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Cover Story: Mary Lou Fallis Allan Pulker
T.O. Musical Diary Colin Eatock
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Quodlibet Allan Pulker
World View Karen Ages
Early Music Frank Nakashima
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Band Stand Jack MacQuarrie
TMA News Brian Blain
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On Opera Christopher Hoile
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Mendelssohn’s last String Quartet
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Confessions of a Music Camp addict Lola Rasminsky
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Cynthia Steljes remembered Leanne McMurray
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BookShelf Pamela Margles
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Upcoming Concerts
Tuesday, March 06 /07
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Gavin Bryars & Friends
A favourite of Canadian audiences, English composer Gavin Bryars returns to Glenn Gould Studio, where
he’s joined by Swedish soprano Anna Maria Friman, English tenor John Potter, (Red Byrd, and The
Hilliard Ensemble), as well as Canadian instrumentalists Max Christie on bass clarinet and Douglas Perry
on viola, in a melding of contemporary and early music. From old forms come new sounds, including the
premiere of Nine Irish Madrigals, and Bryars’ collection of laude inspired by 14th century pieces.
Saturday, March 10 /07
Heaven and Earth
Harry Manx & Friends
“The way I see it, Blues is like the earth and Indian music is like the heavens. What I do is find the balance
between the two.” He has created a unique sound that is hard to forget and deliciously addictive to listen
to. Among his guests, Harry welcomes Kevin Breit, a guitarist and multi-instrumentalist of endless
creativity and virtuosic technique, Ravi Naimpally on tabla, George Koller on bass and dilruba, and South
Asian vocalist Samidha Joglekar.
Eine Kleine Mozart
Janina Fialkowska, and the Chamber Players of Canada
Pianist Janina Fialkowska returns to Glenn Gould Studio for an all-Mozart program that includes the
composer’s own rarely-heard chamber versions of two popular piano concertos. She is supported by the
outstanding ensemble led by cellist Julian Armour, director of the Ottawa International Chamber Music
Festival.
New Sounds/Ancient Cultures
Evergreen Club Contemporary Gamelan / Bergmann Piano Duo
It was in 1931 that the composer Colin McPhee first heard music of the gamelan of Bali. Duo pianists
Elizabeth and Marcel Bergmann explore some of the Balinese music that McPhee transcribed for two
pianos. In addition the Bergmann Piano Duo interacts with the Evergreen Club Contemporary Gamelan
to perform a new work by Henry Kucharzyk in this exploration of music inspired by ancient cultures
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I’m constantly being reminded by my marketing colleagues that
there are all these people out there who, the studies show, read
magazines starting from the back. The aforementioned colleagues
have not, however, drawn the obvious conclusion from this socalled “fact” – namely that we should therefore shift this tonesetting “Opener” to the back of the magazine (or better still that we
repeat it, front and back, so as to leave no one thrashing and
bashing their way through WholeNote unguided).
Let me be clear. Not one of my 968 closest acquaintances has this
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my knowledge. So I am a bit at a loss as to how to address myself
appropriately to someone with this condition. Let me just say this to
you: the fact that you have only now arrived at this little string of
wisdom’s pearls, after already making up your own mind how to
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inconvenient and inconsiderate. That being said, I will console
myself with the fact that at least I won’t have to remind you to
check out “Back Beat” on page 79, because it will have been the
first thing you stumbled on.
“Back Beat” falls into the category of what I described in last
issue’s “Opener” as “something so tentatively expressed in the
table of contents that is passes almost unnoticed.” The prospect of a
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significant percentage of our readers when they pick up the
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Last month’s tentative “light-under-the-bushel” was our summer
music education preview. This month it’s the whole bushel basket
on display! – a whopping nine pages (starting on page 58) devoted to
letting summer music education providers tell you in their own
words what they have to offer.
Speaking of letting “providers” tell you in their own words what
they have to offer, choral devotees will need no reminding that our
annual choral canary pages is just round the corner. Don’t let
choirs you care about get left out of this May highspot. But I’m
getting a bit ahead of myself because before May comes April
which is traditionally “opera month” in WholeNote. And we intend
to give that topic more than a courtesy nod. Who knows, we may
find “Back Beat” getting busy sooner rather than later!
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EDITOR’S CORNER
by David Olds
As I write this column the JUNO nominations have recently been announced and I notice that once again this year we have managed to cover
most of the discs nominated in the four classical categories in these
pages. As for the omissions, in our defence I would mention that those
few we did miss were never sent to us for review and I anticipate that
we will be able to rectify this in our next issue. The thing that jumped out
at me right away from the list was the resounding presence of both the
Canadian Music Centre and Music Toronto. The CMC’s Centrediscs
label received four nominations in the Composition of the Year category,
with the fifth going to an independent CD also distributed by the CMC. In
the Classical Album of the Year, solo or chamber category, both Music
Toronto’s original ensemble-in-residence, the St. Lawrence Quartet, and
MT’s current collaborators, the Gryphon Trio, received nominations:
the St. Lawrence for its EMI recording of Shostakovich string quartets
and the Gryphon for its complete Mozart trios for Analekta. I fully expect that the Gryphons will find themselves nominated again for their
own Shostakovich recording (as described in my column last month)
come this time next year and it wouldn’t surprise me to see their newest
release, Christos Hatzis’ Constantinople, short-listed in both the
performance and composition categories too. You can read Heidi
McKenzie’s impressions of that CD in this edition of DISCoveries.
The many faces of
the very singular
MARY LOU FALLIS
interviewed by Allan Pulker
Mary Lou Fallis is
someone who needs
no introduction in Canadian classical musical circles. She is
perhaps best known as
the co-creator, with
pianist/composer Peter Tiefenbach, and
player of the title role
in the “Primadonna”
comic send-ups of opera and opera singers.
As such she will
It is another confluence of the CMC and Music
be performing the
Toronto which brings me to my first pick this
week of February 26–
month. Centrediscs has released a surprising
Mary Lou Fallis with “Prima Donna”
March 3 in the Winninumber of discs recently – so many that it
co-creator Peter Tiefenbach.
peg Comedy show
seems hard to keep up with them. I was going
to say that the most recent is the disc I’m about with some of Canada’s best stand-up comedians and will also be parto address, Jeffrey Ryan’s “Quantum Meticipating in the CBC Radio show, The Debaters, debating the queschanics” (CMCCD 12206), but I realize that
tion whether opera has any relevance to today’s society – you’ll have
there is already yet another Centredisc in hand, to tune in, however, to find out which side she’s on! Regular
featuring music of Elizabeth Raum, that will have to wait until next
WholeNote readers will also know that she is the mother and first
month for review. Ryan has been Music Toronto’s composer-advisor for
teacher of Anna Madgett (December 2004) and that she keeps up her
the past 10 years, ever since manager Jennifer Taylor launched MT’s
sight-reading by singing in the highly professional St. Thomas’s AnContemporary Classics series, and he is also currently the composer in
glican Church Evensong Choir.
residence with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra. Ryan’s disc opens
There are other things she does that are much less known: she
with Bellatrix, or “Female Warrior”, for solo violin, a track which
begins with a war-like cry from Annalee Patipatanakoon of the Gryphon has been a voice teacher for almost ten years at the University of
Western Ontario; she has been a collaborator with a number of
Trio. This virtuosic and theatrical work utilises many vocalisations and
breath sounds in addition to its stringent technical demands. While prima- prominent Canadian composers; and she is the co-producer and murily aggressive in nature, Bellatrix also has moments of reflection and
sical intelligence behind the Bathroom Divas reality TV series on
lyricism, all of which are captured admirably in this performance. The
Bravo Television.
CD presents diverse sides of Ryan, including an effective string arrangeFor a coloratura soprano who went through the University of
ment of the haunting choral work ecce homo in which the Music Toronto Toronto’s Faculty of Music, sang in the COC chorus, auditioned for
Chamber Society players are joined by the Penderecki String Quartet
the Met, went down to New York and early on did a “Town Hall”
and bassist Dave Young, Stillpoint for flute, harp and violin with Patipadebut concert, hers is an unusual career. “I was on my way to being
tanakoon, Susan Hoeppner and Erica Goodman, and two works with
a coloratura soubrette … and at some point around getting married
percussionist Beverley Johnston. Johnston is teamed with harpist Goodman in the quietly dramatic Poison Wind, which draws parallels between and thinking about having children, I just realized that this wasn’t
what I wanted. It wasn’t because I couldn’t do it, but the fact was
the fiercely hot Saharan wind known as a simoom and our own rising
that I was a coloratura - not a dramatic diva who could sing those
levels of urban air pollution. She is also featured in Two-by-Four, a
heavy, down-and-dirty roles that were of more interest to me. At that
chamber concerto for marimba and mixed ensemble. But the highlight
point I began to develop an alternative reality, an alternative perfor me is the very successful Quantum Mechanics, a work first “read”
formance persona who had done all the things that I would have like
by the Arditti String Quartet in Ottawa at the inaugural Strings of the
Future Festival in 1997 and since given concert performances by six
to do but couldn’t because of my voice type. So I pretended I was a
different ensembles. It is recorded here by Scott St. John, Annalee Pati- diva with all this experience looking back on my career. Because I
patanakoon, David Harding and Roman Borys, all long-time colleagues
knew enough about the operatic performance world, I could write
of Ryan’s from their association with Music Toronto. And Music Toron- good comedy about it.”
to will celebrate the release of this disc and the Gryphon’s recent ShostaThe rest, of course, is history, as she and creative and performkovich and Hatzis CDs at their March 6 concert at Jane Mallett Theatre.
ance partner, Peter Tiefenbach, have toured extensively with the
In closing I would note that Jeffrey Ryan served as an affiliate comshow which has been universally enthusiastically received.
poser to the Toronto Symphony for two seasons and the TSO’s recent
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With her co-judges on the “Bathroom Divas” set:
L-R: Daniel Lichti, Mary Lou Fallis, Tom Diamond and Liz Upchurch.
For the last two years, however, quite a different persona has come to
the fore, that of co-producer of the Bathroom Divas reality TV series
currently being shown on Bravo. “I was approached about doing this
and was initially wary because certain experiences had caused me to
distrust television as a medium. No one in the production company had
ever even seen an opera and I had been told by a lot of people to stay
away from it. On the other had, television is here to stay, and knowing
how to be on television and be interviewed is one of the skills that one
has to master as a person in the public world. So I met the producers,
Paul McConvey and Mike Ward, liked them and discovered that they
were highly respected in the television world. I thought, if I design a
real process for the neophyte singers to go through that has integrity to
it, the truth will come out. By doing this the show could do a lot of
good for the operatic art and also for people who dream of being creative at any point in their lives and really going after something.”
The show has been successful beyond their wildest dreams. Last
year it was one of the most highly rated shows on Bravo, and in its
second year the numbers are up. “People are attracted by substance,
they’re hungry for it, and that’s what the show has.” John Doyle in the
Globe and Mail perhaps said it best: “It’s about real people doing real
work.”
The idea is that from hundreds of auditions, six people are chosen
by a panel of four experts to participate in a five-week long “opera
boot camp,” from which one participant is voted out by the panel each
week until only one remains, who goes on to perform with a major
symphony orchestra as a prize. “It’s about really working and it
shows that you can improve.” What makes the show of universal interest is that it is really about character and a work-ethic, not about
singing: “It wasn’t necessarily the best singer or the person who had
the best voice that would win – it was not a singing contest per se.” It
was, therefore, perhaps not surprising that both years she was surprised by the final outcome.
She has also been surprised by some of the anecdotal feedback she
has received about it: “My students at Western get together and watch
it over pizza and a bottle of wine and debate about the decisions of the
panel!” Some singers who have been “stuck” have seen their problem
addressed and have been able to use what they saw and heard to get
“unstuck”; and the 10-year old daughter of a friend now knows that
she wants to become an opera singer.”
In the first two episodes, which I had seen at the time of writing,
you see a side of Mary Lou Fallis that she seldom shows outside of
Bathroom Divas and her studio at Western – a very serious and perceptive teacher. “I find that teaching is one of the most rewarding
things I do. Coming to it as I do, it is important not to overwhelm the
student with how important you are and all the things you’ve done. I
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This month’s cover, continued
...the very singular Mary Lou Fallis ...
come to the student as one who has gone ahead, a scout who has surveyed the terrain, who can talk to them about what it’s like. Then
they have to do the work, they are actually going to make the foray
into the unknown territory. It’s a privilege to go on that journey with
people who are serious and who want to go with you. It’s so wonderful if you find yourself on the same wavelength as one of your students. There’s nothing like it. It’s just as much of a high as performing!”
“I’m going to Montreal this weekend to hear someone I’ve been
working with do the play called “Glorious” about Florence Foster
Jenkins. This singer, Rosemary Dunsmore, studied with me at York
University about twenty-five years ago and came back to me for help
preparing the part.”
This month’s cover
feeling of privilege to be
connected with the Canadian musical establishment. I coached with
Harry Somers the
Twelve Miniatures before it was ever published and did stuff with
John Beckwith. All these
people were there when I
was in school. I’m privileged to be part of that.”
“It’s also funny – I’m
starting to feel like the
ceremonial soprano, the
one they bring out to host
and sing on ceremonial
occasions, like this and Bruce [Ubukata] and Stephen’s [Ralls] recent Aldeburgh Connection twenty-fifth, and a recent Out of the
Cold benefit!”
(At this point in the conversation we joked about a new persona,
the “ceremonial prima donna.”)
“I am a very fortunate person at this point in my life, and really
feel very grateful, because it feels as if a lot of things are coming
full circle and yet there is still so much to do, so many things I want
to do, and there’s no need to retire from teaching. Look at Greta
Kraus – she was still teaching at the Faculty when she was ninetytwo!”
On March 23 Mary Lou will be MC of, and a performer in, the memorial concert in John Weinzweig’s honour at Glenn Gould Studio.
“I just had a meeting with them (the organizing committee) yesterday
at the Canadian Music Centre. I hope the event will reflect the twinkle that was always in John’s eye! I didn’t know this, but when you’re
an Order of Canada member, as John was, you have to talk about
your memorial service before you go, particularly when it’s going to
be broadcast on CBC. David Jaeger told me yesterday that when John
was in the hospital shortly before he died, David asked him how he
saw it and what he wanted, and John said that he wanted me to host
it. I was so touched.”
“My association with John goes back to when he wrote a private
collection piece for me, that I recorded for Centrediscs. Thirty years You can see Mary Lou Fallis in action on Bathroom Divas, Saturdays
ago I went up to his cottage in Northern Ontario and worked on it
at 9:00 or Tuesdays at 8:00 on Bravo and at the John Weinzweig mewith him, and now I’m doing it at his memorial service. I have a real morial concert at Glenn Gould Studio, March 23 at 8:00.
A Russian Odyssey
Sunday, April 15, 2007, 7:30 p.m.
Jane Mallett Theatre
James Sommerville, guest conductor
Andrew Burashko, piano soloist
Join us for an evening of soaring melodies and rousing brass as we
celebrate the magic and mystery of Russia. Making his debut on the
HSSB podium is James Sommerville, Principal Horn of the Boston
Symphony and newly appointed Artistic Director of the Hamilton
Philharmonic. Pianist Andrew Burashko will perform Larysa
Kuzmenko’s Concerto for Piano and Brass Band, commissioned by the
HSSB. Other featured works include music from from the ballet
Gayane by Khachaturian and Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition
in a stunning brass band version by Elgar Howarth.
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Mozart in the Tundra
Recently, I got around to reading Mozart in the Jungle: Sex, Drugs and
Classical Music. This book, by New York oboist Blair Tindall, caused
quite a stir when it was published a couple of years ago, with its
shocking allegations of corruption in the Big Apple’s freelance classical
music business. As I finished this sordid chronicle of drug addiction
and sexual exploitation, I found myself wondering what a similar
exposé about the freelance classical scene in Toronto would reveal.
But of course Toronto is not New York, which leads me to suspect
that the results of such an investigation might end up sounding a
little silly – much like the (purely fictional) account below.
Early One Morning: After weeks of getting nowhere, trying to
penetrate the murky demi-monde of Toronto’s classical music world,
I received an anonymous phone call, telling me when and where I
could find a shady man I’d been hoping to meet. And so, at the
crack of dawn, I found myself in an unmarked van behind Roy
Thomson Hall, talking to Mr. X, purveyor of “substances” to
downtrodden, stressed-out, freelance musicians.
“Times aren’t what they used to be, for a guy in my
business,” he began. “Not like the good old days, with all those big
musicals in town. Those shows ran for years, and used to drive
musicians crazy. (He himself played the viola-trombone book in
several pit orchestras.) The players needed something to get through
night after night of the same mindless music. So I was there to help
them – for the right price, of course.”
With a conspiratorial wink, he opened a French horn case:
out spilled a veritable cornucopia of medications. “I’ve got aspirn,
cough drops, lip balm, foot powder, hemorrhoid cream – whatever
you want.”
“But couldn’t I buy this stuff across the counter of any
pharmacy?” I asked.
“And what about this?” He poured a small quantity of
crystalline powder into my hand. “Go ahead, try it. It’s pure.”
Cautiously, I touched my tongue to the crystals, and
experienced a strangely familiar tingling sensation, and a sweet,
fruity flavour. “This is the fizzy candy I used to get as a kid!” I
cried in recognition. “I didn’t know it was still available.”
“It’s not – in this country,” replied Mr. X, with a furtive
glance in his rearview mirror. “I bring it in from South America.
Believe me, a line of this stuff is just the ticket to get even the most
bummed-out musician through Phantom of the Opera.”
Late One Night: The taboo subject of sexual politics in Toronto’s
classical music business is not, understandably, a topic many are willing
to discuss. But my discreet inquiries finally unearthed a brave but
frightened musician who, after years of gigging all over town, was
willing to tell all. I met Ms. Y in a late-night café.
“There was this conductor,” she began, softly. “At the
audition, he was real nice. I guess he didn’t notice that when he
asked for the Bach excerpt, I played the Gershwin by mistake. Then
he told me I could play my heckelphone in his Mozart concert – if I
gave him a backrub.”
“And did you?”
Overcome by shame and grief, Ms. Y burst into tears. “I
never felt so used in my life! And it tuns out that Mozart didn’t even
write for the heckelphone!” As she sobbed uncontrollably, I quietly
slipped away into the night.
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LISZT Angelus!
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MERCADANTE Flute Concerto in E minor
BEETHOVEN Serenade
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Saturday, May 5 , 8 pm $40, $32, $12
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DVORAK Sextet, orchestral version
Mozart in Jeans
Family concerts featuring
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by Allan Pulker
The Universities
March is a great time to go to concerts and recitals at the universities. Exams and exam preparation
dominate April, so March is when
end of term and graduation recitals
take place. Many student recitals,
unfortunately, don’t find their way
to our listings, but many do, not
only in the Toronto and GTA listing (page 24) but also in the Beyond the GTA listings (page 44),
where you will find concerts at
Wilfrid Laurier University and
Queen’s University, for example.
(York University has many interesting recitals but the subway and
bus trip there is prohibitively long
and if you drive be prepared to pay
downtown parking rates, as parking seems to be a major source of
funding for the suburban campus.)
Vocal Recitals
March brings recitals by some really outstanding singers: On March
4, mezzo Vilma Vitols performs
with pianist Gregory Oh at one of
the Syrinx Sunday Salons. Just
three days later on March 7 soprano Susan Platts with pianist Rena
Sharon will perform an interesting
program, including lieder by both
Robert and Clara Schumann, for
the Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber
Music Society.
The following Friday, March 9,
renowned Canadian baritone, Gerald Finley (last June’s WholeNote
cover) is at Roy Thomson Hall,
and on March 18 the amazing
Polish contralto, Eva Podles, will
give a recital there.
Sir Thomas Allen, perhaps not
a household name in Canada, but
a leading operatic singer in Europe,
particularly renowned for his interpretations of Mozart’s operatic
roles, will give a recital, presented
by the Perimeter Institute, in Waterloo at the Mike Lazaridis Theatre of Ideas on April 1. In the same
city, and just three days later on
April 4, the acclaimed Canadian
baritone, Russell Braun, will give
a recital at the Waterloo Entertainment Centre. Not a vocal recital
per se, but Les Violons du Roy’s
performance at Roy Thomson Hall
on April 3 will include two renowned Canadian singers, soprano
Karina Gauvin, and contralto MarieNicole Lemieux.
Piano Recitals
first by Jurek Dybal on March 8
at the Faculty of Music’s Walter
Hall and the second by the wellknown Joel Quarrington with pianist Andrew Burashko in Thornhill on March 23. And well respected Canadian artists, violinist
Erika Raum and pianist Lydia
Wong, will give a Faculty Artist
Series recital in Walter Hall on
March 23.
Children at Concerts
How can you expect your children
to be interested in music, even if
you do give them music lessons,
if you don’t get them out from time
to time to hear some live music
well performed? Not everything
listed in WholeNote will be scintillating for kids, but there are some
things that definitely will. Take
Lemony Snicket’s “The Composer is Dead” whodunnit, performed
twice on March 3 by the TSO, for
example. It’s guaranteed to hold
the attention not only of young
children but even of their parents!
For somewhat older children,
there’s the irrepressible Bramwell
Tovey conducting TSO performances on March 24 of Saint-Saëns’
Organ Symphony and Beethoven’s
Fourth Piano Concerto, performed
by Jane Coop. It can also be inspiring for children in the early
years of music study to hear accomplished older kids perform: on
March 4 there is a concert by the
Mississauga Youth Orchestra and
on March 5 by ensembles of the
Toronto Symphony Youth Orchestra. So don’t wait, because kids
don’t stay young all that long!
in this issue: one on March 2, the
other on March 30. A chamber
music series new to me, the Koffler School of Music’s Salon Series, brings together some wellknown musicians with some less
well-known in a performance of
chamber music by Mozart,
Brahms, Chopin and Dvorák. Sinfonia Toronto’s March 10 concert’s
theme appears to be orchestral versions of works not originally written for orchestra, including Brahms’
well-loved Liebeslieder Waltzes.
The Women’s Musical Club on
March 15 is presenting Octagon,
an all-star ensemble which will
perform music for large chamber
combinations by Beethoven and
Schubert. Duo Diorama (cover,
September ‘06), are back on March
24 and 25, performing a varied program for Mooredale Concerts.
Veteran Canadian pianist, Boyd
McDonald, now professor emeritus at Wilfrid Laurier University,
will give a noon-hour recital at First
United Church in Waterloo on
March 6.
Russian pianist Ellen AnnorNews
Adjei, now a resident of Toronto,
Canadian horn virtuoso, James
can be heard in early March, perSommerville was appointed prinforming at the Richard Bradshaw
cipal horn of the Boston SymphoAmphitheatre on March 1 and for
ny Orchestra nine years ago. He
Les Amis Concerts on March 4 at
has just been named the new conthe Heliconian Hall. A music critductor of the Hamilton Philharmonic for Izvestia Moscow has deic Orchestra. This is indeed good
scribed her performances as “emonews that we hope will translate
tional, passionate and technically
not only into high artistic standbrilliant.”
ards for the Hamilton PhilharmonBritain’s Time Out Magazine reic but also into frequent solo and
cently said of pianist, Steven Oschamber music performances on the
borne’s playing, that “he can prohorn by Mr. Sommerville.
duce pyrotechnics effortlessly, but
Meanwhile, the Boston Symnever forgets the depths beneath
phony, upping its Canadian conthe brilliance.” He will give a retent, has just announced that it has
cital for Music Toronto on March
appointed Julian Kuerti one of two
13. Armenian-Canadian pianist,
assistant conductors. Meanwhile
Serouj Kradjian, whose studies
Julian’s father, Anton Kuerti, along
began early and have taken him to
with Vancouver musicologist,
Vienna, Hanover and Toronto, will Chamber Music
give a recital on March 11 at Glenn Amici, whose highly polished per- Margit McCorkle, has been awarded Germany’s 2007 Schumann
Gould Studio.
formances of their carefully craftprize, a great honour, which will
ed programs are always a pleasure
Instrumental Recitals
be awarded in August of this year.
to
hear,
have
two
concerts
listed
There are several interesting and
unusual instrumental recitals coming up, including one by the French
harp virtuoso Isabelle Perrin, presented by the Ontario Chapter of
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World View
by Karen Ages
While it’s not customary for
WholeNote to review concerts in detail, I’d like to
open by congratulating soprano Denise Williams on
a job well done. Her CD
release concert “Walk Together Children”, a Black
and Jewish cultural mix,
drew a healthy crowd at the
Al Green Theatre on February 11th. The program
included spirited renditions
of African-American and
Caribbean songs as well as
soulful and tender Yiddish
favourites, displaying a
mastery of the language and
spirit of what she refers to
as her “adopted culture”.
Denise was ably backed up
by Brahm Goldhamer and
Nina Shapilsky on piano/ Hossein Alizadeh of Hamavayan
keyboards, and others.
Ensemble. They come to the George
February is a really short Weston Recital Hall March 9.
month but I’m still optimistic that at least some readers will (March 11 and 18); and you can
see this in time to get over to the hear David on trumpet in the “klezMusic Gallery on March 2 to hear mer meets jazz” series at Mezzetthe Orchid Ensemble and Jeng ta’s restaurant (St. Clair) along
Yi, representing two Asian tradi- with guitarist Brian Katz on
tions. Vancouver’s Orchid Ensem- March 14, and with accordionist
ble is one of Canada’s best known Joe Macerollo at the Bella Did
Chinese instrumental groups, Ya Eat? brunch at the Free Times
blending traditional music with oth- Cafe on March 18. There’s more
er genres including contemporary klezmer at Mezzetta on March 7:
and jazz. The ensemble actively Yiddish Swingtet of Jono Lightcommissions new works by North stone (clarinet), Jordan Clapman
American composers, and regularly (keyboards) and Tony Quarcollaborates with musicians from rington (guitar); March 21: Brian
other cultures. Toronto’s Jeng Yi Katz and Martin van de Ven (claris a Korean drum and dance en- inet); and March 28: Tony Quarsemble performing both traditional rington and Bernie Senensky (piand contemporary works. Formed ano).
ArtWorld Studio Producin 1998, the group has performed
at many festivals and provided ac- tions presents a world premier,
companiment to Peter Chin’s dance Tarantella, running March 1 to11
work Bite. This promises to be an at the George Ignatieff Theatre.
Described as “a cultural-anthroexciting double bill.
David Buchbinder is a busy pological drama with music,
man this month. March 4, he and dance, song, video and food”,
his wife, the amazing bellydancer Tarantella explores aspects of
Roula Said, present another Pu- southern Italian life, featuring
rim Cabaret, at the Lula Lounge. singer/guitarist Dominic MancuIf you missed it last year (as I did), so, composer and accordionist
you’ll have another chance to ex- Claudio Vena, guitarist/mandolinperience this Jewish holiday tradi- ist Silvio Simone, percussionist
tion of masquerade and merry-mak- Armando Borg, costumes, animaing presented by David, Roula and tion, film clips and a dinner bufa host of others. Featuring a hilar- fet. For more information visit
ious script by Marilla Wex, the artworldstudio productions.com.
Small World Music presents
entry fee is discounted to those arriving in full costume! Later in the a concert of Persian classical mumonth, Buchbinder’s Flying Bul- sic, March 9 at the George Wesgar Klezmer Band, who will cel- ton Recital Hall. Hossein Alizaebrate their 20th anniversary next deh, a prominent instrumentalist
February, perform at the Tranzac and composer in Iran, leads the
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EARLY Music
by Frank Nakashima
PHOTO LOUISE LEBLANC
six-member Hamavayan Ensemble
in their first North American tour.
The group includes instrumentalists and both male and female singers.
Also at the Toronto Centre for
the Arts, but at the Main Stage on
March 24, the Canadian Turkish Sufi Centre presents Ahmet
Ozhan, Whirling Into Peace. Featuring a ten piece orchestra and the
poetry of Rumi and Yunus Emre,
you are invited to “experience the
mysteries of the Whirling
Dervishes...with Ahmet Ozhan,
mega star of the Middle East”.
York University is holding a
Fine Arts Festival this month, and
within it is a World Music Festival (March 12-16), comprised of
nine concerts. These will feature
the music department’s Caribbean,
Celtic, Japanese, Balkan, Middle
Eastern, Flamenco Guitar, Chinese, Klezmer, African drum, Cuban, Samba, and Korean drum ensembles. All events are free and
take place in the Accolade East
building. Please see the daily listings for details.
March 13 at the Music Gallery,
Toronto’s favourite Arabic-Greek
ensemble Maza Meze performs
with a couple of special guests: Dr.
George Sawa, one of Canada’s
leading Arabic music scholars and
performers, and the chief inspiration for the ensemble years ago,
when several of its founding members studied with him; and Nabeel
Shehadeh, also a strong influence
on the band, team up to present a
solo set, as well as join the band
in a musical journey through Arabic music from the 12th century to
present day Toronto.
On March 16, part of a symposium at U of T “A Forgotten Past:
Muslims, Christians and Jews in
the Middle Ages”, the Chancellor Jackman Program for the
Arts presents “Cross-Cultural
Music Currents: A musical celebration of the history shared between Muslim, Christian & Jewish communities in Mediterranean
Europe”. Free, but advance tickets required (416-978-4884).
After a four year hiatus, Japan’s
Kodo Drummers return to Massey Hall on March 21 and 22.
Known internationally since their
debut at the Berlin Festival in 1981,
Kodo explore the gamut of traditional Japanese drumming, from
thunderous pounding rhythms to
subtle pieces with delicate flute accompaniment. They will also perform in Ottawa and Montreal just
before and after the Toronto show.
Also on tour this month with a
new CD, Juno award winning Cuban singer/musician AlexCuba
(Alexis Puentes) performs March
23 at noon (First Canadian Place)
and the same evening at the Lula
Lounge.
And March 27, CBC OnStage
presents New Sounds / Ancient Cultures, at the Glenn Gould Studio.
Toronto’s Evergreen Gamelan Ensemble, and duo pianists Elizabeth
Laich Bergmann and Marcel Bergmann perform music for gamelan
as well as composer/ethnomusicologist Colin McPhee’s transcriptions
of gamelan music for two pianos.
Please be sure to check the daily listings for details on all of the
above and more.
Karen Ages is an oboist who has
also been a member of several
world music ensembles.
She can be reached at
[email protected].
This month brings even more baroque music from Italy – two Stabat Mater
settings, one by Pergolesi and the other by Vivaldi, performed by soprano
Karina Gauvin and contralto Marie-Nicole Lemieux, with Les Violons du
Roy, one of Canada’s finest chamber orchestras under the direction of
Bernard Labadie (April 3). Website: www.roythomson.com
“Location, location, location” is
a phrase more often heard from real
estate agents than composers or performers.
But imagine being entertained as
a guest of the King at a royal river
party on the Thames, in July 1717,
by the first performance of Handel’s joyous Water Music. It would
have been a fantastic first date! You
can hear the Tafelmusik Baroque
Orchestra perform this music
(March 8-11, also 13,14). Website: www .tafelmusik.org
Some of the world’s most magnificent music, such as that of
Gabrieli and Monteverdi, was inspired by the ambience and beauty
of San Marco in Venice. And if
you’ve ever been there, you will
understand why. Ivars Taurins directs the Kitchener-Waterloo
Symphony in a program of Gabrieli, Vivaldi, and also Stravinsky
(March 9).
Also in Kitchener, the Grand
Philharmonic Choir, under the
direction of Howard Dyck, performs Bach’s Mass in B Minor
(April 6) with soloists Suzie LeBlanc (soprano), Daniel Taylor
(countertenor), Michael Schade
(tenor) and Peter McGillivray (baritone).
For something a little more intimate, why not try some 16th century Italian love songs? In their
concert Ingrato e Crudo Amore
(Ungrateful and Cruel Love), the
Musicians in Ordinary (soprano
Hallie Fishel and lutenist John
Edwards) perform Italian love poetry set to music in the 16th century (March 3). Among the composers, whose music won hearts at
the height of the Italian Renais-
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sance, are Marco Cara, Orlando
di Lasso, Orazio Vecchi, Fabrizio
Dentice and French-born Philippe
Verdelot. For more, see their website: www.musiciansinordinary.ca
Also, there is a rare opportunity
to hear the Requiem by 17th-century Italian composer Francesco Cavalli (April 6), a brilliant early Baroque masterpiece scored for choir
(in this case the Toronto Chamber Choir), soloists (including soprano Michele DeBoer) and continuo. Website: www.geocities
.com/torontochamberchoir
Perhaps Leipzig in 1729 wasn’t
prime real estate, but something
there must have inspired Bach’s
monumental setting of the Passion
According to St. Matthew. This
work requires soloists, double orchestra, double chorus, organ, and
harpsichord. Arias and choruses
compliment the Gospel story told
by the Evangelist. Soloists Suzie
LeBlanc (soprano), Sheila Dietrich
(soprano), Daniel Cabena (countertenor), Nathaniel Watson (baritone), Lawrence Williford (Evangelist), Michael Colvin (tenor arias), The Elora Festival Singers,
and The Festival Orchestra are conducted by Noel Edison (March 25).
Website: www.elorafestival.com
In contrast, using only the forces that Bach used – 9 solo singers
and orchestra – Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra brings you
Bach’s St. John Passion, joined
by Les Voix Baroques from Montreal, including British tenor
Charles Daniels as the Evangelist,
as well as Dorothée Mields (soprano), Matthew White (countertenor), Colin Balzer (tenor), and
Stephen MacLeod (baritone).
Frank T. Nakashima
([email protected]) is the
President of the Toronto Early
Music Centre, a non-profit charitable organization which promotes the appreciation of historically-informed performances of
early music
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CHORAL Scene
by Larry Beckwith
It is a month of fascinating repertoire, landmark celebrations and
end-of-semester concerts in the university choral community, but there
is also a lot of activity outside of
the halls of academe as well.
This all begins on Thursday March
1 when Soundstreams presents the
Theatre of Voices under the renowned Paul Hillier’s direction. The
main work on the program is the
rarely-performed Stimmung by Karlheinz Stockhausen. This is an intriguing work for six voices that is both
serial and tonal, both structured and
improvised and leaves a great deal
of the actual “creation” of the piece
up to the performers. As a result, no
two performances are ever alike.
Stimmung (meaning “tuning”) was
written in 1968. For a “primer” on
the piece, and to learn more about
Stockhausen,
visit
www.stockhausen.org
The following evening features two
concerts of special note. The University of Toronto Master Chorale, conducted by Brad Ratzlaff,
presents an evening of contemporary
North American choral music, featuring music by Holman and Lauridsen. And John Tuttle’s Exultate
Chamber Singers tackle some of
the more challenging secular madrigal, partsong and chanson repertoire
through the ages, from Gibbons to
Hindemith.
Two more concerts on March 3
make for a tough choice: The Bach
Children’s Chorus is hosting a fundraiser for the Stephen Lewis Foundation, featuring guests the Toronto
Children’s Chorus, and the Elmer
Iseler Singers. Lewis himself will
be there and will speak about the val-
uable work that his foundation does in developing strategies to end the
AIDS pandemic in Africa. The Oriana Women’s Choir is also in action that night, with an
evening of Canadian
standards by Schafer,
John Beckwith during rehearsals for New Music
Raminsh and Patriquin
Concerts’ Pioneers! O Pioneers! concert on the
and newer works by occasion
of John Weinzweig’s 90th birthday in 2003.
Daley and Leungen.
The Victoria Scholars perform
The centerpiece of the March 11
on Sunday, March 4. In a program event will be choral music: a handentitled “Chant and Beyond”, they’ll ful of substantial examples of the craft
perform works by Durufle, Arvo and care Beckwith puts into his comPärt and Penderecki.
positions. He is known for being
Two more great concerts are of- “perhaps the most characteristically
fered on March 10: Agnes Gross- English Canadian voice” in musical
man is the guest conductor of the composition, which is most certainMacMillan Singers at the Univer- ly true. I think of him as approachsity of Toronto as they tackle some ing each of his compositional projects
of the tougher German romantic cho- as a truly unique opportunity,
ral pieces. The same evening, Kevin though, to reflect his deep interest in
Komisaruk’s Studio Sixteen is in the world around him and to celeaction with a program of British brate emotional and intellectual conworks of the late Renaissance in the nections, both tangible and intangiideal setting of the Church of St. ble. Wayne Riddell will be on hand
Mary Magdalene.
to conduct a choir made up of wonI’m always happy to give more derful professional choristers from
exposure to choral concerts around Toronto and environs. Several solotown each month by way of this ists will sing some of my father’s
column, but I am particularly glad to songs and there will be some instrube able to draw attention to the cele- mental music as well. There is no
bration of my father’s 80th birthday, admission cost. Please consider
taking place at Walter Hall at the Uni- yourself invited to celebrate the birthversity of Toronto on the afternoon day of a great Canadian….my dad,
of March 11. I find it staggering to of whom I am incredibly proud!
contemplate the role that John BeckMarch 11, in the evening, Beth
with has played in Canadian music Tikvah Synagogue hosts a concert
on so many different fronts: as a in memory of Srul Irving Glick, with
teacher, administrator, performer, a high-powered collection of guest
writer, critic, ambassador and, per- artists and Eyal Bitton’s synagogue
haps most importantly, a composer. choir playing and singing many of
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Another fast-growing area is
“Queen West” where the Gladstone
Hotel has become host to a wide
variety of musical entertainment.
Later this month, the Aradia Ensemble, under the direction of
Kevin Mallon, performs Handel’s
Apollo e Dafne (Neil Aronoff, baritone; Deanna Hendriks, soprano)
and also Concerti Grossi Op.6 nos.
3, 5, 8 (March 25). A new setting
for a new generation.
The Danforth offers a terrific location for shopping, and a great
venue, Eastminster United, for
more music by Bach; in particular,
the Trio Sonatas, performed by
Paul Meyer (violin), Nicolai Tarasov (oboe), Laura Jones (viola da
gamba) and organist Paul Jenkins
(Mar 31). For more information see
www.academyconcertseries.com
The voices of Studio Sixteen
perform works from England’s
golden era of sacred choral music
in their program Orphei Britannici: Genius from the British Isles,
with music by Robert Carver, Robert Parsons, John Sheppard, Thomas Tallis, and William Byrd. The
spacious setting of the Church of
St. Mary Magdalene is a wonderful place to hear this music (March
10).
Downtown? One of Toronto’s
oldest churches, the Church of the
Holy Trinity, is where the Toronto Early Music Centre presents
“A Tale of Two Lutes”, March
11, where the German 13-course
Baroque lute, played by Lucas Harris, meets the traditional Chinese
four-stringed pipa, played by Wen
Zhou, face-to-face, in a “duel” recital.
The Toronto Consort is proud
to present Chris Norman, Maritime
Canada’s virtuoso flute player and
piper, as he leads an ensemble of
guitars, harmonium, bass, percussion and vocals, with guest fiddler
David Greenberg (March 23, 24).
Perhaps this is really more folk
music than “early music”? Anyway, these guys go both ways, and
either way, their toe-tapping happy-go-lucky performance is irresistible. www.torontoconsort.org
Choral Scene
Glick’s well-known pieces.
March 23 sees another tribute concert, this time to the memory of John
Weinzweig, once known as the Dean
of Canadian Composers, who
passed away last summer. The CBC,
University of Toronto and the Canadian Music Centre are presenting “The Radical Remembered” at
the Glenn Gould Studio. The University of Guelph Chamber
Choir, conducted by Marta McCarthy, will offer some of John’s distinctive choral music.
Two barnburners make up the program when the Jubilate Singers and
the Ensemble Tryptych Chamber
Choir get together on March 24. The
French composer, teacher and organist Theodore Dubois wrote The Seven
Last Words of Christ in 1867 and
has been known for it ever since. It
will be paired with Charles Gounod’s Messe Solennelle, which has
received a few performances in these
parts in the last two or three years.
Robert Cooper’s Orpheus Choir
of Toronto continues its fabulous
programming with a double bill of
Faure’s Requiem and the Toronto
premiere of Nou Goth Sonne Under
Wode (A Meditation on the Cruci-
fixion of Christ) by Canadian composer Allan Bevan. The show takes
place on the evening of March 25 at
Metropolitan United Church.
Roy Thomson Hall presents the
Nathaniel Dett Chorale in concert
at noon on March 26 (admission
free) and the York University Men’s
Chorus offers a huge range of pieces at noon on March 27 in the brilliant new music building at York.
Tafelmusik begins a series of performances of Bach’s St. John Passion March 29, with Jeanne Lamon
at the helm of Tafel and Les Voix
Baroques, a small ensemble of singers from Montreal headed by the
outstanding countertenor Matthew
White. Veteran English tenor Charles
Daniels evangelizes.
Finally, March 30 is University
choir night in Toronto. The U of T
Choirs join together for the Te Deum
by Anton Bruckner at MacMillan
Theatre, conducted by Agnes Grossman. The York University Gospel
Choir, under Karen Burke’s direction, rocks out at York. The University of Western Ontario Choirs
hold an Alumni gala Concert at the
George Weston Recital Hall, with
many special guests. And the Victoria University Chorus holds its
Annual Spring Concert in the Isabel
Bader Theatre.
BAND Stand
by Jack MacQuarrie
Fall of ’45
In last December’s column, discussing how band memberships have
changed over the years, I mentioned that, in the late 1940’s, the Students’
Administrative Council of the University of Toronto convened a special
meeting to debate whether or not they would permit a girl to play in the
university band. A few weeks later I was delighted to receive a telephone
call from that pioneering lady. Not only did she confirm that she is still an
active member of a community band, but she offered to send me copies of
photos and articles which appeared in at least two Toronto newspapers in
the fall of 1945. The photo to the right, reproduced here from a photocopy, shows Barbara Kissick (nee Barbara Dyment) surrounded by the
men of the band (who don’t appear to be the least resentful of her presence). Can you find yourself or a friend in this picture? I should be in
there, but am probably hidden in the rear.
Cable concert
In last month’s column mention was made of a concert in the CBC Glenn
Gould Studio honouring Howard Cable. Since this featured The Elmer
Iseler Singers, conductor Lydia Adams and the True North Brass, it could
hardly be considered a concert band event. However, for a number of
reasons it warrants special mention here. First and foremost, the concert
featured original works and arrangements by Howard Cable, the honoured
guest of the evening. Howard stands head and shoulders above other
Canadians in his dedication to the enhancement of the concert band repertoire in Canada.
Second, it may seem a stretch to extol the performance of a vocal
ensemble in a column devoted to concert bands and their music, but band
musicians could learn much from performances such as the Iseler Singers’
component of this concert. Their breathing, phrasing, tuning and overall
impeccable technique are all skills readily transferable to woodwind and
brass instrumentalists.
Strangely, the vocal number which impressed me most was one I least
expected to. Prior to the performance, as I perused the program, I asked
myself why they would include the mundane, tired, old “The Maple Leaf
Forever”. Hadn’t we outgrown that after being forced to sing it daily all
though elementary school? As the performance unfolded, I understood.
The late famous accompanist Gerald Moore used to say that the hallmark
of a great artist is to be able to play the national anthem for the ten
thousandth time and make it sound like an inspired fresh work receiving
its first performance. Soloists Rebecca Whelan and Michael Thomas, ably
assisted by their fellow members of the Iseler Singers, transformed that
“mundane” song for me. Featuring new lyrics by Vladimir Radian, this
stellar performance was a far cry from my recollections.
Finally, as a brass player, I was bowled over by the technical virtuosity
and musical sensitivity of the True North Brass. This was particularly so
in their breathtaking rendition of Howard’s arrangement of the Calixa
Lavallée overture “La Rose Nuptiale” (“The Bridal Rose”). The composer of Canada’s national anthem never sounded better.
New Concert Band
Congratulations are in order for the latest community band in Ontario. We
have just received word that the newly formed Milton Concert Band is
thriving and growing. This new community concert band, which began
rehearsing on Feb 1, 2007, was founded by several former members of
the Etobicoke Community Concert Band who have recently taken up residence in Milton. The founders felt that the burgeoning population of that
community should be sufficient to provide enough interested instrumentalists to form a band and also to develop an audience and tangible community support. Under the capable baton of Joseph Resendes, a PhD candidate in music at York University, the band has already secured its first
performance date - June 9th at Milton’s 150th Anniversary Street Festival.
As soon as we receive all of the necessary information, the band will be
added to our Band Directory. In the meantime, here are the important
details. Rehearsals are Thursdays from 8 - 10 pm. Any interested parties
are encouraged to view the band website at www.geocities.com/miltonconcertband, telephone to 416-508-6106 or you can e-mail
[email protected].
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of the Salvation
Army have the
stage all to
themselves as
featured guest
artists. Sunday
afternoon’s
“Heavy Metal”
concert by The
Hannaford
Band features
Aaron VanderBarbara Kissick (nee Barbara Dyment) surrounded
Weele, Euphonium Soloist
with the New York Staff Band.
Conductors Wanted
The North Toronto Community
March 4 and on
Band is searching for a new conMarch 4 at 3pm sees the Markham
ductor to assume duties commencConcert Band taking its audience
ing in September for the 07-08 seain the Markham Theatre on a musison. This adult band rehearses in
cal journey from a stunning arrangeToronto on Monday nights near
ment of Moussorgsky’s Pictures at
Lawrence Avenue and Avenue
an Exhibition to the dazzling latin
Road. If you know of anyone who
images of Chick Corea Olé.
might be suitable and interested, ask
March 4 at 3pm Wellington
them to contact John Krongold by
Winds
perform a concert in
phone at 416-787-5193 or by email
Grandview Baptist church in [email protected]. Deadline for
ener devoted to the compositions
applications is March 31. They also
and arrangements of Johan de Meij.
have issued a secondary plea for perThis concert will be conducted by Mr.
cussionists.
de Meij himself, perhaps best
The Kitchener Musical Society
known in band circles for his first
Band are also seeking a new consymphony, The Lord of the Rings.
ductor. The band rehearses in KitchMarch 9 at 8pm in Etobicoke Colener on Monday evenings. Anyone
legiate Auditorium, 86 Montgomery
interested should contact Paul HendRoad, Toronto, the Etobicoke Comerson, Chair, KMSB Search Community Concert Band presents its latmittee. His email address is
est “Rising Star” program, with “Fly
[email protected].
Me to the Moon”. With the help of its
young guest vocalist, Darryn de Souza,
Coming Events
As for band events on the horizon, the band promises a mélange of outthere is a plethora of performances of-this-world music: Star Wars to Siof note in the early part of March. natra with a stop along the way for a
The weekend of March 2 - 4 is dom- visit to Gustav Holst’s Mars.
March 27 in the evening, Music
inated by the Hannaford Band’s “Festival of Brass “ extravaganza at To- Alive presents community concert
ronto’s St. Lawrence Centre. Friday bands at Newmarket Theatre. Estabevening’s “Community Showcase I” lished fifteen years ago, Music Alive
includes performances by The On- has grown from a project of the York
tario Central Reservists Band of the Region District School Board to a reSalvation Army, The Weston Silver gion-wide festival which includes comBand, and the Canadian Staff Band munity musical groups. This year’s
festival includes an evening with four
of the Salvation Army.
Saturday morning’s “Rising Stars” community bands and one school
features performances by all three band performing for non-competitive
brass bands in the Hannaford Youth adjudication. This year’s adjudicaProgram. Here, the three finalists in tor is Elliot Del Borgo, a frequent
the solo competition will compete for consultant, clinician, lecturer, and
the honour of performing with the adjudicator in the United States and
Hannaford Street Silver Band in Sun- abroad. Mr. Del Borgo is an internaday’s final concert. In Saturday af- tionally-known conductor of bands
ternoon’s “Community Showcase II” and orchestras.
March 28 We have just learned
six more all-brass ensembles are featured: The Orillia Silver Band, To- that Dr. Henry Meredith and the
ronto’s Metropolitan Silver Band, Plumbing Factory Brass Band of
The Whitby Brass Band, The Intra- London, Ontario have a concert that
da Brass of Oakville, Ottawa’s Ma- evening. However, we do not yet
ple Leaf Brass Band and New York have a time or place for this event.
State’s Buffalo Silver Band.
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TMA
TORONTO MUSICIANS’ ASSOCIATION
NEWS ROUNDUP
by Brian Blain
TMA Music Education Committee
is presenting programs to teach the
basics of rhythm to children, from
the very young to high school age.
This fun way to approach basic
rhythm skills can be offered as a
series, or as individual sessions.
The program incorporates movement and world cultural aspects
within each session. Our next public session is at the North York
Central Library on March 15, 2pm
to 3pm featuring master African
drummer Waleed Abdulhamid.
Bring the family to an interesting,
unusual and informative take on
Rhythm! Admission is free.
Thanks to the North York Central Library and Second Line Music for their support of this program. For other events or to inquire about the program, contact
Jane Fair at [email protected]
Scholarships Offered: Students
are often short of funds. The
American Federation of Musicians
has a scholarship programme that
may be of some help to someone
enrolling for fall 2007 at a college
or university for music performance (Canada or U.S.). The Music
Performance Fund Scholarship is
for students planning to major in
music performance, or music education with a minor on an instrument, at a college or university.
(Voice students are not eligible.)
Applicants are not required to be
members of the TMA or the
AFM. Four scholarships of $500
each are available. The official
deadline is March 1 for this round,
so it may well be past by the time
you read this but it’s worth contacting the TMA office to find out
more about the programme. Contact the Toronto Musicians’ Association MPF Committee, (416)
421-1020 x230 or email
[email protected]
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BY ASON
AN
YK
I’m sorry to say that I have been absent from Toronto
concerts the last week or so. As you may remember from
last month’s column, there was a range of interesting events
lined up in the fist half of February. My only excuse was
that I had to travel out West to experience a few days of
the Winnipeg New Music Festival. It was my first time
attending this prestigious national new music showcase,
which offered a range of surprises.
The festival opened on February 10th with a concert
dedicated to highly accessible large orchestral works from
the two composers-in-residence – Toronto’s own Christos Hatzis and Philadelphian Jennifer Higdon. The following night, Hatzis and Higdon were joined by Winnipeg composer Patrick Carrabré, Cuban composer Guido
Lopez-Gavilan (in spirit if not in body) and local early
career composer Andrew Balfour for a New Music in
New Places / Two New Hours live broadcast from the
Garrick Centre – a converted movie theatre cum kitschy
rock ‘n roll venue.
Cuban choral rhumbas, Cree-influenced song, MiddleEastern solos and Inuit throat-singing all melded into new
musical voices that brought an appreciative full house to
its feet. But the highlight of the festival’s first half was a
concert titled “Scratch the Surface”. WSO’s new Music
Director, Alexander Mickelthwaite, led the Orchestra
through some excellent music, including Paul Frehner’s
Claude Vivier Award-winning work Lila (in its best interpretation I have heard to date) and Nicole Lizée’s remarkable concerto for DJ and orchestra King Kong and
Fay Wray. The evening was rounded out by the CMCPrairie Region Emerging Composer Award presentation
to the very charming Borisa Sabljic for his work Deliverance, a stylistically slippery orchestral piece that meandered from requiem to waltz across to folk song only to
fade away.
Coinciding with the festival was the Canadian New
Music Network’s inaugural conference. The focus of two
intense days of panels, presentations and plenary sessions
was “New Music and the Media: Getting the Message
Out”. While much was made of massive changes to the
mainstream media – predominantly the major newspapers
and CBC Radio Two’s new programming directions –
there was also equal discussion of alternative media, new
media outlets, and the impact of new technologies on music
distribution and promotion. Perhaps one of the most salient points to come out of the conference was made by
Walter Boudreau, Artistic Director of Montréal’s SMCQ,
who urged us all to switch our perspective away from
promoting the “product” of new music to one of advancing the human story, nurturing a sense of discovery and
encouraging audiences to stimulate their curiousity (a point
made in last month’s column).
Returning to Toronto, there is easily just as much to
celebrate here as there was out West. In fact, many of this
month’s concerts are taking the act of celebration as their
point of entry into a wealth of very interesting programming.
Continuum Contemporary Music will showcase its
own brand of urban music at the Music Gallery on March
4th before heading off to the Montréal New Music Festival. On the programme is James Rolfe’s 2006 Jules Léger
prize-winning work raW, which he describes as “filtering
J. S. Bach’s Second Brandenburg Concerto through Bob
Marley’s War, Burning Spear’s The Invasion and John
Philip Sousa’s Stars and Stripes Forever. raW was written during the buildup to the American invasion of Iraq.”
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continues to collect, refurbish and
distribute instruments. We have
three violins, two trumpets and a
trombone to lend, which we would
like a student (of any age) to make
use of. If you have an instrument
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Alongside Rolfe’s distinct downtown voice will
sit 2002 Jules Léger winner Yannick Plamodons’ Autoportrait sur Times Square and Martin Arnold’s Moonlight on the Bluff (which appears on Continuum’s excellent Sea Change
CD), among others. For those unaware, the
Jules Léger prize is Canada’s largest for new
chamber music, and a truly prestigious kudo to
any Canadian composer, given that there are
only 24 in existence so far. Two Léger works
makes for a programme not to be missed. Find
details online at www.continuummusic.org or
call 416-924-4945.
On March 9th Arraymusic percussionist Rick
Sacks will celebrate some of the best solo percussion writing in Canada with his Ten Planets
CD release concert. Sacks will fill the Music
Room at Hart House with works by Michael J.
Baker, Linda C. Smith, Rodney Sharman, Barbara Monk Feldman, and two of his own creations. “Each piece contains an interplay between
large space and a more intimate, poetic activity”, states Sacks. But, as a collection, the works
capture “the extremes of percussion music from
gentle lyricism to explosive energy.” The 8pm
concert will be preceded by a composers’ talk.
Get full details online at www.arraymusic.com
or by phone at 416-532-3019.
The following day New Music Concerts
will host the Penderecki Quartet in a progamme
celebrating works written specifically for the
group, including two world premieres. On
March 10th at the Music Gallery, the Penderecki’s will perform Omar Daniel’s Annunciation and London-based Canadian Laurie Radford’s Everything we see in the Sky, both composed for quartet and electronics. Rounding out
the programme are works by Western Canadian composer Piotr Grella-Mozejko and LAbased Canuck Veronika Krausas. Find details
at www.musicgallery.org or call 416-204-1080.
