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Toronto Concerts & Music News
- Harbourfront Centre's Summer Music in the Garden
Returns to the Toronto Music Garden with Free Concerts, Dance Performances and Tours
Harbourfront Centre's Summer Music in the Garden returns to the Toronto Music
Garden with another season of free performances and popular garden tours. Summer Music in
the Garden 2010 will see the return of many favourite performers from the past 10 seasons,
while more than 47 artists will make their debuts.
- Line-Up of Artists Announced for the Young Centre's
Saturday Night Cabaret Series
Albert Schultz, General Director of the Young Centre for the Performing Arts,
today announced a new line-up of artists who will be performing as part of the Saturday
Night Cabaret Series in the Garland Cabaret every Saturday night at 10pm.
- Art of Time Ensemble Announces 2010-2011 Season
Mixing music with the best of dance, theatre and literature
Andrew Burashko, founder and Artistic Director of the acclaimed Art of Time
Ensemble, announces the exciting and intriguing performances that will make up the
ensemble's 2010-2011 season, sponsored by BMO Financial.
- Casino Rama Announcing the September & October 2010
Concert Line-up
Casino Rama's just announced October concert line-up provides a great mix of
entertainment and when combined with a delicious meal in one of our 10 unique restaurants,
or with an overnight stay in our luxury all-suite hotel, it's the perfect getaway from the
everyday.
- Mooredale Concerts Announces 2010-11 Season -
October 3, 2010 April 30, 2011
Toronto's Mooredale Concerts has announced its most ambitious season ever for
2010-11.Under the artistic direction of pianist Anton Kuerti, the 22nd season
features two orchestras, four pianists, two string quartets and a concert of music for
trombone and organ with a lineup of stellar Canadian and international artists.
- 2010 - 2011 Jazz @ Massey Hall subscriptions on sale now!
Sponsored by TD Canada Trust
Torontos Massey Hall has remained a renowned concert hall for well over
a century with Jazz music playing a remarkable role in its enviable history.
Internationally recognized as the venue that housed The Quintet's famous 1953 concert...
- Opera Atelier
Celebrates 25 extraordinary years as Canada's Baroque Opera Company
Acis and Galatea runs October 30, November 2, 3, 5, 6 and 7
La Clemenza di Tito runs April 22, 23, 26, 27, 30, and May 1, 2011
Opera Atelier celebrates its 25th Anniversary Season with two new productions:
one pays tribute to the company's roots, the second points to its ambitious plans for the
future.
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Summer Music in the Garden Returns to the Toronto Music Garden
with Free Concerts, Dance Performances and Tours |
| Harbourfront Centre's Summer Music in the Garden returns to the Toronto Music Garden
with another season of free performances and popular garden tours. Summer Music in the
Garden 2010 will see the return of many favourite performers from the past 10 seasons,
while more than 47 artists will make their debuts. From Thursday, July 1 through Sunday,
September 19, Summer Music in the Garden presents 20 free outdoor concerts involving more
than 88 artists.
The concerts take place Thursday evenings at 7 p.m., and Sundays at 4 p.m. Free tours
of the Toronto Music Garden, led by volunteers from the Toronto Botanical Garden, commence
June 2 and take place Wednesdays at 11 a.m. through September 29, and on Thursdays before
every concert at 5:30 p.m. from July 1 through September 19. Admission to the park is
always free and open to all ages, including tours and concerts.
Visitors to the garden can also take an audio tour, with commentary from the Toronto
Music Garden's designers Yo-Yo Ma and Julie Moir Messervy. Hand-held audio players are
available for $6 at Harbourfront Centre's Marina Quay West office, 539 Queens Quay West.
The annual Summer Music in the Garden series and guided tours are produced by
Harbourfront Centre in partnership with City of Toronto Parks, Forestry and Recreation,
with the generous support of Toronto Culture, and Margaret and Jim Fleck, George
Dembroski, David Graham, Sandra and Jim Pitblado, and William and Phyllis Waters. Summer
Music in the Garden is curated for Harbourfront Centre by artistic director Tamara
Bernstein, who celebrates her 10th year of concert programming in 2010.
The Toronto Music Garden is a City of Toronto park, located on the waterfront at 475
Queens Quay West (on the water's edge side), between Bathurst Street and Spadina Avenue.
The Garden is wheelchair-accessible and open year-round. For information on current
programmes, the public can call Harbourfront Centre, 416-973-4000 or visit
harbourfrontcentre.com/torontomusicgarden. For information on City of Toronto parks and
gardens, the public can call 311 or visit toronto.ca/parks_gardens.
2010 SUMMER MUSIC IN THE GARDEN SCHEDULE
Please note: All concerts are approximately one hour long (except where noted) and take
place weather permitting. Concerts are cancelled in the event of inclement weather.
Inspired by Cremona
Thursday, August 12, 7 p.m.
As instrument-makers of 17th-century Italy turned out violins of unsurpassed
beauty, the local composers dreamed up bold new music to feature the instrument. Catch the
excitement and passion as baroque violinists Patricia Ahern and Linda Melsted,
harpsichordist Borys Medicky, and lutenist Lucas Harris perform music by Carlo Farina,
Tarquinio Merula and Dario Castello.
