Volume 17 Issue 6 - March 2012

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selected preludes and fugues. KWCMS MusicRoom, 57 Young St. W., Waterloo. 519-886-1673. ; (sr); (st).Wednesday March 07• 12:00 noon: Midday Music With Shigeru.Excerpts from Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas.Featuring students from the York UniversityDepartment of Music. Hi-Way PentecostalChurch, 50 Anne St. N., Barrie. 705-726-1181. ; free(st).• 8:00: Wilfrid Laurier University. StudentComposer Concert. Maureen Forrester RecitalHall, 75 University Ave. W., Waterloo. 519-884-0710 x2150. Free.Thursday March 08• 12:00 noon: Wilfrid Laurier University.Music at Noon. Amber Ghent, cello; others.Maureen Forrester Recital Hall, 75 UniversityAve. W., Waterloo. 519-884-0710 x2150.Free.• 12:10: University of Guelph. Thursday atNoon Concert Series: Creative Music Symposiumwith Bob Gluck & Neil Rolnick. Duet concertfor piano and electronics. Rolnick: Faithfor piano and computer; Hancock: SleepingGiant suite. Mackinnon Bldg., Rm.107 (GoldschmidtRm.), 50 Stone Rd E., Guelph. 519-824-4120 x52991. Free.• 2:00 and 8:00: Sanderson Centre for thePerforming Arts. The Barra MacNeils. 88Dalhousie St., Brantford. 519-758-8090 or1-800-265-0710. .• 7:30: Centre for the Arts, Brock University.Michael Kaeshammer, jazz piano. SeanO’Sullivan Theatre, 500 Glenridge Ave., St.Catharines. ; (college/U st); (highschool).• 8:00: NUMUS. Let It Be: Abbey Road. TheBeatles work, recreated. Numus Chamber Orchestra;guests: Peter Oldridge, vocals; UrbanMonks; Lukas Bouda, guitar and sitar. ConradCentre for the Performing Arts, 36 King St.W., Kitchener. 519-745-4711. ; (sr);(st).Friday March 09• 8:00: Clearly Classic Concerts. ValerieTryon, piano. St. James Anglican Church, 137Melville St., Dundas. 905-627-4265 or 905-528-4508. ; (sr/st).• 8:00: Wilfrid Laurier University. WLU FluteEnsemble. Amy Hamilton, director. MaureenForrester Recital Hall, 75 University Ave. W.,Waterloo. 519-884-0710 x2150. Free.Saturday March 10• 2:00: Peterborough Pop Ensemble. Razzamatazz.Broadway, gospel and jazz classicsincluding Sway, The Look of Love, That OldBlack Magic, songs from Cats, MacArthur Parkand more. Guest: Peterborough Concert Band.Calvary Pentecostal Church, 1421 LansdowneSt. W., Peterborough. 705-740-6052. ;(st).• 7:30: Barrie Concerts. Russian Masters.Works by Rachmaninoff, Shostakovich andTchaikovsky. Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony;Peter Longworth, piano; Larry Larson, trumpet.Hi-Way Pentecostal Church, 50 Anne St. N.,Barrie. 705-726-1181. By subscription only.• 8:00: Kingston Symphony. Classical Hits.Music by Gershwin, Offenbach, Tchaikovskyand others. Cynthia Szabo-Tormann, piano;Glen Fast, music director. Grand Theatre,218 Princess St., Kingston. 613-530-2050.B. Concerts Beyond the GTA–.• 8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber MusicSociety. Ewald Chung, violin and Philip Chiu,piano. Brahms: Sonata No.1; Sonata No.3;F.A.E. Scherzo; Strauss: Violin Sonata. KW-CMS Music Room, 57 Young St. W., Waterloo.519-886-1673. ; (sr); (st).• 8:00: University of Guelph Choirs. Homecoming:The Afro-Celtic Connection. Marta Mc-Carthy, conductor; guest: Daniel Payne, vocals/fiddle/accordion. Harcourt United Church, 87Dean Ave., Guelph. 