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● ● 7:30: Opera York. Don Pasquale. See Mar 3. ● ● 7:30: Tallis Choir. Palestrina, Prince of Music. A recreation of the Papal Office of Compline as it may have been celebrated by Pope Clement VIII in the Sistine Chapel on September 7, 1593, sung by candlelight. Palestrina: Missa Papae Marcelli; O Magnum Mysterium; Salve Regina. Peter Mahon, conductor. St. Patrick’s Catholic Church (Toronto), 131 McCaul St. 416-286-9798. ; (sr); (st). ● ● 7:30: Toronto City Opera. L’Elisir d’Amore. See Mar 3. ● ● 7:30: York Chamber Ensemble. Bring Home Beethoven. Beethoven: Violin Concerto; Symphony No.7. Michael Adamson, violin. Trinity Anglican Church (Aurora), 79 Victoria St., Aurora. 905-727-6101. ; (sr/st). ● ● 8:00: Acoustic Harvest. Anne Walker: Down the Horseshoe Valley Road CD Release. Multi-media, with images and vintage photos. Anne Walker, vocals/guitar; Paul Mills, guitars; Shane Cook, fiddle; and others. St. Nicholas Anglican Church, 1512 Kingston Rd. 416-264-2235. /(adv). Wheelchair accessible; free parking. ● ● 8:00: Alliance Française de Toronto. Through the song: From Félix Leclerc to Francis Cabrel. Welcome Soleil (Guy Smagghe, vocals; Bernard Dionne, bass; Philippe Lafaury, guitar/mandolin; Paddy Morgan, percussion). 24 Spadina Rd. 416-922-2014. ; (sr/st/members). ● ● 8:00: Jazz Performance and Education Centre. Jazz ‘n’ Pizazz: Jane Fair Rosemary Galloway Quintet. Jane Fair, saxophone; Rosemary Galloway, bass; Nancy Walker, piano; Lina Allemano, trumpet; Nick Fraser, drums. Toronto Centre for the Arts, 5040 Yonge St., North York. 416-461-7744. ; (st). ● ● 8:00: Roy Thomson Hall/Massey Hall. Matt Andersen. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-872-4255. .50-.50. ● ● 8:00: Royal Conservatory. TD Jazz: Brian Blade and The Fellowship Band. Koerner Hall, Telus Centre, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208. -. ● ● 8:00: Scaramella. Délices de la solitude. Mélisande Corriveau, pardessus; Joëlle Morton, basse de viole; Eric Milnes, clavecin. Victoria College Chapel, 91 Charles St. W. 416- 760-8610. ; (sr); (st). ● ● 8:00: Sinfonia Toronto. The Four Seasons: Vivaldi and Shostakovich. Vivaldi: Four Seasons; Shostakovich: Chamber Symphony Op.110a. Mary-Elizabeth Brown, violin; Xiaohan Guo, violin; Alex Toskov, violin; Tanya Charles, violin. Toronto Centre for the Arts, 5040 Yonge St., North York. 416-499-0403. ; (sr); (arts/non-profit worker). ● ● 8:00: Somewhere There/Arraymusic. Triple CD Release Party. Array Space, 155 Walnut Ave. 416-532-3019. or PWYC. ● ● 8:00: St. Barnabas Anglican Church. Old Wood - New Seeds. CD launch and concert. Appalachian Colours; Fallstaffe’s Lament and Charade; Ancient Waters. William Beauvais, guitar; Guest: Joseph Apong, guitar. 361 Danforth Ave. 416-653-2205. (includes CD); ; (sr/st). ● ● 8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Fragile Absolute. Kurtág: The Answered Unanswered Question; Dean: Viola Concerto; Pateras: Fragile Absolute; Lau: Concerto A. Concerts in the GTA Grosso for Orchestra, String Quartet, and Turntables (world premiere/TSO Commission). Afiara Quartet, string quartet; Skratch Bastid, turntables and effects; Peter Oundjian, conductor and host; Brett Dean, conductor and viola. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-598-3375. .75-8. ● ● 8:30: Hugh’s Room. Songs Are Like Tattoos: Tribute to Joni Mitchell. Ryan Granville- Martin, Chris Gartner, Joel Schwartz, Joan Besen and Ernie Tollar; Mia Sheard, host. Guests: Ben Gunning, Brenna MacCrimmon, Jocelyn Barth, Steven Foster and Felicity Williams. 