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Volume 22 Issue 3 - November 2016

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Inna Perkis & Boris

Inna Perkis & Boris Zarankin FOUNDERS AND ARTISTIC DIRECTORS SUNDAY NOVEMBER 13, 2016 | 3PM RUSSIAN SALON: 4 SEASONS OF MOTHER RUSSIA featuring Igor GEFTER Ryan HARPER Joni HENSON Inna PERKIS Mark SKAZINETSKY Boris ZARANKIN Ilana ZARANKIN 22 nd Anniversary Season 2016/2017 concerts take place at TRINITY-ST. PAUL’S CENTRE 427 Bloor Street West TO ORDER TICKETS, please call 416.466.1870 offcentremusic.com ●●7:30: University of Toronto Faculty of Music. U of T Symphony Orchestra. Prokofiev: Classical Symphony Op.25; Stravinsky: Concerto in E-flat “Dumbarton Oaks”; Ibert: Divertissement. Uri Mayer, conductor. Walter Hall, Edward Johnson Building, University of Toronto, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-408-0208. ; (sr); (st). 6:30: Symphony Talk, a pre-performance chat with professors and graduate students, rm 130. ●●8:00: Academy Concert Series. Bratsche to the Future. Mark Fewer, violin; Sheila Jaffé, violin; Steven Dann, viola; Emily Eng, viola; Kerri McGonigle, cello. Eastminster United Church, 310 Danforth Ave. 416-629-3716. ; (sr/st). ●●8:00: Cathedral Bluffs Symphony Orchestra. In Concert. Bruckner: Symphony No.4 in E-flat; Tchaikovsky: Suite from Swan Lake. Norman Reintamm, conductor. P.C. Ho Theatre, Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Toronto, 5183 Sheppard Ave. E., Scarborough. 416-879-5566. ; (sr/st); free(under 12). 7:15: Pre-concert talk. ●●8:00: Guitar Society of Toronto. Sevilla Competition Winner Antoine Morinière. Works by Rodrigo, Ponce, Coste and others. Victoria College Chapel, 73 Queen’s Park Cr. E. 416-964-8298. /(adv); (sr/ st)/(adv). ●●8:00: Royal Conservatory. Quiet Please, There’s a Lady on Stage: Noa with Gil Dor and Aviva Chernick. Koerner Hall, Telus Centre, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208. -. A. Concerts in the GTA november 14, 7pm FOLK TO BAROQUE Nadina Mackie Jackson with folk legend VALDY. Songs new and timeless, from Rock ’n’ Roll to Bernadette, Vivaldi to Flight of the Bumblebee, a joyful cross-genre celebration. Karel Roessingh, keyboards. Bassoon Out Loud at HELICONIAN HALL 35 Hazelton Avenue, Toronto / nadinamackiejackson.com ●●8:00: Spectrum Music. Tales from the Deep Blue. New works exploring the ocean depths. Shaw Street Collective. Alliance Française de Toronto, 24 Spadina Rd. ; (sr/ st/arts). Pre-concert chat. ●●8:00: Toronto Consort. The Italian Queen of France. Works by LeRoy, LeJeune and Costelay. Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre, Jeanne Lamon Hall, 427 Bloor St. W. 416-964-6337. -; $22-(sr); (st/35 and under). Also Nov 11. Sunday November 13 ●●10:30am: St. Anne’s Anglican Church. Remembrance Day Mass. Lang: Kontakion; Britten: War Requiem (selections). Guest: Karen Snell, trumpet. 270 Gladstone Ave. 416- 536-3160. Freewill offering. Religious Service. ●●2:00: National Ballet of Canada. Cinderella. See Nov 12. Also Nov 19, 20(all 2:00); Nov 16, 17, 18, 19(all 7:30). ●●2:00: Trio Bravo. In Concert. Milhaud: Suite; Khachaturian: Trio; Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending; Patricia Morehead: Retro Variations (world premiere). Terry Storr, clarinet; Daniel Kushner, violin; Philip Morehead, piano. St. Barnabas Anglican Church, 361 Danforth Ave. 416-465-7443. ; (sr/st). ●●2:00: Windmill Theatre. Legends of Windmill Cabaret. Celebrating Artistic Director Brian Pritchard. Former Windmill vocalists; Victor Cheng, piano. Clarke Memorial Hall, 161 Lakeshore Rd. W., Mississauga. 42 | November 1, 2016 - December 7, 2016 thewholenote.com