519-824-4120 x52991..Sunday March 11• 3:00: Nota Bene Baroque. An English Messiah.Works by Purcell. Guests: Stephen Marvin,TACTUS Vocal Ensemble. Registry Theatre,122 Frederick St., Kitchener. 519-578-1570. ; (sr); (st); (under 18)• 4:00: Royal Canadian College of OrganistsNorthumberland Centre. CelebratingInternational Women’s Week: A Recital of OrganMusic by Female Composers. J. Ellen: Dansedes Esprits; and other works. Debbie Fingas,Carolyn Hyma, Rod McAvoy and Ian Morton,organ. St. Peter’s Anglican Church, 240 CollegeSt., Cobourg. 905-355-3116. Freewilloffering.• 7:30: Cuckoo’s Nest Folk Club. Cairdeas:Traditional Irish Music with a Twist. Chaucer’sPub, 122 Carling St., London. 519-672-1967./(adv).Tuesday March 13• 12:00 noon: Brock University Departmentof Music. Music@Noon: Recital: InstrumentalStudents. Sean O’Sullivan Theatre, 500 GlenridgeAve., St. Catharines. 905-688-5550x3817. Free.• 12:15: St. Paul’s Anglican Cathedral. NoonRecital: Solo Organ and “Organ Four Hands.”Stephanie Burgoyne and William Vandertuin,organ. 472 Richmond St., London. 519-752-0965. Free.Wednesday March 14• 2:30: Seniors Serenade. Classics fromthe Heart. Valentina Sadovski, piano. CentralUnited Church, 54 Ross St., Barrie. 705-726-1181. Free.• 8:00: Wilfrid Laurier University. ImprovisationConcerts Ensemble. Kathryn Ladano, GlennBuhr, directors. Maureen Forrester Recital Hall,75 University Ave. W., Waterloo. 519-884-0710 x2150. Free.Thursday March 15• 12:00 noon: Wilfrid Laurier University.Music at Noon. Joseph Petric, accordion; PendereckiString Quartet. Maureen Forrester RecitalHall, 75 University Ave. W., Waterloo.519-884-0710 x2150. Free.• 12:10: University of Guelph. Thursday atNoon Concert Series: Veronique Mathieu, violinand Stephanie Chua, piano. Canadian contemporarymusic. Mackinnon Bldg., Rm.107 (GoldschmidtRm.), 50 Stone Rd E., Guelph. 519-824-4120 x52991. Free.• 7:15: Skyliners Big Band. Concert andDance. Swing music, latin standards and ballads.With Maria Branje, vocals. Barrie CityHall, 70 Collier St., Barrie. 705-487-2574.Free.• 8:00: Cuntrera Productions. Strunz &Farah. Latin, middle Eastern, jazz and flamencoguitar duo. Capitol Theatre, 20 Queen St., PortHope. 905-885-1071. .Friday March 16• 8:00: Cuntrera Productions. Strunz &Farah. Latin, middle Eastern, jazz and flamencoguitar duo. Molson Canadian Studio, HamiltonPlace, 1 Summers Lane, Hamilton. 905-546-3100. –.• 8:00: Garden City Productions. Cabaret.Kander and Ebb; book by Masteroff. JeromeBlack (Emcee); Todd Melville (Clifford Bradshaw);Kathie Gosen (Fraulein Schneider);Peter Holley (Herr Shultz); Katie Profijt-Fazio(Fraulein Kost); Angela Scappatura (SallyBowles); and others; Wendy Leard, director andchoreographer; Tom Inglis, music director. MandevilleTheatre, Ridley College, 2 Ridley Rd.,St. Catharines. 905-682-1353. /(Mar16 only); (st). Also Mar 17, 18(mat), 23, 24,25(mat), 30, 31; Apr 1(mat).• 8:00: The Aeolian/Acoustic Music Concerts.J.P. Cormier & The Elliott Brothers: FarewellTour. J.P. Cormier, singer-songwriter andmulti-instrumentalist; Elliott Brothers, EastCoast multi-instrumental swing duo. AeolianHall, 795 Dundas St., London. 