In this issue: The Toronto Brazilian bateria beat goes on; TD Jazz in Yorkville is three years young; Murray Schafer's earliest Wilderness forays revisited; cellist/composer Cris Derksen's Maada'ookkii Songlines to close Luminato (and it's free!); our 15th annual Green Pages summer music guide; all this and more in our combined June/July/August issue now available in flipthrough format here and on stands starting Thursday May 30.
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traditional Québécois music with jazz and electronica. Marc Maziade, electric guitar, banjo, vocals; Rémi Pagé, violin, foot percussion; Roxane Beaulieu, keyboards, vocals; Hugo Blouin, double bass. Garden, near Campbellford, Campbellford. 877-883-5777. 5 + tax. Includes luncheon by Chef Ravi Anandappa and wine; silent auction. ●●1:00: Zula. Something Else! Festival. Joanna Duda, piano/electronics; Eucalyptus; Sam Newsome, soprano sax. Church of St. John the Evangelist, 320 Charlton Ave. W., Hamilton.zulapresents.org. (adv). Festival runs Jun 20-23. ●●2:00: Orchestra Breva. Eroica: A Sesquicentennial Tribute to Laura Secord. Beethoven: Eroica Symphony; Gluck: Iphigénie en Aulide Overture; Newly commissioned works. Melanie Paul Tanovich, conductor. Queenston Heights Park Bandshell, 14184 Niagara Parkway, Niagara-on-the-Lake. 905-357-7808. Free. Also June 20(8pm, Ingersoll Cheese & Agricultural Museum, Ingersoll), 21(8pm, Sanderson Centre, Brantford). THE AMERICAN SOUND Sunday, June 23rd, 2pm Art Gallery of Hamilton CHAMBER MUSIC HAMILTON.CA ●●2:00: Chamber Music Hamilton. The American Sound. Works by MacDowell, Copland, Gershwin, Barber, Porter and others. Caitlin Boyle, viola; Cameron Crozman, cello; Michael Schulte, violin; Aaron Schwebel, conductor. Art Gallery of Hamilton, 123 King St. W., Hamilton. 905-719-6457. ; (sr); (st). ●●5:00: Zula. Something Else! Festival. Sourpussy; Ear-Cam; Don Byron, clarinets. Church of St. John the Evangelist, 320 Charlton Ave. W., Hamilton. zulapresents.org. (adv). Festival runs Jun 20-23. Saturday June 29 ●●11:00am: Northumberland County. Multicultural Festival. Music and dances from around the world. Jerry Rivera. Memorial Park, 56 Queen St., Port Hope. 905-372- 3329x6256. Free. Also 9pm. ●●7:30: Leith Summer Festival. Amor. Songs from opera and the classical repertoire. Krisztina Szabó, mezzo; Robert Kortgaard, piano. Leith Church, 419134 Tom Thomson Ln., Leith. 519-371-2833. . ●●9:00: Northumberland County. Multicultural Festival. Music and dances from B. Concerts Beyond the GTA around the world. Jerry Rivera. Memorial Park, 56 Queen St., Port Hope. 905-372- 3329x6256. Free. Also 11am. Sunday June 30 ●●2:00: Westben. Viva Vivaldi! The Four Seasons & Gloria. Amy Hillis, violin; Westben Festival Orchestra & Chorus. The Barn, 6698 County Road 30, Campbellford. 877- 883-5777. ; (sr); (under 30); (under 19). 1:15pm: Pre-Concert Chat. Wednesday July 3 ●●12:00 noon: Midday Music with Shigeru. Chamber Music Concert. Works by Fauré and Saint-Saëns. Emma Meinrenken, violin; Benjamin Smith, smith. Hiway Pentecostal Church, 50 Anne St. N., Barrie. 705-726-1181. ; free(st). Thursday July 4 ●●12:15: St. George’s Cathedral Summer Concerts. Chris Alfano Jazz Quartet. Tribute to Benny Goodman. Avalon, Moonglow, Memories of You and others. St. George’s Cathedral (Kingston), 270 King St. E., Kingston. 613-548-4617 or stgeorgescathedral.ca. Free. Freewill offering collected. ●●7:30: Brott Music Festival. PopOpera. Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia (Sinfonia); Leoncavallo: I pagliacci (Prologo); Strauss: Die Fledermaus (Mein Herr Marquis); Mozart: Die Entführung aus dem Serail (O wie will ich triumphieren); Donizetti: L’elisir d’amore (Caro elisir, sei mio). National Academy Orchestra; BrottOpera Singers; Boris Brott, conductor. FirstOntario Concert Hall, 1 Summers Ln., Hamilton. 905- 525-7664. ; (sr); (st); (Brott35). Festival runs Jun 27 to Aug 8. Friday July 5 ●●7:00: Westben. Basia Bulat. Folk singersongwriter. Basia Bulat, autoharp, charango, vocals. The Barn, 6698 County Road 30, Campbellford. 877-883-5777. ; (sr); (under 30); (under 19). 5pm: BBQ (reservations required 48 hrs. prior). Saturday July 6 ●●2:00: Westben. Tony McManus. Celtic guitarist. The Barn, 6698 County Road 30, Campbellford. 877-883-5777. ; (sr); (under 30); (under 19). Sunday July 7 ●●2:00: Westben. The Snow Queen. Sung in English with piano and percussion accompaniment. Jeremy Taylor & John Greer: musical adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen fable. Canadian Children’s Opera Company. The Barn, 6698 County Road 30, Campbellford. 877-883- 5777. ; (sr); (under 30); (under 19). 1pm: Pre-Concert Chat. Wednesday July 10 ●●2:30: Seniors Serenade. Popular Jazz. Mark Hathaway, piano; Bruce Rumble, bass. Bethel Community Church, 128 St. Vincent Street, Barrie. 705-726-1181. Free. Thursday July 11 ●●12:15: St. George’s Cathedral Summer Concerts. John Burge, piano. Burge: Prelude and Fugue No. 2 in c, Mata Hari Suite. St. George’s Cathedral (Kingston), 270 King St. E., Kingston. 613-548-4617 or stgeorgescathedral.ca. Free. Freewill offering collected. ●●7:30: Brott Music Festival. Connoisseur Classics 1. Dvořák: Cello Concerto; Shostakovich: Symphony No.5; Dénommé-Welch/ Magowen: Bottlenecked. National Academy Orchestra; Rachel Mercer, cello; Boris Brott, conductor. L.R. Wilson Concert Hall, McMaster University, 1280 Main St. W. , Hamilton. 905- 525-7664. . Festival runs Jun 27 to Aug 8. Friday July 12 ●●7:00: Westben. TGIFun! Brent Butt. Creator and star of Canadian sitcom Corner Gas. The Barn, 6698 County Road 30, Campbellford. 877-883-5777. ; (sr); (under 30); (under 19). 5pm: BBQ (reservations not required); 9:30pm: After Party with Brent; Capers Tap House; +tax (limited seating). ●●7:30: Elora Festival. Opening Night 40th Anniversary Gala. Elora Singers; State Choir Latvija; Members of the Grand Philharmonic Children’s and Youth Choirs; Jane Archibald, James Westman and Daniel Taylor, soloists; and others; Maris Sirmais and Mark Vuorinen, conductors. See Summer Festival Listings for details. Saturday July 13 ●●1:00: Elora Festival. State Choir Latvija in Recital; 3:15 Pre-concert chat for Piano Six; 4:00: Piano Six. Daniel Wnukowski, Marika Bournaki, David Jalbert, Angela Park, Ian Parker and Anastasia Rizikov; 7:30: Natalie MacMaster with The Elora Singers. Natalie MacMaster, fiddle. See Summer Festival Listings for details. ●●2:00: Westben. Beethoven & Ravel Piano Trios. Beethoven: Trio in B-flat Op.97 “Archduke”; Ravel: Piano Trio in a. Mayumi Seiler, violin; Colin Carr, cello; André Laplante, piano. The Barn, 6698 County Road 30, Campbellford. 877-883-5777. ; (sr); (under 30); (under 19). ●●7:00: Westben. Performer-Composer Showcase. Performance of never-beforeheard music by diverse collection of international performing composers. Participants of the performer-composers’ week-long residency. The Barn, 6698 County Road 30, Campbellford. 