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Courtesy BAnff CENTREfeatures the Bergmann Piano Duo. “Honkyoku Duet” is the name ofthe November 16 concert and it features shakuhachi master GerardYun and bass clarinetist Kathryn Ladano performing traditionalJapanese shakuhachi solos and contemporary duets.12:10pm: And just in case you were still of the mind that “freelunchtime music” meant “not world class lunchtime music” — thoughknowing that artists of the stature of Adrianne Pieczonka performat these concerts should have disabused you of such thoughts — theUniversity of Toronto Faculty of Music presents cellist ShaunaRolston and violinist Jacques Israelievitch on November 3, inShaunaRolston.its “Thursdays at Noon” series.Beginning at 12:10pm, the acclaimedRolston and Israelievitch will performHonneger’s Sonatina for Violin andCello and duos for violin and celloby Schulhoff and Kodály. Not what Iwould call a light(weight) lunch!Sticking with the 12:10pm starttime, Nine Sparrows Arts Foundation,in collaboration with Christ ChurchDeer Park, provides a weekly series,“Lunchtime Chamber Music,” withrecitals held on Thursdays. In a delightfulshow of further collaboration(and interconnection), on November10, in the aptly titled “Rising StarsRecital,” students from the U of T’sFaculty of Music will perform.12:15pm and 12:30: Starting five minutes later, also everyThursday, are Music at Metropolitan’s “Noon at Met” recitals,often showcasing the organ and at times other instrumentalistsand vocalists, in downtown Toronto’s Metropolitan United Church.Organists Mark Toews and Sarah Svendsen are featured this monthon November 17 and 24, respectively.McMaster School of the Arts serves up a “Lunchtime ConcertSeries” at 12:30pm, Tuesdays. On November 8, pianist AntoineJoubert, who finishes his doctoral studies this year, performs worksby Fauré, Scriabin, Janáček and Liszt. And on November 29, sopranoLita Classen, a voice teacher at both McMaster and MohawkCollege, will perform a tribute to Gustav Mahler, to mark the 100thanniversary of his death.Somewhat similar to the COC, York University Departmentof Music offers a multi-themed series of concerts, commencingat 12:30pm. From “Music at Midday,” to “Jazz at Noon,” “Worldat Noon” and “R&B Ensemble,” there’s much to drink in. Youcan catch the spirited Cuban Rhapsody Duo of saxophonist JaneBunnett and pianist extraordinaire, Hilario Durán, on November 17.York U Chamber Strings, Jacques Israelievitch, director, performson November 22. And there’s a generically titled “ClassicalInstrumental Recital” on November 14 and 28, featuring studentsoloists in the classical performance program. Emerging-stars-inthe-making,perhaps?The start time for Yorkminster Park Baptist Church’s Wednesdayorgan series, “Noonhour Recitals,” is also 12:30pm. You’d beforgiven for thinking that the concerts are at noon, as the series’title might suggest; we did, and we were. A few issues back, wemistakenly listed them at noon and then were very politely informedthat we goofed. Now we’re back with the programme. Speaking ofwhich, the organists for November are, in order, William Maddox,Simon Walker, Imre Olah, Stephen Boda and Maddox once again.At the University of Western Ontario Don Wright Faculty ofMusic, in London, you can catch the UWO Chamber Orchestra,at 12:30pm, on November 10, performing Strauss’ Serenade forWinds Op.7, Mozart’s Adagio and Rondo for Violin and Orchestra,Barber’s Adagio for Strings and Siegfried Idyll by Wagner. ZacharyPeterson is the violinist and Geoffrey Moull conducts. You canhear the orchestra, again, on December 7, this time with sopranoJackalyn Short, in works by Britten and Respighi.Top of the next hour: “Music at Midday” organ recitals can beheard every Tuesday at 1pm, throughout the year, at Toronto’sDavid Mirvish PresentsThe Marquis Entertainment Inc. & Talking Fingers Inc. Production ofCreated, Performed and Directed byTed Dykstra & Richard Greenblatt“Dramatic Gem. Funny, Clever, insightful & touching!”–The Globe & Mail“A crescendo of pleasure!”–The Washington PostLIMITED ENGAGEMENT!OcT 29–NOv 20651 Yonge Street, Toronto416-872-1212 | mirvish.com | 1-800-461-3333November 1 – December 7, 2011 thewholenote.com 15