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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, 2024 416-338-7255. 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 Musical Journey with Sadie Fields & Ken Gee. Grace United Church (Thornbury), 140 Bruce St. S., Thornbury. Visit www.guelphmusicfest.ca or 519-993-7591. From . (online only). Duo 330: Grand Works for Organ & Piano Duet. Beach United Church (Toronto), 140 Wineva Ave. 416-691-8082 or www.beachunitedchurch.com. Pay What You Can. Suggested minimum: . 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 Sacred Veil. St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church 75 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’s 9300 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 and United Church. Nathaniel Dett Chorale. First-St. Andrew’s United Church (London), 350 Queens Ave., London. 519-679-8182 or www.fsaunited.com/music-concerts/. (door); (adv); (st). ● Nov 08 7:00: TD Music Hall. Four Chords and the Truth. 178 Victoria St. 416-823-9193 or www.tickets.mhrth.com/6450/6451. . ● Nov 08 7:30: Aurora Cultural Centre. Le Vent du Nord. Aurora Town Square - Davide De Simone Performance Hall, 50 Victoria St., Aurora. 365-500-3313 or www.auroraculturalcentre.ca. ; (st). ● Nov 08 7:30: Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra. Light Emerges. FirstOntario Concert Hall (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 Anniversary Tour. Massey Hall, 178 Victoria St. www. ticketmaster.ca/https://www.ticketmaster. ca/sarah-mclachlan-fumbling-towardsecstasy-30th-toronto-ontario-11-08-2025/ Timothy Corlis event. From 6. ● Nov 08 7:30: Nine Sparrows Arts Foundation. Remembrance at 80. Yorkminster Park Baptist 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., Owen Sound. 519-599-2710. at door. Also More details here... Aug 8(7:30pm) at St. George’s Anglican Church, Clarksburg. ● Nov 08 8:00: TKMF/Massey Hall. Snotty Nose 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. The Music 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. Brampton Music Theatre: The Prince of Egypt, The Musical. Rose Theatre, The (Brampton), 1 Theatre Ln., Brampton. 905-874-2800 https://tickets.brampton.ca. From . Also at 7:30pm, and on Nov 6, 7 & 8. ● Nov 09 1:30: Toronto Early Music Players Organization (TEMPO). Workshop. Grace Church on-the-Hill, 300 Lonsdale Rd. www. tempotoronto.net or info@tempotoronto.net. for non-members. ● Nov 09 2:00: Kiever Shul. The Songs Remain: 1000 Years of Jewish folk and Synagogue Music. 25 Bellevue Ave. www.kievershul.com. Free. Donations welcome. Registration is required. ● Nov 09 3:00: Arkel Chamber Concerts. Affetuoso. Trinity St. Paul’s United Church. Jeanne Lamon Hall, 427 Bloor St. W. www.eventbrite.ca/e/affetuoso-tickets-1545587306239. . ● Nov 09 3:00: Mississauga Symphony Orchestra. The Dvořák Experience. Living Arts Centre Auditorium, 4141 Living Arts Dr., Mississauga. 905-306-6000. From . ● Nov 09 3:00: Royal Conservatory of Music. Kyung Wha Chung, Violin with Kevin Kenner, 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/concerts or 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: The Sacred 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 Carling St., 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 Performing Arts, 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 T Faculty of Music. Mystery of Clock. The Fleck at Harbourfront Centre Theatre, 231 Queen’s Quay West. 416-961-9594. ; (arts workers/sr); (st). 9:20pm: Post-concert discussion. Mystery of Clock Nov. 9th, 2025 The Fleck at Harbourfront Centre Theatre Doors 7:00PM Starting at newmusicconcerts.com NINE SPARROWS ARTS FOUNDATION A CONCERT OF REMEMBRANCE SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2025 | 7:30 PM Yorkminster Park Baptist Church 1585 Yonge Street at Heath Street SPECIAL GUESTS: Al Kay, Trombone Jonathan Meyer, Bass FEATURING: Rob Crabtree, Piper The Hedgerow Singers Eric N. Robertson, Conductor ADMISSION FREE | DONATIONS WELCOME | WWW.9SPARROWSARTS.ORG NOVEMBER 9th ‘25, 3 pm Affetuoso Guest Artists: Eric Abramovitz, Clarinet Luri Lee, Violin Rémi Pelletier, Viola Arkel CHAMBER CONCERTS Marie Bérard - Winona Zelenka Beethoven/Coleridge-Taylor/Kodály/Price Trinity St. Paul's Centre, 427 Bloor St. W Season Sponsors eventbrite.ca 26 | November & December 2025 thewholenote.com

