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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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●●7:30: York University Department of<br />

Music. York University Department of Music<br />

Jazz Festival: Jazz Combos. Kevin Turcotte,<br />

Jim Vivian and Frank Falco, conductors. Martin<br />

Family Lounge, Accolade East Building, YU,<br />

4700 Keele St. 647-459-0701. Free. Festival<br />

runs Nov 20-<strong>23</strong>.<br />

●●8:00: Arraymusic/Gallery 345. Music of<br />

Wilhelm Killmayer and Sandeep Bhagwati.<br />

Killmayer: two trios and a quartet; Bhagwati:<br />

Music of Crossings (selections). Array<br />

Ensemble: Sheila Jaffe and Stephen Sitarski,<br />

violin; Margaret Gay, cello; Stephen Clarke,<br />

piano. Gallery 345, 345 Sorauren Ave. 416-<br />

532-7513. $25; $10(st). Cash only. 7pm: Preconcert<br />

talk.<br />

Thursday <strong>November</strong> <strong>23</strong><br />

●●12:10: University of Toronto Faculty of<br />

Music. Thursdays at Noon: Instrumentalis -<br />

Aces and Deuces. Graduate student instrumentalists<br />

perform solo and duo repertoire.<br />

Walter Hall, Edward Johnson Building, University<br />

of Toronto, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-408-<br />

0208. Free.<br />

●●12:30: York University Department of<br />

Music. York University Department of Music<br />

Jazz Festival: Jazz Vocal Ensembles. Richard<br />

Whiteman, conductor. Martin Family Lounge,<br />

Accolade East Building, YU, 4700 Keele St.<br />

647-459-0701. Free. Festival runs Nov 20-<strong>23</strong>.<br />

●●12:30: York University Department of<br />

Music. Music @ Midday: York University<br />

Chamber Strings. Matt Brubeck, conductor.<br />

Tribute Communities Recital Hall, Accolade<br />

East Building, YU, 4700 Keele St. 647-459-<br />

0701. Free.<br />

●●2:00: National Ballet of Canada. Nijinsky.<br />

See Nov 22. Runs to Nov 26. Wed-<br />

Sat(7:30pm), Thurs/Sat/Sun(2pm).<br />

●●6:30: York University Department of<br />

Music. York University Department of Music<br />

Jazz Festival: Jazz Choirs. Mim Adams, conductor.<br />

Tribute Communities Recital Hall,<br />

Accolade East Building, YU, 4700 Keele St.<br />

647-459-0701. Free. Festival runs Nov 20-<strong>23</strong>.<br />

●●7:30: National Ballet of Canada. Nijinsky.<br />

See Nov 22. Runs to Nov 26. Wed-<br />

Sat(7:30pm), Thurs/Sat/Sun(2pm).<br />

●●7:30: University of Toronto Faculty of<br />

Music. Fall Major Opera Production: Don<br />

Giovanni. Music by Mozart. Libretto by Da<br />

Ponte. Performed with Surtitles. Marilyn<br />

Gronsdal, director; Uri Meyer, conductor.<br />

MacMillan Theatre, Edward Johnson Building,<br />

80 Queen’s Park. 416-408-0208. $40;<br />

$25(sr); $10(st). Also Nov 24, 25, 26(2:30pm).<br />

●●7:30: York University Department of<br />

Music. York University Department of Music<br />

Jazz Festival: York U Jazz Orchestra. Mike<br />

Cadó, conductor. Martin Family Lounge,<br />

Accolade East Building, YU, 4700 Keele St.<br />

647-459-0701. Free. Festival runs Nov 20-<strong>23</strong>.<br />

●●8:00: Burlington Performing Arts Centre.<br />

UnCovered: Springsteen & Dylan. Brent Carver,<br />

Jake Epstein, Sara Farb, Melissa O’Neil,<br />

