Volume 30 Issue 2 | October & November 2024

LIVE OR ONLINE | Oct 1

LIVE OR ONLINE | Oct 1 to Dec 7, 2024 Tuesday October 1 ● 12:10: Nine Sparrows Arts Foundation. Lunchtime Chamber Music: Rising Stars Recital. Featuring performers from the Glenn Gould School. Yorkminster Park Baptist Church (Toronto), 1585 Yonge St. 416-922- 1167 or www.yorkminsterpark.com. Free. Donations welcome. ● 12:10: University of Toronto Faculty of Music. Tuesday Voice Series: Jim & Charlotte Norcop Prize in Song Finals. Walter Hall (University of Toronto), 80 Queen’s Park. www. music.utoronto.ca. Free. ● 1:00: St. James Cathedral. Tuesday Organ Recital. Andre Knevel, organ. Cathedral Church of St. James, 106 King St. E. 416-364- 7865 or www.stjamescathedral.ca/recitals. Free. Donations encouraged. ● 7:30: Hugh’s Room Live. Dan Hill. A benefit for Journey Home Hospice in Support of the Saint Elizabeth Foundation. 296 Broadview Ave. www.showpass.com/dan-hill-a-benefitfor-journey-home-hospice. . ● 8:00: Royal Conservatory of Music. Commemorate the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation. Falen Johnson, host; Tanya Tagaq, vocalist; Manitou Mkwa Singers; Emma Pennell, soprano; David Eliakis, piano; Royal Conservatory Orchestra; Jennifer Tung, conductor; and others. Royal Conservatory of Music - TELUS Centre - Koerner Hall, 273 Bloor St. W. www.rcmusic.com/tickets. From . Wednesday October 2 ● 12:00 noon: Canadian Opera Company. Dance Series: Meet the Artists of Fall for Dance North’s 10th Anniversary Festival. Dive deeper into two of FFDN’s 10th Anniversary festival season mainstage productions: Big Time Miss by Rock Bottom Movement and- Night Shift, a late-night performance series co-presented by Citadel +Compagnie and Fall For Dance North. The performance is followed by a discussion with the artists about their creative process. Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre, Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W. www.coc. ca. Free. ● 12:15: St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church (Kitchener). Noon Hour Series: Douglas Haas Legacy Concerts. Darielle Chomyn-Davison, mezzo; Kyla Altrogge, vocalist & piano; Jack Wyndham, piano. 54 Queen St. N., Kitchener. 519-578-4430 or www.standrewskw.com. Free. Lunch available for at 11:30am or bring your own. ● 2:00: Bloor/Borden Farmers’ Market. Music in the Market: Days of Grace. 300 Borden St. 613-475-4769. Free. 2pm-7pm. Rain or shine. ● 7:30: Southern Ontario Lyric Opera (SOLO). La Bohème. Music by Giacomo Puccini. Fully staged opera with Soloists. Southern Ontario Lyric Opera Chorus & Orchestra; Sabatino Vacca, conductor. Burlington Performing Arts Centre, 440 Locust St., Burlington. www.southernontariolyricopera.com/ la-boheme-2 or www.burlingtonpac.ca or 905-681-6000. ; (sr 65+); (13-18); (12 & under). Also Oct 5 at McIntyre Performing Arts Centre at Mohawk College. ● 8:00: Crow’s Theatre. Crow’s Cabaret: Palatable Gay Robot. Starring Stephen Brower and Naomi Snieckus (Oct 2), Aurora Brown (Oct 3), Linda Kash (Oct 4), and Sherry Miller (Oct 5). Streetcar Crowsnest - Crows Theatre, 345 Carlaw Ave. www.crowstheatre. com. . Also Oct 3, 4, 5. ● 8:00: Hugh’s Room Live. Tom Paxton and The Don Juans. 296 Broadview Ave. www. showpass.com/tom-paxton-and-the-donjuans. . ● 8:00: Stratford Festival. Something Rotten! Book by Karey Kirkpatrick & John O’Farrell; Music & Lyrics by Wayne Kirkpatrick & Karey Kirkpatrick; Directed by Donna Feore. Stratford Festival Theatre, 55 Queen St., Stratford. 