... CONCERTS: Toronto and GTAWednesday June 27- 12:30: Yonge·Dundas Square. SummerSerenades: Marieve Herington. Singer performsquirky bilingual jazz. Yonge & Dundas Sts. 416·979-9960. Free.- 7:00: Twilight Concerts·in·the·Park atApplewood. Salvation Army Band, EtobicokeTemple. Grounds of Applewood Homestead, 450The West Mall. 416-6224124. Free.- 7:30: COMMINGLE. An Eclectic Evening ofMusic, Art & Fun. Works by Bach IJ.S. or C.P.E.),Horvat. Mintzer, Wiley, & others; photographs byEugene Rittich & others for sale. Michele Jacot,Dylan Bell, Kevin Fox, Tim Francom, Frank Horvat,The Dimanche Matin Sax Du art et, & others, performers.The Ballroom. Gladstone Hotel, 1214 Queen St.W. 647-272-3494. . Proceeds to PrincessMargaret Hospital Foundation, for cancer research.- 8:00: Hummingbird Centre for the Per·forming Arts. Camelot. Written by Alan JayLerner & Frederick Loewe, based on T.H. White'sThe Once and Future King; musical setting of KingArthur and the Knights of the Round Table.Michael York, performer. 1 Front St. East. 416·872-2262. ·. For complete run see mu·sic theatre listings.- 8:00: Jazz Concerts in Parkdale. Cayote.lmprov & a meeting of the minds. Parmela Attari·wala, violin; Bridget LaMarche, viola; CarinaReeves; cello. Bonar·Parkdale PresbyterianChurch, 250 Dunn Ave. 416·533-2448. ;free{ ch/youth).- 9:00pm & 10: 15pm: Mezzetta Restau·rant. Hosting Toronto Jazz Festival. Don Thompsonand Reg Schwager. 681 St. Clair Ave. West.416-658-5687. cover.Thursday June 28- 12:00 noon: National Ballet of Canada.Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre Dance Series:Contemporary Dance Program. Four SeasonsCentre for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen St.West. 416-363-8231. Free.- 7:00: Brampton Downtown BusinessAssociation. Thursday Night Concert Series:The Brampton Concert Band. Gage Park, 49 MainSt. South, Brampton. 905·874-2936. Free.- 7:00: Summer Music in the Garden. JengYi by the Willow Tree. Korean drum ensemble;traditional & original works for percussion &kayagum 112-string zither). Toronto Music Garden,475 Queens Quay W. 416·973-3000. Free.*WEATHER PERMITTING*- 8:00: RBI. Cesaria Evora. The Barefoot Divafrom Cape Verde sings her "morna" version of theblues. Guest: Sophie Milman, jazz vocalist. RoyThomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-872-4255..50·.50.- 9:00pm & 10: 15pm: Mezzetta Restau·rant. Hosting Toronto Jazz Festival. Kye Mar·shall and Andrew Scott. 681 St. Clair Ave. West.416-658·5687. cover.Friday June 29- 8:00: Group of Twenty·Seven. Mozart &Beethoven. Mozart: Symphony #38; Beethoven:Symphony #2; & Morlock. Eric Paetkau, conduc·tor. Glenn Gould Studio, 250 Front St. West.416-205-5555. ; 1sr); istl.- 8:00: Harbourfront Centre/Music Africa.World Routes 2007: Seun Kuti & Egypt 80.Opening: Daniel Nebiat, Eritrean krar !Africanstringed instrument). Harbourfront Centre ConcertStage, York Quay Centre, 235 Queens QuayWest. 416·973-4000. ; $ 251adv); limitedseating. rain/shine, licensed.- 8:00: Jazz Concerts in Parkdale. DonThompson, bass, James Brown, guitar in Concert.Lyrical & melodic musical conversations. Bonar·Parkdale Presbyterian Church, 250 Dunn Ave.416·533-2448. ; freelch/youth).- 8:00: Yonge·Dundas Square. GlobalGrooves: Colectivo. 