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!).
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Henry Janzen, viola; Elizabeth Day, clarinet. St. Joseph’s Catholic Church (Hamilton), 260 Herkimer Street, Hamilton. 416-550- 6465. . ●●8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony. The Barra MacNeils. Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser, conductor. Centre in the Square, 101 Queen St. N., Kitchener. 519-745-4711 or 1-888-745- 4717. -. Also Jun 3. Saturday June 3 ●●7:00: The Bronze Foundation. Panorama: A Large Scale Handbell Musical Landscape. Works for handbell by Sherman, Moklebust, Dobrinski, Joy and others. Toronto’s Auditioned Handbell Choir. St. George United Church, 9 Beverly St. E., St. George. 519-448- 3444. . Also Jun 10 (Scarborough). ●●7:30: Barrie Concert Band. Made in Canada. A Little Wind Music. Hi-Way Church, 50 Anne St. N., Barrie. 705-481-1607. ; (sr/st); free(under 5). ●●8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony. The Barra MacNeils. Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser, conductor. Centre in the Square, 101 Queen St. N., Kitchener. 519-745-4711 or 1-888-745- 4717. -. Also Jun 2. B. Concerts Beyond the GTA C. Music Theatre Sunday June 4 ●●4:00: St. Joe’s ArtsFest. Guelph Musicfest Encore. Works by Handel, Beethoven and Debussy. Paul Pulford, cello; Ken Gee, piano. St. Joseph’s Catholic Church (Hamilton), 260 Herkimer Street, Hamilton. 416-550- 6465. . ●●8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music Society. Lafayette String Quartet. Haydn: Quartet Op.77 No.1; Sculthorpe: Quartet No.8; Brahms: Viola Quintet No.2 in G Op.111. Guest: Yariv Aloni, viola. KWCMS Music Room, 57 Young St. W., Waterloo. 519-886-1673. ; (st). Wednesday June 7 ●●12:00: Midday Music with Shigeru. Benjamin Smith, Piano. Works by Haydn, Beethoven and Schubert. Hi-Way Pentecostal Church, 50 Anne St. N., Barrie. 705-726-1181. ; free(st). ●●7:30: Libertas Male Choir. Canada: 150 Years. St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church (Ottawa), 82 Kent St., Ottawa. 905-522- 0001. ; (10-14); free(under 10). Also Jun 3(Toronto), 8(Kingston), 9(Peterborough), 10(Whitby). These music theatre listings contain a wide range of music theatre types including opera, operetta, musicals and other performance genres where music and drama combine. Listings in this section are sorted alphabetically by presenter. ●●Brampton Music Theatre. Hairspray Jr. Music by Marc Shaiman, lyrics by Scott Wittman and Marc Shaiman, book by Mark O’Donnell and Thomas Meehan, based on the film. Lester B. Pearson Theatre, 150 Central Park Dr., Brampton. 905-874-2800. ; (sr/st). Opens May 12, 7:00pm. Also May 13. ●●Canadian Opera Company. Louis Riel. Music by Harry Somers, libretto by Mavor Moore. Russell Braun, baritone; and others; Peter Hinton, director. Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W. 416-363-8231. -5; $22(under 30). In English, French and Cree. Also May 2, 5, 13. ●●Canadian Opera Company. Tosca. Music by Giacomo Puccini, libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa. Adrianne Pieczonka and Keri Alkema, sopranos (Tosca); Paul Curran, director; Keri-Lynn Wilson, conductor. Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W. 416-363-8231. -5; $22(under 30). English Surtitles. Also May 4, 6, 7(2:00), 9, 11, 12, 14(2:00), 17, 18, 19, 20(4:30). ●●Canadian Stage. The Return. Created by Yaron Lifschitz with Quincy Grant and the Circa Ensemble. Bluma Appel Theatre, 27 Front St. E. 416-368-3110. and up. Opens May 3, 8:00pm. Runs to May 7. Wed/Thurs/ Sat(8:00pm), Fri(7:00pm), Sun(1:00pm). ●●Civic Light Opera Company. Brigadoon. Music by Frederick Loewe, lyrics and book by Alan Jay Lerner. Zion Cultural Centre, 1650 Finch Ave. E. 416-755-1717. . Opens May 31, 7:00pm. Runs to Jun 11. Visit civiclightoperacompany.com for details. ●●Clarkson Music Theatre. Be Our Guest. Concert of songs from Disney musicals. Eden United Church, 3051 Battleford Rd., Mississauga. 905-829-1546. . May 12, 7:30pm. Also May 13(2:00pm). ●●Curtain Call Players. Legally Blonde: The Musical. Music and lyrics by Laurence O’Keefe and Nell Benjamin, book by Heather Hach. Fairview Library Theatre, 35 Fairview Mall Dr. 416-703-6181. . Runs to May 6. Thurs-Sat(8:00pm). Sat/Sun(2:00pm). Note: May 6(aft only). ●●Drayton Entertainment. Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, lyrics by Tim Rice. Drayton Festival Theatre, 33 Wellington St. S., Drayton. 1-855-372-9866. -. Opens May 17, 10:30am. Runs to Jun 4. Days and times vary. Visit draytonentertainment.com for details. ●●Drayton Entertainment. Marathon of Hope: The Musical. Music and lyrics by John Connolly, book by Peter Colley. Dunfield Theatre Cambridge, 46 Grand Ave. S., Cambridge. 1-855- 372-9866. -. Opens May 15, 10:30am. Runs to Jun 4. Days and times vary. Visit draytonentertainment.com for details. ●●Drayton Entertainment. Marathon of Hope: The Musical. Music and lyrics by John Connolly, book by Peter Colley. King’s Wharf Theatre, 97 Jury Dr., Penetanguishene. 1-855-372- 9866. -. Opens Jun 7, 7:30pm. Runs to Jun 17. Days and times vary. Visit draytonentertainment.com for details. ●●Drayton Entertainment. Million Dollar Quartet. Features music of Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins and Elvis Presley. Dunfield Theatre Cambridge, 46 Grand Ave. S., Cambridge. 1-855-372-9866. -. Runs to May 7. Tues/Wed/Thurs/Sat/Sun(2:00pm), Thurs-Sat(7:30pm). ●●Gallery 345/Opera Scenes. Pastorale. Works by Verdi, Thomas, Massenet, Strauss, Offenbach and others. Holly Chaplin, soprano; Meagan Largos, mezzo; Patrick Jang, tenor; Diego Catala, baritone. Gallery 345, 345 Sorauren Ave. 416-822-9781. ; (sr/ st). An Opera Scenes concert in support of Forests Ontario. May 25, 8:00pm. ●●Grand Theatre. Colours in the Storm. Music, lyrics and book by Jim Betts. Grand Theatre, 471 Richmond St., London. 519- 672-8800. .95-.50. Runs to May 6. Tues-Thurs(7:30pm), Fri/Sat(8:00pm), Sat/ Sun(2:00pm). Also May 3(1:00pm). ●●Harold Green Jewish Theatre Company/DanCap Productions. The Jazz Singer. Written by Michael Ross Albert, based on the play and with additional music. Greenwin Theatre, Toronto Centre for the Arts, 5040 Yonge St. 1-800-985-2787. -. Opens May 23, 8:00pm. Runs to Jun 18. Tues-Thurs/Sat(8:00pm), Wed(1:00pm), Sun(2:00pm/7:00pm). Note: also May 29, 8:00pm. ●●Lower Ossington Theatre. Little Shop of Horrors. Music by Alan Menken, lyrics and book by Howard Ashman. Lower Ossington Theatre, 100A Ossington Ave. 1-888- 324-6282. .99-.99. Runs to May 14. Fri-Sat(7:30pm), Sat(3:30pm). Sun(4:00pm). ●●Milton Philharmonic Orchestra. Voices of Milton. Featuring opera arias and tunes from popular musicals. Lesley Andrew, soprano; Michelle Truman, soprano; Cassandra Warner, mezzo. Milton Centre for the Arts, 1010 Main St. E., Milton. 