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Volume 18 Issue 1 - September 2012

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Various stages in Port Credit Memorial Park, 20Lakeshore Rd. E., Port Credit. 905-271-9449.(day pass); (weekend pass); (dailyfamily pass); free(under 12).• 7:00: Brampton Chamber Music ConcertSeries. Piano Recital. Albéniz: Iberia (Book I);also works by Chopin, Liszt and Debussy. KoichiInour, piano. Rose Theatre Studio Hall, 1 TheatreLn., Brampton. 905-450-9220. Free.• 7:30: Iranian Composers of Toronto. NewMusic, New Poetry. St. George Anglican Church,5350 Yonge St. 647-868-1387. ; (sr);(st).• 8:00: Acoustic Harvest. The Friends ofFiddlers’ Green. Birchcliff Bluffs United Church,33 East Rd. 416-264-2235. .• 8:00: Lute Legends Ensemble. Beyondthe Silk Road: Launch Concert. Music fromthree ancient plucked-string traditions. BassamBishara, oud; Lucas Harris, lutes; Wen Zhao,pipa. Trinity-St. Paul’s United Church, 427 BloorSt. W. 905-209-8968. ; (sr/st).• 8:00: Music Gallery. Post-Classical Series:The Canadian Art Song Project. Eatock/Shakespeare: Five Shakespeare Songs; Rolfe/Lee: Beloved; Ross/Crozier: The Colour Blue.Virginia Hatfield, soprano; Lauren Segal, mezzo;Gregory Oh, piano. 197 John St. 416-204-1080./(adv).• 8:00: TorQ Percussion Quartet.Modulations. Hatzis: Modulations; Drake:The Blue Guitar (world premiere); Power:Cappahayden (premiere); Adams: … dust intodust … (from Strange and Sacred Noise);Maimets; Chorale Groove; and other works.TorQ Percussion Quartet. The Great Hall BlackBox Theatre, 1087 Queen St. W. 416-788-8272. ; (st/arts worker).Sunday September 09• 12:00 noon to 8:00: Tim Horton’s SouthsideShuffle. 14th Annual Port Credit Blues andJazz Festival. Rick Taylor Band; The Triodes;Shakura S’aida; Legendary Downchild BluesBand; D’mat and Gill; Ken Whiteley; and others.Various stages in Port Credit Memorial Park, 20Lakeshore Rd. E., Port Credit. 905-271-9449.(day pass); (weekend pass); (dailyfamily pass); free(under 12).• 3:00: University of Toronto. DiamondA. Concerts in the GTAJubilee Carillon Recital Series. Anthems, traditionaland modern pieces adapted to the carillon.Roy Lee, carillonneur. Soldiers’ Tower, 7 HartHouse Circle. 416-978-3485. Free. Outdoorevent, rain or shine.• 4:00: Cathedral Church of St. James.Twilight Recitals. Andrew Adair, organ. 65Church St. 416-364-7865 x231. Free.• 4:00: Harbourfront Centre. Summer Musicin the Garden: 49th Parallel. Works by Haydn,Dvořák and K. Lau. Ton Beau String Quartet.Toronto Music Garden, 475 Queen’s Quay W.416-973-4000. Free.• 4:30: Christ Church Deer Park. JazzVespers. Mike Murley, saxophone; DavidOcchipinti, guitar. 1570 Yonge St. 416-920-5211. Free, donations welcome. With briefreflection by Jazz Vespers clergy.• 7:00: Maestro Music. Alan Hobbins inConcert. Works by Beethoven, Chopin, Liszt andDebussy. Alan Hobbins, piano. Richmond HillCentre for the Performing Arts, 10268 YongeSt., Richmond Hill. 905-787-8811. . CDRelease of Beethoven Piano Sonatas.• 8:00: Gallery 345. Emilie Lebel: Doctor ofMusical Arts Recital. A concert of new chambermusic works. Luciane Cardassi, piano;Jenny Cohen, mezzo; Rachel Desoer, cello;Erin Donovan, percussion; Terri Hron, recorder;Nathan Petitpas, percussion; Ronelle Schaufele,viola. 345 Sorauren Ave. 416-822-9781. Free.• 8:00: Music Gallery/Batuki Music Society.New World Series: Afro European Soundscapes.Werner Puntigam, trombone and conch shell;Matchume Zango, live and digital loops; withEvelyn Mukwedeya, mbira, and Memory Makuri,hosho. Music Gallery, 197 John St. 416-204-1080. /(adv).Monday September 10• 12:15: Music Mondays. Violin Swing. Jazztreatments of works by Porter, Gershwin,Carmichael, Piaf and Cohen. Ed Vokurka, jazz violin;Abbey Scholzberg, bass; James Rohr, guitar.Church of the Holy Trinity, 10 Trinity Sq. 416-598-4521 x304. suggested donation.Tuesday September 11• 1:00: Cathedral Church of St. James.Music at Midday. Richard Spotts, organ. 