Volume 22 Issue 7 - April 2017

●●7:30: Guelph Chamber Choir. Bach’s St.
John Passion. Sheila Dietrich, soprano; Jennifer
Enns-Modolo, alto; James McLean, tenor
(Evangelist); Daniel Lichti, bass-baritone
(Jesus); Gordon Burnett, baritone (Pilate,
Peter); Orchestra Viva; Gerald Neufeld, conductor.
River Run Centre, 35 Woolwich St.,
Guelph. 519-763-3000. $35; $10(st/under 31);
$5(under 15/eyeGO). Sung in English. On period
instruments. Infants not admitted. 6:30:
pre-concert talk with John Buttars.
●●7:30: Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and
Performing Arts, Brock University. Viva
Voce! Choral Series: Finale. Vivaldi: Magnificat;
other works. Brock University Choirs,
Brock Music Alumni. Cairns Hall, FirstOntario
Performing Arts Centre, 250 St. Paul St.,
St. Catharines. 905-688-0722 or 1-855-515-
0722. $15; $10(sr/st); $5(eyeGo).
●●7:30: University of Waterloo Department
of Music. Shadows and Light: University of
Waterloo Choir. Gamon: Elements; Cohen:
Hallelujah; Emory: Goodnight; Esenvalds:
Only in Sleep; Taylor: The Lonesome Road;
and other works. Dr. Gerard Yun, conductor.
First United Church (Waterloo), 16 William
St. W., Waterloo. 519-885-8220 x24226. $10;
$5(sr/st).
●●8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony.
Charlie Chaplin’s Modern Times. Screening
of Chaplin’s film Modern Times with orchestral
score performance. Timothy Brock, conductor.
Centre in the Square, 101 Queen St.
N., Kitchener. 519-745-4711 or 1-888-745-4717.
$19-$86.
Sunday April 2
●●2:00: Penelope Dale presents. Sing, Sing,
Sing! Don’t Sit under the Apple Tree (with
Anyone Else but Me); Boogie Woogie Bugle
Boy; Sing, Sing, Sing; Chattanooga Choo Choo;
Taking A Chance On Love. Treblemakers
Adult Community Choir; Susan Connolly, violin
and bass; Quammie Williams, percussion;
Richard Maddock, piano; Penelope Dale, soprano.
Wasaga Beach Community Presbyterian
Church, 208 Mosley St., Wasaga Beach.
705-352-4595. Freewill offering. Portion of
proceeds to the Alzheimer Society of Canada,
and to the Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Association of Canada. Also Apr 1 (Collingwood);
8 (Creemore).
●●2:00: University of Waterloo Department
of Music. UW Jazz Ensemble. Works by
Hefti, Zawinel, McGrath and others. Michael
Wood, director. Conrad Grebel University College,
140 Westmount Rd. N., Waterloo. 519-
885-8220 x24226. $10; $5(sr/st). Reception
to follow.
●●3:00: Elora Festival Singers. Bach Motets.
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church (Fergus), 760 St.
David St. N., Fergus. 519-846-0331. $40;
$17(st); $6(child).
●●3:30: Hamilton Cello Extravaganza.
Cello Extravanganza IV. Treasa Levasseur,
host; VC2. First Unitarian Church of Hamilton,
170 Dundurn St. S., Hamilton. 905-399-
5125. $25.
●●4:00: Oriana Singers of Northumberland.
Requiem and Rebirth. Rutter: Requiem; and
other choral works. Guests: La Movida Chamber
Choir of Toronto. St. Paul’s Presbyterian
Church, 131 Walton St., Port Hope. 613-392-
7423. $25; $22(sr/adv); $10(st).
●●7:30: University of Waterloo Department
of Music. Instrumental Chamber Ensembles.
B. Concerts Beyond the GTA
Works by Beethoven, Dvořák and others. Conrad
Grebel University College, 140 Westmount
Rd. N., Waterloo. 519-885-8220 x24226. Free.
Reception to follow.
●●8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music
Society. Shostakovich Quartets 1. Shostakovich:
Quartets Nos. 1-3. Lafayette String Quartet.
KWCMS Music Room, 57 Young St. W.,
Waterloo. 519-886-1673. $35; $20(st).
Monday April 3
●●8:00: Don Wright Faculty of Music.
Contemporary Music Studio. Von Kuster
Hall, Music Building, Western University,
1151 Richmond St. N., London. 519-661-3767.
Free.
Tuesday April 4
●●12:00 noon: Marilyn I. Walker School of
Fine and Performing Arts, Brock University.