13·piece band from ten differentmusical backgrounds. Yonge & Dundas Sts.416-979·9960. Free.- 9:00pm: Association of Improvising Mu·sicians Toronto/Arraymusic. leftover DaylightSeries. Jazz & improvised music. Arraymu·sic Studio, Suite 218 lrear door), 60 Atlantic Ave.416·539·8752. -lsliding scale).-9:00pm& 10:15pm: Mezzetta Restau·rant. Hosting Toronto Jazz Festival. Ted Quinlanand Mike Downes. 681 St. Clair Ave. West.416·658·5687. cover.Saturday June 30- 8:00: CONTACT contemporary music.DRUMDRAG. Gareth Farr as Lileth Lacroix; per·cussion works in a cabaret-like setting; chamberworks: Beglarian: Cave; Farr: Cadenza; Sharman:Moments; Vivier: Pulau Dewata; official TorontoPride event. Betty Oliphant Theatre, 404 JarvisSt. 416·902-7010. ; Olsr/st).- 9:00pm & 10: 15pm: Mezzetta Restau·rant. Hosting Toronto Jazz Festival. Bill Mc·Birnie and Reg Schwager. 681 St. Clair Ave.West. 416·658·5687. cover.Sunday July 01-4:00: Association of Improvising Musi·cians Toronto/Now Lounge. Jazz & lmpro·vised Music. Showcasing local talent. 189Church St. 416-769·2841. .- 4:00: Summer Music in the Garden. TheShoestring Magic Flute. Based on Mozart; familyintroduction to opera. Toronto Music Garden, 4 75Queens Quay West. 416·9734000. Free.*WEATHER PERMITTING *- 9:00pm & 10:15pm: Mezzetta Restau·rant. Toronto Jazz Festival. Mike Murley Trio.681 St. Clair Ave. W.416·658·5687. .Monday July 02- 12: 15: Music Mondays at Church of theHoly Trinity. Julian Knight, viola; Jan Plecash,piano. Schubert: Sonata in a, D.821 IArpeggione);Mozart: Sonata in e, K.304; miniatures by Sitt.10 Trinity Square !behind Eaton Ctr). 416-598·4521 x304. Donation, suggested min.Tuesday July 03- 7:00: Inspirational Impressions. InspirationalMusic in the Park: Canada Day. MichelleJones with WIM Dancers; The Covenant HouseBand; & others. Gage Park, 49 Main St. South,Brampton. 416·885·0551. Free.- 7:00: Oakville Wind Orchestra. Corona·tion Park Summer Series. Chris Arthurs, conductor.Coronation Park Bandshell, Lakeshore Rd.East of 3rd Line, Oakville. 905466·9306. Free,donations accepted.- 8:30: Hugh's Room The Strawbs. 2261Dundas St. West.416-531-6604. ;1adv).Wednesday July 04- 12:30: Yonge-Dundas Square. SummerSerenades: Matt Andersen. Blues, roots & rock.Yonge & Dundas Sts. 416·979·9960. Free.- 8:30: Hugh's Room. TheStrawbs. See Jul 3.Thursday July 05- 7:00: Brampton Downtown BusinessAssociation. Thursday Night Concert Series:RKSound Everywhere · Tribute to Dixie. Gage Park,49 Main St. S, Brampton. 905·874·2936. Free.- 7:00: City of Pickering. Waterfront Concert:Peter Smith Jazz Ouartet. Latin·jazz &traditional South American melodies. MillenniumSquare Park, bottom Liverpool Rd. South, Pickering.9054204660 x2096. Free.- 7:00: Dusk Dances. Dusk Dances 2007Festival: Firgrove Park (Jane/Finch Neighbourhood}.Ten·minute site·specific pieces; worksby Lua Chayenne & Roshanak Jaberi, NovaBhattacharya/Louis Laberge-Cote, Baby Boyz,CORPUS, & Danny Grossman Dance Campa·ny. Various dancers & musicians; Band:Ngoma; Lisa Anne Ross, host. South of Finchon Firgrove Gres. 416-747·5616. PWYC. Forcomplete run see music theatre listings.