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!
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Public School (Carole Snow, conductor); Cantemos Latin ensemble; Hye Won Cecilia Lee, piano; Laurie Evan Fraser, conductor. Metropolitan United Church (Toronto), 56 Queen St. E. 416-256-0510. ; free(child/teens accompanied by an adult). ●●8:00: Art of Time Ensemble. Best of Words and Music. Excerpts from 2 Pianos, 4 Hands, poetry by Margaret Atwood set to original music, scenes from Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing, and other works. Isabel Bayrakdarian, soprano; Sarah Slean, singer; Martha Burns, actor; Rick Roberts, actor; Jonathan Crow, violin; Ted Dykstra, piano; Richard Greenblatt, piano. Harbourfront Centre Theatre, 235 Queens Quay W. 416-973-4000. - ; (st/under 30). Also May 9, 11. ●●8:00: Continuum Contemporary Music. RADIOfänik. Corbeil-Perron: new commission; Klartag: Nothing to Express; Lizée: Marsh Chapel Experiment; I Still Think About You; O’Callaghan: Doubt Is a Distance; Steen- Andersen: Beside Besides; Szmytka: f* for music (premiere). James O’Callaghan, media director; Continuum Ensemble; Rob MacDonald, electric guitar. 918 Bathurst Centre/The Music Gallery, 918 Bathurst St. 416-204-1080. ; (Music Gallery member). ●●8:00: Etobicoke Philharmonic Orchestra. Love, Death and Hope. Wagner: Prelude and Liebestod from Tristan und Isolde; R. Strauss: Morgen; Mahler: Symphony No.4 in G. Margarete von Vaight & Betty Wayne Allison, sopranos; Matthew Jones, conductor. Martingrove Collegiate Institute, 50 Winterton Dr., Etobicoke. 416-239-5665 or info@eporchestra.ca. ; (sr)/(adv); (st). A. Concerts in the GTA ●●8:00: Fridays @ 8. Paul Winter Consort: Missa Gaia. Lawrence Park Community Church Choir; Mark Toews, conductor. Lawrence Park Community Church, 2180 Bayview Ave. 416-489-1551. ; (st); (family). ●●8:00: Show One Productions/TO Live. Eifman Ballet: Tchaikovsky. PRO et CONTRA. Sony Centre for the Performing Arts, 1 Front St. E. 1-855-872-7669. .75-6.50. Preshow talk 7pm. Also May 9, 11. ●●8:00: Tafelmusik. Bach Magnificat. Bach: Magnificat; Zelenka: Missa Divi Xaverii. Jana BACH CHILDREN’S CHORUS & BACH CHAMBER YOUTH CHOIR Sharing our love of making music. Charissa Bagan Artistic Director James Pinhorn BCYC Conductor B O N S CREATED BY Friday, May 10, 2019 at 8 pm The Choir of Lawrence Park Community Church www.lawrenceparkchurch.ca Eleanor Daley Pianist VOYAG E U R S ! A celebration of spirited music inspired by brave voyageurs and magical journeys, featuring songs of the Acadians and contemporary French-Canadian artists. SATURDAY MAY 11, 2019 AT 7:30PM Toronto Centre for the Arts, 5040 Yonge St (north of Sheppard) – at the box office or Ticketmaster at 1.855.985.2787 bachchildrenschorus.ca Miller, soprano; Meg Bragle, mezzo-soprano; Colin Ainsworth, tenor; Tafelmusik Chamber Choir; Ivars Taurins, conductor. Koerner Hall, Telus Centre, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208. and up. Also May 9, 11, 12(mat). Saturday May 11 ●●1:30: Oakville Choir for Children and Youth. Celebrating 25 Years of Song. Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts, 130 Navy St., Oakville. 905-337-7104. ; (sr); (under 13). Also 4:30pm. ●●2:00: African Women Acting. 