Volume 29 Issue 2 | October & November 2023

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LIVE OR ONLINE | Oct 1 to Dec 7, 2023 narrator; 16-person cast and chamber orchestra; Joe Cascone, designer & director. Fairview Library Theatre, 35 Fairview Mall Dr. CivicLightOpera123@gmail.com or 416- 755-1717 or www.clotoronto.com. . Also Nov 11(2pm & 8pm). ● 8:00: Don Wright Faculty of Music. Musicians from Marlboro Chamber Music Tour. Von Kuster Hall, Music Building, Western University, 1151 Richmond St. N., London. 519- 661-3767 or www.music.uwo.ca/events. Free. ● 8:00: Scarborough Music Theatre. Xanadu. See Nov 2. Also Nov 11(8pm), 12(2pm), 16(8pm), 17(8pm), 18(2pm). ● 8:00: Royal Conservatory of Music. Music Mix Series: Django Festival Allstars. Koerner Hall, TELUS Centre, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408- 0208 or www.rcmusic.com/performance. From . ● 8:00: Sinfonia Toronto. Pictures at an Exhibition. Mussorgsky (arr. Ravel): Pictures at an Exhibition; Alexandar Simic: In Memoriam (first Canadian performance); Chan Ka Nin: Donas de Fuera for Flute and Acting (first performance); Ezio Mont: Rugiada - Elegy for Flute and Strings; Vivaldi: Flute Concerto No.1 in F RV 433 “La tempesta di mare”. Luisa Sello, flute; Sinfonia Toronto; Nurhan Arman, conductor. Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre, 427 Bloor St. W. 416-499-0403 or www.sinfoniatoronto. com. ; (sr); (st). ● 9:00: Fallsview Casino Resort. Nick Carter: Who I Am Tour. Fallsview Casino Resort, Avalon Theatre, 6380 Fallsview Blvd., Niagara Falls. 1-877-833-3110 or www.ticketmaster.ca. Also Nov 11. Saturday November 11 ● 2:00: Civic Light Opera Company. Oklahoma! in concert. Music by Richard Rodgers. Book and Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II. 80th anniversary tribute. Brian Pearcy, narrator; 16-person cast and chamber orchestra; Joe Cascone, designer & director. Fairview Library Theatre, 35 Fairview Mall Dr. CivicLightOpera123@gmail.com or 416-755- 1717 or or www.clotoronto.com. . Also Nov 10(8pm), 11(8pm). ● 7:30: Brampton On Stage. The Wizard Of Oz. See Nov 2. Also Nov 12(1pm). ● 7:30: Cantabile Chamber Singers. Light and Dark: A Musical Contrast. Dale Trumbore: Magnificat (first Canadian performance); and works by Gerda Blok-Wilson, Dr Laura Sgroi, Andrew Balfour, Dr. Matthew Emery and Eric Whitacre. Church of the Redeemer, 162 Bloor St. W. . ; (youth 13-18). ● 7:30: FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre. Pink Floyd Niagara. FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, Partridge Hall, 250 St. Paul St., St. Catharines. 905-688-0722; boxoffice@firstontariopac.ca. -. ● 7:30: Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra. Sibelius & Dvořák. Kawabe: New Work (world premiere); Sibelius: Violin Concerto; Dvořák: Symphony No.7. Kerson Leong, violin; Jacob Joyce, conductor. FirstOntario Concert Hall, 1 Summers Ln., Hamilton. 905-526-7756; boxoffice@hpo.org. -. 6:30 pm preconcert talk. ● 7:30: Oriana Singers. For the Fallen: A Service of Remembrance. A selection of songs, poems and stories honouring the Canadian Military, past and present. Victoria Hall, Cobourg, 55 King Street W., Cobourg. www. orianasingers.com. . All profits to be donated to Veterans, Veterans’ Families and Veteran Services. ● 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 10(7:30pm) & 11(2pm). ● 7:30: Tapestry Opera/Crow’s Theatre. Rocking Horse Winner. See Nov 1. Also Nov 12(1:30pm). ● 8:00: Burlington Symphony Orchestra. From the New World. Dvořák: Symphony No.9 in e minor Op.95 “From the New World”; Mendelssohn: Piano Concerto No.1 in g Op.25; Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in e Op.64; Jagger: New Work (first performance). Eric Guo, piano; Yoanna Jang, violin. Burlington J.S. Bach: Solo Bass Cantatas (BWV82 & 56) Daniel Lichti, bass-baritone John Abberger, oboist Sunday, November 12, 3PM Live & online /15 metunited.ca Performing Arts Centre, 440 Locust St., Burlington. 