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Volume 19 Issue 7 - April 2014

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Arnie Naiman; Chris

Arnie Naiman; Chris Quinn. 22 Church St.,Aurora. 905-713-1818. /(adv).● 8:00: Lower Ossington Theatre. AvenueQ. See Apr 5● 8:00: Lower Ossington Theatre. Rent.See Apr 3.● 8:00: Group of 27. Schocching & Schoen.Michael Occhipinti: 13 Seconds and SicilianProverbs (world premieres). NadinaA. Concerts in the GTAMackie Jackson, bassoon; Guy Few, trumpet;Eric Paetkau, conductor. Bloor StreetUnited Church, 300 Bloor St. W. 416-735-3662. PWYC.● 8:00: Massey Hall/Roy ThomsonHall. Aretha Franklin. Roy Thomson Hall,60 Simcoe St. 416-872-4255. .50-$199.50.● 8:00: Musideum. Jennifer Noble,singer/songwriter. Suite 133 (main floor),401 Richmond St. W. 416-599-7323. .● 8:00: Royal Conservatory. Royal ConservatoryOrchestra. Schafer: Adieu to RobertSchumann; Debussy: Première rhapsodiefor clarinet and piano L119; Brahms: SymphonyNo.1 in c Op.68. Beste Kalender, mezzo;Jae-Won Kim, clarinet; Uri Mayer, conductor.Koerner Hall, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208. and up.● 8:00: Sine Nomine Ensemble for MedievalMusic. Ma fin est mon commencement:Music of Guillaume de Machaut. St. Thomas’sAnglican Church, 383 Huron St. 416-638-9445 or 416-978-8849. ; (sr/st/unwaged).● 8:00: Toronto Masque Theatre. The Mythof Europa: Desire, Transformation and Possession.Pignolet de Montéclair: L’Europe;Rolfe: Europa and the White Bull. SuzieLeBlanc, soprano; Larry Beckwith, violin,with baroque ensemble; Martin Julien, actor;Marie-Nathalie Lacoursière, choreographer/dancer/stage director. Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre,427 Bloor St. W. 416-410-4561. ;(sr); (30 and under). Also Apr 26.● 9:00: Jazz Bistro. Beverly Taft meets TheNathan Hiltz Orchestra. CD Release. BeverlyTaft, vocals; Nathan Hiltz, guitar; AdreanFarrugia, piano; Richard Underhill, saxophone;Jake Wilkinson, trumpet; and others,.251 Victoria St. 416-363-5299. . For JazzBistro at a glance visit listings Section C.Saturday April 26● 11:00am and 1:00pm: Lower OssingtonTheatre. Dora the Explorer Live: Dora’s PirateAdventure. See Apr 12.● 11:00am: Solar Stage Children’s Theatre.Chicken Little. See Apr 12.● 1:30: Spotlight Musical Productions. Curtains:A Musical Whodunit. See Apr 24; Also7:30.● 2:00: Lower Ossington Theatre. AvenueQ. See Apr 5● 2:00: Lower Ossington Theatre. Rent.See Apr 3.● 2:00: Solar Stage Children’s Theatre.Chicken Little. See Apr 12.● 2:00: St. George on Yonge. Broadway onYonge. Guests: Yorkminstrels Show Choir.5350 Yonge St. 905-881-1465. ; (sr/st).● 3:30: Heidi Saario presents. An Afternoonof Scandinavian Piano Music. Works byGrieg, Palmgren, Rautavaara, Sibelius andStenhammar. Heidi Saario, piano. HeliconianHall, 35 Hazelton Ave. 647-294-6895. ;(sr/st).● 6:00: Jazz Bistro. Young Artist Series.Sandor Schwisberg Sextet. 251 Victoria St.416-363-5299. No Cover. For Jazz Bistro at aglance visit listings Section C.● 7:30: Intrada Brass. Pictures in Music:A Picture Paints a Thousand Notes.Mussorgsky(arr. Howarth): Pictures at anExhibition; Heaton: Annie Laurie-Variationsfor Cornet and Brass Band; Barroso: Brazil;Himes: Invictus March. Robert Venables, cornet;Rita Arendz, conductor. St. Paul’s Church(Oakville), 454 Rebecca St., Oakville. 