Thursday May 12 ●●12:00 noon: Canadian Opera Company. Chamber Music Series: Sound Revolutions. Lau: Eagle’s Ascent; Connesson: Techno Parade; Schoenberg: Chamber Symphony No.1 (arr. Webern); and other works. Members and friends of the COC Orchestra. Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre, Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W. 416-363-8231. Free. Late seating is not available. ●●12:15: Metropolitan United Church. Noon at Met. Asher Ian Armstrong, piano. Metropolitan United Church (Toronto), 56 Queen St. E. 416-363-0331 x26. Free. ●●1:30: Miles Nadal JCC. Eretz Zavat Chalav: A Yom Ha’atzmaut Concert. Celebration of Israel’s 68th birthday. Yitzhak Argaman. 750 Spadina Ave. 416-924-6211 x0. . Treats and sing-along. Call to register. ●●7:30: Canadian Opera Company. Carmen. See May 4. Also May 13 and 15. Start times vary. ●●7:30: Eybler Quartet. It’s Hi-Fi Time! Beethoven: String Quartets Op.18 Nos.4-6. Aisslinn Nosky and Julia Wedman, violins; Patrick Jordan, viola; Margaret Gay, cello. Heliconian Hall, 35 Hazelton Ave. 416-463- 2154. ; (sr); (st/arts workers/low income). ●●8:00: Against the Grain Theatre. A Little Too Cozy. Music by Mozart, libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte. Cairan Ryan, baritone; Caitlin Wood, soprano; Shantelle Przybylo, soprano; Rihab Chaieb, mezzo; Aaron Sheppard, tenor; Clarence Frazer, baritone; Joel Ivany, stage director; Topher Mokrzewski, music director. Studio 42, CBC, 25 John St. 416-522- 6515. -. Also May 13, 14, 17, 18, 20, 21 ●●8:00: Corktown Chamber Orchestra. Third Time’s a Charm. Brahms: Symphony No.3; Mozart: Overture to Don Giovanni. Little Trinity Anglican Church, 425 King St. E. 647- 528-7159. ; free(child). ●●8:00: Sony Centre For The Performing Arts. The Piano Guys. An original blend of classical music and pop. Sony Centre for the Performing Arts, 1 Front St. E. 1-855-872- 7669. .89-2.89. A. Concerts in the GTA Amanda Martinez Dave Matheson Colin Mochrie Deb McGrath ●●8:00: Sing! The Toronto Vocal Arts Festival. O Canada: Our Nation’s Greatest Hits. Music from Canadian singer-songwriters. Opening act: Amanda Martinez. Music by Dave Matheson. The Watch; Northern Lights; Colin Mochrie and Deb McGrath, hosts. Jane Mallett Theatre, St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts, 27 Front St. E. 1-866-908-9090. .50. Friday May 13 ●●12:10: Music at St. Andrew’s. Noontime Recital. Jialiang Zhu, 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. ●●5:30: Canadian Music Centre. Fantastic! Barbara Pritchard in Recital. Works by Beckwith, Pentland, McIntyre, Hatch, Pearce and Parker. Barbara Pritchard, piano. 20 St. Joseph St. 416-961-6601 x202. ; (members/arts workers). ●●7:00: Soundstreams Salon 21. The Regent Park Songbook. Professional Canadian composers’ settings of student-related lyrics. Student singers and pianists from the Regent Park School of Music. Gardiner Museum, 111 Queen’s Park. 416-504-1282. Free, PWYC(preferential seat selection). ●●7:00: St. Michael’s Choir School. Love Divine. Dr. Jerzy Cichocki, Maria Conkey and Teri Dunn, conductors; William O’Meara, accompanist. St. Paul’s Basilica, 83 Power St. 416- 397-6367 x6043. Freewill offering. ●●7:30: Canadian Opera Company. Carmen. See May 4. Also May 15. Start times vary. ●●7:30: Leonard Music Services/Shaw Percussion. Shortwave Echo. Mix of Jewish folk melodies, Arabic and Indian music, modern jazz, R&B and dub electronic music. Aaron Lightstone, Arabian oud/Turkish saz/guitar; Justin Gray, bass veena/loops/effects; Shawn Rompre, Abelton live/percussion/sound design; Sundar Viswanathan and Rakesh Tewari, percussion. Sharon-Hope United Church, 18648 Leslie Street, Sharon. 