On March 23rd Toronto’s new music community will come together at the Glenn Gould
Studio to honour the life and music of John
Weinzweig, our “Dean of Canadian Composers” and “Radical Romantic”. Over a remarkable life and visionary career spanning 93 years,
Weinzweig created an incredible, essential and
indelible foundation for musical
culture in Canada and for Canadian music around the world. This
special programme, hosted by Canada’s “Primadonna” Mary Lou
Fallis, will feature highlights from
Weinzweig’s rich chamber music
catalogue interspersed with stories
and remembrances from those
touched by his life and work. Details are available at www.
glenngouldstudio.cbc.ca or 416205-5555.
Finally, for those who wish to
get a taste of the Winnipeg festival’s excitement, Continuum will
close out the month with “Glitch”,
a concert of audiovisuals in collision with chamber music. The
March 29th programme will feature
two works by Nicole Lizée that
mash up old low technologies, like
Etch-A-Sketch and SimonTM handheld game, with percussion and ensemble. Full details are online at
Continuum’s website (as above).
But I would regret closing without making quick mention of an
April 1st concert showcasing a cadre of great Canadian compositional talent. The Music Gallery’s
“Toronto-Montreal Composer
Project” sees them partner with
Theatre la Chapelle to present
works by Martin Arnold, Allison
Cameron, Peter Hatch, Gideon
Kim, Bruce Mather and Josh
Thorpe. Find out more through the
Music Gallery (as above).
So come out and celebrate music’s creative dimensions. Discover
curious new connections via some
thing new.
(Jason van Eyk is the Canadian
Music Centre’s Ontario Regional
Director. He can be reached at
416-961-6601 x. 207 or
[email protected]).
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Jazz Notes
by Jim Galloway
Forward March
The past couple of articles have highlighted some of
the problems facing musicians these days and so I
thought “enough of gloom and doom, find something positive to say.”
If I think back over the last few weeks, strangely
enough, one of the good things I remember took
place at a memorial service for Dougie Richardson,
a popular Toronto saxophone player who passed
away last month.
An overflow audience of friends and well wishers gathered, including, of course, a large number
of fellow musicians. The proceedings were conducted
by writer Barry Callahan, a close friend of Dougie,
and the moving musical tributes were directed by
keyboardist Washington Savage. There was a warm
vibe that permeated the church, making the afternoon a celebration rather than a sad occasion.
Now here is another good news story about our
community.
Since 1999, thousands of tickets have been given
away to young people so that they may experience
live music at Roy Thomson Hall and Massey Hall.
through a programme called Share the Music. It is
an arts and education outreach series that provides
tickets for selected concerts to underserved youth in
our community, between the ages of 8 to 18.
Introducing young people to the experience of live
music, especially when it is performed by world
famous artists at the height of their career, has a
value that cannot be overestimated. My own experience of hearing a live band for the first time is etched
in my memory and opened not only my ears, but
my inner self to a world of magic. I can vividly
remember sitting there, transfixed by the sounds coming from five musicians on the stage
of the public hall in the small town
where I grew up. These were not
famous performers, but together they
became so much more than five individuals and created a musical spell
which has held me ever since.
So imagine what it must be like to
hear Wynton Marsalis and The Jazz
At Lincoln Centre Orchestra as your
first live music experience. Well, that
will be the case for some fortunate
students from Earl Haig/Claude
Watson, Rosedale Heights School of
the Arts, Regent Park School of
Music, Danforth Tech, Eastern Tech
and Don Mills CI. on March 14th at
Massey Hall when the orchestra will
present “Songs We Love”, their current project which highlights arrangements of some of the great standard
songs from the golden age of popular music, among them April In Paris, arranged by Wild Bill Davis, Gil
Evans’ chart for Summertime and
other gems such as Stardust and How
High The Moon.
It is the only Canadian date on a 14
city, two week North American tour.
Marsalis and the LCJO
As part of the Share The Music programme there
are also pre concert educational activities. These take
the form of a lecture/demonstration followed by a
question and answer session, hosted by local performers, which help to enhance the concert experience for the students. Prior to the March 14th concert, pianist Mark Eisenman and yours truly Jim
Galloway will be giving the demonstration in the
downstairs lounge at Massey Hall and we’ll be talking about the structure of, and playing some of, the
great popular standards.
It is a really worthwhile community service which
helps to awaken children’s curiosity, create awareness of ways of listening, seeing and thinking and
the Corporation of Massey Hall and Roy Thomson
Hall is to be congratulated. These events do not happen without support and sponsorship for the Share
The Music programme is provided by Sun Life Financial and also supported by The Ontario Trillium
Foundation. It is money well spent if it can open
doors and give some inspiration. It helps to sustain
the music, build tomorrow’s audiences and maybe
even create some future musicians.
After all, I remember that night long ago in the
Public Hall of a small town in Scotland.
As always, support the music by making part of
your listening live!
For JAZZ IN CLUBS, see page 52
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On OPERA
by Christopher Hoile
WholeNote’s regular opera columnist was actually hot-footing it out of town
right at deadline time, but presented with the challenge of defining
February’s most musical moment, he couldn’t resist, and filed the following:
simply masterful as Boris Ismailov,
Katerina’s boorish father-in-law,
using the full palette of his rich
baritone to paint a portrait of man
both brutal and naïve. Tenor Vadim
Zapletchny delivers a fine comic
turn as Katerina’s ineffectual husband Zinovy. The singing and individualized acting of the chorus
are superb throughout.
An augmented COC Orchestra
complete with brass band gives a
magnificent account of the score.
Conductor Richard Bradshaw’s
deep understanding of the work’s
architecture relates it clearly to the
composer’s symphonies. Even in
passages like the interludes surrounding Scene 7 sometimes dismissed as “circus music”, Bradshaw finds shades of hysteria and
danger that make this masterwork
all the more terrifying and compelling.
A transcendental work for the lyric stage!
Guillermo Silva-Marin
Founder and
General Director
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Compelling Mtsensk
My Most Memorable Musical
Moment of the past month, if three
hours can be considered a moment,
was the COC’s production of Shostakovich’s Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk. This is one of those thrilling cases where all elements of the
production – music, stage direction,
design and lighting – come together in a unified vision. The impact
is overwhelmingly powerful.
In a cast without a weak link,
Nicola Beller Carbone’s performance is electrifying both vocally and
dramatically. She makes the part’s
jagged vocal lines a natural expression of Katerina’s conflicted mental state and sings Katerina’s great
final meditation by the river as if
lullabying herself to death. As Katerina’s lover Sergey, Oleg
Balashov seduces us, too, with his
bold stage presence and his strong,
muscular tenor. Timothy Noble is
Nicola Beller Carbone as Katerina and Oleg Balashov as Sergey in
the Canadian Opera Company’s production of Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk.
OPERA AT HOME
by Phil Ehrensaft
Imagine His Surprise: The Rise, Precipitous
Descent, and Rebirth of Shostakovich’s
Surpassingly Socialist Opera
A young Shostakovich reasonably expected that Soviet apparatchniks
would view his smashingly good Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk as an exemplary, politically correct art. They already had done so for two years
before the fateful night of January 26, 1936, when Stalin walked out of
a performance mid-stream.
Three days later, Pravda published “Chaos Instead of Music”, a
grim attack on Lady Macbeth’s composer. Nick the Greek would have
demanded big odds from anyone betting on Shostakovich’s leading a
long life. Until Stalin died in 1953, Shostakovich had a nerve-wracking
ride. Despite Shostakovich’s exceptional sense of humour, we don’t
see many photos where he sports the inkling of a smile.
From the vantage point of early twentieth socialism, Lady Macbeth had it all: frontal attacks on the merchant class, clergy, Czarist
police, oppression of women, and graphic demonstrations of the peasantry’s backwardness (and thus the necessity of an urban working class
vanguard). Lady Macbeth enjoyed great success with the Soviet public
after the opera’s 1934 premier. Its equal successes abroad were prestigous for the Soviet state.
Opera at Home continues on page 68
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Kevin Mallon, Conductor
Guillermo Silva-Marin,
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WE ARE ALL MUSIC’S CHILDREN
BY MJBUELL
March’s Child ….
No mystery child for March.
The contest will resume in our next issue, with April’s Child
February’s Child was…
JEAN ASHWORTH BARTLE
Artistic Director, Toronto Children’s Chorus
PHOTO: TORONTO CHILDREN’S CHORUS
Teaching children is so important.
You are holding lives in your
hands, molding their futures. But
you have this additional power…
this phenomenal power of choral
music. It’s an unbeatable combination.
Asked what she’d say
to her 6-year-old self:
You are going to
have the most fortunate of all lives. You
have been given
tremendous gifts
which you are going
share with countless
people and oh…what
a privilege it is.
Jean Ashworth Bartle is stepping down as artistic director of the Toronto Children’s Chorus at the end of this
season after 29 years. The chorus had 45 children when it
was founded in 1978 at the suggestion of TSO General Manager Walter Homburger: 20 from her choir at Lambton Kingsway United Church, 20 from her choir at Howard Junior
Public School, and five who were the children of friends.
Today’s TCC offers performing, touring and recording
opportunities to over 300 children each year.
“There should be a children’s choir on every corner. If
they sing and are exposed to great music our culture is set
for life. If they don’t all turn out to be opera singers they will
grow up to attend concerts, to participate on boards. Or they
can grow up to be taxi drivers and garbage collectors: a
singing society is a valuable society.”
Countless young people have been influenced by this indefatigable mentor. In all our choirs, orchestras, ensembles
and their audiences, you will find people who sang with the
TCC.
If you are one such, and hoping to
attend when Ms. Bartle conducts the
choir for the last time at their May 13
spring concert, you may just be out of
luck. The concert is already sold out!
Better try to catch the free noon-hour
concert on April 4 at Roy Thomson Hall!
Jean was born in Lancashire, England,
among musical people. Her grandfather
was a church organist. At home, her uncle played the piano and everybody sang.
Jean’s parents were in a wonderful church
choir that sang powerful music as part of
weekly services. Jean remembers “Orlando Gibbons and building blocks on Sunday afternoon”: playing quietly while the
choir rehearsed great Tudor anthems.
There was a Sunday School choir, school
choirs, piano lessons. All the children
sang at Christmas and Whitsuntide, the
latter usually meant a pretty new dress,
carrying flowers, and getting to sing All
Things Bright and Beautiful.
“Almost everyone had a piano…or an
organ. It was strange to walk into someone’s home and not find one.”
Jean’s stories are bejewelled by
names of illustrious people, and places
and events that have inspired her. Her
descriptions reflect a detail-oriented
individual who is overwhelmingly
aware of what there is to learn and to
teach, how good things are, and how
much better they can be.
An Associate of the Royal Conservatory of Music and an Honours graduate
of the University of Toronto, Jean is
internationally recognized as a guest
lecturer, clinician, adjudicator, and mentor. She has had a profound influence
on children’s choirs and their conductors
all around the world. The list of prizes
and honours awarded to her both in
Canada and abroad is prodigious. She is
also the editor of three treble-voice music series, and a published author.
Jean steps down at the end of the
TCC season to take a “sabbatical year”:
to meditate and think, clean her office,
and learn to type more quickly. The
next part of her work will be largely
about training conductors, starting with
“only three” commitments (so far!).
Upcoming:
Sat. March 3, 7:30 p.m .Freedom Trilogy: Benefit Concert for the Stephen
Lewis Wed. April 4, FREE NoonHour Concert: TCC and Christopher
Dawes, organ, Roy Thomson Hall
Sat. April 21, 1:30 and 3:30 p.m.:
Young People’s Concerts with the Toronto Symphony Youth Orchestra
Sat. April 28, 7:30 p.m. Concert with
the Toronto Symphony Youth Orchestra
CONGRATULATIONS
TO OUR WINNERS
…I was in the TCC, and Mrs. Bartle
would always say “Sit like a singer,
think like a rocket scientist!” (E.N.)
…that quote speaks volumes about our
past experiences in the choir! (Hannah
Renglich)
Hannah Renglich and E.N. each
with a young friend, will have the
pleasure of hearing the TCC with The
Toronto Symphony Youth Orchestra
(Young People’s Concert Sat. Apr.
21)
Frances Giles will receive …How
Sweet the Sound! (Marquis 81361,
2006): The TCC ‘s newest CD!
Carolyn Kelly will receive…A Song
for All Seasons (Marquis
B00015N4O8) The TCC’s 25th anniversary recording.
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Toronto & GTA
In this issue: Metro Toronto, Brampton, Clarkson, Kleinburg,
Markham, Mississauga, Oakville, Thornhill.
Master Chorale
Fri, Mar 2 at 7:30 pm
Victoria College Chapel.
$14($8)
No Passport Required - Music
by Holman and Lauridsen.
Brad Ratzlaff, conductor.
Opera: The Rape of
Lucretia (Britten)
Mar 15 - 17 at 7:30 pm
Mar 18 at 2:30 pm
MacMillan Theatre. $26($16)
Stephen Ralls, conductor
Jennifer Tarver, director
Aviv/Tokai Quartets
Tafelmusik Concert
Mon, Mar 5 at 7:30 pm
Walter Hall. $22($12)
Schubert: Quintet in C, with
Shauna Rolston, cello
Shostakovich: Piano Quartet,
with James Parker, piano
Mendelssohn: Octet
Walter Hall. Free
The Baroque-Ensemble-inResidence performs a free
concert led by Jeanne Lamon.
Gerald Finley
Master Class
Wed, Mar 7 at 3:30 pm
Walter Hall. Free
Riki Turofsky Masterclass
Series in Voice.
MacMillan Singers
Sat, Mar 10 at 7:30 pm
Victoria College Chapel.
$14($8)
German Romantic Choral
Music. Agnes Grossmann,
guest conductor.
John Beckwith 80th
Birthday Celebration
Sun, Mar 11 at 2:30 pm
Walter Hall. Free
A musical tribute to the great
Canadian composer, historian,
educator and former Dean of
the Faculty of Music.
7 O’Clock
Swing Band
Tues, Mar 13 at 7:30 pm
Walter Hall. Free
John Jasavala, director.
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Performers and repertoire change!
Events are sometimes postponed or cancelled.
Call ahead to confirm details with presenters.
— 8:00: Civic Light Opera Company. Jerry’s
Girls. Musical revue celebrating the Broadway
— 12:00 noon: Canadian Opera Company.
Musicals of Jerry Herman. Stephanie Douglas,
Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre Piano Virtuoso Ashley Gibson, Sandi Horwitz, Julie Lennick,
Series: La Valse. Liszt-Gounod: Waltz from opera Joanna Megraw, & others, performers; Larry
Faust; Chopin: Waltz in A-flat, Op.69/1; Waltz in Westlake, choreographer; Joe Cascone, artistic
c-sharp, Op.64/2; Waltz in A-flat, Op.34/1;
director. Fairview Library Theatre, 35 Fairview
Prokofiev: Waltz from Cinderella ballet; McConMall Dr. 416-755-1717. $20(Fri/Sat);
Erika Raum, violin
nell: Naschmarkt Waltz; Ravel: La Valse. Ellen
$17.50(Thu). For complete run see music theatre
Annor-Adjei, piano. Four Seasons Centre for the
Lydia Wong, piano
listings.
Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. West. 416-363- — 8:00: Hart House Music Committee. Silk
8231. Free.
Road Duo. Chinese music woven with global muWalter Hall. $22($12)
— 12:15: Metropolitan United Church.
sical styles. Arbor Room, Hart House, University
Faculty Artist Series
Noon at Met Organ Recital: Patricia Wright. The of Toronto, 7 Hart House Circle. 416-978-2452.
Czerny’s Grand Sonata and
St. Clotilde tradition. 56 Queen St. East. 416Free.
Penderecki’s Sonata No. 2
363-0331 x26. Free.
— 8:00: Meadowvale Music Theatre. The
— 6:30: Bata Shoe Museum. Two-Tone Thurs- Wizard of Oz. Music & lyrics by Harold Arlen &
days:
Jazz
at
the
Bata
Shoe
Museum.
Music
of
Wind Ensemble
E.Y. Harburg, adapted by John Kane from the
Thelonious Monk. Marilyn Lerner and the Ugly
book by Frank L. Baum. Elizabeth Bell, choreograSat, Mar 24 at 7:30 pm
Beauties Trio: Marilyn Lerner, piano; Matthew
pher; Erica Feggans, musical director; Rob WoodMacMillan Theatre. $14($8)
Brubeck, cello; Nick Frasier, drums. 327 Bloor St. cock, director. Meadowvale Theatre, 6315 MonCelerbation of Exploration
W. 416-979-7799 x242. PWYC, $5 suggested. tevideo Rd, Mississauga. $21; $19(sr/st). 905- Music by Geoffrey Poole,
— 7:30: York University Department of
615-4720 x2588. For complete run see music
Dan Welcher and Tim Mahr.
Music. Le Salon du Chant. Young singers in the
theatre listings.
Gillian MacKay, conductor
classical voice program perform arias, duets,
— 8:00: Mirvish Productions. The Phantom
trios and arts songs. Raisa Nakhmanovich, piano; of the Opera. Mystery and suspense in the Paris
Catherine Robbin, director. Tribute Communities Opera House; lyrics by Charles Hart, Richard
Vocal Jazz Ensemble
Recital Hall, Accolade East, YU, 4700 Keele St. Stilgoe, book by Richard Stilgoe & Andrew Lloyd
Thurs, Mar 29 at 7:30 pm
416-736-5888. $12; $5(st).
Webber, from the novel by Gaston Leroux. JennifWalter Hall. $14($8)
— 8:00: Acting Up Stage Theatre Company. er Hope Wills, John Cudia, performers; Gillian
Lisa Martinelli, director
Elegies: A Song Cycle. Music & lyrics by William Lynne, musical staging/choreography; Harold
Finn; dealing with loss in a post 9/11 world; ToPrince, director. The Princess of Wales Theatre,
ronto premiere. Thom Allison, Barbara Barsky,
U of T Symphony
300 King St. West. 416-872-1212, 800-461Steven Gallagher, Eliza-Jane Scott, Michael
3333. $30-$160. For complete run see music
Orchestra & Choirs
Strathmore, performers; Mitchell Marcus, artis- theatre listings.
tic producer; Wayne Gwillim, musical director;
— 8:00: Soundstreams. Stockhausen’s StimMacMillan Theatre. $18($10)
Lezlie Wade, director. Berkeley Street Upstairs
mung. Spiritual and humorous structured improviBruckner: Te Deum
Theatre, 26 Berkeley St. $25-$35; $21(st/arts
sation, references to gods and goddesses from
Mahler: Symphony No. 1
worker). 416-368-3110. For complete run see
various cultures. Theatre of Voices, Paul Hillier,
music theatre listings.
Agnes Grossmann, guest
director. 7:00: Young Artist Overture. Glenn
— 8:00: ArtWorld Studio Productions. Tar- Gould Studio, 250 Front St. West. 416-205conductor.
antella. Written & directed by Marisa Buffone;
5555. $30; $20(sr); $10(st).
cultural-anthropological drama with music, dance, — 8:00: The Music Gallery. Aventa Ensemble:
Symphonic Winds
song, video & food, based on cultural and artistic Moonlit. Classic Avant series, Canadian & Danish
Sat, Mar 31 at 7:30 pm
aspects of Southern Italian life; world premiere.
new music; Sørensen: The Weeping White Room;
MacMillan Theatre. $14($8)
Dominic Mancuso, singer/guitar; Claudio Vena,
Jørgensen: Moon-Pain (mvmts Moonlit, Lunar
Student concerto competition
composer/violin/accordion; Silvio Simone, guitar/ Land); Magnanensi: il suono blu; Ruders: Abysm
mandolin; Armando Borg, percussion. 90 minutes (mvmts Abysm, Burning, Spectre); Oesterle:
winner. Music by Copland,
pre-show: Buffet. George Ignatieff Theatre, UniSparke & Reed. Jeffrey
Urban Canticle. 13-piece Aventa Ensemble; Janversity of Toronto, 15 Devonshire Place. 416Reynolds, conductor.
ice Jackson, soprano; Bill Linwood, conductor.
978-8849. $50, incl buffet. For complete run see Saint George the Martyr Church, 197 John St.
416-204-1080. $15; $10(sr/member); $5(st).
— 8:00: Capitol Event Theatre. Menopause
— 8:00: Volcano/Factory Theatre/Crooked
Out Loud! Book & lyrics by Jeanie Linders. Jayne Figure Dances/Global Mechanic. The Four
Lewis, Nicole Robert, Cynthia Jones, Rose Ryan Horsemen Project. Multi-disciplinary collision of
& Jenny Hall, performers. Capitol Event Theatre, theatre, dance, sound & animation; conceived/co2492 Yonge St. 416-872-1111. $49.95. For
directed by Kate Alton, Ross Manson, based on
complete run see music theatre listings.
Thursday March 01
the poetry of 70’s sound poets The Four Horsemen: Rafael Barreto-Rivera, Paul Dutton, Steve
McCaffrey, bpNichol; world premiere. Jennifer
Dahl, Graham McKelvie, Naoko Murakoshi, Andrea Nann, performers; Bruce Alcock, lead animator; John Millard, music director. Factory Theatre
Mainspace, 125 Bathurst St. 416-504-9971.
$12-$35.50; sr/st/equity/CADA discounts;
PWYC(Sun at door). For complete run see music
theatre listings.
— 8:30: Hugh’s Room. Ennis Sisters. 2261
Dundas St. West. 416-531-6604. $20;
$18(adv).
— 8:30: Peggy Baker Dance Projects. 3.
Betty Oliphant Theatre. *CANCELLED DUE TO
INJURY*
songs like Puff, the Magic Dragon, Blowin’ in the
Wind. 60 Simcoe St. 416-872-4255. $49.50$79.50.
— 8:00: The Music Gallery. Orchid Ensemble,
with Jeng Yi. World Avant series; two takes on
the Asian music tradition; Orchid Ensemble: traditional and contemporary Chinese music, world
music, new music, jazz, creative improvisation;
Jeng Yi: Korean drum, dance and music ensemble
performing original compositions and dance
works and traditional pieces. Saint George the
Martyr Church, 197 John St. 416-204-1080.
$15; $10(sr/member); $5(st/underwaged).
— 8:00: The Rose Theatre. WAI 100%. Maori
vocal harmonies with natural beats & rhythms
(human breaths, insect & bird sounds), action
sounds (body slaps, foot stamping, hand clapping)
Friday March 02
and poi, the elaborate Maori body percussion
— 7:30: Halton Youth Symphony Orchestechnique, all complemented by contemporary,
tra. Spring Concert. Janez Govednik, conductor. funk, reggae, hip-hop & deep house grooves. 1
Holy Trinity Catholic High School, 2420 Sixth
Theatre Lane, Brampton. 905-874-2800. $25Line in Oakville. 905-616-2760. $TBA.
$45.
— 7:30: Hannaford Street Silver Band.
— 8:00: Univox Choir Toronto. Musick, the
Community Showcase I. Festival of Brass, part I Mosaique of the Air. Works by Byrd, Victoria,
of 10 Showcase performances by community
Hovhannes, McFerrin, Hogan & others. Dallas
bands from Ottawa to Niagara, including Hanna- Bergen, director. Dovercourt Baptist Church,
ford Cup competition for best performance of
1140 Bloor. St. West. 416-697-9561. $15;
Rimmer’s Slaidburn March. Jane Mallett Theafree(TDSB/TCDSB st).
tre, St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts, 27 Front
— 9:00pm: Association of Improvising MuSt. East. 416-366-7723, 800-708-6754. $20; sicians Toronto/Arraymusic. Leftover Day$60(festival pass).
light Series. Jazz & improvised music. Arraymu— 7:30: Metropolitan United Church. Marjo- sic Studio, Suite 218 (rear door), 60 Atlantic Ave.
rie Bruce, organ, in Recital. Music of Langlais,
416-539-8752. $6-$10(sliding scale).
Franck, Vierne, Elgar & others. 56 Queen St.
— 9:00pm: Hart House Music Committee.
East. 416-363-0331 x26. $20.
Jazz at Oscar’s: Terra Grimard Group. Jazz/
— 7:30: Toronto Opera Repertoire. La Travi- groove singer/songwriter/pianist, & band. Arbor
ata. By Giuseppe Verdi; in Italian with English
Room, Hart House, University of Toronto, 7 Hart
projected titles. Giuseppe Macina, artistic direc- House Circle. 416-978-2452. Free.
tor. Bickford Centre Theatre, 777 Bloor St. W.
Saturday March 03
416-698-9572. $22; $15(sr); $12(st). For complete run see music theatre listings.
— 10:00am: Hannaford Youth Band. Rising
— 7:30: University of Toronto Faculty of
Stars. Festival of Brass, includes “Hannaford
Music. Choirs in Concert: No Passport Required. Idol” competition. Hannaford Youth, Community
Contemporary North American composers,
& Junior Bands; Anita McAlister, Darryl Eaton,
works include Holman’s Night Music, and Laurid- conductors. Jane Mallett Theatre, St. Lawrence
sen’s Lux Aeterna (selections). Master Chorale,
Centre for the Arts, 27 Front St. East. 416-366Brad Ratzlaff, conductor. Victoria College Chapel, 7723, 800-708-6754. $25; $60(festival pass).
Thursday March 1 • AVENTA ENSEMBLE
93 Charles St. West. 416-978-3744. $14;
8pm • $15/$10/$5 •Classic Avant series
$8(sr/st).
Community Showcase II. Festival of Brass, part II
Victoria BC new music ensemble •Bill Linwood, conductor •Janice Jackson,
— 8:00: Amici Chamber Ensemble. Russian
of 10 Showcase performances by community
soprano •Works by Giorgio Magnanensi, Michael Oesterle + Danish composers
Pictures. Glière: Duos, for violin and cello, Op.39; Bands from Ottawa to Niagara, including HannaUstvolskaya: Trio (1949) for clarinet, violin and
ford Cup competition for best performance of
Friday March 2 • ORCHID ENSEMBLE + JENG YI
piano; Freedman: Lines for Clarinet Alone; Mous- Rimmer’s Slaidburn March; to 6:15. Jane Mallett
8pm • $15/$10/$5 •World Avant series
sorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition, for piano.
Theatre, St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts, 27
Double bill! • Toronto’s Jeng Yi (Korean drum group) + Vancouver’s Orchid
Joaquin Valdepeñas, clarinet; David Hetherington, Front St. East. 416-366-7723, 800-708-6754.
Ensemble (Vancouver Chinese classical) play
music from the Asian traditions
cello; Vladimir Feltsman, piano; Jonathan Crow,
$20; $60(festival pass).
violin. Glenn Gould Studio, 250 Front St. West.
— 2:00: University Settlement Music and
Fri March 23
416-205-5555. $45; $40(sr); $10(st).
Arts School. Chamber Music Program Concert.
ANDREW DOWNING’S
— 8:00: Exultate Chamber Singers. MadriSt. George the Martyr Church, 197 John St. 416MELODEON
gals and Partsongs. Works by Morley, Gibbons,
598-3444 x243/244. Free, donations welcome.
8pm • $15/$10/$5
Stanford, Sullivan, Hindemith, & Francis Poulenc, — 2:00 & 7:00: TSO. Lemony Snicket’s The
and an original Canadian madrigal (world preComposer is Dead. Whodunit murder mystery
Inter Avant series
miere). John Tuttle, conductor. Saint Thomas’s
introducing the instruments of the orchestra (CaOriginal live scores to classic silent films •
Anglican Church, 383 Huron St. 416-971-9229. nadian premiere); written by Daniel Handler (aka
Downing, double bass; Kevin Turcotte,
trumpet; William Carn, trombone; Kathleen
$25; $20(sr); $15(st).
Lemony Snicket) who narrates, composed by
Kajioka, violin; Tania Gill, pump organ
— 8:00: Harbourfront Centre NextSteps/
Nathaniel Stookey who hosts; excerpts from
COBA (Collective of Black Artists). DEEKA- Beethoven, Mahler, Schubert, Berlioz. Peter
Sunday April 1
LI: Roots Re-lived II. Audience favourites of AfriOundjian, conductor. RTH, 60 Simcoe St. 416THE TORONTO-MONTREAL
can & Caribbean dance (Portrait - set to Nina
593-4828. $27-$64; $30,$15(5-12).
COMPOSER PROJECT
Simone, Saraca - Yoruba celebration & thanksgiv- — 3:00 & 8:00: Singing OUT! Sequins and
8pm • $15/$10/$5 •Classic Avant series
ing ritual, Primal Fête), addressing social themes Plaid. Annual cabaret. Members of the chorus in a
Collaboration with Montreal’s Theatre LaChapelle •Works and new commissions
rooted in African history. Bakari E. Lindsay, Char- variety of solos & ensembles; Saphronne and
by Martin Arnold, Allison Cameron, Peter Hatch, Josh Thorpe + more •
maine Headley, artistic co-founders. Premiere
Performed by QAT with Rick Sacks + Robert W. Stevenson
Mina, emcees. Auditorium, Metro Central
Dance Theatre, Queen’s Quay Terminal, 207
YMCA, 20 Grosvenor St. 416-564-8083. $20.
THE MUSIC GALLERY • 197 JOHN ST. • 416-204-1080 •WWW.MUSICGALLERY.ORG
Queens Quay West. 416-973-4000. $30,$25;
— 3:30: Sinfonia Toronto. Winter Dreams.
$25-$20(sr/st). For complete run see music thea- Vivaldi: Concerto for Two Violins and Cello in d;
tre listings.
Coulthard: A Winter’s Tale; Shostakovich: Quar— 8:00: Roy Thomson Hall. Peter, Paul &
tet #11 (orchestral version); Mozart: Quintet in g,
Mary. Folk group associated in the 60s with
K.516 (Mvts 2 & 4; orchestral version). Etsuko
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New York Staff Band of the Salvation Army.
Kimura, Phoebe Tsang, violin; Rafael Hoekman,
300 Ansley Grove, Woodbridge. 705-435-3730. Festival of Brass; Graham: Call of the Cossacks;
cello; Nurhan Arman, conductor. Walmer Centre, $30; $25(adv).
Turrin: Eternal Song; Downie: Exaltate; & other
188 Lowther Ave. 416-499-0403. $25; $15(sr); — 7:30: Oshawa Durham Symphony Orworks. Ronald Waiksnoris, director. Jane Mallett
$12(st/16-29).
chestra. Magnificent Mahler. Mahler: Sympho- Theatre, St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts, 27
— 7:00: The Music Gallery/Bummer in the ny #5; Wagner: Tannhauser Overture. Guests:
Front St. East. 416-366-7723, 800-708-6754.
Summer. MV & EE, Eric Chenaux, Jon-Rae &
Kingston Symphony Orchestra, Glen Fast, music $30; $20(sr); $60(festival pass).
Friends, All Under Heaven. Pop Avant series;
director (Wagner); Marco Parisotto, music direc- — 8:00: North York Concert Orchestra.
psychedelic / blues / jam band; free-improv-influtor (Mahler). George Weston Recital Hall, Toronto Beethoven, Borodin & Mozart. Beethoven: Fidelio
enced music & folk-inspired songwriting; indie /
Overture; Borodin: Symphony #2 in b; Mozart:
Centre for the Arts, 5040 Yonge St. 905-579country / rock, Jon-Rae & the River, Jon-Rae
Piano Concerto #23 in A. Jay Rosenfield, piano;
6711. $41.75; $21.75(st/ch).
Fletcher, singer/songwriter/leader; space blues,
David Bowser, music director/conductor. Willow— 7:30: Sergei Stilmachenko. L’amour à 3.
Marco Landini, director. Saint George the Martyr Works by Tchaikovsky, Mahler & Poulenc. Sergei dale United Church, 349 Kenneth Ave. 416-298Church, 197 John St. 416-204-1080. $10.
3553. $15; $10(sr/st).
Stilmachenko, baritone; Raisa Nakhmanovich,
— 7:30: Bach Children’s Chorus/Bach
— 8:00: Opera by Request. Bizet’s Carmen.
piano. Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre, 427 Bloor St.
Chamber Youth Choir. Freedom Trilogy Con- West. 416-766-6478. $25; $20(st).
Concert version, complete except for choruses,
cert. Daley: Prayer for Peace; Halley: Freedom
— 7:30: Toronto Opera Repertoire. Rigolet- piano accompaniment. Loralie Kirkpatrick, James
Trilogy; traditional African music & dancing.
to. By Giuseppe Verdi; in Italian with English pro- Janz, Bryan Estabrooks, Maria Knight, performGuests: Rebecca Whelan, soprano; Toronto Chil- jected titles. Giuseppe Macina, artistic director.
ers; William Shookhoff, music director. Eglinton
dren’s Chorus, Jean Ashworth Bartle, conductor; Bickford Centre Theatre, 777 Bloor St. W. 416St. George’s United Church, 35 Lytton Blvd. 416Elmer Iseler Singers, Lydia Adams, conductor;
455-2365. $20; $15(sr/st).
698-9572. $22; $15(sr); $12(st).
Stephen Lewis, guest speaker; Eleanor Daley,
— 8:00: The Musicians in Ordinary. L’Ingrato
— 8:00. Brampton Festival Singers/Youth
pianist; Linda Beaupré, conductor. Timothy Eaton Choir. Phantom of the Opera Cabaret Concert.
e Crudo Amore (Ungrateful and Cruel Love). Italian
Memorial Church, 230 St. Clair Ave. West. 416- Works by Lloyd Webber, Puccini & Bizet. Grace
songs of the 16th c., works by Cara, di Lasso,
934-5039. $35. Proceeds to benefit The
United Church, 156 Main St. N, Brampton. 905- Vecchi, Dentice, Verdelot, Francesco da Milano,
Stephen Lewis Foundation.
& others. Hallie Fishel, soprano; John Edwards,
789-8045. $20; $18(sr/st); $7.50(under 12).
— 7:30: National Ballet of Canada. Interna- — 8:00: Cathedral Bluffs Symphony Orlute. Heliconian Hall, 35 Hazelton Ave. 416-535tional Competition for the Erik Bruhn Prize. Na9956. $20; $15(sr/st).
chestra. Concert No. 4. Wagner: Siegfried Idyll;
tional Ballet Orchestra. 45 minutes prior: Ballet
— 8:00: The Oriana Women’s Choir. CanadiStravinsky: Faeries’ Kiss; Schubert: Symphony
Talk. Four Seasons Centre for the Performing
#8. Sabatino Vacca, conductor. Stephen Leacock an Canvas: Canadian Choral Music and Canadian
Arts, 145 Queen St. W. 416-345-9595. $40Art Creation. Leungen: Celebremus! (text Carmina
Collegiate Institute, 2450 Birchmount Rd. 416$190.
Burana); Missa Brevis; Raminsh: Ave Verum
879-5566. $20; $15(sr/st).
— 7:30: Oakville Chamber Orchestra. 4mi- — 8:00: City of Brampton Concert Band.
Corpus; Schafer: Snowforms; Daley: The Angels
dable. Beethoven: Piano Concerto #1 in C; Bach:
Sax in the City. Guest: Tara Davidson, saxophone; Will Guide You Home; Child with the Starry CrayViolin Concerto in A; Rossini: L’Italiani in Algeri.
on; Seasons of Love; Henderson: The River; SomDarryl Eaton, musical director. Rose Theatre, 1
Mark Payne, piano; Arpad Josephson, violin;
ers: Northern Lights; Patriquin: Un Canadien ErTheatre Lane, Brampton. 905-874-2800. $20;
Stéphane Potvin, conductor. Central Baptist
rant; J’Entends le Moulin; Six Songs of Early
$18(sr/st).
Church, 340 Rebecca St., Oakville. 905-337Canada; Jacquie Jacobs will paint three works
— 8:00: Counterpoint Community Orches1083. $20; $15(sr/st); $5(under 12).
during the concert. James Bourne, piano; William
tra. Beethoven’s Eroica. Beethoven: Symphony
— 7:30: Opera Belcanto of South Simcoe.
#3 (Eroica); Krommer: Concerto for clarinet in E- Brown, artistic director. Grace Church on-the-Hill,
Operatic Showcase No. 3. Excerpts from La
300 Lonsdale Rd. 416-923-3123. $25; $20(sr);
flat, Op.36; Albinoni: Concerto for 2 oboes. RobBoheme, La Traviata, Don Carlo, Lakme, Carmen, ert Thorpe, clarinet; Hubert Brard, Scott Duffus,
$10(st).
Don Giovanni, Marriage of Figaro, Il Trovatore, & oboes; Terry Kowalczuk, music director. Saint
— 8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra.
others. Ten soloists; Adolfo de Santis, piano;
Space Exploration. Royal Ontario Museum.
Luke’s United Church, 353 Sherbourne St. 416Opera Chorus and Orchestra, David Varjabed,
*POSTPONED due to construction*
654-9666. $18; $15(adv).
artistic director. Immaculate Conception Parish,
— 8:00: TrypTych. A Contemporary Opera
Workshop. Menotti: The Old Maid and the Thief;
Frid: The Diary of Anne Frank. Marion Samuel
Stevens, Charlotte Burrage, Gillian Grossman, &
others, performers; Edward Franko, stage director; Erika Crino, Brett Kingsbury, music directors.
West Hall Theatre, Trinity Presbyterian Church,
2737 Bayview Ave. 416-763-5066 x1. $20. For
— 8:30: Living Arts Centre. An Evening with
Rik Emmett. Rock, blues, classical, jazz, swing &
fusion, food & beverage available. Rick Emmett,
guitar/vocals. RBC Theatre, Living Arts Centre,
4141 Living Arts Dr., Mississauga. 905-3066000, 888-805-8888. $39,$30,$25; $5(eyeGO).
Sunday March 04
— 1:30: CAMMAC/McMichael Art Gallery.
Sunday Concert Series. Dr. Draft and the Interns,
jazz ensemble. 10365 Islington Ave., Kleinburg.
905-893-1121, 888-213-1121. Admission with
gallery price: $15; $9(sr/st); $25(family); free(5
& under).
— 2:00: CAMMAC. Ontario Music Centre Participants’ Concert. Northern District Library, 40
Orchard View Blvd. 416-421-0779. Free, donations welcome.
— 2:00: Fiddles & Frets Music Productions.
Cara Luft Concert/Workshop. Folk/rock singer/
songwriter/instrumentalist (formerly of The Wailing Jennys) in an intimate & interactive event;
bring songwriting questions, gather ideas. Guest:
Hugh McMillan (Spirit of the West/James Keelaghan). The Gardener’s Cottage, Kew Park, 30 Lee
Ave. 416-264-2235. $25; limited seating, reservations highly recommended.
— 2:00: Oakville Chamber Orchestra. 4midable. See Mar 3. St. Simon’s Church, 1450
Litchfield Rd., Oakville.
— 2:00: ORMTA Central Toronto Branch.
Teachers in Concert. Eclectic afternoon of music.
Women’s Art Association of Canada, 23 Prince
Arthur Ave. 416-537-1156. $10; $5(st);
$20(family). Proceeds to Student Scholarships.
Heavy Metal. Festival of Brass grand finale; Gof-
CONTINUUM CONTEMPORARY MUSIC
GLITCH
401 EAST
March 4, 2007, 8pm
March 29, 2007, 8pm
Royal Conservatory of Music
Concert Hall - 90 Croatia St.
Music Gallery
Two of Toronto’s most distinct voices,
Martin Arnold and James Rolfe,
traffic in music both stripped down and
off-kilter, Gerald Barry revels in the
drama of a system under stress.
Yannick Plamondon evokes a
moment of transfiguration. Sciarrino
proposes music “to awaken realization
— in the moment when the market
place has fallen silent in us.”
New and archaic audiovisual
technologies on a collision-course
with chamber music.
St. George the Martyr- 197 John St.
Tickets: $25 Reg./ $15 Seniors
& Arts Workers/ $5 Students
Jennifer Waring, Artistic Director
Juliet Palmer & James Rolfe,
Guest Curators
www.continuummusic.org
Nicole Lizée juggles high and low: stopmotion ensemble and video intertwine.
Simon Giorgio Magnanensi’s combines
short-circuited talking toys with amplified
ensemble “glitches”. Nick Brooke mixes
antique magic lantern slides and
ensemble. Emily Hall blends music and
a haunting black & white video.
Photo: Michael Mitchell/ Paul Widner
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fin: Rhapsody In Brass; Raum (arr Gates): Faustbuch; & other works. Winner of Hannaford Youth
Band’s Solo Competition; Robert Brown, tuba;
Aaron VanderWeele, euphonium; Curtis Metcalf,
conductor/artistic director. 2:15: lobby chat, Ray
Tizzard with Aaron VanderWeele. Jane Mallett
Theatre, St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts, 27
Front St. East. 416-366-7723, 800-708-6754.
$34; $28(sr); $23(st); $60(festival pass).
— 3:00: Markham Concert Band. Pictures.
Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition; St. Louis
Blues, music from Annie Get your Gun, & some
Chick Corea. Guests: Markham District High
School Band, Mark Caswell, director. Markham
Theatre, 171 Town Centre Blvd., Markham. 905305-7469, 866-768-8801. $20.50; $15.50(sr/
ch).
— 3:00: Mississauga Youth Orchestra
(Symphony, Concert Strings & Chamber
Players). Virtuoso Music. Bruch: Violin Concerto
(3rd mvmt); works by Rossini, Copland & Shore.
Robert Han, violin; Gregory Burton, music director/conductor. Hammerson Hall, Living Arts Centre, 4141 Living Arts Dr., Mississauga. 905306-6000, 888-805-8888. $25; $15(st).
— 3:00: Syrinx Sunday Salons. Vilma Vitols,
mezzo-soprano, & Gregory Oh, piano, in Concert.
Works by Debussy, Coulthard, Mahler. The Heliconian Hall, 35 Hazelton Ave. 416-654-0877.
$20; $15(st).
— 4:00: Al Green Theatre at the Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre. Jacques Israelievitch & Friends. Works by Haydn, Shostakovich & Mendelssohn. Toronto Symphony Quartet:
Jacques Israelievitch, Teng Li, Paul Meyer, Winona Zelenka. 750 Spadina Ave. 416-924-6211
x0. $20; $18(sr/st); $10(10-14).
— 4:00: Association of Improvising Musicians Toronto/Now Lounge. Jazz & Impro-
vised Music. Showcasing local talent. Now
Lounge, 189 Church St. 416-769-2841. $6.
— 4:00: St. James’ Cathedral. Sunday Afternoon Twilight Recital. TBA, organ. 4:30: Choral
Evensong. 65 Church St. 416-364-7865 x224.
Free.
— 4:30: Christ Church Deer Park. Jazz Vespers. Robi Botos Trio: Robi Botos, piano; Frank
Botos, drums; Attila Darvas, bass. 1570 Yonge
St. 416-920-5211. Free, donations welcomed.
— 7:30: Les AMIS Concerts. La Valse. LisztGounod: Waltz from opera Faust; Chopin: Waltz in
A-flat, Op.69/1; Waltz in c-sharp, Op.64/2; Liszt:
Mephisto Waltz; Prokofiev: Waltz from Cinderella; McConnell: Naschmarkt Waltz; Ravel: La
Valse. Ellen Annor-Adjei, piano. Heliconian Hall,
35 Hazelton Ave. 416-929-6262. $20; $15(sr);
$10(st).
— 7:30: Trinity Chamber Ensemble. Shall
We Dance. Musical dance genres across the
centuries and the world. Church of the Transfiguration, 111 Manor Rd. 416-292-9432. $15;
$12(sr/st).
— 7:30: Victoria Scholars Men’s Choral
Ensemble. Chant & Beyond. Duruflé: Messe
“Cum Jubilo”; works by Pärt, Penderecki; Gregorian Chant. Dr. Jerzy Cichocki, director. Our Lady
of Sorrows Church, 3055 Bloor St. West. 416761-7776. $25; $20(sr/st).
— 8:00: Continuum Contemporary Music.
401 east. Arnold: Moonlight on the Bluff; Rolfe:
raW; Plamondon: Autoportrait sur Times Square;
Sciarrino: Lo Spazio Inverso; Barry: Low. Music
Gallery, Saint George the Martyr Church, 197
John St. 416-924-4945. $25; $15(sr/arts workers); $5(st cheap seats).
— 8:30: Lula Lounge. Purim Cabaret & “Jewish Mardi Gras” Masquerade. Music (David
Buchbinder, Dave Wall, Arab-Jewish-Jazz fusion
F IVE S MALL C ONCERTS
Presented by
The Associates of the
Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Featuring
To r o n t o S y m p h o n y
Yo u t h O r c h e s t r a
Ensembles of the orchestra will present a
varied and exciting program. The inspiring
concert demonstrates the superb musicianship
of talented young performers
In concert at
Trinity-St. Paul's Centre
427 Bloor Street West Toronto
Monday March 5, 2007 7:30pm
The Program will feature among others
Mendelssohn Octet for strings
Herbert Haufrecht
Symphony for brass and Timpani
Tickets $17.00 Regular, $14.00 Students / Senior
For further information call (416) 221-8342
Heavy Metal
Sunday, March 4, 2007, 3 p.m., Jane Mallett Theatre
Curtis Metcalf, Resident Conductor and Artistic Director
John Griffiths, tuba soloist
Members of The New York Staff Band
Winner of the HSYB’s 2007 Solo Competition
The HSSB’s annual Festival of Brass is a three-day celebration
of youth, community and the very best of professional musicmaking. Heavy Metal is the grand finale of our Festival
weekend and brings together remarkable artists from the
United States and Canada. This low brass extravaganza will
feature tuba virtuoso John Griffiths as well as members of
the New York Staff Band. The winner of the Hannaford Street
Youth Band’s 2007 Solo Competition will also perform.
Long & McQuade
Musical Instuments
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“Toronto’s brass band par excellence”
William Littler, The TorontoStar
Call the St. Lawrence Centre Box Office
416-366-7723 or 1-800-708-6754
or book on-line www.stlc.com
Visit us at www.hssb.ca
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band Medina), bellydance (Eden Fieldstone, Meaghan Shields, Roula Said), spoken word & theatrics (Marilla Wex, Alon Nashman); script by
Marilla Wex, with Michael Wex. 1585 Dundas
St. West. 416-588-0307. $22; $18(adv, or in
full costume).
Monday March 05
Music. Music at Midday: Ensemble Vivant. Debussy: Trio in G; Piazzolla: Ángel series. Catherine Wilson, piano/artistic director; Sharon Prater,
cello; Erica Beston, violin. Tribute Communities
Recital Hall, Accolade East, YU, 4700 Keele St.
416-736-5186. Free.
— 7:30: Associates of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra Hosts. Toronto Symphony Youth
Orchestra. Chamber music played by ensembles
from the TSYO. Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre, 427
Bloor St. West. 416-221-8342. $17; $14(sr/st);
$10(elem st). See ad previous page.
Music. Chamber Music Series. Schubert: Quintet in C; Shostakovich: Piano Quintet; Mendelssohn: Octet. Shauna Rolston, cello; Jamie
Parker, piano; Aviv String Quartet; Tokai String
Quartet. Walter Hall, Edward Johnson Building,
80 Queen’s Park. 416-978-3744. $22; $12(sr/
st).
— 8:00: Roy Thomson Hall. The Irish Rovers.
60 Simcoe St. 416-872-4255. $29.50-$59.50.
— 8:00: Soulpepper Theatre Company. The
Threepenny Opera. Seminal 20th century musical
comedy, by Bertolt Brecht, music by Kurt Weill,
German translation by Elisabeth Hauptmann,
English translation by Robert MacDonald. Members of the Soulpepper Academy, Albert Schultz,
Patricia O’Callaghan, performers; Tim Albery,
director. Young Centre for the Performing Arts,
Building 49, 55 Mill St. 416-866-8666. $41$59; $32-$40(preview/mat); $28(st with ID). For
— 8:00: Toronto Theatre Organ Society/
Kiwanis Club of Casa Loma. Wurlitzer Pops
at Casa Loma. Ross McDonald, theatre organ.
Casa Loma, 1 Austin Terrace. 416-499-6262.
$20.
quartets. Chamber ensembles of the Toronto
Symphony Youth Orchestra. Four Seasons Centre
for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. West.
Music. Michael Vlatkovich Quartet. Michael
416-363-8231. Free.
Vlatkovich, trombone/compositions; David Mott, — 7.30: Mozart Society. The AVIV Quartet.
baritone saxophone; Jonathan Golove, electric
Works by Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven. Sunderland
cello; Christopher Garcia, drumset/percussion.
Hall, First Unitarian Congregation, 175 St. Clair
Tribute Communities Recital Hall, Accolade East, Ave. West. 416-201-3338. $20(guests);
YU, 4700 Keele St. 416-736-5888. $12; $5(st). free(members).
— 8:00: CBC OnStage. Oi mi lasso: Old forms / — 7:30: York University Department of
New sounds. Bryars: Oi mi lasso (Ah, poor me), a Music. Love before 1850: Songs by Clara &
melding of contemporary and early music; Nine
Robert Schumann; Love after 1950: Songs by
Irish Madrigals (from Petrarch, tr. Synge, world
Libby Larsen & William Bolcom. Kimberly Barber,
premiere). Anna Maria Friman, soprano; John
mezzo-soprano; Peter Tiefenbach, piano. Tribute
Potter, tenor; Max Christie, bass clarinet; DougCommunities Recital Hall, Accolade East, YU,
las Perry viola; Gavin Bryars, director. Glenn
4700 Keele St. 416-736-5888. $12; $5(st).
Gould Studio, 250 Front St. West. 416-205— 8:00: Brampton Music Theatre. Anne of
5555. $35; $30.50(sr/st).
Green Gables. The Rose Theatre, 1 Theatre Lane,
Brampton. 905-874-2800. $25; $22(sr/st);
$18(ch). For complete run see music theatre
listings.
— 8:00: Hummingbird Centre for the Performing Arts. Annie. Book by Thomas Meehan,
music by Charles Strouse, lyrics by Martin
Charnin. Conrad John Schuck, Marissa O’Donnell,
performers; Martin Charnin, director. 1 Front St.
East. 416-872-2262. $30-$90. For complete
run see music theatre listings.
— 8:00: RAMJAM Management/Bijou
Records and Classical 96.3FM. Stephan
Moccio, piano. Pop/Classical.ambient songwriter
Moccio performs selections from solo piano debut album Exposure. Glenn Gould Studio, 250
Front St. West. 416-205-5555. $25; $20(sr/st).
— 8:30: Hugh’s Room. Michael Cavan In a Hundred Years CD Release. See Mar 6. *SOLD
OUT*
— 9:00pm & 10:15pm: Mezzetta Restaurant. Klezmer Meets Jazz. Yiddish Swingtet:
Jonno Lightstone, clarinet; Jordan Clapman, keyboards; Tony Quarrington, guitar. 681 St.Clair
Ave. West. 416-658-5687. $8 cover.
Thursday March 08
— 8:00: Music Toronto. Gryphon Trio. Berger:
Trio for violin, cello & piano; Kulesha: Trio for
Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre Chamber Music
violin, horn & piano; Arensky: Trio in d, Op.32.
Guest: Joan Watson, horn. Jane Mallett Theatre, Series: Elegy: Music of Mozart & Shostakovich.
Shostakovich: Katerina’s Act III aria from Lady
St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts, 27 Front St.
East. 416-366-7723, 800-708-6754. $45,$41; Macbeth of Mtsensk; other works. Glenn Gould
School of the RCM String Quartet. Four Seasons
18-35 pay your age; $5(st), accompanying adult
Tuesday March 06
Centre for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen St.
½ price.
— 8:30: Hugh’s Room. Michael Cavan In a Hun- West. 416-363-8231. Free.
Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre Piano Virtuoso
dred Years CD Release. Singer/songwriter with a — 12:10: University of Toronto Faculty of
Series: Music of Chopin, Liszt, Ravel, Prokofiev.
Music. Thursdays at Noon. Music of Chopin
blend of Irish & Canadian folk music traditions,
Philip Chiu, piano. Four Seasons Centre for the
transcribed for double bass and piano. Jurek Dyexploring the roots of his immigrant family. Full
Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. West. 416-363- band from CD; Guests: Tom Leighton, piano/acbal, double bass; Lydia Wong, piano. Walter Hall,
8231. Free.
cordion/percussion; David Woodhead, bass/man- Edward Johnson Building, 80 Queen’s Park. 416— 12:30: York University Department of
978-3744. Free.
dolin; Steafan Hannigan, Uilleann pipes; Saskia
Music. Music at Midday: York Student Jazz
Tomkins, violin/viola/cello; Eric Newby, electric
Ensemble. Mike Malone, director; George Karou- guitar. 2261 Dundas St. West. 416-531-6604. Noon at Met Organ Recital. Dexter Roberts, ornos, trumpet; Mark Herrera, piano; Rob Cappellet- $22; $20(adv).
gan; Ariel Harwood-Jones, soprano; Ted Clark,
to, guitar; James McEleney, bass; David Steffan,
trumpet. 56 Queen St. East. 416-363-0331
Wednesday
March
07
drums. Tribute Communities Recital Hall, Accox26. Free.
lade East, YU, 4700 Keele St. 416-736-5186.
— 12:00 noon: Hart House Music CommitFree.
tee. Midday Mosaics Noon Hour Concert. Works Music. Music at Midday: Vocal concert. Young
— 1:00: St. James’ Cathedral. Music at Mid- by Fauré, Martinu, & Chopin. EunMi Ko, piano.
artists from the studio of Michael Donovan. Tribday. Andrew Cantrill, organ. 65 Church St. 416Hart House Music Room, University of Toronto, ute Communities Recital Hall, Accolade East, YU,
364-7865 x224. Free.
