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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416-920-5211. Freewill offering. Religious<br />
service.<br />
●●6:00: Festival of Arabic Music and Arts.<br />
Canadian Arabic Orchestra: On the Way to<br />
Baghdad. Naseer Shamma, oud. Hammerson<br />
Hall, Living Arts Centre, 4141 Living Arts Dr.,<br />
Mississauga. 905-306-6000. $61-$71.<br />
●●7:30: St. Paul’s Anglican Church<br />
(Uxbridge). A Concert For Remembrance<br />
Day. Tchaikovsky: Symphony No.5. Orpheus<br />
Symphonietta; Stuart Beaudoin, conductor.<br />
65 Toronto St. S., Uxbridge. 866-808-2006.<br />
$15.<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 11.<br />
Monday <strong>November</strong> 13<br />
●●7:30: Matthew Whitfield. Surréalisme:<br />
Pure Psychic Automatism. Satie: Vexations<br />
(accompanied by live automatic readings).<br />
Matthew Whitfield, piano. St. John the Baptist<br />
Norway Anglican Church, 470 Woodbine Ave.<br />
647-302-2074. PWYC.<br />
●●9:30: Sonuskapos Jazz Orchestra. CD<br />
Release Party: Imagine We’re Sailing. Mason<br />
Victoria, director. The Rex, 194 Queen St. W.<br />
416-219-9587. $20(with CD)/$15(without CD);<br />
$15(st with CD).<br />
Tuesday <strong>November</strong> 14<br />
●●12:00 noon: Canadian Opera Company.<br />
Vocal Series/Chamber Music Series: Three<br />
Portraits. Kieren MacMillan: Three Portraits.<br />
Haven Trio (Lindsay Kesselman, soprano;<br />
Kimberly Cole Luevano, clarinet; Midori Koga,<br />
piano). 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 />
●●12:10: Nine Sparrows Arts Foundation/<br />
Yorkminster Park Baptist Church. Lunchtime<br />
Chamber Music: David Potvin, Piano.<br />
Yorkminster Park Baptist Church, 1585 Yonge<br />
St. 416-241-1298. Free; donations welcomed.<br />
●●1:00: Cathedral Church of St. James.<br />
Organ Recitals: Richard Hansen. Repertoire<br />
TBA. 65 Church St. 416-364-7865 x<strong>23</strong>4. Free.<br />
Donations welcomed.<br />
●●7:30: Canzona Chamber Players. St.<br />
Michael’s Hospital Benefit Concert. Jean<br />
Coulthard: A Prayer for Elizabeth; Mahler:<br />
Rückert Lieder; Tchaikovsky: Symphony No.6<br />
“Pathétique”. Rachel Krehm, soprano; Canzona<br />
Chamber Players Orchestra; Yosuke<br />
Kawasaki, concertmaster; Evan Mitchell, conductor.<br />
Christ Church Deer Park, 1570 Yonge<br />
St. 647-248-4048. PWYC (suggested donation<br />
$25). All proceeds benefit the Medical<br />
Surgical Intensive Care Unit of St. Michael’s<br />
Hospital.<br />
●●8:00: Musical Stage Company. Uncovered:<br />
Dylan & Springsteen. Music director Reza<br />
Jacobs and a company of Canadian musical<br />
theatre performers perform songs of Dylan<br />
and Springsteen. Koerner Hall, Telus Centre,<br />
273 Bloor St. W. 416-927-7880. $35-$100.<br />
Also Nov 15-16.<br />
Wednesday <strong>November</strong> 15<br />
●●11:00am: Tafelmusik. Close Encounters…<br />
In Paris. Couperin: L’Apothéose de Corelli;<br />
CLOSE ENCOUNTERS<br />
… IN PARIS<br />
WED NOV 15 | 11AM<br />
HELLICONIAN HALL<br />
SAT NOV 18 | 2PM<br />
TEMERTY THEATRE<br />
(TELUS CENTRE)<br />
tafelmusik.org<br />
Rameau: Pièces de clavecin en concert;<br />