519-672-7950or 519-672-1967. /(adv).Saturday March 17• 3:00: Port Hope Friends of Music. Starsof Tomorrow. Three young vocal students fromthe University of Toronto Faculty of Music.St. Peter’s Church, 240 College St., Cobourg.905-885-1071 or 1-800-434-5092. ;(st).• 8:00: Cuntrera Productions. Strunz &Farah. Latin, middle Eastern, jazz and flamencoguitar duo. Aeolian Hall, 795 Dundas St., London.519-672-7950. .• 8:00: Garden City Productions. Cabaret.See Mar 16.• 8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber MusicSociety. Matthew Zadow, baritone and DinaNamer, piano. Schubert: Die Schöene Müllerin.KWCMS Music Room, 57 Young St. W., Waterloo.519-886-1673. ; (sr); (st).Sunday March 18• 2:00: Chamber Music Hamilton. The VoglerString Quartet. Schulhoff: Five Pieces forString Quartet; Beethoven: String Quartet in DOp.18 No.3; Mendelssohn: String Quartet No.2Op.13. Hamilton Conservatory for the Arts,126 James St. S., Hamilton. 905-528-5628.; (sr); (st).• 2:00: Garden City Productions. Cabaret.See Mar 16.• 4:00: Royal Canadian College of OrganistsNorthumberland Centre. Organ Recitalfeaturing Scholarship Winners. Ian Marnoch,Isaac Maynes and Ian Morton, organ. St. Paul’sPresbyterian Church, 131 Walton St., PortHope. 905-355-3116. Freewill offering.• 7:00: Guitar Hamilton. Hombres de Tango:Giampaolo Bandini and Cesare Chiacchiaretti.Tango music for guitar and bandoneon. HamiltonConservatory for the Arts, 126 James St.S., Hamilton. 905-528-4020. ; (sr/st).• 7:00: Wilfrid Laurier University. WLU JazzEnsemble. Ron Schirm, conductor. MaureenForrester Recital Hall, 75 University Ave. W.,Waterloo. 519-884-0710 x2150. Free.• 8:00: Cuntrera Productions. Strunz &Farah. Latin, middle Eastern, jazz and flamencoguitar duo. Market Hall, 336 George St. N.,Peterborough. 705-749-1146. –.Tuesday March 20• 12:00 noon: Brock University Departmentof Music. Music@Noon: Recital: Voice Students.Sean O’Sullivan Theatre, 500 GlenridgeAve., St. Catharines. 905-688-5550x3817. Free.• 8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber MusicSociety. Michael Guttman, violin and RichardRaymond, piano. Franck: Andantino quietoso;Sonata in A; Lekeu: Sonata in G for violin andpiano; Ysaÿe: Rêve d’enfant. KWCMS MusicRoom, 57 Young St. W., Waterloo. 519-886-1673. ; (sr); (st).Wednesday March 21• 12:00 noon: Music at St. Andrew’s. JeffreyMoellman, organ and Marie-Caroline BourqueMoellman, violin. St. Andrew’s PresbyterianChurch, 47 Owen St., Barrie. 705-726-1181.; free(st).• 2:00: Sanderson Centre for the PerformingArts. Men of the Deeps. Choir of coal minerssings ballads, spirituals and folk songs.88 Dalhousie St., Brantford. 519-758-8090..50.• 5:30: Brock University Department ofMusic. Student Recitals: Erin Dempsey, piano.Sean O’Sullivan Theatre, 500 Glenridge Ave.,St. Catharines. 905-688-5550 x3817. Free.• 7:30: Brock University Department ofMusic. Student Recitals: Dalida Aycho, violinand Gary Forbes, piano. Sean O’Sullivan Theatre,500 Glenridge Ave., St. Catharines.905-688-5550 x3817. Free.• 7:30: University of Waterloo Departmentof Music. Classical: East and West. MadawaskaString Quartet; KW Chinese Music Ensemble.Knox Presbyterian Church, 50 Erb St. W.,Waterloo. 519-885-0220 x24226. Free.• 8:00: Wilfrid Laurier University. StudentComposer Concert. Maureen Forrester RecitalHall, 75 University Ave. W., Waterloo. 