PDF file - Nathan Brock, Conductor

Thursday March 01• 12:10: Nine Sparrows Arts Foundation/Christ Church Deer Park. Lunchtime ChamberMusic: Rising Stars Recital. Students from theUniversity of Toronto Faculty of Music. ChristChurch Deer Park, 1570 Yonge St. 416-241-1298. Free, donations welcome.• 12:10: University of Toronto Faculty ofMusic. Thursdays at Noon: Colleen Skull, soprano.Works from the 20th and 21st centuries.Walter Hall, Edward Johnson Bldg., 80 Queen’sPark. 416-978-0492. Free.• 12:15: Metropolitan United Church. Noonat Met. Richard Hansen, organ. 56 Queen St. E.416-363-0331 x26. Free.• 12:30: York University Department ofMusic. World at Noon. Songs and ballads of theSephardic Diaspora. Judith Cohen, vocals; andothers. Martin Family Lounge, Rm.219, AccoladeEast Bldg., 4700 Keele St. 416-736-2100x22926. Free.• 7:00: Toronto Jewish Folk Choir. PurimConcert. Songs in Yiddish, Hebrew, Russianand English including Reyzele, Oifn Pripechik,Vu is dos Gesele, Der Rebe Elimeylech, Zhuravli(white cranes) and Hop Mayn Homentashn.Featuring choir soloists: Tanya Podolskaya,alto; Martin Houtman and Nick Gough, tenor;Charlie Sise, baritone; Herman Rombouts,bass; Alexander Veprinsky, conductor. BernardBetel Centre, 1003 Steeles Ave. W. 905-669-5906. $10.• 7:30: Miles Nadal jcc. Yitzhak Yedid:Through the Window of Marc Chagall. YitzhakYedid, piano and compositions. Al Green Theatre,750 Spadina Ave. 416-924-6211 x0. $15.A. Concerts in the GTA• 7:30: Talk is Free Theatre/Show OneProductions. Dani Girl. Dimond and Kooman.Musical comedy about a nine-year-old girl’sbattle with cancer. With Gabi Epstein, AmandaLeBlanc, Jonathan Logan and Jeff Madden; RichardOuzounian, stage director; Wayne Gwillim,music director. Theatre Passe Mureille,Backspace, 16 Ryerson Ave. 416-504-7529.$33. Also Mar 2, 3(mat and eve), 4(mat andeve).• 7:30: University of Toronto Faculty Music.Jazz Composers Concert. Upper Jazz Studio,90 Wellesley St. W. 416-978-0492. Free.• 7:30: York University Departments ofMusic, Theatre and Dance. Dido and Aeneas.Purcell. Catherine Robbin, music director;Stephanie Martin, conductor; Gwen Dobie,stage director; Susan Lee, choreographer.Sandra Faire and Ivan Fecan Theatre, Rm.110,Accolade East Bldg., 4700 Keele St. 416-736-5888. $17; $12(st/sr). Also Mar 2.• 8:00: b current/Theatre Archipelago.Obeah Opera. Book, libretto and music by N.Brooks. With Macomere Fifi, Nicole Brooks,Joni NehRita, Saphire Demitro, Saidah BabaTalibah and others; ahdri zhina mandiela, director.918 Bathurst Centre, 918 Bathurst St.416-533-1500. $30; $25(sr/st). Also Mar 2,3; 4(mat).• 8:00: Civic Light Opera. Forbidden Broadway.Tribute to and spoof of Broadway musicals,including Guys & Dolls, Fiddler on theRoof, The Music Man, Annie and others. FeaturingDavid Haines, Julie Lennick, Peter Loucas,Susan Sanders and Andrea Strayer; JoeCascone, director. Fairview Library Theatre, 35Fairview Mall Dr. 416-755-1717. $28. Also Mar2-4, 7-10. Start times vary.• 8:00: Music Toronto. Discovery Series: WallisGiunta, mezzo with Steven Philcox, piano.Wainwright: All Days are Nights: Songs forLulu; also works by Britten, Purcell, VaughanWilliams, Barber and others. Jane MallettTheatre, St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts,27 Front St. E. 416-366-7723 or 1-800-708-6754. $21.50; $10(st; accompanying adultpays half price).• 8:00: Musideum. Lara Solnicki, vocals andGeorge Koller, bass. Jazz standards and originals.401 Richmond St. W. 416-419-2248. $15.• 8:00: Opera York. Die Fledermaus. J.Strauss. Matthew Zadow, tenor (Gabriel vonEisenstein); Ilona Karan, soprano (Rosalinda);Anna Bateman, soprano (Adele); Ryan Harper,tenor (Alfred); Tony Cleverton, baritone (Dr.Falke); Geoff Butler, artistic director; PennyCookson, stage director. Richmond Hill Centrefor the Performing Arts, 10268 YongeSt., Richmond Hill. 905-787-8811. $40-$50;$25(st). Also Mar 3(eve).• 8:00: Royal Conservatory. String and WorldSeries: Jordi Savall and Hespérion XXI & TembembeEnsamble Continuo. Folias Antiguas &Criollas from the Ancient World to the NewWorld; baroque music from Spain and Mexico;Huasteca and Jarocho selections. KoernerHall, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208. $50.50and up.• 8:00: Theatre Ad Infinitum/Why Not Theatre.The Big Smoke. Music by A. Nostbakken.Script by N. Paldi and A. Nostbakken.One-woman show, performed a cappella, andinspired by the lives of Virginia Woolf, SylviaPlath and Anne Sexton. Amy Nostbakken, singerand performer; Nir Paldi, director. FactoryStudio Theatre, 125 Bathurst St. 416-504-9971. $25; $18(sr/st). PWYC(Sun, suggesteddonation $15). Also Mar 2, 3; 4(mat).• 8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. NewCreations Festival: This Isn’t Silence. Current:This Isn’t Silence; Vivier: Lonely Child; Eötvös:Seven for Violin and Orchestra (Canadian premiere);Kurtág: Messages. Barbara Hannigan,soprano; Akiko Suwanai, violin; Peter Eötvös,conductor; Peter Oundjian, host. Roy ThomsonHall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-593-4828 or416-593-0688(Chinese). $35–$145.Friday March 02• 12:30: York University Department ofMusic. Music at Midday: York U Brass Ensemble.James MacDonald, director. Tribute CommunitiesRecital Hall, Accolade East Bldg.,4700 Keele St. 416-736-2100 x22926. Free.• 7:30: Talk is Free Theatre/Show One Productions.Dani Girl. See Mar 1.345 Sorauren Avenue[Dundas/Roncesvalles]■ Lee Pui Ming,Norman Adams,Erin Donovan, RivkaGolani, StephanSylvestre, Againstthe Grain Theatre,Jane Bunnett & TheSpirits of Havana,Daniel Gaspard,Ellen Furey, BrianDickinson, JimVivian, Ethan Ardelli,Claudia Chan, JodaClement, JubalBrown, ChristopherStrickland■ for monthlyperformances go towww.gallery345.com/performances■ 416.822.9781 forreservationsModern, Classical, Jazz,Folk, World, Rentalswww.sorrows.ca416-231-6016Pastor:Rev. Fr. Nino Cavoto3055 Bloor Street West, justwest of Royal York RoadFree Lunchtime OrganConcert SeriesWednesdays 12:15 – 1:00Music and Artistic DirectorGordon D. MansellMarch 7 March 14 March 21Mark Toews Aaron James JP FarahatMarch 28 April 4Wayne Carroll Daniel NormanOne of the most stunning Baroqueinstruments in the worldMarch 1 – April 7, 2012thewholenote.com 33