877-883-5777. ; (sr); (under 30); (under 19). Sunday July 14 ●●1:30: Elora Festival. Jane Archibald, Soprano in Recital; 4:00: The Laplante/Seilor/ Carr Trio in Recital. André Laplante, piano; Mayumi Seiler, violin; Colin Carr, cello; 6:00: Singers Unplugged 3.0. Michael Cressman, baritone and director. Also 8:00. See Summer Festival Listings for details. ●●2:00: Westben. The Fitzgerald Family. Canadian Celtic music, Ottawa-Valley step dancing, and Old Time vocal and fiddle arrangements. Chair Dance; Dance Off; A Capella. The Barn, 6698 County Road 30, Campbellford. 877-883-5777. ; (sr); (under 30); (under 19). Wednesday July 17 ●●12:00 noon: Music at St. Andrew’s. Organ Recital. Simon Walker, organ. St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church (Barrie), 47 Owen St., Barrie. 705-726-1181. ; free(st). ●●2:00: Westben. ABBA Mia! Performance in concert style featuring music of ABBA from the Broadway musical and movies. Mamma Mia; Here We Go Again; and other ABBA hits. Caitlin Wood, soprano; Adrianna Longo, soprano; Kim Dafoe, mezzo; Adam Fisher, tenor; Jeff Soucy, baritone; Andy Thompson & Friends. The Barn, 6698 County Road 30, Campbellford. 877-883- 5777. ; (sr); (under 30); (under 19). Also Jul 18, 23, 24, 25, 27(7pm). ●●7:00: Stratford Summer Music. Manitoba Chamber Orchestra. Guest: Simone Dinnerstein; Anne Manson, music director. See Summer Festival Listings for details. Thursday July 18 ●●12:15: St. George’s Cathedral Summer Concerts. Matthew Larkin, organ. Willan: Introduction, Passacaglia, and Fugue; Works by Ager and Messiaen. St. George’s Cathedral (Kingston), 270 King St. E., Kingston. 613-548- 4617 or stgeorgescathedral.ca. Free. Freewill offering collected. ●●2:00: Westben. ABBA Mia! See Jul 17. ●●5:00: Elora Festival. Evensong. Elora Singers; Matthew Larkin, organ; Mark Vuorinen, conductor; 7:30: Elora Singers: Path of Miracles. Mark Vuorinen, conductor. See Summer Festival Listings for details. ●●6:30: Collingwood Summer Music Festival. A Choral Extravaganza! Inaugural Concert. Mozart: Divertimento in F; Hermann: Capriccio; Beethoven: Choral Fantasy. Elmer Iseler Singers; ChoralWorks Choir; Collingwood Festival Orchestra; Mayumi Seiler, violin; Daniel Wnukowski, piano and others. New Life Church, 28 Tracey Ln., Collingwood. 705- 445-2200 or 1-866-382-2200 or collingwoodfestival.com/buy-tickets. . ●●7:00: Stratford Summer Music. Leslie Ting Speculation. See Summer Festival Listings for details. ●●7:30: Brott Music Festival. La bohème. Music by Giacomo Puccini, libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa. National Academy Orchestra; BrottOpera Cast; John Fanning, baritone; Boris Brott, conductor. FirstOntario Concert Hall, 1 Summers Ln., Hamilton. 905-525-7664. ; (sr); (st); (Brott35). 6:30pm: pre-concert chat (free). Festival runs Jun 27 to Aug 8. Friday July 19 ●●7:00: Collingwood Summer Music Festival. Gryphon Trio. New Life Church, 28 Tracey Ln., Collingwood. 705-445-2200 or 1-866- 382-2200 or collingwoodfestival.com/buytickets. . ●●7:00: Westben. Abbey Road to Woodstock. Celebration of the 50th anniversary of Abbey Road with a chaser of Woodstock. Hits from the Beatles’ 1969 album and other Woodstock favourites; music of the Kinks, Dave Clark Five, Animals, Hollies, Stones, The Who, and more. Andy Forgie & Big Black Smoke. The Barn, 6698 County Road 30, Campbellford. 877-883-5777. ; (sr); (under 30); (under 19). 5:00: BBQ with British fare (reservations required 48 hrs. prior). ●●7:30: Elora Festival. Lemon Bucket Orkestra. See Summer Festival Listings for details. ●●7:30: Festival of the Sound. Gala Opening Concert. Elmer Iseler Singers; Mary Lou Fallis, soprano; Colin Fox, narrator; Penderecki String Quartet; Guy Few, piano and others. See Summer Festival Listings for details. ●●7:30: University of Waterloo Department of Music. Conrad Grebel Concerts: orchestra@uwaterloo -- German & Austrian Masterpieces. Brahms: Piano Concerto No.2 in b-flat; Von Suppé: Poet and Peasant Overture; Bruckner: Overture in g; and other works. 