Volume 30 Issue 5 | April & May 2025

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LIVE OR ONLINE | Apr 1 to Jun 7, 2024proton.me(for e-transfer). (door cashonly); (advance). Fully accessible venue.● 8:00: Alliance Française de Toronto.Léonie Langa. Alliance Français de Toronto- Spadina Theatre, 24 Spadina Rd. www.alliance-francaise.ca..● 8:00: Mississauga Symphony Orchestra.Opera - A Pavarotti & Friends Tribute. RomuloDelgado, Tenor; Sara Papini, Soprano; CarmenSpada, Accordion; Mississauga FestivalChoir. Living Arts Centre, 4141 Living Arts Dr.,Mississauga. 905-306-6000. Tickets start at. Visit livingartscentre.ca for tickets.● 8:00: North York Concert Orchestra.France & the Saxophone. Cesar Guerra-Peixe: Mourouão; Milhaud: “Scaramouche”and “Le Boeuf sur le toit”; Franck: Symphonyin d. Wallace Halladay: saxophone; Rafael Luz,conductor. Toronto Public Library - FairviewBranch - Theatre, 35 Fairview Mall Dr. www.nyco.ca or 1-800-687-6926. ; (sr);(under 30); (under 12); (Premiumseats).● 8:00: Old Mill Toronto. Dining & DancingSeries: Toronto All Star Big Band. 21 Old MillRd. 416-207-2020 or www.oldmilltoronto.com. From . Minimum food & beveragespend. Restricted to ages 19+. Dinnerreservations open at 6pm. Show at 8pm.● 8:00: Royal Conservatory of Music.Yellowjackets. Royal Conservatory of Music- TELUS Centre - Koerner Hall, 273 Bloor St.W. 416-408-0208 or www.rcmusic.com/performance.From .● 8:00: Royal Conservatory of Music. GGSPiano Showcase. Royal Conservatory ofMusic - TELUS Centre - Mazzoleni ConcertHall, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208 or www.rcmusic.com/performance. .● 8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra.Bizet’s Carmen Suites. Jimmy López: PerúNegro; Piazzolla (arr. Desyatnikov); The FourSeasons of Buenos Aires: Liam Ritz: DanceScenes from the Living Room (world premiere& TSO commission); Bizet (arr. Hoffman):Suites No. 1 & 2 from Carmen. KarenGomyo, violin; Gustavo Gimeno, conductor.Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-598-3375 or www.tso.ca. From . AlsoApr 25(7:30pm), 27(3pm).Sunday April 27● 2:00: Canadian Opera Company. Wozzeck.See Apr 25. Also May 3, 8, 10(4:30pm),14, 16. At 7:30pm unless otherwise noted.● 2:30: Niagara Symphony Orchestra.Blockbuster Broadway. Conceived, Produced,and Directed by Scott Coulter. Arrangementsby John Boswell & Scott Coulter. Orchestrationsby Ryan Shirar. Music from Wicked, TheToronto Beach Choralewith Missisauga Chamber SingersMervin W Fick - ConductorFJ HAYDNCREATIONSunday, April 27, 2025 at 7:30pmSt Anne Anglican Church Parish Hall651 Dufferin Street, TorontoPhantom of the Opera, Annie, Jersey Boys,The Sound of Music, Chicago, CATS, The LionKing, and A Chorus Line. FirstOntario PerformingArts Centre - Partridge Hall, 250 St.Paul St., St. Catharines. 905-688-0722 orboxoffice@firstontariopac.ca. From ;(arts workers); (under 35); (st);(18 and under). Also Apr 26(7:30pm).● 3:00: Dundas Conservatory of Music.Springtime Serenade. Works by Vivaldi, Bach,Handel, Mozart, Schubert, Liszt, Dvořák,Sondheim, , and others. Michaela Chiste, soprano;Benjamin Paul Schmalz, piano. St. Paul’sUnited Church, 29 Park St. W., Dundas. www.dundasmusic.eventbrite.ca. ; (sr/st),(child).● 3:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra.Bizet’s Carmen Suites. See Apr 25. AlsoApr 26(8pm).● 5:00: Nocturnes in the City. PianoRecital. Radka Hanakova, piano. St. WenceslausChurch, 496 Gladstone Ave. 416-481-7294. .● 7:00: Soundstreams. Garden of VanishedPleasures. See Apr 25.● 7:30: Royal Conservatory of Music. AcademyChamber Orchestra. Royal Conservatoryof Music - TELUS Centre - KoernerHall, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208 or www.rcmusic.com/performance. Free.