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Volume 22 Issue 4 - December 2016/January 2017

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In this issue: a conversation with pianist Stewart Goodyear, in advance of his upcoming show at Koerner Hall; a preview of the annual New Year’s phenomenon that is Bravissimo!/Salute to Vienna; an inside look at music performance in Toronto’s health-care centres; and a reflection on the incredible life and lasting influence of the late Pauline Oliveros. These and more, in a special December/January combined issue!

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Ballades Op.10; Schumann: Humoresque; Fantasie Op.17 in C. KWCMS Music Room, 57 Young St. W., Waterloo. 519-886-1673. ; (st). Wednesday December 14 ●●2:30: Seniors Serenade. Christmas Concert. Mark Hathaway and students from Innisdale Secondary School. Grace United Church (Barrie), 350 Grove St. E., Barrie. 705-726- 1181. Free. 3:30: tea and goodies . ●●4:00: Dan School of Drama and Music, Queen’s University. Sistema Kingston Holiday Concert. First and second year Sistema Kingston students (grades 2-5) perform holiday songs in string ensemble, rhythm ensemble and choir. Molly Brant Public School, 30 Lyons St., Kingston. 613-533-2424. Free. Thursday December 15 ●●12:15: St. George’s Cathedral (Kingston). Advent Concerts: Piano Duo Valery Lloyd- Watts and Clare Gordon. Works by Brahms, Beethoven, Rachmaninoff and Bizet. 270 King St. E., Kingston. 613-548-4617. Free; voluntary offering collected. Friday December 16 ●●8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music Society. Beethoven’s Birthday Program. Beethoven: Quartet No.4 in C Minor; String Quintet Op.29; Große Fuge Op.133. Penderecki String Quartet. Guest: Ethan Filner, viola. KWCMS Music Room, 57 Young St. W., Waterloo. 519-886-1673. ; (st). ●●8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony. Yuletide Spectacular. Screening of animated film The Snowman, based on the book by Raymond Briggs. Performed with original music and carol sing-along. Grand Philharmonic Choir; Grand Philharmonic Children’s Choir; Contemporary School of Dance Ltd; KWS Youth Orchestra; Bethany Horst, soprano; Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser, conductor. Centre in the Square, 101 Queen St. N., Kitchener. 519-745-4711 or 1-888-745-4717. -. Also Dec 17(mat/eve); 18(mat). ●●8:00: Theatre Ancaster Chorus. Jingle All the Way. Festive songs for the season. Old Firehall Arts Centre, 334 Wilson St. E., Ancaster. 903-304-7469. $22; (sr); (st). Also Dec 17(mat/eve). Saturday December 17 ●●2:00: Theatre Ancaster Chorus. Jingle All the Way. Festive songs for the season. Old Firehall Arts Centre, 334 Wilson St. E., Ancaster. 903-304-7469. $22; (sr); (st). Also Dec 16, 17(eves). ●●2:30: Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony. Yuletide Spectacular. See Dec 16. Also Dec 17(8:00); 18(2:30) ●●2:30: Niagara Symphony Orchestra. Dream of Christmas...Rêve de Noël: The Circus Is Coming to Town! Zacada Entertainment; Bradley Thachuk, conductor. FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, 250 St. Paul St., St. Catharines. 905-688-0722 or 1-855-515- 0722. ; (st); (child); (eyeGO). Also Dec 17(7:30); 18(2:30). ●●7:00: Huronia Symphony Orchestra. Christmas Express. Burge: Rocky Mountain Overture; Silvestri: Polar Express Concert Suite; Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker Suite; Anderson: A Christmas Festival; Waldteufel: Skaters’ B. Concerts Beyond the GTA Waltz; traditional Christmas songs and carol sing. Guests: choirs from Alcona Glen Elementary and Lake Simcoe Public Schools; Oliver Balaburski, conductor. Innisfil Community Church, 1571 Innisfil Beach Road, Innisfil. 705-721-4752. ; (st); (child). Also Dec 11(mat, Barrie). ●●7:00: Sanderson Centre for the Performing Arts. A Celtic Family Christmas - CD release. Natalie MacMaster, fiddle; Donnell Leahy, fiddle. 88 Dalhousie St., Brantford. 