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Volume 29 Issue 2 | October & November 2023

With this issue we start a new rhythm of publication -- bimonthly, October, December, February April, June, and August. October/November is a chock-a-block two months for live music, new recordings, and news (not all of it bad). Inside: Christina Petrowska Quilico, collaborative artist honoured; Kate Hennig as Mama Rose; Global Toronto 2023 reviewed; Musical weavings from TaPIR to Xenakis at Esprit; Fidelio headlines an operatic fall; and our 24th annual Blue Pages directory of presenters. This and more.

With this issue we start a new rhythm of publication -- bimonthly, October, December, February April, June, and August. October/November is a chock-a-block two months for live music, new recordings, and news (not all of it bad). Inside: Christina Petrowska Quilico, collaborative artist honoured; Kate Hennig as Mama Rose; Global Toronto 2023 reviewed; Musical weavings from TaPIR to Xenakis at Esprit; Fidelio headlines an operatic fall; and our 24th annual Blue Pages directory of presenters. This and more.

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Pentecostal Church, 50 Anne St. N., Barrie.<br />

www.barrieconcerts.org or 705-436-1232.<br />

Live: $35; $10(st). Livestream: $20; $10(st).<br />

Available for up to 30 days after the concert.<br />

● 7:30: Guitar Society of Toronto.<br />

Lovro Peretić. St. Andrew’s Presbyterian<br />

Church, 73 Simcoe St. www.guitarsocietyoftoronto.com/concert-season<br />

or<br />

416-964-8<strong>29</strong>8. General: $35(adv)/$40(door).<br />

Seniors: $30(adv)/$35(door). Students:<br />

$15(adv)/$20(door).<br />

● 7:30: Jubilate Singers. The Power of<br />

Music. Works by Emery, Purcell, Tormis, and<br />

Gershwin. Jubilate Singers; Sherry Squires,<br />

piano; Isabel Bernaus, conductor. Church<br />

of St. Peter and St. Simon-the-Apostle,<br />

525 Bloor St. E. 416-485-1988 or www.jubilatesingers.ca.<br />

$30; $20(sr); $15(st).<br />

● 8:00: Burlington Performing Arts Centre.<br />

Crash Test Dummies: Jingle All the Way Tour.<br />

Burlington Performing Arts Centre - Main<br />

Theatre, 440 Locust St., Burlington. www.<br />

burlingtonpac.ca/events/crash-test-dummies<br />

or 905-568-1600. From $64.50.<br />

● 8:00: Folk Under The Clock. Adam Shoalts<br />

& Ian Tamblyn: An Evening of Adventure Stories<br />

& Songs. Market Hall Performing Arts<br />

Centre, 140 Charlotte St., Peterborough. 705-<br />

749-1146 or www.markethall.org. $41.<br />

● 8:00: Royal Conservatory of Music. International<br />

Orchestras Series: Staatskapelle<br />

Berlin with Daniel Barenboim. Brahms: Symphony<br />

No.2 in D Op.73, Symphony No.1 in c<br />

Op.68. Koerner Hall, TELUS Centre, 273 Bloor<br />

St. W. 416-408-0208 or www.rcmusic.com/<br />

performance. From $100.<br />

● 8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra.<br />

Michael Tilson Thomas Conducts Mahler.<br />

Berg: Seven Early Songs; Mahler: Symphony<br />

No.5. Emily D’Angelo, mezzo; Michael<br />

Tilson Thomas, conductor. Roy Thomson Hall,<br />

60 Simcoe St. 416-598-3375. From $35. Also<br />

Nov 22(8pm), 24(7:30pm).<br />

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525 Bloor St. E.<br />

Sat. Nov 25 7:30 pm<br />

Isabel Bernaus<br />

conductor<br />

Sherry Squires<br />

piano<br />

usic<br />

www.jubilatesingers.ca<br />

Sunday <strong>November</strong> 26<br />

● 2:30: OperOttawa. All-Female Magic Flute<br />

in German,. Music by W. A. Mozart. Sung in<br />

German and semi-staged with full orchestra.<br />

Kathleen Radke (Tamina); Carole Portelance<br />

(Sarastra); Ania Hejnar (Queen of the Night);<br />

Helene Picard (Pipogena); Mary Zborowski<br />

(Speaker); OperOttawa Orchestra and Chorus;<br />

Norman E. Brown, conductor. First Baptist<br />

Church Ottawa, 140 Laurier Ave. W., Ottawa.<br />

Available from cast, Eventbrite, or at the door.<br />

$50; $25(st under 18); Free(under 10).<br />

● 3:00: Don Wright Faculty of Music. Chamber<br />

Music Concert. Hocheol Shin, cello; Kyung<br />

