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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