Volume 29 Issue 2 | October & November 2023

LIVE OR ONLINE | Oct 1 to Dec 7, 2023
Sunday October 1
● 11:00am: Yorkminster Park Baptist
Church. Carillon Dedication and Recital. Dr.
Andrea McCrady, Dominion Carillonneur
from the Peace Tower in Ottawa. 1585 Yonge
St. www.yorkminsterpark.com. Free. Donations
welcome.
● 1:15: Mooredale Concerts. Music & Truffles
KIDS. Jason Vieaux, guitar. Walter Hall,
Edward Johnson Building, University of
Toronto, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-922-3714 x103;
647-988-2012 (eve/wknd). $25.
● 2:00: Arraymusic. Public Workshop:
Improvisation with Allison Cameron. Open to
musicians of any level! Beginners welcome
(and encouraged!). Use your instrument as a
tool for sound exploration. Work with a professional
composer/musician to play and
create graphic scores. Have fun in a chill
and welcoming environment. Array Space,
155 Walnut Ave. www.arraymusic.ca. Free.
Donations accepted.
● 2:00: CAMMAC Toronto Region. Mozart’s
Solemn Vespers. Reading for singers and
instrumentalists. Thomas Burton, conductor.
Christ Church Deer Park, 1570 Yonge St. 647-
458-0213 or www.cammac.ca/toronto. $15;
$10(members).
● 2:00: 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 7, 12, 14(4:30pm), 18, 20. At 7:30pm unless
otherwise noted.
● 2:00: Westben. Fall Festival: Michael
Kaeshammer. Michael Kaeshammer,
piano & vocals. The Barn (Campbellford),
6698 County Road 30, Campbellford. 1-877-
883-5777 or www.westben.ca. $65.
● 2:30: Niagara Symphony Orchestra.
Indigenous Artists and Sultans of String
Walking Through the Fire: A Trailblazing
Musical Response to the TRC’s 94 Calls to
Action. Sultans of String; Alyssa Delbaere-
Sawchuk, fiddler; Marc Meriläinen, singer/
songwriteriwan), Shannon Thunderbird,
singer/songwriter; Don Ross, guitar; and
others. FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre,
Partridge Hall, 250 St. Paul St., St. Catharines.
www.tinyurl.com/bdch4tyt or 905-688-
0722. $75; $29(st univ/college with valid ID);
$24(youth under 18 with valid ID); $46(under
35); $52(arts workers with valid ID);
$100(Diamond). Also Sep 30(7:30pm).
● 3:00: Amici Chamber Ensemble. Gems.
Brahms: Sonata for clarinet and piano; Fibich:
Quintet for clarinet, horn, violin, cello, and
piano Op.42; Frühling: Trio in a for clarinet,
cello, and piano Op.40; Sofia Gubaidulina:
Preludes for solo cello. Guest artists: Erika
Raum, violin; Neil Deland, horn. Amici Chamber
Ensemble: Joaquin Valdepeñas, clarinet;
David Hetherington, cello; Serouj Kradjian,
piano. Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre, 427 Bloor
St. W. www.amiciensemble.com. $50;
$30(under 30); $100(donor/VIP).
● 3:00: Magisterra Soloists. Magisterra at
the Museum: Beyond Borders. Prokofiev:
Quintet in g Op.39; and works by Olivier Messiaen,
Rebecca Clarke, Alvin Etler, Hans Werner
Henze, and Thomas Fortmann. Guests:
Peter Shackleton, clarinet, & Nermis Mieses,
oboe. Museum London, 421 Ridout St. N., London.
www.magisterra.com. $35; $30(sr);
$15(st); $10(under 10).
● 3:00: Royal Conservatory of Music. Piano
Concerts Series: Mahani Teave. Bach: Chromatic
Fantasia & Fugue in d BWV 903; Chopin:
Nocturne in b-flat Op.9 No.1; Chopin: Mazurka
in g Op.67 No.2; Chopin: Mazurka in a
Op.67 No.4; Chopin: Nocturne in e Op.72 No.1;
and works by Arevalo, Liszt, Rachmaninoff,
and others. Koerner Hall, TELUS Centre,
273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208 or www.
rcmusic.com/performance. From $40.
