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Wednesday October 01
12:30: Yorkminster Park Church. Noonday Recital: Ron Jordan, organ. 1585 Yonge St. 416-922-1167. Free.
10:00:pm:
Second Annual Small World Music Festival. World Music & Improv. Mel
M'rabet, oud & vocals; El Shaman, flute; DJ medicineman. Lula Lounge,
1585 Dundas St. West. 416-973-4000. $10.
Thursday October 02
12:00 noon: CBC Radio. Music Around Us Young Artist Series. Brahms: Liebeslieder Waltzes Op.52. Tamara Hummer, soprano; Krisztina Szabo, mezzo; Michael Colvin, tenor; Peter McGillivray, baritone; Liz Upchurch & Steven Philcox, piano. Glenn Gould Studio, 250 Front St. West. 416-205-5555. Free.
12:10: U of T University of Toronto Faculty of Music. On Wings of Song. Lorna MacDonald, soprano; Che Anne Loewen, piano. Walter Hall, 80 Queen's Park. 416-978-3744. Free.
12:15: Music on the Hill. Lunchtime Concert: Kristine Anderson, mezzo soprano. St. John's York Mills, 19 Don Ridge Dr. 416-972-6329. Free.
12:30:Christ Church Deer Park. Lunchtime Chamber Concert: The Toronto Winds. Music of Mozart, Dvor k, Bach, Watson & Weber. 1570 Yonge St. 416-920-5211. Free (donations accepted).
12:30: York University Department of Music. Lorne Lofsky Jazz Trio. Lorne Lofsky, guitar; Barry Elmes, drums; Neil Swainson, bass. McLaughlin Performance Hall, 050 McLaughlin College, 4700 Keele St. 416-736-5186. Free.
8:00: RCM Community School. Jazz Series: David Braid Sextet. David Braid, piano; Steve Wallace, bass; Terry Clarke, drums; Mike Murley, tenor saxophone; John McLeod, trumpet; Gene Smith, trombone. Mazzoleni Concert Hall, 273 Bloor St. West. 416-408-2824 x321. $25,$15.
8:00: Second Annual Small World Music Festival. Mahotella Queens. Traditional Zulu, Sotho, Shangaan, Xhosa; South African jazz, R&B, soul & gospel. Lula Lounge, 1585 Dundas St. West. 416-973-4000. $20.
8:00:Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra. Beethoven Symphonies #5 & 6. Jos van Immerseel, conductor. Trinity-St. Paul's Centre, 427 Bloor St. West. 416-964-6337. $32-$65, $28-$58(st/sr).
8:00:Toronto
Symphony Orchestra. Haydn: Symphony #94 in G Surprise; Hindemith:
Symphonic Metamorphosis on Themes of Carl Maria von Weber; Brahms: Piano
Concerto #2 in B flat Op.83. Evgeny Kissin, piano; Sir Andrew Davis, conductor.
Roy
Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-593-4828. $32-$98.
Friday October 03
7:30: Gilbert & Sullivan Society of Toronto. Barbershop Quartet plus The Concert Group; Sing-along. Skey Room, St. Anne's Church, 651 Dufferin St. 416-922-4415. Free.
7:30:Les AMIS Concerts/University of Toronto Schools. Kaye Royer, clarinet; Janice Lin, piano, Ronald Royer, cello. Beethoven: Trio in B flat Op.11; Weber: Grand Duo Concertant for clarinet & piano Op.48; Pool: Trio (world premiere). U of T Schools Auditorium, 371 Bloor St. West. 905-773-7712. $10,$5.
8:00: Clare Wittmann. Song of the River Spirit. Musical & poetic meditation, reflection & journey. First Unitarian Congregation of Toronto, 175 St. Clair West. 416-432-1861. $15.
8:00: Jane Blackstone & Friends. Spanish music for guitar, piano, soprano, cello and piano duet, by Granados, Mompou, Nin, Obradors, Rodrigo and Turina. Jane Blackstone, Andrew Clarke, Barbara Fris, Heather Glerum, Louise Morley, Elaine Thompson, performers. Heliconian Hall, 35 Hazelton Ave. 416-781-2009. $15,$12.
8:00: Second Annual Small World Music Festival. Kiran Alhuwalia, vocals. Authentic ghazals; traditional Punjabi folk songs. Glenn Gould Studio, 250 Front St. West. 416-205-5555. $20.
8:00: St. James' Choral Society. Hymns Plain and Simply Fancy. Hymn sing with audience participation. Guests: Trillium Brass; Michael Bloss, director of music. St. James' Cathedral, 65 Church St. 416-366-1728. $10.
8:00:Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra. Beethoven Symphonies #5 & 6. Trinity-St. Paul's Centre. See Oct 2.
8:00:Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Roy Thomson Hall. See Oct 2.
8:00: U of T University of Toronto Faculty of Music. Faculty Artist Series: Scott St. John, violin; Lydia Wong, piano. Beethoven Violin Sonatas: #5 Op.24; #6 Op.30 #1; #7 Op.30 #2. Walter Hall, 80 Queen's Park. 416-978-3744. $21,$11.
10:00:pm:
Second Annual Small World Music Festival. DJ Cheb I Sabbah. Global electronica.
The Mockingbird, 580 King St. West. 416-973-4000. $15.
Saturday October 04
7:30:Deer Park Very Little Theatre. Showtime! The Singing Redmen: performers from Randolph Academy for the Performing Arts; Soli & Rob. Deer Park United Church, 129 St. Clair West. 416-962-3381. $10, $5(child).
7:30:Royal Opera Canada. Bizet: Carmen. Dwight Bennett, conductor. Living Arts Centre, 4141 Living Arts Drive, Mississauga. 905-306-6000. $14-$120. For complete run see music theatre listings.
8:00: Calyx Concerts. A Night at the Opera. Arias and duets by Donizetti, Puccini, Mascagni and more. Narelle Martinez, soprano; Stuart Howe, tenor; Brahm Goldhamer, piano; Stuart Hamilton, host. Humbercrest United Church, 16 Baby Point Rd. 416-531-3668. $20.
8:00: Celtic Women International/Second Annual Small World Music Festival. Celtic Routes: A Showcase on the Danforth. Frankie Armstrong, Mary Jane Lamond, Tess LeBlanc, Debbie Quigley, Loretto Ried & other performers. Music Hall, 147 Danforth Ave. 416-778-8163. $30(advance), $35(door).
8:00: CUSJ Toronto First Chapter. A One Night One Woman Show. Song, drama & documentary of personal experiences during the war in Sarajevo. Nadja Halilbegovich, singer/speaker/performance artist. First Unitarian Congregation, 175 St. Clair West. 416-658-0998. $10, $5(youth/sr/unwaged).
8:00:Music Gallery. Ulrich Maiss, cello/electronics. Bach: Suite #5; Reed: CelloMachine: Variations on Metal Machine Music. St. George the Martyr Church, 197 John. 416-204-1080. $10,$7,$5.
8:00:Music on the Donway. Music Old and New. Works by Vivaldi, Telemann and Handel. Daniel Rubinoff, saxophone; with harpsichord, organ and cello. Donway Covenant United Church, 230 The Donway West. 416-444-8444. $15,$12.
8:00:Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra. Beethoven Symphonies #5 & 6. Trinity-St. Paul's Centre. See Oct 2.
8:00:
U of T University of Toronto
Faculty of Music. Wind Ensemble: Feminine Endings. Tower: Celebration
Fanfare from Stepping Stones; McTee: Circuits; Matthews: La Frontera. Denise
Grant, conductor. MacMillan Theatre, 80 Queen's Park. 416-978-3744. $13,$7.
Sunday October 05
9:45am & 11:15am: First Unitarian Congregation of Toronto. Complete Works for Solo Violin (Sonatas and Partitas) by JS Bach. Bach: Partita I in b, BWV1002 for solo violin. Mark Fewer, violin. 175 St. Clair West. 416-924-9654. Freewill offering.
1:30: CAMMAC/McMichael Gallery. Sunday Concert: Mooredale Youth Quartet. Music for string quartet. 10365 Islington Ave. 905-893-0344. Free with admission to the gallery: $15, $9(sr/st), $25(families).
