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Jun 24 10:30am: Avenue Road Music & Performance Academy. Interwoven Harmonies and Romantic Echoes: The Influence of Personal Bonds in the Piano Works of Brahms and the Schumanns. This event will follow a masterclass format and will feature performances by the presenter and students. Selected works of Brahms, Robert Schumann, and Clara Schumann. Alexander Panizza, piano. Avenue Road Music and Performance Academy - Gordon Lightfoot Concert Hall, 460 Avenue Rd. www.avenueroadmusic.com or info@avenueroadmusic.com or 416-922-0855. $30.
Jun 24 12:15: Music Mondays. Harmonies Revived: Team Japan! Plays Classical Gems. Brahms: Sextet Op.18 No.1 (transcr. by Theodore Kirchner); Hisato Ohzawa: Piano Trio (unpublished). Eri Kosaka, violin; Leana Rutt, cello; Tomoko Inui, piano. Church of the Holy Trinity, 19 Trinity Sq. 416-598-4521 X223 or www.musicmondays.ca or musicmondayscs@gmail.com. PWYC ($10 suggested).
Jun 24 5:30: The Rex Hotel. The Peter Hill Quintet. To 7:30pm. Bob Brough, alto & tenor saxophones; Chris Gale, tenor & baritone saxophones; Peter Hill, piano; Brendan Davis, bass; Morgan Childs, drums. Rex Hotel Jazz and The Blues Bar, 194 Queen St. W. www.therex.ca.
Jun 24 8:00: Kindred Spirits Orchestra. A Romantic Evening in France. Frank: Symphonic Variations for piano and orchestra M.46; D’Indy: Symphonie sur un chant montagnard Op.25; Bizet: Symphony in C. Daniel Vnukowski, piano; Kristian Alexander, conductor. Meridian Arts Centre, 5040 Yonge St., North York. 905-787-8811. $30-$40; $22.50-$30(sr); $15-$20(full time student or 18 and under). 7:10pm: Prélude pre-concert recital. 7:20pm: pre-concert talk. Intermission discussion and Q&A with Daniel Vnukowski.
Jun 25 12:00_noon: Nine Sparrows Arts Foundation. Lunchtime Chamber Music. Eleanor Song, flute. Yorkminster Park Baptist Church, 1585 Yonge St. 416-922-1167 or www.yorkminsterpark.com. Free. Donations welcome.
Jun 25 1:00: St. James Cathedral. Tuesday Organ Recital. Stéphanie Gouin, organ. Cathedral Church of St. James, 106 King St. E. 416-364-7865 or www.stjamescathedral.ca/recitals. Free. Donations encouraged.
Jun 25 7:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music Society. Quartetfest #1: Skyros Quartet. Maddalena Lombardini: String Quartet No.2 & String Quartet No.5; Elfrida Andrée: String Quartet in d; Imogen Holst: Phantasy Quartet; Pēteris Vasks: Fruit of Silence. Willie Braun, violin; Brandon Vance, violin; Sarah Pizzichemi, viola; Justin Kuryes, cello. Wilfrid Laurier University - Maureen Forrester Recital Hall, 75 University Ave., Waterloo. www.ticketscene.ca/kwcms. $90(Quartetfest 6-concert pass); $35; $10(st).
Jun 25 7:00: Music Niagara Festival. Young Virtuoso & Voices of Tomorrow: Young Women’s Chorus of San Francisco. Dr. Matthew Otto, artistic director. St. Mark's Anglican Church, 41 Byron St., Niagara-on-the-Lake. www.musicniagara.org. $35.
Jun 25 8:00: Hugh's Room Live. The Cherry Trees Band: A Fundraiser for Wells In Africa. 296 Broadview Ave. www.showpass.com/cherry-trees-band-water-wells. $40.
Jun 25 8:00: Massey Hall. Ben Platt. 178 Victoria St. www.tickets.mhrth.com. From $65. Also Jun 26.
Jun 25 8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Pops: Broadway Blockbusters with Ramin Karimloo & Mikaela Bennett. Ramin Karimloo, vocalist; Mikaela Bennett, vocalist; Steven Reineke, conductor. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-598-3375. From $110. Also Jun 26(2pm).
