... SECTION 2: Beyond the GTAChurch, 1500 Kern's Rd. Burlington. 905·592-1449. ; (st).- 7:30: Margaret Bardos, mezzo/KristaWegner, piano. Hungary Here We Come!Centenary United Church, 24 Main St. W.Hamilton. 905-522-6843. D.- 8:00: Kitchener·Waterloo ChamberMusic Society/ WindFest. Thuille: Sextetfor Piano & Winds; Damase: !7 Variations;Krommer: Dctet-Partita Dp.76.WindFest PlayersIll; guest: Cheryl Du Vall, piano. KW CMSMusic Room, 57 Young St. W., Waterloo.519-886-1673. ; $ lD(sr); (st).- 8:00: Showplace Performance Centre.Jeans 'n Classics: Hotel California. Musicof The Eagles. 290 George St. N. Peterbor·ough. 705-742-7469. .Sunday June 15- 2:00: Concert Hall. Sweet Water CountryMusic Series. Sweet Water Band and friends.Victoria Hall Concert Hall, 55 King St. W.Cobourg. 905-372 2210 / 888-262-6874..55.- 3:00: Sharon Temple Music Society.Sara Davis Buechner, Piano. Works by Mozart,lbert, Poulenc, Weisgarber, Gershwin.Temple of the Children of Peace, 18974 LeslieSt., Sharon. 416-597-7840. .Monday June 16- 8:00: Kitchener·Waterloo ChamberMusic Society. In Recital. Sowash: The PhilosopherAttends a Country Fair; Juon: TrioMiniatures; Ketting: Variations on a DutchChildren's Song; D'lndy: Trio. Joe Rosen, clarinet;Cheryl DuVall, piano; Amber Ghent, cello.KWCMS Music Room, 57 Young St. W., Waterloo.519-886-1673. ; (sr); O(stlTuesday June 17- 8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo ChamberMusic Society. Chamber Music Evening.Kitchener-Waterloo Community Orchestra.KWCMS Music Room, 57 Young St. W., Waterloo.519-886-1673. ; $ lD(sr); (st).Thursday June 19- 12: 15: St. George's Cathedral. NoonhourConcert Series. Canadian music of the1840s. Lawrence House, trumpets; AuroraDokken, keyboards. 270 King St. E. Kingston.613-548-4617. Donations accepted.- 12: 15: Trinity Anglican Church. Soloand Duo Organ. Stephanie Burgoyne & WilliamVandertuin, organ. 12 Blair Rd. Cambridge.519·621-8860. Freewill donation.- 8:00: Kitchener Waterloo ChamberMusic Society. In Recital. Clarinet quintetsby Mozart, Coleridge-Taylor and Vaughan Williams(Six Studies in English Folk-Song arr.Adam Lesnick). Windermere String Quartet;Joe Rosen, clarinet. KWCMS Music Room, 57Young St. W., Waterloo. 519-886· 1673.; (sr); $ lD(st).Saturday June 21- 8:00: Cambridge Community Orchestra.Hot and Spicy Opera. Orchestral and vocalmusic from the world of opera & operettawith young singers from the Cambridge area.Forward Baptist Church, 455 Myers Rd.,Cambridge. 519-623-4523. Free (donationsaccepted).- 8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo ChamberMusic Society. In Recital. Prokofiev: SonataNo. 2; Faure: Sonata in A; Bach: Sonata in Cfor Solo Violin; Kreisler: "Haffner" Rondo.Sean Bennesch, violin; Justyna Szajna, piano.KWCMS Music Room, 57 Young St. W., Waterloo.519-886· 1673. ; $ lD(sr); (st).Sunday June 22- 6:00: Sharon Temple Music Society.Beginning to See the light. Classical, tradition·al, Canadian, jazz, historic Sharon Band tunes.True North Brass. Temple of the Children ofPeace, 18974 Leslie St., Sharon. 416-597-7840. .Thursday June 26- 12:15: St. George's Cathedral. NoonhourConcert Series. The Kingston ChamberPlayers. 270 King St. E. Kingston. 613-548·4617. Donations accepted.Sunday June 29- 3:00: Guelph Symphony Orchestra.Music in the Park. Light classics by Rossini,Strauss, Sullivan, Puccini, Mozart & others;also a Dixieland Band. Simon Irving, conductor.Riverside Park Bandshell, Guelph. 519-265-3999. Free.Wednesday July 02- 12:00 noon: Midday Music withShigeru. Amity Piano Trio. Sandra Ruttan,piano; Michael Adamson, violin; AlyssaWright, cello. Hi·Way Pentecostal Church, 50Anne St. N. Barrie. 705- 726- 1181. $ 5;students free.Thursday July 03- 12: 15: St. George's Cathedral. NoonhourConcert Series. The Cranberry Dixie andSwing Band. 270 King St. E. Kingston. 