Volume 24 Issue 6 - March 2019

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●●8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Schubert and Bruckner. Schubert: Symphony No.8 “Unfinished”; Bruckner: Symphony No.9. Günther Herbig, conductor. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-598-3375. .75- 8. Also Mar 28. Thursday March 28 ●●12:10: University of Toronto Faculty of Music. Thursdays at Noon: Winners’ Recital. Jim and Charlotte Norcop Prize in Song and Gwendolyn Williams Koldofsky Prize i Accompanying. Walter Hall, Edward Johnson Building, University of Toronto, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-408-0208. Free. ●●12:30: York University Department of Music. Music at Midday: Classical Piano Showcase. Tribute Communities Recital Hall, Accolade East Building, YU, 4700 Keele St. 416-736-2100 x20054. Free. ●●7:30: York University Department of Music. York University Symphony Orchestra. Mark Chambers, conductor. Tribute Communities Recital Hall, Accolade East Building, YU, 4700 Keele St. 416-736-5888. ; (sr/ A. Concerts in the GTA st). ●●8:00: Citadel + Compagnie. Amorous Playlist. See Mar 27. Also Mar 29, 30. ●●8:00: Jazz Bistro. Payadora. Tango and Argentine folk music. Rebekah Wolkstein, violin, vocals; Drew Jurecka, bandoneon, violin; Robert Horvath, piano; Joe Phillips, bass. 251 Victoria St. 416-363-5299. . ●●8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Schubert and Bruckner. Schubert: Symphony No.8 “Unfinished”; Bruckner: Symphony No.9. Günther Herbig, conductor. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-598-3375. .75- 8. Also Mar 27. Friday March 29 ●●12:00 noon: York University Department of Music. Music at Midday: York University Classical Guitar Ensemble. Martin Family Lounge, Accolade East Building, YU, 4700 Keele St. 416-736-2100 x20054. Free. ●●12:10: Music at St. Andrew’s. Noontime Recital. Schumann, Faschingsschwank aus Wien Op.26; and works by Rameau, Debussy and Rachmaninoff. Matthew Li, piano. St. Andrew’s Church (Toronto), 73 Simcoe St. 416-593-5600 x231. Free. ●●1:00: Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre/Bernard Betel Centre/Healthy at Home. Celebrating Shabbat in Song. Jewish-themed concert featuring a participatory Shabbat ceremony, challah and traditional treats. Chazzan Paula Wolfson; Giustin MacLean, accompanist. Miles Nadal JCC, 750 Spadina Ave. 416-924-6211 x0 or lisar@mnjcc.org. Free. ●●1:00: University of Toronto Faculty of Music. Woodwind Chamber Ensembles. Eric Hall, director. Walter Hall, Edward Johnson Building, University of Toronto, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-408-0208. Free. ●●5:00: University of Toronto Faculty of Music. U of T Opera: Glancing Back, Looking Ahead. Operatic scenes. Walter Hall, Edward Johnson Building, University of Toronto, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-408-0208. ; (st). ●●7:00: Leaside United Church. Variety Show. 822 Millwood Rd. 416-425-1253 x21. ; (family). Benefit performance for Thorncliffe Children’s Day Camp. Cash bar, refreshments. ●●7:30: Trio Arkel. Into the Fire. Heggie: Into the Fire for quartet and soprano; Dvořák: String Quartet No.12 in F Op.96 “American”. Guests: Monica Whicher, soprano; Sheila Jaffé, violin; Jethro Marks, cello. Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre, 427 Bloor St. W. 416-409-6824. ; (sr); (st); free(UofT and Glenn Gould School students). ●●8:00: Citadel + Compagnie. Amorous Playlist. See Mar 27. Also Mar 30. ●●8:00: Etobicoke Community Concert Band. Dance Like No One’s Watching. The Best of the Miami Sound Machine, Let’s Get Loud, Crooners Serenade, Mambo No.5, Uptown Funk; and other songs. Etobicoke Swing Orchestra. Guest: Meagan Luchko, vocals. Etobicoke Collegiate Auditorium, 86 Montgomery Rd., Etobicoke. 416-410-1570. ; free(under 12). ●●8:00: Music Gallery. Emergents: Happenstance and Jana Luksts. Works by Gundega Smite, ZongYun We, Mark Andrew, Elaine Lillio, Wolfgang Rihm and others. Jana Luksts, piano; Happenstance (Brad Cherwin, clarinet; Nahre Sol, piano; Alexandra Smither, voice). Music Gallery at 918 Bathurst, 918 Bathurst St. 416-204-1080. ; (members/st). ●●8:00: Tapestry Opera. Songbook IX. Jacqueline Woodley, soprano; Andrea Grant, piano; and others. Ernest Balmer Studio, Distillery District, 9 Trinity St. 416-537-6066. . Also Mar 30(4pm & 8pm). Saturday March 30 ●●1:00: Danie Friesen. Blitzkrieg Cabaret. See Mar 2. ●●2:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Fred Penner. Fred Penner, vocalist; Mélanie Léonard, conductor. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-598-3375. -.75. Also Mar 30(4pm). ●●4:00: Exultate Chamber Singers. When We Were Young. Rutter: Mass of the Children (excerpts); Howe: Why Not?; Whitacre: little man in a hurry; Macdonald: Tabula Rasa. Exultate Chamber Singers (Mark Ramsay, artistic director). Guests: Chorus Niagara Children’s Choir (Amanda Nelli, artistic director). St. Thomas’s Anglican Church (Toronto), 383 Huron St. 416-971-9229. ; (sr); (st). ●●4:00: Tapestry Opera. Songbook IX. Jacqueline Woodley, soprano; Andrea Grant, piano; and others. Ernest Balmer Studio, Distillery District, 9 Trinity St. 416-537-6066. . Also Mar 29(8pm), 30(8pm). ●●4:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Fred Penner. Fred Penner, vocalist; Mélanie Léonard, conductor. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-598-3375. -.75. Also Mar 30(2pm). MANDLE PHILHARMONIC MAHLER & TCHAIKOVSKY Mandle Cheung, Conductor Kevin Ahfat Pianist SAT MARCH 30, 7PM WWW.MANDELPHIL.COM ●●7:00: Mandle Philharmonic. Mahler & Tchaikovsky. Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No.1; Mahler: Symphony No.1 “Titan”. Kevin Ahfat, piano; Mandle Cheung, conductor. Toronto Centre for the Arts, 5040 Yonge St., North York. 647-892-8251. ; (sr over 65/st/child 18 and under). ●●7:00: Thanks to Dr. Suzuki Concert Performances. In Concert. Advanced violin, viola, cello, piano, flute, and guitar students from Suzuki schools in and around the GTA. Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre, 427 Bloor St. W. 647- 637-1530. ; (sr/st); (family up to 4 members). Season Sponsors Cidel Asset Management KINDRED SPIRITS ORCHESTRA 10 th anniversary concert season Guest Artists Monica Whicher, soprano Jethro Marks, viola Sheila Jaffé , violin INTO THE FIRE Friday, March 29th , 2019, 7:30 p.m. Into the Fire by Jake Heggie Dvořák - American Quartet Trinity St.Paul's Centre, 427 Bloor St.W Tickets /Senior/Student at door or online at brownpapertickets.com 48 | March 1 – April 7, 2019 thewholenote.com

