Volume 22 Issue 7 - April 2017

Hall, Edward Johnson Building, University of
Toronto, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-922-3714 x103.
$40; $20(under 30). 1:15: Music and Truffles
family concert.
●●4:00: All Saints Kingsway Anglican
Church. Jazz Vespers. Kelly Jefferson Quartet.
2850 Bloor St. W. 416-233-1125. Freewill
offering. Religious service.
●●4:00: Cathedral Church of St. James.
Organ Recitals: Ian Sadler. 65 Church St. 416-
364-7865. Free. Donations welcomed.
Piano Bravura
The New Generation
Sunday April 23, 4:00 pm
www.holytrinitytoronto.org
●●4:00: Church of the Holy Trinity/Steinway
Piano Gallery Toronto. Piano Bravura: The
New Generation. Sheng Cai, piano. Church of
the Holy Trinity, 10 Trinity Sq. 416-598-4521.
$30/$25(adv); $20/$15(st/adv).
●●4:00: St. Olave’s Anglican Church. The
Best of Friends. Choral Evensong; readings
from Shakespeare, Brontë, L.M. Montgomery
and Longfellow; and other works.
St. Olave’s Arts Guild; Hannah Corbett, violin.
360 Windermere Ave. 416-769-5686. Free;
donations welcomed. St. George’s Tea follows.
Religious service.
●●4:30: Christ Church Deer Park. Jazz Vespers.
Amanda Tosoff Quartet. 1570 Yonge
St. 416-920-5211. Freewill offering. Religious
service.
●●7:00: Thanks to Dr. Suzuki Concert Performances.
Gala Concert. Celebrating the life
and teachings of Dr. Shinichi Suzuki. Suzuki
repertoire and chamber music. Senior violin,
viola, cello, flute and piano students from
Suzuki schools across the GTA. Plast Concert
Hall, 516 The Kingsway, Etobicoke. 647-637-
1530. $35(family); $15; $10(sr/st).
●●7:30: Koichi Inoue. Brampton Chamber
Music Concert Series. Anna Kuk, violin; Renee
Huynh Barabash and Jarred Dunn, piano. St.
Paul’s United Church (Brampton), 30 Main St.
S., Brampton. 905-450-9220. PWYC.
Monday April 24
●●1:00: Cathedral Church of St. James.
Organ Recitals: Imre Oláh. 65 Church St. 416-
364-7865. Free. Donations welcomed.
●●1:30: Nightwood Theatre presents a Volcano
production. Century Song. See Apr 18.
Also Apr 25, 26, 27, 28, (all at 8:00), 29(2:00).
●●3:00: Orchestra Toronto. Canadian Light
Classics. Herriott: Newfie Bullet (world premiere);
Raum: Halifax Harbour; McPhee:
Tabuh-Tabuhan (Toccata for Orchestra);
Hales: Theme from The Beachcombers. Kevin
Mallon, conductor. George Weston Recital
Hall, 5040 Yonge St. 1-855-985-2787. $43;
$37(sr); $15(under 30).
Sunday 23rd April at 4 p.m.
Festive Evensong
for St. George
plus St. George’s Tea and at 5:
THE BEST
OF FRIENDS
St. Olave’s Arts Guild
with drama, poetry and
comedy from Shakespeare,
Bronté, L.M. Montgomery
and Longfellow; a tribute to
Vera Lynn at 100; a dramatic
reading of What is a friend?
and some glorious violin solos
played by Hannah Corbett
St. Olave’s Church
Bloor and Windermere
416-769-5686 stolaves.ca
●●7:30: Canzona Chamber Players. Colleen
Allen Trio. Colleen Allen, saxophones, clarinet,
flute; Alex Samaras, vocals; Mike Downes,
bass; Adrean Farrugia, piano. Music Gallery,
197 John St. 416-822-0613. $25. Also
Apr 23 (mat, St. Andrew by-the-Lake Anglican
Church).
●●7:30: University of Toronto Faculty of
Music. Felix Galimir Chamber Music Award
Concert. Featuring this year’s winning
ensemble. Walter Hall, Edward Johnson
Building, University of Toronto, 80 Queen’s
Park. 416-408-0208. PWYC. Proceeds to Felix
Galimir Chamber Music Award Fund.
Tuesday April 25
●●12:00 noon: Canadian Opera Company.
Vocal Series: A Woman’s Life and Love. Schumann:
Frauenliebe und -leben; and other
works. Lauren Eberwein, mezzo; Danika Lorèn,
soprano. 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: Lyndsay Promane, Mezzo.
Yorkminster Park Baptist Church, 1585 Yonge
St. 416-241-1298. Free. Donations accepted.
●●6:00: Music Gallery/RPM. What Sovereignty
Sounds Like: Towards A New Music In
Indigenous Tkaronto. Jeremy Dutcher; Ziibiwan.
