Volume 29 Issue 4 | February & March 2024

LIVE OR ONLINE | Feb 1 to Apr 7, 2024
with Michah Barnes. Michah Barnes, vocalist;
Michael Shand, piano; Russ Boswell, bass; and
Amhed Mitchel, drums. 296 Broadview Ave.
www.showpass.com/micahbarnes. $38.50.
● 8:00: Soulpepper. De Profundis: Oscar
Wilde in Jail. See Feb 1. Also Feb 15(8pm),
16(8pm), 17(2pm & 8pm), 18(2pm).
● 8:30: Fallsview Casino Resort. On Your
Feet!: The Story of Emilio and Gloria Estefan.
Fallsview Casino Resort, Avalon Theatre,
6380 Fallsview Blvd., Niagara Falls. 1-877-
833-3110 or www.ticketmaster.ca. From $45.
Also Feb 15(3pm & 8:30pm), 16(9pm), 17(3pm
& 9pm), 18(3pm & 8:30pm).
Thursday February 15
● 12:00 noon: Metropolitan United Church.
Noon at Met - Spies, Catholics & Calvinists.
Sweelinck: Chromatic Fantasia; Bull: Salve
Regina; Romano/Philips: Amarilli; Dowland/
Byrd: Lachrymae; Van Noordt: Psalm 24.
Jonathan Oldengarm, harpsichord/positive/
organ. Metropolitan United Church, 56 Queen
St. E. 416-363-0331 x226. Freewill donation.
● 12:00 noon: Canadian Opera Company.
Showcase Series: Black History Month -
Redefining Resilience. Artists In Motion is a
dance company led by, focused on, and serving
the Black community that creates works
to inspire actionable change on issues of
social justice and the perception of Black culture.
This project investigates acts of resistance
and survival while celebrating and
honouring Black joy and pride within our
communities. Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre,
Four Seasons Centre for the Performing
Arts, 145 Queen St. W. www.coc.ca/free-concert-series.
Free. Tickets required.
● 12:30: Don Wright Faculty of Music. Choral
Concert Lunchtime Series: Les Choristes. Von
Kuster Hall, Music Building, Western University,
1151 Richmond St. N., London. 519-661-
3767 or www.music.uwo.ca/events. Free.
● 3:00: Fallsview Casino Resort. On Your
Feet!: The Story of Emilio and Gloria Estefan.
Fallsview Casino Resort, Avalon Theatre,
6380 Fallsview Blvd., Niagara Falls. 1-877-
833-3110 or www.ticketmaster.ca. From $45.
Also Feb 14(8:30pm), 15(8:30pm), 16(9pm),
17(3pm & 9pm), 18(3pm & 8:30pm).
THE FRIENDS OF MUSIC
AT ST. THOMAS’S present
The Eybler Quartet
The Music of Friends:
Mozart, Haydn & Their Circle
● 7:30: FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre.
Kandace Springs with Sammy Jackson.
In late 2021, Kandace Springs experienced
a personal loss when her father, Kenneth
“Scat” Springs, passed away due to complications
from a prior illness. Paying tribute
to the man who had encouraged her to
play piano and sing, Kandace is releasing her
upcoming album Run Your Race. Along with
her all women trio, she is set to give audiences
a night of music they won’t soon forget.
FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, Partridge
Hall, 250 St. Paul St., St. Catharines.
905-688-0722; boxoffice@firstontariopac.ca.
$39; $35(members).
● 7:30: Korean Canadian Symphony Orchestra.
“From the New World”. Dvořák: Cello
Concerto in b Op.104; Dvořák: Symphony No.
9 in e Op. 95 “From the New World”. Daniel
Hamin Go, cello; Sharon Lee, conductor. Richmond
Hill Centre for the Performing Arts,
10268 Yonge St., Richmond Hill. www.kcso.
ca. $30; $20(st).
● 8:00: Hugh’s Room Live. Dizzy and Fay.
296 Broadview Ave. www.showpass.com/
dizzy-and-fay. $30.
