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Volume 19 Issue 4 - December 2013

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(sr); (st/un(der)employed). Pre-concerttalk at 3:00. Also Jan 14(eve).● ● 4:00: Lower Ossington Theatre. LittleShop of Horrors. See Dec 5.● ● 4:00: Lower Ossington Theatre. AvenueQ. See Dec 12.● ● 4:00: St. Philip’s Anglican Church. JazzVespers. Joe Sealy, Paul Novotny, Barbra Lica.25 St. Phillips Rd., Etobicoke. 416-247-5181.Free will offering.● ● 4:30: Christ Church Deer Park. Jazz Vespers.Tribute to Louis Armstrong. ChaseA. Concerts in the GTASanborn, trumpet. 1570 Yonge St. 416-920-5211 x22. Free, donations welcome. Tributetalk by Brian Barlow.● ● 7:30: Royal York Road United Church.Music for Epiphany. Celebration of Epiphanywith the choirs and soloists of Royal YorkRoad and Islington United Churches, strings,piano and organ. Douglas Brownlee and JohnDerksen, conductor. 851 Royal York Rd. 416-231-9401. Freewill offering.● ● 8:00: Musideum. Rose Stella. Jazz. Suite133 (main floor), 401 Richmond St. W. 416-599-7323. .Monday January 13● ● 6:30: Canadian Music Centre. Piano Series:Metamorphosis. Chris Donnelly: Metamorphosis,Ten Improvisations for SoloPiano. Chris Donnelly, piano. 20 St. JosephSt. 416-961-6601. ; (adv). Wine tastingto follow.● ● 8:00: Sony Centre For the PerformingArts/Show One Productions. Lara FabianLive In Concert. Sony Centre For the PerformingArts, 1 Front St. E. 1-855-872-7669.-5.Tuesday January 14● ● 12:00 noon: Canadian Opera Company.Jazz Series: Road to Rio. Humber BrazilianJazz Ensemble; Gordon Sheard, piano.Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre, FourSeasons Centre for the Performing Arts,145 Queen St. W. 416-363-8231. Free.● ● 12:10: University of Toronto Faculty ofMusic. Voice Performance Class. Walter Hall,Edward Johnson Building, 80 Queen’s Park.416-408-0208. Free.● ● 8:00: Talisker Players. Anything Goes. SeeJan 12(mat).Wednesday January 15● ● 12:30: Yorkminster Park Baptist Church.Noonday organ recitals. Edward Moroney,organ. 1585 Yonge St. 416-922-1167. Free.● ● 8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Mozart@258Festival: Coronation Mass. ViolinConcerto No.5, K219 “Turkish”; “LaudateDominum” from Vesperae solennes de confessore,K339, Missa in C, K317 “Coronation”.Peter Oundjian, conductor; Hilary Hahn, violin;Leslie Ann Bradley, soprano; Lauren Segal,mezzo; Lawrence Wiliford, tenor; GordonBintner, bass-baritone; Amadeus Choir. RoyThomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-593-4828.-5. Intermission chat in North Lobby.Thursday January 16● ● 12:00 noon: Canadian Opera Company.Piano Virtuoso Series: Etudes and Fantasies.Schumann: Fantasy in C Op.17; Chopin: Etudein c Op.10 No.1); Debussy: Etudes from Book II(selection) and Hétu: Fantasie Op.59. ChristopherGoodpasture, piano. Richard BradshawAmphitheatre, Four Seasons Centre for thePerforming Arts, 145 Queen St. W. 416-363-8231. Free.● ● 12:10: Nine Sparrows Arts Foundation/Christ Church Deer Park. Lunchtime ChamberMusic. Brooke Dufton, soprano. ChristChurch Deer Park, 1570 Yonge St. 416-241-1298. Free. Donations welcome.