613·548-4617. Donations accepted.Friday July 04- 8:00: Marmalade. Here Comes the Sun.Collection of songs from jazz to pop. EdwinaDouglas, director. Collier Street UnitedChurch, 112 Collier St., Barrie. 416-737-0260. .- 8:00: Shaw Festival. A little Night Music.Music by Stephen Sondheim. Morris Panych,director. Courthouse Theatre, 28 QueenSt. Niagara·on-the-Lake. 800-511-7429.-5. For complete run see music theatrelistings.Sunday July 06- 7:00: Mississauga Pops Concert Band.Summer Musical Mix. Ori Ilia Outdoor AquaTheatre, Couchiching Park, 140 Canice St.,Orillia. 705- 722-4520. Free.LISTINGS: SECTION 3MUSIC THEATRE, OPERA, DANCEDATES AND COMPLETE RUNSN.8. For SECTION 3 criteria, see page 32-A Midsummer Night's Dream. LuminaTO . June 6-15. Call for times. See GTA June 6.-A Feast of Show Tunes. Singing Studio. June 14: 3:00 & 8:00. See GTA June 14.-A little Night Music. Music by Stephen Sondheim. Shaw Festival. June 4·0ctober 4. Callfor times. See Beyond the GTA June 4.-All Fours/Violet Cavern. LuminaTO /Mark Morris Dance Group. June 10, 11: 8:00. SeeGTA June 10.- Broadway and Beyond. Harlequin Singers. June 1: 2:00. See Beyond the GTA June 1.- Cowboys and Outlaws. Red Barn Theatre. June 12·28. Call for times. See Beyond theGTA June 12.- Dennis Cleveland. By Mikel Rouse. LuminaTO. June 7: 4:00 & 9:00. June 8: 7:00. SeeGTAJune7.- Don Giovanni/Renard. By Gazzaniga/Stravinsky. Canadian Opera Company EnsembleStudio. June 16, 18, 20: 7:30; June 22: 2:00. See GTA June 16.- Failing Kansas. By Mikel Rouse. Lumina TO. June 13: 7:00; June 14: 10:00; June 15:4:00. See GT A June 13.- Fiddle and the Drum/Etudes/The Second Detail. Luminarn/A lberta Ballet/NationalBallet of Canada. June 13-22. Call for times. See GTA June 13.-Kismet. Civic Light Opera Company. June 1, 7, 8: 2:00; June 4: 7:00. See GTA June 1.- liebeslieder Waltzes/Grand Duo. LuminaTO/Mark Morris Dance Group. June 14: 6:00;June 15: 2:00. See GTAJune 14.- Masque of the Inner Temple and Gray's Inn. Toronto Masque Theatre. June 14: 5:00.See GT A June 14.- Mozart Dances. Lumina rn/Mark Morris Dance Group. June 6: 7:30; June 7: 8:00; June 8:2:00. See GTA June 6.- Nitin Sawhney: A Throw of Dice.Lumina TO/Members of the Toronto Symphony MusicPad.caOrchestra. June 13: 9:30. See GTA June 13.- Orfeo ed Eurydice. Music by Gluck.Opera By Request. June 5, 8:00. See GT AJune 5.- Sanctuary Song. Lumina TO/TapestryNew Opera Works/Theatre Direct. June 6-14.Call for time s. See GTA June 6.- The Pied Piper. Solar Stage Children'sTheatre. June 7, 8, 14, 15, 21, 22, 28, 29.11 :OOam & 2:00. See GTA June 7.- The End of Cinematics. By Mikel Rouse.Lum in a TO. June 10, 11, 12: 7:30. See GT AJune 1 D.- The Sun Records Story. Sun RecordsShows. June 13: 8:00. See Beyond the GTAJune 13.- Wonderful Town. Music by LeonardBernstein. Shaw Festival. To October 4. Callfor times. See Beyond the GTA June 1.+ Store your entiresheet music library+ Scan your existing sheetmusic into the MusicPad+ Hands-free page turning+ File browse, search, annotate+ Runs on battery or AC power+ Service to scan and/or convertsheet music to MusicPadformat available for a nominalfeewww.musicpad.camusictablet@gmail.com647-722-431842 WWW. THEWHOLENOTE.COM ]UNE 1 - JULY 7 2008
