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• Sun Oct 9/11 @ 3 pm
The Da Vinci Codex
Carthage Chamber Music Series
Siebert Chapel, Carthage College, Kenosha, WI
•Mon Oct 10/11 @ 9 am
Shakespeare’s Songbook
Racine Secondary School, Kenosha, WI
• Wed Oct 12/11 @ 8 pm
The Da Vinci Codex
Beall Hall, University of Oregon School of Music and Dance,
Eugene, OR
• Thurs Oct 13/11 @ 3 pm
Shakespeare’s Songbook
Student lecture/demo,
Dept of Music
Marylhurst University,
Marylhurst, OR
• Thurs Oct 12/11 @ 8 pm
The Da Vinci Codex
St. Anne’s Chapel,
Marylhurst University,
Marylhurst, OR
• Fri Oct 14 @ 12 noon
Shakespeare’s Songbook
Music a la Carte Series
Memorial Union Lounge,
School of Arts and Communication,
Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR
• Friday Oct 14/11 @ 7:30 pm
The Da Vinci Codex
Smith Fine Arts Series
Rice Auditorium,
Western Oregon University,
Monmouth, OR
•Sat Oct 15/11 @ 8 pm
The Da Vinci Codex
Early Music Guild of Seattle
Great Hall, Town Hall, Seattle, WA
•October 29, November 1, 2, 4 and 5/11 @ 7:30 pm,
October 30/11 @ 3 pm
Opera Atelier/Tafelmusik - Mozart’s Don Giovanni
Elgin Theatre, Toronto
•November 26/11, 9 am to 5 pm
Workshop for the Edmonton Recorder Society
Parish Church of Saints Faith & Stephen the Martyr Anglican
11725 93rd St., Edmonton, AB
www.edmontonrecordersociety.org/workshops.html
•November 27/11 @ 2 pm
Solo recital, ‘In the Company of Songbirds’
Parish Church of Saints Faith & Stephen the Martyr Anglican
11725 93rd St., Edmonton, AB
$20 ($15 st/sr/ERS members)
Tickets available at the door.
•December 1, 2011 @ 2 pm
The Bird Project
@ Northern District Library, Toronto, ON
Free
•December 9 and 10 @ 8 pm; December 11 @ 3:30 pm
Toronto Consort – A Spanish Christmas
The music from this program will be recorded for CD release
on the Marquis label. Release slated for the fall of 2012 – stay tuned!
Trinity St Paul’s Church, Toronto
416-964-6337
www.torontoconsort.org
•Friday December 23/11 @ 8 pm
Ensemble Polaris - Definitely NOT the Nutcracker
A festive program including new tunes by the band, Russian and Nordic traditional tunes in arrangement, and some Polaris arrangements from Tchaikovsky’s ballet music.
Heliconian Hall, Toronto
416-588-4301
www.ensemblepolaris.com
•January 15/12 @ 2:30 pm (?)
Musically Speaking with Elyssa Lefurgey-Smith, violin; Justin Haynes, viola da gamba; Sara-Anne Churchill, harpsichord.
Church of the Holy Trinity, Trinity Square, Toronto
•March 10/12 @ 1-4 pm
Opening event for The Business of Angels, a collaborative project with artist Kate Hawkins.
katehawkins.com
The exhibition runs from March 10 – 28/12.
Admission is free.
Heliconian Club, 35 Hazelton Ave., Toronto
•Thursday March 15/11 @ 12:10 p.m.
Thursdays at Noon - The Bird Project
Faculty of Music, University of Toronto
Edward Johnson Building, 80 Queen’s Park Cr.
Free
www.music.utoronto.ca/events/calendar/tns0315.htm
• March 22/12 @ 8 pm
Evening show for The Business of Angels, a collaborative project with artist Kate Hawkins.
Admission free.
katehawkins.com
Heliconian Club, 35 Hazelton Ave., Toronto
•March 23 and 24/12 @ 8 pm
Toronto Consort - A Musical Bestiary
A program of late medieval and renaissance music for voices and instruments, exploring creatures natural and fantastical, and designed by Alison.
