Volume 29 Issue 6 | June, July & August 2024

LIVE OR ONLINE | Jun 1

LIVE OR ONLINE | Jun 1 to Sep 7, 2024 Harbourfront Centre - Fleck Dance Theatre, 235 Queens Quay W. nagatashachu.com. - ; -(st/sr). ● 8:00: TD Music Hall. Yonge St. Renaissance. 178 Victoria St. www.tickets.mhrth. com. .50. ● 8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Hisaishi Conducts Hisaishi. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-598-3375. From 5. Saturday June 22 Day 1 of Leith Music Festival running from Jun 22 to Aug 24. ● 10:00am: T.Y.T. Theatre. Thumbelina: A Little Musical. Wychwood Theatre, 76 Wychwood Ave. admin@tyttheatre.com. For prices see June 1. Also 12:30pm. ● 2:00: Toronto City Opera. Carmen. Miles Nadal JCC - Al Green Theatre, 750 Spadina Ave. www.torontocityopera.com/tickets. From . ● 2:00: Westben. A New Musical: The Selfish Giant’s Garden. The Barn, 6698 County Road 30, Campbellford. 1-877-883-5777 or www. westben.ca. -. ● 2:30: T.Y.T. Theatre. The Stinky Cheese Man. Wychwood Theatre, 76 Wychwood Ave. admin@tyttheatre.com. For prices see June 1. Also 4:30pm ● 3:00: Massey Hall. The Teskey Brothers. 178 Victoria St. www.ticketmaster.ca. From . ● 7:30: Brott Music Festival. Four Seasons: Recomposed Candlelight. Church of the Ascension, 64 Forest Ave., Hamilton. 905- 525-7664 or www.brottmusic.com. From . ● 7:30: FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre. Kimiko’s Pearl (World Première). FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre - Partridge Hall, 250 St. Paul St., St. Catharines. 905-688- 0722 or 1-855-515-0722 boxoffice@firstontariopac.ca. ; (members); (under 30). ● 7:30: Leith Summer Festival. Opening Gala Concert: Autorickshaw & the PSQ. Historic Leith Church, 419498 Tom Thomson Ln., Leith. 519-371-2833 or visit www.leithchurch. ca. . ● 7:30: Opera by Request. Adriana Lecouvreur. College St. United Church, 452 College St. 416-455-2365. . ● 7:30: Tafelmusik. Tafelmusik Baroque Summer Festival: The Grand Finale. Grace Church on-the-Hill, 300 Lonsdale Rd. www.tafelmusik.org. Free admission but tickets are required. General admission. ● 8:00: Fallsview Casino Resort. Keith Urban. Fallsview Casino Resort - OLG Stage, 6380 Fallsview Blvd., Niagara Falls. ticketmaster.ca. 8.90-6.05. ● 8:00: Kindred Spirits Orchestra. Piano Concerto Series: A Romantic Evening. Meridian Arts Centre - George Weston Recital Hall, 5040 Yonge St. 905-604-8339; KSOrchestra. ca. From . ● 8:00: North York Concert Orchestra. The Elixir of Love. East End/Eastminster United Church, 310 Danforth Ave. www.nyco.ca. ; (sr); (under 30). ● 8:00: TD Music Hall. Amanda Keeles. 178 Victoria St. www.tickets.mhrth.com. . ● 8:00: Hugh’s Room Live. “Walking Through The Fire”: Indigenous Collaborations With Kindred Spirits Orchestra Krissan Alexander | Music Director BEGINNINGS AND ENDINGS Sultans of String in Honour of National Indigenous History Month. 296 Broadview Ave. 647-347-4769 or www.showpass.com/ sultans-of-string-walking-through-the-fire. /(adv). ● 8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Hisaishi Conducts Hisaishi. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-598-3375. From 5. Sunday June 23 ● 10:00am: T.Y.T. Theatre. Thumbelina: A Little Musical. Wychwood Theatre, 76 Wychwood Ave. admin@tyttheatre.com. For prices see June 1. Also 12:30pm. ● 1:30: Stratford Symphony Orchestra. Cows and Classics in the Garden. Murray Family Farm, 3844 Road 155, Mitchell. 