Volume 30 Issue 5 | April & May 2025

LIVE OR ONLINE | Apr 1

LIVE OR ONLINE | Apr 1 to Jun 7, 2024University of Toronto, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-922-3714 x103; 647-988-2102 (eve/wknd).-.● 3:30: Vesnivka Choir. Spring Love. Aprogram of traditional and contemporaryUkrainian music celebrating spring, love, andromance. Vesnivka Choir; Toronto UkrainianMale Chamber Choir. Ukrainian National Federationof Canada, Trident Hall, 145 Evans Ave.www.vesnivka.com or Eventbrite and at door.; Free(child under 16).● 4:00: 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 1:30pm.● 7:00: Amadeus Choir of Greater Toronto.Bernstein & Duruflé. Bernstein: ChichesterPsalms; Duruflé: Requiem. Amadeus Choirof Greater Toronto; Jonathan Oldengarm,organ; Alex Hetherington, mezzo; JesseBlumberg, baritone; Amahl Arulanandam,cello; Zane Mallett, harp; Yang Chen, percussion;Kathleen Allan, conductor. MetropolitanUnited Church, 56 Queen St. E. 416-446-0188or www.amadeuschoir.com. ; (artsworkers & under 30).● 7:30: Cuckoo’s Nest Folk Club. DavidEssig. Chaucer’s Pub, 122 Carling St., London.519-319-5847 or folk@iandavies.com. Ticketsavailable at Marienbad Restaurant, Chaucer’sPub, Grooves (Wortley Village), Long &McQuade North. /(adv).● 8:00: Hugh’s Room Live. Robert Thomasand The Sessionmen. Hugh’s Room Live -Green Sanderson Hall, 296 Broadview Ave.www.showpass.com/robert-thomas. Visitwebsite for ticket information.Monday May 5● 7:30: Soundstreams. Poitu Varen. ChrisPruden, piano; Zoe Markle, bass; Nick WalkerGrimshaw, electronics. Hugh’s Room Live -Green Sanderson Hall, 296 Broadview Ave.www.soundstreams.ca/events/td-encounters-poitu-varenor 416-504-1282. Free.● 8:00: Massey Hall. Japanese Breakfast:vMARK FEWERSonatas and Partitas forSolo Violin by J.S. BachPerformed over the course of two recitalsFriday, May 9 | 7:30 pmSaturday, May 10 | 4:00 pmPresented by Friends of MusicSt. Thomas’s Church383 Huron Street, TorontoPay what you wish:Suggested for one recital regular, students; for both /Scan code or visit stthomas.on.caThe Melancholy Tour. 178 Victoria St. 416-872-4255 or www.ticketmaster.ca. From .Also May 6.Tuesday May 6● 12:10: Nine Sparrows Arts Foundation.Lunchtime Chamber Music. Mattia Mihajlovic,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. William Lupton, organ. CathedralChurch of St. James, 106 King St. E. 416-364-7865 or www.stjamescathedral.ca/recitals.Free. Donations encouraged.● 8:00: Massey Hall. Japanese Breakfast:The Melancholy Tour. 178 Victoria St. 416-872-4255 or www.ticketmaster.ca. From .Also May 5.Wednesday May 7● 7:00: Friends of Music at St. Thomas’s.Brass Ensembles from the Glenn GouldSchool. St. Thomas’s Anglican Church,383 Huron St. www.stthomas.on.ca or 416-979-2323. Free admission.● 7:30: Canadian Opera Company. EugeneOnegin. See May 2. Also May 9, 15, 17,24(4:30pm). At 7:30pm unless otherwisenoted.● 8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra.Tchaikovsky’s Pathétique. Daníel Bjarnason:I Want to Be Alive - Trilogy for Orchestra(world premiere & TSO co-commission);Tchaikovsky: Symphony No.6 in b Op.74. GustavoGimeno, conductor. Roy Thomson Hall,60 Simcoe St. 416-598-3375 or www.tso.ca.From . Also May 10.Thursday May 8● 12:00 noon: Metropolitan United Church.Organ Concert. Jonathan Oldengarm, organ.Metropolitan United Church, 56 Queen St. E.416-363-0331 x226. Freewill donation.