Volume 29 Issue 5 | April & May 2024

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LIVE OR ONLINE | Apr 1 to Jun 7, 2024 wounds. dance Immersion. Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre, Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W. www.coc.ca/free-concert-series. Free. Tickets required. ● 12:30: Yorkminster Park Baptist Church. Noonday Organ Recital. Ryan Baxter, organ. 1585 Yonge St. www.yorkminsterpark.com. Free. Donations welcome. ● 2:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Pops: The Music of Star Wars. See Apr 16. ● 3:00: Fallsview Casino Resort. The Simon & Garfunkel Story. Fallsview Casino Resort, Avalon Theatre, 6380 Fallsview Blvd., Niagara Falls. 1-877-833-3110 or www.ticketmaster. ca. From . Also Apr 18(3pm & 8:30pm), 19(9pm), 20(3pm & 9pm), 21(3pm & 7pm). ● 7:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music Society. Jui-Sheng Li, Piano. Scriabin: 24 Preludes; Schumann: Allegro in b Op.8; Karol Rathaus: Zwei Stücke aus dem Ballett “Der letzte Pierrot”; Ming Hsiu Yen: Two Old Postcards from Formosa. First United Church (Waterloo), 16 William St. W., Waterloo. 519- 569-1809 or www.ticketscene.ca/kwcms. CANCELLED. ● 7:30: Toronto Shape Note Singers. Sacred Harp Singing. Shape note music selections from the Sacred Harp tunebook. Singing is participatory, not a performance. No experience necessary. All are welcome and there are books to borrow. Friends House, 60 Lowther Ave. 647-838-8764. Pay what you can. Also May 15, Jun 19, Jul 17, Aug 21, Sep 18, Oct 16, Nov 20 & Dec 18. ● 8:00: Flato Markham Theatre. Kiran Ahluwalia. 171 Town Centre Blvd., Markham. 905-305-7469; flatomarkhamtheatre.ca. (regular); (prime); (YTX). ● 8:00: Royal Conservatory of Music. International Orchestras Series: The Philadelphia Orchestra with Yannick Nézet-Séguin. Price: Symphony No.4 in d; Rachmaninov: Symphony No.2 in e Op.27. Koerner Hall, TELUS Centre, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208 or www. rcmusic.com/performance. SOLD OUT. Thursday April 18 ● 12:00 noon: Canadian Opera Company. Instrumental Series: 2024 Toronto Summer Music Festival Preview. Jonathan Crow, artistic director. Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre, Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W. www.coc.ca/free-concertseries. Free. Tickets required. ● 12:00 noon: Metropolitan United Church. Noon at Met: University of Toronto Piano Showcase. Metropolitan United Church, 56 Queen St. E. 416-363-0331 x226. Freewill donation. ● 3:00: Fallsview Casino Resort. The Simon & Garfunkel Story. See Apr 17. Also Apr 18(8:30pm), 19(9pm), 20(3pm & 9pm), 21(3pm & 7pm). ● 7:30: Harbourfront Centre. Torque Contemporary Dance Series: Swan Lakes + Minus 16. Performed by Gauther Dance/ Dance Theaterhaus Stuttgart. Fleck Dance Theatre, Harbourfront Centre, 235 Queens Quay W. www.harbourfrontcentre.com. From $29. Also Apr 19 & 20. ● 7:30: Soundstreams. Variations on Goldberg Variations (Keyed Up! #1). Works by Grabowsky, Sokolovic and others. Paul Grabowsky, piano. Jane Mallett Theatre, Toronto Centre for the Arts, 27 Front St. E. 416-504-1282 or www.Soundstreams.ca. From . ● 8:30: Fallsview Casino Resort. The Simon & Garfunkel Story. See Apr 17. Also Apr 19(9pm), 20(3pm & 9pm), 21(3pm & 7pm). Friday April 19 ● 12:10: Music at St. Andrew’s. Noon Time Recital. Dane Ko, piano. St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, 73 Simcoe St. 416-593-5600 x220. Free. Donations welcome. ● 7:30: Harbourfront Centre. Torque Contemporary Dance Series: Swan Lakes + Minus 16. See Apr 18. Also Apr 20. ● 7:30: Monday Morning Singers. Begone, Dull Care. St. Paul’s Anglican Church, 59 Toronto St. S., Uxbridge. 