- 7:00: Summer Music in the Garden. ArunaNarayan. Classical North Indian ragas on 40-string sarangi. Nitin Mitta, tabla; Akshay Kalle,tanpura. Toronto Music Garden, 475 QueensQuay West. 416·973·3000. Free. *WEATHERPERMITTING*- 8:00: Harbourfront Centre/Music Africa.World Routes 2007: Toumani Diabate's SymmetricOrchestra. Malian kora master. Har·bourfront Centre Concert Stage, York Quay Centre,235 Queens Quay West. 416·9734000.; 1adv); limited seating, licensed.-8:30: Hugh's Room The Bills. 2261 DundasSt. West.416-531-6604. ; 1adv).Friday July 06- 8:00: Yonge.Dundas Square. GlobalGrooves: Nick "Brownman" Ali & CRUZAD.Yonge & Dundas. 416·979-9960. Free.Saturday July 07- 2:00: Choralairs of North York. 44thClosing Concert. Broadway, pop & folk songs.Earl Bales Park Community Centre Social Hall,4169 Bathurst St. 416-631 ·0029. Free.- 7:00: Bravo International/Singers onStage. Come a little Closer ... for a jazz journey.Works by Villa Lobos, Piazzola, Chopin, Niemen,Porter, Legrand, Komeda, & others. Marek Balata,John Alcorn, jazz vocals; Margaret Maye,mezzo-soprano; The Jau Ensemble; TorontoSinfonietta Strings. Isabel Bader Theatre, UolT,93 Charles St. West. 416-892 · 7799. ;1sr/st). Benefit for Epilepsy Research at Uni·versity ofT oronto.- 8:00: Opera by Request. Humperdinck'sHansel and Gretel. Concert version with piano, inGenman. Gillian Grossman, Trish Roach, PaulaWickberg, Jesse Clark; singers; children's ensemblefromthe studio of Marion Samuel Stevens;William Shookhoff, pianist/music director. HeliconianHall, 35 Hazelton Ave. 416455-2365.; 1sr/st).Do you sometimes miss concerts because youcouldn't get to the library or a concert venue topick up a WholeNote at the beginning of the month?Consider subscribing so you always know what'sgoing on. Only .00 for a year's subscription.Call 416-406-soss. 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CONCERT LISTINGSBeyond the GT AIn this issue: Barrie, Belleville, Burlington, Cambridge, Campbellford,Cobourg, Creemore, Drayton, Dundas, Grand Bend, Guelph, H~milton,Jackson's Point, Kincardine, Kitchener, Lindsay, London, Milton,Newmarket, Niagara Falls, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Drillia, Owen Sound,Penetanguishene, Peterborough, Port Hope, Sharon, St Catharines,Stratford, Sutton, Uxbridge, WaterlooConcerts: Toronto & GTA PAGE 26Music Theatre/Opera/Dance PAGE 37Summer Festivals: June 01 - July 07 PAGE 38Jazz in the Clubs PAGE 42Announcements/Lectures/Etcetera PAGE 46Performers and repertoire change!Events are sometimes postponed or cancelled.Call ahead to confirm details with presenters.Beyond GTA: Friday June 0 I- 2:00: Shaw Festival. Mack and MabelAbout movie director Mack Sennett & leadinglady Mabel Normand; music & lyrics by JerryHerman, book by Michael Stewart. BenedictCampbell, Glynis Ranney, Gabrielle Jones & oth·ers; Baayork Lee, choreographer; Paul Sportelli,musical director; Molly Smith, director. FestivalTheatre, 1 O Queen's Parade, Niagara-on-the-Lake.800-511 -7429. Call for ticket prices. For completerun see music theatre listings.- 7:30: Chorus Niagara. Celebrate. Mozart:Requiem; Raminsh: Magnificat. Guests: Port·.smouth Choral Union of England, Jonathan Willcocks,conductor; Eve Mcleod, soprano; LynneMcMurtry, alto; Jason Nedecky, bass; TaliskerPlayers; Robert Cooper, conductor. Cathedral ofSt. Catherine of Alexandria, 67 Church Street, St.Catharines. 