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Volume 25 Issue 3 - November 2019

On the slim chance you might not have already heard the news, Estonian Canadian composing giant Udo Kasemets was born the same year that Leo Thermin invented the theremin --1919. Which means this is the centenary year for both of them, and both are being celebrated in style, as Andrew Timar and MJ Buell respectively explain. And that's just a taste of a bustling November, with enough coverage of music of both the delectably substantial and delightfully silly on hand to satisfy one and all.

On the slim chance you might not have already heard the news, Estonian Canadian composing giant Udo Kasemets was born the same year that Leo Thermin invented the theremin --1919. Which means this is the centenary year for both of them, and both are being celebrated in style, as Andrew Timar and MJ Buell respectively explain. And that's just a taste of a bustling November, with enough coverage of music of both the delectably substantial and delightfully silly on hand to satisfy one and all.

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conductor. Great Hall, Hart House, 7 Hart<br />

House Circle. 416-978-2452. PWYC ($10 suggested);<br />

food donations to UofT Foodbank<br />

welcome.<br />

ARC Ensemble<br />

presents the works of<br />

Dmitri Klebanov<br />

SuNDAy, NovEmbER 17, 7:30pm<br />

mAzzolENi CoNCERt HAll<br />

Free tickets will be available<br />

starting Fri. Nov. 8 416.408.0208<br />

www.rcmusic.com/performance<br />

●●7:30: Royal Conservatory of Music. ARC<br />

Ensemble Presents the Works of Dmitri Klebanov.<br />

Klebanov: String Quartet No.4; Piano<br />

Trio; and a selection of songs. Olenka Slywynska,<br />

soprano. Mazzoleni Concert Hall,<br />

TELUS Centre, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-<br />

0208. Free.<br />

●●7:30: University of Toronto Faculty of<br />

Music. Woodwind Chamber Ensembles. Walter<br />

Hall, Edward Johnson Building, University<br />

of Toronto, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-978-3750.<br />

Free. Open to the public.<br />

Monday <strong>November</strong> 18<br />

●●12:30: York University Department of<br />

Music. Music @ Midday: Classical Instrumental<br />

Concert. Tribute Communities Recital Hall,<br />

Accolade East, YU, 4700 Keele St. 416-736-<br />

2100 x20054. Free.<br />

●●7:30: Trio Teneramente. An Evening Celebrating<br />

French Composers with Trio Teneramente.<br />

Fauré: Piano Trio Op.120, Debussy:<br />

Estampes and other French works. Jelena<br />

Cingara, piano; Kishan Chouhan, clarinet;<br />

Anna Shabalina, cello. Heliconian Hall,<br />

35 Hazelton Ave. 647-332-3352 or eventbrite.<br />

$26.<br />

●●7:30: University of Toronto Faculty of<br />

Music. Graduate Student Conductor Concert.<br />

Walter Hall, Edward Johnson Building, University<br />

of Toronto, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-978-<br />

3750. Free. Open to the public.<br />

●●7:30: York University Department of<br />

Music. Jazz Festival: Small Ensembles. Roy<br />

Patterson, Lorne Lofsky, Mark Eisenman, directors.<br />

Martin Family Lounge, Accolade East,<br />

YU, 4700 Keele St. 416-736-2100 x20054.<br />

Free.<br />

Tuesday <strong>November</strong> 19<br />

●●12:00 noon: Canadian Opera Company.<br />

Piano Virtuoso Series: Moving Mirrors -<br />

Études for Piano. Scriabin: Études Op.42;<br />

Namoradze: Études I-VI. Nicolas Namoradze,<br />

piano. 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 />

●●12:10: Nine Sparrows Arts Foundation.<br />

Lunchtime Chamber Music. Rising Stars<br />

Recital featuring students from the UofT<br />

Faculty of Music. Yorkminster Park Baptist<br />

Church, 1585 Yonge St. 416-241-1298. Free.<br />

Donations welcome.<br />

●●12:10: University of Toronto Faculty of<br />

Music. Voice Performance Class: Second<br />

Year Undergraduate Singers in Performance.<br />

Walter Hall, Edward Johnson Building, University<br />

of Toronto, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-978-<br />

3750. Free. Open to the public.<br />

●●7:00: University of Toronto Faculty of<br />

Music. Student Composer Concert #2. Walter<br />

Hall, Edward Johnson Building, University<br />

of Toronto, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-978-3750.<br />

Free. Open to the public.<br />

●●7:30: University of Toronto Faculty of<br />

Music. Early Music Concerts: King Arthur.<br />

Purcell. Erik Thor, stage director; Christopher<br />

Bagan, conductor. Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre,<br />

427 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208. $30; $20(sr);<br />

