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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!).

The WholeNote listings

The WholeNote listings are arranged in four sections: A. GTA (GREATER TORONTO AREA) covers all of Toronto plus Halton, Peel, York and Durham regions. B. BEYOND THE GTA covers many areas of Southern Ontario outside Toronto and the GTA. Starts on page 43. C. MUSIC THEATRE covers a wide range of music types: from opera, operetta and musicals, to non-traditional performance types where words and music are in some fashion equal partners in the drama. Starts on page 51. D. IN THE CLUBS (MOSTLY JAZZ) is organized alphabetically by club. Starts on page 44. E. THE ETCETERAS is for galas, fundraisers, competitions, screenings, lectures, symposia, masterclasses, workshops, singalongs and other music-related events (except performances) which may be of interest to our readers. Starts on page 51. A GENERAL WORD OF CAUTION. A phone number is provided with every listing in The WholeNote — in fact, we won’t publish a listing without one. Concerts are sometimes cancelled or postponed; artists or venues may change after listings are published. Please check before you go out to a concert. HOW TO LIST. Listings in The WholeNote in the four sections above are a free service available, at our discretion, to eligible presenters. If you have an event, send us your information no later than the 8th of the month prior to the issue or issues in which your listing is eligible to appear. LISTINGS DEADLINE. The next issue covers the period from October 1 to November 7, 2015. All listings must be received by Midnight Tuesday September 8. LISTINGS can be sent by e-mail to listings@thewholenote.com or by fax to 416-603-4791 or by regular mail to the address on page 6. We do not receive listings by phone, but you can call 416-323-2232 x27 for further information. LISTINGS ZONE MAP. Visit our website to see a detailed version of this map: thewholenote.com. Lake Huron 6 Georgian Bay 7 2 1 5 Lake Erie 3 4 8 City of Toronto LISTINGS Lake Ontario A. Concerts in the GTA IN THIS ISSUE: Aurora, Brampton, Etobicoke, King City, Markham, Mississauga, Newmarket, Oakville, Oshawa, St. Catherines, Waterloo Tuesday September 1 ●●Sep 01 8:00: Musideum. Rus Nerwich: Beyond the Walls. Rus Nerwich, sax; Steve Koven, piano; Rob Clutton, bass. Suite 133 (main floor), 401 Richmond St. W. 416-599- 7323. . Wednesday September 2 ●●Sep 02 5:00: Roy Thomson Hall. Live on the Patio: Mar Aberto SoundSystem. 60 Simcoe St. 416-593-4822. Free. Food & drinks available. ●●Sep 02 5:00: Roy Thomson Hall/Lula Music and Arts Centre. Live on the Patio: Mar Aberto SoundSystem. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-593-4822. Free. Food & drinks available. ●●Sep 02 6:00: The Cathedral Church of St. James. Cantatas in the Cathedral. Bach: Cantata BWV78 and organ works. Sheila Dietrich, soprano; Christina Stelmacovich, alto; tenor TBA; David Roth, bass; Michael Bloss, organ. Cathedral Church of St. James, 65 Church St. 416-364-7865. PWYC. All donations go directly to the artists. ●●Sep 02 8:00: Flato Markham Theatre. Pat Metheny Trio. Contemporary jazz. Pat Metheny, guitar; Scott Colley, bass; Antonio Sanchez, drums. 171 Town Centre Blvd., Markham. 