4700 Keele St. 416-736-5186. Free.
7 Hart House Circle. 416-978-2452. Free.
— 7:00: The PoetBureau. Poetry/Process/
— 1:00: Toronto General Hospital. Flute &
Performance. Poets (Tomboyfriend, Heather
Piano Recital. Bach: Sonata in g; Prelude and
Music. Music at Midday: York U Jazz OrchesHermant, Fortner Anderson) collaborate interactra. Al Henderson, director. Tribute Communities Fugue in c-sharp; C.P.E. Bach: Sonata in a; Poutively with mixed media, music, dance, & theatre Recital Hall, Accolade East, YU, 4700 Keele St. lenc: Sonata; Debussy: Ballade; Scriabin: Five
artists. Jill Battson, Nancy Bullis, curators. UnPreludes. Allan Pulker, flute; Michelle Assay
416-736-5186. Free.
derground at the Drake Hotel, 1150 Queen St.
Eshghpour, piano. Toronto General Hospital, Ea— 12:30: Yorkminster Park Baptist
West. 416-410-8300. $7.
ton Wing, DeGasperis Conservatory, EC1, 4th
Church. Noonday Organ Recital. André Rakus,
— 7:00: University Settlement Music and
floor, 200 Elizabeth Street. 416-340-4114. Free.
organ. 1585 Yonge St. 416-922-1167. Free.
Arts School. Student Recital. St. George the
— 5:30: Canadian Opera Company. Richard — 2:00: Northern District Library/Music
Martyr Church, 197 John St. 416-598-3444
Bradshaw Amphitheatre Chamber Music Series: Toronto. Cecilia Quartet. Beethoven Op.59/2;
x243/244. Free, donations welcome.
Brahms Op.51/1. Sarah Nematallah, Sharon Lee,
Mixed Program. From brass fanfares to string
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violins; Catilin Boyle, viola; Rebecca Wenham,
cello. 40 Orchard View Blvd. 416-393-7610.
Free.
— 6:30: Bata Shoe Museum/Glenn Gould
School of Music. Patrick Cashin, piano in Concert. Works by Bach, Beethoven. 327 Bloor St.
West. 416-979-7799 x242. PWYC, $5 suggested.
Music. Faculty Recital Series: Casey Sokol &
guest artist Andrew Craig, piano. Improv piano
solos; Cage: Three Dances for Two Prepared
Pianos. Tribute Communities Recital Hall, Accolade East, YU, 4700 Keele St. 416-736-5888.
$15; $5(st).
— 8:00: Hart House Theatre. Thirteen Hands.
By Carol Shields, directed by Ron Cameron-Lewis,
original music by Christopher Dawes, produced by
Theatre Erindale (Guest Production). Hart House
Theatre, 7 Hart House Circle. 416-978-8849.
$20; $12(sr/st). For complete run see music
theatre listings.
— 8:00: Markham Theatre for Performing
Arts. Cantabile: From Beatles to Broadway. 171
Town Centre Blvd., Markham. 905-305-7469.
$52.
— 8:00: Rogers Wireless Canadian Music
Week. Amnesty International Showcase. 19+
licensed event. Groovy Lips and the Yang; Daddo
and the Ladino Voice; Mihirangi; Jon Levine Band;
Fefe Dobson; JackSoul; The Philosopher Kings.
Revival, 783 College St. 416-870-8000. $20;
$15(adv, limited).
— 8:00: Tafelmusik. Water Music. By Handel.
Also Rebel: Les Elémens. Jeanne Lamon, director.
Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre, 427 Bloor St. West.
416-964-6337. $36-$77; $29-$69(65+/st).
— 8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Bold
and Brassy. Bryars: The Porazzi Fragment; MacMillan: A Scotch Bestiary, for Organ and Orchestra (Canadian premiere); Staniland: Gaia (world
premiere); Tovey: Manhattan Music, for Brass
Quintet and Orchestra. Wayne Marshall, organ;
Canadian Brass; James MacMillan, Peter Oundjian, conductors. 7:00: discussion with Rick Phillips; Intermission: chat with artists. Roy Thomson
Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-593-4828. $30-$117.
— 8:00: Via Salzburg. Czech Masterpieces.
Dvorak: Waldesruhe; Piano Quartet in E-flat
Op.87; Martinu: Sonata for Cello and Piano;
Janacek: Pohadka. Guests: Steven Isserlis, cello;
Connie Shih, piano; Richard O’Neill, viola; Mayumi
Seiler, violin/artistic director. Glenn Gould Studio,
250 Front St. West. 416-205-5555. $50;
$45(sr); $20(st).
— 8:30: Hugh’s Room. Lynn Miles. 2261 Dundas St. West. 416-531-6604. $22; $20(adv).
Friday March 09
Music. Brass Textures ACE Horn Quartet, York
U Brass Ensemble, Les Yeux Brass. Works by
Tcherepnin, Shaw, Rein, Holborne, Bach, Verdi,
Barber, Hindemith. James MacDonald, director.
Tribute Communities Recital Hall, Accolade East,
YU, 4700 Keele St. 416-736-5888. Free.
— 8:00: Arraymusic/Hart House Music
Committee. Ten Planets CD Release Concert &
Party. Music for solo percussion; Baker: The Waldo; Sharman: Appollo’s Touch; Feldman: Glockenspiel; Sacks: Ten Planets; Factory. Rick Sacks,
percussionist. 7:15: Composers’ talk with Barbara Monk-Feldman & Bob Stevenson. The Music
Room, Hart House, 7 Hart House Circle, University of Toronto. 416-532-3019. Free.
— 8:00: Etobicoke Community Concert
Band. Fly Me to the Moon. Holst: Mars, from
The Planets; Star Wars, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Blue Moon, Stardust, I’ve Got You Under My
Skin, Fly Me to the Moon. Darryn de Souza, vocalist; John Edward Liddle, music director. Etobicoke Collegiate Auditorium, 86 Montgomery Rd.
416-410-1570. $15; $12(sr); $5(st); free(ch).
— 8:00: Harbourfront Centre/DanceWorks.
DW163 - Double Bill. A Constellation of Bones,
by Aboriginal artists Santee Smith, choreographer
Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm, writer & composer
Dean Hapeta, explores love, unity, alienation &
reconciliation through dance, spoken word and
music, Kaha:wi Dance Theatre; Elastic Perspective, by Victor Quijada, contemporary &
break dancers investigate human relationships,
Rubberbandance Group. Enwave Theatre, 231
Queens Quay West. 416-973-4000. $27;
$17(sr/st/arts professional). For complete run
see music theatre listings.
— 8:00: Humber College/North American
Cultural Laboratory. The Uncanny Appearance of Sherlock Holmes. Musical theatre based
on a short story by Brad Krumholz; stylized physical performances, acrobatics, live Rock & Roll
music. Tannis Kowalchuk, Brett Keyser, Ophra
Wolf, Sarah Dey Hirshan, Glenn Hall, performers;
Brad Krumholz, director. Humber College, 3199
Lakeshore Blvd. West. 416-675-6622. $15.
For complete run see music theatre listings.
— 8:00: Music at St. Wilfrid’s. James Wells,
piano, in Recital. Works by Beethoven, Chopin,
Poulenc, & Schumann. St. Wilfrid’s Anglican
Church, 1315 Kipling Ave. 416-231-4232. $20.
— 8:00: Roy Thomson Hall. Gerald Finley,
baritone in Recital. Art songs of Schumann, Barber and Ives. 60 Simcoe St. 416-872-4255.
$20-$75.
— 8:00: Small World Music. Hossein Alizadeh & Hamavayan Ensemble. New interpretations of classical Persian music, female and male
vocalists, strings & percussion. Afsaneh Rassa’i,
vocals; Hossein Alizadeh, leader/instrumentalist/
composer. George Weston Recital Hall, Toronto
Centre for the Arts, 5040 Yonge St. 416 8708000. $30-$50.
— 8:00: Tafelmusik. Water Music. Trinity-St.
Paul’s Centre. See Mar 8.
— 8:00: Toronto Wind Orchestra. Kaleidoscope: Wind Colours of All Shapes and Sizes.
Lendvay: The Last Message from Maestro
Tchaikovsky; works by Lindroft, Maslanka, Holst.
Tony Gomes, music director. Recital Hall, Accolade East, York University, 4700 Keele St. 416461-6681. $15; $10(sr/st); $5(st Toronto District School Board).
— 8:00: Via Salzburg. Czech Masterpieces.
Glenn Gould Studio. See Mar 8.
— 9:00pm: Association of Improvising Musicians Toronto/Arraymusic. Interface Fundraiser. Jazz & improvised music. Arraymusic
Studio, Suite 218 (rear door), 60 Atlantic Ave.
416-539-8752. $15.
— 9:00pm: Rogers Wireless Canadian Music Week. Turtle Island Aboriginal Showcase.
19+ licensed event. Tamara Podemski (world);
Derek Miller (rock blues); DuCharme (country);
Billy Joe Green (blues); Forever (rock); X-Status
(heavy techno pow wow); Shingoose (aka Curtis
Jonnie), MC. Pipers Bar, Fairmont Royal York
Hotel, 100 Front St. West. 905-858-4747. $12;
$10 (adv, limited).
ing, audience participation, for ages 3-6. 130
Navy St., Oakville. 905-815-2021, 888-4897784. $26.99.
— 7:00: DreamTree Community Productions. Kollaboration Toronto. Korean-Canadian
talent show. George Weston Recital Hall, Toronto
Centre for the Arts, 5040 Yonge St. 416-8721111. $40,$20.
— 7:30: Church of the Master United
Church. Irish Music by the Ulster Accordion
Band. 3385 Lawrence Ave. East. 416-4310333. $15.
— 7:30: Gianmarco Segato. Songs of the
Past: Music Evoking the Classical Age. Works
by Schubert, Mercadante, Tosti, Hahn,
Donizetti, Quilter & others. Gianmarco Segato, baritone; Cecile Desrosiers, piano. Leaside
United Church, 822 Millwood Rd. 416-9255639. Free, collection.
— 7:30: National Ballet of Canada. The
Taming of the Shrew. By Stolze after Scarlatti.
National Ballet Orchestra. John Cranko, choreography. 45 minutes prior: Ballet Talk. Four Seasons
West. 416-345-9595. $40-$190. For complete
— 7:30: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Bold
and Brassy. MacMillan: A Scotch Bestiary, for
Organ and Orchestra (Canadian premiere); Staniland: Gaia (world premiere); Tovey: Manhattan
Music, for Brass Quintet and Orchestra. Wayne
Marshall, organ; Canadian Brass; James MacMillan, Peter Oundjian, conductors. Roy Thomson
Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-593-4828. $27.50$71 (incl post-concert party with artists).
Music. Choirs in Concert. German romantic choral music. MacMillan Singers, Agnes Grossmann, conductor. Victoria College Chapel, 93
Charles St. West. 416-978-3744. $14; $8(sr/st).
— 8:00: CBC OnStage. Heaven and Earth:
Harry Manx & Friends. A balance between the
Blues (the earth) and Indian music (the heavens).
Harry Manx, vocals/6-string guitar/lap slide guitar/banjo/mohan veena; Kevin Breit, guitars/mandolin; Steve Marriner, harmonica; Samidha Joglekar, vocals; Ravi Naimpally, tabla; George Koller,
bass. Glenn Gould Studio, 250 Front St. West.
416-205-5555. $35; $30.50 (sr/st).
mi (Tangled Hair) with mezzo-soprano & video
projection (world premiere); Radford: Everything we see in the Sky, with electronics. Penderecki String Quartet; Kimberly Barber, mezzo; Omar Daniel, electronics; Robert Drummond, video artist. 7:15: Introduction. Saint
George the Martyr Church, 197 John St. 416204-1080. $25; $15(sr); $5(st).
— 8:00: Sinfonia Toronto. Winter Dreams.
Brahms: Clarinet Quintet; Liebeslieder Waltzes;
Shostakovich: Quartet #11 orchestral version.
Julian Milkis, clarinet; Nurhan Arman, conductor.
Grace Church on-the-Hill, 300 Lonsdale Rd.
416-499-0403. $40; $32(sr); $12(16-29/st).
— 8:00: Studio Sixteen. Orphei Britannici:
Genius from the British Isles. Works by Carver,
Byrd, Dowland, Parsons, Philips, Tallis, Tomkins,
Taverner, & White. Kevin Komisaruk, director.
The Church of St. Mary Magdalene, 477 Manning
Avenue. 416-559-2586. $20; $10(sr/st).
— 9:00pm: Association of Improvising Musicians Toronto/Arraymusic. Interface Fundraiser. Jazz & improvised music. Arraymusic
Studio, Suite 218 (rear door), 60 Atlantic Ave.
416-539-8752. $15.
Sunday March 11
— 12:30: Koffler School of Music. Frank
Horvat in Recital. Piano works by Frank Horvat.
Loggia Gallery, Koffler Centre for the Arts, 4588
Bathurst St. 416-636-1880 x228. Free.
— 1:00: Harbourfront Centre/Jeunesses
Musicales of Ontario. Music with Bite: Ken
Whiteley. Folk, swing, blues and gospel. York
Quay Centre, 235 Queens Quay West. 416-9734000. Free.
— 2:00: Fiddles & Frets Music
Productions. Steel Rail: The Parlour
Sessions Concert/Workshop. Blend of folk,
bluegrass & country; bring songwriting
questions, gather ideas. Guest: Lucinda
Chodan, lyricist; Steel Rail: Dave Clarke, Tod
Gorr, Ellen Shizgal. The Gardener’s Cottage,
Kew Park, 30 Lee Ave. 416-264-2235. $25;
limited seating, reservations recommended.
— 2:00: Hugh’s Room. Alyssa Wright Dark
Waters CD Release. Cellist/singer-songwriter,
contemporary folk influenced by blues, jazz &
world music. Guests: Don Bray, guitars/vocals;
Tom Leighton, keyboards; Pat McPhail, bass;
Aaron Howes, percussion; and others who performed on the album. 2261 Dundas St. West.
416-531-6604. $14; $12 (adv).
— 2:30: Toronto Early Music Centre. Musically Speaking: A Tale of Two Lutes. Solos and
duets, on German thirteen-course Baroque lute
and Chinese four-stringed pipa. Lucas Harris,
lute; Wen Zhou, pipa (Chinese lute). Church of
the Holy Trinity, 10 Trinity Sq. 416-9205025. By donation.
Music. John Beckwith at 80: Celebratory Concert & party. Beckwith’s choral music (Sharon
Fragments, Lady Wisdom, 1838, Harp of David
(excerpts), Sharon Festival arrangements), piano
music (March!, March!), solo songs (texts by
Dennis Lee, Margaret Laurence, Miriam Waddington, e.e. cummings). William Aide, piano; Kathryn
Domoney, Teri Dunn, sopranos; Laura Pudwell,
mezzo-soprano; Doug MacNaughton, baritone;
choir of 20, Wayne Riddell, conductor. Walter
Hall, Edward Johnson Building, 80 Queen’s Park.
416-978-3744. Free.
— 3:00: The Rose Theatre/Troika Entertainment. Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor
Dreamcoat. Brampton. *SOLD OUT*
— 4:00: Association of Improvising Musicians Toronto/Now Lounge. Interface Fundraiser. Now Lounge, 189 Church St. 416-7692841. $15.
— 4:00: St. James’ Cathedral. Sunday Afternoon Twilight Recital. Stephanie Martin, organ.
4:30: Choral Evensong. 65 Church St. 416-3647865 x224. Free.
— 4:15: Saint John’s Convent. Organ Recital.
Bruce Kirkpatrick Hill, organ. 5:00: Evensong;
5:30: Saint John’s Convent, Chapel of St. John
the Divine, 233 Cummer Avenue. 416-2262201 x305. Offering.
— 7:00: Canadian Armenian Association
for the Performing Arts. Serouj Kradjian:
Dances & Variations. Piano works by Grieg,
Brahms, Granados, Komidas, Khatchaturian, &
Liszt. Glenn Gould Studio, 250 Front St. West.
416-332-0787. $35.
— 7:30: Musica Beth Tikvah. Srul Irving Glick
5th Anniversary Memorial Concert. Chamber
music, liturgical compositions for cantor & choir.
Paul Brodie, saxophone; Jacques Israelievitch,
violin; Michael Israelievitch, percussion; Suzanne
Shulman, flute; Valerie Tryon, piano; Winona Zelenka, cello; Penderecki String Quartet; Tibor
Kovari, cantor; Beth Tikvah Choir, Eyal Bitton,
director. Beth Tikvah Synagogue 3080 Bayview
Ave. 416-221-3433 x354. $25; $18(sr/st); $36
(reserved).
Saturday March 10
— 10:00am: Dewi Sant Welsh United
Church. The Eisteddfod. An old Welsh tradition,
with song, poetry, recitation, art; runs to 6:00;
spectators welcome. 33 Melrose Ave. 416-4857583. Free.
— 1:00 & 3:30: Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts. Little Bear and the Enchanted
Wood. Musical by Maurice Sendak, singing, dancM ARCH 1 - A PRIL 7 2007
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— 8:00: New Music Concerts. Works composed for the Penderecki String Quartet. Daniel:
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ages 4 to 9. Fairlawn Avenue United Church, 28
Fairlawn Ave. 416-488-3446. $5. Proceeds to
Chamber Players of Canada: Jonathan Crow,
the Centre’s Outreach Music Fund.
— 10:30pm: Flying Bulgar Klezmer Band.
Manuela Milani, violins; Guylaine Lemaire, viola;
An Intimate Public Performance. Peter Lutek,
Julian Armour, cello; Murielle Bruneau, double
Music. World Music Festival: Balkan Ensemclarinet/saxophones; Frank Botos, drums; Tania
Gill, keys; Victor Bateman, bass; David Buchbind- bass: Janina Fialkowska, piano. Glenn Gould Stu- ble. Irene Markoff, director. Tribute Communidio, 250 Front St. West. 416-205-5555. $40;
ties Recital Hall, Accolade East, YU, 4700
er, trumpet/co-leader; Dave Wall, vocals. The
$34.75(sr/st).
Keele St. 416-736-5888. Free.
TRANZAC, 292 Brunswick Ave. 416-923— 12:30: Yorkminster Park Baptist
8137. PWYC.
Church. Noonday Organ Recital. Kevin
Monday March 12
Komisaruk, organ. 1585 Yonge St. 416-9221167. Free.
— 1:00 & 4:30: Living Arts Centre. Little
Music. World Music Festival: York U Caribbean
Bear and the Enchanted Wood. Musical by MauEnsemble. Lindy Burgess, director. Tribute Comrice Sendak; audience participation, for ages 3 to
munities Recital Hall, Accolade East, YU, 4700
8. Hammerson Hall, Living Arts Centre, 4141
Keele St. 416-736-5888. Free.
Living Arts Dr., Mississauga. 905-306-6000,
— 8:00: The Old Mill/Jazz.FM91. Wes Mont888-805-8888. $22,$19,$17;
gomery: A Day in the Life. Jake Langley, Lorne
$19,$16,$14(12 & under); $5(eyeGO).
Lofsky, Danny Marks, Reg Schwager, guitar;
Kieran Overs, bass; Barry Elmes, drums. The Old
Mill Inn, 21 Old Mill Rd. 416-595-0404. $25;
$23(st/members).
Music. World Music Festival: Middle Eastern
— 8:30: Hugh’s Room/Toronto Fingerstyle
Ensemble. Bassam Shahouk, director. Tribute
Guitar Association. Masa Sumide. 2261 DunCommunities Recital Hall, Accolade East, YU,
das St. West. 416-531-6604. $20; $18(adv);
4700 Keele St. 416-736-5888. Free.
$14(member).
— 8:00: Massey Hall. Jazz at Lincoln Center
Tuesday March 13
Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis. Trumpeter
leads 15 players in arrangements of favourites
— 12:00 noon: Canadian Opera Company/
from the American Songbook, entitled “The
Royal Conservatory of Music Community
Songs We Love”. 15 Shuter St. 416-872School. Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre Cham4255. $39.50-$99.50.
ber Music Series: Young Artists Spotlight. Six
— 8:00: Susie Burpee/DanceWorks CoWRCM Community School scholarship winners.
Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts,
— 8:00: Music Toronto. Steven Osborne, piano. orks. The Spinster’s Almanac. Theatrical dance
work, set to an original song cycle by Christine
145 Queen St. West. 416-363-8231. Free.
Brahms: Rhapsody, Op.79/1; Clapperton: Haar;
Fellows; idiosyncratic & tragi-comic riff on
Liszt: Selections from Harmonies poétiques et
spinsterhood (world premiere). Susie Burpee,
Music. World Music Festival: Celtic Canadian religieuses: Invocation, Pater noster, Hymne de
choreographer/dancer. Young Centre for the
Folk Ensemble. Sherry Johnson, director. Trib- l’enfant à son réveil, Funérailles; Mussorgsky:
Performing Arts, Distillery Building 49, 55
ute Communities Recital Hall, Accolade East, Pictures at an Exhibition. Jane Mallett Theatre,
Mill Street, Historic District. 416-866-8666.
YU, 4700 Keele St. 416-736-5888. Free.
St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts, 27 Front St. E.
$22; $18(sr/st/artists/CADA). For complete
— 1:00: St. James’ Cathedral. Music at
416-366-7723, 800-708-6754. $45,$41; 18-35
Midday. Peter Nikiforuk, organ. 65 Church St. pay your age; $5(st), accompanying adult ½ price.
416-364-7865 x224. Free.
— 8:00: Tafelmusik. Water Music. By Handel. — 9:00pm & 10:15pm: Mezzetta Restau— 7:30: University of Toronto Faculty of Also Rebel: Les Elémens. Jeanne Lamon, director. rant. Klezmer Meets Jazz. David Buchbinder,
trumpet; Brian Katz, guitar/piano. 681 St.Clair
Music. World of Music. 7 O’Clock Swing
George Weston Recital Hall, 5040 Yonge St.
Ave. West. 416-658-5687. $7 cover.
Band, John Jasavala, director. Walter Hall,
416-964-6337. $29-$65.
Edward Johnson Building, 80 Queen’s Park.
— 8:00: The Music Gallery. Maza Meze, with
Thursday March 15
416-978-3744. Free.
George Sawa & Nabeel Shehadeh. World Avant
series; (slightly irreverent) Greek- and Arabic- — 12:30: York University Department of
Music. World Music Festival: Flamenco Guitar
Music. World Music Festival: Japanese Enbased stylings, traditional and original music.
semble. Linda Caplan, director. Tribute ComMaza Meze: Jayne Brown, Sophia Grigoriadis, Ensemble. Roger Scannura, director. Tribute Communities Recital Hall, Accolade East, YU, 4700
munities Recital Hall, Accolade East, YU,
Jennifer Moore, vocals; Ernie Tollar, sax/
4700 Keele St. 416-736-5888. Free.
flutes; John Gzowski, guitars; Debashis Sinha, Keele St. 416-736-5888. Free.
— 1:30: Women’s Musical Club of Toronto.
— 8:00: Live Nation. Stomp. Everyday items
Jeff Wilson, hand percussion; George Sawa,
Octagon. Beethoven: Septet, Op.20; Schubert:
make rhythms and sounds; music, dance, theatre, Arabic table harp (Qanun); Nabeel Shehadeh,
performance art. Elgin Theatre, 189 Yonge
voice. Saint George the Martyr Church, 197 John
Street. 416-872-5554. $25-$68.50. For com- St. 416-204-1080. $15; $10(sr/member);
plete run see music theatre listings.
$5(st). *RESCHEDULED FROM FEB 2*
— 8:00: CBC OnStage. Eine kleine Mozart.
Wednesday March 14
Mozart: Piano Concerto #11 in F, K.413 (composer’s chamber version); Piano Concerto #12 in A,
— 10:00am: Fairlawn Neighbourhood CenK.414 (composer’s chamber version); Adagio and tre. March Break Music Fest. Mark Kersey &
Fugue for strings (based on K.426); and more.
his mini-band; accordion, and yoyo tricks too; for
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Octet in F, Op.166. Mayumi Seiler, Benjamin
Bowman, violins; Rivka Golani, viola; Carole
Sirois, cello; Joel Quarrington, double bass;
James Campbell, clarinet; Kenneth MacDonald, French horn; George Zukerman, bassoon.
Walter Hall, Edward Johnson Bldg, UofT, 80
Queen’s Park. 416-923-7052. $35.
— 2:00: Northern District Library/Music
Toronto. Piano Recital. Advanced students from
the studio of Lawrence Pitchko. 40 Orchard View
Blvd. 416-393-7610. Free.
— 7:30: U of T Faculty of Music. Opera
Series: The Rape of Lucretia. By Benjamin
Britten. Stephen Ralls, conductor; Jennifer
Tarver, director. MacMillan Theatre, Edward
Johnson Building, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-9783744. $26; $16(sr/st). For complete run see
Music. World Music Festival: Chinese Classical
Orchestra. Kim Chow Morris, director. Tribute
Communities Recital Hall, Accolade East, YU,
4700 Keele St. 416-736-5888. Free.
— 8:00: Harbourfront Centre/Art of Time
Ensemble. Schubert: Source and Inspiration.
Schubert’s Piano Trio #2 in E-flat, Op.100,
D.929, & ten new songs inspired by it, written & performed by Sarah Slean, Andy Maize,
Martin Tielli, Danny Michel, & John Southworth. Erika Raum; violin; Winona Zelenka,
cello; Andrew Burashko, piano. Enwave Theatre, 231 Queens Quay West. 416-973-4000.
$36; $25(sr/st/artists).
— 8:00: Massey Hall. Gilberto Gil. Brazilian
singer/songwriter. Fusion of samba, salsa, bossa
nova, rock and folk. 15 Shuter St. 416-8724255. $49.50-$69.50.
Friday March 16
— 11:00am & 2:30: Markham Theatre for
Performing Arts. Little Bear and the Enchanted
Wood. Musical by Maurice Sendak; audience
participation, for ages 3 to 6. 171 Town Centre
Blvd., Markham. 905-305-7469. $23; $20(ch).
Music. World Music Festival: Klezmer Ensemble. Brian Katz, director. Tribute Communities Recital Hall, Accolade East, YU, 4700
Keele St. 416-736-5888. Free.
— 7:30: American Harp Society, Toronto
Chapter. Isabelle Perrin, in Concert. Armour
Heights Presbyterian Church, 105 Wilson
Ave. 416-781-8206. $20; $15(sr/st).
— 7:30: Chancellor Jackman Program for
the Arts at the University of Toronto.
Cross-Cultural Music Currents: A musical celebration of the history shared between Muslim,
Christian, & Jewish communities in Mediterranean Europe. Medieval Arabic and Romance music, some with dance, by the Alpharabius Consort;
selections from opera L’amour de loin, music by
Kaija Saariaho, libretto by Amin Maalouf; Laura
Albino, soprano; Lauren Phillips, mezzo-soprano;
Alexander Dobson, baritone; John Hess, music
director/piano. Part of symposium A Forgotten
Past: Muslims, Christians and Jews in the
Middle Ages, Mar 15-17. West Hall, University College, U of T. 416-978-4884. Free, adv
tickets req’d.
— 7:30: Willowdale Presbyterian
Church. Schubertiad: Part 2. Derrick Lewis,
piano; Meri Dolevski, clarinet; Mark McKie,
violin. 38 Ellerslie Ave. 647-238-2921. $15;
$10(sr/st); $5(12 & under).
Music. World Music Festival: Drum & Dance.
West African Drums, Kwasi Dunyo, Larry
Graves, & Anna Melnikoff, directors; Cuban Ensembles, Ruben Esguerra, Rick Shadrach Lazar, &
Paul Ormandy, directors; Escola de Samba, Rick
Shadrach Lazar, director; Korean Drum Ensemble,
Charles Hong, director. CIBC Lobby, Accolade
East, YU, 4700 Keele St. 416-736-5888. Free.
— 8:00: Harbourfront Centre/Art of Time
Ensemble. Schubert: Source and Inspiration.
Enwave Theatre. See Mar 15.
— 8:00: Montgomery’s Inn. St. Patrick’s Day
Concert. Celtic music; Irish song sing-along. Sandy
MacIntyre, fiddler; Steeped In Tradition. 4709
Dundas St. West. 416-394-8113. $20, preregistration required.
— 8:00: RCM. GGS Opera Ensemble: Respighi’s
La bella dormente nel bosco (Sleeping Beauty in
the Woods). Members of the Royal Conservatory
Orchestra. RCM Concert Hall, 90 Croatia St.
416-408-2824 x321. $15; $10(sr/st). For complete run see music theatre listings.
— 8:00: Toronto Mendelssohn Choir. Sacred
Music for a Sacred Space. Tallis: Spem in Alium;
Rachmaninoff: Vespers; Barber: Agnus Dei;
works by Górecki & Cameron. Guests: The
Victoria Scholars. Noel Edison, conductor.
7:15: pre-concert chat featuring architectural
highlights of St. Paul’s. St. Paul’s Basilica, 83
Power St. 416-598-0422 x24. $45; $40(sr/st).
— 8:30: Hugh’s Room. Boys Do Girls Series.
Ian North with David Sereda, Jory Nash, Blair
Packham, Nash the Slash (doing Carole King),
& others. 2261 Dundas St. West. 416-5316604. $18; $16(adv).
— 9:00pm: Association of Improvising Musicians Toronto/Arraymusic. Leftover Daylight Series. Jazz & improvised music. Arraymusic Studio, Suite 218 (rear door), 60 Atlantic
Ave. 416-539-8752. $6-$10(sliding scale).
Saturday March 17
— 2:00 & 8:00: North Metro Chorus. 4 Part
A Cappela Harmony with a Touch of Broadway.
Including songs to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day.
Guests: The Essentials (comedy); an award winning quartet; Tyler Beckett, fiddler; The Ballaugh
Family (song & dance); Neil Aitchison, host. Hammerson Hall, Living Arts Centre, 4141 Living
Arts Dr., Mississauga. 416-254-0231. $35.
— 7:30: Deer Park Concerts/The Italian
Cultural Institute. Eugenio Maria Fagiani, organ. Works by Bach, Bossi, Manari, Reger, SaintSaëns, & Fagiani; improvisations on themes from
the audience. Deer Park United Church, 129 St.
Clair Ave. West. 416-571-3680. $20; $15(st).
— 7:30: U of T Scarborough. Duo Diorama.
Standard works & contemporary repertoire. Minghuan Xu, violin; Winston Choi, piano. ARC Theatre, Academic Resource Centre, 1265 Military
Trail. 416-978-8849. $12; $10(sr/st).
— 8:00: Acoustic Harvest Folk Club. Chris
Whiteley. Toronto blues/jazz/swing singer-songwriter; guest Diana Braithwaite. St. Nicholas
Anglican Church, 1512 Kingston Rd. 416-2642235. $15.
— 8:00: The Rose Theatre. The Irish Descendants. Celtic music from Newfoundland, from
tales of hardship to high-energy jigs. 1 Theatre
Lane, Brampton. 905-874-2800. $45-$65.
— 8:30: Hugh’s Room. St. Patrick’s Day
Celebration, with Spraoi. 2261 Dundas St.
West. 416-531-6604. $20; $18(adv).
Sunday March 18
— 2:00: Northern Bluegrass Committee.
Bluegrass Sundays Winter Concert Series. Dan
Paisley and the Southern Grass, Silverbirch.
Royal Canadian Legion Branch 258, 45 Lawson Rd. 416-779-2627. $20.
Deer Park Concerts
and
The Italian Cultural
Institute in Toronto
present
OPERA
Organist
THE GLENN GOULD SCHOOL OPERA ENSEMBLE
Glenn Gould School Voice Department students
Brahm Goldhamer artistic director
Marshall Pynkoski stage director
The Royal Conservatory Orchestra
Ivars Taurins conductor
Eugenio Maria Fagiani
Saturday March 17, 2007, 7:30 p.m.
Performing works of Bach, Bossi, Fagiani,
Manari, Reger and Saint-Saëns.
Maestro Fagiani will also perform
an improvisational masterpiece
created from themes submitted by
the audience.
RESPIGHI La bella dormente nel bosco
(Sleeping Beauty in the Woods)
MARCH 16 & 22, 8 PM
MARCH 18 & 20, 2 PM
RCM Concert Hall
90 Croatia Street (Bloor & Dufferin)
Next concert in series
William Wright, May 5, 2007
Adults $15, Students & Seniors $10
Group rates available
General Admission $ 20.00
Students: $ 15.00
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— 2:00: Roy Thomson Hall. Ewa Podles,
contralto in Recital. 60 Simcoe St. 416-8724255. $40-$95.
— 3:00: Amy Dodington. A Spring Song Salon:
Passionate Melodies. Art songs in English,
French, German, Italian, Russian. Amy Dodington,
soprano; Vojislav Perucica, piano. The Atrium,
One Shaftesbury Community, 21 Shaftesbury
Ave. 416-231-9120. Free, donations for artists.
— 3:00: Hart House Music Committee.
620th Sunday Concert. Great Hall, Hart
House, University of Toronto, 7 Hart House
Circle. 416-978-2452. Free.
— 3:00: Music at St. Clement’s. Organist in
Recital. Works by Franck & Guilmant. William
Maddox, organ. St. Clement’s Church, 59 Briar
Hill Ave. 416-483-6664. $20; $15(sr/st).
— 4:00: Association of Improvising Musicians Toronto/Now Lounge. Jazz & Improvised Music. Showcasing local talent. Now
Lounge, 189 Church St. 416-769-2841. $6.
— 4:00: St. James’ Cathedral. Sunday Afternoon Twilight Recital. Eric Osborne, organ.
Bedard: Masque; Buxtehude: Ciacona in e, BuxWV.160; Bach: O Mensch, bewein dein Sünde
Groß, BWV.622; Elgar: Vesper Voluntaries;
Moss: Ecstasy. 4:30: Choral Evensong. 65
Church St. 416-364-7865 x224. Free.
— 4:00: St. Philip’s Anglican Church.
Jazz Vespers. Bob DeAngelis Trio. 25 St.
Phillips Road. 416-247-5181. Offering.
— 4:30: Christ Church Deer Park. Jazz
Vespers. Nancy Walker Trio: Nancy Walker,
piano; Kieran Overs, bass; Brian Barlow,
drums. 1570 Yonge St. 416-920-5211. Free,
donations welcomed..
— 10:30pm: Flying Bulgar Klezmer
Band. An Intimate Public Performance. Peter
Lutek, clarinet/saxophones; Frank Botos,
drums; Tania Gill, keys; Victor Bateman, bass;
David Buchbinder, trumpet/co-leader; Dave
Wall, vocals. The TRANZAC, 292 Brunswick
Ave. 416-923-8137. PWYC.
Monday March 19
— 7:30: York University Dept of Music.
Under the Gypsy Influence. Brahms: Zigeunerlieder; works by Schumann, Schubert, Barber, Chatman & others. York U Chamber Choir; Nathalie
Doucet-Lalkens, piano; Lisette Canton, director.
YU, 4700 Keele St. 416-736-5888. $12; $5(st).
$15-$25; $35(reserved seating, post-concert
wine & cheese).
Music. York U Jazz Festival: YU Jazz Choirs.
Bob Hamper & Mim Adams, directors. Tribute
4700 Keele St. 416-736-5888. Free.
— 8:00: Mirvish Productions/Theatre Gargantua. e-DENTITY. Multi-media, multi-disciplinary production integrating text, movement, original music, interactive projections & live online
chat, looking at the ways human interaction has
changed since we’ve merged onto the information
highway. Royal Alexandra Theatre, 260 King St.
West. 416-872-1212, 800-461-3333. $20-
$65. For complete run see music theatre listings.
Music. York U Jazz Festival: Jazz Ensembles.
Mike Murley, Frank Falco, & Kelly Jefferson,
directors. Student Lounge, 219 Accolade East,
YU, 4700 Keele St. 416-736-5888. Free.
Wednesday March 21
York U Jazz Festival: Jazz Vocalists. Richard
Whiteman, director. Student Lounge, 219 Accolade E, YU, 4700 Keele St. 416-736-5888. Free.
— 12:30: Yorkminster Park Baptist
Church. Noonday Organ Recital. William Maddox, organ. 1585 Yonge St. 416-922-1167. Free.
Music for Passiontide
Tuesday March 20
— 12:00 noon: COC. Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre Vocal Series: Love, Death and Dreams.
Works by Saariaho, Tippett, Wagner. COC Ensemble Studio. Four Seasons Centre for Perf.
Arts, 145 Queen St. W. 416-363-8231. Free.
Music. York U Medieval & Renaissance Music Ensembles. Motets, songs and instrumental works from the 12th to 15th century. Judith Cohen, director. Tribute Communities
Recital Hall, Accolade East, YU, 4700 Keele
St. 416-736-5888. Free.
— 1:00: St. James’ Cathedral. Music at
Midday. Loralie Kirkpatrick, mezzo-soprano;
Andrew Ager, accompanist. 65 Church St.
416-364-7865 x224. Free.
— 7:30: St. James’ Cathedral. Music for
Passiontide. Handel: Messiah (part 2); Stainer:
Crucifixion. 65 Church St. 416-364-7865 x221.
Stainer’s
Crucifixion
Messiah
Part 2 • Handel’s
TUESDAY, MARCH 20, 2007 • 7:30 pm
THE ST. JAMES SINGERS
Michael Bloss, Conductor • Andrew Ager, Organist
Tickets: $35 reserved seating and post-concert
wine and cheese • $20/$15 unreserved seating
Available at the Cathedral Office • 65 Church at Adelaide
416-364-7865 ext 221 • [email protected]
The Cathedral Church of St. James
King & Church, Toronto
www.stjamescathedral.on.ca
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— 7:30: National Ballet of Canada. A Footstep of Air & Opus 19/The Dreamer & Voluntaries. Music by Beethoven, Prokofiev & Poulenc.
National Ballet Orchestra; James Ehnes, violin;
Eliot Feld, Jerome Robbins, Glen Tetley, choreography. 45 minutes prior: Ballet Talk. Four Seasons
West. 416-345-9595. $40-$190. For complete
— 7:30: Toronto Opera Repertoire. Great
Italian Opera Excerpts. Bickford Centre Theatre,
777 Bloor St. W. 416-698-9572. Free. For complete run see music theatre listings.
Music. York U Jazz Festival: Ensembles. Artie
Roth, Kevin Turcotte, Roy Patterson, Lorne Lofsky, & Kelly Jefferson, directors. Student Lounge,
219 Accolade East, YU, 4700 Keele St. 416736-5888. Free.
— 8:00: Markham Theatre for Performing
Arts. Barrage Live In Concert. Theatrical production centered on the ageless & powerful violin,
incorporating a variety of traditions & styles,
with a cast of seven violinists, two percussionists, a guitar & bass player. 171 Town Centre
Blvd., Markham. 905-305-7469. $59.
— 8:00: Massey Hall. Kodo Drummers: One
Earth Tour. Traditional Japanese taiko drumming,
plus shamisen (Japanese banjo), bamboo xylophone, gong, bamboo flute, & clacker. 15 Shuter
St. 416-872-4255. $45-$75.
— 8:00: TSO. Brahms Symphony 1. Albéniz (arr
de Burgos): Suite española; Turina: Danzas fantásticas; Brahms: Symphony #1. Rafael Frühbeck de
Burgos, conductor. Intermission: chat with artists. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-5934828. $30-$117.
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— 8:30: Hugh’s Room. Jonathan Byrd. 2261
Dundas St. West. 416-531-6604. $15;
$13(adv).
— 9:00pm & 10:15pm: Mezzetta Restaurant. Klezmer Meets Jazz. Collected Stories
CD, Klezmer & improvisations. Brian Katz, Martin Van De Ven. 681 St.Clair Ave. West. 416658-5687. $7 cover.
Thursday March 22
— 12:00 noon: Chamber Music Society of
Mississauga. Lunch Concert Series: Elgin Quartet. Beethoven: String Quartet in A, Op.18/5;
Webern: Langsammersatz. Art Gallery of Mississauga, 300 City Centre Dr., Mississauga. 905896-5088. PWYC.
— 12:00 noon: National Ballet of Canada.
Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre Chamber Music
Series: Mixed Program. 20th & 21st century
Canadian works. Members of the National Ballet
of Canada Orchestra. Four Seasons Centre for the
Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. West. 416-3638231. Free.
— 12:10: U of T Faculty of Music. Thursdays
at Noon: Viola Day. U of T Viola Ensemble; guest
artists; Kathy Rapoport, director. Walter Hall,
Edward Johnson Building, 80 Queen’s Park. 416978-3744. Free.
Music. Canadian Women Composers: Contribution to Canadian Musical Heritage. Works by
Archer, Henderson, Rymal, & Louie. Performed
by graduate students and alumni. Tribute Communities Recital Hall, Accolade East, YU, 4700
Keele St. 416-736-5186. Free.
York U Jazz Festival: Jazz Vocalists. Bob Fenton,
director. Student Lounge, 219 Accolade East, YU,
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4700 Keele St. 416-736-5888. Free.
— 6:30: Bata Shoe Museum. Two-Tone Thursdays: Jazz at the Bata Shoe Museum. Andrew
Downing Quartet. 327 Bloor St. West. 416-9797799 x242. PWYC, $5 suggested.
Music. World of Music. Guitar Ensemble, Jeffrey McFadden, director. University Art Centre,
15 King’s College Circle. 416-978-3744. Free.
Music. York U Jazz Festival: Ensembles. Anthony Michelli, Kevin Turcotte, Lorne Lofsky, Mark
Eisenman, Jim Vivian, & Mike Malone, directors.
Student Lounge, 219 Accolade East, YU, 4700
Keele St. 416-736-5888. Free.
— 8:00: Massey Hall. Kodo Drummers: One
Earth Tour. See Mar 21.
— 8:00: Music Toronto. Cecilia String Quartet.
Murphy: Another Little Piece of my Heart;
Beethoven: String Quartet in e, Op.59/2 (Razumovsky); Shostakovich: String Quartet #9 in Eflat, Op.117. Jane Mallett Theatre, St. Lawrence
Centre for the Arts, 27 Front St. East. 416366-7723, 800-708-6754. $15; $(st).
— 8:00: TSO. Brahms Symphony 1. Roy
Thomson Hall. See Mar 21.
— 8:30: Hugh’s Room. Johnny Blue CD Release. Tom Leighton, & others. 2261 Dundas St.
West. 416-531-6604. $14; $12(adv).
Friday March 23
— 12:00 noon: University of Toronto Faculty of Music. World of Music. Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra Concert. Walter Hall, Edward
Johnson Building, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-9783744. Free.
Music. Music at Midday: Ragtime. Catherine
Wilson, director. Tribute Communities Recital
Hall, Accolade East, YU, 4700 Keele St. 416736-5888. Free.
— 7:30 York University Department of
Music. York U Jazz Festival: YU Jazz Orchestra. Al Henderson, director. Tribute Communities Recital Hall, Accolade East, YU,
4700 Keele St. 416-736-5888. Free.
— 7:30: Brampton Folk Club. General
Store. Bluegrass music. Opening: John Stroud,
humourist. Sanderson Hall, St. Paul’s United
Church, 30 Main St. South, Brampton. 647233-3655. $12; $10(sr/st).
— 7:30: Timothy Eaton Memorial Church.
Organ: Bolero! Marty Smyth, organ. 230 St. Clair
Ave. West. 416-925-5977. $20; $15(sr/st).
Music. Faculty Artist Series. Prokofiev: Violin
Sonata #1 in f; Czerny: Grand Sonata in A; &
other works. Erika Raum, violin; Lydia Wong,
piano. Walter Hall, Edward Johnson Building, 80
Queen’s Park. 416-978-3744. $22; $12(sr/st).
— 8:00: Canadian Music Centre/Canadian
Broadcasting Corporation/University of
Toronto. The Radical Remembered: A Tribute to
John Weinzweig. Weinzweig: Divertimento
for Flute & Strings, Private Collection, Impromptus and Prologue to a Tango. Robert
Cram, Jean Stilwell, Peter Tiefenbach; University of Guelph Chamber Choir; Mary Lou Fallis,
host. Glenn Gould Studio, 250 Front St. West.
416-205-5555. $20 (limited).
— 8:00: Performing Arts York Region.
Joel Quarrington, double bass & Andrew
Burashko, piano, in Concert. Thornhill Presbyterian Church, 271 Centre St., Thornhill. 905881-1941. $25; $20(sr/st).
— 8:00: Tapestry New Opera Works. The
Shadow. By Alex Poch-Goldin & Omar Daniel;
workshop presentation. Daniel Taylor, countertenor. The Ernest Balmer Studio, 55 Mill Street,
Building 58, Distillery Historic District. 416-537presents
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NORMAN
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PIPER IN ~E
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March 23 & 24, 2007 at 8 pm
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workshop
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Daniel taylor
March 23/24/25 at 8 pm
The ernest balmer studio, Bldg 58, #315, Distillery
tix: $2
$25/$20/$5
call: 416-537-6066 x 221
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The Toronto Consort is proud to present Chris
Norman, maritime Canada’s virtuoso flute player and
piper, as he leads an ensemble of guitars, harmonium,
bass, percussion and vocals, with guest fiddler David
Greenberg, in a celebration of the complimentary arts of
food, cooking and music. Starting with a flagon of ale to
awaken the palate, the CNE takes a peek behind the
cupboard doors of early English, Irish and Scots musical
traditions, with a “Surf & Turf” main course, topped off
by dessert of puddings and pies. As a special feature, you
will be able to sample some of the traditional food and
drink at intermission!
www.torontoconsort.org
For Tickets call 416-964-6337
Photo: Daniel Taylor
© Marie-Reine Mattera
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Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre, 427 Bloor St. West
6066 x221. $25; $20(adv); $5. For complete run
see music theatre listings.
— 8:00: The Music Gallery. Andrew Downing’s Melodeon. Inter Avant series; live original
scores to classic silent films, like Phantom of the
Opera, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, The Shock, A
Trip To The Moon. Melodeon: Andrew Downing,
double bass/composer/leader; Kevin Turcotte,
trumpet; William Carn, trombone; Kathleen Kajioka, violin; Tania Gill, pump organ. Saint George
the Martyr Church, 197 John St. 416-2041080. $15; $10(sr/member); $5(st).
— 8:00: Toronto Consort Host. Chris Norman
Ensemble: Piper in the Pantry. Celebration of
food, cooking & music from the English, Irish &
Scots traditions, on wooden flute, guitar, harmonium, bass, percussion & vocals. Guest: David
Greenberg, fiddle; Chris Norman Ensemble, Chris
Norman, artistic director. Intermission: Traditional refreshments. Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre, 427
Bloor St. West. 416-964-6337. $14-$40.
— 8:30: Living Arts Centre. Gordie Sampson,
singer in Concert. Cape Breton rootsy pop songs.
RBC Theatre, Living Arts Centre, 4141 Living
Arts Dr., Mississauga. 905-306-6000, 888805-8888. $39,$30,$25; $5(eyeGO).
— 9:00pm: Association of Improvising Musicians Toronto/Arraymusic. Leftover Daylight Series. Jazz & improvised music. Arraymusic Studio, Suite 218 (rear door), 60 Atlantic Ave.
416-539-8752. $6-$10(sliding scale).
ploration. Music honouring historic exploration
of the globe: Poole: Sailing with Archangels;
Welcher: Zion; Mahr: Endurance. Wind Ensemble, Gillian MacKay, conductor. MacMillan
Theatre, Edward Johnson Building, 80
Queen’s Park. 416-978-3744. $14; $8(sr/st).
— 8:00: Alata Harmonia Chorus of Canada. Brahms: A German Requiem. Lillian Sit,
conductor. The P.C. Ho Theatre, Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Toronto, 5183 Sheppard Ave. East. 416-321-0128. $20.
ENSEMBLE TRYPTYCH
CHAMBER CHOIR
JUBILATE SINGERS
DUBOIS’
THE SEVEN LAST
WORDS OF CHRIST
GOUNOD’S
MESSE SOLENELLE
M I S S I S S A U G A
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Beethoven
His glorious
and famous
“Archduke Trio”
Minghuan Xu, violin
“A stellar violinist delighting
with her passion and
sensitivity”.
Saturday, March 24 at 8 pm - Willowdale United
Sunday, March 25 at 3 pm - Walter Hall, U of T
at 1 pm for children - Music and Truffles - $10
Affordable tickets! $25, ($20 St./Sr.) 416-922-3714 x103
Lenard Whiting
Music Director
Marian Sjolander
Soprano
Paul Williamson
Tenor
Dan Hambly
Baritone
SINFONIA TRYPTYCH
March 24, 2007, 8 PM
Christ Church Deer Park
Tickets $35/$30 at door
Advance Tickets $25
(416) 536-5750
www.tryptych.org
www. jubilatesingers.ca
Honens Laureate
Featuring
Symphony 2006 Honens
First Laureate
Minsoo Sohn
For Tickets:
(905) 306-6000
Free Underground Parking
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MISSISSAUGA
4141 Living Arts Drive
Mississauga, ON
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works. Gillian Grossman, soprano; Henry Renglich,
piano accompanist/soloist; Harris Loewen, music
director. Royal York Road United Church, 851
Royal York Rd. 416-239-1131 x49. $20.
— 8:00: Markham Theatre for Performing Arts. The Piano Men II. Jim Witter and his
band. 171 Town Centre Blvd., Markham. 905305-7469. $49.
— 8:00: Mississauga Symphony. Honens
Laureate. Royer: Concerto Grosso (world premiere); Schumann: Piano Concerto in a; Dvorak:
Winston Choi, piano
Kristine Bogyo, cello
Saturday March 24
— 2:30: Royal Conservatory of Music Community School. Ghanaian Drumming Ensemble
in Concert. Master Drummer Kwasi Dunyo leads
his students in Ghanaian singing, dancing, &
drumming. RCM Concert Hall, 90 Croatia St.
416-408-2824 x321. Free.
— 3:30: Music Teachers National Association. Competition Winners Concert: Junior
Performance, Chamber Music Performance,
Elementary & Junior Composition. Dominion
Ballroom, Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel, 123
Queen St. West. 513-421-1420. Free.
— 7:30: Toronto Sinfonietta. Unfinished
Business. 180th anniversary of Beethoven’s
death, featuring clarinet transcription of Violin
Concerto in D, Op.61. Matthew Jaskiewicz,
conductor. Calvin Presbyterian Church, 26
Delisle Ave. Sinfonietta: 416-410-4379. $TBA.
— 7:30: TrypTych. Dubois & Gounod. Dubois:
The Seven Last Words of Christ; Gounod: Missa
Solenelle. Ensemble TrypTych Chamber Choir;
The Jubilate Singers & Sinfonia TrypTych; Lenard
Whiting, director. Christ Church Deer Park, 1570
Yonge St. 416-763-5066 x3. $35; $30(sr/st).
Music. Wind & Band Series: Celebration of Ex-
— 8:00: Canadian Turkish Sufi Centre.
Ahmet Ozhan: Whirling Into Peace. The mysteries of the Whirling Dervishes, ancient music of the Sufi; poetry of Rumi and Yunus
Emre. 10-piece orchestra. Main Stage, Toronto Centre for the Arts, 5040 Yonge St. 416872-1111. $75,$45
— 8:00: Etobicoke Centennial Choir.
Psalms for the King. Handel: Coronation Anthems; Mendelssohn: Psalm Cantatas; Drei
geistliche Lieder; Hear My Prayer; & other
Hauntings for Orchestra
Composed by Eric Robertson
Featuring
Dvorak’s Symphony No. 7
Lyrics by Gary Michael Dault
and readings by
Nonnie Griffin and Colin Fox
With the world premiere of
Mirage for Orchestra
by Ronald Royer
along with
Purcell’s Suite from Abdelazar
Copland’s Music for the Theatre
Saturday
Mar 24, 2007 at 8 p.m.
Saturday
April 21, 2007 at 8 p.m.
performing
Schumann’s Piano Concerto
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— 3:00: Mooredale Concerts. Beethoven
room, Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel, 123 Queen
Archduke Trio. See Mar 24. Walter Hall, 80
St. West. 513-421-1420. Free.
Symphony #7. Minsoo Sohn, piano; John Barnum, — 2:00: Harbourfront Centre/Toronto AllQueen’s Park.
— 4:00: Association of Improvising Musiconductor. Hammerson Hall, Living Arts Centre, Star Big Band. They’re Playing our Song. Vin— 3:00: Orchestra Toronto. Lights Back On
cians Toronto/Now Lounge. Jazz & Impro4141 Living Arts Dr., Mississauga. 905-306tage dance tunes (Let’s Dance, String of Pearls,
Concert. Brahms: Academic Festival Overture;
vised Music. Showcasing local talent. Now
6000, 888-805-8888. $45,$35.
Begin the Beguine, Woodchopper’s Ball, Moonlight Variations on a Theme of Haydn; Klami: Overture Lounge, 189 Church St. 416-769-2841. $6.
— 8:00: Mooredale Concerts. Beethoven
Serenade) by Benny Goodman, Glenn Miller, the
to The Cobblers on the Heath; Sibelius: Symphony — 4:00: St. James’ Cathedral. Sunday AfArchduke Trio. Beethoven: Trio (Archduke); Dan- Dorsey brothers & others. Lakeside Terrace, York #1. Errol Gay, conductor. 2:15: Pre-concert
ternoon Twilight Recital. Shawn Grenke, oriel: Wild Honey; Water Images: works for solo
Quay Centre, 235 Queens Quay West. 416-973- talk by Catherine Manoukian, Artist-in-Resigan. 4:30: Choral Evensong. 65 Church St.
piano by Schubert/Liszt, Debussy, Griffes,
4000. PWYC($15 suggested min).
dence. George Weston Recital Hall, Toronto
416-364-7865 x224. Free.
Ireland, Gulgowski, Liszt. Minghuan Xu, violin; — 2:00: Intrada Brass. Classics for Brass.
Centre for the Arts, 5040 Yonge St. 416-872- — 5:00: Masaryk Memorial Institute.
Winston Choi, piano; Kristine Bogyo, cello.
