Volume 10 Issue 4 - December 2004

BEYOND THE GTA
••• SOUTHERN ONTARIO, CONTINUED
er. 519·578· 1570, 800·265·8977.
$16,$14.
- 3:00: Elora Festival Singers. Soup
Concert: Music of Healey Willan. Noel Edi·
son, conductor. 1 :30: Lunch; 2:30: Pre·
concert Talk with Christine Mather & Noel
Edison. St. John's Church, Smith & Hender·
son Sts .. Elora. 519·846·0331, 800·265·
8977. $20, S30(including lunch).
Friday January 28
- 8:00: McMaster Celebrity Concerts.
Alicia Sviga/s, violin & Peter Rushefsky,
banjo. Klezmer. University Hall 213. Convoca11on
Hall. McMaster University, 1280
Mam St. West, Hamilton. 905-525-9140
x24246. $17, S12(sr), $5tst),
- 8:00: Sanderson Centre. Kaha:wi. Contemp
orary & traditional Iroquoian song &
dance. First Nations singers, songwriters &
musicians. 88 Oalhousie St .. Brantford.
519-758-8090, 800-265-0710. $25,$20.
Saturday January 29
- 8:00: Arkell School House Concert
Series. Garnet Rogers, singer/songwri ter.
Guelph Youth Music Centre, 75 Cardigan
St .. Guelph. 519-763-3000. $22 .
Sunday January 30
- 2:00: Canadian Music Centre. New
Music in New Places: Cultural lntersec·
tions. Artistic unions involving combinations
of music, poetry and dance from Canada,
Spain. Iran, Europe and America. Rotunda
of City Hall, 200 King St. West. Kitchener.
519-884· 1970 x.2228. Free.
- 2:30: Georgian Music. Schubert: Oie
Winterreise. Russell Braun, baritone;
Joseph Petric. accordion; Pentaedre woodwind
ensemble. Central United Church, 54
Ross St .. Barrie. 705· 726-4980.
Tuesday February 01
- 12:30: McMaster School of the Arts.
lunchtime Concert: Bob Shields Trio. Jazz
standards & original music. Bob Shields.
guitar; Mark Ounn, bass; Oave O'Neill,
drums. Convocation Hall. McMaster Univer·
sity, 1280 Main St. West, Hamilton. 905-
525-9140 x24246. Free.
Saturday February 05
- 7:30: Durham Youth Orchestra.
Warmth and Passion for a Winter's Evening.
Elgar: Enigma Variations (excerpts); songs
by Vaughan Williams & Britten; arras by
Verdi & Puccini; Neapolitan songs. Guests:
Giovanni Secondini, tenor; Marianne Turner,
piano; John Beaton, music director. Hebron
Church, Anderson Street North of Taunton
Rd .. Whitby. 905-435-0110. $10, $8(sr),
$5(st/child).
- 8:00: Lindsay Concert Foundation.
Violin Virtuosos. Mark Fewer, Erika Raum,
Scott St. John & Annalee Patipatanakoon,
violins; Angela Park, piano. Glenn Crombie
Theatre. Fleming College, Lindsay. 705-
878-5625. $25, $5(st).
- 8:00: Opera Ontario. Mozart: Abduction
from the Seraglio. Benjamin Butterfield,
Pascal Charbonneau, Madeline Bender &
Sookhyung Park, performers. The Centre in
the Square, 101 Queen St. West, Kitchener.
1·800·265·8977. For complete run see
music theatre listings.
- 8:00: Peterborough Symphony Or·
chestra. Fire and Ice. Haydn: Sinfonia Concertanle;
Prokofiev: Lieutenant Kije Op.60;
Vaughan Williams: Concerto Grosso for
Strings; Stravinsky: Firebird. Guests: Ka·
wạrtha Youth Orchestra; Tak Kwan. violin;
Zuzia Chomicka·Newnham, cello; Tori
Owen, oboe; Ben Bell, hassoon; Michael
Newnham, conductor. 7: 15: Pre·conce?t
chat. Showplace Performance Centre, 290
George St North, Peterborough. 705·742·
7469. $29.50,$26, $15(st).
Sunday February 06
- 2:30: Kitchener·Waterloo Symphony.
