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LIVE OR ONLINE | Apr 1 to Jun 7, 2024Hall, 651 Dufferin St. www.sviby.com/en/e/f4jx1j. .79; .79(st).● 7:30: Against the Grain Theatre. Identity:A Song Cycle. Music by Dinuk Wijeratne.Poetry by Shauntay Grant. Elliot Madore, baritone;Nick Halley, percussion; Tyler Emond,bass; Joel Ivany, stage director. El Mocambo,464 Spadina Ave. www.atgtheatre.com/upcoming/identity-song-cycle. From .Also May 22 & 23.● 7:30: Jubilate Singers. Treasures: JubilateFavourites. Works by Mendelssohn, Lauridsen,Powell, Robinovitch, and others.Isabel Bernaus, conductor. Calvin PresbyterianChurch, 26 Delisle Ave. 416-485-1988 orwww.jubilatesingers.ca. ; (sr); (st/arts workers).● 7:30: Music at the Toronto Oratory. CompleteOrgan Works of J. S. Bach, Part XVI:Bach Answers His Critics. Includes “St. Anne”Prelude and Fugue in E-flat and chorale preludesfrom the Clavierubung, Part III. AaronJames, organ. Holy Family Roman CatholicChurch - Oratory, 1372 King St. W. 416-532-2879. Free admission. Donations accepted.● 7:30: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. FilmWith Live Orchestra - Star Wars: The EmpireStrikes Back in Concert. John Williams: StarWars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back.Nicholas Buc, conductor. Roy Thomson Hall,60 Simcoe St. 416-598-3375 or www.tso.ca.From . Also May 22(7:30pm), 23(7:30pm),25(2pm).● 8:00: Acoustic Harvest. The Healing GardenFundraiser for MacKenzie Health. TheLaws; James Gordon; Katherine Wheatley,. St.Paul’s United Church, 200 McIntosh St., Scarborough.ticketscene.ca; acousticharvest.ca; acousticharvest@proton.me(for e-transfer).(door cash only); (advance). Fullyaccessible venue.● 8:00: Cathedral Bluffs SymphonyOrchestra. Pictures at an Exhibition. Verdi:Overture to La forza del destino; Ian Cusson:JubilatesingersIsabel BernausconductorTreasuresJuBIlAte FAvourIteSMenD elSSohnlAurIDSenPowellr o BInovI t C hCalvin PresbyterianChurch 26 Delisle AveSat May 24 7:30 pmjubilatesingers.caTableau Vivant; Gliere: Horn Concerto; Mussorgsky-Ravel:Pictures at an Exhibition.Samir Abd-Elmessih, horn; Martin MacDonald,conductor & music director. P.C. Ho Theatre,Chinese Cultural Centre of GreaterToronto, 5183 Sheppard Ave. E., Scarborough.416-879-5566 or www.cathedralbluffs.com. From ; Free(ages 12 & under).● 8:00: Mississauga Symphony Orchestra.Masterworks - Symphonic Grandeur. Mozart:Violin Concerto No. 5; Shostakovich: SymphonyNo. 5. Guest Artist: Corey Gemmell,Violin. Living Arts Centre, 4141 Living Arts Dr.,Mississauga. 905-306-6000. Tickets start at. Visit livingartscentre.ca for tickets.● 8:00: Old Mill Toronto. Dining & DancingSeries: The British Legends Featuring DavidBowie, Mick Jagger, Elton John, Rod Stewart,and Freddie Mercury. 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: Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra.Samuel Mariño at the Opera: Bologne & Mozart.See May 23. Also May 25.● 8:00: TD Music Hall. Indigenous Grooves2025. 178 Victoria St. www.tickets.mhrth.com. Visit website for ticket information.● 11:00: Estonian Music Week. Mart Avi.St. Anne’s Parish Hall, 651 Dufferin St. www.piletikeskus.ee/en/select-ticket/17kt6s. .Sunday May 25● 2:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. FilmWith Live Orchestra - Star Wars: The EmpireStrikes Back in Concert. John Williams: StarWars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back.Nicholas Buc, conductor. Roy Thomson Hall,60 Simcoe St. 416-598-3375 or www.tso.ca.From . Also May 22(7:30pm), 23(7:30pm),24(7:30pm).