Volume 25 Issue 4 - December 2019 / January 2020
Welcome to our December/January issue as we turn the annual calendar page, halfway through our season for the 25th time, juggling as always, secular stuff, the spirit of the season, new year resolve and winter journeys! Why is Mozart's Handel's Messiah's trumpet a trombone? Why when Laurie Anderson offers to fly you to the moon you should take her up on the invitation. Why messing with Winterreisse can (sometimes) be a very good thing! And a bumper crop of record reviews for your reading (and sometimes listening) pleasure. Available in flipthrough here right now, and on stands commencing Thursday Nov 28. See you on the other side!
Welcome to our December/January issue as we turn the annual calendar page, halfway through our season for the 25th time, juggling as always, secular stuff, the spirit of the season, new year resolve and winter journeys! Why is Mozart's Handel's Messiah's trumpet a trombone? Why when Laurie Anderson offers to fly you to the moon you should take her up on the invitation. Why messing with Winterreisse can (sometimes) be a very good thing! And a bumper crop of record reviews for your reading (and sometimes listening) pleasure. Available in flipthrough here right now, and on stands commencing Thursday Nov 28. See you on the other side!
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(Toronto), 477 Manning Ave. 416-531-7955.<br />
Free.<br />
●●4:00: Church of St. Peter and St. Simonthe-Apostle.<br />
Advent Lessons and Carols.<br />
Works by Holman, Near, Carter and Bruckner.<br />
5<strong>25</strong> Bloor St. E. 416-923-8714. Freewill offering.<br />
Fruit cake and sherry reception follows.<br />
●●4:00: St. Olave’s Anglican Church. Christmas<br />
Lights. Choral Evensong for Advent<br />
Sunday. Followed by Christmas Tea. Voices<br />
Chamber Choir. 360 Windermere Ave. 416-<br />
769-5686. Free. Contributions appreciated.<br />
5:00: St. Olave’s Arts Guild presents light<br />
music and light entertainment, including<br />
drama, poetry, music and songs.<br />
●●4:00: Trinity College Chapel. Advent Lessons<br />
and Carols. Anthems, carols, hymns,<br />
and readings for the season of Advent. Trinity<br />
College Chapel Choir. Trinity College Chapel,<br />
University of Toronto, 6 Hoskin Ave. 416-<br />
978-3288. Free (collection taken for college<br />
outreach).<br />
●●7:00: Burlington Performing Arts Centre.<br />
Emilie-Claire Barlow. 440 Locust<br />
St., Burlington. 905-681-6000. $59.50;<br />
$54.50(members).<br />
●●7:00: Cooksville United Church. Christmas<br />
Jazz Vespers. Seasonal favourites. Missisauga<br />
Big Band Jazz Ensemble. <strong>25</strong>00 Mimosa<br />
Row, Mississauga. 905-277-2338. Free.<br />
●●7:30: CaféMusic/Windcatcher Production.<br />
Sina Bathaie featuring Javad Bathaie. Small<br />
World Music Centre, Artscape Youngplace,<br />
180 Shaw St. 416-536-5439. $19.99-$34.99.<br />
●●7:30: Echo Women’s Choir. When She Won’t<br />
Back Down. Parra: Volver a los 17; Ain’t Gonna<br />
Let Nobody Turn Me ‘Round; Waits: Bella Ciao;<br />
Olsavsky: What Happens When a Woman?;<br />
Roblyn: Fire In My Heart. Guest: Las Brujas<br />
del Barrio; Alan Gasser, conductor. Church of<br />
the Holy Trinity, 19 Trinity Sq. 416-779-5554 or<br />
Eventbrite. $<strong>25</strong>; $15(sr/child/underwaged).<br />
●●8:00: Arraymusic. Rat-drifting: Karen Ng.<br />
Array Space, 155 Walnut Ave. 647-385-2068.<br />
$15 or PWYC.<br />
●●8:00: Esprit Orchestra. Sustain. Andrew<br />
Norman: Sustain, for orchestra; Adam Scime:<br />
Afterglow, concerto for violin and orchestra;<br />
José Evangelista: Accelerando, for orchestra.<br />
Véronique Mathieu, violin; Alex Pauk, conductor.<br />
Koerner Hall, TELUS Centre, 273 Bloor<br />
St. W. 416-408-0208. From $20. 7:15pm: preconcert<br />
chat.<br />
