Galas and Fundraisers

Apr 07 11:30am: La Jeunesse Youth Orchestra. Fundraising Event. Enjoy delicious soups donated by local restaurants while you listen to an orchestra rehearsal. Silent auction. $20. For more information visit our website at ljyo.ca or call 1-866-460-5596.

Apr 07 7:00: Sistema Toronto. Red Violin Gala. Come together as a community to celebrate over food, drink, and amazing performances and raise vital funds for Sistema Toronto as we work toward welcoming more students into our program. The Spoke Club, 600 King St. W. $75. www.eventbrite.com/e/the-red-violin-2018-tickets-42583465291.

Apr 11 7:30: JAZZ.FM91. Jazz Lives: A Century of Nat “King” Cole. An evening to pay homage to this iconic 20th-century musician. Jackie Richardson, Mary Margaret O’Hara, Robi Botos, Tom Wilson, Jazz Lives House Band and others. Koerner Hall, Telus Centre, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208. $30 and up. Fundraiser to support JAZZ.FM91’s youth education programs.

Apr 12 6:00: Canadian Opera Company. Fine Wine Auction. Bid on rare vintages at both the live and silent auction. Stephen Ranger will lead the live auction which features an impressive array of exquisite and hard-to-find wines from private collections. Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W. 416-363-8231. $100.

Apr 22 1:30: Classical Music Conservatory. Music For A Cause: Benefit Concert for SickKids. Teiya Kasahara, soprano; Eslin McKay, violin; Hannah Bussière; Arkose (Erik Ross, Torrie Seager and Rob MacDonald); and others. Roncesvalles United Church, 214 Wright Ave. 416-537-5995. PWYC; $20/$10(kids) suggested. All proceeds to SickKids Hospital.

Apr 26 8:00: Room 217 Foundation. Voices That Care. A musical evening to benefit Room 217 Care Through Music. Dan Hill, Jill Barker, Murray McLauchlan, Sylvia Tyson, Ezra Jordan and special guests. Glenn Gould Studio, 250 Front St. W. 705-852-2499 or 844-985-0217. $175. 7pm hors d’oeuvres and cocktail reception.

Lectures, Salons and Symposia

Apr 04 7:00: Canadian Opera Company. Trapping the Queen. Join eminent musicologist Wayne Gooding for an engaging exploration of Anna Bolena in anticipation of the upcoming COC production. The court of Henry VIII is in tumult as the king tires of his second wife, Anne Boleyn, who must now fight for her honour and her life. Don Mills Branch, Toronto Public Library, 888 Lawrence Ave. E. Please register by calling 416-395-5710.

Apr 4 7:30: TD Niagara Jazz Festival. Live Learn Jazz Collection Launch. Presented by Ethnomusicologist Michael Morse. Niagara-on-the-Lake Public Library, 10 Anderson Lane, Niagara-on-the-Lake. 905-468-2023. Free.

Apr 06 6:00: Music Gallery/Musicworks Magazine. History Series: Creative Music Journalism. Artistic Director David Dacks talks to journalists past and present about the challenges and joys of trying to describe abstract music. Mark Miller (Globe and Mail); Carl Wilson (Slate, The Guardian, Globe and Mail); Katie Jensen (Polaris Music Prize podcast, IMPSTR); Jennie Punter (Musicworks, Toronto Star); Jerry Pratt (Exclaim). 918 Bathurst Centre for Culture, Arts, Media and Education, 918 Bathurst St. 416-204-1080. Free.

Apr 10 7:30: Toronto Chapter of the Duke Ellington Society (TDES). Monthly Meeting. Montgomery’s Inn, corner of Dundas St. W. and Islington Ave. Membership fee is $35 single or $50 per couple with one free initial visit. Anyone interested in Ellington’s music and his contributions to the art of jazz is welcome. 416-453-5342.

Apr 12 7:00: Tafelmusik. The Listening Club: Blurring the Boundaries. A lecture on innovative early music composers who “sit outside the box”. Musicologist Hanna French and violist Patrick Jordan are the moderators. Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre, The Chapel, 427 Bloor St. W. 416-964-6337. $25.

Apr 14 7:15: Gilbert and Sullivan Society. Sullivan Without Gilbert. Followed by a choral lesson for a Sullivan song. Join the chorus! St. Andrew’s Church, 117 Bloor St. E. Free parking below church off Hayden St. All welcome. For further info, call Sheryl at 416-763-0832. Non-members $5. Refreshments provided.

Apr 15 2:00: Toronto Opera Club. Guest speaker: Johannes Debus, Music Director, Canadian Opera Company. Room 330, Faculty of Music, Edward Johnson Bldg. 80 Queen’s Park Cr. W. 416-914-3940. $10.

Apr 17 7:00: Canadian Opera Company. Nightingale: Performing With Puppets. Acrobat and puppeteer Noam Markus gives participants a behind-the-scenes peek into the world of puppetry displayed in Robert Lepage’s spectacular production of Stravinsky’s The Nightingale and Other Short Fables. Education Centre, Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W. (at University Ave.). Free. Reserve tickets at 416-363-8231.

Apr 21 1:30: Guitar Society of Toronto. Toronto Guitar Weekend: The History of Tango. A journey through tango with Máximo Diego Pujol from its beginnings in the marginal neighbourhoods of Buenos Aires to the present as an “Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity”. Historic audio recordings and live performances. Church of St. Peter and St. Simon the Apostle, 525 Bloor St. E. 416-964-8298. $20/$10(st).

