MIDTOWN: Sinfonia Toronto close out season
City Centre music file
There's a lot of local concerts on the go in City Centre ...
SINFONIA TORONTO, May 9
The final concert of Sinfonia Toronto's Masterpiece Series for the current season will be held on Friday, May 9 at the Grace Church on-the-Hill, 300 Lonsdale Rd., under the baton of Nurhan Arman.
Violinist Judy Kang will be heard in Tartini's Devil's Trill and Kreisler's beloved violin miniatures of Liebesleid and Liebesfreud.
Arman will conduct Dvorak's Romantic Serenade, one of the Czech composer's most beautiful and folkloric works.
There will be a free post-concert reception.
Tickets are $35 adults, $27 seniors and $7 students (16 to 29)
For more information, visit www.sinfoniatoronto.com or phone 416-499-0403.
TORONTO SINFONIETTA, May 10
Toronto Sinfonietta presents Haydn's Seasons on Saturday, May 10 at 7:30 p.m. at Calvin Presbyterian Church, 26 Delisle Ave. (one block northwest of Yonge Street and St. Clair Avenue).
Featured are the Okham House Choir of Ryerson University along with soloists, under the direction of musical director Matthew Jaskiewicz
Visit www.torontosinfonietta.com for details.
TAFELMUSIK, May 7 to 11
Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra and Chamber Choir is presenting Mozart's Requiem through Sunday, May 11 at Trinity-St. Paul Centre, 427 Bloor St. W.
Directed by Ivars Taurins, it features Shannon Mercer, soprano; Margaret Bragle, mezzo-soprano; Colin Ainsworth, tenor; and Nathaniel Watson, baritone.
The program also includes Haydn's Cecilia Mass. Visit www.tafelmusik.org for details.
THURSDAY LUNCH SERIES
St. John's York Mills Anglican Church (19 Don Ridge Dr., northeast corner of Yonge Street and York Mills Road) presents its free lunch-time concert series from 12:15 to 1 p.m. on Thursdays. Upcoming schedule:
* May 15, George Grosman Trio (jazz);
* May 22, Barbara Fris, soprano and William Shookhoff piano;
* May 29, Two Roads Home (folk duo).
For details, contact the church at 416-225-6611 or website at www.stjohnsyorkmills.com.
SPRING SHOWCASE, May 21 to 24
Spring Showcase 2008, presented by Canada's National Ballet School, runs May 21 to 24 at Betty Oliphant Theatre, 404 Jarvis St. (at Wellesley Street).
The curtain will rise on Spring Showcase 2008 with the highly anticipated return of two of the ballet school's cornerstone works, George Balanchine's Serenade and John Neumeier's Yondering. Also featured are the school's premieres of Yang and Rocket Girl by acclaimed modern dance choreographer and its artist-in-residence Peggy Baker.
Presented each year since the school's inception in 1959, Spring Showcase is used both as a performance vehicle for students and a way for the school to celebrate dance with the community.
Tickets are $40 for adults and $20 for children, youth and seniors.
Call 416-964-5148 or visit www.nbs-enb.ca for details.
- Norm Nelson
