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LIVE OR ONLINE | Mar 28 to Jun 6, 2023 Turangalîla. Messiaen: Turangalîla-Symphonie. Marc-André Hamelin, piano; Nathalie Forget, ondes Martenot; Gustavo Gimeno, conductor. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-598-3375. From . Also May 5(7:30pm). Friday May 5 ● 12:10: Music at St. Andrew’s. Noontime Recital. Julia Tom, cello; Megan Chang, piano. St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, 73 Simcoe St. 416-593-5600 X231 or www.standrewstoronto.org. Free. ● 7:00: Freesound. Music for Violin & Electronics. Works by James O’Callaghan, Christina Volpini, Franghiz Ali-Zadeh, and Taylor Brook. Aysel Taghi-Zada, violin. Society Clubhouse, 967 College St. 647-354-4244. , (arts workers/sr/st). ● 7:30: Canadian Opera Company. Tosca. Music by Giacomo Puccini. Stefano La Colla, tenor (Cavaradossi); Roland Wood, baritone (Scarpia); Joel Sorensen, tenor (Spoletta); Donato Di Stefano, bass (Sacristan); and others; Canadian Opera Company Chorus & Orchestra; Giuliano Carella, conductor; Paul Curran, director. Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W. 416-363-8231 or 1-800-250-4653 tickets@coc.ca. From . Also May 7(2pm), 11, 13, 19, 21(2pm), 23, 27(4:30pm). At 7:30pm unless otherwise noted. ● 7:30: Toronto Mendelssohn Choir. Take the Podium: Conducting Symposium. Free concert led by Jean-Sébastien Vallée, Artistic Director. Yorkminster Park Baptist Church, 1585 Yonge St. www.tmchoir.org. Free admission with reservation. ● 7:30: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Gimeno Conducts Messiaen’s Epic Turangalîla. Messiaen: Turangalîla-Symphonie. Marc-André Hamelin, piano; Nathalie Forget, ondes Martenot; Gustavo Gimeno, conductor. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-598- 3375. From . Also May 4(8pm). ● 8:00: Fallsview Casino Resort. Billy Idol. 6380 Fallsview Blvd., Niagara Falls. 1-877- 833-3110 or www.ticketmaster.ca. From . ● 8:00: Folk Under The Clock. The Ennis Sisters. Market Hall Performing Arts Centre, 140 Charlotte St., Peterborough. 705-749- 1146 or www.folkundertheclock.ca. . ● 8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony. All Haydn. Haydn: Symphony No.22 in E-flat “The Philosopher”; Cello Concerto in C; Symphony No.44 in e “Trauer”; String Quartet No.3; Symphony No.60 in C “Il Distratto”. Catherine Anderson, cello; David Fallis, conductor; Bruce McGillivray, curator. Harcourt Memorial United Church, 87 Dean Ave., Guelph. 519-745-4711 or 1-888-745-4717. . Also May 3(First United, Waterloo), 6(Central Presbyterian, Cambridge). ● 8:00: Masterworks of Oakville Chorus & Orchestra. A New Beginning. Mozart: Requiem in d K.626; Handel: Zadok the Priest HWV 258; Charles Demuynck: Joy (world premiere). Gillian Grossman, soprano; Diana di Mauro, mezzo; Corey Arnold, tenor; Daniel Hambly, bass; Masterworks of Oakville Chorus & Orchestra. Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts, 130 Navy St., Oakville. 905- 399-9732. ; (sr). ● 8:00: Toronto Operetta Theatre. La Verbena de la Paloma (The Festival of the Dove). Music by Tomás Bretón. Margie Bernal, soprano; Rómulo Delgado, tenor; Stuart Graham, baritone; Kate Carver, conductor & piano; Guillermo Silva-Marin, stage director. Jane Mallett Theatre, St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts, 27 Front St. E. 416-366-7723 or 1–800-708-6754 or www.tolive.com. -. Also May 6(8pm) & 7(3pm). Saturday May 6 ● 2:00: Achill Choral Society. Sing Your Song. A vibrant array of selections that celebrate the many joys in life. Includes works by Canadian composers Matthew Emery, Paul Halley, Sherryl Sewepagaham, Jenny Crober, and Larry Nickel. Nancy Dettbarn, collaborative pianist; Saskia Tomkins, violin/fiddle/ viola/nyckelharpa; Shawn Grenke and Jenny Crober, conductors. Westminster United Church (Orangeville), 247 Broadway Ave., Orangeville. www.achill.ca. ; (st). ● 