905-688-5550 x3257, 866-617-3257. ; (sr); (st); (eyeGOJ.- 8:00: Drayton Entertainment: HuronCountry Playhouse. Cats. Music by AndrewLloyd Webber, based on Old Possum's Book ofPractical Cats by T.S. Eliot, choreographed byGino Berti, directed by Dave Campbell; spectacleof fantasy, drama, & regeneration. RR 1, B Line,Grand Bend. 519-238-6000, 888-449-4463.; (prev); (18 & under). For completerun see music theatre listings.- 8:00: Harlequin Singers. Broadway's Best:40th Anniversary Concert. Singles & medleysfrom Showboat, Carousel, Annie Get Your Gun,Gypsy, Oliver & others. Laura Pin, piano; LynneJamieson, percussion; Ryan Scot, flute; JohnPacker, director. Drury Lane Theatre, 2269 NewSt., Burlington. 905-637-3979. .- 8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony.Pops Series: Pops the Fiedler Way. Brian Jack·son, conductor. Centre In The Square, 101 QueenSt. North, Kitchener. 519-578-1570, 800-265·8977. -; ( 12 & under, rush all students);(eyeGOJ.- 8:00: Musica St. James. A Silent Movie.Improvised accompaniment by Kirkland Adsett.St. James Church, 137 Melville St., Dundas.905-627-1424. Collection.- 8:00: Red Barn Theatre/Diane HaggertyProductions. Freddy Vette and The Flames.Favourite hits of the 50's-Elvis, Buddy Holly,Jerry Lee Lewis, Brenda Lee, the Shirelles. 991Lake Dr. East, Jackson's Point. 905-722-3249,JU NE 1 -J ULY 7 2007888- 733-2276. . For complete run see musictheatre listings.- 8:00: Stratford Festival. My One and Only.30's-era comedy about daredevil pilot wooingbathing beauty; music & lyrics by George Gers_hwin& Ira Gershwin; book by Peter Stone & TimothyS. Mayer. Cynthia Dale, Laird Mackintosh,David W. Keeley, Dayna Tekatch, performers;Berthold Carriere, musical director; Michael Lich·tefeld, director/choreographer. Avon Theatre, 99Downie St., Stratford. 800-567-1600. Call forticket prices. For complete run see music theatrelistings.- 9:00pm: jamesstreetmusic. /t Was 40Years Ago Today. 4Dth anniversary of Sgt. Pepper'sLonely Hearts Club Band. Various perform·ers. The Sanctuary, Jarres Street Baptist Church,96 James St. South, Hamilton. 905-522-9042. O; (Jun 1 +Jun 2, different performerseach night). Proceeds to Challenge 2007.Beyond GTA: Saturday June 02- 2:00: Stratford Festival. Oklahoma! Musicby Richard Rodgers, book & lyrics by Oscar HammersteinII, original dances by Agnes de Mille.Kyle Blair, Dan Chameroy, David W. Keeley, NoraMclellan, Blythe Wilson, performers; BertholdCarriere, musical director; Donna Feore, director/choreographer. Festival Theatre, 55 Queen St.,Stratford. 800-567-1600. Call for ticket prices.For complete run see music theatre listings.- 7:30: Georgian Bay Concert Choir. TheLong Journey. Guests: Georgian Bay Children'sChoir, members of the Georgian Bay SymphonyOrchestra; Henriette Blom, conductor. St. Andrew'sChurch, 865 2nd Ave. West, OwenSound. 519-371-2935. .- 7:30: Orchestra London & Grand OperaChorus. Mozart's Don Giovanni. In Italian withEnglish translation. Gregory Dahl, Gary Relyea,Benjamin Butterfield, Fri!derique Vezina & others,singers; Glynis Leyshon, director; Timothy Vernon,conductor. Grand Theatre,471 RichmondStreet, London. 519-672-8800. -$125.- 8:00: Harlequin Singers. Broadway's Best:40th Anniversary Concert. Drury Lane Theatre,Burlington. See Jun 1.