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Volume 19 Issue 4 - December 2013

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MozartCoronation MassLouis LortieJAN 11 & 12JAN 22 & 23 TSO.CAThursday January 23● ● 12:00 noon: Canadian Opera Company.Jazz Series: Contemporary Currents. Originalcompositions. Humber ContemporaryJazz Ensemble; Kirk MacDonald, saxophone.Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre, FourSeasons Centre for the Performing Arts,145 Queen St. W. 416-363-8231. Free.● ● 12:10: Nine Sparrows Arts Foundation/Christ Church Deer Park. Lunchtime ChamberMusic. “Ragtime!”. Angus Sinclair. ChristChurch Deer Park, 1570 Yonge St. 416-241-1298. Free. Donations welcome.● ● 12:15: Music at Metropolitan. Noon at Met.Joy Lee, violin; Paul Jessen, violin & organ.Metropolitan United Church, 56 Queen St. E.416-363-0331 ext. 26. Free.● ● 8:00: Lower Ossington Theatre. AvenueQ. See Dec 12.● ● 8:00: Musideum. Mia Zabelka. Contemporaryviolin. Suite 133 (main floor),401 Richmond St. W. 416-599-7323. $TBC.● ● 8:00: Toronto Masque Theatre. ArlecchinoAllegro. Comedy and renaissancemusic. Interpretations of Mahler, Mozart,Debussy, Leoncavallo, Schubert, and others.Performers include: Laura Pudwell, mezzo;members of the Gorgonetrevich Corps deBallet Nationale. Enoch Turner Schoolhouse,106 Trinity St. 416-410-4561. ; (sr);(under 30). Also Jan 24, 25● ● 8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra.Masterworks: Mozart @258 Festival: SeeJan 22A. Concerts in the GTATSO.CAFriday January 24● ● 1:10: Gordon Murray Presents. Piano Potpourri.See Dec 6.● ● 7:30: Canadian Opera Company. Cosìfan tutte. See Jan 18. Also 29, Feb 1(mat), 6,9(mat), 15, 18, 21.● ● 7:30: Opera by Request. Carmen. Bizet.Sarah Hicks, mezzo (Carmen); StanislasVitort, tenor (Don Jose); Andrew Tees, baritone(Escamillo); and others; William Shookhoff,music director and piano; University ofToronto Scarborough Concert Choir (LenardWhiting, conductor). Trinity PresbyterianChurch York Mills, 2737 Bayview Ave. 416 455-2365. .● ● 7:30: University of Toronto Faculty ofMusic. An Evening of English Song withStephanie Blythe. Steven Philcox, piano; voiceand piano students. Walter Hall, EdwardJohnson Building, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-408-0208. Free.John SheardpresentsThe Great Reunionwith Wendell FergusonFriday, January 248pmauroraculturalcentre.ca● ● 8:00: Aurora Cultural Centre. A Sheard/Wendellful Delight. John Sheard, piano; WendellFerguson, guitar. 22 Church St., Aurora.905-713-1818. /(adv).● ● 8:00: Flato Markham Theatre. Tower ofPower. Funk and soul. 171 Town Centre Blvd.,Markham. 905-305-7569. -. AlsoJan 25.● ● 8:00: Musicians in Ordinary. The JoyfulMysteries. Biber: Rosary Sonatas; Monteverdi:17th C motets: and pieces by Grandi,Merula, and Cazzati. Hallie Fishel, soprano;Christopher Verrette, violins; Philip Fournier,organ; John Edwards, theorbo. MaddenHall at Carr Hall, St. Michael’s College, UofT,100 St. Joseph St. 416-535-9956. ; (sr/st). Pre-concert talk at 7:30.● ● 8:00: Musideum. Kathleen Gorman &Samantha Clayton. Jazz. Suite 133 (mainfloor), 401 Richmond St. W. 416-599-7323..● ● 8:00: Royal Conservatory. Isabelle Faustwith Alexander Melnikov. Beethoven: ViolinSonatas No.3, No.4, No.9 and No.10. IsabelleFaust, violin; Alexander Melnikov, piano.Koerner Hall, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208. and up.● ● 8:00: Sinfonia Toronto. Mozart and theCanadians. J. Burge: Piano Concerto No.2;K. Lau: Joy for Violin and Orchestra; Mozart:Rondo in B flat for Violin and Orchestra; Mozart:String Quartet in C “Dissonance” (orchestralversion). Conrad Chow, violin; AngelaPark, piano; Nurhan Arman, conductor. GlennGould Studio, 250 Front St. W. 1-866-943-8849. ; (sr); (st).● ● 8:00: Toronto Masque Theatre. ArlecchinoAllegro. See Jan 24; Also Jan 25NEW MUSICPASSPORTTTORONTO NEW MUSIC ALLIANCEORONTO NEW MUSIC ALLIANCETORONTONEW MUSICPurchase a passportfor and seeAtlas of Imaginary Placeson Jan 24 for only !ALLIANCEnewmusicpassport.ca● ● 8:30: Spectrum Music. Atlas of ImaginaryPlaces. Aline Homzy; Andrew Kesler Duo;Felicity Williams and Alex Samaras, vocalists.Annex Theatre, 730 Bathurst Street. 