● 2:30: Music at St. Matthew’s. Poetry andForce. Anton Yeretsky, violin; Maria Dolnycky,piano. St. Matthew’s Anglican Church, Islington,3962 Bloor St. W., Etobicoke. 416-231-4014. Pay What You Can. recommended.Tickets only available at the door.● 3:00: Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra.Samuel Mariño at the Opera: Bologne & Mozart.See May 23.● 4:00: Wychwood Clarinet Choir. FromBritain to Canada. Vaughan Williams (arr.Greaves): Five Variants of Dives and Lazarus;James Rae (arr. Greaves): SouthwoldSonatina; Peterson (arr. Macdonald): Hymnto Freedom; Greaves: Canadian FolksongSuite; Macdonald: Haida Nation Suite; BeverleyMcKiver: New commissioned work. Guest:Deborah Brown, harp. Michele Jacot, conductorand solo clarinet. St. Michael and AllAngels Anglican Church, 611 St. Clair Ave. W.www.wychwoodclarinetchoir.ca. ; (sr/st) or Pay What You Can.● 4:00: Estonian Music Week. Ensemble U.A groundbreaking concert by leading contemporarymusic ensemble featuring anaugmented reality enhanced cosmic journeyset to the music of Canadian-Estoniancomposer Udo Kasemets. Venue to be confirmed.www.sviby.com/en/e/x0h4aw. ;(st).● 7:00: Kitchener-Waterloo ChamberMusic Society. Piano Recital. Bach: Fantasyand Fugue in a BWV 944; Beethoven: “Waldstein”Sonata Op. 53 and Andante Favori,WoO 57 (original slow movement); Schubert:Hūttenbrenner Variations D.576; Brahms:4 Klavierstücke Op.119. Peter Vinograde,piano. First United Church, 16 William St. W.,Waterloo. www.ticketscene.ca/kwcms. ;(st).● 7:30: Cuckoo’s Nest Folk Club. Alan Reid.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: Estonian Music Week. Vox Clamantis.Works by Arvo Pärt, Veljo Tormis, andothers. Vox Clamantis, choir; Estonian Voices;Countemeasure; and other artists. Trinity St.Paul’s United Church and Centre for Faith,Justice and the Arts, 427 Bloor St. W. www.sviby.com/en/e/mom57b. From .● 8:00: Massey Hall. Guy Manoukian: WorldTour 2025. 178 Victoria St. 416-872-4255 orwww.ticketmaster.ca. From .Monday May 26● 6:00: Toronto Reference Library. ColdGlitter: The Untold Story of Canadian Glam.Join us for a book launch and panel discussionon the history of glam music in Canada.Host Robert Dayton will reveal mind-blowingstories of musicians trapped by geography,colonial mindsets, and the difficulties of penetratingthe cultural behemoth that is theUnited States. A panel discussion will followfeaturing local glam rock veterans EdmundPilling (Fludd), and Robert Swartz (Lynx), andRobbie Rox. Toronto Public Library - TorontoReference Library, Beeton Hall (1st Floor),789 Yonge St. For information, call the ArtsDepartment at 416-393-7157. Free. No registrationrequired.Tuesday May 27● 12:10: Nine Sparrows Arts Foundation.Lunchtime Chamber Music. Xuan He & SaehaeBae, piano 4-hands. Yorkminster ParkBaptist Church, 1585 Yonge St. 416-922-1167or www.yorkminsterpark.com. Free. Donationswelcome.● 1:00: St. James Cathedral. Tuesday OrganRecital. Derrick Meador, organ. CathedralChurch of St. James, 106 King St. E. 416-364-7865 or www.stjamescathedral.ca/recitals.Free. Donations encouraged.● 8:00: Massey Hall. Paul Simon: A QuietCelebration. 178 Victoria St. 416-872-4255or www.ticketmaster.ca. From 0. AlsoMay 29 & 30.Wednesday May 28● 6:45: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. TSOChamber Soloists. Stewart Goodyear: Introductionand Rondo Capriccioso; StewartGoodyear: Piano Quartet. Stewart Goodyear,piano; Eri Kosaka, violin; Ashley Vandiver,viola; Emmanuelle Beaulieu Bergeron, cello.Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-598-3375 or www.tso.ca. Available with the purchaseof a ticket to the May 28 Masterworksconcert.● 8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra.Beethoven’s Eroica. Arvo Pärt: Cantus inMemory of Benjamin Britten; Stewart Goodyear:Callaloo - A Caribbean Suite for Pianoand Orchestra; Beethoven: Symphony No.3in E-flat Op.55 “Eroica”. Stewart Goodyear,piano; Kristiina Poska, conductor. Roy ThomsonHall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-598-3375 orwww.tso.ca. From . Also May 30(7:30pm)& 31(8pm).Thursday May 29● 12:00 noon: Metropolitan United Church.Vocal Concert. Noelle Slaney, soprano.Metropolitan United Church, 56 Queen St. E.416-363-0331 x226. Freewill donation.● 7:30: Arraymusic. Cascading CreativityModifies Conception. Featuring new worksby Morgan-Paige Melbourne, Maria-EduardaMendes Martins, Pouya Hamidi, and EldritchPriest. Casey Sokol, grand piano; NobuoKubota, sound singing; Paul Dutton, soundsinging; John Oswald, alto saxophone; JacobusKamevaar, electronics. Array Space,155 Walnut Ave. generaldirector@arraymusic.ca.Email for ticket information. AlsoMar 27, Apr 24, Jun 26.● 8:00: Grand Theatre. Jeans ‘n Classics– The Who and Led Zeppelin. Grand Theatre(London), 471 Richmond St., London. 519-672-8800. -. Visit grandtheatre.comfor tickets.● 8:00: Massey Hall. Paul Simon: A QuietCelebration. 178 Victoria St. 416-872-4255or www.ticketmaster.ca. From 0. AlsoMay 27 & 30.Friday May 30● 12:10: Music at St. Andrew’s. NoontimeRecital. Stephanie Chua, piano; Colin Savage,clarinet; Mary-Katherine Finch, cello. St.Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, 73 Simcoe St.416-593-5600 x220 or www.standrewstoronto.org.Free. Donations welcome.● 7:30: Canadian Children’s Opera Company.The Monkiest King. Music by Alice PingYee Ho. Libretto by Marjorie Chan. WilliamYong, stage director; Teri Dunn, conductor &music director. Harbourfront Centre Theatre,235 Queens Quay W. www.harbourfrontcentre.com/event/the-monkiest-king.From. Also May 31(3pm & 7:30pm), Jun 1(3pm).● 7:30: Guelph Musicfest 2025. FestivalTrio. Haydn: Piano Trio No.35 in C Hob.XV:21; Pál Hermann: Suite for solo violin;Falla: Suite populaire espagnole, for cello& piano; Shostakovich: Piano Trio No.2 in eOp.67. Sadie Fields, violin; Paul Pulford, cello;Ken Gee, piano. Guelph Youth Music Centre,75 Cardigan St., Guelph. Visit www.guelphmusicfest.caor 519-993-7591. From .Also Jun 1(3:30pm) at Grace United Church,44 | April & May 2025 thewholenote.com

Thornbury.● 7:30: Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra.Video Games Live. Bryan Deans, guest conductor.FirstOntario Concert Hall - Boris BrottGreat Hall, 1 Summers Ln., Hamilton. www.hpo.org/video-games-live-hpo. From .● 7:30: Toronto Bandura Festival. Banduraon Bloor 2025 Concert Series. Mariia Smolinska,bandura; DIVKA, bandura & viola. RoyalYork Road United Church, 851 Royal York Rd.416-845-2691 or www.torontobandurafestival.ca.; (Early Bird); (sr & under30); Free(under 12). All net proceeds fromthis concert will be donated to the Canada-Ukraine Foundation.● 7:30: Toronto Symphony Orchestra.Beethoven’s Eroica. See May 28. AlsoMay 31(8pm).● 8:00: Massey Hall. Paul Simon: A QuietCelebration. 178 Victoria St. 416-872-4255or www.ticketmaster.ca. From 0. AlsoMay 27 & 29.● 8:00: Old Mill Toronto. Jazz Lounge: AlexPangman. 21 Old Mill Rd. 416-207-2020 orwww.oldmilltoronto.com. cover. Minimum food & beverage spend. Restrictedto ages 19+. Dinner reservations open at6pm. Show at 8pm.