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Volume 22 Issue 7 - April 2017

In this issue: Our podcast ramps up with interviews in March with fight director Jenny Parr, countertenor Daniel Taylor, and baritone Russell Braun; two views of composer John Beckwith at 90; how music’s connection to memory can assist with the care of patients with Alzheimer’s; musical celebrations in film and jazz, at National Canadian Film Day and Jazz Day; and a preview of Louis Riel, which opens this month at the COC. These and other stories, in our April 2017 issue of the magazine!

In this issue: Our podcast ramps up with interviews in March with fight director Jenny Parr, countertenor Daniel Taylor, and baritone Russell Braun; two views of composer John Beckwith at 90; how music’s connection to memory can assist with the care of patients with Alzheimer’s; musical celebrations in film and jazz, at National Canadian Film Day and Jazz Day; and a preview of Louis Riel, which opens this month at the COC. These and other stories, in our April 2017 issue of the magazine!

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●●7:00: Lorne Park Baptist Church. Rachel<br />

Mahon Organ Concert. 1500 Indian Rd., Mississauga.<br />

905-278-7833. Freewill offering.<br />

5:45: community dinner $5 (call to reserve). In<br />

support of The Compass storefront ministry.<br />

●●7:30: Axios Men’s Ensemble. Resurrection:<br />

Music from the Ukrainian Sacred Choral Tradition.<br />

Sembrat: Resurrectional Divine Liturgy;<br />

other works by Bortniansky, Vedel and Hurko.<br />

Pro Coro Canada; Boyan Ensemble of Kyiv<br />

(Revutsky Academic Male Capella); Chorus of<br />

the Armed Forces of Ukraine; Homin Municipal<br />

Choir of Lviv; Vydubychi Church Choir of<br />

Kyiv; Michael Zaugg, conductor. St. Paul’s Bloor<br />

Street, <strong>22</strong>7 Bloor St. E. 780-906-1549. $35.<br />

●●7:30: Cathedral Church of St. James. Gustav<br />

Mahler: Symphony No.2 “Resurrection.”<br />

Transcribed for organ and performed by<br />

David Briggs. Choir of St. James Cathedral;<br />

Robert Busiakiewicz, conductor; Julia Morson,<br />

soprano; Christina Stelmacovich, mezzo.<br />

65 Church St. 416-364-7865 x245. $20-$40;<br />

$150(includes post-concert reception).<br />

●●8:00: Flato Markham Theatre. Laila Biali.<br />

171 Town Centre Blvd., Markham. 905-305-<br />

7469. $54-$59.<br />

●●8:00: Nightwood Theatre presents a Volcano<br />

production. Century Song. See Apr 18.<br />

Also Apr 20, 21, <strong>22</strong>, 24(1:30), 25, 26, 27, 28,<br />

29(2:00).<br />

●●8:00: Royal Conservatory of Music. Quiet<br />

Please, There’s a Lady on Stage: Monsieur<br />

Periné and Patricia Cano. South American<br />

music. Koerner Hall, Telus Centre, 273 Bloor<br />

St. W. 416-408-0208. $35-$70.<br />

●●8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Best<br />

of Rodgers and Hammerstein. Music from<br />

The Sound of Music, South Pacific, Carousel,<br />

Oklahoma!, The King and I, and other works.<br />

Chilina Kennedy, vocalist; Ryan Silverman,<br />

vocalist; Amabile Choirs of London, Ontario;<br />

Steven Reineke, conductor. Roy Thomson<br />

Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-598-3375. $33.75-<br />

$107. Also Apr 18(8:00), 19(2:00).<br />

Thursday <strong>April</strong> 20<br />

