Volume 19 Issue 4 - December 2013

● ● 12:00 noon: Canadian Opera Company.Piano Virtuoso Series: Hammerklavier.Beethoven: Piano Sonata No.29 in B-flatOp.106. Stefan Chaplikov, piano. RichardBradshaw Amphitheatre, Four Seasons Centrefor the Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W.416-363-8231. Free.● ● 1:00: Cathedral Church of St. James.Weekly Organ Recital: David Briggs.65 Church St. 416-364-7865 x224. Free.● ● 7:30: Arcady/National Academy Orchestraof Canada. Handel’s Messiah. Boris Brott,conductor. Burlington Performing Arts Centre,440 Locust St., Burlington. 1-888-475-9377. $10-$27. Also Dec 9 (Hamilton).● ● 8:00: Musideum. The Jukebox Café XMASEdition. Vintage Xmas Pop. Suite 133 (mainfloor), 401 Richmond St. W. 416-599-7323.$20.● ● 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. Koerner Hall, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0428. $40-$60. Also Dec 7(Oshawa).● ● 8:00: Starvox Entertainment. Evil Dead–The Musical. See Dec 3● ● 8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra.Pops Christmas. Deck the Halls, It’s the MostWonderful Time of the Year, Jingle Bell Rock,I’ll Be Home For Christmas, O Holy Nightand other selections. Etobicoke School ofthe Arts Chorus; Ashley Brown, soprano;Steven Reineke, conductor. Roy ThomsonHall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-598-3375 or Chinesehotline: 416-593-0688. $33–$110. AlsooURseasonDec. 11, 2013 | 7:30 pmYorkminster Park Baptist Church1585 Yonge StreetDec 11(mat and eve).Wednesday December 11● ● 12:30: Yorkminster Park Baptist Church.Noonday Organ Recitals: Edward Moroney,organ. 1585 Yonge St. 416-922-1167. Free.● ● 2:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. PopsChristmas. See Dec 10; Also 8:00.● ● 5:30: Canadian Opera Company. JazzSeries: Espejo. Selections. Eliana Cuevas,vocals; George Koller, bass; George Koller,piano; Mark Kelso and Daniel Stone, percussion.Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre, FourSeasons Centre for the Performing Arts,145 Queen St. W. 416-363-8231. Free.● ● 7:00: Civic Light-Opera Company. Oliver!Also Dec 12, 13, 14(mat and eve), 15(mat),18, 19, 20, 21(mat and eve), 22(mat); starttimes vary.● ● 7:00: Ross Petty Productions. The LittleMermaid: Ontario’s O-FISH-AL FamilyMusical! See Dec 1.● ● 7:00: Toronto Public Library. TorontoJewish Folk Choir: A Chanukah Concert.Songs in Yiddish, Hebrew, English andmore. Alexander Veprinsky, conductor; LinaZemelman, piano. Barbara Frum Library,20 Covington Road. 416-395-5440. Free.● ● 7:30: Group of 27. Recital Cocert. Works byPaganini, Lussier, Southam, Willes, Bach andWolfgang. Nadina Mackie Jackson, bassoon;David Rose, viola. Heliconian Hall, 35 HazeltonAve. 416-735-3662. $25; $20 (sr/st/artsworkers);$10(under 18).● ● 7:30: Toronto Mendelssohn Choir. Festivalof Carols. Music and stories for the Christmasseason. Toronto Mendelssohn Choir (JamesBourne, piano, Michael Bloss, organ, NoelGet the Christmas seasonoff to a great start. Enjoythe TMC’s annual concertof festive music and stories—this year with specialguest Ben Heppner.Noel Edison conductorBen Heppner tenorJames Bourne pianoMichael Bloss organFestival BrassEdison, conductor); Festival Brass. Guest: BenHeppner, tenor. Yorkminster Park BaptistChurch, 1585 Yonge St. 416-598-0422, ext 221.$35-$76; $120(VIP); $35-$70(sr); $25(Vox-Tix). VIP includes seating & reception.● ● 7:30: University of Toronto Faculty ofMusic. PianoFest. See Dec 9; Also Dec 13.