SECTION 3: jazz in the clubsHOUSE GIGScontinued from p.18Unconventional vocalist TovaKardonne is a brave composerand astute arranger. The ThingIs, her Balkan-Jazz-Funk Fusion8-piece band, is devoted to oddtime signatures and raised elevenths;it’s challenging, refreshingand highly rewarding in a reallistening room (www.myspace.com/thethingismusic). TheThing Is performs at the TraneStudio May 31 at 8pm. (Notethat The WholeNote’s very ownJim Galloway gigs at The Rex at9:30pm the same night.)NOTE: Due to space limitations, theselistings are abridged. For full dailylistings, please visitwww.thewholenote.com/listingsAlleycatz2409 Yonge St. 416-481-6865www.alleycatz.caEvery Mon Salsa Night with Frank BischunEvery Tue Whitney Smith’s “Swing House”with vocalist Jen SagarEvery Wed Jasmine Bailey & Co. Jazz & SoulMay 1 Soular. May 2 Soular. May 8 GrafittiPark. May 9 Grafitti Park. May 15 Lady Kane.May 16 Liquid. May 22 Lady Kane. May 23Lady Kane. May 29 Lady Kane. May 30 Liquid.Annex Live, The296 Brunswick Ave. 416-929-3999www.theannexlive.comEvery Thursday Julie McGregor & NormAmadio 7-10pmEvery Friday Whitney Smith & Jake Wilkinson7:30-10:30pmBlack Swan, The154 Danforth Ave. 416-469-0537Every Wed The Danforth Jam w/ Jon Long andFriends 9:30pmCastro’s Lounge2116 Queen Street East 416-699-8272 NOCOVEREvery Sun Jeremy Rouse Trio (Jazz/Roots) 6-9pmEvery Mon Smokey Folk (Bluegrass/Rockabilly)9:30pmChalkers Pub Billiards & Bistro247 Marlee Avenue, 416-789-2531www.chalkerspub.com (complete scheduleonline)Every Wed Girls Night Out Vocalist-FriendlyJazz Jam 8:30-12 with host Lisa Particelli(vocals/flute) Peter Hill (p) Ross MacIntyre (b)Norman Marshall Villeneuve (d)Every Thu International Latin Night: DanceLesson 7-9, Band 9pm-2amEvery Sat Dinner Jazz 6-9pmEvery Sun Norman Marshall Villeneuve JazzBrunch 12-3pm; Jazz Up Your Sundays 7-10pmMay 2 Nancy Walker Quartet. May 3 FrankBotos Quartet. *May 6 Neal Caine Quintet feat.Jason Marsalis 7-9pm. May 9 RosemaryGalloway Quartet. May 10 Dave RestivoQuartet. May 16 Bonnie Brett Quartet. May 17no music. May 23 Richard Underhill Quartet.May 24 David French “1301” Quartet. May 28Lady Son.Chick N’ Deli744 Mount Pleasant Rd. 416-489-3363www.chickndeli.com (music schedule online)Cobourg, The533 Parliament St. 416-913-7538Jazz Sundays 9PMNO COVERCommensal, Le655 Bay St. 416-596-9364www.commensal.caJazz Fridays and Saturdays 6:30pm - 9:30pmNO COVERCorktown, The175 Young St. Hamilton 905-572-9242Sets at 8pm and 10pm, Coverwww.thecorktownpub.caEvery Wed Jazz @ The Corktown hosted byDarcy HepnerDominion on Queen500 Queen St. East 416-368-6893www.dominiononqueen.com (complete schedule)Every Tue French Gypsy Jazz Jam with hostWayne Nakamura. 8:30pm, pwyc.Every Wed Corktown Ukulele Jam, 8pmEvery Sat Bill Colgate with Special Guests, 4-7pm, pwycMay 1 Lennon Fogg Blues Band. May 2 ChaserBlues Band. May 3 Next Generation Jazz Jamwith host Robert Scott. May 8 Tim Turvey Jazz.May 9 Eric St. Laurent. May 10 Mother’s DayFundraiser. May 15 George Grosman’sBohemian Swing. May 16 Jim Clayton VibeQuartet. May 17 Next Generation Jazz Jamwith host Robert Scott. May 23 Paul Reddickand the Firemen. May 24 Sean Pinchin Blues.May 25 Big Smoke Big Band. May 29 East EndComedy Revue. May 30 Bradley & the