Kim, piano. Von Kuster Hall, Music Building,<br />

Western University, 1151 Richmond St. N., London.<br />

519-661-3767 or www.music.uwo.ca/<br />

events. Free.<br />

● 3:00: Don Wright Faculty of Music.<br />

Western University Pop Band Concert. Paul<br />

Davenport Theatre, Talbot College, Western<br />

University, 1151 Richmond St. N., London. 519-<br />

661-3767 or www.music.uwo.ca/events. Free.<br />

● 3:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber<br />

Music Society. Chamber Music for Four-<br />

Hands Piano. Brahms: Symphony No.2 in D<br />

Op.73 (arr. by Brahms for four-hands piano)<br />

and other works. Angela Park & Stephan Sylvestre,<br />

four-hands piano. Registry Theatre,<br />

122 Frederick St., Kitchener. 519-569-1809<br />

or www.ticketscene.ca/kwcms. $30; $25(sr);<br />

Free(12 & under). NOTE: Venue change from<br />

the usual location at First United Church.<br />

● 3:00: Les AMIS Concerts. Chamber Music<br />

Concert. Works by Chopin, Schubert, Prokofiev,<br />

Schulz-Evler/Strauss, Mozart, and<br />

others. Dmitri Levkovich & Agne Radzeviciute,<br />

pianos. Trinity United Church, 284 Division St.,<br />

Cobourg. Tickets available at the door. Information<br />

at www.lesamisconcerts.ca. $35.<br />

● 3:00: Royal Conservatory of Music. International<br />

Orchestras Series: Staatskapelle<br />

Berlin with Daniel Barenboim. Brahms: Symphony<br />

No.3 in F Op.90, Symphony No.4 in e<br />

Op.98. Koerner Hall, TELUS Centre, 273 Bloor<br />

St. W. 416-408-0208 or www.rcmusic.com/<br />

performance. From $100.<br />

● 4:00: St. Olave’s Anglican Church. Choral<br />

Evensong for the Sunday before Advent. Diapente<br />

Vocal Ensemble; Alexander Cappellazzo,<br />

director. 360 Windermere Ave. www.<br />

YouTube.com/StOlavesAnglicanChurch or<br />

416-769-5686. Contributions appreciated.<br />

LIVE OR ONLINE. Followed directly by Christmas<br />

Lights at 4:45pm.<br />

● 4:45: St. Olave’s Anglican Church. Christmas<br />

Lights with St. Olave’s Arts Guild. Featuring<br />

stories, poems and seasonal music as we<br />

prepare for Christmas. 360 Windermere Ave.<br />

www.YouTube.com/StOlavesAnglicanChurch<br />

or 416-769-5686. Contributions appreciated.<br />

LIVE OR ONLINE. Preceded by Choral Evensong<br />

for the Sunday before Advent at 4pm.<br />

● 5:00: Don Wright Faculty of Music. Western<br />

University Salsa Band Concert. Paul<br />

Davenport Theatre, Talbot College, Western<br />

University, 1151 Richmond St. N., London. 519-<br />

661-3767 or www.music.uwo.ca/events. Free.<br />

● 7:00: Burlington Performing Arts Centre.<br />

The Men of the Deeps: Christmas in the Mine.<br />

Burlington Performing Arts Centre - Main<br />

Theatre, 440 Locust St., Burlington. www.<br />

burlingtonpac.ca/events/men-of-the-deeps<br />

or 905-568-1600. From $64.50.<br />

● 8:00: New Music Concerts. Ethereal<br />

Visions: Krisztina Szabó Sings Berio and<br />

Ethereal Visions:<br />

Krisztina Szabó<br />

sings Berio and<br />

Haber<br />

Nov. 26. 23<br />

7PM Doors and Pre-show<br />

8PM Concert<br />

newmusicconcerts.com<br />

Haber. Luciano Berio: Altra Voce for Mezzo-<br />

Soprano, Flute, and Electronics; Hannah Kendall:<br />

Verdala for Chamber Orchestra; Juro<br />

Kim Feliz: Kinagisnán for Ensemble and Electronics<br />

(first performance); Anahita Abbasi:<br />

Situation I/Incidents for Six Instruments;<br />

Yotam Haber: Estro Poetico-armonico III for<br />

Mezzo-Soprano, Chamber Orchestra and<br />

Electronics. Krisztina Szabó, Hannah Kendall,<br />

Anahita Abbasi and NMC’s composer in residence,<br />

Juro Kim Feliz. Betty Oliphant Theatre,<br />

404 Jarvis St. info@newmusicconcerts.com.<br />

By donation ($25 recommended). 7:15pm:<br />

Pre-concert chat. 7:45pm: Young Artist Overture.<br />

8pm: Concert. 9:30pm: Reception.<br />

Monday <strong>November</strong> 27<br />

● 8:00: Summerhill Orchestra. In Concert.<br />

Beethoven: Overture from Fidelio Op.72; John<br />

Burge: One Sail; Dvořák: Symphony No.6 in D.<br />

