A Poe Cabaret at Hugh's Room Live

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Chamber Concert

Date

October 29, 2026 • 8:00 PM

Venue

Hugh's Room Live

296 Broadview Avenue, Toronto, ON M4M 2G7

Presenter

Tom Allen

Program Summary

Just in time for Hallowe'en, Tom Allen and Lori Gemmell open their three-concert Hugh's Room Live residency with darkly beautiful music inspired by Edgar Allan Poe. A string quartet of leading Toronto players performs Debussy's String Quartet, Caplet's gripping Conte fantastique after The Masque of the Red Death, and Alexina Louie's setting of The Raven.

Full Program

Claude Debussy — String Quartet André Caplet — Conte fantastique (after Poe's The Masque of the Red Death) Alexina Louie — The Raven Performers: Tom Allen; Lori Gemmell; Marie Berard, violin (Concertmaster, Canadian Opera Company); Annalee Patipatanakoon, violin (Gryphon Trio); Joshua Greenlaw, viola (Assistant Principal Viola, COC); Leana Rutt, cello (Associate Principal Cello, COC). Green Sanderson Hall. First of three concerts in Tom Allen's 2026–27 Hugh's Room Live residency; residency bundle: https://www.showpass.com/tom-allen-residency-bundle/

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