905-878-6000. .59; .50(sr/st). May 6, 7:30pm. ●●Mirvish. An Evening with Stephen Schwartz. Panasonic Theatre, 651 Yonge St. 416-872-1212. -5. May 7, 7:30pm. ●●Mirvish. Showstopper! The Improvised Musical. Panasonic Theatre, 651 Yonge St. 416-872-1212. -. Opens Jun 7, 8:00pm. Runs to Jun 25. Tues-Sun(8:00pm), Sat/ Sun(2:00pm). ●●Mirvish. The Sound of Music. Music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. Ed Mirvish Theatre, 244 Victoria St. 416-872-1212. -0. Opens Jun 6, 7:30pm. Runs to Jun 11. Tues-Sat(7:30pm), Wed/Sat/ Sun(1:30pm). ●●Mirvish. Strictly Ballroom, the Musical. Created by Baz Luhrmann. Princess of Wales Theatre, 300 King St. W. 416-872-1212. -9. Runs to Jun 25. Wed-Sat(8:00pm), Wed/Sat/ Sun(2:00pm). ●●Musical Stage Company. Onegin. Music, lyrics and book by Amiel Gladstone and Veda Hille, based on the poem by Pushkin and the opera by Tchaikovsky. Berkeley Street Theatre, Downstairs, 26 Berkeley St. 416-368-3110. - . Opens May 13, 8:00pm. Runs to Jun 4. Tues-Thurs, Sat(8:00pm), Fri/Sun(7:00pm), Wed/Sun(1:00pm). Note: no eve show Jun 4. ●●National Ballet of Canada. A Streetcar Named Desire. Music by Sergei Prokofiev and Alfred Schnittke. John Neumeier, choreographer, designer. Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W. 416-345- 9595. -5. Opens Jun 3, 7:30pm. Runs to Jun 10. Visit national.ballet.ca for details. ●●Odd Opera. Don Giovanni. Music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte. Commons on College, 587A College St. 647-836-4132. -. May 4, 6. ●●Opera by Request. Don Giovanni. Music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte. Norman E. Brown, baritone (Don Giovanni); John Holland, baritone (Leporello); Susan Elizabeth, soprano (Donna Anna); Cristina Pisani, soprano (Donna Elvira); Avery Krisman, tenor (Don Ottavio); and others. William Shookhoff, conductor, piano. College Street United Church, 452 College St. 416-455-2365. . May 12, 7:30pm. ●●Opera by Request. Lohengrin. Music and libretto by Richard Wagner. In concert with piano accompaniment. Jason Lamont, tenor (Lohengrin); Stephanie DeCiantis, soprano (Elsa); Andrew Tees, baritone (Telramund); Kristine Dandavino, mezzo-soprano (Ortrud); Norman Brown, baritone (King Henry); Michael Robert-Broder, baritone (Herald); William Shookhoff, piano and music director. College Street United Church, 452 College St. 416-455-2365. . May 5, 7:30pm. ●●Orchestra Kingston/Kingston Choral Society. The Mikado Unstaged. Music by Arthur Sullivan, libretto by W. S. Gilbert. Richard Linley, John Hall, Lee Clapp, Charlotte Stewart- Juby and others; John Palmer and Ian Juby, directors. Sydenham Street United Church, 82 Sydenham St., Kingston. 