● ● 12:10: University of Toronto Faculty ofMusic. Thursdays at Noon. Guitar faculty RobMacDonald explores unusual methods of performance.Works by H. Oehring, J. Leblanc, A.Kampela and M. Pisati. Walter Hall, EdwardJohnson Building, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-408-0208. Free.● ● 12:15: Music at Metropolitan. Noon atMet. John Paul Farahat, organist. MetropolitanUnited Church, 56 Queen St. E. 416-363-0331 ext. 26. .● ● 4:00: Lower Ossington Theatre. AvenueQ. See Dec 12.● ● 7:30: York University Department ofMusic. Faculty Concert Series: Ron Westray,trombone. Tribute Communities Hall, AccoladeEast Building, 4700 Keele St. 416-736-5888. ; (sr/st).● ● 8:00: Grandmothers PartneringWith Africa. Jazz in January. Africanand International Jazz. Sophia Perlman,vocals; Bruce Cassidy and others. Hugh’sRoom, 2261 Dundas St. W. 416-531-6604./(adv). Benefit concert for the StephenLewis Foundation Grandmothers Campaign;silent auction.● ● 8:00: Lower Ossington Theatre. AvenueQ. See Dec 12.I FURIOSIBaroque EnsembleTurn, Turn, Turnwith guest: James Johnstone, harpsichordSaturday, January 11 th , 2014, 8pmWindermere United Church356 Windermere Ave, Torontoifuriosi.com● ● 8:00: Musideum. Eliana Cuevas. Latin.Suite 133 (main floor), 401 Richmond St. W.416-599-7323. .MozartCoronation MassMozartCoronation MassJAN 11 & 12JAN 15 & 16 TSO.CATSO.CA● ● 8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra.Masterworks: Mozart@258 Festival: CorontationMass. Violin Concerto No.5, K219“Turkish”; “Laudate Dominum” from Vesperaesolennes de confessore, K339, Missa in C,K317 “Coronation”. Peter Oundjian, conductor;Hilary Hahn, violin; Leslie Ann Bradley, soprano;Lauren Segal, mezzo; Lawrence Wiliford,tenor; Gordon Bintner, bass-baritone;Amadeus Choir. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 SimcoeSt. 416-593-4828. -5. Intermissionchat in North Lobby.● ● 9:00: Toronto Downtown Jazz Society.Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue. Musicfrom Say That To Say This. Phoenix ConcertTheatre, 410 Sherbourne St. 1-855-985-5000. .Friday January 17● ● 1:10: Gordon Murray Presents. Piano Potpourri.See Dec 6.● ● 1:30: York University Department ofMusic. Music @ Midday: Aria with Me. Singersfrom the studios of Catherine Robbin,Stephanie Bogle, Norma Burrowes, MichaelDonovan, Janet Obermeyer and Karen Rymal.Tribute Communities Hall, Accolade EastBuilding, 4700 Keele St. 416-736-5888. Free.● ● 7:30: University of Toronto Faculty ofMusic. Dido and Aeneas. Purcell. Schola Cantorum;Choristers from the Theatre of EarlyMusic; Jeanne Lamon and Daniel Taylor, codirectors.Trinity College Chapel, 6 HoskinAve. 416-408-0208. ; (sr); (st).Also Jan 18(mat/eve); 19.52 | December 1, 2013 – February 7, 2014 thewholenote.com