Favourites from the orchestral and band reper1111. $30, $25(sr/st), $10(18 & under). *RE- Nocturnes at Masaryktown: Ivan Zenaty, vioWillowdale United Church, 347 Kenneth Ave.
toire. Alastair Kay, trombone; Bram Gregson,
PLACES OCT 22/06 CONCERT*
lin; Katarina Zenata, piano. Works by Dvorak,
416-922-3714 x103. $25; $20(sr/st).
musical director. Oakville Centre for the Perform- — 3:00: Orpheus Choir of Toronto. Awak- Ravel, Debussy, Mozart. Prague Restaurant,
— 8:00: Runnymede United Church. The
ing Arts, 130 Navy St., Oakville. 905-815-2021, en. Fauré: Requiem; Bevan: Nou Goth Sonne
Masaryktown, 450 Scarborough Golf Club Rd.
Broadway Collective in Concert. The best of
888-489-7784. $29.50; $23.50(sr/st).
Under Wode (Toronto premiere). Guests: Tal416-439-4354. $20; $15(st).
Broadway from yesterday and today. A group — 2:30: Alchemy. An Hour of Chamber Music. isker Players Choral Orchestra; Edward Moro- — 7:00: Saint Hilary’s Anglican Church.
of music theatre professionals, & the RunLoeillet: Sonata in G for violin, cello and piano,
ney, accompanist; Robert Cooper, artistic diChoral Evensong & Recital. Fleming: The Confesnymede Choir. 432 Runnymede Rd. 416-767- Op.2/2; Beethoven: Romance #2 in F for violin and rector. Metropolitan United Church, 56 Queen sion Stone. Elizabeth Berton-Hunter, mezzo-so6729. $20. Proceeds to Runnymede Youth
piano; Kodaly: Intermezzo for string trio; Fanny
St. East. 416-530-4428. $30; $25(sr); $10(st). prano; Svetlana Kotliarenko, piano. 2055 HuronOutreach trip to Kenya.
Mendelssohn: String Quartet. Victoria Yeh, Ines
— 3:00: Windermere String Quartet. de
tario St., Mississauga. 905-279-2304. Offering.
— 8:00: The Rose Theatre. Barrage Live In Pagliari, violin; Beverlee Swayze, viola; Tricia
Fossa, de Arriaga, Ordonez, Boccherini. de Fossa: — 7:30: Aradia Ensemble. Handel’s Apollo e
Concert. Theatrical production centered on the Balmer, cello; Meri Gec, piano. Valleyview ResiTrio Concertante, for guitar, violin & cello, Op.18/ Dafne. Handel: Apollo e Dafne, cantata for bariageless & powerful violin, incorporating a
dence, 541 Finch Ave. West. 416-398-0555.
1; de Arriaga: Quartet #1 in d; Ordonez: Quartet
tone & orchestra; Concerti Grossi, Op.6/3,5,8.
variety of traditions & styles, with a cast of
Free.
in c, Op.1/3; Boccherini: Quintet #4, for guitar & Neil Aronoff, baritone; Deanna Hendricks, soseven violinists, two percussionists, a guitar
— 3:00: Hart House Chorus, University of
strings in D (Fandango). Guest: Lucas Harris,
prano; Kevin Mallon, director. Gladstone Hotel,
& bass player. 1 Theatre Lane, Brampton.
Toronto. French Choral Works. Poulenc: Gloria; guitar. St. Olave’s Anglican Church, 360 Winder- 1214 Queen St. West. 416-461-3471. $20.
905-874-2800. $45-$65.
shorter pieces by Duruflé, Fauré, & Debussy.
mere Ave. 416-769-7054. $15; $10(sr/st).
— 7:30: Downtown Community Choral
— 8:00: Toronto Consort. Chris Norman
Brad Ratzlaff, director. Great Hall, Hart House,
— 3:30: Music Teachers National AssociaSummit. Downtown Choral Celebration. End of
Ensemble: Piper in the Pantry. Trinity-St.
UofT, 7 Hart House Circle. 416-978-2452. Free. tion. Competition Winners Concert: Senior Persummit concert. MNjcc Community Choir &
formance, Senior Composition. Dominion BallWomen’s Chorus, Echo Women’s Choir, Universi— 8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra.
Tovey Conducts Beethoven. Chatman: Over
Thorns to Stars; Beethoven: Piano Concerto
OF OAKVILLE
#4; Saint-Saëns: Symphony #3 (Organ). Jane
BRAM GREGSON MUSIC DIRECTOR
Coop, piano; Patricia Krueger, organ; Bramwell
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Tovey, conductor. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-593-4828. $30-$117.
— 8:00: Voices. Eternal Light. Lauridsen: Lux
A FESTIVAL OF MASTERWORKS
Aeterna & other works. Ron Ka Ming Cheung,
director. St. Thomas’ Church, 383 Huron St.
Dmitri Shostakovich, Gabriel Fauré
416-519-0528. $20; $15(sr/st).
Malcolm Arnold, Manuel de Falla
— 8:00: The Music Gallery. Nexus PercusErik Leidzén, Alexander Goedicke
sion. Classic Avant series; guest presentation
of new music. Saint George the Martyr
Church, 197 John St. 416-204-1080. $TBA.
With
Lenten Expressions
Sunday March 25
Alastair Kay
Gabriel
Fauré: Requiem
— 1:00: Mooredale Concerts. Music & TrufOf True North Brass
Christine
Lee, soprano
fles Children’s Concert. Beethoven’s best friend
the Archduke, and the musical present he got!
Vasil Garvanliev, baritone
Beethoven: Archduke Trio. Erika Raum, violin;
Allan Bevan: Nou Goth Sonne Under Wode
Kristine Bogyo, cello; Winston Choi, piano. Walter
(Toronto Premiere)
Hall, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-922-3714 x103.
Robert Benson, narrator
$10.
Adults $29.50
— 1:00 & 3:00: Living Arts Centre. Cadence.
Christine Lee, soprano
Seniors/Students $23.50
Four men, four microphones, no instruments creTalisker Players
ate a full range of instrumental sounds using only
Edward Moroney, organ
their voices; Top-40 music from the 60s to the
present. RBC Theatre, Living Arts Centre, 4141
Robert Cooper, conductor
888-805-8888. $19; $16(12 & under); $5(eyeSunday March 25, 2007, 3.00 p.m.
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Metropolitan United Church
56 Queen St E
Tickets: $30 / $25 Senior / $10 Student
Downtown Oakville
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Sunday March 25
2.30 p.m.
Rona Goldensher, violin
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Anthony Rapoport, viola
Laura Jones, cello
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Sunday, March 25, 3:00
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rary works. Bergmann Piano Duo: Elizabeth
Laich Bergmann & Marcel Bergmann, pianos;
Evergreen Club Contemporary Gamelan, Blair
MacKay, artistic director. Glenn Gould Studio,
250 Front St. West. 416-205-5555. $30;
$26(sr/st).
— 8:00: Harbourfront Centre NextSteps/
Tuesday March 27
Toronto Dance Theatre. World Premiere
— 12:00 noon: Canadian Opera Company. Work. A new modern dance work by Christopher
Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre Piano Virtuo- House. Premiere Dance Theatre, Queen’s Quay
Terminal, 207 Queens Quay West. 416-973so Series: Liszt. Including B minor Sonata.
Monica Ohuchi, piano. Four Seasons Centre for 4000. $22-$38; $20-$33(sr/st).
the Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. West.
416-363-8231. Free.
Monday March 26
Music. Music at Midday: York U Men’s Chorus.
— 12:00 noon: Roy Thomson Hall. Nathan- Works by Bach, Mead, Chatman, Sullivan,
iel Dett Chorale. Christopher Dawes, organ;
Brahms, Hogan & others. Nathalie DoucetBrainerd Blyden-Taylor, conductor. 60 Simcoe Lalkens, piano; Lisette Canton, director. TribSt. 416-872-4255. Free.
ute Communities Recital Hall, Accolade East,
YU, 4700 Keele St. 416-736-5888. Free.
Music. Music at Midday: Faculty Recital - Mark — 1:00: St. James’ Cathedral. Music at
Chambers, cello. Beethoven: Sonata in C for Cello Mid-day. Marty Smyth, organ. 65 Church St.
and Piano; Debussy: Sonata for Cello and Piano;
416-364-7865 x224. Free.
Murphy: Give me Phoenix Wings to Fly; Kuz— 7:30: University of Toronto Faculty of
menko: Suite of Dances for violin, cello and
Music. World of Music. Student Composers.
piano. Guests: Christina Petrowska Quilico,
Walter Hall, Edward Johnson Building, 80
piano; Heather Chambers, violin. Tribute Com- Queen’s Park. 416-978-3744. Free.
4700 Keele St. 416-736-5888. Free.
Music. Italian Baroque Music. Pergolesi: Stabat
— 3:30: Music Teachers National Associa- Mater; Porpora: Magnificat; Martini: Domine
tion. Competition Winners Concert: Young Artist ad adjuvandum me festina. York U Women’s
Performance, Young Artist Composition. Domin- & Men’s Chorus; Nathalie Doucet-Lalkens,
ion Ballroom, Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel, 123 piano; Lisette Canton, director. Tribute ComQueen St. West. 513-421-1420. Free.
— 8:00: CanStage. The Rocky Horror Show. A 4700 Keele St. 416-736-5888. $12; $5(st).
strange party … cult figures, pop culture, sing— 8:00: CBC OnStage. New Sounds / Ancient
along tunes. Book, music & lyrics by Richard
Cultures. Balinese music transcribed by Colin
— 8:00: Music Toronto. St. Lawrence Quartet.
O’Brien; Ted Dykstra, director. Bluma Appel The- McPhee for two pianos; traditional and contempo- Schafer: String Quartet #3; Prokofiev: Sonata for
Cello and Piano in C, Op.119; Shostakovich: Piano
Quintet, Op.57. Guests: David Finkel, cello; Wu
Han, piano. Jane Mallett Theatre, St. Lawrence
Centre for the Arts, 27 Front St. East. 416-3667723, 800-708-6754. $45,$41; 18-35 pay your
age; $5(st), accompanying adult ½ price.
— 8:00: The Music Gallery/Root Mean
Square. Amiina. Pop Avant series; string section for Icelandic band Sigur Rós. Saint George the
Martyr Church, 197 John St. 416-204-1080.
$18; $15(adv).
— 8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Hollywood: The Epics. Ben-Hur, Titanic, Around the
World in 80 Days, Schindler’s List, Harry Potter
& more. Mississauga Choral Society; Jack Everly, conductor. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St.
416-593-4828. $32-$96.
— 8:30: Hugh’s Room. Mary Gauthier & Eliza
Gilkyson. See Mar 26.
ty Settlement House Choir, Univox, Toronto Song
Lovers (St. Christopher House). Central Technical
School Auditorium, 725 Bathurst St. 416-9246211 x277. $10.
— 7:30: York Symphony Orchestra. Orchestral Delights. Fauré: Pelléas and Mélisande
Suite; Arnold: English Dances; Bach: Brandenburg
Concerto #6; De Falla: Three Cornered Hat Suite
#2; Tchaikovsky: Rococo Variations. Guests:
Andrew Ascenzo, cello; Ron Farro, Wendy Seravalle-Smith, violas; Gregory Burton, conductor.
Markham Theatre for the Performing Arts, 171
Town Centre Blvd., Markham. 905-305-7469.
$25; $20(sr/st); $10(under 12).
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atre, St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts, 27 Front
St. East. 416-368-3110. Call for ticket prices.
For complete run see music theatre listings.
— 8:30: Hugh’s Room. Mary Gauthier &
Eliza Gilkyson. 2261 Dundas St. West. 416531-6604. $32.50; $27.50(adv).
— 8:30: Hugh’s Room. Dala CD Release.
2261 Dundas St. West. 416-531-6604. $14;
$12(adv).
— 9:00pm & 10:15pm: Mezzetta Restaurant. Klezmer Meets Jazz. Tony Quarrington
Klezmer/Jazz Duo (guitar); Bernie Senensky,
piano. 681 St.Clair Ave. West. 416-6585687. $7 cover.
Thursday March 29
Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre Piano Virtuoso Series: 19th Century Masterworks & Rarities. Works by Chopin, Medtner & others.
Theresa Leung, piano. Four Seasons Centre for
the Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. West.
416-363-8231. Free.
— 12:10: University of Toronto Faculty
of Music. Thursdays at Noon. Mixed program. John Rudolph, percussion; Kathleen Rudolph, flute; Theresa Rudolph, viola. Walter
Hall, Edward Johnson Building, 80 Queen’s
Park. 416-978-3744. Free.
— 2:00: Alchemy. An Hour of Chamber Music. See Mar 25. Northern District Library, 40
Orchard View Blvd. 416-393-7610.
— 4:00: Royal Conservatory of Music,
Glenn Gould School. Student Recital. Marilu Donovan, harp. Concert Hall, 90 Croatia St.
416-408-2824 x321. Free.
— 6:00: Royal Conservatory of Music,
Glenn Gould School. Student Recital. Ondrej Golias, bassoon. Concert Hall, 90 Croatia
St. 416-408-2824 x321. Free.
— 6:30: Bata Shoe Museum. Two-Tone Thursdays: Jazz at the Bata Shoe Museum. The Hogtown Syncopators. 327 Bloor St. West. 416979-7799 x242. PWYC, $5 suggested.
Music. Vocal Jazz Ensemble. Lisa Martinelli,
director. Walter Hall, Edward Johnson Building,
80 Queen’s Park. 416-978-3744. $14; $8(sr/st).
Music. Concert of Soloists - York U Symphony
Orchestra. Beethoven: Egmont Overture; works
featuring concerto competition winners: Offenbach: Doll Song; von Weber: Concertino for Clarinet in E-flat; Verdi: Saper Vorreste; Beethoven:
Piano Concerto #3 in c (1st mvmt); Gounod:
Waltz Song; Mozart: Clarinet Concerto in A (1st
mvmt). Vania Chan, Michelle Danese & Amanda
Jones, singers; Leona Lake, Colin Liu, clarinet;
Youn Jin Hwang, piano; Mark Chambers, director.
YU, 4700 Keele St. 416-736-5888. $12; $5(st).
— 8:00: Curtain Call Players. Disney’s Beauty and the Beast. Book by Alan Menken, lyrics by
Howard Ashman & Tim Rice, book by Linda Wolverton. Jon Alexander, choreographer; Keith
Wednesday March 28
O’Connell, director; MJ Johnson, music director. Fairview Library Theatre, 35 Fairview
— 12:00 noon: Hart House Music Committee. Midday Mosaics Noon Hour Concert. Bach: Mall Dr. 416-703-6181. $21. For complete
Sonata #3 for Violin and Piano in E, BWV.1016; run see music theatre listings.
— 8:00: Koffler School of Music. Salon SeBeethoven: Sonata #9 in A for Violin and Piano,
Op.47 (Kreutzer); & other works. Sydney Bulman- ries: Gould String Quartet. Mozart: Quartet in D,
K.499 (Hoffmeister); Dvorak: Piano Quintet in A,
Fleming, piano; Catherine Sulem, violin. Hart
Op.81; Brahms: Op.76 (3 short piano pieces);
House Music Room, University of Toronto, 7
Chopin: Scherzo #3 in c-sharp. Atis Bankis, Rie
Hart House Circle. 416-978-2452. Free.
Watanabe, violins; Natasha Sharko, viola; Tei— 12:30: Yorkminster Park Baptist
mour Sadykhov, cello; Robert Silverman, piano.
Church. Noonday Organ Recital. Imre Olah, orStudio Theatre, Toronto Centre for the Arts,
gan. 1585 Yonge St. 416-922-1167. Free.
— 2:00 & 8:00: Toronto Symphony Orches- 5040 Yonge Street. 416-870-8000. $40.
— 8:00: Massey Hall. Noche Flamenca. 11tra. Hollywood: The Epics. Roy Thomson Hall.
member troupe of dancers, musicians and
See Mar 27. Mat: $27-$64.
singers present traditional flamenco. 15 Shut— 7.30: Mozart Society. Ivan Zenaty, violin,
er St. 416-872-4255. $49.50-$69.50.
Katarina Zenaty, piano. Works by Mozart, Bach,
Benda, Beethoven. Sunderland Hall, First Unitari- — 8:00: RCM, Glenn Gould School. Student
Recital. Rebecca Dole, violin. Concert Hall, 90
an Congregation, 175 St. Clair Ave. West. 416Croatia St. 416-408-2824 x321. Free.
201-3338. $20(guests); free(members).
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THURSDAY MARCH 29 CONTINUES
The Koffler School of Music
presents
THE GOULD STRING QUARTET
with Juno award nominee, Pianist,
ROBERT SILVERMAN
ATIS BANKAS, Violin
RIE WATANABE, Violin
NATASHA SHARKO, Viola
TEIMOUR SADYKHOV, Cello
String Quartet in D major ,K.499 - Mozart
Piano Pieces, Op. 76 - Brahms
Capriccio in F# minor
Intermezzo in A flat major
Capriccio in C# minor
Scherzo No. 3 in C# Minor, Op. 39 - Chopin
Quintet in A major, Opus 81 - Dvorak
— 8:00: Tafelmusik. St. John Passion. By Bach.
Guests: Les Voix Baroques; Charles Daniels, tenor; Dorothee Mields, soprano; Matthew White,
countertenor; Colin Balzer, tenor; Stephan MacLeod, baritone; Jeanne Lamon, director. TrinitySt. Paul’s Centre, 427 Bloor St. West. 416-9646337. $36-$77; $29-$69(65+/st).
— 8:00: The Music Gallery/Continuum Contemporary Music. Glitch. Classic Avant series;
new & archaic audiovisual technologies on a collision-course with chamber music. Lizée: New
Work; Love Theme, for percussion + Simon™
handheld game; Magnanensi: New Work; Brooke:
Double; Hall: Night Dancing. Wallace Halladay,
saxophone; Vilma Vitols, mezzo-soprano; The
Continuum Ensemble. Saint George the Martyr Church, 197 John St. 416-924-4945.
$25; $15(sr/member/arts workers); $5(st
cheap seats).
Friday March 30
Thursday, March 29, 2007 8:00 pm
Toronto Centre for the Arts
5040 Yonge Street
Tickets $40
Ticketmaster 416.870.8000
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— 12:15: St. Andrew’s United Church.
Ronald Jordan, organ, in Recital. 32 Main St.
North, Markham. 905-295-0351. Free.
Music. Music at Midday: York U Chamber
Strings. Peggy Hills, director. Tribute Communities Recital Hall, Accolade East, YU, 4700
Keele St. 416-736-5888. Free.
— 7:30: Jean Stilwell. Carmen UnZipped:
Premiere Performance & CD Launch. Mix of
musical theatre, cabaret, opera & jazz classics;
Bizet: Habanera; Falling in Love Again; Last Night
When We Were Young, cabaret songs by Marcy
& Zina, new songs by John Bucchino; conceived
& performed by Jean Stilwell, mezzo-soprano,
and Patti Loach, piano. The Ernest Balmer Studio
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at Tapestry New Opera Works, Studio 316,
Building 58: The Cannery, 55 Mill Street, the
Distillery District. 416-537-6066 x221. $25;
$20(sr/st). *SOLD OUT, see Apr 1*
— 7:30:U of T Faculty of Music. U of T Symphony Orchestra. Mahler: Symphony #1; Bruckner: Te deum. MacMillan Singers, Doreen Rao,
director; University Women’s Chorus, Robert
Cooper, director; Master Chorale, Brainerd
Blyden-Taylor & Lori-Anne Dolloff, directors;
University of Toronto Symphony Orchestra;
Agnes Grossmann, guest conductor. MacMillan
Theatre, Edward Johnson Building, 80 Queen’s
Park. 416-978-3744. $18; $10(sr/st).
Music. York U Gospel Choir. Songs by
Houghton, Smallwood, Pace, Kee, Carr, Crouch
and Burke. Karen Burke, director. Tribute Communities Recital Hall, Accolade East, YU,
4700 Keele St. 416-736-5888. $12; $5(st).
— 8:00: Amici Chamber Ensemble. The Disquiet. Beethoven: String Trio, for violin, viola and
cello, Op.9; Chan Ka Nin: The Disquiet, for
clarinet & string trio; Dohnányi: Sextet in C,
for piano, clarinet, horn, violin, viola, & cello.
Yehanotan Berick, violin; John Zerbel, horn;
Steven Dann, viola; Patricia Parr, piano; David
Hetherington, cello; Joaquin Valdepeñas, clarinet.
Glenn Gould Studio, 250 Front St. West. 416205-5555. $45; $40(sr); $10(st).
— 8:00: I Furiosi. The Final Frontier. Music
inspired by outer space, astronomers, & Trekkies; Rameau: Mercury’s Flight; Handel: Jupiter’s aria, from Semele; Lawes: O Gentle Charon; Galilei: Fantasia VI. Guest: Olivier Fortin,
harpsichord. Calvin Presbyterian Church, 26
Delisle Ave. 416-536-2943. $20; $10(sr/st).
— 8:00: Living Arts Centre. Shaye, in Concert.
East-coast derived music. Kim Stockwood, Damhnait Doyle & Tara MacLean, singers/songwriters. Hammerson Hall, Living Arts Centre, 4141
888-805-8888. $29-$49; $5(eyeGO).
— 8:00: Massey Hall. Rheostatics. Their unique
“prog-rock” - “orchestral psychedelia” sound. 15
Shuter St. 416-872-4255. $29.50-$39.50.
— 8:00: RCM. Great Artist Series: Brass
Artists of The Royal Conservatory. Solo and
chamber works. Faculty members; Andrew
McCandless, trumpet; Gord Wolfe, trombone.
RCM Concert Hall, 90 Croatia St. 416-4082824 x321. $15; $10(sr/st).
— 8:00: Tafelmusik. St. John Passion. Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre. See Mar 29.
— 8:00: The Rose Theatre/Bernard
Schmidt Productions. Samarabalouf. Original
music in the spirit of Gypsy jazz star Django
Reinhardt, influenced by calypso, blues, rock &
roll, waltz & Arabic themes. 1 Theatre Lane,
Brampton. 905-874-2800. $35-$55.
— 8:00: University of Western Ontario.
UWO Symphony Orchestra/UWO Choirs:
Alumni Gala Concert. Guest: Jackalyn Short,
soprano; Louise Pitre, alto; Theodore Baerg,
baritone; James McKay, conductor. George
Weston Auditorium, Toronto Centre for the
Arts, 5040 Yonge St. 519-661-2043, 416872-1111. $20; $10(sr/st).
— 8:00: Vic Chorus. Annual Spring Concert.
MacMillan: Celtic Mass For The Sea (selections); folksongs from South America, Irving
Berlin choral highlights. Guests: Celtic band
LOKA; Taylor Sullivan, director. Isabel Bader
Theatre, Victoria College, UofT, 93 Charles St.
West. 416-813-4092. Free.
— 8:30: Hugh’s Room. Kelly-Joe Phelps.
2261 Dundas St. West. 416-531-6604. $25;
$22(adv).
— 9:00pm: Association of Improvising
Musicians Toronto/Arraymusic. Leftover
Daylight Series. Jazz & improvised music. Arraymusic Studio, Suite 218 (rear door), 60 Atlantic
Ave. 416-539-8752. $6-$10(sliding scale).
pieces for Piano and Violin), Op.113; Rival: Piano
Trio; Shostakovich: Piano Quintet, Op.57.
Michael Esch, piano; Joyce Lai, Renee London,
violins; Aleksandar Gajic, viola; András Weber,
cello; Tak-Ng Lai, conductor. Heliconian Hall, 35
Hazelton Ave. 905-707-1200 x2. $30; $25(sr);
$15(st with ID); $10(11 & under).
— 7:30: Amadeus Choir. From Darkness to
Light. Henderson: From Darkness to Light; Duruflé: Requiem; Copland: In the Beginning. Andrea
Ludwig, mezzo-soprano; Nelson Lohnes, baritone; Matthew Larkin, organ; Lydia Adams, conductor. Yorkminster Park Baptist Church, 1585
Yonge St. 416-446-0188. $40; $35(sr/st).
— 7:30: Clarkson Community Concerts.
Cadence. Four men, four microphones, no instruments create a full range of instrumental
sounds using only their voices; Top-40 music
from the 60s to the present. Christ Church,
1700 Mazo Cr., Clarkson. 905-855-0112.
$25; $22(sr/st); $10(12 & under).
Music. Wind & Band Series. Works by Copland, Persichetti, Sparke, Reed & student concerto competition winner. Symphonic Winds,
Jeffrey Reynolds, conductor. MacMillan Theatre, Edward Johnson Building, 80 Queen’s
Park. 416-978-3744. $14; $8(sr/st).
SATURDAY MARCH 31 CONTINUES
Saturday March 31
— 2:30 & 8:00: Markham Theatre for
Performing Arts. Stardust Follies. Song,
dance and comedy musical. 171 Town Centre
Blvd., Markham. 905-305-7469. $46.
— 3:30: Sinfonia Toronto. Conversations.
Mozart: Adagio and Fugue; Bach: Concerto for
Two Violins in d; Dvorak: Sextet (Mvts 2 & 4,
orchestral version); Beethoven: Serenade
(Mvts 1 & 5). Phoebe Tsang, Liana Bérubé,
violin; Nurhan Arman, conductor. Walmer Centre, 188 Lowther Ave. 416-499-0403. $25;
$15(sr); $12(st/16-29).
— 7:00: Canadian Sinfonietta. Wine and
Cheese Concert. Schumann: Märchenbilder (4
WESTERN ALUMNI
Gala
CONCERT
Friday, March 30, 2007 8 PM
GEORGE WESTON RECITAL HALL . TORONTO
UWO Symphony & combined
UWO Choirs
Orchestra
from the Don Wright
Faculty of Music
James McKay
Conductor
with special guests
G R E AT A R T I S T S
BRASS ARTISTS OF THE ROYAL CONSERVATORY
Andrew McCandless trumpet
Gord Wolfe trombone
Vanessa Lee piano
Louise Pitre
Alumna &
Broadway Star
Alumna &
Operatic Soprano
Music by Jolivet, Persichetti, McDougall,
Tilson Thomas and more
Adults $15, Students & Seniors $10
Group rates available
Professor &
Operatic Baritone
By phone 416-872-1111 (Ticketmaster).
Online at www.ticketmaster.ca.
In person at any Ticketmaster outlet in Ontario
or at the Toronto Centre for the Arts box office.
Visit www.music.uwo.ca for details.
With special guests
Neil Deland horn
Sasha Johnson tuba
Stephanie Lavoie trumpet
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90 Croatia Street (Bloor & Dufferin)
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From Darkness to Light
Join Lydia Adams, conductor, and the
Amadeus Choir for an evening of contrasts.
From the beginning of creation to the
peaceful final journey, this is music that
will stir your soul!
In the Beginning
Aaron Copland
From Darkness to Light
Ruth Watson Henderson
Requiem
Maurice Duruflé
Saturday March 31st, 2007
7:30 p.m.
Yorkminster Park Baptist Church
1585 Yonge Street, (1 block north of St. Clair)
Tickets:
$40.00 Adult
$35.00 Seniors/Students
Student rush seats $10.00 at the door
Please call 416-446-0188
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Music. Handel: Coronation Anthems. York U
Concert and Chamber Choirs; Matthew Larkin,
organ; Lisette Canton, director. Metropolitan
United Church, 56 Queen St. East. 416-7365888. $12; $5(st).
— 8:00: Academy Concert Series. Bach Finds
Happiness: Bach Trio Sonatas. Bach: Trio Sonatas, BWV.1037, 1039, 1040; Trio, BWV.530;
Sonata, BWV.1028. Paul Meyer, violin; Nicolai
Tarasov, oboe; Laura Jones, viola da gamba; Paul
Jenkins, organ. Eastminster United Church, 310
Danforth Ave. 416-927-9089. $15; $10(sr/st).
— 8:00: Brampton Symphony Orchestra.
Virtuoso. Rossini: Semiramide Overture; Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto; Schelomo: Rhapsody
for Cello; Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherezade.
Conrad Chow, violin; Daniel Domb, cello; Robert Raines, conductor. The Rose Theatre, 1
Theatre Lane, Brampton. 905-874-2800.
$45; $30(sr/st); $10(ch 8-12).
— 8:00: Tafelmusik. St. John Passion. TrinitySt. Paul’s Centre. See Mar 29.
— 1:30: CAMMAC/McMichael Art Gallery. Sunday Concert Series. Elke Streisslberger, French horn. 10365 Islington Ave.,
Kleinburg. 905-893-1121, 888-213-1121.
Admission with gallery price: $15; $9(sr/st);
$25(family); free(5 & under).
— 2:00: Mississauga Pops Concert Band.
Fascinating Rhythms: A Gershwin Salute! Rhapsody In Blue, I Got Rhythm, An American in Paris,
Porgy ‘n Bess, They Can’t Take That Away From
Me, Someone To Watch Over Me, & others.
Colin Clarke, music director. Meadowvale Theatre, 6315 Montevideo Road, Mississauga. 905615-4720 x2588. $20; $15(sr/st).
— 2:00: Off Centre Music Salon. 12th Annual
Schubertiad. Rachael Harwood-Jones, soprano;
Jason Nedecky, baritone; Winona Zelenka, cello;
Jacques Israelievitch, violin; Inna Perkis, Boris
Zarankin, piano. Glenn Gould Studio, 250 Front
St. West. 416-466-1870. $45; $35(sr/st).
— 2:00: Royal Conservatory of Music Community School. RCM Guitar Ensembles and
Festival. RCM Concert Hall, 90 Croatia St. 416408-2824 x321. Free.
Sunday April 01
— 2:30: Opera In Concert. Die Tote Stadt. The
— 1:00: Harbourfront Centre/Jeunesses
Dead City, by Erich Korngold, opera in three
Musicales of Ontario. Music with Bite: The
scenes, libretto by Paul Schott (aka Julius and
Magic Flute by Mozart. Singers from the Lauren- Erich Korngold), after Georges Rodenbuch’s novel
tian Music Center. York Quay Centre, 235
Bruges-la-Morte, performed in German. Joni
Queens Quay West. 416-973-4000. Free.
Henson, Peter Barrett, singers; Robin Wheeler,
— 1:00: Oakville Centre for the Performmusic director/pianist. 1:45: Pre-concert talk by
ing Arts/L’Arsenal a Musique. Alice: A Musi- Iain Scott. Jane Mallett Theatre, St. Lawrence
cal Inspired by Alice in Wonderland. Introduces Centre for the Arts, 27 Front St. East. 416-366audience to the joy of concert music, for ages 7723, 800-708-6754. $38,$28.
7+. Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts,
— 3:00: Hart House Singers. Mozart: Requi130 Navy St., Oakville. 905-815-2021, 888- em. Orchestra of students from the Royal Con489-7784. $19.99.
servatory of Music & the UofT Faculty of Music;
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David Arnot-Johnston, conductor. Great Hall,
Hart House, 7 Hart House Circle. 416-9782452. Free; food donations for UofT Food Bank.
— 3:00: Jean Stilwell. Carmen UnZipped:
Premiere Performance & CD Launch. The
Ernest Balmer Studio, the Distillery District.
See Mar 30.
— 3:00: Mooredale Concerts. Mooredale
Youth Orchestra. Schubert: Symphony #5.
Rosedale Heights School, 711 Bloor St. East.
416-922-3714 x103. $15; $10(sr/st).
— 3:00: Syrinx Sunday Salons. Angela
Park, piano, Sharon Wei, viola, & Gwendolyn
Smith, cello, in Concert. Coulthard: Sonata for
viola and piano; Shostakovich: Sonata for cello
and piano; Brahms: Trio for viola, piano, and
cello. The Heliconian Hall, 35 Hazelton Ave.
416-654-0877. $20; $15(st).
— 3:00: University of Toronto Scarborough. Year End Musical Finale. UTSC annual
spring concert by UTSC staff, faculty & students.
UTSC Concert Choir & UTSC String Ensemble,
Lenard Whiting, director; UTSC Wind Ensemble
& UTSC Jazz Ensemble, Lynn Tucker, director.
ARC Theatre, Academic Resource Centre, 1265
Military Trail. 416-287-7076. Free.
— 3:00: UUU (insert any 3 U-words). TWO in
the power of TWO in the power of TWO. Lectures for speakers and piano-ist and listener
presented by Udo Kasemets and Susan Layard.
Victoria University, Emmanuel College Chapel
(third floor, south), 75 Queen’s Park. 416-9295849. Free.
Music. Wind & Percussion. Calleja: Scherzo;
Coakley: Lyric Essay; Ridout: Fall Fair; Cable: Ontario Pictures; Nelson: Courtly Airs and Dances;
Reed: Ballad for Alto Saxophone and Band; Gershwin: An American in Paris. Guest: Daniel
Rubinoff, saxophone; York U Wind Symphony &
Wind Ensemble, William Thomas, director; York
U Percussion Ensemble, John Brownell, director.
YU, 4700 Keele St. 416-736-5888. $12; $5(st).
— 3:30: Tafelmusik. St. John Passion. TrinitySt. Paul’s Centre. See Mar 29.
— 4:00: Association of Improvising Musicians Toronto/Now Lounge. Jazz & Improvised Music. Showcasing local talent. Now
Lounge, 189 Church St. 416-769-2841. $6.
— 4:00: Music at Eglinton St. George’s
United Church. In Paradisum. Dobrogosz:
Mass; Fauré: Requiem (Rutter edition). Choir of
Eglinton St. George’s United Church; orchestra; Peter Merrick, conductor. 35 Lytton Blvd.
416-481-1141. $25; $20(sr/st).
— 4:00: St. James’ Cathedral. Sunday Afternoon Twilight Recital. William Wright, organ. 4:30: Choral Evensong. 65 Church St.
416-364-7865 x224. Free.
— 4:15: Saint John’s Convent. Organ Recital. Elisa Mangina, organ. 5:00: Evensong.
Saint John’s Convent, Chapel of St. John the
Divine, 233 Cummer Avenue. 416-226-2201
x305. Offering.
— 4:30: Christ Church Deer Park. Jazz Vespers. Don Thompson Quartet: Don Thompson,
vibes; Reg Schwager, guitar; Jim Vivian, bass;
Terry Clarke, drums. 1570 Yonge St. 416-9205211. Free, donations welcomed.
— 7:00: St. John’s York Mills Anglican
Church. Passiontide Concert. Duruflé: Requiem,
Op.9; Dubois: The Seven Last Words of Christ
(excerpts); & other works. Lorna Young, soprano;
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Fauré: Requiem
Steve Dobrogosz: Mass (1992)
Faurés beloved Requiem, with the original
orchestration restored by John Rutter, and the lyrical,
Jazz-influenced Mass by Steve Dobrogosz. Choir
and orchestra conducted by Peter Merrick.
Palm Sunday, April 1, 2007, 4 pm
35 Lytton Blvd. (at Duplex) 416.481.1141
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Good Friday, April 6, 2007 at 8:00 p.m.
7:15 p.m. pre-concert chat with Rick Phillips
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Tickets: $30-$65
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Dana Hibbard, alto; Anthony Cavaiola, tenor; Jerod Bertram, bass; Christopher Dawes, organ; St.
John’s Chorale, Robin Davis, conductor. 19 Don
Ridge Dr. 416-225-6611. $15; $10(st).
— 7:30: Coro Giuseppe Verdi Choir.
Easter Concert. Pergolesi: Stabat Mater; &
other Easter Hymns. Giuseppe Macina,
conductor. St. Clare’s Church, 1118 St. Clair
Ave. West. 416-789-7011. $15.
— 7:30: Flying Cloud Folk Club. The Third
Annual Young Folk Revue. The TRANZAC, 292
Brunswick Ave. 416-410-3655. $TBA.
Music. World of Music. Percussion Ensemble,
Robin Engelman, director. Walter Hall, Edward
Music. Handel: Coronation Anthems. York U
Concert and Chamber Choirs; Matthew Larkin,
organ; Lisette Canton, director. Tribute Communities Recital Hall, Accolade East, YU, 4700 Keele
St. 416-736-5888. $12; $5(st).
— 8:00: The Music Gallery/Theatre LaChapelle. Toronto-Montreal Composer Project.
Classic Avant series; new music by Arnold, Cameron, Hatch, Thorpe, Kim, & Mather. QAT ensemble; Rick Sacks, percussion; Robert W. Stevenson, clarinet. Saint George the Martyr Church,
197 John St. 416-924-4945. $25; $15(sr/member); $5(st).
Stravinsky: The Soldier’s Tale; Bartók: Contrasts.
Lynn Kuo, violin; Kornel Wolak, clarinet; Marianna
Humetska, piano. Four Seasons CPA, 145 Queen
St. West. 416-363-8231. Free.
— 7:30: U of T Faculty of Music. World of
Music. Student Composers. Walter Hall, Edward
— 8:00: Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts. The Funk Brothers in Concert. The
sounds of Motown, including The Supremes and
Marvin Gaye from the studio musicians who
made it. 130 Navy St., Oakville. 905-815-2021,
888-489-7784. $66.99; $5(eyeGO).
— 8:00: Roy Thomson Hall. Les Violons du
Roy. Pergolesi: Stabat Mater; Vivaldi: Stabat
Mater. Karina Gauvin, soprano; Marie-Nicole
Lemieux, contralto; Bernard Labadie, conductor.
60 Simcoe St. 416-872-4255. $24.50-$79.50.
— 8:00: Tafelmusik. St. John Passion. By Bach.
Guests: Les Voix Baroques; Charles Daniels, tenor; Dorothee Mields, soprano; Matthew White,
countertenor; Colin Balzer, tenor; Stephan MacLeod, baritone; Jeanne Lamon, director. George
Weston Recital Hall, 5040 Yonge St. 416-9646337. $29-$65.
Wednesday April 04
— 12:00 noon: Roy Thomson Hall. Toronto
Children’s Chorus. Christopher Dawes, organ;
Jean Ashworth Bartle, conductor. 60 Simcoe St.
416-872-4255. Free.
Monday April 02
— 5:30: Canadian Opera Company. Richard
Bradshaw Amphitheatre Vocal Series: Songs of
Music. Music at Midday: York U Baroque Enthe Seasons. Julie Loveless, piano; Canadian Chilsemble. Sonatas and concertinos by Boismortier, dren’s Opera Chorus, Bronwen Low, conductor.
Ricciotti & Cazzati; harpsichord solos. Directed
Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts,
by Stephanie Martin, Mark Chambers. Tribute
145 Queen St. West. 416-363-8231. Free.
— 7:00: Tafelmusik. St. John Passion. Trinity4700 Keele St. 416-736-5186. Free.
St. Paul’s Centre. See Mar 29.
— 7:30: U of T Faculty of Music. Chamber
— 8:00: Oakville Centre for the PerformMusic Series. Gomalan Brass Quintet. Walter
ing Arts. The Funk Brothers in Concert. See Apr 3.
Hall, Edward Johnson Building, 80 Queen’s Park. — 8:30: Hugh’s Room. John Dorsey CD Re416-978-3744. $22; $12(sr/st).
lease. 2261 Dundas St. West. 416-531-6604.
— 8:00: Oakville Centre for the Perform$17; $15(adv).
ing Arts. Samarabalouf. Original music in the
— 9:00pm & 10:15pm: Mezzetta Restauspirit of Gypsy jazz star Django Reinhardt, influrant. Latin Jazz. Eliana Cuevas, vocals; Luis
enced by calypso, blues, rock & roll, waltz &
Mario, guitar. 681 St.Clair Ave. West. 416-658Arabic themes. 130 Navy St., Oakville. 905-815- 5687. $7 cover.
2021, 888-489-7784. $42.99; $5(eyeGO).
Thursday April 05
— 8:00: Toronto Theatre Organ Society/
Kiwanis Club of Casa Loma. Wurlitzer Pops — 12:00 noon: COC. Richard Bradshaw Amphiat Casa Loma. Cecil B. Demille’s 1927 silent film theatre Jazz Series: New York Voices. Explore
epic, The King of Kings, with live original score.
the world of Manhattan Transfer, New York
Clark Wilson, theatre organ. Casa Loma, 1 Austin Voices, and Bobby McFerrin. Humber Vocal Jazz
Terrace. 416-499-6262. $22.
Ensemble, Trish Colter, director. Four Seasons
Tuesday April 03
West. 416-363-8231. Free.
— 12:00 noon: COC. Richard Bradshaw Amphi- — 12:10: University of Toronto Faculty of
theatre Chamber Music Series: Contrasts.
Music. Thursdays at Noon. Schnittke: Cello Sona-
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Saturday, March 10, 2007; 3 pm; $12/$8 (s/s)
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ta; Grieg: Cello Sonata. Shauna Rolston, cello;
Lydia Wong, piano. Walter Hall, Edward Johnson
Building, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-978-3744. Free.
— 4:00: RCM, Glenn Gould School. Student
Recital. Maria Ivanova, soprano. Concert Hall, 90
Croatia St. 416-408-2824 x321. Free.
Recital. Dulcie Vousden, bassoon. Concert Hall,
90 Croatia St. 416-408-2824 x321. Free.
— 6:30: Bata Shoe Museum. Paul Mathew
Band. Gypsy songs, romances, & Russian
dances, Roma folk music, music from Russia,
Hungary, & Romania; traditional Roma folk
costuming. 327 Bloor St. West. 416-9797799 x242. PWYC, $5 suggested.
— 8:00: Native Earth Performing Arts.
The Place Between. Employs dance, text,
songs & legend to paint a landscape where
birth, death & regeneration are challenged by
the weakness of the body. Julie Tamiko Manning, Aura Carcueva, Maria Christina James,
Falen Johnson, performers; Michelle Olson,
choreographer; Lisa C. Ravensbergen; director.
Winchester Street Theatre, 80 Winchester St.
416-531-1402. $25(Fri-Sat); $20(Tue-Thu);
PWYC(Sun). For complete run see music theatre listings.
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Recital. Brandon Buckmaster, violin. Concert Hall,
90 Croatia St. 416-408-2824 x321. Free.
— 8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra.
Mahler Resurrection. Erin Wall, soprano; Meredith Arwady, contralto; Toronto Mendelssohn
Choir; Sir Andrew Davis, conductor. 7:00: discussion with Rick Phillips. Roy Thomson Hall, 60
Simcoe St. 416-593-4828. $30-$117.
Friday April 06
— 2:00: St. Clement’s Church. Music for
Passiontide: Choral Works by Tucapsky. Five
Lenten Motets; The Sacrifice (cantata). Choir
of St. Clement’s. 59 Briar Hill Ave. 416-4836664. Offering.
Behold, He carried our sorrows … Rutter: Requiem; Buxtehude: a cantata; Bach: Cantata
#159. 56 Queen St. East. 416-363-0331
x26. $20.
— 7:30: Toronto Chamber Choir. Cavalli’s
Requiem. Baroque orchestra; Michele DeBoer,
soprano; David Fallis, director. 6:30: Pre-concert lecture. Christ Church Deer Park, 1570
Yonge St. 416-763-1695. $30,$27;
$22,$20(sr/st); $5(pre-concert lecture).
— 8:00: Music @ Ascension. Stainer: The
Crucifixion. Chancel Choir; Jack Jones, baritone.
Church of the Ascension, 33 Overland Dr. 416444-8881. $15; $10(sr/st).
— 8:00: Toronto Mendelssohn Choir. Passio. By Arvo Pärt. Michael Colvin, tenor; Andrew
Tees, baritone; Noel Edison, conductor. 7:15: preconcert chat with Rick Phillips. Yorkminster
Park Baptist Church, 1585 Yonge St. 416598-0422 x24. $35-$65; $30-$60(sr/st).
— 9:00pm: Association of Improvising Musicians Toronto/Arraymusic. Leftover Daylight Series. Jazz & improvised music. Arraymusic Studio, Suite 218 (rear door), 60 Atlantic Ave. 416-539-8752. $6-$10(sliding scale).
— 8:00: TSO. Mahler Resurrection. Erin Wall,
soprano; Meredith Arwady, contralto; Toronto
Mendelssohn Choir; Sir Andrew Davis, conductor. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St.
416-593-4828. $30-$117.
— 8:30: David Kaufman/Ashkenaz Foundation. Song Of The Lodz Ghetto. Klezmer music;
rarely-heard Yiddish songs written from 1940-44
in the Lodz ghetto in new arrangements, and
BOW’s own music.Brave Old World: Michael
Alpert, vocals/violinist; Alan Bern, musical
director/accordion/piano; Kurt Bjorling, clarinet;
Stuart Brotman, bass/trombone/percussion/
cimbalom/violin. Isabel Bader Theatre, 93
Charles St. West. 416-978-8849. $36.
Saturday April 07
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NEXT: BEYOND THE GTA
— 6:00: The Malhar Group. Springfest 2007.
Gala classical musical event. Ustad Shahid
Parvez, sitar; Sandipan Samajpati, vocals; Abhijit
Banerjee, Subhen Chatterjee, tabla; Neelesh Nadkarni, harmonium. RBC Theatre, Living Arts Centre, 4141 Living Arts Dr., Mississauga. 905306-6000, 888-805-8888. $25-$50.
— 7:30: Don Heights Unitarian Congregation. Inga Jarrett Memorial Concert. Works by
Mozart, Bellini, Tchaikovsky, Beethoven, & Richards: arias from Hamlet (world premiere). Eka
Shanshiashvili, piano; Meghan Fleet, soprano;
Michael Ciufo, tenor; Vasil Garvanliev, baritone. Jubilee United Church, 40 Underhill Dr.
416-444-8839. $20; $10(st).
— 8:00: Anhi. New music concert. A vocal
adventure. Heliconian Hall, 35 Hazelton Ave.
416-782-7086. $20; $15(sr/st).
— 8:00: RCM Faculty Association. FWD:
Music. 24 faculty artists, classical chamber
ensembles, Brazilian guitar, Art Song, South
Indian violin. RCM Concert Hall, 90 Croatia St.
416-408-2824 x321. $15; $10(sr/st); $30
(family). Proceeds to raise an endowed scholarship for The RCM Community School.
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CONCERT LISTINGS
Beyond the GTA
In this issue: Ancaster, Aurora, Bancroft, Barrie, Belleville,
Brantford, Brighton, Brookville, Burlington, Cambridge, Cobourg,
Fergus, Guelph, Georgetown, Hamilton, Huntsville, Kingston,
Kitchener, Lindsay, London, Midland, Milton, Newmarket, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Orillia, Owen Sound, Peterborough, Port Dover,
Port Hope, St. Catharines, St. George, Waterloo.
Concerts: Toronto & GTA PAGE 24
Music Theatre/Opera/Dance PAGE 50
Jazz in the Club PAGE 52
Announcements/Lectures/Etcetera PAGE 53
Performers and repertoire change!
Events are sometimes postponed or cancelled.
Call ahead to confirm details with presenters.
Beyond GTA: Thursday March 01
— 12:10: University of Guelph School of
Fine Art and Music. Thursdays at Noon. Electronic music. Jim Harley, computer/peripherals;
Cam McKittrick, theremin/computer/peripherals.
MacKinnon 107, Goldschmidt Room, UofG, 50
Stone Rd. East, Guelph. 519-824-4120
x52991. Free, donations appreciated.
— 7:30: Perimeter Institute Event Horizons
Season. Yefim Bronfman, piano in Concert.
Beethoven: Sonata #13 in E-flat, Op.27/1;
Schumann: Fantasie in C, Op.17; Ravel: Gaspard
de la nuit; Balakirev: Islamey. Mike Lazaridis
Theatre of Ideas, 31 Caroline St. North,
Waterloo. 519-883-4480. $59; $29(st).
— 8:00: Drury Lane Theatrical Productions. Olde Tyme Music Hall. Dancing, singing,
jokes. Sue Irmisch-Brown, director/choreographer;
Donna Dunn-Albert, music director. The Loft,
Drury Lane Theatre, 2269 New Street, Burlington. 905-637-3979. $24; opening & mat:
$22(60+); $22(st 18 & under); $16(12 & under). For complete run see music theatre listings.
— 8:00: Northumberland Players. The Full
Monty. Book by Terrance McNally, music &
lyrics by David Yasbek; unemployed steel workers come up with a bold way to make some quick
cash (sexual content and language). Alina Adjemian, choreographer; Valerie Russell, artistic director. Capitol Arts Centre, 20 Queen St., Port
Hope. 905-885-1071, 800-434-5092. $23.
— 8:00: Sanderson Centre for the Performing Arts. The Polyjesters on stage. The
“Swingin’ folk chunk” sound. 88 Dalhousie St.,
Brantford. 519-758-8090. $21.
— 8:00: Showplace Performance Centre.
Jerry’s Girls. Music and lyrics for women from
Mame, Hello Dolly!, Milk and Honey, La Cage
Aux Folles & others. Len Lifchus, director; William Crane, musical director; Tim Rowat, producer. Showplace Performance Centre, 290 George
St. North, Peterborough. 705-444-7089,
866-444-7089. $25. For complete run see music theatre listings. Fundraiser for Showplace
Performance Centre.
— 8:00: Sonus Productions. Danny Michel.
Folk rock / experimental / pop singer-songwriter &
guitarist. The Gordon Best Theatre, 216 Hunter
St. West, Peterborough. 705-742-7469.
$15; $12(adv).
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— 8:00: Theatre Aquarius. Blood Brothers. By
Willy Russell; musical examines the bonds of
human nature in 60’s Liverpool. Cyrus Lane, David
Leyshon, Cara Hunter, Stephen Patterson, performers; Jane Johanson, choreographer; Michael
Shamata, director. Dofasco Centre for the Arts,
190 King William St., Hamilton. 905-5227529, 800-465-7529. $27-$49. For complete
Beyond GTA: Friday March 02
— 8:00: Arts in Concert. Divas in Concert. The
likes of Aretha Franklin, Patsy Cline, Diana Ross,
Bette Midler, Madonna, Barbra Streisand & Whitney Houston on one stage, conceived & directed
by Ralf Hakenberg & Jim Broadley, arranged &
conducted by Dr. Russ Weil, choreographed by
Angela Broadley. 7:00: Kari Mullen visual artist
reception, Heidi Brannan, host. Redeemer University College Auditorium, 777 Garner Rd. East,
Ancaster. 905-648-2139 x4211, 877-7003130. $29; $26(adv, mention Theatre Ancaster); $19(13 to 19); $10(12 & under).
— 8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony.
Signature Series. Estacio: Light Eternal; Shostakovich: Violin Concerto #1; Beethoven: Symphony #6 (Pastorale). James Ehnes, violin;
Simon Streatfeild, conductor. 6:45: pre-concert talk with Thomas Kay. Centre In The
Square, 101 Queen St. North, Kitchener. 519578-1570, 800-265-8977. $27-$50; $15(12 &
under, rush all students); $5(eyeGO).
Beyond GTA: Saturday March 03
Catharines. 905-935-5369. $20.
— 7:30: Cantabile Choirs of Kingston.
Breath of Spring. Guest: Laura Biagi, vocalist/
percussionist/dancer/Italian folklorist; all Cantabile Choirs except Women’s Chorus, Mark Sirett,
artistic director. Grand Theatre, 218 Princess
Street, Kingston. 613-530-2050. $15; $12(sr/
st/ch).
— 7:30: York Chamber Ensemble. Spring
Panache. Vivaldi: Spring (from The Four Seasons);
Bach: Brandenburg Concerto #1; Mozart: Symphony #29 in A; Popper: Requiem, for cellos. Tony
Browning, conductor. Trinity Anglican Church, 79
Victoria Street, Aurora. 905-727-6101. $15;
$10(sr/st).
— 8:00: Bach Elgar Choir. Classical Gems.
Mozart: Vesperae solennes de Dominica, K.321;
M. Haydn: Missa in honorem Sanctae Ursulae.
Charlene Pauls, soprano; Iasmina Pataca, contralto; Colin Ainsworth, tenor; Jason Nedecky, baritone; Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra; Howard
Dyck, conductor. Melrose United Church, 86
Homewood Ave., Hamilton. 905-527-5995.
$30; $25(sr); $15(st).
— 8:00: DaCapo Chamber Choir. Midnight:
Darkness and Wonder. Pärt: Stabat Mater; Morlock: Exaudi; Lauridsen: Mid-Winter Songs.
Guests: members of the Penderecki Quartet;
Catherine Robertson, piano; Stephanie Kramer,
soprano; Jennifer Enns Modolo, mezzo-soprano;
Brandon Leis, tenor; Leonard Enns, conductor. St.
John the Evangelist Anglican Church, 23 Water
St. North Kitchener. 519-725-7549. $20;
$15(sr/st); $5(eyeGO).
— 8:00: Georgian Bay Symphony. China
Premiere. Wang: Butterfly Lover’s Concerto;
Hannah: New Work (premiere); Lau, New Work
(premiere); Puccini: Turandot (arr Mascall, premiere); Chan Ka Nin: Flower Drum Song; trad: Yao
Dance. Praise Lam, violin; John Barnum, conductor. 7:00: Pre-concert talk with Richard Mascall,
composer in residence. OSCVI Auditorium, 1550
8th Street East, Owen Sound. 519-372-0212.
$23; 21(sr); $15(st); $5(grade 8 & under).
Signature Series. Centre In The Square, Kitchener. See Mar 2.
— 8:00: Newmarket Theatre. Michael
Burgess in Concert. 505 Pickering Crescent,
Newmarket. 905-953-5122. $50.
— 8:00: Orchestra London. Modern Masters.
Schnittke: Piano Concerto; Schreker: Chamber
Symphony; Schoenberg: Five Pieces for Orchestra. Shoko Inoue, piano; Timothy Vernon, conductor. Metropolitan United Church, 486 Wellington
St., London. 519-679-8778. $39; $35(sr/st).
— 8:00: The DaCapo Chamber Choir.
Midnight ~ darkness and wonder. Guests:
members of the Penderecki Quartet; Leonard
Enns, director. St. John the Evangelist Anglican Church, Kitchener. 519-725-7549. $20;
$15(sr/st); $5(eyeGO).
— 8:00: The Renaissance Singers. Stabat
Mater. Settings by Lassus, Schubert, Cunningham, Rheinberger, Raminsh, Gorczycki. Greg
Walshaw, accompanist; Richard Cunningham,
conductor/music director. St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, 54 Queen St. N., Kitchener. 519745-0675. $20; $15(sr/st); $5(12 & under).