Bouncers.May 31 Sean Pinchin Blues.Drake Hotel, The1150 Queen Street West 416-531-5042www.thedrakehotel.ca (full calendar)Every Sun 1-4pm Big Rude Jake Brunch.Forte Bistro and Lounge133 Richmond Street West 416-867-1909www.fortebistro.caEvery Wed Live Jazz 6:30-9:30pm with KiraCallahan.Gate 403403 Roncesvalles 416-588-2930www.gate403.comNO COVER, Pay What You CanLIVE JAZZ/BLUES EVERY NIGHT (completeschedule online)Every Tuesday Julian Fauth/James Thomson/Tim Hamel Blues 9-12Every Wednesday Patrick Tevlin’s NewOrleans Rhythm 9-12Every Saturday Bill Heffernan & Friends 5-8May 1 Mike Field Jazz Duo, Incline. May 2 BillHeffernan & Friends, Bartek Kozminski’s ElMosaico Flamenco-Jazz Fusion. May 3 MalcomnLevin Jazz Brunch, Starry Nights, Jerry QuintyneJazz Duo. May 8 Nadia Jazz Trio, Max SennittJazz Band. May 9 Bill Heffernan & Friends, TheCafé Ole. May 10 Steve-Paul Simms Blues Duo,Janelle Monique Jazz Trio, Dino Dominelli JazzTrio. May 15 Ventana 5 Jazz Band, Das Quintet.May 16 Bill Heffernan & Friends, Herb & RayJazz Trio. May 17 Tony Desmarteau Jazz &Blues, Joanna Morra & France St. Trio, CliffOjala Jazz Band. May 22 Fraser Melvin BluesBand, Mr. Rick & the Biscuits. May 23 BillHeffernan & Friends, Peter Hill Jazz Band. May24 Ori Dagan & Jordan O’Connor Bass & VoiceBrunch, Amy Noubarian Jazz Duo, Karen NgJazz Quintet. May 29 Donna Green Swing Band,Elizabeth Shepherd Jazz Band. May 30 BillHeffernan & Friends, Jake Chisholm Blues Band.May 31 The Tattooed Kids Bastmeyer, JoelHartt Jazz Duo, Zach Sutton Jazz Band.Grossman’s Tavern “Toronto’s Home of theBlues”379 Spadina Ave. 416-977-1210www.grossmanstavern.com (complete schedule)NO COVEREvery Sat Matinee The Happy Pals matinee 4-8pm.Every Sun Nicola Vaughan Acoustic Jam 4-9pm, The Nationals with Brian Cober: DoubleSlide Guitar Open Stage Jam 9:30pm-2am.Harlem Restaurant67 Richmond Street East 416-368-1920www.harlemrestaurant.comNO COVER Jazz Fridays & Saturdays 7:30-11:00pmHome Smith Bar see Old Mill, TheHugh’s Room “Toronto’s home of live Folk andRoots”2261 Dundas Street West 416-531-6604www.hughsroom.com (complete music schedule)Joe Mama’s317 King Street West 416-340-6469Live music every night, specializing in Motownand Rhythm & BluesEvery Sun Bernie Senensky Organ Trio withNathan Hiltz & Sly Juhas.Latinada1671 Bloor Street West 416-913-9716www.latinada.comLive Music Wednesday to SundayLula Lounge1585 Dundas West 416-588-0307www.lula.ca (complete schedule online)May 1 Tena Palmer & Reg Schwager, BrahmaFolia. May 2 Salsa Party with Moda Eterna.May 3 Edgardo Moreno & Friends feat. AyerkanEnsemble. May 8 Lulaworld ’09: Bomba! / MarioAllende, Lulanda Jones, Aline Morales Band.May 9 Lulaword ’09: Ricardo Lemvo andSalsAfrica. May 10 Lulaworld ’09: Mothers DayBrunch with Mistura Fina, Diva Night. May 15Lulaworld ’09: Persian Version, Batucada Carioca.May 16 Lulaworld ’09: Havana Norte with theRoberto Linares Brown Orchestra. May 17Lulaworld ’09: Kewsi Selassie CD Launch,Nightclub Safe Tricks and Dips Workshop. May23 Lady Son Y Articulo Veinte. May 24 JustAnother Sunday Afternoon. May 29 Viver Brazil:Dance, Music & Capoeira.Manhattan’s Music Club951 Gordon St., Guelph. 