905-305-7469. . ●●Sep 02 8:00: Musideum. Evan Malach. Evan Malach, vocals, guitar, mandolin, harmonica; Rich Grossman, guitar; Tyler Emond, bass; Jeremy Kleynhans, percussion. Suite 133 (main floor), 401 Richmond St. W. 416-599- 7323. (adv); (door - includes beverage); PWYC for students & artists. Thursday September 3 ●●Sep 03 12:00 noon: Encore Symphonic Concert Band. In Concert: Classics and Jazz. John Edward Liddle, conductor. Wilmar Heights Centre, 963 Pharmacy Ave., Scarborough. 416-346-3910. . Incl. coffee and snack. Also Oct 1. ●●Sep 03 5:00: Roy Thomson Hall. Live on the Patio: Lula All Stars. 60 Simcoe St. 416-593- 4822. Free. Food & drinks available. ●●Sep 03 5:00: Roy Thomson Hall/Lula Music and Arts Centre. Live on the Patio: Lula All Stars. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416- 593-4822. Free. Food & drinks available. ●●Sep 03 7:00: Harbourfront Centre. Summer Music in the Garden: Arrelumbre -- Light after Dark. Flamenco, Balkan, Sephardic, Turkish and original music. Ventanas; Tamar Ilana, vocals. 235 Queens Quay W. 416-973- 4000. Free. Friday September 4 ●●Sep 04 11:30am: Bloor-Yorkville BIA. Summer Music in the Park with the Chris Robinson Trio. Village of Yorkville Park, 115 Cumberland St. 416-928-3553. Free. Weather permitting. ●●Sep 04 1:10: Gordon Murray Presents. Piano Potpourri. Featuring classics, opera, operetta, musicals, ragtime, pop, international and other genres. Gordon Murray, piano. Trinity-St. Paul’s United Church - Chapel, 427 Bloor St. W. 416-631-4300. PWYC. Lunch and snack friendly. Saturday September 5 ●●Sep 05 1:30: Bloor-Yorkville BIA. Summer Music in the Park with the Akim Trio. Village of Yorkville Park, 115 Cumberland St. 416-928- 3553. Free. Weather permitting. ●●Sep 05 2:00: Contact Contemporary Music. Intersection: New Music Marathon. A day of performance and interactive installations. Oswald: Spectre for 1000 violins; other works. Music in the Barns, string ensemble; John Oswald, conductor; The Element Choir; Christine Duncan, director; Tatsuya Nakatani, percussion; Flowers of Hell, shoegaze orchestra; and others. Yonge-Dundas Square, 1 Dundas St. E. 416-902-7010. Free. ●●Sep 05 8:00: Music Gallery/Bicycle Opera Project. Shadow Box. Works by Thornborrow, Burge, Höstman, Rolfe, Burry, and others. Larissa Koniuk, soprano; Stephanie Tritchew, mezzo; Christopher Enns, tenor; Geoffrey Sirett, baritone. The Music Gallery, 197 John St. 416-204-1080. /(adv). ●●Sep 05 9:30: Harbourfront Centre. Hot & Spicy Food Festival: Steve ‘n’ Seagulls. Covers of metal songs from AC/DC to Iron Maiden. Steve’n’ Seagulls. 235 Queens Quay W. 416- 973-4000. Free. WestJet Stage. Sunday September 6 ●●Sep 06 4:00: Harbourfront Centre. Summer Music in the Garden: Silk and Bamboo. Chinese music from the Qing Dynasty to the recent era. Silk String Trio (Wen Zhao, pipa/ lute; Ziwen Qin, guzheng/zither; Di Zhang, yangqin/dulcimer). 