● 7:30: Toronto Beach Chorale. CreationOratorio by Haydn. Jennifer Krabbe, soprano;Arieh Sacke, tenor; Matthew Cassils, bass;Toronto Beach Chorale; Mississauga ChamberSingers and Orchestra; Mervin W. Fick,conductor. St. Anne’s Parish Hall, 651 DufferinSt. www.torontobeachchorale.com. ;(youth).Tuesday April 29● 12:00 noon: Canadian Opera Company.Instrumental Series: Piano Celebrations. Studentsof the Ihnatowycz Piano Program atThe Glenn Gould School perform repertoirefor two pianos. Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre,Four Seasons Centre for the PerformingArts, 145 Queen St. W. www.coc.ca/freeconcerts.Free. Please check website for any programmingupdates.● 12:10: Nine Sparrows Arts Foundation.Lunchtime Chamber Music. Joyce Zheng,piano. Yorkminster Park Baptist Church,1585 Yonge St. 416-922-1167 or www.yorkminsterpark.com.Free. Donations welcome.● 1:00: St. James Cathedral. Tuesday OrganRecital. Peter Merrick, organ. CathedralChurch of St. James, 106 King St. E. 416-364-7865 or www.stjamescathedral.ca/recitals.Free. Donations encouraged.● 2:00: Toronto Public Library - WychwoodPublic Library. Life as We Know It. Humorousshort films about modern society set to adynamic musical score. 1431 Bathurst St. 416-469-3033 or www.bitly.com/flying-spot-players.Free.● 8:00: Massey Hall. Max Richter with theAmerican Contemporary Music Ensemble.Performing The Blue Notebooks and Ina Landscape. 178 Victoria St. 416-872-4255or www.tickets.mhrth.com. Visit website forticket information.Wednesday April 30● 12:00 noon: Canadian Opera Company.Instrumental Series: Rock Talk. Works byDebussy and Carmen Braden, and others.Edana Higham, piano; Zac Pulak, percussion.Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre, FourSeasons Centre for the Performing Arts,145 Queen St. W. www.coc.ca/freeconcerts.Free. Please check website for any programmingupdates.● 12:00 noon: Yorkminster Park BaptistChurch. Noonday Organ Recital. Joshua DuncanLee, organ. Yorkminster Park BaptistChurch, 1585 Yonge St. www.yorkminsterpark.com.Free. Donations welcome.● 2:30: Heliconian Club. Mary Rezza StudentRecital. Heliconian Hall, 35 Hazelton Ave.416-922-3618. Free.● 5:00: Canadian Opera Company. OperaLab: The Art of the Dance. Designed for youngadults aged 16 - 28, in conjunction with theCOC’s upcoming production of Tchaikovsky’sEugene Onegin. Explore how dance is usedto tell a story and spotlight the emotions ofour characters. Participants will engage ina hands-on workshop and pre-performancediscussion alongside Eugene Onegin choreographerSerge Bennathan and COC TeachingArtist Annemarie Cabri before attendingthe dress rehearsal. Four Seasons Centre forthe Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W. www.coc.ca/OperaLab. registration fee. Pleasecheck website for any programming updates.● 7:30: Brantford Music Club. Louise Pitre.Songs of Edith Piaf and Judy Garland plusselections from Broadway musicals. SandersonCentre for the Performing Arts,88 Dalhousie St., Brantford. 519-758-8090.; (st); Free(elementary st).● 8:00: Hugh’s Room Live. Valdy. MichaelWeston King and Lou Dalgleish. Hugh’s RoomLive - Green Sanderson Hall, 296 BroadviewAve. www.showpass.com/valdy-3/. ;(arts workers/st/underemployed).● 8:00: Royal Conservatory of Music. SullivanFortner Trio and Barbra Lica Quintet.Royal Conservatory of Music - TELUS Centre- Koerner Hall, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208 or www.rcmusic.com/performance.From .Thursday May 1● 12:00 noon: Metropolitan UnitedChurch. Vocal Concert. Rebanks FellowsElias Theocharidis, tenor & Matthew Li, bass.Metropolitan United Church, 56 Queen St. E.416-363-0331 x226. Freewill donation.