613-634-9312. ; (st); free(under 16). May 6, 7:30pm. ●●Port Hope Festival Theatre. My Fair Lady. Music by Frederick Loewe, book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner. Cameco Capitol Arts Centre, 20 Queen St., Port Hope. 1-800-434- 5092. -. Opens May 30, 2:00pm. Runs to Jun 24. Tues/Wed/Fri-Sun(2:00pm), Thurs- Sat(8:00pm). Note: also Jun 21, 8:00pm. ●●Scarborough Music Theatre. Man of La Mancha. Music by Mitch Leigh, lyrics by Joe Darion, book by Dale Wasserman. Scarborough Village Community Centre, 3600 Kingston Rd. 416-267-9292. ; (sr/ st); (ch). Opens May 4, 8:00pm. Runs to May 20. Thurs-Sat(8:00pm), Sun(2:00pm). Note: May 20 show at 2:00pm. ●●Shaw Festival. Me and My Girl. Music by Noel Gay, book and lyrics by L. Arthur Rose and Douglas Furber, with revisions by Stephen Fry and Mike Ockrent. Festival Theatre, 10 Queen’s Parade, Niagara-on-the-lake. 1-800-511-7429. and up. Runs to October 15. Days and times vary. Visit shawfest.com for details. ●●Soulpepper Concert Series. Porgy and Bess in Concert. Music by George Gershwin, libretto by DuBose Heyward and Ira Gershwin. Mike Ross, music director. Young Centre for the Performing Arts, 50 Tank House Lane. 416-866- 8666. -. Opens May 27, 1:30pm. Runs to Jun 3. Days and times vary. Visit soulpepper. ca for details. ●●Soulpepper Concert Series. (Re)Birth: e. e. cummings in Song. Mike Ross, music director. Young Centre for the Performing Arts, 50 Tank House Lane. 416-866-8666. -. Opens May 17, 8:00pm. Runs to May 20. Wed- Fri(8:00pm), Sat(2:00pm/8:00pm). ●●Smouldering Masterpiece Productions. I Did It My Way in Yiddish (in English). Written and performed by Deb Filler. Factory Studio Theatre, 125 Bathurst St. 416-504-9971. ; (st). Opens May 23, 8:00pm. Runs to May 28. Tues-Sat(8:00pm), Sat/Sun(3:00pm). ●●Stratford Festival. Guys and Dolls. Music and lyrics by Frank Loesser, book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows. Donna Feore, director and choreographer. Festival Theatre, 55 Queen St., Stratford. 1-800-567-1600. and up. Runs to Oct 29. Days and times vary. Visit stratfordfestival.ca for details. ●●Stratford Festival. HMS Pinafore. Music by Arthur Sullivan, lyrics and book by W. S. Gilbert. Avon Theatre, 99 Downie St., Stratford. 56 | May 1, 2017 - June 7, 2017 thewholenote.com
1-800-567-1600. and up. Previews begin May 4, 2:00pm. Runs to Oct 21. Days and times vary. Visit stratfordfestival.ca for details. A MIXTURE OF MADNESS The fine line between insanity and revelation MAY 16 & 17, 8 PM www.taliskerplayers.ca Talisker Players Music ●●Talisker Players. A Mixture of Madness. Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre, 427 Bloor St. W. 416- 466-1800. ; (sr); (st). May 16, 8:00pm. Also May 17. ●●Tapestry Opera. Oksana G. Music by Aaron Gervais, libretto by Colleen Murphy. Natalya Gennadi, soprano (Oksana), Keith Klassen, Adam Fisher and Krisztina Szabó; Tom Diamond and Jordan de Souza, directors. Imperial Oil Opera Theatre, 227 Front St. E. 416- 537-6066 x243. /(reserved)/5(VIP premium package). Opens May 24, 8:00pm. Also May 26, 28(mat), 30. ●●Tarragon Theatre. Midsummer (A Play with Songs). The hilarious story of a great lost weekend of ill-advised romance. Tarragon Theatre Mainspace, 30 Bridgman Ave. 416-531- 1827. ; (sr); (st). Runs to May 28. Tues-Sat(8:00pm), Sat/Sun(2:30pm). Note: no shows May 20(aft), May 27(aft). ●●Theatre Aquarius. Mamma Mia! Music and lyrics by Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus and some songs with Stig Anderson. Book by Catherine Johnson. Theatre Aquarius, 190 King William St., Hamilton. 905-522-7529. and up. Runs to May 14. Tues-Sat(8:00pm), Sat/ Sun(2:00pm). ●●Toronto Consort. Helen of Troy by Cavalli: Opera in Concert. Kevin Skelton, tenor (Menelaus); Michelle DeBoer, soprano (Helen); Laura Pudwell, mezzo (Hippolyta). Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre, Jeanne Lamon Hall, 427 Bloor St. W. 416-964-6337. -; $22-(sr); (st/35 and under). Opens May 12, 8:00pm. Also May 13, 14(3:30). ●●Toronto Masque Theatre. The Ben Jonson Project: A Vision of Delight. Staged reading of Ben Jonson’s A Vision of Delight, re-imagined and accompanied by array of musical styles. Atrium, 21 Shaftesbury Ave. 416-410-4561. . May 1, 7:30pm. ●●Windsor Light Music Theatre. Jesus Christ Superstar. Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, lyrics by Tim Rice. St. Clair College Centre for the Arts, 201 Riverside Dr. W., Windsor. 519-974-6593. ; (sr/st); (ch). Opens May 5, 8:00pm. Runs to May 14. Fri- Sat(8:00pm), Sun(2:00pm). 120 Diner 120 Church St. 416-792-7725 120diner.com (full schedule) All shows: PWYC (- suggested). Every Tues 6pm Leslie Huyler & Guests; 7:30pm Annie Bonsignore; 9pm Chris Birkett & Guests. Every Wed 6pm Ori Dagan & Friends; 8pm Lisa Particelli’s Girls’ Night Out Jazz Jam. May 4 6pm Julie Michels & Kevin Barrett. May 5 6pm Reg Schwager Songbook CD Release . May 6 6pm Laura Hubert Band. May 7 6pm Renee Strasfeld ; 8:30pm Heath Salazar . May 11 6pm Paul LaMarche. May 12 6pm Bitch Diva Birthday Party . May 13 6pm Lady Be Good. May 14 6pm David Warrack Presents ; 8:30pm Marion Abbott . May 18 6pm On the Dial. May 19 6pm SING! Festival: Supertonic. May 20 6pm, 8:30pm SING! Festival: Hampton Avenue & the Ault Sisters. May 21 6pm, 8:30pm Merle Garbe Presents . May 25 6pm James Bruce Moore. May 26 6pm Sue & Dwight. May 27 6pm SING FEST!; 9pm 4 Skor. May 28 6pm Brittany Banks & Kevin Forestell ; 8:30pm Bobby Hsu’s Ob-Sessions . Alleycatz 2409 Yonge St. 416-481-6865 alleycatz.ca All shows: 9pm unless otherwise indicated. Call for cover charge info. Every Wed Blues Jam. Every Thurs Jazz Night. May 5 Parkside Drive. May 6, 13 Soular. May 12 Universal Boogie Band. May 19, 20 Lady Kane. May 26 Gyles. May 27 Urban Jive. Artword Artbar 15 Colbourne St., Hamilton. 905-543-8512 artword.net (full schedule) May 3 8pm Vittorio Mezza (piano) Trio with George Koller (bass), Ben Riley (drums). May 4 8pm The Acoustics . May 5 8pm Waleed Abdulhamid (adv)/(door). May 6 8pm Julie Michels & Adrean Farrugia. May 10 8pm Mohawk College showcase organized by Adrean Farrugia . May 12 8pm MOJO: Men of Jazz Octet . Bloom 2315 Bloor St. W. 416-767-1315 bloomrestaurant.com All shows: 19+. Call for reservations. Blue Goose Tavern, The 1 Blue Goose St. 416-255-2442 thebluegoosetavern.com Every Sun 5pm Blues at the Goose with the Big Groove Rhythm Section. Burdock 1184 Bloor St. W. 416-546-4033 burdockto.com (full schedule) All shows: 9pm. May 2 9pm EMS: Emergency Musical Services feat. Kelly Jefferson (adv)/(door). May 3 8pm Stephen Crump’s (bass) Rosetta Trio with Jamie Fox (e. guitar), Liberty Ellman (a. guitar). May 27 9pm Hans Luchs Quartet with The Shraggs (adv)/(door). Cameron House, The 408 Queen St. W. 416-703-0811 thecameron.com (full schedule) D. In the Clubs (Mostly Jazz) Castro’s Lounge 2116e Queen St. E. 416-699-8272 castroslounge.com (full schedule) All shows: No cover/PWYC. May 21 4pm Fraser & Daley. Cavern Bar, The 76 Church St. 416-971-4440 thecavernbar.ca (full schedule) C’est What 67 Front St. E. 416-867-9499 cestwhat.com (full schedule) May 13, 27 3pm The Hot Five Jazzmakers. May 