2261 Dundas St. W. 416-531-6604. .50/(adv). Sunday March 6 ● ● 1:00: Spadina Museum. From the Home Front to the Western Front. Patriotic ditties, marching songs and instrumental selections from the First World War. Ian Bell, piano/ concertina/banjo/button accordion/guitar. 285 Spadina Rd. 416-392-6910. ; (sr/ youth); (child). Light refreshments. Preregistration required. ● ● 2:00: North Toronto Players. Chelsea Moor Castle. See Mar 4 (8:00); Also Mar 11 (8:00); 12 (2:00 and 8:00); 13 (2:00). ● ● 2:00: Pickering Community Band. Here Comes Spring. Barry Sears, vocalist. Forest Brook Community Church, 60 Kearney Dr., Ajax. 905-427-5443. ; (sr/under 18). Songmasters: Le travail du peintre SUNDAY, MARCH 6, 2PM MAZZOLENI CONCERT HALL TICKETS 0N SALE NOW: 416.408.0208 WWW.PERFORMANCE.RCMUSIC.CA ● ● 2:00: Royal Conservatory. Mazzoleni Masters: Le travail du peintre. Works by Poulenc, Debussy, Fauré, Wolf, and others. Mireille Asselin, soprano; Brett Polegato, baritone; Peter Tiefenbach and Rachel Andrist, piano. Mazzoleni Concert Hall, Royal Conservatory, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208. . ● ● 2:00: Thin Edge New Music Collective/ Arrraymusic. Pop-Up Afternoon Concert. Works by Bartók, Stravinsky, Feldman and Bunch. Array Space, 155 Walnut Ave. 416-970- 4162. . ● ● 2:00: Toronto City Opera. Die Fledermaus. See Mar 4. ● ● 2:00: Visual and Performing Arts Newmarket (VPAN). Campbell/Afiara. Works from Mozart to Brazilian choros new urban music. James Campbell, clarinet; Graham Campbell, guitar; Afiara String Quartet. Newmarket Theatre, 505 Pickering Cres., Newmarket. 905-953-5122. ; (sr); (st). ● ● 3:00: Kingston Road Village Concert Series. Toronto Violin Summit. Celtic fiddling, Norwegian Hardanger and jazz. Rebekah Wolkstein, Chris McKhool, Anne Lederman and Drew Jurecka. Kingston Road United Church, 975 Kingston Rd. 416-699-6091. ; (st); free(under 13). ● ● 3:00: Orchestra Toronto. Shamrocks at the Symphony. Celebration of Irish music. Grainger: Country Derry (Londonderry Air); Molly on the Shore; Hardiman (arr. Moore): Music from Lord of the Dance; Whelan: Riverdance Suite. Guest conductor, William Rowson; guest performers, Irish Folk Dancers. George Weston Recital Hall, 5040 Yonge St. 1-855-985-2787. ; (sr); (child/OTopus 14-29). 2:15: pre-concert chat. ● ● 3:00: St. Paul’s Bloor Street. Organ Recital. Works by Bach. Matthew Whitfield, organ. 227 Bloor St. E. 416-859-7464. Free. Retiring collection. Pianists: 4 hands Lisa Tahara Narmina Afandiyeva Sunday March 6, 3pm Heliconian Hall SyrinxConcerts.ca ● ● 3:00: Syrinx Concerts Toronto. 4 Hands for Fun. Chopin: Scherzo No.3 in c-sharp; Scriabin: Fantasy Op.28; works by Dvořák, Brahms, Tchaikovsky, Piazzolla and Menzefricke. Narmina Efendiyeva and Lisa Tahara, piano. Heliconian Hall, 35 Hazelton Ave. 416-654-0877. ; (st). Post-concert reception. ● ● 3:30: Junction Trio. Evensong with Schola Magdalena. Works by Orlando di Lasso, Hildegard of Bingen and Stephanie Martin. Guests: Schola Magdalena; Junction Trio: Jamie Thompson, flute; Ivana Popovic, violin; Raphael Weinroth-Browne, cello. St. Anne’s Anglican Church, 270 Gladstone Ave. 416- 536-3160. PWYC. Refreshments. ● ● 4:00: Cathedral Church of St. James. Twilight Organ Series. Ian Sadler, organ. 65 Church St. 416-364-7865. Free. ● ● 4:00: Church of St. Mary Magdalene. Organ music by César Franck. Andrew Adair, organ. Church of St. Mary Magdalene (Toronto), 477 Manning Ave. 416-531-7955. Free. ● ● 4:00: St. Philip’s Anglican Church. Jazz Vespers: Barbra Lica Quartet. Barbra Lica, vocals; Joel Visentin, piano; Marc Rogers, bass; Tom Fleming, guitar. 25 St. Phillips Rd., Etobicoke. 