4th Annual African Women Acting Festival: Tribute to Miriam Makeba. Best of local and international African music and performances. Zenzile Makeba; Sonia Aimy; Arsene Duevi; Faith Amour; Rama Club. Centre for Social Innovation, 720 Bathurst St. 647-770-3293. /(adv). ●●2:00: Canadian Opera Company. La bohème. See May 2. Also May 11(7:30pm), 22(7:30pm). ●●3:00: Kindred Spirits Orchestra. Metamorphosis. Hindemith: Symphonic Metamorphosis; Mathieu: Piano Concerto No.4; Prokofiev: Symphony No.2 Op.40. Christina Petrowska-Quilico, piano; Kristian Alexander, conductor. Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts, 10268 Yonge St., Richmond Hill. 905-604-8339. -; (sr); (under 30). 2:15pm pre-concert recital; 2:30pm preconcert talk; intermission discussion with Christina Petrowska-Quilico. ●●3:30: Rezonance Baroque Ensemble. Handel’s Heroines. Opera arias and instrumental works by Handel. Vania Chan, soprano; Rezan Onen-Lapoint and Kailey Richards, violins; Matthew Antal, viola; Erika Nielsen, cello; David Podgorski, harpsichord. Kingsway Conservatory of Music, 2848 Bloor St. W., Etobicoke. 647-779-5695. PWYC. ●●4:00: Celebration Choir. A Choral Celebration. Mixed program of folk song and gospel favourites. Linda Eyman, conductor. Bloor Street United Church, 300 Bloor St. W. 416- 455-9238. ; (sr/st). Cash only. ●●4:30: Oakville Choir for Children and Youth. Celebrating 25 Years of Song. Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts, 130 Navy St., Oakville. 905-337-7104. ; (sr); (under 13). Also 1pm. ●●7:00: Canadian Bandurist Capella. Crossroads Tour - Toronto. Guest: Maria Cherwick, violin. Church of the Holy Trinity, 19 Trinity Sq. 416-845-2691. ; (st under 25); (child under 18). ●●7:00: North York Concert Band. A Spring Bouquet. John Liddle, trumpet/conductor. Al Green Theatre, 750 Spadina Ave. 416-721- 2748. ; (child under 12). ●●7:30: Bach Children’s Chorus and Bach Chamber Youth Choir. Bon Voyageurs! 180 voices of children and youth which will include choreography and dance. Eleanor Daley, piano; Charissa Bagan, artistic director; James Pinhorn, conductor. Toronto Centre for the Arts, 5040 Yonge St., North York. 1-855-985-2787. -. ●●7:30: Canadian Men’s Chorus. Shadowland. Church of the Redeemer, 162 Bloor St. W. grainville@canadianmenschorus.ca. -. ●●7:30: Canadian Opera Company. La bohème. See May 2. Also May 22(7:30pm). ●●7:30: Elmer Iseler Singers. Bach: Mass in B Minor. In celebration of Lydia Adams’ 35 years of musical leadership. Elmer Iseler Singers; Amadeus Choir of Greater Toronto; Leslie Fagan, soprano; Catherine Wyn-Rogers, mezzo; Andrew Haji, tenor; Alexander Dobson, baritone; Lydia Adams, conductor. Yorkminster Park Baptist Church, 1585 Yonge St. 416-446-0188. ; (sr); (under 30). With orchestra. ●●7:30: Harbourtown Sound. Celebrating 15 Years of Making Great Music & Friends. Performing A Cappella favourites, old & new. Guests: Rhythmfoot...rhythm through music, dance and song. Burlington Performing Arts Centre, 440 Locust St., Burlington. 905-681- 6000. -. KOREAN CANADIAN CHAMBER CONCERTS 캐나다한인음악협회 SOUVENIRS Music Inspired by Travels Saturday May 11, 7:30pm kccc.ca ●●7:30: Korean Canadian Chamber Concerts & Friends. Souvenirs: Music Inspired by Travels. Tchaikovsky: Souvenir de Florence; Dvořák: American Quintet. Milal Church, 405 Gordon Baker Rd., North York. 416-737- 0521. ; (st). York Chamber Ensemble KOREAN CANADIAN CHAMBER CONCERTS 캐나다한인음악협회 THE AGE OF ELEGANCE AND ROMANTICISM Barbara Dickson, cellist May 11, 7:30 pm yorkchamberensemble.ca ●●7:30: York Chamber Ensemble. The Age of Elegance and Romanticism. Schubert: Symphony No.3; Mass in G; Fauré: Pavane; Élegie. York Festival Chorus; Barbara J. Dickson, cello; Michael Berec, conductor. 