Sunday, October 28, 2007

Concert Recommendations

Three beauts coming up next weekend:
On Friday Nov 9 and Saturday Nov 10, the Toronto Consort will present "The Queen" with music of the period (the I, not the II monarch) for voice, lutes, bandora, cittern, gambas, violin and keyboard with actor Karen Woolridge. This, at the Trinity-St. Paul's Centre, 427 Bloor St W, for $14-40. 964-6337 or http://www.torontoconsort.org/season/tickets.html for more info.
Then on Sunday Nov 11, Thomas Fitches plays a recital at 4:30pm, 'Heroic Music & Songs of Peace' by Franck, Langlais; freewill offering. This is at St. Clement's Church, Briar Hill and Duplex Aves. 483 6664 ex 26 for more info. You have just enough time to beetle over to hear the Aradia Ensemble performing Handel's Israel in Egypt, with artistic director Kevin Mallon. The concert begins at 7:30pm at Blessed Sacrament Church which is just south of Yonge and Lawrence. Email info@aradia.ca for more details.


Thanks to Paul Jenkins for bringing these events to my attention.
To order the Toronto Consort's cd, pls visit http://www.torontoconsort.org/recordings/recordings.html . There is also a review by Rick Phillips there.

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