416-988-3127. ; (st/sr/music workers).Saturday January 25● ● 2:00: Domoney Artists Management. TheStar of Robbie Burns. Burns: poems & songs;highlights from Brigadoon. Charlotte Corwin,soprano; Benjamin Covey, baritone. Church ofthe Redeemer, 162 Bloor St. W. 416-693-7146.(includes tea and shortbread).● ● 2:00: Lower Ossington Theatre. AvenueQ. See Dec 12.● ● 3:00: Toronto Beaches Children’sChorus. For the Love of Music. Benefit concertfor a US tour. Mary Lou Fallis, soprano;Michael Bloss, organ; and others. KingstonRoad United Church, 975 Kingston Rd. 416-698-9864. ; (sr/st); (children 12& under).● ● 4:00: The Larkin Singers. Magnificat. Parsons;Praetorius; Grieg; Howells. Church ofthe Holy Trinity, 10 Trinity Sq. 416 895 0651.; (sr); (st).● ● 7:00: Celebrity Symphony Orchestra.Anna German Viva Carnival. VladyslavaVdovychenko, soprano; Justyna Reczeniedi,soprano, violin; Michael Nasato and StanislavVitort, tenor; Andrzej Rozbicki, conductor.Christian Performing Arts Centre, Church onQueensway, 1536 The Queensway. 1-800-965-9324. –.● ● 7:30: Toronto Symphony Orchestra -Light Classics. The French Connection.Debussy: Clair de lune; Ravel: Piano Concertoin G; Berlioz: Le corsaire; Satie: Gymnopédies;Saint-Saëns: Bacchanale from Samson andDelilah. Fabien Gabel, conductor; Ryan MacEvoyMcCullough, piano. Roy Thomson Hall,60 Simcoe St. 416-593-4828. –.● ● 7:30: University of Toronto Faculty ofMusic. New Music Festival Opening Concert:U of T Symphony Orchestra. G. Prokofiev:Spheres for Violin and String Orchestra;Concerto for Turntables and Orchestra; S.Prokofiev: Symphonic Suite from The Lovefor Three Oranges; Suite from Romeo andJuliet (arr. D. Briskin). David Briskin, conductor.MacMillan Theatre, Edward JohnsonBuilding, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-408-0208.The Performing Arts in FusionPhoto: Al UehreArlecchino AllegroA glittering musical fête gone awryFeaturing Laura PudwellJanuary 23-25, 2014torontomasquetheatre.com416-410-456154 | December 1, 2013 – February 7, 2014 thewholenote.com

; (sr); (st). Remix party will followin the lobby.● ● 8:00: Flato Markham Theatre. Tower ofPower. Funk and soul. See Jan 24.● ● 8:00: Gordon Murray Presents. PianoSoirée. Works arranged for piano by G. Murray.Rimsky-Korsakov: Flight of the Bumblebee;Saint-Saëns: The Swan (from TheCarnival of the Animals); Kálmán: DreamOnce Again (from The Gypsy Princess); Sarasate:Zigeunerweisen (Gypsy Airs); and otherworks. Gordon Murray, piano. Trinity-St.Paul’s Centre, 427 Bloor St. W. 416-631-4300.; (st).● ● 8:00: Lower Ossington Theatre. AvenueQ. See Dec 12.● ● 8:00: Musideum. Jeremy Ledbetter &Mark Mosca. Piano and steel pan duo. Suite133 (main floor), 401 Richmond St. W. 416-599-7323. .● ● 8:00: Toronto Masque Theatre. ArlecchinoAllegro. See Jan 23Sunday January 26● ● 2:00: NYCO String Quintet. An Afternoonof Strings. Fundraising concert for the NYCOSymphony Orchestra. Piazzolla: 5 Tangos;Beethoven: Serenade in D Op.8; Traditional:Scottish Reel; Dvořák: String Quintet No.2in G Op.77. Julia McFarlane & Carolina Rouleau,violins; Jill Clarke, viola; Sybil Shanahan,cello; Anthony Damtsis, double-bass. HeliconianHall, 35 Hazelton Ave. 416-628-9195.; (st).● ● 2:00: Trio Bravo. In Concert. Brahms: TwoSongs Op.91; Mozart: Parto, Parto (Clemenzodi Tito); Lane: Trio No.1 (1963); Glinka: TrioPathetique. Terry Storr, clarinet; Baird Knechtel,viola; John Selleck, piano. Guest: LindaCondy, mezzo. All Saints Kingsway AnglicanChurch, 2850 Bloor St. W. 416-242-2131. ;(sr/st).● ● 2:30: University of Toronto Faculty ofMusic. New Music Festival: Walter BuczynskiBirthday Concert. 80th birthday celebration.Buczynski: Violin Sonata; Suite 1, 2,3; Piano Sonata No.8 & 9 (premiere); vocalworks. Melanie Conly, soprano; Mark Fewer,violin; Joseph Macerollo, accordion; WilliamAide, piano; Walter Buczynski, piano; TaliskerQuartet; and others. Walter Hall, EdwardJohnson Building, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-408-0208. Free.● ● 3:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra -Light Classics. The French Connection. SeeJan 25● ● 4:00: Lower Ossington Theatre. AvenueQ. See Dec 12.