Music Gallery, 197 John St. 416-204-
1080. Free.
●●7:30: Opera Atelier. Medea. See Apr 22. Also
Apr 26, 28, 29(4:30pm).
●●8:00: Nightwood Theatre presents a Volcano
production. Century Song. See Apr 18.
Also Apr 26, 27, 28, 29(2:00).
Wednesday April 26
●●12:00 noon: Canadian Opera Company.
Piano Virtuoso Series: Early Piano Music of
Harry Somers. Somers: First Sonata: Testament
of Youth; other works by Sherkin. Adam
Sherkin, piano. Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre,
Four Seasons Centre for the Performing
Arts, 145 Queen St. W. 416-363-8231.
Free. First-come, first-served. Late seating not
available.
●●12:00 noon: TO.U Collective/Music at St.
Andrew’s. Piano Recital. Helmut Lachenmann:
Variations on a Theme by Schubert; Serynade.
Stephanie Chua, piano. St. Andrew’s Church
(Toronto), 73 Simcoe St. 416-593-5600 x231.
Free.
●●12:00 noon: York Region Chamber Music.
Noon Hour Harp Concert. Emily Belvedere,
harp. Aurora Cultural Centre, 22 Church St.,
Aurora. 647-995-3818. By donation; $15 suggested.
All ages welcome, including babies,
toddlers and children.
●●12:30: Organix Concerts/All Saints Kingsway.
Kingsway Organ Recital Series. Dr.
Richard Birney-Smith, organ. All Saints Kingsway
Anglican Church, 2850 Bloor St. W. 416-
769-5224. Freewill offering.
●●12:30: Yorkminster Park Baptist Church.
Noonday Organ Recitals: Thomas Fitches.
1585 Yonge St. 416-922-1167. Free.
●●1:30: Serenata Singers. A Sesqui Serenade.
Tributes to Canada, Atlantic Canada folk
songs, show tunes. Vincent Cheng, conductor;
Stan Farrow, piano. Toronto Korean Presbyterian
Church, 67 Scarsdale Rd., North York. 416-
699-5798. $25/$20(adv). Also Apr 28 (eve).
●●7:30: Canadian Opera Company. Louis Riel.
See Apr 20. Also Apr 29(4:30), May 2, 5, 13.
●●7:30: Opera Atelier. Medea. See Apr 22. Also
Apr 28, 29(4:30pm).
●●7:30: Toronto Symphony Orchestra.
Toronto Symphony Youth Orchestra Spring
Concert. Wagner: Prelude and Liebestod from
Tristan und Isolde; Tchaikovsky: Symphony
No.6 “Pathétique.” Earl Lee, RBC Resident Conductor.
Koerner Hall, Telus Centre, 273 Bloor
St. W. 416-598-3375. $16-$28.
●●8:00: Nightwood Theatre presents a Volcano
production. Century Song. See Apr 18.
Also Apr 27, 28, 29(2:00).
●●8:00: Toronto Operetta Theatre. The Chocolate
Soldier. Oscar Straus. Jennifer Taverner;
Anna Caroline Macdonald; Michael
Nyby; Gregory Finney; Austin Larusson; and
Eugenia Dementzis; Peter Tiefenbach, conductor;
Guillermo Silva-Marin, stage director.
Jane Mallett Theatre, St. Lawrence Centre for
the Arts, 27 Front St. E. 416-366-7723 or 1-800-
708-6754. $29-$49. Also Apr 28(8:00); 29 and
30(all 3:00).
Thursday April 27
●●9:00am: Royal Conservatory of Music.
Aimia Discovery Series: Glenn Gould School
Chamber Music Competition Finals. Koerner
Hall, Telus Centre, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-
0208. Free. Until 3:00.
●●12:00 noon: Canadian Opera Company.
Vocal Series: Collaborations. Arias and ensembles.
Young artists from the COC Ensemble
Studio and Atelier lyrique de l’Opéra de
Montréal. 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.
●●6:00: Toronto Children’s Chorus. Vocal
Academy Recital. Showcase of skills developed
under the tutelage of Dr. Darryl Edwards.
Toronto Children’s Chorus Vocal Academy
members. Calvin Presbyterian Church,
26 Delisle Ave. 416-932-8666 x231. Donations
accepted.
●●7:30: Eybler Quartet. Haydn Central + Vanhal.
CD release. Heliconian Hall, 35 Hazelton
Ave. 416-463-2154. $25; $22(sr); $15(st/arts
workers). All proceeds to Toronto Heliconian
Club.
●●8:00: Aurora Cultural Centre. Great Artist
Music Series. Luca Buratto, piano. 22 Church
St., Aurora. 905-713-1818. $34; $28(sr/st).
Great Artist
Music Series
presents
Luca
Buratto,
piano
Thurs., April 27,
8pm
auroraculturalcentre.ca
905 713-1818
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