Dancing with Dvor·k
Sunday, August 15, 4 p.m.
The Cecilia String Quartet returns to perform Dvor·k's Waltz Op. 54 No. 1 in A
Major and String Quartet No. 13 in G Major, Op. 106, topped off by Brahms's beloved
Hungarian Dance No. 5 in G minor. Min-Jeong Kohand Sarah Nematallah, violins; Caitlin
Boyle, viola, and Rebecca Wenham, cello.
Ragas for a Summer Evening
Thursday, August 19, 7 p.m.
Sarangi virtuosa Aruna Narayan invokes the spiritual dimensions of twilight
through North Indian ragas for this time of day. With Vineet Vyas, tabla, and Akshay
Kalle, tanpura.
Masque of the Garden
Sunday, August 22 , 4 p.m.
Musicians of the Toronto Masque Theatre join with actor Derek Boyes and baroque
dancer Dorothea Ventura in a program celebrating summer, life, and the Music Garden
itself, including dances which inspired the six sections of the garden.
Able was I ere I heard Abel
Thursday, August 26, 7 p.m.
Viola da gambist Justin Haynes and baroque cellist Kate Haynes present a tribute
to the 18th century's last great gamba virtuoso, Carl Friedrich Abel, in a program that
might have been heard at the famous Bach-Abel concert series in 1770s London. Music by
Haydn, Abel, Christoph Schaffrath and more.
Accordions Unleashed!
Sunday, August 29, 4 p.m.
Five accordion virtuosi Ina Henning, Eugene Laskiewicz, Joseph Macerollo,
Kimberley Pritchard and Alexander Sevastian rock the garden with a program of solos
and ensembles - including Bach's Concerto for Four Harpsichords.
Bach at Dusk
Thursday, September 2, 7 p.m.
Winona Zelenka concludes her six-year odyssey through Bach's Suites for solo
cello with the dark, dramatic Suite No. 5 in C Minor, written for unconventionally tuned
cello. Note: short concert (approx. 30 minutes) due to early sunset.
Tales of Love, Murder and (Other) Nonsense
Thursday, September 9, 7 p.m.
The brilliant young mezzo-soprano Marta Herman performs 20th-century music by
Brian Elias and Harry Freedman, interspersed with Elizabethan lute songs, with guitar
accompaniment. Note: short concert (approx. 30 minutes) due to early sunset.
Mozart Un-Locked
Sunday, September 12, 4 p.m.
The Rosetta Trio presents sublime string music separated by 150 years: a 17th
century suite by Matthew Locke, and Mozart's Divertimento for String Trio in Eb Major,
K.563. Performed on period instruments by Abigail Karr, violin; Sarah Darling, viola, and
Kate Bennett Haynes, cello. They are joined by lutenist Lucas Harris in the Locke.
Shauna and Friends
Sunday, September 19, 4 p.m.
Renowned Canadian cellist Shauna Rolston and outstanding student cellists from
the University of Toronto's Faculty of Music brings the season to a close with music by
Elgar, Massenet, Kreisler and others, arranged for solo, duo and cello ensemble.
TORONTO MUSIC GARDEN BACKGROUND
The Toronto Music Garden is one of Toronto's most enchanting locations. The Garden was
conceived by internationally renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma and designed by Boston-based
landscape artist Julie Moir Messervy. Its design interprets Bach's Suite No. 1 in G Major
for Unaccompanied Cello, with each dance movement within the suite corresponding to a
different section of the Garden: Prelude, Allemande, Courante, Sarabande, Menuett and
Gigue. The Toronto Music Garden is the only garden/park in the world known to be directly
inspired by a specific piece of music. In tribute to the garden's anniversary, author and
landscape designer Messervy has released The Toronto Music Garden: Inspired by Bach in
partnership with the City of Toronto and Margaret and Jim Fleck, available at Harbourfront
Centre's BOUNTY Contemporary Craft + Design or through
http://www.torontoparksandtrees.org/ For more information on the book, call Valerie
Croswell at 416-392-9470 or email vcroswe@toronto.ca.
The Toronto Music Garden opened in 1999; concerts have been held there every summer
since 2000. Since 2001, the concerts have been produced by Harbourfront Centre in
partnership with City of Toronto, under the artistic direction of Tamara Bernstein. The
Garden itself is maintained by City of Toronto Parks, Forestry and Recreation, as well as
volunteers.
The Toronto Music Garden, located on Queens Quay West at the foot of Spadina Avenue, is
easy to reach by public transit. From Spadina Station take the 510 (Union Station)
streetcar south. From Union Station take the Harbourfront LRT (509 or 510 streetcar) going
west from inside Union Station. Call the Toronto Transit Commission at 416-393-4636 for
transit information. |
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Line-Up of Artists Announced
for the Young Centre's Saturday Night Cabaret Series |
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| Albert Schultz, General Director of the Young Centre for the Performing Arts, today
announced a new line-up of artists who will be performing as part of the Saturday Night
Cabaret Series in the Garland Cabaret every Saturday night at 10pm. Since its launch in
May of this year, the Saturday Night Cabaret Series has been embraced by Toronto audiences
for its eclectic mixture of music and storytelling and personal performances by
fascinating and gifted artists.
