Volume 19 Issue 5 - February 2014

Release. New works

Release. New works inspired by Persian andBalkan traditions. Guest: Brenna MacCrimmon,vocals; Pouya Hamidi, piano; NemanjaPjanić, accordion; Marie-Cristine PelchatSt-Jacques, cello; Adam Campbell, percussion.2261 Dundas St. W. 416-531-6604./(adv); (sr/st).●●2:00: Canadian Opera Company. Un balloin maschera. See Feb 2(mat); Also Feb 20,22(mat).●●2:00: Civic Light-Opera Company. SomeEnchanted Evening. See Feb 12, Also Feb 20,21, 22(8pm); 22, 23 (2pm); 19(7pm).●●2:00: Toronto City Opera. Bizet’s Carmen.See Feb 14; Also Feb 19, 22. 28, Mar 2(starttimes vary).●●3:00: Archie Alleyne Scholarship FundBenefit. Syncopation: Black Roots. Afrocentric,cross-cultural musical event created inhonour of the contribution of African Canadianartists to Canadian jazz. Kollage, JayDouglas, Crack of Dawn, EOJ Ensemble featuringKamil Andre and Aijia Waithe, Mustafathe Poet and others; Dwayne Morgan, host;Andrew Scott, musical director. Ada SlaightHall, Daniels Spectrum, 585 Dundas St. E. 647-857-3674. . 2:00: Doors open; Post-concertreception.A. Concerts in the GTAon period instrumentswith Alison Melville,flauto traversoTraversing TimeW. A. MozartJoseph HaydnWilliam RowsonSunday Feb 16, 3:00INDIE●●3:00: Orchestra Toronto. Crown Jewels.Lussier: Fort Coligny-L’épopé de la FranceAntartique (premiere); Tchaikovsky: CappriccioItalian; Symphony No.5 in e Op.64. NadinaMackie Jackson, bassoon; Guy Few, trumpet;Kevin Mallon, conductor. George WestonRecital Hall, 5040 Yonge St. . ; (sr);(child); $19(OTopus 16-29). 2:15: Pre-concertchat; raffle for diamond bracelet.●●3:00: Oshawa Opera. Carmen. By Bizet.Sarah Christina Steinert, Jason Lamont,Jacqueline McIntyre, Michael Robert-Broder,Kristine Dandavino. Kingsview UnitedChurch, 505 Adelaide Ave. E., Oshawa. 905-995-2847. .●●3:00: Windermere String Quartet. TraversingTime. Rowson: Divertimento forString Quartet; Mozart: Flute Quartet in DK285; Haydn: Quartet in G Op.76 No.1. AlisonMelville, flauto traverso. St. Olave’s AnglicanChurch, 360 Windermere Ave. 416-769-0952.; (sr); (st).●●4:00: Cathedral Church of St. James.Weekly organ recital: Andrew Ager. St.James Cathedral, 65 Church St. 416-364-7865 x224. Free.●●8:00: Peter Cheslie. Jazz. Musideum, Suite133 (main floor), 401 Richmond St. W. 416-599-7323. .●●8:00: York Symphony Orchestra. InNature’s Realm. Dvořák: Czech Suite; Elgar:Cello Concerto in e; Schumann: SymphonyNo.3 in Eb, “Rhenish”. Andrew Ascenzo, cello;Denis Mastromonaco, conductor. RichmondHill Centre for the Performing Arts,10268 Yonge St., Richmond Hill. 905-787-8811. ; (sr); (st). Also Feb 15(8:00,Aurora).Monday February 17●●3:00: Beaches Presbyterian Church. IndieChill Out Concert. 65 Glen Manor Drive. 416-699-5871. ; (under 12).●●8:00: Nathalie. Odyssey. CD release celebration.Musideum, Suite 133 (main floor),401 Richmond St. W. 416-599-7323. .Tuesday February 18●●12:00_noon: Canadian Opera Company.Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre Piano VirtuosoSeries: Women in the Powerhouse.Draper: new work (world premiere); andworks by Gubaidulina, Louie and Tower. KaraHuber, piano. Four Seasons Centre for thePerforming Arts, 145 Queen St. W. 416-363-8231. Free.