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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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●●8:00: Aurora Cultural Centre. Rémi<br />

Bolduc Jazz Ensemble: Swingin’ with Oscar.<br />

22 Church St., Aurora. 905-713-1818.<br />

$35/$30(adv).<br />

●●8:00: Gallery 345. Jazz at The Gallery:<br />

Noah Franche-Nolan: Solo Piano and Sextet.<br />

Weaving elements of traditional jazz, contemporary<br />

jazz, contemporary classical music,<br />

and Christian hymns. 345 Sorauren Ave. 416-<br />

822-9781. $20; $10(st). Cash only.<br />

●●8:00: Kingston Road Village Concert Series.<br />

Remembrance Day Concert with Scott<br />

Good and Friends. Full orchestra, singers,<br />

piper and readers. Kingston Road United<br />

Church, 975 Kingston Rd. 416-699-6091. $25;<br />

free(under 13).<br />

●●8:00: Royal Conservatory. Vocal Concerts:<br />

Barbara Hannigan with Reinbert de Leeuw.<br />

Koerner Hall, Telus Centre, 273 Bloor St. W.<br />

416-408-0208. $40-$95.<br />

●●8:00: Tafelmusik. Mozart’s Piano. See<br />

Nov 9. Also Nov 11, 12(3:30).<br />

●●9:00: Jazz Bistro. An Evening of Edith<br />

Piaf: Patsy Gallant Sings Piaf. 251 Victoria St.<br />

1-888-222-6608. $35. 6pm: doors open. Dinner<br />

reservations: 416-363-5299. Also Nov 11.<br />

●●9:00: Snaggle. Snarky Puppy Tribute<br />

Show. Nick Maclean, keyboards; Brownman<br />

Ali, trumpet; Graeme Wallace, tenor sax;<br />

Anoop Isaac, guitar; and others. Junction City<br />

Music Hall, 2907 Dundas St W. 416-389-2643.<br />

$15/$10(adv).<br />

Saturday <strong>November</strong> 11<br />

●●2:00: National Ballet of Canada. The<br />

Winter’s Tale. See Nov 10. Runs to Nov 19.<br />

A. Concerts in the GTA<br />

Wed-Sat(7:30pm), Thurs/Sat/Sun(2pm).<br />

●●3:00: Thin Edge New Music Collective/<br />

Canadian Music Centre. Sensing. Works by<br />

Höstman, Scime and Feldman; Sonja Rainey:<br />

design. Canadian Music Centre, 20 St. Joseph<br />

St. 416-961-6601 x202. $25; $20(sr/st/arts<br />

workers). Also 5:30pm, 8pm.<br />

●●5:30: Thin Edge New Music Collective/<br />

Canadian Music Centre. Sensing. Works by<br />

Höstman, Scime and Feldman; Sonja Rainey:<br />

design. Canadian Music Centre, 20 St. Joseph<br />

St. 416-961-6601 x202. $25; $20(sr/st/arts<br />

workers). Also 3pm, 8pm.<br />

●●6:00: Horseshoe Tavern. Reykjavik Calling:<br />

Mammút and Fufanu. 370 Queen St. W. www.<br />

facebook.com/events/119087432134074. Free<br />

on a first come, first served basis. RSVP to<br />

website.<br />

●●7:30: National Ballet of Canada. The Winter’s<br />

Tale. See Nov 10. Runs to Nov 19. Wed-<br />

Sat(7:30pm), Thurs/Sat/Sun(2pm).<br />

THAT CHOIR REMEMBERS<br />

conducted by Craig Pike<br />

NiNe SparrowS<br />

artS FouNdatioN<br />

presents<br />

A CONCERT OF<br />

REMEMBRANCE<br />

saturday <strong>November</strong> 11th<br />

7:30 pm<br />

special Guest<br />

David Hetherington<br />

cello<br />

ADMISSION FREE<br />

DONATIONS WELCOME<br />

www.9SparrowSartS.org<br />

●●7:30: Nine Sparrows Arts Foundation. A<br />

Concert of Remembrance. Guest: David Hetherington,<br />

cello. Yorkminster Park Baptist<br />

Church, 1585 Yonge St. 416-241-1298. Free;<br />

donations welcomed.<br />

