Volume 19 Issue 4 - December 2013

● ● 8:00: Renaissance Singers. Sing Noel.Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Messe de Minuitpour Noel; Christmas music from the timeof the pioneers; contemporary offerings.St. John the Evangelist Anglican Church, ,23 Water St. N, Kitchener. 519-745-0675. $20;$15 (sr); $10 (st); Children 12 and under ($5).●●8:00: Toronto All-Star Big Band. ASwingin’ Christmas. A holiday revue fashionedin the tradition of a classic “ChristmasShow” of yesteryear. Regent Theatre,224 Main St., Picton. 877-411-4761. $29.Sunday December 15● ● 2:30: Niagara Symphony Orchestra. Pops2: A “Radio City” Christmas. Holiday classicsfrom the golden days of radio and stories toldby popular radio personalities. Chorus NiagaraChildren’s Choir; Bradley Thachuk, conductor.Sean O’Sullivan Theatre, Centre forthe Arts, 500 Glenridge Ave., St. Catharines.905-688-5550 x3257. $13.50-$55.00. 1:45:Pre-concert talk. Also Dec 14 (eve).● ● 3:00: Kokoro Singers. A Kokoro Christmas.Brenda Uchimaru, conductor. Duff’sPresbyterian Church, 319 Brock Rd. S.,Guelph. 289-439-9447. $20; $15(sr/st). AlsoDec 14(eve) (Ancaster).● ● 3:00: Peterborough Singers. Handel’sMessiah. Melody Thomas, soprano; EmmaMansell, mezzo-soprano; Chris Mayell, tenor;Tyler Fitzgerald, bass. George Street UnitedChurch, 534 George St. N., Peterborough.705-745-1820. $30; $10(st).● ● 3:00: Renaissance Singers. Sing Noel.Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Messe de Minuitpour Noel; Christmas music from the time ofthe pioneers; contemporary offerings. TrinityAnglican (Cambridge), 12 Blair Road, Cambridge.519-745-0675. $20; $15 (sr); $10 (st);Children 12 and under ($5).● ● 3:00: Wellington Winds. Joyeux Noël.Adoration of the Magi, In the Bleak Midwinter,Carol of the Bells, Wassail and other seasonalmusic. Daniel Warren, conductor. Guests:Grand Philharmonic Youth Choir, AmandaBrunk, conductor. Knox Presbyterian Church,50 Erb St. W., Waterloo. 519-579-3097. $15-$20; free(st).● ● 7:30: Arcady. A Baroque Messiah. RonaldBeckett, conductor. St. Andrew’s UnitedChurch (Brantford), 95 Darling St, Brantford.519-752-5823. $25.Monday December 16● ● 7:30: Peterborough Singers. Handel’sMessiah. See 3:00pm● ● 8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo ChamberMusic Society. Penderecki String Quartet.Beethoven’s Birthday Concert. Quartet No.1,Op.18, No.1 in F; Quartet No.14, Op.131 in c#.KWCMS Music Room, 57 Young St. W., Waterloo.519-886-1673. $35; $30(sr); $20(st).Wednesday December 18● ● 12:00 noon: Music at St. Andrews. Christmaswith Keiko Kuepfer. Keiko Kuepfer,organ; Jennifer Potter, soprano. St. Andrew’sPresbyterian Church, 47 Owen St., Barrie.705-726-1181. $5; free(st).Friday December 20● ● 8:00: Georgetown Bach Chorale. A ManhattanChristmas. House Concert, 458 HighSt., London. 905-873-6081. SOLD OUT. AlsoDec 21 and 22 (all sold out).B. Concerts Beyond the GTASaturday December 21● ● 8:00: Georgetown Bach Chorale. A ManhattanChristmas. House Concert, 458 HighSt., London. 905-873-6081. SOLD OUT. AlsoDec 20 and 22 (all sold out).Sunday December 22● ● 2:00: Toronto All-Star Big Band. ASwingin’ Christmas. A holiday revue fashionedin the tradition of a classic “ChristmasShow” of yesteryear. Molson Canadian Studioat Hamilton Place, 1 Summers Lane, Hamilton.855-872-5000. $38.● ● 5:00: St. George’s Cathedral. A Serviceof Christmas Lessons and Carols. Christmascarols; works by Sirett, Holst, Berlioz, Victoria,Willcocks, and others. Cathedral ChristmasChoir and Children’s Choir. 270 King St.E., Kingston. 