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Volume 9 Issue 2 - October 2003

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Friday

Friday October 03 - 7:30: Gilbert & Sullivan Society of Toronto. Barbershop Quartet plus The Concert Group; Sing-along. Skey Room, St. Anne's Church, 651 Dufferin St. 416· 922-4415. Free. - 7:30: Les AMIS Concerts/University of Toronto Schools. Kaye Royer, clarinet; Janice Lin, piano, Ronald Royer, cello. Beethoven: Trio in ·B flat Op.11; Weber: Grand Duo Concertant for clarinet & piano Op.48; Pool: Trio (world premiere). U of T Schools Auditorium, 371 Bloor St. West. 905.773-7712. ,. - 8:00: Clare Wittmann. Song of the 1 River Spirit. Musical & poetic meditation, reflection & journey. First Unitarian Congregation of Toronto, 175 St. Clair ' West.416·432·1861. . - 8:00: Jane Blackstone & Friends. Spanish music for guitar, piano, soprano, cello and piano duet, by Granados, Mompou, Nin, Obradors, Rodrigo and Turina. Jane Blackstone, Andrew Clarke, 1 Barbara Fris, Heather Glerum, Louise Morley, Elaine Thompson, p~rformers. Heliconian Hall, 35 Hazelton Ave. 416· )81·2009. ,. - 8:00: Second Annual Small World Music Festival. Kiran Alhuwalia, vocals. Authentic ghazals; traditional Punjabi folk songs. Glenn Gould Studio, 250 Front St. West. 416·205·5555. . - 8:00: St. James' Choral Society. Hymns Plain and Simply fancy. Hymn sing with audience participation. Guests: Trillium Brass; Michael Bloss, director of music. St. James' Cathedral, 65 Church St. 416·366· 1728. . - 8:00: Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra. Beethoven Symphonies 115 & 6. Trinity-St. Paul's Centre. See Oct 2. - 8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Roy Thomson Hall. See Oct 2. - 8:00: U of T Faculty of Mu.sic. faculty Artist Series: Scott St. John, violin; Lydia Wong, piano. Beethoven Violin Sonatas: 115 Op.24; /IS Op.30111; 117 Op.301/2. Walter Hall, 80 Queen's Park. 416·978· 3744. ,. - 1 O:OOpm: S_econd Annual Small World Music Festival. OJ Cheb I Sabbah. Global electronica. The Mockingbird, 580 King · St. West. 416-973-4000. . Saturday October 04 - 7:30: Deer Park Very Little Theatre. Showtime! The Singing Redmen: performers from Randolph Academy for the Performing Arts; Soli & Rob. Deer Park United Church, 129 St. Clair West. 416·962-3381. , (child). - 7:30: Royal Opera Canada. Bizet: Carmen. Dwight Bennett, conductor. Living Arts Centre, 4141 Living Arts Drive, Mississauga. 905-306·6000. -0. For complete run see music theatre listings. - 8:00: Calyx Concerts. A Night at the. Opera. Arias and duets by D'onizetti; Puccini, Mascagni and more. Narelle Martinez, soprano; Stuart Howe, tenor; Brahm Goldhamer, piano; Stuart Hamilto.n, host. Humbercrest United Church, 16 Baby Point Rd. 416·531 -3668. . - 8:00: Celtic Women International/ · Second Annual Small World Music ~ Festival. Celtic Routes: A Showcase on the "Danforth. Franki~ Armstrong, Mary Jane Lamond, Tess LeBlanc, Debbie . Quigley, Loretto Ried & other performers. Music Hall, 147 Danforth Ave'. 