Mozart and Mendelssohn. Mozart: StringQuartet in F, K.590; Mendelssohn: StringQuartet Op.44 No.2. Burlington PerformingArts Centre, 440 Locust St., Burlington. 905-681-2551. .●●2:00: Royal Conservatory. Family Concert:Natalie Merchant, singer–songwriter. Originalworks. Koerner Hall, 273 Bloor St. W.416-408-0208. –. Also May 1(eve).●●2:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra/PlatypusTheatre. Pan Am Beats, Heroic Feats!Sousa: Liberty Bell March; Abreu: “Tico-Tico no Fubá”; Ennio Morricone: “Gabriel’sOboe” from The Mission. Alain Trudel, conductor;Platypus Theatre. Roy Thomson Hall,60 Simcoe St. 416-593-4828. $20-. Alsoat 4:00pm.●●3:30: Toronto Beaches Children’s Chorus.Oliver! Berkeley Street Theatre, 26 BerkeleySt. 416-698-9864. $20; (under 15). Also7:00; May 1(eve).●●4:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra/PlatypusTheatre. Pan Am Beats, Heroic Feats!See 2pm for details.●●4:30: Canadian Opera Company. Barberof Seville. Rossini. Joshua Hopkins, baritone(Figaro); Alek Shrader/Bogdan Mihai, tenor(Almaviva); Serena Malfi/Cecelia Hall, mezzo(Rosina); Renato Girolami/Nikolay Didenko,bass (Bartolo); Robert Gleadow/Burak Bilgili,bass (Basilio);COC Orchestra and Chorus;Rory Macdonald, conductor. Four SeasonsCentre for the Performing Arts, 145 QueenSt. W. 416-363-8231. -4; (under30). Also Apr 17,19,21,26,29,May 7,9,13,15,19,21,22(start times vary).●●7:00: Toronto Beaches Children’s Chorus.Oliver! Berkeley Street Theatre, 26 BerkeleySt. 416-698-9864. $20; (under 15). Also3:30; May 1(eve).●●7:00: Toronto Singing Studio. Lean On Me:Songs of Inspiration, Courage and Friendship.Vivace Vox; Celebration Choir; VocalMosaic; Linda Eyman, conductor. Bloor StreetUnited Church, 300 Bloor St. W. 416-455-9238. ; (sr/st).●●7:30: Alexander Showcase Theatre.Sweeney Todd. See May 1; AlsoMay 2,3,6,7,8,9,10; start times vary.●●7:30: Mosaic. In Concert. InauguralA. Concerts in the GTAconcert of Canadian vocal ensemble. Bach:BWV542; Jenkins: Sanctus from Mass forPeace; Hayes: Gloria; Bédard: Missa Brevis;Mansell: Ave Maria; Watson-Henderson: Magnificat;Chatman: Sunset, Nor’easter & Mosquitoes.Michael Barth, trumpet; GordonMansell, conductor. St. Cuthbert’s AnglicanChurch, 1541 Oakhill Dr., Oakville. 416-571-3680. Freewill offering.●●7:30: Oakville Chamber Orchestra. ConcertoCompetition Grand Prize Winners.Schubert: Symphony No.5 in B flat; Handel:“Endless Pleasure” from Semele; Dvořák:“Měsíčku na nebi hlubokém” from Rusalka;Puccini: “Quando m’en vo” from La Bohème;Chopin: Piano Concerto No.1 in e; and otherworks. Tessa Laengart, soprano; MarkoPejanovič, piano. St. John’s United Church(Oakville), 262 Randall St., Oakville. 905-483-6787. ; (sr); $20(st); (child). AlsoMay 3(mat, St. Simon’s Anglican Church).●●7:30: Tallis Choir. Triumphs of RenaissanceFrance. Janequin: Missa La Battaille; works byMouton, Sermisy and Goudimel. Peter Mahon,conductor. St. Patrick’s Church, 141 McCaulSt. 416-286-9798. ; (sr); (st).