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Volume 15 Issue 9 - June 2010

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A. Concerts In The

A. Concerts In The GTAJimi Hendrix w/ NKLS Quartet opening.Music Gallery, 197 John St. 416-870-8000..• 9:30pm: Harbourfront Centre.L’Orchestre Septentrional. Big band fromHaiti. Sirius Stage, 235 Queen’s Quay W.416-973-4000. Free.• 10:00pm: Young Centre for the PerformingArts. Saturday Night CabaretSeries: The Anais Project. Old-world cabaretsongs in English, French, Spanish and Italian.Patricia O’Callaghan, Miranda Mulhollandand Romina Di Gasbarro. 55 Mill St., Building49. 416-866-8666. $15.Sunday July 04• 12:30: TD Toronto Jazz Festival. JaneBunnett. Shops at Don Mills, 1090 Don MillsRd. 416-447-0618. Free.• 2:00: Music at Mount Pleasant. World’sEnd Quartet. American composers in celebrationof Independence Day. ConservatoryGarden, 375 Mount Pleasant Rd. 416-485-9129. Free.• 2:00: Parks and Recreation Toronto.Renee Barda, mezzo-soprano. ScarboroughCivic Centre, 150 Borough Dr. 416-396-7766. Free.• 3:00: Music at Sharon. Les VoixBaroques. Motets by Carissimi and Charpentier.Matthew White, countertenor andartistic director; Shannon Mercer, soprano;Alex Weimann, harpsichord. Temple of theChildren of Peace, 18974 Leslie St., Sharon.416-872-4255. . 2:30: Pre-concert chat.• 4:00: St. James’ Cathedral. TwilightRecital Series: Andrew Adair, organ. 65Church St. 416-364-7865. Free (donationswelcome).• 4:00: Toronto Music Garden/IstitutoItaliano di Cultura. Fermate il Passo (“Staya moment, passer-by!”). 15th-century Italianmusic. Viva BiancaLuna Biffi, vocalist andviola d’arco. 475 Queen’s Quay W. 416-973-4000. Free.• 4:30: Christ Church Deer Park/TDToronto Downtown Jazz Festival. JazzVespers: Brian Barlow Big Band. 1570Yonge St. 416-920-5211. Free (donationswelcome).Monday July 05• 12:15: Music Mondays. Viva BiancaLunaBiffi, Italian singer-instrumentalist. Musicfrom Renaissance Italy. Church of the HolyTrinity, 10 Trinity Square. 416-598-4521x222. Pwyc ( suggested). Co-sponsoredby Istituto di Cultura Italiano, Toronto EarlyMusic Centre and Toronto Music Garden.Tuesday July 06• 1:00: St. James’ Cathedral. Music atMidday: Andrew Adair, organ. 65 Church St.416-364-7865. Free (donations welcome).Wednesday July 07• 7:00: Etobicoke Community ConcertBand. Twilight Concert in the Park. Classicpops repertoire. Guests: Scarborough PipeBand. Applewood Homestead, BroadacresPark, 450 The West Mall. 416-410-1570.Free.Tuesday June 01B. Beyond The GTA• 2:00: Stratford Festival. Evita. AvonTheatre, 99 Downie St., Stratford. 1-800-567-1600. -0. Also June 3-5, 7, 9,10, 12, 15-19, 22, 25, 26, 29, July 2, 4, 6,7 and beyond.• 2:00: Stratford Festival. Jacques Brelis Alive and Well and Living in Paris. TomPatterson Theatre, 111 Lakeside Dr., Stratford.1-800-567-1600. -0. AlsoJune 3, 5, 10, 11, 18, 19 22, 24, 25, 27,30, July 2, 6, 7 and beyond.Wednesday June 02• 12:00 noon: Midday Music With Shigeru.Students from Innisdale. Karen Parnell,conductor. Hi-Way Pentecostal Church, 50Anne St. N., Barrie. 705-726-1181. ;free(st).• 12:15: St. Andrew’s Presbyterian.Debra Lacoste, trumpet; Ann-Marie Mac-Dairmid, organ. 54 Queen St. N., Kitchener.519-578-4430. Free (light meal at nominalcost).Thursday June 03• 2:00: Shaw Festival. One Touch ofVenus. Royal George Theatre, 85 Queen’sSt., Niagara on-the-Lake. 1-800-511-7429..50-.95. Also June 5, 6, 8, 10, 13,15, 18, 20, 25-27, 30, July 1-3, 6, 7 andbeyond.