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Volume 30 Issue 1 | September 2024

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Rolling into our 30th year of publishing, a teensy bit of retrospection for openers; Tafelmusik revamps their artistic directorship; Elaine Choi's take on choirs as community; VIA says all aboard to artists on its trains again; where jazz students get to play for real; two contrasting operatic forays; a triple take on music theatre at Shaw; a full slate of record reviews and tracks from 16 new albums in our Listening Room. All this and more!

LIVE OR ONLINE | Sep 1

LIVE OR ONLINE | Sep 1 to Oct 7, 2024 Sunday September 1 ● 1:00: Emerging Artists Association. Tenth Annual T.U. Jazz Fest. 1pm-10pm. Mel Lastman Square, 5100 Yonge St., North York. info@tujazz.com. Free. Also Sep 2(1-8pm). ● 1:00: TU Jazz Festival. Robert Lee Group. Long & McQuade Stage. Mel Lastman Square, 5100 Yonge St., North York. tujazz.com. Free. ● 2:00: TU Jazz Festival. Eunice Keitan. Main Stage. Mel Lastman Square, 5100 Yonge St., North York. tujazz.com. Free. ● 3:00: TU Jazz Festival. Marigold. Long & McQuade Stage. Mel Lastman Square, 5100 Yonge St., North York. tujazz.com. Free. ● 4:00: TU Jazz Festival. Andrew Wilcox Trio. Main Stage. Mel Lastman Square, 5100 Yonge St., North York. tujazz.com. Free. ● 5:00: TU Jazz Festival. Shanty Sweets Quintet. Long & McQuade Stage. Mel Lastman Square, 5100 Yonge St., North York. tujazz.com. Free. ● 6:00: TU Jazz Festival. Sound Spaghetti. Main Stage. Mel Lastman Square, 5100 Yonge St., North York. tujazz.com. Free. ● 7:00: TU Jazz Festival. Groovy Turtles Band. Long & McQuade Stage. Mel Lastman Square, 5100 Yonge St., North York. tujazz.com. Free. ● 8:00: TU Jazz Festival. Rodrigo Simões. Main Stage. Mel Lastman Square, 5100 Yonge St., North York. tujazz.com. Free. Monday September 2 ● 12:15: Music Mondays. Of Premier Importance. Works by Ronald Royer and David Jaeger and Rebecca Clarke: Sonata for Viola and Piano. The Ezra Duo: Sasha Bult-Ito & Jacob Clewell. Special guest: Kaye Royer, clarinet. Church of the Holy Trinity, 19 Trinity Sq. 416-598-4521 X223 or www.musicmondays.ca or musicmondayscs@gmail.com. PWYC ( suggested). ● 1:00: Emerging Artists Association. Tenth Annual T.U. Jazz Fest. See Sep 1. ● 1:00: TU Jazz Festival. Funk10Tet. Long & McQuade Stage. Mel Lastman Square, 5100 Yonge St., North York. tujazz.com. Free. ● 2:00: TU Jazz Festival. The Simon Williams Sextet. Main Stage. Mel Lastman Square, 5100 Yonge St., North York. tujazz.com. Free. ● 2:00: University of Toronto. Labour Day Carillon Recital. Lachrimae Pavan, Haru no Umi, Day-O, and The Old Brigade. Naoko Tsujita, carilloneuse. Soldiers’ Tower War Memorial, 7 Hart House Cir. 416-978-3485. Free. Outdoor recitall. Seating is provided. ● 3:00: TU Jazz Festival. Victoria Malenfant Quintet. Long & McQuade Stage. Mel Lastman Square, 5100 Yonge St., North York. tujazz.com. Free. ● 4:00: TU Jazz Festival. Reach Quartet. Main Stage. Mel Lastman Square, 5100 Yonge St., North York. tujazz.com. Free. ● 5:00: TU Jazz Festival. Japs Cunanan Quartet. Long & McQuade Stage. Mel Lastman Square, 5100 Yonge St., North York. tujazz.com. Free. ● 6:00: TU Jazz Festival. Matthew O’Halloran Quintet. Main Stage. Mel Lastman Square, 5100 Yonge St., North York. tujazz.com. Free. Wednesday September 4 ● 2:00: Bloor/Borden Farmer’s Market. Music in the Market - Hobo Soles. 300 Borden St. 613-475-4769. Free. 2pm-7pm. Rain or shine. Thursday September 5 ● 8:30: Lula Lounge. The Patsy Cline Birthday Show. Candombe, samba, tango. Heather Morgan, host; Steve “Bebop Cowboys” Briggs, band leader; Burke Carroll, pedal steel; Denis Keldie, keyboards; Russ Boswell, upright bass; Teddy Hawkins, drums & harmony vocals; and others. 