Volume 25 Issue 6 - March 2020

Piano Erhu Project
THU.MAR.26 TRINITY-ST.PAUL’S CENTRE
www.NewMusicConcerts.com
Project. Works written for the PEP ensemble
by Dorothy Chang; Alice Ho; Terri Hron; Jocelyn
Morlock; Serra Hwang; and others. Nicole
Ge Li, erhu; Cory Hamm, piano. Trinity-St.
Paul’s Centre, 427 Bloor St. W. 416-961-9594.
$35; $25(sr/arts workers); $10(st). 7:15pm:
pre-concert talk.
●●8:00 Aaron Davis. Circle of Friends. Original
compositions from his upcoming new
recording, in collaboration with Dylan Bell,
Gabriel Davis, Lori Cullen, Suba Sankaran,
Maryem Tollar, and others. Lula Lounge
1585 Dundas Street West, Toronto. 416-588-
0307 or eventbrite $22 (Dinner reservations,
from 6:30pm, guarantee seating)
Friday March 27
●●12:00 noon: York University Department of
Music. Music at Midday: York University Classical
Guitar Ensemble. Martin Family Lounge,
Accolade East Building, York University,
4700 Keele St. 416-736-2100 x20054. Free.
●●12:10: Music at St. Andrew’s. Noontime
Recital. Brahms: 3 Intermezzi Op.117;
6 Klavierstücke Op.118; Variations on a Theme by
R. Schumann Op.23. Asher Armstrong, piano.
St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church (Toronto),
73 Simcoe St. 416-593-5600 x231. Free.
●●5:00: University of Toronto Faculty of
Music. Parlami d’Amore (Speak to me of love).
Operatic repertory from three centuries. Walter
Hall, Edward Johnson Building, University
of Toronto, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-408-0208.
$20; $10(st). U of T students admitted free with
a valid TCard, space permitting.
●●7:30: Array Space/Frank Horvat.
Earth Hour Music: An Introspective Piano
Experience in the Dark. See Mar 25. Also
Mar 28(7pm), 29(2:30pm).
●●7:30: Brampton Folk Club. Friday Folk Night:
Creative Voices. Coffee-house-style folk music
concert. Quebec Fiddle Group Genticorum. St.
Paul’s United Church (Brampton), 30 Main St.
S., Brampton. 647-233-3655. $18; $15(sr/st).
●●7:30: Falun Dafa Association of Toronto. Shen
Yun: 5,000 Years of Civilization Reborn. See
Mar 24. Also Mar 28(2pm & 7:30pm); 29(1pm).
●●7:30: Onstage Uxbridge. The Mikado.
See Mar 26. Also Mar 28(2pm & 7:30pm);
29(2pm); Apr 2(7:30pm); 3(7:30pm); 4(2pm
& 7:30pm).
●●7:30: Tafelmusik. Bach St. John Passion.
Jana Miller, soprano; Krisztina Szabó, mezzo;
Charles Daniels, tenor; William Sharp, baritone;
Andrew Mahon, bass-baritone; Tafelmusik
Chamber Choir; Ivars Taurins, conductor.
Koerner Hall, TELUS Centre, 273 Bloor St. W.
416-408-0208. From $39(Thur, Fr, Sat)/ from
$46(Sun); discounts for sr/under 36/under
19. Also Mar 26, 28, 29(mat).
●●7:30: University of Toronto Faculty of
Music. Wind Symphony Concerts. Jacob:
William Byrd Suite; Sampson: Moving Parts;
Ticheli: Blue Shades; Forsyth: Colour Wheel;
Maslanka: Testament. Jeffrey Reynolds, conductor.
MacMillan Theatre, Edward Johnson
Building, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-408-0208.
$30; $20(sr); $10(st). U of T students admitted
free with a valid TCard, space permitting.
●●8:00: Canadian Music Centre. Brodie
West Quintet. 20 St. Joseph St. 416-961-6601.
$12-$15.
●●8:00: Etobicoke Community Concert Band.
Silver Anniversary Gala. Etobicoke Swing
Orchestra. Etobicoke Collegiate Auditorium,
86 Montgomery Rd., Etobicoke. 416-410-1570
or tickets@eccb.ca. $15; free(child under 12).
●●8:00: Etobicoke Philharmonic Orchestra.
The Swirl of Humanity. Shostakovich: Symphony
No.10; Brahms: Tragic Overture; EPO Composer
Competition Winner. Martingrove Collegiate
Institute, 50 Winterton Dr., Etobicoke. 416-239-
5665. $30; $25/$22(adv sr); $15(st).
Friday, March 27, 8:00 p.m.
Pre-show chat, 7:15 p.m.
www.exultate.net
●●8:00: Exultate Chamber Singers. Brahms’s
Requiem: An Intimate Performance of the
Great Masterwork. Mark Ramsay, conductor.
St. Thomas’s Anglican Church (Toronto),
383 Huron St. 416-971-9229. $30; $25(sr);
$20(arts workers/under 30); $10(st). 7:15pm:
pre-concert talk by Dr. Ryan McClelland, and
musical demonstrations.
Saturday March 28
●●2:00: Falun Dafa Association of Toronto.
