Volume 19 Issue 4 - December 2013

free(under 12). Includes refreshements.● ● 7:30: Royal Conservatory. AcademyChamber Orchestra. String students fromthe Phil and Eli Taylor Performance Academyfor Young Artists. Mazzoleni Concert Hall,Royal Conservatory, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208. Free; ticket required.● ● 7:30: St. Michael’s Choir School. Christmasat Massey Hall. Charissa Bagan, JerzyCichocki and Teri Dunn, conductors; WilliamO’ Meara, accompanist; St. Michael’s Choir.Massey Hall, 178 Victoria St. 416-872-4255.$20-$40. Also Dec 8, 3:00pm.● ● 7:30: Toronto All-Star Big Band. ASwingin’ Christmas. A holiday revue fashionedin the tradition of a classic “ChristmasShow” of yesteryear. Heart Lake UnitedChurch, 85 Sandalwood Pkwy E, Brampton.905-846-7314. $25.● ● 7:30: Toronto Northern Lights Chorus.Gold Trimmed Christmas. Christmas musicin pop, Broadway, vocal jazz and Doo-Wopstyles. Guests: Brassroots Ensemble. MetropolitanUnited Church, 56 Queen St. E. 1-866-744-SING. $26; $16(st); free(under 3).● ● 7:30: University of Toronto Faculty ofMusic. Wind Ensemble Concert. Adams:Short Ride on a Fast Machine; Benson: TheA. Concerts in the GTALeaves are Falling; Good: Sun-Moon TromboneConcerto (premiere); Maslanka: SymphonyNo.4. Dale Sorensen, trombone.MacMillan Theatre, Edward Johnson Building,80 Queen’s Park. 416-408-0208. $30;$20(sr); $10(st).● ● 7:30: VOCA Chorus of Toronto. Songs ofJoy & Peace. Bach: Magnificat; also medieval,jazz, contemporary and gospel selections.Jennie Such and Claire de Sévigné, sopranos;Marion Newman, mezzo; Andrew Haji, tenor;Alexander Dobson, baritone; Talisker PlayersOrchestra; Jenny Crober, conductor; ElizabethAcker, accompanist. Eastminster UnitedChurch, 310 Danforth Ave. 416-947-8487. $25;$20(sr); $10(st).● ● 8:00: Flato Markham Theatre/OnstageProductions. Sounds of Christmas. See 3:00;Also Dec 8(mat).● ● 8:00: Greater Toronto PhilharmonicOrchestra. Joy to the World. 3 ChristmasCarols (arr. Cozens); Joy to the World; TheHuron Carol; God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen;Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker Suite; and otherworks. TrypTych Ensemble; U of T ScarboroughChoir; Caroline Dery, soprano; AlexanderAsher, mezzo; Jennifer Routhier, alto; andothers; Lenard Whiting, conductor. CalvinPresbyterian Church, 26 Delisle Ave. 647-478-6122. $20-$25.● ● 8:00: Lower Ossington Theatre. LittleShop of Horrors. See Dec 5.● ● 8:00: Mississauga Festival Choir. Gloria!Rutter: Gloria; other seasonal works. RBCTheatre, Living Arts Centre, 4141 Living ArtsDr., Mississauga. 905-306-6000. $30;$28(sr/st); $25(child). Also 2:00.● ● 8:00: Ontario Philharmonic. NessunDorma. Great songs of Italy. Puccini: NessunDorma; Verdi: La Forza del Destino Overture;Ponchielli: Dance of the Hours; Capua: Osole mio; Rossini: La Danza; and other works.Richard Margison, tenor; Marco Parisotto,conductor. Regent Theatre (Oshawa), 50 KingSt., Oshawa. 905-579-6711. $40-$60. AlsoDec 10(Toronto).● ● 8:00: Raging Asian Women TaikoDrummers. From Rage Comes. JapaneseTaiko Drumming. Betty Oliphant Theatre,404 Jarvis St. 416-671-7256. $25; $15(sr/st/under-waged). Also Dec 8(mat).● ● 8:00: Sinfonia Toronto. French Bon Bons.Ravel: Tzigane, for violin and string orchestra;Saint-Saëns: Introduction and Rondo Capricciosoin a Op.28; Hyman: Ragtime Concerto,for clarinet, strings and percussion (NorthAmerican premiere); Debussy: String Quartet(arr. Nurhan Arman). Nune Melikian, violin;Julian Milkis, clarinet; Nurhan Arman, conductor.Glenn Gould Studio, 250 Front St. W.1-866-943-8849. $39; $32(sr); $12(st).● ● 8:00: Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra.Mozart’s Piano. Mozart: Piano ConcertosK413 and K271, “Jenamy”; and other works.Kristian Bezuidenhout, fortepiano. Trinity-St.Paul’s Centre, 427 Bloor St. W. 416-964-6337.$37-$87; $29-$78(sr); $15-$78(35 and under).See Dec 5; Also Dec 8(mat).● ● 8:00: ToyBox Productions. How I LostOne Pound, the Musical. See Dec 4; AlsoDec 8(mat and eve).● ● 8:00: Voices Chamber Choir. The GreatMystery. Victoria: Settings of O Magnum Mysterium;Buxtehude: Magnificat; Works by Palestrina,Lauridsen, Gjeilo and others. JohnStephenson, piano; Ron Ka Ming Cheung,conductor. St. Martin-in-the-Fields AnglicanChurch, 151 Glenlake Ave. 416-519-0528. $20,$15 (sr/st).●●8:00: Vocem Resurgentis. Journey intoa Medieval Christmas. Piae Cantiones, LasHuelgas, music of von Bingen and more. LindaFalvy, soprano; Mary Enid Haines, soprano;Catherine McCormack, alto. Church of St. ornoCRisMSradiinST. MICHAEL’S CHOIR SCHOOLAT MASSEY HALLwww.christmasconcert.caMASSEY HALL 416.872.4255Saturday, December 7 at 7:30 p.m.Sunday, December 8 at 3:00 p.m–– Tickets $ 20 to $ 40 ––Conductors: Charissa Bagan, Jerzy Cichocki and Teri DunnAccompanist: William O’ Meara40 | December 1, 2013 – February 7, 2014 thewholenote.com