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Volume 15 Issue 8 - May 2010

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Saturday May 01• 7:30: Barrie Concerts. Beethoven’s “Emperor”Piano Concerto. Slovak Symphony;Haiou Zhang, piano; Kerry Stratton, conductor.Hi-Way Pentecostal Church, 50 Anne St.N., Barrie. 705-726-1181. By subscription.• 7:30: Georgian Bay Symphony. TheCowboy Concert. Williams: The CowboysOverture; Copland: Billy the Kid; Fazzi: WesternSuite for Guitar and Orchestra; Barry:Dances with Wolves. Alvin Tung, guitar;John Barnum, conductor. OSCVI Auditorium,1550 8th St. E., Owen Sound. 519-372-0212. ; (sr/st).• 7:30: Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra.Masterworks Series – The Brilliant North.Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite; Nielsen: Flute Concerto;Moussa: Etude No. 1 for Orchestra (Canadianpremiere); Sibelius: Symphony No.2.Guest: Leslie Newman, flute; James Sommerville,conductor. Hamilton Place, 1 SummersLane, Hamilton. 905-526-7756. -;-(sr); (st); (under 12).• 7:30: Niagara Symphony Orchestra.It Don’t Mean a Thing If It Ain’t Got thatSwing! A musical tribute to the Big Bandera. Diane Wittry, conductor. Centre for theArts, Brock University, 500 Glenridge Ave.,St. Catharines. 905-688-5550 x3257.; .50(sr); (st); (under 13).Pre-concert talk.• 7:30: Orillia Wind Ensemble. Last Nightof the Proms. Rule Britannia, and otherclassics. Roy Menagh, director; guests: TheCellar Singers. Orillia Opera House, 20 MississagaSt. W., Orillia. 705-326-8011. ;(sr); (st).• 8:00: Da Capo Chamber Choir. Love –Embracing its Many Faces. J. Enns: I carryyour heart (premiere); Britten: Flower Songs;L. Enns: Wie sind di Tage schwer (premiere);Whitacre: Five Hebrew Love Songs. St.John the Evangelist Church, 23 Water St. N.Kitchener. 519-725-7549. ; $15(sr/st).Advance booking recommended.• 8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony.High String. Handel: Overture to Alessandro;Boyce: Symphony No. 6 in F major; Bach:Concerto for Violin and Viola in G major (arr.Bridges); Mozart: Rondo for Violin K.269;Hindemith: Trauermusik. Jerzy Kaplanek,violin; Christine Vlajk, viola; Stephen Sitarski,conductor. Central Presbyterian Church,7 Queen’s Square, Cambridge. 519-745-4711. .Sunday May 02• 2:30: Niagara Symphony Orchestra.It Don’t Mean a Thing If It Ain’t Got thatSwing! A musical tribute to the Big Bandera. Diane Wittry, conductor. Centre for theArts, Brock University, 500 Glenridge Ave.,St. Catharines. 905-688-5550 x3257. ;.50(sr); (st); (under 13).• 2:30: Orchestra London Canada. LatinPops. Latin band Pachanga; Paul Stevenson,trumpet; Jeff Christmas, conductor. CentennialHall, 550 Wellington St., London. 519-679-8778. -.• 3:00: Kawartha Youth Orchestra.Spring Strings. Michael Newnham, conductor;guests: Mississauga Youth Orchestra.Thomas A. Stewart Secondary School, 1009Armour Rd. N., Peterborough. 705-742-7469/1-866-444-2154.• 3:00: Wellington Winds. The SunNever Sets on the British Empire. Works byB. Concerts Beyond The GTAVaughan Williams, Elgar, Grainger, Cable,Benjamin and others. Daniel Warren, conductor;Michael Purves-Smith, oboe. First UnitedChurch, 16 William St.,Waterloo. 519-579-3097. ; $15; .