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DETAILED DAILY LISTINGS, Thu Feb 19 – Sun Mar 1
Feb 19 12:00_noon: Metropolitan United Church. Noon at Met. Claude Watson School for the Arts Choir; Linda Song, director. Metropolitan United Church, 56 Queen St. E. 416-363-0331 x226. Freewill donation.
Feb 19 12:00_noon: Sound Break. Kazdoura. Arabic Fusion / Global / Psychedelic. Meridian Arts Centre, 5040 Yonge St., North York. www.tolive.com.
Feb 19 7:00: The Emmet Ray. Sam Broverman & Peter Hill. Sam Broverman, vocalist; Peter Hill, piano. Emmett Ray, The, 924 College St. 416-792-4497 or www.theemmetray.com. $12 cover.
Feb 19 7:30: Canadian Opera Company. The Barber of Seville. Music by Giachino Rossini. Luke Sutliff (Figaro); Pietro Adaini (Count Almaviva - Feb 17-21); Deepa Johnny (Rosina); Renato Girolami (Bartolo); Luca Pisaroni (Basilio); Nathan Keoughan (Fiorello / Officer); Canadian Opera Company Chorus & Orchestra; Daniela Candillari, conductor; Joan Font, stage director. Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W. 416-363-8231 or 1-800-250-4653 or tickets@coc.ca. From $45. Also Feb 21(4:30pm).
Feb 19 7:30: Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra. Rameau & The Art of the Dance: Tafelmusik Meets Juilliard. Works by Marais, Rebel, and Rameau. Juilliard415; Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra; Caroline Copeland, choreographer; Robert Mealy, violin & director. Trinity St. Paul's United Church and Centre for Faith, Justice and the Arts, 427 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208 or www.tafelmusik.org. From $23.50. Also Feb 20(8pm), 21(8pm) & 22(3pm).
Feb 19 7:30: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Mahler's Ninth. Mahler: Symphony No.9. Gustavo Gimeno, conductor. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. www.tso.ca or 416-598-3375. From $69. Also Feb 21(7:30pm), 22(3pm).
Feb 19 8:00: Hugh's Room. Spencer Mackenzie. Hugh's Room Live - Green Sanderson Hall, 296 Broadview Ave. 647-347-4769 or www.showpass.com/spencer-mackenzie. $30; $20(st/arts/underemployed).
Feb 20 11:00am: Canadian Opera Company. The Barber of Seville - Student Performance. Music by Giachino Rossini. Canadian Opera Company Chorus & Orchestra; Daniela Candillari, conductor; Anna Theodosakis, stage director. Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W. 416-363-8231 or 1-800-250-4653 or tickets@coc.ca.
Feb 20 12:10: Music at St. Andrew's. Noontime Recital. Ginger Lam, piano. St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, 73 Simcoe St. 416-593-5600 x5 or www.standrewstoronto.org. Free. Donations welcome.
Feb 20 7:30: Brantford Music Club. Young Artists Recital. Piano, viola, and Simcoe high school band. Sanderson Centre for the Performing Arts, 88 Dalhousie St., Brantford. 519-758-8090 or www.brantfordmusicclub.ca. $35; $10(st).
Feb 20 7:30: Royal Canadian College of Organists Niagara. Members Organ Recital. Works by Bach, The Beatles, Vierne, and others. St. Thomas's Anglican Church, 99 Ontario St., St. Catharines. www.rcconiagara.ca/events-calendar or 905-980-0009. $25(non-RCCO members); $20(RCCO members or under age 30).
Feb 20 7:30: Untitled Ensemble Chamber Music Society. Second Annual Celebration of Black Classical Music. Works by Shawn E. Okpebholo, Shanyse Strickland, Valerie Coleman, Dr. Adolphus Hailstork, and Florence Price and featuring a talk by author and academic, Dr. Cheryl Thompson. Chris Buchner, horn; Hanna Wilson, trombone; Freddy Abu Sido, trumpet; Conner Crone, bass; Elizabeth Brown, oboe; Emily Suzanne Shapiro, bass clarinet. Annette Studios, 566 Annette St. www.untitledensemble.ca/get-tickets.php. $35.
Feb 20 8:00: Hugh's Room. Irish Mythen. Hugh's Room Live - Green Sanderson Hall, 296 Broadview Ave. 647-347-4769 or www.showpass.com/irish-mythen-4. $30; $15(st/arts/underemployed).
Feb 20 8:00: Massey Hall. Matt Andersen. 178 Victoria St. www.tickets.mhrth.com/7161/7162. From $53.
Feb 20 8:00: Royal Conservatory of Music. Luka Coetzee, Cello, with Jon Kimura Parker, Piano. John Corigliano: Phantasmagoria; Brahms: Cello Sonata No.2 in F Op.99; Chopin: Cello Sonata in g Op.65; Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue (arr. Nagao/Coetzee). Royal Conservatory of Music - TELUS Centre - Koerner Hall, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208 or www.rcmusic.com/performance. From $45.
Feb 20 8:00: Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra. Rameau & The Art of the Dance: Tafelmusik Meets Juilliard. See Feb 19. Also Feb 22(3pm).
Feb 20 8:00: The Old Mill. City Lights — A JUNO-Nominated Jazz Evening. Anthony D’Alessandro, piano. Old Mill Toronto, 21 Old Mill Rd. Visit City Lights.
