Volume 25 Issue 4 - December 2019 / January 2020

●●7:30: Gallery 345. Song Under the Stair:
Beth Anne Cole. Yiddish songs and music
from upcoming CD. Beth Anne Cole, voice;
Martin van de Ven, clarinet; Tania Gill, piano.
345 Sorauren Ave. 416-822-9781 or info@gallery345.com
or eventbrite.ca. $25; $10(st).
Cash only at the door.
●●7:30: University of Toronto Faculty of
Music. U of T Symphony Orchestra: Operatic
Showpieces. UTSO; U of T Opera; MacMillan
Singers; Sandra Horst and Uri Meyer, conductors.
MacMillan Theatre, Edward Johnson
Building, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-408-0208.
$30; $20(sr); $10(st). Pre-performance lecture
‘Symphony Talk’. U of T students admitted
free with a valid TCard, space permitting.
December 5 at 8 pm
GRYPHON TRIO
with
ROBERT
POMAKOV
●●8:00: Music Toronto. Gryphon Trio with
Robert Pomakov. Beethoven: Kakadu Variations
Op.121a; Mussorgsky: Songs and Dances
of Death (arr. Kulesha); Dvořák: Piano Trio
No.3 in f Op.65. Annalee Patipatanakoon, violin;
Roman Borys, cello; Jamie Parker, piano;
Robert Pomakov, bass. Jane Mallett Theatre,
St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts, 27 Front St.
E. 416-366-7723. $47.50-$52; $10(st).
●●8:00: Raging Asian Women Taiko Drummers.
Undaunted: Into the Open. Japanese
Taiko drumming combined with singing,
movement and video-stories. Betty Oliphant
Theatre, 404 Jarvis St. 416-671-7256. PWYC.
Also Dec 6, 7, 8(2pm). Family-friendly concert
on Dec 8.
●●8:00: Tafelmusik. O Come, Shepherds. See
Dec 4. Also Dec 6, 7, 8, 10.
Friday December 6
●●7:00: University Settlement Music & Arts
School. End of Term Student Concert. St.
George the Martyr Church, 30 Stephanie St.
416-598-3444 x243. Free; donations welcome
at the door. Also Dec 7(11am; 1pm).
●●7:30: Brampton Folk Club. Friday Folk
Night: Songs for the Snowy Season. Coffeehouse-style
folk music concert. Boreal (Tannis
Slimmon, Katherine Wheatley and Jude
Vadala). St. Paul’s United Church (Brampton),
30 Main St. S., Brampton. 647-233-3655. $18;
$15(sr/st).
●●7:30: Burlington Performing Arts Centre.
National Ballet Theatre of Odessa: The
A. Concerts in the GTA
Nutcracker. 440 Locust St., Burlington.
905-681-6000. $69.50; $64.50(members);
$35(youth). Also Dec 7(2pm & 7:30pm).
●●7:30: St. Paul’s United Church. Cadence:
A Capella Holiday Concert. St. Paul’s United
Church (Scarborough), 200 McIntosh St.,
Scarborough. 416-261-4222 or eventbrite.ca.
$20; $10(child under 10).
●●7:30: Surinder S. Mundra. Christmas
Through the Ages. Choral & string music
spanning the 10th Century to modern times.
Works by Bach, Charpentier, Mundra, Scarlatti
and Handel. Vanessa Oude Remerick,
soprano; St. George’s Strings; Surinder S.
Mundra, conductor. St. George’s Anglican
Church (Pickering Village), 77 Randall Dr.,
Ajax. 905-683-7981. $30; $25(sr/st). Wheelchair
accessible; free parking; reception following
with cash bar.
●●7:30: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Home
Alone in Concert. Resonance Youth Choir;
Constantine Kitsopoulos, conductor. Roy
Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-598-3375.
From $49. Partial-view seats from $35. Also
Dec 7(2pm and 7:30pm).
●●7:30: University of Toronto Faculty of
Music. PianoFest. Walter Hall, Edward
Johnson Building, University of Toronto,
80 Queen’s Park. 416-978-3750. Free. Open
to the public.