Jun 26 12:15: Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra. Downtown Summer Concert Series: Brass Goes to the Movies. Favourites from film and television including themes from Star Wars, The Pink Panther and Bernstein's West Side Story. Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra Brass Quartet. King William Street, Between James St. N. and Hughson St. N., Hamilton. www.hpo.org/hpo-in-the-summertime. Free.
Jun 26 2:00: Bloor/Borden Farmer's Market. Music in the Market - Days of Grace: Robert Steiner & Christine Mourre. Folk. 300 Borden St. 613-475-4769. Free. 2pm-7pm. Rain or shine.
Jun 26 2:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Pops: Broadway Blockbusters with Ramin Karimloo & Mikaela Bennett. See Jun 25.
Jun 26 4:00: Music Niagara Festival. Choral Festival: Philippine Madrigal Singers. Ironwood Cider House, 1425 Lakeshore Rd., Niagara-on-the-Lake. www.musicniagara.org. $35.
Jun 26 7:00: Caliban Arts Theatre/CONTXT/Browntasaurus Records. CONTXT Jazz Fest 2024: Jazz Film - Be Known (2015). Limited capacity for 50 people only. Food, snacks, and drinks available. Feature documentary exploring the life and career of one of modern jazz's best kept secret's Kahil El' Zabar's complicated personal life, his path from celebrity in Europe to relative obscurity in Chicago & his place in history. Directed by Dwyane Johnston-Cochran. CONTXT by Trane, 254 Lansdowne Ave. info@calibanartstheatre.com.
Jun 26 7:30: Brott Music Festival. Balfour, Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto 2, Brahms 4. Andrew Balfour: Pyotr’s Dream; Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No.2 in c Op.18; Brahms: Symphony No.4 in e Op.98. Ian Parker, piano; National Academy Orchestra; Tania Miller, conductor. McMaster University - L.R. Wilson Concert Hall, 1280 Main St. W. , Hamilton. 905-525-7664 or www.brottmusic.com. From $25. Also Jun 27(Burlington Performing Arts Centre).
Jun 26 7:30: Cuckoo's Nest Folk Club. Andy Webster & Shane Cook. Chaucer's Pub, 122 Carling St., London. 519-319-5847 or folk@iandavies.com or www.ticketscene.ca. $20.
Jun 26 8:00: Hugh's Room Live. Mary Flower & Michael Jerome Browne A Special Double Bill. 296 Broadview Ave. www.showpass.com/mary-flower-and-michael-jerome-brown. $30.
Jun 26 8:00: Massey Hall. Ben Platt. 178 Victoria St. www.tickets.mhrth.com. From $65. Also Jun 25.
Jun 27 12:00_noon: Metropolitan United Church. Noon at Met: Carillon Recital. Outdoors. Michelle Lam, carillon. Metropolitan United Church, 56 Queen St. E. 416-363-0331 x226. Freewill donation. 1pm Membra Jesu nostri (indoors) by ANIMA.
Jun 27 1:00: Metropolitan United Church. Noon at Met: Choral Recital. Indoors. ANIMA presents Membra Jesu nostri. Metropolitan United Church, 56 Queen St. E. 416-363-0331 x226. Freewill donation. 12noon Carillon Recital (outdoors) by Michelle Lam.
Jun 27 7:00: Caliban Arts Theatre/CONTXT/Browntasaurus Records. CONTXT Jazz Fest 2024: Phil Jimenez Trio. Phil Jimenez, piano; Ben Payne, bass; Carlan Pulkkinen, drum. CONTXT by Trane, 254 Lansdowne Ave. info@calibanartstheatre.com. From $15.
Jun 27 7:00: Harbourfront Centre. Summer Music in the Garden: It's Pronounced "George". Jazz. Caity Gyorgy, vocals. Toronto Music Garden, 479 Queens Quay W. www.harbourfrontcentre.com. Free.
Jun 27 7:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music Society. Quartetfest #2: Penderecki String Quartet + Anya Alexeyev, Piano. Haydn: String Quartet in C Op.20 No.2; Prokofiev: String Quartet No.2 in F Op.92 “Kabardinian”; Elgar: Piano Quintet in a Op.84. Wilfrid Laurier University - Maureen Forrester Recital Hall, 75 University Ave., Waterloo. www.ticketscene.ca/kwcms. $90(Quartetfest 6-concert pass); $40; $10(st).
