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(st). Also Mar 5 (See Section B. Beyond GTA, Chorus Niagara). ●●6:00: Teo Milea. My Piano Stories. Original piano works. Milea: Agony and Ecstasy; Sarabanda; Cathedral. Teo Milea, piano. Music Gallery, 197 John St. 647-877-2607. ; (st). ●●8:00: Somewhere There/Arraymusic. Somewhere There Presents ... Jeffrey Roberts. Jeffrey Roberts, quoin. Array Space, 155 Walnut Ave. 416-532-3019. Price not available. IN THIS ISSUE: Barrie, Belleville, Dundas, Guelph, Halton Hills, Hamilton, Kingston, Kitchener, Lindsay, London, Niagara onthe-Lake, Orillia, Peterborough, St. Catharines, Waterloo. Tuesday February 2 ●●12:00 noon: Department of Music, Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts. RBC Foundation - Music@Noon. Recital: Voice Students. Cairns Hall, FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, 250 St. Paul St., St. Catharines. 905-688-0722. Free. ●●8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music Society. CIA (Composers and Improvisers Association). Selections by student composers. WLU Faculty of Music: Trio (flute/bassoon/piano); The Fact Pack: voice/trumpet; bass; percussion; keyboards. KWCMS Music Room, 57 Young St. W., Waterloo. 519-886- 1673. ; (st). Wednesday February 3 ●●12:00 noon: Midday Music with Shigeru. A Concert of Hymns. Includes multi-media. Cheryl Graham, piano. Hi-Way Pentecostal Church, 50 Anne St. N., Barrie. 705-726-1181. ; free(st). ●●12:30: University of Waterloo Department of Music. Noon Hour Concerts: Music of the Future. Eric Ross, theremin; Mary Ross, video art. Conrad Grebel University College, 140 Westmount Rd. N., Waterloo. 519-885- 0220 x24226. Free. ●●8:00: Don Wright Faculty of Music. String Quartet. Elissa Lee, violin; Benjamin Bowman, violin; Sharon Wei, viola; Blair Lofgren, cello. Von Kuster Hall, Music Building, Western University, 1151 Richmond St. N., London. 519- 661-3767. Free. ●●8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music Society. Penderecki String Quartet. Beethoven: Op.18 No.2; Schubert: Impromptus, D899; Louis Vierne: Piano Quintet in c, Op.42. Penderecki String Quartet; Leopoldo Erice, piano. KWCMS Music Room, 57 Young St. W., Waterloo. 519-886-1673. ; (st). Thursday February 4 ●●12:00 noon: University of Guelph College of Arts. Thursday At Noon: Music from the Future. Ultimedia Concept Boulevard d’Reconstructie (Op.54). Eric and Mary Ross. Goldschmidt Room, 107 MacKinnon Bldg., 50 Stone Rd. E., Guelph. 519-824-4120 x52991. Free. ●●8:00: Don Wright Faculty of Music. Intention and Improvisation. Les Choristes; Chorale; Gary Diggins, soundwork artist. New St. James Presbyterian Church, 280 Oxford St. E., London. 519-434-1127. Free. A. Concerts in the GTA ●●8:30: Hugh’s Room. Enter the Haggis. 2261 Dundas St. W. 416-531-6604. /.50(adv). B. Concerts Beyond the GTA Monday March 7 ●●7:30: Associates of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Ensembles from the Toronto Symphony Youth Orchestra. Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre, 427 Bloor St. W. 416-282-6636. ; (sr/st). Friday February 5 ●●12:30: Don Wright Faculty of Music. Fridays @ 12:30. Canadian works by Omar Daniel, Allan Gordon Bell and more. Land’s End Ensemble. Von Kuster Hall, Music Building, Western University, 1151 Richmond St. N., London. 