Volume 29 Issue 2 | October & November 2023

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LIVE OR ONLINE | Oct 1 to Dec 7, 2023 ● 7:00: Fallsview Casino Resort. Anthony Rodia: Totally Relatable Tour. Fallsview Casino Resort, Avalon Theatre, 6380 Fallsview Blvd., Niagara Falls. 1-877-833-3110 or www.ticketmaster.ca. From . ● 7:30: 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). ● 7:30: London Symphonia. Forbidden Music. Schulhoff: Excerpt from Five Pieces for String Quartet; Korngold: Excerpt from String Quartet No.2 Op.26; Walter Kaufmann: String Quartet No.5 (first Canadian performance); Mozart: String Quartet K.575. Tom Allen, narrator; London Symphonia String Quartet: Joe Lanza, leader & violin; Émilié Paré, violin; Kelvin Enns, viola; Ben Bolt- Martin, cello. Metropolitan United Church (London), 468 Wellington St., London. 226- 270-0910 or www.londonsymphonia.ca. (premium); (adult); (st). ● 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 3. ● 7:30: The Isabel Voices. the breath of life. Dan Forest: the breath of life. Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts, Jennifer Velva Bernstein Performance Hall, 390 King St. W., Kingston. www.queensu. ca/theisabel/whats-on/breath-life-presented-isabel-voices. ; (sr); (st). Livestream: Pay What You Can Donation ////0/0. LIVE & LIVESTREAM. ● 8:00: Royal Conservatory of Music. Jazz Concerts Series: Christian McBride’s New Jawn. 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 5(2pm), 9(8pm), 10(8pm), 11(8pm), 12(2pm), 16(8pm), 17(8pm), 18(2pm). ● 8:00: TO Live. Hariharan: Soul India - Live in Concert. Hariharan, singer & composer. Meridian Hall, 1 Front St. E. www.tolive.com or 416-366-7723 and 1-800-708-6754 or boxoffice@tolive.com. From . ● 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 3. Sunday November 5 ● 1:00: Brampton On Stage. The Wizard Of Oz. See Nov 2. Also Nov 9(7:30pm), 10(7:30pm), 11(7:30pm), 12(1pm). ● 1:15: Mooredale Concerts. Music & Truffles KIDS. New Orford String Quartet. Walter Hall, Edward Johnson Building, University of Toronto, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-922-3714 x103; 647-988-2012 (eve/wknd). . ● 1:30: Tapestry Opera/Crow’s Theatre. Rocking Horse Winner. See Nov 1. Also Nov 8(7:30pm), 9(7:30pm), 11(7:30pm), 12(1:30pm). ● 2:00: Scarborough Music Theatre. Xanadu. See Nov 2. Also Nov 9(8pm), 10(8pm), 11(8pm), 12(2pm), 16(8pm), 17(8pm), 18(2pm). ● 2:30: VOICEBOX: Opera in Concert. Un giorno di regno (King for a Day). Music by Giuseppe Verdi. With English Surtitles. Holly Chaplin, Belle Cao, César Bello, Tonatiuh Abrego, Justin Welsh; Opera in Concert Chorus; Robert Cooper, chorus director; Suzy Smith, music director & piano. Jane Mallett Theatre, St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts, 27 Front St. E. www.operainconcert.com or 416-366-7723 or 1-800-708-6754. From . ● 3:00: Royal Conservatory of Music. Piano Concerts Series: Sir András Schiff. Koerner Hall, TELUS Centre, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408- 0208 or www.rcmusic.com/performance. From . ● 3:00: Trio Arkel. Chamber Music Concert. Weber: Clarinet Quintet Op.34. Marie Bérard, violin; Rémi Pelletier, viola; Winona Zelenka, cello. Guests: Dominic Desautels, clarinet; Luri Lee, violin. Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre, Jeanne Lamon Hall, 427 Bloor St. W. www.eventbrite.ca or admin@trioarkel.com or 647-229-6918. . ● 3:15: Mooredale Concerts. New Orford String Quartet. Walter Hall, Edward Johnson Building, University of Toronto, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-922-3714 x103; 647-988-2012 (eve/ wknd). ; (sr); (st). ● Nov 5 4:00: The Edison Singers. Royal Splendour: A Celebration of Royal Music in Words, Images & Song. Noel Edison, conductor. Guelph location and ticketing details to be confirmed. www.theedisonsingers. com/performances. Also Oct 29 (Niagara-onthe Lake) & Nov 4 (Toronto). ● 4:00: Music Salon. The Healing Power of Music. Informal Romantic Music lecture-concert in an innovative salon-style atmosphere. Wine, hors d’oeuvres and piano music by Schumann, Chopin, Listz, Hensel, Tchaikovsky, Grieg and Dvořák, performed by young pianists and professional musicians. Learn about the healing power of music for enhancing immune system; treating various medical problems; stress reduction and emotional rescue. A Private Home in Burlington, 630 Budgeon Common, Burlington. www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-musicsalon-tickets-658162932047 or mayakvasserman@gmail.com or 416-357-8345. Tuesday November 7 ● 12:10: Nine Sparrows Arts Foundation. Lunchtime Chamber Music: Piano Recital. Carina Shum, piano. 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. Michael Capon, organ. Cathedral Church of St. James, 106 King St. E. 416-364- 7865 or www.stjamescathedral.ca/recitals. Free. Donations welcome. ● 7:30: FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre. Dean Brody - Right Around Here. FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, Partridge Hall, 250 St. Paul St., St. Catharines. 905-688- 0722; boxoffice@firstontariopac.ca. ; (members). ● 8:00: Don Wright Faculty of Music. Piano Concert. Stephen Runge, piano. Von Kuster Hall, Music Building, Western University, 1151 Richmond St. N., London. 519-661-3767 or www.music.uwo.ca/events. Free. November 7 at 8 pm DUO TURGEON music-toronto.com ● 8:00: Music Toronto. Duo Turgeon. Works by Bach, Octavio Pinto, Barbara Assiginaak, Shostakovich, Anne Louise-Turgeon, and 0thers. Anne Louise-Turgeon, piano; Edward Turgeon, piano. Jane Mallett Theatre, St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts, 27 Front St. E. 416-366-7723 or www.music-toronto.com. .50-, (st). Wednesday November 8 ● 12:15: St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church. Noon Hour Series: Douglas Haas Legacy Concerts. Donna Forward-Houriet: And The Poppies Grow; John Rutter: A Flower Remembered; Howard Goodall: Lacrymosa; Claude- Michel Schönberg: “One Day More” from Les Misérables; Rita MacNeil: Home I’ll Be. Shoreline Chorus; Ann-Marie MacDairmid, director. 54 Queen St. N., Kitchener. 519-578-4430 or www.standrewskw.com. Free. Lunch available for or bring your own. ● 7:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music Society. The Ligeti Quartet. First United Church, 16 William St. W., Waterloo. 519- 569-1809 or www.ticketscene.ca/kwcms. Advance: ; (st). At door: ; (st). NOTE: Change of venue from KWCMS Music Mods & Rockers: Haus Musik November 7, 2023, 8pm El Mocambo The Beatles, David Bowie, Queen... Relive the tunes of the British musical tidal wave that flooded the airwaves in the 1960s. Brought to you by the creators of Cafe Counterculture, Andew Downing and Alex Samaras, and the musicians of Tafelmusik. Haus Musik tafelmusik.org/haus-musik 44 | October & November 2023 thewholenote.com

