●●7:30: University of Toronto Faculty of Music. Percussion Ensemble Concert. Walter Hall, Edward Johnson Building, University of Toronto, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-408-0208. Free. Overdrive ●●8:00: Esprit Orchestra. Overdrive. Adès: Violin Concerto (Concentric Paths); Honegger: Pacific 231; Mosolov: The Iron Foundry; John Adams: Short Ride in a Fast Machine; Harman: Blur. Véronique Mathieu, violin; Alex Pauk, conductor. Koerner Hall, Telus Centre, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208. - ; -(sr); $22-(under 30); -(st). Monday April 3 ●●12:30: York University Department of Music. Music at Midday: Instrumental Masterclass in Concert. Tribute Communities Recital Hall, Accolade East Building, YU, 4700 Keele St. 647-459-0701. Free. ●●7:30: University of Toronto Faculty of Music. Brass Chamber Ensembles Concert. Walter Hall, Edward Johnson Building, University of Toronto, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-408- 0208. Free. A. Concerts in the GTA Sunday April 2 2017 8pm Concert Koerner Hall ESPRIT ORCHESTRA espritorchestra.com NEW ALBUM OUT 3/3/17 Tuesday April 4 ●●9:00am: University of Toronto Faculty of Music. Annual High School Choral Festival. Local high school choirs and U of T choral faculty; Men’s Chorus, Women’s Chamber Choir, members of Young Voices Toronto. Mac- Millan Theatre, Edward Johnson Building, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-408-0208. Free. Choirs sing from 9:00 to noon and 1:00 to 3:00. ●●12:00 noon: Canadian Opera Company. Chamber Music Series: Partita Perfection. Ysaÿe: Ballade; Bach/Harman: Partitas. Mark Fewer, violin. Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre, Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W. 416-363-8231. Free. First-come, first-served. Late seating not available. ●●12:10: Nine Sparrows Arts Foundation/ Yorkminster Park Baptist Church. Lunchtime Chamber Music: Omar Ho, Clarinet. Yorkminster Park Baptist Church, 1585 Yonge St. 416-241-1298. Free. Donations accepted. ●●7:30: University of Toronto Faculty of Music. gamUT: Contemporary Music Ensemble. Wallace Halladay, conductor. Walter Hall, Edward Johnson Building, University of Toronto, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-408-0208. Free. Wednesday April 5 ●●12:00 noon: Canadian Opera Company. Piano Virtuoso Series: Piano Panache. Bach: Toccata in C Minor; Liszt: Piano Sonata in B Minor. Rossina Grieco, piano. Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre, Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W. 416- 363-8231. Free. First-come, first-served. Late seating not available. ●●12:30: Yorkminster Park Baptist Church. Organ Recital. Joshua Ehlebracht, organ. 1585 Yonge St. 416-922-1167. Free. ●●7:00: Tafelmusik. Bach: Keeping it in the Family. J.S. Bach: Ouverture BWV 194A, reconst. by A. Bernardini; Concerto for violin in E Major, BWV 1042; C.P.E. Bach: Concerto for oboe in E-flat Major, W1. 165; W.F. Bach: Sinfonia in F Major, Fk 67; Telemann: Orchestral suite in D Minor, TWV 55:d3. Guest directors: Alfredo Bernardini, oboe and Cecilia JUDITH OWEN Featuring Legendary LELAND SKLAR (Bass) PEDRO SEGUNDO (PERCUSSION) GABRIELLA SWALLOW (CELLO) LIZZIE BALL (VIOLIN) GALLERY 345 345 SORAUREN AVE #3, TORONTO, ON APRIL 2ND 4PM | SHOW SOMEBODY’S CHILD debuted in Toronto on JUDITHOWEN.NET OFFICIALJUDITHOWEN JUDITHOWEN JUDITHOWENMUSIC Photo: Matthew Becker BACH: KEEPING IT IN THE FAMILY Directed by Alfredo Bernardini, oboe, and Cecilia Bernardini, violin April 5-9, Jeanne Lamon Hall, Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre (416) 964-6337 tafelmusik.org Bernardini, violin. Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre, 427 Bloor St. W. 416-964-6337. -. Also April 6,7,8 (8:00pm) and April 9(3:30pm). ●●7:30: University of Toronto Faculty of Music. Guitar Orchestra Concert. Jeffrey McFadden, conductor. Art Museum of U of T, 7 Hart House Circle. 416-408-0208. Free. Thursday April 6 ●●12:00 noon: Adam Sherkin/Steinway Piano Gallery. Chopin: Poetic Jest II. Chopin: Scherzo No.3 Op.39; Scherzo No.4 Op.54 ; Sherkin: Tagish Fires; Somers: Strangeness of Heart; Three Sonnets. Adam Sherkin, piano. St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts, Bluma Appel Lobby, 27 Front St. E. 416-366- 7723. Free. ●●12:00 noon: Encore Symphonic Concert Band. Monthly Concert. Big band, swing, jazz and film scores. John Liddle, conductor. Wilmar Heights Centre, 963 Pharmacy Ave., Scarborough. 416-346-3910 or 647-287- 5390. . First Thursday of each month. Refreshments available or bring your lunch. ●●1:30: Women’s Musical Club of Toronto. Music in the Afternoon. Works by Beethoven, Caroline Shaw, Webern and Mendelssohn. Aizuri Quartet (Miho Saegusa, violin; Ariana Kim, violin; Ayane Kozasa, viola; Karen Women’s Musical Club of Toronto Music in the Afternoon AIZURI QUARTET violins, viola, cello Thursday, April 6, 1.30 p.m. Tickets 416-923-7052 www.wmct.on.ca Ouzounian, cello). Walter Hall, Edward Johnson Building, University of Toronto, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-923-7052. . ●●7:30: University of Toronto Faculty of Music. U of T Concert Orchestra. Paul Widner, conductor. Walter Hall, Edward Johnson Building, University of Toronto, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-408-0208. Free. ●●8:00: Tafelmusik. Bach: Keeping it in the Family. See April 5, (7:00pm); Also April 7,8 (8:00pm) and April 9(3:30pm). ●●8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Mahler: Symphony 10. William Rowson: Fanfare: Sesquie for Canada’s 150th (World premiere/ TSO co-commission); Schumann: Cello Concerto; Mahler/Cooke: Symphony No.10. Joseph Johnson, cello; Thomas Dausgaard, conductor. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-598-3375. .75-8. Also Apr 7(7:30). Friday April 7 ●●12:00 noon: Roy Thomson Hall. Noon Hour Concerts: Spirituals, Blues, Jazz and Classics. Nathaniel Dett Chorale; Andrew Adair, organ; Brainerd Blyden-Taylor, conductor. 60 Simcoe St. 416-872-4255. Free. First-come, firstserved seating. ●●12:10: Music at St. Andrew’s. Noontime Recital. Andrew Fu, piano. St. Andrew’s Church (Toronto), 73 Simcoe St. 416-593- 5600 x231. Free. ●●1:10: Gordon Murray Presents. Piano Potpourri. Featuring classics, opera, operetta, musicals, ragtime, pop, international and other genres. Gordon Murray, piano. Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre (Chapel), 427 Bloor St. W. 416-631-4300. PWYC. Lunch and snack friendly. ●●7:30: Leaside United Church. An Anniversary Celebration. 60th Anniversary of the Pipe Organ and Canada’s 150th Anniversary. Chancel Choir; Cynda Fleming, trumpet; William Maddox, organ; Sharon Beckstead, music director. 822 Millwood Rd. 416-425- 1253. Free. ●●7:30: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Mahler: Symphony 10. Schumann: Cello Concerto; Mahler/Cooke: Symphony No.10. Joseph Johnson, cello; Thomas Dausgaard, conductor. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416- 598-3375. .75-8. Also Apr 6(8:00). ●●8:00: Nagata Shachu. Toronto Taiko Tales. 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●●8:00: Music Gallery. Emergents III: Castle If + Laura Swankey. Joe Strutt, curator. 197 John St. 416-204-1080. ; (st/ members). ●●8:00: Aurora Cultural Centre. John Sheard Presents Lynn Miles. 22 Church St., Aurora. 