2:30: Bel Canto Singers. Can’t Mask the Music. Music of the Night; If Music be the Food of Love; Singing in the Rain; I Got Rhythm; Here’s to Song. Scarborough Bluffs United Church, 3739 Kingston Rd., Scarborough. Tickets: 647-831-3245 or www.belcantosingers.ca. ; (child). Also at 7:30pm. ● 4:00: The Edison Singers. Sweet Expressions: Folksongs & Spirituals. Noel Edison, conductor. St. Mark’s Anglican Church, 41 Byron St., Niagara-on-the-Lake. Tickets: www.theedisonsingers.com/performances. ; (st/18 and under). Also May 7(4pm - Elora), 10(7:30 pm - Toronto). May 6 at 5pm Sounds of Conflict Madame Speaker Classics, Swing, and The American Songbook music-toronto.com accompanist. Acton Heritage Town Hall, 19 Willow St. N., Acton. www.facebook.com/ Georgetown.Choral.Society. . ● 7:00: Peterborough Singers. Verdi’s Requiem. Leslie Fagan, soprano; Laura Pudwell, mezzo; Ernesto Ramirez, tenor; Jonathan Liebich, bass; Ian Sadler, organ. Emmanuel United Church, 534 George St. N., Peterborough. 705-745-1820 or www.peterboroughsingers.com. ; (st). ● 7:00: Toronto Northern Lights. 25 Years of TNL. Neil Aitchison, master of ceremonies. Islington United Church, 25 Burnhamthorpe Rd. www. eventbrite.com/e/25-years-of-tnl-tickets-579546377817. . A portion of the proceeds will support the Islington United Church youth music program. ● 7:30: Bel Canto Singers. Can’t Mask the Music. Music of the Night; If Music be the Food of Love; Singing in the Rain; I Got Rhythm; Here’s to Song. Scarborough Bluffs United Church, 3739 Kingston Rd., Scarborough. Tickets: 647-831-3245 or www.belcantosingers.ca. ; (child). Also at 2:30pm. ● 7:30: Canadian Opera Company. Macbeth. See April 28. Also May 12, 14(2pm), 17, 20(4:30pm). At 7:30pm unless otherwise noted. ● 7:30: Opera by Request. L’elisir d’amore. Music by Donizetti. Brittany Stewart, soprano (Giannetta); Alvaro Vasquez Roble, tenor (Nemorino); Douglas Tranquada, bassbaritone (Dulcamara); Sebastian Belcourt, baritone (Belcore); Diana DiMauro, mezzo (Adina); Claire Harris, pianist and music director. College St. United Church, 452 College St. 416-455-2365. . COSE HANDEL’S Celebration of Small Ensembles ● 5:00: Music Toronto. Celebration of Small Ensembles. (1) Sounds of Conflict: Works by Poulenc, Suk, Ravel, and Janáček. Daniel Dastoor, violin & Brian Woods, piano. (2) Madame Speaker: The Phonating Pianist. Madeline Hildebrand, piano and voice. (3) Classics, Swing, and the American Songbook. Jurecka, Farrugia, Johnston Trio (Drew Jurecka, violin; Adrean Farrugia, piano; Clark Johnston, bass). Aperture Room, Thornton-Smith Building, 340 Yonge St. www. music-toronto.com. (3-concert pass); (single); (st/arts). ● 7:00: Georgetown Choral Society. United We Sing: Songs of Love and Hope for Humanity. Georgetown Choral Society; Eleanor Wallace, interim director; Mark Peterson, ● 7:30: Pax Christi Chorale. Beethoven’s Silence. Jake Runested: A Silence Haunts Me; Beethoven: Halleluia from Christ on the Mount of Olives; Beethoven: Mass in C. Pax Christi Chorale; Ellen McAteer, soprano; Timothy Wong, countertenor; Nicholas Nicolaidis, tenor; Dion Mazerolle, bass-baritone; Toronto Concert Orchestra; Elaine Choi, conductor. Yorkminster Park Baptist Church, 1585 Yonge St. Tickets: www.paxchristichorale.org. ; (sr); (young adult); (st). ● 7:30: St. James Cathedral. Gala Concert at St. James Cathedral. The Choir of St. James Cathedral in concert with Orchestra. Cathedral Church of St. James, 106 King St. E. 416-364-7865 or www.eventbrite.ca/e/ gala-concert-at-st-james-cathedral-tickets-536126969197. . ● 7:30: The Tallis Choir. A Celebration of William Byrd. Commemorating the 400th anniversary of Byrd’s death. St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, 131 McCaul St. www.tallischoir.com/ ticketing. , , . ● May 6 8:00: Choir! Choir! Choir!”We Will Choir You!”: An Epic Queen Sing-along. Nobu Adilman and Daveed Goldman, creative directors. Centre in the Square, 101 Queen St. N., Kitchener. www.centreinthesquare.com/ event/choirchoirchoir. .50-.50. ● 8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony. All Haydn. Haydn: Symphony No.22 in E-flat “The Philosopher”; Cello Concerto in C; Symphony No.44 in e “Trauer”; String Quartet No.3; Symphony No.60 in C “Il Distratto”. Catherine Anderson, cello; David Fallis, conductor; Bruce McGillivray, curator. Central Presbyterian Church, 7 Queens Square, Cambridge. 