LISTINGS: SECTION 4JAZZ IN THE CLUBSN.B. For SECTION 4 criteria, see page 32Academy of Spherical Arts1 Snooker St. !Formerly 38 Hanna Avenue)Jun 13Adi8raun0uartetAlleycatz2409 Yonge St. 416-481 -6865Every Mon Salsa Night. Every Tue "SwingHouse" Band Swing and Jazz. Every Wed JasminBailey and Co. Jun 5 Lady Kane. Jun 6 LadyKane. Jun 7 Urban Siren. Jun 12 Lady Kane. Jun13 Graffiti Park. Jun 14 Graffiti Park. Jun 19Urban Siren. Jun 20 Lady Kane. Jun 21 UrbanSiren. Jun 26 Urban Siren. Jun 27 Lady Kane.Jun 28 Urban Siren. Jui 3 Graffiti Park. Jui 4Lady Kane. Jui 5 Liquid.Annabella Lounge226 Carlton St. 416-944-3788Every Fri: Jazz Cab w/ Whitney Smithwww.whitneysmith.ca/schedule. htmlBig Mama's Boy554Parliament St. 416-927-1593www.bigmamasboy.caEvery Sun Don Englert/Dan Ionescu Duo.The Black Swan154 Danforth Ave. 416-469-0537Every Wed The Danforth Jam w/ Jon Long andFriends.C'est What67Front St. E. 416-867-9499www.cestwhat.comEvery Wed. Hot Fo' Ghand,:Every Sat (matinee) The Hot Five Jazzmakers.Cervejaria Downtown842 College St. 416-588-0162Every Wed The Jay Danley Ouintet.Chalkers Pub Billiards & Bistro247 Marlee Avenue 416- 789-2531www.chalkerspub.comEvery Wed Salsa lesson followed by live musicw/ La Nueva Revelacion. Every Thu Girls NightOut Jam w/ Lisa Particelli. Jun 1 Norman MarshallVilleneuve's 7(!' Birthday Bash. Jun 8Adrean Farrugia: Ricochet.Chick N' Deli744 Mount Pleasant Rd. 416-489-3363www.chickndeli.comEvery Tue Jam Night. Every First Mon AdvocatsBig Band. Every Third Mon George LakeBig Band.Cobourg, The533 Parliament St. 416-913- 7538Commensal, Le655 Bay St. 416-596-9364www.commensal.caMusic Fridays & Saturdays 6:30 pm -9:30 pmNo Cover Charge.Jun 6 SarahJerrom/Dan Eisen. Jun 7 DonCampbell/Dan Eisen. Jun 13 Martin Alex Aucoin.Jun 14AdreanFarrugia. Toronto DowntownJazz Festival ... Jun 20 Sultans of String. Jun21 Leon Kingstone/Dan Eisen. Jun 24 WarrenGrieg/Dan Eisen. Jun 25 Beverly Taft/Robi Botos.Jun 26Richard Whiteman/Rob McBride. Jun 27Sophia Perlman/Dave Restivo. Jun 28 Kira Callahan/MarkKieswetter.The Corktown175 Young St. Hamilton 905-572-9242Jun 4, Jui 2 Big Band Wednesdays w/DarcyHepner: The Music of Thad Jones.Dominion on Oueen500 Queen St. East 416-368-6893www.dominononqueen.comJun 2 Mondo Mondays w. The McFiles. Jun 3Gypsy Jazz Jam. Jun 5 Brian Rose Little BigBand. Jun 6 Pug in a Tux Productions CabaretFundraiser. Jun 7 Bill Colgate, East End Rockabillyfeaturing the Royal Crowns, Tenessee VoodooCoupe and DJ Rockin'DaveFaris. Jun 10 GypsyJazz Jam. Jun 14 Bill Colgate, Dave Shaw. Jun17 Gypsy Jazz Jam. Toronto DowntownJazz Festival ... Jun 18 Uptown Swing Band.Jun 19 Toronto Art Orchestra. Jun 20 KyleMcGyleExperience. Jun 21 York Jazz Ensemble.Jun 23BigSmokeBigBand. Jun 24BrianRose Little Big Band. Jun 25 Peggy MahoneOuartet. Jun 26 Mega City Big Band. Jun 27Bruce Cassidy's Hot Foot Orchestra. Jun 28 SanMurata Trio. Jun 29 George Grossmans Bohemi·an Swing.The El MocamboJun 14JohnKamee!FarahEton House710 Danforth Ave. 416-466-6161First Sunday of Every Month Joel Hartt.Gate 403403 Roncesvalles 416-588-2930www.gate403.comJun 1 Cleta Errington Blues Solo, Starry Nights,Dave and Levi Jazz Duo. Jun 2 James McleneyJazz Duo, Alex Coleman Jazz Band. Jun 3 NadiaHasko Jazz Ouartet, Julian Fauth and James ThomsonBlues. Jun 4Donna Gamer Piano Solo, PatrickTevlin's New Orleans Duo. Jun 5 SarahJerromJazz Trio, The Peddlers. Jun 6 Mike Field JazzDuo, Lorenzo Brune/lo: The Vande!ays. Jun 7 BillHeffernan and his friends, Bartek K ozminski.' ElMosaico Flamenco Jazz Fusion. Jun 8 Cleta ErringtonBlues Solo, TheFranceSt. Trio,JoannaMoonFlamenco Latino w/ Ouebec Edge Ouartet. Jun 9Sarah BginJazz Duarte!, Denise Leslie Jazz Band.Jun 1 O Marian Jago Jazz Trio, Julian Fauth andJames Thomson Blues. Jun 11 Ali Berkok PianoSolo, Patrick Tevlin's New Orleans Duo. Jun 12Miss Emily and the Blue Callers, Scott Kemp JazzCollective. Jun 13 Morgan Sadler Solo, WayneCharles and Julian Fauth Blues Duo. Jun 14 BillHeffeman and his friends, Araujo, Harnett and RahbekJazz Trio. Jun 15 Cleta Errington Blues, RosalindKindler Jazz Trio, Jorge Gavida Jazz Trio.Jun 16 LuaSo!Jazz Band, Kevin Lalberte. Jun 14Terry Ouinney: Trigger Fingers, Julian