Volume 21 Issue 9 - Summer 2016

Anniversary Concert.

Anniversary Concert. Works for piano duo and voice. Elora Festival Singers. SJA; ; (st); (child). ●●Jul 09 4:00: Russell Braun and Carolyn Maule. Husband and wife team perform music for baritone and piano. Works by Vaughan Williams and others. Elora Festival Singers. SJA; ; (st); (child). ●●Jul 09 7:30: The Barra MacNeils. Cape Breton-based Celtic family group perform songs in English and Gaelic with step dancing and numerous instruments. GB; ; (st); (child). ●●Jul 09 9:30: Starlight Jazz Series: Elizabeth Shepherd and Kevin Breit. Mixtape Session. Elizabeth Shepherd, vocals and piano; Kevin Breit, guitar. GR; ; (st). Special menu and drinks available. ●●Jul 10 2:00: Annex String Quartet: The Roaring Twenties. 1920s Garden Party. Sarah Jane Pelzer, soprano. SJA; ; (st); (child). Picnic lunch from the Desert Rose Café available for . ●●Jul 10 4:00: Glory of Bach. J.S. Bach: Concerto in c for oboe and violin; Singet dem Hern; Mass in g. Elora Festival Singers; chamber orchestra. KP; ; (st); (child). ●●Jul 14 4:00: Guy Few and Stephanie Mara. Works for trumpet and piano. SJA; ; (st); (child). ●●Jul 14 7:30: Marie-Josée Lord, soprano. Music from her Amazing Grace recording and works by Gounod, Gershwin and others. Elora Festival Singers. St John’s Anglican Church (Elora), 33 Henderson St., Elora. 519- 846-0331 or 1-888-747-7550. ; (st); (child). ●●Jul 15 4:00: Elora Festival Kids Camp: Annie KIDS. Children in grades 2 to 8 perform Annie following a week-long camp. Based on the comic strip and adapted from the Tony award-winning musical. EPS; (child/early drop-off); (child/late pick-up). ●●Jul 15 7:30: Chanticleer. Male chorus from San Francisco. GB; ; (st); (child). ●●Jul 16 1:30: Duo Percussion: More Than Drums. Traditional and non-traditional percussion. Duo Percussion; Elora Festival Singers. KP; ; (st); (child). ●●Jul 16 4:00: Suzie LeBlanc, soprano. Featuring early arias set to Shakespearean texts to mark the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s GUY FEW & STEPHANIE MARA JULY 14, 4PM ST. JOHN’S CHURCH, ELORA ELORAFESTIVAL.CA Summer Festivals death. Alexander Weimann, harpsichord. SJA; ; (st); (child). ●●Jul 16 7:30: Fubuki Daiko. Japanese taiko drummers. GB; ; (st); (child). ●●Jul 16 9:30: Starlight Jazz Series: Tim Louis and The Ambassadors. Tim Louis, vocals and piano. GR; (st). Special menu and drinks available. ●●Jul 17 2:00: André Laplante. Piano sonatas by Liszt, Mozart and Beethoven, and other works. SJA; (st); (child). ●●Jul 17 4:00: Haydn and Mozart. Mozart: Vesperae solennes de confessore; Haydn: Missa in Angustiis (Nelson Mass). Elora Festival Singers. KP; ; (st); (child). ●●Jul 21 4:00: Thomas Chartré, cello. Pärt: Spiegel im Spiegel; Fratres; works by Fauré, Mendelssohn and others. Leslie De’Ath, piano. SJA; ; (st); (child). ●●Jul 21 7:30: Choral Mystics II. Patrick Hawes: premiere of two new works. Elora Festival Singers. SJC; ; (st); (child). Pre-concert discussion with Patrick Hawes. ●●Jul 22 7:30: Molly Johnson Songbook. Original compositions, music by Billie Holiday and other jazz classics. Mike Downes, bass; Robi Botos, piano; Terry Clark, drums. GB; ; (st); (child). ●●Jul 23 1:30: Daniel Taylor and Benjamin