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DAILY LISTINGS
Apr 23 7:30: Heliconian Club. Alone Together. Musical styles from classical to jazz and from Persia to the Baltic Sea. Call 416-922-3618 or visit Heliconian Club. $15. Available until Apr 30. ONLINE
Apr 23 7:30: University of Toronto Faculty of Music. U of T Opera: Opera in Miniature. Wolf-Ferrari: Il segreto di Susanna & Mozart: Der Schauspieldirektor. Il segreto di Susanna - Juliana Krajčovič (Susana); Alex Mathews (Gil); Andrea Grant, music director/piano; Mario Pacheco, director. Der Schauspieldirektor - M Herz: Heidi Duncan (Mme Herz); Noelle Slaney (Mme Silberklang); David Walsh (Vogelsang); Vlad Soloviev, piano; Sandra Horst, conductor; Michael Patrick Albano, director. Visit U of T Opera Productions. Free. Zoom link will be provided closer to the date. ONLINE
Apr 24 Hugh's Room. Madison Violet. Brenley MacEachern and Lisa MacIsaac, singers/songwriters. Visit Madison Violet. ONLINE.
Apr 24 2:30: University of Toronto Faculty of Music. U of T Opera: Opera in Miniature. Bizet: La Tragédie de Carmen. Mélissa Danis (Micaela); Elias Theocharidis (Don Jose); Alex Hetherington/Alessia Vitali (Carmen); Escamillo: Danlie Rae Acebuque/Luke Noftall (Escamillo); Sandra Horst, conductor & piano; Michael Patrick Albano, director. Visit U of T Opera Productions. Free. Zoom link will be provided closer to the date. Also Apr 25. ONLINE
NEW DATE!! Apr 24 7:00: Confluence Concerts. Gracias a la Vida: Celebrating Two Argentine Legends. Curated by Patricia O'Callaghan. A tribute to the music of two great Argentine artists. Astor Piazzolla, revolutionizer of the tango, would have celebrated his 100th birthday this year. Mercedes Sosa, born 14 years later, sang of freedom and human rights, and was hailed as “the voice of the voiceless". Payadora; Gryphon Trio; Patricia O'Callaghan, vocalist; Andrew Downing., bass; Anais Kelsey-Verdecchia; and others. Visit Gracias a la Vida. Free. ONLINE
Apr 24 7:30: University of Toronto Faculty of Music. U of T Opera: Opera in Miniature. Walton: The Bear & Hoiby: Bon Appétit. The Bear - Renee Fajardo (Popova); Nicholas Higgs (Smirnov); TBA (Luka); Andrea Grant, music director/piano; Mario Pacheco, director. Bon Appétit: Alexandra Fee, mezzo; Andrea Grant, music director/piano; Mario Pacheco, director. Visit U of T Opera Productions. Free. Zoom link will be provided closer to the date. ONLINE
Apr 24 8:00: Array Music. Array Ensemble – Baroque Reflections: Sheila Jaffé. Ligeti: Sonata for Solo Viola; Bach: Chaccone in d; Saariaho: Frises for violin and electronics. Sheila Jaffé, violin & viola. Visit Baroque Reflections. ONLINE
Apr 24 8:00: Tapestry Opera/The Piano Lunaire. A Joke Before the Gallows. Libretto by David James Brock. Chopin: Four Scherzi. Adam Sherkin, piano; Tom Diamond, director. Visit Tapestry Opera. Free. ONLINE
Apr 25 2:30: University of Toronto Faculty of Music. U of T Opera: Opera in Miniature. Bizet: La Tragédie de Carmen. Mélissa Danis (Micaela); Elias Theocharidis (Don Jose); Alex Hetherington / Alessia Vitali (Carmen); Escamillo: Danlie Rae Acebuque / Luke Noftall (Escamillo); Sandra Horst, conductor & piano; Michael Patrick Albano, director. Visit U of T Opera Productions. Free. Zoom link will be provided closer to the date. Also Apr 24. ONLINE
