Volume 29 Issue 2 | October & November 2023

LIVE OR ONLINE | Oct 1

LIVE OR ONLINE | Oct 1 to Dec 7, 2023 Bade Me Welcome; Holst: I Vow to Thee, My Country; John Barry & Don Black: Here’s to the Heroes; David Chaulk: Elegie; and other works. Upper Canada Brass. Guest: Olivier Laquerre, baritone. St Mary’s Anglican Church, 10030 Yonge St., Richmond Hill. 705-792-5766. ● 7:30: Windjammers Wind Ensemble. “Villages of the Way” Concert for Mully Children’s Family. Amazing Grace, Khutso, and music from Out of Africa. Charles Cozens, conductor. Trinity Presbyterian Church York Mills, 2737 Bayview Ave. www.eventbrite. ca/e/windjammers-for-mully-childrensfamily-tickets-651179404127. . Only 380 tickets available. In support of Mully Children’s Family. ● 8:00: Brampton On Stage. Pavlo. Pavlo, guitar. Rose Theatre, 1 Theatre Ln., Brampton. www.tickets.brampton.ca/online or 905- 874-2800. From . ● 8:00: Canadian Golha Orchestra. Rouhollah Khaleghi: An Iranian Musical Icon. Kousha Nakhaei, artistic director; Hadi Milanloo, narrator; Ava Rostamian & Habib Hosseini, vocalists. Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre, 427 Bloor St. W. www.eventbrite.ca/e/rouhollah-khaleghi-aniranian-musical-icon-tickets-698046163867. .26. ● 8:00: Flato Markham Theatre. Annual Discovery Gala: Blue Rodeo. 171 Town Centre Blvd., Markham. 905-305-7469 or www.flatomarkhamtheatre.ca. 0(regular-show only); 5(prime-show only). ● 8:00: Hugh’s Room Live. Shari Ulrich. Hugh’s Room Live (New Location), 296 Broadview Ave. www.hughsroomlive. com or www.showpass.com/shari-ulrich- 296-broadview. . ● 8:00: Orchestra Toronto. Strength Through Our Ancestors. Bach (arr. Stokowski): Toccata and Fugue in d; Shostakovich: Violin Concerto No.1 in a Op.77; Brahms: Symphony No.4 in e Op.98. Mark Fewer, violin; Michael Newnham, conductor. George Weston Recital Hall, Meridian Arts Centre, 5040 Yonge St. 416-467-7142 or www.ticketmaster.ca. Single tickets on sale Sep 1. Preconcert chat at 7:15pm. ● 8:00: Royal Conservatory of Music. Quiet Please, There’s a Lady on Stage Series: Mavis Staples. Koerner Hall, TELUS Centre, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208 or www. rcmusic.com/performance. From . ● 8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Beethoven’s Seventh. Olga Neuwirth: Dreydl (Canadian Premiere); Ligeti: Violin Concerto; Beethoven: Symphony No. 7. Jonathan Crow, violin; Gustavo Gimeno, conductor. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-598-3375. From . Also Oct 25(8pm - RTH), 29(3pm - George Weston Recital Hall). ● 10:00: FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre/Pride Niagara. The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Darryl Dyball, host. FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre - The Film House, 250 St. Paul St., St. Catharines. 905-688- 0722; boxoffice@firstontariopac.ca. . Also Oct 27(9pm), 29(3pm). Costumes welcome. Sunday October 29 ● 12:00 noon: Toronto City Opera. Viva Voce. In support of our 2023–24 season. Music from Verdi’s La Traviata and Nabucco; Bizet’s Carmen; Mozart’s Don Giovanni; J. Strauss II’s Die Fledermaus; Mascagni’s Cavalleria rusticana; and other operas. Soloists: Michael Robert-Broder, Aleandra Della Donne, Joshua Clemenger, and Chelsea Malamed; Jennifer Tung, condcutor; Ivan Estey Jovanovic, piano. Donalda Club, 12 Bushbury Dr., North York. www.tickettailor.com/events/torontocityopera/999969. 