● 1:30: Women’s Musical Club of Toronto.Music in the Afternoon: Asitha Tennekoon.Danika Lorèn: The Thread of Life (New Workcommissioned by the WMCT); VaughanWilliams: On Wenlock Edge; Ian Cusson:Where There’s a Wall; Nico Muhly: Stranger;WOMEN’S MUSICAL CLUB OF TORONTOMAY 8, 2025 | 1.30 PMASITHATENNEKOON416-923-7052 | wmct.on.caBarber: Knoxville - Summer of 1915. AsithaTennekoon, tenor; Steven Philcox, piano; AyselTaghi-Zada, violin; Terri Croft, violin; LaurenceSchaufele, viola; Amahl Arulanandam,cello. University of Toronto - Edward JohnsonBuilding - Walter Hall, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-923-7052 X1 or www.wmct.on.ca. ; free(stwith ID at door).● 2:30: Serenata Singers. Tuned In: Songsfrom TV & Film. Matthew Morgan, conductor;Stan Farrow, piano; Matthew Coons,piano. Scarborough Bluffs United Church,3739 Kingston Rd., Scarborough. 416-449-4053. ; (ages under 12). AlsoMay 9(7:30pm).● 7:30: Canadian Opera Company. Wozzeck.See Apr 25. Also May 10(4:30pm), 14, 16. At7:30pm unless otherwise noted.● 7:30: Unbridled Theatre Collective.The Threepenny Opera. By Bertolt Brecht,Kurt Weill, and Elisabeth Hauptman.Adapted by Simon Stephens. VideoCabaret,10 Busy St. www.ticketscene.ca/list.php?q=threepenny+opera. ; (sr/st/artsworker). Also May 9, 10(2pm & 7:30pm),11(2pm), 13, 14, 15, 16, 17. Start time is 7:30pmunless otherwise indicated.● 8:00: Hugh’s Room. Little Misty.Hugh’s Room Live - Green Sanderson Hall,296 Broadview Ave. www.showpass.com/little-misty/. ; (st/arts workers/underemployed).Friday May 9● 7:30am: Toronto Mendelssohn Choir.Duruflé’s Requiem. Duruflé: Requiem Op.9;Mendelssohn: Richte mich, Gott; StephanieMartin: Nothing Gold Can Stay; AaronManswell: One Thing at a Time (world premiere& TMChoir commission); and a newwork by the Choral Composition CompetitionWinner (world premiere). Jonathan Oldengarm,organ; Irene Gregorio, piano; TorontoMendelssohn Choir; Jean-Sébastien Vallée,conductor. Yorkminster Park Baptist Church,1585 Yonge St. www.www.tmchoir.org/event/durufle or 416-598-0422. .● 12:10: Music at St. Andrew’s. NoontimeRecital. Celtic Ceilidh Fusion. A spirited celebrationof Irish and Celtic folk music. SaskiaTompkins, nickelharpe & viola; Steafan Hannigan,multiple instruments; Jordan Klapman,piano. St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church,73 Simcoe St. 416-593-5600 x220 or www.standrewstoronto.org. Free. Donationswelcome.● 6:00: Collingwood Music Festival. SpringFundraiser: A Dazzling Night of Music, FineDining, and Giving. All funds raised will directlysupport the 2025 Collingwood MusicFestival. Guests will indulge in an exquisitebuffet dinner curated by Peasemarsh Farm,led by Chef Chris Bishop. The evening concludeswith an exciting live auction, offeringexclusive experiences while supporting awonderful cause. Quartetto Gelato. CraigleithSki Club, 164 Craigleith Rd, Blue Mountains.www.collingwoodfestival.com/festival-events.0. Includes a 0 tax receipt.Limited tickets available.● 7:30: Canadian Opera Company.Eugene Onegin. See May 2. Also May 15, 17,24(4:30pm). At 7:30pm unless otherwisenoted.● 7:30: Friends of Music at St. Thomas’s.Mark Fewer, Violin. Bach: Sonatas andPartitas for solo violin. St. Thomas’s AnglicanChurch, 383 Huron St. www.stthomas.on.ca or 416-979-2323. Pay what you wish:suggested ; (st). Pre-concert chatat 6:45pm. A similar program is also onMay 10(4pm).● 7:30: Serenata Singers. Tuned In: Songsfrom TV & Film. Matthew Morgan, conductor;Stan Farrow, piano; Matthew Coons,piano. Scarborough Bluffs United Church,3739 Kingston Rd., Scarborough. 416-449-4053. ; (ages under 12). AlsoMay 8(2:30pm).● 7:30: Unbridled Theatre Collective.The Threepenny Opera. See May 8. AlsoMay 10(2pm & 7:30pm), 11(2pm), 13, 14, 15,16, 17. Start time is 7:30pm unless otherwiseindicated.● 8:00: Etobicoke Philharmonic Orchestra.Jubilations of Spring. Schumann: SymphonyNo.1 Op.38 "Spring"; Johann Strauss II: Overture,"Mein Herr Marquis, ein Mann wie Sie"(Laughing Song), and "Klänge der Heimat"We celebratethe season!SchumannSpring SymphonyOperatic AriasJennifer TavernerSoprano..........or a shorter matineeperformance in a moreintimate setting40 | April & May 2025 thewholenote.com