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(child under 10). ●●8:00: Acoustic Harvest. Eileen McGann. St. Paul’s United Church (Scarborough), 200 McIntosh St., Scarborough. lillian.wauthier@gmail.com. /(adv). ●●8:00: Acoustic Harvest-Live Music East. Eileen McGann. St. Paul’s United Church (Scarborough), 200 McIntosh St., Scarborough. 416-729-7564 or acousticharvest.ca. /(adv). Wheelchair accessible. ●●8:00: Ambiance Singers. Annual Charity Concert. Guest: Bob DeAngelis; Danny McErlain, conductor. Living Arts Centre, 4141 Living Arts Dr., Mississauga. 905-306-6000. .50; .75(child 12 and under). Proceeds to Caring and Sharing of Peel. ●●8:00: Art of Time Ensemble. Best of Words and Music. Excerpts from 2 Pianos, 4 Hands, poetry by Margaret Atwood set to original music, scenes from Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing, and other works. Isabel Bayrakdarian, soprano; Sarah Slean, singer; Martha Burns, actor; Rick Roberts, actor; Jonathan Crow, violin; Ted Dykstra, piano; Richard Greenblatt, piano. Harbourfront Centre Theatre, 235 Queens Quay W. 416-973-4000. -; (st/under 30). Also May 9, 10. ●●8:00: Ontario Pops Orchestra. A Present for Mom: The Best of Ontario Pops. Magic of Harry Potter; Best of the Beatles; Williams: Star Wars Through the Years; Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante KV279b (Mvt 1). Humber Valley United Church, 76 Anglesey Blvd., Etobicoke. 647-913-6072. ; (child). ●●8:00: Royal Conservatory of Music. Song- Bird North. Temerty Theatre, Telus Centre, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208. . ●●8:00: Show One Productions/TO Live. Eifman Ballet: Tchaikovsky. PRO et CONTRA. Sony Centre for the Performing Arts, 1 Front St. E. 1-855-872-7669. .75-6.50. Preshow talk 7pm. Also May 9, 10. ●●8:00: Tafelmusik. Bach Magnificat. Bach: Magnificat; Zelenka: Missa Divi Xaverii. Jana Miller, soprano; Meg Bragle, mezzo-soprano; Colin Ainsworth, tenor; Tafelmusik Chamber Choir; Ivars Taurins, conductor. Koerner Hall, Telus Centre, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208. and up. Also May 9, 10, 12(mat). ●●8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Beethoven Symphony 5. Elgar: Serenade for Strings; Mozart: Piano Concerto No.21 K467; Beethoven: Symphony No.5. Shai Wosner, piano; Nicholas Collon, conductor. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-598-3375. .75-7. Also May 12(mat, George Weston Recital Hall). Sunday May 12 ●●2:00: Canadian Opera Company. Otello. See May 3. Also May 15, 18(4:30pm), 21(7:30pm). ●●2:00: Canzona Chamber Players. Serenade for Winds & Gran Partita. R. Strauss: Serenade Op.7 for 13 Winds; Mozart: Serenade K.361 “Gran Partita”. Canzona Chamber Players; Evan Mitchell, conductor. St. Andrew by-the-Lake Anglican Church, Cibola Ave., Toronto Island. 