Volume 24 Issue 7 - April 2019
Arraymusic, the Music Gallery and Native Women in the Arts join for a mini-festival celebrating the work of composer, performer and installation artist Raven Chacon; Music and Health looks at the role of Healing Arts Ontario in supporting concerts in care facilities; Kingston-based composer Marjan Mozetich's life and work are celebrated in film; "Forest Bathing" recontextualizes Schumann, Shostakovich and Hindemith; in Judy Loman's hands, the harp can sing; Mahler's Resurrection bursts the bounds of symphonic form; Ed Bickert, guitar master remembered. All this and more in our April issue, now online in flip-through here, and on stands commencing Friday March 29.
Arraymusic, the Music Gallery and Native Women in the Arts join for a mini-festival celebrating the work of composer, performer and installation artist Raven Chacon; Music and Health looks at the role of Healing Arts Ontario in supporting concerts in care facilities; Kingston-based composer Marjan Mozetich's life and work are celebrated in film; "Forest Bathing" recontextualizes Schumann, Shostakovich and Hindemith; in Judy Loman's hands, the harp can sing; Mahler's Resurrection bursts the bounds of symphonic form; Ed Bickert, guitar master remembered. All this and more in our April issue, now online in flip-through here, and on stands commencing Friday March 29.
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Mason, curator. Harcourt Memorial United<br />
Church, 87 Dean Ave., Guelph. 519-745-4711<br />
or 1-888-745-4717. $36. Also May 1(Waterloo);<br />
4(Cambridge).<br />
Saturday May 4<br />
●●10:00am: Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony.<br />
Flowers Wake Up. KWS Musicians;<br />
Barbara Croall, storyteller. Waterloo Region<br />
Museum, 10 Huron Rd., Kitchener. 519-<br />
745-4711 or 1-888-745-4717. $13; $11(child).<br />
Also Apr 27(Woolwich Memorial Centre);<br />
May 11(Conrad Centre for the Performing<br />
Arts). Pre-concert activities at 10am.<br />
●●2:00: King Edward Choir. Messiah Plus!<br />
With chamber orchestra. Handel: Choruses<br />
from Messiah; Dvořàk: Songs of Nature;<br />
Brahms: How Lovely Is Thy Dwelling Place;<br />
Puccini: Requiem; Rachmaninoff: Ave Maria;<br />
Gershwin: Medley. Oliver Balaburski, conductor.<br />
Collier Street United Church,<br />
112 Collier St., Barrie. 705-733-7955. $25;<br />
$15(st). Also 7:30pm.<br />
●●3:00: Achill Choral Society. In the Heart<br />
of the World. Mozart: Coronation Mass; Lauridsen:<br />
Sure on This Shining Night; Daley: In<br />
Remembrance; Chilcott: In the Heart of the<br />
World. Westminster United Church (Orangeville),<br />
<strong>24</strong>7 Broadway Ave., Orangeville. 519-<br />
942-6110. $25; $10(st 13-17); $5(child). Also<br />
May 5(Alliston). With string quartet.<br />
●●7:00: Opera by Request. Miss Havisham’s<br />
Wedding Night and Waterbird Talk. Music by<br />
Dominick Argento. Brianna DeSantis, soprano<br />
(Miss Havisham); Parker Clement,<br />
baritone (The Lecturer); Claire Harris, keyboard;<br />
William Shookhoff, pianist/music director.<br />
Paulin Memorial Presbyterian Church,<br />
3200 Woodland Ave., Windsor. 416-455-<br />
2365. $25. Also May 3(Toronto, 7:30pm).<br />
●●7:30: Chorus Niagara. Peter Pan. Silent<br />
film screening with custom curated live<br />
choral soundtrack by Robert Cooper. Edward<br />
Moroney, organ; Krista Rhodes, piano; Robert<br />
Cooper, conductor. FirstOntario Performing<br />
