Volume 24 Issue 7 - April 2019

Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre, Four
Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts,
145 Queen St. W. 416-363-8231. Free. First
come, first served. No late seating.
●●12:10: Nine Sparrows Arts Foundation/
Yorkminster Park Baptist Church. Lunchtime
Chamber Music: Rising Stars Recital.
Students from the Glenn Gould School. Yorkminster
Park Baptist Church, 1585 Yonge St.
416-241-1298. Free, donations welcome.
●●7:30: Canadian Opera Company. La
bohème. See Apr 17.
●●8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra.
Queens of Soul. Shayna Steele, vocalist;
Jeff Tyzik, conductor. Roy Thomson Hall,
60 Simcoe St. 416-598-3375. $43.25-$107.
Also May 8(mat), 8(eve).
B. Concerts Beyond the GTA
IN THIS ISSUE: Alliston, Barrie, Belleville, Cambridge,
Campbellford, Deep River, Dundas, Elmira, Elora, Gravenhurst,
Guelph, Haliburton, Hamilton, Kingston, Kitchener, Leamington,
London, Niagara-on-the-Lake, North Bay, Orangeville,
Parry Sound, Peterborough, Port Hope, Sault Ste. Marie, St.
Catharines, Sudbury, Timmins, Trenton, Waterloo, Windsor.
Monday April 1
●●8:00: Don Wright Faculty of Music.
Contemporary Music Studio. Von Kuster
Hall, Music Building, Western University,
1151 Richmond St. N., London. 519-661-3767.
Free.
●●8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music
Society. Haydn Sonatas. Timothy Steeves,
piano. KWCMS Music Room, 57 Young St. W.,
Waterloo. 519-886-1673. $30; $20(st).
Tuesday April 2
●●7:30: London Symphonia. Talbot Street
Series: Vivaldi and Hatzis. Hatzis: Mirage?;
Vivaldi: Concerto in a, RV356; Vivaldi: Violin
Concerto in e, RV278. Beverly Johnston, percussion;
Joseph Lanza, violin. Atrium, Talbot
Street Church, 513 Talbot St., London. 226-
270-0910. $27; $12(st).
Wednesday April 3
●●12:00 noon: Midday Music with Shigeru.
Chamber Music Concert. Brahms: Sonata No.
1; Beethoven: “Kreutzer” Sonata. Vivian Kukiel,
violin; Chris Au, piano. Hiway Pentecostal
Church, 50 Anne St. N., Barrie. 705-726-1181.
$10; free(st).
●●7:30: University of Waterloo Department
of Music. Conrad Grebel Concerts: University
of Waterloo Balinese Gamelan Ensemble. UW
Balinese Gamelan; Grebel Community Gamelan;
Maisie Sum, conductor. Guest: Dewa
Made Suparta. Humanities Theatre, University
of Waterloo, 200 University Ave. W., Waterloo.
519-885-0220 x24226. Free. Try out
the instruments after the concert.
●●8:00: Don Wright Faculty of Music. Western
University Symphonic Band: Words and
Music. Paul Davenport Theatre, Talbot College,
Western University, 1151 Richmond St.
N., London. 519-661-3767. Free.
Thursday April 4
●●8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music
Society. EMiC+. Mendelssohn: Sextet Op.110;
Hummel: Quintet Op.87; Romberg: Trio in
e Op.38 No.1. Elissa Lee, violin; Sharon Wei,
Doug McNabney, violas; Blair Lofgren, cello;
Raphaël McNabney, bass; Angela Park, piano.
KWCMS Music Room, 57 Young St. W., Waterloo.
519-569-1809. $40; $25(st).
Friday April 5
●●12:00 noon: Westben. The Cello Fella:
First-Friday Lunchtime Tick Talk. Rachmaninoff:
Cello Sonata; Bach: Suite No.1 in G; Fauré:
Élégie; Saint-Saëns: The Swan. Mateusz Swoboda,
cello. Clock Tower Cultural Centre,
36 Front St. S., Campbellford. 705-653-5508.
PWYC. Sixty-minute chat concert.
●●7:00: Vera Causa Opera. The Elixir of Love
(or L’elisir d’amore). By Gaetano Donizetti.
Cambridge Centre for the Arts, 60 Dickson
St., Cambridge. vcopera.ca. $15. Also
Apr 6(Waterloo), 7(2pm, Guelph).
●●8:00: Don Wright Faculty of Music. Western
University Wind Ensemble: Human;
Nature. Paul Davenport Theatre, Talbot College,
Western University, 1151 Richmond St.
N., London. 519-661-3767. Free.
●●8:00: Empire Theatre. The Legendary Gordon
Lightfoot in Concert. 321 Front St., Belleville.
