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Bradshaw Amphitheatre, Four Seasons Centrefor the Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W.416-363-8231. Free.● ● 7:30: University of Toronto Faculty ofMusic. World Music Ensembles. Walter Hall,Edward Johnson Building, 80 Queen’s Park.416-408-0208. Free.● ● 7:30: York University Department ofMusic. Jazz Festival: Small Ensembles. KevinTurcotte, Jim Vivian and Frank Falco, conductors.Martin Family Lounge, AccoladeEast Building, YU, 4700 Keele St. 647-459-0701. Free.● ● 8:00: Gallery 345. The Art of the Piano:John Stetch. CD release of Off With The Cuffs.345 Sorauren Ave. 416-822-9781. $20; (st).● ● 8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra.Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4. Wagner: Preludesto Acts I & III from Lohengrin; Korngold:Violin Concerto; Tchaikovsky: SymphonyNo. 4. Vilde Frang, violin; James Conlon, conductor.Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-598-3375. -5. Also Apr 2.Thursday April 2● ● 12:00 noon: Canadian Opera Company.Chamber Music Series: Brahms. Trio forhorn, violin and piano in E-flat. Cordelia Paw,violin; Mikailo Babiak, horn; Jean-Sélim Abdelmoula,piano. Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre,Four Seasons Centre for the PerformingArts, 145 Queen St. W. 416-363-8231. Free.● ● 12:00 noon: Encore Symphonic ConcertBand. In Concert: Classics and Jazz. JohnEdward Liddle, conductor. Wilmar HeightsCentre, 963 Pharmacy Ave., Scarborough.416-346-3910. . Includes coffee andA. Concerts in the GTAsnack. Also May 7.● ● 12:10: University of Toronto Faculty ofMusic. Thursdays at Noon: Winners’ Recital.Winners of the Jim and Charlotte NorcopPrize in Song & Gwendolyn WilliamsKoldofsky Prize in Accompanying. Walter Hall,Edward Johnson Building, 80 Queen’s Park.416-408-0208. Free.● ● 12:30: York University Department ofMusic. Jazz Festival: Jazz Vocals. RichardWhiteman, conductor. Martin Family Lounge,Accolade East Building, YU, 4700 Keele St.647-459-0701. Free.KORNGOLDVIOLIN CONCERTOWED, APR 1 AT 8pmTHU, APR 2 AT 2pmVilde Frang, violinTSO.CASPRING FEVERKINDRED SPIRITS ORCHESTRA● ● 2:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra.Tchaikovsky: Symphony No.4. Wagner: Preludesto Acts I & III from Lohengrin; Korngold:Violin Concerto; Tchaikovsky: SymphonyNo. 4. Vilde Frang, violin; James Conlon, conductor.Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-598-3375. -. Also Apr 1.● ● 7:00: Cathedral Church of St. James.Holy Week and Easter at St. James Cathedral.Maundy Thursday. Tallis: O SacrumConvivium; Duruflé: Ubi Caritas; other liturgicalmusic. Choir of St. James Cathedral.65 Church St. 416-364-7865 ext. 245. Free willoffering. Religious service.● ● 7:30: University of Toronto Faculty ofMusic. Symphony Orchestra. Rossini: Overtureto William Tell; Mendelssohn: SymphonyNo.5 “Reformation”; Elgar: Enigma VariationsOp.36. Uri Mayer, conductor. MacMillan Theatre,Edward Johnson Building, 80 Queen’sPark. 416-408-0208. ; $20(sr); (st).● ● 7:30: York University Department ofMusic. Jazz Festival: Jazz Orchestra. MikeCadó, conductor. Martin Family Lounge,Accolade East Building, YU, 4700 Keele St.647-459-0701. Free.● ● 8:00: Musideum. Lynn Mantle. Singer/songwriter. Suite 133 (main floor),401 Richmond St. W. 416-599-7323. $20.Friday April 3● ● 10:30am: Lawrence Park CommunityChurch Choir. In Concert. Lee Scott:Requiem. Kimberley Briggs, soprano; AlastairSmyth, baritone; Mark Toews, conductor.Lawrence Park Community Church,2180 Bayview Ave. 416-489-1551. Freewilloffering. Religious service.