Volume 10 Issue 7 - April 2005

conductor. 7:00: Pre-corcert chat with
Rick Phillips. Massey Hall, 15 Shuter. 416·
598-0422. $36-$78.
- 8:00: Toronto Philharmonia. Highlights
from the Prague Opera. Soloists from the
Prague Opera; Kerry Stratton, conductor.
Markham Theatre for the Performing Arts,
171 Town Centre Blvd. 905-305-7469.
$46.
- 8:00: U of T Faculty of Music. Felix
Galimir Chamber Music A ward Gala
Concert. Cecilia String Quartet. Walter Hall,
80 Queen's Park. 416-978-3744. PWYC.
Wednesday April 27
- 12:30: Yorkminster Park Church.
Noonday Recital: Corinne Dutton, organ.
1585 Yonge St. 416-922-1167. Free.
- 8:00: Artrage. Purcell: Dido & Aeneas.
Jacqui Lyn Fidlar, Dirk Robinson, Farah
Hack, Wayne Line, performers; Artrage
Ensemble and Orchestra; Douglas J. Rice,
artistic director. Betty Oliphant Theatre,
404 Jarvis St. 416-893-0984. $45,$35.
Proceeds to PWA Charitable Foundation to
benefit AIDS awareness. For complete run
see music theatre listings.
- 8:00: Mirvish Productions. Evita. By
Lloyd Webber & Rice. Starring Kathy
Voytko, Bradley Dean, Philip Hernandez.
Gabriel Burrafato & Kate Manning. Princess
of Wales Theatre, 300 King St. West. 416·
872-1212. $46-$84. For complete run see
music theatre listings.
- 8:00: Mozart Society. Takai String
Ouartet. Works by Haydn, Beethoven &
Mozart. First Unitarian Congregation, 175
St. Clair West. 416-201-3338.
$15(recommended non-member), members
free. (Rescheduled from Apr 13.)
- 8:00: North York Concert Orchestra.
Laura Chambers, flute. Chaminade:
Concerto for flute and orchestra Op.17;
Dvorak: Carnival Overture Op.92; Brahms:
Symphony # 1 Op.68. David Bowser,
conductor. York Woods Public Library,
1785 Finch Ave. 416·225-4556. $15,$10.
- 8:30: Lula Lounge. Maryem Tollar &
Friends. Traditional Arabic repertoire, world
wasla, soul, jazz, R&B & other music.
Levan lchkhanian, strings; Rich Brown,
electric bass; Daniel Barnes, drum kit; Ernie
Tollar, sax & flutes; Yvette Tollar, jazz
vocals. 1585 Dundas St. West. 416·588·
0307. $15.
Thursday April 28
- 12:30: Christ Church Deer Park.
Noonday Chamber Music Concert. Timar
Sadykhov, cello; Paul Jessen, organ. 1570
Yonge St. 416-920-5211. Free (collection).
- 2:00: Northern District Library. Piano
Recital. Advanced students from the studio
of Lawrence Pitchko. 40 Orchard View
Blvd. 416-393-7610. Free.
- 8:00: Decidedly Jazz Danceworks.
!Bulla! - A Cuban Jazz Experiment. Original
music & dance steeped in jazz & Cuban
flavours. Cast of 20 dancers & musicians.
Markham Theatre for the Performing Arts.
171 Town Centre Blvd. 905-305-7469.
$45.
- 8:00: Spotlight Musical Productions.
Broadway, Our Way. Excerpts from many
memorable shows. Fairview Library
Theatre, 35 Fairview Mall Drive. 41()-221·
2797. $18. For complete run see music
theatre listings.
- 8:00: Toronto Philharmonia. Prague
Opera Gala. Opera overtures, arias & duets
by Rossini, Donizetti, Mozart, Delibes,
Bizet, Verdi, Puccini & Saint-Saens. Kerry
Stratton, conductor. George Weston Recital
Hall, 5040 Yonge St. 416-870-8000.
$59,$53(adult), $47,$42.50(sr). $25(st).
- 8:00: Via Salzburg. The Four Sisters.
Haydn: String Quartet Op.54 #1; LitJeti:
String Quartet # 1; Schumann: String
Quartet #3. Seiler String Quartet: Mayumi
Seiler & Midori Seiler, violins; Naomi Seiler,
viola; Yuri Seiler, cello. Glenn Gould Studio,
250 Front St. West. 416-972-9193. $43,
$38(sr), $29(st).
