. OPERA AND MUSIC THEATRE CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS PAGE 2:00. BB Oalhousie St., Brantford. 519· 75B-8090, B00-265-0710. . - Strauss: Die Fledermaus (The Bat). Harbourfront Centre/Jeunesses Musicales of Ontario. Music With Bite Opera workshop performance. Singers from Camp musical des Laurentides; Louise· Andree Baril, director. April 17: 1 :00. 235 Queens Quay West. 416-973-4000. or 4 for . - Tchaikowsky: Eugene Onegin. Royal Opera Canada. Dwight Bennett, artistic director. April 30: 7:30. Hammerson Hall, Living Arts Centre, 4141 Living Arts Drive, Mississauga. 905-306·6000. · 5, S 1201srlst). - The End of the Moon. Harbourfront Centre. Performance art meditation on the meaning of beauty and the culture of contemporary America. Conceived and performed by Laurie Anderson. April 20,21: B:OO. Premiere Dance Theatre, 207 Queens Ouay West. 416-973-4000. - The Happy Prince. Brampto Theatres. Story told with music, live action & puppetry. For children from senior kindergarten to Grade 5. April 9: 3:00 & 7:00. Heritage Theatre, B6 Main St. North, Brampton. 905-B74-2800. , group rate. - The last Seduction: A Storyteller's Don Giovanni. Toronto Festival of Storytelling. Diva Diva Diva, voices; Lorne Brown, storyteller. April 2: 8:00. Heliconian Hall, 35 Hazelton Ave. 416-656-2445. .. - The Music Man. Scarborough Choral Society. April 1,2,8,9: B:OO, April 2.3,9, 10: 2:00. Armenian Youth Centre Theatre, 50 Hallcrown Place. 416-293· 3981. ,,. - The Salome Dancer. NU MUS/Open Ears Festival of Music and Sound. Tim Brady, composer; John Sobol, librettist; Tamara Hummel, Terence Mierau, Michael Donovan, Ian Funk, performers; the Bradyworks Ensemble; Anne-Marie Donovan, director; Paul Pulford. conductor. Apr 27,28: 8:00. King St. Theatre, 36 King St. West, Kitchener. 519-578-1570, BBB· 363-3591. ,. - Verdi: II Trovatore. Canadian Opera Company. Ooina Oimitriu, Irina Mishura, Robert Hyman, Robert Pomakov, Joni Henson & other performers; Richard Bradshaw, conductor. Opera Chat: 45 minutes before each performance. Apr 6,9, 12, 15: 7:30; Apr 3, 17: 2:00. Hummingbird Centre, 1 Front St. East. 416· 872-2262. -5. - Wicked. Mirvish Productions. Music & lyrics by Stephen Schwartz; starring Stephanie J. Block, Kendra Kassebaum ' Derrick Williams, Carol Kane & David Garrison. To April 24, various times. Canon Theatre, 244 Victoria St. 416-872-1212. -10. - Young Artists from Classical Vocal Performance Program. York University Department of Music. Scenes & arias from operatic repertoire. Stephanie Bogle, director. April 4: 12:30. Mclaughlin Performance Hall, 4700 Keele St. 416-736· 5166. Free. JAZZ: CLUBS AND CONCERTS INSIDE THE JAZZ LISTINGS continued from page 37 tribute to her life and music. In the clubs this month - not to be missed is an evening . wnh Maryem Tollar and Friends (Lula Lounge, Apr 27 ) - whose _ music seamlessly combines jazz with beautiful arabic rhythms and _ elo Other performers include Ernie Tollar, and vocals by _d1es. h1 s sister Yvette. Along with its usual great Jineup, the Montreal _ Bistro is presenting an encore presenta,tion of its "Good Things Come In Threes" evening (Apr 25). Over at Top O' the Senator ' David Occhipinti and Mike Murley celebrate a CD release (Apr 26, 27), and at the Rex, every Saturday you'll find the Jesse Capon ' s Fender Rhodes Trio Series. 