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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Monday April 1<br />
●●12:30: York University Department of<br />
Music. Music at Midday: Instrumental<br />
Masterclass in Concert. Tribute Communities<br />
Recital Hall, Accolade East Building,<br />
YU, 4700 Keele St. 416-736-2100 x20054.<br />
Free.<br />
●●7:00: University of Toronto Faculty of<br />
Music. String Chamber Ensemble. Mark<br />
Fewer, director. Walter Hall, Edward Johnson<br />
Building, University of Toronto, 80 Queen’s<br />
Park. 416-408-0208. Free.<br />
●●8:00: University of Toronto Campus Philharmonic<br />
Orchestra. Winter Concert. Berlioz:<br />
Hungarian <strong>March</strong> from Faust; Verdi:<br />
Violetta and Germont Duet and Scene from<br />
La Traviata; Beethoven Symphony No.5. Brittany<br />
Cann, soprano; Nicholas Borg, baritone;<br />
Lorenzo Guggenheim, conductor. Mac-<br />
Millan Theatre, Edward Johnson Building,<br />
80 Queen’s Park. 416-408-0208. By donation<br />
($10 suggested).<br />
Tuesday April 2<br />
●●12:10: Nine Sparrows Arts Foundation/Yorkminster<br />
Park Baptist Church.<br />
Lunchtime Chamber Music: Rising Stars<br />
Recital. Students from the UofT Faculty of<br />
Music. Yorkminster Park Baptist Church,<br />
1585 Yonge St. 416-<strong>24</strong>1-1298. Free, donations<br />
welcome.<br />
●●7:00: University of Toronto Faculty of<br />
Music. Contemporary Music Ensembles. Wallace<br />
Hallady, director. Walter Hall, Edward<br />
Johnson Building, University of Toronto,<br />
80 Queen’s Park. 416-408-0208. Free.<br />
●●7:30: Living Arts Centre. Sandra Shamas<br />
(The Big “What Now?”). RBC Theatre, Living<br />
Arts Centre, 4141 Living Arts Dr., Mississauga.<br />
905-306-6000. $40-$50; $73.25-$83.25(dinner/brunch<br />
& show package). Also Apr 3, 4, 5,<br />
6, 12, 13, 14(2pm).<br />
●●7:30: University of Toronto Faculty<br />
of Music. Contemporary Music Ensembles.<br />
Wallace Hallady, director. Walter Hall,<br />
Edward Johnson Building, University of<br />
Toronto, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-408-0208.<br />
Free.<br />
●●8:00: Music Toronto. Hilario Durán with<br />
the Hilario Durán Trio, Annalee Patipatanakoon,<br />
and Roman Borys. Simons: El Manisero;<br />
April 2 at 8 pm<br />
HILARIO DURÁN<br />
AND FRIENDS<br />
A. Concerts in the GTA<br />
Lecuona: Danza Negra; Morton: The Crave;<br />
and works by Durán. Hilario Durán, piano; Hilario<br />
Durán Trio; Annalee Patipatanakoon, violin;<br />
Roman Borys, cello. Jane Mallett Theatre,<br />
St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts, 27 Front St.<br />
E. 416-366-7723. $47.50-$52; $10(st).<br />
●●8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Best<br />
of Hollywood. Selections from film scores<br />
including Star Wars, Frozen, To Kill a Mockingbird,<br />
Out of Africa, Jaws, Ben-Hur, Dr.<br />
Zhivago, The Wizard of Oz, The Magnificent<br />
Seven, The Godfather, Gone with the Wind,<br />
and more. Whitney Claire Kaufman, vocalist;<br />
Richard Kaufman, conductor. Roy Thomson<br />
Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-598-3375. $43.25-<br />
$107. Also Apr 3(mat), Apr 3(eve), Apr 6.<br />
Wednesday April 3<br />
●●12:00 noon: Canadian Opera Company.<br />
Dance Series: Highlights from Coppélia:<br />
