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Volume 31 Issue 2 - November & December 2025

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November and December combined for the first time in our history, with January and February likewise joined at the hip up next. Window-shop the 2025/26 Blue Pages (ten new members since last issue). "Critical mass" is the flavour of the issue, with "A Mass for the Endangered" leading the way, and a feast of Music Theatre, serious and not, close behind. Choral Scene looks at choirs augmenting their year-ending offerings with instrumental forces, and orchestras likewise augmenting their offerings with massed human voice. And masses of new recordings to discover and listen to. ALL THIS AND MORE.

LIVE OR ONLINE | Nov 1

LIVE OR ONLINE | Nov 1 to Jan 7, 2024416-338-7255. Up to . Also Nov 7(8pm). St. Simon-the-Apostle, Toronto).● Nov 08 3:30: Guelph Musicfest 2025. ● Nov 08 4:30: Beach United Church.Encore Fall Series: East to West - A MusicalJourney with Sadie Fields & Ken Gee. GraceUnited Church (Thornbury), 140 Bruce St. S.,Thornbury. Visit www.guelphmusicfest.caor 519-993-7591. From . (online only).Duo 330: Grand Works for Organ & PianoDuet. Beach United Church (Toronto),140 Wineva Ave. 416-691-8082 or www.beachunitedchurch.com.Pay What You Can. Suggestedminimum: .Also Nov 7(7pm - Guelph Youth Music Centre,● Nov 08 7:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Cham-Guelph).ber Music Society. Magisterra. Keffer● Nov 08 4:00: The Edison Singers. Vierne: Memorial Chapel, Wilfrid Laurier University,Messe Solennelle & Whitacre: The SacredVeil. St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church75 University Ave. W., Waterloo. www.ticketscene.ca/kwcms.; (st).(Guelph), 161 Norfolk St., Guelph. 226-384- ● Nov 08 7:00: Music at First-St. Andrew’s9300 or www.theedisonsingers.com/performances/.; (sr); (st); (child).Also Nov 9(St. Mark’s Anglican Church, Niagara-on-the-Lake),15(Church of St. Peter andUnited Church. Nathaniel Dett Chorale.First-St. Andrew’s United Church (London),350 Queens Ave., London. 519-679-8182or www.fsaunited.com/music-concerts/.(door); (adv); (st).● Nov 08 7:00: TD Music Hall. Four Chordsand the Truth. 178 Victoria St. 416-823-9193or www.tickets.mhrth.com/6450/6451. .● Nov 08 7:30: Aurora Cultural Centre. LeVent du Nord. Aurora Town Square - DavideDe Simone Performance Hall, 50 Victoria St.,Aurora. 365-500-3313 or www.auroraculturalcentre.ca.; (st).● Nov 08 7:30: Hamilton PhilharmonicOrchestra. Light Emerges. FirstOntario ConcertHall (Hamilton), 1 Summers Ln., Hamilton.www.hpo.org/event/light-emerges.From . 6:30om: Pre-concert talk.● Nov 08 7:30: Live Nation. Sarah McLachlan:Fumbling Towards Ecstasy 30th AnniversaryTour. Massey Hall, 178 Victoria St. www.ticketmaster.ca/https://www.ticketmaster.ca/sarah-mclachlan-fumbling-towardsecstasy-30th-toronto-ontario-11-08-2025/Timothy Corlisevent. From 6.● Nov 08 7:30: Nine Sparrows Arts Foundation.Remembrance at 80. Yorkminster ParkBaptist Church (Toronto), 1585 Yonge St. 416-922-1167 or www.9sparrowsarts.org. Free.Donations welcome.● Nov 08 7:30: Shoreline Chorus. Cinemania.Georgian Shores United Church(Owen Sound), 997 4th Ave. E., OwenSound. 