— 8:00: Wilfrid Laurier University Faculty of Music. WLU Symphony Orchestra.
Paul Pulford, conductor. Maureen Forrester
Recital Hall, 75 University Ave. West, Waterloo. 519-884-0710 x2150. $10; $5(st).
— 2:30: Peterborough Singers. Natalie Choquette, soprano in Concert. Florence Khoriaty, jazz
pianist; Syd Birrell, director. Calvary Pentecostal
Church, 1421 Lansdowne St. West., Peterborough. 705-745-1820. $23; $12(st).
— 7:00: Karen Schuessler Singers/Buxton
National Historic Site & Museum/First
Grantham United Church. Road to Freedom.
Works by Hogan, Dawson, Verdi; spirituals; stories of the black settlers in the Niagara region &
the Underground Railroad; a Celebration of Black
History Month. Denise Pelley, vocals; Stephen
Beyond GTA: Sunday March 04
Holowitz, piano; Aaron Macdonald, saxophone;
Darryl Stacey, bass; Ian Mackay percussion;
— 2:30: Kingston Symphony Orchestra.
Shannon & Bryan Prince, narrators. First
Symphony ... Squared. Mahler: Symphony #5;
Grantham United Church, 415 Linwell Rd, St.
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Durham Symphony, Marco Parisotto, music director (Mahler); Glen Fast, music director (Wagner). Kingston Gospel Temple, 2295 Princess
St., Kingston. 613-530-2050. $31-$39;
$29-$36(sr); $25-$31(st); $13(ch).
Storytellers: Young Mozart. For ages 6-12. Jef
ten Kortenaar, host; Daniel Warren, conductor.
Centre In The Square, 101 Queen St. North,
Kitchener. 519-578-1570, 800-265-8977.
$16; $14(sr, 12 & under, rush all students);
$5(eyeGO).
— 2:30 & 7:30: Amabile Choirs. 17th Annual Amabile Festival. To raise awareness of
U.N. Convention 182 on child labour. Amabile
Boys & Men’s Choirs, Amabile Youth Singers,
Junior Amabile Singers; Jim Papoulis, guest
conductor/composer. First-St. Andrew’s United Church, 350 Queens Ave., London. 519433-2649. $15; $12(sr); $10(st).
— 3:00: Central Presbyterian Church. Sundays At Three. Mozart: Sonata in G, K.301; Bach
Sonata for solo violin in C; Paganini: Cantabile
in D; Kreisler: Caprice Chinois. Adele Pierre,
violin; Paul Grimwood, piano. 165 Charlton
Ave., Hamilton. 905-522-9098. Free.
— 3:00: Northumberland Centre of the
Royal Canadian College of Organists.
Lenten Organ Recital Series. Organists’ favourites and audience requests submitted last
year; 1911 Casavant organ. St. Paul’s Presbyterian, 131 Walton Street, Port Hope. 905355-3116. Offering.
— 3:00: The Renaissance Singers. Stabat
Mater. See Mar 3. Trinity Anglican Church,
12 Blair Road, Cambridge.
— 3:00: Wellington Winds. Great Musical
Tales: Music based on literary works. Simon
Fryer, cello; Michael Purves-Smith, conductor.
Grandview Baptist Church, 250 Old Chicopee Dr.,
Kitchener. 519-579-3097. $20; $15(sr/st).
— 3:00: Wilfrid Laurier University Faculty of Music. WLU Symphony Orchestra.
Maureen Forrester Recital Hall, Waterloo.
See Mar 3. $10; $5(st).
— 7:30: Arcady. Ruth, CD Release Concert. A
music drama by Ronald Beckett. Marion SamuelStevens, Neil Aronoff, Jennifer Ens Modolo,
performers; Christopher Fischer, narrator; Brantford Children’s Chorus. Ebenezer United Church,
12274 Guelph Line, Brookville. 519-8564814. $20; $15(sr/st).
— 7:30: St. George United Church. Organ
Recital. Shawn Grenke, organ. 9 Beverly St.
East, St. George. 519-448-1956. $10. In
aid of the 175th Anniversary Organ Fund.
— 8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber
Music Society. Aviv String Quartet in Concert. Haydn: String Quartet, Op.74/3 (Rider);
Mozart: String Quartet, K.421; Schumann:
String Quartet #1 in a, Op.41. KWCMS Music
Room, 57 Young St. West, Waterloo. 519886-1673. $25; $20(sr); $15(st/ch).
Beyond GTA: Monday March 05
— 3:00: Symphony Hamilton. The Magic of
Mozart. Royer: Travels with Mozart: Variations
on a theme from The Magic Flute; Mozart: Concerto for piano #17, K.453; Mozart: Symphony
#41, K.551 (Jupiter). Guest: Valerie Tryon, piano;
James R. McKay, conductor. Royal Botanical
Gardens, 680 Plains Rd. West, Burlington.
905-526-6690. $25; $10(sr/st); $5(under 12).
Beyond GTA: Tuesday March 06
— 12:00 noon: Brock University Department of Music. Music @ Noon. Department of
Music piano students. Sean O’Sullivan Theatre,
Centre for the Arts, Brock University, 500 GlenM ARCH 1 - A PRIL 7 2007
ridge Ave., St. Catharines. 905-688-5550
x3817. Free.
— 12:00 noon: Wilfrid Laurier University
Faculty of Music. Music at Noon. Music of
Fleming and Enns. Jennifer Enns Modolo, mezzosoprano; Lorin Shalanko, piano. Maureen Forrester
Recital Hall, 75 University Ave. West, Waterloo. 519-884-0710 x2150. Free.
— 12:15: First United Church. Noon Hour
Concert Series. Boyd McDonald, piano. 16 William St. West, Waterloo. 519-745-8487. Free.
— 7:30: River Run Centre. The Songbird Café.
Local acoustic singer/songwriters. Co-operators
Hall, 35 Woolwich St., Guelph. 519-763-3000,
800-520-2408. $5.
Beyond GTA: Wednesday March 07
— 12:30: Noon Hour Concert Series,
Conrad Grebel University College. AllNight Beatrice. Music of Canadian women,
including workshop performance of a new
composition by Carol Ann Weaver. Ardeleana
Trio: Brenda Muller, cello; Catherine Maguire,
piano; Emma Green, flute. Conrad Grebel University College Chapel, University of Waterloo,
140 Westmount Rd. North, Waterloo. 519885-0220 x24226. Free.
— 8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music Society. Susan Platts, mezzo-soprano, Rena
Sharon, piano, in Concert. Lieder by Brahms, Robert & Clara Schumann, Kennedy-Fraser; folksettings by Douglas Perry, Vaughan Williams,
Quilter, Barber. KWCMS Music Room, 57 Young
St. West, Waterloo. 519-886-1673. By donation, suggested $20 min ($10 st), charitable receipts for more.
Back to Baroque. Gabrieli: Antiphonal brass music
from San Marco; Stravinsky: Pulcinella; Vivaldi:
The Four Seasons. Lance Ouellette, violin; Ivars
Taurins, conductor. First United Church, 16 William St. West, Waterloo. 519-578-1570, 800265-8977. $26; $12(12 & under, rush all students); $5(eyeGO).
— 8:00: Wilfrid Laurier University Faculty
of Music. New Music Concert. Maureen Forrester Recital Hall, 75 University Ave. West,
Waterloo. 519-884-0710 x2150. Free.
Fine Art and Music. Thursdays at Noon. Bridget Hogan, soprano; Christopher Burton, piano.
— 8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music Society. Aviv String Quartet in Concert.
Shostakovich: String Quartets #7, #9, #3. KWCMS Music Room, 57 Young St. West, Waterloo. 519-886-1673. $25; $20(sr); $15(st/ch).
12:30 Fridays. Gaetane Prouvost, violin; JeanPaul Sevilla, piano. von Kuster Hall, Music Building, UWO, London. 519-661-3767. Free.
— 7:30: St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church.
Marjorie Bruce, organ, in Recital. 54 Benton St,
Kitchener. 519-742-0462. $TBA.
Choral Series. Hope and Inspiration. St. Cecilia
Singers; University of Toronto Women’s Choir.
St. Peter’s Cathedral Basilica, 1040 Waterloo
St., London. 519-661-3767. Free.
Back to Baroque in Cambridge. Gabrieli: Antiphonal brass music from San Marco; Stravinsky:
Pulcinella; Vivaldi: The Four Seasons. Lance Ouellette, violin; Ivars Taurins, conductor. Central
Presbyterian Church, 7 Queen’s Square, Cambridge. 519-578-1570, 800-265-8977. $26;
$12(12 & under, rush all students); $5(eyeGO).
— 8:00: Perimeter Institute Bistro Jazz.
Dione Taylor, vocalist. Soulfulness & subtlety,
inspired by Aretha Franklin, Sarah Vaughan,
Leontyne Price & Johnny Hartman. Black Hole
Bistro, 31 Caroline St. North, Waterloo.
519-883-4480. $15.
— 8:00: Wilfrid Laurier University Faculty of Music. Flute Ensemble. Dr. Amy
Hamilton, conductor. Maureen Forrester Recital Hall, 75 University Ave. West, Waterloo.
519-884-0710 x2150. Free.
— 7:30: Brock University Department of
Music. Women’s Chorus Festival. Individual and
mass choir works. Women’s choirs from the
Universities of Guelph, Windsor & Brock University. St. Thomas Anglican Church, 99 Ontario St.,
St. Catharines. 905-688-5550 x3257. $15.
— 7:30: Niagara Symphony ORCHExtra
Series. Emmett Does Clapton. The songs of
Eric Clapton. Jeans ‘n Classics band; Rik Emmett, guitar/vocals; Laura Thomas, conductor.
Sean O’Sullivan Theatre, Centre for the Arts,
Brock University, St. Catharines. 905-6885550 x3257. $49.
— 8:00: Folk Night at the Registry. Steel
Rail in Concert. Country/bluegrass/old-time
music. Guest: Jay Linden. Registry Theatre,
122 Frederick Street, Kitchener. 519-7456565. $16(adv); $18(door).
— 8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Orchestra. Showcase: Winners of the Annual Student Concerto Competition. Bales: Prelude for
Strings; Mayr: Lodoiska Overture; Turner: Ballad
for Orchestra (premiere). Graham Coles, conductor. Maureen Forrester Recital Hall, Aird Centre
of Wilfrid Laurier University, 75 University
Ave. West, Waterloo. 519-744-3828. $20;
$15(sr/st). Please bring an item for the Food
Bank of Waterloo Region.
— 8:00: Mill Race Folk Society. Annual
Spring Preview. Tanglefoot; Enoch Kent. Cambridge Arts Theatre, 47 Water St. South,
Cambridge. 519-621-7135. $15.
— 2:00: The Gallery Music Group. Chamber Music. Riverdale Ensemble; Peter Bald
Trio. Wellington County Museum & Archives,
0536 County Road 18, RR#1, Fergus. $5;
$1(under 16) (includes Museum admission).
— 2:00: Visual and Performing Arts Newmarket. Peter McGillivray, baritone in Concert.
Newmarket Theatre, 505 Pickering Cres., Newmarket. 905-953-5122. $24; $19(sr); $10(st).
— 3:00: McMaster University School of the
Arts. McMaster Chamber Orchestra. Prokofiev:
Overture: on Hebrew Themes, Op.34; Holst:
Lyric Movement; Vivaldi: Concerto in b for Four
Violins, Op.3/10. Alexander Cauderella, viola;
Jieun Cha, Julie Kim, Carol King, Jeff Lam,
violins; Keith Kinder, conductor. Convocation
Hall (UH-213), University Hall, McMaster
University, 1280 Main St. West, Hamilton.
905-525-9140 x24246. $10.
Lenten Organ Recital Series. Romantic and
modern organ works; 1954 Casavant organ,
enlarged 2003 by Andrew Mead. St. Peter’s
Anglican, 240 College Street, Cobourg. 905355-3116. Offering.
Cynthia Dale
March 23 & 24 - 8 pm at Centre In The Square in Kitchener
Mark Payne, conductor - Cynthia Dale, singer
Stratford Festival star Cynthia Dale will charm and entertain with her
favourite Pop standards and Broadway hits.
James Ehnes, violin - March 2 & 3 at 8 pm, Centre In The Square
Storytellers: Young Mozart
Jef ten Kortenaar, host & Daniel Warren, conductor
March 4 at 2:30 pm, Centre In The Square
Kitchener, Waterloo, &
Cambridge
(800) 265-8977
Guelph
(877) 520-2408
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Vivaldi: The Four Seasons
Lance Ouellette, violin & Ivars Taurins, conductor
March 7 at 8 pm, First United Church in Waterloo
March 9 at 8 pm, Central Presbyterian Church in Cambridge
Kinderconcerts
KWS String Ensemble
March 24 at 9:15, 10:15, and 11:15 am, Centre In The Square Lobby
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Jim Hibbard, pianos; The Chorale. Talbot Thea- Lenten Organ Recital Series. Bach and his con— 3:00: University of Guelph School of
tre, Talbot College, UWO, London. 519-661- temporaries; 1986 Gabriel Kney organ. St.
Fine Art and Music. Festival of Women’s
Mark’s Anglican, 51 King Street, Port Hope.
Choirs Concert. University of Guelph Women’s 3767. Free.
905-355-3116. Offering.
Choir (“Siren”); Brock University Women’s
— 3:00: The MusicMakers. Let Your Light
Choir; University of Windsor Women’s Choir. Fine Art and Music. Music of the ‘Speare’.
Part of the Shakespeare: Made in Canada Fes- Shine. Songs of hope and inspiration, from
Harcourt United Church, 87 Dean Ave.,
Elizabethan to modern day. Guest: Fred Corey,
tival. UofG Contemporary Music Ensemble;
Guelph. 519-824-4120 x54377. $TBA.
woodwinds. The Concert Hall, Victoria Hall,
UofG Chamber Choir; UofG Jazz Ensemble.
— 4:00: Central Presbyterian Church.
55 King St. West, Cobourg. 905-372-2210.
Sundays At Three. Mozart: Quintet, for piano Main Stage, River Run Centre, 35 Woolwich
St., Guelph. 519-763-3000, 800-520-2408. $14; $12(sr/st); free(under 12).
and winds, K.452; Telemann: Concerto for
— 4:00: Queen’s University School of Mu$10; $5(eyeGO).
Horn; Reineke: Trio for Clarinet, Horn and Pisic. The Collegium Musicum. Vocal and instruano; Gougeon: Jupiter. James Sommerville,
mentally accompanied sacred & secular music of
horn; Aimée Tsuchiya, piano; Jon Peterson,
the mediaeval, Renaissance & early Baroque
oboe; Stephen Pierre, clarinet; Eric Hall, basperiods, circa 900-1650. Dr. Olga E. Malyshko,
12:30 Fridays. 20th-century English repertoire.
soon; Paul Grimwood, organ. 165 Charlton
director. St James Anglican Church, 10 Union St.
Philip Adamson, piano. von Kuster Hall, Music
West, Kingston. 613-533-2558. $6; $3(sr/st).
— 4:00: Knox Presbyterian Church. Marjor- Building, UWO, London. 519-661-3767. Free.
ie Bruce, organ, in Recital. See Mar 6 Announce- — 2:00: Sanderson Centre for the Perform- — 8:00: Wilfrid Laurier University Faculty
of Music. WLU Jazz Ensemble. Ron Schirm,
ing Arts. Irish Shenanigans. Music and dancing
ments for related lectures. 20 Quebec St.,
conductor. Maureen Forrester Recital Hall, 75
Guelph. 519-821-0141. Donations appreciated. of Ireland. Lena Palermo, soprano. 88 Dalhousie
University Ave. West, Waterloo. 519-884St., Brantford. 519-758-8090. $32.50.
Proceeds to benefit Masai AIDS Project.
0710 x2150. $10; $5(st).
— 7:00: Wilfrid Laurier University Faculty — 5:30: Perimeter Institute Dinner Concert Series. Oboe quartets by Britten, Mozart,
of Music. Percussion Ensemble. Maureen ForBeyond GTA: Tuesday March 20
Stamitz and a new work by Peter Hatch. James
rester Recital Hall, 75 University Ave. West,
— 12:00 noon: Brock University DepartMason, oboe; Julie Baumgartel, violin; Patrick
Waterloo. 519-884-0710 x2150. Free.
ment of Music. Music @ Noon. Department
Jordan viola; Margaret Jordan Gay, cello. Black
of Music instrumental students. Sean
Hole Bistro, 31 Caroline St. North, Waterloo. 519-883-4480. $60 (concert & 3-course O’Sullivan Theatre, Centre for the Arts, Brock
— 12:00 noon: Brock University DepartUniversity, 500 Glenridge Ave., St. Cament of Music. Music @ Noon. Department dinner; gratuity/drinks extra).
tharines. 905-688-5550 x3817. Free.
of Music voice students. Sean O’Sullivan The- — 7:30: Queen’s University School of
Music. Queen’s Wind Ensemble & Queen’s
atre, Centre for the Arts, Brock University,
Faculty of Music. Music at Noon. Nadina
Clarinet Choir. Gordon Craig, director. Grant
500 Glenridge Ave., St. Catharines. 905Hall, 43 University Ave., Queen’s University, Mackie Jackson, bassoon; David Swan, piano.
688-5550 x3817. Free.
Maureen Forrester Recital Hall, 75 University
— 12:00 noon: Wilfrid Laurier University Kingston. 613-533-2558. $6; $3(sr/st).
Ave. West, Waterloo. 519-884-0710
Faculty of Music. Music at Noon. David
x2150. Free.
Wiffen, saxophone; Scott Good, trombone;
Glenn Buhr, piano. Maureen Forrester Recital — 2:00 & 7:30: Famous PEOPLE Players. — 12:15: First United Church. Noon Hour
Concert Series. KWS Woodwind Quintet. 16
A Little Like Magic. Black light theatre, Rock
Hall, 75 University Ave. West, Waterloo.
William St. West, Waterloo. 519-745n’ Roll classics from Elvis & Tina Turner, &
519-884-0710 x2150. Free.
hits from the 50’s-70’s. Newmarket Theatre, 8487. Free.
— 12:30: McMaster University School of
Concert Series. Anya Alexeyev, piano. 16 William 505 Pickering Crescent, Newmarket. 905the Arts. Lunchtime Concert Series. Zoltan Ka953-5122. $28; $27(under 12).
St. West, Waterloo. 519-745-8487. Free.
lman, clarinet; Cecile Desrosiers, piano. Convoca— 2:30: Algonquin Theatre/Smile TheaBeyond GTA: Wednesday March 14
tre. At the Hop. Will true love prevail “At the tion Hall (UH-213), University Hall, McMaster
Hop”?, by Sandra Margolese. 37 Main St.
— 12:30: Noon Hour Concert Series, Con905-525-9140 x24246. Free.
rad Grebel University College. Choral Mas- East, Huntsville. 705-789-4975. $10.
— 7:30: Arcady. Celebrating Vivaldi. Vivaldi:
terworks from the Golden Age & the European
Gloria; Magnificat; Pergolesi: Magnificat.
Renaissance. TACTUS Vocal Ensemble: Glenn
6:00: Dinner. St. Paul’s Anglican Church, 302 — 12:30: Conrad Grebel University ColPeirson, Marcus Kramer, tenors; Valerie Nunn,
lege. Student Recital. Music Studio students’
St. George St., Port Dover. 519-583-1984.
Jennifer Enns Modolo, contra-altos; Stephanie
end-of-term recital. Conrad Grebel University
$12.50; free(under 12); $10(dinner, adv only).
Kramer, Catherine Robertson, sopranos; Gordon
Burnett, Kirk Lackenbauer, basses. Conrad Grebel — 8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Mu- College Chapel, University of Waterloo, 140
Westmount Rd. North, Waterloo. 519-885sic Society. Nadina Mackie Jackson: TeleUniversity College Chapel, University of Water0220 x24226. Free.
loo, 140 Westmount Rd. North, Waterloo. 519- mann Fantasias for Bassoonist. Complete,
— 7:00: Kiwanis Music Festival of Guelph.
with explanations. KWCMS Music Room, 57
885-0220 x24226. Free.
Young St. West, Waterloo. 519-886-1673. Final Concert. Finale to the 2½ week Music Festi— 8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber
val. Main Stage, River Run Centre, 35 Woolwich
Music Society. Dave Young Trio. Jazz. Dave By donation, suggested $15 min ($10 sr; $8
St., Guelph. 519-763-3000, 800-520-2408.
Young, bass; Reg Schwager, guitar; KevinTur- st), charitable receipts for more.
$12; $10(sr); $5(12 and under; eyeGO).
cotte, trumpet. KWCMS Music Room, 57
— 7:30: Queen’s University School of MuYoung St. West, Waterloo. 519-886-1673.
— 3:00: Central Presbyterian Church. Sun- sic. Delia’s Hereafter Society. Musical theatre
$25; $20(sr); $15(st/ch).
— 8:00: Steamtrain Theatre. The Last Five days At Three. Evensong for the Fourth Sunday in production written & composed by Jennifer BenYears. By Jason Robert Brown; musical about Lent; Stainer: Magnificat; Nunc dimittis in B-flat; nett. Queen’s Polyhymnia, Aurora Dokken, direcBoyce: O where shall wisdom be found? Central tor. Grant Hall, 43 University Ave., Queen’s Unitwo New Yorkers falling in and out of love.
versity, Kingston. 613-533-2558. $6; $3(sr/st).
Presbyterian Church Choir. 165 Charlton Ave.,
The Village Playhouse, 5 Hastings St. South,
Hamilton. 905-522-9098. Free.
Bancroft. 613-332-4315. $12.
Electric Thursdays, the Wednesday Edition: An
— 3:00: Friends of Music. Trio Mosaique.
Innocent Man. The music of Billy Joel. Centre In
Glick: Klezmer Wedding; Stravinsky: A Soldier’s
The Square, 101 Queen St. North, Kitchener.
— 12:10: University of Guelph School of Tale; & other works. James Campbell, clarinet;
Moshe Hammer; violin; Richard Raymond; piano. 519-578-1570, 800-265-8977. $29-$39.
Fine Art and Music. Thursdays at Noon.
— 8:00: Orchestra London. Elijah. MenCapitol Arts Centre, 20 Queen St., Port Hope.
Royal City Saxophone Quartet. MacKinnon
delssohn: Elijah. Gary Relyea, bass-baritone; Or107, Goldschmidt Room, UofG, 50 Stone Rd. 905-885-1071, 800-434-5092. $30; $15(st).
East, Guelph. 519-824-4120 x52991. Free, — 3:00: McMaster University School of the chestra London Philharmonic Choir; Timothy Vernon, conductor. Forest City Community Church,
Arts. McMaster Flute Ensemble. Convocation
donations appreciated.
3725 Bostwick Rd., London. 519-679-8778.
Hall (UH-213), University Hall, McMaster Uni— 12:30: University of Western Ontario.
$33-$48; $29-$42(sr).
versity, 1280 Main St. West, Hamilton. 905Choral Series: All Around the Circle! Music for
mixed choir and four-hand piano. Tina Yanchus & 525-9140 x24246. Free.
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of Music. New Music Concert. Maureen Forrester Recital Hall, 75 University Ave. West,
Waterloo. 519-884-0710 x2150. Free.
Fine Art and Music. Thursdays at Noon. Highlights from A Beckett Miscellany CD. Carolyn
Stronks-Zeyl, flute; Ronald Beckett, piano.
— 12:30: Conrad Grebel University College. Student Recital. Conrad Grebel University
College Chapel, University of Waterloo, Waterloo. See Mar 21.
Choral Series. Primavera: New life, new beginnings. St. Cecilia Singers. von Kuster Hall, Music
Building, UWO, London. 519-661-3767. Free.
— 8:00: Gryphon Theatre. Barrage: A Violin
Sings, a Fiddle Dances. Visual and aural fusion of
music, dance, theatre & song centered around the
violin, influenced by calypso, swing, folk, jazz,
klezmer, classical & pop. Administrative Centre,
Bldg. C, Georgian College, 1 Georgian Drive, Barrie. 705-728-4613. $38; $5(eyeGO).
Electric Thursdays: An Innocent Man. Centre
In The Square, Kitchener. See Mar 21.
— 8:00: Orchestra London. Elijah. Forest
City Community Church, London. 519-6798778. See Mar 21.
— 8:00: orchestra@uwaterloo. In D. Mendelssohn: Hebrides Overture, Op.26 (Fingal’s
Cave); Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto; Brahms:
Symphony #2; Erna Van Daele, conductor.
Humanities Theatre, J. G. Hagey Hall of the
Humanities, University of Waterloo, 200 University Ave., Waterloo. 519-888-4908.
Free, reservations suggested.
12:30 Fridays. Beethoven: Sonata for Cello in
C, Op.102/1; Sonata for Cello in D, Op.102/2.
Thomas Wiebe, cello; James Anagnoson, piano. von Kuster Hall, Music Building, UWO,
London. 519-661-3767. Free.
— 8:00: Brad Halls. Words and Music: The
Songs of Burton Lane and Sammy Fain. I’ll Be
Seeing You, Secret Love, I Hear Music, selections
from Finians’ Rainbow and On a Clear Day (You
Can See Forever). Tanya Wills, Derrick Cunningham, vocals; Brad Halls, piano/vocals. The Concert Hall, Victoria Hall, 55 King St. West, Cobourg. 905-372-2210, 888-262-6874. $15.
Hurray for Hollywood. Romance, drama, adventure & comedy with the music from hit films that
span the decades. Glen Fast, music director. Kingston Gospel Temple, 2295 Princess St., Kingston. 613-530-2050. $31-$39; $29-$36(sr);
$25-$31(st); $13(ch).
— 8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber
Music Society. Michael Lewin, piano. Clementi: Piano Sonata in f-sharp; Liszt: Piano Sonata (birds); Glinka/Balakirev: The Lark; Ravel:
Oiseaux Tristes; Griffes: White Peacock;
works by Granados and Stravinsky. KWCMS
Music Room, 57 Young St. West, Waterloo.
519-886-1673. $25; $20(sr); $15(st/ch).
Pops Series: Pops with Cynthia Dale. Cynthia
Dale, singer; Rick Fox, conductor. Centre In The
Arts. Celebrity Concert Series. Ian Parker, piano;
Augustin Hadelich, violin. Convocation Hall (UH213), University Hall, McMaster University,
1280 Main St. West, Hamilton. 905-5259140 x24246. $17; $12(sr); $5(st).
— 8:00: Orchestra London. The Men I’ve
Loved. Rique Franks, vocalist, presents hits by
Elton John, Roy Orbison, Tears for Fears, &
more. Centennial Hall, 550 Wellington St.,
London. 519-679-8778. $38-$58.
New Music Series. Student composers chamber
music. von Kuster Hall, Music Building, UWO,
London. 519-661-3767. Free.
— 3:00: Guelph Symphony Orchestra. Mas- — 8:00: The Gallery Players of Niagara.
— 8:00: Karen Schuessler Singers. New
terworks and More. Beethoven: Symphony #5;
Heaven, New Earth. Rutter: Requiem; MenThe Eybler Quartet. See 2:00. St. Mark’s Anglidelssohn: Hear my Prayer, for soprano solo, choir Saint-Saëns: Concerto for Cello in a; Mencan Church, 41 Byron St., Niagara-on-the-Lake.
delssohn: Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage Over& orchestra (complete); Bainton: And I Saw a
Beyond GTA: Monday March 26
New Heaven; Chatman: Thou Whose Harmony is ture. Guests: Guelph Youth Music Centre String
the Music of the Spheres, for solo oboe and choir; Orchestras; Desirée Abbey, cello; Simon Irving,
— 12:30: Conrad Grebel University Colconductor. Main Stage, River Run Centre, 35
& other works. Chamber ensemble; Kathryn
lege. Student Recital. Conrad Grebel University
Woolwich St., Guelph. 519-763-3000, 800Domoney, soprano; Karen Ann Schuessler, conCollege Chapel, University of Waterloo, Waterductor. Wesley-Knox United Church, 91 Askin St., 520-2408. $26; $13(st); $5(under 10); eyeGO.
loo. See Mar 21.
London. 519-438-4460. $20; $18(adv);
Arts. McMaster Concert Band. Convocation Hall
$17(sr); $15(sr adv); $10(st); free(6-12).
(UH-213), University Hall, McMaster University, — 11:30am: Queen’s University School of
1280 Main St. West, Hamilton. 905-525Pops Series: Pops with Cynthia Dale. Centre In
Music. Chamber Ensemble Concert. Rm. 120,
9140 x24246. Free.
The Square, Kitchener. See Mar 23.
Harrison-LeCaine Hall, 39 Bader Lane, Queen’s
— 8:00: Music at St. Luke’s. Songs of
University, Kingston. 613-533-2066. Free.
Ukraine. Male chorus, accompanied by multi- Royal Canadian College of Organists.
— 12:00 noon: Brock University Department of
Saturday March 24
stringed bandura. Canadian Bandurist Capella. Lenten Organ Recital Series. A mix from previous Music. Music @ Noon. Dept of Music piano stu— 9:15am, 10:15am & 11:15am: Kitchenerrecitals; 1905 E.S. Lye and Sons organ. TrinityParish Hall, 1832 Ontario Street, Burlingdents. Sean O’Sullivan Theatre, Centre for the Arts,
Waterloo Symphony. Kinderconcerts. For
St. Andrew’s United, 58 Prince Edward Street,
ton. 905-639-7643. $15.
Brock University, 500 Glenridge Ave., St. Caages 3-5, bring a cushion, dancing encouraged.
Brighton. 905-355-3116. Offering.
— 8:00: Newmarket Theatre. Lunch At
tharines. 905-688-5550 x3817. Free.
KWS String Quartet. Centre In The Square Lobby, Allen’s. Musical revue by Murray McLauchlan, — 3:00: The Cellar Singers. Rutter’s Requi— 12:00 noon: Wilfrid Laurier University
101 Queen St. North, Kitchener. 519-578em. Rutter: Requiem; Bach: Jesu Meine Freude.
Cindy Church, Marc Jordan, & Ian Thomas,
Faculty of Music. Music at Noon. American
1570, 800-265-8977. $13; $11(sr, 12 & under, multi-instrumentalist singer/songwriters. 505 Blair Bailey, accompanist; Albert Greer, artistic
Style Dance Music. The Can-Am Piano Duo:
rush all students); $5(eyeGO).
director. St. Paul’s United Church, 62 Peter St.
Pickering Crescent, Newmarket. 905-953Christopher Hahn, Karen Beres. Maureen Forrest— 1:00 & 3:30: Gryphon Theatre. Little Bear 5122. $36.
North, Orillia. 705-326-8011. $25; $12(st).
er Recital Hall, 75 University Ave. West, Waterand the Enchanted Wood. Musical by Maurice
— 3:00: Wilfrid Laurier University Faculty loo. 519-884-0710 x2150. Free.
— 8:00: Orchestra London. The Men I’ve
Sendak; audience participation, for ages 3 to 7.
of Music. WLU Wind Ensemble. Michael
Loved. Centennial Hall, London. See Mar 23.
Administrative Centre, Bldg. C, Georgian College, — 8:00: Wilfrid Laurier University Faculty Purves-Smith, conductor. Maureen Forrester
Concert Series. Olena Klyucharova, piano; Sue
1 Georgian Drive, Barrie. 705-728-4613. $18. of Music. WLU Choir. Dr. Lee Willingham, direc- Recital Hall, 75 University Ave. West, WaterDoran, soprano. 16 William St. West, Water— 1:30: Guelph Youth Music Centre. Music tor. St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, 49 Queen St.
loo. 519-884-0710 x2150. $10; $5(st).
loo. 519-745-8487. Free.
For My Ears Cushion Concert. For ages 3 to 8.
North, Kitchener. 519-884-0710 x2150. Free. — 7:30: ChamberWORKS. Union Jack. Tovey: — 12:30: Conrad Grebel University ColKitchener-Waterloo String Quartet. 75 Cardigan
— 8:00: York Symphony Orchestra. Orches- Variations on a theme by Gluck for flute & string lege. Student Recital. Conrad Grebel UniversiSt., Guelph. 519-837-1119. $8; $5.
tral Delights. Fauré: Pelléas and Mélisande Suite; quartet, Op.28; Britten: Alla Marcia for string
ty College Chapel, University of Waterloo,
— 7:30: Centenary Concert Series. Mary’s
Arnold: English Dances; Bach: Brandenburg Con- quartet; Bax: Quintet for oboe & string quartet;
Waterloo. See Mar 21.
Journey. Porpora: Magnificat; Pergolesi: Stabat
certo #6; De Falla: Three Cornered Hat Suite #2; Musgrave: Impromptu #1 for flute & oboe; Elgar: — 2:00: Sanderson Centre for the PerMater; Daley: Requiem. Choir & string ensemble; Tchaikovsky: Rococo Variations. Guests: Andrew String Quartet in e, Op.83. Dofasco Centre for
forming Arts. Remembering Richard RodgPippa Lock, Loralee Morgan, Andrea Naccarato,
the Arts, Theatre Aquarius, 190 King William St., ers. Broadway standards by Rodgers and Hart,
Ascenzo, cello; Ron Farro, Wendy Seravallesopranos; Margaret Bárdos, mezzo-soprano.
Smith, violas; Gregory Burton, conductor. Trinity Hamilton. 905-522-7529, 800-465-7529.
Rodgers and Hammerstein. 88 Dalhousie St.,
7:00: Pre-concert discussion. Centenary United
$30,$25; $25,$20(65+); $5(st, at door with ID). Brantford. 519-758-8090. $32.50.
Anglican Church, 79 Victoria Street, Aurora.
Church, 24 Main St. W, Hamilton. 905-526416-410-0860. $25; $20(sr/st); $10(under 12).
1147, 866-526-1147. By donation, $15 suggested.
— 7:30: Chorus Niagara. Awaken. Fauré: Requiem; Bevan: Nou Goth Sonne Under Wode.
— 2:00: Conrad Grebel University ColAgnes Zsigovics, soprano; Liliana Piazza, alto;
lege. UW Stage Band. Michael Wood, direcAdam Luther, tenor; Giles Tomkins, bass; Talisk- tor. Great Hall (Room 1111), Conrad Grebel
er Players; Robert Cooper, conductor. The Cathe- University College, University of Waterloo,
dral of St. Catherine of Alexandria, 67 Church
140 Westmount Rd. North, Waterloo. 519Street, St. Catharines. 905-688-5550 x3257; 885-0220 x24226. $10; $5(st).
866-617-3257. $32; $30(sr); $15(st).
— 2:00: The Gallery Players of Niagara.
— 7:30: Queen’s University School of MuThe Eybler Quartet. Eybler: String Quartet #1,
sic. Queen’s Choral Ensemble. Music for large,
Op.10; Schubert: Quintet in C, Op.163. Julie
mixed-voice choir. Mark Sirett, director. St.
Wedman, Aisslinn Nosky, violins; Patrick JorGeorge’s Cathedral, 270 King St., Kingston.
dan, viola; Margaret Gay, Myron Lutzke, cel613-533-2558. $6; $3(sr/st).
los; period instruments. Rodman Hall, 109 St.
— 7:30: The Cellar Singers. Rutter’s RequiPaul Cres., St. Catharines. 905-468-1525.
em. Rutter: Requiem; Bach: Jesu Meine Freude.
$25; $22(sr); $11(st/ch); $50(family).
Blair Bailey, accompanist; Albert Greer, artistic
director. Algonquin Theatre, 37 Main St. East,
Fine Art and Music. Spring Concert: Bands
Huntsville. 705-789-4975. $30.
and Beyond. UofG Music Ensembles. War
Preconcert Presentation - 7:00 p.m. • Tickets - $15.00
— 8:00: Andrew Kempa. An Evening of Blues Memorial Hall, UofG, 50 Stone Rd. East,
Music. Mel Brown, blues guitar; Curley Bridges,
Guelph. 519-824-4120 x53144. $10; $5(st).
vocals/piano; John Mays, vocals; Al Lerman,
— 2:30: Quinte Symphony. Mostly Mozart.
with Soloists:
harmonica/sax; Alec Fraser, bass; Al Cross,
Featuring winner of the QS Young Musicians’
drums; Opening: The Mojo Beats. The Orangeville Competition; Gordon Craig, conductor. Bridge
Town Hall Opera House, 87 Broadway Ave.,
Street United Church, 60 Bridge St. East, BelOrangeville. 519-942-3423. $25; $20(adv).
leville. 613-395-0444. $23; $5(st 6-24).
Fundraiser for the Orangeville Blues & Jazz Festival. — 3:00: Central Presbyterian Church. Sun— 8:00: Brad Halls. Words and Music: The
days At Three. Rossini: Cujus animam Krol; SinfoSongs of Burton Lane and Sammy Fain. The Con- nia Sacra on Jesu, meine Freude. Janice Owens,
cert Hall, Victoria Hall, Cobourg. See Mar 23.
trombone; Paul Grimwood, organ. 165 Charlton
— 8:00: Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra. Ave., Hamilton. 905-522-9098. Free.
From Russia with Love. Tchaikovsky: Hamlet
— 3:00: Elora Festival Winter Series. St.
Incidental Music, Op.67; Souvenir d’un lieu cher,
Matthew Passion. By Bach. Elora Festival Singfor Violin & Orchestra; Schnittke: Sonata #1 for
ers & Orchestra; Suzie LeBlanc, Sheila Dietrich,
Violin & Chamber Orchestra; Stravinsky: Pulcinel- sopranos; Daniel Cabena, countertenor; Nat
la Suite. Jonathan Crow, violin; Timothy Vernon,
Watson, baritone; & others. St. George’s Church,
24 MAIN ST. W. HAMILTON, ON • 905-522-6843 •
conductor. 7:00: Pre-Concert Chat. Hamilton
99 Woolwich St., Guelph. 519-846-0331. $40Place, 1 Summers Lane. 905-526-7756. $25$45.
$62; $22-$57(sr); $12-$29(st); $5(ch to 13).
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Pippa Lock Soprano
Margaret Bárdos, Mezzo-soprano
Loralee Morgan, Soprano
Andrea Naccarato, Soprano
Shawn Grenke, Conductor
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— 7:30: Queen’s University School of Music. Queen’s Jazz. Queen’s Jazz Ensemble,
Greg Runions director; Queen’s Jazz Choir,
Bruce Kelly, director. Grant Hall, 43 University Ave., Queen’s University, Kingston. 613533-2558. $6; $3(sr/st).
schmidt Room, UofG, 50 Stone Rd. East,
Guelph. 519-824-4120 x52991. Free, donations appreciated.
Wind Ensemble: Warmer Climates. Colleen Richardson, director. Talbot Theatre, Talbot College,
UWO, London. 519-661-3767. Free.
— 7:00: Guelph Youth Singers/Vancouver
— 12:30: University of Western Ontario. Children’s Choir/JIWANI African Dance &
Symphonic Band: Celebrate. Gary McCumber, Ensemble. United for Africa: Benefit Concert
director. Talbot Theatre, Talbot College, UWO, for the Masai. New Life Church, 400 Victoria Rd.
London. 519-661-3767. Free.
North, Guelph. 519-821-8574. $15; $40(fami— 4:00 & 7:00: Centre In The Square.
ly). Proceeds to Tsepong AIDS clinic, Lesotho.
BeanStock. Musical retelling of the classic
— 8:00: Theatre Aquarius/Hamilton Philfairy tale; for ages 4-8. Judy & David. 101
harmonic Orchestra. Wish Upon a Star. By
Queen St. North. Kitchener. 519-578-1570, Michael Reason & Max Reimer; music from
800-265 8977. $20.
Aladdin, Cinderella, Snow White & other films
— 7:30: Quinte Arts Council. Mozart’s The & plays. Dofasco Centre for the Arts, 190
Magic Flute. Opéra de Québec, Camp Musical King William St., Hamilton. 905-522-7529,
des Laurentides. Empire Theatre, 321 Front
800-465-7529. $27-$49; $21-$43(sr/st);
St., Belleville. 613-969-0099. $30;
$20(12 & under). For complete run see music
$20(sr/st); $50(reception & show).
theatre listings.
— 8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony. — 8:00: University of Western Ontario.
Signature Series in Guelph. Maxwell Davies:
Jazz Ensemble. Bruce Smith, director. Talbot
An Orkney Wedding, with Sunrise; Dvorak:
Theatre, Talbot College, UWO, London. 519Concerto for Violin in a; Walton: Symphony #1. 661-2111 x85381. Free.
Stephen Sitarski, violin; Simon Streatfeild,
— 8:00: Wilfrid Laurier University Faculty of
conductor. 6:45: pre-concert talk with Jef ten Music. Chamber Music. Simon Fryer, director. MauKortenaar. Main Stage, River Run Centre, 35
reen Forrester Recital Hall, 75 University Ave. West,
Woolwich St., Guelph. 519-763-3000, 800- Waterloo. 519-884-0710 x2150. Free.
520-2408. $40-$45; $15(12 & under, rush
all students); $5(eyeGO).
— 7:30: Brock University ENCORE! ProfesBeyond GTA: Thursday March 29
sional Concert Series. The Magic Flute. By
Mozart. Opéra de Québec and the Camp musical
Fine Art and Music. Thursdays at Noon. Studes Laurentides. Sean O’Sullivan Theatre, Centre
dent Soloists’ Day I. MacKinnon 107, Goldfor the Arts, Brock University, 500 Glenridge
Ave., St. Catharines. 905-688-5550 x3257.
$28.50; $22.50(sr/st).
— 8:00: Friends of Music. Stars of Tomorrow.
Three young singers completing the opera program at the Faculty of Music at the University of
Toronto; Iain Scott, host/commentator. St. Peter’s Anglican Church, 240 College St., Cobourg. 613-962-8941. $15; $5(st).
— 8:00: Kingston Theatre Organ Society.
Sounds of Silver! Peter Hansen, theatre organ;
Guest: Ron Gilbertson, tenor sax. Church of the
Redeemer, 89 Kirkpatrick St., Kingston. 613542-7601. $15; $5(st).
— 8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music Society. Penderecki Quartet. Haydn: Op.0;
Op. 77/2; & TBA. KWCMS Music Room, 57
Young St. West, Waterloo. 519-886-1673.
$25; $20(sr); $15(st/ch).
Signature Series. Maxwell Davies: An Orkney
Wedding, with Sunrise; Dvorak: Concerto for
Violin in a; Walton: Symphony #1. Stephen Sitarski, violin; Simon Streatfeild, conductor. 6:45:
pre-concert talk with Thomas Kay. Centre In The
— 8:00: Orangeville Concert Association.
Meredith Hall, soprano & Bernard Farley, guitar,
in Concert. Orangeville Town Hall Opera House,
87 Broadway Ave., Orangeville. 519-9423423, 800-424-1295. $25; $10(st).
Fine Art and Music. Rossini: Master of Melody. Rossini: Petite Messe Solennelle; humorous
opera excerpts. University of Guelph Choirs, Marta McCarthy, conductor. Main Stage, River Run
Centre, 35 Woolwich St., Guelph. 519-7633000, 800-520-2408. $20; $15(sr); $12(st);
$5(eyeGO).
of Music. Suor Angelica, and L’enfant et les sortileges. By Puccini (in Italian), and Ravel (in English). Faculty
of Music orchestra; Leslie De’Ath, music director;
Michael Waller, stage director. Theatre Auditorium,
75 University Ave. West, Waterloo. 519-8840710 x2150. $10; $5(st). For complete run see
Hamilton Spectator Summer Camp Fund.
— 7:30: Conrad Grebel University College.
Sing to the Colour of the Earth. UW Chamber
Choir, Richard Cunningham, director. Waterloo
North Mennonite Church, 100 Benjamin Rd.,
Waterloo. 519-885-0220 x24226. $10; $8(st).
— 7:30: Oriana Singers. True Light. Lauridsen:
Lux Aeterna; & spirituals & works reflecting the
theme of light and darkness. Guests: La Jeunesse
Children’s Choir. Trinity United Church, 15 Chapel
St., Cobourg. 905-372-2210, 888-262-6874
x4153. $18; $16(sr/st); $5(under 12).
— 7:30: Vox Huronia. Spring Concert. Ruthellen Shapero, accompanist; Roger Priddle, director.
St. Paul’s United Church, 308 King St., Midland.
705-533-2052. $TBA.
— 8:00: Barrie Concert Series. Three Young
Tenors/Three Young Divas. First Christian Reformed Church, 33 Shirley Ave., Barrie. 705728-8679. Call for series ticket prices.
— 8:00: Gryphon Theatre. D’Vine in Concert.
Gospel, plus spirituals, patriotic, motivational &
children’s songs. Administrative Centre, Bldg. C,
Georgian College, 1 Georgian Drive, Barrie.
705-728-4613. $36; $5(eyeGO).
— 8:00: Guelph Chamber Choir. Carmina
Burana. By Orff. Guests: singers from the community; Hart House Orchestra; Kevin McMillan,
baritone. 6:45: Bridge Conversations on “The
Bridge”. Main Stage, River Run Centre, 35 Woolwich St., Guelph. 519-763-3000, 877-5202408. $25; $10(st); eyeGO.
Signature Series. Centre In The Square, Kitchener. See Mar 30.
— 8:00: Newmarket Theatre. Jeff Healey
Jazz Wizards. 505 Pickering Crescent, Newmarket. 905-953-5122. $48.
— 8:00: Orchestra London. The Trumpet
Greats. Music of Rafael Mendez, Miles Davis,
Louis Armstrong, Harry James & more. Gary
Guthman, trumpet; Brian Jackson, conductor.
Centennial Hall, 550 Wellington St., London.
519-679-8778. $33-$49; $29-$45(sr/st).
— 8:00: Peterborough Symphony Orchestra/Lyric Stage. The Impresario Opera Gala.
Mozart: The Impresario (romp through the back-
— 3:00: McMaster University School of
the Arts. McMaster Choir: Spring Concert.
Westdale United Church, 99 Oval St., Hamilton. 905-525-9140 x24246. Free.
of Music. Chamber Music. Simon Fryer, director.
Maureen Forrester Recital Hall, 75 University Ave.
West, Waterloo. 519-884-0710 x2150. Free.
— 7:00: Lindsay Concert Foundation. Trio
Mosaique. James Campbell, clarinet; Richard
Raymond, piano; Moshe Hammer, violin. Glenn
Crombie Theatre, Fleming College, 200 Albert
St. South, Lindsay. 705-878-5625. $25;
$10(youth).
Music. DUO CHORI II Music Choral Series. Choral repertoire spanning five centuries. University
Chamber Choir, University Women’s Chorus, Dr.
Harris Loewen, conductor. St. Thomas Anglican
Church, 99 Ontario St., St. Catharines. 905688-5550 x3257. $10; $8(sr/st).
— 7:30: Canadian Orpheus Male Choir.
30th Annual Concert. Guests: Hamilton All Star
Jazz Band, Russ Weil, music director. Wellington
Square United Church, 2121 Caroline Street,
Burlington. 905-523-7377. $18; $15(sr/st).
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stage of an 18th century opera house; in English);
scenes from other Mozart operas. Guests: Donna
Brown, Eleanor James, & others; Michael Newnham, conductor. Showplace Performance Centre,
290 George St. North, Peterborough. 705742-1992. $45,$40; $38(sr/st). For complete
— 8:00: The John Laing Singers. Gala Concert. Valerie Tryon, piano; Sonia Vizante, violin;
Marian Sjölander, soprano; David Gerry, flute;
Anita McAlister, trumpet; John Laing, artistic
director/organ. Melrose United Church, 86 Homewood Ave., Hamilton. 905-628-5238, 877628-5238. $22; $19(sr/st).
Beyond GTA: Sunday April 01
Faculty Artists Series: Nightingale’s Rhapsody
CD release. New works by Canadian composers:
Whitehead, Baker, Royer & Reubart. Jerome
Summers, clarinet; 13 Strings of Ottawa, Simon
Streatfeild, conductor. von Kuster Hall, Music
Building, UWO, London. 519-661-3767. Free.
— 2:00: Visual and Performing Arts Newmarket. Valerie Tryon, piano in Concert. Newmarket Theatre, 505 Pickering Cres., Newmarket. 905-953-5122. $24; $19(sr); $10(st).
— 2:30: Georgian Bay Symphony. Organ &
Strings. Handel: Organ Concerto #13 in F; Mozart:
Church Sonatas; Mascall: Concertino for Solo Cello
and Strings; Albinoni: Adagio. Ben Bolt-Martin, cello;
Eric Osborne, organ. Knox United Church, 890 4th
Ave. East, Owen Sound. 519-372-0212. $17;
$15(sr); $10(st); free(grade 8 & under).
Spring Strings. Mozart: Concerto for Flute and Harp
in C; Haydn: Symphony #99; Sharman: harp piece
written for Sharlene Wallace. Donelda Gartshore,
flute; Sharlene Wallace, harp; Glen Fast, music director. Sydenham Street United Church, 82 Sydenham St., Kingston. 613-530-2050. $30;
$25(sr); $20(st); $13(ch).
— 2:30: Orchestra London. The Trumpet
Greats. Centennial Hall, London. See Mar 31.
— 3:00: Central Presbyterian Church. Sundays
At Three. Pinkham: Miracles; trios by Telemann &
Leclair. David Gerry, Laurel Trainor, flutes; Clyde
Ervine, narrator; Paul Grimwood, organ. 165 Charlton
— 3:00: Conrad Grebel University College.
O Great Spirit. Chilcott: Circlesong (Canadian
premier); & other works. UW Choir, Gordon Burnett, director. Westminster United Church, The
Cedars, 543 Beechwood Dr., Waterloo. 519885-0220 x24226. $10; $8(st).
Arts. McMaster Choir: Spring Concert. Convocation Hall (UH-213), University Hall, McMaster
905-525-9140 x24246. Free.
— 3:00: Milton Choristers. The Silly Side of
Singing. Humorous choral music for all ages;
Lawrence: Concerto for Singing Chickens; Rossini:
Cat Duet; Toch: Geographical Fugue; P.D.Q. Bach:
The Seasonings. Guests: Bishop Reding Secondary School Choir, Karen Caruana, director; Norman Reintamm, accompanist; Sonja van de Hoef,
artistic director. Knox Presbyterian Church, 170
Main St. East, Milton. 905-878-1632. $20;
$15(sr/st); $10(ch).
— 3:00: Northumberland Orchestra &
Choir. Mozart’s Requiem. Piano concerto featuring the music of Mozart. Matthew Jaskiewicz,
conductor/music director. Port Hope United
Church, 34 South Street, Port Hope. 905-8851071, 800-434-5092. $22; $20(65+); $8(st);
free(under 12 with adult).
— 4:00: Oriana Singers. True Light. See Mar
31. St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, 67 Victoria Ave., Belleville. 613-392-7423. $15.
— 7:30: Perimeter Institute Event Horizons
Season. Sir Thomas Allen, baritone in Concert.
Mike Lazaridis Theatre of Ideas, 31 Caroline St.
North, Waterloo. 519-883-4480. $59;$29(st).
— 8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music Society. Abegg Trio. Haydn: Trios #26,
#27, #29; Beethoven: Trio, Op.1/3. KWCMS
Music Room, 57 Young St. West, Waterloo.
519-886-1673. $25; $20(sr); $15(st/ch).
ty College Chapel, University of Waterloo, 140
Westmount Rd. North, Waterloo. 519-8850220 x24226. Free.
— 8:00: Chamber Music Hamilton. Cecilia
String Quartet. Mozart: String Quartet in D,
K.499; Brahms: String Quartet #1 in c; Shostakovich: String Quartet #9. Sharon Lee, Sarah
Nematallah, violins; Caitlin Boyle, viola; Rebecca
Wenham, cello. Recital Hall, Hamilton Conservatory for the Arts, 126 James St. South, Hamilton. 905-528-5628. $27; $22(sr); $13(st).
Beyond GTA: Tuesday April 03
— 12:00 noon: Brock University Department of Music. Music @ Noon. Department of
Music voice students. Sean O’Sullivan Theatre,
Centre for the Arts, Brock University, 500 Glenridge Ave., St. Catharines. 905-688-5550
x3817. Free.
Faculty of Music. Music at Noon. Newly-commissioned quartets for oboe and strings by Canadian composers. James Mason, oboe. Maureen
Forrester Recital Hall, 75 University Ave. West,
Waterloo. 519-884-0710 x2150. Free.
Concert Series. Christine Klaver-Schmidt, piano;
Judith Bean, soprano. 16 William St. West, Waterloo. 519-745-8487. Free.
Early Music Series. Early Music Studio. von
Kuster Hall, Music Building, UWO, London.
519-661-3767. Free.
— 1:30: Queen’s University School of Music. Chamber Ensemble Concert. Rm. 120, Harrison-LeCaine Hall, 39 Bader Lane, Queen’s University, Kingston. 613-533-2066. Free.
— 2:00: Shaw Festival. Mack and Mabel.
Romantic musical about movie director Mack
Sennett & leading lady Mabel Normand; music &
lyrics by Jerry Herman, book by Michael Stewart. Benedict Campbell, Glynis Ranney, Gabrielle
Jones & others, players; David Neumann, choreBeyond GTA: Monday April 02
ographer; Paul Sportelli, musical director; Molly
— 7:30: Conrad Grebel University College. Smith, director. Festival Theatre, 10 Queen’s
Parade, Niagara-on-the-Lake. 800-511-7429.
Instrumental Chamber Ensembles. Elaine
Sweeney, music director. Conrad Grebel Universi- Call for ticket prices. For complete run see music
theatre listings.
Music. University Wind Ensemble. Symphonic
wind band works, original & transcribed. Zoltan
Kalman, conductor. Sean O’Sullivan Theatre,
Centre for the Arts, Brock University, 500 Glenridge Ave., St. Catharines. 905-688-5550
x3257. PWYC, donations to music scholarship
fund.
— 7:30: River Run Centre. The Songbird Café.
