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Volume 20 Issue 6 - March 2015

B. Concerts Beyond the

B. Concerts Beyond the GTASaturday March 7●●10:00am: Royal Botanical Gardens. JazzBrunch Concert Series. Kevin Barrett andJulie Michaels. 680 Plains Rd. W., Burlington.;(age 4-12);(age 1-4). 905-825-5040.● ● 7:30: 5 at the First/Capella Intima/GalleryPlayers of Niagara. Purcell: Dido and Aeneas;other rounds, catches and airs. Sheila Dietrich,soprano; Jenny Enns Modolo, alto; BudRoach, tenor; David Roth, baritone; GalleryPlayers of Niagara. First Unitarian Church ofHamilton, 170 Dundurn St. S., Hamilton. 905-527-8441. $20;(sr);(st/unwaged);free(12 and under).● ● 7:30: Melos Choir. Melos Tavern Night:Rites, Revels and Romance. Annual fundraisingevent in support of early music. St.George’s Cathedral Hall, 129 Wellington St.,Kingston. 613-542-5439. . Cash bar, lightfinger foods, silent auction.● ● 7:30: Symphony on the Bay. Stars ofTomorrow. Featuring youth competition finalists.Leslie Bickle, soprano; Julia Debowska,soprano; Lynn Sue-a-Quan, violin; ChristopherCancian, clarinet; Artem Kopylov, piano;Thomas Dobrovich, piano; Marko Pejanovic,piano; Claudio Vena, guest conductor; PratikGandhi, assistant conductor. Christ’s ChurchCathedral, 252 James St. N., Hamilton. 905-681-6000. $20(sr); (st/child).● ● 8:00: DaCapo Chamber Choir. O Earth,Return. Music to mark the turning point inour season; featuring 2014 NewWorks winningcomposition. Emery: Night on a StarryHill (premiere); J. Dove: Passing of the Year;Pärt: Magnificat. Catherine Robertson, piano.St. John the Evangelist Church, 23 Water St.N., Kitchener. 519-725-7549. $20; (sr/st);(child/eyeGO). Also Mar 8(mat, Waterloo).● ● 8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo SymphonyOrchestra. Before They Were Famous. Torelli:Sinfonia Op.6 No.4; Mozart: Overtureto Apollo and Hyacinthus; Hummel: Fantasiefor Viola and String Orchestra; Mendelssohn:Sinfonia No.5 in B-flat; String Octet inE-flat. Natasha Sharko, viola; Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser,conductor. Central PresbyterianChurch (Cambridge), 7 Queens Sq., Cambridge.519-745-4711 or 888-745-4717. ;(st). Also Mar 4(Waterloo), 6(Guelph).● ● 8:00: Rant Maggie Rant. Trad-Folk-World-Roots-Cabaret-Celtic-Rabble-Rousers. LiveryTheatre, 35 South St., Goderich. 519-524-6262. $20.Sunday March 8● ● 2:00: Gallery Players of Niagara/CapellaIntima. Dido & Aeneas. Purcell. JenniferEnns, mezzo (Dido); Sheila Dietrich, soprano(Belinda); David Roth, baritone (Aeneas);Bud Roach, tenor (Sorcerer); Emily Klassen,soprano (Spirit and Sailor); Julie Baumgartel,violin; Rona Goldensher, violin; BrandonChui, viola; Margaret Gay, cello; Borys Medicky,harpsichord. Silver Spire United Church,366 St. Paul Street, St. Catharines. 905-468-1525. -.● ● 2:30: Orchestra Kingston. The BritishIsles. British folk tunes by Grainger, Andersonand Vaughan Williams; music from “Lordof the Rings” movies; McConnachie: commissionedwork. Salvation Army Citadel,816 Centennial Dr., Kingston. 613-634-9312.-$20.● ● 3:00: DaCapo Chamber Choir. O Earth,Return. Music to mark the turning point inour season. Featuring 2014 NewWorks winningcomposition. Emery: Night on a StarryHill (Premiere); J. Dove: Passing of the Year;Pärt: Magnificat. Catherine Robertson, piano.St John’s Lutheran and Elevation Church,22 Willow St., Waterloo. 519-725-7549. $20;(sr/st); (child/eyeGO). Also Mar 7(eve,Kitchener).