Volume 30 Issue 2 | October & November 2024

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30TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON BLUE PAGES PRESENTER PROFILES Welcome to our 25th annual Blue Pages directory of presenters. Our Blue Pages are published in print at the beginning of October every year, and updated regularly online at thewholenote. com/whoswho year round. Thanks to the presenters who juggled back-to-school and season-launch priorities to meet our early September deadline for inclusion. And to presenters planning to join (or rejoin) who missed the September 8 deadline, all is not lost! Membership remains open until Monday November 11. All latecomer profiles will be promptly posted to the website as they arrive, and will be recognized in print at the beginning of December. To our readers, we urge you to support the presenters who support us! Their membership in the WholeNote community has made it possible for us to maintain our listings as a free service to the wider musical community. Their 69 profiles, arranged alphabetically, offer a wonderfully randomized snapshot of the musical life of our community – well worth browsing. To all concertgoers, musicians and presenters alike, our renewed best wishes for a resoundingly musical 2024/25 season. And finally, to Karen Ages, who anchored this annual membership drive for more than two decades, and provided year round support to our members and advertisers alike, you are missed! Our heartfelt thanks for your generous mentorship of the new team over the past four months, and we wish you well in all the new musical endeavours that lie ahead of you! Ori Dagan and Kevin Harris members@thewholenote.com ● Aga Khan Museum Celebrating its 10th year of connecting cultures, the Aga Khan Museum in Toronto, Ontario is home to a growing Permanent Collection of over 1,200 masterpieces, including manuscripts, paintings, ceramics, and textiles from the 9th to the 21st century. Through its innovative exhibitions and engaging programs — from captivating performances to thought-provoking lectures, workshops, and film screenings — the Museum reaches millions of people worldwide, fostering intercultural understanding through the arts. Rachel Pryce 416-992-8741 rachel.pryce@akdn.org www.agakhanmuseum.org www.facebook.com/ agakhanmuseumtoronto www.twitter.com/agakhanmuseum www.instagram.com/agakhanmuseum ● Alliance Française de Toronto Alliance Française Toronto is a community gathered around Francophone cultures and the value of Canadian bilingualism. Alliance Française Toronto provides a culturally immersive experience through over 70 events every year, including concerts (classical, jazz, world music, pop, folk), theatre plays, art exhibitions, lectures, book launches, kids events, movie screenings, French classes for all ages and many other social events. Events take place in our 140-seat theatre and our art galleries. Ketaki Rajwade 416-922-2014, x35 ketaki@alliance-francaise.ca www.alliance-francaise.ca/en www.facebook.com/AFdeToronto www.instagram.com/afdetoronto ● Amadeus Choir of Greater Toronto The award-winning Amadeus Choir of Greater Toronto celebrates more than 50 years of enlivening Toronto’s arts landscape through energetic performances, unexpected programming and artistic collaborations that redefine choral music. Led by Artistic Director Kathleen Allan, the Choir champions the best of choral music by commissioning and premiering works by Canadian and international composers through a self-produced concert series, guest performances, and special events. For the 2024/25 season, the choir will be led by Conductor Emerita Lydia Adams, C.M., for the November 2 performance of “Songs of Hope and Peace” at St. George’s United Church, which will feature special guest Tom Allen. Ms. Adams will also conduct “Holiday Serenade” on December 7th which will be presented at the George Weston Recital Hall, in collaboration with the Hannaford Street Silver Band and the Bach Children’s Chorus. Kathleen Allan will return to lead the Bernstein and Duruflé concert on May 4 at Metropolitan United Church. To purchase tickets for the Amadeus Choir’s season, and to find out more about their educational initiatives and special events, please visit our website. Emma Milutinovic 416-446-0188 marketing@amadeuschoir.com www.amadeuschoir.com www.facebook.com/amadeusGTA www.twitter.com/AmadeusChoirGTA www.instagram.com/amadeuschoirgta ●The Annex Singers The Annex Singers of Toronto is a spirited, auditioned 50-voice community choir with an eclectic repertoire that spans a thousand years and showcases a wide range of styles, from plainchant to jazz. This year, we are celebrating our 45th season and our 19th year under the dynamic leadership of Artistic Director Maria Case. During that time, the choir has become known for its inventive, relevant programming and for collaboration with a wide array of guest artists and composers — including the commissioning and premiering of new works by Canadian musicians. Recent larger works include Britten’s Ceremony of Carols and Rejoice in the Lamb, Dobrogosz’s Jazz Mass, Faure’s Requiem, Mozart’s Great Mass in C Minor, and Poulenc’s Gloria. The choir performs three concerts each season at Grace Church on-the-Hill, featuring guest soloists and instrumentalists, as well as our own Annex Chamber Choir or smaller ensembles. Our 2024/25 season: December 7 — “Stargazers”: Music inspired by the night sky, with a pre-concert talk on astronomy March 29 — “Carmina Burana”: When Fortuna spins her wheel, who can resist Orff’s masterpiece? May 31 — “Sing, Pray, Love!”: Hildegard von Bingen, The Spice Girls, and everything in between! Joanne Eidinger 416-458-4434 www.annexsingers.com www.facebook.com/AnnexSingers www.twitter.com/theannexsingers www.instagram.com/annex_singers www.annexsingers.com/listen ● Apocryphonia Apocryphonia ventures beyond the standard fare of traditional Canadian classical music programming to reveal the beautiful, the lost, and the rare. Its mission: to seek out and share hidden and obscure musical masterpieces; whether they are from composers you may not already know, or are rare works by familiar names. We strive to create affordable, accessible Classical Music concerts that showcase Canadian 52 | October & November 2024 thewholenote.com

