Volume 25 Issue 2 - October 2019
Long promised, Vivian Fellegi takes a look at Relaxed Performance practice and how it is bringing concert-going barriers down across the spectrum; Andrew Timar looks at curatorial changes afoot at the Music Gallery; David Jaeger investigates the trumpets of October; the 30th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution (and the 20th Anniversary of our October Blue Pages Presenter profiles) in our Editor's Opener; the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir at 125; Tapestry at 40 and Against the Grain at 10; ringing in the changing season across our features and columns; all this and more, now available in Flip Through format here, and on the stands commencing this coming Friday September 27, 2019. Enjoy.
Long promised, Vivian Fellegi takes a look at Relaxed Performance practice and how it is bringing concert-going barriers down across the spectrum; Andrew Timar looks at curatorial changes afoot at the Music Gallery; David Jaeger investigates the trumpets of October; the 30th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution (and the 20th Anniversary of our October Blue Pages Presenter profiles) in our Editor's Opener; the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir at 125; Tapestry at 40 and Against the Grain at 10; ringing in the changing season across our features and columns; all this and more, now available in Flip Through format here, and on the stands commencing this coming Friday September 27, 2019. Enjoy.
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Bach, Scriabin and others. Victoria Hall,<br />
Cobourg, 55 King Street W., Cobourg. 905-<br />
372-2210. $39.<br />
Monday <strong>October</strong> 28<br />
●●7:30: Edison Singers. Choral Mystics. Gibbons:<br />
O Clap Your Hands; Esenvalds: Only<br />
in Sleep; Pärt: The Woman with the Alabaster<br />
Box; Hawes: Quanta Qualia; and other<br />
works. Dave Wiffen, saxophone; Noel Edison,<br />
conductor. Court House Theatre, 26 Queen<br />
St., Niagara-on-the-Lake. 226-384-3100.<br />
$35 plus HST. Also Oct <strong>25</strong>(Guelph), 27(4pm,<br />
Toronto).<br />
●●7:30: Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing<br />
Arts. Enchanted Isle. Works by Tallis,<br />
Gibbons, Mendelssohn, Britten and others.<br />
VOCES8. 390 King St. W., Kingston. 613-533-<br />
2424 or queensu.ca/theisabel/tickets. $42-<br />
$59; $39-$56(faculty/staff); $19-$29(st).<br />
Tuesday <strong>October</strong> 29<br />
●●7:30: Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing<br />
Arts/Full Frequency Productions.<br />
Kingston Prodigious Virtuoso. Leonid Nediak,<br />
piano. Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing<br />
Arts, 390 King St. W., Kingston. 613-<br />
533-2424 or queensu.ca/theisabel/tickets.<br />
$42-$59; $39-$56(faculty/staff); $19-$29(st).<br />
Wednesday <strong>October</strong> 30<br />
●●12:30: Don Wright Faculty of Music. Western<br />
Performs! Concert Series. Artlab, John<br />
Labatt Visual Arts Centre, Western University,<br />
1151 Richmond St. N., London. 519-661-<br />
3767. Free.<br />
●●12:30: University of Waterloo Department<br />
of Music. Noon Hour Concerts: Breath’s<br />
Compass. Vaughan William: Ten Blake Songs.<br />
Daniel Cabena, counter-tenor; Sarah Cardwell,<br />
oboe. Great Hall, Conrad Grebel University<br />
College, 140 Westmount Rd. N., Waterloo.<br />
519-885-0220 x24226. Free.<br />
●●8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music<br />
Society. Sprinegdale Trio. Haydn: Trio in D;<br />
McDonald: Suite in Four Movements; Bolt-<br />
Martin: Trio “I’m Home”; Beethoven: Trio Op.11<br />
in B-flat. KWCMS Music Room, 57 Young St.<br />
W., Waterloo. 519-886-1673. $30; $20(st).<br />
Friday November 1<br />
●●12:00 noon: Westben. Dickens with a<br />
Musical Twist! First-Friday Lunchtime Tick<br />
Talk. Chris Cameron, musician. Clock Tower<br />
Cultural Centre, 36 Front St. S., Campbellford.<br />
705-653-5508 or 1-877-883-5777.<br />
Pwyc($10 minimum suggested).<br />
●●7:30: Don Wright Faculty of Music. Western<br />
University Symphony Orchestra. Works<br />
by Grieg, Berlioz, Dvořák and Séjourné. Alexis<br />
Wright, percussion. Paul Davenport Theatre,<br />
Talbot College, Western University,<br />
1151 Richmond St. N., London. 519-661-3767.<br />
$15/$10(adv).<br />
●●7:30: Tim Nast. In Concert. Tatlock Community<br />
