Volume 24 Issue 4 - December 2018 / January 2019
When is a trumpet like a motorcycle in a dressage event? How many Brunhilde's does it take to change an Elektra? Just two of the many questions you've been dying to ask, to which you will find answers in a 24th annual combined December/January issue – in which our 11 beat columnists sift through what's on offer in the upcoming holiday month, and what they're already circling in their calendars for 2019. Oh, and features too: a klezmer violinist breathing new life into a very old film; two New Music festivals in January, 200 metres apart; a Music & Health story on the restorative powers of a grassroots exercise in collective music-making; even a good reason to go to Winnipeg in the dead of winter. All this and more in Vol 24 No 4, now available in flipthrough format here.
When is a trumpet like a motorcycle in a dressage event? How many Brunhilde's does it take to change an Elektra? Just two of the many questions you've been dying to ask, to which you will find answers in a 24th annual combined December/January issue – in which our 11 beat columnists sift through what's on offer in the upcoming holiday month, and what they're already circling in their calendars for 2019. Oh, and features too: a klezmer violinist breathing new life into a very old film; two New Music festivals in January, 200 metres apart; a Music & Health story on the restorative powers of a grassroots exercise in collective music-making; even a good reason to go to Winnipeg in the dead of winter. All this and more in Vol 24 No 4, now available in flipthrough format here.
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●●12:30: Yorkminster Park Baptist Church.<br />
Noonhour Organ Recital. Imre Olah, organ.<br />
1585 Yonge St. 416-922-1167. Free.<br />
●●5:30: Canadian Opera Company. Jazz Series:<br />
Music from the Claudia Quintet Playbook.<br />
McGill Jazz Sextet; John Hollenbeck, director.<br />
Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre, Four<br />
Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts,<br />
145 Queen St. W. 416-363-8231. Free. First<br />
come, first served. No late seating.<br />
●●7:00: Toronto Mendelssohn Choir. Festival<br />
of Carols. Stephanie Martin: An Earthly Tree;<br />
Alban Berg: Es ist ein Reis enstsprungen;<br />
Mendelssohn: Ave Maria; Maria durch ein<br />
Dornwald ging (arr. Stefan Claas); and audience<br />
sing-along of popular Christmas carols.<br />
Toronto Mendelssohn Choir; Canadian Staff<br />
Band of the Salvation Army; Toronto Youth<br />
Choir; Howard Dyck, guest conductor. Yorkminster<br />
Park Baptist Church, 1585 Yonge<br />
St. 416-408-0208. $35-$78; $20(Voxtix for<br />
patrons 30 and under). Also Dec 4.<br />
●●7:30: Nathaniel Dett Chorale. An Indigo<br />
Christmas: Black Virgin…Great Joy. Sandra<br />
Faire and Ivan Fecan Theatre, Accolade East<br />
Building, 4700 Keele St. nathanieldett.org.<br />
$25; $20(sr); $10(st).<br />
●●7:30: Royal Conservatory of Music.<br />
Rebanks Family Fellowship Concert. Mazzoleni<br />
Concert Hall, Royal Conservatory,<br />
273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208. Free (ticket<br />
required).<br />
●●7:30: Toronto Choral Society. Navidad<br />
