Volume 29 Issue 2 | October & November 2023

LIVE OR ONLINE | Oct 1

LIVE OR ONLINE | Oct 1 to Dec 7, 2023 Sunday October 1 ● 11:00am: Yorkminster Park Baptist Church. Carillon Dedication and Recital. Dr. Andrea McCrady, Dominion Carillonneur from the Peace Tower in Ottawa. 1585 Yonge St. www.yorkminsterpark.com. Free. Donations welcome. ● 1:15: Mooredale Concerts. Music & Truffles KIDS. Jason Vieaux, guitar. Walter Hall, Edward Johnson Building, University of Toronto, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-922-3714 x103; 647-988-2012 (eve/wknd). . ● 2:00: Arraymusic. Public Workshop: Improvisation with Allison Cameron. Open to musicians of any level! Beginners welcome (and encouraged!). Use your instrument as a tool for sound exploration. Work with a professional composer/musician to play and create graphic scores. Have fun in a chill and welcoming environment. Array Space, 155 Walnut Ave. www.arraymusic.ca. Free. Donations accepted. ● 2:00: CAMMAC Toronto Region. Mozart’s Solemn Vespers. Reading for singers and instrumentalists. Thomas Burton, conductor. Christ Church Deer Park, 1570 Yonge St. 647- 458-0213 or www.cammac.ca/toronto. ; (members). ● 2:00: Canadian Opera Company. Fidelio. Music by Ludwig van Beethoven. Miina- Liisa Vārelā, soprano (Leonore); Clay Hilley, tenor (Florestan); Dimitry Ivaschenko, bass (Rocco); Anna-Sophie Neher, soprano (Marzelline); Josh Lovell, tenor (Jaquino); and other soloists. Canadian Opera Company Chorus & Orchestra; Johannes Debus, conductor; Matthew Ozawa. Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W. 416-363-8231 or 1-800-250-4653 or tickets@ coc.ca. Single tickets on sale Aug 28. Also Oct 7, 12, 14(4:30pm), 18, 20. At 7:30pm unless otherwise noted. ● 2:00: Westben. Fall Festival: Michael Kaeshammer. Michael Kaeshammer, piano & vocals. The Barn (Campbellford), 6698 County Road 30, Campbellford. 1-877- 883-5777 or www.westben.ca. . ● 2:30: Niagara Symphony Orchestra. Indigenous Artists and Sultans of String Walking Through the Fire: A Trailblazing Musical Response to the TRC’s 94 Calls to Action. Sultans of String; Alyssa Delbaere- Sawchuk, fiddler; Marc Meriläinen, singer/ songwriteriwan), Shannon Thunderbird, singer/songwriter; Don Ross, guitar; and others. FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, Partridge Hall, 250 St. Paul St., St. Catharines. www.tinyurl.com/bdch4tyt or 905-688- 0722. ; $29(st univ/college with valid ID); (youth under 18 with valid ID); (under 35); (arts workers with valid ID); 0(Diamond). Also Sep 30(7:30pm). ● 3:00: Amici Chamber Ensemble. Gems. Brahms: Sonata for clarinet and piano; Fibich: Quintet for clarinet, horn, violin, cello, and piano Op.42; Frühling: Trio in a for clarinet, cello, and piano Op.40; Sofia Gubaidulina: Preludes for solo cello. Guest artists: Erika Raum, violin; Neil Deland, horn. Amici Chamber Ensemble: Joaquin Valdepeñas, clarinet; David Hetherington, cello; Serouj Kradjian, piano. Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre, 427 Bloor St. W. www.amiciensemble.com. ; (under 30); 0(donor/VIP). ● 3:00: Magisterra Soloists. Magisterra at the Museum: Beyond Borders. Prokofiev: Quintet in g Op.39; and works by Olivier Messiaen, Rebecca Clarke, Alvin Etler, Hans Werner Henze, and Thomas Fortmann. Guests: Peter Shackleton, clarinet, & Nermis Mieses, oboe. Museum London, 421 Ridout St. N., London. www.magisterra.com. ; (sr); (st); (under 10). ● 3:00: Royal Conservatory of Music. Piano Concerts Series: Mahani Teave. Bach: Chromatic Fantasia & Fugue in d BWV 903; Chopin: Nocturne in b-flat Op.9 