519-271-0990 or www.stratfordsymphony.ca/2024_Cows_and_Classics/. ; Free(under 12). ● 2:00: Peterborough Concert Band. St. John’s Anglican Church Strawberry Social. St. John’s Anglican Church (Peterborough), 99 Brock St., Peterborough. 705-745-7624 or www.peterboroughconcertband.ca or stjohnsptbo@gmail.com or contact Elaine Orgill at elaineorgill6@gmail.com 705-748- 0187. (adv). Available on Jun 2. (at door). Free(ages 5 and under). ● 2:00: Tafelmusik. Tafelmusik Baroque Summer Festival: Midsummer Follies at The McMichael Canadian Art Collection. McMichael Canadian Art Collection, 10365 Islington Ave, Kleinburg. www.mcmichael.com/event/tafelmusik-chamber-seriesmidsummer-follies. ● 2:00: Toronto City Opera. Carmen. Miles Nadal JCC - Al Green Theatre, 750 Spadina Ave. www.torontocityopera.com/tickets. From . ● 2:00: Westben. A New Musical: The Selfish Giant’s Garden. The Barn, 6698 County Road 30, Campbellford. 1-877-883-5777 or www. westben.ca. -. ● 2:30: FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre. Kimiko’s Pearl (World Première). FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre - Partridge Hall, 250 St. Paul St., St. Catharines. 905-688- 0722 or 1-855-515-0722 or boxoffice@firstontariopac.ca. ; (members); (under 30). ● 3:00: North York Concert Orchestra. The Elixir of Love. East End/Eastminster United Church, 310 Danforth Ave. www.nyco.ca. ; (sr); (under 30). ● 3:30: T.Y.T. Theatre. The Stinky Cheese Man. Wychwood Theatre, 76 Wychwood Ave. admin@tyttheatre.com. For prices see June 1. ● 4:00: Harbourfront Centre. Summer Music in the Garden: Cello Revel. Toronto Music Garden, 479 Queens Quay W. www. harbourfrontcentre.com. Free. ● 8:00: Fallsview Casino Resort. Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit with special guest Courtney Marie Andrews. OLG Stage at Fallsview Casino, 6366 Stanley Ave., Niagara Falls. ticketmaster.ca. .85-3.85. Monday June 24 ● 10:30am: Avenue Road Music & Performance Academy. Interwoven Harmonies and Romantic Echoes: The Influence of Personal Bonds in the Piano Works of Brahms and the Schumanns. Avenue Road Music and Performance Academy - Gordon Lightfoot Concert Hall, 460 Avenue Rd. www.avenueroadmusic.com or info@avenueroadmusic. com or 416-922-0855. . ● 12:15: Music Mondays. Harmonies Revived: Team Japan! Plays Classical Gems. Church of the Holy Trinity, 19 Trinity Sq. 416-598- 4521 X223 or www.musicmondays.ca or musicmondayscs@gmail.com. PWYC ( suggested). ● 7:00: Array/ECCG Gamelan. Evergreen Club Contemporary Gamelan Monthly Meetup. Array Space, 155 Walnut Ave. 416- 532-3019. Free. ● 8:00: Kindred Spirits Orchestra. A Romantic Evening in France. Meridian Arts Centre, 5040 Yonge St., North York. 905-787- 8811. -; .50-(sr); -(full time student or 18 and under). Tuesday June 25 ● 12:00 noon: Nine Sparrows Arts Foundation. Lunchtime Chamber 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. Cathedral Church of St. James, 106 King St. E. 416-364-7865 or www. stjamescathedral.ca/recitals. Free. Donations encouraged. ● 7:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music Society. Quartetfest #1: Skyros Quartet. Wilfrid Laurier University - Maureen Forrester Recital Hall, 75 University Ave., Waterloo. Visit www.ticketscene.ca/kwcms. (Quartetfest 6-concert pass); ; (st). ● 8:00: Massey Hall. Ben Platt. 