That's All Folks. Light Classics. Stephen
Sitarski. violin; Daniel Warren. conductor.
Centre in the Square, 101 Queen St. North,
Kitchener. 519-578· 1570. 800·265·8977.
$25-$37.
- 3:00: La Jeunesse Youth Orchestra.
In The Spotlight. LJYO alumni & current
members as soloists, arrangers, composers
& conductors. Port Hope United Church,
34 South St. 905·885-0610. $15,$12,
family rate.
- 7:30: Just Singers Chamber Choir/
Choir of Centenary United Church, Ham·
ii ton. Jenkins: The Armed Man: A Moss for
Peace. Shawn Grenke, conductor. Cente·
nary Unite Church, 24 Main St. West,
Hamilton. 647-222-5250, 905-522-6843
x26. $15. Portion of the proceeds to bene·
fit local music outreach projects in the
downtown Hamilton core.
BEYOND THE GT A ... END
Wed Dec 01
NEW MUSIC QUICK PICKS WMPIUD B 0,1110 Ows
The Codes: NN - some serious contemporary repertoire; NNN - thoroughly contemporary; NI - new/improvised music
For details see the comprehensive listings commencing page 45. A more detailed version of this list at www.thewholenote.com includes listings for concerts'with
some contemporary repertoire (NJ, and concerts for which there was insufficient information provided, but some contemporary repertoire seems likely (N?J.
NNN - 12:30: Music Gallery Institute.
L.unch Music: Future Traditions.
NN - 8:00: U of T Faculty of Music.
Music of the Masters.
Thu Oec 02
NN - 8:00: Canada·lsrael Cultural
Foundation. Carmel Trio.
NN N - 8:00: Music Toronto.
Ardilli Ouartet.
Fri Dec 03
NNN - 8:00: Earshot Concerts.
Believe Everything You Hear.
Sat Dec 04
NI - 8:00: Arraymusic. The Composer/
Improviser.
NN - 8:00: Cantores Celestas.
W/1e11 the Night is Sweet with Starlight.
Sun Dec 05
NN - 3:00: Chrylark Arts & Music
Series. Peter Longworth, piano.
NNN - 3:00: Contemporary Showcase
Festivals. Showcase Concert
NN -3:00: Penthelia Singers. Songs
of Peace and Joy.
NNN -7:00: Earshot Concerts.
Believe Everything You Hear.
Tue Dec 07
NNN - 8:00: Continuum Contemporary
Music. Conversely.
Wed Dec 08
NI - 12:30: Music Gallery Inst. Lunch
Music: MG/ Perc11SSion Ensemble & Open Jam.
Thu Iiec 09
NNN - 8:00: Music Gallery. U of T
Percussion Ensemble - The Composer Now.
NN - 8:00: Via Sallburg. Christmas
Via Salzburg.
Fri Oec 10
NN - 8:00: St. Michael's Choir School.
What Sweeter Music.
NN - 8:00: The Canadian Singers.
A Shining Christmas.
NN - 8:00: U of T Faculty of Music. Nexus.
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NN - 8:00: Via Salzburg. Christmas Via
Salzburg.
Sat Dec 11
NN - 8:00: Chamb.er Music Concert.
NNN - 8:00: Music Gallery. Mo"is Patter
Sun Oec 12
NNN - 8:00: Music Gallery. Bradyworks.
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Tue Oec 14
NN - 8:00: Hannaford Street Silver Band.
The Great Toronto Carol Sing.
Thu Dec 16
NI - 8:00: fabrik Company/Chartier
Danse/Goethe lnstitut. Screaming Popes.
Sat Dec 18
NN - 2:00: Toronto Children's Chorus.
A Choflls Christmas.
NN - 7:30: Amadeus Choir.
Carols and lullabies.
NNN - 7:30: Annex Singers Choir.
Goudge: A Cycle of Solstice Songs .
Fri Oec 24
NN - 10:00pm: Deer Park Concerts.
Christmas Eve with William Wright.
Sat Jan 08
NNN - 8:00: Music Gallery/Music
Umbrella/lstituto Italiano di Cultura.
Scelsi Centenary Project
Sun Jan 09
NNN - 8:00: New Music Concerts.