Arts Centre, 250 St. Paul St., St.<br />
Catharines. 1-855-515-0722 or 905-688-<br />
0722. $45; $43(sr); $30(under 30); $20(st);<br />
$15(under 15).<br />
●●7:30: Deep River Symphony Orchestra. In<br />
Concert. Hindemith: Trauermusik; Hummel:<br />
Fantasie for Viola and Orchestra; Bruckner:<br />
Symphony No.4. Alexa King, viola; Peter Morris,<br />
conductor. Childs Auditorium, Mackenzie<br />
Community School, 87 Brockhouse Way, Deep<br />
River. 613-584-3737. $25; $5(st).<br />
●●7:30: Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing<br />
Arts. Baroque and Beyond: Bach<br />
and His World. Conceived, scripted and programmed<br />
by Alison Mackay. Blair Williams,<br />
B. Concerts Beyond the GTA<br />
The Georgetown Choral<br />
Society presents<br />
Play it again,<br />
Sam!<br />
Songs from the Silver Screen<br />
Christopher Dawes - Artistic Director<br />
narrator. 390 King St. W., Kingston. 613-<br />
533-<strong>24</strong><strong>24</strong>. $40-$58; $37-$55(faculty/staff);<br />
$19-$29(st).<br />
●●7:30: King Edward Choir. Messiah Plus!<br />
With chamber orchestra. Handel: Choruses<br />
from Messiah; Dvořàk: Songs of Nature;<br />
Brahms: How Lovely Is Thy Dwelling Place;<br />
Puccini: Requiem; Rachmaninoff: Ave Maria;<br />
Gershwin: Medley. Oliver Balaburski, conductor.<br />
Collier Street United Church,<br />
112 Collier St., Barrie. 705-733-7955. $25;<br />
$15(st). Also 2pm.<br />
●●7:30: Menno Singers. Celebration. Mendelssohn:<br />
Lobgesang (Hymn of Praise).<br />
Mennonite Mass Choir; Waterloo Chamber<br />
Players. St. Peter’s Lutheran Church,<br />
49 Queen St. N., Kitchener. 519-576-8751.<br />
Pricing TBD.<br />
●●7:30: Peterborough Singers. Belshazzar’s<br />
Feast & Fauré’s Requiem. Walton: Belshazzar’s<br />
Feast; Fauré: Requiem. Agnes Zsigovics,<br />
soprano; Andrew Tees, baritone; Ian<br />
Sadler, organ. Emmanuel United Church<br />
(Peterborough), 534 George St. N., Peterborough.<br />
705-745-1820. $30; $20(30 and under);<br />
$10(st).<br />
●●7:30: Sudbury Symphony Orchestra. Fireworks<br />
& Festivities. Louie: Music for a Celebration;<br />
Elgar: Cello Concerto; Beethoven:<br />
Symphony No.5. Rafeal Hoekman, cello. Fraser<br />
Auditorium, 935 Ramsey Lake Rd., Sudbury.<br />
705-673-1280. $44; $20(Amped Up! - 21<br />
and under).<br />
●●8:00: Bill Culp Productions. The Carpenters.<br />
We’ve Only Just Begun, Rainy Days<br />
and Mondays, Top of the World and other<br />
songs. Bruce Tournay and Loralee McGuirl,<br />
peformers. Gravenhurst Opera House,<br />
295 Muskoka Rd. S., Gravenhurst. 705-687-<br />
5550. $39.<br />
●●8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony.<br />
Sing Me a Song. Bach: Brandenburg Concerto<br />
No.6 in B-flat; Dvořák: Serenade for<br />
Winds in d; Brahms: Serenade No.2 in A.<br />
James Mason, curator. Central Presbyterian<br />
Church (Cambridge), 7 Queens Sq., Cambridge.<br />
519-745-4711 or 1-888-745-4717. $36.<br />
Also May 1(Waterloo); 3(Guelph).<br />
Sunday May 5<br />
●●2:00: Waterloo Concert Band. Centennial<br />
Celebration - C.F. Thiele. Thiele: Festival<br />
Overture and works by his contemporaries.<br />
Trevor Wagler, conductor. Knox Presbyterian<br />
Church (Waterloo), 50 Erb St. W., Waterloo.<br />
226-647-1290. Free. Snacks provided at<br />
intermission.<br />
●●2:30: Haliburton Concert Series. Rolston<br />
String Quartet. Mozart: String Quartet No.19<br />
in C, K465; Schafer: String Quartet No.2;<br />