519-745-4711 or 1-888-745-4717. . Also May 3(First United, Waterloo), 5(Harcourt oronation Anthems 44 | April & May, 2023 thewholenote.com
Memorial, Guelph). ● 8:00: Royal Conservatory of Music. Music Mix Series: The Shuffle Demons with Special Guests. Koerner Hall, TELUS Centre, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208. -. ● 8:00: Sinfonia Toronto. Verdi & Franck. Franck: Piano Quintet in f (orchestra version); Toews: Mu-Qu-La (Moonlit Cake) (world premiere); Verdi: Symphony for Strings in e. Jean-Philippe Sylvestre, piano; Nurhan Arman, conductor. George Weston Recital Hall, Meridian Arts Centre, 5040 Yonge St. 416-499-0403 or info@sinfoniatoronto.com. ; (sr); (st); (virtual). ● 8:00: Toronto Operetta Theatre. La Verbena de la Paloma (The Festival of the Dove). Music by Tomás Bretón. Margie Bernal, soprano; Rómulo Delgado, tenor; Stuart Graham, baritone; Kate Carver, conductor & piano; Guillermo Silva-Marin, stage director. Jane Mallett Theatre, St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts, 27 Front St. E. 416-366-7723 or 1–800- 708-6754 or www.tolive.com. -. Also May 5(8pm) & 7(3pm). Sunday May 7 ● 11:00am: Xenia Concerts/TO Live. Thalea String Quartet. Designed to be autism- and neurodiversity-friendly. Seven Miniatures for String Quartet and Electronics by Rory Berk, Anthony Hodgetts, Laura LaPeare, Maddux Ma, Nathan Neutel, Jamie Petit, and Thomas Sinclair (transcribed by Bekah Simms). Meridian Hall, 1 Front St. E. 647-896-8295 or www.eventbrite.ca/e/ xenia-concerts-presents-in-partnershipwith-to-live-thalea-quartet. . Meridian Hall is a wheelchair-accessible venue. All listeners are welcome. ● 1:15: Mooredale Concerts. Music & Truffles for Kids. TSO Chamber Soloists. Walter Hall, Edward Johnson Building, University of Toronto, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-922-3714 X103 or 647-988- 2102 (eve & weekends) or www. mooredaleconcerts.com. . ● 2:00: Canadian Opera Company. Tosca. See May 5. Also May 11, 13, 19, 21(2pm), 23, 27(4:30pm). At 7:30pm unless otherwise noted. ● 2:00: Xenia Concerts/TO Live. Thalea String Quartet. A dementia-friendly concert live and in person at Meridian Hall. Meridian Hall, 1 Front St. E. 647-896-8295 or www.alz. to/event/xenia-concert-the-thalea-quartet/. Free. In association with the Alzheimer Society of Toronto and Baycrest@Home. All listeners are welcome. ● 3:00: Off Centre Music Salon. Jimmy Roberts Wishes Happy Birthday to Johannes Brahms. Steven Dann, viola; Andrea Ludwig, mezzo; Peter McGillivray, baritone; Jimmy Roberts, piano; Kathryn Tremills, piano; Inna Perkin, piano; Boris Zarankin, piano. Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre, 427 Bloor St. W. /www. eventbrite.ca/e/jimmy-roberts-wisheshappy-birthday-to-johannes-brahms-tickets-404752685177. ; (sr); (st/ young adult/child). ● 3:00: Royal Conservatory of Music. Piano Recitals: Bruce Xiaoyu Liu. Works by Chopin and others. Koerner Hall, TELUS Centre, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208 or rcmusic. com/performance. -. ● 3:00: Syrinx Concerts Toronto. The Art of the Art Song. Learn about “art song” -- poems set to music -- through explorations with performed examples. Program to be announced. Featuring a new art song cycle by Cecilia Livingston based on poetry by Anne Michaels. Linda and Michael Hutcheon, speakers; Lawrence Wiliford, tenor; Steven