613-969-0099. $85-$110. Also Apr 6.
●●8:00: Jeffery Concerts. Sharon Wei &
Friends. Hummel: Quintet; Romberg: Trio for
viola, cello and bass in e Op.38 No.1; Mendelssohn:
Sextet. Sharon Wei, viola; Elissa Lee,
violin; Douglas McNabney, viola; Blair Lofgren,
cello; Raphaël McNabney, bass; Angela Park,
piano. Wolf Performance Hall, 251 Dundas St.,
London. 519-672-8800. $40.
●●8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony.
Classical and Beyond. Laura Sgroi: We’re
Not Done Drumming; Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante;
Haydn: Symphony No.101 in D “The
Clock”. Rebecca Thomas, poet/narrator;
James Mason, oboe; Ross Edwards, clarinet;
Ian Hopkin, bassoon; Katherine Robertson,
horn; Joseph Swensen, conductor.
Centre in the Square, 101 Queen St. N., Kitchener.
519-745-4711 or 1-888-745-4717. $19-
$85. Also Apr 6.
●●9:00: Nick Maclean Quartet. Nick Maclean
Quartet with Brownman Ali. Nick Maclean,
piano; Brownman Ali, trumpet; Nick
Arseneau, bass; Norbert Botos, drums. The
Boathouse, 57 Jubilee Dr., Kitchener. 416-
389-2643. $15/$10(adv list). Email nickmacleanquartet@gmail.com
for adv list. Also
Apr 6(Trenton); 14(Toronto).
Saturday April 6
●●2:30: Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony.
Peter and the Wolf. Music by Prokofiev.
Andrei Feher, conductor. Centre in the
Square, 101 Queen St. N., Kitchener. 519-745-
4711 or 1-888-745-4717. $18; $11(child). 1:15pm:
Interactive pre-concert activities.
●●7:00: Vera Causa Opera. The Elixir of
Love (or L’elisir d’amore). By Gaetano Donizetti.
Knox Presbyterian Church (Waterloo),
50 Erb St. W., Waterloo. vcopera.ca. $15. Also
Apr 5(Cambridge), 7(2pm, Guelph).
●●7:30: Guelph Chamber Choir. Choral
Masterpieces: Music for Double Choir
and Organ. Elora Singers; Christopher
Dawes, organ; Gerald Neufeld, guest conductor.
St. George’s Anglican Church
(Guelph), 99 Woolwich St., Guelph. 519-763-
3000. $25/$20(4 or more); $10(under 30);
$5(under 14).
●●7:30: Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing
Arts. Jazz: Tribute to Herb Alpert.
Music of Herb Alpert and The Tijuana Brass.
Ron Di Lauro, Marc Bolduc and their band.
390 King St. W., Kingston. 613-533-2424. $40-
$58; $37-$55(faculty/staff); $19-$29(st).
●●7:30: Menno Singers. Lamentation. Prayers,
songs and hymns of lament. Rockway
Mennonite Church, 47 Onward Ave., Kitchener.
519-576-8751. Donations accepted. Religious
service. Also Apr 7(Elora).
●●7:30: Old Church Theatre. Nick Maclean
Quartet with Brownman Ali. Nick Maclean,
piano; Brownman Ali, trumpet; Nick
Arseneau, bass; Norbert Botos, drums.
940 Bonisteel Rd., Trenton. 613-848-1411.
$30/$25(adv). Also Apr 5(Kitchener);
Apr 14(Toronto).
●●7:30: Peterborough Symphony Orchestra.
Oh, To Be In England! Vaughan Williams:
The Lark Ascending; Symphony No.3 “Pastoral”;
Britten: Gloriana Suite. Phoebe Tsang,
violin; Melody Thomas, soprano. Showplace
Performance Centre, 290 George St.
N., Peterborough. 705-742-7469. $20-$49;
$10(st). 6:40pm: “Meet the Maestro” preconcert
chat.
●●7:30: Sudbury Symphony Orchestra.
Viva Vivaldi! Vivaldi: Concerto Alla Rustica
and Four Seasons. Jeremy Bell, violin. Fraser
Auditorium, 935 Ramsey Lake Rd., Sudbury.
705-673-1280. $44; $20(Amped Up! - 21
and under).
●●8:00: Empire Theatre. The Legendary Gordon
Lightfoot in Concert. 321 Front St., Belleville.
613-969-0099. $85-$110. Also Apr 5.
●●8:00: Gravenhurst Opera House. Marc
Jordan: Both Sides! CD Launch. 295 Muskoka
Rd. S., Gravenhurst. 705-687-5550. $30;
$50(VIP).
