Volume 27 Issue 3 - December 2021 / January 2022

● 8:00: Mirvish Productions. Hometown
Holidays with Barenaked Ladies: Hits for the
Holidays. CAA Theatre, 651 Yonge St. www.
mirvish.com/shows/hometown-holidaysbarenaked-ladies.
$59-$150. Also Dec 18,
21, 22, 23.
● 8:00: Mirvish Productions. Jesus Christ
Superstar. See Dec 8. Also Dec 18-19, 21-24,
26, 28-31, 2021; Jan 2, 2022.
● 7:00: Music Gallery. Emergents I Series:
Part 4. Artist Talk: Stephanie Castonguay,
with PIX FILM. Diving into the artist’s sound
art practice and recent audiovisual work
with self-built light scanner instruments.
Stephanie CastonguayPix Film Productions,
1411 Dufferin St. Unit C. www.musicgallery.
org. Free.
● 8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Messiah.
See Dec 15. Also Dec 18(3pm & 8pm),
19(3pm).
Saturday December 18
● 10:00am: Church of St. Andrew, Scarborough.
Sing-Along Handel’s Messiah. A
reading of selected choruses. Dr. Richard
Heinzle, conductor; Jeff Vidov, accompanist.
2333 Victoria Park Ave., Scarborough.
416-447-1481. $25. Pre-registration required.
Bring your own book or borrow from us.
Bring your own lunch.
● 1:00: Shaw Festival. Irving Berlin’s Holiday
Inn. See Dec 8. Runs until Dec 23.
● 2:00: Mirvish Productions. Jesus Christ
Superstar. See Dec 8. Also Dec 19, 21-24, 26,
28-31, 2021; Jan 2, 2022.
● 3:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Messiah.
See Dec 15. Also Dec 18(8pm), 19(3pm).
● 4:00: Pax Christi Chorale. Christmas
Through the Ages. Saint-Saëns: Oratorio
de Noël; and works by Trotta, Rutter, Britten,
Stephanie Martin, Handel, and Hagenberg;
A Carol Sing-along. Odin Quartet;
Joshua Tamayo, organ/piano; Jamie Drake,
percussion; Elaine Choi, conductor. Grace
Church-on-the-Hill, 300 Lonsdale Rd. www.
paxchristichorale.org. $50; $45(sr); $25(st).
● 7:00: Shaw Festival. Irving Berlin’s Holiday
Inn. See Dec 8. Runs until Dec 23.
● 7:00: Vesuvius Ensemble/Istituto Italiano
di Cultura/Villa Charities. Quanno
Nascette Ninno: Christmas in Southern
Italy. Francesco Pellegrino, tenor
and director; Lucas Harris, lute; Romini
di Gasbarro, vocalist; Luis Samão, guitar;
Tommasso Sollazzo, bagpipes. Heliconian
Hall, 35 Hazelton Ave. www.bemusednetwork.com/events/detail/873.
Also Dec 17.
● 7:30: The Annex Singers. “Yes, Virginia.”
An affirmation of the power of belief, faith and
the imagination in this most magical of seasons.
Works by Myers, Sirrett, Walton, and
Willan. Colin Mochrie and Debra McGrath,
actors; Melanie Conly, soprano; Maria Case,
artistic director. www.annexsingers.com.
Free. Donations welcome. Available until
Jan 9. ONLINE
● 7:30: Canadian Opera Company. In Winter.
Vivaldi: Winter from The Four Seasons;
seasonal songbook selections; Ian Cusson:
In Winter for for solo, chorus, and orchestra.
Melody Courage, soprano; Jamie Groote, soprano;
Midori Marsh, soprano; Anna-Sophie
Neher, soprano; Charlotte Siegel, soprano;
and other Artists of the COC Ensemble Studio;
Canadian Opera Company Orchestra
& Chorus; Johannes Debus. www.coc.ca/
watch..ONLINE
● 7:30: Elora Singers. Radiant Dawn: A Festival
of Carols. Includes traditional and contemporary
arrangements by Willcocks,
Chilcott, Dove, Enns, Gjeilo, and others. Free.