Sustain<br />
Sunday<br />
<strong>December</strong> 1<br />
<strong>2019</strong><br />
8pm Concert<br />
Koerner Hall<br />
ESPRIT ORCHESTRA<br />
espritorchestra.com<br />
Monday <strong>December</strong> 2<br />
●●12:00 noon: University of Toronto Faculty<br />
of Music. UofT Percussion: Post Reset I. Walter<br />
Hall, Edward Johnson Building, University<br />
of Toronto, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-978-3750.<br />
Free. Open to the public.<br />
●●12:30: York University Department of<br />
Music. Instrumental Masterclass in Concert.<br />
Tribute Communities Recital Hall, Accolade<br />
East, YU, 4700 Keele St. 416-736-2100<br />
x20054. Free.<br />
●●7:30: ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas.<br />
In Concert. Blessed Sacrament Church,<br />
24 Cheritan Ave. $30; $<strong>25</strong>(sr/st). Also<br />
Dec 22(Our Lady of Sorrows Church).<br />
●●7:30: Canzona. The Music Speaks. Schubert:<br />
Arpeggione Sonata; Mendelssohn: Sonata<br />
No.1 Op.45; Debussy: Sonata; Chopin: Polonaise<br />
Op.26/1; Fauré: Elégie Op.24 and others. Peter<br />
Cosbey, cello; Mariko Kamachi-Cosbey, piano.<br />
St. George by the Grange Church, 197 John<br />
St. 416-822-0613. $30. Also Dec 1(2pm, St.<br />
Andrew-by-the-Lake Anglican, Toronto Island).<br />
●●7:30: Casey House Foundation. Voices<br />
for World AIDS Day. Shannon Mercer, soprano;<br />
Asitha Tennekoon, tenor; Julie Nasrallah,<br />
host; Emily Steinwall Trio; Pearle Harbour,<br />
tragicomedienne; and others. Glenn Gould<br />
Studio, <strong>25</strong>0 Front St. W. 416-962-4040. Free.<br />
Suggested donation $20. Fundraiser for<br />
Casey House.<br />
●●7:30: Chorisma. An Evening of Christmas<br />
Music. Guests: Alexa Ball, flute; Damon Richardson,<br />
percussion; Lona Richardson, accompanist;<br />
Bob Richardson, conductor. Thornhill United<br />
Church, <strong>25</strong> Elgin St., Thornhill. 905-731-8318.<br />
Freewill offering. In support of the Thornhill<br />
Christmas Assistance Program. Please bring a<br />
non-perishable offering for the food bank.<br />
●●7:30: Gallery 345. CD Release: The Wild<br />
Swans. Yolanda Bruno, violin; Isabelle David,<br />
piano. 345 Sorauren Ave. 416-822-9781 or<br />
info@gallery345.com or eventbrite.ca. $<strong>25</strong>;<br />
$10(st). Cash only at the door.<br />
●●7:30: University of Toronto Faculty of<br />
Music. Guitar Orchestra. Walter Hall, Edward<br />
Johnson Building, University of Toronto,<br />
80 Queen’s Park. 416-978-3750. Free. Open<br />
to the public.<br />
●●8:00: University of Toronto Campus Philharmonic<br />
Orchestra. Spring Concert.<br />
Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake Suite, Op.20a; Rachmaninoff:<br />
Piano Concerto No.2; Emery: New<br />
work. Alexander Panizza, piano; Lorenzo<br />
Guggenheim, conductor. MacMillan Theatre,<br />
Edward Johnson Building, 80 Queen’s<br />
Park. 416-408-0208 or bit.ly/fallconcertcpo.<br />
PWYC($10 suggested).<br />
Tuesday <strong>December</strong> 3<br />
●●12:10: Nine Sparrows Arts Foundation.<br />
Lunchtime Chamber Music. Michael Lee, piano.<br />
Yorkminster Park Baptist Church, 1585 Yonge<br />
St. 416-241-1298. Free. Donations welcome.<br />
●●12:10: University of Toronto Faculty of<br />
Music. Voice Performance Class: Songs of<br />
the Season. Walter Hall, Edward Johnson<br />
Building, University of Toronto, 80 Queen’s<br />
Park. 416-978-3750. Free. Open to the public.<br />
●●7:30: Toronto Mendelssohn Choir. Festival<br />
of Carols. Works by Berlioz, Tchaikovsky,<br />
Ralph Vaughan Williams and Rutter; and audience<br />
carol sing-along with full orchestra.<br />
Toronto Symphony Youth Orchestra; David<br />
Fallis, Simon Rivard, Ezra Burke, conductors.<br />
Yorkminster Park Baptist Church, 1585 Yonge<br />