Shen Yun: 5,000 Years of Civilization Reborn.
See Mar 24. Also Mar 28(7:30pm); 29(1pm).
●●2:00: Onstage Uxbridge. The Mikado.
See Mar 26. Also Mar 28(7:30pm); 29(2pm);
Apr 2(7:30pm); 3(7:30pm); 4(2pm & 7:30pm).
●●2:00: RESOUND Choir. Eine Kleine Mozart.
Mozart: Requiem; Te Deum; Sancta Maria;
Regina Coeli; Ave Verum. Simcoe Street
United Church, 66 Simcoe St. S., Oshawa.
905-718-0533. $25; $15(youth). Also 7:00pm.
●●3:00: Neapolitan Connection - Musical
Matinées at Montgomery’s Inn. Springtime
in Paris! Lucia Barcari violin; Anna
Shaleykevich, piano. Montgomery’s Inn,
4709 Dundas St. W. 416-231-0006 or neapolitanconnection.com.
$15-$30. Tea, historical
tour(2:15pm), cookies included.
●●4:00: Chris Daniels. Climax Jazz Matinée.
Dorothy Rose, chanteuse. Leaside Pub,
190 Laird Dr. 416-467-8682. Free.
●●4:30: Hope United Church. Jazz Vespers.
Barry Livingston Group. 2550 Danforth Ave.
416-691-9682. PWYC.
●●7:00: Array Space/Frank Horvat.
Earth Hour Music: An Introspective Piano
Experience in the Dark. See Mar 25. Also
Mar 29(2:30pm).
●●7:00: RESOUND Choir. Eine Kleine Mozart.
Mozart: Requiem; Te Deum; Sancta Maria;
Regina Coeli; Ave Verum. Simcoe Street
United Church, 66 Simcoe St. S., Oshawa.
905-718-0533. $25; $15(youth). Also 2:00pm.
●●7:00: St. Francis Centre for the Arts.
Nina Simone: A Tribute. My Baby Just Cares
for Me, I Put a Spell on You, Backlash Blues,
Four Women, Feeling Good; and other works.
Faith Amour, vocals; Adrean Farrugia, piano;
Roger Williams, bass; Chris Wallace, drums.
78 Church St. S., Ajax. 905-619-2529. $30.
●●7:30: Academy Concert Series. Goin’ Fishing!
ACS Casts Its Line. Chan: Salmon Quintet;
Vaughan Williams: Piano Quintet in c;
Schubert: Piano Quintet in A D667 “The
Trout”. Phil Chiu, piano; Amanda Goodburn,
violin; Emily Eng, viola; Kerri McGonigle,
cello; Joseph Philips, bass. Eastminster
United Church, 310 Danforth Ave. 416-629-
3716 or academyconcertseries.com. PWYC.
●●7:30: Counterpoint Community Orchestra.
In Unity, Victory. Beethoven: Incidental Music
to Egmont Op.84; Symphony No.7 in A Op.92.
Rebecca Gray, soprano; Andrew Chung, conductor.
Church of St. Peter and St. Simonthe-Apostle,
525 Bloor St. E. ccorchestra.org.
$20; $15(st); $10(under 12).
●●7:30: Falun Dafa Association of Toronto.
Shen Yun: 5,000 Years of Civilization Reborn.
See Mar 24. Also Mar 29(1pm).
●●7:30: Mississauga Festival Chamber Choir.
Musical Bookends. First United Church (Mississauga),
151 Lakeshore Rd. W., Mississauga.
mfchoir.com/contact.html. $15-$30.
●●7:30: Onstage Uxbridge. The Mikado. See
Mar 26. Also Mar 29(2pm); Apr 2(7:30pm);
3(7:30pm); 4(2pm & 7:30pm).
●●7:30: Opera by Request. Puccini’s Il
Tabarro & Gianni Schicchi. Taylor Gibbs,
baritone (Marcele); Angela Gibbon, soprano
(Giorgetta); Cian Horrobin, tenor (Il
Tinca); Danlie Ray Acebuque, baritone (Schicchi);
Georgia Perdikopalous, soprano (Lauretta)
and others. College St. United Church,
452 College St. 416-455-2365. $20.
●●7:30: Tafelmusik. Bach St. John Passion.
Jana Miller, soprano; Krisztina Szabó, mezzo;
Charles Daniels, tenor; William Sharp, baritone;
Andrew Mahon, bass-baritone; Tafelmusik
Chamber Choir; Ivars Taurins, conductor.
Koerner Hall, TELUS Centre, 273 Bloor St. W.
416-408-0208. From $39(Thur, Fr, Sat)/ from
$46(Sun); discounts for sr/under 36/under
19. Also Mar 26, 27, 29(mat).
●●7:30: University of Toronto Faculty
of Music. Wind Ensemble Concerts:
COUNTERPOINT
C O M M U N I T Y
O R C H E S T R A
CANADA’S FIRST LGBTQ+ ORCHESTRA
2019/2020 Season
In Unity, Victory
Beethoven’s Egmont and Symphony No.7
Saturday, March 28, 2020
7:30PM | THE St.Peter and St.Simon the Apostle Church
525 Bloor Street East - Toronto, ON
tickets at ccorchestra.org
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