trio; Rachmaninoff:
trio; Rachmaninoff: Vocalise; Marie-Pierre Brasset: L’amoureux; Beethoven: Piano Trio Op.70 No.1 “Ghost”. Trio Fibonacci (Julie- Anne Derome, violin; Gabriel Prynn, cello; Steven Massicotte, piano). Walter Hall, Edward Johnson Building, University of Toronto, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-923-7052 or wmct. on.ca. . ●●7:30: Fall for Dance North. Program 1. Meridian Hall (formerly Sony Centre), 1 Front St. E. 1-855-872-7669. . Pre-show artist talk 6:30pm. ●●7:30: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Star Wars: Return of the Jedi - In Concert. Steven Reineke, conductor. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-598-3375. -6.75. Also Oct 4(7:30pm), 5(12:30pm & 7:30pm). TOP BRASS A fanfare celebration! Oct 3 at 8pm soundstreams.ca ●●8:00: Soundstreams. Top Brass. R. Murray Schafer: Trumpet Aubade; Takemitsu: Paths; Telemann: Concerto for Three Trumpets; Ligeti: Mysteries of the Macabre. Ole Edvard Antonsen, trumpet; Ingrid Jensen, trumpet; Jens Lindemann, trumpet; Virtuoso String Orchestra, Joaquin Valdepeñas, conductor. A. Concerts in the GTA Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre, 427 Bloor St. W. 416- 408-0208. -. Friday October 4 ●●12:10: Music at St. Andrew’s. Noontime Recital. Works by Ravel and Debussy. David Potvin, piano. St. Andrew’s Church (Toronto), 73 Simcoe St. 416-593-5600 x231. Free. ●●7:30: Canadian Opera Company. Turandot. Music by Giacomo Puccini, completed by Franco Alfano, libretto by Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni. Tamara Wilson, soprano (Turandot - Sep 28, Oct 4, 9, 15, 17, 19, 27); Marjorie Owens, soprano (Turandot - Oct 23, 25); Sergey Skorokhodov, tenor (Calaf - Sep 28, Oct 4, 9, 15, 17, 19, 27); Kamen Chanev, tenor (Calaf - Oct 23, 25); Liù Joyce El-Khoury, soprano (Liù - Sep 28, Oct 4, 9, 19, 27); Vanessa Vasquez, soprano (Liù - Oct 15, 17, 23, 25); Carlo Rizzi, conductor; Robert Wilson, stage director. Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W. 416-363- 8231. -25. Runs Sep 28-Oct 27. Start times vary. ●●7:30: Canadian Opera Company. Turandot. Music by Giacomo Puccini, completed by Franco Alfano, libretto by Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni. Tamara Wilson, soprano (Turandot - Sep 28, Oct 4, 9, 15, 17, 19, 27); Marjorie Owens, soprano (Turandot - Oct 23, 25); Sergey Skorokhodov, tenor (Calaf - Sep 28, Oct 4, 9, 15, 17, 19, 27); Kamen Chanev, tenor (Calaf - Oct 23, 25); Liù Joyce El-Khoury, soprano (Liù - Sep 28, Oct 4, 9, 19, 27); Vanessa Vasquez, soprano (Liù - Oct 15, 17, 23, 25); Carlo Rizzi, conductor; Robert Wilson, stage director. Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W. 416-363- 8231. -25. Runs Sep 28-Oct 27. Start times vary. ●●7:30: Fall for Dance North. Program 3. Ryerson Theatre, 43 Gerrard St. E. 1-855-872- 7669. . ●●7:30: Fall for Dance North. Program 2. Meridian Hall (formerly Sony Centre), 1 Front St. E. 1-855-872-7669. . Also Oct 5(2pm). ●●7:30: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Star Wars: Return of the Jedi - In Concert. Steven Reineke, conductor. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-598-3375. -6.75. Also Oct 3(7:30pm), 5(12:30pm & 7:30pm). ●●8:00: Small World Music Society. Illos Steryannis Presents The Babylonia Suite. Paul Pacanowski, clarinet/flute; Amber Walton-Amar, cello; Jeremy Ledbetter, piano; Connor Walsh, bass; Ilios Steryannis, drums. Small World Music Centre, Artscape Youngplace, 180 Shaw St. 416-536-5439. /(adv). Saturday October 5 ●●12:30: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Star Wars: Return of the Jedi - In Concert. Steven Reineke, conductor. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-598-3375. -6.75. Also Oct 3(7:30pm), 4(7:30pm), 5(7:30pm). ●●2:00: Fall for Dance North. Program 2. Meridian Hall (formerly Sony Centre), 1 Front St. E. 1-855-872-7669. . Pre-show artist talk 1pm. ●●4:30: Beach United Church. Jazz and Reflection: The Dorian Group. Gary Gregg, trumpet; Andrew Smith, saxophone; Lorne Tepperman, piano; Jan Ravens, bass; Mark Shannon, drums. 