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PRICELESS! Vol 20 No 9 CONCERT LISTINGS | JUNE | JULY | AUGUST 2015 A SUMMER TO END ALL SUMMERS The Green Pages Summer Music Guide 15 16 Baroque Orchestra and Chamber Choir INSPIRING HARMONY SUBSCRIBE NOW AND SAVE UP TO 32% BEETHOVEN SYMPHONY NO. 9 • BACH CHRISTMAS ORATORIO GOLDBERG VARIATIONS • VIVALDI L’ESTRO ARMONICO BRANDENBURG CONCERTO NO. 4 • MOZART SYMPHONY NO. 40 NEW MULTI-MEDIA CONCERT BY ALISON MACKAY SEASON PRESENTING SPONSOR NEW SUBSCRIBERS: Book early for best seating! Baroque Summer Festival DELIGHTFULLY BAROQUE Friday June 5, at 8pm Hear the Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra and Chamber Choir at the beautiful Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre Jeanne Lamon, Director | Ivars Taurins, Director, Vocal/Choral Programme e n u J n i ts r e c n o FREE C SUPPORTED BY junction Pre in con sented with 416.964.6337 tafelmusik.org lmusik the Tafe stitute mmer In e Su Baroqu TAFELMUSIK BAROQUE SUMMER INSTITUTE GENEROUSLY SUPPORTED BY Lynn & James Haight THANK YOU TO FAC U LTY O F M U S I C MUSICAL INTERLUDE THE GRAND FINALE Walter Hall, University of Toronto Chamber concert featuring Tafelmusik musicians Grace Church on-the-hill Wed, June 10, at 12:30pm THE TBSI ORCHESTRAS AND CHOIRS Sun, June 14, at 1pm Walter Hall, University of Toronto Wed, June 17, at 7:30pm *Ticketed event – tickets available at theTafelmusik Box Office Thurs June 11 at 10am Free and general admission! Visit tafelmusik.org for further details. 15th ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL EVENTS Blind Boys of Alabama with special guest Ben Heppner | Coronation of George II, Theatre of Early Music, Conductor Daniel Taylor | Schafer at Dawn: Music for an Avon Morning; Schafer at Twilight: The Sacred Music of R. Murray Schafer | Great Opera Arias, tenor Michael Schade | Mozart’s The Magic Flute | All five Beethoven Piano Concerti performed by Jan Lisiecki with the Annex Quartet | The World Famous Glenn Miller Orchestra | The Stratford Six: an afternoon of operatic delights featuring Phillip Addis, Roger Honeywell, Gary Relyea, Lutzen Riedstra, Drew Santini, and James Westman CLASSICAL PIANO SERIES Janina Fialkowska | Paul Lewis CLASSICAL MUSIC SPONSOR CABARETS AT REVIVAL HOUSE Micah Barnes and Friends | Rebecca Caine and Robert Kortgaard | Carole Pope | Newfoundland Jazz Ceilidh with Heather Bambrick MUSICAL BRUNCHES AT THE PRUNE RESTAURANT Bach Solo Violin Sonatas and Partitas performed by Aisslinn Nosky, Julia Wedman and Cristina Zacharias Plus many more concerts, lectures and events. For more information and to buy tickets please call or visit: 1.866.288.4313 stratfordsummermusic.ca Volume 20 No 9 | June | July | August 2015 FEATURES 6. The Festival We Are | DAVID PERLMAN 8. Partnership Bears Fruit | DAVID PERLMAN 8. Bethlehem and Beyond | DAVID PERLMAN 10. A Taste of Toronto Summer Music 12. Five Festival Fingerprints| SARA CONSTANT 38. Wendake/Huronia | DAVID PERLMAN 75. We are all Music’s Children | MJ BUELL BEAT BY BEAT 14. Choral Scene | BENJAMIN STEIN ACD2 2696 92. Music Lived Here | DAVID JAEGER 16. Classical & Beyond | PAUL ENNIS 22. World View | ANDREW TIMAR Canadian pianist Janina Fialkowska performs a selection of Grieg’s Lyric Pieces; peasant and patriotic marches, dances, songs, and evocations of the Norwegian landscape. 24. In with the New | WENDALYN BARTLEY 28. On Opera | CHRISTOPHER HOILE 30. Early Music | DAVID PODGORSKI 32. Art of Song | HANS DE GROOT 33. Jazz Stories | ORI DAGAN 64. Mainly Clubs, Mostly Jazz | BOB BEN 73. Bandstand | JACK MacQUARRIE G1 - G10. GREEN PAGES | Summer Music Guide LISTINGS 41. Summer Festival Listings 53. A | Concerts in the GTA 62. B | Concerts Beyond the GTA 64. C | In the Clubs (Mostly Jazz) DISCOVERIES: RECORDINGS REVIEWED 76. Editor’s Corner | DAVID OLDS 79. Vocal 81. Strings Attached | TERRY ROBBINS 82. Early, Classical & Beyond 85. Modern & Contemporary 86. Something in the Air | KEN WAXMAN 87. Jazz, Eh? | STUART BROOMER 88. Jazz & Improvised 89. Pot Pourri 90. Old Wine, New Bottles | BRUCE SURTEES MORE 6. Contact Information & Deadlines ACD2 2730 68. D | The ETCeteras This album is a live recording of the concert Women of jazz which was presented on May 1, 2014 by the National Jazz Orchestra under the direction of Christine Jensen. The concert featured the world premiere of Marianne Trudel’s work. 7. Index of Advertisers 71. Classified Ads AVAILABLE IN HD AT ATMACLASSIQUE.COM CD STUDIO MP3 QUALITY QUALITY Select ATMA titles now on sale Cover Photograph Bryson Winchseter F O R O P E N E R S | DAV I D P E R L M A N THE FESTIVAL WE ARE and thoughtful things to say about the role of the arts in making a city great. It’s a fact, he informed us, that the quality of the arts in a city has been proven to attract investors. And as if responding directly to Hawco’s semi-decent proposal, he said (twice) that the arts community would find in the city under his aegis a partner that was “steady, reliable and ambitious.” It’s the “ambitious” part of the utterance that makes me uneasy, because of another bandwagon the mayor seems to have been on ever since he visited Austin, Texas, which boasts possibly the world’s largest music festival (and where people wear T-shirts saying “Keep Austin Weird”). Tory’s go-to phrase these days is about turning Toronto into “Music City.” It’s a laudable thought, so whence the unease? Because it sounds as if he’s talking about making something from scratch. Absent is any sense that he realizes what we have, and what we are, already. If, to borrow a phrase, what he wants to do is turn Hogtown into a musical silk purse, he should know he already has a live-and-kicking shiny silk sow – something that the Toronto Arts Foundation (and in its own way this little publication) has been celebrating for the past 20 years. He should keep in mind that a healthy sow, well cared-for, will produce lots of musical little piggys. And that’s the way to bring home the bacon. We are already an astounding musical city, Mayor Tory. Build on that. But if the mayor thinks turning Toronto into “Music City” requires some top-down exercise in reinvention, it’s an exercise that is probably doomed from the start. Consider the upcoming Pan Am Games, which will be deemed a failure if measured by the attendance by people who have bought into the rhetoric of “it’s only worthy of our attention if we’re the very best.” There’s a great risk that Toronto will The Toronto Mayor’s Arts Lunch took place on May 28 at the Arcadian Court with almost 400 people in attendance. It’s not arranged by the Mayor. This annual event is put on by the Toronto Arts Foundation, the 20-year-old sister organization of the 41-yearold Toronto Arts Council. The event celebrates the annual Toronto Arts Foundation Awards which are announced and handed out there. Most of the nominees attend and the range of nominees is always a lovely portrait of the ever-changing face of the arts in this town – the old who persevere, the young who are handed (or grab) the torch to carry it forward, and the rest of us somewhere in between, debating whether we should have dessert, or should have said no to that second glass of wine. Perhaps it’s called the Mayor’s Arts Lunch because the organizers hope that mayors will be more likely to attend if it’s named for them. Although for the previous four years, one could be forgiven for thinking it was because the mayor, conspicuous by his absence, was the event’s main roast. This year’s host was actor Allan Hawco (of Republic of Doyle Canadian TV fame), his Newfoundland brogue getting more and more conspicuous as the event went along. He got things off to a hilariously irreverent flying start by “proposing marriage, on behalf of the city’s arts community, to the city’s powers that be: government, corporations and all that.” Make the relationship legit, was the gist of it. After all, we’re smart, funny, entertaining, sexy, and you’ve got the financial means to keep us in style. You’ve been screwing with us for years, after all, so why not make an honest community of us? The biggest difference this year from the past few was that not only was the new mayor, John Tory , conspicuously present, but he actually took his turn at the microphone and had some encouraging The WholeNote™ VOLUME 20 NO 9| JUNE 1, 2015 – SEPTEMBER 7, 2015 Centre for Social Innovation 720 Bathurst St., Suite 503, Toronto ON M5S 2R4 PHONE 416-323-2232 | FAX 416-603-4791 Publisher/Editor In Chief | David Perlman [email protected] Chairman of the Board | Allan Pulker [email protected] EDITORIAL Managing Editor | Paul Ennis [email protected] Recordings Editor | David Olds [email protected] Social Media Editor | Sara Constant [email protected] Listings Editor | David Perlman (acting) [email protected] Club Listings Editor | Bob Ben [email protected] SALES, MARKETING & MEMBERSHIP Concerts & Events/Membership | Karen Ages [email protected] Record Industry Sales/Marketing | Thom McKercher [email protected] Directory Sales and Services | Adrienne Surtees [email protected] Advertising/Production Support/Operations Jack Buell | [email protected] Classified Ads | [email protected] Website/Systems | Bryson Winchester [email protected] Website/Systems Support | Kevin King [email protected] Circulation/Subscriptions | Chris Malcolm [email protected] THANKS TO THIS MONTH’S CONTRIBUTORS Beat Columnists Hans de Groot, Jack MacQuarrie, Benjamin Stein, Paul Ennis, David Olds, David Podgorski, Ori Dagan, Wendalyn Bartley, Bob Ben mJ buell, Christopher Hoile, Andrew Timar Features Sara Constant, David Jaeger, David Perlman CD Reviewers Stuart Broomer, Hans de Groot, Daniel Foley, Janos Gardonyi, Richard Haskell, Tiina Kiik, Pamela Margles, Alison Melville, Lesley MitchellClarke, Ivana Popovic, Allan Pulker, Cathy Riches, Michael Schwartz, Bruce Surtees, Robert Tomas, Ken Waxman Proofreading John Sharpe, Paul Ennis, Sara Constant, Jennifer Liu, Kevin King Listings David Perlman, Bob Ben, Tilly Kooyman, JennieLea McLeish, Ruth Atwood, Simone Desilets Circulation Team Abram Bergen, Andrew Schaefer, Beth Bartley, Bob Jerome, Dagmar Sullivan, Dave Taylor, Garry Page, Gero Hajek, Jack Buell, Jeff Hogben, Joan Andrews, John Dodington, Lorna Nevison, Mark Clifford, Micah Herzog, Niamh Malcolm, Patrick Slimmon, Paul Ennis, Randy Weir, Robert Faulkner, Sharon Clark, Tiffany Johnson, Tom Sepp, Vicki Stainton, Wende Bartley Layout & Design Bryson Winchester SUBSCRIPTIONS $35 per year + HST (9 issues) 6 | June | July | August, 2015 Upcoming Dates & Deadlines Free Event Listings Deadline 6pm Saturday August 8 Display Ad Reservations Deadline 6pm Saturday August 15 Classifieds Deadline 6pm Friday August 21 Advertising Materials Due 6pm Tuesday August 18 Publication Date Tuesday September 1 (Online) Thursday September 3 (Print) Volume 21 No 1 covers September 1, 2015 to October 7, 2015 WholeNote Media Inc. accepts no responsibility or liability for claims made for any product or service reported on or advertised in this issue. 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(from left) Chris Eben and Holly Knowlman from The Working Group, Paul Read, Drex Jancar and Gavin being perpetuated and Sheppard from The Remix Project, Emilie LeBel, Scott Miller Berry. reinforced right in the very moments when it To those of you who are summer visitors to our could all so easily begin to change. It’s more a question of timing than anything else diverse and welcoming city, and just happened to pick up this magazine, a hearty hello!! We hope that Panamania, billed as this summer’s leading you will be able to use The WholeNote to guide cultural event, actually has very little presence you along the main highways plotted out for you in this edition of our magazine, which covers a wealth of events from June 1 through September 7. by your hosts, but also along our side streets and in our neighbourhoods. This great city and its After all, what we celebrate in every issue of The environs are truly a crossroads, not just of the WholeNote is not so much any particular festival Americas but also of the wider world, expressing that gets staged, but the ongoing festival that the city is, year in, year out – an ongoing buzz and roar itself in music and song all year round. Come back of the human spirit – expressed through music and – any time. [email protected] the lively arts, day after day after day. INDEX OF ADVERTISERS Adelphi Ensemble58 Eliza Pope79 National Youth Orchestra of Artists Garden Cooperative Elora Festival 38, 44 Canada 21, 47, 60 Theatre35 32 Esprit Orchestra27 New Horizons Bands73 Tafelmusik 2, 54, 55, 56, 57 Arts Media Project72 HanVoice56 No Strings Theatre 61 TD London Sunfest39 ATMA5 I FURIOSI Baroque Norm Pulker72 Toronto Centre for the Arts Beaches International Jazz Ensemble54 Off Centre Music Salon54 4, 57 Festival35 Jazz Bistro 72 ORGANIX 13 Toronto Centre for the Arts/ Bloor Street United Church Kindred Spirits Orchestra Orillia Wind Ensemble68 TSO55 72 57, 59, 71 Orpheus Choir70 Toronto Consort 31 Brookside Music37. 42 King Music Collective58 Pasquale Bros 68 Toronto Jazz Festival 33, 58 Brott Festival 40, 42 Lightwork Hypnosis69 Peter Mahon 26 Toronto Mendelssohn Choir Canadian Children’s Opera Lisa Chisholm72 Prince Edward County Jazz 28, 71 Company 70 LizPR 72 Festival49 Toronto Summer Music20, Canadian Flute Convention Long & Mcquade68 Prince Edward County 51, 94 42 Lulaworld52 Music Festival 39 Toronto Symphony Canadian Opera Company Luminato93 Remenyi House of Music23 Orchestra 56, 91 29 Mississauga Symphony Royal Conservatory 11 Universal Music79 Cathedral Bluffs Symphony Orchestra18 Royal Conservatory School Village Voices70 Orchestra18 Mooredale Concerts19 69 Westben 39, 52 Centrediscs76 Music at Metropolitan19 Samantha Chang72 Western University64 Christ Church Deer Park Music at Metropolitan Schola Magdalena55 Women’s Musical Club of Jazz Vespers 34 - Summer Carillon Series Sound Post The26 Toronto17 Clear Lake Chamber Music 53, 60 St. Olave’s Church62 Yorkminster Park Baptist Festival43 Music at Port Milford47 St. Philips’ Jazz Vespers35 Church57 Contact Contemporary Music Gallery25 Steinway Piano Gallery20 Ensemble68 Music Toronto 9 Stratford Summer Music Dr. Réa Beaumont76 Nagata Shachu25 3, 50, 50 thewholenote.com Summer Opera Lyric DON’T EVER STOP MUSIC IS FOR LIFE THE BLUE PAGES A rich resource for musicians and all lovers of live music, with detailed profiles of Southern Ontario’s live music makers and their current seasons. Printed in October’s edition of The WholeNote and up-to-date year-round on our website. THE CANARY PAGES The WholeNote’s annual guide to the extraordinary choral diversity of Southern Ontario. Printed in May’s edition of The WholeNote and searchable online year-round. THE GREEN PAGES GUIDE TO SUMMER MUSIC 2015 So much great music to enjoy! Keep a copy of the Green Pages at hand and don’t miss a note. Printed in this edition with enhanced coverage online. Musical guides online, all the time thewholenote.com/ resources June | July | August, 2015 | 7 DISCOVERIES | PREVIEW and Beyond Partnership Bears Fruit Bethlehem In conversation with Daniel Taylor DAV I D P E R L M A N BY DAV I D P E R L M A N “And what rough beast, its hour come round at last, slouches towards Bethlehem to be born?” W.B Yeats W ith apologies to W.B. Yeats, “slouching towards Bethlehem” is a perfect description of me as I walk the 15 minutes down Bathurst Street from home to the Toronto Island Airport. I am Newark bound, with my one overstuffed carry-on bag on my shoulder. It’s 6:30am on a Friday, and I have to be on the bus to Bethlehem at 10am. So I have not had time for shower, shave or coffee this balmy May 8 morning. But I make my Porter flight to Newark with time to spare and find my bus; my little spring adventure is underway. Modern-day Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, sits like two halves of a cracked soup bowl, with the Lehigh River zigzagging through the crack between, flowing eastward towards Easton, one of Bethlehem’s two sister cities. Easton is at least as famous for being the headquarters of Crayola as Bethlehem is for being home to the longest running annual Bach festival in North America. (But Bach, I am happy to say, yields 151 million google results compared to Crayola’s 15.5 million.) The Hotel Bethlehem (where I get my shower, but shortly after noon) is in the northern half of the town, and boasts among its famous guests, according to the cards in the elevators, the Dalai Lama and Jack Nicklaus. It was built in the 1920s with steel girders from the Bethlehem steel mill, now a rusting hulk looming like a spectacular post-modern art installation alongside the river between the two halves of the town. Looking straight down from my ninth floor window I can see the original mid-18th-century buildings that speak to the town’s pre-1776 Moravian settler origins, a heritage that stretches for block after remarkable block in the old town. And looking straight out from that same window I can see all the way over the Lehigh River to the steeper slope of South Bethlehem. Halfway up that slope is the Packer Church on the campus of Lehigh University. Church and campus between them will host most of the performances in this, the second weekend of the 109th iteration of the Bethlehem Bach Festival. The first week’s program will be repeated in its entirety for a new group of pilgrims. And as they did the previous weekend, for the next two days little white shuttle buses will circle endlessly between the town’s key hotels on the north side of the river and the festival venues to the south. Two days later I am Newark bound again, with a head full of the history of a town I previously had no awareness of, and with a heart full of the music of Bach, presented in a context that felt less like a festival than a glorious friendship between a great composer and the orchetra, conductor and choir at the heart of an extraordinary town. For decades Canadian performers have been making this pilgrimage, even if Canadian audiences have not. Take countertenor Daniel Taylor, for example, one of this year’s stellar Canucks. He’s been coming here for well over a decade, he tells me. “I heard first about the festival when Catherine Robbin was getting ready to retire,” he says. She had been singing at the festival on a regular basis and encouraged Greg Funfgeld, the festival’s music director to go and hear Taylor. “He came to hear me at the Met in 1999,” Taylor says. “I was in a show with Brian Asawa, David Daniels, Stephanie Blythe and Jennifer Larmore.” “Sounds like Handel’s Caesar,” I say. “Were you the bad guy?” “No it was a small role, actually,” he says. “What was interesting was he was specifically looking for a middle voice. So there was Larmore and Blythe and these two other countertenors who were really at the top of their game right then, and he called me right after and asked if I would come and sing some Bach for him.” Taylor met with Funfgeld in New York and “the next thing you knew I was on the way to Bethlehem.” That was in 1999, and Taylor has been at every festival since. “There C hristina Petrowska Quilico is no stranger to launch events. Fancies and Interludes – violin/piano duos by Gary Kulesha, Raymond Luedecke, Oskar Morawetz and James Rolfe – to be released by the CMC’s venerable label Centrediscs on June 11 is her 12th recording on the Centrediscs label and her 37th overall. For her partner-in-crime on the album, former Toronto Symphony Orchestra concertmaster Jacques Israelievitch, it’s safe to say the CMC’s Ontario headquarters on St. Joseph St. is less familiar territory. This is his first Centrediscs CD, but a natural outgrowth of his involvement with contemporary music and a performing and recording partnership with Petrowska Quilico which has flowered since he stepped down as concertmaster of the TSO in 2008. This collaboration began in part because they are colleagues in the Department of Music at York University and in part, according to Petrowska Quilico, because of their mutual interest in contemporary music, their shared love of playing as a duo and their combined ability to embrace a wide variety of contemporary styles and approaches. (It all started in 1996 during TSO rehearsals for a piano concerto by Larysa Kuzmenko, which included a short duo.) Happily, Fancies and Interludes will not be the last fruits of their collective endeavour. Over the past six years they have enjoyed a vigorous performing relationship. Some of this arose as part of the York faculty artist performing program: first with French repertoire, and then Mozart. They began sight-reading the Mozart violin and piano sonatas, but soon realized they wanted to perform the complete set, which they presented at Gallery 345 in the spring of 2014 in a marathon of four concerts embracing all of them. Recently a series of York University faculty concerts of the same repertoire was recorded by veteran producer David Jaeger and engineer Simon Head. Combined with additional recording sessions, the result is a complete recorded collection. The Mozart sonata project was recorded in 15 sessions over the past eight months in the Tribute Communities Recital Hall at York University. According to Jaeger, the performances “are remarkable for their elegance, clarity and detail, but also for their lively spirit – revealing the joy that Petrowska Quilico and Israelievitch have in playing together.” Of the last recording session in particular (May 2015), Jaeger says “this session was filled with absolutely beautiful playing and a compelling sense of the love the artists have for the Mozart sonatas.” The first disc in this collection is scheduled for release in January 2016. In connection with the June 11 CMC release Petrowska Quilico says: “The repertoire was chosen by Jacques and illustrates his longstanding involvement with contemporary repertoire. Fancies and Interludes shows the incredible range of styles and techniques in contemporary duo composition, from classical and romantic, to minimalism and other advanced approaches.” D I S C OV E R I E S | C O N T I U N E S O N PA G E 6 8 8 | June | July | August, 2015 thewholenote.com 44 th Season 201 5 -201 6 SUBSCRIPTION SERIES GREAT CHAMBER MUSIC DOWNTOWN Quartets Piano Discovery Tu. Oct. 13 Benjamin Grosvenor Daniel Taylor and Greg Funfgeld Th. Oct. 22 Cuarteto Casals were times when I have had bookings in Germany where I could only do one of the two weekends. Greg prefers to have singers who will do both weekends, but he was very flexible. He is totally loyal to the singers that he likes.” “Most wonderful, he is totally approachable, with no airs about him, and yet his understanding of the music is quite profound. His demands are quite specific; he knows about the text; and his ears are very, very keen. So any wrong turn from anywhere in the orchestra he’s right on it, and in a way that I’d say is less obvious than say someone like Bernard Labadie – Labadie who’s a great technician. Greg might seem more casual about it but in fact he has these standards he wants to achieve and he holds onto singers that he feels understand him and are open to reaching the same goals.” Another favourite of Funfgeld’s, Taylor tells me, is tenor Charles Daniels. Taylor had sung a St. John’s Passion with Daniels at Tafelmusik and made the suggestion to Funfgeld that he invite Daniels to the Bethlehem Bach Chorus for their recording of the work. “For that kind of repertoire Charles is probably my favourite singer,” Taylor says, of working with Daniels during the Tafelmusik St. John. “He got up night after night just like it was pouring a cup of tea every night. He did it with such ease, such conviction. I mean, we all did what we could but the show was about Charles. He’s a remarkable, he’s, well, a hero.” “He’s a wonderful storyteller,” I offer. “It’s a rare talent to be able to get inside the musical story like that.” “Exactly,” Taylor says. “That’s exactly right. At University of Toronto that’s what we work on so much at the Faculty of Music. I mean, students and other performers were given the gifts they have to work with and we work as hard as we can to maintain that. But its quite another challenge to teach someone how to tell a story. I’ve been involved in masterclasses, anywhere in the world where I’ve heard a really great, great voice and I’ve felt ‘what’s missing here?’ and it’s usually that. It’s a skill which can also to some extent be taught, but really you know it’s a question of having to be open to communicating with people and less self-critical.” So often, he says, students and some professionals are concerned above all with developing what they think will be an unfailing technique. “I joke with students when they arrive in the studio, especially if they’re there to do their master’s; they think you’re going to give them a key to open the secret area of resonation or secret breathing technique or whatever that’s going to give them – and all you can really tell them is ‘it’s a long journey, its a very long journey.’” Talking to Taylor now, compared to even a few years ago, it’s interesting to see how deeply the commitment to teaching has taken hold, along with his still astoundingly busy performing and recording pursuits. And the teaching aspect feeds off the other as he ropes his duet partners and other performance collaborators into his teaching work. “I mean just last week I had Emma Kirkby in at the faculty – I bring her in every year; I bring in Nancy Argenta as well; I just had Christopher Purves.” (Purves is the English baritone, who sang the hair-raisingly chilling thewholenote.com Th. Nov. 5 Cecilia Quartet Tu. Nov. 10 Peter Jablonski Th. Nov. 26 Apollon Musagète Quartett Th. Dec. 10 Gryphon Trio Tu. Jan. 5 Marc-André Hamelin Th. Jan. 14 JACK Quartet Th. Jan. 21 Andriana Chuchman Th. Feb. 4 Annex Quartet Th. Feb. 18 St. Lawrence Quartet Tu. Mar. 1 Steven Osborne Th. Mar. 10 collectif9 Th. Mar. 17 Quatuor Ebène Tu. Apr. 5 Duo Turgeon Th. Apr. 14 Artemis Quartet Full season subscription for $531 or $485. Other subscription combinations from $55 and up. TORONTO FUNDED BY RTS THE CITY OF COUNCIL TORONTO CELEBRATING 40 YEARS order online at www.stlc.com www.music-toronto.com 416-366-7723 1-800-708-6754 Canadian Patrimoine Heritage canadien ONTARIO ARTS COUNCIL CONSEIL DES ARTS DE L’ONTARIO June | July | August, 2015 | 9 A Taste of Toronto Summer Music 10 | June | July | August, 2015 BO HUANG lead role, opposite Barabara Hannigan, in the Toronto Symphony Orchestra’s recent opera-in-concert production of George Benjamin’s Written on Skin during this spring’s New Creations Festival.) “So you saw that show?” I ask. “I did,” he says. “I did and I loved it. And I didn’t expect to love it. My experience with new music has been mixed, and I’ve done some of those premieres ... I thought it was an amazing evening, across the board. And I have one fellow [in the show] who worked with me, Isaiah Bell, the tenor, and I was just so pleased; he’s making a name for himself. He was at Tanglewood, he’s recorded with Nagano ... it’s all beginning to happen for him.” “So, back to Kirkby,” I prompt. “We were talking about musical storytelling and you said last week you brought her in ...” “The thing about Emma,” he says, “Everything about what Emma does (and I’ve sung with Emma for about ten years, we tour together every year, we do recitals together and I’ve been very lucky, I mean in the last 15 years she refers to me as being her duet partner which is an honour from someone who has been so important not only to early music but to music today) ... the thing about Emma is that when she sings, it’s all about honesty, really, and text. She comes in and she’s not interested really in what noise is happening, it’s all about truth.” “Ultimately though,” I suggest “Technique still comes into play when you have to trust your instrument to deliver the truth you’ve discovered.” “Yes,” he replies. “And if you haven’t done the hard work at that point then you’re in trouble.” Taylor’s co-Canadian at Bethlehem this year is Agnes Zsigovics. I hear them together first on the Friday afternoon in duets from Cantata BWV 78 – Jesu, der du meine Seele and then Cantata BWV 23 – Du wahrer Gott und Davids Sohn. Their rapport is striking and their voices together are pellucid, meshing with a harmonic precision reminiscent, I suggest to him, of what one hears in his duet work with his great collaborators – Suzie LeBlanc, Kirkby and Nancy Argenta. “I have to say,” he replies, “For the work I do, the duet projects when I go around, I’ve got a few voices, yes, ... you develop a preference for colours.” “And Agnes has that?” “She’s a very special singer” he says. “She is doing her doctorate now at U of T, but actually I met her at U. Of T. Years ago, when I was a visiting artist. We were doing some Bach with Helmut Rilling.” “I was thinking about those encounters with Rilling earlier,” I remark, “When we were talking about the storytelling aspect. I remember one Rilling masterclass you were in, with a student, a soprano, doing a duet – maybe it was even one of these two duets.” “Yes,” he replies. “That’s Rilling’s teaching model [pairing guest artist and student]. It’s a wonderful model.” (In the encounter in question, Rilling had stopped the student to ask her if she knew who her character was speaking to. After the penny dropped that the two singers were not singing to an audience but to each other, the entire performance had transformed in a flash to something unforgettably compelling.) “I was lucky,” Taylor says. “Rilling never worked with countertenors before. He’s now hired me for many years, mostly for Handel. But I love that recently in an interview someone said ‘but you don’t like countertenors, right?’ and he said I used not to like countertenors.” Our conversation drifts on and on, for 45 minutes or so: “I feel I am now in the middle of my career as a countertenor, and I’m aware of it, and so I don’t have the advantage of being new ...”. “I haven’t sung at the Canadian Opera Company now since Richard Bradshaw passed away.” “You did Caesar for them I remember, with Ewa Podles?” “Yes, that was amazing, and in that one I did play ‘the bad guy.’ Richard had asked if I would do Sesto and I said ‘well you know Richard, Tolomeo is really fun, and I had sung it at Rome ...” And much more: about male and female alto voices; about Bach on modern and period instruments; about James Bowman and Michael Chance and recording for Sony. And fittingly much more about Funfgeld and the Bethlehem Bach Festival. All I can do is to promise you “more on the web,” and to promise myself a return visit next spring, slouching down Bathurst Street to Bethlehem, once again to be uplifted and amazed. Douglas McNabney, artistic director of Toronto Summer Music When Douglas McNabney dropped by The WholeNote office a week or two ago, it was mainly just to set up a time to sit down later in June and have a conversation – a filmed Conversation@TheWholeNote, for our YouTube series, to be exact – about his vision for this year’s Toronto Summer Music Festival. However, as often happens in these kinds of situations, one thing led to another and before we were aware of it, our conversation had already begun. In this particular case, it was especially easy to get carried away – this is the tenth anniversary year of Toronto Summer Music and McNabney’s fifth year of his tenure as the festival’s artistic director. From the look of the programming in place, this festival will have a presence in Toronto’s musical landscape this summer that will be tough to ignore. Think of what follows as a taste of a “Conversation” to come, where McNabney will be catching up with WholeNote publisher David Perlman to talk about the business of curating a city’s music, brandnew opportunities for amateurs to get involved in the festival scene, and how to cope – or even take advantage of – the coming Panamania. Until the time comes, however, here is a little of what has been on McNabney’s mind, and on ours, as festival season swings into full gear. WN: For now, let’s get a sense of the festival, and of the shape of it. DM: The one thing that struck me about putting together this year’s program – because it’s huge – is that the amount of music that I wanted to include is totally unmanageable. Usually we’re dealing with the same body of literature, standard 19th-century chamber music literature and a little bit of excursions outside of that, and then I take a focus point in on one particular aspect or country or something like that. This year because of the Pan Am Games, we said, okay, we have to do music of the Americas. And instead of focusing in, it’s gone completely way out of our traditional literature, which has been really fun. But when you start down that road, it’s a little bit frightening how far and how many different branches there are. There are a lot of musicologists at McGill and I think even with the musicologists nowadays, for the 19th century their minds are exhausted. Everybody’s done that, it’s as if there’s not much left to dig for there, and so everyone’s gone on to thinking about what’s happening in America in the 20th century. Of course there are people like Taruskin leading this charge that 1,000 years of western music have actually come to an end and what we have is American popular culture, and that’s what’s ahead of us now. I don’t necessarily believe that, but certainly there are aspects of that idea that reach this project. thewholenote.com 2015.16 CONCERT SEASON Terence Blanchard More than 85 classical, jazz, pop, world music, and family concerts to choose from! Koerner Hall / Mazzoleni Concert Hall / Conservatory Theatre Igudesman & Joo Daniel Hope Vilde Frang Jan Lisiecki SUBSCRIPTIONS ON SALE 10AM FRIDAY JUNE 12 SINGLE TICKETS ON SALE 10AM FRIDAY JUNE 19 416.408.0208 www.performance.rcmusic.ca 273 BLOOR STREET WEST (BLOOR ST. & AVENUE RD.) TORONTO Five Festival Fingerprints ...On breaking down musical (theatre) walls: DM: We’re doing a little bit of jazz at the festival and we’re doing the quintessential American operatic form, which is the musical. WN: Which work is that? DM: It’s The Last Five Years, by Jason Robert Brown, and it’s a fantastic piece. It’s only two people, it’s a couple that meets, falls in love, gets married and breaks up, all in five years. It’s told from the beginning by the man and from the end by the woman; they only meet in the middle at their wedding and that’s the only time they sing together. It’s very clever. Aaron Sheppard is one of the new tenors in the Canadian Opera Company Ensemble Studio, and he does musical theatre. He and his girlfriend Vanessa Oude-Reimerink have been singing this musical together for the last three years, so they know the piece really well. I’m hoping that through these various connections we can actually bring our opera audience in to think about the musical on a different level. To take it more seriously rather than turning up their noses at a musical, to really think, okay well wait a second, there’s something very interesting happening in this art form, when it’s done well, performed well. For that matter, there’s a lot of opera that is fluff; you wouldn’t want to take a lot of opera seriously either. WN: There’s a sense of breaking down walls with traditional audiences of either kind of genre. DM: The walls are certainly being broken down. Even at the Glimmerglass Festival they did Annie Get Your Gun. And I think more and more we’re going to see opera companies and opera schools incorporating these works which have been around for basically 100 years now. T ...On bringing in the star performers: WN: Have you got some performers coming in this year who you’ve been chasing since year one or two or three, and you can say, “now I’ve got it, now this is the theme where I can bring them in”? DM: Yes. Karita Matilla. But actually, Karita Matilla has nothing to do with the theme. I’ve been after her for three years. This is the year it happened. WN: Not even for the encore? DM: No, the diva sings what she wants to sing. The same thing with Garrick Ohlsson. He’s one of my favourite pianists...when I was a youngster the first year I joined the Quebec Symphony as principal viola, my first real job out of school, he came and played Prokofiev Third with the orchestra and I’ll never forget that. He’s been one of those guys who I’ve always admired. Well, he’s doing Beethoven and Scriabin. Can’t do anything about that either. But this is the 100th anniversary of Scriabin and that’s his project for this year. That’s always the way. The festival theme is there and I try to tie as much as I can in, but it’s inevitable. It’s inevitable on some levels. ...And on getting geared up for a little unprofessional music-making: DM: The other big news for this summer is our new amateur Community Academy. What I’m really loving is the way that musicians are buying into it too...we’ve really hit a chord. James Anagnoson’s piano class is oversold already. We just need a few more voices for the choir and we need a few more string players. WN: And you’re going to do a breakfast choir? DM: Absolutely. Everybody will be participating – including the staff, though they don’t know this yet. Everybody’s got to be there. Matthias [Maute] is the conductor, and Laura [Pudwell] will be doing coaching and masterclasses. Everybody all together in the morning, and have a coffee and a croissant or whatever, and then from 10 o’clock everybody goes into their particular program, but there’s this one moment where everyone gets together and just makes music. Sounds like a worthy idea – and sounds like a subject to bookmark for our next discussion. Until then, thanks to McNabney and to his colleagues – and here’s to those moments that will make Toronto’s upcoming summer a musical one. 12 | June | July | August, 2015 S A R A C O N S TA N T he summer music festival can be a bit of a mystifying concept. At just the time of year when you would expect most concert performers to pack up their instrument cases and head to the cottage, there is, across the country, a sudden eruption of summer music-making branded as “festival season” – a phenomenon often put together by people who work throughout the year and around the clock to make it happen. And yet, despite all the similarities (weekend getaways, specially-themed concert series, multi-arts celebrations and educational initiatives), you’d be hard-pressed to find two festivals in any given summer that appear to be cut from the same cloth. So what exactly is a summer music festival, and, apart from the fact that it’s in the summer, what are some of the factors that give each its unique fingerprint – keeping audiences and organizers alike coming back for more? Make no mistake – increasingly, music festivals are more than just blips on the regular musical calendar. These summer events have a particular capacity for going above and beyond the constraints of the average concert series, offering up an experience that is not only carefully curated but musically unique. And who better than some of the people who do that curating to talk about the unique characteristics of the festivals they shepherd into being? Panamania: As Toronto counts down to the summer’s Pan Am and Parapan Am Games, Don Shipley has been hard at work as the Games’ creative director of arts and culture, spearheading the accompanying cultural event christened Panamania. And with over 250 performances and exhibitions featuring music, theatre, dance, art and fashion between July 10 and August 15, it’s safe to say that Panamania has been keeping him busy. Says Shipley: “For me it’s been a wonderful journey because it was part of my own discovery too, digging into the music of the Americas, unearthing not only what is best from these countries, but sometimes their best kept secrets. I think quite honestly that the marquee names people will know, but the real discoveries sitting at one of our three venues are those artists they won’t already know.” Those names include, among hundreds of artists and musicians, such performers as the Flaming Lips, Jann Arden, Blind Boys of Alabama, Calle 13, Bomba Estéreo and Lila Downs, as well as the YOA Orchestra of the Americas – a special youth orchestra project that will bring together orchestral musicians aged 18 to 30 from across the Americas. In even this single festival alone, there will be no shortage of musical celebration in Toronto over the coming summer. “It’s that whole sense of large public engagement. It’s really about that whole shared experience,” Shipley explains. “People by nature just love large gatherings. They love to be together, they love that communal experience – and I think what we’ve got here is not only a legacy of introducing great music, but it’s also about that big gathering of people coming together to celebrate.” Music at Port Milford: The gathering of people for a musical and celebratory purpose can of course take many different forms. While Panamania, as a one-time-only whirlwind, blows through Toronto, outside the city Music at Port Milford breezes into Prince Edward County, as it has done every summer for 28 years. Music at Port Milford is a strikingly different kind of summer festival experience. A chamber music festival and summer camp program running this year from July 12 to August 9 for ages 12 to 18, it is founded on the importance of community. “My original vision 28 years ago was to bring students together in a family-like atmosphere and really make the program a more holistic experience,” says Meg Hill, who co-founded the camp on her family farm and now acts as the program’s director. “We don’t just have teachers coming in and giving classes, the same people who are coaching you are also playing chess with you, and playing Bananagrams with you, and eating spaghetti with you – so it’s very family-like in that sense.” thewholenote.com Stratford Summer Music artistic producer John Miller For Hill, seeing the first moments of that family coming together are part of what makes organizing the festival worthwhile. “I look forward to and get excited for the first day of each session. We have students coming from really all over, from Mexico City to Alberta, and even though it’s only about 40 kids they all come from such different places. It’s really exciting to see the first meal, just to see all of these people coming in from all over the place and figure out how we’re going to create a community,” she recalls. “The students also all sing together, even though they’re not singers – the first night after our first meal, they’re in the barn and they’re singing together – and I’m somewhere out in the field listening, and that’s a wonderful moment that I look forward to every year.” Stratford Summer Music: For those willing to venture to venues beyond the GTA like Prince Edward County, this summer promises no shortage of unique concertgoing opportunities. In addition to the output of educational programs like Music at Port Milford, a number of the province’s now-staple summer festivals not only consistently have exciting performers and programs on their rosters, but have a consistent feel to their programming, reflective of the individual running the show. Less than a two-hour drive from Toronto in Stratford, Ontario, Stratford Summer Music’s artistic producer John Miller has put together an eclectic mix of concerts to commemorate their 15th anniversary year, among them tributes at dawn and dusk to the music of R. Murray Schafer, brunch shows featuring violinists culled from Tafelmusik, Ben Heppner in recital with the Blind Boys of Alabama and a “Classical Tattoo” featuring over 200 young orchestral players from the YOA Orchestra of the Americas (mentioned previously by Don Shipley), the National Youth Orchestra and l’Orchestre de la francophonie. Running this year from July 20 to August 30, the festival’s offerings are well worth the day trip. continues on page 36 thewholenote.com June | July | August, 2015 | 13 Beat by Beat | Choral Scene Apocalypsis Schafer Avant! BENJAMIN STEIN T he term avant-garde has come to mean art on the edge – work that is David Fallis studies the score for Apocalypsis, provocative and disturbing. Many which he will be conducting during Luminato. people are not aware that avant-garde was originally the military term for soldiers whose task was to scout terrain ahead of an advancing army. To be a member of the avant-garde, therefore, was to be at a higher risk of first contact and combat than other members of the force, and like many that are first over the top in any combat situation, members of the avantgarde were not expected to have a high survival rate. Frequently, the artistic avant-garde faces a kind of annihilation as well; not death, thankfully, but the loss of their cutting-edge relevance. Their innovations are subsumed into the mainstream, their work ceases to provoke and the public moves on to new outrages and diversions. In artistic terms, what happens to a member of the avant-garde who has survived their encounter with a hostile or receptive public and lived to tell the tale? Do they become venerated elder statesmen, losing their indie cred as they join the establishment, or do they stay on the cutting edge? Canadian composer R. Murray Schafer has enjoyed both rebel But Schafer’s ire was partly a reaction to what he regarded as the status and critical success, amassing a performance history that many composers must envy. His work has never been mainstream, but it has ossified concert culture which unfortunately remains with us still. Schafer’s approach to actual musicians, and the concert audience extended beyond the small contemporary music audience to which itself, has been anything but stern and insulting. On the contrary, it many composers find their work consigned. has often been playfully generous, notably in his works for children. Schafer has been credited with inventing the term “soundscape.” Unlike some avant-garde artists, Schafer’s lack of contempt for the It may be hard for young musicians and their audiences, accustomed audience, and his clear desire to connect using musical language that to opera productions in vodka bars and symphonies on bicycles, to is accessible as well as challenging, has been in part responsible for appreciate how revolutionary it was for Schafer to mount his producthe positive response to his work. tions in forests, lakes and other spaces beyond the concert hall. And so, despite avant-garde aspects in Schafer’s music, I have But while there can be a gimmicky quality to some non-traditional always thought of him as the last Romantic, a Canadian Mahler of staging, Schafer’s work was always rooted in a simple but profound the North. While his tonal language uses extended harmonies and belief that (to paraphrase conductor David Fallis) music changes non-traditional soundscapes, his music is rooted in the techniques of depending on how and where it is heard. Schafer’s staging needs, his graphic scores and sound innovations were a passionate attempt to get earlier eras, including his ability to write a good old-fashioned catchy melody, the most deceptively simple and undervalued of a composboth performers and audiences to listen with fresh ears. er’s skills. Schafer’s fascination with nature, and his frequent depicSchafer has been scathing in the past about certain concert music tion of metaphysical battles between good and evil, connect his work traditions that he finds stultifying. I read one memorable essay in to traditions that seem at odds with this era’s self-referential irony and which he compared the classical piano itself to a prostitute. Whether arch diffidence. I would urge both those of advanced and conservative you agree with this or not – I’m not sure that much is achieved by denigrating keyboard instruments or sex workers, either on their own tastes to give Schafer a listen, if they have not done so before. This month brings the opportunity to do just that, by attending or juxtaposed – it certainly made for provocative reading. 14 | June | July | August, 2015 thewholenote.com a performance of one of Schafer’s most ambitious works. In June, Toronto’s Luminato Festival will mount a new production of Schafer’s Apocalypsis. This is the first time that the work will be heard in its entirety since its 1980 premiere in London, Ontario. Apocalypsis is a two-part work. The first half is based on the Book of Revelation, the Christian text that has contributed so many images to literature and popular culture – the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, the Seven Seals, the Whore of Babylon, the Beast and the False Prophet, all of whom are defeated by the forces of good. The second part, Credo, is an extended chorus that has been performed several times as a concert work. The text is a translation of writings by Giordano Bruno, a 16th-century Jesuit priest who was also a philosopher and astronomer. Bruno’s ideas of spirituality, and the place of the world in the universe, were so disturbing to Catholic authorities that he was imprisoned and put to death in 1600. Part of the difficulty in restaging Apocalypsis has been that the forces that Schafer specifies for performance are enormous, requiring a muster that evokes the original military meaning of avant-garde. Toronto conductor David Fallis, who has performed Schafer’s work in the past, will be leading the advance. Samoan choreographer Lemi Ponifasio and MAU, his ensemble, will be the central group involved in the staging. Canadian star performers Brent Carver, Tanya Tagaq, Denise Fujiwara and Nina Arsenault have solo roles. New Zealand opera singer Kawiti Waetford will join them, and performance art legend Laurie Anderson will have a video cameo as well. Then there are Apocalypsis’ ensemble requirements. The list of performers constitutes a music festival in its own right. Groups from all over Ontario are participating – see the list of choirs at the end of the column, which does not even include the many instrumentalists involved. There will be close to 1,000 performers – dancers, soloists, choristers, conductors, brass, strings (including 12 string quartets!), winds and percussion – in the Sony Centre in three performances on June 26, 27 and 28, making Apocalypsis a Mahlerian endeavour indeed. That the performance of such a large work has been made possible is a tribute both to the producers of Luminato and the commitment of Canadian ensembles to indigenous modern composition. Conductor Fallis speaks with enthusiasm about the conductors and choirs that he had never worked with, and whose drive and excellence he has come to admire. Considering that the last complete performance of Apocalypsis took place 35 years ago, for many this one may well be a once-in-a-lifetime experience – but hopefully not. It is exciting to witness many Ontario groups joining together to make arts events take place, so let’s hope this will be a model for future collaborations, especially with Canadian works. For tickets and further information, see luminatofestival.com. Choirs involved in Apocalypsis: Bell’Arte Singers Cantabile Chamber Singers Cantores Celestes Women’s Choir City Choir Concord Vocal Ensemble Da Capo Chamber Choir The Element Choir Exultate Chamber Singers Grand Philharmonic Choir Guelph Chamber Choir Hamilton Children’s Choir Tallis Choir of Toronto That Choir Benjamin Stein is a Toronto tenor and lutenist. He can be contacted at [email protected]. Visit his website at benjaminstein.ca. thewholenote.com Toronto Chamber Choir Toronto Mendelssohn Choir Oakham House Choir Ontario Youth Choir Alumni Orpheus Choir of Toronto Ottawa Bach Choir Pax Christi Chorale Regent Park School of Music Seraphim Men’s Chorus St. James Cathedral Choir Singing Out! Univox Choir Toronto June | July | August, 2015 | 15 Beat by Beat | Classical & Beyond A Feast of Festivals Stearns wrote in The Philadelphia Inquirer in 2012: “Compared to the Emerson Quartet’s famous Bartók marathons at Carnegie Hall in the 1990s (one of which I attended), Borromeo’s at Field Concert Hall had musicians, music and audience contained in a smaller room that, over the three-hour-plus concert, became laudably claustrophobic: the performances never coasted or let you coast. While the 1990s version of the Emerson Quartet used vibrato so unceasingly as to form a safety curtain between your ears and the music’s intensity, the Borromeo Quartet is much more judicious about such matters, PA U L E N N I S giving performances with more nuanced contrasts of light and shade, oronto Summer Music Festival celebrates its tenth edition by paying homage to the Pan Am Games being held in Toronto from as well as more open windows that your ear can’t help but enter. The music’s mystery, violence and sorrow become absolutely inescapJuly 10 to 26. Festival artistic director Douglas McNabney has able. Spanning the period from 1908 when the composer was 27 to focused his fifth season at TSM on an exploration of the culture of the the eve of World War II in 1939, Bartók’s quartets ask to be performed Americas in the 20th century. How the musical heritage of waves of in a single concert not just because they represent one of the highest European immigrants merged with that of indigenous peoples and peaks in 20th-century music, but because there’s an easily traceable Americans of African descent is an ongoing narrative that never gets progression.” old. To that end, McNabney has curated several programs that will TSM also acts as a mentoring academy to 28 young musicians keep any serious concertgoer’s mind off the noise of the hemispheric on the threshold of a professional career. Chosen by a jury headed contests simultaneously raging in the realms of physical culture by McNabney, 14 fellows in the Chamber Music Institute program throughout our fair city. for piano and strings (July 13 to August 8) and 14 in the Art of Song Soprano Measha Brueggergosman headlines TSM’s July 16 opener, program for singers and pianists (July 12 to 25) will study under “Americans in Paris,” spotlighting the music of Gershwin and violinists Martin Beaver, Jonathan Crow, Mark Fewer, Ernst Kovacic, Copland, whose careers were elevated by their European experiHarumi Rhodes and Axel Strauss; violists Paul Coletti, Steven Dann ences. “The Hollywood Connection” and “American Romantic” are and Eric Nowlin; cellists Henrik Brendstrup, Denise Djokic and Mark other concerts that promise beautiful music from Barber and Dvořák Kosower; soprano Soile to Korngold, Beach and Isokoski; and pianAntheil. Arts patron ists Martin Katz, Pedja Elizabeth Sprague Muzijevic, John Novacek, Coolidge was typical Steven Philcox and Huw of the classical music Watkins. The “Mentors lover of the New & Fellows” concerts at World, commissioning Walter Hall feature artist works by Prokofiev, mentors and festival Poulenc, Britten and guest artists sharing the Bloch. McNabney clevstage with TSM Chamber erly includes a concert Music Institute fellows of the fruits of her at 4pm and 7:30pm on largesse performed by July 18, 25, August 1 and a collection of topnotch 8. These are unparalchamber musicians led lelled opportunities for by TSO concertmaster the aspiring professionals Jonathan Crow. The final thematic evening, to gain invaluable experi“American Avantence making chamber Garde,” features the music in front of the Afiara String Quartet, public while performing Pedja Muzijevic, piano, with seasoned musicians and Harumi Rhodes, of the highest calibre. violin, performing Cage, Ives, Which makes them fascinating to Borromeo String Quartet Feldman and Zorn. This kind of attend as well. stimulating programming is part of what makes summer festivals and In a free TSM preview concert at the Richard Bradshaw Ampitheatre TSM, in particular, so compelling. May 28, violist McNabney and violinist Axel Strauss anchored a Argentinian pianist Ingrid Fliter performs Ravel’s Piano Concerto in hushed, lyrical performance of Dvořák’s tuneful Piano Quintet No.2 in G Major with the YOA Orchestra of the Americas, conducted by Carlos A Major, Op.81. Pianist fellow Todd Yaniw was a sensitive keyboardist; Miguel Prieto, in a concert that also includes Mexican composer Carlos cellist fellow Sarah Gans and violinist fellow Aysel Taghi-Zada blended Chávez’s infectious Symphony No.2 “Sinfonia India” and Dvořák’s in nicely. The noontime recital proved McNabney’s point (in his introever-fresh Symphony No.9 in E Minor Op.95 “From the New World.” ductory remarks) that (young) musicians learn how to project their Panamanian pianist Danilo Pérez brings his considerable jazz skills to feelings about music by playing in public. In Dvořák they had a most an all-star Koerner Hall evening July 22. willing partner. The first and second movements were filled with Garrick Ohlsson, the first American to win the International Chopin so much melody that if you were on a walk in the woods, dropping competition (in 1970), and coincidentally, a musical inspiration for notes like breadcrumbs, you would have no trouble finding your way the young McNabney, brings his sizable pianism and imposing sixback home. foot, four-inch frame to a noteworthy program (in Koerner Hall on Stratford Summer Music: The Liverpool-born pianist Paul Lewis July 23) of Scriabin – Désir, Op.57 No.1, Sonata No.10, Op.70, Fragilité, discovered classical music by listening to records in his local library as Op.51, No.1 and Sonata No.5 in F-sharp Major, Op.53 – and Beethoven a child. Curiously, the first pianist he heard was Alfred Brendel, whose (Sonatas Opp.109 and 110). affinity for Schubert and Beethoven was echoed in Lewis’ own criticEven more impressive is the Borromeo String Quartet’s complete ally acclaimed recordings many years later. His WMCT Toronto debut traversal of Bartók’s six string quartets which will take place August 6 playing Schubert’s last three sonatas in the fall of 2012 still lingers at 7:30pm in the intimate confines of Walter Hall. As David Patrick vividly in my mind; his recent Koerner Hall recital with the violinist T 16 | June | July | August, 2015 thewholenote.com MOLINA VISUALS Paul Lewis Lisa Batiashvili was memorable for its Schubert and Beethoven. So it makes for a kind of cyclic balance that Lewis’ Stratford recital July 29 will consist of Beethoven’s last three sonatas, Opp.109. 