Concerts in
Richmond Hill and
Newmarket, Ontario
  

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The following concerts are presented in various locations in Richmond Hill and Newmarket Ontario.

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2012: January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September |

October 27, 8:00 p.m.
Show Up! Vaughan
Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts
www.showup-on.ca

SHOWUP! for FINALISTS!!
SHOWUP! for performers CARLO COPPOLA, LEXI VALENTINE, TUZZY &more
SHOWUP! for AUTISM
SHOWUP! for SILENT AUCTION 30X30 by the DESIGN EXCHANGE

VIP TICKETS $125, gala supper, 2011 FINALE, dessert reception
REG TICKETS $80, 2011 FINALE & dessert reception

GALA SUPPER @ 6pm
SHOWUP! FINALE @ 8pm
DESSERT RECEPTION following the finale

Watch the auditions & VOTE FOR THE SHOWUP! VAUGHAN PEOPLE”S CHOICE AWARD
Proceeds go to support SHINING THROUGH CENTRE FOR CHILDREN WITH AUTISM

October 28, 8 p.m.
The Vinyl Cafe
Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts

Stuart McLean is one of Canada's most beloved storytellers and a best-selling author. His hit CBC radio show THE VINYL CAFE premiered in 1994, and each week over 1 million listeners tune in to hear stories about Dave, owner of the second hand record store where the motto is: 'We May Not Be Big, But We're Small'. Featuring live and recorded music by both up-and-coming and established Canadian musicians, The Vinyl Cafe will be broadcast to tape from Richmond Hill for the first time.

November 4, 8 p.m.
Steven Page
Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts

Steven Page’s distinctive voice is among the most instantly recognizable in Canadian music. Over his 20 year career with the highly-successful band Barenaked Ladies, Steven Page has been blessed with a myriad of international awards and nominations while selling over 12 million albums. As a solo artist, Steven Page continues to produce, write and perform, bringing his unique creativity and musical passion to everything he does.

November 7, 8 p.m.
Chad & Sylvester
Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts

Chad Stuart and Terry Sylvester recreate the magic of Chad & Jeremy and the Hollies in this never-before concert event featuring two British Invasion legends.

November 10, 8 p.m.
Mike Bullard Live!
Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts

With special guests Judy Croon and Evan Carter

November 11, 2 p.m.
John McDermott
Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts

Join international recording star and Canadian icon John McDermott as the Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts commemorates Remembrance Day 2011. Known for his dedication to the cause of Canada’s war veterans, John will uplift and inspire as he pays tribute to our fallen heroes and celebrates the lives of our cherished veterans - Lest we forget.

November 13, 2 p.m.
Silverthorn Symphonic Winds presents "20th Century Masters"
Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts

Andrew Chung, Music Director
featuring Artist in Residence Christopher Gongos, french horn

This wind ensemble concert features works by Aaron Copland, Percy Grainger and Gustav Holst.

$25 adults; $20 students/seniors

Founded in September 2006, Silverthorn Symphonic Winds brings classical and contemporary repertoire for wind ensemble to audiences in Toronto and York Region. The all-volunteer ensemble is characterized by exceptional dedication and a commitment to the highest possible level of performance. The musicians, who are all chosen by audition, range from highly accomplished amateurs to semi-professional musicians. For more information, visit www.silverthornsymphonicwinds.ca.

November 20, 7:30 p.m.
York Symphony Orchestra: Nationalistic Pride
Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts
www.yorksymphony.ca

Among the finest community orchestras in Canada, the York Symphony Orchestra is a cultural jewel of the York Region, the 800+ square mile region stretching from the northern boundary of Toronto to the east side of Lake Simcoe.

Guest artists David Lakirovich (Violin)
Sibelus - Finlandia
Smetana - The Moldau
Barber - Violin Concerto
Saint-Saens - Symphony # 3 'Organ'

December 2, 8 pm
Festival of Carols

Celebrate the holiday season with the Richmond Hill Centre and the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir. Gather the family for this festive TMC tradition lead by Maestro Noel Edison and rejoice in the spirit of Christmas with triumphant polychoral music and heartwarming stories of the season. Join in the annual carol sing-along and add your voice to Canada’s greatest choir.

