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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(surround sound); Merganzer, violin/electronics. Music Gallery, 197 John St. 416- 204-1080. /(adv); (st/members). Festival runs Oct 13-16. ●●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 13 (SOLD OUT). ●●10:00: SLi Artists Management. Mafikizolo in Toronto. Theo Kgosinkwe and Nhlanhla Nciza, vocalists; Mafikizolo live band with dancers. Revival Bar, 783 College St. 780-965- 9175. .99. Saturday October 15 ●●4:00: Music Gallery. X Avant XI: Reverberations. Deep Listening session conducted by Anne Bourne. Audience participation. 197 John St. 416-204-1080. Free. Presented in the outdoor courtyard. Festival runs Oct 13-16. ●●7:30: Canadian Opera Company. Norma. Bellini. See Oct 6. Also Oct 18, 21, 26, 28(all 7:30); 23(2:00), Nov 5(4:30). ●●7:30: Opera by Request/Oshawa Opera. Kristine Dandavino and Michael Robert-Broder In Recital. Wagner: Wesendonck Lieder; Schumann: Liederkreis; Brahms: Op.28 duets; songs by Weill and Sharman. Kristine Dandavino and Michael Robert-Broder, vocalists; William Shookhoff, piano. Women’s Art Association of Toronto, 23 Prince Arthur Ave. 416-455-2365. . ●●7:30: Reaching Out Through Music. A Benefit Concert. Thaanya Aswathaman, soprano; Meredith Hall, soprano; Felipe Jimenez, DENIS MASTROMONACO MUSIC DIRECTOR & C O N D U C T O R A. Concerts in the GTA clarinet; Patricia Parr and Kathleen Penny, duo piano; John Sheard, piano. St. Simonthe-Apostle Anglican Church, 525 Bloor St. E. 416-923-8714. ; (sr/st); 0(patron). Auction at 7:30. Refreshments. ●●7:30: Tallis Choir. Music for Bloody Mary. Taverner: Missa Sancti Wilhelmi Devotio; Sheppard: Gaude, Gaude, Gaude Maria Virgo; Tallis: Loquebantur Variis Linguis; and other works. St. Patrick’s Catholic Church (Toronto), 131 McCaul St. 416-286-9798. ; (sr); (st). ●●7:30: Toronto Messiaen Ensemble. Crumb: Father-Son-Pupil. Schubert: Piano Trio No.2 D929 mvt 2; Bartók: Six Romanian Dances for clarinet and piano; David Crumb: Improvisations on an English Folk Tune for flute, clarinet, violin, cello and piano; George Crumb: Makrokosmos Vol.2 No.7 for piano - Tora! Tora! Tora!; and other works. Toronto Messiaen Ensemble: Esther Choi, flute; Peter Pinteric, clarinet; Jihye Joelle Kee, violin; Andrew Ascenzo, cello; Gideon Gee-Bum Kim, artistic director/conductor. Guests: Todd Yaniw, piano; Hye Won Cecilia Lee, piano. Canadian Music Centre, 20 St. Joseph St. 416-961-6601 x206. ; (st). ●●7:30: University of Toronto Faculty of Music. Wind Ensemble. Persichetti: Symphony No.6; Corigliano: Lullaby for Natalie; Danyew: Magnolia Star; Grainger: Early One Morning/Molly on the Shore; Ellerby: Paris Sketches. Gillian MacKay, conductor. MacMillan Theatre, Edward Johnson Building, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-408-0208. ; (sr); (st). ●●7:30: York Chamber Ensemble. North American Strings. Copland: Hoedown; Barber: Adagio; Somers: Little Suite; MacMillan: Two Sketches on Canadian Folk Songs; Hermann: Psycho; and other works. Mark Chambers, conductor. Trinity Anglican Church (Aurora), 79 Victoria St., Aurora. 905-727- 6101. ; (sr/st). OLA GJEILO LUMINOUS NIGHT F estival SATURDAY OCTOBER 15, 2016 7:30 pm Yorkminster Park Baptist Church LuminousNightFestival.com ●●7:30: Yorkminster Park Baptist Church. Luminous Night Festival: Music of Ola Gjeilo. Ubi Caritas; Northern Lights; Eternal Sky; Serenity; Sunrise Mass. Ola Gjeilo, piano; UofT Women’s Chamber Choir and Mac- Millan Singers; Orpheus Choir of Toronto; Exultate Chamber Singers; Resonance; Yorkminster Park Baptist Church Choir. 1585 Yonge St. 416-922-1167. /(adv); (st)/(adv). Ola Gjeilo in conversation with Norbert Palej at 6:30. ●●8:00: Aga Khan Museum. Duende Flamenco Festival: Mi Flamenco. A flamenco double bill. Cristian Perez, dancer/choreographer. 77 Wynford Dr. 416-646-4677. ; (members). Festival runs Oct 14-16. ●●8:00: Gallery 345/Italian Cultural Institute of Toronto. Magisterra Soloists. Gallery 345, 345 Sorauren Ave. 416-822-9781. ; (st). ●●8:00: Mississauga Symphony Orchestra. Dies Irae. Macintyre: An Orchestral Prelude on Dies Irae; Liszt: Piano Concerto No.2; Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique. Stanford Cheung, piano; Denis Mastromonaco, conductor. Hammerson Hall, Living Arts Centre, 4141 Living Arts Dr., Mississauga. 905-306- 6000. -. ●●8:00: Music Gallery. X Avant XI: Reverberations. Sarah Neufeld, violin: The Ridge; Dialectica (classical/jazz saxophone quartet). 