Volume 23 Issue 6 - March 2018
In this issue: Canadian Stage, Tapestry Opera and Vancouver Opera collaborate to take Gogol’s short story The Overcoat to the operatic stage; Montreal-based Sam Shalabi brings his ensemble Land of Kush, and his newest composition, to Toronto; Five Canadian composers, each with a different CBC connection, are nominated for JUNOs; and The WholeNote team presents its annual Summer Music Education Directory, a directory of summer music camps, programs and courses across the province and beyond.
In this issue: Canadian Stage, Tapestry Opera and Vancouver Opera collaborate to take Gogol’s short story The Overcoat to the operatic stage; Montreal-based Sam Shalabi brings his ensemble Land of Kush, and his newest composition, to Toronto; Five Canadian composers, each with a different CBC connection, are nominated for JUNOs; and The WholeNote team presents its annual Summer Music Education Directory, a directory of summer music camps, programs and courses across the province and beyond.
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●●3:00: Living Arts Centre. Berenstain Bears<br />
Live! In Family Matters the Musical. Hammerson<br />
Hall, Living Arts Centre, 4141 Living Arts<br />
Dr., Mississauga. 905-306-6000. $25. Also<br />
Mar 13(12:30pm), 14(12:30pm/3pm).<br />
●●7:00: University of Toronto Faculty of<br />
Music. Student Composers Concert. Walter<br />
Hall, Edward Johnson Building, University<br />
of Toronto, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-408-0208.<br />
Free.<br />
●●7:30: National Ballet of Canada. The Sleeping<br />
Beauty. See Mar 8. Also Mar 14, 15, 16,<br />
17(2pm & 7:30pm), 18.<br />
Wednesday <strong>March</strong> 14<br />
●●12:00 noon: Canadian Opera Company.<br />
Jazz Series: Each letter, each picture, each<br />
memory. Blend of jazz, virtuoso Brazilian<br />
music, and the fairy tale-like pop music of<br />
Scandinavia. Original songs about friendships<br />
and loved ones, inspired by the countryside of<br />
Provence, France. Dutch jazz duo Ineke Vandoorn<br />
and Marc van Vugt. Richard Bradshaw<br />
Amphitheatre, Four Seasons Centre for the<br />
Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W. 416-363-<br />
8<strong>23</strong>1. Free. First-come, first-served. Late seating<br />
not available.<br />
●●12:00 noon: Yorkminster Park Baptist<br />
Church. Noonday Organ Recital. Imre Olah,<br />
organ. 1585 Yonge St. 416-922-1167. Free.<br />
●●12:30: Living Arts Centre. Berenstain<br />
Bears Live! In Family Matters the<br />
Musical. Hammerson Hall, Living Arts Centre,<br />
4141 Living Arts Dr., Mississauga. 905-<br />
306-6000. $25. Also Mar 13(12:30pm/3pm),<br />
14(3pm).<br />
●●12:30: Organix Concerts/All Saints Kingsway.<br />
Kingsway Organ Concert Series.<br />
Works by Laing. John Laing, organ; Janet<br />
Obermeyer, soprano; Sophie Lanthier, flute;<br />
Samuel Bisson, cello. All Saints Kingsway<br />
Anglican Church, 2850 Bloor St. W. 416-571-<br />
3680. Freewill offering. 45-minute concert.<br />
●●3:00: Living Arts Centre. Berenstain Bears<br />
Live! In Family Matters the Musical. Hammerson<br />
Hall, Living Arts Centre, 4141 Living Arts<br />
Dr., Mississauga. 905-306-6000. $25. Also<br />
Mar 13(12:30pm/3pm), 14(12:30pm).<br />
●●7:00: Tafelmusik. J.S. Bach: The Circle of<br />
Creation. Created, programmed and scripted<br />
by Alison Mackay. Works by J.S. Bach. Blair<br />
Williams, narrator; Elisa Citterio, music director;<br />
Marshall Pynkoski, stage director;<br />
J.S. BACH:<br />
THE CIRCLE OF CREATION<br />
MAR 14–18, <strong>2018</strong><br />
JEANNE LAMON HALL,<br />
TRINITY-ST. PAUL’S CENTRE<br />
tafelmusik.org<br />
A. Concerts in the GTA<br />