● ● 3:00: Elora Festival and Singers. CarnegieHall Preview. A special sneak previewof what the Elora Festival Singers willbe performing at New York’s Carnegie Hallin March. Elora Festival Singers; Noel Edison,conductor. St. John’s Anglican Church (Elora),33 Henderson St., Elora. 519-846-0331. .● ● 3:00: Grand Philharmonic Choir. TwoOrgans. Vierne: Messe Solennelle; and worksby Fauré, Debussy and others. Jan Overduin,organ; Mark Vuorinen, conductor. St. Johnthe Evangelist Anglican Church, 23 Water St.N., Kitchener. 519-578-6885. .● ● 3:00: University of Guelph College of Arts.Out of Africa II. University of Guelph SymphonicChoir; Dublin Street United ChurchChancel Choir; Harcourt United Church SeniorChoir; Kokopelli Choir; Tova Olson, drums;Sya VanGeest, storyteller; Scott Leithead andMarta McCarthy, conductors. Dublin StreetUnited Church, 68 Suffolk St. W., Guelph. 519-821-0610. Freewill offering.Tuesday March 10● ● 11:45am: Wilfrid Laurier University Facultyof Music. Student Recital. Maureen ForresterRecital Hall, Wilfrid Laurier University,75 University Ave. W., Waterloo. 519-884-0710 x4439. Free.● ● 12:00 noon: Brock University Departmentof Music. Music@Noon: Music Ed PlusEnsembles Recital. Concordia SeminaryChapel, Brock University, 500 Glenridge Ave.,St. Catharines. 905-688-5550 x3817. Free.● ● 12:30: McMaster University School of theArts. Pamela & Marnie Van Weelden. Pianoduo. Convocation Hall (UH213), McMasterUniversity, 1280 Main St W., Hamilton. 905-525-9140 x24246. Free.● ● 8:00: Acoustic Muse Concerts/Aeolian Hall. The Kruger Brothers. Guests:Shane Cook & Jake Charron. Aeolian Hall,795 Dundas St. E., London. 519-672-7950 or519-319-5847. /(adv). 7:00: doorsopen.Wednesday March 11● ● 12:30: University of Waterloo Departmentof Music. Noon Hour Concerts: Metamorphosis:Mauro Bertoli. Solo piano music. ConradGrebel University College, 140 WestmountRd. N., Waterloo. 519-885-0220 x24226. Free.● ● 2:30: Seniors Serenade. Ben Smith, Piano.Handel, Ornstein and Schubert. Grace UnitedChurch, 350 Grove St. E., Barrie. 705-726-1181. Free. 3:30: refreshments, .● ● 7:30: Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra.HPO Movie Night at the Zoetic: E.T. TheExtra Terrestrial (1982). Film with orchestralaccompaniment. Zoetic Theatre,526 Concession St. S, Hamilton. 905-902-5683. . Pre-film feature.● ● 8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo ChamberMusic Society. Till Fellner, Piano. Bach: Well-Tempered Klavier II No.9-12; A. Stankovsky:Dream Journal; Mozart: Sonata in E-flat K282;Schumann: Kreisleriana. KWCMS MusicRoom, 57 Young St. W., Waterloo. 519-886-1673. ; (sr); (st).● ● 8:00: Wilfrid Laurier University Facultyof Music. Student Composers Concert. MaureenForrester Recital Hall, Wilfrid LaurierUniversity, 75 University Ave. W., Waterloo.519-884-0710 x4439. Free.Thursday March 12● ● 12:00 noon: University of Guelph Collegeof Arts. Thursday at Noon Concert Series:Brian Katz, solo guitar. Leaves Will Speak.MacKinnon Room 107, University of Guelph,50 Stone Rd., Guelph. 519-824-4120 x52991.Free.● ● 12:00 noon: Wilfrid Laurier UniversityFaculty of Music. Music at Noon: SherryMinassian, piano and voice. Maureen ForresterRecital Hall, Wilfrid Laurier University,75 University Ave. W., Waterloo. 519-884-0710 x4439. Free.Friday March 13● ● 7:30: Queen’s University School of Music.Dr. Yoko Hirota, piano. Works by Canadiancomposers. Harrison-LeCaine Hall, Queen’sUniversity, 39 Bader Ln., Kingston. 