Volume 23 Issue 2 - October 2017

●●12:30: Organix Concerts/All Saints Kingsway.
Kingsway Organ Recital Series. Alison
Clark, organ. All Saints Kingsway Anglican
Church, 2850 Bloor St. W. 416-769-5224.
Freewill donation.
●●12:30: Yorkminster Park Baptist Church.
Noonday Organ Recitals: William Maddox.
1585 Yonge St. 416-922-1167. Free.
●●7:30: University of Toronto Faculty of
Music. UofT 12tet. Terry Promane, director.
Walter Hall, Edward Johnson Building, University
of Toronto, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-408-
0208. Free.
●●8:00: Flato Markham Theatre. Lisa
Simone. 171 Town Centre Blvd., Markham.
905-305-7469. $15-$65.
●●8:00: Gallery 345. The Art of The Piano:
Louis Vaspar. Bach: English Suite in E Minor
BWV810; Liszt: Fantasie und Fuge über das
Thema B-A-C-H; Beethoven: Piano Sonata
No.14 “Moonlight” Op.27 No.2. 345 Sorauren
Ave. 416-822-9781. Free.
●●8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Schubert
Symphony 9. Ginastera: Ollantay; Ravel:
Piano Concerto for the Left Hand; Schubert:
Symphony No.9 “Great”. Marc-André Hamelin,
piano; Juanjo Mena, conductor. Roy
Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-598-3375.
$34.75-$148. 7:15: Pre-concert chat. Also
Oct 26.
Thursday October 26
●●12:10: University of Toronto Faculty of
Music. Thursdays at Noon: Musical Chairs II
- On the Move. Works by Vaughan Williams,
Bach, Piazzolla, R. Strauss, and Mahler. Elisabeth
McDonald, soprano; Giles Tomkins, bassbaritone;
Achilles Liarmakopoulos, trombone;
Kathryn Tremills, piano. Walter Hall, Edward
Johnson Building, University of Toronto,
80 Queen’s Park. 416-408-0208. Free.
●●2:00: Orchardviewers. Joan Zarry, Piano.
Toronto Public Library, Northern District,
40 Orchard View Blvd. 416-393-7610. Free.
Room 224.
●●7:30: Canadian Children’s Opera Company.
50th Anniversary Celebration. Richard
Margison, tenor; Krisztina Szabó. mezzo;
Simone Osborne, soprano; Andrew Haji,
tenor; Teri Dunn, music director; guest conductors:
John Tuttle and Ann Cooper Gay.
Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts,
145 Queen St. W. 416-366-0467. $20; $15(sr/
st); $5(under 6).
●●7:30: Opera Atelier. The Marriage of
Figaro. Music by Mozart, libretto by Da Ponte.
Douglas Williams, baritone (Figaro); Mireille
Asselin, soprano (Susanna); Stephen Hegedus,
baritone (Count Almaviva); Peggy Kriha
Dye, soprano (Countess Almaviva); Mireille
Lebel, mezzo (Cherubino); and others; Marshall
Pynkoski, stage director; Jeannette
Lajeunesse Zingg, choreographer; Artists of
Atelier Ballet; Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra;
David Fallis, conductor. Elgin Theatre,
189 Yonge St. 1-855-622-2787. $39-$194. Also
Oct 28, 29, 31, Nov 3, 4(times vary).
●●8:00: Gallery 345. Sweet Sparrow Music.
Jazz and Broadway standards by Kern, Porter,
Legrand, Waller and others. Beatrice Carpino
and Adolfo De Santis. 345 Sorauren Ave.
416-822-9781. $20. Cash only.
●●8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Schubert
Symphony 9. Ginastera: Ollantay; Ravel:
Piano Concerto for the Left Hand; Schubert:
Symphony No.9 “Great”. Marc-André Hamelin,
piano; Juanjo Mena, conductor. Roy
Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-598-3375.
$34.75-$148. Also Oct 25.
Friday October 27
●●12:10: Music at St. Andrew’s. Noontime
Recital. Dongso Kim, cello. St. Andrew’s
Church (Toronto), 73 Simcoe St. 416-593-
5600 x231. Free.