Apr 23 7:30: Darchei Noam Synagogue. The Brill Building: Great Jewish Songwriters of the 60s. Presented by acclaimed music educator Jordan Klapman. A mix of lecture, music and discussion. 864 Sheppard Ave. W. 416-638-4783. Members $10 Guests:$15 per lecture. Online Registration: www.darcheinoam.ca/event/brillbuilding.

Apr 29 2:00: Classical Music Club Toronto. Bernstein: Candide. Based on the writings of Voltaire, this musical by Leonard Bernstein tells the story of an innocent youth and his adventures in the Old and New World. A selection of recordings (both audio and video) will be presented. For information and location contact John Sharpe: 416-898-2549. Annual membership: $25(regular); $10(sr/st). Free for first-time visitors. Donations accepted for refreshments.

Apr 30 7:00: Canadian Opera Company. Anna Bolena: The Power of Clothing in the Court of Henry VIII. Join Alexandra Kim, former Historic Royal Palaces Curator at Kensington Palace, as she unpacks the role Tudor court costume played in charting Anne Boleyn’s changing fortunes, as seen in the COC’s new production of Anna Bolena. Education Centre, Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W. (at University Ave.). Free. Reserve tickets at 416-363-8231.

May 02 7:30: TD Niagara Jazz Festival. Discover Jazz. Presented by Mark Micklethwaite. Niagara-on-the-Lake Public Library, 10 Anderson Lane, Niagara-on-the-Lake. 905-468-2023. Free.

May 06 2:00: Toronto Opera Club. Guest speaker: David Fallis. The First Great Opera: Monteverdi’s Orfeo. Room 330, Faculty of Music, Edward Johnson Bldg. 80 Queen’s Park Cr. W. 416-914-3940. $10

May 06 5:00: Nocturnes in the City. 100 Years of Famous Czech Operas. Audiovisual presentation. Iain Scott, opera educator. Restaurant Praha, Masaryktown, 450 Scarborough Golf Club Rd. 416-481-7294. $25; $15(st).

Master Classes

Apr 07 1:00: Tafelmusik. Voice Masterclass. Dorothee Mields. Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre, Jeanne Lamon Hall, 427 Bloor St. W. 416-964-9562 x241. Free admission for auditors. Suggested donation $10. Open to the public.

Apr 22 1:00: Guitar Society of Toronto. Toronto Guitar Weekend: Masterclass with M áximo Diego Pujol. Church of St. Peter and St. Simon the Apostle, 525 Bloor St. E. 416-964-8298. $20/$10(st).

Apr 24 2:45: Li Piano Academy. Piano Masterclass with James Anagnoson. James Anagnoson, Dean of the Royal Conservatory’s Glenn Gould School, is one of Canada’s most renowned pianists and pedagogues. Level 6 to ARCT Repertoire. Infinity Strings, 351 Ferrier Str., Markham. 647-822-2931. $15; $5(st).

Screenings

Apr 07 4:30: Toronto Silent Film Festival. Sensation Seekers (1927). Fern Lindzon, composer, pianist. Royal Cinema, 608 College St. $15.

Apr 24 6:30: Royal Conservatory of Music. Song of Lahore (2015). Meet and discover the cultural heritage of Pakistan’s classical musicians. After toiling in obscurity for years, an innovative album leads Sachal Studios to international acclaim and a triumphant concert with Wynton Marsalis and his orchestra at Jazz at Lincoln Center. Toronto-based musicians Anwar Kurshid (sitar), Luis Denis (saxophone), and Matias Recharte (percussion) will join for the post-screening performance and Q&A. $17. Hot Docs members: $12, $10(sr/st), free(child). Tickets can be purchased at the Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema box office, 506 Bloor St. W. or online at www.hotdocscinema.ca.

Sing-alongs, Jams, Circles

April 20 7:30: Toronto Recorder Players Society. Monthly meeting. Mount Pleasant Road Baptist Church, 527 Mt. Pleasant Rd. Bring your recorders and music stand. 416-779-5750. Non-members $15.

Apr 24 7:00: Canadian Opera Company. Opera Chorus Sing-Along. Warm up those pipes and join the COC’s Chorus Master Sandra Horst as she guides participants through a sing-along of favourite opera choruses by Mozart and Donizetti, and shares what it takes to be an opera chorister. Open to all levels of experience and musical ability. Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre, Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W. (at University Ave.). Free. Reserve tickets at 416-363-8231.

May 04 7:30: Toronto Recorder Players Society. Monthly meeting. Mount Pleasant Road Baptist Church, 527 Mt. Pleasant Rd. Bring your recorders and music stand. 416-779-5750. Non-members $15.

Tours

April 08 10:30am: Canadian Opera Company. 90-Minute Tour of the Four Seasons Centre. Led by a trained docent. Includes information and access to the Isadore and Rosalie Sharp City Room, the Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre and R. Fraser Elliott Hall, as well as backstage areas such as the wig rooms and dressing rooms, the orchestra pit, and other spaces that only a stage door pass could unlock. Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W. 416-363-8231. coc.ca. $20(adults); $15(sr/st). Also Apr 15, 22, 29.