The Young Centre Cabaret Series is generously supported by Laura Dinner and Richard
Rooney.
Saturday Night Cabaret Artists and Performance Dates:
Tanika Charles Saturday August 14, 2010 @ 10pm
NOW Magazine's Best R&B Singer of 2008, Toronto-born and Edmonton-raised
Tanika Charles takes cues from the tradition of Al Green and Lee Fields to bring soul
music to a younger generation. Tanika has been a touring vocalist with Bedouin Soundclash,
and brings her talent and intensity to the Young Centre for a night of smouldering soul
vibes.
Elizabeth Shepherd Saturday August 21, 2010 @10pm
Elizabeth Shepherd is a singer-songwriter/pianist who straddles pop, jazz and
good old-fashioned story-telling. Her accolades include 2 Juno nominations, and extensive
touring across Canada, the US, Europe and Japan. Her latest album, "Heavy Falls the
Night" (2010) has been heralded by both the Globe and Mail and EXCLAIM! as "her
best work yet."
Luis Mario Ochoa Saturday August 28, 2010 @ 10pm
Born in Havana, Cuba, Luis Mario Ochoa has studied at some of Havana's most
renowned conservatories since the age of 11. Luis Mario moved to Toronto in 1990 and
formed the band Cimarron ("free spirit") shortly thereafter. Legendary among
Toronto's Latin music scene, Luis Mario's songs are a romantic fusion of Cuban and Jazz
influences.
Mary Lou Fallis Saturday September 11, 2010 @ 10pm
"Canada's foremost musical comedienne," Mary Lou Fallis is known across
the country for her role in the Bravo! Television series Bathroom Divas. Through
Primadonna, her ACTRA award-winning, Dora-nominated series of one-woman shows, Mary Lou
has re-invented the classical music comedy genre and has toured across Great Britain,
Japan, and Iceland.
Micah Barnes Saturday September 18, 2010 @ 10pm
Singer/pianist/composer Micah Barnes has a rich musical history, and is a member
of the internationally popular group The Nylons. Touring with The Nylons, Micah has shared
stages with performers like Harry Connick Jr, Gladys Knight, and Michael Bolton. Micah's
solo career has led to top club and concert performances in Las Vegas, Miami, San
Francisco, Los Angeles and New York.
The Saturday Night Cabarets run all year at the Young Centre for the Performing Arts
(future participants will be announced at a later date), located at 55 Mill Street,
Building 49, in the Distillery Historic District.
Ticket prices: $15 ($10 if you have purchased a ticket for a Soulpepper/Young Centre
performance on the same day.Patrons must show their ticket stub for discount). Tickets are
available by calling the Young Centre box office at 416.866.8666 or online at
www.youngcentre.ca. |
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Art of Time Ensemble Announces
2010-2011 Season
Mixing music with the best of dance, theatre and literature |
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Andrew Burashko, founder and Artistic
Director of the acclaimed Art of Time Ensemble, announces the exciting and intriguing
performances that will make up the ensemble's 2010-2011 season, sponsored by BMO
Financial.Phenomenal Canadian artists from the fields of music, literature, theatre and
dance - including legendary dancer/ choreographer Peggy Baker, singer Steven Page (ex of
the Barenaked Ladies), actor Ted Dykstra, pop songstress Sarah Slean, and actors David
Ferry and Tom McCamus - take part as special guests in the 2010-2011 season as Art of Time
continues to shatter all preconceived notions of what any art form is supposed to be.
Building on the success of the previous season, Burashko has increased the number of
Art of Time presentations from five concerts to six for 2010-2011. Various combinations of
this season's Art of Time Ensemble musicians - Andrew Burashko, Benjamin Bowman, Steven
Dann, Phil Dwyer, Jonathan Goldsmith, George Koller, Rachel Mercer, Rob Piltch, Stephen
Sitarski, Kevin Turcotte, Winona Zelenka, and others - accompany each of the shows in the
season:
In announcing the season, Burashko stated, "Every program that Art of Time
Ensemble presents aims to surprise, to provoke, to bring a fresh perspective to something
old and to find the connections to the entirely new with the greatest talents in the
country."
Robert Schumann 1812-2010
September 17 & 18, 2010
A multidimensional program celebrating the music of Robert Schumann, featuring
singers Andy Maize and Mike Ross. Contextualized by readings from his own letters and
critical writings, the performance explores Schumann's piano, vocal and chamber music,
including the Andante from his Piano Quartet Op.47, selections from Kreisleriana, a
selection of lieder, and the entire Piano Quintet Op.44. A tragic, beautiful life, a
musical genius revealed.
- Abbey Road*
October 21, 2010
A special encore performance of last September's sold-out concert, presenting The
Beatles' Abbey Road, re-imagined and re-invented in new arrangements for the Art of Time
Ensemble and performed by Canada's top classical, jazz and pop artists including Kevin
Hearn, Andy Maize (of The Skydiggers), Steven Page (formerly of the Barenaked Ladies),
Alejandra Ribera, Sarah Slean, John Southworth and Martin Tielli (formerly of the
Rheostatics).
* Not part of the 2010/2011 Subscription Series.