Andrew Penner. Burlington Performing Arts<br />

Centre, Main Theatre, 440 Locust St., Burlington.<br />

905-681-6000. $69.50. Series discount<br />

available.<br />

●●8:00: Corktown Chamber Orchestra. In<br />

Concert. Beethoven: Symphony No.7; Schubert:<br />

Symphony No.8; Bach: Keyboard Concerto<br />

No.4. Will Callaghan, guest conductor;<br />

Paul McCulloch, conductor. Little Trinity Anglican<br />

Church, 425 King St. E. 647-528-7159.<br />

PWYC, $20 suggested.<br />

TS<br />

Toronto<br />

Symphony<br />

Orchestra<br />

Mahler<br />

Symphony 6<br />

Nov <strong>23</strong> & 25<br />

Donald Runnicles, conductor<br />

TSO.CA<br />

●●8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Mahler<br />

Symphony 6. Stokes: Just Keep Paddling<br />

(Sesquie for Canada’s 150th); Mahler: Symphony<br />

No.6 in a. Donald Runnicles, conductor.<br />

Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-593-<br />

1285. $34.75-$148. Also Nov 25(7:30pm).<br />

Friday <strong>November</strong> 24<br />

●●12:10: Music at St. Andrew’s. Noontime<br />

Recital. Sonatas by Mozart and Poulenc.<br />

Jean-Luc Therrien, piano; Mai Tategami, violin.<br />

St. Andrew’s Church (Toronto), 73 Simcoe<br />

St. 416-593-5600 x<strong>23</strong>1. Free.<br />

●●7:00: Soundstreams. Salon 21: Holiday<br />

Remix. DJ SlowPitchSound. Gardiner<br />

Museum, 111 Queen’s Park. 416-586-<br />

8080. $7(reserved seating/gallery prelude);<br />

PWYC(saved seating); Free(general<br />

admission).<br />

●●7:00: St. Michael’s Concerts. Organ Spectacular.<br />

J.S. Bach: Toccata & Fugue in d;<br />

Widor: Toccata (Symphony V); Vierne: Carillon<br />

de Westminister; Finale (Symphony I);<br />

Boellman: Toccata (suite gothique). John Paul<br />

Farahat, Paul Jenkins, Christopher Ku, William<br />

O’Meara and Manuel Piazza. St. Michael’s<br />

Cathedral Basilica, 65 Bond St. 416-397-6367<br />

x6036. By donation, $25 suggested.<br />

●●7:30: Ensemble Polaris. From Iceland<br />

to the Moon: DVD Launch. Heliconian Hall,<br />

35 Hazelton Ave. 416-588-4301. $25, $15(sr/st).<br />

ENSEMBLE<br />

POLARIS<br />

DVD LAUNCH<br />

FRIDAY NOVEMBER 24<br />

7:30 PM<br />

ensemblepolaris.com<br />

●●7:30: Metropolitan Community Church.<br />

‘Tis the Season: Christmas with the Choir. A<br />

fundraiser concert. Mark Cassius, Pride and<br />

Joy. Guest: Mary McCandless. 115 Simpson<br />

Ave. 416-406-6228. $25. Cash bar. Also<br />

Nov 25.<br />

●●7:30: National Ballet of Canada. Nijinsky.<br />

See Nov 22. Runs to Nov 26. Wed-<br />

Sat(7:30pm), Thurs/Sat/Sun(2pm).<br />

●●7:30: Opera by Request. Le Nozze di Figaro.<br />

Mozart. Jan Vaculik, baritone (Figaro); Gene<br />

Wu, baritone (Count Almaviva); Chelsea van<br />

Pelt, soprano (Susanna); Christina Bell, soprano<br />

(Countess Almaviva); and others; William<br />

Shookhoff, piano and conductor. College<br />

Street United Church, 452 College St. 416-<br />

455-<strong>23</strong>65. $20.<br />

●●7:30: Toronto Organ Club. Classic<br />

Organ Recital. Clarke: Trumpet Voluntaire;<br />

Beethoven: Ode To Joy; Gilmanton: Sonata in<br />

d; Adam: O Holy Night. George Heldt, organ<br />

and piano; Frank Iacino, MC. St. Andrew’s<br />

Presbyterian Church, Humber Heights,<br />

1579 Royal York Rd., Etobicoke. 416-746-3071.<br />

