The WholeNote listings are arranged in four sections:A.GTA (GREATER TORONTO AREA) covers all of Torontoplus Halton, Peel, York and Durham regions.B.BEYOND THE GTA covers many areas of Southern Ontariooutside Toronto and the GTA. In the current issue, thereare listings for events in Angus, Barrie, Bobcaygeon,Brantford, Cambridge, Campbellford, Cobourg, Dundas, Guelph,Hamilton, Kingston, Kitchener, Lindsay, London, Midland, Orillia,Peterborough, St. Catharines, Stratford, Warkworth, Waterloo,Woodstock. Starts on page 66.C.IN THE CLUBS (MOSTLY JAZZ)is organized alphabetically by club.Starts on page 68.D.THE ETCETERAS is for galas, fundraisers, competitions,screenings, lectures, symposia, masterclasses, workshops,singalongs and other music-related events (exceptperformances) which may be of interest to our readers.Starts on page 71.A GENERAL WORD OF CAUTION. A phone number is providedwith every listing in The WholeNote — in fact, we won’t publisha listing without one. Concerts are sometimes cancelled or postponed;artists or venues may change after listings are published.Please check before you go out to a concert.HOW TO LIST. Listings in The WholeNote in the four sections aboveare a free service available, at our discretion, to eligible presenters.If you have an event, send us your information no later than the15th of the month prior to the issue or issues in which your listingis eligible to appear.LISTINGS DEADLINE. The next issue covers the period fromJune 1, 2014 to September 7, 2014. All listings must be received by6pm Thursday May 8.LISTINGS can be sent by e-mail to listings@thewholenote.com orby fax to 416-603-4791 or by regular mail to the address on page 6.We do not receive listings by phone, but you can call 416-323-2232x27 for further information.LISTINGS ZONE MAP. Visit our website to see a detailed versionof this map: thewholenote.com.LakeHuron6GeorgianBay75Lake Erie3 42 1City of TorontoLISTINGS8Lake Ontario345 SORAUREN AVENUE 416.822.9781www.gallery345.com/performancesThursday May 1● 12:00 noon: Canadian Opera Company.Piano Virtuoso Series: Appassionato.Beethoven: Appassionata Sonata; worksby Bach, Ravel and Chopin. Leonard Gilbert,piano. Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre, FourSeasons Centre for the Performing Arts,145 Queen St. W. 416-363-8231. Free.● 12:00 noon: Roy Thomson Hall. Sound Tapestry.Hamilton’s Children’s Choir; YoungVoices of Toronto; Shawn Grenke, organ; ZimfiraPoloz, conductor. 60 Simcoe St. 416-872-4255. Free.● 12:10: Nine Sparrows/Christ Church DeerPark. Lunchtime Chamber Music. Joy Lee,violin; Paul Jessen, piano. Christ Church DeerPark, 1570 Yonge St. 416-241-1298. Free. Donationswelcome.● 12:15: Music at Metropolitan. Noon atMet. Radka Hanáková, piano. MetropolitanUnited Church, 56 Queen St. E. 416-363-0331x26. Free.● 6:00: Jazz Bistro. Young Artist Series.Aaron Zukewich, piano. 251 Victoria St. 416-363-5299. No Cover. For Jazz Bistro listingsat a glance, visit section C.