Volume 29 Issue 1 | September 2023
Bridges & intersections: Intersections of all kinds in the issue: the once and future Rex; philanthropy and music (Azrieli's AMPs); music and dance (TMChoir & Citadel + Compagnie); Baroque & Romantic (Tafelmusik's Beethoven). also Hugh's Room crosses the Don; DISCoveries looks at the first of fall's arrivals; this single-month September issue (Vol. 29, no.1) bridges summer & fall, and puts us on course for regular bimonthly issues (Oct/Nov; Dec/Jan; Feb/Mar, etc) for the rest of Volume 29. Welcome back.
Bridges & intersections: Intersections of all kinds in the issue: the once and future Rex; philanthropy and music (Azrieli's AMPs); music and dance (TMChoir & Citadel + Compagnie); Baroque & Romantic (Tafelmusik's Beethoven). also Hugh's Room crosses the Don; DISCoveries looks at the first of fall's arrivals; this single-month September issue (Vol. 29, no.1) bridges summer & fall, and puts us on course for regular bimonthly issues (Oct/Nov; Dec/Jan; Feb/Mar, etc) for the rest of Volume 29. Welcome back.
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create graphic scores. Have fun in a chill<br />
and welcoming environment. Array Space,<br />
155 Walnut Ave. www.arraymusic.ca. Free.<br />
Donations accepted. Also Aug 6 & Oct 1.<br />
● 2:00: CAMMAC Ottawa Region. Choral<br />
Concert. John Rutter: Requiem; Harry Somers:<br />
Gloria; Ambrož Čopi: O salutaris hostia.<br />
CAMMAC Summer Choir; Jessica Belanger,<br />
soprano; with professional orchestra; Lisa<br />
Webber, artistic director; Ian Guenette,<br />
keyboards. St. John Chrysostom Church,<br />
<strong>29</strong>5 Albert St., Arnprior. 613-623-8800. $25;<br />
$10(st); Free(12 and under).<br />
Monday <strong>September</strong> 11<br />
● 3:00: Fallsview Casino Resort. Ricky Nelson<br />
Remembered Starring Matthew and<br />
Gunnar Nelson. Fallsview Casino Resort, Avalon<br />
Theatre, 6380 Fallsview Blvd., Niagara<br />
Falls. 1-877-833-3110 or www.ticketmaster.<br />
ca. From $45. Also Sep 12(3pm), 13(3pm &<br />
8:30pm).<br />
Tuesday <strong>September</strong> 12<br />
● 12:10: University of Toronto Faculty of<br />
Music. Tuesday Noon Series: Voice Studies<br />
Welcome, Announcements and Musical Offering.<br />
Walter Hall, Edward Johnson Building,<br />
University of Toronto, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-<br />
978-3750 or www.music.utoronto.ca. Free.<br />
● 1:00: St. James Cathedral. Tuesday Organ<br />
Recital. Works by Bach, Saint-Saëns, and Langlais.<br />
Thomas Bell, organ. Cathedral Church<br />
of St. James, 106 King St. E. 416-364-7865<br />
or www.stjamescathedral.ca/recitals. Free.<br />
Donations welcome.<br />
● 3:00: Fallsview Casino Resort. Ricky Nelson<br />
Remembered Starring Matthew and<br />
Gunnar Nelson. Fallsview Casino Resort, Avalon<br />
Theatre, 6380 Fallsview Blvd., Niagara<br />
Falls. 1-877-833-3110 or www.ticketmaster.<br />
ca. From $45. Also Sep 11(3pm), 13(3pm &<br />
8:30pm).<br />
● 6:30: Wide Arches. Wide Arches Album<br />
Release Show with Prince Enoki and mystery<br />
tea. Small World Music Centre, Artscape<br />
Youngplace, 180 Shaw St. . .<br />
● 7:30: Toronto Consort. Canoe: A Two-Act<br />
Opera. Preview. See Sep 15.<br />
Wednesday <strong>September</strong> 13<br />
● 12:30: ORGANIX Concerts. Organ Concert.<br />
Ian Grundy, organ. Our Lady of Sorrows<br />
Catholic Church, 3055 Bloor St. W. 416-571-<br />
3680 or organixconcerts.ca. Suggested freewill<br />
offering of $20.<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 />
● 3:00: Fallsview Casino Resort. Ricky Nelson<br />
Remembered Starring Matthew and<br />
Gunnar Nelson. Fallsview Casino Resort, Avalon<br />
Theatre, 6380 Fallsview Blvd., Niagara<br />
Falls. 1-877-833-3110 or www.ticketmaster.<br />
ca. From $45. Also Sep 11(3pm), 12(3pm) &<br />
13(8:30pm).<br />
● 5:15: Trinity College, University of<br />