Room to First United Church. ● 7:30: Royal Conservatory of Music. Rebanks Family Fellowship Concert. Mazzoleni Concert Hall, TELUS Centre, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208 or www.rcmusic.com/ performance. Free. ● 7:30: Tapestry Opera/Crow’s Theatre. Rocking Horse Winner. See Nov 1. Also Nov 9(7:30pm), 11(7:30pm), 12(1:30pm). ● 8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Sir Andrew Conducts Fauré’s Requiem. Ed Frazer Davis: Sanctum Est Verum Lumen (World Premiere/TSO Commission); Mozart: Symphony No. 40 K.550; Fauré: Requiem. Amadeus Choir; Sir Andrew Davis, conductor. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-598-3375. From . Also Nov 9 & 11. Thursday November 9 ● 12:00 noon: Music at Metropolitan. Thursday Noon at Met:. Works by Swellinck, Byrd, Bull, and Phillips. Jonathan Oldengarm, harpsichord. Metropolitan United Church, 56 Queen St. E. www.metunited.ca/live. Free. LIVE & STREAMED. ● 3:00: Magisterra Soloists. Magisterra at the Museum: La Belle Epoque. Mahler: Piano Quartet in a; Saint-Saëns: Piano Trio No.1 in F Op.18; Fauré: Piano Quartet in c Op.15. Guest: Medhi Ghazi, piano. Museum London, 421 Ridout St. N., London. www.magisterra. com. ; (sr); (st); (under 10). ● 7:30: Brampton On Stage. The Wizard Of Oz. See Nov 2. Also Nov 10(7:30pm), 11(7:30pm), 12(1pm). ● 7:30: Tapestry Opera/Crow’s Theatre. Rocking Horse Winner. See Nov 1. Also Nov 11(7:30pm), 12(1:30pm). ● 8:00: Flato Markham Theatre. Classic Albums Live: Fleetwood Mac - Rumours. 171 Town Centre Blvd., Markham. 905-305- 7469 or www.flatomarkhamtheatre.ca. (regular); (prime); (YTX). ● 8:00: New Music Concerts. Ligeti @ 100: An Evening with the Ligeti String Quartet. György Ligeti: Poème symphonique for 100 Metronomes; Tanya Tagaq: Sivunittinni; Ana Sokolović: Ungherese; Sidney Corbett: Suspended Disbelief; Nicole Lizée: Entreflaques; and other works. Ligeti Quartet: Freya Goldmark, violin; Patrick Dawkins, Ligeti @ 100: An Evening with the Ligeti String Nov. 09. 23 7PM Doors and Pre-show 8PM Concert newmusicconcerts.com violin; Richard Jones, viola; Val Welbanks, cello. St. George on the Grange, 30 Stephanie St. info@newmusicconcerts.com. By donation ( recommended). 7:15pm: Pre-concert chat. 7:45pm: Young Artist Overture. 8pm: Concert. 9:30pm: Reception. ● 8:00: Scarborough Music Theatre. Xanadu. See Nov 2. Also Nov 10(8pm), 11(8pm), 12(2pm), 16(8pm), 17(8pm), 18(2pm). ● 8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Sir Andrew Conducts Fauré’s Requiem. Ed Frazer Davis: Sanctum Est Verum Lumen (World Premiere/TSO Commission); Mozart: Symphony No. 40 K.550; Fauré: Requiem. Amadeus Choir; Sir Andrew Davis, conductor. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-598-3375. From . Also Nov 8 & 11. Friday November 10 ● 12:10: Music at St. Andrew’s. Noontime Recital. Bach: Movements from Flute Sonata and arias for alto and flute. Nancy Olfert, alto; Michele Frensch, flute; Dan Bickle, organ. St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, 73 Simcoe St. 416-593-5600 X231 or www.standrewstoronto.org. Free. ● 12:30: Don Wright Faculty of Music. Fridays at 12:30 Concert Series: The Rogue Duo. Von Kuster Hall, Music Building, Western University, 1151 Richmond St. N., London. 