Volume 23 Issue 6 - March 2018

The WholeNote listings are arranged in five sections:
A.
GTA (GREATER TORONTO AREA) covers all of Toronto
plus Halton, Peel, York and Durham regions.
B.
BEYOND THE GTA covers many areas of Southern
Ontario outside Toronto and the GTA. Starts on page 49.
C.
MUSIC THEATRE covers a wide range of music types:
from opera, operetta and musicals, to non-traditional
performance types where words and music are in some
fashion equal partners in the drama. Starts on page 53.
D.
IN THE CLUBS (MOSTLY JAZZ)
is organized alphabetically by club.
Starts on page 54.
E.
THE ETCETERAS is for galas, fundraisers, competitions,
screenings, lectures, symposia, masterclasses, workshops,
singalongs and other music-related events (except
performances) which may be of interest to our readers.
Starts on page 55.
A GENERAL WORD OF CAUTION. A phone number is provided
with every listing in The WholeNote — in fact, we won’t publish
a listing without one. Concerts are sometimes cancelled or postponed;
artists or venues may change after listings are published.
Please check before you go out to a concert.
HOW TO LIST. Listings in The WholeNote in the four sections above
are a free service available, at our discretion, to eligible presenters.
If you have an event, send us your information no later than the
8th of the month prior to the issue or issues in which your listing is
eligible to appear.
LISTINGS DEADLINE. The next issue covers the period from
April 1 to May 7, 2018. All listings must be received by
Midnight Thursday March 8.
LISTINGS can be sent by email to listings@thewholenote.com
or by using the online form on our website. We do not receive
listings by phone, but you can call 416-323-2232 x27 for further
information.
LISTINGS ZONE MAP. Visit our website to search for concerts
by the zones on this map: thewholenote.com.
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Lake Erie
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City of Toronto
LISTINGS
Lake Ontario
Thursday March 1
●●12:10: University of Toronto Faculty of
Music. Thursdays at Noon: Opera Spotlight. A
preview of UofT Opera’s production of Gershwin’s
Of Thee I Sing. Walter Hall, Edward
Johnson Building, University of Toronto,
80 Queen’s Park. 416-408-0208. Free.
●●12:30: York University Department of
Music. Jazz @ Midday: Faculty Jazz Jam with
Mike LeDonne. Martin Family Lounge, Accolade
East Building, YU, 4700 Keele St. 416-736-
2100 x20054. Free.
●●2:00: National Ballet of Canada. Made in
Canada. Music by Melnyk, Vivaldi and Belton.
Robert Binet, James Kudelka, Crystal Pite,
choreographers. Four Seasons Centre for
the Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W. 416-
345-9595. $39-$265. Opens Feb 28, 7:30pm.
Runs to Mar 4. Wed-Sat(7:30pm), Thurs/Sat/
Sun(2pm).
●●5:00: Piano Moderna/Steinway Piano
Gallery Toronto. Beethoven: Late Soloiloquy.
Beethoven: Bagatelles Op.126; Sibelius:
Killykki, Op.41; Bach: Capriccio on the departure
of a beloved brother BWV992; Sherkin:
Meditations, Books I and II; McPhee: Invention;
Hétu: Prelude in f (WoO). Adam Sherkin,
piano. Glenn Gould Studio, lobby, 250 Front
St. W. 416-535-4612. $28; $26(sr); $22(35 &
under); Adv: $22; $20(sr); $17(35 & under).
Vinyl release with Centrediscs and reception
to follow.
●●7:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Lang
Lang. Dukas: The Sorcerer’s Apprentice (with
the Toronto Symphony Youth Orchestra);
Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé Suite No.2; Gershwin:
Rhapsody in Blue (arranged for piano
4 hands). Lang Lang, piano; Maxim Lando,
piano; Peter Oundjian, conductor. Guests:
Toronto Symphony Youth Orchestra. Roy
Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-872-4255.
$59-$199.
●●7:30: National Ballet of Canada. Made in
Canada. See Mar 1(2pm). Also Mar 2, 3(2pm
& 7:30pm), 4.