905-681-6000 or www.burlingtonsymphony.ca. -. ● 8:00: Cathedral Bluffs Symphony Orchestra. Remembrances. Grayzna Bacewicz: Overture. Martin MacDonald, conductor; Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 in E-flat Op.55 “Eroica”; and works by Kevin Lau and Vaughan Williams. P.C. Ho Theatre, Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Toronto, 5183 Sheppard Ave. E., Scarborough. 416-879-5566. From . Free for children under 12. Pre-concert talk: 7:15pm. ● 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, narrator; 16-person cast and chamber orchestra; Joe Cascone, designer & director. Fairview Library Theatre, 35 Fairview Mall Dr. CivicLightOpera123@gmail.com or 416- 755-1717 or www.clotoronto.com. . Also Nov 10(8pm), 11(2pm). ● 8:00: Greenbank Folk Music Society. Brooks and Bowskill with The Hometown Beauts. A little bit country, a little bit rock n’ roll. Greenbank Hall, 19965 Highway #12, Greenbank. 905-985-8351 or Blue Heron Books, P O E Design. . ● 8:00: Royal Conservatory of Music. Global Music Series: Israel Fernández & Seffarine. 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 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 & 9. ● 9:00: Fallsview Casino Resort. Nick Carter: Who I Am Tour. Fallsview Casino Resort, Avalon Theatre, 6380 Fallsview Blvd., Niagara Falls. 1-877-833-3110 or www.ticketmaster.ca. Also Nov 10. Sunday November 12 ● 1:00: Brampton On Stage. The Wizard Of Oz. See Nov 2. ● 1:30: Tapestry Opera/Crow’s Theatre. Rocking Horse Winner. See Nov 1. ● 2:00: Scarborough Music Theatre. Xanadu. See Nov 2. Also Nov 16(8pm), 17(8pm), 18(2pm). ● 2:00: Victoria Jubilee Hall. 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. 111 Jackson St. S., Walkerton. www.ticketscene.ca/events/44503. . ● 3:00: Music at Metropolitan. Bach Solo Bass Cantatas. Daniel Lichti, bass-baritone; John Abberger, oboe; Choir & Period Instruments Chamber Ensemble. Metropolitan United Church, 56 Queen St. E. www.metunited.ca/live. ; (sr). LIVE & STREAMED. ● 4:00: FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre. When Lightning Strikes the River - The Electric Storm Collective. FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, Cairns Recital Hall, 250 St. Paul St., St. Catharines. 905-688- 0722; boxoffice@firstontariopac.ca. ; (members). ● 7:00: Apocryphonia. Rossi of Mantua: The Songs of Salamone. Madrigals, motets & monodies by Salamone Rossi, Claudio Monteverdi, Giovanni Gastoldi, and Giuseppe Cenci. Diapente Renaissance Vocal Quintet: Jane Fingler, soprano; Peter Koniers, countertenor; Alexander Cappellazzo, tenor; Jonathan Stuchbery, tenor & continuo; Martin Gomes, bass. Heliconian Hall, 35 Hazelton Ave. 514-378-2558. Pay What You Want(In-person or Eventbrite): suggested ; /(Supporter donations/program shout-outs). Monday November 13 ● 7:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music Society. The Roaring Twenties. Gerswhin: Rhaspody in Blue (arr. Thierry Huillet); Ravel: Violin Sonata; and works by Debussy, Satie, Irving Berlin, Charlie Chaplin, and others. Sadie Fields, violin; Ken Gee, piano. 