Saturday,<br />
May 4, <strong>2019</strong><br />
at 7:30 PM<br />
Georgetown Christian<br />
Reformed Church<br />
11611 Trafalgar Road,<br />
Georgetown, ON<br />
We welcome<br />
new members!<br />
For more information<br />
go to our website:<br />
georgetownchoral.ca<br />
Brahms: String Quartet No.2 in a, Op.51.<br />
Northern Lights Performing Arts Pavilion,<br />
5358 County Rd. 21, Haliburton. 705-455-<br />
9060. $30; $10(st).<br />
●●3:00: Achill Choral Society. In the Heart<br />
of the World. Mozart: Coronation Mass; Lauridsen:<br />
Sure on This Shining Night; Daley: In<br />
Remembrance; Chilcott: In the Heart of the<br />
World. Knox Presbyterian Church (Alliston),<br />
160 King St. S., Alliston. 519-942-6110. $25;<br />
$10(st 13-17); $5(child). Also May 4(Orangeville).<br />
With string quartet.<br />
●●3:00: Chorus Niagara Children’s Choir.<br />
We Come Together. Songs of family and<br />
friends from different cultures. Chorus<br />
Niagara Children’s Choir (Training Choir,<br />
Intermediate Choir, Concert Choir, Chamber<br />
Choir). St. Catharines Mennonite United<br />
Church, 335 Linwell Rd., St. Catharines.<br />
905-220-9968. $20/$15(adv); $5(12 and<br />
under).<br />
●●3:00: Kawartha Youth Orchestra. Spring<br />
Notes Concert. Northminster United<br />
Church, 300 Sunset Blvd, Peterborough.<br />
C. Music Theatre<br />
705-927-6017. $20; $5(youth); $45(family - 2<br />
adults + 4 children at the same residence).<br />
●●3:00: La Jeunesse Youth Orchestra. Sonic<br />
Bloom. Port Hope United Church, 34 South<br />
St., Port Hope. jyo.ca/contact. $25; free(child<br />
under 12).<br />
●●3:00: London Community Orchestra. Russia.<br />
Borodin: Petite Suite; Tchaikovsky: Piano<br />
Concerto No.1, Op.23. Stéphan Sylvestre, piano.<br />
Dundas Centre United Church, 482 Dundas<br />
St., London. onstagedirect.com/lco or info@<br />
lco-on.ca. $20; $16(sr); $12(st); $5(child 12<br />
and under).<br />
●●3:00: Westben. Quartet to a Tea. Meraki<br />
String Quartet. Clock Tower Cultural Centre,<br />
36 Front St. S., Campbellford. 705-653-5508.<br />
$35. Includes tea and treats.<br />
Monday May 6<br />
●●8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music<br />
Society. Complete Mozart String Quintets 1.<br />
Lafayette Quartet; Yariv Aloni, viola. KWCMS<br />
Music Room, 57 Young St. W., Waterloo. 519-<br />
886-1673. $40; $25(st).<br />
These music theatre listings contain a wide range of music theatre types including<br />
opera, operetta, musicals and other performance genres where music and<br />
drama combine. Listings in this section are sorted alphabetically by presenter.<br />
●●Against the Grain Theatre. Kopernikus.<br />
Music and libretto by Claude Vivier. Theatre<br />
Passe Muraille Mainspace, 16 Ryerson Ave.<br />
647-367-8943. $25-$85. Opens Apr 4, 8pm.<br />
Runs to Apr 13. Thurs-Sat(8pm).<br />
●●Alexander Showcase Theatre. Guys and<br />
Dolls. Music and lyrics by Frank Loesser, book<br />
by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows. Fairview<br />
Library Theatre, 35 Fairview Mall Drive.<br />
416-3<strong>24</strong>-1259. $35; $32(sr/st). Opens Apr 5,<br />
7:30pm. Runs to Apr 14. Wed-Sat(7:30pm),<br />
Sun(2pm).<br />
●●Canadian Opera Company. La bohème.<br />
Music by Giacomo Puccini, libretto by Luigi<br />
Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa. Four Seasons<br />
Centre for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen<br />
