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Volume 6 Issue 4 - December 2000/January 2001

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Spanish, South African,

Spanish, South African, South American, Japanese and Irish songs; songs from Newfoundlan.d & Quebec. Alan Gasser and Becca Whitla, conductors. Eastminster United Church, 310 Danforth Ave. 416-537· 2526. , for un(der)waged. - 3:00: Hart House Music Committee. Amici Chamber _Ensemble. Great Hall, 7 Hart House Circle. 978-5362. Free. - 3:00: Mooredale Youth Orchestras. Handel: Marche; Corelli: Concerto Op.6 #3; Mozart: Haffner Symphony K.385. Kristine Bogyo, Clare Carberiy, conductors. Rosedale - 7:30: Leaside United Church Chancel Choir. A Service of Lessons and Carols. Music by Helgen, Schelat, Rutter, Davis & Willcocks. Leaside United Church Junior Choir; B Flat Jazz Ensemble; Lesley Duff & Sharon L. Beckstead, directors. Leaside United Church, 822 Millwood Rd. 416-425- 1253. Offering in support of Leaside's commitment to Habitat for Humanity. - 7:30: Toronto Mendelssohn Choir/Roy Thomson Hall. Festival of Carols. Richard Ouzounian, narrator; brass choir; Noel Edison, conductor. 60 Simcoe. St. 416-872- Heights School, 711 Bloor St. E. 922-3714. ,. - 8:00: Pax Christi Chorale. Glorify the Lordi Grace Church-on-the-Hill. See December 9. - 3:00: Toronto Camerata. Hodie! Palestrina: Hodie Christus natus est (mass & motet); motets by Gabrieli, Poulenc & Willan; carols from Russia & England. Church of St. Leonard, 25 Wanless Ave. 416-766-0644. ,. - 4:00: Toronto Classical Singers. Handel: Messiah. Dana Campbell, Sandra Boyes, Lenard Whiting & Bruce Kelly, soloists; Talisker Players; Jurgen Petrenko, conductor. Christ Church Deer Park, 1570 Yonge St. 416-443-1490. ,. - 4:30: Yorkminster Park Church. Carols by Candlelight. Yorkminster Park Baptist Church Choir; soloists; William Maddox, director; Ronald Jordan, organ. Yorkminster Park Baptist Church, 1585 Yonge St. 416- 922-1167. - 7:00: Metropolitan United Church. Music at Metropolitan: Carols United. Favourite & new carols. Metropolitan Silver Band & organ. 56 Queen St. East. 416-363- • 0331. Donation. To benefit Metropolitan's Benevolent Ministry. - 7:00: Mississauga Big Band Jazz Ensemble. Our Annual Christmas Concert. Living Arts Centre, 4141 Living Arts Dr. 905-306-6000. . 4255. .25-.25. • - 8:00: Mariposa/Flyin'g Cloud Folk Club. The Travellers. TRANZAC, 292 Brunswick Ave. 416-410-3655. ,. Monday December 11 - 2:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Roy Thomson Hall. See December 6. Matinee to . - 8:00: Kim Shippey, flute & Alyssa Michalsky, harp. Snow Angels: Flute & Harp for Christmas. Popular Christmas music; selections from The Nutcracker; popular opera arias. Glenn Gould Studio, 250 Front St. West. 205-5555. ,. - 8:00: Toronto Symphony Youth Orchestra. Program includes Sibelius: Symphony #1. Susan Haig, conductor. MacMillan Theatre, 80 Queen's Park. 593- 7769 ext.372. • Tuesday December 12 BAROQUE MUSIC BESIDE THE GRANGE CHRISTMAS WITH CORELLI Instrumental music for the Festl11e season: 'Christmas' Concerto, 'La Falla', ·Noels. and morel Julie Baumgartel, violin, Colin Savage, recorder, Margaret Gay; cello, Michael Jarvis, harpsichord Sunday Dec~mber 10 3 PM St. George the MartYr Church, Stephanie & Mccaul CALL 588-4301 FOR INFORMATION AND RESERVATIONS Be a part of the remarkable history of The Toronto Choral Society The Toronto Choral Society is the oldest choir in ( Toronto. It has been connected to many major historical events and people of significance in Toronto for 150 years. From January to June' 2001, we are going on a musical journey back to 1845, when two important social moveme11ts were taking place. Come join the journeys of the Irish immigration to the new world and the escape of black American slaves tO Canada. via the Underground Railroad. If you have had prior choral experience, join the TCS every Wednesday from January to June 2001, at Eastminster Church from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. to sing traditional Irish songs and African­ American spirituals. Lend your voice to a commemoration of the past and a celebration of the diversity of today's Toronto! Come and join the voices of the Toronto Choral Society and relive a little piece of our history! • For more information ~ Phone 416-410-3509 34 DECEMBER 1, 2000 ·JANUARY 31, 2001