● ● 4:00: St. Philip’s Anglican Church. JazzVespers. Robi Botos Quartet. 25 St. PhillipsRd., Etobicoke. 416-247-5181. Free willoffering.● ● 4:00: Vocal Mosaic and CelebrationChoir. Dancing Voices. Light classical choralworks. Linda Eyman, conductor. Trinity-St.Paul’s Centre, 427 Bloor St. W. 416-455-9238.; (sr/st); (family).● ● 4:30: Christ Church Deer Park. Jazz Vespers:Russ Little Quintet. Russ Little, trombone;Michael Stuart, saxophone; BrianBarlow, drums; Tom Szczesniak, piano; ScottAlexander, bass. 1570 Yonge St. 416-920-5211x22. Free, donations welcome.● ● 7:30: University of Toronto Faculty ofMusic. Schola Cantorum and the Theatre ofEarly Music. The Coronation of King GeorgeII. Works by Gibbons, Purcell, Tallis and Handel.Daniel Taylor, conductor. Trinity CollegeChapel, 6 Hoskin Ave. 416-408-0208. ;(sr); (st).● ● 8:00: Esprit Orchestra. Strange Matter.Moussa: New Work (premiere); Ruzicka:Satyagraha; Di Castri: Strange Matterfor ensemble; G. Prokofiev: Movement fromCello Concerto; U. Chin: Graffiti. Alex Pauk,conductor; Bryan Cheng, cello; Guests: GabrielProkofiev, composer; Samy Moussa, conductor.Koerner Hall, Royal Conservatory,273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208. ; (sr);(under 30). 7:15: Pre-concert chat.● ● 8:00: Lower Ossington Theatre. AvenueQ. See Dec 12.● ● 8:00: Musideum. Steve Koven and PedroOrrego. Improvised music. Suite 133 (mainfloor), 401 Richmond St. W. 416-599-7323..Monday January 27● ● 12:30: York University Department ofMusic. Music @ Midday: Classical InstrumentalRecital. Featuring student soloists. TributeCommunities Hall, Accolade East Building,4700 Keele St. 416-736-2100 x22926. Free.● ● 7:30: University of Toronto Faculty ofMusic. New Music Festival: Guest Recital:Roberto Turrin, piano. Walter Hall, EdwardJohnson Building, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-408-0208. Free.Tuesday January 28● ● 12:00 noon: Canadian Opera Company.Vocal Series: The School for Lovers. Highlightsfrom Così fan tutte. Artists of EnsembleStudio. Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre,Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts,145 Queen St. W. 416-363-8231. Free.● ● 7:30: York University Faculty of Fine Arts.Beggar’s Opera. Students from music, theatre,dance and digital media collaborate onthis immersive adaptation by Gwen Dobie.Sandra Faire and Ivan Fecan Theatre, AccoladeEast Building, 4700 Keele St. 416-736-5888. ; (sr/st). Also Jan 29, 30, 31(mat/eve), Feb 1(mat).● ● 8:00: Flato Markham Theatre. Jim Brickman- The Love Tour. Romantic piano. Withguest Luke McMaster. 171 Town Centre Blvd.,Markham. 905-305-7569. -.● ● 8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra.Sounds of Simon and Garfunkel. Songsinclude: S&G/arr. Wills: The 59th StreetBridge Song (Feelin’ Groovy); PAUL SIMON:The Sounds of Silence; S. Michael Krajewski,conductor; AJ Swearingen, vocalist; JonathanBeedle, vocalist. Roy Thomson Hall,60 Simcoe St. 416-593-4828. -0.● ● 9:00: Canadian Music Centre. NonclassicalNight with Gabriel Prokofiev. Poweredby Audio Blood. 20 St. Joseph St. 416-408-0208. Free.Wednesday January 29● ● 12:10: University of Toronto Faculty ofMusic. New Music Festival: New Music forBassoon and Percussion. Works by T. Burkall,A. Ouzounoff, D. Lang and others. NadinaMackie Jackson, bassoon; Beverley Johnston,percussion. Walter Hall, Edward JohnsonBuilding, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-408-0208.Free.● ● 12:30: Yorkminster Park Baptist Church.Noonday organ recitals. William Maddox,Organ. 1585 Yonge St. 416-922-1167. Free.● ● 2:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra.Sounds of Simon and Garfunkel. See Jan 28;Also Jan 29(eve)Domoney Artists ManagementpresentsTheStar ofRobbieBurnsA celebration ofScotland's poet ofthe people throughword and songplus a tribute toBroadway's BrigadoonwithAndrew Gillies | ActorCharlotte Corwin | SopranoBenjamin Covey | BaritoneSATURDAYJANUARY 25 | 2pmCHURCH OFTHE REDEEMER(BLOOR ST & AVENUE RD)TICKETS (INCLUDES TEA &SHORTBREAD)available at the dooror online atdomoneyartists.com/burnsthewholenote.com December 1, 2013 – February 7, 2014 | 55

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