●●7:30: The COSI Connection. Fűhrerbunker:An Opera by Andrew Ager. World premierestaged production. Andrew Ager, music director;Michael Patrick Albano, stage director;Jonathan MacArthur (Adolph Hitler); SydneyBaedke (Eva Braun); other performers.Tranzac Club, 292 Brunswick Ave. 844-200-2674. ; $20(sr/st).●●7:30: Village Voices. PanAmania. Celebratingthe PanAm games with songs and musicfrom the Americas. Christopher Lee, flute;James Brown, guitar; Paul Minnoch, percussion;Joan Andrews, conductor. MarkhamMissionary Church, 5438 Major MackenzieDr. E., Markham. 905-294-8687. ; $20(sr);(st); free(under 12).●●7:30: VOCA Chorus of Toronto. StageSongII: A celebration of songs from the stage:opera, operetta, musical theatre. Guests:Andrew Haji, tenor; Les Allt, flute; KathrynSugden, violin; Wendy Solomon, cello;Neal Evans, bass; Nicholas Coulter, percussion;Jenny Crober, conductor; ElizabethAcker, piano. Eastminster United Church,310 Danforth Ave. 416-947-8487. ; $20(sr);(st).●●8:00: Civic Light-Opera Company. SouthPacific. See May 1; Also May 3,6,7,8,9,10(starttimes vary.)●●8:00: Gordon Murray Presents. MaytimePiano Soirée. Tribute to the works of Romberg(arr. Murray). Will You Remember?(from Maytime); The Desert Song; One Alone(from The Desert Song); I Bring a Song ofLove; Will You Remember Vienna? (from VienneseNights); and other works. Gordon Murray,piano. Trinity-St. Paul’s United Church,427 Bloor St. W. 416-631-4300. ; (st).●●8:00: High Notes Avante Productions. HighNotes for Mental Health. Music interspersedwith short talks. Works by Beethoven, Schumannand Tchaikovsky. Lauren Margison,Richard Margison, St. Michael’s ChoirSchool Choir; Michael Bridge, accordion; AlexMcLeod, viola; Charissa Vandikas, piano; andothers; Luba Goy, host. Flato Markham Theatre,171 Town Centre Blvd., Markham. 905-305-7469. (incl champagne reception/dessert). Benefit. Speakers include BorisBrott, Dr. Rustom Sethna, Orlando Da Silva,Peter Kristian Mose and Julie Everson.John SheardPresentsChrisWhiteleySaturday, May 28pmauroraculturalcentre.ca905 713-1818●●8:00: John Sheard. The Great Reunion.Chris Whiteley. Aurora Cultural Centre,22 Church St., Aurora. 905-713-1818. ;(adv).●●8:00: Meden Glas/Balkan Mixologies. TheBalkans and Beyond: Meden Glas CD Release.Music of Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Macedonia,Armenia and other Balkan music.Meden Glas (Irene Markoff, vocals, accordion,bağlama; Ekaterina Pyatkova, vocals,drums; Jamieson Eakin, vocals, guitar; MarioMorello, vocals, drums; Nadia Younan, vocals,saxophone); Balkan Mixologies (Nikola Gaidarov,kaval; Alana Cline, violin; MatthewOzzorluoglu, guitar; Sebastian Shinwell, bassguitar; Kasey Sikora, trumpet; Madiana Torosyan,qanun). St. George the Martyr Church,197 John St. 416-204-1080. .●●8:00: Musicians in Ordinary. In Stile Moderno:“Avant-Garde” Music from 1600s Italy.Works by Monteverdi, Rossi and others.Hallie Fishel, soprano; John Edwards, theorboand lute; Christopher Verrette and PatriciaAhern, renaissance violins. HeliconianHall, 35 Hazelton Ave. 416-535-9956. ;$20(sr/st).●●8:00: Onstage Productions. Spring Fling.Fairview Library Theatre, 35 Fairview Mall Dr.416-556-9552. $20.