Volume 25 Issue 4 - December 2019 / January 2020

Church (St. Catharines), 99 Ontario St., St.
Catharines. 905-688-5600. Freewill offering.
Collection for Community Care.
●●7:30: Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing
Arts. A Folk Christmas. David Archibald,
with Dunstan Holt, Jesse MacMillan,
Doug Raensbury and Anna Sudao. 390 King
St. W., Kingston. 613-533-2424 or queensu.
ca/theisabel/tickets. $42-$59; $39-$56(faculty/staff);
$19-$29(st).
Wednesday December 11
●●2:00: Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra.
Seniors’ Symphony Experience: Tchaikovsky -
His Life and Music. Caroline Place, 118 Market
St., Hamilton. 905-526-7756 or hpo.org. Free.
●●2:30: Seniors Serenade. A Chroi Celtic
Band Christmas. Christopher Dawes, piano;
Jenna Gallagher, fiddle; Doug MacNaughton,
guitar; Gord Simmons, bodhran. Bethel Community
Church, 128 St. Vincent Street, Barrie.
705-726-1181. Free.
Thursday December 12
●●12:15: St. George’s Cathedral (Kingston).
Advent Concert. Poetry recital by Phil Rogers.
270 King St. E., Kingston. 613-548-4617 or
stgeorgescathedral.ca. Freewill offering.
●●2:00: Canadian Celtic Choir. Celtic Christmas
Spirit: Women’s Canadian Club of London.
Centennial Hall, 550 Wellington St.,
London. celtichoir.ca. $20.
●●7:30: Empire Theatre. Sultans of String
Christmas Caravan. Caribbean Sleigh Ride;
Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring; Little Drummer
Boy; Greensleeves; Django Christmas.
Guests: Rebecca Campbell and Shannon
Thunderbird. 321 Front St., Belleville. 613-
939-0099 or theempiretheatre.com/empirelive-events.
$34.50; $74.50(dinner/show).
In support of the United Nations Agency for
Refugees.
Friday December 13
●●7:00: Hamilton Civic Museums. The Big
Sing! Embrace the holiday spirit and enjoy live
music with hot cider and treats. Strata Vocal
Ensemble. Ancaster Old Town Hall, 310 Wilson
St. E., Ancaster. 905-648-8144 or stratavocalensemble.ca.
$10; $20(family). Pre-registration
is required.
●●7:00: Sanderson Centre for the Performing
Arts. Sultans of String Christmas
Caravan. Caribbean Sleigh Ride; Jesu, Joy of
Man’s Desiring; Little Drummer Boy; Greensleeves;
Django Christmas. Guests: Rebecca
Campbell, Donné Roberts, Shannon Thunderbird,
and Ken Whiteley. 88 Dalhousie St.,
Brantford. 519-758-8090. $40. In support of
the United Nations Agency for Refugees.
B. Concerts Beyond the GTA
Syd Birrell & the 100 Voices of the
●●8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony.
Yuletide Spectacular. Waterloo Region Mass
Choir; Grand Philharmonic Choir; Grand Philharmonic
Children’s Choir; Contemporary
School of Dance; Tania Miller, conductor. Centre
in the Square, 101 Queen St. N., Kitchener.
519-745-4711 or 1-888-745-4717 or or kwsymphony.ca.
$36-$95. Also Dec 14(2:30 & 8 pm),
15(2:30 pm).
Saturday December 14
●●2:30: Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony.
Yuletide Spectacular. Waterloo Region Mass
Choir; Grand Philharmonic Choir; Grand Philharmonic
Children’s Choir; Contemporary
School of Dance; Tania Miller, conductor. Centre
in the Square, 101 Queen St. N., Kitchener.
519-745-4711 or 1-888-745-4717 or kwsymphony.ca.
$36-$95. Also Dec 13(8 pm) 14(2:30
& 8 pm), 15.
●●7:30: Chorus Niagara. Welcome Christmas!
Benedict Campbell, actor; Krista Rhodes,
piano; Christopher Dawes, organ. Partridge
Hall, FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre,
250 St. Paul St., St. Catharines. 905-
688-0722. $47; $45(sr 60+); $30(under 30);
$20(st valid id); $15(ch under 15 valid id);
$5(eyeGO high school st valid id).
●●7:30: Cuckoo’s Nest Folk Club. Steel City
Rovers: “Winter Tidings”. Chaucer’s Pub,
122 Carling St., London. 519-319-5847.
$25/$20(adv).