A Comedy with Love. Canada’s Ballet Jörgen.<br />
Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre, Four<br />
Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts,<br />
145 Queen St. W. 416-363-8231. Free. First<br />
come, first served. No late seating.<br />
●●12:30: Organix Concerts/All Saints Kingsway.<br />
Kingsway Organ Concert Series.<br />
Thomas Fitches, 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: York University Department of<br />
Music. Music at Midday: York University<br />
Chamber Strings. Matt Brubeck, director.<br />
Tribute Communities Recital Hall, Accolade<br />
East Building, YU, 4700 Keele St. 416-736-<br />
2100 x20054. Free.<br />
●●12:30: Yorkminster Park Baptist Church.<br />
Noonday Organ Recital. Imre Olah, organ.<br />
1585 Yonge St. 416-922-1167. Free. All<br />
welcome.<br />
●●2:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Best<br />
of Hollywood. See Apr 2. Also Apr 3(8pm),<br />
6(8pm).<br />
●●7:00: Royal Conservatory of Music. Glenn<br />
Gould School Chamber Competition Finals.<br />
Koerner Hall, Telus Centre, 273 Bloor St. W.<br />
416-408-0208. Free(ticket required).<br />
●●7:00: VOICEBOX: Opera in Concert. Opera<br />
Salon: Viva Verdi. Gallery 345, 345 Sorauren<br />
Ave. 416-366-7723. $45. Followed by a wine<br />
and cheese reception.<br />
VOICE<br />
B OX<br />
OPERA IN CONCERT<br />
Beste<br />
Kalender<br />
Viva Verdi<br />
Opera Salon at Gallery 345<br />
Michael Rose, Music Director<br />
Guillermo Silva-Marin, MC<br />
April 3 at 7 pm<br />
www.operainconcert.com<br />
●●7:30: Living Arts Centre. Sandra Shamas<br />
(The Big “What Now?”). RBC Theatre, Living<br />
Arts Centre, 4141 Living Arts Dr., Mississauga.<br />
905-306-6000. $40-$50; $73.25-$83.25(dinner/brunch<br />
& show package). Also Apr 2, 4, 5,<br />
6, 12, 13, 14(2pm).<br />
●●8:00: The Piano Lunaire. Of Glitches and<br />
Machines. Muhly: Drones & Piano; Bates:<br />
White Lies for Lomax; Sherkin: The Mild<br />
Hunt Op.33; Sherkin: Tagish Fires Op.21;<br />
Lizée: Hitchcock Études. Stephanie Chua,<br />
piano; Adam Sherkin, piano. Lula Lounge,<br />
1585 Dundas St. W. 416-588-0307 or lula.ca.<br />
$30 at door.<br />
●●8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Best<br />
of Hollywood. See Apr 2. Also Apr 6(8pm).<br />
Thursday April 4<br />
●●12:00 noon: Canadian Opera Company.<br />
Chamber Music Series: Haydn and Britten.<br />
Castalian String Quartet. Richard Bradshaw<br />
Amphitheatre, Four Seasons Centre for the Performing<br />
Arts, 145 Queen St. W. 416-363-8231.<br />
Free. First come, first served. No late seating.<br />
WOMEN’S MUSICAL CLUB OF TORONTO<br />
APRIL 4, <strong>2019</strong> | 1.30 PM<br />
MARIAM<br />
BATSASHVILI<br />
416-923-7052<br />
wmct.on.ca<br />
●●1:30: Women’s Musical Club of Toronto.<br />
Music in the Afternoon: Mariam Batsashvili.<br />
Bach: Chaconne from Partita No.2 for<br />
violin BWV1004 (arr. for piano by Busoni);<br />
Schubert: Impromptu No.1 in f D935; Mozart:<br />
Rondo in a K511; Liszt: Hungarian Rhapdsody<br />
No.12; Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 29 in<br />
B-flat Op.106. Mariam Batashvili, piano. Walter<br />
Hall, Edward Johnson Building, University<br />
of Toronto, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-923-7052 or<br />
