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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SuNDAY, mArCH 25, 3pm<br />
prE-CONCErT TALK 2pm<br />
KOErNEr HALL<br />
TICKETS ON SALE NOW! 416.408.0208<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 />
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