Workshops

Apr 07 Chorus Niagara. Treble In Niagara: Professional Development Day for Choral Educators. Observe clinics with participating choirs and internationally renowned choral leader Dr. Rollo Dilworth. Participate in a choral reading session with Toronto Children’s Chorus Conductor Elise Bradley. Enjoy an evening concert featuring children’s choirs from across the GTA at 7pm. FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, 250 St. Paul St., St. Catharines. $25.

Apr 08 1:30. Toronto Early Music Players Organization. Workshop coached by recorder player Janos Ungvary. St. Leonard’s Church, 25 Wanless Avenue (Canon Dykes Memorial Room). Bring your early instruments and a music stand. 416-779-5750. www.tempotoronto.net. $20.

Apr 22 2:00: CAMMAC Toronto Region. Reading for Singers and Instrumentalists. Vivaldi: Gloria and Haydn: Little Organ Mass. David Weaver, conductor. Christ Church Deer Park, 1570 Yonge St. 416-551-5183. $10; $6 (members).

May 06 1:30: Toronto Early Music Players Organization. Workshop coached by recorder player Francis Colpron. Armour Heights Community Centre, 2140 Avenue Rd. Bring your early instruments and a music stand. 416-779-5750. www.tempotoronto.net. $20

Galas and Fundraisers

Mar 4 11:30am: 5th Annual Music March for Music Therapy. In support of the Canadian Music Therapy Trust Fund. In partnership with the Canadian Association of Music Therapists. Starting point: The Music Therapy Centre, 1175 Bloor St. W. Registration: 11:30am-12pm. March begins: 12 noon. March ends: 1:15pm (festivities to follow). End point: Lee’s Palace, 529 Bloor St. W. Celebration at Lee’s Palace: 1:15-4pm. For information visit www.musictherapy.ca

Mar 24 7:00: Echo Women’s Choir. CD Launch and Fundraiser. Musical guests Eve Goldberg and Ukulele Orchestra of Toronto. Church of the Holy Trinity, 19 Trinity Square (behind the Eaton Centre; wheelchair accessible). Echo will perform music conducted by Becca Whitla, Alan Gasser and Annabelle Chvostek, with Becca Whitla also at the piano. $25, available from Echo members or at the door. CDs will be available for $20. Information at www.echowomenschoir.ca or by emailing info.echo@gmail.com.

Lectures, Salons and Symposia

Mar 11 7:00: Andrea Botticelli. Exploring Early Keyboard Instruments: Lecture-Recital on the Koerner Collection. Vocal and keyboard works by Purcell, Haydn and Beethoven. Andrea Botticelli, harpsichord, clavichord, fortepiano; Lawrence Wiliford, tenor. Temerty Theatre, Telus Centre, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-2825. $40. 5pm: instrument exhibit; 6pm: wine and cheese.

Mar 13 7:30: The Toronto Chapter of the Duke Ellington Society. Monthly Meeting. Montgomery’s Inn, 4709 Dundas St. W., Etobicoke. Anyone interested in Ellington’s music and his contributions to the art of jazz is welcome. For further information, visit
www.torontodukeellingtonsociety.com or call 416-239-2683. Membership fee $35 per person or $50 per couple, with one free initial visit.

Mar 4 2:00-5:00: Classical Music Club Toronto. Boito: Mefistofele. The Faust legend has provided inspiration to many famous composers – Gounod, Schumann, and others. Our program will examine a 19th-century operatic approach from a composer who was also a librettist for Giuseppe Verdi’s operas Otello and Falstaff. A selection of recordings (both audio and video) will be presented highlighting the diversity of Schubert’s compositions across many genres. For information and location contact John Sharpe: 416-898-2549. Annual membership: $25(regular); $10(sr/st). Free for first-time visitors. Donations accepted for refreshments. Postponed from Feb 25.

Mar 18 2:00-5:00: Classical Music Club Toronto. Made in Canada: Bruckner’s Symphonies. The symphonies of Bruckner have enjoyed the attention of two of Canada’s outstanding conductors, Yannick Nézet-Séguin at the Orchestre Métropolitan de Montréal and Georg Tintner at Symphony Nova Scotia. Selected movements from various symphonies in both audio and video formats. To confirm your attendance, call John Sharpe at 416-898-2549. Annual membership: $25(regular); $10(sr/st). Free for first-time visitors. Donations accepted for refreshments.

Mar 19 1:30: Miles Nadal JCC. Exotic Operas from Around the World. With Iain Scott, opera educator. 750 Spadina Ave. 416-924-6211 x0. $22.

Mar 23-25: Amadeus Choir of Greater Toronto. The Community of Singers: Joining Forces – Choral Conductor Symposium. Eglinton St. George’s United Church, 35 Lytton Blvd. 416-446-0188.

Apr 4 7:00: Canadian Opera Company. Opera Talk. Join eminent musicologist Wayne Gooding for an engaging exploration of Anna Bolena in anticipation of the upcoming COC production. The court of Henry VIII is in tumult as the king tires of his second wife, Anne Boleyn, who must now fight for her honour and her life. Don Mills Branch, Toronto Public Library, 888 Lawrence Ave. E. Please register by calling 416-395-5710.