0. Only 79 tickets available. ● 2:00: CAMMAC Toronto Region. Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5. Orchestral reading. Felipe Luzuriaga, conductor. Christ Church Deer Park, 1570 Yonge St. smmboe@gmail. com or www.cammac.ca/toronto. ; (members). ● 2:00: Peter Margolian and Friends. Music for voice, strings, winds and piano by Galindo, Wilder, Creston, Berkeley and Ireland. University of Toronto, Hart House Music Room, 7 Hart House Circle, 2nd Floor. Free. Contact peter.margolian@gmail.com. ● 2:30: Opera Atelier. Gluck’s Orpheus and Eurydice. See Oct 26. Also Nov 1(2:30pm). ● 3:00: Canadian Bandurist Capella/ Vesnivka Choir. Ukraine - Glorious and Free. Inspiring contemporary and historical patriotic songs, sung to a backdrop featuring images of the war in Ukraine today. Canadian Bandurist Capella; Vesnivka Choir; Toronto Ukrainian Male Chamber Choir. Metropolitan United Church (London), 468 Wellington St., London. www.cbc-vesnivka-london.eventbrite.ca. ; Free(under 18). Also Nov 4 (7pm at Runnymede United Church, Toronto). ● 3:00: FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre/Pride Niagara. The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Darryl Dyball, host. FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre - The Film House, 250 St. Paul St., St. Catharines. 905-688- 0722; boxoffice@firstontariopac.ca. . Also Oct 27(9pm), 28(10pm). Costumes welcome. ● 3:00: Hannaford Street Silver Band. La Trompette Française. Robert Weymouth, trumpet; Jean-Michel Malouf, conductor. Jane Mallett Theatre, St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts, 27 Front St. E. From . www.ticketmaster.ca/event/10005F2DFA834CA8. ● 3:00: Les AMIS Concerts. Chamber Music Concert. Works by Guy Fouquet, Bohuslav Martinů, and Zoltán Kodály. Laurence Kayaleh, violin; Elizabeth Dolin, cello. Trinity United Church, 284 Division St., Cobourg. Tickets available at the door. Information at www.lesamisconcerts.ca. . ● 3:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Beethoven’s Seventh. Tansy Davies: Plumes (first North American performance); Ligeti: Violin Concerto; Beethoven: Symphony No. 7. Jonathan Crow, violin; Gustavo Gimeno, conductor. George Weston Recital Hall, Meridian Arts Centre, 5040 Yonge St. 416-598-3375. From . Also Oct 25(8pm - RTH) & 28(8pm - RTH). ● 3:00: Wilfred Laurier University. Steven Page at Laurier with the Penderecki String Quartet & Guests. Penderecki String Quartet; James Campbell, clarinet; Steven Page, vocalist. Wilfred Laurier University, Laziridis Hall, 75 University Ave., Waterloo. www. eventbrite.ca/e/steven-page-at-laurierwith-the-penderecki-string-quartet-andguests-tickets-365918009617. From . All proceeds from this concert support Laurier’s Making Space for Music fundraising campaign. ● 4:00: The Edison Singers. Royal Splendour: A Celebration of Royal Music in Words, Images & Song. Noel Edison, conductor. Niagara-on-the-Lake location and ticket pricing to be confirmed. www.theedisonsingers.com/ performances. Also Nov 4 (Toronto) & Nov 5 (Guelph). ● 4:00: FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre. Hear! Here! with Mark Lalama Trio. FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, Robertson Theatre, 250 St. Paul St., St. Catharines. 