65Church St. 416-364-7865 x231. Free.• 8:00: Gallery 345. New Orford StringQuartet. Haydn: String Quartet Op.20 No.4;Hétu: String Quartet No.1; Brahms: StringQuartet Op.51 No.1 in c. 345 Sorauren Ave.416-822-9781. .Wednesday September 12• 12:15: Our Lady of Sorrows. WednesdayConcert Series. Peter Bishop, organ. 3055 BloorSt. W. 416-231-6016. Free.• 12:30: Yorkminster Park Baptist Church.Noon Hour Organ Recital Series. Andrew Adair,organ. 1585 Yonge St. 416-922-1167. Free.• 7:00: Civic Light Opera Company. TheBig Bang. Musical comedy by J. Feuer and B.Graham. Performed by Joe Cascone, DavidHaines and Susan Sanders. York Woods LibraryTheatre, 1785 Finch Ave. W. 416-755-1717.. Also Sep 13–16, 19–22; start times vary.The Tallis ScholarsMiserere: Sorrows ofthe Virgin MaryWednesday, Sept 127:30pmWalter Hall• 7:30: University of Toronto Faculty ofMusic. The Tallis Scholars: Miserere Sorrowsof the Virgin Mary. Guerrero: Maria Magdalene;Lobo: Missa Maria Magdalene; Allegri: Miserere;White: Regina caeli; Victoria: Salve regina;Praetorius: Magnificat V. Walter Hall, EdwardJohnson Bldg., 80 Queen’s Park. 416-408-0208.; (sr); (st).Thursday September 13• 12:15: Music at Metropolitan. Noon at Met.Thomas Gonder, organ. Metropolitan UnitedChurch, 56 Queen St. E. 416-363-0331 x26.Free.• 8:00: Civic Light Opera Company. The BigBang. See Sep 12.• 8:00: Music Toronto. Quartet Series:Brentano Quartet. Fragments of works bySchubert, Bach, Haydn, Shostakovich andMozart are paired with works by Adolphe,Gubaidulina, Harbison, Hartke and Iyer. JaneMallett Theatre, St. Lawrence Centre for theArts, 27 Front St. E. 416-366-7723 or 1-800-708-6754. -; (st; accompanyingadult half price); Pay-your-age (ages 18–35, plus facility and handling fees).Friday September 14• 7:30: Good Hair Day Productions. JulieSits Waiting. Music by L. Dufort, libretto byT. Walmsley. Performed by Fides Krucker andRichard Armstrong. Alex Fallis and Heidi Strauss,stage directors. BackSpace, Theatre PasseMuraille, 16 Ryerson Ave. 516-504-7529. 416-822-9781. –. Also Sept 15, 16,19–23; start times vary.• 8:00: Aradia Ensemble. Pergolesi StabatMater. Virginia Hatfield, soprano; Scott Belluz,countertenor; Kevin Mallon, director. HeliconianHall, 35 Hazelton Ave. 647-960-6650. –. Includes wine and cheese reception.• 8:00: Civic Light Opera Company. The BigBang. See Sep 12.• 8:00: Gallery 345. Ton Beau String Quartet.Beethoven: Op.18 No.1; Dvořák: String QuartetOp.96 “American”; Mozart: Clarinet Quintet. 345Sorauren Ave. 416-822-9781. ; (st).• 8:00: Nawranj Iranian Association. SalarAghili and Hamnavazan Ensemble. Iranian music.Salah Aghili, voice; Hossein Behroozinia, barbat(lute); Saeed Farajpouri, kamancheh (spike fiddle);Harir Shariatzadeh, piano; Behnam Masoumi,tombak/percussion. Koerner Hall, RoyalConservatory, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208.www.alanhobbins.comMaestro Music PresentsAlan Hobbins in ConcertCD ReleaseBeethoven Piano SonatasRichmond Hill Centrefor the Performing ArtsSunday, September 9 at 7pm10268 Yonge Streetwww.rhcentre.ca ≤ tickets Box O∞ce 905-787-8811Works by Beethoven, Chopin,Liszt, Debussy44 thewholenote.com September 1 – October 7, 2012

