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Volume 22 Issue 2 - October 2016

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  • October
  • Toronto
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  • Jazz
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In this issue: David Jaeger and Alex Pauk’s most memorable R. Murray Schafer collabs, in this month’s installment of Jaeger’s CBC Radio Two: The Living Legacy; an interview with flutist Claire Chase, who brings new music and mindset to Toronto this month; an investigation into the strange coincidence of three simultaneous Mendelssohn Elijahs this Nov 5; and of course, our annual Blue Pages, a who’s who of southern Ontario’s live music scene- a community as prolific and multifaceted as ever. These and more, as we move full-force into the 2016/17 concert season- all aboard!

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University, 4700 Keele St. 647-459-0701. Free. ●●1:00: Cathedral Church of St. James. Organ Recital. Thomas Gonder, organ. 65 Church St. 416-364-7865. Free. ●●8:00: Soundstreams. Ear Candy: Density 2036. Du Yun: Gradient Density (electronics only); An Empty Garlic; Reich: Vermont Counterpoint; Balter: Pessoa; Diaz de León: Luciform; Varèse: Density 21.5. Claire Chase, flute. Buddies in Bad Times Theatre, 12 Alexander St. 416-504-1282. /(adv). ●●8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. The Music of ABBA. Rajaton, vocal ensemble; Steven Reineke, conductor. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-598-3375. From .75. Also Oct 5(2:00 & 8:00). Wednesday October 5 ●●12:30: Yorkminster Park Baptist Church. Noonday Organ Recital. Simon Walker, organ. 1585 Yonge St. 416-922-1167. Free. ●●2:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. The Music of ABBA. Rajaton, vocal ensemble; Steven Reineke, conductor. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-598-3375. From .50. Also Oct 4 & 5(8:00). ●●6:00: Cathedral Church of St. James. Cantatas in the Cathedral. Bach: Cantata BWV180. Katherine Napiwotzki, soprano; Rebecca Claborn, alto; Asitha Tennekoon, tenor. 65 Church St. 416-364-7865. Free. Refreshments following. ●●7:00: Tafelmusik. The Eloquent Cello. Dittersdorf: Symphony No.4 in F; Boccherini: Cello Concerto in D G483; C.P.E. Bach: Symphony for Strings in B Minor Wq182/5; Haydn: A. Concerts in the GTA Cello Concerto in C HobVIIb/1. Christophe Coin, cello/guest director. Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre, 427 Bloor St. W. 1-866-780-1064. -. Also Oct 6(8:00), 7(8:00), 8(8:00), 9(3:30). ●●7:30: Church of St. Andrew, Scarborough. Metropolitan Silver Band. 2333 Victoria Park Ave., Scarborough. 416-447-1481. ; (st); (child). Complimentary post-concert refreshments. ●●7:30: Westwood Concerts. Impressions of the Past and Present. Works by Ravel, Eatock, Brahms, and Celtic music for flute and harp. Burning Bridge String Quartet; Kenneth Hall, flute; Michael Westwood, clarinet; Sharlene Wallace, harp. Gallery 345, 345 Sorauren Ave. 416-822-9781. ; (sr/st). ●●8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. The Music of ABBA. Rajaton, vocal ensemble; Steven Reineke, conductor. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-598-3375. From .75. Also Oct 4(8:00) & 5(2:00). Thursday October 6 ●●12:00 noon: Adam Sherkin/Steinway Piano Gallery. Haydn: Irresistible Invention. Haydn: Sonata No.22 in E Hob.XVI/22, Sonata No.52 in E-flat Hob.XVI/52; Sherkin: Daycurrents (2009), Second Sonata (2016). Adam Sherkin, piano. St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts, 27 Front St. E. 416-366-7723. Free. ●●12:00 noon: Canadian Opera Company. World Music Series: Infinite Sea - Journeys from Persia. Sina Bathaie, santur (Persian hammered dulcimer). Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre, Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W. 416-363-8231. Free. Late 345 SORAUREN AVENUE WWW.GALLERY345.COM/PERFORMANCES The place where you go to listen. seating is not available. ●●12:00 noon: Encore Symphonic Concert Band. In Concert: Classics and Jazz. John Edward Liddle, conductor. Wilmar Heights Centre, 963 Pharmacy Ave., Scarborough. 