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Volume 3 Issue 5 - February 1998

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Koshkin, Kucera and

Koshkin, Kucera and Kellner. Church of the Redeemer, 162 Bloor St. W. 922-8002. .,. • ••8:00: Music Gallery. On the Edge. Puhm: Soliloquy (Echoes of Emptiness) (premiere); Ades: Life Story (premiere); Kurtag: Requiem of the Beloved (premiere); Knussen: Whitman Settings; Messiaen: Poemes pour Mi. Stacie Robinson, soprano; John Hess, piano. 1 79 Richmond St. W. 204-1080. ,. • • •8:00: On Stage at the Glenn Gould Studio. 0/iver Jones Trio & Ranee Lee, vocals. Dave Young, bass ; Norman Marshal! Villeneuve, drums. 250 Front St. W. 205- 5555. . •••8:00: Opera Anonymous Role Study Project. ldomeneo, re di Creta. In-concert performance in Italian of Mozart's opera seria. Lenard Whiting , Nin a Scott-Stoddart, Deer Park Concerts ~pmmtJ ~ Organ Recital l hhicia Phiil/JJ. Wnght Dirtctor tJ MuJI{ and OrgamJ/ at Mrtmpollirm lfi1itrd Church ,;, 'lVrrmlo. Buxlthudt, Bach, Mnultlliohn, Di.stkr, Rtgtr mu/ '"fhrtr SpiiitualJ.for En/m Surulay " h)• Roberl Grwdtt. Satunla)•, Ftbroary 7 1998 a18p.m. Admi.JSio11 Dttr Fnrk Umltd Church 129 St. Clair A11t11ut l#st Adele Kozak, Alexa Wing & Victor Micallef, soloists; Brett Kingsbury, piano; Opera Anonymous Chorale, Peter Bishop, conductor. Ettore Mazzoleni Concert Hall, 273 Bloor St. W. 535-0654. 0. •••8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Roy Thomson Hall. See February 4 . • • •8:00: University of Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Berlioz: Roman Carnival Overture; Bloch: Schelomo; Beethoven: Symphony #5 . Rachel Mercer, cello; Uri Mayer, guest conductor. MacMillan Theatre, 80 Queen's Park. 978-3750ext.6. , . •••2:00: Art Gallery of Ontario & University Settlement. Music from the Baroque, Classical & Romantic eras. 317 Dundas St. W. 979- 6648. Fre.e with gallery admiss ion . • • •2:00: Canadian Opera Company. Janacek: The Cunning Little Vixen. 1:15pm: Free Pre-performance Talk in the lobby. Hummingbird Centre for the Performing Arts. See February 4. • • • 2:00: George R. Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art. White on White Closing Concert. Glick: new work (premiere); works by Saint-Saens, Leclair, Fishman, Anderson, Lombardo, Wykes & Hirao. Jacques lsraelievit ch, violin; Judy Loman, harp . 111 Queen' s Pa rk. 586-8080. to . • • • 2 :00: Harbourfront Centre. Kuumba: Youth Outreach Mass Choir. Water's Edge Cafe , 235 Queens Quay W. 973-4000. Free. •••2:00: Massey Hall . Camerata Academica Salzburg. Mozart: Violin Concerto in D; Bartok: Divertimento for Strings. 15 Shuter. 872-4255. to . •••2:00: Mississauga Pops Concert Band. Thanks for the Memories. High Time Quartet; Denny Ringler, music director. Meadowvale Theatre, 631 5 Montevideo Road, Mississauga. 905-821-0090. ,. • • • 2 :00: Scarborough Civic Centre. Dick Smith & Syncona. 150 Borough Drive. 