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Volume 19 Issue 4 - December 2013

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● ● 7:00: Grand River Chorus. Singalong Messiah.Handel: Messiah. Richard Cunningham,artistic director; Taylor Webb, guest conductor(Hallelujah); Lesley Bouza, soprano;Sarah Hicks, mezzo; Joshua Wales, tenor;Jordan Stumpf, baritone. Heritage UnitedChurch, 360 Colborne St., Brantford. 519-841-9708. . Scores available for purchase.● ● 7:00: Ross Petty Productions. The LittleMermaid: Ontario’s O-FISH-AL FamilyMusical! See Dec 1.● ● 7:00: Starvox Entertainment. Evil Dead–The Musical. See Dec 3VictoriaBalletCompanywith guestsAnton Korsakov &Anastasia LoskutovDec 20-22, 7pm, Dec 21, 2pmRichmond Hill Center for the Performing Arts905-787-8811 rhcentre.cavictoriaballet.comA. Concerts in the GTA● ● 8:00: Civic Light-Opera Company. Oliver!See Dec 11, Also Dec 21(mat and eve), 22(mat);start times vary.● ● 8:00: Lower Ossington Theatre. LittleShop of Horrors. See Dec 5.● ● 8:00: Lower Ossington Theatre. AvenueQ. See Dec 12.● ● 8:00: Music Gallery. Little Match Girl Passionand GREX. David Lang, adapted fromHans Christian Andersen. Katherine Hill, soprano;Patricia O’Callaghan, mezzo; LucasMarchand, tenor; Dallas Bergen, bass; GREXvocal octet. 197 John St. 416-204-1080./(adv); (members). 7:00: doorsopen.● ● 8:00: Musideum. Sharron McLeod. Jazz.Suite 133 (main floor), 401 Richmond St. W.416-599-7323. .● ● 8:00: Palais Royale. Holiday Swing Time.A night of live swing music, seasonal songs,traditional jazz and other music. Alex Pangman,Terra Hazelton, Roger Clown and DrewJurecka, vocals; Chris Banks, bass; andothers; Peter Hill, conductor; Jaymz Bee,emcee and DJ. 1601 Lake Shore Blvd. W.416-533-3553 x22. /(adv). Dancing,cash bar and light food; 19 and over event.● ● 8:00: Sine Nomine Ensemble for MedievalMusic. Nativitas: Liturgical Dramas forthe Christmas Season. Medieval French andItalian musical dramas. St. Thomas’s AnglicanChurch, 383 Huron St. 416-638-9445. ;(sr/st/unwaged).● ● 8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Handel’sMessiah. See Dec 17; Also Dec 21, and22(mat).● ● 10:30: Starvox Entertainment. Evil Dead–The Musical. See Dec 3.Saturday December 21● ● 2:00: Civic Light-Opera Company. Oliver!See Dec 11, Also 8:00pm, Dec 22(mat); starttimes vary.● ● 2:00: Flato Markham Theatre. LeahyFamily Christmas 2013. Celtic fiddling and folkmusic. 171 Town Centre Blvd., Markham. 905-305-7569. -. Also Dec 21(eve).● ● 2:00: Lower Ossington Theatre. AvenueQ. See Dec 12.● ● 2:00: Ross Petty Productions. The LittleMermaid: Ontario’s O-FISH-AL FamilyMusical! See Dec 1.● ● 2:00: Toronto Children’s Chorus. AChorus Christmas: Fanciful Fantasies.Guests: Judy Loman, harp; Andy Morris, percussion;Christopher Dawes, organ; TorontoChildren’s Chorus Alumni and Youth choirsand others; Elise Bradley, conductor. RoyThomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-872-4255..50–.50.● ● 7:00: Victoria Ballet Company. The Nutcracker.Danced by Anton Korsakov (MariinskyTheater), Anastasia Loskutov and others.Richmond Hill Centre for the PerformingArts, 10268 Yonge St., Richmond Hill. 905-787-8811. -; 10% discount(sr/child).Also Dec 21 (mat and eve), 22.● ● 7:30: Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestraand Chamber Choir. Handel’s Messiah. SeeDec 18, Also Dec 21.● ● 7:30: Victoria Scholars. O Night Divine.Carols by composers from Canada andaround the world, featuring works fromO Night Divine, Victoria Scholars’ mostrecent Christmas recording. Jerzy Cichocki,music director. Blessed Sacrament Church,24 Cheritan Ave. 416-761-7776. ; (sr/st). Also Dec 22 (Our Lady of SorrowsChurch).48 | December 1, 2013 – February 7, 2014 thewholenote.com