Shakespeare: If Music Be...
December 9-11, 2010
An evening of music, dance and ideas inspired by Shakespeare. Music by Erich
Korngold, Sergei Prokofiev, John Cage and Rufus Wainwright; choreography by Peggy Baker
and James Kudelka; and scenes from Hamlet, Much Ado About Nothing and Romeo & Juliet.
Featuring actors Marc Bendavid, Ted Dykstra, David Ferry, Lucy Peacock and Cara Rickets;
and dancers Peggy Baker, Tanya Howard and Patrick Lavoie.
Take This Waltz
February 4 & 5, 2011
A program that explores the waltz throughout the last 150 years, beginning with
an arrangement of Johnann Strauss' Emperor Waltz and ending with Maurice Ravel's La Valse.
In between, Art of Time explores waltzes by composers Shostakovich, Korngold, Schnittke
and Liszt as well as Waltz for Debby by jazz legend Bill Evans, and songs by Tom Waits,
Burt Bacharach and Leonard Cohen, as well as Steven Page, the featured singer for the
evening.
The War of the Worlds
March 31 - April 3, 2011
Academy Award-winning film composer Bernard Herrmann was responsible for most of
Alfred Hitchcock's film scores and Orson Welles' radio dramas. To mark the centenary of
his birth, Art of Time has commissioned an instrumental suite based on his film scores,
and is staging The War of the Worlds radio drama, featuring actors Tom McCamus, David
Ferry and Marc Bendavid, with a live band and sound effects by John Gzowski.
The Songbook 5
May 24 & 25, 2011
For the season finale, Art of Time returns to its popular Songbook series with an
all-new Songbook featuring singer/songwriter Sarah Slean. Slean performs rich and
innovative new arrangements of songs by Kurt Weill, Jacques Brel, Cole Porter, Leonard
Cohen, Bjrk, PJ Harvey and others - accompanied by a mixed ensemble cast of Canada's
finest classical and jazz musicians.
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All concerts except Abbey Road are at 8 p.m. at the Enwave Theatre at Harbourfront
Centre, 231 Queens Quay West. Three- four- and five-concert subscription packages** are
available through the Harbourfront Centre Box Office at 416-973-4000 (from $66-$162,
$85-$200 and $100-$236 respectively) as are single tickets (from $25-$59). Information: www.artoftimeensemble.com.
Envisioned and crafted by Artistic Director and founder Andrew Burashko, Art of Time
Ensemble concerts are provocative, engaging and accessible to people unfamiliar with
classical music, but also immensely fulfilling to aficionados looking for a unique musical
experience.
**Does not include Abbey Road which is at Koerner Hall.
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The Art of Time Ensemble is one of Toronto's most innovative and artistically resonant
music ensembles. The ensemble has attracted the interest and participation of some of
Canada's best performers in creating new and exciting opportunities for collaborations
between the performing arts; provoking, entertaining and breaking down barriers, revealing
the vibrancy of classical music as a contemporary artistic expression and appealing to a
range of audiences. Past projects include the North American premiere of Mauricio Kagel's
multi-media Varieté, called a "landmark in interdisciplinary arts in Toronto"
(National Post), which played to sold out houses over five performances and received a
2004 Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding Sound Design/Composition on behalf of Kagel.
Andrew Burashko made his debut at the age of seventeen with the Toronto Symphony
Orchestra and has since established himself as one of the most sought-after soloists in
Canada. Known for his eclectic repertoire and unique programming, Burashko has performed
with most of the Canadian orchestras, including nine seasons with the Toronto Symphony,
collaborating with conductors Marin Alsop, Andrew Davis, Peter Oundjan, Jukka-Pekka
Saraste and Pinchas Zukerman, among many others. As a soloist, he has performed
extensively throughout Canada, the United States and Europe. As a chamber musician, he
regularly collaborates with Canada's top artists and performs in festivals throughout
Canada and Europe. Burashko has recorded for CBC SM5000, Naxos, and Centerdisc labels, and
his recording of Prokofiev's 6th Sonata and Romeo and Juliet suite has been released on
the Opening Day label. He performed with bassist Joel Quarrington on his album Garden
Scene (Analekta) that recently earned a 2010 Juno for Classical Album of the Year: Solo or
Chamber Ensemble. He is regularly heard on CBC in Canada. A dedicated teacher, Mr.
Burashko gives master classes throughout North America and is presently a member of the
faculty at the Glenn Gould School in Toronto. |
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Casino Rama
Announcing the
September & October 2010 Concert Line-up |
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Casino Rama's just announced October concert line-up provides a great mix of
entertainment and when combined with a delicious meal in one of our 10 unique restaurants,
or with an overnight stay in our luxury all-suite hotel, it's the perfect getaway from the
everyday.
Bjrn Again
Friday, September 3 & Saturday, September 4
SHOWTIME: 9 PM, DOORS OPEN: 8 PM
Tickets are $20/$25
Performing a tribute to ABBA and their award-winning music this entertaining show will
feature hit songs: "Dancing Queen", "Fernando", "Mama Mia"
& "Money, Money, Money".It's as close as you'll get to seeing the real
thing!