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conductor. First United Church (Waterloo), 16 William St. W., Waterloo. 519-885-0220 x24226. Free. ●●9:00: Stratford Summer Music. Stephen Prutsman. See Summer Festival Listings for details. Saturday July 20 ●●10:00am Elora Festival. Pre-concert activities for Shoestring Opera; 11:00am: Shoestring Opera: Schoolyard Carmen. Katy Clark, soprano. Free post-concert Museum tour; 1:00: Gloria: French Choral Music for the Soul. Elora Singers; Matthew Larkin, organ; Mark Vuorinen, conductor; 4:00: Cheng2 Duo. Bryan Cheng, cello; Silvie Cheng, piano; 7:30: Unforgettable: The Nat King Cole Story. Thom Allison, performer; big band; Elora Singers. See Summer Festival Listings for details. ●●2:00: Westben. Manitoba Chamber Orchestra. Glass: Piano Concert No.3; Fung: Double Concerto for Violins; Dvořák: American String Quartet (arr. for string orchestra). Simone Dinnerstein, piano; Anne Manson, conductor. The Barn, 6698 County Road 30, Campbellford. 877-883-5777. ; (sr); (under 30); (under 19). 1pm: Pre-Concert Chat. ●●7:00: Collingwood Summer Music Festival. Quartetto Gelato. La Vie en Rose, Meditango, Besame Mucho, C’era Una Volta and O Sole Mio. New Life Church, 28 Tracey Ln., Collingwood. 705-445-2200 or 1-866-382-2200 or collingwoodfestival.com/buy-tickets. . ●●7:30: University of Waterloo Department of Music. Conrad Grebel Concerts: University of Waterloo Choir - Voicescapes. Works by Jaakko Mäntyjärvi, Stephen Hatfield, Morten Lauridsen and Sarah Hopkins. Liska Jetchick, director. The Cedars, 543 Beechwood Dr., Waterloo. 519-885-0220 x24226. ; (sr/st). ●●10:00: Westben. Moonlight. Commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the first lunar landing. Beethoven: Moonlight Sonata; Schubert: Impromptus Op.90 in a. Brian Finley, piano. The Barn, 6698 County Road 30, Campbellford. 877-883-5777. ; (sr); (under 30); (under 19). Sunday July 21 ●●10:00am: Westben. Secret Concert. Can’t say what, can’t say where – but curiosity and a bit of walking will get you there! Meet at The Barn to catch a ride to the Secret Concert adventure. The Barn, 6698 County Road 30, Campbellford. 877-883-5777. + tax. Picnic lunch included (reservation required; limited space). ●●2:00: Elora Festival. Daniel Taylor with Charles Daniels and Ellen McAteer in Recital. Daniel Taylor, countertenor; Charles Daniels, tenor; Ellen McAteer, soprano; Steven Philcox, piano; 4:30: Hymn to St. Cecilia: Music from the English Tradition. Elora Singers; Matthew Larkin, organ; Mark Vuorinen, conductor; 7:30: Kuné, Canada’s Global Orchestra. See Summer Festival Listings for details. ●●2:00: Westben. John McDermott, tenor. Scottish and Irish music. Mark Lalama, multiinstrumentalist; Dala, folk music duo. The Barn, 6698 County Road 30, Campbellford. 877-883-5777. ; (sr); (under 30); (under 19). ●●2:30: Festival of the Sound. Up Close & Personal. Gene DiNovi, piano; 7:30: Viennese Opera Party. Leslie Fagan, Kristina Szabó, sopranos; Colin Ainsworth, tenor; Sam Chan, baritone; Guy Few, trumpet and others. See Summer Festival Listings for details. ●●3:00: Stratford Summer Music. Chamber Music Concert. See Summer Festival Listings for details. ●●5:30: Ottawa Chamberfest. National Youth Orchestra of Canada. Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet Op.63; Panufnik: Sinfonia Sacra; Mahler: Symphony No.5; Brahms: Concerto for Violin and Cello Op.102. Michael Francis, conductor. Dominion-Chalmers United Church, 355 Cooper St., Ottawa. 613-234-6306. . ●●7:00: Brookside Music Association. Syrène Saxophone Quartet. Midland Alliance Church, 829 Yonge St., Midland. 705-528-0521. . ●●7:30: Festival of the Sound. Viennese Opera Party. Strauss: Chacun à son goût from Die Fledermaus; Lerner & Loewe: If Ever I Would Leave You from Camelot; Bizet: Je dis que rien ne m’épouvante from Carmen; Puccini: Nessun dorma from Turandot; Verdi: Sempre libera from La Traviata and others. Leslie Fagan, Kristina Szabó, sopranos; Colin Ainsworth, tenor; Sam Chan, baritone; Guy Few, trumpet and others. Charles W. Stockey Centre, 2 Bay St, Parry Sound. 705-746-2410 or 1-866-364-0061. -; -(sr). Monday July 22 ●●10:30am: Festival of the Sound. Office Hour: Accordion Postcards. Joseph Petric, Guy Few, accordion; 2:00: Music for Trumpet & Organ. William McArton, organ; Guy Few, trumpet; 6:30: Brass on the Bay Cruise. Ten members of Hannaford Street Silver Band. See Summer Festival Listings for details. Tuesday July 23 ●●1:30: Festival of the SoundAnagnoson & Kinton in Recital. Anagnoson and Kinton, piano duo; Alan Stein, visual art.; 3:30: Fantasy & Romance. Gryphon Trio; James Campbell, clarinet; Douglas McNabney, viola; Joel Quarrington, bass; 6:00: Bands on the Bay; 8:00: Strike Up the Band. Hannaford Street Silver Band; Russell Braun, baritone. See Summer Festival Listings for details. ●●2:00: Westben. ABBA Mia! See Jul 17. Wednesday July24 ●●1:30: Festival of the Sound.Carolyn & Russell in Concert. Russell Braun, baritone; Carolyn Maule, piano; 3:30: Swiss Trio & Friends. Swiss Piano Trio; Douglas McNabney, viola; James Campbell,clarinet; Ken MacDonald, horn; 7:30: Beethoven I. Janina Fialkowski, piano; Rolston String Quartet. See Summer Festival Listings for details. ●●2:00: Westben. ABBA Mia! See Jul 17. ●●7:00: Stratford Summer Music. The Brothers Creeggan. See Summer Festival Listings for details. Thursday July 25 ●●12:15: St. George’s Cathedral Summer Concerts. Cranberry Dixie Band. High Society; Sleepy Time Down South; Memories of You; What a Wonderful World; The Saints. St. George’s Cathedral (Kingston), 270 King St. E., Kingston. 613-548-4617 or stgeorgescathedral.ca. Free. Freewill offering collected. ●●1:30: Festival of the Sound. Rolston String Quartet; 7:30: National Youth Orchestra of Canada: A Look Into The Future. Michael Francis, conductor. See Summer Festival Listings for details. ●●2:00: Westben. ABBA Mia! See Jul 17. ● ● 5:00: Elora Festival. Evensong. Elora Singers; Matthew Larkin, organ; Mark Vuorinen, conductor; 7:30: COC Competition Winner: Matthew Cairns, Tenor; 9:00: Elora Singers at Twilight: From Darkness to Light. See Summer Festivals Listings for details. ●●7:00: Stratford Summer Music. Amir Amiri. See Summer Festival Listings. ●●7:30: Brott Music Festival. Fly Me to the Moon. Music of Frank Sinatra. National Academy Orchestra; Chris Jason, Sinatra Impersonator; Boris Brott, conductor. Liuna Station, 360 James St. N., Hamilton. 905-525- 7664. ; (sr); (st); (Brott35). Festival runs Jun 27 to Aug 8. ●●7:30: University of Waterloo Department of Music. Conrad Grebel Concerts: Fairy Tales and Legends - orchestra@uwaterloo. Works by Massenet, Gounod, Dvořák, Mozart and Offenbach. Natasha Campbell and Autumn Wascher, sopranos; Daniel Warren, music director. Knox Presbyterian Church (Waterloo), 50 Erb St. W., Waterloo. 