905-857-0561. ; (sr/st); free(12 and under).● 7:30: Islington United Church. DonBanks Music Awards Concert: Stars of theFuture. Young musicians performing for theannual music awards; John Derksen, organ.25 Burnhamthorpe Rd. 416-239-1131. Free.● 7:30: Lower Ossington Theatre. Sound ofMusic. See Apr 10.● 7:30: Metro Youth Opera. Humperdinck’sHänsel & Gretel. See Apr 25; AlsoApr 27(mat).● 7:30: Musikay. Bird Songs and Spring Air:Le chant des oiseaux. Jannequin: chant desoiseaux (bird songs); Lauridsen: chansonsdes roses; A. Bevan: Three motets. StéphanePotvin, conductor. St. John’s United Church(Oakville), 262 Randall St., Oakville. 905-825-9740. /(family/adv); /(adv);/(sr/adv); (st). Please bring nonperishablefood items. In support of the SalvationArmy of Oakville. Also Apr 27 (mat,Mary Mother of God Church).● 7:30: Oakham House Choir/Toronto Sinfonietta.British Masterpieces, Past andPresent. Jenkins: Gloria; Handel: The KingShall Rejoice; Ode for St. Cecilia’s Day. KasiaCecil B. DeMille’sKING OF KINGSArtist-in-ResidenceDAVID BRIGGSTHE EPIC 1927 SILENT FILM WITH IMPROVISED ORGAN ACCOMPANIMENTSaturday 26 th April at 7:30PMAdmission free | Donations gratefully accepted46 | April 1 – May 7, 2014 thewholenote.com

Konstanty, soprano; Matthew Jaskiewicz,conductor. Calvin Presbyterian Church,26 Delisle Ave. 416-960-5551. /(adv);(st); free (12 and under).● 7:30: Opera Atelier. Persée. Lully. ChrisEnns (Persée); Mireille Asselin (Andromède);Peggy Kriha Dye (Mérope); Olivier Laquerre(Céphée/Méduse); Carla Huhtanen (Cassiope);Vasil Garvanliev (Phinée); and others;Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra, David Fallis,conductor; Marshall Pynkoski, stage director.Elgin Theatre, 189 Yonge St. 1-855-622-2787.-6. Also Apr 27(mat), 29, 30, May 2, 3.● 7:30: Opera by Request. Il Trovatore.Verdi. Paul Williamson, tenor (Manrico); OlgaTylman, soprano (Leonora); Wayne Line, baritone(Count di Luna); Julia Clarke, mezzo(Azucena); Domenico Sanfilippo, bass-baritone(Ferrando); and others; William Shookhoff,conductor and piano. College StreetUnited Church, 452 College St. 416-455-2365. .● 7:30: Spotlight Musical Productions. Curtains:A Musical Whodunit. See Apr 24.● 7:30: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. LightClassics: Inspired by Love. Mozart: “LetterDuet” from The Marriage of Figaro; Offenbach:Intermezzo and Barcarolle from TheTales of Hoffmann; Delibes: “Flower Duet”from Lakmé; Beethoven: Symphony No.6“Pastoral” (mvt.1); Glinka: Overture to Ruslanand Lyudmila; and other works. Yulia VanDoren, soprano; Wallis Giunta, mezzo; JoanaCarneiro, conductor. Roy Thomson Hall,60 Simcoe St. 416-598-3375. –. AlsoApr 27(3:00).● 8:00: Canadian Sinfonietta. VirtuosoStrings. Mozart: Violin Concerto No.5; Mozart:Adagio for Violin and Orchestra; Suk:April 26, 2014 8:00 PMGlenn Gould Studiocanadiansinfonietta.comSerenade for Strings. Moshe Hammer, violin.Glenn Gould Studio, 250 Front St. W. 647-223-2286. ; 30(sr); (st).● 8:00: Aradia Ensemble. Magnificat–VivaldiSacred Music. Claire de Sévigné, soprano;Maria Soulis, contralto. St. Anne’s AnglicanChurch, 270 Gladstone Ave. 647-960-6650.; (sr/under 30).