140 Wineva Ave. 416-691- 8082. Free; donations welcome. Saturday Oct 5, 7pm CD LAUNCH CONCERT Glenn Gould Studio search Into the Stone at eventbrite.com ●●7:00: Leaf Music/Gillian Smith. Into the Stone. CD launch. Alice Ping Yee Ho: Caprice; Ana Sokolović: Cinque Danze per Violino Solo; Kati Agócs: Versprechen; Veronika Krausas: Inside the Stone; Chantal Laplante: Le ciel doit être proche. Gillian Smith, violin; Emily Rho, piano. Glenn Gould Studio, 250 Front St. W. eventbrite.com. (includes Into the Stone CD). Composer Alice Ping Yee Ho will attend and will speak about Caprice. ●●7:30: Academy Concert Series. Family Has Your Bach. Works by Telemann, Bach, and Bach’s sons. Alison Melville, recorders/Baroque flute; Christopher Bagan, harpsichord; Emily Eng, violin/viola; Kerri McGonigle, cello. Eastminster United Church, 310 Danforth Ave. 416-629-3716 or academyconcertseries. com. Pay What You Decide. ●●7:30: Fall for Dance North. Program 3. Ryerson Theatre, 43 Gerrard St. E. 1-855-872- 7669. . Also Oct 6(2pm). ●●7:30: Gallery 345. The Art of the Piano: Victoria Korchinskaya-Kogan. Works by Schumann, Chopin; Beethoven: Violin Sonata No.1 and 8. Attis Bankas, violin. 345 Sorauren Ave. 416-822-9781 or info@gallery345.com or Eventbrite.ca. ; (st). Cash only at the door. ●●7:30: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Star Wars: Return of the Jedi - In Concert. Steven Reineke, conductor. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-598-3375. -6.75. Also Oct 3(7:30pm), 4(7:30pm), 5(12:30pm). ●●7:30: University of Toronto Faculty of Music. U of T Symphony Orchestra. Colgrass: As Quiet As; Beethoven: Symphony No.7 Op.92 in A; Schmitt: Légende Op.66; Debussy: Nocturnes (Nuages & Fêtes); Ravel: Rapsodie espagnole. Jennifer Tan, alto saxophone; Uri Meyer, conductor. MacMillan Theatre, Edward Johnson Building, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-408-0208. ; (sr); (st). Preperformance lecture ‘Symphony Talk’. U of T students admitted free with a valid TCard, space permitting. ●●8:00: Alliance Française de Toronto. Transatlantic Ravel. Hélène Tysman, piano; Les Percussions Claviers de Lyon. Spadina Theatre, 24 Spadina Rd. 416-922-2014 x37. ; (members). ●●8:00: Cathedral Bluffs Symphony Orchestra. Subscription Concert #1. Gershwin: Cuban Overture; Albinoni: Adagio (for full orchestra); Bizet: L’Arlésienne Suite No.2; Vivaldi: Lute Concerto in D RV93; Haydn: Symphony No.104 in D. Bahar Ossareh, guitar; 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). 7:15pm: Pre-concert talk. cathedralbluffs.com. ●●8:00: St. Jude’s Celebration of the Arts. The Pearl Fishers with OperOttawa. Selections from Bizet: The Pearl Fishers. Cristina Pisani, soprano; Robert Martin, tenor; Norman Brown, baritone; John Holland, bassbaritone; Claire Harris, piano. St. Jude’s Anglican Church, 160 William St., Oakville. 905-844-3972. ; (st). Sunday October 6 ●●1:00: Royal Conservatory. Sunday Interludes Series: David Ramsden’s “There’s a Lady on Stage”. Lori Yates, Tabbi Johnson and Theresa Tova, vocalists; David Ramsden, piano. Mazzoleni Concert Hall, Telus Centre, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208. Free(ticket required). Tickets available a week prior to David Ramsden’s “There’s a Lady on Stage” Lori Yates / Tabby Johnson / Theresa Tova SundaY, OcTOber 6, 1pM MazzOLeni cOncerT HaLL Free tickets will be available starting Mon. Sept. 30. 416.408.0208 www.rcmusic.com/performance 46 | September 2019 thewholenote.com