110 and 111. His Harmonia Mundi recording of these pianistic touchstones was named Gramophone Record of the Year in 2008. This is one of the destination concerts of the summer; the fact that it follows Garrick Ohlsson’s TSM recital, which also includes Opp.109 and 110, by a mere six days adds another layer to its attraction – the opportunity to compare artistic interpretations. Another reason to make the trek to Stratford is the chance to hear budding superstar Jan Lisiecki play all five of Beethoven’s piano concertos with a string quartet! Having heard his trio of concerts with the TSO last November when he performed Nos. 3, 4 and 5 under the baton of Thomas Dausgaard, I can’t wait for the added intimacy the Annex Quartet and the Revival House venue will provide August 27, 28 and 29. Another innovative piece of programming finds three Tafelmusik violinists each performing a Bach unaccompanied sonata and partita in a “Musical Brunch” on two separate weekends. The series begins July 25 and 26 with Julia Wedman playing Partita No.2. Aisslinn Nosky follows with Sonata No.1 August 1 and 2; Christina Zacharias performs the Sonata No.2 August 8 and 9; Nosky returns with Partita No.3 August 15 and 16; Zacharias follows with Partita No.1 August 22 and 23; Wedman completes the cycle August 29 and 30 with Sonata No.3. Festival of the Sound: The 36th summer of this long-running vibrant festival has much to recommend between July 18 and August 9 beginning with “Flute, Harp and Strings” on July 21 when Suzanne Shulman, Caroline Léonardelli, Gil Sharon, Ron Ephrat and Yegor Dyachkov perform Debussy, Saint-Saëns and Villa-Lobos among others. An overview of Brahms promises much over three concerts July 22, while July 23 features a wealth of chamber music from Haydn, Beethoven and Schubert to Bruch, Saint-Saëns and Poulenc culminating in a 7:30pm concert of Beethoven’s Piano Quartet with André Laplante and Schubert’s seminal Quintet in C. Violinist Moshe Hammer performs two recitals on July 30; in the later one his Beethoven Violin Sonata “Spring” is followed by the Penderecki String Quartet playing the composer’s great String Quartet Op.131. On August 4, the Afiara String Quartet gives us Beethoven’s final quartet Op.135. The next day violinists Martin Beaver and Mark Fewer lead a cast of supporters in Beethoven’s irresistible Septet. August 7 Beaver and Fewer are joined by festival artistic director, clarinetist James Campbell, the Afiara String Quartet and others for intimate concerto performances of Haydn’s Violin Concerto in D and Mozart’s sublime Clarinet Concerto. Earlier in the day, you can hear Stewart Goodyear’s take on Beethoven’s Diabelli Variations Op.120. Two days later, Goodyear is joined by Boris Brott and the National Academy Orchestra for Beethoven’s Piano Concerto Op.73 “Emperor.” A festival of many sounds. Music and Beyond: Running from July 4 to 17, this Ottawa classical music and multi-disciplinary festival highlights the delightful Vienna Piano Trio (whom I profiled in my March column earlier this year) thewholenote.com June | July | August, 2015 | 17 Clear Lake Chamber Music Festival: The tenth anniversary of this August long-weekend festival (July 30 to August 3) under the artistic direction of pianist Alexander Tselyakov features seven musically rich concerts, two of which are jazz-oriented. The five classical recitals are well-programmed and varied, with Tselyakov himself, and his talented pianist son Daniel, collaborating with violinist Marc Djokic, hornist Ken McDonald, cellist Simon Fryer and others in music ranging from Beethoven to Piazzolla, Mendelssohn and Schumann to Franck, Sarasate and Corigliano, all of which only enhance the natural beauty of Riding Mountain National Park, Manitoba, where the festival takes place. Ottawa Chamberfest: There is a feast for the ears here from July 23 to August 6. Belgian violinist Augustin Dumay’s July 24 recital of Brahms, Debussy, Ravel and Beethoven is a chance to hear this patrician musician before his Koerner Hall concert next year. The strong Haydn component begins July 28 with “Haydnfest I,” the first of two programs by the kinetic St. Lawrence String Quartet. The Calidore String Quartet also play two Haydn recitals, as do the Cecilia and Eybler String Quartets, making a total of eight “Haydnfests.” The Calidore quartet joins up-and-coming Russian pianist Pavel Kolesnikov July 28 in a performance of Schnittke’s Piano Quintet following a selection of Scarlatti sonatas and Beethoven’s Op.109. Stalwart Canadian pianist André Laplante’s solo recital July 31 includes Bach, Mozart, Schubert, Beethoven and Liszt. In “Metamorfosi” soprano Suzie LeBlanc joins the Constantinople Ensemble August 1 in works by 17th-century Italian composers Monteverdi, Kapsberger, Landi and Strozzi. The celebrated Danish String Quartet perform two evening programs August 5. Beethoven’s Op.18, No.1, Schnittke’s String Quartet No.3 and Nielsen’s String Quartet No.1 comprise the earlier concert; the later one is devoted to Wood Works, their CD of traditional Nordic folk music. Four days later, the Danes play the Beethoven and Nielsen as part of their TSM recital, a mustsee for those who cannot be in Ottawa. In the meantime, there are Alexander Tselyakov in three concerts July 8, 9 and 10. Then on July 11, the trio’s pianist, the voluble and charming Stefan Mendl, joins soprano Donna Brown for an afternoon of “Song and Conversation” with music by Schubert and Brahms. 18 | June | July | August, 2015 MSO Masterworks MSO Holiday* MSO Epic thewholenote.com Music at Metropolitan worthwhile musical moments every day in this packed festival. Quick Picks Tafelmusik Baroque Summer Festival: This annual Toronto event provides an invaluable introduction to our world-class baroque orchestra. Even better, admission is free, on a first-come basis. Check the Summer Festivals listings for details on programs and venues for the June 5, 10, 14 and 17 concerts. Summer Music in the Garden: July 5 Elinor Frey, cello; July 19 Shauna Rolston, cello, and the Cecilia String Quartet play Schubert’s glorious Quintet in C; July 30 Ton Beau String Quartet; August 13 Blythwood Winds play Barber and Rossini. Music Mondays at the Church of the Holy Trinity: June 8 Angela Park, piano; June 29 Raphael Weinroth-Browne, cello; July 6 Cecilia Lee, piano; July 20 Mary Kenedi, piano; July 27 Chris James, flute, Lara Dodds-Eden, piano. Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music Society: June 24 Pianist Su Jeon and violinist Andrea Tyniec have included Schubert’s vital Violin Sonata D574 and his Fantasy in C along with Arvo Pärt’s mesmerizing and iconic Spiegel im Spiegel in their intelligently designed program; thewholenote.com Music at Metropolitan 2015-16 Season Highlights Friday, October 30 at 9 pm Phantom of the Organs – our annual ‘spooktacular’– Co-sponsored by the Toronto Centre, Royal Canadian College of Organists. Friday, November 6 at 7:30 pm Stefan Engels, organist, in recital on Canada’s largest pipe organ. Hear this world renowned German recitalist, now organ professor at Southern Methodist University in Dallas. Student Masterclass on Saturday, Nov. 7 at 10 am Co-sponsored by the Toronto Centre, Royal Canadian College of Organists and the University of Toronto Faculty of Music. Good Friday, March 25 at 7:30 pm Music by Bach and Brahms, featuring Brahms’ Alto Rhapsodie with Laura Pudwell and the Requiem. Metropolitan Festival Choir, soloists and orchestra. Other concerts and more information will be available in September Metropolitan United Church 56 Queen Street East (at Church Street), Toronto 416-363-0331 (ext. 26) www.metunited.org June | July | August, 2015 | 19 July 26 pianist Alexander Tselyakov’s program includes Brahms’ Horn Trio and Beethoven’s Horn Sonata in what is in effect a preview of his own Clear Lake Festival recital five days later, only with different musical partners. Toronto Symphony Orchestra: June 10 and 12 the TSO led by Peter Oundjian performs Mahler’s essential Symphony No.2 “Resurrection.” June 26 the TSO performs Holst’s indispensible The Planets in a Luminato “Late Night” concert. June 28 the TSO’s free Luminato concert, “A Symphonic Zoo,” runs the gamut from Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake and Stravinsky’s Firebird to Rimsky-Korsakov’s Flight of the Bumblebee, Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf, the Bulldog from Elgar’s Enigma Variations and the Mule from Grofe’s Grand Canyon Suite. June 17 and 18 HanVoice presents a benefit concert with Scott St. John and friends, including cellist Roman Borys and pianist Angela Park, performing Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No.3, Mendelssohn’s Octet and Dvořák’s Piano Quintet. June 20 and 21 “The Night Dances” presented by Luminato, finds Charlotte Rampling reading Sylvia Plath and Sonia Wieder-Atherton playing selections from Britten’s Suites Nos. 2 and 3 for solo cello. Anthony Tommasini wrote of its American premiere in The New York Times on April 24, 2015: “During some stretches of ‘The Night Dances,’ music and poetry overlapped. For me, the greatness of Britten’s music came through with special force when Ms. Wieder-Atherton played alone and Ms. Rampling just listened, with an acuity as gripping as her recitations.” June 23 Nine Sparrows Arts Foundation presents flutist Allan Pulker in a free lunchtime concert. July 29 St. Stephen’s in-the-Fields Anglican Church presents the Ton Beau String Quartet in a free midday concert. Paul Ennis is the managing editor of The WholeNote. he can be reached at [email protected]. MENTORS & FELLOWS CONCERTS A TSM Audience Favourite! Artist Mentors share the stage with TSM Chamber Music Institute Fellows, a collaborative performance of established musicians and tomorrow’s stars. 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Art of Song mentors do not perform in the Art of Song recitals. thewholenote.com Beat by Beat | World View Gilday, a member of the Dene nation, transports the listener through her northern stories sung in a gutsy voice and open stage presence. Martha Redbone’s music blends Native American elements with her deep roots in Appalachian folk and Piedmont blues, plus soul and funk. On the same day, the “New Canadian Music Series” features two emerging aboriginal musicians, cellist Cris Derksen and singer-songwriter Binaeshee-Quae. Derksen’s music braids the “traditional and contemporary in multiple dimensions,” weaving her classical music training and features embedded in her aboriginal ancestry “with new school electronics, creating genre-defying music.” Her 2010 debut ANDREW TIMAR album The Cusp was nominated for a Western Canadian Music Award usic in the summer: the very notion evokes a field of pleasant and won the 2011 Canadian Aboriginal Music Award for Instrumental images. I’m thinking of concerts in a green and flowerAlbum of the Year. Binaeshee-Quae, from Pic River First Nation, filled public park or a more intimate garden setting, touring describes her musical style as “jazzy-alterna-folk mix.” She delivers groups appearing on festival stages throughout our province, as well her songs in a full-throated, sometimes quirky yet articulate mezzo. as Harbourfront Centre’s lakeside venues teeming with casual, lightly Music curator Andrews has waggishly dubbed Luminato’s June 22 clad crowds out for a good time. People generally appear more relaxed tribute to Mexico, “Distrito Federal Chilango Power Ska Punk meets and good-humoured in the summer than in other seasons; smiles Chiapas Mexico Message Music.” It is a mouthful, but it also serves seem more common. The other seasons are meant for music encounters indoors. The few months of kind summer weather we are allotted as an accurate genre-inclusive tag. Headliners include the Torontobased troubadour Quique Escamilla, the 2015 Juno Award-winning make it an ideal time to cross paths – and share outdoor musical multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter and producer. Active on discoveries – with families from around the world. the Canadian music scene since 2007, his Luminato: The first major Toronto powerful voice and passionate performsummer series featuring global music is ances fuse Mexican genres such as ranchera the Luminato Festival, this year running and huapango with rock, reggae, ska, from June 19 to June 28. In order to get a pop, jazz, cumbia, bolero and other Latin sense of the direction of the programming American forms. His incisive song lyrics of interest to you, dear reader, I spoke with are often keenly socially and politicveteran music curator Derek Andrews over ally engaged. the phone. He pointed out that there will be Los de Abajo from Mexico City is another changes this year to the venues, compared politically committed group (they’re to recent Luminatos held at David Pecaut supporters of the Zapatista Army of Square. “The big stage is gone at The Hub – National Liberation). Over a 23-year career, which has a landscaped backyard garden it has constructed a distinctive fusion of theme this year. We now will have The regional Mexican musics. A champion early Festival Shed, an indoor venue of around on was David Byrne, in 1999 signing Los 200, plus an expansive outdoor venue with de Abajo to his Luaka Bop label. The group a much larger audience capacity called has gone from strength to strength, touring The Garden Stage (which the TSO will use extensively and including yet more influon June 28). It will also host the 35 acts in ences in its diverse palette: ska, reggae, my program.” hip-hop and even echoes of Balkan music. With numerous individual shows and Skipping to June 25, “Caribbean Calypso” several themed concert series spread over is billed as a musical “exploration of the ten days, Luminato has much to offer coastal Caribbean Garifuna culture and listeners out to explore world music. Many Trinidadian Roots Reggae Calypso.” Taking have “Americas” themes, pre-echoing the Drew Gonsalves centre stage will be the Canadian group Kobo Pan Am games about to take over Toronto in Town. Named after the Port-of-Spain neighbourhood where calypso July. To my regret, I can’t pretend to cover more than some part of the was born it was founded by Trinidadian-Canadian songwriter Drew vast scope of this subsection of the festival. June 20, during the first Gonsalves. The group mixes Caribbean calypso and reggae using weekend fete at Luminato, begins with the launch of “The Northacoustic instrumentation along with innovative production, social South Project,” billed as “a collective work of storytelling authored commentary and an indie rock attitude. Independence, its debut by 12 celebrated writers working the breadth of the Americas, from album, won the International Folk Alliance Award. Another headthe Canadian Arctic to Argentina.” It’s co-curated by Andrews and liner is Aurelio Martinez. He is not only a star Honduran musician, but literary and ideas curator Noah Richler. The readings by the authors also a passionate politician and cultural ambassador for the coastal are accompanied by several singers articulating lyrics of dissent. Garifuna people as well. Known by his first name alone, Aurelio Singer-songwriters Amai Kuda n’ Y Josephine, Drew Gonsalves and Quique Escamilla will also bring their own unique pan-American possesses a gritty expressive voice with which he performs a compelling musical blend of received Afro-Caribbean cumbia fused with music to the festival stage. Latin rhythms. Among the lineup is Ani Cordero, a founding member and The Luminato Festival celebrates in style June 27 with a “Brazilian drummer of the Mexican rock band Pistolera and other groups. Recordar, her latest solo album, is a tribute to the voices of dissent via Block Party,” billed as a “fun family event featuring day-long animation by strolling artists, craft-making workshops and irresistible reinterpretations of Latin American protest songs. Another particifood!” Luminato programmers aim to capture the Brazilian tradpating artist, La Yegros, has been a powerful presence on the Buenos ition of festive gatherings at this all-day public party with food, drink, Aires underground music scene for years. Her signature voice and commanding stage presence is imbued with South American flair, but music and dance, all elements embracing “a beloved part of the Brazilian cultural landscape.” she also brings with it a globally aware mindset, drawing equally on The Festival Hub’s Block Party is curated by Toronto’s own Uma deep regional folk traditions and cutting edge beats. Nota Culture, programming a “carnival of active cultural jamming.” On June 21 the solstice, National Aboriginal Day and Father’s Day That includes an invitation to connect with fellow Torontonians all fall on the same day. (As a dad, I’m hoping for a lavish BBQ dinner by dancing to live music – to irresistible forró music from the hosted by my sons as per family tradition.) Why not celebrate them Northeast of Brazil, the martial arts-inspired capoeira and the all at The Hub with performances by four aboriginal women? Leela One Very Fine Global Summer M PAUL WRIGHT 22 | June | July | August, 2015 thewholenote.com dozens of vendors. That too is experiencing musicking in the summer for me. Summer Music in the Garden: What more pleasant a reminder of the evanescent – and thus even more keenly savoured – summer in Southern Ontario than music in a garden? As it has for 16 years, Harbourfront Centre is this year again producing a delightful season-long series titled Summer Music in the Garden, skillfully curated by Tamara Bernstein. It’s held in the pleasantly verdant surrounds of the Yo-Yo Ma co-designed public Music Garden at 235 Queens Quay West. Cooled by the nearby waters of Lake Ontario, it’s all free. Make sure you get there in plenty of time however, to snag a seat on one of few benches. Also arrive early if you wish to claim a private pied à terre on the sloping lawn in front of the open air grassy stage area under the magnificent mature weeping willow. (I think you can guess I have performed and visited there many times over the years). My picks? I can’t make up my mind from among the multiple tempting summer offerings. I invite you to check The WholeNote listings to discover your own old – or perhaps new – favourite. Relaxed, high-quality music in a garden: how can you lose? A Celebration: June 14 Darbazi, the choir which was formed in a Toronto living room (yes, I was there), marks its 20th anniversary with a concert at St. Andrew by-the-Lake Anglican Church on Ward’s Island, Toronto. Darbazi is Canada’s first choir dedicated to the music of the various regions of the Republic of Georgia. Under the direction of Shalva Makharashvili and founding guest conductor Alan Gasser, the group hosts local groups Trio Zari and Hereti as guests to mark this significant occasion. I invite you to join me to celebrate in Georgian style with song, food and toasts to many more years of music and warm summer weather in which to enjoy it. In keeping with my custom, I wish you a gloriously musical summer and invite you back to revisit me in these pages in September. ever-popular samba. Breabach Among the notable acts taking the stage is the Quebec Citybased Flávia Nascimento and her Smallest Big Band. Hailing from Recife, Pernambuco, Mundo Livre S/A is a genredefining manguebeat band formed in 1984. Mundo Livre’s founding notion was to connect the culture of the mangues (mangroves) of Recife with a network of global pop genres. It has released three albums, the last of which was included in many best-of-the-year lists. Aline Morales has built a solid reputation in Canada as a percussionist and bandleader. Her Juno-nominated Flores, Tambores e Amores also showcased her interpretative, vocal and composer chops. With her project Forró Nite, Morales taps deeply into her forró music roots. Among the newest Brazilian drum troupes in town, Tdot Batu is a diverse, youthful group performing samba reggae, but spun with their own edge. (Samba reggae became a hit in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil in the 1980s when the group Afro-Blocos mashed Bahian rhythms like ijexa and samba with Caribbean musical influences.) It sounds like quite the lively party. Sunfest ’15, London, Ontario: Now to a festival decidedly outside of Toronto and sporting a pedigree older than most: TD Sunfest ’15. From July 9 to 12, downtown London’s Victoria Park is transformed into a culturally diverse playground where over three dozen world music and jazz groups entertain audiences on five stages scattered throughout the park. “Canada’s Premier Celebration of World Cultures” is its byline and all events are free. Headliners this year include the venerable Afro-Cuban All Stars, and the new generation Scottish folk five-piece Breabach. It has been described as “the new face of Scottish Traditional music.” Paulo Flores, the distinguished Angolan singer-songwriter and author who performs in the semba genre, also takes the Sunfest stage. His lyrics often touch on the politics and hardships of Angolan life, and since 2007 he has served as a UN Goodwill Ambassador in Angola. When my kids were young we repeatedly visited Sunfest, feasting on its small-town Ontario feel and diverse ethnic good vibes – but also on the scrumptious international street food and crafts for sale by Andrew Timar is a Toronto musician and music writer. He can be contacted at [email protected]. THE PROUD TRADITIONS OF OUR PAST REMAIN THE FOUNDATION OF OUR FUTURE • STRINGED INSTRUMENT EXPERTS, MAKERS AND DEALERS • FINE PIANOS FOR EVERY LEVEL OF REQUIREMENT • SHEET MUSIC & BOOKS FROM PUBLISHERS WORLDWIDE • GUITARS, POPULAR INSTRUMENTS • CHILDREN’S EDUCATIONAL SPECIALTIES 210 BLOOR ST. WEST thewholenote.com WWW.REMENYI.COM June | July | August, 2015 | 23 Beat by Beat | In With the New Elemental Singing T consulted with various composers to get a better sense of which musical elements this language would need; and she studied different world music-based singing techniques. This wealth of material was workshopped with a volunteer choir in the original Somewhere There space and her own unique language and approach was born. It’s a language that is shared among the choir members, with new ideas for W E N D A LY N B A R T L E Y hand cues often coming from the singers. She also credits Jean Martin, who is constantly envisioning new ideas and directions for what is here’s a big show coming to town in June – and it’s all about the apocalypse. The piece I’m referring to – Apocalypsis by Canadian possible, with playing the strongest advisory role. However, Duncan adds, years before any of this began, it was Western Front’s DB Boyko composer R. Murray Schafer – is an epic work divided into two (in Vancouver) who first introduced her to the idea of conducting parts, the first being a dramatic retelling of John’s vision from the biblical Book of Revelation and the second a serene multi-choir Credo a vocal improvising ensemble at one of the WF’s community block parties. that leads the listener from chaos into order. The performance of The Element Choir’s this monumental work, reputation and which runs from June 26 performing schedule to 28, has been taken on continues to grow, by the Luminato Festival and this summer’s and involves an interschedule is no excepdisciplinary cast of 1,000. tion, particularly as part Originally performed in of the cultural activities 1980 in London, Ontario, surrounding the Pan this version will be vastly Am Games. After the different in its staging and Apocalypsis performartistic vision with all ance, the choir is right sorts of gender-bending back at it with their happening with the main involvement in the characters. What I will Singing River project, focus on in my column an interdisciplinary is the role of the Element site-specific piece Choir and its director directed by composer Christine Duncan in this Juliet Palmer and her production. Urbanvessel company. I sat down with Running on July 4 and Christine to talk about 5, the piece is a Pan Apocalypsis as well as Am Path event that is other performances she Christine Duncan and the Element Choir all about restoring our and the choir will be relationship with the Wonscotonach (Don) River. Both the Element involved in this summer. Christine defines the Element Choir as “an Choir and Christine Duncan are part of the core performers’ team, improvising choir that uses a sonic vocabulary based on a system of along with the TorQ Percussion Quartet. The choir has played a role hand cues to create instant compositions.” In Apocalypsis the choir in developing improv-based material for the piece through a series will perform the role of The Choir of the Lost which in the 1980 of community-based workshops with members of Native Earth’s version was performed by drama students. “The choir was a perfect emerging artists program Animikiig, street artist Roadsworth (who fit for this text-based role, as they are already very comfortable in will be creating a stencil installation inspired by the improvisamoving freely in the world of sound texture and non-sung elements,” tions on the Lower Don cycling path) and the Regent Park School of Duncan said. Their role functions like a Greek chorus, commenting, Music Youth Choirs. The project also includes audio installations by responding and reacting to the main drama. And even though choir Palmer and sound artist Chris Willes and a vast array of interdiscimembers can utter the text however they like, the structure of both plinary performers, workshops, talks and guided walks. Check out the timing and dynamics of their utterances is very specific, with Urbanvessel’s website for all the details. word comprehensibility being key. This departs from the usual The second Pan Am-related performance by the Element Choir is Element Choir practice which is usually “anything is possible.” Before with the explosive Tanya Tagaq on August 8 as part of Panamania and the performance begins however, some members of the choir will be improvising and babbling bits of biblical texts in multiple languages in the free staged events at Nathan Philips Square. Creating her own unique style based on the traditional Inuk throat singing she grew both the lobby and the hall. up with in Nunavut, Tagaq recently won the Polaris Music Prize for The story of how the Element Choir came into being is fascinating her Animism album, stunning audiences with her performance on and a testament to the creative and innovative spirit of both Duncan the awards night. And the Element Choir was right there backing her and her partner, drummer and recording producer Jean Martin. Back up, along with Jean Martin and violinist Jesse Zubot, who produced in 2006, Duncan and Martin were creating an album on the Montreal her album. For Duncan, folding the Element Choir into this sea of label Ambiances Magnétiques. For the release concert, Martin came sound created by Tagaq and her two-man band was not too much of up with the idea of putting together a group of singers to expand a stretch, as she has performed with Tagaq and knows the arc of her and support the voices of the CD’s vocal performers – Duncan and shows with Zubot and Martin. However, in this type of situation, the DB Boyko. It was a brilliant move, as this more choral element added choir sounds need to be unified and simple, functioning more like a possibilities for textural changes and polytonality, giving a countertextural device for dramatic impact. Incidentally, Tagaq will be playing point to the voices and percussion. Inspired by this experience, the role of the Old Woman in Schafer’s Apocalypsis. Duncan pursued her own research on how to develop an articuFor Duncan, the Element Choir project is all about creating and late vocabulary for an improvising choir. Rather than re-inventing maintaining relationships, building community and fostering a safe the wheel, she studied the “conduction” methods used in the London and supportive environment. It offers a playing field for experimenting Improvisers Orchestra as developed by Butch Morris, as well as with a diverse range of sounds and morphing textures, while offering picking up ideas from John Zorn’s Cobra, Anthony Braxton, Phil opportunities for choir members to improvise their own solos. She Minton’s Feral Choir and Sarah Weaver’s Soundpainting system. She 24 | June | July | August, 2015 thewholenote.com has increasingly found an open door of support for her aesthetic sensibilities and approach to the voice as an instrument in educational environments such as the jazz program at U of T. And at the heart of it all, she is continuing to cultivate improvisational strategies that are more