Apr 6 6:00: Music Gallery/Musicworks Magazine. History Series: Creative Music Journalism. Artistic Director David Dacks talks to journalists past and present about the challenges and joys of trying to describe abstract music. Mark Miller (Globe and Mail); Carl Wilson (Slate, The Guardian, Globe and Mail); Katie Jensen (Polaris Music Prize podcast, IMPSTR); Jennie Punter (Musicworks, Toronto Star); Jerry Pratt (Exclaim). 918 Bathurst Centre for Culture, Arts, Media and Education, 918 Bathurst St. 416-204-1080. Free.

Masterclasses

Mar 6 7:30: University of Toronto, Faculty of Music. Louis Applebaum Distinguished Visitor in Film Composition. Lecture by Howard Shore. Faculty of Music, Edward Johnson Building, Walter Hall, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-408-0208. Free.

Mar 7 1:00: University of Toronto, Faculty of Music. Collaborative Pianist. Masterclass by John Hess. Faculty of Music, Edward Johnson Building, Walter Hall, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-408-0208. Free.

Mar 08 11:30am: York University Department of Music. Piano Masterclass with Shoshana Telner. Tribute Communities Recital Hall, Accolade East Building, YU, 4700 Keele St. 416-736-2100 x20054. Free.

Mar 10 10:00am: St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church. Organ Masterclass: Bach and Improvisation. William Porter, Eastman School of Music. Sponsored by the Toronto Centre, Royal Canadian College of Organists and the Faculty of Music, University of Toronto. St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, King & Simcoe Streets.

Mar 25 2:00: ORMTA Central Toronto Branch. Vocal Master Class with Dr. Darryl Edwards. Vocal students (aged 15 and over) of branch members are invited to participate. Spots are limited so please register early! Canadian Music Centre, 20 St. Joseph St. To submit a participant, please email our Master Class Convener Elaine Lau at
elaine@elainelau.ca. Auditing fee: $20; non-ORMTA auditing fee: $30; participant fee (includes admission for one family member): $80; fee for ORMTA provided accompanist: $20.

Apr 07 1:00: Tafelmusik. Voice Masterclass. Dorothee Mields. Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre, Jeanne Lamon Hall, 427 Bloor St. W. 416-964-9562 x241. Free admission for auditors. Suggested donation $10. Open to the public.

Memorials

Mar 12 7:30: Public Memorial/Celebration of Life for Johnny Cowell. On behalf of the family of Johnny Cowell, please be advised that a public memorial/celebration of the life of Johnny Cowell. Light refreshments afterwards. Scarborough Bluffs United Church, 3739 Kingston Rd., Scarborough. The obituary is posted in The Toronto Star at www.legacy.com/obituaries/thestar/obituary.aspx?pid=187989715. This notice will be posted on Johnny’s website, where you can also send us your memories of Johnny, which will be posted on the site.
www.johnnycowell.ca 

Screenings

Mar 24 7:30: Mississauga Festival Chamber Choir. Phantom Unmasked. A screening of the classic silent film The Phantom of the Opera with live accompaniment for choir and orchestra composed by Andrew Downing. RBC Theatre, Living Arts Centre, 4141 Living Arts Dr., Mississauga. Please bring a non-perishable food donation for The Compass Market Food Bank.

Mar 27 6:30: Royal Conservatory. The Orchestra Di Piazzo Vittorio. Directed by Agostino Ferrente. Under Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, the arts scene in Rome suffered. With blatant racism on the rise, the chances of thriving as an immigrant and artist in Italy were slim. So, when a multi-ethnic orchestra, Orchestra di Piazza Vittorio, sprang into being in 2002, it hit the headlines. Members of the New Canadian Global Music Orchestra will participate in post-screening performance and Q&A.

Sing-alongs, Jams, Circles

Mar 3 12:30: Recollectiv. Rekindling the mind & rediscovering joy through music for people with cognitive challenges. Tranzac Club, 292 Brunswick Ave. Free with advance registration at www.recollectiv.ca/participate. Also Mar 10, 17, 24, 31. 

Tours

Mar 4 10:30am: Canadian Opera Company. 90-Minute Tour of the Four Seasons Centre. Led by a trained docent. Includes information and access to the Isadore and Rosalie Sharp City Room, the Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre and R. Fraser Elliott Hall, as well as backstage areas such as the wig rooms and dressing rooms, the orchestra pit, and other spaces that only a stage door pass could unlock. Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W. 416-363-8231. coc.ca. $20(adults); $15(sr/st). Also Mar 11, 18 and 25.

Workshops

Mar 4 1:30: Toronto Early Music Players Organization. Workshop coached by viol player Justin Haynes. Armour Heights Community Centre, 2140 Avenue Rd. Bring your early instruments and a music stand. 416-779-5750. www.tempotoronto.net $20. 

Mar 16 7:30: Toronto Recorder Players Society. Meeting coached by Anne Massicotte. Mount Pleasant Road Baptist Church, 527 Mt. Pleasant Rd. Bring your recorders and music stand. 416-779-5750. Non-members $20.

Mar 25 2pm: CAMMAC Toronto Region. Reading for Singers and Instrumentalists. Bruckner: Mass in E minor. Ori Siegel, conductor. Christ Church Deer Park, 1570 Yonge St. 416-386-0258. $10; $6(members).

Galas and Fundraisers

Feb 1 7:30: High Notes Avante. High Notes Gala for Mental Health. Join Luba Goy, Lloyd Robertson, Michael Landsberg, Orlando Da Silva, Giles Tomkins and others for this exciting evening in support of mental health initiatives. Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts, 102868 Yonge St., Richmond Hill. Tickets at 905-787-8811 or rhcentre.ca. $10-$65.

