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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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