519-661-3767. Free. ●●8:00: Don Wright Faculty of Music. Exquisitely Lost. Bent Note Duo; Allison Balcetis, saxophone; Sandra Joy Friesen, piano. Von Kuster Hall, Music Building, Western University, 1151 Richmond St. N., London. 519-661- 3767. Free. ●●8:00: Don Wright Faculty of Music. Falstaff. Verdi. Opera based on William Shakespeare’s comedy The Merry Wives of Windsor. Paul Davenport Theatre, Talbot College, Western University, 1151 Richmond St. N., London. 519-661-3767. ; (sr/ st). Also Feb 6,7. ●●8:00: Folk Under the Clock. Blues, World Music Songwriter. Harry Manx. Market Hall Performing Arts Centre, 140 Charlotte St., Peterborough. 705-749-1146. .50. ●●8:00: Folk Under the Clock. Harry Manx. Market Hall Performing Arts Centre, 140 Charlotte St., Peterborough. 705-749- 1146. .50. Saturday February 6 ●●7:30: Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra. Gemma Conducts Shostakovich. Premiere appearance of HPO’s new music director. Shostakovich: Symphony No.1; Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No.3; Kelly-Marie Murphy: A Thousand Natural Shocks. Katherine Chi, piano; Gemma New, conductor. Hamilton Place, 10 MacNab St. S., Hamilton. 905-526- 7756. -67; -(sr); (under 35); (child). 6:30: pre-concert talk. ●●7:30: Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts. A Night in Vienna. Ballroom concert with professional dancers, food and Viennese music. Queen’s Orchestra; students, faculty and alumni from Queen’s Music. 390 King St. W., Kingston. 613-533-2424. (balcony); (floor seating w/ food); 0(table of 8). ●●7:30: Peterborough Symphony Orchestra. Erika’s Violin. Featuring a violin concerto written by Erika’s mother. Beethoven: Symphony No. 4; Elizabeth Raum: Violin Concerto. Erika Raum, violin; Michael Newnham, conductor. Showplace Performance Centre, 290 George St. N., Peterborough. 705-742-7469. .50-.50; (st). 6:40: Pre-concert talk. ●●8:00: Don Wright Faculty of Music. Falstaff. See Feb 5. Also Feb 7. Sunday February 7 ●●2:00: Don Wright Faculty of Music. Falstaff. See Feb 5. ●●2:30: Georgian Music. Penderecki String Quartet with Leopoldo Erice, piano. Vierne: Piano Quintet; and works by Beethoven and Schubert. Grace United Church (Barrie), 350 Grove St. E., Barrie. 705-726-1181. . ●●3:00: Don Wright Faculty of Music. Faculty Concert Series. Exploration of Beethoven’s sonatas. Leslie Kinton, piano. Von Kuster Hall, Music Building, Western University, 1151 Richmond St. N., London. 519-661-3767. Free. ●●3:00: Wellington Wind Symphony. Remembering. Works by Brahms, Ewazen, Woolfenden and Alford; Morawetz: In Memoriam for Martin Luther King, Jr. Ben Bolt-Martin, cello; Daniel Warren, conductor. Knox Presbyterian Church (Waterloo), 50 Erb St. W., Waterloo. 519-669-1327. ; (sr); free(st). Also Feb 21 (Kitchener). ●●4:00: Spiritus Ensemble. Bach Vespers before Lent. Bach: Cantata 18 “Gleichwie der Regen und Schnee;” Kuhnau: Cantata “Gott, sei mir gnädig.” St. John the Evangelist Anglican Church, 23 Water St. N., Kitchener. 519- 743-0228. Freewill donation. ●●6:00: Don Wright Faculty of Music. Faculty Concert Series. Annette-Barbara Vogel, violin; Durval Cesetti, piano. Von Kuster Hall, Music Building, Western University, 1151 Richmond St. N., London. 519-661-3767. Free. ●●7:30: Cuckoo’s Nest Folk Club. ODE. Chaucer’s Pub, 122 Carling St., London. 519-473- 2099. /(adv). ●●8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music Society. Toronto Serenade String Quartet. Alexander Taneyev: Piano Quintet; Shostakovich: Piano Quintet. Brett Kingsbury, piano. KWCMS Music Room, 57 Young St. W., Waterloo. 