refined, intentional and artful. More Singing Stories: This summer is turning out to be the season of new dramatic works for the voice in various configurations. Back in the April edition of The WholeNote, I wrote about singer Fides Krucker’s role in creating vocal improvisations for the dancers in Peggy Baker’s locus plot production. This summer, Krucker is presenting and performing in DIVE, a work of sonic theatre set within a cabaret-styled environment, running from July 30 to August 9 and created in collaboration with composer Nik Beeson. DIVE is based on a play by Richard Sanger, which is in turn derived from Giuseppe di Lampedusa’s short story The Professor and the Siren. I spoke to Beeson and Krucker about their collaboration which combines electroacoustic tracks with vocal improvisations. Krucker plays the role of the Mermaid, a character who is “perfectly divine and wild,” an elemental force who shifts into a series of different characters and scenes as she interacts with the two male actors. Her shapeshifting qualities allow for a variety of musical styles to be used throughout, including composed music inspired by Greek Rebetiko protest music, and the Mussolini-era fascist anthem known as the Giovinezza used in the startling aggressive opening. An intimate setting amongst tables enables Krucker to travel around the audience, at times singing gently into their ears while her character’s nonhuman nature embodies such elemental forces as a storm and the animal spirits of whale and wolf. Beeson’s electroacoustic score ranges from recorded instrumental sounds and synthesizer textures to the use of a collection of Harry Partch-inspired cloud bowls made from glass jugs. DIVE is a story that juxtaposes the terrifying forces of fascism with those of the wild, raw and at times equally overwhelming elements of nature, set within a human story of intimacy, regret and the desire for ecstatic union. Speaking of storms and political power, How it Storms, an erotic opera composed by Allen Cole, will be performed on June 17 and 18 featuring the sounds of the Evergreen Club Contemporary Gamelan along with four operatic singers. The piece is inspired by a story from the Hindu epic The Mahabharata but set within Canada, with a female protagonist motivated by her desire to be free from patriarchal domination. On June 13, the Music Gallery presents “Fossegrimen,” a multistage event with three main sets that offer various takes on folklore, fairy tales and legend. Included are an opera composed by Chris Thornborrow based on the Grimm fairy tale The Moon, music by members of the fusion band Ensemble Polaris and the premiere of Elliot Cole’s Babinagar, a 20-minute work based on an Afghan folktale. The final dramatically inspired new work which caught my eye in this summer’s season is Wendake/Huronia, composed by John Beckwith to mark the 400th anniversary of Champlain’s arrival in the southern Georgian Bay area. The concert on July 30 will feature the Toronto Consort, the Brookside Festival Chamber Choir and First Nations singers and drummers. The Summer Festivals: After a long meandering walk through the voice-based performances of new works for this summer, it’s time to take a quick look at what’s happening at the various summer festivals. I promise you, this will be chronological, just to help with your planning. Open Ears Festival (Kitchener): June 20 and 21 On June 20, Myaudia, a series of guerilla-styled sound interventions created by Peter Hatch, will take place in Kitchener’s Victoria Park, followed by the Open Ears Regatta with multiple musicians ringed around the civic square for listeners to drift between. On June 21, an offering of music/dance works with scores by Antoine Bédard, Justin Rutledge and Rodney Sharman, and improvisations by Lori Freedman. Music Mondays (Toronto): June through August A number of new works will be presented in this downtown Toronto series of lunchtime concerts. Here’s a summary lineup: a piano work by John Burge (June 8); composer and cellist Raphael thewholenote.com June | July | August, 2015 | 25 Fides Krucker in DIVE MAKOTO HIRATA commissioned works by Canadian composers Scott Godin and Isaiah Ceccarelli performed by Elinor Frey on her five-string cello (July 5); Toronto’s Ton Beau String Quartet performing Bill Rowson’s String Quartet No.1 (July 30); and the Blythwood Winds performing new works by Lau and Estacio (August 13). Stratford Summer Music: August 7 to 9 R. Murray Schafer’s music is often featured at this festival and this year, audiences can enjoy three outdoor morning concerts from August 7 to 9 featuring works from his choral nature-themed repertoire works. On the evening of August 7, a number of professional choirs will join together to sing some of his more spirituallybased music within a specially choreographed setting at St. James Anglican Church. QUICK PICKS Improvised Music at Array Space: June 9 and 27: Audiopollination June 14: Somewhere There/Arraymusic: In Concert June 19: Evoid Collective June 28: Toronto Improvisers Orchestra Canadian Music Centre: June 4: Opus: Testing Workshop and Concert. Compositions created using sounds from the NASA Audio Archive. June 11: Jacques Israelievitch/Christina Petrowska Quilico CD Launch, with works by Rolfe and Kulesha. June 13: A Journey Inwards: Iranian-Canadian Composers of Toronto. June 24: Elaine Keillor CD Launch. Works by Cardy, Morawetz, Weinzweig, Louie and E. Miller. July 6: Gryphon Trio CD Release. Works by Current, Oesterle, Staniland and Wright. July 24: Regent Park SongBook Premiere. Works by Gervais, Hamidi, LeBel and Daniel. Additional Picks: June 4, 6 and 7: Toronto Symphony Orchestra – John Adams’ Short Ride in a Fast Machine. June 13 and 14: Toronto Symphony Orchestra – Gary Kulesha’s Torque. June 17: Opera by Request – Tremblay’s A Chair in Love. June 20: Rough Idea – Michael Snow and Ken Vandermark. July 9: Music and Beyond Festival (Ottawa) – Voces8 concert including works by David Blackwell and John Tavener. Weinroth-Browne performing his own compositions (June 29); Jean Coulthard’s Image Astrale (July 6); works by Marjan Mozetich and Jack Behrens performed by Mary Kenedi (July 20); flute and piano works by Marchettini, Beaser and Schafer (July 27) and finally, a specially commissioned work for Music Mondays – Benedicite by PeterAnthony Togni (August 24). Ottawa International Chamber Music Festival: July/August Interspersed amongst the festival concerts are the following premieres and new works: a performance by Dutch cellist, composer and improviser Ernst Reijseger (July 24); a remount of the mixedmedia piece Illusions from the recent 21C Festival that intermingles new music by Canadian composers with Charles Ives’ enigmatic Piano Trio (July 26); a performance of James Rolfe’s contemporary masque Aeneas and Dido (July 27); the premiere of Andrew Staniland’s The Ocean is Full of its Own Collapse (July 29); and the performance of Czech composer Sylvie Bodorová’s Three Sonnets (August 2). The festival also offers their regular six-concert New Music Now series on August 3 and 4. Composers represented in these concerts include Canadians Michael Oesterle, Paul Steenhuisen, Marc Sabat, Nicole Lizée, and Claude Vivier, along with internationally-based Nicolaou, Zorn, Rzewski and Birtwistle, among others. Summer Music in the Garden (Toronto): July/August Down at Harbourfront’s Music Garden, the outdoor performances include composer Barbara Croall (Odawa) performing a new commissioned work for pipigwan, a type of cedar flute (July 2); newly Wendalyn Bartley is a Toronto-based composer and electrovocal sound artist. [email protected]. 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June got off to an unusual start with the innovative Against the Grain Theatre’s presentation of two fully-staged song cycles on June 2 to 5 under the title “Death & Desire.” The two are Franz Schubert’s Die schöne Müllerin (1824) sung by Stephen Hegedus and Olivier Messiaen’s Harawi (1945) sung by Krisztina Szabó, most recently seen as The Woman in the COC production of Schoenberg’s Erwartung. AtG’s double bill, performed at the Neubacher Shor Contemporary Gallery, is directed by the company’s artistic director Joel Ivany, designed by Michael Gianfrancesco and lit by Jason Hand. Christopher Mokrzewski is the piano accompanist. In an email, Ivany wrote: “During my time at the University of Toronto while obtaining my diploma in Opera Directing, I was able to act as production manager for the Aldeburgh Connection. Seeing such beautiful concerts put on by Bruce Ubukata and Stephen Ralls exposed me to a wealth of vocal music outside of opera. Many of these works received some ‘light’ staging during performance and I was always intrigued and challenged myself eventually to explore them further by using the tools that I was skilled in.” By staging the Schubert and Messiaen cycles, Ivany is thus extending the implicit idea of song cycles as parlour operas. The 20 songs of Schubert’s cycle follow a clear narrative. A journeyman miller falls in love with the miller’s daughter, but when he sees that she favours another, he despairs and drowns himself. Messiaen’s 12-song cycle in French and Quechua is more abstract, although the title refers to a genre of Peruvian musical narrative that often ends in the death of young lovers. As Ivany says: “In discussion with Topher [Mokrzewski], we both decided that these two song cycles would complement each other quite well and indeed presented two very unique characters. Our core of the project is the Schubert, which naturally is more narrative driven and then we’ve interspersed it with the Messiaen to give voice to the female character, die schöne müllerin … What this has caused is more of a dialogue between these two characters and a jarring, but equally fitting auditory experience – something new.” Luminato: In past years the Luminato Festival has included opera. This year it nominally does not, although it should be noted that R. Murray Schafer’s massive oratorio-cum-pageant Apocalypsis running from June 26 to 28 lists among its creative team the famed Samoan stage director Lemi Ponifasio. The piece already demands such a degree of theatricality that it may be difficult to distinguish from opera. The text for Part One is based on the Biblical Psalm 148, the Book of Revelation and on contemporary poetry. The text for Part Two is an adaptation of one of the Dialogues (1584-85) of Italian philosopher Giordano Bruno (1548-1600), who was burned for his heresies which included his belief that there were other suns surrounded by other planets that could support life. Part One of the work requires six choruses, four instrumental groups, five singers and three sound poets, plus dancers and mime artists. Part Two uses 12 choirs placed in a circle around the audience. Among the 1,000 performers will be performance artist Laurie Anderson (on video), actor Brent Carver and throat singer Tanya Tagaq. Semi-Staged Chair: On a much more intimate scale, Opera by Request presents a semi-staged performance of the absurdist opera A Chair in Love (2005) by Welsh-Canadian composer John Metcalf to an English libretto by Quebecois playwright Larry Tremblay. The story concerns an avant-garde filmmaker who falls in love with a 28 | June | July | August, 2015 thewholenote.com Michael Jones and Marion Label in the production of A Chair In Love, Taliesin Theatre, Swansea July 13,.2008. Additionally, the present-day preoccupation with vampires in popular culture has helped to focus more interest on Marschner’s opera, which is based on a story by Lord Byron’s doctor, John Polidori (1795-1821). Polidori wrote his tale “The Vampyre” in 1814, when he along with Byron, Percy Bysshe Shelley and his wife Mary Shelley all decided to have a competition to see who could write the best horror story. Mary Shelley “won” since the work she wrote was her novel Frankenstein, first published in 1818. Polidori’s story, however, is famous in a different way as the first published modern vampire story, anticipating by decades Sheridan Le Fanu’s Carmilla (1872) and Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1897). Maria Hwa Yeong Jung will be the pianist and music director. As a contrast, on August 1, 5, 7 and 9, SOLT presents the comic German Romantic opera Martha (1847) by Friedrich von Flotow (181283). The work was such an international hit in its first 100 years that its two most famous arias are best known in versions not in the original German. The instantly recognizable tenor aria “Ach! so fromm” is best known in Italian translation as “M’apparì” and the main soprano aria, the folksong-inspired “Letzte Rose,” is best known as “The Last Rose of Summer.” Natasha Fransblow will be the pianist and music director. The third opera, presented August 1, 4, 6 and 8, is Richard Strauss’ Ariadne auf Naxos (1912), an opera that famously stages a comic and a tragic plot simultaneously. Narmina Afandiyeva will be the pianist and music director. LE CHIEN QUI CHANTE SARAH BAUMANN chair, thereby making his dog jealous. The performance will take place on July 17 at Arraymusic with Michael Robert-Broder as the filmmaker, Abigail Freeman as the Chair, Gregory Finney as the Dog and Kim Sartor as the Doctor. William Shookhoff is the pianist and music director. Lyrical Summer: In late July and early August, Summer Opera Lyric Theatre has regularly been a favourite refuge for operagoers in Toronto. This year, two of the three offerings are rarities from the German Romantic period. On July 31 and August 2, 5 and 8, SOLT presents a major rarity in the form of Der Vampyr (1821) by Heinrich Marschner (1795-1861), a composer who was a major influence on Wagner, who conducted the work in 1833. After the rise of Wagner’s operas, Marschner’s fell into obscurity. Now Der Vampyr is recognized as the link between Carl Maria von Weber’s Der Freischütz (1821) and Wagner’s Der fliegende Holländer (1843). Andrew Craig, Nicole Brooks and Weyni Mengesha from Obeah Opera, a part of Panamania. Panamania, the cultural sidebar to the Pan American Games in Toronto in July and August, will include a new production of Nicole Brooks’ opera, Obeah Opera (2012), running August 4 to 8. The opera, presented by Nightwood Theatre and Culchahworks Arts Collective, is sung entirely a cappella by an all-female cast and focusses on the young Caribbean slave Tituba, the first to be accused of witchcraft in coc.ca 2 015 · 2 016 SEE 3 OPERAS FREE SUBSCRIBE AND SAVE UP TO 60 % SUBSCRIPTIONS FROM $ 199 thewholenote.com Marina Rebeka in La Traviata (Lyric Opera of Chicago, 2013). Photo: Todd Rosenberg June | July | August, 2015 | 29 Beat by Beat | Early Music Arthur Miller’s play The Crucible (1953) about the Salem Witchcraft Trials. Tituba has merely been practising her native healing craft, known as obeah, that the Puritans in their hysteria interpreted as witchcraft. Andrew Craig conducts and Kim Weild directs. Stratford to Haliburton: In Stratford, Stratford Summer Music will present a dinner-opera production of Mozart’s The Magic Flute on August 14 to 16 at the Revival House (formerly The Church Restaurant). Peter Tiefenbach is the music director and Brent Krysa is the adaptor and stage director, with sets and costumes in the style of Belgian surrealist René Magritte. In Haliburton the Highlands Opera Studio, whose artistic director is tenor Richard Margison, will present two operas. One is a fullystaged production of Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro on August 30 and September 1, 2 and 3. The other will be the Ontario premiere of the Canadian opera The Vinedressers (2001) by B.C. composer Tobin Stokes on August 19 and 21. The story, based on a First Nations myth, takes place on the first winery on Pelee Island. Margison is the stage director and Andrea Grant the pianist. Stokes’ best-known opera is perhaps Pauline (2014), written to a libretto by Margaret Atwood about the life of B.C. First Nations poet and performer Pauline Johnson (1861-1913). Early Getaways T he just-concluding concert season has been an exceptional year for Toronto musicians in the early music scene. I’ve heard a lot of music that was very easy to like, whether it was emerging artists on the scene putting together some innovative programs of interesting musical material and giving us the opportunity to hear some fascinating music, or concerts from more established artists that stood out as exceptional. In the former category, I’m thinking specifically of countertenor and baroque guitar player Bud Roach’s concerts of Giovanni Felice Sances and a couple of stellar concerts from the Cantemus singers – which let Toronto concertgoers know that there is a thriving music scene here with many talented young artists who deserve to be heard. In the latter category, there were two fantastic multimedia events: “Paris Confidential,” the Toronto Consort’s program of life in Renaissance Paris; and Tafelmusik’s wonderful “J.S. Bach, The Circle of Creation,” both of which proved that established artists are still pushing their own limits, innovating and willing to try something new. That wasn’t everything, of course. Opera Atelier gave us some very fine productions of Gluck and Rameau, Tafelmusik provided us all something to talk about (or at least write about) with their ongoing search for a new artistic director, and I’m sure that there’s at least one stellar performance that I’ve either forgotten or didn’t get a chance to see. I’m happy to have witnessed some fantastic concerts this season, but of course, all good things must come to an end. As this year winds down, you can be content with the remnants of the artistic seasons of a few Toronto-based groups as the summer months set in or you might want to look further afield than the GTA. If you’re searching for a getaway that includes something more than a cottage and a lake, there are a few summer festivals that have exceptional entertainment value as well as being a welcome escape from the city. Musique Royale is a little-known festival that takes place in multiple cities in Nova Scotia that will give you a chance to hear some great Canadian artists. While not strictly an early music festival per se, there are some great renaissance and baroque musicians there, including the recorder and lute duo La Tour Baroque, the fabulous baroque flutist Chris Norman, soprano Suzie LeBlanc, the vocal group Studio de musique ancienne de Montréal (who will also be appearing at the Ottawa Chamberfest July 25) and baroque fiddler David Greenberg. Best of all (and somewhat confusingly), these artists will be playing in multiple cities in June, July, August and September, so if you’re at all interested in going to Nova Scotia this summer, check out the website (musiqueroyale.com) to see if there’s a concert in town, or at least nearby. Montreal Baroque: If your vacation plans are more along the lines of a quick weekend getaway than a lengthy road trip, or if you just prefer the big city to a trip to the countryside, consider travelling to Montreal over the St. Jean-Baptiste weekend (June 25 to 28) to hear the number one early music festival in North America, Montreal Baroque. Viola da gambist Suzie Napper has been running this festival for over a decade, and it is a singular achievement that she can build an entire long weekend on concerts, lectures and unusual events centred exclusively around historically-inspired performance. This year’s festival returns to the McGill campus in downtown Montreal and features the Dutch baroque violinist Sigiswald Kuijken, himself something of a legend in the early music world, leading the Montreal Baroque Ensemble as well as performing the Bach violin suites on the violincello da spalla. (Do yourself a favour and Google image search that one. It’s extremely unlikely you will hear this instrument performed in Canada again in the next decade.) If an eccentric pet project from a classical music superstar isn’t enough for you, Montreal Baroque also features a few local groups, albeit ones from a crowded, hyper-talented music scene. Ensemble Caprice will Bicycle Opera co-founders, Nadia Chana and Larissa Koniuk Bicycle Opera: This summer marks the fourth anniversary of the innovative Bicycle Opera Project, which aims to bring contemporary Canadian opera to communities across Ontario that might otherwise not have the opportunity to hear it. According to its website: “The project focuses on operatic repertoire that deals with contemporary issues relevant to all audiences.” The singers and musicians travel from place to place by bicycle along with two trailers full of props, costumes and instruments. In so doing they aim to demythologize old ideas of what opera is, where opera can take place and what opera singers are like. Their Ontario itinerary for this summer from August 14 to September 6 has not yet been announced but last year BOP made stops in Kingston, Prince Edward County, Belleville, Hamilton, Bayfield, London, Brantford, Waterloo and Guelph. BOP’s 2015 repertoire features short operas and opera excerpts. These include The Auction – Prologue by John Burge; What time is it now? by Anna Höstman; The Blind Woman by James Rolfe; The Yellow Wallpaper by Cecilia Livingston; “Dreaming Duet” from The Bells of Baddeck by Dean Burry and Submission, also by Burry; Our Lady of Esquimalt Road by Leila Lustig; and, back by popular demand, Bianchi: A Bicycle Opera by Tobin Stokes which has become something of a BOP classic. The company includes Liza Balkan, stage director; Wesley Shen, music director; Geoffrey Sirett, baritone; Chris Enns, tenor; Stephanie Tritchew, mezzo; Larissa Koniuk, artistic director and soprano; and Sonja Rainey, projection artist. Have an enjoyable summer! Christopher Hoile is a Toronto-based writer on opera and theatre. He can be contacted at [email protected]. 30 | June | July | August, 2015 DAV I D P O D G O R S K I thewholenote.com Suzie LeBlanc A S†L¬R SEASºN oƒ EA|lY MUSIC be performing their signature “gypsy baroque,” Studio de musique ancienne de Montréal will put on a concert of Palestrina and Benevoli and Canadian countertenor Michael Taylor will join the viola da gamba duo Les Voix Humaines and lutenist Nigel North for an allTobias Hume concert. This will be a very busy weekend and well worth the trip to Montreal. Of course, there are still a few shows you can catch if you’re in the city this summer. For one, my group Rezonance will be putting on “I Giorni di Cane Pazzi,” a concert featuring wild and extravagant music from 17th-century Italy. The group will be joined by guest artists Michelle Odorico on violin and Eleanor Verrette on viola to play some of the more bizarre chamber pieces in the early music repertoire. The program features Carlos Farina’s Capriccio Stravagante, which lets the listener hear all manner of the beasts one might encounter on a walk through 17th-century Mantua depicted in music, as well as Girolamo Frescobaldi’s Capriccio sopra Il Cucho, a play on the cuckoo’s song that beats its own idea pretty much to death. You can catch this performance on July 28 at Artscape Youngplace, 180 Shaw St., Suite 202, at 7:30pm. I guarantee you will find no better concert in the dog days of summer. Aradia Ensemble: Of course, there are still other options before prime vacation time. The Aradia Ensemble winds down its concert season on June 27, with a performance at the acoustically excellent Music Gallery of Purcell’s and Locke’s very fine music for Shakespeare’s The Tempest. The Tempest, as it was revised in the composers’ time, began its life as an attempt to introduce opera to the English theatregoing public. Compared to some other English stinkers of the same period, it actually did quite well and was revived numerous times in the 18th century. Early musical adaptations of Shakespeare such as this one are seldom revisited, but the Purcell/ Locke score is one of music history’s more unique collaborations, and Aradia should do it justice. I Furiosi: Of course, if you just can’t wait to hear a concert, consider checking out the always-entertaining rock-star quartet of early musicians, I Furiosi. In “All About Me,” the quartet will be joined June 6 by tenor Rufus Müller and organist James Johnstone presenting songs all about narcissism by Handel, Giuseppe Tartini and Juan Bermudo. I Furiosi are a passionate group who don’t take themselves too seriously, so if you’re looking for a fun concert this one would certainly fit that description. 2015-2016 SEASON DAVID FALLIS, ARTISTIC DIRECTOR The Soul of Naples November 13 & 14, 2015 Christmas at the Monastery of Santa Cruz December 11, 12 & 13 The Way of the Pilgrim February 12 & 13, 2016 Beowulf March 11 & 12 Monteverdi Vespers May 6, 7 & 8 Subscribe Now and Save 5 concerts from $99 TorontoConsort.org Call 416-964-6337 David Podgorski is a Toronto-based harpsichordist, music teacher and a founding member of Rezonance. He can be contacted at [email protected]. thewholenote.com an Ontario government agency un organisme du gouvernement de l’Ontario June | July | August, 2015 | 31 Beat by Beat | Art of Song Vocal Treasure in the City & Beyond F HANS DE GROOT or the last ten years, summer in Toronto has for many lovers of vocal music revolved around the Toronto Summer Music Festival. This year, the year of the Pan Am Games, the focus is on the music of both North and South America. The festival kicks off on July 16 with a concert featuring the music of Gershwin and Copland, in which Measha Brueggergosman will be the soprano soloist. The great Finnish soprano Karita Mattila will give a recital on August 7. Both concerts are in Koerner Hall. Among this year’s Art of Song fellows (eight singers and four pianists) are soprano Danika Lorèn, baritone Samuel Chan, bass-baritone Erik Van Heyningen and collaborative pianists Maria Hwa Yeong Jung, Jérémie Pelletier and Andrea Van Pelt. Their mentors are Soile Isokoski, Martin Katz and Steven Philcox. The 2015 Art of Song fellows will perform on July 24 in two afternoon concerts at Walter Hall. Elora: the Elora Festival opens with a performance of Handel’s oratorio Solomon on July 10; tenor Mark Masri will sing on July 15; there is a performance of Bach’s B minor Mass on July 17; and Jackie Richardson will perform with her trio and the Elora Festival Singers on July 25. These concerts are Karita Mattila all at the Gambrel Barn. St. John’s Church will be the venue for the July 19 concert by the Studio de musique ancienne de Montréal, conducted by Christopher Jackson and also for two performances of “Dark Days, Bright Victory,” a program of the words and music of World War II on July 18. The vocal octet, Voces8, will sing at Knox Presbyterian Church on July 16. Parry Sound: At the Festival of the Sound in Parry Sound, Patricia O’Callaghan will sing in “From Weimar to Vaudeville” on August 4. On August 8 Leslie Fagan, soprano, Mark DuBois and Keith Klassen, tenors, and Bruce Kelly, bass, perform in “Love, Laughter, and Passion.” This concert will also introduce three young singers: Julia Obermeyer, Emma Mansell and Elisabeth DuBois. Adi Braun sings songs from the repertoires of Rosemary Clooney, Judy Garland and Peggy Lee on July 31. Leslie Fagan sings Pergolesi arias on July 28 and performs in “Songs and Dances of the Americas” on July 29. These Plein Air Garden Concerts 15 Join us Wednesday evenings July and August, in the Garden. 