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.
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Monday August 8 ●●12:15: Church of the Holy Trinity. Music Mondays: True North - Canadian Duos for Violin and Piano. Willan: Sonata No.1 in e; works by Champagne, Archer and H. Schmidt. Stephanie Chua, piano; Véronique Mathieu, violin. 10 Trinity Sq. 416-598-4521. PWYC. ●●9:00: SummerWorks Performance Festival/Music Picnic. Mr. Shi and His Lover. See Aug 5(8:00) Also Aug 11(5:15); 12(10:15); 13(1:15). Tuesday August 9 ●●1:00: Cathedral Church of St. James. Organ Recital. Thomas Gonder, organ. 65 Church St. 416-364-7865. Free. ●●7:30: Toronto Concert Orchestra. Symphony in the Gardens: Mozart - Eternal Summer. Mozart: Double Concerto for Flute and Harp; Symphony No.29 in A. Kaili Maimets, flute; Andrew Chan, harp. Casa Loma, 1 Austin Terrace. 416-923-1171. ; (sr/st); (4- 13); free(under 4). Wednesday August 10 ●●12:35: St. Stephen-in-the-Fields Anglican Church. Concerts at Midday: Eric Osborne performing on historic 1888 Ryder organ. St. Stephen-in-the-Fields Anglican Church, 103 Bellevue Ave. 437-344-3890 or 416-921- 6350. Free. ●●7:30: Artists’ Garden Cooperative. Plein Air Garden Concert. Melanie Peterson, folk and pop music. 345 Balliol St. 416-487-0705. . Thursday August 11 ●●5:00: Roy Thomson Hall/Toronto Blues Society. Live on the Patio: Blues. Raoul and The Big Time. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-593-4822. Free. Food and drinks available. ●●5:15: SummerWorks Performance Festival/Music Picnic. Mr. Shi and His Lover. See Aug 5(8:00) Also Aug 12(10:15); 13(1:15). ●●7:00: Music at Metropolitan. Summer Carillon Concerts. Brian Tang, carillon. Metropolitan United Church (Toronto), 56 Queen St. E. 416-363-0331. Free. Donations welcome. ●●7:00: Summer Music in the Garden. The Sweet Sound of Our Nature: Sadie Buck and A pay-what-you-can lunchtime concert series at Church of the Holy Trinity AUGUST 29, 12:15PM GALA 25TH ANNIVERSARY CONCERT David Braid, Steinway Piano Artist for the Arts’ “JazzID Award.” Join us to hear David perform on our new Steinway “B” piano, in a Gala Music Mondays 25th Anniversary Concert, presented by Steinway Piano Gallery Toronto. There will be a reception following the concert. 416.598.4521 ext. 223 www.musicmondays.ca A. Concerts in the GTA the He hi ye Girls. Traditional and contemporary Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) music. Toronto Music Garden, 475 Queens Quay W. 416-973-4000. Free. ●●7:00: University Settlement Music and Arts School. End of Term Student Concert. University Settlement Auditorium, 23 Grange Rd. 416-598-3444 x243 or x244. Free. Donations gladly accepted. 2016 TD Tour • Toronto • Maestro Ward Stare Koerner Hall August 11, 7;30 pm nyoc.org ●●7:30: National Youth Orchestra of Canada. 2016 TD Tour. Wagner: Overture to Tannhauser; Bloch: Schelomo for cello and orchestra; Prokofiev: Symphony No.5; new commissioned works by C. Goddard and C. Meyer. Koerner Hall, Telus Centre, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208. -. ●●8:00: Aga Khan Museum. World Music Series: Mehmet Polat Trio. Ottoman, Anatolian, Balkan and West African musical traditions played on the ngoni, oud and ney. 77 Wynford Dr. 416-646-4677. . Friday August 12 ●●1:10: Gordon Murray Presents. Piano Potpourri for all ages. Classics, opera, operetta, musicals, ragtime, pop, international and other genres. Gordon Murray, piano. Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre (Chapel), 427 Bloor St. W. 416-631-4300. PWYC. Lunch and snack friendly. ●●5:00: Roy Thomson Hall/Toronto Blues Society. Live on the Patio: Blues. Irene Torres and The Sugar Devils. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-593-4822. Free. Food and drinks available. ●●10:15: SummerWorks Performance Festival/Music Picnic. Mr. Shi and His Lover. See Aug 5(8:00) Also Aug 13(1:15). Saturday August 13 ●●1:15: SummerWorks Performance Festival/Music Picnic. Mr. Shi and His Lover. See Aug 5(8:00). Sunday August 14 ●●4:00: Cathedral Church of St. James. Choral Recital. Diocesan Girls Choir. 65 Church St. 416-364-7865. Free. ●●4:00: Summer Music in the Garden. Brass by the Lake. Guaraldi: Linus and Lucy; Elizabethan dance tunes; and excerpts from a Mozart Serenade. Trillium Brass. Toronto Music Garden, 475 Queens Quay W. 416-973- 4000. Free. Monday August 15 ●●12:15: Church of the Holy Trinity. Music Mondays: Surrealism at Midday. Liszt: Ballade No.2 in b, S171; Ravel: Gaspard de la nuit; Scriabin: Sonata No.4 in F-sharp Op.30. Anastasia Rizikov, piano. 10 Trinity Sq. 416-598- 4521. PWYC. Tuesday August 16 ●●1:00: Cathedral Church of St. James. Organ Recital. TBA, organ. 65 Church St. 416- 364-7865. Free. ●●7:30: Toronto Concert Orchestra. Symphony in the Gardens: String Serenade. Glass: Arioso; Riho Maimets: Let the Cradle Swing; Saint-Saëns: Sarabande; Jenkins: Palladio. Casa Loma, 1 Austin Terrace. 416-923- 1171. ; (sr/st); (4-13); free(under 4). ●●8:00: Goldenvoice. The Go-Gos’ Farewell Tour. Charlotte Caffey, Belinda Carlisle, Gina Schock and Jane Wiedlin. Guests: Kaya Stewart, singer/songwriter; Best Coast. Massey Hall, 178 Victoria St. 416-872-4255. .50-.50. Wednesday August 17 ●●12:35: St. Stephen-in-the-Fields Anglican Church. Concerts at Midday: Edmee Nataprawira, piano. St. Stephen-in-the-Fields Anglican Church, 103 Bellevue Ave. 437-344- 3890 or 416-921-6350. Free. ●●7:30: Artists’ Garden Cooperative. Plein Air Garden Concert. Maneli Jamal, progressive fingerstyle guitar. 345 Balliol St. 416-487- 0705. . Thursday August 18 ●●5:00: Roy Thomson Hall/Celtic Colours International Festival/East Coast Music Week. Live on the Patio: East Coast. The East Pointers. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-593-4822. Free. Food and drinks available. ●●7:00: Music at Metropolitan. Summer Carillon Concerts. Roy Lee, carillon. Metropolitan United Church (Toronto), 56 Queen St. E. 416- 363-0331. Free. Donations welcome. ●●7:00: Summer Music in the Garden. Wood, Metal, Skin. Nagata Shachu, taiko drumming ensemble. Toronto Music Garden, 475 Queens Quay W. 416-973-4000. Free. Friday August 19 ●●1:10: Gordon Murray Presents. Piano Potpourri for all ages. Classics, opera, operetta, musicals, ragtime, pop, international and other genres. Gordon Murray, piano. Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre (Chapel), 427 Bloor St. W. 416-631-4300. PWYC. Lunch and snack friendly. ●●5:00: Roy Thomson Hall/Celtic Colours International Festival/East Coast Music Week. Live on the Patio: East Coast. North Atlantic Drift. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-593-4822. Free. Food and drinks available. Sunday August 21 ●●4:00: Cathedral Church of St. James. Organ Recital. Ian Sadler, organ. 65 Church St. 416-364-7865. Free. ●●4:00: Summer Music in the Garden. All in the (Celtic) Family: The Bachands. Qristina Bachand, violin/voice; Quinn Bachand, guitar/banjo. Toronto Music Garden, 475 Queens Quay W. 416-973-4000. Free. Monday August 22 ●●12:15: Church of the Holy Trinity. Music Mondays: Dueling Cellos. VC² (Amahl Arulanandam and Bryan Holt, cellos). 10 Trinity Sq. 416-598-4521. PWYC. Tuesday August 23 ●●1:00: Cathedral Church of St. James. Organ Recital. Angus Sinclair, organ. 65 Church St. 416-364-7865. Free. ●●7:30: Toronto Concert Orchestra. Symphony in the Gardens: God Bless the Child. Lover Man, Good Morning Heartache, Summertime, All of Me, In My Solitude, and other songs. Khadija Mbowe, Billie Holiday tribute artist. Casa Loma, 1 Austin Terrace. 