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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●●8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony.<br />
Christmastide: A Baroque Christmas. Torelli:<br />
Concerto Grosso for two violins in g;<br />
Charpentier: In Nativitatem Domini Canticum;<br />
Manfredini: Concerto Grosso No.12 in<br />
C “Christmas Concerto”. Ellen McAteer, soprano;<br />
Ivars Taurins, conductor. First United<br />
Church (Waterloo), 16 William St. W., Waterloo.<br />
519-745-4711 or 1-888-745-4717. $36. Also<br />
Nov 24(Guelph), 25(Cambridge).<br />
Thursday <strong>November</strong> <strong>23</strong><br />
●●12:00 noon: University of Guelph College<br />
of Arts. Thursday at Noon: Student Soloists<br />
Day. Applied music students in the School<br />
of Fine Art and Music. Goldschmidt Room,<br />
107 MacKinnon Bldg., 50 Stone Rd. E., Guelph.<br />
519-824-4120 x52991. Free.<br />
●●7:00: Magisterra Soloists. Magisterra at<br />
the Museum: Masterworks. Chausson: Concerto<br />
for Violin, Piano and String Quartet;<br />
and works by Brahms and Kahn. Guest: Uriel<br />
Tsachor, piano. Museum London Theatre,<br />
421 Ridout St. N., London. 519-661-0333. $30;<br />
$25(sr); $15(st); $10(child).<br />
Friday <strong>November</strong> 24<br />
●●7:30: Kingston Community Strings. KCS<br />
in Concert. Tartini: Concertino for clarinet<br />
& string orchestra; Newbold: Lion City; D.<br />
Cameron: Ballade (premiere). Chris Alfano,<br />
clarinet. Christ Church Cataraqui Parish Centre,<br />
990 Sydenham Rd., Kingston. 613-531-<br />
6200. Free.<br />
●●8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony.<br />
Christmastide: A Baroque Christmas. Torelli:<br />
Concerto Grosso for two violins in g;<br />
Charpentier: In Nativitatem Domini Canticum;<br />
Manfredini: Concerto Grosso No.12 in<br />
C “Christmas Concerto”. Ellen McAteer, soprano;<br />
Ivars Taurins, conductor. Harcourt<br />
Memorial United Church, 87 Dean Ave.,<br />
Guelph. 519-745-4711 or 1-888-745-4717. $36.<br />
Also Nov 22(Waterloo), 25(Cambridge).<br />
Saturday <strong>November</strong> 25<br />
●●1:00: Westben Concerts at The Barn.<br />
Upper Canada Christmas. Narrated concert.<br />
Susanna Moodie and Catharine Parr<br />
Traill, vocalists; Westben Choruses; Donna<br />
B. Concerts Beyond the GTA<br />
Bennett and Brian Finley, directors. The Barn,<br />
6688 County Road 30, Campbellford. 705-<br />
653-5508 or 1-877-883-5777. $25; $15(st);<br />
$5(youth). Also Nov 26, Dec 2(Norwood),<br />
Dec 3(Peterborough)(all 3pm).<br />
●●2:00: King Edward Choir. A Ceremony<br />
of Carols. Britten: A Ceremony of Carols;<br />
Beethoven: Hallelujah; Liszt: Ave Verum Corpus;<br />
Rutter: Mary’s Lullaby; Ramirez: Los Pastores.<br />
Oliver Balaburski, conductor. Collier<br />
Street United Church, 112 Collier St., Barrie.<br />
705-305-6797. $25; $15(st). Also 7:30pm.<br />
●●7:30: Grand Philharmonic Choir. Winter<br />
Hymn. Britten: Ceremony of Carols; Pärt:<br />
Bogoroditse Djevo; Pärt: Sieben Magnificat<br />
Antiphonen (excerpts); Ešenvalds: Stars;<br />
Schafer: Snowforms, and other works. Winter<br />
Hymn Grand Philharmonic Chamber Singers;<br />
Julia Seager-Scott, harp. St. John the<br />
Evangelist Anglican Church, <strong>23</strong> Water St. N.,<br />
Kitchener. 519-578-5660 x5290. $30.<br />
●●7:30: King Edward Choir. A Ceremony<br />
of Carols. Britten: A Ceremony of Carols;<br />
Beethoven: Hallelujah; Liszt: Ave Verum Corpus;<br />
Rutter: Mary’s Lullaby; Ramirez: Los Pastores.<br />
Oliver Balaburski, conductor. Collier<br />
Street United Church, 112 Collier St., Barrie.<br />
705-305-6797. $25; $15(st). Also 2pm.<br />
●●7:30: Peterborough Singers. Yuletide<br />
Cheer. Venabrass Quintet; Ian Sadler, organ;<br />
Sydney Birrell, conductor. Emmanuel (George<br />
St.) United Church, 534 George St. N., Peterborough.<br />
705-745-1820. $30; $20(under 30);<br />
$10(st).<br />
