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Volume 30 Issue 4 | December 2024 & January 2025

  • Text
  • Toronto
  • Orchestra
  • Theatre
  • February
  • Symphony
  • Violin
  • Jazz
  • Arts
  • Conductor
  • Faculty
TMChoir's Jean-Sébastien Vallée on large-choir community exchange; Vania Chan on Music and Mindfulness; "From Up Here" looks at Classical Life in "Zone 10"; Jazz jam etiquette; Esprit has you on the edge of your seat; Women from Space; a full slate of record reviews; all this and more.

The WholeNoteVOLUME 30

The WholeNoteVOLUME 30 NO 4FEBRUARY & MARCH 2025EDITORIALPublisher/Editor in Chief | David Perlmanpublisher@thewholenote.comeditorial@thewholenote.comRecordings Editor | David Oldsdiscoveries@thewholenote.comListings Editor | John Sharpelistings@thewholenote.comSOCIAL MEDIADanial Jazaeri, Colin Storysocial@thewholenote.comSALES, MARKETING & MEMBERSHIPAdvertising & MembershipsOri Dagan & Kevin Harrisadvertising@thewholenote.commembers@thewholenote.comProduction & Operations | Jack Buelljack@thewholenote.comAdvertising Artadart@thewholenote.comWEBSITE / SYSTEMSDanial Jazaeri, Kevin Kingsystems@thewholenote.comCIRCULATIONSheila McCoycirculation@thewholenote.comSUBSCRIPTIONSsubscriptions@thewholenote.com + HST (6 issues)single copies and back issues *international - additional postage appliesWholeNote Media Inc.Centre for Social Innovation503–720 Bathurst StreetToronto ON M5S 2R4Phone 416-323-2232 | Fax 416-603-4791Instagram: @the_wholenoteFacebook & X: @theWholenotethewholenote.comSTORIES & INTERVIEWS20 ON OPERA | La Reine-garçon– a thoroughly modernChristina? Or not. |LYDIA PEROVIC22 EARLY MUSIC | Whenmusicians meet at thecrossroads | DAVID PERLMAN24 FROM UP HERE | ViolinistAngela Garwood-Touw |SOPHIA PERLMAN26 THE SOFT SEAT BEAT | Halls ofall sizes … | COLIN STORY27 MAINLY CLUBS, MOSTLYJAZZ | Hot damn, let’s jam! |ORI DAGAN70 BACK STORY | "When MusicMeets Mindfulness" - anintroduction | VANIA CHANLISTINGS30 EVENTS BY DATELive and/or online45 MAINLY CLUBS47 OPERA, MUSIC THEATRE, DANCE48 RELATED EVENTS &ETCETERASDISCOVERIES:RECORDINGS REVIEWED51 Editor’s Corner | DAVID OLDS52 Strings Attached | TERRY ROBBINS55 Vocal58 Classical and Beyond59 Modern and Contemporary63 Jazz and Improvised Music67 Pot Pourri68 Something in the Air |KEN WAXMAN69 Listening Room INDEXCirculation Statement - November 30, 20247000 printed & distributedCanadian Publication ProductSales Agreement 1263846ISSN 14888-8785 WHOLENOTEPublications Mail Agreement #40026682WholeNote Media Inc. accepts no responsibility orliability for claims made for any product or servicereported on or advertised in this issue.COPYRIGHT © 2024 WHOLENOTE MEDIA INCWNWHOLENOTEMEDIA INC.266 | February & March 2025 thewholenote.com

Roman Borys,Artistic & Executive DirectorEXTRAORDINARYCONCERT EXPERIENCESAT THE JANE MALLETT THEATRERACHEL FENLON pianist & sopranoSchubert’s Winterreise —poetic, emotional, timelessFEBRUARY 11, 2025 | 7:30 PMILLIA OVCHARENKO piano“Technically flawless and impeccably musical” —International PianoMARCH 4, 2025 | 7:30 PMWINNER2022Banff InternationalString QuartetCompetitionJANINA FIALKOWSKA piano“Canada’s First Lady of Chopin”—Classical.netMARCH 18, 2025 | 7:30 PMISIDORE QUARTETMozart, Beethoven & Billy ChildsMARCH 27, 2025 | 7:30 PMFor more information and tickets please visitwww.Music-Toronto.comOr call the box office M-F 1-6 pm 416-366-7723 (1,1)NAE FUNDRiki Turofsky andCharles Petersen

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