905-713-1818. /(adv). ●●8:00: Royal Conservatory. RCO and Opera Concert. Korngold: Violin Concerto in D; Kelly- Marie Murphy: A Thousand Natural Shocks; R. Strauss: Ein Heldenleben. Jennifer Murphy, violin; Royal Conservatory Orchestra; Bramwell Tovey, conductor. Koerner Hall, Telus Centre, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208. From . 6:45: Prelude recital. ●●8:00: Tafelmusik. Bach: Keeping it in the Family. See April 5, (7:00pm); Also April 8 (8:00pm) and April 9(3:30pm). B. Concerts Beyond the GTA ●●8:00: Sinfonia Toronto. Distant Light. Evangelista: Spanish Airs; Vasks: Violin Concerto “Distant Light;” R. Strauss: Metamorphosen. Andréa Tyniec, violin; Nurhan Arman, conductor. Glenn Gould Studio, 250 Front St. W. 416-499-0403. ; (sr); (st). St. E. 416-651-4227. ; (sr/st). Also Apr 8(2:00 and 8:00); Apr 9(2:00). 20 TH ANNUAL FREE NOON HOUR CHOIR & ORGAN CONCERTS IN THIS ISSUE: Barrie, Belleville, Cambridge, Cobourg, Fergus, Guelph, Hamilton, Kingston, Kitchener, London, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Peterborough, Port Hope, St. Catharines, Stratford, Waterloo, Welland. Wednesday March 1 ●●12:00 noon: Midday Music with Shigeru. Catherine Robbin with Music Students of York University. Hi-Way Pentecostal Church, 50 Anne St. N., Barrie. 705-726-1181. ; free(st). ●●7:00: Stratford Concert Band. 1 Bandarama 2017. Guests: Bands from area high schools. Northwestern Secondary School, 428 Forman Ave., Stratford. 519- 301-2516. Admission by donation to The Local Community Food Centre. Thursday March 2 ●●7:00: Don Wright Faculty of Music. Western Performs! Concert Series: Jazz Ensemble. Aeolian Hall, 795 Dundas St. E., London. 519-661-3767. Free. Friday March 3 ●●12:30: Don Wright Faculty of Music. Fridays at 12:30 Concert Series: What Is a Song? Dr. Marc Neufeld, composer; Gabrielle Heidinger Baerg, mezzo; Ted Baerg, baritone; and Daniel Baerg, percussion. Von Kuster Hall, Music Building, Western University, 1151 Richmond St. N., London. 519-661-3767. Free. ●●7:30: Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts. Ensemble Series: Cecilia String Quartet. Purcell (arr. Britten): Chacony in G; Rubbra: Amoretti for tenor and string quartet Op.43; Mozetich: On the Beach at Night; Schubert: String Quartet D810 “Death and the Maiden.” Guest: Lawrence Wiliford, tenor. 390 King St. W., Kingston. 613-533-2424. - ; -(faculty/staff); (st). ●●8:00: Jeffery Concerts. Simon Aldrich, Clarinet and Janelle Fung, Piano. Bartók: Romanian Folk Dances; Mahler: Five Lieder; Glick: Suite Hébraïque; Guastavino: Cantilène; Brahms: Sonata in F Minor Op.120 No.1; and other works. Wolf Performance Hall, 251 Dundas St., London. 519-672-8800. ; (sr); (st). Saturday March 4 ●●3:00: 5 at the First Chamber Music Series. Sound the Trumpet...and Violin! Works by Biber, Barnes, Ewazen and Piazzolla. Bethany Bergman, violin; Michael Fedyshyn, trumpet; Angela Park, piano; Rachel Mercer, cello. First Unitarian Church of Hamilton, 170 Dundurn St. S., Hamilton. 905-399-5125. ; (sr); (st/unwaged); free(under 12). ●●7:30: Acoustic Muse Concerts. RPR: The Big Voices from Tanglefoot. Jack Richardson Ballroom, London Music Hall of Fame, 182 Dundas St., London. 519-432-1107. /(adv). ●●7:30: Barrie Concerts. The Magic of Mozart. Mozart: Symphony No. 29; Concerto for Flute and Harp. Kaili Maimets, flute; Andrew Chan, harp. Hi-Way Pentecostal Church, 50 Anne St. N., Barrie. 705-726-1181. . ●●7:30: Chorus Niagara. The Farthest Shore: A Celtic Celebration. Paul Mealor: The Farthest Shore. Guests: Chorus Niagara Children’s Choir; Airfid Celtic Ensemble; Flohertyh De Menezes Academy Irish Dancers. FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, 250 St. Paul St., St. Catharines. 