● 8:00: Lower Ossington Theatre. AvenueQ. See Apr 5● 8:00: Lower Ossington Theatre. Rent.See Apr 3.● 8:00: Massey Hall/Roy Thomson Hall.Brad Mehldau Trio. Brad Mehldau, piano;Larry Grenadier, bass; Jeff Ballard, drums.Massey Hall, 178 Victoria St. 416-872-4255..50-.50.● 8:00: Musicians in Ordinary. The Suavityof Sound that is Born of the Lute. Earliestknown music written for the lute. Works bySpinacino, Capirola, da Milano, V. Galilei. JohnEdwards, lutes. Heliconian Hall, 35 HazeltonAve. 416-535-9956. ; (sr/st).● 8:00: Musideum. soozimusic, singer/songwriter.Suite 133 (main floor), 401 RichmondSt. W. 416-599-7323. .● 8:00: Royal Conservatory. Terri Lyne Carrington’sMosaic Project. Dinah Washingtonand Sarah Vaughan 90th birthday tribute.Carmen Lundy and Nona Hendryx, vocals;Helen Sung, Tamir Shmerling, Tia Fuller andIngrid Jensen. Koerner Hall, 273 Bloor St. W.416-408-0208. and up.● 8:00: Toronto Masque Theatre. The Mythof Europa: Desire, Transformation and Possession.Pignolet de Montéclair: L’Europe;Rolfe: Europa and the White Bull. SuzieLeBlanc, soprano; Larry Beckwith, violin,with baroque ensemble; Martin Julien, actor;Marie-Nathalie Lacoursière, choreographer/dancer/stage director. Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre,427 Bloor St. W. 416-410-4561. ;(sr); (30 and under). Also Apr 25.● 9:00: Jazz Bistro. Beverly Taft meets TheNathan Hiltz Orchestra. CD Release. BeverlyTaft, vocals; Nathan Hiltz, guitar; AdreanFarrugia, piano; Richard Underhill, saxophone;Jake Wilkinson, trumpet; and others,.251 Victoria St. 416-363-5299. . For JazzBistro at a glance visit listings Section C.Sunday April 27● 11:00am and 1:00pm: Lower OssingtonTheatre. Dora the Explorer Live: Dora’s PirateAdventure. See Apr 12.● 11:00am: Solar Stage Children’s Theatre.Chicken Little. See Apr 12.● 1:00: Vital Theatre Company. Pinkalicious.See Apr 6; Also May 4, 11, 18, 25.● 1:15: Mooredale Concerts. Music and Truffles:A Concert for Young People. CanadianBrass. MacMillan Theatre, Edward JohnsonBuilding, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-922-3714x103.. Everyone receives a chocolate truffle.● 2:00: Canadian Opera Company. Hercules.By Handel. See Apr 5; Also Apr 15, 19, 24, 27,30(start times vary).● 2:00: New Horizons Band of Toronto.Chamber Sweets. Assembly Hall, 1 ColonelSamuel Smith Park Dr., Etobicoke. 647-201-8780. .● 2:00: Royal Conservatory. MazzoleniMasters: Mariko Anraku. Solo and chamberworks. Mariko Anraku and Judy Loman,harps; James Anagnoson, piano. Mazzoleni“Breathtaking...superhuman musicianship”- Classicstoday.comAnton Kuerti, Artistic DirectorCANADIAN BRASSDAZZLE AND ENTERTAINSunday, April 27, 3:15pmMacMillan Theatre (UofT)Subscriptions for our 2014-15 season also go on sale.Music & Truffles - Classical Music for Families 1:15-2:15 pm Tickets 3:15 pm show / under age 30Call 416-922-3714 x103 or order online.www.mooredaleconcerts.comCanadian Brass performs on 24-karat gold plated Conn-Selmer instrumentsand is an Opening Day recording artistour new season 2014-15 subscriptionsgo on salethewholenote.com April 1 – May 7, 2014 | 47

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