Volume 24 Issue 4 - December 2018 / January 2019

College St. United Church, 452 College St.
416-455-2365. $20. In concert with piano
accompaniment.
●●8:00: Scaramella. The Singing Cello. Virtuoso
cello music by Italian Baroque composers
Giuseppe Maria Dall’Abaco and Antonio Vandini.
Elinor Frey, Baroque cello; Joëlle Morton,
G violone; Lucas Harris, archlute. Victoria College
Chapel, 91 Charles St. W. 416-760-8610.
$30; $25(sr); $20(st); free(14 and under).
●●8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Sibelius
Symphony 2. Weill: Suite from The Threepenny
Opera; Stravinsky: Violin Concerto;
Sibelius: Symphony No.2. Leila Josefowicz,
violin; David Robertson, conductor. Roy Thomson
Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-598-3375. $34.75-
$148. Also Jan 10, Jan 13(mat, at George
Weston Recital Hall).
Sunday January 13
●●3:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Sibelius
Symphony 2. Weill: Suite from The Threepenny
Opera; Stravinsky: Violin Concerto;
Sibelius: Symphony No.2. Leila Josefowicz,
violin; David Robertson, conductor. George
Weston Recital Hall, 5040 Yonge St. 416-598-
3375. $87.25-$100.50. Also at Roy Thomson
Hall on Jan 10, 12.
●●3:00: Vesnivka Choir. Ukrainian Christmas
Concert. Guests: Toronto Ukrainian
Male Chamber Choir and a folk instrumental
ensemble. Islington United Church,
25 Burnhamthorpe Rd. 416-246-9880 or 416-
763-2197. $30; $25(sr/st).
Keeping it in
the Family
guest artist:
Alison Melville, traverso
Leopold & W.A. Mozart
J.S. & J.C. Bach
Sunday January 13, 3pm
●●3:00: Windermere String Quartet. Keeping
It in the Family. Works by Leopold Mozart,
Wolfgang Mozart, J.S. Bach and J.C.
Bach. Guest: Alison Melville, flauto traverso.
St. Olave’s Anglican Church, 360 Windermere
Ave. 416-769-0952. $25; $20(sr); $10(st). On
period instruments.
●●4:30: Christ Church Deer Park. Jazz Vespers.
Tara Davidson Trio. 1570 Yonge St. 416-
920-5211. Freewill offering. Religious service.
●●7:00: Royal Conservatory of Music. Trailblazers
Series: We Shall Overcome - A Celebration
of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Damien
Sneed; Toronto Mass Choir. Koerner Hall,
Telus Centre, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208.
$40-$95.
●●7:30: University of Toronto Faculty of
A. Concerts in the GTA
Music. Ontario Percussive Arts Society’s
2019 Day of Percussion Concert. U of T Percussion
Ensemble; Ensemble BPM. Walter
Hall, Edward Johnson Building, University
of Toronto, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-408-0208.
Free.
Tuesday January 15
●●12:00 noon: Canadian Opera Company.
Chamber Music Series: Dreams and Prayers
of Isaac the Blind. Golijov: Dreams and
Prayers of Isaac the Blind; and works by
Villa-Lobos and Piazzolla. Artists of the
COC and National Ballet of Canada Orchestras.
Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre, Four
Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts,
145 Queen St. W. 416-363-8231. Free. First
come, first served. No late seating.
●●1:00: Cathedral Church of St. James.
Music at Midday. Aaron James, organ.
65 Church St. 416-364-7865. Free. Donations
welcome.
●●7:00: University of Toronto Faculty of
Music. Student Composers Concert. Walter
Hall, Edward Johnson Building, University of
Toronto, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-408-0208. Free.
Wednesday January 16
●●12:00 noon: York University Department
of Music. Music @ Midday: New Music
Ensemble. Matt Brubeck, director. Martin
Family Lounge, Accolade East Building, YU,
4700 Keele St. 416-736-2100 x20054. Free.
●●12:30: Yorkminster Park Baptist Church.
Noonhour Organ Recital. Nicholas Schmelter,
organ. 1585 Yonge St. 416-922-1167. Free.
THE
HARLEQUIN
SALON
Jan 16–20, 2019
Jeanne Lamon Hall,
Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre
tafelmusik.org
●●7:00: Tafelmusik. The Harlequin Salon.