2:00:Toronto Operetta Theatre. With A Song In My Heart - Best of Broadway Part III. Music of Rodgers & Hart, Viennese operetta, Gilbert & Sullivan and Hollywood's Golden Age. Elizabeth DeGrazia, Elizabeth Beeler, Fred Love, Robert Longo, performers; Derek Bate, music director/piano. Jane Mallett Theatre, 27 Front St. East. $28.
2:00: Wendy Dobson, soprano & Jos‚ Hernandez, piano in Concert. Gypsy songs by Brahms and Dvorak. Heliconian Hall, 35 Hazelton Ave. 416-466-3449. $15,$10.
3:00:Baroque Music Beside the Grange. A Celebratory Noyse. Music by Praetorius, Gervaise, Modena, Fayrfax, Isaac, Senfl, Henry VIII, Finck, Sermisy & others. Elise Guay & Michael Franklin, Renaissance recorder & shawm; Colin Savage & Alison Melville, Renaissance recorder; Shawn Spicer, cornetto & other performers. St. George the Martyr Church, 197 John. 416-588-4301. $20,$15.
3:00: German Department, University of Toronto. Drei L„nder - eine Sprache (Three Countries - One Language). Choral music and images from the heart of Europe. Schola Cantorum; The Forget-Me-Nots; Toronto Jodlers; Manfred Petz, Ingrid Szauter & Fred Blum, directors. Isabel Bader Theatre, 93 Charles St. West. 416-978-8668. $15,$12.
3:00:Pax Christi Chorale. A Harvest Festival. Hymns, anthems & readings celebrating Autumn. Guests: Trillium Brass Quintet; Pax Christi Children's Choir. Stephanie Martin, conductor. Grace Church on-the-Hill, 300 Lonsdale Rd. 416-494-7889. $12, $10(sr/st), $5(child under 12).
3:30:Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra. Beethoven Symphonies #5 & 6. Trinity-St. Paul's Centre. See Oct 2.
4:30:Christ Church Deer Park. Jazz Vespers: Michael Stuart/Russ Little Quintet. 1570 Yonge St. 416-920-5211. Donation.
4:30: St. Clement's Church. Choral Evensong & Hymns. Gardiner: Evening Hymn; Sumsion in g: Rose Responses. Thomas Fitches, director of music. 59 Briar Hill Ave. 416-483-6664.
7:00:Les AMIS Concerts. Carina Reeves, cello with Orfeo Duo: Vita Wallace, violin & Ishmael Wallace, piano. Schuller: Duo Concertante for Cello & Piano (premiere); Shostakovich: Sonata for Cello & Piano Op.40; Schnittke: Stille Musik for Violin & Cello; Royer: A Short Odyssey; Schumann: Trio #3 in g Op.110. Heliconian Hall, 35 Hazelton Ave. 905-773-7712. $20, $15(sr), $10(st).
7:00: OnStage at Glenn Gould Studio. Jazz Beat - 20th Anniversary Concert. Brad Turner Quartet; Don Thompson Quartet; Jean Vanasse Sextet. 250 Front St. West. 416-205-5555. $30,$25.
7:00: Toronto Centre for the Performing Arts. An Evening with Al Martino. With full orchestra. 5040 Yonge St. 416-870-8000. $58-$101
7:15: Central United Church. Beethoven: Symphonies 1 & 2. 40-piece orchestra; Stuart Beaudoin, conductor. 131 Main Street, Unionville. Free.
8:00: Flying Cloud Folk Club. T‚ada. Irish traditional. Tranzac, 292 Brunswick. 416-410-3655. $18,$16.
8:00:Markham Theatre for Performing Arts. Leahy. Canadian Celtic fiddle, step dancing. 171 Town Centre Blvd., Markham. 905-305-7469. $48. *SOLD OUT*
8:00:Roy
Thomson Hall/Small World Music Festival. Remember Shakti. Blend
of Eastern & Western musical traditions. John McLaughlin, guitar &
Zakir Hussain, tabla. 60 Simcoe. 416-872-4255. $39.50-$66.50.
Monday October 06
8:00:Markham Theatre for Performing Arts. Leahy. See Oct 5. (tickets still available)
8:00:
Toronto Theatre Organ Society/Kiwanis Club of Casa Loma. Wurlitzer Pops
at Casa Loma. Jelani Eddington, organ. 1 Austin Terrace. 416-421-0918.
$15.
Tuesday October 07
12:10: U of T University of Toronto Faculty of Music. Voice Performance Class. Student Performances. Walter Hall, 80 Queen's Park. 416-978-3744. Free.
12:30: York University Department of Music. Middle East Music Ensemble. Directed by Rob Simms. McLaughlin Performance Hall, 050 McLaughlin College, 4700 Keele St. 416-736-5186. Free.
1:00: St. James' Cathedral. Lunch Hour Concert: Michael Bloss, organ. Widor: Symphony #6 for organ. 65 Church St. 416-364-7865. Free.
8:00:Massey Hall. Mercedes Sosa. 15 Shuter. 416-872-4255. $35.50-$65.50.
8:00: OnStage at Glenn Gould Studio. St. Lawrence String Quartet. Mozart: Clarinet Quintet in A K.581; Brahms: Piano Quintet in f Op.34. James Campbell, clarinet; Andr‚ Laplante, piano. 250 Front St. West. 416-205-5555. $35.
8:00: Ontario Association of Food Banks. Molly Johnson Live in Concert. Markham Theatre, 171 Town Centre Blvd. 905-305-7469. $28-$53.
8:00:Toronto
Symphony Orchestra. The Magic of Mancini. Program includes Pink
Panther, Mr. Lucky, The Thorn Birds, Ohio Riverboat, Moon River and more.
Monica Mancini, vocalist; Errol Gay, conductor. Roy
Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-593-4828. $31-$84.
Wednesday October 08
12:30:Music Gallery Institute/St. George-the-Martyr Church. Free Lunch Music. Cleo Palacio-Quintin & The Canadian Electronic Ensemble. 197 John St. 416-204-1080. Free.
12:30: York University Department of Music. Trichy Sankaran in concert. Solo mrdangam and kanjira. McLaughlin Performance Hall, 050 McLaughlin College, 4700 Keele St. 416-736-5186. Free.
12:30: Yorkminster Park Church. Noonday Recital: Clement Carelse, organ. 1585 Yonge St. 416-922-1167. Free.
2:00 &8:00:Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Roy Thomson Hall. See Oct 7.
8:00: Emerge Entertainment. An Evening with Chris Brown & Kate Fenner. Glenn Gould Studio, 250 Front St. West. 416-205-5555. $20.
8:00: Second Canadian-German Festival/Toronto Consort. Evening of German Music from the Middle Ages and Renaissance. Trinity-St. Paul's Church, 427 Bloor St. West. 416-598-5353. $35.
8:00:Tapestry New Opera Works. Opera Briefs 3. New works from the Composer-Librettist Laboratory. 4 composers, 4 writers, 6 singers, 2 pianists, 2 directors. Distillery Historic District, 55 Mill St. 416-537-6066. $20(reserved seating).
8:00: U of T University of Toronto Faculty of Music. Concert Band. Calvert: Suite on Canadian Folk Songs; Vaughan Williams: Folk Song Suite; Herberman: The Fisher Who Died in His Bed. Jeffrey Reynolds, conductor. MacMillan Theatre, 80 Queen's Park. 416-978-3744. $13,$7.
8:30:
U of T University of Toronto
Faculty of Music. Small Jazz Ensembles. Walter Hall, 80 Queen's
Park. 416-978-3744. Free.
Thursday October 09
12:00 noon: CBC Radio. Music Around Us Young Artist Series: Neda Navaee, piano. Schubert: Wanderer Fantasy; Mendelssohn: Fantasy in f sharp minor Op.28; Haydn: Sonata. Glenn Gould Studio, 250 Front St. West. 416-205-5555. Free.
12:00 noon:Christ Church Deer Park. MichŠle Bogdanowicz, soprano & Eldon Ng, piano in Recital. Works by Rachmaninoff, Vivaldi, Handel, Faur‚ & H‚tu. 1570 Yonge. 416-920-5211. Free.