●●8:00: Ontario Philharmonic. BeethovenPiano Concerto Marathon: No.5 “Emperor”.Sheng Cai, Artist-in-Residence; Marco Parisotto,conductor. Regent Theatre (Oshawa),50 King St. E., Oshawa. 905-721-3399 x2.–.●●8:00: Royal Conservatory. Bluebird North.Singer–songwriters. Blair Packham, host.Conservatory Theatre, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208. .●●8:00: Scarborough Philharmonic Orchestra.Masterworks by Beethoven and Mozart.Beethoven: Symphony No.3 in E-flat, Op.55“Eroica”; other works. Ronald Royer, conductor.Salvation Army Scarborough Citadel,2021 Lawrence Ave. E., Scarborough. 416-429-0007. ; (sr); (st); (under10).●●8:00: Sinfonia Toronto. Two Stars, ThreeCenturies. Schubert: German Dances; Chopin:Piano Concerto No.2 in f; Alice Ho; Mirafor Violin and Orchestra; Prokofiev: VisionsFugitive Op.22 (orchestral version arr.Arman). Ilya Poletaev, piano; Xiaohan Guo,violin; Nurhan Arman, conductor. GeorgeWeston Recital Hall, 5040 Yonge St. 1-855-985-2787. ; (sr); (st).●●8:00: Small World Music. Asian MusicSeries. Dorjee Tsering. Small World MusicCentre, Artscape Youngplace, 180 Shaw St.416-536-5439. $20.●●8:00: Toronto Operetta Theatre. Earnest,The Importance of Being. See May 1; AlsoMay 3(mat).●●8:15: Café Con Pan. Music from the HuastecaRegion of Mexico. Sones Huastecos,Huapangos and masked dances for Day of theDead. Guests: Amanda Medina, violin; CarlosRivera and Berenice Vargas, dancers. DAN-ZoN Studio, 104 - 2480 Dundas St. W. 647-701-0736. /(adv).●●8:30: Peggy Baker Dance Projects. locusplot. World premiere. Dancers: Ric Brown;Sarah Fregeau; Kate Holden; Sean Ling; andSahara Morimoto; Fides Krucker, voice; JohnKameel Farah, piano/electronics. Betty OliphantTheatre, 404 Jarvis St. 1-800-838-3006. ; (sr/st/CADA). Pre-show chat:8:00. Runs Wed–Sun, April 24–May 3.●●8:30: Soulpepper. Cabaret Series: StarCrossed Lovers. Songs on the Romeo & Juliettheme from Sondheim to Radiohead. YoungCentre for the Performing Arts, Distillery District,50 Tank House Ln. 416-866-8666. ;$20(st).Sunday May 3●●1:30: Seicho-No-Ie Centre. 6 Cellists,6 Concerts, 6 Bach Suites. Bach: Suite forunaccompanied cello, No.5. Brian Manker,cello. Seicho-No-Ie Toronto, 662 Victoria ParkAve. 416-690-8686. $20.●●2:00: Alexander Showcase Theatre.Sweeney Todd. See May 1; AlsoMay 2,3,6,7,8,9,10; start times vary.●●2:00: Civic Light-Opera Company. SouthPacific. See May 1; Also May 6,7,8,9,10(starttimes vary.)●●2:00: Music at Metropolitan. Bach in Time:Let There be Beauty. Music by Bach andpoetry by Patricia Orr. Patricia Wright, organ.Metropolitan United Church, 56 Queen St. E.416-363-0331 x26. Freewill offering.36 | May 1 - June 7, 2015 thewholenote.com
●●2:00: Neighbourhood Unitarian UniversalistCongregation Concert Series.Wildly unique, original music. Sharlene Wallace,harp; George Koller, bass. NeighbourhoodUnitarian Universalist Congregation,79 Hiawatha Rd. 416-686-6809. .●●2:00: Scarborough Civic Centre. In Concert.North Toronto Community Band.150 Borough Dr., Scarborough. 416-481-8183. Free.●●2:00: Toronto Operetta Theatre. Earnest,The Importance of Being. See May 1.