ZZ Top
Thursday, September 9
SHOWTIME: 8 PM, DOORS OPEN: 7 PM
Friday, September 10
SHOWTIME: 9 PM, DOORS OPEN: 8 PM
Tickets are $55/$65
Sporting their signature long beards, this legendary rock group returns to the Casino Rama
stage to perform some of classic rock's greatest anthems: "Gimmie All Your Lovin'
", "Sharp Dressed Man", "Legs", "Sleeping Bag" &
"Stages".
Billy Idol
Saturday, September 11
SHOWTIME: 9 PM, DOORS OPEN: 8 PM
Tickets are $40/$50
Instantly recognizable during the MTV era for his trademark peroxide blonde spikes and
rebel sneer, this massively successful pop icon is best known for hits: "Mony
Mony", "White Wedding", "Dancing With Myself", "Rebel
Yell", "Hot In The City" & "Cradle Of Love".
John Fogerty
Wednesday, September 15
SHOWTIME: 8 PM, DOORS OPEN: 7 PM
Tickets are $50/$60
Award-winning singer, songwriter whose chart topping solo career included hits
"Centerfield" & "The Old Man Down The Road" and former lead singer
of CCR who penned hits "Fortunate Son" & "Have You Ever Seen The
Rain?" makes his Casino Rama debut.
Aretha Franklin
Thursday, September 16
SHOWTIME: 8 PM, DOORS OPEN: 7 PM
Tickets are $45/$55
The first female artist to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and the only
performer at the historical inauguration of US President Obama, the Queen of Soul returns
to Casino Rama to perform some of her legendary hits: "Respect", "Chain Of
Fools", "Who's Zoomin' Who" & "Freeway of Love"
Diana Ross
Friday, September 17 & Saturday, September 18
SHOWTIME: 9 PM, DOORS OPEN: 8PM
Tickets are $55/$65
Having sold more than 100 million albums as both a solo artist and the lead singer of
Motown sensation The Supremes, this award-winning performer is best known for her 18 #1
hits including: "Ain't No Mountain High Enough", "Upside Down",
"I'm Coming Out" & "Touch Me in the Morning".
Umberto Tozzi
Sunday, September 19
SHOWTIME: 8 PM, DOORS OPEN: 7 PM
Tickets are $35/$45
Having sold over 45 million albums worldwide, this Italian singer and composer is back by
popular demand.He is best known for popular hits "Ti amo", "Gloria"
and his latest single "E non volo".
Don Rickles and Musical Conductor Joe Mele
Thursday, September 23
SHOWTIME: 8PM, DOORS OPEN: 7PM
Tickets are $30/$40
This well known comedian and actor is famous for his insulting but hilarious stand-up
routines, in which no one regardless of gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or
cultural standing escapes the vicious taunts of "Mr. Warmth".
Celtic Thunder
Friday, September 24
SHOWTIME: 9 PM, DOORS OPEN: 8PM
Tickets are $40/$50
A singing group composed of five male vocalists, they are known for their eclectic
performance style with songs ranging from the classics to pop contemporary.They have just
released their fourth studio album which featured the Michael Bublé hit "Home",
Disney's "When You Wish Upon a Star" and gospel classic "Amazing
Grace" to only name a few.Don't miss their triumphant return to the Casino Rama
stage.
- Dionne Warwick
Friday, October 1 & Saturday, October 2
SHOWTIME: 9 PM, DOORS OPEN: 8 PM
Tickets are $25/$35
This five-time Grammy Award-winner will perform a selection of her many classics. She is
best known for timeless pop, adult contemporary and R&B hits: "I Say a Little
Prayer", "Do You Know the Way to San José", "Then Came You"
& "That's What Friends Are For".
Carlton Show Band
Wednesday, October 6
SHOWTIME: 1 PM, DOORS OPEN: 12 noon
Tickets are $15/$20
For an incredible 32 years from 1964 to 1996 this band evolved as one of the most
respected and recognized bands in all of Canada and released 13 albums. With a generous
helping of Irish, a dash or two of down home Country, a touch of pop, Rock and even
classical music, the comedy, the variety, the laughter and the tears make this a show
everyone can enjoy!
Vince Gill
Thursday, October 7
SHOWTIME: 8 PM, DOORS OPEN: 7 PM
Friday, October 8
SHOWTIME: 9 PM, DOORS OPEN: 8 PM
Tickets are $45/$55
The unofficial ambassador of country music returns to play hits from the more than 26
million albums he has sold worldwide including: "The Next Big Thing", "In
These Last Few Days", "I Still Believe in You" & "One More Last
Chance".
Cheech and Chong Get It Legal, Special Guest Shelby Chong
Saturday, October 9
SHOWTIME: 9 PM, DOORS OPEN: 8PM
Tickets are $45/$55
Reunited iconic comedy duo Richard "Cheech" Marin and Tommy Chong return to
light up' the Casino Rama stage.They are best known for hilarious off colour comedy
routines and cult classic films such as "Up in Smoke" and "Cheech &
Chong's Next Movie".