345 Balliol St. Toronto Seat fee $10 at the door info. & reservations: 416 487 0705 www.artistsgardencoop.com 32 | June | July | August, 2015 thewholenote.com LAURI ERIKSSON concerts are all at the Charles W. Stuckley Centre. Huntsville and Leith: The Huntsville Festival of the Arts presents Buffy Sainte-Marie on July 29 and Molly Johnson on August 1, both at the Algonquin Theatre. At the Leith Summer Festival you can hear three singers: Rebecca Caine in “A Soprano in Hollywood” on July 18, Julie Nesrallah in “Voyages à Paris” on August 8 and Isabel Bayrakdarian in a program of Spanish music ranging from classical works to zarzuelas and tangos on August 22. All concerts are in the Roxy Theatre, Owen Sound. The Music and Beyond Festival in Ottawa offers several vocal concerts. Dominique Labelle, soprano, and Daniel Taylor, countertenor, will sing in “Love and Betrayal” on July 5; there will be a coffee concert featuring the Theatre of Early Music with Rebecca Genge and Agnes Zsigovics, soprano, and Daniel Taylor, countertenor and conductor, the morning of July 6. Both concerts are in Christ Church Cathedral. Two other concerts will be given in Southminster United Church: a recital by the mezzo Wallis Giunta on July 9 and one by the soprano Donna Brown featuring the music of Schubert and Brahms on July 11. The soprano Yannick-Muriel Noah sings a selection of first and last works by various composers including Richard Strauss (the Four Last Songs), Bizet, Puccini, Brahms and Verdi, on July 16 in the Dominion-Chalmers United Church. Stratford Summer Music presents Rebecca Caine on July 25 at Revival House; Daniel Taylor and the Theatre of Early Music in a re-enactment of the Coronation of George II on August 6 at St. James Church; R. Murray Schafer’s Music for an Avon Morning on August 7 and 8 on Tom Patterson Island; a concert of Schafer’s Sacred Music on August 7 at St. James Church; and Michael Schade, tenor, in a program of opera arias on August 9 at St. Andrew’s Church. The 2015 Vocal Academy will be in session during the week beginning August 10; their work will culminate in a final concert on August 15 at St. Andrew’s Church. Mozart’s Magic Flute will be performed on August 15 and 16 at Revival House. Westben: At the Westben Arts Festival in Campbellford, the soprano Marie-Josée Lord will sing spirituals, opera arias by Puccini and Gershwin as well as music by Bernstein and Cole Porter on July 18. Other Events: June 5 Ann Monoyios, soprano, and Peter Harvey, baritone, will be the soloists in a free concert by Tafelmusik, at Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre. June 7 the Off Centre Music Salon will celebrate its 20th Anniversary with a concert which will feature a whole array of singers ranging (alphabetically) from Isabel Bayrakdarian to Ilana Zarankin at Glenn Gould Studio. June 8 the soprano Sara Swietlicki will sing songs by Stenhammar, Rangström and Sibelius as well as arias by Mozart and Puccini at Heliconian Hall. June 20 medieval songs connected with the pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela will be performed by Linda Falvy and Mary Enid Haines, sopranos, and Catherine McCormack, alto, at the Church of St. Mary Magdalene. June 22 Maria Soulis will sing classical and folk music from Turkey, Greece and Spain at the Church of the Holy Trinity. June 27 at the Aradia Ensemble Baroque Ensemble concert, mezzo Marion Newman will sing in the new composition Thunderbird by Dustin Peters, based on a legend popular among the native peoples of the Pacific Northwest and sung in Kwakwala. The concert at the Music Gallery will also include pieces by Purcell and Locke. July 16 Summer Music in the Garden at the Harbourfront Centre presents Michael Taylor, countertenor, in a concert of music by Handel and others. Beat by Beat | Jazz Notes FIJM Honours Galloway MARTINA PIPPRICH L Hans de Groot is a concertgoer and active listener who also sings and plays the recorder. He can be contacted at [email protected]. thewholenote.com ORI DAGAN ocals are fiercely proud of the Festival International de Jazz de Montréal, and who could blame them? Now in its 36th year, FIJM is ranked as the largest festival in the world by the Guinness World Records, presenting 1,000 concerts over 10 days in 15 concert halls and 10 outdoor stages. Roughly twothirds of the concerts are free, and a major part of the downtown core is closed to traffic for the entire run of the festival, resulting in random intoxications and increased revenue. Uniquely, even the souvenirs are memorable. T-shirts, candles, umbrellas, magnets and toys are all adorned with the festival’s jazz cat logo. And then there’s the music! Attracting so many jazz greats over the years that it would seem pointless to list them, FIJM also Jim Galloway presents annual awards – honours usually bestowed upon artists that are on the bill. The awards are named after the genre’s most iconic figures, from Miles Davis to Ella Fitzgerald, Antônio Carlos Jobim to Oscar Peterson, the latter of which this year is being given posthumously to Jim Galloway. To quote the FIJM website: “One of the world’s premiere soprano saxophonists, Jim Galloway built his reputation with a joyous, lyrical style and his love of swing, along with a gift for dissolving the boundaries between traditional and modern jazz. He was co-founder of the du Maurier June | July | August, 2015 | 33 ORI DAGAN August 3 Monique McDonald and Irina Rindzuner, sopranos, and Ricardo Rosa, baritone, all soloists from the CUI International Music Festival, will sing in a program featuring works by Schumann, Wagner and Gershwin at the Church of the Holy Trinity. Looking back: I don’t normally go to two concerts on the same day but I could not resist the Countertenor Michael Taylor double attraction of the as Rinaldo in Off Centre concert and the Pallavicino’s “La recital by Meredith Hall Gerusalemme and Brahm Goldhamer on Liberata” April 26. The main item on the Off Centre program was Schoenberg’s Pierrot Lunaire, which was brilliantly performed. It dates from 1912 but, a century later, it remains a difficult and I don’t think altogether successful work. The program was rounded off with arias and ensembles by Mozart. I was particularly impressed with the baritone Jesse Clark and the soprano Maeve Palmer. Hall’s superb recital that evening included Haydn’s cantata Arianna a Naxos as well as parts of the Pyramus and Thisbe cantatas by Hasse and Rauzzini. Here too Mozart rounded off the recital. A particular delight was to hear Jean Edwards join Hall in the letter duet from The Marriage of Figaro. Edwards is now 88, but her voice is as pure and as fresh as it was when she was the soprano soloist in the Toronto Consort. And looking ahead: Soundstreams will begin its 2015/16 season with performances by soprano Adrienne Pieczonka and mezzo Krisztina Szabó of music by George Crumb, Kurt Weill (in Luciano Berio’s arrangements) as well as Lennon and McCartney on September 29. SETH CASHMAN Downtown Jazz Festival (today the TD Toronto Jazz Festival). Thanks to his many collaborations with the greatest names in jazz and his globetrotting travel, Jim was a fantastic artistic director of the Festival from 1987 until his retirement in 2009.” (They didn’t mention that he was a treasured contributor for The WholeNote for 17 years, but we’ll forgive them). Toronto Jazz: The richly deserved honour for Galloway will come at the same time as a special salute to Peterson himself at the Toronto Jazz Festival, which kicks off with “Oscar Peterson’s 90th Birthday Celebration” at Jane Mallett Theatre, Thursday June 18 at 8pm. Narrated by Peterson’s daughter Celine, the concert will feature two original members of the pianist’s illustrious quartet: Swedish guitarist Ulf Wakenius and Bronx-born drummer Alvin Queen, joined by one ORI DAGAN difficult time for live music venues and the music industry in general. As the famous Duke Ellington blues goes, “Things Ain’t What They Used to Be” and you better believe it. Not to be missed at the Toronto Jazz Festival this year: Renee Rosnes at Jazz Bistro June 18 to 20; Ahmed Mitchel Group at Poetry Jazz Café June 21; Al Jarreau at Nathan Phillips Square June 22; Kurt Elling at Koerner Hall June 23; Suzie Vinnick at the Distillery June 24; Eli Bennett Quartet at the Rex June 25; Charles Lloyd at Jane Mallett on June 26; Jackie Richardson and Micah Barnes at the Old Mill’s Home Smith Bar on June 27; Brian Barlow’s Big Band featuring Heather Bambrick performing Duke Ellington’s sacred music at Christ Church Deer Park on June 28; and Jamie Cullum at Koerner Hall on June 29. One very new and welcome addition to Toronto’s festival is the addition of an official jam session, which has been missing for a few years now. Bria Skonberg Exclaims Grossman: “Hooray! One of the most regular pieces of feedback I’ve been given over the past six years is “we need a jam session”! We’re excited to be running a jam six out of ten nights this year at the Jazz Bistro. Jam sessions are always a great opportunity to meet and greet some of the artists performing at the festival and, for local musicians, a chance to share the stage with out-of-town guests. Primarily under the direction of Chris Gale and Morgan Childs, this year’s official festival jam is going to be a lively, welcoming affair. I hope to be attending as much as possible, so do come and say hello. Full festival listings are available at torontojazz.com. Beaches’ Bill King: On more than one occasion I have told someone that I’m performing at the Toronto Jazz festival and they asked if it was in the Beaches! The popular Beaches International Jazz Festival embarks on its 27th season this summer. Aside from being a festival popular amongst Toronto residents, it is one that players love to play, and not merely because they get paid. All the shows are free, so it’s easy to get people to come out and more often than not they buy CDs after an enjoyable performance. I asked artistic director Bill King what the curating process is like and what artists should know if they wish to be considered. “A lot has changed in the make-up of this city and surrounding area these past 27 years since we first mounted BIJF,” says King. “We are a Mark McLean (left), Josh Grossman and Kellylee Evans at last year’s TD Toronto Downtown Jazz Festival of the world’s premier bassists, Christian McBride, and Toronto’s pride, Hungarian-Canadian pianist Robi Botos. VIP ticket holders will be treated to a post-concert reception with the opportunity to meet these fantastic musicians. Josh Grossman: Following Jim Galloway’s retirement as the Toronto Jazz Festival’s artistic director in 2009, Josh Grossman had some big shoes to fill. Curious about the curating process, I asked him what it’s like on the other side of the inbox, especially as the festival becomes more inclusive genre-wise: “We always start with quality: we’re seeking to put the best local, national and international musicians on our stages,” says Grossman. “From there we aim to present a wide variety of jazz, music which has been influenced by jazz and music which has influenced – or is influencing – the development of jazz. Although it’s impossible to satisfy the tastes of every jazz fan, our goal is to have, as much as is possible, something for everyone. We also work towards a great mix of free and ticketed shows; this year our audiences can experience outstanding local and out-of-town talent on a variety of free stages. Challenges abound. While we bring extensive wish lists to the programming table each year, artist availability and fee requests can sometimes whittle down the lists quickly. That said, when we land an artist we’ve been trying to book for years – or a newer artist who has us particularly excited – it’s difficult to contain our euphoria.” The festival’s hub is at Nathan Phillips Square, which features free programming just about every day of the festival. Additional free stages are at locations across town: the Distillery District and Shops at Don Mills. The rest of the venues consist mostly of clubs, restaurants and hotels that feature live music, often all year round but sometimes only temporarily. New this year are the Shangri-La Hotel at University and Adelaide, Burdock at Bloor and Pauline and the Baka Gallery Café at Bloor and Beresford. Supporting these venues during the festival will increase the likelihood of continued live music, so please do your best, dear reader! The same goes for all the shows really – this is a 34 | June | July | August, 2015 Featuring some of Toronto’s best jazz musicians with a brief reflection by Jazz Vespers Clergy June 7, 4:30 pm - CANADIAN JAZZ QUARTET Frank Wright (vibes), Ted Quinlan (guitar) Pat Collins (bass), Don Vickery (drums) June 28 at 4:30 pm BRIAN BARLOW BIG BAND, featuring the Sacred Music of Duke Ellington with Vocalist Heather Bambrick. Jazz Vespers will return Sunday September 20th at 4:30pm. We wish everyone a very blessed summer. Christ Church Deer Park, 1570 Yonge St. 416-920-5211 (north of St. Clair at Heath St.) www.thereslifehere.org Admission is free; donations are welcome. thewholenote.com different place with broader music tastes, an ever-growing ethnic community and a young music populace crossing all boundaries. We have hundreds of young people, most from university music programs, playing in street and main stage bands. Many have backgrounds in jazz, classical and pop. They come from York, U of T, Humber and beyond and band together and play what they want to play. We provide a forum for them and don’t interfere. (There’s no rock unless by accident!) I’m alerted about these bands – I may find them on YouTube or they may ‘arrive’ via email, and I investigate. If I see the bands are serious, developed and committed – I will find them a performance spot.” There will be three weekends this year, with one added to coincide with the Pan Am games. Says King: “Woodbine Park is in Pan Am games territory. We wanted to make sure we could play a part in the proceedings by giving those crowding the Lakeshore a place to chill and enjoy food, music and the good life. All they have to do is cross the highway and join the festivities. We programmed that first weekend to be responsive to the type of music you would expect from countries in warm, tropical climates.” Some of the hot artists to watch at Beaches this year include the Melbourne Ska Orchestra on July 11; Andria Simone on July 12; God Made Me Funky on July 17; Parc X Trio on July 18, to name a few. Full details are at beachesjazz.com. Finally, I’d like to give a nod to a few concerts worth catching if you can, starting with the sensational Bria Skonberg at the Ottawa Jazz Festival on June 21. Skonberg (briaskonberg.com) is a trumpeter and vocalist of the highest calibre. Originally from Chilliwack B.C., she is currently based in New York and taking a bite out of the big apple with her considerably impressive chops! The iconic David Clayton-Thomas of Blood, Sweat & Tears fame recently released Combo, an album of standards which finds him in the superb company of Mark Kieswetter on piano, George Koller on bass, Ben Riley on drums, Ted Quinlan on guitar and Colleen Allen on saxes. The recording is a throwback to the singer’s roots on the Yonge Street Strip in the 1960s. Now in his 70s, Clayton-Thomas (davidclaytonthomas.com) delivers ballads with smooth tenderness and can still wail the blues like nobody’s business. Don’t miss him at the Huntsville Festival of the Arts on July 30. Touring the country from coast to coast will be JUNO darling Christine Jensen (christinejensenmusic.com) and her 19-piece jazz orchestra featuring Ingrid Jensen on trumpet. The music is as dark, bold, complex and energizing as black coffee of the highest order! Stops include a free lunchtime show at the Toronto Jazz Fest on June 25 and an evening concert at the Ottawa Jazz Fest on June 28. When you do discover your new favourite artist, buy the CD and get it signed while you still can – they haven’t figured out how to autograph digital downloads just yet. Happy Summertime and here’s hoping yours is full of live music! SUMMER OPERA LYRIC THEATRE AND RESEARCH CENTRE Guillermo Silva-Marin, General Director Toronto’s own mini summer opera festival! MARTHA Sat Aug 1, Wed Aug 5, Fri Aug 7 at 8 pm | Sun Aug 9 at 2 pm DeR VAMpyR (The Vampire) by Heinrich Marschner Ori Dagan is a Toronto-based jazz musician, writer and educator who can be reached at oridagan.com. (in German with English surtitles) Fri Jul 31 & Sat Aug 8 at 8 pm | Sun Aug 2 & Wed Aug 5 at 2 pm ARIADNe AUF NAXOS St. Philip’s Anglican Church by Richard Strauss Sunday, June 14, 4:00 PM | Jazz Vespers Colleen Allen Trio with Colleen Allen (saxophone), (in German with English surtitles) Sat Aug 1 & Sat Aug 8 at 2 pm | Tue Aug 4 & Thur Aug 6 at 8 pm Adrean Farrugia (piano) and Peter Telford (bass) ROBERT GILL THEATRE Sunday, June 28, 4:00 PM | Jazz Vespers Peter Togni Trio with Peter Togni (piano), University of Toronto, 214 College Street (at St. George) Subscription: 3 operas for the price Call now to reserve the best seats. Mike Murley (saxophone) and Jim Vivian (bass) Thanks for your support. Great jazz returns in September! of 2!! For tickets and subscriptions call the St. Lawrence Centre Box Office: St. Philip’s Anglican Church | Etobicoke 416-366-7723 25 St. Phillips Road (near Royal York + Dixon) 416-247-5181 • stphilips.net • free will offering thewholenote.com (in English) or The Market at Richmond by Friedrich von Flotow or visit: www.stlc.com For more information visit www.solt.ca or call 416-922-2912. June | July | August, 2015 | 35 Festival Fingerprints continued from page 13 Miller explains that this year’s programming is in part a culmination of years of experimentation. “What makes this year special for us is that there are a number of performers and ensembles who are coming back from the first 14 years, but presenting new programs that are quite unique ... like the Stratford Festival that at one point only did Shakespearean plays, but now presents a variety from Greek works to new Canadian works, we try to hit a variety of tastes in music – and I think that too is somewhat different with the extent of the variety that we have at our festival.” Music and Beyond: Varied and unique programming that grows out of past successes is a point of focus, it seems, for summer festival directors right across the province. At Music and Beyond, a slightly younger festival celebrating its sixth summer in Ottawa this July, artistic and executive director Julian Armour has built this year’s schedule on his vision for a festival experience that goes above and beyond the traditional concert setting. “We really see this season coming up as a progression from what’s happened before,” Armour explains. “We’re trying to do really two things. Number one is just making sure that we’re putting on really fantastic concerts of the highest possible level. The second goal is to keep exploring links between music and all other kinds of art forms and disciplines. We keep pushing the boundaries of ‘beyond’ in a lot of different directions, and I’m very happy with what we’ve got this year from that point of view.” The bilingual festival, which in French is titled Musique et autres mondes – “Music and Other Worlds” – lives up to its name in both languages, bringing together otherwise disparate cultural spheres to create an immersive concertgoing experience. Notable on this year’s calendar, in addition to a number of concerts organized in a more traditional style, are a Music and Circus gala in collaboration with Montreal’s Cirque Fantastic; a concert that explores the links between music and law, interspersed with anecdotes of the legal problems of famous (and infamous) composers; and a tango soirée of music, dance, film, art, food and wine, billed as “the ultimate tango party.” By pairing classical works with other forms of art and craft, Armour hopes to introduce audiences to new music and other media, in a way that enriches their experience of both. “There’s no need to add any beyond to really great music,” he clarifies, “but at the same time I’m trying to add elements that people can get excited about.” One of the most exciting of those pairings is a “National Gallery Soirée” the evening of July 8, where musicians will be seizing control of Ottawa’s National Gallery of Canada. “We’re filling the gallery with about 200 mini-concerts, so that in every gallery we’ll have a short performance that matches the art in that room,” says Armour. “In the 16th-century gallery we’ll have English madrigals sung in front of an English painting that’s there; for modern paintings there will be modern music that really matches them; in the Italian baroque gallery we will have an early music ensemble playing Italian baroque music; and so on ... so people can wander around and just explore. And it’s really that feeling of exploration that I’m trying to create.” Finding a Festival Sound: This summer will also be one of continued musical experimentation for Parry Sound’s Festival of the Sound, which has scheduled its 36th season for July 18 to August 9. Clarinetist James Campbell, who has been the festival’s artistic director since 1985, reflects on the festival’s long history as a useful starting point for finding its sound and its niche. “I think every festival has its own identity, and over the past 36 years we’ve come upon ours,” Campbell says. “The festival is not just a collection of concerts, it is an integral whole. And each concert contributes to that whole, and that whole makes up the personality of the festival.” For a series with a 36-year history, maintaining and sometimes reinventing a festival identity can be a continual process of discovery. This year, Campbell has looked to their audiences for inspiration. “One thing that will play a large part in the festival this year and next year, is that last summer I asked our audience to list their top ten chamber music works. We got a huge response - and not always the answers that you might expect, either. That response has formed one of the 36 | June | July | August, 2015 “We’re very proud of our concert hall, the Charles W. Stockey Centre ... it’s flexible but chamber music there really comes to life” - James Campbell, artistic director, Festival of the Sound bases of the programming ... I’m looking forward to how that evolves.” When asked about his personal festival highlight, Campbell touches upon the type of attachment to place and community that live music can produce, and that makes it all worthwhile. “We’re very proud of our concert hall, the Charles W. Stockey Centre. It’s our 13th year in there and it’s built for chamber music – it’s flexible but chamber music there really comes to life,” he explains. “What I kind of feel that we – all my colleagues at the other festivals, too – are really all about is that moment when someone is playing onstage and there is this wonderful, magical quiet that comes when you feel that everybody is listening. When those moments happen you can feel the real connection that goes on. That’s when everything comes together – the performance, the listeners, the hall, all the work that’s been done ... it’s at those moments that absolutely everything comes together and for me, that’s why I’m still doing it after so many years.” Perhaps it is the chameleon-like nature of the summer music festival and the way that it defies definition that make it so open to becoming whatever you make of it – and so well-suited to capturing extraordinary musical moments. For more details on all of these festivals, as well as dozens of others happening across the country this summer, look to our Green Pages in this issue, where you’ll find profiles of festivals and special events happening all summer long. Regardless of whether or not you choose to explore this year’s festival scene, here’s hoping that music will help make your summer to come a season to remember. Sara Constant is social media editor at The WholeNote and studies music at U of T. She can be reached at [email protected]. thewholenote.com BrooksideMusic.com www. Midland and Meaford July 2nd to August 29th July 2nd - Midland Cultural Centre July 4th - Meaford Hall Toronto All Star Big Band July 9th - Midland Cultural Centre The Judgement of Paris July 10th - *Midland - Lot 102 July 11th - Meaford Hall Adam Crossley July16th - Midland Cultural Centre July 17th - Meaford Hall Mauro Bertoli & Wolfgang David July 21st - Midland Cultural Centre New Zealand String Quartet & James Campbell July 23rd - Midland Cultural Centre Leopoldo Erice - Bach’s Goldberg Variations July 30th - St. Paul’s United Church August 1st - Meaford Hall Wendake/Huronia featuring the Toronto Consort August 4th - Midland Cultural Centre Festival Ensemble - from the Festival Of The Sound PHOTO BY BRUNO SCHRECKERB 11 August 7th - St Paul’s United Church August 8th - Meaford Hall Jackie Richardson & Joe Sealy - Africville August 13th - Midland Cultural Centre Sinfonia Toronto & Mauro Bertoli Aug 14th - Meaford Hall Aug 15 - Midland St. Paul’s United Church Susan Aglukark August 20th - Midland Cultural Centre Ted Baerg & John French August 22nd - Midland Cultural Centre Bicycle Opera August 28th - *Midland Lot 102 August 29th - Meaford Hall Sultans of String * Dinner Package available at these locations in Midland only. BACKGROUND PHOTO BY MARJ DUBEAU Tickets Available at the Box Office in: Midland Cultural Centre 705-527-4420 Meaford Hall Arts & Cultural Centre 1-877-538-0463 or online at: an Ontario government agency un organisme du gouvernement de l’Ontario BrooksideMusic.com www. Wendake/Huronia Beckwith at Brookside DAV I D P E R L M A N I Stewart Goodyear Black Umfolosi VOCES8 TorQ Percussion Quartet Mark Masri David Baskeyfield Studio de musique ancienne de Montréal Jackie Richardson David Jalbert Nota Bene Baroque Players with INNERchamber 38 | June | July | August, 2015 thewholenote.com DANIEL FOLEY reconciliation between the two cultures. It will be presented in a tour of Georgian Bay communities including Midland, Parry Sound (as part of the Festival of the Sound), Barrie and Meaford and potentially others.” In the upcoming Notations piece, Beckwith describes his reasons, sociopolitical and musical, for taking on the project. “I had encountered Champlain’s history 25 years before, in preparing Les Premiers hivernements (First Winterings), a work for two voices and chamber ensemble commissioned by the Toronto Consort, that concerned Champlain’s earlier voyages in what is now Nova Scotia. … The new proposal immediately intrigued me, and has occupied much of my composing energy for over a year. My paternal forebears were New England immigrants who came about a decade after Champlain’s venture. I imagined Europeans in that era [planting] … a flag and [announcing], ‘This land now belongs to the King of Spain (or France, England, or Holland).’ Ownership of land was not part of the indigenous way of thinking. The Wendats, inhabitants of Huronia for several generations (without feeling they “owned” it) were ready to share with the n an article that will be featured in the forthcoming summer issue of the Canadian Music Centre’s digital magazine, Notations, composer John Beckwith writes about how, late in 2013, John French, director of the Brookside Music Association in Midland, invited him to compose a piece to be performed in July 2015, marking “the 400th anniversary of the voyage of Samuel de Champlain and a few fellow adventurers from France to the ‘Mer douce’ or ‘Freshwater sea’—today’s Lake Huron. I said yes,” says Beckwith. The Ontario Arts Council approved the commission, and, effectively, that’s where the story of Wendake/Huronia, as the work is titled, begins. Brookside’s John French first described the undertaking to me back in April: “The new work will be performed by a chamber choir, the Brookside Festival Chorus, comprised of members of regional choirs, a pair of First Nations drummers, Shirley Hay and Marilyn George, Laura Pudwell, alto, and Theodore Baerg, narrator, accomJohn Beckwith panied by the Toronto Consort under the direction of David Fallis. It’s a 30-minute work in six movements, reflecting on the Wendat culture from preEuropean contact to the present day and ending with a prayer for French newcomers: native canoes and native paddlers had brought Champlain to the territory.” Champlain’s arrival led to profound changes: “By mid-century, the Wendat villages were abandoned,” Beckwith writes, “and the survivors dispersed, some to a reserve near Quebec City and others to the Midwest, where the name survives as ‘Wyandot.’” “This is a truly unique work for several reasons,” says John French. “From the outset the composer and commissioner were sensitive to the First Nations attitude toward the events being planned to commemorate Champlain. The Huronia Museum is working with a firm to design and install a new gallery devoted to the First Nations. The opening of the new gallery is coincident with the tour of this composition and both will highlight the fact that the Wendat people are an extant culture. As revealed by Kathryn LaBelle in her recent book, they were dispersed but not destroyed. The museum will be providing a travelling exhibit to accompany the tour. Also, the composer has worked closely with Georges Sioui, head of Aboriginal Studies at the University of Ottawa, for advice and content for the piece. Professor Sioui, himself of Wendat heritage, has embraced this project and his poetry will provide the text for some of the movements. He will also be working with the choir on pronunciation of the Wendat language. The composition will be sung in French and Wendat.” Reconciliation is, as French stated earlier, an overall goal of this undertaking. It is also explicitly the theme of the work’s final movement. But truth of necessity comes first in the phrase “truth and reconciliation,” so the work’s first five movements have a large chunk Canada’s Premier Celebration of World Cultures July 9-12, 2015 • 21st Annual Edition Victoria Park, London, Ontario Music, Dance, Food & Crafts from Around the World FREE ADMISSION! More than 300 Unique Exhibitors DakhaBrakha (Ukraine) Afro-Cuban All Stars (Cuba) Breabach (Scotland) Over 30 Top Professional World Music & Jazz Ensembles from Argentina, Chile, Peru, Colombia, Cuba, USA, Angola, Senegal, UK, Ukraine & beyond The Sunfest Jazz Stage & Le village québécois return & NEW this year … Pan American Journey 2015 [email protected] 519-672-1522 www.sunfest.on.ca [email protected] 519-672-1522 www.sunfest.on.ca An agency of the Government of Ontario. Un organisme du gouvernement de l’Ontario. Celebrating New Traditions i❤ Fiddler on the Roof Valérie Milot A Lot of Hot Airs Stewart Goodyear La traviata Improv All-Stars Brahms Marie-Josée Lord Music from the Sistine Chapel Jazz Fringe Festival The Good Lovelies Jane Bunnett MAZ and more… stéphane lemelin artistic director september 18-27, 2015 picton, ontario Celebrating the ultimate master of chamber music – Johannes Brahms. His muses, followers, and more! Gryphon Trio, New Orford String Quartet, Arion Baroque Orchestra, Patricia O’Callaghan and others... pecmusicfestival.com 705-653-5508 1-877-883-5777 W W W. W E S T B E N . C A thewholenote.com June | July | August, 2015 | 39 Champlain among the Hurons. Now entering our 28th season, the Brott Music Festival is the largest not-for-profit orchestral festival in Canada and the only festival with a full-time professional orchestra-in-residence – The National Academy Orchestra. of truth to tell first, in a very short work that cannot resort, as historians can, to ponderous didacticism. Beckwith’s solution as composer has been to provide what he calls an “impressionistic summary of the Wendat experience, before and after Champlain.” “For a prologue suggesting ‘pre-contact’ I chose a feature that the French visitors found novel and remarkable: snowshoes. Against percussion imitating the sound of this mode of travel, individual voices shout out, as in a roll-call, the names of various Wendat clans.” The second movement, set in a European-sounding contrapuntal choral style, revolves around a “poetic epigraph written by a fan” at the front of the second edition (1632) of Champlain’s published account of his travels. “It employs the then-brand-new terms Canada and La Nouvelle France and elaborately extols Champlain, his ventures and his writings,” Beckwith says. The third and fourth panels evoke, respectively, canoeing and the Wendat “Feast of Souls.” “Once a decade or so, villagers would disinter their deceased and transport their remains to an agreed central place where in a week-long ceremony of dancing and chanting they would rebury them in a common plot, with furs, food, ceramics and other artifacts. The early French observers all mention this festival.” The fifth movement “an angry lament” is based on a paper George Sioui gave at Laval University in 1992 on the 500th anniversary of another famous voyage, that of Columbus, and recalls the life-patterns of Wendats in the years 992, 1492, and 1642. “His picture of the state of Huronia a century and a half after Columbus affected me deeply,” Beckwith writes. “He imagines a young Wendat, having lived through the crisis of European ‘takeover,’ calling on the Great Spirit to restore his people to their former dignity. When I interviewed Sioui in Ottawa, he generously gave me permission to set this ‘lament’ as my fifth panel.” But Sioui also advised Beckwith not to end there. “He thought the angry lament should be followed by more optimistic sentiments, reflecting today’s efforts towards reconciliation.” The involvement of indefatigable David Fallis as conductor and the Toronto Consort as musicians completes the picture for this fascinating project. “Among the Consort’s available instruments, I chose those most suited to a 17th-century Canadian setting: recorders, lute, mandolin, viola da gamba, chamber organ and (a first in my composing experience) hurdy-gurdy,” Beckwith states. On the percussion side he opts mainly for drums, rattles, sticks and scrapers. “I felt I should avoid metal percussion,” he says. “But on learning that small bells were favoured at that time as trade items I allowed myself a hand-bell. Shirley Hay, one of the First Nations drummers, sang me, to her own drum-beat, a traditional Ojibwe ‘mourning song,’ and gave me permission to quote it as a coda to the Feast of Souls movement. She will sing it in the premiere, with phrases repeated by the choir, as if she is teaching it to them.” All in all it sounds like a carefully thought through, lovingly crafted, deeply felt endeavour that will bring a truthful resonance to this summer’s planned 400-year celebrations of Huronia that might otherwise serve only to add discordant insult to historical injury. Boris Brott, Artistic Director National Academy Orchestra of Canada Our 15 concerts for 2015 feature world class guest soloists, our exuberant young orchestra and an eclectic mix of orchestral, chamber, opera, jazz & pop concerts at venues across southern Ontario. June 18 - August 13 For concert details or to purchase tickets call the box office at 905-525-7664 or visit BROTTMUSIC.COM David Perlman can be reached at [email protected]. 40 | June | July | August, 2015 thewholenote.com GREEN PAGES 11th Annual Summer Musical Guide GREEN PAGES AGC PLEIN AIR GARDEN CONCERT SERIES ➤ July 1 to August 26 SUMMER MUSIC GUIDE Toronto, ON For over a decade the Artists’ Garden Cooperative (AGC) has been offering a venue to acoustic musicians and spoken word performers. In a relaxing, natural atmosphere, small audiences enjoy a wide variety of music styles, from jazz to Welcome to The WholeNote’s 11th annual where festival information will be updated classical, roots to blues. Plein Air garden concerts run each Wednesday evening Green Pages, an overview of summer over the course of the summer. in July and August, from 7:30pm to 9pm. Light refreshments are available. The festivals and events across the musical map – classical, jazz, opera, folk, world community is invited to experience the garden and hear sample performances by We wish you a summer to remember! music and much more – in unique and Plein Air performers at the AGC Annual Launch Party, a free event, on Tuesday, June 23, from 4:30pm to 8pm. Concert tickets, at $10, are available at the door, beautiful locations across the country! on Eventbrite.com or on our website. THE 2015 GREEN PAGES TEAM 416-487-0705 Here you’ll find the profiles of 46 widely PROJECT COORDINATOR Karen Ages www.artistsgardencoop.com diverse summer festivals, provided by PROJECT EDITOR Sara Constant the festivals themselves. Detailed festival LAYOUT & DESIGN Susan Sinclair listings can be found within our regular DIRECTORY SERVICES Adrienne Surtees listings sections and our special summer PROOFREADING Kevin King Port Hope, ON listings section following these profiles. WEBSITE/COVER ART Google “Canadian Jazz” and you’ll find this three-day outdoor festival near the Visit our online, searchable version Bryson Winchester top of the list. The All-Canadian Jazz Festival was born 14 years ago to cele- of this guide at www.thewholenote. ALL-CANADIAN JAZZ, PORT HOPE ➤ September 11 to September 13 brate and support the burgeoning Canadian jazz scene and every year this is com/green, where festivals have For more information on our Green Pages, accomplished with a uniquely Canadian performance lineup. There’s a Free supplemented their profiles with photos, contact [email protected] or Friday Night Concert starring Shakura S’Aida and Saturday evening’s head- videos, links to social media and more, and phone Karen at 416-230-3272 x26. liner is 2015 JUNO Award winner Jane Bunnett and Maqueque. Stellar afternoon lineups include Robi Botos, Elizabeth Shepherd, the Souljazz Orchestra, Brownman Electryc Trio, Barbra Lica, Union Duke, 2ish, Heavyweights Brass Band, Big Rude Jake and Michael Occhipinti. 1-855-713-9310 www.allcanadianjazz.ca 27TH BEACHES INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL ➤ July 10 to 26 Toronto, ON A massive three-week celebration of music with over 10 stages, a StreetFest and approximately 1 million in attendance. Features include a dynamic musical roster, exciting activities and an enticing lineup of gourmet food trucks. The festival will showcase the sensational musical talents of both established and emerging artists, from jazz, blues, Latin, swing, global, world beat, big band, Dixieland, Afro-Cuban, funk, R&B, ska to soul and more. Featured events include musical performances at Woodbine Park, StreetFest, Taste of Jazz, Pan Am Celebration, Beaches Tune Up Jazz Run and The Farmers Market Jazz Series. All of this is taking place at the 27th International Beaches Jazz Festival, June 10 to 26. Free for all ages. For a full schedule please visit www.beachesjazz.com/ complete-concert-schedule. 416-698-2152 www.beachesjazz.com Beaches International Jazz Festival Toronto, ON G2 | Summer 2015 thewholenote.com BELFOUNTAIN MUSIC FESTIVAL ➤ July 30 to August 9 Belfountain, Caledon, ON The second annual Belfountain Music Festival will feature eight chamber music concerts and five student recitals. Performers include Arco Violini, the Ton Beau String Quartet, the Accolade Trio, the Glenellen String Quartet, Zachary Ebin, Julie Ranti, Maria Dolnycky, Alex McLeod, Jeannine Maloney and more. All concerts will take place at the historic Melville White Church, just around the corner from the Belfountain Conservation Area, Forks of the Credit Provincial Park and the Elora Cataract Trailway. Admission is $20 for adults and $5 for children; student recitals are free admission. 647-706-0554 www.belfountainmusic.com BROOKSIDE MUSIC ASSOCIATION “FESTIVAL OF THE BAY” ➤ July 2 to August 29 Midland and Meaford, ON Canadian Open Old Time Fiddle Championship Shelburne, ON Now in its fifth year, Brookside Music Association presents “Festival of the Bay” in Midland and Meaford between July 2 and August 29, bringing world- CANADIAN FLUTE CONVENTION class music – from classical to jazz, from piano to brass – to the shores of Geor- ➤ June 18 to June 21 gian Bay in the heart of Ontario’s cottage country. Highlights include the world Toronto, ON premiere of Wendake/Huronia, a new work by Canadian composer John Beck- The 2nd Biannual Canadian Flute Convention, affectionately known as Flutestock with, commissioned by Brookside to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the No. 2, will be taking place at the University of St. Michael’s College in the Univer- arrival of Champlain to the region – featuring the renowned Toronto Consort, sity of Toronto from Thursday, June 18 to Sunday, June 21, 2015. The 2015 the Brookside Festival Chamber Choir and First Nations singers and drummers. Canadian Flute Convention is packed with over 100 events and activities, including Other artists include Mauro Bertoli, Wolfgang David, Jackie Richardson and concerts, lecture recitals, workshops, seminars, movement classes, reading sessions Joe Sealy, Leopoldo Erice, Susan Aglukark, the New Zealand String Quartet and a bustling flute market. Artists and delegates will gather from all over Canada and Sinfonia Toronto. and abroad to take part in the four-day festivities. Flutestock No. 2 promises to 705-528-0521 be a memorable event filled with music, laughter and surprises! We cordially www.brooksidemusic.com invite you to join us this June in the heart of downtown Toronto for the 2015 Canadian Flute Convention. BROTT MUSIC FESTIVAL 416-293-1302 ➤ June 18 to August 13 www.canadaflute.com Greater Hamilton Area, ON Now entering its 28th season, the Brott Music Festival (est. 1988) is the largest CANADIAN OPEN OLD TIME FIDDLE CHAMPIONSHIP non-profit orchestral music festival in Canada, and the only festival with a full- ➤ August 5 to August 9 time, professional orchestra-in-residence. The Brott Music Festival is renowned Shelburne, ON for its extremely high artistic standard, its world-class soloists, its exuberant young The 65th Canadian Open Old Time Fiddle Championship takes place August 5 orchestra and its eclectic mix of orchestral, chamber, jazz, pops and education to 9 in Shelburne, Ontario. Sponsored by the Rotary Club of Shelburne, the event concerts at various venues across Southern Ontario. We have attracted world- features Canada’s top fiddlers in competition for thousands of dollars in prizes! class soloists and other artists/personalities to Hamilton, including James Ehnes, Community events in conjunction with the Championship include camping, a Anton Kuerti, Pinchas Zukerman, Marc Garneau, Karen Kain, Valerie Tryon, giant fiddle parade, an open air market, Kelli Trottier fiddle and stepdance show, former Prime Minister Kim Campbell, Mordecai Richler, Roberta Bondar and fiddle jam sessions, a concert by the Beckett Family featuring Linsey and Tyler Michael Ondaatje, to name only a few. Beckett, a non-denominational church service and a community pork BBQ. Barn 905-525-7664 dance and jamboree on August 5. Proceeds to support the charitable work of the www.brottmusic.com Rotary Club and other community groups. 519-925-8620 www.shelburnefiddlecontest.com thewholenote.com Summer 2015 | G3 GREEN PAGES CUI INTERNATIONAL MUSIC FESTIVAL ➤ August 1 to August 9 Toronto, ON The Cui International Music Festival will gather artists from around the world in a celebration of classical music. Based at York University, talented pianists and singers will engage audiences of all ages in educational programs, masterclasses and performances. Concerts will include world-recognized faculty and guest artists from Europe, Hong Kong, China and the USA. The public is invited to masterclasses and performances hosted at Grace Church on-the-Hill, the Church of the Holy Trinity (Music Mondays) and other wonderful Toronto venues. Programs are free to the public. For a listing of our distinguished faculty, guest artists and full program schedules, visit our website. 212-567-5834 www.cuimusicfest.com ELORA FESTIVAL Elora Festival Elora and Fergus, ON ➤ July 10 to July 26 Elora and Fergus, ON Experience world-class music in intimate settings this July at the Elora Festival! CITY OF TORONTO HISTORIC SITES From choral and classical to folk, jazz and blues – the Elora Festival has some- ➤ All summer thing for everyone! Featuring Mark Masri, VOCES8, Studio de musique ancienne Toronto, ON de Montréal, Black Umfolosi, Stewart Goodyear and more! Twenty-two perform- The summer is full of music at the City of Toronto Historic Sites! Spadina Museum ances, five intimate venues, one world-class festival. Come celebrate with us kicks it all off with Music in the Orchard, an annual series of one-hour, outdoor July 10 to 26. Find out more at www.elorafestival.ca. Sunday afternoon concerts. The lineup is June 7: Michael Franklin and Amir 519-846-0331 Samimi; June 14: VentElation; and June 21: Dan Fortin and Michael Davidson. www.elorafestival.ca June 18 to June 21, Fort York hosts the Indigenous Arts Festival and Na-Me-Res Traditional Outdoor Pow Wow, featuring a great roster of new and traditional FESTIVAL DU LOUP music, dance and theatrical performances. Arrive in 1920s style for Spadina ➤ July 16 to 19 Museum’s Gatsby Garden Party on June 28. Enjoy live jazz music, dancing and Lafontaine, ON croquet on the lawns, period refreshments and more. Bookmark our website for Du 16 au 19 juillet 2015, le Festival du Loup commémore 400 ans de présence details on these and other great upcoming events! francophone en Ontario. Cette année, l’événement sera transporté dans le temps Call 311 vers le XVIIe siècle. Au menu : des contes, de la musique, de la nourriture locale, www.toronto.ca/museum-events des kiosques, un encan de loups, le concours de hurlement et beaucoup de plaisir pour toute la famille. CLEAR LAKE CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL From July 16 to 19, 2015, le Festival du Loup will commemorate 400 years of ➤ July 30 to August 3 francophone presence in Ontario. Guests will be transported back in time to the Riding Mountain National Park, MB 17th century. The festival’s program will include French stories and music, local The 10th Clear Lake Chamber Music Festival, under the artistic direction of food, artisans, a painted wolf art auction, a howling contest and lots of fun for one of Canada’s leading concert pianists, Alexander Tselyakov, has become the whole family. an important part of Canada’s cultural calendar. The most exciting and first of 705-543-1535 its kind that Manitoba has to offer, this festival is a celebration of summer with www.festivalduloup.on.ca classical music, jazz and outstanding musicians in the natural beauty of Riding Mountain National Park, Manitoba. The festival will take place this August long FESTIVAL OF THE SOUND weekend, from July 30 to August 3. For tickets or more information contact us ➤ July 18 to August 9 by phone or email. See directions on our website. Parry Sound, ON 204-571-6547 or 204-727-9631 In its 36-year history, the Festival of the Sound has become a go-to destination www.clearlakefestival.ca for musicians and music lovers alike. It’s Canada’s premier summer classical/ jazz music event, at the Charles W. Stockey Centre for Performing Arts, on the beautiful shores of Georgian Bay. It’s where the world’s greatest musicians come to play. So come join us, from July 18 to August 9, and celebrate 36 years of great classical music. 1-866-364-0061 / 705-746-2410 www.festivalofthesound.ca G4 | Summer 2015 thewholenote.com THE FOREST FESTIVAL ➤ August 12 to August 16 Haliburton, ON Fabulous performing artists in a spectacular wilderness setting – this is the Forest Festival. This five-day annual festival of concerts that link nature and music is held at two venues in Haliburton Forest & Wild Life Reserve – the stunning, lakeside amphitheatre that overlooks a floating stage on serene and isolated Bone Lake and the historic Logging Museum at the Forest Base Camp. We invite you to experience majestic forests, sparkling lakes, breathtaking sunsets, star-studded night skies and, of course, truly great music. 705-754-2198 www.theforestfestival.com HIGHLANDS OPERA STUDIO ➤ July 30 to September 3 Haliburton, ON Love great singing? Need to escape the city? Hear the best young professional voices Canada has to offer in the beauty of the Haliburton Highlands, only two Highlands Summer Festival Haliburton, ON and a half hours northeast of the GTA. Established in 2007 by internationallyacclaimed Canadian tenor Richard Margison and stage director Valerie Kuinka, the long weekend in August, the Huntsville Jazz Festival returns for its sixth the Highlands Opera Studio is an advanced intensive training and professional season, featuring David Clayton Thomas, the Toronto All Star Big Band and networking program for emerging opera professionals. Chosen from approxi- Molly Johnson paying tribute to the late Billie Holiday. mately 200 applicants from across Canada through competitive auditions, the 705-789-4975 2015 vocal participants can be heard throughout the month of August and into www.huntsvillefestival.on.ca September in public masterclasses, concerts and two fully staged operas. For more information and to purchase tickets, please visit our website at www.high- INDIAN RIVER FESTIVAL landsoperastudio.com. ➤ June 20 to September 18 1-855-457-9933 Indian River, PE www.highlandsoperastudio.com The Indian River Festival offers a summer-long series of concerts in a magnificent heritage church, set within sight of beautiful Malpeque Bay, Prince Edward HIGHLANDS SUMMER FESTIVAL Island. Discover excellence in classical, jazz, Maritime, world and contemporary ➤ June 29 to August 7 music by the finest artists from across Canada, all in the world-class acoustical Haliburton, ON setting of St. Mary’s Church. Join us for six weeks of live theatre and music presentations. This season features 1-866-856-3733 Lend Me a Tenor, a farce in which an opera appearance goes terribly wrong; One www.indianriverfestival.com Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, lots of laughs and pathos with a touching conclusion; Nunsensations, where the Nuns take their song and dance show to Las Vegas; KINCARDINE SUMMER MUSIC FESTIVAL Wingfield Lost and Found, where Walt Wingfield continues his misadventures in ➤ May 15 to August 14 rural Ontario; and Ralph + Lina, a charming tale of love lost and found during the Kincardine, ON Second World War. It all takes place in the heart of Ontario’s Cottage Country NEW: KSMF Summer Divas Concert Series, with concerts from May to August, with great accommodation options and fine dining in a community alive with featuring brilliant vocalists and wonderful instrumentalists. June 30: Robin Banks; the arts. See our website for times and to purchase tickets. July 17: Carol McCartney; August 1: Suzie Vinnick and Rick Fines; August 2: 705-457-9933 / 1-855-457-9933 Carole Warren; August 8: Molly Johnson. Don’t miss the fabulous KSMF Evening www.highlandssummerfestival.on.ca Concert Series August 7 to 14, featuring 2014 JUNO award-winner the Mike Downes Trio; Shoshana Telner, concert pianist; Quartetto Gelato; David Szanto, HUNTSVILLE FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS organ; the Toronto Brass Quintet; Madison Violet; and a Singer/Songwriters ➤ July 2 to August 19 evening, plus the popular FREE 4 O’Clock in the Park concerts August 2 to 14. Huntsville, ON From August 10 to 14 there are daily music classes for all levels, from beginners An eclectic mix of national- and international-calibre artists presented at the to experienced players, age 7 to adult. Guitar, strings and bands – a fun time for intimate 400-seat Algonquin Theatre in downtown Huntsville. In addition all and great for families! to mainstage presentations, there are free concerts at venues throughout the 519-396-9716 community, including Nuit Blanche North, an evening of interactive art instal- www.ksmf.ca lations happening on July 11. This summer’s lineup includes Buffy Sainte-Marie, Jim Cuddy, Lunch at Allen’s, Corb Lund, Pavlo, Dala and so much more! Over thewholenote.com Summer 2015 | G5 GREEN PAGES 514-845-7171 www.montrealbaroque.com MUSIC AND BEYOND ➤ July 4 to July 17 Ottawa, ON Music and Beyond is a classical music and multi-disciplinary arts festival that has been active on the cultural scene since July 2010. It is known for its “beyond” elements as a music festival, exploring links between music, art forms and cultural disciplines including visual art, drama, poetry, dance, comedy, circus, math and magic, as well as food and wine. Coming to our festival for the first time are GRAMMY award-winning guitarist Jason Vieaux, genre-defying pianist Chilly Gonzales, choral music legend Morten Lauridsen, early music ensemble Fuoco E Cenere and the British vocal octet VOCES8. Returning are the Vienna Piano Trio, the Auryn Quartet, Daniel Taylor, Donna Brown, the Hannaford Street Silver Band, the National Arts Centre Orchestra and Thirteen Strings. Indian River Festival Indian River, PE 613-241-0777 www.musicandbeyond.ca LEITH SUMMER FESTIVAL MUSIC MONDAYS ➤ July 4 to August 22 ➤ May 4 to August 31 Leith, ON (near Owen Sound, ON) Downtown Toronto, ON Leith Summer Festival offers five outstanding concerts in July and August in Music Mondays is a summer lunchtime concert series held in the historic Church the Historic Leith Church. The venue is noted for its marvelous acoustics and of the Holy Trinity in downtown Toronto, beside the Eaton Centre. A launching intimate setting. This summer’s artists include: the Gryphon Trio, Rebecca Caine pad for emerging talent since its inception in 1992, we’re proud to announce our and Robert Kortgaard, David Macfarlane and Douglas John Cameron, Julie continuing partnership with the series CBC Music Young Artist. Be part of the Nesrallah and Caroline Leonardelli, Isabel Bayrakdarian and Serouj Kradjian. broadcast audience for recitals by violinist Emily Kruspe and the Altius Guitar Ten kilometres from Owen Sound, Ontario, on Georgian Bay. Duo. Witness the intersection of Chinese, Flamenco and Jewish music with 519-371-2833 Vancouver’s Lalun Ensemble. Hear the world premiere of an inspiring work www.leithfestival.ca by Peter-Anthony Togni, commissioned to celebrate Holy Trinity Church. Our concerts are PWYC with a suggested donation of $5. Bring your lunch – and a LUMINATO FESTIVAL friend – every Monday at 12:15pm from May through the end of August. ➤ June 19 to June 28 416-598-4521 x223 Toronto, ON www.musicmondays.ca Luminato Festival is Toronto’s international multi-arts festival for people open to having art change their outlook on the world. For ten days each June, Luminato MUSIC AT PORT MILFORD transforms Toronto’s theatres, parks and public spaces with hundreds of events ➤ July 12 to August 9 celebrating theatre, dance, music, literature, food, visual arts, magic, film and Prince Edward County, ON more. This year’s festival runs June 19 to 28. 2015 marks Music at Port Milford’s 29th year of bringing internationally-renowned 416-368-3100 artist faculty members and students with a passion for chamber music together www.luminatofestival.com to create an inspiring summer music experience. Throughout July and August, this experience is proudly shared with Prince Edward County, as the students MONTREAL BAROQUE FESTIVAL and faculty bring the highest caliber of chamber music to Ontario. 2015 Faculty ➤ June 25 to June 28 Artists include the Afiara and Tokai String Quartets from Canada, the Pialli Montreal, QC Quartet, based out of Mexico City, and select members of the Canadian Opera Earth to ether, alcohol to flames, tobacco to smoke and terrestrial to celestial – Company, Toronto Symphony Orchestra and National Ballet of Canada. transformations will inspire the 2015 Montreal Baroque Festival! Ascending to 613-476-7735 Parnassus with legendary violinist Sigiswald Kuijken, sipping cognac with Louis www.mpmcamp.org XIV’s chef, smoking a pipe with the eccentric, mercenary soldier and fashionable fop Tobias Hume, dancing with gypsies, singing of ascensions, challenging with new music, waking to the ethereal nyckelharpa or joining the marathon; the 2015 Festival offers a colourful cornucopia of musical inspirations designed to entertain, elevate and enlighten! Concerts, masterclasses, lectures, musical marathon, free outdoor concerts, a musical instruments exhibition and more... G6 | Summer 2015 thewholenote.com MUSIQUE ROYALE ➤ May 15 to September 12 Venues throughout Nova Scotia; office in Lunenburg, NS Musique Royale is a summertime celebration of Nova Scotia’s musical heritage. Now in its 30th season, Musique Royale brings performances of early and traditional music to settings of historic and cultural significance in communities throughout the province. Artists this year include the Capella Regalis Men and Boys Choir, the Aeolian Singers with guest Laura Smith, harpsichordist Hank Knox, Best of Boxwood, Music from the 45th Parallel North with Suzie LeBlanc, Ensemble Polaris, Studio de Musique Ancienne de Montréal, the Nova Scotia Youth Orchestra, organist Robert Quinney and the Rhapsody Quintet. Concerts are also held year-round in Lunenburg. 902-634-9994 www.musiqueroyale.com/index.html NO STRINGS THEATRE MUSIC THEATRE CONCERT SERIES ➤ June 5 to June 6 and August 7 to August 9 2015 NYO Canada Concert Tour Multiple Locations Toronto, ON This season, No Strings Theatre presents Putnam County’s 25th Annual Spelling Bee. the Grand River and origami boats in the Civic Square fountain and hear them This hilarious musical features our emerging professional artists, and will run from in a dreamworld collage of coincident busking, and we’ll see sound traced in June 5 to 6 at the Wychwood Theatre. We are also presenting Into the Woods at wondrous choreographies from our most creative minds, performed by our the Studio Theatre in the Toronto Centre for the Arts. This will be performed by amazing artists. Featuring Dylan Bell, Jeremy Bell, Marc Boivin, Marie-Josée our youth summer music theatre intensive from August 7 to 9. There is still time Chartier, Lori Freedman, James Harley, Kathryn Ladano, Andrea Nann, Suba to register for the summer music theatre intensive (ages 10 to 21). Check out our Sankaran, Joe Sorbara, Brendan Wyatt and more. website for more details, at www.nostringstheatre.com/playbill. See you there! 