519-885- 0220 x24226. Free. Friday July 26 ●●10:30am: Festival of the Sound. Office Hour: Swiss Piano Trio - Musical Life in Switzerland; 2:00: Janina Fialkowska Plays Chopin; 7:30: Payadora Tango Ensemble. See Summer Festival Listings for details. ●●7:00: Brookside Music Association. The Swiss Trio. Guests: James Campbell, clarinet; Ken McDonald, horn; Douglas Perry, viola; Lydia Adams, conductor. Midland Alliance Church, 829 Yonge St., Midland. 705- 528-0521. . ●●7:00: Classical Unbound Festival. Shoulders of Giants. Debussy: Quartet in g; Lizée: Isabella Blow at Somerset House; Beethoven: Quartet in e Op.59 No.2. Ironwood Quartet. Grange of Prince Edward Vineyards and Estate Winery, 990 Closson Rd, Hillier. 514- 713-1082. . ●●7:00: Westben. TGIFolk! Rose Cousins. Prince Edward Island folk singer-songwriter. The Barn, 6698 County Road 30, Campbellford. 877-883-5777. ; (sr); (under 30); (under 19). 5pm: BBQ (reservations not required). ●●9:00: Stratford Summer Music. Duane Andrews and Friends. See Summer Festival Listings. Saturday July 27 ●●10:00am: Elora Festival. Pre-concert art activities for From Winkle to Stardom; 11:00am: Family Series (all ages): From Twinkle to Stardom. Music Comedy Duo Millan & Faye. Free post-concert Museum tour; 1:00: Penderecki Quartet with Daniel Lichti, Baritone; 4:00: Festival of the Sound Ensemble with Elora Singers. Swiss Piano Trio; James Campbell; Ken MacDonald; Doug Perry; James Mason; 7:30: An Evening With Measha Brueggergosman. See Summer Festival Listings for details. ●●11:00am: Festival of the Sound. Strings Across the Sky; 4:00: Festival of the Sound Ensemble with Elora Singers. Swiss Piano Trio; James Campbell; Ken MacDonald; Doug Perry; James Mason; 7:30: Jayme Stone’s Folklife. Jayme Stone, banjo/voice; Moira Smiley, voice/accordion; Sumaia Jackson, fiddle/voice; Joe Phillips, bass/voice. See Summer Festival Listings for details. ●●11:00am: Stratford Summer Music. Musical Brunches with Graham Hargrove; 3:00: Oh Happy Day! Ben Heppner with the Toronto Mass Choir. See Summer Festival Listings for details. ●●2:00: Westben. Saturday at the Opera. Vissi d’Arte from Tosca; Credo from Otello; other arias and duets from Don Giovanni, La traviata, Eugene Onegin, The Merry Widow, and other works. Joyce El-Khoury, soprano; Jason Howard, baritone; Brian Finley, piano. The Barn, 6698 County Road 30, Campbellford. 877-883-5777. ; (sr); (under 30); (under 19). 1:15pm: Pre-Concert Chat. ●●7:00: Westben. ABBA Mia! See Jul 17. ●●7:30: Classical Unbound Festival. Ironwood Unbound. Pärt: Fratres; Dessner: Aheym; Bach: Chaconne; Marks: Original Songs. Ironwood Quartet. Old Church Theatre, 940 Bonisteel Rd., Trenton. 514-713- 1082. . ●●7:30: Music at Port Milford. En songs je t’ai vu. Works by Mendelssohn, Dompierre, Dvořák and Landry. Quatuor Saguenay; Allison Gagnon, piano; Becca Kenneally, soprano. St. Mary Magdalene, 355 Main St., Picton. 914-439-5039. ; (st); (youth 12 and under). Sunday July 28 ●●2:00: Westben. Kuné -- Canada’s Global Orchestra. A celebration of Canada’s cultural diversity. Music using over 20 traditional instruments. An eclectic ensemble of Canadian musicians that hail from all corners of the globe. The Barn, 6698 County Road 30, Campbellford. 877-883-5777. ; (sr); (under 30); (under 19). ●●3:00: Brott Music Festival. Connoisseur Classics 2. Lalo: Symphonie espagnole Op.21; Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique; Croall: Nimkii N’gamwin (Thunder Song). National Academy Orchestra; Adrian Anantawan, violin; Boris Brott, conductor. L.R. Wilson Concert Hall, McMaster University, 1280 Main St. W. , Hamilton. 