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Mar 14 12:10: Nine Sparrows Arts Foundation. Lunchtime Chamber Music: Rising Stars Recital. Featuring performance students from the U of T Faculty of Music. Yorkminster Park Baptist Church, 1585 Yonge St. www.yorkminsterpark.com. Free. Donations welcome.
Mar 14 1:00: St. James Cathedral. Organ Recital. Thomas Bell, organ. Cathedral Church of St. James, 106 King St. E. 416-364-7865 or www.stjamescathedral.ca. Free. Donations welcome.
Mar 15 12:00_noon: Canadian Opera Company. Free Concert Series: COC March Break - The Old Maid and the Thief. Music by Gian Carlo Menotti. Artists of the COC Community Partnerships and Programs Team. Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre, Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W. www.coc.ca/free-concert-series. Free.
Mar 15 12:30: ORGANIX Concerts. Alexander Straus-Fausto, Organ. Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church, 3055 Bloor St. W. 416-571-3680 or www.organixconcerts.ca. Freewill offering ($20 suggested).
Mar 15 12:30: Yorkminster Park Baptist Church. Noonday Organ Recital. Nicholas Wanstall, organ. 1585 Yonge St. www.yorkminsterpark.com. Free. Donations welcome.
Mar 15 7:30: Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts. Arion Baroque Orchestra: Vivaldi and His Curious Friends. Vivaldi: "Alma oppressa" from La fida ninfa RV614; Laudate pueri RV601; A solis ortu; Gloria patri e filio; "Armatae face et angibus" from Juditha triumphans RV644; and other works. Mathieu Lussier, direction; Samantha Louis-Jean, soprano; Vincent Lauzer, recorder. Jennifer Velva Benjamin Performance Hall, Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts, 390 King St. W., Kingston. 613-530-2050 or www.queensu.ca/theisabel. $45-$64: $41-$60(faculty/staff); $10-$31(st).
Mar 15 7:30: Royal Conservatory of Music. The Glenn Gould School Spring Opera: Flight. Music by Jonathan Dove. Gordon Gerrard, conductor; Anna Theodosakis, stage director. Koerner Hall, TELUS Centre, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208 or www.rcmusic.com/performance. From $25. Also Mar 17.
Mar 15 9:00: TD Music Hall. Maddie Zahm. 178 Victoria St. 416-872-4255. $20. SOLD OUT!
Mar 16 12:00_noon: Music at Met. Thursday Noon at Met Concert Series. Luis Medina and Daniel Turner, guitars. Metropolitan United Church, 56 Queen St. E. www.metunited.ca. Free. LIVE & STREAMED.
Mar 16 7:30: The Happenstancers. DREAMS-BEND: Chamber Music. Schumann: Märchenerzählungen (Fairy-Tale Narrations) Op.132; György Kurtág: Hommage a R. Sch.; Du Yun: Dreams–Bend, for speaker, clarinet, violin, and viola; Lori Freedman: Nab Mab, for 3 speakers; Nahre Sol: Abstractions (World Premiere); and other works. Array Space, 155 Walnut Ave. www.dreamsbend.eventbrite.com. Also Mar 17.
Mar 16 8:00: Hugh's Room Live. Carole Pope Unplugged. Revival Bar, 783 College St. www.showpass.com/carole-pope-unplugged-revival. $30.
Mar 16 8:00: TD Sunfest Global Music & Jazz Series/The Wolf. Larnell Lewis Band & Joy Lapps Project. Wolf Performance Hall, 251 Dundas St., London. www.sunfest.on.ca. $25.
Mar 17 12:10: Music at St. Andrew's. Noontime Recital. Music for St. Patrick's Day. Jordan Klapman, jazz piano; Shelley Hamilton, vocalist. St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, 73 Simcoe St. 416-593-5600 X231 or www.standrewstoronto.org. Free.
Mar 17 7:00: Royal Conservatory of Music. The Glenn Gould School Spring Opera: Flight. Music by Jonathan Dove. Gordon Gerrard, conductor; Anna Theodosakis, stage director. Koerner Hall, TELUS Centre, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208 or www.rcmusic.com/performance. From $25. Also Mar 15.
Mar 17 7:30: Foro S. OpéraFest: A Hand of Bridge & Il Tabarro. In semi-staged concert format. Barber: A Hand of Bridge; Puccini: Il tabarro. Zulema Vergara, soprano; Martha Spence, mezzo; Alonso Sicairos-Leon, tenor; Stuart Graham, artistic/stage director; Narmina Afandiyeva, music director/pianist. Jeanne Lamon Hall, Trinity-St. Paul's Centre, 427 Bloor St. W. 416-927-9105. $35; $30(adv).
Mar 17 7:30: Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts, Brock University. Department of Music Student Solo Recital. Mackenna Friesen, soporano; Erika Reiman, piano. FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, Cairns Recital Hall, 250 St. Paul St., St. Catharines. 905-688-0722 or 1-855-515-0722 or www.firstontariopac.ca. Free.
