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Volume 22 Issue 1 - September 2016

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.

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Nicholas Anglican Church, 1512 Kingston Rd. 416-691-0449. /$22(adv). ●●8:00: Guitar Society of Toronto. Iliana Matos, Cuban Classical Guitar. Works by Tarrega, Augustin Barrios, Granada, Brouwer and others. St. Simon-the-Apostle Anglican Church, 525 Bloor St. E. 416-964-8298. ; (sr/st). ●●8:00: Civic Light Opera Company. Dames At Sea. Runs to September 18. See section C. Music Theatre for details. ●●8:00: The Music Gallery. Ricardo Dias Gomes, Ida Toninato and Kat Estacio. Ricardo Dias Gomes, bass, keys, electronics; Ida Toninato, saxophone, electronics; Kat Estacio, gongs, electronics. Music Gallery, 197 John St. 416-204-1080. /(adv); (st/members). 7:00: Free outdoor concert by Ida Toninato in Butterfield Park, 100 McCaul St. Sunday September 18 ●●2:00: Civic Light Opera Company. Dames At Sea. Runs to September 18. See section C. Music Theatre for details. A. Concerts in the GTA 2016/2017 SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 18, 2016 | 3PM 22nd ANNUAL SCHUBERTIAD: 4 MEMORIES featuring Maeve Palmer | Inna Perkis Giles Tomkins | Kathryn Tremills William Webster | Boris Zarankin offcentremusic.com ●●3:00: Off Centre Music Salon. 22nd Annual Schubertiad: Four Memories. Maeve Palmer, Inna Perkis, Giles Tomkins, Kathryn Tremilis, Boris Zarankin, and others. Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre, 427 Bloor St. W. 416-466-1870. ; (young adult); (child). ●●4:00: Cathedral Church of St. James. Organ Recitals: Thomas Gonder. 65 Church St. 416-364-7865. Free. Donations welcomed. ●●4:00: Summer Music in the Garden. Sublime Schubert. Schubert: String Quintet in C D956. Shauna Rolston, cello; Cecilia String Quartet. Toronto Music Garden, 475 Queens Quay W. 416-973-4000. Free. ●●4:30: Christ Church Deer Park. Jazz Vespers. Bob DeAngelis. 1570 Yonge St. 416-920- 5211. Free. Donations welcome. ●●5:00: Nocturnes in the City. Jazz Quartet with Martin Kratochvil. Restaurant Praha, Masaryktown, 450 Scarborough Golf Club Rd. 416-481-7294. ; (st). Monday September 19 ●●7:30: Toronto Masque Theatre. Salon 1: Music Amongst the Trees. Poetry and songs inspired by trees. Derek Boyes, actor; Jo Greenaway, piano; Members of the Elizabeth Salon: Music Amongst the Trees The Atrium at 21 Shaftesbury Ave 19 September 416-410-4561 McDonald Voice Studio; Larry Beckwith, host. Atrium, 21 Shaftesbury Ave. 416-410- 4561. . Tuesday September 20 ●●12:10: Nine Sparrows Arts Foundation/ Yorkminster Park Baptist Church. Lunchtime Chamber Music: Rising Stars Recital. Students from the Glenn Gould School. Yorkminster Park Baptist Church, 1585 Yonge St. 416-241-1298. Free. Donations welcomed. ●●1:00: Cathedral Church of St. James. Organ Recitals: TBA. 65 Church St. 416-364- 7865. Free. Donations welcomed. Wednesday September 21 ●●12:30: Yorkminster Park Baptist Church. Noonday Organ Recital. Andrew Adair, organ. 1585 Yonge St. 416-922-1167. Free. Piano reCital A Benefit Concert for the Walking the Journey Together ToronTo FeAturing The Master Class Players September 21, 2016 - 7:00pm Yorkminster Park baPtist ChurCh yorkminsterpark.com ●●7:00: Yorkminster Park Baptist Church. Master Class Players Piano Recital. Works by Bach, Beethoven, Chopin, Ravel, Scriabin and Brian Agro. Yorkminster Park Baptist Church, 1585 Yonge St. 416-532-0550. . A benefit for the House of Compassion. ●●7:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Opening Night: Renée Fleming. Ravel: Shéhérazade; Rodgers & Hammerstein: The King and I (selections); works by Puccini, Leoncavallo and others. Renée Fleming, soprano; Peter Oundjian, conductor. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-598-3375. From . Thursday September 22 ●●12:10: University of Toronto Faculty of Music. Thursdays at Noon: Musical Chairs. Works by Beethoven, Spohr and Schumann. Elizabeth McDonald, soprano; Peter Stoll, clarinet; Achilles Liarmakopoulos, trombone; Kathryn Tremills, piano. Walter Hall, Edward Johnson Building, University of Toronto, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-408-0208. Free. ●●12:15: Music at Metropolitan. Noon at Met. Richard Spotts, organ. Metropolitan United Church (Toronto), 56 Queen St. E. 416-363- 0331 x26. Free. ●●8:00: Tafelmusik. Handel Water Music. Handel: Water Music; Bach: Orchestral Suite No.4 in D; Rameau: Les Indes galantes (excerpts); and other works. Guest: Elisa Citterio, conductor. Koerner Hall, Telus Centre, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208. and up; and up(sr); -(under 36). Also Sep 23, 24, 25(mat), 27(Weston Recital Hall). Friday September 23 ●●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 Centre (Chapel), 427 Bloor St. W. 416-631-4300. PWYC. Lunch and snack friendly. ●●7:30: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Rachmaninoff Symphony 2. Randolph Peters: Butterfly Wings and Tropical Storms; Sibelius: Violin Concerto in d Op.47; Rachmaninoff: Symphony No.2 in e Op.27. Henning Kraggerud, violin; Peter Oundjian, conductor. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-598-3375. From .75. Also Sep 24. ●●8:00: Gallery 345. The Art of the Piano: John Stech. 345 Sorauren Ave. 416-822-9781. ; (st). ●●8:00: Massey Hall. Torn From the Pages Series: Nutshell. Based on Nutshell by Ian McEwan. Dave Bidini, curator, host. Harbourfront Centre Theatre, 235 Queens Quay W. 416-872-4255. .50-.50. ●●8:00: Tafelmusik. Handel Water Music. Handel: Water Music; Bach: Orchestral Suite No.4 in D; Rameau: Les Indes galantes (excerpts); and other works. Guest: Elisa Citterio, conductor. Koerner Hall, Telus Centre, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208. and up; and up(sr); -(under 36). Also Sep 22, 24, 25(mat), 27(Weston Recital Hall). Saturday September 24 ●●6:15: York Region Chamber Music. The Past: Imagining Mozart’s Piano. Mozart: Fantasy in c K475, Sonata in c K457; Haydn: Fantasia in C Hob.XVII:4; Hummel: Fantasy for Piano in E-flat Op.18. Andrea Botticelli, fortepiano. Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts, 10268 Yonge St., Richmond Hill. 905-787-8811. ; (21 and under/Toronto Early Music Centre members). ●●7:00: Toronto Japanese Social Services. Charity Classical Piano Concert. Sibelius: The Trees Op.75; Finlandia Op.26; Chopin: Andante Spianato/Grand Polonaise Brillante; Ballade No.4; Mozart: Sonata for 2 Pianos; Rachmaninoff: Suite No.2 for 2 Pianos Op.17. Etsuko Terada, piano; Kikuo Watanabe, piano. Glenn Gould Studio, 250 Front St. W. 416-385-9200. . Proceeds will support community services provided by JSS. ●●7:30: Brampton Chamber Music Concert Series. Chamber Music Concert. Koichi Inoue, piano; with young artists selected by audition. St. Paul’s United Church (Brampton), 30 Main St. S., Brampton. 905-450- 9220. PWYC. ●●7:30: Kingston Road United Church. RPR (formerly known as Tanglefoot). Music and stories. Rob Ritchie, Al Parrish, Steve Ritchie and Beaker Granger. 