Volume 9 Issue 7 - April 2004

- 7:30: Raag·Mala Music

- 7:30: Raag·Mala Music Society. Purbayan Chatterjee, sitar, Aneesh Pradhan, tabla '& VijfJy Kumar, tanpura in Concert. Medical Sciences Auditorium. 1 King's College Circle. 416-591-7090. ·. - 7:30: Royal Opera Canada. Verdi· Aida. Hammers·on Hall, 4141 Living Arts Dr., Mississauga. 905-306·6000. -0. For complete run see music theatre listings. - 7:30: Toronto Children's Chorus. Canada Blossoms! Vaughan Williams: Let Beauty Awake; Schubert: Heidenriislein; Hurd: Flower Songs; Coulthard: Daffodils; Rutter: For the Beauty of the.Earth. TCC, Training Choirs I, 11, 111, Preparatory Choir. George Weston Recital Hall, 5040 Yonge St. 416-932-8666 x.231. .25-. - 7:30: Weston Silver Band. JAZZ 'n BRASS. Spring concert. Guests: June Garber, vocals; Blue Monk Jazz Ensemble; Larry Shields, director. Centr~I United Church, 1995 Weston Rd. 416-249-6553 .' ,. - 8:00: Cantores Celestes Women's Choir. Untravelled Worlds- 15th Anniversary Concert. Faure: Requiem; music by Halley; spirituals. Gary Relyea, bass· ' baritone; Frederique Vezina, soprano; George Koller, bass guitar; Ellen Meyer, piano; Andy Che carborough hilharmonic rchestra presents ... Opera mania! Join us for a spirited evenir,9 of opera hits -- all of your favourite arias from Verdi, Puccini, Rossini, Bizet, Wagner, and Mozart! Featuring the vocal talents of four rising stars from the University of Toronto Opera School, and the return of the Bell'Arte Singers . ../ ;c.: ) .. (%Jr114tlt:uylf_/ (J/fuf(f a.).£11t1JJ{:

973-4000. , (family4-pack). - 2:00: Nonnie Griffin. from Convent to Showbiz, Reflections on a life in theatre, with poetry, theatre & music. Nannie Griffin, actress; Laurence Stevenson, violin. Heliconian Hall, 35 Hazelton Ave. 416-266-6095. . · - 2:00: Off Centre Music Salon. Russian 'Eclipse': Musorgsky - A Musical Portrait. Art songs; Sunless, Nursery (vocal cycles); Pictures at an Exhibition. Mirela Tafaj, soprano; Robert Pomakov, bass; Boris Zarankin, piano. Glenn Gould Studio, 250 Front St. West. 416-205-5555. ,. - 2:00: Royal Ontario Museum.ROM Sunday Concert: Toronto Sinfonietta: Waiting for Wolfgang. 100 Queen's Park. 416-586· 8000. Free with admission to the ROM: , (sr/st), O(child 5-14). - 2:00: Scarborough Civic Centre. Sunday Concert Senes: Highland Creek Pipes & Orums. 150 Borough Dr. 416-396-5263. Free. - 2:30: U of T Faculty of Music. Operetta and Musical Theatre. MacMillan Theatre, 80 Queen's Park. 416-978-3744. ,. - 3:00: Baroque Music Beside the Grange, Bach and Beyond. Sonatas' by Bach, Mondonville & others. Rona Goldensher, violin; Marie Bouchard, harpsichord. St. George the Martyr Church, 197 John. 416-588-4301. ,. - 3:00: Hannaford Street Silver Band. Celtic In Brass. Vaughan Williams: Prelude on Three Welsh Hymn Tunes; Arnold: Four Cornish Dances; Murphy: Hartford Accident and Indemnity; MacMillan: MacKinnon's Brook Suite (selections); traditional Gaelic melodies. ian MacKinnon, Highland bagpipe and whistles; Michael Reason, guest conductor. 2: 15: Pre· concert chat with Michael Reason & Ian MacKinnori. Jane Mallett Theatre, 27 Front St. East. 416-366-7723. , (sr), (st). - 3:00: Toronto Chamber Choir. J.S. Bach's Ascension Oratorio. Also: Cantata 1112 BACH & BEYOND Virtuoso Sonatas by JS.Bach, C.P.E.Bach, ~ Mondonvllle Including the exquisite d minor Chaconne RONA GOLDENSHER, baroque violin MARIE BOUCHARD, harpsichord Sunday April.25/04 at 3pm St. Georoe the Martyr Church INFO: -416·588--4301 · ADMISSION /15 Presented by BAROQUE MUSIC BESIDE THE GRANGE Weinen, klagen; Cantata 1129 Wir danken dir, Gott; Sanctus in D. Gillian Keith, soprano; Laura Pudwell, alto; Colin Ainsworth, tenor; Jason Nedecky, baritone; full baroque orchestra; David Fallis, music director. 2:00: Pre-concert lecture. Christ Church Deer Park, 1570 Yonge St. 416-690-4681. -. - 4:00: Concerts at St. George's on-the· Hill. Petite Suite. Debussy: Sonata; Jolivet: Petite Suite. Trio Resonance: Jacqueline Goring, harp; Sybille Marquardt, flute; Angela Rudden, viola. 4600 Dundas West. 416-463- 9284. ,. - 5:00: Czech Community Centre.Radim r=rom Convent to Jhowblz NNIE GRIFFIN Actress Laurence Stevenson, violin April 25@ 2pm 35 Hazelton Ave. lenkl mandohn, guitar & banjo. Works by Vivaldi, Piazzola, Ellington & others. Prague Restaurant at Masaryktown, 450 Scarborough Golf Club Rd. 416-439-4354. ,. - 7:30: Choir of St. Simon·the·Apostle. Handel: Dettingen Te Deum; choruses & arias • • amrc, CHAMBER ENSEMBLE MUSICAL FUND-RAISER AND SILENT AUCTION! The dazzling and warm AMICI CHAMBER ENSEMBLE welcomes the witty and cool QUARTETTO GELATO •Indulge in Grano's tasty appetizers and fine wine! •Bid on premier items in the Silent Auction! Sunday, April 25 -1 :00 to 4:00 Hosted by CBC Nev.oworld's Suhana Meharchand Grano Restaurant, 2035 Yonge St, loronto per person, call 416-368-8743 WWW.AMICIENSEMBLE.COM Sunday, April 25, 2004, 3 p.m. Jane Mallett Theatre Michael Reason, Artistic Director of the Hamilton Philharmonic will lead a unique con'Cert event featuring the Canadian Celtic musician Ian MacKinnon on highland bagpipe and whistles. Vaughan Williams' Prelude on Three Welsh Hymn Tunes and Arnold's Four Cornish Dances will be complimented by the world premiere of Canadian composer Kelly Marie Murphy's new work for brass band commissioned by, the HSSB. Ian MacKinnon will perform traditional Gaelic melodies and selections from Scott MacMillan's MacKinnon's Brook Suite. · William Littler, The TorontoStar A PRIL 1 - M AY 7 2004 Call the St. Lawrence Centre Box Office 416-366-7723 or 1-800-708-6754 or book on-line at www.stlc.com www.h~nnafordband.com ~ torontciarts'cou.ncil - Iii Long & McQuade Musicallnstuments WWW. THEWHOLENOTE .COM vA°Mi'.~!' Yamaha Canada Music ltd. .,.,,.,.,:.:,:.,lll.,.,,.,.,,,:.e!. :.,it-.::~.i\•,' ::(.ll.K'l(1(l(i(J:"I The SOCAN for1111lntio11 In fo1idntio11 SOCAN Deloitte & Touche 43