Divas Las Vegas
Friday, October 15 & Saturday, October 16
SHOWTIME: 9 PM, DOORS OPEN: 8PM
Tickets are $18/$25
An evening of classic Vegas-style entertainment honouring the great musical Divas of past
and present.The spectacular stage show is a sensation featuring dazzling choreography,
glamorous costumes, hit songs, and of course, the most outrageous divas of our time!
Table Tennis Tournament of Champions
Sunday, October 17
SHOWTIME: 2 PM, DOORS OPEN: 1 PM
Complimentary tickets only
A series of exhilarating exhibition matches will be played by some of China's top
champions, including the Olympic and World Cup title holders Lin Lu, Ju Li, Yan Yang,
Chang Ting & Yan Yan Zhang.This competitive event will include male, female and mixed
doubles play.
America - 40th Anniversary Tour
Thursday, October 21
SHOWTIME: 8 PM, DOORS OPEN: 7 PM
Tickets are $30/$40
Grammy award-winning folk-rock act best known for hits: "A Horse with No Name",
"Sister Golden Hair", "Ventura Highway" & "You Can Do
Magic", will return to the Casino Rama stage to perform their many hits.
Roch Voisine
Friday, October 22
SHOWTIME: 9 PM, DOORS OPEN: 8 PM
Tickets are $35/$45
This popular Juno award-winning Canadian singer/songwriter has recorded in both English
and French and will perform a selection of songs from his many hit albums.He is best known
for songs: "I'll Always Be There", "Kissing Rain" &
"Helene".
- Rumble at Rama XIII
Saturday, October 30
SHOWTIME: 8 PM, DOORS OPEN: 7 PM
Tickets start at $25
Join us for another exciting Rumble at Rama, as the most popular fight series in Canada
continues.The fight card will feature world-class fighters making their Casino Rama debut
provided by new international boxing promoter, Knockout Entertainment Canada Inc.
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MOOREDALE
CONCERTS ANNOUNCES
2010-11 SEASON - October 3, 2010 April 30, 2011
I Musici, Ontario Philharmonic, Pianists Anton Kuerti, Katherine Chi, Jane Coop
Young Canadian Musicians Award winners: Afiara Quartet/Pianist Wonny Song
Canadian Debut of Debussy String Quartet
Alain Trudel & Patrick Wedd in Music for Trombone and Organ
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| Toronto's Mooredale Concerts has announced its most ambitious season ever for
2010-11.Under the artistic direction of pianist Anton Kuerti, the 22nd season
features two orchestras, four pianists, two string quartets and a concert of music for
trombone and organ with a lineup of stellar Canadian and international artists. Montreal's
internationally celebrated chamber orchestra I Musici opens the season Sunday, October 3,
3:15 p.m. at the MacMillan Theatre, Edward Johnson Building (80 Queen's Park
Crescent).Conducted by Yuli Turovsky, the concert features serenades by Elgar and
Tchaikovsky and Pagan Dances on Burning Coals by Vania Angelova. Pianist Katherine Chi,
the first Canadian and first female winner of the Honens International Piano Competition,
joins the orchestra in Turina's Rapsodia Sinfonica, and performs a piano solo."Her
playing is all warmth, power, command and fantasy" the Boston Globe.
Sunday, October 31 sees the return of the Afiara String Quartet, in its first-ever
performance with stunning young Montreal pianist Wonny Song.Both were named winners of the
2010 Young Canadian Musicians Award, at the nearly sold-out close of Mooredale Concerts'
2009-10 season in April 2009.
In addition to the October 3 event in the MacMillan Theatre, three of the six Mooredale
Concerts presentations take place Sundays at 3:15 p.m., at Walter Hall, Edward Johnson
Building, and one at Yorkminster Park Baptist Church, 1585 Yonge St. Koerner Hall is the
scene for the final concert, Saturday, April 30, 2011, featuring the Ontario Philharmonic
Orchestra with Anton Kuerti at piano soloist.
Single tickets range from $25 to $40.Subscriptions (including HST) are only $125; or
$110 for seniors and students, offering a saving of up to 44%.Information and ticket order
forms are online at www.mooredaleconcerts.com.Orders may also be sent to Mooredale
Concerts, 146 Crescent Road, Toronto M4W 1V2, or phoned in to 416-587-9411.
The remainder of Mooredale Concerts' 2010-11 season takes place in 2011, as follows:
October 3rd, 3:15 PM
I Musici de Montréal with Katherine Chi, piano & Yuli Turovsky, conductor
MacMillan Theatre
The phenomenal chamber orchestra from Montreal has not been heard in Toronto since 2006.
... Winning, persuasive artists of the highest caliber... , according to the
Washington Times, I Musici de Montréal have toured worldwide and made numerous
award-winning recordings. Young Canadian pianist Katherine Chi, gold medal winner of the
Honens International Piano Competition, joins them in Turina's brilliant Rapsodia
Sinfonica Op.66. Also: the gorgeous Elgar and Tchaikovsky Serenades.
October 31st, 3:15 PM
Afiara String Quartet with Wonny Song, piano
Walter Hall
All winners of the Young Canadian Musicians Award, selected by Russell Braun, Peter
Oundjian and Anton Kuerti, these are some of Canada's most extraordinary young performers,
playing together for the first time. The Afiara String Quartet had a huge success on last
season's Mooredale series, and are the first performers invited back in consecutive
seasons. Wonny Song is a versatile, intelligent, and deeply musical young
pianist, according to The Washington Post. The delightful Shostakovich Piano Quintet
and Beethoven's glorious String Quartet Op. 59 No. 1 will be the featured works.
