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Volume 28 Issue 5 | April & May 2023

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April and May is Canary Time in the world of WholeNote -- the time when choirs in larger than usual numbers refresh the info in our online "Who's Who" to inform prospective choristers and audiences what they have to offer. Also inside: There's a new New Wave to catch at Esprit; Toronto Bach Festival no 6 includes a Kafeehaus; another new small venue on the "Soft Seat Beat" (we assume the seats are soft!); an ever-so Musically Theatrical spring. And more.

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LIVE OR ONLINE | Mar 28 to Jun 6, 2023 Chiarello, double bass; Emmanuelle Beaulieu Bergeron, cello; Theresa Rudolph, viola; Luri Lee, violin. Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre, 427 Bloor St. W. www.eventbrite.ca or admin@trioarkel.com or 647-229-6918. . LEIPZIG CANTATAS May 28 | 4pm TorontoBachFestival.org ● 4:00: Toronto Bach Festival. Leipzig Cantatas. All-Bach program. Die Elenden sollen essen, BWV 75; Die Himmel erzählen die Ehre Gottes BWV 76. Ellen McAteer and Sinéad White, sopranos; Daniel Taylor and Nicholas Burns, altos; James Gilchrist and Cory Knight, tenors; Jonathon Adams and Adam Kuiack, basses; The Toronto Bach Festival Orchestra. Eastminster United Church, 310 Danforth Ave. Tickets: 416- 466-8241 or www.torontobachfestival.org. . ● 4:00: Wychwood Clarinet Choir. Sounds of Spring. Alfred Reed: Havana Moon; Richard Rodgers: It Might As Well Be Spring; Richard Rodgers (arr. Howard Cable): Bewitched; Paul Saunders: Clarifunkation; Rossini: Overture to L’italiana in Algeri. Heather Bambrick, vocals; Wychwood Clarinet Choir; Michele Jacot, director. St. Michael and All Angels Anglican Church, 611 St. Clair Ave. W. www. wychwoodclarinetchoir.ca. ; (sr/st). ● 7:00: Fallsview Casino Resort. Tom Jones: Ages & Stages Tour. Fallsview Casino Resort, OLG Stage, 6380 Fallsview Blvd., Niagara Falls. 1-877-833-3110 or www.ticketmaster.ca. . ● 7:00: INNERchamber Inc. The Oculist. Bach: Jagen ist die Lust der Götter from Cantata BWV 208; Bach: Sonata No.2, for Violin and Obbligato Harpsichord BWV 1015; Handel: Trio Sonata Op.2 No.4 HWV 389; Handel: “Total Eclipse” from Samson; Handel: “Mirth, admit me of thy crew” from L’Allegro; Telemann: Concerto for Recorder (violin), Horn and Continuo. Julie Baumgartel, baroque violin; Andrew Chung, baroque violin; Derek Conrod, natural horn; Borys Medicky, harpsichord; Margaret Gay, baroque cello. Revival House, 70 Brunswick St., Stratford. tickets@innerchamber.ca. ; (arts workers/st). LIVE & LIVESTREAM. A light meal is available to patrons in Stratford. ● 7:30: Cuckoo’s Nest Folk Club. Kitty Donohoe. Chaucer’s Pub, 122 Carling St., London. Tickets: www.ticketscene.ca/events. . ● 7:30: Grand Philharmonic Choir. Water: An Environmental Oratorio and Bruckner Te Deum. Grand Philharmonic Children’s Choir; Grand Philharmonic Youth Choir; Katie Clark, soprano; Marion Newman, mezzo; Jean- Philippe Lazure, tenor; Phillip Addis, baritone; Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony; Mark Vuorinen, conductor. Centre in the Square, 101 Queen St. N., Kitchener. Tickets & info: www.grandphilchoir.com. -; (st/ under-30); (child/high-school st). Tuesday May 30 ● 12:10: Nine Sparrows Arts Foundation. Lunchtime Chamber Music. Katie Kirkpatrick, flute. Yorkminster Park Baptist Church, 1585 Yonge St. www.yorkminsterpark.com. Free. Donations welcome. ● 1:00: St. James Cathedral. Tuesday Organ Recital. Richard Hansen, organ. Cathedral Church of St. James, 106 King St. E. 416-364- 7865 or www.stjamescathedral.ca. Free. Donations welcome. Wednesday May 31 ● 7:30: Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Toronto/Villa Charities. Jazz Series at the Columbus Centre: Francesco Cafiso, Saxophone. Columbus Centre, 901 Lawrence Ave. W. www.eventbrite.ca. . ● 7:30: ORGANIX Concerts/Istituto Italiano di Cultura Toronto. Italian Arts Festival. Mario Ciferri, organ. Basilica of Our Lady Immaculate, 28 Norfolk St., Guelph. 