Volume 13 - Issue 10 - July/August 2008

... SECTION 1: Toronto & the GTA- 8:00 Citytv/OMNI Television. Mondo(at 8:00); Rob Glutton, bass; Mauro Savo guitar;Allison Cameron, amplified objects (at9:00). 340 Dufferin St. 416-530-5881. $6.- 8:30: Small World Music. Black Umfolosi.Music and dance from Southern Africa.Hugh's Room, 2261 Dundas St. W. 416-531-6604. $25; $22(advance).Friday July 11Moira and Elenawww.willowmyst.com- 7:30: Friends of the Museums of Mississauga.On the Verandah concert series.Original, celtic and classical works. MoiraNelson, harp and voice; Elena Jubinville, celloand voice. Benares Historic House, 1507Clarkson Road North, Clarkson. 905-615-4860. PWYC.- 8:00 Citytv/OMNI Television. MondoMuziko A-Go-Go: People Project. Folk idiomsfrom around the world. Yonge-Dundas Square,1 Dundas St. E. 416-979-9960. Free.- 8:00: Harbourfront Centre. Ritmo yCo/or: SalsAfrica. Fusion of salsa and Africanmusic. Sirius Satellite Radio Stage, 235Queens Quay W. 416-973-4000. Free.- 9:30: Harbourfront Centre. Ritmo yCo/or: Etelvina Maldonado. Bullerenge singerfrom Colombia. Sirius Satellite Radio Stage,235 Queens Quay W. 416-973-4000. Free.Saturday July 12- 3:30: Harbourfront Centre. Ritmo yCo/or: Plan C. Latin Hip-Hop Funk fusion. SiriusSatellite Radio Stage, 235 Queens Quay W.416-973-4000. Free.- 8:00: Small World Music. Summerworld:New Javanese Shadows. GamelanMadu Sari & Ki Seno Nugroho. HarbourfrontCentre, En wave Theatre, 231 Queens QuayW. 416-973-4000. $30.- 9:30: Harbourfront Centre. Ritmo yCo/or. Puerto Plata. Sonero music from theDominican Republic, played by guitarist JoseCables. Sirius Satellite Radio Stage, 235Queens Quay W. 416-973-4000. Free.Sunday July 13- 2:00: Sunday Serenade Concert Series.Bohemian Swing Band. Scarborough CivicCentre Rotunda, 150 Borough Dr. 416-338-3295. Free.- 4:00: Harbourfront Centre/SummerMusic in the Garden. Oown by the Sally26Gardens: Songs of Summer, Nature, love andLoss. Folk, classical and popular songs byRorem, Schubert, Ovalle, Burns, Nakada, Hirai,and Farley. Meredith Hall, soprano; BernardFarley, guitar. Toronto Music Garden, 475Queens Quay West. 416-973-4000. Free.-4:00: St. James' Cathedral. Sunday TwilightRecital Series. John Juli, piano. 65Church St. 416-364- 7865. Free; offering.- 4:30: Harbourfront Centre. Ritmo yCo/or. Pistonlera. Latin alt-folk. Sirius SatelliteRadio Stage, 235 Queens Quay W. 416-973-4000. Free.Monday July 14- 12: 15: Church of the Holy Trinity. MusicMondays. Bebop, swing and Cuban/Brazilian.Bill McBirnie, flute, Robi Botos, piano. 19Trinity Sq. 416-598-4521 x304. $5(suggesteddonation).- 1 :OD: St. James' Cathedral. Music atMidday. French Romantic Masterpieces. AndrewAger, organ. 65 Church St. 416-364-7865. Free; offering.Tuesday July 15- 9:00: Small World Music. Master Musiciansof Jajouka, featuring Bachir Attar. Musicfrom Morocco. The Phoenix Concert Theatre,410 Sherbourne St. 416-536-5439. $30.Wednesday July 16- 7:30: Artists' Garden Cooperative.Plein Air Concert Series '08. Taffenel WindEnsemble. 