416-778· 8163. (advance), (door). - 8:00: CUSJ Toronto First Chapter. A One Night One Woman Show. Song, drama & documentary of personal experiences during the war in Sarajevo. Nadja Halilbegovich, singer/speaker/ performance ·artist. First Unitarian ·Congregation, 175 St. Clair West. 416· 658-0998. , (youth/sr/unwaged). - 8:00: Music Gallery. Ulrich Maiss, cello/electronics. Bach: Suite 115; Reed: CelloMa.chine: Variations on Metal Machine Music. St. George the Martyr Church, 197 John. 416-204· 1080. ,,. ' - 8:00: Music on the Donway. Music Old and New. Works by Vivaldi, Telemann and Handel. Daniel Rubinoff, saxophone; with harpsichord, organ and cello . . Donway Covenant United Church, 230 l:he Donway West. 416-444-8444. ,. ' - 8:00: Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra. Beethoven Symphonies 115 & 6. Trinity-St. Paul's Centre. See Oct 2. - 8:00; U of T Faculty of Music. Wind Ensemble: feminine Endings. Tower: 'celebration Fanfare from Stepping Stones; Mclee: Circuits; Matthews: La Frontera. Denise Grant, conductor. MacMillan Theatre, 80 Queen's Park. 416· 978-3744. ,. Sunday October 05 - 9:45am & 11 :15am: First Unitarian Congregation of Toronto. Complete Works for Solo Violin (Sonatas and Partitas} by JS Bach. Bach: Partita I in b, BWV1002 for solo. violin. Mark Fewer, violin. 175 St. Clair West. 416-924-9654. Freewill offering. - 1:30: CAMMAC/McMichael Gallery. Sunday Concert: Mooredale Youth Ouartet. Music for string quartet. 10365 ' Islington Ave. 905·893-0344. Free with admission to the gallery: , (sr/st), (families). Heliconian Hall, 35 Hazelton Ave. 416· 466·3449. ,. - 2:00: Toronto Operetta Theatre. With - 3:00: Baroque Music Beside the A Song In My Heart - Best of Broadway Part Ill. Music of Rodgers & Hart, Viennese operetta, Gilbert & Sullivan anf Hollywood's Golden Age. Elizabeth DeGrazia, Elizabeth Beeler, Fred Love, Robert Longo, performers; Derek Bate, music director/piano. Jane Mallett Theatre, 27 Front St. East. . . Grange. A Celebratory Noyse. Music by Praetorius; Gervaise, Modena, Fayrfax, Isaac, Senti, Henry VIII, Finck, Sermisy & others. Elise Guay & Michael Franklin, Renaissance recorder & shawm; Colin Savage & Alison Melville, Renaissance recorder; Shawn Spicer, cornetto & other performers. St. George the Martyr - 2:00: Wendy Dobson, soprano & Church, 197 John. 416·588·4301. Jose Hernandez, piano in Concert. ,. ' Gypsy songs by Brahms and Dvorak. - 3:00: German Department, University of Toronto. Orei L'ander- eine Spr11che (Three Countries - One language}. Choral music and images from the heart of Europe. Schola Cantorum; The Forget ·Me-Nots; Toronto Jodlers; Manfred Petz, Ingrid Szauter & Fred Blum, directors. Isabel Bader Theatre, 93 Charles St. West. 416·978-8668. ,. - 3:00: Pax Christi Chorale. A Harvest festival. Hymns, anthems & readings · celebrating Autumn. Guests: Trillium Brass Quintet; Pax Christi Children's · Choir. Stephanie Martin, conductor. Grace· Church on· the· Hill, 300 Lonsdale Rd. 416-494· 7889. , O(sr/st), $ 5(child under 12). - 3:30: Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra. Beethoven Symphonies 115 & 6. Trinity·St. Paul's Centre. See Oct 2. - 4:30: Christ Church Deer Park. Jazz Vespers: Michael Stuart/Russ' little Ouintet. 1570 Yonge St. 416-920·5211. Donation. · CHRIST CHUl!Cl1 orrl! PJ\l!K Members of the choir and congregation will sing all 325 odd-numbered hymns from their 1998 hymnal Common Praise. '· 34

