Volume 29 Issue 3 | December 2023 & January 2024

● 7:30: Tafelmusik. Handel: Messiah. Rachel
Redmond, soprano; Cameron Shahbazi,
countertenor; James Reese; tenor; Enrico
Lagasca, bass-baritone; Tafelmusik Chamber
Choir; Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra; Ivars
Taurins, director. Koerner Hall, TELUS Centre,
273 Bloor St. W. www.tafelmusik.org/handelmessiah
or 416-408-0208. From $50. Also
Dec 15 & 16.
● 7:30: Soundstreams. Electric Messiah.
Midori Marsh, soprano; Rebecca Cuddy,
mezzo; Elizabeth Shepherd, mezzo; Daniel
Cabena, countertenor; Korin Thomas-Smith,
baritone; and others; Chelsea Dab Hilke,
stage director; Adam Scime, music director
& sound design. Theatre Passe Muraille,
16 Ryerson Ave. 416-504-1282 or www.Soundstreams.ca.
From $25. Also Dec 15(7:30pm),
16(2pm & 7:30pm), 17(2pm).
● 8:00: Brampton On Stage. Adi Braun Quartet:
Noir. An evening of delicious and dangerous
music from the era of Film Noir.
Adi Braun, vocals; Adi Braun Quintet. Lester
B. Pearson Theatre, 150 Central Park Dr.,
Brampton. 905-874-2800. $15-$39.
● 8:00: TO Live. Digging Roots with Lacey Hill.
Jane Mallett Theatre, St. Lawrence Centre
for the Arts, 27 Front St. E. www.tolive.com or
416-366-7723 and 1-800-708-6754 or boxoffice@tolive.com.
$20.
Friday December 15
● 7:00: Jazz at Durbar. Medium Curry, Hot
Jazz. Jazz standards, Chick Corea, Wayne
Shorter, Bill Evans tunes. Matt Pines, piano;
Eddie Castro, double-bass; Michael Massaro,
sax; Dennis Song, drums. Durbar Indian Restaurant,
2469 Bloor St. W. 416-762-4441. Free.
Reservations strongly recommended.
● 7:30: Alumnae Theatre. How I Lost One
Pound, The Musical-ish. See Dec 14. Also
Dec 16.
● 7:30: Soundstreams. Electric Messiah. See
Dec 14. Also Dec 16(2pm & 7:30pm), 17(2pm).
● 7:30: St. James Cathedral. Messiah by
G. F. Handel. St. James Cathedral Choir;
Chapel Choir of Trinity College, UofT, orchestra
and soloists. Cathedral Church of St.
James, 106 King St. E. 416-364-7865 or www.
stjamescathedral.ca. $25. During the performance
artists from OCAD will paint canvases
based upon the themes of the libretto
of Messiah. These paintings will be auctioned
at the performance with all proceeds to be
given to the artists.
● 7:30: Tafelmusik. Handel: Messiah. See
Dec 14. Also Dec 16.
● 8:00: Exultate Chamber Singers. Songs of
Light. Elgar: Lux aeterna; Dolly Parton: Light
of a Clear Blue Morning; Mari Alice Conrad: At
First Light; Andrew Balfour: Anang (A Star);
Don Macdonald: Winter Sun; Mishaal Surti:
Beauty of the Stars (a commissioned work);
Lynn Flynn: White Moon. Calvin Presbyterian
Church, 26 Delisle Ave. 416-971-9229 or www.
exultate.net/performances. Pay What You
Wish: $5, $20, $40 or over. Tax receipt.
● 8:00: Flato Markham Theatre. The Next
Generation Leahy Christmas. 171 Town Centre
Blvd., Markham. 905-305-7469 or www.
flatomarkhamtheatre.ca. $68(regular);
$78(prime); $15(YTX).
● 8:00: Etobicoke Philharmonic Orchestra.
Ho Ho Ho EPO. Haydn: Trumpet Concerto
plus seasonal favourites, a singalong,
and other works. Sam Cancellara, trumpet.
Humber Valley United Church, 76 Anglesey
Blvd., Etobicoke. www.eporchestra.ca/season/2324.
$30; $25(sr); $15(st); Free(under
12).
● 8:00: Nathaniel Dett Chorale. An Indigo
Christmas: Nguzo Saba & The Black
Madonna. Glenn Edward Burleigh: Nguzo
Saba Suite and works by Bax, Carter, Casals,
Courtney, Łukaszewski, and Poulenc plus seasonal
favourites celebrating Kwanzaa. Also
commemorating significant anniversaries
of death and birth of several of the composers.
St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church,
73 Simcoe St. www.nathanieldettchorale.
org. $45; $39(sr 65+); $15(st); Free(children
12 and under).
● 8:00: Old Mill Toronto. Old Mill Toronto
Jazz Lounge: Alison Young. Jazz. 21 Old Mill
Rd. 416-207-2020 or www.oldmilltoronto.
com/jazz-lounge. $20 cover. Minimum $30
food & beverage spend. Restricted to ages
19+. Dinner at 6pm. Show at 8pm.
● 8:00: Ontario Pops Orchestra. The
Magic of The Holiday Season. Tchaikovsky:
Selections from The Nutcracker; Anderson:
A Christmas Festival; Johann Strauss,
Sr: Radetzky March. Glenn Gould Studio,
250 Front St. W. www.ontariopops.com or
416-543-9891. $30.
Saturday December 16
● 11:00am: Aurora Cultural Centre. Ariko:
Family Series Holiday Show. Niagara College,
Aurora Armoury, 89 Mosley St., Aurora.
905-713-1818 or info@auroraculturalcentre.
ca. $15.
● 12:00 noon: TYT Theatre. Don’t Let the
Pigeon Drive the Bus! the Musical! Script
by Mo Willems. Based on the book by Mo
Willems. Music by Deborah Wicks La Puma.
Recommended for ages 5 and up. Randolph
Theatre, 736 Bathurst St. www.tickets.ticketwise.com/event/don-t-let-the-pigeon-drivethe-bus-the-musical.
From $25. Runs from
Dec 16 to Jan 14. Showtimes vary.
● 2:00: Roy Thomson Hall. Toronto Children’s
Chorus: Songs of the Season. Jude B.
Roldan: Missa Virtutum (Canadian première)
and other works. Guests: Toronto Symphony
Youth Orchestra. 60 Simcoe St. 416-872-
4255. From $49.
● 2:00: Soundstreams. Electric Messiah. See
Dec 14. Also Dec 16(7:30pm), 17(2pm).
● 2:30: Bel Canto Singers. Haber-Dashing
Through The Snow. An eclectic blend
SCAN FOR
TICKETS
HERE:
G.F. HANDEL
THE CHOIR OF ST. JAMES CATHEDRAL WITH THE CHAPEL
CHOIR OF TRINITY COLLEGE, U OF T, AND ORCHESTRA
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2023
7:30 P.M.
LOCATION:
ST. JAMES CATHEDRAL
106 KING ST E, TORONTO
DETAILS: stjamescathedral.ca
Zimfira Poloz, Artistic Director
Songs of
the Season
with the Toronto Children’s Chorus
ROY THOMSON HALL | SATURDAY, DECEMBER 16 | 2:00 PM
Featuring the Canadian premiere of Missa Virtutum
by Filipino composer Jude B. Roldan, performed with
the Toronto Symphony Youth Orchestra
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