Volume 12 - Issue 3 - November 2006

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~-~-@Jfil~@ ·~ 0. L~~i©f.~iilril~@lW~­ThL' children's upL·r;i b;ised on Chm11111c'"': 1:00 pm i\ov. 30 & Dec. 1... CONCERTS: Toronto and nearbyfer, fiddler in Concert. Traditional holiday favourites& Celtic music. Hammerson Hall, Living Arts Centre,4141 Living Arts Dr., Mississauga. 905·306·6000, 888·805·8888. ·; leyeGO) .- 8:00:Massey Hall. Selling England by thePound Restaging of the Genesis concert by TheMusic Box, with light show. 15 Shuter St. 416·872-4255. ·.50.- 8:00: Music at St. Andrews. Advent &Christmas Music. Erica Goodman, harp; SuzanneShulman; flute; St. Andrews Choir, Douglas Bod·le, director of Music. St. Andrews PresbyterianChurch, 73 Simcoe St. 416·593·5600. $ 20;Dlstl.- 8:00: Peter Margolian & Friends. Cham·berMusicConcert. Rossini: La Fioraia Fiorentina;L'Ultimo Ricordo; Zaninelli: Autumn Music, fortrumpet & piano; Bruno: Danze Americane 111,for trumpet, trombone, double bass, piano; Cas·canino: Sonata for Bassoon and Piano; Carulli:Sonata for Guitar and Piano; Rendano: Quintet forStrings and Piano; Respighi: La Suite della T abac·chiera. Marianne Zin·Drlowsky, soprano; DouglasT ranquada, baritone; Peter Margolian, piano; JohnMcGuigan, trumpet; Ken Hodge, bassoon; TodDorozio, guitar; & others. Church of the Redeem·er, 162 Bloor St. West. 416·769·5253. Free.- 8:00:Scarborough Philharmonic. Preludeto Christmas· A Toy Concert. Tchaikovsky: TheNutcracker !excerpts); Herbert: March of theToys; sing·along carols. John Barnum, conductor.Birchmount Park C.I., 3663 Danforth Ave. 416·429·0007. ; 1sr); lst).- 8:00: Tafelmusik. The Fairy Oueen. Trinity·St. Paul's Centre. See Nov 29.- 8:00: The Music Gallery. Arraymusic: TheMusic of James Tenney. Classic Avant series.Saint George the Martyr Church, 197 John St.416·2041080. $TBA.- 8:00: The Oriana Women's Choir. Cinna·man & Cedar. Classic all· pops concert; Lu·kawecki, Cinnamon & Cedar; Phelan !arr): GesuBambino; 0 Holy Night !premieres); Brown I arr):Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy; Anderson: SleighRide; more holiday favourites. Andy Morris,drums; Victor Bateman, bass; James Bourne,piano; Timothy Phelan, classical guitar; WilliamBrown, conductor. Jane Malle11 Theatre, St.Lawrence Centre for the Arts, 27 Front St. East.416·923-3123. ; 1sr); $ lDlst).Sunday December 03- 1 :30: CAM MAC/Mc Michael Art Gallery.Sunday Concert Series. Edith Gardiner, piano;Christina Birch & Dwane Webster, vocalists.10365 Islington Ave., Kleinburg. 905·893- 1121,888·213-1121. Admission with gallery price:; lsr/st); 1family); freel5 & under).- 1 :30: Toronto Accolades of Harmony.Itwas a Very Good Year ... . A cappella quartets,with songs such as That's entertainment, TenFeet Off the Ground, Let There Be Peace, YouRaised Me Up, Under the Board Walk, & manymore; silent auction. Guest quartets: In The Mo·ment, Alibi, Jubilation, Chameleon; Duo: Jamieand Joy. Recital Hall, Accolade East, York Univer·sity, 4700 Keele St. 416-743-5184. .- 2:00: Off Centre Music Salon.Be/ CantoSalon: I Capuleti et I Montecchi. By Bellini. AgatheMartel, soprano; Emilia Boteva, mezzo soprano;Simon Rozin Kim, piano/music director. GlennGould Studio, 250 Front St. West. 416-466·1870. , 1sr/st).AN EVENINGOF FAM ILIARHOLIDAYCLASS ICSWI LLLAM BROWNArtistic flinctorJAMES BOURNEPi~.nistSATURDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2006 · 8PM/Jan° Mallett Thot:re, St. Lawrc'.nce Centre for the Arts27 Front: Stred East, 'lhrcmtoTickets. i25.oo Rcg11lar i2 JC, Seniors i10,oo Stu