519-599-2710. at door. AlsoMore details here... Aug 8(7:30pm) at St. George’s AnglicanChurch, Clarksburg.● Nov 08 8:00: TKMF/Massey Hall. SnottyNose Rez Kids + Logan Staats. TD Music Hall,178 Victoria St. 416-823-9193 or www.tickets.mhrth.com/7139/7140. From .● Nov 08 8:00: Toronto Celebrates. TheMusic of Stevie Wonder. TD Music Hall,178 Victoria St. 416-823-9193 or www.tickets.mhrth.com/7119/7120. .Sunday November 9● Nov 09 1:00: Brampton On Stage. BramptonMusic Theatre: The Prince of Egypt,The Musical. Rose Theatre, The (Brampton),1 Theatre Ln., Brampton. 905-874-2800https://tickets.brampton.ca. From . Alsoat 7:30pm, and on Nov 6, 7 & 8.● Nov 09 1:30: Toronto Early Music PlayersOrganization (TEMPO). Workshop. GraceChurch on-the-Hill, 300 Lonsdale Rd. www.tempotoronto.net or info@tempotoronto.net. for non-members.● Nov 09 2:00: Kiever Shul. The SongsRemain: 1000 Years of Jewish folk and SynagogueMusic. 25 Bellevue Ave. www.kievershul.com.Free. Donations welcome.Registration is required.● Nov 09 3:00: Arkel Chamber Concerts.Affetuoso. Trinity St. Paul’s UnitedChurch. Jeanne Lamon Hall, 427 Bloor St.W. www.eventbrite.ca/e/affetuoso-tickets-1545587306239..● Nov 09 3:00: Mississauga SymphonyOrchestra. The Dvořák Experience. LivingArts Centre Auditorium, 4141 Living Arts Dr.,Mississauga. 905-306-6000. From .● Nov 09 3:00: Royal Conservatory ofMusic. Kyung Wha Chung, Violin with KevinKenner, Piano. Royal Conservatory of Music- TELUS Centre - Koerner Hall, 273 Bloor St.W. 416-408-0208 or www.rcmusic.com/performance.From .● Nov 09 3:00: Trinity Bach Project. Bach &Earth. Metropolitan United Church (Toronto),56 Queen St. E. 306-250-4256 or www.trinitybachproject.org/concertsor at the door.; (budget); (st). Also Oct 23 @1pm (U of T Trinity College Chapel); Oct 24 @8pm (St. Augustine of Canterbury Anglican);Oct 26 @ 4pm (St. Martin-in-the-Fields).● Nov 09 4:00: The Edison Singers.Vierne: Messe Solennelle & Whitacre: TheSacred Veil. St. Mark’s Anglican Church(Niagara-on-the-Lake), 41 Byron St., Niagara-on-the-Lake.226-384-9300 or www.theedisonsingers.com/performances/. ;(sr); (st); (child). Also Nov 8(St.Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, Guelph),15(Church of St. Peter and St. Simon-the-Apostle, Toronto).● Nov 09 7:30: Cuckoo’s Nest Folk Club.Simon Kempston. Chaucer’s Pub, 122 CarlingSt., London. 519-319-5847 or folk@iandavies.com. Tickets available at Marienbad Restaurant,Chaucer’s Pub, Grooves (Wortley Village),Long & McQuade North. /(adv).● Nov 09 7:30: Oakville Chamber Orchestra.Jonathan Crow Plays Vivaldi’s Four Seasons.Oakville Centre for the PerformingArts, 130 Navy St., Oakville. www.oakvillechamber.org.(premium); (regular);(groups of 10 or more); (ages 13-30);(ages 12 and under).● Nov 09 8:00: New Music Concerts/U of TFaculty of Music. Mystery of Clock. The Fleckat Harbourfront Centre Theatre, 231 Queen’sQuay West. 416-961-9594. ; (artsworkers/sr); (st). 9:20pm: Post-concertdiscussion.Mystery ofClockNov. 