• 7:30: Arcady. Young Artist Showcase.Music of Ronald Beckett. Abigail Freeman,mezzo; Youth of Ruth Chorus. St. Paul’sAnglican Church, 302 St. George St., PortDover. 519-428-3185. .50 (free to childrenunder 12). 6:00: dinner (.50).Wednesday May 05• 12:00 noon: Midday Music WithShigeru. Ragtime and more... Music byJoplin, Gershwin, Ellington, Berlin andRutherford. Mark Rutherford, piano. Hi-WayPentecostal Church, 50 Anne St. N., Barrie.705-726-1181. ; free(st).• 12:15: St. Andrew’s PresbyterianChurch. Chamber Concert. Wendy Wagler,flute; Hector Vasquez, cello; Boyd McDonald,piano. 54 Queen St. N., Kitchener. 519-578-4430. Free; meal at nominal cost.• 8:00: Orchestra London Canada. BachFinale. Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 4; CantataBWV 205; Sinfonia from Cantata BWV 209.Orchestra London Chamber Choir and soloists;Timothy Vernon, conductor. St. Paul’sCathedral, 472 Richmond St., London. 519-679-8778. ; .Thursday May 06• 7:00: Kaleid Choral Festival. ShowcaseConcert: How Can I Keep from Singing?Rajaton Choir, from Finland. Sir FrederickBanting Secondary School, 125 SherwoodForest Sq., London. 519-537-6946. -; (st).Friday May 07• 12:15: St. Jude’s Anglican Church.Noon Organ Recital: Stephanie Burgoyne andWilliam Vandertuin. Solo, and four hands. 81Peel St., Brantford. 519-752-0562. Free.• 7:00: Kaleid Choral Festival. ShowcaseConcert: How can I Keep from Singing? SeeMay 6. Knox Presbyterian Church, 59 RiddellSt., Woodstock.• 8:00: Orchestra London Canada. Jeansn’ Classics Band – Fleetwood Mac. NeilDonell, Rique Franks, Kathryn Rose, vocals.Centennial Hall, 550 Wellington St., London.519-679-8778. -.Saturday May 08• 12:00 noon: Guelph Youth MusicCentre. Kidsfest 2010. Music, dance, displaysand demonstration. 75 Cardigan St.,Guelph. 519-837-1119. Free.• 7:00: Georgetown Bach Chorale. Fundraiser.Audience bids on preferred concertomovements. Kathryn Tremills, piano; RonGreidanus, piano/conductor. 157 Main St.S., Georgetown. 905-873-9909. .• 7:30: Grand Philharmonic Choir. Requiem.Verdi. Sondra Radvanovsky, soprano;Marie-Nicole Lemieux, contralto; John MacMaster, tenor; Nathan Berg, bass-baritone;Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony; HowardDyck, conductor. Centre in the Square, 101Queen St. N. Kitchener. 519-578-1570.-; -; . Post concert Gala.• 7:30: Peterborough Singers. Mendelssohn.Elijah. Sandra Tucker, soprano;Jennifer Enns Modolo, mezzo; Adam Bishop,tenor; Paul Massel, bass; Ian Sadler, organ;Syd Birrell, music director. George StreetUnited Church, 534 George St. N. Peterborough.705-745-1820. ; (st).• 7:30: St. John’s United Church. The1913 Steinway Piano Journey Continues.Works by Bach-Busoni, Chopin, Rachmaninovand Debussy. Kati Gleiser, piano. 175 WaterlooSt. S., Stratford. 519-271-3683. $15.• 8:00: International Touring Productions/NiagaraConcerts. Slovak SinfoniettaOf Zilina. Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5“Emperor”: Rubinstein: Piano Concerto No.4; Zeljenka: Musica Slovaca. Kerry Stratton,conductor; Haiou Zhang and Elaine Kwon,piano. Niagara Centre for the Arts at KingstonCollege, 4700 Epworth Circle, NiagaraFalls. 905-353-8709.