Volume 30 Issue 5 | April & May 2025

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UNDATED EVENTS & ETCETERAS460 Avenue Road, just south of St. Clair. It’s agreat way to meet other adult singers in thecommunity, and learn some new music, allunder the direction of Dr. John Holland. Wefocus on growing our voice and our abilities,and we are open to anyone with a desire to sing,regardless of experience. Join us for snacksafterwards. Register here, or call 416-922-0855. We’d love to have you sing with us. All arewelcome!● New Horizons Band of Toronto. All levelsfrom beginners to advanced for brass, woodwind,and percussion instruments. Weeklyclasses led by professional music teachers.Loaner instrument provided to each new registrantin the beginners’ program. Visit www.newhorizonsbandtoronto.ca.● North Toronto Community Band. Openingsfor drums, clarinets, trumpets, trombones,French horns. Rehearsals held at WillowdalePresbyterian Church 38 Ellerslie Ave. (just northof Mel Lastman Square). Monday evenings 7:30-9:30 pm. Contact ntcband@gmail.com.● Quinte Regional Youth Chorus. This is a newgroup based in Belleville, Ontario, for singersaged 6-16. St. Thomas Anglican Church, ParishCentre, 201 Church St., Belleville. Call 613-962-3636 for information.● Serenata Singers. Are you free Wednesdaymornings? Do you love the joy of singingand the camaraderie it brings? Join the SerenataSingers who have sparkled in Toronto’sconstellation of choral gems since 1976! Seniorssingers, come together with voices unitedin song. Inspire generations to follow! This55-voice adult SATB community choir, rangingin age from 55 to 97, will gather again underaccomplished choral director Michael Morganwho shares his talents and expertise toperform a “Winter Cabaret” on November 30,2024, with other performances during the yearat seniors’ residences. Our season crescendoswith two annual spring concerts on May 8 & 9,2025. Our spring concerts entitled “Tuned In”will feature favourites from the movies, Broadway,and television. Consider joining this caring,friendly group of retirees at Scarborough Bluffs15% off your 1st cleanIf you can read this,thank a music teacher.MosePianoForAll.comUnited Church, 3739 Kingston Rd, every Wednesdayfrom 10:30am to 12:30pm. Two free trialrehearsals are allowed before deciding to join!Check us out at our website at www.serenatasingers.caor call Charlotte at 416-449-4053!Come join us!● String Orchestra TO is a new string orchestrain Toronto for amateur intermediate andadvanced string players. No auditions. Our seasonruns from Sep 11, 2024 to May 28, 2025.Wed rehearsals: 7:15-9:15 pm at St. BarnabasChurch, 361 Danforth Ave. Visit www.sites.google.com/view/stringorchestrato/homeor emailus at StringOrchestraTO@gmail.com.● Strings Attached Orchestra, NorthYork. 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.comto receive music andother details or visit our website at www.stringsattachedorchestra.comfor more information.● Toronto Summer Music. Chamber Choir. Achance to refresh vocal skills and study inspiringworks of choral literature in the intimacyof a chamber vocal ensemble. Aside from dailychoir rehearsals with director Kathleen Allan,you will also enjoy sectionals with various vocalcoaches. The week will culminate with a performanceon the final day of the Festival. Spenda week singing and rehearsing exciting workswith fellow choral enthusiasts! Applications forthe 2025 Chamber Choir are now open. Applicationdeadline: June 26, 2025. Information atTSM Application Form.● VOCA Chorus of Toronto. Openings forexperienced tenors and basses. VOCA is anauditioned ensemble, currently preparing abroad range of selections (including premieres)for our Dec 14 “Season Songs” concert, featuringMichael Occhipinti, guitar and JamieDrake, percussion. On May 10, 2025, we’ll beperforming “Carmina Burana”, featuring specialguest, Andrew Haji, tenor. Rehearsals areheld at Eastminster, 310 Danforth Ave. (Chestersubway) on Monday evenings. ContactJenny Crober at crober.best@gmail.com formore info.A vacationfor your dog!Barker Avenue Boardingin East Yorkcall or text 416-574-5250BUSINESSCLASSIFIEDSEconomical and visible!Promote your services& products to ourmusically engaged readers,in print and on-line.BOOKING DEADLINE: FRIDAY MAY 9classad@thewholenote.comTHE WHOLENOTEMUSICALWHO’S WHO2025 CHORALDIRECTORYOur 23rd annual “Canary Pages” choral directory is nowavailable online, for readers interested in choirs, and forchoirs wanting to make themselves known to our readers!If you are looking for a choir to join, support or listen to,you will find choirs of all skill levels and genres in the directory,across the GTA and in other parts of Ontario. You’llneed to go online (thewholenote.com/canary) for detailedprofiles, but we’ve provided some “teaser” informationbelow to spark your curiosity. We'll add profiles online asthey come in, until the end of June. So please check backperiodically!Amadeus Choir of Greater TorontoEnlivening Toronto’s arts community formore than 50 years, the award-winningAmadeus Choir is a semi-professionalchoir of auditioned voices from Torontoand the surrounding areas.www.amadeuschoir.comCanadian Celtic ChoirThe Canadian Celtic Choir is a LondonbasedSATB choir of about 50 membersthat has built a solid reputation as one ofthe most in-demand choirs in SW Ontario.www.celticchoir.caCanadian Children’s Opera Company(CCOC)As Canada’s only permanent children’sopera company, the Canadian Children’sOpera Company (CCOC) has ignited apassion for opera in thousands of youngvoices over 57 years.www.canadianchildrensopera.comChorus YorkWe bring enjoyment to our communityand members through participation inchoral singing.www.chorusyork.caCummer Avenue United Church ChoirBe a part of a vibrant church music programthat offers a wide range of styles ofmusic from all across the globe.www.cummeravenueuc.caEcho Women’s ChoirTeaser” for print index: ECHO, establishedin 1991, is a group of harmonizing womenof all ages and backgrounds, directed byAlan Gasser and Katie White in the heartof downtown Toronto.www.echochoir.caL’ensemble vocal Les voix du coeurEnsemble vocal communautaired’expression francophone dans la granderégion de Toronto.www.lesvoixducoeur.comEtobicoke Centennial ChoirEtobicoke Centennial Choir is a communitychoir dedicated to celebrating the artand joy of choral singing. We offer vibrantand diverse performances of repertoire,guided by professional artists.www.etobicokecentennialchoir.caHarbourfront ChorusWe are a fun community choir!www.facebook.com/harbourfrontchorusJubilate SingersMixed-voice auditioned choir specializingin world music sung in original languages,orchestral choral works and 20-21Cchoral pieces. Director: Isabel Bernaus.www.jubilatesingers.caLeaside United Church ChoirsMusic is central to worship at LeasideUnited Church. The rich music programincludes the Chancel Choir and the JuniorChoir.www.leasideunited.orgLondon Pro Musica ChoirLondon Pro Musica Choir (LPMC) wasfounded in 1970 as a chamber choir,organized and run by its members. Wewere the first, and remain the oldest,unaffiliated concert choir in London witha current membership of over 40 singers.www.londonpromusica.caMenAloud ChorusRelaxed atmosphere with music you loveto hear.www.menaloud.ca50 | April & May 2025 thewholenote.com

Jonathan Crow, Artistic DirectorECHO Women's choir, in a workshop with South African choral composerand teacher Bongani Magatyana.COMMUNITY PROGRAMCHAMBER CHOIRJuly 28 – August 2, 2025Milton Choristers“Teaser” for print index: A four-part adultcommunity choir that has entertainedaudiences in the Halton Region since1968, the Milton Choristers’ season runsfrom September to May.www.miltonchoristers.comMississauga Chamber Singers“Teaser” for print index: Come and hearthe difference . . .www.mcsingers.caNorth Halton Community SingersA non-profit organization run entirely byvolunteers, the North Halton CommunitySingers is a registered charity performinga variety of musical genres,including classical, pop and folk, and fromsacred to secular.www.northhaltonsingers.caPax Christi ChoraleUnder the artistic direction of Dr. ElaineChoi, Pax Christi Chorale presents fivechoral programs over the 2025/26 season.Come back in May for details.www.paxchristichorale.orgTafelmusik Chamber ChoirThe Tafelmusik Chamber Choir, specializingin historically informed performancesof Baroque and Classical repertoire, wasformed in 1981 as a complement to theTafelmusik Orchestra.www.tafelmusik.orgToronto Chamber ChoirToronto Chamber Choir - Early Music.New Light!www.torontochamberchoir.caToronto Children’s ChorusA vibrant musical community of eightchoirs that has been nurturing youngvoices from 6-18 for almost 50 years.Internationally acclaimed for its musicprogram, artistic director, and touringChamber Choir.www.torontochildrenschorus.comToronto Classical SingersToronto Classical Singers is passionatelycommitted to the great choral tradition.We have a reputation for artistic excellence,and as an auditioned choir we welcomesingers of all backgrounds.www.torontoclassicalsingers.caToronto Mendelssohn ChoirThe Toronto Mendelssohn Choir(TMChoir) is one of Canada’s oldest andlargest choral organizations. Foundedin 1895 during Massey Hall’s inauguralseason, it has been a leader in Canadianchoral music since.www.vesnivka.comToronto Welsh Male Voice ChoirCome on out to one of our rehearsals. Youwill be assured of a warm welcome. Youwill grow musically for sure, and have agreat time while you learn and eventuallyperform with us. See you there!www.torontowelsh.comVesnivka ChoirWe are a friendly and inclusive organization.Come join us in celebrating Vesnivka’s60th anniversary.www.vesnivka.comVIVA Singers TorontoVIVA Singers Toronto is an inclusive notfor-profitfamily of choirs for ages fourthrough adult. We provide singers witheducational opportunities to co-createand achieve artistic excellence in anaccommodating, collaborative community.At VIVA, “Every Voice Matters.”www.vivasingerstoronto.comVOCA Chorus of TorontoThe VOCA Chorus of Toronto, a dynamic,auditioned ensemble directed by JennyCrober performs a wide range of repertoire(including numerous Canadianpremieres) in collaboration with superbguest artists.www.vocachorus.caThe Chamber Choir is a chance to study inspiringworks of choral literature in the intimacy of achamber vocal ensemble. Enjoy daily choirrehearsals led by Kathleen Allan, Artistic Directorand Conductor of the Amadeus Choir of GreaterToronto, and sectionals with our vocal coaches.The week will culminate with a performance onthe final day of the Festival.Repertoire includes: Bach’s Magnificat inD Major, BWV 243, and works by Andrew Balfour,Marie-Claire Saindon, Beethoven, Susan Labarr,Thomas Morley, Samih Choukeir, and more!Kathleen Allan, conductorJoy Lee, pianoProgram fee: 0.00 +HSTATTENTION CHOIRS!Interested in joining The WholeNote Canary Pages?It's not too late!canary@thewholenote.comthewholenote.com April & May 2025 | 51