RBC Foundation Music@Noon. Piano
and guitar students. Cairns Hall, FirstOntario
Performing Arts Centre, 250 St. Paul St., St.
Catharines. 905-688-5550 x3817. Free.
●●6:00: Don Wright Faculty of Music. Electroacoustic
Music Compositions Concert.
Von Kuster Hall, Music Building, Western University,
1151 Richmond St. N., London. 519-
661-3767. Free.
●●7:30: Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and
Performing Arts, Brock University. University
Wind Ensemble: Music for the Soul. Partridge
Hall, FirstOntario Performing Arts
Centre, 250 St. Paul St., St. Catharines. 905-
688-0722 or 1-855-515-0722. $10; $5(under
15/eyeGo); free(current MIWSFPA students).
●●8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music
Society. Shostakovich Quartets 2. Shostakovich:
Quartets Nos. 4-6. Lafayette String
Quartet. KWCMS Music Room, 57 Young St.
W., Waterloo. 519-886-1673. $35; $20(st).
Wednesday April 5
●●12:00 noon: Midday Music with Shigeru.
Daniel Johnston and Music Students from
Bear Creek Secondary School. Hi-Way Pentecostal
Church, 50 Anne St. N., Barrie. 705-
726-1181. $5; free(st).
●●8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music
Society. Shostakovich Quartets 3. Shostakovich:
Quartets Nos. 7-9. Lafayette String Quartet.
KWCMS Music Room, 57 Young St. W.,
Waterloo. 519-886-1673. $35; $20(st).
●●8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony.
Stravinsky and Beethoven: Baroque. J.S.
Bach: Chorale Nos.253, 254, 255 and 256;
Stravinsky: Pulcinella Suite; Vivaldi: La Follia;
Beethoven: String Quartet No.15 3rd
mvt. “Heiliger Dankgesang”. Bénédicte Lauzière,
curator/leader/violin; Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser,
conductor. First United Church
(Waterloo), 16 William St. W., Waterloo.
519-745-4711 or 1-888-745-4717. $36. Also
Apr 7(Guelph), 8(Cambridge).
Friday April 7
●●12:00 noon: Marilyn I. Walker School of
Fine and Performing Arts, Brock University.
Music in the Hallway. Jazz standards and
old favourites, as well as classical chamber
music. Music Ed, student jazz and chamber
ensembles. Dr. Charles A. Sankey Chamber
(hallway outside), MacKenzie Chown Complex
Brock University, 1812 Sir Isaac Brock Way,
St. Catharines. 905-688-5550 x3817. Free.
●●3:00: Stratford Concert Band. A Trip
Across Canada! Celebrating Canada’s 150th
anniversary. Ali Matthews, singer/songwriter.
Avondale United Church, 194 Avondale Ave.,
Stratford. 519-301-2516. $15; $5(st).
●●7:30: Bravo Niagara! Festival of the Arts.
Jon Kimura Parker, Piano. Beethoven: Appassionata;
Hirtz: Bernard Herrmann Fantasy;
Fantasy on The Wizard of Oz; Louie: Scenes
from a Jade Terrace; Ravel: Jeux d’eau. St.
Mark’s Anglican Church (Niagara-on-the-
Lake), 41 Byron St., Niagara-on-the-Lake.
289-868-9177. $25-$65.
●●8:00: Craig Cardiff Presents. Live at
Revival House with Craig Cardiff. Revival
House, 70 Brunswick St., Stratford. 519-
273-3424. $59.99(dinner/concert); $25(concert
only).
●●8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music
Society. Shostakovich Quartets 4. Shostakovich:
Quartets Nos. 10-13. Lafayette String
Quartet. KWCMS Music Room, 57 Young St.
W., Waterloo. 519-886-1673. $35; $20(st).
●●8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony.
Stravinsky and Beethoven: Baroque. J.S.
Bach: Chorale Nos.253, 254, 255 and 256;
Stravinsky: Pulcinella Suite; Vivaldi: La Follia;
Beethoven: String Quartet No.15 3rd mvt.
“Heiliger Dankgesang.” Bénédicte Lauzière,
curator/leader/violin; Daniel Bartholomew-
Poyser, conductor. Harcourt Memorial United
Church, 87 Dean Ave., Guelph. 519-745-4711
or 1-888-745-4717. $36. Also Apr 5(Waterloo),
8(Cambridge).
Saturday April 8
●●10:00am and 11:00am: Kitchener-Waterloo
Symphony. Voyage of Mendelssohn
Mouse. Music from different European countries.
KWS String Quartet. Conrad Centre
for the Performing Arts, 36 King St. W.,
Kitchener. 519-745-4711 or 1-888-745-4717.