519-886-1673. ; (st). Monday February 8 ●●8:00: Don Wright Faculty of Music. Early Music Studio Concert. Von Kuster Hall, Music Building, Western University, 1151 Richmond St. N., London. 519-661-3767. Free. Tuesday February 9 ●●12:00 noon: Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts, Brock University. RBC Foundation: Music@Noon. Instrumental Students. Cairns Hall, FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, 250 St Paul St., St. Catharines. 905-688-5550. Free. ●●12:30: McMaster School of the Arts. Lunchtime Concert Series. Hamilton Schola Cantorum. Convocation Hall, UH213, McMaster University, 1280 Main St. W., Hamilton. 905-525-9140 x27671. Free. ●●12:30: School of the Arts. Hamilton Schola Cantorum. Classical and jazz based works and arrangements for woodwinds, saxophone and piano. Gregorian Chant features selections from the English (Sarum) repertoire. William Renwick, director. Convocation Hall, UH213, McMaster University, 1280 Main St. W., Hamilton. 905-525-9140 ext. 27038. ; (sr); (st). Wednesday February 10 ●●12:30: Don Wright Faculty of Music. Symphonic Band Concert: In Light and Darkness. Paul Davenport Theatre, Talbot College, Western University, 1151 Richmond St. N., London. 519-661-3767. Free. ●●12:30: University of Waterloo Department of Music. Noon Hour Concerts: Michael Wood Trio. Mike McClennan, bass; Ted Warren, drums; Michael Wood, vibes. Conrad Grebel University College, 140 Westmount Rd. N., Waterloo. 519-885-0220 x24226. Free. ●●2:30: Seniors Serenade. Chris Au, piano. Works by Bach and Schumann. Grace United Church (Barrie), 350 Grove St. E., Barrie. 705-726-1181. Free. 3:30: tea and goodies . ●●6:00: Don Wright Faculty of Music. Heart to Heart. St. Cecilia Singers and Western University Singers. Von Kuster Hall, Music Building, Western University, 1151 Richmond St. N., London. 519-661-3767. Free. Thursday February 11 ●●12:00 noon: University of Guelph College of Arts. Thursday At Noon: Jim Gelcer Group. Goldschmidt Room, 107 MacKinnon Bldg., 50 Stone Rd. E., Guelph. 519-824-4120 x52991. Free. ●●12:30: Don Wright Faculty of Music. Wind Ensemble Concert: Bits ‘n Bobs. Works by Elgar, McCabe, Carpenter and Woolfenden. Paul Davenport Theatre, Talbot College, Western University, 1151 Richmond St. N., London. 519-661-3767. Free. ●●7:30: Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts. 2 Pianos, 4 Hands. Greenblatt and Dykstra. Richard Todd Adams and Bryce Kulak, pianos. 390 King St. W., Kingston. 613- 533-2424. and up; and up(st); and up(faculty/staff). Friday February 12 ●●8:00: Don Wright Faculty of Music. Characters. Western University Jazz Ensemble. Paul Davenport Theatre, Talbot College, Western University, 1151 Richmond St. N., London. 519-661-3767. Free. ●●8:00: McMaster School of the Arts. Trio D’Argento. Classical and jazz based works and arrangements for woodwinds, saxophone and piano. Sibylle Marquardt, flute; Peter Stoll, clarinet; Anna Ronai, piano. Convocation Hall, UH213, McMaster University, 1280 Main St. W., Hamilton. 905-525-9140 x27038 or x27671. ; (sr); (st). Saturday February 13 ●●7:30: FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre. Corb Lund with American Aquarium. 250 St. Paul St., St. Catharines. 