1585 Dundas St. W. 416-588-0307. /$30(adv). Dinner reservations guarantee seating. In support of Artscan Circle helping youth in remote Indigenous communities, using the power of the arts. Saturday September 7 ● 2:00: SweetWater Music Festival. Special Pre-Festival Event: Arts in the Garden. An event in support of local artists and charities. Wander the garden with a beverage, bid at the Silent Auction, watch visual srtist Sheila Greenland paint, browse a mini Craig Gallery, and enjoy a range of works from regional artists. Fire & Grace Duo; Drew McIvor, guitar; Richard- Yves Sitoski, poet; Olivier Lafleur, violin. Private Residence, 39 Old Mill Road. www.eventbrite. ca/e/arts-in-the-garden-for-sweetwater-tickets-925269645417. . Rain date: Sep 8(2pm). ● 3:00: Canadian Opera Company. Musical Flights. Previewing the COC’s upcoming productions of Nabucco, Faust, Madama Butterfly, and Eugene Onegin, as well as a range of Broadway hits including selections from Oklahoma!, My Fair Lady, West Side Story, and The Sound of Music. Midori Marsh, soprano; Charlotte Siegel, soprano; Matthew Cairns, tenor; Korin Thomas-Smith, baritone; COC Orchestra; Johannes Debus, conductor. Base31, 26-343, County Rd 22 Building 26, Picton. www.base31. ca and by phone at 613-695-2851. From . ● 7:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music Society. Chamber Music Concert. Program to be announced. Adam Didderich, violin; Lisa Tahara, piano; Dobrochna Zubek, cello. Venue TBA, . Visit www.ticketscene.ca/kwcms. $30; (st). ● 9:00: Fallsview Casino Resort. Don Felder. OLG Stage at Fallsview Casino, 6366 Stanley Ave., Niagara Falls. www.ticketmaster.ca. From . Sunday September 8 ● 2:30: Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts. Deantha Edwards With The New Orford String Quartet. Selections from Pillorikput Inuit: Inuktitut Arias for All Seasons. Deantha Edwards, vocalist; New Orford String Quartet; Sylvia Cloutier & Nancy Nike, throat singers. Queen’s University - Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts - Jennifer Velva Bernstein Performance Hall, 390 King St. W., Kingston. 613-533-2424 or IsabelBoxOffice@queensu.ca. From . ● 7:00: Fallsview Casino Resort. Crowded House: Gravity Stairs Tour. OLG Stage at Fallsview Casino, 6366 Stanley Ave., Niagara Falls. www.ticketmaster.ca. From . ● 7:00: Opera Revue. A Very Weill Evening of Verdi. Works by Weill and Verdi. Danie Friesen, soprano; Hillary Tufford, mezzo; Ryan Downey, tenor; Alexander Hajek, baritone; Michael Louis Johnson, vocals & trumpet; Claire Elise Harris, piano. Redwood Theatre, The, 1300 Gerrard Ave. E. 647-637-7491. From . Tuesday September 10 ● 1:00: St. James Cathedral. Tuesday Organ Recital. Joshua Duncan Lee, organ. Cathedral Church of St. James, 106 King St. E. 416-364- 7865 or www.stjamescathedral.ca/recitals. Free. Donations encouraged. Wednesday September 11 ● 2:00: Bloor/Borden Farmer’s Market. Music in the Market - J. Patrick O’Neal. 300 Borden St. 613-475-4769. Free. 2pm-7pm. Rain or shine. ● 6:30: SweetWater Music Festival. Gala Event. Hors d’oeuvres and drinks and an opportunity to socialize with the artists and celebrate their arrival to town and our wonderful community. Works by Haydn, Rossini, and Mozart. Measha Brueggergosman-Lee, soprano; Matthias McIntire, violin/violaécomposer-in-residence. Grey Roots Museum and Archives, 102599 Grey County Rd, Owen Sound. tickets.roxytheatre.ca/TheatreManager/1/online?performance=3890. 2. Thursday September 12 ● 7:00: Fallsview Casino Resort. Rival Sons & Clutch: The Two-Headed Beast Tour. OLG Stage at Fallsview Casino, 6366 Stanley Ave., Niagara Falls. www.ticketmaster.ca. From . ● 8:00: Brampton On Stage. Monsoon Sound. Mrii, TheOriginalGurv, Lioness Kaur, and RZN (headliner). Rose Theatre, The (Brampton) - Rose Studio, 1 Theatre Ln., Brampton. 