Volume 10 Issue 4 - December 2004

Tuesday December 14
- 1 :00: St. James Cathedral. Music at
Midday. Britten: A Ceremony of Carols.
Katharine Hall·Phillips, Katy Hedalen, so·
pranos; Elaine Robertson, mezzo-soprano;
David Phillips, piano. 65 Church Sl. 416·
364· 7865. Free.
- 8:00: Hannaford Street Silver Band.
The Great Toronto Carol Sing. Holman: Ver·
bum Caro Factum Est, A Christmas Cantata
(commission); carol singing. Colin Ains·
worth, tenor; Canadian Children's Opera
Chorus; Ann Cooper Gay, director; Richard
Bradshaw, conductor. Cathedral Church of
St. James. 65 Church St. 416·366· 7723,
800-708-6754. $25, $22(sr), S20(stl.
group rates.
- 8:00: OnStage. fado/ Portuguese blues.
Catarina Cardeal, vocals; Mike Siracusa,
Portuguese guitar; Jane Bunnell, saxo·
phone; Spirits of Havana: Shelley Solmes,
host. Glenn Gould Studio, 250 Front St.
West. 416·205·5555. $25.
- 8:30: Hugh's Room. The Nylons. 2261
Dundas St. West. 416·531·6604 for reser·
vations. $30(advance), $32(door).
Wednesday December 15
- 7:00: Ensemble Tryptych Chamber
Choir & Sinfonia Instrumental Ensem·
ble. Karols, Korales, & Kris Kringle -A
Christmas Concert. See Dec 12. St. Martin
in·the·Fields Church, 151 Glenlake.
- 7:30: Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra.
Handel: Messiah. Gillian Keith, soprano;
Matthew White. countertenor; Rufus
Muller, tenor; Brett Polegato. baritone;
Tafelmusik Chamber Choir & Orchestra;
lvars Taurins. director. Trinity·St. Paul's
Centre. 427 Bloor St. West. 416-964-
6337. $29-$69.
- B:OO: Nathaniel Dett Chorale. An Indigo
Christmas ... Oe Momin' Come. Contem·
porary choral arrangements in Caribbean
rhythms. Guests: Signal Hill Alumni Choir,
John Arnold, director; Brainerd Blyden· Tay·
lor, artistic director. George Weston Recital
Hall, 5040 Yonge St 416·340·0550.
$26.50-$38.50.
- 8:00: Toronto Mendelssohn Choir/
Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Handel:
Messiah. Erin Wall, soprano; Marie-Nicole
Lemieux. contralto; Stuart Neill, tenor;
James Westman. bass; Martin Haselbock,
conductor. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe.
416·598·0422. $35·$95.
- 8:30: Hugh's Room. The Nylons. See
Dec 14.
Thursday December 16
- 7:30: Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra.
Handel: Messiah. Trinity·Sl. Paul's Centre.
See Dec 15.
- B:OO: fabrik Company/Chartier Danse/
Goethe lnstitutJDanceWorks. Screaming
Popes. Tale of power, vanity, desire, tor·
men!, faith & grace with interaction be·
1ween performers & composer/live musi·
cian. Danny Wild, Michael Sean Marye,
Sven Till, performers; Alex Nowitz, compos·
et/musician. Buddies in Bad Times Theatre,
12 Alexander St. 416-975·8555. $20,$17.
For complete run see music theatre listings.
- 8:00: Toronto Mendelssohn Choir/
Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Handel:
Messiah. Roy Thomson Hall. See Oec 15.
- 8:00: Toronto Philharmonia. Sounds of
the Season. Prokofiev: Lt Kiie Suite:
Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker Suite; Robino·
vitch/Budd: Bone But1on Borscht. Guests:
Barbara Budd, narrator: Beyond the Pare
Klezmer Band; Kerry Stratton, conductor.
George Weston Recital Hall, 5040 Yonge
St. 416·870·8000. $20·$59.
- 8:30: Hugh's Room. Ouartel/e. 2261
Dundas St. West. 416·531·6604 lor reser·
vations. $ 20(advance), $22(door).
Friday December 17
- 7:30: Oakville Children's Choir. Place
of the Blest. Senior Choir with orchestra;
Glenda Crawford, music director. St John's
United Church, 262 Randall St., Oakville.
905.337. 7104. $20,$15.
- 7:30: Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra.
Handel: Messiah. Trimty·St. Paul's Centre.
See Dec 15.
- 8:00: Brampton Festival Singers. first
Nowells: Original music for Chflstmas.
Stephane Potvin, director. St. Paul's United
Church. 30 Main St. South, Brampton. 905·
874-2800. $20, $17, $ IO(child under 12).
- 8:00: Forte, The Toronto Men's Cho·
rus. Oon We Now Our Gay Apparel. Pas·
tiche of popular & classic holiday songs.
Guests: Stephen Ericson, tenor; Yorkville
Station vocal trio. St. Andrews United
Church, 117 Bloor St. East. 416-961-5708.
$18(advancel. $20(door).
- 8:00: Montgomery's Inn. A Celtic
Ch(istmas. Sandy Macintyre, fiddle &
Steeped in Tradition. 4709 Dundas West.
416·394·8113. $15, $12(Friends of Etobi·
coke's Heritage!.
- 8:00: Nathaniel Dett Chorale. An lndi·
go Christmas ... Oe Momin' Come. George
Weston Recital Hall. See Dec 15.
- 8:00: Oueensmen of Toronto Male
Chorus. Christmas Concert. See Dec 10.
Thornhill United Church, 25 Elgin Ave.,
Thornhill. 905· 731-9362.
- 8:00: Sine Nomine Ensemble for Me·
dieval Music. Christmas in Court and
Chapel. Christmas music from late·Gothic
courts. St.,Thomas' Church. 383 Huron St.
416·638·9445. $15,$10.
Saturday December 18
- 12:00 noon: RCM Community School.
Students in Concert. Solo recitals. lobby,
273 Bloor St. West. 416·408·2824 x321.
Free.
- 2:00: Toronto Children's Chorus. A
Chorus Christmas. Briuen: Missa Brev1s;
Holman: Sir Christemas; contemporary car·
ols by Canadian composers. TCC choirs and
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call 416-638-9445.
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