905-688- 0722. . ●●7:30: Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts. Global Salon Series: Sounds of the Forbidden City. China Court Trio, featuring court instruments Pipa, Xiao, Xun and GuZheng. 390 King St. W., Kingston. 613-533- 2424. ; (st); (faculty/staff). ●●8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music Society. Christian Vachon, violin and Frédéric Lacroix, piano. Fauré: Complete works for violin and piano. KWCMS Music Room, 57 Young St. W., Waterloo. 519-886-1673. ; (st). Sunday February 14 ●●2:00: Gallery Players of Niagara. From 40 | February 1, 2016 - March 7, 2016 thewholenote.com
The Heart. Schumann: Liederkreis, Op.39 (new transcription); Beethoven: String Quartet, Op.18 No.6 “Melancholy;” other works by Schubert. Brett Polegato, baritone; Joseph Phillips, bass; Timothy Phelan, guitar; Eybler Quartet: Aisslinn Nosky and Julia Wedman, violin; Patrick Jordan, viola; Margaret Gay, cello. Cairns Hall, FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, 250 St. Paul St., St. Catharines. 905-468-1525. -. Also Feb 12 (Toronto). ●●2:00: Kawartha Concerts. Earth, Seas and Air. Original works. Chris McKhool, violin/guitar/voice. Market Hall Performing Arts Centre, 140 Charlotte St., Peterborough. 705-878-5625. ; (youth/child). Also Feb 15(Lindsay). Monday February 15 ●●2:00: Kawartha Concerts. Earth, Seas and Air. Original works. Chris McKhool, violin/guitar/voice. Glenn Crombie Theatre, Fleming College, 200 Albert St. S., Lindsay. 705-878-5625. ; (youth/child). Also Feb 14(Peterborough). Wednesday February 17 ●●12:00 noon: Music at St. Andrew’s. Sarah Svendsen, organ. St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church (Barrie), 47 Owen St., Barrie. 705- 726-1181. ; free(st). Thursday February 18 ●●8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music Society. Pavel Steidl, guitar. Bach: Chaconne; Roux: Les grands Jardins; Domeniconi: Steidleriana; Castelnuovo Tedesco: Sonata Homaggia a Boccherini; Steidl: Three Humoresques. KWCMS Music Room, 57 Young St. W., Waterloo. 519-886-1673. ; (st). Friday February 19 ●●7:30: Bravo Niagara! Festival of the Arts. Intimately Classical. Works by Bach, De Falla, Granados, The Beatles and others. Miloš Karadaglić, guitar. Historic Niagara District Court House, 26 Queen St., Niagara onthe-Lake. 289-868-9177. ; 5(VIP). VIP ticket includes premium seating, post-concert Meet and Greet and CD signing plus reception. ●●7:30: Kingston Community Strings. In Concert. Featuring electroacoustic music. Adam Tindale, electronics. St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church (Kingston), 130 Clergy St. E., Kingston. 613-546-6316. Donations at door. Saturday February 20 ●●7:30: Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts, Brock University. Viva Voce! Choral Series: Animalia: The Lighter Side of the Animal Kingdom. Avanti Chamber Singers; Harris Loewen, conductor. Covenant Christian Reformed Church, 278 Parnell Ave., St. Catharines. 905-688- 5550. /(adv); (sr/st)/(adv); (eyeGo). ●●8:00: Jeffery Concerts. Yegor Dyachkov and Jean Saulnier, Cello and Piano Duo. Works by Brahms, Schumann, and Janáček. Wolf Performance Hall, 251 Dundas St., London. 519-672-8800. ; (sr); (st). Sunday February 21 ●●3:00: Guelph Youth Singers. Concert Three: Honour Song. Canadian Aboriginal music. Guests: Wiiji Numgumook Kwe Drum Circle. Frank Hasenfratz Centre of Excellency, Tech Hall, 700 Woodlawn Rd. W., Guelph. 