Good Friday. Dubois: The Seven Last Words of Christ. Ron Ka Ming Cheung, conductor; John Stephenson, organ. St. Martin-in-the-Fields Anglican Church, 151 Glenlake Ave. 416-519- 0528. ; (sr/st). Thanks to Dr. Suzuki Concert Celebrating the Life and Teachings of Dr. Shinichi Suzuki Saturday March 30, 7pm Sunday April 24, 7:30 pm WORLD PREMIERE “Raven Concerto for Viola and Chamber Orchestra” by David Jaeger with Rivka Golani, viola SATURDAY MARCH 30, 8PM canadiansinfonietta.com Sunday March 31 ●●2:00: Mississauga Big Band Jazz Ensemble. Jazz at the Legion. Port Credit Legion, 35 Front St. N., Port Credit. 905-270-4757. PWYC. ●●2:00: Oakville Symphony. Musical Friendship. Dvořák: Violin Concerto in a Op.53; Brahms: Symphony No.2 in D Op.73. Leslie Ashworth, violin. Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts, 130 Navy St., Oakville. 905-815- 2021. -. Also Mar 30. VPAN presents MYSTICAL AND THE MACABRE MARCH 31, 2019 | 3PM A MUSICAL EXPRESSION OF OPPOSITES ●●7:30: Gallery 345. Pictures at an Exhibition. Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition; Works by Bach, Ravel, Albeniz, Rachmaninoff and others. Richard Herriott, piano. 345 Sorauren Ave. 416-467-7142 or eventbrite.ca. ; for two. Fundraiser for Orchestra Toronto. Cash bar. Hors d’oeuvres. ●●7:30: Missisauga Festival Chamber Choir. Redemption Song: Music on the Theme of Forgiveness. Arnesen: The Wound in the Water. First United Church, 151 Lakeshore Rd. W., Mississauga. 416-986-5537. ; (sr/st). ●●7:30: University of Toronto Faculty of Music. U of T Wind Symphony. Willan: Prelude and Fugue from Royce Hall Suite; Raum: Sherwood Legend for horn solo; Bennett: Symphonic Songs for Band; McTee: Notezart; Bernstein: Symphonic Dance Music from West Side Story. Christopher Gongos, horn. MacMillan Theatre, Edward Johnson Building, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-408-0208. ; (sr); (st); free(UofT st). ●●7:30: York University Department of Music. York University Gospel Choir. Lisa Toussaint, director. Tribute Communities Recital Hall, Accolade East Building, YU, 4700 Keele St. 416-736-5888. ; (sr/st). ●●8:00: Canadian Sinfonietta. Rivka Golani. David Jaeger: Raven Concerto for Viola and Chamber Orchestra (world premiere); Copland: Appalachian Spring (chamber version); Britten: Lachrymae, Op.48a for Solo Viola and Strings; Elgar: Serenade for Strings. Rivka Golani, viola; Tak Ng Lai, conductor. Glenn Gould Studio, 250 Front St. W. canadiansinfonietta.com. ; (sr); (st). ●●8:00: Citadel + Compagnie. Amorous Playlist. See Mar 27. ●●8:00: Kindred Spirits Orchestra. Shostakovich’s Sixth. R. Strauss: Don Juan; Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No.1 Op.1; Shostakovich: Symphony No.6. Jun Li Bui, piano; Kristian Alexander, conductor. Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts, 10268 Yonge St., Richmond Hill. 905-604- 8339. -; (sr); (under 30). 7:15pm pre-concert recital; 7:30pm pre-concert talk; intermission discussion with Jun Li Bui. ●●8:00: Oakville Symphony. Musical Friendship. Dvořák: Violin Concerto in a Op.53; Brahms: Symphony No.2 in D Op.73. Leslie Ashworth, violin. Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts, 130 Navy St., Oakville. 905-815- 2021. -. Also Mar 31. ●●8:00: Tapestry Opera. Songbook IX. Jacqueline Woodley, soprano; Andrea Grant, piano; and others. Ernest Balmer Studio, Distillery District, 9 Trinity St. 416-537-6066. . Also Mar 29(8pm), 30(4pm). ●●8:00: VOICEBOX: Opera in Concert. The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny by Kurt Weill. Elizabeth DeGrazia, soprano; Beste Kalender, mezzo; Michael Barrett, tenor; Joshua Clemenger, tenor; Danlie Rae Acebuque, baritone; and others; VOICEBOX Opera in Concert Chorus; Narmina Afandiyeva, piano; Robert Cooper, music director. St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts, 27 Front St. E. 416-366-7723. ; ; . Also Mar 31 (2:30 pm). Sung in German with English Surtitles. ●●8:00: Voices Chamber Choir. A Journey of