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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● 3:00: Scarborough Philharmonic Orchestra.<br />
Joy of Strings. Elgar: Serenade in e<br />
Op.20; Sibelius: Humoresque in D Op.87 No.2,<br />
for solo violin and strings; Bologne, Chevalier<br />
de Saint-George: String Quartet in g;<br />
Op.1 No.3 (arr. for string orchestra); Peter<br />
Ashbourne: Jamaica Folk; Shreya Jha: Farmyard<br />
Adventure; and other works. Strings of<br />
the Scarborough Philharmonic Orchestra<br />
(Ronald Royer, conductor); Sistema Toronto<br />
String Ensemble (Andres Tucci Clarke, conductor);<br />
University of Toronto Scarborough<br />
Campus String Ensemble and Sir Oliver<br />
Mowat C.I. String Ensemble (Tony Leong,<br />
conductor; Corey Gemmell, violin. Sir Oliver<br />
Mowat Collegiate Institute, 5400 Lawrence<br />
Ave. E., Scarborough. 647-482-7761 or www.<br />
spo.ca/Concerts. Free.<br />
● 3:30: Tafelmusik. Bach St. John Passion.<br />
Ivars Taurins, director. Jeanne Lamon<br />
Hall, Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre, 427 Bloor<br />
St. W. 1-833-964-6337. From $48. Also<br />
Mar 23(7:30pm), 24(8pm).<br />
● 7:00: Bravo Niagara! Festival of the Arts.<br />
Alex Cuba. FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre,<br />
Robertson Theatre, 250 St. Paul St., St.<br />
Catharines. <strong>28</strong>9-868-9177. $50; $25(University/College<br />
st); $10(18 and under).<br />
● 7:30: Counterpoint Community Orchestra.<br />
Hello Spring. Schumann: Symphony No.1<br />
in B-flat (“Spring”); Dustin Peters: A Stone’s<br />
Throw” (Canadian premiere). Church of St.<br />
Peter and St. Simon-the-Apostle, 525 Bloor<br />
St. E. 416-762-9257 or hol12jo@sympatico.ca.<br />
$20; $12(18 and under).<br />
● 7:30: Guitar Society of Toronto. Cowan<br />
Ciccillitti Duo. Adam Cicchillitti and Steve<br />
Cowan, guitar duo. St. Andrew’s Presbyterian<br />
Church, 73 Simcoe St. www.guitarsocietyoftoronto.com.<br />
Advance: $35; $30(sr);<br />
$15(st); Door: $40; $35(sr); $20(st).<br />
● 7:30: Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra.<br />
Mozart in Paris. Ravel: Pavane pour une<br />
infante défunte; Moussa: Polarlicht; Ibert:<br />
Flute Concerto; Plessis: New Work; Mozart:<br />
Symphony No.31 “Paris”. Leslie Newman,<br />
flute; Pierre Simard, guest conductor.<br />
Boris Brott Great Hall, FirstOntario Concert<br />
Hall, 1 Summers Ln., Hamilton. 905-526-7756.<br />
$20-$80. Pre-concert talk at 6:30pm.<br />
● 7:30: Niagara Symphony Orchestra. The<br />
Music of Phil Collins & Genesis. Jeremy Saje,<br />
vocalist; Braley Thachuk, conductor. Partridge<br />
Hall, FirstOntario Performing Arts<br />
Centre, 250 St. Paul St., St. Catharines. 905-<br />
687-4993. $68; $60(sr); $39(arts worker<br />
with valid ID); $15(student-university or college<br />
with valid ID); $15(youth-18 and under<br />
with valid ID). Also Mar 26(2:30pm).<br />
● 7:30: Rose Theatre. The Rose Orchestra:<br />
Opening Night at the Opera. Lindsey Duggan,<br />
soprano; Danielle MacMillan, mezzo; Adam<br />
Luther, tenor; and Alexander Hajek, baritone.<br />
David Rehner, violin. 1 Theatre Ln., Brampton.<br />
905-874-<strong>28</strong>00 or www.therosetheatre.<br />
ca. $15-$34.<br />
● 7:30: York Chamber Ensemble. Aspects<br />
of Love. Bach: Little Suite from Anna Magdalena<br />
Bach’s Notebook; Florence Price: Piano<br />
Concerto in One Movement (Toronto premiere);<br />
Wagner: Siegfried Idyll; Rachmaninoff:<br />
Vocalise. Christina Petrowska Quilico,<br />
piano; Michael Berec, conductor. St. Paul’s<br />
Anglican Church, 227 Church St., Newmarket.<br />
416-931-7899 or www.yorkchamberensemble.ca.<br />
$25.<br />
● 8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony.<br />
