Volume 8 Issue 8 - May 2003

-7:30: Aldeburgh

-7:30: Aldeburgh Connection. Recital Series: The Greta Kraus Schubertiad. Music of Schubert. Shannon Mercer, soprano; Krisztina Szabo, meuo; Colin Ainsworth, tenor; Alexander Dobson, baritone; Stephen Ralls l!i Bruce Ubukata, piano. Glenn Gould Studio, 250 Front St. West. 416·205-5555. . -8:00: Michael Rubinoff. Side By Side By Sondheim. Songs from Company, Follies, A Little Night Music, A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum, Anyone Can Whistle & other music theatre works. Poor Alex Theatre, 296 Brunswick. 416·870·8000. ,. For complete ru·n see music theatre listings. -8:00: Mirvish Productions.AK/a. Contemporary musical by Elton Jam & Trn Rice. Canon Theatre, 244 Victoria St.416-872-1212. -. For complete run see music theatre ristings. . DON'T MISS AM/C/'S . END-OF-SEASON CONCERT FRIDAY, MAY 9, 8:00PM "ESSENCE OF AMICI" Max Bruch: Eight Pieces, op. 83 Andre'w Staniland: Trio world pr~miere von We?er: Grand Duo Concertant, op. 48 GLENN GOULD STUDIO, 250 FRONT STREET WEST Slngle Tlcket:s; .00, .00, .00 CA!-L GLENN GOULD Box OFFICE 416-205-5555 EXULTATE CHAMBER SINGERS E ?.£!!:. f ,~.q.t e 28 Thursday May 08 -12: 10: St. Paul's Church. Noon Hour Recital Sharon Beckstead, organ. 227 Bloor St. East. 416-961-8116. Free. ' - 12:30: Christ Church Deer Park. Noonday Chamber Music: Corey Gemmel, violin; Elspeth ' Thomson, viola; Mary-Katherine Finch, cello; Ron Greidanus, piano. Mahler: Quartet in a; Faure: Quartet inc Op.15 #1. 1570 Yonge St. 416· 920-5211. Donation. -2:00 & 8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Rameau: Suite from Na'is; Haydn: Symphony #59; Bach: Suite #2 in b, BWV 1067; Handel: Music for the Royal Fireworks. Nora Shulman, flute; Nicholas McGegan, conductor. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-593· 4828. Mat ·.50, eve -.50, -7:30: Etobicoke School of the Arts. Music Showcese 2003. Strings, bands, jazz groups, choirs, symphony orchestra: 675 Royal York Rd. 416-394-6910 x5. ,. -7:30: Humberside Collegiate Institute. Music Night 2003. Music by Mozart, Handel, Holst, Swearingen, Brubeck, Lennon & Mc~artney : Student bands, choirs & orchestras. Lismer Hall, 280 Quebec Ave. 416-393-8122 x20100. Donation. -7:30: Soundstreams Canada/Canadian Children's Opera Chorus/CBC Radio Two. A Midwinter Night's Dream. Children's opera by Harry Somers and Tim Wynne Jones. Todd , Hammond, director; Ann Cooper Gay, conductor. For ages 6 & up. Bluma Appel Theatre, 27 Front St. East. 416-366-7723. ,,. For complete run see music theatre listings: "Amici- A better example of Chamber music-making would be hard to find to set before the next generation of musicians" l,'oronto Star www.amiciensemble.com -7:30: Soundstreams Canada/CBC Radio Two. Pacamambo. Story by Mouawad; composed by Zack Settel; Chants Libres, performers. In French; for ages 8 & up. Isabel Bader Theatre, 93 Charles St. West. 416·366· 7723. ,, (16 & under). For complete run see music theatre listings. -8:00: Music Gallery. Piano Series: Barbara Pritchard. Farrell: Six Sonatas after the style of Domenico Scailatti; Gibson: 25 Preludes pour Piano. St. George the Martyr Church, 197 John. 416-204-2080. ,. *CANCELLED* -8:00: Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts. Barra MacNeils. Celtic music. Concert to benefit the Oakville & District Humane Society. 130 Navy St. 905·815-2021. . -8:00: Royal Conservatory of Music. Artists of the Royal Conservatory Concert Showcase: The Young St;auss. Strauss: Enoch Arden Op.38; Seven Songs; Piano Quartet inc Op.13. Erika Raum & Mark Fewer, violins; Steven Dann, viola; Bryan Epperson, cello; Joel Quarrington, double bass; Joaquin Valdepeiias, clarinet & other performers. Ettore Mazzoleni Concert Hall, 273 Bloor St. West. 416-408-2824 x321 . ,. -8:00: Tiina Flawn, piano/Geoffrey Butler, tenor/Asta Ballstadt, piano.An Evening of Romantic Piano & Song. Glenn Gould Studio, 250 Front St. West. 416·205-5555. *SOLD OUT* -8:00: Toronto Jazz Orchestra. Under A Tree. All-Canadian, all-original program including world premieres. Live CD recording session. Josh Grossman, artistic director. Location to be announced. 416-899-5299. ,. Friday May 09 -7:00: Royal Conservatory of Music. Academy Music Festival Young musicians from the Young Artists Performance Academy. Ettore Mazzoleni Concert Hall, 273 Bloor St. West. 416-408-2824 x321 . Free. - 7:30: Bronze Foundation. The Magical Music of Handbe//s ·Nancy Hascall in Concert. Works by Bach, Debussy, Grieg & others; sacred & lighter works. St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, 115 St. Andrews Rd. 905-686-5676. . -7:30: Ella Poret Piano Studio. Student Piano Recital Young pianists in a.diversified program of piano classics. Donway Covenant United Church, 230 The Donway West. 416·444·9113: free. -7:30: Etobicoke School of the Arts.Music Showcase 2003. See May 08. Peter Appleyard's Benny Goodman Tribute U\

