Volume 24 Issue 5 - February 2019

●●1:00: Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre/Bernard
Betel Centre/Healthy at Home.
Celebrating Shabbat in Song. Jewish-themed
concert featuring Rabbi Miriam Margles, as
well as a participatory Shabbat ceremony,
challah and traditional treats. Miles Nadal
JCC, 750 Spadina Ave. 416-924-6211 x0. Free.
●●7:00: Small World Music Society. Thomas
Francis’ The Jazz Gene. Acoustic performance
focused on the aesthetics of jazz from
a post-jazz perspective. Small World Music
Centre, Artscape Youngplace, 180 Shaw St.
416-536-5439. $15; $25(2 shows). Also 9pm.
●●7:30: 3 in the 6ix. Ton Beau String Quartet.
Joaquin Turina: La Oracion del Torero;
Laura Sgroi: String Quartet No.1; Debussy:
String Quartet in G. Bijan Sepanji, violin; Jeremy
Potts, violin; Alex McLeod, viola; Sarah
Steeves, cello. Runnymede United Church,
432 Runnymede Rd. 416-578-6993. $20;
$15(sr/st/arts workers); $5(under 18).
●●7:30: Brampton Folk Club. Friday Folk
Night: Simon and Garfunkel. Coffee-housestyle
folk music concert. Eve Goldberg and
Jory Nash. St. Paul’s United Church (Brampton),
30 Main St. S., Brampton. 647-233-3655.
$18; $15(sr/st).
●●7:30: Canadian Opera Company. Elektra.
See Feb 6.
●●7:30: Living Arts Centre. OKAN. RBC Theatre,
Living Arts Centre, 4141 Living Arts
Dr., Mississauga. 905-306-6000. $35-$45:
$68.25-$78.25 (dinner & show package).
●●7:30: TO Live/Attila Glatz Concert Productions.
Amadeus Live. Amadeus movie screening
with live full orchestra and choir. Sony
Centre for the Performing Arts, 1 Front St. E.
1-855-872-7669. $55-$111. Also Feb 21.
●●8:00: Alliance Française de Toronto. Fleur
persane. Duo Perséides (Amir Amiri, santur;
Jean Félix Mailloux, bass). 24 Spadina Rd. 416-
922-2014 x37. $25; $20(sr/st); $12(members).
●●8:00: Art of Time Ensemble. Best of Music.
Works by Tom Waits, Schubert, Queen,
Beethoven, Bruce Cockburn, and others.
Hawksley Workman, vocalist; Martin Tielli,
vocalist; Benjamin Bowman, violin; Mark
Fewer, violin; Shauna Rolston-Shaw, cello;
and others. Harbourfront Centre Theatre,
235 Queens Quay W. 416-973-4000. $25-$64;
$15(st/under 30). Also Feb 21, 23.
●●8:00: Mosaic Canadian Vocal Ensemble.
Pre-Holy Land Tour Concert. Works by
Ronan, Alcaraz, Roth, Elderbin, Levine and
Lauridsen. Members of St. Michael’s Choir
School Alumni. Church of St. Mary Magdalene
(Toronto), 477 Manning Ave. 416-571-3680.
Free-will offering accepted.
●●8:00: Music Gallery/Fu Gen Theatre. Foxconn
Frequency No. 3 for Three Visibly Chinese
Performers. Natalie Tin Yin Gan, Vicky
Chow, Matt Poon, keyboards. Factory Theatre,
125 Bathurst St. 416-504-9971 or musicgallery.org.
$35/$30(adv); $25(Music Gallery
members/st). Also Feb 23.
●●8:00: Tafelmusik. Tales of Two Cities: The
Leipzig-Damascus Coffee House. See Feb 21.
Also Feb 23, 24(3:30pm).
●●8:00: TO Live. Youn Sun Nah. Jazz singer.
Toronto Centre for the Arts, 5040 Yonge St.,
North York. 1-855-985-2787. $47-$71.
●●8:00: Winterfolk XVII Blues and Roots
Festival. In Concert. Bywater Blues Band
(8pm); Chloe Watkinson (9pm); Dan McKinnon
Band (10pm). Black Swan, 154 Danforth
Ave. 416-469-0537. $20/$15(adv). 2nd Floor.
●●9:00: Small World Music Society. Thomas
Francis’ The Jazz Gene. Electric performance
focused on hip-hop and its influences from
the beginnings of jazz. Small World Music
Centre, Artscape Youngplace, 180 Shaw St.
416-536-5439. $15; $25(2 shows). Also 7pm.
Saturday February 23
●●1:00: Winterfolk XVII Blues and Roots Festival.
For King and Country: A World War I
Musical Documentary. Written by Tony Quarrington.
Tony Quarrington, Brian Gladstone,
Noah Zacharin, Stuart Laughton, David Storey
and others. Harpin’ Norm Lucien and Friends
(3pm); Stav (4pm). Black Swan, 154 Danforth
Ave. 416-469-0537. $20/$15(adv). 2nd Floor.
●●2:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Play It
by Ear! Young People’s Concert. Kevin Frank,
host; Alumni from The Second City; Simon
Rivard, TSO Resident Conductor. Roy Thomson
Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-598-3375. $20-
$33.75. Also 4pm.