December 4, 7:30 p.m.
Opera Belcanto of South Simcoe PRESENTS The Joy of Music

Celebrate the Joy of Christmas with us! Join Opera Belcanto for an evening of Christmas classical songs, opera excerpts and Napolitan songs...with chorus, soloists, and orchestra.

December 6, 8 pm
Czech Boys Choir

The Czech Boys Choir, also known as Boni Pueri (“Good Boys”), was founded in 1982 and has become one of Europe’s most famous musical ensembles. The choir has given more than 2500 concerts around the world, produced 13 recordings and has been featured on a number of television and radio broadcasts with other important international ensembles and orchestras. The concert features Czech Christmas traditions and a celebration of seasonal favourites from around the world.

December 10, 8:00 P.M.
Holiday Spectacular on the Hill

In this annual event, audiences will experience yet another new interpretation of life during the holiday season through music. Get ready to jive and sing along, as special guests join the RHPO to bring in the season with a presentation that will keep you humming right through to Spring.

* Preconcert talk will take place at 7:15

December 11, 8 pm
The Messiah

Continue a seasonal tradition at the Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts with Handel’s celebrated Messiah. Performed by the award winning Vocal Horizons Chamber Choir under conductor Vincent Cheng and featuring the Vocal Horizons Symphony Orchestra, this extraordinary evening of moving music will inspire, bringing added meaning to the holiday season.

December 31, 10:00 pm
New Year’s Eve

Start ’12 On Your Feet

The RHCPA invites you to a New Year’s Eve celebration that will have you moving till midnight and beyond. Join the Blackboard Blues Band as we transform the biggest stage in York Region into Richmond Hill’s largest dance floor. Conveniently located in the heart of the historic downtown, the RHCPA is the perfect location to ring in the new year with friends, family and world class entertainment.

December 31, 2011 at 10 pm
New Year’s Eve
Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts

Start ’12 On Your Feet

The RHCPA invites you to a New Year’s Eve celebration that will have you moving till midnight and beyond. Join the Blackboard Blues Band as we transform the biggest stage in York Region into Richmond Hill’s largest dance floor. Conveniently located in the heart of the historic downtown, the RHCPA is the perfect location to ring in the new year with friends, family and world class entertainment.

January 20, at 8 pm
Shanghai Quartet
Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts

Playing as part of our Chinese New Year celebration, The Shanghai Quartet is internationally renowned for its passionate musicality, impressive technique, and multicultural innovations. Melding the delicacy of Eastern music with the emotional breadth of Western repertoire, has allowed them to traverse musical genres, from traditional Chinese folk music to cutting edge contemporary works.

January 21, 8 p.m.
Lighthouse Concert
Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts

Benefiting the the Canadian Spinal Research Organization.

Lighthouse, Canada’s group of the year, 1972, 73, and 74 (http://www.lighthouserockson.com), and authors of such iconic hits as “Sunny Days” and “One Fine Morning” will perform along with special opening guest Mena Hardy http://www.menahardy.com).

January 26, at 8 pm
David Broza
Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts

For more than a decade, singer/songwriter David Broza has been steadily gaining a reputation throughout the world as a modern troubadour of urban folk-rock. A superstar in his homeland of Israel, Broza’s flamenco-tinged melodies and unique style of multi-cultural musical blend have propelled him to multi-platinum record sales and a strong legion of fans. An accomplished guitarist and tireless activist, David Broza is a captivating and compelling performer making his Richmond Hill debut.

February 10, at 8 pm
Classic Albums Live - Led Zeppelin IV
Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts

And it’s whispered that soon if we all call the tune then the piper will lead us to reason…

Classic Albums Live presents the quintessential rock and roll album of all time, Led Zeppelin IV recreated live on stage, note for note and cut for cut. Featuring such Zeppelin hits as Black Dog, Misty Mountain Hop and rock and roll’s most celebrated anthem Stairway to Heaven, Led Zeppelin IV is the high water mark for classic rock. Come experience the music that changed a generation and made Led Zeppelin a rock and roll legend.

