Volume 23 Issue 7 - April 2018

College, Western University, 1151 Richmond
St. N., London. 519-661-3767. Free.
Thursday April 5
B. Concerts Beyond the GTA
●●12:00 noon: Marilyn I. Walker School of
Fine and Performing Arts, Brock University.
RBC Foundation Music@Noon. Piano
and guitar students. Cairns Hall, FirstOntario
Performing Arts Centre, 250 St. Paul St., St.
Catharines. 905-688-0722. Free.
●●8:00: Encore Performances. Pat & Emilia.
Works by Smallman, Bizet, Verdi, Puccini and
Gounod. Tara Sievers-Hunt, soprano; Jocelyn
Zelasko, soprano; ensemble. Willistead
Manor, 1899 Niagara St., Windsor. 519-253-
2365. $25.
Friday April 6
●●7:00: Vera Causa Opera. The Italian Girl
in Algiers. Rossini; Anelli, libretto. Katerina
Utochkina (Isabella); Kimberely-Rose Pefhany
(Elvira); Grace Quinsey (Zulma); David Boan
(Lindoro); Domenico Sanfilippo (Mustafa);
and others. Cambridge Centre for the Arts,
60 Dickson St., Cambridge. 519-740-4681
x4376. $15. Also Apr 7 (Waterloo).
●●8:00: Don Wright Faculty of Music.
Western University Wind Ensemble: Meditation
and Exaltation. Paul Davenport Theatre,
Talbot College, Western University,
1151 Richmond St. N., London. 519-661-3767.
Free.
●●8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony.
Cirque de la Symphonie. Evan Mitchell, conductor.
Centre in the Square, 101 Queen St.
N., Kitchener. 519-745-4711 or 1-888-745-4717.
$18; $11(child). Also Apr 7(2:30pm & 8pm).
Saturday April 7
●●2:30: Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony.
Cirque de la Symphonie. Evan Mitchell, conductor.
Centre in the Square, 101 Queen St.
N., Kitchener. 519-745-4711 or 1-888-745-4717.
$18; $11(child). Also Apr 6 & 7(8pm)
●●7:00: Chorus Niagara. Treble in Niagara:
Treble Festival Concert. Children’s choirs
from Niagara and the GTA; Dr. Rollo Dilworth,
guest conductor. FirstOntario Performing
Arts Centre, 250 St. Paul St., St. Catharines.
1-855-515-0722 or 905-688-0722. $20;
free(under 12).
●●7:00: Gallery Players of Niagara. Movie
Night - Safety Last. Improvised music accompanying
silent films. Harold Lloyd: Safety Last
(1923). Douglas Miller, flute; Eric Mahar, guitar;
Penner Mackay, percussion. FirstOntario
Performing Arts Centre, 250 St. Paul St., St.
Catharines. 905-468-1525. $75(family); $36;
$33(sr); $14(st/arts worker). 6:45pm: prescreening
talk with film historian Joan Nicks.
●●7:00: Vera Causa Opera. The Italian Girl
in Algiers. Rossini; Anelli, libretto. Katerina
Utochkina (Isabella); Kimberely-Rose Pefhany
(Elvira); Grace Quinsey (Zulma); David
Boan (Lindoro); Domenico Sanfilippo (Mustafa);
and others. Knox Presbyterian Church
(Waterloo), 50 Erb St. W., Waterloo. 519-886-
4150. $15. Also Apr 6 (Cambridge).
●●7:30: Barrie Concerts. Sinfonia Toronto
& Stewart Goodyear. Dvořák: Serenade;
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No.5 “The
Emperor”. Stewart Goodyear, piano; Nurhan
Arman, conductor. Hi-Way Pentecostal
Church, 50 Anne St. N., Barrie. 705-726-
1181. $85.
●●7:30: Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing
Arts. Genius of John Coltrane. Rémi
Bolduc Jazz Ensemble. 390 King St. W., Kingston.
613-533-2424. $29-$55; $15-$27(st).
●●8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music
Society. Robert Dvorkin, Piano. Debussy: Preludes
(Books I and II). KWCMS Music Room,
57 Young St. W., Waterloo. 519-886-1673.
$30; $20(st).
●●8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony.
Cirque de la Symphonie. Evan Mitchell, conductor.
Centre in the Square, 101 Queen St.