• 8:00: Kaleid Choral Festival. ShowcaseConcert: How can I Keep from Singing? SeeMay 6. Knox Presbyterian Church, 59 RiddellSt., Woodstock.8:00: Orchestra London Canada. Jeans n’Classics Band – Fleetwood Mac. See May 7.Sunday May 09• 12:00: Orchestra London Canada. Mother’sDay Brunch. Melodies for voice, hornand piano. Sasha Gorbasew, horn; StephanSylvestre, piano; Natalie Pratt, soprano.Best Western Lamplighter Inn, 591 WellingtonRd. S., London. 519-679-8778. .• 3:00: Primavera Concerts. MatthewWhite, countertenor, Erin Helyard, harpsichord.Italian secular songs from 18th century.St. Barnabas Church, 33 Queenston St.,St. Catharines. 905-984-8917. -.• 3:00: Wellington Winds. The SunNever Sets on the British Empire. Works byVaughan Williams, Elgar, Grainger, Cable,Benjamin and others. Daniel Warren, conductor;Michael Purves-Smith, oboe. GrandviewBaptist Church, 250 Old Chicopee Dr.,Kitchener. 519-579-3097. ; $15; .Wednesday May 12• 12:15: St. Andrew’s Presbyterian. HuronHeights Senior Concert Band. 54 QueenSt. N., Kitchener 519-578-4430. Free.Friday May 14• 12:15: St. Jude’s Anglican Church.Noon Organ Recital: Colin Cousins. 81 PeelSt., Brantford. 519-752-0562. Free.• 8:00: Guelph Musicfest 2010. SadieFields, violin, Ken Gee, piano. Mozart:Sonata in G; Beethoven: “Spring” Sonata;Janáček: Violin Sonata. Guelph Youth MusicCentre, 75 Cardigan St., Guelph. 519-993-7591. ; (sr); (st).• 8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo ChamberMusic Society. St. Petersburg Quartet.Prokofiev: Quartet No. 2; Nadarejshvili: QuartetNo.1; Tchaikovsky: Quartet No.1. KWCMSMusic Room, 57 Young St. W., Waterloo.519-886-1673. ; (sr); (st).• 8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony.The Music of James Bond. John MorrisRussell, conductor. Centre in the Square,101 Queen St. N., Kitchener. 519-745-4711/888-745-4717. -.• 8:00: Perimeter Institute. Eliana CuevasQuintet – Jazz in the Black Hole. Black HoleBistro, 31 Caroline St. N. Waterloo. 519-569-7600. .Saturday May 15• 2:30: Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony.All Aboard! Children’s concert. John MorrisRussell, conductor. Centre in the Square,101 Queen St. N., Kitchener. 519-745-4711/888-745-4717. .• 7:30: Chorus Niagara. Gilbert & SullivanExtravaganza. Arias and choruses fromMikado, Penzance, H.M.S. Pinafore, Yeomanof the Guard, The Gondoliers, and other G&Soperettas. Robert Cooper, music director.Sean O’Sullivan Theatre, Brock University,St. Catharines. 905-688-5550 x3257/1-866-617-3257. ; (sr); (st).• 7:30: Stratford Symphony Orchestra.Watermusic by the Avon. Works by Mozartand Beethoven. Joyce Lai, violin; AndrasWeber, cello; Michael Esch, piano. StratfordCity Hall, 1 Wellington St., Stratford.519-271-0990. ; (sr); (st);(family).• 8:00: Guelph Musicfest 2010. St.Petersburg String Quartet. Shostakovich:String Quartet No.1; Borodin: Nocturne;Prokofiev: Quartet No.2; Tchaikovsky: QuartetNo.1. Guelph Youth Music Centre, 75Cardigan St., Guelph. 519-993-7591. ;(sr); (st).• 8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony.The Music of James Bond. See May 14.• 8:00: Numus. 25th Anniversary Celebrations.Crumb: Music for a Summer Evening– Makrokosmos III; Hatch: Blunt Music; La-Barbara: Circular Song; Stewart: PercussionSolo; Buhr: Jackhammer; and other works.Anne-Marie Donovan, soprano; New ArtQuartet; Celtic Staple-gun Ensemble; JeremyBell, director. Theatre Auditorium, WilfridLaurier University, 75 University Ave. W.,Waterloo. 