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Volume 7 Issue 1 - September 2001

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  • September
  • Toronto
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Music Fair takes place

Music Fair takes place noon to 5pm Sept 22 at period museum Montgomery's Inn (Dundas West at Islington, just north of the Islington subway station). Admission is only ( students/seniors, children under 12, family). Listen to . recorders, viols and other historical instruments played by members of the Recorder Players' Society, TEMPO, and others -- some of the finest musicians in the city! Discover CD recordings, browse through early music books! For more information~ (416) 966-1409, or e-mail: temc@interlog.com Sleep Wayward Thoughts (Sept 22) is a concert of songs and lute solos by Musicians in Ordinary (soprano Hallie Fishel and lutenist John Edwards) on a favourite Elizabethan subject - sleep! (something you will . certainly not want to do during this program at Church of the Redeemer (A venue Road and Bloor). For more information, call (416) 603-4950, ore-mail: MusinOrd@aol.com September 27 brings a rare (and free) opportunity to hear the Early Music Ensembles in the Historical Performance department of the U. of T. Faculty of Music. And September 30 is your chance to hear very fine Baroque (although not on - period instruments) in the Mooredale Concerts Antonio Vivaldi in Venice. The concert features Scott St. John, Erika Raum and Etsuko Kimura, violins. Zephyr, Vent de L'Amour (Sepiember 30, October 2 and 3 at the J a ne Mallett Theatre) - features the choreography of Isadora Duncan, dance OREMUS danse's Paul James Dwyer, and Jeanne Bresciani, singers Isabelle Desrochers and Colin Ainsworth, music by Rameau and Gluck and the debut of a new period orchestra - Ensemble Les Muses Reunies - directed by Michael Feldman. And dance OREMUS danse also presents the stellar Montreal harpsichordist Genevieve Soly (reviewed in our CD section this month) in a solo recital (October 1) entitled "Les Grandes Suites," in which she performs suites by Handel, Bach and lesser-known-but-equallyaccomplished, Graupner. Visit www .danceoremusdanse. org. Finally, Bach devotees will definitely enjoy the Arbor Oak Trio's musical tribute (October 3) in the intimate setting of the Upper Library, Massey College. Details of concerts mentioned here can be found in our comprehensive concert listings, commencing on page 22." Frank T. Nakdshima (jranknak@interwg.com) is the President of the Toronto Early ¥usic Centre, a non-profit charitable organizoJion: tel: (416) 966-J4(f), e-mail: temc@interwg.com . Website - http:! I www.interwg.com/-temc Builders of historical keyboard ins1nm;tents Spine-tingling harmonies -­ Darbazis K'alebi: Andrea Kuzmich, Bie Engelen, Sam Hirst & Becca Whitla The day after Labour Day fast approaches and choirs across the city will be returning and dusting off the vocal cords for another year of communal music-making. September is usually a slciw month in terms of choral concerts, but there are a few highlights that fans of the choral art won't want to miss. The Music Mondays series at the Church of the Holy Trinity features two unusual vocal ensembles this month. On Sept 10, the Renaissance women's group Voyces Past appears. This is a group of singers whose members met in high school and have been performing together for many years. Their repertoire features arrangements of sacred and secular music from the 17th century and earlier. And later in the month (Sept 24) is a concert I wrote about in my last column, by Becca Whitla and Darbazis K'alebi, singing music for women's voices from the Georgian Republic. The following day also at the Church of the Holy Trinity, Critical Mass begins its 2001- 2002 season with a performance at 12:10 of the Missa de Beata Virgine by Josquin des Prez. All proceeds will go to the Out of the Cold program. On Sept 25, the Mozart Society of Toronto's tribute to the life of Peter Sandor will feature sopranos Monica Whicher and Isabel Bayrakdarian along with a choir put together by David Fallis. And on Sept 29 the Ontario Youth Choir gives its annual concert in :roronto at Sing!n .n A Weel

Yorkminster Park Baptist Church. This year's choir is conducted by the Kingston-based composer and choral conductor Mark Sirett and the concert features music by Peter Togni, Orlando Gibbons, Leonard Bernstein and Sergei Rachmaninoff. Looking ahead, some of the plans for the 2002 Joy of Singing · choral festival have already been made public. At a press conference in August to announce the upcoming Roy Thomsonl Massey Hall season, Nicholas Goldschmidt took to the podium to outline eight concerts that will take place at Massey Hall during AUDITIONS . to sing Scott Macmillan's CELTIC MASS for the SEA in Carnegie Hall on June 10, 2002 5 days/4 nights at the Grand Hyatt Hotel plus boat cruise in New York City fcx US 9+ (airfare not included) Toronto auditions on October 20/21, 2001 smccoy@interlog.com or 416-928-6991 www.cammac.ca "tour" 6th Annual !Vewmarket Voice lestival NOVEMBER 19-24, 2901 2001 Adjudicator: Paul Massel Over ,000 in scholarships awarded in 2000 Application Deadline: October 5, 2001 www.newmarketvoicefestival.com or phone 905-830-6932 for syllabu~ or info . ·~ =llcXME · N A.tXJI= Chamber Choi~ Invites auditions for vo[unteir and {ecu£ singers witfi good sigfitsinging skj[fs. Camerata refiearses and performs at yrac.e Cfiurcfi on tfie Jii.(£ 300 Lmuisrfa[e 1?J[. Wee[(Jy refiearsafs Werfnesrfa.ys at 7:15pm Pfease ea{[ %e{va 'Treffinger (jraliam 416-488-7884 e;r.t 17 or emai[ mtgrafiam47@fi.ome.com to arrange an audition .eft.& ))Jj ,~tW 'The most 6eautifu£ music was written for tlie liuman voice - it's tlie onfy instrument we p{ay. www torontocamerata org - info@torontocamerata:org ~~ ·~ LIKE TO SING? JJ The Toronto Mendelssohn Choir is holding auditions for the 2001-2002 season for both the TMC and the TMYC. For Information Call 416-598-0422 www. tmchoir.org Now holding auditions for all4 voice parts. MegaCity Chorus is a 50-Voice men's A Cappella chorus Benefit from: -World class voice coaching -Top notch performance opportunities -Varied repertoire -Fun and friendship -Travel opportunities Monday evenings at 7:30p.m. at: Oriole York Mills United Church,.2609 Bayview Ave (one block north of York Mills), Toronto. (Entrance is on the north side of building) For more information contact: lan Fitz Gerald (416) 459-7545 Mike Dodds (416) 833-7099 www.megacitychorus.com info@megacitychorus.com "Why not visit us for our Arts Week A Cappella Showcase on Sept. 24th" SEPTEMBER 1, 2001 - OCTOBER 7, 2001 Wholenote 9

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