Volume 27 Issue 2 - November 2021
Live events on the up and up while creative live-and livestreamed hybrids continue to shine. October All-star Sondheim's Follies at Koerner Hall headlines the resurgence; Zoprana Sadiq brings MixTape to Crow's Theatre; Stewart Goodyear and Jan Lisiecki bring piano virtuosity back indoors; Toronto Mendelssohn Choir's J-S Vallee in action; TSO finds itself looking at 60 percent capacities ahead of schedule. All this and more as we we complete our COVID-13 -- a baker's dozen of issues since March 2020. Available here in flipthrough, and on stands commencing this weekend.
Live events on the up and up while creative live-and livestreamed hybrids continue to shine. October All-star Sondheim's Follies at Koerner Hall headlines the resurgence; Zoprana Sadiq brings MixTape to Crow's Theatre; Stewart Goodyear and Jan Lisiecki bring piano virtuosity back indoors; Toronto Mendelssohn Choir's J-S Vallee in action; TSO finds itself looking at 60 percent capacities ahead of schedule. All this and more as we we complete our COVID-13 -- a baker's dozen of issues since March 2020. Available here in flipthrough, and on stands commencing this weekend.
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Simon Rivard, conductor. Yorkminster Park<br />
Baptist Church, 1585 Yonge St. 416-598-0422<br />
or tmchoir.org/event/festival-of-carols-<strong>2021</strong>/.<br />
$30-$90(in person); $20-$40(online). Proof<br />
of vaccination required. LIVE & ONLINE<br />
Thursday December 2<br />
● 12:10: University of Toronto Faculty of<br />
Music. Thursdays at Noon. Gabriel Policarpo,<br />
percussion; Alan Hetherington & the U of T<br />
Brazilian Ensemble. Walter Hall, Edward<br />
Johnson Building, University of Toronto,<br />
80 Queen’s Park. Free. LIVE STREAMED<br />
● 7:00: Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing<br />
Arts. Imagine Online Festival: East<br />
Meets West. Sadaf Amini, John Burge, Kingston<br />
Chamber Choir, Darrell Christie, Melos<br />
Ensemble. 613-533-2424 or ibcpaboxoffice@<br />
queensu.ca. Free. ONLINE<br />
● 8:00: Tafelmusik. The Voice of Vivaldi.<br />
Johann Bernhard Bach: Orchestral Suite in G;<br />
J. S. Bach: “Ich esse mit Freuden” from Cantata<br />
84; Scarlatti: Concerto Grosso in f; Vivaldi:<br />
“Lo seguitai felice” from L’Olimpiade;<br />
Vivaldi: “Non ti lusinghi,” from Tito Manlio;<br />
and other works. Krisztina Szabó, mezzo;<br />
Elisa Citterio, director. info@tafelmusik.org or<br />
1-833-964-633. ONLINE<br />
Friday December 3<br />
● 12:00 noon: Music at Met. Friday Noon<br />
at Met Concert Series. David Simon, organ.<br />
Metropolitan United Church (Toronto),<br />
56 Queen St. E. metunited.ca/live. Free. LIVE<br />
& STREAMED<br />
● 7:00: Milton Choristers. Do You Hear What<br />
I Hear? Live concert of your favourite Christmas<br />
music. Rachel Cleland, artistic director.<br />
Knox Presbyterian Church (Milton), 170 Main<br />
St. E., Milton. miltonchoristers.com. $10.<br />
Also Dec 4.<br />
● 7:30: Toronto Symphony Orchestra.<br />
Home Alone: In Concert. Film screening with<br />
live orchestra. Scott Terrell, conductor. Roy<br />
Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-598-3375<br />
or 1-855-593-7769. Starting at $55. Also<br />
Dec 4(2pm & 7:30pm).<br />
● 7:30: Upper Canada Choristers/Cantemos<br />
Latin Ensemble. From Darkness Into Light.<br />
Bach: Christmas Oratorio - Break Forth O<br />
Beauteous Heavenly Light; Handel: Messiah<br />
(excerpts); Haydn: Canon; Lauridsen: Sure<br />
on This Shining Night; Rutter: Two Christmas<br />
Carols; and other works for Christmas, Chanukah<br />
and Kwanzaa. Laurie Evan Fraser, conductor;<br />
Hye Won Cecilia Lee, piano. Grace<br />
Church on-the-Hill, 300 Lonsdale Rd. 416-<br />
256-0510 or uppercanadachoristers.org.<br />
Limited in-person tickets at $25. Available<br />
in advance via Eventbrite. Ages 12 and up.<br />
COVID protocols in place and proof of full vaccination<br />
required. Free streaming on YouTube<br />
and Facebook. LIVE & STREAMED<br />
● 8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony<br />
Orchestra. Feelin’ Groovy: Simon & Garfunkel.<br />
Jim Witter, vocals/piano; Evan Mitchell,<br />
conductor. 519-745-4711 or 1-888-745-4717.<br />
$15-$100 per stream. Available Dec 3-8pm to<br />
Dec 5-11:59pm. Purchase 1 stream per household.<br />
ONLINE<br />
● 8:00: Royal Conservatory of Music. Music<br />
Mix & Canada on Stage Series: Wesli & Kobo<br />
Town. Koerner Hall, TELUS Centre, <strong>27</strong>3 Bloor<br />
St. W. 416-408-0208 or rcmusic.com/performance.<br />
$40-$75. Proof of vaccination<br />
required.<br />
Saturday December 4<br />
● 12:15: Music at St. Andrew’s. Friday Noontime<br />
Recital. A Christmas Carol: Dramatic<br />
readings with musical interludes. Rick Phillips,<br />
Kathleen Kajioka, William Webster,<br />
