Volume 19 Issue 4 - December 2013

MozartCoronation MassLouis LortieJAN 11 & 12JAN 22 & 23 TSO.CAThursday January 23● ● 12:00 noon: Canadian Opera Company.Jazz Series: Contemporary Currents. Originalcompositions. Humber ContemporaryJazz Ensemble; Kirk MacDonald, saxophone.Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre, FourSeasons Centre for the Performing Arts,145 Queen St. W. 416-363-8231. Free.● ● 12:10: Nine Sparrows Arts Foundation/Christ Church Deer Park. Lunchtime ChamberMusic. “Ragtime!”. Angus Sinclair. ChristChurch Deer Park, 1570 Yonge St. 416-241-1298. Free. Donations welcome.● ● 12:15: Music at Metropolitan. Noon at Met.Joy Lee, violin; Paul Jessen, violin & organ.Metropolitan United Church, 56 Queen St. E.416-363-0331 ext. 26. Free.● ● 8:00: Lower Ossington Theatre. AvenueQ. See Dec 12.● ● 8:00: Musideum. Mia Zabelka. Contemporaryviolin. Suite 133 (main floor),401 Richmond St. W. 416-599-7323. $TBC.● ● 8:00: Toronto Masque Theatre. ArlecchinoAllegro. Comedy and renaissancemusic. Interpretations of Mahler, Mozart,Debussy, Leoncavallo, Schubert, and others.Performers include: Laura Pudwell, mezzo;members of the Gorgonetrevich Corps deBallet Nationale. Enoch Turner Schoolhouse,106 Trinity St. 416-410-4561. $45; $40(sr);$20(under 30). Also Jan 24, 25● ● 8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra.Masterworks: Mozart @258 Festival: SeeJan 22A. Concerts in the GTATSO.CAFriday January 24● ● 1:10: Gordon Murray Presents. Piano Potpourri.See Dec 6.● ● 7:30: Canadian Opera Company. Cosìfan tutte. See Jan 18. Also 29, Feb 1(mat), 6,9(mat), 15, 18, 21.● ● 7:30: Opera by Request. Carmen. Bizet.Sarah Hicks, mezzo (Carmen); StanislasVitort, tenor (Don Jose); Andrew Tees, baritone(Escamillo); and others; William Shookhoff,music director and piano; University ofToronto Scarborough Concert Choir (LenardWhiting, conductor). Trinity PresbyterianChurch York Mills, 2737 Bayview Ave. 416 455-2365. $20.● ● 7:30: University of Toronto Faculty ofMusic. An Evening of English Song withStephanie Blythe. Steven Philcox, piano; voiceand piano students. Walter Hall, EdwardJohnson Building, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-408-0208. Free.John SheardpresentsThe Great Reunionwith Wendell FergusonFriday, January 248pmauroraculturalcentre.ca● ● 8:00: Aurora Cultural Centre. A Sheard/Wendellful Delight. John Sheard, piano; WendellFerguson, guitar. 22 Church St., Aurora.905-713-1818. $30/$25(adv).● ● 8:00: Flato Markham Theatre. Tower ofPower. Funk and soul. 171 Town Centre Blvd.,Markham. 905-305-7569. $74-$79. AlsoJan 25.● ● 8:00: Musicians in Ordinary. The JoyfulMysteries. Biber: Rosary Sonatas; Monteverdi:17th C motets: and pieces by Grandi,Merula, and Cazzati. Hallie Fishel, soprano;Christopher Verrette, violins; Philip Fournier,organ; John Edwards, theorbo. MaddenHall at Carr Hall, St. Michael’s College, UofT,100 St. Joseph St. 416-535-9956. $25; $20(sr/st). Pre-concert talk at 7:30.● ● 8:00: Musideum. Kathleen Gorman &Samantha Clayton. Jazz. Suite 133 (mainfloor), 401 Richmond St. W. 416-599-7323.$20.