416- 571-3680 or www.organixconcerts.ca. ; (RCCO/CIOC). Also Jun 3(4pm) - Timothy Eaton Memorial Church, Toronto. ● 8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Brahms 2 + Benedetti Plays Marsalis. Marsalis: Violin Concerto (Canadian Premiere); Brahms: Symphony No.2. Nicola Benedetti, violin; Elim Chan, conductor. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-598-3375. From . Also Jun 1, 3. Thursday June 1 ● 11:00am: Encore Symphonic Concert Band. Monthly Concert. 35-piece concert band performing band concert music, pop tunes, jazz standards (2 singers) and the occasional march. Trinity Presbyterian Church York Mills, 2737 Bayview Ave. www. encoreband.ca. . ● 7:30: ORGANIX Concerts/Istituto Italiano di Cultura Toronto. Italian Arts Festival. Eugenio Maria Fagiani, organ. Basilica of Our Lady Immaculate, 28 Norfolk St., Guelph. 416- 571-3680 or www.organixconcerts.ca. ; (RCCO/CIOC). Also Jun 3(8pm) - Timothy Eaton Memorial Church, Toronto. ● 8:00: Alliance Française de Toronto. Virtuosi by the Leleu Brothers. Thomas Leleu, tuba; Romain Leleu, trumpet. Spadina Theatre, Alliance Française de Toronto, 24 Spadina Rd. www.alliance-francaise.ca. . ● 8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Brahms 2 + Benedetti Plays Marsalis. Marsalis: Violin Concerto (Canadian Premiere); Brahms: Symphony No.2. Nicola Benedetti, violin; Elim Chan, conductor. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-598-3375. From . Also May 31, Jun 3. Friday June 2 ● 7:00: Browntasauras Records. Nick Maclean Quartet. Featuring Brownman Ali. Nick Maclean, piano; Brownman Ali, trumpet; Bennett Young, bass; Jacob Wutzke, drums. Contxt, 254 Lansdowne Ave. 416-389-2643 or www.eventbrite.ca/e/nick-macleanquartet-feat-brownman-ali-toronto-tickets-545543724967. ; (adv). ● 7:30: Canadian Opera Company. Pomegranate. Music by Kye Marshall. Libretto by Amanda Hale. Canadian Opera Company Chorus & Orchestra; Rosemary Thomson, conductor; Jennifer Tarver, director. Canadian Opera Company Theatre, 227 Front St. E. 416-363-8231 or 1-800-250-4653 or tickets@coc.ca. From . Also Jun 3, 4(2pm). At 7:30pm unless otherwise noted. Saturday June 3 ● 2:00: Barrie Concert Band. Barrie Concert Band Goes Broadway. Collier Street United Church, 112 Collier St., Barrie. 705-735-0720 or www.barrieconcertband.org/product-category/tickets. ; (st). ● 4:00: ORGANIX Concerts/Istituto Italiano di Cultura Toronto. Italian Arts Festival. Mario Ciferri, organ. Timothy Eaton Memorial Church, 230 St. Clair Ave. W. 416-571-3680 or www.organixconcerts.ca. ; (RCCO/ CIOC). Also May 31(7:30pm) - Basilica of Our Lady Immaculate, Guelph. COSE Celebration of Small Ensembles June 3 at 5pm Far From Triumphing Court Unspoken Poetry Colour You Like music-toronto.com SUNDAY MAY 28, 3PM KERNIS ENESCU KODÁLY ONSLOW STRAUSS Guest Artist: Michael Chiarello, Double Bass Emmanuelle Beaulieu Bergeron,Cello Theresa Rudolph, Viola Luri Lee, Violin Sunday, May 28th, 4pm SOUNDS OF SPRING with special guest soloist HEATHER BAMBRICK Season Sponsors Trinity St. Paul's Centre https://trioarkel.eventbrite.ca St Michael & All Angels Church, 611 St Clair Ave. West WYCHWOODCLARINETCHOIR.CA 50 | April & May, 2023 thewholenote.com

