Volume 23 Issue 3 - November 2017
In this issue: conversations (of one kind or another) galore! Daniela Nardi on taking the reins at "best-kept secret" venue, 918 Bathurst; composer Jeff Ryan on his "Afghanistan" Requiem for a Generation" partnership with war poet, Susan Steele; lutenist Ben Stein on seventeenth century jazz; collaborative pianist Philip Chiu on going solo; Barbara Hannigan on her upcoming Viennese "Second School" recital at Koerner; Tina Pearson on Pauline Oliveros; and as always a whole lot more!
In this issue: conversations (of one kind or another) galore! Daniela Nardi on taking the reins at "best-kept secret" venue, 918 Bathurst; composer Jeff Ryan on his "Afghanistan" Requiem for a Generation" partnership with war poet, Susan Steele; lutenist Ben Stein on seventeenth century jazz; collaborative pianist Philip Chiu on going solo; Barbara Hannigan on her upcoming Viennese "Second School" recital at Koerner; Tina Pearson on Pauline Oliveros; and as always a whole lot more!
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Performing Arts, 130 Navy St., Oakville. 905-<br />
815-2021. $27-$56. Also Nov 4(8pm).<br />
●●2:00: Royal Conservatory. Sunday Interludes:<br />
Narek Hakhnazaryan, cello. Mazzoleni<br />
Concert Hall, Telus Centre, 273 Bloor St. W.<br />
416-408-0208. Free.<br />
●●2:00: Visual and Performing Arts Newmarket.<br />
Cecilia String Quartet. Newmarket<br />
Theatre, 505 Pickering Cres., Newmarket.<br />
905-953-5122. $30; $25(sr); $10(st).<br />
●●3:00: Shaftesbury Salon Series. Battle<br />
of the Bands 1867 & 1967. Canadian music<br />
from the confederation generation and<br />
the swinging sixties. Ian Bell, guitar, accordion,<br />
banjo and vocals; Tom Leighton, piano,<br />
accordion and vocals; and others. Atrium,<br />
21 Shaftesbury Ave. 416-519-7883. $28.<br />
Refreshments following.<br />
●●3:00: Toronto Operetta Theatre. The<br />
Widow by Calixa Lavallée. Viennese Operetta<br />
and other works. Julie Nesrallah, mezzo;<br />
Diego Catalá, baritone; Julie Obermeyer;<br />
Michael McLean; Rosalind McArthur, mezzo;<br />
Gregory Finney, baritone; Guillermo Silva-<br />
Marin, stage director; Michael Rose, piano<br />
and music director; and others. St. Lawrence<br />
Centre for the Arts, 27 Front St. E. 416-366-<br />
77<strong>23</strong>. $29-$49.<br />
●●3:30: Orpheus Choir of Toronto. Last Light<br />
Above the World. Allan Bevan: Last Light<br />
Above the World (A War Litany); David Lang:<br />
national anthems. Hailey Gillis and Colin Palangio,<br />
narrators; Sidgwick Scholars; Orpheus<br />
Chamber Orchestra; Robert Cooper, conductor;<br />
Edward Moroney, accompanist.<br />
Grace Church on-the-Hill, 300 Lonsdale Rd.<br />
416-530-4428. $45-$75; $20(st).<br />
●●3:30: St. Anne’s Anglican Church. St. Cecilia<br />
Day Celebration. Purcell: Hail! Bright<br />
Cecilia, and other works. Junction Trio;<br />
orchestra; soloists from the St. Anne’s Choir.<br />
270 Gladstone Ave. 416-536-3160. PWYC.<br />
●●4:00: Cathedral Church of St. James.<br />
Organ Recitals: Ian Sadler. Repertoire TBA.<br />
65 Church St. 416-364-7865 x<strong>23</strong>4. Donations<br />
welcomed.<br />
●●4:00: Church of St. Mary Magdalene<br />
(Toronto). Organ Fireworks. Andrew Adair,<br />
organ. 477 Manning Ave. 416-531-7955. Free.<br />
●●4:00: St. Olave’s Anglican Church. City<br />
Flutes. Choral Evensong for All Souls. Classical,<br />
contemporary and popular flute pieces.<br />
Lana Chou Hoyt, director. 360 Windermere<br />
Ave. 416-769-5686. Free; donations welcome.<br />
Religious service. Followed by Pumpkin Tea.<br />
●●5:00: Nocturnes in the City. Chamber<br />
Music Recital. Works by Franck, Tchaikovsky<br />
and Dvořák. Ivan Zenaty, violin; Dmitri<br />
Vorobiev, piano. St. Wenceslaus Church,<br />
496 Gladstone Ave. 416-481-7294. $25;<br />
$15(st).<br />
●●7:00: Toronto Mass Choir. Gospel & Jazz:<br />