● 8:00: Hart House Orchestra. Winter Concert.
Berlioz: Overture to Benvenuto Cellini;
Weber: Clarinet Concerto No.2; Elgar: Enigma
Variations. Hart House, Great Hall, 7 Hart
House Circle. 416-978-2452 or www.harthouseorchestra.ca.
Free. Seating is limited.
Donations appreciated at the door and online
at www.harthouseorchestra.ca/support.
● 8:00: Brampton On Stage. Kandace
Springs. Lester B. Pearson Theatre,
150 Central Park Dr., Brampton. 905-874-
2800 or www.tickets.brampton.ca. From
$20.
● 8:00: Brampton On Stage. The Trews Presents
The House of Ill Fame 20th Anniversary
Tour. The Rose Brampton, 1 Theatre Lane,
Brampton. 905-874-2800. $20-$59.
● 8:00: Soulpepper. De Profundis: Oscar
Wilde in Jail. See Feb 1. Also Feb 16(8pm),
17(2pm & 8pm), 18(2pm).
● 8:30: Fallsview Casino Resort. On Your
Feet!: The Story of Emilio and Gloria Estefan.
Fallsview Casino Resort, Avalon Theatre,
6380 Fallsview Blvd., Niagara Falls.
Saturday,
Februar y 17
7:30 pm
(pre-concert
chat 6:45)
St. Thomas’s Church
383 Huron Street
Pay what you wish
($40 suggested)
Tickets: scan code above
(or purchase at the door)
stthomas.on.ca/friends-of-music
1-877-833-3110 or www.ticketmaster.ca.
From $45. Also Feb 14(8:30pm), 15(3pm),
16(9pm), 17(3pm & 9pm), 18(3pm & 8:30pm).
Friday February 16
● 12:10: Music at St. Andrew’s. Noon Time
Recital. Lisa Tahara, piano. St. Andrew’s Presbyterian
Church, 73 Simcoe St. 416-593-5600
x220. Free. Donations welcome.
● 12:30: Don Wright Faculty of Music. Western
University Symphony Orchestra. Paul
Davenport Theatre, Talbot College, Western
University, 1151 Richmond St. N., London. 519-
661-3767 or www.music.uwo.ca/events. Free.
● 6:00: St. Bartholomew’s Anglican Church.
150th Anniversary Dedication Mass. Gabrieli:
Missa Brevis in F; Orlando di Lasso: Si coeli
et coeli coelorum; Victoria: O quam metuendus
est locus iste. 509 Dundas St. E. www.
stbartstoronto.ca/music-lent-2024. Free.
● 7:30: Canadian Opera Company. The Cunning
Little Vixen. See Feb 3.
● 7:30: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Film
Screening: Superman In Concert. Music by
John Williams. Steven Reineke, conductor.
Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-598-
3375. From $55. Also Feb 17.
● 7:30: The Isabel Voices. Craig Hella Johnson:
Considering Matthew Shepard. NOTE:
Audience members are warned of strong
language and intense themes in the piece.
Contains direct quotations of the bigoted,
homophobic words of Westboro Baptist
Church members, who picketed Shepard’s
funeral. Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing
Arts, Jennifer Velva Bernstein Performance
Hall, 390 King St. W., Kingston.
www.queensu.ca/theisabel/whats-on/
breath-life-presented-isabel-voices. $30;
$25(sr); $15(st). Livestream: Pay What You
Can Donation $10/$25/$35/$50/$100/$200.
LIVE & LIVESTREAM.
● 7:30: Brantford Music Club. Young Artists’
Recital. Emily Alway, piano; Natalie
Hall, piano; Paris District High School Symphonic
Band (Roger Winter, director). Sanderson
Centre for the Performing Arts,
88 Dalhousie St., Brantford. 519-758-8090 or
www.brantfordmusicclub.com. $30; $10(st);
Free(elementary st).
● 8:00: Brampton On Stage. HYPE Curated
by Jemane Kent. The Rose Studio, 1 Theatre
Ln., Brampton. 905-874-2800. $10.
