Volume 29 Issue 4 | February & March 2024
Leah Roseman pandemic podcaster par excellence; Alison Mackay scrutinizes staircases for Tafelmusik; big choir, small orchestra in Dame Jane Glover's TSO Messiah; Dion(ysus) gets set to rock at Coalmine; the Sudbury /Toronto Jazz trail from an even more northerly point of view; breves are the backstory; and more.
Leah Roseman pandemic podcaster par excellence; Alison Mackay scrutinizes staircases for Tafelmusik; big choir, small orchestra in Dame Jane Glover's TSO Messiah; Dion(ysus) gets set to rock at Coalmine; the Sudbury /Toronto Jazz trail from an even more northerly point of view; breves are the backstory; and more.
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LIVE OR ONLINE | Feb 1 to Apr 7, <strong>2024</strong><br />
Songs by King, Bacharach, Robinson and The<br />
Drifters. Cyril Clark Theatre, 20 Loafer’s Lake<br />
Lane, Brampton. 905-874-2800. $<strong>29</strong>.<br />
Sunday <strong>March</strong> 31<br />
● 11:30am: St. Bartholomew’s Anglican<br />
Church. Easter Sunday. Visitatio Sepulchri<br />
(a Medieval liturgical sung drama for Easter<br />
from the Netherlands); Gabrieli: Missa<br />
Brevis in F; This Joyful Eastertide (Dutch<br />
traditional hymn); Gabrieli: Maria Magdalene;<br />
Aichinger: Regina coeli. 509 Dundas<br />
St. E. www.stbartstoronto.ca/musiclent-<strong>2024</strong>.<br />
Free.<br />
● 3:00: Mississauga Symphony Orchestra.<br />
Masterworks: Masterwork Celebrations.<br />
Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue (100th<br />
anniversary); Mozart: Symphony No.<strong>29</strong> in A<br />
K.201/186a (250th anniversary); and Sibelius:<br />
Symphony No.7 in C Op.105 (100th anniversary).<br />
Living Arts Centre, Hammerson<br />
Hall, 4141 Living Arts Dr., Mississauga. www.<br />
mississaugasymphony.ca or 905-306-6000.<br />
From $40. A special pre-concert Easter Sunday<br />
brunch will be offered in Live Restaurant<br />
in honour of the holiday.<br />
Monday April 1<br />
● 7:30: Don Wright Faculty of Music. Western<br />
University Salsa Band. Paul Davenport<br />
Theatre, Talbot College, Western University,<br />
1151 Richmond St. N., London. 519-661-3767<br />
or www.music.uwo.ca/events. Free.<br />
Tuesday April 2<br />
● 12:10: Nine Sparrows Arts Foundation.<br />
Lunchtime Chamber Music: Music for Clarinets.<br />
Clarinet chamber group; Peter Stoll,<br />
leader. Yorkminster Park Baptist Church,<br />
1585 Yonge St. 416-922-1167 or www.yorkminsterpark.com.<br />
Free. Donations welcome.<br />
● 6:00: Don Wright Faculty of Music. Electroacoustic<br />
Composers Concert. Von Kuster<br />
Hall, Music Building, Western University,<br />
1151 Richmond St. N., London. 519-661-3767<br />
or www.music.uwo.ca/events. Free.<br />
● 7:30: Don Wright Faculty of Music. Western<br />
University Pop Band. Paul Davenport<br />
Theatre, Talbot College, Western University,<br />
1151 Richmond St. N., London. 519-661-3767<br />
or www.music.uwo.ca/events. Free.<br />
Wednesday April 3<br />
● 7:30: Don Wright Faculty of Music. Student<br />
Composers Chamber Music Concert. Von<br />
Kuster Hall, Music Building, Western University,<br />
1151 Richmond St. N., London. 519-661-<br />
3767 or www.music.uwo.ca/events. Free.<br />
● 8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra.<br />
R. Strauss’s Don Quixote. Ligeti: Lontano;<br />
Wagner: Prelude to Act I of Parsifal; Samy<br />
Moussa: Trombone Concerto (North American<br />
première/TSO Co-commission); R.<br />
Strauss: Don Quixote. Jörgen van Rijen, trombone;<br />
Michael Casimir, viola; Joseph Johnson,<br />
cello; Gustavo Gimeno, conductor. Roy Thomson<br />
Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-598-3375. From<br />
$35. Also Apr 6.<br />
Thursday April 4<br />
● 1:30: Music in the Afternoon. Francine Kay.<br />
Selections from Things Lived and Dreamt and<br />
works by Debussy and Chopin. Francine Kay,<br />
piano. Walter Hall, Edward Johnson Building,<br />
University of Toronto, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-<br />
923-7052 X1. $50; free(st with ID at door).<br />
WOMEN’S MUSICAL CLUB OF TORONTO<br />
APRIL 4, <strong>2024</strong> | 1.30 PM<br />
FRANCINE<br />
KAY<br />
416-923-7052 | wmct.on.ca<br />
● 7:30: Burlington Performing Arts Centre.<br />
Amanda Martinez. Burlington Performing<br />
Arts Centre - Community Studio Theatre,<br />
440 Locust St., Burlington. www.burlingtonpac.ca/events/amanda-martinez<br />
or 905-568-<br />
1600. From $44.50.<br />
● 7:30: Brampton On Stage. RENT Presented<br />
by Brampton Music Theatre. The Rose<br />
Brampton, 1 Theatre Lane, Brampton. 905-<br />
874-2800. $34.<br />
Friday April 5<br />
● 5:15: Kingston Baroque Consort. Celebration!:<br />
Dazzling Baroque Showpieces. Bach:<br />
Orchestral Suite No.1 in C BWV 1066; Mouret:<br />
Suite of Symphonies for Brass, Strings &<br />
Timpani No.1. St. James Anglican Church<br />
(Kingston), 10 Union St, Kingston. legerek@<br />
queensu.ca or 613-217-5099 or at Novel Idea,<br />
156 Princess St or www.livemusickingston.<br />
ca/kingston-baroque-consort-2023/. $25;<br />
$10(st); Free(under 17).<br />
● 7:30: Don Wright Faculty of Music. Western<br />
University Wind Ensemble Concert: To<br />
Amuse and Beguile. Paul Davenport Theatre,<br />
Talbot College, Western University,<br />
1151 Richmond St. N., London. 519-661-3767<br />
or www.music.uwo.ca/events. Free.<br />
Madrigal Mania<br />
Apr. 5 & 6 at 8 pm<br />
TorontoConsort.org<br />
● 8:00: Toronto Consort. Madrigal Mania.<br />
Artistic Direction by Paul Jenkins. Trinity-St.<br />
Paul’s Centre, Jeanne Lamon Hall, 427 Bloor<br />
St. W. www.torontoconsort.org or 416-964-<br />
6337. From $20. Also Apr 6.<br />
● 8:00: Alliance Française de Toronto. Opera<br />
Masterpieces with Jonathan Kravtchenko.<br />
Rossini: “Largo al factotum” from The Barber<br />
of Seville: Mozart: Papageno Scene from The<br />
Magic Flute: and other works. Antonina Laskarzhevska,<br />
soprano; Sergei Stilmachenko,<br />
baritone; Jonathan Kravtchenko, piano;<br />
Anton Yeretsky, violin. Spadina Theatre, Alliance<br />
Française de Toronto, 24 Spadina Rd.<br />
www.alliance-francaise.ca. $20; $15(sr/st).<br />
● 8:00: Royal Conservatory of Music. 21C<br />
Music Festival Series: Laurie Anderson. Koerner<br />
Hall, TELUS Centre, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-<br />
0208; rcmusic.com/performance. From $21.<br />
● 8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Symphony<br />
Exploder. A live listening party to<br />
explore Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring, presented<br />
by Gustavo Gimeno and Hrishikesh<br />
Hirway in a stageside conversation with the<br />
full orchestra as they dissect the mesmerizing<br />
layers of Stravinsky’s work accompanied<br />
by live replays of musical sections and microscopic<br />
insight into the orchestra in action<br />
culminating in a complete performance of<br />
the work. Gustavo Gimeno, conductor. Roy<br />
Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-598-3375 or<br />
www.tso.ca. From $35.<br />
Saturday April 6<br />
● 3:00: Don Wright Faculty of Music. Symphonic<br />
Band Concert: Emblems of Spring. Paul<br />
Davenport Theatre, Talbot College, Western<br />
University, 1151 Richmond St. N., London. 519-<br />
