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Volume 13 - Issue 7- April 2008

LISTINGS: SECTION 3MUSIC

LISTINGS: SECTION 3MUSIC THEATRE, OPERA, DANCEDATES AND COMPLETE RUNSN.B. For SECTION 3 criteria, see page 30Beauty & the Beast. Stage West Theatre Hotel. Apr 1-20. Call for times. See GTA Apr 1.Black Grace- Short Works. World Stage 2008. Apr 30, May 1, 2, 3: 8:00. See GTA Apr30.Bye Bye Birdie. Curtain Call Players. Apr.3, 4: 8:00, Apr 5: 2:00. See GTA Apr 3.Canadian Explosion: A Musical Revue. Stage West Theatre Hotel. Apr 24-July 6. Callfor times. See GTA Apr 24.Chapel/Chapter. World Stage 2008-Bill T Jones/Amie Zane Dance Company. Apr 16,17, 18, 19: 8:00. See GTA Apr 16.CIRCA - 46 Circus Acts in 45 Minutes. World Stage 2008. May 7: 1 :00. See GTA May7.CIRCA - The Space Between. World Stage 2008. May 6, 7, 8, 9, 10: 8:00. See GTA May 6.Cole Porter: Anything Goes. County Theatre Group. Picton. Apr 25, 26, May 2, 3: 7:30,May 4: 2:00. See Beyond the GTA Apr 25.Danceries: The Marriage of Music and Dance. Toronto Youth Wind Orchestra. Apr 25:8:00. See GTA Apr 25.Oebussy: PelleasetMelisande. Canadian Opera Company. May, 6, 9, 14, 17, 20, 22:7:30. May 24: 4:30, May 11: 2:00. See GT A May 6.Footloose. Randolph Academy for the Performing Arts. Apr 4, 11: 7:00, Apr 5, 6, 12: 2:00& 7:00, Apr 13: 2:00. See GTA Apr 4.Gilbert & Sullivan: Iolanthe. Scarborough Gilbert & Sullivan Society. Apr 18, 19, 25, 26:8:00, Apr 20, 27: 2:00. See GTA Apr 18.Gilbert & Sullivan: The Mikado. Toronto Operetta Theatre. Apr 20, 27: 2:00, Apr 22, 23,25, 26: 8:00. See GTA Apr 20.Guys and Dolls. Alexander Singers and Players. May 2,3,8,9, 10: 730; May 4, 11: 2:00.See GTA May 2.Happy: A Very Gay little Musical. Cabaret Company. Apr 17, 18, 19, 20, 24, 25, 26, 27:8:00. See GTA Apr 17.Humperdinck: Hansel & Gretel. York Department of Music. Apr 7: 12:30 & 3:30. SeeGTA Apr 7.last Five Years. Proscenium Theatre. Port Hope. May 1, 2, 3, 9, 10: 8:00, Apr 8: 2:00 &8:00, May 4: 2:00. See Beyond the GTA May 1.Lehar: The Merry Widow. Jeunesses Musicales Canada. Belleville. Apr 23: 7:30. SeeBeyond the GT A Apr 23.let it Be, the Magical Music of the 60s. Windmill Theatre Productions. May 2, 3: 8:00.See GTA May 2.light Classics Saturday · Opera Favourites. Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Apr 26:7:30, Apr 27: 3:00. See GTA Apr 26.love and Betrayal: Handel Opera Arias.Tafelmusik. Apr 9: 7:00, Apr 10, 11, 12: 8:00. Apr13: 3:30. See GTA Apr 9.Menopositive. Northumberland Players. Cobourg. Apr 3: 2:00 & 8:00, Apr 4: 2:00 &7:30, Apr 5, 6: 7:30. See Beyond the GTA Apr 3.MESA. Theatre Drangeville. Orangeville. Apr 11, 12, 17, 18, 19, 23, 24, 25, 26: 8:00, Apr16, 23: 2:00 & 8:00, Apr 13, 20, 27: 2:00. See Beyond the GTA Apr 11.Mozart: ldomeneo. Opera Atelier. Apr 26, 29, May 1, 2, 3: 7:30, Apr 27: 3:00. See GTAApr 26.Mozart: Marriage of Figaro. Brampton lyric Opera. Apr 19: 8:00. See GTA Apr 19.Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro. Royal Conservatory of Music - GGS Voices OperaEnsemble. Apr 4: 7:30, Apr 6: 2:00, Apr 8: 1 :00, Apr 10: 7:30. See GTA Apr 4.Music as Theatre. Mississauga Festival Choir. May 3: 8:00. See GTA May 3.New Music in New Places: Emily, the Way You Are. Canadian Music Centre. Apr 20:1 :30. See GTA Apr 20.NextSteps. Ballet Creole: Spring Works. Apr 17, 18, 19: 8:00. See GTA Apr 17.Next Steps. Dancemakers. Apr 9, 10, 11: 8:00, Apr 12: 3:00 & 8:00. See GTA Apr 9.Next Steps: Chimera Project - The Hidden Spot. Apr 3, 4, 5: 8:00. See GTA Apr 3.NextSteps: Danceworks - Adelheid Solos. Apr 24, 25, 26: 8:00. See GTA Apr 24.Oklahoma. Marquee Productions. Apr 10, 11 , 12: 7:30, Apr 12, 13: 2:00. See GTA Apr 10.Oklahoma. Marquee Productions. Newmarket. Apr 16, 17, 18: 7:30, Apr 19: 2:30 & 7:30,Apr 20: 2:00. See Beyond the GT A Apr 16.Oliver. Victorian Operetta Society. Cobourg. Apr 24, May 1, 2: 7:30, Apr 25, 26, May 3:2:00 & 7:30. See Beyond the GTA Apr 24.Puccini: Tosca. Toronto Opera Centre. Apr 18: 8:00. See GTA Apr 18.Purcell: The Indian llueen. Toronto Masque Theatre. Apr 24, 25, 26: 8:00. See GT A Apr 24.Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre Dance Series - Heidi Strauss: Solos. Canadian OperaCompany. Apr 7: 12:00 noon. See GTA Apr 7.Rimsky-Korsakov: The Snow Maiden. Opera in Concert. Apr 6: 2:30. See GTA Apr 6.Rossini' Barber of Seville. Canadian Opera Company. Apr. 16, 19, 25, May 2, 8, 13, 16,21, 23: 7:30, May 4: 2:30, May 10: 4:30. See GTA Apr 16.Sixty Years of Broadway. Mississauga Philharmonic. Apr 19: 8:00. See GTA Apr 19.Stars of the 21" Century - International Dance Gala. Toronto Centre for the Arts. May4: 8:00. See GT A May 4.Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin. Canadian Opera Company. Apr 2, 10, 15, 18, 24, 30: 7:30.Apr 6: 2:00, Apr 26: 4:30 See GTA Apr 2.The Backyardigans: lluest for the extra ordinary alien. Koba Family Entertainment.Kitchener. Apr 18: 4:00 & 7:00. See Beyond the GTA Apr 18.The Balloon Tree. Solar Stage Children's Theatre. Apr 5, 6, 12, 13, 19, 20, 26, 27:11 :OOam & 2:00. See GTA Apr 5.The Pyjama Game. Spotlight Musical Productions. Apr 24, 25, 26: 8:00. See GT A Apr 24.The Secret Garden. Etobicoke Musical Productions. Apr 18, 19, 25, 26, May 2: 8:00, Apr20, 27, May 3: 2:00. See GTA Apr 18.The Ugly Duckling. Solar Stage Children's Theatre. May, 3, 4: 11 :OOam & 2:00. See GTAMay 3.The Wizard of Oz. Brampton Music Theatre. Apr 10, 11: 7:30, Apr 12: 2:30 & 7:30. See GTAApr 10.Together with Music: The words and melodies of Noel Coward. University of TorontoFaculty of Music. See GTA, April 18, 19.Wonderful Town. Shaw Festival. Niagara on the lake. Apr 1-0ct 5. Call for