performers. Apocryphonia’s concerts provide both listeners and musicians the chance to discover their new favourite pieces by their new favourite composers. The Third Cycle of Musical Revelations - our upcoming season - includes: September 29, “Sing to Me Again”: Chamber music + art song from Eastern Europe, Canada & the Caucasus with Duo CBJ & MH October 15, “Amor Con Fortuna”: The Diapente Quintet takes you to Renaissance Spain. November 8, “Brews, Beauties & Brawlers”: Charles Villiers Stanford’s Irish ballad, ‘Phaudrig Crohoore’ and more. November 29, “Diapente Book of Carols 2”: Christmas Cheer, Renaissance Style! May 2025, “Faignient and Friends”: Premiere performances of 16th c. Franco-Flemish composer Noe Faignient June 2025, “A Cabinet of Curiosities 2”: An eclectic mix of chamber music presented entirely at random! Alexander Cappellazzo 514-378-2558 apocryphoniamusic@gmail.com www.apocryphonia.com www.facebook.com/apocryphoniamusic www.instagram.com/apocryphonia ● Arkell Chamber Concerts, see Trio Arkell, p.63 ● Attila Glatz Concert Productions Founded in 1987, Attila Glatz Concert Productions produces, promotes, and manages classical, jazz, folk, country, film and video game music performances worldwide. The company’s signature presentation is the beloved New Year’s Concert, “Salute to Vienna”. Presented annually in more than 20 major concert halls from the Lincoln Center to Roy Thomson Hall, this concert series celebrates its 30th anniversary in 2025! Salute to Vienna New Year’s Concert evokes the enchantment and grandeur of Vienna’s Golden Age with a new cast and musical program each year. Performed by some of Europe’s finest singers, internationally celebrated dancers, and a full orchestra conducted by an expert in Viennese music, this concert experience is the perfect way to greet the New Year. Along with Salute to Vienna, Toronto audiences can celebrate New Year’s Eve in the most elegant of ways, with ‘Bravissimo! New Year’s at the Opera’ at Roy Thomson Hall, featuring Opera’s Greatest Hits and the Canadian Opera Company Orchestra. Nicholas Arnold 416-323-1403 nicholasa@glatzconcerts.com www.glatzconcerts.com www.facebook.com/glatzconcerts www.instagram.com/glatzconcerts ALLIANCE FRANÇAISE DE TORONTO ●The Azrieli Music Prizes (The Azrieli Foundation) Created in 2014 by Sharon Azrieli CQ for the Azrieli Foundation, the Azrieli Music Prizes (AMP) offer opportunities for the discovery, creation, performance and celebration of excellence in music composition. Open to the international music community, AMP accepts nominations for works from individuals and institutions of all ages, backgrounds, nationalities, faiths and genders, which are then submitted to its three expert juries for review through a biennial open call. The four prize packages—valued at 0,000 CAD per laureate— make AMP the top competition for music composition in Canada and one of the largest in the world. This season, AMP proudly celebrates ten years of championing excellence in music composition. Catherine Willshire 416-322-5928, x366 music@azrielifoundation.org www.azrielifoundation.org/amp www.facebook.com/Azrielimusic www.twitter.com/azrielifdn www.youtube.com/ watch?v=RpzY_RPA3nc&t=20s ● Brampton On Stage Brampton On Stage presents enriching artistic programming for all ages at exceptional venues: The Rose, LBP, Cyril Clark, and Garden Square. Supporting Brampton’s diverse creative talent, its vision is to build an inspiring performing arts community that reflects the spirit and diversity of Brampton. Together with local artists and audiences, Brampton On Stage believes in the power of live performance. Programming includes Brampton On Stage Presents, This is Brampton, Arts Adventures Education Series, and commercial and community presentations. Connect with Brampton On Stage on Instagram, X(formerly Twitter), Facebook and LinkedIn. Carrie Libling 905-874-2800 carrie.libling@brampton.ca www.bramptononstage.ca www.facebook.com/bramptononstage www.twitter.com/bramptononstage www.instagram.com/bramptononstage ● Canadian Opera Company The Canadian Opera Company is the largest opera company in the country and one of the largest in North America, known for its artistic excellence and innovation, as well as attracting some of the world’s most renowned opera performers and creators. The company performs with its own acclaimed COC Orchestra and COC Chorus, and its spectacular home base at the Four Seasons Centre for Performing Arts in Toronto serves not only as a national stage, but also as a local hub for diverse musical artists and creators that reflect the city’s wide-ranging cultural influences. Eldon Earle 416-363-8231 info@coc.ca www.coc.ca www.facebook.com/ canadianoperacompany www.twitter.com/canadianopera www.instagram.com/canadianopera ● Cantabile Chamber Singers Cantabile Chamber Singers is a non-profit Toronto-based chamber choir, formed in 2006 by artistic director Cheryll J. Chung. We are committed to enlightening audiences and attracting a new generation of Canadians to the resonance and enrichment of choral music through a combination of informed interpretation, engaging audiences and innovative programming. We thewholenote.com October & November 2024 | 53