416-346-3910. . Includes coffee and snack. Also Nov 3. ●●12:15: Music at Metropolitan. Noon at Met. Benjamin Stein, tenor, lute, theorbo. Metropolitan United Church (Toronto), 56 Queen St. E. 416-363-0331 x26. Free. ●●12:30: York University Department of Music. Jazz @ Midday: Tara Davidson Group. Martin Family Lounge, Accolade East, York University, 4700 Keele St. 647-459-0701. Free. Women’s Musical Club of Toronto Music in the Afternoon ISSACHAH SAVAGE, tenor Thursday, October 6, 1.30 p.m. Tickets 416-923-7052 www.wmct.on.ca ●●1:30: Women’s Musical Club of Toronto. Music in the Afternoon. Schumann: Dichterliebe; Beethoven: An die ferne Geliebte; songs by R. Strauss and Quilter; spirituals. Issachah Savage, tenor; pianist TBA. Walter Hall, Edward Johnson Building, University of Toronto, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-923-7052. . ●●5:30: Canadian Music Centre. Bridging Worlds. Journalist Kristel Aubrey Jax interviews composer Allison Cameron followed by performance. Guest: Joe Strutt. 20 St. Joseph St. 416-961-6601 x202. ; (members/arts workers). ●●7:30: Canadian Opera Company. Norma. NORMA BELLINI coc.ca OCT 6 – NOV 5 Bellini. Sondra Radvanovsky/Elza van den Heever, sopranos (Norma); and others; Kevin Newbury, director. Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W. 416- 363-8231. -5; $22(under 30). English Surtitles. Also Oct 15, 18, 21, 26, 28(all 7:30); 23(2:00), Nov 5(4:30). ●●8:00: Aga Khan Museum. World Music Series: Istanbulive VII presents Taksim Trio. Jazz, classical and traditional Turkish music. Hüsnü Şenlendirici, clarinet; Ismail Tunçbilek, baglama; Aytaç Doğan, quanun. 77 Wynford Dr. 416-646-4677. and up/10% discount(members). ●●8:00: Tafelmusik. The Eloquent Cello. See Oct 5. Also Oct 7, 8, 9(3:30). Friday October 7 ●●12:10: Music at St. Andrew’s. Noontime Recital. Woodwind students, University of Toronto, Faculty of Music. St. Andrew’s Church (Toronto), 73 Simcoe St. 416-593- 5600 x231. Free. ●●1:10: Gordon Murray Presents. Piano Potpourri. Featuring 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. ●●8:00: Gallery 345. The Ruby Trio. Haydn: Piano Trio in G HobXXV; Shostakovich: Piano Trio in E Minor Op.67; Hatzis: “Constantinople: Old Photographs”; Beethoven: Piano Trio in D Op.70 No.1 “Ghost”. Alex Seredenko, piano; Amahl Arulanandam, cello; Terry Croft, violin. 345 Sorauren Ave. 416-822-9781. ; (st). ●●8:00: St. Jude’s Celebration of the Arts. Manitoba Chamber Orchestra in Concert. Kreisler: Praeludium and Allegro in the Style of Pugnani; Shostakovich: Chamber Symphony in C Minor; Hatzis: Mirage?; Corelli: Violin Sonata in D Minor “La Folia”; Vivaldi: Piccolo Concerto in C. Anne Manson, conductor. Guest: Dame Evelyn Glennie, percussion. St. Jude’s Anglican Church, 160 William St., Oakville. 905-844-3972. . ●●8:00: Tafelmusik. The Eloquent Cello. See Oct 5. Also Oct 8, 9(3:30) Saturday October 8 ●●7:30: Opera by Request. Les Femmes Fatales. Haydn: Arianna a Naxos; Berlioz: La 36 | October 1, 2016 - November 7, 2016 thewholenote.com

mort de Cléopâtre; Poulenc: La voix humaine. Katharine Dain, soprano; Catharine Carew, mezzo; William Shookhoff, piano and music director. College Street United Church, 452 College St. 416-455-2365. . ●●7:30: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Beethoven and Tchaikovsky. Mozart: Overture to The Marriage of Figaro K492; Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D Op.35; Beethoven: Symphony No.4 in B-flat Op.60. Esther Yoo, violin; Karina Canellakis, conductor. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416- 598-3375. From .75. Also Oct 9(3:00). ●●8:00. Tafelmusik. The Eloquent Cello. See Oct 5. Also Oct 9(3:30). Sunday October 9 ●●3:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Beethoven and Tchaikovsky. Mozart: Overture to The Marriage of Figaro K492; Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D Op.35; Beethoven: Symphony No.4 in B-flat Op.60. Esther Yoo, violin; Karina Canellakis, conductor. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416- 598-3375. From .50. Also Oct 8(7:30). ●●3:30: Tafelmusik. The Eloquent Cello. See Oct 5. ●●4:00: Cathedral Church of St. James. Organ Recital. Ian Sadler, organ. 65 Church St. 416-364-7865. Free. Tuesday October 11 ●●12:10: Nine Sparrows Arts Foundation/ Yorkminster Park Baptist Church. Lunchtime Chamber Music: Rising Stars Recital. Students from the Glenn Gould School. Yorkminster Park Baptist Church, 1585 Yonge St. 416-241-1298. Free. Donations accepted. ●●1:00: Cathedral Church of St. James. Organ Recital. Imre Olàh, organ. 65 Church St. 416-364-7865. Free. ●●7:30: Silverthorn Symphonic Winds. 59 Minute Soiree. Wilmar Heights Centre, 963 Pharmacy Ave., Scarborough. 416-301- 5187. . Refreshments, conversation with the musicians and open rehearsal to follow. Free parking; wheelchair accessible. Wednesday October 12 ●●12:30: Organix Concerts/All Saints Kingsway. Kingsway Organ Concert Series. Thomas Gondor, organ. All Saints Kingsway Anglican Church, 2850 Bloor St. W. 416-769- 5224. Freewill offering. ●●12:30: Yorkminster Park Baptist Church. Noonday Organ Recital. Peter Nikiforuk, organ. 