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416-362-1422; http://ircpa.net $20 IRCPA<br />
members; non-members $25<br />
●●Nov 02 – 23, Mondays at 1:30: Miles Nadal<br />
JCC. Four of the Greatest Scenes from Four<br />
of the Greatest Operas. With opera educator<br />
Iain Scott. Does the stage director make a difference?<br />
Iain will examine the ways in which<br />
all-time great scenes from Carmen, Don Giovanni,<br />
Aida and Tosca have been interpreted<br />
in widely different productions. 750 Spadina<br />
Ave. To register: 416-924-6211 x0. $72 (4-week<br />
series); $22 drop-in.<br />
●●Nov 05 – 26 1:00-3:00: Royal Conservatory<br />
of Music. Music Appreciation Course: Music<br />
of the North. This course will survey Sibelius’<br />
wonderful seven symphonies – works<br />
that are famous for their evocations of mists,<br />
hoar frosts and bleak, austere landscapes.<br />
Instructor: Rick Phillips. 273 Bloor St. W. For<br />
information and to register: 416-408-2825;<br />
rcmusic.ca/musicappreciation $195.<br />
●●Nov 06 12:30: Queen’s University. Queen’s<br />
Music: New Directions for Sociology of Music<br />
Education. Colloquium Presentation by Dr.<br />
Roberta Lamb. Harrison-LeCaine Hall, Rm.<br />
124, 39 Bader Lane, Kingston. 613-533-2066;<br />
queensu.ca/music Free.<br />
●●Nov 07 7:00: The Toronto Gilbert and Sullivan<br />
Society. Quiz ’n Kaye. Fun prevails with<br />
a riotous quiz on all things Victorian. Plus,<br />
hear Danny Kaye and Nelson Eddy sing G&S,<br />
through recordings, with Canon Michael<br />
Burgess providing context, a bit of bio, and<br />
‘answers oracular.’ St. Andrew’s United<br />
Church, 117 Bloor Street E. 416-763-0832.<br />
Guests: $5.<br />
●●Nov 08 2:00–5:00: Classical Music Club<br />
Toronto. A gathering place for all lovers of<br />
classical music. Originally started over 20<br />
years ago as a gay social club, we now warmly<br />
welcome both gay and gay-positive visitors.<br />
Monthly sessions offer a prepared program<br />
and feature audio and video recordings<br />
and informal discussion with refreshments.<br />
This month’s program covers Swedish pianist<br />
Peter Jablonski who appears with Music<br />
Toronto on Nov. 10. For information and location,<br />
contact John Sharpe at 416-597-1924 or<br />
info@classicalmusicclubtoronto.org Annual<br />
membership: $25; first-time visitors free.<br />
●●Nov 08 2:00: Toronto Opera Club. Aging<br />
and Creativity in Verdi, Strauss, Messiaen and<br />
Britten. Guest speakers Linda and Michael<br />
Hutcheon discuss their latest book Four Last<br />
Songs. Room 330, Edward Johnson Bldg.,<br />
Faculty of Music, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-924-<br />
3940. $10.<br />
●●Nov 12 7:00: Soundstreams Salon 21. Directing<br />
an Opera. Canadian Stage artistic director<br />
and Julie director <strong>Matthew</strong> <strong>Jocelyn</strong><br />
gives us a sneak peek into his creative process<br />
for directing contemporary opera. A<br />
first chance to hear excerpts from Philippe<br />
Boesmans’s opera, Julie, before its North<br />
American premiere on Nov 17. Berkeley<br />
Street Theatre, Upstairs, 26 Berkeley Street.<br />
416-504-1282. Free; PWYC preferred seating<br />
available.<br />
●●Nov 13 12:30: Queen’s University. Queen’s<br />
Music: The Language of Music. Colloquium<br />
Presentation by Robert Aitken, flutist. Harrison-LeCaine<br />
Hall, Rm. 124, 39 Bader Lane,<br />
Kingston. 613-533-2066; queensu.ca/music<br />
Free.<br />
●●Nov 17 11:30am: Queen’s University.<br />
D. The ETCeteras<br />
Queen’s Music: Overcoming Obstacles in Performance:<br />
Strategies to Combat Performance<br />
Anxiety. Colloquium Presentation by<br />
Dina Namer. Harrison-LeCaine Hall, Rm. 124,<br />
39 Bader Lane, Kingston. 613-533-2066;<br />
queensu.ca/music Free.<br />
●●Nov 17 1:30: Oakville Opera Guild. Opera<br />
Gems on Film. Features Dean Perry, musician<br />
and classic movie aficionado. Oakville Public<br />
Library Central Branch, 120 Navy St. Oakville.<br />
905-827-5678; Oakville. Opera.Guild@<br />