905-688-0722; boxoffice@firstontariopac.ca. ; 6(table of 6). ● 4:00: Pax Christi Chorale. Alzheimer’s Stories. Robert Cohen: Alzheimer’s Stories; and works by Mark Sirett, Eleanor Daley, Kim Andre Arnesen, Eric Whitacre, and Jake Runestad. Pax Christi Chorale; soloists; instrumental ensemble; Josh Tamayo, piano; Elaine Choi, conductor. Holy Blossom Temple, 1950 Bathurst St. www.paxchristichorale.org. ; (sr); (19-35); (18 and under). ● 4:00: St. Paul’s Bloor Street Anglican Church. Benefit Concert for St. Paul’s Refugee Ministry. Beethoven: Piano Sonata No.17 in d Op.31 No.2 “Tempest”; Chopin: Ballade No.4 in f Op.52; Chopin: Fantaisie in f Op.49; Liszt: Spanish Rhapsody S.254; Debussy: Estampes; Schubert: Das Wandern; Puccini: “Che gelida manina” from La Bohème; and other works. Ryan Downey, tenor; Elaine Choi Artistic Director & Conductor A Benefit for St. Paul’s Refugee Ministry ALAN HOBBINS PIANO with guest artist RYAN DOWNEY, TENOR SUN OCT 29, 4pm www.alanhobbins.com Alan Hobbins, piano. 227 Bloor St. E. www. alanhobbins.com or www.stpaulsbloor.org. . ● 5:00: Nocturnes in the City. Piano Recital. Works by Janáček, Chopin, and Smetana. Jan Čmejla, piano. St. Wenceslaus Church, 496 Gladstone Ave. 416-481-7294. . ● 7:00: Sinfonia Ancaster. Land Acknowledgement: A Concert. Beethoven: Symphony No.6 in F Op.68; Dénommé-Welch/ Magowan: Miskwaa Biboon; Dénommé- Welch/Magowan: Bottlenecked; Avery: Indian Territory - Ancaster; McMann: Muskwa’s Mountain Home. Jeffrey Pollock, conductor. Ancaster Memorial Arts Centre, 357 Wilson St. E., Ancaster. www.sinfoniaancaster.com or 905-648-3232. ; (sr); (under 25). Pre-concert lobby chat with all three composers at 6pm. ● 7:30: FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre. Dan Mangan with Aysanabee. FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, Partridge Hall, 250 St. Paul St., St. Catharines. 905-688- 0722; boxoffice@firstontariopac.ca. ; (members). Tuesday October 31 ● 12:10: Nine Sparrows Arts Foundation. Lunchtime Chamber Music: Violin Recital. Qiyue He, violin. Yorkminster Park Baptist Church, 1585 Yonge St. 416-922-1167 or www.yorkminsterpark.com. Free. Donations welcome. ● 1:00: St. James Cathedral. Tuesday Organ Recital. Joshua Duncan Lee, organ. Cathedral Church of St. James, 106 King St. E. 416-364- 7865 or www.stjamescathedral.ca/recitals. Free. Donations welcome. 42 | October & November 2023 thewholenote.com

4 5 ● 8:00: Alliance Française de Toronto. Music for a Young King. Poème Harmonique. Spadina Theatre, Alliance Française de Toronto, 24 Spadina Rd. www.alliance-francaise.ca/. . Wednesday November 1 ● 12:15: St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church. Noon Hour Series: Douglas Haas Legacy Concerts. Joonghun Cho, piano. 54 Queen St. N., Kitchener. 519-578-4430 or www.standrewskw.com. Free. Lunch available for or bring your own. ● 2:30: Opera Atelier. Gluck’s Orpheus and Eurydice. See Oct 26. ● 7:30: FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre. Kim Mitchell. FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, Partridge Hall, 250 St. Paul St., St. Catharines. 905-688-0722; boxoffice@ firstontariopac.ca. ; (members). ● 7:30: St. Olave’s Anglican Church. Music and Your Health. Healing by using music as a vehicle for finding spiritual meeting and restoring physical and mental wholeness. Dr. Kevin Komisaruk, organ & harpsichord. 