Volume 24 Issue 6 - March 2019
Something Old, Something New! The Ide(a)s of March are Upon Us! Rob Harris's Rear View Mirror looks forward to a tonal revival; Tafelmusik expands their chronological envelope in two directions, Esprit makes wave after wave; Pax Christi's new oratorio by Barbara Croall catches the attention of our choral and new music columnists; and summer music education is our special focus, right when warm days are once again possible to imagine. All this and more in our March 2019 edition, available in flipthrough here, and on the stands starting Thursday Feb 28.
Something Old, Something New! The Ide(a)s of March are Upon Us! Rob Harris's Rear View Mirror looks forward to a tonal revival; Tafelmusik expands their chronological envelope in two directions, Esprit makes wave after wave; Pax Christi's new oratorio by Barbara Croall catches the attention of our choral and new music columnists; and summer music education is our special focus, right when warm days are once again possible to imagine. All this and more in our March 2019 edition, available in flipthrough here, and on the stands starting Thursday Feb 28.
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Crossroads. Humber Indo-Jazz Collective;<br />
Justin Gray, double bass. Richard Bradshaw<br />
Amphitheatre, Four Seasons Centre for the<br />
Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W. 416-363-<br />
8231. Free. First come, first served. No late<br />
seating.<br />
●●12:30: Organix Concerts/All Saints Kingsway.<br />
Kingsway Organ Concert Series.<br />
Michael Bloss, organ. All Saints Kingsway<br />
Anglican Church, 2850 Bloor St. W. 416-571-<br />
3680 or organixconcerts.ca. Freewill offering.<br />
45-minute concert.<br />
●●12:30: Yorkminster Park Baptist Church.<br />
Noonday Organ Recital. Simon Walker,<br />
organ. 1585 Yonge St. 416-922-1167. Free. All<br />
welcome.<br />
●●7:30: National Ballet of Canada. Apollo<br />
& Night & The Sea Above, The Sky Below<br />
& Paquita. See Mar 1. Also Mar 21(2pm &<br />
7:30pm).<br />
●●7:30: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Star<br />
Wars: The Empire Strikes Back—In Concert.<br />
Music by John Williams. Sarah Hicks,<br />
conductor. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St.<br />
416-598-3375. $50.90-$126.75. Also Mar 21,<br />
22, 23.<br />
●●7:30: York University Department of<br />
Music. Jazz Festival: Jazz Combos. Kevin Turcotte,<br />
Jim Vivian, Frank Falco, directors. Martin<br />
Family Lounge, Accolade East Building, YU,<br />
4700 Keele St. 416-736-5888 x20054. Free.<br />
●●7:30: Royal Conservatory of Music. Glenn<br />
Gould School Opera: The Magic Flute. Music<br />
by Mozart. Royal Conservatory Orchestra;<br />
Nathan Brock, conductor; Joel Ivany, stage<br />
director. Koerner Hall, Telus Centre, 273 Bloor<br />
St. W. 416-408-0208. $25-$60. Also Mar 22.<br />
A. Concerts in the GTA<br />
The Magic Flute<br />
THE GLENN GOULD SCHOOL<br />
OPERA <strong>2019</strong><br />
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20 &<br />
FRIDAY, MARCH 22, 7:30PM<br />
KOERNER HALL<br />
TICKETS ON SALE NOW! 416.408.0208<br />
www.rcmusic.com/performance<br />
Thursday <strong>March</strong> 21<br />
●●12:10: University of Toronto Faculty of<br />
Music. Thursdays at Noon: Student Chamber<br />
Ensembles. Walter Hall, Edward Johnson<br />
Building, University of Toronto, 80 Queen’s<br />
Park. 416-408-0208. Free.<br />
●●12:30: York University Department of<br />
Music. Jazz Festival: Jazz Vocal Ensembles.<br />
Richard Whiteman, director. Martin<br />
Family Lounge, Accolade East Building, YU,<br />
4700 Keele St. 416-736-5888 x20054. Free.<br />
●●2:00: National Ballet of Canada. Apollo<br />
& Night & The Sea Above, The Sky Below &<br />
Paquita. See Mar 1. Also Mar 21(7:30pm).<br />
●●6:30: York University Department of<br />
Music. Jazz Festival: Jazz Choirs. Mim<br />
Adams, director. Tribute Communities Recital<br />
Hall, Accolade East Building, YU, 4700 Keele<br />
St. 416-736-5888 x20054. Free.<br />
