Volume 10 Issue 4 - December 2004

... SOUTHERN ONTARIO, CONT I NUED
Kitchener. 519·578· 1570, 800·265·8977.
$28, S25(sr/st). $22(child).
- 7:30: Sound Investment Community
Choir. Symbols and T1ad11i ons of the Sea·
son. All Saint's Church, Elgin St.. Colling·
wood. 705·445·0863. $10, $5(child under
121
- 8:00: Brampton Festival Singers. Fits/
Howells: Origin11/ music for Chrtslmss.
Stephane Potvin, director. Knox United
Church. corner of Hwys 10 & 24, Caledon
Village. 905·874·2800. $20. $17,
$1 O!child under 12).
- 8:00: Hamilton Theatre Incorporated.
A Ch11s1m11s Survivsf Guide. Musical look at
the stresses of the holiday season. with
Christmas standards & new songs. Written
& conceived by James Hindman & Ray Rod·
enck. Studio Theatre. 140 McNab St .•
Hamilton. 905·522·3032. $20. For com·
plete run see music theatre listings.
- 8:00: Theatre Ancaster. Rodgers &
Hammerstein: D*lahomal Theatre Auditori·
um, Ancaster High School, 374 Jerseyville
Rd. West. 905·304·7469.
Saturday December 04
- 2:00: Toronto All·Star Big Band . .II
Ch11s1mas Special. Holiday revue with jazzy
tunes, storytelling. Roxy Theatre, 251
Nrnth St. East, Owen Sound. 519·371 ·
2833, 888·446·7699. $22-$27.
- 3:00: Georgian Bay Children's Choir.
Sounds of the Season - Concett & Carol
Smg·Along. Rutter: Brother Hernrich's
Christmas. Delarne Smith, narrator; Claire
Baker. oboe; Sterling MacNay, bassoon;
A.G. "Bert" Hood, organ; members of the
St. Andrew's Church Choir; Linda Hawkms.
conductor. St. Andrew's Church. lst Ave.
West between 9th St. W. & 10th St. W .•
Owen Sound. 519·371-4627. $ IJ.$ IO(ad·
vance). $ J5,S 12(door), family & choir alum·
ni rates.
- 7:30: Arcady. A Baroque Memah.
Gab11elle Mclaughlin, soprano; Jennifer
Enns Modolo, alto; Joseph Schnurr. tenor;
Trevor Bowes. baritone; Ronald Beckett,
conductor. Immanuel Church. 2900 4th
Ave .• Jordan. 905·563·5596. $20, $15.
Proceeds to Vineland Migrant Worker Out·
reach.
- 7:30: London SingerslH.B.Beal Sing·
ers. Bach: Magnific81 & Rutter: Mess of
1he Children. Daniela Marentette & Rachel
Snow. sopranos; Lauren Phillips, mezzo;
Kevin McMiiian, tenor; Greg Wagland. bass
ba11tone; Oav1d Weaver, conductor & other
perlormers. Dundas Centre United Church,
Dundas at Maitland, London. 519·452·
2700. $15,$ IO(advance), $20,$15(door).
- 7:30· Menno Singers. H11ndel: Messiah.
Centre 1n the Square, Kitchener. See Dec
3
- 7:30: Mohawk Collage Singers. Han·
de/: Messiah. Complete version. Carolyn
Srnclair, soprano; Laura Pudwell. alto; Eric
Shaw, tenor; Andrew Tees, barrtone;
Michael Jarvis, conductor. Mcintyre Thea·
tre, Mohawk College. 135 Fennel Ave.
West, Hamilton. 905·388·9614. $20,
$I 5(st).
- 8:00: Arkell School House Concert
Series. Mose Scarlett, vocals/acoustic
guitar; Jackie Washington, vocals/ piano/
acoustic guitar; Ken Whiteley, vocals/man·
doffn/guitar/piano. Guelph Youth Music Cen·
-
66
tre, 75 Cardigan St..' Guelph. 519·763·
3000. $22.
- B:OO: John Laing Singers. Rejoice/
Mendelssohn: Te Oeum; Byrd: Rejoice, Re·
joice!; This day Christ was born; Leighton:
Lulla. Julia; Ramirez: Navidad nuestra;
Vaughen Wrlliams: Fantasia on Christmas
Carols; choral arrangements. traditional
carols. Marsha Moffitt. cello; Chris Dawes.
organ, Michael Downie. bass. Christ's
Church Cathedral, 252 James St. North,
Hamilton. 905·628·5238. $22.$19.
- 8:00: Music on the Mount Concert
Series. DUO. Margot Rydall, flute; Ivan
Zllman, guitar. Mt. Zion ChUTch. 29 Wesl·
mount Rd. South, Waterloo. 519·886·
5820. 519·273· 1105. $ J 5.
- 8:00: Theatre An caster. Rodgers &
Hammerstein: Oklahoma! Ancaster High
School. See Dec 3.
- 8:00: University of Guelph Choirs.
Voices of Hope: The lord Nelson Mass.
