Volume 21 Issue 2 - October 2015

The WholeNote listings are arranged in four sections:
A.
GTA (GREATER TORONTO AREA) covers all of Toronto
plus Halton, Peel, York and Durham regions.
B.
BEYOND THE GTA covers many areas of Southern
Ontario outside Toronto and the GTA. Starts on page 48.
C.
IN THE CLUBS (MOSTLY JAZZ)
is organized alphabetically by club.
Starts on page 50.
D.
THE ETCETERAS is for galas, fundraisers, competitions,
screenings, lectures, symposia, masterclasses, workshops,
singalongs and other music-related events (except
performances) which may be of interest to our readers.
Starts on page 54.
A GENERAL WORD OF CAUTION. A phone number is provided
with every listing in The WholeNote — in fact, we won’t publish
a listing without one. Concerts are sometimes cancelled or postponed;
artists or venues may change after listings are published.
Please check before you go out to a concert.
HOW TO LIST. Listings in The WholeNote in the four sections above
are a free service available, at our discretion, to eligible presenters.
If you have an event, send us your information no later than the
8th of the month prior to the issue or issues in which your listing is
eligible to appear.
LISTINGS DEADLINE. The next issue covers the period from
November 1 to December 7, 2015. All listings must be received by
Midnight Thursday October 8.
LISTINGS can be sent by e-mail to listings@thewholenote.com or
by fax to 416-603-4791 or by regular mail to the address on page 6.
We do not receive listings by phone, but you can call 416-323-2232
x27 for further information.
LISTINGS ZONE MAP. Visit our website to see a detailed version
of this map: thewholenote.com.
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Georgian
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Lake Erie
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City of Toronto
LISTINGS
Lake Ontario
A. Concerts in the GTA
IN THIS ISSUE: Aurora, Brampton, Burlington, Etobicoke, King City, King
Township, Kleinburg, Markham, Milton, Mississauga, Newmarket, North York,
Oakville, Oshawa, Richmond Hill, Scarborough, Thornhill and Uxbridge.
Thursday October 1
●●12:00 noon: Adam Sherkin. Haydn: Irresistible
Invention. Haydn: Sonata in E, Hob.
XVI/22; Sonata in F, Hob.XVI/23; Sherkin:
Flummeries (2014). Adam Sherkin, piano. St.
Lawrence Centre for the Arts, 27 Front St. E.
416-366-7723. Free. In the Bluma Appel Lobby.
●●12:00 noon: Canadian Opera Company.
Jazz Series: New York Stories. Original songs
inspired by the songwriting of Cole Porter,
Irving Berlin and Stephen Sondheim. Micah
Barnes, singer-songwriter. Richard Bradshaw
Amphitheatre, Four Seasons Centre for
the Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W. 416-
363-8231. Free.
●●12:00 noon: Encore Symphonic Concert
Band. In Concert: Classics and Jazz. John
Edward Liddle, conductor. Wilmar Heights
Centre, 963 Pharmacy Ave., Scarborough.
416-346-3910. $10. Includes coffee and
snack. Also Nov 5.
●●12:10: University of Toronto Faculty
of Music. Thursdays at Noon. Brahms:
Sonatensatz; Strauss: Violin Sonata. Timothy
Ying, violin; Lydia Wong, piano. Walter
Hall, Edward Johnson Building, University
of Toronto, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-978-0492.
Free.
●●12:15: Metropolitan United Church. Noon
at Met. Wilbert Ward, baritone; Barbara
Prins, piano. Metropolitan United Church
(Toronto), 56 Queen St. E. 416-363-0331 x26.
Free; donations welcome.
●●7:30: University of Toronto Faculty of
Music. The Fatal Gaze. By Tim Albery and
David Fallis. An exploration of the dangers
of looking too long or too closely, inspired by
the baroque repertoire. Black Box Theatre,
1087 Queen St. W. 416-978-0492. PWYC. Fundraising
event. Also Oct 2.