Philcox, piano. Heliconian Hall, 35 Hazelton Ave. 416-654- 0877. ; (st). ● 3:00: Toronto Operetta Theatre. La Verbena de la Paloma (The Festival of the Dove). See May 5. ● 3:15: Mooredale Concerts. TSO Chamber Soloists. All-Brahms concert. Walter Hall, Edward Johnson Building, University of Toronto, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-922-3714 X103 or 647-988- 2102 (eve & weekends) or www.mooredaleconcerts.com. ; (sr); (under 30). ● 3:30: Rezonance Baroque Ensemble. Airs for the Seasons (CD Release Concert). James Oswald: Airs for the Seasons (selections). St. David’s Anglican Church, 49 Donlands Ave. www.RezonanceAirsConcert.eventbrite.com. (concert only); (plus CD); (st); Free(under 12). ● 3:30: Toronto Chamber Choir. Musical Vision: A Brief History of Music and Blindness. Cabezon: De la Virgen; J. Rodrigo: Ave Maria; Vierne: Tantum ergo; Maria Theresia von Paradis: Selection from Zwölf Lieder; Bach: Vor deinen Thron; Handel: How dark, O Lord, are thy decrees from Jephte. Toronto Chamber Choir; Lucas Harris, artistic director. Guests: Balance for Blind Adults. Calvin Presbyterian Church, 26 Delisle Ave. 416-763-1695. -. ● 4:00: Bach Children’s Chorus. Cry Out! Eastminster United Church, 310 Danforth Ave. Tickets at www.eventbrite.ca. . ● 4:00: St. Olave’s Anglican Church. Charles and the Crown. Begins with Coronation Evensong (Religious Service) followed directly by words and music with a Royal connection, presented by St. Olave’s Arts Guild to celebrate His Majesty’s life, on the day after being crowned as Canada’s King. 360 Windermere Ave. 416-769-5686 or www.stolaves.ca. Contributions appreciated. SUNDAY 7 MAY AT 4 Coronation Evensong plus a special feature about CHARLES AND THE CROWN Words and music to celebrate the life of Canada’s King, on the day after His Majesty’s Coronation ● 4:00: The Edison Singers. Sweet Expressions: Folksongs & Spirituals. Noel Edison, conductor. Knox Presbyterian Church, 51 Church St., Elora. Tickets: www.theedisonsingers.com/performances. ; (st/18 and under). Also May 6(Niagara-on-the-Lake, 4pm), 10(Toronto, 7:30pm). Tuesday May 9 ● 12:10: Nine Sparrows Arts Foundation. Lunchtime Chamber Music. Charlotte McIntosh, trumpet. Yorkminster Park Baptist Church, 1585 Yonge St. www.yorkminsterpark.com. Free. Donations welcome. ● 1:00: St. James Cathedral. Organ Recital. Jonathan Oldengarm, organ. Cathedral Church of St. James, 106 King St. E. 416-364- 7865 or www.stjamescathedral.ca. Free. Donations welcome. ● 7:30: Toronto Community Orchestra. Bluster, Bravado, and Hope for Spring. Schubert: Symphony No.8 in b D.759 ("Unfinished"); Verdi: Overture to Nabucco; Vaughan Williams: English Folk Song Suite. Eastminster United Church, 310 Danforth Ave. torontocommunityorchestra@gmail.com. Free. Donations gratefully accepted at door. Wednesday May 10 ● 7:30: The Edison Singers. Sweet Expressions: Folksongs & Spirituals. Noel Edison, conductor. Hart House, Great Hall, 7 Hart House Circle. Tickets: www.theedisonsingers.com/performances. ; (st/18 and under). Also May 6(Niagara-on-the-Lake. 4pm), 7(Elora, 4pm). Thursday May 11 ● 1:30: Serenata Singers. Songs for a New World. Scarborough Bluffs United Church, 3739 Kingston Rd., Scarborough. Tickets: www.serenatasingers.ca. /(adv); Free(12 and under). Also May 12(7pm). ● 7:30: Canadian Opera Company. Tosca. See May 5. Also May 13, 19, 21(2pm), 23, 27(4:30pm). At 7:30pm unless otherwise noted. ● 7:30: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Star Wars: The Last Jedi - In Concert. Steven Reineke, conductor. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-598-3375. From . Also May 12, 13(12:30 & 7:30pm). Join Rezonance Baroque Ensemble as they celebrate the launch of their debut album James Oswald: Airs for the Seasons SUNDAY, MAY 7, 3:30pm St David’s Anglican Church, 49 Donlands Avenue, Toronto thewholenote.com April & May, 2023 | 45
