November 2018
University of Toronto Faculty of Music | U of T Opera: Kurt Weill’s Street Scene, lyrics by Langston Hughes
Set among colourful lives in a New York tenement, Street Sceneportrays the romance between Rose Maurrant and her neighbour Sam Kaplan as well as the extramarital affair of Rose's mother Anna, which escalates to tension and tragedy. Based on the Pulizer Prize-winning play by Elmer Rice, Kurt Weill's Street Scene is a groundbreaking synthesis of European traditional opera and American musical theatre. Michael Patrick Albano directs and Sandra Horst conducts this Faculty of Music premiere, designed by Fred Perruzza with costumes by Lisa…
Find out more »University of Toronto Faculty of Music | U of T Opera: Kurt Weill’s Street Scene, lyrics by Langston Hughes
Set among colourful lives in a New York tenement, Street Sceneportrays the romance between Rose Maurrant and her neighbour Sam Kaplan as well as the extramarital affair of Rose's mother Anna, which escalates to tension and tragedy. Based on the Pulizer Prize-winning play by Elmer Rice, Kurt Weill's Street Scene is a groundbreaking synthesis of European traditional opera and American musical theatre. Michael Patrick Albano directs and Sandra Horst conducts this Faculty of Music premiere, designed by Fred Perruzza with costumes by Lisa…
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University of Toronto Faculty of Music | For the Joy of Singing: A Tribute to Dr. Hilary Apfelstadt
For the Joy of the Singing - A Tribute to Dr. Hilary Apfelstadt Elaine Choi, Trevor Dearham, Lori-Anne Dolloff, Mark Ramsay, conductors Join the choirs of the Faculty of Music as they pay tribute to Dr. Hilary Apfelstadt, recently retired Driector of Choral Activities, with a concert featuring the music of Orban, Balfour, and Pinkham. MacMillan Theatre, 80 Queen's Park $30, $20 senior, $10 student | BUY TICKETS ONLINE or call 416-408-0208 (U of T students admitted free with a valid T-Card, space permitting.)
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University of Toronto Faculty of Music | Wind Ensemble: Light and Shadow
Light and Shadow U of T Wind Ensemble Gillian MacKay, conductor with the UTSO Strings with Aiyun Huang and Beverley Johnston, percussion MACKEY, Aurora Awakes SEKHON, Double Percussion Concerto ETEZADY, Anahita HINDEMITH, Symphonic Metamorphosis of Themes by Carl Maria von Weber MacMillan Theatre, 80 Queen's Park $30, $20 senior, $10 student | BUY TICKETS ONLINE or call 416-408-0208 (U of T students admitted free with a valid T-Card, space permitting.)
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University of Toronto Faculty of Music | La finta giardiniera
In 1775 a teenage Mozart caught the operatic world by storm when he wrote La finta giardiniera, his youthful masterpiece of disguise, deception and the redemptive power of love. Five years later, he revised it as a Singspiel which remained the only known complete score until the Italian version was rediscovered in the late 1970s. Following his enormous success conducting Orphee aux Enfers, Russell Braun returns to the podium to lead the singers of U of T Opera in the original Italian version of La…
Find out more »University of Toronto Faculty of Music | Choirs In Concert: A Celebration of Faculty of Music Composers
A Celebration of Faculty of Music Composers David Fallis, Lori-Anne Dolloff, conductors To celebrate the Faculty of Music's 100th anniversary, the MacMillan Singers and Women's Chamber Choir present choral works from across the century by faculty and students. Selections will include music by MacMillan, Kuzmenko, Holman, and emerging student composers. MacMillan Theatre, 80 Queen's Park Tickets, here. (U of T students admitted free with a valid T-Card, space permitting.)
Find out more »April 2019
University of Toronto Faculty of Music | U of T Symphony Orchestra
URI MAYER, conductor YAO LU, saxophone (one of the 2017-18 UTSO Concerto Competition winners) TSE Continuum TOMASI Concerto for Alto Saxophone BRITTON Adizokan Suite STRAVINSKY The Rite of Spring Tickets, here.