1-800-567-1600. -6.42. Runs until Nov. 17th. Visit stratfordfestival.ca for tickets and info. Thursday October 3 ● 12:00 noon: Canadian Opera Company. Dance/Instrumental Series: A Musical and Dance Journey Through Latin America. Embark on a captivating journey with Latinx Ensemble 2024 through the vibrant dance and melodies of Latin America. From Mexico toArgentina, this performance celebrates the rich cultural tapestry of this diverse continent, encompassing Central America, the Caribbean, and the Andean nations. Join us for an exhilarating celebration of LatinAmerican rhythms and traditions! Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre, Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W. www. coc.ca. Free. ● 12:00 noon: Wilfrid Laurier University Faculty of Music. Music at Noon - Glenn Buhr & Keenan Reimer-Watts. Wilfrid Laurier University - Maureen Forrester Recital Hall, 75 University Ave., Waterloo. www.wlu.ca/academics/faculties/faculty- of-music/news/2024/summer/lauriers- 2024-2025-concert-season.html. Free. ● 1:00: Trinity Bach Project. Bach and Roses. Bach: Cantata BWV 72 “Alles nur nach Gottes Willen”; Bach: Cantata BWV 182 “Himmelskönig, sei willkommen”; and works by Purcell and Duruflé. Nicholas Nicolaidis, conductor, with 13 voices; Alison Melville, recorder; Gillian Howard, oboe; Valerie Gordon, violin; Jonathan Oldengarm, organ. University of Toronto - Trinity College Chapel, 6 Hoskin Ave. 306-250-4256. Free. Also Oct 4 @ 8pm: Little Trinity Anglican Church; Nov 13 @ 8pm: Grace Church-on-the-Hill; Nov 17 @ 3pm: Metropolitan United Church. ● 1:30: Women’s Musical Club of Toronto. Music in the Afternoon: Campbell Fagan Park Trio. Schubert: Der Hirt auf dem Felsen D.965 (Shepherd on the Rock); Glick: Images at Nightfall, Georgian Bay. James Campbell, clarinet; Leslie Fagan, soprano; Angela Park, piano. University of Toronto - Edward Johnson Building - Walter Hall, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-923-7052 X1 or www.wmct.on.ca. ; free(st with ID at door). ● 7:00: Estonian Music Week. Kristjan Randalu, Piano. Schumann: Dichterliebe Op.40. Cotton Factory, The, 270 Sherman Ave. N., Hamilton. www.eventbrite.ca/e/emw-concert-series-kristjan-randalu-hamilton-tick- WOMEN’S MUSICAL CLUB OF TORONTO OCTOBER 3, 2024 | 1.30 PM CAMPBELL FAGAN PARK TRIO James Campbell, clarinet Leslie Fagan, soprano Angela Park, piano 416-923-7052 | wmct.on.ca ets-1000380243237. ; (st). Also Oct 6 @ 2pm. Hugh’s Room, Toronto. ● 7:30: Flato Markham Theatre. Tom Thomson’s Wake - An Original Folk Musical. Shipyard Kitchen Party Band. 171 Town Centre Blvd., Markham. 905-305-7469 or www.flatomarkhamtheatre.ca. From . ● 8:00: Burdock Music Hall. Two Tomorrows and Good Fortune with Special Guest Rebecca Hennessy. Two Tomorrows: Harley Card, vocals & guitar; Good Fortune: Kelsey McNulty, vocals & keyboards; Rebecca Hennessy, trumpet & voice. Burdock - Music Hall, 1184 Bloor St. W. 416-546-4033. /(adv). ● 8:00: Crow’s Theatre. Crow’s Cabaret: Palatable Gay Robot. See Oct 2. Also Oct 4 & 5. ● 8:00: Hugh’s Room Live. Melanie Doane & Special Guests. A benefit for Doane Music School. 296 Broadview Ave. www.showpass. com/melanie-doane. $30. Friday October 4 ● 12:10: Music at St. Andrew’s. Noon Time Recital: Shades of Blue. Beethoven: Piano WHOLENOTE Event Listings are free of charge and can be submitted by artists, venues or presenters at any time. WE INCLUDE Daily listings for date-specific events such as live and/or livestream performances, workshops, etc. A directory of alternative venues - mainly clubs, mostly jazz. Listings for ongoing, on-demand and other music-related activities not tied to a specific date. HOW TO LIST Use the convenient online form at thewholenote.com/applylistings or email listings to listings@thewholenote.com. Changes to listings already submitted can usually be accommodated. Please note, we do not take listings over the phone. 