●●12:00 noon: Canadian Opera Company.<br />

Chamber Music Series: Northwest Voyage.<br />

Métis Fiddler Quartet. Richard Bradshaw<br />

Amphitheatre, Four Seasons Centre for the<br />

Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W. 416-363-<br />

8231. Free. First-come, first-served. Late seating<br />

not available.<br />

●●7:30: Canadian Opera Company. Louis Riel.<br />

LOUIS<br />

RIEL<br />

SOMERS<br />

APR 20 –<br />

MAY 13<br />

coc.ca<br />

Somers. Russell Braun, baritone; and others;<br />

Peter Hinton, director. Four Seasons Centre<br />

for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W. 416-<br />

363-8231. $35-$235; $<strong>22</strong>(under 30). In English,<br />

French and Cree. Also Apr 23(2:00), 26,<br />

29(4:30), May 2, 5, 13.<br />

●●7:30: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. What<br />

Makes It Great?®: An American in Paris.<br />

Gershwin: An American in Paris. Rob Kapilow,<br />

conductor and host. Massey Hall, 178 Victoria<br />

St. 416-598-3375. $34.75-$83.75.<br />

●●7:30: University of Toronto Faculty of<br />

Music. U of T Symphony Orchestra: Special<br />

Concert. Rossini: Overture to La gazza<br />

Ladra; Wladigeroff: Violin Concerto Op.11 in F<br />

Minor; Bischof: Concerto for flutes Op.11 No.1;<br />

Tchaikovsky: Capriccio Italien Op.45. Mario<br />

Hossen, violin; Luisa Sello, flutes; Uri Mayer,<br />

conductor. MacMillan Theatre, Edward Johnson<br />

Building, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-408-0208.<br />

$30; $20(sr); $10(st). 6:45: pre-performance<br />

chat with professors and graduate students.<br />

●●8:00: Nightwood Theatre presents a<br />

Volcano production. Century Song. See<br />

Apr 18. Also Apr 21, <strong>22</strong>, 24(1:30), 25, 26, 27, 28,<br />

29(2:00).<br />

Friday <strong>April</strong> 21<br />

●●12:10: Music at St. Andrew’s. Noontime<br />

Recital. Bach: Italian Concerto; Beethoven:<br />

Sonata Op.110; Liszt: Rigoletto Paraphrase.<br />

David Potvin, piano. St. Andrew’s Church<br />

(Toronto), 73 Simcoe St. 416-593-5600 x231.<br />

Free.<br />

●●1:10: Gordon Murray Presents. Piano Potpourri.<br />

Featuring classics, opera, operetta,<br />

musicals, ragtime, pop, international and<br />

other genres. Gordon Murray, piano. Trinity-St.<br />

Paul’s Centre (Chapel), 427 Bloor St.<br />

W. 416-631-4300. PWYC. Lunch and snack<br />

friendly.<br />

●●7:00: Remenyi House of Music. Amiran<br />

Zenaishvili plays Brahms. Brahms: Two Rhapsodies<br />

Op.79; Romance in F Op.118 No.5; Piano<br />

Sonata No.3 in F Minor Op.5. Amiran Zenaishvili,<br />

piano. Remenyi House of Music, Music<br />

Room, 210 Bloor St. W. 416-727-6526. Free.<br />

●●7:30: Canadian Music Centre. Hanatsu miroir.<br />

Works by Canadian, Brazilian, French and<br />

Italian composers. 20 St. Joseph St. 416-961-<br />

6601 x202. $20; $15(arts worker).<br />

●●7:30: Heliconian Club. All That Jazz. Gershwin:<br />

Three Preludes; Nimmons; Images<br />

entre nous; Kye Marshall: Themantics; Ellington:<br />

Don’t Get Around Much Anymore; Weill:<br />

It Never Was You. Evelina Soulis, piano; Rita<br />

Greer, clarinet; Louise Morley, piano; Velma<br />

Ko, violin; Dorothy DeVal, piano; Ruth Kazdan,<br />

piano; Janet Catherine Dea, soprano.<br />

