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DAILY LISTINGS

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LIVE OR ONLINE

Feb 26 7:00: Array/ECCG Gamelan. Evergreen Club Contemporary Gamelan Monthly Meetup. Array Space, 155 Walnut Ave. 416-532-3019. Free.

Feb 26 7:30: York University Koschitzky Centre for Jewish Studies. Far From Home, An Exile Roving: Harriet Abrams, Jewish Composer in Georgian England - with Rebecca Cypess: Sound & Sense: Jewish Music @ York. Rebecca Cypess, harpsichord; Alta Boover Dantzler, mezzo. Accolade East Building, York University, 83 York Blvd. 416-736-5823 or Harriet Abrams. Free.

Feb 27 12:00_noon: Canadian Opera Company. Instrumental Series: Love and Friendship - Explorations with Mozart and Janáček. Works by Mozart and Janáček. Artists of the COC Orchestra and the National Ballet of Canada Orchestra. Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre, Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W. www.coc.ca/free-concert-series. Free.

Feb 27 12:10: Nine Sparrows Arts Foundation. Lunchtime Chamber Music: Rising Stars Recital. Featuring students from the University of Toronto Faculty of Music. Yorkminster Park Baptist Church, 1585 Yonge St. 416-922-1167 or www.yorkminsterpark.com. Free. Donations welcome.

Feb 27 1:00: St. James Cathedral. Tuesday Organ Recital. Manuel Piazza, organ. Cathedral Church of St. James, 106 King St. E. 416-364-7865 or www.stjamescathedral.ca/recitals. Free. Donations encouraged.

Feb 27 3:00: Fallsview Casino Resort. Tony Orlando. Avalon Theatre (Fallsview Casino), 6380 Fallsview Blvd., Niagara Falls. www.ticketmaster.ca. $45.85-$75.85. Also Feb 28(3pm & 8:30pm).

Feb 27 8:00: Jazz Bistro. Adi Braun Presents "Night and Day: The Cole Porter Songbook". Adi Braun, soprano; Don Breithaupt, piano; Russ Boswell, double-bass; Mark Kelso, drums, William Sperandei, trumpet. 251 Victoria St. www.adibraun.com or www.jazzbistro.ca or 416-363-5299. $20.

Feb 28 12:00_noon: Canadian Opera Company. Vocal Series: The Colour of Joy. Canadian Art Song Project performs new and old works celebrating Black Canadian composers, including songs by R. Nathaniel Dett and the public premiere of The Colour of Joy by Maria Thompson Corle. Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre, Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W. www.coc.ca/free-concert-series. Free.

Feb 28 12:00_noon: Yorkminster Park Baptist Church. Noonday Organ Recital. William Maddox, organ. 1585 Yonge St. www.yorkminsterpark.com. Free. Donations welcome.

Feb 28 3:00: Fallsview Casino Resort. Tony Orlando. See Feb 27. Also Feb 28(8:30pm).

Feb 28 8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Spanish Reflections. Javier Perianes, piano; Gustavo Gimeno, conductor. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-598-3375. From $40. Also Feb 29.

Feb 28 8:30: Fallsview Casino Resort. Tony Orlando. See Feb 27.

Feb 29 12:00_noon: Canadian Opera Company. Showcase Series: Black History Month - West African "Mandé" Music. Originating centuries ago from present day Guinea and Mali, Djembe drumming’s percussive music has been an integral part of daily life for so long that it has become ingrained in local culture and traditions. Experience West African Mandingue drumming with Alpha Rhythm Roots. Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre, Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W. www.coc.ca/free-concert-series. Free. Tickets required.

Feb 29 12:00_noon: Metropolitan United Church. Noon at Met - Sorrow & Redemption. Jonathan Oldengarm, organ. Metropolitan United Church, 56 Queen St. E. 416-363-0331 x226. Freewill donation.

Feb 29 7:30: Burlington Performing Arts Centre. Dizzy & Fay. Burlington Performing Arts Centre - Community Studio Theatre, 440 Locust St., Burlington. www.burlingtonpac.ca/events or 905-568-1600. From $44.50.

Feb 29 7:30: FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre. Choir! Choir! Choir! FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, Partridge Hall, 250 St. Paul St., St. Catharines. 905-688-0722 or boxoffice@firstontariopac.ca. $30.