●●7:30: York University Department of
Music. Faculty Concert Series: Rhythms of
India. Trichy Sankaran with Autorickshaw
Trio. Trichy Sankaran, mridangam, kanjira;
Suba Sankaran, vocals; Dylan Bell, bass; Ed
Hanley, tabla. Tribute Communities Recital
Hall, Accolade East Building, YU, 4700 Keele
St. 416-736-5888. $15; $10(sr/st).
●●8:00: Flato Markham Theatre. Biréli
Lagrène “The Gypsy Project”. Multiple styles
including swing, jazz fusion and post-bop.
Biréli Lagrène, guitar and bass; Frank Wolf,
saxophone; Denis Chang, guitar; Paul Van
Dyk, double bass. 171 Town Centre Blvd.,
Markham. 905-305-7469. $54-$59.
●●8:00: Massey Hall. LeE HaRVEY OsMOND
with guest Terra Lightfoot. Singersongwriter.
Harbourfront Centre Theatre,
231 Queens Quay W. 416-872-4255.
$29.50-$39.50.
●●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. 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 2,3,4,6(George Weston
Recital Hall), start times and prices vary.
●●8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra.
Prokofiev Symphony 5. Shostakovich: Suite
for Variety Orchestra (Oct 1 only); 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-$148. Pre-concert chat
with Rick Phillips. Also Oct 3(7:30).
●●9:00: Small World Music/Batuki Music
Society. Small World Music Festival: Vieux
Farka Touré Feat. Julia Easterlin. Traditional
Malian songs and the sounds of ancient
Africa mixed with blues and rock. Vieux Farka
Touré, vocals, guitar; Julia Easterlin, vocals.
Revival Bar, 783 College St. 416-294-6409.
$35; $25(adv). Doors open 8pm.
Friday October 2
●●1:10: Gordon Murray Presents. Piano Potpourri.
Featuring classics, opera, operetta,
musicals, ragtime, pop, international and
other genres. Gordon Murray, piano. Trinity-
St. Paul’s United Church - Chapel, 427 Bloor
St. W. 416-631-4300. PWYC. Lunch and snack
friendly.
●●7:30: Soulpepper Theatre Company. Albert
Schultz’s Frankly, Sinatra. Steve Hunter,
piano/music director; Colleen Allen, reeds;
Jamie Gatti, bass; James Rhodes, trumpet;
Tom Roach, percussion. Young Centre for the
Performing Arts, Distillery District, 50 Tank
House Ln. 416-866-8666. $22 and up. Also
Oct 4 and 11(mat).
●●7:30: University of Toronto Faculty of
Music. The Fatal Gaze. By Tim Albery and
David Fallis. An exploration of the dangers
of looking too long or too closely, inspired by
the baroque repertoire. Black Box Theatre,
1087 Queen St. W. 416-978-0492. PWYC. Fundraising
event. Also Oct 1.
●●8:00: Alliance Française de Toronto. Malagasy
Blues. Music from Madagascar. Donné
Roberts, singer/songwriter and guitar.
24 Spadina Rd. 416-922-2014. $15; $10(sr/st/
members); free(Friend/Patron).
●●8:00: Flato Markham Theatre. Jim Cuddy
Band. Jim Cuddy, singer-songwriter; Colin
Cripps, vocals and guitar; Bazil Donovan,
bass; Anne Lindsay, violin; Joel Anderson,
drums; Steve O’Connor, keyboard. 171 Town
Centre Blvd., Markham. 905-305-7469.
$74-$79.
●●8:00: Royal Conservatory. Royal Conservatory
Orchestra. Elgar: Violin Concerto in b
Op.61; Mahler: Symphony No.4 in G. Alexis
Hatch, violin; Mireille Asselin, soprano; Julian
Kuerti, conductor. Koerner Hall, Telus Centre,
273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208. Starting
at $25. 6:45: Prelude Recital by students and
faculty of The Glenn Gould School.
●●8:00: Small World Music. Small World
Music Festival: Maarja Nuut. Small World
Music Centre, Artscape Youngplace,
180 Shaw St. 416-536-5439. $30(adv). Doors
open 7:30.
●●8:00: St. Jude’s Church. Celebration of the
Arts: Music & Monarchy. Celebrating Queen
Elizabeth II as the longest reigning English
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.
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