1055 Restaurant and Bar 1055 Yonge St. 416-482 84B5 Alleycatz 2409 Yonge St. 416·4B 1 ·6B65 Every Mon Salsa Night wl Frank Bischun. Every Tue Christopher Plock Jau Trio. Every Wed The Outlaws Jau Blues and Motown. Every Thu The Flow wl Carlos Morgan Funk, Soul, R&B and Reggae. Eve· ry Sun Jam Session wl Tony Springer Band. Alto Basso 718 College Street, 1416) 534-9522 Every Sun Trans Mod Airways Ben Wicks 424 Parliament 416-961-9425 www.benwickspub.com All shows start at B or 8:30. No cover. First Satfmonth Myrna & Nick Van Weezerdenburg & the Oowntown Ja1 Band. Every 2nd Sat/ month Fern lindzon Trio 4th Sat/month Janine Blanchard Black Swan 154 Danforth Avenue, 1416) 469-0537 Boiler House 55 Mill Street 1416) 203·2121 C'est What 67 Front St. E. 416-867-9499 Saturday afternoon traditional jazz from the Hot Five Jazzmakers Chick N'Deli 7 44 Mount Pleasant Rd 1416) 489-3363 Big Band Music every 1 st and 3rd Monday of the month. Ellington's 805 St. Clair West Apr 9 Elizabeth Shepherd Gate 403 403 Roncesvalles 416-5BB 2930 www.gate403.com Apr 1 Jimmy Helverson Blues Duo, Apr 2 Michael Skeete Jazz Trio, Apr 3 Rick Washbrook Blues Solo. Apr 7 Kurt Neilson Ja11 Band, Apr 8 Ola Turkiewi1 Jau Duo. Apr 10 Rick Washbrook Blues Solo. Apr 14 Kevin Laliberte Latin Jau Guitarist solo. Apr 15 Larisa Renee jau Duo. Apr 16 Jen Sagar Ja11 Trio. Apr 17 Peter Hill Jazz Duo. Apr 21 Thompson Egbo-Egbo and Oliv· er Gonzales Jau Duo. Apr 22 Laura Hu· bert Jau Trio. Apr 23 Amanda Martinez Jau Duo. Apr 24 Kevin Laliberte Latin Jau Solo. Apr 28 Darryl Orr Jau Duo. Apr 29 Mr. Rick and the Biscuits Swing and Blues Band. Apr 30 Sum of 5ive Jau Ouintet. JAZZ: CLUBS Graffiti's Bar & Grill Sophia Perlman 170 Baldwin St. 416-506-6699 Every Wed. 16-Bpm) James and Jay. Grasshopper Jazz & Blues Bar 460 Parliament St. 416-323· 121 O Music starts at 10 No Cover. Grossman's Tavern. 379 Spadina Ave, 416-977-7000. www.grossmanstavern.com Founded and led by Kid Bastien until his death in early 2003, the Happy Pals are still rocking the house Saturdays 4:00 to 8:00 pm, or later. Every Mon Laura Hubert, Every Sat Happy Pals Home Smith Bar The Old Mill, 21 Old Mill Road ' 416-236-2641 Apr 1 Kevin Barrett Trio, Apr B Paul Busa· to duo, Apr 15 Gary Benson Trio Hot House Cale Market Square 416·366-7BOO Jazz brunch every Sunday, alternating weeks: Ken Churchill Ouartet, 5spot Hugh's Room 2261 Dundas West 416-531-6604 www.hughsroom.com Jazz at Oscars Arbor Room, Hart House, University of Toronto Apr 8 Hart House Ja11 Band L'Arte 2060 Dundas West www.larte.ca Apr 2 Celia Pa/Ii Trio le Saint Tropez 315 King St W. 416-591-3600 live music, 7 days a week. Lula Lounge 15B5 Dundas West. www.lula.ca Apr 1 Brazilian Dance Party, Apr 2 Salsa WI Marron Matizdo, Apr 5 Acoustic Blues and Beyond. Apr 7 Korongo Jam. Apr Sal· sa WI Cate Cubano Apr 9 Salsa WI Cache. Apr 14 Fado Blues 15: Catarina Cardea/ and Mike Siracusa. Apr 15 Salsa wl Cache. Apr 16 Salsa wl Ricky