519-896-3662. ; (sr/st).• 8:00: Orchestra Kingston. The Worldof Water. Mendelssohn: Hebrides Overture;Handel: Water Music; Elgar: Sea Pictures.Janice Coles, mezzo. St. George’s Cathedral,270 King St. E., Kingston. 613-531-1939.$15; (sr/st).• 8:00: Orchestra London Canada. MissaSolemnis. Beethoven: Missa Solemnis. PhilharmonicChoir, soloists; Timothy Vernon,conductor. Centennial Hall, 550 WellingtonSt., London. 519-679-8778. -.• 8:00: Renaissance Singers. A RoyalGarland. Music from the coronations ofGeorge II, James II and Elizabeth II. St.John the Evangelist Church, 23 Water St.N. Kitchener. 519-745-0675. ; $15(sr/st); (child).• 8:00: Stratford Festival. Jacques Brelis Alive and Well and Living in Paris. TomPatterson Theatre, 111 Lakeside Dr., Stratford.1-800-567-1600. 0-. Also May17, 22, 26, 28, 29, June 1, 3, 5 and beyond.• 8:00: Voices of Unity. Wade in the Water.Spiritual and sacred choral music fromjazz to classical. Erika Reiman, accompanist;Kerry Marsh, music director. St. Paul’sChurch, 29 Park St. W., Dundas. 905-518-7014. ($15 adv); $15(children under15). A portion of the proceeds to Haiti relief.Sunday May 16• 2:00: Shaw Festival. A Touch of Venus.Royal George Theatre, 85 Queen’s St.,Niagara on-the-Lake. 1-800-511-7429..95-.50. Also May 18, 21-23, 25,26, 30, June 3, 5, 6 and beyond.• 3:00: Chorus Niagara. A Gilbert and SullivanExtravaganza. See May 15.• 3:00: Renaissance Singers. A Royal Garland.See May 15. Trinity Anglican Church,12 Blair Rd., Cambridge.• 3:30: Folia. The New Orpheus of OurTimes: A Celebration of Arcangelo Corelli.42 WWW.THEWHOLENOTE.COMMay 1 - June 7, 2010

Works by Corelli, Santiago de Murcia, Locatelli,Vivaldi and Geminiani. Linda Melstedand Julie Baumgartel, baroque violins; TerryMcKenna, theorbo and baroque guitar;Kate Bennett Haynes, baroque cello; BorysMedicky, harpsichord. The Registry Theatre,122 Frederick St., Kitchener. 519-578-1570/800-265-8977. ; $15; .• 3:30: Huronia Symphony Orchestra.Italian Dreams. Respighi: Pines of Rome;and other works. Oliver Balabursky, guestconductor; Erin Lawson, soprano. CentralUnited Church, 54 Ross St., Barrie. 705-721-4752. ; .• 7:00: La Jeunesse Youth Orchestra.Sonic Bloom. Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto;and other works. Nathaniel Anderson-Frank,violin. Port Hope United Church, 34 SouthSt., Port Hope. 1-866-460-5596.• 7:30: Aeolian Performing Arts Centre.The Wailin’ Jennys. Guest: Debra Cowan.795 Dundas St., London. 519-672-7950.; (adv).Monday May 17• 7:00: Kiwanis Festival of the PerformingArts. Stars of the Festival. Winners fromthe Kiwanis Festival. Northwestern SecondarySchool, 428 Forman Ave., Stratford.519-273-3011. Freewill offering.Tuesday May 18• 12:15: St. Paul’s Cathedral. Noon OrganRecital: Stephanie Burgoyne and WilliamVandertuin. Solo and “four hands” works.472 Richmond St., London. 519-752-0562.Wednesday May 19• 12:00 noon: Music at St. Andrew’s.Chris Bohdanowicz, organ; Amy Dodington,soprano. St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church,47 Owen St., Barrie. 705-726-1181. ;free(st).• 12:15: St. Andrew’s Presbyterian.Koichi Inoue. 54 Queen St. N., Kitchener.519-578-4430. Free; meal at nominal cost.Thursday May 20• 7:15: Skyliners Big Band. Music of theSwing Era. City Hall Rotunda, 70 Collier St.,Barrie. 