Volume 29 Issue 3 | December 2023 & January 2024

IN
THE
MARGINS
DECEMBER 16, 2023
7:30 PM
ANNEXSINGERS.COM
● 7:30: The Annex Singers. In the Margins.
Works by Pachelbel, Berlioz, Pärt, Rutter,
and others including a newly commissioned
work by Frank Horvat. Annex Singers; Matti
Pulkki, accordion; Maria Case, artistic director.
Grace Church on-the-Hill, 300 Lonsdale
Rd. www.annexsingers.com. From $15. LIVE
& STREAMED.
● 7:30: VOCA Chorus of Toronto. Songs
for a Winter’s Night. Gordon Lightfoot (arr.
Jenny Crober): Song for a Winter’s Night
and works by Ola Gjeilo, Mark Sirett, Jake
Runestad, Donald Patriquin, Morten Lauridsen
and others including a variety of seasonal
music, including traditional tunes and
selections evoking the Northern Lights, starladen
skies, travelling carollers and songs
about peace. Jenny Crober, director; Dakota
Scott-Digout, piano. Guests: Jason Fowler,
guitar; Jamie Drake, percussion. Eastminster
United Church, 310 Danforth Ave. www.
vocachorus.ca/concerts or www.eventbrite.
com/e/vocas-songs-for-a-winters-night-satdec-16-730-pm-tickets-738863409347.
$30;
$15(st).
● 8:00: Cathedral Bluffs Symphony Orchestra.
Fairytales. Winners of the North York Music
Festival Concerto Competition: Clair Cho, cello;
Danila Zhang, piano; Martin MacDonald, conductor.
P.C. Ho Theatre, Chinese Cultural Centre
of Greater Toronto, 5183 Sheppard Ave. E.,
Scarborough. 416-879-5566 or www.cathedralbluffs.com.
From $25. Free for children
under 12. Pre-concert talk: 7:15pm.
● 8:00: Flato Markham Theatre. A Ben Heppner
Christmas. Elmer Iseler Singers. 171 Town
Centre Blvd., Markham. 905-305-7469 or
www.flatomarkhamtheatre.ca. $68(regular);
$78(prime); $15(YTX).
● 8:00: Healey Willan Singers. Enchanted
Carols. An evening of music for the season.
Howard Goodall: Enchanted Carols and other
choral gems for Christmas for the upper
voices. Ellen Meyer, piano; Ron Ka Ming Cheung,
conductor. St. Martin-in-the-Fields
Anglican Church, 151 Glenlake Ave. www.
healeywillansingers.com. $20; $15(sr/st).
● 8:00: Hugh’s Room Live. Steven Taetz’s
Christmas Celebration. Steven Taetz, singer/
songwriter/bandleader; Lauren Dillen, guitar
& singer; Adina V, guitar & singer; Jacob
Damelin, keyboards; Will Fisher, drums; and
others. 296 Broadview Ave. 647-347-4769 or
www.hughsroomlive.com. $30.
Sunday December 17
● 7:00am: Encore Symphonic Concert Band.
Christmas Concert. Featuring music to celebrate
the Christmas season with vocalists.
Trinity Presbyterian Church York Mills,
2737 Bayview Ave. www.encoreband.ca. $10.
● 2:00: Flato Markham Theatre. A Swingin’
Christmas with Toronto All Star Big Band.
171 Town Centre Blvd., Markham. 905-305-7469
or www.flatomarkhamtheatre.ca. From $60.
● 2:00: Soundstreams. Electric Messiah.
See Dec 14.
SING-ALONG
MESSIAH
Directed by Mr. Handel
Dec 17, 2023
Koerner Hall, TELUS Centre
for Performance and Learning
tafelmusik.org
WINTER
WAKING
DEC 19TH - 7:30 PM
GRACE CHURCH ON-THE-HILL
300 LONSDALE RD
● 2:00: Tafelmusik. Sing-Along 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/sing-along
or 416-408-0208. From
$59. General admission. Seating by vocal
section.
● 2:30: Niagara Symphony Orchestra. NSO
Now 2: Brad’s Home for the Holidays. See
Dec 16.
● 3:00: Dundas Concert Band. Annual Christmas
Concert. Anderson: Sleigh Ride; Prokovief:
Troika; Sounds of Christmas; Christmas
Eve/Sarajevo 12/24; Tchaikovsky: Scenes from
The Nutcracker. St. Paul’s United Church
(Dundas), 29 Park St. W., Dundas. 905 523-
9500. Free. Donations gratefully accepted.
Receipts will be given for $10 or more.
● 3:00: Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra.
Handel’s Messiah. See Dec 16.
● 3:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Messiah.
Handel: Messiah. Lauren Snouffer,
soprano; Krisztina Szabó, mezzo; Colin Ainsworth,
tenor; Joshua Hopkins, baritone;
Toronto Mendelssohn Choir (Jean-Sébastien
Vallée, artistic director); Dame Jane Glover,
conductor. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St.
416-598-3375. From $41. Also Dec 19(8pm),
20(8pm), 22(8pm), 23(8pm).
● 4:00: Silent Revue. The Phantom Carriage.
A 1926 silent film screening from Sweden
with live musical accompaniment. Director:
Victor Sjöström. Cast: Victor Sjöström, Tore
Svennberg, Hilda Borgström. Live accompaniment:
William O’Meara. Revue Cinema,
WELCOMING NEW ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
THOMAS BURTON
400 Roncesvalles Ave. 416-531-9950 or info@
revuecinema.ca. $17; $14(Bronze/Loyalty
Members, st/sr); $13(Silver Members);
Free(Gold/Individual/Family Members).
● 4:30: Church of the Holy Trinity.
The Christmas Story. See Dec 9. Also
Dec 22(7pm); 23(4:30); 24(1:30pm).
● 7:00: Brampton On Stage. A Next Generation
Leahy Christmas. Rose Theatre, 1 Theatre
Ln., Brampton. 905-874-2800. From $20.
● 8:00: That Choir. Carols. See Dec 16(3pm).
Monday December 18
● 7:00: Peterborough Singers. Handel’s
Messiah. Lesley Bouza, soprano; Lillian
Brooks, mezzo; Joshua Wales, tenor; Graham
Roginson, bass; Ian Sadler, organ; Paul Otway,
trumpet; Douglas Sutherland, trumpet.
Emmanuel United Church, 534 George St. N.,
Peterborough. 705-745-1820 or www.peterboroughsingers.com.
$40; $10(st).
● 7:30: The Edison Singers. ‘Tis the Season.
Join us for a joyous celebration of the
music of Christmas! The Edison Singers; Noel
Edison, conductor. Court House Theatre,
26 Queen St., Niagara-on-the-Lake. www.
theedisonsingers.com/performances or 226-
384-9300. $45; $25(st/18 and under). Also
Dec 20(Brantford) & Dec 23(Elora).
Tuesday December 19
● 1:00: St. James Cathedral. Tuesday Organ
Recital. Jean-Paul Feo, organ. Cathedral
Church of St. James, 106 King St. E. 416-364-
7865 or www.stjamescathedral.ca/recitals.
Free. Donations welcome.
● 7:00: Apocryphonia. The Diapente Book of
Carols. A selection of holiday favourites from
the 14th to the 17th century, sung by Toronto’s
only Renaissance vocal quintet. Diapente
Renaissance Vocal Quintet: Jane Fingler, soprano;
Peter Koniers, countertenor; Alexander
Cappellazzo, tenor; Jonathan Stuchbery,
tenor & continuo; Martin Gomes, bass. St.
Olave’s Anglican Church, 360 Windermere
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