● 7:30: Lower Ossington Theatre. Sound ofMusic. Richard Rodgers, composer; OscarHammerstein, libretto; book by Howard Lindsayand Russel Crouse. Jeremy Hutton, director.Randolph Theatre, 736 Bathurst St.416-915-6747. -. Runs Apr 10-May 3;A. Concerts in the GTAIN THIS ISSUE: Aurora, Barrie, Bolton, Brampton, Burlington, EastGwillimbury, Etobicoke, Markham, Mississauga, Newmarket, Oakville,Richmond Hill, Scarborough, WhitbyMAY/JUNE 2014MAY01 THU | 8pmCLARINET DUOS AND SOPRANO TRIOMIREILLE ASSELIN, C. DAVILA,J. DESMARAIS / Students02 FRI | 7:30pmSpringScapes, ALI GARRISON, mezzoNANCY BENNET, piano /04 SUN | 11am-7pmJ. ISRAELIEVITCH,C. PETROWSKA-QUILICOTHE COMPLETE MOZARTVIOLIN SONATASRegular: / for 4Student: / for 407 WED | 8pmTHE ART OF THE PIANO:ROMAN TIMOFEEV //10 SAT | 8pmNO GOING BACK, S. DUNLOP, sopranoA. NEUMANN, violin //11 SUN | 11amMONIQUE DE MARGERIEHIBIKI KOBAYASHI, 3 BRAHMSVIOLIN SONATAS /14 WED | 8pmSHELLY O’BRIEN /start times vary.● 7:30: Opera 5. Classiques de poche. Offenbach:Ba-ta-clan; Hahn: L’île du rêve. AllianceFrançaise de Toronto, 24 Spadina Rd. 416-922-2014. ; (sr/st); free(AFT/under 12).POSTPONED.● 8:00: Array Music. Array Session #25.Improvisation by Toronto musicians withYoung Artist Series6-8pm NO COVERStudents from Humber,U of T, York and Mohawkperform on Tuesdays, Thursdays,Fridays and SaturdaysMention this WholeNote adand receive free dessert!16 FRI | 8pmISA TRIO: J ISRAELIEVITCH, B. SMITH,JIHYUN AHN /17 SAT | 7:30pmWEI-WEI LAN, pipa virtuoso, NEW MUSICCONCERTS FUNDRAISER PARTY 018 SUN | 3pmTON BEAU STRING QUARTETw/ C BOYLE, R DESOER /28 WED | 8pmQ. BOZZINI, J. CAGE, 3 SQs /29 THU | 8pmM. KIM, cello, A. ZANROSSO, piano/30 FRI | 8pmjunctQin Keyboard Collective /31 SAT | 7:30pmTHE ART OF THE PIANO:SHOSHANA TELNER /JUNE06 FRI | 8pmBILL GILLIAM & FRIENDS /07 SAT | 8pmUGLY BEAUTIES, JAZZ TRIO IMPROV/The Place Where You Go To Listen48 | May 1, 2014 – June 7, 2014 thewholenote.com
friends and guests from out of town. ArraySpace, 155 Walnut Ave. 416-532-3019. Free/PWYC.● 8:00: Aurora Cultural Centre. Le Vent duNord in Concert. 22 Church St., Aurora. 905-713-1818. /(adv).● 8:00: Gallery 345. Camilo Davila, clarinet.Schumann: Drei Romanzen Op.94, for clarinetand piano; Davila: Urban Piece; Brahms:Sonata for Clarinet and Piano in f Op.120 No.1;Schubert: Der Hirt auf dem Felsen (Shepherdon the Rock) D965, for soprano, clarinetand piano. Jean Desmarais, piano; MireilleAsselin, soprano. 345 Sorauren Ave. 416-822-9781. ; (st).● 8:00: Lower Ossington Theatre. Rent.Music, book and lyrics by Jonathan Larson.Seanna Kennedy, director. 100A OssingtonAve. 416-915-6747. -. Runs to May 25;start times vary.● 8:00: Lower Ossington Theatre. Avenue Q.Book by J. Whitty. Music and lyrics by R. Lopezand J. Marx. 100A Ossington Ave. 416-915-6747. –. Also May 2-4, 8-11, 15-18, 22-25,29-31, Jun 1(start times vary).● 8:00: Musideum. Tony McManus, guitar.Folk. Suite 133 (main floor), 401 Richmond St.W. 416-599-7323. .● 8:00: Rose Theatre Brampton. The TenTenors. Rose Theatre, 1 Theatre Ln., Brampton.905-874-2800. -. Also May 2.● 8:00: Toronto Operetta Theatre. Cousinfrom Nowhere. Künneke. Lucia Cesaroni,soprano (Julia de Weert); Elizabeth Beeler,soprano (Wilhelmine); Christopher Mayell,tenor (Ein Fremder); Stefan Fehr, tenor (Egonvon Wildhagen); Guillermo Silva-Marin, stagedirector. Jane Mallett Theatre, St. LawrenceCentre for the Arts, 27 Front St. E. 416-366-7723. –. Also May 2, 3, 4(mat).