N., Kitchener. 519-745-4711 or 1-888-745-4717.
$19-$86. Also Apr 6, 7(2:30pm).
Sunday April 8
●●2:00: Chamber Music Hamilton. New
Orford String Quartet. Wolf: Italian Serenade;
Gellman: Musica Eterna; Barton: String Quartet
No.2;Mozart: Viola Quintet in C K515. Art
Gallery of Hamilton, 123 King St. W., Hamilton.
905-525-7429. $35; $30(sr); $15(st).
●●2:30: Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and
Performing Arts, Brock University. Viva
Voce! Choral Series: Brock University Choirs.
Rachel Rensink-Hoff, conductor. Cairns Hall,
FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, 250 St.
Paul St., St. Catharines. 905-688-0722. $15;
$10(sr/st); $5(eyeGo).
●●7:00: Les AMIS Concerts. Joyce Lai, Violin
and Erika Crinó, Piano. Works by Lavallée,
Willan, Champagne, Pepa and Cozens.
The Loft Cinema, 201 Division St., Cobourg.
905-372-2210. $20. Seven short NFB documentaries
about Canadian composers will be
screened after the live performance.
Monday April 9
●●8:00: Don Wright Faculty of Music. Contemporary
Music Studio Concert. Von
Kuster Hall, Music Building, Western University,
1151 Richmond St. N., London. 519-661-
3767. Free.
Tuesday April 10
●●6:00: Don Wright Faculty of Music. Electroacoustic
Music Compositions Concert.
Paul Davenport Theatre, Talbot College, Western
University, 1151 Richmond St. N., London.
519-661-3767. Free.
Wednesday April 11
●●12:15: St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church
(Kitchener). Wednesday Noon-Hour Concerts
Spring 2018. Lucy Zhang, violin; Ian Le,
piano. 54 Queen St. N., Kitchener. 226-647-
1290. Free. 11:30: Lunch available in the foyer
or BYO.
●●2:30: Seniors Serenade. Evelyn Liang,
Piano. Works by J. S. Bach, Mozart, Chopin
and Fauré. Grace United Church (Barrie),
350 Grove St. E., Barrie. 705-726-1181. Free.
3:30: tea & goodies $5.
Thursday April 12
●●7:30: Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing
Arts. Arion Baroque Orchestra and
Boris Begelman. Works by Bach, Handel,
Quantz and Telemann. 390 King St. W., Kingston.
613-533-2424. $29-$55; $15-$27(st).
Friday April 13
●●8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony.
Bénédicte Plays Barber. Adès: Three Studies
from Couperin; Barber: Violin Concerto;
Schubert: Symphony No.9 in C “The Great”.
Bénédicte Lauzière, violin; Case Scaglione,
conductor. Centre in the Square, 101 Queen
St. N., Kitchener. 519-745-4711 or 1-888-745-
4717. $19-$82. Also Apr 14.
Saturday April 14
●●2:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony.
Youth Orchestra: Concert 3. Centre in the
Square, 101 Queen St. N., Kitchener. 519-745-
4711 or 1-888-745-4717. $13; $11(child).
●●2:30: Kingston Symphony Association.
Herbert & Dvořák. Massenet: Prelude to Act 5
of Don Quichotte; Herbert: Cello Concerto
No.2; Dvořák: Cello Concerto. Ariel Barnes,
cello; Kingston Symphony Orchestra. Isabel
Bader Centre for the Performing Arts,
390 King St. W., Kingston. 613-530-2050.
$20-$50; $20-$45(sr); $15-$25(st); $10(child/
Classically Hip member). Also Apr 15(mat).
●●7:00: King Edward Choir. Barrie Choralfest.
Mozart: Requiem; Bernstein: Missa Brevis;
Borodin: Polovtsian Dances; Les Mis. Oliver
Balaburski, conductor. Guests: Huronia Symphony
Orchestra. Collier Street United Church,
112 Collier St., Barrie. 705-721-4752. $30.
●●7:30: New Tecumseth Singers/Dufferin
Concert Singers. To Life We Sing. Forrest:
Requieum For The Living; and other choral
works. Members of Hart House Orchestra.
Grace Baptist Church, 354 Victoria St. E.,
Alliston. 705-435-5497. $20; free(under 16).
Also Apr 15 (3:30pm, Orangeville).
