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DAILY LISTINGS

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LIVE OR ONLINE

Jan 14 11:45am: Wilfrid Laurier University Faculty of Music. Student Recital. Wilfrid Laurier University - Maureen Forrester Recital Hall, 75 University Ave., Waterloo. Wilfried Laurier University Faculty of Music. Free.

Jan 14 12:00_noon: Canadian Opera Company. Vocal and Jazz Series: Uplifted Voices. York University Gospel Choir. Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre, Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W. www.coc.ca. Free.

Jan 14 12:10: Nine Sparrows Arts Foundation. Lunchtime Chamber Music. Sumi Kim, piano. Yorkminster Park Baptist Church, 1585 Yonge St. 416-922-1167 or www.yorkminsterpark.com. Free. Donations welcome.

Jan 14 12:10: University of Toronto Faculty of Music. Tuesday Voice Series: In Conversation With Danika Lorèn. Walter Hall (University of Toronto), 80 Queen's Park. www.music.utoronto.ca Free.

Jan 14 1:00: St. James Cathedral. Tuesday Organ Recital: The Organ at St. James Cathedral - A History and Explanation. Tom Bell, organ. Cathedral Church of St. James, 106 King St. E. 416-364-7865 or www.stjamescathedral.ca/recitals. Free. Donations encouraged.

Jan 15 12:00_noon: Canadian Opera Company. Vocal Series: Wirth Vocal Prize Winner 2023/24. Rachmaninoff: Six Romances Op.38 and a selection of works by Schubert and R. Strauss. Sara Schabas, soprano; Alexey Shafirov, piano. Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre, Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W. www.coc.ca. Free.

Jan 15 6:00: The Painted Lady. Heidi Savoie, Piano & Voice. 218 Ossington Ave. www.thepaintedlady.ca. Free. Also on Jan 22 & 29.

Jan 15 8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Emanuel Ax + Mozart. Tippett: Concerto for Double String Orchestra; Mozart: Piano Concerto No.25 K.503; R. Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra. Emanuel Ax, piano; Andrew Manze, conductor. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-598-3375 or www.tso.ca. From $30. Also Jan 18(8pm) & 19(3pm).

Jan 16 12:00_noon: Canadian Opera Company. Dance Series: Preview of DanceWeekend '25. Featuring ballet, flamenco, hip hop, Indian classical, Egyptian, Chinese, and other dance traditions. Dance Ontario. Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre, Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W. www.coc.ca. Free.

Jan 16 12:00_noon: Wilfrid Laurier University Faculty of Music. Music at Noon - Jonathan Rowsell & Company. Wilfrid Laurier University - Maureen Forrester Recital Hall, 75 University Ave., Waterloo. Wilfrid Laurier Faculty of Music. Free.

Jan 16 8:00: Alliance Française de Toronto. Maxime Zecchini, Piano. Works by Scriabin, Liszt, Ravel, John Williams, Justin Hurwitz, and others. Alliance Français de Toronto - Spadina Theatre, 24 Spadina Rd. www.alliance-francaise.ca. $18.

Jan 16 8:00: Don Wright Faculty of Music. Fred Pattison Piano Award 2024 Winner's Recital. Kai Melconian, piano. Western University - Music Building - Von Kuster Hall, 1151 Richmond St. N., London. 519-661-3767 or www.music.uwo.ca/events. Free.

Jan 16 8:00: Flato Markham Theatre. Elton Rohn. North America's premier Elton John tribute band. 171 Town Centre Blvd., Markham. 905-305-7469 or www.flatomarkhamtheatre.ca. From $60.

Jan 17 1:00: Wilfrid Laurier University Faculty of Music. Concerto Competition Round #1. Wilfrid Laurier University - Maureen Forrester Recital Hall, 75 University Ave., Waterloo. Wilfrid Laurier Faculty of Music. Free.

Jan 17 5:15: Kingston Baroque Consort. Viva Vivaldi! Vivacious music for strings and winds by Antonio Vivaldi. St. James Anglican Church, 10 Union St. W., Kingston. Kingston Baroque Consort or legerek@queensu.ca or 613-217-5099. $25; $10(st); Free(under 17).

Jan 17 7:00: Drake Hotel. Heidi Savoie, Piano & Voice. 1150 Queen St. W. www.thedrake.ca/thedrakehotelor 416-531-5042. Free.

