Volume 23 Issue 2 - October 2017

● ●$22-$32(under 30); $20-$25(st). 7:15pm:
Pre-concert chat.
●●8:00: Music Gallery. X Avant New
Music Festival. James Tenney: Resistance.
918 Bathurst Centre, 918 Bathurst St. 416-
204-1080. $20/$15(adv); $10(st/member/
arts worker). Panel discussion 6:30. Festival
runs Oct 11-15.
Monday October 16
●●7:00: Live at West Plains! Linnea Good
In Concert with David Jonsson. Good: original
works. Linnea Good, vocals, piano; David
Jonsson, percussion. West Plains United
Church, 549 Plains Rd. W., Burlington. 905-
529-4871. $15. Doors at 6:30pm. Wheelchair
accessible.
●●8:00: Soundstreams. Northern Encounters.
Works by Sibelius, Vivier, Stravinsky,
Somers, Pidgorna and Debussy. Lapland
Chamber Orchestra. Koerner Hall, Telus Centre,
273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208. From $22.
Tuesday October 17
●●12:00 noon: Canadian Opera Company.
Chamber Music Series: NYO Canada Laureates.
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 welcomed.
●●12:30: York University Department of
Music. Music @ Midday: Open Improvisation
Performance & Discussion. Martin
Family Lounge, Accolade East Building, YU,
4700 Keele St. 647-459-0701. Free.
●●7:00: University of Toronto Faculty of
Music. Student Composers Concert. Walter
Hall, Edward Johnson Building, University
of Toronto, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-408-0208.
Free.
●●7:30: Canadian Opera Company. The Elixir
of Love. See Oct 11. Also Oct 21, 27, 29, Nov 2,
4(4:30).
●●8:00: Gallery 345. The Art Of The Piano:
A. Concerts in the GTA
Niklas Sivelov – Virtuoso Introspective.
Works by Haydn, Beethoven, Stenhammar,
Piazzolla and Bartók. 345 Sorauren Ave. 416-
822-9781. $25; $10(st).
Wednesday October 18
●●12:10: TO.U Collective/Music at St.
Andrew’s. Noontime Recital. Works by Takemitsu,
Hindemith, Beecroft, Wan-Ki Lee and
Bach. Teresa Suen-Campbell, harp; Stephen
Tam, flute. St. Andrew’s Church (Toronto),
73 Simcoe St. 416-593-5600 x231. Free.
●●12:30: Yorkminster Park Baptist Church.
Noonday Organ Recitals: Peter Nikiforuk.
1585 Yonge St. 416-922-1167. Free.
●●7:30: Canadian Opera Company. Arabella.
See Oct 5. Also Oct 20, 22(2pm), 28.
●●7:30: Junction Trio and Friends. Mystery
Concert. St. Anne’s Anglican Church,
270 Gladstone Ave. 416-536-3160. PWYC. $20
donation suggested.
●●8:00: Flato Markham Theatre. Jann Arden.
171 Town Centre Blvd., Markham. 905-305-
7469. $15-$125.
●●8:00: Royal Conservatory of Music.
Johnny Clegg: The Final Journey World Tour.
Koerner Hall, Telus Centre, 273 Bloor St. W.
416-408-0208. SOLD OUT. Rush tickets available
on Oct 18.
Thursday October 19
●●12:00 noon: Canadian Opera Company.
Vocal Series: Songs and Duets. Simone
Osborne, soprano; Gordon Bintner, baritone;
Liz Upchurch, 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.
●●12:10: University of Toronto Faculty of
Music. Thursdays at Noon: Jonathan Crow,
Violin and Joseph Johnson, Cello. Works
by Ravel and Kodály. Walter Hall, Edward
Johnson Building, University of Toronto,
80 Queen’s Park. 416-408-0208. Free.
●●12:30: York University Department of
Music. Faculty Spotlight Series: Accolade
Trio. Patricia Wait, clarinet; Mark Chambers,
cello; Elizabeth Acker, piano. Tribute Communities
Recital Hall, Accolade East Building,
YU, 4700 Keele St. 647-459-0701. Free.
●●7:00: Jazz at the Library/Toronto Downtown
Jazz. Terry Clarke Trio. Terry Clarke,
drums; Kieran Overs, bass; John Sherwood,
piano. Don Mills Branch Library,
888 Lawrence Ave. E. 416-395-5710. Free;
registration required.
●●7:30: Opera by Request. The Medium.
Menotti. In concert with piano accompaniment.
Karen Bojti, mezzo (Madame Flora);
Michelle Danese soprano (Monica); Dylan
Chisholm, mute (Toby); Shannon Mills, soprano
(Mrs. Gobineau); Keith O’Brien, baritone
(Mr. Gobineau); William Shookhoff, piano and
music director; and others. College Street
United Church, 452 College St. 416-455-2365.
$20. Also Oct 20.
