Volume 28 Issue 5 | April & May 2023
April and May is Canary Time in the world of WholeNote -- the time when choirs in larger than usual numbers refresh the info in our online "Who's Who" to inform prospective choristers and audiences what they have to offer. Also inside: There's a new New Wave to catch at Esprit; Toronto Bach Festival no 6 includes a Kafeehaus; another new small venue on the "Soft Seat Beat" (we assume the seats are soft!); an ever-so Musically Theatrical spring. And more.
April and May is Canary Time in the world of WholeNote -- the time when choirs in larger than usual numbers refresh the info in our online "Who's Who" to inform prospective choristers and audiences what they have to offer. Also inside: There's a new New Wave to catch at Esprit; Toronto Bach Festival no 6 includes a Kafeehaus; another new small venue on the "Soft Seat Beat" (we assume the seats are soft!); an ever-so Musically Theatrical spring. And more.
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LIVE OR ONLINE | Mar <strong>28</strong> to Jun 6, <strong>2023</strong><br />
Livestream video available for a limited time<br />
following the live performance.<br />
● 3:15: Mooredale Concerts. Mathieu Gaudet,<br />
Piano. An all-Schubert program: Twelve<br />
German Dances D.790; Sonata No.18 in<br />
c D.958; Two Scherzos D.593; and Four<br />
Impromptus Op.90 D.899. Walter Hall,<br />
Edward Johnson Building, University of<br />
Toronto, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-922-3714 X103<br />
or 647-988- 2102 (eve & weekends) or www.<br />
mooredaleconcerts.com. $45; $40(sr);<br />
$30(under 30).<br />
● 3:30: Northumberland Orchestra and<br />
Choir. In the Moment. A collaborative concert<br />
of quiet reflection. Fauré: Requiem;<br />
Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending. Oriana<br />
Singers; Emily Rocha, soprano; Joseph<br />
Song Chi, baritone; Victoria Yeh, concertmaster<br />
& solo violin; Robert Grandy, organ.<br />
Trinity United Church, <strong>28</strong>4 Division St.,<br />
Cobourg. Tickets at www.nocmusic.ca and<br />
www.orianasingers.com. $10-$30. Also<br />
Apr 1(7:30pm).<br />
● 4:00: Amadeus Choir of Greater Toronto.<br />
Vespers. A collaboration with the Guelph<br />
Chamber Choir. Ian Cusson: New Work<br />
(world premiere); Rachmaninoff: All-Night<br />
Vigil; and works by Larysa Kuzmenko and<br />
Uģis Prauliņš. St. Anne’s Anglican Church,<br />
276 Gladstone Ave. www.eventbrite.ca/e/vespers-tickets-501<strong>28</strong>6981857.<br />
From $12.<br />
● 4:00: The Edison Singers. Rachmaninoff<br />
Vespers. Noel Edison, conductor. St. Thomas’s<br />
Anglican Church, 99 Ontario St., St. Catharines.<br />
Tickets at www.theedisonsingers.com/<br />
performances. $45; $25(st 18 and under).<br />
Also Apr 7(Guelph at 7:30pm), 8(Toronto at<br />
1:30 pm).<br />
● 7:00: INNERchamber Inc. Early.<br />
Beethoven: String Quartet Op.18 No.1; Grieg:<br />
String Quartet No.1 Op.27. INNERchamber<br />
String Quartette (Julie Baumgartel, violin;<br />
Andrew Chung, violin; Jody Davenport,<br />
viola; Ben Bolt-Martin, cello). Revival House,<br />
70 Brunswick St., Stratford. tickets@innerchamber.ca.<br />
$50; $10(arts workers/st). LIVE<br />
& LIVESTREAM. A light meal is available to<br />
patrons in Stratford.<br />
● 7:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music<br />
Society. Chamber Music Concert. Program<br />
to be announced. Cicchillitti-Cowan Guitar<br />
Duo: Adam Cicchillitti and Steve Cowan.<br />
First United Church, 16 William St. W., Waterloo.<br />
519-569-1809 or www.ticketscene.ca/<br />
kwcms. $35; $20(st).<br />
● 7:30: Free Times Cafe. Sam Broverman<br />
Trio. Sam Broverman, vocals; Jordan<br />
O’Connor, bass; Stu Harrison, piano.<br />
320 College St. Reservations: 416-967-1078.<br />
$15 cover.<br />
● 7:30: Rose Theatre. Brampton Music Theatre:<br />
Kinky Boots. See Mar 30.<br />
Monday <strong>April</strong> 3<br />
● 3:00: Fallsview Casino Resort. The Broadway<br />