● ● 8:00: Lower Ossington Theatre. AvenueQ. See Dec 12.● ● 8:00: Music Gallery. Emergents II.Bussad; Frenkel; Hansler; Zappa; Henry;Willes. Ensemble Paramirabo; ChristopherWilles. 197 John St. 416-204-1080. ;(members).● ● 8:00: Musideum. Conrad Gayle. Christianjazz. Suite 133 (main floor), 401 Richmond St.W. 416-599-7323. .Saturday January 18● ● 1:30 and 3:30: Toronto Symphony Orchestra- Young People’s Concerts. Once Upona Time. Prokofiev: Cinderella; Ravel: MotherGoose Suite; Copland: “Hoe Down” fromRodeo; Stravinsky: The Firebird Suite; Mendelssohn:A Midsummer Night’s Dream. RobKapilow, conductor; PickleShoes Dance Company.Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-593-4828. -.● ● 2:00: Lower Ossington Theatre. AvenueQ. See Dec 12.● ● 4:00: University of Toronto Faculty ofMusic. Dido and Aeneas. See Jan 17, Also7:30; Jan 19(eve).● ● 7:30: Canadian Opera Company. Cosìfan tutte. Mozart. Layla Claire, soprano(Fiordiligi); Wallis Giunta, mezzo (Dorabella);Paul Appleby, tenor (Ferrando); RobertGleadow, bass-baritone (Guglielmo); TracyDahl, soprano (Despina); and others; AtomEgoyan, stage director; Johannes Debus, conductor.Four Seasons Centre for the PerformingArts, 145 Queen St. W. 416-363-8231.–2; (under 30). Also Jan 24, 29,Feb 1(mat), 6, 9(mat), 15, 18, 21.● ● 7:30: University of Toronto Faculty ofMusic. Dido and Aeneas. See Jan 17, AlsoJan 19(eve).● ● 8:00: Acoustic Harvest. David Bradstreet.With opening act Mira Miekle. St. NicholasAnglican Church, 1512 Kingston Rd. 416-264-2235. /(adv).● ● 8:00: Flato Markham Theatre. AmandaMartinez. Flamenco rhythms, Afro-Cubanbeats, bossa nova and Mexican folk music.171 Town Centre Blvd., Markham. 905-305-7569. -.● ● 8:00: Lower Ossington Theatre. AvenueQ. See Dec 12.● ● 8:00: Lute Legends Ensemble. Send me aRose. Plucked-string music from Turkey, Italy,Iraq, China, and Scotland, as well as by Canadiancomposer Andrew Donaldson. BassamBishara, oud; Lucas Harris, lute; Wen Zhao,pipa;. Glenn Gould Studio, 250 Front St. W.905-209-8968. .50; .50.● ● 8:00: Musideum. Elana Harte & Kim Jarrett.Acoustic blues rock. Suite 133 (mainfloor), 401 Richmond St. W. 416-599-7323..Sunday January 19● ● 1:00: P.O.I.N.T./Yorkminister Park BaptistChurch Choir. Stuff. A bunch of stuff.John Millard, banjo. Academic ResourceCentre, University of Toronto Scarborough,1265 Military Trail, Scarborough.4165801460. Free.● ● 2:00: Flato Markham Theatre. Double Bill:Sheng Cai, Piano and The Jazz.FM91 YouthBig Band. Classical piano followed by big bandmusic. 171 Town Centre Blvd., Markham. 905-305-7569. -.● ● 2:00: Royal Conservatory. Barry Shiffmanand Friends. Brahms: Zwei Gesänge; Schumann:Piano Quartet. Barry Schiffman, viola;Desmond Hoebig, cello; Benjamin Bowman,violin; Julie Nesrallah, mezzo; Peter Longworth,piano. Mazzoleni Concert Hall, RoyalConservatory, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208. .● ● 4:00: Lower Ossington Theatre. AvenueQ. See Dec 12.● ● 5:00: Nocturnes in the City. GrossmanJazz Quintet. Prague Restaurant , Masaryktown,450 Scarborough Golf Club Rd. 416-481-7294. .● ● 6:00: Andrea Centre for Ayurveda.ONENESS (a night of Rumi). Persian classicalmusic and healing art of India. MehdiRezania, santur; Bamdad Fotouhi, tombak.1081 Bathurst St. 416-417-0342. .● ● 7:30: University of Toronto Faculty ofMusic. Dido and Aeneas. See Jan 17● ● 8:00: Lower Ossington Theatre. AvenueQ. See Dec 12.● ● 8:00: Musideum. Eva Green. Jazz. Suite133 (main floor), 401 Richmond St. W. 416-599-7323. .