396-7212. Free. • • • 2 :30: Toronto Early Music Centre. A Cheerful Noyse. Sacred & secular music of the European Renaissan~e. Tactus Vocal Ensemble. Royal Ontario Museum, 100 Queen's Park. 966-1409. Free with admission to the ROM. •• •3:00: Canadian Chamber Academy. Boccherini: String Quartet Op.58 #1; Respighi: 11 Tramonto; Coulthard: Three Sonnets of Shakespeare; Britten: Les Illuminations Op.18. Lara Nie, soprano; Academy Quartet. George lgnatieff Theatre, 1 5 Devonshire Place. 538-4342. ,. • • •3:00: Hart House Music Committee. Sunday Serenade: From the Classics to the Tango. Susan Hoeppner, flute; Rachel Gauk, guitar. Great Hall, 7 Hart House Circle. 978- 5362. Free. • ••3:00: Oshawa-Durham Symphony Orchestra. Music · for the Heart. Bach: Concerto for two violins in d minor; Chausson: Poeme; Ravel: Tzigane; Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture; B~ethoven: Egmont Overture. Kolja Blacher & Khatchatur Almazian, violins; Marco Parisotto, conductor. Portion of ticket sales will go to Oshawa General Hospital. College Park Jacques Israelievitch & Judy Loman Sunday February 8, 2 pm at the Gardiner Museum Come and hear works by Saint-Saens, Leclair, Fishman, T.J. Anderson, Robert Lombardo, ·-· Robert Wykes and Kishio Hirao. A new musical work by Srul lrving Glick will also be premiered. Members, students and seniors; general public; children under 16 Sponsored by: W.A. Macdonald Associates, Inc. Call and reserve in advance or buy your tickets at the door. 586-8080 TORONTO 'S ONLY COMPREHENSIVE MONTHLY CLASSICAL & CONTEMPORARY CONC ERT LISTING SOURCE Church, 11 64 Kings St. E. Oshawa. 905-579-6711 . . •••3:30: 100th Monkey Oasis. Journeys of the Mind. Philip Read presents poetry & music. 66 Wellesley St. E., 2nd floor. 925-7633. Donation. •• •7:00: Inspiration Performing Arts Company. An Evening of Classical Music. · Works by Verdi, Rossini, Tchaikovsky & Rachmaninov. Marina Belova, piano; Galina Loukomskaya, soprano; Mikaela Alexandrova, accompanist. Christ Church Deer Park, 1570 Yonge St. 239-0973. . • • •7:30: Hart House Music Committee. Hart House Chamber Strings. Great Hall, 7 Hart House Circle. 978-5362. Free. •••8:00: Music Gallery. Canadian Electronic Ensemble. An evening of new compositions & improvisations. D"avid Jaeger, Larry Lake, Jim Montgomery, Laura Wilcox, Michael Dobinson & Paul Stillwell, performers. 179 Richmond St. W. 204-1080. ,. •••8:00: New Hamilton Orchestra. Winter Serenade. String serenades by Tchaikovsky, Elgar & Grieg . Scottish Rite, King St. West, Hamilton. 905-526-6556. to . • • •11 :OOam: University of Toronto Voice Department. Vocal Performance Masterc/ass given by Mark Pedrotti. Waiter Hall, 80 Queen's Park. 978- 3750 ext.6. Free. • • •1 :00: Lunch Hour at St. James'. Christopher Dawes, organ. Orchestral transcriptions by Mendelssohn & Brahms. 65 Church St. 364-7865.Free. • • • 5 :30: Clarke Institute of Psychiatry_ Music for Midwinter: Chamber Group Therapy. Gryphon Trio: I Annalee Patipatanakoon, violin; : Roman Borys, cello; Jamie Parker, piano. Aldwyn Stokes Auditorium, 250 College St. 979-6816. Free. • • •8:00: Living Arts Centre Mississauga. Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana; Leoncavallo: I Pagliacci. Opera Nazionale ltaliana; Budapest State Opera Orchestra.

