Volume 20 Issue 4 - December 2014

Selections fromCarmen,La

Selections fromCarmen,La Traviata,Rigoletto,La Bohèmeand moredecember 31, 2014 at 7:00 pmroy Thomson hallOpera Canada SymphOnyOpera Canada ChOruSFrancesco Lanzillotta, conductor (Italy)natalia ushakovasoprano(Russia)andreas Schagertenor(Germany)Viktoria Vizinmezzo soprano(Hungary)Brett polegatobaritone(Canada)New Year’s Concert20 th Anniversary SeasonStrauss Symphony of Canadafeaturing Hamilton Children’s ChoirChristian Schulz, conductor (Vienna)Natalia Ushakova, soprano (Vienna)Katalin Benedekffy, soubrette (Budapest)Andreas Schager, tenor (Vienna)Szabolcs Kádár, buffo (Budapest)Featuring dancers from Vienna Imperial Ballet &International Champion Ballroom DancersJanuary 1, 2015 at 2:30 pmRoy Thomson HallTICKETS: 416.872.4255roythomson.com

Volume 20 No 4 | December 1, 2014 to February 7, 2015FOR OPENERS6. If This Were a Concert | DAVID PERLMANFEATURES8. For The Record: Angela Hewitt’s 2020 Vision | DAVID PERLMAN12. Your Survival Guide to the Season’s Messiahs | DAVID PERLMAN14. The World in Christmas Music: Aaron Davis at Work | ANDREW TIMAR16. Eric Paetkau and His group of Twenty Seven | PAUL ENNISBEAT BY BEAT18. Classical & Beyond | PAUL ENNIS21. In with the New | WENDALYN BARTLEY23. World View | ANDREW TIMAR25. Choral Scene | BENJAMIN STEIN29. Early Music | DAVID PODGORSKI30. On Opera | CHRISTOPHER HOILE31. Art of Song | HANS DE GROOT32. Bandstand | JACK MacQUARRIE34. Jazz Notes | JIM GALLOWAY63. Mostly Clubs, Mostly Jazz! | ORI DAGANLISTINGS36. A | Concerts in the GTA58. B | Concerts Beyond the GTA61. C | Music Theatre62. D | In the Clubs (Mostly Jazz)66. E | The ETCeterasMUSICAL LIFE70. The Benefits of Music Education | PAUL ENNIS71. We are all Music’s Children | MJ BUELLDISCOVERIES: RECORDINGS REVIEWED72. Editor’s Corner | DAVID OLDS74. Vocal76. Early Music & Period Performance77. Classical & Beyond78. Modern & Contemporary79. Strings Attached | TERRY ROBBINS80. Jazz & Improvised81. Something in the Air | KEN WAXMAN83. Jazz, Eh? | STUART BROOMER84. Old Wine, New Bottles | BRUCE SURTEESMORE6. Contact Information & Deadlines7. Index of Advertisers68. Classified AdsCover Photograph MAIWOLF - Eva Maierhofer & Ulrich WolfENJOY THEHOLIDAY SEASONWITH ATMA'SNEW RELEASESACD2 2686ACD2 2325IN THIS ISSUEACD2 2703AVAILABLE IN HD ATATMACLASSIQUE.COMMP3STUDIOQUALITYCDQUALITYSelect ATMA titles now on saleMESSIAH SURVIVAL 12 AARON DAVIS 14 ERIC PAETKAU 16