Feb 29 7:30: Freesound. Patterns in a Chromatic Field. Freesound members Amahl Arulanandam and Wesley Shen perform Morton Feldman's 1-hour long work Patterns in a Chromatic Field for cello and piano. Array Space, 155 Walnut Ave. 647-354-4244. PWYC. Also Mar 1.

Feb 29 7:30: Milton Philharmonic Orchestra. Winter's Tale. FirstOntario Arts Centre Milton, 1010 Main St. E., Milton. 905-875-5399. $30; $25; $15(st/child).

Feb 29 8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Spanish Reflections. See Feb 28.

Feb 29 8:30: Fallsview Casino Resort. Air Supply: The Lost in Love Experience. OLG Stage at Fallsview Casino, 6366 Stanley Ave., Niagara Falls. www.ticketmaster.ca. From $39.

Mar 01 12:10: Music at St. Andrew's/Guitar Society of Toronto. Noon Time Recital. Adam Batstone, Simon Farintosh, Jelica Mijanovic, Shawn Pickup, guitars. St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, 73 Simcoe St. 416-593-5600 x220. Free. Donations welcome.

Mar 01 12:30: Don Wright Faculty of Music. Fridays at 12:30 Concert Series. Leslie Kinton, piano. Von Kuster Hall, Music Building, Western University, 1151 Richmond St. N., London. 519-661-3767 or www.music.uwo.ca/events. Free.

Mar 01 7:00: Beach United Church. 60s Music Night. Fraser/Daley (Alec Fraser and Mike Daley) and openers Skylark (Diana Gibbs and Jack Alvo) with special guests Paul Reddick and Ed Crabtree. 140 Wineva Ave. 60s Music Night. $50.

Mar 01 7:00: Don Wright Faculty of Music. Musical Gallery Inspired by Western University's Northern Tornadoes Project Data & Other Weather- and Nature-Inspired Pieces. Talbot College and Music Building, 1151 Richmond St. N., London. 519-661-3767 or www.music.uwo.ca/events. Free.

Mar 01 7:30: Freesound. Patterns in a Chromatic Field. Freesound members Amahl Arulanandam and Wesley Shen perform Morton Feldman's 1-hour long work Patterns in a Chromatic Field for cello and piano. Array Space, 155 Walnut Ave. 647-354-4244. PWYC. Also Feb 29.

Mar 01 8:00: Brampton On Stage. Becoming the Beatles. Lester B. Pearson Theatre, 150 Central Park Dr., Brampton. 905-874-2800. $29.

Mar 01 8:00: Canadian Music Centre/Shahriyar Jamshidi. A Breeze From Kurdish Mountains. Improvisations based on Kurdish microtonal music. Kazim Boran, Saz (Baglama); Shahriyar Jamshidi, kamanche & vocal. Canadian Music Centre, Chalmers Performance Space, 20 St. Joseph St. Kurdish Mountains or 418-880-3580 or Breeze from Kurdish Mountains. $30(at door); $20(adv on Eventbrite).

Mar 01 8:00: Old Mill Toronto. Shannon Butcher Presents “A Night of Two Kings” Carole King & Nat King Cole. 21 Old Mill Rd. Shannon Butcher. $20. Minimum $30 food & beverage spend. Restricted to ages 19+. Dinner at 6pm. Show at 8pm.

Mar 01 9:00: Fallsview Casino Resort. Taylor Dayne - The Now Tour. Avalon Theatre (Fallsview Casino), 6380 Fallsview Blvd., Niagara Falls. www.ticketmaster.ca. $51.50-$81.50.

Mar 02 4:30: Beach United Church. Jazz & Reflection with Jim Clayton. Jim Clayton, piano & vocals; Peter Telford, string bass; Adam Warner, drums. 140 Wineva Ave. 416-691-8082. Pay what you can.

Mar 02 7:00: Greater Toronto Philharmonic Orchestra. Pictures at an Exhibition. David Fallis, conductor. Calvin Presbyterian Church, 26 Delisle Ave. www.gtpo.ca or 647-238-0015. $25-$30.

Mar 02 7:30: Cantabile Chamber Singers. Light of Hope. Church of the Redeemer, 162 Bloor St. W. www.cantabilechambersingers.com. $30; $15(youth 13-18); Free(12 & under)(.

Mar 02 7:30: Jubilate Singers. Misa Criolla. Jubilate Singers; Rodrigo Chavez & Sikuris St. Lawrence, musicians. Christ Church Deer Park, 1570 Yonge St. 416-485-1988 or www.jubilatesingers.ca. $35; $25(sr); $15(st/arts workers).