6, 20 3pm The Boxcar Boys. De Sotos 1079 St. Clair Ave. W. 416-651-2109 desotos.ca (full schedule) Every Sun 11am Sunday Live Jazz Brunch No cover. Emmet Ray, The 924 College St. 416-792-4497 theemmetray.com (full schedule) All shows: No cover/PWYC. May 4 9pm John-Wayne Swingtet: John Farrell (guitar), Abbey Sholzberg (bass), Wayne Nakamura (guitar), Alexander Tikhonov (clarinet). Gate 403 403 Roncesvalles Ave. 416-588-2930 gate403.com All shows: PWYC. May 1 5pm Mike & Jill Daley Jazz Duo; 9pm Tim Hamel Trio. May 2 5pm Roots & Branches Blues Band; 9pm Bruce Chapman Blues Duo. May 3 5pm Rob Davis Blues Trio; 9pm Julian Fauth Blues Night. May 4 9pm Ilios Steryannis Jazz Band. May 5 5pm Roberta Hunt Trio; 9pm The Pearl Motel. May 6 5pm Bill Heffernan’s Saturday Sessions; 9pm The Tin Pan Jazz Band. May 7 5pm Grateful Sunday; 9pm Berman Billings Duo. May 8 9pm Tim Hamel Trio. May 10 5pm Mr. Rick Solo; 9pm Julian Fauth Blues Night. May 13 5pm Bill Heffernan’s Saturday Sessions; 9pm Julian Fauth Blues Quartet. Grossman’s Tavern 379 Spadina Ave. 416-977-7000 grossmanstavern.com (full schedule) All shows: No cover (unless otherwise noted). Every Sat The Happy Pals Dixieland jazz jam. Every Sun 10pm The National Blues Jam with Brian Cober. Every Wed 10pm Bruce Domoney. Harlem Restaurant 67 Richmond St. E. 416-368-1920 harlemrestaurant.com (full schedule) All shows: 7:30-11pm (unless otherwise noted). Call for cover charge info. May 1 Neil Brathwaite. May 5, 19 Gyles. May 12 JWT. May 26 Madette. Hirut Cafe and Restaurant 2050 Danforth Ave. 416-551-7560 Every Sun 3pm Open mic with Nicola Vaughan. May 6 8pm Ernest Lee & Cotton Traffic . May 9, 23 8pm Finger Style Guitar Association PWYC. May 12 8pm Don Naduriak PWYC. May 26 9pm Hirut Hoot Cabaret 5 Year Anniversary . Home Smith Bar – See Old Mill, The Hugh’s Room 2261 Dundas St. W. 416-533-5483 hughsroom.com All shows: 8:30pm unless otherwise noted. May 4 Garland Jefferies (adv)/(door). May 5 Paul Nelson Band (adv)/(door). May 6 Crystal Shawanda (adv)/(door). May 7 David Bromberg (adv)/(door). May 13 The Shuffle Demons (adv)/$22.50(door). May 20 Alfie Zappacosta (adv)/(door). May 21 Betty & The Bobs (adv)/(door). May 24 Don’t Think Twice: The Songs of Bob Dylan (adv)/(door). May 26 Mad Dogs and Englishmen – The Music of Joe Cocker and Leon Russell (adv)/ (door). May 27 7:30pm Tin Pan North (adv)/$22(door). Jazz Bistro, The 251 Victoria St. 416-363-5299 jazzbistro.ca May 2 7pm Italy’s Vittorio Mezza Tickets available through JazzFM. May 3 8pm The Heillig Manoeuver . May 4 9pm Jeff Jones with the Tom Szczesniak Trio . May 5, 6 9pm Heather Bambrick (voice) with Michael Shand (piano), Ross MacIntyre (bass), Daniel Barnes (drums), Chase Sanborn (trumpet) . May 9, 16 8:30 Genevieve Marantette (voice) with Robert Scott (piano) . May 10, 11 8:30pm Maciek Flont and the Colin Hunter Quartet . May 12, 13 9pm Ashley Summers (bass) Quintet with Kelly Jefferson (sax), Chris Baker (drums), Daniel Bruce (guitar), Daniel Murphy (piano) (Fri)/(Sat). May 14 7pm Fern Lindzon . May 18 9pm Linda Carone CD Release: Black Moonlight . May 19, 20 9pm Steve Koven (piano) Trio with Rob Clutton (bass), Anthony Michelli (drums) (Fri)/(Sat). May 21 7pm Laura Marks (voice) with Bernie Senensky (piano) Featuring some of Toronto’s best jazz musicians with a brief reflection by Jazz Vespers Clergy Sunday, May 14, 2017 at 4:30 pm Tribute to Herbie Hancock Sunday, May 28, 2017 at 4:30 pm Tribute to Miles Davis Sunday, June 4, 2017 at 4:30 pm TBA Christ Church Deer Park, 1570 Yonge St. 416-920-5211 (north of St. Clair at Heath St.) www.thereslifehere.org Admission is free; donations are welcome. thewholenote.com May 1, 2017 - June 7, 2017 | 57
