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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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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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