She told me that nwst of their audi- ence, according to research dorre at its Sunday ~~mber 15 . concerts finds out about their concerts -3:00: M1ss1ssauga Choral Society. through The WholeNote. "Quite sim~ , MondayD~r16 . ply we could not be doing' what we -7:30:StJames CathedralCho1rofMen sand copies of the issue will be distributed, almostall of them to regular read IAJE still plenty of interested people out there Early in January thousands of delegates who have not yet become users of our ers. So, in. the same spirit as I started magazine. (And if you can't find a by Allan Pulker to the 30th annual conference of the by urging you to introduce someone IAJE (Intematiol)al Association for Jazz spare copy of the magazine ~round, Welcome to the seventy-fourth issue Education) will be in Toronto, the first to Handel, I urge you to introduce The send "them to our website at of The WholeNote (Well, the first fif- time they have taken their deliberations WholeNote to somebody who doesn't www.thewholenote.com!) · teen were called "Pulse"' but it's the outside the United States. They can be know about us· yet: I know, there .are same publication.) assur~ of a welcome warmenhan the · HANDE('S MESSIAH: QUICK PICKS HANDEL REIGNS weather! For details consult the concert listings commencing on page 31 This being the December/January is- And while on the subject of inusisue, there are plenty 0f performances cal education, witli this issue we are - 2:30: Calyx Concerts.Exceqits . -8:00: T afelmusik Baroque Orchestra. Sunday December 01 Thursday December 19 , of Handel's Messiah to be found in h, launching a new section (Education Friday December 06 -8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra/ as the love affair with this great work Front, page 30). For all of us the fucontinues. well into the third century . ture has to be now in order to keep our Saturday December 07 Friday December 20 - 7:30: Elmer lseler Singl!rs. Handel.· Messiah. Toronto MendelsS~hn Choir. after its composition. If there is a rea- art alive. - 7:30: Arcady Ensemble. Hand&.· Messiah. -8:00: J afelmusik Baroque Orchestra. son for thisit is the work's accessibil- · OUR READERS' DEEDS Wednesday December 11 Saturday December 21 ity; it is music that touches the listener I recently met by chance, at a concert, - 8:00: Toronto Choral Society. - 7:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra/ in a most extraordinary and· personal the chair of the board of one of the Handfi: Messiah (Patt 1). Toronto Mendelssohn Choir. • way, as if it was written especially for dozens of small concert series that are Friday December 13 - 8:00: T afelmusik Baroque Orchestra. each person who hears it. the glue of our city's musical culture. - 8:00: Markham Theatre for.Performing Sunday December 22 Arts.Handel:Messiah. EfnerlselerSin!J!ll's - 2:00: Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra. As su~h it can provide an entry point to classical music for the young or the uninitiated, anyone who has' not yet 'acquired the taste. For many people it retains a special status as a milestone in ' their musical education. If you' re considering taking .advantage of the TSO' s special offer to WholeNote readers (on page 2) consider giving the free Messiah ticket to someone for wl}om the experience could be, literally, the gift of a lifetime. (There is a "Quick Pick" guide to all our listed performances of the Messiah at the end of this col'umn.) 'd . 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