Volume 29 Issue 1 | September 2023

LIVE OR ONLINE | Sep 1 to Oct 10, 2023
service with Byrd’s music, followed directly
by an illustrated music feature to mark the
400th anniversary of his passing in 1623; presented
by Robert Busiakiewicz, the former
music director at St. James Cathedral. Millar
Piano Duo: Gregory and Lisa Millar, piano.
360 Windermere Ave. www.YouTube.com/
StOlavesAnglicanChurch or 416-769-5686.
Contributions appreciated.
● 7:00: Royal Conservatory of Music. Mazzoleni
Masters Series: An Evening of Schubert
& Brahms. Schubert: Fantasia in f
D.940 (op.posth.103); Brahms: Piano Trio
No.1 in B Op.8. Temerty Theatre, Telus Centre,
273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208; www.
rcmusic.com/performance. $25.
● 7:30: Cuckoo’s Nest Folk Club. Friends of
Fiddler’s Green. Chaucer’s Pub, 122 Carling
St., London. www.ticketscene.ca/events. $25.
● 7:30: FirstOntario Performing Arts
Centre. Decades of Bond. Rebecca Noelle,
Michael Hanna Sr., vocalists. FirstOntario
Performing Arts Centre Partridge Hall,
250 St. Paul St., St. Catharines. 905-688-
0722; boxoffice@firstontariopac.ca. $40-$52.
● 7:30: Massey Hall. Rae Lamontagne. With
special guest Tomberlin. 178 Victoria St.
www.ticketmaster.ca. From $95.
● 8:00: Hugh’s Room Live. Lina Allemano
Four. Hugh’s Room Live (New Location),
296 Broadview Ave. www.hughsroomlive.
com or www.showpass.com/lina-allemanofour-revival.
$25.
● 8:00: Tafelmusik. Beethoven 4 & 5.
Beethoven: Symphony No. 4 in B-flat Op.60;
Beethoven: Symphony No.5 in c Op.67. Tafelmusik
Baroque Orchestra; Bruno Weil, conductor.
Koerner Hall, TELUS Centre, 273 Bloor
St. W. www.tafelmusik.org/concerts-events/
concerts/beethoven-4-5 or 416-408-0208.
From $48. Also Sept 22 & 23.
Monday September 25
● 7:00: FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre.
Walk Right Back - The Everly Brothers
Story. FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre
Partridge Hall, 250 St. Paul St., St. Catharines.
905-688-0722; boxoffice@firstontariopac.ca.
$49.
● 8:00: Massey Hall. Mt. Joy. 178 Victoria St.
www.ticketmaster.ca. From $43. Also Sep 26.
● 8:00: TD Music Hall. Y La Bamba.
178 Victoria St. www.tickets.mhrth.com. $20.
Tuesday September 26
● 12:10: University of Toronto Faculty of
Music. Tuesday Noon Series: I’ve Got U Under
My Skin - AIDS and Classical Music. Walter
Hall, Edward Johnson Building, University of
Toronto, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-978-3750 or
www.music.utoronto.ca. Free.
● 1:00: St. James Cathedral. Tuesday Organ
Recital. Peter Nikiforuk, organ. Cathedral
Church of St. James, 106 King St. E. 416-364-
7865 or www.stjamescathedral.ca/recitals.
Free. Donations welcome.
● 7:30: FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre.
Howard Jones. Acoustic Trio. Partridge
Hall, FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre,
250 St. Paul St., St. Catharines. 905-688-
0722; boxoffice@firstontariopac.ca. $65;
$55(members).
● 8:00: Massey Hall. Mt. Joy. 178 Victoria St.
www.ticketmaster.ca. From $43. Also Sep 25.
● 8:00: Payadora Tango Ensemble. A Night
of Tango with Payadora. Classic and modern
tango, originals, and South American folk
music. Rebekah Wolkstein, violin & vocals;
Drew Jurecka, bandoneon/violin/mandolin;
Robert Horvath, piano; Joe Phillips, doublebass
& guitar; Elbio Fernandez, vocals. Jazz
Bistro, 251 Victoria St. 416-363-5299. $25.
Also Nov 15.
Wednesday September 27
● 12:00 noon: Canadian Opera Company.
Free Concert Series: Mostly Mozart. UofT
Opera presents a concert of beloved operatic
ensembles by Mozart, augmented by
works inspired by the man widely recognized
as “one of the greatest composers in the history
of Western music.”. Students from UofT
Opera. Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre,
Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts,
145 Queen St. W. www.coc.ca/free-concertseries.
Free.
● 12:30: Yorkminster Park Baptist Church.
Noonday Organ Recital. Nicholas Wanstall,
organ. 1585 Yonge St. www.yorkminsterpark.
com. Free. Donations welcome.
● 8:00: FirstOntario Performing Arts
Centre. Cowboy Junkies. FirstOntario
Performing Arts Centre Partridge Hall,
250 St. Paul St., St. Catharines. 905-
688-0722; boxoffice@firstontariopac.ca.
