Volume 24 Issue 6 - March 2019

Monday April 1

Monday April 1 ●●12:30: York University Department of Music. Music at Midday: Instrumental Masterclass in Concert. Tribute Communities Recital Hall, Accolade East Building, YU, 4700 Keele St. 416-736-2100 x20054. Free. ●●7:00: University of Toronto Faculty of Music. String Chamber Ensemble. Mark Fewer, director. Walter Hall, Edward Johnson Building, University of Toronto, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-408-0208. Free. ●●8:00: University of Toronto Campus Philharmonic Orchestra. Winter Concert. Berlioz: Hungarian March from Faust; Verdi: Violetta and Germont Duet and Scene from La Traviata; Beethoven Symphony No.5. Brittany Cann, soprano; Nicholas Borg, baritone; Lorenzo Guggenheim, conductor. Mac- Millan Theatre, Edward Johnson Building, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-408-0208. By donation ( suggested). Tuesday April 2 ●●12:10: Nine Sparrows Arts Foundation/Yorkminster Park Baptist Church. Lunchtime Chamber Music: Rising Stars Recital. Students from the UofT Faculty of Music. Yorkminster Park Baptist Church, 1585 Yonge St. 416-241-1298. Free, donations welcome. ●●7:00: University of Toronto Faculty of Music. Contemporary Music Ensembles. Wallace Hallady, director. Walter Hall, Edward Johnson Building, University of Toronto, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-408-0208. Free. ●●7:30: Living Arts Centre. Sandra Shamas (The Big “What Now?”). RBC Theatre, Living Arts Centre, 4141 Living Arts Dr., Mississauga. 905-306-6000. -; .25-.25(dinner/brunch & show package). Also Apr 3, 4, 5, 6, 12, 13, 14(2pm). ●●7:30: University of Toronto Faculty of Music. Contemporary Music Ensembles. Wallace Hallady, director. Walter Hall, Edward Johnson Building, University of Toronto, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-408-0208. Free. ●●8:00: Music Toronto. Hilario Durán with the Hilario Durán Trio, Annalee Patipatanakoon, and Roman Borys. Simons: El Manisero; April 2 at 8 pm HILARIO DURÁN AND FRIENDS A. Concerts in the GTA Lecuona: Danza Negra; Morton: The Crave; and works by Durán. Hilario Durán, piano; Hilario Durán Trio; Annalee Patipatanakoon, violin; Roman Borys, cello. Jane Mallett Theatre, St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts, 27 Front St. E. 416-366-7723. .50-; (st). ●●8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Best of Hollywood. Selections from film scores including Star Wars, Frozen, To Kill a Mockingbird, Out of Africa, Jaws, Ben-Hur, Dr. Zhivago, The Wizard of Oz, The Magnificent Seven, The Godfather, Gone with the Wind, and more. Whitney Claire Kaufman, vocalist; Richard Kaufman, conductor. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-598-3375. .25- 7. Also Apr 3(mat), Apr 3(eve), Apr 6. Wednesday April 3 ●●12:00 noon: Canadian Opera Company. Dance Series: Highlights from Coppélia: A Comedy with Love. Canada’s Ballet Jörgen. Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre, Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W. 416-363-8231. Free. First come, first served. No late seating. ●●12:30: Organix Concerts/All Saints Kingsway. Kingsway Organ Concert Series. Thomas Fitches, organ. All Saints Kingsway Anglican Church, 2850 Bloor St. W. 416-571- 3680 or organixconcerts.ca. Freewill offering. 45-minute concert. ●●12:30: York University Department of Music. Music at Midday: York University Chamber Strings. Matt Brubeck, director. Tribute Communities Recital Hall, Accolade East Building, YU, 4700 Keele St. 416-736- 2100 x20054. Free. ●●12:30: Yorkminster Park Baptist Church. Noonday Organ Recital. Imre Olah, organ. 