Zorana Sadiq and Joe Angelo, readers; Daniel<br />
Bickle, organ; and Jordan Klapman, piano.<br />
St. Andrew’s Church (Toronto), 73 Simcoe St.<br />
standrewstoronto.org or 416-593-5600 x231.<br />
Freewill offering. Benefit for St. Andrew’s Refugee<br />
Sponsorship program. LIVE & ONLINE<br />
● 2:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra.<br />
Home Alone: In Concert. Film screening with<br />
live orchestra. Scott Terrell, conductor. Roy<br />
Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-598-3375 or<br />
1-855-593-7769. Starting at $55. Also Dec 3<br />
& 4(7:30pm).<br />
● 7:00: Milton Choristers. Do You Hear What<br />
I Hear? Live concert of your favourite Christmas<br />
music. Rachel Cleland, artistic director.<br />
Knox Presbyterian Church (Milton), 170 Main<br />
St. E., Milton. miltonchoristers.com. $10.<br />
Also Dec 3.<br />
● 7:30: Arcady. Messiah. Lighthouse Festival<br />
Theatre, 247 Main Street, Port Dover. lighthousetheatre.com/off-season-events<br />
or 519-<br />
583-2221 or 1-888-779-7703. $35.<br />
● 7:30: Toronto Symphony Orchestra.<br />
Home Alone: In Concert. Film screening with<br />
live orchestra. Scott Terrell, conductor. Roy<br />
Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-598-3375<br />
or 1-855-593-7769. Starting at $55. Also<br />
Dec 3(7:30pm) & 4(2pm).<br />
● 7:30: York Chamber Ensemble. Little Night<br />
Music. Torelli: Christmas Concerto; Dvořák:<br />
Nocturne for Strings; Kalinnikov: Serenade<br />
for Strings; Vitali: Chaconne; and holiday<br />
favourites. Joyce Lai, violin. St. Paul’s Anglican<br />
Church, 2<strong>27</strong> Church St., Newmarket. 416-931-<br />
7899. $25. Limited seating live performance.<br />
● 8:00: Orchestra Toronto. Great Joy II:<br />
An Indigo Christmas with the Nathaniel Dett<br />
Chorale. Also available on demand. Nathaniel<br />
Dett Chorale; Brainerd Blyden-Taylor, music<br />
director; Corey Butler, piano. George Weston<br />
A<br />
CHRISTMAS<br />
CAROL<br />
READINGS & MUSIC<br />
SAT. DEC. 4 7 PM<br />
All-star readers including<br />
Kathleen<br />
Kajioka<br />
Program Host<br />
The New Classical FM<br />
FREE ADMISSION<br />
Donations welcome<br />
PRE-REGISTER AT:<br />
standrewstoronto.org<br />
(All COVID-19 provincial<br />
guidelines in effect.)<br />
Recital Hall, Meridian Arts Centre (formerly<br />
Toronto Centre for the Arts), 5040 Yonge St.<br />
1-855-985-<strong>27</strong>87 or ticketmaster.ca. $45; $39<br />
(sr); $19(OTOPus ages 13 to 29); $15(ages<br />
5-12). OTOPus patrons may purchase one<br />
additional ticket at the discounted rate for a<br />
guest of any age. Pre-concert chat at 7:15pm.<br />
● 8:00: Royal Conservatory of Music. Music<br />
Mix Series: Bobby McFerrin. Koerner Hall,<br />
TELUS Centre, <strong>27</strong>3 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208<br />
or rcmusic.com/performance. $65-$150.<br />
Proof of vaccination required.<br />
Sunday December 5<br />
● 3:30: Edison Singers. Handel’s Messiah.<br />
Basilica of Our Lady Immaculate, 28 Norfolk<br />
St., Guelph. 1-226-384-3100. $25-$40.<br />
Limited seating. Proof of full vaccination<br />
required.<br />
Monday December 6<br />
FESTIVAL<br />
OF CAROLS<br />
TMC and the Toronto Symphony Youth Orchestra<br />
Respighi’s Christmas cantata:<br />
Lauda per la Nativitá del Signore<br />
Plus, popular carols and other seasonal music!<br />
● 7:00: Confluence Concerts. Walter Unger<br />
Salon: Ruth Crawford’s Musical Imagination.<br />
Presented by Dr. Ellie Hisama. Music curated<br />
by Ryan MacDonald. Artists to be confirmed.<br />
confluenceconcerts.ca. Premiere online<br />
Dec 13. A limited number of tickets available<br />
for in-person attendance. LIVE & ONLINE<br />
● 7:30: Royal Conservatory of Music. Discovery<br />
Series: Joaquin Valdepeñas Conducts.<br />
Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante in E-flat K297<br />
for four winds and orchestra; Beethoven:<br />
Symphony No.8 in F Op.93. Mazzoleni Concert<br />
Hall, Royal Conservatory, <strong>27</strong>3 Bloor St. W.<br />
416-408-0208 or rcmusic.com/performance.<br />
$20. Proof of vaccination required.<br />
Tuesday December 7<br />
● 7:30: Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing<br />
Arts. Chopin & Ravel. Charles<br />
Richard-Hamelin, piano. 390 King St. W.,<br />
Kingston. 613-533-2424 or ibcpaboxoffice@<br />
queensu.ca. $10-$39; free(online). Proof of<br />
vaccination required. LIVE & ONLINE<br />
● 8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. TSO<br />
Holiday Pops. Ryan Silverman, vocalist; Steven<br />
Reineke, conductor. Roy Thomson Hall,<br />
60 Simcoe St. 416-598-3375 or 1-855-593-<br />
7769. Starting at $56, Matinee starting at $41.<br />
Also Dec 8(2pm & 8pm); Dec 9(8pm).<br />
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