12:10: U of T University of Toronto Faculty of Music. Chamber Music from McGill. Walter Hall, 80 Queen's Park. 416-978-3744. Free.
12:15: Music on the Hill. Lunchtime Concert: A Musical Menagerie. Esther Jaciuk and Tara Baxendale. St. John's York Mills, 19 Don Ridge Dr. 416-972-6329. Free.
12:30: York University Department of Music. Rags & Blues. Bill Westcott, piano. McLaughlin Performance Hall, 050 McLaughlin College, 4700 Keele St. 416-736-5186. Free.
2:00: Studio of Lawrence Pitchko. Piano Recital. Selection of works for solo piano performed by advanced students. Northern District Library, 40 Orchard View Blvd. 416-393-7610. Free.
7:30: University or Toronto Opera Division. Gala Recital by Peter McGillivray, baritone & Sandra Horst, piano. Walter Hall, 80 Queen's Park. 416-946-3580. $50. To benefit the Opera Division.
8:00: Civic Light Opera Company. The Happiest Millionaire. By Crichton, Sherman & Sherman. Joe Cascone, director; Mac McInnes, Susan Sanders, Andrea Barker, Cameron McKinnon & other performers. Fairview Library Theatre, 35 Fairview Mall Dr. 416-469-8450. $17.50,$15. For complete run see Music Theatre listings.
8:00: Glenn Gould School/PEN Canada. Royal Conservatory Orchestra: Concert in Honour of Daniel Pearl Music Day. Beethoven: Piano Concerto #5 in E flat Op.73 Emperor; Shostakovich: Symphony #5 Op.47. Marianna Humetska, piano; Simon Streatfeild, conductor. 250 Front St. West. 416-205-5555. $15,$10.
8:00:Markham Theatre for Performing Arts. Quartetto Gelato Travels the Orient Express. 171 Town Centre Blvd. 905-305-7469. $35.
8:30:
Hugh's Room. From Both Ends of the Earth - Live in Concert. Traditional
Yiddish music in a modern light. Daniel Koulack, bass; Rick Shadrach Lazar,
percussion; Marilyn Lerner, piano; Paul Pacanowski, clarinet/soprano sax;
David Wall, vocals. 2261 Dundas St. West. 416-531-6604. $13(advance), $15(door).
Friday October 10
1:00:New Adventures in Sound Art/Charles Street Video. vivie' vin‡ent, performer. vin‡ent: anahata; Roi: lessening stillness growing (premiere); talk on the performance & composition techniques of the works by the artist. Latvian House, 491 College St. 416-910-7231. PWYC.
7:30: CONTACT Contemporary Music/University Settlement Music & Arts School. Menage. Southam: Rainbow Trout; Lewis: Five Songs of Motherhood; Rabe: inward unfolding; Harrison: Varied Trio. Anne Yardley, soprano; Sarah Fraser, violin; Akiyo Hattori, clarinet; Michael Gfroerer, piano; Jerry Pergolesi, percussion. St. George the Martyr Church, 197 John. 416-598-3444 x243 or 244. $10,$5, family rate. Fundraising concert for University Settlement Music & Arts School.
8:00:
Encore Entertainment. Chess. In concert. By Andersson, Ulvaeus & Rice.
Jane Mallett Theatre, 27 Front St. East. 416-366-7723. $25-$30.
Saturday October 11
2:00 &8:00: Encore Entertainment. Chess. Jane Mallett Theatre. See Oct 10.
7:30: MichŠle Bogdanowicz, soprano & Rob Gurvits, piano. Works by Faur‚, Rachmaninoff, Dvorak, Hetu & Turina. Victoria College Chapel, 91 Charles West. 416-473-6384. $15,$10.
8:00: Acoustic Harvest Folk Club. Chaskinakuy. Peruvian trio. Birch Cliff United Church, 33 East Rd. 416-264-2235. $12.
9:00pm:New
Adventures in Sound Art/Charles Street Video. SOUNDplay 1 Performance.
vin‡ent: anahata (Canadian premiere). Latvian House, 491 College St. 416-910-7231.
Sunday October 12
1:00: Jeunesses Musicales of Ontario/Harbourfront Centre. Music with Bite: Nathalie Picard: Nature Symphony. Music and nature linked through traditional Amerindian instruments such as flutes, percussion & voice. Brigantine Room, York Quay Centre, 235 Queens Quay West. 416-973-4000. $8.
6:00:New Adventures in Sound Art/Charles Street Video. SOUNDplay 2 Performance. Oswald: Aparenthesi; vin‡ent & Wolman: .and her mind moves upon silence. Latvian House, 491 College St. 416-910-7231.
8:00: Mariposa/Flying Cloud Folk Club. Frankie Armstrong. Tranzac, 292 Brunswick. 416-410-3655. $18,$16. To be confirmed.
8:00:Music
Gallery. Available Jelly. Amsterdam-based jazz-and-beyond sextet.
Michael Moore, sax, clarinet; Wolter Wierbos, trombone; Eric Boeren, trumpet;
Michael Vatcher, drums, percussion; Ernst Glerum, bass; Tobias Delius,
sax. Venue tba. 416-204-1080.
Tuesday October 14
1:00: St. James' Cathedral. Lunch Hour Concert: Andrew Scanlon, organ. Vierne: Symphonie #1 in d Op.14. 65 Church St. 416-364-7865. Free.
8:00:Music Gallery. Paul Plimley. Composer, pianist, improviser, percussionist, computer synthesist. Church of St. George the Martyr, 197 John St. 416-204-1080.
8:00:Music Toronto. Richard Goode, piano. Haydn: Sonata in C Hob.XVI: 48; Schubert: Sonata in a, D.845; Schumann: Davidsbundlertanze Op.6. Jane Mallett Theatre, 27 Front St. East. 416-366-7723. $43,$39,$5.
8:00:
OnStage at Glenn Gould Studio.
John Wyre & Trichy Sankaran, percussion; Suba Sankaran, vocals; Maza
Mez‚. 250 Front St. West. 416-205-5555. $25.
Wednesday October 15
12:30:Music Gallery Institute/St. George-the-Martyr Church. Free Lunch Music. Kyp Harness. 197 John St. 416-204-1080. Free
12:30: York University Department of Music. Multi-instrumentalist Rob Simms in concert. Music for kora, ney & oud. McLaughlin Performance Hall, 050 McLaughlin College, 4700 Keele St. 416-736-5186. Free.
12:30: Yorkminster Park Church. Noonday Recital: P. John H. Stephenson, organ. 1585 Yonge St. 416-922-1167. Free.
8:00:Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Copland: Suite from Appalachian Spring; Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in e Op.64; Stravinsky: Suite from The Firebird. Midori, violin; Keith Lockhart, conductor. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-593-4828. $32-$98.
8:30:
U of T University of Toronto
Faculty of Music. Small Jazz Ensembles. Walter Hall, 80 Queen's
Park. 416-978-3744. Free.
Thursday October 16
12:00 noon: CBC Radio. Music Around Us Young Artist Series: Shalom Bard, clarinet. Bernstein: Clarinet Sonata; Mozart: Kegelstatt Trio K.498. Theresa Rudolph, viola; Peter Longworth, piano. Glenn Gould Studio, 250 Front St. West. 416-205-5555. Free.
12:00 noon:Roy Thomson Hall. Noon Hour Choir & Organ Concert: Vocal Point Chamber Choir. Ian Grundy, conductor; Edward Moroney, organ. 60 Simcoe. 416-593-4822. Free.
12:15: Music on the Hill. Lunchtime Concert: Sing of Eve. Allison Lynn, performer. St. John's York Mills, 19 Don Ridge Dr. 416-972-6329. Free.
12:30:Christ Church Deer Park. Lunchtime Chamber Concert: Critical Mass. Palestrina: Missa Brevis & other works. 1570 Yonge St. 416-920-5211. Donations accepted. Benefit for Second Harvest.
12:30: York University Department of Music. Improv Ensembles. Casey Sokol, director. McLaughlin Performance Hall, 050 McLaughlin College, 4700 Keele St. 416-736-5186. Free.