Glenn Davidson, production designer and<br />
technical director; Raha Javanfar, projections<br />
designer; Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra.<br />
Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre, Jeanne Lamon<br />
Hall, 427 Bloor St. W. 416-964-6337. $19-$107.<br />
6pm: pre-concert chat. Post-concert talkback<br />
after the show. Also Mar 15, 16, 17(all<br />
8pm), 18(3:30pm).<br />
●●7:30: National Ballet of Canada. The Sleeping<br />
Beauty. See Mar 8. Also Mar 15, 16, 17(2pm<br />
& 7:30pm), 18.<br />
Johann Strauss:<br />
Die Fledermaus<br />
THE GLENN GOULD SCHOOL<br />
OPERA <strong>2018</strong><br />
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14, 7:30PM<br />
FRIDAY, MARCH 16, 7:30PM<br />
PRE-CONCERT TALK 7PM<br />
KOERNER HALL<br />
TICKETS ON SALE NOW! 416.408.0208<br />
WWW. RCMUSIC.COM/PERFORMANCE<br />
●●7:30: Royal Conservatory. Glenn Gould<br />
School Opera <strong>2018</strong>: Die Fledermaus. Johann<br />
Strauss II. Royal Conservatory Orchestra;<br />
Nathan Brock, conductor. Koerner Hall, Telus<br />
Centre, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208. $25-<br />
$55. 7pm: pre-concert talk with Gillian Story.<br />
Also Mar 16.<br />
Thursday <strong>March</strong> 15<br />
●●11:00am: York University Department of<br />
Music. World Music Festival: Cuban Ensemble.<br />
Rick Lazar and Anthony Michelli, directors.<br />
Tribute Communities Recital Hall,<br />
Accolade East Building, YU, 4700 Keele St.<br />
416-736-2100 x20054. Free.<br />
●●11:30am: York University Department<br />
of Music. World Music Festival: Klezmer<br />
Ensemble. Brian Katz, director. Martin<br />
Family Lounge, Accolade East Building, YU,<br />
4700 Keele St. 416-736-2100 x20054. Free.<br />
●●12:00 noon: Canadian Opera Company.<br />
Vocal Series: Opera for All Ages. A fun and<br />
lively interactive <strong>March</strong> Break presentation<br />
for the whole family to learn about the art of<br />
opera. Kyra Millan, soprano/opera educator;<br />
Christina Faye, piano; artists from the COC<br />
Ensemble Studio. Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre,<br />
Four Seasons Centre for the Performing<br />
Arts, 145 Queen St. W. 416-363-8<strong>23</strong>1.<br />
Free. First-come, first-served. Late seating<br />
not available.<br />
●●12:10: University of Toronto Faculty<br />
of Music. Thursdays at Noon: Music and<br />
Poetry. Schumann: Liederkreis Op.24. Monica<br />
Whicher, soprano; Steven Philcox, piano;<br />
Eric Domville, speaker. Walter Hall, Edward<br />
Johnson Building, University of Toronto,<br />
80 Queen’s Park. 416-408-0208. Free.<br />
●●1:00: York University Department of<br />
Music. World Music Festival: West African<br />
Drumming: Ghana. Kwasi Dunyo, director.<br />
Tribute Communities Recital Hall, Accolade<br />
East Building, YU, 4700 Keele St. 416-736-<br />
2100 x20054. Free.<br />
●●3:00: York University Department of<br />
Music. World Music Festival: Escola de<br />
Samba. Rick Lazar, director. Tribute Communities<br />
Recital Hall, Accolade East Building,<br />
YU, 4700 Keele St. 416-736-2100 x20054.<br />
Free.<br />
●●4:00: York University Department of<br />
Music. World Music Festival: West African<br />
Mande. Anna Melnikoff, director. Martin<br />
Family Lounge, Accolade East Building, YU,<br />
4700 Keele St. 416-736-2100 x20054. Free.<br />
●●6:30: York University Department of<br />
Music. World Music Festival: Caribbean<br />
Music Ensemble. Lindy Burgess, director.<br />
Tribute Communities Recital Hall, Accolade<br />
East Building, YU, 4700 Keele St. 416-736-<br />
2100 x20054. Free.<br />
●●7:30: National Ballet of Canada. The Sleeping<br />