Marais: Pièces de viole: Livre III 4e Suite.<br />
Charlotte Nediger, harpsichord; Geneviève<br />
Gilardeau and Patricia Ahern, violin;<br />
Felix Deak, viola da gamba. Heliconian Hall,<br />
35 Hazelton Ave. 416-964-6337. $45(adv).<br />
Introductions by the musicians. Also<br />
Nov 18(Temerty Theatre, 2pm).<br />
●●12:30: Yorkminster Park Baptist Church.<br />
Noonday Organ Recitals: Andrew Adair.<br />
1585 Yonge St. 416-922-1167. Free.<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 />
●●7:30: University of Toronto Faculty of<br />
Music. UofT Jazz Orchestra. Gordon Foote,<br />
director. Walter Hall, Edward Johnson Building,<br />
University of Toronto, 80 Queen’s Park.<br />
416-408-0208. Free.<br />
●●8:00: Musical Stage Company. Uncovered:<br />
Dylan & Springsteen. Music director Reza<br />
Jacobs and a company of Canadian musical<br />
theatre performers perform songs of Dylan<br />
and Springsteen. Koerner Hall, Telus Centre,<br />
273 Bloor St. W. 416-927-7880. $35-$100.<br />
Also Nov 14, 16.<br />
●●8:00: Oakville Centre for the Performing<br />
Arts. Buffy Sainte-Marie. 130 Navy St., Oakville.<br />
905-815-2021 or 1-888-489-7784.<br />
$59-$70.<br />
●●8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Oundjian<br />
Conducts Vaughan Williams. Vaughan<br />
Williams: Fantasia on “Greensleeves”; Concerto<br />
in a for Oboe and String Orchestra; Serenade<br />
to Music; Flos Campi for viola, chamber<br />
choir and chamber orchestra; Piano Concerto<br />
in C; Overture to The Wasps. Louis Lortie,<br />
piano; Sarah Jeffrey, oboe; Teng Li, viola;<br />
Carla Huhtanen, soprano; Emily D’Angelo,<br />
mezzo; Lawrence Wiliford, tenor; Tyler Duncan,<br />
baritone; Elmer Iseler Singers; Peter<br />
Oundjian, conductor. Roy Thomson Hall,<br />
60 Simcoe St. 416-593-1285. $34.75-$148.<br />
Also Nov 16(2pm).<br />
Thursday <strong>November</strong> 16<br />
●●12:10: University of Toronto Faculty of<br />
Music. Thursdays at Noon: Starting from Porcupine.<br />
Selected CBC broadcasts and readings.<br />
William Aide, piano. Walter Hall, Edward<br />
Johnson Building, University of Toronto,<br />
80 Queen’s Park. 416-408-0208. Free.<br />
●●12:30: York University Department of<br />
Music. Music @ Midday: Student Showcase.<br />
Martin Family Lounge, Accolade East Building,<br />
YU, 4700 Keele St. 647-459-0701. Free.<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: Orchardviewers. Amina Holloway,<br />
cello. Toronto Public Library, Northern District,<br />
40 Orchard View Blvd. 416-393-7610.<br />
Free. Room 224.<br />
●●2:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Oundjian<br />
Conducts Vaughan Williams. Vaughan<br />
Williams: Fantasia on “Greensleeves”; Concerto<br />
in a for Oboe and String Orchestra; Serenade<br />
to Music; Flos Campi for viola, chamber<br />
choir and chamber orchestra; Piano Concerto<br />
in C; Overture to The Wasps. Louis Lortie,<br />
piano; Sarah Jeffrey, oboe; Teng Li, viola;<br />
Carla Huhtanen, soprano; Emily D’Angelo,<br />
mezzo; Lawrence Wiliford, tenor; Tyler Duncan,<br />
baritone; Elmer Iseler Singers; Peter<br />
Oundjian, conductor. Roy Thomson Hall,<br />