NEW!! Apr 25 3:45: Wychwood Clarinet Choir. A New Performance Video. The last Sunday of every month, the WCC releases a new concert video performance by The Wychwood Clarinet Choir, preceded by a live chat with Michele Jacot and Roy Greaves. Mary Ann from Canadian Folk Song Suite. Visit Wychwood Clarinet Choir. Free. Livestream. ONLINE
Apr 27 7:00: Small World Music/Inara Arts. Parikrantri. Presented as a part of Small World's Asian Music Series. An emerging group of talented women give Indian classical dance a contemporary spin to incorporate narrative story-telling, dance and theatrics. Parikrantri focuses on women and the issues commonly faced by them, but rarely exposed in word and performance. Vaishnavi Vaikunta, kathak dancer; Debaroti Chakraborti, bharatnatyam with an original score arranged by Jayan Nair. Visit Small World Music's Facebook page. Free. ONLINE
Apr 28 7:00: Achill Choral Society. Journeys: Spring Concert. Shawn Grenke, conductor; Nancy Sicsic, piano; and others. Visit Achill Choral Society for a YouTube link. Available until May 11. Free. ONLINE
Apr 29 3:00: Royal Conservatory of Music. The Glenn Gould School Spring Opera: Benjamin Britten’s The Rape of Lucretia. In concert format from Koerner Hall. Visit Koerner Hall Concert Livestreams. Free. ONLINE
Apr 29 7:00: Magisterra Soloists. Women Composers. Pejačević: Piano Quintet; Schumann: Piano Trio; Auerbach: T'filah; Sokolovic: Tempo rubato; Richardson: World premiere of commission. Russell Braun, baritone; Martin Karlíček, piano. Museum London Theatre, 421 Ridout St. N., London. 519-615-0163 or visit Magisterra Soloists. $30; $25(sr); $15(student with id); $10(child under 10); $85(young adult pass-30 years and under); $15(streamed tickets-adult). All tickets must be purchased in advance.
NEW!! Apr 29 7:30: Toronto Consort. The Cantrix: Evidence of Women's Voices in the Middle Ages. While we can never have a complete picture of any singing tradition from the Middle Ages, there are vivid pieces of evidence that can help us imagine what the act of singing, and particularly women's singing, might have been like centuries ago. Join Artistic Associate Katherine Hill, herself a modern-day cantrix, for an all-new Explorer Learning Series session that will draw together threads of evidence, in the form of written word, images, and recordings, to create a colourful tapestry of human artistry, creativity, and intellect as it might have been in the Middle Ages. Link provided upon registration. Register at The Cantrix. Free. ONLINE
Apr 29 8:00: Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra. Café Counterculture. Works by Bach, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Joni Mitchell, Simon and Garfunkel, Neil Young, and others. Alex Samaras, vocalist; Andrew Downing, double bass/arranger. Email info@tafelmusik.org or call 1-833-964-6337. $10. ONLINE
NEW!! Apr 30 7:00: TD Niagara Jazz Festival. International Jazz Day: Celebrating the Jazz Greats. Visit International Jazz Day. Free. ONLINE
May 01 8:00: Kindred Spirits Orchestra. Melodies of Emotion. Rimsky-Korsakov: Capriccio Espagnol; Chopin: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No.1; Scriabin: Symphony No.2. Ludmil Angelov, piano; Kristian Alexander, conductor. Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts, 10268 Yonge St., Richmond Hill. 905-604-8339. $30-$40; $22.50-$30(sr); $15-$20(youth). 7:10 pm: Pre-concert recital; 7:20 pm: Pre-concert talk.