Jan 17 7:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music Society. Piano Recital. Repertoire to be announced. Shoshana Telner, piano. Keffer Memorial Chapel, Wilfrid Laurier University, 75 University Ave. W., Waterloo. www.k-wcms.com/concerts. $35; $10(st).

Jan 17 7:30: Dudukhouse. Duduk, Jazz & Winter Nights. Sar Kamlér, duduk; Ethnosonic, music collective. City Playhouse Theatre (City of Vaughan), 1000 New Westminster Dr., Vaughan - Thornhill. www.dudukhouse.com or www.tickets.cityplayhouse.ca/event/655:390/655:495. $35-$70.

Jan 17 8:00: Don Wright Faculty of Music. Fred Pattison Piano Award 2025 Competition. Western University - Music Building - Von Kuster Hall, 1151 Richmond St. N., London. 519-661-3767 or www.music.uwo.ca/events. Free.

Jan 17 8:00: Flato Markham Theatre. Yamato: The Power of Human Strength. Yamato: The Drummers of Japan. 171 Town Centre Blvd., Markham. 905-305-7469 or www.flatomarkhamtheatre.ca. From $15.

Jan 17 8:00: Hugh's Room Live. King of Pop vs. Queen of Soul. Hugh's Room Live - Green Sanderson Hall, 296 Broadview Ave. www.showpass.com/king-of-pop-vs-queen-of-soul. From $33.

Jan 18 3:00: Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra. Beethoven's Seventh. Pierre Mercure: Kaleidoscope; Alice Ho: The Phantom Bird of Han; Mozart: Horn Concerto No.3 in E-flat K.447; Beethoven: Symphony No.7 in A Op.92. Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra; James Somerville, conductor & horn soloist. FirstOntario Concert Hall - Boris Brott Great Hall, 1 Summers Ln., Hamilton. www.hpo.org/beethovens-seventh-james-sommerville From $20. 2pm: Pre-concert talk.

Jan 18 3:00: Royal Conservatory of Music. 21C Music Festival: Michelle Cann and The Imani Winds. Poulenc: Sextet for Piano and Winds and new works by Valerie Coleman and Viet Cuong. Royal Conservatory of Music - TELUS Centre - Koerner Hall, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208 or www.rcmusic.com/performance. From $21.

Jan 18 5:00: Tranzac Club. JS Presents! Ep. 56: Thom Gill x Jessica Stuart. One set of original songs per artist, including a mandatory "world premiere," and the stories behind them all. Jessica Stuart, guitar & vocals; Thom Gill, guitar/keyboard/vocals. 292 Brunswick Ave. 416-923-8137. PWYC, suggested $10.

Jan 18 7:30: Barrie Concert Association. Dancing across the Globe. True North Brass. Hiway Pentecostal Church, 50 Anne St. N., Barrie. www.barrieconcerts.org or 705-436-1232. $45; $10(st).

Jan 18 7:30: London Symphonia. Joe Lanza's Baroque Favourites. Works by Vivaldi, Handel, Bach, Geminiani, and Avison. Joe Lanza, leader & soloist. Metropolitan United Church, 468 Wellington St., London. 226-270-0910 or www.londonsymphonia.ca. $55 General Admission, $75 Reserved Seating, and $55 for unlimited Video On Demand 21-day access.

Jan 18 7:30: Scarborough Philharmonic Orchestra. From Hollywood to Scarborough. Ronald Royer: California Coasting, for Clarinet and String Quartet (world premiere); Bruno Degazio: Fractal Furioso, for Clarinet and String Quartet (world premiere); W. Brent Sawyer: Postcards from Melancholy, for Clarinet and String Quartet (world premiere); Samuel Bisson: Daybreak, for String Quartet (world premiere); Adrienne Albert: Wood and String, for Clarinet and String Quartet (world premiere); and other works. Odin Quartet: Alex Toskov, violin; Tanya Charles Iveniuk, violin; Matt Antal, viola; Samuel Bisson, cello; Kaye Royer, clarinet. Scarborough Bluffs United Church, 3739 Kingston Rd., Scarborough. 647-956-1182 or www.spo.ca. Free.

