Volume 9 Issue 3 - November 2003

composer/narrator/piano

composer/narrator/piano in Concert . ... Zwie Gefiihle ... (Musik mit Leonardo) (Canadian premiere); Serynade; Pression. Guests: Yukiko Sugawara, piano; David Hetherington, cello; New Music Concerts Ensemble; Robert Aitken, director. 7:15: Illuminating introduction. Glenn Gould Studio, 250 Front St. West. 416-205-5555. , (sr), (st). - 8:00: Toronto Theatre Organ Society/ Kiwanis Club of Casa Loma. Wurlitzer Pops at Casa Loma. Fr. Andrew Rogers, organ: 1 Austin Terrace. 416-421-0918. . Tuesday November 04 - 12: 10: U ofT Faculty !If Music. Voice Performance Class. Student performances. Waller Hall, 80 Queen's Park. 416-978· 3744. Free. - 12:30: York University Dept of Music. Singing Our Song. Classical voice festival. Singers from the studios of Catherine Robbin, S~ephanie Bogle, Norma Burrowes and Karen Rymal; Raisa Nakhmanovich, piano; Catherine Robbin, director. Mclaughlin Performance Hall, 050 Mclaughlin College, 4700 Keele St. 416· 736-5186. Free. - 1 :OOl St. James' Cathedral. lunch Hour Concert: Sander van Marion, organ. Guilmant: Paraphrase fr.om a theme of Handel's Judas Maccabaeus; Franck: Andantino; Widor: Allegro Cantabile from Symphonie #5; DuBois: Toccata; van Marion: Improvisation. 65 Church St. 416-364-7865. Free. Wednesday November 05 - 12:30: Music Gallery Institute. Free lunch Music. Dan Kershaw. 197 John St. 416-204-1080. Free. - 12:30: York University Dept of Music. Singing Our Song. See Nov 4. - 12:30: Yorkminster Park Church. Noonday Recital· William Maddox, organ. 1585 Yonge. 416-922-1167. Free. - 8:00: Toronto Mendelssohn Choir. Mendelssohn: Elijah. Donna Brown, soprano; Krisztina Szabo, mezzo; Robert Breault, tenor; Gary Relyea, bass-baritone; TMC Orchestra; Noel Edison, conductor. 7:00: Pre-concert chat with Rick Phillips. Massey Hall, 15 Shuter. 416-872-4255. -. - 8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Ravel: La Valse; Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto #3 in d Op.30; Sibelius: Symphony #2 in D Op.39. Boris Berezovsky, piano; Thomas Dausgaard, conductor. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-593-4828. -. - 8:30: U of T Faculty of Music. Small Jazz Ensembles. Walter Hall, 80 Queen's Park. 416-978-3744. Free. Thursday November 06 -12:00 noon: Glenn Gould Studio. Music Around Us Young Artist Series: Benjamin Bowman, violin & Vadim Serebryany, piano. Prokofiev: Violin Sonata inf Op.BO; T artini: 1 Devil's Trill Sonata; music by Paganini. 250 Front St. West. 416-205-5555. Free. - 12: 10: U of T Faculty of Music. Oave Young Jazz Duarte!. Kevin Turcotte, trumpet; Gary Williamson, piano; Anthony MicheUi, drums; Dave Young, bass. Walter Hall, 80 Queen's Park. 416-978-3744. Free. - 12:30: Christ Church Deer Park. lunchtime Chamber Concert: Elizabeth Beckman, violin & Helena Bowkun, piano. Franck: Violin Sonata in A & other works. 1970 Yonge St. 416-920-5211. Free (donations accepted~. - 12:30: York University Dept of Music. Singing Our Song. See Nov 4. - 2:00: Talisker Players. Spirit Oreaming. Modern musical settings of aboriginal texts, for strings, percussion, flute & voice. Northern District Library, 40 Orchard View Blvd. 416· 393-7610. Free. · - 8:00: Continuum. Reverse Osmosis. Works by Cameron, Demers, Oesterle, Ayr,es, Hannan & Harrison. Music Gallery at St. George the Martyr, 197 John. 416-924- 4945. , , (cheapseats). - 8:00: Music Toronto. Brentano String Duartet: The Bach Project. Bach: Art of the Fugue; works by 10 composers commissioned to write companion pieces to various sections of the Bach masterpiece. Jane Mallett Theatre, 27 Front St. East. 416-366-7723. ,,. - 8:00: Royal Conservatory of Music. Great Artist Series: Martiri Beaver, violin. Mazzoleni Concert Hall, 273 Bloor St. West. 416-408-2824x321. ,. - 8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchest.ra. Roy Thomson Hall. See Nov 5. - S:OO: University of Toronto Faculty Recital. Amsterdam's Branches- Organ literature from· the Sweelinck School Kevin Komisaruk, organ. Walter Hall, 80 Queen's Park. 416-978-3133. Free. · Friday November 07 Living Arts Dr., Mississauga. 