● ● 8:00: Starvox Entertainment. Evil Dead–The Musical. See Dec 3● ● 8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. PopsChristmas. See Dec 10.Thursday December 12● ● 10:00am: Royal Conservatory. GlennGould School Concerto Competition Finals.Students of the Glenn Gould School competefor the opportunity to perform a concertowith the Royal Conservatory Orchestra nextseason. Koerner Hall, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208. Free (ticket required).● ● 12:15: Music at Metropolitan. Noon atMet. Thomas Godner, organ. MetropolitanUnited Church, 56 Queen St. E. 416-363-0331ext. 26. .● ● 7:00: Ross Petty Productions. The LittleMermaid: Ontario’s O-FISH-AL FamilyMusical! See Dec 1.● ● 7:30: Countermeasure A Cappella.“14 Characters” Countermeasure A CappellaCD Release. Eclectic arrangements ofjazz, pop, and original compositions. Guests:The Watch. Factory Theatre, 125 Bathurst St,.416-827-7275. $30(with CD)$20/$25(withCD)$15(adv).● ● 8:00: Civic Light-Opera Company. Oliver!See Dec 11, Also Dec 13, 14(mat and eve),15(mat), 18, 19, 20, 21(mat and eve), 22(mat);start times vary.● ● 8:00: Corporation of Roy Thomson Halland Massey Hall. A Barra MacNeils Christmas.Guests: Bette MacDonald; MaynardMorrison; Jenn Grant. Roy Thomson Hall,60 Simcoe St. 416-872-4255. $29.50 - $69.50.● ● 8:00: Flato Markham Theatre. Colm Wilkinson:Broadway, Christmas and Beyond.171 Town Centre Blvd., Markham. 905-305-7469. $69-$74.● ● 8:00: Lower Ossington Theatre. LittleShop of Horrors. See Dec 5.● ● 8:00: Lower Ossington Theatre. AvenueQ. Book and lyrics by Lopez and Marx. SeannaKennedy, director. 100A Ossington Ave.416-915-6747. $49–$59. Also Dec 13, 14, 19, 20,21, Jan 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, 16, 17, 18, 19, 23, 25, 26, 30,31, Feb 14, 15, 16, 20, 21, 22, 23.● ● 8:00: Music Gallery. Emergents I:Strange Strings. M. Ashburner: Violin Duo;M. Smith: Quintet; Famous Wildlife MoviesI; A.Wallace: Resin Percussion String Quartet.Ilana Waniuk, violin; Suhashini Arulanandam,violin; Amanda Penner, viola; BryanHolt, cello. 197 John St. 416-204-1080. $12;$8(members).● ● 8:00: Rose Theatre Brampton. DianaPanton. Selections from Christmas Kiss andother seasonal songs. Guests: Don Thompson,piano, bass and vibes; Reg Schwager,guitar. Rose Theatre, 1 Theatre Ln., Brampton.905-874-2800. $30.● ● 8:00: Spectrum Music. The WorldThrough Frames Without Lenses. Chamberjazz; satirical look at all things plaid. AnnexTheatre, 730 Bathurst Street. 416-937-6180.$15; $10 (sr,st,arts workers).● ● 8:00: Starvox Entertainment. Evil Dead–The Musical. See Dec 3● ● 10:00: Ozere. Ozere plays the Tranzac.Chamber and folk music mixed. JessicaDeutsch, violin; Adrian Gross, mandolin; LydiaMunchinsky, cello; Sam McLellan, bass; EmilyRockarts, vocals. Tranzac Club Front Room,292 Brunswick Ave. 416-923-8137. PWYC.Friday December 13● ● 1:10: Gordon Murray Presents. Piano Potpourri.See Dec 6.● ● 6:30: Canadian Music Centre. Piano Series:CANUCKS À LA CARTE II. Christmas atthe Canadian Music Centre. Daniel Crozier:Winter Aubade (2009); other works. AdamSherkin, piano; other performers. 20 St.Joseph St. 416-961-6601. $20; $15(adv). Winetasting to follow.● ● 7:00: Life & Music at St. Andrew’s.41st Annual Rugby Christmas Carole Service.Members of the Rugby Leagues ofOntario; Katherine Wheatley; David Leask.St. Andrew’s Church, 73 Simcoe St. 416-593-5600 x231. Freewill offering in support ofthe Out of the Cold program at St Andrew’sChurch.● ● 7:00: Ross Petty Productions. The LittleMermaid: Ontario’s O-FISH-AL FamilyMusical! See Dec 1.FESTIVALOF CAROLSBOx OFFICE416-598-0422 ext. 221tmchoir.org/carolstickets seniors Vox tix$35– $ 76 $ 35– $ 70 $ 25 for 30 & under$ 120 VIP seatIng & post-concert reception with Ben heppnerthewholenote.com December 1, 2013 – February 7, 2014 | 43