235 Queens Quay W. 416- 973-4000. Free. ●●Sep 06 7:00: Kabir Centre for Arts and Culture. Best of India, Best of Jazz. Fusion of jazz and Indian classical/pop. Ernie Watts, saxophone/flute; Jon Weber, piano; Ritt Henn, bass; Jomy George, percussion; L. Subramaniam and Ambi Subramaniam, violin; and others. George Weston Recital Hall, 5040 Yonge St. 1-855-985-2787. -. ●●Sep 06 8:00: Contact Contemporary Music/The Music Gallery. Intersection: The Shalabi Effect. Free-form psych meets Middle Eastern music. The Shalabi Effect: Sam Shalabi, Anthony Seck, Alexandre St-Onge, Will Eizlini. The Jam Factory, 2 Matilda St. 416-902- 7010. ; (adv). ●●Sep 06 8:00: Musideum. Claude Bourbon. Medieval and Spanish blues. Claude Bourbon, guitar & vocals. Suite 133 (main floor), 401 Richmond St. W. 416-599-7323. . ●●Sep 06 9:00: Music Gallery/Intersection. Departures Series: Shalabi Effect and Jason Doel. Improvised and electronic music. Shalabi Effect: Sam Shalabi, oud; Anthony Von Seck, guitar and setar; Alexandre St- Onge, electronics; Will Eizlini, tabla; Dominions: Jason Doell, guitar; Evan Lamberton, cello; Anastasia Tchernikova, piano. The Jam Factory, 2 Matilda St. 416-204-1080. ; (adv); (st/members). Monday September 7 ●●Sep 07 1:30: Bloor-Yorkville BIA. Summer Music in the Park with the Donald Guinn Trio. Village of Yorkville Park, 115 Cumberland St. 36 | Sept 1 - Oct 7, 2015 thewholenote.com

416-928-3553. Free. Weather permitting. ●●Sep 07 7:00: University of Toronto. Labour Day Carillon Recital. Hour-long outdoor event, rain or shine. Roy Lee and Margaret Pan, carillonneurs. Soldiers’ Tower, University of Toronto, 7 Hart House Circle. 416-978- 3485. Free. Seating provided. The Memorial Room inside the Soldiers’ Tower will be open to visitors. Tuesday September 8 ●●Sep 08 7:00: Toronto Cornish Association/ St. Olave’s Anglican Church. Trelawny Male Choir. Cornish music, singing, and culture. St. Olave’s Anglican Church, 360 Windermere Ave. 416-698-0336 or 416-769-5686. ; (adv). ●●Sep 08 8:00: Audiopollination/Array- Space. #34.1 Part 3: Self-Curating Project. Improvised trios. Array Space, 155 Walnut Ave. 416-532-3019. or PWYC. Wednesday September 9 ●●Sep 09 12:30: Yorkminster Park Baptist Church. Noonday Organ Recitals. Michael Bloss, organ. 1585 Yonge St. 416-922-1167. Free. Thursday September 10 ●●Sep 10 12:15: Metropolitan United Church. Noon at Met. Simon Walker, organ. Metropolitan United Church (Toronto), 56 Queen St. E. 416-363-0331 x26. Free; donations welcome. ●●Sep 10 8:00: Ontario Welsh Festival. Calan from Wales. Traditional Welsh folk music including songs from their album DINAS. Angharad Sian, fiddle; Bethan Rhiannon, accordion, piano, vocals, step dancer; Sam Humphreys, guitar; Alaw Ebrill Jones/ Llinos Jones, harp; Patrick Rimes, fiddle, pibgorn, whistle. Tranzac Club, 292 Brunswick Ave. 647-204-6958. before Aug 31; afterwards. Friday September 11 ●●Sep 11 1:10: Gordon Murray Presents. Piano Potpourri. Featuring classics, opera, operetta, musicals, ragtime, pop, international and other genres. Gordon Murray, piano. Trinity-St. Paul’s United Church - Chapel, 427 Bloor St. W. 416-631-4300. PWYC. Lunch and snack friendly. ●●Sep 11 4:30: Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts, Brock University. Imagining The City Festival. citySounds: Devon Fornelli. 15 Artists’ Common, St. Catharines. 