Volume 29 Issue 2 | October & November 2023

our innermost hidden thoughts, giving voice
to the defining tableaux from our childhood.
Gunilla Josephson, film-maker; Frank Horvat,
composer; Thin Edge New Music Collective.
340 Yonge St. www.frankhorvat.com/
moments. $20. Also at 8:30pm.
● 8:00: Burlington Performing Arts Centre.
Choir! Choir! Choir! Daveed Goldman
and Nobu Adilman, choir organizers. Burlington
Performing Arts Centre - Main Theatre,
440 Locust St., Burlington. www.burlingtonpac.ca/events/choir-choir-choir
or 905-568-
1600. From $34.50.
● 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 Sep 26, Jan 17, 2024, Mar 6, May 15, Jul 17,
Sep 18, Nov 13.
● 8:30: Aperture Room, Thornton-Smith
Building. All That Remains: Residual
Moments. See Nov 15 at 7pm.
Thursday November 16
● 12:00 noon: Music at Metropolitan.
Thursday Noon at Met:. Lindsay McIntyre,
soprano. Metropolitan United Church,
56 Queen St. E. www.metunited.ca/live. Free.
LIVE & STREAMED.
WOMEN’S MUSICAL CLUB OF TORONTO
NOVEMBER 16 | 1.30 PM
TESLA
QUARTET
416-923-7052 | wmct.on.ca
● 1:30: Music in the Afternoon. Tesla Quartet.
Dvořák: 4 movements from Cypresses;
Grazyna Bacewicz: String Quartet No.3;
Beethoven: String Quartet No.9 in C
Op.59 No.3; Kevin Lau: A new work for string
quartet commissioned by the WMCT. Tesla
Quartet: Ross Snyer, Michelle Lie, violins;
Edwin Kaplan, viola; Austin Fisher, cello. Walter
Hall, Edward Johnson Building, University
of Toronto, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-923-7052 X1.
$50; free(st with ID at door).
● 7:30: Don Wright Faculty of Music. Opera
at Western: La Cenerentola (Cinderella). Paul
Davenport Theatre, Talbot College, Western
University, 1151 Richmond St. N., London.
519-661-3767 or www.music.uwo.ca/events.
$35/$25(adv); $40/$30(at door).
● 7:30: FirstOntario Performing Arts
Centre. Great Lake Swimmers with Minuscule.
FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre,
Partridge Hall, 250 St. Paul St., St. Catharines.
905-688-0722; boxoffice@firstontariopac.ca.
$35.
● 8:00: Aga Khan Museum. Duende Flamenco
Festival. Emilio Ochando, Carmen
Romero, Miriam Mendez, El Yiyo, Eduardo
Guerrero, and others. Aga Khan Museum
Auditorium, 77 Wynford Dr. www.agakhanmuseum.org/programs/duende-festival-2023.
$60(Nov 16, 17, 18); $80(Nov 19).
Also Nov 17(8:30pm), 18(8pm), 19(6pm).
● 8:00: Don Wright Faculty of Music. Piano
Concert. Joel Sachs, piano. Paul Davenport
Theatre, Talbot College, Western University,
1151 Richmond St. N., London. 519-661-3767
or www.music.uwo.ca/events. Free.
● 8:00: Evergreen Club Contemporary
Gamelan. Crosscurrents: Canadian
Gamelan @ 40. Gunawan: Two world premieres
and selections from the ECCG repertoire.
Guest: Iwan Gunawan. Tranzac Club,
292 Brunswick Ave. www.eventbrite.com/e/
crosscurrents-canadian-gamelan-40-withindonesian-guest-iwan-gunawan-tickets-718829697977?aff=oddtdtcreator.
$30;
$15(st/sr/arts workers).
● 8:00: Scarborough Music Theatre. Xanadu.
See Nov 2. Also Nov 17(8pm), 18(2pm).
● 8:00: TO Live. New York Philharmonic
String Quartet. Frank Huang, violin; Qianqian
Li, violin; Cynthia Phelps, viola; and Carter
Brey, cello. George Weston Recital Hall,
Meridian Arts Centre, 5040 Yonge St. www.
tolive.com or 416-366-7723 and 1-800-708-
6754 or boxoffice@tolive.com. From $40.
● 8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra.
Dvořák Symphony No.8. Zoltan Almashi:
Maria’s City (Canadian Premiere); Liszt: Piano
Concerto No.1; Dvořák: Symphony No.8. Illia
Ovcharenko, piano; Oksana Lyniv, conductor.
Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-598-
3375. From $35. Also Nov 18.
Friday November 17
● Royal Conservatory of Music. Mazzoleni
Masters Series: ARC Ensemble: Celebrating
20 Years. (See Nov 29, 7:30pm for CD launch
concert details)
● 12:10: Music at St. Andrew’s. Noontime
Recital. Cecilia Chow, piano. St. Andrew’s
Presbyterian Church, 73 Simcoe St. 416-
593-5600 X231 or www.standrewstoronto.
org. Free.
● 7:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music
Society. The Rogue Duo. Mehrdad Jafari
Raad: Toccata; Eugene Aspatov: Utterings;
Rojin Monibi: Dandelion; Niloufar Shahbazi:
Detachment; Maziar Heidari: Eclipsed Hopes;
Keyan Emami: Nah / ‏;هن Saman Shahi: Slumbering
Clouds. Saman Shahi, piano; Bijan Sepanji,
violin. First United Church, 16 William St.
W., Waterloo. 519-569-1809 or www.ticketscene.ca/kwcms.
Advance: $25; $15(st). At
door: $30; $20(st). NOTE: Change of venue
from KWCMS Music Room to First United
Church.