● ● 12:00 noon: Cathedral Church of St.James. Holy Week and Easter at St. JamesCathedral. Good Friday 3-hour devotion.Sanders: Reproaches; Palestrina: O boneJesu; other works. Choir of St. James Cathedral.65 Church St. 416-364-7865 x245. Freewill offering. Religious service; also 1:00 and2:00.● ● 3:00: Edwin Huizinga/Keith Hamm.Stereo Live: Seven Last Words. Haydn. EdwinHuizinga, violin; Keith Hamm, viola. Guests:Christopher Verrette, violin; Rachel Desoer,cello. Campbell House Museum, 160 QueenSt. W. 416 597-0227 x2. ; $20(adv). 2:00:doors open. Refreshments available.● ● 7:30: Cantabile Chorale of York Region.Good Friday Charity Benefit Concert. Lentencantata. Martin: Canticle of the Cross. RobertRichardson, director; Lona Richardson, piano.Thornhill United Church, 25 Elgin St., Thornhill.905-731-8318. Freewill offering. Fundraiserfor selected social service agencies inYork Region.St. John Passion1725 versionGEORGETOWNBACH CHORALEGood FridayApril 3, 7:30pmGeorgetown, Ontario● ● 7:30: Georgetown Bach Chorale. The PassionAccording to St. John. Bach. Michael Taylor,tenor (The Evangelist). Knox PresbyterianChurch (Georgetown), 116 Main St. South,Georgetown. 905-873-9909. ; (st).● ● 7:30: Music at Metropolitan. The Grace ofMourning: Music for Good Friday. Rheinberger:Stabat Mater; Distler: Dance of Death;Fauré: Requiem; and works by Buxtehudeand Charpentier. Metropolitan Festival Choirinstrumental ensemble; Emily Wall; GiseleKulak; Charles Davidson; Dion Mazerolle; JordanScholl. Metropolitan United Church,56 Queen St. E. 416-363-0331 x26. ;(under 19).● ● 7:30: Toronto Beach Chorale. In Concert.Haydn: Lord Nelson Mass(Missa inAngustiis). With solos and orchestra. KingstonRoad United Church, 975 Kingston Rd.416-699-6634. /$20(adv); /(7-18);free(under 7).● ● 7:30: Toronto Mendelssohn Choir. SacredMusic for a Sacred Space. Tavener: Song forAthene; The World is Burning; Tallis: Spemin alium; Fauré: Requiem. David Roth, baritone;Michael Bloss, organ; Caron Daley, associateconductor; Noel Edison, conductor. St.Paul’s Basilica, 83 Power St. 416-598-0422x221. -; -(sr); $20 (VoxTix 30and under).● ● 8:00: Kindred Spirits Orchestra. SpringFever. Weber: Overture to Der Freischütz(The Marksman); Liszt: Concerto for Pianoand Orchestra No.1 in E-flat; Schumann: SymphonyNo.3 “Rhenish” in E-flat Op.97. AlexaPetrenko, host; Kristian Alexander, conductor;William Bellehumeur, piano. FlatoMarkham Theatre, 171 Town Centre Blvd.,Markham. 905-305-7469. -.Saturday April 4● ● 7:30: University of Toronto Faculty ofMusic. Percussion Ensemble Concert. WalterHall, Edward Johnson Building, 80 Queen’sPark. 416-408-0208. Free.44 | March 1 - April 7, 2015 thewholenote.com
Ukrainian ConnectionApril 4 | Betty Oliphant Theatrewww.NewMusicConcerts.com● ● 8:00: New Music Concerts. The Ukrainian-CanadianConnection. Silvestrov: PostludeNo.1 “In memoriam DSCH”; Pauk:Beyond; Pidgorna: Aching, weeping, drinking;Kulesha: Pro et Contra; Tsepkolenko: WennDie Kette Zerrisse, Fände Sie Bestimmt NichtAlle-Perlen Wieder. Ilana Zarankin, soprano;Stephen Sitarski, violin; David Hetherington,cello; Gregory Oh, piano; New Music ConcertsEnsemble; Robert Aitken, conductor.Betty Oliphant Theatre, 404 Jarvis St. 416-961-9594. ; (sr/arts workers); (st).7:15: Illuminating Introduction.● ● 9:00: Cathedral Church of St. James.Holy Week and Easter at St. James Cathedral.Easter Eve. Works by Ager, Scheidt,Palestrina. Choir of St. James Cathedral.65 Church St. 416-364-7865 x245. Freewilloffering. Religious service.Sunday April 5● ● 11:00am: Cathedral Church of St. James.Holy Week and Easter at St. James Cathedral.Easter Day: Choral Eucharist. Choirof St. James Cathedral. 65 Church St. 416-364-7865 x245. Freewill offering. Religiousservice.● ● 4:00: Cathedral Church of St. James.Organ recitals. David Briggs, organist.65 Church St. 416-364-7865 x245. Free; donationswelcomed.