613-533-2934. Free.● ● 7:30: Rant Maggie Rant. Trad-Folk-World-Roots-Cabaret-Celtic-Rabble-Rousers.Fairmont United Community Church,29 Tweedsmuir Ave., London. 519-438-4460or 519-453-6709. $20; (adv).● ● 8:00: Wilfrid Laurier University Faculty ofMusic. Keyboard Creative Projects. MaureenForrester Recital Hall, Wilfrid Laurier University,75 University Ave. W., Waterloo. 519-884-0710 x4439. Free.Saturday March 14● ● 1:30: Canadian Music Centre. JUNOAwards Classical Nominees’ Showcase. TheRock on Locke (Church of St. John the Evangelist),320 Charlton Ave W., Hamilton. 416-961-6601 x201. ; free(with JUNOfestwristband). Reception follows.● ● 7:30: Brock University Department ofMusic. Student Recital: Sabrina Xin Liu,Piano. Concordia Seminary Chapel, BrockUniversity, 500 Glenridge Ave., St. Catharines.905-688-5550 x3817. Free.● ● 8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo ChamberMusic Society. Molinari String Quartet (QuatourMolinari). Schafer: Quartet No.12; Weinberg:Quartet No.14; Debussy: Quartet in g.KWCMS Music Room, 57 Young St. W., Waterloo.519-886-1673. ; (sr); $20(st).Sunday March 15●●10:00am: Royal Botanical Gardens.Jazz Brunch Concert Series. Juliet Dunn.680 Plains Rd. W., Burlington. ;(age4-12);(age 1-4). 905-825-5040.● ● 2:00: Rant Maggie Rant. Trad-Folk-World-Roots-Cabaret-Celtic-Rabble-Rousers. LaSalette Historic Church, 88 La Salette Rd., LaSalette. 519-582-1736. ; $20(adv).● ● 2:30: Kingston Symphony. Mendelssohn’sElijah. Leslie Ann Bradley, soprano; AnitaKrause, alto; Adrian Kramer, tenor; JeremyBowes, baritone; Evan Mitchell, conductor;Kingston Choral Society; Ian Juby, chorusmaster. The Isabel, 390 King St. W., Kingston.613-530-2050. (adult), (senior),$20(student), (child).● ● 3:00: Wilfrid Laurier University Facultyof Music. Percussion Ensemble Concert.Maureen Forrester Recital Hall, Wilfrid LaurierUniversity, 75 University Ave. W., Waterloo.519-884-0710 x4439. Free.● ● 7:30: The Cuckoo’s Nest Folk Club. AlanReid & Rob van Sante. Alan Reid, vocals; Robvan Sante, guitar. Chaucer’s Pub, 122 CarlingSt., London. 519-473-2099. /(adv).Tuesday March 17● ● 11:45am: Wilfrid Laurier University Facultyof Music. Student Recital. Maureen ForresterRecital Hall, Wilfrid Laurier University,75 University Ave. W., Waterloo. 519-884-0710 x4439. Free.● ● 12:00 noon: Brock University Departmentof Music. Music@Noon: Voice StudentsRecital. Sean O’Sullivan Theatre, Centre forthe Arts, Brock University, 500 GlenridgeAve., St. Catharines. 905-688-5550 x3817.Free.● ● 7:30: Brookside Music. Rant Maggie Rant.Latin, Mediterranean, African hand drumming,blues, rock. Midland Cultural Centre,333 King St., Midland. 705-527-4420. ;(st).Wednesday March 18● ● 12:00 noon: Music at St. Andrews. JeffreyMoellman, Organ/Piano. Guests: JonathanMoellman, piano and Clara Moellman, violin.St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church (Barrie),47 Owen St., Barrie. 705-726-1181. ;free(st).● ● 12:30: University of Waterloo Departmentof Music. Noon Hour Concerts: Dr. TrichySankaran. Classic South Indian music. ConradGrebel University College, 140 WestmountRd. N., Waterloo. 519-885-0220 x24226. Free.● ● 7:00: Rant Maggie Rant. Trad-Folk-World-Roots-Cabaret-Celtic-Rabble-Rousers.Gravenhurst Opera House, 295 Muskoka Rd.S., Gravenhurst. 705-687-5550. .● ● 7:30: Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony.John McDermott. Scotland the Brave, DannyBoy and other music from Ireland and Scotland.Centre in the Square, 101 Queen St. N.,Kitchener. 