905- 722-5449. /(adv). ●●7:30: Sing! The Toronto Vocal Arts Festival. Naturally 7. R&B and jazz. Opening act: Countermeasure. Jane Mallett Theatre, St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts, 27 Front St. E. 1-866-908-9090. (VIP); . ●●7:30: North Toronto Collegiate Institute. Maytime Melodies. Mozart: Requiem. Emily D’Angelo, mezzo; Emma Hannan, soprano; Cian Horrobin, tenor; Nicholas Borg, bass; North Toronto Choral Ensemble; North Toronto Symphony Orchestra. 17 Broadway Ave. 416-393-9180 x20100. . Also May 14. SHOSTAKOVICH SYMPHONY 13 “BABI YAR” ANDREY BOREYKO, CONDUCTOR MAY 13 & 15 | TSO.CA ●●7:30: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Shostakovich Symphony 13. Mozart: Violin Concerto No.5 K219 “Turkish”; Shostakovich: Symphony No.13 “Babi Yar”. Julian Rachlin, violin; Petr Migunov, bass; Basses of the Elmer Iseler Singers and the Amadeus Choir; Andrey Boreyko, conductor. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-598-3375. .75- 8. 7:15: Pre-concert chat in the lobby. Also May 15(3pm). ●●8:00: Against the Grain Theatre. A Little Too Cozy. See May 12. Also May 14, 17, 18, 20, 21. ●●8:00: Array Music. Array Session #38. Mark Gane, electric guitar; Brian Katz, electric guitar; Dimitar Penchev, piano; Nate Robertson, percussion; Rick Sacks, percussion; Martin van de Ven, clarinet/bass clarinet. It's Hi-Fi Time!! Beethoven op. 18 nos. 4-6 Thursday May 12th 7:30 p.m. Heliconian Club of Toronto 35 Hazelton Ave. more info: 416 463-2154 EyblerQuartet.com 40 | May 1, 2016 - June 7, 2016 thewholenote.com
Array Space, 155 Walnut Ave. 416-532-3019. Free/PWYC. ●●8:00: Art of Time Ensemble. Hawksley Workman: A Postmodern Cabaret. Hawksley Workman, vocals; Andrew Burashko, piano; Phil Dwyer, saxophone; Amy Laing, cello; Rob Piltch, guitar; Erika Raum, violin. Harbourfront Centre Theatre, 235 Queens Quay W. 416-973-4000. -. Also May 14. ●●8:00: Etobicoke Philharmonic Orchestra. Arabian Tales. Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade; Mozart: Symphony No.34; Weber: Concertino for Clarinet. Terry Storr, clarinet. Silverthorn Collegiate Institute, 291 Mill Rd., Etobicoke. 416-239-5665. ; (sr)/(adv); (st). ●●8:00: Evergreen Contemporary Gamelan. Higgs Ocean: New Music for Gamelan. Music Gallery, 197 John St. 416-204-1080. /(adv); (members). ●●8:00: Upper Canada Choristers. Our Home and Native Lands. Hatfield: Cantando flores; Raminsh: In the Night We Shall Go In; Scandinavian folk song Who Can Sail (arr. Fraser); This is My Song (a setting of Finlandia); French renaissance song Quand je bois; and others. Laurie Evan Fraser, conductor. Guests: Junior Choir of Montrose Public School (Susan Wieler, conductor); Cantemos Latin Ensemble. Grace Church onthe-Hill, 300 Lonsdale Rd. 416 256-0510. ; free(child and teens with adult). Saturday May 14 Suba Sankaran ●●2:00: Sing! The Toronto Vocal Arts Festival. Global Voices. Little Trinity Anglican Church, 425 King St. E. 1-866-908-9090. (weekend pass); (day pass); (concert/workshop). ●●2:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Peter and the Wolf. Suppé: Overture to Light Cavalry; Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf Op.67. Magic Circle Mime Company; Dina Gilbert, conductor. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-598-3375. .50-.75. Also at 4:00. 1:30: Pre-concert performance in the lobby. ●●2:30: Onstage Productions. Spring Fling 2. Broadway, jazz and popular music. Solo, ensemble, choir and jazz combo works. Fairview Library Theatre, 35 Fairview Mall Dr. 647-479-8624. . Also at 8:00. ●●4:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Peter and the Wolf. Suppé: Overture to Light Cavalry; Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf Op.67. Magic Circle Mime Company; Dina Gilbert, conductor. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-598-3375. .50-.75. Also at 2:00. 3:30: Pre-concert performance in the lobby. ●●4:30: Canadian Opera Company. Maometto II. See May 1. Start times vary. ●●6:00: North Toronto Collegiate Institute. Maytime Fundraising Gala. Mozart: Requiem. Emily D’Angelo, mezzo; Emma Hannan, soprano; Cian Horrobin, tenor; Nicholas Borg, bass; North Toronto Choral Ensemble; North Toronto Symphony Orchestra. 17 Broadway Ave. 416-393-9180 x20100. . Includes dessert and refreshments. Donations welcomed. Also May 13. ●●7:00: Toronto Tabla Ensemble. 25 Year Anniversary Concert. Ritesh Das, artistic director. Guests: Toronto Tabla Youth Ensemble. Brigantine Room, Harbourfront Centre, 235 Queens Quay W. 416-973-4000 x1. . Also May 15(mat). ●●7:30: Bach Children’s Chorus/Bach Chamber Youth Choir. Song of the Wanderer: A BCC and BCYC Spring Celebration. Works by Mendelssohn, Rodgers & Hammerstein; other works. Linda Beaupré, artistic director; Eleanor Daley, piano; Guest: Yellowknife Youth Choir. Toronto Centre for the Arts, 5040 Yonge St., North York. 416-431-0790. -. ●●7:30: Brampton Chamber Music Concert Series. In Concert. J.S. Bach: complete inventions and sinfonias. Penny Johnson, piano. St. Paul’s United Church (Brampton), 30 Main St. S., Brampton. 905-450-9220. PWYC. ●●7:30: Living Room Project. House Concert. Music for soprano and piano. Schumann: Lieder der Mignon and other art songs. Allison Angelo, soprano; Markéta Ornova, piano. Private home, 630 Budgeon Common, Burlington. 647-909-5466. ; (st). Reservations required. ●●7:30: Opus 8 A Capella Vocal Ensemble. A Light in the Darkness. Works by Gesualdo, Palestrina, Vaughan Williams, Britten and others. St. James Cathedral, 65 Church St. 416-821-7286. Free. ●●7:30: Tallis Choir. Our Good Wills: The World of Shakespeare & Byrd. Byrd: Praise Our Lord; Te Deum-Great Service; Gaudeamus Omnes; Civitas Sancti Tui; Wedded to Will Is Witless; selections from plays by Johnson & Morley. Christopher Bagan, organ; Felix Deak, viola da gamba; Lucas Harris, lute; Peter Mahon, conductor. St. Patrick’s Catholic Church (Toronto), 131 McCaul St. 416-286- 9798. ; (sr); (st). ●●7:30: Toronto Welsh Male Voice Choir. 