Erika Nielsen, cello; Natalie Wong, concertmaster;<br />

Sarah John, conductor. Church of the<br />

Holy Trinity, 19 Trinity Sq. summerhillorchestra@gmail.com<br />

or www.summerhillorchestra.wordpress.com.<br />

From $20.<br />

Tuesday <strong>November</strong> 28<br />

● 1:00: St. James Cathedral. Tuesday Organ<br />

Recital. John Vandertuin, organ. Cathedral<br />

Church of St. James, 106 King St. E. 416-364-<br />

7865 or www.stjamescathedral.ca/recitals.<br />

Free. Donations welcome.<br />

● 7:30: FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre.<br />

Nobuntu. FirstOntario Performing Arts<br />

Centre, Partridge Hall, 250 St. Paul St., St.<br />

Catharines. 905-688-0722; boxoffice@<br />

firstontariopac.ca. $45; $39(members).<br />

Wednesday <strong>November</strong> <strong>29</strong><br />

● 12:15: St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church.<br />

Noon Hour Series: Douglas Haas Legacy Concerts.<br />

Matthew Gartshore, piano. 54 Queen<br />

St. N., Kitchener. 519-578-4430 or www.<br />

standrewskw.com. Free. Lunch available for<br />

$10 or bring your own.<br />

● 7:30: Royal Conservatory of Music.<br />

Mazzoleni Masters Series: ARC Ensemble:<br />

Celebrating 20 Years. Braunfels: String<br />

Quintet in f-sharp Op.63; Block: Works (premieres).<br />

Mazzoleni Concert Hall, TELUS Centre,<br />

273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208 or www.<br />

rcmusic.com/performance. $25.<br />

● 8:00: Brampton On Stage. Bluebird<br />

Brampton. Curated by Johnny Rivex. Inspired<br />

by Nashville’s celebrated Bluebird Café,<br />

Johnny Rivex curates an acoustic country<br />

music night of bands, ballads, dance<br />

songs, and duos. Rose Theatre, 1 Theatre Ln.,<br />

Brampton. www.tickets.brampton.ca/online<br />

or 905-874-2800. $15.<br />

● 8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Tchaikovsky’s<br />

Sleeping Beauty. Humperdinck: Prelude<br />

to Hänsel and Gretel; Marjan Mozetich:<br />

Bassoon Concerto; Tchaikovsky (compiled<br />

by Emelyanychev): Suite from The Sleeping<br />

Beauty. Michael Sweeney, bassoon; Maxim<br />

Emelyanychev, conductor. Roy Thomson Hall,<br />

60 Simcoe St. 416-598-3375. From $35. Also<br />

Nov 30(8pm), Dec 1(7:30pm), Dec 3(3pm).<br />

Thursday <strong>November</strong> 30<br />

● 12:00 noon: Music at Metropolitan.<br />

Thursday Noon at Met:. Mark Himmelman,<br />

organ. Metropolitan United Church, 56 Queen<br />

St. E. www.metunited.ca/live. Free. LIVE &<br />

STREAMED.<br />

● 8:00: Brampton On Stage. HYPE. Curated<br />

by Jemane Kent. Rose Theatre, 1 Theatre Ln.,<br />

Brampton. www.tickets.brampton.ca/online<br />

or 905-874-2800. $10.<br />

● 8:00: Esprit Orchestra. Circle Maps.<br />

Kaija Saariaho<br />

Circle Map (2012)<br />

for orchestra and electronics<br />

Thu Nov 30<br />

CIRCLE MAPS<br />

espritorchestra.com<br />

Vito Žuraj: Api-danza macabra; Žibuoklė<br />

Martinaitytė: Millefleur; Alex Pauk: Concerto<br />

for Harp & Orchestra; Valentin Silvestrov:<br />

Postludium; Symphonic Poem for piano<br />

and orchestra; Kaija Saariaho: Circle Map.<br />

Erica Goodman, harp; Kevin Ahfat, piano; Alex<br />

Pauk, conductor. Koerner Hall, TELUS Centre,<br />

273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208 or www.<br />

espritorchestra.com or www.rcmusic.com/<br />

events-and-performances/esprit-orchestrapresents-circle-maps.<br />

From $20.<br />

● 8:00: Flato Markham Theatre. The Tallis<br />

Scholars: 50th Anniversary Tour. Peter<br />

Phillips, director. 171 Town Centre Blvd.,<br />

Markham. 905-305-7469 or www.flatomarkhamtheatre.ca.<br />

$88(regular); $98(prime);<br />

$15(YTX).<br />

● 8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Tchaikovsky’s<br />

Sleeping Beauty. Humperdinck: Prelude<br />

to Hänsel and Gretel; Marjan Mozetich:<br />

Bassoon Concerto; Tchaikovsky (compiled<br />

by Emelyanychev): Suite from The Sleeping<br />

Beauty. Michael Sweeney, bassoon; Maxim<br />

Emelyanychev, conductor. Roy Thomson Hall,<br />

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