705-327-5200. Free.• 8:00: Foster’s Inn. Dinner and ConcertSeries. Royal Woods. Foster’s Inn, 111Downie St., Stratford. 519-271-1119/1-888-728-5555. (with dinner at 6:30);; $15(advance).Friday May 21• 12:15: St. Jude’s Anglican Church.Noon Organ Recital: John William Vandertuin.81 Peel St., Brantford. 519-752-0562. Free.• 8:00: Guelph Musicfest 2010. Music forViolin and Viola. Bach: Two-Part Inventions;Mozart: Duo for Violin and Viola in E flat;Brahms: Trio in E flat Op.40; Hindemith:Trauermusik. Jerzy Kaplanek, violin; ChristineVlajk, viola; Ken Gee, piano. . GuelphYouth Music Centre, 75 Cardigan St., Guelph.519-993-7591. ; (sr); (st).• 8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo ChamberMusic Society. Ridge Trio. Haydn: Trio inG; Shostakovich: Trio No.2 in e; Schumann:Trio No.1. KWCMS Music Room, 57 YoungSt. W., Waterloo. 519-886-1673. ;(sr); $15(st).Saturday May 22• 1:00 & 7:00: Canadian Operatic ArtsAcademy. Opera Scenes. Paul DavenportTheatre, Talbot College, University of WesternOntario, London. 519-661-3767. Free.• 8:00: Guelph Musicfest 2010. GrandFinale. Haydn: Trio in G “Gypsy Rondo”;Shostakovich: Piano Trio in e; Schumann:Piano Trio No.1 in d. Ridge Trio; David Gilham,violin. Guelph Youth Music Centre, 75Cardigan St., Guelph. 519-993-7591. ;(sr); (st).Wednesday May 26• 12:15: St. Andrew’s Presbyterian.Kathryn Ladano, bass clarinet, Jason White,piano. 54 Queen St. N., Kitchener. 519-578-4430. Free; meal at nominal cost.• 8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber MusicSociety. Mauro Bertoli, piano. Scarlatti:Three Sonatas; Beethoven: Sonata No.13;Rondo Op.129; Brahms: Intermezzo Op.118No.2; Schumann: Six Etudes Op.3; ToccataOp.7; Granados: Allegro da concerto; Liszt:Hungarian Rhapsody No.6. KWCMS MusicRoom, 57 Young St. W., Waterloo. 519-886-1673. ; $15 (sr); (st).Friday May 28• 12:15: St. Jude’s Anglican Church.Organ Recital: Andrew Keegan Mackriell. 81Peel St., Brantford. 519-752-0562. Free.• 2:00: Stratford Festival. Evita. AvonTheatre, 99 Downie St., Stratford. 1-800-567-1600. -0. Also May 29, June 1,3-5, 7 and beyond.• 7:30: The Poet Sings. Songs of Youthand Love. Ravel: Valses Nobles et Sentimentales;also song by Schubert, Hundley,Vaughan Williams and Butterworth. CatherineGardner, soprano; Mark Gardner, baritone;Sandra Mogensen, piano. Central UnitedChurch, 194 Avondale Ave, Stratford.519-275-2322. ; (st). Fundraiser forThe Poet Sings in Europe, summer 2010.• 8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony.Carmina Burana. Orff. Also McPhee:Tabuh-Tabuhan. Carla Huhtanen, soprano;Brian Asawa, counter-tenor; Hugh Russell,baritone; Grand Philharmonic Choir; GrandPhilharmonic Children’s Chorus; EdwinOutwater, conductor. Centre in the Square,101 Queen St. N., Kitchener. 519-745-4711/888-745-4717. -.Saturday May 29• 7:30: Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra.Elegance Series II – Miniatures. D’Indy:Chansons et Danses; Schoenberg: KammersinfonieOp.9; Revueltas: Ocho por Radio;Britten: Sinfonietta. James Sommerville,conductor. Central Presbyterian Church, 165Charlton Ave. W. Hamilton. 905-526-7756., (sr); (st); (child).• 8:00: Blyth Festival. Cabaret Concert.Festival Singers. Guests: Howling Dog JazzBand. Stanley Township Community Complex,Varna. 