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 Room to First United Church. ● 7:30: Don Wright Faculty of Music. Western University Salsa Band. Wolf Performance Hall, 251 Dundas St., London. 519-661-3767 or www.music.uwo.ca/events. Free. Tuesday November 14 ● 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. ● 1:00: St. James Cathedral. Tuesday Organ Recital. Nicholas Wanstall, organ. Cathedral Church of St. James, 106 King St. E. 416-364- 7865 or www.stjamescathedral.ca/recitals. Free. Donations welcome. ● 1:00: Westben. Flanders Fields Reflections: A Back-to-School Chalk Talk. Exploring this Juno Award winning musical setting of “In Flanders Fields” with its composer. Dr. John Burge, composer & presenter. The Schoolhouse, 6788 County Road 30, Campbellford. 1-877-883-5777 or www.westben.ca. PWYC. Wednesday November 15 ● 12:00 noon: ORGANIX Concerts. Organ Concert. Andre Rakus, organ; Katie Clark, trumpet. Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church, 3055 Bloor St. W. 416-571-3680 or www.organixconcerts.ca. Suggested freewill offering of . ● 12:15: St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church. Noon Hour Series: Douglas Haas Legacy Concerts. Music of Edith Piaf. Keiko Larocque, soprano; Ann-Marie MacDairmid, piano. 54 Queen St. N., Kitchener. 519-578-4430 or www.standrewskw.com. Free. Lunch available for or bring your own. ● 7:00: Aperture Room, Thornton-Smith Building. All That Remains: Residual Moments. One-hour performance installation featuring the Thin Edge New Music Collective. Utilizes music, video imagery, and human presence as the stage for the unveiling of 46 | October & November 2023 thewholenote.com

our innermost hidden thoughts, giving voice to the defining tableaux from our childhood. Gunilla Josephson, film-maker; Frank Horvat, composer; Thin Edge New Music Collective. 340 Yonge St. www.frankhorvat.com/ moments. . Also at 8:30pm. ● 8:00: Burlington Performing Arts Centre. Choir! Choir! Choir! Daveed Goldman and Nobu Adilman, choir organizers. Burlington Performing Arts Centre - Main Theatre, 440 Locust St., Burlington. www.burlingtonpac.ca/events/choir-choir-choir or 905-568- 1600. From .50. ● 8:00: Payadora Tango Ensemble. A Night of Tango with Payadora. Classic and modern tango, originals, and South American folk music. Rebekah Wolkstein, violin & vocals; Drew Jurecka, bandoneon/violin/mandolin; Robert Horvath, piano; Joe Phillips, doublebass & guitar; Elbio Fernandez, vocals. Jazz Bistro, 251 Victoria St. 416-363-5299. . Also Sep 26, Jan 17, 2024, Mar 6, May 15, Jul 17, Sep 18, Nov 13. ● 8:30: Aperture Room, Thornton-Smith Building. All That Remains: Residual Moments. See Nov 15 at 7pm. Thursday November 16 ● 12:00 noon: Music at Metropolitan. Thursday Noon at Met:. Lindsay McIntyre, soprano. Metropolitan United Church, 56 Queen St. E. www.metunited.ca/live. Free. LIVE & STREAMED. WOMEN’S MUSICAL CLUB OF TORONTO NOVEMBER 16 | 1.30 PM TESLA QUARTET 416-923-7052 | wmct.on.ca ● 1:30: Music in the Afternoon. Tesla Quartet. Dvořák: 4 movements from Cypresses; Grazyna Bacewicz: String Quartet No.3; Beethoven: String Quartet No.9 in C Op.59 No.3; Kevin Lau: A new work for string quartet commissioned by the WMCT. Tesla Quartet: Ross Snyer, Michelle Lie, violins; Edwin Kaplan, viola; Austin Fisher, cello. Walter Hall, Edward Johnson Building, University of Toronto, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-923-7052 X1. ; free(st with ID at door). ● 7:30: Don Wright Faculty of Music. Opera at Western: La Cenerentola (Cinderella). Paul Davenport Theatre, Talbot College, Western University, 1151 Richmond St. N., London. 