661-3767 or www.music.uwo.ca/events. Free.<br />
● 4:00: Music Toronto. Celebration of Small<br />
Ensembles. Includes a short stretch and chat<br />
between sets. Refreshments will be available<br />
for purchase. Program to be announced.<br />
Aperture Room, Thornton-Smith Building,<br />
340 Yonge St. www.musictoronto.com.<br />
$40(single); $20(st/arts).<br />
● 7:30: London Symphonia. A Bohemian Life.<br />
Debussy: Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune;<br />
Scott Good: Lasker-Schüler Songs (first performance);<br />
Dvořák: Symphony No.8 in G.<br />
Midori Marsh, soprano; London Symphonia;<br />
Tania Miller, conductor. Metropolitan United<br />
Church (London), 468 Wellington St., London.<br />
226-270-0910 or www.londonsymphonia.ca.<br />
$70(premium); $52(adult); $22(st).<br />
● 7:30: Don Wright Faculty of Music.<br />
Choral Concert: Western University Singers<br />
- Part(ing) Songs. Von Kuster Hall, Music<br />
Search listings online<br />
at thewholenote.com/just-ask<br />
Building, Western University, 1151 Richmond<br />
St. N., London. 519-661-3767 or www.music.<br />
uwo.ca/events. Free.<br />
● 8:00: Royal Conservatory of Music. Global<br />
Music Series: Ladysmith Black Mambazo.<br />
Koerner Hall, TELUS Centre, 273 Bloor St. W.<br />
416-408-0208; rcmusic.com/performance.<br />
From $65.<br />
● 8:00: Kindred Spirits Orchestra. Wind<br />
Symphonies. Stravinsky, Symphonies of Wind<br />
Instruments; Stravinsky: Concerto for Piano<br />
and Wind Instruments; Hindemith: Konzertmusik<br />
for Piano, Brass and Harps Op.49. Henry<br />
From, piano; Kristian Alexander, conductor.<br />
Cornell Recital Hall, 3201 Bur Oak Ave., Markham.<br />
905-787-8811. $30-$40; $22.50-$30(sr);<br />
$15-$20(full time student or 18 and under).<br />
● 8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. R.<br />
Strauss’s Don Quixote. See Apr 3.<br />
● 8:00: Toronto Consort. Madrigal Mania.<br />
Artistic Direction by Paul Jenkins. Trinity-St.<br />
Paul’s Centre, Jeanne Lamon Hall, 427 Bloor<br />
St. W. www.torontoconsort.org or 416-964-<br />
6337. From $20. Also Apr 5.<br />
Sunday April 7<br />
● 2:00: Royal Conservatory of Music. Mazzoleni<br />
Masters Series: ARC Ensemble: The<br />
Viennese in Los Angeles. Korngold: Piano<br />
Quintet in E Op.15; Kanitz: Works. Mazzoleni<br />
Concert Hall, TELUS Centre, 273 Bloor St. W.<br />
416-408-0208 or www.rcmusic.com/performance.<br />
$25.<br />
● 2:30: VOICEBOX: Opera in Concert. La battaglia<br />
di Legnano. Music by Giuseppe Verdi.<br />
With English Surtitles. Julia McVicar, Scott<br />
Rumble, Sebastian Belcourt; Opera in Concert<br />
Chorus; Robert Cooper, chorus director;<br />
Helen Becqué. music director & piano.<br />
Jane Mallett Theatre, St. Lawrence Centre<br />
for the Arts, 27 Front St. E. www.operainconcert.com<br />
or 416-366-7723 or 1-800-708-6754.<br />
From $45.<br />
● 4:00: FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre.<br />
Hear! Here! with Mark Lalama Trio.<br />
FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, Robertson<br />
Theatre, 250 St. Paul St., St. Catharines.<br />
905-688-0722; boxoffice@firstontariopac.ca.<br />
$35; $186(table of 6).<br />
● 7:30: The Jeffery Concerts. Calidore<br />
String Quartet. St. John the Evangelist Anglican<br />
Church, 280 St. James St., London.<br />
jefferyconcerts@gmail.com or www.jefferyconcerts.com<br />
or www.Grandtheatre.com<br />
or 519-672-8800 or in person at the Grand<br />
Theatre Box Office, 471 Richmond St. $40;<br />
Free(st).<br />
50 | <strong>February</strong> & <strong>March</strong> <strong>2024</strong> thewholenote.com
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