Volume 7 Issue 4 - December 2001/January 2002

Locatelli, Geminiani; John Abberger, Marco
Cera, baroque oboes. Trinity·St. Paul's Church,
427 Bloor St. West. 416·964·6337. $20·$55.
- 8:00: Toronto Centre for the Arts.
Chanticleer. All·male a cap pell a choir.
Christmas program. George Weston Recital
Hall, 5040 Yonge St. 416·870·8000. $32·
$55.
- 8:00: TSO. Roy Thomson Hall.,See
Decemb·er 5.
Friday December 07
- 12:00 noon: Roy Thomson Hall. A.
Dickens Christmas. Elora Festival Singers;
Michael Bloss, organ; Colin Fox, narrator;
Noel Edison, conductor. 60 Simcoe St. 416·
872-4255. Free.
- 7:30: Children's Art Institute. '
Fundrafsing Solidarity Concert for Orphan
Children of the South of Peru. T affanel Wind
Ensemble; Paul Sanvidotti, trumpet; Paul
Valikoski, violin; Classique String T~io; Irene'
Wong, piano. Metro Hall Council Chamber,
55 John St.416·413·9497. $30, children 5 .
& under free; d·onations welcome.
- 7:30: Montgomery's Inn. Family
Christmas Sing Alling. Christmas favourites,
children's songs, & choruses; instrumental
solos. Michel Allard, performer. Geared to
children aged 3 to 12. 4709 Dundas St. West.
416-394·8113. $5(adult), $3(ages 3· 12) . .
- 7:30: Oakville Symphony/Oakville
Ballet Company. The Nutcracker. Oakville
Centre for the Perfoiining Arts, 130 Navy
Street, Oakville. 905-815-2021. $23.99. For
ELMER
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HANDEL'S
complete run see music theatre listings.
- 8:00: Elmer lseler Singers. Handel·
Messiah. Leslie Fagan, soprano; Sandra
Graham, alto; Mark DuBois, tenor; Mark
Pedrotti, bass; with orchestra; Lydia Adams,
conductor. St. James' Cathedral, 65 Church
St. 416-217-0537. $35,$30.
- 8:00: Etobicoke Centennial Choir.
Christmas Concert .. Vaughan Williams: Hodie;
traditional carols & seasonal music. Dr. Harris
Loewen, conductor. Humbercrest United
Church, 16 Baby Point Rd. 416·239· 1131
ext.49. $15.
- 8:00: Juan Tomas & Friends. Benefit
Concert for the Victims' Families of the WTC
Disaster. Variety show of jazz, classical &
oldies. Carolyn Vadum, jazz singer; Juan
Tomas, flamenco guitar; Juliette Kennedy,
Maryse Clouties, Rea Paulite & Henry Cuffy,
vocalists. Armour Heights Church, 105 Wilson
Ave. 416·485·4000. $15. Proceeds to the
WTC Disaster Assistance • Church World
Service New York.
- 8:00: Opera Mississauga. Benefit
Concert: Night of a Thousand Stars. Comedy,
song & dance. Anna Shafajinskaia, Gary
Relyea, Quartetto Gelato, Igor Emelianov,
Amelia Watkins & other performers.
Hammerson Hall, Living Arts Centre, 4141
Living Arts Drive. 905·306-6000. $28·$96.
- .8:00: Roy Thomson Hall. Canadian Brass
Christmas. Light classics, jazz & seasonal
tunes from Bach to Dixieland. 60 Simcoe St.
416-872-4255. $29-$55.
- 8:00: Tafelmusik. Viva l '/talia! Trinity·St.
Paul's Church. See Dec 6.
Lydia Adams, Conductor
.
The magnificence of the beloved oratorio Messiah
will thrill the audience in the awe-inspiring acoustics
of St. James' Cathedral. Order early for this "new
Toronto tradition" as four outstanding Canadian
s9loists and the Elmer Iseler Singers join forces to
present this glorious event
Special Guest Artists:
Leslie F~gan, Soprano • Sandra Graham, Alto
Mark Dubois, Tenor• Mark Pedrotti, Bass
The performance will be accompanied by orchestra.
FI":lday, December 7, 2001, 8:00 p.m.
St. James' Cathedral, King & Church Streets
28 wholenote
Tickets: $35 and $30
Call 416-217-0537
- 8:00: Toronto Centre for the Arts. An
Evening with Branford Marsalis, jazz
saxophone. George Weston Recital Hall,
5040 Yonge St. 416·870-8000. $48-$6d.
- 8:00: Toronto Jazz Orchestra/Toronto
Youth Wind Orchestra. Cuban Fire. Cuban
Fire Suite; Afro-Cuban Big Band music.
Guests: Rodrigo Chavez & Chendy Leon,
percussion. Brigantine Room, 235 Que'ens
Quay West. 416-899·5299. $15,$12.
- 8:00: University of Toronto Faculty of
Music. Shauna Rolston, cello; Scott St.
John, violin; Lydia Wong, piano. Smetana:
Piano trio;'Martinu: Sonata for violin #1;
cello sonata #3. Walter Hall, 80 Queen's
Park. 416-978-3744. $20,.$10.
Saturday December 08
- 12:00 noon: Royal Conservatory of.
Music Community School. lobby Concert.
Informal concert featuring RCM students of all
, ages & levels. 273 Bloor St. West. 416-408·
2824 ext.321. Free.
- 1 :30 & 3:30: TSO. A.Flicker.of light On a
Christmas Night. Musical celebration of
holiday traditions from around the world.
Platypus Theatre; Peter Duschenes, actor.
Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe. 416-593·
4828. $25.
- 2:00: Victoria·Royce Church. Second
Saturday Concert: My Favourite Things. Music' '
by Handel, Mozart, Berg & Gershwin. Susan
Murphy, soprano; Peter Treen, piano; special
guests. 190 Medland St. 416· 769-6176. Free·
will offering.
,•.
- 7:30: Alexander Singers. Festive Conceit.
Mendelssohn: Elijah (excerpts); excerpts from
operas, famous duets, songs; sing-along.
Angela Hawaleshka, conductor. Coldstream ·'
Presbyterian Church, 500 Coldstream
Ave. 416-785-0333. $12,$10, under '12
free.
- 7:30: Arcady Choir and Strings. Handel:
Messiah. Ronald Beckett, conducto~. St.
James United Church, 400 Bumhamthorpe Rd.·
416-245-3940. $15,$10.
- 7:3Q: Etobicoke '(outh Choir. Peace on
Earth · A Winter Cel~bration of Music. Songs
by Chilcott, Schram & Rutter; traditional
Christmas music .. Intermediate and senior
choirs; Louise Jardine, director; Pascal Du
Perron, accompanist. St. Luke's United Church, '
516 The Kingsway. 416-742·3949. $10,$8, ,
$5(children under 12).
- 7:30: Good Shepher.d Cent{". Yo Adrianne. ·
Variety benefit concert for Barr~tt House. John
McDermott, Rik Emmett, Ron James ·& other
performers. Glenn Gould Studio, 250 Front St. .
West. 416-205-5555. $25.
Joronto ',, .::Al'.nnonite "Gli'oir - °"Jt"j'h«nie ::Al'artin, "Gonductor
Saturday, December 8, 2001 - 8:00 p _'m.
Sunday, December 9, 2001 - 3:00 p:m.
Grace Church on-the-Hill, Toronto
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