●●1:00: Cathedral Church of St. James.Weekly organ recital: Won Sun Park. St.James Cathedral, 65 Church St. 416-364-7865 x224. Free.CHILL OUTFebruary 17, 3pmBeaches Presbyterian Church65 Glen Manor Drive (S of Queen)Toronto, ONCONCERT for adults, for kids under 12For tickets and more info:web - www.beacheschurch.orgemail - office@beacheschurch.orgphone - (416)699-5871●●7:30: Canadian Opera Company. Così fantutte. See Feb 1(mat); Also 21.●●7:30: Jazz Bistro. Linda Ippolito: Friteswith Salsa. Poulenc: Improvisations, TroisNovellettes; Ginastera: Creole Dances,Three Argentinian Dances; Albeniz: “Evocation”from Iberia Suite. Linda Ippolito, piano.251 Victoria St. 416-363-5299. .●●8:00: The André Hutchenson Trio.Jazz. Musideum, Suite 133 (main floor),401 Richmond St. W. 416-599-7323. .Wednesday February 19●●12:30: Yorkminster Park Baptist Church.Noonday organ recitals. Daniel Norman,organ. 1585 Yonge St. 416-922-1167. Free.●●5:30: Canadian Opera Company. RichardBradshaw Amphitheatre Jazz Series: TheUniverse of John Lennon. Reinterpretationsof works by Lennon. Michael Occhipinti, guitar;Elizabeth Shepherd, vocals; Shine On.Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts,145 Queen St. W. 416-363-8231. Free.●●7:00: Civic Light-Opera Company. SomeEnchanted Evening. See Feb 12, Also Feb 20,21, 22(8pm22, 23 (2pm).●●7:30: Toronto City Opera. Bizet’s Carmen.See Feb 14; Also Feb 22. 28, Mar 2(starttimes vary).●●8:00: Coleman Lemieux & Compagnie.Malcolm. Dance. James Kudelka: choreographer& performer; Bill Coleman: co-creator;Dustin Peters: composer-pianist;Nell Coleman, puppet design. The Citadel,304 Parliament Street,. 416-364-8011. .Also Feb 20, 21, 22, 23.●●8:00: Gallery 345. Break, Blow, Burn.Works by Ruo, Ridenour, Golijov, Maimets,Lutoslawski and others. Aaron Hodgson,trumpet; Sonya Nanos, cello; Jill Ball, percussion.345 Sorauren Ave. 416-822-9781. ;(sr); (st).●●8:00: Nathaniel Dett Chorale. Voices ofthe Diaspora: Way Over In Beulah Lan’. Guest:Jully Black. Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre, 427 BloorSt. W. 416-408-0208. ; (sr); (st).●●8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra.Masterworks: Beethoven Violin Concerto.Beethoven: Violin Concerto; Nielsen: SymphonyNo.3 in d, Op.27 “Sinfonia espansiva”.Jonathan Crow, violin; Thomas Dausgaard,conductor. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St.416-593-4828. -5. Also Feb 20.Thursday February 20●●12:00_noon: Canadian Opera Company.Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre Vocal Series:Collaborations. Arias and ensembles.Singers from the young artist programs ofthe Canadian Opera Company and l’Opérade Montréal. 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: Jenny Cheong, cello. ChristChurch Deer Park, 1570 Yonge St. 416-241-1298. Free. Donations welcome.●●12:15: Music at Metropolitan. Noon at Met.Taylor Sullivan, organ. Metropolitan UnitedChurch, 56 Queen St. E. 416-363-0331X26.Free.●●7:30: Canadian Opera Company. Un ballo inmaschera. See Feb 2(mat); Also Feb 22(mat).●●8:00: AIMToronto. Experimental music.Chris Adriaanse, double bass; Bea Labikovaand Karen Ng, reeds; Raphael Roter andGermaine Liu, drums. Musideum, Suite 133(main floor), 401 Richmond St. W. 416-599-7323. .●●8:00: Civic Light-Opera Company. SomeEnchanted Evening. See Feb 12, Also Feb 21,22(8pm); 22, 23 (2pm).●●8:00: Coleman Lemieux & Compagnie.Malcolm. See Feb 20; Also Feb 21, 22, 23.●●8:00: Small World Music/Constantinople.The Musical Voyages of Marco Polo.Music from Persian, Chinese and Indian traditions.Constantinople; En Chordais; DhrubaGhosh, sarangi; Wen Zhao, pipa. Trinity-St.Paul’s Centre, 427 Bloor St. W. 416-536-5439.; (adv).