Volume 21 Issue 1 - September 2015
Paul Ennis's annual TIFF TIPS (27 festival films of potential particular musical interest); Wu Man, Yo-Yo Ma and Jeffrey Beecher on the Silk Road; David Jaeger on CBC Radio Music in the days it was committed to commissioning; the LISTENING ROOM continues to grow on line; DISCoveries is back, bigger than ever; and Mary Lou Fallis says Trinity-St. Paul's is Just the Spot (especially this coming Sept 25!).
Paul Ennis's annual TIFF TIPS (27 festival films of potential particular musical interest); Wu Man, Yo-Yo Ma and Jeffrey Beecher on the Silk Road; David Jaeger on CBC Radio Music in the days it was committed to commissioning; the LISTENING ROOM continues to grow on line; DISCoveries is back, bigger than ever; and Mary Lou Fallis says Trinity-St. Paul's is Just the Spot (especially this coming Sept 25!).
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Black<br />
CMYK<br />
●●Sep 28 4:30: Christ Church Deer Park.<br />
Jazz Vespers: A Tribute to Art Blakey by Brian<br />
Barlow. Perry White, saxophone; Alex Brown,<br />
trumpet; Robi Botos, piano; Scott Alexander,<br />
bass; Brian Barlow, drums. 1570 Yonge St.<br />
416-920-5<strong>21</strong>1. Freewill offering.<br />
●●Sep 28 7:30: St. Michael’s College/Musicians<br />
In Ordinary. Concert for Michaelmas.<br />
Charpentier: Te Deum; instrumental<br />
music by Muffat and others. Hallie Fishel,<br />
soprano; John Edwards, lute; Christopher<br />
Verrette, baroque violin; choir and soloists<br />
of St. Michael’s Schola Cantorum; Michael<br />
O’Connor, conductor. St. Basil’s Church, University<br />
of St. Michael’s College, 50 St. Joseph<br />
St. 416-926-7148. Free; donations welcome.<br />
Tuesday <strong>September</strong> 29<br />
●●Sep 29 12:00 noon: Canadian Opera Company.<br />
Chamber Music and Vocal Series:<br />
Love Shards of Sappho. Arraymusic presents<br />
works of women composers and the<br />
female voice. Monk Feldman: The Love Shards<br />
of Sappho; Smith: Hieroglyphs. Ilana Zarankin,<br />
soprano; Brook Dufton, soprano; Array<br />
Ensemble. Four Seasons Centre for the Performing<br />
Arts, 145 Queen St. W. 416-363-8231.<br />
Free. Admission on a first-come, first-served<br />
basis. Late seating not available.<br />
●●Sep 29 12:10: Nine Sparrows Arts Foundation/Yorkminster<br />
Park Baptist Church.<br />
Lunchtime Chamber Music: Laurel Swinden,<br />
flute. Yorkminster Park Baptist Church,<br />
1585 Yonge St. 416-241-1298. Free; donations<br />
welcome.<br />
●●Sep 29 12:10: University of Toronto Faculty<br />
of Music. Tuesday Performance Class<br />
for Singers: Graduate Students Perform.<br />
Walter Hall, Edward Johnson Building, University<br />
of Toronto, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-978-<br />
0492. Free.<br />
●●Sep 29 8:00: Small World Music. Small<br />
World Music Festival: SUM – [su:m] (Korean).<br />
Jungmin Seo and Jiha Park, piri, saenghwang,<br />
yanggeum, 25-string gayageum,<br />
steel-string gayageum. Small World Music<br />
Centre, Artscape Youngplace, 180 Shaw St.<br />
416-536-5439. $20; $15(adv).<br />
●●Sep 29 8:00: Soundstreams. Adrianne<br />
Pieczonka: Beyond the Aria. Crumb: American<br />
Songbook (selections); Ancient Voices of<br />
Children; Lennon & McCartney (arr. Berio):<br />
Beatles Songs; Lludgar: new work. Adrianne<br />
Pieczonka, soprano; Krisztina Szabó, mezzo;<br />
chamber orchestra. Koerner Hall, Telus Centre,<br />
273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208. $37.50-<br />
$67.50. 7:00: pre-concert chat.<br />
Wednesday <strong>September</strong> 30<br />
●●Sep 30 12:30: Yorkminster Park Baptist<br />
Church. Noonday Organ Recitals. Peter Nikiforuk,<br />
organ. 1585 Yonge St. 416-922-1167. Free.<br />
