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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Friday <strong>January</strong> 18<br />
●●7:30: Opera by Request. Humperdinck’s<br />
Hansel and Gretel. Alessia D’ambrogio, mezzo<br />
(Hansel); Sharon Tikiryan, soprano (Gretel);<br />
Andrew Tees, baritone (Father); Emily<br />
Ding, mezzo (Mother); Vaughan City Voices;<br />
Claire Harris, music director and pianist;<br />
and others. College St. United Church,<br />
452 College St. 416-455-2365. $20. Semistaged<br />
with piano accompaniment. Also<br />
Jan 20, 7 pm, Woodbridge.<br />
●●7:30: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Mozart<br />
with Zukerman. See Jan 16. Also Jan 19.<br />
Great Artist Music<br />
Series presents<br />
Charles-<br />
Richard<br />
Hamelin<br />
Friday, Jan. 18, 8pm<br />
$45 (HST included)<br />
auroraculturalcentre.ca<br />
905 713-1818<br />
●●8:00: Aurora Cultural Centre. Charles-<br />
Richard Hamelin, Piano. 22 Church St.,<br />
Aurora. 905-713-1818. $45.<br />
●●8:00: Royal Conservatory of Music. 21C<br />
Music Festival Series: Terry Riley: Live at 85!<br />
Excerpts from The Palmian Chord (arr. Tracy<br />
Silverman); Sri Camel (arr. Tracy Silverman);<br />
Mongolian Winds; Selections from Salome<br />
Dances for Peace; Ebony Horns; and other<br />
works. Terry Riley, piano/synthesizer and<br />
voice; Gyan Riley, electric guitar; Tracy Silverman,<br />
electric violin. Koerner Hall, Telus Centre,<br />
273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208. $21-$90.<br />
Pre-concert talk at 7:30pm.<br />
●●8:00: Tafelmusik. The Harlequin Salon. See<br />
Jan 16. Also Jan 19(8:00) 20(3:30).<br />
●●10:30: Royal Conservatory of Music. 21C<br />
Music Festival Series: 21C AfterHours with<br />
Continuum. Cassandra Miller: Overture;<br />
Monica Pearce: toile de jouy; Linda Smith:<br />
Sarabande; Carolyn Chen: Ache Bind Blind<br />
Break; and other works. Mazzoleni Concert<br />
Hall, Telus Centre, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-<br />
0208. $21.<br />
Saturday <strong>January</strong> 19<br />
●●5:00: Royal Conservatory of Music.<br />
21C Music Festival Series: 21C Cinq à Sept.<br />
Vinko Globokar: ?Corporel; Arvo Pärt: Tabula<br />
Rasa: double concerto for two violins,<br />
prepared piano, and string orchestra; Lou<br />
Harrison: Varied Trio; Terry Riley: G Song.<br />
<strong>2018</strong>-<strong>2019</strong> Rebanks Fellows of The Glenn<br />
Gould School: Nicole Joshi, percussion; Katya<br />
Poplyansky, violin; Daniel Koo, violin. Temerty<br />
Theatre, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208. $21.<br />
●●7:30: Flute Street. The Archers. Works<br />
by Vivaldi, Sorrentino, Price, Mozart, Nazareth<br />
and Bassano. Mary Ann Archer, piccolo;<br />
Frank Archer, piano. Heliconian Hall,<br />
35 Hazelton Ave. 416-462-9498. $25; $20(sr);<br />
$10(st). Cash only.<br />
●●7:30: Opera by Request. Menotti’s The Telephone<br />
and Donizetti’s Rita. Mark Towstego,<br />
baritone (Ben); Tsu-Ching Yu, soprano (Lucy<br />
and Rita); Avery Krisman, tenor (Beppe); Larry<br />
Tozer, baritone (Gasparo); William Shookhoff,<br />
music director and pianist. College St. United<br />
Church, 452 College St. 416-455-2365. $20.<br />
Semi-staged with piano accompaniment.<br />
●●7:30: SoundCrowd. On Broadway. A capella<br />
Broadway hits. Bloor Street United Church,<br />
300 Bloor St. W. 416-9<strong>24</strong>-7439. $25.<br />
●●8:00: Acoustic Harvest. Pre-Winterfolk<br />
Showcase. St. Paul’s United Church (Scarborough),<br />
200 McIntosh St., Scarborough. lillian.<br />
wauthier@gmail.com. $25/$22(adv).<br />
●●8:00: Royal Conservatory of Music. 21C<br />
Music Festival Series: Sō Percussion: Amid<br />
the Noise. Vijay Iyer: Torque; Caroline Shaw:<br />
Taxidermy; Donnacha Dennehy: Broken Unison;<br />