1585 Yonge St. 416-922-1167. Free. ●●8:00: Soundstreams. Magic Flutes. Debussy: Sonata for Flute, Viola and Harp; Glass: Piece in the Shape of a Square; Takemitsu: Toward the Sea for Alto Flute and Harp; Colgrass: Wild Riot of the Shaman’s Dreams; Jolivet: Suite en Concert; Höstmann: world premiere; and other works. Claire Chase, Patrick Gallois, Robert Aitken and others, flutes; Teng Li, viola; Erica Goodman, harp; Ryan Scott and others, percussion; Carla Huhtanen, voice. Koerner Hall, Telus Centre, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208. $22-.50. Thursday October 13 ●●12:10: University of Toronto Faculty of Music. Thursdays at Noon: David Potvin, Piano. DMA Competition winner. Bach: Italian Concerto BWV971; Debussy: Reflets dans l’eau; Poissons d’or; Chopin: Sonata No.3 in B Minor Op.58. Walter Hall, Edward Johnson Building, University of Toronto, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-408-0208. Free. ●●12:15: Music at Metropolitan. Noon at Met. Matthew Li, piano. Metropolitan United Church (Toronto), 56 Queen St. E. 416-363- 0331 x26. Free. ●●5:30: University of Toronto Faculty of Music. Singer and the Song Series. Featuring singers from the Faculty of Music. Walter Hall, Edward Johnson Building, University of Toronto, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-408-0208. Free. ●●8:00: Music Toronto. Juilliard Quartet. Beethoven: Quartet in F Minor Op.95, “Serioso”; Bartók: Quartet No.1; Beethoven: Music TORONTO JUILLIARD QUARTET October 13 at 8 pm November 10 at 8 pm Quartet in F Op.59 No.1 “Rasumovsky”. Juilliard Quartet. Jane Mallett Theatre, St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts, 27 Front St. E. 416-366-7723. ; (st). ●●8:00: Royal Conservatory/Istituto Italiano di Cultura. Music Mix. Ludovico Einaudi, piano. Koerner Hall, Telus Centre, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208. SOLD OUT. Also Oct 14 (SOLD OUT). ●●8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Yuja Wang. Grieg: Suite No.1 from Peer Gynt Op.46; Bartók: Piano Concerto No.3; Dvořák: Symphony No.9 in E Minor, “From the New World”. Yuja Wang, piano; Krzysztof Urbański, conductor. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416- 598-3375. From .75. Also Oct 15. Friday October 14 ●●12:10: Music at St. Andrew’s. Noontime Recital. Slade Trammell, piano. St. Andrew’s Church (Toronto), 73 Simcoe St. 416-593- 5600 x231. Free. ●●1:10: Gordon Murray Presents. Piano Potpourri. Featuring 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. ●●7:30: Heliconian Club. Folk Meets Classic. Bartók: Roumanian Folk Dances for Violin and Piano; English and Canadian folk songs arranged by Britten and Vaughan Williams; Rodrigo: Cuatro madrigales amatorios; Traditional music from France and Norway. Andrea Haddad, hurdy gurdy; Sandra Spencer, hurdy gurdy; Alison Melville, seljefløyte; Jin Lee Youn, violin; Allison Arends, soprano; Dorothy de Val, piano; Evelina Soulis, piano. Heliconian Hall, 35 Hazelton Ave. 416-922- 3618. . ●●7:30: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. What Makes It Great?®: Pictures at an Exhibition. Mussorgsky/orch. Ravel: Pictures at an Exhibition. Rob Kapilow, conductor/host. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-598-3375. From .75. ●●8:00: Aga Khan Museum. Duende Flamenco Festival: Two Views of the Alhambra. Justine Bayod Espoz; Pablo Gimenez, guitar; Sara Jiménez, dancer. 77 Wynford Dr. 416- 646-4677. ; (members). Festival runs Oct 14-16. ●●8:00: Flato Markham Theatre. collectif9. 171 Town Centre Blvd., Markham. 905-305- 7469. -. ●●8:00: Gallery 345. Hubsch Martel Zoubek. Carl Ludwig Hübsch, tuba, objects; Pierre- Yves Martel, viola da gamba, harmonica; Philip Zoubek, prepared piano. 345 Sorauren Ave. 416-822-9781. ; (st). ●●8:00: Music Gallery/Sensorium Centre and Dispersion Lab, School of The Arts, Media, Performance and Design, York University. X Avant XI: Reverberations. Pauline Oliveros (digital accordion); Ione (poetry); Anne Bourne (avant-cello); Doug Van Nort MAGIC FLUTES OCTOBER 12 – 8PM KOERNER HALL, TELUS CENTRE Five flute virtuosi – Pied Pipers extraordinaire – explore themes of light and dark in iconic repertoire by Glass, Debussy, Takemitsu, and a world premiere by Anna Höstman. Soundstreams.ca | Box office 416-504-1282 thewholenote.com October 1, 2016 - November 7, 2016 | 37

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