●●7:30: National Ballet of Canada. Apollo<br />
& Night & The Sea Above, The Sky Below &<br />
Paquita. See Mar 1.<br />
<strong>March</strong> 21–<strong>24</strong>, <strong>2019</strong><br />
Jeanne Lamon Hall,<br />
Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre<br />
tafelmusik.org<br />
●●7:30: Tafelmusik. Bach St. Matthew Passion.<br />
Hannah Morrison, soprano; Terry Wey,<br />
countertenor; James Gilchrist, tenor/Evangelist;<br />
Stephan MacLeod, bass-baritone/<br />
Jesus; Tyler Duncan, baritone; Tafelmusik<br />
Chamber Choir; Members of the Toronto Children’s<br />
Chorus; Masaaki Suzuki, conductor.<br />
Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre, Jeanne Lamon Hall,<br />
427 Bloor St. W. 416-964-6337. $55 and up.<br />
Also Mar 22, 23, <strong>24</strong>(mat).<br />
●●7:30: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Star<br />
Wars: The Empire Strikes Back—In Concert.<br />
See Mar 20. Also Mar 22, 23.<br />
●●7:30: University of Toronto Faculty of<br />
Music. Jazz: U of T Jazz Orchestra and<br />
11 O’Clock Jazz Orchestra. Rathbun: The<br />
Atwood Suites; and other works. Tim Hagans,<br />
trumpet; Andrew Rathbun, composer; Gordon<br />
Foote, director, U of T Jazz Orchestra;<br />
Jim Lewis, director, 11 O’Clock Jazz Orchestra;<br />
Tony Malaby, saxophone; Terry Promane, director.<br />
Walter Hall, Edward Johnson Building,<br />
University of Toronto, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-<br />
978-3750. $20; $10(st); free(UofT st).<br />
●●7:30: York University Department of<br />
Music. Jazz Festival: York University Jazz<br />
Orchestra. Mike Cadó, director. Martin<br />
Family Lounge, Accolade East Building, YU,<br />
4700 Keele St. 416-736-2100 x20054. Free.<br />
●●8:00: TO Live. KODO One Earth Tour: Evolution.<br />
Taiko drumming. Kodo; directed by<br />
Tamasaburo Bando. Sony Centre for the Performing<br />
Arts, 1 Front St. E. 1-855-872-7669.<br />
$62-$107.<br />
Friday <strong>March</strong> 22<br />
●●12:10: Music at St. Andrew’s. Noontime<br />
Recital. Beethoven: Piano Sonata in F<br />
Op.10 No.2; Brahms: 7 Fantasien Op.116; Chopin:<br />
Barcarolle Op.60. Gregory Millar, piano.<br />
St. Andrew’s Church (Toronto), 73 Simcoe St.<br />
416-593-5600 x231. Free.<br />
●●7:30: Brampton Folk Club. Friday Folk<br />
Night: Delta Blues Guitar Summit. Coffeehouse-style<br />
folk music concert. Alfie Smith<br />
and Sean Pinchin. St. Paul’s United Church<br />
(Brampton), 30 Main St. S., Brampton. 647-<br />
233-3655. $18; $15(sr/st).<br />
●●7:30: Cantabile Chamber Singers. Social<br />
Justice. Laura Sgroi: Unheard - Voices of the<br />
Children (premiere). Choir and electronics.<br />
Church of the Redeemer, 162 Bloor St. W. 647-<br />
822-5412. $25; $20(st/artsworkers); free(13<br />
and under).<br />
●●7:30: Royal Conservatory of Music. Glenn<br />
Gould School Opera: The Magic Flute. Music<br />
by Mozart. Royal Conservatory Orchestra;<br />
Nathan Brock, conductor; Joel Ivany, stage<br />
director. Koerner Hall, Telus Centre, 273 Bloor<br />
St. W. 416-408-0208. $25-60. Also Mar 20.<br />
●●7:30: Tafelmusik. Bach: St. Matthew Passion.<br />
See Mar 21. Also Mar 23, <strong>24</strong>(3:30pm).<br />
●●7:30: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Star<br />
Wars: The Empire Strikes Back—In Concert.<br />
See Mar 20. Also Mar 23.<br />
<strong>2019</strong> Bach Walk<br />
on the Danforth<br />
Celebrate Bach’s<br />
334th Birthday!<br />
SATURDAY, MARCH 23<br />
1:00pm Eastminster United<br />
Church 310 Danforth Avenue<br />
Organ Recital with Stefani Bedin<br />
2:00pm Danforth Church<br />
60 Bowden St (corner of Danforth)<br />
Instrumental Recital with<br />
Daniel Bickle and Friends<br />
3:00pm St. Barnabas Anglican<br />
Church 361 Danforth Avenue<br />
Organ Recital with Konrad Harley<br />
Birthday Cake reception<br />
at the end of the day<br />
Free Admission (donations welcome)<br />
Info: 416-489-1551 ext.28<br />
rcco.ca/toronto-on<br />
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