Monday November 10 ● Nov 10 7:30: Collective Concerts. Robert Plant’s Saving Grace. Massey Hall, 178 Victoria St. www.tickets.mhrth.com. Tickets not currently available. Please check back closer to the concert date. ● Nov 10 7:30: Roy Thomson Hall. Run Terry Run - Live in Concert with Toronto Symphony Orchestra. 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: Rising Stars Recital Featuring Students from the Glenn Gould School. Yorkminster Park Baptist Church (Toronto), 1585 Yonge St. 416-922- 1167 or www.yorkminsterpark.com. Free. Donations welcome. ● Nov 11 1:00: St. James Cathedral. Tuesday Organ Recital. Cathedral Church of St. James (Toronto), 106 King St. E. 416-364-7865 or www.stjamescathedral.ca/recitals. Free. Donations encouraged. Nov 11 MICHELLE CANN with Fierbois music-toronto.com ● Nov 11 6:30: Music Toronto. Michelle Cann with Fierbois. St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts - Jane Mallett Theatre, 27 Front St. E. 416-366-7723 or https://www.ticketmaster.ca/music-torontomichelle-cann-toronto-ontario-11-11-2025/ event/100062F0E6C852E9. From . ● Nov 11 7:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music Society. David Vanbiesbrouck Quartet. Keffer Memorial Chapel, Wilfrid Laurier University, 75 University Ave. W., Waterloo. www.ticketscene.ca/kwcms. ; (st). ● Nov 11 7:30: Toronto Choral Society. “The Lark, Still Bravely Singing”. East End/Eastminster United Church (Toronto), 310 Danforth Ave. www.torontochoralsociety.org. Free. No ticket required. Donations gratefully accepted. ● Nov 11 8:00: Musical Stage Company. UnCovered: Madonna & Cher. Royal Conservatory of 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 Opera Company. Dance Series: Embers of Memory. Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre, Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W. www.coc.ca/freeconcerts. Free. Please check website for any programming updates. ● Nov 12 12:15: St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church (Kitchener). Douglas Haas Legacy Concerts. 54 Queen St. N., Kitchener. 519- 578-4430. Free. Lunch available for purchase at 11:30am or bring your own. ● Nov 12 12:30: Yorkminster Park Baptist Church. Noonday Organ Recital. Yorkminster Park Baptist Church (Toronto), 1585 Yonge St. www.yorkminsterpark.com. Free. Donations welcome. ● Nov 12 7:00: Dale Gago (Howl Entertainment). NY80: A Celebration of Neil Young and His Music. Massey Hall, 178 Victoria St. www.tickets.mhrth.com. Tickets not currently available. Please check back closer to the concert date. ● Nov 12 7:30: Soundstreams. TD Encounters: For the Birds. Hugh’s Room Live - Green Sanderson Hall, 296 Broadview Ave. Register at www.form.jotform. com/252594190693264. Free. ● Nov 12 8:00: Musical Stage Company. UnCovered: Madonna & Cher. Royal Conservatory of 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. Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre, Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W. www.coc.ca/freeconcerts. Free. Please check website for any programming updates. ● Nov 13 12:00 noon: Metropolitan United Church. Noon at Met: Pipes and Hammers. Metropolitan United Church (Toronto), 56 Queen St. E. 416-363-0331 x226. Freewill donation. ● Nov 13 1:30: Women’s Musical Club of Toronto. Music in the Afternoon: Maxwell Quartet. Walter Hall (University of Toronto), 80 Queen’s Park. 416-923-7052 or www. wmct.on.ca. ; Free(accompanying caregivers/st with 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 Conservatory of 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 Presbyterian Church (Toronto), 73 Simcoe St. 416-593- 5600 x220 or www.standrewstoronto.org. Free. Donations welcome. ● Nov 14 7:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music Society. Complete Beethoven Violin & Piano Sonatas: Concert 1. Keffer Memorial 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/Make Music Matter. Live Loud LIVE. Royal Conservatory of 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 Beattie Classical Guitar Concert. Burton Avenue United 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 LED Out. 178 Victoria St. www.tickets.mhrth.com. Haydn, Brahms and Folk Music of Scotland 2025 2026 NOVEMBER 13, 2025 | 1.30 PM MAXWELL Q UARTET Tickets/Info: 416.923.7052 • wmct.on.ca thewholenote.com November & December 2025 | 27

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