from Die Fledermaus; Alice Ho: Jubilations ofSpring; John Estacio: "There Will be a StormTonight" from Filumena; Ivor Novello: We'llGather Lilacs in The Spring. Natalya Gennadi,soprano; Etobicoke Philharmonic Orchestra;Matthew Jones, music director. MartingroveCollegiate Institute, 50 Winterton Dr., Etobicoke.416-239-5665 or www.eporchestra.ca/season/2425/jubilations-of-spring. ;(sr); (st); Free(child under 12). AlsoMay 10(2pm) at Humber College Cultural Hub.● 8:00: Old Mill Toronto. Jazz Lounge: MarkKelso. 21 Old Mill Rd. 416-207-2020 or www.oldmilltoronto.com. cover. Minimum food & beverage spend. Restricted to ages19+. Dinner reservations open at 6pm. Showat 8pm.● 8:00: Roy Thomson Hall. NARUTO: TheSymphonic Experience. Music by ToshioMasuda. 60 Simcoe St. www.tickets.mhrth.com. From 1.● 8:00: Small World Music. Fareed Ayaz &Abu Muhammad Qawwali. St. Andrew’s PresbyterianChurch, 73 Simcoe St. www.smallworld.com.From . Also May 10(4pm).Saturday May 10● 1:00: Royal Canadian College of OrganistsToronto Centre. Organ MaintenanceWorkshop. Join us for an intro to organ maintenanceled by organ-builder Hal Gober.Sisterhood of St. John the Divine Chapel,233 Cummer Ave., North York. www.rcco.ca/toronto. Visit website for more information.● 2:00: Etobicoke Philharmonic Orchestra.Jubilations of Spring. Johann StraussII: Overture from Die Fledermaus; Alice Ho:Jubilations of Spring; Schumann: SymphonyNo.1 Op.38 “Spring”. Etobicoke PhilharmonicOrchestra; Matthew Jones, music director.Humber College - Lakeshore Campus - ABuilding - Recital Hall, 3199 Lakeshore Blvd.416-239-5665 or www.eporchestra.ca/season/2425/jubilations-of-spring-hch/.;(child). Also May 9(8pm) at MartingroveCollegiate.● 2:00: Unbridled Theatre Collective.The Threepenny Opera. See May 8. AlsoMay 10(7:30pm), 11(2pm), 13, 14, 15, 16, 17.Start time is 7:30pm unless otherwiseindicated.● 4:00: Friends of Music at St. Thomas’s.Mark Fewer, Violin. Bach: Sonatas and Partitasfor solo violin. St. Thomas’s AnglicanChurch, 383 Huron St. www.stthomas.on.caor 416-979-2323. Pay what you wish: suggested; (st). A similar program is alsoon May 9(7:30pm).● 4:00: Small World Music. Fareed Ayaz &Abu Muhammad Qawwali. St. Andrew’s PresbyterianChurch, 73 Simcoe St. www.smallworld.com.From . Also May 9(8pm).● 4:30: Canadian Opera Company. Wozzeck.See Apr 25. Also May 14, 16. At 7:30pmunless otherwise noted.● 7:00: Kitchener-Waterloo ChamberMusic Society. Piano Recital. Clementi:Sonata in C Op.33 No.3; Brahms: Variationsand Fugue on a Theme by Handel Op.24; Mussorgsky:Pictures at an Exhibition. Sofya Gulyak,piano. Keffer Memorial Chapel, WilfridLaurier University, 75 University Ave. W., Waterloo.www.ticketscene.ca/kwcms. ;(st).● 7:00: Peterborough Singers. MozartRequiem. A complete performance of Mozart’sRequiem and music performed by thePeterborough Singers on their 2025 cathedraltour to Durham, England. Lesley Bouza,soprano; Lillian Brooks, mezzo; David Walsh,tenor; Christopher Dunham, bass; Ian Sadler,organ. Emmanuel United Church (Peterborough),534 George St. N., Peterborough. 705-745-1820 or www.peterboroughsingers.com/concerts/mozart-requiem. ; (st).