• 7:30: Orchestra London. Giulio Cesare.Handel. Drew Minter, countertenor (GiulioCesare); Lucia Cesaroni, soprano (Cleopatra);Timothy Vernon, conductor; TimothyNelson, stage director. Grand Theatre, 471Richmond St., London. 519-679-8778. -9; (st,rush). Also June 5 and 6.Friday June 04• 1:00: New Hamburg Live! CapellaIntima’s Celestial Sirens – music of theBenedictine Nuns of Milan. Motets by Cozzolani,Leonarda, Sessa. Dawn Bailey and ErinBardua, sopranos; Vicki St. Pierre, alto; BudRoach, tenor; Sara-Anne Churchill, organ;Lucas Harris, theorbo. St. George’s AnglicanChurch, 3 Byron St., New Hamburg. 519-662-3535. .• 8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo ChamberMusic Society. Roger Chase, viola; MichikoOtaki, piano. Schumann: Märchenbilder;Brahms: Sonata Op.120 No.2; ClaraSchumann: Three Romances; Ireland: CelloSonata (trans). KWCMS Music Room, 57Young St. W., Waterloo. 519-886-1673.; (sr); $15(st).• 8:00: Muskoka Concert Association.Ryan Jackson, organ. Trinity United Church,290 Muskoka Rd. N., Gravenhurst. 705-684-8859/705-681-0399. ; $15(17 andunder).Saturday June 05See Festival listings for: Bayfield Festivalof Song.• 7:30: Guelph Youth Singers. WhistleWhile You Work. Songs of carpenters,clowns, goatherds, sailors, and pirates. RiverRun Centre, 35 Woolwich St., Guelph. 519-763-3000. ; (sr/st).• 7:30: Orchestra London. Giulio Cesare.See June 3.• 7:30: St. Mary’s Children’s Choir. It’sa Grand Night For Singing. St. Mary’s Children’sChoir and Festival Youth Singers. St.Mary’s United Church, 85 Church St. S., St.Mary’s. 519-284-8009. $15; (child).• 8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber MusicSociety. Young Artists of QuartetFest2010. Keffer Memorial Chapel, Wilfrid LaurierUniversity, Waterloo. 519-886-1673.$15; (sr); (st).• 8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo CommunityOrchestra. Cool Night in June. Grieg: PeerGynt Suite No.1; Liszt: Hungarian RhapsodyNo.2; Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No.1.Alexei Gulenco, piano; Daniel Warren, conductor.First Baptist Church, 306 Erb St. W.,Waterloo. 519-579-4052. ; (st).Sunday June 06See Festival listings for: Bayfield Festivalof Song.• 2:00: Orchestra London. Giulio Cesare.See June 3.• 8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo ChamberMusic Society. Penderecki String Quartet.Schumann: Quartets Op.44, Nos.1 and 2.Keffer Memorial Chapel, Wilfrid LaurierUniversity, Waterloo. 519-886-1673. ; (sr); $15(st)Monday June 07• 8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo ChamberMusic Society. Zwickau Piano Quartet,and others. Schumann: Piano Quartet; otherworks TBA. KWCMS Music Room, 57 YoungSt. West, Waterloo. 519-886-1673. $15;(sr); (st).Tuesday June 08• 8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo ChamberMusic Society. Penderecki Quartet withAndrew Burashko, piano. Schumann: QuartetOp.41 No.3 in A; Piano Quintet Op.44 in Eflat. WLU Maureen Forrester Hall, Waterloo.519-886-1673. ; (sr); $15(st).Wednesday June 09• 12:15: St. Andrew’s Presbyterian.Jonathan Oldengarm, organ. 54 Queen St.N., Kitchener. 519-578-4430. Free (lightmeal at nominal cost).Thursday June 10See Festival listings for: Bayfield Festivalof Song.Friday June 11See Festival listings for: Barrie Jazz andBlues; Bayfield Festival of Song; WestbenArts Festival.• 8:00: Bravado! Show Choir. Reel Music.Moon River, Over the Rainbow, MammaMia, Glee and more music from movies andtelevision. Four-piece band. Georgian CollegeTheatre, 1 Georgian Dr., Barrie. 705-728-7828. ; (group of 4).