$10(st). U of T students admitted free with a<br />

valid TCard, space permitting.<br />

●●7:30: York University Department of<br />

Music. Jazz Festival: Small Ensembles.<br />

Anthony Michelli, Artie Roth, Kelly Jefferson,<br />

directors. Martin Family Lounge, Accolade<br />

East, YU, 4700 Keele St. 416-736-2100<br />

x20054. Free.<br />

Wednesday <strong>November</strong> 20<br />

●●12:00 noon: Canadian Opera Company.<br />

Chamber Music Series: Brilliantly Baroque.<br />

Featuring students of the Schulich School<br />

of Music at McGill University. McGill Baroque<br />

Orchestra; Hank Knox, director. Richard<br />

Bradshaw Amphitheatre, Four Seasons Centre<br />

for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W.<br />

416-363-8231. Free. First come, first served.<br />

No late seating.<br />

●●12:30: Organix Concerts/All Saints Kingsway.<br />

Kingsway Organ Concert Series.<br />

Hanné Becker, organ. All Saints Kingsway<br />

Anglican Church, 2850 Bloor St. W. 416-571-<br />

3680 or organixconcerts.ca. Free-will offering<br />

appreciated.<br />

●●12:30: Yorkminster Park Baptist Church.<br />

Noonday Organ Recital. Andrew Adair, organ.<br />

1585 Yonge St. 416-922-1167. Free.<br />

●●7:00: University of Toronto Faculty of<br />

Music. UofT Jazz Ensembles. Upper Jazz Studio,<br />

90 Wellesley St. W. 416-978-3750. Free.<br />

Open to the public.<br />

●●7:30: National Ballet of Canada. Orpheus<br />

Alive and Chaconne. See Nov 15. Also<br />

Nov 21(7:30pm).<br />

●●7:30: York University Department of<br />

Music. Jazz Festival: Small Ensembles. Kevin<br />

Turcotte, Jim Vivian, Frank Falco, directors.<br />

Martin Family Lounge, Accolade East, YU,<br />

4700 Keele St. 416-736-2100 x20054. Free.<br />

●●8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Vivaldi’s<br />

Four Seasons. Carmen Braden: Songs<br />

of the Invisible Summer Stars; Copland:<br />

Suite from Appalachian Spring (1944 original<br />

orchestration); Vivaldi: The Four Seasons.<br />

Jonathan Crow: leader/violin. Roy Thomson<br />

Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-598-3375. From $35.<br />

Also Nov 16(Roy Thomson Hall), 17(George<br />

Weston Recital Hall); 21(Roy Thomson Hall).<br />

Thursday <strong>November</strong> 21<br />

●●12:00 noon: Canadian Opera Company.<br />

Jazz Series: Lift Your Spirits. York University<br />

Gospel Choir; Prof. Karen Burke, director.<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: York University Department of<br />