Butterfield: Songs of Love. Works for countertenor and tenor. Rebecca Genge, soprano; Steven Philcox, piano. SJA; ; (st); (child). ●●Jul 23 4:00: Coronation Anthems. In honour of the Queen’s 90th birthday. Handel: Zadok the Priest; Let Thy Hand Be Strengthened: King Shall Rejoice; My Heart Is Inditing; Water Music. Elora Festival Singers. KP; ; (st); (child). ●●Jul 23 7:30: National Youth Orchestra of Canada: 2016 TD Tour. Berlioz: Benvenuto Cellini Overture; Barber: School for Scandal Overture; Adams: Short Ride on a Fast Machine; newly commisioned Canadian work; Bernstein: West Side Story Symphonic Dances; Bloch: Schelomo for cello and orchestra. GB; ; (st); (child). ●●Jul 23 9:30: Starlight Jazz Series: Stretch Orchestra. Kevin Breit, guitar; Matt Brubeck, cello; Jesse Stewart, drums. GR; ; (st). Special menu and drinks available. ●●Jul 24 2:00: Montreal Jubilation Gospel DUO PERCUSSION JULY 16, 1:30PM KNOX PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, ELORA ELORAFESTIVAL.CA Choir. GB; and up; (st); (child). July 9 to Aug 7 Joliette, PQ 450-759-4343 Festival de Lanaudière CCR - Christ Church, 3537 Metcalfe St., Rawdon FLA - Fernand-Lindsay Amphitheatre, 1655 Boulevard Base-de-Roc, Joliette LPC - La Purification Church, 445 Notre- Dame St., Repentigny MAJ - Musée d’art de Joliette, 145 Père- Wilfrid-Corbeil St., Joliette. PSA - Presbytère St-Alphonse, 960 Notre- Dame St., Saint-Alphonse-Rodriguez PSM - Presbytère Sainte-Mélanie, 910 Principale St., Sainte-Mélanie PSP - Presbytère St-Paul, 8 Brassard St., St-Paul PSS - Presbytère Saint-Sulpice, 1095 Notre- Dame Street, Saint-Sulpice SAC - St-Antoine Catholic Church, 1341 Notre-Dame St., Lavaltrie. SAK – Saint-Ambroise-de-Kildare Church, 850 Principale St., Saint-Ambroise-de- Kildare. ●●Jul 09 8:00: Alain Lefèvre Plays Tchaikovsky: Romantic Drama and Passion. Tchaikovsky: The Tempest, Symphonic Fantasia, Op.18; Piano Concerto No.1 in b-flat Op.23; Romeo and Juliet, Fantasy-Overture; Respighi: Feste romane (Roman Festivals). Orchestre du Festival; Alain Lefèvre, piano; Gregory Vajda, conductor. FLA; $21.91-.00. ●●Jul 10 2:00: The Mark of Minimalism: Glass, Pärt, Mozetich, Nyman, Einaudi. Glass: Overture from La Belle et la Bête; Einaudi (arr. F. Vallières, A. Dubeau): Divenire; Giorni dispari; Run; Mozetich: Unfolding Sky (from Postcards from the Sky); and other works. La Pietà; Angèle Dubeau, violin. FLA; .56-.00. ●●Jul 11 8:00: Beethoven: The Complete String Quartet Cycle. Beethoven: String Quartet No.6 in B-flat Op.18 No.6; String Quartet No.11 in f Op.95; String Quartet No.15 in a Op.132. Jupiter Quartet. LPC; . ●●Jul 12 8:00: Beethoven: The Complete String Quartet Cycle. Beethoven: String Quartet No.4 in c Op.18 No.4; String Quartet No.5 in A Op.18 No.5; String Quartet No.13 in B-flat Op.130. Jupiter Quartet. PSP; . ●●Jul 14 8:00: Beethoven: The Complete String Quartet Cycle. Beethoven: String Quartet No.3 in D Op.18 No.3; String Quartet No.16 in F Op.135; String Quartet No.8 in e Op.59 No.2. Jupiter Quartet. PSM; . ●●Jul 15 8:00: The Conductor Serves Haydn and Beethoven. Haydn: Overture to L’isola disabitata; Symphony No.95 in c; Beethoven: Violin Concerto Op.61. Les Violons du Roy; Anthony Marwood, violin; Bernard Labadie, conductor. FLA; .56-.00. ●●Jul 