Mar 17 7:30: Opera by Request. Così fan tutte. Music by W. A. Mozart. Grace Quinsey, soprano (Fiordiligi); Madeline Cooper, mezzo (Dorabella); Veronika Anissimova, soprano (Despina); Arieh Sacke, tenor (Ferrando); Mikhail Shemet, baritone (Guglielmo); John Holland, bass-baritone (Don Alfonso); Claire Harris, pianist and music director. College St. United Church, 452 College St. 416-455-2365. $20.
Mar 17 7:30: Piano Lunaire. Composers in Play: Northern Frames. Donnacha Dennehy: North Circular, North Strand, North Wall, Reservoir; Sherkin: Northern Frames, Postludes Beneath. Adam Sherkin, piano. Bunker Lane Press, 1001 Bloor St. W. Rear. Piano Lunaire. $25; $20(sr); $10(st).
Mar 17 7:30: The Happenstancers. DREAMS-BEND: Chamber Music. Schumann: Märchenerzählungen (Fairy-Tale Narrations) Op.132; György Kurtág: Hommage a R. Sch.; Du Yun: Dreams–Bend, for speaker, clarinet, violin, and viola; Lori Freedman: Nab Mab, for 3 speakers; Nahre Sol: Abstractions (World Premiere); and other works. Array Space, 155 Walnut Ave. www.dreamsbend.eventbrite.com. Also Mar 16.
Mar 17 8:00: Rose Theatre. Classic Albums Live: U2 & Joshua Tree. 1 Theatre Ln., Brampton. 905-874-2800 or www.therosetheatre.ca. $15-$49.
Mar 17 9:00: TD Music Hall. Adi Oasis. 178 Victoria St. 416-872-4255. $22.50.
Mar 18 11:00am: TYT Theatre. Mouse on the Move! Ages 1-6. Wychwood Barns Park, 76 Wychwood Ave. Mouse on the Move. From $20. Runs Mar 18-Apr 16.
Mar 18 2:30: Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts, Brock University. Department of Music Student Solo Recital. Adrian Papez, guitar. FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, Cairns Recital Hall, 250 St. Paul St., St. Catharines. 905-688-0722 or 1-855-515-0722 or www.firstontariopac.ca. Free.
Mar 18 4:00: Dramatic Voices. Opera Showcase. Operatic arias and ensembles by Wagner, Verdi, Puccini, Cilea, and others. Olivia Barnes, soprano; Patricia Haldane, soprano; Karina Bray, mezzo; Sébastien Comtois, tenor. St. Timothy's Anglican Church, 100 Old Orchard Grove Rd. 519-750-3145. $20; $10(ages under 13).
Mar 18 4:30: Beach United Church. Organ Stops: Stefani Bedin. Bach, Nadia Boulanger, and others. Stefani Bedin, organ. 140 Wineva Ave. www.beachunitedchurch.com or 416-691-8082. Free. Donations accepted.
Mar 18 4:30: Georgian Wimen Group. To Ukraine With Love. Photo exhibition. Refreshments will be served. Palmerston Library Theatre, 560 Palmerston Ave. . $25(includes refreshments). Charity concert with all proceeds going to Ukraine. The exhibition opens at 4 pm and refreshments will be served before the performance.
Mar 18 4:30: Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts, Brock University. Department of Music Student Solo Recital. Caitlyn Vergara, flute; James Bourne, piano. FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, Cairns Recital Hall, 250 St. Paul St., St. Catharines. 905-688-0722 or 1-855-515-0722 or www.firstontariopac.ca. Free.
Mar 18 5:30: Kitchener Waterloo Community Orchestra. Opernball Dinner Concert and Silent Auction. Works by di Curtis, Verdi, and others. Caroline Déry, soprano; Adam Luther, tenor. St. George Banquet Hall, 665 King St. N., Waterloo. 519-744-2666 or www.OnstageDirect.com. $100. Three-course plated meal. Vegetarian, children's meals, and special dietary needs are available upon request.
Mar 18 7:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music Society. Chamber Music Concert. Donizetti: Piano Trio No.1; Joan Tower: Big Sky; Fauré: Piano Trio Op.120; Ravel: Piano Trio. The Coriolis Piano Trio: Rebecca Morton, cello; Tomoko Inui, piano; Jung Tsai, violin. First United Church, 16 William St. W., Waterloo. 519-569-1809 or www.ticketscene.ca/kwcms. $35; $20(st).
Mar 18 7:30: Barrie Concerts Association. A Night at the Opera. Toronto Concert Orchestra; Sara Papini, soprano; Romulo Delgado, tenor; Marcus Scholtes, conductor. Hiway Pentecostal Church, 50 Anne St. N., Barrie. www.barrieconcerts.org.
Mar 18 7:30: Caliban Arts Theatre/CONTXT by Trane. Freedom Live Concert. Freedom Live Band (Geoff Bournes, sax/percussion/synthesizer/voice; Gurpreet Chana, tabla & hang; and Kobena Aquaa Harrison, guitar/balafon/percussion/voice) and other guests. BSMT 254, 254 Lansdowne Ave. Freedom Live 1-4. $30; $20(adv).
Mar 18 7:30: Flato Markham Theatre. The Music of the Night: The Concert Tour. Selections from Phantom of the Opera, Evita, Cats, Jesus Christ Superstar, Sunset Boulevard, and other productions. 171 Town Centre Blvd., Markham. www.flatomarkhamtheatre.ca or 905-305-7469 or boxoffice@markham.ca or www.musicofthenight.live. $60-$65.