●●2:00: Visual and Performing Arts Newmarket.Martin Beaver, violin. NewmarketTheatre, 505 Pickering Cres., Newmarket.905-953-5122. ; $20(sr); (st).●●2:30: Bel Canto Singers. Spring Is In TheAir. Linda Meyer, conductor; JacquelineMokrzewski, piano. St. Dunstan of Canterbury,56 Lawson Rd., Scarborough. 416-286-8260. . Also 7:30.●●2:30: Onstage Productions. Spring Fling.Fairview Library Theatre, 35 Fairview Mall Dr.416-556-9552. $20.●●2:30: Recitals at Rosedale. Wanderlust…There and Back Again. Schumann: songsfor Mignon and the Harper (from Lieder undGesänge aus Wilhelm Meister Op.98a); worksby Schubert, Duparc and Berlioz; traditionalfolk songs from the British Isles. Lucia Cesaroni,soprano; Anthony Cleverton, baritone;Emily D’Angelo, mezzo; Rachel Andrist, piano.Rosedale Presbyterian Church, 129 Mt. PleasantRd. 416-921-1931. .●●3:00: JunctQin Keyboard Collective. FirstsII. Featuring premieres from Canada andaround the world for piano solo, piano sixhands, toy piano, melodica and electronics.Doell: new work. Elaine Lau, Joseph Ferrettiand Stephanie Chua, keyboards. CanadianMusic Centre, 20 St. Joseph St. 416-871-8078.$20; (sr/st/arts workers).●●3:00: Oakville Chamber Orchestra. ConcertoCompetition Grand Prize Winners.Schubert: Symphony No.5 in B flat; Handel:“Endless Pleasure” from Semele; Dvořák:“Měsíčku na nebi hlubokém” from Rusalka;Puccini: “Quando m’en vo” from La Bohème;Chopin: Piano Concerto No.1 in e; and otherworks. Tessa Laengart, soprano; MarkoPejanovič, piano. St. Simon’s Anglican Church,1450 Litchfield Rd., Oakville. 905-483-6787. ; (sr); $20(st); (child). AlsoMay 2(eve, St. John’s United Church).●●3:00: Pax Christi Chorale. Judith. By Parry.Shannon Mercer, soprano; Jillian Yemen,mezzo; David Menzies, tenor; Michael York,baritone; Pax Christi Chorale and Orchestra;Stephanie Martin, conductor. KoernerHall, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208. and up. 2:00: Pre-concert chat with Dr. JeremyDibble.●●3:00: Shrine of Our Lady of Grace,Marylake. Coro San Marco, soloists and thePaskke String Quartet. Albinoni: Magnificatin G. Marylake Shrine, 13760 Keele St., KingCity. 905-833-5368. ; (sr/st).●●3:00: Symphony on the Bay. Gloria! Wagner:Overture from Die Meistersinger;Beethoven: Symphony No.5 in c minor, Op.67;Poulenc: Gloria. Charles Demuynck, musicaldirector; Charlene Santoni, soprano. BurlingtonPerforming Arts Centre, 440 Locust St.,Burlington. 905-526-6690. .75;.75(sr),.75(youth/child).●●3:00: Syrinx Concerts Toronto. CelebratingWomen in Classical Music. Coulthard:Piano Sonata No.2; Wagner-Liszt: Pilgrim’sChorus; Isoldes Liebestod; Liszt: TranscendentalEtude; Chasse Neige; Chopin: AndanteSpianato; Grande Polonaise; Mussorgsky: Picturesat an Exhibition. Sofya Gulyak, piano.Heliconian Hall, 35 Hazelton Ave. 416-654-0877. ; $20(st).●●3:00: Toronto Children’s Chorus TrainingChoirs, Boys’ Choir, Main Choir and YouthChoir. Sounds of Splendour. Chilcott: A LittleJazz Mass; and works by Rutter, Coplandand MacGillivray. Elise Bradley, Carole Anderson,Judith Bean, Matthew Otto and MichelRoss, conductors. George Weston RecitalHall, 5040 Yonge St. 416-932-8666 x231..50-.50.