416-247-5181. Freewill offering. ● ● 4:00: Vivace Vox. Choral Concert: Highlights from Les Misérables. Linda Eyman, music director. Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre, 427 Bloor St. W. 416-455-9238. ; (sr/ st). ● ● 4:30: Christ Church Deer Park. Jazz Vespers. Russ Little Quintet. 1570 Yonge St. 416- 920-5211. Free. Donations welcome. ● ● 4:30: Orpheus Choir of Toronto. Sound of Eternity. Bach: Mass in b; Bastian Clevé: Sound of Eternity (film: Canadian premiere). Jennifer Krabbe, soprano; Anita Krause, mezzo; Charles Sy, tenor; Geoffrey Sirett, baritone; Chorus Niagara; Orpheus Choir; Talisker Players. Metropolitan United Church (Toronto), 56 Queen St. E. 416-530-4428. ; (sr); (st). Also Mar 5 (St. Catharines). ● ● 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). ● ● 7:00: Lula Music and Arts Centre. Shine! A concert to support the Shine Music Bursary for youth. Julian Taylor, Simone Denny and others. Lula Lounge, 1585 Dundas St. W. 416- 588-0307. . ● ● 7:00: Steven Taetz. Stevie Swings Softly: A Tribute to Rosemary Clooney. Steven Taetz, vocals; Ewen Farncombe, piano; Scott Neary, guitar; Irene Harrett, bass; Andrew Miller, drums. Jazz Bistro, 251 Victoria St. 416-363- 5299. . ● ● 8:00: Somewhere There/Arraymusic. Jeffrey Roberts, Quoin. Array Space, 155 Walnut Ave. 416-532-3019. Price not available. ● ● 8:30: Hugh’s Room. Enter the Haggis. 2261 Dundas St. W. 416-531-6604. /.50(adv). Monday March 7 Ensembles from THE TORONTO SYMPHONY YOUTH ORCHESTRA March 7 www.associates-tso.org ● ● 7:30: Associates of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Ensembles from the Toronto Symphony Youth Orchestra. Schubert: Octet in F D803; Mendelssohn: String Quartet No.2 Op.13; Dvořák: String Quartet No.12 in F Op.96 “American”; Copland: Fanfare for the Common Man; Kopetzki: Le Chant du Serpent; Weait: Rainy River. Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre, 427 Bloor St. W. 416-282-6636. ; (sr/st). ● ● 8:00: Blythwood Winds. The New World (in four acts). Examining four different 32 | March 1, 2016 - April 7, 2016 thewholenote.com
musical voices born from the common legacy of European colonization. D’Rivera: Aires Tropicalis; Carter: Wind Quintet; Running: Aria and Quodlibet; Estacio: Sinfonietta. Tim Crouch, flute; Elizabeth Eccleston, oboe; Anthony Thompson, clarinet; Michael Macaulay, bassoon; Curtis Vander Hyden, horn. Tranzac Club, 292 Brunswick Ave. 647-567- 7906. /(adv); (sr/st). Tuesday March 8 ● ● 12:00 noon: Canadian Opera Company. World Music Series: Music of Ireland. The Danforth Four. Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre, Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W. 416-363-8231. Free. Late seating is not available. ● ● 12:10: Nine Sparrows Arts Foundation/ Yorkminster Park Baptist Church. Lunchtime Chamber Music. Rising Stars Recital. Featuring students from the Glenn Gould School. Yorkminster Park Baptist Church, 1585 Yonge St. 416-241-1298. Free. Donations welcome. ● ● 1:00: Cathedral Church of St. James. Midday Organ Series. Matthew Whitfield, organ. 65 Church St. 416-364-7865. Free. ● ● 7:30: The Social Mystics. CD Release Concert: Coming out of Darkness. Tranzac Club, 292 Brunswick Ave. 416-923-8137. PWYC; (suggested). CDs . CD sales support Creative Works Studio. ● ● 8:00: Soundstreams. The Music of James MacMillan. MacMillan: Seven Last Words from the Cross; The Gallant Weaver; Schafer: In Memoriam Alberto Guerrero; Three Hymns (from The Fall into Light); Rolfe: When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom’d; Nystedt: Immortal Bach. Choir 21; Virtuoso String Orchestra. Guest: Sir James MacMillan, conductor. Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre, 427 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208. -.50. 7:00: pre-concert chat. ● ● 8:30: Lula Music and Arts Centre. Isn’t Life Grand. CD Release. Mike Herriott; Off The Road Band. Lula Lounge, 1585 Dundas St. W. 416-588-0307. . Wednesday March 9 ● ● 12:30: Yorkminster Park Baptist Church. Noonday Organ Recitals. Thomas Fitches, organ. 1585 Yonge St. 416-922-1167. Free. ● ● 7:30: York University Department of Music. York University Chamber Choir. Robert Cooper, interim conductor; Ted Moroney, accompanist. Tribute Communities Recital Hall, Accolade East Building, YU, 4700 Keele St. 416-736-5888. ; (sr/st). ● ● 8:00: The Oratory, Holy Family Church. Oratorium Saeculare. Byrd: Lamentations of Jeremiah; Tallis: Lamentations of Jeremiah, Parts I and 2; Lenten Meditation by a Father of the Oratory; Sung Compline (Da Victoria (attrib.): Nunc Dimittis a 5; Morales: Ave Regina a 5). Simon Honeyman and Jessica Wright, altos; Jamie Tuttle and Michael Pius Taylor, tenors; and others; Philip Fournier, conductor. Oratory, Holy Family Church, 1372 King St. W. 416-532-2879. Free: donations welcomed. Free parking. ● ● 8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Two Memorials: Anton Webern and John Lennon. Ledger: Two Memorials (for Anton Webern and John Lennon); Frehner/Mettler: New Work for Film and Orchestra; Dean: Dramatis personae for Trumpet and Orchestra. Håkan Hardenberger, trumpet; Peter Oundjian, conductor and host; Brett Dean, conductor. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-598-3375. .75-8. ● ● 9:00 and 10:15: Mezzetta Restaurant. Wednesday Concert Series. Ted Quinlan, guitar; Mike Downes, bass. 681 St. Clair Ave. W. 416-658-5687. cover. Reservations recommended. Thursday March 10 ● ● 12:00 noon: Canadian Opera Company. Chamber Music Series: Brass Brilliance. Brass chamber works from the past 100 years. National Ballet Brass Quintet. Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre, Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W. 416-363- 8231. Free. Late seating is not available. ● ● 12:10: University of Toronto Faculty of Music. Thursdays at Noon: Oregano Percussion. Works by Colton, Satie, Antonio Lauro, Miles Wright, Ben Whalund and Dan Moore. Michelle Colton and Alejandro Cespedes, percussion; Emily Chiang, piano. Walter Hall, Edward Johnson Building, University of Toronto, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-408-0208. Free. ● ● 12:15: Metropolitan United Church. Noon at Met. Michael Fitzgerald, baritone. Metropolitan United Church (Toronto), 56 Queen St. E. 416-363-0331 x26. Free. ● ● 12:30: York University Department of Music. World at Midday: Alanna and Colleen Jenish Ensemble. Martin Family Lounge, Accolade East Building, YU, 4700 Keele St. 647-459-0701. Free. ● ● 7:30: Canadian Music Centre. Truth North Stories. Works by Anhalt and Morawetz. Adam Sherkin, piano. 20 St. Joseph St. 416-961-6601 x202. ; (CMC members/arts workers). ● ● 7:30: University of Toronto Faculty of Music. Opera Series: Paul Bunyan. By Benjamin Britten. University of Toronto Opera; Mac- Millan Singers (Hilary Apfelstadt, director); Michael Patrick Albano, director; Fred Peruzza and Lisa Magill, design; Sandra Horst, conductor. MacMillan Theatre, Edward Johnson Building, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-408-0208. ; (sr); (st). Also Mar 11, 12, 13(mat). ● ● 7:30: York University Department of Music. Faculty Concert Series: Michael Coghlan and Friends. Michael Coghlan, piano; Leslie Fagan, soprano; Elgin String Quartet; Red Zone Percolators. Tribute Communities Recital