Feb 21 1:00: Music Around the Corner. Be My Violin-tine! A string quartet concert about love, life, and friendship. Astrid Nakamura & Diane Kim, violins; Shyler Macaggi, viola; and Amanda Chi, cello. Edge on Triangle Park, 32 Lisgar St. www.musicaroundthecorner.com/event-list. From $18.
Feb 21 3:00: Kirtan Culture Initiative. Kirtan: Music & Mantras at Alternity. Alternity, 333 Bloor St. W. 416-616-5136 or www.kirtanculture.com. $17.
Feb 21 3:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. TSYO: Death & Transfiguration. Jean Coulthard: Endymion; Ravel: Tombeau de Couperin; R. Strauss: Tod und Verklärung. Toronto Symphony Youth Orchestra; Nicholas Sharma, TSO Resident Conductor and TSYO Conductor. Meridian Arts Centre - George Weston Recital Hall, 5040 Yonge St. www.tso.ca or 416-598-3375. From $24.
Feb 21 4:30: Canadian Opera Company. The Barber of Seville. See Feb 19.
Feb 21 7:30: Amadeus Choir. Choral Creation Lab Showcase. Kathleen Allan, conductor. In collaboration with University of Toronto Faculty of Music. Eglinton St. George's United Church, 35 Lytton Blvd. www.music.utoronto.ca or www.amadeuschoir.com. $45; $25(Community Ticket).
Feb 21 7:30: Guitar Society of Toronto. L’Atelier Romantique. Works by Schubert and Paganini on period instruments using period stylistic performance practices. Pascal Valois, guitar; Jessy Dube, violin; Sari Tauji, viola; and Marie-Michel Beauparlant, cello. St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, 73 Simcoe St. www.guitarsocietyoftoronto.com. Advance tickets from $20 or from $25 at the door.
Feb 21 7:30: Oakville Chamber Orchestra. Party! Weill: Music from The Threepenny Opera; Shostakovich: Piano Concerto No.1 Op.35; Milhaud: Le boeuf sur le toit (The Ox on the Roof). Connor Mahon, piano. Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts, 130 Navy St., Oakville. www.oakvillechamber.org. $60(premium); $45(regular); $40(groups of 10 or more); $20(ages 13-30); $15(ages 12 and under).
Feb 21 7:30: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Mahler's Ninth. See Feb 19. Also Feb 22(3pm).
Feb 21 8:00: Acoustic Harvest. A Special In-The-Round Concert with Mary Kelly, John Sheard, Clela Errington & Doris Mason. Mary Kelly, vocalist; John Sheard, piano; Clela Errington, vocalist; Doris Mason, piano. St. Paul's United Church, 200 McIntosh St., Scarborough. www.acousticharvest.ca. $35.
Feb 21 8:00: Alliance Française de Toronto. Yuki Isami. With Natsuki Hiratsuka & Corinne René. Alliance Français de Toronto - Spadina Theatre, 24 Spadina Rd. www.alliance-francaise.ca. $18; $16/sr/st); $15(AFT loyalty card); $12(ages 5-12); Free (ages under 5).
Feb 21 8:00: Hugh's Room. Urban Music Showcase. Hugh's Room Live - Green Sanderson Hall, 296 Broadview Ave. 647-347-4769 or www.showpass.com/urban-music-showcase. $35; $15(st/arts/underemployed).
Feb 21 8:00: Nathaniel Dett Chorale. Voices of the Diaspora: Hosea and Hope. Guest artists: Dr. Stephen Newby, Corey Butler Trio, and Odin String Quartet. Grace Church on-the-Hill, 300 Lonsdale Rd. www.nathanieldettchorale.org. $45; $39(sr); $15(st); Free(under 12).
Feb 21 8:00: New Music Concerts. Black Box Music. Rashaan Allwood: Break My Hands! for 1 piano, 6 hands (world premiere); Pierre Boulez: Messagesquisse for solo cello & 6 cellos; Kaija Saariaho: Neiges for 12 cellos; Simon Steen-Andersen: Black Box Music for percussion solo, video, & ensemble. Simon Steen-Andersen, composer; Rashaan Allwood, New Music Concerts Composer-in-Residence; Adam Rosenblatt, percussion; Amahl Arulanandam, cello. Betty Oliphant Theatre, 404 Jarvis St. 416-961-9594 or www.eventbrite.com/e/black-box-music-tickets-1968308241937. $35; $30(arts workers/sr); $20(st). 7:15pm: Conversation with Simon Steen-Anderson & Rashaan Allwood. 7:45pm: Young Artists Overture.
Feb 21 8:00: Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra. Rameau & The Art of the Dance: Tafelmusik Meets Juilliard. See Feb 19. Also Feb 22(3pm).
Feb 22 1:15: Mooredale Concerts. Music & Truffles KIDS: David Jalbert, Piano. Walter Hall (University of Toronto), 80 Queen's Park. 416-922-3714 x103; 647-988-2102 (eve/wknd). $30.
Feb 22 2:00: Avenue Road Music & Performance Academy. The Ring Cycle for Piano. A recital of transcriptions for piano. Alexander Jacob, piano. Avenue Road Music and Performance Academy - Gordon Lightfoot Concert Hall, 460 Avenue Rd. Visit The Ring Cycle for Piano. Register for free tickets. Donations encouraged. Reception to follow.