● 7:30: Church of the Redeemer. HumanStrife and Passion. An a cappella choral concertfeaturing music with the topics of struggle,passion, faith, and love. Featuring worksby Matthew Emery, Roydon Tse, OrlandoGibbons and Natalie Wong. Church of theRedeemer, 162 Bloor St. W. www.eventbrite.ca/e/human-strife-and-passion-tickets.Adults: (online); (door); Youth:(online); (door); Free(ages 12 andunder).● 7:30: Chorus York. Voices of Spring. Mozart:Missa Brevis in C K.259 and selectedmadrigals, musicals, and folk Songs. GraceVoicesofSpringMay 10chorusyork.caQuinsey, Alessia Naccarato, Nicholas Gough,and Moji Abella, soloists; Chamber Orchestra;Hannah Mok, accompanist. St. Mary’s AnglicanChurch (Richmond Hill), 10030 YongeSt., Richmond Hill. www.chorusyork.ca/concertsor 905-884-7922. ; Free(12 yr &under with ID).● 7:30: Milton Philharmonic Orchestra.Modern Classics. Mozetich: Concertofor Bassoon and Strings with Marimba; andother works. Taran Massey-Singh, bassoon.FirstOntario Arts Centre (Milton), 1010 MainSt., Milton. 905-875-5399. ; ; (st/child).● 7:30: Music at the Toronto Oratory. CompleteOrgan Works of J. S. Bach, Part XV:Music for Pentecost. Includes Toccata andFugue in F, Komm Heiliger Geist, and excerptsfrom the Clavierubung, Part III. Aaron James,organ. Holy Family Roman Catholic Church -Oratory, 1372 King St. W. 416-532-2879. Freeadmission. Donations accepted.● 7:30: Orpheus Choir of Toronto. MassTransmission. Music for choir and fixedelectronics. Jocelyn Hagen: Hummingbird(Canadian premiere); Mason Bates:Mass Transmission. Grace Church on-the-Hill, 300 Lonsdale Rd. 416-420-9660 orwww.orpheuschoirtoronto.com or tickets@orpheuschoirtoronto.com. ; (sr 60+);(st/arts workers).● 7:30: Pax Christi Chorale. We Are Phoenix.Timothy Takach: We Are Phoenix (Torontopremiere). Odin Quartet; Joshua Tamayo,piano; Elaine Choi, conductor. Eglinton St.George’s United Church, 35 Lytton Blvd. Visitwww.paxchristichorale.org. ; (sr);(ages 19-35); (st 18 and under).● 7:30: Stratford Symphony Orchestra.HMS Mother’s Day. Enjoy your favouriteGilbert and Sullivan selections, pairedwith songs from Vaughan Williams, Delius,Granger and Elgar - this promises to be anextra special Mother’s Day! William Rowson,conductor. Avondale United Church,194 Avondale Ave., Stratford. 519-271-0990or www.stratfordsymphony.ca/hms_mothers_day.; (st); Free(under 12).● 7:30: Toronto Chamber Choir. Dayspringof Eternity: The Music of Johann RudolphAhle. Celebrating the 400th anniversary ofhis birth. Baroque strings, organ, and soloistsfrom the Toronto Chamber Consort. CalvinPresbyterian Church, 26 Delisle Ave.416-923-9030 or www.torontochamberchoir.ca. From .● 7:30: Unbridled Theatre Collective.The Threepenny Opera. See May 8. AlsoMay 11(2pm), 13, 14, 15, 16, 17. Start time is7:30pm unless otherwise indicated.● 7:30: VOCA Chorus of Toronto. CarminaBurana. Orff: Carmina Burana along withworks by Andrew Balfour, Brian Tate, MarkSirett, and others. Jenny Crober, music director& conductor; Dakota Scott-Digout, piano.Guests: Andrew Haji, tenor; Noelle Slaney,soprano; Parker Clements, baritone; ShawnGrenke, piano; Jamie Drake, Michelle Colton,Richard Burrows, and Timothy Francom,percussion. East End/Eastminster UnitedChurch, 310 Danforth Ave. www.vocachorus.ca/concerts or www.eventbrite.ca/e/vocachorus-of-toronto-carmina-burana-saturday-may-10-2025-tickets-1286995932479.; (st).● 8:00: Kindred Spirits Orchestra. PoemsWe ArePhoenixPresenting the Toronto premiere ofTimothy Takach’s We are Phoenix.Saturday, May 10, 2025, 7:30 pmESG United Church 35 LYTTON BLVD., TORONTOTICKETS PAXCHRISTICHORALE.ORGthewholenote.com April & May 2025 | 41