Haydn: Lord Nelson Mass; music by Willan,
Daley & Evans. Renee Winick, soprano;
Lesley Bouza & Louisa Cowie, mezzos; Lan·
ny Fleming. tenor; Benjamin Covey, bari·
tone; members of the Guelph Symphony
Orchestra; Marta McCarthy, conductor.
Church of Our Lady, 28 Norfolk St.,
Guelph. 519·824·4120 x52257. $15.$12.
Sunday December 05
- 2:00: Brantford Folk Club. Heather
Dale's Medieval Chris/mas. Best Western
Brant Park Inn. 19 Holiday Or.. Brantford.
519· 759·7676. $14 in advance.
commissions, orchestral favourites. Guests:
la Jeunesse Girls Choir. Port Hope United
Church, 34 South St. 905·885·0610.
$I 5,$12, family rate.
- 8:00: Cellar Singers. Handel.· Messiah.
See Dec 3. St. Joseph's Church, 1 IB Mur
ray St., Bracebridge. 705·326·2619.
- 8:00: Kitchener·Waterloo Chamber
Music Society. Baird Ttio. KWCMS Music
Room, 57 Young St. West. Waterloo. 519·
886· 1673.
Monday December 06
- 2:00: Sanderson Centre. Memories of a
Don Messer Chrtstmas. Songs of the sea·
son. 8B Oalhous1e St .• Brentford. 519·
758·8090. 800·265·0710. $30.
Wednesday December 08
- 7:30: Hamilton Concert Bend. Annual
Christmas Concert. Gerald Stephenson,
director. Pioneer Memorral Church, 1974
King St. East, Hamilton. 905·545·9552.
$7,$5, $20(familyl.
- 8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony.
Baftic Ba1oque. Planet Baroque. Stephen
Sitarski. leader; Leslie Newman, flute. First
United Church, 16 William St., Waterloo.
519·578·1570. 800·265·8977. $26,$12.
Thursday December 09
- 8:00: Capitol Arts Centre. The Irish
Rovers. 20 Queen St., Port Hope. 905·
885· I 071. $ 39.
Friday December 10
- 3:00: Clarington Concert Band. Annual - 7:30: Chorus Niagara. Handel· Messiah.
Chrtstmas Conceit. Newcastle United
Laura Whalen, soprano; Laura Pudwell, alto;
Church, Mill St.. Newcastle. 905·697· Nils Brown, tenor; Mark Pedrotti, bass; I
8956. Freewill offering. Furiosi Baroque Orchestra; Robert Cooper,
- 3:00: Durham Community Choir. Bach: ar11s11c director. Calvary Church. 89 Scott
Magnificat; Handel: Messiah (selections). St., St. Catharines. 905·688·5550
Suzanne Kompass. soprano; Saridra Boyes. x3257. $30.
mezzo; James Leatch, tenor; Bruce Kelly,
bass; Talisker Players; John·Charles
Coolen, conductor. College Park Seventh·
day Adventist Church, 1164 King St. East.
Oshewa. 905·668·0998. $15, $ IO(child
- 7:30: Fanshawe Chorus London. Han·
de/: Messiah. Donna Bennett. soprano; Ani·
ta Kruse, alto; Nrls Brown, tenor; Marc
Boucher. baritone; Concert Players Orches·
tra; Gerald Fagan, conductor. Centennial
12 & under). Hall, London. 519·433·9650, 866·244·
- 3:00: Symphony Hamilton. Chris/mas 0762. $25.
with My Symphony. Corelli: Christmas Con· - 8:00: County Town Singers. Our Childcerto;
L.Mozart: Toy Symphony; Respighi:
hood Christmas. Salvation Army Temple.
Trittico Bollicelliano; Anderson: Sleigh 570 Thornton Rd. North;Oshawa. 905·
Jig, accompanist; Belly Wagner, director.
Grace United Church, Stagecoach Rd.,
Sydenham. 613·384· 1528. Admission by
donation. Food Bank offerings gratefully
accepted.
- 7:30: Oriana Singers of Northumbar·
land. Revelation. Rutter: Magnificat; music
by Chilcott. Sirett, Hatfield; traditional
Christmas music. Katie McNeil, soprano.
Trinity United Church, 15 Chapel St., Co·
bourg. 905·372-2210. $15,S 13.
- B:OO: Bach Elgar Choir. Handel: MesSI·
ah. Janet Obermeyer, soprano; Gaynor
Jones, contralto; Lenard Whiting. tenor;
Roben Hall. bass; Hamilton Philharmomc
Orchestra; Ian Sadler. director. Christ's
Church Cathedral, 252 James St. North.
Hamilton. 905·527·5995. $25.$20, chrld
under 12 lree.
- 8:00: Friends of Music. Vesnivke Choir
and Toronto Ukrainian Male Chamber Choir.
Halyna Kvitka Kondracki, conductor. Port
Hope United Church, 34 South St. 905·
885· I 071. 800·434·5092. $30,$15.
- 8:00: Kitchener·Waterloo Symphony.