St. W. 416-363-8231. $35-$225. Opens Apr 17,<br />
7:30pm. Runs to May 22. Days and times vary;<br />
visit coc.ca for details.<br />
●●Canadian Opera Company. Vocal Series:<br />
Collaborations. Arias and ensembles. Artists<br />
of the COC Ensemble Studio; Artists of Atelier<br />
lyrique de l’Opéra de Montréal. Richard Bradshaw<br />
Amphitheatre, Four Seasons Centre for<br />
the Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W. 416-<br />
363-8231. Free. Apr 18, 12pm.<br />
●●Canadian Opera Company. Otello. Music<br />
by Giuseppe Verdi, libretto by Arrigo Boito.<br />
Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts,<br />
145 Queen St. W. 416-363-8231. $35-$225.<br />
Opens Apr 27, 7:30pm. Runs to May 21. Days<br />
and times vary; visit coc.ca for details.<br />
●●Canadian Opera Company. Vocal Series:<br />
Songs of Ukraine. Andriana Chuchman, soprano;<br />
Hyejin Kwon, piano. Richard Bradshaw<br />
Amphitheatre, Four Seasons Centre for the<br />
Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W. 416-363-<br />
8231. Free. Apr 30, 12pm.<br />
●●Canadian Opera Company. Vocal Series:<br />
A Few of My Favourite Things. Artists of the<br />
COC; Liz Upchurch, piano. Richard Bradshaw<br />
Amphitheatre, Four Seasons Centre for the<br />
Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W. 416-363-<br />
8231. Free. May 7, 12pm.<br />
●●Civic Light Opera Company. Tell Me On<br />
a Sunday. Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber,<br />
lyrics by Don Black. Zion Cultural Centre,<br />
1650 Finch Ave. E. 416-755-1717. $28. Opens<br />
Apr 3, 7pm. Runs to Apr 14. Wed (7pm), Thurs-<br />
Sat(8pm), Sun(2pm).<br />
●●Classical Music Conservatory. Music for<br />
a Cause: Benefit Concert for the Canadian<br />
Cancer Society. Roncesvalles United Church,<br />
<strong>24</strong>0 Roncesvalles Ave. 416-537-5995. PWYC<br />
($20 suggested); $10(sr/st/child). Apr 28,<br />
1:30pm.<br />
●●Cor Unum Ensemble. Dido & Belinda.<br />
OperaQ; Trinity College Chapel, U of T,<br />
6 Hoskin Ave. 416-371-6999. $20; $10(st/arts<br />
workers). May 4, 7:30pm. Also May 5.<br />
●●Drayton Entertainment. Priscilla, Queen of<br />
the Desert. Book by Stephan Elliott and Allan<br />
Scott, based on the film. St. Jacobs Country<br />
Playhouse, 40 Benjamin Rd. E., Waterloo.<br />
1-855-372-9866. $29-$48. Opens Mar 13,<br />
7:30pm. Runs to Apr 7. Days and times vary.<br />
Visit draytonentertainment.com for details.<br />
●●Factory Theatre/Obsidian Theatre. Angélique.<br />
Written by Lorena Gale. Featuring Sixtrum<br />
Percussion Ensemble. Factory Theatre<br />
Mainspace, 125 Bathurst St. 416-504-9971.<br />
$40-$50. Opens Apr 4, 8pm. Runs to Apr 21.<br />
Tues-Sat(8pm), Sat/Sun(2pm).<br />
●●Grand Theatre. Cabaret. Music by John<br />
Kander, lyrics by Fred Ebb, book by Joe<br />
Masteroff, based on the novel. Grand Theatre,<br />
471 Richmond St, London. 519-672-8800.<br />
$50-$55. Opens Apr 9, 7:30pm. Runs to<br />
May 11. Tues-Thurs(7:30pm), Wed(1pm), Fri/<br />
Sat(8pm), Sat/Sun(2pm).<br />
●●Grand Theatre. Mamma Mia! Music and<br />
lyrics by Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus,<br />
and some songs with Stig Anderson, book<br />
by Catherine Johnson. Grand Theatre,<br />
471 Richmond St, London. 519-672-8800.<br />
$56-$86. Opens Apr 23, 7:30pm. Runs to<br />
May 11. Tues-Thurs(7:30pm), Fri/Sat(8pm),<br />
Sat/Sun(2pm).<br />
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