Volume 22 Issue 7 - April 2017

play Amadeus. Jocelyn Fralick, soprano; Lillian
Brooks, mezzo; Ryan Harper, tenor; Matthew
Cassils, baritone; orchestra. Kingston
Road United Church, 975 Kingston Rd. 416-
699-6634. $25; $12(7-18yrs); free(under 7).
●●7:30: Toronto Mendelssohn Choir. Sacred
Music for a Sacred Space. A concert of contemplative
music. Allegri: Miserere; works
by Pärt, Lotti, Lucaszewski, Mendelssohn and
Willan. Toronto Mendelssohn Choir; Noel Edison,
conductor. St. Paul’s Basilica, 83 Power
St. 416-598-0422. $35-$50; $45(sr);
$20(under 31). Also Apr 12.
DEATH AND
TRANSFIGURATION
Strauss, Tchaikovsky,
& Rachmanninoff
Rudin Lengo,
piano
FRIDAY APRIL 14, 8PM
ksorchestra.ca
A. Concerts in the GTA
METROPOLITAN FESTIVAL CHOIR,
SOLOISTS AND INSTRUMENTALISTS
DR. PATRICIA WRIGHT, CONDUCTOR
●●8:00: Kindred Spirits Orchestra. Death
and Transfiguration. Tchaikovsky: The Tempest
(fantasy overture); Rachmaninoff: Piano
Concerto No.3; R. Strauss: Death and Transfiguration.
Rudin Lengo, piano; Michael Berec,
host; Kristian Alexander, conductor. Flato
Markham Theatre, 171 Town Centre Blvd.,
Markham. 905-305-7469. $30-$40; $25(sr);
$15(youth). 7:15: pre-concert recital and
discussion.
●●8:00: Vesuvius Ensemble. Passio: The
Mater Dolorosa in Popular Tradition. Popular
and classical music for Holy Week. Heliconian
Hall, 35 Hazelton Ave. 416-922-3618.
$35; $15(sr/st).
Saturday April 15
●●7:00: Toronto Tabla Ensemble/North York
Arts. Tabla and Taiko: Two Ancient Traditions
Meet. Cross-cultural music collaboration of
Indian and Japanese percussive traditions
with goal of bringing communities together.
New works by Ritesh Das and Kiyoshi Nagata.
Nagata Shachu. Toronto Centre for the Arts,
5040 Yonge St., North York. 1-855-985-
2787. $30.
●●7:30: Canadian Chinese Society for the
Arts. Waltzes, Butterflies and Dreams. Works
by Beethoven, Vivaldi, Lehar, He/Chen, Prokofiev,
Rota and Gardel. Angel Wang, violin;
Barry Shiffman, violin; George Gao,
erhu; Peter Longworth, piano; Claudio Vena,
conductor. George Weston Recital Hall,
5040 Yonge St. 416-733-9388. $28-$88.
●●7:30: St. Anne’s Anglican Church. Holy
Week and Easter. Schütz: Johannes-Passion
(excerpts); Handel: Messiah (excerpts);
Eternal Light:
MUSIC FOR GOOD FRIDAY
Motets by Monteverdi
on the 450th anniversary of his birth
Music from Canada by Daley, Martin, Teehan, Sirett & Enns
Eternal Light: A Requiem and
The Lord is My Shepherd both by Goodall
GOOD FRIDAY
APRIL 14, 2017, 7:30 P.M.
Metropolitan United Church
56 Queen Street East (at Church Street), Toronto, Ontario
TICKETS: $20/10 AGES 18 AND UNDER
Buy yours from the Met E-Store at www.metunited.org
or call 416-363-0331 ext. 26
Mozart: Exsultate Jubilate. St. Anne’s Chamber
Orchestra. 270 Gladstone Ave. 416-536-
3160. Freewill offering. Religious service.
●●8:00: All Saints Kingsway Anglican
Church. Holy Saturday: The Great Vigil of
Easter and Eucharist. 2850 Bloor St. W. 416-
769-5224. Freewill offering. Religious service.
●●8:00: Greater Toronto Philharmonic
Orchestra. Romantica. Beethoven: Coriolan
Overture; Mendelssohn: A Midsummer
Night’s Dream; Grieg: Piano Concerto; and
other works. Arthur Tang, piano; Holly Chaplin,
soprano; John Palmer, conductor. Calvin
Presbyterian Church, 26 Delisle Ave. 647-238-
0015. $25; $20(sr/st).
Sunday April 16
●●8:00am: All Saints Kingsway Anglican
Church. Easter Day: Eucharist. 2850 Bloor
St. W. 416-769-5224. Freewill offering. Religious
service.
●●10:00am: All Saints Kingsway Anglican
Church. Easter Day: Choral Eucharist with
Brass Quartet. 2850 Bloor St. W. 416-769-
5224. Freewill offering. Religious service.
●●10:30am: Music at St. Andrew’s. Traditional
Easter Sunday Service. Works by
Cruger, Vulpius, Willan, Howells, Widor. St.