905-874-2800. . ● 8:00: Tiger Princess Dance Projects. All That Is Between. A contemporary dance piece with music by Nick Storring exploring the intricate dynamics of collective identity and the experience of isolation. Aki Studio, 585 Dundas St. E., Suite 250. 416-531- 1402 or boxoffice@nativeearth.ca. . Also Sep 13(8pm), 14(2pm & 8pm). Friday September 13 ● 7:00: NPT Music. Chào, Thanh Xuân 2024: Hello Youth, Hello Wonderful Emotions. Youngplace, 180 Shaw St. Also Sep 14. ● 7:00: SweetWater Music Festival. Chamber Music Soiree. Haydn: String Quartet Op 33. No.6; Hindemith: Des Todes Tod; Lembit Beecher: Duo for Violin & Cello from A Year to the Day; Schumann: String Quartet No.5. Measha Brueggergosman-Lee, soprano; Michael Gurevich, violin; Edwin WHOLENOTE Event Listings are free of charge and can be submitted by artists, venues or presenters at any time. 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Huizinga, violin; Keith Hamm, viola; Julie Herish, cello; Karen Ouzounian, cello; Jordan Frazier, narrator; and others. Historic Leith Church, 419498 Tom Thomson Ln., Leith. tickets.roxytheatre.ca/TheatreManager/1/ online?performance=3844. From . Postconcert reception. ● 7:30: Canadian Institute for Czech Music/Opera by Request. Jakobín - In Concert. Music by Antonin Dvořák. Opera in concert with piano and chamber orchestra. Alexander Cappellazzo (Benda); Grace Quinsey (Terinka); David Walsh (Jiří), John Holland (The Burgrave), Michael Robert-Broder (Bohuš), Paulina Swierczek (Julie), Dylan Wirght (The Count), Alasdair Campbell (Adolf) and other soloists; William Shookhoff, music director. Trinity St. Paul's United Church. Jeanne Lamon Hall, 427 Bloor St. W. 416-455- 2365 or visit www.myevent.com/jakobin. . ● 7:30: Canadian Opera Company. Musical Flights. Previewing the COC’s upcoming productions of Nabucco, Faust, Madama Butterfly, and Eugene Onegin, as well as a range of Broadway hits including selections from Oklahoma!, My Fair Lady, West Side Story, and The Sound of Music. Midori Marsh, soprano; Charlotte Siegel, soprano; Matthew Cairns, tenor; Korin Thomas-Smith, baritone; COC Orchestra; Johannes Debus, conductor. Meridian Arts Centre - George Weston Recital Hall, 5040 Yonge St. www.tolive.com and by phone at 416-366-7723 and 1-800-708-6754. From . ● 8:00: Tiger Princess Dance Projects. All That Is Between. See Sep 12. Also Sep 14(2pm & 8pm). Saturday September 14 ● 7:00: SweetWater Music Festival. Sun on Water. Sheryl Sewepagaham: Niply (Water Song); Hussein Janmohamed: Sun on Water; Lembit Beecher: Listening to Eghin Havasi in Van Cortland Park (World Premiere); Neumann: Grieg: Holberg Suite; Imant Raminsh: In the Night We Shall Go In; Sheryl Sewenpagaham & Andrea Neumann: Papiyahtik (Peace Chant). Canadian Chamber Choir; Karen Ouzounian, cello; Sweetwater Festival Orchestra. Georgian Shores United Church (Owen Sound), 997 4th Ave. E., Owen Sound. tickets.roxytheatre.ca/TheatreManager/1/ online. From . ● 7:30: Canadian Opera Company. Musical Flights. Previewing the COC’s upcoming productions of Nabucco, Faust, Madama Butterfly, and Eugene Onegin, as well as a range of Broadway hits including selections from Oklahoma!, My Fair Lady, West Side Story, and The Sound of Music. Midori Marsh, soprano; Charlotte Siegel, soprano; Matthew Cairns, tenor; Korin Thomas-Smith, baritone; COC Orchestra; Johannes Debus, conductor. Harbourfront Centre, 235 Queens Quay W. www.harbourfrontcentre.com. Free with registration at website. ● 7:30: Fallsview Casino Resort. Judas Priest: Invincible Shield Tour. OLG Stage at Fallsview Casino, 6366 Stanley Ave., Niagara Falls. www.ticketmaster.ca. From 7. ● 7:30: Music at the Toronto Oratory. Complete Organ Works of J. S. Bach, Part I: Bach the Young Virtuoso. Includes Toccata and Fugue in d, Praeludium in E, and