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Sonata Op.27 No.2; Debussy: Claire de lune; Ravel: Jeux d’eau; Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue. Irina Bazik, piano. St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, 73 Simcoe St. 416-593-5600 x220. Free. Donations welcome. ● 12:30: Don Wright Faculty of Music. Fridays at 12:30 Concert Series. Jonathan Rowsell, tuba; Denis Jiron, trombone; Kyung Kim, piano. Western University - Music Building - Von Kuster Hall, 1151 Richmond St. N., London. 519-661-3767 or www.music.uwo.ca/ events. Free. LIVE & LIVESTREAM. ● 7:00: Bingemans. Oktoberfest KoolHaus 2024: The Sheepdogs. 425 Bingemans Centre Dr., Kitchener. Ticket prices vary by event. Please visit www.bingemans.com/ Oktoberfest/events. ● 7:30: Canadian Opera Company. Nabucco. Music by Giuseppe Verdi. Roland Wood (Nabucco); Mary Elizabeth Williams (Abigaille); Rihab Chaieb (Fenena); Matthew Cairns (Ismaele); and other soloists. Canadian Opera Company Chorus & Orchestra; Paolo Carignani, conductor; Katherine M. Carter, director. Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W. 416-363- 8231 or 1-800-250-4653 or tickets@coc.ca. From . Also Oct 6(2pm), 17, 19(4:30pm), 23, 25. At 7:30pm unless otherwise noted. ● 7:30: Scarborough Philharmonic Orchestra. Celebration! Ronald Royer: Four Seasons of Canada for String Sextet; Mozart: Allegro maestoso (Mvmt 1) from Sinfonia Concertante for Violin, Viola and Orchestra in E-flat K.364; Charles Liu: New Work for String Quartet (SPO Commission and Premiere); Daniel Mehdizadeh: Dialectics, for String Quartet (Premiere); Zhiqi (Jimmy) Lin: Rotating Lantern (SPO New Generation Composer – Premiere); Massimo Guida: The Burning Cove, for String Quartet (SPO New Generation Composer - Premiere); Beethoven: Presto from String Quartet Op.131; Dvořák: Allegro con fuoco from String Quintet No.2 in G Op.77. Odin Quartet: Alex Toskov, violin; Tanya Charles Iveniuk, violin; Matt Antal, viola; Samuel Bisson, cello. Scarborough Bluffs United Church, 3739 Kingston Rd., Scarborough. 647-956-1182 or www.spo.ca. ; $30(sr); (st); Free(under 14 when accompanied by parents). ● 7:30: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Spirited Overtures. Rossini: Overture to The Barber of Seville; Stravinsky: Jeu de cartes; Mozart: Violin Concerto No.5 K.216; J. Strauss II: Overture to Die Fledermaus. Renaud Capuçon, violin; Gustavo Gimeno, conductor. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-598-3375 or www.tso.ca. From $30. Also Oct 5(RTH @ 8pm) & Oct 6(George Weston Recital Hall @ 3pm). ● 8:00: 3030 Dundas West Live Music Venue. Ron Korb Global Canvas CD Launch. Ron Korb, flute; Victoria Yeh, violin; Xiaoqiu Lin, erhu; Bill Evans, piano; Steve Lucas, bass; Rick Shadrach Lazar, percussion; Ray Hickey Jr., guitar & koto. 3030 Dundas St. W. www. ronkorb.com/globalcanvas. /$30(adv). ● 8:00: Burlington Performing Arts Centre. The Box. Burlington Performing Arts Centre - Main Theatre, 440 Locust St., Burlington. 905-681-6000. .50(.50 member) - .50(.50 member). ● 8:00: Crow’s Theatre. Crow’s Cabaret: Palatable Gay Robot. See Oct 2. Also Oct 5. ● 8:00: Flato Markham Theatre. Any Dream Will Do: The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber. Includes songs such as Memory, Don’t Cry for Me Argentina, The Phantom of the Opera, Sunset Boulevard, and The Music of the Night. 