975 Kingston Rd. 416- 699-6091. . ●●8:00: Flato Markham Theatre. The Nylons: Farewell Tour. 171 Town Centre Blvd., Markham. 905-305-7469. -. ●●8:00: Tafelmusik. Handel Water Music. Handel: Water Music; Bach: Orchestral Suite No.4 in D; Rameau: Les Indes galantes (excerpts); and other works. Guest: Elisa Citterio, conductor. Koerner Hall, Telus Centre, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208. and up; and up(sr); -(under 36). Also Sep 22, 23, 25(mat), 27(Weston Recital Hall). ●●8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Rachmaninoff Symphony 2. Randolph Peters: 40 | September 1, 2016 - October 7, 2016 thewholenote.com

Butterfly Wings and Tropical Storms; Sibelius: Violin Concerto in d Op.47; Rachmaninoff: Symphony No.2 in e Op.27. Henning Kraggerud, violin; Peter Oundjian, conductor. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-598-3375. From .75. Also Sep 23. ●●8:00: Turkwaz. Nazar CD release. Tracks from the new CD. Brenna MacCrimmon, Jayne Brown, Maryem Tollar and Sophia Grigoriadis. Guests: Andrew Downing, cello; Demetri Petsalakis, oud/baglamas; Ernie Tollar, winds. Music Gallery, 197 John St. 416- 204-1080. ; (members). CD included in price. ●●8:10: Gordon Murray Presents. Piano Soirée. Chopin: Piano Sonata No.2 Op.35; Impromptu No.3 in G-flat Op.51; other works. Gordon Murray, piano. Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre (Chapel), 427 Bloor St. W. 416-631-4300. PWYC. Sunday September 25 ●●1:15: Mooredale Concerts. Music and Truffles: Cecilia String Quartet. Interactive concert for young people aged 5-11; adults welcome. Haydn: String Quartet in b Op.33 No.1 “Russian”; Mendelssohn: String Quartet in D Op.44 No.1; Emilie LeBel: Taxonomy of Paper Wings (Toronto premiere). Cecilia String Quartet. Walter Hall, Edward Johnson Building, University of Toronto, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-922-3714 x103. . 3:15: Main performance. ●●2:00: Rezonance Baroque Ensemble. Music for Public Consumption. Bach: “Coffee Cantata” BWV211; Brandenburg Concerto No.55 BWV1050. Rezan Onen-Lapointe, baroque violin; Vania Chan, soprano; Joanna Marsden, baroque flute; David Podgorski, harpsichord; Kailey Richards, baroque violin; Jimin Shin, baroque viola; Andres Tucci Clarke, baroque cello. CSI Annex, 720 Bathurst St. 416-979- 3939. . Atis Bankas “Paris Connection” Sunday, September 25, 2pm mazzoleni ConCert Hall TICKETS ON SALE NOW! 416.408.0208 WWW.pErfOrmANCE.rCmuSIC.CA ●●2:00: Royal Conservatory. Mazzoleni Masters: Atis Bankas - Paris Connection. Bolling: Jazz Suite; works by Gershwin/Frolov and Ravel. Atis Bankas, violin; Michael Berkovsky, piano; Bob Mills, double bass; Lorne Grossman, drums. Mazzoleni Concert Hall, Telus Centre, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208. . ●●3:00: Nadina Mackie Jackson. Bassoon Out Loud: Ophelia Speaks. Vivaldi: Bassoon Concertos Nos. 14 and 27; Lussier: Le dernier chant d’Ophélie; McIntire: Premise, for solo viola; Downing: Kontrabas Semaisi; and other works. Nadina Mackie Jackson, bassoon; Bijan Sepanji, violin; Steve Koh, violin; Rory McLeod, viola; Bryan Lu, cello; Joe Phillips, bass. Heliconian Hall, 35 Hazelton Ave. 416- 453-7607. ; (st). ●●3:15: Mooredale Concerts. Cecilia String Quartet. Haydn: String Quartet in b Op.33 No.1 “Russian”; Mendelssohn: String Quartet in D Op.44 No.1; Emilie LeBel: Taxonomy of Paper Wings (Toronto premiere). Cecilia String Quartet. Walter Hall, Edward Johnson Building, University of Toronto, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-922-3714 x103. ; (under 30). 