905-615-4830. PWYC (suggested donation of ). ●●3:00: Amici Chamber Ensemble. Mother Russia: Rebels and Exiles. Rachmaninoff: Trio élégiaque No.1; Gubaidulina: In Croce; Stravinsky: Three Pieces for Clarinet; Mardi Gras; Ustvolskaya: Trio; Arensky: Trio. Guests: Ilya Kaler, violin; Alexander Sevastian, accordion. Mazzoleni Concert Hall, Telus Centre, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208. ; (sr); (under 31); (st). ●●3:00: Hart House. Sunday Concerts: Matt Poon, Piano. New music, Canadian works and 20th century composers. 7 Hart House Circle. 416-978-2452. Free. ●●3:00: Off Centre Music Salon. Russian Salon: Four Seasons of Mother Russia. Igor Gefter, cello; Joni Henson; Inna Perkis; Mark Skazinetzky, violin; Boris Zarankin; and others. Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre, 427 Bloor St. W. 416-466-1870. ; (sr/st); (young adult); (child). ●●3:00: Royal Conservatory. String Concert: Viktoria Mullova and Accademia Bizantina. Bach: Four Violin Concerti. Viktoria Mullova, violin; Accademia Bizantina; Ottavio Dantone, conductor/harpsichord. Koerner Hall, Telus Centre, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208. - . 2:15: Pre-concert talk. ●●3:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Toronto Symphony Youth Orchestra Fall Concert. Edward Top: New work; Respighi: Fountains of Rome; Dvořák: Symphony No.9 “From the New World”. Earl Lee, RBC Resident Conductor; Peter Oundjian, conductor. George Weston Recital Hall, 5040 Yonge St. 1-855- 985-2787. -. ●●3:00: Vesnivka Choir. Tribute to Ivan Kowaliw. Lawryshyn: new work; and other works. Guests: St. Nicholas Ukrainian Church Choir; Toronto Ukrainian Male Chamber Choir; chamber string orchestra. Humber Valley United Church, 76 Anglesey Blvd., Etobicoke. 416-246-9880 or 416-763-2197. -. ●●4:00: Amadeus Choir. Aurora Borealis: Magic and Mystery. Lydia Adams, conductor. Eglinton St. George’s United Church, 35 Lytton Blvd. 416-446-0188. ; (sr); (under 30); (st). ●●4:00: Cathedral Church of St. James. Organ Recitals: David Briggs. 65 Church St. 416-364-7865. Free. Donations welcomed. Sponsored by ●●4:00: St. Philip’s Anglican Church. Jazz Vespers. Pat LaBarbera Quartet. All Saints Kingsway Church, 2850 Bloor St. W. 416-247- 5181. Freewill offering. Religious service. N.B.: Temporary venue change. ●●4:30: Christ Church Deer Park. Jazz Vespers. David Young Trio. 1570 Yonge St. 416- 920-5211. Free-will offering. Religious Service. ●●4:30: Church of the Incarnation. Jazz Vespers. Barry Livingston Group (Barry Livingston, piano; Suba Sankaran, vocals; Colleen Allen, sax; Artie Roth, bass; Paul Fitterer, drums). 