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Volume 21 Issue 6 - March 2016

  • Text
  • Toronto
  • Jazz
  • April
  • Arts
  • Theatre
  • Orchestra
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From 30 camp profiles to spark thoughts of being your summer musical best, to testing LUDWIG as you while away the rest of so-called winter; from Scottish Opera and the Danish Midtvest, to a first Toronto recital appearance by violin superstar Maxim Vengerov; from musings on New Creations and new creation, to the boy who made a habit of crying Beowulf; it's a month of merry meetings and rousing recordings reviewed, all here to discover in The WholeNote.

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● ● 3:00: Royal Conservatory. Orlando Consort: Le passion de Jeanne d’Arc. Koerner Hall, Telus Centre, 273 Bloor St. W. A. Concerts in the GTA 416-408-0208. -. With a film screening of La passion de Jeanne d’Arc (1928). Ensemble Made In Canada Angela Park, piano Sharon Wei, viola Elissa Lee, violin Rachel Mercer, cello Sunday April 3, 3pm SyrinxConcerts.ca ● ● 3:00: Syrinx. Ensemble Made in Canada. Works by Beethoven, Schumann, and Omar Daniel. Angela Park, piano; Sharon Wei, viola; Elissa Lee, violin; Rachel Mercer, cello. Heliconian Hall, 35 Hazelton Ave. 416-922-3618. ; (st). Post-concert reception. viva electronica Sun. Apr. 3 | Oliphant Theatre www.NewMusicConcerts.com ZEPHYR PIANO TRIO MENDLESSOHN SMETANA 03 APRIL 16 | Humbercrest United Church ● ● 3:00: Zephyr Piano Trio. In Concert. Works by Mendelssohn, Smetana and Piazzolla. Ilona Beres, Terry Holowach and Edward Hayes. Humbercrest United Church, 16 Baby Point Rd. 416-694-8923. ; (sr/st); free(under 12). ●●3:00: York University Department of Music. York U Wind Symphony. William Thomas, conductor. Tribute Communities Recital Hall, Accolade East Building, YU, 4700 Keele St. 416-736-5888. ; (sr/st). ● ● 3:30: Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra. Bach Goldberg Variations. See Mar 31; Also Apr 5(George Weston Recital Hall). ● ● 4:00: Amadeus Choir of Greater Toronto. Carmina Burana. Orff: Carmina Burana; Dello Joio: Psalm of David. Leslie Fagan, soprano; Christopher Mayell, tenor; Peter MacGillivray, baritone; Amadeus Choir; Buffalo Master Chorale; Bach Children’s Choir; Shawn Grenke, piano. Toronto Centre for the Arts, 5040 Yonge St., North York. 416-446-0188. ; (sr); (under 30); (st). ● ● 4:00: Church of St. Mary Magdalene. Organ Fireworks. Andrew Adair, organ. Church of St. Mary Magdalene (Toronto), 477 Manning Ave. 416-531-7955. Free. ● ● 4:00: Hart House Chorus. Spring Concert. Haydn: Missa in tempore belli (Mass in Time of War); Gjeilo: Dark Night of the Soul. Daivd Eliakis, accompanist; Daniel Norman, conductor. Hart House, Great Hall, 7 Hart House Circle. 647-774-0755. Free. Donations accepted on behalf of Sistema Toronto. ● ● 4:00: St. Philip’s Anglican Church. Jazz Vespers: Tribute to Duke Ellington. Mike Murley, saxophone; Mark Eisenman, piano; Pat Collins, bass; Barry Elmes, drums. 25 St. Phillips Rd., Etobicoke. 416-247-5181. Freewill offering. ● ● 4:30: Christ Church Deer Park. Jazz Vespers. 1570 Yonge St. 416-920-5211. Free. Donations welcome. ● ● 5:00: Nocturnes in the City. Jan Novotný, piano. Works by Smetana and Schumann. St. Wenceslaus Church, 496 Gladstone Ave. 416- 481-7294. ; (st). ● ● 7:30: University of Toronto Faculty of Music. Percussion Ensemble Concert. Walter Hall, Edward Johnson Building, University of Toronto, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-408-0208. Free. ● ● 8:00: New Music Concerts. Viva Electronica. Tan: On the Sensations of Tone II; K. Hamel: New Work; Ahn: LOL-a; Steenhuisen: ATOM TYPE OPAL MELT. NMC Ensemble; Robert Aitken, conductor. Betty Oliphant Theatre, 404 Jarvis St. 416-961-9594. ; (sr/arts workers); (st). 