October/November 2024 containing our 30th annual presenter directory (25th under the Blue Pages name) is now available for viewing. Also first four instalments of ART OF THE ARC -- a concert curators' Q & A, with more to follow online and in print throughout the fall. Also View from Up Here parses the difference between a two lane highway and a two-way street; Choral Scene digs into singing and health; Music Theatre taps joy-fuelled offerings at London's Grand Theatre and elsewhere; In with the New looks at Letters to God; Classical and Beyond tackles a 212-listing 68 days; thirteen new recordings in our listening room and more.
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LIVE OR ONLINE | Oct 1 to Dec 7, 2024 ● 3:00: Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra. Feast for the Senses: Lalande & Rameau. See Oct 18. ● 3:00: The Jeffery Concerts. Esme Quartet. Kui Dong: “Spring” from Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter; Juri Seo: “Fall - Winter” from Infinite Season; Mendelssohn: String Quartet in f Op.80; Schumann: String Quartet in A Op.41 No.3. St. John the Evangelist Anglican Church, 280 St. James St., London. www.grandtheatre.com or 519-673-8102. ; Free(st). ● 3:15: Mooredale Concerts. Benedetto Lupo, piano. Walter Hall (University of Toronto), 80 Queen’s Park. 416-922-3714 x103; 647-988-2012 (eve/wknd). $30-. ● 4:00: Elora Singers. Songs of Sanctuary: Du Fay, Allegri, Berko. St. Matthew’s Centre, 54 Benton St., Kitchener. 519-846-0331 or www. elorasingers.ca/events/songs-of-sanctuary-dufay-allegri-berko. ; (st); (12 and under). ● 4:00: Folk Under The Clock. Breabach. Market Hall Performing Arts Centre, 140 Charlotte St., Peterborough. 705-749- 1146 or www.markethall.org. . ● 4:00: St. Olave’s Anglican Church. Choral SUN 20 OCT AT 4 Choral Evensong for St. Luke plus at 5 p.m. STANFORD’S CENTENARY with Robert Busiakiewicz O for a Thousand Tongues to Sing • Come, Ye Thankful People, Come Praise and Thanksgiving • God, whose giving knows no ending Praise to the Lord, the Almighty (Lobe Den Herren) Great is Thy Faithfulness • Touch the Earth Lightly Let All Creation Dance • Go to the World Evensong for St. Luke. Opens with Choral Evensong for St. Luke, a religious service. Followed at 5pm by an illustrated music feature entitled Standford’s Centenary: Victoriana Revisited presented by Robert Busiakiewicz. St. Olave’s Anglican Church, 360 Windermere Ave. www.YouTube.com/StOlavesAnglican- Church or 416-769-5686. Contributions appreciated. ● 4:00: St. Philip’s Recital Series. Northern Magnolias. Solo piano works by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor and others. Luke Welch, piano. St. Philip’s Anglican Church, 31 St. Phillips Rd., Etobicoke. 416-247-5181. Admission by donation. ● 7:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music Society. KWS Musicians String Trio/Quartet. Mozart: Divertimento K.563; Janáček: String Quartet No.1. Jung Tsai, violin; Xueao Yang, violin; Jody Davenport, viola; Rebecca Morton, cello. First United Church, 16 William St. W., Waterloo. www.k-wcms. com/concerts. $30; (st). ● 7:00: Yorkminster Park Baptist Church. Home, Harvest and Healing: Autumn Hymn Festival. O for a thousand tongues to sing; Come ye faithful people come; Praise and thankgsiving; God whose giving knows no ending; Praise to the Lord; and other hymns. Yorkminster Park Baptist Church, 1585 Yonge St. www.yorkminsterpark.com. Free. Donations welcome. Monday October 21 ● 7:30: Kingston Baroque Consort. The Dragon of Wantley. A retelling of the story with incidental music by John Frederick Lampe,narration by Matthew Davis, and original artwork by Colton Fox. Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts, 390 King St. W., Kingston. www.eventbrite.com/e/baroque-tapestry-kingston-baroque-consortseason-2024-2025-tickets-981833619787 or legerek@queensu.ca or 613-217-5099. ; (st); Free(under 17). ● 7:30: University of Toronto Faculty of Music. Wilma and Clifford Smith Visitor in Music: Celso Machado, guitar. Walter Hall (University of Toronto), 80 Queen’s Park. www.music.utoronto.ca. Free. Tuesday October 22 ● 11:45am: Wilfrid Laurier University Faculty of Music. Student Recital - Voice. 