519-767-2440www.manhattans.caMezzetta Middle Eastern Restaurant681 St. Clair Ave. W. 416-658-5687www.mezzettarestaurant.comEvery Wed Jazz Series: sets at 9:00 and10:15. Cover -10Momo’s Bistro664 The Queensway, Etobicoke 416-252-5560www.momosbistro.comN’Awlins Jazz Bar and Dining299 King St. W. 416-595-1958www.nawlins.caEvery Mon Terry Logan.Every Tue Stacie McGregor.Every Wed Jim Heineman Trio.Every Thu Blues Night with Guest Vocalists.Every Fri/Sat All Star Bourbon St. Band.Every Sun Terry Logan.Old Mill, TheHome Smith Bar & Grill, 21 Old Mill Rd. 416-236-2641www.oldmilltoronto.comEvery Thursday Russ Little Trio 7-10pm, minimum per personRon Davis & Friends Fridays & Saturdays 8-11pm, Cover Charge .May 1 & 2 Ron Davis Trio. May 8 & 9 LeeWallace Trio. May 15 & 16 Heather BambrickTrio. May 22 & 23 Kieran Overs Duo. May 29& 30 Janelle Monique Trio.Pantages Martini Bar and Lounge200 Victoria St. 416-362-1777Every Fri Robert Scott.Every Sat Solo Piano: Various artists.Pilot Tavern, The22 Cumberland 416-923-5716www.thepilot.caJazz Saturdays 3:30 – 6:30NO COVERMay 2 Jake Wilkinson. May 9 Alex DeanQuartet. May 16 Kollage. May 23 Perry WhiteQuartet. May 30 Don Palmer Quartet.Press Club, The850 Dundas St. W. 416-364-7183www.thepressclub.caEvery Tue Open JamEvery Second Wed Jazz Jam hosted bytrombonist RJ Satchithananthan.Quotes220 King Street West 416-979-7697“Fridays at Five” with Don Vickery’s CanadianJazz Quartet and featured guest:May 1 Tom Szczesniak. May 8 Kevin Turcotte.May 15 John MacMurchy. May 22 TerryPromane. May 29 John MacLeod.Reservoir Lounge, The52 Wellington St. E. 416-955-0887www.reservoirlounge.comEvery Mon Sophia Perlman and the Vipers.Every Tue Tyler Yarema and his Rhythm.Every Wed Bradley and the Bouncers.Every Thu Janice Hagen.Every Fri Big Rude Jake’s Swingin’ Sextet.Every Sat Tory Cassis.Every Sun Luke Nicholson and the Sunday NightService.Rex Hotel Jazz and Blues Bar, The194 Queen St. W. 416-598-2475www.therex.caLIVE JAZZ/BLUES EVERY NIGHT (completeschedule online)Every Monday in May Peter Hill Quintet6:30pmEvery Tuesday in May Sly Juhas Trio6:30pmEvery Tuesday Classic Rex Jazz Jam 9:30pmEvery Wednesday in May Griffith-Hiltz Trio6:30pmEvery Friday Hogtown Syncopators 4-6pmMay 1 Hogtown Syncopators, Carey WestGroup, Benny Goodman Tribute. May 2 Abbey’sMeltdown, George Lake Big Band, Sara Dell, TaraDavidson Group. May 3 Humber CollegeCommunity Music School Recitals, The Maisies,Andrew Downing Group. May 8 HogtownSyncopators, Carey West Group, Matt StevensTrio. May 9 Abbey’s Meltdown, Blue Room, SaraDell, Mike Allen Group. May 10 ExcelsiorDixieland Jazz Band, Bohemian Swing, TheMaisies, Trevor Falls Collective. May 15Hogtown Syncopators, Carey West Group,McGill University Band. May 16 Abbey’sMeltdown, Jake Chilsholm Group, Sarah Dell,Bob Brough Quartet. May 17 Excelsior DixielandJazz Band, Dr. Nick & the Rollercoasters, The40 WWW.THEWHOLENOTE.COMMAY 1 – JUNE 7 2009