Mar 02 7:30: Kingston Road Village Concert Series. Winter Bach #2. U of T Singers; Monica Whicher, soprano; Sarah Jeffery, oboe; Steven Woomert, trumpet; Mark Fewer, violin & leader. Kingston Road United Church, 975 Kingston Rd. www.kruc.ca/payments. $35.

Mar 02 7:30: Mississauga Chamber Singers. Mozart's Requiem. Mozart: Requiem K.626 and other works from Mozart's final year, 1791. Leanne Kaurman, soprano; Deborah Overes, contralto; Jacob Abrahamse, tenor;Matthew Cassils, baritone. Christ First United Church, 151 Lakeshore Rd. W., Mississauga. 647-549-4524. $30; $15(ages 7-18).

Mar 02 7:30: The Tallis Choir. A Renaissance Tenebrae. St. Patrick's Catholic Church, 131 McCaul St. www.tallischoir.com or 416-286-9798. $35; $25(sr); $10(st).

Mar 02 8:00: Fallsview Casino Resort. Tower of Power - 55 Years of Funk & Soul. OLG Stage at Fallsview Casino, 6366 Stanley Ave., Niagara Falls. www.ticketmaster.ca. $70.20-$99.45.

Mar 02 8:00: Royal Conservatory of Music. Global Music Series: KUNÉ with special guests Meesha Shafi & Jesse Cook. Koerner Hall, TELUS Centre, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208 or www.rcmusic.com/performance. From $50.

Mar 02 8:00: Sinfonia Toronto. Schumann & Falla / Virtuoso Voyages. Beste Kalender, mezzo; Antonio Di Cristofano, piano; Sinfonia Toronto; Nurhan Arman, conductor. George Weston Recital Hall, Meridian Arts Centre, 5040 Yonge St. 416-499-0403 or www.sinfoniatoronto.com. $52; $40(sr); $20(st).

Mar 02 8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. NACO + OSQ: Hétu Symphony No.5. National Arts Centre Orchestra, guest orchestra; Orchestre symphonique du Québec, guest orchestra; Alexander Shelley, conductor. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-598-3375. From $35.

Mar 03 1:30: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Young People's Concert: Dan Brown's Wild Symphony. Trevor Wilson, RBC Resident Conductor. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-598-3375. From $30. Also 4pm.

Mar 03 2:00: Avenue Road Music. Mozart, Ravel, Mompou. Kathleen Penny, 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. Free. Donations are welcome.

Mar 03 2:00: Freesound/Arraymusic. Rachel Kiyo Iwaasa, Piano. Array Space, 155 Walnut Ave. 647-354-4244. PWYC.

Mar 03 2:00: HCA Dance Theatre. Voices of the Harp: A Poetic Symphony. A sensory journey fusing melodic beauty with evocative verse. Matt Dupont, harp; Jeremie Roy, actor. 126 James St. S., Hamilton. 905-528-4020 or www.hcadancetheatre.com/shop-standard. From $15.

Mar 03 2:30: Kingston Symphony. Delius & Elgar. Evan Mitchell, conductor. Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts, 390 King St. W., Kingston. 613-530-2050 or www.kingstonsymphony.ca. Adults: $27, $39, $50; Seniors: $25, $35, $47; Students - $15, $20, $25; Children: $10.

Mar 03 2:30: Niagara Symphony Orchestra. NSO Classic 4: Next Gen. Beethoven. Chelsea Ahn, piano; Eric Guo, piano. FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, Partridge Hall, 250 St. Paul St., St. Catharines. 905-688-0722; boxoffice@firstontariopac.ca. $75(regular); $100(diamond); $52(arts worker with valid id); $46(35 under 35); $29(student-university/college with valid id); $24(youth 18 and under with valid id).

Mar 03 3:00: Hannaford Street Silver Band. Zombie Blizzard. Concert arias by Erin Davis and Margaret Atwood. Measha Brueggergosman-Lee, soprano; Erin Davis, piano. With the Hannaford Smaller Band. Jane Mallett Theatre, St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts, 27 Front St. E. From $16. www.hssb.ca.

Mar 03 3:00: Off Centre Music Salon. Climbing the Everest of Chamber Music. Rosebud Quartet; Ina Perkis, piano, Boris Zarankin, piano. Trinity-St. Paul's Centre, 427 Bloor St. W. www.offcentremusic.com. From $17.31.