Fauth andJames Thomson Blues Duo. Jun 18 Shannon ButcherDuo, Patrick Tevlin'sNewOrleansDuo. Jun 19Chantelle Wilson Jazz Band, String Theory. T orontoDowntown Jazz Festival ... Jun 20 Vantana5 Jazz Band, Max Seniff Latin Band. Jun 21 BillHeffernan and his friends, TheDuettes. Jun 22 CletaErrington Blues Solo, Margot Roi Jazz Band, Sultansof Strings. Jun 23 Joshua Goodman Jazz Band,Ori Dagan: Swinging at Gate 403: A Tribute to SarahVaughan. Jun 24 Double A Jazz Duo, Julian Fauthand James Thomson Blues Duo. Jun 25MichelleWillis and Jeremy Bellaviti Jazz Duo, Melissa Boyceand Kevin Laliberte. Jun 26 Kenny Simon, CyndiCarleton Jazz Duo. Jun 27 Fraser Melvin BluesBand, Mr. Rick and the Biscuits. Jun 28 Harley CardJazz Ouartet, Jen Sagar Jazz Trio. Jun 29 CletaErrington Blues Solo, Amy Noubarian Jazz Duo, EricSt. Laurent Jazz Trio. Jun 30 Carolyn SteingardJazz Duo, Ori Dagan: Swinging at Gate 403:A tribute to Anita O'Oay.Grossman's Tavern379 Spadina Ave. 416-977-1 210www.grossmanstavern.comEvery Mon Laura Hubert Band. Every TueBrokenjoe of' timey Tuesdays. Every Sat Mati·nee: The Happy Pals. Every Sun Night: MeolaVaughan Acoustic Jam, The Nationals with BrianCaber- Double Slide Guitar Open Stage Jam.Jun 4 Chloe Watkinson and the Crossroads. Jun6 Dick Ellis and the Revival- Birthday Party.Jun 7 Coldsweat. Jun 12 Patrick Tevlin NewOrleans Ouartet. Jun 14 Graceful Daddy. To·ronto Downtown Jazz Festival ... Jun 20Barking Sharks. Jun 21 Caution Jam. Jun 25Chloe Watkinson and the Crossroads. Jun 26DarkPark Brassband. Jun 27 Swinging Blackjacks.Jun 28 Daredevils of Soul. Jun 3 SoulStack.Healey's Roadhouse56 Blue Jays WayJun 26 Pinetop Perkins & Willie "Big Eyes"Smith.Home Smith BarThe Did Mill, 21 Did Mill Rd. 416-236-2641www.oldmilltoronto.comJun 6 Sean Bray Duo. Jun 7 Mark Ucci Trio.Jun 13 Tara Davidson Duo. Jun 14 Russ littleTrio. Jun 20 Reg Schwager Duo. Jun 21 HeatherBambrick Trio. Jun 27 Dusty Bohdan Duo.Jun 28 Ron Davis Trio. Jul4Russel!Drago Trio.Jui 5 Bryan Toner Duo.Hugh's Room2261 Dundas St. West 416-531 -6604www.hughsroom.comJun 1 Ray Rivers w. Jeff Morrison & DennisAmato and Wendi Hunter with Second Wind.Jun 2 Sarah Burnell. Jun 3Jane Harburypresents: Discoveries w/ SooziSch!anger, CoreyHeuve!, Marianne Turner, Daniel McKenzie. Jun5-7 The Skydiggers. Jun 8 High Park ChoirsPiano Fundraiser. Jun 10 Mr. Rick and the Biscuits.Jun 11 Ndidi Onukwulu. Jun 12 ChrisHillman. Jun 13Girls0o8oys. Jun 14CarlosDe/Junco. Jun 17 Kensington Market CD Release.Jun 18 Good Lovelies. Jun 19 Data. Jun20 The Undesirables & Creaking Tree StringDuarte!. Jun 21 TerryGillespieandtheGranaryBand. Jun 22 The Actors Studio Concert Series.Jun 23 An Evening with David Myles and OamhnaitDoyle. Jun 25 Tip Splinter in Song and Story.Jun 26 Commingle Tool Jun 27 RiverboatRevival. Jun 28 Jayme Stone and Mansa SissokoCD Release.Lula Lounge1585 Dundas West 416-588-0307www.lula.caJun 4 A Night of Passion in Argentina. Jun 5Lorraine Klassen. Jun 6 Reggae Night with theIrie Band, Humble and OJ Chuck Bloom. Jun 7Salsa Saturday with Ricky Franco. Jun 11 DavidBuchbinder'sOdessa/Havana. Jun 12FoggyHog town Boys CD Release. Jun 13 BernardoPardron Group. Jun 14 Salsa Dance Party w/Cache. Jun 20 TropijazzOB:LuisMarioOcoaand Cimarron. Jun 21 Tropijazz 08: Mada Eterna-Ray Barretto Tribute. Jun 25 Tropijazz 08:Alexis Baro. Jun 26 Tropijazz 08: Fernanda Cunha.Jun 27 Tropijazz 08: Joese Conde y OlaFrese a. Jun 28 Salsa Dance Party w. Cafe Cubano.Manhattan's Music Club951 Gordon St. Guelph519-767-2440www.manhattans.caJun 6 Adrean Farrugia. Jun 13 Richard White·man. Jun 14 Tania Gil/. Jun 20 Matt Newton.Jun 21 Chris Donnelly. Jun 28 Rob Fekete.Mezzetta681 St. Clair Ave. W. 416 658 5687Wednesday Concerts in a Cale. Sets at 9 and10: 