Franco. Apr 20 Norman Amadio, Apr 21 Hot Hot Cuba Ben· efit. Apr 22 Salsa w/ Ruben Vazquez. Apr 23 Salsa wl Proyecto Charanguero. Apr 27 Maryem Tollar. Apr 29 Salsa wl Cache. Apr 30 Salsa wl Evaristo Machado. Mezzetta 6Bl St. Clair Ave. W. 416-65B·5687 ·wednesday Concerts in a Cale" Sets at 9:00 and 10:15 pm. Reservations recom· mended for first set. Mezzrows 1546 Queen St. W. 416-535-4906 Parkdale neighborhood· pub featuring jazz and blues on Saturday afternoons, Sunday evenings and a live jam every other Wednesday. Michelle's Brasserie 162 Cumberland St 416-944-1504 www.labrasserie.ca Montreal Bistro 65 Sherbourne 416-363-0179 www.montrealbistro.com Apr 1 ·2 Geoffrey Keezer. Apr 4 Maureen Kennedy Ouartet. Apr 5 Shawn Nykwist Ouartet. Apr 6 Adrean Farrugia• Trio. Apr 7.9 Jay McShann Ouartet. Apr 11 Graham Howes Ouartct. Apr 12 Suzana OaCamara Ouartet. Apr 13 Roberto Occhipinti Nine Piece Band. Apr 14-16 George Evans Duin· tet. Apr 18 Kira Callahan Ouartet. Apr 19 Gary Morgan and PanAmericana Big Band. Apr 20 Michele Mele Ouintet. Apr 21-23 Jim Galloway's Wee Big Band: live Record· ing. Apr 25 Good Things Come in Three's The Encore Performance. Apr 26 Jake Wilkinson Ouartet. Apr 27 Fern lindzon Ouartet. Apr 28-30 Gene OiNovi and Dave Young Duo. N'Awlins Jazz Bar and Dining 299 King St. W. 416-595-195B Cajun style cooking and New Orleans style jazz The Old Mill Apr 1 Peter Appleyard and his ·swing Fever Big Band Apr 29 Canadian Tribute to Glenn Miller. Orbit Room 50BA College St. 416-535-0613 Every Fri The Stickmen, Every Sat The Oexters, Every Sun Dave Murphy Band, Every Mon Kevin Breit and the Sisters Euclid, Every Tue School of Roots, Every Wed lMT Connection, Every Thu De la Funk Pilot Tavern 22 Cumberland 416-923-5716 One of Toronto's oldest watering holes, established in 1944 with a tradition of live jazz every Saturday afternoon. Reservoir Lounge 52 Wellington 416-955-0BB7 www.reservoirlounge.com Every Mon Bradley and the Bouncers, Eve· ry Tues Tyler Yarema and his Rhythm, Every Wed Guest Performer Night, Every Thu Janice Hagen Every Fri Chet Valiant Combo, Every Sat Tony Cassis Revival 7B3 College Street, 416-535-7B8B www.revivalbar.com Rex Jazz and Blues Bar 194 Queen St. W. 416-598-2475 www.therex.ca Sun·Fri 2 shows/evening, Sat, 3 shows/day Apr 1 Melissa Stylianou Trio, Jake Chisholm Ouartet. Apr 2 Ed Vokurka Swing Trio, Or. Nick and the Rollercoasters, Jesse ----WWiN.THIEWH"CilENCITT.Ci==:...::.: WWW. THEWHOLENOTE.COM Capon's Fender Rhodes Trio Series. Apr 2 APRIL 1 - MAY 7 2005
JAZZ: CLUBS ANNOUNCEMENTS, LECTURES/SYMPOSIA, MASTERCLASSES, WORKSHOPS, ETCETERA UofT Jazz Workshop, Kevin Barrett Trio. Apr 4 Richard Whitehouse Ouartet, Humber College Student Jazz Ensembles. Apr 5 Richard Whiteman Trio, Classic Rex Jazz Jam. Apr 6 Exitman. Apr 7 Kevin Ouain. Apr 9 Melissa Stylianou. Apr 10 Jesse Capon's Fender Rhodes Series. Apr 10 UofT Jazz Workshop, Kevin Barrett Trio. Apr 11 Richard Whitehouse Ouartet, Hum· ber College Student Jazz Ensembles. Apr 12 Richard Whiteman Trio, Classic Rex Jazz Jam. Apr 13 Exitman. Apr 14 Kevin Ouain. Apr 15 Melissa Stylianou. Apr 16 Ed Vokurka Swing Trio, Jesse Capon