197 John St. 416-204-1080. /(adv); (st/members). Festival runs Oct 13-16. ●●8:00: Oakville Symphony Orchestra/Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts. collectif9. Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts, 130 Navy St., Oakville. 905-815-2021 or 888- 489-7784. -. Intro and post-performance artist chat hosted by Maestro Roberto Clara. ●●8:00: Show One Productions. Denis Matsuev, piano. Beethoven: Sonata No.31 in A-flat Op.110; Schumann: Symphonic Études Op.13; Liszt: Mephisto Waltz; Tchaikovsky: Meditation; Prokofiev: Sonata No.7 in B-flat Op.83. Koerner Hall, Telus Centre, 273 Bloor St. W. Director Peter Mahon MSOMasterworks Music for Bloody Mary The 500 th anniversary of the birth of Queen Mary I is celebrated with glorious polyphony from the Tudor Chapel Royal. Tavener: Missa Sancti Wilhelmi Devotio Saturday, October 15 at 7:30 pm St. Patrick’s Church 141 McCaul St. Tickets: , Seniors: , Students with ID: (only at the door) Info: 416 286-9798 Order online: www.tallischoir.com an Ontario government agency un organisme du gouvernement de l’Ontario 38 | October 1, 2016 - November 7, 2016 thewholenote.com
416-408-0208. -5. ●●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 13. ●●9:00: Burdock Music Hall. Turkwaz and So Long Seven. Arrangements of traditional songs and world jazz. 1184 Bloor St. W. 416- 546-4033. /(adv). ●●10:00: Music Gallery. X Avant XI: Reverberations - TRP Late Night. Andrew Ross, Diana McNally and Patricia; Romar Johnson and Ian Cheung, visuals. Cinecycle, 129 Spadina Ave. 416-971-4273. /(adv); (st). Festival runs Oct 13-16. Sunday October 16 ARIODANTE HANDEL OCT 16 – NOV 4 coc.ca ●●2:00: Canadian Opera Company. Ariodante. Handel. Alice Coote, mezzo (Ariodante); Jane Archibald, soprano (Ginevra); Varduhi Abrahamyan, mezzo (Polinesso); and others; Richard Jones, director. Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W. 416- 363-8231. -5; $22(under 30). English Surtitles. Also Oct 19, 25, 27, 29, Nov 4(all 7:00); Oct 22(4:30). ●●2:00: Markham Concert Band. Road Trip! A tribute to great Canadian and American music. Flato Markham Theatre, 171 Town Centre Blvd., Markham. 905-305-7469. ; (sr/st). ●●2:30: Toronto Early Music Centre. ACTA Recorder Consort. 16th- and 17th-century dances and fantasias. Vaughan Williams: Suite for Pipes; Bach: fugues; works by Boismortier and others. Colin Savage, Anne Massicotte, Tatsuki Shimoda and Alison Melville, recorders. St. David’s Anglican Church, 49 Donlands Ave. 416-464-7610. Admission by donation. ●●3:00: Amici Chamber Ensemble. Strauss vs Strauss. R. Strauss: Till Eulenspiegel (Einmal Anders); Duett-Concertino for Clarinet, Bassoon and Strings; Lieder; J. Strauss: Wein, Weib und Gesang; Rosen aus dem Suden; Kaiserwalzer; Schatz-Walzer. Guests: Russell Braun, baritone; Jonathan Crow, violin. Mazzoleni Concert Hall, Telus Centre, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208. ; (sr); (under 31); (st). ●●3:00: Hannaford Street Silver Band. Havana Nights. Hilario Durán Trio; David Briskin, conductor. Jane Mallett Theatre, St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts, 27 Front St. E. 416-366-7723. . ●●3:00: Greater Toronto Philharmonic Orchestra. Autumn Classics. Mozart: Violin Concerto No.3; Beethoven: Piano Concerto No.1 1st mvt; Vivaldi: Concerto for Two Trumpets; Dvořák: Symphony No.8. Jean-Michel Malouf, conductor. Guests: Duncan McDougall, violin; Kyoko Kohno, piano; Matisse and Aled Blundell, trumpets. Calvin Presbyterian Church, 26 Delisle Ave. 647-238-0015. ; (sr/st); .50(group/family). ●●3:00: St. Andrew’s Church. New Colours of the Past. Works by Handel, Grieg, Penderecki, Berg, Malizia, and others. Duo Aliada. St. Andrew’s Church (Toronto), 73 Simcoe St. 416-593-5600. ; (sr/st). Elora Festival Singers Sun Oct 16, 3 pm Church of the Holy Trinity Works by Palestrina, Pärt and Morlock Photo by Brian Summers tmchoir.org ●●3:00: Toronto Mendelssohn Choir. Elora Festival Singers. Choral works by Palestrina and Jocelyn Morlock. Noel Edison, conductor. Church of the Holy Trinity, 10 Trinity Sq. 416- 598-0422. ; (sr); (VOXTIX). ●●3:30: Coro di Supino/Coro San Marco. Concert for the Victims of the Italian DUO ALIADA BOGDAN LAKETIC / ACCORDION MICHAL KNOT / SAXOPHONE Sun. Oct. 16, 2016 3 PM TICKETS Music by: HÄNDEL GRIEG PENDERECKI NEW BERG COLOURS OF THE PAST MALIZIA DE FALLA BARTÓK PIAZZOLA GENERAL: STUDENTS/SENIORS: Online: standrewstoronto.org Or pay at the door St. Andrew’s Church King W. & Simcoe TTC: St. Andrew thewholenote.com October 1, 2016 - November 7, 2016 | 39