St. 416-408-0208 or tmchoir.org. $35-$78;<br />
$20(VoxTix 30 and under). Also Dec 4.<br />
●●7:30: University of Toronto Faculty of<br />
Music. Jazz Concerts. U of T 12tet; Kris Davis<br />
piano and composer; Terry Promane, conductor.<br />
Walter Hall, Edward Johnson Building,<br />
University of Toronto, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-<br />
408-0208. $20; $10(st). U of T students admitted<br />
free with a valid TCard, space permitting.<br />
●●8:00: Roy Thomson Hall. Orchestrated:<br />
Royal Wood and Friends. Guests: Toronto<br />
Symphony Orchestra. 60 Simcoe St. 416-872-<br />
4<strong>25</strong>5. $41.70-$62.40.<br />
Wednesday <strong>December</strong> 4<br />
●●12:30: Organix Concerts/All Saints Kingsway.<br />
Kingsway Organ Concert Series.<br />
Dudley Oakes, 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. Angus Sinclair,<br />
organ. 1585 Yonge St. 416-922-1167. Free.<br />
O COME,<br />
SHEPHERDS<br />
Dec 4–8, <strong>2019</strong><br />
Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre<br />
tafelmusik.org<br />
●●7:00: Tafelmusik. O Come, Shepherds.<br />
Manfredini: Christmas Concerto; Dall’Abaco:<br />
“La zampogna”; Pasquini: “Pastorale”; and<br />
traditional music from Southern Italy.<br />
Guest: Tommaso Sollazzo, zampogna; Vesuvius<br />
Ensemble; Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra.<br />
Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre, 427 Bloor St. W.<br />
416-964-6337. From $42. Also Dec 5(8pm),<br />
6(8pm), 7(8pm), 8(3:30pm); 10(8pm at<br />
George Weston Recital Hall).<br />
●●7:00: University of Toronto Faculty of<br />
Music. Upper Jazz Concerts: UofT Jazz<br />
Ensembles. Upper Jazz Studio, 90 Wellesley<br />
St. W. 416-978-3750. Free. Open to the public.<br />
Set 2 begins at 8pm.<br />
●●7:30: Royal Conservatory of Music. Rebanks<br />
Family Fellowship Concert Series. Mazzoleni<br />
Concert Hall, TELUS Centre, 273 Bloor St. W.<br />
416-408-0208. Free(ticket required). Tickets<br />
available a week prior to concert date.<br />
●●7:30: Toronto Mendelssohn Choir. Festival<br />
of Carols. Works by Berlioz, Tchaikovsky,<br />
Ralph Vaughan Williams and Rutter; and audience<br />
carol sing-along with full orchestra.<br />
Toronto Symphony Youth Orchestra; David<br />
Fallis, Simon Rivard, Ezra Burke, conductors.<br />
Yorkminster Park Baptist Church, 1585 Yonge<br />
St. 416-408-0208 or tmchoir.org. $35-$78;<br />
$20(VoxTix 30 and under). Also Dec 3.<br />
●●7:30: University of Toronto Faculty of<br />
Music. World Music: Gospel Ensemble. 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<br />
of Music. World Music: Gospel Ensemble.<br />
Edward Johnson Building, Walter Hall,<br />
80 Queen’s Park. 416-978-3750. Free. Open<br />
to the public.<br />
●●8:00: Royal Conservatory of Music. TD<br />
Jazz Concerts Series: Chucho Valdés: Jazz<br />
Batá. Koerner Hall, TELUS Centre, 273 Bloor<br />
St. W. 416-408-0208. $40-$95.<br />
●●9:30: Danie Friesen. Opera Revue. Opera<br />
classics, art song and other works. Danie<br />
Friesen, soprano; Claire Harris, piano; and<br />
others. The Emmett Ray, 924 College St. 647-<br />
637-7491. PWYC. Also Oct 2, Nov 6.<br />
Thursday <strong>December</strong> 5<br />
SONG UNDER<br />
THE STAIR<br />
Beth Anne Cole<br />
new songs and<br />
Yiddish folksongs<br />
Dec 5, 7:30pm<br />
bethannecole.com<br />
CHRISTMAS AT ST PETER AND ST SIMON’S<br />
Advent Lessons and Carols • SUNDAY DEC 1, 4PM<br />
Once Upon A Starry Midnight Children’s Musical<br />
• SUNDAY DEC 15, 4PM<br />
Nine Lessons and Carols • SUNDAY DEC 22, 4PM<br />
Christmas Eve Candlelight Service • TUESDAY DEC 24, 10PM<br />
Christmas Day Joyful Celebration • WEDNESDAY DEC <strong>25</strong>, 10:30AM<br />
JOIN US!<br />
stpeterstsimon.ca<br />
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