- 4:30: St. Clement's Church. Choral Evensong & Hymns. Gardiner: Evening Hymn; Sumsion in g: Rose Responses. Thomas Filches, directqr of music. 59 Briar Hill Ave. 416-483-6664. - 7:00: Les AMIS Concerts. Carina Reeves, cello with Orfeo Ouo: Vita Wallace, violin & Ishmael Wallace, piano. ·Schuller: Duo Concertante for Cello & Piano (premiere); Shostakovich: Sonata for .Cello & Piano Op.40; Schnittke: Stille Musik for Violin & Cello; Royer: A Short Odyssey; Schumann: Trio #3 in g Op.110. Heliconian Hall, 35 Hazelton Ave. 905- 773-7712. , (sr), O(st). - 7:00: On Stage at Glenn Gould Studio. Jazz Beat - 20ih Anniversary Concert. Brad Turner Quartet; Don Thompson Quartet; Jean Vanasse Sextet. 250 Front St. West. 416-205:5555. ,. - 7:00: Toronto Centre for the Performing Arts. An Evening with Al Martino. With full orchestra. 5040 Yonge St. 416-870-8000. -1 - 7:15: Central United Church. Beethoven: Symphonies 1 & 2. 40-piece orchestra; Stuart Beaudoin, conductor. 131 Main Street, Unionville. Free. , - 8:00: Flying Cloud Folk Club. Teada. Irish traditional. Tranzac, 292 Brunswick. 416-410-3655. ,. - 8:00: Markham Theatre for Performing Arts. Leahy. Canadian Celtic fiddle, step dancing. 171 Town Centre Blvd., Markham. 905-305-7469. . *SOLD OUT* - 8:00: Roy Thomson Hall/Small World Music Festival. Remember Shakti. Blend of Eastern & Western musical traditions. John Mclaughlin, guitar & Zakir Hussain, tabla. 60 Simcoe~ 416-872-4255. .50- .50. Monday October 06 ...,. 8:001 Markham Theatre for, Performing Arts. Leahy. See Oct 5. (tickets still available) - 8:00: Toronto Theatre Organ Society/ Kiwanis Club of Casa Loma. Wurlitzer Pops at Casa Lo.ma. Jelanf Eddington, 9rgan. 1 Austin Terrace. 416-421 ·0918. . Tuesday October 07 12: 10: U of T Faculty of Music. Voice Performance Class. Student Performances. Walter Hall, 80 Queen's Park. 416-978-3744. Free. · - 12:30: York University Department of Music. Middle East Music Ensemble. · Directed by Rob Simms. Mclaughlin Performance Hall, 050 Mclaughlin College, 4 700 Keele St. 416: 736-5186. Free. - 1 :00: St. James' Cathedral. Lunch Hour Concert: Michael Bloss, organ. Widor: Symphony #6 for organ. 65 Church St. 416-364-7865. Free. - 8:00: Massey Hall. Mercedes Sosa. 15 · Shuter. 416-872-4255. .50-.50. - 8:00: OnStage at Glenn ·Gould Studio. St. Lawrence String Quartet. Mozart: Clarinet Quintet in A K.581; Brahms: Piano Quintet in f Op.34. James Campbell, clarinet; Andre Laplante, piano. 250 Front St. West. 416-205-5555. . - 8:00: Ontario Association.of Food Banks. Molly Johnson Live in Concert. Markham Theatre, 171 Town Centre Blvd. 905-305-7469. -. - 8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. The Magic of Mancini. Program includes Pink Panther, Mr. Lucky, The Thorn Birds, Ohio Riverboat, Moon River and more. Monica Mancini, vocalist; Errol Gay, . conductor. Roy Thomson· Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-593-4828. $.31-_. Wednesday October 08 - 12:30: Music Gallery Institute/St. , George:the·Martyr Church. free Lunch Music. Cleo Palacio-Quintin & The . Canadian Electronic Ensemble. 