Nuestra (Our Christmas). Ramirez: Misa<br />
Criolla. Geoffrey Butler, conductor; Cassava<br />
(Latin ensemble); Ernesto Cárdenas, tenor.<br />
Koerner Hall, Telus Centre, 273 Bloor St. W.<br />
416-408-0208. $45-$65.<br />
●●8:00: Harbourfront Centre. Asheq: Ritual<br />
Music to Cure a Lover. Music by Sina<br />
Bathaie. Habib Meftahboushehri and Mohsen<br />
Sharifian, musicians; Shahin Sayadi, artistic<br />
director. Harbourfront Centre Theatre,<br />
235 Queens Quay W. 416-973-4000. $18.85-<br />
$<strong>24</strong>.50. Also Dec 6, 7, 8(4pm & 7pm).<br />
●●8:00: Soundstreams. Electric Messiah<br />
IV. Handel’s great masterpiece with inspirations<br />
from jazz, gospel, blues, hip hop and<br />
of course, classical. Jonathan MacArthur,<br />
tenor; Aviva Chernick, vocals; Alex Samaras,<br />
baritone, jazz-singer; Adam Scime,<br />
music director; Christopher Bagan, analog<br />
and electric harpsichord; Jeff McLeod,<br />
electric organ; Joel Schwartz, electric guitar;<br />
SlowPitchSound, turntablist and resident<br />
DJ; Lybido, dancer. The Drake Underground,<br />
1150 Queen’s St. W. 416-504-1282.<br />
$25/$20(adv). Also Dec 4, 6.<br />
Thursday <strong>December</strong> 6<br />
●●2:00: Northern District Public Library.<br />
YC Lee in Solo Recital @ OrchardViewers Fall<br />
<strong>2018</strong>. Art Song & Opera. YC Lee, tenor; Ann<br />
Sublett, piano. Room 2<strong>24</strong>, 40 Orchard View<br />
Blvd. 416-393-7610. Free. Seating is limited,<br />
arrive early.<br />
●●7:00: University of Toronto Faculty of<br />
Music. PianoFest. Walter Hall, Edward<br />
Johnson Building, University of Toronto,<br />
80 Queen’s Park. 416-408-0208. Free. Also<br />
Dec 8(7pm) & 9(2:30pm).<br />
●●7:30: Canadian Music Centre. CMC Presents:<br />
Germaine Liu and Sarah Hennies, Percussion.<br />
Works by Liu and Hennies. 20 St.<br />
Joseph St. 416-961-6601 x201. General:<br />
$20/$15(adv); CMC Members/arts workers:<br />
$15/$12(adv); Students: $15/$10(adv).<br />
●●7:30: Gallery 345. Chelsea McBride’s<br />
Socialist Night School’s Annual Holiday Spectacular!<br />
345 Sorauren Ave. 416-822-9781. $25;<br />
$15(st). Cash only.<br />
●●7:30: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Home<br />
Alone in Concert. Resonance Youth Choir;<br />
Constantine Kitsopoulos, conductor. Roy<br />
Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-598-3375.<br />
$57-$126. Also Dec 7, Dec 8(mat), Dec 8(eve).<br />
●●8:00: Harbourfront Centre. Asheq: Ritual<br />
Music to Cure a Lover. See Dec 5. Also<br />
Dec 7(8pm); 8(4pm & 7pm).<br />
<strong>December</strong> 6 at 8pm<br />
GRYPHON<br />
TRIO<br />
●●8:00: Music Toronto. Gryphon Trio. Frehner:<br />
Bytown Waters (Toronto premiere);<br />
Brahms: Piano Trio in C Op.87; and works<br />
by Mozart, Silvestrov and Pärt. Jane Mallett<br />
Theatre, St. Lawrence Centre for the<br />
Arts, 27 Front St. E. 416-366-7723. $47.50-<br />
$52; $10(st).<br />
●●8:00: Soundstreams. Electric Messiah<br />
IV. Handel’s great masterpiece with inspirations<br />
from jazz, gospel, blues, hip hop and<br />
of course, classical. Jonathan MacArthur,<br />
tenor; Aviva Chernick, vocals; Alex Samaras,<br />
baritone, jazz-singer; Adam Scime,<br />
music director; Christopher Bagan, analog<br />