Heliconian Hall, 35 Hazelton Ave. 416-9<strong>22</strong>-<br />

3618. $25; free(child). Includes post-concert<br />

refreshments.<br />

●●7:30: Korean Canadian Chamber Concerts.<br />

Spring Is in the Air. Mozart: Clarinet<br />

Quintet; Brahms: Clarinet Quintet. Cecilia<br />

Kang, clarinet; Korean Canadian Chamber<br />

Concerts String Quartet. St. George Anglican<br />

Church, 5350 Yonge St. 416-737-0521.<br />

$20; $10(st).<br />

●●7:30: Oakville Choral Society. The Canadian<br />

Maple. Bowser (world premiere). Anne<br />

Marie Leonard, accompanist. Clearview<br />

Christian Reformed Church, 2300 Sheridan<br />

Garden Dr., Oakville. 905-302-9017.<br />

$30/$25(adv); $15(st); free(under 13). Also<br />

Apr <strong>22</strong>(mat).<br />

●●8:00: Gallery 345. The Art of the Flute:<br />

Camille Watts and Shelley Brown. Works by<br />

Shields, Staniland, Takemitsu, Saariaho, Hindemith<br />

and others. Guests: Erin Cooper Gay,<br />

Aaron Schwebel, Keith Hamm and Britt Riley.<br />

345 Sorauren Ave. 416-8<strong>22</strong>-9781. $25; $10(st).<br />

I FURIOSI<br />

BAROQUE ENSEMBLE<br />

FORK<br />

IN THE<br />

ROAD<br />

Fri. <strong>April</strong> 21 st , <strong>2017</strong> 8pm<br />

www.ifuriosi.com<br />

●●8:00: I Furiosi Baroque Ensemble. Fork<br />

in the Road. Works by Senaillé, Tartini, Bourgeois<br />

and others. Guests: Debra Nagy, oboe;<br />

Lucas Harris, lute/theorbo. Calvin Presbyterian<br />

Church, 26 Delisle Ave. 416-923-9030.<br />

$25; $15(sr/st). Wheelchair accessible.<br />

●●8:00: Nightwood Theatre presents a Volcano<br />

production. Century Song. See Apr 18.<br />

Also Apr <strong>22</strong>, 24(1:30), 25, 26, 27, 28, 29(2:00).<br />

●●8:00: Small World Music Centre. Andrew<br />

McPherson Sings Bardo. Small World Music<br />

Centre, Artscape Youngplace, 180 Shaw St.<br />

416-536-5439. $20/$15(adv).<br />

●●8:00: Toronto Winds. Song and Dance.<br />

Wallace: Diversions; d’Indy: Song and Dances<br />

Op.50; Piazzolla: Libertango; Levy: Grand Russian<br />

Fantasia; Cable: Point Pelee; Spittal: Consort<br />

for Ten Winds. Aaron Hodgson, trumpet;<br />

Dylan Rook Maddix, conductor. Hart House,<br />

Debates Room, 7 Hart House Circle. 647-468-<br />

5075. $15; $10(sr/st).<br />

Saturday <strong>April</strong> <strong>22</strong><br />

●●1:00: Royal Conservatory of Music. Family<br />

Concert Series: Dan Zanes. Guest: Claudia<br />

Eliaza, vocals, guitar, flute, percussion.<br />

Koerner Hall, Telus Centre, 273 Bloor St. W.<br />

416-408-0208. $25-$35.<br />

●●2:00: Oakville Children’s Choir. “A Few<br />

Good Men” in Concert. Guests: Mississauga<br />

Festival Choirs Youth Choir, Resonance (Bob<br />

Anderson, conductor); Boys in B from Cawthra<br />

Park. First United Church (Port Credit),<br />

151 Lakeshore Rd W., Mississauga. 905-337-<br />

7104. $25; $20(sr); $15(child).<br />

●●2:00: Oakville Choral Society. The Canadian<br />

Maple. Bowser (world premiere). Anne<br />

Marie Leonard, accompanist. Clearview<br />

Christian Reformed Church, 2300 Sheridan<br />

Garden Dr., Oakville. 905-302-9017.<br />

$30/$25(adv); $15(st); free(under 13). Also<br />

Apr 21(eve).<br />

●●2:00: Tafelmusik. Close Encounters of the<br />

German Kind. Works by Telemann, Zelenka<br />

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