● 8:00: Soulpepper. De Profundis: Oscar
Wilde in Jail. See Feb 1. Also Feb 17(2pm &
8pm), 18(2pm).
● 8:30: Caliban Arts Theatre. Ethnic Heritage
Ensemble 50th Anniversary Tour. Celebrating
50 years of The Ethnic Heritage
Ensembles Legacy. Dr. Kahil El’Zabar, percussion
& voice; Corey Wilkes, trumpet & percussions;
Alex Harding, baritone saxophone. The
Redwood Theatre, 1300 Gerrard St. E. www.
calibanartstheatre.com or 416-274-4082.
$45(Early Bird until Jan 19; $60/$50(adv).
● 9:00: Fallsview Casino Resort. On Your
Feet!: The Story of Emilio and Gloria Estefan.
Fallsview Casino Resort, Avalon Theatre,
6380 Fallsview Blvd., Niagara Falls. 1-877-
833-3110 or www.ticketmaster.ca. From $45.
Also Feb 14(8:30pm), 15(3pm & 8:30pm),
17(3pm & 9pm), 18(3pm & 8:30pm).
Saturday February 17
● 2:00: Soulpepper. De Profundis: Oscar
Wilde in Jail. See Feb 1. Also Feb 17(8pm),
18(2pm).
● 3:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra.
Toronto Symphony Youth Orchestra: Britannia.
Works by Holst, Elgar, and Debussy.
Simon Rivard, conductor. George Weston
Recital Hall, Meridian Arts Centre,
5040 Yonge St. 416-598-3375. From $34.
● 3:00: Fallsview Casino Resort. On Your
Feet!: The Story of Emilio and Gloria Estefan.
Fallsview Casino Resort, Avalon Theatre,
6380 Fallsview Blvd., Niagara Falls. 1-877-
833-3110 or www.ticketmaster.ca. From $45.
Also Feb 14(8:30pm), 15(3pm & 8:30pm),
16(9pm), 17(9pm), 18(3pm & 8:30pm).
● 4:30: Beach United Church. Music for the
Soul with Opera Revue. Opera Revue: Danie
Friesen, soprano; Alexander Hajek, baritone;
Claire Elise Harris, piano. 140 Wineva Ave.
416-691-8082. Pay what you can.
● 7:30: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Film
Screening: Superman In Concert. Music by
John Williams. Steven Reineke, conductor.
Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-598-
3375. From $55. Also Feb 16.
● 7:30: Friends of Music at St. Thomas’s. The
Music of Friends: Mozart, Haydn and Their
Circle. Vanhal: String Quartet in G Op.6 No.4;
Bologne: String Quartet in f Op.14 No.3;
Haydn: String Quartet in g Op.20 No.3; Mozart:
String Quartet No.15 in d K.421. The Eybler
Quartet. St. Thomas’s Anglican Church,
383 Huron St. www.stthomas.on.ca or 416-
483-5488. Pay What You Wish ($40 suggested).
Pre-concert chat at 6:45pm.
● 8:00: Burlington Performing Arts Centre.
Dwayne Gretzky. Burlington Performing Arts
Centre - Main Theatre, 440 Locust St., Burlington.
www.burlingtonpac.ca/events/dwaynegretzky
or 905-568-1600. From $44.50.
● 8:00: Acoustic Harvest. The Russell de
Carle Trio with Steve Briggs. St. Paul’s United
Church (Scarborough), 200 McIntosh St.,
Scarborough. www.acousticharvest.ca or
416-729-7564. $30.
● 8:00: Hugh’s Room Live. The Lonesome
Ace Stringband. John Showman, fiddle; Chris
Coole, clawhammer banjo, and Max Heineman,
upright bass. 296 Broadview Ave.
www.showpass.com/lonesome-ace-stringband/.
$30.
● 8:00: Soulpepper. De Profundis: Oscar
Wilde in Jail. See Feb 1. Also Feb 18(2pm).
● 8:00: Nathaniel Dett Chorale. Voices
of the Diaspora: Haitian Voices. Works by
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