8:00:Music Toronto. Kod ly String Quartet. Haydn: Quartet in E Op.2 #2; Quartet in D Op.20 #4; Quartet in b Op.33 #1; Mendelssohn: Quartet in D Op.44 #1. Jane Mallett Theatre, 27 Front St. East. 416-366-7723. $43,$39,$5.
8:00:Roy Thomson Hall. Ravi and Anoushka Shankar. 60 Simcoe St. 416-872-4255. $45-$127.50.
8:00:Toronto
Philharmonia/Toronto
Mendelssohn Choir. Orff: Carmina Burana; Poulenc: Gloria. Sharla
Nafziger, Greg Dahl, Darryl Edwards, soloists. George Weston Recital Hall,
5040 Yonge St. 416-870-8000. $20-$52.
Friday October 17
8:00:Arraymusic. Owen Underhill Conducts. Underhill: commissioned work; works by Sokolovic, Sharman, Fox, Vivier & Longton. Glenn Gould Studio, 250 Front St. West. 416-205-5555. $20,$12.
8:00:Hannaford Street Silver Band. A Festival of Brass: A Blast of Brass. Canadian Staff Band, Hannaford Street Youth Band; True North Brass. Jane Mallett Theatre, 27 Front St. East. 416-366-7723. $22.
8:00:Toronto Consort. Shakespeare's Songbook. English renaissance music. Trinity-St. Paul's Centre, 427 Bloor St. West. 416-964-6337. $14-$40.
8:00:Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Roy Thomson Hall. See Oct 15.
8:00: U of T University of Toronto Faculty of Music. U of T Symphony Orchestra & Montreal Conservatory of Music Symphony Orchestra. Bartok: Concerto for Orchestra; Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra. Raffi Armenian, conductor. MacMillan Theatre, 80 Queen's Park. 416-978-3744. $17,$9.
9:00:Music
Gallery. The Swords Project with The Magnetars. St. George the
Martyr Church, 197 John. 416-204-1080. $5.
Saturday October 18
1:30 &3:30:Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Orchestrating a Journey - Kids' Klassics. Mussorgsky: selections from Pictures at an Exhibition (piano); Mussorgsky/Ravel: Pictures at an Exhibition (orchestra); projected images by artist Victor Hartman. Sheng Cai, piano; Keith Lockhart, conductor. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-593-4828. $22.
7:30:Amadeus Choir. Cathedral Echoes. Lidholm: Libera Me; Howells: Collegium Regale: Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis; Durufl‚: Requiem. Wendy Hatala Foley, mezzo; Stephen King, baritone; Matthew Larkin, organ; Lydia Adams, conductor. St. James' Cathedral, 65 Church St. 416-446-0188. $35,$30.
7:30: William Byrd Singers. Music for All Souls & All Saints. Victoria: Requiem for Six Voices; O Quam Gloriosum. Peter Mahon, director. St. Basil's Church, 50 St. Joseph. 416-533-6179. $20,$16.
7:30: York Strings Chamber Orchestra. Bach: Overture (Suite); Parry: English Suite; Haydn: Concerto in G 1st movt.; Barber: Adagio; Dvorak: Serenade. Roderic Chan, soloist; Tony Browning, conductor. Trinity Anglican Church, 79 Victoria St., Aurora. 905-898-8077. $15,$10.
8:00:Bell'Arte Singers. Voices of the Earth. Sullivan: Between Earth and Sky (premiere); music of South America, the Caribbean & Africa. Cassava Latin Rhythms; Rodrigo Chavez, director; Dr. Lee Willingham, conductor. Eastminster United Church, 310 Danforth Ave. 416-699-5879. $25,$15.
8:00: Colourmark Productions. Hayes and Cahill. Martin Hayes, fiddle; Dennis Cahill, guitar. Christ ChurchDeer Park, 1570 Yonge St. 905-201-7697. $18(advance), $20(door).
8:00: Filipino Seniors of Mississauga. Music of the Masters II. Clarissa Miranda, soprano; Heidi Cyfco, mezzo; Leander Mendoza, tenor; Eldon McBride, piano. Royal Bank Theatre, 4141 Living Arts Dr. Mississauga. 905-306-6000. $25,$15.
8:00:Hannaford Street Silver Band. A Festival of Brass: Canadian Brass. Jane Mallett Theatre, 27 Front St. East. 416-366-7723. $40-$50.
8:00: Mississauga Symphony. Beethoven's Ninth. Beethoven: Symphony #9; Verdi: Forza del Destino overture; Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves; Vaughan Williams: Serenade to Music. Marc Dubois, tenor & other soloists; Sacred Music Society and World Youth Day Choir; Uwe Lieflander, conductor. Living Arts Centre, 4141 Living Arts Dr., Mississauga. 905-306-6000. $45/$35, $40.50/$31.50(sr/st).
8:00:Mooredale Concerts. Shostakovich. Quartet #8; Boccherini: String Quintet. Etsuko Kimura, violin; Eric Paetkau, viola; Kristine Bogyo, Rafael Kuerti, cello; Young Artist: Min-Jeong Koh, violin. Willowdale United Church, 349 Kenneth Ave. 416-922-3714. $20,$15.
8:00: Second Canadian German Festival. Heidrun Holtmann, piano. Bach: Goldberg Variations. Glenn Gould Studio, 250 Front St. West. 416-205-5555. $20,$15.
8:00:Toronto Consort. Shakespeare's Songbook. Trinity-St. Paul's Centre. See Oct 17.
8:00:
U of T University of Toronto
Faculty of Music. University Women's Chorus and Master Chorale.
Robert Cooper, conductor. Knox College Chapel, 59 St. George St. 416-978-3744.
$12,$6.
Sunday October 19
1:00:Mooredale Concerts. Music & Truffles. Music of Boccherini & Shostakovich. For children four & up. Walter Hall, 80 Queen's Park. 416-922-3714 x103. $10.
1:30: CAMMAC/McMichael Gallery. Sunday Concert: Roy Patterson Jazz Trio. 10365 Islington Ave. 905-893-0344. Free with admission to the gallery: $15, $9(sr/st), $25(families).
2:00:JSL Musical Productions. Jazz with Roselyn Brown and Friends. Art, music & rhythm. Ray Grant, piano; Kurt Lund, saxophone; members of Rick Lazar's Samba Squad; visual artists. St. Paul's United Church, 30 Main St., Brampton. 905-451-1405. $15(advance), $18(door).
2:00: Toronto All-Star Big Band/The Serenaders. The Big Swing Broadcast. Song & dance tribute to the giants of the Big Band era. Michael Manny, bandleader; Zygmunt Jedrzejek, artistic director. Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts, 130 Navy Street. 905-815-2021. $29.99.
2:30:Elora Festival Singers. Eternal Light. Motets by Brahms, Bruckner & Mendelssohn. Noel Edison, conductor. Trinity College Chapel, 6 Hoskin Ave. 1-800-265-8977. $25.
2:30: U of T University of Toronto Faculty of Music. Opera Tea: Puccini Heroines. MacMillan Theatre, 80 Queen's Park. 416-978-3744. $26.
3:00:Hannaford Street Silver Band. Celebration 1983-2003. Court: Overture; Irvine: work for French Horn and Band; works by Coakley, Cable, Bray, Calvert & Ashworth. Joan Watson, horn; Gary Kulesha, guest conductor. 2:15: Pre-concert Chat with Gary Kulesha, Douglas Court & J.Scott Irvine. Jane Mallett Theatre, 27 Front St. East. 416-366-7723. $28, $24(sr), $18(st).
3:00: Latin American Cultural Centre of Canada. Fraternity Fest 2003- Celebrating Diversity: A Tribute to the late Pierre Elliott Trudeau on the Anniversary of his 84th Birthday. Jennifer Duke, violin; Cristal Pico-Keshwar & Damian Almeida, pianos; Diego Marulanda & Maiz Verde; guest: Liona Boyd; Canadian Symphony Orchestra. Glenn Gould Studio, 250 Front St. West. 416-205-5555. $20(advance), $25(door).
3:00:Mooredale Concerts. Shostakovich. See Oct 18. Walter Hall, 80 Queen's Park.