● 7:30: Don Wright Faculty of Music. Opera
at Western: La Cenerentola (Cinderella). See
Nov 16.
● 8:00: Brampton On Stage. Early Morning
Rain: The Legend of Gordon Lightfoot. Performers:
Leisa Way, Fred Smith, Bobby Prochaska,
and Don Reid. Rose Theatre, 1 Theatre
Ln., Brampton. www.tickets.brampton.ca/
online or 905-874-2800. From $15.
● 8:00: Fallsview Casino Resort. Brett
Young: Dance With You with Special Guest
Tyler Rich. Fallsview Casino Resort, OLG
Stage, 6380 Fallsview Blvd., Niagara Falls.
1-877-833-3110 or www.ticketmaster.ca. Tickets
on sale Aug 16 at 10am.
● 8:00: Scarborough Music Theatre. Xanadu.
See Nov 2. Also Nov 18(2pm).
CHORAL
KALEIDOSCOPE
Tafelmusik Chamber Choir &
Orchestra, directed by Ivars Taurins
Nov 17–19, 2023
Jeanne Lamon Hall,
Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre
tafelmusik.org
● 8:00: Tafelmusik. Choral Kaleidoscope.
Bach: Motet - Jesu, meine Freude; and
works by Purcell, Salamone Rossi, Carissimi,
and Lotti. Tafelmusik Chamber Choir; Ivars
Taurins, director. Jeanne Lamon Hall, Trinity-St.
Paul’s Centre, 427 Bloor St. W. www.
tafelmusik.org/choral or 416-964-6337. From
$47. Also Nov 18(8pm) & 19(3pm).
● 8:30: Aga Khan Museum. Duende Flamenco
Festival. Emilio Ochando, Carmen
Romero, Miriam Mendez, El Yiyo, Eduardo
Guerrero, and others. Aga Khan Museum
Auditorium, 77 Wynford Dr. www.agakhanmuseum.org/programs/duende-festival-2023.
$60(Nov 16, 17, 18); $80(Nov 19).
Also Nov 16(8pm), 18(8pm), 19(6pm).
Saturday November 18
● 2:00: Don Wright Faculty of Music. Opera
at Western: La Cenerentola (Cinderella). See
Nov 16.
● 2:00: Scarborough Music Theatre. Xanadu.
See Nov 2.
● 4:00: Toronto Operetta Theatre. TOT
Cabaret Series: Vienna Mine. Music by
Strauss, Lehár, and Kálmán. Edward Jackman
Centre, 947 Queen St. E., 2nd Floor. 416-
366-7723 or 1–800-708-6754 or www.tolive.
com. $45.
● 4:30: Royal Conservatory of Music. Taylor
Academy Concerts Series: Taylor Academy
Showcase Concert. Mazzoleni Concert Hall,
TELUS Centre, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208
or www.rcmusic.com/performance. Free.
● 7:00: Stratford Symphony Orchestra.
John Marcus & Sharon Wei Perform Mozart.
Joseph Bologne: Symphony No.2 in D
Op.11; Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante in E-flat
K.364; Dvořák: Serenade for Strings in E
Op.22 (B.52). John Marcus, violin; Sharon
Wei, viola; William Rowson, conductor. Avondale
United Church, 194 Avondale Ave.,
Stratford. www.stratfordsymphony.ca/Marcus_and_Wei_Perform_Mozart.
$45; $15(st);
Free(under 12).
● 7:30: Grand Philharmonic Chamber Singers.
Annelies. James Whitbourne: Annelies.
Sara Schabas, soprano; Chamber Orchestra;
Mark Vuorinen, conductor. Ken Seiling Waterloo
Region Museum, 10 Huron Rd, Kitchener.
519-578-1570. From $10.
● 7:30: Opera by Request. Le nozze di
Figaro. Music by W. A. Mozart. Brian Dearden,
baritone (Figaro); Roanna Kitchen, soprano
(Susanna); Rianna Robinson, soprano (The
Countess); Sebastien Belcourt, baritone (The
Count); Alessia Vitali, mezzo (Cherubino);
and others; William Shookhoff, piano and
music director. College St. United Church,
452 College St. 416-455-2365. $20.
● 8:00: Aga Khan Museum. Duende Flamenco
Festival. Emilio Ochando, Carmen
Romero, Miriam Mendez, El Yiyo, Eduardo
Guerrero, and others. Aga Khan Museum
Auditorium, 77 Wynford Dr. www.agakhanmuseum.org/programs/duende-festival-2023.
$60(Nov 16, 17, 18); $80(Nov 19).
Also Nov 16(8pm), 17(8:30pm), 19(6pm).
● 8:00: Brampton On Stage. Classic Albums
Live: The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely
Hearts Club Band. Rose Orchestra. Rose Theatre,
1 Theatre Ln., Brampton. www.tickets.brampton.ca/online
or 905-874-2800.
From $15.
● 8:00: Mississauga Symphony Orchestra.
Masterworks: Verdi Requiem. Mississauga
Festival Choir. Living Arts Centre, Hammerson
Hall, 4141 Living Arts Dr., Mississauga.
www.mississaugasymphony.ca or 905-306-
6000. From $40.
● 8:00: Tafelmusik. Choral Kaleidoscope. See
Nov 17. Also Nov 19.
● 8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra.
Dvořák Symphony No.8. Zoltan Almashi:
Maria’s City (Canadian Premiere); Liszt: Piano
Concerto No.1; Dvořák: Symphony No.8. Illia
Ovcharenko, piano; Oksana Lyniv, conductor.
Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-598-
3375. From $35. Also Nov 16.
Sunday November 19
● 2:00: Don Wright Faculty of Music. Opera
at Western: La Cenerentola (Cinderella). See
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