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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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Bach Walk. Daniel Norman, organ. Church of<br />

the Redeemer, 162 Bloor St. W. 416-489-1551<br />

x28. Free. Donations welcome.<br />

●●2:00: National Ballet of Canada. The Sleeping<br />

Beauty. See Mar 8. Also Mar 17(7:30pm),<br />

18.<br />

●●2:00: Royal Canadian College of Organists.<br />

Bach Walk. John Tuttle, organ; and friends.<br />

Trinity College Chapel, University of Toronto,<br />

6 Hoskin Ave. 416-489-1551 x28. Free. Donations<br />

welcome.<br />

●●3:00: Royal Canadian College of Organists.<br />

Bach Walk. Elizabeth Anderson, organ.<br />

St. Thomas’s Anglican Church (Toronto),<br />

383 Huron St. 416-489-1551 x28. Free. Donations<br />

welcome.<br />

●●7:30: Jazz Performance and Education<br />

Centre (JPEC). Turn on the Heat: Dave<br />

Young/Gord Sheard Brazilian Quintet. Dave<br />

Young; Gord Sheard; Luanda Jones; Mark<br />

Kelso; Reg Schwager; Jazz Exiles. Toronto<br />

Centre for the Arts, 5040 Yonge St., North<br />

York. 1-855-985-2787. $35; $20(st).<br />

●●7:30: National Ballet of Canada. The Sleeping<br />

Beauty. See Mar 8. Also Mar 18.<br />

●●7:30: University of Toronto Faculty of<br />

Music. Spring Major Opera Production: Of<br />

Thee I Sing. See Mar 15. Also Mar 18(2:30pm).<br />

●●8:00: Acoustic Harvest. St. Paddy’s Day<br />

Celebration. Kevin Quain and Michelle Rumball,<br />

vocalists and instrumentalists. St. Nicholas<br />

Birch Cliff Anglican Church, 1512 Kingston<br />

Rd. 416-729-7564. $25/$22(adv).<br />

●●8:00: Raymond Dance Company. Seashells.<br />

Dancemakers, 15 Case Goods Lane. 416-367-<br />

1800. $20-$25. Also Mar 16(4pm student special;<br />

8pm).<br />

●●8:00: Royal Conservatory. Music Mix:<br />

SongBird North. Andrea Ramolo, Danny<br />

Marks and Miss Emily, songwriters; Blair<br />

Packham, host. Temerty Theatre, Telus Centre,<br />

273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208. $35.<br />

●●8:00: Small World Music Society. Mathew<br />

Tembo and the Afro-Routes Band. Traditional<br />

Zambian music combined with modern<br />

music and reggae. Mathew Tembo, silimba,<br />

kalimba, vocals; Tich Maredza, guitar; Gordin<br />

Mapika, drum kit; Tichaona Gombiro, bass<br />

guitar. Small World Music Centre, Artscape<br />

Youngplace, 180 Shaw St. 416-536-5439.<br />

$25/$20(adv).<br />

●●8:00: St. Jude’s Celebration of the Arts.<br />

Shadows. Rutter: Shadows song cycle;<br />

Renaissance lute songs. Richard Cunningham,<br />

countertenor; James Renwick, guitar.<br />

St. Jude’s Anglican Church, 160 William St.,<br />

Oakville. 905-844-3972. $30.<br />

●●8:00: Tafelmusik. J.S. Bach: The Circle of<br />

Creation. See Mar 14. Also Mar 18(3:30pm).<br />

Sunday <strong>March</strong> 18<br />

●●2:00: Canzona Chamber Players. In Concert.<br />

Brahms: Three Violin and Piano Sonatas.<br />

Robert Uchida, violin; Peter Allen, piano. St.<br />

Andrew by-the-Lake Anglican Church, Cibola<br />

Ave., Toronto Island. 416-822-0613. $25;<br />

$45(brunch & concert). Also Mar 19(7:30pm,<br />

St. George the Martyr Anglican Church).<br />

●●2:00: National Ballet of Canada. The Sleeping<br />

Beauty. See Mar 8.<br />

●●2:00: Peter Margolian and Friends. Chamber<br />

Music Concert. Hindemith: Die Sonne<br />

sinkt, for soprano and piano; Sonata for trumpet<br />

and piano; Es ist etwas im Menschen, for<br />

soprano and piano; Es kann in Ewigkeit, for<br />