NEW!! May 02 1:30: Elin Soderstrom. Bicinia!: Two-Part Didactic Music from the 16th Century and Beyond. Call 416-537-6611 or email info@tempotoronto.net. ONLINE
NEW!! May 02 7:00: TD Niagara Jazz Festival. Twilight Jazz Series: 40 Years With Music. Vox Violins; Youth Performers Alex George and Dexter Frank. Visit 40 Years of Music Making. $15(adv); $19(on May 2); $29(dinner & show). Discounts available for musicians, arts workers and students. ONLINE
May 02 8:00: New Music Concerts. Broadcast: The Ice Is Talking. Works for violin & percussion by Georges Aperghis, Vivian Fung, Lei Liang, Sophie Dupuis, and others. Mark Fewer, violin; Aiyun Huang, percussion. Available on Facebook and YouTube. Broadcast links will be available closer to the date. ONLINE
May 05 7:30: Toronto Consort. A Stellar Evening of Premium Wine Tasting, Treats, and Musical Delights. Join wine and music enthusiasts for an incredible evening of guided tastings by Winemaker Adnan Icel. The Toronto Consort’s Artistic Associate Esteban La Rotta rounds out the evening with a great unveiling and musical demonstration of his latest lute acquisition. Visit Toronto Consort Stellar Evening. Before April 9, 2021: $89 for a single package $150 for two packages (single delivery location required) After April 9, 2021: $109 for a single package $175 for two packages (single delivery location required). Open to adults over 19 years of age. ONLINE
May 06 7:30: Art of Time Ensemble. A Singer Must Die. Works by Leonard Cohen: Anthem (arr. Andrew Downing); Come Healing (arr. Robert Carlio; Famous Blue Raincoat (arr. Jonathan Goldsmith); Dance Me To the End of Love (arr. Steve MacKinnon); Hallelujah, and others. Sarah Harmer, Gregory Hoskins, Steven Page, Sarah Slean, Tom Wilson, singers. Art of Time streaming page or call 647-344-2254. Free. Available until May 9 at 7:30pm. YOUTUBE
May 06 8:00: Royal Conservatory of Music. Wesli and Kobo Town. Call 416-408-0208 or visit RCM Performance. ONLINE
May 09 7:00: INNERchamber Inc. Souvenirs. Bernard Hermann: Souvenirs de Voyage for Clarinet Quintet; Beethoven: String Quartet in e Op.59 No.2. Peter Shackleton, clarinet; INNERchamber String Quartet (Andrew Chung, violin; Julie Baungartel, violin; Jody Davenport, viola; Ben Bolt-Martin, cello). Revival House, 70 Brunswick St., Stratford. Visit INNERChamber. $35; $10(st/arts workers). LIVE & ONLINE. Pre-show 6:30pm. A light take-out meal is provided by Revival House for patrons living in Stratford.
May 12 7:00: Small World Music/Inara Arts. Hasheel: RaagRani. Presented as a part of Small World's Asian Music Series. Visit Small World Music's Facebook page. Free. ONLINE
NEW!! May 13 8:00: Estonian Music Week. Memories of Home. Works by Heino Eller and Erik Kreem; Improvisation. Erik Kreem, piano. Visit www.estonianmusicweek.ca or call 416-925-9405. Available after live streaming date. ONLINE
NEW!! May 15 2:00: Hamilton Children's Choir. Anchored: Annual Spring (Virtual!) Concert. Nicola Winstanley: The Pirate's Bed. HCC Ensembles: Kolibro, Komenci, Esplori, Esprimas, Ilumini and Profunda. Visit Hamilton Children's Choir Spring Concert. PWYC. ONLINE
May 15 7:00: Rezonance Baroque Ensemble. Universal Harmony. Chamber works by Bach & Vivaldi. Rezan Onen-Lapointe, baroque violin; David Podgorski, harpsichord. Visit Universal Harmony or call 647-779-5696. $10. ONLINE
NEW!! May 15 8:00: Array Music. Array Ensemble – Baroque Reflections: Sheila Jaffé. Ligeti: Sonata for Solo Viola; Bach: Chaccone in d; Saariaho: Frises for violin and electronics. Sheila Jaffé, violin & viola. Visit Baroque Reflections. ONLINE
May 16 2:30: Intermezzi in Musica. Concert 5. Celebrating the birth of a new viola da gamba by Francis Beaulieu. Viol duos. Elinor Frey, cello; Mélisande Corriveau, viol. Visit Elinor Frey's website. ONLINE
May 27 7:00: Magisterra Soloists. Viva Bohemia. Beethoven, Martinů, Smetana: Piano Trio. Martin Karlíček, piano. Museum London Theatre, 421 Ridout St. N., London. Call 519-615-0163 or visit Magisterra Soloists. $30; $25(sr); $15(student with id); $10(child under 10); $85(young adult pass-30 years and under); $15(streamed tickets-adult). All tickets must be purchased in advance.