171 Town Centre Blvd., Markham. 905-305- 7469 or www.flatomarkhamtheatre.ca. From . Limited availability. ● 8:00: Hugh’s Room Live. Twin Flames. 296 Broadview Ave. www.showpass.com/ twin-flames-3. From . ● 8:00: Old Mill Toronto. Jazz Lounge: Masters of Old School Blues - Diana Braithwaite & Chris Whiteley. 21 Old Mill Rd. 416-207-2020 or www.oldmilltoronto.com/event/dianabraithwaite-chris-whiteley. . Minimum $30 food & beverage spend. Restricted to ages 19+. Dinner at 6pm. Show at 8pm. ● 8:00: Trinity Bach Project. Bach and Roses. See Oct 3. Also Nov 13 @ 8pm: Grace Church-on-the-Hill; Nov 17 @ 3pm: Metropolitan United Church. Saturday October 5 ● 10:00am: T.Y.T. Theatre. Curious George and the Golden Meatball. Wychwood Theatre (Toronto), 76 Wychwood Ave. tyttheatre.com. .49; .49(under 12); .49(group of 4 or more); .49(front row). Also Oct 5(12:30pm), 6(12:30pm), 12(12:30pm), 13(12:30pm), 19(12:30pm), 20(12;30pm) Any person in theatre space, regardless of age, must hold a valid ticket; recommended age 4+. ● 2:00: Brampton Festival Singers. Popular Songs of the 60’s and 70’s Sing-Along. Enjoy the music with the community and a coffee/tea with some light snacks to fill the afternoon. Barry Mann: Who Put the Bomp?; The Mammas & the Papas: California Dreaming; The Beatles: I Want to Hold Your Hand; Roger Miller: King of the Road; and other songs. Snelgrove Community Centre, 11692 Hurontario St., Brampton. Visit www. bfschoir.org. Free. ● 2:00: Sudbury Symphony Orchestra. Classical Mega Hits. Rossini: Overture to The Barber of Seville; Beethoven: 1st Mvmt of Symphony No.5; J. Strauss Jr.: An der schönen blauen Donau (On the Beautiful Blue Danube); Pachelbel Canon in D; Sibelius: Finlandia; Brahms: Allegro spirito from Symphony No.2. William Rowson, conductor. Sheridan Auditorium, 154 College St., Sudbury. www.ci.ovationtix.com/36875/production/1211023. $30; (under 30). Also 7:30pm. ● 3:00: Canadian Music Centre. Robert Nathaniel Dett Album Release Concert: Northern Magnolias. Works by Robert Nathaniel Dett. Luke Welch, piano. Canadian Music Centre, Chalmers Performance Space, 20 St. Joseph St. www.on.cmccanada.org. Free. Limited seating on a first-come/firstserved basis. Post-concert reception and meet-and-greet. ● 3:00: Friends of Music at St. Thomas’s. Hymn Festival. Ravel: Histoires naturelles; Poulenc: Le Bestiaire; and other works. Hosted by John Fraser. Elizabeth Anderson, Manuel Piazza, and John Tuttle, organ. St. Thomas’s Anglican Church, 383 Huron St. www.stthomas.on.ca or 416-483-5488. Pay What You Wish ( suggested). ● 4:30: Beach United Church. Jazz & Reflection Featuring David Occipinti & String Trio. David Occipinti, guitar; Carol Lynn Fujino, violin; Catherine Gray, viola; and Mary-Katherine Finch, cello. Beach United Church, 140 Wineva Ave. 416-691-8082. Pay-what-you-can (suggested minimum of ). No tickets required and you may just show up at the door. ● 7:00: Bingemans. Oktoberfest KoolHaus 2024: The Reklaws. 