416-923- 1171. ; (sr/st); (4-13); free(under 4). Wednesday August 24 ●●12:35: St. Stephen-in-the-Fields Anglican Church. Concerts at Midday. Performing on the historic 1888 Ryder organ. Thomas Gonder, organ. St. Stephen-in-the-Fields Anglican Church, 103 Bellevue Ave. 437-344- 3890 or 416-921-6350. Free. ●●7:30: Artists’ Garden Cooperative. Plein Air Garden Concert. Felix Gannon, folk music. 345 Balliol St. 416-487-0705. . Thursday August 25 ●●5:00: Roy Thomson Hall/Small World Music. Live on the Patio: Samba e Forró. Flavia Nascimento. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-593-4822. Free. Food and drinks available. ●●7:00: Summer Music in the Garden. Passagi. Early Italian Baroque music. Vincent Lauzer, recorder; Mark Edwards, harpsichord. Toronto Music Garden, 475 Queens Quay W. 416-973-4000. Free. Friday August 26 ●●1:10: Gordon Murray Presents. Piano Potpourri for all ages. Classics, opera, operetta, musicals, ragtime, pop, international and other genres. Gordon Murray, piano. Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre (Chapel), 427 Bloor St. W. 416-631-4300. PWYC. Lunch and snack friendly. ●●5:00: Roy Thomson Hall/Small World Music. Live on the Patio: Samba e Forró. Aline Morales. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-593-4822. Free. Food and drinks available. Saturday August 27 ●●2:00 and 7:30: No Strings Theatre. The Great Canadian Showtune. A tribute to Canadian music theatre composers. Wychwood Theatre, 601 Christie St. 416-551-2093. ; (sr/st); (under 12). Also Aug 28(2:00); 29(7:30). ●●8:10: Gordon Murray Presents. Piano Soirée. Works by Chopin, Liszt, Scriabin and Rachmaninoff. Gordon Murray, piano. Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre (Chapel), 427 Bloor St. W. 416-631-4300. PWYC. Sunday August 28 ●●2:00: No Strings Theatre. The Great Canadian Showtune. See Aug 27. Also Aug 29(7:30). ●●4:00: Cathedral Church of St. James. 56 | June 1, 2016 - September 7, 2016 thewholenote.com
Organ Recital. Ian Sadler, organ. 65 Church St. 416-364-7865. Free. ●●4:00: Summer Music in the Garden. Amor mi fa cantar a la Francesca. Works by Machaut, Walther von der Vogelweide and others. Duo Musica Fantasia: Julie Ryning, soprano; Katelyn Clark, clavisimbalum. Toronto Music Garden, 475 Queens Quay W. 416-973-4000. Free. Monday August 29 ●●12:15: Church of the Holy Trinity/Steinway Piano Gallery. Music Mondays: Gala 25th Anniversary Concert. David Braid, piano. Church of the Holy Trinity, 10 Trinity Sq. 416- 598-4521. PWYC. Post-concert reception. ●●7:00: Toronto Chamber Players/Pirate Life Toronto. Water Music Concert 4. Works by Bartók, Gershwin, Piazzolla, and Guns N’ Roses. Toronto Chamber Players Ensemble: Catherine Cosbey, violin; Sharon Lee, violin; Woosol Cho, viola; Rachel Pomedli, cello; Mike Cox, bass; and others. Pirate Life, Avenue of the Island, Centre Island. 416-828-5647. PWYC. Outdoor venue, weather permitting. ●●7:30: No Strings Theatre. The Great Canadian Showtune. See Aug 27(2:00). Tuesday August 30 ●●1:00: Cathedral Church of St. James. Organ Recital. TBA, organ. 65 Church St. 416- 364-7865. Free. ●●7:30: Toronto Concert Orchestra. Symphony in the Gardens: Some Enchanted Evening. Selections from Brigadoon, Kismet, South Pacific, Showboat, Carousel, and other Broadway classics. Lucia Cesaroni, soprano; Adrian Kramer, tenor. Casa Loma, 1 Austin Terrace. 416-923-1171. ; (sr/st); (4- 13); free(under 4). Wednesday August 31 ●●12:35: St. Stephen-in-the-Fields Anglican Church. Concerts at Midday: Peichen Chen and Charles Lin. Works for piano four hands. St. Stephen-in-the-Fields Anglican Church, 103 Bellevue Ave. 437-344-3890 or 416-921- 6350. Free. ●●7:30: Artists’ Garden Cooperative. Plein Air Garden Concert. Odin String Quartet. 