Volume 24 Issue 3 - November 2018
Reluctant arranger! National Ballet Orchestra percussionist Kris Maddigan on creating the JUNO and BAFTA award-winning smash hit Cuphead video game soundtrack; Evergreen by name and by nature, quintessentially Canadian gamelan (Andrew Timar explains); violinist Angèle Dubeau on 20 years and 60 million streams; two children’s choirs where this month remembrance and living history must intersect. And much more, online in our kiosk now, and on the street commencing Thursday November 1.
Reluctant arranger! National Ballet Orchestra percussionist Kris Maddigan on creating the JUNO and BAFTA award-winning smash hit Cuphead video game soundtrack; Evergreen by name and by nature, quintessentially Canadian gamelan (Andrew Timar explains); violinist Angèle Dubeau on 20 years and 60 million streams; two children’s choirs where this month remembrance and living history must intersect. And much more, online in our kiosk now, and on the street commencing Thursday November 1.
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HOT; LeBlanc: The Wind Wrests My Words<br />
(world premiere); Romitelli: Natura Morta<br />
Con Fiamme; Scime: phase-amplique (world<br />
premiere). Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre, Jeanne<br />
Lamon Hall, 427 Bloor St. W. 416-9<strong>24</strong>-1889.<br />
$20; $15(sr/st/arts worker).<br />
●●7:30: Gallery 345. Chamber Music Concert.<br />
Schubert: Trout Quintet; Mozart: Piano<br />
Quintet No.2. Gwyneth Thomson, violin;<br />
Brenna McLane, viola; Erika Nielsen, cello;<br />
Graham Smith, bass; Jelena Cingara, piano.<br />
345 Sorauren Ave. 416-822-9781. $25; $15(st).<br />
●●7:30: Opera Atelier. Charpentier: Actéon /<br />
Rameau: Pygmalion. Colin Ainsworth (Actéon<br />
& Pygmalion); Mireille Asselin (Diana &<br />
Amour); Allyson McHardy (Juno & Céphise);<br />
Jesse Blumberg, Christopher Enns, Meghan<br />
Lindsay, Cynthia Smithers; Anna Sharpe.<br />
Marshall Pynkoski, stage director; Jeannette<br />
Lajeunesse Zingg, choreographer; Artists<br />
of Atelier Ballet; Chorus of the Choir of<br />
the Theatre of Early Music (Daniel Taylor,<br />
chorus master); Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra;<br />
David Fallis, conductor. Elgin Theatre,<br />
189 Yonge St. 1-855-622-2787. From $46. Also<br />
Nov 3(4:30pm).<br />
●●7:30: Opera by Request. Mozart’s Die<br />
Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute). Austin Larusson,<br />
baritone (Papageno); Brittany Stewart,<br />
soprano (Pamina); Cian Horrobin, tenor<br />
(Tamino); Holly Chaplin, soprano (Queen of<br />
the Night); William Shookhoff, piano. College<br />
St. United Church, 452 College St. 416-455-<br />
2365. $20. Also Nov 3. In concert with piano<br />
accompaniment.<br />
●●7:30: Opera York. La Bohème. Puccini. Sara<br />
Papini (Mimi); Kijong Wi (Rudolfo); Anthony<br />
Cleverton (Schaunard); Diego Catala (Marcello);<br />
Denis Mastromonaco, music director;<br />
Penny Cookson, stage director. Richmond Hill<br />
Centre for the Performing Arts, 10268 Yonge<br />
St., Richmond Hill. 905-787-8811. $40-$50.<br />
Also Nov 4(mat).<br />
●●7:30: Royal Conservatory. Glenn Gould<br />
School Opera. Hindemith: Hin und Züruck;<br />
Martinů: The Tears of the Knife. Peter Tiefenbach,<br />
music director; Anna Theodosakis,<br />
stage director. Mazzoleni Concert Hall, Royal<br />
Conservatory, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208.<br />
$20. Also Nov 3.<br />
●●7:30: Toronto Heliconian Club. Women<br />
Composers from the 17th Century to the<br />
Present. Works by Bon, Skarecky, Beach,<br />
Kaprálová, C. Schumann and others. Allison<br />
Arends, soprano; Maria Soulis, mezzo;<br />
Kye Marshall, cello; Ruth Kazdan, piano;<br />
Rita Greer, clarinet; and others. Heliconian<br />