Local acoustic singer/songwriters. Canada Company Hall, 35 Woolwich St., Guelph. 519-7633000, 800-520-2408. $5.
of Music. WLU Baroque Ensemble. Michael
Purves-Smith, conductor. Maureen Forrester
Recital Hall, 75 University Ave. West, Waterloo. 519-884-0710 x2150. $10; $5(st).
Beyond GTA: Wednesday April 04
Choral Series. Soloists, choir and orchestra with
music from the 16th to 18th centuries, performed on period instruments. Thames Scholars;
Early Music Studio. von Kuster Hall, Music Building, UWO, London. 519-661-3767. Free.
— 2:00 & 8:00: Sanderson Centre for the
Performing Arts. D’vine in Concert. Gospel
Music. 88 Dalhousie St., Brantford. 519-7588090. $36.50.
— 7:30: Queen’s University School of Music. Queen’s Symphony Orchestra. Gordon Craig,
director. Grant Hall, 43 University Ave., Queen’s
University, Kingston. 613-533-2558. $6;
$3(sr/st).
— 7:30: Waterloo Entertainment Centre.
Russell Braun, baritone in Recital. Great Canadians Series. 24 King St. North, Waterloo. 519883-0300. $169,$99,$79.
— 8:00: Kingston Theatre Organ Society.
Evening Benefit. Church of the Redeemer, 89
Kirkpatrick St., Kingston. 613-542-7601. $12;
$5(st).
Beyond GTA: Thursday April 05
Fine Art and Music. Thursdays at Noon. Stu-
BACH
Mass in B Minor
Good Friday, April 6, 7:30 pm
Grand Philharmonic Choir Suzie LeBlanc – soprano
Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony
Howard Dyck, conductor
Susan Platts – mezzo soprano
Michael Schade – tenor
Peter McGillivray – baritone
Members of the
Grand Philharmonic Choir
Photo by Shin Sugino
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Beyond GTA: Saturday April 07
Peter McGillivray, baritone; Kitchener-Waterloo
dent Soloists’ Day II. MacKinnon 107, GoldSymphony; Howard Dyck, conductor. Centre In
schmidt Room, UofG, 50 Stone Rd. East,
The Square, 101 Queen St. North, Kitchener.
Guelph. 519-824-4120 x52991. Free, dona519-578-1570, 800-265-8977. $38-$44;
tions appreciated.
$10(st rush; ch to grade 8); $5 (eyeGO).
— 7:30: St. George United Church. Cantata.
Choral Series: Eastertide. Thompson: The Place
Stainer: The Crucifixion. Jonathan Dick, bass/
of the Blest, for treble choir, string quintet and
baritone; Mark Dubois, tenor/conductor. 9 Beverly
winds, and other works. Les Choristes; UWO
St. East, St. George. 519-448-1956. Offering.
Singers. von Kuster Hall, Music Building, UWO,
— 8:00: Georgetown Bach Chorale. Music
London. 519-661-3767. Free.
for Good Friday. Choruses from Bach cantatas &
Beyond GTA: Friday April 06
St. John Passion, instrumental works by Vivaldi,
Handel. Guest: Avery MacLean, recorder. George— 7:30: Georgian Bay Concert Choir.
town Bach Chorale and Chamber Orchestra; RonBach’s St. John Passion. Giles Tomkins, Albert
Greer, Delaine Smith, Susanne Hawkins, Brodie ald Greidanus, artistic director. Knox Presbyterian
Church, 116 Main St. South, Georgetown.
Miller, singers; a small professional orchestra;
Henriette Blom, conductor. St. Andrew’s Presby- 905-877-8321. $25.
— 8:00: Melos Chorale Ensemble/Chalmterian Church, 865 2nd Ave. West, Owen
ers Church. Good Friday at Chalmers, 2007.
Sound. 519-371-2935. $20.
Rutter: Requiem; Purcell: I was glad when they
— 7:30: Gerald Fagan Singers/Fanshawe
Chorus London. Bach Mass in B Minor. Les- said unto me (anthem); Vaughan Williams: Nothing is here for Tears; commissioned work for
lie Fagan, soprano; Anita Krause, alto; Stuart
Howe, tenor; Alexander Dobson, bass; Concert string quartet, flute, oboe, organ, choir.
Guests: Chalmers Church choir, Melos String
Players Orchestra; Gerald Fagan, conductor.
Centennial Hall, 550 Wellington St., London. Quartet, flute, oboe, timpani, harp, and organ;
David Cameron, music director. Chalmers
519-433-9650, 866-244-0762. $25; $15(st).
United Church, 212 Barrie St., Kingston.
— 7:30: Grand Philharmonic Choir. Bach
Mass in B Minor. Suzie LeBlanc, soprano; Daniel 613-549-7125. $20; $17(sr); $10(ch);
$18(adv); $15(adv sr); $8(adv ch).
Taylor, counter tenor; Michael Schade, tenor;
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— 7:30: Liberation Choir. Easter Concert.
Choral & orchestral favourites. Jennifer McMahon, soprano; Guelph Symphony Orchestra, Simon Irving, conductor; Combined Children’s Choir,
Elizabeth Webster, conductor; Willem Van Suijdam, director. Great Hall, Hamilton Place, 1
Opera, Music Theatre, Dance
Please note: performances are listed by show title.
Shows starting with “The” are listed under T.
— 3. Peggy Baker Dance Projects. Betty
Oliphant Theatre. *CANCELLED DUE TO INJURY*
— A Contemporary Opera WorkshopMenotti: The Old Maid and the Thief; Frid:
The Diary of Anne Frank. TrypTych. Marion Samuel Stevens, Charlotte Burrage, Gillian
Grossman, & others, performers; Edward
Franko, stage director; Erika Crino, Brett Kingsbury, music directors. Mar 3, 5-7: 8:00. West
Hall Theatre, Trinity Presbyterian Church, 2737
Bayview Ave. 416-763-5066 x1. $20.
— A Footstep of Air & Opus 19/The Dreamer & Voluntaries. National Ballet of Canada. Music by Beethoven, Prokofiev & Poulenc.
National Ballet Orchestra. James Ehnes, violin;
Eliot Feld, Jerome Robbins, Glen Tetley, choreography. Mar 21-24: 7:30; Mar 24-25: 2:00. 45
minutes prior: Ballet Talk. Four Seasons Centre
for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. West
416-345-9595. $40-$190.
— A Little Like Magic. Famous PEOPLE
Players. Black light theatre, Rock n’ Roll classics from Elvis & Tina Turner, & hits from the
50’s-70’s. Mar 17: 2:00 & 7:30. Newmarket
Theatre, 505 Pickering Crescent, Newmarket.
905-953-5122. $28; $27(under 12).
— Alice: A Musical Inspired by Alice in
Wonderland. Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts/L’Arsenal a Musique. Introduces audience to the joy of concert music, for ages
7+. Apr 1: 1:00. Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts, 130 Navy St., Oakville. 905-815-2021,
888-489-7784. $19.99.
— Anne of Green Gables. Brampton Music
Theatre. Mar 6-9: 7:30; Mar 10: 2:00 & 7:30.
The Rose Theatre, 1 Theatre Lane, Brampton.
905-874-2800. $25; $22(sr/st); $18(ch).
— Annie. Hummingbird Centre for the Performing Arts. Book by Thomas Meehan, music
by Charles Strouse, lyrics by Martin Charnin.
Conrad John Schuck, Marissa O’Donnell, performers; Martin Charnin, director. Mar 7, 9:
8:00, Mar 8, 10: 2:00 & 8:00. 1 Front St. East.
416-872-2262. $30-$90.
— At the Hop. Algonquin Theatre/Smile
Theatre. Will true love prevail “At the Hop”?,
by Sandra Margolese. Mar 17: 2:30. 37 Main St.
East, Huntsville. 705-789-4975. $10.
— Barrage Live In Concert. Markham Theatre for Performing Arts. Theatrical production centered on the ageless violin, incorporating a
variety of traditions & styles, with a cast of seven violinists, two percussionists, a guitar & bass
player. Mar 21: 8:00. 171 Town Centre Blvd.,
Markham. 905-305-7469. $59.
— Barrage: A Violin Sings, a Fiddle Dances. Gryphon Theatre. Fusion of music, dance,
theatre & song centred around the violin, influenced by calypso, swing, folk, jazz, klezmer, classical & pop. Mar 22: 8:00. Administrative Centre, Bldg. C, Georgian College, 1 Georgian Drive,
Barrie. 705-728-4613. $38; $5(eyeGO).
— Barrage Live In Concert. The Rose
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Summers Lane, Hamilton. 519-763-3000,
800-520-2408. $25-$40.
— 8:00: Orchestra London. Joseph Lanza &
Friends. Purcell: Abdelazar (excerpts); Bach: Suite
#3; Vivaldi: Trio Sonata (La Folia). Joseph Lanza,
leader/violin; Miho Hashizume, violin; Catharina
Meints, cello. St. Paul’s Cathedral, 472 Richmond
St. London. 519-679-8778. $39; $35(sr/st).
Theatre. Mar 24: 8:00. 1 Theatre Lane, Brampton. 905-874-2800. $45-$65.
— BeanStock. Centre In The Square. Musical retelling of the classic fairy tale for ages 4-8.
Judy & David. Mar 28: 4:00 & 7:00. 101 Queen
St. North. Kitchener. 519-578-1570, 800-265
8977. $20.
— Bizet’s Carmen. Opera by Request. Concert version, complete except for choruses, piano
accompaniment. Loralie Kirkpatrick, James Janz,
Bryan Estabrooks, Maria Knight, performers;
William Shookhoff, music director. Mar 3: 8:00.
Eglinton St. George’s United Church, 35 Lytton
Blvd. 416-455-2365. $20; $15(sr/st).
— Blood Brothers. Theatre Aquarius. By
Willy Russell; musical examines the bonds of
human nature in 60’s Liverpool. Cyrus Lane, David
Leyshon, Cara Hunter, Stephen Patterson, performers; Jane Johanson, choreographer; Michael
Shamata, director. Mar 1-10: shows at 2:00 &
8:00, call for dates & times. Dofasco Centre for
the Arts, 190 King William St., Hamilton. 905522-7529, 800-465-7529. $27-$49.
— DEEKALI: Roots Re-lived II. Harbourfront Centre NextSteps/COBA (Collective of Black Artists). Audience favourites of
African & Caribbean dance (Portrait - set to Nina
Simone, Saraca - Yoruba celebration & thanksgiving ritual, Primal Fête), addressing social themes
rooted in African history. Bakari E. Lindsay, Charmaine Headley, artistic co-founders. Mar 2-3:
8:00; Mar 4: 3:00. Premiere Dance Theatre,
Queen’s Quay Terminal, 207 Queens Quay West.
416-973-4000. $30,$25; $25-$20(sr/st).
— Delia’s Hereafter Society. Queen’s University School of Music. Musical theatre
production written & composed by Jennifer Bennett. Queen’s Polyhymnia, Aurora Dokken, director. Mar 21: 7:30. Grant Hall, 43 University
Ave., Queen’s University, Kingston. 613-5332558. $6; $3(sr/st).
— Die Tote Stadt. Opera In Concert. The
Dead City, by Erich Korngold, opera in three scenes,
libretto by Paul Schott (aka Julius and Erich Korngold),
after Georges Rodenbuch’s novel Bruges-la-Morte,
performed in German. Joni Henson, Peter Barrett,
singers; Robin Wheeler, music director/pianist. Apr 1:
2:30, 1:45: Pre-concert talk by Iain Scott. Jane
Mallett Theatre, St. Lawrence Centre for the
Arts, 27 Front St. East. 416-366-7723, 800708-6754. $38,$28.
— Disney’s Beauty and the Beast. Curtain
Call Players. Book by Alan Menken, lyrics by
Howard Ashman & Tim Rice, book by Linda Wolverton. Jon Alexander, choreographer; Keith
O’Connell, director; MJ Johnson, music director.
Mar 29-31, Apr 5-7: 8:00; Mar 31, Apr 1, 7:
2:00. Fairview Library Theatre, 35 Fairview Mall
Dr. 416-703-6181. $21.
— Divas in Concert. Arts in Concert. The
likes of Aretha Franklin, Patsy Cline, Diana Ross,
Bette Midler, Madonna, Barbra Streisand &
Whitney Houston on one stage, conceived & directed by Ralf Hakenberg & Jim Broadley, arM ARCH 1 - A PRIL 7 2007
ranged & conducted by Dr. Russ Weil, choreographed by Angela Broadley. Mar 2: 8:00. 7:00:
Visual artist reception, Heidi Brannan, host. Redeemer University College Auditorium, 777 Garner Rd. East, Ancaster. 905-648-2139 x4211,
877-700-3130. $29; $26(adv, mention Theatre
Ancaster); $19(13 to 19); $10(12 & under).
— DW163 - Double Bill. Harbourfront Centre/DanceWorks. A Constellation of Bones, by
Aboriginal artists Santee Smith, choreographer
Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm, writer & composer
Dean Hapeta, explores love, unity, alienation &
reconciliation through dance, spoken word and
music, Kaha:wi Dance Theatre; Elastic Perspective, by Victor Quijada, contemporary & break
dancers investigate human relationships, Rubberbandance Group. Mar 8-10: 8:00. Enwave Theatre, 231 Queens Quay West. 416-973-4000.
$27; $17(sr/st/arts professional).
— e-DENTITY. Mirvish Productions/Theatre Gargantua. Multi-media, multi-disciplinary
production integrating text, movement, original
music, interactive projections & live online chat,
looking at the ways human interaction has
changed since we’ve merged onto the information
highway. Mar 20-May 20: Shows at 2:00 &
8:00, call for dates & times. Royal Alexandra
Theatre, 260 King St. West. 416-872-1212,
800-461-3333. $20-$65.
— Elegies: A Song Cycle. Acting Up Stage
Theatre Company. Music & lyrics by William
Finn; dealing with loss in a post 9/11 world; Toronto premiere. Thom Allison, Barbara Barsky,
Steven Gallagher, Eliza-Jane Scott, Michael
Strathmore, performers; Mitchell Marcus, artistic producer; Wayne Gwillim, musical director;
Lezlie Wade, director. Mar 1-2: 8:00; Mar 3:
2:00 & 8:00. Berkeley Street Upstairs Theatre,
26 Berkeley St. $25-$35; $21(st/arts worker).
416-368-3110.
— GGS Opera Ensemble: Respighi’s La
bella dormente nel bosco (Sleeping Beauty in the Woods). RCM. Members of the Royal
Conservatory Orchestra. Mar 16, 22: 8:00; Mar
18, 20: 2:00. RCM Concert Hall, 90 Croatia St.
416-408-2824 x321. $15; $10(sr/st).
— Great Italian Opera Excerpts. Toronto
Opera Repertoire. Mar 21-22: 7:30. Bickford
Centre Theatre, 777 Bloor St. W. 416-6989572. Free.
— Jerry’s Girls. Showplace Performance
Centre. Jerry Herman: music for women, from
Mame, Hello Dolly!, Milk and Honey, La Cage Aux
Folles & others. Len Lifchus, director; William Crane,
musical director; Tim Rowat, producer. Mar 1-3:
8:00. Showplace Performance Centre, 290
George St. North, Peterborough. 705-4447089, 866-444-7089. $25. Fundraiser for
Showplace Performance Centre.
— Jerry’s Girls. Civic Light Opera Company. Musical revue celebrating the Broadway Musicals of Jerry Herman. Stephanie
Douglas, Ashley Gibson, Sandi Horwitz, Julie
Lennick, Joanna Megraw, & others, performers; Larry Westlake, choreographer; Joe Cascone, artistic director. Mar 1-3: shows at
2:00 & 8:00, call for details. Fairview Library
Theatre, 35 Fairview Mall Dr. 416-7551717. $20(Fri/Sat); $17.50(Thu).
— Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor
Dreamcoat. The Rose Theatre/Troika Entertainment. Mar 11. *SOLD OUT*
— La Traviata. Toronto Opera Repertoire. By Giuseppe Verdi; in Italian with English projected titles. Giuseppe Macina, artistic
director. Mar 2: 7:30; Mar 4: 2:00. Bickford
Centre Theatre, 777 Bloor St. W. 416-6989572. $22; $15(sr); $12(st).
— Little Bear and the Enchanted Wood.
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leges. Wilfrid Laurier University Faculty
Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts.
of Music. By Puccini (in Italian), and Ravel (in
Musical by Maurice Sendak, singing, dancing,
English). Faculty of Music orchestra; Leslie
audience participation, for ages 3-6. Mar 10:
1:00 & 3:30. 130 Navy St., Oakville. 905-815- De’Ath, music director; Michael Waller, stage
director. Mar 30-31: 8:00; Apr 1: 3:00. Theatre
2021, 888-489-7784. $26.99.
Auditorium, 75 University Ave. West, Water— Little Bear and the Enchanted Wood.
Living Arts Centre. Musical by Maurice Send- loo. 519-884-0710 x2150. $10; $5(st).
— Tarantella. ArtWorld Studio Producak; audience participation, for ages 3 to 8. Mar
tions. Written & directed by Marisa Buffone;
14: 1:00 & 4:30. Hammerson Hall, Living Arts
Centre, 4141 Living Arts Dr., Mississauga. 905- cultural-anthropological drama with music, dance,
song, video & food, based on cultural and artistic
306-6000, 888-805-8888. $22,$19,$17;
aspects of Southern Italian life; world premiere.
$19,$16,$14(12 & under); $5(eyeGO).
Dominic Mancuso, singer/guitar; Claudio Vena,
composer/violin/accordion; Silvio Simone, guitar/
Markham Theatre for Performing Arts.
mandolin; Armando Borg, percussion. 90 minutes
Musical by Maurice Sendak; audience participation, for ages 3 to 6. Mar 16: 11:00am & 2:30. pre-show: Buffet. March 1-3, 9-10: 8:00; Mar 4,
11: 2:00 & 8:00. George Ignatieff Theatre, Uni171 Town Centre Blvd., Markham. 905-305versity of Toronto, 15 Devonshire Place. 4167469. $23; $20(ch).
978-8849. $50, incl buffet.
Gryphon Theatre. Musical by Maurice Sendak; — The Four Horsemen Project. Volcano/
Factory Theatre/Crooked Figure Dances/
audience participation, for ages 3 to 7. Mar 24:
Global Mechanic. Multi-disciplinary collision of
1:00 & 3:30. Administrative Centre, Bldg. C,
theatre, dance, sound & animation; conceived/coGeorgian College, 1 Georgian Drive, Barrie.
directed by Kate Alton, Ross Manson, based on
705-728-4613. $18.
— Mack and Mabel. Shaw Festival. Roman- the poetry of 70’s sound poets The Four Horsetic musical about movie director Mack Sennett & men: Rafael Barreto-Rivera, Paul Dutton, Steve
McCaffrey, bpNichol; world premiere. Jennifer
leading lady Mabel Normand; music & lyrics by
Dahl, Graham McKelvie, Naoko Murakoshi, AndJerry Herman, book by Michael Stewart. Benedict Campbell, Glynis Ranney, Gabrielle Jones & rea Nann, performers; Bruce Alcock, lead animator; John Millard, music director. Mar 1-3: 8:00;
others, players; David Neumann, choreographer;
Mar 4: 2:00. Factory Theatre Mainspace, 125
Paul Sportelli, musical director; Molly Smith,
Bathurst St. 416-504-9971.
director. Apr 3-Oct 28: call for days & times.
— The Full Monty. Northumberland PlayFestival Theatre, 10 Queen’s Parade, Niagaraers. Book by Terrance McNally, music & lyrics
on-the-Lake. 800-511-7429. Call for ticket
by David Yasbek; unemployed steel workers
prices.
come up with a bold way to make some quick
— Menopause Out Loud! Capitol Event
Theatre. Book & lyrics by Jeanie Linders. Jayne cash (sexual content and language). Alina AdjemiLewis, Nicole Robert, Cynthia Jones, Rose Ryan an, choreographer; Valerie Russell, artistic director. Mar 1-2: 8:00; Mar 3: 2:00 & 8:00. Capitol
& Jenny Hall, performers. Indefinite run: Tue,
Thu, Fri: 8:00; Wed, Sat: 2:00 & 8:00; Sun: 2:00 Arts Centre, 20 Queen St., Port Hope. 905885-1071, 800-434-5092. $23.
& 5:30. Capitol Event Theatre, 2492 Yonge St.
— The Impresario Opera Gala. Peterbor416-872-1111. $49.95.
ough Symphony Orchestra/Lyric Stage.
— Mozart’s The Magic Flute. Quinte Arts
Mozart: The Impresario (irreverent romp through the
Council. Opéra de Québec, Camp Musical des
Laurentides. Mar 28: 7:30. Empire Theatre, 321 backstage of an 18th century opera house; concert
Front St., Belleville. 613-969-0099. $30; $20(sr/ production in English); famous scenes from other
Mozart operas. Guests: Donna Brown, Eleanor
st); $50(reception & show).
— Olde Tyme Music Hall. Drury Lane The- James, & others; Michael Newnham, conductor.
Mar 31-Apr 1: 8:00. Showplace Performance
atrical Productions. Dancing, singing, jokes;
Centre, 290 George St. North, Peterborough.
audience participation encouraged. Sue Irmisch705-742-1992. $45,$40; $38(sr/st).
Brown, director/choreographer; Donna Dunn— The Last Five Years. Steamtrain TheaAlbert, music director. Mar 1-3, 8-9: 8:00; Mar
tre. By Jason Robert Brown; musical about two
4: 2:00; Mar 10: 2:00 & 8:00. The Loft, Drury
New Yorkers falling in and out of love. March 14Lane Theatre, 2269 New Street, Burlington.
905-637-3979. $24; opening & mat: $22(60+); 17, 21-24: 8:00. The Village Playhouse, 5 Hastings St. South, Bancroft. 613-332-4315. $12.
$22(st 18 & under); $16(12 & under).
— The Phantom of the Opera. Mirvish Pro— Opera Series: The Rape of Lucretia.
University of Toronto Faculty of Music. By ductions. Lyrics by Charles Hart, Richard StilgBenjamin Britten. Stephen Ralls, conductor; Jenni- oe, book by Richard Stilgoe & Andrew Lloyd Webber, from the novel by Gaston Leroux. Jennifer
fer Tarver, director. Mar 15-17: 7:30, Mar 18:
2:30. MacMillan Theatre, Edward Johnson Build- Hope Wills, John Cudia, performers; Gillian
Lynne, musical staging/choreography; Harold
ing, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-978-3744. $26;
Prince, director. Mar 1-Jun 3: call for dates &
$16(sr/st).
— Rigoletto. Toronto Opera Repertoire. By times. The Princess of Wales Theatre, 300 King St.
W. 416-872-1212, 800-461-3333. $30-$160.
Giuseppe Verdi; in Italian with English projected
titles. Giuseppe Macina, artistic director. Mar 3: — The Place Between. Native Earth Per7:30. Bickford Centre Theatre, 777 Bloor St. W. forming Arts. Employs dance, text, songs &
legend to paint a landscape where birth, death &
416-698-9572. $22; $15(sr); $12(st).
— Stardust Follies. Markham Theatre for regeneration are challenged by the weakness of
the body. Julie Tamiko Manning, Aura Carcueva,
Performing Arts. Song, dance and comedy
musical. Mar 31: 2:30 & 8:00. 171 Town Cen- Maria Christina James, Falen Johnson, performers; Michelle Olson, choreographer; Lisa C. Raventre Blvd., Markham. 905-305-7469. $46.
— Stomp. Live Nation. Performers use every- sbergen; director. Apr 5-15: Wed-Sat: 8:00; Sun:
2:00. Winchester Street Theatre, 80 Winchester
day items to make rhythms and sounds; music,
St. 416-531-1402. $25(Fri-Sat); $20(Tue-Thu);
dance, theatre, performance art. Mar 13-16:
PWYC(Sun).
8:00; Mar 17: 5:00 & 9:00; Mar 18: 3:00 &
7:00. Elgin Theatre, 189 Yonge Street. 416-872- — The Rocky Horror Show. CanStage. A
strange party … cult figures, pop culture, sing-a5554. $21-$68.50.
— Suor Angelica, and L’enfant et les sorti- long tunes. Book, music & lyrics by Richard
O’Brien; Ted Dykstra, director. Mar 26-Apr 21,
call for details. Bluma Appel Theatre, St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts, 27 Front St. East. 416368-3110. Call for ticket prices.
— The Shadow. Tapestry New Opera
Works. By Alex Poch-Goldin & Omar Daniel;
workshop presentation. Mar 23-25: 8:00. The
Ernest Balmer Studio, 55 Mill Street, Building
58, Distillery Historic District. 416-537-6066
x221. $25; $20(adv); $5.
— The Spinster’s Almanac. Susie Burpee/
DanceWorks CoWorks. Theatrical dance
work, set to an original song cycle by Christine
Fellows; idiosyncratic & tragi-comic riff on spinsterhood (world premiere). Susie Burpee, choreographer/dancer. Mar 14-16: 8:00; Mar 17: 2:30
& 8:00. Young Centre for the Performing Arts,
Distillery Building 49, 55 Mill Street, Historic
District. 416-866-8666. $22; $18(sr/st/artists/
CADA).
— The Taming of the Shrew. National Ballet of Canada. By Stolze after Scarlatti. National Ballet Orchestra. John Cranko, choreography.
Mar 10, 13-17: 7:30; Mar 11, 15, 17, 18: 2:00.
45 minutes prior: Ballet Talk. Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. West
416-345-9595. $40-$190.
— The Threepenny Opera. Soulpepper
Theatre Company. Seminal 20th century musical comedy, by Bertolt Brecht, music by Kurt
Weill, German translation by Elisabeth Hauptmann, English translation by Robert MacDonald.
Members of the Soulpepper Academy, Albert
Schultz, Patricia O’Callaghan, performers; Tim
Albery, director. Mar 5-10: 8:00. Young Centre
for the Performing Arts, Building 49, 55 Mill St.
416-866-8666. $41-$59; $32-$40(preview/
mat); $28(st with ID).
— The Uncanny Appearance of Sherlock
Holmes. Humber College/North American
Cultural Laboratory. Musical theatre based
on a short story by Brad Krumholz; physical
performances, acrobatics, live Rock & Roll music.
Tannis Kowalchuk, Brett Keyser, Ophra Wolf,
Sarah Dey Hirshan, Glenn Hall, performers; Brad
Krumholz, director. Mar 9-10: 8:00. Humber
College, 3199 Lakeshore Blvd. West. 416-6756622. $15.
— The Wizard of Oz. Meadowvale Music
Theatre. Music & lyrics by Harold Arlen & E.Y.
Harburg, adapted by John Kane from the book by
Frank L. Baum. Elizabeth Bell, choreographer;
Erica Feggans, music director; Rob Woodcock,
director. Mar 1-2: 8:00; Mar 3: 2:00 & 8:00.
Meadowvale Theatre, 6315 Montevideo Rd,
Mississauga. $21; $19(sr/st). 905-615-4720
x2588.
— Thirteen Hands. Hart House Theatre. By
Carol Shields, directed by Ron Cameron-Lewis,
original music by Christopher Dawes, produced by
Theatre Erindale (Guest Production). Mar 8-10:
8:00; Mar 10: 2:00. Hart House Theatre, 7 Hart
House Circle. 416-978-8849. $20; $12(sr/st).
— Wish Upon a Star. Theatre Aquarius/
Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra. By
Michael Reason & Max Reimer; music from
Aladdin, Cinderella, Snow White & other films &
plays. Mar 29-30: 8:00; Mar 31: 2:00 & 8:00.
Dofasco Centre for the Arts, 190 King William
St., Hamilton. 905-522-7529, 800-465-7529.
$27-$49; $21-$43(sr/st); $20(12 & under).
— World Premiere Work. Harbourfront
Centre NextSteps/Toronto Dance Theatre.
A new modern dance work by Christopher House.
Mar 27-31: 8:00. Premiere Dance Theatre,
Queen’s Quay Terminal, 207 Queens Quay West.
416-973-4000. $22-$38; $20-$33(sr/st).
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Live music 7 days a week.
Lula Lounge
1585 Dundas W. 416-588-0307
www.lula.ca
Mar 1 Baltic Avenue. Mar 2 Café Cubano. Mar
3 Cache. Mar 4 Purim Cabaret and Jewish Mardi Gras Masquerade. Mar 6 The Brownman
Quintet. Mar 8 Sarah Jerrom. Mar 9 Lady Son Y
Articulo Veinte. Mar 15 Elizabeth Shepherd Trio
& Gruvoria. Mar 17 Ricky Franco. Mar 23 Alex
Cuba. Mar 24 Cache. Mar 27 George Evans.
Mar 29 Alex Solomon and Tikisa. Mar 31 Café
Cubano.
Liberty Bistro and Bar
25 Liberty St. @ Atlantic 416-533-8828
Manhattan’s Music Club
951 Gordon St. Guelph ON
(519) 767-2440 www.manhattans.ca
Mar 2 Latin Fusion Trio. Mar 3 George Grossman Trio. Mar 9 Adam Smale Duo. Mar 10
Andrew Boniwell Duo. Mar 16 Buddy Aquilina
Ken Taft. Mar 17 Sean Bray. Mar 23 Beverly
Taft Trio. Mar 24 Margaret Stowe Trio.
Mezzetta
681 St. Clair Ave. W. 416-658-5687
“Wednesday Concerts in a Café” Sets at 9 and
10:15. Reservations recommended for first set.
Mar 7 Jonno Lightstone, Jordan Chapman, Tony
Quarrington. Mar 14 David Buchbinder, Brian
Katz. Mar 21 Brian Katz, Martin van de Ven.
Mar 28 Tony Quarrington, Bernie Senensky.
Every Thu Kevin LaLiberte, flamenco (7-8pm).
Mezzrows
1546 Queen St. W. 416-658-5687
Parkdale neighborhood pub featuring jazz and
blues on Saturday afternoons, Sunday evenings,
and a live jam every other Wednesday.
Mod Club Theatre
722 College St. www.themodclub.com
N’Awlins Jazz Bar and Dining
299 King St. W. 416-595-1958
Every Tue Stacie McGregor. Every Wed Jim
Heineman Trio. Every Thu Blues Night with
Special Guest Vocalists. Every Fri/Sat All Star
Bourbon Street Band. Every Sun Robi Botos.
Odd Socks at Dovercourt House
805 Dovercourt Rd. 416-537-3337
Swing Dances, Lessons and Concerts.
The Old Mill
21 Old Mill Road, 416-236-2641
www.oldmilltoronto.com
Mar 9 Salsa Night featuring Evaristo. Mar 12
Jazz FM Concert Series: A Trio of Trios. Mar 30
Toronto All-Star Big Band.
Opal Jazz Lounge
472 Queen St. West. 416-646-6725
Mar 1-3 Roberto Occhipinti-Hilario Duran Trio.
Mar 8-10 Luis Mario Ochoa. Mar 15-17 Valeria
Matzner. Mar 22-24 David Virelles Trio. Mar
29-31 Amanda Martinez.
Orbit Room
508A College St. 416-535-0613
Pantages Martini Bar and Lounge
200 Victoria St. www.pantageshotel.com
Every Fri Aaron Peixoto and John Simoes Duo.
Eglinton St. George’s United Church
Jazz services for lent
All services Sundays at 10:30 a.m.
February 25: The Brian Barlow Quartet
March 4: The Don Thompson Quartet
March 11: Jane Bunnett
March 18: Guido Basso
March 25: Joe Sealy, Paul Novotny, and
friends
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Pilot Tavern
22 Cumberland 416-923-5716
www.thepilot.ca
Every Sun Jazz Laila Biali Trio (twice a month)
and others. Mar 3 Scott Alexander Quartet.
Mar 10 Kollage. Mar 17 David Virelles Quartet.
Mar 24 Dave Young Quartet. Mar 31 Bob
Brough Quartet.
Quotes
220 King St. W.
The Reservoir Lounge
52 Wellington 416-955-0887
www.reservoirlounge.com
Every Mon Sophia Perlman and the Vipers.
Every Tue Tyler Yarema and his Rhythm. Every Wed Bradley and the Bouncers. Every Thu
Janice Hagen. Every Fri Chet Valiant Combo.
Every Sat Tory Cassis.
The Renaissance Café
1938 Danforth Avenue
The Rex Jazz and Blues Bar
194 Queen St. W. 416-598-2475
www.therex.ca
Mar 1 Joe LaBarbera w/ Kirk McDonald, Chris
Tarry’s Project 33. Mar 2 Hogtown Syncopators, Sultans of String, Chris Tarry’s Project 33.
Mar 3 Ed Vokurka Swing Ensemble, Paul Read
Orchestra, Toronto Jazz Orchestra, Trish Colter
Sextet. Mar 4 Excelsior Dixieland Jazz, Dr. Nick
& The Rollercoasters, Kira Callahan, Kirby Baretto. Mar 5 Norman Villeneuve Trio, UofT Student
Jazz Ensembles. Mar 6 The Botos Brothers,
Classic Rex Jazz Jam. Mar 7 Worst Pop Band
Ever, David French Quartet. Mar 8 Kevin Quain,
John Geggie Quartet w/ Donny McCaslin. Mar 9
Hogtown Syncopators, John Geggie w/ Donny
McCaslin, Sultans of String . Mar 10 Ed Vokurka
Swing Ensemble, Blue Room, Justin Bacchus,
Roberto Occhipinti. Mar 11 Excelsior Dixieland
Jazz, George Grossman, Kira Callahan, Youanoo.
Mar 12 Norman Villeneuve Trio, Humber College
and UofT Jazz Ensembles. Mar 13 The Botos
Brothers, Classic Rex Jazz Jam. Mar 14 Worst
Pop Band Ever, Kevin Taft Quintet. Mar 15
Kevin Quain, Aubrey Dale’s “My ID”. Mar 16
Hogtown Syncopators, Sultans of String, Aubrey
Dale’s “My ID”. Mar 17 Ed Vokurka Swing Ensemble, Laura Hubert Band, Benny Goodman
Tribute. Mar 18 Club Django, Kira Callahan, Ross
MacIntyre Trio. Mar 19 Norman Villeneuve Trio,
Humber College & UofT Student Jazz Ensembles. Mar 20 The Botos Brothers, Classic Rex
35 Lytton Blvd. Toronto
416.481.1141
... Jazz in Clubs
Jazz Jam. Mar 21 Worst Pop Band Ever, Kevin
Dean’s Big Organ Band. Mar 22 Kevin Quain,
Kevin Dean’s Big Organ Band. Mar 23 Hogtown
Syncopators, Sultans of Swing, Heather Bambrick. Mar 24 Ed Vokurka Swing Ensemble,
David Rotundo Blues, Emilie-Claire Barlow. Mar
25 Excelsior Dixieland Jazz Band, Freeway Dixieland, Kira Callahan, Random Access . Mar 26
Norman Villeneuve, John MacLeod’s Rex Hotel
Orchestra. Mar 27 The Botos Brothers, Classic
Rex Jazz Jam. Mar 28 Worst Pop Band Ever,
Joel Miller’s Mandala. Mar 29 Joel Miller’s
Mandala, Dan Weiss Trio. Mar 30 Hogtown
Syncopators, Sultans of String, Dan Weiss Trio.
Mar 31 Ed Vokurka Swing Ensemble, Swing
Shift Big Band, Toronto Jazz Orchestra, Michael
McClennan Octet.
Safari Bar and Grill
1749 Avenue Rd. 416-787-6584
Every Tues Marie-Jo Rudolf Trio.
Sopra
265 Davenport Rd. www.sopra.ca
Jazz and blues pianist Washington Savage.
Spezzo Ristorante
140 York Blvd. Richmond Hill,
905-886-9703
Live jazz every Thursday.
Ten Feet Tall
1381 Danforth Ave. 416-778-7333
Every Wed Girls Night Out Singers Jam.
Mar 10 Daredevils of Soul, featuring Ricky Day.
The Trane Studio
964 Bathurst St. 416-913-8197
Mar 1 Camarillo. Mar 2 The Bernardo Padron
Group. Mar 8 Canadian Music Week Showcase
featuring Souljazz Orchestra, Kobo Town, Gruvoria, Caroline Glass & Melissa Laveaux. Mar 2223 Bryan Vargas, ¡Ya Està! Canada!.
Victory Café
581 Markham St. 416-516-5787
Every Wed. The Hot Jazz String Quartet.
Wolfgang Puck Grand Café
6300 Fallsview Boulevard Niagara Falls
1-905-354-5000
Zazou
315 King St. W.
Live jazz every Fri and Sat.
ANNOUNCEMENTS, LECTURES, MASTER CLASSES...ETCETERA
ANNOUNCEMENTS
*March 4 3pm-6pm: Canadian Children’s
Opera Chorus. Open House. Showcasing vocal
master classes, costume & prop related crafts
for children, drama workshops, 20-minute choral
mini concerts. Ann Cooper Gay, Diane Jamieson
& Bronwen Low, conductors. Joey & Toby
Tanenbaum Opera Centre, 227 Front St. East.
416-366-0467. Free.
*March 6 7pm-9pm: The PoetBureau. Poetry/Process/Performance. Featuring poets who
work in collaboration with artists of different
disciplines, incorporating mixed media, music,
dance & theatre elements. Performers: Tomboyfriend, Fortner Anderson, Heather Hermant. Underground at the Drake Hotel, 1150 Queen St.
West. 416-410-8300. $7.
*March 18 11am: Free Times Café. Bella
Did Ya Eat? Sunday brunch featuring Klezmer
music. David Buchbinder & guest Joe Macerollo,
accordion. 320 College St. 416-967-1078.
$18.95(includes brunch).
*March 21 7-8:30pm: Colborne Lodge.
Spring Equinox Evening Tour. Celebrate the arrival
of spring with music, stories & food. Music by
the Taffanel Wind Ensemble; light period refreshments taken from 19th century cookbooks;
evening candle-lit tour. South end of High Park on
Colborne Lodge Drive. 416-392-6916. $15 (preregistration & pre-payment required).
*March 23: Music Teachers National Association. Performance Competition. 1. 8:30am:
Junior Piano; 2. 8:30am: Chamber Music; 3.
8:45am: Junior String; 4. 9:00am: Junior Woodwind; 5. 9:15am: Junior Brass. #1 at Dominion
Queen St. West; #s 2-5 at 89 Chestnut Residence, 89 Chestnut St. 513-421-1420. Free.
*March 24 7:00: Portuguese Heritage
Band Project. Gala Concert & CD Launch. Featuring young talented Portuguese Canadians from
across Ontario, in musical collaboration. 7:00:
Dinner; 9pm: Concert. Wesley Ferreira, conductor. Portuguese Club of London, 134 Falcon St
London ON. 416-887-0062. $35, $15(concert
only – balcony seating).
Senior Woodwind; 2. 8:30am: Senior String; 3.
8:45am: Senior Piano; 4. 9:00am: Senior Brass;
5. 9:15am: Senior Voice. #s1,2,4,5. at 89 Chest-
nut Residence, 89 Chestnut St. #3 at Dominion
Queen St. West. 513-421-1420. Free.
Piano; 2. 8:15am: String; 3. 8:30am: Woodwind;
4. 8:45am: Brass; 5. 9:00am: Voice. #1 at Dominion Ballroom, Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel,
123 Queen St. West. #s2-5 at 89 Chestnut Residence, 89 Chestnut St. 513-421-1420. Free.
*March 25 1:30-3:00: Fort York National
Historic Site. Drumming for King & Country
and a Cure for the Common Cold. Performance of
fife and drums, featuring the drum of James
Guidney, English drum major in the Napoleonic
wars; period refreshments; Lorne Brown’s tale of
James and his drum. 100 Garrison Rd. 416-3926907. $12, $10(sr/youth), $8(child). Pre-registration required.
*March 25 4:00-5:30: Spadina Museum:
Historic House & Gardens. Estelle Tells All.
Story of Estelle Kerr (ambulance driver in France
during WWI, professional artist, Women’s Editor
for The Canadian Courier) with period refreshments & a Noel Coward style musical revue.
Featuring storyteller Helen Carmichael Porter.
285 Spadina Road. 416-392-6910. $15, $11(sr/
youth), $10(child). Pre-registration required.
*March 26 8:00: 29th Annual Toronto Festival of Storytelling. Alec Gelcer Memorial
Concert. Guest: film maker Simcha Jacobovici;
featured musicians: Brian Katz & Allan Merovitz.
MNjcc, 750 Spadina Ave. 416-924-6211 x 277,
www.storytellingtoronto.org
*March 31 6:30: Portuguese Heritage
Band Project. Gala Concert & CD Launch. Fea-
turing young talented Portuguese Canadians from
across Ontario, in musical collaboration. 6:30:
Dinner; 9pm: Concert. Wesley Ferreira, conductor. Oasis Convention Centre, 1036 Lakeshore
Rd. East, Mississauga. 416-887-0062.
$40(adults), $30(children).
*March 31 7pm-1am: Sinfonia Toronto.
The AT&T Strauss & Swing – A Viennese
Masked Ball. Continental cuisine; Viennese waltzes & polkas by Sinfonia Toronto; swing & standards by the Toronto All-Star Big Band; silent auction & more. Alexa Petrenko, Mistress of Ceremonies. Arcadian Court, 8th floor, Simpson Tower, 401 Bay St. 416-499-0403. $150.
*April 1 2pm-11pm: Casa Canadiense.
Seventh Annual Spring Folkfest. Day of folk, roots
& blues music, Mexican food, raffle, silent auction & more. Rancho Relaxo, 300 College St.
416-532-5199. $15(advance), $12(door). Proceeds go directly to help fund the next school
building project in “Canada House”, Managua,
Nicaragua.
LECTURES/SYMPOSIA
*March 1 12:10: University of Toronto
Faculty of Music. Symposium on Britten’s The
Rape of Lucretia. Discussion by members of the
creative team, chaired by Iain Scott, with excerpts performed by the cast. Walter Hall, 80
Queen’s Park. 416-978-3744. Free.
*March 3 9:00am: Ontario Band Association. Wind Conductors’ Symposium 2007. Topics include score study, effective communication,
repertoire ideas & effective rehearsal techniques.
Featured clinician: John Whitwell; hosts: York
University Wind Symphony, William Thomas,
The Church of
St Mary Magdalene
The Rev’d Canon H. Nahabedian, Rector
The Rev’d W. Tay Moss, Associate Priest
Prof. Stephanie Martin, Director of Music
Holy Week Liturgies
4 April
Wednesday in Holy Week
8.00 p.m. Tenebrae
5 April
Maundy Thursday
6.00 p.m. Washing of Feet & Solemn Mass
8.30 p.m. Tenebrae
6 April
Good Friday
10.00 a.m. Stations of the Cross for Children
12.00 p.m. Solemn Liturgy
8.00 p.m. Tenebrae
7 April
Holy Saturday
9.00 p.m. Easter Vigil and Solemn Mass
8 April
Easter Day
9.30 p.m. Celebration Mass
11.00 a.m. Procession & Solemn Mass
with brass ensemble
477 Manning Avenue, Toronto, Ontario M6G 2V8
www.stmarymagdalene.ca
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...MASTERCLASSES, WORKSHOPS, ... ETCETERA
conductor. Accolade East Centre, York University, 4700 Keele St. Info/registration forms: 905472-8900 x4612, www.onband.ca $65,
$45(university students).
*March 3 7:30: The Gilbert & Sullivan
Society of Toronto. Illustrated talk on Frank
Loesser. St. Andrew’s United Church, 117 Bloor
St. East. 416-221-4864. Free.
*March 3 time?: Guild of Canadian Film
Composers. Getting Your Career Online! A
composer’s guide to utilizing the internet to its
maximum potential. Harris Institute, 118 Sherbourne St. RSVP: 416-367-0178. Free to GCFC
members; $10(non-members).
*March 5 2:30: York University Dept. of
Music. Orchestral Music in Canada. Talk by
conductor John Barnum. Room 373 Accolade
East, York University, 4700 Keele St. 416-7362100 x77122. Free.
*March 5 8:00: Toronto Wagner Society.
An Evening with soprano Adrienne Pieczonka.
Arts & Letters Club, 14 Elm St.
www.richard_wagner.tripod.com Members
free, non-members by donation ($5 to $15 suggested).
*March 6 10am: University of Guelph
School of Fine Art & Music. Jean Langlais
(1907-1991), Organist and Composer. Lecture by
Marjorie Bruce, Scottish organist & protégée of
Langlais. MacKinnon Room 107 (Goldschmidt
Room), U of Guelph. 519-824-4120 x54377.
*March 6 2:00: University of Guelph History Dept, Scottish Studies. Music at Haddo
House. Lecture by Marjorie Bruce, Scottish organist & protégée of Jean Langlais. OAC Board
Room, Johnston Hall (Room 104), U of Guelph.
519-824-4120 x54377.
*March 6 7:30: U of T Faculty of Music.
Music in Slanted Time: Continuously Changing
Tempo in Orchestral Works, 2001-2005. Composers forum with Brian Current. Discussion to
follow. Room 330, Edward Johnson Bldg, 80
Queen’s Park. 416-978-3744. Free.
Music. Jazz composer Phil Nimmons discusses
his art & career. Room 373 Accolade East, York
University, 4700 Keele St. 416-736-2100
x77122. Free.
*March 8 7:00: University of Western Ontario. Medicine & Music Lecture Series. I Got
Plenty of Headaches: Gershwin’s Brain Tumour.
Room 113, North Campus Bldg, UWO, London
ON. 519-661-2111 x80532. Free.
*March 15 9am-5:30: Royal Conservatory
of Music Community School Outreach Program. Resonant Learning Symposium: Arts,
Children & Youth in a Multi-cultural Realm. Bringing together educators, artists, cultural planners,
arts administrators to discuss resonant learning
practices. South Gymnasium, 90 Croatia St. To
register: 416-408-2825. $35.
*March 15 7:00: University of Western
Ontario. Medicine & Music Lecture Series.
Unstrung and Out of Sync: Ravel and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Room 113, North Campus
Bldg, UWO, London ON. 519-661-2111
x80532. Free.
Music. Speaker Bassam Shahouk discusses
music of the Middle East. Room 373 Accolade
Music. Speaker Guido Basso, trumpeter, on jazz.
Room 373 Accolade East, York University, 4700
Keele St. 416-736-2100 x77122. Free.
Ontario. Medicine & Music Lecture Series.
Baroque and Blind: Handel’s Vision. Room 113,
North Campus Bldg, UWO, London ON. 519-6612111 x80532. Free.
*March 25 2:00: Toronto Opera Club. A
Voice of Wonder – Polish contralto Ewa Podles.
Audio/visual presentation by guest speaker, Kazik
Jedrzejczak. CDs to be won. Room 330, Edward
Johnson Bldg, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-924-3940.
$10.
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*March 25 7:30: MNjcc. Great Jewish Composers: Broadway Duos. Lecture by Jordan Klapman. 750 Spadina Ave. 416-924-6211 x0. $8
(includes bagels & coffee).
*March 26 8:00: Toronto Wagner Society.
Women of the Ring: Housewives, Heroines and
Heresies. Discussion with Marija Euchner, Sherry Lee, Leslie Barcza. Arts & Letters Club, 14
Elm St. www.richard_wagner.tripod.com Members free, non-members by donation ($5 to $15
suggested).
Music. Speaker Linda Kako Caplan discusses the
Japanese koto tradition. Room 373 Accolade
*March 29 12:00 noon: University of Toronto Scarborough. Classical Indian Dance
and Music. Lecture/demonstration. Leigha Lee
Browne Theatre, 1265 Military Trail. 416-2084769. Free.
Music. Speaker Ayhan Erol on Turkish music.
Room 373 Accolade East, York University, 4700
Keele St. 416-736-2100 x77122. Free.
Ontario. Medicine & Music Lecture Series. TB
or not TB, that is the Opera-tive question. Mary
Lou Fallis, lecturer. Room 113, North Campus
Bldg, UWO, London ON. 519-661-2111
x80532. Free.
WORKSHOPS
*March 2 7:30-10pm: Recorder Players’
Society. Opportunity for recorder and/or other
early instrument players to get together in
coached groups and play Renaissance & Baroque
music. Church of the Transfiguration, 111 Manor
Rd. East. 416-694-9266. $15(CAMMAC member), $20(non-member).
*March 3 1:00-4:00: Long & McQuade.
Heart of the Horn Clinic Series. Paul Brodie –
Survival in the Trenches – The commando tactics
for staying alive in the arts today. Mr. Brodie’s
insights on surviving, self promoting, freelancing
& concertizing. Bring your resume and promotionMASTER CLASSES
al materials, as well as pen and paper. 933 Bloor
*March 4 2:30-5:30: Singing Studio of Deb- St. West. 416-588-7886. Free.
orah Staiman. Master class in musical theatre/ *March 4 1:30-4:00: Toronto Early Music
audition preparation, using textual analysis and
Players Organization. Workshop with Dominother interpretative tools for the “sung monoic Teresi, recorder & winds. Bring your wind
logue”. Yonge & Eglinton area – please call for
instrument. Lansing United Church, 49 Bogert
exact location. 416-483-9532,
Ave. 416-778-7777. $20, members free.
www.singingstudio.ca
*March 4 10am-11am: Hannaford Youth
*March 7 3:30: University of Toronto Fac- Band. Clinic with John Griffiths, tuba. Open to
ulty of Music. Voice master class with baritone the public. Jane Mallett Theatre, 27 Front St.
Gerald Finley. Walter Hall, 80 Queen’s Park. 416- East. 905-847-7682. Free.
978-3744. Free.
*March 4 1:00: Royal Conservatory of
*March 11 7:00: Vocalway Studios. Voice
Music Community School. Arts for All Semaster class with Tom Schilling. Melrose United ries: Rock Band Jam Session with Bill Parsons.
Church, 86 Homewood Ave., Hamilton. 905Jam session open to players of any instrument,
546-5671, www.vocalway.com $35(particiand observers. Bring your instrument. Sign up:
pant), $10(auditor).
12:30pm. Room 314, 90 Croatia St. 416-408*March 16 4:00: Queens University School 2824 x321. Free.
of Music. Piano master class with Caroline Olt- *March 4 2pm-7pm: Canadian Contemporary Music Workshop. String Quartet Workshop & Reading. A public reading of contemporary
string quartets by emerging composers. Gary
Kulesha, conductor. Music Gallery, 197 John.
www.ccmw.ca
*March 4 time?: Songwriters Association
of Canada. Nashville North of the Border. Songwriting workshop and demo listening session
featuring Ralph Murphy, James Dean Hicks &
Pat Alger. Harris Institute, 118 Sherbourne St.
416-367-0178, www.songwriters.ca. $49
(SAC members); $59 (non-members).
*March 7 7pm-9pm: Long & McQuade.
Blues Guitar Journey with Jack de Keyzer. Guitarist de Keyzer shows the connection & influence of blues and jazz & rock guitarists through
the decades. An enlightening and educational look
into the development of the guitar. 902 Simcoe
St. North, Oshawa. 905-434-1612. Free.
Computer Music Production 101 with Warren
Cooper. Clinic will give a basic understanding of
the computer-based home studio. Topics include
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manns. Room 124, Harrison-LeCaine Hall,
Queen’s University Campus, Kingston ON. 613533-2000. Free.
*March 18 2:30-5:30: Singing Studio of
Deborah Staiman. Master class in musical
theatre/audition preparation. See March 4.
*March 20 6:00: Vocalway Studios. Voice
master class with Tom Schilling. See March 11.
College Street United Church, 452 College St.
Toronto.
*March 24 4:00: Queens University School
of Music. Piano master class with Ian Hominick.
Room 124, Harrison-LeCaine Hall, Queen’s , Kingston ON. 613-533-2000. Free.
*April 1 2:30-5:30: Singing Studio of Deborah Staiman. Master class in musical theatre/
audition preparation. See March 4.
setting up your home studio; choosing the right sound card,
mixers & microphones; recording & sequencing. 9833 Hwy
48, Markham. 905-209-1177. Free.
*March 10 2:00-4:00: Long & McQuade. Heart of the Horn
Clinic Series. Lisa Nelsen – The Student Flutist. Lisa will bring her
stories & approaches to being a student and how best to get ahead.
For students of all ages. Bring your flute! 933 Bloor St. West. 416588-7886. Free.
*March 10 2:00-4:00: Long & McQuade. Audio 101 with
Chris Tootell. The art of recording, from physics of sound to recorded medium; preamps, equalization, compression, digital & analog.
900 Rathburn Rd. West, Mississauga. 905-273-3939. Free.
*March 10 3:00: Music @ Ascension. Where did the beat go in
Bach? I’m a vertical listener! Polyphony explained to all who would
like to know what’s going on in early music when everyone seems
to be playing or singing something different. William Wright, clinician. 33 Overland Dr. 416-444-8881. $12, $8(sr/st).
*March 12 7pm-9pm: Long & McQuade. Drum Tuning with
Jeff Salem. Demonstration of many aspects of tuning to suit different playing styles; tuning for live performance versus studio performance. 902 Simcoe St. North, Oshawa. 905-434-1612. Free.
*March 13 7pm-9pm: Long & McQuade. The Art of Mic’ing
Live & In The Studio with Tony Crea. Clinic featuring an overview
of different microphones and their applications, including placement
tips and more. 1133 Markham Rd. 416-439-8001. Free.
*March 14 7pm-9pm: Long & McQuade. Guerilla Acoustics
with Terry Hayes. How to quickly and easily make your room sound
better. Basics of sound, sound isolation & construction, absorption,
diffusion & other topics. 933 Bloor St. West. 416-588-7886. Free.
*March 15 7pm-9pm: Long & McQuade. Metalworks Institute Pro-Tools LE Seminar with Graham Brewer. Insider Tips and
Techniques from an instructor at Metalworks. 3180 Mainway Dr.,
Burlington. 905-319-3330. Free.
*March 16 10am-4:30: COC. March Break Public Workshop: An
Opera in a Day! Interactive arts workshop program for young people (grades 4 to 7), led by the COC workshop team. Includes creating a new version of an opera that Bugs Bunny made famous, The
Barber of Seville. Joey and Toby Tanenbaum Opera Centre, 227
Front St. East. 416-306-2377. $30.