Fend· er Rhodes Trio Series. Apr 17 UofT Jazz Workshop, Kevin Barrett Trio. Apr 18 Richard Whitehouse Ouartet, Humber College Student Jazz Ensembles._ Apr 19 Richard Whiteman Trio, Classic Rex Jam. Apr 20 Exitman, Apr 21 Kevin Ouain. Apr 22 Melissa Stylianou Trio. Apr 23 Ed Vokurka Trio. Jesse Capon Fender Rhodes Trio Se· ries. Apr i4 UofT Jazz Workshop, Kevin Barrett Trio. Apr 25 Richard Whitehouse Ouartet. Apr 26 Richard Whiteman Trio, Classic Rex Jazz Jam. Apr 27 Exitma11. Apr 28 Kevi11 Ouain. Apr 29 Melissa Stylianou. Apr 30 Ed Vokurka Trio, Jesse Capon's Fender Rhodes Trio. Safari Bar & Grill 1749 Avenue Rd 416-787-6584 Every Tues: Encore Jazz 8-11 Sassafraz 100 Cumberland 416-964-2222 Thu·Sun Washington Savage Sat, Sun (brunch) Roy Patterson Trio Spezzo Ristorante 140 York Blvd Richmond Hill 905·886-9703 Live Jazz every Thursday. Top O' the Senator 253 Victoria St. 416-364· 7517 www.jazzintoronto.com Apr 1-2 Mike Murley Septet. Apr 3 Vuja De. Apr 4-9 Perry Ouartet w/ Bobby Shew. Apr 11·13 Brian Hughes Ouintet. Apr 14· 16 Andy Bey. Apr 19-24 Kate Hammett Vaughn. Apr 26, 27 David Occhipinti and Mike Murley CD Release. Apr 28·30 Kiki Misumi. The Trane Club 964 Bathurst St. 416·913-8197 The Tranzac 292 Brunswick Ave. 416-923-8137 Apr 19 Elizabeth Shepherd Zazou 315 King St. W. Live Jazz every Friday and Saturday with Elizabeth Shepherd. JAZZ: CONCERT OUICKS More than forty jazz concerts are dotted through our 450 concert listings, from page 40 to page 60. For Jazz Concert "Quick Picks" visit our website at www .thewholenote.com ANNOUNCEMENTS •April 2 3:30: Toronto Festival of Storytell· ing. Fabled City: Putting on the Ritz. Helen Por· ter takes us back to 1920s and the life of a maid in a well-to·do Austin household. Taffanel Ensemble perform classical music, followed by canapes & beverages from the Roaring T wen· ties. 1920s attire is encouraged, but optional. Spadina Historic House & Garden, 285 Spadina Rd. 416-392-6910, spadina@toronto.ca , $10. Pre-registration recommended. •April 2 5:30: Toronto Operetta Theatre. A Musical Journey to Bavaria & Berlin! Cham· pagne reception, dinner, concert & dance to a live band; silent auction. Grand Ballroom, Toronto Marriott Eaton Centre, 525 Bay St. 416· . 922·2912. . Fundraising event for TOT. •April 3 2:1f0: Toront All'Star Big l!and. They're Playing Our Song. Big Band dance to music of Benny Goodman, Glenn Miller & the Dorsey Brothers, for live radio broadcast. Lake· side Terrace, Harbourfront Centre, 235 Queens Quay West. 416·973-4000.· . •April 8: Orpheus Choir of Toronto. Gala Fund Raiser. '60s evening with dinner, silent auction and entertainment. Casa Loma, 1 Aus· tin Terrace. 416-530-4428. •April 9 7:00: Sinfonia Toronto. Strauss & Swing Viennese Ball Waltzes, polkas, big band era swing music, 5-course dinner, ballroom danc· ing. Guests: Toronto All·Star Big Band; Nurhan Arman, conductor. Arcadian Court, 401 Bay St. 416-499·0403. 