Toronto. Evensong. Traditional Anglican<br />
choral music. Trinity College Chapel Choir;<br />
Thomas Bell, director of music; Peter Bayer,<br />
organ scholar. Trinity College Chapel, University<br />
of Toronto, 6 Hoskin Ave. 416-978-2522<br />
or www.trinity.utoronto.ca/discover/about/<br />
chapel/music. Free. Evensong is sung in the<br />
beautiful Trinity College chapel each week<br />
during term time.<br />
● 7:30: Burton Avenue United Church.<br />
Quartet Malamatina. Tim Beattie, Finlay Hay,<br />
Ross Morris, and Lenny Ranallo, guitar quartet.<br />
37 Burton Ave., Barrie. www.eventbrite.<br />
com/e/quartet-malamatina-canada-england-scotland-usa-guitar-concert-tickets-696175<strong>29</strong>8057.<br />
Admission by donation.<br />
● 7:30: Toronto Consort. Canoe: A Two-Act<br />
Opera. Preview. See Sep 15. Performances:<br />
Sep 15(7:30pm), 16(2pm & 7:30pm).<br />
● 8:00: Massey Hall. Gov’t Mule: Peace<br />
Like a River World Tour. With Big Sugar.<br />
178 Victoria St. www.ticketmaster.ca. From<br />
$53.<br />
● 8:30: Fallsview Casino Resort. Ricky Nelson<br />
Remembered Starring Matthew and<br />
Gunnar Nelson. Fallsview Casino Resort, Avalon<br />
Theatre, 6380 Fallsview Blvd., Niagara<br />
Falls. 1-877-833-3110 or www.ticketmaster.<br />
ca. From $45. Also Sep 11(3pm), 12(3pm) &<br />
13(3pm).<br />
Thursday <strong>September</strong> 14<br />
● 7:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber<br />
Music Society. Malamatina Guitar Quartet.<br />
Malamatina Guitar Quartet: Tim Beattie,<br />
Finlay Hay, Ross Morris, and Lenny Ranallo.<br />
KWCMS Music Room, 57 Young St. W., Waterloo.<br />
519-569-1809 or www.ticketscene.ca/<br />
kwcms. $30; $20(st).<br />
● 7:00: SweetWater Music Festival. Starry<br />
Night. Deva Munay & Edwin Huizinga take<br />
us on a sound journey meditation/improvisation<br />
featuring new music composed for<br />
SHHH!! by Monica Pearce, Jocelyn Morlock,<br />
Paolo Griffin, Mari Alice Conrad, and more.<br />
SHHH!! Ensemble: Edana Higham, piano, and<br />
Zac Pulak, percussion. Harmony Centre, 890<br />
4th Ave. E., Owen Sound. www.sweetwatermusicfestival.ca.<br />
$20.<br />
● 8:00: Brampton On Stage. This Is Brampton<br />
Showcase. New Music, Country Music,<br />
R&B, Hip Hop, Jazz. B-Jazzed, Bluebird<br />
Brampton, Crate Clash, Drivewire, Flower City<br />
Slam, and others. Rose Theatre, 1 Theatre Ln.,<br />
Brampton. www.tickets.brampton.ca/online<br />
or 905-874-2800. $10.<br />
Friday <strong>September</strong> 15<br />
● 9:00am: SweetWater Music Festival.<br />
Sound Journey. Sound healing is one of the<br />
oldest and most natural forms of healing on<br />
our planet. The power of sound can restore<br />
one’s mind, body, and spirit back to a state of<br />
balance. Join us for a healing meditation featuring<br />
Deva Munay, a frequent collaborator<br />
of Edwin Huizinga’s. Georgian Shores United<br />
Church, 997 4th Ave. E., Owen Sound. www.<br />
sweetwatermusicfestival.ca. Free.<br />
● 7:00: SweetWater Music Festival. A Baroque<br />
Party. Biber: Representiva; Dall’Abaco:<br />
Capricci; Handel: Trio Sonata No.6 in g Op.2<br />
HWV 391; Bach: Brandenburg Concerto<br />
No.5. Mark Fewer and others. Historic Leith<br />
Church, 419134 Tom Thomson Lane, Leith.<br />
www.sweetwatermusicfestival.ca. . Includes<br />
a post-concert reception.<br />
● 7:30: Toronto Consort. Canoe: A Two-Act<br />
Opera. Libretto & Story by Spy Dénommé-<br />
Welch. Music by Spy Dénommé-Welch &<br />
Catherine Magowan. Unsettled Scores.<br />
Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre, Jeanne Lamon<br />
Hall, 427 Bloor St. W. www.torontoconsort.org<br />
or 416-964-6337. Pay what you like:<br />
$65 / $45 / $20, Previews: $10. Previews:<br />
Sep 12(7:30pm) & 13(7:30pm). Performances:<br />
Also Sep 15(7:30pm), 16(2pm & 7:30pm).<br />
● 8:00: Hugh’s Room Live. Michael Jerome<br />
Brown @ Tranzac. Tranzac Club,<br />