• 8:00: Victoria Hall. Words and Music2010: Songs of the Beatles. Brad Halls,Eileen March and Catherine Ford, vocalists.55 King St. W. Cobourg. 905-372-2210..50.Saturday June 12See Festival listings for: Barrie Jazz andBlues; Bayfield Festival of Song; FestivalAlexandria; Westben Arts Festival.• 2:00 & 7:30: Shoreline Chorus. CanadianCharms. The Maple Leaf Forever,Hallelujah, Fare Thee Well, and other songs.Ann-Marie MacDairmid, conductor. DivisionStreet United Church Hall, Owen Sound.519-599-2710. .• 7:30: Stratford Symphony Orchestra.Watermusic by the Avon: Summer “Idyll”Time. Haydn: Trumpet Concerto; SymphonyNo. 101; Wagner: Siegfried Idyll. Larry Larson,trumpet. 1 Wellington St., Stratford.519-271-0990. ; (sr); (st);(family).• 8:00: Bravado! Show Choir. Reel Music.See June 11.Sunday June 13See Festival listings for: Bayfield Festivalof Song; Festival Alexandria; Westben ArtsFestival.• 8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo ChamberMusic Society. Bergmann Piano Duo.Schubert: Grand Duo; Milhaud: Creation duMonde; Mozart: TBA. KWCMS Music Room,57 Young St. W., Waterloo. 519-886-1673.; (sr); $15(st).Wednesday June 16• 12:00 noon: Music at St. Andrew’s.Kenneth Inkster, organ, and Kimberly Sartor,soprano. St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church,47 Owen St., Barrie. 705-726-1181. ;free(st).• 12:15: St. Andrew’s Presbyterian. GlenSoulis, flute and violin; Fernan Enriquez, panflutes. 54 Queen St. N., Kitchener. 519-578-4430. Free (light meal at nominal cost).Thursday June 17See Festival listings for: Barrie Jazz andBlues.• 7:30: Cuckoo’s Nest Folk Club. RichardGrainger. Chaucer’s Pub, 122 Carling St.,London. 519-672-1967. ; $15(adv).Friday June 18See Festival listings for: Barrie Jazz andBlues; Grand River Baroque; TottenhamBluegrass Festival; Westben Arts Festival.• 8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo ChamberMusic Society. Members of orchestra@uwaterloo. Khatchaturian: Trio for Clarinet,Violin and Piano; Kodaly: Duo for Violin andCello; Messiaen: Quartet for the End of Time“Praise to the eternity of Jesus”; Tchaikovsky:Piano Trio (1st mvmnt); Schubert:Notturno; and other works. KWCMS MusicRoom, 57 Young St. W., Waterloo. 519-886-1673. ; $15(sr); (st).• 9:00: Molly Bloom’s Irish Pub. SpecialLive Music. Colin Taylor Blues Group. 26Brunswick St., Stratford. 519-271-2778.Free.Saturday June 19See Festival listings for: Barrie Jazz andBlues; Grand River Baroque; TottenhamBluegrass Festival; Westben Arts Festival.• 8:00: Karen Schuessler Singers. CabaretFundraiser. Polish Combatants Association,80 Ann St., London. 519-913-3167.. 6:30: Silent auction.• 8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber MusicSociety. Victory String Quartet & JudithDavenport, viola. Brahms: String QuintetsNo.1 Op.88 in F; No. 2 Op.111 in G. KWCMSMusic Room, 57 Young St. W., Waterloo.519-886-1673. ; (sr); $15(st).• 9:00: Molly Bloom’s Irish Pub. SpecialLive Music. Bob Marley Tribute. 26 BrunswickSt., Stratford. 519-271-2778. .36 thewholenote.comJune 1 - July 7, 2010