-7:30: Humberside Collegiate Institute. Music Night 2003. See May 8. -7:30: Upper Canada Choristers. Gershwin & Friends: Music by Gershwin, Berlin, Porter, Kern & Rodge'rs. Mark Ruhnke, baritone; Davisville Public School Junior Choir; Alison Bannerman & Laurie Evan Fraser, directors. Flora Mccrae Auditorium, Timothy Eaton Memorial Church, 230 St. Clair. West. 416·256-0510. (advance), (door), children half price. Please bring a donation of non·perishable food for the Daily Food Bank. -8:00: Amici Chamber Ensemble. Essence of Amici. Bruch: Eight Pieces Op.83; Staniland: Trio for Clarinet, Cello and DigitalAudio (commission); von Weber: Grand Duo Concertante Op.48. Joaquin Valdepeiias, clarinet; David Hetherington; · cello; Patricia Parr, piano. Glenn Gould Studio, 250 Front St. West. 416·205·5555. , (sr), (st). -8:00: C~rist Church Deer Park. Roberto Micconi, organ in Recital Works by A.Gabrieli, G.Gabrieli, Merulo, Marcello, Galuppi & Vivaldi. 1570 Yonge St. 416·920-5211. ,, O(RCCO members). -8:00: Clarkson Music Theatre. Unforgettable. Tribuie to the classics of the 1950s & 1960s. Music. of Presley, Beatles, Aretha Franklin, the Chordettes. Soloists; Darryl Burton, conductor. Royal Bank Theatre, 4141 Living Arts Dr., Mississauga. 905·306·6000. ,, group rates. For complete run see music theatre fistings. -8:00: Etobicoke Community Concert Band. London Palladium British Variety Show IT ribute to the greattradition of British variety. John Edward Liddle, music director. Silverthorn Collegiate Auditorium, 291 Mill Rd. 416·410· 1570. , (sr), (st), children 12 &'under free. -8:00: Exultate Chamber Singers.All-Night Vigil Raclvnaninoff: All·Night Vigil (Vespers) Op.37; Hymn of the Cherubim (various settings); winning work'in Choral Composition Competition. John Tuttle, conductor. St. Patrick's Church, 141 McCaulSt.416·971-9229., ,(sr/st) -8:00: Flying Cloud Folk Club. Tanglefoot Recording LIVE T ranzac, 292 Brunswick Ave. 416·410-3655. , (2 nights), (3 nights). -8:00: Harbourfront Centre. Toronto Tabla Ensemble. Innovative works blending sophisticated South Asian rhythms with music from around the world. du Maurier Theatre Centre, 231 Queens Quay West. 416-973· 4000. ,. -8:00: Lawrence Park Community Church. Fridays at Eight. Thompson: The Peaceable Kingdom; Lauridsen: Lux Aeterna; works by Bernstein, Gershwin & Sondheim. Choir & soloists of LPCC; Mark Toews, director. 2180 BayviewAve.416-489-1551 x28. ,. -8:00: Living Arts Centre Mississauga. The Benny Goodman Tribute. Jurg Morgenthaler, • clarinet; Carol McCartney, vocals; Peter Applev.ard, vibraphoneneader. Hammerson Hall, 4141 Living Arts Dr. 905-306·6000. -. -8:00: Music Gallery.Stephen Clarke, piano. Stevenson: Angels (premiere); iloulez: Incises; Scelsi: Four Pciems; Action Music; To the Master for cello and piano. Guest: Paul Widner, cell~. St. George the Martyr Church, 197 John. 416-204-2080. -8:00: Roy Thomson Hall. An Evening with · Daniel O'Donnell Irish balladeer. Guest: Mary Duff. 416-872-4255. .50-;50. cbr