0. •April 9 8:00: Toronto Festival of Storytell· ing. Saturday Night at the Festival Gala night of storytelling & music; stories from Brazil, Ja. maica, Quebec, India, Ghana & other traditions. Featuring Regina Machado, Anita Best, Michel Faubert, Jan Blake, Mary Louise Chown & oth· ers; guests: Echo Women's Choir. Sanctuary, Walmer Road Church, 188 Walmer Rd. 416·656· 2445. ,. •April 10 2:00-4:00: Theatre Aquarius. Open House. Explore behind the scenes of profession· al theatre; take a tour of the Dofasco Centre for the Arts, where what we do and how we do it will be revealed. 190 King William Street, Hamilton. 905·522· 7815. *April 10 4:30 & 5:30: Toronto Festival of Storytelling. S'More Stories - Parts 1 & 2. Gather around a campfire as storytellers & mu· sicians recreate the oral tradition of summer camp storytelling & singalongs. Marie Troup, Ken Whiteley, Gail de Vos, Cathy Miyata, Rita Cox, performers. Brigantine Room, Harbourfront Centre, 235 Queens Quay West. 416-656-2445. •April 10 7:30: Toronto Early Music Cen· tre. Soiree de la Viale. Viol players and friends are invited to perform solos, consorts & chamber music in an informal and supportive environment. Open to the public. Japanese Paper Place Warehouse, 77 Brock Ave. To perform, please RSVP Joelle Morton: 416· 760-8610. , O(TEMC members). •April 10 7:30: Wave 94.7FM Smooth Jazz. Canadian Smooth Jazz Awards. Guitarist George Benson. will be presented a Lifetime _Achievement Award; confirmed performers include Bri· an Hughes, Carol Weisman, Clayton Scott Group, Four80East, Warren Hill & others; Andrew Scott, musical director; Alexander Zonjic, host. Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts, 130 Navy St. 416-92?·4459. •April 10 8:00: Toronto Festival of Storytelling. Storytelling Cabaret. End-of-festival night of extreme storytelling, spoken word & music. Anita Best, Jan Blake, Michel Faubert, Ronnie Lowery, Michael Wex & other perform· ers. Lula Lounge, 1585 Dundas West. 416-656· 2445. ,. •April 13 7:00: Orchestras Mississauga. Night of a Thousand Wines. Silent & live auctions, wine tasting, hers d'oeuvre, live classical music, samplings from Ontario wineries. Living Arts Centre, 4141 Living Arts Drive, Mississau· ga. 905·615-4401. , group rate. •April 16 & 17 9am-5pm: Musicians Well· ness Inc. Performance Wellness. Clinically prov· en, creative, music-based approach to overcom· ing stage fright, over-use injuries & extreme perfectionism. Dr. Louise Montello. Glenn Gould School, 90 Croatia St. 212·529-9737, www.genuinecoaching.com •April 16 12 noon-5pm: RCM. !11strument Petting loo. Drop by our interactive instrument display and "pet" some instruments. Perform· ers include RCM faculty and Long & McQuade staff. Dufferin Mall, south of Bloor off Dufferin St. 416-408-2824 x321. Free. •April 16 6:30: Toronto Philharmonia. Vie11· nese Ball Fundraising gala evening of Old World elegance. Full symphony orchestra, champagne, gourmet dinner, dancing, silent auction. Fairmont Royal York Hotel Concert Hall, 100 Front St. West. 416-499-2204. 5. *April 17 12:30: TrypTych Productions. Benefit luncheon followed by concert. Hart House, 7 Hart House Circle. 416-493-8126, 416·410· 1808. Advance sales only. •April 17 4:00: St. Olave's Church. St. George's Tea. Choral Evensong including a brief look at the Early English Church, followed by Afternoon Tea with poems, music, readings & a comic song to honour England & St. George. Bloor & Windermere. 