Hall, 6916 Concession Rd. 7 Darling,<br />
Tatlock. timnast.com. $20.<br />
●●8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony.<br />
Czech Hits. Smetana: Sárka from Má vlast;<br />
Wijeratne: Valdrada from Invisible CitiesLizée:<br />
new commission; Dvořák: Symphony<br />
No.8 in G. Carlos Izcaray, conductor; TorQ<br />
Percussion Quartet. Centre in the Square,<br />
101 Queen St. N., Kitchener. 519-745-4711 or<br />
1-888-745-4717 or kwsymphony.ca. $20-87.<br />
Also Nov 2.<br />
Saturday November 2<br />
●●2:30: Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony.<br />
Water and Ice. Handel: Water Music<br />
(excerpts); other works exploring ways water<br />
and ice can be musical. KWS Youth Orchestra;<br />
Matthew Jones, conductor; Carousel Dance<br />
Company. Centre in the Square, 101 Queen St.<br />
N., Kitchener. 519-745-4711 or 1-888-745-4717<br />
or kwsymphony.ca. $18; $11(child). 1:15pm: art<br />
activities hosted by the KW Art Gallery; music<br />
activities hosted by Music for Young Children;<br />
mini lesson from a KWS musician on a variety<br />
of instruments.<br />
5 at the First<br />
— PRESENTS —<br />
The AYR Trio<br />
SATURDAY NOV 2<br />
3PM<br />
Hamilton<br />
5ATTHEFIRST.COM<br />
●●3:00: 5 at the First Chamber Players.<br />
Czech Tales. Smetana: Trio in g Op.15;<br />
Jane Skarecky: The Eye of the Phoenix, for<br />
solo cello; Dvořák: Trio in e Op.90. AYR Trio<br />
(Angela Park, piano; Yehonatan Berick, violin;<br />
Rachel Mercer, cello). First Unitarian Church<br />
of Hamilton, 170 Dundurn St. S., Hamilton.<br />
905-399-51<strong>25</strong>. $20; $15(sr); $5(st/unwaged);<br />
free(under 12).<br />
●●7:30: Chorus Niagara. A Child of Our Time.<br />
Michael Tippett. Orpheus Choir of Toronto;<br />
Orpheus Concert Orchestra; Johane Ansell,<br />
soprano; Lauren Segal, mezzo; Andrew Haji,<br />
tenor; James Westman, baritone. Partridge<br />
Hall, FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre,<br />
<strong>25</strong>0 St. Paul St., St. Catharines. 905-<br />
688-0722. $47; $45(sr 60+); $30(under 30);<br />
$20(st valid id); $15(ch under 15 valid id);<br />
$5(eyeGO high school st valid id). Season subscriptions<br />
also available.<br />
●●7:30: Tim Nast. In Concert. Maberly Hall,<br />
180 Mablery Elphin Rd., Maberly.<br />
timnast.com. $20.<br />
●●8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony.<br />
Czech Hits. Smetana: Sárka from Má vlast;<br />
Wijeratne: Valdrada from Invisible CitiesLizée:<br />
new commission; Dvořák: Symphony<br />
No.8 in G. Carlos Izcaray, conductor; TorQ<br />
Percussion Quartet. Centre in the Square,<br />
101 Queen St. N., Kitchener. 519-745-4711 or<br />
1-888-745-4717 or kwsymphony.ca. $20-87.<br />
Also Nov 1.<br />
Monday November 3<br />
●●2:00: Tim Nast. In Concert. Marble Arts<br />
Centre, 13 Bridgewater Rd., Tweed.<br />
timnast.com. $15.<br />
●●2:30: Kingston Symphony. Rossini & Rock<br />
Stars. Works by Rossini, Beethoven, Estacio<br />
and others. Janna Sailor, conductor. Grand<br />
Theatre (Kingston), 218 Princess St., Kingston.<br />
613-546-9729. $10-$50.<br />
●●3:00: Burlington Symphony Orchestra.<br />
Russian Treasures. Glinka: Ruslan and Ludmila<br />
Overture; Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto<br />
No.1; Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition.<br />
Jianhan Wu, piano. Burlington Performing<br />
Arts Centre, 440 Locust St., Burlington. 905-<br />
681-6000. $46; $39(sr); $12(under 16). Group<br />
discount for 10 or more.<br />
●●7:30: Cuckoo’s Nest Folk Club. Gathering<br />
Sparks. Chaucer’s Pub, 122 Carling St., London.<br />
519-319-5847. $<strong>25</strong>/$20(adv).<br />
●●8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music<br />
Society. Mate Szüxa, viola; Joyce Lai, violin;<br />
Andras Weber, cello; Talisa Blackman, piano.<br />
Schubert: Arpeggione Sonata; Royer: Sarabande;<br />
Strauss: Piano Quartet. KWCMS Music<br />
Room, 57 Young St. W., Waterloo. 519-886-<br />
1673. $35; $20(st).<br />
Wednesday November 6<br />
●●12:00 noon: Midday Music with Shigeru.<br />
Hwaeun Song, Violin and Younggun Kim,<br />
Piano. Brahms: Violin 3; and works by Sarasate<br />
and Vitali. Hi-Way Pentecostal Church,<br />
50 Anne St. N., Barrie. 705-726-1181. $10;<br />
free(st).<br />
●●12:30: University of Waterloo Department<br />
of Music. Noon Hour Concerts: And Oboe<br />