416-822-0613 or reservations@canzona.org. . Brunch at 12:30pm (reservations required). Also May 13 (7:30pm, St. George the Martyr Church). ●●2:00: Peter Margolian and Friends. Chamber Music Concert. Music for voice, wind, strings and piano. Works by Dvořák, Debussy, Pijpez and Casadesus. Canadian Music Centre, 20 St. Joseph St. 647-980-5475. Free. ●●2:30: Surinder S. Mundra. Musical Morsels & Afternoon Tea: A Most Elegant Mother’s Day Concert. Works by Dowland, Mozart, Beethoven and Schubert. Alyssa DiMarco, soprano; Anna Kolosowski, flute; Dobrochna Zubek, cello; Surinder Mundra, director. St. George’s Anglican Church (Pickering Village), 77 Randall Dr., Ajax. 905-683-7981. ; (sr/st). Wheelchair accessible. ●●3:00: Echo Women’s Choir. Mother’s Day Concert: Thanks to Life, A Celebration of Songs from the Americas. Calixto Alvarez: Cuban Suite; Violeta Parra: Gracias a la vida (arr. B. Whitla); and other works. Amanda Martinez, singer-songwriter; Becca Whitla & Alan Gasser, conductors. Church of the Holy Trinity, 19 Trinity Sq. 416-779-5554 or info.echo@gmail.com. ; (sr/child/ underwaged). ●●3:00: Symphony on the Bay. American Proms. Gershwin: Overture to Crazy for You; Various: Tribute to Benny Goodman; Dvořák: Cello Concerto in b (1st mvmt: Allegro); Brahms: Violin Concerto in D (1st mvmt: Allegro non troppo). Bob DeAngelis, clarinet; Eena Yoon, cello; Katelyn Emery, violin. Burlington Performing Arts Centre, 440 Locust St., Burlington. 905-681-6000 or symphonyonthebay.ca. ; .50(sr); $24.50(16-24); (under 16). ●●3:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Beethoven Symphony 5. Elgar: Serenade for Strings; Mozart: Piano Concerto No.21, K467; Beethoven: Symphony No.5. Shai Wosner, piano; Nicholas Collon, conductor. George Weston Recital Hall, 5040 Yonge St. 416-598-3375. .25-0.50. Also May 11(Roy Thomson Hall). ●●3:30: Tafelmusik. Bach Magnificat. Bach: Magnificat; Zelenka: Missa Divi Xaverii. Jana Miller, soprano; Meg Bragle, mezzo; Colin Ainsworth, tenor; Tafelmusik Chamber Choir; Ivars Taurins, conductor. Koerner Hall, Telus Centre, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208. and up. Also May 9, 10, 11. SUN 12 MAY AT 4 Choral Evensong plus St. George’s Tea and at 5: BEST ACTS OF COURAGE Drama, poetry and music with St. Olave’s Arts Guild and steel band Pan4Christ ● ● 4:00: St. Olave’s Church. Best Acts of Courage. Choral Evensong for St. George. St. Olave’s Anglican Church, 360 Windermere Ave. 416-769-5686. Contributions appreciated. Followed by St. George’s Tea and drama, poetry, music and songs by the St. Olave’s Arts Guild. ●●4:30: Christ Church Deer Park. Jazz Vespers: 20th Anniversary Celebrations. Dave Brubeck: Time Out. Bernie Senensky, piano; John Johnson, alto saxophone; Scott Alexander, bass; Brian Barlow, drums. 1570 Yonge St. 416-920-5211. Freewill offering. Religious service. Post-service wine and cheese reception. ●●5:00: Canadian Sinfonietta. Young Artist Concert: Celebrates Mother’s Day. Saint- Saëns: Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso; Cello Concerto No.1 (Mvt 1); Mozart: Violin Concerto No.4 (Mvt 1); Handel: E pur così in un giorno from Giulio Cesare; Beethoven: Symphony No.3 (Mvt 1). Featuring the winners of the Canadian Sinfonietta Young Artist Competition and the Unionville Music Academy Competition: Emmanuelle Sievers, violin; Duncan McDougall, Sophie Caplin, and Eugene Yo, cello; Members of the Canadian Sinfonietta Youth Orchestra. Markham People’s Community Church, 22 Esna Park