197 John St. 416-204-1080. Free. - 12:30: York University Depart111ent · of Music. Trichy Sankaran in concert. Solo mrdangam and kanjira. Mclaughlin , Performance Hall, 050 Mclaughlin College, 4700 Keele St. 416-736-5186. Free. :... 12:30: Yorkminster Park Church. Noonday Recital· C,lement Carelse, organ .. 1585 Yonge St. 416-922-1167. Free. - 2:00 & 8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Roy Thomson Hall. See Oct 7. - 8:00: Emerge Entertainment. An Evening with Chris Brown & Kate Fenner. Glenn Gould Studio, 250 Front St. West. 416-205-5555. ~ - 8:00; Second Canadian·G.erman Festival/Toronto Consort. Eo,:ening of German Music from the Middle Ages and Renaissance. Trinity-St. Paul's Church, 427 Bloor St. West. 416-598-5353. . - 8:00: Tapestry New Opera Works. Opera Briefs 3. New works fro111 the Composer-Librettist Laboratory. 4 composers, 4 writers, 6 singers, 2 · pianists, 2 directors. Dis.tillery Historic· District, 55 Mill St. 416·537·6066 . (reserved seating). - 8:00: U of T Faculty of Music. Concert Band. Calvert: Suite on Canadian Folk Songs; Vaughan Williams: Folk Song Suite; Herberman: The Fisher Who Died in His Bed. Jeffrey Reynolds, conductor. MacMillan Theatre, 80 Queen's Park. 416· 978-3744. ,. - 8:30: U of T Faculty of Music. Small Jazz Ensembles. Walter Hall, 80 Queen's Park. 416-978·3744. Free, Thursday October 09 - 12:00 noon: CBC Radio. Music Around Us Young Artist Series: Neda Navaee, piano. Schubert: Wanderer Fantasy; Mendelssohn: Fantasy in f sharp minor Op.28; Haydn: Sonata. Glenn Gould Studio, 250 Front St. West. 416-205· 5555. Free. - 12:00 noon: Christ Church Deer Park. Mich/Jle Bogdanowicz, soprano & Eldon Ng, piano in Recital Works by Rachmaninoff, Vivaldi, Handel, Faure & Hetu. 1570 Yonge. 416-920·5211. Free. - 12: 10: !l of T Faculty of Music. Chamber Music from McGill. Walter Hall, 80 Queen's Park. 416-978-3744. Free. - 12: 15: Music on the Hill. Lunchtime Concert: A Musical Menagerie. Esther Jaciuk and Tara Baxendale. St. John's York Mills, 19 Don Ridge Dr. 416-972- 6329. Free. - 12:30: York University Department of Music. Rags & Blues. Bill Westcott, piano. Mclaughlin Performance Hall, 050 Mclaughlin College, 4 700 Keele St. 416· 736-5186. Free. - 2:00: Studio of Lawrence Pitchko. Piano Recital. Selection of works for solo piano performed by advanced students. Northern District Library, 40 Orchard View Blvd. 416-393-7610. Free. - 7:30: University or Toronto Opera Division. Gala Recital by Peter McGillivray, baritone & Sandra Horst, ·_, piano. Walter Hall, 80 Queen's Park. 416· 946-3580. . To benefit the Opera Division. - 8;00: Civic Light Opera Company. The Happiest Millionaire. By Crichton, Sherman & Sherman."'Joe Cascone, director; Mac Mcinnes, Sµsan Sanders, Andrea Barker, Cameron McKinnon & other performers. Fairview Library Theatre, 35 Fairview Mall Dr. 416-469· 8450. .50,. For complete run see Music Theatre listings. ...:. 8:00: Glenn Gould School/PEN Canada. Royal Conservatory Orchestra: Concert in Honour of Daniel Pearl Music Day. Beethoven: Piano Concerto #5 in E flat Op. 73 Emperor. Shostakovich: Symphony #5 Op.47. Marianna Humetska, piano; Simon Streatfeild, conductor. 