Bénédicte Plays Tchaikovsky. Kay: Fantasy<br />
Variations; Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in<br />
D; Kalinnikov: Symphony No.1 in g. Bénédicte<br />
Lauzière, violin; Andrei Feher, conductor. Centre<br />
in the Square, 101 Queen St. N., Kitchener.<br />
519-745-4711 or 1-888-745-4717. $29-$87. Also<br />
Mar 26(2:30pm).<br />
● 8:00: Soundstreams/TO Live. Steve Reich:<br />
Now and Then. Celebrating composer Steve<br />
Reich’s 86th birthday. Steve Reich: Drumming<br />
and other works. NEXUS and TorQ Percussion<br />
Quartet. George Weston Recital Hall,<br />
Meridian Arts Centre, 5040 Yonge St. www.<br />
soundstreams.ca or www.ticketmaster.ca.<br />
From $31.50.<br />
● 8:00: Tapestry Opera/Obsidian Theatre<br />
Company. Of the Sea. Music by Ian Cusson.<br />
Libretto by Kanika Ambrose. Philip Akin,<br />
stage director; Jennifer Tung, music director.<br />
Bluma Appel Theatre, St. Lawrence Centre<br />
for the Arts, 27 Front St. E. 437-326-9410<br />
or www.am.ticketmaster.com/tolive/ofthesea-events.<br />
From $52. Also Mar <strong>28</strong>(8pm);<br />
29(8pm); 31(8pm); Apr 1(4pm).<br />
● 8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra.<br />
Gimeno Conducts Beethoven 5. Harman:<br />
Celebration Prelude (World Premiere/TSO<br />
Commission); Schumann: Cello Concerto;<br />
Ligeti: Cello Concerto; Habibi: Jeder Baum<br />
spricht; Beethoven: Symphony No.5. Jean-<br />
Guihen Queyras, cello; Gustavo Gimeno, conductor.<br />
Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St.<br />
416-598-3375. From $35. Also Mar 22, 23,<br />
26(3pm-George Weston Recital Hall).<br />
● 9:00: Axis Club Theatre. Sunshine Daydream:<br />
A Live Grateful Dead Tribute with<br />
Mars Hotel. 722 College St. www.sunshinedaydream-mars-hotel.eventbrite.ca.<br />
$27;<br />
$20(Early Bird pricing).<br />
Sunday <strong>March</strong> 26<br />
● 2:30: Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony.<br />
Bénédicte Plays Tchaikovsky. Kay: Fantasy<br />
Variations; Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in<br />
D; Kalinnikov: Symphony No.1 in g. Bénédicte<br />
Lauzière, violin; Andrei Feher, conductor. Centre<br />
in the Square, 101 Queen St. N., Kitchener.<br />
519-745-4711 or 1-888-745-4717. $29-$87. Also<br />
Mar 25(8pm).<br />
● 2:30: Niagara Symphony Orchestra. The<br />
Music of Phil Collins & Genesis. Jeremy Saje,<br />
vocalist; Braley Thachuk, conductor. Partridge<br />
Hall, FirstOntario Performing Arts<br />
Centre, 250 St. Paul St., St. Catharines. 905-<br />
687-4993. $68; $60(sr); $39(arts worker<br />
with valid ID); $15(student-university or college<br />
with valid ID); $15(youth-18 and under<br />
with valid ID). Also Mar 25(7:30pm).<br />
● 3:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra.<br />
Gimeno Conducts Beethoven 5. Harman:<br />
Celebration Prelude (World Premiere/TSO<br />
Commission); Schumann: Cello Concerto;<br />
Ligeti: Cello Concerto; Habibi: Jeder Baum<br />
spricht; Beethoven: Symphony No.5. Jean-<br />
Guihen Queyras, cello; Gustavo Gimeno, conductor.<br />
George Weston Recital Hall, Meridian<br />
Arts Centre, 5040 Yonge St. 416-598-3375.<br />
From $54. Also Mar 22(8pm-RTH), 23(8pm-<br />
RTH), 25(8pm-RTH).<br />
● 3:30: Rezonance Baroque Ensemble.<br />
Crossing Borders. Works by Muffat,<br />
Dall’Abaco, Francesco Geminiani, LeClair,<br />
Matteis, and Handel. Rezan Onen-Lapointe &<br />
Kailey Richards, baroque violins; Erika Nielsen,<br />
baroque cello; Benjamin Stein, lute &<br />
theorbo; David Podgorski, harpsichord. St.<br />
David’s Anglican Church, 49 Donlands Ave.<br />
647-779-5696 or www.rezonanceborders.<br />
eventbrite.com. $25; $20(st).<br />
Monday <strong>March</strong> 27<br />