Jan 18 7:30: Sudbury Symphony Orchestra. Mendes to Mendelssohns. Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel: String Quartet in E-flat; Felix Mendelssohn: String Quartet No.6 in f Op.80; Shawn Mendes: In My Blood from Bridgerton (arr. McMillen). Beth Schneider-Gould, violin; Melissa Schaak, violin; Geoff McCausland, viola; Dobrochna Zubek, cello. St. Andrew's United Church, 111 Larch St., Sudbury. www.ci.ovationtix.com/36875/performance/11512493. $35; $20(under 30).

Jan 18 8:00: Acoustic Harvest. Lynn Miles with Treasa Levasseur opening. St. Paul's United Church, 200 McIntosh St., Scarborough. www.ticketscene.ca or www.acousticharvest.ca or acousticharvest@proton.me (for e-transfer). $40(door cash only); $35(advance). Fully accessible venue.

Jan 18 8:00: Hugh's Room Live. Gryphon Trio / Jovino Santos Neto. Hugh's Room Live - Green Sanderson Hall, 296 Broadview Ave. www.showpass.com/the-gryphon-trio. $45.

Jan 18 8:00: Massey Hall. Classic Albums Live: Paul McCartney & Wings - Band on the Run. 178 Victoria St. www.tickets.mhrth.com. From $34.

Jan 18 8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Emanuel Ax + Mozart. See Jan 15. Also Jan 19(3pm).

Jan 18 10:00: Royal Conservatory of Music. 21C Music Festival: 21C Afterhours - GGS New Music Ensemble. Royal Conservatory of Music - TELUS Centre - Temerty Theatre, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208 or www.rcmusic.com/performance. From $21.

Jan 19 1:00: University of Toronto Faculty of Music. UTSO Concerto Competition Finals. Walter Hall (University of Toronto), 80 Queen's Park. www.music.utoronto.ca. Free.

Jan 19 2:30: University of Toronto Faculty of Music. UTSO C of T Opera Student Composer Collective - The Avenue of Avarice. Libretto by Michael Patrick Albano. Harbourfront Centre - Fleck Dance Theatre, 235 Queens Quay W. www.music.utoronto.ca. Visit website for ticket information. Livestream available.

Jan 19 3:00: Royal Conservatory of Music. Bruce Liu, Piano. Works by Tchaikovsky, Prokofiev, and Mendelssohn. Royal Conservatory of Music - TELUS Centre - Koerner Hall, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208 or www.rcmusic.com/performance. From $75.

Jan 19 3:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Emanuel Ax + Mozart. See Jan 15.

Jan 19 3:00: York University Koschitzky Centre for Jewish Studies/Department of Music. Sound & Sense - Jewish Music @ York. Uri Gurvich: The Sasha Argov Project. Uri Gurvich, saxophone & composer; Noam Lemish, piano; Andrew Downing, bass; Ernesto Cervini, drums. York University - Accolade East Building, 83 York Blvd. 416-736-5823 or The Sasha Argov Project. Free.

Jan 19 4:00: St. Philip's Recital Series. Airs for the Seasons. A selection from Scottish composer James Oswald’s Airs for the Seasons, plus similar works by Geminiani, Veracini, and others. Rezonance Baroque Ensemble, violin, cello and theorbo/lute. St. Philip's Anglican Church, 31 St. Phillips Rd., Etobicoke. 416-247-5181. Admission by donation. Suggested: $20.

Jan 19 7:30: Cuckoo's Nest Folk Club. David Bradstreet & Carl Keesee. Chaucer's Pub, 122 Carling St., London. 519-319-5847 or folk@iandavies.com. $30/$25(adv).

Jan 20 8:00: Brampton On Stage. Bebop, Ballads, and Blues featuring The B-Jazzed Orchestra. Curated by Carmen Spada. The Rose Theatre, 1 Theatre Ln., Brampton. www.tickets.brampton.ca/online or 905-874-2800. From $20. 

MASTERCLASSES

Jan 18 10:00am: Don Wright Faculty of Music. Fred Pattison Piano Masterclass. Western University - Music Building - Von Kuster Hall, 1151 Richmond St. N., London. 519-661-3767 or www.music.uwo.ca/events. Free.