●●Sep 30 6:30: Toronto Symphony Orchestra.<br />
Gershwin Piano Concerto in F. Shostakovich:<br />
Suite for Variety Orchestra; Gershwin:<br />
Piano Concerto in F. Kirill Gerstein, piano;<br />
James Gaffigan, conductor; Tom Allen, host.<br />
Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-598-<br />
3375. $29.50-$83.75. Pre-concert complimentary<br />
appetizers.<br />
Thursday October 1<br />
●●Oct 01 12:00 noon: Canadian Opera Company.<br />
Jazz Series: New York Stories. Original<br />
songs inspired by the song writing of Cole<br />
Porter, Irving Berlin and Stephen Sondheim.<br />
Micah Barnes, singer-songwriter. Richard<br />
Bradshaw Amphitheatre, Four Seasons Centre<br />
for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W.<br />
416-363-8231. Free.<br />
●●Oct 01 12:00 noon: Wilfrid Laurier University<br />
Faculty of Music. Music at Noon Concert<br />
Series. Glenn Buhr, piano/vocals; Bob Egan,<br />
pedal steel guitar; Victor Bateman, bass.<br />
Maureen Forrester Recital Hall, 75 University<br />
Ave., Waterloo. 519-884-1970 x4439. Free.<br />
●●Oct 01 12:10: University of Toronto Faculty<br />
of Music. Thursdays at Noon. Brahms:<br />
Sonatensatz; Strauss: Violin Sonata. Timothy<br />
Ying, violin; Lydia Wong, piano. Walter<br />
Hall, Edward Johnson Building, University of<br />
Toronto, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-978-0492. Free.<br />
●●Oct 01 12:15: Metropolitan United Church.<br />
Noon at Met. Wilbert Ward, baritone. Metropolitan<br />
United Church (Toronto), 56 Queen St.<br />
E. 416-363-0331 x26. Free; donations welcome.<br />
●●Oct 01 7:30: University of Toronto Faculty<br />
of Music. The Fatal Gaze. By Tim Albery and<br />
David Fallis. An exploration of the dangers of<br />
looking too long or too closely, inspired by the<br />
Baroque repertoire. The Black Box Theatre,<br />
1087 Queen St. W. 416-978-0492. PWYC. Fundraising<br />
event. Also Oct 2.<br />
●●Oct 01 7:30: York University Department<br />
of Music. Faculty Concert Series: Rhythms<br />
of India. Trichy Sankaran with Autorickshaw<br />
Trio. Trichy Sankaran, mridangam, kanjira;<br />
Suba Sankaran, vocals; Dylan Bell, bass; Ed<br />
Hanley, tabla. Tribute Communities Recital<br />
Hall, Accolade East Building, YU, 4700 Keele<br />
St. 416-736-5888. $15; $10(sr/st).<br />
●●Oct 01 8:00: Flato Markham Theatre.<br />
Biréli Lagrène “The Gypsy Project”. Multiple<br />
styles including swing, jazz fusion and postbop.<br />
Biréli Lagrène, guitar and bass; Frank<br />
Wolf, saxophone; Denis Chang, guitar; Paul<br />
Van Dyk, double bass. 171 Town Centre Blvd.,<br />
Markham. 905-305-7469. $54-$59.<br />
●●Oct 01 8:00: Massey Hall. LeE HaRVEY<br />
OsMOND with guest Terra Lightfoot. Singersongwriter.<br />
Harbourfront Centre Theatre,<br />
231 Queens Quay W. 416-872-4255.<br />
$29.50-$39.50.<br />
●●Oct 01 8:00: Monarchs Pub. Laura Hubert<br />
at Monarchs. Jazz, blues and western swing.<br />
33 Gerrard St. W. 416-585-4352. Free.<br />
●●Oct 01 8:00: Tafelmusik. Musik Mania.<br />
Zelenka: Hypochondria; Geminani: Concerto<br />
grosso La Follia; Vivaldi: Concerto “Il mondo al<br />
rovescio”; Telemann: Orchestral Suite La Bizzarre;<br />
and Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No.4.<br />
Cecilia Bernardini, violin. Trinity-St. Paul’s<br />
Centre, Jeanne Lamon Hall, 427 Bloor St. W.<br />
MUSIK<br />
MANIA<br />
Oct 1-4, 6<br />
tafelmusik.org<br />
416-964-6337. $37 and up; $30 and up(sr);<br />
$15-$81(st). Also Oct 2,3,4,6(George Weston<br />
Recital Hall), start times and prices vary.<br />
●●Oct 01 8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra.<br />
Prokofiev Symphony 5. Shostakovich:<br />
Suite for Variety Orchestra; Gershwin: Piano<br />