519-884-0710 x2150. Free.Thursday March 22• 12:00 noon: Wilfrid Laurier University.Music at Noon. Kathryn Ladano, bass clarinet;Glenn Buhr, piano. Maureen Forrester RecitalHall, 75 University Ave. W., Waterloo. 519-884-0710 x2150. Free.• 12:10: University of Guelph. Thursday atNoon Concert Series; Lorne Lofsky/Keiran OversDuo. Modern renditions of the great AmericanSongbook, jazz standards. Mackinnon Bldg.,Rm.107 (Goldschmidt Rm.), 50 Stone Rd E.,Guelph. 519-824-4120 x52991. Free.• 7:30: Centre for the Arts, Brock University.Dee Dee Bridgewater: To Billie with Love – ACelebration of Lady Day. Tribute to Billie Holiday.Dee Dee Bridgewater, jazz vocals. SeanO’Sullivan Theatre, 500 Glenridge Ave., St.Catharines. 905-688-5550 x3257. .Friday March 23• 7:30: Brock University Department ofMusic. ENCORE! Concert Series: Tempted byOpera … Give in to Carmen! Sean O’SullivanTheatre, 500 Glenridge Ave., St. Catharines.905-688-5550 x3257. 905-688-5550 x3257..50; .50(sr/st); (eyeGo).• 8:00: Garden City Productions. Cabaret.See Mar 16.• 8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony.Kuerti Conducts the Emperor. Kulesha: Torque;Schumann: Symphony No.2 in C; Beethoven:Piano Concerto No.5 “Emperor.” Nareh Arghamanyan,piano; Julian Kuerti, conductor. Centrein The Square, 101 Queen St. N., Kitchener.519-745-4711 or 1-888-745-4717. –. Also Mar 24.50 thewholenote.com March 1 – April 7, 2012

Saturday March 24• 7:30: Brock University Department ofMusic. Student Recitals: Erika Sitko, sopranoand Gary Forbes, piano. Concordia SeminaryChapel, Brock University, 500 Glenridge Ave.,St. Catharines. 905-688-5550 x3817. Free.• 7:30: Grand Philharmonic Choir. MembraJesu Nostri. Buxtehude. Featuring the GrandPhilharmonic Choir Chamber Singers, MarkVuorinen, conductor. Church of St. John theEvangelist, 23 Water St. N., Kitchener. 519-578-1570 or 1-800-265-8977. ; (under30); (st – high school).• 8:00: Garden City Productions. Cabaret.See Mar 16.• 8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony. KuertiConducts the Emperor. See Mar 23.• 8:00: Lindsay Concert Foundation. KawarthaConcerts Series: The Classics/Dance withTango. Works by Bach, Brahms, Bartók, Piazzollaand Ziegler. Karen Gomyo, violin; AlessioBax and Pablo Ziegler, piano. Academy Theatrefor Performing Arts, 2 Lindsay St. S., Lindsay.705-878-5625. /(adv); (youth).• 8:00: Wilfrid Laurier University. WLU SymphonyOrchestra. Paul Pulford, conductor. TheatreAuditorium, 75 University Ave. W., Waterloo.519-884-0710 x2150. ; (sr/st).Sunday March 25• 2:00: Gallery Players of Niagara. NiagaraWinds: Tall Tales and Short Sketches. Music byIbert, Gershwin, D’Rivera, Freedman, Larsson.Douglas Miller, flute; Christie Goodwin, oboe;Zoltan Kalman, clarinet; Christian Sharpe,bassoon; Tim Lockwood, horn. St. BarnabasChurch, 33 Queenston St., St. Catherines.905-468-1525. ; (sr); (st/children).• 2:30: Georgian Music. Vienna Piano Trio. Hi-Way Pentecostal Church, 50 Anne St. N., Barrie.By subscription only.• 2:30: Kingston Symphony. The Creation.Haydn. Laura Albino, soprano; James McLean,tenor; Matthew Zadow, baritone; KingstonChoral Society; Glen Fast, music director.Kingston Gospel Temple, 2295 Princess St.,Kingston. 613-530-2050. -.