It's combined June/July/August summer issue time with, we hope, enough between the covers to keep you dipping into it all through the coming lazy, hazy days. From Jazz Vans racing round "The Island" delivering pop-up brass breakouts at the roadside, to Bach flute ambushes strolling "The Grove, " to dozens of reasons to stay in the city. May yours be a summer where you find undiscovered musical treasures, and, better still, when, unexpectedly, the music finds you.
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Carolina Herrera, violin; Katherine Peter, violin; Clara NguyenTran, viola; Amina Holloway, cello. 345 Sorauren Ave. 416-822-9781. ; (sr/st/arts worker). ●●8:00: Lula Music and Arts Centre. Lulaworld: Elsten Torres with Amanda Martinez. Lula Lounge, 1585 Dundas St. W. 416-588- 0307. /(adv). Lulaworld Festival runs June 1 to 11. ●●8:00: Resa’s Pieces String Ensemble. Sixth Gala Concert. Lennon and McCartney: Eleanor Rigby; Kyriakou: Dancing with the Tzars; Mozart: Overture to the Magic Flute; and other works. Ian Medley, conductor. Guest: Resa’s Pieces Symphony Orchestra. Crescent School, 2365 Bayview Ave. 416-765-1818. . Monday June 6 ●●12:15: Church of the Holy Trinity. Music Mondays: Echoes of Bach. Bach: The Art of the Fugue (excerpts); Smallman: Baroquial Suite; Hindemith: Ludus Tonalis (excerpts). Reverb Brass. 10 Trinity Sq. 416-598-4521. PWYC. ●●7:30: Moonaura. Joy for June! Mozart: Exsultate Jubilate; Case: Into Flight; Hoiby: A. Concerts in the GTA Jabberwocky; The Serpent; and other works by Gershwin, Gounod, Porter and Purcell. Melanie Conly, soprano; Kathryn Tremills, piano. Church of the Redeemer, 162 Bloor St. W. 416-712-5863. ; (st). Baroque Summer Festival FREE Concert June 6 at 8pm See listing for details tafelmusik.org Jeanne Lamon, Director Ivars Taurins, Director Vocal/Chamber Programme ●●8:00: Tafelmusik. Delightfully Baroque. Ann Monoyios, soprano; Peter Harvey, baritone; Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra and Chamber Choir; Jeanne Lamon, director; Ivars Taurins, director. Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre, Jeanne Lamon Hall, 427 Bloor St. W. 416-964- 6337. Free. First-come, first-served. Part of the Tafelmusik Baroque Summer Festival running June 6 to 18. Tuesday June 7 ●●12:10: Nine Sparrows Arts Foundation/ Yorkminster Park Baptist Church. Lunchtime Chamber Music. Ellen Meyer Duo (piano & oboe). Yorkminster Park Baptist Church, 1585 Yonge St. 416-241-1298. Free. Donations welcome. ●●1:00: Cathedral Church of St. James. Organ Recital. Imre Oláh, organ. 65 Church St. 416-364-7865. Free. ●●7:30: Toronto Concert Orchestra. Symphony in the Gardens: Che Belle Voci. Highlights from Rigoletto, La traviata, La bohème and other works. Sara Papini, soprano; Eugenia Dermentzis, mezzo; Romulo Delgado, tenor; Riccardo Iannello, tenor; Bradley Christensen, baritone. Casa Loma, 1 Austin Terrace. 416-923-1171. ; (sr/st); (4- 13); free(under 4). ●●8:00: Columbus Performing Arts Council. La Grande Guerra. Michele Mangani: Fruilan arrangements (Canadian premiere); Va, pensiero; and other works. Columbus Concert Band; Columbus Belle Voci; Livio Leonardelli and Paolo Busato, conductors; Annamaria Mazzaferro, assistant conductor. Villa Colombo, Sala Caboto, 40 Playfair Ave. 647- 267-9040. . ●●8:00: Lula Music and Arts Centre. Lulaworld: Kafinal and Elaine Lil’ Bit Shepherd. Lula Lounge, 1585 Dundas St. W. 416-588- 0307. /(adv). Lulaworld Festival runs June 1 to 11. ●●8:00: Resa’s Pieces Concert Band. 17th Gala Concert. Holst: Jupiter (from The Planets); Higgins: Broadway Spectacular!; Bernstein: West Side Story; Kennedy: Chandler Point Suite. Resa’s Pieces Singers; Resa’s Pieces String Ensemble; Resa Kochberg, conductor. George Weston Recital Hall, 5040 Yonge St. 416-765-1818. . Audience participation. Wednesday June 8 ●●12:15: Music at Main and Danforth. Music Meditation. Music for violin and organ. Carmen Lasceski, violin; Brian Stevens, organ. Hope United Church, 2550 Danforth Ave. 416- 691-9682. Free. ●●12:30: Organix Concerts/All Saints Kingsway. Kingsway Organ Concert Series. Simon Walker, organ. All Saints Kingsway Anglican Church, 2850 Bloor St. W. 416-769- 5224. Freewill offering. ●●12:30: St. Stephen-in-the-Fields Anglican Church. Concerts at Midday: Sarah Forestieri, soprano; Braden Young, piano. St. Stephen-in-the-Fields Anglican Church, 103 Bellevue Ave. 437-344-3890. Free. ●●12:30: Yorkminster Park Baptist Church. Eric Robertson, organ. 