● ● 8:00: Royal Conservatory. Isabelle Faustwith Alexander Melnikov. Beethoven: ViolinSonatas No.3, No.4, No.9 and No.10. IsabelleFaust, violin; Alexander Melnikov, piano.Koerner Hall, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208.$30 and up.● ● 8:00: Sinfonia Toronto. Mozart and theCanadians. J. Burge: Piano Concerto No.2;K. Lau: Joy for Violin and Orchestra; Mozart:Rondo in B flat for Violin and Orchestra; Mozart:String Quartet in C “Dissonance” (orchestralversion). Conrad Chow, violin; AngelaPark, piano; Nurhan Arman, conductor. GlennGould Studio, 250 Front St. W. 1-866-943-8849. $39; $32(sr); $12(st).● ● 8:00: Toronto Masque Theatre. ArlecchinoAllegro. See Jan 24; Also Jan 25NEW MUSICPASSPORTTTORONTO NEW MUSIC ALLIANCEORONTO NEW MUSIC ALLIANCETORONTONEW MUSICPurchase a passportfor $35 and seeAtlas of Imaginary Placeson Jan 24 for only $5!ALLIANCEnewmusicpassport.ca● ● 8:30: Spectrum Music. Atlas of ImaginaryPlaces. Aline Homzy; Andrew Kesler Duo;Felicity Williams and Alex Samaras, vocalists.Annex Theatre, 730 Bathurst Street. 416-988-3127. $15; $10(st/sr/music workers).Saturday January 25● ● 2:00: Domoney Artists Management. TheStar of Robbie Burns. Burns: poems & songs;highlights from Brigadoon. Charlotte Corwin,soprano; Benjamin Covey, baritone. Church ofthe Redeemer, 162 Bloor St. W. 416-693-7146.$30(includes tea and shortbread).● ● 2:00: Lower Ossington Theatre. AvenueQ. See Dec 12.● ● 3:00: Toronto Beaches Children’sChorus. For the Love of Music. Benefit concertfor a US tour. Mary Lou Fallis, soprano;Michael Bloss, organ; and others. KingstonRoad United Church, 975 Kingston Rd. 416-698-9864. $20; $15(sr/st); $10(children 12& under).● ● 4:00: The Larkin Singers. Magnificat. Parsons;Praetorius; Grieg; Howells. Church ofthe Holy Trinity, 10 Trinity Sq. 416 895 0651.$30; $25(sr); $20(st).● ● 7:00: Celebrity Symphony Orchestra.Anna German Viva Carnival. VladyslavaVdovychenko, soprano; Justyna Reczeniedi,soprano, violin; Michael Nasato and StanislavVitort, tenor; Andrzej Rozbicki, conductor.Christian Performing Arts Centre, Church onQueensway, 1536 The Queensway. 1-800-965-9324. $45–$55.● ● 7:30: Toronto Symphony Orchestra -Light Classics. The French Connection.Debussy: Clair de lune; Ravel: Piano Concertoin G; Berlioz: Le corsaire; Satie: Gymnopédies;Saint-Saëns: Bacchanale from Samson andDelilah. Fabien Gabel, conductor; Ryan MacEvoyMcCullough, piano. Roy Thomson Hall,60 Simcoe St. 416-593-4828. $33–$96.● ● 7:30: University of Toronto Faculty ofMusic. New Music Festival Opening Concert:U of T Symphony Orchestra. G. Prokofiev:Spheres for Violin and String Orchestra;Concerto for Turntables and Orchestra; S.Prokofiev: Symphonic Suite from The Lovefor Three Oranges; Suite from Romeo andJuliet (arr. D. Briskin). David Briskin, conductor.MacMillan Theatre, Edward JohnsonBuilding, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-408-0208.The Performing Arts in FusionPhoto: Al UehreArlecchino AllegroA glittering musical fête gone awryFeaturing Laura PudwellJanuary 23-25, 2014torontomasquetheatre.com416-410-456154 | December 1, 2013 – February 7, 2014 thewholenote.com