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. ● 12:00 noon: Canadian Opera Company. Instrumental Series: Romancing the Rock. Luís Ramirez: Iridescence; and works by César Franck and Amanda Maier. Duo Concertante: Nancy Dahn, violin; Timothy Steeves, piano. Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre, Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W. www.coc.ca. Free. ● 12:10: Nine Sparrows Arts Foundation. Lunchtime Chamber Music. Hannah Silverberg, flute. Yorkminster Park Baptist Church, 1585 Yonge St. 416-922-1167 or www.yorkminsterpark.com. Free. Donations welcome. ● 12:10: University of Toronto Faculty of Music. Tuesday Voice Series: 2nd Year Undergraduate Singers in Performance. Walter Hall (University of Toronto), 80 Queen’s Park. www.music.utoronto.ca. Free. ● 1:00: St. James Cathedral. Tuesday Organ Recital. Ian Sadler, organ. Cathedral Church of St. James, 106 King St. E. 416-364-7865 or www.stjamescathedral.ca/recitals. Free. Donations encouraged. ● 7:30: Don Wright Faculty of Music. Student Composers Concert. Western University - Music Building - Von Kuster Hall, 1151 Richmond St. N., London. 519-661-3767 or www.music.uwo.ca/events. Free. ● 7:30: Tranzac Club. Micah Schroeder & Stéphane Mayer: Everlastingness. Danika Loren: Recuerdo; Jocelyn Morlock: Involuntary Love Songs; Mary Kouyoumdjian (text by Royce Vavrek): Everlastingness; Poulenc: Banalités; Stéphane Mayer: Anabel Lee. Micah Schroeder, baritone; Stéphane Mayer, piano. Featuring Brenna Hardy-Kavanagh. 292 Brunswick Ave. www.everlastingness. eventbrite.com. $30. ● 7:30: University of Toronto Faculty of Music. Student Composers Concert. Featuring works by students in the Composition program. Walter Hall (University of Toronto), 80 Queen’s Park. www.music.utoronto.ca. Free. ● 8:00: Musical Stage Company. UnCovered: U2 & The Rolling Stones. Created by Kevin Wong and featuring award-winning Canadian artists. Royal Conservatory of Music - TELUS Centre - Koerner Hall, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208. -9. Also on Oct. 23, 24, 25 8pm. Visit musicalstagecompany.com for tickets and info. Wednesday October 23 ● 12:15: St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church. Noon Hour Series: Douglas Haas Legacy Concerts. KW Woodwind Quintet. 54 Queen St. N., Kitchener. 519-578-4430 or www.standrewskw.com. Free. Lunch available for at 11:30am or bring your own. ● 7:30: Canadian Opera Company. Nabucco. See Oct 4. Also Oct 25. At 7:30pm unless otherwise noted. ● 7:30: Music at the Toronto Oratory. Complete Organ Works of J. S. Bach, Part III: Bach and the Italian Tradition. Includes Canzona in d, Fugue on a theme by Corelli, Concerto in C, Concerto in a. Aaron James, organ. Holy Family Roman Catholic Church (Toronto) - Oratory, 1372 King St. W. 416-532-2879. Free admission. Donations accepted. ● 7:30: University of Toronto Faculty of Music. Jazz Presents Nimmons 101. A concert in celebration of Phil Nimmons. Program details will be available soon. Walter Hall (University of Toronto), 80 Queen’s Park. Registration required for this event. Registration details available soon. Free. ● 8:00: Flato Markham Theatre. Celine: The Tribute. Catherine Pearson, vocalist; Victoria Yeh, solo violin. 171 Town Centre Blvd., Markham. 905-305-7469 or www.flatomarkhamtheatre.ca. From . ● 8:00: Musical Stage Company. UnCovered: U2 & The Rolling Stones. See Oct 22. Also Oc 24 & 25. Thursday October 24 ● 11:45am: Wilfrid Laurier University Faculty of Music. Student Recital - Strings. 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. 36 | October & November2024 thewholenote.com
