Volume 17 Issue 5 - February 2012

Featuring 11-piece Arabian orchestra; BassamBishara, vocals; Ferda Bayazit, choreographer;Sashar Zarif, choreographer; Khairiiyya Mazen,choreographer; Yasmina Ramzy, choreographerand director. Fleck Dance Theatre, 207Queen’s Quay W. 416-973-4000. $30–$40.Also Feb 10–12; Feb 11 and 12(mat and eve).• 8:00: Sony Centre for the PerformingArts. Classical Mystery Tour. Tribute to theBeatles accompanied by the Kitchener-WaterlooSymphony. 1 Front St. E. 1-855-872-7669.$45 and up.• 8:00: Spectrum Composers Collective.Elements: Exploring our relationship with naturein the 21st century. Contemporary and classicaljazz. Al Green Theatre, Miles Nadal jcc, 750Spadina Ave. 416-924-6211 x0. $20; $15(sr/st/underemployed).• 8:00: Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra.House of Dreams. See Feb 8.• 8:00: UC Follies. The Who’s Tommy. SeeFeb 2.Friday February 10• 7:00: Aurora Performing Arts Group. Parade.J.R.Brown. Sarah Kyle, director. NewmarketTheatre, 505 Pickering Cres., Newmarket.905-953-5122. $25; $20(sr/st). Also Feb11(mat and eve) and Feb 12.• 7:00: Johannes Linstead & AntonitasD’Havila. Valentine Fiesta Romantica.Johannes Linstead, latin guitar; AntonitasD’Havila, gypsy and flamenco guitar. Latin FeverNight Club, 7777 Keele St. 416-978-8849.$30–$50. Also Feb 8 (Coconuts Restaurant).• 7:30: Canadian Opera Company. Love fromAfar. See Feb 4.• 7:30: Mirvish Productions. War Horse. SeeExtended Runs on page 30.• 7:30: Newman Centre. Newman JazzGroup: Valentine Jazz! Instrumental and vocaljazz. Barbara Forbes, piano; Josh Brecka, guitar;JD Considine, bass; DonHoon Lee, drums;guest: Katie Young, vocals; Bruno Cormier andmembers of the Newman Sunday Choirs. NewmanCentre, 89 St. George St. 416-963-5137.$20; $15(sr/st). Fundraising event in support ofthe Newman Centre Music Ministry.• 7:30: Opera by Request. Fidelio. Beethoven.Dolores Catherine Tjart, soprano (Leonora);Lenard Whiting, tenor (Florestan); Frank deJong, bass (Rocco); Michael Robert-Broder,baritone (Pizarro); Jennifer Razor, soprano(Marzellina); and others; William Shookhoff,piano and music director. College Street UnitedChurch, 452 College St. 416-455-2365. $20.• 7:30: Timothy Eaton Memorial Church.Songs of Love and Passion. Opera arias, duetsand chorus. Allison Arends, soprano; MarkDaboll, baritone; Jennifer Griffith, soprano;Joanne Leatch, alto; Rocco Rupolo, tenor; andothers; Marilyn Preston, flamenco dancer;Elaine Choi, piano. Flora McCrea Auditorium,230 St. Clair Ave. W. 416-925-5977. $20;$15(sr/st).• 7:30: York University Department of Music.International Horn Day 2012. JacquelynAdams, horn; Clifton Hyde, guitar; Jeff Butterfield,drums; guests: Toronto Symphony HornSection; Tafelmusik Horns; and others. TributeCommunities Recital Hall, Rm.112, AccoladeEast Bldg., 4700 Keele St. 416-736-2100x22926. $10.• 8:00: Art of Time Ensemble. Cantabile: AnEvening of Italian Music from Opera to PaoloConte. Arias by Verdi, Leoncavallo and Puccini;popular songs by Battisti, Conte and others.Michael Ciufo, tenor; Dominic Mancuso, vocals;Benjamin Bowman, violin; Rachel Mercer,cello; John Johnson, saxophone; AndrewDowning, bass; Andrew Burashko, conductorand piano; and others. Enwave Theatre, 231Queen’s Quay W. 416-973-4000. $25-$59.Also Feb 11.• 8:00: Green Door Cabaret at the LowerOssington Theatre. Michael Hughes. 100AOssington Ave. 416-915-6747. $30(reserved);$25; $20(st/industry with ID).• 8:00: Harbourfront Centre/Arabesque/Small World Music. JAMRA. See Feb 9.• 8:00: Living Arts Centre. Relaxed Series:Love Train Revue with George St. Kitts. Motownhits. RBC Theatre, Living Arts Centre, 4141Livings Arts Dr., Mississauga. 905-306-6000or 1-888-805-8888. $28 and up.• 8:00: Massey Hall and Roy Thomson Hall.Laila Biali, vocals and piano. With George Koller,bass; Larnell Lewis, drums; Ben Wittman, percussion.Glenn Gould Studio, 250 Front St. W.416-872-4255. $29.50.• 8:00: Music Gallery. Post-Classical Series:The Cold War Songbook – Pilgrims and Progress.Cage: Sonatas and Interludes (1948).Vicky Chow, piano. 197 John St. 416-204-1080. $20/$15(adv).• 8:00: Musideum. Alex Samaras, singersongwriter.401 Richmond St. W. 416-419-2248. $15.• 8:00: O’Hara House Concerts. An Eveningof the Blues with Nighthowls. Manitoba Hal,ukulele and vocals; Mo’Kauffey, guitar andvocals. 