178 Victoria St. www.tickets.mhrth.com. From . ● 8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Pops: Broadway Blockbusters with Ramin Karimloo & Mikaela Bennett. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-598-3375. From . Wednesday June 26 ● 2:00: Bloor/Borden Farmer’s Market. Music in the Market - Days of Grace: Robert Steiner & Christine Mourre. 300 Borden St. 613-475-4769. Free. ● 2:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Pops: Broadway Blockbusters with Ramin Karimloo & Mikaela Bennett. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-598-3375. From . ● 7:30: Brott Music Festival. Balfour, Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto 2 , Brahms 4. McMaster University - L.R. Wilson Concert Hall, 1280 Main St. W. , Hamilton. 46 | June, July & August 2024 thewholenote.com

905-525-7664 or www.brottmusic.com. From . ● 8:00: Massey Hall. Ben Platt. 178 Victoria St. www.tickets.mhrth.com. From . Thursday June 27 ● 12:00 noon: Metropolitan United Church. Noon at Met: Carillon Recital. Metropolitan United Church, 56 Queen St. E. 416-363-0331 x226. Freewill donation. Also Choral Recital at 1pm. ● 7:00: Harbourfront Centre. Summer Music in the Garden: It’s Pronounced “George”. Toronto Music Garden, 479 Queens Quay W. www.harbourfrontcentre.com. Free. ● 7:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music Society. Quartetfest #2: Penderecki String Quartet + Anya Alexeyev, Piano. Wilfrid Laurier University - Maureen Forrester Recital Hall, 75 University Ave., Waterloo. Visit www. ticketscene.ca/kwcms. (Quartetfest 6-concert pass); ; (st). ● 7:30: Brott Music Festival. Balfour, Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto 2 , Brahms 4. Burlington Performing Arts Centre - Main Theatre, 440 Locust St., Burlington. 905-525- 7664 or www.brottmusic.com. From . Friday June 28 ● 7:00: Art Gallery of Ontario. Tafelmusik: Making Herself Heard. Art Gallery of Ontario - Walker Court, 317 Dundas St. W. www.ago. ca/events/tafelmusik-making-herself-heard or 416-979-6648. A seated performance free with general admission. ● 7:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music Society. Quartetfest #3: Students of Quartetfest. Wilfrid Laurier University - Maureen Forrester Recital Hall, 75 University Ave., Waterloo. Visit www.ticketscene.ca/ kwcms. (Quartetfest 6-concert pass); ; Free(st). ● 7:30: Heliconian Hall. Rosas y Espinas (Roses and Thorns). 35 Hazelton Ave. marianadelarosamezzo@gmail.com or www. marianadelarosamezzo.com or www.lepointdevente.com/tickets/rosasyespinastoronto. (early pre-sale); .50(late pre-sale); $29(at the door); (12 and under). ● 8:00: Massey Hall. André 3000. 