Volume 23 Issue 6 - March 2018

Church, 1585 Yonge St. 416-241-1298. Free;
donations welcomed.
●●7:00: Canadian Stage. The Overcoat: An
Opera. See Mar 27. Also Mar 31, Apr 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7.
●●7:30: Music at Metropolitan. Mass in B
Minor by Johann Sebastian Bach. Metropolitan
Festival Choir and Orchestra; Ellen
McAteer and Gisele Kulak, sopranos; Christina
Stelmacovich, mezzo; Charles Davidson,
tenor; Daniel Lichti, baritone. Metropolitan
United Church (Toronto), 56 Queen St. E. 416-
363-0331 x26. $30; $10(18 and under).
●●7:30: Toronto Beach Chorale. Mozart’s
Great Mass in C Minor. Mozart: Mass in c K427
with completions from K139 and motets. Jennifer
Krabbe, soprano; Laura McAlpine, mezzo;
Matthew Cassils, baritone; Marcel van Helden,
tenor. Kingston Road United Church,
975 Kingston Rd. 416-699-6634. $30/$25(adv);
$15/$12.50(7-18yrs/adv); free(under 7).
●●7:30: Toronto Mendelssohn Choir. Sacred
Music for a Sacred Space: Good Friday. A
program of music for contemplation and
reflection. Vaughan Williams: Mass in g; and
works by Ešenvalds, Rachmaninoff, Bruckner,
Lucaszewski and others. St. Paul’s Basilica,
83 Power St. 416-408-0208. $35 and $50;
$35 and $45(sr); $20(VoxTix for 30 years and
under). Also Mar 28.
●●8:00: Istituto Italiano di Cultura di
Toronto. Vesuvius Ensemble: In Deum. Traditional
music for Good Friday. Heliconian Hall,
35 Hazelton Ave. 416-356-5016. $25; $10(sr/
st); free(children under 12).
●●8:00: Kindred Spirits Orchestra. Tchaikovsky
and Liszt. Liszt: Totentanz S126; Piano
Concerto No.2 S125; Wing-Wha Chan: Harp
A. Concerts in the GTA
Concerto; Tchaikovsky: Symphony No.3 Op.29
“Polish”. Kristian Alexander, conductor;
Ricker Choi, piano; Teresa Suen, harp. Flato
Markham Theatre, 171 Town Centre Blvd.,
Markham. 905-305-7469. $30-$40; $25(sr);
$15(youth). 7:15pm pre-concert recital;
7:30pm pre-concert talk; intermission discussion
with Ricker Choi and Teresa Suen.
Saturday March 31
●●10:00am: St. Thomas’s Anglican Church.
Easter Vigil Choral Service. Works by Wood,
Lechneri and Taverner. Choir of St. Thomas’s
Church; Matthew Larkin, organist and director
of music; Elizabeth Anderson, assistant
organist. St. Thomas’s Anglican Church
(Toronto), 383 Huron St. 416-979-2323. Freewill
offering. Religious service.
●●8:00: Canadian Stage. The Overcoat: An
Opera. See Mar 27. Also Apr 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7.
Sunday April 1
●●10:30am: St. Andrew’s Church (Toronto).
Easter Sunday Service. Works by Charles
Wood, Eleanor Daley and Randall Thompson;
Widor: Toccata. Cathedral Brass Quartet; St.
Andrew’s Gallery Choir; Dan Bickle, organ.
73 Simcoe St. 416-593-5600 x220. Freewill
offering. Religious service.
●●1:00: Canadian Stage. The Overcoat: An
Opera. See Mar 27. Also Apr 3, 4, 5, 6, 7.
●●7:00: St. Thomas’s Anglican Church. Easter
Solemn Evensong & Devotions. Works by Kellyu,
Hadley and Willan. Choir of St. Thomas’s
Church; Matthew Larkin, organist and director
of music; Elizabeth Anderson, assistant
organist. St. Thomas’s Anglican Church
Mass in B Minor
by Johann Sebastian Bach
MUSIC FOR GOOD FRIDAY
METROPOLITAN FESTIVAL CHOIR AND ORCHESTRA & SOLOISTS:
Ellen McAteer and Gisele Kulak, sopranos
Christina Stelmacovich, mezzo-soprano
Charles Davidson, tenor; and Daniel Lichti, baritone
GOOD FRIDAY
MARCH 30, 2018, 7:30 P.M.
Metropolitan United Church
56 Queen Street East (at Church Street), Toronto, Ontario
TICKETS: $30/10 AGES 18 AND UNDER
Buy yours from the Met E-Store at www.metunited.org
or call 416-363-0331 ext. 26
(Toronto), 383 Huron St. 416-979-2323. Freewill
offering. Religious service.