Trinity St Paul’s Church, Toronto
416-964-6337
•April 14, 17, 18, 20 and 21 @ 7:30 pm; April 15/12 @ 3pm
Opera Atelier/Tafelmusik - Lully’s Armide
Elgin Theatre, Toronto
•April 27 and 28/12 @ 8 pm; April 29/12 @ 3:30 pm
Toronto Consort – Carmina Burana
Trinity St Paul’s United Church
416-964-6337
•May 2/12 @ 7 pm; May 3, 4 and 5/12 @ 8 pm
May 6/12 @ 3:30 pm
Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra with guest leader Rachel Podger, violin Program includes music of Bach, Telemann and Vivaldi
Trinity-St Paul’s Church, Toronto
416-964-6337
•Sunday May 13/12 @ 3 pm
Nota Bene Baroque Orchestra – Bach meets Frederick the Great The Registry Theatre, 122 Frederick St., Kitchener, ON
Tickets: 519-578-1570
notabenebaroque.ca
•Friday June 1/12 @ 8 pm
Ensemble Polaris – Game On
Heliconian Hall, Toronto
35 Hazelton Ave., Toronto, ON
416-588-4301
www.ensemblepolaris.com
Further dates to come.
Archive
• Thursday January 27, 2011 @ 12:10 pm
Noon Hour Recitals – FREDERICK’S FRIENDS
Christ Church Deer Park, Toronto
1570 Yonge St. @ Heath (NW corner)
Excerpts from the program listed immediately below.
• Saturday January 29, 2011 @ 8 pm
Baroque Music beside the Grange – FREDERICK’S FRIENDS
An evening of Baroque music for two, three and five baroque flutes, featuring music from the very flute-friendly courts of France and Germany. Music by Hotteterre, Dornel, Boismortier, Quantz and others, played by AM, Emma Elkinson, Kathie Stewart, Roseen Giles, and Jacob Farnwsorth, traverso
Heliconian Hall, 35 Hazelton Ave., Toronto
416-588-4301
• Sunday January 30, 2011 @ 2 pm
Musically Speaking Series – FREDERICK’S FRIENDS
Church of the Holy Trinity (Eaton Centre), Toronto
Excerpts from the program listed immediately above.
http://pages.interlog.com/~temc/concerts.htm
• Saturday February 5, 2011 @ 8 pm
Scaramella - BIRDS BEWIGGED
A program of avian-inspired Baroque and new music, first heard in 2009 at the Bird Project’s Todmorden Mills residency. AM, Kathleen Kajioka (reader), Joëlle Moton (bass viol) Katherine Hill (voice), Charlotte Nediger (harpsichord), Colin Savage (recorder).
Victoria College Chapel, Toronto
416-760-8610
http://scaramella.ca
• Feb. 9 – 13, 2011
Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra & Choir – B MINOR MASS
(J.S. Bach)
February 9, 2011 @ 7 pm
February 10, 11 & 12, 2011 @ 8 pm
February 13, 2011 @ 3:30 pm
Trinity St Paul’s United Church, Toronto
416-964-6337
www.tafelmusik.org
• Friday Feb. 18 and Saturday Feb. 19, 2011 @ 8 pm
Toronto Consort – THE MARCO POLO PROJECT: Part 2
Music from 14th-century Italy and from India,
with Suba Sankaran and Sampradaya Dance Creations
Trinity St. Paul’s Church, Toronto
416-964-6337
www.torontoconsort.org
• Wednesday February 23, 2011 @ 8 pm
FREDERICK’S FRIENDS
Baroque music for baroque flutes and recorder, by Hotteterre, Dornel, Boismortier, Quantz and others, with Kathie Stewart, Jacob Farnsworth, and others.
Kulas Recital Hall, Oberlin Conservatory of Music
(77 W. College St., Oberlin, OH)
• Thursday March 3, 2011 @ 12:10 pm
Noon-Hour Recital Series – The COFFEEHOUSE COLLECTIVE
Excerpts from the program listed immediately below.