Maisies, Gord Sheard Latin Jazz. May 22Hogtown Syncopators, Artie Roth Trio, HendrikMeurkens Quintet. May 23 Abbey’s Meltdown,Laura Hubert Band, Sara Dell, Periphera Vision.May 24 Excelsior Dixieland Jazz Band, ClubDjango, The Maisies, Julia Cleveland Group.May 29 Hogtown Syncopators, Artie Roth Trio,Dave Neill Quartet. May 30 Abbey’sMeltdown, Swing Shift Big Band, TerraHazelton CD Release. May 31 ExcelsiorDixieland Jazz Band, Freeway Dixieland Band,The Maisies, Jim Galloway Band.Spice 11105 MacDonell Street, Guelph 519-821-3343www.spice11.comMay 10 Mother’s Day with Monica Chapman& Joshua GoodmanStatlers Piano Lounge487 Church Street 416-962-1209www.statlersonchurch.com (complete scheduleonline)MAIN FLOOR: NO COVEREvery Mon Curtains Down Cabaret Open Micwith Jenni Burke & Michael BarberEvery Thu Open Mic with Anne-MarieLeonard; Every Fri, Sat, Sun Live Music.May 9 Ori Dagan & Nancy Walker 5-8pm;May 16 Ori Dagan & Dave Restivo 5-8pm.Stone Grill, The51B Winchester 416-967-6565www.stonegrillonwinchester.comEvery Sun Jazz Brunch 12-3 with ArchieAlleyne, Robi Botos, Artie Roth and SpecialGuestsTen Feet Tall1381 Danforth Avenue, 416-778-7333www.tenfeettall.caFirst Saturday of each month Live R&B 9pmSunday Jazz Matinee 3:30-6:30NO COVERMay 3 The Lesters feat Tory Cassis. May 10Ross MacIntyre and the Sidemen. May 17 DaveHutchinson Trio. May 24 The Satin Dolls feat.Ilana Waldston. May 31 Andrew Downing Trio.Tequila Bookworm512 Queen Street West 416-603-7335http://tequilabookworm.blogspot.com (completeschedule online)Modern/Experimental Jazz Monday, Thursday,Saturday at 9pm, PWYCMay 2 Ghost Feticsh: Clara Engel. May 9 BoneMerrow feat, Jay Merrow & Steve Ward. May16 Indigone Trio, Arkana Music. May 23 KenMcDonald Quartet. May 30 Trio Dangereux.Trane Studio964 Bathurst St. 416-913-8197www.tranestudio.com (complete scheduleonline)May 2 Tiki Mercury-Clarke Quartet. May 3Duane Andrews. May 8 Lyne Tremblay. May 9Margot Roi. May 31 The Thing Is.Tranzac292 Brunswick Ave. 416-923-8137www.tranzac.org (complete listings, variousgenres)Every Sat Jamzac Open Acoustic Jam 3pmEvery Mon Open Mic Music Nights withGuest Hosts, 10pmEvery Tue St. Dirt Elementary School 7:30pmEvery Fri The Foolish Things, 5pmZemra Bar & Lounge778 St. Clair Ave. W 416-651-3123www.zemrabarlounge.comEvery Wed Open Mic and JamEvery Fri Live Music FridaysSECTION 4: announcements, masterclasses, etceteraANNOUNCEMENTS*May 1 1:00-5:00: New Adventures inSound Art. Deep Wireless Festival of Radio& Transmission Art: Media Launch & OpenHouse. Opportunity for the public and media toexperience radio and transmission first-hand aswell as to sample upcoming highlights of thefestival. NAISA space, Artscape WychwoodBarns, 601 Christie St. #252. 416-652-5115.Free.*May 2 6:00: Kingston Symphony. Galaand Wine Auction. Gourmet food, fine wine &entertainment with a Cuban flair. Donations offine wines from your private collectionaccepted. Italo-Canadian Club, 1174 ItaliaLane, Kingston. 613-530-2050. 0.*May 3 4:30am-7:00am: NewAdventures in Sound Art/City ofMississauga. Deep Wireless Festival ofRadio & Transmission Art: International DawnChorus Day Celebration. Worldwidecelebration of Nature’s daily Miracle, thechorus of sound initiated by birds at sunrise.Birders will be on-hand to help us identify thebirds. Lakefront Promenade Park, 800Lakefront Promenade. 416-652-5115. Free.*May 3 7:00-10:00: ContinuumContemporary Music. Ballroom Blitz – aContinuum Fundraiser. Music and talk, foodand drink; silent auction. Guests: James Rolfe,composer; Lewis DeSoto, author;performances by Continuum’s musicians.Gladstone Hotel Ballroom 1214 Queen St.West. 416-924-4945. 0 ( taxreceipt). Proceeds support Continuum’soperating funds and SHIFT.