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112. Sacred Music for a Sacred Space by the Toronto Mendelsshon Choir

April 22, 2011 Heikki Walden

April 22, 2011

Celebrating the music of Canadian choral composer, Healey Willan, the breathtaking sounds of the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir will fill St. Paul’s Basilica tonight at 7:30pm. This sacred music will appropriately be performed on Good Friday; you’ll have the opportunity to fully immerse yourself in these cherished and sacred works as Holy Week nears its close.

Tickets for Sacred Music For a Sacred Space are regularly $50, or $45 for seniors, $15 for those 15-25 years old, or $10 for children. For more information about Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, future performances, and to purchase tickets, go to www.tmchoir.org.

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99. Warner Bros. Presents Bugs Bunny at the Symphony

April 9, 2011 Heikki Walden

April 9, 2011

Witness Bugs Bunny as you’ve never seen him before in Bugs Bunny at the Symphony! The Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony will play original Carl Stalling scores including What’s Opera, Doc? and The Rabbit of Seville, Tweety’s Circus, and a Scent of the Matterhorn, while Warner Bros. Looney TunesTM is projected on the big screen.

Bugs Bunny at the Symphony is performed today at 2pm and 7pm at the Sony Centre for the Performing Arts. Tickets are available for low as $38; for more information go to http://www.sonycentre.ca/.

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90. Thibaudet Plays Liszt

March 31, 2011 Heikki Walden

March 31, 2011

Enjoy the beautiful music of French piano sensation Jean-Yves Thibaudet tonight at 8pm at Roy Thomson Hall as he takes on Franz Liszt’s Totentanz, and Guillaume Connesson’s The Shining One.

Special guest conductor Stéphane Denève, Music Director of the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, will bookend Thibaudet’s performance with two French dance scores: Dukas’ fairy tale, La Peri, and La tragédie de Salomé.

Tickets for tonight’s performance range from $32 to $141, and are available at http://www.tso.ca.

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84. JUNOFest

March 25, 2011 Heikki Walden

March 25, 2011

We’ve been mentioning it all month, but now we are officially into JUNO weekend! Toronto has the honour of hosting the 40th JUNO Awards, and JUNO Fest will get the big event started on the right foot with two nights of over 100 bands playing at 20 different venues around the city.

Purchase a wristband for $30 and get access to all JUNOFest shows (some shows are restricted to ages 19 and over), or get advanced tickets to individual JunoFest shows for $17.50 each. Participating artists include Bedouin Soundclash (all ages show), DJ Egypytrixx, D-Sisive, Hannah Georgas, Justin Rutledge, Said the Whale, The Planet Smashers (all ages show), and Whale Tooth. Venues include the Bovine Club, The Drake Hotel, El Mocambo, The Gladstone Hotel, Horseshoe Tavern Hugh’s Room, Lee’s Palace, Lula Lounge, Mod Club, Sneaky Dee’s, The Dakota Tavern and Phoenix Concert Theatre – where ever you are in Toronto, a place not to far from you is hosting a JUNOFest concert!

For more information on who is playing at JUNOFest, check out the JUNO Awards website. To purchase tickets or wristbands for JUNOFest, go to www.ticketmaster.ca.

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82. JUNO Songwriters’ Circle

March 23, 2011 Heikki Walden

March 23, 2011

One of JUNO Week’s most popular events, the JUNO Songwriters’ Circle comes to Massey Hall this year, uniting some of Canada’s most talented singer-songwriters in an unforgettable evening of songs and stories.

Your host, Johnny Reid, will lead discussion with the artists, interact with the audience, and perform some of his own hit songs. All proceeds of this event go towards MusiCounts, Canada’s music education charity associated with CARAS.

To be part of this one-of-a-kind event, go to www.masseyhall.com to purchase tickets, priced between $29.50 and $49.50. The show starts at 8pm at Massey Hall.

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81. Ovation: Celebrating 40 Years of the JUNO Awards

March 22, 2011 Heikki Walden

March 22, 2011

The JUNOs are only five days away, and the celebrations continue to ramp up! Tonight only, Roy Thomson Hall and CARAS present an all-star line-up of Canada’s top classical music artists including the Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra, soprano Measha Brueggergosman, the Gryphon Trio, violinist Angèle Dubeau & La Pietà and other special guests.

This evening’s Virtuoso performances start at 8pm; tickets range from $49.50 to $99.50. To purchase tickets online, or to find out more about this one-of-a-kind musical event, go to the Roy Thomson Hall’s website.

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70. Canadian Music Week

March 11, 2011 Heikki Walden

March 11, 2011

Canadian Music Week is already well underway, and with it, the Canadian Music Fest and Film Fest are in full swing.

Tonight’s musical line up includes just about every genre of music: from MC Skibadee and DJ Ruffstuff at the Annex Wreck Room, to Melissa Etheridge at Massey Hall, to Good Charlotte at the Phoenix Concert Theatre, to Big Sugar with Wide Mouth Mason at the Sound Academy and everything in between! There’s also plenty on the schedule for the Film Fest at the TIFF Bell Lightbox. Catch Pickin and Grinnin’, Go There Once, Be There Twice, and rare theatrical screenings of Quadrophenia and Tommy, both featuring The Who.

Canadian Music Week takes place from March 9th to 13th at venues around the city. For more information, and for a complete schedule of shows, films, and conference speakers and events, check out the Canadian Music Week website.

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64. JUNOs 40th Anniversary Decades Concert Series

March 5, 2011 Heikki Walden

March 5, 2011

The last in a series celebrating Canadian artists through the decades, this evening’s performances at the Horseshoe Tavern honours music of the ‘00s! Produced by Pheromone Recordings and MapleMusic Recordings, with proceeds of the event going to MusiCounts, a Canadian music education charity, this event is guaranteed to get you in JUNO mode while supporting a very worthy cause.

Tickets are $20 in advance through Ticketmaster, Soundscapes, Rotate This, and Maple Music, or $25 at the door. Celebrate Canadian music and the 40th anniversary of the JUNOs with a blast from the (recent) past!

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57. Beyond the Score – The Rite of Spring

February 26, 2011 Heikki Walden

February 26, 2011

Performed at Roy Thomson Hall tonight at 7:30pm, Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring is one of the most celebrated ballet scores of all time.

As part of the Exposed concert series, music lovers will experience commentary on The Rite of Spring, discovering the unique elements and fascinating background of Stravinsky’s masterpiece during the first half of the concert, and will then be treated to a complete performance of the work in the second half of the evening. Conducted by Vasily Petrenko and performed by the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, take advantage of your opportunity to be a part of the unveiling of great music at the Roy Thomson Hall!

Tickets range in price from $22.50 to $76.00. To purchase tickets, or to find out more about the Exposed: Unveiling Great Music series, visit the Toronto Symphony Orchestra’s website.

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31. A Passion for Dance, Opera and Dining

January 31, 2011 Heikki Walden

January 31, 2011

As part of the Winterlicious series of culinary events, Embrujo Flamenco Tapas Restaurant will host A Passion for Dance, Opera and Dining, “a brilliant combination of old music and traditional cuisine” from Madrid.

You’ll enjoy a gourmet, four-course meal featuring Spanish cuisine crafted from natural ingredients, while savoring the performances and sounds of the opera Carmen.

Dinner starts tonight at 7:30pm, and the performance continues until 9:30pm. Tickets are $69 plus HST and gratuity, and can be purchased by phone: call 416-778-0007.