519-745-4711 or 1-888-745-4717. and up.Thursday March 19● ● 12:00 noon: University of Guelph Collegeof Arts. Thursday at Noon Concert Series:Yoko Hirota, piano. Voce Boreales II. MacKinnonRoom 107, University of Guelph, 50 StoneRd., Guelph. 519-824-4120 x52991. Free.● ● 12:00 noon: Wilfrid Laurier UniversityFaculty of Music. Music at Noon: PeterShackleton, clarinet and Stephanie Mara,piano. Maureen Forrester Recital Hall, WilfridLaurier University, 75 University Ave. W., Waterloo.519-884-0710 x4439. Free.● ● 7:00: Rant Maggie Rant. Benefit concertfor North Bay Symphony Orchestra. SummitRoom, Voyager Inn, 123 Delaware St., NorthBay. 705-494-7744. .Friday March 20● ● 7:30: Brock University Department ofMusic. Student Recital: Serena Atallah, Piano.Concordia Seminary Chapel, Brock University,500 Glenridge Ave., St. Catharines. 905-688-5550 x3817. Free.● ● 7:30: Port Hope Friends of Music. AmstelSaxophone Quartet. Port Hope UnitedChurch, 34 South St., Port Hope. 905-797-2295. ; (youth).● ● 7:30: Rant Maggie Rant. Trad-Folk-World-Roots-Cabaret-Celtic-Rabble-46 | March 1 - April 7, 2015 thewholenote.com

Rousers. Northern College Auditorium,140 Government Rd. E., Kirkland Lake. 705-567-9291. .● ● 8:00: Acoustic Muse Concerts. StephenFearing Solo Concert. Mocha Shrine Centre,468 Colborne St., London. 519-319-5847./(adv). 7:00 doors open.● ● 8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo ChamberMusic Society. Jeff McFadden, Classical Guitar.Bach: Suite BWV1008; Barrios-Mangoré:Pais de Abanico; Don Perez Freire Tango;Medallon Antiguo; Caazapa; De Falla: Canciondel Fuego Fatuo; Albéniz: Capricho catalán;Rodrigo: En los trigales; and other works.KWCMS Music Room, 57 Young St. W., Waterloo.519-886-1673. ; (sr); $20(st).● ● 8:00: Wilfrid Laurier University Facultyof Music. Improvisation Concerts EnsembleConcert. Theatre Auditorium, Wilfrid LaurierUniversity, 75 University Ave. W., Waterloo.519-884-0710 x4439. Free.Saturday March 21● ● 10:30am: Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony.Kinderconcert Series: Toot, Bang, Swish!Waterloo Region Museum, 10 Huron Rd.,Kitchener. 519-745-4711 or 1-888-745-4717.; (child). Also Apr 18 (10 & 11am, ConradCentre), Apr 25 (10.30am, Elmira).● ● 3:30: New Apostolic Church. PassiontideConcert. Sacred classics and contemporaryselections. 160 Margaret Ave., Kitchener.1-866-622-7828. Free.● ● 7:00: Wilfrid Laurier University Facultyof Music. WLU Choirs Concert. First UnitedChurch, 16 William St. W., Waterloo. 519-884-0710 x4439. ; (sr/st).● ● 7:30: Barrie Concerts. Quartango. Piano,violin, doublebass, bandoneon and percussion.Hi-Way Pentecostal Church, 50 Anne St.N., Barrie. 705-726-1181. By subscription.● ● 7:30: Brock University Department ofMusic. Student Recital: Victoria Hoshowsky,Soprano with Lesley Kingham, Piano. ConcordiaSeminary Chapel, Brock University,500 Glenridge Ave., St. Catharines. 905-688-5550 x3817. Free.● ● 7:30: Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra.Sci-Fi Spectacular. Themes from StarTrek, Twilight Zone, Planet of the Apes, E.T.,Star Wars, Close Encounters and others.Larry Larson, trumpet; David Martin, conductor.Hamilton Place, 10 Macnab St. S.,Hamilton. 905-526-7756. –; -(sr); (under 35); (child). Costumeswelcome.