20th Anniversary Gala Concert. Guest: Shannon Mercer, soprano. Christ Church Deer Park, 1570 Yonge St. 905-726-3341. /(adv). ●●7:30: York Chamber Ensemble. Back to Bach. Bach: Magnificat; Suite No.3; Ich habe genug; Komm, Jesu, komm. Trinity Festival Chorus; Tapestry Chamber Choir. Trinity Anglican Church (Aurora), 79 Victoria St., Aurora. 905-727-6101. ; (sr/st). Also May 29(mat; King City). ●●8:00: Against the Grain Theatre. A Little Too Cozy. See May 12. Also May 17, 18, 20, 21. ●●8:00: Art of Time Ensemble. Hawksley Workman: A Postmodern Cabaret. Hawksley Workman, vocals; Andrew Burashko, piano; Phil Dwyer, saxophone; Amy Laing, cello; Rob Piltch, guitar; Erika Raum, violin. Harbourfront Centre Theatre, 235 Queens Quay W. 416-973-4000. -. Also May 13. ●●8:00: Canadian Sinfonietta. Moldovian Friends. Ciobanu: Moldova; Spatium Sonans for solo flute; Pepa: Katajjaq; Badian: Chamber Concerto for Horn and Percussion. Erika Crino, piano; Tim Francom, percussion; Joyce Lai, violin; Andras Weber, cello; Joseph Macerollo, accordion; Sinfonietta Winds. Glenn Gould Studio, 250 Front St. W. 416-357- 1707. ; (sr); (st). ●●8:00: Georgetown Bach Chorale. Vivaldi’s Four Seasons. Vivaldi: Four Seasons; Handel: Coronation Anthems; Bach: Cantatas 41 and 130. Edwin Huizinga, violin. Knox Presbyterian Church (Georgetown), 116 Main St. S., Georgetown. 905-877-7915. ; (st). ●●8:00: Greater Toronto Philharmonic Orchestra. Jazzy. Bernstein: West Side Story; Gershwin: Porgy and Bess; Goodman: Sing Sing, medleys for clarinet & orchestra; Copland: Hoedown from Rodeo; An Outdoor Overture; Maxime Goulet: Fishing Story. Kornel Wolak, clarinet; Jean-Michel Malouf, conductor. Calvin Presbyterian Church, 26 Delisle Ave. 647-238-0015. ; (sr/st). ●●8:00: Music Gallery. Vicky Chow Plays Surface Image by Tristan Perich and Klondike. 197 John St. 416-204-1080. /(adv); (members); (st). ●●8:00: Oakville Symphony Orchestra. Mediterranean Cruise: Music of France, Spain and Italy. Lalo: Symphonie espagnole; M. Goulet: Chocolats symphoniques; Stravinsky: Berceuse; Finale (from L’Oiseau de feu); Granados: Intermezzo (from Goyescas); Donizetti: Norina’s Aria (from Don Pasquale). Guests: Irina Muresanu, violin; Clodagh Green, soprano. Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts, 130 Navy St., Oakville. 905-815-2021 or 888-489-7784. ; (sr); (st/child). Also May 15(mat). ●●8:00: Onstage Productions. Spring Fling 2. Broadway, jazz and popular music. Solo, ensemble, choir and jazz combo works. Fairview Library Theatre, 35 Fairview Mall Dr. 647-479-8624. . Also at 2:30. BACH CHILDREN’S CHORUS BACH CHAMBER YOUTH CHOIR Linda Beaupré, Conductor Eleanor Daley, Pianist ●●8:00: Sing! The Toronto Vocal Arts Festival. The Nylons. Farewell Concert. Jane Mallett Theatre, St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts, 27 Front St. E. 1-866-908-9090. (VIP); .50. SATURDAY MAY 14, 2016 AT 7:30PM and at the Toronto Centre box office or TicketMaster at 1-855-985-2787 (ARTS) Toronto Centre for the Arts 5040 Yonge Street Photo by Flickr user Richard Walker Used under Creative Commons licence Design by David Kopulos www.davidkopulos.com facebook.com/BCCandBCYC bachchildrenschorus.ca thewholenote.com May 1, 2016 - June 7, 2016 | 41
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