●●3:00: Vesnivka Choir. Spring Celebrations.Folk songs celebrating rebirth, romance andlove. Guests: Toronto Ukrainian Male ChamberChoir; Natalya Matyusheva, soprano; JustinStolz, tenor. Humber Valley United Church,76 Anglesey Blvd., Etobicoke. 416-246-9880or 416-763-2197. ; $20(sr/st).●●4:00: ASLAN Boys Choir of Toronto. In aGalaxy Far, Far Away. Songs by Purcell, Handel,Eric Thiman, Ed Roberton, David Bowieand others. Nicholas Bell, flute; Pat Paulsen,drums; Thomas Bell, conductor; JialiangZhu, piano. Church of the Transfiguration,111 Manor Rd. E. 416-859-7464. ; (child).●●4:00: Church of St. Mary Magdalene.Joshua Colucci, violin, and SMM BaroqueEnsemble. 477 Manning Ave. 416-531-7955.Free.●●4:00: Peggy Baker Dance Projects. locusplot. World premiere. Dancers: Ric Brown;Sarah Fregeau; Kate Holden; Sean Ling; andSahara Morimoto; Fides Krucker, voice; JohnKameel Farah, piano/electronics. Betty OliphantTheatre, 404 Jarvis St. 1-800-838-3006. ; (sr/st/CADA). Pre-show chat:3:30. Runs Wed–Sun, April 24–May 3.●●5:30: No Strings Theatre. 10th AnniversaryFundraising Concert. Opera, music theatre,jazz and R&B; after-concert party. Denise Williams,soprano, Gary Beals, Lawerence Cotton,Susan Cuthbert, vocals; Nicole Brooks,composer; Quisha Wint and Shaina Sammone,singer-songwriters; William Shookhoff,piano; and others; Yuka Funk Band (after-concertparty). Artscape Wychwood Barns Mainspace,601 Christie St. 416-551-2093. ;(st/un(der)employed); free(under10);$20/(adv)(after-concert party only). Foodand wine.●●7:30: Bel Canto Singers. Spring Is In TheAir. Linda Meyer, conductor; JacquelineMokrzewski, piano. St. Dunstan of Canterbury,56 Lawson Rd., Scarborough. 416-286-8260. . Also 2:30.●●7:30: Gallery 345. Pairing Up. Works byRossini, Schubert, Fauré, Poulenc, Kies andothers. Lisa Raposa Millar and Gregory Millar,pianos. 345 Sorauren Ave. 416-822-9781.$20; (sr/st).●●7:30: Micah Barnes. “New York Stories” CDrelease concert. With Daniel Barnes, RussBoswell, Michael Shand; Guest: Jackie Richardson,vocals. Glenn Gould Studio, 250 FrontSt. W. 416-763-3783. -.●●8:30: Small World Music. Asian Music Series.Snowday, kLoX, and DJ Medicineman.Lula Lounge, 1585 Dundas St. W. 416-588-0307. .Monday May 4●●12:15: Music Mondays. Emily Kruspe,violin, and Jeanie Chung, piano. Beethoven:Romance No.2; Bartók: Rhapsody No.2;Elgar: Violin Sonata. Church of the HolyTrinity, 10 Trinity Sq. 416-598-4521 x223.PWYC(suggested ).Elmer Iseler SingersLydia Adams, ConductorwithParticipating secondaryschool choirs andconductorsGet Music!Monday May 4 , 7: 30 pmMetropolitan United Church●●7:30: Elmer Iseler Singers. GET MUSIC!Gala Concert. Canadian and internationalcomposers. Elmer Iseler Singers; secondaryschool choirs and their conductors. MetropolitanUnited Church, 56 Queen St. E. 416-217-0537. ; free (EIS subscribers).●●8:00: Arraymusic. Cathy Lewis Sings.Cathy Fern Lewis, vocals; Rodney Sharman,flute; Linda Catlin Smith, piano. Array Space,155 Walnut Ave. 416-532-3019. or PWYC.●●8:00: Gallery 345. Across the Atlantic: AFinnish Canadian Accordion Experiment.Matti Pulkki, Michael Bridge and BrankoDžinović, accordions; Sara Constant, flute;John Nicholson, saxophone. 