Friday April 29
- 4:30: ROM Friday Nights. Raj to Aaj:
Celebration of South Asia. Music, dance
and film from India to Sri Lanka, Nepal to
Bangladesh. Royal Ontario Museum, 1 DO
Queen's Park. 416-586-8000.
- 7:30: Oakville Choral Society. Spring
Inspiration. Anthems, choruses, hymns,
audience sing-along. Guest: lmre Olah,
organ; J. Bev Stainton, conductor. Glen
Abbey United Church, 1469 Nottinghill
Gate, Oakville. 905-845-?359. $20,$15,
$1 O(child 12 & under).
- 8:00: Etobicoke Philharmonic
Orchestra. Chords of the Commonwealth.
Mendelssohn: Fingal's Cave; Kenins: Folk
Dance and Variations; Grainger: Danny Boy;
Molly on the Shore; Holst: The Planets
(selections). Tak Ng Lai. conductor. Humber
Valley Church, 76 Anglesey Blvd. 416-239·
5665. $20,$15(sr), students 16 & under
free with adult accompaniment.
- 8:00: Exultate Chamber Singers.
Great Composer Series II: G.F. Handel.
Coronation Anthems; Dixit Dominus;
Messiah excerpts. Chamber orchestra. St.
Thomas' Church, 383 Huron St. 416-971·
9229. $20, $17(sr).$12(st).
- 8:00: Jane Blackstone. la Musique
Franpaise. Music of Debussy, Faure,
Messiaen, Massenet & Satie for piano,
piano duet. soprano & clarinet. Jane
Blackstone & Louise Morley, piano;
Ramona Carmelly, mezzo; Barbara Fris, lyric
soprano; Rita Greer, clarinet. Heliconian
Hall, 35 Hazelton Ave. 416· 781-2009.
$20,$10.
- 8:00: Milton Concert Series. Prague
Opera Collegium. Opera highlights. Kerry
Stratton, conductor. St. Paul's United
Church, 123 Main St .. Milton. 905-878·
4732. 30,$24 . .
- 8:00: Royal Conservatory of Music.
Academy Symphony Orchestra. Students
of the Young Artists Performance
Academy; Rennie Regehr, conductor. 90
Croatia St. 416-408-2824 x.321. $10, $!j.
- 8:00: Symphony Hamilton. Virtuosi.
Ginastera: Variaciones concertantes;
Bruckner: Symphony #6 in A. Principal
chair.soloists; James McKay, music
director. St. Christopher's Church, 662
Guelph Line, Burlington. 905-526-6690.
$22,$17, $5(under 12).
- 8:00: Via Salzburg. The Four Sisters.
Glenn Gould Studio. See April 28.
Saturday April 30
- 3:00: Etobicoke Suzuki School of
Music. Spring Concert. Violin & cello
CONCERT LISTINGS: GTA •••
THE LAST NIGHT OF THE PROMS
St. James' Cathedral
Choral Society
with
The Cathedral Choir of Men and Boys
and
The Band of the Royal Regiment of Canada
with'
Giles Bryant - Master of Ceremonies
Friday, Apri1 29th, 2005
7:30pm
The Cathedral Church of St. James
King and Church Streets
. Great CoP.oser Series II:
G.F. Handel
·
Music for church and state: Coronation Anthems, Dixit Dominus,
and excerpts from Messiah with chamber orchestra.
Exultate Chamber Singers - John Tuttle, Conductor
Friday, April 29, 2005 - 8:00 p.m.
Saint Thomas's Anglican Church
Tick.ets/lnfcmnation: 416-971-9229 or www.exultate.on.ca
Reserved Seating: $20 main nave
$15 Students/Seniors
Unreserved Seating: $15 side aisles $10 Students/Seniors
Tickets also available at the door or by calling 416-366-1728
Quartetto Gelato St
The Palestrina Chamber Chorus
Musical Director, Sabatino Vacca
Saturday, April 30, 8 pm
George Weston"Recital Hall
Toronto Centre for the Arts
5040 Yonge St. (North of Sheppard)
Toronto Centre Box Office
Ticketmaster 416-872-1111
Centro Scuola e Cultura ltaliana
Columbus Centre
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