Volume 10 Issue 4 - December 2004

250 Front St. W. 416 205·5555. $15,$10.
- 8:00: Mississauga Symphony Orches·
tra. Festive favourites & Chnstmas stoues
Leslie Fagan. soprano; Holy Name of Mary
School Concert Chou· Deborah Smith. con·
ductor; John 8arnum, music director. Ham·
merson Hall, 4141 living Arts Duve, Mis·
s1ssauga. 905·306-6000. $45,$35.
- 8:00: Tempus Choral Society. Sleigh
Ride - A lively Mus/Ca/ Celebration for the
Holidays. Guests: Tim Hart Jazz Quartet.
St. Michael's Church, 181 Sewell Or.,
Oakville. 905 510 5713. $15,$10(sr/ch1I·
dren 12 & under).
- 8·00: Toronto Mendelssohn Choir/
Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Handel·
Messiah. Roy Thomson Hall See Dec 15.
- 8:30: living Arts Centre Mississauga.
M11c Jordan, smger·songwmer. Royal
Bank Centre Theatre, 4141 Living Arts Dr
905·306 6000. $25·$39.
Sunday December 19
- 2:00: Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra.
Si11g·Along Messiah. Gillian Keith, soprano;
Matthew White, countertenor; Rufus
Muller, tenor; Brett Polegato, baritone;
Tafelmus1k Chamber Choir & Orchestra;
Maestro Handel. conductor. Massey Hall,
15 Shuter 416 872-4255. $27,$20.
- 3:00· Concerts at St. George's on·the·
Hill. lessons and Carols. Works by Head,
Haydn, Mathias & others. Women's voices
of St. George's Cho11. 4600 Ound3s St.
West. 416·463-9284.
- 3:00: Toronto Mendelssohn Choir/
Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Handel:
MeSS1sh. Roy Thomson Hall. See Dec 15.
- 4:00: St. Andrew's Presbyterian
Church. lessons & C110/s. St. Andrew's
Choir. 73 Simcoe St. 416·593·5600. Offer·
1ng to The Boarding Homes Ministry.
- 4:00: St. James' Catheilral. Sunday
Twilight Rec11BI Se11es. David Phillips, or·
gan. 65 Church St. 416-364-7865. Free.
- 4:30: Christ Church Deer Park. Jill
Vespers: Sadow 81ass & Drums. Brian Bar·
low, drums; Chase Sanborn & Brian
O'Kane, trumpet; Russ little & Terry Pro·
mane, trombone; Doug Burrell, tuba. 1570
Yonge St. 416·920·5211. Free (donation).
- 4.30: St. Anne's Church. Nine lessons
and Ca10/s. Music by Archer, Darke, lhff,
Joubert, Lloyd, Ord, Rutter. Cho11 of St.
Anne's; guest: Peter J. Orme, organ: P.
John H. Stephenson. dnector of music. 270
Gladstone Ave. 416·767·7290. Freewill
offeung
- 4:30: Yorkminster Perk Church Choir.
fesrival of Nine lessons and Carols. William
Maddox. organ & director of music. 1585
Yonge St. 416·922· 1167. Free.
- 6:00: Salvation Army Yorkminster
Citadel. Christmas Celebration & CM
dren's Pageant. 1 Lord Seaton Rd. 416·
222·9110. Freewill offering.
- 7:00: Music at Metropolitan. Candle·
light Service of lessons and Carols. Metro·
pohtan Choirs. Metropolitan United Church,
56 Queen St. East. 416-363·0331. Freewill
offering.
- 7:00: Toronto Swedish Singers.
Swedish Christmas Concert. Traditional
Swedish & English Christmas carols; sea·
sonal instrumental music; audience partici·
pation. Lloyd Thompson. director. Agricola
Finnish Lutheran Church, 25 Old York Mills
Rd. 416·229·4489. $12, children free.
- 7:30: Humber Valley United Music
Program. Candlelight Service. Saint Saens;
Chnstmas Oratorio; lessons and carols Man·
anne Sasso, soprano; Shannon Butcher. mei·
zo; Joan Cotton, alto: David Amlirose, tenor &
other performers; Debbie Bradley, conductor.
Humber Valley Church, 76 Anglesey Blvd.
416·231-2263. Free (good will offering).
- 7:30: Peel Choral Society. Fundraisfng
Christmas Concert. Emmanuel United
Church, 420 Balmoral Dr., Brampton. 416·
96 I ·6444. Free will offering.
- 7:30: Upper Canada Children's Cho·
rus/York Region Schools. The Spi11t of
Christmas. Brian Rawlins. music director.
George Weston Reena! Hall. 5040 Yonge
St. 416-870-8000. $20,$15.
- 8:00: Forte, The Toronto Men's Cho·
rus. Oon We Now Our Gay Apparel. See
Dec 17. Winchester Dance Theatre. 80
Winchester.
- 8:00: Victoria Scholars Men's Choral
Ensemble. Masters in this Hall. Carols
from Christmas past & present arranged by
composers from Canada & around the
world. Robert Pomakov, bass; Jerzy C1·
chocki, conductor; William O'Meara, accom·
pamst. Our Lady of Sorrows Church. 3055
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: victoria
; scholars
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men'schoralle
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Bloor St. West. 416·761-7776. $25,$20
Monday December 20
- 11 :OOam & 2:00: Really little Theatre
Company. Mote! (The Greedy PrmcessJ.
Book & lyrics by Curne: music by Wingrove
Rock & roll musical comedy. Ages 4· 10.
Solar Stage Children's Theatre, 4950
Yonge St. 416·36B-8031. $13. For corn·
plate run see music theatre listings.
- B:OO: Jazz FM91. Sound of To1onto
Jan Concert Series: Jim Galloway &
friends "Swing into Christmas". Ontario
Science Centre. 770 Don Mills Rd. 416
696-1000. $20.
Tuesday December 21
- 1:00: St. James' Cathedral. Music at
Midday: A French Ch11stmas Celeb11t1on.
Michael Bloss, organ. 65 Church St. 416·
364·7B65. Free.
- 2:00: Oakville Children's Choir. Sto·
ries of Christmas. Stories from winners of
Community Story Writing Competition; tra·
ditional Christmas carols; carol sing. Guest:
Dinah Christie, narrator; Glenda Crawford,
music director. The Meeting House, 25-171
Speers Rd .• Oakv1lle. 905·337·7104. $10.
Proceeds to Big Sisters of Oakv1lle.
CONCERT LISTINGS: GTA ...
Sunday, Dec. 19,2004 8pm
A programme of favourite carols from Chrfstmas
past and Christmas present arranged by
composers from Canada and around the world.
Jerzy Cichocki, conductor
William O'Meara, accompanist
Robert Pomakov, bass
Our Lady of Sorrows Church
3055 Bloor Street West. Toronto
Adults $25, Seniors & Students $20
for tickets call 416.761.7776
DEER PARK CONCERTS
129 St. Clair Avenue West Uusl east of Avenue Road)
Christmas Eve
December 24
10:00 - 10:45 p.m.
William Wright performs a recital of
Christmas music
Free Admission
Next concert in Saturday-night recital series
Organist
Douglas Cleveland
February 5, 2005, 7:30 p.m.
Call 416-481-2979 for ticket infom1ation or visit
www.deerparkunitedchurch.ea, click "Concerts"
Parking courtesy of Imperial Oil next to concert venue.
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