Bridges & intersections: Intersections of all kinds in the issue: the once and future Rex; philanthropy and music (Azrieli's AMPs); music and dance (TMChoir & Citadel + Compagnie); Baroque & Romantic (Tafelmusik's Beethoven). also Hugh's Room crosses the Don; DISCoveries looks at the first of fall's arrivals; this single-month September issue (Vol. 29, no.1) bridges summer & fall, and puts us on course for regular bimonthly issues (Oct/Nov; Dec/Jan; Feb/Mar, etc) for the rest of Volume 29. Welcome back.
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2901_Sept23_cover.indd 1 2023-08-23 6:10 PM NEW RELEASES Volume29 No 1 | SEPTEMBER 2023 ON OUR COVER VOLUME 29 NO 1 SEPTEMBER 2023 MUSIC! LISTINGS live and livestreamed STORIES profiles, previews and interviews RECORD REVIEWS and Listening Room PAINTING: DAVID CRIGHTON The Rex Hotel Jazz and Blues Bar’s walls are a rich visual treasury - photos and memorabilia reflecting decades of music and community history. The room has this comfortable vibe, as if you’re always surrounded by generations of friends. You can walk in for breakfast, when there’s no music playing and the walls quietly sing anyway. One day in 2009, artist David Crighton walked in with a signed and framed reproduction - his painting of the quirky Queen Street West Toronto building. It was an unexpected gift from a deeply creative guy who just “gets” buildings the way some people just “get” music. A graduate of OCA in the 70’s, his fascination with architecture and art led to a lifetime of capturing the diverse architecture of Toronto and Southern Ontario (and some other places too!), in pen-and-ink and bright acrylics. You can enjoy other examples of his work, and see some of your own other favourite places at davidcrighton.ca ACD2 2871 French repertoire of the 17 th & 18 th centuries, flute works performed by flutist Anne Thivierge, joined by gambist Mélisande Corriveau and harpsichordist Eric Milnes. 8 FOR OPENERS | Intersections STORIES & INTERVIEWS 10 JAZZ NOTES | “Beautiful Gumbo” – Long Live the Rex | ANDREW SCOTT 12 IN CONVERSATION | Sharon Azrieli on the AMPs at Ten | SHARNA SEARLE 15 SPEAKING FOR THEMSELVES | A True Reunion --Tafelmusik & Bruno Weil | MJ BUELL 17 Q & A | Art Uplifted as Dance & Music Intersect | DAVID PERLMAN “The flute speaks & touches as if it had been revealed to mankind on a glorious day of creation” – Raymond Meylan, La flûte 23 ACD2 2424 Choral music from the Romantic era by Mendelssohn, Bruckner, Verdi, Brahms, Meyerbeer, Gounod, Tchaikovsky & Fauré. Performed by Ensemble ArtChoral under the direction of Matthias Maute. VISIT OUR WEBSITE thewholenote.com September2023 | 5