416-551-2093 519-579-8564 / 1-888-363-3591 www.openears.ca www.nostringstheatre.com 2015 NYO CANADA CONCERT TOUR OTTAWA INTERNATIONAL CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL ➤ July 23 to August 6 ➤ July 26 to August 10 Ottawa, ON Multiple Locations Every generation listens differently. Every generation has its own sound. For the We are excited to announce the 2015 NYO tour, featuring the acclaimed conductor 2015 edition of the Ottawa International Chamber Music Festival, we present maestro Michael Francis and our 100-strong orchestra in some of the best halls bold departures and original readings that have shaped, and continue to define, this country has to offer! The 2015 tour will be making stops at Toronto’s Koerner chamber music as a living art. Hall (July 27), Ottawa’s National Arts Centre (July 29), Montreal’s Maison 613-234-6306 Symphonique (August 3), Vancouver’s Chan Centre (August 6), Calgary’s Jack www.chamberfest.com Singer Hall (August 9) and Edmonton’s Winspear Centre (August 10). For over 50 years, NYO Canada has enjoyed a reputation as Canada’s orchestral finishing PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY JAZZ FESTIVAL school, providing a comprehensive training program for young musicians. Come ➤ August 11 to August 16 out and enjoy an evening of amazing performances of works such as Rachman- Picton, ON inoff ’s Symphonic Dances, Holst’s The Planets and Strauss’s Don Quixote. Visit our The music of Miles Davis and Billie Holiday – Oliver Jones, Guido Basso, Shakura website at www.nyoc.org. S’Aida, Brian Barlow’s Big Band and “the best of the best.” The little festival that 416-532-4470 has grown into one of Canada’s most respected celebrations of jazz is 15 years www.nyoc.org old this summer. A 2015 lineup of mainstage shows features an array of A-list artists, pouring out a wide range of jazz that live music-lovers will simply not OPEN EARS FESTIVAL OF MUSIC & SOUND: BETWEEN THE EARS 2015 want to miss. As usual, the festival will showcase some of the world’s best musi- ➤ June 20 to June 21 can also savour great jazz, great food and great wine at many of the 30 satellite Kitchener, ON venues nestled throughout the “County” all week long. cians from Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver and south of the border. Festival-goers Sly and his family told us to “dance to the music” as if it were possible not to, 613-476-8767 but our bodies know better. Intrinsically linked, sound and dance are waves pecjazz.org moving through space and time and occasionally bumping into things. Between the Ears 2015 is about these travels – we’ll float our sounds on canoes down thewholenote.com Summer 2015 | G7 GREEN PAGES STRATFORD SUMMER MUSIC ➤ July 20 to August 30 Stratford, ON Stratford Summer Music celebrates 15 years this summer with 100+ events, including classical, opera and world music in venues throughout downtown Stratford. Experience an evening to remember with the Blind Boys of Alabama and special guest Ben Heppner. Enjoy R. Murray Schafer’s new work entitled Music for an Avon Morning and “The Sacred Music of R.Murray Schafer,” a tribute to Gordie Tapp by Whiskey Jack, the World Famous Glenn Miller Orchestra and Jan Lisiecki performing all five Beethoven concertos with the Annex Quartet. This year’s Classical Piano Series includes the UK’s Paul Lewis and Saturday Photo: Brian Medina night cabarets at Revival House (formerly the Church Restaurant) welcome Rebecca Caine, Micah Barnes and Carole Pope, as well as Heather Bambrick and the Newfoundland Jazz Ceilidh. 1-866-288-4313 www.stratfordsummermusic.ca Summer Music in the Garden Toronto, ON SUMMER MUSIC IN THE GARDEN ➤ July 2 to September 13 PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY MUSIC FESTIVAL Toronto, ON ➤ September 18 to September 27 Returning this year is Harbourfront Centre’s annual Summer Music in the Garden Picton, ON concert series, presented by TD Bank Group. Experience the best classical music For two weeks in September we present chamber music and solo recitals in the from around the world in the wonderfully serene Toronto Music Garden, most intimate setting and splendid acoustic of the Church of St. Mary Magdalene in Thursdays at 7pm and Sundays at 4pm. This summer’s lineup includes Elinor Picton. For this, the 12th season, artistic director Stéphane Lemelin has brought Frey, Calum Graham, Michael Taylor and the Monsoon Trio, among many together some of Canada’s premier artists: the Gryphon Trio, the New Orford other notable artists. Concerts are free to the public. Guided tours of the Toronto String Quartet, the Arion Baroque Orchestra and Patricia O’Callaghan, to name a Music Garden are available on Wednesdays at 11am and before the concerts on few. Johannes Brahms will be a recurring theme this year, with two concerts dedi- Thursdays at 5:30pm. Reservations are not required. Alternatively, you can take cated to this great master of chamber music as well as composers connected to him. a self-guided tour with one of our audio players for $6. 613-393-3798 416-973-4000 www.pecmusicfestival.com www.harbourfrontcentre.com SCARBOROUGH TOWN JAZZ FESTIVAL SUMMER OPERA LYRIC THEATRE ➤ August 6 to August 9 ➤ July 31 to August 9 Albert Campbell Square, Scarborough Civic Centre Toronto, ON Burrows Hall Community Park, Chinese Cultural Centre This is a mini opera festival at the Robert Gill Theatre – conveniently located in Scarborough, ON the heart of the city. Summer Opera Lyric Theatre presents to you the stars of This year from August 6 to 9, the Scarborough Town Jazz Festival will deliver a tomorrow, as our young artists advance toward careers at the national and inter- top-notch lineup of artists never before seen in its five-year history. Jam-packed national levels. Spending the summer in their quest is sensible if the time is right with tantalizing options, this annual event will feature JUNO award-winner and you are available. There is more – the SOLT 2015 Opera Workshop aims Jane Bunnett and Maqueque, Molly Johnson, JUNO award-winner Quique its super objectives at three great works for the stage: Martha, Der Vampyr and Escamilla, Buenavista Social Club legend Eliades Ochoa, Liberty Silver and Ariadne auf Naxos. These productions provide a diversity of roles and an amazing many more. Artistic director Joaquin Nunez Hidalgo and his team have put variety of style, both vocal and dramatic. Come and visit with us this summer! together a delightful mix of music, instruments and new combinations designed 416-922-2912 to thrill the vibrant, multicultural audience as they celebrate the fifth anniver- www.solt.ca sary in grand style. Music workshops will be held by some of our well-known performers such as Hilario Durán and Cuban master percussionist Joaquin Nunez Hidalgo, as well as arts and crafts, international cuisine, dances, prizes, fresh farm produce, games for young children and corporate exhibits. Come and enjoy this cultural experience. 647-427-1403 www.scarboroughtownjazzfestival.com G8 | Summer 2015 thewholenote.com SUN LIFE FINANCIAL UPTOWN WATERLOO JAZZ FESTIVAL ➤ July 17 to July 19 Waterloo, ON The Sun Life Financial UpTown Waterloo Jazz Festival is an annual 3-day FREE music festival held in Waterloo, Ontario, encouraging all genres of jazz. This year, in our 23rd season, we proudly present the Yellow Jackets, Oakland Stroke, KC Roberts & the Live Revolution, Joni NehRita, Tim Louis and more! We invite you to UpTown Waterloo for one of the country’s most anticipated jazz festivals. Visit our website for a full lineup and more details. 519-885-1921 www.uptownwaterloojazz.ca SWEETWATER MUSIC FESTIVAL ➤ September 18 to September 20 Owen Sound and Leith, ON Artistic director Mark Fewer has once again crafted a superb concert experience, blending outstanding chamber performances by internationally-acclaimed musicians TD-Newmarket jazz+ Festival Newmarket, ON with a variety of education and outreach initiatives which include masterclasses, artist talks, and a “classical jam” session incorporating local and guest musicians. This year TD-NEWMARKET JAZZ+ FESTIVAL SweetWater welcomes Adrian Butterfield, Kenneth Slowik, Rachel Brown, Edwin ➤ July 31 to August 3 Huizinga, Myron Lutzke, Drew Jurecka, Nadina Mackie Jackson and Daniel Taylor to Newmarket, ON its stages, among many other celebrated musicians. 2015 highlights include a “world’s TD-Newmarket jazz+ Festival: a vibrant celebration of arts and culture offering smallest choir” performance of Bach’s B Minor Mass, as well as a new work from David many genres of music on multiple stages with a jazz-backbone, including pop, Braid. The repertoire spans from the Early Baroque era to new music, within the clas- jazz, Motown, blues, R&B, big band, funk, Caribbean and steel drums, as well sical and jazz genres. Venues: Leith Church and Georgian Shores United Church. as a Visual Art Exhibition and live art demonstrations, dance, foods, characters, 519-794-2083 face-painters, water balls, music workshops and beer/wine gardens with craft www.sweetwatermusic.ca beers. Creative Zone inside Lions Hall offers entertainment, food and activities for kids, teens and families. Location: Riverwalk Commons, Newmarket, a five- TAFELMUSIK BAROQUE SUMMER FESTIVAL minute walk to Heritage Main Street and Fairy Lake. Enjoy a four-day getaway ➤ June 5 to June 17 at the TD Newmarket jazz+ Festival. Festival July 31 to August 3. Accommo- Toronto, ON dates everyone – seniors, families, teens, wheelchairs, strollers and even well- Musicians from around the world gather in Toronto for the annual Tafelmusik mannered family dogs! Advance tickets are discounted until July 1. Baroque Summer Institute. An intensive 14-day residency in instrumental and 905-841-6893 vocal baroque performance, the institute features four free concerts open to the www.newmarketjazzfestival.com public. See our website or call for more details. 416-964-9562 x241 www.tafelmusik.org/tbsf TD SUNFEST ‘15: “CANADA’S PREMIER CELEBRATION OF WORLD CULTURES” ➤ July 9 to July 12 TD MARKHAM JAZZ FESTIVAL London, ON ➤ August 13 to August 16 Celebrate the enchantment of summer with Canada’s premier FREE-admission Unionville, ON festival of the global arts, now in its 21st year. Voted one of the Top 100 Destin- The TD Markham Jazz Festival is an exciting and vibrant four-day event featuring ations in North America (the American Bus Association), TD Sunfest transfig- well-known jazz musicians of all genres, performing at venues on beautiful Main ures Downtown London’s Victoria Park into a culturally diverse jewel where 35+ Street Unionville in Markham. The TD Markham Jazz Festival kicks things off on top world music and jazz groups representing almost every region of the planet Thursday, August 13 with a ticketed event followed by a reception and silent auction entertain on five stages. This summer’s headliners range from legendary Cuban at the Varley Art Gallery. From August 14 to 16, music lovers will enjoy over 25 free band Afro-Cuban All Stars to luminaries Breabach (Scotland), Spiro (England) performances during the day and under the stars on three outdoor stages. Highlighted and Paulo Flores (Angola). NEW this year is “Pan American Journey 2015” talent includes acclaimed Canadian and international artists performing all styles of (supported by Celebrate Ontario). And with over 300 Park exhibitors, TD Sunfest jazz, from standards to Gospel to sizzling Latin! This will be complemented by street ‘15 will whet festivalgoers’ appetites for scrumptious international cuisine and performances, and several restaurants along Main Street will present their own jazz unique crafts and visual art. combos. Come and enjoy all Main Street Unionville has to offer! 905-471-5299 519-672-1522 www.sunfest.on.ca www.markhamjazzfestival.com thewholenote.com Summer 2015 | G9 GREEN PAGES WESTBEN ARTS FESTIVAL THEATRE ➤ June 6 to August 2 Campbellford, ON Westben Arts Festival Theatre is where the best of music and nature spring to life in your company! Nestled amongst the peaceful hills of Northumberland County, 90 minutes east of Toronto, three kilometres north of Campbellford, Westben’s primary performance venue is a custom-built, timber-frame barn. The Barn seats 400 and combines state-of-the-art acoustics with a rustic yet sophisticated atmosphere. Westben’s 16th season includes Marie-Josée Lord, Stewart Goodyear, Jane Bunnett & Maqueque, La traviata, Fiddler on the Roof, Mary Lou Fallis, Shauna Rolston, The Good Lovelies, Kings on Broadway, Le studio de musique ancienne de Montreal, MAZ, Kelli Trottier & the Mushy Peas, the Brian Barlow Big Band, Valérie Milot, the Improv All-Stars and others. Ask about our getaway packages and gourmet picnic baskets. Westben Arts Festival Theatre Campbellford, ON 877-883-5777 www.westben.ca TD TORONTO JAZZ FESTIVAL ➤ June 18 to June 29 Toronto, ON Discover the sounds of jazz as over 1,500 musicians entertain more than half a million fans when the TD Toronto Jazz Festival returns from June 18 to June 29, 2015. This 12-day showcase of music features the best in local, national and international talent playing a diverse range of genres. With over 350 concerts across more than 40 locations, the Festival is the place to be for any music lover this June! Feature performers include the Oscar Peterson 90th Birthday Celebration, the Legendary Count Basie Orchestra, Branford Marsalis, Al Di Meola and much more! 1-888-655-9090 www.torontojazz.com TORONTO SUMMER MUSIC FESTIVAL ➤ July 16 to August 9 Toronto, ON The 10th Anniversary Festival celebrates music of the New World. We feature the great composers of the Americas (Gershwin, Villa-Lobos, Copland), the European composers inspired by it (Bartók, Dvor̀´ák, Rachmaninoff) and new genres invented in the new world (jazz, the musical). Not to be missed performances by the Danish String Quartet, jazzman Danilo Perez, the great Finnish soprano Karita Mattila, the YOA Orchestra of the Americas with Ingrid Fliter, Garrick Ohlsson, Measha Brueggergosman and a production of the musical The Last Five Years. 416-408-0208 www.torontosummermusic.com Thank you for taking a look at this year’s Green Pages! If you are looking for a specific form of summer festivities, visit us online at thewholenote.com/green, where you can do more browsing or conduct a more focused search. G10 | Summer 2015 thewholenote.com Summer Festivals AGC Plein Air Garden Concert Series July 1 to August 26 416-487-0705 artistsgardencoop.com AG – Artists’ Garden, 345 Balliol St., Toronto, ON M4S 1E1 June 23 4:30 AGC Launch Party ’15. (AG). June 25 5:30 Garden Carousel Health and Beauty Garden Party (AG) July 1 7:30 AGC Plein Air Garden Concert. Every Wed through Aug 26. $10 (AG). Light refreshments. Aug 26 7:30 Adventures in Film-making With Film Maker Peter Rowe. $10 (AG). Light refreshments. Festival Listings Welcome to the Special Festival Listings section. The information presented here is in alphabetical order by name of the festival. AGC Plein Air Garden Concert Series All-Canadian Jazz, Port Hope Beaches International Jazz Festival Bells of Baddeck Brookside Music Association “Festival of the Bay” Brott Music Festival Canadian Flute Convention Canadian Open Old Time Fiddle Championship City of Toronto Historic Sites Clear Lake Chamber Music Festival Cui International Music Festival Elora Festival Festival du Loup Festival of the Sound Forest Festival Franco-Fête Highlands Opera Studio Huntsville Festival of the Arts Indian River Festival Luminato Festival Markham Jazz Festival Montreal Baroque Festival Music and Beyond Music at Port Milford Musique Royale National Youth Orchestra No Strings Music Theatre Theatre Concert Series Open Ears Festival of Music & Sound: Between the Ears 2015 Ottawa Chamberfest Panamania – Arts and Culture Celebration 2015 Prince Edward County Jazz Festival Stratford Summer Music Summer Music in the Garden Summer Opera Lyric Theatre Sun Life Financial Uptown Waterloo Jazz Festival Tafelmusik Baroque Summer Festival TD Toronto Jazz Festival Toronto Summer Music Westben Arts Festival Theatre All-Canadian Jazz, Port Hope September 11 to 13 Memorial Park, 56 Queen St., Port Hope, ON L1A 2Y8 1-855-713-9310 allcanadianjazz.ca Weekend pass: $90/$60(before August 31); $10(st) Sep 11 7:00 Union Duke. Free. 8:00: Shakura S’Aida and her 10 piece Band. Free. Sep 12 12:15: Heavyweights Brass Band. $24/$20(adv); $10(st). 1:15: Robi Botos Quartet. $24/$20(adv); $10(st). 2:15: Elizabeth Shepherd. $24/$20(adv); $10(st). 3:15: TD Canada Trust Young Jazz Showcase. $24/$20(adv); $10(st). 4:15: Souljazz Orchestra. $24/$20(adv); $10(st). 7:00: 2ish. $45/$35(adv); $10(st). 8:00: Jane Bunnett and Maqueque. $45/$35(adv); $10(st). Sep 13 12:30: TD Canada Trust Young Jazz Showcase. $24/$20(adv); $10(st). 1:30: Big Rude Jake. $24/$20(adv); $10(st). 2:30: Barbra Lica. $24/$20(adv); $10(st). 3:30: Brownman Electryc Trio. 4:30: Michael Occhipinti & Shine On: The Universe of John Lennon. $24/$20(adv); $10(st). Beaches International Jazz Festival July 10 to 26 Woodbine Park, Coxwell Ave. and Lakeshore Blvd. E., Toronto, ON M1P 4N7 BB – Big Band Stage LS – Latin Square Stage OL – OLG Main Stage PI – Pan Am Indie Stage PM – Pan Am Main Stage PS – Party Island Stage PY – Ports Toronto Youth Stage TD – TD Main Stage WB – Kew Beach World Beat Stage, Parking lot, Beach United Church, 140 Wineva Ave., Toronto, ON M4E 2T4 WS – [workshops] Mennonite New Life Centre, 1774 Queen St. E. Toronto, ON M4L 1G7 416-698-2152 beachesjazz.com Free Admission Jul 10 4:00: Sam Taylor’s East End Love. (PI). 7:00: Arsenal. (PM). 9:00: KC Roberts & the Live Revolution (PM). Jul 11 12:00: Faye Blais (PI). 1:30: Joy Lapps (PM). 2:00: Sarah Burton (PI). 3:00: Frankie Foo & the Yoyo Smugglers (PM). 4:00: Saishubi (PI). 4:30: Dr. Draw. 6:00: CaneFire (PM). 7:30: La Gran Colombia Orchestra (PM). 9:30: Melbourne Ska Orchestra (PM). Jul 12 12:00: Vivia (PI). 12:00: Imbayakunas (PM). 1:30: Johannes Linstead (PM). 2:00: Sultans of String (PI). 3:00: Andria For other information please consult the Green Pages section (starting after page 40) as well as the regular sections, such as GTA, Beyond the GTA, In the Clubs, starting on page 53. thewholenote.com Simone (PM). 4:00: Unbuttoned (PI). 4:30: Bustamento (PM). 6:30: Lula All Stars (PM). Jul 17 4:00-7:00: Discovery Through the Arts Combos (PY). 5:30: Mark Mosca Band (PS). 7:00: Joaquin Nunez Hidalgo & Son de Cuba (TD). 9:00: God Made Me Funky (TD). Jul 18 11:00am-5:00: Discovery Through the Arts Combos (PY). 12:00 & 1:30: Just Friends (PS). 1:30: Justin Bacchus (TD). 3:00: Parc X Trio (TD). 3:00 & 5:00: Eddie Bullen Band (PS). 4:30: Michael Schatte (TD). 6:00: Alysha Brilla (TD). 7:30: Blackburn Brothers (TD). 9:00: Chris Thomas King (TD). Jul 19 11:00am-5:00: Discovery Through the Arts Combos (PY). 12:00: & 1:30: Ossie Gurley & the Truth (PS). 1:00: Chloe Charles (TD). 2:30: Jayme Stone & the Other Side of the Air (TD). 3:00 & 5:00: Eddie Bullen Band (PS). 4:00: Mark McLean (TD). 5:30: Kirby Sewell Band (TD). 7:00: Ogguere (TD). Jul 20 7:00-9:00: [workshop] Vocal Stylings: Jazz and Cabaret. Heather Bambrick and Dian Leah (WS, main level). New Orleans Style Brass Workshop. Christopher Butcher and John Pitt (WS, lower level). Jul 21 7:00-9:00: [workshop]: Piano, Up Close and Personal. Robi Botos (WS, main level). Turning Pop and World Roots Music into Jazz. Michael Occhipinti (WS, lower level). Jul 22 7:00-9:00: [workshop] Ukulele Jam. Steve McNie (WS, main level). Latin Percussion. Joaquin Nunez Hidalgo (WS, lower level). Jul 23 6:00: Perpetual Peace Project (WB). 7:00-11:00: Streetfest (Queen St. E.). Jul 24 12:00: Imbaynakunas (WB). 3:00: Jazz Connection Big Band (BB). 4:00: Max Senitt (LS). 5:00: Rumberosdrums. Featuring St. Michael’s College School Rumba Squad and Natalie Castro (PY). 5:30: DJ Rumba Buena (LS). 6:00: Pauly & the Good Fellas (WB). 6:30: La Gran Colombia Orchestra (LS). 7:00: CaneFire (OL). 7:00-11:00: Streetfest (Queen St. E.). 9:00: Larry McCray (OL). Jul 25 11:00am-5:00: Youth Jazz Canada Combos (PY). 12:00: Gruvoria (WB). 12:00: Bees Knees Dance Demo (BB). 12:15: Max Senitt (LS). 12:30: George Lake Big Band (BB). 1:30: Chris Whitley & Diana Braithwaite (OL). 2:00: DJ Walter & Lo Mio Es Salsa (LS). 2:30: Our Thing with Miko Sobreira. Dance class (LS). 3:00: Swing Shift Big Band (BB). 3:30: Walkervilles (OL). 3:30: Queen of Bachata. Natalie Castro (LS). 4:00: Henry Flow Merengue Urbano (LS). 4:30: DJ Gury Gury & DJ Walter (LS). 5:30: Dawn Tyler Watson & Ben Racine Band (OL). 5:45: Vegas North Orchestra (BB). 6:00: Pauly & the Good Fellas (WB). 6:00 & 7:00: La Gran Colombia Orchestra (LS). 7:00-11:00: Streetfest (Queen St. E.). 7:30: Lost Fingers featuring John Jorgenson (OL). 9:30: Boom Booms (OL). Jul 26 10:00am: Jazz Worship (WB). 11:00am-5:00: Youth Jazz Canada Combos (PY). 12:00: DJ Manyoma (LS). 12:00: Toronto All Star Big Band (WB). 12:00: Bees Knees Dance Demo (BB). 12:30: Los Hijos de Tuta (LS). 12:30: Bob Cary Orchestra (BB). 1:00: Heavyweights Brass Band (OL). 2:00: Our Thing with Miko Sobreira. Dance Class (LS). 2:45: Michelle Willson & the Evil Gal Festival Orchestra (OL). 3:00: Jazz Mechanics (BB). 3:00 & 4:15: La Gran Colombia Orchestra (LS). 4:30: Bill King’s Rhythm Express (OL). 6:30: Lula All Stars (OL). June | July | August, 2015 | 41 Summer Festivals Bells of Baddeck July 3 to August 2 Alexander Graham Bell National Historic Site of Canada, 559 Chebucto St., Baddeck, NS B0E 1B0 1-888-790-1477 bellsofbaddeck.com Tickets: $32; $28(seniors/students); Free(5 and under) Jul 3 7:30: Bells of Baddeck. Music drama about Alexander Graham Bell and his wife, featuring an all-Canadian cast. Music by Dean Burry; song arrangements by Lydia Adams; creation and libretto by Lorna MacDonald. Allison Angelo, soprano (Mabel Hubbard Bell); Geoffrey Sirett, baritone (Alexander Graham Bell); Christopher Enns, tenor (Lieutenant Thomas Selfridge), Giles Tomkins, bassbaritone (Gardiner Hubbard); Robyn Cathcart (Casey Baldwin); Stephanie Higgins, soprano (Elsie Bell Grosvenor); Stephanie Tritchew, mezzo (Gertrude Hubbard); Larissa Koniuk, soprano (Marian “Daisy” Bell Fairchild); Johnathan Kirby, baritone (J.A.D. McCurdy); 12 Cape Breton children; Stuart Calvert, music director; Mimi Mekler, stage director. Also Jul 4, 7, 8, 10, 11, 14, 15, 17, 18, 21, 22, 24, 25, 28, 29, 31, Aug 1, 2. Brookside Music Association “Festival of the Bay” July 2 to August 29 MC – Midland Cultural Centre, 333 King St., Midland, ON L4R 4K4 MH – Meaford Hall, 12 Nelson St. E., Meaford, ON N4L 1N6 ML – Midland Lot 102, 837 King St., Midland, ON L4R 0B7 SP – St. Paul’s United Church, 308 King St, Midland, ON L4R 3M6 705-527-4429 brooksidemusic.com/festival-of-the-bay Performances individually priced; all concerts: Midland students $10; Meaford students $15; children under 13 free July 23rd Leopoldo Erice Bach’s Goldberg Variations Spanish pianist Leopoldo Erice will begin with an informal talk about Bach’s monumental keyboard work, The Goldberg Variations. Considered one of the great masterpieces for the keyboard, it was his recording of The Goldberg Variations in 1956 that skyrocketed Glenn Gould to international acclaim. Please Visit www.BrooksideMusic.com Jul 2 7:30: Toronto All Star Big Band. MC; $30. Jul 4 7:30: Toronto All Star Big Band. MH; $35. Jul 9 7:30: Judgement of Paris. Mix of cabaret, history and storytelling with music by Debussy, Ravel and original songs by the 42 | June | July | August, 2015 Performing Arts, 2 Bay St., Parry Sound, ON P2A 1S3 FM – Fieldcote Memorial Park, 64 Sulphur Springs Rd., Ancaster, ON L96 1L8 LS – Liuna Station, 360 James St., N., Hamilton, ON L8L 1H5 MC – Mohawk College, McIntyre Performing Arts Centre, 135 Fennel Ave., W. Hamilton, ON L9C 1E9 RB – Royal Botanical Gardens, 680 Plains Rd., W. Burlington, ON L7T 4H4 SJ – St. John’s Anglican Church, 272 Wilson St., E., Ancaster, ON L9G 2B9 905- 525-7664 brottmusic.com See website for various package discounts Ticket prices do not include HST or service charge Jun 18 7:30: Two Greatest Masterpieces Celebrate Summer. Bruckner Symphony No.4; Mozart: Violin Concerto “The Turkish;” Olivier Thouin, violin. BP; $32; $27(sr); $15(st). Jun 25: 7:30: Viva L’Italia. Mendelssohn: Italian Symphony; Tchaikovsky: Cappriccio Italien; Alexandre Da Costa, violin. BP; $32; $27(sr); $15(st). Jul 2 7:30: Evening in Vienna. Works by Lehar and Strauss. Leslie Fagan, soprano; Adam Luther, tenor. LS; $32; $27(sr); $15(st). Jul 10 7:30: Romantic Fantastic. Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique; Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No.1. Valerie Tryon, piano. MC; $32; $27(sr); $15(st). Jul 12 3:00: High Tea with Giampiero. Mozart: Clarinet Concerto; Rossini: Theme and Variations; Schumann: Symphony No.4. Giampiero Sobrino, clarinet. RB; $43; $39(sr); $25(st). Jul 16 7:30: PopOpera. Works by Rossini, Verdi, Saint-Saëns, Gounod, Mascagni and Mozart. MC; $35; $30(sr); $15(st). Jul 17 7:30: Adi Braun Presents an Evening of Hot Smokey Jazz. BC; $28; $24(sr); $15(st). Jul 19 7:00: Chiarelli Returns! Rita Chiarelli, jazz vocals. FM; Free or donation. performers. MC; $30. Jul 10 6:00: Adam Crossley. Nashville-based singer-songwriter. ML; $50/$25(st), dinner included; $35/$10(st), show only. Jul 11 7:30: Adam Crossley. Nashville-based singer-songwriter. MH; $30. Jul 16 7:30: Mauro Bertoli and Wolfgang David. Works for violin and piano. MC; $30. Jul 17 8:00: Mauro Bertoli and Wolfgang David. Works for violin and piano. MH; $35. Jul 21: 7:30: New Zealand String Quartet and James Campbell, clarinet. MC; $30. Jul 23 7:30: Leopoldo Erice: Bach’s Goldberg Variations. MC; $30. World Premiere Wendake/Huronia featuring the Toronto Consort Featuring the renowned Toronto Consort, the Brookside Festival Chamber Choir and First Nations singers and drummers, the program will include “Wendake/Huronia”, a new work by Canadian composer John Beckwith, commissioned by Brookside Music Association. July 30 - Aug 1 Please Visit www.BrooksideMusic.com Jul 30 7:30: Wendake/Huronia. Beckwith premiere. Commemorating the 400th anniversary of the arrival of Champlain in the region. Toronto Consort; Brookside Festival Choir; First Nations singers and drummers. SP; $30. Aug 4 7:30: Festival Ensemble from the Festival of the Sound. Schubert: Octet in F MC; $30. Aug 7 7:30: Africville: Jackie Richardson and Joe Sealy. Homage to forgotten Nova Scotia community destroyed in the 1960s. SP; $30. Aug 8 7:30: Africville: Jackie Richardson and Joe Sealy. Homage to forgotten Nova Scotia community destroyed in the 1960s. MH; $35. Aug 13 7:30: Sinfonia Toronto and Mauro Bertoli. Mozart: Piano Concerto No.12 in a K414. MC; $30. Aug 14 7:30: Susan Aglukark. Inuk singersongwriter from Arviat, Nunavut. MH; $45. Aug 15 7:30: Susan Aglukark. Inuk singersongwriter from Arviat, Nunavut. SP; $40. Aug 20 7:30: Theodore Baerg and John French. Vocal concert. MC; $25. Aug 22 7:30: Bicycle Opera. MC; $15. Aug 28 6:00: Sultans of String. World music. ML; $60/$45(st), dinner included; $35/$10(st), show only. Aug 29 7:30: Sultans of String. World music. MH; $40. Jul 30 7:30: Music of the Americas. Salute to the Pan Am Games. Lindsay Deutch, violin. MC; $32; $27(sr); $15(st). Aug 6 7:30: Cirque du Festival. Aerial Silk Performers. MC; $33; $28(sr); $15(st). Aug 9 2:30: Festival of the Sound: Beethoven and the New World. Beethoven: Piano Concerto No.5 “Emperor;” Dvořák: New World Symphony; Stewart Goodyear, piano; National Academy Orchestra. CS; $35-$45. Aug 13 7:30: Our Grand Finale Choral Spectacular: Chichester Psalms, Carmina Burana. Leslie Fagan, soprano; Bud Roach, tenor; Cairan Ryan, baritone; Brott Festival Chorus; Arcady Singers. MC; $33; $28(sr); $15(st). Canadian Flute Convention June 18 to 21 University of St. Michael’s College, University of Toronto, 81 St. Mary St., Toronto, ON M5S 1J4 BH – Brennan Hall Lounge CL – Charbonnel Lounge FM – Father Madden Hall SS – Sam Sorbara Auditorium 416-293-1302 canadaflute.com Full Convention Pass: $260; $150(students) Single Daytime Event Ticket: $20; $10(students) Exhibit Hall Single Day Pass: $25; $15(students) Non-Flutist Children (under age 8): Free (badge required) For guest pass, day pass and evening ticket pricing, consult festival website. The Barber of Seville July 23, 7:30pm Mohawk College McIntyre Performing Arts Centre $38 Adults, $34 Seniors, $15 Students BROTTMUSIC.COM Jul 23 7:30: Barber of Seville. Christopher Dunham, baritone (Figaro); Charlotte Burrage, mezzo (Rosina); David Menzies, tenor (Count Almaviva/Lindoro); Jeremy Ludwig, baritone (Bartolo); Keith Lam, bass (Basilio). MC; $38; $34(sr); $25(st). Jul 26 3:00: High Tea: Celtic Serenade. Ruth Sutherland, harp. SJ; $43; $39(sr); $25(st). Brott Music Festival June 18 to August 13 BC – Bay City Music Hall, 50 Leander Dr., Hamilton, ON L8l 8L1 BF – Burlington Performing Arts Centre, 440 Locust St., Burlington, ON L7S 1T7 CS – Charles W. Stockey Centre for the Jun 18 2:00: Arabesque in Memoriam: 20th and 21st Century Works for Flute and Piano. Jeffrey Beyer, flute; Sharon Sweet, piano. (FM) 2:00: Danses Générales. Arrangements of all time favourite flute works. Kaili Maimets, Tristan Durie, Sarah Yunji Moon, Laura Chambers and Terry Lim, flutes (CL). 2:30: Ai Goldsmith in Recital. Ai Goldsmith, flute; Richard Shaw, piano (FM). 3:00: Rare Treats: Double Concertos for Two Flutes and Strings. Combining the diversity of Flautas del Fuego with music from Mexico, Hungary and their shared country, Canada. Alhelí Pimienta, flute; Izabella Budai, flute; Constantine Caravassilis, conductor (SS). 4:00: Flute Music from the 21st Century in thewholenote.com the Romantic Tradition. Kathleen Rudolph and Casey Granofsky, flutes; Ben Smith, piano (FM). 7:00: Nicole Esposito in Recital. Nicole Esposito, flute; Anne Marshall, piano (FM). 7:00: High and the Low: solos and duos for piccolo and alto flute. Milica MilojevićBogdanović, piccolo; Carla Rees, alto flute (CL). 7:30: Scenes from the Southwest. Timothy Hagen, flute; Anne Marshall, piano (FM). Jun 19 9:30am: A sampling of repertoire for intermediate piccoloists. Nan Raphael, piccolo; Richard Shaw, piano (FM). 9:30am: Liselyn Adams and Beverley Johnston: flute and percussion. Modern and contemporary works, including an improvisation-based collaborative composition. (SS). 