times. SeeBeyond the GT A Apr 1.LISTINGS: SECTION 4JAZZ IN THE CLUBSN.B. For SECTION 4 criteria, see page 30Absolute loungeHilton Suites Toronto/Markham ConferenceCentre and Spa8500 Warden Avenue, Markham905-470-8500Alleycatz2409 Yonge St. 416-481 -6865Every Mon Salsa Night. Every Tue WhitneySmith and C. Berardinucci Ouintet. EveryWed Jasmin Bailey and Co. Every SunAlleycatz Sunday Jam Session.Annabella lounge226 Carlton St. 416-944-3788Every Fri: Jazz Cab w/ Whitney Smith(www.whitneysmith.ca/schedule. html)Arbor RoomHart House@ the University of Toronto, 7Hart House Circle416-978-2452Big Mama's Boy554 Parliament St. 416-927-1593www.bigmamasboy.caEvery Sun Don Englert/Dan Ionescu Duo.The Black Swan154 Danforth Ave. 416-469-0537Every Wed The Danforth Jam w/ Jon Longand Friends.Boiler House55 Mill St. 416-203-2121Cameron House408 Queen St. West. 416-703-0811Central, The603 Markham St. 416-919-4586www.thecentral.caC'est What67 Front St. E. 416-867-9499www.cestwhat.comEvery Wed. Hot Fa ' Ghandi.Every Sat (matinee) The Hot FiveJazzmakers.Cervejaria Downtown842 College St.416-588-0162Every Wed The Jay Danley Ouintet.Chalkers Pub Billiards & Bistro24 7 Marlee Avenue, 416-789-2531www.chalkerspub.comEvery Wed. Salsa lesson followed by Livemusic w/ La Nueva Revalacion.Every Thu Girls Night Out Jam w/ LisaParticelli.Chick N' Deli744 Mount Pleasant Rd. 416-489-3363www.chickndeli.comEvery Tue Jam NightEvery First Mon Advocats Big BandEvery Third Mon George Lake Big Band.Cobourg, The533 Parliament St.416-913-7538Commensal, le655 Bay St. 416-596-9364www.commensal.caMusic Fridays & Saturdays6:30 pm · 9:30 pmNo Cover ChargeThe Concord Cafe937 Bloor St W. 416 532-3989Diesel Playhousewww.dieselplayhouse.ca.Apr 13 Happy Fingers: A Tribute to the Piano.Kenny Rankin.The Corktown175 Young St. Hamilton 905-572-9242Every Wed Big Band Wednesdays w/DarcyHepner: The Music of Thad Jones. Apr 2, 23Featuring special guest trumpeter NickMarchione.Dominion on Oueen500 Queen St. East 416-368-6893Free Times Cafe320 College St.Gate 403403 Roncesvalles 416·588-2930www.gate403.comApr 1 Araujo, Harnett and Rahbek Jazz Trio,Julian Fauth, Donne Roberts and JamesThomson Blues Duo. Apr 2 Chantelle WilsonJazz Band, Patrick Tevlin's New Orleans Duo.Apr 3 Sarah Jerrom Jazz Trio, The Peddlers.Apr 4 Mike Field Jazz Duo, Nico Dann: TheDann Four. Apr 5 Bill Heffernan and hisfriends, Scott Kemp Jazz Collective. Apr 6Margot Roi Jazz Band, Dave and Levi JazzDuo. Apr 7 Cleta Errington Blues Solo, MikeDaley Guitar Solo. Apr 8 Ken Yoshioka BluesDuo, Julian Fauth, Donne Roberts and JamesThomson Blues Duo. Apr 9 Joshua GoodmanJazz Duo, James Ross Trio. Apr 10 MissEmily and the Blue Callers, Tom Juhas JazzOuartet. Apr 11 Morgan Sadler Solo,Hogtown Syncopators. Apr 12 Bill Heffernan50 WWW. THEWHOLENOTE .COM APRIL 1 - MAY 7 2008