9th, 2025The Fleck atHarbourfront CentreTheatreDoors 7:00PMStarting at newmusicconcerts.comNINE SPARROWS ARTS FOUNDATIONA CONCERTOF REMEMBRANCESATURDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2025 | 7:30 PMYorkminster Park Baptist Church 1585 Yonge Street at Heath StreetSPECIAL GUESTS:Al Kay, TromboneJonathan Meyer, BassFEATURING:Rob Crabtree, PiperThe Hedgerow SingersEric N. Robertson, ConductorADMISSION FREE | DONATIONS WELCOME | WWW.9SPARROWSARTS.ORGNOVEMBER 9th ‘25, 3 pmAffetuosoGuest Artists:Eric Abramovitz, ClarinetLuri Lee, ViolinRémi Pelletier, ViolaArkelCHAMBERCONCERTSMarie Bérard - Winona ZelenkaBeethoven/Coleridge-Taylor/Kodály/PriceTrinity St. Paul's Centre, 427 Bloor St. WSeason Sponsorseventbrite.ca26 | November & December 2025 thewholenote.com

Monday November 10● Nov 10 7:30: Collective Concerts. RobertPlant’s Saving Grace. Massey Hall,178 Victoria St. www.tickets.mhrth.com. Ticketsnot currently available. Please check backcloser to the concert date.● Nov 10 7:30: Roy Thomson Hall. Run TerryRun - Live in Concert with Toronto SymphonyOrchestra. 60 Simcoe St. www.tickets.mhrth.com or 416-598-3375. From .Tuesday November 11● Nov 11 12:10: Nine Sparrows Arts Foundation.Lunchtime Chamber Music: RisingStars Recital Featuring Students from theGlenn Gould School. Yorkminster Park BaptistChurch (Toronto), 1585 Yonge St. 416-922-1167 or www.yorkminsterpark.com. Free.Donations welcome.● Nov 11 1:00: St. James Cathedral. TuesdayOrgan Recital. Cathedral Church of St.James (Toronto), 106 King St. E. 416-364-7865or www.stjamescathedral.ca/recitals. Free.Donations encouraged.Nov 11MICHELLE CANNwith Fierboismusic-toronto.com● Nov 11 6:30: Music Toronto. Michelle Cannwith Fierbois. St. Lawrence Centre for theArts - Jane Mallett Theatre, 27 Front St. E.416-366-7723 or www.music-toronto.com/concerts/michelle-cann. From .● Nov 11 7:00: Kitchener-Waterloo ChamberMusic Society. David VanbiesbrouckQuartet. Keffer Memorial Chapel, Wilfrid LaurierUniversity, 75 University Ave. W., Waterloo.www.ticketscene.ca/kwcms. ; (st).● Nov 11 7:30: Toronto Choral Society. “TheLark, Still Bravely Singing”. East End/EastminsterUnited Church (Toronto), 310 DanforthAve. www.torontochoralsociety.org. Free.No ticket required. Donations gratefullyaccepted.● Nov 11 8:00: Musical Stage Company.UnCovered: Madonna & Cher. Royal Conservatoryof Music - TELUS Centre - Koerner Hall,273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208 or tickets@rcmusic.ca. From . Also Nov 12 & 13.Wednesday November 12● Nov 12 12:00 noon: Canadian OperaCompany. Dance Series: Embers of Memory.Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre, FourSeasons Centre for the Performing Arts,145 Queen St. W. www.coc.ca/freeconcerts.Free. Please check website for any programmingupdates.● Nov 12 12:15: St. Andrew’s PresbyterianChurch (Kitchener). Douglas Haas LegacyConcerts. 54 Queen St. N., Kitchener. 519-578-4430. Free. Lunch available for purchaseat 11:30am or bring your own.● Nov 12 12:30: Yorkminster Park BaptistChurch. Noonday Organ Recital. YorkminsterPark Baptist Church (Toronto), 1585 YongeSt. www.yorkminsterpark.com. Free. Donationswelcome.● Nov 12 7:00: Dale Gago (Howl Entertainment).NY80: A Celebration of Neil Youngand His Music. Massey Hall, 178 Victoria St.www.tickets.mhrth.com. Tickets not currentlyavailable. Please check back closer tothe concert date.