$20; $5(under 12).<br />

●●7:30: University of Toronto Faculty of<br />

Music. Fall Major Opera Production: Don Giovanni.<br />

See Nov <strong>23</strong>. Also Nov 25, 26(2:30pm).<br />

●●7:30: York University Department of<br />

Music. York University Gospel Choir. Karen<br />

Burke, conductor. Sandra Faire and Ivan<br />

Fecan Theatre, Accolade East Building,<br />

4700 Keele St. 416-736-5888. $15; $10(sr/st).<br />

Also Nov 25.<br />

●●8:00: Etobicoke Philharmonic Orchestra.<br />

Pastoral Wonders. Beethoven: Symphony<br />

No.6 in F “Pastoral”; Wagner: Prelude<br />

to Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Francaix:<br />

L’Horloge de Flore. Chris Sewerin, oboe. Martingrove<br />

Collegiate Institute, 50 Winterton<br />

Dr., Etobicoke. 416-<strong>23</strong>9-5665. $30;<br />

$25/$22(sr/adv); $15(st).<br />

●●8:00: Royal Conservatory. Tania Miller<br />

Conducts the Royal Conservatory Orchestra.<br />

Koerner Hall, Telus Centre, 273 Bloor St. W.<br />

416-408-0208. $25-$55.<br />

Forty! Forty! Forty!<br />

Director Peter Mahon<br />

Tallis Choir celebrates 40 Years with the<br />

music of our namesake, including his<br />

incomparable 40-part Spem in Alium,<br />

and the work that may have inspired it,<br />

Striggio’s Ecce Beatam Lucem.<br />

Saturday, <strong>November</strong> 25, 7:30 pm<br />

St. Patrick’s Church<br />

141 McCaul St.<br />

Tania Miller conducts<br />

the Royal Conservatory<br />

Orchestra<br />

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 8PM<br />

PRELUDE RECITAL 6:45PM<br />

PRE-CONCERT TALK 7:15PM<br />

KOERNER HALL<br />

TICKETS ON SALE NOW! 416.408.0208<br />

WWW.PERFORMANCE.RCMUSIC.CA<br />

Saturday <strong>November</strong> 25<br />

●●2:00: National Ballet of Canada. Nijinsky.<br />

See Nov 22. Runs to Nov 26. Wed-<br />

Sat(7:30pm), Thurs/Sat/Sun(2pm).<br />

●●4:30: Royal Conservatory. Taylor Academy<br />

Showcase Concert. Mazzoleni Concert Hall,<br />

Royal Conservatory, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-<br />

0208. Free.<br />

●●7:00: Oakville Children’s Choir. Raise<br />

Your Voice and Sing! Seasonal music. Oakville<br />

Choir: Raise Her Voice, Chamber, Junior,<br />

and A Few Good Men. Clearview Church,<br />

<strong>23</strong>00 Sheridan Garden Dr., Oakville. 905-337-<br />

7104. $25; $20(sr); $15(under 13).<br />

●●7:00: Ritesh Das/Toronto Tabla Ensemble.<br />

Parampara: Tradition and Legacy. An evening<br />

of innovative rhythm and dance of India.<br />

Chitresh Das Youth Company; Toronto Tabla<br />

Youth Ensemble. Guest: Nilan Chaudhuri.<br />

Harbourfront Centre Theatre, <strong>23</strong>5 Queens<br />

Quay W. 416-973-4000. $35.<br />

●●7:30: Cantemus Singers. Nowell, Noel.<br />

Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Messe de Minuit<br />

pour Noël; carols and motets. Michael Erdman,<br />

conductor. Church of the Holy Trinity,<br />

19 Trinity Sq. 416-578-6602. $20; free(under<br />

12). Proceeds toward Community Centre 55’s<br />

Tickets: $30, Seniors: $25, Students with ID: $10 (only at the door)<br />

Info: 416 286-9798 Order online: www.tallischoir.com<br />

an Ontario government agency<br />

un organisme du gouvernement de l’Ontario<br />

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