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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Angela Hewitt. Bach: Keyboard Concerto<br />
No.3 in D BWV1054; Mozart: Piano Concerto<br />
No.9 in E-flat K271 “Jeunehomme”; Bach: Keyboard<br />
Concerto No.7 in g BWV1058; Mozart:<br />
Piano Concerto No.20 in d K466. Angela Hewitt,<br />
leader and piano. Toronto Centre for the<br />
Arts, 5040 Yonge St., North York. 416-593-<br />
1285. $33.75-$148. Also Nov 18(8pm at Roy<br />
Thomson Hall).<br />
●●3:30: Wychwood Clarinet Choir. Harvest<br />
Song. Cardon: Claribel; The Lark in the<br />
Clear Air (arr. Greaves); Mozart: Serenade in<br />
c (arr. Greaves); Piazzolla: Three Tangos (arr.<br />
Greaves); Two Beatles Tunes (arr. Witkin); and<br />
other works. Michele Jacot, conductor and<br />
clarinet. Church of St. Michael and All Angels,<br />
611 St. Clair Ave. W. wychwoodclarinetchoir.<br />
com. $20; $10(sr); $5(st/child).<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. Free. Donations<br />
welcomed.<br />
Flute Street<br />
TORONTO’S PROFESSIONAL FLUTE CHOIR<br />
PRESENTS<br />
EARTH,<br />
WIND,<br />
SNOW<br />
AND<br />
FIRE<br />
guest artist<br />
CHRISTINE BEARD<br />
SUN. NOV. 19, 4pm<br />
●●4:00: Flute Street. Earth, Wind, Snow and<br />
Fire. Guest: Christine Beard, piccolo. Christ<br />
Church Deer Park, 1570 Yonge St. 416-462-<br />
9498. $25; $20(sr); $10(st).<br />
A. Concerts in the GTA<br />
●●4:00: Hart House Singers. This Land: Music<br />
of First Nations and Early Settlers in Canada.<br />
Louis Schryer, fiddle; Josette Bouchard,<br />
tambour; Erin Leahy, piano; Conrad Gold,<br />
piano; David Arnot-Johnston, conductor. Hart<br />
House, Great Hall, 7 Hart House Circle. 416-<br />
978-2452. Free. Donations to UofT Food Bank<br />
welcome.<br />
●●4:00: Royal Conservatory. Mazzoleni Masters:<br />
Victor Danchenko. Mazzoleni Concert<br />
Hall, Royal Conservatory, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-<br />
408-0208. $25.<br />
●●7:00: Victoria College Choir. Fall Concert.<br />
Works by Chatman, Patriquin and<br />
Sled. Michael Bridge, accordion; Taylor Sullivan,<br />
conductor. Victoria College Chapel,<br />
91 Charles St. W. 416-585-4521. Free.<br />
Emergence<br />
Sunday<br />
<strong>November</strong> 19<br />
<strong>2017</strong><br />
8pm Concert<br />
Koerner Hall<br />
ESPRIT ORCHESTRA<br />
espritorchestra.com<br />
●●8:00: Esprit Orchestra. Emergence. Bjarnason:<br />
Emergence; Dalbavie: Concerto for<br />
Violin and Orchestra; D. Schmidt: Just a<br />
stranger here myself...; Sokolović: Ringelspiel.<br />
Véronique Mathieu, violin; Alex Pauk, conductor.<br />
Koerner Hall, Telus Centre, 273 Bloor<br />
St. W. 416-408-0208. $40-$60; $40-$55(sr);<br />
$22-$32(under 30); $20-$25(st). 7:15pm: Preconcert<br />
chat.<br />
Monday <strong>November</strong> 20<br />
●●12:30: York University Department of<br />
Music. Music @ Midday: Classical Instrumental<br />
Concert. Tribute Communities Recital Hall,<br />
Accolade East Building, YU, 4700 Keele St.<br />
647-459-0701. Free.<br />
●●7:30: University of Toronto Faculty of<br />
Music. Faculty Artists Ensemble. Mahler:<br />
Songs of a Wayfarer; Symphony No.4. Darryl<br />
Edwards, tenor; Monica Whicher, soprano;<br />
Edward Tait, music director; Uri Mayer, conductor.<br />
Walter Hall, Edward Johnson Building,<br />
University of Toronto, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-<br />
408-0208. $40; $25(sr); $10(st).<br />
●●7:30: York University Department of<br />
Music. York University Department of Music<br />
Jazz Festival: Jazz Combos. Roy Patterson,<br />
Lorne Lofsky and Mark Eisenman, conductors.<br />
219 Accolade East Building, YU,<br />
4700 Keele St. 647-459-0701. Free. Festival<br />
runs Nov 20-<strong>23</strong>.<br />
Tuesday <strong>November</strong> 21<br />
●●12:00 noon: Canadian Opera Company.<br />
Piano Virtuoso Series: The Lyrical Keyboard.<br />
Mariya Orlenko, piano. 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 />
Performance students from the UofT Faculty<br />
of Music. Yorkminster Park Baptist Church,<br />
1585 Yonge St. 416-241-1298. Free; donations<br />
welcomed.<br />
●●12:30: York University Department of<br />
Music. York University Department of Music<br />
