Volume 23 Issue 3 - November 2017

The WholeNote listings are arranged in five sections:
A.
GTA (GREATER TORONTO AREA) covers all of Toronto
plus Halton, Peel, York and Durham regions.
B.
BEYOND THE GTA covers many areas of Southern
Ontario outside Toronto and the GTA. Starts on page 54.
C.
MUSIC THEATRE covers a wide range of music types:
from opera, operetta and musicals, to non-traditional
performance types where words and music are in some
fashion equal partners in the drama. Starts on page 57.
D.
IN THE CLUBS (MOSTLY JAZZ)
is organized alphabetically by club.
Starts on page 59.
E.
THE ETCETERAS is for galas, fundraisers, competitions,
screenings, lectures, symposia, masterclasses, workshops,
singalongs and other music-related events (except
performances) which may be of interest to our readers.
Starts on page 60.
A GENERAL WORD OF CAUTION. A phone number is provided
with every listing in The WholeNote — in fact, we won’t publish
a listing without one. Concerts are sometimes cancelled or postponed;
artists or venues may change after listings are published.
Please check before you go out to a concert.
HOW TO LIST. Listings in The WholeNote in the four sections above
are a free service available, at our discretion, to eligible presenters.
If you have an event, send us your information no later than the
8th of the month prior to the issue or issues in which your listing is
eligible to appear.
LISTINGS DEADLINE. The next issue covers the period from
December 1 to February 7, 2017. All listings must be received by
Midnight Wednesday November 8.
LISTINGS can be sent by email to listings@thewholenote.com or
by fax to 416-603-4791 or by regular mail to the address on page 6.
We do not receive listings by phone, but you can call 416-323-2232
x27 for further information.
LISTINGS ZONE MAP. Visit our website to see a detailed version
of this map: thewholenote.com.
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LISTINGS
Lake Ontario
Wednesday November 1
●●12:30: Yorkminster Park Baptist Church.
Noonday Organ Recitals: Stefani Bedin.
1585 Yonge St. 416-922-1167. Free.
●●7:30: Living Arts Centre. Patricia
O’Callaghan Sings Leonard Cohen and More.
RBC Theatre, Living Arts Centre, 4141 Living
Arts Dr., Mississauga. 905-306-6000.
$30-$50.
●●8:00: Gallery 345. The Art of the Piano:
Jenny Lin. Celebrating Valentin Silvestrov’s
80th birthday. Silvestrov: Benedictus; Mompou:
Angelico (from Música callada); Silvestrov:
Der Bote (The Messenger); Mozart:
Allegro from Piano Sonata No.16 in C; Silvestrov:
Wedding Waltz; and other works.
345 Sorauren Ave. 416-822-9781. $25; $10(st).
●●8:00: Royal Conservatory. Yasmin Levy
and The Klezmatics. Koerner Hall, Telus Centre,
273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208. $45-$110.
●●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 27, 28, 29, 31, Nov 2, 3, 4. Times
vary.
Thursday November 2
●●12:00 noon: Canadian Opera Company.
Chamber Music Series: Musica Universalis.
Works by Haydn, Lau, Ho and Connesson. Trio
d’Argento (Sibylle Marquardt, flute; Peter
Stoll, clarinet; Todd Yaniw, 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: Encore Symphonic Concert
Band. Monthly Concert. Big band, swing, jazz
and film scores. John Liddle, conductor. Wilmar
Heights Centre, 963 Pharmacy Ave.,
Scarborough. 416-346-3910 or 647-287-
5390. $10. First Thursday of each month.
Refreshments available or bring your lunch.
●●12:10: University of Toronto Faculty of
Music. Thursdays at Noon: Opera Spotlight.
A preview of UofT Opera’s production of
Mozart’s Don Giovanni. Walter Hall, Edward
Johnson Building, University of Toronto,
80 Queen’s Park. 416-408-0208. Free.
●●12:30: York University Department of
Music. World @ Midday: Kouraba World
Music Ensemble. Martin Family Lounge,
Accolade East Building, YU, 4700 Keele St.