●●7:00: Brampton Folk Club. Friday Folk
Night. Betsy and the Bobs. St. Paul’s United
Church (Brampton), 30 Main St. S., Brampton.
647-233-3655 or 905-874-2800. $18;
$15(sr/st).
●●7:30: Burlington Performing Arts Centre.
Patricia O’Callaghan Sings Leonard Cohen.
Burlington Performing Arts Centre, Community
Studio Theatre, 440 Locust St., Burlington.
905-681-6000. $45. Series discount
available.
●●7:30: Canadian Opera Company. The Elixir
of Love. See Oct 11. Also Oct 29, Nov 2, 4(4:30).
●●7:30: Heliconian Club/Association of Canadian
Women Composers. Preserving the
Environment, Celebrating Canada. Marshall:
Parched; Muriel: The Sun Has Turned; Doolittle:
Vocalise (for bees); Skarecky: Planet
Earth; Olson: Paraclete; and other works.
Paula Arciniega, mezzo-soprano; Dobrochna
Zubek, cello; Jaye Marsh, flute; Rita Greer,
clarinet; Suzanne Yeo, piano; Velma Ko, violin.
Heliconian Hall, 35 Hazelton Ave. 416-922-
3618. $25; free(under 12 w adult).
●●7:30: Royal Conservatory of Music. Discovery
Series: Joaquin Valdepeñas Conducts.
Schoenberg: Chamber Symphony
No.1; and works by Mozart and others. Glenn
Gould School students. Mazzoleni Concert
Hall, Telus Centre, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-
0208. $15.
●●8:00: Andrew James Clark presents.
Classical Context: For The Birds. Messiaen:
Catalogue d’Oiseaux Bk1; Petites
Esquisses d’Oiseaux. Rashaan Allwood, piano;
Avery Kua, visual artist. Canadian Music
Centre, 20 St. Joseph St. 647-784-6229.
$20/$15(adv).
●●8:00: Exultate Chamber Singers. Happy
Birthday Canada! Hilary Apfelstadt, conductor.
St. Thomas’s Anglican Church
Kira Braun, Soprano
& Peter Krochak, Piano
present
“Eastern Breezes,
Western Winds”
CD Launch & Recital
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2PM
Atelier Rosemarie Umetsu,
Yamaha Recital Space • 310 Davenport Road
TICKETS IN ADVANCE $20.00 | AT THE DOOR $25.00
CALL KIRA BRAUN 416-786-3109
(Toronto), 383 Huron St. 416-971-9229. $25;
$20(sr); $10(st).
●●8:00: Royal Conservatory of Music. Inti-
Illimani 50th Anniversary and Nano Stern.
Koerner Hall, Telus Centre, 273 Bloor St. W.
416-408-0208. $40-$90.
●●8:00: Soundstreams. Musik für das Ende.
Works by Claude Vivier. Choir 21; Alex Ivanovici,
actor; Adanya Dunn, soprano; Owen
McCausland, tenor; and others. Crow’s Theatre,
345 Carlaw Ave. 647-341-7390. From
$22. Also Oct 28, 29, 31, Nov 1, 2, 3, 4. Times
vary.
●●9:00: Royal Canadian College of Organists.
Phantoms of the Organ. Many local organists
share the bench to present spooky organ
music for Halloween. Church of the Holy Trinity,
19 Trinity Sq. 416-598-4521. Donations
welcome. Audience costumes encouraged.
Saturday October 28
●●2:00: Gallery 345. Britten and Pears: “Canticles”
CD Release. Zach Finklestein, tenor,
Peter Tiefenbach, piano. 345 Sorauren Ave.
416-822-9781. $20; $10(st). Cash only.
●●2:00: Kira Braun Presents. CD Launch and
Recital: Eastern Breezes, Western Winds.
Kira Braun, soprano; Peter Krochak, piano.
Atelier Rosemarie Umetsu, 310 Davenport Rd.
416-786-3109. $25/$20(adv).