February 11, at 8 pm
Harlem Gospel Choir
Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts

The world famous Harlem Gospel Choir travels the globe sharing its music and spreading its message of love, peace and harmony for people of all nations, backgrounds, and cultures. A gathering of the finest singers and musicians from various black churches in Harlem, the Choir creates a better understanding of African-American culture with songs of gospel and inspiration that touch the depths of the soul and raise spirits to angelic heights.

February 12, 7:30 p.m.
York Symphony Orchestra: The Grand Tour
Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts
www.yorksymphony.ca

Among the finest community orchestras in Canada, the York Symphony Orchestra is a cultural jewel of the York Region, the 800+ square mile region stretching from the northern boundary of Toronto to the east side of Lake Simcoe.

Guest artists Mate Szigeti (flute)
Mozart - Overture to Idomeneo
Wagner - Die Meistersinger Overture
Reinecke - Flute Concerto
Wagner - Trauersinfonie
Bartok - Romanian Folk Dances
Sibelius - Andante Festivo
Saint-Saens - Bacchanale
De Falla - Ritual Fire DAnce
De Falla - Suite #2 Three Cornered Hat

February 17, 2012 7:30 p.m.
30 Years of Rock and Roll with Michael White & The White
presented by The Richmond Hill Philharmonic Orchestra
Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts

The RHPO reunites with Michael White and The White, to present a retrospect of some of the greatest hits in Rock and Roll. Music by Led Zeppelin, Beatles, Pink Floyd, and many others will bring back the hits with class, as rock band meets orchestra, highlighting the talents of the best revival band ever formed.

March 29, 8 pm
Larry Miller: Little League, Adultery & Other Bad Ideas
Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts

One of Hollywood’s most recognizable faces, comedian Larry Miller takes to the stage in his one-man show sharing his perspective on Marriage, Children and Drinking... and how each one leads to the other two. Appearing in over 50 films including Pretty Woman, Waiting For Guffman and The Princess Diaries, Larry Miller combines his comedy, acting and music talents to create a fresh and funny theatrical experience.

Apr 15, 2012 7:30 p.m.
York Symphony Orchestra
Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts

Guest Conductor Rafael Luz and guest artist Maggie Ho perform Berlioz - Roman Carnival Overture, Grieg - Piano Concerto in A Minor, and Dvorak - Symphony #6

April 20, 2012 8 p.m.
In Nature's Realm
presented by The Richmond Hill Philharmonic Orchestra

Earth, Spirit, and Pride Lands music celebrates the soul of Mother Nature in this visually and musically dynamic concert. Don’t miss the spectacular voices and some of the best music on Earth, by composers who take Nature as their Inspiration.

* Preconcert talk will take place at 7:15

May 2, 2012 at 8 pm
Haiou Zhang
Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts

Chinese pianist Haiou Zhang has enjoyed great success, receiving wide recognition by international critics and audiences in Europe, the Far East and the United States. Only in his mid-twenties, his debut CD sold more than 30,000 copies in his native land ensuring that he is one of the most recognized personalities in the world of music in China.

May 3, 2012 at 8 pm
Sheena Easton
Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts

Multiple Grammy award winner Sheena Easton has continued to reinvent herself since rising to fame in the early 1980s. Her first hit Morning Train (9 to 5) made the Billboard top ten in both the United States and the UK and she found the charts again with such classics as For Your Eyes Only, Strut, Sugar Walls and U Got the Look with Prince. As a testament to her versatility, Sheena Easton is still the only recording artist ever to have a Top Five hit on all five of Billboard’s key charts.

May 27, 7 p.m
York Symphony Orchestra
Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts

Guest artist Olivia Brayley Quackenbush (Horn)
Richard Staruss - Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks
Amram - Horn Concerto
Prokofiev - Peter and the Wolf
Tchaikovsky - Symphony # 2 'Little Russian'

June 17, 7:30 p.m.
Last Night at the Proms
presented by The Richmond Hill Philharmonic Orchestra
Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts

Promenade to the annual concert that features classic repertoire one would expect at the “Last Night at the Proms,” with an RHPO twist. Enjoy the best of the Brits and other composers who find inspiration in humanity.