Andrew’s Gallery Choir; Cathedral Brass;
Daniel Bickle, organist. St. Andrew’s Church
(Toronto), 73 Simcoe St. 416-593-5600 x231.
Free. Religious service.
●●10:30am: St. Anne’s Anglican Church. Holy
Week and Easter. Schütz: Johannes-Passion
(excerpts); Handel: Messiah (excerpts); Mozart:
Exsultate Jubilate. St. Anne’s Chamber
Orchestra. 270 Gladstone Ave. 416-536-3160.
Freewill offering. Religious service.
●●3:00: Stereo Live. Rosebud String Quartet.
Haydn: Quartet Op.20 No.1; Schumann: Quartet
No.3. Sheila Jaffé and Aaron Schwebel,
violins; Keith Hamm, viola; Arnold Choi, cello.
Campbell House Museum, 160 Queen St. W.
416-597-0227. $25.
●●4:00: Cathedral Church of St. James.
Organ Recitals: David Briggs. 65 Church St.
416-364-7865. Free. Donations welcomed.
●●8:00: Massey Hall. Leif Vollebekk. The
Great Hall, 1087 Queen St. W. 416-872-4255.
$19.50. 19+ event.
●●8:00: Small World Music Centre. Upanishads.
Artscape Youngplace, 180 Shaw St.
416-536-5439. $20/$15(adv).
Monday April 17
●●7:30: Chorisma. Choral Concert for Holy
Week. Once Upon a Tree Cantata (excerpts)
and other works. Lona Richardson, accompaniment;
Sebastian Meadows-Helmer, violin;
Robert Richardson, conductor. Thornhill
United Church, 25 Elgin St., Thornhill. 905-
731-8318. Freewill offering. In support of Hill
House Hospice.
Tuesday April 18
●●12:00 noon: Canadian Opera Company.
Vocal Series: Fête. Staged vignettes of art
song based on Verlaine: Fêtes galantes. Collectìf.
Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre, Four
Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts,
145 Queen St. W. 416-363-8231. Free. Firstcome,
first-served. Late seating not available.
●●12:10: Nine Sparrows Arts Foundation/
Yorkminster Park Baptist Church. Lunchtime
Chamber Music: Rising Stars Recital.
Students from the Glenn Gould School. Yorkminster
Park Baptist Church, 1585 Yonge St.
416-241-1298. Free. Donations accepted.
●●1:00: Cathedral Church of St. James.
Organ Recitals: Joel Vanderzee. 65 Church
St. 416-364-7865. Free. Donations welcomed.
●●7:00: Don Mills Collegiate. Jazz Night at
Lula. Traditional and contemporary jazz.
Music department from Don Mills Collegiate.
Lula Lounge, 1585 Dundas St. W. 416-588-
0307. $15; $10(sr); $5(st).
●●7:30: Bellissimo Academy for Music.
Dang Thai Son Piano Recital. Schubert: Allegretto
in C Minor D916; 12 German Dances
D790; 6 Impromptus D899; Chopin: Prelude
in C-sharp Minor Op.45; 3 Mazurkas; Scherzo
No.2; Liszt: Réminiscences de Norma. Flato
Markham Theatre, 171 Town Centre Blvd.,
Markham. 905-305-7469. $30-$90.
●●8:00: Laila Biali. In Concert. Rose Theatre,
1 Theatre Ln., Brampton. 905-874-2800. $38.
●●8:00: Nightwood Theatre presents a Volcano
production. Century Song. A multimedia
journey featuring projections,
movement and song. Works by Rachmaninoff,
Messaien, Cage, Aperghis and R. Jacobs.
Neema Bickersteth, soprano; Gregory Oh,
piano; Ben Grossman, percussion and computers.
Crow’s Theatre, 345 Carlaw Ave. 647-
341-7390. PWYC-$35. Also Apr 19, 20, 21, 22,
24(1:30), 25, 26, 27, 28, 29(2:00).
●●8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Best
of Rodgers and Hammerstein. Music from
The Sound of Music, South Pacific, Carousel,
Oklahoma!, The King and I, and other
works. Chilina Kennedy, vocalist; Ryan Silverman,
vocalist; Amabile Choirs of London, Canada;
Steven Reineke, conductor. Roy Thomson
Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-598-3375. $33.75-
$107. Also Apr 19(2:00 & 8:00).
Wednesday April 19
●●12:30: Yorkminster Park Baptist Church.
Noonday Organ Recitals: Manuel Piazza.
1585 Yonge St. 416-922-1167. Free.
●●2:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Best
of Rodgers and Hammerstein. Music from
The Sound of Music, South Pacific, Carousel,
Oklahoma!, The King and I, and other
works. Chilina Kennedy, vocalist; Ryan Silverman,
vocalist; Amabile Choirs of London, Canada;
Steven Reineke, conductor. Roy Thomson
Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-598-3375. $29.50-
$83.75. Also Apr 18, 19(8:00).
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