Volume 23 Issue 3 - November 2017

Eleanor Daley, piano. Toronto Centre for the
Arts, 5040 Yonge St., North York. 1-855-985-
2787. $35-$40.
●●7:30: Bel Canto Singers. Songs for a Winter’s
Night. Linda Meyer, conductor; Jacqueline
Mokrzewski, piano. Scarborough Bluffs
United Church, 3739 Kingston Rd., Scarborough.
416-286-8260. $20. Also 2:30pm.
●●7:30: Cantores Celestes Women’s Choir.
Mystery and Wonder. Arnesen: Magnificat;
other works by Class, Halley, Gjeilo and Vivaldi.
Adanya Dunn, soprano; Stephen Tam,
flute; Kate Carver, piano; Matthew Coons,
organ; Emperor String Quartet; Kelly Galbraith,
conductor. Runnymede United Church,
432 Runnymede Rd. 416-655-7335. $25. A
$1,000 donation will be made to Stella’s Place.
●●7:30: Etobicoke Centennial Choir. Sacred
Traditions 2017. Pergolesi: Magnificat; Holst:
Christmas Day; and other seasonal works.
Henry Renglich, conductor; Carl Steinhauser,
piano and organ. Humber Valley United Church,
76 Anglesey Blvd., Etobicoke. 416-769-9271. $25.
●●7:30: MCS Chorus Mississauga. Rutter
Gloria. Rutter: Gloria; and other seasonal
works. With brass, timpani, organ, and percussion.
First United Church (Mississauga),
151 Lakeshore Rd. W., Mississauga. 905-278-
7059. $20; $10(under 19).
●●7:30: Music at St. Andrew’s. Charles
Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. Readings with
musical interludes. Rick Phillips, reader; Marion
Newman, mezzo-soprano; and others.
St. Andrew’s Church (Toronto), 73 Simcoe
St. 416-593-5600 x231. Freewill offering. In
aid of St Andrew’s Out of the Cold program.
Reception.
A. Concerts in the GTA
When Angels Sing
…with the
Mississauga Symphony
Orchestra!
SATURDAY,
DECEMBER 2, 7:30PM
mfchoir.com
●●7:30: Mississauga Festival Choir. When
Angels Sing. Britten: A Ceremony of Carols;
Mark Hayes: Gloria; traditional holiday music.
Guests: Mississauga Symphony Orchestra.
Hammerson Hall, Living Arts Centre, 4141 Living
Arts Dr., Mississauga. 905-306-6000. $37.
●●7:30: Oakham House Choir. The Star of
Bethlehem. Rheinberger: The Star of Bethlehem;
Christmas carol sing-along; orchestral
and vocal seasonal favourites. Oakham
House Choir; Toronto Sinfonietta; Allison Cecilia
Arends, soprano; Jeremy Ludwig, baritone;
Toronto Mozart Players present
Brass by Alec Wilder
Steven Woomert, trumpet
James Gardiner, trumpet
Audrey Good, horn
Vanessa Fralick, trombone
Mark Tetreault, tuba
Rachael Kerr, piano
Sunday, 3 Dec 2017, 2:00 PM
Church of the Redeemer
162 Bloor Str W
(Bloor and Avenue Rd)
$35 Adults | $15 Sudents
mozartproject.ca
Matthew Jaskiewicz, conductor. Calvin Presbyterian
Church, 26 Delisle Ave. 416-960-5551.
$30/$25(adv); $15(st); free(12 and under).
●●7:30: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Home
Alone in Concert. See Nov 30.
●●7:30: University of Toronto Faculty of
Music. Wind Ensemble: Music Responding
to Crisis. Balmages: Fanfare Canzonique;
Benson: The Leaves Are Falling; Meechan:
Korn Symphony; Gillingham: Waking Angels;
Sweelinck: Mein junges Leben hat ein End;
and other works. Gillian Mackay, conductor.
MacMillan Theatre, Edward Johnson Building,
80 Queen’s Park. 416-408-0208. $30;
$20(sr); $10(st).
●●8:00: Aga Khan Museum. Nazar by Turkwaz.
Melodies inspired by Arabic, Balkan, and
Turkish folk songs. Maryem Toller, vocals; and
others. 77 Wynford Dr. 416-646-4677. $40.
Ticket incl same day museum admission.