Hall, 35 Hazelton Ave. 416-922-3618. $25;<br />
free(under 12 with adult).<br />
●●8:00: Cathedral Church of St. James.<br />
David Briggs: Requiem. 65 Church St. 416-<br />
364-7865 or stjamescathedral.ca/requiem.<br />
$30.<br />
●●8:00: ProArteDanza. Figaro 2.0. See Nov 1.<br />
Also Nov 3, 7, 8, 9, 10.<br />
●●8:00: Royal Conservatory. World Music<br />
Series: Quique Escamilla’s Day of the Dead<br />
Celebration. Latin American-infused rockroots<br />
music with theatre, dance and storytelling.<br />
Koerner Hall, Telus Centre, 273 Bloor St.<br />
W. 416-408-0208. $35-$80. 7pm: Pre-concert<br />
ceremony.<br />
●●8:00: Spectrum Music. The Road Not Travelled.<br />
New works by Spectrum composers<br />
and featured composer Lowrie. Daniel Ramjattan<br />
and James Lowrie, guitar; Flautas<br />
del Fuego Flute Duo. Alliance Française de<br />
Toronto, <strong>24</strong> Spadina Rd. 416-922-2014. From<br />
$10. 7:30: doors open.<br />
Saturday <strong>November</strong> 3<br />
●●2:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra.<br />
Young People’s Concerts: The Mozart Experience.<br />
Magic Circle Mime Company; Duncan<br />
McDougall, violin (17/18 TSYO Concerto Competition<br />
Winner); Sameer Patel, conductor.<br />
Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-598-<br />
3375. $20-$33.75. Also 4pm.<br />
●●4:00: Toronto Operetta Theatre. Out of<br />
Character. Music from Latin America. Lynn<br />
Isnar, soprano; Margie Bernal, soprano; Stuart<br />
Graham, baritone; Guillermo Silva-Marin,<br />
baritone; Narmina Afandiyeva, music director<br />
and piano. St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts,<br />
27 Front St. E. 416-366-7723. $29-$49.<br />
●●4:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra.<br />
Young People’s Concerts: The Mozart Experience.<br />
See 2pm.<br />
●●4:30: Beach United Church. Jazz and<br />
Reflection. “Radiance”. Laila Biali, piano/<br />
vocals; Ben Wittman, percussion. 140 Wineva<br />
Ave. 416-691-8082. Free.<br />
●●4:30: Canadian Opera Company. Eugene<br />
Onegin. Music by Tchaikovsky. Gordon<br />
EUGENE ONEGIN<br />
Tchaikovsky<br />
SEPT 30 – NOV 3, <strong>2018</strong><br />
coc.ca<br />
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T MUSICA L<br />
One church, two centuries<br />
SAT, NOV 3 • 7:00pm<br />
Our anniversary production<br />
celebrating Metropolitan’s 200 years<br />
in song, story, and images<br />
ADMISSION FREE (DONATIONS WELCOME)<br />
Bintner, bass-baritone (Eugene Onegin);<br />
Joyce El-Khoury, soprano (Tatyana); Varduhi<br />
Abrahamyan, mezzo (Olga); Joseph Kaiser,<br />
tenor (Lensky); Oleg Tsibulko, bass (Prince<br />
Gremin); Robert Carsen, stage director. Four<br />
Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts,<br />
145 Queen St. W. 416-363-8231. $35-$225.<br />
Final performance.<br />
●●4:30: Opera Atelier. Charpentier: Actéon /<br />
Rameau: Pygmalion. See Nov 2.<br />
●●7:00: Music at Metropolitan. Metropolitan:<br />
The Musical. One church, two centuries:<br />
Anniversary production celebrating Metropolitan’s<br />
200 years in song, story, and images.<br />
Metropolitan United Church (Toronto),<br />
56 Queen St. E. 416-363-0331 x26. Free; donations<br />
welcome.<br />
●●7:00: Nexus D9. Nandita Dias in Concert:<br />
Memories and Motherhood - A Canadian<br />
Story. Deep Ganguly, Sheldon D’Souza, Juahn<br />
Pablo Dominguéz, Danny McErian and Franky<br />
Dias. Bloordale United Church, 4258 Bloor St.<br />
W., Etobicoke. nandita.dias@gmail.com. $20.<br />
●●7:00: Royal Conservatory. Glenn Gould<br />
School Opera. Hindemith: Hin und Züruck;<br />
Martinů: The Tears of the Knife. Peter Tiefenbach,<br />
music director; Anna Theodosakis,<br />
stage director. Mazzoleni Concert Hall, Royal<br />
Conservatory, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208.<br />