early preludes and chorale fantasias. Aaron James, organ. Holy Family Roman Catholic Church (Toronto) - Oratory, 1372 King St. W. 416-532-2879. Free admission. Donations accepted. ● 8:00: Alliance Française de Toronto. The Ostara Project. Join us for a complimentary drink at 6:30pm before the concert to celebrate the launch of our 2024-2025 cultural season. Jazz music. Kim Zombik, singer; Jodi Proznick, bass; Amanda Tosoff, piano; Allison Au, saxophone; Rachel Therrien, trumpet; Valérie Lacombe, drums. Alliance Français de Toronto - Spadina Theatre, 24 Spadina Rd. www.alliance-francaise.ca. . ● 8:00: Fallsview Casino Resort. Cat Power Sings Dylan: The 1966 Royal Albert Hall Concert. Avalon Theatre, 6380 Fallsview Blvd, Niagara Falls. www.ticketmaster.ca. From . ● 8:00: Tiger Princess Dance Projects. All That Is Between. See Sep 12. ● 9:30: SweetWater Music Festival. Late Night Jazz With Measha Bruegergosman- Lee. Aaron Davis: Zombie Blizzard. Measha Bruegergosman-Lee, vocals; Aaron Davis, piano; George Koller, bass; Mark Mariash, drums; David Pell, bass trombone; and others. Heartwood Concert Hall, 939 2nd Ave. E., Owen Sound. www.tickets.roxytheatre.ca/TheatreManager/1/ online?performance=3846. From . Sunday September 15 ● 1:00: Canadian Opera Company. Musical Flights. Previewing the COC’s upcoming productions of Nabucco, Faust, Madama Butterfly, and Eugene Onegin, as well as a range of Broadway hits including selections from Oklahoma!, My Fair Lady, West Side Story, and The Sound of Music. Midori Marsh, soprano; Charlotte Siegel, soprano; Matthew Cairns, tenor; Korin Thomas-Smith, baritone; COC Orchestra; Johannes Debus, conductor. Harbourfront Centre, 235 Queens Quay W. www.harbourfrontcentre.com. Free with registration at website. Also 3pm. ● 1:30: Recollectiv. “A Little Help from Our Friends” Recollectiv Benefit. Heather Bambrick & Sharon Hampson, vocalists; Peter Hill, piano; Jordan O’Connor, bass. Tranzac Club, 292 Brunswick Ave. www.recollectiv. ca or www.tinyurl.com/RecollectivTickets. /(adv). ● 2:30: Niagara Symphony Orchestra. Parker Plays Grieg. Kevin Lau: Dark Angels; Grieg: Piano Concerto in a Op.16; Tchaikovsky: Symphony No.5 in e Op.64. Jon Kimura Parker, piano. FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre - Partridge Hall, 250 St. Paul St., St. Catharines. 905-688-0722 or boxoffice@ firstontariopac.ca. From ; (arts workers); (under 35); (st); (18 and under). ● 3:00: Canadian Opera Company. Musical Flights. See 1pm. ● 3:00: SweetWater Music Festival. Sweetwater Jamboree. Peter Togni: Antiphon; Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings; Marie Alice Conrad: Journey; Justin Lapierre: Auprès de la baie; Matthias McIntire: Keep Me by the Fire; Joni Mitchell (arr. Joel Tranquilla): River; Anna Clyne: Shorthand other works. Canadian Chamber Choir; Measha Brueggergosman-Lee, soprano; Karen Ouzounian, cello; Sweetwater Festival Orchestra. Meaford Hall, 12 Nelson St. E., Meaford. meafordhall.ca. -. Seating is first come, first served. ● 7:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music Society. Tong / Sheppard Duo. Lera Auerbach: Postlude; Prokofiev: Violin Sonata No.1; Chaminade: Trois morceaux Op.31; Saint-Saëns: Violin Sonata No.1 in d. Venue TBA. Visit www.ticketscene.ca/kwcms. ; (st). ● 8:00: Fallsview Casino Resort. Rod Stewart Live in Concert. OLG Stage at Fallsview Casino, 6366 Stanley Ave., Niagara Falls. ticketmaster.ca. 8.50-1.00. Tuesday September 17 ● 1:00: St. James Cathedral. Tuesday Organ Recital. Jan Noordzij, organ. Cathedral Church of St. James (Toronto), 106 King St. E. 416-364-7865 or www.stjamescathedral.ca/ recitals. Free. Donations encouraged. ● 7:00: Campbell House Museum. Daniel Adam Maltz, Fortepiano. 