Sunday June 20See Festival listings for: Barrie Jazz andBlues; Grand River Baroque; TottenhamBluegrass Festival; Westben Arts Festival.• 7:30: Sandra Mogensen, piano. Pre-European Tour Recital: Ravel meets Grieg.Grieg: selections from Lyric Pieces; HolbergSuite; Ravel: Tombeau de Couperin; Valsesnobles et sentimentales. St. James’ AnglicanChurch, 41 Mornington, Stratford. 519-275-2322. ; (st).Tuesday June 22• 8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber MusicSociety. Members of K-W CommunityOrchestra. Schubert: Octet in F (2 mvmnts);Mozart, Flute Quartet, K285; Milhaud: DuoConcertante for Clarinet and Piano; andother works. KWCMS Music Room, 57Young St. W., Waterloo. 519-886-1673.$15; (sr); (st).Saturday June 26See Festival listings for: Wasaga BeachFestival.• 12:00 noon to 10:00: Wasaga BeachFestival. Day One. Jake Differ, TorontoAll-Star Big Band, The Hits Parade 2010,Menew, Cache. Beach Area 1, WasagaBeach. 416-698-2152. Free.• 7:30: Zach Windus. Piano/Flute recital.Works by Schumann, Godard, Bolling.Rosanne Warren, flute; Larisa Gulenco, piano.St. James Anglican Church. 137 MelvilleSt., Dundas. 905-528-5395. ; .• 8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo ChamberMusic Society. Members of K-W ChamberOrchestra. Mozart: Flute Quartet K285;Clarinet Quintet; Kuhlau: Trio for Flute, Celloand Piano; Muszinski: Duet for Flute andClarinet; Telemann: Trio for Flute, Violin andCello. KWCMS Music Room, 57 Young St.W., Waterloo. 519-886-1673. ; $15(sr);(st).Sunday June 27See Festival listings for: Festival Alexandria;Wasaga Beach Festival.• 12:00 noon to 6:00: Wasaga BeachFestival. Day Two. Jake Differ, Jeff Young& the Muskoka Roads Band, Jason Wilson,The Mighty Pope, Dr. Draw. Beach Area 1,Wasaga Beach. 416-698-2152. Free.• 3:00: Guelph Symphony Orchestra.Music in the Park. Simon Irving, conductor.Riverside Park Bandshell, Guelph. 519-827-0877. Free.Monday June 28• 7:30: Stratford Shakespeare Festival.Night Music – A Women’s Voice. NiagaraVocal Ensemble. Festival Theatre, 55 QueenSt., Stratford. 519-273-1600. .Tuesday June 29• 8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo ChamberMusic Society. David Mc- Evoy, piano.Beethoven : Sonata Op. 109; Prokofiev: SonataNo. 4; Chopin: Ballade No. 4; Rzewski:Winnsboro Cotton Mill Blues; McEvoy: Ballade;and other works. KWCMS Music Room,57 Young St. W., Waterloo. 519-886-1673.$15; (sr); (st).Wednesday June 30• 2:00 & 8:00: St. Jacobs Country Playhouse.The 25 th Annual Putnam CountySpelling Bee. Musical comedy concerning agroup of adolescent outsiders. Music andlyrics by William Finn. James Kall, director;Charles T. Cozens, musical director. 40 BenjaminRd. E., Waterloo. 519-747-7788/1-888-449-4463. ; (18 and under)• 8:00: Drayton Festival Theatre. Cagney!A musical celebration of the screenlegend James Cagney. Based on the book byPeter Colley. With Robert Creighton. 33 WellingtonSt. S, Drayton. 519-638-5555. ;. Also July 1-3, 6, 7 and beyond.Thursday July 01See Festival listings for: Festival of theSound.• 2:00 & 8:00: St. Jacobs Country Playhouse.The 25 th Annual Putnam CountySpelling Bee. See June 30.• 2:00 & 8:00: Drayton Festival Theatre.Cagney! See June 30.Friday July 02See Festival listings for: Huntsville Festivalof the Arts; Westben Arts Festival.• 2:00: Drayton Festival Theatre. Cagney!See June 30.Saturday July 03See Festival listings for: Huntsville Festivalof the Arts; Leith Festival; Orangeville Bluesand Jazz Festival; Westben Arts Festival.• 2:00 & 8:00: Drayton Festival Theatre.Cagney! See June 30.• 2:00 & 8:00: St. Jacobs Country Playhouse.The 25 th Annual Putnam CountySpelling Bee. See June 30.Sunday July 04See Festival listings for: Huntsville Festivalof the Arts; Festival Alexandria; OrangevilleBlues and Jazz Festival; Westben ArtsFestival.