345 SoraurenAve. 416-822-9781. $20; (st).●●8:00: Toronto Theatre Organ Society.Spring Concert. Nathan Avakian, organ. CasaLoma, 1 Austin Terrace. 416-449-6262. $20.Doors open 7:15.Tuesday May 5●●12:00 noon: Canadian Opera Company.Vocal Series: Restless Love. Lieder by Schubertand Schumann. Joshua Hopkins, baritone.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: Jenny Cheong, cello.Yorkminster Park Baptist Church, 1585 YongeSt. 416-241-1298. Free. Donations welcome.●●1:30: Serenata Singers. Hits of Hollywoodand Broadway. Guest: Justin Bacchus, tenor.P.C. Ho Theatre, Chinese Cultural Centreof Greater Toronto, 5183 Sheppard Ave. E.,Scarborough. 416-699-5798. ; $20(adv).Also May 6(eve).●●4:00: Cathedral Church of St. James.Organ Recitals. Andrew Ager, organ.65 Church St. 416-364-7865. Free; donationswelcomed.●●4:30: Beach United Church. The Best IsYet to Come. Dixieland jazz. Downtown JazzBand. 140 Wineva Ave. 416-691-8082. Freewilloffering.●●7:00: Marina Yakhontova. Forgotten andFamous Art Songs. Eastern European, classicAmerican and rediscovered art songs. MarinaYakhontova, mezzo; Brian Stevens, piano.Windermere United Church, 356 WindermereAve. 416-886-9392. . Proceeds to assistinjured and displaced persons in Ukraine.Donations welcome.●●8:00: Arraymusic. Array Session #31.Improvisations by the performers. AnneBourne, cello & voice; Cathy Fern Lewis, voice;Doug Van Nort, electronics; Rick Sacks, percussion.Array Space, 155 Walnut Ave. 416-532-3019. PWYC.Wednesday May 6●●12:30: Yorkminster Park Baptist Church.Sharon Beckstead, organ. 1585 Yonge St. 416-922-1167. Free.●●7:00: Alexander Showcase Theatre.Sweeney Todd. Al Green Theatre, 750 SpadinaAve. 416-324-1259. ; (st/sr). AlsoMay 1-3, 7-10.●●7:00: Civic Light-Opera Company. SouthPacific. See May 1; Also May 7,8,9,10(starttimes vary.)J.S. BACH:THE CIRCLEOF CREATIONMay 6-12World Premiere!tafelmusik.org●●7:00: Tafelmusik. J.S. Bach: The Circle ofCreation. Bach: Orchestral Suite No.1 in C,BWV 1066: Ouverture, Bourrée & Forlane;Suite No.3 for cello in C, BWV 1009: Sarabande;Cantata 202/1: Betrübte Schatten;Brandenburg Concerto No.3 in G, BWV 1048;and other works. Conceived, programmed& scripted by Alison Mackay; Jeanne Lamon:director; Richard Greenblatt, actor; MarshallPynkoski, stage director; Glenn Davidson,production designer; Raha Javanfar,projection designer. Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre,427 Bloor St. W. 416-964-6337. -. 6:00:Pre-concert public lecture by Alison Mackay.Also May 7,8,9,10 and 12(George Weston Hall);start times vary.●●7:30: Alexander Showcase Theatre.Sweeney Todd. See May 1; AlsoMay 2,3,6,7,8,9,10; start times vary.●●7:30: Canadian Opera Company. Bluebeard’sCastle/Erwartung. Bartók andSchoenberg. John Relyea, bass-baritone(Duke Bluebeard); Ekaterina Gubanova,mezzo (Judith); Krisztina Szabó, mezzo(Woman); COC Orchestra; JohannesDebus, conductor. Four Seasons Centrefor the Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W.thewholenote.com May 1 - June 7, 2015 | 37
