Volume 17 Issue 8 - May 2012

Saturday May 12 (continued)• 8:00: Music Gallery/Contact ContemporaryMusic. Short Stories. An exploration of thesymbiotic relationship between sound and vision,from narrative to abstract storytelling.Kyriakides: Dreams of the Blind (Canadian premiere);M. Gordon: Light Is Calling (Canadianpremiere); Ledroit: new work. 197 John St.416-204-1080. $30; $15(sr/st).• 8:00: Oakville Symphony Orchestra. Fiesta.Guest: Polovois Issariotis, guitar. OakvilleCentre for the Performing Arts, 130 Navy St.,Oakville. 905-815-2021. $51; $46(sr); $26(st/child). Also May 13(mat).• 8:00: Oriana Women’s Choir. Earth, Air &Water. Works by Telfer, Smallman, Daley andWatson Henderson; premiered works by Barronand Sawarna. With Lavalée Brass. GraceChurch on-the-Hill, 300 Lonsdale Rd. 647-466-7673. $25; $20(sr); $10(st/under 30).• 8:00: Pleiades Theatre/Red Boots Canada.Luba, Simply Luba. See May 7.• 8:00: Royal Conservatory. BluebirdNorth: Where Songwriters Write and Tell. TomiSwick, Matthew de Zoete and Carole Pope,singer-songwriters; Blair Packham, host.Conservatory Theatre, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208. $26.• 8:00: Scarborough Philharmonic Orchestra.Vivaldi’s Four Seasons. Vivaldi: Four SeasonsOp.8 (complete); Flute Concerto No.3 in D“Il Gardellino”; Mozart: Symphony No.29 in a;Magowan and Denomme-Welch: Deux Poèmessur la Formation des Glaces. Samantha Chang,flute; and others; Ronald Royer, conductor;guest: Daniel Swift, conductor. St. Paul’sL’Amoreaux Centre, 3333 Finch Ave. E. 416-429-0007. $30; $25(sr); $15(youth). 7:15: Preconcertchat.• 8:00: Sony Centre for the PerformingArts. National Chinese Acrobats. See 3:30.• 8:00: Toronto Masque Theatre. The Conventof Pleasure. See May 11.Sunday May 13• 2:00: Alexander Singers and Players. Manof La Mancha. See May 4.• 2:00: Canadian Opera Company. Semele.See May 9.• 2:00: Dancap Productions. West SideStory. See May 8.• 2:00: Halton Museum Foundation. Jazzat the Museum. American Songbook classicsMay 1 – June 7, 2012Mark VuorinenMusic DirectorKaffeemusikBach: Brich demHungrigen dein BrotFeaturing Bethany Horst, ColleenRenihan, Stephen Hegedus, and theTalisker PlayersSunday May 13 • 3 p.m.Christ Church Deer Park1570 Yonge St.(416) 763-1695torontochamberchoir.caincluding Gershwin, Porter, Waller and bohemianswing. George Grosman, vocals and guitar;Tony Quarrington and David Dunlap, guitar.Halton Region Museum, 5171 Kelso Rd., Milton.905-875-2200 x27. $20. Includes lightappetizers.• 2:00: Oakville Symphony Orchestra. Fiesta.See May 12.• 3:00: Echo Women’s Choir. Beautiful City.M. Dunn: Troublemaker; Speed Up; Westcott:Sun (text by E. Rose); also traditional Arabic,Indian and Georgian repertoire and otherselections. Alan Gasser, conductor; BeccaWhitla, piano; guests: Deanna Yerichuk, conductor;Suba Sankaran, vocals. Church of theHoly Trinity, 10 Trinity Sq. 416-588-9050 x3.$15/$12(adv); $8(un(der)waged).• 3:00: Green Door Cabaret at the LowerOssington Theatre. The Sondheim JazzProject featuring Bobby Hsu and Alex Samaras.100A Ossington Ave. 416-915-6747.$30(reserved); $25; $20(industry with ID/arts worker).• 3:00: Music at Islington. Save the DRAMAfor your MAMA: A Mother’s Day Cabaret. Favouritesof Broadway, jazz, classical music andspirituals. Brenna Conrad, Calla Heilbron, AndrewAitchison and Mark McCrae, vocalists. IslingtonUnited Church, 25 Burhamthorpe Rd.416-621-3656. $20; $10(st); free(under 12).• 3:00: Musideum. Rita di Ghent, jazz vocals.401 Richmond St. W. 416-599-7323. PWYC.• 3:00: Oakville Ensemble. Triumph of theSpirit. Glick: Triumph of the Spirit; A. Richardson:new work; also arrangements of Canadianfolk songs by D. Patriquin; and original settingof O Canada. With Oakville Children’s Choir;Stéphane Potvin, conductor. Mary Mother ofGod Church, 2745 North Ridge Tr., Oakville.905-825-9740. $35/$25(adv); $25(sr/st)/$15(adv); $70(fam)/$50(adv). Also May 12(St. John’s United Church, Oakville).• 3:00: Royal Conservatory. Emanuel Ax, piano.Copland: Piano Variations; Haydn: Andantewith Variations in f “Un piccolo divertimento”;Beethoven: Variations and Fugue in E-flatOp.35 “Eroica”; Schumann: Études en forme devariations Op.13 (Symphonic Études). KoernerHall, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208. $39.• 3:00: Toronto Chamber Choir. Charity Kaffeemusik:Bach Cantata. Bach: Cantata BWV39Brich dem Hungrigen dein Brot (Break yourbread for the hungry). Bethany Horst, soprano;Colleen Renihan, mezzo; Stephen Hegedus,bass-baritone; Talisker Players; MarkVuorinen, conductor. Christ Church Deer Park,1570 Yonge St. 416-763-1695. $16–$20;$12.50(under 30); $5(pre-concert lecture).Reception to follow. Food drive for SecondHarvest.