● 8:00: Hugh’s Room Live. David Essig.Hugh’s Room Live - Green Sanderson Hall,296 Broadview Ave. www.showpass.com/david-essig. ; (arts worker/st/underemployed).Friday May 2● 12:00 noon: Music at First-St. Andrew’sUnited Church. Fourth Friday Noon SpringRecital. Music for handbells. Laudamus Bells(Richard Frank, director). First-St. Andrew’sUnited Church, 350 Queens Ave., London.519-679-8182 or www.fsaunited.com/musicconcerts/.Freewill donation.● 12:10: Music at St. Andrew’s. NoontimeRecital. Works for piano four hands. Xuan He,piano; SaeHae Bae, piano. St. Andrew’s PresbyterianChurch, 73 Simcoe St. 416-593-5600x220 or www.standrewstoronto.org. Free.Donations welcome.● 7:30: Canadian Opera Company. EugeneOnegin. Music by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky.Andrii Kymach (Eugene Onegin); LaurenFagan (Tayana); Evan LeRoy Johnson (Lensky);Niamh O’Sullivan (Olga); Dimitry Ivashchenko(Gremin); and other artists. Canadian OperaCompany Chorus & Orchestra; SperanzaScappucci, conductor; Robert Carsen, originaldirector; Peter McClintock, revival director.Four Seasons Centre for the PerformingArts, 145 Queen St. W. 416-363-8231 or 1-800-250-4653 or tickets@coc.ca. From . AlsoMay 4(2pm), 7, 9, 15, 17, 24(4:30pm). At 7:30pmunless otherwise noted.● 7:30: Confluence Concerts. Temporalysis.Curated by Teiya Kasahara 笠 原 貞 野 .Pre-concert chat at 6:45pm. A queer explorationof artistries, musings and fancies thatbends time, genre and medium with multifacetedartist Adanya Dunn. Heliconian Hall,35 Hazelton Ave. 647-678-4923. . Visit confluenceconcerts.cafor tickets. Also May 3rd.● 8:00: Living Arts Centre. Talib Kweli. TheBrooklyn-based MC earned his stripes as oneof the most lyrically gifted, socially aware,and politically insightful rappers to emergein the last 20 years. 4141 Living Arts Dr., Mississauga.905-306-6000. Tickets start at+fees. Visit livingartscentre.ca for tickets.Contains profanity and mature themes, 18+.MAKEWAYMay 2nd, 2025Doors 7:00PMPay What You CanSt. George’s Grange Parknewmusicconcerts.com● 8:00: New Music Concerts. Makeway2025: An Empowerment Program for EarlyCareer Creators. At this showcase concert,you’ll get to meet the creators, hear them introducetheir works, and witness firsthand theinnovative music they’ve crafted. 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bold, and exciting new works! Tsz Long (Fish)Yu: New Work for Erhu and Electronics (worldpremiere); Alex Matterson: New Work for8 Instruments (world premiere); Anju Singh:New Work for 9 Instruments (world premiere);Steven Webb: New Work for 5 Instrumentsand Electronics (world premiere). St. George’sGrange Park Church (formerly St. George theMartyr Church), 30 Stephanie St. www.eventbrite.com/e/makeway-2025-showcase-concert-tickets-1009401325537?aff=oddtdtcreator. Pay What You Can donation. 7:30pm Conversationswith Composers, 8pm Concert.● 8:00: Old Mill Toronto. Jazz Lounge:Homeward Bound - A Tribute to the musicof Simon and Garfunkel. 21 Old Mill Rd. 416-207-2020 or www.oldmilltoronto.com. cover. Minimum food & beverage spend.Restricted to ages 19+. Dinner reservationsopen at 6pm. Show at 8pm.● 8:00: Royal Conservatory of Music. RoyalConservatory Orchestra Conducted by WilliamEddins. Colin Mackey, baritone. Royal Conservatoryof Music - TELUS Centre - KoernerHall, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208 or www.rcmusic.com/performance. From .CONCERTIVIRTUOSIVivaldi &TelemannDirected by Rachel PodgerMAY 2–4Jeanne Lamon Hall,Trinity-St. Paul’s Centretafelmusik.org● 8:00: Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra.Concerti Virtuosi: Vivaldi & Telemann. RachelPodger (director & violin soloist) and membersof the orchestra flex their musical musclesas soloists in a bouquet of concertos.Telemann: Overture in C Minor; Vivaldi: Concertofor 2 cellos in G Minor & Concerto dacamera in G Minor; Telemann: Concerto for3 violins in F Major, from Musique de table;Corelli: Concerto grosso in D Major, op. 6, no.1; Vivaldi: Concerto for bassoon in G Major,RV 493Bach Concerto for violin and oboein C Minor. Trinity St. Paul’s United Church.Jeanne Lamon Hall, 427 Bloor St. W. 1-833-964–6337 or www.tafelmusik.org. -.Also May 3 & 4.