Feb 17 7:00: Chorus York Richmond Hill. Romantic Melodies: 1st Annual Fundraising Gala. 7pm: Cocktails & appetizers, silent auction, cash bar. 8pm: Concert. An evening of love songs in a cabaret style. Plaza Suite, Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts, 10268 Yonge St., Richmond Hill. Tickets $50 available at RHCPA box office, 905-787-8811, or at www.rhcentre.ca/. Further information at 905-884-7922 or www.chorusyork.ca.

Lectures, Salons and Symposia

Feb 4 2:00: Toronto Concert Orchestra. Musical Lecture Series: Tchaikovsky (Surcharged Emotionalism). Sharon Lee and Marcus Scholtes, violins. Angus Glen Golf Club, 10080 Kennedy Rd., Markham. lifelonglearningmarkham.com $75.

Feb 8 7:00: Canadian Opera Company. Opera Insights: Mozart’s Style – The Abduction from the Seraglio. Explore Mozart’s first big operatic hit with violinist Elizabeth Johnston and other artists from the COC Orchestra. 416-363-8231. Free

Feb 13 7:30: The Toronto Chapter of the Duke Ellington Society. Monthly Meeting. Montgomery’s Inn, 4709 Dundas St W, Etobicoke. Membership fee $35 per person or $50 per couple, with one free initial visit. Anyone interested in Ellington’s music and his contributions to the art of jazz is welcome. For further information about the society or to purchase concert tickets, visit our website at www.torontodukeellingtonsociety.com or phone 416-239-2683.

Feb 15 7:00: Canadian Opera Company. Opera Insights: Opera Trivia – From Beginner to Expert. Join trivia master Russel Harder of Trivia Club! for this fun, gameshow-inspired opera quiz night. 416-363-8231. Free.

Feb 25 10:00am: York University. Community Band Festival. Accolade East Building, 4700 Keele St., 416-736-5136.

Feb 25 2:00-5:00: Classical Music Club Toronto. Boito: Mefistofele. The Faust legend has provided inspiration to many of the famous composers – Gounod, Schumann and others. Our program will examine a 19th-century operatic approach. Brief audio selections followed by a full-length performance on video. For program details, please call John Sharpe at 416-898-2549. Annual membership: $25(regular); $10(sr/st). Free for first-time visitors. Donations accepted for refreshments.

Feb 25 2:00: Aga Khan Museum. Sephardic Music in the Mediterranean Soundscape. Ethnomusicologist Judith Cohen will discuss her work with the Crypto-Jews (“Marranos”) in the villages of Portugal over the past 20 years. Aga Khan Museum, 77 Wynford Dr. 416-646-4677.

Master Classes

Feb 8 2:30: York University Department of Music. Jazz Master Class/Drum Clinic with Adam Nausbaum. Martin Family Lounge, Accolade East Building, YU, 4700 Keele St. 416-736-2100 x20054. Free.

Feb 15 2:00: University of Toronto, Faculty of Music. Riki Turofsky Master Class in Voice. Johanne Debus, Music Director of the Canadian Opera Company. Faculty of Music, Edward Johnson Building, Geiger-Torel Room, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-408-0208. Free.

Feb 24 1:00: Tafelmusik. Voice Master Class. Thomas Hobbs. Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre, Jeanne Lamon Hall, 427 Bloor St. W. 416-964-9562 x241. Free admission for auditors. Suggested donation $10. Open to the public.

Mar 6 7:30: University of Toronto, Faculty of Music. Louis Applebaum Distinguished Visitor in Film Composition. Lecture by Howard Shore. Faculty of Music, Edward Johnson Building, Walter Hall, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-408-0208. Free.

Mar 7 1:00: University of Toronto, Faculty of Music. Collaborative Pianist. Master Class by John Hess. Faculty of Music, Edward Johnson Building, Walter Hall, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-408-0208. Free.

Screenings

Feb 24 3:00: Orpheus Choir of Toronto. Nordic Light: A Composer’s Diary + One-On-One with Ēriks Ešenvalds. The Canadian premiere screening of the documentary film about the making of Ēriks Ešenvalds’ multi-media symphony. Immediately following the screening, Ēriks Ešenvalds in conversation. Metropolitan United Church, 56 Queen St. E. Toronto. Tickets: www.orpheuschoirtoronto.com or 416-530-4428. $20.

Feb 27 6:30: Royal Conservatory of Music. Music on Film: Mama Africa. Directed by Mika Kaurismäki. 90 min. Miriam Makeba was one of the first African musicians who won international stardom and whose music was always anchored in her traditional South African roots. Forced into exile in 1959, this documentary traces 50 years of her music and her performing life. Special guest to be announced. Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema, 506 Bloor St. W. www.hotdocscinema.ca or 416-637-3123. $17.

Tours

Feb 4 10:30am: Canadian Opera Company. 90-Minute Tour of the Four Seasons Centre. Led by a trained docent. Includes information and access to the Isadore and Rosalie Sharp City Room, the Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre and R. Fraser Elliott Hall, as well as backstage areas such as the wig rooms and dressing rooms, the orchestra pit, and other spaces that only a stage door pass could unlock. Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W. 416-363-8231. coc.ca. $20(adults); $15(sr/st). Also Feb 11, 18, Mar 4.