<strong>29</strong>2 Brunswick Ave. www.showpass.com/<br />
michael-jerome-brown-tranzac. $25.<br />
● 8:00: TD Music Hall. Kingdom. 178 Victoria<br />
St. www.tickets.mhrth.com. TBA.<br />
Saturday <strong>September</strong> 16<br />
● 9:00am: SweetWater Music Festival.<br />
Sound Journey. Sound healing is one of the<br />
oldest and most natural forms of healing on<br />
our planet. The power of sound can restore<br />
one’s mind, body, and spirit back to a state of<br />
balance. Join us for a healing meditation featuring<br />
Deva Munay, a frequent collaborator<br />
of Edwin Huizinga’s. Historic Leith Church,<br />
419134 Tom Thomson Lane, Leith. www.<br />
sweetwatermusicfestival.ca. Free.<br />
● 10:30am: SweetWater Music Festival.<br />
Mozart for Munchkins. Geared towards<br />
kids aged 1-5! Step into a world of enchantment<br />
and musical wonder for a captivating<br />
classical music experience designed especially<br />
for kids and families. Our talented musicians<br />
will weave musical tales for the violin<br />
and cello transporting young and old alike<br />
to lands filled with imagination and emotio.<br />
Keith Hamm, violin; Julie Hereish, cello. Harmony<br />
Centre, 890 4th Ave. E., Owen Sound.<br />
www.sweetwatermusicfestival.ca. Free.<br />
● 12:00 noon: SweetWater Music Festival.<br />
J. S. Bach’s Long Walk in the Snow: Tom<br />
Allen & Friends. Bach (paraphrased by Sergei<br />
Rachmaninoff / arr. Lori Gemmell): Gavotte<br />
from Partita No.3 in E for solo violin BWV<br />
1006; Bach (arr. Lori Gemmell): Chorale Prelude<br />
- Wachet auf; Bach: Allegro from Sonata<br />
No.3 for Violin and Harpsichord in E; Bach<br />
WASAGA BEACH BLUES<br />
(arr. Lori Gemmell): 1st Variation from Goldberg<br />
Variations BWV 988. Tom Allen, host<br />
& author; Lori Gemmell, violin; Mark Fewer,<br />
double-bass; Joe Phillips, gamba; and Suba<br />
Sankaran, vocalist. Harmony Centre, 890<br />
4th Ave. E., Owen Sound. www.sweetwatermusicfestival.ca.<br />
Free.<br />
● 12:00 noon: TYT Theatre. Pinkalicious the<br />
Musical. Recommended for ages 4+. Wychwood<br />
Barns Park, 76 Wychwood Ave. www.<br />
tyttheatre.com/onstage. From $25. Also<br />
shows at 12_noon & 3:30pm: Sep 16, 17, 23, 24,<br />
30, Oct 1, 7, 8, 14, 15, 21, 22.<br />
● 1:00: Terry Storr and Daniel Kushner.<br />
Two-Thirds of a Trio, Again. Music for clarinet<br />
and viola by Rebecca Clarke; L. Distel, Gordon<br />
Jacob, Patricia Morehead, and Mozart. Terry<br />
Storr, clarinet; Daniel Kushner, viola. St. Barnabas<br />
Anglican Church, 361 Danforth Ave.<br />
416-465-7443. Free.<br />
● 1:30: SweetWater Music Festival. Bach<br />
Bash. Our annual exhibit of luthiers returns<br />
featuring some of Canada’s top string instrument<br />
makers. Meet the makers and hear<br />
their new instruments performed by Sweet-<br />
Water artists – including solo suites and partitas<br />
and sonatas. Harmony Centre, 890 4th<br />
Ave. E., Owen Sound. www.sweetwatermusicfestival.ca.<br />
Free.<br />
● 2:00: Toronto Consort. Canoe: A Two-<br />
Act Opera. See Sep 12. Performances:<br />
Sep 16(7:30pm).<br />
● 2:30: SweetWater Music Festival. Classical<br />
Jam Sesh. Bring your instruments and<br />
join us for a classical jam session of Bach’s<br />
Brandenburg Concerto No.3. Local musicians<br />
are invited to play along with featured Sweet-<br />
Water musicians led by Artistic Director<br />
ADVANCE TICKETS:<br />
$15 per day<br />
$40 for 3 days<br />
$100 VIP Pass for 3 days<br />
JORDAN JOHN<br />
Durham County Poets<br />
KC Robers &<br />
the Live Revolution<br />
Ben Racine Band<br />
Angelique Francis<br />
Soulstack with Roly Platt<br />
Loco Zydeco<br />
Lazo<br />
David Gogo<br />
and much, much more!<br />
wasagabeachblues.com<br />
*Children under 12 free Performances subject to change without notice. E.&O.E.<br />
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