Volume 21 Issue 1 - September 2015

monarch. Choral music of Elgar, Stanford, and
Parry. The Larkin Singers; Matthew Larkin,
artistic director. St. Jude’s Anglican Church,
160 William St., Oakville. 905-844-3972. $30.
Saturday October 3
●●Oct 03 1:30: Shen Yun. Shen Yun Symphony
Orchestra. Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade;
Sarasate: Ziegeunerweisen; and traditional
works. Milen Nachev, conductor; Astrid
Martig, concertmaster; Haolan Geng, soprano;
Xiaochun Qi, erhu. Roy Thomson Hall,
60 Simcoe St. 416-872-4255. $29-$109.
●●Oct 03 4:30: Beach United Church. Jane
Burnett and Friends. 140 Wineva Ave. 416-
691-8082. Freewill offering.
●●Oct 03 7:30: Toronto Symphony Orchestra.
Prokofiev Symphony 5. Shostakovich:
Suite for Variety Orchestra; Gershwin: Piano
Concerto in F; Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5. Kirill
Gerstein, piano; James Gaffigan, conductor.
Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-598-
3375. $33.75-$107. Also Oct 1(8:00).
●●Oct 03 7:30: University of Toronto Faculty
of Music. Wind Ensemble. Mackey: Night
on Fire; Gillingham: While the Dew is Still on
the Roses; Markowski: City Trees; Grainger:
Irish Tune; Grainger: Country Gardens; Tull:
Sketches on a Tudor Psalm. Gillian MacKay,
conductor. MacMillan Theatre, Edward Johnson
Building, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-408-0208.
$30; $20(sr); $10(st).
●●Oct 03 8:00: Aga Khan Museum/Small
World Music. EviscerArt. Traditional flamenco
with jazz idioms. El Silencio (Silence).
Vanesa Aibar, dance; Eduardo Pacheco, guitar;
Cristian de Moret, piano and vocals. Aga
Khan Museum Auditorium, 77 Wynford Dr.
416-646-4677. Starting at $45.
●●Oct 03 8:00: Royal Conservatory. Solo
evening with Joan Armatrading, singer-songwriter.
Love and Affection, Willow, Drop The
Pilot, Me, Myself I and other recent songs
from her final tour. Guest: Liam Titcomb,
singer-songwriter. Koerner Hall, Telus Centre,
273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208. starting
at $40.
●●Oct 03 8:00: Tafelmusik. Musik Mania.
Zelenka: Hypochondria; Geminani: Concerto
grosso La Follia; Vivaldi: Concerto “Il mondo al
A. Concerts in the GTA
rovescio”; Telemann: Orchestral Suite La Bizzarre;
and Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No.4.
Cecilia Bernardini, violin. Trinity-St. Paul’s
Centre, Jeanne Lamon Hall, 427 Bloor St. W.
416-964-6337. $37 and up; $30 and up(sr);
$15-$81(st). Also Oct 1,2,4,6(George Weston
Recital Hall), start times and prices vary.
Sunday October 4
●●Oct 04 2:00: Bravo Niagara: North Star
Festival - Voices of Freedom. Sugar & Gold:
A Musical Story of the Underground Railroad.
Diana Braithwaite and Chris Whiteley, blues
duo. Harriet Tubman School, 84 Henry St, St.
Catharines. 289-868-9177. Free.
●●Oct 04 2:00: Canadian Music Competition.
Autumn Leaves: Music in the Country. Repertoire
TBA. Artun Miskciyan, piano; Emma
Meinrenken; violin; Sarah Ning, piano; Alexander
Ning, piano; Catherine Zhou, piano; and
others. Joshua Creek Heritage Art Centre,
1086 Burnhamthorpe Rd. E., Oakville. 905-
338-7598. $25; $10(st).
●●Oct 04 2:00: Marylake Shrine. Songs to
Our Mother Mary. Coro San Marco; Paskke
String Quartet; soloists. Marylake Shrine,
13760 Keele St., King City. 905-833-5368.
$15; $10(sr/st).
●●Oct 04 3:30: Tafelmusik. Musik Mania.
Zelenka: Hypochondria; Geminani: Concerto
grosso La Follia; Vivaldi: Concerto “Il mondo al
rovescio”; Telemann: Orchestral Suite La Bizzarre;
and Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No.4.
Cecilia Bernardini, violin. Trinity-St. Paul’s
Centre, Jeanne Lamon Hall, 427 Bloor St. W.
416-964-6337. $37 and up; $30 and up(sr);
$15-$81(st). Also Oct 1,2,3,6(George Weston
Recital Hall), start times and prices vary.
●●Oct 04 4:00: Church of St. Mary Magdalene.
Elgar’s Vesper Voluntaries. Andrew
Adair, organ. Church of St. Mary Magdalene
(Toronto), 477 Manning Ave. 416-531-7955.
Free.
●●Oct 04 4:00: St. Philip’s Jazz Vespers. Bernie
Senensky Quartet. Bernie Senensky,
piano; Bill McBirnie, flute; Terry Clarke,
drums; Steve Wallace, bass. St. Philip’s Anglican
Church, 25 St. Phillips Rd., Etobicoke.
416-247-5181. Freewill offering.
●●Oct 04 4:30: Christ Church Deer Park.
Jazz Vespers: Amanda Tossoff Quartet.
