to a close there was consensus in the house, fromplayers and audience alike — dammit after a weeklike this we have EARNED our D Major!If only for a moment, the music itself was theonly story, front and centre, which is as it should be.“THIS is what it’s really about” I heard someone sayas we all stood to applaud (and I don’t think it wasme talking to myself).Koerner by name: The 21C Festival (now in itssecond year at the Royal Conservatory) is to a largeextent the brainchild of the same individual whosponsored the performance hall that is the jewelin the crown of the RCM. This little festival is abuilding project every bit as complex and importantas the building it sits in and will take as much timeand attention to bring to fruition. Wende Bartley’sIn With The New on page 14 suggests that so farthings are on the right track.The world’s oldest instrument II: If like me youhave always thought of barbershop singing or acappella in general, as somehow inferior to “real”choral singing, then do yourself a favour and readthe first half of Ben Stein’s column (page 22). Andthen carry on and read the rest of it! Soccer, byvirtue of its lack of dependency on pads and gearand other equipment, has earned the title “thebeautiful game.” Perhaps unaccompanied singingstands poised to do the same.We Are All Music’s Children: Somewhere alongthe line, in the next couple of issues (if it hasn’thappened already) the number of people interviewedfor MJ Buell’s column/contest in this magazinewill pass the 100 mark; each of them hasAdam Sherkin 39Amadeus Choir 25, 46, 60Arts Media Project 62Associates of the TSO 16ATMA 5Aurora Cultural Centre35, 36Bach Children’s Chorus39Bellus Barbari 48Bloor Street UnitedChurch 62Canadian Children’s OperaCompany 39, 60Canadian Opera Company28Canadian Sinfonietta 41Cantemus 50Cathedral BluffsSymphony Orchestra 23,49, 54Christ Church Deer ParkJazz Vespers 32Columbus Centre 59Columbus Centre ConcertBand 51Continuum ContemporaryConcerts 48Counterpoint CommunityOrchestra 49Elmer Iseler Singers 37Elora Festival 4Ensemble Polaris 42INDEX OF ADVERTISERSExultate Chamber Singers48Halcyon Strng Quartet 47Harmony Singers 48Holy Blossom Temple 41Humbercrest UnitedChurch 41I FURIOSI BaroqueEnsemble 52Jazz Bistro 62Jubilate Singers 52Kindred Spirits Orchestra42Lark Ensemble 47Lawrence ParkCommunity Church 38Lisa Chisholm 62LizPR 62Lula Music and ArtsCentre 15Maestro Music 43Mississauga Festival Choir38Mississauga SymphonyOrchestra 11, 44Music at Metropolitan 36,38, 49Music Toronto 9Nathaniel Dett Chorale 24,47New Music Concerts 43Newchoir 50Nocturnes in the City 18answered the same simple set of questions. No twosets of answers have been the same. And the reservoirof people to interview will never run dry aslong as music lives. Regular readers of the column,stay tuned! Come September 25 Music’s Childrenwill be helping us celebrate The WholeNote’s 20thanniversary, and you could be at the front of theline to join the celebration.Listen Up! If you are not in the habit of readingthe record reviews at the back of the magazine(because what’s the point of reading words aboutmusic when you can’t hear the music the words areabout), then you won’t have seen the bright yellowarrow sign below. Just saying!Norm Pulker 62Not the Music 65Off Centre Music Salon 25Orchestra Toronto 51ORGANIX 12Orpheus Choir 40Pasquale Bros 60Peter Mahon 23Red Chamber 64Remenyi House of Music13Roy Thomson Hall 33Royal Conservatory 45, 77Russell Drago 44Samantha Chang 61SING! 48, 49, 51, 75Small World Music 19Soundstreams 46St. James’ Cathedral 10,38St. Olave’s Church 52St. Philips’ Jazz Vespers32Steinway Piano Gallery 11Stephen Satory 45Subtle Technologies 4Tafelmusik 2, 3, 37, 47Talisker Players 41Tapestry Opera 29Toronto Chamber Choir45Toronto Choral Society 41Toronto City Opera 59publisher@thewholenote.comWhat if you could listen in?Now you can!Visit theListening RoomTheWholeNote.com/ListeningFor more informationThom McKercher at thom@thewholenote.comToronto Classical Singers51Toronto Consort 27, 30, 45Toronto Jazz Festival 17, 31Toronto Masque Theatre42Toronto MendelssohnChoir 59Toronto Summer MusicAcademy and Festival 19,62Toronto SymphonyOrchestra 38, 44, 78Toy Piano Composers /TorQ Percussion Ensemble45Trio Arkel 43Unitarian Congregation inMississauga 46Universal Music 65Univox / Florivox 47Victoria Scholars 22Village Voices 60VIVA! Youth Singers 52VOCA Chorus 23Westben 21, 55Western University 60Windermere StringQuartet 46Women’s Musical Club ofToronto 38Wychwood Clarinet Choir4616BLUETH AnnualPAGESDON’TEVERSTOPMUSIC ISFOR LIFETHE BLUE PAGESA rich resource formusicians and all lovers oflive music, with detailedprofiles of SouthernOntario’s live music makersand their current seasons.Printed in the October editionof The WholeNote and updatedyear-round on our website.THE CANARY PAGESThe WholeNote’s annualguide to the extraordinarychoral diversity of SouthernOntario. See page 34THE GREEN PAGESGUIDE TO SUMMERMUSIC FESTIVALSAND EVENTSThere’s so much to enjoy -you’ll want a copy at homeand one in your summertravel bag. Printed in ourSummer edition (June, July& August). Don’t miss ourenhanced coverage online.Deadline May 8COMING IN JUNE 2015!Musical guidesonline, all the timethewholenote.com/resourcesthewholenote.com May 1 - June 7, 2015 | 7