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University of Toronto Faculty of Music | What Makes It Great? U of T Symphony Orchestra with Rob Kapilow
Conductor Rob Kapilow, this year's Wilma and Clifford Smith Visitor in Music, presents Beethoven's Symphony No. 7 with the U of T Symphony Orchestra. 7:30 pm in MacMillan Theatre, 80 Queen's Park What Makes It Great?® For over 20 years, Rob Kapilow has brought the joy and wonder of classical music – and unravelled some of its mysteries – to audiences of all ages and backgrounds. Characterized by his unique ability to create an “aha” moment for his audiences and collaborators, whatever…
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University of Toronto Faculty of Music | U of T Symphony Orchestra
Uri Mayer, conductor with Jennifer Tran, alto saxophone, one of the winners of the 2018-19 UTSO Concerto Competition COLGRASS As Quiet As SCHMITT Légende, Op. 66 DEBUSSY Nocturnes: Nuages & Fêtes - Lorenzo Guggenheim, assistant conductor BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 7, Op. 92 in A major U of T students admitted free with a valid TCard, space permitting. Tickets, here.
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Uri Mayer, conductor with Michelle Lin, piano, one of the winners of the 2018-19 UTSO Concerto Competition MOZART Symphony No. 41, K. 551 in C major (Jupiter) RAVEL Rapsodie espagnole KULESHA Non-Destructive Classical Music TCHAIKOVSKY Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 23 in B-flat minor *Join us at 7 pm in Room 130, 80 Queen's Park, for Symphony Talk, a pre-performance talk with Gary Kulesha, Associate Professor, Composition. $30, $20 senior, $10 student U of T students admitted free with a valid TCard, space…
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University of Toronto Faculty of Music | The Marriage of Figaro
he Marriage of Figaro, one of the most beloved operas in the entire repertory, remains the benchmark against which all other comic operas are measured. In 1946, Mozart’s masterpiece was the first complete opera presented at the University of Toronto. We are excited to present this new period production sung in Italian, designed by Fred Perruzza with costumes by Lisa Magill. Michael Patrick Albano directs and Sandra Horst conducts. Opera Talk, a pre-performance lecture, will be given half an hour…
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University of Toronto Faculty of Music | Operatic Showpieces
The Faculty’s orchestral, opera and choral areas join forces for an evening of great operatic overtures and choruses including selections from Beethoven’s Fidelio, Wagner’s Lohengrin, Verdi’s La forza del destino, Macbeth and Aida, and the world premiere of alumnus Felipe Téllez’s 'Vocalise' from You and I, Here and There, with Nicole Percifield, mezzo-soprano and current DMA student. Sandra Horst, Uri Mayer, conductors 7:30 pm in MacMillan Theatre, 80 Queen's Park *Join us at 7 pm in Room 130, 80 Queen's Park, for Symphony Talk, a pre-performance talk with…
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University of Toronto Faculty of Music | U of T Symphony Orchestra
Uri Mayer, conductor with Christopher Chan, cello, one of the winners of the 2018-19 UTSO Concerto Competition SIBELIUS Finlandia, Op. 26 SHOSTAKOVITCH Cello Concerto No. 1, Op. 107 in E-flat major RESPIGHI Fontane di Roma BARTÓK The Miraculous Mandarin: Suite *Please note repertoire change: HE Four Myths from Ancient China has been replaced with SIBELIUS Finlandia. 7:30 pm in MacMillan Theatre, 80 Queen's Park *Join us at 7 pm in Room 130, 80 Queen's Park, for Symphony Talk, a pre-performance talk with Tegan Niziol, PhD student, Musicology.…
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University of Toronto Faculty of Music | Mansfield Park
Following his arresting production of Handel’s Imeneo, renowned director Tim Albery returns to direct the Canadian premiere of Jonathan Dove’s Mansfield Park. Based on the novel by Jane Austen in which the young Fanny Price is sent from her impoverished home to live at Mansfield Park, the country estate of her wealthy uncle, where her problems become increasingly complicated. This new production is designed by Michelle Tracey with lighting by Jason Hand. Sandra Horst conducts. Opera Talk, a pre-performance lecture,…