1585 Yonge St. 416-922-1167. Free. ●●7:30: Lula Music and Arts Centre/Latinos Magazine. Lulaworld: Wagner Petrilli, Eliana Cuevas and Aquiles Baez. Introduction by Roberto Occhipinti. Lula Lounge, 1585 Dundas St. W. 416-588-0307. /(adv). Lulaworld Festival runs June 1 to 11. p iano Recital Heléna Bowkun Works by Bach, Chopin, Schumann & Mozart June 8, 2016 - 7:30pm Yorkminster Park.com ●●7:30: Yorkminster Park Baptist Church. Heléna Bowkun, Piano. Bach: Partita No.1; Mozart: Sonata in C K330; Schumann: Kinderszenen; Chopin: Andante Spianato and Grande Polonaise Brillante Op.22. 1585 Yonge St. 416-922-1167. . Benefit recital for the Yorkminster Park Benevolent Fund. ●●8:00: Gallery 345. Schubert Now: The Journey Outward. Works by Michael Donovan. Michael Donovan, baritone; Monique De Margerie, piano; Paul Pulford, cello; Nicholas Donovan, drums; Lukas Pearse, projection design; Ian Graham, sound. 345 Sorauren Ave. 416-822-9781. ; (st). Also June 9. ●●8:00: Opera 5. Die Fledermaus. Strauss (script updated by Umezawa). Second act with audience participation. Michael Barrett, tenor (Eisenstein); Julie Ludwig, soprano (Adele); Erin Lawson, mezzo (Orlofsky); Rachel Krehm, 16th century English madrigals, Schubert, Vaughan Williams, Howells, Britten, Freedman, and charming English folk song arrangements by Willcocks — featuring Shawn Grenke, organist. SUNDAY, JUNE 5 TH AT 7:00PM EGLINTON ST. GEORGES UNITED CHURCH, 35 LYTTON BLVD., TORONTO — MUSIC FOR A SUMMER EVENING — TICKETS: , /under 30, /sr, /st 416-446-0188 amadeuschoir.com CHURCH OF ST. STEPHEN IN-THE-FIELDS Concerts at Midday ~ admission free ~ Wednesdays at 12:35 June 8 th - August 31 th 103 Bellevue Avenue on College St. between Bathurst & Spadina 437-344-3890 416-921-6350 saintstephens.ca A pay-what-you-can lunchtime concert series at Church of the Holy Trinity JUNE 6 Reverb Brass, Echoes of Bach JUNE 13 Russell Drago Trio Old-School Love JUNE 20 Ronée Boyce, piano Duo Primo JUNE 27 Dévah Quartet Dévah Unplugged All concerts start at 12:15pm 416.598.4521 ext. 223 www.musicmondays.ca 48 | June 1, 2016 - September 7, 2016 thewholenote.com
soprano (Rosalinde); Pearle Harbour (Ivan and emcee); Patrick Hansen, conductor; and others. 918 Bathurst Centre, 918 Bathurst St. 647-248-4048. ; (st); (VIP). VIP incl. invitation to cast party with complimentary beverages. Runs June 8-11. ●●9:00: Alliance Française Toronto. Maxence Cyrin, piano. Crossover music from pop to classical. Alliance Française de Toronto, 24 Spadina Rd. 416-922-2014 x37. .50; (members). Thursday June 9 ●●12:15: Music at Metropolitan. Noon at Met. Daniil Protsyuk, organ. Metropolitan United Church (Toronto), 56 Queen St. E. 416-363- 0331 x26. Free. ●●2:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. James Ehnes Plays Elgar. Webern: Five Pieces for Orchestra (June 9 and 10 only); Elgar: Violin Concerto; Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring. James Ehnes, violin; Peter Oundjian, conductor. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-598-3375. .50-.75. Also June 10(7:30) and 11(7:30). ●●6:00: Harbourfront Centre. World Stage: Every Song I’ve Ever Written: Solo Performance. Jacob Wren performs entire catalogue of his 58 songs in chronological order. Power Plant, 231 Queens Quay W. 416-973-4949. Free. Audience free to come and go. Jun 11: band night. ●●7:00: Lula Music and Arts Centre. Lulaworld: D’bi and The 333. Lula Lounge, 1585 Dundas St. W. 416-588-0307. /(adv). Includes admission to 10pm set. Lulaworld Festival runs June 1 to 11. ●●7:30: St. John’s Catholic Church. Choral Concert: From Bach to Spirituals, Opera and Broadway. Choir of St. John’s Catholic Church. 