Feb 22 2:00: HCA Dance + Theatre. Performing Arts Sunday Series (PASS): Janina Fialkowska, Piano. Weber: Invitation to the Dance: Grieg: Lyric Pieces (Once Upon a Time, At Your Feet, Butterfly) Schumann: Fantasiestücke Op.12; Ravel: Valses nobles et sentimentales; Chopin: Berceuse in D-flat Op.57; Chopin: Scherzo No. 1 in b Op.20. Hamilton Conservatory for the Arts - Black Box Theatre, 126 James St. S., Hamilton. 905-528-4020 or www.hcadancetheatre.com/events/janina-fialkowska-1. $35; $25(sr); $50(supporter).
Feb 22 2:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music Society. Atelier Romantique. Guitar music of Schubert & Paganini. Pascal Valois, romantic guitar; Jessy Dubé, violin; Sari Tsuji, viola: Marie-Michel Beauparlant, cello. First United Church, 16 William St. W., Waterloo. www.ticketscene.ca/kwcms. $40; $10(st).
Feb 22 2:00: Mississauga Big Band Jazz Ensemble. Jazz at the Legion. Royal Canadian Legion Branch 82, 35 Front St. N., Port Credit. friends@mbbje.com or 905-270-4757. PWYC.
Feb 22 2:00: Toronto Beach Chorale. Songs of Spirit and Nature: Schubert and the Romantics. Schubert: Mass No.1 in F D.105; Brahms: Vier Quartette (Four Quartets) Op.92; and works by Mendelssohn and Bruckner. Sara Schabas, soprano; Benjamin Done, tenor; Alexander Hajek, bass; Chamber Orchestra; Mervyn W. Fick, conductor. Church of St. Aidan, 2423 Queen St. E. Visit Songs of Spirit & Nature. $35; $25(youth).
Feb 22 2:30: Niagara Symphony Orchestra. Wagner / Estacio / Eroica. Wagner: Prelude to Act 1 of Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; John Estacio: Trumpet Concerto; Beethoven: Symphony No.3 in E-flat Op.55 "Eroica". William Leathers, trumpet. FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre - Partridge Hall, 250 St. Paul St., St. Catharines. www.niagarasymphony.com or 1-855-515-0722. From $24.
Feb 22 3:00: Music at First-St. Andrew's United Church. The Road Home - The Journey to Acceptance. Andrea Clearfield: "Here I Am: I Am Here" with string quartet and soloists (Canadian premiere); and other works by Samuel Barber, Craig Hella Johnson, Stephen Paulus, and Katharine Petkovski. First-St. Andrew's United Church 350 Queens Ave., London. 519-679-8182 or www.fsaunited.com/music-concerts. $30; $10(st).
Feb 22 3:00: Royal Conservatory of Music. Yefim Bronfman, Piano. Royal Conservatory of Music - TELUS Centre - Koerner Hall, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208 or www.rcmusic.com/performance. From $75.
Feb 22 3:00: Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra. Rameau & The Art of the Dance: Tafelmusik Meets Juilliard. See Feb 19.
Feb 22 3:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Mahler's Ninth. Mahler: See Feb 19.
Feb 22 3:15: Mooredale Concerts. David Jalbert, Piano. Works by Prokofiev. Walter Hall (University of Toronto), 80 Queen's Park. 416-922-3714 x103; 647-988-2102 (eve/wknd). From $40.
Feb 22 4:00: Toronto Youth Wind Orchestra. 35th Gala Concert. Featuring performances by all three TYWO’s youth ensembles, our adult ensemble as well as alumni performers and conductor. Meridian Arts Centre, 5040 Yonge St., North York. www.tywo.ca/concerts.
Feb 22 6:30: Caliban Arts Theatre. Part 1 of The Jazz Monologues: The Sea. Private film screening with music by Kahil El Zabar. Luther Hansraj, Frank Francis, writer; Son Roberts, director. CONTXT by Trane, 254 Lansdowne Ave. www.tickets.contxtbytrane.com/events/contxtbytrane/2053799. $30(door); $20(adv).
Feb 22 7:30: Cuckoo's Nest Folk Club. New Cumberland. Chaucer's Pub, 122 Carling St., London. 519-319-5847 or folk@iandavies.com. Tickets available at Marienbad Restaurant, Chaucer's Pub, Grooves (Wortley Village), Long & McQuade North. $30/$25(adv).
Feb 22 8:00: Hugh's Room. Melón Jiménez, Flamenco Guitar & Lara Wong, Flute. Hugh's Room Live - Green Sanderson Hall, 296 Broadview Ave. 647-347-4769 or Melon Jimenez. $30; $15(st/arts/underemployed).
Feb 22 8:00: Live Nation. Braden Bales x Ezra. TD Music Hall, 178 Victoria St. 416-823-9193 or www.ticketsmaster.ca. From $27.
Feb 23 8:00: Hugh's Room. Jazz In Toronto's All That Cabaret Presents Markus Nance. Hugh's Room Live - Green Sanderson Hall, 296 Broadview Ave. 647-347-4769 or All That Cabaret. $35.
Feb 23 8:00: Live Nation. Alemeda: But Where The Hell Should I Go Tour. TD Music Hall, 178 Victoria St. 416-823-9193 or www.ticketmaster.ca/event/1000638FD1EC91D3. From $34.
Feb 23 8:00: Roy Thomson Hall. RENT In Concert. 60 Simcoe St. www.tickets.mhrth.com/7000/7001 or 416-598-3375. From $65.