●●8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra.Masterworks: Beethoven Violin Concerto.See Feb 19. 7:15: preconcert chat (Feb 20only).Friday February 21●●1:10: Gordon Murray, piano. Piano Potpourri.Classics, opera, operetta, musicals,ragtime, pop, international and other genres.Trinity-St. Paul’s United Church, 427 BloorSt. W. 416-631-4300. PWYC. See Feb 7; AlsoFeb 28.●●7:00: Somewhere There Creative MusicPresentation. Somewhere There CreativeMusic Festival. Festival includes over 60 performersand composers: 3 days/5 concerts.Tranzac Club, 292 Brunswick Ave. 416-908-8930 or 416-923-8137. . Also Feb 22(mat& eve) and 23.●●7:30: Canadian Opera Company. Così fantutte. See Feb 1(mat).●●7:30: Sony Centre For The PerformingArts. Soweto Gospel Choir. Black HistoryMonth tribute. 1 Front St. E. 1-855-872-7669.-.●●7:30: Toronto City Opera. Mozart’s CosìFan Tutte. See Feb 12; Also 23(mat), 26, Mar 1.●●7:30: Toronto Symphony Orchestra.Exposed: What Makes It Great?® BeethovenViolin Concerto. Rob Kapilow: Beethoven’sViolin Concerto Musical Excerpts and Commentary;Beethoven: Violin Concerto. JonathanCrow, violin; Rob Kapilow, conductor.Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-593-4828. Tickets: -.●●8:00: Art of Time Ensemble. Electro/Acoustic. Jean Piché: Steal The Thunder;Jonathan Goldsmith: Tom Devil; Istvan Marta:34 | February 1, 2014 - March 7, 2014 thewholenote.com

Doom. A Sigh; Michael Daugherty: Elvis IsEverywhere; Christos Hatzis: In The FireOf Conflict. Andrew Burashko, piano; AfiaraString Quartet; Benjamin Bowman, violin;Robert Carli, saxophone; Bev Johnston,marimba. Enwave Theatre, HarbourfrontCentre, 231 Queens Quay W. 416 973 4000.-. Also Feb 22.●●8:00: Civic Light-Opera Company.Some Enchanted Evening. See Feb 12, AlsoFeb 22(8pm); 22, 23 (2pm).●●8:00: Coleman Lemieux & Compagnie.Malcolm. See Feb 20; Also Feb 22, 23.●●8:00: Etobicoke Philharmonic Orchestra.Orchestral Thunder. Bernstein: Overture toCandide; Brahms: Violin Concerto in D; Saint-Saëns: Symphony No.3. Conrad Chow, violin;Edward Barbeau, organ; Sabatino Vacca,conductor. Humber Valley United Church,76 Anglesey Blvd., Etobicoke. 416-239-5665.; (sr); (st). 7:40: Pre-concert chatwith the Maestro.●●8:00: Gallery 345. Thin Edge New MusicCollective: Through Closed Doors. Pidgorna:new work; Höstman: new work (premiere);and works by Sokolovic and Harman.345 Sorauren Ave. 416-822-9781. ; (st).●●8:00: Meghan Morrison. Singer songwriter.Musideum, Suite 133 (main floor),401 Richmond St. W. 416-599-7323. .●●8:00: Sine Nomine Ensemble for MedievalMusic. La contenance angloise: Fifteenthcenturymusical innovation. Works by Dunstable,Power, Dufay, Morton and others. St.Thomas’s Anglican Church, 383 Huron St.416-638-9445 or 416-978-8849. ; (sr/st/unwaged).HANDELSAUL●●8:00: Tafelmusik. Saul. By Handel. JoanneLunn and Sherezade Panthaki, sopranos,Daniel Taylor, countertenor; Rufus Müller,tenor; Peter Harvey, baritone; Ivars Taurins,stage director. Koerner Hall, 273 Bloor St. W.416-408-0208. -5; -(sr); -(35 and under). Also Feb 22 and 23(mat).●●8:00: Thin Edge New Music Collective.Through Closed Doors. Works by Sokolovic,Harman, Höstman and Pidgorna. Gallery 345,345 Sorauren Ave. 647-456-7597. ; (st/sr/arts).Saturday February 22●●1:00: Somewhere There Creative MusicPresentation. Somewhere There CreativeMusic Festival. See Feb 21; Also 7:00;Feb 23(eve).