-8:00: Jean Edwards. Song Journey. JeanEdwards, soprano; Brahm Goldhamer, piano. St.Luke's Church, 27 Caroline St. West, Creemore.416-486-4172. .- 8:00: Karen Schuessler Singers. StrawberryFields. The Beatles, Petula Clark, Sir EltonJohn, Eric Clapton, Queen. Sharon Beeler, JasonHakin, soloists; Stephen Holowitz, piano; KSSUnion Jack Band; Karen Ann Schuessler, conductor.Wesley-KnoxChurch, 91 Askin St., London.519-438-4460. ; (srl; $ lO(stl; (adv);(sr adv); free(6-12).- 8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber MusicSociety. WindFest Concert# 1: Wind Festensembles & Diena Klyucharova, piano. Mozart:from Don Giovanni, arr. for wind octet; Serenade,K.166; Lickl: Cassatio for wind quartet;Beethoven: Quintet for piano and winds. KW CMSMusic Room, 57 Young St. West, Waterloo. 519-886-1673. ; O(sr); (st).- 8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony.Pops Series: Pops the Fiedler Way. Centre In TheSquare, Kitchener. See Jun 1. . . .- 8:00: Milton Choristers. Bella Viva/di. V1val·di: Gloria; Magnificat; Beatus Vir; Beckett: instru·mental works. Guests: Arcady, Ronald Beckett,director; Norman Reintamm, accompanist; Sonjavan de Hoel, artistic director. Knox Church, 170Main St. East, Milton. 905-878-1632. ;(sr/st); O(ch).- 8:00: Peterborough Symphony Orchestra.Borealis Summer. Rautavaara: Cantus Arcticus(Concerto for Birds & Orchestra); Grieg: Sig·urd Horsalfar Suite; Sibelius: Symphony #2.Guests: Birds of the Arctic Circle; MichaelNewnham, conductor. Showplace PerformanceCentre, 290 George St. North, Peterborough.705-742-1992. ,.50; $ l 5.50(sl).- 9:0Dpm: jamesstreetmusic. /t Was 40Years Ago Today. James Street Baptist Church,Hamilton. See Jun 1.Beyond GT A: Sunday June 03- 2:00: Guelph Chamber Choir. Songfest2001. Songs of love, laughter and longing. MainStage, River Run Centre, 35 Woolwich St.,Guelph. 519· 763-3000, 8 77-520-2408. ; O(sl); (eyeGOJ.- 2:00: Lindsay Concert Foundation. YoungPerformers' Recital. City of Kawartha Lakesperforrring arts teachers showcase their musicstudents. Glenn Crombie Theatre, 200 Albert St.South, Lindsay. 705-878-5625. ; (youth).- 3:00: Music at Sharon. Jacques lsrae/ievitchand Friends. Pierne: Variations libres et finalefor flute, string trio & harp; Badian: Danse forstring trio; Prevost: Improvisation for solo violin;_Debussy: Sonata for flute, viola & harp; lbert: T nofor violin, cello & harp; Fran~aix: A CINQ-Quintetfor flute, string trio & harp. Jacques lsraelievitch,violin; Teng Li, viola; Winona Zelenka, cello;Judy Loman, harp; Susan Hoeppner, flute. SharonTemple, 18974 Leslie St. 416-598-3375. .- 8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Mu·sic Society. OuartetFest Concert II 3: YoungEnsembles 1. KW CMS Music Room, 57 YoungSt. W, Waterloo. 519-886-1673. ; (sr/st).Be and GTA: Monday June 04- 8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Mu·sic Society. OuartetFestConcert #4: CartierQuartet. Haydn: Op.5412; Gougeon: Jeux decordes; Ravel, Quartet. KWCMS Music Room,57 Young St. West, Waterloo. 519-886-1673.; (sr); $ l 5(st).Beyond GTA: Tuesday June 05- 7:30: River Run Centre. The Songbird Cate.Local acoustic singer/songwriters_. Co-operatorsHall, 35 Woolwich St., Guelph. 519· 763-3000,800-520-2408. .