Volume 29 Issue 3 | December 2023 & January 2024

● 8:00: Toronto Consort. Medieval Christmas.
See Dec 8.
Sunday December 10
● 2:00: FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre.
The Music of A Charlie Brown Christmas.
FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, Robertson
Theatre, 250 St. Paul St., St. Catharines.
905-688-0722; boxoffice@firstontariopac.ca.
$35; $186(table of six). Also 7pm.
● 2:00: RAW Taiko. home. Taiko drumming,
movement, vocals and poetry. Betty Oliphant
Theatre, 404 Jarvis St. 416-671-7256. From
$25. Also Dec 8(8pm) & 9(8pm). NOTE: The
Sunday performance is child-friendly and
deaf/hearing accessible.
● 2:00: Royal Conservatory of Music. Loreena
McKennitt’s Under A Winter’s Moon. A
mixture of carols and tales and the oral traditions
found in many cultures, interwoven
with strands of the natural world revealed
through Indigenous stories. Cedric Smith,
actor; Jeffrey “Red” George, artist & flute;
Caroline Lavelle, cello; Members of The Bookends;
Loreena McKennitt, harp. Koerner Hall,
TELUS Centre, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208
and www.rcmusic.com/performance. From
$85. A limited number of Rush Tickets is available
starting 3 hours before all performances
by phone only. Also 7pm.
● 2:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Film
Screening: Home Alone In Concert. See Dec 7.
● 2:30: The Isabel Voices. A Festive Celebration.
Morten Lauridsen: O Magnum
Mysterium; Morten Lauridsen: Mid-Winter
Songs; and beloved seasonal favorites.
Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing
Arts, Jennifer Velva Bernstein Performance
Hall, 390 King St. W., Kingston. www.
queensu.ca/theisabel/whats-on/breathlife-presented-isabel-voices.
$30; $25(sr);
$15(st). Livestream: Pay What You Can Donation
$10/$25/$35/$50/$100/$200. LIVE &
LIVESTREAM.
● 2:30: University of Toronto Faculty of
Music. PianoFest (3-day festival). Lydia Wong,
director. Walter Hall, Edward Johnson Building,
University of Toronto, 80 Queen’s Park.
416-978-3750 or www.music.utoronto.ca.
Free. See Dec 8.
● 3:00: Burlington Symphony Orchestra.
A Christmas Spectacular. An assortment of
seasonal favourites and sing-along carols,
perfect for families. Burlington Performing
Arts Centre, 440 Locust St., Burlington. 905-
681-6000 or www.burlingtonsymphony.ca.
$15-$50.
● 3:00: Kokoro Singers. Wintersong. Festive
songs of the holiday season. Brenda Uchimaru,
director. West Plains United Church,
549 Plains Rd. W., Burlington. 289-337-9763.
Cash at the door: $20; $15(sr/st); Free(under
12). Also Dec 9(7:30pm - Cambridge).
● 3:00: Orchestra Toronto. A Winter Festival.
Tchaikovsky: Selections from The Nutcracker;
Vaughan Williams: Folk Songs
of the Four Seasons. Canadian Children’s
Opera Company; Michael Newnham,
conductor. George Weston Recital Hall,
Meridian Arts Centre, 5040 Yonge St. 416-
467-7142 or www.ticketmaster.ca/a-winter-festival-toronto-ontario-12-10-2023/
event/10005EB0AEA0228A. From $14. Preconcert
chat at 2:15pm.
Kindred Spirits Orchestra
Krissan Alexander | Music Director
THE GREATEST SHOW
Carols by
Candlelight
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 10, 4:30 P.M.
A traditional candlelight choral presentation.
Nine Lessons
& Carols
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 17, 4:30 P.M.
Following the historic tradition of
King’s College in Cambridge.
Featuring:
The Yorkminster Park Choir
William Maddox, conductor
Sharon L. Beckstead, organist
Admission is FREE for both events
JOIN US IN-PERSON AND ONLINE
Yorkminster Park
Baptist Church
1585 Yonge Street | YorkminsterPark.com
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