May 27: 7:00: Opera Atelier. Handel The Resurrection. A filmed presentation. Colin Ainsworth, Carla Huhtanen, Meghan Lindsay, Allyson McHardy, Douglas Williams, Artists of Atelier Ballet and musicians from Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra; David Fallis, conductor; Marshall Pynkoski, stage director; Jeannette Lajeunesse Zingg, choreographer. Visit Opera Atelier for information. From $25. ONLINE
May 27 8:00: Royal Conservatory of Music. Skratch Bastid with special guests Andrew Forde & re.verse. Call 416-408-0208 or visit RCM Performance. Free. ONLINE
May 28 2:00: VOICEBOX: Opera in Concert. Adriana Lecouvreur. Music by Francesco Cilea. Visit Opera in Concert. Available until June 11. ONLINE
NEW!! May 28 8:00: SweetWater Music Festival. Up Close & Personal with Edwin Huizinga and Philip Chiu. Brahms: Sonata for Violin and Piano in G Op.78 No.1; Bolcom: Graceful Ghost. Edwin Huizinga, violin; Philip Chiu, piano. Details available soon. ONLINE
UPDATED PROGRAM!! May 29 8:00: Kindred Spirits Orchestra. Melodies of Emotion. Chopin: Piano Concerto No.1 in e Op.11; Mendelssohn: Symphony No.1 in c Op.11. Coral Solomon, piano; Kristian Alexander, conductor. Call 905-604-8339 or visit Kindred Spirits Orchestra or Richmond Hill Centre. $15. ONLINE
NEW!! May 30 3:00: Royal Conservatory of Music. Marc-André Hamelin. Call 416-408-0208 or visit RCM Performance. FREE. Available until May 6. ONLINE
May 30 8:00: New Music Concerts. Broadcast: Not Alone. Works for soloists with electronics by George Lewis, Malin Bäng, Michel van der Aa, Bruno Mantovani, Luigi Nono, and Rebekah Cummings. Available on Facebook and YouTube. Visit New Music Concerts or call 416-961-9594. Broadcast links will be available closer to the date. ONLINE
Jun 03 8:00: Royal Conservatory of Music. Discovery Concert Series: Glenn Gould School New Music Ensemble: Sometimes the Devil Plays Fate. Frehner: Sometimes the Devil Plays Fate (world premiere); Works by Bhagwati. Call 416-408-0208 or visit RCM Performance. Free. ONLINE
NEW!! Jun 03 8:00: Sinfonia Toronto. Virtuosity. Josef Suk: Serenade; Vania Angelova: Polyphonic Miniatures; and a work by Verdi. Nurhan Arman, conductor. Streamed from Koerner Hall. $18.95. For more information, visit Virtuosity. ONLINE
NEW DATE!! Jun 25 7:30: Upper Canada Choristers/Cantemos Latin Ensemble. To Sit and Dream. A concert of women composers. Dr. Rosephanye Powell: To Sit and Dream; Sarah Quartel: Snow Angel; Carlotta Ferrari: O Splendid Gem (arrangement of O splendissima gemma by Hildegard von Bingen); Vittoria Aleotti: Two Renaissance Madrigals; Elaine Hagenberg: The Music of Stillness; and other works. Laurie Evan Fraser, conductor; Hye Won Cecilia Lee, piano. Visit www.uppercanadachoristers.org, email info@uppercanadachoristers.org, or call 416-256-0510. Free. Donations welcome. Streamed from Grace Church on-the-Hill, Toronto. Visit YouTube here or Facebook here .ONLINE
COMPETITIONS
NEW DEADLINE!! May 10-30: International Music Festival & Competition. Piano, voice, strings, woodwinds, brass, harp, guitar, percussion, conducting, composition, chamber music, masterclasses. Jury members from University of Toronto, York University, Royal Conservatory of Music, Glenn Gould Professional School, and musicians from the Toronto Symphony Orchestra and the Canadian Opera Company Registration deadline: May 16. Visit www.intermusic.ca or office@intermusic.ca or call 905-604-8854.