60 Simcoe St. 416-593-1285. $34.75-$148.<br />
Also Nov 15(8pm).<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 />
<strong>November</strong> 16 at 8pm<br />
CARDUCCI<br />
QUARTET<br />
●●8:00: Music Toronto. Carducci Quartet.<br />
Beethoven: Quartet No. 11 in f Op.95 “Serioso”;<br />
Shostakovich: Quartet No.4 in D Op.83;<br />
Debussy: Quartet in g Op.10. St. Lawrence<br />
Centre for the Arts, 27 Front St. E. 416-366-<br />
77<strong>23</strong>. $50-$55; $10(st, full-time). Replaces<br />
Škampa Quartet due to cancellation.<br />
●●8:00: Musical Stage Company. Uncovered:<br />
Dylan & Springsteen. Music director Reza<br />
Jacobs and a company of Canadian musical<br />
theatre performers perform songs of Dylan<br />
and Springsteen. Koerner Hall, Telus Centre,<br />
273 Bloor St. W. 416-927-7880. $35-$100.<br />
Also Nov 14, 15.<br />
●●8:00: Tafelmusik. Haus Musik: Crossing/<br />
Traversée. Musicians of Tafelmusik Baroque<br />
Orchestra; Jennifer Nichols, stage director;<br />
Andycapp, electronic artist; Jack Rennie,<br />
dancer; Patrick Hagarty, filmmaker. The<br />
Great Hall, 1087 Queen St. W. 416-792-1268.<br />
$25/$20(adv). Cash bar.<br />
Friday <strong>November</strong> 17<br />
●●12:00 noon: Canadian Opera Company.<br />
Chamber Music Series: Horn Trios. Brahms:<br />
Horn Trio in E-flat Op.40; John Harbison: Twilight<br />
Music. Mikhailo Babiak, horn; Sheila<br />
Jaffé, violin; Rachael Kerr, piano. Richard<br />
Bradshaw Amphitheatre, Four Seasons Centre<br />
for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W.<br />
416-363-8<strong>23</strong>1. Free. First-come, first-served.<br />
Late seating not available.<br />
●●12:10: Music at St. Andrew’s. Noontime<br />
Recital. Works by Saint-Saëns, Gounoud,<br />
Massenet and Gaveaux. Trio Dell’Aria<br />
(Michael Westwood, clarinet; Kripa Nageshwar,<br />
soprano; Ruta Vaivade, piano). St.<br />
Andrew’s Church (Toronto), 73 Simcoe St.<br />
416-593-5600 x<strong>23</strong>1. Free.<br />
●●7:30: Heliconian Club. Glitter and Be Gay.<br />
Pearce and de Val: new compositions; Eatock:<br />
Three Songs (from The Prophet); Bach:<br />
Christmas Oratorio (excerpts); Bernstein:<br />
Glitter and be Gay. Allison Arends, soprano;<br />
Paula Arciniega, mezzo; Jacqueline Gélineau,<br />
contralto; Evelina Soulis and Suzanne Yeo,<br />
piano. Heliconian Hall, 35 Hazelton Ave. 416-<br />
922-3618. $25; free(12 and under accompanied<br />
by an adult).<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 />
Cathedral Bluffs<br />
SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA<br />
Norman Reintamm<br />
Artistic Director/Principal Conductor<br />
Saturday <strong>November</strong> 11, <strong>2017</strong> 8 pm<br />
RACHMANINOFF<br />
Piano Concerto no. 1 in F sharp minor<br />
with pianist ROBERT HORVATH<br />
Symphony no. 2 in E minor<br />
SUBSCRIPTION CONCERT 1 | TICKETS: from $35 adult $30 senior/student<br />
children under age 12 are free ORDER ONLINE OR BY PHONE<br />
P.C. HoTheatre 5183 Sheppard Ave E (1 block east of Markham Rd), Scarborough<br />
cathedralbluffs.com | 416.879.5566<br />
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