● ● 4:30: Cathedral Church of St. James.Holy Week and Easter at St. James Cathedral.Easter Day: Choral Evensong. Choirof St. James Cathedral. 65 Church St. 416-364-7865 x245. Freewill offering. Religiousservice.Tuesday April 7● ● 12:00 noon: Canadian Opera Company.Piano Virtuoso Series: Croquis Français.Works by Poulenc, Ravel, Satie, Chopin,Debussy and others. Alice Gi-Young Hwang,piano. Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre, FourSeasons Centre for the Performing Arts,145 Queen St. W. 416-363-8231. Free.● ● 12:10: Nine Sparrows Arts Foundation/Yorkminster Park Baptist Church. LunchtimeChamber Music: Decho Ensemble.Sarah Marchitelli and Jacob Swanson, saxophones.Yorkminster Park Baptist Church,1585 Yonge St. 416-241-1298. Free. Donationswelcome.● ● 1:00: Cathedral Church of St. James.Organ recitals. David Briggs, organist.65 Church St. 416-364-7865 ext. 245. Free;donations welcomed.● ● 8:00: Royal Conservatory of Music. GilbertoGil: Gilberto’s Samba. Koerner Hall,273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208. -0.B. Concerts Beyond the GTAIN THIS ISSUE: Barrie, Brantford, Cambridge, Deep River, Dundas, Elora,Goderich, Gravenhurst, Guelph, Hamilton, Harrington, Kingston, KirklandLake, Kitchener, La Salette, Lindsay, London, Midland, North Bay, Orillia,Peterborough, Port Hope, St. Catharines, Utopia, Waterloo and Welland..Sunday March 1● ● 2:00: Chamber Music Hamilton. CollegiumMusicum 9. Handel: Ti vo’ giusta e nonpietosa; Voi che udite il mio lamento(bothfrom Agrippina); Bach: Vergnügte Ruh,beliebte Seelenlust(from Cantata 170); Widerstehedoch der Sünde(from Cantata 54); Etmisericordia(from Magnificat); Violin Concertoin D Minor; Es ist Vollbracht(from St.John Passion); Brandenburg Concerto No.6.Art Gallery of Hamilton, 123 King St. W., Hamilton.905-525-7429. ; (sr); (st).● ● 2:30: Kawartha Concerts. Ovation Series:The Judgment of Paris - Tom Allen. Cabareton the lives of Claude Debussy and MauriceRavel, featuring their music and originalsongs written and performed by thecast. Tom Allen, writer, narrator, trombone,voice; Kevin Fox: voice, cello, guitar; Lori Gemmell:harp, trumpet, piano, voice; Bryce Kulak:piano, voice, accordion; Patricia O’Callaghan:voice, piano, percussion. Glenn Crombie Theatre,Fleming College, 200 Albert St. S., Lindsay.705-878-5625. ; (adv); (st).● ● 2:30: Kingston Symphony. Rachmaninoff& Tchaikovsky. Borodin: Polovtsian Dances;Rachmaninoff: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini;Tchaikovsky: Symphony No.6. Avan Yu,piano; Evan Mitchell, conductor. Grand Theatre,218 Princess St., Kingston. 613-530-2050. $20-; $20-(sr); -(st);(child).● ● 2:30: Niagara Symphony Orchestra.‘Next’ Gen II: Carnival of the Animals. BradleyThachuk, conductor. Sean O’Sullivan Theatre,Centre for the Arts, Brock University,500 Glenridge Ave., St. Catharines. 905-687-4993. .50-.50.● ● 3:00: John Laing Singers. Poet’s Corner2: Songs of Faith, Hope and Love. Castelnuovo-Tedesco:Romancero Gitano. EmmaRush, guitar. St. Paul’s United Church, 29 ParkSt. W., Dundas. 905-628-5238. ; (sr);(under 30).● ● 3:00: Kawartha Youth Orchestra. MusicMagic. Schubert: “Unfinished”; Bizet: CarmenSuite; and other works. Market HallPerforming Arts Centre, 140 Charlotte St.,Peterborough. 705-931-7539. $20; (adv);(youth).● ● 3:00: Wilfrid Laurier University Facultyof Music. Opera Production. Puccini: GianniSchicchi; Ravel: L’enfant et les sortilèges.Theatre Auditorium, Wilfrid Laurier University,75 University Ave. W., Waterloo. 519-884-0710 x4439. ; (sr); free(st). AlsoFeb 27(eve), 28(eve).