613-548-4617. Free.● ● 8:00: Georgetown Bach Chorale. A ManhattanChristmas. House Concert, 458 HighSt., London. 905-873-6081. SOLD OUT. AlsoDec 20 and 21 (all sold out).● ● 8:00: Guelph Chamber Choir. Handel’sMessiah. Handel: Messiah. Gerald Neufeld,conductor; Agnes Zsigovics, soprano; DanielCabena, countertenor; Bud Roach, tenor;Daniel Lichti, bass; Musica Viva Orchestraon period instruments. River Run Centre,35 Woolwich St., Guelph. 519-763-3000. $35(4 for $120); $10(st); $5 (youth with eyeGO).7:00 Pre-Concert Podiumtalk! Handel’s andchild welfare.Wednesday January 1● ● 3:00: Guelph Symphony Orchestra.Vienna, City of My Dreams. Strauss II: Viennesewaltzes, polkas, arias and duets. BettyAllison, soprano; Neil Craighead, bass-baritone;Judith Yan, conductor. River Run Centre,35 Woolwich St., Guelph. 519-763-3000. $45;$23(under 30); $10(child); $5(eyeGO).Sunday January 5● ● 2:30: Attila Glatz Concert Productions.Salute to Vienna. 19th annual recreation ofVienna’s “Neujahrskonzert”! waltzes andoperettas of Johann Strauss Jr. and his contemporaries.Strauss Symphony of Canada;Bernhard Schneider, conductor; RebeccaNelsen, soprano; Daniel Serafin, baritone;dancers from the Kiev-Aniko Ballet ofUkraine; ballroom dancers. Hamilton Place,10 Macnab St. S., Hamilton. 1-855-872-5000.$51.50-$106.50.Wednesday January 8● ● 2:30: Seniors Serenade. Musical Stylingswith Mike Lewis, Piano. Central UnitedChurch, 54 Ross St., Barrie. 705-726-1181.Free.Friday January 10● ● 8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo ChamberMusic Society. Quartet Atlantick. HaydnQuartet Op.55 No.2 in f minor “Razor”; JohnZorn, Cat o Nine Tails; Dvorak, Quartet No.14in Ab, Op.105. Yehonatan Berick and AkemiMercer, violins; Dirk Niwoehner, viola; RachelMercer, cello. KWCMS Music Room, 57 YoungSt. W., Waterloo. 519-886-1673. $35; $30(sr);$20(st).Saturday January 11● ● 10:00am and 11:00am: Kitchener-WaterlooSymphony. Carnival of Arctic Animals.Music by Elgar, Saint-Saëns, Bartók and Mozart.KWS String Trio. Conrad Centre for thePerforming Arts, 36 King St. W., Kitchener.519-745-4711 or 888-745-4717. $11-$13. Also11:00 am; Feb 1(Waterloo Region Museum).● ● 7:30: Opera Hamilton. Popera. Featuringopera’s greatest hits and forgotten gems.Laura Whalen, soprano; Rihab Chaieb, mezzo;Antoine Belanger, tenor. Dofasco Centrefor the Arts, 190 King William St., Hamilton.905-527-7627 x236. $65-$127; $60(sr); $40-$85(30ish and under). Also Jan 16(8:00),18(mat).Tuesday January 14● ● 12:30: McMaster School of the Arts.Free Lunchtime Concert Series: Elaine Lau(Piano). Convocation Hall (UH213). McMasterUniversity, 1280 Main St W, Hamilton. 905-525-9140 Ext. 27038. Free.● ● 8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo ChamberMusic Society. Trio Aquadulci. Beethoven:Op.1 no. 1 in Eb; Brahms: op. 101 in c; MarjanMozetich: “Scales of Joy and Sorrow”. Pierre-Andre Pashley, violin; Sarah Jane Gibbs, cello;Renee Kruisselbrink, piano. KWCMS MusicRoom, 57 Young St. W., Waterloo. 519-886-1673. $20; $15(sr); $10(st).Wednesday January 15● ● 12:00 noon: Music at St. Andrews. ChristopherDawes, Organ. St. Andrew’s PresbyterianChurch, 47 Owen St., Barrie.705-726-1181. $5; free(st).● ● 7:30: Perimeter Institute. Classical WorldArtists Series. Jean-Philippe Collard, piano.Mike Lazaridis Theatre of Ideas, 31 CarolineSt. N., Waterloo. 