.00 and up.Saturday September 15• 2:00: Civic Light Opera Company. The BigBang. See Sep 12.• 2:00: North Metro Chorus. North MetroPresents … A cappella songs for show chorus.Global Kingdom Ministries, 1250 Markham Rd.,Scarborough. 416-420-7850. . Also 7:30.• 6:00: Toronto Centre for the Arts. Ga EunBan Piano Recital. Bach: Prelude and Fugue inc-sharp; Chopin: Étude in c-sharp Op.10 No.4;Étude in c minor Op.25 No.12; Scherzo in b-flatOp.31; Beethoven: Sonata in E-flat Op.81a“Les Adieux”; Prokofiev: Sonata Op.28 No.3.Studio Theatre, Toronto Centre for the Arts,5040 Yonge St. 416-250-3708 or 1-855-985-2787. $TBA.• 7:30: Gallery 345. Talisa Blackman, piano,and Jane Joon Mee Yang, violin. Prokofiev: ViolinSonata No.2; Strauss: Violin Sonata; work by K.Lau. 345 Sorauren Ave. 416-822-9781. ;(st).• 7:30: Good Hair Day Productions. Julie SitsWaiting. See Sept 14.• 7:30: North Metro Chorus. North MetroPresents … See 2:00.• 8:00: Canadian Sinfonietta. Wine andCheese Concert #1: Image and Sound. Brahms:Cello Sonata No.1 in e; Cage: Six Melodies forViolin and Keyboard; Davydov: At the Fountainfor cello and piano; Debussy: Piano Trio in G.Heliconian Hall, 35 Hazelton Ave. 416-221-3623. ; (sr); (st). Wine and cheeseincluded.• 8:00: Civic Light Opera Company. The BigBang. See Sep 12.• 8:00: Music Gallery/OCAD UniversityStudent Gallery/Alexandra Mackenzie.License to Depart: Tenderness, Petra Glyntand FIN. Music Gallery, 197 John St. 416-204-1080. /(adv).Sunday September 16• 10:15am: St. John’s United Church. WorldMusic Sunday: Soul Influence. A cappella groupperforming fusion of African spiritual sounds andcontemporary Christian gospel music. 2 NobertRd. 416-491-1224. Free.• 2:00: Civic Light Opera Company. The BigBang. See Sep 12.• 2:00: Good Hair Day Productions. Julie SitsWaiting. See Sept 14.• 2:30: Harbourfront Centre. Jeng Yi. Koreandrum and dance ensemble. Charles Hong, director.Redpath Stage, 235 Queen’s Quay W.416-973-4000. Free.• 3:00: University of Toronto. DiamondJubilee Carillon Recital Series. Anthems, traditionaland modern pieces adapted to the carillon.Gordon Slater, carillonneur. Soldiers’ Tower, 7Hart House Circle. 416-978-3485. Free. Outdoorevent, rain or shine.• 4:00: Cathedral Church of St. James.Twilight Recitals. David Briggs, organ. 65Church St. 416-364-7865 x231. Free.• 4:00: Harbourfront Centre. Summer Musicin the Garden: 100 Years of Venice. Music frombaroque Venice. Christopher Verrette, baroqueviolin; Matthew Wadsworth, theorbo; KayeHaynes, baroque cello. Toronto Music Garden,ST.THOMAS’S CHURCH383 Huron Street,TorontoOrganist John Tuttle in RecitalFriday, September 28, 7:30 pmMusic by Reger, Hindemith, Vierne; students & seniors 6:30 pm | Evensong Preludes7:00 pm | Evensong & DevotionsSunday, September 166:30 | Schola MagdalenaMedieval music for women’s voices7:00 | Choral music by Boyce,Purcell, AgerSunday, October 146:30 | Baroque recorder duetsAndrea Budgey, Randall Rosenfeld7:00 | Choral music by Kelly, Hare, ByrdSunday, November 116:30 | Janice Kerkkamp, fluteaccompanied by John Tuttle, organ7:00 | Choral music by Stanford,Vaughan Williams, Lordwww.stthomas.on.ca475 Queen’s Quay W. 416-973-4000. Free.• 4:00: St. Philip’s Anglican Church. GypsyVespers. Jorge Lopes Trio. 31 St. Phillips Rd.,Etobicoke. 416-247-5181. Freewill offering.• 5:30: Harbourfront Centre. Raging AsianWomen. Taiko group. Redpath Stage, 235Queen’s Quay W. 416-973-4000. Free.• 7:00: St. Thomas’s Church. Evensong andDevotions. Choral music by Ager, Boyce andPurcell. 383 Huron St. 416-979-2323. Freewilloffering. 6:30: Evensong Preludes: ScholaMagdalena sings medieval music for women’svoices. Religious service.Monday September 17• 12:15: Music Mondays. Rest awhile yourcruel cares. Music by Dowland, Locke, Jenkinsand Purcell. Cardinal Consort of Viols (SheilaSmyth, treble; Linda Deshman, tenor; SaraBlake, bass; Valerie Sylvester, bass). Church ofthe Holy Trinity, 10 Trinity Sq. 416-598-4521x304. suggested donation.Tuesday September 18• 12:00 noon: Canadian Opera Company.Vocal Series: Meet the Young Artists. Theyoung artists of the 2012/2013 Canadian OperaCompany Ensemble Studio introduce themselvesby singing their favourite arias. RichardBradshaw Amphitheatre, Four Seasons Centrefor the Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W. 416-363-8231. Free.