● ● 8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo ChamberMusic Society/Composers and ImprovisersAssociation of WLU Faculty of Music. ZephyrWind Quartet and Rogue Sheiffs Vocal Quartet.Corrigan: Wind Quartet; Pointner: WindQuartet; Wright: This Provincial Life; Kavcic:Because that you are going; and other works.KWCMS Music Room, 57 Young St. W., Waterloo.519-886-1673. ; (sr); (st).Tuesday March 3● ● 11:45am: Wilfrid Laurier University Facultyof Music. Student Recital. Maureen ForresterRecital Hall, Wilfrid Laurier University,75 University Ave. W., Waterloo. 519-884-0710 x4439. Free.● ● 12:00 noon: Brock University Departmentof Music. Music@Noon: Piano Students’Recital. Sean O’Sullivan Theatre, Centre forthe Arts, 500 Glenridge Ave., St. Catharines.905-688-5550 x3817. Free.Wednesday March 4● ● 12:00 noon: Midday Music with Shigeru.Joyful Song. York University Music Studentswith Catherine Robbin. Hi-Way PentecostalChurch, 50 Anne St. N., Barrie. 705-726-1181.; free(st).● ● 8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo SymphonyOrchestra. Before They Were Famous. Torelli:Sinfonia Op.6 No.4; Mozart: Overtureto Apollo and Hyacinthus; Hummel: Fantasiefor Viola and String Orchestra; Mendelssohn:Sinfonia No.5 in B-flat; String Octetin E-flat. Natasha Sharko, viola; Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser,conductor. First UnitedChurch, 16 William St. W., Waterloo. 519-745-4711 or 888-745-4717. ; (st). AlsoMar 6(Guelph), 7(Cambridge).Thursday March 5● ● 12:00 noon: University of Guelph Collegeof Arts. Thursday at Noon Concert Series:Jeff Bird. Featuring his own compositions andimprovisations on a variety of acoustic andelectronic instruments. MacKinnon Room 107,University of Guelph, 50 Stone Rd., Guelph.519-824-4120 x52991. Free.● ● 12:00 noon: Wilfrid Laurier UniversityFaculty of Music. Music at Noon: KathrynLadano, bass clarinet and Casey Sokol, piano.Maureen Forrester Recital Hall, Wilfrid LaurierUniversity, 75 University Ave. W., Waterloo.519-884-0710 x4439. Free.● ● 8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo ChamberMusic Society. Soo Bae, Cello and OlenaKlyucharova, Piano. All-Bach program: onesolo cello suite; one piano work; one sonatafor cello and piano (all TBA). KWCMS MusicRoom, 57 Young St. W., Waterloo. 519-886-1673. ; (sr); $20(st).Friday March 6● ● 8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo ChamberMusic Society. Soo Bae, Cello and Mia Chung,Piano. Rachmaninoff: Sonata for cello andpiano; Chopin: Sonata for cello and piano;other works t.b.a. KWCMS Music Room,57 Young St. W., Waterloo. 519-886-1673. ;(sr); $20(st).● ● 8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo SymphonyOrchestra. Before They Were Famous. Torelli:Sinfonia Op.6 No.4; Mozart: Overture toApollo and Hyacinthus; Hummel: Fantasie forViola and String Orchestra; Mendelssohn:Sinfonia No.5 in B-flat; String Octet in E-flat.Natasha Sharko, viola; Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser, conductor. Harcourt Memorial UnitedChurch, 87 Dean St., Guelph. 519-745-4711 or888-745-4717. ; (st). Also Mar 4(Waterloo),7(Cambridge).● ● 8:00: Queen’s University School of Music.New Music Kingston Series: Recent CanadianString Quartets. Works by Butterfield,Gougeon, Tenney and Underhill. BozziniString Quartet. Isabel Bader Centre for thePerforming Arts, 390 King St. W., Kingston.613-533-2424. $20; (sr); (st).● ● 8:00: Rant Maggie Rant. Trad-Folk-World-Roots-Cabaret-Celtic-Rabble-Rousers. HarringtonHall, 539 Victoria St., Harrington.519-475-0060. .● ● 8:00: Wilfrid Laurier University Faculty ofMusic. Flute Chamber Music. Maureen ForresterRecital Hall, Wilfrid Laurier University,75 University Ave. W., Waterloo. 519-884-0710 x4439. 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