28 O’Hara Ave. 416-516-4703. $15.6:30: Ukulele workshop and dinner with ManitobaHal, see Section D, “The ETCeteras.”• 8:00: Royal Conservatory. Soul/R&B Series:Sweet Honey in the Rock. Female a cappellaensemble. Koerner Hall, 273 Bloor St. W.416-408-0208. $33.50 and up.• 8:00: St. Petersburg Choir. Rozhdestvo.George Weston Recital Hall, Toronto Centrefor the Arts, 5040 Yonge St. 416-733-9388.$30-$70.• 8:00: Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra.House of Dreams. See Feb 8. PWYC(30 and under,for this performance only).• 8:00: UC Follies. The Who’s Tommy. SeeFeb 2.• 8:00: Via Salzburg. Six Degrees of Separation.Brahms: Sextet No.1 in G; Dvořák: Sextetin A Op.48; L.C. Smith: commission for stringquartet. Rosedale United Church, 159 RoxboroughDr. 416-972-9193. $35; $30(sr); $20(under30); $10(st).• 8:00: York University Department of Music.Improv Soiree. An evening of improvisationin a participatory “open mic” setup, hosted bythe improve studios of Casey Sokol. SterlingBeckwith Studio, 235 Accolade East Bldg.,4700 Keele St. 416-736-2100 x22926. Free.• 9:00: Hart House Music Committee. Jazzat Oscar’s: Hat and Beard. Unconventional interpretationsof the music of Thelonious Monk.Ken Aldcroft, guitar; Dave Clark, drums. ArborRoom, Hart House, 7 Hart House Circle. 416-978-2452. Free.Saturday February 11• 2:00: Hannaford Street Silver Band/ HannafordYouth Education Program. Hearts ofBrass. Junior Band, Youth Band and CommunityBand, Anita McAlister, director. Church ofthe Redeemer, 162 Bloor St. W. 416-366-7723or 1-800-708-6754. $15; $10(sr); $5(st).• 2:00 and 7:00: Aurora Performing ArtsGroup. Parade. See Feb 10.• 2:00 and 8:00: Harbourfront Centre/Arabesque/SmallWorld Music. JAMRA. SeeFeb 9.• 2:00 and 8:00: UC Follies. The Who’s Tommy.See Feb 2.• 7:00: Music Gallery. Post-Classical Series:The Cold War Songbook. Part one, “The Densityof Solitude” at 7pm; part two, “Formalizinga Disorientation of Memory” at 9pm.Ustvolskaya: Twelve Preludes (1953); SonataNo.4 (1957); Sonata No.5 (1986); Sonata No.6(1988); Carter: Night Fantasies (1980); Feldman:Triadic Memories (1981). Stephen Clarke,piano; Simon Docking, piano. 197 John St. 416-204-1080. $30/$25(adv).• 7:30: Burlington Civic Chorale. ValentineCabaret of Song: A Fundraiser. Selections fromWicked, The Wiz and jazz repertoire. Gary Fisher,director; guest: Children’s Choir of Burlington.St. Christopher’s Anglican Church, 662Guelph Line, Burlington. 289-337-6777. $25.• 7:30: Canadian Opera Company. Tosca.See Feb 3.• 7:30: Church of St. Simon-the-Apostle.Jazz Vespers. John Sheard, piano. 525 BloorSt. E. 416-923-8714. $15 suggested donation;$10(sr). Proceeds to support St. James TownReaching Out Through Music Program.• 7:30: Oakville Ensemble. Heart toHeart. Works by Dowland, Möhlich andAustin. St. John’s United Church, 262Randall St., Oakville. 905-825-9740.$35/$25(adv); $25(sr)/$15(adv); $15(st);$70(family)/$50(adv).• 7:30: Scarborough Bluffs Music. Stars ofTomorrow. Artists from the Royal Conservatory’sYoung Artists Performance Academyin voice, piano and violin. Scarborough BluffsUnited Church, 3739 Kingston Rd., Scarborough.416-267-8265. $15. Proceeds to ScarboroughBluffs Music, a community school forages 6-12.• 8:00: Art of Time Ensemble. Cantabile: AnEvening of Italian Music from Opera to PaoloConte. See Feb 10.• 8:00: Batuki Music Society. Ethiopia: AMusical Perspective. Traditional and modernEthiopian music. Girma Wolde Michael; FantahunShewankochew; Henok Abebe; MarthaAshagari; Gezahegn Mamo; and others. GlennGould Studio, 250 Front St. W. 416-948-4132.$25/$20(adv).• 8:00: Gallery 345. Edges: COMPROVISED.Featuring music composed using unconventionalmethods of notation; includes two premieres.Works by Southam, A. Cameron,The Cold WarSongbookEssential mid-20th century works for pianofeaturing Vicky Chow, Stephen Clarke + Simon Dockingwith works by John Cage, Elliott Carter,Morton Feldman + Galina UstvolskayaFeb 10 & 11 | $40 Two-Night Pass at Ticketweb.caRufus Cappadociawith guests Mutamba Rainos and Pasi GunguwoGlobally informed cello and mbira trance from ZimbabweMar 2 |8pm| $30/$15 | $25 adv at ticketweb.caSt George the Martyr Church • 197 John St. • Toronto416-204-1080 • www.musicgallery.orgFebruary 1 – March 7, 2012thewholenote.com 35