and his friends, San Robert Nu Blues Band.Apr 13 Shannan Butcher and Cam McCarrallJazz Dua, DanNei/Jazz Trio. Apr 14ClelaErrington Blues Sala, James Carroll guitarsofa. Apr 15 Ted Hawkins Jazz and BluesDua, Julian Fauth, Donne Roberts and JamesThomson Blues Dua. Apr 16 Patricia DuffyJazz Trio, Jazzparagus. Apr 17 ScottPietrangela Sala Piano, String Theory. Apr 18Vantana 5 Jazz Band, Joanna Moan Flamenco-Latina w/ Ouebec Edge Ouartet. Apr 19Private Party, Ian Lazarus Jazz Trio. Apr 20The France St. Duarte(, Peter Hit/Jazz Trio.Apr 21 Cleta Errington Blues Sala, MusetteTrio FT Dan Thompson. Apr 22 Double AJazz Latin Dua, Julian Fauth, Donne Robertsand James Thomson Blues. Apr 30 NadiaHasko Jazz Trio, Patrick Tevlin's NewOrleans Dua.Grossman's Tavern379 Spadina Ave. 416-977- 1210www.grossmanstavern.comEvery Mon Laura Hubert BandEvery Tue Brakenjae ol'timey tuesdays.Every Sat Matinee: The Happy Pals.Every Sun Night: Nicola Vaughan AcousticJam, The Nationals with Brian Caber- DoubleSlide Guitar Open Stage Jam.Apr 2 Chloe Watkinson and the Crossroads.Apr 3 Patrick Tevlin New Orleans Ouartet.Apr 4 First Fridays with Sandi Marie and Ca.Special Guest Andrea Heins. The SwingingBlackjacks. Apr 5 The Ray. Apr 10 Li'/ BlueDevils. Apr 11 Barking Sharks. Apr 16 ChloeWatkinson and the Crossroads. Apr 18 ThirdFridays w. Sandi Marie and Under the Bus.Dare Devils of Saul Apr 19 OarkParkBrassband. Apr 24 Dick Ellis Revival. Apr25 Frankie Foo. Apr 26 Caution Jam. Apr 30Blues Element.Home Smith BarThe Did Mill, 21 Did Mill Rd. 416-236-2641www.oldmilltoronto.comApr 4 Dusty Bahdan Dua. Apr 5 Ran DavisTrio. Apr 11 Mark Ucci Trio. Apr 12 Sultanof Strings. Apr 18 Sean Bray Dua. Apr 19Russ little Trio. Apr 25 Reg Schwager Dua.Apr 26 Heather Bambrick Trio.Hot House CateMarket Square, 35 Church St. 416-366-7800Every Mon. Jazz Brunch with the KenChurchill Ouartet.Hugh's Room2261 Dundas St. West. 416-531-6604www.hughsroom.comApr 1 lee Oskar Harmonica's 2g'Anniversary Tour. Apr 3 Shawn Phillips. Apr4, 5, Jesse Winchester. Apr 6 EaglewaadFalk Festival Fundraiser Concert. Apr 7 ThirtyCandles. Apr 8 Steve Dawson. Apr 10 TripleBill: Diane Nalini, Sean Bray, Vincent Wolfe.Apr 11 Fred Eaglesmith. Apr 12 Oh Susanna.Apr 13 Oysterband. Apr 14 Small WorldMusic Presents: Slide ta Freedom. Apr 15Jani Nehrita. Apr 16 David Waadhead's FalkJazz Caffeehause Confabulation. Apr 17Lennie Gallant. Apr 18 James Keelaghan.Apr 19 The Frantics. Apr 20 Dare The Devil,Dan Bray. Apr 22, 23 Richie Havens. Apr 25Stephen Fearing, Suzie Vinnick. Apr 26Ontario Poetry Slam Finals. Apr 27 Gospellunch Ken Whiteley, Susan Latimer, openingset Jim Brand. Apr 29 Park Belly Futures.Apr 30 layah Jane w/ Brian MacMillan.Kristoria French Fine Dining104 Surrey St. E. Guelph519-829-3265APRIL 1 - MAY 7 2008Lula Lounge1585 Dundas W. 416-588-0307www.lula.caApr 1 Art Works: A fundraiser in support ofArt Starts. Apr 2 Shelter from the Storm.Apr 3 Sau/jazz Orchestra w/ ChrisBattamley's Brainfudge feat. Donne Robertsand DJ medicineman. Apr 4 