- 1 :00: Critical Mass. Palestrina: Missa Hodie Christus Natus Est. Teri Dunn, Mer~dith Hall, sopranos; Kelly Baxter, Nancy Reynolds, altos; Paul Jenkins, Larry Beckwith, tenors & other performers. St. James' Cathedral, 65 Church St. 416·778· 4923. Admission by donation (suggested ). Ail proceeds to Out of the Cold. - 8:00: Music Toronto. David Owen Norris, piano. Walker: Five Capriccios · Books 1 & 2; Tippett: First Sonata; Schulhoff; First Sonata. Jane Mallett Theatre, 27 Front St. East. 366·7723. ,,(st). - 8:00: Slide Rule Trombone Ensemble. Music For The Season. Music by Schubert & Tchai~ovsky; Christmas favourites. Misha Rohac, conductor. Trinity College Chapel, 6 Hoskin Ave. 905·508-0514. . Proceeds to the Toronto Star Santa Claus Fund. Wednesday December 13 - 12:30: Yorkminster Park Church. Noonday Recital Thomas Schad!. organ. 1585 Yonge. St. 922-1167. Free. - 7:30: Amadeus Choir/Hannaford Street Silver Band. Sound the Trumpet! Somers: A Thousand Ag~s; Vintner: The Trumpet; Locklair: Gloria; works by Burge, Gray, Rutter, D.Willcocks & J.Willcocks. Lydia Adams, conduct.or/artistic director. Met.ropolitan United Church, 56 Queen St. East. 446-0188. ,(sr/st). - 8:00: Arbor Oak. A Christmas Celebration. Arias, carols, instrumental music of the season. Meghan Roberts, soprano; Christine Stelmakovich, alto; Kevin Skelton, tenor; Peter MacGillivray, bass; Arbor Oak Yuletide Ensemble. Calvin Presbyterian Church, 26 Delisle Ave. 778- 4923. ,. - 8:00: Canboulay Dance Theatre/ Artword Theatre. In the Depths of My Palais. Spectacle with dancers, singers & drummers. Music by Andre Tanker; Christopher Pinheiro, designer; Roma Spencer, storyteller; Ronald Taylor, dancer/ choreographer/ artistic director. 75 Portland St. 416-408-2783. ,, O(children). For complete run see Music Theatr.e listings. - 8:00: Toronto Choral Society. The Bells of Christmas. MacMillan Theatre, 80 Queen's Park. 416-536-8997. . Thursday Decem~er 14 - 12:10: St. Paul's Bloor Street Noon Hour Recital" John Tuttle, organ. 227 ~loor St. East. 961-8116. Free. - 6:00: North York-Flute Choir. Holiday Concert. Nori~ York Central Library, 5120 Yonge. 416-395-5639. Free. - 8:00: Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra. Handel's Messiah. Trinity-St. Paul's Church, 427 Bloor St. W. 964-6337. -, - (st/sr). - 8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra/ Toronto Mendelssohn Choir. Handel· Messiah. Nathalie Paulin, soprano; Elizabeth Turnbull, mezio soprano; John Tessier, tenor; 'Dean Elzinga, bass-baritone; Toronto Mendelssohn Choir; Christopher Seaman; conductor. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe. 593-4828. to . ' ' Friday December 15 - 12:00 noon: Roy Thomson Hall Volunteers. Bring Your Own lunch Concert. Christmas vocal duets. Sepidah Eslahjou, soprano; Brett Chap/nan, baritone. 60 Simcoe. 593-4822 ext.363. Free. - 7:30: Fanfare Theatrical Productions. The Witard of Ot. Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts, 130 Navy St. Oakville. 905·815·2021. .99. For complete run see Music Theatre listings. - 7:30: Royal Conservatory of Music. Young Artist-Performance Academy Chaniber Music Concert. Ettore Mazzoleril Concert Hall, 273 Bloor St. West. 408·2824 ext.321. ,. - 8:00: Extiltate Chamber Singers. Global Good Tidings. Musical tour of the world's Christmas traditions. John Tuttle, conductor .. Saint Thomas's Church, 383 Huron St. 410·3929. , (sr), O(sl). - 8:00: Kammerniusik Toronto. A · Traditional Christmas. Music by Mozart & Pergolesi; seasonal songs & carols with audience participation. Keith F. Muller, director. The Chapel, Victoria ~niversity, 91 Charles St. West. 416·968·9442. . ~~Global ~ii GOOD s~ers ~"~,~ Tidings John Tuttle, Conductor "~ with gueSt host fl't(,J 1Rick Phillips Fnday, December15,2000 S:OQ p.m. Saint Thomas's Church 383 Huron Street ,, q"" ~q. ~ °'d­ ~- ' DECEMBER 1, 2000 - JANUARY 31, 2001 Wholenote 35

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