Volume 21 Issue 3 - November 2015
"Come" seems to be the verb that knits this month's issue together. Sondra Radvanovsky comes to Koerner, William Norris comes to Tafel as their new GM, opera comes to Canadian Stage; and (a long time coming!) Jane Bunnett's musicianship and mentorship are honoured with the Premier's award for excellence; plus David Jaeger's ongoing series on the golden years of CBC Radio Two, Andrew Timar on hybridity, a bumper crop of record reviews and much much more. Come on in!
"Come" seems to be the verb that knits this month's issue together. Sondra Radvanovsky comes to Koerner, William Norris comes to Tafel as their new GM, opera comes to Canadian Stage; and (a long time coming!) Jane Bunnett's musicianship and mentorship are honoured with the Premier's award for excellence; plus David Jaeger's ongoing series on the golden years of CBC Radio Two, Andrew Timar on hybridity, a bumper crop of record reviews and much much more. Come on in!
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(Oakville), 262 Randall St., Oakville. 905-337-<br />
7104. $25; $20(sr); $15(child). Advance tickets<br />
only.<br />
●●7:00: Ross Petty Productions. Peter Pan in<br />
Wonderland. Runs from Nov 27 to Jan 3. Various<br />
times. See Nov 27 (7:00) for details.<br />
●●7:30: Pax Christi Chorale. Berlioz:<br />
L’enfance du Christ. Nathalie Paulin, soprano;<br />
Olivier Laquerre, baritone; Alain Coulombe,<br />
bass; Sean Clark, tenor; Matthew Zadow, baritone.<br />
Grace Church on-the-Hill, 300 Lonsdale<br />
Rd. 416-488-7884. $45; $40(sr); $25(st);<br />
A. Concerts in the GTA<br />
$5(child). Also Dec 6(mat).<br />
●●7:30: Cathedral Church of St. James. Cathedral<br />
Concert. Haydn: Nicolaimesse; Britten:<br />
St. Nicolas. Choir of St. James Cathedral; Talisker<br />
Players Orchestra; Robert Busiakiewicz,<br />
conductor. 65 Church St. 416-364-7865.<br />
$30-$35.<br />
●●7:30: Cantemus Singers. Gloria in Excelsis<br />
Deo. Christmas music of the Spanish and<br />
Austrian courts of the 16th century. Church<br />
of the Holy Trinity, 10 Trinity Sq. 416-578-<br />
6602. $20; free(child). Benefit concert in<br />
TORONTO CLASSICAL<br />
SINGERS<br />
presents<br />
Johann Sebastian Bach<br />
CHRISTMAS<br />
ORATORIO<br />
BWV 248<br />
Soloists:<br />
Jennifer Taverner,<br />
soprano<br />
Sandra Boyes,<br />
mezzo soprano<br />
Asitha Tennekoon,<br />
tenor<br />
James Baldwin,<br />
baritone<br />
The Talisker Players Orchestra<br />
Jurgen Petrenko, conductor<br />
Sunday December 6, <strong>2015</strong> at 4 pm<br />
Christ Church Deer Park<br />
Tickets $30 Adult;<br />
1570 Yonge Street, at Heath St. W. $25 Senior/Student<br />
www.torontoclassicalsingers.ca Season tickets $80; $65<br />
support of Community Centre 55’s Share-a-<br />
Christmas. Also Dec. 6 at St. Aidan’s Anglican<br />
Church (3:00).<br />
●●7:30: Cantores Celestes Women’s Choir.<br />
Seven Joys of Christmas: Carols Ancient and<br />
Modern. Christmas music from Medieval to<br />
Gospel. Britten: Ceremony of Carols; Medieval<br />
Carols, Christmas Spirituals, and works<br />
by John Rutter and Kirke Mechem. The Pope<br />
Joans; Jacqueline Goring, harp; Ellen Meyer;<br />
piano; Kelly Galbraith, director. Runnymede<br />
United Church, 432 Runnymede Rd. 416-236-<br />
1522. $25. Proceeds to charity supporting the<br />
homeless.<br />
●●7:30: Etobicoke Centennial Choir. Sacred<br />
Traditions <strong>2015</strong>. Bernstein: Chichester<br />
Psalms; Poulenc: Quatre Motets pour le<br />
temps de Noel; Patriquin: Six Noels Anciens;<br />
Susa: Carols and Lullabies of the Southwest.<br />
Accompanied by organ, harp, guitar<br />
and percussion. Humber Valley United<br />
Church, 76 Anglesey Blvd., Etobicoke. 416-<br />
769-9271. $25.<br />
●●7:30: Northern Lights Chorus. The Gift of<br />
Music. Metropolitan United Church (Toronto),<br />
56 Queen St. E. 1-866-744-7464. $26; $16(st).<br />
●●7:30: University of Toronto Faculty of<br />
Music. University of Toronto Symphony<br />
Orchestra. Smetana: The Moldau; Rachmaninoff:<br />
Piano Concerto No.3 in d, Op.20;<br />
Lutosławski: Concerto for Orchestra. Eugene<br />
Chan, piano; Uri Mayer, conductor; François<br />
Koh, conductor. MacMillan Theatre, Edward<br />
Johnson Building, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-978-<br />
0492. $30; $20(sr); $10(st).<br />
●●8:00: Aga Khan Museum. Ustad Eltaf Hussain<br />
Sarahang, singer. Indo-Afghan musical<br />
traditions. Aga Khan Museum Auditorium,<br />