Haale, Cache.Apr 5 Salsa Dance Party w/ Cate Cubano.Apr 6 Storm foals Cabaret. Apr 9 RomeraHause Fundraiser. Apr 10 Ensemble Uniquafeat. Sundar Viswanathan & Bryan Vargas.Apr 11 Salsa Dance Party w/ Salsa an 6. Apr12 Salsa Saturday w/ Ricky Franca. Apr 13Small World Music Presents: DebashishBhattacharya. Apr 17 Namari w/ Ainike andDJ medicineman. Apr 18 Salsa Dance Partyw/ Cate Cubano. Apr 19 Salsa Dance Partyw/ Mada Eterna. Apr 20 Gardenias CDRelease Party. Apr 25 Salsa Dance Party w/Cache. Apr 26 Salsa Dance Party w/ YaniBarrell and the Clave Kings. Apr 27 ElectronicTango: Dtras Aires.Liberty Bistro and Bar25 Liberty St.@ Atlantic 416-533-8828Manhattan's Music Club951 Gordon St. Guelph519-767-2440www.manhattans.caMezzetta681 St. Clair Ave. W.416-658-5687Wednesday Concerts in a Cale. Sets at 9and 10:15. Reservations Recommended forfirst set.Apr 2 Rob Simms, Rick Lazar. Apr 9 larrylewis, Pedro Joel. Apr 16 Brian Katz, Jannalightstane. Apr 23 Maureen Kennedy, BenBishop. Apr 30 Dominic Mancuso Dua.Mezzrows1546 Queen St. W. 416-658-5687Parkdale neighborhood pub featuring jazz andblues on Saturday afternoons, Sunday eveningsand a live jam every other Wednesday.N' Awlins Jazz Bar and Dining299 King St. W. 416-595-1958www.nawlins.caEvery Tues Stacie McGregorEvery Wed. Jim Heineman Trio.Every Thu Blues Night with Guest VocalistsEvery FrilSat All Star Bourbon St. BandEvery Sun RabiBatas.Odd Socks at Oovercourt House804 Dovercourt Rd. 416-537-3337Apr 5 Ragweed Jazz Band. Apr 12 Big BandSwing Dance Party w/ GTA Swing Band. Apr19 Dawntawn Swing Band.Did Mill, The21 Old Mill Rd. 416-236-2641www.oldmilltoronto.comApr 1-5 Fifth Avenue. Apr 7-11 Fifth Avenue.Apr 12 Prairie Oyster. Apr 14-16 Ascension.Apr 17 Appleby College Band. Apr 18 Bab DeAnge/is-Big Band. Apr 19-23 Acensian. Apr24, 25 Blast from the Past: Tribute ta RayCharles. Apr 28-30 Night Fly.Opal Jazz Lounge472 Queen St. West. 416-646-6725www.opaljazzlounge.comApr 1-5 Vocalist Julie Michels. Apr 22-25Adrean Farrugia.Orbit Room508A College St. 416-535-0613Pantages Martini Bar and Lounge200 Victoria St.Every Fri: Jahn Simoes and Aaron Peixoto.Every Sat: Sala Piano: Various artists.Pilot Tavern22 Cumberland 416-923-5 716www.thepilot.caApr 5 Mike Murley Ouartet. Apr 6 RabiBatas Ouartet. Apr 12 Michael GauthierOuartet. Apr 19 Kai/age. Apr 26 PatlaBarbera Ouartet.Quotes220 King St. W.416-979- 7717Reservoir Lounge, The52 Wellington St. E. 416-955-0887www.reservoirlounge.comEvery Mon Sophia Perlman and the VipersEvery Tue Tyler Yarema and his RhythmEvery Wed Bradley and the BouncersEvery Thu Janice HagenEvery Fri Chet Valient CambaEvery Sat Tory CassisThe Renaissance Cate1938 Danforth Avenue 416-422-1441Revival Music Lounge783 College St. 416-535-7888Apr 4 The Chameleon ProjectRex Jazz and Blues Bar, The194 Queen St. W. 416-598-2475www.therex.caApr 1 Shannan Butcher, Classic Rex JazzJam. Apr 2 Fern lindzan Dua, Greg Ritchieand the Stary. Apr 3 Greg Ritchie and theStary, Pat Carey's Jazz Navigators. Apr 4Hagtawn Syncopators, Artie