● Nov 12 7:30: Soundstreams. TD Encounters:For the Birds. Hugh’s Room Live -Green Sanderson Hall, 296 BroadviewAve. Register at www.form.jotform.com/252594190693264. Free.● Nov 12 8:00: Musical Stage Company.UnCovered: Madonna & Cher. Royal Conservatoryof Music - TELUS Centre - Koerner Hall,273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208 or tickets@rcmusic.ca. From . Also Nov 11 & 13.Thursday November 13● Nov 13 12:00 noon: Canadian Opera Company.Instrumental Series: French Panorama- Ravel, Descarries, and Farrenc. RichardBradshaw Amphitheatre, Four Seasons Centrefor the Performing Arts, 145 Queen St.W. www.coc.ca/freeconcerts. Free. Pleasecheck website for any programming updates.● Nov 13 12:00 noon: Metropolitan UnitedChurch. Noon at Met: Pipes and Hammers.Metropolitan United Church (Toronto),56 Queen St. E. 416-363-0331 x226. Freewilldonation.● Nov 13 1:30: Women’s Musical Club ofToronto. Music in the Afternoon: MaxwellQuartet. Walter Hall (University of Toronto),80 Queen’s Park. 416-923-7052 or www.wmct.on.ca. ; Free(accompanying caregivers/stwith ID).● Nov 13 7:30: Toronto Symphony Orchestra.Joshua Bell Returns. Roy Thomson Hall,60 Simcoe St. www.tso.ca or 416-598-3375.Call or visit website for ticket information.Also Nov 15(7:30pm).● Nov 13 8:00: Flato Markham Theatre.Radio Rush - The Moving Pictures Story.171 Town Centre Blvd., Markham. 905-305-7469 or www.flatomarkhamtheatre.ca. From.● Nov 13 8:00: Musical Stage Company.UnCovered: Madonna & Cher. Royal Conservatoryof Music - TELUS Centre - Koerner Hall,273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208 or tickets@rcmusic.ca. From . Also Nov 11 & 12.Friday November 14● Nov 14 12:10: Music at St. Andrew’s.Noontime Recital. St. Andrew’s PresbyterianChurch (Toronto), 73 Simcoe St. 416-593-5600 x220 or www.standrewstoronto.org.Free. Donations welcome.● Nov 14 7:00: Kitchener-Waterloo ChamberMusic Society. Complete BeethovenViolin & Piano Sonatas: Concert 1. KefferMemorial Chapel, Wilfrid Laurier University,75 University Ave. W., Waterloo. www.ticketscene.ca/kwcms.Each concert: ; (st)or All 3 concerts: ; (st).● Nov 14 7:30: Matthew Perry House/MakeMusic Matter. Live Loud LIVE. Royal Conservatoryof Music - TELUS Centre - Koerner Hall,273 Bloor St. W. www.rcmusic.com/eventsand-performances/make-music-matter-andmatthew-perry-house-present.From 9.● Nov 14 7:30: Simcoe Guitar. Tim BeattieClassical Guitar Concert. Burton AvenueUnited Church (Barrie), 37 Burton Ave.,Barrie. www.eventbrite.com/e/tim-beattie-classical-guitar-concert-registration-1417606843229.Pay What You Can. suggested.● Nov 14 8:00: Hugh’s Room. Moshe Hammer& Angela Park. Hugh’s Room Live -Green Sanderson Hall, 296 Broadview Ave.www.showpass.com/moshe-hammer-andangela-park.; (st/arts workers/underemployed).● Nov 14 8:00: Massey Hall. Get the LEDOut. 178 Victoria St. www.tickets.mhrth.com.Haydn, Brahms andFolk Music of Scotland20252026NOVEMBER 13, 2025 | 1.30 PMMAXWELLQ UARTETTickets/Info: 416.923.7052 • wmct.on.cathewholenote.com November & December 2025 | 27

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