15. Reservations Recommended for first set.Jun 11 George Sawa/Suzanne Meyers SawaN' Awlins Jazz Bar and Dining299 King St. W. 416-595-1958www.nawlins.caEvery Tues Stacie McGregor. Every Wed.Jim Heineman Trio. Every Thu Blues Nightwith Guest Vocalists. Every Fri/Sat All StarBourbon St. Band. Every Sun Robi Botos.Odd Socks at Dovercourt House804 Dovercourt Rd. 416-537-3337Jun 6StephenFullerDuet. Jun 7 DrewJureckaOuartet. Jun 14 Shannon Butcher and her ChoiceCuts. Jun 28 Down town Swing Ouintet.Did Mill, The21 Old Mill Rd. 416-236-2641www.oldmilltoronto.comJun 2-7 Fifth Avenue. Jun 9-14 Craig RuhnkeBand. Jun 13 Jim Galloway's wee Big Band.Jun 16-18 Craig Ruhnke Band. Jun 20 Blastfrom the past: Buble to Bocelli feat. Mitch Seekings.Jun 30-Jul 5 Lost Vegas.Pantages Martini Bar and Lounge200 Victoria St.Every Fri: John Simoes and Aaron Peixoto.Every Sat: Solo Piano: Various artists.Pilot Tavern22 Cumberland 416-923-5716www.thepilot.caJun 1 Chris Gale Ouartet. Jun 7 Bob BroughOuartet. Jun 8 Maurizio Valente Ouartet. Jun14 George Koller Duarte!. Jun 15 Robi BotosDuarte!. Jun 20JulieMiche/sandParlay. Jun21 Kol/age. Jun 21 Adam Small. Jun 22AdamScott Ouintet. Jun 23 Luis Mario Ochoa. Jun 24The Pilot. Jun 25 The Lesterdays. Jun 26 GeneBertoncini. Jun 27 Ritmo Flamenco. Jun 28 DonThompson Reg Schwager Ouartet. Jun 29 RoxannePotvin.Ouotes220 King St. W.416979-7717Reservoir Lounge, The52 Wellington St. E. 416-955-0887www.reservoirlounge.comEvery Mon Sophia Perlman and the Vipers.Every Tue Tyler YaremaandhisRhythm.Every Wed Bradley and the Bouncers. EveryThu Janice Hagen. Every Fri Chet Va/ient Combo.Every Sat Tory Cassis. 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Welcome to our December/January issue as we turn the annual calendar page, halfway through our season for the 25th time, juggling as always, secular stuff, the spirit of the season, new year resolve and winter journeys! Why is Mozart's Handel's Messiah's trumpet a trombone? Why when Laurie Anderson offers to fly you to the moon you should take her up on the invitation. Why messing with Winterreisse can (sometimes) be a very good thing! And a bumper crop of record reviews for your reading (and sometimes listening) pleasure. Available in flipthrough here right now, and on stands commencing Thursday Nov 28. See you on the other side!
Long promised, Vivian Fellegi takes a look at Relaxed Performance practice and how it is bringing concert-going barriers down across the spectrum; Andrew Timar looks at curatorial changes afoot at the Music Gallery; David Jaeger investigates the trumpets of October; the 30th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution (and the 20th Anniversary of our October Blue Pages Presenter profiles) in our Editor's Opener; the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir at 125; Tapestry at 40 and Against the Grain at 10; ringing in the changing season across our features and columns; all this and more, now available in Flip Through format here, and on the stands commencing this coming Friday September 27, 2019. Enjoy.
Vol 1 of our 25th season is now here! And speaking of 25, that's how many films in the upcoming Toronto International Film Festival editor Paul Ennis, in our Eighth Annual TIFF TIPS, has chosen to highlight for their particular musical interest. Also inside: Rob Harris looks through the Rear View Mirror at past and present prognostications about the imminent death of classical music; Mysterious Barricades and Systemic Barriers are Lydia Perović's preoccupations in Art of Song; Andrew Timar reflects on the evolving priorities of the Polaris Prize; and elsewhere, it's chocks away as yet another season creaks or roars (depending on the beat) into motion. Welcome back.