Mar 18 7:30: Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts, Brock University. Department of Music Student Solo Recital. Nicolette Salire, soprano; Erika Reiman, piano. FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, Cairns Recital Hall, 250 St. Paul St., St. Catharines. 905-688-0722 or 1-855-515-0722 or www.firstontariopac.ca. Free.
Mar 18 7:30: Toronto Mendelssohn Choir. Little Match Girl Passion. David Lang: Little Match Girl Passion; Shireen Abu Khader: Newly Commissioned Work. Toronto Mendelssohn Singers; Jean-Sébastien Vallée, conductor. Church of the Holy Trinity, 19 Trinity Sq. Little Match Girl Passion or 416-408-0208. Section A: $59.95; $54.35(sr); $24.95(VoxTix). Section B: $39.95; $36.35(sr); $24.95(VoxTix).
Mar 18 8:00: Acoustic Harvest. Mike Stevens and The Schotts. St. Paul's United Church, 200 McIntosh St., Scarborough. www.acousticharvest.ca or 416-729-7564. $30(adv) or cash at door.
Mar 18 8:00: Calvin Presbyterian Church. Music and Love. A night of classical music and poetry. Fauré: Piano Quartet in c; Jonathan Kravtchenko: Piano Trio Nos.1 & 2; and other works. Jonathan Kravtchenko, piano; Qiyue He, violin; Kyungrok Moon, violin; Richard Cao, viola; and Sirui Chen, cello. 26 Delisle Ave. Tickets at www.eventbrite.ca and www.buytix.ca. From $30.
Mar 18 8:00: Fallsview Casino Resort. Bret Michaels: Nothin’ But A Good Vibe Tour. Fallsview Casino Resort, OLG Stage, 6380 Fallsview Blvd., Niagara Falls. 1-877-833-3110 or www.ticketmaster.ca.
Mar 18 8:00: Rose Theatre. This Is Brampton: Bluebird Brampton. Curated by Johnny Rivex. 1 Theatre Ln., Brampton. 905-874-2800 or www.therosetheatre.ca. $15.
Mar 18 8:00: Royal Conservatory of Music. Chamber Music Concerts: Chineke! Orchestra with Stewart Goodyear. Coleridge-Taylor: Othello Suite; Goodyear: Callaloo - Caribbean Suite for Piano & Orchestra; Price: Symphony No.1 in e. Koerner Hall, TELUS Centre, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208 or www.rcmusic.com/performance. From $50.
Mar 18 9:00: Browntasauras Records. Nick Maclean Quartet. Featuring Brownman Ali. Nick Maclean, piano; Brownman Ali, trumpet; Bennett Young, bass; Davide Corazza, drums. Duffy's Tavern, 1238 Bloor St. W. 416-389-2643 or www.duffystavern.ca. $20; $15(adv).
Mar 18 9:00: TD Music Hall. Shakura S'Aida. 178 Victoria St. 416-872-4255. $25.
Mar 19 2:00: Hugh's Room Live. Ken Whiteley's Sunday Gospel Matinee. Revival Bar, 783 College St. Whiteley's Sunday Gospel Matinee. $25.
Mar 19 2:30: Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts. Power and Pedal. Beethoven: Piano Sonata No.30 in E Op.109; Beethoven: Piano Sonata No.31 in A-flat Op.110; Rachmaninoff: 13 Preludes Op.32. Boris Giltburg, piano. Jennifer Velva Benjamin Performance Hall, Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts, 390 King St. W., Kingston. 613-530-2050 or www.queensu.ca/theisabel. $45-$64; $41-$60(faculty/staff); $10-$31(st).
Mar 19 2:30: VOICEBOX: Opera in Concert. L'amant anonyme. Music by Joseph Boulogne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges. Holly Chaplin, soprano; Ruth Acheampong, soprano; Alexander Cappellazzo, tenor; Joshua Clemenger, tenor; and Dion Mazerolle, baritone; Voicebox: Opera in Concert Chorus; Robert Cooper, chorus director; David Fallis, conductor. Jane Mallett Theatre, St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts, 27 Front St. E. www.operainconcert.com or 416-366-7723 or 1-800-708-6754. $48-$60.
Mar 21 12:00_noon: Canadian Opera Company. Free Concert Series: Spring Preview - Against the Grain Theatre. Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre, Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W. www.coc.ca/free-concert-series. Free.
Mar 21 12:10: Nine Sparrows Arts Foundation. Lunchtime Chamber Music: Rising Stars Recital. Featuring students from the Glenn Gould School. Yorkminster Park Baptist Church, 1585 Yonge St. www.yorkminsterpark.com. Free. Donations welcome.
Mar 21 1:00: St. James Cathedral. Organ Recital. Josh Duncan Lee, organ. Cathedral Church of St. James, 106 King St. E. 416-364-7865 or www.stjamescathedral.ca. Free. Donations welcome.