16 8:00: Beethoven: From Shadow to Light. Mendelssohn: Overture to The Fair Melusina Op.32; Saint-Saëns: Cello Concerto No.1 in a Op.33; Romance for Cello, Op.36; Dvořák: Silent Woods (Klid) Op.68; Beethoven: Symphony No.5 in c Op.67. Orchestre de Chambre I Musici; Emmanuelle Bertrand, cello; Jean-Marie Zeitouni, conductor. FLA; .56-.00. ●●Jul 17 2:00: Tribute to Ella Fitzgerald. Embraceable You, Fascinating Rhythm, Someone to Watch over Me, Laura, You Do Something to Me, and other works. Montréal National Jazz Orchestra; Jessica Vigneault, vocalist; Christine Jensen, conductor. FLA; .56-.00. ●●Jul 18 8:00: As You Like It, Mr. Shakespeare! Music set to texts from Romeo and Juliet, Henry VIII, Othello, The Tempest, As You Like It, and Twelfth Night. Johnson: Where the bee sucks; Tomkins: Barafostus’ Dream; Weldon: Take, O take those lips away; Edwards: When griping grief; Byrd: Willow song; and other works. Suzie LeBlanc, soprano; Alexander Weimann, harpsichord. CCR; . ●●Jul 19 8:00: Tony Yike Yang: Child Prodigy. Liszt: Sonata in b S161; Mozart: Sonata in F K332; Chopin: Polonaise-Fantaisie in A-flat Op.61; Prokofiev: Sonata No.7 in B-flat Op.83. Tony Yike Yang, piano. PSA; . ●●Jul 22 8:00: The Colours of French Romanticism. Lalo: Overture to Le Roy d’Ys; Massenet: Méditation from Thaïs; Chausson: Poème de l’amour et de la mer; Berlioz: Overture to Le Corsaire; Bizet: Three songs for soprano and orchestra; Franck: Le chasseur maudit. Orchestre Métropolitain; Karina Gauvin, soprano; Mathieu Lussier, conductor. FLA; .56-.00. ●●Jul 24 2:00: Alexandre Da Costa and The Royal 22nd Regiment. Sarasate: Zigeunerweisen; Fantaisie on Airs from Carmen; Monti: Czardas; Queen: The Show Must Go On. Music of The Royal 22nd Regiment; Alexandre Da Costa, violin; Captain Christian Richer, conductor. FLA; .56-.00. ●●Jul 25 8:00: Virtuoso George Li. Haydn: Piano Sonata in b HobXVI:32; Chopin: Piano Sonata No.2 in b-flat; Rachmaninoff: Variations on a Theme by Corelli Op.42; Liszt: Consolation No.3 in D-flat; Hungarian Rhapsody No.2. George Li, piano. SAC; . ●●Jul 26 8:00: Nareh Arghamanyan: Poetess of the Piano. Bach: Goldberg Variations; Saint-Saëns: Danse macabre Op.40; Schubert/Liszt: Der Müller und der Bach; Gretchen am Spinnrade; Mozart/Liszt: Confutatis and Lacrimosa (from Mozart’s Requiem); Liszt: Totentanz. Nareh Arghamanyan, piano. PSS; . ●●Jul 28 8:00: Akousma@Lanaudière. Akousma. Guests: Pipo Pierre-Louis; Line Katcho; Myriam Bleau. MAJ; .50. ●●Jul 29 8:00: Live the Collectif9 Experience! Works by Brahms, Golijov, Holbrook, Márquez, Piazzolla and others. Collectif9: Thibault Bertin-Maghit, double bass/arrangements; Roland Arnassalon, violin; Yubin Kim, violin; Frédéric Moisan, violin; Grégor Monlun, violin; Scott Chancey, viola; Xavier Lepage-Brault, viola; Jérémie Cloutier, cello; Andrea Stewart, cello. FLA; .56-.00. ●●Jul 30 8:00: Learning While Listening with Christopher Hall. Brahms: Hungarian Dance No.5 (orch. Parlow); Bizet: Carmen Suite No.1; J. Strauss II: Tritsch-Tratsch Polka Op.124; Kodály: Dances of Galánta; J. Strauss II: The Blue Danube Waltz; Rozankovic: Guide comique pour orchestre; Márquez: Danzón No.2. Orchestre symphonique de Laval; Christopher Hall, clarinet and narrator; Alain Trudel, conductor. FLA; .56-.00. ●●Jul 31 2:00: Major Anniversaries: Tribute to Father Lindsay. Orchestral and choral music by Beethoven, Mozart, Dvořák, Orff, Verdi and others. Orchestre du Camp Musical Père Lindsay; Chœur Fernand-Lindsay; Julien 36 | June 1, 2016 - September 7, 2016 thewholenote.com

