GREEN PAGESSUMMER MUSIC GUIDEWelcome to The WholeNote’s tenth annual over the course of the summer, and whereGreen Pages, an overview of summer an interactive map of festivals will befestivals across the musical map – maintained for your viewing pleasure.classical, jazz, opera, folk, world musicand much more – in unique and beautiful We wish you a summer to remember!locations across the country!THE 2014 GREEN PAGES TEAMHere you’ll find profiles of 45 widely PROJECT EDITOR: Sara Constantdiverse summer festivals, provided by LAYOUT & DESIGN: Susan Sinclairthe festivals themselves. Detailed festival MEMBER SERVICES: Karen Ageslistings can be found within our regular PROOFREADING: Adam Weinmannlistings sections and our special summer WEBSITE: Bryson Winchesterlistings section following Listings SectionB: Beyond The GTA. Visit our online version For more information contactof the guide at thewholenote.com/green editorial@thewholenote.comwhere festival information will be updated or phone Sara at 416-323-2232 x27.AGC/PLEIN AIR SALON GARDEN CONCERT SERIES ‘14➤ July 2 to August 27Toronto, ONFor over a decade the Artists’ Garden Cooperative (AGC) has been offering avenue to acoustic musicians and spoken word performers. In a relaxing, naturalatmosphere, small audiences enjoy a wide variety of music styles, from jazz toclassical, roots to blues. Plein Air garden concerts run each Wednesday eveningin July and August, from 7:30pm to 9pm. Light refreshments are available. Thecommunity is invited to experience the garden and hear sample performances byPlein Air performers at the AGC Annual Launch Party, a free event, on Tuesday,June 24, from 4:30pm to 8pm. Concert tickets, at , are available at the door,on Eventbrite.com or on our website.416-487-0705artistsgardencoop.comALL-CANADIAN JAZZ FESTIVAL➤ September 5 to September 7Port Hope, ONThis uniquely Canadian annual jazz festival occurs in the picturesque small townof Port Hope, just one hour east of Toronto. While in Port Hope, enjoy exquisiteshops and eclectic restaurants on the “best-preserved main street in southernOntario.” Go fishing on the Ganaraska River or zip-lining in the NorthumberlandForest. Friday night’s concert in the park featuring Fathead is free. Saturdayand Sunday afternoon passes to see five diverse, award-winning jazz performances,including Redhot Ramble, Griffith Hiltz Trio, Susie Arioli and the recentlyreunited Manteca group, are just each. Saturday night at the Capitol featuresKellylee Evans and the Mike Francis Quartet for just . Weekend passes are .1-855-713-9310allcanadianjazz.caCanada’s Premier Celebration of World CulturesJuly 3 - 6, 201 20th Anniversary EditionVictoria Park, London, OntarioMusic, Dance, Food & Crafts from Around the WorldFREE ADMISSION!More than 275 Unique ExhibitorsGeomungo Factory(South Korea)Los Van Van (Cuba)Mokoomba (Zimbabwe)Over 35 Top Professional World Music & Jazz EnsemblesCelebrate TD Canada Trust’s 150th Anniversary with Cuba’s Los Van Van!The Sunfest Jazz Stage & Le village québécois return& NEW this year … Salsa in the Sun 2014info@sunfest.on.ca 519-672-1522 www.sunfest.on.caBRAVO NIAGARA! FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS➤ September 5Niagara-on-the-Lake, ONBravo Niagara!’s vision is to define the Niagara Region as a destination for innovativeand inspired musical performances of the highest calibre. Bravo Niagara! isa celebration of the arts – music, wine, visual and culinary experiences – creatinga “Symphony of the Senses.” Set amidst Niagara’s natural beauty and historicriches, the wineries are transformed into exquisite concert venues for unforgettableperformances. On September 5, 2014, Bravo Niagara! presents the Ontariodebut of the Ehnes Quartet: “Falling for Music at Château des Charmes.” TheEhnes Quartet comprises a “dream-team lineup” – violinists James Ehnes andAmy Schwartz Moretti, violist Richard O’Neil and cellist Robert deMaine. Staytuned for “Spring into Music @ Stratus” in April 2015.289-868-9177bravoniagaraimf.comBROTT MUSIC FESTIVAL➤ June19 to August 14Greater Hamilton Area, ONNow entering its 27th season, the Brott Music Festival (est. 1988) is the largest nonprofitorchestral music festival in Canada, and the only festival with a full-time, professionalorchestra-in-residence. The Brott Music Festival is renowned for its extremelyhigh artistic standard, world-class soloists, exuberant young orchestra and eclecticmix of orchestral, chamber, jazz, pops and education concerts at various venues36 | June 4 – September 7, 2014 thewholenote.com
across Southern Ontario. We have attracted world-class soloists and other artists/personalities to Hamilton, including James Ehnes, Anton Kuerti, Pinchas Zukerman,Marc Garneau, Karen Kain, Valerie Tryon, former Prime Minister Kim Campbell,Mordecai Richler, Roberta Bondar and Michael Ondaatje, to name only a few.905-525-7664brottmusic.comCANADIAN OPEN OLD TIME FIDDLE CHAMPIONSHIP➤ August 6 to August 10Shelburne, ONThe 64th Canadian Open Old Time Fiddle Championship takes place August 6to August 10 in Shelburne, Ontario. Sponsored by the Rotary Club of Shelburne,the event features Canada’s top fiddlers in competition for thousands of dollars inprizes! Community events in conjunction with the Championship include camping,a giant fiddle parade, an open air market, Ballagh Bunch fiddle and stepdance show,fiddle jam sessions, a concert by the Beckett Family featuring Linsey and TylerBeckett, a beer garden, Hotel California Eagles Tribute Band, a non-denominationalchurch service, 24-hour meals and entertainment at the Legion, and a communitypork BBQ. New this year is a barn dance and jamboree on August 6. Proceedsto support the charitable work of the Rotary Club and other community groups.519-925-8620selburneddlecontest.comCHAUTAUQUA INSTITUTION➤ June 21 to August 24Chautauqua, NY, USAChautauqua Institution is a unique learning community in western New York,located just three hours from Toronto. Every summer it comes alive with aunique mix of fine and performing arts, lectures, concerts, interfaith worship andprograms and recreational activities for the entire family. Join more than 100,000visitors that come to this beautiful historic lakeside village. Attend a chambermusic concert, the theater or visit one of the two gallery spaces. See performancesby the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra, Chautauqua Opera Company, ChautauquaDance program, or a popular concert in the outdoor amphitheater. Witha history deeply rooted in lifelong learning, Chautauqua offers more than 300Special Studies classes during the summer, covering such topics as photography,yoga, culinary arts and foreign language. For more information visit our website.716-357-6250ciweb.orgCITY OF TORONTO HISTORIC SITES➤ Various datesToronto, ONJune is a musical month at the City of Toronto Historic Sites! Spadina Museum’sMusic in the Orchard series features eclectic cellist and composer Kye Marshall onJune 1. Classical wind instrumentalists, VentElation, play from their rich musicalrepertoire on June 8. On June 15, the popular Ton Beau String Quartet performs.From June 20 to June 22, Fort York hosts the Indigenous Arts Festival, which featuresa great roster of new and traditional music, dance and theatrical performances. Arrivein 1920s style for Spadina Museum’s Gatsby Garden Party on June 22. Enjoy livejazz music, dancing and croquet on the lawns, period refreshments and more. Montgomery’sInn continues to host the Solfeggio Music Series throughout the summer.all311toronto.ca/museum-eventsthewholenote.com June 4 – September 7, 2014 | 37
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!).