Feb 24 12:00_noon: Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts, Brock University. Department of Music Presents RBC Foundation Music@Noon. Ryan Baxter, piano. FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre - Cairns Recital Hall, 250 St. Paul St., St. Catharines. www.brocku.ca/music. Free.
Feb 24 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. 416-922-1167 or www.yorkminsterpark.com. Free. Donations welcome.
Feb 24 1:00: St. James Cathedral. Tuesday Organ Recital. Eric Tyson, organ. Cathedral Church of St. James, 106 King St. E. 416-364-7865 or www.stjamescathedral.ca/recitals. Free. Donations encouraged.
Feb 24 7:30: Ancaster Memorial Arts Centre. Sisters in Song: Heather Bambrick. 357 Wilson St. E., Ancaster. 905-304-3232 or www.memorialarts.ca/sisters-in-song/heather-bambrick. $49.
Feb 24 8:00: Hugh's Room. Discoveries Vol. 9 with Musical Host Derek Downham. Hugh's Room Live - Green Sanderson Hall, 296 Broadview Ave. 647-347-4769 or www.showpass.com/discoveries-vol9. $15.
Feb 25 5:30: Canadian Opera Company. Vocal Series: Black Voices in Canadian Song. In celebration of Black History Month, Canadian Art Song Project presents a program celebrating Black Canadian composers and artists. U of T Faculty of Music students. Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre, Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W. www.coc.ca/freeconcerts. Free. Please check website for any programming updates.
Feb 25 6:30: Burdock Music Hall. Mr. Speedy Wax Goes to the Cinecittà. A program devoted to the musical landscape of 1950s and 1960s Italian cinema, focusing on the sound world shaped at Rome’s historic Cinecittà Studios exploring rarely heard works and distinctive film scores by Nino Rota, Armando Trovajoli, Ennio Morricone, Carlo Rustichelli, and their contemporaries. Marco Cera, oboe; Jussif Barakat Martínez, bass; Emily Eng, viola & violin; Davide Direnzo, drums; Anthony D’Alessandro, piano; Ghoulygal, theremin. Burdock - Music Hall, 1184 Bloor St. W. www.burdockbrewery.com/pages/music-hall. Also at 9pm.
Feb 25 7:30: Opera Laurier. The Llandovery Castle. Part of Wilfrid Laurier University's Faculty of Music 50th anniversary celebrations. Music by Stephanie Martin. Libretto by Paul Ciufo. Wilfrid Laurier University - Theatre Auditorium, 75 University Ave. W., Waterloo. Visit The Llandovery Castle. $30; $24(sr); Free(st). Pre-show talk at 6:30pm. Also Feb 26, 27 & 28.
Feb 25 7:30: University of Toronto Faculty of Music. Vocalini. Walter Hall (University of Toronto), 80 Queen's Park. www.music.utoronto.ca. Free.
Feb 25 8:00: Massey Hall. Dominique Fils-Aimé: The Sunshine Tour. TD Music Hall, 178 Victoria St. 416-823-9193 or www.tdmusichall.mhrth.com.
Feb 25 8:00: MRG Live. Freya Skye. Massey Hall, 178 Victoria St. Visit Freya Skye.
Feb 25 8:00: Sellers and Newel Books. Jeff Bird Plays Hildegard von Bingen. Works by 12th-century mystic Hildegard von Bingen arranged for harmonica, electric guitar, and shruti box drawn from "Ordo Virtutum" and "Symphonia Armonie Celestium Revelationum". Jeff Bird, harmonica/electric guitar/shruti box. 672 College St. 647-778-6345 or www.sellersandnewel.com/pages/live-music. By donation, minimum $20.
Feb 25 9:00: Burdock Music Hall. Mr. Speedy Wax Goes to the Cinecittà. See 6:30pm.
Feb 26 12:00_noon: Metropolitan United Church. Noon at Met. Rebanks Fellow. Metropolitan United Church, 56 Queen St. E. 416-363-0331 x226. Freewill donation.
Feb 26 12:00_noon: Sound Break. Luke Welch, Piano. Works by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, Nathaniel Dett, and Florence Price. St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts - Jane Mallett Theatre, 27 Front St. E. www.tolive.com.
Feb 26 12:10: University of Toronto Faculty of Music. Thursdays at Noon: Laureates - Small Jazz Ensembles. Walter Hall (University of Toronto), 80 Queen's Park. www.music.utoronto.ca. Free.
Feb 26 4:00: Trinity Bach Project. Bach & Triumph. Bach: Cantata BWV 4 Christ lag in Todesbanden; Cantata BWV 67 Halt im Gedächtnis Jesum Christ; Andreas Hammerschmidt: Machet die Tore weit; Karl Jenkins: Exsultate, jubilate; Knut Nystedt: Peace I Leave with You. Choir of 14; Yoni Kahn, horn; Alison Melville, flute; Gillian Howard, oboe; Felix Deak, cello; Nicholas Nicolaidis, conductor. Knox Presbyterian Church (Toronto), 630 Spadina Ave. 306-250-4256. $30; $20(Budget); $10(st). Also Mar 1(4pm): St. Clement's Anglican; Mar 4(8pm): St Matthew's Riverdale Anglican Church; Mar 7(8pm): St. Martin-in-the-Fields Anglican Church.
Feb 26 7:00: Caliban Arts Theatre. Kahil El Zabar's Ethnic Heritage Ensemble. Kahil El Zabar, percussion, drums & vocals; Corey Wilkes, trumpet & percussion; Alex Harding, bass saxophone & percussion. CONTXT by Trane, 254 Lansdowne Ave. Visit Kahil El Zabar. $55/$40(adv).