1:15: Music and Truffles family concert. ●●3:30: Tafelmusik. Handel Water Music. Handel: Water Music; Bach: Orchestral Suite No.4 in D; Rameau: Les Indes galantes (excerpts); and other works. Guest: Elisa Citterio, conductor. Koerner Hall, Telus Centre, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208. and up; and up(sr); -(under 36). Also Sep 22, 23, 24, 27(Weston Recital Hall). ●●4:00: Cathedral Church of St. James. Organ Recitals: David Briggs. 65 Church St. 416-364-7865. Free. Donations welcomed. ●●4:00: St. Olave’s Anglican Church. The Music of Windsor Chapel. Choral Evensong. Sun. 25th Sept. at 4 p.m. Choral Evensong with St. Peter’s Choir, Erindale followed by Peach Tea and THE MUSIC OF WINDSOR CHAPEL Clem Carelse directs the choir for Evensong and then discusses the music of famous composers associated with St. George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle: John Merbecke, Henry Purcell and William Harris. St. Olave’s Church Bloor and Windermere 416-769-5686 stolaves.ca St. Peter’s Choir, Erindale; Clem Carelse, conductor. 360 Windermere Ave. 416-769-5686. Contributions appreciated. Followed by Peach Tea and discussion of music linked to St. George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle: Merbecke, Purcell and Harris. ●●4:00: St. Philip’s Anglican Church. Jazz Vespers. The Italian-American Songbook. Michael Occhipinti, guitar; Laura Campisi. All Saints Kingsway Church, 2850 Bloor St. W. 416-247-5181. Freewill offering. NB: Temporary venue change. ●●7:30: Li Delun Music Foundation. Piano Recital: Sa Chen. Prize winner at the Van Cliburn, Frederic Chopin (Warsaw) and Leeds International Piano Competitions. Debussy: Preludes Vol. II; Liszt: Sonata in b. Glenn Gould Studio, 250 Front St. W. 416-490-7962. -. Monday September 26 ●●12:00 noon: Palais Royale. The Four Lads september 25, 3pm OPHELIA SPEAKS Nadina Mackie Jackson, solo bassoon, with Bijan Sepanji, Steve Koh, Rory McLeod, Bryan Lu and Joe Phillips, Vivaldi Concerti no.14 & 27, Lussier Le Dernier Chant d’Ophelie with works for solo strings. Bassoon Out Loud at HELICONIAN HALL 35 Hazelton Avenue, Toronto / nadinamackiejackson.com and The Four Aces: The Greatest Love Songs of the 20th Century. 1601 Lake Shore Blvd. W. 416-533-3553. .50 (includes lunch). Also 7pm. ●●7:00: Palais Royale. The Four Lads and The Four Aces: The Greatest Love Songs of the 20th Century. 1601 Lake Shore Blvd. W. 416- 533-3553. (includes dinner). Also 12 noon. Tuesday September 27 ●●12:00 noon: Canadian Opera Company. Vocal Series: Meet the Young Artists. Favourite arias. Young artists of the 2016/17 COC Ensemble Studio. Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre, Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W. 416-363-8231. Free. Late seating is not available. ●●12:10: Nine Sparrows Arts Foundation/ Yorkminster Park Baptist Church. Lunchtime Chamber Music: Trio Estonia. Arvo Leibur, violin; Aare Tammesalu, cello; Norman Reintamm, piano. Yorkminster Park Baptist thewholenote.com September 1, 2016 - October 7, 2016 | 41

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Volume 24 Issue 7 - April 2019

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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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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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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!).