905-688-5550 x3817. Free. ●●Sep 11 11:30: Bloor-Yorkville BIA. Summer Music in the Park with the Cascabel Duo Trio. Village of Yorkville Park, 115 Cumberland St. 416-928-3553. Free. Weather permitting. Saturday September 12 ●●Sep 12 12:30: Bloor-Yorkville BIA. Summer Music in the Park with the Raz Hill and Quartet. Village of Yorkville Park, 115 Cumberland St. 416-928-3553. Free. Weather permitting. ●●Sep 12 2:30: York Regency Society. Jane Austen at Home. Pieces from Austen’s personal collection arranged for piano, flute and violin. Sterkel: Sonata Op.3 No.2 in G; J.M. Guest: Sonata in E-flat for violin and pianoforte; Pleyel: Sonata in e for flute and pianoforte B435; Arne: Nymphs and Shepherds; Haydn: A Pastoral Song (lyrics by Anne Home Hunter). Barbara Ackerman, flute; Stephen Fuller, violin; Susanna McCleary, soprano/ violin; Dorothy de Val, piano. Montgomery’s Inn, 4709 Dundas St. W. 416-578-1031. ; (sr/st). ●●Sep 12 7:30: Canadian Music Centre/ Musica Reflecta. Opus: Testing Workshop and Concert. Canadian Music Centre, 20 St. Joseph St. 416-961-6601 x201. PWYC. Sunday September 13 ●●Sep 13 11:00am: The Oratory. Missa Septem Dolorem. New composition for two sopranos and organ by music director Philip Fournier. Performed in context of a Solemn High Mass. The Oratory, Holy Family Church, 1372 King St. W. 416-532-2879. Free. ●●Sep 13 4:00: Church of St. Mary Magdalene. Andrew Adair, organ. Music by Rachel Laurin and Maurice Duruflé. Church of St. Mary Magdalene (Toronto), 477 Manning Ave. 416-531-7955. Free. ●●Sep 13 4:00: Harbourfront Centre. Summer Music in the Garden: Grassy Roads, Wandering Feet. Fusion of Celtic, Bluegrass, Old Time and Nordic traditions. The Bombadils. 235 Queens Quay W. 416-973-4000. Free. ●●Sep 13 4:00: St. Philip’s Jazz Vespers. Mark Eisenman Quartet. Mark Eisenman, piano; Mike Murley, saxophone; Barry Elmes, drums; Pat Collins, bass. St. Philip’s Anglican Church, 25 St. Phillips Rd., Etobicoke. 416-247-5181. Freewill offering. ●●Sep 13 7:00: Westview Presbyterian Church. Sunday Night Concert Series: Acclarion in Concert. David Carovillano, accordion; Rebecca Sajo-Carovillano, clarinet. 233 Westview Blvd. 416-759-8531. (includes CD). Monday September 14 ●●Sep 14 12:30: Massey Hall. Lunchtime Live: Spencer Burton. Country-folk music. Yonge- Dundas Square, 1 Dundas St. E. 416-872- 4255. Free. Tuesday September 15 ●●Sep 15 12:00 noon: Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts, Brock University. Imagining The City Festival. Pop Up Performance. Colin Maier, oboe and other instruments; Alexander Sevastian, accordion. 15 Artists’ Common, St. Catharines. 905- 688-5550 x3817. Free community event. Also Sep 16,17,18. ●●Sep 15 12:10: Nine Sparrows Arts Foundation/Yorkminster Park Baptist Church. Lunchtime Chamber Music: Rising Stars Recital. Featuring students from the Glenn Gould School. Yorkminster Park Baptist Church, 1585 Yonge St. 416-241-1298. Free; donations welcome. ●●Sep 15 12:10: University of Toronto Faculty of Music. Tuesday Performance Class for Singers: Opening and Welcome to the Year. Walter Hall, Edward Johnson Building, University of Toronto, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-978- 0492. Free. ●●Sep 15 8:00: Massey Hall. Silk Road Ensemble with Yo-Yo Ma. 178 Victoria St. 416-872- 4255. .50-9.50. Wednesday September 16 ●●Sep 16 12:00 noon: Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts, Brock University. Imagining The City Festival. Pop Up Performance. Colin Maier, oboe and other instruments; Alexander Sevastian, accordion. 15 Artists’ Common, St. Catharines. 905-688-5550 x3817. Free community event. Also Sep 15,17,18. ●●Sep 16 12:30: Yorkminster Park Baptist Church. Noonday Organ Recitals. William Maddox, organ. 