● 8:00: High Notes Avante Productions. Gala<br />
for Mental Health. Flato Markham Theatre,<br />
171 Town Centre Blvd., Markham. www.highnotesavante.ca<br />
or 905-305-7469. $75(VIP);<br />
$50(general); $10(st).<br />
Tuesday <strong>March</strong> <strong>28</strong><br />
● 12:10: Nine Sparrows Arts Foundation.<br />
Lunchtime Chamber Music: Rising Stars<br />
Recital. Featuring performance students from<br />
the U of T Faculty of Music. Yorkminster Park<br />
Baptist Church, 1585 Yonge St. www.yorkminsterpark.com.<br />
Free. Donations welcome.<br />
● 7:30: Toronto Mendelssohn Choir. Bach:<br />
Mass in B Minor, BWV232. Toronto Mendelssohn<br />
Choir; Baroque Orchestra; Jean-<br />
Sébastien Vallée, conductor. Koerner Hall,<br />
TELUS Centre, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-<br />
0208. $39.95-$89; $36.79-$80.92(sr);<br />
$24.95(VOXTix).<br />
● 8:00: Tapestry Opera/Obsidian Theatre<br />
Company. Of the Sea. Music by Ian Cusson.<br />
Libretto by Kanika Ambrose. Philip Akin,<br />
stage director; Jennifer Tung, music director.<br />
Bluma Appel Theatre, St. Lawrence Centre<br />
for the Arts, 27 Front St. E. 437-326-9410<br />
or www.am.ticketmaster.com/tolive/ofthesea-events.<br />
From $52. Also Mar 25(8pm);<br />
29(8pm); 31(8pm); Apr 1(4pm).<br />
Wednesday <strong>March</strong> 29<br />
● 7:30: Against the Grain Theatre. Bluebeard’s<br />
Castle. Music by Béla Bartók. English<br />
libretto and stage direction by Daisy Evans.<br />
Gerald Finley, baritone (Bluebeard); Charlotte<br />
Hellekant, soprano (Judith); Stephen<br />
Higgins, conductor & arranger. Fleck Dance<br />
Theatre, Harbourfront Centre, 235 Queens<br />
Quay W. www.harbourfrontcentre.com/<br />
event/bluebeards-castle. $50-$150. Also<br />
Mar 31(7:30pm); Apr 1(1:30pm).<br />
● 8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra.<br />
Visions of Spain: Gimeno Conducts Boléro,<br />
Rodrigo & More. Coll: Aqua Cinerea (North<br />
American Premiere); Dutilleux: Symphony<br />
No.1; Falla: Selections from El amor brujo<br />
(with Toronto Symphony Youth Orchestra);<br />
M A R C H 2 9 , 3 1 , A P R I L 1<br />
B L u e b e a r d ' s<br />
B É L A<br />
C a s T L e B A R T Ó K<br />
Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez for Guitar<br />
& Orchestra; Ravel: Boléro. Juan Manuel<br />
Cañizares, guitar; Toronto Symphony Youth<br />
Orchestra; Gustavo Gimeno, conductor. Roy<br />
Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-598-3375.<br />
From $35. Mar 31(7:30pm), Apr 1, 2(3pm).<br />
Thursday <strong>March</strong> 30<br />
● 12:00 noon: Music at Met. Thursday Noon<br />
at Met Concert Series. Stéphanie McKay-Turgeon,<br />
soprano; Dakota Scott-Digout, piano.<br />
Metropolitan United Church, 56 Queen St. E.<br />
www.metunited.ca. Free. LIVE & STREAMED.<br />
● 7:30: Rose Theatre. Brampton Music Theatre:<br />
Kinky Boots. Music by Cyndi Lauper.<br />
Book & Lyrics by Harvey Fierstein. 1 Theatre<br />
Ln., Brampton. 905-874-<strong>28</strong>00 or www.therosetheatre.ca.<br />
$20-$39. Also Mar 31(7:30pm),<br />
Apr 1(1pm & 7:30pm), 2(1pm).<br />
● 8:00: Massey Hall. Buddy Guy. 178 Victoria<br />
St. www.tickets.mhrth.com. From $63. Also<br />
Mar 31.<br />
● 8:00: Music Toronto. Gryphon Trio.<br />
Beethoven: Piano Trio No.2 Op.70 (“Ghost”) -<br />
1st movement; Robert Rival: Nature Rhythms<br />
1 (world premiere); Two new works by former<br />
students of the Earl Haig Collegiate program;<br />
Mendelssohn: Piano Trio in c Op.66.<br />
Jane Mallett Theatre, St. Lawrence Centre for<br />
the Arts, 27 Front St. E. 416-366-7723 option 2.<br />
MARCH 30 at 8 pm<br />
GRYPHON<br />
TRIO<br />
music-toronto.com<br />
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