- 2:00: Toronto Philharmonia. ChristmasClassics. Works by Purcell, Handel, Debussy,Rutter & others; world premieres of concertosby Yamaha Piano Competition award winnersLea Leung (12) & Francis Li (16). Toronto Ghil·dren's Chorus; Jean Ashworth Bartle, conduc·tor; Kerry Stratton, conductor. George WestonRecital Hall, 5040 Yonge St. 416·872-1111.-; 50·(sr).- 2:30:Aldeburgh Connection. Masques etbergamasques. Faure: Masques et bergamasque;Hahn: Songs. Nathalie Paulin, soprano; AnitaKrause, mezzo; Colin Ainsworth, tenor; BrettPolegato, baritone. Walter Hall, Edward JohnsonBldg., 80 Queen's Park. 416· 735· 7982. $ 50; strush seats.Sharlene Wallace, harpSusan Piltch, flute/pianowith George Koller. bass- 2:30:Sharlene Wallace. Winter Anticipa·tion. Anticipation CO launch, plus festive Christ·mas music. Sharlene Wallace, harp; Susan Piltch,flute/piano; George Koller, bass. Enoch TurnerSchoolhouse, 106 Trinity St. 416·346·6600.; (sr/st).- 3:00: Contemporary Showcase Festival.Showcase Concert & Presentation of Awards.Works by Canadian composers performed byfestival participants; see Announcements sectionfor adjudicated sessions Nov 20·24. EastminsterUnited Church, 310 Danforth Ave. 416·96J5937. ; (sr/st/member).- 3:00: Hart House Singers. Choral Songswith Brass and Percussion. Festive music byBach, Schlitz, Ramirez. Toronto Chamber Brass;So Takei, accompanist; David Arnot.Johnston,conductor. Great Hall, Hart House, 7 Hart HouseCircle, UofT. 416-978-2452. Free; food donationsfor UofT Food Bank.- 3:00: Isaacs (LXXXJ Seen and HeardRobert Creeley LXXX & Malcolm GoldsteinLXX. Poetical/musical collaborations: words ofRobert Creeley, music of Udo Kasemets & MalcolmGoldstein. Malcolm Goldstein, violin; SusanLayard, singer; Udo Kasemets, piano; Paul Dutton,speaker. Victoria University, Emmanuel CollegeChapel, 75 Queen's Park (third floor, south). 416·929-5849. Free.- 3:00: St Jude's Anglican Church (Wexford).Northdale Concert Band Holiday Concert:Three Centuries of the Trumpet. Guest: AllenBachelder, trumpet; Stephen Chenette, musicdirector. 10 Howarth Ave. 416-486-3011. ;(sr/st); free(under 12 free).- 3:00: Syrinx Sunday Salons. A Celebrationof Canadian Composer Jean Coulthard. Schumann:Trio in g, Op.110; Coulthard: Lyric Trio;Arensky: Trio ind, Op.32. Musica CamerataMontreal; Berta Rosenohl, piano; Luis Grinhauz,violin; Marieve Bock, cello. The Heliconian Hall,35 Hazelton Ave. 416-654-0877. ; (st).- 3:30: Tafelmusik. The Fairy Oueen. Trinity­St. Paul's Centre. See Nov 29.-4:00: Association of Improvising Musi·cians Toronto/Now lounge. Jazz & ImprovisedMusic. Showcasing local talent. NowLounge, 189 Church St. 416-769-2841. .- 4:00: St. James' Cathedral. Sunday AfternoonTwilight Recital. Patricia Wright, organ.4:30: Choral Evensong. 