Feb 26 7:30: Flato Markham Theatre. Epic Eagles: The Definitive Eagles Tribute. 171 Town Centre Blvd., Markham. 905-305-7469 or www.flatomarkhamtheatre.ca. From $65.
Feb 26 7:30: Opera Laurier. The Llandovery Castle. See Feb 25. Also Feb 27 & 28.
Feb 26 7:30: Small World Music. Portage. Small World Music Centre, Artscape Youngplace, 180 Shaw St. www.tickets.smallworldmusic.com/shows/portage. $30.
Feb 26 8:00: Hugh's Room. The Barra MacNeils. Hugh's Room Live - Green Sanderson Hall, 296 Broadview Ave. 647-347-4769 or www.showpass.com/the-barra-macneils-2. $75.
Feb 27 12:00_noon: Music at St. Andrew's. Noontime Recital. Works by Chopin & Liszt. Cathy Wang, piano; Andrii Trogotsev, piano; Fiona Xiao, piano. St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, 73 Simcoe St. 416-593-5600 x5 or www.standrewstoronto.org. Free. Donations welcome.
Feb 27 5:15: Kingston Baroque Consort. Virtuosi of the Kingston Baroque Consort. Works by Vivaldi, Telemann, and others. St. James' Anglican Church, 10 Union St. W., Kingston. legerek@queensu.ca or or www.kingstonbaroqueconsort.ca or 613-217-5099. $25; $10(st); Free(under 17).
Feb 27 7:00: League of Ukrainian Canadian Women - Toronto Branch. Musical Fridays: Chamber Concert. A chamber concert series highlighting the beauty of live classical music. Sofia Bolonna, mezzo; Oksana Skira, piano; Anya Podrezo, flute; Halyna Dzurin, violin. Old Mill Toronto, 21 Old Mill Rd. www.Musical-Fridays-02-27-26.eventbrite.ca. $35(online); $40(at door); Free for children under 15. A portion of the proceeds will be donated towards humanitarian aid to Ukraine.
Feb 27 7:00: National Ballet of Canada. Flight Pattern / Suite en Blanc. Górecki: Symphony of Sorrowful Songs (1st Mvmt) and the music of Édouard Lalo. Measha Brueggergosman-Lee, soprano; National Ballet of Canada Orchestra. Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W. www.national.ballet.ca/productions/2526/flight-pattern. From $56. Also Feb 28(2pm & 7:30pm); Mar 1(2pm), 4(7:30pm); 5(2pm & 7:30pm); 6(7:30pm).
Feb 27 7:30: Music at St. Andrew's. Lift Every Voice: A Black History Month Celebration. Rhythm & Blues, Gospel & much more. Thomas Nelson, Quisha Wint, & Michael Dunston plus The Jordan Klapman Quintet. St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, 73 Simcoe St. 416-593-5600 x5 or www.standrewstoronto.org. $25 on Eventbrite or at the door.
Feb 27 7:30: Opera Laurier. The Llandovery Castle. See Feb 25. Also Feb 28.
Feb 27 7:30: Opera York. Lucia di Lammermoor. By Gaetano Donizetti. Geoffrey Butler, music director; Penelope Cookson, stage director. Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts, 10268 Yonge St., Richmond Hill. www.operayork.com or 905-787-8811. $35-$40(General); $30(sr). Also Mar 1(2pm).
Feb 27 7:30: University of Toronto Faculty of Music. Voice: Celebrating Our Humanity. Edward Johnson Building, University of Toronto, 80 Queen's Park. www.music.utoronto.ca. Registration required for this event.
Feb 27 8:00: Flato Markham Theatre. Nomfusi. 171 Town Centre Blvd., Markham. 905-305-7469 or www.flatomarkhamtheatre.ca. From $15.
Feb 27 8:00: Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts, Brock University. Department of Music Presents Walker Cultural Leader Shireen Abu-Khader: Songs & Stories - From Palestine, With Love. Brock University Choirs; Avanti Singers. FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre - Cairns Recital Hall, 250 St. Paul St., St. Catharines. www.brocku.ca/music. Free.
Feb 27 8:00: Small World Music/Chrysalis at the Creative School/Hispanic Canadian Arts. Omar Sosa & Yilian Cañizares: AGUAS Trio. Omar Sosa, piano; Yilian Cañizares, violin & vocalist; Gustavo Ovalles, percussion. Toronto Metropolitan University - Chrysalis at the Creative School, 43 Gerrard St. E. Visit Omar Sosa. From $50.
Feb 27 8:00: The Old Mill. Joe Sealy Trio — Live Jazz & Dinner. Old Mill Toronto - Restaurant, 21 Old Mill Rd. www.oldmilltoronto.com/event/joe-sealy.
Feb 28 2:00: National Ballet of Canada. Flight Pattern / Suite en Blanc. See Feb 27. Also Mar 1(2pm), 4(7:30pm); 5(2pm & 7:30pm); 6(7:30pm).
Feb 28 4:00: VOICEBOX: Opera in Concert. Opera Salon: Commemorating Kurt Weill’s New Musical Voice. Edward Jackman Centre, 947 Queen St. E., 2nd Floor. www.operainconcert.ca/tickets. $30.