519- 758-8090 or 1-800-265-0710. ; (uGO); (eyeGO). ●●7:30: Arcady. Messiah. Handel. Ronald Beckett, conductor. Lighthouse Festival Theatre, 247 Main Street, Port Dover. 519-583- 2221. . ●●7:30: Guelph Chamber Choir. Handel’s Messiah. Charlene Pauls, soprano; Maude Brunet, alto; John Tessier, tenor; Daniel Lichti, bass-baritone; Music Viva Orchestra (on period instruments); Gerald Neufeld, conductor. River Run Centre, 35 Woolwich St., Guelph. 519-763-3000. ; (st/under 30); (eyeGO/under 14). ●●7:30: Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra. Home for the Holidays. Vince Guaraldi: A Charlie Brown Christmas; and other holiday music. Hamilton Place, 10 MacNab St. S., Hamilton. 905-526-7756. -. 6:30: Pre-concert talk. ●●7:30: Niagara Symphony Orchestra. Dream of Christmas...Rêve de Noël: The Circus Is Coming to Town! Zacada Entertainment; Bradley Thachuk, conductor. FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, 250 St. Paul St., St. Catharines. 905-688-0722 or 1-855-515-0722. ; (sr); (30 and under); (st); (child); (eyeGO). Also Dec 17(2:30); 18(2:30). ●●8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony. Yuletide Spectacular. See Dec 16. Also Dec 18(2:30) ●●8:00: Theatre Ancaster Chorus. Jingle All the Way. Festive songs for the season. Old Firehall Arts Centre, 334 Wilson St. E., Ancaster. 903-304-7469. $22; (sr); (st). Also Dec 16, 17(mat). Sunday December 18 ●●2:00: Ensemble Vivant. Christmas Tidings: “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year.” Catherine Wilson, piano/conductor; Guests: Junior Amabile Singers (Wendy Landon and Jackie Norman, conductors.) Dundas Centre United Church, 482 Dundas St., London. 519-672-8800. ; (under 13). Also Dec 21(Richmond Hill), 22(Kingston), 23(Nepean). ●●2:30: Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony. Yuletide Spectacular. See Dec 16. ●●2:30: Niagara Symphony Orchestra. Dream of Christmas...Rêve de Noël: The Circus Is Coming to Town! Zacada Entertainment; Bradley Thachuk, conductor. FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, 250 St. Paul St., St. Catharines. 905-688-0722 or 1-855-515-0722. ; (child); (eyeGO). Also Dec 17(2:30 and 7:30). ●●4:30: Music At St. Thomas’. Carols by Candlelight. Festival of nine lessons and carols in the traditional style of King’s College, Cambridge. Christmas carols and songs with audience sing-along. St. Thomas’ Junior and Senior Choirs; Matthieu Latreille and Francine Nguyen-Savaria, conductors. St. Thomas’ Anglican Church (Belleville), 201 Church St., Belleville. 613-962-3636. PWYC. Reception follows. ●●5:00: St. George’s Cathedral (Kingston). Service of Christmas Lessons and Carols. Christmas carols and songs. Cathedral Christmas, Teen, and Children’s Choirs; congregational singing. 270 King St. E., Kingston. 613-548-4617. Freewill offering. Monday December 19 ●●7:30: Peterborough Singers. Handel’s Messiah. Ellen McAteer, soprano; Daniel Taylor, countertenor; Jacob Abrahamse, tenor; Alex Dobson, bass; Ian Sadler, organ; Paul Otway, trumpet; Sydney Birrell, conductor. George Street United Church, 534 George St. N., Peterborough. 705-745-1820. ; (under 30); (st). Tuesday December 20 ●●5:00 and 7:30: Elora Festival Singers. Festival of Carols. St. John’s Anglican Church (Elora), 36 Henderson St., Elora. 519-846- 0331. ; (st); (child). Also Dec 21. Wednesday December 21 ●●12:00 noon: Music at St. Andrews. Scrooge’s Christmas. By Ken Jones. Cast of sixteen from U of T Music Faculty (Scarborough); Ensemble TrypTych; Lenard Whiting, conductor. St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church (Barrie), 47 Owen St., Barrie. 705-726-1181. ; free(st). ●●5:00 and 7:30: Elora Festival Singers. Festival of Carols. See Dec 20. Thursday December 22 ●●4:00: Gallery Players of Niagara. A Celtic Christmas. Music of Ireland, Wales and the Scottish Highlands. Douglas Miller, flute; David Braun, violin; Deborah Braun, harp; Guy Bannerman, narrator. Silver Spire United Church, 366 St. Paul St., St. Catharines. 