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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Hall, Edward Johnson Building, 80 Queens<br />
Park. Call 416-978-3750 to register.<br />
●●Jan 27 2:00: Classical Music Club Toronto.<br />
Christine Goerke’s Elektra. Dramatic soprano<br />
Christine Goerke returns to Toronto to<br />
perform in Richard Strauss’s Elektra with<br />
the Canadian Opera Company. This soprano’s<br />
repertoire includes many of the major dramatic<br />
soprano roles in the repertoire which<br />
we will include in the program. For further<br />
information, visit classicalmusicclubtoronto.<br />
org or contact John Sharpe at 416-898-2549<br />
or torontoshi@sympatico.ca. Annual membership:<br />
$25(regular); $10(sr/st). Free for<br />
first-time visitors. Donations accepted for<br />
refreshments.<br />
●●Jan 28 7:00: Canadian Opera Company.<br />
Opera Insights: Women in Opera. Some of the<br />
most popular operas were penned at a time<br />
when equality for women was not a front-ofmind<br />
topic of conversation. In this engaging<br />
discussion, some of the industry’s leading<br />
women, from on and off the stage, will discuss<br />
what it’s like to be a woman working<br />
in opera. Four Seasons Centre for the Performing<br />
Arts, 145 Queen St. W. (at University<br />
Ave.). Admission is free. Tickets must<br />
be reserved in advance by visiting coc.ca/<br />
OperaInsights or by calling the COC Box<br />
Office at 416-363-8231.<br />
●●Jan 30 7:00: Canadian Opera Company.<br />
Opera Talks: Yours Faithfully – Così fan tutte.<br />
Presented in partnership with the Toronto<br />
Public Library. Join opera scholar Wayne<br />
Gooding in a multi-media exploration of Mozart’s<br />
wry comedy Così fan tutte. Don Mills<br />
Library, 888 Lawrence Ave. E. Admission<br />
is free but advanced registration is recommended<br />
by calling the Don Mills branch of the<br />
Toronto Public Library at 416-395-5710.<br />
●●Jan 31 1:00: Miles Nadal JCC. What Makes<br />
a Jazz Standard? With musician Jonno Lightstone.<br />
We’re all familiar with jazz standards<br />
like “Ain’t Misbehavin’” and “Star Dust”. But<br />
what makes these song standards? Enjoy this<br />
historical lecture complete with live music.<br />
Miles Nadal JCC, 750 Spadina Ave. Admission<br />
$5. To register, please call 416-9<strong>24</strong>-6211 ext 0<br />
or visit mnjcc.org.<br />
●●Jan 31 12:30: Don Wright Faculty of<br />
Music. Music Education Seminar Series:<br />
Eva Saether. For the complete schedule and<br />
more information on events specific to grad<br />
students, visit the Music Education Seminar<br />
Series webpage.For FAQ, parking and other<br />
useful patron information visit music.uwo.<br />
ca/events/useful-information.html. Western<br />
University, Talbot College, Room: 30, London.<br />
Free.<br />
●●Jan 31 3:30: University of Toronto. METH<br />
Colloquia. Megan Long, Oberlin College and<br />
Conservatory, Musicology, Ethnomusicology<br />
& Music Theory. Presentation will be followed<br />
by a casual reception. Faculty of Music,<br />
Room 130, 80 Queens Park. Free and open to<br />
the public.<br />
●●Feb 01 3:30: Don Wright Faculty of Music.<br />
Music Graduate Colloquium: Eva Saether.<br />
Eva Saether, Lund University, Sweden.<br />
“Habitus Crises, Politics of Diversity, and Sensuous<br />
Scholarship: When Music Asks the<br />
Questions”All Colloquium series events take<br />
place on selected Fridays in Talbot College,<br />
Room 101 at 3:30 pm. For FAQ, parking and<br />
other useful patron information visit music.<br />
uwo.ca/events/useful-information.html.<br />
E. The ETCeteras<br />
Western University, London. Admission is<br />
free, and all are welcome to attend.<br />
●●Feb 01 5:00: Canadian Opera Company.<br />
Youth Opera Lab: Costumes and Wigs. For<br />
teens and young adults ages 16 to <strong>24</strong> offering<br />
an opportunity to dissect and explore an<br />
opera being presented on the COC’s mainstage.<br />
Led by opera educator Bryna Berezowska<br />
and special guests, the participants will<br />
focus on the stunning costumes and wigs that<br />
appear in the COC’s production of Così fan<br />