160 Queen St. W. www.universe.com/events/daniel-adammaltz-fortepiano-concert-tickets-RMB4GH. $30. Wednesday September 18 ● 2:00: Bloor/Borden Farmer’s Market. Music in the Market - Tak Bui & Guests. 300 Borden St. 613-475-4769. Free. 2pm-7pm. Rain or shine. ● 8:30: Drew Jurecka’s Django Quartet. An evening of virtuosic swing inspired by the stylings of the great Django Reinhardt. Drew Jurecka – violin, bandoneon; Justin Duhaime – guitar; Tak Arikushi – guitar; Chris Banks – bass. vocals. Jazz Bistro, 251 Victoria St. 416- 363-5299. . Friday September 20 ● 5:15: Kingston Baroque Consort. French Brocade. Music by Lully, Charpentier, Rameau, and Marais. St. James Anglican Church, 10 Union St. W., Kingston. www.eventbrite.com/e/baroque-tapestry- kingston-baroque-consort-season- 2024-2025-tickets-981833619787 or legerek@queensu.ca or 613-217-5099. ; (st); Free(under 17). ● 7:00: Jazz at Durbar. The Matt Pines Trio with Singer Rebecca Enkin. Durbar Indian Restaurant, 2469 Bloor St. W. 416-762-4441. No cover. Reserve a table for dinner or come by for a drink at the bar. ● 7:30: Mandle Philharmonic. Mahler No.4 & Beethoven No.5. Mahler: Symphony No.4 in G; Beethoven: Symphony No.5 in c Op.67. Royal Conservatory of Music - TELUS Centre - Koerner Hall, 273 Bloor St. W. www.rcmusic. com/tickets/seats/355401. From . Saturday September 21 ● 2:00: National Arts Centre. CHOIR! CHOIR! CHOIR! Hallelujah: An Epic Anthem Sing-Along. National Arts Centre - Southam Hall, 53 Elgin St., Ottawa. www.nac-cna.ca/ en/event/36254. From . Also 8pm. ● 7:00: Burdock Music Hall. The Terry Cade Quartet. Original jazz compositions. Terry Cade, vocalist; Tom Reynolds, piano; George Koller, bass; Lorne Nehring, drums. Burdock - Music Hall, 1184 Bloor St. W. 416-546-4033. From . ● 7:30: Brampton On Stage. Flow Fest. Joy Lapps and Larnell Lewis. Rose Theatre, The (Brampton), 1 Theatre Ln., Brampton. 905- 874-2800. -. ● 7:30: Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra. Kahane Conducts Grieg & Sibelius. Abigail Richardson-Schulte: New Work (world premiere); Grieg: Piano Concerto in a Op.16; Sibelius: Symphony No.2 in D Op.43. Philip Chiu, piano; Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra; James Kahane, conductor. FirstOntario Concert Hall (Hamilton) - Boris Brott Great Hall, 1 Summers Ln., Hamilton. www.hpo.org/ kahane-conducts-grieg-and-sibelius. From . 6:30pm: Pre-concert talk. ● 7:30: North Wind Concerts. Acquiescent: The French Baroque in China. Works by Rameau and Blavet. Louise Hung, harpsichord & direction; Jin Cho, traverso; Margaret Jordan-Gay, cello, Matt Antal, viola. Heliconian Hall, 35 Hazelton Ave. 416-588- 4301 or www.bemusednetwork.com/events/ detail/1022. Pay-What-You-Can. ● 8:00: Acoustic Harvest. The Friends of Fiddler’s Green. Grit Laskin, Ian Robb, Ian Bell, Alistair Brown, James Stephens and Jeff McClintock. St. Paul’s United Church (Scarborough), 200 McIntosh St., Scarborough. www.acousticharvest.ca or 416-729- 7564. . ● 8:00: National Arts Centre. CHOIR! CHOIR! CHOIR! Hallelujah: An Epic Anthem Sing-Along. See 2pm. Sunday September 22 ● 12:20: Yorkminster Park Baptist Church. First Anniversary of the Carillon: Carillon Recital. Dr. Andrea McCrady, Dominion Carillonneur from the Peace Tower in Ottawa. Yorkminster Park Baptist Church, 1585 Yonge St. www.yorkminsterpark.com. Free. Donations welcome. ● 3:00: The Jeffery Concerts. Timothy Chooi, Violin and Arthur Rowe, Piano. Chen Gang: Sunshine on Tashkurgan; Prokofiev: Sonata No.2 in D Op.94a; Amy Beach: Romance Op.23; Beethoven: Violin Sonata No.9 in A Op.47 “Kreutzer”. London Public Library - Wolf Performance Hall, 251 Dundas St., London. www.grandtheatre.com or 519- 673-8102. ; Free(st). ● 7:00: Fallsview Casino Resort. Ringo Starr and His All Starr Band. OLG Stage at thewholenote.com September 2024 | 31

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