Workshops

Feb 4 1:30-4:00: Toronto Early Music Players Organization. Workshop coached by recorder player Colin Savage. Armour Heights Community Centre, 2140 Avenue Rd. Bring your early instruments and a music stand. 416-779-5750. tempotoronto.net. $20.

Feb 16, 7:30: Toronto Recorder Players Society. Renaissance and Baroque Workshop for Recorders and Other Early Instruments. Mount Pleasant Road Baptist Church, 527 Mount Pleasant Rd. 416-480-1853. Refreshments included. www.rpstoronto.ca Guests: $15.

Feb 18 2:00-4:30 CAMMAC Toronto Region. Reading for Singers and Instrumentalists. Brahms: Schicksalslied and Nänie.  Cheryll Chung, conductor. Christ Church Deer Park, 1570 Yonge St. 905-877-0671. $10; $6(members).

Feb 21 7:00: Orpheus Choir of Toronto. A Choral Encounter with Ēriks Ešenvalds. A seminar and singers’ workshop for choirs, conductors and fans of choral music. St John’s Latvian Lutheran Church, 200 Balmoral Ave. Presented in partnership with St. John’s Vocal Ensemble. Tickets: www.orpheuschoirtoronto.com. 416-530-4428. $30; $20(st). Includes scores.

Feb 24 10:30am: Toronto Mendelssohn Choir. Singsation Saturday. Join other enthusiastic singers for a fun choral workshop. Sing through Beethoven’s Mass in C Major under the direction of TMC Associate Conductor Jennifer Min-Young Lee. Yorkminster Park Baptist Church, Cameron Hall, 1585 Yonge St. (1 block north of Yonge and St. Clair). Register at the door. www.tmchoir.org/singsation-saturdays $10, includes refreshments.

Feb 26 7:00: Orpheus Choir of Toronto. A Choral Encounter with Ēriks Ešenvalds. A seminar and singers’ workshop for choirs, conductors and fans of choral music. St John’s Latvian Lutheran Church, 200 Balmoral Ave. Presented in partnership with Mark Vuorinen, Conrad Grebel University Choirs and the Grand Philharmonic Choir. Tickets: www.orpheuschoirtoronto.com. 416-530-4428. $30; $20(st). Includes scores.

Mar 4 1:30: Toronto Early Music Players Organization. Workshop coached by viol player Justin Haynes. Armour Heights Community Centre, 2140 Avenue Rd. Bring your early instruments and a music stand. 416-779-5750. www.tempotoronto.net $20. 

Galas and Fundraisers

Dec 15 7:30: Church of St. Peter and St. Simon-the-Apostle. A fundraiser presenting good music and a reading of A Child’s Christmas in Wales by Dylan Thomas featuring radio personality Tom Allen and Canadian actress Jayne Lewis. Save room for dessert. Refreshments included at intermission. All proceeds will benefit the refugee projects of the church. 525 Bloor St. E. 416-923- 8714. $20.

Feb 1 7:30: High Notes Avante. High Notes Gala for Mental Health. Join Luba Goy, Lloyd Robertson, Michael Landsberg, Orlando Da Silva, Giles Tomkins and others for this exciting evening in support of mental health initiatives. Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts, 102868 Yonge St., Richmond Hill. Tickets at 905-787-8811 or rhcentre.ca. $10-$65.

Lectures, Salons and Symposia

Dec 3 2:00: Toronto Opera Club. Love at First Sight! Guest Speaker: Iain Scott. Room 330, Faculty of Music, Edward Johnson Bldg., 80 Queen’s Park Cr. W. 416-924-3940. $10.

Dec 7 7:30: Darchei Noam Synagogue. Four Jewish Musical Titans (Part 4: George Szell). Rick Phillips examines four master musicians and their music. A mix of lecture, music, and discussion. 864 Sheppard Ave. W. 416-638-4783. $20 per lecture.

Dec 10 2:00-5:00: Classical Music Club Toronto. Beethoven 9. In some cultures, December is a month where Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony is performed as often as Handel’s Messiah is in the English-speaking world. To celebrate this occasion, we will be examining recent recordings of this epic work. 416-898-2549. Annual membership: $25(regular); $10(sr/st). Free for first-time visitors. Donations accepted for refreshments.

Jan. 7 5:00: St. Olave’s Church. Giles Bryant: Cathedral and Parish Music. Epiphany Choral Evensong at 4pm followed by Epiphany Tea. Dr. Giles Bryant traces Anglican church music from just before the Prayer Book to the main forms now used in cathedrals and parish churches.  His illustrated talk at the piano will focus on Tallis, Purcell, Maurice Greene, S.S. Wesley, Stanford, Howells and their parish contemporaries. St. Olave’s Church, Bloor and Windermere. Contributions appreciated. Information at 416-769-5686 or stolaves.ca.

Jan 14 2:00-5:00: Classical Music Club Toronto. Romantic Cello Concertos. The lush tone of the cello has provided the inspiration for a number of 19th-century masterworks for this instrument combined with the growing virtuosity of the symphony orchestra. To commemorate this musical partnership, we will be examining recent audio and video recordings.  416-898-2549. Annual membership: $25(regular); $10(sr/st). Free for first-time visitors. Donations accepted for refreshments.