416-769-5686. Contribu· tions appreciated. •April 17 5:30: Koffler Centre of the Arts. Hearts on Fire - Stars of the 21 st Century. Fundraising Dance Gala. Starring renowned dancers from the Munich Ballet, Bolshoi Ballet, Kirov Ballet, Tango Metropolis, Royal Ballet & others. Toronto Centre for the Arts, 5040 Yonge St. 416-872-1111. -5 (Patron tickets 0/pair & up - 416-636·1880 x271). Pro· ceeds will benefit programs provided by the Koffler Gallery, Koffler Schools of Music, Dance Theatre & Visual Arts, and Jewish Contempo· rary Arts. •April 17 8:00: Can Stage. Hats off to Bluma. Celebratory Gala Dinner & Roast in honour of Bluma Appel. Performers include Brent Carver, Jackie Richardson, Mary Ann McDonald, Colin Ainsworth, Jessica Holmes & others; Sean Cul· len, host. Bluma Appel Theatre, St. Lawrence Centre, 27 Front St. East. 416-368-3110. 0 (dinner & roast: *SOLD OUT*), 0 (roast only). Fundraiser in support of CanStage & Opera Atelier. •April 28: Tafelmusik.An Evemng at the Castle. Annual Gala with music, food & silent auc· tion. Casa Loma, 1 Austin Terrace. 416-964· 9562 x223. 5. Fundraiser for Tafelmusik's concert and education programmes. *May 1 7:30: Burlington Concert Band/Big Brant Swing Band. VE-Day 60th Anniversary Concert and Dance. Music to commemorate VE· Day; Churchill's Whitehall speech from May 8, 1945; big band music of the 40s. Burlington Convention Centre, 1120 Burloak Drive. 905- 637·1661. . Net proceeds to The Hamilton Spectator Summer Camp Fund. •May 5 6:00: Canadian National Institute for the Blind. Eye on the Arts - Bf/ Auction for the Senses. Featuring jazz/soul band Blackburn; raffle draw; Lucy Zilio, Emcee. CNIB Conference Centre, 1929 Bayview Ave. 416-486-2500 x8248. . *May 7 6:00: Halton Museum Foundation. Hearthside Dinner 'n Music Series. William Black· burn & The Daredevils of Soul fearuring Ricky Day. Dinner 6pm; music 8pm. Halton Region Museum, Kelso Conservation Area, Milton. 905· 875·2200 x21. . Fundraiser for the Halton Region Museum. •Canadian Music Centre Ontario Regional Office. New Music in New Places: Call for Pro· posals. Proposals are being accepted from On· tario·baseil Associate Corpposers who would like to carry out a New Music in New Places project session in their region of the province. Propos· als must be submitted in writing no later than 5pm, Friday May 27, 2005. For information: 416-961 ·6601 x207, ontario@musiccentre.ca •Ruth Watson Henderson Choral Composi· tion Competition/Choirs Ontario. Biennial competition for new choral works, the 2005 competition being for SSA treble voice choirs, with a duration limit of between 4 and 8 min· utes. Winning entry announced in November 2005. Scores must be postmarked no later than September 1, 2005. For more information con· tact Choirs Ontario: info@choirsontario.org; www.choirsontario.org ·vox Novus. 