Rath Trio, JakeChisolm. Apr 5 Hagtawn Syncopators, ArtieRath Trio, Jake Chisolm. Apr 5 Abbey'sMeltdown, The Homeless, Fender RhodesTrio, Mike McC!ennan Octet. Apr 6 ExcelsiorDixieland Jazz, Club Djanga, AndrewBaniwe/1, Daniel Easty. Apr 7 Pascal leBaeuf Duintet, Humber College Student JazzEnsembles. Apr 8 Shannan Butcher, ClassicRex Jazz Jam. Apr 9 Remy leBaeuf Ouintet,Dave Turner's Earth Tones. Apr 11 HagtawnSyncopators, Artie Rath Trio, ElizabethShepherd Trio. Apr 13 Bab Fenton Tribute,Andrew Baniwe/1, Snarky Puppy. Apr 14Peter Hill Ensemble, Humber College StudentJazz Ensembles. Apr 15 Shannan Butcher,Classic Rex Jazz Jam. Apr 16 Fern lindzanDua. Apr 17 Kevin Ouain, Michael MarisetteOuintet. Apr 18 Hagtawn Syncopators, ArtieRath Trio, Michael Marisette Ouintet. Apr 19Abbey's Meltdown, Raaul & The Big Time,Fender Rhodes Trio, Ross Macintyre Trio. Apr20 Excelsior Dixieland Jazz, Dr. Nick Blues,Andrew Baniwe/1, Beat Kaestili. Apr 21 PeterHill Ensemble, Caroline Martin-Rawe. Apr 22Shannan Butcher, Classic Rex Jazz Jam. Apr23 Fern lindzan, lentrapa. Apr 24 KevinOuain, Chris Hunt Tentet. Apr 25 HagtawnSyncopators, Artie Rath Trio, Field Trip. Apr26 Abbey's Meltdown, Blue Roam Blues,Fender Rhodes Trio, Rosemary Gallaway. Apr27 Excelsior Dixieland Jazz, FreewayDixieland, Andrew Baniwe/1, Random Access.Apr 28 Peter Hill Ensemble, Jahn Maclead'sRex Hotel Orchestra. Apr 29 ShannanButcher, Classic Rex Jazz Jam. Apr 30 Fernlindzan Dua, Trevor Falls Collective.The Rivali334 Queen St. W.Apr 13 Hat Taranto Presents: Jahn Alcornand Friends.Safari Bar and Grill1749 Avenue Rd. 416-787-6584Saint Tropez, Le315 King St. W. 416-591-3600Live music 7 days a weekSpacco Italian Eatery & Bar2273 Royal Windsor Drive. Oakville905-884-1958www.spacco.caSpezzo Restorante140 York Blvd. Richmond Hill 905-886-9703Live jazz every Thursday.The Stone Grill51 B Winchester 416-967 -6565www.stonegrillonwinchester.comEvery Sun Jazz Brunch with Archie Alleyne,Rabi Batas, Artie Rath.Sydney's Island Restaurant5120 Dixie Rd, Mississauga 905-624-3444Ten Feet Tall1381 Danforth Avenue 416- 778- 7333www.tenfeettall.caLast Sun of Every Month Girls Night OutVocalists Jam.Apr 6 Pat Murray w/ Mike Milligan &Waleed Abdulhamid. Apr 13 NormanMarshall Villeneuve. Apr 20 Buddy AquilinaTrio. Apr 27 Steve Kaven Trio.The Trane Studio964 Bathurst St. 416-913-8197www.tranestudio.comApr 2 SteveKendry Ouartet. Apr 3 RabiBatas Project. Apr 4 Ninike feat. RichUnderhill. Apr 5 Serafin laRiviere. Apr 6Jake Langley GraupBA. Apr 8 Acoustic SaulOpen Mic. Apr 9 October Trio and BrandiDisterheft Trio. Apr 10 Kingsley EttienneOuartet. Apr 11 Nigel Waif and the NOWProject. Apr 15 Ania Saul. Apr 16 Ali Berkakand Arkana Music. Apr 17 Kingsley EttienneOuartet. Apr 18 Justin Gray Project. Apr 19Roselyn Brawn Ouartet. Apr 22 AcousticSaul Open mic. Apr 23, 24Aaran Staebell.Apr 25 Sharron Mclead Ouintet. Apr 26Julie Michels and Parlay. Apr 27 Up FramThe Roats Poetry lounge. Apr 30 BruceCassidy and Hotfoot Orchestra.www.amorosomusic.com/1Mo1