No.1; Chopin: Mazurka in g Op.67 No.2; Chopin: Mazurka in a Op.67 No.4; Chopin: Nocturne in e Op.72 No.1; and works by Arevalo, Liszt, Rachmaninoff, and others. Koerner Hall, TELUS Centre, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208 or www. rcmusic.com/performance. From . ● 3:15: Mooredale Concerts. Jason Vieaux, classical guitar. Walter Hall, Edward Johnson Building, University of Toronto, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-922-3714 x103; 647-988-2012 (eve/ wknd). ; (sr); (st). ● 4:00: Burlington Performing Arts Centre. Leisa Way’s Opry Gold. Wayward Wind Band. Burlington Performing Arts Centre - Community Studio Theatre, 440 Locust St., Burlington. 905-681-6000. .50; .50(member). ● 4:00: Confluence Concerts. Irish Songbook. New and traditional Irish repertoire. Patricia O’Callaghan, soprano. Featuring Larry Beckwith, Miranda Mulholland, Maeve Palmer, Tim Posgate, Yolanda Tapia, and Maryem Tollar. Heliconian Hall, 35 Hazelton Ave. 647-678-4923 or www.bemusednetwork.com/events. . Pre-concert chat (3:15pm). ● 4:00: Flute Street. Tenth Anniversary Season: Dances with Flutes. Stravinsky: Dances from Petrouchka; Valerie Coleman: Juba Dance, Bartók: Rumanian Dances; Warlock: Capriol Suite, John Palmer: Samba. Church of St. Peter and St. Simon-the-Apostle, 525 Bloor St. E. 416-462-9498. PWYC - suggested. ● 5:00: St. Thomas’s Anglican Church. Evensong, Te Deum, and Adoration. Howells: Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis “Collegium Regale”; Britten: Festival Te Deum; Peter Philips: Motet ”Elegi abjectus esse”. Guest: John Tuttle, conductor; Choir of St. Thomas’s Church; Elizabeth Anderson, director; Manuel Piazza, assistant director. 383 Huron St. 416-979- 2323 or www.stthomas.on.ca. Freewill offering. Reception to follow in parish hall. ● 7:00: INNERchamber Inc. Three-Part Inventions. Reflections by Roy Lewis on the roots of creativity. Original compositions by Graham Hargrove and Ben Bolt-Martin connected by the musical experiments of Bach and Domenico Scarlatti. Roy Lewis, actor; Ben Bolt-Martin, cello; Graham Hargrove, percussion. Factory 163, 163 King St., Stratford. tickets@innerchamber.ca. ; (arts workers/st); (Livestream). 5:30pm - Pre-show dinner. A light meal is available to in-person patrons. LIVE & LIVESTREAM. ● 7:30: Apocryphonia. GinasterAmirov: Argentine & Azerbaijani Opera and Piano Masterworks. Ginastera: Piano Sonata No.1; Ginastera: Las horas de una estancia; Amirov: Romantic Sonata (Canadian Premiere); Amirov - Excerpts from Sevil. Thera Barclay, soprano; Alexander Cappellazzo, tenor; Narmina Afandiyeva, piano. Heliconian Hall, 35 Hazelton Ave. 514-378-2558. Pay What You Want(In-person or Eventbrite); /(Supporter Donations/Program Shout-Outs). Monday October 2 ● 10:00am: Westben. Fall Festival: Sounds in Nature. Enjoy a magical autumn morning amidst the ancient splendour of colourful forests, peaceful streams, and turning leaves. Ben Finley & Friends. Willow Hill Amphitheatre, 6698 County Road 30 N., Campbellford. 1-877-883-5777 or www.westben.ca. ; (sr); (under 30); (18 and under). Also Oct 1. Meet at Willow Hill and then take a nature walk through the Mary West Nature Reserve followed by refreshments, snacks, and conversations with the artists at the Westben Campfire. ● 3:00: Fallsview Casino Resort. Sergio Mendes. Fallsview Casino Resort, Avalon Theatre, 6380 Fallsview Blvd., Niagara Falls. 1-877-833-3110 or www.ticketmaster.ca. From . Also Oct 3(3pm) & 4(8:30pm). ● 8:00: Massey Hall. Tom Odell. 