● ● 2:00: Victoria Ballet Company. The Nutcracker.See Dec 20 Also 7:00; Dec 22.● ● 3:30: York Symphony Orchestra. YSOHoliday Spectacular. Guest: York HighlandsChorus; Denis Mastromonaco, conductor.Trinity Anglican Church, 79 Victoria St.,Aurora. 416-410-0860. ; (sr); (st).Also 8:00.● ● 7:00: Ross Petty Productions. The LittleMermaid: Ontario’s O-FISH-AL FamilyMusical! See Dec 1.● ● 7:00: St. John’s Latvian Lutheran ChurchVocal Ensemble. Herald Christmas. 35thAnniversary Concert. Works by Fauré, Mendelssohn,Haydn, Esenvalds, and Kenins. BrigitaAlks, conductor; Anita Gaide, organist;String Ensemble. St. John’s Latvian LutheranChurch, 200 Balmoral Avenue. 416-602-7176. ; (st); (youth under 15 yrs);(advance).● ● 7:00: Starvox Entertainment. Evil Dead–The Musical. See Dec 3● ● 7:00: Victoria Ballet Company. The Nutcracker.See Dec 20 Also Dec 22.● ● 7:30: NARIA. Christmas with NARIA. TraditionalChristmas and popular classical music,sing along carols. Lanor Choristers; OleksandraFedyshyn, violin; Sunny Kim, piano; vocalists:Katya Tchoubar, Anna Bateman, MichelleDanese, and Annaliese Jelilian. St. JamesCatholic Church, 728 Annette Street. 416-727-2143. . Also Dec 7 (Armour Heights PresbyterianChurch).● ● 7:30: Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra andChamber Choir. Handel’s Messiah. EmmaKirkby, soprano; Laura Pudwell, mezzo; ColinBalzer, tenor; Tyler Duncan, baritone. KoernerHall, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-872-4255. –7; –(sr); –(35 and under).See Dec 18.● ● 7:30: Wendalyn Bartley. A Winter SolsticeCelebration:CD and DVD-Audio Album launch.Wendalyn Bartley: Sounddreaming - OracleSongs from Ancient Ritual Spaces (selections);surround sound, live performance,dance. Dovercourt House, 805 DovercourtRd. 647-938-3994. /(with CD).● ● 8:00: Aradia Ensemble. The Dublin Messiah.Handel’s Dublin Messiah. Kevin Mallon,conductor; Leslie Fagan, soprano; MarionNewman, mezzo; Nils Brown, tenor; DavidHANDELʼSDUBLINMESSIAHPike, bass. Glenn Gould Studio, 250 Front St.W. 647-960-6650. ; (sr/under 30).● ● 8:00: Civic Light-Opera Company. Oliver!See Dec 11, Also 22(mat); start times vary.● ● 8:00: Flato Markham Theatre. LeahyFamily Christmas 2013. See 2:00.● ● 8:00: Lower Ossington Theatre. LittleShop of Horrors. See Dec 5.● ● 8:00: Musideum. Sacred Solstice Soundbath.New age. Jesse & The Field Wizards.Suite 133 (main floor), 401 Richmond St. W.416-599-7323. .● ● 8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Handel’sMessiah. See Dec 17; Also Dec 22(mat).● ● 8:00: York Symphony Orchestra. YSOHoliday Spectacular. Guest: York HighlandsChorus; Denis Mastromonaco, conductor.Trinity Anglican Church, 79 VictoriaSt., Aurora. 416-410-0860. ; (sr); (st). Also 3:30.● ● 10:30: Starvox Entertainment. Evil Dead–The Musical. See Dec 3Sunday December 22● ● 10:30am: Lawrence Park CommunityChurch. A Service of Lessons and Carols.Choir of Lawrence Park Community Church;Mark Toews, director of music. 2180 BayviewAve. 416-489-1551.Religious service.● ● 1:00: Ross Petty Productions. The LittleMermaid: Ontario’s O-FISH-AL FamilyMusical! See Dec 1.● ● 2:00: Civic Light-Opera Company. Oliver!See Dec 11.● ● 2:00: Outsmart Promotion Services.Magic in Music: Gems of Classical PianoMusic from All Times. Works from Chopin,Liszt, Ravel and Prokofiev. Oleg Samokhin,piano. Glenn Gould Studio, 250 Front St. W.866-943-8849. -.● ● 2:00: Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra andChamber Choir. Sing-Along Messiah. By Handel.Emma Kirkby, soprano; Laura Pudwell,mezzo; Colin Balzer, tenor; Tyler Duncan, baritone;Ivars Taurins, conductor. Massey Hall,178 Victoria St. 416-872-4255. –7; –(sr); –(35 and under). Also Dec 18,19, 20, 21(Koerner Hall, eve).● ● 3:00: Starvox Entertainment. Evil Dead–The Musical. See Dec 3● ● 3:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Handel’sMessiah. See Dec 17.24 th AnnualAuditorium doors open at 10:00 pmATMedia Sponsor:Metropolitan Community Church of Torontoinvites you to their annual Christmas Eve Servicefeaturing traditional Christmas music,The Choir of MCC Toronto with Special Guest ArtistsHeather Bambrick, Jeigh Madjus,Elana Harte & Dale Miller,and a Christmas message offered by Rev. Dr. Brent Hawkes.thewholenote.com December 1, 2013 – February 7, 2014 | 49

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