Volume 5 Issue 8 - May 2000

Coronation Mass.

Coronation Mass. Victoria: Missa Pro Victoria, Te Deum; Works by Guerrero& Morales. Christopher Dawes, organ; Peter Walker, director. St. Patrick's Church, 141 McCaul St. 483-0559. , (st/ sr). * * 8:00: Village Voices. Spring Fever. Selections from Oklahoma, Les M iserables & Oliver; spirituals, folk arrangements & show favourites. Joan Andrews, music director. St. Andrews Church, 32 M ain St. North, Markham. 905-881-4902. (children 12 & under free). Sunday May 14 • * 1 :30: Spadina Historic House and Gardens. Elm Winds Quintet. Jenny Suttaby, flute; Greg Ward, oboe; Jonathan Krehm, clarinet; M aurice Gillham, horn; Nora Mular­ Richards, bassoon. 285 Spadina Road. 392-6910. Free. * • 2:00: High Park Children's & Concert Choirs. Caring for Kids Concert. Members of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra. George ROMANTIC CHAMBER MUSIC FROM ENGLAND AND SWITZERLAND Music by Paul Juon, Phyllis Tate, Thomas Dunhill, Ian Venables, R. Vaughan Williams Victoria College Chapel 91 Charles St. W ., Toronto Saturday, May 13, 2000, 8:00pm / Information: (416) 465-7443 TALLIS CHOIR Peter W alker 1 Director VICTORIA Coronation Mass A recreation of the 1599 coronation mass of Philip III of Spain. Victoria {> Missa Pro Victoria & works by Guerrero and Morales Christopher Daw~s, organ SATURDAY MAY 13, 8 PM ;, ,..., PATRICK'S CHURCH 1 ; · (McCaul & D undas) Adults Students/Seniors Information (416) 483-0S59 Weston Recital Hall, 5040 Yonge St. 322-5188. Free (donations gratefully accepted). • • 2:30: Toronto Early Music Centre. Musically Speaking: Music of Egypt. and the Middle East. George Sawa, quanun. Eaton Court, Royal Ontario Museum, 100 Queen's Park. 966-1409. Free with admission to the ROM: ,,(children 5to14), (family). • • 3:00: Echo Women's Choir. Spring Concert. Raminsh: Songs of the Light; Smiley: Our Time is Near (commission); Hammond: Temagami Round; music by Joyce; songs from Chile & the Balkans & other music. Sue Crowe Connolly, mezzo soprano; Becca Whitla, piano; Alan Gasser & Becca Whitla, conductors. Church of the Holy Trinity, 10 Trinity Square. 537-2526. ,. • • 3:00: Mooredale Concerts. Susan Platts, mezzo.soprano, in Recital. Walter Hall, 80 Queen's Park. 922-3714. ,. * * 3:00: Russian Musical Heritage Series. Catoire: Sonata #2 for Violin & Piano Op.20 Poem (Toronto premiere); Stravinsky: Suite ltalienne for Violin & Piano; Prokofiev: Sonata for Violin & Piano No.1 Op.80. Youri Zaidenberg, violin; Nikolai Maloff, piano. The Chapel, Victoria University, 91 Charles :;,, W. 963- 9161. ,. *POSTPONED* * * 5:00: Royal Conservatory of Susan Platts Mezzo-soprano Music. RCM String Ensembles. Ettore Mazzoleni Concert Hall, 273 Bloor St. West. 408-2824 ext.321. ,. ** 8:00: New Music Concerts. The Sound World of Toshia Hosokawa. Pentland: Trance for flute & harp; lsang Yun: Novellette (1980); Hosokawa: Memory ( 1996); Landscape II (1992); Szlavnics: New Work; other works. Robert Aitken, flute; Erica Goodman, harp; Accordes String Quartet. -7: 15: Illuminating introduction with Toshio Hosokawa & Chiyoko Szlavnics. Glenn Gould Studio, 250 Front St. West. 205-5555. ,. Monday May 15 • * 7:30: Associates of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Great Impressions. Debussy: Quartet in g. Amaliajianou-Canzoneri, violin; Wren Canzoneri, violin; Kent Temple, viola. Trinity-St. Paul's Church, 427 Bloor St. W . 323-0862. ,. ** 8:00: University of Toronto Faculty of Music. Graduating Student Recital. Charlene & Corinne Welk, piano. Walter Hall, 80 Queen's Park. 978-3744. Free. Tuesday May 16 * • 1 :00: lunch Hour at St. James'. Mooredale Concerts Winner of the Young Canadian Musicians A ward " ... a voice of penetrating richness and beauty ... " Cleveland Plain Dealer '.f oronto Recital Debut . in a wonderful program of Schubert, Mahler & Korngold Sun. May 14, 3pm at Walter Hall, U ofT affordable tickets! , ( St./Sr) 922-3714 The Associates of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra present The Last Two of the FIVE SMALL CONCERTS EV QUARTETS G1 Featuring members of the TSO and guests at Trinity St. Paul's United Church, 427 Bloor St. W. Debussy · May 15, Monday, 7:30 PM Shostakovich I Schafer I Barber· June 12, Monday, 7:30 PM See WholeNote Listings for details TICKETS Single Concert Seniors I Students Full Series I ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP INCLUDES: · All five Small Concerts · 3 Extra Guest Tickets · 8 Informal Musical Evenings (Wine & Refreshments) 416-944-2177 Karen-Ann Schuessler, organ. St. James' Cathedral, 65 Church St. 364-7865. Free. * * 7:30: National Youth Band with the Toronto Youth Wind Orchestra. Martingrove Collegiate Institute, 50 Winterton Drive. 