● 8:00: TO Live. The Ostara Project &Eliana Cuevas With the Angel Falls Orchestra.Meridian Arts Centre - George WestonRecital Hall, 5040 Yonge St. www.tolive.com.From .Saturday May 3● 2:00: Sudbury Symphony Orchestra. Animalsat the Symphony! Saint-Saëns: Carnivalof the Animals; Rowson: Carnival of OUR Animals(includes world premiere); Haydn: Vivacefrom Symphony No.82 in C “The Bear”.William Rowson, conductor; CharleneBiggs, piano I; Yoo Young Park, piano II; WillMorin, guest artist. Sheridan Auditorium,154 College St., Sudbury. www.ci.ovationtix.com/36875/performance/11513347. ;(under 30). Also 7:30pm.● 2:30: Bel Canto Singers. Fears, Fancies,and Fairytales. Scarborough Bluffs UnitedChurch, 3739 Kingston Rd., Scarborough.www.belcantosingers.ca. ; (child). Also7:30pm.● 3:00: Kitchener-Waterloo ChamberMusic Society. Canadian Guitar Quartet.Music from the album Mappa Mundi includingworks by Bach, Mozart, Bonfa, Jobim, Roux,Côté-Giguère, and Amelkina-Vera. SteveCowan, Jérôme Ducharme, Christ Habib, andLouis Trépanier. Registry Theatre (Kitchener),122 Frederick St., Kitchener. www.ticketscene.ca/kwcms.; (st).CONCERT SERIESISABELLA PERRON& SIMON GIDORAANDVC2 + AMY HILLISMAY 3 | 4:00 PMAPERTURE ROOMMusic-Toronto.com● 4:00: Music Toronto. COSE (Celebrationof Small Ensembles). 4pm: Duo Mycelia- Isabella Perron, violin/voice/piano; SimonGidora, violin/voice/piano. 5pm: VC2 + AmyHillis. Aperture Room, 340 Yonge St. www.music-toronto.com. . Refreshments willbe available for purchase.● 7:00: North Halton Community Singers.Sing for Joy. Georgetown Christian ReformedChurch, 11611 Trafalgar Rd., Georgetown.www.northhaltonsingers.ca or 647-203-7795.. Visit website for special prices for familiesand groups.● 7:30: Canadian Opera Company. Wozzeck.See Apr 25. Also May 8, 10(4:30pm), 14, 16. At7:30pm unless otherwise noted.● 7:30: Confluence Concerts. Temporalysis.Curated by Teiya Kasahara 笠 原 貞野 . Pre-concert chat at 6:45pm. A queerexploration of artistries, musings and fanciesthat bends time, genre and medium withmulti-faceted artist Adanya Dunn. HeliconianHall, 35 Hazelton Ave. 647-678-4923. .Visit confluenceconcerts.ca for tickets. AlsoMay 2nd.● 7:30: Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra.James Ehnes Plays Tchaikovsky.Massimo Guida: New Work (world premiere);Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D Op.35; Mahler:Symphony No.1 in D. James Ehnes, violin;Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra; JamesKahane, conductor. FirstOntario ConcertHall - Boris Brott Great Hall, 1 Summers Ln.,Hamilton. www.hpo.org/james-ehnes-playstchaikovsky.From . 6:30pm: Pre-concerttalk.● 7:30: London Symphonia. GenevieveFisher: Thank You Music! Genevieve Fisher,singer & songwriter; Scott Good, conductor& arranger. Metropolitan United Church,468 Wellington St., London. 226-270-0910or www.londonsymphonia.ca. GeneralAdmission, Reserved Seating, and forunlimited Video On Demand 21-day access.● 7:30: Sudbury Symphony Orchestra. Animalsat the Symphony! Saint-Saëns: Carnivalof the Animals; Rowson: Carnival of OURAnimals (includes world premiere); Haydn:Vivace from Symphony No.82 in C “TheBear”. William Rowson, conductor; CharleneBiggs, piano I; Yoo Young Park, piano II; WillMorin, guest artist. Sheridan Auditorium,154 College St., Sudbury. www.ci.ovationtix.com/36875/performance/11513347. ;(under 30). Also 2pm.● 7:30: Tallis Choir of Toronto. Rachmaninoff:The All Night Vigil. Peter Mahon,conductor. St. Patrick’s Catholic Church,131 McCaul St. www.tallischoir.com or www.tallischoir.square.site or 416-286-9798. ;(sr - 60+); (st - with ID).