1585 Yonge St. 416-922-1167. Free. All welcome. ●●2:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Best of Hollywood. See Apr 2. Also Apr 3(8pm), 6(8pm). ●●7:00: Royal Conservatory of Music. Glenn Gould School Chamber Competition Finals. Koerner Hall, Telus Centre, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208. Free(ticket required). ●●7:00: VOICEBOX: Opera in Concert. Opera Salon: Viva Verdi. Gallery 345, 345 Sorauren Ave. 416-366-7723. . Followed by a wine and cheese reception. VOICE B OX OPERA IN CONCERT Beste Kalender Viva Verdi Opera Salon at Gallery 345 Michael Rose, Music Director Guillermo Silva-Marin, MC April 3 at 7 pm www.operainconcert.com ●●7:30: Living Arts Centre. Sandra Shamas (The Big “What Now?”). RBC Theatre, Living Arts Centre, 4141 Living Arts Dr., Mississauga. 905-306-6000. -; .25-.25(dinner/brunch & show package). Also Apr 2, 4, 5, 6, 12, 13, 14(2pm). ●●8:00: The Piano Lunaire. Of Glitches and Machines. Muhly: Drones & Piano; Bates: White Lies for Lomax; Sherkin: The Mild Hunt Op.33; Sherkin: Tagish Fires Op.21; Lizée: Hitchcock Études. Stephanie Chua, piano; Adam Sherkin, piano. Lula Lounge, 1585 Dundas St. W. 416-588-0307 or lula.ca. at door. ●●8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Best of Hollywood. See Apr 2. Also Apr 6(8pm). Thursday April 4 ●●12:00 noon: Canadian Opera Company. Chamber Music Series: Haydn and Britten. Castalian String Quartet. Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre, Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W. 416-363-8231. Free. First come, first served. No late seating. WOMEN’S MUSICAL CLUB OF TORONTO APRIL 4, 2019 | 1.30 PM MARIAM BATSASHVILI 416-923-7052 wmct.on.ca ●●1:30: Women’s Musical Club of Toronto. Music in the Afternoon: Mariam Batsashvili. Bach: Chaconne from Partita No.2 for violin BWV1004 (arr. for piano by Busoni); Schubert: Impromptu No.1 in f D935; Mozart: Rondo in a K511; Liszt: Hungarian Rhapdsody No.12; Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-flat Op.106. Mariam Batashvili, piano. Walter Hall, Edward Johnson Building, University of Toronto, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-923-7052 or wmct.on.ca. . ●●7:30: Living Arts Centre. Sandra Shamas (The Big “What Now?”). RBC Theatre, Living Arts Centre, 4141 Living Arts Dr., Mississauga. 905-306-6000. -; .25-.25(dinner/brunch & show package). Also Apr 2, 3, 5, 6, 12, 13, 14(2pm). ●●7:30: Opera Atelier. Idomeneo. Music by W. A. Mozart, libretto by Giambattista Varesco. Measha Brueggergosman, soprano (Elettra); Colin Ainsworth, tenor (Idomeneo); Wallis Giunta, mezzo (Idamante); Meghan Lindsay, soprano (Ilia); Olivier Laquerre, baritone (Arbace); Artists of Atelier Ballet; Choir of the University of Toronto Schola Cantorum; Chorus of the Choir of the Theatre of Early Music (Daniel Taylor, chorus master); Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra; David Fallis, conductor; Marshall Pynkoski, stage director; Jeannette Lajeunesse Zingg, choreographer. Ed Mirvish Theatre, 244 Victoria St. 416-703-3767 x222. From . Also Apr 6, 7, 12, 13(4:30pm). ●●7:30: University of Toronto Faculty of Music. Guitar Orchestra. Jeffrey McFadden, director. Walter Hall, Edward Johnson Building, University of Toronto, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-408-0208. Free. ●●8:00: Against the Grain Theatre. Kopernikus. Vivier. Danielle MacMillan, mezzo (Agni); Krisztina Szabó, mezzo; Alain Coulombe, bass; Dion Mazerolle, baritone; Nathalie Paulin, soprano and others. Theatre Passe Muraille Mainspace, 16 Ryerson Ave. 647-367-8943. -. Also Apr 5, 6, 11, 12, 13. ●●8:00: Small World Music Society. Mahmood Schricker. Small World Music Centre, Artscape Youngplace, 180 Shaw St. 416- 536-5439. /(adv). ●●8:00: TO Live. Fatoumata Diawara. Sony Centre for the Performing Arts, 1 Front St. E. 1-855-872-7669. -. Friday April 5 ●●11:00am: University of Toronto Faculty of Music. Felix Galimir Chamber Music Award Concert. Walter Hall, Edward Johnson Building, University of Toronto, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-408-0208. PWYC. ●●12:10: Music at St. Andrew’s. Noontime Recital. Asher Armstrong, piano. St. Andrew’s Church (Toronto), 73 Simcoe St. 416-593-5600 x231. Free. New Wave Reprise Friday April 5, 2019 5 World Premieres by emerging composers! 