2008-2009 Season

Sept.08 |Oct.08 | Nov.08 | Dec.08 | Jan.09 | Feb.09 | Mar.09 | Apr.09 | May.09 | June.09| Summer.09

Sunday, February 1 - 3:00 p.m.
Canadian Sinfonietta presents

Chinese New Year Fundraiser

Featuring students from Aster's Music House

Admission: $25, $15 Students & Seniors

Program
W.A. Mozart Overture from Marriage of Figaro
Alec Rowley Miniature Piano Concerto
W.A. Mozart Piano Concertos K. 246 3rd mvt and K. 414. 1st mvt
Felix Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E minor, 1st mvt
Frederic Chopin Piano Concerto No. 1, 1st mvt
Carl Stamitz Viola Concerto in D Major, 1st mvt
Edvard Grieg Piano Concerto in A minor, 1st mvt
P.I. Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto, 3rd mvt

www.canadiansinfonietta.com

Wednesday, February 4 - 6:00 p.m.
Street Haven at the Crossroads presents

An Evening with Stuart McLean
and the Vinyl Café

Fundraiser in support of Street Haven at the Crossroads

Admission: $75
($55 charitable tax receipt will be issued)
Contact: Leslie Venturino
lventurino@streethaven.com
416-967-6060 x 225

Join us for an evening of fun! Come and laugh out loud, enjoy some of Canada’s incredible musical talent and a delightful assortment of appetizers. Burst your favourite balloon to win a wonderful gift.

Your chance to win: 2 weekends away at Blue Mountain, a weekend away in Haliburton and a weekend stay at the Four Seasons in downtown Toronto.

All proceeds benefit Street Haven at the Crossroads. Established in 1965 by a young nurse who saw a need to provide women who were marginalized a safe haven. Forty-three years later, we are a multi-faceted agency with a treatment program and facility, supportive housing, a 27-bed shelter and a computer and literacy program. All women are treated with dignity and respect and have their own case worker and treatment plan.

www.streethaven.com

Saturday, February 7 - 8:00 p.m.
Massey Hall presents

Emm Gryner


with Special Guest, Colin Devlin

$29.50

Emm Gryner crafts highly polished, yet emotionally raw pop songs. She has played with David Bowie and The Cardigans, and recorded with Def Leppard. U2’s Bono declared “Almighty Love” to be one of the six songs he wished he had written. Find out where it goes from here as Emm performs music from her forthcoming recording. Opening the night will be her special guest Colin Devlin.

emmgryner.com

www.colindevlin.com


Saturday, February 14 - 8:00 p.m.

Valentine's Day Show
with Robert Michaels

$45.00

Celebrate Valentine’s Day with your special someone and enjoy an entertaining and energizing night of music with one of the world’s foremost guitarists, Robert Michaels.

www.robertmichaels.com


Thursday, February 19 - 8:00 p.m.

Ivan Ilic, piano

$30.00 ($25.00 students/seniors)

Recently praised by the New Yorker as an "adventurous pianist" who "likes his music on the brainy side," Ivan Ilic is rapidly gaining a strong international reputation. 60 engagements in 2007 included débuts in Boston, Washington, Dublin, Bristol, Glasgow, and Cardiff. Current season highlights include recitals at Carnegie Hall (New York), Wigmore Hall (London), the National Concert Hall (Dublin), the Belgrade Philharmonic, and Glenn Gould Studio (Toronto).

His first CD of music by Claude Debussy, lauded as "masterly" by Gramophone Magazine, recently received Mezzo Television's Critics Choice Award in France.

Ivan Ilic’s Canadian recital début will include Canadian premières of works by Brian Current (CAN), Keeril Makan (USA), John Metcalf (CAN/UK), and Debussy Préludes from his new CD. Composer Brian Current will give a pre-concert chat at 7:30 p.m.

www.ivancdg.com

Wednesday, February 25 - 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, February 28 - 8:00 p.m.
Nathaniel Dett Chorale and Roy Thomson Hall presents

The Nathaniel Dett Chorale:
Voices of the Diaspora... Dett to Africa



Admission: $39.50

Canada’s first professional choir dedicated to the performance of Afrocentric music of all genres is celebrating its tenth anniversary season with three programs at Glenn Gould Studio.

NDC welcomes Chorale alumni for a program of favourite R. Nathaniel Dett compositions and a number of contemporary Afrocentric choral premieres.

This is a Share the Music event.

www.nathanieldettchorale.org


Thursday, February 26 - 8:00 p.m.
Friday, February 27 - 8:00 p.m.
Via Salzburg presents

Quickening Breath


Coco Trevisonno
Via Salzburg Chamber Orchestra

Admission: $50, $45 seniors, $25 students

Joining Via Salzburg Chamber Orchestra, the intoxicating sounds of Coco Trevisonno and his Bandoneón combine with the exhilarating movements of Argentine Tango Dancers Bryant and Faye Lopez of Tango Soul Productions. This is a concert that promises to take your breath away.

www.viasalzburg.com

Please note: performances and artists are subject to change.

Sponsored by

This concert series is dedicated to our long-time supporter William Macrae.

 

 

 

Roy Thomson Hall
Box office
60 Simcoe St.

Phone: (416) 872-4255
Fax: (416) 593-9918

reachus@rth-mh.com