416-452-6549 or www.mondaymorningsingers.com. . ● 7:30: Soundstreams. RBC Bridges (Keyed Up! #2). New works. Jane Mallett Theatre, Toronto Centre for the Arts, 27 Front St. E. 416-504-1282 or www.Soundstreams.ca. From . ● 8:00: Brampton On Stage. Kiran Ahluwalia. The Rose Brampton, 1 Theatre Lane, Brampton. 905-874-2800. From . ● 8:00: Flato Markham Theatre. Jeans ‘n Classics: An Innocent Man - The Music of Billy Joel. Jean Meilleur, vocals/guitar; John Regan, piano; 40 piece orchestra. 171 Town Centre Blvd., Markham. 905-305-7469; flatomarkhamtheatre.ca. (regular); (prime); (YTX). ● 8:00: Old Mill Toronto. Sammy Jackson. Jazz and rhythm & blues. 21 Old Mill Rd. www. oldmilltoronto.com/event/sammy-jackson. . Minimum food & beverage spend. Restricted to ages 19+. Dinner at 6pm. Show at 8pm. ● 8:00: Royal Conservatory of Music. Special Performances: John Pizzarelli and Caity Gyorgy. Koerner Hall, TELUS Centre, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208 or www. rcmusic.com/performance. From . ● 8:00: Tafelmusik. Bohemian Rhapsody: Benda & Haydn. Benda: Violin Concerto in A; Stamitz: Symphony in d; Haydn: Cello Concerto in C; Works by Lully, Purcell, Handel, BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY Directed by Zefira Valova April 19–21 Jeanne Lamon Hall, Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre tafelmusik.org Elmer Iseler Singers Lydia Adams, Conductor Sat. Apr 20, 2024 @ 4:00pm Eglinton St. George’s United Church Triple Choir Splendour Sonic Light Mass for Double Choir by Frank Martin including works by MacMillan, Whitacre, Gjeilo and Daley ELMER ISELER SINGERS Lydia Adams, conductor VIVA CHAMBER SINGERS Carol Ratzlaff, conductor CHROMA VOCAL ENSEMBLE Mitchell Pady, conductor 416-217-0537 elmeriselersingers.com 40 | April & May 2024 thewholenote.com

Piatti, Bach, Vivaldi, and Jonathan Woody. Zefira Valova, guest director and violin; Keiran Campbell, cello; Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra. Jeanne Lamon Hall, Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre, 427 Bloor St. W. www.tafelmusik.org/ bohemian or 416-964-6337. From . Also Apr 20(8pm) & 21(3pm). ● 9:00: Fallsview Casino Resort. The Simon & Garfunkel Story. See Apr 17. Also Apr 20(3pm & 9pm), 21(3pm & 7pm). Saturday April 20 ● 10:30am: Toronto Mendelssohn Choir. Singsation: Harmonizing Resistance – The Power of Music in Social Change. Music is a powerful vehicle of expression that has inspired political and cultural change across the world. This Singsation workshop session will explore songs of resistance, their cultural context, and personal connections to these songs through storytelling and singing with TMChoir members. Conducted by TMChoir Collaborative Pianist, Irene Gregorio. Yorkminster Park Baptist Church, 1585 Yonge St. www.tmchoir.org. . ● 2:30: Heliconian Club. Hel’s Belles - Compositions by Heliconian Club Members. Works by Taivi Alexander, Jana Skarecky, Kye Marshall, and Maria Soulis. Janet Catherine Dea, soprano & Caitlin Holland, soprano. Heliconian Hall, 35 Hazelton Ave. 416-922-3618 or www.torontoheliconianclub.wildapricot. org/event-5390306. at door or online; Free(child 12 and under accompanied by an adult). ● 3:00: Fallsview Casino Resort. The Simon & Garfunkel Story. See Apr 17. Also Apr 20(9pm), 21(3pm & 7pm). ● 4:00: Elmer Iseler Singers. Triple Choir Splendour: Sonic Light. Frank Martin: Mass for Double Choir; and works by MacMillan, Whitacre, Gjeilo and Daley. Elmer Iseler Singers (Lydia Adams, conductor); VIVA Chamber Singers (Carol Ratzlaff, conductor); and Chroma Vocal Ensemble (Mitchell Pady, conductor). Eglinton St. George’s United Church, 35 Lytton Blvd. www.elmeriselersingers.com or 416-217-0537. ; (sr); (under 30). ● 7:30: Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra. Rachmaninoff & Tchaikovsky. Jiang: Flowing Waters; Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No.3; Tchaikovsky: Symphony No.6. Kevin Chen, piano; Mateusz Molęda, conductor. FirstOntario Concert Hall, 1 Summers Ln., Hamilton. 