● 3:15: Mooredale Concerts. Jason Vieaux,
classical guitar. Walter Hall, Edward Johnson
Building, University of Toronto, 80 Queen’s
Park. 416-922-3714 x103; 647-988-2012 (eve/
wknd). $55; $50(sr); $30(st).
● 4:00: 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).
● 4:00: Confluence Concerts. Irish Songbook.
New and traditional Irish repertoire.
Patricia O’Callaghan, soprano. Featuring
Larry Beckwith, Miranda Mulholland, Maeve
Palmer, Tim Posgate, Yolanda Tapia, and
Maryem Tollar. Heliconian Hall, 35 Hazelton
Ave. 647-678-4923 or www.bemusednetwork.com/events.
$25. Pre-concert chat
(3:15pm).
● 4:00: Flute Street. Tenth Anniversary Season:
Dances with Flutes. Stravinsky: Dances
from Petrouchka; Valerie Coleman: Juba
Dance, Bartók: Rumanian Dances; Warlock:
Capriol Suite, John Palmer: Samba.
Church of St. Peter and St. Simon-the-Apostle,
525 Bloor St. E. 416-462-9498. PWYC - $25
suggested.
● 5:00: St. Thomas’s Anglican Church. Evensong,
Te Deum, and Adoration. Howells: Magnificat
& Nunc Dimittis “Collegium Regale”;
Britten: Festival Te Deum; Peter Philips: Motet
”Elegi abjectus esse”. Guest: John Tuttle, conductor;
Choir of St. Thomas’s Church; Elizabeth
Anderson, director; Manuel Piazza,
assistant director. 383 Huron St. 416-979-
2323 or www.stthomas.on.ca. Freewill offering.
Reception to follow in parish hall.
● 7:00: INNERchamber Inc. Three-Part
Inventions. Reflections by Roy Lewis on the
roots of creativity. Original compositions
by Graham Hargrove and Ben Bolt-Martin
connected by the musical experiments of
Bach and Domenico Scarlatti. Roy Lewis,
actor; Ben Bolt-Martin, cello; Graham Hargrove,
percussion. Factory 163, 163 King St.,
Stratford. tickets@innerchamber.ca. $45;
$30(arts workers/st); $20(Livestream).
5:30pm - Pre-show dinner. A light meal
is available to in-person patrons. LIVE &
LIVESTREAM.
● 7:30: Apocryphonia. GinasterAmirov:
Argentine & Azerbaijani Opera and Piano
Masterworks. Ginastera: Piano Sonata
No.1; Ginastera: Las horas de una estancia;
Amirov: Romantic Sonata (Canadian Premiere);
Amirov - Excerpts from Sevil. Thera
Barclay, soprano; Alexander Cappellazzo,
tenor; Narmina Afandiyeva, piano. Heliconian
Hall, 35 Hazelton Ave. 514-378-2558. Pay
What You Want(In-person or Eventbrite);
$25/$50(Supporter Donations/Program
Shout-Outs).
Monday October 2
● 10:00am: Westben. Fall Festival: Sounds
in Nature. Enjoy a magical autumn morning
amidst the ancient splendour of colourful forests,
peaceful streams, and turning leaves.
Ben Finley & Friends. Willow Hill Amphitheatre,
6698 County Road 30 N., Campbellford.
1-877-883-5777 or www.westben.ca. $55;
$53(sr); $30(under 30); $5(18 and under).
Also Oct 1. Meet at Willow Hill and then take a
nature walk through the Mary West Nature
Reserve followed by refreshments, snacks,
and conversations with the artists at the
Westben Campfire.
● 3:00: Fallsview Casino Resort. Sergio
Mendes. Fallsview Casino Resort, Avalon Theatre,
6380 Fallsview Blvd., Niagara Falls.
1-877-833-3110 or www.ticketmaster.ca.
From $45. Also Oct 3(3pm) & 4(8:30pm).
● 8:00: Massey Hall. Tom Odell. 178 Victoria
St. www.ticketmaster.ca. From $46.
Tuesday October 3
● 12:00 noon: Canadian Opera Company.
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IN THIS ISSUE
● Live and/or livestream (date-specific daily listings for
performances, workshops, etcetera
● Directory of alternative venues (mainly clubs mostly
jazz)
● Ongoing, On Demand and Other (not tied to a specific
date)
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