7pm | Trinity St. Paul’s Centre ESPRIT ORCHESTRA espritorchestra.com ●●7:00: Esprit Orchestra. New Wave Reprise. Eugene Astapov: Emblem; Quinn Jacobs: Music About Music; Bekah Simms: Foreverdark; Christina Volpini: as within, so without; Alison Yun-Fei Jiang: Temporal. Eugene Astapov: guest conductor; Alison Yun-Fei Jiang, guest conductor; Amahl Arulnandam, cello; Alex Pauk, conductor. Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre, 427 Bloor St. W. 416-815-7887. Starting at . Free to subscribers. 7pm: Keynote address by John Rea. ●●7:30: Living Arts Centre. Sandra Shamas (The Big “What Now?”). RBC Theatre, Living Arts Centre, 4141 Living Arts Dr., Mississauga. 905-306-6000. -; 50 | March 1 – April 7, 2019 thewholenote.com

.25-.25(dinner/brunch & show package). Also Apr 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 13, 14(2pm). ●●7:30: Opera by Request. Così fan tutte. Mozart. Deena Nicklefork, soprano (Fiordiligi); Erin Armstrong, mezzo (Dorabella); Conlan Gassi, tenor (Ferrando); Danie Friesen, soprano (Despina); John Holland, baritone (Don Alfonso); and others; Claire harris, conductor and piano. College Street United Church, 452 College St. 416-455-2365. . ●●7:30: University of Toronto Faculty of Music. U of T Wind Ensemble: Trains and/of/ or Thought. Grainger: Arrival Platform Humlet; Shapiro: Trains of Thought; Wilson: Piece of Mind; Benson: Solitary Dancer; Whitacre: Ghost Train. Gillian Mackay, conductor. Mac- Millan Theatre, Edward Johnson Building, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-408-0208. ; (sr); (st); free(UofT st). CONFLUENCE CONCERTS ’TIS NATURE’S VOICE: HENRY PURCELL REIMAGINED ~ April 5 & 6 at 8:00 p.m. Heliconian Hall 35 Hazelton Avenue, Toronto Pre-concert talk 7:15 p.m. confluenceconcerts.ca ●●8:00: Confluence Concerts. ‘Tis Nature’s Voice: Henry Purcell Reimagined. Arrangements of vocal works by Purcell. Larry Beckwith, Andrew Downing, Patricia O’Callaghan, Drew Jurecka, Suba Sankaran, and others. Heliconian Hall, 35 Hazelton Ave. 416-410- 4561. ; (sr); (st). 7:15pm pre-concert chat. Also Apr 6. ●●8:00: Royal Conservatory of Music. Roby Roby Lakatos FRIDAY, APRIL 5, 8PM KOERNER HALL TICKETS ON SALE NOW! 416.408.0208 www.rcmusic.com/performance Lakatos. Koerner Hall, Telus Centre, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208. -. ●●8:00: Against the Grain Theatre. Kopernikus. Vivier. Danielle MacMillan, mezzo (Agni); Krisztina Szabó, mezzo; Alain Coulombe, bass; Dion Mazerolle, baritone; Nathalie Paulin, soprano and others. Theatre Passe Muraille Mainspace, 16 Ryerson Ave. 647-367- 8943. -. Also Apr 4, 6, 11, 12, 13. ●●8:00: Alliance Française Toronto. Yao (SLAM). Spadina Theatre, 24 Spadina Rd. 416- 922-2014 x37. ; (sr/st); (members). ●●8:00: TO Live. Brit Floyd. Live tribute to Pink Floyd with special retrospective of The Wall. Sony Centre for the Performing Arts, 1 Front St. E. 1-855-872-7669. -. SINFONIA TORONTO NURHAN ARMAN, Conductor MARINA TH IBEAULT, Violist MARIO CARBOTTA, Flutist April 5 8 pm Glenn Gould Studio sinfoniatoronto.com ●●8:00: Sinfonia Toronto. Bach, Brahms, Vasks. Vasks: Viola Concerto (Canadian premiere); Bach: Suite for Flute and Strings in b; Brahms: Variations on a Theme by Joseph Haydn Op.56. Marina Thibeault, viola; Mario Carbotta, flute; Nurhan Arman, conductor. Glenn Gould Studio, 250 Front St. W. 416-499- 0403 or online at sinfoniatoronto.ca. ; (sr); (st). Saturday April 6 ●●11:00am: Aurora Cultural Centre. Meridian For very young audiences! Meridian Magic Carpet Series presents Fantastic Musical Imaginations Kathy Reid Naiman & Hannah Shira Naiman April 6, 11am auroraculturalcentre.ca 905 713-1818 Magic Carpet Series: Fantastic Musical Imagination. Kathy Reid Naiman and Hanna Shira Naiman. 