178 Victoria St. www.ticketmaster.ca. From . Tuesday October 3 ● 12:00 noon: Canadian Opera Company. listings@theWholeNote.com Event listings are free of charge to artists, venues and presenters. This issue contains event listings from October 1 to December 7, 2023. IN THIS ISSUE ● Live and/or livestream (date-specific daily listings for performances, workshops, etcetera ● Directory of alternative venues (mainly clubs mostly jazz) ● Ongoing, On Demand and Other (not tied to a specific date) 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. PLACEMENT Listings are received every day and published in all media for which they are received in time. • WEEKLY LISTINGS UPDATE (e-letter & online) • JUST ASK (searchable online listings database) • PRINT (see list of 2023/24 publication dates on page 9). DEADLINES Weekly Listings Update and Just Ask: Eligible listings received by 6pm Tuesday, each week, will be included in the following Sunday’s e-letter, and simultaneously posted to our searchable online listings database. Print: Our next print issue, Volume 29 no.3 covers December and January 2023. The print submission deadline for that issue will be Tuesday November 7. Please note: the Weekly listing e-letter typically looks 2-3 weeks ahead; the Just Ask database is searchable as far into the future as we have listings. Listings received for the Weekly Update prior to an upcoming print deadline do not need to be resubmitted unless there are changes. 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Free Concert Series: Trios for Clarinet, Bassoon, and Piano. Beethoven: Septet Op.20 (arr. by Beethoven for trio); Glinka: Trio pathétique. Dominic Desautels, clarinet; Zsófia Stefan, bassoon; Jean-Luc Therrien, piano. Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre, Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W. www.coc.ca/free-concertseries. Free. ● 12:10: Nine Sparrows Arts Foundation. Lunchtime Chamber Music: Rising Stars Recital. Featuring students from the Glenn Gould School at the Royal Conservatory of Music. Yorkminster Park Baptist Church, 1585 Yonge St. 416-922-1167 or www.yorkminsterpark.com. Free. Donations welcome. ● 12:10: University of Toronto Faculty of Music. Tuesday Noon Series: Fourth Year Singers In Performance. Walter Hall, Edward Johnson Building, University of Toronto, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-978-3750 or www. music.utoronto.ca. Free. ● 1:00: St. James Cathedral. The Life and Times of William Byrd. Organ music as well as sacred and secular songs of William Byrd. Thomas Bell, Nathan Jeffery, and soloists from the Choir of St. James Cathedral. Cathedral Church of St. James, 106 King St. E. 416-364-7865 or www.stjamescathedral.ca/ recitals. Free. Donations welcome. ● 3:00: Fallsview Casino Resort. Sergio Mendes. Fallsview Casino Resort, Avalon Theatre, 6380 Fallsview Blvd., Niagara Falls. 1-877-833-3110 or www.ticketmaster.ca. From . Also Oct 2(3pm) & 4(8:30pm). ● 7:00: Opera Revue. Tasting Notes: Wine Meets Opera. Selections from works by Mozart, Verdi, and Gounod. Danie Friesen, soprano; Alexander Hajek, baritone; Claire Elise Harris, piano; Chanile Vines, wine guide. My House in the Junction, 2882 Dundas St. W. 647-637-7491 or www.operarevue.com/tasting-notes-wine-meets-opera. . 