425 Bingemans Centre Dr., Kitchener. Ticket prices vary by event. Please visit www.bingemans.com/ Oktoberfest/events. ● 7:00: Evergreen Club Contemporary Gamelan/Consulate General of Indonesia. Fortieth Anniversary Celebration. Works by Andrew Timar, Mark Duggan, Bill Parsons, John Wyre, and Nano Surato. Guest artists and Maxine Heppner, choreographer. Consulate General of Indonesia, 129 Jarvis St. www.eventbrite.ca/e/concert-celebrating- 40-years-evergreen-club-contemporarygamelan-tickets. Free. ● 7:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music Society. Holman & Hasnova. Program to be announced. Petr Holman, viola; Marie Hasonova, violin. Keffer Memorial Chapel, Wilfrid Laurier University, 75 University Ave. W., Waterloo. www.k-wcms.com/concerts. $30; (st). ● 7:00: Starvox Entertainment. Evil Dead the Musical. Book and lyrics by George Reinblatt; Music by Frank Cipolla, Christopher Bond, Melissa Morris, George Reinblatt. Randolph Theatre, 736 Bathurst St. . $30-. Runs until Nov. 24th. Visit evildeadthemusical. com for tickets. ● 7:30: Brantford Music Club. Tafelmusik. Works by Purcell, Muffat, and Bach. Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra. Sanderson Centre for the Performing Arts, 88 Dalhousie St., Brantford. 519-752-7453 or www. brantfordmusicclub.com. ; (st); Free(elementary st). ● 7:30: Greenbank Folk Music Society. Jenie Thai. Jenie Thai Trio plus special guest Rory Thaillon. Greenbank Hall, 19965 Highway #12, Greenbank. 905-985-8351. . ● 7:30: London Symphonia. Opening Night: Tchaikovsky and Good. Tchaikovsky: Symphony No.6 “The Pathetique”; Scott Good: Trumpet Concerto “Between the Rooms”, which is full of drama and colour, rounds out the program. Adam Zinatelli, trumpet; Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser, conductor. Metropolitan United Church, 468 Wellington St., London. 226-270-0910 or www.londonsymphonia.ca. $ General Admission, Reserved Seating, and for unlimited Video On Demand 21-day access. ● 7:30: Mississauga Living Arts Centre. Salaam Rahman. Sampradaya Dance Creations. Features Rahman’s scores, accompanied by live music from the Mississauga Symphony Orchestra and an Indian Orchestra, melding eastern classical with contemporary sounds. 4141 Living Arts Dr., Mississauga. 905-306-6000. From $30. ● 7:30: Music at the Toronto Oratory. Complete Organ Works of J. S. Bach, Part II: Bach Goes to School. Includes the chorale partitas “Sei gegrusset” and “Ach, was soll ich sunder machen,” and Prelude and Fugue in b. Aaron James, organ. Holy Family Roman Catholic Church (Toronto) - Oratory, 1372 King St. W. 416-532-2879. Free admission. Donations accepted. ● 7:30: Southern Ontario Lyric Opera (SOLO). La Bohème. See Oct 2. ● 7:30: Sudbury Symphony Orchestra. Classical Mega Hits. See 2pm. ● 7:30: University of Toronto Faculty of Music. Wind Ensemble: Brief Incarnations. Mendelssohn: Overture; Lili Boulanger: D’un matin de printemps; Schulhoff:- Hot-Sonate; David Gillingham: Waking Angels; Gershwin: Prelude No.2; Steven Stucky: Music for Queen Mary. Gillian MacKay, conductor; Kannan Bloor, saxophone - Winner of the 2024 Winds Concerto Competition. York University - Accolade East Buildinng - Tribute Communities Recital Hall, 4700 Keele St. www.music. utoronto.ca. $30; (sr); (st). ● 8:00: Burlington Performing Arts Centre. Black Gold. Disco, Soul, Rock’n’Roll, Rhythm and Blues. Burlington Performing Arts Centre - Main Theatre, 440 Locust St., Burlington. 905-681-6000. .50(.50 member) - .50(.50 member). ● 8:00: Cathedral Bluffs Symphony Orchestra. Ode to Joy. Joel Toews: Fanfare 401; Matthew Emery: Hymn of Praise; Beethoven: Symphony No.9 in d Op.125 “Choral”. Martin MacDonald, conductor; Rachel Krehm, soprano; Danielle MacMillan, mezzo; Daevyd Pepper, tenor; Alex Halliday, bass-baritone; Pax Christi Chorale HYMN FESTIVAL HOSTED BY JOHN FRASER, CM ORGANISTS ELIZABETH ANDERSON, MANUEL PIAZZA & JOHN TUTTLE OCTOBER 5 AT 3:00 PM ST. THOMAS’S CHURCH, 383 HURON ST. PAY WHAT YOU WISH ( SUGGESTED) STTHOMAS.ON.CA FRIENDS OF MUSIC AT ST. THOMAS’S thewholenote.com October & November 2024 | 31