● ● 7:30: Jeunesses Musicales Ontario. EmergingArtists Concerts on Tour: Don Pasquale.Donizetti. Dr. J. M. Ennis Auditorium, CentennialSecondary School, 240 Thorold Rd. W.,Welland. 905-788-1648. .● ● 7:30: Rant Maggie Rant. Trad-Folk-World-Roots-Cabaret-Celtic-Rabble-Rousers.Child’s Auditorium, MacKenzie High School,87 Brockhouse Way, Deep River. 613-584-2803. .Sunday March 22● ● 1:30: University of Guelph College of Arts.Contemporary Music Ensemble. Featuringcontemporary and improvisational music.Joe Sorbara, conductor. Silence, 46 EssexSt., Guelph. 519-824-4120 x52991. covercharge.● ● 2:00: Rant Maggie Rant. Trad-Folk-World-Roots-Cabaret-Celtic-Rabble-Rousers.Utopia Hall, 8396 6th Line, Utopia. 1-877-499-4255. $20.● ● 2:30: Niagara Symphony Orchestra.Masterworks IV: Simple Gifts. Featuring composerKevin Lau. Bradley Thachuk, conductor.Sean O’Sullivan Theatre, Centre for the Arts,Brock University, 500 Glenridge Ave., St.Catharines. 905-687-4993. .50-.● ● 3:00: Wilfrid Laurier University Facultyof Music. WLU Jazz Ensemble Concert. MaureenForrester Recital Hall, Wilfrid LaurierUniversity, 75 University Ave. W., Waterloo.519-884-0710 x4439. ; (sr/st).● ● 5:00: All Saints’ Anglican Church. Crucifixion.Stainer. Oratorio that includes congregationalparticipation. Max Debues,tenor; Carl Christiansen, baritone; GilesBryant, organ; Christine Slevan, conductor.235 Rubidge St., Peterborough. 705-876-1501. Freewill offering.● ● 7:30: Brock University Department ofMusic. Student Recital: Rezaei Asl, Piano.Concordia Seminary Chapel, Brock University,500 Glenridge Ave., St. Catharines. 905-688-5550 x3817. Free.Tuesday March 24● ● 11:45am: Wilfrid Laurier University Facultyof Music. Student Recital. Maureen ForresterRecital Hall, Wilfrid Laurier University,75 University Ave. W., Waterloo. 519-884-0710 x4439. Free.● ● 12:00 noon: Brock University Departmentof Music. Music@Noon: Instrumental studentsRecital. Sean O’Sullivan Theatre, Centrefor the Arts, Brock University, 500 GlenridgeAve., St. Catharines. 905-688-5550 x3817.Free.● ● 12:30: McMaster University School of theArts. Queen Cee. Music containing elementsof R&B, soul, jazz and reggae. ConvocationHall (UH213), McMaster University, 1280 MainSt W., Hamilton. 905-525-9140 x24246. Free.● ● 7:00: Broadway in Hamilton. The EmeraldTour: Celtic Woman. Traditional Irishanthems, pop standards and original music.With bagpipers, dancers, a full band andchoir. Hamilton Place Theatre, 10 MacNab St,Hamilton. 905-546-4040. -0.Midland PresentsTHEVIENNABOYS CHOIRMarch 24 thPlease Visitwww.BrooksideMusic.com● ● 7:00: Brookside Music. Vienna Boys Choir.St. Paul’s United Church (Midland), 308 KingSt., Midland. 705-527-4420. .● ● 7:30: Queen’s University School of Music.Choral Ensemble. Darrell Bryan, conductor.Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts,390 King St. W., Kingston. 613-533-2424 or1-855-533-2424. ; (sr/st).Wednesday March 25● ● 4:00: River Run Centre. Vienna BoysChoir. 35 Woolwich St., Guelph. 519-763-3000. -; -(sr/st); $20(youth);(eyeGO).● ● 7:30: Queen’s University School of Music.MUSC 153 Concert. Harrison-LeCaine Hall,Queen’s University, 39 Bader Ln, Kingston.613-533-2934. Free.● ● 8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo ChamberMusic Society. Three school pianists: WillAllen, Cindy Chen, Madeline Weber. Worksby Beethoven, Chopin, Liszt, Rachmaninoff,Prokofiev and others. KWCMS Music Room,57 Young St. W., Waterloo. 519-886-1673.; (st).