905-525-7664. . Festival runs Jun 27 to Aug 8. ●●3:00: Elora Festival. 40th Anniversary Finale: Magnificat! Elora Singers; Festival Orchestra with sitar and tabla. See Summer Festival Listings for details. ●●4:00: Stratford Summer Music. National Youth Orchestra of Canada. See Summer Festival Listings for details. ●●6:30: Festival of the Sound. Celtic Magic Cruise. Scantily Plaid. See Summer Festival Listings for details. ●●7:00: Classical Unbound Festival. Summer Nocturne. Mendelssohn: String Quartet Op.44 No.1; Puccini: Crisantemi; Beethoven: String Quartet Op.18 No.6. Ironwood Quartet. Hillier Creek Estates Winery, 46 Stapleton Rd., Hillier. 514-713-1082. . Cocktail reception 6pm. ●●7:30: University of Waterloo Department of Music. Conrad Grebel Concerts: Instrumental Chamber Ensembles. Works by Mozart and Peterson. Conrad Grebel University College, 140 Westmount Rd. N., Waterloo. 519-885- 0220 x24226. Free. Post-concert reception. Monday July 29 ● ● 7:00: Brookside Music Association. Festival Baroque. Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No.5 and works by Vivaldi and Telemann. 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July/August issue is now available in flipthrough HERE, bringing to a close 25 seasons of doing what we do (and plan to continue doing), and on stands early in the week of July 5. Not the usual bucolic parade of music in the summer sun, but lots, we hope, to pass the time: links to online and virtual music; a full slate of record reviews; plenty new in the Listening Room; and a full slate of stories – the future of opera, the plight of small venues, the challenge facing orchestras, the barriers to resumption of choral life, the challenges of isolation for real-time music; the steps some festivals are taking to keep the spirit and substance of what they do alive. And intersecting with all of it, responses to the urgent call for anti-racist action and systemic change.
"COVID's Metamorphoses"? "There's Always Time (Until Suddenly There Isn't)"? "The Writing on the Wall"? It's hard to know WHAT to call this latest chapter in the extraordinary story we are all of a sudden characters in. By whatever name we call it, the MAY/JUNE combined issue of The WholeNote is now available, HERE in flip through format, in print commencing Wednesday May 6, and, in fully interactive form, online at thewholenote.com. Our 18th Annual Choral Canary Pages, scheduled for publication in print and flip through in September is already well underway with the first 50 choirs home to roost and more being added every week online. Community Voices, our cover story, brings to you the thoughts of 30 musical community members, all going through what we are going through (and with many more to come as the feature gets amplified online over the course of the coming months). And our regular writers bring their personal thoughts to the mix. Finally, a full-fledged DISCoveries review section offers cues and clues to recorded music for your solitary solace!
After some doubt that we would be allowed to go to press, in respect to wide-ranging Ontario business closures relating to COVID-19, The WholeNote magazine for April 2020 is now on press, and print distribution – modified to respect community-wide closures and the need for appropriate distancing – starts Monday March 30. Meanwhile the full magazine is right here, digitally, so if you value us PLEASE SHARE THIS LINK AS WIDELY AS YOU CAN. It's the safest way for us to reach the widest possible audience at this time!