outlook.com $10 (proceeds go towards our<br />
scholarship fund, to be awarded to a student<br />
attending the Faculty of Music at the<br />
U of Toronto, and support our annual donation<br />
to the Canadian Opera Company.<br />
●●Nov 18 7:00: North York Central Library.<br />
Elvis is King: Costello’s My Aim is True. Richard<br />
Crouse delves into the story of the creation<br />
of the groundbreaking album, focusing on<br />
Costello’s musical upbringing, the recording<br />
of the legendary songs, and the marketing<br />
behind the music that would redefine youth<br />
culture. Auditorium, 5120 Yonge St. To register:<br />
416-395-5639. Free.<br />
●●Nov 19 1:30: Miles Nadal JCC. Big Band<br />
Jazz: Gershwin to Goodman and Beyond.<br />
Learn how songwriters from Tin Pan Alley<br />
and musicians George Gershwin and Benny<br />
Goodman changed the face of American Jazz.<br />
Includes an historical overview, film/music<br />
clips and live clarinet music. With musician<br />
Jonno Lightstone. 750 Spadina Ave. For more<br />
information: 416-924-6211 x155 or lisar@<br />
mnjcc.org $4.<br />
●●Nov 20 12:30: Queen’s University. Queen’s<br />
Music: Brave New World: The Twentieth Century<br />
Begins. Colloquium presentation by<br />
Philip Adamson, pianist. Harrison-LeCaine<br />
Hall, Rm. 124, 39 Bader Lane, Kingston. 613-<br />
533-2066; queensu.ca/music Free.<br />
●●Nov 25 & Dec 02 2:00-4:00: Royal Conservatory<br />
of Music. Music Appreciation Course:<br />
Christmas by Bach: The Christmas Oratorio.<br />
Explore the joy, mystery, contemplation and<br />
awe of this 6-part masterpiece in preparation<br />
for the performance by the Tafelmusik Baroque<br />
Orchestra and Chamber Choir, directed<br />
by Ivars Taurins. Instructor: Rick Phillips with<br />
special guest, Ivars Taurins. 273 Bloor St. W.<br />
For information and to register: 416-408-<br />
2825; rcmusic.ca/musicappreciation $99.<br />
●●Nov 26 1:30: Miles Nadal JCC. Big Band<br />
Jazz: Gershwin to Goodman and Beyond.<br />
Learn how songwriters from Tin Pan Alley<br />
and musicians George Gershwin and Benny<br />
Goodman changed the face of American Jazz.<br />
Includes an historical overview, film/music<br />
clips and live clarinet music. With musician<br />
Jonno Lightstone. 750 Spadina Ave. For more<br />
information: (416) 924-6211 x155 or lisar@<br />
mnjcc.org $4.<br />
●●Second Tuesday of every month (excluding<br />
December & June/July): Duke Ellington Society,<br />
Toronto chapter. Meeting dedicated to<br />
learning more about Ellington’s music. Montgomery’s<br />
Inn, 4709 Dundas St. W. For membership<br />
details: 416-239-2683.<br />
●●Every Wednesday to Nov 30: Majlis Arts.<br />
Artists in the Library residency: Pneuma<br />
Ensemble. Medieval music events, including<br />
lecture/demos, kids and adult programs,<br />
and an anglo-norman werewolf<br />
theatrical extravaganza just after Halloween.<br />
Fairview Library, 35 Fairview<br />
Mall Dr. torontopubliclibrary.ca/search.<br />
jsp?Ntt=pneuma+ensemble Free.<br />
Master Classes<br />
●●Nov 03 and 04 10:00am-1:00 and 2:00-<br />
5:00: International Resource Centre for<br />
Performing Artists. Encounter with Measha<br />
Brueggergosman. Soprano Measha<br />
Brueggergosman works with young professional<br />
singers in opera, oratorio or recital,<br />
in matters such as repertoire, performance,<br />
stagecraft, style and career essentials. Applications<br />
must be received no later than October<br />
20. Alliance Française, 24 Spadina Road.<br />
416-362-1422; ircpa.net Observers welcome:<br />
$20 IRCPA members (or $30 for the day);<br />
non-members $25 ($35 for the day).<br />
●●Nov 05 2:00-5:00: International Resource<br />
Centre for Performing Artists. Encounter<br />
with Maestro Marco Guidarini. Guidarini will<br />
give advice to five Canadian singers on their<br />
Italian style and pronunciation in performance.<br />
Alliance Française, 24 Spadina Road.<br />
416-362-1422; ircpa.net $20 for IRCPA members;<br />
non-members $25.<br />
●●Nov 07 10:00am-12:00 noon: Music at<br />