Feb 28 7:00: Apocryphonia Concert Series/Diapente Renaissance Vocal Quintet. Time's Eldest Son: Celebrating 400 Years of John Dowland. Works by John Dowland, Luca Marenzio, Guillaume and Charles Tessier, Thomas Morley, and Thomas Tomkins. Diapente Renaissance Vocal Quintet: Jane Fingler, soprano; Peter Koniers, countertenor; Alexander Cappellazzo, tenor; Jonathan Stuchbery, tenor & lute; Martin Gomes, bass; Felix Deak, viola da gamba. Heliconian Hall, 35 Hazelton Ave. 514-378-2558 or Time's Eldest Son. $30; $20(discounted).
Feb 28 7:00: Chorus Niagara. Requiem for Water. Reena Esmail: Malhaar - A Requiem for Water; and other works. Dhaivat Jani, tabla. FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre - Partridge Hall, 250 St. Paul St., St. Catharines. www.firstontariopac.ca. $68(Diamond); $52(adult); $48(sr); $35(under 35) $15(university/college st/child under 15); $5(highschool st with valid ID).
Feb 28 7:00: Massey Hall/Outback. Fortune Feimster: Takin' Care of Biscuits Tour. Massey Hall, 178 Victoria St. www.tickets.mhrth.com/7194/7195. From $42.
Feb 28 7:30: Barrie Concert Association. A Musical Bouquet. Program to be announced. James Campbell, clarinet; Leslie Fagan, soprano; Angela Park, piano. Hiway Pentecostal Church, 50 Anne St. N., Barrie. www.barrieconcerts.org or 705-436-1232. $50; $10(st).
Feb 28 7:30: National Ballet of Canada. Flight Pattern / Suite en Blanc. See Feb 27. Also Mar 1(2pm), 4(7:30pm); 5(2pm & 7:30pm); 6(7:30pm).
Feb 28 7:30: Ontario Cross-Cultural Music Society. Game On! A Symphonic Experience. Highlights from Super Mario, Pokemon, Zelda, Final Fantasy, and other works. OCMS Orchestra. Trinity Anglican Church, 79 Victoria St., Aurora. 647-848-3396. $35; $20(sr/st).
Feb 28 7:30: Opera Laurier. The Llandovery Castle. See Feb 25.
Feb 28 7:30: Scarborough Philharmonic Orchestra. In a Viennese Salon. R. Strauss: Serenade for Winds; Degazio: Three Tales of Rabbi Nachman; Mozart: Serenade in B-flat K.361. Scarborough Philharmonic Woodwind Ensemble; Ronald Royer, conductor. Scarborough Bluffs United Church, 3739 Kingston Rd., Scarborough. 647-956-1182 or www.spo.ca. $40; $30(sr); $15(st ages 14 & older); Free(children under 14).
Feb 28 7:30: Sinfonia Toronto. Pathétique - Songs from the Heart. Elgar: Serenade; Petros Shoujounian: Sinfonietta (world premiere); Colin Eatock: Four Song Offerings (world premiere); Saint-Saëns: Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso: Beethoven: Sonata Pathétique (orchestra version). Kripa Nageshwar, soprano; Evan Pyne, violin; Nurhan Arman, conductor. Meridian Arts Centre - George Weston Recital Hall, 5040 Yonge St. www.sinfoniatoronto.com. $52; $40(ages 60+); $20(st).
Feb 28 7:30: The Happenstancers. Die Nacht / Der Mond. Brahms: Trio in a Op.114; Fauré: Trio in d Op.120; Jörg Widmann: Excerpts from Sphinxensprüche und Rätselkanons; Lori Freedman: Nab Mab; Thomas Adès: Darknesse Visible; and other works. Brad Cherwin, clarinets; Peter Eom, cello; Joonghun Cho, piano. Array Space, 155 Walnut Ave. 647-880-9185. $30.
Feb 28 7:30: University of Toronto Faculty of Music. United in Song. Presented by the France-Canada Academy of Vocal Arts. Walter Hall (University of Toronto), 80 Queen's Park. www.music.utoronto.ca. Free.
Feb 28 7:30: VOCA Chorus of Toronto. 16th Annual Cabaret & Silent Auction. Presenting a wide variety of solos, duos and small and large ensembles, featuring musical theatre, folk/roots, classical, jazz and pop selections, culminating in a choral preview of our May 2 concert. Numerous VOCA choristers will be performing on voice, piano, flute, guitar, and harmonica, along with several members of our artistic staff, including soprano Noelle Slaney and tenor David Walsh; Jenny Crober, artistic director/cordinator/pianist; Emily Vick Agnew, host; Tom Roedding, hall coordinator. Latvian Canadian Cultural Centre - Riga Hall, 4 Credit Union Dr., North York. www.vocachorus.ca or 416-931-8224. $40.
Feb 28 8:00: Flato Markham Theatre. The Lightfoot Band. 171 Town Centre Blvd., Markham. 905-305-7469 or www.flatomarkhamtheatre.ca. From $15.
Feb 28 8:00: Hugh's Room. Raoul and The Big Time 28th Anniversary. Hugh's Room Live - Green Sanderson Hall, 296 Broadview Ave. 647-347-4769 or Raoul & The Big Time. $40; $20(st/arts workers/underemployed).
Feb 28 8:00: Massey Hall/Joy Bullen, Culturepreneur. An Evening with Julian Taylor and His Band. TD Music Hall, 178 Victoria St. 416-823-9193 or www.tickets.mhrth.com/7124/7125. $45.