●●7:30: Serenata Choir. It’s Christmas! Gary<br />
Heard, conductor. St. Paul’s United Church<br />
(Midland), 308 King St., Midland. 705-526-<br />
6800. $20; $15(st).<br />
●●7:30: University of Waterloo Department<br />
of Music. Balinese Gamelan Ensemble. Students<br />
play by ear on various gamelan instruments,<br />
consisting of gongs, metallophones,<br />
drums and flutes. Featuring new instruments<br />
from Bali. Humanities Theatre, University of<br />
Waterloo, 200 University Ave. W., Waterloo.<br />
519-885-8220 x24226. Free. Audience will<br />
have an opportunity to try the instruments<br />
following the concert.<br />
●●8:00: Jeffery Concerts. Program 3:<br />
FRIENDS<br />
Ensemble<br />
OF MUSIC<br />
Vivant<br />
PRESENTS<br />
Christmas Tidings<br />
<strong>November</strong> 26, <strong>2017</strong> – 3:00pm<br />
Port Hope United Church, joined by La Jeunesse Choir.<br />
Andréa Tyniec, Violin; Arthur Rowe, Piano.<br />
Beethoven: Violin Sonata No.9 Op.47 in<br />
A “Kreutzer”; Schumann: Violin Sonata<br />
No.2 Op.121 in d. Wolf Performance Hall,<br />
251 Dundas St., London. 519-672-8800. $40.<br />
●●8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony.<br />
Christmastide: A Baroque Christmas. Torelli:<br />
Concerto Grosso for two violins in g;<br />
Charpentier: In Nativitatem Domini Canticum;<br />
Manfredini: Concerto Grosso No.12 in<br />
C “Christmas Concerto”. Ellen McAteer, soprano;<br />
Ivars Taurins, conductor. Central Presbyterian<br />
Church (Cambridge), 7 Queens Sq.,<br />
Cambridge. 519-745-4711 or 1-888-745-4717.<br />
$36. Also Nov 22(Waterloo), 24(Guelph).<br />
Sunday <strong>November</strong> 26<br />
●●2:30: Duet Club of Hamilton. Celebrating<br />
Song. Duet Club’s Women of Song; Stéphane<br />
Potvin, conductor; Guests: Kokoro Singers;<br />
Brenda Uchimaru, conductor. Melrose United<br />
Church, 86 Homewood Ave., Hamilton. 905-<br />
627-4534. $18; $15(sr/st); free(12 and under).<br />
●●2:30: Niagara Symphony Orchestra. Con<br />
Danza. Argento: Valentino Dances; Castelnuovo-Tedesco:<br />
Concerto for Two Guitars;<br />
Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet Op.64 (suite<br />
compiled by Bradley Thachuk). Ken Meyer,<br />
guitar; Steven Thachuk, guitar; Bradley Thahuck,<br />
conductor. FirstOntario Performing<br />
Arts Centre, 250 St. Paul St., St. Catharines.<br />
905-688-0722 or 1-855-515-0722. $67;<br />
$62(sr); $32(30 and under); $12(st/arts/<br />
child); $5(eyeGO).<br />
●●3:00: Friends of Music. Christmas Tidings:<br />
“It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year”.<br />
Ensemble Vivant; La Jeunesse Choir. Port<br />
Hope United Church, 34 South St., Port Hope.<br />
905-797-2295. $46; $<strong>23</strong>(st); free(children<br />
under 13 accompanied by an adult/La Jeunesse<br />
Youth Orchestra members).<br />
●●3:00: Westben Concerts at The Barn.<br />
Upper Canada Christmas. Narrated concert.<br />
Susanna Moodie and Catharine Parr Traill,<br />
vocalists; Westben Choruses; Donna Bennett<br />
and Brian Finley, directors. The Barn,<br />
6688 County Road 30, Campbellford. 705-<br />
653-5508 or 1-877-883-5777. $25; $15(st);<br />
$5(youth). Also Nov 25(Campbellford, 1pm),<br />
Dec 2(Norwood, 3pm), Dec 3 (Peterborough,<br />
3pm).<br />
●●5:00: St. George’s Cathedral (Kingston).<br />
Advent Candlelight Procession with Carols.<br />
Cathedral Adult, Teen, and Children’s Choirs.<br />
270 King St. E., Kingston. 613-548-4617. Free.<br />
Religious service.<br />
●●7:30: University of Waterloo Department<br />
of Music. Festivals of Light: University Choir.<br />
Celebrating holidays, festivals and rituals<br />
from around the world. Music from India,<br />
Japan, Thailand, Sweden, as well as Canadian<br />
traditional music for Advent and Christmas.<br />
University of Waterloo Choir; Gerard<br />
Yun, conductor. St. John’s Lutheran Church,<br />
22 Willow St., Waterloo. 519-885-8220<br />
x24226. $10; $5(sr/st).<br />