● 8:00: Toronto Bach Festival. BrandenburgReimagined. Brandenburg ConcertoNo.12, after BWV 163, 80, and 18; Concerto inF for Harpsichord BWV 1057 (Bach’s adaptationof Brandenburg 4); Concerto in g for Violinand Strings, after BWV 1056; BrandenburgConcerto No.6 BWV 1051. Julia Wedman, violin;Patrick Jordan, viola; Matt Antal, viola;Christopher Bagan, harpsichord; The TorontoBach Festival Orchestra. East End/EastminsterUnited Church, 310 Danforth Ave. www.torontobachfestival.org/2025-festival. Visitwebsite for tickets and information.Saturday May 31● 11:00am: TYT Theatre. A Year WithFrog and Toad. Music by Robert and WillieReale. Recommended for ages 4 and up.Evan Harkai, director & producer; QuintonNaughton, music director; Sydney LaForme,choreographer. Wychwood Theatre,76 Wychwood Ave. www.tyttheatre.com/ticketterms. Visit website for ticket information.Every Sat & Sun from May 31-Jul 13 at11am & 3:30pm.● 12:00 noon: Toronto Bach Festival. Bach’sKeyboard. Including works for lute andharpsichord,including Prelude, Fugue, andAllegro, BWV 998 and Sonata for oboe andharpsichord, BWV 1030a. Dongsok Shin,lautenwerk. East End/Eastminster UnitedChurch, 310 Danforth Ave. www.torontobachfestival.org/2025-festival.Visit website fortickets and information.● 2:00: Gallery Players of Niagara.Declassified. Adaptive performances are presentedwith Thorold Public Library and ThoroldSenior Citizen’s Centre as family-friendly,accessible, and inclusive, perfect for musiclovers from the neurodiverse and disabilitycommunities, or anyone wanting a morerelaxed concert experience. Leanne Vida,soprano; Karlie Boyle, viola; Annie Slade, violin;Ian Slade, double bass. Thorold Senior Citizen’sCentre, 8 Carleton St. S., Thorold. Call905-468-1525 or email Margaret at info@galleryplayers.ca.Free.● 3:00: Canadian Children’s Opera Company.The Monkiest King. See May 30. AlsoMay 31(7:30pm), Jun 1(3pm).● 4:00: Toronto Bach Festival. Kaffeehaus.Directed by John Abberger. Programme toinclude Chaconne from Violin Partita No.2BWV 1002 (arr. Jeanne Lamon); WeddingCantata BWV 202. R.H. Thomson, actor; BSolomon, dancer; Mariana Medellín Canales,dancer; Sinéad White, soprano; The TorontoBach Festival Orchestra. Special guests: Studentsfrom the Collegium Musicum, Universityof Toronto. Church of the Holy Trinity,19 Trinity Sq. www.torontobachfestival.org/2025-festival. Visit website for ticketsand information. Also 8pm.● 4:00: The Edison Singers. Choral Mystics.Works by Palestrina, Byrd, Ešenvalds,Whitacre, and Arvo Pärt. Church of St. Peterand St. Simon-the-Apostle, 525 Bloor St. E.226-384-9300 or www.theedisonsingers.com/performances/. ; (ages 13-21);(ages 12 & under). 80 minutes. No intermission.Also May 24(St. Mark’s AnglicanChurch, Niagara-on-the-Lake), Jun 1(Basilicaof Our Lady Immaculate, Guelph).● 7:00: Associated Male Choruses ofOntario (AMCO). You Have Voice-Male! Sixmale choirs in concert, each featuring theirown solo numbers. Burlington PerformingArts Centre - Main Theatre, 440 Locust St.,Burlington. www.burlingtonpac.ca/events/you-have-voice-male. ; (ages 11-18);Free(ages 10 & under). Early Bird discountuntil Mar 31.● 7:30: Bach Elgar Choir. Martin andBrahms. Frank Martin: Mass for DoubleChoir; Brahms: Zigeunerlieder. MelroseUnited Church, 86 Homewood Ave., Hamilton.416-888-8249 or www.bachelgar.ca/events. Visit website for ticket information.Also Jun 1(3pm).● 7:30: Canadian Children’s Opera Company.The Monkiest King. See May 30. AlsoJun 1 (3pm).