65 Church St. 416-364-7865 x224. Free.12th Season!at Glenn Gould Studio, 250 Front St. W.December 3rd, 2006, 2:00 pmBel Canto Salon:I Capuleti e i MontecciWith on ly a month and a half to compose an opera intime for the 1830 Venetian Carnival Season, Bellinicame up with the highly successful I Apuleti e IMontecchi, based on the same Italian sources asShakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. Bel canto sopranoJackalyn Short is our Ju liet to Bu lgarian mezzo sopranoEmilia Boteva's Romeo. Guiding us through highlightsof this rarely performed opera is Russ ian-German pianistSemyon Rozin Kim, the music director of Off Centre'sfirst opera-in-salon.llll- 4:30: All Saints' Kingsway AnglicanChurch A Service of lessons & Carols for Ad·vent. Choir of All Saints' Kingsway, ClementCarelse, director. 2850 Bloor St. West. 416-233-1125. Collection.-4:30: St. Clement's Anglican Church.Advent Carol Service. Music by Archer, McKie,Palestrina, Praetorius, Sirret, Willcocks. 59 BriarHill Ave. 416-483-6664. Free.- 7:00: The Assembly Hall/St. Paul's Unit·ed Church.A Celtic Christmas.Traditionalmusic and dancing from the British Isles. TheAssembly Hall, 1 Colonel Samuel Smith Park Dr.416-259-6541. (adv).- 7:30: Peel Choral Society. ChristmasConcert. Vivaldi: Gloria; &seasonal favourites.Chamber orchestra. Mervin Fick, director. St.Mary's Church, 66A Main St South, Brampton.416-961 ·6444. ; $12(sr/st); (ch 5-1 OJ.- 7:30: York Symphony.Italian Opm-a Highlghts.Guests: Janet Catherine Dea, soprano; ChantelleGrant, mezzo-soprano; Romulo Delgado, tenor; GregoryBurton, conductor. Markham Theatreforthe PerformingArts, 171 Town Centre Blvd., Markham.905-305-7469. ; (sr/st); O(under12).Monday December 04- 7:30: Cantabile Chorale of York Region.Joy of Christmas, 2006. Traditional Christmasconcert, audience participation. Lona Richardson,accompanist; Robert Richardson, conductor.Thornhill United Church, 25 Elgin St., Thornhill.905-731-8318. Entry by donation to RichmondHill Community Food Bank; silent offering duringconcert.- 7:30: LOFT Community Services. Homefor the Holidays Christmas Concert Jazz & clas·sical musicians & singers performing both nontraditionalworks and holiday favourites. St.James' Cathedral, 65 Church St. 416-979-1994x233. . Funds for housing, support & outreachprograms.- 7:30:University o!Toronto Faculty ofMusic. Chamber Music Series. Music of Schubert& others. The Gryphon Trio. Walter Hall,Edward Johnson Building, 80 Queen's Park. 416-978-3744. ; $12(sr/st).- 8:00: The Old Mill/Jazz.FM91. B3 or BustDenis Keldie Quintet; Denis Keldie, organ. The OldMill Inn, 21 Old Mill Rd. 416 236-2641. ;(members).Syrinx Sunday Salons presentsMusica Camerata MontrealSchumannTrio Op. 110 in G-Cou/thardLyric TrioArenskyTrio Op. 32 in 0 -Sunday December 3, 2006 3:00pmHeliconian Hall, 35 Hazelton AvenueTickets: at the door/ students For info call 416.654.0877THEwww.aldeburghconnection.org,. ~L ,,,,,Y/ Celebrating~ the Art of Song~et~Sunday December 3, 2:30 pmWalter HallFaure's musical entertainment bythat name along with songs byReynaldo Hahn, capturing perfectlythe world of French commediadell'arte.Enjoy the intimacy of the19th Century Salon with our"special blend" of music,poetry and pastry!Nathalie Paulin sopranoAnita Krause mezzoColin Ainsworth tenorBrett Polegato baritoneStephen Ralls andBruce Ubukata piano