Jason Treuting: amid the noise. Koerner<br />
Hall, Telus Centre, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-<br />
0208. $21-$90.<br />
●●8:00: Tafelmusik. The Harlequin Salon. See<br />
Jan 16. Also Jan 20(3:30).<br />
●●8:00: Toronto Guitar Society. Thierry<br />
Begin-Lamontagne. Church of St. Peter and<br />
St. Simon-the-Apostle, 525 Bloor St. E. 416-<br />
964-8298. $35/$30(adv); $30/$25(sr/st adv).<br />
●●8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Mozart<br />
with Zukerman. See Jan 16.<br />
Sunday <strong>January</strong> 20<br />
●●1:00: Royal Conservatory of Music. 21C<br />
Music Festival / Sunday Interludes Series:<br />
The Glenn Gould School New Music Ensemble:<br />
4D. Misato Mochizuki: Halai; Anna Höstman:<br />
Icefolding for large ensemble; Toshio<br />
Hosokawa: Garten Lieder for large ensemble;<br />
Zosha Di Castri: Phonotopographie for 15<br />
instruments. Mazzoleni Concert Hall, Telus<br />
Centre, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208. Free<br />
(ticket required).<br />
●●2:30: University of Toronto Faculty of<br />
Music. U of T Opera: Opera Student Composer<br />
Collective - Who Killed Adriana? Sandra<br />
Horst, conductor; Michael Patrick Albano,<br />
director. MacMillan Theatre, Edward Johnson<br />
Building, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-408-<br />
0208. Free.<br />
●●3:00: Zephyr Piano Trio. Russian Scenes.<br />
Tchaikovsky: Trio in a; Glinka: Trio Pathétique;<br />
Arensky: Trio in d. Helconian Hall, 35 Hazelton<br />
Russian<br />
Scenes<br />
Zephyr<br />
Piano Trio<br />
Terry<br />
Holowach<br />
Ilona<br />
Beres<br />
Flute Street<br />
Edward<br />
Hayes<br />
<strong>January</strong> 20, 3pm<br />
presents<br />
Ave. 416-766-9959. $20; $10(sr/st).<br />
●●3:00: Intrada Brass of Oakville. Mountains<br />
and Valleys. David Gillingham: Percussion<br />
Concerto; and other works. Guests: Duo Percussion.<br />
St. Paul’s United Church (Oakville),<br />
454 Rebecca St., Oakville. 905-827-0561. $15;<br />
$10(sr/st); free(under 10).<br />
●●3:30: Tafelmusik. The Harlequin Salon. See<br />
Jan 16.<br />
●●4:00: Cathedral Church of St. James.<br />
Twilight Recital. Nick Veltmeyer, organ.<br />
65 Church St. 416-364-7865. Free. Donations<br />
welcome.<br />
●●5:00: Nocturnes in the City. George Grosman<br />
Jazz Band. Prague Restaurant at Masaryktown,<br />
450 Scarborough Golf Club Rd.<br />
416-481-7294. $25.<br />
●●7:00: Opera by Request. Humperdinck’s<br />
Hansel and Gretel. Alessia D’ambrogio, mezzo<br />
(Hansel); Sharon Tikiryan, soprano (Gretel);<br />
Andrew Tees, baritone (Father); Emily<br />
Ding, mezzo (Mother); Vaughan City Voices;<br />
Claire Harris, music director and pianist; and<br />
others. St. Peter’s Roman Catholic Church,<br />
100 Bainbridge Ave., Woodbridge. 416-455-<br />
2365. $20. Semi-staged with piano accompaniment.<br />
Also Jan 18, 7:30 pm, Toronto.<br />
Constellations<br />
Sunday<br />
<strong>January</strong> 20<br />
<strong>2019</strong><br />
8pm Concert<br />
Koerner Hall<br />
ESPRIT ORCHESTRA<br />
espritorchestra.com<br />
The Archers<br />
Music by Vivaldi, Mozart,<br />
Florence Price, Ernesto<br />
Nazareth, Vincenzo Sorrentino.<br />
Sat, Jan 19, 7:30pm<br />
with guests Mary Ann Archer and Frank Archer<br />
21C MusiC Festival<br />
terry riley: live at 85!<br />
Friday, <strong>January</strong> 18, 8pm<br />
KOErnEr HaLL<br />
TICKETS ON SALE NOW! 416.408.0208<br />
rcmusic.com/performance<br />
21C MusiC Festival<br />
sŌ PerCussion:<br />
aMid the noise<br />
Saturday, <strong>January</strong> 19, 8pm<br />
KOErnEr HaLL<br />
TICKETS ON SALE NOW! 416.408.0208<br />
rcmusic.com/performance<br />
Heliconian Hall, 35 Hazelton Ave. 416-462-9498 $25 | $20(sr) | $10(st) CASH ONLY<br />
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