877-862-5984. 6:00: Dinner.• 8:00: Karen Schuessler Singers. River- A tribute to the Thames. Smallman: newlycommissioned work. Karen Schuessler,conductor. Wesley-Knox United Church, 91Askin St., London. 519-455-1668. ;$15(sr); (st).• 8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony.Carmina Burana. Orff. See May 28.Sunday May 30• 2:30: Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony. 1Monster Work for Orchestra and 200 ChoirMembers on Stage. Orff: Carmina Burana;McPhee: Tabuh-Tabuhan. Grand PhilharmonicChoir; Grand Philharmonic Children’sChorus; Edwin Outwater, conductor. Centrein the Square, 101 Queen St. N., Kitchener.519-745-4711/888-745-4717. -.• 2:30: Orchestra London Canada. Popson the Orient Express. London to Istanbul.,including music by Coates, Offenbach, andRimsky-Korsakov. Brian Jackson, conductor.Centennial Hall, 550 Wellington St., London.519-679-8778. -.Wednesday June 02• 12:00 noon: Midday Music WithShigeru. Students from Innisdale. KarenParnell, conductor. Hi-Way PentecostalChurch, 50 Anne St. N., Barrie. 705-726-1181. ; free(st).• 12:15: St. Andrew’s Presbyterian.Debra Lacoste, trumpet; Ann-Marie Mac-Dairmid, organ. 54 Queen St. N., Kitchener.519-578-4430. Free; meal at nominal cost.Friday June 04• 1:00: New Hamburg Live! CapellaIntima’s Celestial Sirens – music of theBenedictine Nuns of Milan. Motets by Cozzolani,Leonarda, Sessa. Dawn Bailey and ErinBardua, sopranos; Vicki St. Pierre, alto; BudRoach, tenor; Sara-Anne Churchill, organ;Lucas Harris, theorbo. St. George’s AnglicanChurch, 3 Byron St., New Hamburg. 519-662-3535. .• 8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo ChamberMusic Society. Roger Chase, viola; MichikoOtaki, piano. Schumann: Märchenbilder;Brahms: Sonata Op.120 No.2; and otherworks. KWCMS Music Room, 57 Young St.W., Waterloo. 519-886-1673. ; (sr);May 1 - June 7, 2010 WWW.THEWHOLENOTE.COM 43$15(st).Saturday June 05• 11:00am: Bayfield Festival of Song.Sleepers Awake! Piano duets from Bach toBroadway. Stephen Ralls and Bruce Ubukata,piano. Town Hall, Bayfield. 416-735-7982/519-565-2435. .• 8:00: Bayfield Festival of Song. CelebrityRecital. Songs, arias and duets. VirginiaHatfield, soprano; Lauren Segal, mezzo;Bruce Ubukata, piano. Town Hall, Bayfield.416-735-7982/519-565-2435. .• 8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber MusicSociety. Young Artists of QuartetFest2010. Keffer Memorial Chapel, Wilfrid LaurierUniversity, Waterloo. 519-886-1673.$15; (sr); (st).Sunday June 06• 2:30: Bayfield Festival of Song. A Harvestof Song. Leslie Ann Bradley, soprano;Erica Iris Huang, mezzo; Frank Mutya, tenor;Vasil Garvanliev, baritone; Stephen Ralls andBruce Ubukata, piano. Town Hall, Bayfield.416-735-7982/519-565-2435. .• 8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo ChamberMusic Society. Penderecki String Quartet.Schumann: Quartets Op.44, Nos.1 and 2.Keffer Memorial Chapel, Wilfrid LaurierUniversity, Waterloo. 519-886-1673. ; (sr); $15(st)Sunday June 07• 8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo ChamberMusic Society. Schweigen Trio. KWCMSMusic Room, 57 Young St. W., Waterloo.519-886-1673. $15; (sr); (st).

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