soprano and piano; Françaix: Suite for trumpet<br />

and piano; Le coq et le renard, for soprano<br />

and piano. Jocelyn Freilich, soprano;<br />

John McGuigan, trumpet; Peter Margolian,<br />

piano. Canadian Music Centre, 20 St. Joseph<br />

St. 416-422-2262. Free.<br />

●●2:00: Royal Conservatory. Songmasters:<br />

You’re Welcome, Rossini. Lucia Cesaroni, soprano;<br />

Allyson McHardy, mezzo. Mazzoleni<br />

Concert Hall, Telus Centre, 273 Bloor St. W.<br />

416-408-0208. SOLD OUT.<br />

●●2:00: 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 16, 7:30pm.<br />

●●2:30: University of Toronto Faculty of<br />

Music. Spring Major Opera Production: Of<br />

Thee I Sing. See Mar 15.<br />

Clemens Hagen<br />

with Kirill Gerstein<br />

SuNDAY, mArCH 18, 3pm<br />

prE-CONCErT TALK 2pm<br />

KOErNEr HALL<br />

TICKETS ON SALE NOW! 416.408.0208<br />

WWW. rCmuSIC.COm/pErfOrmANCE<br />

●●3:00: Royal Conservatory. String Concerts:<br />

Clemens Hagen, cello with Kirill Gerstein,<br />

piano. An all Beethoven program.<br />

Koerner Hall, Telus Centre, 273 Bloor St. W.<br />

416-408-0208. $35-$85. 2pm: pre-concert<br />

talk with Rick Phillips.<br />

●●3:30: Tafelmusik. J.S. Bach: The Circle of<br />

Creation. See Mar 14.<br />

●●4:00: Novi Singers Toronto/Toronto Sinfonietta.<br />

The Passion and Resurrection. Matthew<br />

Jaskiewicz, conductor. Islington United<br />

Church, 25 Burnhamthorpe Rd. 647-447-6581.<br />

$30; free(under 12).<br />

●●4:30: Christ Church Deer Park. Jazz Vespers.<br />

Paul Novotny, bass; Robi Botos, piano.<br />

1570 Yonge St. 416-920-5211. Freewill offering.<br />

Religious service.<br />

●●7:00: Hart House Singers. Music for Choir<br />

and Brass. Works by Vaughan Williams,<br />

Bruckner and Walker. Brass and percussion<br />

ensemble; Conrad Gold, piano; David Arnot-<br />

Johnston, conductor. Hart House, Great Hall,<br />

7 Hart House Circle. 416 978-2452. Free. Food<br />

donations to UofT Foodbank welcomed.<br />

●●7:30: York University Department of<br />

Music. The Creation. Music by Haydn. York<br />

University Concert and Chamber Choirs;<br />

Matthew Larkin, organ; Dr. Lisette Canton,<br />

conductor. Grace Church on-the-Hill,<br />

300 Lonsdale Rd. 416-736-5888. $20; $10(sr/<br />

st).<br />

●●8:00: Gadfly. Klorofyl: Gadfly. Hammerson<br />

Hall, Living Arts Centre, 4141 Living Arts Dr.,<br />

Mississauga. 905-306-6000. $30-$40.<br />

Monday <strong>March</strong> 19<br />

●●7:30: Canzona Chamber Players. In Concert.<br />

Brahms: Three Violin and Piano Sonatas.<br />

Robert Uchida, violin; Peter Allen, piano. St.<br />

George the Martyr Church, 197 John St. 416-<br />

822-0613. $25. Also Mar 18(2pm, St. Andrew<br />

by-the-Lake Anglican Church).<br />

●●7:30: University of Toronto Faculty of<br />

Music. The Artist’s Life Through Song. Ben<br />

Moore: Dear Theo; Jeffrey Ryan: Miss Carr<br />

in Seven Scenes; and other works. Krisztina<br />

Szabó, mezzo; Christopher Enns, tenor;<br />

Steven Philcox, piano. Walter Hall, Edward<br />

Johnson Building, University of Toronto,<br />

80 Queen’s Park. 416-408-0208. $40;<br />

$25(sr); $10(st).<br />

●●7:30: York University Department of Music.<br />

Jazz Festival: Jazz Combos. Roy Patterson,<br />

Lorne Lofsky and Mark Eisenman directors.<br />

Martin Family Lounge, Accolade East Building,<br />

YU, 4700 Keele St. 416-736-2100 x20054. Free.<br />

Tuesday <strong>March</strong> 20<br />

●●12:00 noon: Canadian Opera Company.<br />