●●8:00: Flato Markham Theatre. Pavlo.
Guests: Mark Masri, vocalist; Carson Freeman,
sax; Lazo Iionnidis, electric violin.
171 Town Centre Blvd., Markham. 905-305-
7469. $15-$65.
●●8:00: Gallery 345. Kings of The Guitar:
James Bryan and Michael Savona.
345 Sorauren Ave. 416-822-9781. $25; $10(st).
Cash only.
October 19 at 8pm
QUATUOR
MOSAÏQUES
●●8:00: Music Toronto. Quatuor Mosaïques.
Mozart: Quartet in B-flat K458 “Hunt”; Haydn:
Quartet in D Op.33 No.6; Mozart: Quartet in D
Minor K421. St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts,
27 Front St. E. 416-366-7723. $50-$55; $10(st,
full-time).
●●8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. A
Tribute to Maureen Forrester. John Abram:
Start (Sesquie for Canada’s 150th); Howard
Shore: L’Aube for Mezzo-soprano and
Orchestra: Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde
(The Song of the Earth). Susan Platts, mezzosoprano;
Michael Schade, tenor; Ben Heppner,
host; Peter Oundjian, conductor. Roy
Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-598-3375.
$34.75-$148. Also Oct 20(7:30pm).
●●8:00: Zita Petrak. Streets I Knew: CD
Release Concert. Zita Petrak, piano; Brian
Katz, guitar; Lenka Lichtenberg, voice. Enoch
Turner Schoolhouse, 106 Trinity St. 647-294-
6467. $35/$30(adv).
Friday October 20
●●12:10: Music at St. Andrew’s. Noontime
Recital. Beethoven: Waldstein Sonata. Tristan
Savella, piano. St. Andrew’s Church (Toronto),
73 Simcoe St. 416-593-5600 x231. Free.
●●7:30: Canadian Opera Company. Arabella.
See Oct 5. Also Oct 18, 22(2pm), 28.
●●7:30: Church of the Holy Trinity. The Burnt
Door Concert. Widor: Toccata; Liszt: Transcendental
Étude No. 5 in B-flat "Feux follets"
(Will o' the Wisp); Falla: Ritual Dance of Fire;
and other works. William Aide and Sheng
Cai, piano; Ian Grundy, organ; ECHO Women’s
Choir; Sarah Svendsen, and Andrew Donaldson.
19 Trinity Sq. 416-598-4521 x226. $25.
●●7:30: Opera by Request. The Medium.
Menotti. In concert with piano accompaniment.
Karen Bojti, mezzo (Madame Flora);
Michelle Danese soprano (Monica); Dylan
Chisholm, mute (Toby); Shannon Mills, soprano
(Mrs. Gobineau); Keith O’Brien, baritone
(Mr. Gobineau); William Shookhoff, piano and
music director; and others. College Street
United Church, 452 College St. 416-455-2365.
$20. Also Oct 19.
TS
Toronto
Symphony
Orchestra
A Tribute to
Maureen
Forrester
Oct 19 & 20
Susan Platts, mezzo-soprano
TSO.CA
●●7:30: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. A
Tribute to Maureen Forrester. Howard Shore:
L’Aube for Mezzo-soprano and Orchestra:
Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde (The Song of
the Earth). Susan Platts, mezzo-soprano;
Michael Schade, tenor; Ben Heppner, host;
Peter Oundjian, conductor. Roy Thomson Hall,
60 Simcoe St. 416-598-3375. $34.75-$148.
Also Oct 19(8pm).
●●7:30: University of Toronto Faculty of
Music. Wind Symphony. Lavallée (arr. Cable):
O Canada; Lavallée: La rose nuptiale; Lauridsen:
O magnum mysterium; Barnes: Fantasy
Variations; Cable: Stratford Suite; and
other works. Jeffrey Reynolds, conductor.
MacMillan Theatre, Edward Johnson Building,
80 Queen’s Park. 416-408-0208. $30;
$20(sr); $10(st).
●●8:00: Etobicoke Philharmonic Orchestra.
Romantic Classics. Dvořák: Symphony
No.7 in D Minor Op.70 B141; Beethoven: Piano
Concerto No.5 in E-flat Op.73 “Emperor”;
Weinzweig: Round Dance. Peter Longworth,
piano. Martingrove Collegiate Institute,
50 Winterton Dr., Etobicoke. 416-239-5665.
$30; $25/$22(sr/adv); $15(st).
●●8:00: Flato Markham Theatre. Sophie Milman.
171 Town Centre Blvd., Markham. 905-
305-7469. $15-$65.
●●8:00: Gallery 345. Jazz At The Gallery:
Genevieve Marentette. 345 Sorauren Ave.
416-822-9781. $25; $15(st). Cash only.
●●8:00: Georgetown Bach Chorale.
Rachmaninoff Concerti for Two Pianos.
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