● 8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra.MasterWorks: Mahler Symphony 9 in D. SirAndrew Davis, conductor. Roy Thomson Hall,60 Simcoe St. 416-598-3375. –5. AlsoApr 30.● 9:00: Jazz Bistro. Rudy Smith Quartet.Rudy Smith, steel pan; Nancy Walker, piano;Kieran Overs, bass; Fabio Ragnelli, drums.251 Victoria St. 416-363-5299. . For JazzBistro listings at a glance, visit section C.Friday May 2● 12:10: Life and Music at St Andrew’s.Dan Bickle, organ. St. Andrew’s Church,73 Simcoe St. 416-593-5600 x231. Free.● 1:10: Gordon Murray Presents. Piano Potpourri.Classics, opera, operetta, musicals,ragtime, pop, international and other genres.Trinity-St. Paul’s United Church, 427 Bloor St.W. 416-631-4300. PWYC. Also May 9, 16, 23,30. Lunch and snack friendly.● 6:00: Jazz Bistro. Young Artist Series.Aaron Zukewich, piano. 251 Victoria St. 416-363-5299. No Cover.● 7:30: Cathedral Church of St. James. TheLast Night of the Proms. The Band of theRoyal Regiment of Canada and The CathedralParish Choir; Giles Bryant, organ. 65 ChurchSt. 416-364-7865. /.● 7:30: Gallery 345. SpringScapes: MusicalIntuitions, Conversations and Other Encouragements.Ali Garrison, mezzo-soprano;Nancy Bennet, piano; Guests: Mosa NeshamáMcNeilly; Kwanza Msingwana; SubaSankaran; Mark Rainey. 345 Sorauren Ave.416-822-9781. ; ; (st).● 7:30: Lower Ossington Theatre. Sound ofMusic. See May 1.● 7:30: Opera 5. Classiques de poche. Offenbach:Ba-ta-clan; Hahn: L’île du rêve. AllianceFrançaise de Toronto, 24 Spadina Rd. 416-922-2014. ; (sr/st); free(AFT/under 12).POSTPONED.● 7:30: Opera Atelier. Persée. Lully. ChrisEnns (Persée); Mireille Asselin (Andromède);Peggy Kriha Dye (Mérope); Olivier Laquerre(Céphée/Méduse); Carla Huhtanen (Cassiope);Vasil Garvanliev (Phinée); and others;Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra, David Fallis,conductor; Marshall Pynkoski, stage director.Elgin Theatre, 189 Yonge St. 1-855-622-2787.-6. Also May 3.● 7:30: St. Paul’s Bloor Street/Royal CanadianCollege of Organists. Pulling Out Allthe Stops! Celebrity Organ Recital. Works byBach, Gigout, Vierne, MacMillan, Willan andothers. Gerard Brooks, organ. St. Paul’s BloorStreet, 227 Bloor St. E. 416-961-8116. Free willoffering. Marking 100th anniversary of theorgan at St. Paul’s. Reception follows.● 8:00: Lower Ossington Theatre. Rent.See May 1.● 8:00: Lower Ossington Theatre. AvenueQ. See May 1.● 8:00: Mississauga Festival Choir. Celebration!30th Anniversary Gala Concert.R. Thompson: Road Not Taken; O. Peterson:Hymn to Freedom; Dolloff: Awaken the Dawn;R. Tse: A Pure Heart, O God; and other works.Guests: Mary Lou Fallis; Peter Tiefenbach;Lori-Anne Dolloff; Deborah Bradley; DarrylBurton. Hammerson Hall, Living Arts Centre,4141 Living Arts Dr., Mississauga. 905-306-6000. ; (sr/st); (children under12). Champagne reception following theperformance.● 8:00: Musideum. Kristin Lindell, singer/songwriter. Roots. Suite 133 (main floor),401 Richmond St. W. 416-599-7323. .● 8:00: Rose Theatre Brampton. The TenTenors. See May 1.