Available until Jan 7, 2022. Live concerts on
Dec 21 & 22. ONLINE
● 7:30: Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra.
Hometown Holidays. Anderson: Christmas
Festival; Abigail Richardson-Schulte: Making
Light; Tchaikovsky: Selections from The Nutcracker
Suite; Anderson: Sleigh Ride; Naughtin:
Christmas Angels Sing-Along. Thomas Le
Duc-Moreau, conductor. FirstOntario Concert
Hall, 1 Summers Ln., Hamilton. 905-526-7756
or www.hpo.org. In-person: $35-$80;$30-
$75(sr); $20(age 5-17). Livestream $24. LIVE
& LIVESTREAM
● 7:30: Link Music Lab. Mahsa Vahdat &
Sardar Mohamad Jani. Part of Experimental
Link Music Nights. Improvisation. Mahsa Vahdat,
vocals; Sardar Mohamad Jani, oud. Small
World Music Centre, Artscape Youngplace,
180 Shaw St. www.eventbrite.ca. $50. Exclusive
concert with limited capacity.
● 7:30: Niagara Symphony Orchestra. Holiday
Favourites. Kaylee Harwood, vocalist;
Sayer Roberts, vocalist; Laura Secord Senior
School Choir (Katryna Sacco, director);
Bradley Thachuk, conductor. Partridge
Hall, FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre,
250 St. Paul St., St. Catharines. www.niagarasymphony.com
or 905-688-0722 or 905-
688-5601 x3700 or 1-855-515-0722. $68;
$60(sr); $39(arts worker); $15(st & youth).
Also Dec 19(2:30pm).
● 7:30: Royal Conservatory of Music. Taylor
Academy Concerts Series: Academy Chamber
Orchestra. Mazzoleni Concert Hall, Royal
Conservatory, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208
or www.rcmusic.com/performance. Free.
● 8:00: Georgetown Bach Chorale. Handel’s
Messiah. Georgetown Bach Chorale
and Chamber Orchestra; Ron Greidanus,
harpsichord/conductor.Holy Cross Parish,
14400 Argyll Rd., Georgetown. www.georgetownbachchorale.com
or 905-873-9909.
$45; $10(st). Also Dec 19(2pm).
● 7:30: Guelph Chamber Choir. Handel’s
Messiah LIVE. Elizabeth Lepock, soprano;
Autumn Debassige, alto; Lawrence Wiliford,
tenor; Jeremy Ludwig, bass; Guelph Chamber
Choir & Baroque Orchestra; Charlene Pauls,
conductor. River Run Centre, 35 Woolwich
St., Guelph. 519-763-3000 or www.riverrun.
ca/events/2021-12-18. $45; $25(under 30);
$25(livestream). LIVE & LIVESTREAM.
● 8:00: Jazz Room. Jason White Christmas
Special. Jazz Room, Huether Hotel, 59 King St
N., Waterloo. 226-476-1565. .
● 8:00: Kindred Spirits Orchestra. Reflections.
Korngold: Concerto for Violin and
Orchestra; Shostakovich: Symphony No.15.
Conrad Chow, violin; Michael Berec, host;
Kristian Alexander, conductor. Richmond Hill
Centre for the Performing Arts, 10268 Yonge
St., Richmond Hill. 905-604-8339 or www.
ksorchestra.ca. $20-$40. LIVE & STREAMED.
Moved from Flato Markham Theatre on
Dec 11. Tickets purchased for Dec 11 are valid
for the new date.
● 8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber
Music Society. Penderecki String Quartet.
Beethoven: String Quartet No.14 in c-sharp
Op.131; String Quartet No.16 in F Op.135;
Große Fuge Op.133. First United Church,
16 William St. W., Waterloo. 519-569-1809 or
www.ticketscene.ca/kwcms. $40; $25(st).
Also Dec 16.
