Volume 29 Issue 3 | December 2023 & January 2024

LIVE OR ONLINE | Dec 1, 2023 to Feb 7, 2024
performances or 226-384-9300. $50;
$30(st/18 and under).
● 4:00: Magisterra Soloists. Christmas Baroque.
Showcasing the 2023 Young Performer’s
Award recipients. First St. Andrew’s
United Church, 350 Queens Ave., London.
www.magisterra.com. $35; $30(sr); $15(st);
$10(under 10).
● 5:00: St. Thomas’s Anglican Church. Lessons
and Carols for Advent. Traditional
(arr. Willcocks): Come, Thou Redeemer
Elmer
Iseler
Singers
of the Earth; Vaughan Williams: The Truth
from Above; Britten: A Hymn to the Virgin;
Stopford: There Is No Rose; O Come, O
Come, Emmanuel, and other carols. 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.
● 7:00: Opera Revue. Ruckus at the Revival
Vol. 2: The Parody Edition. Original operatic
parodies. Danie Friesen, soprano; Alexandra
LeBlanc, soprano; Alexander Hajek, baritone;
Gregory Finney, baritone; Gene Wu, baritone;
Claire Elise Harris, piano; and surprise special
guests. The Revival, 783 College St. 437-970-
2605. From $20.
● 7:30: Brampton Festival Singers. Holiday
Concert Featuring Traditional and Caribbean
Music. St. Joseph of Nazareth Church,
290 Balmoral Dr., Brampton. 647-529-6752 or
www.bfschoir.org or at the door. $20.
● 7:30: Bravo Niagara! Festival of the
Arts. TD Jazz Series: The Manhattan Transfer
50th Anniversary and Final World Tour.
FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, Partridge
Hall, 250 St. Paul St., St. Catharines.
www.bravoniagara.org. $75; $35(st/youth);
$105(box seats).
● 8:00: Hugh’s Room Live. Ashley MacIsaac.
See 2pm.
Monday December 4
● 7:30: Don Wright Faculty of Music. Contemporary
Music Studio Concert. Von Kuster
Hall, Music Building, Western University,
1151 Richmond St. N., London. 519-661-3767
Lydia Adams, Conductor
Fri. Dec 8, 2023 @ 7:30pm
Yorkminster Park Baptist Church
Messiah
by G.F. Handel
OVER 100 RESOUNDING VOICES
with VIVA Chamber Singers,
Amadeus Choir of Greater Toronto,
Linda Tsatsanis, Hillary Tufford,
Michael Colvin, and Jorell Williams
416-217-0537 elmeriselersingers.com
or www.music.uwo.ca/events. Free.
● 7:30: University of Toronto Faculty of
Music. Brass Chamber Ensembles. Anita
McAlister, director. Walter Hall, Edward
Johnson Building, University of Toronto,
80 Queen’s Park. 416-978-3750 or www.
music.utoronto.ca. Free.
Tuesday December 5
● 12:10: Nine Sparrows Arts Foundation.
Lunchtime Chamber Music: Rising Stars
Recital. Featuring students from the University
of Toronto Faculty of Music. Yorkminster
Park Baptist Church, 1585 Yonge St. 416-922-
1167 or www.yorkminsterpark.com. Free.
Donations welcome.
● 12:10: University of Toronto Faculty of
Music. Tuesday Noon Series: 4th Year Lieder
Students - “Gesundheit und Wohlbefinden”.
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 Bayer, organ. Cathedral Church
of St. James, 106 King St. E. 416-364-7865
or www.stjamescathedral.ca/recitals. Free.
Donations welcome.
● 7:30: Don Wright Faculty of Music. Choral
Concert: Chorale. Paul Davenport Theatre,
Talbot College, Western University,
1151 Richmond St. N., London. 519-661-3767
or www.music.uwo.ca/events. Free.
● 7:30: Toronto Mendelssohn Choir. Festival
of Carols. Jocelyn Morlock: Io, Io; Peter-
Anthony Togni: Of the Father’s Love Begotten;
Healey Willan: Quelle est cette odeur agréable
(Whence is that goodly fragrance flowing);
Sarah Quartel: On This Silent Night;
Andrew Balfour: Coventry Carol; and other
works. Toronto Mendelssohn Choir; Toronto
Mendelssohn Singers; Jonathan Oldengarm,
organ; Jean-Sébastien Vallée, conductor.
Yorkminster Park Baptist Church, 1585 Yonge
St. www.tmchoir.org. From $25. Also Dec 6.
● 7:30: University of Toronto Faculty of
Music. University of Toronto Contemporary
Music Ensemble: Land of Winter. Wallace
Halladay, director. Walter Hall, Edward
Johnson Building, University of Toronto,
80 Queen’s Park. 416-408-0208. In person:
$30; $20(sr); $10(st). Livestream: $10. U of T
students admitted free with a valid TCard,
space permitting.