A Family Reunion. Toronto Mass Choir;<br />
Toronto Jazz Orchestra; guests: Renee<br />
Rowe, Patricia Shirley, Chardon Myers, Terence<br />
Penny and Shawn Byfield. Daniels<br />
Spectrum, 585 Dundas St. E. 905-794-1139.<br />
$35/$30(adv); $45(VIP). Also Nov 4.<br />
●●7:30: Cor Unum Ensemble. Bella Musica.<br />
Featuring polyphonic madrigals and string<br />
band of 16th-century Italy, complemented<br />
by works for solo keyboard. Trinity College<br />
Chapel, University of Toronto, 6 Hoskin Ave.<br />
226-980-9828. $20; $10(st/arts worker).<br />
Also Nov 4.<br />
●●7:30: Trio Arkel. The Edge of Revolt. Tanyev:<br />
A. Concerts in the GTA<br />
Trio for Strings: Arensky: Cello Quartet;<br />
Glière: Cello Duos. Guest: Shauna Rolston,<br />
cello. Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre, 427 Bloor St. W.<br />
416-409-6824. $30; $15(st).<br />
Monday <strong>November</strong> 6<br />
●●7:00: Yorkminster Park Baptist Church.<br />
An Evening with John McDermott in Song and<br />
Verse. John McDermott, tenor; Toronto Artillery<br />
Foundation Band. 1585 Yonge St. 416-<br />
922-1167. $30. Fundraiser in support of the<br />
Toronto Artillery Foundation.<br />
●●7:15: International Resource Centre for<br />
Performing Artists. Singing Stars: The<br />
Next Generation. A program of arias. Rachel<br />
Andrist, piano. Zoomer Hall, 79 Jefferson Ave.<br />
416-362-1422. $30, $20(under 30/sr/arts<br />
workers).<br />
●●7:30: Happenstance. Rêverie. Debussy:<br />
Première rhapsodie; L’isle joyeuse; Françaix:<br />
Tema con variazioni; Neuf Histoirettes; Messaien:<br />
Regard de l’Esprit de joie from Vingt<br />
regards sur l’Enfant-Jésus; Dusapin: To God;<br />
and other works. Brad Cherwin, clarinet;<br />
Alice Hwang, piano; Adam Harris, baritone;<br />
Whitney Mather, voice. Temerty Theatre,<br />
273 Bloor St. W. 647-767-9879. Free. RSVP<br />
encouraged.<br />
●●8:00: Gallery 345. The Art of the Piano:<br />
Marc Toth - Beethoven Sonatas. Beethoven:<br />
Sonatas 2, 20, 21 “Waldstein” and 27.<br />
345 Sorauren Ave. 416-822-9781. $25; $10(st).<br />
●●8:00: Toronto Theatre Organ Society.<br />
Screening of Silent Film “Sunrise”. Live organ<br />
accompaniment. Bill O’Meara, organ. Kimbourne<br />
Park United Church, 200 Wolverleigh<br />
Blvd. 416-499-6262. $25.<br />
Tuesday <strong>November</strong> 7<br />
●●12:00 noon: Canadian Opera Company.<br />
Dance Series: DanceWorks 40th Anniversary<br />
Weekend. Joanna de Souza, dancer; Esmeralda<br />
Enrique, dancer. Richard Bradshaw<br />
Amphitheatre, Four Seasons Centre for the<br />
Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W. 416-363-<br />
8<strong>23</strong>1. Free. First-come, first-served. Late seating<br />
not available.<br />
●●12:10: Nine Sparrows Arts Foundation/<br />
Yorkminster Park Baptist Church. Lunchtime<br />
Chamber Music: Rising Stars Recital.<br />
Students from the Glenn Gould School. Yorkminster<br />
Park Baptist Church, 1585 Yonge St.<br />
416-241-1298. Free; donations welcomed.<br />
<strong>November</strong> 7 at 8pm<br />
BENJAMIN<br />
GROSVENOR<br />
●●8:00: Music Toronto. Benjamin Grosvenor,<br />
Piano. Mozart: Sonata in B-flat K333 “Linz”;<br />
Brahms: Four Pieces Op.119; Brett Dean:<br />
Hommage à Brahms (played as interludes<br />
between the Brahms pieces above); Debussy:<br />
L’après-midi d’un faune (arr. Leonard Borwick<br />
and George Copeland); Berg: Sonata Op.1;<br />
Ravel: Gaspard de la nuit. St. Lawrence Centre<br />
for the Arts, 27 Front St. E. 416-366-77<strong>23</strong>.<br />
$50-$55; $10(st, full-time).<br />
Wednesday <strong>November</strong> 8<br />
●●12:30: Organix Concerts/All Saints Kingsway.<br />
Kingsway Organ Recital Series.<br />
Michael Capon, organ. All Saints Kingsway<br />
Anglican Church, 2850 Bloor St. W. 416-769-<br />
5224. Freewill donation.<br />
●●12:30: Yorkminster Park Baptist Church.<br />