60x60 Project - Call for Works. Composers are invited to submit works previ· · ously unperformed or broadcast, in recorded form, 60 seconds or less in length, to be includ· ed in a one·hour concert. All submissions must be postmarked by May 16, 2005; selected works will be announced on September 15, 2005. For details: http://www.VoxNovus.com/ 60x60.htm LECTURES/SYMPOSIA •April 2 1 :30-5pm: Canadian Opera Company. The Opera Exchange: Sicilians, Saracens, Singers: Tandredi. Presentations include:· Vo!· taire and Saracens-and Sicilians in Syracuse by Ralph P. Locke; Rossini's Tancredi - one work 1i1 many guises by Philip Gossett; presentation by the Opera Division, U of T Faculty of Music, directed by Michael Albano & Stephen Ralls; panel discussion featuring members of the COC' s creative team, Rick Phillips, moderator. Isabel Bader Theatre, 93 Charles St. West. 416-363· 8231. , full-time students free. •April 13 7:00: St. Vladimir Institute. Music Lecture Series: Ukrainian Roots of Klezmer Music. Lecture by Eric Stein. 620 Spadina Ave. 416-923-3318 x104. Free. •April 17 2:00: Opera Barrie Guild. The Joy of Opera. Lecture by lain Scott. Maclaren Art Centre, Barrie. 705-728-1334. . *April 19 7:00: Canadian Friends of the Hermitage. Music at the Court of Catherine the Great. Lecture by Rick Phillips. Women's Art Association Gallery, 23 Prince Arthur Ave. 416· 979·0932. MASTER CLASSES •April 17 1 :OD: Ontario Registered Music Teachers Association. Masterclass with pi· ano teacher & examiner Andrew Markow. Noel LECTURES ETC. 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Choral Scene: Uncharted territory: three choirs finding paths forward; Music Theatre: Loose Tea on the boil with Alaina Viau’s Dead Reckoning; In with the New: what happens to soundart when climate change meets COVID-19; Call to action: diversity, accountability, and reform in post-secondary jazz studies; 9th Annual TIFF Tips: a filmfest like no other; Remembering: Leon Fleisher; DISCoveries: a NY state of mind; 25th anniversary stroll-through; and more. Online in flip through here, and on stands commencing Tues SEP 1.
Following the Goldberg trail from Gould to Lang Lang; Measha Brueggergosman and Edwin Huizinga on face to face collaboration in strange times; diggings into dance as FFDN keeps live alive; "Classical unicorn?" - Luke Welch reflects on life as a Black classical pianist; Debashis Sinha's adventures in sound art; choral lessons from Skagit Valley; and the 21st annual WholeNote Blue Pages (part 1 of 3) in print and online. Here now. And, yes, still in print, with distribution starting Thursday October 1.
Alanis Obomsawin's art of life; fifteen Exquisite Departures; UnCovered re(dis)covered; jazz in the kitchen; three takes on managing record releases in times of plague; baroque for babies; presenter directory (blue pages) part two; and, here at the WholeNote, work in progress on four brick walls (or is it five?). All this and more available in flipthrough HERE, and in print Tuesday Nov 3.
In this issue: Beautiful Exceptions, Sing-Alone Messiahs, Livingston’s Vocal Pleasures, Chamber Beethoven, Online Opera (Plexiglass & All), Playlist for the Winter of our Discontent, The Oud & the Fuzz, Who is Alex Trebek? All this and more available in flipthrough HERE, and in print Friday December 4.
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!).