Volume 25 Issue 4 - December 2019 / January 2020

sing-along finale. Ruckus Choir; Jonathan
Wong, conductor; Lydia Shan, piano; small
ensembles and guests. St. Dunstan of Canterbury
Anglican Church, 56 Lawson Rd., Scarborough.
647-994-0968. PWYC (suggested
$5/$10/$20). Venue fully accessible; free
parking; intermission refreshments included.
●●7:00: St. Elizabeth Scola Cantorum Hungarian
Choir. Christmas Concert. Britten:
Ceremony of Carols; Christmas songs.
Christa Lazar, soprano; Bettina Toth, harp;
Renee Anton, violin; Imre Olah conductor. St.
Elizabeth of Hungary Roman Catholic Church,
432 Sheppard Ave. E. scola.cantorum@gmail.
com. $20; $10(st). Post-concert reception.
●●7:30: After Hours A Cappella Harmony/
Bonar-Parkdale Presbyterian Church. He
Lives in You: Farewell to the Lion. Bonar-Parkdale
Presbyterian Church, 250 Dunn Ave.
bonarparkdalepc.ca/2019-christmas-concert.
PWYC or advance tickets.
●●7:30: Annex Singers. Winter Light. Works
by Harris, Thompson, Ingari, Lightfoot and
others. Guest: Ariko; Maria Case, conductor.
Grace Church on-the-Hill, 300 Lonsdale Rd.
416-458-4434. $30; $ $25(sr); $15(st); free(12
and under).
●●7:30: Canadian Sinfonietta. Chamber
A. Concerts in the GTA
Concert I. Dohnányi: Piano Quintet No.1 Op.1;
Brahms: Piano Quintet in f Op.34. Michael
Esch, piano; Joyce Lai and Marcus Scholtes,
violins; Ian Clarke, viola; Andras Weber,
cello. Infiniti Music Hall, 351 Ferrier St. #1,
Markham. 647-812-0839. $35; $30(sr);
$25(st).
●●7:30: Common Thread Community Chorus.
Women in Song. Songs by and about inspiring
women. Repertoire derives from multicultural
folk music traditions. Guests: Echo Women’s
Choir; Common Thread Kids. Eastminster
United Church, 310 Danforth Ave. eventbrite.
ca/e/women-in-song-tickets-80385433997.
$25/$20(adv); $10(under 19); free(under 6).
●●7:30: Counterpoint Community Orchestra.
Winter Celebrations. Bach: Orchestral Suite
No.2; Prokofiev: Trioka from Lieutenant Kijé;
Mozart: 3 German Dances K605; Hely-Hutchinson:
Carol Symphony. Jennifer Langton,
flute. Church of St. Peter and St. Simon-the-
Apostle, 525 Bloor St. E. ccorchestra.org.
$20; $15(st); $10(under 12).
●●7:30: Gallery 345. The Art of the Piano:
Marilyn Lerner. 345 Sorauren Ave. 416-822-
9781 or info@gallery345.com or eventbrite.
ca. $30; $10(st). Cash only at the door.
●●7:30: Royal Conservatory of Music. Taylor
Performance Academy for Young Artists Series
- Academy Chamber Orchestra. Features
string students. Koerner Hall, TELUS Centre,
273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208. Free(ticket
required). Tickets available a week prior to
concert date.
●●7:30: St. Philip’s on-the-hill Anglican Church.
Christmas Celebration with the Toronto Welsh
Male Voice Choir. 9400 Kennedy Rd., Unionville.
905-477-1991. $25.
●●7:30: The Salvation Army. Christmas
with the Salvation Army. Roy Thomson Hall,
60 Simcoe St. 416-872-4255. $25-$35.
●●8:00: Burlington Performing Arts Centre.
Buzz Brass Christmas with the Elmer Iseler
Singers. 440 Locust St., Burlington. 905-681-
6000. $59.50; $54.50(members).
●●8:00: Cathedral Bluffs Symphony Orchestra.
Subscription Concert #3: Beethoven
and More. Beethoven: Symphony No.5 in c;
Mozart: Overture to The Magic Flute; Finals
of the 2019 CBSO Clifford Poole Vocal Competition.
Village Voices Community Choir of
Markham; Rafael Luz, guest conductor; Norman
Reintamm, conductor. P.C. Ho Theatre,
Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Toronto,
5183 Sheppard Ave. E., Scarborough. 416-
879-5566 or cathedralbluffs.com. $35-$55;
$30-$45(sr/st); free(under 12). 7:15pm: Preconcert
talk.
●●8:00: DB Works & The Ward Productions/
Small World Music Society/Harbourfront
Centre. The Ward Cabaret. See Dec 12. Also
Dec 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21(2pm & 8pm), 22.
●●8:00: Kindred Spirits Orchestra. Redemption.
Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending;
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No.4; Prokofiev:
Symphony No.4. Leonid Nediak, piano;
Ellie Sievers, violin; Kristian Alexander, conductor;
Michael Berec, host. Flato Markham
Theatre, 171 Town Centre Blvd., Markham.
905-305-7469. $15-$40. 7:15pm pre-concert
recital; 7:30pm pre-concert talk; intermission
discussion; post-concert champagne
reception.
●●8:00: Mississauga Symphony Orchestra.
Highlights from Messiah. Angela Yoo, soprano;
Lillian Brooks, mezzo; Zachary Rioux,
tenor; Christopher Dunham, baritone; Mississauga
Festival Chamber Choir. Living Arts
Centre, Hammerson Hall, 4141 Living Arts
Dr., Mississauga. 905-306-6000 or
mississaugasymphony.ca. $40-$50.
●●8:00: Oakville Performing Arts Centre.
Sultans of String Christmas Caravan. Caribbean
Sleigh Ride; Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring;
Little Drummer Boy; Greensleeves; Django
Christmas. Guests: Rebecca Campbell, Lynn
Miles, Donné Roberts, Shannon Thunderbird
and Ken Whiteley. 130 Navy St., Oakville.
905-815-2021 or oakvillecentre.ca/sultansof-string-christmas-caravan.html.
$46-$57.
In support of the United Nations Agency for
Refugees.
●●8:00: Ontario Pops Orchestra. The Sounds
of Christmas. Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker Suite;
Schubert: Ave Maria; How the Grinch Stole
Christmas; Mendelssohn: Symphony No.4 “Italian”;
Moffett: Orchestral Suite No.2. Gabrielle
Turgeon, soprano; Swansea Dance School;
Carlos Bastidas, conductor. Humber Valley
United Church, 76 Anglesey Blvd., Etobicoke.
416-473-1502. $25; $5(25 and under).
●●8:00: Royal Conservatory of Music. Quiet
Please, There’s a Lady Onstage Series: Holly
Cole: Happy Holidays. Koerner Hall, TELUS
Centre, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208.
$50-$100.
●●8:00: That Choir Carols. That Choir Carols.
Guests: Bach Youth Chamber Choir;
Craig Pike, conductor. St. Andrew’s Presbyterian
Church (Toronto), 73 Simcoe St.
thatchoir.com. PWYC.
●●8:00: Toronto Consort. Schütz’s Christmas
Story. Schütz: The Christmas Story; and
works by Schein, Scheidt and Praetorius.
Charles Daniels, tenor (Evangelist); David Fallis,
artistic director. Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre,
427 Bloor St. W. 416-964-6337. $20-$77. Also
Dec 13(8pm), 15(3:30pm).
present
Winter Light
with guest artists Ariko
Saturday, December 14 at 7:30 pm
Grace Church on-the-Hill
www.annexsingers.com
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