*March 19 7pm-9pm: Long & McQuade. Digital Audio Demystified with Tony Cariddi. A lesson in how converters, clocks &
other accessories impact the quality of your production. 933 Bloor
St. West. 416-588-7886. Free.
*March 19 7pm-9pm: Long & McQuade. Learn To Sing With
Power, Range and Control, with Paula Shear. Singer/vocal coach
shows how to open your voice to unlimited power. 2777 Steeles
Ave. West. 416-663-8612. Free.
*March 21 7pm-9pm: Long & McQuade. Audio 101 with
Chris Tootell. See March 10. 902 Simcoe St. North, Oshawa. 905434-1612. Free..
*March 21 7:30: Toronto Shapenote Singing from Sacred
Harp. Beginners welcome. St. Stephen-in-the-Fields, 103 Bellevue
Ave. 416- 922-7997 or [email protected]
*March 22 7pm-9pm: Long & McQuade. Basic Guitar Techniques in a Latin Groove Context with Bryan Vargas. Taking simple
guitar voicings that everybody knows & applying them to Latin
rhythms in various contexts. Guest: Matt Baranello. 933 Bloor St.
West. 416-588-7886. Free.
*March 23 7pm-9pm: Long & McQuade. Drum Clinic with
Black Sabbath’s Vinny Appice. Topics include drum solos, hand &
foot techniques, rock drum fills & tuning. 933 Bloor St. West. 416588-7886. Free.
*March 23 7:30-10pm: Recorder Players’ Society. Opportunity for recorder and/or other early instrument players to get together in uncoached groups and play Renaissance & Baroque music.
Church of the Transfiguration, 111 Manor Rd. East. 416-6949266. $10(CAMMAC member), $12(non-member).
*March 24 2pm-4pm: Long & McQuade. Songwriting 101
with Dean McTaggart. Gain insight into making songwriting a career. 900 Rathburn Rd. West, Mississauga. 905-273-3939. Free.
*March 25 2:00: CAMMAC. Musical Reading of Bach: St. Matthew Passion. Led by Ron Cheung. For singers & instrumentalists.
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*March 26 7:30: Toronto Early Music
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Cres. 416-920-5025. Members free, $5(nonmembers).
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*March 27 8:00: Toronto Folk Singers’
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*March 28 7pm-9pm: Long & McQuade/
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members $60.
*Canadian Opera Company. Opera JAM!
Exploring what music can bring to the
telling of a story; sessions on voice, movement, creative re-setting of librettos and
more. For young people ages 15-18. April
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Confessions of a Summer
Music Camp Addict
By Lola Rasminsky
CLASSES & LESSONS
Summer Registration
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I spent the days leading up to my summer vacation in a state of quiet
desperation. Back in January it all sounded glorious – a week making
music with kindred spirits and some bonding time with my older brother.
An accomplished and devoted pianist, Michael divides his time almost
equally between practising neurology and practising piano. I had
promised to accompany him to Music Camp for the first week in
August – and now I was sorry. After fifty years of playing piano, my
dream of performing chamber music had turned into a nightmare of
shame, disappointment and self-recrimination.
It’s not that I didn’t have time to practise. I’d had the music
that I was to prepare since April but I was over-committed at work and
my son was getting married in early July. Once the wedding was out of
the way there would still be time to work up the three Trios I had been
assigned.
With familial festivities over and houseguests departed, I read
the music and wept. I had committed myself to three giant hairballs of
black notes that I could barely read, much less reach with my small
hands. The Bach Cantata for oboe and voice was manageable, but the
Schumann and Beethoven Trios were well beyond my capacity. It
would take me months to unravel the killer runs, the diabolic arpeggios,
and the impossible tempi. But I had only days.
I had gained admission to the chamber music camp by leaning
on the “trusted six-year veteran” status of my brother. Even though
new ‘campers’ were required to audition, Michael vouched for my
competence and my tests were waived. Participants were expected to
perform their pieces after just six hours of coaching sessions. I debated
endlessly with myself about whether to come clean before starting to
play with my trio-mates, or to just wait to be found out. All I could think
was: How can I get out of this? I’m going to make a total fool of
myself! Everyone will hate me for letting them down.
Unfortunately, divorcing my brother was not an option. Nor was
reneging on my commitment. Instead, I spent the remaining two weeks
practising eight hours a day. My back ached, my fingers throbbed, and
waves of anxiety washed over me as I ploughed through nine
movements of music, trying to make sense of the notes.
After five or six days of putting in the hours, a strange thing started
to happen. I began to think more about the music and less about myself.
As I listened endlessly to the CDs, I began to master one passage at a
time. I would go to sleep with the melodies in my head and wake up
with the arpeggios in my fingers. After practising a passage fifty or
sixty times, it began to sound okay, and I gradually turned up the
metronome trying to play at an ever-increasing tempo. I was still
apprehensive about disgracing myself and failing the others. But I was
hoping for a miracle.
When my brother and I arrived at the scenic Wellesley College
campus in Massachusetts, we were greeted warmly. I felt the way I did
when I entered Lisgar Collegiate in Ottawa and all the teachers said,
“Oh, you’re Michael Rasminsky’s sister!” – which, in my mind
translated into, “Oh, you must be quite something!” And, of course, I
knew I would never meet expectations.
What struck me immediately was how spiked everyone was to be
there – despite the 100-degree temperatures in our unairconditioned
dorm rooms. People of all ages, including judges, tool-and-die makers,
and a Pulitzer Prize winning writer, had become a community with an
all-consuming passion for chamber music. They loved nothing more
than playing together. Even those who hadn’t been coming every summer for thirty years considered themselves ‘lifers’. They were all
addicted.
Our first coaching session was soon upon us – the dreaded
moment of truth. The coach was a dynamic flautist with a wicked
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Summer Music Opportunities
A SPECIAL FEATURE
compiled and edited by Carolyn McGee
sense of humour. She instantly put us at our ease insisting that we
were at music camp to have fun and that we shouldn’t worry about
making mistakes. And she plied us with lots of jokes. (“What’s the
difference between a seamstress and a flautist? A seamstress tucks
up the frills”). I felt better already. And then we began to play and
something magical happened.
Having never played chamber music before, I was bowled
over by the intensity of the experience. Playing with other people is a
wonderful, intuitive conversation – there’s give and take, support,
intense listening. It’s not about you any more – it’s about the ensemble.
The sounds we made together were, at times, exquisite. Mistakes
mattered so much less when playing in the group setting. We were all
there for each other and delighted in what the others had to offer.
We agreed that we would perform at the Musicale. As we
worked on perfecting small details and listening more closely to each
other, the music began to sound more and more refined. By the
second day we were playing with complete abandon. We were flying.
Experiencing this ‘high’ made you want more of it. Finally I
understood what a narcotic this was for my brother and why he had
wanted to share it with me. Some people played with seven or eight
different combinations of players each day. It was an orgy and it was
legal.
On the day of the Musicale the air was charged with
excitement and energy. The many physician/musicians cheerfully
discussed how many milligrams of Deprenol they planned to take –
the beta-blocker of choice for performance anxiety. Most players
were less concerned about making mistakes than about massacring
the music. They didn’t want their performance to be an insult to the
composer.
My group managed to start and finish the Schumann Trio in a
respectable manner. I played with a newfound freedom, sensitivity to
the others, and unbounded joy. I actually forgot about the audience
and truly grooved on the music. The audience cheered supportively
when it was over and we bowed deeply.
An array of activities filled the rest of the week - a group
reading of the Fauré Requiem, madrigal singing, concerts by the
remarkable faculty members, and the opportunity for brave souls to
play one movement of a concerto with the other campers reading the
orchestral parts. This gang was beginning to feel like family. My fears
had been replaced by the sense of joy that everyone was experiencing – including me. I forgave my brother. Like him, I had
become hooked.
Now that it’s over, I miss the pleasure of bringing beautiful
music to life. I’ve decided to go back to camp next year where I plan
to perform part of a Mozart Piano Concerto with the campers’
orchestra. I will probably make lots of mistakes – but for me it will be
ten glorious minutes that I will grow old thinking about. And my
brother will be in the audience applauding his kid sister.
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Opportunities for musical growth abound during the summer, and
WholeNote’s SUMMER MUSIC EDUCATION DIRECTORY sets out the long
and the short of it all! That’s day-camps, overnight camps, retreats,
courses, institutes and workshops, all in the program presenters’
own words. It’s in the city, or by the lake. It’s all ages, from children to youth to life-long learners – and it’s all stages, from beginners to music professionals.
Typical feedback from summer program participants: “a
rare chance to venture outside your comfort zone, in a supportive and
relaxed environment, in the company of the like-minded and the likespirited … and with the promise of gaining new skills and wonderful
new friendships”; “I’m so glad I took that first step. What I learned
will be with me throughout my whole life.” “Music camp is euphoric!”
So check out the options described here and on our website
(lovingly updated!) – and then dive in!
ALGOMATRAD: ALGOMA
TRADITIONAL MUSIC AND DANCE
FAMILY CAMP (Desbarats, ON)
August 20-27
AlgomaTrad is an annual, weeklong, residential camp that begins
2 weeks before Labour Day and
occurs at the rustic Algoma Music
Camp on beautiful St. Joseph Island by the North Shore of Lake
Huron. Workshops, concerts,
dances and other social and recreational activities are lead by
highly qualified musicians and
artists of traditional culture rooted
in the Ontario and Canadian historical experience. Programming is
available for all ages and levels
and families are welcome. The
website contains fee structures,
staff bios, registration forms and
photos from previous years.
705-782-4311
Administrators:
Julie Schryer and Pat O’Gorman
[email protected]
www.algomatrad.ca
THE BANFF CENTRE – SUMMER
RESIDENCIES, MASTER CLASSES
June 11-August 18
800-565-9989
www.banffcentre.ca/music/
THE BEACH SUMMER SCHOOL
FOR ADULT SINGERS
July 5-15
This new and innovative program
offers a dynamic course for intensive vocal development and performance. The dedicated singer
will receive instruction from expert teachers both individually
and in small groups. A typical
day will include private voice instruction, master classes with
guest teachers, individual Alexander Technique sessions, acting
classes, ensemble classes, and musicianship sessions. There will be
numerous opportunities to perform
in a courtyard setting and in the fabulous sanctuary of the church. Free
time can be spent exploring The
Beach. Contacts to restaurants, spa
facilities, summer theatre programs
will be provided. Eight singers will
be selected for each session.
416-282-7460
[email protected]
CAMMAC: LAKE MACDONALD
MUSIC CENTRE (Harrington, QC)
June 24-August 19
Voice, winds, jazz with Karen Young
- folk harp with Sharlene Wallace,
Alcan Quartet in residence. Many
courses including chamber music,
Early music, choir, orchestra, jazz,
Gypsy music, Latin percussion and
dance, Broadway, theory and
solfège, Tai chi. For amateur musicians of all levels. Lodging & camping on site - Bursaries available Bilingual instruction. Tennis, nature trails, boating, swimming.
Programs for adults, teens and children. Families welcome! Cost: from
$323 to $1559.
85 chemin CAMMAC
Harrington, QC J8G 2T2
888-622-8755
[email protected]
www.cammac.ca
CAMMAC: ONTARIO
MUSIC CENTRE
Lakefield College School
August 5-19
NEW THIS YEAR: Work with members of True North Brass (Week 1)
and Quartetto Gelato (Week 2).
For amateur musicians of all ages
and levels. Programming for children aged 5 to 12 and some special
courses available for adolescents in
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COC’s Opera Remixed Summer Intensive program which runs from
Thursday, July 5 to Sunday, July 8,
2007. All COC summer programming
happens at the Joey and Toby
Tanenbaum Opera Centre (227 Front
St. E.) and costs $100 per week.
Centre musical du
Lac MacDonald
DA N S L E S L AU R E N T I DE S
Lake MacDonald
Music Centre
IN THE BEAUTIFUL L AURENTIANS
DU 24 JUIN AU 19 AOÛT : Voix • vents • jazz avec Karen
Young • harpe traditionnelle avec Sharlene Wallace •
Quatuor Alcan en résidence
Plusieurs cours incluant musique de chambre, musique
ancienne, chant choral, orchestre, jazz, musique gitane,
percussions et danses latines, Broadway, théorie et solfège,
Tai-chi. Programmes pour adultes, enfants et ados. Bienvenue
aux familles !
JUNE 24 TO AUGUST 19: Voice • winds • jazz with Karen Young
folk harp with Sharlene Wallace • Alcan Quartet in residence
Many courses including chamber music, Early music, choir,
orchestra, jazz, Gypsy music, Latin percussion and dance,
Broadway, theory and solfège, Tai chi. Programs for adults,
teens and children. Families welcome!
www.cammac.ca • [email protected] • 888-622-8755
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Offre aux musiciens amateurs de tout niveau
des occasions de faire ensemble de la
musique dans un cadre amical et détendu.
Opportunities for amateur musicians
of all levels to make music together in a
relaxed, non-competitive environment.
416-306-2377 www.coc.ca
[email protected]
both weeks. Children may register
as a morning day camper. On-site
accommodation available; Lakefield
Campground nearby. Evening concerts given by participants or faculty; after hours jamming, campfires, swimming, canoeing, hiking
and tennis. Application deadline:
June 18 for pre-registration of some
classes; otherwise any time before
the start of the week requested.
866-273-7697 www.cammac.ca
CANADIAN OPERA COMPANY –
SUMMER PROGRAMS (Toronto)
July 5-20
The Canadian Opera Company’s
Summer Programs focus on The
Barber of Seville (Rossini) and The
Marriage of Figaro (Mozart) this
season. The popular Summer Opera Camp runs two 1-week sessions
in July and is for young people
aged 8 to 12. Teens can join the
CENTAURI SUMMER ARTS CAMP
(Wellandport, ON) July, August
Centauri is an exciting sleep-over
camp where creativity is nurtured
through the arts! Campers attend
for 10 days-7 weeks, mixing with
youth from all over the world and
specialising in their chosen art form.
Specialists - taught by professionals
- include Theatre, Writing, Dance,
Film-Making, Fine Art, Photography, Musical Theatre, Acoustic
Guitar and a multi-arts adventure
for younger campers: C.R.E.A.T.E!
Daily arts and sports electives are
available, and evening programs include murder mysteries, themed
banquets and festivals. Centauri is
a supportive community where
children discover themselves, develop arts skills and make memories that last forever.
416-766-7124 www.centauri.on.ca
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CHAUTAUQUA MUSIC FESTIVAL ’07
Women’s Choir, Pax Christi Chorale; sicality and a retreat. 16+. Profesvocal coach for Rainbow Songs; In- sional faculty.
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CHOIRS ONTARIO - VOCAL:
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Trinity Anglican Church (Aurora)
July 4-7
Choirs Ontario proudly presents a CLASSICAL PURSUITS
vocal workshop for adult choral sing- St. Michael’s College, U of T
ers! Come to Aurora, just north of July 15-21
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Art Songs, German Lieder, Roman- July 1-August 5
for girls and women to develop
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and Stage music including opera,
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tense weeks focusing on the triple
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pate in the Ontario Youth Choir. OYC about working with people character creation.
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(Chautauqua, New York)
June 23-August 14
A summer studying music at Chautauqua Institution’s Music Festival
is like no other educational experience. Chautauqua blends music,
dance, theater, visual arts, opera,
a distinguished lecture platform,
leisure activities and religion for a
wonderfully diverse public. The
schools of music, dance, theater
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encouraged to freely attend opera,
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are designed for students ages 17
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professional experience, and students need to be prepared to undertake the demands of the sevenweek curriculum. Visit ciweb.org.
leaders. This year the choir members of OYC 2007 will spend nine
memorable days together at the
University of Ottawa under the
inspired leadership of conductor
Robert Cooper. Concerts will be
held in Ottawa, Kingston and Toronto on August 24, 25, and 26.
Don’t miss the opportunity to hear
this exceptional choir!
Connect Chorally
Make Life Sing!
Adult “VOCAL” Week
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designed to meet the student’s
personal level and musical goals. In
addition to our outstanding faculty,
guest artists teach and perform. Past
artists have included Alex Lifeson,
Joe Satriani, Randy Bachman,
Robben Ford, John Abercrombie, Rik
Emmett, John Knowles, and many
others.
Toronto, ON - Session 1: July 15-20
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HOCKLEY VALLEY MUSIC CAMP
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August 5-11
An intimate, family like camp in a
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S U M M E R
2 0 0 7
stepdancing. Instructors rotate
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HONEY BEE MUSIC
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August 6-11
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HUMBER COLLEGE
SUMMER JAZZ WORKSHOP
One and Two Week Sessions Available
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July 9-13
The Humber Summer Jazz Workshop is an intensive week-long
event designed for both novice and
seasoned jazz performers. The
emphasis is on small group jazz
performance and improvisation
skills-enhanced by Master Classes,
practical theory lessons, listening
sessions, as well as faculty, guest
and participant concerts. Informal
intermediate and advanced theory
sessions. Develop your skills in a
small group setting, gain practical and theoretical knowledge, and
deepen your understanding of the
music through daily listening, performance and discussion.
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[email protected]
HUMBER COLLEGE
SONGWRITING WORKSHOP
July 7–13
Spend a week immersed in writing your best songs. Program
ranges from beginner to advanced.
Morning seminars feature topics
like Lyric Writing 101, Music Business War Stories, Hit Song Analysis, When Can I Quit My Day Job?,
and more. Afternoon classes with
professional mentors help you
workshop your material. Many
opportunities to showcase in
evening performances, and to
record demos of your material. Faculty for 2007 includes Jules Shear
(MTV Unplugged, Bangles, Cyndi
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Damhnait Doyle (Shaye, EMI);
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Sue Foley,Wayne Krantz,
Lorne Lofsky and more...
FIND OUT WHO WILL BE JOINING US THIS YEAR!
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Jacksoul); Charlie Major (country The JVL Summer School for Performstar); with Artistic Direction from ing Arts invites young and aspirRik Emmett and Blair Packham.
ing musicians to participate in the
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SSPA committed to the artistic development of young musicians of
all ages by providing students with
intensive, highly professional
training under the tutelage of a
distinguished faculty: Julian
Fisher, Mary Fisher, Prof. Jose-Luis
Garcia, Dr. Lee Joiner, Jacob
INTERPROVINCIAL MUSIC CAMP
Lakirovich, Mikhail Mirzoev, Alina
Camp Manitou (Parry Sound)
Mirzoev, Sharon Prater, Ilia
August 19-September 2
Shekhtihin, Marc Widner, Prof.
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tuning their skills as musicians, August 5-18
developing friendships with A unique combination of profesteenagers from across Canada, and sional public evening concerts and
forging a life-long love of music. IMC daytime classes makes KSMF a
has a program to fit everyone’s mu- prime destination for concertsical tastes, including orchestra, goers and musicians from across
band, musical theatre, jazz and rock North America. The Hilario Duran
programs to challenge and inspire Trio kicks off the world-class conyoung musicians from Grades 7 cert series August 5. Jazz: Artistic
through 12, and their outstanding Director Alex Dean with Guido
Junior String Academy for young Basso, Barry Elmes, Mike Malone;
string players, ages 9 to 12.
Dave McMurdo, Brian Dickinson,
416-488-3316 Pat Collins, Lorne Lofsky, and Lisa
www.InterprovincialmusicCamp.ca Martinelli. Blues: Suzie Vinnick,
vocals; Carlos del Junco, harIRISH SUMMER SCHOOL
monica; Rick Fines and Pete
(Toronto)
Schmidt, guitar. Chamber Music:
July 23-August 17
Arthur-LeBlanc String Quartet and
Now in its 7th year, this program Peter Allen, piano. 20 outstandoffers a week-long introduction to ing instrumental and vocal prothe whole Irish culture. Children grams. Beautiful Lake Huron, a
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guage, singing, dancing, music
this event unbeatable.
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other fun surprises. The cost is
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school board approval are: Holy
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Cross, July 23-27 (Cosburn &
July 3-August 24
Donlands); St. Timothy’s, July 30– The Living Arts Centre is a dyAugust 3 (Don Mills & Sheppard); namic venue where children can
Our Lady of Sorrows, August 13explore the wonders of the visual
17 (Islington & Bloor). This is such and performing arts. Camp proa popular program that the Durham grams are designed to provide fun,
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periences for children ages 6 to 16.
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Programs are taught by practising
MOUNT ROYAL COLLEGE
ORGAN ACADEMY
(Calgary, AB)
July 22-31
THE MUSIC STUDIO
(Etobicoke)
July, August
416-234-9268
www.themusicstudio.ca
403-440-7769 www.mtroyal.ca/
conservatory/intsumschool.shtml
MUSIC AT PORT MILFORD
(Milford, ON)
July 21-August 18
Summer festival and music school,
established in 1986, in historic Prince
Edward County, presents weekly
performances by students and faculty artists. This year’s resident
faculty will include the Alcan and
Tokai Quartets in addition to Kathy
Rapoport, Susan Gagnon, Paul
Widner, and Conductors, Michael
Newnham and George Garrett
Keast. MPM offers four weeks of
intensive chamber music study for
serious string students, ages 13-18.
Students, who are admitted competitively, work together with their
artist faculty mentors to produce
weekly performances of chamber,
orchestral and choral works. Director, Meg Hill.
NATIONAL ACADEMY ORCHESTRA
/B ROTT MUSIC FESTIVAL
(Hamilton, ON)
Each year, over 300 students apply to be part of this extraordinary
opportunity for emerging young
Canadian musicians to work as Apprentice musicians alongside established professionals from Canada’s finest orchestras. Based in
Hamilton, the NAO is the resident
orchestra of Brott Music Festival,
Canada’s largest orchestral music
festival. Under the artistic direction of Boris Brott, students par914-439-5039 ticipate in orchestral and chamber
www.mpmcamp.org performances, masterclasses, [email protected] nars and mock auditions. Students
416-446-6993 artists in professional studios. For
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JVL SUMMER SCHOOL FOR
PERFORMING ARTS (North Bay)
July
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our website.
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receive a weekly wage and must be
18-30 years old and Canadian citizens to apply. The NAO has graduated nearly 1,000 students who have
gone on to perform with ensembles
and orchestras all over the world.
888-475-9377
www.nationalacademyorchestra.com or
www.brottmusic.com
NATIONAL ARTS CENTRE
SUMMER MUSIC INSTITUTE
(Ottawa)
June 8-July 1
Canada’s National Arts Centre’s
Summer Music Institute and Institute for Orchestral Studies in Ottawa,
Canada, under the artistic direction
of Maestro Pinchas Zukerman,
along with Patinka Kopec, Co-Artistic Director of the Young Artists Programme and Kenneth Kiesler, Director of the Conductors Programme.
Applications are now being accepted for: 1st Annual Institute of
Orchestral Studies, 2007-2008 Season; 9th Annual Young Artists Programme for strings, winds, piano,
June 8-July 1; 7th Annual Conductors
Programme, June 17-28.
613-947-7000 x568
www.nac-cna.ca
NATIONAL MUSIC CAMP
OF CANADA (Longford Mills, ON)
August 19-September 2
National Music Camp has been providing young musicians from
across Canada a spectacular musical and camping experience for 42
years! We offer two sessions, Jun-
ior Camp (grades 3 - 8) and Senior
Camp (grades 8 - 12). Both camps
offer a complete Band/Orchestral
program, Music Theatre and Jazz
Camp. All levels of musicians are
invited to participate at NMC from
beginners to advanced levels. We
offer a Beginning Instrument program (Junior Division only) for all
woodwind, brass and strings as
well as a Suzuki Strings option. In
addition to music, campers have
the opportunity to participate in
amazing camp activities including
water skiing, canoeing/kayaking,
ropes course, land sports, A&C, golf
and many more!
June 24-August 8 in one week intensive classes. Regu416-532-4470 www.nyoc.org lar private lessons in voice and most
instruments continue from the beginning of July to the middle of August. All courses are taught by
highly qualified professionals,
among them many award-winning
performing artists.
416-488-2588 www.ntimusic.com
[email protected]
RCM COMMUNITY SCHOOL –
SUMMER PROGRAMS (Toronto)
NO STRINGS THEATRE –
416-482-2475 MUSIC THEATRE FOR YOUTH
www.nationalmusiccamp.com (Toronto)
THE NATIONAL YOUTH
ORCHESTRA OF CANADA
Founded in 1960, the NYOC was
established as an educational
body with the objective of preparing young Canadian musicians for
careers as professional orchestral
players. Based on nationally held
auditions, successful candidates
will be given the opportunity to
participate in the NYOC regardless
of economic or geographic circumstance. All musicians are awarded
scholarships to help cover the
costs of the NYOC training session.
The summer session and tour offers more hours of training in orchestral playing in one summer than
most universities offer in a year.
Faculty members of the NYOC come
from prominent orchestras throughout Europe and North America.
July 3-27
No Strings Theatre aims to provide
an opportunity for teens+ (13-21)
to be involved in musical theatre
and to develop their performance
skills as well as experience the behind the scenes ins and outs of
putting on a full stage production.
The four-week intensive includes
classes in singing, acting and dancing and culminates in a fullystaged production. This year’s production is Seussical by Lynn Ahrens
and Stephen Flaherty. The program
runs from July 3-27, 2007 at The First
Unitarian Church, 175 St Clair Ave.
W. Performances will be July 25 &
26 at the Al Green Theatre, 750
Spadina Ave (at Bloor).
416-588-5845
www.nostringstheatre.com
NORTH TORONTO
INSTITUTE OF MUSIC
July-August
The North Toronto Institute of Music is offering many exciting programs during the summer. Five day
jazz camps consisting of lessons,
jazz theory, band and final performance should attract many jazz
enthusiasts. Theory in all subjects
and levels is available both in intensive three-week courses for RCM
exams in August, and in regular
classes. String orchestral rehearsals and performance are also offered
NATIONAL ACADEMY ORCHESTRA
Canada’s leading professional training orchestra
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416-408-2825
www.rcmusic.ca/communityschool
SOUTHERN ONTARIO CHAMBER
MUSIC INSTITUTE
Appleby College (Oakville)
August 6-19
The Southern Ontario Chamber
Music Institute provides string and
piano musicians with an in-depth
study of chamber music under the
direction of an internationally-acclaimed faculty - Penderecki String
Quartet, Tokai String Quartet, Duke
Trio, Katherine Rapoport, Michael
Schulte and, composer-in-residence, Dr. Kelly-Marie Murphy.
The two week intensive program
Boris Brott, Artistic Director | Hamilton, ON
Brott Music Festival’s orchestra in residence May 7 to Aug. 23
Season Finale: Mahler’s “Symphony of a Thousand”
August 23 | Hamilton Place
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with Doug Goodkin.
- August 6 thru 19 - takes place at
Appleby College in Oakville, Ontario. Students and faculty stay in
residence in a dedicated dormitory
with access to cafeteria, rehearsal
facilities and concert hall. The program incorporates a 4-Concert Summer Series featuring Penderecki
String Quartet, Tokai String Quartet,
Duke Trio, Student Showcase.
education showcasing artists in all
stages of development through a
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SUMMER MUSIC FESTIVAL ~
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SUZUKI KINGSTON
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St. Lawrence College
two weeks of performances at the
July 1-13
Robert Gill Theatre. Summer OpStudents and teachers from around era Lyric Theatre and Research Centhe world convene in Kingston for tre is a not-for-profit organization.
two weeks of intensive instruction,
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coaching and entertainment. Instrument lessons are available for all
ages in piano, violin, viola, cello,
flute, recorder, guitar and many enrichment classes. The Music Theatre Program presents one of the
greatest Gilbert and Sullivan operettas, H.M.S. Pinafore, awash with
poignant humor, elegant tradition,
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the new Jump into Jazz program
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SUMMER OPERA LYRIC THEATRE for conductors/directors is also
The Edward Jackman Centre
available. Taught by Tafelmusik
(Toronto); June-August
musicians and guest faculty: masFounded in 1988, SUMMER OPERA ter-classes, orchestra/choir rehearsLYRIC THEATRE (SOLT)’s mandate als, chamber ensembles, private lesis to promote musical and dramatic sons, lectures, opera workshops, con-
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fessional and professional musicians SUMMER PROGRAM
are invited to apply by March 30, June 18-September 1
2007.
This exceptional summer music pro416-964-9562 x241 gram engages young instrumental
www.tafelmusik.org and vocal jazz musicians aged 15 to
22 in a challenging rehearsal and
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THORNHILL CHAMBER
rehearsals, workshops and master
MUSIC INSTITUTE
classes are combined with an extenJuly 16-27
Thornhill Chamber Music Insti- sive concert schedule including lotute, began in 1991 is a two-week cal programming and out of town
daily summer program. Students touring. Positions in the 17-piece
from 8-17, and apprentices from 18- band and 5-member vocal group are
24 work together with profes- earned by audition (April 14), and
sional musician-coaches. Daily participants may be rewarded with
sports, stretches for musicians, bursaries equivalent to summer sturhythmic challenges, composition, dent employment. A spectacular inchoral singing, renaissance group cubator for emerging professionals,
and chamber orchestra in addition this program gives young musicians
to small ensembles and fiddling the edge as they enter the competiall provide a comprehensive and tive arts scene.
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rich learning experience for all.
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TCMI takes place in a beautiful
wooded setting at the Toronto
Waldorf School. The family-type at- TORONTO DIOCESAN
mosphere includes many levels of CHOIR SCHOOL FOR GIRLS
musical abilities and a non-com- Trafalgar Castle School (Whitby)
petitive sharing feeling is enjoyed August 5-19
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by everyone. There are several performances by students, apprenTORONTO DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD
tices and faculty.
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BAND
SOUTHERN ONTARIO
CHAMBER MUSIC INSTITUTE
SUMMER PROGRAM ~ AUGUST 6 - 19, 2007
Immerse yourself into the
ultimate chamber music experience !!
Join us for a two-week intensive program of
study under the mentorship of
our internationally-acclaimed faculty
RESIDENT ENSEMBLES
Penderecki String Quartet
Aug 7-11 CONCERT Aug 9
Tokai String Quartet
Aug 13-15 & Aug 18-19 CONCERT Aug 14
The Duke Trio
Aug 16-18 CONCERT Aug 16
VISITING ARTISTS
Katharine Rapoport
Michael Schulte
COMPOSER-IN-RESIDENCE
Dr. Kelly-Marie Murphy
The program takes place within the facilities
and grounds of the lakefront property of
Oakville’s Appleby College
For more information and application
[email protected]
www.socmi.org
905-842-5865
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July
Academy students. The Academy or advanced students who are inter-
[email protected] program offers musicians at the ested in working on their conduct-
threshold of their careers master
classes in percussion, piano,
TORONTO DISTRICT SCHOOL
and winds, chamber muBOARD – Summer Music Camps strings
sic workshops for ensembles, and
(Albion Hills/Mono Cliffs); July
a four-week program in opera. The
[email protected]
Festival gives music-lovers opportunity to explore a wide range of
TORONTO FACULTY OF MUSIC – musical styles and to deepen their
MUSIC THEATRE CAMP
knowledge of classical music
(Etobicoke)
through concerts, lectures, workJuly-August
shops, master classes and fullyToronto Faculty of Music’s Music staged opera performances.
Theatre Camp is two full weeks of
416-585-4464
singing, acting, creating sets and
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fun. Working with our experienced
music theatre teacher, Diane TRYPTYCH
James, performers receive training Trinity Presbyterian Church
in movement and solo and ensem- (Toronto); July
ble singing. Together they will re- TrypTych’s Summer Contemporary
hearse dialogue, musical numbers Opera Workshop runs from July 3
and dance routines and engage in to July 31. 2007. Featured works are
set design for this year’s produc- Argento’s The Boor, Kupferman’s In
tion of MARY POPPINS. TFOM Mu- a Garden and Moore’s Gallantry.
sic Theatre Camp is committed to Stage direction is by Edward Franko
making the performing arts acces- with music direction by Dr. Brett
sible to children and teens. Our Kingsbury and Dr. Erika Crino. In
program fosters teamwork, fun our eighth season, previous eduand commitment that will resonate cational workshops have included
in all areas of the participant’s productions of Adamo’s Little
lives long after they leave the Women, and Menotti’s The Consul.
TFOM MTC family.
Fully staged with piano accompa416-231-4424 [email protected] niment, our workshop rehearsals
are held on evenings and weekends, allowing those who work
nine to five to participate. Auditions to be held in the spring. Date
to be announced shortly. Vocal
Master Class included.
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TORONTO SUMMER MUSIC
ACADEMY & FESTIVAL
Edward Johnson Bldg, U of T
July 22-August 19
The vision of Toronto Summer Music is to present Canadian artists
of international stature together
with international artists providing outstanding musical experiences for audiences at the Festival
and to select pedagogues of the
highest caliber to coach and inspire
UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO SUMMER
WIND CONDUCTING SYMPOSIUM
July 3-6
The University of Toronto Faculty
of Music is again presenting its
Summer Wind Conducting Symposium at the Faculty of Music. The
guest clinician this year will be Dr.
Gerald King from the University
of Victoria, along with resident faculty members Dr. Gillian MacKay
and Dr. Jeffrey Reynolds. The symposium is available to all teachers
ing and teaching in an intensive
but collegial atmosphere.
416-946-5301
www.music.utoronto.ca
[email protected]
UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO
POWER MUSIC CAMPS
July 9-20
An exciting music camp for students completing Grade 5 to 9.
University of Toronto faculty teach
students to become Power Musicians. Students play in ensembles,
sectionals and music electives. Recreational activities round out the day.
Students may register for band,
strings or choir camp.
416-978-3746
Camp Office:
[email protected]
UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO
SCHOOL OF BOP JAZZ CAMP
July 9-13
Taught by Canada’s top jazz performers, this camp is geared to students with a strong interest in jazz
improvisation. Participants will gain
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“HOW I MET MY TEACHER”
Formative Experiences in Musical Life
by Pamela Margles
COMPILED AND EDITED BY MJBUELL
Cynthia Steljes remembered
by Leanne McMurray
Just when the caterpillar thought the world was over
it became a butterfly (Anon.)
Music in Canada: Capturing
Landscape and Diversity
by Elaine Keillor
McGill-Queen’s University Press
512 pages + CD, $59.95
It was after the first time that I saw Cynthia
perform that I asked for a lesson - I somehow
found the courage to ask for a lesson. She said
“yes” and I studied with her ever since. It was
in that moment, without her knowing it, that she
saved my life. At that time I remember I was
lost, I was desperate to be anyone but me. I was
ready to give up on my music and life really. I
did however have my oboe and a heart that needed to sing. I held so tight to this.
Music has long been an essential
Few people in our lives can affect us the way a part of the identity of this country, as Elaine Keillor makes clear
teacher can.
in this monumental history of
Cynthia taught me oboe, but in the process taught me life- and this
began with learning how to breathe. Many lessons would start by us music in Canada. The first opera
lying down on the floor and just breathing. Together. Cynthia cared to be produced in Canada,
to teach me this. She took me right back to the beginning and slowly Joseph Quesnel’s Colas et Colinette, dates from as early as
and gently built things from there. She had amazing patience.
1790. By 1830, Canada was beCynthia was truly a master at what she did. She had pulled apart
ing described as ‘the most dancethe oboe, broken down the art of playing and performing and put it
loving nation on earth’.
all back together again. She then gave this to me. I am privileged
In many ways the distinctiveand more proud than you can imagine that I carry with me her brilness of Canadian music lies in its
liant knowledge and passion.
very diversity. But Keillor goes
During the ten years of this magic, of Cynthia’s honesty and respect, lesson after lesson, I grew as a player and musician but most- further in ‘pinpointing the Canadian soundmark’, finding a common
ly I grew as person. I had the added joy of house-sitting, taking
thread in the Canadian landscape.
care of Beau Dog and doing yard work in return for free lessons and
A musicologist and concert pijust being around her in her everyday life.
anist, Keillor documents ‘the full
When Cynthia got sick, I hoped so badly that she would teach me
range of sounds’ produced in
again someday. And then I realized that she was teaching me still as
this country. She presents a comshe struggled and fought for her life with grace and courage.
prehensive amount of material in
When I started studying with Cynthia, oboe was everything to me. a full range of styles, including
It was life or death. If I couldn’t play in front of many, if I didn’t
classical, jazz, rock, and folk.
become great, I thought I’d die. I believed I would be nothing. To- Some of the most fascinating and
day that oboe is the furthest thing from death. The fact that I can
valuable sections deal with mubreathe my heart through two tiny reeds and make a glorious sound sic of the First Peoples and nineis nothing but life. Cynthia’s dying taught me this.
teenth century music.
***
But when all styles of music are
Every once in a while I realize that Cynthia is really gone-and I
given equal cultural weight, musipush it out of my heart as fast as I can so it doesn’t sit there and
cians become valued for qualities
other than artistic purpose and engrow into the most empty pain that I know. It is usually at night,
when I am quiet in bed and there is nothing but the still silence and during merit, such as the ability to
fill hockey arenas and make piles
my all alone thoughts. It is then that I realize what has happened.
It was about ten years ago that Cynthia found me-or I found her. of money. Keillor writes that singer-songwriter Alanis Morissette
I’m not sure exactly which way that goes. I do believe though that
‘was determined to become a star
God,or whatever the forces that may be in this universe, intended
from an early age’. And indeed
for her to be in my life.
I was right with Cynthia when she went. I held her hand so tight she has. But does Morissette’s
work merit such detailed analysis,
and as she lay there waiting I could almost hear her whispering to
when Keillor can discuss only a
me…. “Embrace life Leanne, embrace every moment of it. Don’t
small proportion of concert, jazz
waste your gifts, go and be YOU.”
I will sometimes hear these words, also at night, when I am walk- and film composers and performers, leaving out, to name a few,
ing home and I look up at the dark blue sky, that kind of blue you
only see at night, and I know she’s there, smiling. Then in my heart Brian Cherney, Linda Caitlin
I do embrace the one last lesson that she gave me, that in her death I Smith, Howard Shore, Jane Bunfound life. It was a gift to have known her. I carry her with me for- nett, and Marc-André Hamelin.
Nonetheless, this is a landmark
ever and ever and ever. Always, always, always.
in the study of music in Canada,
Musical Life would like to know how you met your teacher, and
and, if somewhat too broad in
welcomes your suggestions. [email protected]
scope, it provides both a fascinatM ARCH 1 - A PRIL 7 2007
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ing narrative and an indispensable
reference. There are photos, musical excerpts, index, bibliography,
and a delightful CD of piano and
organ pieces performed by Keillor.
The extensive notes are worth
reading on their own.
Black Rhythms of Peru:
Reviving African Musical
Heritage in the Black Pacific
by Heidi Carolyn Feldman
Wesleyan University Press
317 pages, $45.00 US
The music of Peruvians of African
descent has a rich but long-secret
history. In one of the greatest of its
many ironies, it received its biggest
boost internationally when David
Byrne produced a groundbreaking
compilation disc in 1995, The Soul
of Black Peru. Ethnomusicologist
Heidi Carolyn Feldman here defends Byrne from criticism, warning ‘how facile assumptions about
the cultural origins of world music
may lead to judgment errors regarding questions of appropriation
and authenticity.’
Afro-Peruvian music is a unique
blend of elements from the African
slaves, the indigenous natives of
the Andes, and the colonizing
Spanish. Many of the instruments
are unique, like the cajón, a large
box drum, the quijada de burro, a
jaw bone, and the cajita, a little
wooden box.
Feldman pays tribute to pioneers
like Peruvian folklorist José Durand, who was considered an outsider because he was white, and
Ronaldo Campos, whose group
Perú Negro is still flourishing today, and goes up to the present
with musicians like Susana Baca
and Eva Ayllón.
Feldman’s clear and lively text
benefits from her formidable research and extensive interviews.
There are photos, an index and
comprehensive bibliography. But a
discography would have been
handy, since Feldman’s enthusiasm
for the music makes you want to
listen.
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Considering Genius: Writings
on Jazz by Stanley Crouch
Basic Civitas
367 pages, $37.50
Crouch is one critic who really
criticizes - always prepared for
attack, even when he is just describing a performance. But he is a
terrific writer, with a brilliant mind
and a musical sensibility. Crouch
is black. That is central to his writing, which is permeated by racial
issues - as is jazz itself, he frequently reminds us. Although he
targets the pretentious, hypocritical and inept of any colour, he
has special vitriol for black nationalists, whom he sees as promoting ‘miseducation’.
He reveres Armstrong and Ellington, of course, and has special
praise for Sonny Rollins, Stan
Getz, Billy Higgins, Roy Haynes,
Hank Jones, and Miles Davis, although he considers Davis’ later
work a sell-out.
By far his most controversial
allegiance is with Wynton Marsalis, ‘the most astounding force jazz
would ever see’, and his brother
Branford, rescuers of jazz from the
waywardness of the avant-garde.
“What gives an art its deepest
identity,’ he writes in his autobiographical introduction, ‘is the quality of its dialogue with the past.’
I could not find where the writings in this collection were originally published, although they are
dated. The index is spotty, but at
least there is one, for Crouch’s
writings deserve to be reread and
consulted.
The John Adams Reader:
Essential Writings on an American Composer
Thomas May, editor
Amadeus Press
473 pages, $36.95
Thomas May claims John Adams
is ‘the most frequently performed
living American composer’. He
certainly is the most controversial.
It’s not because of his accessible
style: Alex Ross calls his New
Yorker profile of the composer,
included in this collection, The
Harmonist. Rather, it’s the political
content of his operas and the suggestive titles of his orchestral
works which caused a number of
organizations, including the TSO,
who had scheduled Short Ride in
a Fast Machine, to cancel performances right after 9/11.
There are no writings by Adams
himself here. May has profitably
interviewed Adams’ longtime collaborators, director Peter Sellars,
librettist Alice Goodman, conductor Robert Spano, pianist Emanuel
Ax, soprano Dawn Upshaw, and
composer Ingram Marshall.
Adam’s versatility, which May
calls his ‘aesthetic openness’,
makes him representative of our
age. David Schiff says his symphonic works ‘at times sound like Sibelius
superimposed on a Eurorock rhythm
track.’ But the ever-provocative Richard Taruskin accuses Adams of glorifying terrorism, especially in The
Death of Klinghoffer. Adams replies that he does not like his work
to be called political because ‘all
life is political’.
I don’t know whether it is ‘essential’, as the title states, but this
collection of writings is certainly
interesting and thought-provoking.
Opera at Home
True enough, raucous dissonance and dramatic sonic extremes propelled
the story line, but these were employed in the service of socialist critique. (Mind you, being a good socialist was no guarantee against
being swept up by the Stalinist state.) One can only speculate why Stalin
went after Shostakovich with such particular determination. It may have
been a sheer power play: knock down the most talented young composer in the country, and the example will put everyone in his place. My
hunch is the number one factor was dumb misfortune: Stalin was a
bigtime movie fan and liked to have the boys from the Central Committee over to his Kremlin office for weekly film nights. He adored
soundtracks and thought that modern classical music should be one big
easily digestible film score for building socialism.
The musical bottom line was that Russia lost its Benjamin Britten. Shostakovich’s principal musical ambition was to compose great
operas. He was only twenty-six when he finished composing his one
and only major opera, Lady Macbeth.
Turning to audio choices for Lady Macbeth, first there’s the pioneering full-length recording, conducted by Mstislav Rostropovich and
featuring his wife, the great diva Galina Vishnevskaya in the lead role
of Katerina Izmailova. It’s been superbly remastered by EMI for their
“Great Recordings of the Century” series. Second, Deutsche Grammophon offers a bargain 5-CD set containing Myung-Whun Chung leading the Batille Opera plus three disks of Shostakovich’s songs.
(None of the DVD versions of the original 1934 production
measure up to what we saw last month at the Canadian Opera Company, by the way. True, it was strange to see singers in costumes redolent
of the 1920s rather than the mid-nineteenth century where the action
clearly takes place, not to mention that the Soviet revolution wiped out
the merchants who were strutting about the COC’s stage. But never
mind: the conducting and singing were so strong that this discordance
was quickly forgotten.)
The Nederlands Opera’s Lady is a mixed bag. Mariss Jansons’
conducting of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra is stunning, as is the
sound quality. The singing is solid. The staging, however, makes me
want to turn off my screen. The action takes place in a big glass cage.
Gee, couldn’t we figure out ourselves that the young Katerina feels
caged by her provincial marriage? As to the postmodern Barcelona
Opera production for EMI, which has Katerina suffocate her rival with a
plastic bag, Cambodian style: gimme a break.
Finally, there’s one of the greatest opera films ever, Shostakovich’s revision of Lady for a 1966 Soviet production Katerina Izmailova. It’s just been remastered by Decca/Universal. Shostakovich excised
blatant eroticism in favor of tamer implication. His magnificent satire of
the provincial police is gone. As
are most of the orchestral interludes that drove successive acts.
On the other hand, the dramatic
coherence is tighter and Vishnevskaya’s performance has to be
seen and heard to be believed.
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other’s company and took the opportunity to perfect some extracurricular repertoire. Kie’s compositions are grounded in traditional tonality, tinged with minimalist rhythms and often feature lyrical, quasiethnic melodic lines. These playful and heartfelt ditties are a pleasure to
behold and satisfying in a way that lighter fare often is not. Incidentally,
continued from page 10 the cemetery of the title turns out to be Toronto’s own Mount Pleasant, a
EDITOR’S CORNER
landmark where I have spent many an afternoon myself taking advantage
announcement of the 2007-2008 season included mention that the New of the extensive “Discovery Walk” routes on my bicycle, a pastime I
would recommend to all.
Creations Festival in April 2008 will feature Ryan’s Concerto for
Piano Trio and Orchestra with guest artists the Gryphon Trio.
We welcome your feedback and invite submissions. Catalogues,
Well it seems I just can’t get enough of Shostakovich. This month I have
rediscovered the Sonata for Violin and Piano, Op.134, a work that was
dedicated to David Oistrakh on his sixtieth
birthday back in 1968. I got to know the piece
through Oistrakh’s own recording with Sviatoslav Richter released as a Meloydia/Angel Lp
in the early 1970s. That outstanding performance of the eerie, at times angst-filled and
occasionally exuberant work is of course a tough
act to follow, but although I still have a turntable
hooked up to my audio system, I must confess
that it has been a number years since I’ve hauled out that particular
record. The stunning new recording by Vadim Gluzman and Angela
Yoffe, “Ballet for a Lonely Violinist” (BIS-CD-1592), opens with the
Shostakovich and I was immediately drawn back into the spell of this
magical score. The Israeli duo strikes just the right balance of restraint
and bombast and the recording quality is second to none. The distinctive
CD title is taken from a piece by the young expatriate Russian composer/
pianist Lera Auerbach whose music shares this disc. Lonely Suite is for
solo violin and is a series six brief movements that are at times reminiscent of childhood nursery rhymes. Auerbach emigrated to the West in
1991 at the age of 18 after a concert tour and has made her home in New
York City since that time. This is pertinent because the final piece on the
disc is her Sonata No.2 which is subtitled “September 11”. The program
note states that she began the work the day after the attack on the World
Trade Centre. “Since childhood I knew that the only way to deal with
pain is by transforming it in to a work of art… All the different emotions
I experienced at that time – from shock to sorrow, from mourning to
hope, from anger to despair… - were embodied into its material.”
Once again, Gluzman and Yoffe deliver a performance that captures
and conveys this breadth of emotion. The one quibble I have with this
excellent disc has to do with the inclusion of Shostakovich’s Jazz
Suite No.1 in a transcription by the violinist’s father. A strong case is
made in the program booklet suggesting that adding this early and
much lighter work demonstrates the range of the composer’s vision,
but frankly the suite just seems trivial in this
context and detracts from the whole. Of
related interest is another recent BIS release,
Lera Auerbach plays her Preludes and
Dreams (BIS-CD-1462), a solo piano recording which presents us with another side
of this young composer. Hers seems to be a
predominantly dark vision, making Auerbach
an apt pairing with the late Russian master, a
vision which I would say is definitely worth
exploring through these fine recordings.
The final disc I’d like to mention this month is
much lighter fare, but what else might we expect from an ensemble called Day Off? “Picnic in the Cemetery”, an independent release available through the website
www.musicpicnic.com, features the compositions of Toronto pianist Njo Kong Kie. Kie
and his colleagues, violinist Simon Claude and cellist Alexandre Castonguay, were involved with the touring company of the dance troupe La La
La Human Steps’ production Amelia and spent three years traveling with
the show throughout Europe, Asia and North America. One might be
tempted to think that with all that time together on the road they would
want to get as far away from each other as possible on their “day off”,
but it seems that in their down-time these musicians took solace in each
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CHORAL
of the members of the group
changed. The brilliant sound is one
that others try and fail to create on
a regular basis.
Next time you get abducted in the
middle of the night, play this disc for
the funny green men. They may just
leave you be and set the probe on
The Tallis Scholars.
Gabrielle McLaughlin
Concert Note: Tallis’ Spem in Alium is featured when the Toronto
Mendelssohn Choir and the Victoria Scholars join forces on March
If aliens came to earth and were try- 16 at St. Paul’s Basilica.
ing to find a quintessential English
choir upon which to do experiments
(don’t ask me – it’s an alien thing),
they would only have to look to The
Tallis Scholars for their subjects.
There is no choir on earth more
English than The Tallis Scholars.
The first piece on this compilation of previously recorded hits is
Tallis’ well known 40-part motet Sacred Places
Spem In Alium. The list of singers Elektra Women’s Choir
reads like a baby-name book for the Skylark SKY0602
Anglo-Saxon child. The performance is flawless - as only the Eng- This CD features modern sacred
lish can produce. Where else could compositions from Hungary, Canaone find so many people named Ali- da, the U.S. and Spain. It begins with
son who sound exactly the same? Mass No.6 by György Orban which
The aliens might be confused be- has quite diverse movements. A rolcause all of the music sung by the licking Gloria features some chalgroup (which, in this 2 CD set, in- lenging and flashy moments for picludes Des Prés, Palestrina and Vit- anist Stephen Smith, whose playing
toria) sounds English. Is there some- is superb. The Sanctus begins and
thing about Simons and Adrians that ends with a brilliant shimmering in
makes them sound that way? Is it the voices akin to angels performing aeronautics overhead. The Agthe dentistry?
This is the most consistent collec- nus Dei features chorale-style singtion of some of the greatest masses ing with a tip-of-the-hat to J.S. Bach
ever written. The unparalleled Eng- in the piano accompaniment.
Srul Irving Glick’s Psalm Trilogy
lish accuracy of The Tallis Scholars is
a delight to hear. The recordings are begins with a haunting, reverential
culled from an eight-year period setting of Psalm 92 followed by a ju(1985-1993) over which only a few bilant display of antiphonal dancing
Renaissance Giants
The Tallis Scholars
Gimmell CDGIM 207
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rhythms for Psalm 47. I found that in
Psalm 23, the deep emotional content
displayed in the musical writing was a
little cold in expression by the voices.
Again, this is the case with the deeply
emotive Set Me as a Seal, while, on
the other hand, the choir displays a
great deal of warmth in the lullaby
Durme, Durme. Os Justi by Eleanor
Daley features a lovely layering of
sound with a marvellous richness in
the alto voices. The Miserere by
Basque composer Eva Ugalde is
pitch-perfect with the gentlest of undulations in the soprano part and lovely descending harmonic sequences.
Finally, Gwyneth Walker’s setting of
I Thank You God by E.E. Cummings captures the poet’s delight of
nature and innocence in verse with
brilliant playfulness in the voices.
Dianne Wells
integral to his style, give a delicate
pearliness to the lines; she does them
clearly and with due variety.
Stressing top melodies with her
right pinkie (as harpsichordists cannot), she sometimes neglects other vital
strands in the texture. As for notes
inégales – those snappy dotted figures often called for, though not notated – she is selective, shunning them
in expected passages of the Allemandes, but applying them expressively in,
for example, the lovely E major Musette, catching there exactly the composer’s instruction, “tendrement”.
In sum, this is beautiful music,
sensitively delivered.
John Beckwith
EARLY MUSIC AND
PERIOD PERFORMANCE
Marais – Sémélé:
Ouverture et danses
Montreal Baroque;
Wieland Kuijken
ATMA SACD2 2527
Rameau - Keyboard Suites
Angela Hewitt
Hyperion SACDA67597
From the late-baroque’s huge bulk of
pleasant forgettable keyboard pieces,
three repertoires stand out as exceptions – those of Bach, Scarlatti, and
Rameau. Of the three, Rameau’s is
the smallest (Angela Hewitt fits more
than half of it onto a single CD), but it
covers a wide gamut of original musical thought.
L’Enharmonique and the A minor
Sarabande, among other movements,
suave and smooth in their harmonic
invention, foreshadow Fauré. From the
gravity of the E minor and A minor
Allemandes, through the celebratory
verve of La Triomphante, to the uproarious clucking of La Poule, the
range of expression is exceptional.
Melodic quality is in the rarified league
of the two contemporaries mentioned.
Pianists who also play harpsichord
are fewer than, say, violinists who
also play viola. Hewitt, a pianist,
plays Rameau on her instrument. I
can think of big-name pianists whom
I admire but would rather not hear
playing Rameau. She plays him
within his range (of pitch and dynamics, give or take a pianistic crescendo or two) and with genuine
insight. The rococo agréments, so
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Though many are familiar with Marin
Marais as the remarkable viola da
gamba player who allegedly surpassed
his famous teacher Sainte-Colombe
within six months of training, not so
many of us are acquainted with his
tragedies lyriques for the Académie
royale de musique. Marais, in fact,
studied composition with Lully, playing gamba in the opera orchestra and
eventually succeeded André Campra
as batteur de mesure (conductor) in
1704. While his operas are in the tradition of Lully in terms of structure and
dance forms, he also added some innovative elements such as independent parts for solo instruments (notably the trumpet and transverse flute
in Sémélé) and the pastoral musette.