Jun 27 7:30: Brott Music Festival. Balfour, Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto 2, Brahms 4. Andrew Balfour: Pyotr’s Dream; Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No.2 in c Op.18; Brahms: Symphony No.4 in e Op.98. Ian Parker, piano; National Academy Orchestra; Tania Miller, conductor. Burlington Performing Arts Centre - Main Theatre, 440 Locust St., Burlington. 905-525-7664 or www.brottmusic.com. From $25. Also Jun 26(L. R. Wilson Concert Hall, McMaster University).
Jun 27 8:00: Hugh's Room Live. Scott N' Scotter Music and Comedy. 296 Broadview Ave. www.showpass.com/partake-with-scott-n-scooter-2. From $22.
Jun 28 7:00: Annette Studios. Mike Boguski Album Release: Here’s To Tomorrow/Goodbye To Yesterday. Mike Boguski, piano; Mike Downes, electric bass; Ethan Ardelli, drums. 566 Annette St. annettestudios@gmail.com. $20.
Jun 28 7:00: Art Gallery of Ontario. Tafelmusik: Making Herself Heard. Works of Élisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre, Isabella Leonarda, Marianne Martinez, and the enigmatic Mrs. Philarmonica. Geneviève Gilardeau, violin; Cristina Zacharias, violin; Michael Unterman, cello; Charlotte Nediger, harpsichord. Art Gallery of Ontario - Walker Court, 317 Dundas St. W. www.ago.ca/events/tafelmusik-making-herself-heard or 416-979-6648. A seated performance free with general admission.
Jun 28 7:00: Caliban Arts Theatre/CONTXT/Browntasaurus Records. CONTXT Jazz Fest 2024: Maurice Gordon Quintet Honors Don Drummond and Ernest Ranglin. Maurice Gordon, guitar; Meirion Kelly, trombone; Ricardo MacIntosh, keyboards; Michael Kennedy, bass; Oneil Fuller, drums. CONTXT by Trane, 254 Lansdowne Ave. info@calibanartstheatre.com. From $25.
Jun 28 7:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music Society. Quartetfest #3: Students of Quartetfest. Program and performers to be announced. Wilfrid Laurier University - Maureen Forrester Recital Hall, 75 University Ave., Waterloo. www.ticketscene.ca/kwcms. $90(Quartetfest 6-concert pass); $15; Free(st).
Jun 28 7:00: TD Music Hall. Beat Battle. 178 Victoria St. www.tickets.mhrth.com General admission: $40.
Jun 28 7:30: Epochal Imp. Joanne Powell Sings Songs in the Key of Love. Joanne Powell, singer & songwriter; Julien Bradley-Combs, guitar; Chris Adriaanse, bass. 123 Danforth Ave. www.epochalimp.com. $10.
Jun 28 7:30: Heliconian Hall. Rosas y Espinas (Roses and Thorns). A selection of Mexican and Italian pieces exploring the universal power of love. Mariana De la Rosa, mezzo; Jean Wiedrick, piano. 35 Hazelton Ave. marianadelarosamezzo@gmail.com or www.marianadelarosamezzo.com or www.lepointdevente.com/tickets/rosasyespinastoronto. $25(early pre-sale); $27.50(late pre-sale); $29(at the door); $19(12 and under).
Jun 28 8:00: Drom Taberna. THERMO. Mike Manny, piano; Nathan Hiltz, guitar; Jon Meyer, bass. 458 Queen St. W.
Jun 28 8:00: Massey Hall. André 3000. 178 Victoria St. www.tickets.mhrth.com. From $78.
Jun 28 8:00: Opera Revue. June Is Bustin' Out All Over. Works by Cole Porter, Rodgers and Hammerstein, Kurt Weill, Lerner and Lowe, Frank Loesser. Danie Friesen, soprano; Kathryn Johnston, soprano; Colin Frotten, tenor; Alexander Hajek, baritone; Claire Elise Harris, piano. Redwood Theatre, The, 1300 Gerrard Ave. E. 647-637-7491. $35/$20(early bird).
Jun 28 9:00: Fallsview Casino Resort. Steve Miller Band. OLG Stage at Fallsview Casino, 6366 Stanley Ave., Niagara Falls. www.ticketmaster.ca. $88.15-$187.75.
Jun 28 9:30: Crow's Theatre. Cover to Cover: Wyatt C. Louis Covers Adrianne Lenker. Crowsnest Corner Concert Series. Streetcar Crowsnest - Crows Theatre, 345 Carlaw Ave. www.tickets.crowstheatre.com/TheatreManager. $20.