● 7:30: The Annex Singers. Sing, Pray,Love! A light-hearted cabaret-style concertwith selections from Hildegard von Bingento The Spice Girls. Maria Case, artistic director.Grace Church on-the-Hill, 300 LonsdaleRd. www.annexsingers.com. From . LIVE& STREAMED.● 8:00: Bravo Niagara! Festival of theArts. Tony Siqi Yun, Piano. Stratus Vineyards,2059 Niagara Stone Rd., Niagara-on-the-Lake. www.bravoniagara.org or www.admitone.com.From .● 8:00: Old Mill Toronto. Dining & DancingSeries: Neil Diamond and Tom Jones TributeShow. 21 Old Mill Rd. 416-207-2020 or www.oldmilltoronto.com. From . Minimum food & beverage spend. Restricted to ages19+. Dinner reservations open at 6pm. Showat 8pm.● 8:00: SING! In Concert Presents. Sound-Crowd & Deke Sharon. Toronto’s a cappellaensemble with the “Pitch Perfect” musicdirector in concert! Isabel Bader Theatre,93 Charles St. W. www.singtoronto.tickit.ca/events/27976. .● 8:00: Toronto Bach Festival. Kaffeehaus.Directed by John Abberger. Programme toinclude Chaconne from Violin Partita No.2BWV 1002 (arr. Jeanne Lamon); WeddingCantata BWV 202. R.H. Thomson, actor; BSolomon, dancer; Mariana Medellín Canales,dancer; Sinéad White, soprano; The TorontoBach Festival Orchestra. Special guests: Studentsfrom the Collegium Musicum, Universityof Toronto. Church of the Holy Trinity,19 Trinity Sq. www.torontobachfestival.org/2025-festival. Visit website for ticketsand information. Also 4pm.● 8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra.Beethoven’s Eroica. Arvo Pärt: Cantus inMemory of Benjamin Britten; Stewart Goodyear:Callaloo - A Caribbean Suite for Pianoand Orchestra; Beethoven: Symphony No.3in E-flat Op.55 “Eroica”. Stewart Goodyear,piano; Kristiina Poska, conductor. Roy ThomsonHall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-598-3375 orwww.tso.ca. From . Also May 28(8pm) &30(7:30pm).● 8:00: Voices Chamber Choir. From Psalmto Songs: A Journey through Songs Sacredand Secular. Brahms: Geistliches Lied Op.30;John Rutter: Five Childhood Lyrics; and otherworks. Conrad Gold, accompanist; Ron Cheung,conductor. St. Martin-in-the-FieldsAnglican Church, 151 Glenlake Ave. 416-519-0528. ; (sr/st); Free(under 12).Sunday June 1● 12:00 noon: Toronto Bach Festival. Lecture:St. John Passion BWV 245.2. Presentedby John Butt. The annual lecture will examineand illuminate Bach’s creative process as herevised this great work, which survives in nofewer than four distinct versions. East End/Eastminster United Church, 310 DanforthAve. www.torontobachfestival.org/2025-festival.Visit website for tickets and information.● 2:30: Niagara Symphony Orchestra. SymphonieFantastique. Saint-Saëns: Bacchanalefrom Samson et Dalila; Wijeratne: TablaConcerto; Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique(Fantastic Symphony). Gabriel Dionne, tabla.FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre - PartridgeHall, 250 St. Paul St., St. Catharines.905-688-0722 or boxoffice@firstontariopac.ca. From ; (arts workers); (under35); (st); (18 and under).● 2:30: VIVA Singers Toronto. Metamorphosis.Featuring all 7 VIVA Singers Torontochoirs, plus a special alumni choir, and guestartists Amiel Ang, percussion, and TatsukiShimoda, recorder. Trinity St. Paul’s UnitedChurch. Jeanne Lamon Hall, 427 Bloor St. W.416-788-8482. .● 3:00: Bach Elgar Choir. Martin andBrahms. Frank Martin: Mass for DoubleChoir; Brahms: Zigeunerlieder. MelroseUnited Church, 86 Homewood Ave., Hamilton.416-888-8249 or www.bachelgar.ca/events. 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