● ● 8:00: Wilfrid Laurier University Facultyof Music. Student Composers Concert. MaureenForrester Recital Hall, Wilfrid LaurierUniversity, 75 University Ave. W., Waterloo.519-884-0710 x4439. Free.Thursday March 26● ● 12:00 noon: University of Guelph Collegeof Arts. Thursday at Noon Concert Series:Student Soloist Day. Featuring Applied Musicstudents. MacKinnon Room 107, University ofGuelph, 50 Stone Rd., Guelph. 519-824-4120x52991. Free.● ● 12:00 noon: Wilfrid Laurier UniversityFaculty of Music. Music at Noon: MarcusScholtes, violin. Maureen Forrester RecitalHall, Wilfrid Laurier University, 75 UniversityAve. W., Waterloo. 519-884-0710 x4439. Free.● ● 8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony.The Mozart Phenomenon. Mozart: Overtureto The Magic Flute; Piano Concerto No.21 inC; Symphony No.34; discussion and demonstrations.David Fung, piano; Edwin Outwater,conductor. Centre in the Square, 101 QueenSt. N., Kitchener. 519-745-4711 or 1-888-745-4717. and up. Also Mar 27.Friday March 27● ● 7:30: Brock University Department ofMusic. Encore! Concert Series: Trio Surgite,Voices of Eastern Europe - TranscendentMusic From Troubled Times. SeanO’Sullivan Theatre, Centre for the Arts,J. S. Bach’sSt. JohnBrock University, 500 Glenridge Ave., St.Catharines. 905-688-5550 x3257. .50;.50(sr/st); (eyeGo high schoolprogram).● ● 7:30: Grand Theatre, Kingston. ViennaBoys Choir. Grand Theatre, 218 Princess St.,Kingston. 613-530-2050. .50-.50.● ● 7:30: Kawartha Concerts. Bravo: Guy Fewand Nadina Mackie Jackson. Trinity UnitedChurch (Peterborough), 360 Reid St., Peterborough.705-878-5625. /(adv);(st). Also Mar 28 (Lindsay).● ● 7:30: Queen’s University School of Music.Symphony Orchestra. Gordon Craig, conductor.Isabel Bader Centre for the PerformingArts, 390 King St. W., Kingston.613-533-2424. ; (sr/st).● ● 8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo ChamberMusic Society. Attacca String Quartet: HaydnQuartets Concert 13. Haydn: Op.17 No.6 in D;Op.55 No.1 in A; Op.74 No.1 in C. KWCMS MusicRoom, 57 Young St. W., Waterloo. 519-886-1673. ; (sr); $20(st).● ● 8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony. TheMozart Phenomenon. See Mar 26.● ● 8:00: McMaster University School of theArts. Nagata Schachu & Ensemble Jeng Yi.Japanese and Korean drums. ConvocationHall (UH213), McMaster University, 1280 MainSt W., Hamilton. 905-525-9140 x24246. $20;(sr); (st).● ● 8:00: University of Guelph College ofArts. Overture: Curtain, Lights, This Is It, TheNight Of Nights. University of Guelph ConcertWinds Ensemble; John Goddard, conductor.Guelph Youth Music Centre, 75 Cardigan St.,Guelph. 519-824-4120 x52991. ; (sr/st).Saturday March 28● ● 2:00: Kitchener-Waterloo ChamberMusic Society. Attacca String Quartet:Haydn Quartets Concert 14. Haydn: Op.2 No.2in E; Op.20 No.5 in f; Op.50 No.2 in C. KWCMSMusic Room, 57 Young St. W., Waterloo. 519-886-1673. ; (sr); $20(st).● ● 7:30: Brock University Department ofMusic. Spring Choral Concert. Brock UniversityChoirs. Guest: Glenda Crawford,conductor. Knox Presbyterian Church (St.Catharines), 53 Church St., St. Catharines.905-688-5550 x3817. .04; .62(sr/st);(13 and under/eyeGo).Saturday, March 28, 2015, 7:30 pmSt. Basil’s Roman Catholic Church,50 Palace Street, BrantfordAdults , Students/Children Email: info@grandriverchorus.comwww.grandriverchorus.comthewholenote.com March 1 - April 7, 2015 | 47

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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!).