Music. Music @ Midday: York University<br />

Chamber Concert. Patricia Wait, director.<br />

Tribute Communities Recital Hall, Accolade<br />

East, YU, 4700 Keele St. 647-459-0701. Free.<br />

●●6:30: York University Department of<br />

Music. Jazz Festival: Jazz Choirs. Mim<br />

Adams, director. Tribute Communities Recital<br />

Hall, Accolade East, YU, 4700 Keele St. 647-<br />

459-0701. Free.<br />

●●7:00: Canadian Music Centre. CMC Presents:<br />

Chik White and Gayle Young. 20 St.<br />

Joseph St. 416-961-6601 x202. $20/$15(adv);<br />

$15/$12(adv-CMC members/arts workers);<br />

$10(st).<br />

●●7:00: University of Toronto Faculty of<br />

Music. Vocalis: A Woman for All Seasons.<br />

Walter Hall, Edward Johnson Building, University<br />

of Toronto, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-978-<br />

3750. Free. Open to the public.<br />

●●7:30: Ken Page Memorial Trust. Jim Galloway’s<br />

Wee Big Band: Duke Ellington vs. Count<br />

Basie. 40th anniversary celebration of swing<br />

era music. Martin Loomer, guitar, arranger,<br />

leader. Arts and Letters Club, 14 Elm St.<br />

Call Anne at 416-515-0200. $30 (cash only).<br />

Licensed facility.<br />

●●7:30: National Ballet of Canada. Orpheus<br />

Alive and Chaconne. See Nov 15.<br />

●●7:30: Toronto City Opera. Les contes<br />

d’Hoffmann. Music by Jacques Offenbach;<br />

libretto by Jules Barbier. Ryan Harper,<br />

tenor (Hoffmann); Nicole Dubinsky, soprano<br />

(Olympia/Antonia/Giulietta); Dylan Wright,<br />

bass baritone (Lindorf/Coppélius/Miracle/<br />

Dapertuto); Jennifer Tung, artistic director<br />

and others. Al Green Theatre, 750 Spadina<br />

Ave. 647-699-9391. $45-$55; $35(st). Also<br />

Nov 23(4pm), 24(3pm).<br />

●●7:30: University of Toronto Faculty of<br />

Music. The Marriage of Figaro. Mozart.<br />

MacMillan Theatre, Edward Johnson Building,<br />

80 Queen’s Park. 416-408-0208. $40;<br />

$<strong>25</strong>(sr); $10(st). U of T students admitted free<br />

with a valid TCard, space permitting. “Opera<br />

Talk” lecture ½ hour before concert. Also<br />

Nov 22, 23(eve); 24(mat).<br />

●●7:30: York University Department of Music.<br />

Jazz Festival: York U Jazz Orchestra. Mike<br />

Cadó, director. Martin Family Lounge, Accolade<br />

East, YU, 4700 Keele St. 647-459-0701. Free.<br />

●●8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Vivaldi’s<br />

Four Seasons. Carmen Braden: Songs<br />

of the Invisible Summer Stars; Copland:<br />

Suite from Appalachian Spring (1944 original<br />

orchestration); Vivaldi: The Four Seasons.<br />

Jonathan Crow: leader/violin. Roy Thomson<br />

Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-598-3375. From $35.<br />

Also Nov 16(Roy Thomson Hall), 17(George<br />

Weston Recital Hall); 20(Roy Thomson Hall).<br />

Friday <strong>November</strong> 22<br />

●●12:10: Music at St. Andrew’s. Noontime<br />

Recital. Liszt: Un Sospiro; Beethoven:<br />

32 Variations in c; works by Rachmaninoff<br />

and Pärt. Ryan Phelps, piano. St. Andrew’s<br />

Church (Toronto), 73 Simcoe St. 416-593-<br />

5600 x231. Free.<br />

●●7:30: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. An<br />

American in Paris. Cindy McTee: Double<br />

Play for Orchestra; Barber: Piano Concerto<br />

Op.38; Bernstein: Overture to Candide; John<br />

Corigliano: Elegy for Orchestra; Gershwin: An<br />

American in Paris. Jon Kimura Parker, piano;<br />

Leonard Slatkin, conductor. Roy Thomson<br />

Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-598-3375. From $35.<br />

Also Nov 23(8pm).<br />

●●7:30: University of Toronto Faculty of<br />

Music. The Marriage of Figaro. Mozart.<br />

MacMillan Theatre, Edward Johnson Building,<br />

80 Queen’s Park. 416-408-0208. $40;<br />

$<strong>25</strong>(sr); $10(st). U of T students admitted free<br />

with a valid TCard, space permitting. “Opera<br />

Talk” lecture ½ hour before concert. Also<br />

Nov 21, 23(eve); 24(mat).<br />

●●8:00: Gallery 345. The Art of Improvisation:<br />

Celebrating Gallery 345. Bill Gilliam, piano;<br />

Kayla Milmine, soprano sax; Ambrose Pottie,<br />

drums; Bill McBirnie, flute; Eugene Martynec,<br />

electro acoustics. 345 Sorauren Ave. 416-822-<br />

9781 or info@gallery345.com or eventbrite.ca.<br />

$20; $10 or Pywc(st). Cash only at the door.<br />

Friday<br />

<strong>November</strong> 22<br />

Arsenault<br />

Tales of a<br />

Canadian Pioneer<br />

Elgar<br />

Enigma Variations<br />

Young Performers<br />

www.eporchestra.ca<br />

●●8:00: Etobicoke Philharmonic Orchestra.<br />

Tales of a Canadian Pioneer. Elgar: Enigma<br />

Variations; Rimsky-Korsakov: Piano Concerto;<br />

Haydn: Cello Concerto; Arsenault: Histoire.<br />

Concerto winners from the North York Music<br />

Festival competition. Martingrove Collegiate<br />

Institute, 50 Winterton Dr., Etobicoke. 416-<br />

239-5665. $30; $<strong>25</strong>/$22(adv sr); $15(st).<br />

●●8:00: Royal Conservatory of Music. RCO<br />

Andrei Feher conducts<br />

the Royal Conservatory<br />

Orchestra<br />

FRIdAy, NOvEmbER 22, 8pm<br />

prelude Recital at 6:45pm<br />

pre-concert Talk at 7:15pm<br />

KOERNER HALL<br />

TICKETS ON SALE NOW! 416.408.0208<br />

www.rcmusic.com/performance<br />

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