Dr., Markham. canadiansinfonietta.yapsody.com. ; (sr); (st). ●●5:00: Nocturnes in the City. Chamber Music Recital. Works by Martinů, Janáček, Dvořák, and others. Duo Ventapane (Martin Karlícek, piano; Mana Shiharshi, violin). St. Wenceslaus Church, 496 Gladstone Ave. 416- 481-7294. . ●●5:00: St. Olave’s Arts Guild. Best Acts of Courage. Millay: Courage That My Mother Had; Johnson: St. George and the Dragon and Shakespeare. St. Olave’s Anglican Church, 360 Windermere Ave. 416-769-5686 or stolaves.ca. Free. Contributions appreciated. Choral Evensong at 4pm followed by St. George’s Tea. ●●7:00: Prater Ensemble. Johannes Brahms in A. Brahms: Piano Trio in A Op.posth.; Double Concerto in a Op.102. Narmina Afandiyeva, piano; Roufat Amiraliev, violin; Alik Volkov, cello. Helconian Hall, 35 Hazelton Ave. 416-859-0955 or parter.ca. ; (sr); (st). ●●8:00: Burlington Performing Arts Centre. Anagnoson & Kinton: The Orchestral Piano. Ravel: Mother Goose Suite; Dvořák: Slavonic Dances (selections); Stavinsky: Petrouchka. Burlington Performing Arts Centre, Community Studio Theatre, 440 Locust St., Burlington. 905-681-6000. ; (Member). Monday May 13 ●●12:15: Music Mondays. Daniel Arthur Trio. Church of the Holy Trinity, 19 Trinity Sq. 416- 598-4521x223. PWYC( suggested). ●●7:30: Canzona Chamber Players. Serenade for Winds & Gran Partita. R. Strauss: Serenade Op.7 for 13 Winds; Mozart: Serenade K.361 “Gran Partita”. Canzona Chamber Players; Evan Mitchell, conductor. St. George the Martyr Church, 30 Stephanie St. 416-822- 0613 or reservations@canzona.org. . Also May 12 (2pm, St. Andrew by-the-Lake Anglican Church). ●●7:30: Chorisma. Songs for Mother’s Day. Brahms to the Beatles. Gretchen Anner, violin; Jenny Cheong, cello; Oleg Samokhin, piano; Damon Richardson, percussion; Robert Richardson, conductor. Thornhill United Church, 25 Elgin St., Thornhill. 905-731-8318. Freewill offering. ●●8:00: Summerhill Orchestra. Lark and Rhapsody. Mozart: Overture to The Abduction from the Seraglio; Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending; Rachmaninoff: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini. Kathleen Chang, piano; Victoria Yeh, violin; Sarah John, conductor. Church of the Messiah, 240 Avenue Rd. 647- 267-0750 or Eventbrite. -. Accessible. Tuesday May 14 ●●12:00 noon: Canadian Opera Company. Vocal Series: 1001 Nights - Tales from the East. Works by composers inspired by Eastern themes or with text by Eastern poets. Miriam Khalil, soprano; Topher Mokrzewski, piano. Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre, Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W. 416-363-8231. Free. First come, first served. No late seating. ●●12:10: Nine Sparrows Arts Foundation/ Yorkminster Park Baptist Church. Lunchtime Chamber Music. Rebecca Moranis, flute. Yorkminster Park Baptist Church, 1585 Yonge St. 416-241-1298. Free, donations welcome. ●●8:00: Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre. MNjcc Spring Ensembles Concert. Klezmer ensemble; Eric Stein, director; Daytime Choir, Asher Farber, director; Clive Walton, piano. Al Green Theatre, Miles Nadal JCC, 750 Spadina Ave. 416-924-6211 x0 or mnjcc.org/ensemblesconcert. . KINDRED SPIRITS ORCHESTRA 10 th anniversary concert season thewholenote.com May 1 - June 7, 2019 | 47
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!).