Vinci: Sinfonia from Partenope; Pergolesi:
“Lieto così talvolta” from Adriano in Siria; Porpora:
“Son prigioniera d’amore” from Poro;
and more. Roberta Invernizzi, soprano; Elisa
Citterio, violin and conductor. Trinity-St. Paul’s
Centre, Jeanne Lamon Hall, 427 Bloor St. W.
416-964-6337. $39 and up. Also Jan 17, 18, 19,
20(mat).
●●7:00: University of Toronto Faculty of
Music. New Music Festival: Sparks & Wiry
Cries songSLAM. Walter Hall, Edward
Johnson Building, University of Toronto,
80 Queen’s Park. 416-408-0208. Free.
Cocktails(6:30pm).
●●8:00: Royal Conservatory of Music. 21C
Music Festival Series: Toronto Symphony
Orchestra. Riley: Half-Wolf Dances Mad in
Moonlight; Chang: Northern Star; Wijeratne:
First Winter; LeBel: They do not shimmer like
the dry grasses on the hills, or the leaves on
the trees; Goodyear: Ur-. Stewart Goodyear,
piano; Tania Miller, conductor. Koerner Hall,
Telus Centre, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208.
$21-$90. Pre concert talk at 7:30pm.
TS
Toronto
Symphony
Orchestra
●●8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Mozart
with Zukerman. Mozart: Overture to
The Marriage of Figaro K492; Violin Concerto
No.5 K219 “Turkish”; Violin Concerto
No.3 K216; Symphony No.35 K385 “Haffner”.
Pinchas Zukerman, conductor & violin. Roy
Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-598-3375.
$34.75-$148. Also Jan 17, 18(7:30), 19.
Thursday January 17
●●12:00 noon: Canadian Opera Company.
Chamber Music Series: Sensational Strings.
Senior string students of The Phil and Eli Taylor
Performance Academy for Young Artists.
Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre, Four
Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts,
145 Queen St. W. 416-363-8231. Free. First
come, first served. No late seating.
●●12:30: York University Department of
Music. World @ Midday: Gareth Burgess,
steel pan. Martin Family Lounge, Accolade
East Building, YU, 4700 Keele St. 416-736-
2100 x20054. Free.
●●7:30: Canadian Music Centre. CMC Presents:
Alex Samaras. Works by Alex Samaras,
Norman Symonds, Cecilia Livingston
and others. 20 St. Joseph St. 416-961-6601
x201. General: $20/$15(adv); CMC Members/arts
workers: $15/$12(adv); Students:
$15/$10(adv).
●●7:30: University of Toronto Faculty of
Music. New Music Festival: Opera Double Bill
- The Raven / The Maiden from the Sea (Futari
Shizuka). Music by Toshio Hosokawa. Krisztina
Szabó, mezzo; Xin Wang, soprano; Ryoko
Aoki, Noh singer/dancer; Gregory Oh, conductor
(The Raven); Uri Meyer, conductor
(The Maiden from the Sea); Paramita Nath,
stage director and video projection. Walter
Hall, Edward Johnson Building, University
of Toronto, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-408-0208.
$30; $20(sr); $10(st); free(UofT st).
●●7:30: York Region Chamber Music. Café
Music. Works by Schoenfield, Debussy, Ravel
and others. Bedford Trio. Richmond Hill Centre
for the Performing Arts, 10268 Yonge St.,
Richmond Hill. 905-787-8811. $25; $20(sr/st).
●●7:30: York University Music Students
Association. Music Media Music Concert.
Tribute Communities Recital Hall, Accolade
East Building, YU, 4700 Keele St. 416-736-
5888. $15; $10(sr/st).
●●8:00: Royal Conservatory of Music. 21C
Music Festival Series: Stewart Goodyear.
Works by Stewart Goodyear including Variations
on Hallelujah; Piano Sonata; and
Acabris! Acabras! Acabram! Temerty Theatre,
Telus Centre, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-
0208. $21.
●●8:00: Tafelmusik. The Harlequin Salon.
See Jan 16. Also Jan 18(8pm); 19(8pm)
20(3:30pm).
●●8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra.
Mozart with Zukerman. See Jan 16. Also
Jan 18(7:30pm), 19.
THE BEDFORD TRIO
Café in
Paris
Debussy, Ravel
and more
JAN 17 at 7:30 PM
Richmond Hill Centre for the
Performing Arts
rhcentre.ca
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