Mar 22 12:30: Yorkminster Park Baptist Church. Noonday Organ Recital. Angus Sinclair, organ; Autumn Debassige, mezzo. 1585 Yonge St. www.yorkminsterpark.com. Free. Donations welcome.
Mar 22 7:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music Society. Chamber Music Concert. Nadia Boulanger: Three Pieces; Libby Larsen: Sonata for Viola and Piano; Rebecca Clarke: Sonata for Viola and Piano. Judith Souman, viola; Beth Ann de Sousa, piano. First United Church, 16 William St. W., Waterloo. 519-569-1809 or www.ticketscene.ca/kwcms. $35; $20(st).
Mar 22 8:00: Hugh's Room Live. Rum Ragged: In Concert. Revival Bar, 783 College St. www.showpass.com/rum-ragged-revival. $30.
Mar 22 8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Gimeno Conducts Beethoven 5. Harman: Celebration Prelude (World Premiere/TSO Commission); Schumann: Cello Concerto; Ligeti: Cello Concerto; Habibi: Jeder Baum spricht; Beethoven: Symphony No.5. Jean-Guihen Queyras, cello; Gustavo Gimeno, conductor. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-598-3375. From $35. Also Mar 23, 25, 26(3pm-George Weston Recital Hall).
Mar 23 12:00_noon: Music at Met. Thursday Noon at Met Concert Series. Jonas Apeland Salomonsen, organ. Metropolitan United Church, 56 Queen St. E. www.metunited.ca. Free. LIVE & STREAMED.
Mar 23 3:00: Fallsview Casino Resort. The Clairvoyants. Fallsview Casino Resort, Avalon Theatre, 6380 Fallsview Blvd., Niagara Falls. 1-877-833-3110 or www.ticketmaster.ca. From $30. Also Mar 24(9pm), 25(3pm & 9pm), 26(3pm).
Mar 23 7:00: Royal Conservatory of Music. Taylor Academy: Junior Concerto Concert. Mazzoleni Concert Hall, TELUS Centre, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208 or www.rcmusic.com/performance. Free.
Mar 23 7:30: Tafelmusik. Bach St. John Passion. Myriam Leblanc, soprano; Krisztina Szabó, mezzo; James Gilchrist, tenor (Evangelist); William Sharp, baritone (Jesus); Jonathon Adams baritone, (Petrus / Pilatus); Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra and Chamber Choir; Ivars Taurins, director. Jeanne Lamon Hall, Trinity-St. Paul's Centre, 427 Bloor St. W. 1-833-964-6337. From $30. Also Mar 24(7:30pm), 25(3:30pm).
Mar 23 8:00: Hugh's Room Live. Elizabeth Shepherd: Three Things. Elizabeth Shepherd, keyboards/vocals; Michael Occhipinti, guitar/banjo; Remi-Jean LeBlanc, bass; Colin Kingsmore, drums; Yvette Tollar, back-up vocals. Hugh's Room, 3030 Dundas St. W. www.showpass.com. $40; $10(livestream). LIVE & LIVESTREAM.
Mar 23 8:00: Royal Conservatory of Music. Chamber Music Concerts: Takács Quartet with Jeremy Denk. Haydn: String Quartet in F Op.7 no.2 Hob III:82; Mendelssohn: String Quartet in E-flat; Schumann: Piano Quintet in E-flat Op.44. Koerner Hall, TELUS Centre, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208 or www.rcmusic.com/performance. From $50.
Mar 23 8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Gimeno Conducts Beethoven 5. Harman: Celebration Prelude (World Premiere/TSO Commission); Schumann: Cello Concerto; Ligeti: Cello Concerto; Habibi: Jeder Baum spricht; Beethoven: Symphony No.5. Jean-Guihen Queyras, cello; Gustavo Gimeno, conductor. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-598-3375. From $35. Also Mar 22, 25, 26(3pm-George Weston Recital Hall).
Mar 24 11:00am: Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra. Talk & Trea: Mozart in Paris. Stage Door @ FirstOntario Concert Hall, 10 MacNab St. S., Hamilton. 905-526-7756. $10-$20. Talk with light refreshments & sneak peek at HPO rehearsal.
Mar 24 12:10: Music at St. Andrew's. Noontime Recital. Works by Haydn, Chopin, and Ginastera. Naomi Wong, piano. St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, 73 Simcoe St. 416-593-5600 X231 or www.standrewstoronto.org. Free.
Mar 24 7:30: Tafelmusik. Bach St. John Passion. Myriam Leblanc, soprano; Krisztina Szabó, mezzo; James Gilchrist, tenor (Evangelist); William Sharp, baritone (Jesus); Jonathon Adams baritone, (Petrus / Pilatus); Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra and Chamber Choir; Ivars Taurins, director. Jeanne Lamon Hall, Trinity-St. Paul's Centre, 427 Bloor St. W. 1-833-964-6337. From $30. Also Mar 23(7:30pm), 25(3:30pm).
Mar 24 8:00: Canadian Music Centre. My Sunset-Land Rojava (CD Launch). Includes panel discussion. Dr. Shahrzad Mojab, panel participant; Sinem Eylem Arslan, panel participant; Shahriyar Jamshidi, solo Kamanche. 20 St. Joseph St. 416-880-3580. $20; $15(adv). All profits from album sales will support surviving "Indigenous Yazidis (Êzidî) Women" from the IS genocide in Iraq and Syria.