Hall, Accolade East Building, YU, 4700 Keele St. 416-736-5888. ; (sr/st). ● ● 8:00: Music Toronto. collectif9. Works by Brahms, Shostakovich, Bartók, Schnittke, Hindemith and others. Jane Mallett Theatre, St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts, 27 Front St. E. 416-366-7723. $21.50; (st). ●●8:00: Music Gallery/Amanda Tosoff. Words CD Release. Amanda Tosoff, piano; Felicity Williams, vocals; Alex Goodman, guitar; Jon Maharaj, bass; Morgan Childs, drums; and others. Music Gallery, 197 John St. 416-204-1080. ; (adv); (st/members). Also Mar 11(Waterloo). ● ● 8:00: Tapestry Opera/Scottish Opera/ Music Theatre Wales. The Devil Inside. Based on Stevenson: The Bottle Imp. Rachel Kelly, Ben McAteer, Steven Page; Nicholas Sharatt; Players of the Scottish Opera Orchestra; Louise Welsh, libretto; Stuart MacRae, composer; Matthew Richardson, director. Harbourfront Centre Theatre, 235 Queens Quay W. 416-973- 4000 x1. -5. Also Mar 12, 13(mat). ● ● 8:00: Terra Cotta Financial Group. An Evening with David Garrett & Band. Jackson: Smooth Criminal; Coldplay: Viva La Vida; and other works. David Garrett, violin; and others; Orchestra accompaniment. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-872-4255. -0. ● ● 8:30: Hugh’s Room. Steve Hill and Paul Reddick. 2261 Dundas St. W. 416-531-6604. /(adv). Friday March 11 ● ● 12:10: Music at St. Andrew’s. Noontime Recital: Jordan Klapman, jazz piano. St. Andrew’s Church, 73 Simcoe St. 416-593- 5600 x231. Free. ● ● 1:10: Gordon Murray Presents. Piano Potpourri. Classics, opera, operetta, musicals, ragtime, pop, international and other genres. Gordon Murray, piano. Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre, 427 Bloor St. W. 416-631-4300. PWYC. Concert in chapel; lunch and snack friendly. ● ● 7:30: University of Toronto Faculty of Music. Opera Series: Paul Bunyan. See Mar 10; Also Mar 12, 13(mat). ● ● 8:00: Barry Livingston Group. CD Release: Jazz at Oscar’s. Barry Livingston, piano; Suba Sankaran, vocals; Colleen Allen, sax; George Koller, bass; Paul Fitterer, drums. Hart House, Arbor Room, 7 Hart House Circle. 416-978- 2452. Free. ● ● 8:00: Aurora Cultural Centre. Great Artist Music Series: Soyeon Kate Lee, Piano. 22 Church St., Aurora. 905-713-1818. ; (sr/st). Great Artist Music Series presents Soyeon Kate Lee, piano Friday, March 11, 8 pm auroraculturalcentre.ca 905 713-1818 ●●8:00: Montreal Chamber Music Society. Maxim Vengerov In Recital. Works by Brahms, Ysayë, Franck and Paganini. Maxim Vengerov, violin; Patrice Laré, piano. 60 Simcoe St. 416-872-4255. -0. Maxim Vengerov in recital Roy Thomson Hall March 11 th 2016 at 8 p.m. www.smcm.ca ●●8:00: North Toronto Players. Chelsea Moor Castle. See Mar 4 (8:00). Also Mar 12 (2:00 and 8:00); 13 (2:00). ● ● 8:00: Raging Asian Women Taiko Drummers. Crooked Lines: Stories in Between. Japanese Taiko drumming with video vignettes. Miyake; Yatai Bayashi; Isamigoma; Sempu (Ontario premiere). Guests: Teiya Kasahara, voice; Heidi Chan, flute and percussion. Betty Oliphant Theatre, 404 Jarvis St. 416-671-7256. ; (st/income challenged). Also Mar 12, 13(mat). ● ● 8:00: Toronto Consort. Beowulf. Epic tale of the European bardic tradition, the battle between the hero Beowulf and the monster Grendel. Benjamin Bagby, voice and Anglo- Saxon harp. Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre, Jeanne Lamon Hall, 427 Bloor St. W. 416-964-6337. -; -(sr); (st/30 and under). 7:00: pre-concert talk. Also Mar 12. ● ● 10:00: BRASH Festival. Lemon Bucket Orkestra and More! Opera House, 735 Queen St. E. 416-466-0313. /(adv). Also Mar 12. thewholenote.com March 1, 2016 - April 7, 2016 | 33