519- 763-3000. ; (sr/st); (eyeGO). ●●3:00: Wellington Wind Symphony. Remembering. Works by Brahms, Ewazen, Woolfenden and Alford; Morawetz: In Memoriam for Martin Luther King, Jr. Ben Bolt-Martin, cello; Daniel Warren, conductor. Grandview Baptist Church, 250 Old Chicopee Dr., Kitchener. 519-669-1327. ; (sr); free(st). Also Feb 7 (Waterloo). ●●4:30: St. Thomas' Anglican Church (Belleville). Classical Guitar Recital. David Ratelle, classical guitar. 201 Church St., Belleville. 613-962-3636. Freewill offering. Reception following. ●●8:00: NUMUS Concerts. Jason White, piano. Rzewski: De Profundis; R.E. Smith: World of Plenty (Canadian premiere); new work by Colin Labadie (world premiere); and other works. Jazz Room, Huether Hotel, 59 King St N., Waterloo. 519-896-3662. ; (sr/arts worker); (st). Tuesday February 23 ●●12:00 noon: Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts, Brock University. RBC Foundation: Music@Noon. Faculty Recital: Erika Reiman, piano. Cairns Hall, FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, 250 St Paul St., St. Catharines. 905-688-5550. Free. ●●12:30: McMaster School of the Arts. Lunchtime Concert Series. Mathew Coley, marimba, percussion, dulcimer. Convocation Hall, UH213, McMaster University, 1280 Main St. W., Hamilton. 905-525-9140 x27671. Free. ●●12:30: School of the Arts. Matthew Coley. Works for marimba, cimbalom, hammer dulcimer and glass. Convocation Hall, UH213, McMaster University, 1280 Main St. W., Hamilton. 905-525-9140 ext. 27038. ; (sr); (st). Wednesday February 24 ●●12:30: University of Waterloo Department of Music. Noon Hour Concerts: Timepoints - Toronto Percussion Ensemble. John Brownell, David Campion, Mark Duggan and Beverley Johnson. Conrad Grebel University College, 140 Westmount Rd. N., Waterloo. 519-885-0220 x24226. Free. ●●7:30: FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre. Bruce Cockburn. 250 St. Paul St., St. Catharines. 905-688-0722. . ●●8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music Society. Joseph Ferretti and Elaine Lau, piano. Schubert: Fantasie in f; Silvestrov: Three Bagatelles, Op.1; Chopin: Ballade No.4 in f, Op.52; Doolittle: Sorex; Lachance: Ondulations; Ravel, Ma mère l’Oye; Ravel (arr. L. Garban): La Valse. KWCMS Music Room, 57 Young St. W., Waterloo. 519-886- 1673. ; (st). Thursday February 25 ●●12:00 noon: University of Guelph College of Arts. Thursday At Noon: Jasmin Lacasser Roy. Works for classical guitar from the 1920s. Goldschmidt Room, 107 MacKinnon Bldg., 50 Stone Rd. E., Guelph. 519-824-4120 x52991. Free. Friday February 26 ●●12:30: Don Wright Faculty of Music. Fridays @ 12:30 Concert Series: Brahms Sonatas. Thomas Wiebe; Peter Longworth, piano. Von Kuster Hall, Music Building, Western University, 1151 Richmond St. N., London. 519-661-3767. Free. ●●3:00: Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts, Brock University. Music Ed Plus: Jazz Ensemble. FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, 250 St. Paul St., St. Catharines. 905-688-5550. Free. In lobby. ●●7:30: Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts, Brock University. ENCORE! Professional Concert Series: Stretch Orchestra. Contemporary jazz trio. Kevin Breit, mando-cello, mandola and mandolin; Matt Brubeck, cello; Jesse Stewart, percussion. Cairns Hall, FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, 250 St. Paul St., St. Catharines. 