519-883-4480. $78; $50(st).Thursday January 16● ● 8:00: Opera Hamilton. Popera. SeeJan 11(7:30); Also Jan 18(mat).Friday January 17● ● 7:30: Brock University Department ofMusic. ENCORE! Concert Series: NiagaraWinds. Sean O’Sullivan Theatre, Centre forthe Arts, 500 Glenridge Ave., St. Catharines.905-688-5550 x3257. $28.50; $22.50(sr/st);$5(eyeGo high school program).● ● 8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony.Zhang Plays Rachmaninoff. Stravinsky: Jeu decartes; Rachmaninoff: Rhapsody on a Themeof Paganini; M. Oesterle: Short Symphony;Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet Overture.Haochen Zhang, piano; Courtney Lewis, conductor.Centre in the Square, 101 Queen St. N.,Kitchener. 519-745-4711 or 888-745-4717. $19-$82. Also Jan 18.Saturday January 18● ● 2:00: Opera Hamilton. Popera. See Jan 11.●● 2:30: Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony.Peter and the Wolf. Prokofiev: Peter and theWolf. Evan Mitchell, conductor. Centre in theSquare, 101 Queen St. N., Kitchener. 519-745-4711 or 888-745-4717. $11-$18.● ● 7:30: Barrie Concerts. Montreal’s AppassionataChamber Orchestra with SebastienLepine. Works by Haydn and Dvořák. SebastienLepine, cello. Hi-Way Pentecostal Church,50 Anne St. N., Barrie. 705-726-1181. $85.● ● 8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo ChamberMusic Society. André LaPlante, piano. Bach/Busoni: Toccata, Adagio, and Fugue in C; Mozart:Sonata in Eb K282; Schubert: MomentMusical No.2 in Ab; Chopin: Fantasy in f,Op.49; Jacques Hétu: Variations (1964); Liszt:Nuages gris, En rêve (nocturne), and BalladeNo.2 in b. KWCMS Music Room, 57 Young St.W., Waterloo. 519-886-1673. $40; $35(sr);$25(st).● ● 8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony.Zhang Plays Rachmaninoff. Stravinsky: Jeu decartes; Rachmaninoff: Rhapsody on a Themeof Paganini; M. Oesterle: Short Symphony;Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet Overture.Haochen Zhang, piano; Courtney Lewis, conductor.Centre in the Square, 101 Queen St. N.,Kitchener. 519-745-4711 or 888-745-4717. $19-$82. Also Jan 17.Sunday January 19● ● 2:00: Kitchener-Waterloo ChamberMusic Society. Trio Fammus. Works by JaniPapadhimitri, Eric Satie, Pablo de Sarasate,Shostakovich, Piazzolla, Brahms, and more.Jani Papadhimitri and Livia Papadhimitri, violin;Sofia Papadhimitri, piano. KWCMS MusicRoom, 57 Young St. W., Waterloo. 519-886-1673. $20; $15(sr); $10(st).● ● 7:00: McMaster School of the Arts.Celebrity Concert Series. Toronto Mass Choir& McMaster University Choir (Gospel Choir).Westdale United Church, 99 N Oval, Hamilton.905-525-9140 Ext. 24246. $20; $15(sr); $5(st).Tuesday January 21● ● 12:00 noon: Brock University Departmentof Music RBC Foundation. Music@Noon: Faculty Recital. Zoltan Kalman, clarinet;Erika Reiman, piano. Sean O’Sullivan Theatre,Centre for the Arts, 500 Glenridge Ave., St.Catharines. 905-688-5550 x3817. Free.Wednesday January 22Marc-André Hamelin – pianoWorks by Hamelin,Medtner & SchubertWednesday, Jan. 22, 8pmCambridge Street United Church,Lindsay, OntarioGreat Music Comes To Lifewww.kawarthaconcerts.ca● ● 8:00: Kawartha Concerts. Ovation Series.Hamelin: Barcarolle; Medtner: Sonatain e, Op.25, No.2 “Night Wind”; Schubert:4 Impromptus, D935. Marc-André Hamelin,piano. Cambridge Street United Church,61 Cambridge St. N., Lindsay. 1-866-563-4078. $35; $5(st).Thursday January 23● ● 8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo ChamberMusic Society. Ana Vidovic, classical guitar.Turina: Sonata for Guitar Op.61; Agustin BarriosMangore: Una Limosna por el Amor deDios; Albeniz: Granada; Asturias; Bach: Prelude,Fugue and Allegro, BWV998; and other60 | December 1, 2013 – February 7, 2014 thewholenote.com