• 3:00: University of Toronto Faculty ofMusic. Felix Galimir Chamber Music AwardConcert. Award presentation to, and performanceby, the winning ensemble of the 2012award. Walter Hall, Edward Johnson Bldg.,80 Queen’s Park. 416-408-0208. PWYC. Proceedsto benefit the Felix Galimir Chamber MusicScholarship Award.• 4:00: Canadian Men’s Chorus. Out of theDepths: An Exploration of Sacred Music. Murray:Book of Lamentations (world premiere);also music by Tallis, Victoria, Palestrina, Willan,Takach and others. Greg Rainville, artisticdirector. Glenn Gould Studio, 250 Front St. W.416-341-8775. $30.• 4:00: Cathedral Church of St. James. TwilightRecitals. Andrew Adair, organ. 65 ChurchSt. 416-364-7865 x231. Freewill offering.• 4:00: Coleman Lemieux & Compagnie.From the House of Mirth. See May 9.• 4:00: Gallery 345/Array Music Fundraiser.Array Music Fundraiser: Music by Erik Satie(1866-1925). Satie: Chanson; Elegie; Les Anges;Trois Mocreaux en Forme de Poire (pianofour hands); Socrate. Stephen Clarke and EveEgoyan, piano; Christopher Butterfield, vocals.345 Sorauren Ave. 416-532-3019. $25.• 4:00: Mississauga Youth Orchestra. Mother’sDay Concert. Handel: Arrival of the Queenof Sheba; Bach: Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring;Beethoven: Piano Concerto No.3; Rossini:Overture to Semiramide. Daniel Yacoub, piano;CanadianMen’s ChorusGreg Rainville, ADO u t o f t h e D e p t h sA n E x p l o r a t i o n o f S a c r e d M u s i cWorld Premiere Performance:Book of Lamentations by Patrick MurraySunday, May 13 4:00PM Glenn Gould StudioTickets $30 NO SERVICE FEESwww.canadianmenschorus.ca or at the door.John Barnum, Ben Bolt-Martin, conductors.Living Arts Centre, 4141 Living Arts Centre Dr.Mississauga. 905-306-6000. $20; $15(4-17).• 4:00: St. Philip’s Anglican Church. JazzVespers. Hilario Durán Trio. 25 St. Phillips Rd.,Etobicoke. 416-247-5181. Freewill offering.• 4:00: Toronto Singing Studio. Regardsto Broadway! Songs from favourite Broadwaymusicals. Celebration Choir; Vivace Vox;Vocal Mosaic; Linda Eyman, director. Trinity-St. Paul’s United Church, 427 Bloor St. W. 416-455-9238. $15; $10(sr/st); $35(family).• 6:00: Ad Summum Events. Jani Papadhimitri,violin, and Rudin Lengo, piano. Worksby Grieg, Schubert, Liszt and Bizet. VictoriaCollege Chapel, 91 Charles St. W. 416-419-4718. $20; $10(sr/st).Monday May 14• 12:15: ORGANIX Concerts. Renée AnneLouprette. Holy Trinity Anglican Church, 10Trinity Sq. 416-769-3893. $10.• 7:00: Toronto New Music Alliance/TorontoReference Library. New Music 101: Programme4. Part four of a four-part lecture/demonstration series on contemporary classicalmusic. Host: Robert Everett-Green; guests:New Adventures in Sound Art; junctQín keyboardcollective. Elizabeth Beeton Auditorium,Toronto Reference Library, 789 Yonge St. 416-961-9594 or 416-393-7131. Free. For furtherdetails, see listings section D “The ETCeteras”under Lectures & Symposia.• 7:30: Canadian Opera Company. The Talesof Hoffmann. See May 3.• 8:00: Etobicoke Youth Strings. Spring Serenade.Music by Vivaldi, Handel and Elgar. ShariLundy, conductor. Islington United Church,25 Burnhamthorpe Rd., Etobicoke. 416-239-0523. Free.• 8:00: Pleiades Theatre/Red Boots Canada.Luba, Simply Luba. See May 7.• 8:30: Glenn Gould Foundation. Glenn GouldPrize Gala Concert: In Honour of Leonard Cohen.Featuring Basia Bulat, Adam Cohen, CowboyJunkies, John Prine, Serena Ryder and others;guest speaker: Adrienne Clarkson; and otherspeakers and readers. Massey Hall, 178 VictoriaSt. 416-872-4255. $34.95–$149.95. Includesannouncement of City of Toronto GlennGould Protégé Prize winner.Tuesday May 15• 12:00 noon: Canadian Opera Company.Chamber Music Series: German Romanticism:Fairy Tales and Fantasy. Schumann: Märchenerzählungen(for clarinet, viola and piano);Brahms: Clarinet Quintet. Artists of the COCOrchestra, Johannes Debus, director. RichardBradshaw Amphitheatre, 145 Queen St. W.416-363-8231. Free.• 1:00: Cathedral Church of St. James.Music at Midday. Michael Bloss, organ. 65Church St. 416-364-7865 x231. Freewilloffering.• 7:30: Bolshoi Ballet. Swan Lake. Tchaikovsky.With live orchestra. Sony Centre forthe Performing Arts, 1 Front St. E. 1-855-872-7669. $71–$255. Also May 16, May 18,19(mat and eve).• 7:30: Canadian Opera Company. DoubleBill: A Florentine Tragedy/Gianni Schicchi. SeeMay 2.• 7:30: Dancap Productions. West SideStory. See May 8.• 7:30: Theatre Sheridan. Rent. J. Larson.Performed by the graduating class of SheidanCollege’s music theatre performance program.Bob Foster, music director; Lezlie Wade, stagethewholenote.com 37