●●2:30: University of Toronto Faculty of
Music. Handel’s Messiah. Schola Cantorum;
Baroque Orchestra; Jeanne Lamon, conductor;
Daniel Taylor, conductor. Trinity College
Chapel, University of Toronto, 6 Hoskin
Ave. 416-408-0208. $30; $20(sr); $10(st).
Also Oct 29(7:30pm).
●●3:00: Neapolitan Connection. Musical
Matinées at Montgomery’s Inn: Art Songs in
Autumn. Victoria Gydov, soprano. Montgomery’s
Inn, 4709 Dundas St. W. 416-231-0006.
$30; $15(child). 2:15: historical tour; tea and
cookies included.
●●3:00: Soundstreams. Musik für das Ende.
See Oct 27. Also Oct 28(8pm), 29, 31, Nov 1, 2,
3, 4. Times vary.
●●4:30: Royal Conservatory of Music. Taylor
Academy Showcase Concert. Mazzoleni Concert
Hall, Telus Centre, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-
408-0208. Free.
●●7:30: Canadian Opera Company. Arabella.
See Oct 5.
PRESENTS
●●7:30: Festival of Arabic Music and Arts.
Ilham Al-Madfai and Sultans of String. Ilham
Al-Madfai, guitar, vocals, and composer; Sultans
of String. Koerner Hall, Telus Centre,
273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208. From $50.
●●8:00: Arraymusic. Rat-drifting Series:
Every Shot from Dziga Vertov’s Man with
a Movie Camera as an Animated GIF. Lear:
video installation; Driver: soundtrack. Renée
Lear and Ryan Driver, performers. Array
Space, 155 Walnut Ave. 416-532-3019. $15
or PWYC.
●●8:00: Burlington Performing Arts Centre.
Sophie Milman. Burlington Performing Arts
Centre, Main Theatre, 440 Locust St., Burlington.
905-681-6000. $59.50.
●●8:00: Richmond Hill Philharmonic Orchestra.
Diamond Music. Gershwin: Rhapsody in
Blue; Prokofiev: Symphony No.1 “Classical”;
Smetana: Vltava (The Moldau) from Má Vlast;
and other works. Gregory Turner, piano; Jessica
V. Kun, conductor. Richmond Hill Centre
for the Performing Arts, 10268 Yonge St.,
Richmond Hill. 905-787-8811. $29; $24(sr/st).
●●8:00: Soundstreams. Musik für das Ende.
See Oct 27. Also Oct 29, 31, Nov 1, 2, 3, 4. Times
vary.
●●8:00: Spectrum Music. Legend and Lore.
The Heavyweights Brass Band. Alliance Française
de Toronto, 24 Spadina Rd. 416-937-
6180. $20; $15(st).
●●8:00: St. Jude’s Celebration of the Arts.
Choral Splendour. Canadian sacred and
secular choral music. Elora Singers; Noel Edison,
conductor. St. Jude’s Anglican Church,
160 William St., Oakville. 905-844-3972. $30.
●●8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Israel
Philharmonic Orchestra, Guest Orchestra.
Poznansky: Footnote Suite from the music
for the motion picture; Ravel: Suite No.2 from
Daphnis et Chloé; R. Strauss: Ein Heldenleben
(A Hero’s Life). Zubin Mehta, conductor. Roy
Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-598-3375.
$69.25-$290.
Sunday October 29
●●10:30am: Royal York Road United Church.
500th Anniversary of the Reformation. Bach:
Cantata No.79 “Gott der Herr ist Sonn und
Schild” BWV79. Senior Choir, soloists and
orchestra. 851 Royal York Rd. 416-231-9401.
Free; donations welcomed.
Phantoms
of the Organ!
A Hallowe’en howl of
unearthly delights!
FRIDAY OCTOBER 27, 9PM
Spooky organ music for Halloween.
Audience costumes encouraged!
NEW VENUE THIS YEAR
Church of the Holy Trinity,
19 Trinity Square,Toronto
(behind the Eaton Centre.)
416-598-4521
rcco.ca/toronto-on
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