Hammerson Hall, 4141 Living Arts Drive. 905-306-6000. ,. • ••8:00: OnStage at the Glenn Gould Studio. Jean Stilwe/1, mezzo soprano; Saraste Chamber Players, Jukka-Pekka Saraste, conductor. Weill: Suite for Wind Orchestra from The Threepenny Opera; Song Cycle for mezzo & wind orchestra (arr. Kulesha); love songs by Poulenc, Satie, Koechlin, Brei & Weill. 250 Front St. W. 205- 5555. . • • •8:30: Roy Thomson Hall. Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam, Riccardo Chailly, conductor. Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto #3; Sfravinsky: Petrouchka. Arcadi Volodos, piano. 60 Simcoe St. 872-4255. to . • • • 9 :00: Music G-.llery. CCMC. Paul Dutton, soundsinging; John Oswald, sax; Michael Snow, piano, synth; special guests. 179 Richmond St. W. 204-1080. Free. • • •12:00 noon: York University Faculty of Fine Arts. Joint concert by students from the improvisation studio of Casey Sokol & the vocal studio of Albert Greer. Karen Rymal, piano. DACARY Hall , 050 McLaughlin College, 4700 Keele St. 736-5136. Free. • • •12:30: Yorkminster Park Noonday Organ Recital. Sharon L. Beckstead, organ. 1585 Yonge St. 925-7312. Free. • • • 7:30: Art Gallery of Ontario. All That's Jazz. Tim Posgate Quartet. 31 7 Dundas St. W. 979-6648. Free with gallery admission. •••8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Zimmermann: Nobody Knows de Trouble I See; Bartok: Violin Concerto #2; Kulesha: Symphony (TSO commission/world premiere); Dvorak: Slavonic Dances Op.72 #1 , Op.46 #s 1 , 2 , 4 & 5 . Jens Lindemann, trumpet; Thomas Zehetmair, violin; Jukka-Pekka Saraste, conductor. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 593-4828. to . •• •8:00: Toronto Opera Repertoire. Rossini: La Cenerentola. Giuseppe Macina, artistic director/conductor. Central Techrrical Theatre, 7 25 Bathurst St. 698-9572. ,. • • •8:00: University of Toronto Jazz Series. Small Jazz Ensembles. Favourite standards and student arrangements & compositions. Waiter Hall, 80 Queens Park Cres. 978-3750ext.6. Free. • • •1 2:00 noon: Glenn Go;_,ld Studio: Music Around Us. Straight from the Heart. Chappel: Lakefront (world premiere); music by Rachmaninoff, Kreisler, Gluck, Puccini, Schumann, Faure, Bizet, Chopin & Saint-Saens. Patricia Johnston, harp; Kimberly Shippey, flute. 250 Front St. W. 205-5555. Free. • • •1 2:00 noon: Hart House Music Committee. Midday Mesaics. Ann Edwards, piano. Music Room, 7 Hart House Circle. 978-5362. Free. • ••8:00: Living Arts Centre Mississa.uga. Cowgirls. Off­ Broadway's recent smash success. Hammerson Hall , 4141 Living Arts Drive. 905- 306-6000. ,. • • •12:1 0: Music in St. Paul's: Noonday Recital. Ashley Tidy, organ. 227 Bloor St. E. 96 f-811 6. Free. • • •12: 10: University of Toronto Thursday Noon Series. My Funny Valentine. Love song~ across the centuries. Students from the Jazz, Vocal & Historical Performance programs. Waiter Hall, 80 Queen's Park. 978-3750ext.6. Free. • • •8:00: CBC Radio. Stuart McLean at the Vinyl Cafe. Vinyl Cafe Orchestra. Glenn Gould Studio, 250 Front St. W. 205-5555. , 2 . BRED POLEGATO G lobe-trotting Canadian baritone BRETT POLEGATO in a Music TORONTO recital w.ith distinguished pianist lAIN BURNSIDE •• •8:00: Music Toronto. Brett Polegato, baritone with lain Burnside, piano. Schube rt : selected songs; Schumann: Hans Chris t ian Andersen Lieder, Op.40; Kilpinen : Lieder urn den Todd; Finzi: Let Us Garlands Bring; Ives: selected songs; Copland: Folk Songs. Jane Mallett Theatre, 27 Front St. E. 366-7723. ,. •••8:00: Royal Conservatory of Music Artist Series. Micah Yui, piano. Albeniz: Iberia; Szymanowsky: Serenade de Don Juan; Rachmaninoff: Sonata #2. Ettore Mazzoleni Concert Hall, 273 Bloor St. W. 408-2824 ext.321 . 