Chamber Music Series: Stravinsky’s L’Histoire<br />

du soldat. A theatrical work for small chamber<br />

ensemble which tells the story of a young<br />

soldier who trades his violin to the devil in<br />

exchange for unlimited economic gain. Artists<br />

from The Glenn Gould School. Richard<br />

Bradshaw Amphitheatre, Four Seasons Centre<br />

for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W.<br />

416-363-8<strong>23</strong>1. Free. First-come, first-served.<br />

Late seating not available.<br />

●●12:10: Nine Sparrows Arts Foundation/<br />

Yorkminster Park Baptist Church. Lunchtime<br />

Chamber Music: Rising Stars Recital.<br />

Performance students from the UofT Faculty<br />

SUNDAY, MARCH 18 - 7:30 P.M.<br />

with the<br />

York University<br />

Concert and Chamber Choirs<br />

Matthew Larkin, organ<br />

Dr. Lisette Canton, conductor<br />

Grace Church on-the-Hill<br />

300 Lonsdale Road<br />

Tickets<br />

$20 adults | $10 students & seniors<br />

416-736-5888 | ampd.yorku.ca/boxoffice<br />

music.ampd.yorku.ca<br />

of Music. Yorkminster Park Baptist Church,<br />

1585 Yonge St. 416-241-1298. Free; donations<br />

welcomed.<br />

●●12:30: York University Department of<br />

Music. Jazz Festival: Jazz Vocal Ensemble.<br />

Mike Cadó, director. Martin Family Lounge,<br />

Accolade East Building, YU, 4700 Keele St.<br />

416-736-2100 x20054. Free.<br />

●●7:30: Toronto Concert Orchestra. In Concert<br />

with Schiavo-<strong>March</strong>egiani Mozart Piano<br />

Duet. Mozart: Concerto for Two Pianos K365;<br />

Symphony in B-flat K45b “Cavaliere”; Regina<br />

coeli in C K108; Żebrowski: Magnificat. Sergio<br />

<strong>March</strong>egiani and Marco Schiavo, pianos;<br />

Kasia Konstanty and Karolina Podolak, sopranos;<br />

Jeremy Ludwig, baritone; Novi Singers;<br />

Matthew Jaskiewicz, conductor. Timothy<br />

Eaton Memorial Church, <strong>23</strong>0 St. Clair Ave. W.<br />

416-556-0812. $55; $45(sr); $25(st).<br />

●●8:00: Toronto Dance Theatre. Glass Fields.<br />

Music by Ann Southam and original music by<br />

Thom Gill, Greg Harrison, Jonathan Adjemian,<br />

Charles Quevillon, and Sarah Shugarman.<br />

Valerie Calam, Alana Elmer, Yuichiro<br />

Inoue, Peter Kelly, Megumi Kokuba, dancers;<br />

Tedd Robinson, Hanna Kiel, Amanda Acorn,<br />

Jasmyn Fyffe and Christopher House, choreographers.<br />

Harbourfront Centre Theatre,<br />

<strong>23</strong>5 Queens Quay W. 416-973-4000. $25-$40.<br />

Also Mar 21, 22, <strong>23</strong>, 24.<br />

●●8:00: York University Department of<br />

Music. Jazz Festival: Jazz Combos. Anthony<br />

Michelli, Artie Roth and Kelly Jefferson, directors.<br />

Martin Family Lounge, Accolade East<br />

Building, YU, 4700 Keele St. 416-736-2100<br />

HAYDN: THE CREATION<br />

CANZONA<br />

THE MUSIC SPEAKS<br />

The BRAHMS<br />

SONATAS<br />

for violin and piano<br />

Robert Uchida – violin,<br />

(concertmaster of the<br />

Edmonton Symphony),<br />

& Peter Allen – piano<br />

UPCOMING CONCERTS:<br />

APR 15/16, MAY 27/28<br />

2017-18<br />

CHAMBER MUSIC<br />

SERIES<br />

ON TORONTO ISLAND<br />

SUN. MARCH 18, 2PM<br />

Brunch at 12:30PM<br />

St. Andrew-by-the-Lake<br />

Church, Toronto Island<br />

IN THE CITY<br />

MON. MARCH 19,<br />

7:30PM<br />

St. George the<br />

Martyr Church,<br />

197 John Street, Toronto<br />

SINGLE CONCERT TICKETS $25<br />

$45 with brunch (Island concerts only):<br />

reservations@canzona.org 416-822-0613<br />

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