15% discount for groups of 3 or more. ● 7:30: Brantford Symphony Orchestra. Indigenous Artists and Sultans of String Walking Through the Fire: A Trailblazing Musical Response to the TRC’s 94 Calls to Action. Sultans of String; Alyssa Delbaere-Sawchuk, fiddler; Marc Meriläinen, singer/songwriteriwan), Shannon Thunderbird, singer/songwriter; Don Ross, guitar; and others. Sanderson Centre for the Performing Arts, 88 Dalhousie St., Brantford. www.brantfordsymphony.ca/event/walking-through-the-fire or 519-758-8090. ; (st). ● 8:00: Hugh’s Room. Coco Montoya. Coco Montoya, guitar & vocals. The Revival, 783 College St. www.showpass.com/cocomontoya. /(adv). ● 8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Pops: The Doo Wop Project. The Doo Wop Project, vocal group; Steven Reineke, conductor. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-598-3375. From . Also Oct 4. Wednesday October 4 ● 12:00 noon: Canadian Opera Company. Free Concert Series: Meet the Artists of NIGHT/SHIFT. Meet three of NIGHT/SHIFT’s dynamic movement makers before their new dance work’s world premiere as part of Fall for Dance North’s ninth annual festival, copresented with Citadel + Compagnie. Enjoy a thought-provoking preview and hear directly from the choreographers about their creative process. Citadel + Compagnie and Fall for Dance North. Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre, Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W. www.coc.ca/ free-concert-series. Free. ● 12:15: St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church. Noon Hour Series: Douglas Haas Legacy Concerts. Peter Nikiforuk, organ. 54 Queen St. N., Kitchener. 519-578-4430 or www.standrewskw.com. Free. Lunch available for or bring your own. ● 12:30: Yorkminster Park Baptist Church. Noonday Organ Recital. John Paul Farahat, organ. 1585 Yonge St. www.yorkminsterpark. com. Free. Donations welcome. ● 5:00: Canadian Opera Company. Opera Lab: The Art of Interpretation. Designed for young adults aged 16-28, in conjunction with the COC’s upcoming production of Puccini’s La Bohème. Join us for an interactive workshop to learn how the music of La Bohème is brought to life on stage through the conductor’s baton. Participants engage in an indepth discussion and Q&A session with the artists before attending the dress rehearsal. Presented by Jordan de Souza, conductor, and Karine White, COC Teaching Artist. Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W. www.coc.ca/OperaLab. . ● 7:00: FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre. The Circle: Indigenous Songwriters’ Showcase. FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, Robertson Theatre, 250 St. Paul St., St. Catharines. 905-688-0722; boxoffice@ firstontariopac.ca. PWYC. ● 7:30: University of Toronto Faculty of Music. University Of Toronto Percussion Ensemble Presents Ligeti at 100. Walter Hall, Edward Johnson Building, University of Toronto, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-978-3750 or www.music.utoronto.ca. Free. ● 8:00: Fallsview Casino Resort. Dogstar: Somewhere Between the Power Lines and Palm Trees Tour. Fallsview Casino Resort, OLG Stage, 6380 Fallsview Blvd., Niagara Falls. 1-877-833-3110 or www.ticketmaster. ca. From . ● 8:00: Flato Academy Theatre. Indigenous Artists and Sultans of String Walking Through the Fire: A Trailblazing Musical Response to the TRC’s 94 Calls to Action. Sultans of String; Alyssa Delbaere-Sawchuk, fiddler; Marc Meriläinen, singer/songwriteriwan), Shannon Thunderbird, singer/ songwriter; Don Ross, guitar; and others. 2 Lindsay St. S., Lindsay. www.flatoacademytheatre.com/events-shows/sos or 705- 324-9111 or 1-877-888-0038 or boxoffice@ academytheatre.ca. From . ● 8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Pops: The Doo Wop Project. The Doo Wop Project, vocal group; Steven Reineke, conductor. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416- 598-3375. From . Also Oct 3. ● 8:30: Fallsview Casino Resort. Sergio Mendes. Fallsview Casino Resort, Avalon Theatre, 6380 Fallsview Blvd., Niagara Falls. 1-877-833-3110 or www.ticketmaster.ca. From . Also Oct 2(3pm) & 3(3pm). Thursday October 5 ● 11:00am: Encore Symphonic Concert Band. Monthly Concert. 35-piece concert band performing band concert music, pop tunes, jazz standards (2 singers) and the occasional march. Trinity Presbyterian Church York Mills, 2737 Bayview Ave. www. encoreband.ca. . ● 12:00 noon: Music at Metropolitan. Thursday Noon at Met:. With carillon recital at 11:30am. Christian Masucci Facchini, countertenor. Metropolitan United Church, 56 Queen St. E. www.metunited.ca/live. Free. LIVE & STREAMED. ● 1:30: Music in the Afternoon. Fauré Quartett: The Pleasure and the Spirit. Beethoven: Piano Quartet in E-flat Op.16; Fauré: Piano Quartet No.2 in g Op.45; and music by Max Reger. Fauré Quartett: Dirk Mommertz, piano; Erika Geldsetzer, violin; Sascha Frömbling, viola; Konstantin Heidrich, cello. Walter Hall, Edward Johnson Building, University of Toronto, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-923-7052 X1. ; free(st with ID at door). ● 8:00: Ashkenaz Festival. Semer Ensemble. Folk, cabaret, classical, cantorial, opera, klezmer and Yiddish music, with songs in Yiddish, German, Russian, and Hebrew accompanied by English subtitles. Semer Ensemble: Alan Bern, accordion & piano; Lorin Sklamberg, vocalist; Daniel Kahn, vocalist; Sasha Lurje, vocalist; Fabian Schnedler, vocalist; Mark Kovnatskiy, violin; Martin Lillich, doudblebass. Lyric Theatre, Meridian Arts Centre, 5040 Yonge St., North York. www.ashkenaz. ca. . ● 8:00: Flato Markham Theatre. Abbamania & Night Fever. 171 Town Centre Blvd., Markham. 905-305-7469 or www.flatomarkhamtheatre.ca. (prime); (regular). ● 8:00: Massey Hall. Steve Hackett: Genesis Revisted, Foxtrot at 50, and Hackett Highlights. 178 Victoria St. www.ticketmaster.ca. From . Friday October 6 ● 12:10: Music at St. Andrew’s. Noontime Recital. Mozart: Piano Sonata No.15 in F K.533/494 and works by Bach, Peart, and Debussy. Oliver Peart, piano. St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, 73 Simcoe St. 416- 593-5600 X231 or www.standrewstoronto. org. Free. ● 5:15: Kingston Baroque Consort. Enchanted Steps. Dance music by Charpentier, Telemann, and Purcell. Christina Zacharias, violin. St. James Anglican Church, 10 Union St, Kingston. legerek@ queensu.ca or 613-217-5099 or at Novel Idea, 156 Princess St or www.livemusickingston. ca/kingston-baroque-consort-2023. ; (st); Free(under 17). ● 7:00: FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre. Relive the Music 50’s & 60’s Show. FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, Partridge Hall, 250 St. Paul St., St. Catharines. 905-688-0722 or boxoffice@firstontariopac. ca. .61-.46. ● 7:30: Canadian Opera Company. La Bohème. Music by Giacomo Puccini. Amina Edris, soprano (Mimì); Pene Pati/Kang Wang, tenor (Rodolfo); Joo Won Kang, baritone (Marcello); Charlotte Siegel, soprano (Musetta); Blaise Malaba, bass (Colline); Justin Welsh, baritone (Schaunard), and other soloists. Canadian Opera Company Chorus & Orchestra; Jordan de Souza, conductor; John Caird, director. Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W. 416- 363-8231 or 1-800-250-4653 or tickets@ coc.ca. Also Oct 8(2pm), 11, 13, 19, 21, 22(pm), Andrew Wan Beethoven Violin Concerto Sibelius Symphony No 2 Michael Berkovsky Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No1 Beethoven Symphony No 4 Season Favourites thewholenote.com October & November 2023 | 35