MUSICALS

Mirvish Productions. Disney's The Lion King. Directed by Julie Taymor. Princess of Wales Theatre, 300 King St. W. 1.800.461.3333. $59-$259. Runs to Apr 27, 2025. Visit www.mirvish.com for tickets.

ONGOING EVENTS

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.

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.

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). Please contact recollectiv@gmail.com for more information.

REHEARSAL & PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES

A new community Baroque orchestra is being launched in Toronto! All instruments (particularly violin and oboe) and all levels of playing accommodated. Interested? Please contact me, Jane Ubertino, at lucindabell56@hotmail.com

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.

Columbus Concert Band. Rehearsals:  Tuesdays 7:30-9:30pm at Villa Colombo, 40 Playfair Ave., Toronto. Openings for flute, clarinet, tenor sax, and trumpet; however, all who are in search of being a part of a great band are welcome. Our members are warm and welcoming. For more information, contact ccbtoronto@gmail.com or visit our website at www.columbusconcertband.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.

Quinte Regional Youth Chorus. This is a new group based in Belleville, Ontario, for singers aged 6-16. St. Thomas Anglican Church, Parish Centre, 201 Church St., Belleville. Call 613-962-3636 for information.

Serenata Singers. Are you free Wednesday mornings? Do you love the joy of singing and the camaraderie it brings? Join the Serenata Singers who have sparkled in Toronto’s constellation of choral gems since 1976! Seniors singers, come together with voices united in song. Inspire generations to follow! This 55-voice adult SATB community choir, ranging in age from 55 to 97, will gather again under accomplished choral director Michael Morgan who shares his talents and expertise to perform a “Winter Cabaret” on November 30, 2024, with other performances during the year at seniors’ residences. Our season crescendos with two annually spring concerts on May 8 & 9, 2025. Our spring concerts entitled “Tuned In” will feature favourites from the movies, Broadway, and television. Consider joining this caring, friendly group of retirees at Scarborough Bluffs United Church, 3739 Kingston Rd, every Wednesday from 10:30am to 12:30pm. Two free trial rehearsals are allowed before deciding to join! Check us out at our website at www.serenatasingers.ca  or call Charlotte at 416-449-4053! Come join us!

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.

VOCA Chorus of Toronto. Openings for experienced tenors and basses.  VOCA is an auditioned ensemble, currently preparing a broad range of selections (including premieres) for our Dec 14 "Season Songs" concert, featuring Michael Occhipinti, guitar and Jamie Drake, percussion.  On May 10, 2025, we'll be performing "Carmina Burana", featuring special guest, Andrew Haji, tenor. Rehearsals are held at Eastminster, 310 Danforth Ave. (Chester subway) on Monday evenings. Contact Jenny Crober at crober.best@gmail.com for more info.

Jan 19 2:00: CAMMAC Toronto Region. Orchestra Reading for Instrumentalists Mozart’s Mass in C Minor K.427. Cheryll Chung, conductor. Christ Church Deer Park, 1570 Yonge St. www.cammac.ca/toronto. $15; $10(members).

TRAINING PROGRAMS

Toronto Summer Music. TSM Academy - Emerging Artists Program. Designed for musicians who are launching their professional careers and provides unique educational opportunities for chamber musicians and singers from 18 to 35 years old. String players and pianists are invited to apply for the Chamber Music Institute Program; vocalists and pianists are invited to apply for the Art of Song Program. Please visit our website for more information on program dates and applications at tosummermusic.com/the-academy/emerging-artist-program/. Applications are open until Jan 23, 2025.

WORKSHOPS & SYMPOSIUMS

Jan 16 3:30: University of Toronto Faculty of Music. Neville Austin Graduate Colloquium Series: Craig Resta (Kent State). Edward Johnson Building, University of Toronto, Room 130, 80 Queen's Park. www.music.utoronto.ca. Free.

Jan 18 9:15am: Canadian Opera Company. La Reine-garçon: Philosophy, Gender, Opera. A full-day symposium exploring how this boundary-pushing opera is grounded in Cartesian philosophy and contemporary theories of gender and performance. Participants can look forward to panels on Queen Christine and René Descartes, on the representation of Queen Christine in the arts, on gender and opera, and on the creation of this exciting Canadian co-commission. Dance Ontario. Innis Town Hall, 2 Sussex Ave. www.uoft.me/LRG. Free with registration.

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