Volume 27 Issue 4 - February 2022

listings@theWholeNote.com Event listings are free of charge to artists, venues and presenters. Readers are encouraged to check weekly for changes and updates to existing listings, and for the numerous new listings being added each week, both current and further into the future. Register for the weekly updates at thewholenote.com/newsletter IN THIS ISSUE: THREE LISTINGS SECTIONS ● Section 1: Events by date for Feb 2 – Mar 15, 2022 These are events with an announced date and time that one could circle on a calendar, in order to “be there” when it happens for the first (or only) time. This includes live and livestreamed performances; first broadcasts and screenings; concerts, workshops, symposia, and so on. If the event in question remains available after that first presentation (e.g. online or on demand), this is noted at the end of the listing. ● Section 2: Ongoing online musical activity including date-related events now available on demand online These are musical activities that readers can access in their own time, usefully identified by the name of the presenter or the nature of the event. ● Section 3: In the clubs (Mostly Jazz) How to List 1. Use the convenient online form at thewholenote.com/applylistings 2. Email listings to listings@thewholenote.com. Please note, we do not take listings over the phone. Deadlines 1. Weekly online updates: submission deadline is 6pm Tuesday of the week prior to the event in question, for weekend posting. 2. Print: Our next print issue covers from March 4 to April 15. The print submission deadline for new listings and updates to listings previously processed is 6pm Monday February 14. Live or Live Streamed | February 2 to March 15, 2022 PLEASE NOTE: All times are Eastern Time unless otherwise noted. Listings are based on information sent to WholeNote in advance by event presenters. Due to current COVID-19 restrictions, some events may be cancelled or postponed. Also, current COVID health regulations may require proof of vaccination. Please visit presenters’ websites or contact them directly for more details. More detailed information for each listing is available at thewholenote.com/just-ask. Wednesday February 2 ● 12:30: ORGANIX Concerts. Alexander Straus-Fausto, Organ. All Saints Kingsway Anglican Church, 2850 Bloor St. W. 416-571- 3680 or www.organixconcerts.ca. Freewill offering. suggested. ● 8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music Society. Piano Recital: Labyrinth. With commentary. David Greilshammer, piano. First United Church, 16 William St. W., Waterloo. 519-569-1809 or www.ticketscene.ca/ kwcms. ; (st). ● 8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Gimeno + Schumann’s “Spring”. Gordon Wolfe, trombone; Gustavo Gimeno, conductor. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416- 598-3375 or 1-855-593-7769. Starting at . Also Feb 3, 5. Thursday February 3 POSTPONED February 3 at 8 pm ENSEMBLE MADE IN CANADA ● 10:00am: New Adventures in Sound Art (NAISA). The Piano Travels. An interactive sound installation by James Bailey using radio transmission and amplification to extend the capabilities of an 1864 Armand upright piano. NAISA North Media Arts Centre, 106 Ottawa Ave., South River. 705-386-0880 or www. naisa.ca/festivals/deep-wireless/installations. Free by donation. Feb 3-Apr 4, Thurs- Mon, 10am-4pm. ● 10:00am: New Adventures in Sound Art (NAISA). EMF Turntable. Improvisational interactions with EMF sound art installation utilizing Gameboys and other electronic devices. Shaughn Martel. NAISA North Media Arts Centre, 106 Ottawa Ave., South River. 