● 7:30: Winter Garden Theatre. Chris, Mrs.
Directed, Written by, and Lyrics by Katie Kerr.
Music by Matt Stodolak. 189 Yonge St. www.
ChrisMrs.com / boxoffice@boldlyproductions.com
/ 416-366-7723 / 1-800-708-
6754. From $51. Opens Dec 5. Runs Dec 5-31.
7:30pm evenings, 2pm weekday/Sat mat, 1pm
Sun mat.
● 8:00: Brampton On Stage. Stagedoor Stories:
Susan Aglukark - Canada’s Arctic Rose.
Rose Theatre, 1 Theatre Ln., Brampton. www.
tickets.brampton.ca/online or 905-874-
2800. $39.
● 8:00: Don Wright Faculty of Music. Electroacoustic
Composers Concert. Studio
242, Music Building, Western University,
1151 Richmond St. N., London. 519-661-3767
or www.music.uwo.ca/events. Free.
Wednesday December 6
● 12:15: St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church.
Noon Hour Series: Douglas Haas Legacy Concerts.
Christmas Music. Waterloo County
Carollers. 54 Queen St. N., Kitchener.
519-578-4430 or www.standrewskw.com.
Free. Lunch available for $10 or bring your
own.
● 7:30: Don Wright Faculty of Music. Choral
Concert: Les Choristes & Western University
Singers. Von Kuster Hall, Music Building,
Western University, 1151 Richmond St. N.,
London. 519-661-3767 or www.music.uwo.ca/
events. Free.
● 7:30: Toronto Mendelssohn Choir. Festival
of Carols. See Dec 5.
● 7:30: University of Toronto Faculty of
Music. Guitar Orchestra and Guitar/Flute
Class. Rob MacDonald, director. Walter Hall,
Edward Johnson Building, University of
Toronto, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-978-3750 or
www.music.utoronto.ca. Free.
● 8:00: Hugh’s Room Live. Susan Aglukark
and Her ᐅᐱᓐᓇᖅ - Uppinaq Christmas Tour.
296 Broadview Ave. www.hughsroomlive.
com or www.showpass.com/susan-aglukark-2.
$45.
● 8:30: Fallsview Casino Resort. A Johnny
Reid Christmas - One Night Only. OLG Stage
at Fallsview Casino, 6366 Stanley Ave., Niagara
Falls. 1-888-325-5788; ticketmaster.ca.
$39.20-$64.55.
Thursday December 7
● 10:00am: New Adventures in Sound Art
(NAISA). Threads of an Uncertain Future (inperson
version). Kelly Ruth, modified loom
& live electronics. NAISA North Media Arts
Centre, 313 Highway 124, South River. www.
naisa.ca/purchase-tickets/ or 705-386-
0880. In-person: by donation. Online: Free.
Dec 7-10 between 10am & 4pm for artistguided
installation experience. Dec 8 & 9 at
1pm for performances.
● 11:00am: Encore Symphonic Concert
Band. Monthly Concert. Featuring music
celebrating the Christmas season with vocalists.
Trinity Presbyterian Church York Mills,
2737 Bayview Ave. www.encoreband.ca. $10.
● 7:30: FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre.
Jeremy Dutcher. FirstOntario Performing
Arts Centre, Partridge Hall,
250 St. Paul St., St. Catharines. 905-688-
0722; boxoffice@firstontariopac.ca. $45;
$39(members).
● 7:30: Royal Conservatory of Music. Discovery
Series: Joaquín Valdepeñas Conducts.
Mozart: Serenade for Winds in E-flat K.375;
Stravinsky: Symphonies of Wind Instruments.
Mazzoleni Concert Hall, TELUS Centre,
273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208 or www.
rcmusic.com/performance. $20.
● 7:30: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Film
Screening: Home Alone In Concert. Resonance
Youth Choir (Bob Anderson, director);
Constantine Kitsopoulos, conductor. Roy
Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-598-3375.
From $55. Also Dec 8(7:30pm), 9(2pm &
7:30pm), 10(2pm).
● 8:00: Art of Time Ensemble. To All A Good
Night 8. Music by Tom Waits, John Prine, Joni
Mitchell, Tom Lehrer, Steve Earle, Harry Connick,
and others. Featured performers: Thom
Allison, Jessica Mitchell, Jackie Richardson,
Julian Richings, David Wall, Tom Wilson, and
a stellar Art of Time Ensemble. Harbourfront
Centre Theatre, 235 Queens Quay W. www.
harbourfrontcentre.com/event/to-all-agood-night-8.
From $40. Also Dec 8, 9.
● 8:00: Burlington Performing Arts Centre.
The World-Famous Glenn Miller Orchestra:
In the Holiday Mood. Burlington Performing
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