* Preconcert talk will take place at 6:45

Location
Beautiful Mill Pond Park is located at the northwest corner of Mill Street and Trench Street in Richmond Hill, just a few blocks north of York Central Hospital. The nearest major road to the south is Major Mackenzie Drive and the nearest major intersection is Major Mackenzie Drive and Yonge Street to the southeast.

Thursday Evening Concerts’ Barbecue
Enjoy an evening out and support the Concerts in the Park Series! The Concerts’ barbecue features hamburgers, hot dogs, chicken sandwiches, mild Italian sausages, drinks, freezies and ice cream treats (in limited quantities) with all proceeds raised from the barbecue going towards the concert series.

An Olde-Tyme Corn Roast will be presented by the Richmond Hill Heritage Centre on August 11, 18, and 25 (quantities are limited).

Parking
Limited public and disabled parking is available adjacent to Mill Pond Park and street parking is prohibited and enforced by by-law officers. Concert patrons will find additional concerts parking at the York Central Hospital – East Parking Lot (located on the east side of Trench Street, just north of Major Mackenzie Drive) available after 5:30 p.m. on concert performance evenings. Courtesy York Central Hospital

Washrooms
Indoor washroom facilities are located across the street from the park adjacent to the parking lot.

Wildlife
It’s not just people that enjoy the Concerts in the Parks Series! A variety of waterfowl call the pond home and concert patrons are encouraged to respect the wildlife by not feeding or approaching these animals.

CONCERTS AT RICHMOND GREEN PARK – OUTDOOR AMPHITHEATRE

Location
The largest park in Richmond Hill, Richmond Green Sports Complex and Park is located at the northwest corner of the intersection of Leslie Street and Elgin Mills Road East. The park is easily accessible from Highway 404 (located to the east) where Concerts’ patrons coming from either the north or south will use the Elgin Mills Road exit. Be sure to come early and enjoy the many amenities this premier park has to offer!

Parking
The Concerts’ performances are held at the outdoor amphitheatre which is located north of the Richmond Green Sports Complex and south of the Park Ring Road. The nearest parking area (recommended for those requiring disabled parking) is easily accessible by traveling north on Leslie past Elgin Mills Road East to the park’s William F. Bell Parkway entrance. By following the Parkway to the Park Ring Road, concert goers will be able to see the amphitheatre to the south. General and disabled parking is also available via the main entrance to the park which is accessible from Elgin Mills Road East.

Washrooms
Indoor washroom facilities are available south of the amphitheatre in the Richmond Green Sports Complex; north of the Park Ring Road in an indoor shelter; and west in an indoor shelter adjacent to the in-line skating trail and waterplay splash pad. An accessible port-o-let is also available northeast of the amphitheatre.

Please contact Event Services at (905) 771-5508 with any comments or questions regarding the Concerts in the Park series.

2012 CONCERTS IN THE PARK SCHEDULE - TBA

All Thursday evening concerts run from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. and all Sunday afternoon concerts run from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. unless otherwise noted.

Concert Cancellations
Summer weather becomes a key consideration to the safety of the Concerts’ patrons. In the event of inclement weather near to or during a performance, it will be determined if the concert will continue as scheduled. In the event of cancellations, signage will be posted on the gazebo at Mill Pond Park by 6:30 p.m. that evening or at the Richmond Green Park front gate sign by 12:30 p.m. that afternoon. Concert goers can also call the Concerts in the Park Hotline at (905) 771-5466 for status updates of concerts the day of a scheduled performance. Unfortunately, concerts cannot be rescheduled.

Non-perishable Food Donations Benefiting the Richmond Hill Food Bank
Non-perishable food donations are accepted at each Thursday night (donation bin is located near the barbecue ticket sales table) and Sunday afternoon concert (donation bin is located near the performance stage) which go on to assist members of the Richmond Hill community with much needed resources.