Feb 28 8:00: Royal Conservatory of Music. Danish String Quartet. Schnittke: String Quartet No.2; Jonny Greenwood: Suite from There Will Be Blood; Ravel: String Quartet in F. Royal Conservatory of Music - TELUS Centre - Koerner Hall, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208 or www.rcmusic.com/performance. From $55.
Feb 28 8:00: The Old Mill. Dinner & Dance Night: Swing Shift Big Band. Swing Shift Big Band; Dave Statham & John Amato, vocalists. Old Mill Toronto - Restaurant, 21 Old Mill Rd. www.oldmilltoronto.com.
Mar 01 2:00: National Ballet of Canada. Flight Pattern / Suite en Blanc. See Feb 27. Also Mar 4(7:30pm); 5(2pm & 7:30pm); 6(7:30pm).
Mar 01 2:30: Live!@WestPlains. Joelle Crigger - Celtic Celebration. Joelle Crigger, fiddle/piano/step-dance; and her band ALCHEMY, with Julie Fitzgerald, fiddle/piano/step-dance; Andrew Dawydchak, fiddle & mandolin. West Plains United Church (Burlington), 549 Plains Rd. W., Burlington. 905-320-4989 or westplainsconcerts@gmail.com or www.westplains.ca/events. $30/$25(adv); $20(ages 16 & under); $20(Livestream video). Ticket includes access to concert video for 14 days following the concert.
Mar 01 3:00: Amici Chamber Ensemble. From Mozart to Mamma Mia. Mozart: Clarinet Quintet in A K.581; ABBA Songs: Mamma Mia, The Winner Takes It All, Chiquitita, Dancing Queen, Money Money Money, and I Have a Dream. Guest artists: Luri Lee, violin; and Students from the Glenn Gould School; Amici Chamber Ensemble: Joaquin Valdepeñas, clarinet; David Hetherington, cello; Serouj Kradjian, piano. Trinity St. Paul's United Church and Centre for Faith, Justice and the Arts, 427 Bloor St. W. . $50; $30(under 30); $100(donor ticket with a $50 tax receipt).
Mar 01 3:00: Mississauga Symphony Youth Orchestra. The Opera Experience. Famous opera overtures and arias. Daniela Carreon Herrera, soprano; Nicholas Kluftinger, tenor; Tyler Prince, baritone. Living Arts Centre, 4141 Living Arts Dr., Mississauga. www.mississaugasymphony.ca or www.ticketmaster.ca/event/100062BB4D12523F. From $30.
Mar 01 3:00: Orchestra Toronto. Exploration of the Soul: Tchaikovsky & Adler. Yefim Adler: Four Attributes of the Soul (world premiere); Tchaikovsky: Manfred Symphony Op.58. Lauren Margison, soprano; Scott Rumble, tenor; Modern Sound Collective, choir; Michael Newnham, conductor. Meridian Arts Centre - George Weston Recital Hall, 5040 Yonge St. 416-366-7723 or 1-800-708-6754 or boxoffice@tolive.com. From $15. Pre-concert chat at 2:15pm.
Mar 01 3:00: Royal Conservatory of Music. Chanticleer. A program of a cappella choral music, ranging from Renaissance masterworks to roof-raising spirituals. Royal Conservatory of Music - TELUS Centre - Koerner Hall, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208 or www.rcmusic.com/performance. From $50.
Mar 01 4:00: COSA Canada/Kiever Shul. Ester: A Purim Oratorio. Presented in Hebrew with English text provided. Lidarti: Ester (Canadian premiere of the 1774 oratorio). Jacob Abrahamse (King Ahasuerus); May Sadan (Queen Ester); Arieh Sacke (Mordocai); Chelsea Melamed Cushman (Donna Israelita); Jacob Feldman (Haman); Narmina Afandiyeva, continuoRead less. Kiever Shul, 25 Bellevue Ave. 416593-9702 or www.eventbrite.ca/e/ester-1774-a-purim-oratorio-tickets. $40.
Mar 01 4:00: Rezonance Baroque Ensemble. Folk of the Baroque 2: "Composers Gone Wild". Rezan Onen-Lapointe & Kailey Richards, Baroque violins; Erika Nielsen, Baroque cello; David Podgorski, harpsichord; Benjamin Stein, lute & theorbo. St. David's Anglican Church, 49 Donlands Ave. Visit Folk of the Baroque 2. $38.95.
Mar 01 4:00: Trinity Bach Project. Bach & Triumph. NOTE: Venue has changed from Grace Church on-the-hill to St. Clement's Anglican. Bach: Cantata BWV 4 Christ lag in Todesbanden; Cantata BWV 67 Halt im Gedächtnis Jesum Christ; Andreas Hammerschmidt: Machet die Tore weit; Karl Jenkins: Exsultate, jubilate; Knut Nystedt: Peace I Leave with You. Choir of 14; Yoni Kahn, horn; Alison Melville, flute; Gillian Howard, oboe; Felix Deak, cello; Nicholas Nicolaidis, conductor. St. Clement's Anglican, 70 St. Clements Avenue. 306-250-4256. $30; $20(Budget); $10(st). Also Feb 26(12 noon): Knox Presbyterian Church; Mar 4(8pm): St Matthew's Riverdale Anglican Church; Mar 7(8pm): St. Martin-in-the-Fields Anglican Church.