345 Balliol St. 416-487-0705. . Thursday September 1 ●●Sep 01 5:00: Roy Thomson Hall. Live on the Patio: Downtown Funk. The St. Royals. 60 Simcoe St. 416-593-4822. Free. Food and drinks available. Also Sept 2. ●●Sep 01 7:00: Summer Music in the Garden. Glass Houses. Works by Ann Southam and others. Taktus, percussion duo. Toronto Music Garden, 475 Queens Quay W. 416-973- 4000. Free. Friday September 2 ●●Sep 02 1:10: Gordon Murray Presents. Piano Potpourri for all ages. Classics, opera, operetta, musicals, ragtime, pop, international and other genres. Gordon Murray, piano. Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre (Chapel), 427 Bloor St. W. 416-631-4300. PWYC. Lunch and snack friendly. ●●Sep 02 5:00: Roy Thomson Hall. Live on the Patio: Downtown Funk. The St. Royals. 60 Simcoe St. 416-593-4822. Free. Food and drinks available. Sunday September 4 ●●Sep 04 4:00: Cathedral Church of St. James. Organ Recital. Ian Sadler, organ. 65 Church St. 416-364-7865. Free. Tuesday September 6 ●●Sep 06 1:00: Cathedral Church of St. James. Organ Recital. Thomas Gonder, organ. 65 Church St. 416-364-7865. Free. The following summer festivals are not in the daily concerts listings. Please refer to the Summer Festivals beginning on page 35. Beaches International Jazz Festival Brott Music Festival Classical Unbound Festival Clear Lake Chamber Music Festival Elora Festival Festival de Lanaudière Festival of the Sound Highlands Opera Studio Indian River Festival Leith Summer Festival Luminato Festival Montreal Baroque Festival Music and Beyond Festival Music at Port Milford National Youth Orchestra of Canada Ottawa International Chamber Music Festival Stratford Summer Music TD Sunfest ’16 TD Toronto Jazz Festival Toronto Summer Music Festival Westben Arts Festival Theatre B. Concerts Beyond the GTA IN THIS ISSUE: Ancaster, Barrie, Bracebridge, Brantford, Brighton, Cavan, Cobourg, Cookstown, Gravenhurst, Guelph, Hamilton, Innisfil, Kingston, Kitchener, London, Midland, Orangeville, Ottawa, St. Catharines, Stratford, Waterloo, Waupoos. Wednesday June 1 ●●12:00 noon: Midday Music with Shigeru. Julie Choi, piano. Works by Brahms, Debussy and Choi. Hi-Way Pentecostal Church, 50 Anne St. N., Barrie. 705-726-1181. ; free(st). ●●8:00: Open Ears Festival. Nazar-I Turkwaz. Maryem Tollar, Brenna MacCrimmon, Jayne Brown and Sophia Grigoriadis. KWCMS Music Room, 57 Young St. W., Waterloo. 519-886- 1673. ; (st). Festival runs to June 4. Thursday June 2 ●●7:00: Orangeville Blues and Jazz Festival. Opening Night Gala. Aura; Big Rude Jake; Jerome Godboo Band featuring Shawn Kellerman. Best Western, 7 Buena Vista Dr., Orangeville. 519-941-9014. /(adv). ●●8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music Society. QuartetFest No.3: Pushing the Perimeter: Omar Daniel Conducting the Ether. Daniel: Quintet for theremin and string quartet; Martinu: Fantasia for theremin and string quartet. Penderecki Quartet. Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, 31 Caroline St. N., Waterloo. 519-883-4480. ; (sr/arts worker/PI); (st); (EyeGO). QuartetFest runs to June 12. ●●10:00: Open Ears Festival. Dodecaphunk: Serial works arranged for Funk Band. Kyle Brenders Big Band. Jazz Room, Huether Hotel, 59 King St N., Waterloo. 519-579-8564. ; (sr/st/arts workers); (eyeGo). Festival runs to June 4. Friday June 3 ●●8:00: Open Ears Festival. Mixtape Love: Tenderness, Bernice, Katherine Young. Tenderness (Chrissy Reichert); Bernice (Robin Dann); Katherine Young, bassoon. Registry Theatre, 122 Frederick St., Kitchener. 