and electric harpsichord; Jeff McLeod,<br />
electric organ; Joel Schwartz, electric guitar;<br />
SlowPitchSound, turntablist and resident<br />
DJ; Lybido, dancer. The Drake Underground,<br />
1150 Queen’s St. W. 416-504-1282.<br />
$25/$20(adv). Also Dec 4, 5.<br />
Friday <strong>December</strong> 7<br />
●●12:00 noon: University Settlement Music<br />
& Arts School. End of Term Student Concert.<br />
St. George the Martyr Church, 30 Stephanie<br />
St. 416-598-3444 x<strong>24</strong>3. Free; donations welcome.<br />
Charitable Tax receipts available for<br />
all donations over $25.00. Also Dec 8(11am;<br />
1:30pm).<br />
●●7:30: Brampton Folk Club. Friday Folk<br />
Night: A Very Foggy Christmas. Coffee-housestyle<br />
folk music concert. The Foggy Hogtown<br />
Boys. St. Paul’s United Church (Brampton),<br />
30 Main St. S., Brampton. 647-233-3655. $18;<br />
$15(sr/st).<br />
●●7:30: Burlington Performing Arts Centre.<br />
The Nutcracker. Music by Tchaikovsky.<br />
National Ballet Theatre of Odessa. Burlington<br />
Performing Arts Centre, Community<br />
Studio Theatre, 440 Locust St., Burlington.<br />
905-681-6000. $69.50; $64.50(members);<br />
$35(18 and under). Also Dec 8(2:30 & 7:30).<br />
●●7:30: Church of the Holy Trinity. The<br />
Lage Lund, guitar. 345 Sorauren Ave. 416-822-<br />
9781. $25; $15(st); Cash only.<br />
●●8:00: Harbourfront Centre. Asheq: Ritual<br />
Music to Cure a Lover. See Dec 5. Also<br />
Dec 8(4:00 & 7:00).<br />
●●8:00: Oakville Centre for the Performing<br />
Arts. Tartan Terrors Christmas. 130 Navy St.,<br />
Oakville. 905-815-2021 or 1-888-489-7784.<br />
$44-$55.<br />
●●8:00: Royal Conservatory of Music. Classical<br />
Concerts Series: Paquito D’Rivera with<br />
the Harlem Quartet. Bolcom: Three Rags for<br />
String Quartet; Debussy: String Quartet in g<br />
Op.10 Mvt 2 - Assez vif et bien rythmé; Weber:<br />
Clarinet Quintet in B-flat Op.34; D’Rivera:<br />
Suite aires tropicales, A Farewell Mambo and<br />
others. Koerner Hall, Telus Centre, 273 Bloor<br />
St. W. 416-408-0208. $45-$95.<br />
●●8:00: Upper Canada Choristers/Cantemos<br />
Latin Ensemble. Christmas Cheer. Works by<br />
Britten, Rutter, Courtney, Zéspedes, Velasco<br />
and others. Valerie Abels, narrator; Christian<br />
Sharpe, bassoon; Hye Won Ceilia Lee, piano,<br />
Laurie Evan Fraser, conductor. Grace Church<br />
on-the-Hill, 300 Lonsdale Rd. 416-256-0510.<br />
$25; Free(teen/child acc. by adult).<br />
Saturday <strong>December</strong> 8<br />
●●<br />
Christmas Story. Hour-long Christmas<br />
1:30: Oakville Choir for Children and<br />
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pageant. 19 Trinity Sq. 416-598-4521 x301.<br />
Suggested donation: $25; $5(child). Also<br />
Dec 8(4:30), 9(4:30), 14(7:30), 15(4:30),<br />
16(4:30), 21(7:30), 22(4:30 & 7:30), 23(4:30<br />
& 7:30 pm).<br />
●●7:30: County Town Singers. Jingle Alleluia.<br />
Sacred and secular Christmas music. Trinity<br />
Pentacostal, 900 King St. E., Oshawa. 647-<br />
981-2205. $25; $20; $15. Also Dec 8(mat).<br />
●●7:30: Surinder Mundra. A Choral Christmas<br />
from Across Europe. St. George’s Anglican<br />
Church (Pickering Village), 77 Randall<br />
Dr., Ajax. 905-683-7981. $30. Reception post<br />