●●3:00: Annex Singers. Camerata: A Day in
Song. Works by U2, Mendelssohn, Morley
The Annex Chamber Choir
presents
Camerata:
A Day in Song
Saturday, February 23, 2019
3:00 PM & 7:30 PM
www.annexsingers.com
and others. Annex Chamber Choir; Raffi Altournian,
guitar; Maria Case, conductor. St.
Andrew’s United Church, 117 Bloor St. E.
416-458-4434. $25; $20(sr/st); free(12 and
under). Also 7:30pm.
●●4:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Play
It by Ear! Young People’s Concert. Kevin
Frank, host; Alumni from The Second City;
Simon Rivard, TSO Resident Conductor. Roy
Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-598-3375.
$20-$33.75. Also 2pm.
●●4:30: Canadian Opera Company. Così fan
tutte. See Feb 5.
●●6:15: Winterfolk XVII Blues and Roots Festival.
In Concert. James Gordon (6:15pm);
Emilyn Stam and John Williams (7:15pm);
Mose Scarlett (8:15pm); Ken Whiteley
(9:15pm). Black Swan, 154 Danforth Ave. 416-
469-0537. $20/$15(adv). 2nd Floor.
●●7:30: Annex Singers. Camerata: A Day
in Song. Works by U2, Mendelssohn, Morley
and others. Annex Chamber Choir; Raffi
Altournian, guitar; Maria Case, conductor.
St. Andrew’s United Church, 117 Bloor St. E.
416-458-4434. $25; $20(sr/st); free(12 and
under). Also 3pm.
●●7:30: Opera by Request. Handel’s Alcina.
Celebration of Handel’s birthday. In concert
with piano accompaniment. Antonina
Ermolenko, soprano (Alcina); Meagan Larios,
mezzo (Ruggiero); Michaela Dickey, mezzo
(Bradamante); Bree Horton, mezzo (Morgana);
Josh Zajac, treble (Oberto); Fabian
Arciniegas, tenor (Oronte); John Holland,
baritone (Melisso); William Shookhoff,
piano and music director. College St. United
Church, 452 College St. 416-455-2365. $20.
Also Mar 3 (2pm, Windsor).
David Lang’s
love fail
featuring choreography
by Ceinwen Gobert
●●8:00: Acoustic Harvest. The Slocan Ramblers.
Opening set: Ben Sures. St. Paul’s United
Church (Scarborough), 200 McIntosh St.,
Scarborough. lillian.wauthier@gmail.com or
acousticharvest.ca. $25/$22(adv).
●●8:00: Aga Khan Museum. William Franklyn
Leathers in Concert. Jazz and blues, gospel,
reggae, classical and other music. William
Franklyn Leathers, trumpet and piano; Howard
Leathers, trumpet and vocals; and others.
77 Wynford Dr. 416-646-4677. $45; $40(sr/st);
$40(friends of the museum).
●●8:00: Art of Time Ensemble. Best of Music.
Works by Tom Waits, Schubert, Queen,
Beethoven, Bruce Cockburn, and others.
Hawksley Workman, vocalist; Martin Tielli,
vocalist; Benjamin Bowman, violin; Mark
Fewer, violin; Shauna Rolston-Shaw, cello;
and others. Harbourfront Centre Theatre,
235 Queens Quay W. 416-973-4000. $25-$64;
$15(st/under 30). Also Feb 21, 22.
●●8:00: Greenbank Folk Music Society.
Michal Jerome Brown in Concert. Greenbank
Hall, 19965 Highway #12, Greenbank. 905-
985-8351. $25.
●●8:00: Living Arts Centre. Yaima Sáez y Su
Grupo and Jane Bunnett & Maqueque. RBC
Theatre, Living Arts Centre, 4141 Living Arts
Dr., Mississauga. 905-306-6000. $45-$60:
$65.95-$100.95(dinner & show package).
●●8:00: Music Gallery/Fu Gen Theatre. Foxconn
Frequency No. 3 for Three Visibly Chinese
Performers. Natalie Tin Yin Gan, Vicky
Chow, Matt Poon, keyboards. Factory Theatre,
125 Bathurst St. 416-504-9971 or
musicgallery.org. $35/$30(adv); $25(Music
Gallery members/st). Also Feb 22.
●●8:00: Oriana Women’s Choir. love fail.
2018 / 2019
Season
Presents
Saturday, February 23, 2019 ~ 8 pm
WATCH THE FULL FILM ON A 35-FT SCREEN
WITH LIVE ORCHESTRA AND CHOIR
FEB. 21 & 22
Calvin Presbyterian Church ~ 26 Delisle Ave. ~ Toronto
Tickets available through the Oriana Choir website at
www.orianachoir.com
or at at www.tickets.harthouse.ca or 416-978-8849
Adults: $25 Seniors/under 35: $20 Students: $10
ORIANA Women’s Choir gratefully acknowledges the financial assistance of
ticketmaster.ca
Co-presented by Sony Centre for the Performing Arts and Attila Glatz Concert Productions
www.orianachoir.com
info@orianachoir.com
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