● ● 8:00: New Music Concerts. From AtlanticShores. Blais: Le miroir d’argent; Steffler:Book of Manners; Morse: The Unnamed Lake;MOTION ENSEMBLEFromAtlanticShoresSUNDAY JANUARY 19THE MUSIC GALLERYwww.NewMusicConcerts.comOickle: new work (world premiere); Charkeand Moore: The Grand-Pre Project (selections);and other works. Motion Ensemble.Music Gallery, 197 John St. 416-961-9594. ;(sr/arts worker); (st). 7:15: Illuminatingintroduction.Monday January 20● ● 7:00: Royal Conservatory/Toronto BluesSociety. Maple Blues Awards. 17th annualcelebration of Canada’s blues music. KoernerHall, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208. and up.● ● 7:00: University of Toronto Faculty ofMusic. Monday Evening Concert. Tchaikovsky:Souvenir de Florence; Mendelssohn:Octet. Jonathan Crow, violin; Barry Shiffman,violin; Scott St. John, violin; Teng Li, viola;Shauna Rolston, cello; and others. Walter Hall,Edward Johnson Building, 80 Queen’s Park.416-408-0208. ; (sr); (st).violin; Theresa Rudolph, viola; Joseph Johnson,cello; Yao Guang Zhai, clarinet. Trinity-St.Paul’s Centre, 427 Bloor St. W. 416-282-6636.; (sr/st).● ● 8:00: Musideum. Nathalie with GeorgeKoller and friends. Jazz, alt rock, pop. Suite133 (main floor), 401 Richmond St. W. 416-599-7323. .● ● 8:00: Rose Theatre Brampton. Towerof Power. Rose Studio Theatre, Rose Theatre,1 Theatre Ln., Brampton. 905-874-2800.-.Tuesday January 21● ● 12:30: York University Department ofMusic. Music @ Midday: Student Showcase.Wide range of works including original compositions.Martin Family Lounge, 219 AccoladeEast Building, 4700 Keele St. 416-736-2100x22926. Free.● ● 7:30: Royal Conservatory. JoaquinValdepeñas Conducts. TSO principal clarinettistJoaquin Valdepeñas conducts the GlennGould School Chamber Ensemble. MazzoleniConcert Hall, Royal Conservatory, 273 BloorSt. W. 416-408-0208. .● ● 8:00: Music Toronto. Piano: Marc-AndréHamelin. Hamelin: Barcarolle (2012); Medtner:Sonata in e Op.25 No.2, Night Wind; Schubert:4 Impromptus D935 Op.posth.142. JaneMallett Theatre, St. Lawrence Centre for theArts, 27 Front St. E. 416-366-7723 or 1-800-708-6754. -; (st/accompanyingadult ½ price); pay your age(18-25).Wednesday January 22● ● 7:30: Associates of the Toronto SymphonyOrchestra. Five Small Concerts. Voiceof Modernism meet the Weber Clarinet Quintet.Stravinsky: 3 pieces for String Quartet;Carl Maria von Weber: Clarinet Quintetin B-flat Op.34; Britten: String Quartet No.2in C Op.36. Eri Kosaka, violin; Shane Kim,● ● 12:00 noon: York University Departmentof Music. Music @ Midday: New MusicEnsemble. Matt Brubeck, conductor. MartinFamily Lounge, 219 Accolade East Building,4700 Keele St. 416-736-2100 x22926. Free.● ● 12:30: Yorkminster Park Baptist Church.Noonday organ recitals. Angus Sinclair,organ. 1585 Yonge St. 416-922-1167. Free.● ● 8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra.Masterworks: Mozart@258 Festival: LortiePlays and Conducts. Serenade No.10 in B-flat,K370a/361 “Gran Partita”, Violin Sonata in G,K301/293, Piano Concerto No.22, K482. LouisLortie, conductor & piano; Jonathan Crow,violin. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-593-4828. -5. Intermission chat inNorth Lobby.thewholenote.com December 1, 2013 – February 7, 2014 | 53

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