May 2009 - The Wholenote Magazine

er; Berio: Folk Songs; Rapoport:: The Ballad ofHenry Tyne (premiere). Guest: Norine Burgess,mezzo. Trinity St. Paul’s Centre, 427 Bloor St.W. 416-504-7529. $30; $20(sr); $10(st).— 8:15: York University Department ofMusic. Jazz Festival: Jazz Combos. FrankFalco, Mark Eisenman, Kevin Turcotte, directors.Martin Family Lounge, 219 AccoladeEast Building, YU, 4700 Keele St. 416-736-2100 x22926. Free.Wednesday May 06— 12:30: York University Department ofMusic. Jazz Festival: Vocal Ensemble. RichardWhiteman, director Martin Family Lounge ,219 Accolade East Building, YU, 4700 KeeleSt. 416-736-2100 x22926. Free.— 12:30: Yorkminster Park BaptistChurch. Noonhour Recital. Aaron James,organ. 1585 Yonge St. 416-922-1167. Free.— 5:15: University of Toronto Faculty ofMusic. Vocal Recital. Works by Bach, Debussy,Massenet and Eatock. Justine Butkovich,soprano. Walter Hall, Edward JohnsonBuilding, 80 Queens’ Park. 416-978-3744.Free.— 5:30: Canadian Opera Company. ChamberMusic Series: Prokofiev String QuartetNo.2. Also Mozart: String Quartet K428. AyaMiyagawa, Bethany Bergman, violins; JoshuaGreenlaw, viola; Elspeth Poole, cello. RichardBradshaw Amphitheatre, 145 Queen St. W.416-363-8231. Free.— 6:00: Organix 09. Happy Birthday FelixMendelssohn! Sonatas by Mendelssohn. PeterBishop, Elisa Mangina, Mark Toews, organ.Church of the Redeemer, 162 Bloor St. W.416-241-9785. $10.— 7.30: Mozart Society. Milan Brunner,flute, and Marta Laurincova, piano. Works byBach, Mozart, Gluck. Unitarian Congregation175 St. Clair Ave. W. 416-201-3338. $20;free(members). Annual party to follow.— 7:30: Alexander Singers and Players.Yeomen of the Guard. Gilbert & Sullivan. YorkWoods Library Theatre, 1785 Finch Ave. W.416-324-1259. $25; $20(sr/st). Also May 7,8, 9 and 10.— 7:30: Living Arts Centre Mississauga.Bye Bye Birdie. Stewart & Strouse. 4141Living Arts Dr., Mississauga. 905-306-6000.$25 and up.— 7:30: York University Department ofMusic. Jazz Festival: Jazz Combos. ArtieRoth, Mike Malone and Kelly Jefferson, directors.Martin Family Lounge , 219 AccoladeEast Building, YU, 4700 Keele St. 416-736-2100 x22926. Free.— 8:00: NextSteps. CanAsian InternationalDance Festival. Fleck Dance Theatre, 207Queen’s Quay W. 416-973-4000. $25-$30.Also May 7-9.— 8:00: Talisker Players Chamber Music.Carmina Nova. See May 5.Thursday May 07— 12:00 noon: Canadian Opera Company.World Music Series: Introduction to SouthIndian Violin. An exploration of the techniqueand culture of Carnatic violin. Subhadra Vijaykumar,violin. Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre,145 Queen St. W. 416-363-8231. Free.— 12:15: Metropolitan United Church.Noon at the Met. Sarah Svendsen organ. 56Queen St. E. 416-363-0331. Free.— 12:15: Sophie Millman. Lunchtime concert.Jazz vocalist. Waterfall Stage, First CanadianPlace, 100 King St. W. 905-278-8883x234. Free.— 12:30: York University Department ofMusic. Jazz Festival: Vocal Ensemble. FrankFalco, director. Martin Family Lounge , 219Accolade East Building, YU, 4700 Keele St.416-736-2100 x22926. Free.— 7:30: Alexander Singers and Players.Yeomen of the Guard. See May 6.— 7:30: Canadian Opera Company. SimonBoccanegra. See May 3.— 7:30: Dancap Productions. Anne ofGreen Gables. Campbell & Harron. Elgin Theatre,189 Yonge St. 416-872-1111. $25-$70.Also May 8-10, 13-17, 19-24.— 7:30: Nancy White & Bob Johnston.Flashlight Radio. Benefit concert in aid ofProject Harvest. The Church of the Holy Trinity,10Trinity Square. 416-487-5008. $20;$10(st/unwaged).— 7:30: York University Department ofMusic. Jazz Festival: Jazz Combos. MarkEisenman, Lorne Lofsky, Roy Patterson, KevinTurcotte, directors. Martin Family Lounge,219 Accolade East Building, YU, 4700 KeeleSt. 416-736-2100 x22926. Free.— 8:00: Music Gallery/Abient Editions.Experimental Electronic Music. FranciscoLopez and Joda Clément. 197 John St. 416-204-1080. $15; $10(st/sr).— 8:00: New Adventures in Sound Art.Deep Wireless: Quasimodo the Great Lover.Music by Lucier. NAISA Space, ArtscapeWychwood Barns, 601 Christie St. No.252.416-652-5115. $10; $5(st).— 8:00: NextSteps. CanAsian InternationalDance Festival. See May 6.— 8:00: Scarborough Music Theatre.Merrily We Roll Along. See May 1.