Noonday Organ Recitals: John Paul Farahat.<br />
1585 Yonge St. 416-922-1167. Free.<br />
●●1:00: Miles Nadal JCC/Alliance Française/<br />
Holocaust Education Week. Music, Cinema<br />
and Memory. Theme songs featured in such<br />
films as Defiance, Exodus, Schindler’s List,<br />
Yentl, Diary of Anne Frank and Life is Beautiful.<br />
Isabelle Durin, violin; Michaël Ertzscheid,<br />
piano. Spadina Theatre, 24 Spadina Rd. 416-<br />
924-6211 x155. PWYC, $10 suggested. Also<br />
7pm.<br />
●●5:00: Canadian Opera Company. Jazz Series:<br />
You’ll Never Know. Heather Bambrick,<br />
vocalist. Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre,<br />
Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts,<br />
145 Queen St. W. 416-363-8<strong>23</strong>1. Free. Firstcome,<br />
first-served. Late seating not available.<br />
●●6:00: Quintageous Woodwind Quintet.<br />
In a Land Far, Far Away. Berio: Opus Number<br />
Zoo; Oracel Hysterical: The Fisherman<br />
and His Wife; Gottlieb: Twilight Crane; and<br />
others. Lauren Yeomans, flute; Adam Weinmann,<br />
oboe; Marc Blouin, clarinet; Iris Krizmaniz,<br />
horn; Kevin Harris, bassoon. Burdock,<br />
1184 Bloor St. W. 416-546-4033. $20; $15(st).<br />
●●7:00: Miles Nadal JCC/Alliance Française/<br />
Holocaust Education Week. Music, Cinema<br />
and Memory. Theme songs featured in such<br />
films as Defiance, Exodus, Schindler’s List,<br />
Yentl, Diary of Anne Frank and Life is Beautiful.<br />
Isabelle Durin, violin; Michaël Ertzscheid,<br />
piano. Spadina Theatre, 24 Spadina Rd. 416-<br />
924-6211 x155. PWYC, $10 suggested. Also<br />
1pm.<br />
●●8:00: Ashkenaz Foundation/Holocaust<br />
Education Week. Semer Ensemble. Alan<br />
Bern, Lorin Sklamberg, Daniel Kahn, Saha<br />
Lurje and Fabian Schnedler. George Weston<br />
Recital Hall, 5040 Yonge St. 1-855-985-2787.<br />
$40. Performed in Yiddish, Hebrew, German<br />
and Russian, with supertitles.<br />
●●8:00: Humber College. Humber at 50: A<br />
Celebration Through Music. Humber Faculty<br />
Big Band; Denny Christianson, director. Featuring<br />
Pat LaBarbera, Al Kay, Kurt Elling, Rik<br />
Emmett, Laila Biali, Rich Brown’s rinsethealgorithm<br />
with Robi Botos, Larnell Lewis<br />
and Luis Deniz. Koerner Hall, Telus Centre,<br />
273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208 or 416-675-<br />
6622 x4348. $175(premium); $55(concert<br />
only); $25(st).<br />
●●8:00: York University Department of<br />
Music. York University Chamber Choir.<br />
Mathew Larkin, organ; Lisette Canton,<br />
conductor. Grace Church on-the-<br />
Hill, 300 Lonsdale Rd. 416-736-5888.<br />
$20/$15(adv); $15(sr/st)/$10(adv).<br />
Thursday <strong>November</strong> 9<br />
●●12:00 noon: Canadian Opera Company.<br />
Vocal Series: Journeys of the Soul. Wagner:<br />
Wesendonck Lieder; Mahler: Songs of a Wayfarer.<br />
Samantha Pickett, soprano; Megan<br />
Quick, mezzo; Rachel Kerr, piano; Stéphane<br />
Mayer, piano. Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre,<br />
Four Seasons Centre for the Performing<br />
Arts, 145 Queen St. W. 416-363-8<strong>23</strong>1.<br />
Free. First-come, first-served. Late seating<br />
not available.<br />
●●12:30: York University Department of<br />
Music. Jazz @ Midday: Kevin Turcotte Quartet.<br />
Kevin Turcotte, trumpet; Mark Eisenman,<br />
piano; Jim Vivian, bass; Anthony Michelli;<br />
drums. Martin Family Lounge, Accolade East<br />
Building, YU, 4700 Keele St. 647-459-0701.<br />
Free.<br />
●●1:30: Women’s Musical Club of Toronto.<br />
Music in the Afternoon: Zodiac Trio. Paul<br />
Schoenfeld: Fraylakh from Trio for clarinet,<br />
violin, and piano; Nicolas Gilbert: Comment<br />
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Sunday,<br />
<strong>November</strong> 5 th , 7:30 PM<br />
Trinity St.Paul's Centre,<br />
427 Bloor St.W<br />
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