3:00:Sinfonia Toronto. Young People's Concert: Rhythm and Melody. Mozart: Divertimento K136; Rossini: Sonata in C; Mendelssohn: Sinfonia #7. Nurhan Arman, artistic director. Lawrence Park Community Church, 2180 Bayview Ave. 416-499-0403. $20, $10(child/youth).
3:00: St. Clement's Church. Andrew Henderson, organ in Recital. Music by Buxtehude, Scarlatti, Mozart, Howells & Durufle. 59 Briar Hill Ave. 416-483-6664. $15,$10.
4:30:Christ Church Deer Park. Jazz Vespers: Marilyn Lerner, solo piano. 1570 Yonge St. 416-920-5211. Donation.
4:30: St. Clement's Church. Choral Evensong. Music by Willan, Robinson & Holman. Psallam Spiritu Choir; Thomas Fitches, director. 59 Briar Hill Ave. 416-483-6664.
8:00: Earshot/Propeller Gallery. Earshot #10: The Kandinsky Project. Music, visual art & experimental film. Schoenberg: Farben; poems by Kandinsky; films by Brakhage with musical accompaniment. Kristin Mueller, soprano; Michael Gambacurta, percussion; Scott Good, trombone; Keith Denning, clarinet; Ben Heaslip, accordion; Christopher Matey, keyboards. 984 Queen St. West. 416-538-2006. $10,$5.
8:00: Flying Cloud Folk Club. Martin Carthy, folk singer. Tranzac, 292 Brunswick. 416-410-3655. $20,$18.
8:00:Music
Gallery. L'Art Pour L'Art. Two improvisation pieces; Wallmann:
Variationen 2; Hespos: -Z; Maierhof: Rostfrei; Kaul: Opium f?r T. Astrid
Schmeling, flutes; Ulf Mummert, guitars; Matthias Kaul, percussion; Malcolm
Goldstein, violin. Church of St. George the Martyr, 197 John St. 416-204-1080.
$20, $7(members), $5(st).
Monday October 20
7:00: U of T University of Toronto Faculty of Music. Amici Chamber Ensemble. Grussel: Quartet #2 in c; Staniland: Trio for Clarinet, Cello and Tape; Brahms: Piano Quartet in A, Op.26. Joaquin Valdepe¤as, clarinet; David Hetherington, cello; Patricia Parr, piano; Mark Fewer, violin; Scott St. John, viola. Walter Hall, 80 Queen's Park. 416-978-3744. $21,$11.
8:00:
Sounds of Toronto Jazz Series. Ian Bargh, solo piano. Ontario Science Centre,
770 Don Mills Rd. 416-595-0404 x229.
Tuesday October 21
12:30: York University Department of Music. Early Music Ensemble. Judith Cohen, soloist. McLaughlin Performance Hall, 050 McLaughlin College, 4700 Keele St. 416-736-5186. Free.
1:00: St. James' Cathedral. Lunch Hour Concert. Performer & program TBA. 65 Church St. 416-364-7865. Free.
8:00:Music Toronto. Music Toronto Chamber Society. Ives: Hallowe'en for string quartet and piano; Hindemith: String Quartet #3; Dvorak: Piano Quintet in A Op.81. Annalee Patipatanakoon, Scott St. John, violins; David Harding, viola; Roman Borys, cello; Jamie Parker, piano. Jane Mallett Theatre, 27 Front St. East. 416-366-7723. $43,$39,$5.
8:00:Off
Centre Music Salon/Second Canadian-German Festival. Traditions
of the European Salons begun in the 17th century. Patrick Rafetry, Yana
Ivanilova, Giles Tomkins, Elina Kelebeev & other performers; Stuart
Hamilton, host; William Webster, narrator. Trinity-St. Paul's Church, 427
Bloor St. West. 416-598-5353.
Wednesday October 22
12:30: Music Gallery Institute/St. George-the-Martyr Church. Free Lunch Music. Barry Prophet & Rick Sacks. 197 John St. 416-204-1080. Free.
12:30: York University Department of Music. Chinese Orchestra. Kim Morris, soloist. McLaughlin Performance Hall, 050 McLaughlin College, 4700 Keele St. 416-736-5186. Free.
12:30: Yorkminster Park Church. Noonday Recital: Rasa Gudiene, organ. 1585 Yonge St. 416-922-1167. Free.
7:30: Humbervale United Church Choir. The Singing Sanctuary: Toronto Police Association Male Chorus. Harry McCarthy, music director; Flo Umphrey, accompanist. 1447 Royal York Rd. 416-249-2821. $10.
8:00: Mozart Society. Ivan Zenaty, violin & Katarina Zenaty, piano in Recital. Works by Mozart, Paganini & Wieniawski. First Unitarian Congregation of Toronto, 175 St. Clair West. 416-201-3338. $15 (members free).
8:00:Soundstreams Canada. Music of Anders Hillborg & Paul Steenhuisen. Plus works for trombone. Alain Trudel, trombone. Glenn Gould Studio, 250 Front St. West. 416-205-5555. $25, $20(sr), $15(st).
8:30:
U of T University of Toronto
Faculty of Music. Small Jazz Ensembles. Walter Hall, 80 Queen's
Park. 416-978-3744. Free.
Thursday October 23
12:00 noon: CBC Radio. Music Around Us Young Artist Series: Aditya Verma, sarod & Sanjay Verma, tabla. Classical Indian music. Glenn Gould Studio, 250 Front St. West. 416-205-5555. Free.
12:15: Music on the Hill. Lunchtime Concert: Heather Cumine, soprano & Kim Headon, clarinet. St. John's York Mills, 19 Don Ridge Dr. 416-972-6329. Free.
12:30: Christ Church Deer Park. Lunchtime Chamber Concert: Riverdale Ensemble. Trios by Fr?hling & Ireland. 1570 Yonge St. 416-920-5211. Free (donations accepted).
12:30: York University Department of Music. Balkan Music Ensemble. Irene Markoff, soloist. McLaughlin Performance Hall, 050 McLaughlin College, 4700 Keele St. 416-736-5186. Free.
1:30:Women's Musical Club of Toronto. Gerald Finley, baritone & Stephen Ralls, piano. Works by Beethoven, Sibelius, Barber & Holman. Walter Hall, 80 Queen's Park. 416-923-7052. $28.
2:00: Cecilia Kang. Clarinet Recital. Selection of works by classical composers. Northern District Library, 40 Orchard View Blvd. 416-393-7610. Free.
8:00: Curtain Call Players. A Sentimental Journey. Musical Salute to the Big Band Era. GTA Swing Band. Fairview Library Theatre, 35 Fairview Mall Dr. 416-703-6181. $20. For complete run see Music Theatre listings.
8:00: Living Arts Centre. Remy Shand. Soul, R&B. Hammerson Hall, 4141 Living Arts Dr., Mississauga. 905-306-6000. $35-$49.
8:00:
Via Salzburg. Songs and Gongs. Vivier: Cinque Chansons pour Percussion;
other works for gamelan, strings & narrator. Guest: John Jarvis, actor.
Glenn
Gould Studio, 250 Front St. West. 416-205-5555. $43, $38(sr), $29(st).
Friday October 24
7:30:Opera Atelier/Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra. Gluck: Iphig‚nie en Tauride. Krisztine Szab¢, Daniel Belcher, Colin Ainsworth, Olivier Laquerre, Jackalyn Short & other performers; Andrew Parrott, conductor. Elgin Theatre, 189 Yonge. 416-872-5555. $25-$99. For complete run see music theatre listings.
7:30:Orpheus Choir. Choral Passions. Orff: Catulli Carmina; Nance: Mass for a New Millennium; Wedd: Veni Creator. Leslie Fagan, soprano; Nils Brown, tenor; Edward Moroney, accompanist; Robert Cooper, artistic director. Grace Church on-the-Hill, 300 Lonsdale. 416-530-4428. $20,$18.
8:00: Czech Community Centre, Masaryktown. Ivan Zenaty, violin & Katarina Zenata, piano in Recital. Works by Dvorak, Martinu, Filas & de Sarasate. 450 Scarborough Golf Club Rd. 416-439-4354. $20,$15(st).