● 8:00: Toronto Operetta Theatre. Cousinfrom Nowhere. See May 1; Also 3, 4(mat).● 8:00: Windmill Theatre. Come Rain orCome Shine. Standards for the 40s and 50s.The Great Hall, 84 South Service Rd., Mississauga.905-483-5702. . Also May 3.● 9:00: Jazz Bistro. Rudy Smith Quartet.251 Victoria St. 416-363-5299. .Saturday May 3● 11:00am and 1:00pm: Lower OssingtonTheatre. Dora the Explorer Live: Dora’s PirateAdventure. Randolph Theatre, 736 BathurstSt. 416-915-6747. .50–.50. Also May 4.● 11:00am and 2:00: Solar Stage Children’sTheatre. Sing & Dance. Music Concert withJack Grunsky for ages 3 to 8. Madison Centre,100 Upper Madison Ave. 416-368-8031.. Also 2:00.● 1:30: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. ClassicalKids LIVE: Tchaikovsky Discovers America.Tchaikovsky’s life depicted in music,story and dance. Sameer Patel, conductor.Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-598-3375. –. Pre-concert performance byBoomwhacker Orchestra. Also 3:30.● 2:00: Lower Ossington Theatre. Rent.See May 1.● 2:00: Lower Ossington Theatre. AvenueQ. See May 1.● 2:00: Walmer Road Baptist Church.Spring Organ Recital. Works by Bach, Kodályand Rheinberger. Imre Olah, organ; RenataAnton, violin. 188 Lowther Ave. 416-924-1121.Freewill offering.● 3:00: Toronto Children’s Chorus MainChoir and Training Choirs. Flights of Fancy.Patriquin and Letourneau: Nikmak; Schumann:Four Folksongs; Watson Henderson:Songs of Flight and Fancy; works by Hatfieldand others. Natasha Danchenko, violin; DougOhashi, double bass; Jennifer Swan, choreographer;Elise Bradley, conductor. TorontoCentre for the Arts, 5040 Yonge St. 416-932-8666 x231. .50; .50(sr/st).● 3:30: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. ClassicalKids LIVE: Tchaikovsky Discovers America.Tchaikovsky’s life depicted in music,story and dance. Sameer Patel, conductor.Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-598-3375. –. Pre-concert performance byBoomwhacker Orchestra. Also 1:30.● 4:00: Elmer Iseler Singers. Jubilation!35th Anniversary Concert. Salute tothe Ontario Arts Council’s 50th anniversary.Healey: Six Canadian Folk Songs; Halley:Love Songs for Springtime; Holman: NightMusic; Somers: Songs of the NewfoundlandOutports; Willan: Three Lady Motets. LydiaAdams, conductor; Guests: EIS Alumni. ChristChurch Deer Park, 1570 Yonge St. 416-217-0537. ; (sr); (st).● 4:30: Beach United Church. Songs MyDaughter Knows. The Jim Clayton Trio, piano/bass/drums. 140 Wineva Ave. 416-691-8082.Freewill offering.● 6:00: Jazz Bistro. Young Artist Series.Aaron Zukewich, piano. 251 Victoria St. 416-363-5299. No Cover.● 7:00: Catholic Family Radio. Gala Concerton the Occasion of the Canonization of JohnXXIII and John Paul II. The Priest trio (Fr.Eugene O’Hagan, Fr. Martin O’Hagan, Fr. DavidDelargy); Maria Knapik, soprano; TorontoSinfonietta (Matthew Jaskiewicz, conductor);and others. Queen Elizabeth Theatre,190 Princes’ Blvd. 416-588-0555. -.● 7:30: Annex Singers. The Road Home.Works by Palestrina, Barber, Brahms,Whitacre, Wade Hemsworth and Stan Rogers.Guest: Tina Torlone, soprano; MariaCase, conductor. Bloor Street United Church,300 Bloor St. W. 647-888-1979. , (sr/st); free(12 and under).