Mar 24 8:00: Etobicoke Philharmonic Orchestra. Inspiration of a New World. Dvořák: Symphony No.9 in e "From the New World" Op.95. Etobicoke Philharmonic Orchestra; Matthew Jones, conductor. Martingrove Collegiate Institute, 50 Winterton Dr., Etobicoke. www.Eventbrite.com or www.EPOrchestra.ca. $30; $25(s); $15(st).
Mar 24 8:00: Exultate Chamber Singers. Water Forms: Immersion. Exploring our intimate connection to water in its many forms. Includes music from a variety of time periods plus three immersive works by contemporary Canadian composers Katerina Gimon, Carmen Braden, and Bruce Sled. Calvin Presbyterian Church, 26 Delisle Ave. 416-971-9229 or Water Forms. $40 or PWYC from $5.
Mar 24 8:00: Hugh's Room Live. Lynn Miles @ Tranzac. Tranzac Club, 292 Brunswick Ave. www.hughsroomlive.com. $30.
Mar 24 8:00: Massey Hall. Classic Albums Live: Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon. 178 Victoria St. www.tickets.mhrth.com. From $45.
Mar 24 8:00: Rose Theatre. Bachman & Bachman. Randy Bachman & Tal Bachman. 1 Theatre Ln., Brampton. 905-874-2800 or www.therosetheatre.ca. $15-$79.
Mar 24 9:00: Fallsview Casino Resort. The Clairvoyants. See Mar 23. Also Mar 25(3pm & 9pm), 26(3pm).
Mar 25 10:00am: Church of St. Mary Magdalene. Procession and Solemn Mass for the Feast of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Presented in traditional language. 477 Manning Ave. Freewill offering. LIVE & LIVESTREAM. Religious service followed by refreshments.
Mar 25 11:00am: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Relaxed Performance: Gimeno Conducts Beethoven 5. Schumann: Cello Concerto; Beethoven: Symphony No.5. Jean-Guihen Queyras, cello; Gustavo Gimeno, conductor. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-598-3375. From $23. Designed to be welcoming to neurodiverse patrons.
Mar 25 1:00: Royal Canadian College of Organists. The Great Bach Marathon. Works by Bach. St. George's Cathedral, 270 King St. E., Kingston. www.rcco-kingston.ca. Free. Freewill offering in support of RCCO Scholarship Fund and St. George's Cathedral.
Mar 25 1:00: Royal Canadian College of Organists Toronto Centre. Toronto Bach Walk 2023: Celebrate Bach's 338th Birthday! Organ recital with Patrick Dewell. Christ Church Deer Park, 1570 Yonge St. to.rcco.enotice@gmail.com. Free. Donations welcome. Also 2pm(Calvin Presbyterian Church); 3pm(Yorkminster Park Baptist Church). Birthday cake reception at the end of the day.
Mar 25 2:00: Royal Canadian College of Organists Toronto Centre. Toronto Bach Walk 2023: Celebrate Bach's 338th Birthday! Instrumental recital with Daniel Bickel and friends. Calvin Presbyterian Church, 26 Delisle Ave. to.rcco.enotice@gmail.com. Free. Donations welcome. Also 1pm(Christ Church Deer Park); 3pm(Yorkminster Park Baptist Church). Birthday cake reception at the end of the day.
Mar 25 3:00: Fallsview Casino Resort. The Clairvoyants. See Mar 23. Also Mar 25(9pm), 26(3pm).
Mar 25 3:00: RESOUND Choir. Songs My Mother Taught Me. Sarah Quartel: Sing my Child; Karl Jenkins: Nunc Dimittis; Andrea Ramsay: Hope Lingers Here; Lavinia Kell Parker: Songs are Thoughts; Charles Ives: Songs My Mother Taught Me; and new works by Stephanie Martin, Beverly McKiver & Katharine Petkovski. RESOUND Choir; Thomas Burton, artistic director. Port Perry Town Hall Theatre, 302 Queen St., Port Perry. 905-718-0533 or www.RESOUNDChoir.ca. $15-$30. Also 7pm.
Mar 25 3:00: Royal Canadian College of Organists Toronto Centre. Toronto Bach Walk 2023: Celebrate Bach's 338th Birthday! Organ recital with William Maddox. Yorkminster Park Baptist Church, 1585 Yonge St. to.rcco.enotice@gmail.com. Free. Donations welcome. Also 1pm(Christ Church Deer Park); 2pm(Calvin Presbyterian Church). Birthday cake reception at the end of the day.
Mar 25 3:00: Scarborough Philharmonic Orchestra. Joy of Strings. Elgar: Serenade in e Op.20; Sibelius: Humoresque in D Op.87 No.2, for solo violin and strings; Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-George: String Quartet in g; Op.1 No.3 (arr. for string orchestra); Peter Ashbourne: Jamaica Folk; Shreya Jha: Farmyard Adventure; and other works. Strings of the Scarborough Philharmonic Orchestra (Ronald Royer, conductor); Sistema Toronto String Ensemble (Andres Tucci Clarke, conductor); University of Toronto Scarborough Campus String Ensemble and Sir Oliver Mowat C.I. String Ensemble (Tony Leong, conductor; Corey Gemmell, violin. Sir Oliver Mowat Collegiate Institute, 5400 Lawrence Ave. E., Scarborough. 647-482-7761 or www.spo.ca/Concerts. Free.
