Volume 30 Issue 2 | October & November 2024

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LIVE OR ONLINE | Oct 1 to Dec 7, 2024 Moreno; Hydra by Véro Marengère; and Lake Composition by April Martin and Ben McCarthy. Warbler’s Roost, 6785d Eagle Lake Rd., South River. 705-386-0880. . ● 7:30: Canadian Opera Company. Faust. See Oct 11. Also Nov 2. At 7:30pm unless otherwise noted. ● 7:30: Dundas Conservatory of Music. Hexenlied: Tunes of Terror. Works by Bach, Chopin, Schubert, Mendelssohn, Rachmaninoff, and others. Michaela Chiste, soprano; Benjamin Paul Schmalz, piano. St. Paul’s United Church, 29 Park St. W., Dundas. www. dundasmusic.eventbrite.ca. ; (sr/st), (child). ● 7:30: Opera Atelier. Acis and Galatea. See Oct 24. Also Oct 27(2:30pm). ● 7:30: Orpheus Choir of Toronto. The Lamb White Days. John Corigliano: Fern Hill and works by Mozart, Fauré, Katerina Gimon, George Chung, Stephanie Martin, and others. Grace Church on-the-Hill, 300 Lonsdale Rd. 416-420-9660 or www.orpheuschoirtoronto. com or tickets@orpheuschoirtoronto.com. ; (sr 60+); (st/arts workers). ● 7:30: Wilfrid Laurier University Faculty of Music. PSQ Presents: Jane Bunnett and Friends. 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 27(2pm). ● 8:00: Hugh’s Room Live. Tom Rush. 296 Broadview Ave. https://www.showpass. com/tom-rush-night-two. From . Also Oct 25. ● 8:00: Mississauga Living Arts Centre. Matt Dusk Sings Tony Bennett. 4141 Living Arts Dr., Mississauga. 905-306-6000. From . ● 8:00: Royal Conservatory of Music. Quiet Please, There’s a Lady on Stage: Mariza. Royal Conservatory of Music - TELUS Centre - Koerner Hall, 273 Bloor St. W. 416- 408-0208 or www.rcmusic.com/performance. From . ● 8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Rachmaninoff Symphony No.2. See Oct 24. Also Oct 27(3pm). Sunday October 27 ● 1:45: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. TSO Chamber Soloists. Repertoire and artists to be announced. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-598-3375 or www.tso.ca/chamber soloists. Access included with TSO concert ticket for Oct 27. ● 2:00: Art of Time Ensemble/Royal Conservatory of Music Glenn Gould School/Koffler Arts. Sankofa: The Soldier’s Tale Retold. See Oct 24. ● 2:30: Opera Atelier. Acis and Galatea. See Oct 24. ● 2:30: Peterborough Concert Band. Bringing People Together: Peterborough Concert Band Fundraiser Supporting the New Canadians Centre. Please join us for a celebratory reception hosted by the New Canadians Centre, working with local Peterborough restaurants. Classical and contemporary works. Market Hall Performing Arts Centre, 140 Charlotte St., Peterborough. www. markethall.org or www.peterboroughconcertband.ca or www.nccpeterborough.ca or Ken Abraham at manager@peterboroughconcertband.ca. ; (streaming). ● 3:00: Hannaford Street Silver Band. Brassology. Brandon Ridenour, trumpet; Patrick Sheridan, conductor. St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts - Jane Mallett Theatre, 27 Front St. E. www.hssb.ca. ● 3:00: Off Centre Music Salon. Ages & Stages. Shostakovich: Piano Trio Op.67; Debussy: Sonata for Cello and Piano L.135;Shostakovich: From Jewish Folk Poetry Op.79; J. Strauss: Polka-Pizzicato & Tritsch- Tratsch Polka, for piano six hands; Schubert: Lieder. Sheila Jaffé, violin; Mira Kardan, cello; Andrea Ludwig, mezzo (OCMS Artist-in-Residence); Inna Perkis, piano; Ernesto Ramirez, tenor; Micah Yui, piano; Boris Zarankin, piano. Trinity St. Paul’s United Church. Jeanne Lamon Hall, 427 Bloor St. W. www.offcentremusic.com. ; (sr); (ages 13-25); (ages 12 and under). ● 3:00: Royal Conservatory of Music. Les Violons du Roy With Karina Gauvin and Marie- Nicole Lemieux. Jonathan Cohen, conductor. Royal Conservatory of Music - TELUS Centre - Koerner Hall, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408- 0208 or www.rcmusic.com/performance. From . ● 3:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Rachmaninoff Symphony No.2. See Oct 24. ● 4:00: Burlington Performing Arts Centre. Bridge & Wolak. Michael Bridge, digital accordion; Kornel Wolak, clarinet & piano. Burlington Performing Arts Centre, Community Studio Theatre, 440 Locust St., Burlington. 