wmct.on.ca. $45.<br />
●●7:30: Living Arts Centre. Sandra Shamas<br />
(The Big “What Now?”). RBC Theatre, Living<br />
Arts Centre, 4141 Living Arts Dr., Mississauga.<br />
905-306-6000. $40-$50; $73.25-$83.25(dinner/brunch<br />
& show package). Also Apr 2, 3, 5,<br />
6, 12, 13, 14(2pm).<br />
●●7:30: Opera Atelier. Idomeneo. Music by<br />
W. A. Mozart, libretto by Giambattista Varesco.<br />
Measha Brueggergosman, soprano<br />
(Elettra); Colin Ainsworth, tenor (Idomeneo);<br />
Wallis Giunta, mezzo (Idamante); Meghan<br />
Lindsay, soprano (Ilia); Olivier Laquerre, baritone<br />
(Arbace); Artists of Atelier Ballet; Choir<br />
of the University of Toronto Schola Cantorum;<br />
Chorus of the Choir of the Theatre of<br />
Early Music (Daniel Taylor, chorus master);<br />
Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra; David Fallis,<br />
conductor; Marshall Pynkoski, stage director;<br />
Jeannette Lajeunesse Zingg, choreographer.<br />
Ed Mirvish Theatre, <strong>24</strong>4 Victoria St.<br />
416-703-3767 x222. From $39. Also Apr 6, 7,<br />
12, 13(4:30pm).<br />
●●7:30: University of Toronto Faculty of<br />
Music. Guitar Orchestra. Jeffrey McFadden,<br />
director. Walter Hall, Edward Johnson Building,<br />
University of Toronto, 80 Queen’s Park.<br />
416-408-0208. Free.<br />
●●8:00: Against the Grain Theatre.<br />
Kopernikus. Vivier. Danielle MacMillan,<br />
mezzo (Agni); Krisztina Szabó, mezzo; Alain<br />
Coulombe, bass; Dion Mazerolle, baritone;<br />
Nathalie Paulin, soprano and others. Theatre<br />
Passe Muraille Mainspace, 16 Ryerson<br />
Ave. 647-367-8943. $25-$85. Also Apr 5, 6,<br />
11, 12, 13.<br />
●●8:00: Small World Music Society.<br />
Mahmood Schricker. Small World Music Centre,<br />
Artscape Youngplace, 180 Shaw St. 416-<br />
536-5439. $30/$20(adv).<br />
●●8:00: TO Live. Fatoumata Diawara. Sony<br />
Centre for the Performing Arts, 1 Front St. E.<br />
1-855-872-7669. $52-$72.<br />
Friday April 5<br />
●●11:00am: University of Toronto Faculty of<br />
Music. Felix Galimir Chamber Music Award<br />
Concert. Walter Hall, Edward Johnson Building,<br />
University of Toronto, 80 Queen’s Park.<br />
416-408-0208. PWYC.<br />
●●12:10: Music at St. Andrew’s. Noontime<br />
Recital. Asher Armstrong, piano. St.<br />
Andrew’s Church (Toronto), 73 Simcoe St.<br />
416-593-5600 x231. Free.<br />
New Wave<br />
Reprise<br />
Friday<br />
April 5, <strong>2019</strong><br />
5 World Premieres by<br />
emerging composers!<br />
7pm | Trinity St. Paul’s Centre<br />
ESPRIT ORCHESTRA<br />
espritorchestra.com<br />
●●7:00: Esprit Orchestra. New Wave Reprise.<br />
Eugene Astapov: Emblem; Quinn Jacobs:<br />
Music About Music; Bekah Simms: Foreverdark;<br />
Christina Volpini: as within, so without;<br />
Alison Yun-Fei Jiang: Temporal. Eugene<br />
Astapov: guest conductor; Alison Yun-Fei<br />
Jiang, guest conductor; Amahl Arulnandam,<br />
cello; Alex Pauk, conductor. Trinity-St. Paul’s<br />
Centre, 427 Bloor St. W. 416-815-7887. Starting<br />
at $15. Free to subscribers. 7pm: Keynote<br />
address by John Rea.<br />
●●7:30: Living Arts Centre. Sandra Shamas<br />
(The Big “What Now?”). RBC Theatre, Living<br />
Arts Centre, 4141 Living Arts Dr., Mississauga.<br />
905-306-6000. $40-$50;<br />
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