tutte. No previous experience with opera is<br />
necessary. Participants are selected based<br />
on the interest and relevance demonstrated<br />
in their online applications. Four Seasons<br />
Centre for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen<br />
St. W. (at University Ave.). Participate in the<br />
lab and you will receive two free tickets to<br />
the dress rehearsal of Così fan tutte on Sunday,<br />
February 3, <strong>2019</strong>. To apply, complete the<br />
application available at coc.ca/YOL or e-mail<br />
education@coc.ca for more information.<br />
●●Feb 02 9:30: Don Wright Faculty of Music.<br />
Music Education Teacher Workshop: Eva<br />
Saether. Join us for a series of music education<br />
workshops (open to teachers), presented<br />
by the Music Education Department at<br />
the Don Wright Faculty of Music. For the complete<br />
schedule and information about other<br />
music education workshops, visit the Music<br />
Education Workshops webpage. Western<br />
University, Talbot College, Room 307, London.<br />
Masterclasses<br />
●●Dec 07 10:00am: Royal Conservatory.<br />
Voice Masterclass. Led by Brian Zeger. Mazzoleni<br />
Hall, 273 Bloor St. W. Free admission. All<br />
are welcome to attend. For further information<br />
visit rcmusic.ca. Also at 2:00.<br />
●●Dec 07 10:00am: Royal Conservatory. Percussion<br />
Masterclass. Led by Joseph Tompkins.<br />
Temerty Theatre, 273 Bloor St. W. Free<br />
admission. All are welcome to attend. For<br />
further information visit rcmusic.ca. Also<br />
at 2:00.<br />
●●Dec 07 5:00: Royal Conservatory. Piano<br />
Masterclass. Led by Leslie Kinton. Room 410,<br />
273 Bloor St. W. Free admission. All are welcome<br />
to attend. For further information visit<br />
rcmusic.ca. Also at 7:00 (Temerty Theatre).<br />
●●Dec 07 5:00: Royal Conservatory. Violin<br />
Masterclass. Led by Valerie Li. Mazzoleni Hall,<br />
273 Bloor St. W. Free admission. All are welcome<br />
to attend. For further information visit<br />
rcmusic.ca.<br />
●●Dec 07 7:00: Royal Conservatory. Cello<br />
Masterclass. Led by Andrés Diaz. Mazzoleni<br />
Hall, 273 Bloor St. W. Free admission. All are<br />
welcome to attend. For further information<br />
visit rcmusic.ca.<br />
●●Jan 18 11:00am: Royal Conservatory Piano<br />
Masterclass. Led by Ronan O’Hora. Room<br />
TBA, 273 Bloor St. W. Free admission. All are<br />
welcome to attend. For further information<br />
visit rcmusic.ca. Also at 2:30.<br />
●●Jan 21 10:00am: University of Toronto.<br />
Composition Masterclass with Toshio<br />
Hosokawa.Toshio Hosokawa and Roger D.<br />
moore Distinguished Visitor in Composition<br />
conducts a composition masterclass at the<br />
U of T Faculty of Music. Presented by Norbert<br />
Palej. Walter Hall, 80 Queen’s Park. Free.<br />
Also on Jan 22.<br />
●●Jan 25 10:00am: Royal Conservatory Cello<br />
Masterclass. Led by Collin Carr. Mazzoleni<br />
Hall, 273 Bloor St. W. Free admission. All are<br />
welcome to attend. For further information<br />
visit rcmusic.ca. Also at 2:00.<br />
●●Jan 26 10:00am: Don Wright Faculty of<br />
Music. Piano Masterclass. Led by Yael Weiss.<br />
Yael Weiss is at Western as guest judge for<br />
the annual Fred Pattison Piano Competition.<br />
All are welcome to attend. For FAQ, parking<br />
and other useful patron information visit<br />
music.uwo.ca/events/useful-information.<br />
html. Music Building (MB) Room: von Kuster<br />
Hall. Admission to this masterclass is free.<br />
●●Feb 1 10:00am: Royal Conservatory Violin<br />
Masterclass. Led by Jinjoo Cho. Mazzoleni<br />
Hall, 273 Bloor St. W. Free admission. All are<br />
welcome to attend. For further information<br />
visit rcmusic.ca. Also at 2:00.<br />
Sing-alongs, Jams, Circles<br />
●●Dec 01 12:30: Recollectiv. A musical group<br />
for people with memory challenges due to<br />
illness or trauma. Southern Cross Room,<br />
Tranzac Club, 292 Brunswick Ave. Free with<br />
advance registration at recollectiv.ca. Meets<br />
every Sat (Dec 8, 15, 22, 29, Jan 5, 12, 19, 26,<br />
Feb 2).<br />
●●Dec 01 7:15: Toronto Gilbert and Sullivan<br />
Society. Join us for a lovely and lively<br />