● 12:00 noon: Canadian Opera Company. Instrumental Series: Poetic Mystery and Lucid Freshness. Works by Debussy and Haydn. COC Orchestra. Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre, Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W. www.coc. ca. Free. ● 12:00 noon: Metropolitan United Church. Noon at Met: Organ Recital. Michelle Chung, organ. Metropolitan United Church, 56 Queen St. E. 416-363-0331 x226. Freewill donation. ● 12:10: University of Toronto Faculty of Music. Thursdays at Noon: Laureates - Aljoša Jurinić, winner of the Lilian Goh Piano Competition Recital Prize. Walter Hall (University of Toronto), 80 Queen’s Park. Livestream available at www.youtube.com/uoftmusic. Free. ● 1:00: University of Toronto Faculty of Music. Brass Chamber Music Master Class: Brandon Ridenour & Patrick Sheridan. Program details will be available soon. Walter Hall (University of Toronto), 80 Queen’s Park. www.music.utoronto.ca. Free. Also at 6pm. ● 7:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music Society. Duo Concertante. Amanda Maier: Sonata in b; Luis Ramirex: Iridescence; Alice Ho: Dark Tales; Franck: Sonata for Violin and Piano. Nancy Dahn, violin; Timothy Steeves, piano. First United Church, 16 William St. W., Waterloo. www.k-wcms. com/concerts. $30; (st). ● 7:30: Canadian Opera Company. Faust. See Oct 11. Also Oct 26, Nov 2. At 7:30pm unless otherwise noted. QUARTETTO DI CREMONA OCTOBER 24, 2024 7:30 PM music-toronto.com ● 7:30: Music Toronto. Quartetto di Cremona. Malipiero: String Quartet No.2 “Stornelli e Ballate”; Ravel: String Quartet in F; Schumann: String Quartet No.1 Op.41 No.1. Cristiano Gualco, violin; Paolo Andreoli, violin; Simone Gramaglia, viola; Giovanni Scaglione, cello. St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts - Jane Mallett Theatre, 27 Front St. E. 1-800-708- 6754 or tickets@music-toronto.com. From . (arts workers). ● 7:30: Opera Atelier. Acis and Galatea. Music by Georg Frideric Handel. Antonin Rondepierre, tenor (Acis); Blaise Rantoanina, tenor (Damon); Meghan Lindsay, soprano (Galatea); Douglas Williams, bass (Polyphemus); Artists of Atelier Ballet; Tafelmusik Baroque Choir; Nathaniel Dett Chorale; Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra; Christopher Bagan, conductor. Elgin and Wintergarden Theatre Centre - Elgin Theatre, 189 Yonge St. 416-703-3767 x700 or www.Opera Atelier.com. From . Also Oct 26(7:30pm) & 27(2:30pm). ● 7:30: Soundstreams. Letters to God. Akira Miyoshi: Letters to God; R. Murray Schafer: 17 Haiku; Toru Takemitsu: Seasons; Melody McKiver: river woman; Claude Vivier: Pulau Dewata. Fujii Percussion (mother Mutsuko Fujii, and daughters Haruka Fujii and Rika Fujii); Soundstreams Choir 21; Canadian Children’s Opera Company; Gregory Oh, piano; and Ryan Scott, percussion. Trinity St. Paul’s United Church. Jeanne Lamon Hall, 427 Bloor St. W. www.rcmusic.com/events-and-performances/soundstreams-presents-lettersto-god. From .60. ● 7:30: Wilfrid Laurier University Faculty of Music. Laurier Chamber Orchestra. 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. ● 8:00: Art of Time Ensemble/Royal Conservatory of Music Glenn Gould School/Koffler Arts. Sankofa: The Soldier’s Tale Retold. Stravinsky: L’Histoire du soldat. Graham Lumsden, trumpet; Ken Kagawa, trombone; Anne Murdoca, clarinet; Wolfgang Scheitinger, bassoon; Julia Mirzoev, violin. Harbourfront Centre - Theatre, 235 Queens Quay W. 416-973-4000. From . Also Oct 25(8pm), 26(2pm & 8pm), 27(2pm). ● 8:00: Flato Markham Theatre. The Fabulous Thunderbirds 50th Anniversary. Opening act: Steve Strongman. 171 Town Centre Blvd., Markham. 905-305-7469 or www.flatomarkhamtheatre.ca. From . Limited availability. ● 8:00: Musical Stage Company. UnCovered: U2 & The Rolling Stones. See Oct 22. Also Oct 25. ● 8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Rachmaninoff Symphony No.2. Petrassi: Concerto for Orchestra No.2; Bruch: Violin Concerto No.1; Rachmaninoff: Symphony No.2. Timothy Chooi, violin; Gianandrea Noseda, conductor. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-598-3375 or www.tso.ca. From $30. Also Oct 26(8pm) & 27(3pm). Friday October 25 ● 11:00am: University of Toronto Faculty of Music. Low Brass Master Class: Patrick Sheridan. Program details will be available soon. Edward Johnson Building, University of Toronto, 80 Queen’s Park. www.music.utoronto.ca. Free. Room 217. ● 12:10: Music at St. Andrew’s. Noon Time Recital: Contemporary Australian Piano Four Hands Sonatas. Carl Vine: Sonata for Piano Four Hands; Stuart Greenbaum: Sonata for Piano Four Hands. Ryan Baxter, piano; Connor O’Kane, 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. Duo Concertante. Western University - Music Building - Von Kuster Hall, 1151 Richmond St. N., London. 