905-681-6000. .50(.50 member). Flute Street PRESENTS Beyond the Night Sky SUNDAY, OCTOBER 27, 4PM www.flutestreet.ca ● 4:00: Flute Street. Beyond the Night Sky. Peter Senchuk: Beyond the Night Sky; Avinée: Le Château hanté; Rubén Flores: The Weeping Witch; Alexandra Molnar-Suhajda: Paths of Deeper Gold; Mussorgsky: Night on Bare Mountain. Church of St. Peter and St. Simonthe-Apostle, 525 Bloor St. E. 416-462-9498 or www.flutestreet.ca. ; (sr); (fulltime st). Monday October 28 ● 7:30: Azrieli Music Arts & Cultural Centre. Azrieli Music Prizes 2024 Gala Concert. Josef Bardanshvili: Light to My Path, choral fantasy for mixed choir, saxophone, percussion and piano; Yair Klartag: The Parable of the Palace, a work for choir and four double basses; Jordan Nobles: Kanata for Large Choir; Juan Trigos: Simetrías Prehispánicas. 2024 AMP Laureates: Josef Bardanashvili, Yair Klartag, Jordan Nobles, and Juan Trigos; Orchestre symphonique de Montréal Chorus; Orchestre symphonique de Montréal; Andrew McGill, conductor. Maison Symphonique de Montreal, 1600 Saint-Urbain, Montreal. music@azrielifoundation.org. LIVE & LIVESTREAM. Tuesday October 29 ● 11:45am: Wilfrid Laurier University Faculty of Music. Student Recital - Keyboard. 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: Cantus Ensemble - Contemporary Croatian Music. Works by Boris Papandopulo, Sara Jaković, David Batinić, and Berislav Šipuš. Berislav Šipuš, conductor. Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre, Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W. www.coc.ca. Free. ● 1:00: St. James Cathedral. Tuesday Organ Recital. Christopher Dawes, organ. Cathedral Church of St. James, 106 King St. E. 416-364- 7865 or www.stjamescathedral.ca/recitals. Free. Donations encouraged. Wednesday October 30 ● 12:15: St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church. Noon Hour Series: Douglas Haas Legacy Concerts. Hallowe’en Special. Program includes: Danse Macabre, This Is Hallowe’en, Monster Mash, The Phantom of the Opera. Amanda Jeffreys, soprano; Darielle Chomyn-Davison, alto; Morgan Ballantyne, tenor; Stuart Bergstra, bass; 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. ● 7:00: Canadian Opera Company. Centre Stage: Ensemble Studio Competition - Lights, Camera, Opera! Canadian Opera Company Orchestra; Johannes Debus, conductor. Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W. 416-363-8231 or 1-800-250- 4653 or tickets@coc.ca. From . Cocktails and Competition Tickets: 0. ● 7:00: Don Wright Faculty of Music. Artists in Residence - New Orford String Quartet. Western University - Music Building - Von Kuster Hall, 1151 Richmond St. N., London. 519-661-3767 or www.music.uwo.ca/ events. Free. Thursday October 31 ● 12:00 noon: Metropolitan United Church. Noon at Met: Voices of Prague - A Celebration of Czech Opera. Grace Quinsey, soprano; John Holland, bass-baritone; and William Shookhoff, piano. Metropolitan United Church, 56 Queen St. E. 416-363-0331 x226. Freewill donation. ● 12:00 noon: Wilfrid Laurier University Faculty of Music. Music at Noon - Penderecki String Quartet. 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. ● 5:30: Canadian Opera Company. Jazz Series: Forward Motion. Modern jazz works. Young jazz artists at Humber College; Rich Brown, leader. Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre, Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W. www.coc.ca. Free. ● 7:30: Don Wright Faculty of Music. Western University Symphony Orchestra: Halloween. Western University - Talbot College - Paul Davenport Theatre, 1151 Richmond St. N., London. 519-661-3767 or www.music.uwo.ca/ events. Free. Also Nov 2(3pm). ● 8:00: Old Mill Toronto. Jazz Lounge: Haunted Memories - We All Scream for Gelato: Quartetto Gelato. 