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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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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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