●●8:00: Alliance Française de Toronto.
La Sonate de Saint-Saëns. Saint-Saëns:
Cello Sonata No.3 Op.posth. Juliette Herlin,
cello; Kevin Ahfat, piano. Spadina Theatre,
24 Spadina Rd. 416-922-2014 x37. $28;
$14(members).
●●8:00: De Bouche / À Oreille. In Concert.
Pierre Flynn; Quatuor Étoile Magique (Brielle
Goheen, Aline Hornzy, Catherine Gray, Beth
Silver). Helconian Hall, 35 Hazelton Ave. 647-
892-7367 or dbaoproductions.ca. $30.
Friday, December 6, 8:00 p.m.
www.exultate.net
●●8:00: Exultate Chamber Singers. Holidays
with a Twist: A Merry Romp Through Some
Festive Favourites. Mark Ramsay, conductor.
St. Thomas’s Anglican Church (Toronto),
383 Huron St. 416-410-4561. $30; $25(sr);
$20(arts workers/under 30); $10(st).
●●8:00: Music Gallery/Bad New Days. Melancholiac:
The Music of Scott Walker. Part
concert, part spectacle, part existential
talk-show. Music Gallery at 918 Bathurst,
918 Bathurst St. 416-204-1080. $25/$20(adv);
$15(st/members). Also Nov 7(eve & mat).
●●8:00: Raging Asian Women Taiko Drummers.
Undaunted: Into the Open. Japanese
Taiko drumming combined with singing,
movement and video-stories. Betty Oliphant
Theatre, 404 Jarvis St. 416-671-7256. $35;
$25(st/income challenged). Also Dec 5, 7,
8(2pm). Family-friendly concert on Dec 8.
●●8:00: Tafelmusik. O Come, Shepherds. See
Dec 4. Also Dec 7, 8, 10.
●●8:00: Upper Canada Choristers. Christmas
Fantasy. Featuring carols from the 15th
century to the modern era. Boar’s Head Carol
and Noel for the Darkness (arr. L.E. Fraser);
Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on Christmas
Carols; and other works. Bradley Christensen,
baritone; Hye Won Cecilia Lee, piano;
Cantemos Latin ensemble; Laurie Evan Fraser,
conductor. Grace Church on-the-Hill,
300 Lonsdale Rd. 416-256-0510 or info@
uppercanadachoristers.org. $25; free(child
with adult). Non-perishable item for the Daily
Bread Food Bank appreciated.
●●8:30: Ensemble Vivant. CD Release - Latin
Romance. Hugh’s Room Live, 2261 Dundas
St. W. 416-533-5483 or ensemblevivant.com.
$40/$35(adv).
Saturday December 7
●●11:00am: University Settlement Music &
Arts School. End of Term Student Concert.
St. George the Martyr Church, 30 Stephanie
St. 416-598-3444 x243. Free; donations welcome
at the door. Also 1pm; Dec 6(7pm).
●●1:00: Tafelmusik/Evergreen Brick Works.
Christmas Choruses from Messiah at Evergreen’s
Winter Village. Tafelmusik Chamber
Choir; Members of Tafelmusik Baroque
Orchestra; Ivars Taurins, conductor. Evergreen
Brick Works, 550 Bayview Ave. tafelmusik.org.
Free. Also 2:30pm. In support
of revitalizing the Don River Valley for the
Toronto community.
●●1:00: University Settlement Music & Arts
School. End of Term Student Concert. St.
George the Martyr Church, 30 Stephanie St.
416-598-3444 x243. Free; donations welcome
at the door. Also 11am; Dec 6(7pm).
●●2:00: Yorkminster Park Baptist Church.