What a range of stuff! A profile of Liz Upchurch, the COC ensemble studio's vocal mentor extraordinaire; a backgrounder on win-win faith/arts centre partnerships and ways of exploring the possibilities; an interview with St. Petersburg-based Eifman Ballet's Boris Eifman; Ana Sokolovic's violin concert Evta finally coming to town; a Love Letter to YouTube, and much more. Plus our 17th annual Canary Pages Choral directory if all you want to do is sing! sing! sing!
Arraymusic, the Music Gallery and Native Women in the Arts join for a mini-festival celebrating the work of composer, performer and installation artist Raven Chacon; Music and Health looks at the role of Healing Arts Ontario in supporting concerts in care facilities; Kingston-based composer Marjan Mozetich's life and work are celebrated in film; "Forest Bathing" recontextualizes Schumann, Shostakovich and Hindemith; in Judy Loman's hands, the harp can sing; Mahler's Resurrection bursts the bounds of symphonic form; Ed Bickert, guitar master remembered. All this and more in our April issue, now online in flip-through here, and on stands commencing Friday March 29.
Something Old, Something New! The Ide(a)s of March are Upon Us! Rob Harris's Rear View Mirror looks forward to a tonal revival; Tafelmusik expands their chronological envelope in two directions, Esprit makes wave after wave; Pax Christi's new oratorio by Barbara Croall catches the attention of our choral and new music columnists; and summer music education is our special focus, right when warm days are once again possible to imagine. All this and more in our March 2019 edition, available in flipthrough here, and on the stands starting Thursday Feb 28.
In this issue: A prize that brings lustre to its laureates (and a laureate who brings lustre to the prize); Edwin Huizinga on the journey of Opera Atelier's "The Angel Speaks" from Versailles to the ROM; Danny Driver on playing piano in the moment; Remembering Neil Crory (a different kind of genius)' Year of the Boar, Indigeneity and Opera; all this and more in Volume 24 #5. Online in flip through, HERE and on the stands commencing Thursday Jan 31.
When is a trumpet like a motorcycle in a dressage event? How many Brunhilde's does it take to change an Elektra? Just two of the many questions you've been dying to ask, to which you will find answers in a 24th annual combined December/January issue – in which our 11 beat columnists sift through what's on offer in the upcoming holiday month, and what they're already circling in their calendars for 2019. Oh, and features too: a klezmer violinist breathing new life into a very old film; two New Music festivals in January, 200 metres apart; a Music & Health story on the restorative powers of a grassroots exercise in collective music-making; even a good reason to go to Winnipeg in the dead of winter. All this and more in Vol 24 No 4, now available in flipthrough format here.
Reluctant arranger! National Ballet Orchestra percussionist Kris Maddigan on creating the JUNO and BAFTA award-winning smash hit Cuphead video game soundtrack; Evergreen by name and by nature, quintessentially Canadian gamelan (Andrew Timar explains); violinist Angèle Dubeau on 20 years and 60 million streams; two children’s choirs where this month remembrance and living history must intersect. And much more, online in our kiosk now, and on the street commencing Thursday November 1.
Presenters, start your engines! With TIFF and "back-to-work" out of the way, the regular concert season rumbles to life, and, if our Editor's Opener can be trusted, "Seeking Synergies" seems to be the name of the game. Denise Williams' constantly evolving "Walk Together Children" touching down at the Toronto Centre for the Arts; the second annual Festival of Arabic Music and Arts expanding its range; a lesson in Jazz Survival with Steve Wallace; the 150 presenter and performer profiles in our 19th annual Blue Pages directory... this is an issue that is definitely more than the sum of its parts.
In this issue: The WholeNote's 7th Annual TIFF TIPS guide to festival films with musical clout; soprano Erin Wall in conversation with Art of Song columnist Lydia Perovic, about more than the art of song; a summer's worth of recordings reviewed; Toronto Chamber Choir at 50 (is a few close friends all it takes?); and much more, as the 2018/19 season gets under way.
PLANTING NOT PAVING! In this JUNE / JULY /AUGUST combined issue: Farewell interviews with TSO's Peter Oundjian and Stratford Summer Music's John Miller, along with "going places" chats with Luminato's Josephine Ridge, TD Jazz's Josh Grossman and Charm of Finches' Terry Lim. ) Plus a summer's worth of fruitful festival inquiry, in the city and on the road, in a feast of stories and our annual GREEN PAGES summer Directory.
In this issue: our sixteenth annual Choral Canary Pages; coverage of 21C, Estonian Music Week and the 3rd Toronto Bach Festival (three festivals that aren’t waiting for summer!); and features galore: “Final Finales” for Larry Beckwith’s Toronto Masque Theatre and for David Fallis as artistic director of Toronto Consort; four conductors on the challenges of choral conducting; operatic Hockey Noir; violinist Stephen Sitarski’s perspective on addressing depression; remembering bandleader, composer and saxophonist Paul Cram. These and other stories, in our May 2018 edition of the magazine.