*May 6 6:15: Canadian Opera Company.Appetite for Opera: A Midsummer Night’sDream. Gourmet event designed to delight andintrigue opera novices and fans. 6:15: cocktailreception; 7:00: multi-course dinner; eachcourse accompanied by a specially chosenwine; insights on food, wine and opera by COCSpeakers Bureau representative RobertMorassutti and chef Kreg Graham. HiltonToronto’s Tundra Restaurant, 145 RichmondStreet West. 416-860-6800, www.coc.ca..*May 6 7:00-9:00: New Adventures inSound Art. Deep Wireless Festival of Radio& Transmission Art: Opening of Two GalleryInstallations. Radio Art Salon curated byDarren Copeland; Phoning in the Answer byJohn Gzowski and Camellia Koo.Installations continue: May 7-23,Thursday, Friday, Sunday: 1:00-4:00;Saturday: 10am-2:00. The Loop StudioCentre for Lively Arts, Artscape WychwoodBarns, 601 Christie St. #170. 416-652-5115. Pwyc.*May 7 6:00-10:00: New Adventures inSound Art. Deep Wireless Festival of Radio& Transmission Art: Opening of Gowanus:Over/Under-Water by Kevin T. Allen. A studyof the endangered soundscape of the GowanusCanal in Brooklyn, NY, combining binauralunder-water and over-water sound recordingswith stereoscopic images. Installationcontinues: May 8-31, Saturday &Sunday noon-5:00. The Gladstone Hotel,second floor, 1214 Queen St. West. 416-652-5115. Free.*Orchestras Mississauga. 14th AnnualGiant Used Book Sale. Donations of books,records, CDs, DVDs, tapes, videos, puzzles,games, comics, sheet music are requested.(NOT accepted: magazines, encyclopedias,Readers Digest Condensed Books, NationalGeographic.) Drop off at the Sheridan Centre,Lower Level, Fowler Street Entrance,Mississauga, Tuesdays 1:00-4:00,Thursdays 9am-12 noon. Pick ups: 647-866-7253. Sale dates: September 17-20, 2009.LECTURES/SYMPOSIA*May 5 7:30: Soundstreams Canada.Salon 21: A Salon for a New Era. TheHonourable Adrienne Clarkson will host anevening with Tim Albery, director of Schafer’sopera The Children’s Crusade. Please remainafter the talk to mingle & enjoy a drink, andvisit the current Museum exhibit. JaimeKennedy Restaurant, The Gardiner Museum,111 Queens Park. Advance registrationrequested: www.salon21adrienneclarkson.eventbrite.com/*May 9 9:30am-1:00: Canadian OperaCompany/Jackman Humanities Institute/Munk Centre for International Studies/U of T Faculty of Music. The OperaExchange: Antique Fables and Fairy Toys:Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream.Topics include: Shakespeare’s romanticcomedy and the adaptation’s libretto andmusical setting; the opera in the context ofBritten’s life and work; and, a performancebasedworkshop that explores the criticalapproaches to the music of Benjamin Britten.toronto children’s chorusElise Bradley, Artistic Director“Join the ChorusBring your child’s love of singing and theToronto Children’s Chorus will provide anexceptional musical education. Over 350children between the ages of 6 and 17 enjoythe life-enhancing experience of singing inone of the world’s finest treble choirs.Audition for the Chorus in May 2009!there is nothingabout myaveragedesire”MAY 1 – JUNE 7 2009 WWW.THEWHOLENOTE.COM41
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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!).