250 Front St. West. 416-205· 5555. ,. - 8:00: Markham Theatre for Performing Arts. Guartetto Gelato Travels the Orient Express. 171 Town Centre Blvd. 905-305-7469. . - 8:30: Hugh's Room. from Both Ends of the Earth - Live in Concert. Traditional Yiddish music in a modern light. Daniel Koulack, bass; Rick Shadrach Lazar, percussion; Marilyn Lerner, piano; Paul Pacanowski, clarinet/soprano sax; David Wall, ·vocals. 2261 Dundas St. West. 416· 531 -6604. (advance), (door). Friday October 10 1 :00: New Adventures in Sound Art/ Charles Street Video. vivie' vinfent, performer. vin~ent: anahata; Roi: lessening stillness growing (premiere); talk on the performance & composition techniques of the works by the artist. Latvian House, 491 College St. 416-910· 7231.PWYC. - 7:30: CONTACT Contemporary Music/University Settlement Music & Arts School. Menage. Southam: Rainbow Trout; Lewis: Five Songs of Motherhood; Rabe: inward unfolding; Harrison: Varied Trio. Anne Yardley, soprano; Sarah Fraser, violin; Akiyo Hattori, clarinet; Michael Gfroerer, piano; Jerry Pergolesi, percussion. St. George the Martyr Church, 197 John. 416-598-3444 x243 or 244. ,, family rate. Fimdraising concert for ,University Settlement Music & Arts School. - 8:00: Encore Entertainment. Chess. In concert. By Andersson, Ulvaeus & Rice. Jane Mallett Theatre, 27 Front St. .East. 416-366-7723. -. Saturday October 11 - 2:00 & 8:00: Encore Entertainment. Chess. Jane Mallett Theatre. See Oct 10. - 7:30: Michele Bogdanowicz, soprano & Rob Gurvits, piano. Works by Faure, Rachmaninoff, Dvorak, Hetu & Turina. Victoria College Chapel, 91 Charles West. 416-473-6384. ,. - 8:00: Acoustic Harvest Folk Club. Chaskinakuy. Peruvian t,rio. Birch Cliff United Church, 33 East Rd. 416-264·2235. . - 9:00pm: New Adventures in Sound Art/Charles Street Video. SOUNDplay 1 Performam;e. vin~ent: anahata (Canadian premiere). Latvian House, 491 College St. 416-910-7231. Sunday October 12 - · 1 :00: Jeunesses Musicales of Ontario/Harbourfront Centre. Music with Bite: 'Nathalie Picard: Nature Symphony. Music and nature linked through traditional Amerindian instruments such as flutes, percussion & voice. Brigantine Room, York Quay Centre, 235 Queens Quay West. 416-973· 4000. . . - 6:00: New Adventures in Sound Art/ Charles Street Video. SOUNDplay 2 Performance. Oswald: Aparenthesi; vin~ent & Wolman: ... and her mind moves upon silence. Latvian House, 491 College St.416-910-7231. I - 8:00: Mariposa/Flying Cloud Folk Club. Frankie Armstrong. T ranzac, 292 Brunswick. 416-410-3655. ,. To be I confirmed. - 8:00: Music Gallery. Available Jelly. Amsterdam-based jazz.and-beyond sextet. Michael Moore, sax, clarinet; Wolter Wierbos, trombone; Eric Boeren, trumpet; Michael Vatcher, drums, percussion; Ernst Glerum, bass; Tobias Delius, sax. Venue · tba. 416-204· 1080. Tuesday October 14 1 :00: St. James' Cathedral. Lunch Hour Concert: Andrew Scanlon, organ. Vierne: Symphonie #1 ind Op.14. 65 Church St. 416·364· 7865. Free. O ctober 1 - November 7 2003 ·www.thewholenote.com

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