Dr. Robert Buckman explores the essential elements of what makes us laugh. He’ll show how humour is a deliberate diversion from the expected and that all things funny can be boiled down to a basic structure. In a presentation that will make you laugh, he uncovers how we make things funny and why laughter and humour is genuinely good for us.

Part of CBC Radio One's series IDEAS.

www.cbc.ca/ideas

www.drbuckman.com

This program of rarely heard piano music represents the remarkable collaboration of composer Thomas de Hartmann with his teacher, George Ivanovitch Gurdjieff. Pianist Charles Ketcham, considered one of the leading interpreters of Gurdjieff’s music, will be accompanied by percussionist Casey Sokol. A discussion of the relationship of the music to the Gurdjieff teaching will follow.

gurdjieff-foundation-toronto.org

Friday, December 5 - 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
CBC Radio One, 99.1 presents

Sounds of the Season




Admission: Donations to the Daily Bread Food Bank

www.cbc.ca/toronto/features/sots2008
Purchase the 2007 SOTS CD

Once again, CBC Radio One 99.1 is proud to invite you to Sounds of the Season. It’s a day of special programming featuring an all-star lineup of this city’s hottest musical talent – all in support of the Daily Bread Food Bank.

Throughout the day, our musical guests will include: Divine Brown, Molly Johnson with Andrew Craig, Nathaniel Dett Chorale, Mint, Daniela Nardi, Sarah Slean, Roger Mooking, cast members of the Sound of Music, and the Jason Wilson Band.

From morning to night, join us at the CBC Broadcasting Centre for a chance to listen to fabulous music, meet your favourite CBC Radio and TV personalities, bid in a silent auction and experience the warmth of knowing your donations help to feed our city.

5:45 – 8:30 AM Metro Morning (LIVE)
10:00 – 11:00 AM Big City, Small World (TAPING)
12:00 – 1:30 PM Fresh Air (TAPING)
3:00 – 6:00 PM Here and Now (LIVE)

CBC Front Street Lobby Schedule
6:00 – 7:00 PM CBC News at Six (LIVE)

Saturday, December 6 - 8:00 p.m.
Ashkenaz Foundation presents

Ladino Music from Bosnia


with Flory Jagoda

Admission: $20.00 (advance)
$25.00 (day of show)

Following the 15th century Spanish Inquisition, Sephardic Jews who re-settled in Mediterranean countries preserved their traditions and their Ladino language while blending in the musical flavours and rhythms of their adopted countries. Into this rich heritage, Flory Jagoda was born in Sarajevo, Bosnia, where her mother’s family, the Altaras Family, were well-known singers and musicians for generations.

Following the tragic obliteration of Sarejevo’s Sephardim in the Holocaust, Jagoda emigrated to the US, and for the last six decades has made it her personal mission to keep alive the rich Ladino musical tradition of Bosnia’s Jews, earning her recognition as "the Keeper of the Flame.”

Now in her 80’s and residing in Washington, DC, Jagoda continues to perform and is known world-wide as one of the few authentic performers of Ladino music. Though in danger of extinction, Ladino music has recently experienced a minor revival, in no small part due to Flory Jagoda’s stewardship. In 2002 she was honoured with a National Heritage Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts for her contribution to preserving a traditional art form.

Sunday, December 7 - 3:00 p.m.
Amici Chamber Ensemble presents

End of Time


Pre-Concert Chat hosted by Keith Horner, 2:30 pm

Admission: $45, $40 Seniors, $10 Students

Time, Fate and Destiny. Violinist Benjamin Bowman joins us in celebrating Olivier Messiaen’s hundredth birthday with his signature piece “Quartet for the end of time” and commemorating the 20th anniversary, to the day, of the devastating Armenian earthquake, premiering a new work by Serouj Kradjian “11:41 – In Memoriam”.

www.amiciensemble.com

Wednesday, December 17 - 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, December 20 - 8:00 p.m.
Nathaniel Dett Chorale and Roy Thomson Hall presents

The Nathaniel Dett Chorale:
An Indigo Christmas... Great Joy!



Admission: $39.50

Canada’s first professional choir dedicated to the performance of Afrocentric music of all genres is celebrating its tenth anniversary season with three programs at Glenn Gould Studio.

An Indigo Christmas is an NDC tradition; enjoy Christmas music in the gospel style as the Chorale is joined by multi-talented pianist, composer and arranger Joseph Joubert, a live band, and members of the York University Gospel Choir.

www.nathanieldettchorale.org

Thursday, December 18 - 8:00 p.m.
Friday, December 19 - 8:00 p.m.
Via Salzburg presents

Festive Strings


Lucas Harris
Via Salzburg Chamber Orchestra

Admission: $50, $45 seniors, $25 students

Lutenist Lucas Harris joins Via Salzburg Chamber Orchestra for a concert featuring beautiful string music from across three centuries.

Programme:
Arcangelo Corelli, Christmas Concerto Op. 6, No. 8
Johann Friedrich Fasch, Lute Concerto for Lute and Strings in D minor
Justin Marriner, Bottlebrush Down for Ten String Instruments
Arcangelo Corelli, Sonata for Violin and Lute, Op. 5, No. 3
Johann Sebastian Bach, Concerto for Three Violins in D Major BWV 1064

www.viasalzburg.com

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