Volume 28 Issue 4 | February - March 2023
Volume 28 no.4, covering Feb, March and into early April '23! David Olds remembers composer John Beckwith; Andrew Timar reflects on the life and times of artistic polymath Michael Snow; Mezzo Emily Fons, in town for Figaro, on trouser roles, the life of a mezzo-soprano on the road and more; Colin Story on the Soft-Seat beat; tracks from 22 new recordings added to our Listening Room. All this and more.
Volume 28 no.4, covering Feb, March and into early April '23! David Olds remembers composer John Beckwith; Andrew Timar reflects on the life and times of artistic polymath Michael Snow; Mezzo Emily Fons, in town for Figaro, on trouser roles, the life of a mezzo-soprano on the road and more; Colin Story on the Soft-Seat beat; tracks from 22 new recordings added to our Listening Room. All this and more.
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LIVE OR ONLINE | Feb 7 to Apr 4, <strong>2023</strong><br />
MARCH 5, <strong>2023</strong><br />
7:30PM<br />
Ensemble: Joaquin Valdepeñas, clarinet;<br />
David Hetherington, cello; Serouj Kradjian,<br />
piano. Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre, 427 Bloor<br />
St. W. www.amiciensemble.com. $50;<br />
$30(under 30); $100(donor/VIP).<br />
● 8:00: Toronto Chamber Choir. The Return<br />
of Rosenmuller. Johann Rosenmuller: Siehe<br />
an die Wercke Gottes; Missa Brevis à 4;<br />
Welt, ade, ich bein dein müde; Ad Dominum<br />
cum tribularer; Magnificat in B-flat. Toronto<br />
Chamber Choir; Lucas Harris, artistic director.<br />
Calvin Presbyterian Church, 26 Delisle<br />
Ave. 416-763-1695. $20-$40.<br />
Tuesday <strong>March</strong> 7<br />
● 12:10: Nine Sparrows Arts Foundation.<br />
Lunchtime Chamber Music: Clarinet Chamber<br />
Group. With Ellen Meyer. Yorkminster<br />
Park Baptist Church, 1585 Yonge St. www.<br />
yorkminsterpark.com. Free. Donations<br />
welcome.<br />
● 8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Windborne’s<br />
The Music of Queen. MiG Ayeas,<br />
vocalist; Brent Havens, conductor. Roy Thomson<br />
Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-598-3375. Also<br />
Mar 8(2 & 8pm), 9.<br />
Wednesday <strong>March</strong> 8<br />
● 12:30: Yorkminster Park Baptist Church.<br />
Noonday Organ Recital. William Maddox,<br />
organ. 1585 Yonge St. www.yorkminsterpark.<br />
com. Free. Donations welcome.<br />
● 2:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Windborne’s<br />
The Music of Queen. MiG Ayeas,<br />
vocalist; Brent Havens, conductor. Roy Thomson<br />
Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-598-3375. Also<br />
Mar 7(8pm), 8(8pm), 9(8pm).<br />
● 8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony. Bohemian<br />
Rhapsodies. Schubert: German Dances;<br />
Čekovská: Shadow Scale; Vaňhal: Symphony in<br />
d; Suk: Serenade for Strings. First United Church<br />
- Waterloo, 16 William St. W., Waterloo. 519-745-<br />
4711 or 1-888-745-4717. $37. Also Mar 10(Harcourt<br />
Memorial United, Guelph), 11(Central Presbyterian<br />
Church, Cambridge).<br />
● 8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Windborne’s<br />
The Music of Queen. MiG Ayeas,<br />
vocalist; Brent Havens, conductor. Roy Thomson<br />
Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-598-3375. TBA.<br />
Also Mar 7, 8(2pm), 9.<br />
J o c e l y n F r a l i c k , s o p r a n o<br />
L i l l i a n B r o o k s , m e z z o - s o p r a n o<br />
A n d r e w H a j i , t e n o r<br />
G i l e s T o m k i n s , b a s s - b a r i t o n e<br />
Tickets at<br />
orpheuschoirtoronto.com<br />
Thursday <strong>March</strong> 9<br />
● 12:00 noon: Music at Met. Thursday<br />
Noon at Met Concert Series. Peter Nikiforuk,<br />
organ. Metropolitan United Church,<br />
56 Queen St. E. www.metunited.ca. Free. LIVE<br />
& STREAMED.<br />
● 7:00: Canada Ireland Foundation. Bound<br />
For Canada: A Musical Journey from Hardship<br />
to Hope. Odhrán Ó Casaide: Orchestral<br />
Suite (world premiere). Sibéal Ní Chasaide,<br />
vocalist; North York Concert Orchestra;<br />
Toronto Choral Society; The Irish Garda Band.<br />
Winter Garden Theatre, 189 Yonge St. 416-<br />
366-7723. From $30.<br />
● 7:00: Magisterra Soloists. Tchaikovsky<br />
Piano Trio. Haydn: Trio in C; Chia Patiño: Nina<br />
Sol; Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio in a Op.50. Guest:<br />
Yevgeny Yontov, piano. Museum London,<br />
421 Ridout St. N., London. www.magisterra.<br />
com. $35; $30(sr); $15(st); $10(child).<br />
● 7:30: Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing<br />
Arts. Trio Fibonacci: Slavic<br />
Romance. Dvořák: Trio No.3 in Op.65; Smetana:<br />
Trio in g Op.15. Trio Fibonacci (Julie-Anne<br />
Derome, violin; Gabriel Prynn, cello; Meagan<br />