Who better to introduce us to Marais’ instrumental music from
Sémélé than an orchestra founded
by another gamba player? The orchestra on this CD, Montreal Baroque, was originally founded by Susie Napper, who has recorded many
of the viola da gamba works by Marais and Sainte-Colombe on the ATMA
label. Wieland Kuijken, a renowned
gambist in his own right, leads this fine
orchestra with all the vigour and
warmth required for the range of
selections representing bacchanalian merriment to the tenderness of
love, the trickery of jealousy and the
thundering earthquake of Jupiter in
all his glory.
Recorded to suit three different formats (surround, SACD, and regular
stereo), the sound is exquisite. One
word of caution: refrain from pumping the volume to excess, lest you suffer the same fate as poor Semele!
Dianne Wells
CLASSICAL
AND BEYOND
Pichl - Symphonies
Toronto Chamber Orchestra;
Kevin Mallon
Naxos 8.557761
Schumann - Fantasie;
Kreisleriana; Arabeske
Jonathan Biss
Naxos ever increases its contribution EMI Classics 3 65391 2
to the advancement of 18th Century
musical culture, surpassing the lauda- Technical perfection nowadays, to use
ble efforts of Nonesuch in the 1970’s. Churchill’s immortal words, “is not
Naxos leadership seem to have anoint- the end, not even the beginning of
ed Kevin Mallon and the Toronto the end, but perhaps the end of the
Chamber Orchestra as their competi- beginning.” This is definitely true for
tion to Tafelmusik; at this point, Mal- Jonathan Biss who at the age of 26
lon and the TCO have released 12 is already a mature artist. With so
discs of baroque and early classical many young talents clamouring for
material, including contributing Vol- fame, Biss has already established an
umes 30 and 31 to Naxos’ complete international career with a busy schedHaydn symphonies, with no sign of ule in America and Europe, playing
with major orchestras and under
any flagging in energy.
To add to this impressive series many famous conductors.
No sensation seeking for him, the
of accomplishments, that team rerepertoire
is what interests this young
cently embarked upon a collection
of the symphonies of Bohemian man and he plays it with the greatest
classicist Wenzel Pichl. Under-rep- dedication and perfection. Perhaps the
resented in the recorded canon, these most impressive thing about him, to
four Pichl symphonies fill an obvious paraphrase Bernard Holland of the
gap. Do not consider this CD a mere New York Times, is his controlled
scholarly exercise, impeccable though impetuousness. The best of all
it is; it’s filled with superbly crafted worlds: the fire of youth combined
18th Century orchestral writing, a with maturity. Another Ashkenazy,
perhaps? His choice of this Schumann
delightful listening experience.
Pichl wrote nine works based on program already shows his uncomprothe classical Muses, structuring them mising approach. He begins with the
as symphonies. Four are presented most emotionally complex, Fantasie in
here: Calliope, Melpomene, Clio and C with its famous quotation from
Diana. All adhere to the four-move- Beethoven’s An die ferne Geliebte.
ment layout and show great invention. He plays this long, difficult piece with
Recording quality is excellent. Al- sustained emotion, wonderful touch
though Naxos has recorded a high and a variety of light and shade.
Biss proceeds with the more ‘poppercentage of their Toronto-based
projects at Grace Church-on-the-Hill, ular’ Kreisleriana. This work incithis project made use of the more vo- dentally has nothing to with the famous
luminous space at Saint Anne’s (“the violinist born 20 years after SchuByzantine”) Church. The production mann’s death, rather it was inspired
team of Norbert Kraft and Bonnie by the musical character KapellSilver have given Pichl as good as they meister Kreisler in a novel of E.T.A
did with Haydn, and to the average Hoffman. These are 8 shorter pieces
listener it sounds as great as if it were of mercurial mood changes but held
Vienna’s Musikverein with the finest together cohesively by Schumann’s
compositional mastery. The work ends
Neumann microphones.
with the playful No. VIII, performed
Recommended.
John S. Gray by Biss with infinite charm and delicacy. The ubiquitous Arabeske ends
Concert Note: Kevin Mallon leads the program. It would make a wonhis Aradia Ensemble (also much re- derful encore to a recital.
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corded by Naxos) in Handel’s Apollo
e Dafne with baritone Neil Aronoff
and soprano Deanna Hendriks at the
Gladstone Hotel on March 25.
I would probably pay my last dime
to hear this young man in person.
Janos Gardonyi
Live in Recital
Helena Bowkun
Independent
(www.helena-bowkun.com)
As a first year undergraduate studying at the U. of T. Faculty of Music, I
used to stand outside the door of room
252 and listen to Helena Bowkun
practice. I admit it, I was in awe. What
technique! What musicality! If only I
could play with such assurance!
Since that time, the Toronto-born
pianist has earned a reputation not only
as a performer and teacher but also
as a music journalist – and after all
these years, she still continues to impress me. This new CD, a live recording of a concert held at Yorkminster Park Baptist Church in May
of 2004, is indeed ample evidence
of her musical talents.
To be honest, the program is anything but revolutionary – a lot of old
chestnuts here - but in my opinion,
there is nothing at all wrong with the
tried and true. Schumann’s Scenes of
Childhood provide a perfect introduction – these are miniature gems, and
Ms. Bowkun easily captures the varying moods of each tiny movement,
from the cheerful optimism of Important Event to the languor of
Traumerie. More technically advanced are the three Estampes of
Claude Debussy - Pagodes, La
Soirée dans Grenade, and the familiar Jardins sous le pluie. While the
entire set is treated with great sensitivity, I felt that the third piece was a
little too rushed, sounding more like an
etude than an impressionist depiction of a garden in inclement weather - it must have been a downpour!
The most successful piece is, to my
mind, the Chopin Barcarolle, clearly
demonstrating Bowkun’s flair for the
early romantic repertoire. A thoughtful rendering of the Schubert Sonata
in A major D959 brings this most satisfying disc to a close. Bravo Ms.
Bowkun – let’s hear from you again,
and definitely not through a studio door!
Richard Haskell
Widor Symphonies Nos. 5 & 9
John Grew
ATMA ACD2 2370
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Organ recitals on CD often display
a cult figure, but this release brings
us two! Charles-Marie Widor has a
special niche in the organ world,
eagerly promoted by Jehan Alain
and his sister Marie-Claire and the
several generations who followed
them. John Grew already had a following of master-class pupils at the
time he left Atlantic Canada for
McGill, growing even unto today.
This collection of Widor’s organ
symphonies is therefore, from its
inception, a definitive edition.
Widor’s Symphony No. 5, Op. 42,
No. 1 is the more well-known work,
and Grew allows wondrous breathing space in the middle movements.
The well-known Toccata is as brilliant as you will hear anywhere. The
more mystical No. 9, Op. 70 shows
Widor in more advanced tonal territory, and Grew gives it his fullest
attention, with wondrous results.
The massive Casavant at L’Eglise
Saint-Nom-de-Jesus, one of Canada’s finest organs, is one of the biggest in Montreal. Recently restored
to its ancient glory by Casavant
technicians, the instrument itself
vies with Grew for prominence.
Exhaustive lists of stops occupy
two pages of notes. The organ tuner is credited, but we are left in the
dark as to the engineer’s microphones. A pity that Canadian works
weren’t added to the collection;
short works by Daveluy and George
Fox come to mind. Perhaps the producers wished to maintain a certain
French purity here.
John S. Gray
20th century and contemporary
works feature strongly in the quartet’s
repertoire, so it is no surprise to see
works by three 20th century masters
chosen for this, their debut CD recording. What does come as a surprise,
perhaps, is the realisation that some
20th century works are already almost
100 years old or more, the Ravel dating from 1902-03 and the Sibelius D
minor Op.56, “Intimate Voices”, and
the Stravinsky Three Pieces from
1909 and 1914 respectively.
It is obvious from the opening minutes of the Sibelius that this is going
to be playing of an exceptionally high
standard, and nothing that follows on
this disc does anything to change that
view. The intonation is faultless, the
sound and tone rich and warm, the
ensemble playing immaculate, and
the dynamic range quite wonderful.
Above all, the Daedalus plays with
a sensitivity and passion that shows
a deep understanding of and commitment to these works, while always maintaining a feeling of spontaneity that makes the playing sound
consistently fresh.
The recording quality is clear and
warm, the booklet notes (written by
the quartet) excellent. Brother and
sister Kyu-Young Kim and MinYoung Kim alternate on first and
second violin, with Kyu-Young taking the lead in the Ravel. This is an
impressive debut CD from a quartet that already displays a great
sense of maturity. We can only hope
that they will continue to explore the
20th century repertoire on disc.
Terry Robbins
Paradise Reborn
Linda Shumas
Phoenix Records PHX71872
Gershwin; Rachmaninoff
Alan Hobbins
Maestro Music Company
MMCD03
(www.alanhobbins.com)
String Quartets of Sibelius;
Stravinsky; Ravel
Daedalus Quartet
Bridge Records Bridge 9202
The Daedalus Quartet took the Grand
Prize at the 2001 Banff International
String Quartet Competition, and has
since firmly established itself among
the top ensembles in its field.
also very much at home in the world
of American jazz with its complex and
syncopated cross-rhythms. The Gershwin section begins with an ambitious,
spirited, imaginative and technically
brilliant account of Rhapsody in Blue,
the complete, unabridged and formidably difficult solo version, followed
by 6 preludes of differing moods and
character. Here Hobbins truly captures our heart with a sultry Blue Lullaby, the Spanish Prelude with its
rumba rhythm and finally, the irrepressible, Scott Joplin type ragtime,
honky-tonk piano of Rialto Ripples.
Rachmaninoff’s Preludes are the
Mount Everest of the piano, influenced by Chopin and Liszt. Hobbins
continues with the composer’s 6 best
known of the genre. The list alternates between Chopinesque, sensitive, arpeggiated pieces (G sharp
minor, D major, E flat major) and the
more grandiose, passionate and dynamic Preludes (C sharp minor, G
minor, B flat major).
All performances are superb, but
Hobbins really pulls out the big guns
for the B flat major Prelude where
he plays with such romantic abandon that he reminds me of the great
Martha Argerich.
We wish Alan Hobbins continued
great success.
Janos Gardonyi
Alan Hobbins is an amazing Canadian pianist of Jamaican descent, living right here at our doorstep, in
Toronto. Our celebrity obsessed
culture being what it is, I doubt many
people have heard of him. This is a
pity, because he is an artist of major
stature and this CD proves it.
Hobbins is at least twice blessed.
Not only has he a natural affinity to
the Romantic movement, particularly the great ‘princes of the piano’
Chopin & Rachmaninoff, but he is
Linda Shumas made a mighty entrance to the Toronto scene in 1984,
with a solo recital at the Trinity-St.
Paul’s Centre. In the decades that followed, she concertized and gigged just
about anywhere she could find a piano, including every incarnation of the
Music Gallery from 1087 Queen West
onward. Recent duet, trio and chamber ensemble forays have borne fruit
in her awesome musicianship, carrying over into her solo work.
Unlike her 1985 LP “Voices from
the Cloisters” (later released on compact disc by Phoenix Records
#1369.1D), Shumas concentrates here
mainly on the work of other composers. Rameau, Couperin, Scarlatti and
Haydn represent the 17th and 18th
Centuries in this collection, and Shumas certainly gives a good account of
the music. Rachmaninoff and Scriabin give us her perspective on the early
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20th Century idiom, much closer to her
own style, but never overwrought.
Shumas’ producer Nick Peros contributed five (of his seven) Poèmes,
and Linda matches those with five of
her own. All the music is excellent,
with L’Ocean Rêve the standout in
creative shaping of beautiful phrases.
Of interest to audio purists, this
CD was recorded in a small room
on a very large piano, and a nonSteinway at that. Three subtly different perspectives come from three
sound engineers, one of them being
the legendary Paul Hodge. Tuners
are not credited here. The cover picture is by Jan Thorp, whose photos
grace each Shumas recording.
Recommended.
John S. Gray
MODERN AND
CONTEMPORARY
Barber; Korngold; Walton Violin Concertos
James Ehnes; Vancouver
Symphony Orchestra;
Bramwell Tovey
CBC Records SMCD 5241
On this recording the Canadian superstar violinist James Ehnes performs some of the world’s finest
modern violin concertos.
Erich Wolfgang Korngold’s Violin
Concerto in D, Op. 35, was premiered
by the legendary Jascha Heifetz. The
passionate Moderato nobile, interspersed with bravura passages, is followed by a lyrical Romance: Andante, and then a fiery Finale, full of
rhythm and contrast, punctuated by
brass and percussion reminiscent of
Star Wars scores. Not surprising
perhaps, as his relationship with
Warner Bros. in Hollywood influenced Korngold’s late Romantic style.
Before Toscanini premiered his
Adagio for Strings in 1938, Samuel
Barber was pretty much unknown.
However, his Concerto for Violin
and Orchestra, Op. 14, has become
one of the most played of all violin
concertos. The well-crafted orchestration and narrative of the Allegro,
the achingly beautiful Andante, and
the delightfully diabolic roller-coaster
Presto in moto perpetuo are undeniable evidence of his talent.
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William Walton’s knuckle-busting provided in the program booklet as
showpiece, Concerto for Violin and is the custom in organ recordings.
Orchestra, was commissioned by
Daniel Foley
Heifetz in 1936. All three movements, Andante tranquillo, Presto capriccioso alla napolitana, and Vivace, are spectacular.
Ehnes and the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra give a virtuoso performance of the highest order under Bramwell Tovey’s baton.
Frank Nakashima
Garden of Dreams Concert Notes: James Ehnes per- Music by David Maslanka
forms Shostakovich’s Violin Concer- Dallas Wind Symphony;
to No.1 with the Kitchener-Waterloo Jerry Junkin
Symphony on March 2 & 3 and is fea- Reference Recordings RR-108
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clarinets in various sizes, a quartet
of saxophones, half a dozen trumpets with low brass support, and of
course more percussion than you
can shake a stick at. David Maslanka exploits all these combinations in
his engaging, subtly shaded, almost
cinematic music. A Child’s Garden
of Dreams is based on the surreal
Canadian Organ Music Showcase dreamscapes recorded by an 8-year
old girl and analyzed by Carl Jung.
David Palmer
Infectious melodies, frolicking
Centrediscs CMCCD 12106
woodwinds over burbling mallet perDavid Palmer’s new recording for cussion and stirring brass choruses
Centrediscs of Canadian organ music evoke all the terrifying beauty of our
provides a fascinating survey of a cor- subconscious. Maslanka’s fascinaner of the repertoire that has been until tion with Bach’s chorales is woven
now poorly represented on this label. throughout In Memoriam, where
The daunting conventions of the “God fanfare is contrasted with jaunty araMachine” has attracted relatively besques, building to a searing climax
few adherents in recent times, and which dissolves into plaintive solos
more often than not the conventional for oboe, muted trumpet etc. above
Anglican organists in Canada have ev- a shimmering texture of mallet peridenced little interest in new music. cussion.
Perhaps it is one of those deSymphony No.4 also uses Bach
manding instruments that, like the chorale tunes as one organizational
harp or guitar, dictate an insider’s element, along with the composer’s
knowledge. Deirdre Piper’s chorale impressions of the vast open spacprelude Sarum: Variations on an es of his home in Montana. ComAdvent Chant represents a refined plex layering of timbres, overwhelmexample of the practitioner’s ap- ing waves of brass, undulating perproach to the instrument, while Brent cussion and woodwinds, energetic
Lee’s clever Shadow Variations rhythmic interplay in a slightly skewed
takes the popular stereotype of the boogie woogie section and the recur“spooky” radio show of the 1930s rent hymn tunes make this music as
and stands it on its minimalist ear. enjoyable to hear as it is to play.
David Palmer has a particular inThe Dallas Wind Symphony gives
terest in the French school of organ a virtuoso performance of this very
music, an influence which appears challenging repertoire, as might be
to various degrees in the works of expected from one of North AmerChan, Evans and Koprowski repre- ica’s finest professional wind ensented here; and indeed, the shad- sembles. The recording is clean and
ow of Olivier Messiaen threatens to clear, even when the performers are
overwhelm the three extended giving everything they’ve got, which
movements of Alain Gagnon’s cannot fail to move the listener.
Émergences.
Colin Savage
The works are performed on the
excellent sounding Casavant organ Christos Hatzis – Constantinople
at Calgary’s EPCOR Centre for the Patricia O’Callaghan; Maryem
Performing Arts. It is a pity that the Hassan Tollar; Gryphon Trio
registration of its 75 stops was not Analekta AN 2 9925
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The compact disc release of Christos Hatzis’ multi-media theatrical
masterpiece Constantinople was a
long time coming, but perseverance
has paid off in spades.
Hatzis says that he’s not a religious
man. Not in the sense that conjures
societal stereotypes. Yes, he was
raised Greek Orthodox, and his upbringing has marked him indelibly. The
texts are a composite of Greek and
Serbian Orthodox chants to 12th c.
Egyptian and 19th c. Byzantine poetry. The overarching theme is death and
resurrection. However, Hatzis’ music
and his mind transcend conventional
barriers. Elements of urban gospel,
parlour music and tango with plain
chant are interlaced with traditional
western and eastern tones.
I spoke to Hatzis at the recent
premiere concert of his new work
Mystical Visitations, which he composed specifically to inhabit Maryem
Tollar’s world – rather than have her
visit his. This new work borrows a
movement from Constantinople –
Ah Kalleli! In both works, the powerful connection between composer and singer is intoxicating.
The hauntingly ethereal voices of
both Constantinople’s soloists, Patricia O’Callaghan and Maryem Tollar, are deftly supported and enveloped by Toronto’s Gryphon Trio,
who commissioned the work. The
added impact of audio electroacoustics somehow binds the disparate
pieces and pulls the whole together.
Hatzis is a well-known advocate of
borderless music – if this is the direction of spiritual music in the 21st century, I say, bring it on!
Heidi McKenzie
Performance notes: As this magazine hits the streets Constantinople will be given 3 performances in
Montreal (Feb. 28, Mar. 2 & 3) and
later in the month will have its European premiere at the Royal Opera House Covent Garden in London (Mar. 21 – 25). Constantinople returns to Toronto with 3 performances at the Bluma Appel Theatre June 7 – 9 as part of the Luminato Festival. The Gryphon Trio perform music of Berger, Arensky and
Kulesha with guest Joan Watson,
horn, at Music Toronto on March 6.
Darren Copeland Perdu et retrouvé
Darren Copeland
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It is too easily forgotten that Canada
was, and in many ways continues
to be, a world leader in the field of
electronic-based electroacoustic music. In that rarefied discipline, we had
a Toronto school, a Vancouver school
and a Montreal school. Darren Copeland is one of the originators of the
genre, and has taken part in all three
of those regional schools, over a
period of more than twenty years.
Given the vast palette of sounds
and reproduction techniques available,
it is no surprise that Copeland’s new
release on Empreintes Digitales is on
a Dolby 5.1 Surround audio DVD.
That means you cannot play it on your
CD player, nor can you listen to it on
your CD Walkman. But if you do have
the latest high tech home theatre system, here is a disc to test the reproductive capabilities of your equipment.
Copeland’s pieces, compositions of
one form or another, are helped by
program notes disseminating the thrust
of each. The frightening opening track
deals with the terrorist attacks of
September 2001 as subject matter,
as well as using audio fragments
from that busy news day as part of
the sonic texture. Other pieces are
longer and more laid-back, notably
On a Strange Road, implying a surrealistic car trip. With this machine
music, it is comforting to know that
a human is behind it, nonetheless.
John S. Gray
big band format in which he’s been
working for nearly two decades, and
take up working with a small jazz
group, The All-Stars.
Pops was filming “New Orleans”
in mid-1946 when a session was recorded with a Dixie/swing septet
featuring Vic Dickenson and Barney Bigard (who was later to spend
a long time with Armstrong). Sugar, I Want A Little Girl and a pair
of blues all have vocals, and strong
solos, especially by trombonist Dickenson, the ‘shaggy dog’ of jazz.
A couple of weeks later, a session was shared by the big band (on
Endie) and a Dixieland Seven including trombonist Kid Ory and
again, Bigard on clarinet. The future
standard, Do You Know What It
Means To Miss New Orleans? is
the standout here.
The transition to the small band
was sealed with a Town Hall Concert on May 17, 1947, featuring Jack
Teagarden as well as cornetist Bobby Hackett, pianist Dick Cary and
Peanuts Hucko on clarinet. Six sides
from that event are included here,
including the always-charming vocal duets with Big T, Rockin’ Chair
and Back O’ Town Blues.
The firming up of the All-Stars
format, which was to be Armstrong’s working format for the next
three decades, is represented with
some tracks from later in 1947, with
Cary at the piano, before Earl Hines
was to take over the chair.
Tacked on the end is a bit of a
novelty, the title track from the film
A Song Is Born, featuring swing era
favourites Benny Goodman, Tommy
Dorsey and Lionel Hampton.
The generous 64 minute disc offers excellent and honest sound
transfers by Torontonians David
Lennick and Graham Newton, and
full notes and recording information.
Ted O’Reilly
JAZZ AND
IMPROVISED
You Taught My Heart to Sing
Houston Person with Bill Charlap
HighNote Records HCD 7134
Stop Playing Those Blues
Louis Armstrong
Naxos Jazz Legends 8.120817
This release finds Louis Armstrong
(in my opinion, the most important
musician of the 20th Century) at a
crossroads: about to set aside the
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What at first glance might seem an
“odd couple” pairing turns out to be
an inspired idea. Tenor saxophonist
Houston Person is a veteran of the
“chitlin’ circuit”, the neighbourhood
tenor and organ bars where he got his
start. And most of his early recordings were made with groups led by
organists, Johnny “Hammond” Smith
and Charles Earland among them.
Person was pretty much overlooked
by jazz listeners until the mid-seventies when he joined forces with
vocalist Etta Jones. Pianist Bill Charlap on the other hand comes from a
family with a Broadway pedigree.
His father, Moose Charlap, was a
Broadway composer and his mother, Sandy Stewart, is a well-known
vocalist. Charlap made his first
records in the nineties backing singer Barbara Lea and as a sideman
with Gerry Mulligan.
In 2004 Person and Charlap met in
Rudy Van Gelder’s studio where they
made this stunning CD. “Bill and I had
found ourselves thrown together quite
a bit over the last two years,” notes
Person, “and it was only natural that
the noodlin’ we’d do at rehearsals or
sound checks would lead to our making a record together.” He goes on to
say, “…Bill and I [have] an affinity
for the Great American Songbook.”
All the evidence one needs is here.
The playing of both men is inspired on
such fine songs as S’Wonderful,
Sweet Lorraine, I Wonder Where
Our Love Has Gone and the lovely
title tune. Don’t miss this gem.
Don Brown
One Flight Down
Cedar Walton
HighNote Records HCD 7157
Cedar Walton has been recording for
nearly 50 years now, as sideman and
leader, yet he still has something to
say. Indeed, the pianist sounds fresher and freer than ever. (It must be
those six decades of practicing).
Most of this release is trio performance, but the opening two Walton compositions also feature Vincent Herring,
an always-wise player, heard here on
tenor rather than his usual alto sax.
The title track is a funky hard-boppish line which would have suited an
Art Blakey band: groovy! The Rubber Man follows, a jaunty (almost said
‘bouncy’) line with a nice forward
movement at a medium-up tempo.
The next Billy Strayhorn Medley
is in fact three tunes played separately. The trio, with bassist David Williams and drummer Joe Farnsworth,
is more aggressive in the interpretations of Lush Life (which has become
diluted by murderous versions by bad
‘chick singers’) and Daydream. The
firm hand by Walton is appreciated,
especially in the witty Latin treatment
of Daydream. The straight-ahead
Raincheck features Farnsworth’s
wonderful brush work.
Seven Minds is David Williams’
feature, and perhaps it lies so well under his fingers because it was written
by a fellow bassist, the late Sam Jones.
A nice, floating reading of the
standard Time After Time leads into
Wayne Shorter’s Hammer Head, going back 40 years to the days when
the composer and Walton were in the
Jazz Messengers. Another Messenger, Freddie Hubbard, wrote the closer Little Sunflower, and Walton sidesteps its simplicity as a framework for
going in many directions.
This album was a companion for a
long road trip recently, and it never
wore out its welcome.
Ted O’Reilly
Sorry to be Strange
Chris Tarry Group
Cellar Live (www.christarry.com)
“Sorry to be Strange”, released on the
new Cellar Live recording label, is the
latest project from New York-based
Vancouver bassist and composer,
Chris Tarry. It’s been a while since
we’ve had a CD from Chris, but this
self-produced, evocative and deeply emotional project has been well
worth the wait. Tarry favours electric bass, and possesses a rare skill on
that unforgiving instrument that allows
him to ring every nuance and colour
out of an axe that is more strongly associated with fusoid, higher-fasterlouder “face melters” than the reflective, swinging and melodic post-bop
compositions found here.
All the material on “Sorry to be
Strange” is written by Chris, with the
exception of Universal Traveler by
the progressive band Air. As always,
Chris has surrounded himself with
wonderful communicative players who
display a New York-ish versatility and
enthusiasm, including Pete McCann
on guitar, Dan Weiss on drums, Jon
Cowherd on piano and Canada’s own
Kelly Jefferson on sax. Stand-outs
include the joyful Here We Go Again
(featuring a facile Dan Weiss) and the
hauntingly beautiful, Prettiest Girl of
All Time. Also of high calibre is the
production itself, by way of engineer
John Hopkins with mixing by Shawn
Pierce. The breathtaking cover shot
of the Williamsburg Bridge at sunset
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(by photographer Michelle Johnston)
and the exquisitely performed takeno-prisoners music made this expatriate New Yorker incredibly homesick.
Lesley Mitchell-Clarke
Polar Bears
Geordie Haley Trio
Independent
The Green Suite and
Other Stories
Geordie Haley’s Every
Time Band
Independent
([email protected])
Quickly becoming a mainstay on the
ever-flourishing Toronto improvising
scene, guitarist Geordie Haley has
just amassed a couple of new, independently released discs. Each of
these shows a different aspect to his
playing and each has something entirely different to offer.
Haley’s trio is made up of unusual instrumentation to say the least.
How many times do you recall melodicism and improvisation gelling
with a combination of drums, trombone and guitar? Joined by percussionist Nick Fraser and trombonist
Scott Thomson, Haley is hell-bent on
exploring the finer niches of jagged
music. Only one piece is credited to
Nick Fraser - the angular laptop affected In Walked. For the others,
all three members share writing
credits which means the music was
either rehearsed ahead of time or this
may have been an instantaneous improvised session. Thomson’s trombone blasts are nothing short of spec-
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tacular. Listen to the way he counter-points Haley’s angular playing on
the title track or as he takes outright
liberties and plays above the other
two player’s heads on the lively
Blueski. Fraser is heavy on the hihats, while Haley orchestrates the
session with his warm playing. Reminiscent partly of an earlier Bill Frisell
with a more skewed slant thrown
in, he’s never one to shy away from
a risky confrontation of three creative minds. Even on a slower piece
such as New, the band stretches out
and shows a common, musical language in development. An excellent
release through and through.
While Haley doesn’t shy away
from his improvising roots on “The
Green Suite and Other Stories”, this
is a more concisely composed effort. Creating a rhythm section with
percussionist Jean Martin, bassist
Paul Donat, adding saxophonist
Evan Shaw, vocalist Christine Duncan and Eugene Martynec on laptops, The Every Time Band is one
rocking affair. Quite literally so.
As an ensemble, they attempt to
be an improvised music group but in
the end, everything is tightly controlled by Haley. The ensemble is infiltrated with “foreign” forces – such
as a rarely heard vocalist and a laptop. Fair enough, Haley is taking
risks and this is a big plus. Musically, they present a variation on more
adventurous jazz territory while allowing thick improvised passages to
peek through. On Oligarchy, Duncan showcases a strange vocal succession of non-syllabic owl-like warbles, accompanied by Haley’s
sparse guitar motions. All of the
mass seems to be processed by Martynec. Weirder still, on the following piece, Gloves and Goggles, she
sounds like a more alive Karen
Mantler and the band returns to a
more sedate form of music creation.
It’s on the longer pieces – Iceberg
and Tree Hugger – the band truly
gets a chance to stretch out. Everyone gets play with and scrape
against one another, allowing a
number of good moments of friction
to come through. The one grapple I quintet’s undifferentiated timbres
have with the disc is that Eugene to impress as the program disMartynec seems like he’s under- solves into silence.
Ken Waxman
used.
Shifting between adventurous and
the more standard fare, the album
is still quite good allowing all members to speak with one common
voice, channelled by Haley’s vision.
Tom Sekowski
Thin Air
Queen Mab Trio
Stiching Wig Wig 14
(www.vergemusic.com)
3 Suits & A Violin
Christian Weber
hatOLOGY 364
(www.hathut.com)
About as distant from Swiss folk
music’s traditional Alpine airs as possible, this imaginative CD features
five Zürich-based players – lacking
both suits and a violin – exploring
the intersections among minimalism,
electronics and free improvisation.
Spiccato scrapes, stretched stops
and shrilling slides from bassist
Christian Weber and cellist Michael
Moser combine with complex triggered sound envelopes to make up
the inchoate lines and quivering
drones which coagulate underneath
individual tones on each track. Disconnected frails and licks from guitarist and lap-steel player Martin
Siewert or clustered split-tone whistles from bass clarinettist and tenor
saxophonist Hans Koch are easily
identifiable despite the rotor-bladelike grinding created by their electronic add-ons. Distinctive too are
the blunt, concussive pops from
drummer Christian Wolfarth’s echoing cymbals.
But the triumph of hard-core
chamber sounds like these is that typically each instrument’s sonic characteristics are subsumed into indivisible timbres. Humour isn’t lacking however, considering that one
drone-fest is ostentatiously named
for American astronaut Buzz
Aldrin.
The session’s unequivocal definition is attained on Frogmouth the
nearly 16-minute climatic track.
Slithering among drones, amplifier
hums and fan-belt-like pitter-pattering, folksy guitar strums swollen by
electronics plus jarring broken
chords from the arco strings simultaneously references the 17th and
21st century. Lacking a melodic centre, the cyclical friction still reflects
tension then release, allowing the
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As a cross-Atlantic outfit - Lori Freedman is based in Montreal, Marilyn
Lerner in Toronto and Ig Henneman
in Amsterdam - Queen Mab Trio has
a world of new music mastered at
their fingertips. Through their last few
releases, they’ve wavered between
chamber music, improvised styling and
dashes of jazz. They’re never content
to be shuffled into one given category,
which makes each new release a surprise for the listener. At the beginning
of every record, we ask ourselves, just
what musical style will the group head
into? So, here we are, at the first piece
of their latest release. As I’m listening to the title track, I’m under an impression they’re hovering heavily over
new music territory. Freedman’s well
placed clarinet blows are interspersed
with Henneman’s ear-friendly viola
dabbling that are then wrapped up with
occasional ivory strokes from Lerner.
But then, wait, as I re-listen to the
piece, it’s more on the improvised
scheme. Well, yes – all three members have writing credits on the track.
Something is up. I listen to the piece a
few more times and at every turn I’m
surprised at how easily they shift between styles. They’re like a sly fox
who’s trying to outrun a wolf.
Throughout the record, they take sudden shifts in direction at least half a
dozen times. Every time this happens,
you’re left with a question mark
smack in front of your face. Is theirs
an exercise in confusion or are they
deliberately playing every imaginable style of sound they can get their
hands on? Regardless, interplay with
each other is marvellously stated.
From the crow-like clarinet guffaws,
through to the pointed viola clicks,
through to the understated piano caresses, these women are working on
a higher plane in terms of communication. With such superlative
means of communication at work,
it’s a shame the record is a mere 43
minutes long. I could listen to what
“Thin Air” offers for hours on end.
Tom Sekowski
Concert Note: Queen Mab’s Marilyn Lerner and her Ugly Beauties Trio
perform music of Thelonious Monk at
Two-Tone Thursdays: Jazz at the Bata
Shoe Museum on March 1.
Dialogue
Hisato Higuchi
Family Vineyard (www.familyvineyard.com)
Streaming
Muhal Richard Abrams; George
Lewis; Roscoe Mitchell
Pi Recordings 22
(www.vergemusic.com)
Summit meeting among three veterans of Chicago’s Association for the
Advancement of Creative Musicians
(ACCM), the five elongated, spontaneous improvisations showcase the
empathetic interaction only available
to mature players who know intimately each other’s idiosyncrasies.
This is no exercise in nostalgia however. AACM founder Muhal Richard
Abrams, 74, utilizes percussion implements and bamboo flute along with
aggressive pianism; Roscoe Mitchell,
63, vibrates and rattles hollow-sounding percussion as well as tracing
unique paths with soprano and alto
saxophones; and George Lewis, 52,
spends as much time triggering pulsations with his laptop computer as vibrating chromatic trombone lines.
Thus hair-trigger sonic reactions
can as easily involve a contrapuntal
duet between malleable rhythm
tones and sequenced electronics as
portamento keyboard slides, dog-like
yelps and animal squeaks from the
reedist and the trombone’s braying
triplet slurs. Abrams’ timbre command is such as well, so that at
points he appears to be trading double counterpoint licks with himself.
Most notable track is the 18
minute Dramaturns, a Lewis/
Abrams duet that encompasses
blues and baroque acoustic inferences plus blurry electronic pulsations.
Rococo trombone grace notes join
metronomic piano colouring at the top,
until clouds of dense choir-like laptop
surges meet staccato, double-quick,
repetitive note clusters from Abrams.
Broken chord interface turns to polyphonic harmonies by the finale.
Allowing separate musical agendas to simultaneously evolve during
these trios and duets confirms that
risk-taking impulses still predominate
for these veterans. The palpable excitement lies in hearing the three
shape the dissonant tones into distinctive sound sculptures.
Ken Waxman
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Having released a couple of excellent
EPs a couple of years ago - “She”
and “2004 11 2005 4” - Japanese guitarist Hisato Higuchi now releases his
first State-side record, simply entitled
“Dialogue”. As with the previous two
releases, the proceedings are kept to
a bare 36 minute length. This is something that works highly in his favour.
Higuchi’s pacing is morosely slow.
When he picks at the strings of his
guitar, you feel he’s straining hard to
figure out his own way. It’s improvisation by force of nature. The whispers he exhales are quiet and heavily
restrained. In fact, each single note
he strums is discreet and has a singular purpose attached. Make no mistake, this is mood music. If there were
a reference point to be found, it would
be Loren Connors, though Higuchi is
even more restrained in his delivery.
The only time he tends to get away
from his atmospheric sedation is during Guitar #3, when he lets some electricity out of the bag. Otherwise, this
is as slow and purposefully sad as it
gets. Wonderful landscapes are crafted from thin air and everything happens as if by magic.
Rarely do you hear someone with
this much unspoken power in their instrument as you do on this disc. Intimate playing with an abundant degree
of reserve, this is guitar music for
those with an aversion to the guitar.
Tom Sekowski
POT POURRI
ing this very pleasant CD featuring
Vancouver bassoonist Jesse Read
and guitarist Michael Strutt.
Bassoonists have been busy expanding their once slim solo and small
ensemble repertoire over the last few
decades. For instance, Toronto’s Caliban Quartet of bassoonists has been
exploring new bassoon repertoire
since 1993 by commissioning composers and adding percussion, violin and
singers to their quartet. Jesse Read
has contributed to this seemingly global fagott-istic project, championing
lesser-known composers and commissioning new works.
Now these fine Vancouver musicians have claimed new ground on
frontiers where the bassoon has never gone before: Fado, that most Portuguese of musical genres, in addition
to Brazilian and Cuban compositions
in evocative arrangements by the
guitarist of the duo, Michael Strutt.
If that wasn’t enough, to complete
the album, the California-based composer Gerry Long has provided deft
arrangements of guitar works by
three composers well known in the
classical guitar world and active in
the 19th century: Spaniard Fernando Sor, Italian Mateo Carcassi and
the French Napoleon Coste.
Despite the disparate sources of
these 30 individual pieces, the album
flows easily with musical good humour, charm, keen melodic sense and
a remarkable consistency of mood.
This of course is a tribute to the bassoon mastery of Jesse Read, who
carries the solo voice over the 64
minute program with the virtuoso’s
trump card – technical brilliance in the
service of heartfelt emotion. Can you
too hear a hint of saudade in the first
track, a Fado by Moniz Pereira?
I have listened to “Stroll in the Cool”
a number times now and it has never
failed to brighten an otherwise overcast, cold winter day.
Andrew Timar
Songs of Georgia
Zari
Independent Allowable Musics
011 (www.zari.ca)
Composed of Georgian-born Shalvia
Makharasvili, Andrea Kuzmich and
Reid Robins, Zari (meaning ‘bell’ in
Georgian) is a Toronto-based trio
which specializes in the traditional
choral music of the various regions
of the Republic of Georgia. Only together for a few years before recording these tracks, Zari has already developed a timbrally and
rhythmically cohesive and polished
ensemble. This is even more remarkable for the fact that one of
their “tenors” is a woman: Andrea
Kuzmich.
The music ranges from the crunchy
harmonies typical of the Gurian people, to soft, floating liturgical songs, and
encompasses the vigorous dance song
Gandagana from the S. W. Georgian
province of Achara, with its more
western-style harmonies and jaunty
guitar strumming. No need to Google
the CIA map website to track the
Georgian provinces whence each song
originates, because the liner notes helpfully provide it – very handy to cart-ophiles such as myself.
The final selection, Chven Mshvidoba, categorised as a ‘table song’
from Guria is a masterpiece of fast
moving three-part polyphony, each
voice exhibiting extreme independence. It is hard to believe for a nonGeorgian that such a complex musical texture is part of the oral folk
tradition, created and recreated with
idiosyncratic florid variations each time
three or more Gurians meet to feast!
Having reviewed Trio Kavkasia’s
CD “The Fox and the Lion” here a
few issues ago, and being well
aware of Toronto’s first community
Georgian choir, Darbazi, we wonder
why the music of Georgia’s on so
many minds in recent years? Is it
something in our Niagara wines?
Andrew Timar
Stroll in the Cool
Jesse Read, bassoon; Michael
Strutt, guitar
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OLD WINE IN NEW BOTTLES
FINE OLD RECORDINGS RE-RELEASED by Bruce Surtees Surtees
That Toscanini’s last two concerts with the
NBC Symphony were recorded in stereo for
NBC’s internal use was known. The final concert, an all Wagner, affair has been available,
in stereo, for some time from Music and Arts
(CD-3008). Available now is the penultimate
concert, given the week before on March 21,
1954 in Carnegie Hall, containing the Overture
to The Barber of Seville and Tchaikovsky’s Sixth
Symphony.
There are two competing
versions, one on the Italian label IDIS and the other from Music and Arts
(CD-1194). I say ‘versions’ because they sound
different from each other. The IDIS (6500/01, 2
CDs) has the Wagner from the final concert
plus a second disc with only the Tchaikovsky.
The Music and Arts has both the Rossini overture and the Tchaikovsky symphony. The IDIS
Tchaikovsky is mastered to emphasize the higher frequencies resulting in a certain loss of the
underpinnings of the orchestra while the M&A
balancing maintains the higher frequencies in
their correct perspective. The clincher is in the
closing pages of the symphony where the IBIS
disc is severely disfigured by a continuing stat-
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ic-like sound above the music. Disastrous, because this movement under Toscanini’s baton
is uniquely heartfelt and dolorous, an acceptance of the inevitable, lending real irony to the
fact that was to be his
swan song as it was
Tchaikovsky’s.
Also from Music and
Arts is a most surprising Beethoven Eighth and
Ninth by the Concertgebouw Orchestra conducted by Otto Klemperer (CD-1191, 2 CDs). Surprising, because
the virile, alert tempi and coherence of this inspired live Ninth from 17 May 1956 contrasts
noticeably with his celebrated EMI/Philharmonia recording made in 1957. When the EMI version was issued on LP it was hailed as rugged
but as the years roll by this version sounds increasingly laboured and heavy-footed. The Amsterdam soloists are Gre Brouwenstijn, Annie
Hermes, Ernst Haefliger, and Hans Wilbrink.
The faultless mono sound is wide range and extremely detailed, as it is for the Eighth from
the same evening. These are two enjoyable and
significant discs, especially so for Klemperer
fans who will recognize and appreciate the
worth of hearing this conductor in concert at
that time. As a little bonus, Gre Brouwenstijn
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joins conductor and orchestra
in 1951 for Ah Perfido.
On the lighter side, RCA recently issued a deluxe three
CD package “If You Got to
Ask, You Ain’t Got It”, featuring Fats Waller’s inimitable playing and singing from
1926 through to 1943, the year
of his unexpected death at age 39 (RCA 8287681125-2). There never was another like Thomas ‘Fats’ Waller who authored most of his
specialty items including, of course, Ain’t Misbehavin’, Honeysuckle Rose, Honey Hush,
Somebody Stole my Gal, (I’ll be glad when
you’re dead) You Rascal You, The Joint is
Jumpin’, and so may other popular tunes that
were easily recognized through the years. Until recently, that is, when performances and
tunes such as these fall between the cracks on
the airwaves. Perhaps they will find a new home
on digital radio which will need something different to fill the countless channels promised.
Until then you could enjoy the 66 tracks in this
collection. In the box with the CDs is a carefully prepared 100 page book with glossy photos, essays and biography. Meticulous transfers from the original 78s have produced freshsounding tracks that take the listener right back
into the original sessions.
DISCS OF THE MONTH
Hans Krása - Brundibár,
An Opera for Children
Music of Remembrance; Gerard Schwarz
Naxos 8.570119
Hans Krása’s children’s
opera Brundibár is the
heart-wrenching tale of a
young girl and her brother who must overcome
the bullying influence of
the evil organ-grinder
Brundibár in order to
earn enough money to purchase milk for their
ill, widowed mother. Performed 55 times at
the Terezin concentration camp by the child
inmates, this new release is the world premiere
recording of a brilliant and very current English language adaptation of the text by Tony
Kushner. Performed by the artists of Seattlebased Music of Remembrance, under the direction of Gerard Schwarz, this is an excellent
production with fabulous sound quality, clear
diction, impeccable vocal and instrumental balance and flawless pacing.
Music for children is difficult to create regardless of the nature of the plot, but Krása’s melodies and settings are simultaneously simple and
multi-faceted, making this gut-wrenching work
of the triumph of good over evil just as relevant
today as when it was first performed.
Krása’s Overture for Small Orchestra utilizes
a similar orchestration as Brundibár – it stylistically encompasses various elements of Romantic, atonal and folk music in its short fiveminute duration of varying moods and tempos.
Rounding out the disc is American composer
Lori Laitman’s soulful setting of six poems by
Terezin’s child prisoners murdered in the Holocaust entitled I Never Saw Another Butterfly.
The performances by soprano Maureen McKay
and clarinettist Laura DeLuca bring to life a
well-written work by the acclaimed art song
composer. Overall, this is an outstanding memorial recording.
Tiina Kiik
The Essential Sibelius
Various Artists
BIS-CD-1697-1700
If you are not yet fully
aware that 2007 is the
50th Anniversary of
the death of Johan
(Jean) Sibelius, don’t
fret. You will be reminded many times
over by year’s end.
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A Music Festival unlike any other
William O’Meara and Gordon D. Mansell
Artistic Directors
The first collection to arrive, “The Essential Sibelius”, is, very appropriately, from BIS, the
Swedish label that has been documenting supreme performances of the master’s works for
a quarter of a century. BIS’s El Supremo, Robert von Bahr’s mission is to issue definitive recordings of every note Sibelius wrote, a project
which it seems will take many more years.
“The Essential Sibelius”, 15 CDs for the price of
four, contains just about everything that the average music-lover/collector would even know about.
The seven symphonies and Kullervo, the astounding violin concerto and the two serenades and six
humoresques for the same forces, the tone poems and incidental music, the string quartets, and
the piano trio and quintet. Also included are the
piano sonatas and sonatinas, other pieces for solo
piano, plus works for piano and violin. Sibelius
the song writer is heard in a host of attractive,
often enchanting little miniatures, typically lasting but a few minutes including the original Finlandia, the Finlandia Hymn, Opus 26.
Each of these performances could very well be a
first choice among the competition and remain,
except for a few new items heard here for the
first time, in the active BIS catalogue in their original couplings. Heard are The Lahti Symphony
Orchestra under Osmo Vanska, Neeme Järvi and
the Gothenburg Symphony, and violinists Leonadis Kavakos and Dong-Suk Kang. Singers include Anne Sofie von Otter, Jorma Hynninen, and
Monica Groop, and various choral ensembles.
The scores used are the composer’s final editions and do not include any of the original versions also able from BIS employing the above
artists. The recordings are superlative, as are
all BIS recordings, and the dynamics are, as
usual, true to life. It would not be possible to
overstate the excellence of this collection.
Bruce Surtees
Fort York National Historic Site Authentic Experience Series
Thomas Arne
An Evening of
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Saturday, April 14, 2007 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
on’t miss this recreated 18th-century salon recital by
Soprano Antonella Cavallaro accompanied by harpsichord.
Licensed event with complimentary hors d’oeuvres.
Pre-registered event: $20. per person. 416-392-6907
E-mail: [email protected]
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(off Fleet St. between Bathurst St. & Strachan Ave.) FREE PARKING
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Saturday, May 5, 7:30 p.m.
William Wright - organ
Deer Park United Church
129 St. Clair Avenue W., (west of Yonge St.,
near Avenue Rd.)
Monday, May 7, 8:00 p.m.
Simon Gledhill
Casa Loma
One Austin Terrace (north of Dupont
subway station)
Wednesday, May 9, 6:00-6:30 p.m.
Michael Barth - trumpet
Andrei Streliaev - organ
St. Andrew’s Lutheran Latvian Church
383 Jarvis St. (corner of Carlton & Jarvis,
3 blocks east of Yonge)
Wednesday, May 16, 6:00-6:30 p.m.
Thomas Fitches - organ
St. Andrew's Lutheran Latvian Church
Wednesday, May 23, 6:00-6:30 p.m.,
Robert Hall - piano, William O'Meara - organ,
John Ford - narrator
St. Andrew’s Lutheran Latvian Church
Saturday, May 26, 10 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.,
Show and Tell
Deer Park United Church
129 St. Clair Ave. W., (west of Yonge St.,
near Avenue Rd.)
Friday, June 1, 7:30 p.m.
Finale Concert - Choir & Organ
Rachel Laurin - organ
The Senior Choir of St. Michael's Choir School
Jerzy Cichocki - conductor
St. James' Cathedral
Corner of King & Church Streets
(3 blocks east of Yonge St.)
www.toronto.ca/museums
Friends of Fort York
and Garrison Common
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EXTENDED PLAY - MOSAIC JAZZ
The Complete 1936-1940 Variety,
Vocalion and Okeh Small Group Sessions
Duke Ellington
Mosaic MD7-235
Twenty-four years ago Michael Cuscuna, then a
National Public Radio host, freelance writer and
record producer, joined forces with Charlie Lourie, a record industry veteran, to create Mosaic
Records, a direct-mail reissue label specializing
in limited-edition boxed sets. These meticulously
produced and documented sets have showcased
jazz artists both well-known and not so well-
known. Every Mosaic box is, in some way, a
complete and definitive collection. The first one
issued, “The Complete Blue Note Thelonious
Monk”, contained all the music Monk recorded
for Blue Note Records. Later sets collected everything an artist made for a particular company
over a certain period of time, the recent “The
Complete Columbia Recordings of Woody Herman 1945 -1947” being an example. Others, such
as “The Complete Serge Chaloff Sessions”, have
offered everything an artist recorded as leader,
regardless of company affiliation. There have also
been sets containing everything a specialist label
issued, featuring a wide variety of artists. First,
there was the three-volume collection, “The Complete Commodore Jazz Recordings” (now outof-print), followed by “The Complete H.R.S.
Sessions” which collects everything recorded for
Steve Smith’s Hot Record Society label.
One of Mosaic’s latest releases is a seven-CD
set that gathers all the Duke Ellington small group
recordings made between 1936 and 1940 for the
Variety, Vocalion and Okeh labels. In the 1940s
these masters were acquired by Columbia
Records (now part of Sony/BMG). Mosaic licensed the music and has issued it in a limited
edition of 5,000.
Travel is more than just A to B. Travel should help you hit all of life’s high notes.
Before the curtain rises, fall for the Pre-Theatre Express Menu at Tundra,
steps away from Toronto’s opera house and entertainment district.
Award-winning cuisine & wine await from 5 to 10:30 pm daily.
Cocktails & tapas in Tundra Bar until 11:30 pm daily.
For reservations call (416) 860-6800
145 Richmond Street West, Toronto, Ontario M5H 2L2 Tel: (416) 869-3456 • Fax: (416) 869-3187
ATMAclassique
The International Label from Canada
Les Boréades
takes us on a voyage into the heart of
the Baroque with JOURNEY
a specially-priced CD with a complete
ATMA 2007 catalogue included.
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In 1936 Toronto native Helen Oakley, at the time
a Chicago-based journalist and music publicist,
talked Ellington’s manager, Irving Mills, into making a series of small-group recordings under the
nominal leadership of some of Ellington’s star
sidemen. Trumpeter Cootie Williams, cornetist
Rex Stewart, clarinettist Barney Bigard, and alto
and soprano saxophonist Johnny Hodges were
the men who got the nod. The groups they fronted ranged in size from seven to nine pieces, the
other players, in most cases, being fellow members of the Ellington orchestra. The music they
recorded is timeless. In addition to the Ellington
small group titles there are bonuses: a session by
an Ellington sextet, another by an octet, a trio
track, three Ellington solo piano sessions, and a
piano/bass duet date with Jimmy Blanton. There’s
also a session by the Gotham Stompers, a pickup group combining Ellington and Chick Webb
sidemen. Many tunes now considered Ellington
classics were first worked out and recorded on
these small group dates, among them Caravan,
Echoes of Harlem, Jeep’s Blues and The Jeep
is Jumpin’.
The production of the set is up to Mosaic’s usual
high standard. Special kudos go to Steven Lasker for his excellent notes and superb digital transfer and sound restoration. I’ve been listening to
these recordings for more than fifty years, but
this time it was almost like hearing them for the
first time.
Mosaic sets are available from Mosaic Records,
35 Melrose Place, Stamford CT, U.S.A. 069027533.
Tel: (203) 327-7111 Fax: (203) 323-3526
Website: www.mosaicrecords.com
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Enthusiast’s date with
pianos of the greats
fine fuel for fantasy
Flipping through the February WholeNote,
savouring a review here and there, I came to
the full page ad inside the back cover. It left
me unbelieving.
An invitation to play the personal pianos of
Van Cliburn and Horowitz! Anyone could
register for 15 minutes with these legendary
pianos and a third Steinway designed to commemorate George Gershwin?
I called Remenyi House of Music immediately. “Monday Feb 19th at 1pm.” Just like
that. And I get a recording too. I look at the
ad again and now the photos of Van Cliburn
and Horowitz seem to say “Carmin! now
you better find some place to practise!”
(Some downtown Torontonians may recall
my recent candidacy for city council in Trinity-Spadina, campaigning for a kind of TinPan
Alley, a small welcoming place for songwriters and piano players. Hey! there’s a
discovery district whatever that means.
…what about a song-writing district? That
was my campaign.)
Right now, oh for half an hour to practise
in some such place before my fifteen minutes
on some of the most incredible instruments
ever built.
As it happened, I had an audience of two.
The gentleman on the staff of Remenyi in
charge of recording us enthusiasts and Joe
Fiorito the Metro Diary columnist of the Toronto Star (whose book Union Station is one
of my favourites about the city).
I started with Berkeley Street Blues and
My Way to Toronto Song, two of my own.
(What wanna-be composer of popular song
could resist the chance of being able to say
“here’s the Van Cliburn version”)? As a token of respect I chose a few bars from Rhapsody in Blue and the Grande Polonaise …
and, finally, Billy Preston’s great You Are So
Beautiful (which he said was musically inspired by Chopin).
I might as well have been in Carnegie
Hall! All I needed was Paris Hilton there to
make it a complete dream come true. When
it was over I felt it was perhaps one of the
most memorable few moments in my life.
Joe smiled (and told me I might make it into
his column) as he waited for the next piano
enthusiast. And the gentleman from Remenyi’s complimented me.
Back to the store later to pick up the CD
and arrange for the photo, another piano enthusiast was just sitting down. A breathtaking
flourish of melody came from the miked
Horowitz piano….the fellow had given up as
a concert pianist at 23 and was now a successful stockbroker in the Hong Kong market. Still, I thought I could hear Van Cliburn,
Horowitz and Gershwin applauding and shouting
“Bravo.” (And Paris Hilton whispering “never
mind Carmin! You were hot too.)
Carmin Priolo
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Baroque Orchestra & Chamber Choir
Jeanne Lamon, Music Director
Handel
Water
Music
Bach
Directed by Jeanne Lamon
St. John
Passion
Thurs – Sat March 8 – 10 at 8pm
Sun March 11 at 3:30pm
Wed March 14 at 7pm
Directed by Jeanne Lamon
Tues March 13 at 8pm
Thurs – Sat March 29 – 31 at 8pm
Sun April 1 at 3:30pm
Wed April 4 at 7pm
George Weston Recital Hall
Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre
Join us for a free pre-concert lecture one hour
before all performances.
Tues April 3 at 8pm
Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre
First performed to entertain the king’s
guests at a royal river party on the
Thames in 1717, Handel’s Water Music
is full of glorious dances and splendid airs.
George Weston Recital Hall
Tafelmusik brings you this masterpiece
with the forces Bach used – nine solo
singers and orchestra – as we are
joined by Les Voix Baroques. Featuring
Charles Daniels as the Evangelist.
St. John Passion sponsored by
Water Music
sponsored by
Margaret and Jim Fleck
HSBC Securities (Canada) Inc. Member CIPF.
Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre 427 Bloor Street West
Call 416.964.6337
George Weston Recital Hall 5040 Yonge Street
Call 416.872.1111
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