Proulx, chorusmaster. FLA; .56-.00. ●●Aug 02 8:00: Jocelyne Roy: The Art of the Flute. J.S. Bach: Concerto for Flute, Violin, and Keyboard BWV1044; C.P.E. Bach: Concerto for Flute and Strings in A; Concerto for Flute and Strings in d. Orchestre de Chambre du Festival; Jocelyne Roy, flute; Mélisande McNabney, harpsichord; Antoine Bareil, violin. SAK; . ●●Aug 04 8:00: Jocelyne Roy: The Art of the Flute. Bach: Partita in a BWV1013; Debussy: Syrinx; Varèse: Density 21.5; Ibert: Pièce pour flûte seule; Tremblay: Envol; Takemitsu: Voice; Karg-Elert: Chaconne. Jocelyne Roy, flute. MAJ; . ●●Aug 05 8:00: Charles-Richard Hamelin and Kent Nagano: The Audience Chooses! Schumann: Symphony No.3 in E-flat “Rhenish”; Brahms: Piano Concerto No.1 in d Op.15. Orchestre symphonique de Montréal; Charles Richard-Hamelin, piano; Kent Nagano, conductor. FLA; $21.91-.00. ●●Aug 06 8:00: Kent Nagano and the Mozart Requiem: A Great Classic in the Great Outdoors. Schubert: Symphony in b D759 “Unfinished”; Mozart: Requiem in d K626. Orchestre symnphonique de Montréal (Kent Nagano, conductor); Festival Chorus (Andrew Megill, conductor); Sarah Wegener, soprano; Michèle Losier, mezzo; Michael Schade, tenor; Alexander Tsymbaluk, bass. FLA; $21.91-.00. ●●Aug 07 2:00: Yannick Nézet-Séguin and the Orchestre Métropolitain: From Philadelphia With Love. Bach/Stokowski: Passacaglia and Fugue in c BWV582; Rachmaninoff: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini Op.43; Muhly: Mixed Messages; Rachmaninoff: Symphonic Dances Op.45. Orchestre Métropolitain; Nicholas Angelich, piano; Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor. FLA; $21.91-.00. July 15 to Aug 7 Parry Sound, ON Festival of the Sound C3 - Chippewa III, Seguin River Parkette, Parry Sound CC - Canadore College Deck, 1 College Dr., Parry Sound CS - Charles W. Stockey Centre for the Performing Arts, 2 Bay St., Parry Sound FO - Festival Office, 1 Avenue Rd., Parry Sound IQ - Island Queen Cruise Ship, 9 Bay St., Parry Sound SV - Seguin Valley Golf Club, 133 Badger Rd., Seguin 705-746-2410 / 1-866-364-0061 ●●Jul 15 5:30: Classics by Candlelight. Haydn: String Quartet in D Op.20 No.4 Hob.III:34; other works. Leslie Fagan, soprano; Guy Few, trumpet/piano; Moshe Hammer, violin; James Campbell, clarinet; Penderecki String Quartet. CS; 0. Fundraising dinner. ●●Jul 16 1:30: Strings Across the Sky. CS; free. ●●Jul 16 7:30: Gala Opening Concert. Trad.: Just a Closer Walk with Thee for clarinet, jazz bass, piano and choir; Trad.: Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming; Kulesha: Shaman Songs; Glick: Northern Sketches; Daley: Salutation of the Dawn; and works by Mozart, Vivaldi, Handel and Bach. Elmer Iseler Singers; Lydia Adams, conductor; James Campbell, clarinet; Guy Few, trumpet; Penderecki String Quartet; Bob Mills, double bass. CS; -. ●●Jul 17 7:30: Opera Gala. Anvil Chorus from Il Trovatore; Aria (Drinking Chorus) from The Daughter of the