519- 661-3767 or www.music.uwo.ca/events. Free. ● 2:00: Soundstreams. The Bright Divide. Two immersive & contemplative works by Morton Feldman and a world-premiere by Cecilia Livingston inspired by the paintings of Mark Rothko. Soundstreams Choir 21; Steven Dann, viola; Gregory Oh, celesta; Ryan Scott, percussion; David Fallis, conductor; Tim Albery, stage director. TD Music Hall, 178 Victoria St. 416-504-1282 or www.Soundstreams.ca. From . Also Nov 11(7:30pm). ● 5:15: Kingston Baroque Consort. Baroque Passions: Heartbreak and Tenderness. Works by Telemann, Steffani, Locatelli, and Hasse. 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). ● 6:00: North York Central Library. Open Mic at the Library: North York Edition. Music, poetry & storytelling. Are you a musician, poet, or storyteller? If so, then you are invited to share your talents at the North York Central Library Open Mic. Guitar, piano & djembe provided. 7 minutes for each performance. For adults, teens, and seniors. North York Central Library Auditorium, 5120 Yonge St. Sign-up is at 5:30pm. For more information, contact the Language, Literature & Fine Arts Department at 416-395-5639. Free. Also Dec 8. ● 7:30: Brampton On Stage. The Wizard Of Oz. See Nov 2. Also Nov 11(7:30pm), 12(1pm). ● 7:30: Nine Sparrows Arts Foundation. A Concert of Remembrance. Guy Few, trumpet; Rob Crabtree, piper; Lark Popov, piano; Colleen Burns, narrator; Choir & Organ; Eric N. Robertson, conductor. Yorkminster Park Baptist Church, 1585 Yonge St. 416- 922-1167 or www.yorkminsterpark.com or www.9sparrowsarts.org. Free. Donations welcome. ● 7:30: Opera by Request. Rigoletto. Music by Giuseppe Verdi. Gene Wu, baritone (Rigoletto); Emily Rocha, soprano (Gilda); Daevyd Pepper, tenor (Duke of Mantua); Alessia Vitali, mezzo (Maddalena / Countess Ceprano); Wes Hui, bass-baritone (Sparafucile / Count Ceprano); and others; William Shookhoff, piano and music director. College St. United Church, 452 College St. 416-455-2365. . ● 7:30: Soundstreams. The Bright Divide. Two immersive & contemplative works by Morton Feldman and a world-premiere by Cecilia Livingston inspired by the paintings of Mark Rothko. Soundstreams Choir 21; Steven Dann, viola; Gregory Oh, celesta; Ryan Scott, percussion; David Fallis, conductor; Tim Albery, stage director. TD Music Hall, 178 Victoria St. 416-504-1282 or www. Soundstreams.ca. From . Also Nov 11(2pm & 7:30pm). ● 8:00: Burlington Performing Arts Centre. Classic Albums Live: U2’s The Joshua. Burlington Performing Arts Centre - Main Theatre, 440 Locust St., Burlington. www. burlingtonpac.ca/events/classic-albumslive-the-joshua-tree or 905-568-1600. From .50. ● 8:00: Civic Light Opera Company. Oklahoma! in concert. Music by Richard Rodgers. Book and Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II. 80th anniversary tribute. Brian Pearcy, NINE SPARROWS ARTS FOUNDATION PRESENTS A CONCERT OF REMEMBRANCE FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2023 | 7:30 pm Yorkminster Park Baptist Church 1585 Yonge Street at Heath Street SPECIAL GUEST Guy Few, trumpet FEATURING: Season Sponsors Trinity St. Paul's Centre https://trioarkel.eventbrite.ca Sunday November 5th, 3pm STRAVINSKY CUSSON GERSHWIN GRIEG WEBER Guest artists: Dominic Desautels, clarinet Luri Lee, violin Rob Crabtree, Piper Lark Popov, Piano Colleen Burns, Narrator Choir and Organ Eric N. Robertson, Conductor ADMISSION FREE DONATIONS WELCOME WWW.9SPARROWSARTS.ORG thewholenote.com October & November 2023 | 45