Jun 29 10:00am: Rhythms of Canada 2024. Balaklava Blues with Borelson. To 8pm. Aga Khan Museum - Main Stage, 77 Wynford Dr. 416-646-4677.
Jun 29 7:00: Caliban Arts Theatre/CONTXT/Browntasaurus Records. CONTXT Jazz Fest 2024: Ali Bros featuring Brownman Ali & Marcus Ali. Brownman Ali, electric trumpet; Marcus Ali, alto sax & effects; Josh Cohen Ali, 6-string electric bass; Adam Mansfield Ali, drums. Special guest: Nick Maclean Ali, nord-electro. CONTXT by Trane, 254 Lansdowne Ave. info@calibanartstheatre.com. From $25.
Jun 29 7:00: TD Music Hall. Toronto Divas. 178 Victoria St. www.tickets.mhrth.com. General admission: $40.
Jun 29 7:30: Ontario Cross-Cultural Music Society. East Meets West - Joy of Music for a Blessed Summer Night. Canto Opera Rhapsody (Canadian premiere), Chinese Sight and Sound Selections, Dance of the Yao Tribe, plus chamber ensembles and other works. Salvation Army Yorkminster Citadel, 1 Lord Seaton Rd., Toronto - North York. www.ocms-ca.com or www.ocms2024summer.eventbrite.ca. $30; $20(sr/st).
Jun 29 8:00: Fallsview Casino Resort. Nickelback with special guest Owen Riegling. OLG Stage at Fallsview Casino, 6366 Stanley Ave., Niagara Falls.www.ticketmaster.ca. $415.75(standing).
Jun 29 8:00: Kindred Spirits Orchestra. Beginnings and Endings. Frank: Symphonic Variations for piano and orchestra M.46; D’Indy: Symphonie sur un chant montagnard Op.25; Bizet: Symphony in C. Daniel Vnukowski, piano; Daniel Jinga, conductor. Glenn Gould Studio, 250 Front St. W. 905-604-8339. $30-$40; $22.50-$30(sr); $15-$20(full time student or 18 and under). 7:10pm: Prélude pre-concert recital. 7:20pm: pre-concert talk. Intermission discussion and Q&A with David Perez-Olmedo.
Jun 29 8:00: Roy Thomson Hall. Salim Sulaiman Live. 60 Simcoe St. www.tickets.mhrth.com. From $189.
Jun 29 8:00: The Jazz Room, Huether Hotel. THERMO. Mike Manny, piano; Nathan Hiltz, guitar; Jon Meyer, bass; Morgan Childs, drums. 59 King St N., Waterloo.
Jun 29 9:00: Harbourfront Centre. Choir! Choir! Choir!: Hallelujah - Epic Canadian Sing-Along! 235 Queens Quay W. www.my.harbourfrontcentre.com/40487. $50.
Jun 30 2:00: Tafelmusik. Tafelmusik Baroque Summer Festival: Midsummer Follies at Toronto Botanical Garden (TBG). John Abberger, oboe; Geneviève Gilardeau, violin; Michael Unterman, cello; and Jonathan Stuchbery, lute/guitar. Toronto Botanical Garden, 777 Lawrence Ave. E. www.torontobotanicalgarden.ca.
Jun 30 2:00: Westben. 25th Anniversary Concert. Let’s toast together 25 years in the garden with a free glass of bubbly and local strawberries on the meadow after the concert. Selection of classical, broadway, jazz, and Indigenous music. Caitlin Wood, Gabrielle Prata, Brian Finley, Mark DuBois, Members of the Westben Choruses; annais linares, and others. The Barn, 6698 County Road 30, Campbellford. 1-877-883-5777 or www.westben.ca. $5-$25.
Jun 30 4:00: Caliban Arts Theatre/CONTXT/Browntasaurus Records. Nick Maclean Quartet. Nick Maclean, piano; Brownman Ali, trumpet; Bennett Young, bass; Michaël Filion, drums. CONTXT by Trane, 254 Lansdowne Ave. info@calibanartstheatre.com or Nick Maclean Quartet or 416-389-2643. $20/$15(adv).
Jun 30 4:00: Hirut Restaurant. THERMO. Mike Manny, piano; Nathan Hiltz, guitar; Mike Downes, bass; Morgan Childs, drums. 2050 Danforth Ave.