905-468-1525. -. Also Dec 23(eve, Niagara-on-the-Lake). ●●7:30: Ensemble Vivant. Christmas Tidings: “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year.” Catherine Wilson, piano/conductor; Guests: Kingston Youth Choir (Emily McPherson, conductor.) Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts, 390 King St. W., Kingston. 613-533-2424/1-855-533-2424. ; (st/ child). Also Dec 23(Nepean). Friday December 23 ●●7:30: Gallery Players of Niagara. A Celtic Christmas. Music of Ireland, Wales and the Scottish Highlands. Douglas Miller, flute; David Braun, violin; Deborah Braun, harp; Guy Bannerman, narrator. Grace United Church (Niagara-on-the-Lake), 222 Victoria St., Niagara-on-the-Lake. 905-468-1525. -. Also Dec 22(mat, St. Catharines). ●●7:30: Melissa-Marie Shriner. Sixth Annual Christmas in the Village Concert. Carol singalong and reading of ’Twas the Night before Christmas. The Christmas Song, I’ll Be Home for Christmas, O Holy Night, Mary Did You Know? and other works by Niagara composers. Melissa-Marie Shriner, vocals; Aidan Miller, piano; Clark Johnston, upright bass; Richard Crossman, emcee; Christmas in the Village Ensemble. Pelham Community Church, 461 Canboro Rd., Fenwick. 905-941-6917. /(adv). Venue is accessible. ●●7:30: Ensemble Vivant. Christmas Tidings: “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year.” Catherine Wilson, piano/conductor; Guests: Cross Town Youth Chorus (Kurt Ala-Kantti, conductor). Centrepointe Theatres, 101 Centrepointe Dr., Nepean. 60 | December 1, 2016 - February 7, 2017 thewholenote.com

613-580-2700/1-866-752-5231. -; -(child). Also Nov 27(Orillia; sold out); Dec 1(Guelph), 3(Brantford), 9(Toronto), 11(St. Catharines), 16(Mississauga), 18(London), 21(Richmond Hill), 22(Kingston). Saturday December 31 ●●8:30 and 10:30: Crystal Journey. New Year’s Eve Concert. Paiste gongs, Persian santoor, quartz bowls and vibraphone. Melrose United Church, 86 Homewood Ave., Hamilton. 905-928-9706. ; (couple/family). Please book ahead. Includes New Year’s Gong, tea and snacks. Sunday January 1 ●●3:00: Stratford Symphony Orchestra. New Year in Vienna. Lehár: Gold and Silver Waltz; J. Strauss II: Blue Dragon Waltz, Voices of Spring Waltz, Wiener Blut Waltz; J. Strauss I: Radetzky March. Knox Presbyterian Church (Stratford), 142 Ontario St., Stratford. 519- 271-0990. ; (st). Monday January 2 Tickets: 1.855.872.5000 ticketmaster.ca January 2 • 2:30 pm Hamilton Place ●●2:30: Attila Glatz Concert Productions/ Roy Thomson Hall. Salute to Vienna New Year’s Concert. Strauss waltzes and melodies from operettas with full orchestra and dancers. Strauss Symphony of Canada; Polina Pasztircsák, soprano; Alexander Kaimbacher, tenor; dancers from Kiev-City Ballet; Matthias Fletzberger, conductor; and others. Hamilton Place, 10 MacNab St. S., Hamilton. 1-844- 379-0370. From .50. Also Jan 1(Toronto). Post-concert complimentary Viennese apple strudel and café reception. Wednesday January 4 ●●12:00 noon: Midday Music with Shigeru. Michael Adamson, Violin and Philip Adamson, Piano. Works by Mozart, Brahms and Debussy. Hi-Way Pentecostal Church, 50 Anne St. N., Barrie. 705-726-1181. ; free(st). Saturday January 7 ●●12:00 noon: Don Wright Faculty of Music. Maritsa Brookes Concerto Competition Final Round. Von Kuster Hall, Music Building, Western University, 1151 Richmond St. N., London. 519-661-3767. Free. Sunday January 8 ●●2:30: Georgian Music. Duo Turgeon. Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue; works by Schubert, Mendelssohn and Brahms. Anne Louise and Edward Turgeon, pianos. Grace United Church (Barrie), 350 Grove St. E., Barrie. 705- 726-1181. . Wednesday January 11 ●●2:30: Seniors Serenade. Mike Lewis, Jazz Piano. Performing pieces from his “E” list. Grace United Church (Barrie), 350 Grove St. E., Barrie. 705-726-1181. Free. 3:30: tea and goodies . ●●8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music Society. Contemporary Works for Cello and Piano. Simms: wires at rest (tend to tangle); Waller: Lines for cello and piano duo; Anthems in A Minor for cello and piano; Storring: Vale; Linda Catlin Smith: Ballad for cello and piano. Paul Pulford, cello; Cheryl Duvall, piano. KWCMS Music Room, 57 Young St. W., Waterloo. 