Beauty. See Mar 8. Also Mar 16, 17(2pm &<br />
7:30pm), 18.<br />
●●7:30: University of Toronto Faculty of<br />
Music. Spring Major Opera Production: Of<br />
Thee I Sing. Music by Gershwin. Performed<br />
with Surtitles. Michael Patrick Albano, director;<br />
Sandra Horst, conductor. MacMillan Theatre,<br />
Edward Johnson Building, 80 Queen’s<br />
Park. 416-408-0208. $40; $25(sr); $10(st).<br />
Also Mar 16, 17, 18(2:30).<br />
<strong>March</strong> 15 at 8pm<br />
PENDERECKI<br />
QUARTET<br />
●●8:00: Music Toronto. Penderecki Quartet.<br />
Schumann: Quartet in A Op.41 No.3; Kelly-<br />
Marie Murphy: Oblique Light (2016); Elgar:<br />
Quartet in e Op.83. St. Lawrence Centre for<br />
the Arts, 27 Front St. E. 416-366-77<strong>23</strong>. $50-<br />
$55; $10(st, full time).<br />
●●8:00: Tafelmusik. J.S. Bach: The Circle<br />
of Creation. See Mar 14. Also Mar 16, 17,<br />
18(3:30pm).<br />
Friday <strong>March</strong> 16<br />
●●12:00 noon: York University Department<br />
of Music. World Music Festival: Korean Drum<br />
Ensemble. Charles Hong, director. Tribute<br />
Communities Recital Hall, Accolade East<br />
Building, YU, 4700 Keele St. 416-736-2100<br />
x20054. Free.<br />
●●12:10: Music at St. Andrew’s. Noontime<br />
Recital. Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No.3;<br />
Brahms: Variations on a Theme by Robert<br />
Schumann Op.<strong>23</strong>; Kapustin: Sinfonietta. Matthew<br />
Li and Younggun Kim, piano 4-hands.<br />
St. Andrew’s Church (Toronto), 73 Simcoe St.<br />
416-593-5600 x<strong>23</strong>1. Free.<br />
●●1:00: York University Department of<br />
Music. World Music Festival: Celtic Ensemble.<br />
Sherry Johnson, director. Martin<br />
Family Lounge, Accolade East Building, YU,<br />
4700 Keele St. 416-736-2100 x20054. Free.<br />
●●2:15: York University Department of<br />
Music. World Music Festival: Chinese Classical<br />
Orchestra. Kim Chow-Morris, director.<br />
Tribute Communities Recital Hall, Accolade<br />
East Building, YU, 4700 Keele St. 416-736-<br />
2100 x20054. Free.<br />
●●4:00: Raymond Dance Company. Seashells.<br />
<strong>March</strong> Break Student Special. Dancemakers,<br />
15 Case Goods Lane. 416-367-1800. $10. Also<br />
8pm; Mar 17.<br />
●●7:30: National Ballet of Canada. The Sleeping<br />
Beauty. See Mar 8. Also Mar 17(2pm &<br />
7:30pm), 18.<br />
●●7:30: Royal Conservatory. Glenn Gould<br />
School Opera <strong>2018</strong>: Die Fledermaus. Johann<br />
Strauss II. Royal Conservatory Orchestra;<br />
Nathan Brock, conductor. Koerner Hall, Telus<br />
Centre, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208. $25-<br />
$55. 7pm: pre-concert talk with Gillian Story.<br />
Also Mar 14.<br />
●●7:30: Toronto City Opera. Fidelio. Music<br />
by Ludwig van Beethoven. Al Green Theatre,<br />
750 Spadina Ave. 1-800-838-3006. $40;<br />
$35(sr/st). Also Mar 18, 2pm.<br />
●●7:30: University of Toronto Faculty of<br />
Music. Spring Major Opera Production:<br />
Of Thee I Sing. See Mar 15. Also Mar 17,<br />
18(2:30pm).<br />
●●7:30: York University Department of<br />
Music. World Music Festival: Balkan Music<br />
Ensemble. Irene Markoff, director. Tribute<br />
Communities Recital Hall, Accolade East<br />
Building, YU, 4700 Keele St. 416-736-2100<br />
x20054. Free.<br />
●●8:00: Raymond Dance Company. Seashells.<br />
Dancemakers, 15 Case Goods Lane. 416-367-<br />
1800. $20-$25. Also 4pm(student special);<br />
Mar 17.<br />
●●8:00: Tafelmusik. J.S. Bach: The Circle<br />
of Creation. See Mar 14. Also Mar 17,<br />
18(3:30pm).<br />
Saturday <strong>March</strong> 17<br />
●●1:00: Royal Canadian College of Organists.<br />
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