Volume 19 Issue 4 - December 2013

Christmas Oratorio; settings by various composersof the Christmas hymn Lo, How a Rosee’er Blooming. Brad Ratzlaff, guest conductor;early music orchestra. Grace Church-onthe-Hill,300 Lonsdale Rd. 416-763-1695. $30;$25 (sr); $12.50 (under 30). 7:15pm: openingnotes.● ● 8:00: Toronto Consort. Navidad: ChristmasMusic from Latin America and Spain.See Dec 13; Also Dec 15(mat).● ● 8:00: Univox Choir. Caritas et Amor.Ramirez: Misa Criolla (with Maderaz LatinA. Concerts in the GTAmusic, setting by Murray); motets by Raminsh,Gjeilo, Górecki; contemporary arrangementsof secular carols; and other works.Lucas Marchand, tenor; Graham Robinson,baritone; Dallas Bergen, conductor. ChristChurch Deer Park, 1570 Yonge St. 416-697-9561. $25/$20(adv/sr/st); free(under 18). Aportion of proceeds will go to local charitypartner, Fred Victor.● ● 10:30: Starvox Entertainment. Evil Dead–The Musical. See Dec 3Sunday December 15● ● 12:00 noon: Musideum. A CavanaughFamily Christmas. Folk. Suite 133 (main floor),401 Richmond St. W. 416-599-7323. $20.● ● 1:30: Oakville Symphony Orchestra.Family Christmas Concert. One-hour familyconcert; seasonal repertoire. Roberto DeClara, conductor; guests: Oakville Children’sChoir. Oakville Centre for the PerformingArts, 130 Navy St., Oakville. 905-815-2021.$26; $21(sr); $13(st).● ● 2:00: Civic Light-Opera Company. Oliver!See Dec 11, Also Dec 18, 19, 20, 21(mat andeve), 22(mat); start times vary.● ● 2:00: Flato Markham Theatre. A SwinginChristmas Tribute with the Toronto All-StarBig Band. 171 Town Centre Blvd., Markham.905-305-7469. $39.● ● 2:00: Ross Petty Productions. The LittleMermaid: Ontario’s O-FISH-AL FamilyMusical! See Dec 1.● ● 3:00: Array Ensemble. The Array Songbook;A Fundraiser. Cole: Selections frommusicals; Also works by Sacks, Catlin Smith,Spence and more. Array Music Space,All Bells in ParadiseAn All SAintS’ChriStmAS CelebrAtion withthe trillium brASSSundAy, deCember 15 th – 4:30 p.m.with workS bybACh, lAuridSen,rutter, And GjeiloShAwn Grenke,ConduCtor;mArtine Fornoville,piAno;ChriS dAweS,orGAniSt.tiCketS $252850 bloor St. w., torontoroyAl york SubwAy StAtionprinCe edwArd/bloor interSeCtion)416-233-1125www.allsaintskingsway.ca155 Walnut Avenue. 416-532-3019. $20.● ● 3:00: Blessed Trinity Church. O Nata Lux(Born Light of Light). By Lauridsen. Handel:Messiah; works by Willcocks and Rutter. CleaSoare-Min, soprano; Blessed Trinity FestivalOrchestra; Choirs of Blessed Trinity; MargaretThibideau, conductor. 3220 BayviewAve. 647-291-3572. $15; $10(sr/st). Also 8:00.● ● 3:00: Islington United Church. Christmasin Islington. Community celebration withmusic for choirs, brass, organ and handbells.John Derksen, conductor. 25 BurnhamthorpeRd. 416-239-1131. Freewill offering.● ● 3:30: Toronto Consort. Navidad: ChristmasMusic from Latin America and Spain.See Dec 13.● ● 4:00: ASLAN Boys Choir of Toronto. Nowis the Time! Debut performance of the AslanBoys Choir. Seasonal music by Bach, Rutter,Willcocks and others. Thomas Bell, director;Jialiang Zhu, piano; Thomas Gonder, organ.Church of the Transfiguration, 111 Manor Rd.E. 416-859-7464. $12.● ● 4:00: Cathedral Church of St. James.Weekly Organ Recital: Andrew Ager.65 Church St. 416-364-7865 x224. Free.● ● 4:00: Church of St. Mary Magdalene.Organ music for Christmas. Andrew Adair,organ. 477 Manning Ave. 416-531-7955. Free.● ● 4:00: Oakville Symphony Orchestra.Family Christmas Concert. One-hour familyconcert; seasonal repertoire. Roberto DeClara, conductor; guests: Oakville Children’sChoir. Oakville Centre for the PerformingArts, 130 Navy St., Oakville. 905-815-2021.$26; $21(sr); $13(st).