Jun 30 4:00: Music Niagara Festival. Young Virtuoso & Voices of Tomorrow: Yip’s Ensembles and Canadian Youth Chinese Orchestra. Yip’s Chamber Orchestra, Yip’s Children’s Choir (Canada), and the Canadian Youth Chinese Orchestra. St. Mark's Anglican Church, 41 Byron St., Niagara-on-the-Lake. www.musicniagara.org. $35.
Jun 30 8:00: Hugh's Room Live. Lachy Doley. 296 Broadview Ave. www.showpass.com/lachy-doley. $39.
Jul 01 12:15: Music Mondays. Pomegranate Seeds. Shahriyar Jamshidi, kamanche (spiked fiddle). Church of the Holy Trinity, 19 Trinity Sq. 416-598-4521 X223 or www.musicmondays.ca or musicmondayscs@gmail.com. PWYC ($10 suggested).
Jul 01 7:00: Festival of the Sound. Canada Day Cruise: The Empty Glasses. Island Queen Cruise Ship, 9 Bay St., Parry Sound. 1-866-364-0061 or 705-746-2410. $45, $85, $200.
Jul 01 7:00: Music Niagara Festival. Jazz: Paul Tobey, Piano. Spirit in Niagara Distillery, 458 Lakeshore Rd., Niagara-on-the-Lake. www.musicniagara.org. For dinner reservation, call 905-934-1300. $40.
Jul 01 8:00: Kindred Spirits Orchestra. Unionville Canada Day Celebration. Elgar: Pomp and Circumstance March Op.39 No.4; Bizet: Carmen Suite No.1; Rimsky-Korsakov: Capriccio espagnol Op.34; J. Strauss II: An der schönen blauen Donau (By the Beautiful Blue Danube) Op.314; J. Strauss I: Radetzky March Op.228; and other works. TBA, soloist & conductor. Unionville Millennium Theatre, 150 Main St., Unionville. 905-787-8811. Free.
FESTIVALS
Hillside Festival 2024. Jul 19-21. An annual, not-for-profit summer music festival that celebrates creativity through artistic expression, community engagement, and environmental leadership. Performers include Patrick Watson, Blackie & The Rodeo Kings with Daniel Lanois and Terra Lightfoot, Aysanabee, Richard Thompson, and Five Alarm Funk. Guelph Lake Island, Guelph Lake Conservation Area. https://hillsidefestival.ca or call 519-763-6396. Weekend Passes: $189.00. Day Passes: Friday - $75.00 / Saturday - $95.00 / Sunday - $95.00. Senior Weekend Passes (65+): $104.50.
LIVE REHEARSAL & PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES
Jun 24 7:00: Array/ECCG Gamelan. Evergreen Club Contemporary Gamelan Monthly Meetup. Array Space, 155 Walnut Ave. 416-532-3019. Free.
A New Quartet is an emerging Toronto area ensemble that rehearses traditional repertoire and writes new music. The quartet is currently seeking saxophone players and composers. For details please visit www.anewquartet.net.
The Choralairs is a non-audition, adult choir that welcomes new members in September and January. Rehearsals are on Tuesday 6:45-8-45pm at Edithvale C.C. 131 Finch Ave. W, Toronto. Please contact Elaine at choralairs.delighted.720@silomails.com to RSVP. Check out our new website at www.Choralairs.com.
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.
Harmony Singers of Etobicoke. The women of The Harmony Singers survived COVID and are regrouping for 2024! If you'd like to sing an exciting repertoire of pop, jazz, folk and light classics, the group will give you a warm welcome! Rehearsals start in January on Wednesday nights from 7:15 to 9:30 p.m. at Richview United Church in Etobicoke. Contact Conductor Harvey Patterson at: theharmonysingers@ca.com or call 416-239-5821.
New Horizons Band of Toronto. All levels from beginners to advanced for brass, woodwind, and percussion instruments. Weekly classes led by professional music teachers. Loaner instrument provided to each new registrant in the beginners’ program. Visit www.newhorizonsbandtoronto.ca.
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.
String Orchestra TO is a new string orchestra in Toronto for amateur intermediate and advanced string players. No auditions. Our season runs from Sep 11, 2024 to May 28, 2025. Wed rehearsals: 7:15-9:15 pm at St. Barnabas Church, 361 Danforth Ave.. Visit www.sites.google.com/view/stringorchestrato/home or email us at StringOrchestraTO@gmail.com.