● 8:00: Aga Khan Museum. LabyrinthEnsemble with Âriâ Mohâfez. 77 WynfordDr. www.agakhanmuseum.org. ;(Friends); (sr/st).● 8:00: Alliance Française de Toronto.Debi Botos Quintet. Debi Botos blends themusic of her Hungarian Gypsy roots with thatof Django Reinhardt to create an inventiveswing, in an electric atmosphere that is bothtraditional and modern. Alliance Français deToronto - Spadina Theatre, 24 Spadina Rd.www.alliance-francaise.ca. .● 8:00: Massey Hall. Rock Orchestra byCandlelight. 178 Victoria St. 416-872-4255 orwww.tickets.mhrth.com. From .● 8:00: Old Mill Toronto. Dining & DancingSeries: Material Girls - An Adele, Madonna,Cher, Anne Wilson, Blondie, and Lady GagaConcert Experience. 21 Old Mill Rd. 416-207-2020 or www.oldmilltoronto.com. From. Minimum food & beverage spend.Restricted to ages 19+. Dinner reservationsopen at 6pm. Show at 8pm.● 8:00: Royal Conservatory of Music. 21CMusic Festival: Bruce Hornsby & yMusicPresent BrhyM. Royal Conservatory of Music- TELUS Centre - Koerner Hall, 273 Bloor St.W. 416-408-0208 or www.rcmusic.com/performance.From .● 8:00: Sinfonia Toronto. Sunny’sBeethoven / Flowering Moon. Beethoven:Piano Concerto No.3 in c Op.37; BarbaraAssiginaak: Waawaaskone-giizis (FloweringMoon) (World premiere); Shostakovich:Chamber Symphony in F Op.73a. Sunny Ritter,piano; Sinfonia Toronto; Nurhan Arman,conductor. Meridian Arts Centre - GeorgeWeston Recital Hall, 5040 Yonge St. 416-499-0403 or www.sinfoniatoronto.com. ;(sr); (st).● 8:00: Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra.Concerti Virtuosi: Vivaldi & Telemann. RachelPodger (director & violin soloist) and membersof the orchestra flex their musicalmuscles as soloists in a bouquet of concertos.Telemann: Overture in C Minor; Vivaldi:Concerto for 2 cellos in G Minor & Concertoda camera in G Minor; Telemann: Concertofor 3 violins in F Major, from Musique de table;Corelli: Concerto grosso in D Major, op. 6, no.1; Vivaldi: Concerto for bassoon in G Major,RV 493Bach Concerto for violin and oboein C Minor. Trinity St. Paul’s United Church.Jeanne Lamon Hall, 427 Bloor St. W. 1-833-964–6337 or www.tafelmusik.org. -.Also May 2 & 4.● 8:00: TD Music Hall. Ishq Ke SaatMuqaam. 178 Victoria St. www.tickets.mhrth.com. .Sunday May 4● 1:15: Mooredale Concerts. Music and TrufflesKids. Stéphane Tétreault, cello; OlivierHebert-Bouchard, piano. Walter Hall, Universityof Toronto, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-922-3714x103; 647-988-2102 (eve/wknd). .● 1:30: Toronto Symphony Orchestra.Young People’s Concert: Adizokan. Eliot Britton:Adizokan Suite (TSO commission, 2017);and other works. Red Sky Performance; EliotBritton, laptop; Nelson Tagoona, throat boxer;Trevor Wilson, conductor. Roy Thomson Hall,60 Simcoe St. 416-598-3375 or www.tso.ca.From . Also 4pm.● 2:00: Canadian Opera Company. EugeneOnegin. See May 2. Also May 7, 9, 15, 17,24(4:30pm). At 7:30pm unless otherwisenoted.● 2:00: HCA Dance Theatre. PASS: ValerieTryon - Valerie’s Favourites. HamiltonConservatory for the Arts - Dance Theatre,126 James St. S., Hamilton. 905-528-4020 orwww.hcadancetheatre.com. From .● 3:00: Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra.Concerti Virtuosi: Vivaldi & Telemann. SeeMay 2.● 3:00: Toronto Children’s Chorus. Can YouHear Me? A concert featuring all eight TCCchoirs and guest instrumentalists performingmusic grounded in different traditions. Newworks by Cristian Grases, Jude Roldan, andTracy Wong. Meridian Arts Centre - GeorgeWeston Recital Hall, 5040 Yonge St. www.torontochildrenschorus.com/our-season or1-800-708-6754. .● 3:15: Mooredale Concerts. StéphaneTétreault, cello & Olivier Hebert-Bouchard,piano. All-Debussy concert. Walter Hall,thewholenote.com April & May 2025 | 39