8:00:Etobicoke Community Concert Band/Etobicoke Swing Orchestra. Big Band Nostalgia! Guest: Eddie Graf, clarinet; John Edward Liddle, music director. Etobicoke Collegiate Auditorium, 86 Montgomery Rd. 416-410-1570. $15, $12(sr), $5(st), under 12 free.
8:00:Exultate Chamber Singers. Great Composer Series I: Benjamin Britten. Britten: Rejoice in the Lamb; Five Flower Songs; Hymn to the Virgin & other works. John Tuttle, conductor. Saint Thomas's Church, 383 Huron. 416-971-9229. $20, $17(sr), $12(st).
8:00: Fridays At Eight. Rachel Laurin, organ in Recital. Laurin: Symphonic Suite Op.36; music of Bach, Daveluy & Widor. Lawrence Park Community Church, 2180 Bayview Ave. 416-489-1551 x21. $20,$15.
8:00: Music Theatre Mississauga/Theatre Unlimited. Anything Goes. By Bolton, Wodehouse, Lindsay, Crouse & Porter. Meadowvale Theatre, 6315 Montevideo Rd. Mississauga. 905-615-4720. For complete run see music theatre listings.
8:00: Northdale Concert Band/Wexford Heights United Church AOTS Men's Club. Denise Grant, guest conductor. Wilmar Heights United Church, 963 Pharmacy Ave. 416-757-0626. $6, 12 & under free.
8:00: Via Salzburg. Songs and Gongs. Glenn Gould Studio. See Oct 23.
8:00:York
Symphony Orchestra. Russian Fireworks. Shostakovich: Festive Overture;
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto #3; Tchaikovsky: Symphony #2 Little Russian.
Michael Berkovsky, piano. Trinity Church, 79 Victoria St., Aurora. 416-410-0860.
$20,$15, $5(under 12).
Saturday October 25
11:00am & 2:00:Markham Theatre for Performing Arts. The Gruffalo. Family entertainment. 171 Town Centre Blvd. 905-305-7469. $15.50,$13.50.
3:00: Walmer Road Church. Imre Olah, organ, in Recital. 188 Lowther. 416-658-8831. Free.
7:30:Elmer Iseler Singers. Mediaeval, Modern, Meditative. Brahms: Three Motets; Mendelssohn: Sechs Sprache; music of Tallis, Willan & Somers. Guests: Gerald Fagan Singers; Gerald Fagan, conductor; Lydia Adams, artistic director. St. James' Cathedral, 65 Church St. 416-217-0537.
7:30: St. Christopher's Church. Canada's Singing Priest in Performance. Gospel hymns, Celtic, show tunes & ballad-style songs. Rev. Mark Curtis, vocals. 662 Guelph Line, Burlington. 905-634-1809. $10.
8:00: Celebrity Symphony Orchestra. The Best of Ochman. Arias, songs & dances. Wieslaw Ochman, tenor; Aleksandra Stoklosa & Alicja Wysocka, sopranos; Adam Szerszen, baritone; Andrew Rozbicki, conductor. Hammerson Hall, 4141 Living Arts Dr. Mississauga. 905-306-6000. $38-$55.
8:00:Etobicoke Community Concert Band/Etobicoke Swing Orchestra. Big Band Nostalgia! Etobicoke Collegiate Auditorium. See October 24.
8:00:Massey Hall. Zucchero. Italian pop and blues singer/songwriter. 15 Shuter St. 416-872-4255. $29.50-$69.50.
8:00: Scarborough Philharmonic Orchestra. Pictures at an Exhibition. Forsyth: Sketches from Natal; Somers: Picasso Suite; Whitehead: Pissarro Landscapes for Clarinet and Strings (commission); Mussorgsky (arr. Ravel): Pictures at an Exhibition. Jerome Summers, clarinet/music director. Bond College, 720 Midland Ave. 416 429-0007. $19,$12.
8:00:Sinfonia Toronto. Very Violin. Mozart: Divertimento K136; Schubert: Rondo for Violin and Orchestra; Wieniawsky: Faust Fantasy; Rossini: Sonata in C; Mendelssohn: Sinfonia #7. Corey Cerovsek, violin; Nurhan Arman, conductor. Glenn Gould Studio, 250 Front St. West. 416-205-5555. $33, $27(sr), $18(st).
8:00: Soviet & Kosher. Three Generations of Vocal Masterworks. Shostakovich: Yiddish song cycle; Frid: Diary of Anne Frank; music of Dunaevsky, Gnesin, Krein, Senderovas, Tsfasman. Louis Danto, tenor; Inna Golsband, contralto; Yana Ivanilova, soprano; Avery Krisman, tenor; Alex Kats, Natalia Tiomkina, pianists; Raisa Nakhmanovich, pianist & music director. Walter Hall, 80 Queen's Park. 416-352-5967. $15,$10.
8:00:
U of T University of Toronto
Faculty of Music. MacMillan Singers - Crossing Boundaries. Solo
songs and choral works of Bach, Britten and Bernstein. Doreen Rao, conductor.
Knox College Chapel, 59 St. George St. 416-978-3744. $12,$6.
Sunday October 26
2:00:Roy Thomson Hall. Massed Military Band Spectacular. 11 military bands in concert. 60 Simcoe St. 416-872-4255. $29-$59.
2:00: Toronto Latvian Concert Association. Nora Bumanis and Julia Shaw, harp duo. New arrangements of works by Latvian composers; other music. Glenn Gould Studio, 250 Front St. West. 416-205-5555. $28.
2:30:Opera In Concert. Somers: The Fool; Beckwith: Night Blooming Cereus. Eric Shaw, Lynne McMurtry, Tom Fleming, Teri Dunn, Sinead Sugrue, Ren‚e Winick, performers; John Hess, music director and pianist. Pre-concert talk 45 min prior to performance. Jane Mallett Theatre, 27 Front St. East. 416-366-7723. $28.
2:30: U of T University of Toronto Faculty of Music. Visiting Artist: Chamber Music of Mario Davidovsky. Quartetto; Synchronisms #9, #10; Romancero. Susan Hoeppner, flute; Lynn Kuo, violin; Aaron Brock, guitar; Monica Whicher, soprano. Walter Hall, 80 Queen's Park. 416-978-3744. Free.
3:00 & 4:15: Toronto Children's Chorus. Songs All Children Should Know. Music of Broughton, Daley, Enns, Govedas, Sirett & Watson Henderson. Jean Ashworth Bartle, artistic director. Lawrence Park Community Church, 2180 Bayview. 416-932-8666 x231. $15,$10.
3:00:Baroque Music Beside the Grange. A Little Night Music. Works by Holborne, Playford, van Wassenaer, van Eyck & Dowland. Colin Savage, recorders; Terry McKenna, lute & baroque guitar; Felix Deak, cello. St. George the Martyr Church, 197 John. 416-588-4301. $20,$15.
3:00:Markham Concert Band. Fun in the Fall. Sousa: Liberty Bell; Rossini: Barber of Seville; homage to Star Trek & other music. Markham Theatre for Performing Arts, 171 Town Centre Blvd. 905-305-7469. $20,$15.
3:00:Orchestra Toronto. Celebrating Khachaturian's Centenary. Khachaturian: Excerpts from Gayane, Spartacus and Masquerade; Violin Concerto; Babajanian: Elegy; Fantasy. Catherine Manoukian, violin; Errol Gay, conductor. George Weston Recital Hall, 5040 Yonge St. 416-467-7142. $30,$25.
4:00:Concerts at St. George's on-the-Hill. Eternal Source of Light Divine. Works by Handel, Scarlatti, Schubert & Tiefenbach. Trio Brio: Elisabeth PomŠs, soprano; Paul Sanvidotti, trumpet; Karen Rymal, piano. 4600 Dundas St. West. 416-463-9284. $15,$12.
4:00: Leslie Fagan, soprano in Concert. Le Miroir de mon Amour. Songs by Rachmaninoff, Debussy, Strauss, Faur‚ & Tchaikovsky. Brian Finley, piano. Port Nelson United Church, 3132 South Drive, Burlington. 905-547-6974. $20.