• 3:00: Elora Festival and Singers. Musicfrom the Sistine Chapel. Elora Festival Singers,Noel Edison, conductor. Church of Our Lady, 28Norfolk St., Guelph. 519-846-0331 or 888-747-7550. .• 3:00: Lindsay Concert Foundation. EncoreChildren’s Production Series: TorQ PercussionQuartet. Glenn Crombie Theatre, Fleming College,200 Albert St. S., Lindsay. 705-878-5625. ; (youth).• 3:00: Port Hope Friends of Music. SinfoniaToronto. Capitol Theatre, 20 Queen St., PortHope. 905-885-1071 or 1-800-434-5092.; (st); (st).• 3:00: Wilfrid Laurier University. WLUChoirs. Lee Willingham, director. First UnitedChurch, 16 William St. W., Waterloo, 519-884-0710 x2150. ; (sr/st).• 2:00: Garden City Productions. Cabaret.See Mar 16.Monday March 26• 8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo ChamberMusic Society. Michael Lewin, piano. Bach:Prelude in b; and other works; Tausig: TheGhost Ship; Bolcom: Graceful Ghost Rag;Liszt/d’Obermann: Le Rossignol; Gounod: Faust(selected waltzes). KWCMS Music Room, 57Young St. W., Waterloo. 519-886-1673. ;(sr); (st).Tuesday March 27• 12:00 noon: Brock University Departmentof Music. Music@Noon: Recital: InstrumentalStudents. Sean O’Sullivan Theatre, 500 GlenridgeAve., St. Catharines. 905-688-5550x3817. Free.Wednesday March 28• 7:30: Plumbing Factory Brass Band.Marches of the Masters. Hume: ExhibitionQuick March; Byrd: Earl of Oxford’s March;Rimsky-Korsakov: Procession of the Nobles;Verdi: Triumphal March from Aida; and worksby Purcell, Handel, Haydn, Saint-Saëns andothers. Henry Meredith, conductor. Byron UnitedChurch, 2420 Boler Rd., London. 519-471-1250/519-659-3600. ; (st).• 7:30: Sarnia Concert Association. EnsembleVivant. With Dave Young, bass. Imperial OilCentre for the Performing Arts, 168 N. ChristinaSt., Sarnia. 519-344-7469. ; $17(st).• 8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber MusicSociety. Silver Birch String Quartet. Mozart:String Quartet No.14 K387; Beethoven: StringQuartet No.14 Op.131; work by Boccherini.KWCMS Music Room, 57 Young St. W., Waterloo.519-886-1673. ; (sr); (st).Thursday March 29• 12:00 noon: Wilfrid Laurier University.Music at Noon. Jacob Braun, cello; Grace Fong,piano. Maureen Forrester Recital Hall, 75 UniversityAve. W., Waterloo. 519-884-0710x2150. Free. Also Mar 31.• 12:10: University of Guelph. Thursdayat Noon Concert Series: Student Soloist Day.Applied Music students. Mackinnon Bldg.,Rm.107 (Goldschmidt Rm.), 50 Stone Rd E.,Guelph. 519-824-4120 x52991. Free.• 7:30: Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony.Prog Rock. Featuring new work by N. Lizée.Power Trio: Steve Raegele, guitar; Ben Reimer,drums; Ian Whitman, electric bass. EdwinOutwater, conductor. Conrad Centre for thePerforming Arts, 36 King St. W., Kitchener.519-745-4711 or 1-888-745-4717. . AlsoMar 30.• 8:00: Wilfrid Laurier University. WLUChamber Music. Beth Ann de Sousa, director.Maureen Forrester Recital Hall, 75 UniversityAve. W., Waterloo, 519-884-0710x2150. Free.Friday March 30• 7:30: Centre for the Arts, Brock University.Juilliard String Quartet. Sean O’SullivanTheatre, 500 Glenridge Ave., St. Catharines.905-688-5550 x3257. .• 7:30: Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony. ProgRock. See Mar 29.• 8:00: Garden City Productions. Cabaret.See Mar 16.