In this issue: we talk with jazz pianist Thompson Egbo-Egbo about growing up in Toronto, building a musical career, and being adaptive to change; pianist Eve Egoyan prepares for her upcoming Luminato project and for the next stage in her long-term collaborative relationship with Spanish-German composer Maria de Alvear; jazz violinist Aline Homzy, halfway through preparing for a concert featuring standout women bandleaders, talks about social equity in the world of improvised music; and the local choral community celebrates the life and work of choral conductor Elmer Iseler, 20 years after his passing.
In this issue: Canadian Stage, Tapestry Opera and Vancouver Opera collaborate to take Gogol’s short story The Overcoat to the operatic stage; Montreal-based Sam Shalabi brings his ensemble Land of Kush, and his newest composition, to Toronto; Five Canadian composers, each with a different CBC connection, are nominated for JUNOs; and The WholeNote team presents its annual Summer Music Education Directory, a directory of summer music camps, programs and courses across the province and beyond.
In this issue: composer Nicole Lizée talks about her love for analogue equipment, and the music that “glitching” evokes; Richard Rose, artistic director at the Tarragon Theatre, gives us insights into their a rock-and-roll Hamlet, now entering production; Toronto prepares for a mini-revival of Schoenberg’s music, with three upcoming shows at New Music Concerts; and the local music theatre community remembers and celebrates the life and work of Mi’kmaq playwright and performer Cathy Elliott . These and other stories, in our double-issue December/January edition of the magazine.
In this issue: conversations (of one kind or another) galore! Daniela Nardi on taking the reins at "best-kept secret" venue, 918 Bathurst; composer Jeff Ryan on his "Afghanistan" Requiem for a Generation" partnership with war poet, Susan Steele; lutenist Ben Stein on seventeenth century jazz; collaborative pianist Philip Chiu on going solo; Barbara Hannigan on her upcoming Viennese "Second School" recital at Koerner; Tina Pearson on Pauline Oliveros; and as always a whole lot more!
In this issue: several local artists reflect on the memory of composer Claude Vivier, as they prepare to perform his music; Vancouver gets ready to host international festival ISCM World New Music Days, which is coming to Canada for the second time since its inception in 1923; one of the founders of Artword Artbar, one of Hamilton’s staple music venues, on the eve of the 5th annual Steel City Jazz Festival, muses on keeping urban music venues alive; and a conversation with pianist Benjamin Grosvenor, as he prepares for an ambitious recital in Toronto. These and other stories, in our October 2017 issue of the magazine.
In this issue: a look at why musicians experience stage fright, and how to combat it; an inside look at the second Kensington Market Jazz Festival, which zeros in on one of Toronto’s true ‘music villages’; an in-depth interview with Elisa Citterio, new music director of Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra; and The WholeNote’s guide to TIFF, with suggestions for the 20 most musical films at this year’s festival. These and other stories, in our September 2017 issue of the magazine!
CBC Radio's Lost Horizon; Pinocchio as Po-Mo Operatic Poster Boy; Meet the Curators (Crow, Bernstein, Ridge); a Global Music Orchestra is born; and festivals, festivals, festivals in our 13th annual summer music Green Pages. All this and more in our three-month June-through August summer special issue, now available in flipthrough HERE and on the stands commencing Thursday June 1.
From science fact in "Integral Man: Music and the Movies," to science fiction in the editor's opener; from World Fiddle Day at the Aga Khan Museum to three Canadians at the Cliburn; from wanting to sashay across the 401 to Chamberfest in Montreal to exploring the Continuum of Jumblies Theatre's 20-year commitment to the Community Play (there's a pun in there somewhere!).
In this issue: Our podcast ramps up with interviews in March with fight director Jenny Parr, countertenor Daniel Taylor, and baritone Russell Braun; two views of composer John Beckwith at 90; how music’s connection to memory can assist with the care of patients with Alzheimer’s; musical celebrations in film and jazz, at National Canadian Film Day and Jazz Day; and a preview of Louis Riel, which opens this month at the COC. These and other stories, in our April 2017 issue of the magazine!
On our cover: Owen Pallett's musical palette on display at New Creations. Spring brings thoughts of summer music education! (It's never too late.). For Marc-Andre Hamelin the score is king. Ella at 100 has the tributes happening. All; this and more.
In this issue: an interview with composer/vocalist Jeremy Dutcher, on his upcoming debut album and unique compositional voice; a conversation with Boston Symphony hornist James Sommerville, as as the BSO gets ready to come to his hometown; Stuart Hamilton, fondly remembered; and an inside look at Hugh’s Room, as it enters a complicated chapter in the story of its life in the complex fabric of our musical city. These and other stories, as we celebrate the past and look forward to the rest of 2016/17, the first glimpses of 2017/18, and beyond!
In this issue: a conversation with pianist Stewart Goodyear, in advance of his upcoming show at Koerner Hall; a preview of the annual New Year’s phenomenon that is Bravissimo!/Salute to Vienna; an inside look at music performance in Toronto’s health-care centres; and a reflection on the incredible life and lasting influence of the late Pauline Oliveros. These and more, in a special December/January combined issue!