●●8:00: Arraymusic. Sarah Hennies and Kurt
Newman. Hennies: Gather & Release (for
vibraphone, sine waves, field recordings and
READINGS
& MUSIC
SAT, DEC 2
7:30 PM
RICK PHILLIPS
Music educator
MARION NEWMAN
Mezzo-soprano
& other talented readers
FREE ADMISSION
Donations accepted for our
Out of the Cold program
standrewstoronto.org
bilateral stimulation). Sarah Hennies, percussion;
Kurt Newman, pedal steel guitar.
Gallery 345, 345 Sorauren Ave. 416-532-7513.
PWYC, $15 suggested.
●●8:00: Healey Willan Singers. Christmas in
the Village. Fauré and Messager: Messe des
pecheurs de Villerville; Chilcott: The Midnight
of Your Birth. John Stephenson, piano; Ron Ka
Ming Cheung, conductor. St. Martin-in-the-
Fields Anglican Church, 151 Glenlake Ave. 416-
519-0528. $20; $15(sr/st).
● ● 8:00: Royal Conservatory. Music Mix:
SongBird North. Temerty Theatre, 273 Bloor
St. W. 416-408-0208. $35.
●●8:00: Tafelmusik. Four Weddings, a Funeral,
and a Coronation. See Nov 30. Also Dec 3.
Sunday December 3
●●10:30am: Canadian Opera Company. The
Magic Victrola. See Dec 2. Also 1:30pm.
●●2:00: Royal Conservatory. Sunday Interludes:
Francine Kay. Mazzoleni Concert Hall,
Royal Conservatory, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-
0208. Free.
●●2:00: Peter Margolian and Friends. Chamber
Music Concert. Bridge: Blow, blow Thou
Winter Wind (Shakespeare) for tenor and
piano; Ireland: Sea Fever (Masefield) for tenor
and piano; Sonata for violin and piano; Fricker:
Serenade for flute, oboe and piano. Ryan
Downie, tenor; Peter Margolian, piano; Samantha
Chang, flute; Hazel Boyle, oboe; Steve
Prime, violin. Canadian Music Centre, 20 St.
Joseph St. 647-980-5475 (information). Free.
●●2:00: Toronto Mozart Players. Brass
by Eric Wilder. Steven Woomert, trumpet;
James Gardiner; trumpet; Audrey Good,
horn; Vanessa Fralick, trombone; Mark
Tetreault, tuba; Rachael Kerr, piano. Church
of the Redeemer, 162 Bloor St. W. 647-478-
7532. $35; $15(st).
●●2:30: University of Toronto Faculty of
Music. Choirs in Concert: Sing and Rejoice!
Jocelyn Hagen: How to Survive Winter for
women’s voices and string quartet; and other
works. UofT Men’s Chorus; Women’s Chorus;
Women’s Chamber Choir; MacMillan Singers;
Hilary Apfelstadt, Elaine Choi, Mark Ramsay,
Tracy Wong, conductors. MacMillan Theatre,
Edward Johnson Building, 80 Queen’s Park.
416-408-0208. $30; $20(sr); $10(st).
●●3:00: Burlington Performing Arts Centre.
The Ennis Sisters: Christmas Originals
and Holiday Classics. Burlington Performing
Arts Centre, Community Studio Theatre,
440 Locust St., Burlington. 905-681-6000.
$45. Series discount available.
●●3:00: Gallery 345. From Russia with Love.
Works by Arensky, Rachmaninoff and Shchedrin.
Decus Duo: Lucia Barcari, violin; Katya
Lhatsko, piano; Guest: Olga Laktionova, cello.
345 Sorauren Ave. 416-822-9781. $25; $10(st).
Cash only.
●●3:00: Harmony Singers. That’s Christmas!
Bob Rae: We’re in the Same Boat Now;
and seasonal readings and music. Guests:
The Hon. Bob Rae, reader; Martina Myskohlid,
vocalist; Bruce Harvey, accompanist; Harvey
Patterson, conductor. Humber Valley United
Church, 76 Anglesey Blvd., Etobicoke. 416-
239-5821. $20.
●●3:00: St. Michael’s Choir School. Christmas
at Massey Hall. Handel: Messiah (Part
I); Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on Christmas
Carols; secular and sacred carols with audience
participation. Elementary, Junior, Senior,
Massed, and Alumni Choirs; Meredith
Hall, soprano; Christina Stelmacovich, alto;
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