Jan 23. Toronto Mendelssohn Choir. Choral Conductors’ Symposium. Conducting master classes for Symposium participants with Noel Edison, the Elora Singers and the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir. Observers welcome. $20 per session; $50 per day. 416-598-0422. Through Jan 26.

Jan 23 7:00: University of Toronto Faculty of Music. Composers’ Forum with Nicole Lizée. Walter Hall, 80 Queen’s Park Cr. 416-408-0208. Free.

Jan 24 7:00: Canadian Opera Company. Opera Insights: Baritone Bravado. Join Head of the COC Ensemble Studio Liz Upchurch and singers Samuel Chan, Bruno Roy and Neil Craighead as they explore the baritone voice in all its fascinating facets. Education Centre, Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W. Tickets at coc.ca/OperaInsights or 416-363-8231. Registration opens Jan 9. Free.

Jan 25 7:00: Tafelmusik. The Listening Club: The Battle for Good Taste. The desire to possess good taste in music was an occupation of the 18th century, highlighted by an ongoing battle between the French and the Italians. Join BBC Radio host Dr. Hannah French and Tafelmusik violinist Christopher Verrette who examine both sides of this debate. Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre, 427 Bloor St. W. 416-964-6337. $25.

Jan 31 7:00: Canadian Opera Company. Opera Talks: The Trials of Teen Love – Rigoletto. Join Wayne Gooding in a multi-media exploration of Rigoletto and explore the way a timeless tale plays out through Verdi’s brilliant bel canto music. Toronto Public Library, Don Mills, 888 Lawrence Ave. E. Register by calling the Don Mills branch of the Toronto Public Library at 416-395-5710. Free.

Master Classes

Jan 7 2:30: Li Delun Music Foundation & Steinway Piano Gallery. Piano Master Class and Conversation by Kum Sing Lee, jury of International Competitions Chopin (Warsaw). 2651 John St., Markham. canadaticketbox.com, 905-946-8040. $20, $15.

Jan 24 10am-12pm. University of Toronto Faculty of Music. Composition Master Classes with Nicole Lizée. Walter Hall, 80 Queen’s Park Cr. 416-408-0208. Free. Also Jan 26.

Screenings

Dec 10 4:00: Toronto Jewish Film Society/Royal Conservatory of Music. The Concert. Film about Bolshoi conductor Andrei Simoniovich Filipov’s journey from disaster to triumph. Guest speaker: Jordan Klapman, musicologist. Al Green Theatre, 750 Spadina Ave. 416-924-6211 x606. $15; $10(18-35). In French and Russian with English subtitles. Also 7:30.

Jan 30 6:30: Royal Conservatory. Strad Style. Self-described “nobody” Danny Houck pours all his time and energy into his obsession: violins. When Danny befriends violin virtuoso Razvan Stoica on Facebook, he makes a rash fanboy promise to create a perfect replica of a world-famous violin – Guarneri’s Il Cannone – for Stoica’s next concert. Jonathan Crow, concertmaster of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, will bring along his own Guarneri and participate in a post-show Q&A. Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema, 506 Bloor St. W. Tickets at the door or at hotdocscinema.ca. $17.

Singalongs, Jams, Circles

Dec 3 2:30-5:00 Choral Bonanza Team. Messiah Sing-along. Handel: Messiah (Christmas Portion). Dr. Richard Heinzle, conductor; Sapphire Navaratnarajah, accompanist. Richmond Hill Presbyterian Church, 10066 Yonge St., Richmond Hill. 416-568-9838. Choral singers participation fee: $25. Suggested donation for concert: $10. Concert is at 7:00. Choral singers are asked to pre-register at ChoralBonanza@gmail.com if possible (required if you need a score: Watkins Shaw ed.). Soloists and orchestra musicians: no fee, please email a short resume to ChoralBonanza@gmail.com.

Dec 20 7:30: Toronto Shape Note Singing Community. Monthly Sacred Harp Singing. Everyone is welcome, no experience necessary. There are songbooks to borrow. Music room, Bloor Street United Church, 300 Bloor St. W. 647-838-8764. PWYC donation. 7:00: Short introductory workshop.

Jan 19 7:30-10:00: Toronto Recorder Players Society. Mount Pleasant Road Baptist Church, 527 Mt. Pleasant Rd.  Bring your recorders and music stand. 416-779-5750. Non-members $15.

Jan 21 2:00-4:30: CAMMAC Toronto Region. Reading for Singers and Instrumentalists. Kodály’s Budávari Te Deum. Eszter Horvath,  conductor. Christ Church Deer Park, 1570 Yonge St. 416-781-4745. $10; $6(members).

Spoken Word, Performance Art

Dec 3 7:00: Runnymede United Church. Annual Reading of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. Performed by Ben Heppner, Gill Deacon, Susan Ormiston, RH Thomson, Nancy Palk, Lisa Horner, and Jeff Douglas. 432 Runnymede Rd. runnymedeunited.org. $25.

Tours

Jan 14 10:30am: Canadian Opera Company. 90-Minute Tour of the Four Seasons Centre. Led by a trained docent. Includes information and access to the Isadore and Rosalie Sharp City Room, the Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre and R. Fraser Elliott Hall, as well as backstage areas such as the wig rooms and dressing rooms, the orchestra pit, and other spaces that only a stage door pass could unlock. Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W. 416-363-8231. coc.ca. $20(adults); $15(sr/st). Also Jan 21 & 28.