January 16th, 3:15 PM
Alain Trudel, trombone & Patrick Wedd, organ
Yorkminster Park Church, 1585 Yonge St. (@ St. Clair)
Alain Trudel, "the Jascha Heifetz of the trombone" (Le Monde de la Musique,
Paris) joins celebrated Canadian organist Patrick Wedd, for an eclectic afternoon that
includes original music for trombone and organ by Gustav Holst, Alexandre Guilmant and
others, as well as organ works by Bach and Messiaen. Trudel, probably the only
internationally acclaimed trombonist, has been soloist worldwide with numerous elite
orchestras, and now is becoming even better known as a conductor.
February 20th, 3:15 PM
Debussy String Quartet
Walter Hall
One of Europe's most admired quartets makes its belated Canadian debut at this concert.
According to Le Figaro, the Debussy String Quartet is "a total success. The public
acclaims and the critics applaud. The Debussy Quartet plays with a grand heart." They
perform regularly in the world's great music centres, and their program will include
quartets by Debussy, Puccini and Brahms.
March 20th, 3:15 PM
Jane Coop, piano
Walter Hall
According to Musical America, "Her tone is warm, her technique flawless, her
temperament poetic." Jane Coop is one of the leading pianists of her generation, and
her return to Toronto is long overdue. Her program will be divided between Beethoven
(including the majestic "Eroica" Variations) and Scriabin.
Saturday April 30th, 8:00 PM
Ontario Philharmonic with Anton Kuerti, piano & Marco Parisotto, conductor
Koerner Hall
A thrilling all Brahms program including the heroic Piano Concerto No. 1 will mark the
Toronto debut of this remarkable orchestra, the Ontario Philharmonic, formerly the Oshawa
Philharmonic. Music Director Marco Parisotto "made the Montreal Symphony Orchestra
sound like a marvel.....an artist who stands among the greatest" according to Le
Devoir, Montreal. He has won seven international competitions and conducted all over the
world, and is fervently building his orchestra into an important and thoroughly
professional ensemble. Accompanied by our own Anton Kuerti.
Music & Truffles, at 1:15 p.m. on the same dates,
continues to offer a delightful way for children 5-15 to learn about music through
interactive, hour-long concerts. Adults wishing to gain more insight into the music
featured on Mooredale Concerts' main series are also welcome.Subscriptions are only $50
for six concerts ($12 for single tickets). Mike Petersen returns to several of the events
as the colorful M.C., "Papageno".Other concerts will be hosted by Anton Kuerti
or the performers on the program.
Subscriptions to Mooredale Concerts include free admission to the three performances by
the Mooredale Youth Orchestras. These highly polished concerts feature three levels of
orchestras, at the Rosedale Heights School of the Arts, 711 Bloor Street East (Castle
Frank subway).
One event still remains for the current season. The final Mooredale Youth Orchestras
concert takes place Sunday, June 13, 3 p.m. at Rosedale Heights School. Music director
Anton Kuerti will conduct Beethoven's Symphony No. 4 in B flat Major. |
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JAZZ
@ MASSEY HALL
Sponsored by TD Canada Trust
2010 - 2011 Jazz @ Massey Hall subscriptions on sale now! |
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Toronto's Massey Hall has remained a renowned concert hall for well
over a century with Jazz music playing a remarkable role in its enviable history.
Internationally recognized as the venue that housed The Quintet's famous 1953 concert and
award winning live album Jazz At Massey Hall, which is widely described as "the
greatest jazz concert ever," Massey Hall is proud to present the annual concert
series aptly named Jazz @ Massey Hall. The 2010 - 2011 season brings 3 concerts, featuring
some of the finest jazz musicians currently touring the globe, to this very stage.
CHICK COREA, CHRISTIAN McBRIDE & BRIAN BLADE
Tuesday, October 5, 2010 at 8 PM / Massey Hall
An NEA (National Endowment for the Arts) Jazz Master and undisputed keyboard virtuoso,
Chick Corea has enjoyed four prolific decades of creativity and acclaim. The
16-time-Grammy Award winner will collaborate with a rhythm section made up of two of the
genres most compelling and inspired players. Bassist Christian McBride, considered one of
the marquee jazz artists of his generation, has recorded and performed with countless
musical greats including McCoy Tyner, Sting, Diana Krall, Questlove (of The Roots,) and
was a member of Ray Brown's SuperBass and Pat Metheny's Special Quartet. The formidable
Brian Blade (Fellowship Band) is widely revered as the drummer for many heroes of the
music world, including Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan, Wayne Shorter, Daniel Lanois, Seal, Bill
Frisell, and Emmylou Harris. Together, the trio will explore the new and give a
contemporary slant to the standards.
For further information on each of these artists please visit: chickcorea.com,
christianmcbride.com, brianblade.com
JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER ORCHESTRA WITH WYNTON MARSALIS
Tuesday, February 1, 2011 at 8 PM / Massey Hall
The New York City-based Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra (JLCO,) widely considered among
the finest big bands in the world today, features 15 of jazz music's foremost soloists and
ensemble players, performing under the leadership of artistic director Wynton Marsalis.