●●8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony.
Bénédicte Plays Barber. Adès: Three Studies
from Couperin; Barber: Violin Concerto;
Schubert: Symphony No.9 in C “The Great”.
Bénédicte Lauzière, violin; Case Scaglione,
conductor. Centre in the Square, 101 Queen
St. N., Kitchener. 519-745-4711 or 1-888-745-
4717. $19-$82. Also Apr 13.
Sunday April 15
●●2:30: Kingston Symphony Association.
Herbert & Dvořák. Massenet: Prelude
to Act 5 of Don Quichotte; Herbert: Cello
Concerto No.2; Dvořák: Cello Concerto. Ariel
Barnes, cello; Kingston Symphony Orchestra.
Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing
Arts, 390 King St. W., Kingston. 613-530-
2050. $20-$50; $20-$45(sr); $15-$25(st);
$10(child/Classically Hip member). Also
Apr 14(mat).
●●2:30: Niagara Symphony Orchestra. Fires
of Creation. Estacio: Light Eternal; Elgar: Cello
Concerto; Shostakovich: Symphony No.5.
Bryan Cheng, cello; Bradley Thachuk, conductor.
FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre,
250 St. Paul St., St. Catharines. 905-688-
0722 or 1-855-515-0722. $67; $62(sr); $32(30
and under); $12(st/arts/child); $5(eyeGO).
●●3:00: Angus Sinclair. Organ Recital. Works
by Bach, Buxtehude, Cabena and Sinclair.
Trinity Lutheran Church, 23 Church St., New
Hamburg. 519-662-1810. Free will offering.
Refreshments provided.
●●3:30: New Tecumseth Singers/Dufferin
Concert Singers. To Life We Sing. Forrest:
Requiem for the Living; and other choral
works. Members of Hart House Orchestra.
Westminster United Church (Orangeville),
247 Broadway Ave., Orangeville. 705-435-
5497. $20; free(under 16). Also Apr 14
(7:30pm, Alliston).
●●4:00: Folk Under the Clock. Double Bill:
James Keelaghan & Tony McManus. Market
Hall Performing Arts Centre, 140 Charlotte
St., Peterborough. 705-749-1146 and 705-742-
9425. $37.50; $25(st).
●●4:00: St. George’s Cathedral (Kingston).
Choral Evensong. Wood: Hail Gladdening
Light; other works by Noble and Smith. Guest
choir: Cantabile; Mark Sirett, conductor.
270 King St. E., Kingston. 613-548-4617. Free.
●●4:30: Music At St. Thomas’. An Afternoon
with J.S. Bach: Concerto in c BWV1060;
Sanctus in d BWV239; Cantata “Christ lag
in Todesbanden” BWV4; and works by Matthieu
Latreille and Francine Nguyen-Savaria.
St. Thomas’ Choral Academy; Odin String
Quartet; Duo Pergulae. St. Thomas’ Anglican
Church (Belleville), 201 Church St., Belleville.
613-962-3636. Admission by donation.
Tuesday April 17
●●10:30am: Tunes4Tots. Sound the Horn!
Michael Rosenberger, French horn; John Butler,
piano. St. George’s Anglican Church (St.
Catharines), 83 Church St., St. Catharines.
n/a. $10/$8(adv); free(child). 10:00: doors
open and refreshments available.
Wednesday April 18
●●12:00 noon: Music at St. Andrews. Four
Hands, Two Feet. Works by Ravel, Yon and
Bédard. Simon Irving, organ; Janice Beninger,
piano. St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church
(Barrie), 47 Owen St., Barrie. 705-726-1181.
$10; free(st).
●●12:15: St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church
(Kitchener). Wednesday Noon-Hour Concerts
Spring 2018. Wendy Wagler, flute; Beth
Ann de Sousa, piano. 54 Queen St. N., Kitchener.
226-647-1290. Free. 11:30: Lunch available
in the foyer or BYO.
Friday April 20
●●8:00: Jeffery Concerts. Classical Evolution.
Mozart: Trio for Clarinet, Viola and Piano
in E-flat K498 “Kegelstatt”; Weber: Quintet for
Clarinet and Strings in B-flat Op.34; Brahms:
Quintet for Piano and Strings in f Op.34.
Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center:
Gilles Vonsattel, piano; Tommaso Lonquich,
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