Boys. Fallsview Casino Resort, Avalon<br />
Theatre, 6380 Fallsview Blvd., Niagara Falls.<br />
1-877-833-3110 or www.ticketmaster.ca. Runs<br />
Apr 3-6.<br />
● 7:30: Canzona Chamber Players. City Concert:<br />
Spanish Music for Clarinet and Piano.<br />
Romero: Primer solo original; Ruera: Meditación;<br />
Pitt: Concertino Op.22; Monasterio:<br />
Adiós a la Alhambra; Hurlstone: Adagio<br />
lamentoso; and Gómez: Lorito-Capricho.<br />
Pedro Rubio, clarinet; Ana Benevides, piano.<br />
Canzona Music Studio, 27 Sherbourne St. N.<br />
reservations@canzona.org or www.canzona.<br />
org or 416-822-0613. $30. Also Apr 2(2pm)<br />
at St. Andrew-by-the-Lake Church, Toronto<br />
Island.<br />
Tuesday <strong>April</strong> 4<br />
● 4:00: Peripheral Vision. We’ve Got Nothing:<br />
Peripheral Vision Featuring Aline’s étoile<br />
magique. Peripheral Vision (Trevor Hogg,<br />
saxophone; Don Scott, guitar; Michael Herring,<br />
bass, Nick Fraser, drums); Aline’s étoile<br />
magique (Aline Homzy, violin; Thom Gill, guitar;<br />
Dan Fortin, bass; Michael Davidson, vibraphone;<br />
Marito Marques, drums. Tranzac Club,<br />
292 Brunswick Ave. 416-923-8137. PWYC. $10<br />
suggested.<br />
● 7:30: Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and<br />
Performing Arts, Brock University. Department<br />
of Music Big Band Concert: Latin Flair.<br />
Bernstein: West Side Story; Holst: “Jupiter”<br />
from The Planets; Grainger: Molly on<br />
the Shore; Mahler: Adagietto from Symphony<br />
No.5; Fritz Neubock: Rhapsody. Brock<br />
Big Band; Zoltan Kalman, conductor; Rebecca<br />
Heathcote, alto saxophone. FirstOntario<br />
Performing Arts Centre, Cairns Recital Hall,<br />
250 St. Paul St., St. Catharines. Tickets: 905-<br />
688-0722 or 1-855-515-0722 or www.firstontariopac.ca.<br />
$15; $10(st).<br />
● 8:00: Rose Theatre. Big Wreck. Bombs<br />
Away, Fields, High on the Hog. 1 Theatre Ln.,<br />
Brampton. 905-874-<strong>28</strong>00 or www.therosetheatre.ca.<br />
$15-$54.<br />
Wednesday <strong>April</strong> 5<br />
● 7:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music<br />
Society. Chamber Music Concert. Program<br />
to be announced. Valencia Baryton Trio. Canadian<br />
Clay and Glass Gallery, 25 Caroline St.<br />
N., Waterloo. 519-569-1809 or www.ticketscene.ca/kwcms.<br />
$35; $20(st).<br />
● 7:30: Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and<br />
Performing Arts, Brock University. Department<br />
of Music Concert: A Spiritual Journey.<br />
Bernstein: West Side Story; Holst: “Jupiter”<br />
from The Planets; Grainger: Molly on the<br />
Shore; Mahler: Adagietto from Symphony<br />
NINE SPARROWS ARTS FOUNDATION<br />
PRESENTS<br />
THE GOOD FRIDAY<br />
CONCERT<br />
Music and Readings for a Most Holy Day<br />
FRIDAY, APRIL 7, <strong>2023</strong> | 4:00 PM<br />
SPECIAL GUESTS:<br />
Anne Lindsay, Celtic fiddle<br />
Sharlene Wallace, Celtic harp<br />
FEATURING:<br />
Lark Popov, piano<br />
Stephen Boda, organ<br />
The Hedgerow Singers<br />
Eric N. Robertson, conductor<br />
Rev. Peter Holmes and<br />
Colleen Burns, narrators<br />
YORKMINSTER PARK BAPTIST CHURCH<br />
1585 Yonge Street | 416-922-1167 | ADMISSION FREE<br />
BEHOLD, HE CARRIED<br />
OUR SORROWS<br />
FRIDAY APRIL 15, 7:30PM<br />
Metropolitan Festival Choir<br />
Period Instrument Orchestra<br />
Michael Colvin, Evangelist<br />
Jacqueline Woodley, Tochter Zion<br />
Geoffrey Sirett, Jesus<br />
Jonathan Bach: Cantata Oldengarm, #23 direction and continuo<br />
St. John Passion (Selections)<br />
Buxtehude: Fürwahr<br />
HANDEL<br />
Brockes Passion<br />
Friday, <strong>April</strong> 7<br />
Tickets: $30 / $15<br />
Festival Choir, Soloists & Orchestra<br />
6:30 p.m. pre-concert talk<br />
Recognizing 7:30 p.m. concert Dr. Patricia Wright<br />
Conductor & Minister of Music<br />
metunited.ca/Handel<br />
LIVESTREAM/IN-PERSON metunited.ca/music<br />
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