●●7:30: York University Department of
Music. Faculty Concert Series. Catherine
Robbin, mezzo; Vania Chan, soprano; Lillian
Brooks, mezzo; Susan Black, piano; Doreen
Uren Simmons, piano. Tribute Communities
Recital Hall, Accolade East Building, YU,
4700 Keele St. 416-736-5888. $15; $10(sr/st).
●●8:00: Small World Music Society. An Evening
with Tamar Ilana & Ventanas. Tamar
Ilana: vocals, dance; Demetri Petsalakis: oud,
baglama, lyra, riqq; Benjamin Barrile: flamenco
guitar; Jessica Hana Deutsch: violin,
vocals; Derek Gray: percussion; Justin Gray:
fretless bass. Small World Music Centre, Artscape
Youngplace, 180 Shaw St. 416-536-
5439. $25/$20(adv).
Friday March 2
●●12:10: Music at St. Andrew’s. Noontime
Recital. Scarlatti: Sonata; Mozart: Sonata;
Ravel: Toccata; and works by Bach. Melody
Chan, piano. St. Andrew’s Church (Toronto),
73 Simcoe St. 416-593-5600 x231. Free.
●●7:30: Heliconian Concert Series. Is the Air
Not Sacred? Featuring readings from David
Suzuki. Francaix: Duo for Flute and Bassoon;
Vaughan Williams: Vocalises; Rodrigues:
Dos Poems de Juan Ramon Jimenez; Poulenc:
Sonata for Clarinet and Bassoon; Marshall:
Four Movements for Woodwind Trio
A. Concerts in the GTA
(premiere). Jaye Marsh, flute; Nadina Mackie
Jackson, bassoon; Maria Soulis, mezzo;
Wendy Bornstein, oboe; Rita Greer, clarinet/
bass clarinet. Heliconian Hall, 35 Hazelton
Ave. 416-922-3618. $25.
●●7:30: National Ballet of Canada. Made in
Canada. See Mar 1(2pm). Also Mar 3(2pm &
7:30pm), 4.
●●7:30: Opera York. Marriage of Figaro. Mozart.
Geoffrey Butler, artistic director; Renee
Salewski, stage director. Richmond Hill Centre
for the Performing Arts, 10268 Yonge
St., Richmond Hill. 905-787-8811. $40-$50;
$25(st). Also Mar 4(2pm).
●●8:00: Alliance Française de Toronto. From
Rome to Venice: Sonatas by Corelli, Vivaldi
and Tartini. Stradivaria Baroque Ensemble.
24 Spadina Rd. 416-922-2014 x37. $15; $10(sr/
st/member).
●●8:00: Ensemble Vivant. Opening Day CD/
DVD Release: Live in Concert Tribute to Rick
Wilkins. Guests: Guido Basso, Mike Murley,
Brian Barlow. Yamaha Recital Space, Atelier
Rosemarie Umetsu, 310 Davenport Rd. 416-
465-8856. Free but RSVP for reservation at
info@ensemblevivant.com. 7:30pm: cocktails.
●●8:00: Fridays @ 8. Trio Désirée and Friends.
Works by Bédard, Franck and Saint-Saëns.
Désirée Till, soprano; Erica Goodman, harp;
Jacques Boucher, organ; Anne Robert, violin;
Coenraad Bloemendal, cello. Lawrence Park
Community Church, 2180 Bayview Ave. 416-
489-1551. $20.
●●8:00: I Furiosi Baroque Ensemble. Crazy.
Works by Handel, Blow, Arne and others. Calvin
Presbyterian Church, 26 Delisle Ave. 416-
923-9030. $25; $15(sr/st/underemployed).
●●8:00: Music Gallery. Emergents II: Duo
Holz and VC2. Chelsea Shanoff, curator. Music
Gallery at 918 Bathurst, 918 Bathurst St. 416-
204-1080. $12; $8(members).
●●8:00: Royal Conservatory. String Concerts:
Nicolas Altstaedt, cello with Fazil
Say, piano. Debussy: Cello Sonata; Janáček:
Pohádka (Fairy-tale); Shostakovich: Sonata
for Cello and Piano; Say: Dört Şehir (Four Cities).
Koerner Hall, Telus Centre, 273 Bloor St.
W. 416-408-0208. $30-$75.
●●8:00: Toronto Consort. Illuminations. A
multimedia musical experience with sight
and sounds from illuminated manuscripts.
Naghmeh Farahmand, percussion; Pejman
ILLUMINATIONS
March 2 & 3 - 8pm
Great seats available
for only $45!
Buy online at
TorontoConsort.org
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