concert, cash bar.<br />
●●7:30: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Home<br />
Alone in Concert. See Dec 6. Also Dec 8(2:00<br />
& 7:30).<br />
●●7:30: University of Toronto Faculty of<br />
Music. University of Toronto Symphony<br />
Orchestra. Ridout: Jubilee; De Falla: Siete<br />
canciones populares españolas; Glazunov:<br />
Violin Concerto No.1 in a Op.82; Tchaikovsky:<br />
Symphony No.1 in g Op.13 “Winter Dreams”.<br />
Gena van Oosten, mezzo; Julia Mirzoev, violin;<br />
Uri Meyer, conductor. MacMillan Theatre,<br />
Edward Johnson Building, 80 Queen’s Park.<br />
416-408-0208. $30; $20(sr); $10(st).<br />
●●8:00: Alliance Française de Toronto. The<br />
Soul of the Cello: Tribute to Pablo Casals.<br />
Works by Bach, Casals and Cassado. Christian-Pierre<br />
La Marca, cello. Spadina Theatre,<br />
<strong>24</strong> Spadina Rd. 416-922-2014 x37. $25; $20(sr/<br />
st); $12(members).<br />
●●8:00: Etobicoke Community Concert Band.<br />
A Classic Christmas. Jean Augustine, reader;<br />
Andrew Scott, guest MC. Etobicoke Collegiate<br />
Auditorium, 86 Montgomery Rd., Etobicoke.<br />
416-410-1570. $15; Free(child under 12).<br />
●●8:00: Exultate Chamber Singers. Winter’s<br />
Night with You. Quartel: A Winter Day;<br />
Raminsh: In the Night We Shall Go In; Webb:<br />
The Winter Lakes; Lightfoot: Song for a Winter’s<br />
Night. Mark Ramsay, artistic director.<br />
St. Thomas’s Anglican Church (Toronto),<br />
383 Huron St. 416-971-9229. $25; $20(sr);<br />
$10(st).<br />
●●8:00: Gallery 345. Hide the Moon and Stars<br />
Album Release Concert. Bryn Roberts, piano;<br />
Youth. Community Carol Concert. Guest:<br />
Lianne Tan, organ. St. John’s United Church<br />
(Oakville), 262 Randall St., Oakville. 905-337-<br />
7104. $25; $20(sr); $15(under 13). Also 4pm.<br />
●●2:00: County Town Singers. Jingle Alleluia.<br />
Sacred and secular Christmas music. Trinity<br />
Pentacostal, 900 King St. E., Oshawa. 647-<br />
981-2205. $25; $20; $15. Also Dec 7(eve).<br />
●●2:00: National Ballet of Canada. The Nutcracker.<br />
Music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky,<br />
with libretto by James Kudelka. James<br />
Kudelka, choreographer/librettist. Four<br />
Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts,<br />
145 Queen St. W. 416-345-9595. $45 and up.<br />
Opens Dec 8, 2pm. Runs to Dec 30. Days and<br />
times vary. Visit national.ballet.ca for details.<br />
●●2:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Home<br />
Alone in Concert. See Dec 6. Also Dec 8(7:30).<br />
●●2:00: Yorkminster Park Baptist Church.<br />
Annual City Carol Sing. Alex Pangman & Her<br />
Alleycats; Hogtown Brass Quintet; Yorkminster<br />
Park Baptist Church Choir; VIVA! Youth<br />
Singers of Toronto; That Choir; Hedgerow<br />
Singers; Kevin Frankish, host; and others.<br />
1585 Yonge St. 416-922-1167. Free. A collection<br />
• THE ANNUAL CITY •<br />
CAROL<br />
SING<br />
In collaboration<br />
with City<br />
SATURDAY, DEC. 8 - 2:00 PM<br />
YORKMINSTER PARK BAPTIST CHURCH<br />
WITH SPECIAL GUESTS<br />
ALEX PANGMAN<br />
& HER ALLEYCATS<br />
KEVIN FRANKISH<br />
FREE ADMISSION<br />
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