• 8:00: River Run Centre. RBC Classical Arts& Dance Series: Don Giovanni. Mozart. OperaKitchener artists: Mark Gardner, baritone(Don Giovanni); Douglas Tranquada, baritone(Leporello); Natalie Donnelly, soprano (DonnaAnna); Catherine Gardner, soprano (Donna Elvira);Caroline Déry, soprano (Zerlina); WilliamLewans, bass-baritone (Masetto); and others;William Shookoff, conductor. 35 Woolwich St.,Guelph. 519-763-3000 or 1-877-520-2408.-; -(sr/st); (uGO with ID);(eyeGO with ID). Also Mar 23 (Living ArtsCentre, Mississauga).• 8:00: Sunfest World Music & Jazz Concerts.Ensemble Vivant. With Dave Young,bass. Aeolian Hall, 795 Dundas St., London.519-672-7950. /(adv).• 8:00: University of Guelph Concert WindsEnsemble. John Goddard, conductor. HarcourtUnited Church, 87 Dean Ave., Guelph. 519-824-4120 x52991. ; (sr/st).• 8:00: University of Waterloo Departmentof Music. UW Chamber Choir: Love of my Soul.Leonard Enns, director. Knox PresbyterianChurch, 50 Erb St. W., Waterloo. 519-885-0220 x24226. ; (sr/st).Saturday March 31• 3:00: Wilfrid Laurier University. WLUChamber Music. See March 29.• 7:30: Brock University Department ofMusic. Viva Voce Choral Series: I Come Singing.Brock University Men’s and Women’s Choruses,Harris Loewen, conductor. St. ThomasAnglican Church, 99 Ontario St., St. Catharines.905-688-5550 x3257. ; (sr/st);(13 and under).• 7:30: Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra.Mendelssohn’s Italian Symphony. Pergolesi:Stabat Mater; Tchaikovsky: Rococo Variations;Mendelssohn: Symphony No.4 “Italian.”Cameron Crozman, cello; Hamilton’s Children’sChoir; James Sommerville, conductor. HamiltonPlace, 1 Summers Ln., Hamilton. 905-526-7756. –; (under 30); (child).• 7:30: Huronia Symphony Orchestra. RomanticVocal Music. Copeland: Fanfare for theCommon Man; Dvořák: A Hero’s Song. AleksandraBalaburska, soprano; Erin Lawson, mezzo;Oliver Balaburski, conductor. Collier StreetUnited Church, 112 Collier St., Barrie. 705-721-4752. ; (st); (child).• 7:30: Lyrica Chamber Choir of Barrie. LesChoristes. Music from the film Les Choristes;also works by Duruflé and Fauré. Steve Winfield,conductor. Burton Avenue United Church,37 Burton Ave., Barrie. 905-722-0271 ;(sr/st).• 7:30: Northumberland Orchestra & Choir.French Notes. Bizet: suites and arias from Carmen;Delibes: Waltz and Csardas from Coppelia;Gounod: Ballet from Faust; Chabrier:Suite Pastorale. Michael Newnham, conductor;guest: Julie Nesrallah, mezzo. Trinity UnitedChurch, 284 Division St., Cobourg. 905-372-2210. ; (sr); (st); free(under 12,with accompanying adult).• 8:00: Clearly Classic Concerts. Jazz VocalistDiana Panton. With Don Thompson, bass andpiano; Reg Schwager, guitar. St. James AnglicanChurch, 137 Melville St., Dundas. 905-627-4265 or 905-528-4508. ; (sr/st).• 8:00: Garden City Productions. Cabaret.See Mar 16.• 8:00: Perimeter Institute. Colin Stetson,solo saxophone. Opening act: Sarah Neufeld,violin; Debashis Sinha, percussion. Black HoleLIFE EVERLASTINGMississauga Festival Chamber Choir presents Eleanor Daley’s beautifulRequiem and Christos Hatzis’s astonishing Everlasting Lightfeaturing a five-octave marimba and crystal glassesTickets: available at the door or by emailinginfo@mississaugafestivalchoir.com03.31.12First United Church,Port Credit · 8 pmMarch 1 – April 7, 2012thewholenote.com 51