Monday <strong>November</strong> 27<br />
●●7:30: Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing<br />
Arts. Ten Strings and a Goatskin:<br />
New Celtic Heroes on the Scene. 390 King St.<br />
W., Kingston. 613-533-2424. $39; $16(st).<br />
Tuesday <strong>November</strong> 28<br />
●●12:00 noon: Marilyn I. Walker School of<br />
Fine and Performing Arts, Brock University.<br />
RBC Foundation Music@Noon. Instrumental<br />
students. Cairns Hall, FirstOntario<br />
Performing Arts Centre, 250 St. Paul St., St.<br />
Catharines. 905-688-0722. Free.<br />
●●7:30: Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing<br />
Arts. London Handel Players: Father,<br />
Godfather and Son. Works by Telemann,<br />
J.S. Bach and C.P.E. Bach. Adrian Butterfield,<br />
violin; Rachel Brown, flute and recorder;<br />
Katherine Sharman, cello and gamba; Laurence<br />
Cummings, harpsichord. 390 King<br />
St. W., Kingston. 613-533-2424. $29-$55;<br />
$15-$27(st).<br />
Wednesday <strong>November</strong> 29<br />
●●12:15: St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church<br />
(Kitchener). Wednesday Noon-Hour Concerts.<br />
Mark Lewis, singer-songwriter.<br />
54 Queen St. N., Kitchener. Free. 11:30am:<br />
Optional low-cost lunch available in the foyer.<br />
●●7:30: Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and<br />
Performing Arts, Brock University. The<br />
University String Orchestra. George Cleland,<br />
conductor. Cairns Hall, FirstOntario<br />
Performing Arts Centre, 250 St. Paul St., St.<br />
Catharines. 905-688-0722. $12; $5(child);<br />
$5(eyeGo); free(Brock students).<br />
●●8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music<br />
Society. Peter Shackleton, Clarinet; Stephanie<br />
Mara, Piano. Béla Kovács: Hommage à<br />
Bach; Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Sonata Op.128;<br />
J. Williams: Viktor’s Tale; and other works.<br />
KWCMS Music Room, 57 Young St. W., Waterloo.<br />
519-886-1673. $25; $15(st).<br />
Thursday <strong>November</strong> 30<br />
●●12:15: St. George’s Cathedral (Kingston).<br />
Advent Concert. Brad Barbeau, organ.<br />
270 King St. E., Kingston. 613-548-4617. Free.<br />
Voluntary collection.<br />
●●8:00: University of Waterloo Department<br />
of Music. orchestra@uwaterloo. Tchaikovsky:<br />
Swan Lake Suite; Debussy: Prelude to<br />
the Afternoon of a Faun. Daniel Warren, conductor.<br />
Humanities Theatre, University of<br />
Waterloo, 200 University Ave. W., Waterloo.<br />
519-885-8220 x24226. Free.<br />
Friday December 1<br />
●●12:00 noon: First-St. Andrew’s United<br />
Church. Friday Advent Noon Recital. Ken<br />
Baldwin, trumpet; Terry Mead, piano and<br />
organ. First-St. Andrew’s United Church,<br />
350 Queens Ave, London. 519-679-8182. Free<br />
will offering. Lunch following $7.<br />
●●7:30: University of Waterloo Department<br />
of Music. Rejoice in the Lamb: Chamber<br />
Choir. Britten: Rejoice in the Lamb; works<br />
by Sandström, Ešenvalds, Corlis, Biebl and<br />
others. Jan Overduin, organ; Mark Vuorinen,<br />
conductor. Knox Presbyterian Church (Waterloo),<br />
50 Erb St. W., Waterloo. 519-885-<br />
8220 x24226. $10; $5(sr/st).<br />
●●8:00: Folk Under the Clock. The Once.<br />
Modern indie folk trio from Newfoundland.<br />
Geraldine Hollett; Phil Churchill; Andrew<br />
Dale. Market Hall Performing Arts Centre,<br />
140 Charlotte St., Peterborough. 705-749-<br />
1146. $37.50; $25(st).<br />
●●8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony.<br />
Jonathan Crow Plays Beethoven. Jörg Widmann:<br />
Con brio Concert Overture; Mendelssohn:<br />
Symphony No.3 in a “Scottish”;<br />
Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D. Jonathan<br />
Crow, violin, Pablo Rus Broseta, conductor.<br />
Centre in the Square, 101 Queen St. N., Kitchener.<br />
519-745-4711 or 1-888-745-4717. $19-<br />
$82. Also Dec 2.<br />
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