● 7:30: Canadian Opera Company. RobertoDevereux. By Donizetti. Sondra Radvanovsky,soprano (Elisabetta); Giuseppe Filianoti, tenor(Roberto Devereux); Russell Braun, baritone(Duke of Nottingham); Allyson McHardy,mezzo (Duchess of Nottingham); and others;Stephen Lawless, stage director; CorradoRovaris, conductor. Four Seasons Centre forthe Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W. 416-363-8231. –2; (under 30). AlsoMay 10, 15, 18, 21(start times vary).● 7:30: Cantores Celestes Women’s Choir.25th Anniversary Concert. Monteverdi: OBeatae Viae; Hatfield: African Celebration;Halley: Freedom Trilogy; Hemsworth: LogDriver’s Waltz; and other works. Kelly Galbraith,conductor; Emperor String Quartet(Matthew Coons, organ; Ellen Meyer, piano).Runnymede United Church, 432 RunnymedeRd. 416-236-1522. . A ,000 donation willbe made to Huban Cradle of Hope Children’sHome orphanage in Kenya.● 7:30: Guys Like Us Toronto. Oh What ANight. Melodies to take you back to a 1960shigh school dance. Church of the Redeemer,162 Bloor St. W. 416-668-6772. ; (adv).● 7:30: Lower Ossington Theatre. Sound ofMusic. See May 1.● 7:30: Opera 5. Classiques de poche.Offenbach: Ba-ta-clan; Hahn: L’île du rêve. AllianceFrançaise de Toronto, 24 Spadina Rd.416-922-2014. ; (sr/st); free(AFT/under12). POSTPONED.● 7:30: Opera Atelier. Persée. See May 2.● 7:30: Royal Conservatory. Academy ChamberOrchestra. Students from the Phil and EliTaylor Performance Academy for Young Artists.Mazzoleni Concert Hall, 273 Bloor St. W.416-408-0208. Free (ticket required).● 7:30: Toronto Symphony Orchestra.Toronto Symphony Youth OrchestraSpring Concert. Schubert: Symphony No.8“Unfinished”; Liszt: Les Préludes; Tchaikovsky:Violin Concerto (mvt.1); Rimsky-Korsakov:Capriccio espagnol. Sophia Anna Szokolay,violin; Shalom Bard, conductor. Mac-Millan Theatre, Edward Johnson Building,80 Queen’s Park. 416-598-3375. ; (sr);(under 15).● 7:30: Village Voices. Silver Stars: 25thAnniversary Concert. Alumni and pastaccompanists. Markham Missionary Church,5438 Major Mackenzie Dr. E., Markham.905-294-8687. ; (sr/st); free(under12). Post-concert reception with freerefreshments.● 7:30: York Region Community Choir.Take Me Home. Works about Canada andCanadian Artists. Trinity Anglican Church,79 Victoria St., Aurora. 905-726-3831. /2for (adv).● 8:00: FAWN Opera & New Music/SeventhArt Video Magazine. Synesthesia III: Musicand Film. Eight short films by Canadian filmmakers;soundtracks by emerging Torontocomposers. Patrick Murray, conductor. Studio18, 442 Dufferin St. 647-401-5004. ;(under 30).● 8:00: Healey Willan Singers. AnUnexpected Journey. Tartini: Stabat Mater;Quartel: Alice; Halley: Freedom Trilogy; andother works. John Stephenson, piano; Ron KaMing Cheung, conductor. Church of St. Martin-in-the-Fields,151 Glenlake Ave. 416-519-0528. ; (sr/st).● 8:00: Lower Ossington Theatre. AvenueQ. See May 1.● 8:00: Lower Ossington Theatre. Rent.See 2:00.● 8:00: Musideum. Francine Hailman,singer/songwriter. Jazz. 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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!).