712-6582. 0,. * • 7:30: Sir John A. Macdonald Collegiate Institute. TY-MAC Spring Sounds. Bands, orchestras, jazz ensembles & choirs from Sir John A. Macdonald C.I. & J.B. Tyrrell Senior P.S. 2300 Pharmacy Ave. 396-6793 . ,, (family of 5). . * * 8:00: Mississauga Choral Society. 25th Anniversary Celebration. Passmore: A Choral Fanfare; Bach: Mass in b. M onica Whicher, soprano; Anita Krause, mezzo soprano;· Dennis Giesbrecht, tenor; Daniel Narducci, baritone. 25th Anniversary Reception at 7:00 in th\! foyer. Hammerson Hall, Living Arts Centre, 4 141 Living Arts Drive. (905) 306-6000. ,,;. * ~ 8:00: University ofT oronto Faculty of Music. Graduating ·Student Recital. Lynn Kuo, violin. Walter Hall, 80 Queen's Park. 978- 3744. Free. Wednesday May 17 * • 12:30: Yorkminster Park Baptist Church. Noonday Recital. Peter N ikiforuk, organ. 1585 Yonge St. 922-1167. Free. * • 5:30: Music at Metropolitan. Organ Futures. Geoffrey Ward, organ. 5:15: Metropolitan Carillon played by Gerald Martindale. Metropolitan United Church, 56 Queen St. East. 363-0331. Free (donations accepted). * * 7: 1 5: Don Mills Organ Sodety. Don Malcom plays the Lowrey Organ. Taylor Place, 1 Overland Dr. 447-11 37. . * * 8:00: North York Concert Orchestra. M enage a Trois. Brahms: Violin Concerto (1st movt.); Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite (excerpts); Dvorak: 3 Slavonic Dances; Rossini: William Tell Overture. Konstantin Popovic, violin; Janez Govednik, conductor. York Woods Public Library Theatre, 1785 Finch Ave. West. 905-472- 5235. ,. * • 8:00: Small World Music. Laurel M acDonald with the Maryem Tollar Croup. Celtic timbres w ith electronic sensibilities; ancient Arabic devotional music. du Maurier Theatre Centre, 231 Queens Quay West. 973-4000. . * * 8:00: Toronto Centre for the Performing Arts. Matthias Coerne, baritone. Songs by Schubert & Eisler. Eric Schneider, piano. George W eston Recital Hall, 5040 Yonge St. 870-8000. to . * • ·8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. R. Strauss: M acbeth; Mozart: Piano Concerto #20 in d, K466; Liszt: Piano Concerto #2; Schubert: Symphony #3. Emanuel Ax, piano; Daniel Harding, conductor. Roy Thomson Hall, 60

Simcoe St. 593-4828. to . * * 8:00: University of Toronto Faculty of Music. Graduating Student Recital. Isaac Surh, piano. Walter Hall, 80 Queen's Park. 978- 3744. Free. Thursday May 18 * * 12: 10: St. Paul's Bloor Street. Noon Hour Organ Recital. Nina Wu-Cotton. 227 Bloor St. E. 961- 8116. Free. * * 12:30: Christ Church Deer Park. Trio Atlantic. Nancy Hennen, flute; Julian Smerdon, clarinet; Erika Reiman, piano. 1570 Yonge St. 920- 5211. Free will offering. . * * 2:00: Northern District Library. Wind Song. Recital for recorder, oboe, bassoon & piano. Lois Fuse, friends & students. 40 Orchar8 View Blvd. 393-7610. Free. * * 6:45: Toronto Symphony O'rchestra. Classic Intro Pre-concert Chat. Emanuel Ax, guest; Peter Tiefenbach, host. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe. 593-4828. .85 or free with tiCket to the 8:00 performance. ** 7:30: Mark Gurovsky, piano, in Recital. Music by Bach & Brahms. The Chapel, Victoria University, 91 Charles St. West. 423-8591. ,. ** 7:30: Sir John A. Macdonald Collegiate Institute. TY-MAC Spring Aradia Ensemble Sounds. See May 16. * * 8:00: Civic Light Opera Company. State Fair. Musical by Rodgers & Hammerste;n. Joe Cascone, director; John Ricciardelli, musical director; Mac Mcinnes, Sandi Horwitz, Peter Loucas & other performers. Fairview Library Theatre. 35 Fairview Mall Drive. 