77 Wynford Dr. 416-646-4677. Starting at $40.<br />
Rant<br />
Maggie<br />
Rant<br />
Celtic Christmas<br />
Celebration<br />
Sat., Dec. 5, 8pm<br />
auroraculturalcentre.ca<br />
905 713-1818<br />
●●8:00: Aurora Cultural Centre. Rant Maggie<br />
Rant: Celtic Christmas Celebration. Rant<br />
Maggie Rant (Lindsay Schindler, fiddle, vocals;<br />
Glen Dias, vocals, recorder, percussion; Barry<br />
James Payne, acoustic guitar, vocals); and<br />
guests. 22 Church St., Aurora. 905-713-1818.<br />
$30/$25(adv).<br />
●●8:00: Mississauga Festival Choir. A Celtic<br />
Christmas With the Barra MacNeils. Hammerson<br />
Hall, Living Arts Centre, 4141 Living<br />
Arts Dr., Mississauga. 905-306-6000. $35;<br />
$30(sr/st); $15(12 and under).<br />
●●8:00: Royal Conservatory. Music Mix: Bluebird<br />
North. Conservatory Theatre, 273 Bloor<br />
St. W. 416-408-0208. $25.<br />
●●8:00: Tafelmusik. Bach Christmas Oratorio.<br />
Jana Miller, soprano; Benno Schachtner,<br />
countertenor; James Gilchrist, tenor; Peter<br />
Harvey, baritone; Ivars Taurins, director. Trinity-St.<br />
Paul’s Centre, Jeanne Lamon Hall,<br />
427 Bloor St. W. 416-964-6337. $40-$93; $37-<br />
$84(sr); $20-$83(st). Also Dec 3, 4, 6(mat).<br />
Sunday December 6<br />
●●2:00: Metropolitan United Church. Deck<br />
the Halls: Downtown Carol Sing with the<br />
Metropolitan Silver Band. Metropolitan<br />
United Church (Toronto), 56 Queen St. E. 416-<br />
363-0331. Free. Donations welcome.<br />
●●2:30: Bel Canto Singers. The Most Wonderful<br />
Time of the Year. Linda Meyer, conductor;<br />
Jacqueline Mokrzewski, piano. St. Dunstan<br />
of Canterbury, 56 Lawson Rd., Scarborough.<br />
416-286-8260. $20. Also at 7:30.<br />
●●2:30: University of Toronto Faculty of<br />
Music. Choral Celebration Concert. Shelley<br />
Marwood: These Fragile Snowflakes; Dale<br />
Warland: Nativity Suite for Choir, Harp and<br />
Flute; Pinkham: Christmas Cantata. MacMillan<br />
Singers; Men’s Chorus; Women’s Chamber<br />
Choir; Women’s Chorus; and brass choir.<br />
MacMillan Theatre, Edward Johnson Building,<br />
80 Queen’s Park. 416-978-0492. $30; $20(sr);<br />
$10(st). Pre-concert performance by Young<br />
Voices Toronto at 2 pm.<br />
●●3:00: Cantemus Singers. Gloria in Excelsis<br />
Deo. Christmas music of the Spanish and<br />
Austrian courts of the 16th century. St. Aidan’s<br />
Anglican Church (Toronto), 70 Silver<br />
Birch Ave. 416-578-6602. $20; free(child).<br />
Benefit concert in support of Community<br />
Centre 55’s Share-a-Christmas. Also Dec 5 at<br />
Church of the Holy Trinity (7:30).<br />
●●3:00: Massey Hall/St. Michael’s Choir<br />
School. A Toronto Christmas Tradition. Dr.<br />
Jerzy Cichocki, Maria Conkey, Jordan de<br />
Souza, and Terry Dunn, conductors; William<br />
O’Meara, accompanist; Guests: Michael<br />
Colvin, tenor; Lori Gemmel, harp; True North<br />
Brass; SMCSAA Jubilee Choir. Massey Hall,<br />
178 Victoria St. 416-872-4255. $20-$60. Also<br />
Dec 5.<br />
●●3:00: Orchestra Toronto. Music of Youth.<br />
Concert geared towards children, featuring<br />
an Instrument Petting Zoo. Prokofiev: Peter<br />
and the Wolf; Rimsky-Korsakov: Christmas<br />
Eve Suite (selections); Reinecke: Flute Concerto<br />
in D Op.283. Stephanie Morin, flute;<br />
Tom Allen, narrator. George Weston Recital<br />
Hall, 5040 Yonge St. 1-855-985-2787. $43;<br />
$37(sr); $15(child/OTopus 14-29). 2:15: preconcert<br />
chat.<br />
●●3:00: Pax Christi Chorale. Berlioz:<br />
L’enfance du Christ. Nathalie Paulin, soprano;<br />
Olivier Laquerre, baritone; Alain Coulombe,<br />
bass; Sean Clark, tenor; Matthew Zadow, baritone.<br />
Grace Church on-the-Hill, 300 Lonsdale<br />
Rd. 416-488-7884. $45; $40(sr); $25(st);<br />
$5(child). Also Dec 5(eve).<br />
●●3:00: Royal Conservatory. Invesco Piano<br />
Concerts. Jan Lisiecki, piano. Koerner Hall,<br />
Telus Centre, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208.<br />
SOLD OUT. BMO Rush Tickets will be available.<br />
●●3:00: Syrinx Concerts Toronto. Peter<br />
Longworth, piano & Sheila Jaffé, violin. Works<br />
by Mozart, Bartók, Franck and Vivier. Heliconian<br />
Hall, 35 Hazelton Ave. 416-654-0877.<br />
$25; $20(st).<br />
●●3:30: Tafelmusik. Bach Christmas Oratorio.<br />
Jana Miller, soprano; Benno Schachtner,<br />
countertenor; James Gilchrist, tenor; Peter<br />
Harvey, baritone; Ivars Taurins, director.<br />
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