City Carol Sing. Dina Pugliesez, host. Guests:
Murray McLauchlan, Marc Jordan and
• THE ANNUAL •
City
CAROL
SING
In collaboration
with
SATURDAY, DEC. 7 - 2:00 PM
YORKMINSTER PARK BAPTIST CHURCH
WITH SPECIAL GUESTS
Dina Pugliese
Murray McLauchlan
Marc Jordan
Ian Thomas
FREE ADMISSION
Ian Thomas. Hogtown Brass; Bach’s Children’s
Chorus; Yorkminster Park Baptist
Church Choir; Hedgerow Singers; William
Maddox, organ; Eric Robertson; conductor.
1585 Yonge St. 416-922-1167. Free. A collection
will be taken for the Churches-on-the-
Hill Food Bank.
●●2:00: Burlington Performing Arts Centre.
National Ballet Theatre of Odessa: The
Nutcracker. 440 Locust St., Burlington.
905-681-6000. $69.50; $64.50(members);
$35(youth). Also Dec 6(7:30), 7(7:30pm).
●●2:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Home
Alone in Concert. Resonance Youth Choir;
Constantine Kitsopoulos, conductor. Roy
Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-598-3375.
From $49. Partial-view seats from $35. Also
Dec 6 & 7 (both at 7:30pm).
●●2:30: Bel Canto Singers. Tidings of Comfort
and Joy. Scarborough Bluffs United Church,
3739 Kingston Rd., Scarborough. 416-690-
3858 or belcantosingers.ca. $20; $5(child
under 12). Cash only at the door. Also 7:30pm.
●●2:30: Tafelmusik/Evergreen Brick Works.
Christmas Choruses from Messiah at Evergreen’s
Winter Village. Tafelmusik Chamber
Choir; Members of Tafelmusik Baroque
Orchestra; Ivars Taurins, conductor. Evergreen
Brick Works, 550 Bayview Ave.
tafelmusik.org. Free. Also 1pm. In support
of revitalizing the Don River Valley for the
Toronto community.
●●2:30: University of Toronto Faculty of
Music. PianoFest. Walter Hall, Edward
Johnson Building, University of Toronto,
80 Queen’s Park. 416-978-3750. Free. Open
to the public.
●●2:30: Village Voices. Comfort and Joy.
Gjeilo: Northern Lights; Janmohamed: Nur
Reflections on Light; Daley: In Remembrance;
Gaudete (arr. Englehardt). Village Voices
Chamber Choir; Naomi Barron, cello; percussion
ensemble. Markham Missionary Church,
5438 Major Mackenzie Dr. E., Markham. 905-
294-7373. $25; $20(sr); $10(st); free(under
12). The choir will also take the opportunity
to honour our veterans and their families
in commemoration of the 75th Anniversary
of D-Day.
●●4:00: Music Gallery/Bad New Days. Melancholiac:
The Music of Scott Walker. Part
concert, part spectacle, part existential
talk-show. Music Gallery at 918 Bathurst,
918 Bathurst St. 416-204-1080. $25/$20(adv);
$15(st/members). 3:30pm: doors open. Also
8pm.
●●4:00: Weston Silver Band. Yule Sing! Timothy
Eaton Memorial Church’s Choir School
and Sanctuary Choir. Timothy Eaton Memorial
Church, 230 St. Clair Ave. W. 416-925-5977
or temc.ca. $15; $45(family).
●●7:30: Bel Canto Singers. Tidings of Comfort
and Joy. Scarborough Bluffs United Church,
3739 Kingston Rd., Scarborough. 416-690-
3858 or belcantosingers.ca. $20; $5(child
under 12). Cash only at the door. Also 2:30pm.
●●7:30: Burlington Performing Arts Centre.
National Ballet Theatre of Odessa: The
Nutcracker. 440 Locust St., Burlington.
905-681-6000. $69.50; $64.50(members);
$35(youth). Also Dec 6(7:30pm), 7(2pm).
●●7:30: Etobicoke Centennial Choir. Sweet
Rejoicing. Vivaldi: Gloria; Rachmaninoff: Ave
Maria; Pearsall: In dulci jubilo. Humber Valley
United Church, 76 Anglesey Blvd., Etobicoke.
416-779-2258. $30. Venue has elevator
access.
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