$13; $11(child). 9:00: Pre-concert activities.
Post-concert meet the performers. Also
11:00; Apr 22(Elmira); 29(Waterloo Museum,
Kitchener).
●●2:00: Penelope Dale presents. Sing, Sing,
Sing! Don’t Sit under the Apple Tree (with
Anyone Else but Me); Boogie Woogie Bugle
Boy; Sing, Sing, Sing; Chattanooga Choo Choo;
Taking a Chance on Love. Treblemakers Adult
Community Choir; Susan Connolly, violin and
bass; Quammie Williams, percussion; Richard
Maddock, piano; Penelope Dale, soprano.
Creemore Canadian Legion, 27 Wellington St.
W., Creemore. 705-352-4595. Freewill offering.
Portion of proceeds to the Alzheimer
Society of Canada, and to the Post-Traumatic
Stress Disorder Association of Canada. Also
Apr 1 (Collingwood); 2 (Wasaga Beach).
●●2:30: Niagara Symphony Orchestra. Dig
It! Current: A Young Person’s Guide to New
Music; Burry: Carnival of the Dinosaurs. Dean
Burry, narrator; Bradley Thachuk, conductor.
FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, 250 St.
Paul St., St. Catharines. 905-688-0722 or
1-855-515-0722. $34; $14(st); $12(child);
$5(eyeGO). Also Apr 9.
●●7:30: Barrie Concerts. Hamilton Children’s
Choir. Zimfira Poloz, conductor. Hi-Way
Pentecostal Church, 50 Anne St. N., Barrie.
705-726-1181. Free (with purchase of 2017/18
subscription).
●●7:30: Cuckoo’s Nest Folk Club. 2016-
2017 Concert Series: Steel City Rovers. Celtibilly
(Celtic and North American fusion). Ryan
McKenna, baritone; Joel McKenna, vocals,
guitar; Mark Fletcher, wind, strings, keys,
Scottish small pipes; Dave Neigh, fiddle; Dave
Gould, percussion. Chaucer’s Pub, 122 Carling
St., London. 519-319-5847. $25/$20(adv).
●●7:30: Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra. A
Midsummer Night’s Dream. Beethoven: Creatures
of Prometheus Overture; Mozetich: The
Passion of Angels; Mendelssohn: A Midsummer
Night’s Dream. Erica Goodman, harp;
Angela Schwarzkopf, harp; Gemma New,
conductor; guest: Hamilton Children’s Choir.
Hamilton Place, 10 MacNab St. S., Hamilton.
905-526-7756. $10-$67. 6:30: Pre-concert
talk.
●●7:30: Stratford Symphony Orchestra.
Stories of the Woods. Dvořák: Symphony
No. 6 in D; and other works. Matisse and
Aled Blundell, trumpets; Jennifer Bywaters,
horn. Knox Presbyterian Church (Stratford),
142 Ontario St., Stratford. 519-271-0990.
$40; $10(st).
●●8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music
Society. Shostakovich Quartets 5. Shostakovich:
Quartets Nos. 14, 15. Lafayette String
Quartet. KWCMS Music Room, 57 Young St.
W., Waterloo. 519-886-1673. $35; $20(st).
●●8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony.
Stravinsky and Beethoven: Baroque. J.S.
Bach: Chorale Nos.253, 254, 255 and 256;
Stravinsky: Pulcinella Suite; Vivaldi: La Follia;
Beethoven: String Quartet No.15, 3rd
mvt. “Heiliger Dankgesang.” Bénédicte Lauzière,
curator, leader, violin; Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser,
conductor. Central Presbyterian
Church (Cambridge), 7 Queens Sq., Cambridge.
519-745-4711 or 1-888-745-4717. $36.
Also Apr 5(Waterloo), 7(Guelph).
Sunday April 9
●●2:00: Mannheim Virtuosi. Winter Concert
Series: Spring Jubilee with Mannheim Virtuosi.
Avondale United Church, 194 Avondale
Ave., Stratford. 519-273-3424. $25. Brunch
reservations can be made by contacting
Revival House. Proceeds support United Way
Perth-Huron.
●●2:30: Niagara Symphony Orchestra. Dig
It! Current: A Young Person’s Guide to New
Music; Burry: Carnival of the Dinosaurs. Dean
Burry, narrator; Bradley Thachuk, conductor.
FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, 250 St.
Paul St., St. Catharines. 905-688-0722 or
1-855-515-0722. $34; $14(st); $12(child);
$5(eyeGO). Also Apr 8.
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