Monday April 2
●●12:30: York University Department of
Music. Music @ Midday: Instrumental
Masterclass in Concert. Tribute Communities
Recital Hall, Accolade East Building, YU,
4700 Keele St. 416-736-2100 x20054. Free.
Tuesday April 3
●●12:10: Nine Sparrows Arts Foundation/
Yorkminster Park Baptist Church. Lunchtime
Chamber Music: Rising Stars Recital.
Performance students from the UofT Faculty
of Music. Yorkminster Park Baptist Church,
1585 Yonge St. 416-241-1298. Free; donations
welcomed.
●●5:00: University of Toronto Faculty of
Music. From the 19th Century. Works by
Donizetti, Delibes, Verdi, Wagner and others.
Walter Hall, Edward Johnson Building, University
of Toronto, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-408-
0208. $20; $10(st).
●●7:30: Toronto Children’s Chorus. Toronto
Youth Choir Concert. Selections from wellknown
oratorios. Guest soloists from University
of Toronto’s Oratorio Class. Christ Church
Deer Park, 1570 Yonge St. 416-932-8666 x231.
Donations accepted.
●●8:00: Canadian Stage. The Overcoat: An
Opera. See Mar 27. Also Apr 4, 5, 6, 7.
Wednesday April 4
●●12:00 noon: University of Toronto Faculty
of Music. UofT Concert Orchestra. Paul Widner,
conductor. Walter Hall, Edward Johnson
Building, University of Toronto, 80 Queen’s
Park. 416-408-0208. Free.
●●7:30: University of Toronto Faculty of
Music. Guitar Orchestra. Jeffrey McFadden,
director. University of Toronto Art Museum,
15 King’s College Circle. 416-408-0208. Free.
●●8:00: Canadian Stage. The Overcoat: An
Opera. See Mar 27. Also Apr 5, 6, 7.
●●8:00: Cathy Yang. Fables: Piano Music from
Debussy to Uematsu. Works for piano duo
by Debussy, Ravel and Poulenc; solo works/
improvisations on themes from Uematsu:
Final Fantasy; and other works. Cathy Yang
and Benyamin Nuss, pianos. Gallery 345,
345 Sorauren Ave. 519-774-6988. $20.
Thursday April 5
●●12:00 noon: Canadian Opera Company.
Chamber Music Series: Rosebud String Quartet.
Works by Huw Watkins and others. Sheila
Jaffé and Aaron Schwebel, violins; Keith
Hamm, viola; guest cellist. Richard Bradshaw
Amphitheatre, Four Seasons Centre for the
Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W. 416-363-
8231. Free. First-come, first-served. Late seating
not available.
●●12:10: University of Toronto Faculty of
Music. Thursdays at Noon: Asher Ian Armstrong,
Piano and Emily Kruspe, Violin.
Brahms: Variations on a Theme of Robert
Schumann Op.9; Sonata for Violin and Piano
No.1 in G Op.78. Walter Hall, Edward Johnson
Building, University of Toronto, 80 Queen’s
Park. 416-408-0208. Free.
●●12:30: York University Department of
Music. Music @ Midday: Chamber Strings.
Matt Brubeck, director. Tribute Communities
Recital Hall, Accolade East Building, YU,
4700 Keele St. 416-736-2100 x20054. Free.
●●7:30: Adam Sherkin. Liszt: Pilgrimage.
Liszt: Années de pèlerinage Book I S160; Im
Rhein, im schönen Strome S272; Die Loreley
S273; Sherkin: Three New Songs “Offers
More Than Earthly Meat and Drink”; Sonata
No.2 “Cŵn Anwnn”; Sonata No.3 “Elfin Land”;
Sunbent (2015). Adanya Dunn, soprano; Adam
Sherkin, piano. Glenn Gould Studio, lobby,
250 Front St. W. 416-535-4612. $46; $42(sr);
$35(35 and under).
●●7:30: University of Toronto Faculty of
Music. Wind Ensemble: Loss and Reflection.
George: Firefly; Bryant: Nothing Gold Can
Stay; Morawetz: Memorial to Martin Luther
King; Blackshaw: Soulström; Maslanka: Traveler.
Shauna Rolston, cello; Gillian Mackay,
conductor. MacMillan Theatre, Edward Johnson
Building, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-408-0208.
$30; $20(sr); $10(st).
●●8:00: Canadian Stage. The Overcoat: An
Opera. See Mar 27. Also Apr 6, 7.
BACH B-MINOR MASS
APR 5–8, 2018
JEANNE LAMON HALL,
TRINITY-ST. PAUL’S CENTRE
tafelmusik.org
●●8:00: Tafelmusik. Bach B Minor Mass.
Dorothee Mields, soprano; Laura Pudwell,
mezzo-soprano; Charles Daniels, tenor;
Tyler Duncan, baritone; Tafelmusik Baroque
Orchestra and Chamber Choir; Ivars Taurins,
director. Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre, Jeanne
Lamon Hall, 427 Bloor St. W. 416-964-6337.
$24-$109. 7pm: pre-concert chat.
●●8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Sibelius
Symphony 5. Mendelssohn: Fair Melusina
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