705-386-0880 or www.naisa.ca/festivals/ deep-wireless/performances. Free by donation. Feb 3-Apr 4, Thurs-Mon, 10am-4pm. ● 8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Gimeno + Schumann’s Spring. See Feb 2. Also Feb 5. Friday February 4 ● 7:30: Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts. Faculty Artist Series DAN School: “Righteous Babe - A Flute & Piano Recital. Sarah Yunji Moon, flute. 390 King St. W., Kingston. 613-533-2424 or ibcpaboxoffice@queensu.ca. -. Saturday February 5 ● 4:30: Royal Conservatory of Music. Taylor Academy Concerts Series: Taylor Academy Showcase Concert. Mazzoleni Concert Hall, Royal Conservatory, 273 Bloor St. W. 416- 408-0208 or www.rcmusic.com/performance. Free. ● 8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Gimeno + Schumann’s Spring. See Feb 2. Also Feb 3. Tuesday February 8 ● 12:10: Yorkminster Park Baptist Church. Lunchtime Chamber Music: Rising Stars Recital. Featuring students from the Glenn Gould School. 1585 Yonge St. 416-922-1167. Free admission. Donations welcome. ● 8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music Society. Ensemble Made in Canada. First United Church, 16 William St. W., Waterloo. 519-569-1809 or www.ticketscene.ca/ kwcms. ; (st). Wednesday February 9 ● 8:00: Royal Conservatory of Music. Stewart Goodyear with the Penderecki String Quartet & Toronto Mendelssohn Choir. Koerner Hall, TELUS Centre, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208 or www.rcmusic.com/performance. -0. Live stream tickets available for /household. AT CAPACITY Thursday February 10 ● 8:00: Rose Theatre. Classic Albums Live: Billy Joel - The Stranger. 1 Theatre Ln., Brampton. https://tickets.brampton.ca or 905-874-2800. From . Friday February 11 ● 8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony Orchestra. Charles Richard-Hamelin & Beethoven. Charles Richard-Hamelin, piano; Andrei Feher, conductor. Centre in the Square, 101 Queen St. N., Kitchener. www. kwsymphony.ca. From ; (child). Also Feb 12. ● 8:00: Royal Conservatory of Music. Temerty Orchestral Program Series: Tania Miller conducts the Royal Conservatory Orchestra. Koerner Hall, TELUS Centre, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208 or www.rcmusic.com/performance. -. 28 | February 2022 thewholenote.com

Saturday February 12 ● 7:30: Rose Theatre/Rose Orchestra. Music From The Heart. Rose Theatre, 1 Theatre Ln., Brampton. https://tickets.brampton.ca or 905-874-2800. From . ● 7:30: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Valentine’s Soundtrack. Lucas Waldin, conductor. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-598- 3375 or 1-855-593-7769. Starting at . ● 8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony Orchestra. Charles Richard-Hamelin & Beethoven. See Feb 11. Sunday February 13 ● 7:00: INNERchamber Ensemble. Kindness. Songs and stories of kindness curated and performed by Glynis Ranney and Michael Nadajewski and arranged by Ben Bolt-Martin. Revival House, 70 Brunswick St., Stratford. www.innerchamber.ca or tickets@innerchamber.ca. ; - (arts workers/st). Pre-show 6:30pm. A light meal is available for patrons in Stratford. LIVE & LIVE STREAM Tuesday February 15 ● 12:10: Yorkminster Park Baptist Church. Lunchtime Chamber Music: Rising Stars Recital. Featuring performance students from the UofT Faculty of Music. 1585 Yonge St. 416- 922-1167. Free admission. Donations welcome. Wednesday February 16 ● 12:30: ORGANIX Concerts. Michael Capon, Organ. All Saints Kingsway Anglican Church, 2850 Bloor St. W. 416-571-3680 or www.organixconcerts.ca. Freewill offering. suggested. ● 8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Hewitt Plays Bach & Mozart. Angela Hewitt, leader/piano. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-598-3375 or 1-855-593-7769. Starting at . Also Feb 17, 19. Thursday February 17 ● 8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Hewitt Plays Bach & Mozart. See Feb 16. Also Feb 19. Friday February 18 ● 8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music Society. Shades of Grief. Coriolis Trio: Joung Tsai, violin; Rebecca Mortonk, cello; Tomoko Inui, piano. First United Church, 16 William St. W., Waterloo. 519-569-1809 or www.ticketscene.ca/kwcms. ; (st). ALL IS LOVE Feb 19 & 20 Koerner Hall, TELUS CENTRE for Performance and Learning Saturday February 19 ● 2:30: Opera Atelier. All Is Love. Music by Edward Huizinga, Charpentier, Purcell, Hahn, Debussy, and others. Koerner Hall, TELUS Centre, 273 Bloor St. W. www.OperaAtelier. com. -9. Also Feb 20. ● 7:30: Guitar Society of Toronto. In Concert: Irina Kulikova. St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, 73 Simcoe St. www. guitarsocietyoftoronto.com or 416-964-8298. Advance: ; (sr); (st); Door: ; (sr); (st). ● 7:30: Niagara Symphony Orchestra. Sarah Sings Joni Mitchell. Sarah Slean, vocalist; Bradley Thachuk, conductor. Partridge Hall, FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, 250 St. Paul St., St. Catharines. www.niagarasymphony.com or 905-688-0722 or 905- 688-5601 x3700 or 1-855-515-0722. ; (sr); (arts worker); (st & youth). Also Feb 20(2:30pm). ● 8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Hewitt Plays Bach & Mozart. See Feb 16. Sunday February 20 ● 2:00: Royal Conservatory of Music. Mazzoleni Masters Series: Robert McDonald and Glenn Gould School Faculty. Mazzoleni Concert Hall, Royal Conservatory, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208 or www.rcmusic.com/performance. . ● 2:30: Niagara Symphony Orchestra. Sarah Sings Joni Mitchell. See Feb 19. ● 2:30: Opera Atelier. All Is Love. See Feb 19. ● 3:00: Orchestra Toronto. Carmen! Julie Nesrallah, mezzo. George Weston Recital Hall, Meridian Arts Centre (formerly Toronto Centre for the Arts), 5040 Yonge St. 1-855- 985-2787 or ticketmaster.ca. ; (sr); (OTOPus ages 13 to 29); (ages 5-12). OTOPus patrons may purchase one additional ticket at the discounted rate for a guest of any age. Pre-concert chat at 2:15pm. ● 3:00: Trio Arkel. Quintessence. Marie Bérard, violin; Amanda Goodburn, violin; Sheila Jaffé, viola; Rémi Pelletier, viola; Winona Zelenka, cello. Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre, 427 Bloor St. W. www.trioarkel.eventbrite. ca. . Tuesday February 22 ● 12:10: Yorkminster Park Baptist Church. Lunchtime Chamber Music: Eena Yoon, Cello. 1585 Yonge St. 416-922-1167. Free admission. Donations welcome. ● 6:30: Royal Conservatory of Music. Music on Film Series: Amazing Grace. Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema, 506 Bloor St. W. 416-408- 0208 or www.rcmusic.com/performance. ; (members); (sr members); free(st members). ● 8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Find Your Dream: The Songs of Rodgers & Hammerstein. Steven Reineke, conductor. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-598-3375 or 1-855-593-7769. Starting at . Also Feb 23(2pm & 8pm). Wednesday February 23 ● 12:30: ORGANIX Concerts. Gordon Mansell, Organ & Tamara Hrycak, Violin. Our Lady Of Sorrows Catholic Church, 3055 Bloor St. W. 416-571-3680 or www.organixconcerts. ca. Freewill offering of suggested. ● 2:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Find Your Dream: The Songs of Rodgers & Hammerstein. See Feb 22. Also Feb 23(8pm). February 24 at 8 pm MIRÓ QUARTET Thursday February 24 ● 8:00: Music Toronto. Miró Quartet. Jane Mallett Theatre, St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts, 27 Front St. E. 416-366-7723 or www. music-toronto.com. .50-. ● 8:00: Rose Theatre. An Intimate Evening with Johnny Reid. 1 Theatre Ln., Brampton. www.tickets.brampton.ca or 905-874-2800. From . ● 8:00: Royal Conservatory of Music. Invesco Piano Concerts Series: Viklingur Ólafsson. Koerner Hall, TELUS Centre, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208 or www. rcmusic.com/performance. Livestream tickets available for /household. AT CAPACITY Friday February 25 ● 7:00: Confluence Concerts. The Tales of E. T. A. Hoffmann. Commemorating the 200th anniversary of the death of the influential and whimsical 19th-century Viennese story-teller. Heliconian Hall, 35 Hazelton Ave. www.confluenceconcerts.ca. Also Feb 26. ● 8:00: Royal Conservatory of Music. 21C Music Festival Series: Angèle Dubeau & La Pietà. Koerner Hall, TELUS Centre, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208 or www.rcmusic.com/ performance. -5. Saturday February 26 ● 7:00: Confluence Concerts. The Tales of E. T. A. Hoffmann. See Feb 25. ● 8:00: Mansfield Entertainment. Farewell (For Now), Ontario! Classical and contemporary music on a gorgeous 87-year-old pipe organ. Clement Carelse, organ. The Inner Space, 34 Church St. N., Stouffville. 905-242- 2484. . ● 8:00: Royal Conservatory of Music. Quiet Please, There’s a Lady on Stage Series: A Tribute to Aretha Franklin: The Queen of Soul featuring Damien Sneed and Valerie Simpson. Koerner Hall, TELUS Centre, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208 or www.rcmusic.com/performance. -0. ● 8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Beethoven’s Fourth. Kelly Zimba Lucic, flute; Xian Zhang, conductor. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-598-3375 or 1-855-593- 7769. Starting at . Also Feb 27(3pm). Sunday February 27 ● 3:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Beethoven’s Fourth. See Feb 26. ● 5:00: Elixir Baroque Ensemble. Elixir Mixer. Works by Vivaldi, Guido, Dall’abaco, Telemann, and Mondonville. Valerie Gordon, Michelle Odorico, Sara-Anne Churchill, and Matt Antal, and others. St. Barnabas Anglican Church, 361 Danforth Ave. 647-528-3314. ; (sr/st/arts); (under 12). ● 7:00: Royal Conservatory of Music. Chamber Music Concerts Series: Jordi Savall: Royal Concerts in the Baroque Versailles. Koerner Hall, TELUS Centre, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208 or www.rcmusic.com/performance. -5. AT CAPACITY ● 8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music Society. Piano Recital: Shoshana Telner. First United Church, 16 William St. W., Waterloo. 519-569-1809 or www.ticketscene.ca/kwcms ; (st). Tuesday March 1 ● 12:10: Yorkminster Park Baptist Church. Lunchtime Chamber Music: Rising Stars Recital. Featuring students from the Glenn Gould School. 1585 Yonge St. 416-922-1167. Free admission. Donations welcome. ● 8:00: Rose Theatre. B-Jazzed Sessions. 1 Theatre Ln., Brampton. www.tickets. brampton.ca or 905-874-2800. . Wednesday March 2 ● 12:30: ORGANIX Concerts. Joshua Duncan Lee, Organ. All Saints Kingsway Anglican Church, 2850 Bloor St. W. 416-571-3680 or www.organixconcerts.ca. Freewill offering of suggested. ● 7:30: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Final Fantasy VII Remake. Music by Nobuo Uematsu, Shotaro Shima, Mitsuto Suzuki, Nozomi Toki, and Masahi Hamauzu. Arnie Roth, conductor. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-598-3375 or 1-855-593- 7769. Starting at . Also Mar 3. ● 8:00: Royal Conservatory of Music. Invesco Piano Concerts Series: Seong-Jin Cho. Koerner Hall, TELUS Centre, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208 or www.rcmusic.com/ performance. -5. AT CAPACITY Thursday March 3 ● 1:30: Music in the Afternoon. Vocal Recital. Songs by Francesco Santoliquido, Colin WOMEN’S MUSICAL CLUB OF TORONTO MARCH 3 | 1.30 PM ANDREW HAJI, tenor with Stéphane Mayer, piano 416-923-7052 | wmct.on.ca thewholenote.com February 2022 | 29