21 Old Mill Rd. 416-207- 2020 or www.oldmilltoronto.com/event/ quartetto-gelato. $30. Minimum $30 food & beverage spend. Restricted to ages 19+. Dinner at 6pm. Show at 8pm. Friday November 1 ● 12:10: Music at St. Andrew’s. Noon Time Recital. Beethoven: Sonata in d Op.31 No.2; Fauré: Nocturne No.6 in D-flat Op.63; Fauré: Barcarolle No.5 in f-sharp Op.66; Balakirev: Islamey (Oriental Fantasy). Koichi Inoue, 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. Hocheol Shin, cello; 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: Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music Society. Kodak Quartet. Program to be announced. Edgar Donati, violin; Martin Noh, violin; Daniel Spink, viola; and Blake Kitayama, cello. Keffer Memorial Chapel, Wilfrid Laurier University, 75 University Ave. W., Waterloo. www.k-wcms.com/concerts. ; (st). ● 7:00: Small World Music Music Series. Rastak. Exploring a range of folk styles from various traditions and interpreting them for a modern, global audience combining traditional and contemporary Iranian folk music. Toronto Pavilion, 190 Railside Rd, North York. www.https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/rastaktickets or www.smallworldmusic.com/ shows/rastak. From . ● 7:30: Aurora Cultural Centre. Old Man Luedecke + Mehdi Rostami. Nova Scotia folk banjo with support from Kurdish tar virtuoso. 22 Church St., Aurora. 905-713-1818 or info@ auroraculturalcentre.ca or www.auroraculturalcentre.ca/performing-arts. 50. ● 7:30: Don Wright Faculty of Music. Choral Concert: Chorale, Les Choristes, and Western University Singers. Western University - Talbot College - Paul Davenport Theatre, 1151 Richmond St. N., London. 519-661-3767 or www.music.uwo.ca/events. Free. ● 7:30: Royal Conservatory of Music. Glenn Gould School Chamber Opera. Ravel: L’Enfant et les sortilèges; Debussy: L’Enfant prodigue. Connor O’Kane, conductor; Mabel Wonnacott, stage director. Royal Conservatory of Music - TELUS Centre - Mazzoleni Concert 38 | October & November 2024 thewholenote.com

Hall, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208 or www. rcmusic.com/performance. From . Also Nov 2. ● 7:30: Wilfrid Laurier University Faculty of Music. Laurier Jazz 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: Burlington Performing Arts Centre. Classic Albums Live - Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II. Burlington Performing Arts Centre - Main Theatre, 440 Locust St., Burlington. 905-681-6000. .50(.50 member) - .50(.50 member). ● 8:00: Flato Markham Theatre. Matt Dusk Sings Tony Bennett. 171 Town Centre Blvd., Markham. 905-305-7469 or www.flatomarkhamtheatre.ca. From . ● 8:00: Old Mill Toronto. Jazz Lounge: Blackburn Brothers. 21 Old Mill Rd. 416-207- 2020 or www.oldmilltoronto.com/event/ blackburn-brothers. $30. Minimum $30 food & beverage spend. Restricted to ages 19+. Dinner at 6pm. Show at 8pm. ● 8:00: Toronto Operetta Theatre. The Student Prince. Music by Sigmund Romberg. Soloists: Jacob Abrahamse (The Student Prince); Kate Carver, conductor. St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts - Jane Mallett Theatre, 27 Front St. E. 416-366-7723 or 1–800-708- 6754 or www.tolive.com. From . Also Nov 2(8pm), 3(3pm). Saturday November 2 ● 11:00am: Xenia Concerts. An Adaptive Concert with the Thalea Quartet. To eliminate financial barriers to attendance, we will refund your ticket when you arrive at the concert. If you wish to donate to Xenia Concerts, please select the “donation” option and enter the amount you would like to contribute. Featuring interactive storytelling through music and song, the performance will display the fun and energy of Yiddish music and beyond! Thalea Quartet: Christopher Whitley, violin; Kumiko Sakamoto, violin; Lauren Spaulding, viola; Alex Cox, cello. Meridian Hall, 1 Front St. E. 647-896-8295. . Also 2pm. ● 3:00: Amadeus Choir of Greater Toronto. Cantabile Chamber Singers Songs of Hope & Peace. Includes two world premieres. Amadeus Choir; Tom Allen, host & storyteller; Lydia Adams, conductor. Eglinton St. George’s United Church, 35 Lytton Blvd. www.amadeuschoir.com/songs-of-hopeand-peace. From . Also 7:30pm. ● 3:00: Don Wright Faculty of Music. Western University Symphony Orchestra: Halloween. Western University - Talbot College - Paul Davenport Theatre, 1151 Richmond St. N., London. 