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U of T Opera | The Barber of Seville
Please join us for U of T Opera's production of The Barber of Seville livestreamed from MacMillan Theatre on Saturday, November 27 at 7:30 pm and Sunday, November 28 at 2:30 pm on the Faculty of Music YouTube channel (YouTube.com/UofTMusic). Music by Gioachino Rossini Libretto by Cesare Sterbini, based upon Le Barbier de Séville by Pierre Beaumarchais This opera production is made possible in part by a generous gift from Marina Yoshida. It is almost two hundred and fifty years years since the playwright, Pierre Beaumarchais…
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Royal Conservatory of Music | U of T presents: Wind Ensemble
Jeffrey Reynolds, conductor Cait Nishimura: Fanfare (world premiere, commissioned by the University of Toronto Wind Ensemble) Jodie Blackshaw: Peace Dancer Nancy Galbraith: Danza de los Duendes Prokhor Protasov: Inside the Clock (Graduate Composer in Residence) Yo Goto: Songs for Wind Ensemble (Conducted by Pratik Gandhi) Charles Gounod: Petite Symphony Percy Grainger: Lincolnshire Posy
Find out more »Royal Conservatory of Music | U of T presents: Wind Symphony – Globetrotter
The University of Toronto Wind Symphony presents music from around the world, including works by Jan van der Roost, Satoshi Yagisawa, and Faculty of Music alumna Cait Nishimura.
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PROKOFIEV Romeo and Juliet: Suites Nos. 1 & 2 (excerpts)
STRAUSS Der Rosenkavalier: Suite
November 2022
Royal Conservatory of Music | U of T Opera presents: A Comedic Trilogy
Three delightful comedies comprise a triple bill beginning with Paul Hindemith’s absurdist miniature,
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Three delightful comedies comprise a triple bill beginning with Paul Hindemith’s absurdist miniature,
Find out more »Royal Conservatory of Music | U of T Opera presents: A Comedic Trilogy
Three delightful comedies comprise a triple bill beginning with Paul Hindemith’s absurdist miniature,
Find out more »Royal Conservatory of Music | U of T Opera presents: A Comedic Trilogy
Three delightful comedies comprise a triple bill beginning with Paul Hindemith’s absurdist miniature,
Find out more »December 2022
The Royal Conservatory of Music | U of T presents: University of Toronto Symphony Orchestra
University of Toronto Symphony Orchestra - Concerto Marathon
Featuring winners of the UTSO Concerto Competition
January 2023
February 2023
The Royal Conservatory of Music | U of T presents: Wind Symphony – Imagine
Imagine…
Wind Symphony
Pratik Gandhi, conductor
The Royal Conservatory of Music | U of T presents: University of Toronto Symphony Orchestra
University of Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Uri Mayer, conductor
MacMillan Theatre
March 2023
The Royal Conservatory of Music | U of T Opera presents: A Tale of Two Cities by Arthur Benjamin
We are pleased to present the Opera Division premiere of Arthur Benjamin’s opera based upon the celebrated novel by Charles Dickens, illuminating intimate, personal stories set against the background of 18th century London and revolutionary Paris.
Find out more »The Royal Conservatory of Music | U of T presents: Choir & University of Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Chamber Choir, MacMillan Singers, Soprano-Alto Chorus, Tenor-Bass Choir, University of Toronto Symphony Orchestra, and student soloists
Dr. Jamie Hillman and Uri Mayer, conductors
The Royal Conservatory of Music | U of T presents: Wind Symphony – Persistence
Inspired by the resilience of people facing oppression, the Wind Symphony's final concert of the year includes works by Mark Camphouse and Yasuhide Ito.
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The Royal Conservatory of Music | U of T presents: Wind Ensemble
Wind Ensemble
Jeffrey Reynolds, conductor
September 2023
The Royal Conservatory of Music | U of T presents University of Toronto Symphony Orchestra
University of Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Uri Mayer, conductor
October 2023
The Royal Conservatory of Music | U of T presents Wind Ensemble
“Trees and Machines”
Wind Ensemble
Gillian MacKay, conductor
The Royal Conservatory of Music | U of T presents Wind Symphony
“Ontario Pictures”
Wind Symphony