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"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!

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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.

Volume 25 Issue 5 - February 2020

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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.

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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!

Volume 25 Issue 3 - November 2019

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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.

Volume 25 Issue 2 - October 2019

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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.

Volume 25 Issue 1 - September 2019

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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.

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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!

Volume 24 Issue 7 - April 2019

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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.

Volume 24 Issue 6 - March 2019

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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.

Volume 24 Issue 5 - February 2019

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In this issue: A prize that brings lustre to its laureates (and a laureate who brings lustre to the prize); Edwin Huizinga on the journey of Opera Atelier's "The Angel Speaks" from Versailles to the ROM; Danny Driver on playing piano in the moment; Remembering Neil Crory (a different kind of genius)' Year of the Boar, Indigeneity and Opera; all this and more in Volume 24 #5. Online in flip through, HERE and on the stands commencing Thursday Jan 31.

Volume 24 Issue 4 - December 2018 / January 2019

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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.

Volume 24 Issue 3 - November 2018

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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.

Volume 24 Issue 2 - October 2018

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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.

Volume 24 Issue 1 - September 2018

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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.

Volume 23 Issue 9 - June / July / August 2018

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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.

Volume 23 Issue 8 - May 2018

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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.

Volume 23 Issue 7 - April 2018

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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.

Volume 23 Issue 6 - March 2018

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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.

Volume 23 Issue 5 - February 2018

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Volume 23 Issue 4 - December 2017 / January 2018

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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.

Volume 23 Issue 3 - November 2017

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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!

Volume 23 Issue 2 - October 2017

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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.

Volume 23 Issue 1 - September 2017

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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!

Volume 22 Issue 9 - Summer 2017

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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.

Volume 22 Issue 8 - May 2017

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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!).

Volume 22 Issue 7 - April 2017

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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!

Volume 22 Issue 6 - March 2017

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Volume 22 Issue 5 - February 2017

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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!

Volume 22 Issue 4 - December 2016/January 2017

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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!

Volume 22 Issue 3 - November 2016

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Volume 22 Issue 2 - October 2016

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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!

Volume 22 Issue 1 - September 2016

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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.

Volume 21 Issue 9 - Summer 2016

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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.

Volume 21 Issue 8 - May 2016

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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.

Volume 21 Issue 7 - April 2016

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Volume 21 Issue 6 - March 2016

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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.

Volume 21 Issue 5 - February 2016

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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.

Volume 21 Issue 4 - December 2015/January 2016

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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.

Volume 21 Issue 3 - November 2015

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"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!

Volume 21 Issue 2 - October 2015

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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.

Volume 21 Issue 1 - September 2015

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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!).