● 5:00: Music Toronto. Celebration of Small Ensembles. (1) Far From Triumphing Court: Renaissance and Contemporary Songs Centred in Indigenous Storytelling. duo nistwayr (Jonathon Adams, baritone; Jesse Plessis, piano; Lucas Harris, lute). Works by Dowland, Purcell, Crumb and Plessis. (2) Unspoken Poetry. Interro Quartet (Steve Sang Koh, violin; Eric Kim-Fujita, violin; Maxime Despax, viola; Sebastian Ostertag, cello). Works by Fanny Mendelssohn, Grażyna Bacewicz, Hildegard von Bingen, and Rebecca Clarke. (3) Colour You Like. Radia (Ryan Davis, viola) with the Gryphon Trio (Ryan Davis, viola; Annalee Patipatanakoon, violin; Roman Borys, cello; Jamie Parker, piano). Aperture Room, Thornton-Smith Building, 340 Yonge St. www. music-toronto.com. (3-concert pass); (single); (st/arts). ● 7:30: Canadian Opera Company. Pomegranate. See Jun 3. Also Jun 4(2pm). At 7:30pm unless otherwise noted. Etobicoke Centennial Choir Saturday, June 3, 7:30 pm etobicokecentennialchoir.ca musica borealis music of northern lands ● 7:30: Etobicoke Centennial Choir. Musica Borealis: Music of Northern Lands. Sibelius: This Is My Song (from Finlandia); Northern Lights; Eriks Esenvalds: Northern Lights; Lloyd Pfautsch: The Snow White Messenger; Stephen Chatman: Selections from Six Canadian Folk Songs; and other works. Karen MacLeod, soprano; Mélissa Danis, mezzo; Lauren Halasz, alto; David Finneran, baritone; Carl Steinhauser, piano; Henry Renglich, conductor. Runnymede United Church, 432 Runnymede Rd. 416-779-2258 or www. etobicokecentennialchoir.ca. . ● 8:00: Acoustic Harvest. 25th Anniversary Celebration Fundraiser. St. Paul’s United Church (Scarborough), 200 McIntosh St., Scarborough. www.acousticharvest.ca or 416-729-7564. (adv) or cash at door. ● 8:00: ORGANIX Concerts/Istituto Italiano di Cultura Toronto. Italian Arts Festival. Eugenio Maria Fagiani, organ. Timothy Eaton Memorial Church, 230 St. Clair Ave. W. 416- 571-3680 or www.organixconcerts.ca. ; (RCCO/CIOC). Also Jun 1(7:30pm) - Basilica of Our Lady Immaculate, Guelph. ● 8:00: Royal Conservatory of Music. Show One Presents: Polina Osetinskya - Baroque Music from the Greatest Movies of All Time. Bach: Italian Concerto in F; Bach: Chorale Prelude “Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ” (“I cry to you, Lord”); Bach: Toccata in e; Bach: Siciliano from Sonata No.2 in E-flat for flute and harpsichord (attributed to Bach); Bach: Passacaglia and Fugue in c; Handel: Sarabande from Suite No.4 in d; and other works by Handel, Purcell, and Rameau. Polina Osetinskya, piano. Koerner Hall, TELUS Centre, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208 or www. rcmusic.com. From . ● 8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Brahms 2 + Benedetti Plays Marsalis. Marsalis: Violin Concerto (Canadian Premiere); Brahms: Symphony No.2. Nicola Benedetti, violin; Elim Chan, conductor. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-598-3375. From . Also May 31, Jun 1. Sunday June 4 ● 2:00: Canadian Opera Company. Pomegranate. See Jun 3. ● 3:00: Orchestra Toronto. Crow and Rachmaninoff. A performance of a new work by the winner of the Orchestra Toronto Prize in Composition; Bruch: Violin Concerto No.1 in g; Rachmaninoff: Symphony No.2 in e. Jonathan Crow, violin; Michael Newnham, conductor. George Weston Recital Hall, Meridian Arts Centre, 5040 Yonge St. 416-467-7142 or www.ticketmaster.ca. . Pre-concert chat at 2:15pm. ● 3:00: Toronto Choral Society. Songs From the Sea. Vaughan Williams: A Sea Symphony (excerpts) and other works. Eastminster United Church, 310 Danforth Ave. www. torontochoralsociety.org. ● 5:00: Nocturnes in the City. Piano Recital. Bach: Goldberg Variations BWV 988. Radka Hanakova, piano. St. Wenceslaus Church, 496 Gladstone Ave. 416-481-7294. . ● 8:00: ORGANIX Concerts/Istituto Italiano di Cultura Toronto. Italian Arts Festival. Giulia Biagetti, organ. Timothy Eaton Memorial Church, 230 St. Clair Ave. W. 416-571-3680 or www.organixconcerts.ca. ; (RCCO/ CIOC). Lunchtime Concerts Mondays at 12:15 June 5 - A Celebration of Persian Music June 12 - Warren Nicholson, guitar June 19 - Odin Quartet with pianist Alex Panizza June 26 - Ezra Duo July 3 - Conrad Gold, organ Admission: PWYC Church of the Holy Trinity www.musicmondays.ca Tuesday June 6 ● 12:10: Nine Sparrows Arts Foundation. Lunchtime Chamber Music. Bedford Trio. Yorkminster Park Baptist Church, 1585 Yonge St. www.yorkminsterpark.com. Free. Donations welcome. 