In this issue: David Jaeger and Alex Pauk’s most memorable R. Murray Schafer collabs, in this month’s installment of Jaeger’s CBC Radio Two: The Living Legacy; an interview with flutist Claire Chase, who brings new music and mindset to Toronto this month; an investigation into the strange coincidence of three simultaneous Mendelssohn Elijahs this Nov 5; and of course, our annual Blue Pages, a who’s who of southern Ontario’s live music scene- a community as prolific and multifaceted as ever. These and more, as we move full-force into the 2016/17 concert season- all aboard!
Music lover's TIFF (our fifth annual guide to the Toronto International Film Festival); Aix Marks the Spot (how Brexit could impact on operatic co-production); The Unstoppable Howard Cable (an affectionate memoir of a late chapter in the life of of a great Canadian arranger; Kensington Jazz Story (the newest kid on the festival block flexes its muscles). These stories and much more as we say a lingering goodbye to summer and turn to the task, for the 22nd season, of covering the live and recorded music that make Southern Ontario tick.
It's combined June/July/August summer issue time with, we hope, enough between the covers to keep you dipping into it all through the coming lazy, hazy days. From Jazz Vans racing round "The Island" delivering pop-up brass breakouts at the roadside, to Bach flute ambushes strolling "The Grove, " to dozens of reasons to stay in the city. May yours be a summer where you find undiscovered musical treasures, and, better still, when, unexpectedly, the music finds you.
INSIDE: The Canaries Are Here! 116 choirs to choose from, so take the plunge! The Nylons hit the road after one last SING! Fling. Jazz writer Steve Wallace wonders "Watts Goode" rather than "what's new?" Paul Ennis has the musical picks of the HotDocs crop. David Jaeger's CBC Radio continues golden for a little while yet. Douglas McNabney is Music's Child. Leipzig meets Damascus in Alison Mackay's fertile imagination. And "C" is for KRONOS in Wende Bartley's koverage of the third annual 21C Festival. All this and as usual much much more. Enjoy.
From 30 camp profiles to spark thoughts of being your summer musical best, to testing LUDWIG as you while away the rest of so-called winter; from Scottish Opera and the Danish Midtvest, to a first Toronto recital appearance by violin superstar Maxim Vengerov; from musings on New Creations and new creation, to the boy who made a habit of crying Beowulf; it's a month of merry meetings and rousing recordings reviewed, all here to discover in The WholeNote.
2016 is off to a flying start! We chronicle the Artful Times of Andrew Burashko, the violistic versatility of Teng Li, the ageless ebullience of jazz pianist Gene DiNovi and the ninetieth birthday of trumpeter Johnny Cowell. Jaeger remembers Boulez; Waxman recalls Bley's influence, and Olds finds Bowie haunting Editor's Corner. Oh, and did we mention there's all that music? Hello (and goodbye) to the February blues, and here's to swinging through the musical vines of the Year of the Monkey.
What's a vinyl renaissance? What happens when Handel's Messiah runs afoul of the rumba rhythm setting on a (gasp!) Hammond organ? What work does Marc-Andre Hamelin say he would be content to have on every recital program he plays? What are Steve Wallace's favourite fifty Christmas recordings? Why is violinist Daniel Hope celebrating Yehudi Menuhin's 100th birthday at Koerner Hall January 28? Answers to all these questions (and a whole lot more) in the Dec/Jan issue of The WholeNote.
"Come" seems to be the verb that knits this month's issue together. Sondra Radvanovsky comes to Koerner, William Norris comes to Tafel as their new GM, opera comes to Canadian Stage; and (a long time coming!) Jane Bunnett's musicianship and mentorship are honoured with the Premier's award for excellence; plus David Jaeger's ongoing series on the golden years of CBC Radio Two, Andrew Timar on hybridity, a bumper crop of record reviews and much much more. Come on in!
Vol 21 No 2 is now available for your viewing pleasure, and it's a bumper crop, right at the harvest moon. First ever Canadian opera on the Four Seasons Centre main stage gets double coverage with Wende Bartley interviewing Pyramus and Thisbe composer Barbara Monk Feldman and Chris Hoile connecting with director Christopher Alden; Paul Ennis digs into the musical mind of pianist Benjamin Grosvenor, and pianist Eve Egoyan is "On the Record" in conversation with publisher David Perlman ahead of the Oct release concert for her tenth recording. And at the heart of it all the 16th edition of our annual BLUE PAGES directory of presenters profile the season now well and truly under way.
Paul Ennis's annual TIFF TIPS (27 festival films of potential particular musical interest); Wu Man, Yo-Yo Ma and Jeffrey Beecher on the Silk Road; David Jaeger on CBC Radio Music in the days it was committed to commissioning; the LISTENING ROOM continues to grow on line; DISCoveries is back, bigger than ever; and Mary Lou Fallis says Trinity-St. Paul's is Just the Spot (especially this coming Sept 25!).