Workshops

Dec 2 10am-5pm: International Resource Centre for Performing Artists. From Rags to Reasonable! Financial Management / Planning for Artists with Chris Enns. Operatic tenor and certified financial planner Chris Enns discusses the basics of  financial management, with such topics as budgeting with variable incomes (morning); and speaks about financial planning (afternoon). Canadian Music Centre, 20 St. Joseph St. 416-362-1422. $75.

Dec 3 1:30-4:00: Toronto Early Music Players Organization. Workshop coached by recorder player Vincent Lauzer. Armour Heights Community Centre, 2140 Avenue Rd. Bring your early instruments and a music stand. $20. 416-779-5750. tempotoronto.net.

Dec 3 2:30-5:00: International Resource Centre for Performing Artists. Artists New to Canada. Performer/composer Shahriyar Jamshidi, a recent newcomer to Canada; and musician, writer and teacher Marcelo Puente, who came to Toronto from Chile in 1974, share their experiences of establishing music careers in this country, providing guidance and suggestions for newcomer artists facing the same challenges. 918 Bathurst St. 416-362-1422. Free.

Jan 14 1:30-4:00: Toronto Early Music Players Organization. Workshop coached by viol player Joelle Morton. Armour Heights Community Centre, 2140 Avenue Rd. Bring your early instruments and a music stand. 416-779-5750. tempotoronto.net. $20.

Feb 4 1:30-4:00: Toronto Early Music Players Organization. Workshop coached by recorder player Colin Savage. Armour Heights Community Centre, 2140 Avenue Rd. Bring your early instruments and a music stand. 416-779-5750. tempotoronto.net. $20.

The WholeNote is pleased to publish free listings for live performances of classical, "new classical," opera, music theatre, early, jazz, folk, choral and world musics throughout Southern Ontario.

Listings should be sent to listings@thewholenote.com, or by fax to 416-603-4791. Please note that the deadline for submissions is the 8th day of the month preceding publication. (For example, the deadline for the November magazine is October 8th.)

Concert Listings in The WholeNote follow a standardized structure, and are constructed from specific items of information. Items marked with an asterisk (*) are essential; other items are optional. Please use this format when providing listings to The WholeNote.

Listings format

1] *Date(s) of concert:

2] *Time(s) of concert:

3] *Name of presenter:

4] Title of concert:

5] Music performed (maximum of five pieces of repertoire will be listed):

6] Performers, including instruments and voice-types (maximum of five performers will be listed):

7] *Venue:

8] *Address of venue:

9] *Phone number (for concert/ticket information):

10] *Single ticket price(s):

11] Charity/cause promoted:

12] Special notes:

Explanatory Notes

1] Please indicate all dates on which a concert programme or show is being presented.

2] Please indicate the starting times for all performances listed in Item 1. (Do not indicate when "doors open," but when the performance actually begins.)

3] The "Presenter" is the person or organization who is responsible for the concert taking place. (The Presenter is not necessarily the same as the Venue.)

4] Provide a short, descriptive title for the concert.

5] There are three formats in which this information may be provided. Classical presenters should indicate each composer (surname) programmed, followed by title of work (maximum of five). Alternately, presenters may simply say "works by," and list composers (maximum of five). For jazz, world music and other events that are not suited to the above formats, presenters may offer a 10-word description of the event (subject to editing by The WholeNote staff).

6] List performing ensembles, soloists, accompanists, conductors (maximum of five). For classical concerts, please indicate the voice-types of singers. For opera, please list both the voice-types and the roles for each singer. (For other genres, the designation "vocals" or "voice" is sufficient.)

7] "Venue" is the hall, theatre, or any other place where concert is performed.

8] The WholeNote requires a complete street address for all listings. Outside the City of Toronto, include name of town.

9] The WholeNote requires a phone number that the public may call for ticket prices and other information about the event.

10] Please list single adult ticket price, followed by students, seniors, advance purchase, and any other price options. Do not include subscription prices, or special discounts not available to the general public.

11] Indicate any charity or cause that will receive ticket-proceeds, or benefit in some way from this event.

12] "Special notes" includes such things as pre-concert chats, or refreshments included in the ticket price.

Examples

The following are examples of correctly formatted listings, as they might appear in The WholeNote.

— 8:00: Fine Art Symphony Orchestra. Classical Vienna. Mozart: Overture to The Marriage of Figaro; Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3 in c; Schubert: Symphony No. 8 in b ("Unfinished"). John Doe, conductor; Richard Roe, piano. Grand Theatre of Toronto, 123 Main St. 555-123-4321. $25; $15(sr/st). 7:30: Pre-concert chat.

— 8:00: Toronto Finnish Gospel Choir. Soul of the Sauna. Works by Abel, Baker & Charles. Karlheinz Lederhosen, conductor; guest: Lotte Heinotz, soprano. Helsinki Southern Gospel Church, 456 King St. 555-456-7654. $10.

— 11:00pm: Anarchist Music Society. Sounds from Oblivion. Improvised punk-rock twelve-tone fusion. Ensemble of Doom. Bandshell, Smith Park, 789 North St. 555-789-0987. Free.

Questions

Inquiries regarding this form: 416-323-2232 x29