● 8:00: Mirvish Productions. Hometown
Holidays with Barenaked Ladies: Hits for the
Holidays. CAA Theatre, 651 Yonge St. www.
mirvish.com/shows/hometown-holidaysbarenaked-ladies.
$59-$150. Also Dec 21,
22, 23.
● 8:00: Mirvish Productions. Jesus Christ
Superstar. See Dec 8. Also Dec 19, 21-24, 26,
28-31, 2021; Jan 2, 2022.
● 8:00: Mississauga Symphony Orchestra.
A Baroque Christmas. Christopher Dunham,
baritone; Lauren Estey, soprano; Daniel Taylor,
conductor. Living Arts Centre, 4141 Living
Arts Dr., Mississauga. www.mississaugasymphony.ca.
● 8:00: Royal Conservatory of Music. Song-
Bird North Series. Temerty Theatre, Telus
Centre, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208 or
www.rcmusic.com/performance. $40.
● 8:00: That Choir. That Choir Carols. St.
Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, 73 Simcoe St.
416-419-1756 or info@thatchoir.com or www.
thatchoir.com. PWYC. Also Dec 19.
13th SEASON
THAT CHOIR
CAROLS
conducted by Craig Pike
DECEMBER 18 & 19 | 8PM
St. Andrew's Presbyterian
73 Simcoe St
www.thatchoir.com
● 8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Messiah.
See Dec 15. Also Dec 19(3pm).
Sunday December 19
● 2:00: Georgetown Bach Chorale. Handel’s
Messiah. Georgetown Bach Chorale
and Chamber Orchestra; Ron Greidanus,
harpsichord/conductor. Holy Cross Parish,
14400 Argyll Rd., Georgetown. www.georgetownbachchorale.com
or 905-873-9909.
$45; $10(st). Also Dec 18(8pm).
● 2:00: Mirvish Productions. Hometown
Holidays with Barenaked Ladies: Snacktime!
CAA Theatre, 651 Yonge St. www.mirvish.
com/shows/hometown-holidays-barenakedladies.
$49-$69. Also Dec 5 & 12.
● 2:00: Mirvish Productions. Jesus Christ
Superstar. See Dec 8. Also Dec 21-24, 26,
28-31, 2021; Jan 2, 2022.
● 2:00: Mississauga Big Band Jazz Ensemble.
Concert. Featuring a Small Band Jazz
Ensemble. Port Credit Legion, 35 Front St. N.,
Port Credit. PWYC.
● 2:00: Shaw Festival. Irving Berlin’s Holiday
Inn. See Dec 8. Runs until Dec 23.
● 2:30: Niagara Symphony Orchestra. Holiday
Favourites. Kaylee Harwood, vocalist;
Sayer Roberts, vocalist; Laura Secord Senior
School Choir (Katryna Sacco, director);
Bradley Thachuk, conductor. Partridge
Hall, FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre,
250 St. Paul St., St. Catharines. www.niagarasymphony.com
or 905-688-0722 or 905-
688-5601 x3700 or 1-855-515-0722. $68;
$60(sr); $39(arts worker); $15(st & youth).
Also Dec 18(7:30pm).
● 3:00: Mississauga Symphony Orchestra.
A Merry Little Christmas. Living Arts Centre,
4141 Living Arts Dr., Mississauga. www.mississaugasymphony.ca.
● 3:00: Smoke Show BBQ & Brew. York Jazz
Ensemble. Smoke Show, 744 Mount Pleasant
Rd. 416-901-7469 or www.smokeshowbbqandbrew.com.
● 3:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Messiah.
See Dec 15.
● 4:00: Elmer Iseler Singers. Sherry &
Shortbread “At Home”. A fundraising event.
James Campbell, clarinet; Graham Campbell,
guitar; Sharang Sharma, tenor; Lydia Adams,
conductor. 416-217-0567 or www.elmeriselersingers.com.
By donation. ONLINE
● 4:00: Flute Street. It’s Christmas on Flute
Street. Early, traditional and modern motets,
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