Views
8 years ago

Volume 3 Issue 4 - December 1997/January 1998

  • Text
  • Toronto
  • Theatre
  • December
  • Arts
  • Symphony
  • Choir
  • January
  • Performing
  • Classical
  • Orchestra

Advent & Christmas

Advent & Christmas Concert St. Andrew's Church 73 Simcoe Street (Corner of King & Simcoe) Opposite Roy Thompson Hall Sunday, December 7, 1997 at 3:00p.m. Scarborough Schools Youth Choir Director - Lee Willingham Come and sing your favourite Seasonal Hymns WED., DEC. I 0 AT 8 P.M. FRI., DEC. 12 AT 8 P.M. SUN., DEC. 14 AT 3 P.M. TUES., DEC. 16 AT 8 P.M. SAT., DEC. 20 AT 8 P.M. Ford Centre, 5040 Yonge St. 872-2222. . • 2 :00: Mississauga Library System. John Arpin in Concert. Noel Ryan Auditorium, 301 Burnhamthorpe Rd. W. ,. • 2 :00: Roy Thomson Hall. John McDermott- Christmas Memories. See December 6. • 2 :00: Royal Conservatory of Music. Royal Conservatory Orchestra. Winner of the Classical 96 Scholarship at The Glenn Gould Professional School, soloist; Rennie Regehr, HAND EL'S Noel Edison, conductor Valdine Anderson, soprano Angela Horn, mezzo-soprano Geoffrey Butler, tenor Thomas Barrett, baritone Barton Woomert, trumpet The Toronto Mendelssohn Choir Oec 10 sponsored by Consumers Gas m support of The Toronto Mendelssohn Cho1r Dec. 14 sponsored by General Molors of Canada ltmlled Der: 16 sponsored by Cantor Fttzgerald Canada Dec. ZO sponsored by fhe Ptxelboard Network i ·l Cooswnors Gu [M r ~~"~·,/., . RY'P'-Rr "~"""" jiixelboq_r.J! ~ Single? Come 10 the TSO's Classic Network evem for singles ~ on Dec. 10. Call the Box Off1ce for details. · Jukka - Pekka Saraste , MU SIC DIRE CTOR Andrew Davts , CONDUCTOR LAUREATE Gary Kulesha . COMPOSER ADVISOR conductor. Walker Court, Art Gallery of Ontario, 31 7 Dundas W. 408-2824ext. 321. Free with admission to the Gallery. • 2:30: Off Centre Music Series. Duos in Life and Music. Music by T chaikovsky, Wieniawski & Spohr. Yuri Mazurkevich, Dana Pomerants­ Mazurkevich, violins; Boris Zarankin, lnna Perkis, piano. Arts & Letters Club, 14 Elm St. 466-1870.,,: • 2:30: Plamusica. Austrian Advent. Concert of mostly Austrian Christmas Carols. Ursula lvonoffski, soprano; Voltr lvonoffski, organ/piano; Oesterreichischer Alpenchor; Forget-Me-Not Music Ensemble; Platzer Stubenmusi; Wilhelm Platzer, director. Our Lady of Fatima Shrine, 31 70 St. Clair E. 425-5748/267- 7819. advance; 2 door. • 3:00: Canadian Chamber Academy. Zipoli: Largo; Corelli: Concerto Grosso #8 "Christmas Concerto;" Friedman: Chanukah Celebrations (CCA Commission); Manino: Violin Concerto #2 (North American Premiere); Verdi: String Symphony. Peter Seminovs & Lance Ouellette, violins; CCA Orchestra; Atis Bankas, leader/violin. Concert dedicated to the memory of CCA bass player Viiu Varik. George lgnatief Theatre, 15 Devonshire PI. 538-4342. ,. • 3:00: Concertsingers. The Star of Bethlehem. Rheinberger: Der Stern von Bethlehem; Bach: Cantata #1 "How Brightly Shines the Morning Star;" Cornelius: The Three Kings; Rutter: The Star Carol; arr. Bergs: Huron Carol; other songs of the season. Roger Bergs, director. Saint Thomas's Church, 383 Huron · The Off Centre Music Series presents Duos in Life and Music with the Mazurkevich violin-duo and the Zarankin pianoduo petfonning music by Tchaikovsky. Spohr and Wieniawski . Poetry and prose reading by Jan Alexandra Smith. A unique blend of music with poetry, pastries, and coffee in an intimate 19th century salon setting. Sunday, Dce, 7, 2:30p.m. Arts & Letters Club, 14 Elm St. (416) 466-1870 Tickets: , , CONTEMPORARY St. 769-7991.,. • 3 :00: Elora Festival Singers. A Village Messiah. St. John' s Church, Elora. See December 5. • 3:00: Hart House Music Committee. Sunday Serenade. Music of Chopin, Debussy, Glick, Tchaikovsky & Liszt. Alexander Tselyakov, piano. Great Hall, University of Toronto. 978-5362. Free. • 3:00: Missiasauga Choral Society. Handel: Messiah. Leslie Fagan, soprano; Marianne Bindig, mezzo; Dennis Giesbrecht, tenor; Tom Goerz, baritone; Sinfony Players; Chrys Bentley, director. Hammerson Hall, 4141 Living Arts Drive. 905- 306-6000. ,. • 3 :00: Mooredale Youth Orchestra, Kristine Bogyo & Clare Carberry, conductors. Rosedale Heights School, 711 Bloor St. E. 922-3714. ,. • 3 :00: Toronto Youth Flute Orchestra. A Christmas Concerto. Msuic by Bach, Grieg, Mouret, Thomas, Gilkey, Telfer, Nourse, Manfredini; traditional Christmas favourites. Nancy Nourse, director. 'st. Leonard's Church, 25 Wanless. 485-8262. Free will offering. • 4:30: Great Music at St. Anne's. Handel: Messiah (Christmas portion). St. Anne's Choir; Gladstone Sinfonia. 270 Gladstone Ave. 922-4415. ,. • 7 :00: Mississauga Big Band Jazz Ensemble. Annual Christmas Concert & CD Release. Theatre 11, Living Arts Centre, 41 41 Living Arts Drive. 905-306-6000.. • 7 :30: Trinity Chamber Ensemble. Tchaikovsky: Souvenir de Florence: Schubert: Five German Dances; Bartok: Rumanian Folk Dances; Glazunov: lnterludium in Modo Antico; Variations on a Russian Folk Song by 7 composers. Church of the Transfiguration, 111 Manor Rd . E. 588-1292. , . • 8:00: Church of St. Martin­ In-The-Fields. Advent Carol Service. Works by Shephard, Winn & Biebl; traditional car~ls . 151 Glenlake Ave. 244- 2209. Collection. • 8:00: Flying Cloud Folk Club. Mad Love. Blend of traditional, folk & contemporary influences with original melodies & harmonies. Michelle Rumball, special guest. Tranzac Club, 292 Brunswick. 410-3655., . • 8 :00: Hart House Music Committee. Hart House Singers, Melva Graham, LISTING SOURCE

