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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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Takács Quartet<br />

SuNDAY, mArCH 25, 3pm<br />

prE-CONCErT TALK 2pm<br />

KOErNEr HALL<br />

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A. Concerts in the GTA<br />

●●4:00: Amadeus Choir of Greater Toronto.<br />

The Community of Singers: Joining Forces.<br />

Eglinton St. George’s United Church Choir<br />

and other choristers from the surrounding<br />

area; Lydia Adams, conductor; Joan Andrews,<br />

conductor; Shawn Grenke, piano and organ.<br />

Eglinton St. George’s United Church, 35 Lytton<br />

Blvd. 416-446-0188. $30; $25; $15.<br />

●●5:30: Canadian Sinfonietta. Young Artist<br />

Competition Winners Concert. Mozart: Overture<br />

to The Marriage of Figaro; Bruch: Mvt 3<br />

from Violin Concerto No.1; Mozart: Mvt 1 from<br />

Piano Concerto No. 9; Bellini: Ah per sempre<br />

from I Puritani; Puccini: Questo amor,<br />

vergogna mia from Edgar; Anlun Huang:<br />

Seven Canadian Folksongs in Chinese Style.<br />

Winners of the 3rd Annual Canadian Sinfonietta<br />

Young Artist Competition. Glenn Gould<br />

Studio, 250 Front St. W. 647-812-0839. $40;<br />

$35(sr); $30(st).<br />

●●7:00: Knox Presbyterian Church. Seven<br />

Last Words of Christ. Works by Mendelssohn,<br />

Washburn and Dearden. Knox Presbyterian<br />

Church Senior Choir, soloists, strings and<br />

THE ASSOCIATES OF THE<br />

TORONTO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA<br />

Monday, <strong>March</strong> 26, <strong>2018</strong>, 7:30 p.m.<br />

THE COMPANION’S<br />

GUIDE TO ROME<br />

Wolfgang Sonata for bassoon & cello<br />

Amadeus Mozart in B flat maj K.292<br />

François Devienne Quartet for bassoon and strings<br />

in G minor, Op. 73, No. 3<br />

Andrew Norman<br />

Companion’s Guide to Rome<br />

Tickets $22, Seniors & Students $20<br />

Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre<br />

427 Bloor St. W.<br />

Box Office: 416-419-7507<br />

www.associates-tso.org<br />

organ. Knox Presbyterian Church (Toronto),<br />

630 Spadina Ave. 416-921-8993. Freewill<br />

offering.<br />

●●7:00: St. Thomas’s Anglican Church.<br />

Palm Sunday Concert: The Crucifixion by<br />

John Stainer. Choir of St. Thomas’s Church;<br />

Matthew Larkin, organist and director of<br />

music; Elizabeth Anderson, assistant organist.<br />

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

383 Huron St. 416-979-<strong>23</strong><strong>23</strong>. Freewill offering.<br />

●●7:30: St. Cuthbert’s Anglican Church<br />

(Toronto). Concerts at St. Cuthbert’s. Fauré:<br />

Requiem. McMaster University Choir; St.<br />

Cuthbert’s Parish Choir. 1399 Bayview Ave.<br />

416-485-0329. Freewill offering.<br />

Monday <strong>March</strong> 26<br />

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

Music. Music @ Midday: Classical Instrumental<br />

Recital. Featuring student soloists. Tribute<br />

Communities Recital Hall, Accolade East<br />

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

x20054. Free.<br />

●●7:30: Associates of the Toronto Symphony<br />

Orchestra. The Small Concerts:<br />

The Companion’s Guide to Rome. Mozart:<br />

Sonata for Bassoon and Cello in B-flat K292;<br />

Devienne: Quartet for Bassoon and Strings<br />

in g Op.73 No.3; Norman: Companion Guide<br />

to Rome. Amanda Goodburn, violin; Theresa<br />

Rudolph, viola; Emmanuelle Beaulieu<br />

Bergeron, cello; Samuel Banks, bassoon. Trinity-St.<br />

Paul’s Centre, 427 Bloor St. W. 416-419-<br />

7507. $22; $20(sr/st).<br />

Franz Josef Haydn<br />

The Seven Last Words of<br />

Our Saviour on the Cross<br />

Windermere String Quartet<br />

& Eric Friesen, reader<br />

MONDAY, MARCH 26,<br />

7:30PM<br />

shaftesburymusic.org<br />

●●7:30: Shaftesbury Salon Series. Seven<br />

Last Words. Haydn: Seven Last Words of Our<br />

Saviour on the Cross with readings. Windermere<br />

Quartet; Eric Friesen, reader. Atrium,<br />

21 Shaftesbury Ave. 416-964-0177. $28.<br />

●●8:00: St. Thomas’s Anglican Church. Baroque<br />

Music by Candlelight. Larry Beckwith,<br />

violin; singers and a period instrument<br />

ensemble. St. Thomas’s Anglican Church<br />

(Toronto), 383 Huron St. 416-979-<strong>23</strong><strong>23</strong>. PWYC.<br />

Tuesday <strong>March</strong> 27<br />

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

Dance Series: Highlights from Anastasia.<br />

Magical tale of the Russian Grand Duchess.<br />

Barbotin: Anastasia. Ballet Jörgen; Bengt<br />

Jörgen, choreographer and artistic director.<br />

Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre, Four<br />

Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts,<br />

145 Queen St. W. 416-363-8<strong>23</strong>1. Free. Firstcome,<br />

first-served. Late seating not available.<br />

●●1:00: Cathedral Church of St. James.<br />

Organ Recital. Ian Sadler, organ. 65 Church<br />

St. 416-364-7865 x<strong>23</strong>4. Free. Donations<br />

welcomed.<br />

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

Music. A Family Affair: Music of Rodgers and<br />

Guettel. Hart House Theatre, 7 Hart House<br />

Circle. 416-408-0208. Free.<br />

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

Music. gamUT: Contemporary Music Ensemble.<br />

Wallace Halladay, director. Walter Hall,<br />

Edward Johnson Building, University of<br />

Toronto, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-408-0208.<br />

Free.<br />

the<br />

overcoat<br />

a musical tailoring<br />

MAR 27-APR 14<br />

canadianstage.com<br />

●●8:00: Canadian Stage. The Overcoat:<br />

An Opera. Music by James Rolfe, libretto<br />

by Morris Panych. Bluma Appel Theatre,<br />

St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts, 27 Front<br />

St. E. 416-368-3110. $35 and up. Opens<br />

Mar 27, 8pm. Runs to Apr 14.Tues/Wed/Thurs/<br />

Sat(8pm), Fri(7pm), Sun(1pm).<br />

<strong>March</strong> 27 at 8pm<br />

DÉNES<br />

VÁRJON<br />

● ● 8:00: Music Toronto. Dénes Várjon, piano.<br />

Beethoven: Bagatelles Op.126; Bartók: For<br />

Children (excerpts); Elegy No.2; Improvisations<br />

Op.20; Liszt: Sonata No.2 in b. St. Lawrence<br />

Centre for the Arts, 27 Front St. E.<br />

46 | <strong>March</strong> 1 – April 7, <strong>2018</strong> thewholenote.com

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