519-661-3767 or www.music.uwo.ca/events. /(adv); /(at door). ● 7:30: FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre. Great Lake Swimmers with Minuscule. FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, Partridge Hall, 250 St. Paul St., St. Catharines. 905-688-0722; boxoffice@firstontariopac.ca. . ● 8:00: Aga Khan Museum. Duende Flamenco Festival. Emilio Ochando, Carmen Romero, Miriam Mendez, El Yiyo, Eduardo Guerrero, and others. Aga Khan Museum Auditorium, 77 Wynford Dr. www.agakhanmuseum.org/programs/duende-festival-2023. (Nov 16, 17, 18); (Nov 19). Also Nov 17(8:30pm), 18(8pm), 19(6pm). ● 8:00: Don Wright Faculty of Music. Piano Concert. Joel Sachs, piano. Paul Davenport Theatre, Talbot College, Western University, 1151 Richmond St. N., London. 519-661-3767 or www.music.uwo.ca/events. Free. ● 8:00: Evergreen Club Contemporary Gamelan. Crosscurrents: Canadian Gamelan @ 40. Gunawan: Two world premieres and selections from the ECCG repertoire. Guest: Iwan Gunawan. Tranzac Club, 292 Brunswick Ave. www.eventbrite.com/e/ crosscurrents-canadian-gamelan-40-withindonesian-guest-iwan-gunawan-tickets-718829697977?aff=oddtdtcreator. ; (st/sr/arts workers). ● 8:00: Scarborough Music Theatre. Xanadu. See Nov 2. Also Nov 17(8pm), 18(2pm). ● 8:00: TO Live. New York Philharmonic String Quartet. Frank Huang, violin; Qianqian Li, violin; Cynthia Phelps, viola; and Carter Brey, cello. George Weston Recital Hall, Meridian Arts Centre, 5040 Yonge St. www. tolive.com or 416-366-7723 and 1-800-708- 6754 or boxoffice@tolive.com. From . ● 8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Dvořák Symphony No.8. Zoltan Almashi: Maria’s City (Canadian Premiere); Liszt: Piano Concerto No.1; Dvořák: Symphony No.8. Illia Ovcharenko, piano; Oksana Lyniv, conductor. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-598- 3375. From . Also Nov 18. Friday November 17 ● Royal Conservatory of Music. Mazzoleni Masters Series: ARC Ensemble: Celebrating 20 Years. (See Nov 29, 7:30pm for CD launch concert details) ● 12:10: Music at St. Andrew’s. Noontime Recital. Cecilia Chow, piano. St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, 73 Simcoe St. 416- 593-5600 X231 or www.standrewstoronto. org. Free. ● 7:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music Society. The Rogue Duo. Mehrdad Jafari Raad: Toccata; Eugene Aspatov: Utterings; Rojin Monibi: Dandelion; Niloufar Shahbazi: Detachment; Maziar Heidari: Eclipsed Hopes; Keyan Emami: Nah / ‏;هن Saman Shahi: Slumbering Clouds. Saman Shahi, piano; Bijan Sepanji, violin. 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 Room to First United Church. ● 7:30: Don Wright Faculty of Music. Opera at Western: La Cenerentola (Cinderella). See Nov 16. ● 8:00: Brampton On Stage. Early Morning Rain: The Legend of Gordon Lightfoot. Performers: Leisa Way, Fred Smith, Bobby Prochaska, and Don Reid. Rose Theatre, 1 Theatre Ln., Brampton. www.tickets.brampton.ca/ online or 905-874-2800. From . ● 8:00: Fallsview Casino Resort. Brett Young: Dance With You with Special Guest Tyler Rich. Fallsview Casino Resort, OLG Stage, 6380 Fallsview Blvd., Niagara Falls. 