7:30: Trinity Chamber Ensemble. Shostakovich: Quartet #8 Op.110; Copland: 2 Pieces for String Quartet; Barber: Serenade for String Quartet; Rubinstein: Melody in F; Ravel: Vocalise en Forme de Habanera; Puccini: 3 Minuets. John Trembath, cello solo. Church of the Transfiguration, 111 Manor Rd. East. 416-229-0496. $15,$12.
7:30:York Symphony Orchestra. Russian Fireworks. See October 24. Markham Theatre for Performing Arts, 171 Town Centre Blvd. 905-305-7469.
8:00: Flying Cloud Folk Club. Harvey Andrews, singer/songwriter. Tranzac, 292 Brunswick. 416-410-3655. $16,$14.
8:00: Long & McQuade/Powell Flutes. Paul Edmund-Davies, flute in Recital. Alayne Hall, piano. Mazzoleni Concert Hall, 273 Bloor St. West. 416-588-7886. $10.
8:00:Music Gallery. Ab Baars Trio. Ab Baars, tenor sax; Wilbert de Joode, bass; Martin van Duynhoven, percussion. Church of St. George the Martyr, 197 John St. 416-204-1080.
8:00:
Soviet & Kosher. Klezmer Behind the Iron Curtain. Yiddish Party Tunes
that enlivened Jewish weddings & other celebrations in the former Soviet
Union. Michael Alpert, German Goldenshteyn, Jeffrey Wollock & Iosef
Kagansky, performers. Isabel Bader Theatre, 93 Charles St. West. 416-352-5967.
$25,$15.
Monday October 27
8:00: ERGO Projects. HYPERPLEXITIES. New chamber works by Rolfe, Timossi, Clarke, Hyv„rinen, Eggert, Toledo & Croall. ERGO Ensemble. Glenn Gould Studio, 250 Front St. West. 416-205-5555.
8:00: The Creative Trust. All Together Now. Performances by Adi Braun, Jacques Israelievitch, Nathaniel Dett Chorale, Brent Carver, Maza Mez‚ & many others. Princess of Wales Theatre, 300 King St. West. 416-872-1212. $75(performance only), $200(includes dinner & post-performance reception). In support of the Creative Trust.
8:00:
Toronto Organ Club. George Heldt, Hammond X-66 organ. Christ
Church, 329 Royal York Rd. 905-824-4667. $10.
Tuesday October 28
12:30: York University Department of Music. Caribbean Ensemble. Lindy Burgess, director. McLaughlin Performance Hall, 050 McLaughlin College, 4700 Keele St. 416-736-5186. Free.
1:00: St. James' Cathedral. Lunch Hour Concert: Robin Lynn Braun, violin; Zygmunt Sztrep, organ. Bach: Sonata in A BWV 1015; Svendsen: Romance in G; Borowski: Organ Sonata in C; Albertsen: Concerto Piccolo for Organ & Violin. 65 Church St. 416-364-7865. Free.
8:00: Living Arts Centre. Chantal Kreviazuk. Hammerson Hall, 4141 Living Arts Dr., Mississauga. 905-306-6000. $35-$49.
8:00: OnStage at Glenn Gould Studio. musica intima and Pacific Baroque Orchestra. Bach: Concerto for violin & oboe; Morlock: Golden; Vivaldi: Gloria; music by P„rt & Sisask. Marc Destrub‚, violin & leader; Philippe Magnan, oboe. 250 Front St. West. 416-205-5555. $35.
8:30:
U of T University of Toronto
Faculty of Music. Small Jazz Ensembles. Walter Hall, 80 Queen's
Park. 416-978-3744. Free.
Wednesday October 29
12:30: Music Gallery Institute/St. George-the-Martyr Church. Free Lunch Music. MGI Ensemble & Open Jam. 197 John St. 416-204-1080. Free.
12:30: York University Department of Music. West African Drum Ensemble. Rob Simms & Isaac Akrong, directors. McLaughlin Performance Hall, 050 McLaughlin College, 4700 Keele St. 416-736-5186. Free.
12:30: Yorkminster Park Church. Noonday Recital: William Maddox, organ. 1585 Yonge St. 416-922-1167. Free.
8:00: Esprit. New World Music. Schafer: Shadowman for 5 percussion soloists & orchestra; Gougeon: Clere Venus for soprano, digital audio & chamber ensemble; Steenhuisen: Pensacola for orchestra, spatialized brass, soundfiles. Guest: Marie-Danielle Parent, soprano. 7:15: Pre-concert talk. Jane Mallett Theatre, 27 Front St. East. 416-366-7723. $26, $12.50(sr), $5(st), group rates.
8:00:Markham Theatre for Performing Arts. Mary Lou Fallis: Prima Donna is Back. 171 Town Centre Blvd. 905-305-7469. $33.
8:00:Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Prokofiev: Symphony #1 Classical; Lutoslawski: Concerto for Orchestra; Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto #1 in b flat Op.23. Lars Vogt, piano; Andrey Boreyko, conductor. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-593-4828. $32-$98.
8:00:
U of T University of Toronto
Faculty of Music. Contemporary Music Ensemble. Gary Kulesha, director.
Walter Hall, 80 Queen's Park. 416-978-3744. Free.
Thursday October 30
12:00 noon: CBC Radio. Music Around Us Young Artist Series: Peter McGillivray, baritone. Vaughan Williams: Five Mystical Songs; songs by Schubert, Rachmaninoff & Ager. Christopher Foley, piano; Accordes String Quartet; Ed Tait, double bass. Glenn Gould Studio, 250 Front St. West. 416-205-5555. Free.
12:10: U of T University of Toronto Faculty of Music. Music and Poetry. Concert excerpts from Prokofiev's War and Peace, in collaboration with the Opera Division and the Dept of Slavic Languages and Literature. Eve-Rachel McLeod, soprano; MichŠle Bogdanovich, mezzo; Stephen Erickson, tenor; Matthew Leigh, baritone; Giles Tomkins, bass-baritone; John Hawkins, piano; Prof. Donna Orwin, commentator. Walter Hall, 80 Queen's Park. 416-978-3744. Free.
12:15: Music on the Hill. Lunchtime Concert: Beyond the Pale. Klezmer quartet. St. John's York Mills, 19 Don Ridge Dr. 416-972-6329. Free.
12:30: Christ Church Deer Park. Lunchtime Chamber Concert: Merry Anne Hutton, soprano; Earl Brubacher, flute; Bruce Kirkpatrick Hill, organ & piano. Songs & sonatas by Martin & Alain. 1570 Yonge St. 416-920-5211. Free (donations accepted).
12:30: York University Department of Music. Brasilian Music Ensemble & Cuban Music Ensemble. Rick Lazar & Michael Marcuzzi, directors. McLaughlin Performance Hall, 050 McLaughlin College, 4700 Keele St. 416-736-5186. Free.
8:00: Andaluz Music. Jorge Miguel, flamenco guitar & Toma que Toma. Music, dance & song. Glenn Gould Studio, 250 Front St. West. 416-205-5555. $23,$18.
8:00:Music Gallery/Goethe Institut Toronto. Konk Pack. Contemporary improvising trio. Thomas Lehn, analog synthesizer; Tim Hodgkinson, guitar, effects, trumpet; Roger Turner, percussion. Goethe Institute, 163 King St. West. 416-204-1080.
8:00: Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts. Harlem Gospel Choir. 130 Navy St. 905-815-2021. $49.99.
8:00: Scarborough Music Theatre. Oliver! Music, lyrics & book by Bart. Scarborough Village Theatre, 3600 Kingston Rd. 416-396-4049. $21. For complete run see music theatre listings.
8:00:Toronto Philharmonia. Beethoven: Piano Concerto #1; Bach: Brandenburg Concerto #2; Betts: Divertimento; Mozart: Symphony #36, Linz. Michael Esch, piano. Toronto Centre for the Arts, 5040 Yonge St. 416-733-9388, 416-870-8000. $20-$52.
8:00:Toronto
Symphony Orchestra. Roy
Thomson Hall. See Oct 29.
Friday October 31
8:00:Music
Gallery. Aiyun Huang, percussion. St. George the Martyr Church,
197 John. 416-204-1080. $12,$10,$5.
Saturday November 1
2:00: Lorraine Kimsa Theatre for Young People. Jacob Two-Two Meets the Hooded Fang. By Richler, Lee, Balsam & Betts; directed by Allen MacInnis. For ages 7 to 107. Mainstage, 165 Front St. East. 416-862-2222. $18(preview). For complete run see music theatre listings.