concert date. ●●2:00: Fall for Dance North. Program 3. Ryerson Theatre, 43 Gerrard St. E. 1-855-872- 7669. . Post-show artist talk. ●●3:00: Off Centre Music Salon. Schubertiad: Handel’s Heroines Power Anthems from the High Baroque Sun Oct 6, 3pm Vania Chan, soprano Resonance Baroque Ensemble rhcentre.ca A Day with Schubert. Andrea Ludwig, mezzo; Rosebud Quartet; Inna Perkis and Boris Zarankin, pianos. Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre, 427 Bloor St. W. 416-466-6323. ; (sr); (13-25); (under 13). ●●3:00: Vania Chan/Moon Bloom Music/ Rezonance Baroque Ensemble. Handel’s Heroines: Power Anthems from the High Baroque. Works by Handel. Vania Chan, soprano; Rezonance Baroque Ensemble. Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts, 10268 Yonge St., Richmond Hill. 905-787-8811 or rhcentre. ca. $25. Pre-concert chat 2:15pm. ●●3:00: St. Paul’s Bloor Street. Organ Concert. Peeters: Modal Suite; Rheinberger: Six pieces for violin and organ; Guilmant: Fourth Sonata for Organ. Gordon Mansell, organ; Tamara Hrycak, violin. 227 Bloor St. E. 416- 961-8116. Free. ●●4:00: Church of St. Mary Magdalene. Organ Fireworks. Andrew Adair, organ. Church of St. Mary Magdalene (Toronto), 477 Manning Ave. 416-531-7955. Free. ●●8:00: Esprit Orchestra. I Hit My Head and Everything Changed. Thomas Adès: Overture to The Tempest, Op.22a, for orchestra; Brian Harman: I Hit My Head and Everything Changed, for orchestra with video art projection by Moira Ness; Alexina Louie: Love Songs for a Small Planet, for chamber choir, harp, percussion and string orchestra; Hans Abrahamsen: Left alone, for piano (left hand) and orchestra. Avan Yu, piano; Elmer Iseler I Hit My Head and Everything Changed Sunday October 6 2019 8pm Concert Koerner Hall ESPRIT ORCHESTRA espritorchestra.com Singers; Moira Ness, artist; Alex Pauk, conductor. Koerner Hall, Telus Centre, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208. Starting at . 7:15pm: pre-concert chat. B. Concerts Beyond the GTA IN THIS ISSUE: Barrie, Belleville, Cherry Valley, Cobourg, Delta, Elgin, Fergus, Gravenhurst, Haliburton, Kingston, Kitchener, Leith, London, Ottawa, Owen Sound, Picton, Port Hope, South River, St. Catharines, Stratford. Wednesday September 4 ●●12:00 noon: Midday Music with Shigeru. Hymns of the Heart. Cheryl Graham, piano. Hiway Pentecostal Church, 50 Anne St. N., Barrie. 705-726-1181. ; free(st). ●●12:00 noon: Midday Music with Shigeru. Hymns of the Heart. Cheryl Graham, piano. Hi-Way Pentecostal Church, 50 Anne St. N., Barrie. 705-726-1181. ; free(st). Friday September 6 ●●7:30: FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre/Kakekalanicks Indigenous Arts. Celebration of Nations: Down the Dirt Road - Original and Evolution of the Blues. Pappy Johns Band; Murray Porter; Harrison Kennedy; Lakota John. FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, 250 St. Paul St., St. Catharines. 905-688-0722. ; (high school st). Saturday September 7 ●●2:00: Prince Edward County Chamber Music Festival. Brass in the Park Featuring True North Brass. Anthony Di Lorenzo: Fire Dance; Michael Kamen: Quintet; Bach: Aria from the Goldberg Variations; James McGrath: Trois Hommages; Albinoni: Adagio in g; and other works. Macaulay Heritage Park, 35 Church St., Picton. 613-393-3798. Free. ●●7:30: FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre/Kakekalanicks Indigenous Arts. Celebration of Nations: Unsettled Scores. Contaries: A Chamber Requiem. Text by Spy Dénommé-Welch. Music by Spy Dénommé- Welch & Catherine Magowan. Radar by Spy Dénommé-Welch & Catherine Magowan. FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, 250 St. Paul St., St. Catharines. 905-688-0722. ; (high school st). Sunday September 8 ●●7:30: Cuckoo’s Nest Folk Club. Friends of Fiddler’s Green. Chaucer’s Pub, 122 Carling St., London. 519-319-5847. $25/(adv). Tuesday September 10 ●●7:00: Kitchener Public Library. Mysterious Barricades: Concert for World Suicide Prevention Day. 85 Queen St. N., Kitchener. mysteriousbarricades.org. Free. Wednesday September 11 ●●2:30: Seniors Serenade. Louis Lefaive, Piano. Jazz standards and original works. Bethel Community Church, 128 St. Vincent Street, Barrie. 