●●8:00: Burlington Performing Arts Centre.<br />

Gordon Lightfoot. Burlington Performing<br />

Arts Centre, Main Theatre, 440 Locust St.,<br />

Burlington. 905-681-6000. $125. Series discount<br />

available.<br />

●●8:00: Caliban Arts/Remix Lounge.<br />

Celebrating Dizzy at 100. Remix Lounge,<br />

1305 Dundas St. W. 647-722-4635. $25(adv).<br />

RE-SCHEDULED FROM OCT 21.<br />

●●8:00: Cathedral Bluffs Symphony<br />

Trinity College Chapel<br />

(6 Hoskin Avenue, Toronto ON)<br />

VISIT US<br />

thatchoir.com<br />

Orchestra. Subscription Concert #1. Rachmaninoff:<br />

Piano Concerto No.1 in f-sharp;<br />

Symphony No.2 in e. Robert Horvath, piano.<br />

P.C. Ho Theatre, Chinese Cultural Centre<br />

of Greater Toronto, 5183 Sheppard Ave. E.,<br />

Scarborough. 416-879-5566. $35 and up;<br />

$30(sr/st); free(under 12). 7:15pm: Pre-concert<br />

talk.<br />

●●8:00: Gallery 345. Dual Vision: Paul Novotny,<br />

bass and Joe Sealey, piano. Classic<br />

jazz duo with a unique signature sound.<br />

345 Sorauren Ave. 416-822-9781. $25; $15(st).<br />

Cash only.<br />

●●8:00: Jana Skarecky presents. Time Tributaries:<br />

Music and Art by Jana Skarecky.<br />

Skarecky: The Lightning Flash Endures (premiere);<br />

Uluru; What Draws Us Together;<br />

Planet Earth; Emily (excerpts); The Way<br />

You Are; and other works. Brandon Leis,<br />

tenor; Ben Bolt-Martin, cello; Ramona Carmelly,<br />

mezzo; Joseph Ferretti, piano; Encore<br />

String Quartet; and others. Heliconian Hall,<br />

35 Hazelton Ave. 416-922-3618. $25. Proceeds<br />

to benefit First Nations Child and Family Caring<br />

Society of Canada; also in celebration of<br />

Skareky’s 60th birthday.<br />

●●8:00: Oakville Centre for the Performing<br />

Arts. Dirty Dishes. Country, bluegrass, and<br />

gospel. 130 Navy St., Oakville. 905-815-2021<br />

or 1-888-489-7784. $33-$44.<br />

●●8:00: Scaramella. Les idées heureuses.<br />

Works by Bach, Jean-Marie Leclair, and François<br />

Couperin. Grégoire Jeay, transverse<br />

flute; Joëlle Morton, basse de viole; Lysiane<br />

Boulva, harpsichord. Victoria College Chapel,<br />

91 Charles St. W. 416-760-8610. $20-$30.<br />

●●8:00: Tafelmusik. Mozart’s Piano. See<br />

Nov 9. Also Nov 12(3:30).<br />

●●8:00: That Choir. That Choir Remembers.<br />

Whitacre: When David Heard; Mealor:<br />

Love’s as Warm as Tears; Henson: My Flight<br />

for Heaven; Allan: In paradisum; Daley: In<br />

Remembrance. Craig Pike, conductor. Trinity<br />

College Chapel, University of Toronto,<br />

6 Hoskin Ave. 416-419-1756. $30; $20(sr/arts);<br />

$10(st). Also Nov 12.<br />

●●8:00: Thin Edge New Music Collective/<br />

Canadian Music Centre. Sensing. Works by<br />

Höstman, Scime and Feldman; Sonja Rainey:<br />

design. Canadian Music Centre, 20 St. Joseph<br />

St. 416-961-6601 x202. $25; $20(sr/st/arts<br />

workers). Also 3pm, 5:30pm.<br />

●●8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra.<br />

Afghanistan: Requiem for a Generation. Jordan<br />

Pal: Fallen (Sesquie for Canada’s 150th);<br />

Traditional: Piper’s Lament (Flowers of the<br />

Forest); Diespecker: Creed; Vaughan Williams:<br />

Mvmt 2 from A London Symphony<br />

(Symphony No.2); Jeffrey Ryan: Afghanistan<br />

- Requiem for a Generation; and other<br />