794 Kingston Rd. 416-699-2518. Freewill donation. Post-concert complimentary light refreshments. ●●8:00: Off Centre Music Salon Dérangé/ Music Gallery. In Harmony. Music Gallery, 197 John St. 416-204-1080. /(adv); (members); (st, arts). ●●8:00: Opera 5. Die Fledermaus. See Jun 8. Also Jun 10, 11. ●●8:00: Gallery 345. Schubert Now: The Journey Outward. Works by Michael Donovan. Michael Donovan, baritone; Monique De Margerie, piano; Paul Pulford, cello; Nicholas Donovan, drums; Lukas Pearse, projection design; Ian Graham, sound. 345 Sorauren Ave. 416-822-9781. ; (st). Also June 8. ●●10:00: Rap N’ Roll/Dalton Higgins/SUPAF- RIK/Lula Music and Arts Centre. Lulaworld: Abakos. Lula Lounge, 1585 Dundas St. W. 416- 588-0307. (adv); -plus(door). Lulaworld Festival runs June 1 to 11. Friday June 10 ●●1:10: Gordon Murray Presents. Piano Potpourri for all ages. Classics, opera, operetta, musicals, ragtime, pop, international and other genres. Gordon Murray, piano. Trinity- St. Paul’s Centre (Chapel), 427 Bloor St. W. 416- 631-4300. PWYC. Lunch and snack friendly. ●●7:00: Canadian Children’s Opera Company. The Hobbit. Burry. Giles Tomkins, baritone (Gandalf and Smaug); CCOC choruses; and others; Allison Grant, stage director; Julia Tribe, costumes/sets; Teri Dunn, conductor. Harbourfront Centre Theatre, 235 Queens Quay W. 416- 366-0467. ; (sr); (st); (school group per student). Jun 10, 11, 12. Start times vary. Recommended for Grade 1 and up. ●●7:00: Toronto Summer Opera Workshop. Don Giovanni. Mozart. Concert performance after 12-day workshop for young singers. Local artists with young professional singers from abroad; Luke Housner, music director and piano. St. Simon-the-Apostle Anglican Church, 525 Bloor St. E. 416-923-8714. Freewill donation. English surtitles. Also June 11, 12. ●●7:30: Gallery 345. Not Another Soprano Recital. Works by Purcell, Bellini, Fauré, Brahms, Schoenberg and Bernstein. Melanie Taverna, soprano; Sydney Clarke, soprano. 345 Sorauren Ave. 416-822-9781. ; PWYC(st). ●●7:30: Lula Music and Arts Centre. Lulaworld: Toto Berriel with Mario Allende Group and Dailyn Martinez. Toto Berriel, percussion/ vocals; Pablo Cardenas, piano; Mario Allende, drums; Roberto Riverón, bass; Reimundo Sosa, batá; Dailyn Martínez, dancer. Lula Lounge, 1585 Dundas St. W. 416-588-0307. /(adv). Includes admission to 10:30 set. Lulaworld Festival runs June 1 to 11. ●●7:30: Opera by Request. Catalani’s La Wally. In concert with piano accompaniment. Sarah Hood (Wally); Paul Williamson (Giuseppe Hagenbach); Michael Robert-Broder (Vincenzo Gellner); Brigitte Bogar (Walter); and others; William Shookhoff, piano and music director. College Street United Church, 452 College St. 416-455-2365. . ●●7:30: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. James Ehnes Plays Elgar. Webern: Five Pieces for Orchestra (June 9 and 10 only); Elgar: Violin Concerto; Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring. James Ehnes, violin; Peter Oundjian, conductor. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-598-3375. .75-8. Also June 9(2:00) and 11(7:30). ●●8:00: Opera 5. Die Fledermaus. See Jun 8. Also Jun 11. ●●10:30: Lula Music and Arts Centre/Okokan Productions. Lulaworld: Roberto Linares Brown With Special Guest Roicel Riveron. Lula Lounge, 1585 Dundas St. W. The 416-588-0307. /(adv). Lulaworld Festival runs June 1 to 11. Saturday June 11 Baroque Summer Festival FREE Concert June 11 at 12:30pm See listing for details tafelmusik.org Jeanne Lamon, Director Ivars Taurins, Director Vocal/Chamber Programme ●●12:30: Tafelmusik. Musical Interlude. A casual noon-hour concert of baroque chamber music by members of the Tafelmusik Baroque Summer Institute Faculty. Walter Hall, Edward Johnson Building, University of Toronto, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-964-6337. Free. First-come, first-served. Part of the Tafelmusik Baroque Summer Festival running June 6 to 18. Hobbit by Dean Burry based on the book by J.R.R. Tolkien THE HOBBIT TM SZC LIC. TO CCOC. June 10 - 12, 2016 Harbourfront Centre Theatre Box Office: 416-973-4000 canadianchildrensopera.com thewholenote.com June 1, 2016 - September 7, 2016 | 49