519-661-3767 or www.music.uwo.ca/ events. Free. Also Oct 31(7:30pm). ● 7:00: TO Live. Ricker Choi: The People United. Works by Rachmaninoff, Chopin, and music about freedom from Hong Kong, Iran, China, and Ukraine. Ricker Choi, piano; Loretta Lau, performance art; Antonina Ermolenko, soprano; Oksana Hahn, piano; Chloe Sun, piano. Meridian Arts Centre, 5040 Yonge St., North York. 416-366-7723 or www.tolive.com. .45, .40, .00, .60. ● 7:30: Amadeus Choir of Greater Toronto. Songs of Hope & Peace. See 3pm. ● 7:30: Canadian Opera Company. Faust. See Oct 11. ● 7:30: Cantabile Chamber Singers. Human Connections Through the Ages. A choral concert that connects us to the different facets of life’s journey. Works by Brahms, Reger, Shahi, and others. Church of the Redeemer, 162 Bloor St. W. www.cantabilechambersingers.com. $30; (youth 13-18); Free(12 & under). ● 7:30: London Symphonia. Kindness. Featuring stories and songs about kindness by Leonard Cohen, Stephen Sondheim, Edith Piaf, and others. Mike Nadajewski, singer & actor; Glynis Ranney, singer & actor; Ben Bolt- Martin, arranger & conductor. Metropolitan United Church (London), 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: Milton Philharmonic Orchestra. Remembering. Elgar: Cello Concerto in e; Ravel: Le Tombeau de Couperin; Smetana: The Moldau; and other works. Anna Jarvis, cello; Pratik Gandhi, conductor. FirstOntario Arts Centre, 1010 Main St., Milton. 905-875-5399. HUMAN CONNECTION THROUGH THE AGES $30; ; (st/child). ● 7:30: Mirvish Productions. Disney’s The Lion King. Directed by Julie Taymor. Princess of Wales Theatre, 300 King St. W. 1.800.461.3333. -9. Runs until Apr. 27th 2025. Visit mirvish.com for tickets. ● 7:30: Royal Conservatory of Music. Glenn Gould School Chamber Opera. See Nov 1. ● 7:30: Wilfrid Laurier University Faculty of Music. Laurier Student Composer Concert. 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: Royal Conservatory of Music. Quiet Please, There’s a Lady on Stage: Pilar With the Royal Conservatory Strings and Bria Skonberg Quintet. Royal Conservatory of Music - TELUS Centre - Koerner Hall, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208 or www.rcmusic.com/performance. From . ● 8:00: That Arts Group. That Choir. A cappella performance of contemporary choral music by great composers like Eric Whitacre and Anton Bruckner. Central Presbyterian Church (Hamilton), 165 Charlton Ave. W., Hamilton. www.thatartsgroup.com/ thatchoir. From . ● 8:00: Toronto Operetta Theatre. The Student Prince. See Nov 1. Also Nov 3(3pm). Sunday November 3 ● 11:00am: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Young People’s Concert: Peter and the Wolf (Relaxed Performance). Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser, conductor. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-598-3375 or www.tso. Songs of Hope & Peace ca. From $30. Also Regular Performances at 1:30pm & 4pm. ● 3:00: Don Wright Faculty of Music. Faculty Concert: Leslie Kinton, Piano. Western University - Music Building - Von Kuster Hall, 1151 Richmond St. N., London. 519-661-3767 or www.music.uwo.ca/events. Free. ● 3:00: Toronto Mendelssohn Choir. The Love Affair: Waltz & Tango. Brahms: Liebeslieder-Walzer Op.52; Palmeri: Misatango; Aaron Manswell: New Work (premiere). Charlotte Siegel, soprano; Toronto Mendelssohn Choir; Toronto Mendelssohn the LOVE AFFAIR WALTZ & TANGO Conducted by Jean-Sébastien Vallée November 3, 2024 Koerner Hall Toronto Mendelssohn Choir tmchoir.org November 2, 2024 162 Bloor Street West, Toronto, ON at 7:30 pm NOV 02 2024 3PM 7:30PM EGLINTON ST. GEORGE’S UNITED CHURCH HOSTED BY TOM ALLEN CONDUCTED BY LYDIA ADAMS www.cantabilechambersingers.com AMADEUSCHOIR.COM thewholenote.com October & November 2024 | 39