905-526-7756; boxoffice@hpo.org. -. 6:30pm pre-concert talk. ● 7:30: Harbourfront Centre. Torque Contemporary Dance Series: Swan Lakes + Minus 16. See Apr 18. ● 7:30: Oakville Chamber Orchestra. Spring Concert. Johann Strauss II: Voices of Spring Waltz Op.410; Schumann: Symphony No.1 in B-flat Op.38 “Spring”; Mozart: Piano Concerto No.18 in B-flat K.456. Sunny Zhai, piano. St. John's United Church (Oakville), 262 Randall St., Oakville. www.oakvillechamber.org/program-4-spring-symphony. From . Also Apr 21(3pm). ● 7:30: Soundstreams. 6 Pianos 12 Hands (Keyed Up! #3). Reich: Music for Six Pianos; Works by Riley, Ristic, Sokolovic and Louie. Jane Mallett Theatre, Toronto Centre for the Arts, 27 Front St. E. 416-504-1282 or www. Soundstreams.ca. From . ● 7:30: Toronto Beach Chorale. W. A. Mozart: Requiem. Toronto Beach Chorale; Leanne Kaufman, soprano; Deborah Overes, contralto; Jacob Abrahamse, tenor; Matthew Cassils, bass-baritone; Chamber Orchestra; Mervin W. Fick, conductor. Knox Presbyterian Church, 630 Spadina Ave. www.torontobeachchorale.com. ; (youth). ● 7:30: Ukrainian Bandurist Chorus of North America. Ukraine Lives! George Weston Recital Hall, Meridian Arts Centre, 5040 Yonge St. 416-366-7723 or 1-800-708- 6754 or www.tolive.com or www.ticketmaster.ca. From . ● 8:00: Acoustic Harvest. Boreal’s Spring Show with Katherine Wheatley, Tannis Slimmon & Angie Nussey. St. Paul’s United Church, 200 McIntosh St., Scarborough. www.acousticharvest.ca or 416-729-7564. . ● 8:00: Cathedral Bluffs Symphony Orchestra. Orchestra Concert. Smetana: The Moldau from Má vlast; John Williams: Tuba Concerto; Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade Op.35. Jennifer Stephen, tuba; Martin MacDonald, conductor. P.C. Ho Theatre, Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Toronto, 5183 Sheppard Ave. E., Scarborough. 416- 879-5566 or www.cathedralbluffs.com. From . ● 8:00: Royal Conservatory of Music. Global Music Series: Oumou Sangaré. Koerner Hall, TELUS Centre, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408- 0208 or www.rcmusic.com/performance. From . ● 8:00: Tafelmusik. Bohemian Rhapsody: Benda & Haydn. See Apr 19. Also Apr 21(3pm). ● 8:00: Trinity Bach Project. Bach and Schütz. Bach: Motet BWV 227 “Jesu, meine Freude”; Schutz: “Selig sind die Toten” and other motets; Monteverdi: Cantate Domino; Bruckner: Locus iste; Bach: Selected movements of Suites Nos.1 & 2 for unaccompanied cello. Ten-voice choir with Nicholas Nicolaidis, conductor; Felix Deák, cello; Aaron James, organ. St. John the Evangelist Church (Hamilton), 320 Charlton Ave. W., Hamilton. 306- 250-4256. Pay what you can. Suggested: ; (st); Free(child). One-hour concert with Toronto Beach Chorale Mervin W Fick - Conductor W A Mozart Requiem Saturday, April 20, 2024 at 7:30pm Knox Presbyterian Church 630 Spadina Avenue, Toronto no intermission. ● 9:00: Fallsview Casino Resort. The Simon & Garfunkel Story. See Apr 17. Also Apr 21(3pm & 7pm). Sunday April 21 ● 1:15: Mooredale Concerts. Music & Truffles KIDS. Cheng² Duo. Walter Hall, Edward Johnson Building, University of Toronto, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-922-3714 x103; 647-988- 2012 (eve/wknd). . ● 2:00: HCA Dance Theatre. Serenade to Humanity: A Duet of Passion and Harmony. Works by Alice Ho, Beethoven, and Schubert. La Fiammata: Linda Ruan & Charissa Van, pianos. 126 James St. S., Hamilton. 905-528- 4020 or www.hcadancetheatre.com/shopstandard. From . ● 2:00: Metropolitan United Church. “Shine On”: Celebrating the 90th Anniversary of the Metropolitan Silver Band. Metropolitan United Church, 56 Queen St. E. 416-363- 0331 x226 or www.metband.ca. ; (sr); (st); Free(children under 12). ● 2:00: Roy Thomson Hall. Evgeny Kissin, Piano & Matthias Goerne, Baritone. 