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Volume 16 Issue 8 - May 2011

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Nota Bene Period

Nota Bene Period Ensemble. Harmonyin Chaos. Kitchener. Acoustic Muse Concert Series.The Wailin’ Jennys. London. Monday May 09Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber MusicSociety. Quatuor Molinari String Quartet.Waterloo.Wednesday May 11St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church.Wednesday Noon-Hour Concerts. Kitchener. Kawartha Youth Orchestra. SeasonFinale Concert. Peterborough.Thursday May 12Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber MusicSociety. Trio Michelotti. Waterloo. Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony. AllClassical Music Explained. Guelph. Friday May 13St. Jude’s Anglican Church. NoonOrgan Recital. Brantford.Melos Choir and Chamber Orchestra.Recorders, Viols and Voices. Kingston. Stratford Symphony Orchestra.Pomp and Circumstance: Last Night of theProms. Stratford.County Town Singers. Singin’B. Concerts Beyond the GTAJumpin’ & Flyin’. Whitby. Guelph Musicfest. Season Premiere:Festival Quartet All-Beethoven Concert. Guelph.Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony. AllClassical Music Explained. Kitchener. Picton Regent Theatre/Zapp Productions.Smokin’Joe Kubek and B’nois KingPicton.Saturday May 14Chorus Niagara. Feel the Spirit. St. Catharines.Cuckoo’s Nest Folk Club. Rant MaggieRant. London. Espressivo Singers. A World of Song.Brooklin. Lindsay Concert Foundation. KawarthaConcerts: Sinfonia Toronto with Andre Laplante,pianist. Lindsay. CobourgLegion Hall/Zapp Productions.Smokin’ Joe Kubek and B’nois King.Cobourg.County Town Singers. Singin’Jumpin’ & Flyin’. Guelph Musicfest. Robert Silvermanperforms Beethoven Piano Sonatas. Guelph. Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony. AllClassical Music Explained. Sunday May 15Gallery Players of Niagara/PrimaveraConcerts. Ensemble Polaris: Who’s Who inValhalla. St. Catharines. Dublin Street United Church. Sundaysat 3 Series: The Music of May. Guelph. Hamilton Children’s ChoirSpring Concert: Together in SongStoney CreekLa Jeunesse Youth Orchestra. SonicBloom: A Symphonic Welcome to Spring. Port Hope. Arcady/Brantford Symphony OrchestraRequiemBrantfordHamilton Children’s ChoirSpring Concert: Together in SongStoney CreekHamilton Philharmonic.Pops Series– And the Winner Is … MovieMusic ComesAliveHamiltonMonday May 16Guelph Musicfest. Robert Silvermanperforms Beethoven Piano Sonatas. Guelph. Wednesday May 18Music at St. Andrew’s. YuliyaBarrie. St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church.Wednesday Noon-Hour Concerts. Kitchener.Thursday May 19Skyliners Big Band. In Concert. Barrie. Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber MusicSociety. Chamber Concert.Waterloo. Friday May 20St. Jude’s Anglican Church. NoonOrgan Recital. Brantford. Guelph Musicfest. The Life of EdwardJohnson. Guelph. Saturday May 21Guelph Musicfest. Cecilia StringQuartet. Guelph. Wednesday May 25St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church.Wednesday Noon-Hour Concerts. Kitchener.Thursday May 26Acoustic Muse Concert Series.Maria Muldaur & Her Red Hot Bluesiana Band.London. Friday May 27St. Jude’s Anglican Church. NoonOrgan Recital. Brantford.Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony.Holst: The Planets. Kitchener.Saturday May 28Bach Elgar Choir. Handel’s JudasMaccabeus. Hamilton.Guelph Youth Singers. A-Rovin!Guelph. Lyrica Chamber Choir of Barrie. AnAmerican Sampler. Barrie. Ontario Guild of English HandbellRingers.Good Vibrations.46 thewholenote.comMay 1 – June 7, 2011

HamiltonCuckoo’s Nest Folk Club. Jeni & Billy.London. Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony.Holst: The Planets. Sunday May 29 Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony.Generations IV.Kitchener.Trillio Baroque Ensemble. A BaroqueHigh Tea. Kingston. Huronia Symphony Orchestra.The Romantics. Barrie. Royal Canadian College of Organists/NorthumberlandCentre. Choral MusicConcert. Peterborough. Wednesday June 01St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church.Wednesday Noon-Hour Concerts. Kitchener.Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber MusicSociety. QuartetFest 1: Penderecki String Quartet.Waterloo. Friday June 03Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber MusicSociety. QuartetFest 2: Penderecki String Quartetand Winner of PSQ Chamber Music Prize.Waterloo.Saturday June 04Grand River Chorus. Songs for Springtime.Simcoe. Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber MusicSociety. QuartetFest 3: Mirø Quartet. Waterloo. Tony Sciara. Splish Splash: The BobbyDarin Story. Hamilton. Sunday June 05Kingston Jubilate Singers. SummerMade Glorious. Kingston. Grand River Chorus. Songs for Springtime.Brantford.Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber MusicSociety. QuartetFest 4: Skyros Quartet. Waterloo.Monday June 06Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber MusicSociety. QuartetFest 5: Young Artists Concert.Waterloo.Tuesday June 07Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber MusicSociety. QuartetFest Finale: Young ArtistsConcert. Waterloo. FREE LISTINGSfor your eventlistings@thewholenote.comIn the Clubs / Mostly JazzCloud 9 for JohnMacLeodORI DAGANFewer jazz airlines, more jazz clubs! In Toronto, The Rex Hotelis the only music venue that books jazz 7 days a week, 365 daysa year, and standing room only is not unusual. On May 30, thevenue celebrates JUNO-winning John MacLeod and The Rex HotelOrchestra. But before I elaborate on this triumphant story, let medraw your attention to a few other events which need your supportin order to triumph.Ben McConchieis one of JohnMacLeod’s pupils,a charismaticplayer who hasbeen “busy tryingto balance havingnewborn twins andgetting throughMaster’s Degree inJazz Performanceat U of T.”McConchie’sJohn MacLeod.group will perform a spirited night of jazz-country fusion at theintimate Emmet Ray (924 College St.) on May 15.The WholeNote listings many concerts that takeplace beyond the GTA, but so far, not much jazz. Port Perry is anexception, where jazz vocalist and presenter Lynn McDonald booksThe Jester’s Court: May 8, “Mother’s Day with Alex Pangman”;May 15, Canadian Jazz Trio (Frank Wright, vibes; Gary Benson,guitar; Duncan Hopkins, bass); May 29, Jeff Taylor Trio (Jeff Taylor,violin; Chris Kettlewell, bass; Arch Rockefeller, guitar).If you know of another music venue beyond the GTA that hiresjazz musicians on a regular basis, we will happily include them inprint and online. Ideally, The WholeNote jazz listings will ultimatelyinclude a separate section, “Jazz Beyond the GTA.” Please sendlistings to jazz@thewholenote.com by the 15th of the month prior topublication.continued on page 49Coming soonto a listings section near you …COLOUR ADSInquiries tomembers@thewholenote.comMay 1 – June 7, 2011 thewholenote.com 47

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