178 Victoria St. www.tickets.mhrth.com. From . ● 9:00: Fallsview Casino Resort. Steve Miller Band. OLG Stage at Fallsview Casino, 6366 Stanley Ave., Niagara Falls. ticketmaster.ca. .15-7.75. Saturday June 29 ● 7:30: Ontario Cross-Cultural Music Society. East Meets West - Joy of Music for a Blessed Summer Night. Salvation Army Yorkminster Citadel, 1 Lord Seaton Rd., Toronto - North York. www.ocms-ca.com or www. ocms2024summer.eventbrite.ca. ; (sr/st). ● 8:00: Fallsview Casino Resort. Nickelback with special guest Owen Riegling. OLG Stage at Fallsview Casino, 6366 Stanley Ave., Niagara Falls. ticketmaster.ca. 5.75(standing). ● 8:00: Kindred Spirits Orchestra. Beginnings and Endings. Glenn Gould Studio, 250 Front St. W. 905-604-8339. -; .50-(sr); -(full time student or 18 and under). ● 8:00: Roy Thomson Hall. Salim Sulaiman Live. 60 Simcoe St. www.tickets.mhrth.com. From 9. Sunday June 30 ● 2:00: Tafelmusik. Tafelmusik Baroque Summer Festival: Midsummer Follies at Toronto Botanical Garden (TBG). Toronto Botanical Garden, 777 Lawrence Ave. E. www.torontobotanicalgarden.ca. ● 2:00: Westben. 25th Anniversary Concert. The Barn, 6698 County Road 30, Campbellford. 1-877-883-5777 or www.westben. ca. -. Monday July 1 Day 1 of Festival of the Sound in Parry Sound running on Jul 1 and Jul 19 to Aug 3. ● 12:15: Music Mondays. Pomegranate Seeds. Church of the Holy Trinity, 19 Trinity Sq. 416- 598-4521 X223 or www.musicmondays.ca or musicmondayscs@gmail.com. PWYC ( suggested). ● 7:00: Festival of the Sound. Canada Day Cruise: The Empty Glasses. Island Queen Cruise Ship, 9 Bay St., Parry Sound. 1-866- 364-0061 or 705-746-2410. , , 0. ● 8:00: Kindred Spirits Orchestra. Unionville Canada Day Celebration. Unionville Millennium Theatre, 150 Main St., Unionville. 905-787-8811. Free. Tuesday July 2 ● 7:30: Massey Hall. Wilco. 178 Victoria St. www.ticketmaster.ca. From . Wednesday July 3 ● 2:00: Bloor/Borden Farmer’s Market. Music in the Market - Hobo Soles: Rachel & Connie. 300 Borden St. 613-475-4769. Free. ● 7:30: Massey Hall. Wilco. 178 Victoria St. www.ticketmaster.ca. From . Thursday July 4 ● 7:00: Harbourfront Centre. Summer Music in the Garden: Secret Heart. Toronto Music Garden, 479 Queens Quay W. www. harbourfrontcentre.com. Free. ● 7:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music Society. Quartetfest #4: Students of Quartetfest. Wilfrid Laurier University - Maureen Forrester Recital Hall, 75 University Ave., Waterloo. Visit www.ticketscene.ca/ kwcms. (Quartetfest 6-concert pass); ; Free(st). ● 7:00: Magisterra Soloists. Magisterra at the Museum: Global Connections. Museum London, 421 Ridout St. N., London. www. magisterra.com. ; (sr); (st); (under 10). ● 7:30: Brott Music Festival. Bel Canto. Theatre Aquarius, 190 King William St., Hamilton. 905-525-7664 or www.brottmusic.com. From . ● 8:00: Massey Hall. Future Islands. 178 Victoria St. www.tickets.mhrth.com. From . Friday July 5 Day 1 of the Elora Festival in various locations in Elora running from Jul 5 to 20. ● 7:00: Fallsview Casino Resort. Mike Birbiglia - Please Stop the Ride. Fallsview Casino Resort - OLG Stage, 6380 Fallsview Blvd., Niagara Falls. ticketmaster.ca. .15-2.85. ● 7:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music Society. Quartetfest #5: The New Zealand PART OF THE TORONTO SUMMER MUSIC FESTIVAL JUL 11 - AUG 3 Trio Zimbalist July 17 Elisabeth St-Gelais July 30 Jonathan Crow, Artistic Director Connolly & Middleton July 16 Voices Within July 26 Chauson’s Concert August 2 Buy tickets now! For Full Festival line up visit TOSUMMERMUSIC.COM 416.408.0208 thewholenote.com June, July & August 2024 | 47