Makes Four. Britten: Phantasy Quartet for<br />
Oboe and String Trio; Mozart: Oboe quartet<br />
in F. Anita Walsh, violin; Brenna Hardy-Kavanagh,<br />
viola; Ben Bolt-Martin, cello; Jim Mason,<br />
oboe. Great Hall, Conrad Grebel University<br />
College, 140 Westmount Rd. N., Waterloo.<br />
519-885-0220 x24226. Free.<br />
GUT<br />
GRABBING<br />
INNOVATION”<br />
- The Toronto Star<br />
C. Music Theatre<br />
MANTECA<br />
WED 6 NOV 7:30PM<br />
●●7:30: FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre.<br />
Manteca. <strong>25</strong>0 St. Paul St., St. Catharines.<br />
905-688-0722. $45; $35(Hot Ticket<br />
Members); $<strong>25</strong>(univ & college st); $5(high<br />
school st).<br />
Thursday November 7<br />
●●7:30: Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing<br />
Arts/Full Frequency Productions.<br />
Chamber Music Virtuosity. Brahms:<br />
Piano Quintet in f; and works by Beethoven<br />
and Shostakovich. Fine Arts Quartet; Stewart<br />
Goodyear, piano. Isabel Bader Centre for<br />
the Performing Arts, 390 King St. W., Kingston.<br />
613-533-2424 or queensu.ca/theisabel/tickets.<br />
$42-$59; $39-$56(faculty/staff);<br />
$19-$29(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. La Bohème.<br />
Music by Giacomo Puccini, libretto by Luigi<br />
Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa. Joel Ivany, stage<br />
director; David Eliakis, music director/piano.<br />
Bob’s Burger Bar, 152 Main St. S., Kenora.<br />
tickets@againstthegraintheatre.com. $<strong>25</strong>-<br />
$40. Oct 5, 7:30pm.<br />
●●Against the Grain Theatre. La Bohème.<br />
Music by Giacomo Puccini, libretto by Luigi<br />
Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa. Joel Ivany, stage<br />
director; David Eliakis, music director/piano.<br />
Red Lion Smokehouse, 16 Cumberland St. S.,<br />
Thunder Bay. tickets@againstthegraintheatre.<br />
com. $<strong>25</strong>-$40. Oct 6, 7:30pm.<br />
●●Against the Grain Theatre. La Bohème.<br />
Music by Giacomo Puccini, libretto by Luigi<br />
Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa. Joel Ivany, stage<br />
director; David Eliakis, music director/piano.<br />
SRO Night Club, 93 Durham St., Sudbury.<br />
tickets@againstthegraintheatre.com. $<strong>25</strong>-<br />
$40. Oct 8, 7:30pm.<br />
●●Against the Grain Theatre. La Bohème. Music<br />
by Giacomo Puccini, libretto by Luigi Illica and<br />
Giuseppe Giacosa. Joel Ivany, stage director;<br />
David Eliakis, music director/piano. Tranzac<br />
Club, 292 Brunswick Ave. tickets@againstthegraintheatre.com.<br />
$<strong>25</strong>-$40. Opens Oct 8,<br />
8pm. Also Oct 12, 13, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 22, 24, <strong>25</strong>.<br />
●●Brampton Music Theatre. Mamma Mia!<br />
Music and lyrics by Benny Andersson, Björn<br />
Ulvaeus, and some songs with Stig Anderson,<br />
book by Catherine Johnson. Rose Theatre,<br />
1 Theatre Ln., Brampton. 905-874-2800. $29-<br />
$38. Opens Nov 7, 7:30pm. Runs to Nov 16.<br />
Thurs-Sat(7:30pm), Sat(1pm).<br />
●●Bravo Niagara! Festival of the Arts. Measha<br />
Brueggergosman. Opening night of Bravo<br />
Niagara! Measha Brueggergosman, soprano;<br />
Jennifer Tung, piano. FirstOntario Performing<br />
Arts Centre, <strong>25</strong>0 St. Paul St., St. Catharines.<br />
289-868-9177. $<strong>25</strong>-$50. Oct 19, 7:30pm.<br />
●●Cahoots Theatre/b current performing<br />
arts. Hilot Means Healer. By Jo Simalaya<br />
Alcampo, music by Luyos Mc (MaryCarl<br />
Guiao). The Theatre Centre BMO Incubator,<br />
1115 Queen St. W. 416-203-9000. $<strong>25</strong>; $20(sr/<br />
st). Opens Oct 5, 7:30pm. Runs to Oct 27. Tues-<br />
Sat(7:30pm), Sun(2pm).<br />
●●Canadian Opera Company. Turandot.<br />
Music by Giacomo Puccini, completed by<br />
Franco Alfano, libretto by Giuseppe Adami<br />
and Renato Simoni. Carlo Rizzi, conductor;<br />
Robert Wilson, stage director. Four Seasons<br />
Centre for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen<br />
St. W. 416-363-8231. $35-$2<strong>25</strong>. Opens Sep 28,<br />
7:30pm. Runs to Oct 27. Days and times vary;<br />
visit coc.ca for details.<br />
●●Canadian Opera Company. Vocal Series:<br />
Parlami d’Amore - Speak to Me of Love.<br />
Sandra Horst and Michael Patrick Albano,<br />
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