ETCETERAS
Arts@Home. A vibrant hub connecting Torontonians to arts and culture. Designed to strengthen personal and societal resilience through the arts. Visit Arts@Home to learn more about this exciting collaborative initiative. ONLINE
Ottawa Chamberfest. Chamber Chats: At Home / Chez vous. Tuesdays and Thursdays at 2pm. Hosted by celebrated broadcaster/writer Eric Friesen. Interactive episodes combine chat with pre-recorded and live performances and feature guest artists and lecturers from all over the world. For information: 613-234-8008. Visit Ottawa Chamberfest. ONLINE
ONLINE BLOGS
Toronto Consort. Explorer: Discovering the World of Early Music. Explorer is a blog for the curious; a place of learning, sharing, and community. This all-new offering will present an assortment of curated content in a range of formats, like original short- or long-form articles, original video and audio recordings, and educational content on relevant topics relating to Early Music, history, and world music, as they relate our beloved repertoire. Visit here for further information. ONLINE
ONLINE GROUPS
Recollectiv: A unique musical online meeting group made up of people affected by memory challenges caused by illness (such as dementia) or brain injury (stroke, PTSD, etc.) and their care partners. Volunteers of all ages also form part of the band, providing a positive intergenerational experience for all. Participation is free with pre-registration. Contact Recollectiv by email here for meeting times, information and registration. ONLINE
PODCASTS
The Glenn Gould Foundation. The Gould Standard. Visit The Glenn Gould Foundation website. ONLINE
STILL AVAILABLE
Array Music. Living Room Talk: Joseph Petric. Continuing Array's Living Room Talks series, Canadian accordionist Joseph Petric talks about his solo performance on the Array Presents series. Joseph's first professional performance in Toronto was with Arraymusic 40 years ago this season. Joseph chats about this history of the accordion in Europe and North America and his long career commissioning new works from Canadian composers. Watch the interview here Joseph Petric interview. ONLINE
Array Music. Situated Sounds II: Science of Sound. Situated Sounds is a series of curated performances of sound art through an online platform that will present commissioned new work from a combination of established and emerging artists, both local and international, from various disciplines. Zul Mahmod, Interspecifics, and Carson Teal. Visit Science of Sound. ONLINE
Esprit Orchestra. Soundbites: RBC Associate Composer/Conductor Eugene Astapov in Conversation with New Wave Composer Stephanie Orlando. Eugene Astapov sits down with composer Stephanie Orlando, whose upcoming Esprit commission will be premiered as part of our New Wave Festival. Find out more about Orlando's artistic processes and philosophies, and what she is currently working on for Esprit audiences! Visit Esprit Soundbites Insights. ONLINE
Esprit Orchestra. Toothpaste: The Opera. Composer Alexina Louie and librettist/comedian Dan Redican created the mini-opera Toothpaste and subsequently teamed up with film director Larry Weinstein and Alex Pauk conducting Esprit, to turn it into a ground-breaking 6-minute opera for TV. Starring Barbara Hannigan and the famous Kids in the Hall comedian Mark McKinney (lip-synching to the wonderful voice of Doug McNaughton). Watch here Toothpaste: The Opera. ONLINE
FabCollab. Women in Song: A Celebration of International Women's Day. Amanda Martinez featuring Canada’s Ballet Jörgen Dancers Adrián Ramírez Juárez and Akari Fujiwara; Jessica Hana Deutsch; Maryem Tollar; Tamar Ilana featuring Indigneous fancy shawl dancer Cotee Harper. Visit FabCollab. Free. ONLINE
Kevin Barrett. Live from Lockdown. Kevin Barrett does a live-streamed set of solo guitar tunes, coming directly from his Lockdown studio. Tune in to Kevin's Facebook page on Friday at 4pm here. If you can't join live, the video will be available afterwards on Kevin's page with each week's episode archived on his YouTube channel here. YOUTUBE & FACEBOOK
