Volume 24 Issue 4 - December 2018 / January 2019

pre-concert talk; intermission discussion
with Michael Berkovsky.
●●8:00: Mississauga Symphony Orchestra.
Highlights from The Messiah. Angela
Yoo, soprano; Lillian Brooks, mezzo; Zachary
Rioux, tenor; Christopher Dunham, baritone;
Mississauga Festival Chamber Choir; Denis
Mastromonaco, music director and conductor.
Living Arts Centre, Hammerson Hall,
4141 Living Arts Dr., Mississauga. 905-306-
6000. $40-$65.
●●8:00: Toronto Consort. Praetorius Christmas
Vespers. A Christmas Vespers as it
might have sounded in the early 17th century.
Toronto Chamber Choir. Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre,
427 Bloor St. W. 416-964-6337. From $29.
Also Dec 14-16 (3:30 pm).
●●8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. TSO
Holiday Pops. See Dec 11.
●●8:00: Voices Chamber Choir. The Mystery
of Christmas. Willan: The Mystery of Bethlehem.
Ron Cheung, conductor; John Stephenson,
accompanist. St. Martin-in-the-Fields
Anglican Church, 151 Glenlake Ave. 416-519-
0528. $20; $15(sr/st).
Sunday December 16
●●1:00: National Ballet of Canada. The Nutcracker.
See Dec 8. Also Dec 18, 19, 20, 21, 22,
23, 27, 28, 29, 30. Times vary.
●●2:00: Borealis Big Band. A Big Band Family
Christmas Concert. Some seasonal favourites
along with jazz charts by Brubeck, Lopez,
Toombs, Stevie Wonder and others. Gord
Shephard, conductor. Newmarket Old Town
Hall, 460 Botsford St., Newmarket. 905-717-
3319 or borealisbigband@gmail.com. $20;
$10(child).
●●2:00: Canzona Chamber Players. Island
Concert: Brahms Messiaen. St. Andrew
by-the-Lake Anglican Church, Cibola Ave.,
Toronto Island. 416-822-0613. $30. Brunch at
12:30pm $20. Also Dec 14(7:30pm, St. George
the Martyr Church).
●●2:00: Festival Wind Orchestra. A Fireside
Counterpoint
Community Orchestra
Andrew Chung
Music Director and Conductor
3 concerts for $55
2018/19 SUBSCRIPTION
35 th ANNIVERSARY
DEC 15, 2018
Holiday Extravaganza
Mother Goose Suite, The Sound
of Music and seasonal favourites
by Leroy Anderson
MAR 2, 2019
Folk Melodies
Smetana’s Moldau and Brahms’
Hungarian Dances
JUNE 8, 2019
Happy 35 th Anniversary!
Mozart’s Symphony No. 35, and
Tchaikovsky’s Rococo Variations
Andrew Ascenso, cello
ccorchestra.org
Christmas. Big Band Showcase; Mary Poppins
Medley; Argentum; Gypsy Dance from
Carmen; Seasonal favourites and a Christmas
carol sing-a-long. Leah Erlich, alto saxophone.
Isabel Bader Theatre, 93 Charles St.
W. festivalwindorchestra.com/tickets $20;
$15(sr/st); free(under 13).
●●3:00: Church of St. Peter and St. Simonthe-Apostle.
The Not-So-Silent Night. Children’s
Musical. Children of the community
perform. 525 Bloor St. E. 416-923-8714. Free.
●●3:00: Greater Toronto Philharmonic
Orchestra. Christmas @ Columbus Centre.
Korsavok: Christmas Eve Suite; Reed: Greensleeves;
Bellini: Overture from Norma; Trad:
Carol of the Bells, O Holy Night and others.
Holly Chaplin, soprano; Michael Ciufo, tenor;
Paolo Busato, conductor. Columbus Centre,
901 Lawrence Ave. W. 647-238-0015. $30;
$25(sr); $16(st/child).
●●3:00: Islington United Church. Christmas
at Islington. Seasonal hymns and
songs. Jason Locke; Islington staff singers,
choirs, instrumentalists and handbells.
25 Burnhamthorpe Rd. 416-239-1131. Goodwill
offering. Religious service.
●●3:00: Mississauga Symphony Orchestra &
Youth Orchestra. A Merry Little Christmas.
Christmas favourites with over 200 musicians.
Guest: Resonance. Living Arts Centre,
Hammerson Hall, 4141 Living Arts Dr., Mississauga.
905-306-6000. $40-$50.
●●3:00: Pax Christi Chorale. England’s
Golden Age. A cappella masterpieces from
the reign of Henry VIII and Elizabeth I. Byrd:
Mass for Five Voices; Tudor anthems by Tallis,
Weekes and Gibbons. Grace Church onthe-Hill,
300 Lonsdale Rd. 647-345-7743 or
paxchristichorale.org. $45; $40(sr); $25(st).
●●3:00: Royal Conservatory of Music. Classical
Concerts Series: The King’s Singers:
Gold 50. John David: Born on a New Day (arr.
Peter Knight, adapted Philip Lawson); Traditional:
Veni, veni Emmanuel (arr. Philip Lawson);
Gaudete (arr. Brian Kay); Willaert: Ave
virgo sponsa Dei - Inviolata est; Chilcott: The
Shepherd’s Carol; and other works. Koerner
Hall, Telus Centre, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-
0208. $45-$95.
●●3:00: Syrinx Concerts Toronto. Afternoon
Sonatas. Beethoven: Sonata in c-sharp,
Op.27 No. 2; Liszt: Piano Sonata in b; Grieg:
Sonata for Violin and Piano in G, Op.13 No. 2;
Murphy: Dance Me to Your Beauty. Shoshana
Telner, piano; Jeremy Bell, violin. Helconian
Hall, 35 Hazelton Ave. 416-654-0877. $30;
$20(st).
●●3:00: St. Luke’s Anglican Church. St.
Luke’s Christmas Show. Harbourtown Sound
Chorus and Barbershop Quartet. St. Luke’s
Anglican Church (Burlington), 1382 Ontario
St., Burlington. 905-634-1826. $20.
●●3:30: Toronto Consort. Praetorius Christmas
Vespers. A Christmas Vespers as it
might have sounded in the early 17th century.
Toronto Chamber Choir. Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre,
427 Bloor St. W. 416-964-6337. From $29.
Also Dec 14-15 (8pm).
●●4:00: Cathedral Church of St. James. Twilight
Recital. Imre Oláh, organ. 65 Church St.
416-365-7865. Free. Donations welcome.
●●4:00: Eglinton St. George’s United Church.
Christmas Day Concert. Holst: Christmas Day;
Henderson: Peaceful, the Wondrous Night;
and other works. Eglinton St. George’s United
Church Choir; Audience Carols and Chamber
2018–2019
CONCERT SERIES
Christmas
Day
SUNDAY,
DECEMBER 16 TH
AT 4 P.M.
ESG CHOIR,
AUDIENCE CAROLS
AND CHAMBER
ORCHESTRA
Featuring Holst's
Christmas Day,
Ruth Watson Henderson’s
Peaceful The
Wondrous Night
and other seasonal
favourites
SHAWN GRENKE, CONDUCTOR
KRISTA RHODES, PIANO
ANDREW ADAIR, ORGAN
JOHN BROWNELL, PERCUSSION
35 LYTTON BLVD.
TORONTO
416.481.1141
www.esgunited.org
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