Mayumi Miyata.
Thu Jan 13
NNN - 8:00: Toronto Masque Theatre.
Masques for a Reaney Oay.
fri Jan 14
NI - 7:30: York University Department of
Music. lmprov Soiree: Fleetings.
Tue Jan 18
NNN - 7:30: University of Toronto
Faculty of Music. New Music Festival.
NNN - 8:00: Music Toronto. Heather
Schmidt, composer/pianist.
NNN - 8:00: Soundstreams Canada/CBC
Radio Two New Hours. Gravity lJf1d Gtace: the
music of Allan Gordon Bell and Erkki.Sven Tiiik.
Wed Jan 19
NNN - 8:00: University of Toronto
Faculty of Music. New Music Festival
Thu Jan 20
NNN- 12:10: University of Toronto
Faculty of Music. New Music Festival
NNN - 8:00: NUMUS Concerts. Chinese
New Music Festival
Fri Jan 21
NNN - 8:00: University of Toronto
Faculty of Music. New Music Festival.
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Sat Jan 22
NNN - 2:00 & 8:00: University of Toronto
Faculty of Music. New Music Festival .
NNN - 7:30: Ensemble Noir. Contact.
NNN - 8:00: New Music Concerts. Three
Cities in the Ute of Or. Norman Bethune.
Sun Jan 23
NN - 7:30: Les AMIS Concerts.
Gypsy Favour i tes.
Fri Jan 28
NN - 8:00: Art of Time Ensemble/Peggy
Baker Dance/Soulpepper. •1t Music Be ....... •
Sat Jan 29
NN - 1:30 & 3:30: TSO. The Twins and the
Monster- Young People's Concert.
NN - 8:00: Art of Time Ensemble/Peggy
Baker Oance/Soulpepper. •!f Music Be ....... •
SunJan30
NNN - 3:00: Udo Kasemets. Project
SYMPHOS/UM: alphabets & algorithms.
Mon Jan 31
NNN - 7:00: U of T Faculty of Music.
Chamber Seties: eighth blackbird
Tue Feb 01
NNN 1- 12:30: York University Dept of
Music. Student Composers in Concert.
NN - 8:00: Music Toronto. Gryphon Trio,
Elora Festival Singers.
Wed Feb 02
NNN - 12:30: Music Gallery Institute.
lunch Music: Inventors & Innovators Series.
Thu Feb 03
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Music. Student Composers in Concert.
NN - 1:30: Women's Musical Club of
Toronto. Sonia Chon, piano.
Fri Feb 04
Nl-7:30: York U Oept of Music. /mprovSoiree
Sat Feb 05
NNN - 7:30: Just Singers Chamber
Choir ... Hamilton. Jenkins: The Armed Man
NN - 8:00: Mississauga Symphony
Orchestra. Oances in Time.
NN - 8:00: U of T Faculty of Music. Wind
Ensemble; Gregory Burton, conductor.
Sun Feb 06
NN - 2:00: Canadian Music Centre. New
Music in New Places: Chinese Music
Beyond the GTA
(in this issue, Barrie, Cobourg, Guelph,
Hamilton. Kitchener, Sudbury, Waterloo)
Fri Oec 03
NN - 8:00: Hamilton Theatre
Incorporated. A Christmas Survival Guide.
Sat Dec 11
NN - 7:30: Oriana Singers of
Northumberland. Revelation.
Tue Dec 28
NN - 8:00: Peter Skoggard/Guelph Arts
Council. Bayt Lahm - a dramatic oratorio.
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Wed Oec 29
NN - 8:00: Peter Skoggard. Bayt Lahm.
Sat Jan 08
NN - 8:00: Barrie Concerts. Carnival of
the Animals
Thu Jan 13
NNN - 8:00: NUMUS Concerts. Chinese
New Music Festival
Sat Jan 15
NNN - 8:00: 5·Penny New Music Concerts.
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SunJan30
NNN - 2:00: Canadian Music Centre. New
Music in New Places: Cultural Intersections.
Sun Feb 06
NNN - 7:30: Just Singers Chamber
Choir ... Hamilton. Jenkins: The Armed Man.
DECEMBER 1 2004 -FEBRUARY 7 2005