works. Measha Brueggergosman, soprano;<br />

Allyson McHardy, mezzo; Colin Ainsworth,<br />

tenor; Brett Polegato, baritone; Toronto Children’s<br />

Chorus; Toronto Mendelssohn Choir;<br />

Tania Miller, conductor. Roy Thomson Hall,<br />

60 Simcoe St. 416-598-3375. $34.75-$148.<br />

Also Nov 9.<br />

●●9:00: Jazz Bistro. An Evening of Edith<br />

Piaf: Patsy Gallant Sings Piaf. 251 Victoria St.<br />

1-888-222-6608. $35. 6pm: doors open. Dinner<br />

reservations: 416-363-5299. Also Nov 10.<br />

Sunday <strong>November</strong> 12<br />

●●2:00: National Ballet of Canada. The Winter’s<br />

Tale. See Nov 10. Runs to Nov 19. Wed-<br />

Sat(7:30pm), Thurs/Sat/Sun(2pm).<br />

●●2:00: Pocket Concerts. Pocket Concert<br />

in The Annex. Brahms: Sonata for viola and<br />

piano Op.120 No.2; Bunch: Suite for viola and<br />

piano; Rachmaninoff: Sonata for cello and<br />

piano Op.19 (arr. Borisovsky). Rory McLeod,<br />

viola; Emily Rho, piano. Don and Rowley’s,<br />

505 Palmerston Blvd. 647-896-8295. $48;<br />

$30(ages 19-35); $15(under 19). Incl. reception<br />

with refreshments.<br />

●●3:00: Amici Chamber Ensemble. Inspired<br />

by Canada. Chan Ka Nin: Among Friends; Bell:<br />

Trails of Gravity and Grace; Cohen: Hallelujah;<br />

Mitchell: A Case of You; Léveillée: Les Vieux<br />

Pianos; and other works. Mireille Asselin,<br />

soprano; Joaquin Valdepeñas, clarinet;<br />

David Hetherington, cello; Serouj Kradjian,<br />

piano. Mazzoleni Concert Hall, Telus Centre,<br />

273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208. $45; $40(sr);<br />

$15(under 31); $10(st).<br />

●●3:00: Mississauga Symphony Orchestra.<br />

Mississauga Symphony Youth Orchestra:<br />

Canada 150. RBC Theatre, Living Arts Centre,<br />

4141 Living Arts Dr., Mississauga. 905-306-<br />

6000. $25.<br />

●●3:00: Royal Conservatory. Invesco Piano<br />

Concerts: Angela Hewitt. Koerner Hall, Telus<br />

Centre, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208. SOLD<br />

OUT.<br />

●●3:00: St. Paul’s Bloor Street. A New Song.<br />

Works by MacMillan, Moore, Mealor, Daley<br />

and Bell. Choir of St. Paul’s Bloor Street Anglican<br />

Church; Thomas Bell, director of music;<br />

Gerald Loo, organ. 227 Bloor St. E. 416-961-<br />

8116. Free.<br />

●●3:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. TSYO<br />

Fall Concert. Verdi: Overture to La forza<br />

del destino; Smetana: “The Moldau” from<br />

Má vlast; Shostakovich: Symphony No.5.<br />

Toronto Symphony Youth Orchestra; Earl<br />

Lee, conductor. Toronto Centre for the Arts,<br />

5040 Yonge St., North York. 416-593-1285.<br />

$33-$100.50.<br />

●●3:30: Tafelmusik. Mozart’s Piano. See<br />

Nov 9.<br />

●●4:00: Cathedral Church of St. James.<br />

Organ Recitals: Ian Sadler. Repertoire TBA.<br />

65 Church St. 416-364-7865. Free. Donations<br />

welcomed.<br />

●●4:30: Cathedral Church of St. James. Service<br />

of Remembrance. Parry: Songs of Farewell.<br />

Choir of St. James Cathedral, Robert<br />

Busiakiewicz, conductor. 65 Church St. 416-<br />

364-7865. Free. Religious service.<br />

●●4:30: Christ Church Deer Park. Jazz Vespers.<br />

Bernie Senensky Trio. 1570 Yonge St.<br />

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