2,. •• •8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Roy Thomson Hall. See February 11 . Post-concert Lobby Chat with TSO Composer Advisor Gary Kulesha. •••8:30: Music Gallery. Music of David Tudor. John D.S: Adams & D'Arcy Philip 1 Gray, performers. 7 :00: Workshop/demonstration. 179 Richmond St. W. 204-1080. ,. •••12:00 noon: Roy Thomson Hall Volunteers. Bring Your Own Lunch Concert. Four Lovers Only: Denise Williams, Carmen Gozdan, sopranos; Doug Tranquada, baritone; Lenard Whiting, tenor. 60 Simcoe St. 593-4822 ext. 363. Free. • • •4:00: University of Toronto Faculty of Music. Scenes from Twentieth Century Opera. Works by Britten, Henze, Loosemore, Maidanik, Orff, and Stravi(lsky. Tore! Room, 80 Queen's Park. 978-3750ext 6 . Free. • • •8:00: Arkell Schoolhouse House Concert. Violin & Harp Duo. Jacques lsraelievitch, violin; Judy Loman, harp. 843 Watson Rd . South Arkell . 519- 763-7528. (reserved seating). • • •8:00: Exultate Chamber Singers, John Tuttle, conductor. Ode to Cupid. Arbor Oak Trio. Saint Thomas's Church, 383 Huron St. 961-8382. ,,$ 10. •••8:00: Living Arts Centre Mississauga. Cowgirls. Hammerson Hall . See February 12. • • •8:00: Music Gallery. Strange Attractors. 179 Richmond St. W. 204-1080. ,. • • •8:00: On Stage at the Glenn Gould Studio. Michael Burgess. Songs & ballads from his many starring roles. 250 Front St. W. 205-5555. . •• •8:00: Opera York. Leoncavallo: La Boheme. Performers include: Susan Gudgeon, Deborah Jeans, Bruce Kelly, Oliver Dawson; William Shookhoff, conductor; Valerie Kuinka, director. Vaughan City Playhouse, Bathurst & New Westminster. 905-709-4057. ,. • ••8:00: Orpheus Choir of Toronto. Chansons a la Vierge: An Evening of French Music. Music by Poulenc and Durufle. Sidgwick Scholars; Donald Sutherland, organ; Bralnerd Blyden-Taylor, conductor. St. James' Cathedral, 65 Church St. 530-4428.,. • ••8:00: Roy Thomson Hall . Rita MacNeil. 60 Simcoe St. 872-4255. to . •••8:00: Toronto Opera Repertoire. Bizet: Carmen. Giuseppe Macina, artistic director/conductor. Central Technical Theatre, 725 Bathurst St. 698-9572. ,. •• •8:00: Toronto Mendelssohn Choir. Valentine Variations. Works by Schubert, Brahms, Bruckner, Rheinberger & Schumann. Anagnoson & Kinton, piano duo. 7 :00pm: Pre-Concert Chat. George Weston Recital Hall, 5040 Yonge St. 598-0422. to . • ••8:00: University of Toronto Faculty Artist Series. Jo-Anne Bentley: Nightscapes. Aspects of the night set to songs by Schubert, Mendelssohn, Faure, Saint­ Saens, Brahms, Chausson, Boulanger, Crumb, Berlioz and others. Jo-Anne Bentley, mezzo soprano; William Aide, piano. Waiter Hall, 80 Queen's Park. 978-3750ext.6. ,. with Arbor Oak Trio present a celebration of love throughout the ages Friday, February 13th at 8pm St. Thomas's Church · 383 Huron Street For tickets and information call (416) 961-8382 TORONTO'S ONLY COMPREHENSIVE MONTHLY CLASSICAL & CONTEMPORARY CONCERT LISTING SOURCE

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