Volume 30 Issue 2 | October & November 2024

October/November 2024 containing our 30th annual presenter directory (25th under the Blue Pages name) is now available for viewing. Also first four instalments of ART OF THE ARC -- a concert curators' Q & A, with more to follow online and in print throughout the fall. Also View from Up Here parses the difference between a two lane highway and a two-way street; Choral Scene digs into singing and health; Music Theatre taps joy-fuelled offerings at London's Grand Theatre and elsewhere; In with the New looks at Letters to God; Classical and Beyond tackles a 212-listing 68 days; thirteen new recordings in our listening room and more.

UNDATED EVENTS &

UNDATED EVENTS & ETCETERAS The Columbus Concert Band, directed by Annamaria Massaferro, will present Music for an Autumn Evening on October 29 at 7:30pm, at the Columbus Centre in Toronto. Established in 2011; they are a community-based wind ensemble made up of more than 50 volunteer musicians of all levels, ages and backgrounds. APPLICATIONS ● Continuum. Mentorship in Artistic Production (MAP). As part of our second Mentorship in Artistic Production (MAP) project, Continuum is seeking a passionate, imaginative, and collaborative early-career artist to join our team as Artistic Producer through the 24-25 and 25-26 Seasons. To fill this role, we are seeking an early-career musician with a strong interest in chamber music. Application form available at https://forms.gle/ DVmuKt6AMPYZYs4P7. Application deadline: Friday, October 11, 2024 at 5pm EST. REHEARSAL & PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES ● A new community Baroque orchestra is being launched in Toronto! All instruments and levels of playing accommodated. Interested? Please contact me, Jane Ubertino, at lucindabell56@hotmail.com ● A New Quartet is an emerging Toronto area ensemble that rehearses traditional repertoire and writes new music. The quartet is currently seeking saxophone players and composers. For details please visit www. anewquartet.net. ● The Choralairs is a non-audition, adult choir that welcomes new members in September and January. Rehearsals are on Tuesday 6:45-8-45pm at Edithvale C.C. 131 Finch Ave. W, Toronto. Please contact Elaine at choralairs.delighted.720@silomails.com to RSVP. Check out our new website at www. Choralairs.com. ● Columbus Concert Band. Rehearsals: Tuesdays 7:30-9:30pm at Villa Colombo, 40 Playfair Ave., Toronto. Openings for flute, clarinet, tenor sax, and trumpet; however, all who are in search of being a part of a great band are welcome. Our members are warm and welcoming. For more information, contact ccbtoronto@gmail.com or visit our website at www.columbusconcertband.com. ● Etobicoke Community Concert Band. Full rehearsals every Wednesday night at 7:30pm. 309 Horner Ave. Open to all who are looking for a great band to join. Text Rob Hunter at 416-878-1730. ● Harmony Singers of Etobicoke. The women of The Harmony Singers survived COVID and are regrouping for 2024! If you’d like to sing an exciting repertoire of pop, jazz, folk and light classics, the group will give you a warm welcome! Rehearsals start in January on Wednesday nights from 7:15 to 9:30 p.m. at Richview United Church in Etobicoke. Contact Conductor Harvey Patterson at: theharmonysingers@ca.com or call 416-239-5821. ● New Horizons Band of Toronto. All levels from beginners to advanced for brass, woodwind, and percussion instruments. Weekly classes led by professional music teachers. Loaner instrument provided to each new registrant in the beginners’ program. Visit www.newhorizonsbandtoronto.ca. ● North Toronto Community Band. Openings for drums, clarinets, trumpets, trombones, French horns, tuba and auxiliary percussion. Rehearsals held at Willowdale Presbyterian Church 38 Ellerslie Ave. (just north of Mel Lastman Square). Monday evenings 7:30-9:30 pm. Contact ntcband@gmail. com. ● Serenata Singers. Are you free Wednesday mornings? Do you love the joy of singing and the camaraderie it brings? Join the Serenata Singers who have sparkled in Toronto’s constellation of choral gems since 1976! This 55-voice adult SATB community choir, ranges in age from 55 to 97, and will gather again under choral director Michael Morgan at Scarborough Bluffs United Church, 3739 Kingston Rd, every Wednesday from 10:30am to 12:30pm. Two free trial rehearsals. Check us out at www.serenatasingers.ca or call Charlotte at 416-449-4053! ● String Orchestra TO is a new string orchestra in Toronto for amateur intermediate and advanced string players. No auditions. Our season runs from Sep 11, 2024 to May 28, 2025. Wed rehearsals: 7:15-9:15 pm at St. Barnabas Church, 361 Danforth Ave.. Visit www.sites.google.com/view/stringorchestrato/home or email us at StringOrchestraTO@gmail.com. ● Strings Attached Orchestra, North York. All string players (especially viola, cello, bass) are welcome. Mondays 7 to 9 p.m. from Sep to Jun. Email us first at info.stringsattached@gmail.com to receive music and other details or visit our website at www. stringsattachedorchestra.com for more information. ● Toronto Shape Note Singers. Sacred Harp Singing. Shape note selections from the Sacred Harp tunebook.Singing is participatory, not a performance. No experience necessary. All are welcome and there are books to borrow. Monthly on the third Wednesday from Feb 21 to Dec 8, 2024. Friends House, 60 Lowther Ave. 647-838-8764. Pay what you can. Oct 16, Nov 20 & Dec 18. GOT A DATE? A VENUE? SEND US YOUR EVENT LISTINGS! or VISIT thewholenote.com/applylistings or EMAIL listings@thewholenote.com ONGOING EVENTS ● Trinity College, University of Toronto. Evensong. Traditional Anglican choral music. Trinity College Chapel Choir; Thomas Bell, director of music; Peter Bayer, organ scholar. Trinity College Chapel, University of Toronto, 6 Hoskin Ave. 416-978-2522 or Trinity College. Free. Evensong is sung every Wednesday at 5:15pm in the beautiful Trinity College chapel during term time. ● Encore Symphonic Concert Band. Monthly Concert Band Concert. The first Thursday of every month at 11am. 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. . ONLINE EVENTS ● Arts@Home. A vibrant hub connecting Torontonians to arts and culture. Designed to strengthen personal and societal resilience through the arts. www.artsathome.ca. ● Recollectiv. For anyone living with cognitive challenges from Alzheimer’s, dementia, traumatic brain injury, stroke or PTSD. The group meets weekly to rediscover the joy of making music. Community members and music students are welcome to this fun, rewarding and inter-generational experience. Sessions take place from 2 to 3pm (with sound checks and socializing at 1:30pm). No summer sessions after Jun 22. Weekly sessions resume on Sep 7. Please contact recollectiv@gmail.com for more information. The WholeNote’s event listings are FREE. They only cost the time it takes you to get in touch! We list: ● live concerts & live-streamed performances ● music theatre / opera / cabarets with an ongoing run ● music related film screenings, master classes, symposia, lectures and talks ● music competition deadlines ● drop-in rehearsals, singalongs and more! thewholenote.com BUSINESS CLASSIFIEDS Economical and visible! Promote your services & products to our musically engaged readers, in print and on-line. 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