●●1:30: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. YoungPeople’s Concerts: Orchestra Olympics. JohnWilliams: Olympic Fanfare & Theme; Rossini:Overture to William Tell; Waldteufel: Skaters’Waltz; Strauss: Jockey Polka, Op.278;Jared Miller: 2010 Traffic Jam for Orchestra;Lavallée: O Canada; Gregory Smith: TheOrchestra Games. Dirk Meyer, conductor;Gregory Smith, narrator. Roy Thomson Hall,60 Simcoe St. 416-593-4828. -.sine nomineEnsemble for Medieval MusicLa contenanceangloise●●2:00: Civic Light-Opera Company.Some Enchanted Evening. See Feb 12, AlsoFeb 22(8pm); 23 (2pm)..●●3:00: Neapolitan Connection. MusicalMatinées at Montgomery’s Inn. RonéeBoyce, piano; Jenny Boin Cheong, cello. CommunityRoom, Montgomery’s Inn Museum,4709 Dundas St. W. 647-955-2108. ;.50(sr/st/child). 2:00: Historical tour, teaand cookies included.●●4:00: Toronto Children’s Chorus. FancyThat! Training Choirs; Boys’ Choir; Cantare;Elise Bradley, Carole Anderson and JudithBean, conductors; and others. YorkminsterPark Baptist Church, 1585 Yonge St. 416-932-8666x23. ; (sr/st); (12 and under).●●4:30: Canadian Opera Company. Un balloin maschera. See Feb 2(mat).●●7:00: Scugog Council for the Arts. Tafelmusik.Jeanne Lamon, conductor. Hope ChristianReformed Church (Port Perry), 14480 OldSimcoe Rd., Port Perry. 905 982-2121. PWYC.6:15: Doors open.●●7:00: Somewhere There Creative MusicPresentation. Somewhere There CreativeMusic Festival. See Feb 21; Also Feb 23(eve).●●7:00: Toronto Sinfonietta. Salute to theRising Stars. Works by Chopin, Elgar, Lalo,Saint-Saëns, Tchaikovsky and Vivaldi. Winnersof Eighth Concerto Competition; MatthewJaskiewicz, musical director. St. Michael’sCollege School, 1515 Bathurst St. 416-488-8057. ; (st); (child).●●7:00: VIVA! Youth Singers of Toronto’sChamber Youth Choir In Concert. Changeand Transformation. Fauré: Requiem; othera cappella works. Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre,427 Bloor St. W. 416-788-8482. -.&Jubilate SingersThe Shevchenko Choirpresent●●7:30: Annex Singers. Camerata. Worksby Josquin, Palestrina, Britten, and the Beatles.Annex Chamber Chorus; Maria Case, conductor.Guest: Lucas Harris, lute. St. Andrew’sUnited Church (Bloor St.), 117 Bloor St E. 647-888-1979. ; (sr/st); free(12 & under).●●7:30: Jubilate Singers/Shevchenko Choir.Jubilate/Shevchenko: A Blending of Cultures.Music from Ukraine, Russia and Canada.Caroline Spearing and Alexander Veprinsky,conductors. St. Simon-the-Apostle AnglicanChurch, 525 Bloor St. E. 416-485-1988 or 416-533-2225. ; (sr); (st).●●7:30: Music at Islington. Oscar Goesto Church II: Hymns on the Red Carpet.conducted byCaroline SpearingandAlexander VeprinskyKOERNER HALLFeb 21-23tafelmusik.orgBaroque Orchestra and Chamber ChoirJeanne Lamon, Music Director | Ivars Taurins, Director, Chamber ChoirFifteenth-centurymusical innovationFriday, February 21, at 8 pmSaint Thomas's Church383 Huron StreetTickets / 416-638-9445sine.nomine@3web.comA BlEnDInG ofcUlTUrESFriday, February 21 Humber Valley United Church 8 pmSabatino Vacca, Music DirectorORCHESTRAL THUNDERBrahms’ Violin Concerto,Saint-Saëns’ toweringOrgan SymphonyAdult , Senior , Student 416-239-5665 • www.eporchestra.caConrad ChowViolinEdward BarbeauOrganIn cElEBrATIon of ThE BIcEnTEnAryof TArAS ShEVchEnkoTickets: 416-533-2225 (VISA),416-485-1988,at the door, orwww.ticketweb.caSaturday Feb 22, 7:30 pmSt. Simon-the-Apostle Church525 Bloor St. Eastthewholenote.com February 1, 2014 - March 7, 2014 | 35