203-7839. ,.50(st/sr). For complete run see Music Theatre listings. * * 8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Roy Thomson Hall. See May 17. * * 8:00: University of Toronto Faculty of Music. Graduating Student Recital. Rachelle Risling, piano and chamber music. Walter Hall, 80 Queen's Park. 978-3744. Free. Friday May 19 - * * 12:00 noon: Roy Thomson Hall Volunteers. Bring Your Own Lunch Concert. Kiwanis Music Festival winners. 60 Simcoe. 593-4822 ext.363. Free. ** 12:00 noon: Toronto Heliconian Club. Friday Noon Hour Concert. Heliconian musicians & guests. 35 Hazelton Ave. 922-3618. Free. * * 12:00: Guitar Society of Toronto. Mike Savona, guitar. Ettore Mazzoleni Concert Hall, 273 Bloor St. W. 922-8002. Free. * * 8:00: Aradia Ensemble. Terpsicore (Muse of the Dance). ARADIA ENSEMBLE . PRESENTS TERPSICORE (MUSE OF THE DANCE) MAY 19, 2000 8:00 PM GLENN GOULD STUDIO 250 FRONT SL W., TORONTO ?\main wefcome5 611cli 6aroque dimcen 'Mnrie-%.rfiafie Lacoursiere ana xdjjar '111111ali to fie!f 115 yorrray rfie aeca!ence ana elegance ef rfie i1rfi 11111( iBrfi cenri1rie5. 'Feari1ri11g ?{a11!ef5 Suire jro111 'T'ery5icore, Co11peri11'5 L'~myeria{, a11a5efectio 115 6y Lulfy. TICKE1S: / (SIUDEN1S/SENIORS) ADVANCE GROUP RATE (MIN. 4): EACH CALL (416) 205-5555 Handel: Suite from Terpsicore; Couperin: L'lmperial from Les Nations; Lully: Ballet music from L'Amour Ma lade and Ballet des Plaisirs. Marie-Natalie Lecoursier & EdgarTumak, dancers. Glenn Gould Studio, 250 Front St. West. 205- 5555. ,. * • 8:00: Baroque Concerts at Knox College Chapel. Music of J.S. Bach. Chamber music including new transcriptions by the performers. Washington McClain, baroque oboe; Linda Melsted, baroque violin; · Charlotte Nediger, harpsichord. 59 St. George St. 534-9140. ,. * * 8:00: Music at St. Johns. The Bach Consort at St. James'. Bach: Brandenburg Concerto #2; cantatas #11, 152, 154; motet Lobet den Herrn. Monica Whicher, soprano; Elizabeth Turnbull, .contralto; Russell Braun, baritone; John Tessier, tenor; Andrew McCandless, trumpet; Bach Consort Chorus. St. James' Cathedral, 65 Church St. 763-2393. ,(sr/st), O(under12), (family). Saturday May 20 ** 7:30: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. R. Strauss: Macbeth; Mozart: Piano Concerto #20 ind, K466; Schubert: Symphony #3. Emanuel Ax, piano; Daniel Harding, conductor. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 593-4828. to . ** 8:00: Guitar Society of Toronto. Jeffrey McFadden, guitar, in Recital. Heliconian Hall, 35 Hazelton Ave. 922-8002. Sunday May 21 * * 1 :30: McMichael Volunteer Committee/CAMMAC. Music at McMichael: Toronto Woodwinds. From classical to pops. 10365 Islington Ave. 905-893-1121 ext.402. Free with admission to the galler;: ,(sr),(st). * * 1 :30: Spadina Historic House and Gardens. Jamie Thompson with flutes. 285 Spadina Road. 392-6910. Free. * * 11 :OOam & 1 :30: Milk International Children's Festival of the Arts. Drum Circle. Make percussion instruments and play in a drumming circle. Mountain Rhythm. The Lawn, Harbourfront Centre. 973-4000. .50 (one-day wristband). • * 11 :45am & 3:00: Milk International Children's Festival of the Arts. Anne Lederman and the Come from Every Way Band. Songs about coming to Canada, as remembered by generations of new arrivals, tell the tale of our diversity in music. Ann Tindal Stage, Harbourfront Centre. 973-4000. .50 (one-day wristband). * * 2:00: Royal Conservatory of Mus.ic. Performing Arts Ensemble (Children) & RCM Children's Choir. Ettore Mazzoleni Concert Hall, 273 Bloor St. West. 408-2824 ext.321. ,. Monday May 22 * * 11 :OOam & 1 :30: Milk International Children's Festival of the Arts. Drum Circle. The Lawn, Harbourfront Centre. See May 21. * * 11 :45am & 3:00: Milk International Children's Festival of the Arts. Anne Lederman and the Come from Every Way Band. Ann Tindal Ease into the May long weekend with THE BACH CONSORT AT s T. JAM ES I c AT H E D RA L CORNER OF CHURCH AND KING Monica Whicher Soprano Elizabeth Turnbull Contralto John Tessier Tenor Russell Braun Baritone FRIDAY, MAY 19 AT 8 PM TICKETS: Call 416-598.,,·34°44 or call 763-2393 and leave a message. Also available at the door. ADULT •SENIOR/ STUDENT •CHILD UNDER 12 FAMILY (2 ADULTS & UP TO 4 CHIL.DREN UNDER 12)