Milatz, piano). Jennifer Velva Benjamin Performance<br />
Hall, Isabel Bader Centre for the<br />
Performing Arts, 390 King St. W., Kingston.<br />
613-530-2050 or www.queensu.ca/theisabel.<br />
$45-$64: $41-$60(faculty/staff); $10-$31(st).<br />
● 7:30: University of Toronto Faculty of<br />
Music. U of T Opera: A Tale of Two Cities.<br />
Music by Arthur Benjamin. Kelly Robinson,<br />
stage director; Sandra Horst, conductor.<br />
MacMillan Theatre, Edward Johnson Building,<br />
80 Queen’s Park. 416-978-3750. From $10.<br />
Also Mar 10, 11, 12(2:30pm).<br />
● 8:00: Burlington Performing Arts Centre.<br />
Classic Albums Live: The Beatles’ - Let<br />
it Be. 440 Locust St., Burlington. 905-681-<br />
6000 or www.burlingtonpac.ca/events/<br />
classic-albums-live-let-it-be/. $69.50;<br />
$64.50(Members).<br />
● 8:00: Flato Markham Theatre. Forever<br />
Seger: The Silver Bullet Experience. 171 Town<br />
Celebrate the longtreasured<br />
bonds<br />
between Ireland<br />
and Canada<br />
<strong>March</strong> 9 at 7 pm<br />
Winter Garden Theatre<br />
canadairelandfoundation.com<br />
Centre Blvd., Markham. www.flatomarkhamtheatre.ca<br />
or 905-305-7469 or boxoffice@markham.ca.<br />
$60-$65.<br />
● 8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Windborne’s<br />
The Music of Queen. MiG Ayeas,<br />
vocalist; Brent Havens, conductor. Roy Thomson<br />
Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-598-3375. TBA.<br />
Also Mar 7, 8(2 & 8pm).<br />
Friday <strong>March</strong> 10<br />
● 12:10: Music at St. Andrew’s. Noontime<br />
Recital. Works by Coulthard, Debussy, Louie,<br />
and Beethoven. David Potvin, piano. St.<br />
Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, 73 Simcoe St.<br />
416-593-5600 X231 or www.standrewstoronto.org.<br />
Free.<br />
● 7:30: Confluence Concerts. A Woman’s<br />
Voice. Works by Alice Ping Ye Ho, in collaboration<br />
with Canadian writers Marjorie<br />
Chan, Madeleine Thien, Carole Languille,<br />
Phoebe Tsang, Tong Wang, Thomass Muir,<br />
Anna Camara, and Michael O’brien; David<br />
Braid: Dark Butterflies, with text by Patricia<br />
O’Callaghan. Patricia O’Callaghan, soprano;<br />
Gryphon Trio; Ryan Davis, vocalist; Vania<br />
Chan, soprano; Alex Hetherington, mezzo;<br />
Katy Clark, soprano; Jialiang Zhu, piano. Heliconian<br />
Hall, 35 Hazelton Ave. info@confluenceconcerts.ca.<br />
$25. Also Mar 11.<br />
● 7:30: Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing<br />
Arts. Kris and Dee. Jennifer Velva<br />
Benjamin Performance Hall, Isabel Bader<br />
Centre for the Performing Arts, 390 King<br />
St. W., Kingston. 613-530-2050 or www.<br />
queensu.ca/theisabel. $30-$43; $26-$39(faculty/staff);<br />
$10-$21(st).<br />
● 7:30: University of Toronto Faculty of<br />
Music. U of T Opera: A Tale of Two Cities.<br />
Music by Arthur Benjamin. Kelly Robinson,<br />
stage director; Sandra Horst, conductor.<br />
MacMillan Theatre, Edward Johnson Building,<br />
80 Queen’s Park. 416-978-3750. From $10.<br />
Also Mar 9, 11, 12(2:30pm).<br />
● 8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony.<br />
Bohemian Rhapsodies. Schubert: German<br />
Dances; Čekovská: Shadow Scale; Vaňhal:<br />
Symphony in d; Suk: Serenade for Strings.<br />
Harcourt Memorial United Church, 87 Dean<br />
Ave., Guelph. 519-745-4711 or 1-888-745-<br />
4717. $37. Also Mar 8(First United Church,<br />
Waterloo), 11(Central Presbyterian Church,<br />
Cambridge).<br />
● 8:00: Massey Hall. Judy Talk. 178 Victoria<br />
St. www.ticketsmaster.ca. From $48. Also<br />
Mar 11.<br />
● 8:00: Rose Theatre. This Is Brampton: Rising<br />
Vibes. TCspades. 1 Theatre Ln., Brampton.<br />
905-874-<strong>28</strong>00 or www.therosetheatre.<br />
ca. $10.<br />
● 8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Murdoch<br />
Mysteries: Murder in F Major. Music<br />
by Robert Carli. Exclusive screening of the<br />
all-new never-before-seen episode “Murder<br />
in F Major” accompanied by a live orchestral<br />
performance of Robert Carli’s epic score.<br />
Includes a sneak peek behind the scenes<br />
as you learn how the music for your favourite<br />
series is created. Special guests including<br />
Yannick Bisson; Lucas Waldin, conductor. Roy<br />
Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-598-3375.<br />
From $55. Also Mar 11.<br />
● 8:00: Toronto Consort. Canticum Canticorum.<br />
Spoken excerpts and motets set by<br />
late-Renaissance and early-baroque Italian<br />
composers, instrumental interludes exploring<br />
the different possible combinations of<br />
two trombones, organ, and a high voice.<br />
38 | <strong>February</strong> & <strong>March</strong>, <strong>2023</strong> thewholenote.com
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