Volume 9 Issue 4 - December 2003

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1111.nlftnnl"· lft101\;ITIQU; TORONTO'S CLASSICAL AND POST CLASSICAL MUSIC SCENE Volume 9 #4, December 12003- February 7, 2004 Copyright © 2003,2004 Wholenote Media Inc. 720 Bathurst St., Suite 503, Toronlo, ON MSS 2R4 Staff Publisher Allan Pulker Editor David Perlman Production Manager Peter Hobbs Listings Simone Desilets, Karen Ages Jazz listings Sophia Perlman Webmaster Colin Puffer Web Technician Lee Weston Layout & Design David Perlman, Verity Hobbs, Mike Busija Cover Design Rocket Design Advertising Allan Pulker, Karen Ages Circulation Manager Sheila McCoy COLUMNISTS Bandstand Merlin Williams Book Shelf Pamela Margles Choral Larry Beckwith Composer Companion Jason van Eyk Discoveries David Olds Early Music Frank Nakashima Jazz Jim Galloway Music Theatre Sarah B. Hood Opera Christopher Hoile Quodlibet Allan Pulker T.O. Diary Colin Eatock Feature Writers David Perlman, Karen Ages, Paul Steenhuisen, Phil Ehrensaft, Alison Roy DISCOVERIES (CD Reviews) Editor David Olds; Reviewers: Alex Baran, Larry Beckwith, Phil Ehrensaft, Michelle Assay Eshghpour, Daniel Foley, John S. Gray, Wallace Halladay, Sarah B. Hood, Tiina Kiik, Kevin Mallon, Pamela Margles, Alison Melville, Frank Nakashima, Ted O'Reilly, Cathy Riches, Annette Sanger, Bruce Surtees, Dianne Wells, Merlin Williams. Display Ad Sales, (Un)classified Ads & Listings: Phone 416-323-2232 Editorial: Phone 416-603-3786 E-mail: info@thewholenote.com Fax: 416-603-4791 Websites: www.thewholenote.com www.torontohearandnow.com Paid Subscriptions (/year + GST) Circulation & Display Stands: 416-928-6991 Dates and Deadlines Next issue is Volume 9 #5 covering February 1 to March 7, 2004 Free Event Listings Deadline: 6 pm Thursday January 15 (covering period February 1 to March 7, 2004) Display Ad Reservations Deadline: 6 pm Monday January 19 (Un)classlfled Ads Deadline: 6 pm Monday, January 19 Black and White Ads must be received by noon Wednesday January 21 Colour Ads must be received by noon Tuesday January 20 Publication Date: Thursday, January 29 Circulation CCAB QUALIFIED CIRCULATION: 28,609 copies (Sept 2003) Additional copies printed and distributed this month: 6,391 Total copies printed and distributed this month: 35,000 Printed in Canada by Couto Printing and Publishing Services Canadian Publication Product Sales Agreement 1263846 ISSN 14888-8785 WHOLENOTE Whole Note Magazine acknowledges the financial support or the Government or Canada, through the Canada Magazine Funds, toward our editorial cosl WholeNote Media Inc. accepts no responsibility or liability for claims made for any product or service reported on or advertised in this issue. CONTENTS 6 Cover Story: Snapshots Gabrielle McLaughlin, Howard Dyck, and Johanne Goyette interviewed fry .David Perlman 14; 62 CD DISCOVERIES: Introduction by David Olds 16 T.O. Diary: Colin Eatock 18 Quodlibet: Allan Pu/ker 18 Messiah quick list by Karen Ages 20 Early Music: Frank Nakashima 22 Choral Scene: Larry Beckwith 23 Walk of Fame - the case for lseler by Alison Roy 23 Toronto Hear and Now : 23 Composer Companion: Jason van Eyk 24 New Music Quick Picks 25 Coalition of New Music Presenters 26 Composer to Composer: Juliet Palmer Interviewed by Paul Steenhuisen 28 Jazz Notes: Jim Galloway 28 Bandstand: Merlin Williams 30 On Opera: Christopher Hoi/e 31 Opera on DVD by Phil Ehrensaft 32 Music Theatre Spotlight: Sarah B. Hood 33 Book Shelf: by Pamela Marg/es 34 Education Front: David Perlman COMPREHENSIVE LIVE LISTINGS 34-54 Daily Concert Listings (GT A) 55-56 Daily Concert Listings (Further Afield) 56 Opera and Music Theatre 57 Jazz Concert Quick Picks 57 Jazz Clubs 58-60 Announcements, Lectures, ... Etcetera 61 (Un)classifieds 62- DISCOVERIES: (CD Reviews) 62 Early and Period Performance 64 Classical & Romantic 66 Opera and Vocal Music 68 20th Century and Beyond 72 Jazz 7 4 Pot Pourri 7 4 Seasonal Fare 78 Stocking Stuffers 34 INDEX OF ADVERTISERS CALENDAR OF EDITORIAL SPECIALS February 04 (Jan 29*) Music and Health March 04 (Feb 26*) Summer Music Education April 04 (Mar 25*) Opera May 04 (Apr 29*) Choral Celebration June 04 (May 27*) Summer Music: Overview July/August 04 (June 25*) Summer Music: Details September 04 (Aug 26*) Music Education October 04 (Sept 30*) Members' Profiles Editorial inquiries: David Perlman 416-603-3786 Advertising inquiries: Allan Pulker 416-323-2232 *Denotes Publication Date December 1 2003 - January 7 2004 www.thewholenote.com 5