Faith: Music from Ash Wednesday to Redemption Song Mississauga Festival Chamber Choir presents a program of music on the theme of forgiveness, featuring the stunning “The Wound in the Water” by Kim Andre Arnesen with string orchestra Saturday, March 30, 2019 at 7:30 pm First United Church : 151 Lakeshore Rd W, Mississauga ON @mfchoir @mfchoir @themississaugafestivalchoir Festival-of-Friends-Redemption-Promo-Card.indd 2 presents REDEMPTION Tickets available SONG at: www.mfchoir.com A program of music on the theme of forgiveness, featuring the stunning “The Wound in the Water” by Kim Andre Arnesen with string orchestra MARCH 30, 7:30PM mfchoir.com THE CANADIAN CHILDREN’S OPERA COMPANY MARCH 31, 2PM NEWMARKET THEATRE Newtix.ca ●●2:00: Visual and Performing Arts Newmarket. Canadian Children’s Opera Company. Sarah Quartel: Snow Angel; John Greer: The Snow Queen. Newmarket Theatre, 505 Pickering Cres., Newmarket. 905-953- 5122. ; (sr); (st). ●●2:30: University of Toronto Faculty of Music. Earth Tones. Women’s Chorus; Men’s Chorus; Elaine Choi and Mark Ramsay, conductors. MacMillan Theatre, Edward Johnson Building, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-408-0208. ; (sr); (st); free(UofT st). ●●2:30: VOICEBOX: Opera in Concert. The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny by Kurt Weill. Elizabeth DeGrazia, soprano; Beste Kalender, mezzo; Michael Barrett, tenor; Joshua Clemenger, tenor; Danlie Rae Acebuque, baritone; and others; VOICEBOX Opera in Concert Chorus; Narmina Afandiyeva, piano; Robert Cooper, music director. St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts, 27 Front St. E. 416-366-7723. ; ; . Also Mar 30 (8 pm). Sung in German with English Surtitles. ●●3:00: Amici Chamber Ensemble. The Mystical and the Macabre. A musical expression of opposites. Malcolm Forsyth: Phantom Sketches for violin, clarinet and marimba; Steen Anderson: Beside Besides for cello and 1/24/19 11:03 PM percussion; Saint-Saëns: Dance Macabre, violin and piano; Gurdjieff: Sacred Dances; Alexander Arutiunian: Suite for clarinet, violin and piano; and other works. Joaquin Valdepeñas, clarinet; David Hetherington, cello; Serouj Kradjian, piano; Mark Fewer, violin; Aiyun Huang, percussion. Mazzoleni Concert Hall, Royal Conservatory, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408- 0208. ; (sr); (under 30); (st). Intrada BRASS Darkness and Light Barrington Venables trombone SUNDAY, MARCH 31, 3PM intradabrass.ca ●●3:00: Intrada Brass of Oakville. Darkness and Light. Peter Graham: Shine as the Light; and other works. Barrington Venables, trombone. St. Paul’s United Church (Oakville), 454 Rebecca St., Oakville. 905-827-0561. ; (sr/st); free(under 10). ●●3:00: Pax Christi Chorale. Miziwe...(Everywhere...). World premiere of newly commissioned oratorio by Barbara Croall. Toronto Mozart Players; Krisztina Szabó, mezzo; Rod Nettagog and Barbara Croall, First Nations actors, singers and musicians. Koerner Hall, Telus Centre, 273 Bloor St. W. 647-345-7743. -; -(sr); -(st). Performed in the Ojibwe Odawa language with Surtitles. ●●3:00: York University Department of Music. York University Wind Symphony. William Thomas, director. Tribute Communities Recital Hall, Accolade East Building, YU, 4700 Keele St. 416-736-5888. ; (sr/st). ●●4:30: Christ Church Deer Park. Jazz Vespers. Tribute to Ben Webster. Alex Dean, Neil Swainson, Mark Eisenman and Brian Barlow. 1570 Yonge St. 416-920-5211. Freewill offering. Religious service. thewholenote.com March 1 – April 7, 2019 | 49