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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A. Concerts in the GTA<br />
Liona Boyd in concert<br />
with Andrew Dolson<br />
Saturday <strong>November</strong> 25th, 7:30 PM<br />
Trinity-St. Paul's United Church<br />
427 Bloor St. West (near Spadina)<br />
With Grammy nominated flautist Ron Korb and the<br />
Mississauga Children's Choir<br />
TICKETS $49 at:<br />
annex.snapd.com/events<br />
Remenyi House of Music 210 Bloor St. W<br />
more shows at lionaboyd.com/tour<br />
NO REMEDY FOR LOVE - LIONA'S NEW AUTOBIOGRAPHY AND NEW ALBUM OUT NOW<br />
FROM UNIVERSAL MUSIC AND DUNDURN PRESS !<br />
Christmas food drive. Also Nov 26(3pm, St.<br />
Aidan’s Catholic Church).<br />
●●7:30: Castle Frank House of Melody. Teeming<br />
with Song: Vocal Selections from Bach<br />
to Bernstein. Lorna Young, Patricia Haldane,<br />
Cara Adams, sopranos; Martha Spence,<br />
mezzo; Michael Fitzgerald, baritone; Steven<br />
Kettlewell, piano. St. Andrew’s United Church<br />
(Bloor St.), 117 Bloor St E. 416-966-2685. By<br />
donation.<br />
●●7:30: Elysian Duo. In Concert. Works by<br />
Gershwin, Bartók and Schumann, original<br />
works for trumpet and guitar and a world<br />
premiere. Dylan Rook Maddix, trumpet;<br />
James Renwick, guitar. Willowdale Christian<br />
Reformed Church, 70 Hilda Ave., North York.<br />
416-221-7829. $20. Fundraising concert for<br />
Syrian refugees; refreshments to follow.<br />
●●7:30: Home Smith Bar at The Old Mill<br />
Toronto. Monica Chapman: In Concert.<br />
Bartosz Hadala, piano; Jordan O’Connor,<br />
bass; Chris Wallace, drums. 21 Old Mill Rd.<br />
416-<strong>23</strong>6-2641 x3718. No cover. No reservations<br />
required.<br />
●●7:30: Jubilate Singers. Building World Harmony.<br />
Guest: Bassam Bishra, oud. St. Simonthe-Apostle<br />
Anglican Church, 525 Bloor<br />
St. E. 416-488-1571. $25; $20(sr); $15(st);<br />
free(under 13).<br />
●●7:30: Koichi Inoue. Brampton Chamber<br />
Music Concert Series. Penny Johnson, Eileen<br />
Keown and Isabel Misquitta-Yip, pianos;<br />
Corey Gemmell, violin. St. Paul’s United<br />
Church (Brampton), 30 Main St. S., Brampton.<br />
904-450-9220. PWYC.<br />
●●7:30: Liona Boyd. In Concert: A Winter Fantasy.<br />
Ron Korb, flute; Mississauga Children’s<br />
Choir. Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre, 427 Bloor St.<br />
W. annex.snapd.com/events. $48.<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 24.<br />
●●7:30: National Ballet of Canada. Nijinsky.<br />
See Nov 22. Also Nov 26.<br />
●●7:30: Silverthorn Symphonic Winds.<br />
Fall Festival. Wilmar Heights Centre,<br />
963 Pharmacy Ave., Scarborough. 416-742-<br />
4<strong>23</strong>7. $20; $15(st). Free parking; wheelchair<br />
accessible.<br />
●●7:30: Tallis Choir. Forty! Forty! Forty!:<br />
Music of Thomas Tallis and Striggio. Celebrating<br />
the 40th anniversary of the Tallis Choir.<br />
Tallis: Spem in alium; Striggio: Ecce beatam<br />
lucem. Peter Mahon, conductor. St. Patrick’s<br />
Church, 141 McCaul St. 416-286-9798. $30,<br />
$25(sr), $10(st).<br />
●●7:30: Toronto Concert Orchestra. Saint-<br />
Saëns: Organ Symphony. Ravel: Piano Concerto<br />
in G; Bédard: Toccata Suite pour Orgue.<br />
Myriam Blardone, piano; Christopher Dawes,<br />
organ; Kerry Stratton, conductor. Yorkminster<br />
Park Baptist Church, 1585 Yonge St. 416-<br />
556-0812. $25-$55.<br />
●●7:30: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Mahler<br />
Symphony 6. Abigail Richardson-Schulte:<br />
Step Up (Sesquie for Canada’s 150th); Mahler:<br />
Symphony No.6 in a. Donald Runnicles, conductor.<br />
Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-<br />
593-1285. $34.75-$148. Also Nov <strong>23</strong>(8pm).<br />
●●7:30: University of Toronto Faculty of<br />
Music. Fall Major Opera Production: Don<br />
<strong>2017</strong> / 2018<br />
Season<br />
Presents<br />
The Promise ofLight<br />
Saturday, <strong>November</strong> 25, <strong>2017</strong> ~ 8 pm<br />
Grace Church on-the-Hill, 300 Lonsdale Road, Toronto<br />
Tickets available through the Oriana Choir website at<br />
www.orianachoir.com<br />
or at at www.tickets.harthouse.ca or 416-978-8849<br />
Adults: $25 Seniors/under 35: $20 Students: $10<br />
ORIANA Women’s Choir gratefully acknowledges the financial assistance of<br />
www.orianachoir.com<br />
info@orianachoir.com<br />
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