evening Christmas-related entertainments.<br />
St. Andrew’s Church, 117 Bloor St. E. Parking<br />
below off Hayden. $5(non-members).<br />
Refreshments included.<br />
●●Dec 18 4:00: Toronto Public Library. Holiday<br />
Sing-Along. Are you excited for the holidays?<br />
Do you like to sing? Join us for a holiday<br />
sing-a-along! Drop in. Preschool children<br />
must be accompanied by an adult. For more<br />
information, please call the branch at 416-<br />
393-7657. Deer Park Branch, 40 St. Clair<br />
Ave. E.<br />
●●Jan 4 7:00: Toronto Public Library. Live in<br />
the Library Music Performance. The Sun Life<br />
Financial Musical Instrument Lending Library<br />
brings you Live in the Library. Come and<br />
enjoy a musical performance. No registration<br />
required. All welcome! Parkdale Branch,<br />
1303 Queen St. W. Also on Feb 1.<br />
●●Jan 12 7:15: Toronto Gilbert and Sullivan<br />
Society. Songfest. Our annual gathering of<br />
great G&S groups around the city to perform<br />
excerpts of G&S operettas – and more. A<br />
great evening! With great refreshments, too!<br />
St. Andrew’s Church, 117 Bloor St. E.<br />
Tours<br />
●●Dec 02 10:30am: Canadian Opera Company.<br />
90-Minute Tour of the Four Seasons<br />
Centre. Led by a trained docent. Includes<br />
information and access to the Isadore and<br />
Rosalie Sharp City Room, the Richard Bradshaw<br />
Amphitheatre and R. Fraser Elliott Hall,<br />
as well as backstage areas such as the wig<br />
rooms and dressing rooms, the orchestra<br />
pit, and other spaces that only a stage door<br />
pass could unlock. Four Seasons Centre for<br />
the Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W. 416-<br />
363-8231. coc.ca. $20(adults); $15(sr/st). Also<br />
Jan 19, 20, 27, Feb 3. Tours are available in<br />
French on Jan 27.<br />
Workshops<br />
●●Dec 07 7:30: Toronto Recorder Players<br />
Society. Renaissance and Baroque workshop<br />
for recorders and other early instruments.<br />
Coach: Avery MacLean. Mount Pleasant<br />
Road Baptist Church, 527 Mount Pleasant Rd.<br />
(entrance off Belsize). 416-480-1853. Guests:<br />
$20. Refreshments included. rpstoronto.ca/<br />
●●Dec 09 1:30: Toronto Early Music Players<br />
Organization. Workshop coached by<br />
recorder player Alison Melville. Armour<br />
Heights Community Centre, 2140 Avenue Rd.<br />
Bring your early instruments and a music<br />
stand. 416-779-5750. tempotoronto.net. $20.<br />
●●Jan 06 1:30: Toronto Early Music Players<br />
Organization. Workshop coached by<br />
recorder player Anne Massicotte. Armour<br />
Heights Community Centre, 2140 Avenue Rd.<br />
Bring your early instruments and a music<br />
stand. 416-779-5750. Tempotoronto.net. $20.<br />
●●Jan 11 7:30: Toronto Recorder Players<br />
Society. Renaissance and Baroque workshop<br />
for recorders and other early instruments.<br />
Mount Pleasant Road Baptist Church,<br />
527 Mount Pleasant Rd. (entrance off Belsize).<br />
416-480-1853. rpstoronto.ca/. Guests:<br />
$15. Refreshments included.<br />
●●Jan 27 2:00: CAMMAC Toronto Region.<br />
Mozart: Coronation Mass. Reading for singers<br />
and instrumentalists. Shawn Grenke, conductor.<br />
Christ Church Deer Park, 1570 Yonge<br />
St. 416-482-6562. $10; $6(members).<br />
●●Feb 02 10:30am. Toronto Mendelssohn<br />
Choir. Singsation Saturday Choral Workshop.<br />
TMC associate conductor Ezra Burke presents<br />
Songs of Milk and Honey, a sing through<br />
of music drawn from the Hebraic tradition,<br />
including excerpts from Mendelssohn’s Elijah,<br />
Handel’s Israel in Egypt and contemporary<br />
works. Bring your voice, we provide the<br />
music. Cameron Hall, Yorkminster Park Baptist<br />
Church. 1585 Yonge St. $10 fee includes<br />
refreshments. More info at tmchoir.org/<br />
singsation-saturdays<br />
●●Feb 03 1:30: Toronto Early Music Players<br />
Organization. Workshop coached by viol<br />
player Elin Søderstrom. St. Leonard’s Church,<br />
Canon Dykes Memorial Room, 25 Wanless<br />
Ave. Bring your early instruments and a<br />
music stand. 416-779-5750.<br />
tempotoronto.net. $20.<br />
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