519-886-1673. ; (st). Friday January 13 ●●12:30: Don Wright Faculty of Music. Fridays @ 12:30 Concert Series. French and Canadian music. Alexandre von Wartburg, bassoon; Allison Wiebe-Benstead, piano. Von Kuster Hall, Music Building, Western University, 1151 Richmond St. N., London. 519-661- 3767. Free. ●●8:00: Jeffery Concerts. Dover Quartet with Arthur Rowe, Piano. Mozart: Quartet in F K590; Britten: Quartet No.2 in C Op.36; Shostakovich: Piano Quintet in G Minor Op.57. Wolf Performance Hall, 251 Dundas St., London. 519-672-8800. ; (sr); (st). ●●8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony. Chopin Medalist. Beethoven: Leonore Overture No.3; Schubert: Symphony No.3 in D; Mozart: Piano Concerto No.20 in D Minor; Prokofiev: Symphony No.1 “Classical.” Charles Richard- Hamelin, piano; Christian Reif, conductor. Centre in the Square, 101 Queen St. N., Kitchener. 519-745-4711 or 1-888-745-4717. -. Also Jan 14. Saturday January 14 ●●2:30: Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony. Paddington Bear’s First Concert. Narrated concert. Elgar: Wand of Youth Suite; Rimsky- Korsakov: Flight of the Bumblebee; and other works. Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser, conductor. Centre in the Square, 101 Queen St. N., Kitchener. 519-745-4711 or 1-888-745-4717. ; (child). 1:15: Pre-concert activities (free with concert ticket). ●●8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony. Chopin Medalist. Beethoven: Leonore Overture No.3; Schubert: Symphony No.3 in D; Mozart: Piano Concerto No.20 in D Minor; Prokofiev: Symphony No.1 “Classical.” Charles Richard- Hamelin, piano; Christian Reif, conductor. Centre in the Square, 101 Queen St. N., Kitchener. 519-745-4711 or 1-888-745-4717. -. Sunday January 15 ●●4:30: Music At St. Thomas’. Harpsichord Concert. Luc Beauséjour, harpsichord. St. Thomas’ Anglican Church (Belleville), 201 Church St., Belleville. 613-962-3636. PWYC. Reception follows. ●●8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music Society. Piano Recital. Beethoven: Rondos Op.51 (No.1 in C; No.2 in G); Enescu: Suite No.2 in D “Des cloches sonores”; Chopin: Polonaise- Fantaisie in A-flat Op.61; Polonaise No.4 in F-sharp Minor Op.44; Polonaise No.6 in A-flat Op.53 “Heroic.” Charles Richard-Hamelin, piano. KWCMS Music Room, 57 Young St. W., Waterloo. 519-886-1673. ; (st). Tuesday January 17 ●●7:30: Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony. KW Glee. Pop hits from favourite artists including Michael Jackson, Sam Smith, Adele and many more. KW Glee; Steve Lehmann, KW Glee music director; Amanda Kind, KW Glee artistic director; Trevor Wagler, conductor. Centre in the Square, 101 Queen St. N., Kitchener. 519- 745-4711 or 1-888-745-4717. . Seated event. Also Jan 18. Wednesday January 18 ●●7:30: Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony. KW Glee. Pop hits from favourite artists including Michael Jackson, Sam Smith, Adele and many more. KW Glee; Steve Lehmann, KW Glee music director; Amanda Kind, KW Glee artistic director; Trevor Wagler, conductor. Centre in the Square, 101 Queen St. N., Kitchener. 519- 745-4711 or 1-888-745-4717. . Seated event. Thursday January 19 ●●7:30: Perimeter Institute. Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. Brahms: Scherzo from “F-A-E” Sonata for Violin and Piano; Fauré: Quartet for Piano and Strings in G Minor Op.45; Brahms: Quartet for Piano and Strings in A Op.26. Alessio Bax, piano; Ani Kavafian, violin; Yura Lee, viola; Paul Watkins, cello. Mike Lazaridis Theatre of Ideas, Perimeter Institute, 31 Caroline St. N., Waterloo. 519-883-4480. ; (st). Friday January 20 ●●12:30: Don Wright Faculty of Music. Fridays @ 12:30 Concert Series. Annette-Barbara Vogel, violin; Christine Tithecott, piano. Von Kuster Hall, Music Building, Western University, 1151 Richmond St. N., London. 