Strings Attached Orchestra, North York. All string players (especially viola, cello, bass) are welcome. Mondays 7 to 9 p.m. from Sep to Jun. Email us first at info.stringsattached@gmail.com to receive music and other details or visit our website at www.stringsattachedorchestra.com for more information.
Toronto Shape Note Singers. Sacred Harp Singing. Shape note selections from the Sacred Harp tunebook.Singing is participatory, not a performance. No experience necessary. All are welcome and there are books to borrow. Monthly on the third Wednesday from Feb 21 to Dec 8, 2024. Friends House, 60 Lowther Ave. 647-838-8764. Pay what you can. Jun 19, Jul 17, Aug 21, Sep 18, Oct 16, Nov 20 & Dec 18.
MASTERCLASSES
Jun 24 10:30am: Avenue Road Music & Performance Academy. Interwoven Harmonies and Romantic Echoes: The Influence of Personal Bonds in the Piano Works of Brahms and the Schumanns. This event will follow a masterclass format and will feature performances by the presenter and students. Selected works of Brahms, Robert Schumann, and Clara Schumann. Alexander Panizza, piano. Avenue Road Music and Performance Academy - Gordon Lightfoot Concert Hall, 460 Avenue Rd. www.avenueroadmusic.com or info@avenueroadmusic.com or 416-922-0855. $30.
MUSICALS
Aga Khan Museum. The Caged Bird Sings. By Rouvan Silogix, Rafeh Mahmud, and Ahad Lakhani. Directed by Rafeh Mahmud. Museum Courtyard, 77 Wynford Dr., North York. $36; $32.40(Friends/st/sr/arts workers). We recommend dressing appropriately for the weather. Personal blankets are welcome. Seating is first-come, first-served. Chairs are provided. www.agakhanmuseum.org. To Jun 26.
Blyth Festival. Onion Skins and Peach Fuzz: The Farmerettes. By Alison Lawrence. Inspired by the Book by Bonnie Sitter & Shirleyan English. Harvest Stage (Aug 14-31). Memorial Hall (Sep 3-7). $60; $35(partially obstructed view); $30(obstructed view); $20(youth). www.blythfestival.com.
Drayton Festival. Naked Radio: A Comedy With No Dead Air. Music by Paul Libman. Book and Lyrics by Dave Hudson. Dayton Festival Theatre, 33 Wellington St. S., Drayton. www.draytonentertainment.com. Aug 7-25.
Shaw Festival. Cotton Club. Spiegeltent, 10 Queen’s Parade, Niagara-on-the-Lake. www.shawfest.com/playbill/cotton-club.To Oct 11.
Shaw Festival. Kabarett. Spiegeltent, 10 Queen’s Parade, Niagara-on-the-Lake. www.shawfest.com/playbill/kabarett. To Oct 12.
Shaw Festival. My Fair Lady. Book and Lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner. Festival Theatre, 10 Queen’s Parade, Niagara-on-the-Lake. www.shawfest.com/playbill/my-fair-lady. To Dec 21.
Shaw Festival. The Roll of Shaw. Spiegeltent, 10 Queen’s Parade, Niagara-on-the-Lake. www.shawfest.com/playbill/the-roll-of-shaw. To Sep 28.
Shaw Festival. The Secret Garden. A Play with Songs. Based on the novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett. Adapted for the stage by Jay Turvey and Paul Sportelli. Royal George Theatre, 85 Queen St., Niagara-on-the-Lake. www.shawfest.com/playbill/the-secret-garden. To Oct 13.
Shaw Festival. The Shaw Variety Show. Spiegeltent, 10 Queen’s Parade, Niagara-on-the-Lake. www.shawfest.com/playbill/the-shaw-variety-show. To Oct 6.
Stratford Festival. La Cage aux Folles. Book by Harvey Fierstein. Music and Lyrics by Jerry Herman. Based on the play by Jean Poiret. Directed by Thom Allison. Choreographed by Cameron Carver. Avon Theatre, 99 Downie St., Stratford. www.stratfordfestival.ca. To Oct 26.
Stratford Festival. Something Rotten. Book by Karey Kirkpatrick & John O’Farrell. Conceived by Karey Kirkpatrick & Wayne Kirkpatrick. Directed and Choreographed by Donna Feore. Festival Theatre, 55 Queen St., Stratford. www.stratfordfestival.ca. To Oct 27.