905-306-6000. -. - 7:30: Soundstreams Canada/CBC Radio Two. Estonian Phi/harmonic Chamber Choir. Music by Part, Tormis, Kreek, Norgard & Sisask. Paul Hillier, conductor. Metropolitan United Church, 56 Queen St. East. 416-366- 7723. , (sr), (st). See ad page 10. - 8:00: Canadian Children's Opera Chorus. Opera Excerpts. Workshop production. Music from Fiddler on the Roof & The Marriage of Figaro. Timothy Eaton Memorial Church, 230 St. Clair West. 416- 366-0467. , (family of 4). For complete run see music theatre listings. Saturday November 08 - 8:00: Eros Chamber Music Toronto. - 3:00 & 8:00: Ontario Heartland Messiaen: Quartet for the End of Time; Chorus. Moments in Time -A Musical readings from Shakespeare, Milton, Revelation · Journey through life's memorable moments. & more. Joanne Mitchell, host & reader; Guest: Fred (Barbershop Quartet). Mead- Michael Westwood, clarinet; Phoebe Tsang, owvale Theatre, 6315 Montevideo Rd., violin; Amy Laing, cello; Megumi Okamoto, Mississauga. 905-495-7892. (mat). piano. The Stone Church, 45 Davenport Ave. (eve). 416-653-1172. ,. - 7:00: Bach Chamber Youth Choir/ - 8:00: Etobicoke Philharmonic Fideles Senior Choir of Peoples Orchestra. The Oarkness and the light. Christian Academy. Youth Sing! Guests: Wagner: Flying Dutchman Overture; Amherst Bel Canto Youth Choir; Festival Youth M.ussorgsky: Night on Bald Mountain; Saint- Singers; Fort Wayne Youth Choir; La Chorale Saens: Danse Macabre; Mendelssohn: De La Salle; Laurence Ewashko, conductor. Symphony #5 in D Reformation. Tak Ng.Lai, Canada Christian College, 50 Gervais Dr. 416· conductor. Kipling Collegiate Institute, 380 222-3341 x 105. . Proceeds to benefit The Westway. 416-239-5665. ,. Caravan Ministries in Mexico. . - 8:00: I Furiosi Baroque Ensemble. The - 7:30: Burlington Concert Band. We Souls of Blood. Elegies for the exalted Remember Them. A Concert honouring deceased. Julia Wedman, Aislinn Nosky, veterans of the Army, Navy, Air Force and violins; Gabrielle Mclaughlin, soprano; Felix Merchant Navy featuring Big Band Tunes, Deak, cello. Knox College Chapel, 59 St. Marches, Vocals and Pipes. Wellington Square George St. 416-252-8740. ,. United Church, 2121 Caroline St., Burlington. -8:00: Massey Hall. Cesaria Evora. Guests: 905-637-1661. Proceeds of donations to Jane Bunnell & The Spirits of Havana. 15 benefit Juno Beach Centre. Shuter St. 416-872-4255. .50-.50. - 7:30: Mississauga Children's Choir. - 8:00: ~ of T Faculty of Music. Faculty Oown by the Riverside. Thomas Bell, director. Artist Series: Kiyoshi Nagata Ensemble. First United Church, 151 Lakeshore West, Japanese Taiko drumming ensemble. Walter Missi~sauga. 905-624-9704. ,. Hall, 80 Queen'-s Park. 416-978-3744. - 7:30: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. , . Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto #3 in d Op.30; - 8:30: Living Arts Centre. Susie Arioli Sibelius: Symphony #2 in D Op.39. Boris Band. With guitarist Jordan Officer. 4141 Berezovsky, piano; Thomas Dausgaard, 36 Monday November 3 Glenn Gould Studio Co-presented with Goethe-Institut Toronto New M1lllsiic Conoe1rts presents HELMUT LACHENMANN Guest artists: Helmut Lachenmann, composer, narrator and pianist • Yukiko Sugawara, piano David Hetherington, cello • New Music Concerts Ensemble • Robert Aitken, Director Helmut Lachenmann (Germany 1935): ... Zwei Gefuhle ... * (1991-1992) for narrator and ensemble Serynade * (1998~99) piano solo (Yukiko Sugawara) • Pression (1969-70) .solo cello Bin Kinderspiel (1980) solo piano (Helmut Lachenmann) *Canadian premiere , /,.¥ Illuminating Introduction @ 715 I Concert @ goo I Reservations 416-205-5555 ;;"'"' 0 N "AAr C W/I GOETHE INSTITUT cw l \)' ll.1lllsiic onoeirtfo I www.NEwMus1cC0NcERrs.coM I 416-961-9594 ::zs?:J INTER NATION ES 'r ,.,.;,. WWW. THEWHOLENOTE.COM '