FEATURED: Music & Health writer Vivien Fellegi explores music, blindness & the plasticity of perception; David Jaeger digs into Gustavo Gimeno's plans for new music in his upcoming first season as music director at TSO; pianist James Rhodes, here for an early March recital, speaks his mind in a Q&A with Paul Ennis; and Lydia Perovic talks music and more with rising Turkish-Canadian mezzo Beste Kalender. Also, among our columns, Peggy Baker Dance Projects headlines Wende Bartley's In with the New; Steve Wallace's Jazz Notes rushes in definitionally where many fear to tread; ... and more.
Visions of 2020! Sampling from back to front for a change: in Rearview Mirror, Robert Harris on the Beethoven he loves (and loves to hate!); Errol Gay, a most musical life remembered; Luna Pearl Woolf in focus in recordings editor David Olds' "Editor's Corner" and in Jenny Parr's preview of "Jacqueline"; Speranza Scappucci explains how not to reinvent Rossini; The Indigo Project, where "each piece of cloth tells a story"; and, leading it all off, Jully Black makes a giant leap in "Caroline, or Change." And as always, much more. Now online in flip-through format here and on stands starting Thurs Jan 30.
Welcome to our December/January issue as we turn the annual calendar page, halfway through our season for the 25th time, juggling as always, secular stuff, the spirit of the season, new year resolve and winter journeys! Why is Mozart's Handel's Messiah's trumpet a trombone? Why when Laurie Anderson offers to fly you to the moon you should take her up on the invitation. Why messing with Winterreisse can (sometimes) be a very good thing! And a bumper crop of record reviews for your reading (and sometimes listening) pleasure. Available in flipthrough here right now, and on stands commencing Thursday Nov 28. See you on the other side!
On the slim chance you might not have already heard the news, Estonian Canadian composing giant Udo Kasemets was born the same year that Leo Thermin invented the theremin --1919. Which means this is the centenary year for both of them, and both are being celebrated in style, as Andrew Timar and MJ Buell respectively explain. And that's just a taste of a bustling November, with enough coverage of music of both the delectably substantial and delightfully silly on hand to satisfy one and all.
Long promised, Vivian Fellegi takes a look at Relaxed Performance practice and how it is bringing concert-going barriers down across the spectrum; Andrew Timar looks at curatorial changes afoot at the Music Gallery; David Jaeger investigates the trumpets of October; the 30th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution (and the 20th Anniversary of our October Blue Pages Presenter profiles) in our Editor's Opener; the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir at 125; Tapestry at 40 and Against the Grain at 10; ringing in the changing season across our features and columns; all this and more, now available in Flip Through format here, and on the stands commencing this coming Friday September 27, 2019. Enjoy.
Vol 1 of our 25th season is now here! And speaking of 25, that's how many films in the upcoming Toronto International Film Festival editor Paul Ennis, in our Eighth Annual TIFF TIPS, has chosen to highlight for their particular musical interest.
Also inside: Rob Harris looks through the Rear View Mirror at past and present prognostications about the imminent death of classical music; Mysterious Barricades and Systemic Barriers are Lydia Perović's preoccupations in Art of Song; Andrew Timar reflects on the evolving priorities of the Polaris Prize; and elsewhere, it's chocks away as yet another season creaks or roars (depending on the beat) into motion. Welcome back.
What a range of stuff! A profile of Liz Upchurch, the COC ensemble studio's vocal mentor extraordinaire; a backgrounder on win-win faith/arts centre partnerships and ways of exploring the possibilities; an interview with St. Petersburg-based Eifman Ballet's Boris Eifman; Ana Sokolovic's violin concert Evta finally coming to town; a Love Letter to YouTube, and much more. Plus our 17th annual Canary Pages Choral directory if all you want to do is sing! sing! sing!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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!
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.
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!
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.
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!).
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!
On our cover: Owen Pallett's musical palette on display at New Creations. Spring brings thoughts of summer music education! (It's never too late.). For Marc-Andre Hamelin the score is king. Ella at 100 has the tributes happening. All; this and more.
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!
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!
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!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
"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!
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.
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!).
