{"id":12823,"date":"2013-06-03T07:24:16","date_gmt":"2013-06-03T12:24:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/?p=12823"},"modified":"2013-06-03T07:24:16","modified_gmt":"2013-06-03T12:24:16","slug":"critics-picks-toronto-concerts-and-opera-for-june-3-to-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/2013\/06\/03\/critics-picks-toronto-concerts-and-opera-for-june-3-to-9\/","title":{"rendered":"Critic’s picks: Toronto concerts and opera for June 3 to 9"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Joshua Bell joins the Toronto Symphony in three concerts this week.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MONDAY & WEDNESDAY<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  • Organist M\u00e9lanie Barney at Church of the Holy Trinity (behind the Eaton Centre), 12:15 p.m. PWYC<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    The architecturally significant mid-19th century church behind Sears on Trinity Square — and the place where I am now the music director — launches the 22nd season of its 45-minute Monday lunchtime concerts with Montreal organist M\u00e9lanie Barney, whose programme skews heavily toward late-19th century symphonic repertoire. Included are pop-classic gems by Camille Saint-Sa\u00ebns (the Danse Macabre<\/em>) and Edward Elgar (Nimrod, from\u00a0Enigma Variations<\/em>).<\/p>\n

    The programme comes from Barney’s excellent 2012 album, The Power of the Organ 2<\/em>. This video is full of audio samples of pieces she’ll play today:<\/p>\n