• 2:00: St. Jacobs Country Playhouse.The 25 th Annual Putnam County SpellingBee. See June 30.Monday July 05See Festival listings for: Highlands Festival;Huntsville Festival of the Arts; OrangevilleBlues and Jazz Festival.Tuesday July 06See Festival listings for: Highlands Festival;Huntsville Festival of the Arts; OrangevilleBlues and Jazz Festival.• 2:00: Drayton Festival Theatre. Cagney!See June 30.• 2:00: St. Jacobs Country Playhouse.The 25 th Annual Putnam County SpellingBee. See June 30.• 7:00: Westben Arts Festival Theatre.Brian Manker, cello. Principal cellist of theMontreal Symphony performing three ofBach’s solo cello suites. 6698 County Rd.30, Campbellford. 705-653-5508. .-.50.Wednesday July 07See Festival listings for: Highlands Festival;Huntsville Festival of the Arts.• 12:00 noon: Midday Music WithShigeru. Amity Piano Trio. Beethoven: Op.97 “Archduke”; Shostakovich: Op.8. Hi-WayPentecostal Church, 50 Anne St. N., Barrie.705-726-1181. ; free(st).• 2:00: St. Jacobs Country Playhouse.The 25 th Annual Putnam County SpellingBee. See June 30.• 2:00 & 8:00: Drayton Festival Theatre.Cagney! See June 30.• 8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo ChamberMusic Society. Ton Beau String Quartet.2010 Summer FestivalsThe following summer festivals haveevents between June 1 and July 7. Forlistings after July 7, see our July-Augustmagazine.• Detailed daily listings for festivals inthe GTA will be found in A. GTA Listings(starts page 28). Events at festivalsBeyond the GTA are listed below.C. Summer FestivalsBarrie Jazz and Blues FestivalBarrie, OntarioJune 10-21705-739-4721www.barriejazzbluesfest.comJune 11 8:00: Giants of Jazz Concert. Tributeto Keith Jarrett. D.D. Jackson, piano.Barrie City Hall, 70 Collier St.June 12 9:00am: The Skyliners in rehearsal.Barrie City Hall, 70 Collier St.June 12 8:00: Quiet Fire. Tribute to BillEvans. Mark Eisenman Trio. Barrie City Hall,70 Collier St.June 17 4:00 to 11:00: Thursday Concerts.Artists TBA. Barrie City Hall, 70 Collier St.June 17 7:15: Swing, Swing, Swing. TheSkyliners; Scott Boyer, piano. Barrie CityHall, 70 Collier St.June 18 4:00 to 11:00: Friday Concerts.Haydn: Op.77 No.1; Verdi: Quartet. KWCMSMusic Room, 57 Young St. W., Waterloo.519-886-1673. ; $15(sr); (st).Najiwan; Ronnie Douglas Blues Band; andother artists TBA. Centre Stage, HeritagePark, Lakeshore Dr.June 18 8:00: Play “Misty” for Me. Tributeto Erroll Garner. Chris Donnelly, piano. BarrieCity Hall, 70 Collier St.June 19 10:30am to 10:00pm: SaturdayConcerts. Warnica Public School Bands;Urban Preacher; Bernie Senesky Quintet; andother artists TBA. Centre Stage, HeritagePark, Lakeshore Dr.June 19 8:00: Return from Forever. Tributeto Chick Corea. Paul Tobey, piano. BarrieCity Hall, 70 Collier St.June 20 10:30am to 7:30: Sunday Concerts.The Jazz Shoppe; The Ground Floor;Michael Pickett; Mathis James “Jimmy”Reid; Jason Raso Quintet; and other artists.Centre Stage, Heritage Park, Lakeshore Dr.Bayfield Festival of SongTown Hall, Clan Gregor SquareBayfield, OntarioJune 5-13416-735-7982 or 519-565-2435www.aldeburghconnection.org/festival.htmlJune 5 11:00am: Sleepers Awake! Pianoduets from Bach to Broadway. Stephen Rallsand Bruce Ubukata, piano. .June 5 8:00: Celebrity Recital. Songs, ariasAre YOU onThe WholeNote’sMap?Our Green Pages guide to summermusic has the information audiencesneed to plan their festival excursions.Make sure our readers can find yourfestival’s events on The WholeNote’swebsite www.thewholenote.com.• Contact summer@thewholenote.comfor information, or phone Karen at416-323-2232 x26.June 1 - July 7, 2010 thewholenote.com 37THE

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