360 Windermere Ave. www.YouTube.com/ StOlavesAnglicanChurch or 416-769-5686. Contributions appreciated. LIVE OR ONLINE. Preceded by a religious service for All Saints’ Day at 7pm. ● 7:30: Tapestry Opera/Crow’s Theatre. Rocking Horse Winner. By Gareth Williams and Anna Chatterton. Michael Hidetoshi Mori, stage director; Kamna Gupta, music director. Crow’s Theatre, 345 Carlaw Ave. 647-341- 7390 X1010. From . Also Nov 2 (7:30pm), 4(1:30pm), 5(1:30pm), 8(7:30pm), 9(7:30pm), 11(7:30pm), 12(1:30pm). Ave. www.hughsroomlive.com or www.showpass.com/ale-nunez. . Thursday November 2 ● 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:. Julia Mirzoev, violin. Metropolitan United Church, 56 Queen St. E. www.metunited.ca/live. Free. LIVE & STREAMED. ● 7:30: Brampton On Stage. The Wizard Of Oz. Brampton Music Theatre. Rose Theatre, 1 Theatre Ln., Brampton. www.tickets. brampton.ca/online or 905-874-2800. From . Also Nov 3(7:30pm), 4(1pm & 7:30pm), 5(1pm), 9(7:30pm), 10(7:30pm), 11(7:30pm), 12(1pm). ● 7:30: Tapestry Opera/Crow’s Theatre. Rocking Horse Winner. See Nov 1. Also Nov 4(1:30pm), 5(1:30pm), 8(7:30pm), 9(7:30pm), 11(7:30pm), 12(1:30pm). featuring music by Electric Light Orchestra NOVEMBER 2 - 18 Scarborough Village Theatre 3600 Kingston Road smt-theatre.com Phelps, piano. St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, 73 Simcoe St. 416-593-5600 X231 or www.standrewstoronto.org. Free. ● 7:00: Fallsview Casino Resort. Paul Anka: Seven Decades Tour. Fallsview Casino Resort, OLG Stage, 6380 Fallsview Blvd., Niagara Falls. 1-877-833-3110 or www.ticketmaster. ca. From . ● 7:30: Aga Khan Museum. Festival of Arabic Music & Arts: Sinbach. Arabic and Baroque musical traditions convergence. Canadian Arabic Orchestra; Suadf Bushnaq, composer. Aga Khan Museum Auditorium, 77 Wynford Dr. www.agakhanmuseum.org/programs/ sinbach or 416-646-4677. From .85. ● 7:30: Brampton On Stage. The Wizard Of Oz. See Nov 2. Also Nov 4(1pm & 7:30pm), 5(1pm), 9(7:30pm), 10(7:30pm), 11(7:30pm), 12(1pm). ● 7:30: Royal Conservatory of Music. Glenn Gould School Operas Series: GGS Chamber Opera. Mazzoleni Concert Hall, TELUS Centre, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208 or www. rcmusic.com/performance. . Also Nov 4. ● 7:30: Scarborough Philharmonic Orchestra. Máté Szűcs, Viola: Showpieces for Viola and Orchestra. Beethoven: King Stephen Overture Op.117; Ferenc Farkas: Rumanian Dances from Bihar, for viola and chamber orchestra; Ronald Royer: Viola Concerto (first performance); Mozart: Overture to The Marriage of Figaro; Tchaikovsky: Suite No.4 Op.61 “Mozartiana”. Máté Szűcs, viola; Scarborough Philharmonic Orchestra; Ronald Royer, conductor. Salvation Army Scarborough Citadel, 2021 Lawrence Ave. E., Scarborough. 647-482-7761 or www.spo.ca/Concerts. ; (sr); (st). ● 8:00: Royal Conservatory of Music. Chamber & String Concerts Series: Danish String Quartet. Koerner Hall, TELUS Centre, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208 or www. rcmusic.com/performance. From . ● 8:00: Scarborough Music Theatre. Xanadu. See Nov 2. Also Nov 4(8pm), 5(2pm), 9(8pm), 10(8pm), 11(8pm), 12(2pm), 16(8pm), 17(8pm), 18(2pm). ● 8:00: Toronto Consort. Time Stands Still. Artistic Direction by Alison Melville. Works by Richard Allison, Thomas Campion, Thomas Morley, John Johnson and others, along with duets and trios for other mixtures of instruments and voices. Martin Gomes, bass & spoken word artist. Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre, Jeanne Lamon Hall, 427 Bloor St. W. www. torontoconsort.org or 416-964-6337. Also Nov 4. Saturday November 4 ● 1:00: Brampton On Stage. The Wizard Of Oz. See Nov 2. Also Nov 5(1pm), 9(7:30pm), 10(7:30pm), 11(7:30pm), 12(1pm). ● 1:30: Tapestry Opera/Crow’s Theatre. Rocking Horse Winner. See Nov 1. Also Nov 5(1:30pm), 8(7:30pm), 9(7:30pm), 11(7:30pm), 12(1:30pm). ● 4:00: The Edison Singers. Royal Splendour: A Celebration of Royal Music in Words, Images & Song. Noel Edison, conductor. Toronto location and ticketing details to be confirmed. www.theedisonsingers.com/performances. Also Oct 29 (Niagara-on-the-lake) & Nov 5 (Guelph). ● 4:00: St. Thomas’s Anglican Church. In Remembrance. Duruflé: Requiem; Vaughan Williams: Lord, Thou Hast Been Our Refuge; and works by Larkin and Howells. Organ music by Duruflé. Choirs of St. Thomas’s Church; Elizabeth Anderson, director; Manuel Piazza, assistant director. 383 Huron St. 416- 979-2323 or www.stthomas.on.ca. Admission by donation. ● 7:00: Brampton On Stage. Crate Clash. Curated by Joseph Khargie. The ultimate DJ battle showcasing young DJs and DJ crews participating in a 70-year-old Jamaican tradition. Rose Theatre, 1 Theatre Ln., Brampton. www.tickets.brampton.ca/online or 905-874- 2800. . ● 7:00: Canadian Bandurist Capella/ Vesnivka Choir. Ukraine - Glorious and Free. Inspiring contemporary and historical patriotic songs sung to a backdrop featuring images of the war in Ukraine today. Canadian Bandurist Capella; Vesnivka Choir; Toronto Ukrainian Male Chamber Choir. Runnymede United Church, 432 Runnymede Rd. www. cbc-vesnivka-toronto.eventbrite.ca. ; Free(under 18). Also Oct 29 (3pm at Metropolitan United Church, London). ● 7:30: Technology and Performance Integration Research Lab at UofT Faculty of Music. New Ways for Old Works. Saint- Marcoux: Episodie II; Frykberg: MOTHER TOO; Beecroft: Jeu II; Beecroft: Cantorum Vitae. Tony Arnold, soprano; Members of the Technology and Performance Integration Research Lab at UofT Faculty of Music. Walter Hall, Edward Johnson Building, University of Toronto, 80 Queen’s Park. 647-526- 6959. Free. ● 8:00: Hugh’s Room Live. Ale Nuñez. Hugh’s Room Live (New Location), 296 Broadview ● 8:00: Scarborough Music Theatre. Xanadu. Music and Lyrics by Jeff Lynne and John Farrar. Scarborough Village Theatre, 3600 Kingston Rd., Scarborough. 416- 267-9292 or www.smt-theatre.com. ; (sr/st); (group rate). Also Nov 3(8pm), 4(8pm), 5(2pm), 9(8pm), 10(8pm), 11(8pm), 12(2pm), 16(8pm), 17(8pm), 18(2pm). ● 8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. An Evening with Audra McDonald. Audra McDonald, singer/actor; Andy Einhorn, conductor. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416- 598-3375. From . ● 8:30: Fallsview Casino Resort. The Righteous Brothers Bill Medley & Bucky Heard. Fallsview Casino Resort, OLG Stage, 6380 Fallsview Blvd., Niagara Falls. 1-877- 833-3110 or www.ticketmaster.ca. From . Friday November 3 ● 12:10: Music at St. Andrew’s. Noontime Recital. Rachmaninoff: Sonata in g for Cello and Piano Op.19. Brandon Wilkie, cello; Ryan thewholenote.com October & November 2023 | 43