Christ Church Deer Park, Toronto
1570 Yonge St. @ Heath (NW corner)
• Friday March 4, 2011 @ 8 pm
The COFFEEHOUSE COLLECTIVE
An evening of chamber music by Telemann, Bodinus, Geoffroy, Schenk, Hotteterre and others. AM with Laura Jones, bass viol/cello; Paul Jenkins, harpsichord; Benjamin Stein, theorbo; and friends.
Heliconian Hall, 35 Hazelton Ave., Toronto
416-588-4301
• Sunday March 6, 2011 @ 2 pm
Musically Speaking Series - The COFFEEHOUSE COLLECTIVE
Excerpts from the program listed immediately above.
Church of the Holy Trinity (Eaton Centre), Toronto
http://pages.interlog.com/~temc/concerts.htm
• Wednesday March 23, 2011 @ 8 pm
Soundstreams – James Rolfe’s BREATHE
Trio Medieval and Toronto Consort
The world premiere of Soundstream-commissioned ‘Breathe’ by Canada’s James Rolfe, involving Norway’s Trio Medieval and members of the Toronto Consort.
St. Anne’s Church, 270 Gladstone Ave, Toronto
http://www.soundstreams.ca/our_events/index.php
• March 27 – April 2, 2011
Ensemble Polaris – VIKINGS on VACATION ON TOUR
Sunday March 27, 2011 – Sundays at Seven, Lacombe, AB
Monday March 28, 2011 – Early Music Voices, Calgary, AB
Weds March 30 – ArtSpring, Salt Spring Island, BC
Thursday March 31 – Victoria, BC
Saturday April 2 – Vancouver, BC
www.ensemblepolaris.com
• Saturday April 16, 2011 @ 8 pm
The Bird Project – WE FILL THE WIDEST NIGHTS
Program of music, spoken word, film and visuals including work by Debashis Sinha, Malcolm Sutherland, Stephen Dirkes and others.
Andrei Streliaev, piano; Ben Grossman, sound, vielle à roue; Deb Sinha, visuals; Alison Melville, flute, recorder, seljefløyte; Kathleen Kajioka, reader.
Arts and Letters Club, 14 Elm St., Toronto, ON
416-588-45301
• April 22 – May 1, 2011
Opera Atelier/Tafelmusik – La CLEMENZA di TITO (Mozart)
New production with Kresimir Spicer, Measha Brueggergosman,
Michael Maniaci, Mireille Asselin, Mireille Lebel, Curtis Sullivan
April 22, 23, 26, 27 and 30, 2011 @ 7:30 pm
May 1, 2011 @ 3 pm
Elgin Theatre, Toronto
416-703-3767 x22
www.operaatelier.com
• May 5 & 6, 2011 @ 8:00 pm
Toronto Masque Theatre - MASQUES OF ORPHEUS
Marc-Antoine Charpentier: La Descente d'Orphee aux Enfers
James Rolfe/Andre Alexis: Orpheus and Eurydice
Enwave Theatre, Toronto
www.torontomasquetheatre.com
• Sunday May 15, 2011 @ 2 pm
Gallery Players of Niagara – WHO’S WHO IN VALHALLA
ENSEMBLE POLARIS
St. Barnabas’ Church,
33 Queenston Street, St Catharines, ON
905-468-1525
www.galleryplayers.ca
• May 26, 2011
ENSEMBLE POLARIS - WHO'S WHO in VALHALLA
Rose Avenue Public School, Toronto
(morning show, time TBA)
Northern District Public Library, Toronto @ 2 pm
• May 27, 2011 @ 8 pm
ENSEMBLE POLARIS - WHO'S WHO in VALHALLA
at the Arts & Letters Club
14 Elm St., Toronto, ON
416-588-4301
Banner photos: Paul Orenstein
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—Toronto Star, Oct. 1999 |