Volume 21 Issue 2 - October 2015

$30; $20(under 30). 1:15: Music & Truffles for
ages 5-11.
●●4:00: Church of St. Mary Magdalene. Warlock’s
Capriol Suite. Andrew Adair, organ.
Church of St. Mary Magdalene (Toronto),
477 Manning Ave. 416-531-7955. Free.
●●4:00: Amadeus Choir. Luminosity. James
Whitbourn: Luminosity; Bob Chilcott: Canticles
of Light; Êriks Ešenvalds: Stars; Morten
Lauridsen: Lux Aeterna; Hussein Janmohamed:
Sun on Water. Amadeus Choir;
Steven Dann, viola; Diana Atherton Davis,
singing bowls; Shawn Grenke, piano; Lydia
D o n i z e tt i ’ s
A. Concerts in the GTA
Don Pasquale
Thursday, March 3, 2016 at 7:30 pm
Saturday, March 5, 2016 at 7:30 pm
Artistic Director ~ Geoffrey Butler
Stage Director ~ Renee Salewski
Production Design ~ Frank Pasian
Lydia Adams, Conductor & Artistic Director
LUMINOSITY
SUN. NOV. 1, 2015
4PM
Eglinton St. George’s
United Church
416.446.0188
www.amadeuschoir.com
Adams, conductor. Eglinton St. George’s
United Church, 35 Lytton Blvd. 416-446-0188.
$20-$45.
●●4:00: St. Olave’s Anglican Church. Music
of Fauré. Choral Evensong for All Saints’
Day. Fauré: Requiem; other works. Voices
Chamber Choir; Ron Cheung, conductor.
360 Windermere Ave. 416-769-5686. Contributions
appreciated. Includes Pumpkin Tea
and an illustrated talk on Plainsong and the
Prayer Book.
●●4:00: St. Philip’s Anglican Church. Mariachi
Vespers with Jorge Lopez and Mexico
Opera for Everyone
2015/2016
SEASON
Puccini’s
Tosca
Thursday, November 5, 2015 at 7:30 pm
Saturday, November 7, 2015 at 7:30 pm
Artistic Director ~ Sabatino Vacca
Stage Director ~ Giuseppe Macina
Production Design ~ Frank Pasian
Subscriptions and Tickets:
Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts
905 787. 8811
Amigo Band. 25 St. Phillips Rd., Etobicoke.
416-247-5181. Freewill offering.
●●4:30: Christ Church Deer Park. Jazz Vespers.
All Saints Day with the Chamelon Band.
1570 Yonge St. 416-920-5211. Free. Donations
welcome.
●●7:00: Aradia Baroque Ensemble. On the
Path of Champlain. In celebration of Samuel
de Champlain’s 1615 visit to Ontario. Works
by Lambert, Lully, Charpentier and Hotterre.
Katherine Hill, soprano; Patrice Dutil,
narrator; Kevin Mallon, conductor. Alliance
Française de Toronto, 24 Spadina Rd. 647-
960-6650. $35; $20(sr/under 30).
●●10:15: Neuberger Holocaust Education
Week. Sounds of Survival: Music of the
Women’s Orchestra of Auschwitz. Jeri Robins,
cantor. Temple Sinai, 210 Wilson Ave. 416-
487-4161. Free. Education Week runs Nov 2-9.
Monday November 2
●●2:00: Neuberger Holocaust Education
Week. Remembering Yiddish Culture through
Song. Sing-a-long of pre-war Yiddish songs
with Etta Donnell. Kensington Place Retirement
Residence, 866 Sheppard Ave W.,
Toronto, ON. 416-636-9555. Free. Education
Week runs Nov 2-9.
●●7:30: Fraser Jackson with Monique de
Margerie and Friends. Poulenc Sextet.
Works from the last century by Poulenc and
others. Gallery 345, 345 Sorauren Ave. 416-
697-4743. $10-$20.
●●8:00: The Oratory. Usus Antiquior:
Requiem Mass for All Souls. Works by Palestrina
and Morales. Oratory Chant Schola
with 5-voice men’s choir; Philip Fournier, conductor.
The Oratory, Holy Family Church,
1372 King St. W. 416-532-2879. Free. Donations
accepted. Free parking.
Tuesday November 3
●●12:30: University of Toronto Faculty of
Music. Tuesday Performance Class for Singers.
Songs of Requiem and Light presented by
Sunday Nov. 1 at 3 p.m.
Kaffeemusik
The Memory Palace of
Matteo Ricci
Through narration, art, and
music from both East and West,
the TCC explores a Jesuit
scholar’s fascinating journey
into the heart of Ming China.
With guests: The China Court Trio
Kathleen Kajioka (96.3FM), narrator
Church of the Redeemer
162 Bloor St. West at Avenue Road
third-year Oratorio class. Walter Hall, Edward
Johnson Building, University of Toronto,
80 Queen’s Park. 416-408-0208. Free.
●●2:30: York University Department of
Music. Music at Midday: Singing our Songs.
Arias and Lieder. Young artists in the classical
vocal performance studios of Catherine
Robbin, Stephanie Bogle, Norma Burrowes,
Michael Donovan, Janet Obermeyer and
Karen Rymal. Tribute Communities Recital
Hall, Accolade East Building, YU, 4700 Keele
St. 647-459-0701. Free. Also Oct 27, Nov 5.
●●6:30: Canadian Opera Company. Centre
Stage: Ensemble Studio Competition.
Vocal showcase of young Canadian singers
selected from nationwide auditions, followed
by dinner with competition finalists and COC
artists. COC Orchestra; Johannes Debus,
conductor. Four Seasons Centre for the Performing
Arts, 145 Queen St. W. 416-363-8231.
$1,500(dinner); $100(cocktail reception).
5:30: Cocktails.
Wednesday November 4
●●12:30: Yorkminster Park Baptist Church.
Noonday Organ Recitals. William Maddox,
organ. 1585 Yonge St. 416-922-1167. Free.
●●7:30: Canadian Opera Company. La Traviata.
See Oct 8 for details. Also runs Oct 16,
17, 21, 24, 29, 30, Nov 1, 4, 6; start times vary.
●●7:30: University of Toronto Faculty
of Music. New Orford String Quartet.
Beethoven: Op.59 No.3; Op.130 with the
Grosse Fugue finale. Walter Hall, Edward
Johnson Building, University of Toronto,
80 Queen’s Park. 416-408-0208. $40,
$25(sr), $10 student.
●●8:00: Flato Markham Theatre. Emanuel
Ax. Works by Beethoven and Chopin. 171 Town
Centre Blvd., Markham. 905-305-7469. TBA.
Thursday November 5
●●12:00 noon: Canadian Opera Company.
Chamber Music Series: Haydn the Master.
Haydn’s earliest works contrasted with
his final compositions from Opus No.77. COC
Orchestra members. 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.
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