345 Balliol St. 416-487-0705.$10.Thursday July 17- 7:00: Harbourfront Centre/SummerMusic in the Garden. The Sunniest of AllKeys. Haydn: Quartet Op. 20 No. 2 (the "Sun"Quartets); Mozart: "Dissonance" Quartet, K.465. Windermere String Quartet: Rona Goldensherand Genevieve Gilardeau, violins; AnthonyRapoport, viola; Laura Jones, cello. TorontoMusic Garden, 475 Queens Quay W.416-973-4000. Free.- 8:00 & 9:00: Somewhere There. ImprovisedMusic. Allison Cameron, amplified objects;Jason Benoit, banjo (at 8:00); Ryan Driver,synth; Stephen Parkinson, guitar; AllisonCameron, amplified objects/electronics (at9:00). 340 Dufferin St. 416-530-5881. $6.- 9:00: Harbourfront Centre. Tirgan IranianFestival. Mohamad Reza Lotti and ShaydaEnsemble. Iranian composer, tar and setarplayer. Sirius Satellite Radio Stage, 235Queens Quay W. 416-973-4000. $25.Friday July 18- 10:00: Small World Music. PsychotropicalOrchestra. Latin Afrobeat fusion. LulaLounge, 1585 Dundas St. W. 416-588-0307.$15.- 11 :OD: Harbourfront Centre. TirganIranian Festival Technofunk Collective & ColdTrap. DJs present techno, house and electronicmusic. Brigantine Room, 235 Queens QuayW. 416-973-4000. Free.- 7:30: Clay & Paper Theatre. HorseFeathers: The Bygone Era of the Dufferin RaceTrack. Written by David Anderson and KristaDalby; Chris Wilson, music director. Outdoorsat Dufferin Grove Park, opposite DufferinMall, s.of Bloor St. 416-537-9105. PWYC(suggested $10 ).WWW. THEWHO LENOTE . COMMuliko A-Go-Go: Socalled. Klezmer hip-hop.Yonge-Dundas Square, 1 Dundas St. E. 416-979-9960. Free.- 9:30: Harbourfront Centre. Tirgan IranianFestival Masoud Shoari Trio. Fusion ofPersian and Indian classical styles. Sirius SatelliteRadio Stage, 235 Queens Quay W. 416-973-4000. Free.Saturday July 19- 1 :DO to 11 :OD: Africa New Music. FestivalBana Y' Africa. Artists include MaracataNunca Antes, Roberts Donna, ljovudu Dance,Daniel Nebiat, Nutifafa African Performance& King Kester Emeneya. Dundas Square, 1Dundas St. E. 416-536-8240. Free.- 5:30: Harbourfront Centre. Tirgan IranianFestival. Shiraz Ensemble. Lakeside Terrace.235 Queens Quay W. 416-973-4000.Free.- 7:30: Clay & Paper Theatre. HorseFeathers: The Bygone Era of the Oufferin RaceTrack. See July 18.- 8:00: Harbourfront Centre. Tirgan IranianFestival. Behna Ensemble & Lian Ensemble.Persian influenced jazz and electronic music.Sirius Satellite Radio Stage, 235 Queens QuayW. 416-973-4000. Free.- 8:00: Harbourfront Centre. Tirgan IranianFestival Dary a Dadvar. Vocalist fuses Persian,opera, jazz and blues styles. En waveTheatre, 235 Queens Quay W. 416-973-4000. $30.- 11 :OOpm: Harbourfront Centre. TirganIranian Festival Soul Nidus. Alt-rock. BrigantineRoom, 235 Queens Quay W. 416-973-4000. Free.Sunday July 20- 12:30: Toronto Summer Music Festi·val. Emerging Artists Concert. Church of theRedeemer, 162 Bloor St. W. 416-585-4464.Free.