519-579-8564. ; (sr/st/arts workers); (eyeGo). Festival runs to June 4. Saturday June 4 ●●2:00: Open Ears Festival. Anthropologies Imaginaires. Gabriel Dharmoo, vocals; Andrew Reed Miller, double bass and media. Registry Theatre, 122 Frederick St., Kitchener. 519-579-8564. ; (sr/st); (arts workers); (eyeGo). Festival runs to June 4. ●●7:00: Open Ears Festival. Sarah Neufeld with Leanne Zacharias. Sarah Neufeld, violin; Stefan Schneider, drums; Leanne Zacharias, cello. St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church (Kitchener), 54 Queen St. N., Kitchener. 519- 579-8564. ; (sr/st); (arts workers); (eyeGo). Festival runs to June 4. ●●7:30: Grand River Chorus. Celebrating Tekahionwake: The Genius of E. Pauline Johnson. Guests: Aaron Bell, storyteller; White Pine Dancers. W. Ross MacDonald School, 350 Brant Ave., Brantford. 519-841-9708. ; (25 and under). ●●7:30: Hamilton Children’s Choir. Sentima. A musical performance created by youth. Guests: Countermeasure. Theatre Aquarius, 190 King William St., Hamilton. 905-522-7529. ; (sr); (HCC alumni); (st). ●●7:30: Oriana Singers of Northumberland. From the Roots Up. Arrangements of music by Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, Pete Seeger and others. St. Peter’s Anglican Church (Cobourg), 20 College St., Cobourg. 905-372- 2210. ; (sr); (st). Also on June 5 (Brighton). ●●9:30: Open Ears Festival. Mixtape Love: Pursuit Grooves and Unbuttoned. Registry Theatre, 122 Frederick St., Kitchener. 519-579-8564. ; (sr/st/arts workers); (eyeGo). Festival runs to June 4. Sunday June 5 ●●3:00: Kokoro Singers. Remember...Love. Brenda Uchimaru, conductor. Duff’s Presbyterian Church, 319 Brock Rd. S., Guelph. 289- 439-9447. ; (sr/st). Also Jun 11(eve, Ancaster). ●●3:00: Oriana Singers of Northumberland. From the Roots Up. Arrangements of music by Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, Pete Seeger and others. Trinity-St. Andrew’s United Church, 56 Prince Edward St., Brighton. 613- 392-7423. ; (sr); (st). Also on June 4 (Cobourg). Tuesday June 7 ●●8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music Society. QuartetFest No.4: Jose White Quartet. Revueltas: Quartet No.2; Shostakovich: Quartet No.7; Mendelssohn: Quartet in E-flat Op.12. KWCMS Music Room, 57 Young St. W., Waterloo. 886-1673. ; (st). Quartet- Fest runs to June 12. Wednesday June 8 ●●2:30: Seniors Serenade. In Recital. Works by Bach, Beethoven and Chopin. Tabitha Johnson, piano. Grace United Church (Barrie), 350 Grove St. E., Barrie. 705-726-1181. Free. 3:30: tea and cookies, . ●●7:30: Plumbing Factory Brass Band. A Summer Serenade. For the Semiannual Plumbers Musical Convention. Offenbach: Orpheus in the Underworld; Major-Marothy: March of the Plumbers; Simon: Willow Echoes; Gabrieli: Sonata pian’ e forte; Lavallée: Bridal Rose; and other works. Henry Meredith, conductor. Byron United Covenant Church, 420 Boler Rd., London. 519-471-1250 or 519-659-3600. /(adv); /(st/ adv). Refreshments to follow. ●●7:30: University of Waterloo Department of Music. Conrad Grebel Concerts: University of Waterloo Balinese Gamelan Ensemble. Students play by ear on various gamelan instruments, consisting of gongs, metallophones, drums and flutes. Theatre of the Arts, University of Waterloo, 200 University Ave. W., Waterloo. 519-885-0220 x24226. Free. Thursday June 9 ●●7:30: Conrad Grebel University College. Voices for Peace Concerts: University of Waterloo Balinese Gamelan Ensemble. Weaver: new work. Gamelan Ensemble instrumentalists, soloists and narrators. Theatre of the Arts, University of Waterloo, 200 University Ave. W., Waterloo. 519-885-0220 x24226. . 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