St. E. 416-366-7723. , (groups). - 2:30 & 7:30: Poculi Ludique Societas. Joseph's Trouble About Mary & Jesuskind. Church of the Redeemer, 162 Bloor S. E. 416- 978-5096. -. - 6:00: St. John's Church Vocal Ensemble. Sounds of Christmas. Charpentier: Midnight Mass for Christmas; Vivaldi: Beatus Vir; Elgar: The Snow & other works. With string ensemble; Anita Gaide, organ. St. John's Latvian Lutheran Church, 200 Balmoral Ave. 416- 921-3327. 5, (stl, free(under 13). - 7:00: Choir of Knox United Church. The Magic of Christmas. 2569 Midland Ave ., Agin court. 416-293-4424. Admission by cash or food donation. - 7:00: Common Thread Community Chorus of Toronto. let Them Stay: Voices of US War Resisters in Canada. Featuring video premiere. Innis Town Hall, 2 Sussex Ave. 416-598-1222. , . - 7:00: Rainbow Voices of Toronto. The Gifts We Bring. Guy Moreau & Julie Michels. St. Luke's United Church, 353 Sherbourne St. 416-925-9872 ex2166. -, - (srlst), free(ch w/ adult), donation(unwaged). - 7:00: Yorkdale Indigo. Adrian Raso, Guitar. Latin, jazz, pop & gypsy music. John Cusinato, drums; Jason Raso, bass; Lore Bortolon, guitar. 3401 Dufferin St. 416-781- 6660. Free. Cd sale proceeds to Children's Health Foundation of London. - 7:30: Alexander Singers. Festive Concert. Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on Christmas Carols; other works & sing-alongs. Angela Hawaleshka, director. Celebration Presbyterian Church, 500 Coldstream Ave. 416-324- 1259. , . - 7:30: Bach Children's Chorus & Chamber Youth Choir. Here We Come A-Whistling. Music by Chilcott, Cohen, Eddleman, Rutter, Willan & others. Eleanor Daley, accompanist; Linda Beaupre, director. George Weston Recital Hall, 5040 Yonge St. 416- 870-8000. , . - 7:30: Brampton Concert Band. The Story of Christmas. St. Paul's United Church, 30 Main St. S., Brampton. 905-451-0174. , O(sr/st). - 7:30: Healey Willan Singers. Behold the Star: A Christmas Celebration. Bach: Wie Schiin Leuchtet der Morgenstern BWV 1 & other works. Heliconian Hall, 35 Hazelton Ave. 416-924-0753. $ 20, (sr/st). - 7:30: Mississauga Festival Youth Choir. Holiday Gifts from the World of Music. Royal Bank Theatre, Living Arts Centre, 4141 Living Arts Dr., Mississauga. 905-306- 6000. , (sr/st). - 7:30: Oakham House Choir of Ryerson University. Christmas with Wolfgang. Mozart: Coronation Mass; Regina Coeli. Guests: members of Toronto Sinfonietta; Eunsil Choi, Deborah Overes, Avery Krisman & Grant Aller, soloists; Matthew Jaskiewicz, conductor. Calvin Presbyterian Church, 26 Delisle CONCERTS ... Toronto & nearby The Bach Children's Chorus and the Bach Chamber Youth Choir Linda Beaupre, Conductor Eleanor Daley, Pianist A holiday celebration featuring award-winning carols composed by members of the Bach Children's Chorus and songs of the season by Bob Chilcott, Baruch Cohen, David Eddleman, John Rutter, Healey Willan and others. Guest instrumentalists will add colour on steel pans, guitar and percussion. ,~.~il Saturday, December 10, 2005 at 7:30 pm Toronto Centre for the Arts George Weston Recital Hall 5040 Yonge Street (north of Sheppard Ave.) Tickets: and at the Toronto Centre box office or TicketMaster at 416.870.8000 torontdartsbounci I BACH~~~~~ www.bachorus.org TIMBao:hCbildm:1'1Cbor,JI, & member