●●8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony.
Yuletide Spectacular. Waterloo Region Mass
Choir; Grand Philharmonic Choir; Grand Philharmonic
Children’s Choir; Contemporary
School of Dance; Tania Miller, conductor. Centre
in the Square, 101 Queen St. N., Kitchener.
519-745-4711 or 1-888-745-4717 or kwsymphony.ca.
$36-$95. Also Dec 13, 14(2:30 & 8
pm), 15(2:30 pm).
●●8:00: TD Sunfest World Music & Jazz Series.
Matt Dusk: “Old School Yule”. Aeolian Hall,
795 Dundas St. E., London. sunfest.on.ca.
$45/$40(adv).
Sunday December 15
●●3:30: Huronia Symphony Orchestra. Celebrate!
Shostakovich: Festive Overture; Saint-
Saëns: Oratorio de Noël; Guaraldi: A Charlie
Brown Christmas; Waldteufel: Skater’s Waltz;
Traditional Christmas favourites and carolsing.
Oliver Balaburski, conductor. Collier
Street United Church, 112 Collier St., Barrie.
705-721-4752. $25; $10(st); $5(child).
●●4:00: Edison Singers. In the Bleak Midwinter.
Esenvald: In the Bleak Midwinter;
Darke: In the Bleak Midwinter; Gjeilo: In the
Bleak Midwinter; Britten: Ceremony of Carols.
Noel Edison, conductor. Knox Presbyterian
Handel’s
Messiah
Monday, Dec. 16 • 7:30 PM
Emmanuel United Church
FEATURING
Twelve Young Musicians
from the U of T, Historical
Performance Programme
UNDER THE DIRECTION OF
Countertenor Daniel Taylor
peterboroughsingers.com
Church (Elora), 51 Church St., Elora. 226-384-
3100. $35. Also Dec 9(7:30, Niagara-on-the-
Lake), 11(7:30, Toronto).
●●4:00: St. George’s Cathedral (Kingston).
Christmas Lessons and Carols. Selection
of Christmas anthems. Cathedral Christmas
Choir, Youth Choir, and Children’s Choir.
270 King St. E., Kingston. 613-548-4617 or
stgeorgescathedral.ca. Freewill offering.
Congregation is invited to join in the singing
of favourite Christmas carols.
●●4:30: Music at St. Thomas’. Carols by
Candlelight. Ireland: Adam Lay Ybounden;
Des Prez: Ave Maria; Tchaikovsky: The Crown
of Roses; Victoria: O magnum mysterium;
Traditional carols. Francine Nguyen-Savaria,
Matthieu Latreille, organ/conductors. St.
Thomas’s Anglican Church (Belleville),
201 Church St., Belleville. 613-962-3636. By
donation.
Monday December 16
●●7:30: Kingston Symphony. Candlelight
Christmas. The Nutcracker; Sleigh Ride; and
other seasonal music. Kingston Choral Society;
Ian Juby, artistic director; Evan Mitchell,
conductor. Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing
Arts, 390 King St. W., Kingston. 613-
546-9729. $10-$35. Also Dec 17 & 18.
●●7:30: Peterborough Singers. Handel’s Messiah.
Selected arias. Young artists from the
UofT Historical Performance program; Ian
Sadler, organ; Paul Otway, trumpet; Sydney
Birrell, choral conductor; Daniel Taylor, director.
Emmanuel United Church (Peterborough),
534 George St. N., Peterborough.
705-745-1820 or paxchristichorale.org. $40;
$10(st).
Tuesday December 17
●●5:00: Elora Singers. Festival of Carols.
Mark Vuorinen, conductor. St. John’s Anglican
Church (Elora), 36 Henderson St., Elora.
519-846-0331. $45; $20(st); $10(child). Also
7:30pm, Dec 18(5pm & 7:30pm).
●●7:30: Elora Singers. Festival of Carols.
See 5pm.
●●7:30: Kingston Symphony. Candlelight
Christmas. The Nutcracker; Sleigh Ride; and
other seasonal music. Kingston Choral Society;
Ian Juby, artistic director; Evan Mitchell,
conductor. Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing
Arts, 390 King St. W., Kingston. 613-
546-9729. $10-$35. Also Dec 16 & 18.
Wednesday December 18
●●12:00 noon: Music at St. Andrews. Music
for Christmas. Simon Irving, organ; Janice
Benninger, piano. St. Andrew’s Presbyterian
Church (Barrie), 47 Owen St., Barrie. 705-
726-1181. $10; free(st).