Metropolitan. Organ Master Class with<br />
Stefan Engels. Metropolitan United Church,<br />
56 Queen St. E. 416-363-0331. Free.<br />
●●Nov 20 2:10: University of Toronto Faculty<br />
of Music. Flute Master Class with Lorna<br />
McGhee, principal flutist of the Pittsburgh<br />
Symphony Orchestra. Walter Hall, Edward<br />
Johnson Bldg., 80 Queen’s Park. 416-978-<br />
3744. Free<br />
●●Dec 01 2:00: University of Toronto Faculty<br />
of Music. The Riki Turofsky Master<br />
Class in Voice. With soprano Sondra Radvanovsky.<br />
Walter Hall, Edward Johnson Bldg.,<br />
80 Queen’s Park. 416-978-3744. Free<br />
Screenings<br />
●●Nov 08 4:00 and 7:30: Toronto Jewish<br />
Film Society/ Royal Conservatory/Goethe-<br />
Institut Toronto. Wunderkinder. The moving<br />
story of three musical prodigies - two Jewish<br />
and one German - set in 1941, during the Nazi<br />
invasion of Poltava/Ukraine. In a war-torn,<br />
grown-up world gone mad, the three children<br />
provide the light of music and, ultimately, salvation.<br />
Guest speaker: author/artist Bernice<br />
Eisenstein. Miles Nadal JCC, 750 Spadina Ave.<br />
416-924-6211 x606. $15; $10 (young adults<br />
18-35).<br />
Spoken Word, Performance Art<br />
●●Nov 12 8:00: Massey Hall. Torn from the<br />
Pages: author Nino Ricci. Also featuring Nobu<br />
Adilman, Tony Dekker (Great Lake Swimmers),<br />
Oh Susanna, Corin Raymond, Lucas<br />
Silveira and Michael Winter. Each will perform<br />
newly-commissioned songs, stories,<br />
poems and more, evoked and inspired by Ricci’s<br />
latest novel, Sleep. Ricci, too, will participate,<br />
reading his own work. Harbourfront<br />
Centre Theatre, 231 Queens Quay W.416-872-<br />
4255; masseyhall.com $19.50 - $29.50.<br />
●●Dec 04 – 06, 11 – 13, 18 – 20: Church of the<br />
Holy Trinity.The Christmas Story. Professional<br />
musicians and a volunteer cast present<br />
this charming hour-long Nativity play. Matinee<br />
and evening performances: please see<br />
website for exact times. 19 Trinity Square.<br />
416-598-4521 x301; thechristmasstory.ca<br />
Suggested donation: $20 adults; $5 children.<br />
Workshops<br />
●●Nov 07 2:00: CAMMAC Toronto Region.<br />
Vocal Percussion Workshop. Rodrigo Chavez,<br />
leader. Northern District Library,<br />
40 Orchard View Blvd. 905-877-0671. $30;<br />
$25 (members).<br />
●●Nov 13 7:30: CAMMAC Recorder Players’<br />
Society. Amateur recorder players<br />
are invited to join in the playing of early<br />
music. Mount Pleasant Road Baptist Church,<br />
527 Mount Pleasant Rd. 416-597-0485 or<br />
cammac.ca $15 (non-members). Refreshments<br />
included.<br />
●●Nov 14 10:30am-1:00: Toronto Mendelssohn<br />
Choir. Singsation Saturday Choral<br />
Workshop. Join guest conductor Mervin Fick<br />
of the MCS Chorus and Toronto Beach Chorale,<br />
members of the Toronto Mendelssohn<br />
Choir, and an enthusiastic community of singers<br />
for a program of Handel’s stirring Coronation<br />
Anthems. Bring your voice, we’ll provide<br />
the scores. Yorkminster Park Baptist Church,<br />
1585 Yonge St. 416-598-0422 x223; tmchoir.<br />
org/singsation-saturdays/ $10.<br />
●●Nov 22 2:00: CAMMAC Toronto Region.<br />
Reading of C.P.E. Bach: Die Israeliten in der<br />
Wuste, for singers and instrumentalists.<br />
David Passmore, conductor. Christ Church<br />
Deer Park, 1570 Yonge St. 416-482-6562. $10;<br />
$6 (members).<br />
●●Dec 04 7:30: CAMMAC Recorder Players’<br />
Society. Amateur recorder players are<br />
invited to join in the playing of early music.<br />
Guest coach Avery MacLean. Mount Pleasant<br />
Road Baptist Church, 527 Mount Pleasant Rd.<br />
416-597-0485or cammac.ca $20 (non-members).<br />
Refreshments included.<br />
●●Dec 05 2:00-4:30: Musikay. How to Handle<br />
Messiah. An exploration of the performance<br />
practices of baroque music and a discussion<br />
on different interpretations of Handel’s<br />
masterwork. Grace Lutheran Church,<br />
304 Spruce St. Oakville. To reserve: 905-825-<br />
9740; musikay.ca $30.<br />
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