22 Church St., Aurora. 905- 713-1818. . Recommended for toddlers and older. ●●2:30: University of Toronto Faculty of Music. World Music Ensembles. Kwasi Dunyo, Joe Cullen, Mark Duggan, directors. Walter Hall, Edward Johnson Building, University of Toronto, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-408-0208. Free. ●●3:00: Royal Conservatory of Music. Vienna Boys Choir. Koerner Hall, Telus Centre, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208. -95. ●●7:00: Mississauga Big Band Jazz Ensemble. Best of Big Band Open Mic. Cooksville United Church, 2500 Mimosa Row, Mississauga. 905-270-4757. PWYC. ●●7:30: Annex Singers. Immortal Mozart. Mozart: Great Mass in c; Haydn: Te Deum; Elgar: Lux Aeterna; and other works. Talisker Players; Maria Case, artistic director. Grace Church on-the-Hill, 300 Lonsdale Rd. 416-458-4434. ; (sr/st); free(12 and under). ●●7:30: Etobicoke Centennial Choir. After the Snow. Dvořák: Mass in D Op.86; Winter: Missa Gaia/Earth Mass. Gabrielle Turgeon, soprano; ETOBICOKE CENTENNIAL CHOIR Anton Dvorak: Mass in D Major, Opus 86 Paul Winter: Missa Gaia/Earth Mass Saturday, April 6, 2019 7:30 p.m. Erin Ronningen, alto; J. Rigzin Tute, tenor; Lawrence Shirkie, baritone; Carl Steinhauser, piano and organ; 7-piece jazz ensemble including: Kelly Jefferson, soprano saxophone; Robin Howe, cello; Henry Renglich, conductor. Humber Valley United Church, 76 Anglesey Blvd., Etobicoke. 416-779-2258 or etobicokecentennialchoir.ca. . Venue is accessible. Flute Street presents A Spring Fling on Flute Street Saturday April 6, 7:30pm Church of St Peter and St Simon-the-Apostle ●●7:30: Flute Street. Spring Fling. Works by Respighi, Guidobaldi, Handel, Coleman, Le Jeune and others. Church of St. Peter and St. Simon-the-Apostle, 525 Bloor St. E. 416-462- 9498. ; (sr); (st). Cash only. ●●7:30: Living Arts Centre. Sandra Shamas (The Big “What Now?”). RBC Theatre, Living Arts Centre, 4141 Living Arts Dr., Mississauga. 905-306-6000. -; .25-.25(dinner/brunch & show package). Also Apr 2, 3, 4, 5, 12, 13, 14(2pm). ●●7:30: Music at Metropolitan. The Bach Family and the Improvising Tradition. Rezonance Baroque Ensemble; Musicians on the Edge. Metropolitan United Church (Toronto), 56 Queen St. E. 416-363-0331 x26. ; (18 and under). ●●7:30: Opera Atelier. Idomeneo. Music by W. A. Mozart, libretto by Giambattista Varesco. Measha Brueggergosman, soprano (Elettra); Colin Ainsworth, tenor (Idomeneo); Wallis Giunta, mezzo (Idamante); Meghan Lindsay, soprano (Ilia); Olivier Laquerre, baritone (Arbace); Artists of Atelier Ballet; Choir of the University of Toronto Schola Cantorum; Chorus of the Choir of the Theatre of Early Music (Daniel Taylor, chorus master); Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra; David Fallis, conductor; Marshall Pynkoski, stage director; Jeannette Lajeunesse Zingg, choreographer. Ed Mirvish Theatre, 244 Victoria St. 416-703-3767 x222. From . Also Apr 4, 7, 12, 13(4:30pm). ●●7:30: Royal Conservatory of Music. Glenn Gould School Piano Showcase. Mazzoleni Concert Hall, Royal Conservatory, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208. . ●●7:30: University of Toronto Faculty of Music. University of Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Britton: Adizokan Suite; Tomasi: Concerto for Alto Saxophone; Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring. Yao Lu, saxophone; Uri Meyer, conductor. 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