Jazz Festival: Jazz Vocal Ensemble. Mike<br />
Cadó, conductor. 219 Accolade East Building,<br />
YU, 4700 Keele St. 647-459-0701. Free. Festival<br />
runs Nov 20-<strong>23</strong>.<br />
●●1:00: Cathedral Church of St. James.<br />
Organ Recitals: Ian Sadler. Repertoire TBA.<br />
65 Church St. 416-364-7865 x<strong>23</strong>4. Free. Donations<br />
welcomed.<br />
Light the<br />
Flame<br />
Tickets: $20 - $35<br />
Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre<br />
Tues. Nov. 21 | 7PM<br />
torontochildrenschorus.com<br />
●●7:00: Toronto Children’s Chorus. Light the<br />
Flame. Main Choir; Toronto Youth Choir; Lara<br />
Dodds-Eden, Matthew Otto and Helen Becqué,<br />
piano. Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre, 427 Bloor<br />
St. W. 416-932-8666 x<strong>23</strong>1. $35; $30(sr/st);<br />
$20(child). Proceeds supporting the Chamber<br />
Choir’s 2018 tour to Newfoundland.<br />
●●7:00: University of Toronto Faculty of<br />
Music. Student Composers Concert. Walter<br />
Hall, Edward Johnson Building, University<br />
of Toronto, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-408-0208.<br />
Free.<br />
●●8:00: Gallery 345. Become/Dessicated:<br />
Matti Pulkki, solo classical accordion. Finnish<br />
accordionist performs a program of<br />
contemporary solo pieces from around the<br />
world. G. Katehis: Become/Dessicated (Canadian<br />
premiere). 345 Sorauren Ave. 416-822-<br />
9781. PWYC.<br />
●●8:00: York University Department of<br />
Music. York University Department of Music<br />
Jazz Festival: Jazz Combos. Anthony Michelli,<br />
Artie Roth and Kelly Jefferson, conductors.<br />
219 Accolade East Building, YU, 4700 Keele St.<br />
647-459-0701. Free. Festival runs Nov 20-<strong>23</strong>.<br />
Wednesday <strong>November</strong> 22<br />
●●12:00 noon: Canadian Opera Company.<br />
World Music Series: Arabic Coffee House.<br />
Maryem Tollar, vocals; Al Qahwa Ensemble;<br />
Demetri Petsalakis, oud; Ernie Tollar, flutes;<br />
Naghmeh Farahmand, percussion. 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 />
●●12:30: Organix Concerts/All Saints Kingsway.<br />
Kingsway Organ Recital Series. William<br />
O’Meara, organ. All Saints Kingsway Anglican<br />
Church, 2850 Bloor St. W. 416-769-5224.<br />
Freewill donation.<br />
●●12:30: York University Department of<br />
Music. R & B Ensemble. Ron Westray, conductor.<br />
Martin Family Lounge, Accolade East<br />
Building, YU, 4700 Keele St. 647-459-0701.<br />
Free.<br />
●●12:30: Yorkminster Park Baptist Church.<br />
Noonday Organ Recitals: Thomas Fitches.<br />
1585 Yonge St. 416-922-1167. Free.<br />
●●7:30: National Ballet of Canada. Nijinsky.<br />
Music by Robert Schumann, Nikolai Rimsky-<br />
Korsakov and Dmitri Shostakovich. John Neumeier,<br />
choreographer. Four Seasons Centre<br />
for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W. 416-<br />
345-9595. $39-$265. Opens Nov 22, 7:30pm.<br />
Runs to Nov 26. Wed-Sat(7:30pm), Thurs/Sat/<br />
Sun(2pm).<br />
●●7:30: Porgiamor Chamber Concerts.<br />
Solo Messiah Project. Handel: All solo recitatives,<br />
arias, and duets from Messiah. Lilac<br />
Caña, soprano; Amanda Magnanelli, alto; Y.C.<br />
Lee, tenor; Henry Irwin, baritone; Antonia<br />
de Wolfe, piano. Bloor Street United Church,<br />
300 Bloor St. W. 416-924-7439. PWYC ($20<br />
suggested donation).<br />
GUSTAVMAHLER<br />
Des Knaben Wunderhorn<br />
Stuart Graham, baritone<br />
Michael Rose, piano<br />
<strong>November</strong> 22 @ 7:30pm<br />
Jeanne Lamon Hall<br />
Trinity-St. Paul Centre<br />
www.stuartgraham.ca<br />
●●7:30: Stuart Graham. In Recital. Mahler:<br />
Des Knaben Wunderhorn (Lieder und<br />
Gesänge aus der Jugendzeit, Vol.II/III);<br />
R. Laurin: Les Trois Fables, poésie de Jean<br />
de La Fontaine; Rachmaninoff: Assorted<br />
Romances. Stuart Graham, baritone; Michael<br />
Rose, piano. Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre, Jeanne<br />
Lamon Hall, 427 Bloor St. W. 416-927-9105.<br />
$30/$26.50(adv); $50/$41.50(2 tickets/adv).<br />
●●7:30: University of Toronto Faculty of Music.<br />
Woodwind Chamber Ensembles. Walter Hall,<br />
Edward Johnson Building, University of Toronto,<br />
80 Queen’s Park. 416-408-0208. Free.<br />
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