Kingston Symphony. Finale of Beethoven’s Third Symphony (Eroica). Forty members of the orchestra perform the finale of the Eroica, Beethoven’s Symphony No. 3 while in isolation in their homes. To view the virtual performance, please click here. For more information on the Kingston Symphony, please visit here. ONLINE
Music in the Afternoon. Chamber Music Concert. Caroline Shaw: Entr'Acte; Schubert: String Quartet No.14 in d "Death and the Maiden". Viano String Quartet (Lucy Wang, violin; Hao Zhou, violin; Aiden Kane, viola; Tate Zawadiuk, cello). Visit Music in the Afternoon. On demand Apr 1-25. ONLINE
New Music Concerts. Sonic Grace: An NMC Audio Diary. Lynn Kuo, Canadian violin virtuoso and Assistant Concertmaster of the National Ballet of Canada Orchestra has made her mark as one of Canada's most celebrated performers. Listen to Synchronisms No. 9 for Violin and Tape by Mario Davidovsky here. ONLINE
Tafelmusik. Musik in Motion Video. Tafelmusik cellist Keiran Campbell performing the Prelude from Bach’s Cello Suite no. 1 in G performing on our home stage at Trinity-St. Paul's Centre in Toronto. We hope this video offers some solace until we can meet again, or, if you are new to Tafelmusik, gives you a taste of the intimacy and character for which our home venue performances are known. Watch here Bach Cello Suite. ONLINE
NEW!! Tafelmusik. Musik in Motion: Mozart Requiem Music Video. Alex McLeod is an artist concerned with “simulation and the transition of matter”. For our collaboration, he was drawn to Tafelmusik’s recording from Mozart’s Requiem: K. 626: III. Sequenz, 6. Lacrimosa—a piece which, in his own words, is “shrouded in mystery, re-imagining, and death—which are all elements that fuel the inspiration for my visual practice”. His undulating, mesmerizing, three-dimensional sculpture uses motifs of instruments, flowers, and linen, to communicate a transition between life and death, renewal and regrowth. Watch at Tafelmusik Mozart Requiem. More information here. ONLINE
Thirteen Strings! Virtual Concert. Purcell: Excerpts from The Fairy Queen. Handel: Concerto grosso, Op. 6, No. 5 in D. Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending (Marc Djokic, violin). Elgar: Serenade for Strings. Find the link here. Free. ONLINE
University of Toronto Faculty of Music. U of T Opera: Opera in Miniature. Massenet: Le Portrait de Manon. Sacha Smith (Aurore); Parker Clements (Des Grieux); Lindsay Connolly (Jean); Angelo Moretti (Tiberge); Vlad Soloviev, piano; Russell Braun, conductor; Michael Patrick Albano, director. Visit U of T Opera Productions. Free. ONLINE
University of Toronto Faculty of Music. UofT Opera Student Composer Collective: Escape Room. Libretto by Michael Patrick Albano. Sandra Horst, conductor; Mario Pachero, director. Now available on YouTube here. ONLINE
Wychwood Clarinet Choir. A New Performance Video. The last Sunday of every month, the WCC releases a new concert video performance by The Wychwood Clarinet Choir, preceded by a live chat with Michele Jacot and Roy Greaves. This month we present two recordings both arranged by our own Roy Greaves. Prelude to La Traviata by Giuseppe Verdi, and the classic sea shanty, What shall we do with a Drunken Sailor. Visit Wychwood. Free. LIVESTREAM ONLINE
MENTORSHIP PROGRAMS
May 01 11am-1pm: Bridge & Wolak Music Mentorship Program. In partnership with Queens University, The Isabel and The DAN School of Drama and Music. This program was founded by Michael Bridge and Kornel Wolak, internationally acclaimed music and comedy duo who have performed on stages around the world. Whether it is video game music, world music, audio engineering, neuroscience in the mind or beyond, the Bridge and Wolak Music Mentorship sessions will open your eyes to the incredible career possibilities for musicians! Deadline for applications is flexible. Visit Bridge & Wolak for more information. Cost (if applicable): $295. One-on-one coaching with either Kornel Wolak or Michael Bridge: $100.