conductor. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416·593·4828. ·. - 8:00: A~oustic Harvest Folk Club. Bill Usher. Birch Cliff United Church, 33 East Rd. 416·264·2235. . - 8:00: Cathedral Bluffs Symphony Orchestra. Berlioz: Roman Carnival Overture; co~certo tba; Mendelssohn: Symphony #3 Scottish. CBSO/RCM concerto winner. Stephen Leacock Collegiate Institute, 2450 Birchmount Rd. 416·879-5566. ,. - 8:00: Mooredale Concerts. Brahms. Clarinet Trio; Bach·Busoni: Chaconne; Kuzmenko: Entre Amis; Finzi: Five Bagatelles for Clarinet & Piano. Peter Longworth, piano; Kristine Bogyo, cello; Young Artist: Robert Spady, clarinet. Willowdale United Church, 349 Kenneth Ave. 416·922·3714 x103. ,. - 8:00: North 44 °. A Remembrance Oay Concert. Faure: Requiem; narrative with music; audio & visuals. Donna Bennett, soprano; Bruce Kelly, baritone; William O'Meara, organ; Kerry Stratton, narrator; Jenny Grober, accompanist; Ge.offrey Butler, artistic director. Runnymede United Church, 432RunnymedeRd. 905-764-5140. . Partial proceeds to Royal Canadian L~gion. - 8:00: Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra. Fundraising Concert: The Mrs. Bach Show. pres~nts Guest: Mary Lou Fallis. Trinity·St. Paul's Centre, 427 Bloor St. West. 416-964-6337. -0. See ad page 19. - 8:00: Toronto Chamber Choir. long live Fair Oriana! Byrd: Mass For Four Voices; Tallis: motet If Ye Love Me; madrigals by Bennet, Gibbons & Weelkes; fantasias & compo.sitions by King Henry VIII. Guests: Recordare; David Fallis, conductor. 7:00: Preconcert lecture. Christ Church Deer Park, 1570 Yonge. 416-690-4681. ,, pre· concert lecture . Sunday November 09 · -9:45am & 11:15am: First Unitarian Co_ngregation of Toronto. Works for Solo Violin (Sonatas and Partitas) by JS Bach. Mark Fewer, violin. 175 St. Clair Ave. West. 416·924-9654. Freewill offering. - 1 :00: Jeunesses Musicales of Ontario/ Harbourfront C~ntre. Music with Bite: Montreal Guitar Trio: Around the World in 1B Strings. Brigantine Room, York Quay Centre, 235 Queens Quay West. 416-973- 4000. . - 1:00: Mooredale Concerts. Music & Truffles. Brahms & music for the clarinet. For children four & up. Walter Hall, 80 Queen's Park. 416·922-3714 x103. . RTH 44° - 2:00: Koffler School of Music Salon Series. Jacques lsraelievitch, violin & Michael lsraelievitch, percussion. Location tba. 416·636-1880 x228. . - 2:00: Leaside Concert Series. Recital of popular arias from opera & music theatre. Rosalind Mills, Maria Riedstra, Zorana Sadiq & James Mclennan, soloists; William Shookhoff, piano. Briton House Retirement Centre, 720 Mount Pleasant Ave. 416·488- 2588. ,. - 2:00: Scarborough Civic Centre. Corporate Remembrance Oay. 150 Borough · Drive. 416-396· 7810. Free. -· 2:00: Toronto Latvian Concert Association. Vilma Indra Vitals, mezzo & Maria Thorburn, soprano in Recital. Program of songs and arias. Glenn Gould Studio, 250 Front St. West. 416·205-5555. . -· 2:00: Visual & Performing Arts Newmarket. Joe Trio. Music by Beethoven, Mozart, Mendelssohn & Wilson. Cam Wilson, violin; laura McPheeters, cello; Allen Stiles, piano. Newmarket Theatre, 505 Pickering Cres. 905·953·5122. ,. - 3:00: Choir of Christ Church Deer Park. Programme of Sacred Italian Music for Remembrance. Palestrina: Missa Paoae www.MooredaleConcerts.com ~rahms,. "-~~'.;..~ Late in life, he became '('" intoxicated with the clarinet - ,come and enjoy his marvellous Clarinet Trio! Peter Longworth, piano "A concert pianist of power and grace ... " - Ch.irago Tribune Kristine Bogyo, rello Young Artist: Rob Spady, r:larinel Saturday, November 8 at 8 pn:i - Willowdale United Sunday, November 9 at 3 pm - Walter Hall, U of T at 1 pm for children - Music and Truffles - O Affordable tickets! , ( St./Sr.) 416-922-37:14 x103 8pm Saturday November 8, 2003 Cathedral Bluffs Symphony Orchestra Robert Raines Principal Conductor Music Director A Remembrance Day Concert - featuring - Faure Requiem and "The larks, still bravely singing ... " (McCrac 4; In Flanders Fields) - a World War II perspective - ' Artistic Director - Geoffrey Butler Accompanist -"1enny Crober Guest Artists: Donna Bennett, Soprano Bruce Kelly, Baritone William O'Meara, Organ Kerry Stratton, Narrator 8:00 p:m: - Saturday, November 8, 2003 Runnymede United Church · 432 Runnymede Road (north of Bloor) .oo Admission price: Partial proceeds to R