519-661-3767 or www.music.uwo.ca/ events. Free. LIVE & LIVESTREAM. ● 7:30: Canadian Opera Company. Nabucco. See Oct 4. ● 7:30: North Wind Concerts. Pop-Up Pot- Pourri: An Evening of Eclectic Musical Performances and Conversations. Works by William Byrd, Papineau-Couture, George Fiala, Ben Grossman, and others. Improvisations on haiku and more. Alison Melville, traverso & recorder; Colin Savage, Romina Abadi and Yasuchika Suzuki, recorders; Louise Hung, virginals. Heliconian Hall, 35 Hazelton Ave. 416-588-4301 or www. bemusednetwork.com/events/detail/1023 or www.northwindconcerts.com. Pay-What- You-Can. Suggested amount . ● 7:30: Wilfrid Laurier University Faculty of Music. Laurier Wind Orchestra. Wilfrid Laurier University - Theatre Auditorium, 75 University Ave. W., Waterloo. www.wlu.ca/academics/faculties/faculty- of-music/news/2024/summer/lauriers- 2024-2025-concert-season.html. Free. ● 8:00: Art of Time Ensemble/Royal Conservatory of Music Glenn Gould School/ Koffler Arts. Sankofa: The Soldier’s Tale Retold. See Oct 24. Also Oct 26(2pm & 8pm), 27(2pm). ● 8:00: Burlington Performing Arts Centre. The Lightfoot Band. Burlington Performing Arts Centre - Main Theatre, 440 Locust St., Burlington. 905-681-6000. .50(.50 member) - .50(.50 member). ● 8:00: Flato Markham Theatre. Radio Rush: The Moving Pictures Story. 171 Town Centre Blvd., Markham. 905-305-7469 or www.flatomarkhamtheatre.ca. From . ● 8:00: Hugh’s Room Live. Tom Rush. 296 Broadview Ave. www.showpass.com/ tom-rush. From . Also Oct 26. ● 8:00: Mississauga Living Arts Centre. Tribute to the Legends of Reggae: Bob Marley Edition. A live musical rockumentary featuring Sean Jones, Ammoye, Steele, Omega Mighty, Justice Kumari and DJ Joshua Lucas all paying homage to the life and music of a reggae legend. Hosted by MC Bondé. 4141 Living Arts Dr., Mississauga. 905-306- 6000. From . ● 8:00: Musical Stage Company. UnCovered: U2 & The Rolling Stones. See Oct 22. ● 8:00: Old Mill Toronto. Adi Braun. 21 Old Mill Rd. 416-207-2020 or www.oldmilltoronto. com/event/adi-braun. . Minimum $30 food & beverage spend. Restricted to ages 19+. Dinner at 6pm. Show at 8pm. ● 8:00: Royal Canadian College of Organists Toronto. Phantoms of the Organ: Halloween Spooktacular. Toronto’s finest young organists playing spine-tingling selections on Canada’s largest pipe organ. Metropolitan United Church, 56 Queen St. E. Visit www. metunited.org/music-arts/music-at-met-concerts. Free. Donations gratefully accepted. Costumes encouraged! Saturday October 26 ● 9:00am: University of Toronto Faculty of Music. Breathing Gym Clinic with Patrick Sheridan. Program details will be available soon. Walter Hall (University of Toronto), 80 Queen’s Park. www.music.utoronto.ca. Free. ● 10:15am: University of Toronto Faculty of Music. Trumpet Master Class: Brandon Ridenour. Program details will be available soon. Walter Hall (University of Toronto), 80 Queen’s Park. www.music.utoronto.ca. Free. ● 2:00: Art of Time Ensemble/Royal Conservatory of Music Glenn Gould School/ Koffler Arts. Sankofa: The Soldier’s Tale Retold. See Oct 24(8pm), 25(8pm), 26(8pm), 27(2pm). ● 3:00: Don Wright Faculty of Music. Western University Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band. Western University - Talbot College - Paul Davenport Theatre, 1151 Richmond St. N., London. 519-661-3767 or www.music.uwo.ca/events. Free. ● 3:00: Toronto Children’s Chorus. Can You See Me? Toronto Children’s Chorus Training Choirs, Cantare and special guests, and Choral Scholars; Zimfira Poloz, artistic director. Metropolitan United Church, 56 Queen St. E. www.torontochildrenschorus.com. . ● 7:00: New Adventures in Sound Art (NAISA). Reimagined Realities. A screening of video works that treat sound, image and language with equal importance. Peinture Noire by Laura De Decker, Stefan A. 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