Mar 25 3:30: Tafelmusik. Bach St. John Passion. Myriam Leblanc, soprano; Krisztina Szabó, mezzo; James Gilchrist, tenor (Evangelist); William Sharp, baritone (Jesus); Jonathon Adams baritone, (Petrus / Pilatus); Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra and Chamber Choir; Ivars Taurins, director. Jeanne Lamon Hall, Trinity-St. Paul's Centre, 427 Bloor St. W. 1-833-964-6337. From $30. Also Mar 23(7:30pm), 24(8pm).
Mar 25 7:00: Bravo Niagara! Festival of the Arts. Alex Cuba. FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, Robertson Theatre, 250 St. Paul St., St. Catharines. 289-868-9177. $50; $25(University/College st); $10(18 and under).
Mar 25 7:00: Georgetown Choral Society. The Beatles and Friends. Featuring music from The Beatles, ABBA, and others. Eleanor Wallace, interim director. Acton Heritage Town Hall, 19 Willow St. N., Acton. Georgetown Choral Society. $30. A fundraiser for the Townsend Smith Foundation to help build a hospice, jointly organized with the Acton Rotary Club.
Mar 25 7:00: RESOUND Choir. Songs My Mother Taught Me. Sarah Quartel: Sing my Child; Karl Jenkins: Nunc Dimittis; Andrea Ramsay: Hope Lingers Here; Lavinia Kell Parker: Songs are Thoughts; Charles Ives: Songs My Mother Taught Me; and new works by Stephanie Martin, Beverly McKiver & Katharine Petkovski. RESOUND Choir; Thomas Burton, artistic director. Port Perry Town Hall Theatre, 302 Queen St., Port Perry. 905-718-0533 or www.RESOUNDChoir.ca. $15-$30. Also 3pm.
Mar 25 7:30: Counterpoint Community Orchestra. Hello Spring. Schumann: Symphony No.1 in B-flat "Spring"; Dustin Peters: A Stone’s Throw (Canadian premiere). Church of St. Peter and St. Simon-the-Apostle, 525 Bloor St. E. 416-762-9257 or hol12jo@sympatico.ca. $20; $12(18 and under).
Mar 25 7:30: Guitar Society of Toronto. Cowan Ciccillitti Duo. Adam Cicchillitti and Steve Cowan, guitar duo. St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, 73 Simcoe St. www.guitarsocietyoftoronto.com. Advance: $35; $30(sr); $15(st); Door: $40; $35(sr); $20(st).
Mar 25 7:30: Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra. Mozart in Paris. Ravel: Pavane pour une infante défunte; Moussa: Polarlicht; Ibert: Flute Concerto; Plessis: New Work; Mozart: Symphony No.31 "Paris". Leslie Newman, flute; Pierre Simard, guest conductor. Boris Brott Great Hall, FirstOntario Concert Hall, 1 Summers Ln., Hamilton. 905-526-7756. $20-$80. Pre-concert talk at 6:30pm.
Mar 25 7:30: Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Toronto/Villa Charities. Jazz Series at the Columbus Centre: Hilario Duran Trio. Hilario Duran, piano; Roberto Occhipinti, double-bass; Mark Kelso, drums. Columbus Centre, 901 Lawrence Ave. W. Jazz at the Columbus Centre. $20.
Mar 25 7:30: Niagara Symphony Orchestra. The Music of Phil Collins & Genesis. Jeremy Saje, vocalist; Braley Thachuk, conductor. Partridge Hall, FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, 250 St. Paul St., St. Catharines. 905-687-4993. $68; $60(sr); $39(arts worker with valid ID); $15(student-university or college with valid ID); $15(youth-18 and under with valid ID). Also Mar 26(2:30pm).
Mar 25 7:30: Rose Theatre. The Rose Orchestra: Opening Night at the Opera. Lindsey Duggan, soprano; Danielle MacMillan, mezzo; Adam Luther, tenor; and Alexander Hajek, baritone. David Rehner, violin. 1 Theatre Ln., Brampton. 905-874-2800 or www.therosetheatre.ca. $15-$34.
Mar 25 7:30: York Chamber Ensemble. Aspects of Love. Bach: Little Suite from Anna Magdalena Bach's Notebook; Florence Price: Piano Concerto in One Movement (Toronto premiere); Wagner: Siegfried Idyll; Rachmaninoff: Vocalise. Christina Petrowska Quilico, piano; Michael Berec, conductor. St. Paul's Anglican Church, 227 Church St., Newmarket. 416-931-7899 or www.yorkchamberensemble.ca. $25.
Mar 25 8:00: Axis Club. Sunshine Daydream: A Live Grateful Dead Tribute with Mars Hotel. Mars Hotel Band. 722 College St. 416-816-3987. $27. Ages 19 and up.