Mar 01 7:00: INNERchamber Inc. In the Steps of O’Carolan. Turlough O’Carolan, considered by many to be Ireland’s National Composer, travelled across the country in the early eighteenth century. Enjoy the remarkable story of this composer, including his artistic influences and enduring impact on folk music. Cedric Smith, narrator; Dan Stacey, violin; INNERchamber Ensemble: Andrew Chung, violin; Ben Bolt-Martin, cello; Julia Seager-Scott, harp. Factory 163, 163 King St., Stratford. www.innerchamber.ca. $55; $37(st/arts worker). A light dinner is served from 5:45pm.
Mar 01 7:30: Cuckoo's Nest Folk Club. Portage: Canadian Fiddle Show. Chaucer's Pub, 122 Carling St., London. 519-319-5847 or folk@iandavies.com. Tickets available at Marienbad Restaurant, Chaucer's Pub, Grooves (Wortley Village), Long & McQuade North. $30/$25(adv).
ETCETERAS
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Feb 21 2:00pm: Toronto City Opera. Macina Voice Competition. Finalists: Camila Montefusco, mezzo; George Theodorakopoulos, baritone; Hillary Tufford, mezzo; Jaclyn Grossman, soprano; Jamal Al Titi, baritone; Marion Germain, soprano; Nicholas Kluftinger, tenor; Olivia LaPointe, soprano. Church of the Redeemer, 162 Bloor St. W. www.torontocityopera.com/macina2026. $20.
Feb 24 11:00am: University of Toronto Faculty of Music. Masterclass: François Le Roux, Baritone & Jeff Cohen, Piano. Walter Hall (University of Toronto), 80 Queen's Park. www.music.utoronto.ca. Free.
Feb 26 3:30: University of Toronto Faculty of Music. Neville Austin Graduate Colloquium Series: Héctor Vásquez Cordoba (University of Victoria). Edward Johnson Building, University of Toronto, 80 Queen's Park. www.music.utoronto.ca. Free.
MUSICAL THEATRE & DANCE
Grand Theatre, London. Piaf/Dietrich. Starring Deborah Hay as Piaf and Terra C. Macleod as Dietrich. Directed by Rachel Peake. www.grandtheatre.com/event/piaf-dietrich#galleries. Feb 19–Mar 7.
Hamilton Festival Theatre Company/Theatre Aquarius/The Staircase. Frost Bites. Programming to be announced in Jan 2026. Theatre Aquarius, 190 King William St., Hamilton; Bernie Morelli Recreation Centre, 876 Cannon St. E., Hamilton; The Staircase Theatre + Lounge, 27 Dundurn St. N., Hamilton. www.hftco..ca/frost-bites. Feb 27-Mar 8.
Mirvish. & Juliet. Created by Canadian David West Read and starring an all-Canadian cast featuring Vanessa Sears and George Krissa with songs from the catalogue of Max Martin. Royal Alexandra Theatre, 260 King St. W. www.mirvish.com. Extended to July 5.
Mirvish. Shucked. Princess of Wales Theatre, 300 King St. W. www.mirvish.com. March 3-April 5.
Mirvish. Some Like It Hot. CAA Ed Mirvish Theatre, 244 Victoria St. www.mirvish.com. Feb 19-Mar 15.
Musical Stage Company with Tapestry Opera. In the Cubes: A Concert. An insider look at the new Canadian musical In Real Life. Presented by The Musical Stage Company as part of Tapestry Opera’s Free Underground Concerts. Free. Nancy & Ed Jackman Performance Centre, 877 Yonge St. www.tapestryopera.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/#/instances/a0FOF0000099JEL2A2. Feb 23(6pm). Dessert reception at 7pm.
National Arts Centre, Azrieli Studio. After the Rain by Rose Napoli and Suzy Wilde. www.nac-cna.ca/en/event/38312. Feb 25–Mar 7.
National Ballet of Canada. Flight Pattern / Suite en Blanc. Górecki: Symphony of Sorrowful Songs (1st Mvmt) and the music of Édouard Lalo. Measha Brueggergosman-Lee, soprano; National Ballet of Canada Orchestra. Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W. www.national.ballet.ca/productions/2526/flight-pattern/. From $56. Also Feb 27(7pm); 28(2pm & 7:30pm); Mar 1(2pm), 4(7:30pm); 5(2pm & 7:30pm); 6(7:30pm).
Opera Laurier. The Llandovery Castle. Part of Wilfrid Laurier University's Faculty of Music 50th anniversary celebrations. Music by Stephanie Martin. Libretto by Paul Ciufo. Wilfrid Laurier University - Theatre Auditorium, 75 University Ave. W., Waterloo. Visit The Llandovery Castle. $30; $24(sr); Free(st). Pre-show talk at 6:30pm. Feb 25, 26, 27 & 28.
Opera York. Lucia di Lammermoor. By Gaetano Donizetti. Geoffrey Butler, music director; Penelope Cookson, stage director. Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts, 10268 Yonge St., Richmond Hill. www.operayork.com or 905-787-8811. $35-$40(General); $30(sr). Also Feb 27(7:30pm) & Mar 1(2pm).
TYT Theatre. You're a Good Man Charlie Brown. Based on the comic strip by Charles M. Schulz. Recommended for ages 4 and up. No intermission. Wychwood Theatre, 76 Wychwood Ave. www.tyttheatre.com. From $33. Sat & Sun to Mar 22 @ 11am & 3:30pm.