July/August issue is now available in flipthrough HERE, bringing to a close 25 seasons of doing what we do (and plan to continue doing), and on stands early in the week of July 5. Not the usual bucolic parade of music in the summer sun, but lots, we hope, to pass the time: links to online and virtual music; a full slate of record reviews; plenty new in the Listening Room; and a full slate of stories – the future of opera, the plight of small venues, the challenge facing orchestras, the barriers to resumption of choral life, the challenges of isolation for real-time music; the steps some festivals are taking to keep the spirit and substance of what they do alive. And intersecting with all of it, responses to the urgent call for anti-racist action and systemic change.
"COVID's Metamorphoses"? "There's Always Time (Until Suddenly There Isn't)"? "The Writing on the Wall"? It's hard to know WHAT to call this latest chapter in the extraordinary story we are all of a sudden characters in. By whatever name we call it, the MAY/JUNE combined issue of The WholeNote is now available, HERE in flip through format, in print commencing Wednesday May 6, and, in fully interactive form, online at thewholenote.com. Our 18th Annual Choral Canary Pages, scheduled for publication in print and flip through in September is already well underway with the first 50 choirs home to roost and more being added every week online. Community Voices, our cover story, brings to you the thoughts of 30 musical community members, all going through what we are going through (and with many more to come as the feature gets amplified online over the course of the coming months). And our regular writers bring their personal thoughts to the mix. Finally, a full-fledged DISCoveries review section offers cues and clues to recorded music for your solitary solace!
After some doubt that we would be allowed to go to press, in respect to wide-ranging Ontario business closures relating to COVID-19, The WholeNote magazine for April 2020 is now on press, and print distribution – modified to respect community-wide closures and the need for appropriate distancing – starts Monday March 30. Meanwhile the full magazine is right here, digitally, so if you value us PLEASE SHARE THIS LINK AS WIDELY AS YOU CAN. It's the safest way for us to reach the widest possible audience at this time!
FEATURED: Music & Health writer Vivien Fellegi explores music, blindness & the plasticity of perception; David Jaeger digs into Gustavo Gimeno's plans for new music in his upcoming first season as music director at TSO; pianist James Rhodes, here for an early March recital, speaks his mind in a Q&A with Paul Ennis; and Lydia Perovic talks music and more with rising Turkish-Canadian mezzo Beste Kalender. Also, among our columns, Peggy Baker Dance Projects headlines Wende Bartley's In with the New; Steve Wallace's Jazz Notes rushes in definitionally where many fear to tread; ... and more.