T.Y.T. Theatre. Thumbelina: A Little Musical. Wychwood Theatre, 76 Wychwood Ave. admin@tyttheatre.com. $35.99; $34.99(under 12); $42.99(front row seating); $32.99(group of 4 or more). Any person entering theatre space (regardless of age) must hold a ticket. Jun 18(12:30pm), 19(12:30pm), 25(12:30pm), 26(12:30pm sold out).
ONGOING EVENTS
Trinity College, University of Toronto. Evensong. Traditional Anglican choral music. Trinity College Chapel Choir; Thomas Bell, director of music; Peter Bayer, organ scholar. Trinity College Chapel, University of Toronto, 6 Hoskin Ave. 416-978-2522 or Trinity College. Free. Evensong is sung every Wednesday at 5:15pm in the beautiful Trinity College chapel during term time.
Encore Symphonic Concert Band. Monthly Concert Band Concert. The first Thursday of every month at 11am. 35-piece concert band performing band concert music, pop tunes, jazz standards (2 singers) and the occasional march. Trinity Presbyterian Church York Mills, 2737 Bayview Ave. www.encoreband.ca. $10.
ONLINE EVENTS
Arts@Home. A vibrant hub connecting Torontonians to arts and culture. Designed to strengthen personal and societal resilience through the arts. www.artsathome.ca.
North Toronto Community Band. Openings for clarinet, trumpet, trombone, tuba and auxiliary percussion. Rehearsals held at Willowdale Presbyterian Church 38 Ellerslie Ave. (just north of Mel Lastman Square). Monday evenings 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Contact ntcband@gmail.com.
Recollectiv. For anyone living with cognitive challenges from Alzheimer’s, dementia, traumatic brain injury, stroke or PTSD. The group meets weekly to rediscover the joy of making music. Community members and music students are welcome to this fun, rewarding and inter-generational experience. Sessions take place from 2 to 3pm (with sound checks and socializing at 1:30pm). No summer sessions after Jun 22. Weekly sessions resume on Sep 7. Please contact recollectiv@gmail.com for more information.
SUMMER MUSIC CAMPS
Canadian Opera Company. Summer Music Camps. Jul 8–12: Little Company (entering grades 1–3). Jul 15–19: Junior Company (entering grades 4–6). Jul 22–26: Intermediate Company (entering grades 6–8). Jul 29– Aug 2: Senior Company (entering grade 9 to 1st year college/university). Times: 9am–3:30pm (grades 1–8). 9am–4pm (Senior Company). Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W. Target: Children and teens, ages 6–18. The COC’s Summer Music Camps invite young creatives from grade 1 through first year university to learn about music, drama, and design. Participants are supported in a creative and non-competitive environment where they learn and experiment with several modes of artistic expression, including singing, composing, movement, drama, and design. In creating their own original work, campers are guided by the COC’s roster of teaching artists, highly skilled professionals in their respective fields, culminating in a final showcase performance for family and friends. No previous experience with music required. Tuition: $395. Registration for each company is available until the Friday before their first day. Extended care is available until 5pm for Little Company and Junior Company participants for an additional $40. To register, visit coc.ca/Camps
UPCOMING EVENTS
July 17-21. Kaeja d’Dance. Porch View Dances (PVD).. Returning for its 13th year to Toronto’s historic Seaton Village neighbourhood. Founded by Karen Kaeja and developed with Allen Kaeja, this year’s site-specific, outdoor dance event will feature a series of short, original performances performed by everyday people that explore the heart of play – choosing joy over fear, giving into laughter and silliness, and unashamedly embracing our truest selves. Curated by Mayumi Lashbrook, this year’s roving PVD will feature porch performances choreographed by Toronto dancemakers Sid Ryan Eilers, Fer Camacho, and Zita Nyarady. The works, performed by non-professional participants, will be interspersed with short dance vignettes, choreographed by Esie Mensah. The open-air experience will conclude with the premiere of a multifaceted work by Indigenous creator Jim Adams, in partnership with Heryka Miranda (Saturday and Sunday only), coupled with the return of PVD’s interactive finale, Flock Landing – an audience-inclusive gentle movement installation led by Mio Sakamoto. For Pay-What-You-Can ticket details and further information, visit www.kaeja.org.