1570 Yonge St. 416-920-5211. Freewill offering.
●●Oct 04 5:00: Nocturnes in the City. Kripa
Nageshwar, soprano and William Shookhoff,
piano. Works by Dvořák and Kaprálová. St.
Wenceslaus Church, 496 Gladstone Ave. 416-
481-7294. $25; $15(st).
●●Oct 04 8:00: Esprit Orchestra. Con Brio.
Di Castri: Lineage; Widmann: Con Brio; Daniel:
Sinfonia Concertante - Mehetapja Meeli
Unistus (The Husband Killer’s Dream); Adès:
Dances from Powder Her Face. Alex Pauk,
conductor. Koerner Hall, Telus Centre,
273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208. $45 and up.
7:15 Pre-concert talk.
●●Oct 04 9:00: Small World Music/Batuki
Music Society. Krar Collective. Lula Lounge,
1585 Dundas St. W. 416-588-0307. $30;
$20(adv). Doors open 7:30pm.
Con Brio
Sunday
October 4
2015
8:00pm Concert
7:15pm Pre-Concert Chat
Koerner Hall
ESPRIT ORCHESTRA
Alex Pauk
Music Director & Conductor
espritorchestra.com
Monday October 5
●●Oct 05 12:30: Massey Hall. Lunchtime Live:
Free n Losh. Hip Hop and electronics. Yonge-
Dundas Square, 1 Dundas St. E. 416-872-
4255. Free.
●●Oct 06 12:00 noon: Canadian Opera Company.
Vocal Series: Alma Innamorata. Italian
baroque music about love. Works by Handel,
Corelli and Scarlatti. Ensemble Les Songes.
Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre, Four
Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts,
145 Queen St. W. 416-363-8231. Free.
Tuesday October 6
●●Oct 06 12:10: Nine Sparrows Arts Foundation/Yorkminster
Park Baptist Church.
Lunchtime Chamber Music. Jialiang Zhu,
piano. Yorkminster Park Baptist Church,
1585 Yonge St. 416-241-1298. Free; donations
welcome.
●●Oct 06 12:10: University of Toronto Faculty
of Music. Voice Performance Class. Thirdyear
students perform. Walter Hall, Edward
Johnson Building, University of Toronto,
80 Queen’s Park. 416-978-0492. Free.
●●Oct 06 12:30: York University Department
of Music. Music at Midday: Student
Showcase. Martin Family Lounge, Accolade
East Building, YU, 4700 Keele St. 647-459-
0701. Free.
●●Oct 06 8:00: Tafelmusik. Musik Mania.
Zelenka: Hypochondria; Geminani: Concerto
grosso La Follia; Vivaldi: Concerto “Il mondo
al rovescio”; Telemann: Orchestral Suite La
Bizzarre; and Bach: Brandenburg Concerto
No.4. Cecilia Bernardini, violin. George Weston
Recital Hall, 5040 Yonge St. 1-855-985-
2787. $37 and up; $30 and up(sr); $15-$81(st).
Also Oct 1-4 at Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre, start
times and prices vary.
Wednesday October 7
●●Oct 07 12:30: Yorkminster Park Baptist
Church. Noonday Organ Recitals. Simon
Walker, organ. 1585 Yonge St. 416-922-1167.
Free.
●●Oct 07 6:00: The Cathedral Church of St.
James. Cantatas in the Cathedral. Bach: Cantata,
BWV5 and organ works. Julia Morson,
soprano; Laura McAlpine, alto; Andrew
Walker, tenor; David Roth, bass; Michael
Bloss, organ. Cathedral Church of St. James,
65 Church St. 416-364-7865. PWYC. All donations
go directly to the artists.
●●Oct 07 7:30: University of Toronto Faculty
of Music. Wind Ensemble. Copland: An
Outdoor Overture; Saint-Saëns: Occident
and Orient; Schuman: New England Triptych;
Holst: First Suite in E-Flat; Forsyth: Wheel;
Reynold: O Magnum Mysterium. Tony Gomes,
conductor. MacMillan Theatre, Edward Johnson
Building, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-408-0208.
$30; $20(sr); $10(st).
●●Oct 07 7:30: Westwood Concerts. Four
Hands Are Better than Two. Fauré: Sicilienne
Op.78 in G (arr. G. Millar); Satie: Trois morceaux
en forme de poire; Rachmaninov: Barcarolle
Op.11 (from Six Pieces for Piano Duet);
Stravinsky: Petrushka. Gregory and Lisa Millar,
pianos. Gallery 345, 345 Sorauren Ave.
416-822-9781. $20; $15(sr/st).
BARBARA
HANNIGAN
SINGS & CONDUCTS
OCT 7 & 8 | TSO.CA
●●Oct 07 8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra.
Barbara Hannigan Sings & Conducts.
Nono: Djamila Boupacha; Haydn: Symphony
No.49 “La Passione”; Mozart: Three Arias;
Ligeti: Concert Românesc; Stravinsky: Symphony
in Three Movements. Barbara Hannigan,
soprano and conductor. Roy Thomson
Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-598-3375. $33.75-
$148. Also Oct 8.
●●Oct 07 8:00: Wilfrid Laurier University
Faculty of Music. Student Composers
Concert. Maureen Forrester Recital Hall,
75 University Ave., Waterloo. 519-884-1970
x4439. Free.
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