705-726-1181. Free. Friday September 13 ●●7:30: Prince Edward County Chamber Music Festival. Opening Concert:. Uriel Vanchestein: Les Veuves; Beethoven: String Quartet No.10 in E-flat Op.74 “Harp”; Mozart: String Quintet No.3 in C (viola) K515. New Orford String Quartet and Aloysia Friedman, viola. St. Mary Magdalene Anglican Church, 335 Main St., Picton. 613-393-3798. ; (st); (16 and under). Saturday September 14 ●●1:30: Good Lovelies. In Concert. Canadian folk/country harmony. Caroline Brooks, Kerri Ough and Sue Passmore. Port Hope Fair, 62 McCaul St., Port Hope. 905-396-3247. admission to the Fair. ●●2:00: Don Wright Faculty of Music. Mysterious Barricades: Concert for World Suicide Prevention Day. Von Kuster Hall, Music Building, Western University, 1151 Richmond St. N., London. 519-661-3767. Free. ●●7:30: Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts. Verdi Requiem. Ottawa Choral Society; National Arts Centre Orchestra; Alexander Shelley, conductor. 390 King St. W., Kingston. 613-533-2424 or queensu.ca/ theisabel/tickets. -; -(faculty/ staff); -(st). ●●7:30: Prince Edward County Chamber Music Festival. Two Brothers, Four Hands. Mozart: Sonata for two Pianos in D K448; Alexina Louie: Afterimages (1981); Ravel: La valse; Rachmaninoff: Symphonic Dances Op.45. Jon Kimura Parker and Jamie Parker, pianos. St. Mary Magdalene Anglican Church, 335 Main St., Picton. 613-393-3798. ; (st); (16 and under). ●●8:00: Night Kitchen Too. In Concert. Invited musicians, poets and spoken word artists. Pinnacle Playhouse, 256 Pinnacle St., Belleville. 613-849-1976. . Sunday September 15 ●●3:00: Prince Edward County Chamber Music Festival. Gryphon Trio. Haydn: Piano Trio in g HobXV:1; Brahms: Piano Trio No.2 in C Op.87; Mendelssohn: Piano Trio No.2 in c Op.66. Jamie Parker, piano; Roman Borys, cello; Annalee Patipatanakoon, violin. St. Mary Magdalene Anglican Church, 335 Main St., Picton. 613-393-3798. ; (st); (16 and under). Wednesday September 18 ●●12:00 noon: Music at St. Andrews. Keiko Kuepfer, Organ. St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church (Barrie), 47 Owen St., Barrie. 705- 726-1181. ; free(st). Thursday September 19 ●●7:00: Magisterra Soloists. Travels Through Europe. Schubert: Trio Movement; Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Sonata for Violin & Viola; Turina: La Orácion de Torero for string quartet; Enescu: Aubade for string trio; Penderecki: Clarinet Quartet. Guest: Peter Shackleton, clarinet. Museum London Theatre, 421 Ridout St. N., London. 519-661-0333. ; $25(sr); (st); (child under 10). Friday September 20 ●●12:30: Don Wright Faculty of Music. Fridays at 12:30 Concert Series. Faculty members perform. Von Kuster Hall, Music Building, Western University, 1151 Richmond St. N., London. 519-661-3767. Free. ●●7:30: Prince Edward County Chamber Music Festival. Soloists from Les Violons du Roy. Telemann: Sonata in g TWV42:g7; Bach: Trio Sonata in G BWV1039; Bach: Selection from Two- and Three-Part Inventions BWV772-801; Purcell: Three-Part Fantasias; Uriel Vanchestein: String Trio. Véronique Vychytil, violin; Isaac Chalk, viola; Benoît Loiselle, cello; Mélisande McNabney, harpsichord. St. Mary Magdalene Anglican Church, 335 Main St., Picton. 613-393-3798. ; (st); (16 and under). ●●8:00: SweetWater Music Festival. Opening Gala: Everything Old Is New Again. Works by Handel including: Trio for Flute, Violin and Continuo Op.2 No.1 HWV386; Duet: Scherzano sul tuo volta, from Rinaldo HWV7; Duet: Se il cor ti perde, from Tolomeao HWV25; Trio Sonata Op.2 No.9 in E HWV394 for 2 violins and continuo; Trio Sonata Op.2 No.8 in g HWV393 for 2 violins and continuo; and other works. Daniel Taylor, countertenor; Ellen McAteer, soprano; Adrian Butterfield and Mark Fewer, violins; Rachel Brown, flute; Kenneth Slowik, harpsichord. Historic Leith Church, 419134 Tom Thomson Lane, Leith. 519-477-1403. ; (st). Note: Single tickets for Opening Night Gala sold out. Call Roxy Theatre box office to be added to a waiting thewholenote.com September 2019 | 47