15 Clairtrell Rd. 416-221-7516. Free; donations welcomed. Religious Service. ●●6:00: Eve Egoyan. Piano Recital. Rudolf Komorous: Wu. Eve Egoyan, piano. Artscape Youngplace, 180 Shaw St. 416-530-2787. - . Also Nov 6, 20, 27. ●●7:30: Cor Unum Ensemble. Baroque Masterpieces. Vocal and orchestral works by Bach, Handel, Vivaldi and Monteverdi. Joel Allison and Ruth Denton, directors. Trinity College Chapel, U of T, 6 Hoskin Ave. 416-760- 7463. Free; donations welcome. ●●7:30: Knox United Church, Agincourt. Radio Dial. Stuart Laughton and his band. 2569 Midland Ave., Scarborough. 416-293- 4424 x201. . ●●7:30: Royal Conservatory. Mazzoleni Masters: Anagnoson & Kinton 40th Anniversary Celebration. Bartók: Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion; works by Brahms, Pierre Gallant, Poulenc and Dvořák. James Anagnoson and Leslie Kinton, piano duo; David Kent, percussion; John Rudolph, percussion. Mazzoleni Concert Hall, Telus Centre, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208. . ●●7:30: Tranzac Club. GUH in Concert. 292 Brunswick Ave. 416-923-8137. PWYC. ●●8:00: Continuum Contemporary Music. RavAGE. Jodlowski: People/Time; Lizée: Colliding Galaxies/Colours and Tones; Mayo: Supermarine; O’Callaghan: AMONG AM A; Szmytka: empty music. Leslie Newman, flute; Anthony Thompson, clarinet; Carol Fujino, violin; Diane Leung, viola; Paul Widner, cello; and others; Brian Current, conductor. Music Gallery, 197 John St. 416-924-4945. ; (sr/ arts worker/member); (st). ●●8:00: Istituto Italiano di Cultura. Tenores de Aterúe. Traditional folk polyphonic singing from Sardinia and Corsica. Tenores de Aterúe - The Guardian (Avery Book, Gideon Crevoshay, Carl Linich and Doug Paisley). Clay and Paper Theatre Studio, 300 Campbell Ave. 416-458-6091. . Monday November 14 ●●7:00: Bassoon Out Loud. Folk to Baroque. Rock ‘n’ Roll; Bernadette; Rimsky-Korskov: Flight of the Bumblebee; and works by Vivaldi and others. VALDY, vocalist; Nadina Mackie Jackson, bassoon; Karel Roessingh, keyboards. Heliconian Hall, 35 Hazelton Ave. 416- 453-7607. ; (st). Tuesday November 15 ●●12:00 noon: Canadian Opera Company. Jazz Series: From the Inside Out. Ineke Vandoorn, Marc van Vugt and quintet. Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre, Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W. 416-363-8231. Free. First come, first served. Late seating not available. ●●12:10: Nine Sparrows Arts Foundation/ Yorkminster Park Baptist Church. Lunchtime Chamber Music: Ellen Meyer and Friends. Yorkminster Park Baptist Church, 1585 Yonge St. 416-241-1298. Free. Donations accepted. ●●12:30: York University Department of Music. Music at Midday: York University Chamber Strings. Mark Chambers, conductor. Tribute Communities Recital Hall, Accolade East Building, YU, 4700 Keele St. 647-459-0701. Free. ●●1:00: Cathedral Church of St. James. Organ Recitals: David Briggs. 65 Church St. 416-364-7865. Free. Donations welcomed. Music TORONTO Danny Driver November 15 at 8 pm ●●8:00: Music Toronto. Danny Driver, Piano. Toronto debut. Bach: French Suite No.5 in G BWV816; Schumann: Symphonic Études Op.13; Balakirev: Nocturne No.2 in B Minor; Rachmaninoff: Études-Tableaux Op.39 (selections); Prokofiev: Sonata No.7 in B-flat. Jane Mallett Theatre, St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts, 27 Front St. E. 416-366-7723. ; (st). ●●8:00: Roy Thomson Hall/Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Berliner Philharmoniker. Boulez: Éclat; Mahler: Symphony No.7. Sir Simon Rattle, chief conductor. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-872-1255. -0. Also Nov 16. Wednesday November 16 ●●7:30: Free Times Cafe. 60’s Folk Revival - Where have all the folk songs gone. Singalong tribute to the songs of the 60’s. If I Had A Hammer; Walk Right In; Turn! Turn! Turn!; Tom Dooley; Five Hundred Miles; and other songs. Sue Peters, vocals and guitar; Dwight Peters, vocals, guitars, piano, accordion; Michelle Rumball, vocals; Tony Laviola, bass. 320 College St. 416-967-1078. . Cash at the door. Call for dinner reservation. ●●7:30: National Ballet of Canada. Cinderella. See Nov 12(2:00). Also Nov 17, 18, 19(all 7:30). 17(2:00) ●●7:30: St. Anne’s Anglican Church. Distant Skies: The Sci-Fi Edition. Junction Trio (Jamie Thompson, flute; Ivana Popovic, violin). Guest: Charlotte Ashley, author. St. Anne’s Parish Hall, 651 Dufferin St. 416-536-3160. PWYC. ●●8:00: Roy Thomson Hall/Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Berliner Philharmoniker. Webern: Six Pieces for Orchestra (Sechs Stücke); Schoenberg: Five Pieces for Orchestra; Berg: Three Pieces for Orchestra (Drei Orchesterstücke); Brahms: Symphony No.2. Sir Simon Rattle, chief conductor. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-872-1255. - 0. Also Nov 15. ●●8:00: Stereo Live. Fire and Grace. Edwin Huizinga, violin; William Coulter, guitar. Campbell House Museum, 160 Queen St. W. 416- 597-0227. . Limited seating. Also Nov 17(St. Andrew by-the-Lake); 21(The Burdock). ●●8:00: Tapestry Opera. Naomi’s Road. Music by Ramona Luengen. Libretto by Ann Hodges. Sam Chung, tenor (Stephen); Sung Taek Chung, baritone (Daddy); Hiather Darnel- Kadonaga, soprano (Naomi); Erica Iris Huang, mezzo (Mother/Obasan); Michael Hidetoshi Mori, stage director. St. David’s Anglican Church, 49 Donlands Ave. 416-537-6066 x243. ; (st/youth). Also Nov 17, 19, 20(2:00). Thursday November 17 ●●12:10: University of Toronto Faculty of Music. Thursdays at Noon: Emily Chiang, Piano. Rachmaninoff: Piano Sonata No.2; Schubert: Impromptus Op.90. Walter Hall, Edward Johnson Building, University of Toronto, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-408-0208. Free. ●●12:15: Music at Metropolitan. Noon at Met. Manuel Piazza, organ. Metropolitan United Church (Toronto), 56 Queen St. E. 416-363- 0331 x26. Free. ●●2:00: National Ballet of Canada. Cinderella. See Nov 12. Also Nov 20(2:00). ●●2:00: Stereo Live. Fire and Grace. Edwin Huizinga, violin; William Coulter, guitar. St. Andrew by-the-Lake Anglican Church, Cibola Ave., Toronto Island. 416-779-3886. . Also Nov 16(Campbell House); 21(The Burdock). ●●7:30: Canadian-Hungarian Association for Music Performance. A Bridge to the Future. Mary Kenedi, piano; Krisztina Szabó, mezzo; Sharon Lee, violin; Laurence Schaufele, viola; Sybil Shanahan, cello; William Shookhoff, piano. Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre, 427 Bloor St. W. 416-272-4904. ; (sr/st). Also Nov 29(Ottawa, not listed). ●●7:30: National Ballet of Canada. Cinderella. See Nov 12. Also Nov 19, 20(all 2:00); 19(7:30). ●●7:30: Toronto Winds. Inspire. Mozart: Marriage of Figaro Overture; Dove: Figures in the Garden; Beethoven: Symphony No.1 in C (mvt.1); Gorb: Symphony No.1 in C for 12 winds thewholenote.com November 1, 2016 - December 7, 2016 | 43

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