— 8:00: Toronto Philharmonia. PucciniGala. Guests: Lucia Cesaroni, soprano;Michael Toby, tenor; Kerry Stratton, conductor.George Weston Recital Hall, Toronto Centrefor the Arts, 5040 Yonge St. 416-872-1111. $29-$59; $25-$59(st); $25-$49(sr).Friday May 08— 7:00: Randolph Young Company.Schoolhouse Rock Live. See May 01.— 7:00: Timothy Eaton MemorialChurch. Sing Out! Music from The Sound ofMusic, and Beauty and the Beast. TimothyEaton Memorial Church Choir School; MartySmyth, music director and pianist. 230 St.Clair Ave. W. 416-925-5977. $20; $15(sr/child). Light refreshments, cash bar and silentauction.— 7:30 York University Department ofMusic. Jazz Festival: Jazz Orchestra. AlHenderson, Mike Cadó, directors. TributeCommunities Recital Hall, Accolade East, YU,4700 Keele St. 416-736-2100 x22926. Free.— 7:30: Alexander Singers and Players.Yeomen of the Guard. See May 6.— 7:30: Canadian Opera Company. AMidsummer Night’s Dream. See May 5.— 7:30: Eglinton St. George’s UnitedChurch. For Peace and Remembrance. Duruflé:Requiem; Jenkins: The Armed Man – AMass for Peace. Eglinton St. George’s Choirwith Orchestra. 35 Lytton Blvd. 416-481-1141 x250. $20. 7:00: Pre- concert chatwith Rick Phillips.— 7:30: Sharon Hope United Church. Livein Recital. Kyle Merrithew, baritone. 18648Leslie St., Sharon. 905-895-8160. $15— 8:00: County Town Singers. Steppin’Outta the Box. 2009 Spring Show. Guest: DanClancy, vocalist; Barbara Ouellette, musicdirector; Natalia Kolecz, accompanist. LVIVHall, 38 LVIV Blvd., Oshawa. 905-668-5469.$15; $12(sr/st)— 8:00: Etobicoke Community ConcertBand. Swing Into Spring. Big band classics.Heather Bambrick, jazz vocalist. EtobicokeCollegiate Auditorium, 86 Montgomery Rd.416-410-1570. $18; $15(sr); $5(st);free(kids).— 8:00: New Adventures in Sound Art.Deep Wireless: Feedback Fred and Audio Ballerina.Benoît Maubrey and Marie-Josée Chartier,performers. The Loop Studio Centre forLively Arts, Artscape Wychwood Barns, 601Christie St. No.170. 416-652-5115. $15;$10(st).— 8:00: NextSteps. CanAsian InternationalDance Festival. See May 6.— 8:00: Rose Theatre. Arlo Guthrie in Concert.1 Theatre Lane, Brampton. 905-874-2800. $55-$70.— 8:00: Scarborough Music Theatre.Merrily We Roll Along. See May 1.— 8:00: Sinfonia Toronto. Nostalgia.Schmidt: Serenade; Kreisler: Tango; Syncopations;Spanish Dance; La Vida Breve; Le Gitane;Mozart: The Hunt, K 458 (arr. for stringorchestra); Dvorak: Slavonic Dances Nos. 10and 15. Alexandre Da Costa, violin; NurhanArman, conductor. Grace Church on-the-Hill,300 Lonsdale Rd. 416-499-0403. $40,$32(sr), $12(16-29/st).Saturday May 09— 1:30 & 7:30: The Entertainers. Generationsof Harmony. Barbershop chorus and quartets.Guests: Oakville Children’s Choir; Shaken,Not Stirred, Quartet. Glen Abbey UnitedChurch, 1469 Nottinghill Gate, Oakville. 905-847-8220. $20; $10(child under 12).— 2:00 & 7:30: Alexander Singers andPlayers. Yeomen of the Guard. See May 6.— 2:00 & 7:00: Randolph Young Company.Schoolhouse Rock Live. See May 1.— 2:00 & 8:00: Singing OUT! Gay andLesbian Chorus of Toronto. In Bloom. RiverdalePresbyterian Church, 662 Pape Ave.416-579-9012. $25; $20(advance); $15(sr/st).— 4:30: Canadian Opera Company. LaBohème. See May 4.— 7:00: African Relief Committee ofHoly Rosary Church. Music to Lift yourSpirit. Neema Bickersteth and George Fung.354 St. Clair W. 416 923-8471. $ 20.— 7:00: Mississauga Pops Concert Band.Symphonic Dances. Bernstein: selections fromWest Side Story; Khatchaturian: Sabre Dance;and other works. Meadowvale Theatre, 6315Montevideo Road, Mississauga. 905-338-5768. $20; $18(sr); $12(st).— 7:00: Toronto Swedish Singers. Skönamaj! Spring Concert. Works by Grieg Bellman,Sibelius, Taube, Wahlberg and Swedish folkmusic. Brigitte Bogar, Lindsay Isaac, soprano;Tak Kwan, violin; Juha Tikkanen, piano/organ.Agricola Finnish Lutheran Church, 25 Old YorkMills Rd. 416-445-2889. $23; $20(advance);free(children 12 and under. Refreshments followingconcert.— 7:30: Bach Children’s Chorus/BachChamber Youth Choir. Whistle While YouWork. An exploration of occupations throughsong. Linda Beaupré, conductor; Eleanor Daley,accompanist. George Weston Recital Hall,Toronto Centre for the Arts, 5040 Yonge St.416-870-8000. $24; $20(sr/st).— 7:30: Burlington Civic Chorale. Jewelsof the Renaissance. Josquin des Prez: MissaPange lingua; Monteverdi: Lagrime MAY 1 – JUNE 7 2009 WWW.THEWHOLENOTE.COM25