● ● 4:00: St. Philip’s Anglican Church. JazzVespers. Christmas Jazz Vespers. Diana Panton,Reg Schwager, & Don Thompson. 25 St.Phillips Rd., Etobicoke. 416-247-5181. Free willoffering.● ● 4:00: Wychwood Clarinet Choir/YouthChoir. Lessons and Carols. Michele Jacot,conductor. Church of St. Michael and AllAngels, 611 St. Clair W. 647-668-8943. Free.● ● 4:30: Yorkminster Park Baptist Church.Carols by Candlelight. Traditional candlelightchoral presentation featuring the choirs andmusicians of Yorkminster Park. 1585 YongeSt. 416-922-1167. Free.● ● 4:30: All Saints Kingsway AnglicanChurch. All Bells in Paradise. Works by Bach,Lauridsen, Rutter and Gjeilo. Shawn Grenke,conductor; Martine Fornoville, piano; ChrisDawes, organist; Trillium Brass; All Saints’Choir. 2850 Bloor St. W. 416-233-1125. $25.● ● 4:30: Christ Church Deer Park. ChristmasVespers. Barlow Brass & Drums.1570 Yonge St. 416-920-5211 x22. Free, donationswelcome.● ● 4:30: Cummer Avenue United Church.Twilight Christmas Carol Service. Saint-Saëns: Christmas Oratorio and other works.Chancel Choir and others. 53 Cummer Ave.416-222-5417. Freewill offering.● ● 7:00: Royal Conservatory/Attila GlatzConcert Productions. Natalie Dessay andMichel Legrand with Les Violons du Roy.Vocal works by Legrand and Bergman.Koerner Hall, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208.$50 and up. Also Dec 16.● ● 7:00: The Toronto Swedish Singers. IJuletid: Christmas Concert. Swedish choralmusic. Brigitte Bogar, conductor. AgricolaLutheran Church, 25 Old York Mills Rd. 416-445-2889. $20/$16(adv); free(under 12).● ● 7:00: Trinity-St. Paul’s United Churchand VIVA! Youth Singers of Toronto. Carolsby Candlelight. A seasonal service of musicand candlelight. Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre,427 Bloor St. W. 416-788-8482. Free.● ● 7:30: BrassAckwards. BrassAckwards:Rises Again. Christmas favourites, folksongs and jazz. Brad Harrison, James Ervin,Ewan Divitt and Erasmus Hilland, trumpet;Dan Douglas, trombone; and others. 3030,3030 Dundas St. W. 416-535-4193. $20;$10(sr/st).● ● 8:00: Against the Grain Theatre. AtG’sMessiah. Handel: Messiah. Jacqueline Woodley,soprano; Krisztina Szabó, mezzo; IsaiahBell, tenor; Geoffrey Sirett, baritone; ChristopherMokrzewski conductor; orchestra andchoir. Opera House, 735 Queen St. E. 416-522-6515. $40 and up.● ● 8:00: Music Gallery. Kith & Kin. HolidayWassail. Seasonal music from Appalachia,the British Isles and the shape-note tradition.197 John St. 416-204-1080. $17; $10(members);Free(under 12).● ● 8:00: That Choir. That Choir Carols withDeborah Hay. Gjeilo: O Magnum Mysterium;The First Nowell; Biebl: Ave Maria; MortenLauridsen: Sure, On this Shining Night;Thomas: A Child’s Christmas in Wales (reading).Craig Pike, conductor; guest: guest:Deborah Hay, actress. Metropolitan UnitedChurch, 56 Queen St. E. 416-419-1756. $25,$15(sr/arts worker), $5 (st).Monday December 16● ● 12:15: CBC Radio 2 In Concert/MusicMondays. Next!: Aaron Schwebel, violin.Church of the Holy Trinity, 10 Trinity Sq. 416-598-4521 x304. PWYC ($5 suggested).● ● 7:00: Musideum. Bill Bridges & Lew Mele(with Lenny Solomon). Jazz violin. Suite 133(main floor), 401 Richmond St. W. 416-599-7323. $20.● ● 7:00: Royal Conservatory/Attila GlatzConcert Productions. Natalie Dessay andMichel Legrand with Les Violons du Roy.Vocal works by Legrand and Bergman.Koerner Hall, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208.$50 and up. Also Dec 15.Tuesday December 17● ● 12:00 noon: Canadian Opera Company.Jazz Series: Cool Yule. Seasonal songs andother selections. Cadence. Richard Bradshaw46 | December 1, 2013 – February 7, 2014 thewholenote.com