●●5:00: Elora Singers. Festival of Carols.
Mark Vuorinen, conductor. St. John’s Anglican
Church (Elora), 36 Henderson St., Elora.
519-846-0331. $45; $20(st); $10(child). Also
7:30pm; Dec 17(5pm & 7:30pm).
●●7:30: Elora Singers. Festival of Carols.
See 5pm.
●●7:30: Kingston Symphony. Candlelight
Christmas. The Nutcracker; Sleigh Ride; and
other seasonal music. Kingston Choral Society;
Ian Juby, artistic director; Evan Mitchell,
conductor. Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing
Arts, 390 King St. W., Kingston. 613-
546-9729. $10-$35. Also Dec 16 & 17.
Thursday December 19
●●12:15: St. George’s Cathedral (Kingston).
Advent Concert. Valery Lloyd-Watts and
Clare Miller, piano duo. 270 King St. E., Kingston.
613-548-4617 or stgeorgescathedral.ca.
Freewill offering.
●●4:00: Gallery Players of Niagara. The
Heart of Christmas Past. Douglas Miller,
flute; Deborah Braun, harp; David Braun, violin;
Guy Bannerman, narrator. Silver Spire
United Church, 366 St. Paul St., St. Catharines.
905-468-1525 or galleryplayers.ca. $42;
$39(sr); $15(st/arts worker); $88(family).
Also Dec 20(7:30 pm, Grace United Church,
Niagara-on-the-Lake).
●●7:30: FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre.
Maceo Parker. Works by Brown, Charles,
Clinton. 250 St. Paul St., St. Catharines. 905-
688-0722 or 1-855-515-0722 or FirstOntarioPAC.ca.
$59; $49(Hot Ticket members);
$25(st-univ/college); $5(st-high school).
Friday December 20
●●7:30: Cantabile Choirs. Wings of Angels.
The Spire/Sydenham Street United Church,
82 Sydenham St., Kingston. 613-549-0099
or cantabilechoirs.ca. $27; $25(sr); $15(child
12 and under). Also Dec 21(2 pm & 7:30
pm). Dec 21, 2 pm performance especially
designed for young families.
●●7:30: Gallery Players of Niagara. The Heart
of Christmas Past. Douglas Miller, flute; Deborah
Braun, harp; David Braun, violin; Guy
Bannerman, narrator. Grace United Church
(Niagara-on-the-Lake), 222 Victoria St., Niagara-on-the-Lake.
905-468-1525 or galleryplayers.ca.
$42; $39(sr); $15(st/arts worker);
$88(family). Also Dec 19(4 pm, Silver Spire
United Church, St. Catharines).
Saturday December 21
●●2:00: Cantabile Choirs. Wings of Angels.
The Spire/Sydenham Street United Church,
82 Sydenham St., Kingston. 613-549-0099
or cantabilechoirs.ca. $27; $25(sr); $15(child
12 and under). Also Dec 20(7:30 pm).
Dec 21(7:30 pm). Dec 21, 2 pm performance
especially designed for young families.
●●2:00: FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre/TD
Niagara Jazz Festival. The Music of
a Charlie Brown Christmas. Music of Guaraldi.
Peter Shea Trio; Terry Clarke. FirstOntario
Performing Arts Centre, 250 St. Paul St.,
St. Catharines. 905-688-0722 or 1-855-515-
0722 or FirstOntarioPAC.ca. $35; $186(table
of six). Also 8 pm.
●●7:30: Cantabile Choirs. Wings of Angels.
The Spire/Sydenham Street United Church,
82 Sydenham St., Kingston. 613-549-0099
or cantabilechoirs.ca. $27; $25(sr); $15(child
12 and under). Also Dec 20, 21(2 pm). Dec 21,
2 pm performance especially designed for
young families.
●●7:30: Guelph Chamber Choir. Messiah.
Handel. Bethany Horst, soprano; Jennifer
Enns-Modolo, alto; Lawrence Wiliford,
tenor; Bradley Christensen, bass; Musica
Viva Orchestra on period instruments;
Charlene Pauls, conductor. River Run Centre,
35 Woolwich St., Guelph. 519-763-
3000. $160(4 adults); $45; $10(st/under 31);
$5(under 15).
●●7:30: Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra.
The Snowman. Hamilton Philharmonic Youth
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