905-688-0722. ; (sr/st); (eyeGO). ●●8:00: Don Wright Faculty of Music. Clarinet Day Opening Recital. James Campbell; Stephan Sylvestre. Von Kuster Hall, Music Building, Western University, 1151 Richmond St. N., London. 519-661-3767. . Saturday February 27 ●●2:00: Peterborough Singers. The Beatles. Rob Phillips, piano; Barry Haggarty, guitar; Andrew Affleck, bass guitar; Curtis Cronkwright, drums; Steve McCracken, saxophone; Sydney Birrell, conductor. Calvary Pentecostal Church, 1421 Lansdowne St. W., Peterborough. 705-745-1820. ; (under 30); (st). ●●7:30: Melos Choir and Period Instruments. Tavern Night Fundraiser: Rites, Revels and Romance. Music of the 12th to 18th centuries. Bawdy songs, period music, refreshments and silent auction. St. George’s Cathedral Great Hall, 129 Wellington St., Kingston. 613- 767-7245. . Sunday February 28 ●●2:00: Quinte Symphony Orchestra. European Holiday. Arutiunian: Trumpet Concerto; Tchaikovsky: Capriccio Italien; Dvořák: Slavonic Dance No.10; other works. Dan Tremblay, trumpet and conductor. Bridge Street United Church, 60 Bridge St. E., Belleville. 613-962- 7430. ; (sr); (st); free(child). ●●2:30: Georgetown Bach Chorale. Chiaroscuro. Works by Schubert, Schumann, Brahms, Reger, Rachmaninoff and Tavener. Helson Gallery, Halton Hills Library and Cultural Centre, 9 Church St., Halton Hills. 905- 877-7915. ; (st). ●●2:30: Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts. Piano Series: Stewart Goodyear. Works by Rachmaninoff, Ravel and Prokofiev. 390 King St. W., Kingston. 613-533- 2424. and up; .50 and up(st); and up(faculty/staff). ●●3:00: Don Wright Faculty of Music. An Hour with Robert Schumann. Gwen Beamish. Von Kuster Hall, Music Building, Western University, 1151 Richmond St. N., London. 519- 661-3767. Free. ●●3:00: Don Wright Faculty of Music. Studies in Motion 2016: Dance Showcase. Students in the Dance Minor program at Western University. Paul Davenport Theatre, Talbot College, Western University, 1151 Richmond St. N., London. 519-661-3767. . ●●7:30: Cuckoo’s Nest Folk Club. Fraser and Girard. Allan Fraser and Marianne Girard. Chaucer’s Pub, 122 Carling St., London. 519- 473-2099. /(adv). ●●7:30: FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre. David Francey. 250 St. Paul St., St. Catharines. 905-688-0722. . Monday February 29 ●●8:00: Don Wright Faculty of Music. Trio Arkel. Gubaidulina: String Trio; Kodaly: Serenade; Beethoven: “Storm” viola quintet. Guests: Sharon Wei and Scott St. John. Paul Davenport Theatre, Talbot College, Western University, 1151 Richmond St. N., London. 519- 661-3767. Free. Wednesday March 2 ●●12:00 noon: Midday Music with Shigeru. Jazz Pianist Lance Anderson. Works by Gershwin, Peterson. Hi-Way Pentecostal Church, 50 Anne St. N., Barrie. 705-726-1181. ; free(st). ●●12:30: University of Waterloo Department of Music. Noon Hour Concert: Afternoon’s Night Music. Andrew Chung, violin; Ben Bolt-Martin, cello; Catherine Robertson, piano. Conrad Grebel University College, 140 Westmount Rd. N., Waterloo. 519-885- 0220 x24226. Free. ●●7:00: Kaleid Choral Festival. A Kaleidoscope of Voices with Rajaton. Finnish a cappella group Rajaton with more than 300 high school students from the Kitchener/Waterloo Region. St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, 49 Queen St. N., Kitchener. 519-584-5757. . Also Mar 3. See ad page 25. thewholenote.com February 1, 2016 - March 7, 2016 | 41