Christmas with Brian. Centre in the Square,
Kitchener. See Dec 10.
- 8:00: Millpond Centre. Chtistmas Jan.
I 06 Victoria St. West. Alliston. 705.435 .
3092. $15.
- 8:00: Peterborough Symphony Or·
chestra. Waflling·ln /he Season. J.Strauss
Jr: Emperor Waltzes; Overture to Fleder·
maus; Wiener Blul; J.Strauss Sr: Radettky
March; Weber: Invitation 10 the Dance; Mil·
haud: Scaramouche. Daniel Rubinoff. saxo·
phone; Michael Newnham. conductor. 7: 15:
P1e·concert chat. Showplace Pe1formance
Centre, 290 George St North, Peterbor·
ough. 705·742·7469. $29.50,$26.
$ l 5(sl).
- 8:00: Renaissance Singers. 0 Magnum
Mysterium: All Nature Worships Him. St.
Andrews Church, 54 Queen St. North,
Kitchener. 419·579-1568. $20,$15.
- 8:00: Uxbridge Chamber Choir. Brit·
ten: A Ceremony of Carols. Plus music by
Palestrina. Willan. Gibbons, Sweelinck &
Baker. Harp soloist; Thomas Baker, direc·
tor. St. Paul's Church. 65 Toronto St .. Ux·
bridge. 905·852·2676. $15,$12.
Sunday December 12
Ride; sing along Christmas carols. Joanna 509·4111. $15,$12. - 2:00: Peterborough Symphony Or·
Tang, violin; Marion Samuel, soprano; Jen· - 8:00: Georgetown Choral Societyl chestra. Diamonds in the Snow. Family
na Rak, flute; James McKay. music direc· True North Brass. A True North Christ· concert. Music by J.Sirauss Jr. J.Strauss
tor. Studio Theatre, Hamilton Place. 905· mas. Shawn Grenke, organ. Holy Cross Sr & Weber. Michael Newnham, conductor.
527·7666. $22,$15. $5(under 12). Church, 224 Maple Ave .. Georgetown. Showplace Performance Centre. 290
- 3:00: Wellington Winds. Autumn Gold 905·877-0482. $20,$15. George St Norh. Peterborough. 705·742·
and Win/er Snow. Boyd McDonald, piano; - B:OO: Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber 7469. $29.50.$26, $ J 5(st).
Ted Follows. narrator; Wellington Winds Music Society. FfBncine Kay, plBno. KWC· - 2:30: Quinte Symphony. Community
Saxophone Quartet. St. Peter's Church, MS Music Room, 57 Young St. West. Wa· Spirit Youth Choir. Seasonal music. Empire
810 Kings St. East. Cambridge. 519·669· terloo. 519·886· 1673. Theatre, Belleville. 613-060-0099.
4409. $15,$10. - 8:00: Kitchener·Waterloo Symphony. - 3:00: Cambridge Kiwanis Boys' Choir.
- 4:00: Dublin Street United Church. Christmas with Bflan. Orchestral Pops. Family Christmas Concert. Performance &
G/ori11/Vivaidi: Gloria; Saint·Saens: Christ· Miriam Clouthrer. soprano; Brian Jackson. Training Choirs. James Kropf, choirmaster.
mas Oratorio. Kate Millie & Melanie Schro· conductor. Centre in the Square, 101 St. Clement Church, Duke St1eet, Cam·
der, sopianos; Mary Lynne Whyte, contral· Queen St. North, Kitchener. 519·57B· bridge·Preston. 519·622-4897. $10,$7,
to; Glenn Peirson, tenor; John Watson, 1570, 800·265·8977. $38-$50. family rate.
bass; Dublin Street Senro1 Choir; Christo·
- 3:00: Clarington Concert Band. Orono
pher Fischer. director & organ. 68 Suffolk
United Christmas Concert. Orono United
St. West, Guelph. 519·821·0610. $10. - 7:30: Chorus Niagara. Handel: Messiah. Church, Church Street. Orona. 905·697 .
$5(stl. s25tfamilyl. Calvary Church. St. Catharines. See De· 8956. Freewill offering.
- 7:30: Acill Choral Society. Christmas cember I 0. - 3:00: Elora Festival Singers. Handel:
Concert. A. Dale Wood, director. Christ - 7:30: Frontenac Women's Chorus. Messiah. Kathryn Oomoney, soprano; Jenni·
Church Anglican, Bolton. 905·936·4 719, Rejoice/ - Around the World. Christmas fer Enns Modolo, alto; Michael Colvin, ten·
519·941 ·5089. $15. celebrated in many languages from many or; Alexander Dobson. bass; Elora Festival
- 7:30: la Jeunesse Youth Orchestra. musical eras. Guests: Valerie Hamilton, Orchestra; Noel Edison, conductor. St.
Home for the Holidays. Traditional carols, percussion; Anne Archer, flute; Andrea Kis· Mary's Church. 267 Geddes St., Elora. ·
WWW.THEWHOLENOTE.COM
DECEMBER i 2004 -FEBRUARY 7 2005