JLCO's repertoire includes original compositions by members of the orchestra, as well as
the masterworks of Ellington, Mingus, Coltrane, and other jazz greats. It is the resident
orchestra for Jazz at Lincoln Center, a NYC organization that accommodates a jazz history
museum and archival library, supports and facilitates music education and community
outreach through celebration of live performances, ensuring the tradition of jazz music
will be enjoyed for future generations.
A nine-time Grammy Award winner, Wynton Marsalis is an internationally respected musician,
composer, teacher and spokesman for music education and has received honorary doctorates
from dozens of universities and colleges throughout the U.S.
JLCO is: Music Director and Trumpet: WYNTON MARSALIS; Trumpets: RYAN KISOR, MARCUS
PRINTUP, KENNY RAMPTON; Trombones: CHRIS CRENSHAW, VINCENT GARDNER, ELLIOT MASON; Reeds:
WALTER BLANDING, VICTOR GOINES, SHERMAN IRBY, TED NASH, JOE TEMPERLEY; Piano: DAN NIMMER;
Bass: CARLOS HENRIQUEZ; Drums: ALI JACKSON.
Click here for high resolution photographs or for more information please visit,
jazzatlincolncenter.org
WAYNE SHORTER QUARTET
Saturday, February 12, 2011 at 8 PM / Massey Hall
For more than fifty years, Wayne Shorter has had an esteemed influence on jazz music. As a
celebrated sax player (both tenor and soprano), his signature sound, matched by his choice
of notes and expression, has long established Shorter as a true living legend. As a
composer, he has written for prominent groups such as Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers, Miles
Davis Quintet and Weather Report. A prolific solo artist, he expanded his palette from
hard bop almost into the atonal avant-garde, with fascinating excursions into jazz/rock
territory. The Wayne Shorter Quartet consists of Grammy award-winning pianist Danilo
Perez, acclaimed bassist John Patitucci, and drummer Brian Blade who, lucky for us, joins
us twice this season, also performing with Chick Corea and Christian McBride.
For further information, please visit: vervemusicgroup.com/wayneshorter, brianblade.com,
johnpatitucci.com, daniloperez.com
Massey Hall, 178 Victoria Street, Toronto, ON
2010 - 2011 subscription series (3 concerts) $199 - $99
For subscriptions, call 416-872-4255 online MasseyHall.com or visit the Roy Thomson Hall
Box Office, 60 Simcoe Street, Toronto |
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Opera Atelier Celebrates
25 extraordinary years as
Canada's Baroque Opera Company
Acis and Galatea
October 30, November 2, 3, 5, 6 and 7
La Clemenza di Tito
April 22, 23, 26, 27, 30, and May 1, 2011 |
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Opera
Atelier celebrates its 25th Anniversary Season with two new productions: one
pays tribute to the company's roots, the second points to its ambitious plans for the
future.The season opens with OA's first
fully-staged production of Handel's pastorale Acis and Galatea. Based on Ovid's tale of
the water nymph Galatea and her doomed love for the Arcadian shepherd Acis, it is one of
Handel's most popular creations. Tenor Thomas Macleay, who thrilled Toronto audiences with
his performance in last season's IphigÈnie en Tauride, will sing the title role of Acis
partnered with Canadian soprano Mireille Asselin, in her company debut as Galatea. They
are joined by bass Joo Fernandes who appears as the giant Polyphemus and tenor
Laurence Wiliford as the spirit Damon. Acis will also feature Artists of Atelier Ballet,
and Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra and Chamber Choir under the baton of David Fallis.
This production is directed by Marshall Pynkoski and
choreographed by Jeannette Lajeunesse Zingg. Both sets and costumes will be designed by
Gerard Gauci a first for OA! The production will be lit by Kevin Fraser. Acis and
Galatea runs October 30, November 2, 3, 5, 6 and 7, 2010 and is sung in English with
English SURTITLES.
The spring production will be North America's first
period production of Mozart's La Clemenza di Tito. In Mozart's lifetime, La Clemenza di
Tito was considered "his most perfect work", enjoying enormous success in
Vienna, Prague, Berlin, Naples, St. Petersburg, Paris and London. Desperate intrigues,
unrequited love and heart stopping reversals of fortune punctuate this thrilling story
taken directly from Roman history. This is the fourth new Mozart production of Opera
Atelier's ambitious "Mozart Six" plan which to date includes Idomeneo (2007),
The Abduction from the Seraglio (2008) and The Marriage of Figaro (which opens April
2010). Opera Atelier has re-assembled the most famous cast in the company's history for
this exciting production. Full casting will be announced at a later date. La Clemenza di
Tito will be sung in Italian with English SURTITLES and runs April 22,
23, 26, 27, 30, and May 1, 2011.
Performances for Opera Atelier's 25th
Anniversary Season will take place at the Elgin Theatre (189 Yonge Street) in Toronto.
Evening performances begin at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday matinee performances begin at 3:00
p.m.
www.operaatelier.com. |
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