• 1:00: Cathedral Church of St. James.Music at Midday. Andrew Adair, organ. 65Church St. 416-364-7865 x231. Free.Wednesday September 19• 12:15: Our Lady of Sorrows. WednesdayConcert Series. Michael Bloss, organ. 3055Bloor St. W. 416-231-6016. Free.• 12:30: Yorkminster Park Baptist Church.Noon Hour Organ Recital Series. Imre Olah,organ. 1585 Yonge St. 416-922-1167. Free.• 2:00: Civic Light Opera Company. The BigBang. See Sep 12.• 5:30: Canadian Opera Company. JazzSeries: Autumn Serenade. Thompson:September; jazz standards and other originalcompositions. Phil Dwyer, saxophone; DonThompson, piano/bass. Richard BradshawAmphitheatre, Four Seasons Centre for thePerforming Arts, 145 Queen St. W. 416-363-8231. Free.• 7:00: Civic Light Opera Company. The BigBang. See Sep 12.• 7:30: Canada’s Walk of Fame Festival.Stephan Moccio. With 40-piece orchestra; guest:The Tenors. Koerner Hall, 427 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208. .50.• 7:30: Good Hair Day Productions. Julie SitsWaiting. See Sept 14.Thursday September 20• 12:00 noon: Canadian Opera Company.Program TBA. Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre,Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts,145 Queen St. W. 416-363-8231. Free.• 12:10: University of Toronto Faculty ofMusic. Thursdays at Noon. Music by Poulenc,poetry/prose by de Vilmorin. Nathalie Paulin, soprano;Che Anne Loewen, piano; Eric Domville,speaker. Walter Hall, Edward Johnson Bldg., 80Queen’s Park. 416-408-0208. Free.• 12:15: Music at Metropolitan. Noon atMet. Julian Bewig, organ. Metropolitan UnitedChurch, 56 Queen St. E. 416-363-0331 x26.Free.• 12:30: York University Department ofMusic. Jazz at Noon. Richard Whiteman Trio(Richard Whiteman, piano; Artie Roth, bass;Barry Romberg drums). Martin Family Lounge,219 Accolade East Bldg., 4700 Keele St. 416-736-2100 x22926. Free.• 7:30: Good Hair Day Productions. Julie SitsWaiting. See Sept 14.• 8:00: Civic Light Opera Company. The BigBang. See Sep 12.• 8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra.Opening Weekend: James Ehnes Plays Brahms.Verdi: Overture to La forza del destino; Brahms:Violin Concerto; Adams: Harmonielehre. JamesEhnes, violin; Peter Oundjian, conductor. RoyThomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-593-4828.–5. Also Sept 22.• 9:00: Small World Music. Battle ofSantiago with Lady Son and Ramunctious. LulaLounge, 1585 Dundas St. W. 416-536-5439./(adv). Part of the Small World MusicFall Festival.Friday September 21• 7:00: Tapestry New Opera. Opera Briefs.Music by I. Barbotin, L. Beecher, B. Pesetskyand B. Roark; written by L. Balkan, K. Koller,A. L. Lavoie and H. Moscovitch. Ernest BalmerStudio, (Studio 315), 9 Trinity St., DistilleryDistrict. 416-537-6066 x243. . Also Sept22 and 23.• 7:30: Good Hair Day Productions. Julie SitsWaiting. See Sept 14.• 8:00: Alchemy Duo. Music for Voice andSaxophone. Charlotte Mundy, voice; ChelseaShanoff, saxophone. Music Gallery, 197 JohnSt. 647-821-3863. ; (st).• 8:00: Civic Light Opera Company. The BigBang. See Sep 12.• 8:00: Gallery 345. Alone: ContemporaryWork for Solo Clarinet and Bass Clarinet.Bob Stevenson, composer and clarinets. 345Sorauren Ave. 416-822-9781. ; (sr);(st).• 8:00: Guitar Society of Toronto. MattPalmer, classical guitar. Heliconian Hall, 35Hazelton Ave. 416-964-8298. ; (sr/st).• 8:00: Small World Music. Fanfare Ciocarliawith Lemon Bucket Orkestra. The Hoxton, 69Bathurst St. 416-536-5439. /(adv). Partof the Small World Music Fall Festival.>• 8:00: Tafelmusik. Bach BrandenburgConcertos. Bach: Brandenburg Concertos Nos.1,3, 5; Orchestral Suite No.4. Tafelmusik BaroqueOrchestra, Jeanne Lamon, director. Koerner Hall,September 1 – October 7, 2012 thewholenote.com 45

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