$48.03-$60.86.
Thursday September 28
● 12:00 noon: Canadian Opera Company.
Free Concert Series: What is Gaga? Join a
dynamic introduction to Gaga, Ohad Naharin’s
world renowned movement language, as
Fall for Dance North brings his famous
work KAMUYOT to their upcoming ninth
annual festival, performed by Charlotte Ballet.
Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre, Four
Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts,
145 Queen St. W. www.coc.ca/free-concertseries.
Free.
● 12:00 noon: Music at Metropolitan.
Thursday Noon at Met:. Featuring Wagner
transcriptions. Jonathan Oldengarm,
organ. Metropolitan United Church, 56 Queen
St. E. www.metunited.ca/live. Free. LIVE &
STREAMED.
● 12:10: University of Toronto Faculty of
Music. Thursdays at Noon. Michael Bridge,
accordion. Walter Hall, Edward Johnson
Building, University of Toronto, 80 Queen’s
Park. 416-978-3750 or www.music.utoronto.
ca. Free.
● 7:30: Burlington Performing Arts Centre.
Leisa Way’s Opry Gold. Wayward Wind
Band. Burlington Performing Arts Centre
- Community Studio Theatre, 440 Locust
St., Burlington. 905-681-6000. $49.50;
$44.50(member). Also Sep 29, 30(2pm &
7:30pm), Oct 1(4pm).
● 8:00: Flato Markham Theatre. Sultans
of String: Walking Through the Fire. The Rez,
A Beautiful Darkness, Black Winged Raven,
Our Mother The Earth, and Nîmihito (Dance).
Alyssa Delbaere-Sawchuk; Marc Meriläinen,
Shannon Thunderbird, Don Ross, Leela Gilday,
and others. 171 Town Centre Blvd., Markham.
905-305-7469 or www.flatomarkhamtheatre.
ca. $68(regular); $78(prime); $15(YTX).
● 8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra.
The Poem of Ecstasy. Jimmy López Bellido:
Synesthésie (North American Premiere);
Ravel: Rapsodie espagnole; Ravel: Piano
Concerto for the Left Hand; Scriabin: The
Poem of Ecstasy. Seong-Jin Cho, piano; Gustavo
Gimeno, conductor. Roy Thomson Hall,
60 Simcoe St. 416-598-3375. From $35. Also
Sep 29(7:30pm), 30(8pm).
Friday September 29
● 7:00: Jazz at Durbar. Matt Pines Jazz Trio.
Matt Pines, piano; TBA, double-bass; and Rebecca
Enkin, vocals. Durbar Indian Restaurant,
2469 Bloor St. W. 416-762-4441 or www.rebeccaenkin.com.
.
● 7:00: TD Music Hall. Vancestock XII. Featuring
Doc Robinson, Pudding and Sisters &
Brothers. 178 Victoria St. www.tickets.mhrth.
com. TBA.
● 7:00: Westben. Fall Festival: Kris & Dee.
The Campfire, 6698 County Road 30 N.,
Campbellford. 1-877-883-5777 or www.westben.ca.
$45; $43(sr); $30(under 30); $5(18
and under).
● 7:30: Burlington Performing Arts Centre.
Leisa Way’s Opry Gold. Wayward Wind
Band. Burlington Performing Arts Centre
- Community Studio Theatre, 440 Locust
St., Burlington. 905-681-6000. $49.50;
$44.50(member). Also Sep 28, 30(2pm &
7:30pm), Oct 1(4pm).
● 7:30: Canadian Opera Company. Fidelio.
Music by Ludwig van Beethoven. Miina-
Liisa Vārelā, soprano (Leonore); Clay Hilley,
tenor (Florestan); Dimitry Ivaschenko,
bass (Rocco); Anna-Sophie Neher, soprano
(Marzelline); Josh Lovell, tenor (Jaquino);
and other soloists. Canadian Opera Company
Chorus & Orchestra; Johannes Debus, conductor;
Matthew Ozawa. Four Seasons Centre
for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen St.
W. 416-363-8231 or 1-800-250-4653 or tickets@coc.ca.
Single tickets on sale Aug 28.
Also Oct 1(2pm), 7, 12, 14(4:30pm), 18, 20. At
7:30pm unless otherwise noted.
● 7:30: Stratford Symphony Orchestra.
Indigenous Artists and Sultans of String
Walking Though the Fire: A Trailblazing
Canada’s TWELFTH CARILLON has been
installed at YORKMINSTER PARK!
And we have planned a weekend of celebration.
Friday, September 29 to Sunday, October 1
With special guest Dr. Andrea McCrady, Dominion Carillonneur
from the Peace Tower in Ottawa.
Friday at 7:00 pm: YP Speakers Series Lecture
Saturday at 4:00 pm: Inaugural Recital
Sunday at 11:00 a.m. Dedication and Recital
Yorkminster Park
Baptist Church
1585 Yonge Street
www.yorkminsterpark.com
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