$20. Also Nov 2.<br />
●●7:00: Teo Milea. The Art of the Piano. Agony<br />
and Ecstasy; Journey; 1st Sun; Irreversible.<br />
Gallery 345, 345 Sorauren Ave. 647-877-<br />
2607. $35.<br />
●●7:30: Canadian Arabic Orchestra. Festival<br />
of Arabic Music and Arts: Ya Sitti. Dalal Abu<br />
Amneh, singer. Lyric Theatre, Toronto Centre<br />
for the Arts, 5040 Yonge St. 1-855-682-6736.<br />
$47.50-$64.75; $43.20-$57.30(sr/st).<br />
●●7:30: Music On The Donway. Choral<br />
Expressions and Sidecar78: An Evening of<br />
Sax and Song. Walkin’ After Midnight; Fascinating<br />
Rhythm; Teddy Bears Picnic. Choral<br />
Expressions; Norman Miller, Mike Lewis, Jeff<br />
Densham, Graziano Brescacin, saxophone.<br />
Donway Covenant United Church, 230 The<br />
Donway W. 416-444-7807. $20; $10(st accompanied<br />
by paying adult); Free(child accompanied<br />
by paying adult). Refreshments<br />
following performance.<br />
●●7:30: Opera by Request. Mozart’s Die<br />
For more information, contact Dr. Patricia Wright at<br />
patriciaw@metunited.org or 416-363-0331 ext. 26. MetUnited Music<br />
56 Queen Street East, Toronto • www.metunited.org MetUnitedMusic<br />
Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute). Austin Larusson,<br />
baritone (Papageno); Brittany Stewart,<br />
soprano (Pamina); Cian Horrobin, tenor<br />
(Tamino); Holly Chaplin, soprano (Queen of<br />
the Night); William Shookhoff, piano. College<br />
St. United Church, 452 College St. 416-455-<br />
2365. $20. Also Nov 2. In concert with piano<br />
accompaniment.<br />
●●8:00: North York Concert Orchestra.<br />
Lest We Forget. Holst: Mars from The Planets;<br />
Granados: Intermezzo from Goyescas;<br />
Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending;<br />
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5. Rafael Luz,<br />
conductor. Yorkminster Citadel, 1 Lord Seaton<br />
Rd., North York. 416-628-9195. $30; $25(sr);<br />
$10(st).<br />
●●8:00: Oakville Symphony. Musical Magic:<br />
Grand Opening. In memory of Peter Longworth.<br />
Brahms: Piano Concerto No.2; Tchaikovsky:<br />
The Nutcracker Act 2. Sheng Cai,<br />
piano. Oakville Centre for the Performing<br />
Arts, 130 Navy St., Oakville. 905-815-2021.<br />
$27-$54. Also Nov 4(2pm).<br />
●●8:00: ProArteDanza. Figaro 2.0. See Nov 1.<br />
Also Nov 7, 8, 9, 10.<br />
●●8:00: Royal Conservatory. Daniel Hope<br />
and Friends: AIR – A Baroque Journey. Works<br />
by Vivaldi, Handel, Falconieri, Ortiz, Matteis,<br />
Uccelini, and others. Daniel Hope, violin;<br />
Simos Papanas, violin; Nicola Mosca, cello;<br />
Emanuele Forni luthe; Naoki Kitaya, cello; and<br />
others. Koerner Hall, Telus Centre, 273 Bloor<br />
St. W. 416-408-0208. $45-90.<br />
●●8:00: Stella Walker Productions. Stellavision<br />
- The 3D World of Stella Walker.<br />
Walker: Not Another One Woman Show, I<br />
Didn’t Get Her Gams, The Obit Bit, I Feel a<br />
Mad Scene Coming On, The Spaces Between<br />
Things. Stella Walker, mezzo. The John Candy<br />
Box Theatre, 99 Blue Jays Way, 3rd Floor. 416-<br />
340-7270. $25. Wheelchair accessible. Also<br />
Nov <strong>24</strong>.<br />
Sunday <strong>November</strong> 4<br />
●●1:00: Royal Conservatory. Sunday Interludes:<br />
Stephen Prutsman. Bach: English Suite<br />
No.6 in d BWV811; Bill Evans: Turn Out the<br />
Stars; Ravel: Selections from Miroirs; Stephen<br />
Prutsman: Two Jazz Etudes. Stephen<br />
Prutsman, piano. Mazzoleni Concert Hall,<br />
Royal Conservatory, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-<br />
0208. Free (ticket required).<br />
●●1:30: Kingston Road Village Concert<br />
Series. Missing Pages. Written by Tom<br />
Kingston Road Village<br />
CONCERT SERIES presents<br />
Sunday Nov 4, 1:30pm<br />
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