8:00: Cantabile Chorale of York Region. Concert of Alumni and Present Choir. Thornhill Presbyterian Church, 271 Centre St. 905-731-8318.
8:00:Deer Park Concerts. Jacques Boucher, organ & Anne Robert, violin in Recital. William Wright, artistic director. Deer Park United Church, 129 St. Clair West. 416-481-2975. $20.
8:00: Hummingbird Centre for the Performing Arts. Amjad Ali Khan, sarod. Indian classical music. 1 Front St. East. 416-872-2262. *CANCELLED*
8:00: Oratorio Terezin. By Ruth Fazal. Huw Priday, tenor; Daniel Lichti, baritone; Teresa Gomez, soprano; children's choirs from Toronto & Prague; Kirk Trevor, conductor. George Weston Recital Hall, 5040 Yonge St. 416-421-3806.
8:00:Toronto Mendelssohn Youth Choir. Youth Remembers. Faur‚: Requiem; Zeisl: Requiem. Guests: Voices; Ron Ka Ming Cheung, conductor. Timothy Eaton Memorial Church, 230 St. Clair West. 416-598-0422. $25-$30.
8:00:Toronto
Symphony Orchestra. Roy
Thomson Hall. See Oct 29.
Sunday November 02
1:30: CAMMAC/McMichael Gallery. Sunday Concert: Fiona Sesodova Trio. Music with a tango theme. 10365 Islington Ave. 905-893-0344. Free with admission to the gallery: $15, $9(sr/st), $25(families).
2:00:Off Centre Music Salon. French Salon: Did it end with the Guillotine? Dussek: The Sufferings of the Unfortunate Marie Antoinette; works by Poulenc, Chausson, Ravel & Gl?ck. Nathalie Paulin, soprano; Luc Robert, tenor; Jacques Israelievitch, violin; Inna Perkis & Boris Zarankin, pianists; Joe Ziegler, actor. Glenn Gould Studio, 250 Front St. West. 416-205-5555. $35,$25.
3:00: Oratorio Terezin. George Weston Recital Hall. See November 1.
4:30: St. Clement's Church. Commemoration of All Souls. Vaughan Williams: music from Mass in g; music by Lang & Durufle. Thomas Fitches, director. 59 Briar Hill Ave. 416-483-6664.
8:00:
Flying Cloud Folk Club. Maeve Donnelly. Tranzac, 292 Brunswick. 416-410-3655.
Monday November 03
8:00: Goethe Institut Toronto/New Music Concerts. Helmut Lachenmann, composer/narrator/piano in Concert. Guests: Yukiko Sugawara, piano; David Hetherington, cello; New Music Concerts Ensemble; Robert Aitken, director. 7:15: Illuminating introduction. Glenn Gould Studio, 250 Front St. West. 416-205-5555. $25, $15(sr), $5(st).
8:00:
Toronto Theatre Organ Society/Kiwanis Club of Casa Loma. Wurlitzer Pops
at Casa Loma. Fr. Andrew Rogers, organ. 1 Austin Terrace. 416-421-0918.
$15.
Tuesday November 04
12:10: U of T University of Toronto Faculty of Music. Voice Performance Class. Student performances. Walter Hall, 80 Queen's Park. 416-978-3744. Free.
1:00:
St. James' Cathedral. Lunch Hour Concert: Sander van Marion, organ. Guilmant:
Paraphrase from a theme of Handel's Judas Maccabaeus; Franck: Andantino;
Widor: Allegro Cantabile from Symphonie #5; DuBois: Toccata; van Marion:
Improvisation. 65 Church St. 416-364-7865. Free.
Wednesday November 05
12:30: Yorkminster Park Church. Noonday Recital: William Lupton, organ. 1585 Yonge St. 416-922-1167. Free.
8:00:Toronto Mendelssohn Choir. Mendelssohn: Elijah. Donna Brown, soprano; Krisztina Szabo, mezzo; Robert Breault, tenor; Gary Relyea, bass-baritone; TMC Orchestra; Noel Edison, conductor. 7:00: Pre-concert chat with Rick Phillips. Massey Hall, 15 Shuter. 416-872-4255. $36-$80.
8:00:Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Ravel: La Valse; Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto #3 in d, Op.30; Sibelius: Symphony #2 in D, Op.39. Boris Berezovsky, piano; Thomas Dausgaard, conductor. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-593-4828. $32-$98.
8:30:
U of T University of Toronto
Faculty of Music. Small Jazz Ensembles. Walter Hall, 80 Queen's
Park. 416-978-3744. Free.
Thursday November 06
12:10: U of T University of Toronto Faculty of Music. Dave Young Jazz Quartet. Kevin Turcotte, trumpet; Gary Williamson, piano; Anthony Michelli, drums; Dave Young, bass. Walter Hall, 80 Queen's Park. 416-978-3744. Free.
12:30: Christ Church Deer Park. Lunchtime Chamber Concert: Elizabeth Beckman, violin & HelŠna Bowkun, piano. Franck: Violin Sonata in A. 1570 Yonge St. 416-920-5211. Free (donations accepted).
8:00:Continuum. Reverse Osmosis. Works by Cameron, Demers, Oesterle, Ayres, Hannan & Harrison. Music Gallery at St. George the Martyr, 197 John. 416-924-4945. $20, $10, $5(cheapseats).
8:00:Music Toronto. Brentano String Quartet: The Bach Project. Bach: Art of the Fugue; works by 10 composers commissioned to write companion pieces to various sections of the above. Jane Mallett Theatre, 27 Front St. East. 416-366-7723. $43,$39,$5.
8:00:Royal Conservatory of Music. Great Artist Series: Martin Beaver, violin. Mazzoleni Concert Hall, 273 Bloor St. West. 416-408-2824 x321. $25,$15.
8:00:Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Roy Thomson Hall. See Nov 5.
8:00:
University of Toronto Faculty Recital. Amsterdam's Branches - Organ Literature
from the Sweelinck School. Kevin Komisaruk, organ. Walter Hall, 80 Queen's
Park. 416-978-3733. Free.
Friday November 07
8:00:Canadian Children's Opera Chorus. Opera Excerpts. Workshop production. Music from Fiddler on the Roof & The Marriage of Figaro. Timothy Eaton Memorial Church, 230 St. Clair West. 416-366-0467. $10, $25(family of 4). For complete run see music theatre listings.
8:00: Eros Chamber Music Toronto. Messiaen: Quartet for the End of Time; readings from Shakespeare, Milton, Revelation & more. Joanne Mitchell, host & reader; Michael Westwood, clarinet; Phoebe Tsang, violin; Amy Laing, cello; Megumi Okamoto, piano. The Stone Church, 45 Davenport Ave. 416-653-1172. $15,$5.
8:00:Etobicoke Philharmonic Orchestra. The Darkness and the Light. Wagner: Flying Dutchman Overture; Mussorgsky: Night on Bald Mountain; Saint-Saens: Danse Macabre; Mendelssohn: Symphony #5 in D Reformation. Tak Ng Lai, conductor. Kipling Collegiate Institute, 380 The Westway. 416-239-5665. $20,$15.
8:00: I Furiosi Baroque Ensemble. The Souls of Blood. Elegies for the exalted deceased. Julia Wedman, Aislinn Nosky, violins; Gabrielle McLaughlin, soprano; Felix Deak, cello. Knox College Chapel, 59 St. George St. 416-252-8740. $15,$10.
8:00:Massey Hall. Cesaria Evora. With Jane Bunnett & The Spirits of Havana. 15 Shuter St. 416-872-4255. $39.50-$59.50.
8:00: U of T University of Toronto Faculty of Music. Faculty Artist Series: Kiyoshi Nagata Ensemble. Japanese Taiko drumming ensemble. Walter Hall, 80 Queen's Park. 416-978-3744. $21,$11.
8:30: Living Arts Centre. Susie Arioli Band. With guitarist Jordan Officer. 4141 Living Arts Dr., Mississauga. 905-306-6000. $22-$32.