Mar 25 8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony. Bénédicte Plays Tchaikovsky. Kay: Fantasy Variations; Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D; Kalinnikov: Symphony No.1 in g. Bénédicte Lauzière, violin; Andrei Feher, conductor. Centre in the Square, 101 Queen St. N., Kitchener. 519-745-4711 or 1-888-745-4717. $29-$87. Also Mar 26(2:30pm).
Mar 25 8:00: Soundstreams/TO Live. Steve Reich: Now & Then. Celebrating composer Steve Reich’s 86th birthday. Cheldon Peterson: Adaptation Fanfare for a New Theatre; Steve Reich: Drumming. Includes a film by Atom Egoyan. NEXUS and TorQ Percussion Quartet. George Weston Recital Hall, Meridian Arts Centre, 5040 Yonge St. Steve Reich or www.ticketmaster.ca. $31.50-$96.
Mar 25 8:00: Tapestry Opera/Obsidian Theatre Company. Of the Sea. Music by Ian Cusson. Libretto by Kanika Ambrose. Philip Akin, stage director; Jennifer Tung, music director. Bluma Appel Theatre, St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts, 27 Front St. E. 437-326-9410 or Of the Sea. From $52. Also Mar 28(8pm); 29(8pm); 31(8pm); Apr 1(4pm).
Mar 25 8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Gimeno Conducts Beethoven 5. Harman: Celebration Prelude (World Premiere/TSO Commission); Schumann: Cello Concerto; Ligeti: Cello Concerto; Habibi: Jeder Baum spricht; Beethoven: Symphony No.5. Jean-Guihen Queyras, cello; Gustavo Gimeno, conductor. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-598-3375. From $35. Also Mar 22, 23, 26(3pm-George Weston Recital Hall).
Mar 25 8:00: Voices Chamber Choir. In Remembrance. Caldara: Stabat Mater. Ann-Marie MacDairmid, accompanist; Ron Ka Ming Cheung, conductor. St. Martin-in-the-Fields Anglican Church, 151 Glenlake Ave. 416-519-0528 or www.voiceschoir.com. $20; $15(sr/st).
Mar 25 9:00: Axis Club Theatre. Sunshine Daydream: A Live Grateful Dead Tribute with Mars Hotel. 722 College St. Sunshine Daydream. $27; $20(Early Bird pricing).
Mar 25 9:00: Fallsview Casino Resort. The Clairvoyants.See Mar 23. Also Mar 26(3pm).
Mar 26 2:00: Tafelmusik/Toronto Botanical Garden. Three's Company. Mozart: Divertimento in E-flat; Mozart (attrib.): Two Movements of an Organ Sonata by Bach, arranged for string trio. Johanna Novom, violin; Brandon Chui, viola; Michael Unterman, cello. Toronto Botanical Garden, 777 Lawrence Ave. E. Tickets at Garden of Harmony or 1-833-964-6337 or tickets@tafelmusik.org. $31.59(General Public); $29.19(Toronto Botanical Garden Members or Volunteers); $25.83(Tafelmusik Subscriber). Also Apr 30.
Mar 26 2:00: Visual and Performing Arts Newmarket (VPAN). Quatuor Despax. New Roads Performing Arts Centre, 505 Pickering Cres., Newmarket. 905-953-5122 or www.vpan.ca. $30; $25(sr); $10(st).
Mar 26 2:30: Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony. Bénédicte Plays Tchaikovsky. Kay: Fantasy Variations; Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D; Kalinnikov: Symphony No.1 in g. Bénédicte Lauzière, violin; Andrei Feher, conductor. Centre in the Square, 101 Queen St. N., Kitchener. 519-745-4711 or 1-888-745-4717. $29-$87. Also Mar 25(8pm).
Mar 26 2:30: Niagara Symphony Orchestra. The Music of Phil Collins & Genesis. Jeremy Saje, vocalist; Braley Thachuk, conductor. Partridge Hall, FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, 250 St. Paul St., St. Catharines. 905-687-4993. $68; $60(sr); $39(arts worker with valid ID); $15(student-university or college with valid ID); $15(youth-18 and under with valid ID). Also Mar 25(7:30pm).
Mar 26 3:00: Fallsview Casino Resort. The Clairvoyants. See Mar 23.
Mar 26 3:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Gimeno Conducts Beethoven 5. Harman: Celebration Prelude (World Premiere/TSO Commission); Schumann: Cello Concerto; Ligeti: Cello Concerto; Habibi: Jeder Baum spricht; Beethoven: Symphony No.5. Jean-Guihen Queyras, cello; Gustavo Gimeno, conductor. George Weston Recital Hall, Meridian Arts Centre, 5040 Yonge St. 416-598-3375. From $54. Also Mar 22(8pm-RTH), 23(8pm-RTH), 25(8pm-RTH).
Mar 26 3:30: Rezonance Baroque Ensemble. Crossing Borders. Works by Muffat, Dall’Abaco, Francesco Geminiani, LeClair, Matteis, and Handel. Rezan Onen-Lapointe & Kailey Richards, baroque violins; Erika Nielsen, baroque cello; Benjamin Stein, lute & theorbo; David Podgorski, harpsichord. St. David's Anglican Church, 49 Donlands Ave. 647-779-5696 or Crossing Borders. $25; $20(st).