Concerto in F; Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5. Kirill<br />
Gerstein, piano; James Gaffigan, conductor.<br />
Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-598-<br />
3375. $33.75-$148. Pre-concert chat with<br />
Rick Phillips. Also Oct 3(7:30).<br />
●●Oct 01 9:00: Small World Music/Batuki<br />
Music Society. Small World Music Festival:<br />
Vieux Farka Touré Feat. Julia Easterlin.<br />
Traditional Malian songs and the sounds<br />
of ancient Africa mixed with blues and rock.<br />
Vieux Farka Touré, vocals, guitar; Julia Easterlin,<br />
vocals. Revival Bar, 783 College St. 416-<br />
294-6409. $35; $25(adv). Doors open 8pm.<br />
Friday October 2<br />
●●Oct 02 1:10: Gordon Murray Presents.<br />
Piano Potpourri. Featuring classics, opera,<br />
operetta, musicals, ragtime, pop, international<br />
and other genres. Gordon Murray,<br />
piano. Trinity-St. Paul’s United Church -<br />
Chapel, 427 Bloor St. W. 416-631-4300. PWYC.<br />
Lunch and snack friendly.<br />
●●Oct 02 7:30: University of Toronto Faculty<br />
of Music. The Fatal Gaze. By Tim Albery and<br />
David Fallis. An exploration of the dangers of<br />
looking too long or too closely, inspired by the<br />
Baroque repertoire. The Black Box Theatre,<br />
1087 Queen St. W. 416-978-0492. PWYC. Fundraising<br />
event. Also Oct 1.<br />
●●Oct 02 8:00: Flato Markham Theatre. Jim<br />
Cuddy Band. Jim Cuddy, singer-songwriter;<br />
Colin Cripps, vocals and guitar; Bazil Donovan,<br />
bass; Anne Lindsay, violin; Joel Anderson,<br />
drums; Steve O’Connor, keyboard.<br />
171 Town Centre Blvd., Markham. 905-305-<br />
7469. $74-$79.<br />
●●Oct 02 8:00: Royal Conservatory. Royal<br />
Conservatory Orchestra. Elgar: Violin Concerto<br />
in b Op.61; Mahler: Symphony No.4 in G.<br />
Alexis Hatch, violin; Mireille Asselin, soprano;<br />
Julian Kuerti, conductor. Koerner Hall, Telus<br />
Centre, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208. Starting<br />
at $25. 6:45: Prelude Recital by students<br />
and faculty of The Glenn Gould School.<br />
●●Oct 02 8:00: Small World Music. Small World<br />
Music Festival: Maarja Nuut. Small World Music<br />
Centre, Artscape Youngplace, 180 Shaw St. 416-<br />
536-5439. $30(adv). Doors open 7:30.<br />
●●Oct 02 8:00: Tafelmusik. Musik Mania.<br />
NEW DIRECTIONS IN MUSIC<br />
Zelenka: Hypochondria; Geminani: Concerto<br />
grosso La Follia; Vivaldi: Concerto “Il mondo al<br />
rovescio”; Telemann: Orchestral Suite La Bizzarre;<br />
and Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No.4.<br />
Cecilia Bernardini, violin. Trinity-St. Paul’s<br />
Centre, Jeanne Lamon Hall, 427 Bloor St. W.<br />
416-964-6337. $37 and up; $30 and up(sr);<br />
$15-$81(st). Also Oct 1,3,4,6(George Weston<br />
Recital Hall), start times and prices vary.<br />
●●Oct 02 8:30: Aga Khan Museum. Memoria<br />
Antigua (Ancient Memory). Reviving Flamenco<br />
traditions from Spain and Andalusia. Patricia<br />
Ibáñez and Abel Harana, dancers and choreographers.<br />
Aga Khan Museum Auditorium,<br />
77 Wynford Dr. 416-646-4677. Starting at $50.<br />
●●Oct 02 8:00: St. Jude’s Church. Celebration of<br />
the Arts: Music & Monarchy. NEW DIRECTIONS Celebrating IN MUSIC Queen<br />
Elizabeth II as the longest reigning English<br />
ADRIANNE PIECZONKA:<br />
BEYOND THE ARIA<br />
SEPT 29, <strong>2015</strong> AT 8:00 PM | KOERNER HALL, TELUS CENTRE<br />
A rare chance to hear the acclaimed soprano’s haunting interpretations of<br />
contemporary repertoire, from George Crumb’s Ancient Voices of Children<br />
to the Beatles.<br />
Also featuring Krisztina Szabó + a world premiere by Analia Llugdar.<br />
Call 416-408-0208 or visit soundstreams.ca<br />
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