Mar 03 4:00: St. Bride's Anglican Church. Classical Piano Concert. Oliver Peart, piano. 1516 Clarkson Rd. N., Misssissauga. 905-822-0422. Voluntary contribution.

Mar 03 4:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Young People's Concert: Dan Brown's Wild Symphony. See Mar 3(1:30pm).

Mar 03 7:00: Fallsview Casino Resort. Marie Osmond. OLG Stage at Fallsview Casino, 6366 Stanley Ave., Niagara Falls. www.ticketmaster.ca. From $70.

Mar 03 7:00: INNERchamber Inc. Play. Peter Shackleton, clarinet; Jody Davenport, viola; Anna Ronai, piano; Sara-Jeanne Hosie, narrator. Factory 163, 163 King St., Stratford. tickets@innerchamber.ca. $45; $30(arts workers/st). 5:30pm - Pre-show dinner. A light meal is available to in-person patrons.

Mar 03 7:30: Theatre of Early Music. An Ode to James Bowman. Dame Emma Kirkby, soprano; Charles Daniels, tenor; Daniel Taylor, countertenor & conductor; Joel Allison, bass-baritone; Schola Cantorum and Musicians of the Theatre of Early Music. Trinity-St. Paul's Centre, Jeanne Lamon Hall, 427 Bloor St. W. tem.information@gmail.com. Free. Donations dedicated to the Theatre of Early Music / University of Toronto's Historical Performance and Scholarship Fund.

Mar 04 3:00: Fallsview Casino Resort. Chubby Checker. Avalon Theatre (Fallsview Casino), 6380 Fallsview Blvd., Niagara Falls. www.ticketmaster.ca. $45.85-$75.85. Also Mar 5, 6.

Mar 04 8:00: Summerhill Orchestra. In Concert. Grieg: Piano Concerto in a Op.16; Tchaikovsky: Symphony No.4 in f Op.36. Richard Herriott, piano; Natalie Wong, concertmaster; Sarah John, conductor. Church of the Holy Trinity, 19 Trinity Sq. summerhillorchestra@gmail.com or www.summerhillorchestra.wordpress.com. From $20. 

COMPETITIONS

International Music Festival and Competition. All ages and levels. Registration deadline: March 3, 2024. Piano, Voice, Guitar, Harp, Strings, Woodwinds, Brass, Conducting, and Composition. Choose between in-person or via recorded performance. Awards, Prizes, and Scholarships, Recitals, Concerts, Workshops, Career Advancement,  Marketing and Promotion. Visit www.intermusic.ca. Contact us at 905-604-8854 or office@intermusic.ca. Jurors from University of Toronto, York University, the Glenn Gould Professional School at the Royal Conservatory of Music, and musicians from the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Canadian Opera Company Orchestra, and National Ballet of Canada Orchestra.

LIVE REHEARSAL & PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES

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.

Open Mic at the Library: North York Library: Open Mic. (Music, Poetry & Storytelling). Musicians, poets, and storytellers are invited to come share your talents at the North York Central Library open mic!

Acoustic guitar & piano provided.  7 minutes performance. For adults, seniors and teens. No registration required. Sign-up is at 5:30pm. For more information, contact the Language, Literature & Fine Arts Department at 416-395-5639. 2024 Sessions: Fri, Mar 8, 6-7:30pm; Fri, Apr 12, 6-7:30pm. North York Central Library - 5120 Yonge St. Auditorium (2nd Floor).

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. 

Feb 26 7:00: Array/ECCG Gamelan. Evergreen Club Contemporary Gamelan Monthly Meetup. Array Space, 155 Walnut Ave. 416-532-3019. Free.

MUSICAL THEATRE

Coal Mine Theatre. Dion: A Rock Opera. Music by Ted Dykstra. Written by Steven Mayoff. Peter Hinton-Davis, stage director. 1454 Danforth Ave. www.coalminetheatre.com. From $63. From Feb 8 to Mar 3. Times vary.

Crow's Theatre. Natasha,. Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812. Created by Dave Malloy. Ray Hogg, choreographer; Chris Abraham, stage director. 345 Carlaw Ave. Crow's Theatre. From $28. Run extended until Mar 10. Performance times vary. Limited availability for many performances.

TYT Theatre. The Three Little Pigs. Recommended for ages 5 and up. Wychwood Theatre, 601 Christie St. Three Little Pigs Musical. From $31. Runs from Feb 10 to Mar 17. Times vary.

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

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