3030 Dundas West 3030 Dundas St. W. 416-769-5736 3030dundaswest.com A large, airy space that plays hosts to concerts, events, and more, 3030 Dundas is home to a wide variety of music and a topnotch Trinidadian-Canadian food menu. Burdock 1184 Bloor St. W. 416-546-4033 burdockto.com A sleek music hall with exceptional sound and ambience, featuring a draft list of housemade brews. BSMT 254 254 Landsdowne Ave. 416-801-6325 bsmt254.com A cozy music venue with an underground vibe, BSMT 254 has a wide variety of shows, from jazz to hip-hop to DJ nights. Cameron House 408 Queen St. W. 416-703-0811 thecameron.com An intimate, bohemian bar with ceiling murals & nightly performances from local roots acts on 2 stages. Capone’s Cocktail Lounge 1573 Bloor St. W. 416-534-7911 caponestoronto.com A self-described perfect marriage of an intimate cocktail den and comfortable neighbourhood bar, with live music Wednesday through Sunday. Castro’s Lounge 2116 Queen St. E. 416-699-8272 castroslounge.com Featuring an ever-changing selection of specialty beers, Castro’s hosts a variety of local live music acts, including bluegrass, jazz, rockabilly, and alt-country. C’est What 67 Front St. E. 416-867-9499 cestwhat.com A haven for those who appreciate real cask ale, draught beer from local Ontario breweries, and live music. Drom Taberna 458 Queen St. W. 647-748-2099 dromtaberna.com A heartfelt homage to the lands that stretch from the Baltic to the Balkans to the Black Sea, with a wide variety of music. Emmet Ray, The 924 College St. 416-792-4497 theemmetray.com A whisky bar with a great food menu, an everchanging draft list, and live jazz, funk, folk and more in the back room. MAINLY CLUBS ● 1:00: St. James Cathedral. Tuesday Organ Recital. Nathan Jeffrey, organ. Cathedral Church of St. James, 106 King St. E. 416-364- 7865 or www.stjamescathedral.ca. Free. Donations welcome. Grossman’s Tavern 379 Spadina Ave. 416-977-7000 grossmanstavern.com One of the city’s longest-running live music venues, and Toronto’s self-described “Home of the Blues.” Hirut Cafe and Restaurant 2050 Danforth Ave. 416-551-7560 hirut.ca A major destination for delicious and nutritious Ethiopian cuisine, with monthly jazz residencies and jam sessions. Home Smith Bar – See Old Mill, The Hugh’s Room 296 Broadview Ave. 416-533-5483 hughsroom.com A dedicated listening room with an intimate performing space, great acoustics, and an attentive audience. Jazz Bistro, The 251 Victoria St. 416-363-5299 jazzbistro.ca In an historic location, Jazz Bistro features great food, a stellar wine list, and world-class jazz musicians in airy club environs. Jazz Room, The Located in the Huether Hotel, 59 King St. N., Waterloo. 226-476-1565 kwjazzroom.com A welcoming music venue dedicated to the best in jazz music presentations, and home to the Grand River Jazz Society, which presents regular series throughout the year. Lula Lounge 1585 Dundas St. W. 416-588-0307 lula.ca Toronto’s mecca for salsa, jazz, afro-Cuban, and world music, with Latin dance classes and excellent food and drinks. Manhattans Pizza Bistro & Music Club 951 Gordon St., Guelph 519-767-2440 manhattans.ca An independently owned neighbourhood restaurant boasting a unique dining experience that features live music almost every night of the week. Mezzetta Restaurant 681 St. Clair Ave. W. 416-658-5687 mezzettarestaurant.com With a cozy atmosphere and a menu of Middle-Eastern cuisine, Mezzetta hosts music on Wednesday evenings. Monarch Tavern 12 Clinton St. 416-531-5833 themonarchtavern.com With a café/cocktail bar on the main floor and a pub with microbrews upstairs, Monarch thewholenote.com April & May, 2023 | 51

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