- 2:00: Sunday Serenade Concert Series.George Lake Big Band. Scarborough CivicCentre Rotunda, 150 Borough Dr. 416-338-3295. Free.- 2:00: Harbourfront Centre. Tirgan IranianFestival. Barbod Ensemble. Kurdish melodiesand dance music. Toronto Star Stage.235 Queens Quay W. 416-973-4000. Free.- 4:00: Harbourfront Centre/SummerMusic in the Garden. Strong Winds andOccasional Thunder. Brass and percussionsections of the National Youth Orchestra ofCanada . Toronto Music Garden, 475 QueensQuay W. 416-973-4000. Free.-4:00: St. James' Cathedral. Sunday TwilightRecital Series. Natalie Mahon, sopranoand Richard Whittall, countertenor. 65 ChurchSt. 416-364- 7865. Free; offering.- 4:30: Harbourfront Centre. Tirgan IranianFestival. Chakvak Ensemble. Persian classicalmusic. Lakeside Terrace. 235 QueensQuay W. 416-973-4000. Free.- 7:30: Clay & Paper Theatre. HorseFeathers: The Bygone Era of the Dufferin RaceTrack. Run continues. See music theatre listings.Monday July 21- 12: 15: Church of the Holy Trinity. MusicMondays: RagaMelodix. Allen: Hindustanimusic. Sarlena Ohmtola, vocals; Ashlar RonAllen & Rick Hyslop, violin; Gurpreet Chana,percussion. 19 Trinity Sq. 416-598-4521x304. $5(suggested donation).- 8:00: Music Gallery I RMS Concerts.Matmos: Martin Schmidt & Orew Daniel,synthesizers. 197 John St. 416-204-1080.$20.Tuesday July 22- 1 :OD: St. James' Cathedral. Music atMidday. French Romantic Masterpieces. AndrewAger, organ. 65 Church St. 416-364-7865. Free; offering.- 8:00: Randolph Academy for the PerformingArts. Cinderella. By Rodgers & Hammerstein.Bathurst Street Theatre, 736Bathurst St. 416-872-1111. $22.j ~TORONTOSUMMER MUSIC;ANDRELAPLANTE, pianoTuesday, July 22, 8 pm- 8:00: Toronto Summer Music Festival.Opening Concert. Chopin: Nocturne in F Op.15/ 1; Fantasie in f Op. 49; Three MazurkasOp. 63; Liszt: Annees de Pelerinage Book 1;Sonata in b. Andre Laplante, piano. The Carlu.444 Yonge St. 416-585-4464. $50. Postperformancechampagne reception included.Wednesday July 23- 12:30: Toronto Summer Music Festival.Emerging Artists Concert. Church of theRedeemer, 162 Bloor St. W. 416-585-4464.Free.- 7:00: Applewood Homestead. TwilightConcerts in the Park. Weston Silver Band. 450The West Mall, Etobicoke. 416-622-4124.Free.- 7:30: Artists' Garden Cooperative.Plein Air Concert Series 'OB. Michael Kleniec,jazz guitar. 345 Balliol St. 416-48 7 -0705.$10.- 8:00: Randolph Academy for the PerformingArts. Cinderella. See July 22.Thursday July 24- 7:00: Harbourfront Centre/SummerMusic in the Garden. Percussion ina Suitcase.Music by Matthew Burtner, Alvin Lucier,Javier Alvarez, Roberto Sierra, GeorgesAperghis & John Adams. Aiyun Huang, percussion.Toronto Music Garden, 475 QueensQuay W. 416-973-4000. Free.- 8:00: Randolph Academy for the PerformingArts. Cinderella. Run continues. Seemusic theatre listings.- 8:00: Toronto Summer Music Festival.Violin/Piano Recital. Debussy: Violin Sonata ing; Franck: Sonata in A; Messiaen : Theme andVariations; Beethoven: Violin Sonata in c Op.J ULY 1 - SEPT 7 2008