Regiment; Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves from Nabucco; Brindisi from La Traviata; The Bridal Chorus from Lohengrin; and other works. Mark DuBois, tenor/host; Leslie Fagan, soprano; Gabrielle Prata, mezzo; Colin Ainsworth, tenor; Bruce Kelly, baritone; Guy Few, piano; Elmer Iseler Singers; Lydia Adams, conductor. CS; -. ●●Jul 18 6:00: Swing Cruise. Hogtown Syncopators. IQ; . Musical cruise. ●●Jul 19 11:00am: Office Hour. New Zealand String Quartet. FO; free. ●●Jul 19 3:30: Schubert and Dvořák I. Schubert: Sonatina in D Op.137 D384; Schubert/ Wilhelmi: Ave Maria D839; Dvořák: Piano Trio No.4 in e “Dumky”. Moshe Hammer, violin; Peter Longworth, piano; Gryphon Trio. CS; -. ●●Jul 19 7:30: Schubert and Dvořák II. Schubert: Piano Trio in B-flat D898; Dvořák: String Quartet No.12 in F Op.96 “American”. Gryphon Trio; New Zealand String Quartet. CS; -. ●●Jul 20 1:30: Our Favourite Sonatas I. Brahms: Sonata in d Op.108; Rodrigo: Sonata giocosa for guitar; Prokofiev: Piano Sonata No.7 Op.83. Moshe Hammer, violin; Leopoldo Erice, piano; Rolf Gjelsten, cello; Daniel Bolshoy, guitar; Peter Longworth, piano. CS; -. ●●Jul 20 3:30: Our Favourite Sonatas II. Beethoven: Cello Sonata in C Op.102 No.1; Brahms: String Sextet No.2 in G Op.36. Peter Longworth, piano; Penderecki String Quartet; Gillian Ansell, viola; Rolf Gjelsten, cello. CS; -. ●●Jul 20 7:30: Sir Wilfred Laurier at 175. Copland: Quiet City; Mendelssohn: String Quartet No.2 in a; Bach: Chromatic Fantasy BWV903; Glick: Images at Nightfall, Georgian Bay; Boyd McDonald: Timelines for piano, four hands; Mozart: Ch’io mi scordi di te?...Non temer, amato bene K505. Leslie Fagan, soprano; James Mason, English horn; Guy Few, trumpet/piano; Penderecki String Quartet; Leopoldo Erice, piano; James Campbell, clarinet; Jeffrey Stokes, double bass. CS; -. ●●Jul 21 1:30: Fantasies and Fairy Tales. R. Schumann: Romances for oboe and piano Op.94; C. Schumann: Romances for violin and piano Op.22; R. Schumann: Fantasy Pieces for clarinet and piano Op.73; R. Schumann: Fairy Tales for viola and piano Op.113. James Mason, oboe; James Campbell, clarinet; Helene Pohl, violin; Gillian Ansell, viola; Peter Longworth, piano; Leopoldo Erice, piano. CS; -. ●●Jul 21 3:30: Love and Inspiration. Schumann: Frauenliebe und -leben Op.42; Schumann: Piano Quartet in E-flat Op.47. Leslie Fagan, soprano; Penderecki String Quartet; Peter Longworth, piano; Leopoldo Erice, piano. CS; -. ●●Jul 21 7:30: Mentor and Master. Schumann: Piano Quintet in E-flat Op.44; Brahms: Piano Quintet in f Op.34. Stewart Goodyear, piano; Leopoldo Erice, piano; Penderecki String Quartet; New Zealand String Quartet. CS; -. ●●Jul 22 11:00am: Office Hour. Daniel Bolshoy, guitar. FO; free. ●●Jul 22 1:30: Music for Guitar and Friends. De Falla: Siete canciones populares españolas for guitar and voice; Boccherini: Introduction and Fandango for guitar and strings; Barrios: Canada’s premier summer classical music festival at the Charles W. Stockey Centre in Parry Sound — on beautiful Georgian Bay j uly 15 th – august 7 th , 2 016 ClassiCal music jazz weekend cruises • films • talks 60 EvEnts 50 MusiCians 20 EnsEMblEs www.festivalofthesound.ca 1.866.364.0061 thewholenote.com June 1, 2016 - September 7, 2016 | 37