Mar 26 4:00: Guelph Chamber Choir. A Choral Vigil. Shavon Lloyd: Alleluia; Rachmaninoff: All-Night Vigil; and works by Larysa Kuzmenko, Uģis Prauliņš, Kathleen Allan, and Jon Washburn. Basilica of Our Lady Immaculate, 28 Norfolk St., Guelph. 519-993-6414. $40; $35(sr); $10(ages 16-300; $5(ages 15 and under); $20(Livestream). LIVE & LIVESTREAM.
Mar 26 4:00: Ilona Beres. Spring Rhapsody. Beethoven: Sonata for Violin & Piano in D Op.12; Mozart: Fantasia in c K.475; Chopin: Ballade in g Op.23; Liszt: Un sospiro (A Sigh); Rachmaninoff: Prelude Op.3 No.2. Ilona Beres, piano; Daina Babeckas, piano; Danius Verbyla, piano; Rūta Melkys, violin. Lithuanian Resurrection Church, 1 Resurrection Rd., Etobicoke. 416-766-9959. By donation.
Mar 26 5:00: Alliance Française de Toronto. Èbe. Sarah Bronsard, choreography & interpretation; Patrick Saint-Denis, audio art & robotics; Olivier Arseneault, performer & co-creator. Isabel Bader Theatre, 93 Charles St. W. www.alliance-francaise.ca. $18.
Mar 26 7:00: Chamber Music Society of Mississauga. Quintessential Quintets. Ilana Waniuk, violin; Suhashini Arulanandam, violin; Aysel Taghi-Zada, viola; Amahl Arulanandam, cello; Cheryl Duvall, piano. Unitarian Congregation in Mississauga, 84 South Service Rd., Mississauga. 647-892-8251 or www.chambermusicmississauga.org. PWYC.
Mar 26 8:00: Hugh's Room Live. The Barrel Boys: In Concert. Revival Bar, 783 College St. www.showpass.com/barrel-boys-revival. $25.
CLASSES & IN-PERSON GROUPS
Mar 18, 25, Apr 1. Rudolf Steiner College/Anthroposophy in Toronto. Study Group/Eurythmy Combined. Study Group 1-2pm, Eurythmy 2:15-3:30pm. Waldorf Academy Eurythmy Room, 250 Madison Ave. $195(for all 7 sessions); $35(per session at the door). Contact Lois Macaulay at 416-921-1043 or lois@bellnet.ca.
Mar 26 2:00: CAMMAC Toronto Region. Beethoven’s Mass in C. Reading for singers and instrumentalists. Robert Cooper, conductor. Christ Church Deer Park, 1570 Yonge St. 416-482-6562 or www.cammac.ca/toronto. $15; $10(members).
LIVE REHEARSAL OPPORTUNITIES
The Choralairs. Welcoming singers in all voice parts as they resume in-person rehearsals (with masks & Covid safety protocols) on Tuesdays. Rehearsals are 7pm- 8:45pm at Edithvale C.C. 131 Finch Ave W. Toronto. Please contact Elaine at 905-731-8416 or choralairs@gmail.com to let us know if you are coming. Check out our website at: www.choralairschoir.com.
Chorus York, Richmond Hill. Welcoming singers in all voice parts, with masks & COVID safety protocols
Rehearsals are every Tuesday from 7:30-9:30 p.m. at the Richmond Hill Presbyterian Church (Wallace Hall). 10066 Yonge St., Richmond Hill. Please contact Mary-Lou at 905-884-7922 if you wish to sit in on a rehearsal. Check out our website www.choruyork.ca for more information about the choir.
Etobicoke Community Concert Band. Full rehearsals every Wednesday night at 7:30pm. 309 Horner Ave. Open to all who are looking for a great band to join. Text Rob Hunter at 416-878-1730.
North Toronto Community Band. Openings for drums, clarinets, trumpets, trombones, French horns. Rehearsals held at Willowdale Presbyterian Church 38 Ellerslie Ave. (just north of Mel Lastman Square). Monday evenings 7:30-9:30 pm. Contact ntcband@gmail.com.
Strings Attached Orchestra, North York. Welcoming all string players (especially viola, cello, bass). Rehearsals are Mondays 7 to 9 p.m. at the Earl Bales Community Centre, 4169 Bathurst St. (Bathurst/Sheppard). Come sit in on a rehearsal as we prepare for our June season finale, with works by Bernstein, Vaughan Williams, Warlock, and more. Email us first at info.stringsattached@gmail.com to receive music and other details. Check out our website at www.stringsattachedorchestra.com for more information.
ONGOING EVENTS
Mix 669. Beyond the B-side: Open Mic @ The Mix 669. Adam Golding, host. 669 College St. 647-909-2109. $5 cover. Weekly on Wed at 7pm.
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. Participation is free with pre-registration. Email info@recollectiv.ca for meeting times, information and registration.
ONLINE ON DEMAND & PODCASTS
Arts@Home. A vibrant hub connecting Torontonians to arts and culture. Designed to strengthen personal and societal resilience through the arts. www.artsathome.ca.