- 8:00: Drayton Entertainment: DraytonFestival Theatre.Jasper Station. MusicalWWW, THEWHOLENOTE.COMcomedy, music & lyrics by Steve Thomas, book& lyrics by Norm Foster, directed & choreographedby Marc Richard; six eclectic travellers_'fives intersect as they wait for a train to Vancouver.33 Wellington St. S, Drayton. 519-638-5555, 888·449-4463. ; (prev); (18 &under). Forcoff1J/ete run see music theatre listings.- 9:00pm: Guelph Jazz Festival. Three Tuesdaysof Jazz Fundraiser. Tallboys. Kevin Breit,multi-instrumentalist; Matt Brubeck, cello; JesseStewart, percussion. The Bookshelf's Ebar, 41Quebec St., Guelph. 519-763-4952. ; O(concession).Beyond GTA: Wednesday June 06- 12:15: St. Andrew's PresbyterianChurch. Cherry Fraser, mezzo-soprano, & TinaKim, piano. 54 Queen St. North, Kitchener. 519-578-4430. Free.Beyond GTA: Thursday June 07- 8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber MusicSociety. OuartetFestConcert #5: QuartetFest Young Ensembles 2. Maureen Forrester Hall,Wilfrid Laurier University, 75 University Ave.West, Waterloo. 519-886-1673. ; (sr/st).Beyond GTA: Friday June 08- 7:00: Oriana Singers. Come Sail Away:Annual Fundraiser. Light classics, desserts. St.Peter's Anglican Church, 240 College St., Cobourg.905-372-2210, 888-262-6874 x4153.(adv only).- 8:00: Ardeleana Chamber Music Society.Blue Bridge Festival of Chamber Music, Poetry& Song: Cabaret Concert. Gardiner: New c_oncertwork; Martinu: Trio for Flute, Cello and Piano;cabaret songs by Britten (text Auden), Muller.Cindy Townsend, Ramona Carmelly, vocalists;Ardeleana Trio: Emma Zoe Green, flute; Cather·ine Maguire, piano; Brenda Muller, cello. GeorginaArts Centre, 149 High St., Sutton. 905-473-1284. ; O(sr/st); free(under 8).- 8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber MusicSociety. OuartetFestConcert #6: Quartet·Fest Finale: Penderecki & Cartier Quartets. Shostakovich:Octet; Golijov, Last Round (octet +double-bass); selections by the WLU EnsemblesPrize-winner Sirius Quartet. Maureen ForresterHall, Wilfrid Laurier University, 75 UniversityAve. West, Waterloo. 519-886-1673. ;(sr); (st).Beyond GTA: Saturday June 09- 11 :30am: Ardeleana Chamber MusicSociety. Blue Bridge Festival of Chamber Music,' Poetry & Song: Melissa's Song. Story-book concertby Brenda Muller performed in the roundintegrates story, poetry, chamber music, art &song; a little girl in search of her song & the straycat that helps her; for ages 6+ . St. James AnglicanChurch Parish Hall Lawn, 31 River St., Sutton.905-473-1284. ; (under 8).- 1 :OD: Ardeleana Chamber Music Society.Blue Bridge Festival of Chamber Music, Poetry& Song: Concerts at Jackson's Point. CatherineMaguire, piano & Rod Fogarty, drums (1 :00);Knox United Church Choir; David Holbome, conductor( 1 :30); Village Voices, Joan Andrews,conductor (2:00). Bandshell, Jackson's Point.905473-1284. Free.- 2:30 & 7:30. Canadian InternationalMilitary Tattoo. Answering the Call! Salute tothe Canadian soldier from Vimy to Kandahar.Marching bands, dancers, pipes & drums, & militarydisplays. 1OCanadian,3 International bands.Copps Coliseum, 101 York Blvd., Hamilton. 905·523-1753. ; (sr); (st with ID);(under 13).35
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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!).