647-459-0701. Free.
●●6:15: St. Thomas’s Anglican Church. All
Souls’ Day Solemn Requiem. Fauré: Requiem
Op.48. Choir of St. Thomas’s Church; instrumental
ensemble in the manner of the work’s
first performance in the Church of the Madeleine,
Paris; Matthew Larkin, organ and
conductor. St. Thomas’s Anglican Church
(Toronto), 383 Huron St. 416-979-2323. Freewill
offering. The music will be part of the liturgy
of the Solemn Requiem for All Souls.
●●7:30: Canadian Opera Company. The Elixir
of Love. Music by Gaetano Donizetti. Andrew
Haji, tenor (Nemorino); Simone Osborne, soprano
(Adina); Gordon Bintner, baritone (Belcore);
James Robinson, director; Yves Abel,
conductor. Four Seasons Centre for the Performing
Arts, 145 Queen St. W. 416-363-8231.
$35-$235. Also Oct 11, 15(2pm), 21, 27, 29,
Nov 4(4:30pm).
A. Concerts in the GTA
THE ELIXIR
OF LOVE
DONIZETTI
OCT 11 – NOV 4
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●●7:30: Opera York. Carmen. Bizet. Romulo
Delgado (Don Jose); Beste Kalender (Carmen);
Andrew Tees (Escamilo); Sara Papini
(Micaela); Denis Mastromonaco, artistic
director. Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing
Arts, 10268 Yonge St., Richmond Hill.
905-787-8811. $40-$50; $25(st). Also Nov 4.
●●7:30: York University Department of
Music. Faculty Concert Series: Al Henderson
Quintet. Al Henderson, bass; Alex Dean,
saxes, oboe, bass clarinet; Richard Whiteman,
piano; Barry Romberg, drums; Pat LaBarbera,
saxes, flute. Tribute Communities Recital Hall,
Accolade East Building, YU, 4700 Keele St.
416-736-5888. $15; $10(sr/st).
●●8:00: Art of Time Ensemble. ... Hosted
by Glenn Gould: Gould’s Perspectives on
Beethoven and Shostakovich. Excerpts from
Glenn Gould on Television will be screened
before performances of works by Beethoven
and Shostakovich. Andrew Burashko, piano;
Stephen Dann, viola; Sheila Jaffe, violin
and viola; Stephen Sitarski, violin; Thomas
Wiebe, cello. Harbourfront Centre Theatre,
235 Queens Quay W. 416-973-4000. $25-$64;
$15(rush tickets, 30 and under). Also Nov 3, 4.
●●8:00: Flato Markham Theatre. Music of
Hollywood II. Gershwin: Porgy and Bess
(excerpts); John Williams: Music from E.T.;
and works by Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong.
Younggun Kim, piano; Toronto Concert
Orchestra; Kerry Stratton, conductor.
171 Town Centre Blvd., Markham. 905-305-
7469. $15-$65.
●●8:00: Gallery 345. Bridge Between the
Arts. Toronto Artists for Mexico Earthquake
Relief Fundraising Concert. Artists of different
genres united in an eclectic showcase of
classical music, Mariachi and interdisciplinary
projects. 345 Sorauren Ave. 416-822-9781.
$25/PWYC. Cash only.
●●8:00: Soundstreams. Musik für das Ende.
See Nov 1. Also Nov 3, 4.
Friday November 3
●●12:10: Music at St. Andrew’s. Noontime
Recital. Jordan Klapman, jazz piano; John
MacMurchy, reeds. St. Andrew’s Church
(Toronto), 73 Simcoe St. 416-593-5600 x231.
Free.
●●5:30: Dinner and a Song. David Bradstreet,
Guitar. Olde Stone Cottage Pub,
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