Visions of 2020! Sampling from back to front for a change: in Rearview Mirror, Robert Harris on the Beethoven he loves (and loves to hate!); Errol Gay, a most musical life remembered; Luna Pearl Woolf in focus in recordings editor David Olds' "Editor's Corner" and in Jenny Parr's preview of "Jacqueline"; Speranza Scappucci explains how not to reinvent Rossini; The Indigo Project, where "each piece of cloth tells a story"; and, leading it all off, Jully Black makes a giant leap in "Caroline, or Change." And as always, much more. Now online in flip-through format here and on stands starting Thurs Jan 30.
Welcome to our December/January issue as we turn the annual calendar page, halfway through our season for the 25th time, juggling as always, secular stuff, the spirit of the season, new year resolve and winter journeys! Why is Mozart's Handel's Messiah's trumpet a trombone? Why when Laurie Anderson offers to fly you to the moon you should take her up on the invitation. Why messing with Winterreisse can (sometimes) be a very good thing! And a bumper crop of record reviews for your reading (and sometimes listening) pleasure. Available in flipthrough here right now, and on stands commencing Thursday Nov 28. See you on the other side!
On the slim chance you might not have already heard the news, Estonian Canadian composing giant Udo Kasemets was born the same year that Leo Thermin invented the theremin --1919. Which means this is the centenary year for both of them, and both are being celebrated in style, as Andrew Timar and MJ Buell respectively explain. And that's just a taste of a bustling November, with enough coverage of music of both the delectably substantial and delightfully silly on hand to satisfy one and all.
Long promised, Vivian Fellegi takes a look at Relaxed Performance practice and how it is bringing concert-going barriers down across the spectrum; Andrew Timar looks at curatorial changes afoot at the Music Gallery; David Jaeger investigates the trumpets of October; the 30th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution (and the 20th Anniversary of our October Blue Pages Presenter profiles) in our Editor's Opener; the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir at 125; Tapestry at 40 and Against the Grain at 10; ringing in the changing season across our features and columns; all this and more, now available in Flip Through format here, and on the stands commencing this coming Friday September 27, 2019. Enjoy.
Vol 1 of our 25th season is now here! And speaking of 25, that's how many films in the upcoming Toronto International Film Festival editor Paul Ennis, in our Eighth Annual TIFF TIPS, has chosen to highlight for their particular musical interest.
Also inside: Rob Harris looks through the Rear View Mirror at past and present prognostications about the imminent death of classical music; Mysterious Barricades and Systemic Barriers are Lydia Perović's preoccupations in Art of Song; Andrew Timar reflects on the evolving priorities of the Polaris Prize; and elsewhere, it's chocks away as yet another season creaks or roars (depending on the beat) into motion. Welcome back.
What a range of stuff! A profile of Liz Upchurch, the COC ensemble studio's vocal mentor extraordinaire; a backgrounder on win-win faith/arts centre partnerships and ways of exploring the possibilities; an interview with St. Petersburg-based Eifman Ballet's Boris Eifman; Ana Sokolovic's violin concert Evta finally coming to town; a Love Letter to YouTube, and much more. Plus our 17th annual Canary Pages Choral directory if all you want to do is sing! sing! sing!
Arraymusic, the Music Gallery and Native Women in the Arts join for a mini-festival celebrating the work of composer, performer and installation artist Raven Chacon; Music and Health looks at the role of Healing Arts Ontario in supporting concerts in care facilities; Kingston-based composer Marjan Mozetich's life and work are celebrated in film; "Forest Bathing" recontextualizes Schumann, Shostakovich and Hindemith; in Judy Loman's hands, the harp can sing; Mahler's Resurrection bursts the bounds of symphonic form; Ed Bickert, guitar master remembered. All this and more in our April issue, now online in flip-through here, and on stands commencing Friday March 29.
Something Old, Something New! The Ide(a)s of March are Upon Us! Rob Harris's Rear View Mirror looks forward to a tonal revival; Tafelmusik expands their chronological envelope in two directions, Esprit makes wave after wave; Pax Christi's new oratorio by Barbara Croall catches the attention of our choral and new music columnists; and summer music education is our special focus, right when warm days are once again possible to imagine. All this and more in our March 2019 edition, available in flipthrough here, and on the stands starting Thursday Feb 28.
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!).