1-855-515-0722 or 905-688- 5550 x0722. ; (sr); (under 30); (st); (child) (high school). ●●7:30: Grand Philharmonic Choir. Bellows and Brass. Works by Gabrieli, Schütz, Halley, Gilliland and others. Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony Brass Quintet; Mark Vuorinen, conductor. St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, 49 Queen St. N., Kitchener. 519-578-6885. . ●●8:00: DaCapo Chamber Choir. Mid-Winter Songs. Esenvalds: Northern Lights; Lauridsen: Mid-Winters Songs; Mechem: Earth My Song; Donkin: This Fragile Web; L. Enns: I Saw Eternity. Lance Ouellette, violin; Catherine Robertson, piano. St. John the Evangelist Anglican Church, 23 Water St. N., Kitchener. 519-725-7549. ; (sr); (st); (eyeGO). Also Mar 5(mat; Waterloo). Sunday March 5 ●●2:00: Chamber Music Hamilton. Trio con Brio Copenhagen. Sven-David Sandstrom: 4 pieces; Schumann: Piano Trio in G Minor Op.110; Schubert: Piano Trio in B-flat Op.99. Art Gallery of Hamilton, 123 King St. W., Hamilton. 905-525-7429. ; (sr); (st). ●●2:00: Don Wright Faculty of Music. Studies in Motion 2017: Dance Showcase. Paul Davenport Theatre, Talbot College, Western University, 1151 Richmond St. N., London. 519- 661-3767. . ●●2:00: Don Wright Faculty of Music. Jazz Ensemble Concert: Traditions. Mocha Shrine Centre, 468 Colborne St., London. 519-661- 3767. Member and non-member pricing. ●●3:00: DaCapo Chamber Choir. Mid-Winter Songs. Esenvalds: Northern Lights; Lauridsen: Mid-Winters Songs; Mechem: Earth My Song; Donkin: This Fragile Web; L. Enns: I Saw Eternity. Lance Ouellette, violin; Catherine Robertson, piano. St. John’s Lutheran (Waterloo), 22 Willow St., Waterloo. 519-725- 7549. ; (sr); (st); (eyeGO). Also Mar 4(eve; Kitchener). ●●3:00: Musicata - Hamilton’s Voices. Tales of the Unconscious. Musicata; Mike Murley, saxophone; Chris Pruden, piano; Andrew Downing, bass; Roger Burgs, conductor. Church of St. John the Evangelist, 320 Charlton Ave. W., Hamilton. 905-628- 5238. ; (sr); (st); free(child). Preconcert talk at 2:30. ●●3:00: Wellington Winds. In the European Tradition. Guilmant: Morceau symphonique for Trombone; Mahler: Symphony No.3 1st mvt (transcription); works by Mendelssohn, Tull and Arnold. Rachel Thomas, trombone; Daniel Warren, conductor. Knox Presbyterian Church (Waterloo), 50 Erb St. W., Waterloo. 519-669-1327. ; (sr); free(st). Also Mar 12(Kitchener). ●●8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music Society. Mozart’s “Great” Quartets Concert 1. Mozart: Quartets K387, K458 and K465. Aviv String Quartet. KWCMS Music Room, 57 Young St. W., Waterloo. 519-886-1673. ; (st). Tuesday March 7 ●●12:00 noon: Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts, Brock University. RBC Foundation Music@Noon. Walker String Quartet: Vera Alekseeva and Anna Hughes, violins; Andrée Simard, viola; Gordon Cleland, cello. Cairns Hall, FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, 250 St. Paul St., St. Catharines. 905-688-5550 x3817. Free. ●●8:00: FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre. Mouse on the Keys. FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, Robertson Theatre, 250 St. Paul St., St. Catharines. 905-688- 0722. . Standing general admission. ●●8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music Society. Mozart’s “Great” Quartets Concert 2. Mozart: Quartets K421, K499, K589 and K575. Aviv String Quartet. KWCMS Music Room, 57 Young St. W., Waterloo. 519-886- 1673. ; (st). 5 at the First — PRESENTS — Sound the Trumpet … and Violin! SAT MARCH 4, 3PM Hamilton WWW.5ATTHEFIRST.COM thewholenote.com March 1, 2017 - April 7, 2017 | 49
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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!).