7:15: Introduction. Monday April 4 ● ● 12:30: York University Department of Music. Music @ Midday: Instrumental Masterclass in Concert. Tribute Communities Recital Hall, Accolade East Building, YU, 4700 Keele St. 647-459-0701. Free. ● ● 7:30: University of Toronto Faculty of Music. Cecilia String Quartet. Agócs: Commissioned piece; Mendelssohn: String Quartet in e Op.44 No.2; Brahms: Clarinet Quintet in b Op.115. Cecilia String Quartet; Kati Agócs, soprano; James Campbell, clarinet. Walter Hall, Edward Johnson Building, University of Toronto, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-408-0208. ; (sr); (st). ● ● 7:30: York University Department of Music. York University Concert and Chamber Choir. Robert Cooper, interim conductor, Ted Moroney, accompaniment. Tribute Communities Recital Hall, Accolade East Building, YU, 4700 Keele St. 416-736-5888. ; (sr/st). Tuesday April 5 ● ● 5:00 and 5:30: Toronto Mendelssohn Choir. Free Pop-Up Concert. Noel Edison, conductor. Allan Lambert Galleria, Brookfield Place, 181 Bay St. 416-598-0422. Free. Also at 5:30. ● ● 7:30: University of Toronto Faculty of Music. Student Woodwind Chamber Ensemble Concert. Walter Hall, Edward Johnson Building, University of Toronto, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-408-0208. Free. with The Buffalo MasTer Chorale doreen rao, Conductor and The BaCh Children’s Chorus linda Beaupré, Conductor carmina Burana orff | Psalm of DaviD dello Joio LesLie Fagan, soprano | Christopher MayeLL, tenor peter MaCgiLLivray, Baritone shawn grenke & raChaeL kerr, pianists Sunday, April 3 | 4:00pm | Toronto Centre for the Arts TickeTs: adults, seniors, ‘under 30’, students 416-446-0188 | aMadeusChoir.CoM 42 | March 1, 2016 - April 7, 2016 thewholenote.com

● ● 7:30: University of Toronto Faculty of Music. Guitar Orchestra Concert. U of T Art Centre, 15 King’s College Cir. 416-408-0208. Free. ●●Apr 05 8:00: Array Music. 4 New Works. Hostman: Yet, the Rain Falls; Newsome: Capsule;Scime: Scivias - Know the Ways; S. Wilson: untitled. Array Ensemble; guest: Carla Huhtanen, soprano. Array Space, 155 Walnut Ave. 416-532-3019. . Thursday April 7 April 7 - 16, 2016 Elgin Theatre, 189 Yonge St. OPER AATELIER.COM ● ● 7:30: Opera Atelier. Lucio Silla. Mozart. Kresimir Spicer (Lucio); Inga Kalna (Cinna); Mireille Asselin (Celia); Peggy Kriha Dye (Cecillio); Meghan Lindsay (Giunia); Marshall Pynkoski, stage director; Jeannette Lajeunesse Zingg, choreograper; Artists of Atelier Ballet; Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra; David Fallis, conductor. Elgin Theatre, 189 Yonge St. 1-855-622-2787. -1; (under 30). Media Night. Runs Apr 7-16; start times vary. ● ● 7:30: University of Toronto Faculty of Music. World Music Ensembles. African Drumming and Dancing Ensemble; Latin- American Percussion Ensemble; Steel Pan Ensemble. Walter Hall, Edward Johnson Building, University of Toronto, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-408-0208. Free. DON’T MISS TORONTO’S OPER A EVENT OF THE SEASON! B. Concerts Beyond the GTA ● ● 8:00: Music Toronto. Duo Turgeon. Valery Gavrilin: Sketches; Ravel: Second Suite from Daphnis and Chloe, Vyacheslav Gryaznov: new arrangement for two pianos; Lutoslawski: Variations on a theme by Paganini. Anne Louise-Turgeon, piano; Edward Turgeon, piano. Jane Mallett Theatre, St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts, 27 Front St. E. 416-366- 7723. , ; (st); age 18 to 35 – pay your age. ● ● 8:00: Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra. Bach Goldberg Variations. George Weston Recital Hall, 5040 Yonge St. 1-855-985-2787. and up; and up(sr); -(35 and under). See Mar 31 (Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre). Wednesday April 6 ● ● 7:30: University of Toronto Faculty of Music. Vocalis Master’s/DMA Series. Emmanuel College Chapel, 75 Queen’s Park Cr. E. 416- 408-0208. Free. ● ● 7:30: University of Toronto Faculty of Music. gamUT Contemporary Music Ensemble. Wallace Halladay, director. Walter Hall, Edward Johnson Building, University of Toronto, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-408-0208. Free. ● ● 8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Beethoven: Piano Concerto 4. Agócs: Perpetual Summer; Beethoven: Piano Concerto No.4; Sibelius: Symphony No.1. Francesco Piemontesi, piano; Thomas Søndergård, conductor. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-598-3375. .75-8. Also Apr 8(7:30). ● ● 8:00: Toy Piano Composers. TPC Curiosity Festival: Playback. Nancy Tam, curator. Canadian Music Centre, 20 St. Joseph St. 647- 829-4213. (festival pass). Festival runs until Apr 9. ● ● 12:00 noon: Adam Sherkin. Chopin: Fantastic Jest. Chopin: Fantasy in f Op.49; Scherzo No.3 in c-sharp Op.39; ​Sherkin: ​new work. Adam Sherkin, piano. Bluma Appel Lobby, St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts, 27 Front St. E. 416-366-7723. Free. Presented in partnership with Steinway Piano Gallery. ● ● 12:15: Metropolitan United Church. Noon at Met. Joshua Ehlebracht, organ. Metropolitan United Church (Toronto), 56 Queen St. E. 416-363-0331 x26. Free. ● ● 1:30: Women’s Musical Club of Toronto. Music in the Afternoon. Works by Biber, Lieberson, Schumann, Brahms and Di Castri (premiere). Danthology: Steven Dann, viola; Nico Dann, percussion; Robin Dann, voice; Lucas Dann, piano; Ilana Zarankin, soprano; Joel Quarrington, double bass. Walter Hall, Edward Johnson Building, University of Toronto, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-923-7052. . Women’s Musical Club of Toronto Music in the Afternoon STEVEN DANN, viola and friends Thursday April 7, 1.30 p.m. Tickets 416-923-7052 www.wmct.on.ca ● ● 7:00: Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre. Tsumugu. Amami Island folk songs, Tsugaru shamisen, taiko drumming. Anna Sato, vocals; Chie Hanawa, Tsugaru shamisen; Keita Kanazashi, taiko drum and Japanese flute. 6 Garamond Ct. 416-441-2345. ; (JCCC members). IN THIS ISSUE: Alliston, Ancaster, Barrie, Belleville, Brantford, Coburg, Collingwood , Dundas, Guelph, Hamilton, Kingston, Kitchener, Lindsay, London, Orangeville, Orillia, Peterborough, St. Catharines, Waterloo. Tuesday March 1 ● ● 12:00 noon: Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts, Brock University. RBC Foundation: Music@Noon. Piano and guitar students. Cairns Hall, FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, 250 St. Paul St., St. Catharines. 905-688-5550. Free. ● ● 12:00 noon: Sanderson Centre for the Performing Arts. In Concert. Taiko drums. Yamato Drummers of Japan. 88 Dalhousie St., Brantford. 519-758-8090. ; (st); (eyeGO). Wednesday March 2 ● ● 12:00 noon: Midday Music with Shigeru. Jazz Pianist Lance Anderson. Works by Gershwin, Peterson and McCartney. 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. Thursday March 3 ● ● 12:00 noon: University of Guelph College of Arts. Thursday At Noon: Ribbon of Extremes with Philippe Hode-Keyser. Drums and electronics. Goldschmidt Room, 107 MacKinnon Bldg., 50 Stone Rd. E., Guelph. 519-824-4120 x52991. 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 2. ● ● 7:30: FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre. Marie-Josée Lord and Quartango: Tangopéra. 250 St. Paul St., St. Catharines. 905-688-0722. . Friday March 4 ● ● 12:30: Don Wright Faculty of Music. Fridays @ 12:30 Concert Series. Works by Brahms, Martinů and others. Sharon Wei, viola; Stephan Sylvestre, piano. Von Kuster Hall, Music Building, Western University, 1151 Richmond St. N., London. 519-661-3767. Free. ● ● 1:30: Don Wright Faculty of Music. Voice Fridays: Canadian Composers of Song. Patricia Green. Talbot College, University of Western Ontario, Room 100, 1151 Richmond St. N., London. 519-661-3767. Free. ● ● 3:00: Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts. Music Ed Plus Vocal & Woodwind Chamber Ensemble. FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre lobby, 250 St. Paul St., St. Catharines. 905-688-5550. Free. ● ● 7:30: Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts. Ensemble Series: Soundstreams Canada. MacMillan: Seven Last Words From the Cross; Schafer: The Fall into Light (selections); Nystedt: Immortal Bach. Soundstreams Canada’s Choir 21; Virtuoso String Orchestra. Guest: Sir James MacMillan, conductor. 390 King St. W., Kingston. 613-533-2424. and up; .50 and up(st); and up(faculty/staff). ● ● 8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music Society. Jeremy Bell, Violin; Shoshana Telner, Piano. Grieg: Violin Sonata No.1; Beethoven: Sonata No.7 in c Op.30 No.2; Robert Ward: Lamentation and Scherzo; Alkan: Le Festin d’Aesop. KWCMS Music Room, 57 Young St. W., Waterloo. 519-886-1673. ; (st). thewholenote.com March 1, 2016 - April 7, 2016 | 43

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