●●8:00: Karen Schuessler Singers. Let Me
Fly! Rachmaninoff: All Night Vigil (selections);
Ezekiel Saw de Wheel, Witness, Hold On! and
other spirituals. SATB choir. Wesley-Knox
United Church, 91 Askin St., London. 519-455-
8895. $22; $20(sr); $10(under 14).
●●8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony.
Classical and Beyond. Laura Sgroi: We’re
Not Done Drumming; Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante;
Haydn: Symphony No.101 in D “The
Clock”. Rebecca Thomas, poet/narrator;
James Mason, oboe; Ross Edwards, clarinet;
Ian Hopkin, bassoon; Katherine Robertson,
horn; Joseph Swensen, conductor.
Centre in the Square, 101 Queen St. N., Kitchener.
519-745-4711 or 1-888-745-4717. $19-
$85. Also Apr 5.
Sunday April 7
●●2:00: Cambridge Symphony Orchestra.
Last Night at the Proms. Knox’s Galt Presbyterian
Church, 2 Grand Ave. S., Cambridge.
519-716-5566. PWYC.
●●2:00: Gallery Players of Niagara. Gryphon
Trio: At 25 Years Young! Haydn: Trio No.33
in g; Wijeratne: Love Triangle; Brahms: Trio
No.1 Op.8. Cairns Hall, FirstOntario Performing
Arts Centre, 250 St. Paul St., St.
Catharines. 905-468-1525. $39; $36(sr);
$14(st/arts); $80(family).
●●2:00: Vera Causa Opera. The Elixir of
Love (or L’elisir d’amore). By Gaetano Donizetti.
Harcourt Memorial United Church,
87 Dean Ave., Guelph. vcopera.ca. $15. Also
Apr 5(7pm, Cambridge), 6(7pm, Waterloo).
●●2:30: Georgian Music. In Concert. Mendelssohn:
Piano Sextet; works by Mozart
and Romberg. Elissa Lee, violin; Sharon Wei
and Douglas McNabney, violas; Blair Lofgren,
cello; Raphaël McNabney, bass; Angela
Park, piano. Bethel Community Church,
128 St. Vincent Street, Barrie. 705-726-1181.
$65; free(with new subscription to 2019/20
season).
●●3:00: Guelph Symphony Orchestra. GSO
at the Basilica. Beethoven: Mass in C. Lida
Szkwarek, soprano; Pascale Spinney, mezzo;
Ryan Downey, tenor; Zachary Reed, bass;
University of Guelph Symphonic Choir and
others. Basilica of Our Lady Immaculate,
28 Norfolk St., Guelph. 519-763-3000. $28;
$19(29 and under); $10(14 and under).
●●3:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Orchestra.
Winner’s Showcase Concert. Beethoven:
Prometheus Overture; Winning concertos from
the student concerto competition. Knox Presbyterian
Church (Waterloo), 50 Erb St. W., Waterloo.
info@kwchamberorchestra.ca. $20; $15(sr
60+); $5(st full time); free(child under 10).
●●3:00: Menno Singers. Lamentation. Prayers,
songs and hymns of lament. Knox Presbyterian
Church (Elora), 51 Church St., Elora.
519-576-8751. Donations accepted. Religious
service. Also Apr 6(Kitchener).
●●7:30: Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing
Arts. Baroque and Beyond: Claire
Jones, Harp. Works by Handel, Bach, Piazzolla
and others. 390 King St. W., Kingston. 613-
533-2424. $40-$58; $37-$55(faculty/staff);
$19-$29(st).
Monday April 8
●●8:00: Talk Is Free Theatre. The Legendary
Gordon Lightfoot in Concert. 24 N. Village
Way, Unit 2, Barrie. 705-792-1949. $90-$110.
Tuesday April 9
●●6:00: Don Wright Faculty of Music. Music
of Our Time: Electroacoustic Music Compositions
Concert. Paul Davenport Theatre,
Talbot College, Western University,
1151 Richmond St. N., London. 519-661-3767.
Free.
●●8:00: Charles W. Stockey Centre for the
Performing Arts. The Legendary Gordon
Lightfoot in Concert. 2 Bay St., Parry Sound.
1-877-746-4466. $127.95.
Wednesday April 10
●●2:30: Seniors Serenade. Students from
Innisdale Secondary School. Karen Parnell,
conductor. Bethel Community Church, 128 St.
Vincent Street, Barrie. 705-726-1181. Free.
●●8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony.
Innovators Through the Centuries. Mozart:
Symphony No.1 in E-flat; Corelli: Concerto
Grosso in F; Bartók: Divertimento for
Strings. Andrei Feher, conductor. First United
Church (Waterloo), 16 William St. W., Waterloo.
519-745-4711 or 1-888-745-4717. $36. Also
Apr 12(Guelph); 13(Cambridge).
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