60 Simcoe St. www.tickets.mhrth.com. From . ● 3:00: Fallsview Casino Resort. The Simon & Garfunkel Story. See Apr 17. Also Apr 21(7pm). ● 3:00: Oakville Chamber Orchestra. Spring Concert. See Apr 20. ● 3:00: Royal Conservatory of Music. Piano Concerts Series: Richard Goode. Beethoven: Bagatelles No.6-11 Op.119, Piano Sonata No.30 in E Op.109, 33 Variations on a Waltz by Anton Diabelli Op.120. Koerner Hall, TELUS Centre, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208 or www. rcmusic.com/performance. From . ● 3:00: Tafelmusik. Bohemian Rhapsody: Benda & Haydn. See Apr 19. ● 3:15: Mooredale Concerts. Cheng² Duo. Walter Hall, Edward Johnson Building, University of Toronto, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-922- 3714 x103; 647-988-2012 (eve/wknd). ; (sr); (st). ● 7:00: Brampton On Stage. Re-Imagined - A Theatre Concert. Lester B. Pearson Theatre, 150 Central Park Dr., Brampton. 905-874- 2800. From . ● 7:00: Fallsview Casino Resort. The Simon & Garfunkel Story. See Apr 17. ● 7:30: Cuckoo’s Nest Folk Club. Joe Crookston. Chaucer’s Pub, 122 Carling St., London. 519-319-5847 or folk@iandavies.com or www. ticketscene.ca. . Monday April 22 ● 5:00: Canadian Opera Company. Opera Lab: The Art of Appearance. For youth aged 16 to 28. An interactive workshop in which you’ll learn how designers create characters and enhance storytelling through costumes and wigs! Includes an in-depth discussion and Q&A session with COC’s Head of Costumes, Sandra Corazza, and Wigs & Makeup Supervisor, Sharon Ryman, before participants attending the Don Pasquale dress rehearsal where they can see the sets and costumes first-hand. Presenters: Sandra Corazza, Head of Costumes, & Sharon Ryman, Wigs & Makeup Supervisor. Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W. Register at www.coc.ca/OperaLab. . ● 6:30: FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre. Dancers of Damelahamid: Spirit and Tradition. FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, Partridge Hall, 250 St. Paul St., St. Catharines. 905-688-0722 or boxoffice@ firstontariopac.ca. . Tuesday April 23 ● 12:10: Nine Sparrows Arts Foundation. Lunchtime Chamber Music: Jialiang Zhu & Friends. Works piano and violin. Jialiang Zhu & friends. 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. Bill O’Meara, organ. Cathedral Church of St. James, 106 King St. E. 416-364- 7865 or www.stjamescathedral.ca/recitals. Free. Donations encouraged. ● 7:30: Royal Conservatory of Music. Discovery Series: GGS New Music Ensemble. Samy Moussa: Kammerkonzert for a large ensemble; Iannis Xenakis: Phlegra for 11 instruments. Temerty Theatre, Telus Centre, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208 or www. rcmusic.com/performance. Free. ● 8:00: Friends in Art. Italia da Favola (Fairytale Italy). Trio La Scala di Seta: Bianca D’amore, soprano; Giacomo Celluci, piano; Pasquale Di Giannantonio, guitar & actor. Joseph D. Carrier Art Gallery, 901 Lawrence Ave. W. www.friendsinart.ca. . ● 8:00: Reid’s Distillery. Gypsy Jazz. Experience the magic of Gypsy Swing! Let the soulful melodies of guitars, violins, and upbeat rhythms transport you to a world of joy and excitement of Django Reinhardt’s music. 32 Logan Ave. www.reidsdistillery.com. Wednesday April 24 ● 12:30: Yorkminster Park Baptist Church. Noonday Organ Recital. Aaron James, organ. 1585 Yonge St. www.yorkminsterpark.com. Free. Donations welcome. ● 1:30: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Young People’s Concert: Bhangra & Beyond. Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser, conductor. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-598-3375. From . ● 8:00: Fallsview Casino Resort. George Thorogood & The Destroyers - Bad All Over the World - 50 Years of Rock. 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