conductor. Great Hall, University of Toronto. 978- 5362. Free. • 8:00: Les AMIS, Michael Pepa, artistic director. Stellings/ Paskaruk Cello & Piano Duo. Chopin: Introduction & Polonaise Brillante, Op.3; Pepa: GUSLE for solo cello; Beethoven: Sonata in A major Op.69; Williams : Studies in English Folk Song; McConnell: Sonata #2 (Premiere); - Stellings/Gershwin: Concert Fantasy on Themes from Porgy & Bess. Studio Theatre, Ford Centre for the Performing Arts, 5040 Yonge St. 872-2222. . • 8:00: New Music Concert. Spirit of Hong Kong. Music of Hong Kong composers now living on four continents. Accordes String Quartet; Wendy Law , cello; Wong Ching, pi'pa; Robert Aitken, conductor. 7 : 1 5 : Pre-concert discussion. du Maurier Theatre, 231 Queens Quay West. 973- 4000.,. Saens. Barbara Bolte, oboe; Christopher Lee, flute; Darcy McFadyen, french horn; Christian Sharpe, bassoon; Peter Stoll, clarinet; Christina Petrowska, piano. St. Clements Church, 59 Briar Hill Ave. 693- 5267.. • 8:00: Markham Theatre for Performing Arts. Jackie Richardson & the Faith Chorale. An evening of gospel music. 171 Town Centre Blvd. 905-305-7469. .96. Beethoven An die feme Geliebte Butterworth A Shropshire Lad Ravel Don Quichotte songs by Rachmaninov and Purcell • 8:00: Toronto Theatre Organ Society & Kiwanis Club of Caaa Loma. Wurlitzer Pops/ at Casa Loma. Frs. Jim Miller & Andrew Rogers. 1 Austin Terrace. 870-8000. . • 1 :00: Lunch Hour at St. Jamea'. Bruce Kirkpatrick Hill, organ. 65 Church St. 364- 7865. Free. presents lAMES WESTMAN baritone STEPHEN RALLS piano 8 pm, Tuesday, December 9, 1997 Glenn Gould Studio Canadian Broadcasting Centre 250 Front Street West Tickets: / seniors & students Call: {416) 205-5555 • 7:00: Etobicoke Community Concert Band Brass Ensemble & Etobicoke Centennial Choir. Family Christmas Carol Sing. Etobicoke City Hall, 399 The West Mall. 233-6639. Free. • 8:00: Aldeburgh Connection. James Westman, baritone; Stephen Rails, piano. Beethoven: An die feme Geliebte; English songs & Lieder. Glenn Gould Studio, 250 Front W. 205-5555. ,. Sarum A 1 5 1 h-century Mass for St Andrew an authentic recreation of plainsong and polyphony by the University of Toronto Sarum Singers Tuesday, Dec. 9'h 7 p.m. Church of the Redeemer Bloor and Avenue admission free THE TORONTO CONSORT I997-I998 . SILVER ANNIVERSARY SEASON A CELTIC CHruSTMAS WITH BAR9QUE PUI~T A Cape Breton fiddle tunes, English Yuletide Ballads, Renaissance Carols Thursday & Friday, December 11 & 12, at 8 pm Trinity-St. Paul's Church, 427 Bloor Street West Call (416) 964,6337 for tickets. TORONTO'S ONLY COMPREHENSIVE MONTHLY CLASSICAL & CONTEMPORARY CbNCERT LISTING SOURCE

Volumes 21-25 (2015-2020)

Volumes 16-20 (2010-2015)

Volumes 11-15 (2004-2010)

Volumes 6 - 10 (2000 - 2006)

Volumes 1-5 (1994-2000)