1-877-833-3110 or www.ticketmaster.ca. Tickets on sale Aug 16 at 10am. ● 8:00: Scarborough Music Theatre. Xanadu. See Nov 2. Also Nov 18(2pm). CHORAL KALEIDOSCOPE Tafelmusik Chamber Choir & Orchestra, directed by Ivars Taurins Nov 17–19, 2023 Jeanne Lamon Hall, Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre tafelmusik.org ● 8:00: Tafelmusik. Choral Kaleidoscope. Bach: Motet - Jesu, meine Freude; and works by Purcell, Salamone Rossi, Carissimi, and Lotti. Tafelmusik Chamber Choir; Ivars Taurins, director. Jeanne Lamon Hall, Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre, 427 Bloor St. W. www. tafelmusik.org/choral or 416-964-6337. From . Also Nov 18(8pm) & 19(3pm). ● 8:30: Aga Khan Museum. Duende Flamenco Festival. Emilio Ochando, Carmen Romero, Miriam Mendez, El Yiyo, Eduardo Guerrero, and others. Aga Khan Museum Auditorium, 77 Wynford Dr. www.agakhanmuseum.org/programs/duende-festival-2023. (Nov 16, 17, 18); (Nov 19). Also Nov 16(8pm), 18(8pm), 19(6pm). Saturday November 18 ● 2:00: Don Wright Faculty of Music. Opera at Western: La Cenerentola (Cinderella). See Nov 16. ● 2:00: Scarborough Music Theatre. Xanadu. See Nov 2. ● 4:00: Toronto Operetta Theatre. TOT Cabaret Series: Vienna Mine. Music by Strauss, Lehár, and Kálmán. Edward Jackman Centre, 947 Queen St. E., 2nd Floor. 416- 366-7723 or 1–800-708-6754 or www.tolive. com. . ● 4:30: Royal Conservatory of Music. Taylor Academy Concerts Series: Taylor Academy Showcase Concert. Mazzoleni Concert Hall, TELUS Centre, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208 or www.rcmusic.com/performance. Free. ● 7:00: Stratford Symphony Orchestra. John Marcus & Sharon Wei Perform Mozart. Joseph Bologne: Symphony No.2 in D Op.11; Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante in E-flat K.364; Dvořák: Serenade for Strings in E Op.22 (B.52). John Marcus, violin; Sharon Wei, viola; William Rowson, conductor. Avondale United Church, 194 Avondale Ave., Stratford. www.stratfordsymphony.ca/Marcus_and_Wei_Perform_Mozart. ; (st); Free(under 12). ● 7:30: Grand Philharmonic Chamber Singers. Annelies. James Whitbourne: Annelies. Sara Schabas, soprano; Chamber Orchestra; Mark Vuorinen, conductor. Ken Seiling Waterloo Region Museum, 10 Huron Rd, Kitchener. 519-578-1570. From . ● 7:30: Opera by Request. Le nozze di Figaro. Music by W. A. Mozart. Brian Dearden, baritone (Figaro); Roanna Kitchen, soprano (Susanna); Rianna Robinson, soprano (The Countess); Sebastien Belcourt, baritone (The Count); Alessia Vitali, mezzo (Cherubino); and others; William Shookhoff, piano and music director. College St. United Church, 452 College St. 416-455-2365. . ● 8:00: Aga Khan Museum. Duende Flamenco Festival. Emilio Ochando, Carmen Romero, Miriam Mendez, El Yiyo, Eduardo Guerrero, and others. Aga Khan Museum Auditorium, 77 Wynford Dr. www.agakhanmuseum.org/programs/duende-festival-2023. (Nov 16, 17, 18); (Nov 19). Also Nov 16(8pm), 17(8:30pm), 19(6pm). ● 8:00: Brampton On Stage. Classic Albums Live: The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. Rose Orchestra. Rose Theatre, 1 Theatre Ln., Brampton. www.tickets.brampton.ca/online or 905-874-2800. From . ● 8:00: Mississauga Symphony Orchestra. Masterworks: Verdi Requiem. Mississauga Festival Choir. Living Arts Centre, Hammerson Hall, 4141 Living Arts Dr., Mississauga. www.mississaugasymphony.ca or 905-306- 6000. From . ● 8:00: Tafelmusik. Choral Kaleidoscope. See Nov 17. Also Nov 19. ● 8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Dvořák Symphony No.8. Zoltan Almashi: Maria’s City (Canadian Premiere); Liszt: Piano Concerto No.1; Dvořák: Symphony No.8. Illia Ovcharenko, piano; Oksana Lyniv, conductor. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-598- 3375. From . Also Nov 16. Sunday November 19 ● 2:00: Don Wright Faculty of Music. Opera at Western: La Cenerentola (Cinderella). See thewholenote.com October & November 2023 | 47