519-661- 3767. Free. ●●7:30: Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts, Brock University. Encore! Professional Concert Series. Bernstein: West Side Story; Calvert: Suite from the Monteregian Hills; and other works. Rondeau Brass Quintet; Laura Thomas, percussion. Partridge Hall, FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, 250 St. Paul St., St. Catharines. 905- 688-0722 or 1-855-515-0722. ; (st/st); (14 and under); (eyeGo). ●●8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music Society. Chamber Music Recital. Beethoven: String Quartet Op.18 No.3; Bartók: String Quartet No.1 in A Minor; Dvořák: String Quartet No.13 in G Op.106. Heath Quartet. KWCMS Music Room, 57 Young St. W., Waterloo. 519- 886-1673. ; (st). ●●8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony. Live By Request. Audience votes for selections to be performed live. John Morris Russell, conductor. Centre in the Square, 101 Queen St. N., Kitchener. 519-745-4711 or 1-888-745-4717. -. Also Jan 21. Saturday January 21 ●●12:00 noon: Music at St. Andrews. Christopher Dawes, Organ. St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church (Barrie), 47 Owen St., Barrie. 705-726-1181. ; free(st). ●●7:30: Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra. Brilliant Beethoven. Haydn: Symphony No.16; Beethoven: Piano Concerto No.2; Mozart: Overture to The Marriage of Figaro; Beethoven: Symphony No.1. Hinrich Alpers, piano; Tim Hankewich, conductor. Hamilton Place, 10 MacNab St. S., Hamilton. 905-526- 7756. -. 6:30: Pre-concert talk. ●●7:30: Niagara Symphony Orchestra. Czech-Mates! Haydn: Symphony No.59 “Fire”; Martinů: Oboe Concerto; Morawetz: Divertimento for Strings; Mozart: Symphony No.38 K504 “Prague.” Graham Mackenzie, oboe; Aisslinn Nosky, principal guest conductor. FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, 250 St. Paul St., St. Catharines. 905-688-0722 or 1-855-515-0722. ; (sr); (30 and under); (st); (child); (eyeGO). Also Jan 22(2:30). ●●8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony. Live By Request. Audience votes for selections to be performed live. John Morris Russell, conductor. Centre in the Square, 101 Queen St. N., Kitchener. 519-745-4711 or 1-888-745-4717. -. Sunday January 22 ●●2:30: Niagara Symphony Orchestra. Czech-Mates! Haydn: Symphony No.59 “Fire”; Martinů: Oboe Concerto; Morawetz: Divertimento for Strings; Mozart: Symphony No.38 K504 “Prague.” Graham Mackenzie, oboe; Aisslinn Nosky, principal guest conductor. FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, 250 St. Paul St., St. Catharines. 905-688-0722 or 1-855-515-0722. ; (sr); (30 and under); (st); (child); (eyeGO). ●●3:00: Don Wright Faculty of Music. Faculty Concert Series. Milhaud: La création du monde; Dvořák: Serenade for Wind Instruments, Cello and Double-Bass in D Minor Op.44. Colleen Richardson, conductor. Von Kuster Hall, Music Building, Western University, 1151 Richmond St. N., London. 519-661- 3767. Free. Tuesday January 24 ●●12:00 noon: Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts, Brock University. RBC Foundation Music@Noon. Vera Alekseeva, violin; Gordon Cleland, cello. FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, Cairns Recital Hall, 250 St. Paul St., St. Catharines. 905-688-0722 or 1-855-515-0722. Free. ●●12:30: McMaster School of the Arts. Tuesday Lunchtime Concert. Steve Cowan, guitar. Convocation Hall, UH213, McMaster University, 1280 Main St. W., Hamilton. 905-525-9140 x27671. Free. Wednesday January 25 ●●8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music Society. Guitar Recital. Weiss: Suite No.2; Torroba: Castles of Spain; Beaser: Shenandoah; Albéniz: Granada, Mallorca; Granados: Danza Espanola No.11; Kubica: Midsummer Suite. Robert Kubica, classical guitar. KWCMS Music Room, 57 Young St. W., Waterloo. 519-886- 1673. ; (st). Thursday January 26 ●●8:00: Don Wright Faculty of Music. 2016 Winner of Fred Pattison Piano Competition: James Masschelein. Von Kuster Hall, Music Building, Western University, 1151 Richmond St. N., London. 519-661-3767. Free. thewholenote.com December 1, 2016 - February 7, 2017 | 61

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