1585 Yonge St. 416-922-1167. Free. THE HUMAN PASSIONS Sept 16-20 416.964.6337 tafelmusik.org ●●Sep 16 7:00: Tafelmusik. The Human Passions. Veracini: Ouverture No 6 in g; Arias from Vivaldi’s Il Farnace and Handel’s Giulio Cesare, Ariodante, and Rinaldo; Vivaldi: Bassoon Concerto in F RV485; Bach: Violin Concerto in d; Concerto for harpsichord in d (transcr. by Rodolfo Richter). Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra; Rodolfo Richter, violinist and guest director; Mireille Lebel, mezzo; Dominic Teresi, solo bassoon. Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre, Jeanne Lamon Hall, 427 Bloor St. W. 416-964- 6337. and up; and up(sr); -(st). Also Sep 17,18,19,20, start times vary. Thursday September 17 ●●Sep 17 12:00 noon: Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts, Brock University. Imagining The City Festival. Pop Up Performance. Colin Maier, oboe and other instruments; Alexander Sevastian, accordion. 15 Artists’ Common, St. Catharines. 905- 688-5550 x3817. Free community event. Also Sep 15,16,18. ●●Sep 17 12:00 noon: Wilfrid Laurier University Faculty of Music. Faculty Showcase Concert. Maureen Forrester Recital Hall, 75 University Ave., Waterloo. 519-884-1970 x4439. Free. ●●Sep 17 12:10: University of Toronto Faculty of Music. Thursdays at Noon: Works of Magnus Lindberg and Philippe Hurel. Wallace Halladay, saxophone; Stephen Tam, flute; Rob MacDonald, guitar; Gregory Oh, piano; Daniel Morphy, percussion. Walter Hall, Edward Johnson Building, University of Toronto, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-978-0492. Free. ●●Sep 17 12:15: Metropolitan United Church. Noon at Met. Richard Spotts, organ. Metropolitan United Church (Toronto), 56 Queen St. E. 416-363-0331 x26. Free; donations welcome. ●●Sep 17 6:00: Kingsway Conservatory of Music. Flute Concert & Instrument-Tasting! Introducing KCM’s new Children’s Flute Ensemble. Alheli Pimienta, flute. 2848 Bloor St. W., Etobicoke. 416-234-0121. Free. Instruments from the flute family can be tested following the concert. ●●Sep 17 8:00: Massey Hall. The Traveling Kind Tour: Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell. Singer-songwriters. 178 Victoria St. 416-872- 4255. .50-.50. ●●Sep 17 8:00: Tafelmusik. The Human Passions. Veracini: Ouverture No 6 in g; Arias from Vivaldi’s Il Farnace and Handel’s Giulio Cesare, Ariodante, and Rinaldo; Vivaldi: Bassoon Concerto in F RV485; Bach: Violin Concerto in d; Concerto for harpsichord in d (transcr. by Rodolfo Richter). Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra; Rodolfo Richter, violinist and guest director; Mireille Lebel, mezzo; Dominic Teresi, solo bassoon. Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre, Jeanne Lamon Hall, 427 Bloor St. W. 416-964- 6337. and up; and up(sr); -(st). Also Sep 16,18,19,20, start times vary. ●●Sep 17 9:00: Small World Music. Small World Music Festival. Fanfarai. Small World Music Centre, Artscape Youngplace, 180 Shaw St. 416-536-5439. Free. Friday September 18 ●●Sep 18 12:00 noon: Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts, Brock University. Imagining The City Festival. Pop Up Performance. Colin Maier, oboe and other instruments; Alexander Sevastian, accordion. 15 Artists’ Common, St. Catharines. thewholenote.com Sept 1 - Oct 7, 2015 | 37

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