11:30am: New Works for Flute and Cello: A Journey from Classical Music to Rock and Roll. Michelle Stanley, flute; Yoriko Morita, cello (FM). 11:30am: New Works for Flute/Clarinet Duo based on Poetry. Joanna Cowan White, flute; Kennen White, clarinet and bass clarinet (CL). 11:30: Flute Chamber Music by Michael Kallstrom. Heidi Álvarez and Tammy Evans Yonce, flutes; Mark Berry, percussion; Donald Speer, piano; Michael Kallstrom, composer and bass voice (SS). 1:30: Solo Flute. Patricia Dydnansky, flute (CL). 2:00: Multiple Personalities. Meg Griffith; Megan Lanz and Rik Noyce, flutes; Anne Marshall, piano (FM). 2:00: Works for Glissando Flute and Electronics. Tammy Evans Yonce, flute (SS). 2:30: Electroacoustic Flute. Jen McLachlen, flute (SS). 3:30: Works by Ernst von Dohnányi and Béla Bartók for flute and piano. Szabolcs Szilágyi, flute; Richard Shaw, piano (CL). 4:00: Jazz-Inspired Works for Flute. Karen Large, flute; Amanda Arrington, piano (FM). 5:00: Flute and Narrator, Atarah Ben-Tovim MBE. Everyone is asked to bring flutes to join in an improvised story with narration and Festive Flutes. (SS). 7:00: Celebrating Flutes Both Great and Small. Flute Street, flute choir; Nancy Nourse, conductor (SS). 7:30: Swiss Touch. Swiss repertoire from the 20th and 21st centuries. Carole Reuge, flute; Aydin Arslan, piano (FM). 7:30: Between the Full Moon and Rising Sun. Niall O’Riordan, flute; Anne Marshall, piano (CL). 7:30: My Voice in the World of New Flute Music. Iwona Glinka, flute (BH). 8:00: Around the World with Viviana Guzman. Viviana Guzman, flute; Anne Marshall, piano (CL). 8:30: Fly the Music. Wissam Boustany, flute; Aleksander Szram, piano (SS). 9:00: Contemporary Latin American flute and guitar music. Duo Nuevo: Alhelí Pimienta, flute; Mario Quintanilla, guitar (BH). Jun 20 9:30am: From Our Backyard: Exploring Canadian Flute Music by Canadian Composers. Giancarlo Mincone, flute (FM). 9:30am: [lecture recital] Philippe Gaubert: The “Renoir” of the Flute. Patrick Williams, flute; Richard Shaw, piano (CL). 10:00am: Works of Master Composers. Sarah Gieck, flute; Anne Marshall, piano (FM). 11:00am: “Ontario – Yours to Discover” Flute Works from Across the Lake: A Musical Road Trip through Ontario. Solos to octets. Dianne Aitken, Les Allt, Laura Chambers, Amy Hamilton, Kaili Maimets, flutes; and others (CL). 11:30am: The Voice of Now: Contemporary Chamber Music for Flute, Cello, Piano. Michelle Cheramy, flute; Nathan Cook, cello; Philip Roberts; piano (FM). 1:30: Music by Canadian Women Composers. thewholenote.com Liesel Deppe, flute; Miriam Stewart-Kroeker, cello; Diane Dumlavwalla, piano (CL). 2:00: Panorama of Hungarian Music: Classical, Contemporary and Folk Music. Márk Fülep, flute; Erik Gero, piano; Flautas del Fuego: Izabella Budai and Alhelí Pimienta (FM). 2:00: Whistlestop! A tour of the British Isles with Festive Flutes. Joss Campbell, Sarah Murphy, Carla Rees and Elizabeth Walker, flutes (SS). 3:30: Rarely heard Flute Sonatas of the 20th Century. Stephen Tam, flute; Anne Marshall, piano (CL). 4:00: Gary Schocker in Recital. (FM). 4:00: Tuneful and Rhythmic: the Funtemporary Flute. Yunji Moon, flute; Anne Marshall, piano (CL). 4:00: Head First: a visual album by Rozalind MacPhail. Flute and electronics to silent film. Joss Campbell, Sarah Murphy, Carla Rees and Rozalind MacPhail, flutes (SS). 7:00: Moyse Ensemble in Recital. Roderick Seed, Unji Chung, Kiyoka Ohara, flutes; Anne Marshall, piano (SS). 7:30: This ain’t no flute recital. Christopher Lee, flute; Richard Shaw, piano (FM). 7:30: 500 Years of Music, 10 Flutes, 1 Interpreter. Hernando Leal, historical and modern flutes (CL). 8:00: Transcending Collaborations. Christine Erlander Beard and Christopher Lee, flutes; Richard Shaw, piano (FM). 8:30: Michel Bellavance in Recital. Michel Bellavance, flute; Anne Marshall, piano (SS). Jun 21 9:30am: Flûtes en Vacances. Judy Diez d’Aux, Annie Thibault, Sylvie Ouellette, Catherine Audet, Maude LangevinCharlebois, Sylvie Tremblay and Nancy Nourse, flutes (FM). 9:30am: [lecture recital] “Sophisticated Laddie:” 18th Century Scottish Flute Music and a Stylistic Continuum. Laurel Swinden, flute (CL). 11:30am: A New Programme of Songs for Flute and Piano. Elizabeth Walker, flute; Richard Shaw, piano (FM). 11:30: Melusina’s Dream: A Recital of Innovative Flute Works. Angus McPherson, flute (CL). 2:00: Bolling on Sunday. Samantha Chang, flute; Mark Camilleri, piano; Jon Maharaj, bass; Mark Inneo, drums (FM). 2:00: Musical Storytelling for Flute, Piano and Narrator. Kathy Blocki, flute; Sarah Blocki, piano; Martin Blocki, narrator (SS). 3:30: Sarah Jackson in Recital. Sarah Jackson, flute; Richard Shaw, piano (CL). 3:30: New Music for Flute and Guitar. Leanna Keith, flutes; Zachary Larson, guitar (BH). 4:00: North American Lyricism. Rik Noyce, and Megan Lanz, flutes; Anne Marshall, piano (FM). 4:00: Flutes en Route! Concert with a World Music perspective accompanied by a series of projected video and striking images. Douglas Miller, flute; Laura Thomas, percussion; Blair Salter, piano; Eric Mahar, guitar; Gordon Cleland, cello; Brian Baty, bass (SS). 7:00: Doulce Memoire: Golden Age of the Renaissance flute. Mika Putterman, Geneviève Blanchard, Kimberly Reine, renaissance flutes (FM). 7:00: Nora Shulman and Camille Watts in Recital. Nora Shulman and Camille Watts, flutes; Anne Marshall, piano (CL). 7:00: Wails, Whispers, and Whistle Tones: New Music for Electroacoustic Flute. Lindsey Goodman, flute, voice, and electronics (BH). 8:00: Canadian Flute Convention Closing Ceremony. Nicole Esposito and Sara Hahn, flutes; Anne Marshall and Richard Shaw, piano (SS). Canadian Open Old Time Fiddle Championship August 5 to 9 Centre Dufferin Recreation Complex, 200 Fiddle Park Lane, Shelburne, ON L0N 1S0 519-925-8620 or 519-925-3037 shelburnefiddlecontest.com/tickets Event package: $50; $22(youth 12 and under) Aug 5 7:00: Barn Dance and Jamboree. $7. Aug 6 7:30: Beckett Family. Featuring Linsey and Tyler Beckett. $25; $10(youth). Aug 7 9:30am: Fiddle Jam; Free. 1:00 & 7:00: Competition Playdowns. $10; $3(youth). Aug 8 1:00: Fiddle Parade. Downtown. Free. 3:15: Fiddle and Stepdance Show. Kelli Trottier, Andy Thompson and Jerry Clancy. $7; Free(youth). 6:00: Fiddle Championship with Kelli Trottier. $25; $10(youth). Aug 9 10:00am: Non-Denominational Church Service. Torchman Quartet; Shelburne Fiddlers; Jamboree Band. City of Toronto Historic Sites All summer Toronto, ON Call 311 toronto.ca/museum-events June 7 1:30 Music in the Orchard! Fruit of the Turquoise Vine. Spadina Museum, 285 Spadina Rd. June 14 1:30 Music in the Orchard! VentElation. Eight wind players present music from Mozart to the present. June 20 12_noon Eco-Art-Fest. Public art, family activities and musical performances. Todmorden Mills Heritage Site. Bottom of Pottery Rd., E. of Bayview Ave., W. of Broadviewe Ave. Fri, Sat and Sun through Sept 13. June 21 1:30 Music in the Orchard! Dan Fortin and Michael Davidson. Improvised music inspired by contemporary classical music, electronic music, modern jazz and rock. Spadina Museum, 285 Spadina Rd. July 2 7:00 Fret Not Ukulele Night. Chris Wilson provides ukulele instruction. Bring your own ukulele. Montgomery’s Inn, 4709 Dundas St. W. $15. Also Aug 6. For information see Green Pages listings. Clear Lake Chamber Music Festival July 30 to August 3 EL – Erickson Lutheran Church, 30 3rd St. SW., Erickson, MB R0J 0P0 LW – Lorne Watson Recital Hall, Brandon University, 270-18th St., Brandon, MB R7A 6A9 MM – “The Martise” at the Marina, Main Beach, Wasagaming (Clear Lake), Riding Mountain National Park MB R0J 1N0 204-571-6547 or 204-727-9631 clearlakefestival.ca Festival Pass: $80; $55(students) All concerts (except Jazz Cruise): $25/$20(advance); $15(students) Jul 30 7:30: Daniel Tselyakov in Recital. Schumann: Fantasie in C Op.17; Haydn: Sonata in C Hob.XVI:50; Rachmaninoff: Sonata No.2 in b-flat Op.36. Daniel Tselyakov, piano (LW). Jul 31 7:30: Fabulous Contrasts. Beethoven: Horn Sonata Op.17; Corigliano: Sonata for violin and piano; Brahms: Horn Trio Op.40. Marc Djokic, violin; Ken McDonald, horn; Daniel Tselyakov and Alexander Tselyakov, piano (EL). Aug 1 10:30am: Coffee Concert: Serious Fun! Works by Piazzolla, Elgar, Beatles, Schoenfield and Lavignac. Marc Djokic, violin; Simon Daniel Tselyakov, piano Thursday, July 30, 7:30 pm Lorne Watson Recital Hall Brandon Manitoba clearlakefestival.ca Fryer, cello; Alla Turbanova, Daniel Tselyakov and Alexander Tselyakov, piano (EL). 3:00: Classic Meets Jazz. A. Gilliand: Three Faces of Ebony; K. Nichols: Jazz compositions. Marc Djokic and Sandra Smith, violin; Simon Fryer, cello; Colin Mehmel, clarinet; Greg Gatien, saxophone, Shannon Chapman, vocals and saxophone; Eric Platz, percussion; Alla Turbanova, Daniel Tselyakov and Alexander Tselyakov, piano; guest: Gervan Fearon, saxophone (EL). Aug 2 3:00: Appear & Inspire Afternoon. Beethoven: Romance No.2 in F Op.50; Weber: Grand Duo Concertante; Mendelssohn: Song without Words Op.109; Arnold: Sonatina; Sarasate: Zigeunerweisen. Marc Djokic, violin; Simon Fryer, cello; Colin Mehmel, clarinet; Daniel Tselyakov and Alexander Tselyakov, piano; Collette Simonot, host (EL). 8:30: Jazz Cruise Concert. Scenic evening tour of the peaceful waters of Clear Lake. Greg Gatien, saxophone; Shannon Chapman, vocals and saxophone, Eric Platz, percussion. MM; $35; $30(st). Aug 3 3:00: Festival Grand Finale. Franck: Sonata for violin and piano; Carrabré: Clear Quartet (premiere); Hummel: Piano Quintet Op.87. Marc Djokic and Sandra Smith, violin; Heather Wilson, viola; Simon Fryer, cello; Colin Mehmel, clarinet; Chrystal Tait, double bass; Daniel Tselyakov and Alexander Tselyakov, piano (EL). Cui International Music Festival August 1 to 9 cuimusicfest.com Aug 1 5:00 Opening Concert. Grace Church on-the-Hill, 300 Lonsdale Rd. Aug 3 12_noon Music Mondays. Church of the Holy Trinity. 10 Trinity Sq. Aug 2 3:00 Classical Music Concerts at York University. Also Aug 3 and 4. Aug 4 12_noon Public Masterclasses at York University. Also at 3:00 and on Aug 5, 6 and 7. Aug 5 3:00 Piano Artist Competition. Also Aug 6 and 7 Aug 8 3:00 Finals and the Awards Ceremony. York University For further information see Green Pages listings. Elora Festival July 10 to 26 EP – Elora Public School, 288 Mill St. E., Elora, June | July | August, 2015 | 43 Summer Festivals ON N0B 1S0 GB – Gambrel Barn, Wellington County Rd. 21 and 7, Elora, ON N0B 1S0 HB – Heritage Barn, Museum & Archives, 536 Wellington Rd. 18, Elora, ON N1M 2W3 KP – Knox Presbyterian Church, 51 Church St., Elora, ON N0B 1S0 SJ – St. John’s Church, 36 Henderson St., Elora, ON N0B 1S0 WC – Wellington County Library, Elora Branch, 144 Geddes St., Elora, ON N0B 1S0 519-846-0331 or 1-888-747-7550 elorafestival.ca Festival Pass: 20% discount on all events (excluding Starlight and Roundtable events) Flex Package: save the tax on at least 4 events (excluding Kids, Starlight and Roundtable events) All concerts: $20(university/college students); $5(high school students) Ticket prices do not include HST or service charge 705-746-2410 or 1-866-364-0061 festivalofthesound.ca Jul 17 5:30: Classics by Candlelight. Russell Braun, baritone; Carolyn Maule, piano; Guy Few, trumpet; James Campbell, clarinet; Anagnoson & Kinton, piano duo; Gryphon Trio. Fundraising dinner and concert (CS; $150). Jul 18 1:30: Strings Across the Sky. Kids Show (CS; Free). 7:30: Canadian Brass (CS; $40-$50). Jul 19 2:30: Charles W. Stockey Memorial Concert. Haydn: String Quartet in C Op.54, No.2, Hob.lll:57; Tchaikovsky: Andante Cantabile; Mozart: Clarinet Quintet in A K581. James Campbell, clarinet; New Zealand String Quartet (CS; $25-$30). 7:30: Joyful Sounds: A Tribute to Elmer Iseler. Bach: Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring; Schutz: Psalm 100, Make a Joyful Noise; Praetorius: Ein Kindelein so Iobelich; Schutz: Cantate Domino, Sing to the Lord; Daley: Requiem. Canadian Brass; Elmer Iseler Singers; Lydia Adams, conductor (CS; $40-$50). Jul 20 1:00: Film: A Late Quartet (CS; $10). 7:00: Dixieland Cruise. Music and cruise (IQ: $40). Jul 21 3:30: Flute, Harp, and Strings. Debussy: Sonata for flute, viola and harp; SaintSaens: Fantaisie for violin and harp, Op.124 Saint-Saëns: The Swan from Carnival of the Animals; Villa Lobos: Song of the Black Swan; Grandjany: Rhapsodie; Godefroid: Etude de concert for solo harp. Caroline Léonardelli, harp; Suzanne Shulman, flute; Gil Sharon, violin; Ron Ephrat, viola; Yegor Dyachkov, cello (CS; $17-$25). 7:30: Four Seasons for Four Harps. Vivaldi: The Four Seasons, Op.8 (arr. for harp quartet); Lecuona: Malaguena from Spanish Suite Andalucia (arr. Sparnon); Mozart: Quartet in B-flat K589 (trans. Lizotte). Four Seasons Harp Quartet (CS; $32-$40). Jul 22 1:30: Brahms: The Young Composer. Brahms: Scherzo from FAE Sonata; Joachim: Hebrew Melodies Op.9; Brahms: Piano Trio No.1 in B Op.8. Peter Longworth, piano; Gil Sharon, violin; Helene Pohl, violin; Ron Ephrat, viola; Yegor Dyachkov, cello (CS; $17-$25). 3:30: Brahms: The Middle Years. Brahms: Cello Sonata No.2 in F Op.99; Brahms: Viola Quintet in G Op.111. Peter Longworth, piano; Ron Ephrat, viola; Yegor Dyachkov, cello; New Zealand String Quartet (CS; $17-$25). 7:30: Brahms: The Master. Brahms: Six Pieces for Piano Op.118; Brahms: Clarinet Quintet in b Op.115. Peter Longworth, piano; James Campbell, clarinet; New Zealand String Quartet (CS; $32-$40). Jul 23 1:30: Music for Friends. Haydn: London Trio No.1 in C Hob.IV:1; Beethoven: Duo WoO32 “Eyeglasses;” Bruch: Pieces Op.83; SaintSaens: Tarantella in a Op.6; Poulenc: Sonata for flute and piano. Suzanne Shulman, flute; James Campbell, clarinet; Ron Ephrat, viola; Gillian Ansell, viola; Rolf Gjelsten, cello; Peter Longworth, piano (CS; $17-$25). 3:30: Cecilia String Quartet. Haydn: String Quartet in c Op.17 No.4 Hob.III:28; Mendelssohn: String Quartet No. 4 in e Op.44 No.2 (CS; $17-$25). 7:30: Beethoven and Schubert. Beethoven: Piano Quartet in E-flat Op.16; Schubert: Cello Quintet in C D956. André Laplante, piano; Gil Sharon, violin; Rolf Gjelste, cello; Doug Beilman, violin; Ron Ephrat, viola; Yegor Dyachkov, cello (CS; $35-$45). Jul 24 3:30: Sinfonia Concertante. Haydn/ their children. GB; $90(family); $45. 9:30: Starlight Series 2: Frog & Henry. HB; $25. Jul 19 2:00: David Jalbert, piano. Works by Satie, Poulenc and Stravinsky. SJ; $35. 4:00: Studio de musique ancienne de Montréal. Renaissance and Baroque vocal music. SJ; $35. Jul 22 4:30: [lecture] Roundtable with Rick Phillips 2: Making Music Festivals Work WC; $60; includes dinner at Cork Restaurant. 7:30: David Baskeyfield, organ. Works by Bach, Mozart, Franck and Saint-Saëns. SJ; $30. Jul 23 8:00: Choral Mystics. Elora Festival Singers. Works by Tavener, Pärt, Hawes and Morlock. SJ; $35. Jul 24 7:30: TorQ Percussion Quartet. GB; $40. Jul 25 3:00: Ships in the Night. Nota Bene Baroque Players; INNERchamber; Agnes Zsigovics, soprano SJ; $35. 7:30: Jackie Richardson Trio. Gospel, jazz and blues. GB; $40. 9:30: Starlight Series 3: Glenn Buhr & the Button Factory Band. HB; $25. Jul 26 2:30: Nine Lessons and Carols for Summer. Elora Festival Singers. SJ; $35. Festival du Loup Arvo Pärt Jocelyn Morlock Patrick Hawes John Tavener Thursday, July 23rd Jul 10 7:30: Opening Night Gala: Solomon. Handel. Elora Festival Singers; Mendelssohn Choir; Festival Orchestra. Followed by fireworks and buffet. 6:45: Pre-concert talk. GB; $75(preferred seating); $60. Jul 11 3:00: Orphea and the Golden Harp. Adaptation of Monteverdi’s Orfeo. Marionettes, singers, baroque musicians. SJ; $35. 7:30: Black Umfolosi. A capella and dance group from Zimbabwe. GB; $45. 9:30: Starlight Series 1: Mike Janzen Trio. HB; $25. Jul 12 2:00: Glory of Vivaldi. Elora Festival Singers; chamber ensemble. SJ; $35. 4:00: Stewart Goodyear, piano. Works by Scriabin. SJ; $35. Jul 15 4:30: [lecture] Roundtable with Rick Phillips 1: Discovering Bach’s B Minor Mass. WC; $60; includes dinner at Cork Restaurant. 7:30: Mark Masri, tenor. GB; $45. Jul 16 8:00: VOCES8. English vocal ensemble. Madrigals and opera to Peggy Lee. KP; $40. Jul 17 4:00: Elora Festival Kids Camp: Pirates: The Sequel. EP; $12; $6(child). 7:30: Bach: B Minor Mass. Elora Festival Singers; VOCES8; Studio de musique ancienne de Montréal 6:45: Pre-concert talk. GB; $45. Jul 18 2:00 & 4:00: Dark Days, Bright Victory. Canada’s WWII in words, images and song. SJ; $35. 7:30: Next Generation Leahy. Celtic song and dance. Doug and Jennifer Leahy and 44 | June | July | August, 2015 July 16 to 19 LH – Lafontaine Parish Hall, 331 Lafontaine Rd. W., Tiny, ON L9M 0H1 LP – Lafontaine Park, 342 Lafontaine Rd. W. Tiny, ON L9M 0H1 PC – Paroisse Sainte Croix, 327 Lafontaine Rd. W., Tiny, ON L9M 0H1 RR – Robert Robitaille Pavillion, Lafontaine Park, 342 Lafontaine Rd. W. Tiny ON L9M 0H1 festivalduloup.on.ca 705-543-1535 Weekend Pass: $40 Jul 16: Lafontaine Storytelling. Commemoration of the 400 years of francophone presence in Ontario. Louis Racine, storyteller; Micheline Marchand and Daniel Marchildon, writers and historians (PH; $10). Jul 17: L’Ordre du bon temps de Champlain. Joëlle Roy with Jean Poulin and Bobby Lalonde. Robert Paquette, folk singersongwriter (RR; $15). Jul 18: Festival Day. Music by a variety of local artists; Site animation by Echo d’un people; Troupe Corpus. Community supper; Local artisans, local food, beer garden, silent wolf art auction and kid’s corner (LP; $2). Evening: The Great Howling. Wolf howling contest; Coureurs des bois; Bon Débarras, house band jam (RR; $20). Jul 19: Folk Mass. Brunch with music by Noisy Locomotive; New World of Champlain concert (LH; $10; includes brunch). Festival of the Sound July 17 to August 9 CS – Charles W. Stockey Centre for the Performing Arts, 2 Bay St, Parry Sound, ON P2A 1S3 CP – Chippewa lll, Seguin River Parkette, Parry Sound, ON P2A 1S4 FS – Festival Station Gallery, 1 Avenue Road, Parry Sound, ON P2A 2A6 IQ – Island Queen Cruise Ship, 9 Bay St, Parry Sound, ON P2A 1S4 SA – Saint Andrews Presbyterian Church, 58 Seguin St., Parry Sound, ON P2A 1B6 SV – Seguin Valley Golf Club, 144 Badger Rd., Seguin, ON P2A 2W8 Rechman: Sinfonia Concertante Hob.I:105; Mozart: Grande Sestetto Concertante after K364. Gil Sharon, violin; Helene Pohl, violin; Doug Beilman, violin; Ron Ephrat, viola; Gillian Answell, viola; Yegor Dyachkov, cello; Rolf Gjelsten: cello (CS; $17-$25). 7:30: André Laplante in Recital. Bach/Busoni: Adagio in a from BWV 564; Mozart: Sonata in B-flat K281; Schubert: Six moments musicaux, D780 No.1-3; Beethoven: Piano Sonata No.26 in E-flat Op.81a; Liszt: Piano Sonata in b S178 (CS; $35-$45). Jul 25 7:30: In Full Swing: The Music of Artie Shaw & Benny Goodman. Bob DeAngelis, clarinet; James Campbell, clarinet; Gene DiNovi, piano; Dave Young, bass (CS; $60). Jul 26 2:30: Canadian Pride. Mussorgsky/ Howarth: Pictures at an Exhibition; Copland: El Salon México; Gabrieli: Canzoni; Canadian National Brass Project; James Sommerville, conductor (CS; $32-$40). Jul 27 11:00am: [masterclass] Stockey Piano Masterclass. Glen Montgomery, piano (CS; Free). Jul 28 10:00am: Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould (CS; $10).1:15: [lecture] Goldberg Variations. Bach: Goldberg Variations BWV988. Leo Erice, piano (CS; $17-$25). 3:30: Music for Flute and Guitar. Telemann: Sonata for flute and guitar; Bach: Sonata for flute; Scarlatti: Sonata for guitar. Suzanne Shulman, flute; Daniel Bolshoy, guitar (CS; $22-$25).7:30: Festival Baroque. Vivaldi: Sinfonia alla rustica RV151; Stravinsky: Suite Italienne; Handel: Concerto in g HWV287; Pergolesi: Arias; Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No.2, BWV1047. Leslie Fagan, soprano; James Mason, oboe; Guy Few, trumpet; Julie Baumgartel, violin; Moshe Hammer, violin; Cynthia Hiebert, harpsichord; Penderecki String Quartet; Glen Montgomery, piano (CS; $32-$40). Jul 29 11:00am: Concert at Café Zimmermann. Telemann: Sinfonia in D TWV44:1; Bach: Arias from the Coffee Cantata BWV211; Bach: Concerto in c BWV1060. Leslie Fagan, soprano; James Mason, oboe; Guy Few, trumpet; Julie Baumgartel, violin; Penderecki String Quartet; Cynthia Hiebert, harpsichord (CS; $30). 3:30: Cheng²Duo. Francoeur: Sonata in E; Franck: Sonata in A; Fauré: Après un reve; Sicilienne; Elegie (CS; $17-$25). 7:30: Songs and Dance of the Americas. Leo Erice, piano; Leslie Fagan, soprano; Suzanne Shulman, flute; James Campbell, clarinet; Guy Few, trumpet; Moshe Hammer, violin; Daniel Bolshoy, guitar; Penderecki String Quartet; Cheng²Duo; Annie Zhou, piano; Glen Montgomery, piano (CS; $32-40). Jul 30 1:30: Chopin Recital. Chopin: Ballade No.4 in f Op.52; Mazurkas Op.56, Nos.1-3; Sonata No. 3 in b Op.58. Annie Zhou, piano (CS; $17-$25). 3:30: Moshe’s Favorites. Bach: Violin Concerto in a BWV1041; Mozart: Sonata in e K304; Schubert: Sonatina in g D408. Moshe Hammer, violin; Glen Montgomery, piano (CS; $17-$25). 7:30: Seasons of Beethoven. Beethoven: Violin Sonata in F Op.24 “Spring;” Beethoven: String Quartet in c-sharp Op.131. Moshe Hammer, violin; Glen Montgomery, piano; Penderecki String Quartet (CS; $32-$40). Jul 31 11:00am: [masterclass] Stockey Piano Masterclass. Glen Montgomery and Annie Zhou, piano (CS; Free). 1:30: Wendake/ Huronia. Toronto Consort; Aboriginal thewholenote.com Drummers (CS; $17-$25). 7:30: Roise, Judy, and Peggy. Adi Braun, vocals; David Restivo, piano; Pat Collins, bass; Daniel Barnes, drums (CS; $32-40). Aug 1: 11:00am: Jazz for Open Ears. Graham Campbell. Words Around the Waist (CS; Free). 7:30: Jazz Canada. Dave Restivo, piano; Robi Botos, piano; Gary Williamson, piano; David Young, bass; Terry Clarke, drums (CS: $17-$25). Aug 2 10:30am: Coffee & Jazz on the Chippewa. Graham Campbell. Words Around the Waist (CP; $60). 2:45: David Braid and Sinfonia UK. Jazz (CS; $25-$30). 7:30: Toronto All-Star Big Band (CS: $35-$45). Aug 3 1:00: Bird. Film (CS; $10). 7:00: Jazz Canada Cruise. Michael Dunston, vocals Drew Jurecka, violin; David Young, bass; Terry Clarke, drums; Robi Botos, piano (IQ; $40). Aug 4 3:30: Afiara at St.Andrews; Haydn: String Quartet in b Hob.lll:68; Beethoven: String Quartet in F Op.135. Afiara String Quartet (SA: $22-$25). 7:30: From Weimar to Vauldeville. Tom Allen, narrator and trombone; Patrica O’Callaghan, soprano; Bryce Kulak, vocals and piano; Kevin Fox, vocalist, cello and guitar; Lori Gemmell, harp; Peter Gemmell, winds (CS; $32-$40). Aug 5 1:30: Three Centuries. Novacek: Elegy for bass and piano; Sherwin: A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square; Dohnanyi: Piano Quintet No.1 in c Op.1. John Novacek, piano; Joel Quarrington; bass; Afiara String Quartet; guest: Adrian Fung (CS; $17-$25). 3:30: Classical Giants. Mozart: Violin Sonata No.18 in G K301; Beethoven: Septet in E-flat Op.20. Martin Beaver, violin; Mark Fewer, violin; Graham Oppenheimer, viola; Carole Sirois, cello; Joel Quarrington, double bass; James Campbell, clarinet; Ken MacDonald, horn; James McKay, bassoon; Stéphane Lemelin, piano (CS; $17-$25). 6:45: [lecture] “Large” Chamber Music. Jeffrey Stokes (CS; Free). 7:30: Baritone, Strings, and Winds. Spohr: Songs for baritone, violin and piano; Estacio: Away and Awake in the Night; Schubert: Octet in F D803. Russell Braun, baritone; Carolyn Maule, piano; Mark Fewer, violin; Martin Beaver, violin; Graham Oppenheimer, viola; Carole Sirois, cello; Joel Quarrington, double bass; James Campbell, clarinet; Ken MacDonald, horns; James McKay, bassoon (CS; $32-$40). Aug 6 12:30: [lecture] DiNovi talks to DiNovi (CS; Free). 1:15: The Red Violin. Film (CS; $10). 4:00: From 1789 to 2004. Bach: Chaconne in d BWV1004; Prokofiev: Sonata in C Op.56; Chausson: Poème for violin and piano Op.25; Moszkowski: Suite in g Op.71. Mark Fewer, violin; Martin Beaver, violin; John Novacek; piano (CS; $17-$25). 7:30: Movie Night. Schubert: Andante from Trio in B-flat (12 Years a Slave); Barber: Adagio Op.11 (Platoon); Novacek: Short clips from Chaplin; DiNovi: Tarantella; Mendelssohn: Piano Trio No.2 in c Op.66. John Novacek, piano; Stéphane Lemelin, piano; Afiara String Quartet; guest: Adrian Fung (CS: $32-40). Aug 7 2:15: [lecture] The Other 50 Diabelli Variations. Jeffery Stokes (CS; Free). 3:30: Goodyear Plays Beethoven. Beethoven: Diabelli Variations Op.120. Stewart Goodyear, piano (CS; $17-$25). 7:30: The Intimate Concerto. Haydn: Violin Concerto in C Hob. Vlla:1; Mozart: Clarinet Concerto in A K622; Chausson: Concerto in D Op.21. Martin Beaver, violin; Mark Fewer, violin; James thewholenote.com Campbell, clarinet; Stéphane Lemelin, piano; Afiara String Quartet; Carole Sirois, cello; Joel Quarrington, double bass (CS; $35-$45). Aug 8 7:30: Love, Laughter, and Passion. Opera. Leslie Fagan, soprano; Mark DuBois, tenor; Keith Klassen, tenor; Bruce Kelly, bass; John Novacek, piano; Stéphane Lemelin, piano (CS: $35-$45). Aug 9 2:30: Rising Stars. Beethoven: Piano Concerto Op.73 “Emperor;” Dvorak: Symphony in e From the New World; A. Brott: Overture. Stewart Goodyear, piano; National Academy Orchestra of Canada; Boris Brott, conductor (CS; $35-$45). Participants in the Highland Opera Studio present works from opera and musical stage. Different program for each concert. MU; $32.50. Aug 17 8:00: Celebrations! Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Sound of Music, along with other selections from film and stage. SG; $32.50. Aug 19 8:00: Vinedressers. Canadian opera by Tobin Stokes. Based on a First Nations myth and another ancient tale. Ellen Wieser, soprano (Helena); Jillian Yemen, mezzo (Mrs. Stewart); Kevin Myers, tenor (Christian); Christopher Dunham, baritone (Norimo); and others. NL; $37.50. Aug 21 8:00: Vinedressers. See Aug 19. Aug 30 2:00: Le Nozze di Figaro. Mozart. Opera buffa in four acts. Nathan Keoughan, bass (Figaro); Eliza Johnson, soprano (Susanna); Michael Nyby, bass (Count); Brigitte O’Halloran, soprano (Countess); Jillian Yemen, mezzo (Marcellina); Dann Mitton, bass (Bartolo); Valerie Kuinka, stage director; Daniel Lipton conductor. NL; $37.50. Sep 1 7:30: Le Nozze di Figaro. Mozart. Opera buffa in four acts. Jan Vaculik, bass (Figaro); Jessica Scarlato, soprano (Susanna); Cairan Ryan, bass (Count); Chantale Nurse, soprano (Countess); Jillian Yemen, mezzo (Marcellina); Dann Mitton, bass (Bartolo); Valerie Kuinka, stage director; Daniel Lipton conductor. NL; $37.50. Sep 2 7:30: Le Nozze di Figaro. Mozart. See Aug 30. Sep 3 7:30: Le Nozze di Figaro. Mozart. See Sep 1. Forest Festival August 12 to 16 Haliburton Forest and Wildlife Reserve, 1095 Redkin Rd., Haliburton, ON K0M 1S0 BL – Bone Lake Amphitheatre LM – Logging Museum 705-754-2198 theforestfestival.com Aug 12 8:00: Whitehorse. Futuristic roots music duo. LM; $51. Aug 13 8:00: Shine On: The Universe of John Lennon. Genre-crossing collective. LM; $36. Aug 14 8:00: Sarah Harmer. Canadian singer-songwriter. BL; $36. Aug 15 2:00: Red Hot Ramble. Jazz and blues. LM; $36. Aug 16 11:00am: James Funnyhat. Children’s musician and storyteller. LM; $10. 2:00: Melissa Bel. Singer-songwriter. LM; $36. 8:00: Alan Doyle Trio. Acoustic band. BL; $51. Franco-Fête Huntsville Festival of the Arts July 10 to 24 Yonge-Dundas Square franco-fete.ca July 2 to August 23 AT – Algonquin Theatre, 37 Main St. E., Huntsville, ON P1H 1A1 CH – Chaffey Hall Theatre, 24 Chaffey Township Rd., Huntsville, ON P1H 1C8 DH – Downtown Huntsville, ON P1H 1A1 705-789-4975 huntsvillefestival.on.ca Jul 2 8:00: Oh Canada Leisa Way. Hits by Canadian stars, from Gordon Lightfoot to Celine Dion and Leonard Cohen. Leisa Way, vocals; Wayward Wind Band. AT; $35; $32(sr); $20(st). Jul 4 8:00: Peter Longworth, piano. Works by Schubert, Franck and Kreisler. Sheila Jaffe, violin and viola. AT; $32; $29(sr); $20(st). Jul 8 8:00: Hot Rocks. Rolling Stones tribute. Bob Wotherspoon, lead vocals. AT; $32; $29(sr); $20(st). Jul 9 8:00: Corb Lund and the Hurtin’ Albertans. Sound ranging from rockabilly to Western swing, cowboy balladry to country rock. AT; $38; $35(sr); $20(st). Jul 10 8:00: Zacada: Zero Gravity Circus. Cirque style artists, acrobats, contortionists and jugglers. AT; $90(family); $30; $20(st). Jul 11 8:00: Nuit Blanche North. Music, dance, interactive art and light installations take over the streets of downtown Huntsville. Adults only midnight cabaret. DH; Free. Jul 15 8:00: Vishten: Trio of francophone singers and multi-instrumentalists fuse Acadian and Celtic genres with rock and indie-folk influence. AT; $32; $29(sr); $20(st). Jul 16 8:00: Stand By Me: Music of the Brill Building. Classic 60s hits of the Brill Building. Save the Last Dance for Me; On Broadway; Up on the Roof; and other hits. Micah Barnes, Billy Newton Davis, Gavin Hope and Tyrone Highlands Opera Studio July 30 to September 3 AG – Abbey Gardens, 1012 Garden Gate Dr., Haliburton ON K0M 1S0 MU – Minden United Church, 21 Newcastle St., Minden, ON K0M 2A1 NL – Northern Lights Performing Arts Pavillion, 5358 County Rd. 21, Haliburton, ON K0M 1S0 SG – St. George’s Anglican Church, 617 Mountain St., Haliburton, ON K0M 1S0 705-457-9933 or 1-855-457-9933 highlandsoperastudio.com June 15 6:00: Love & Marriage. Fundraising event. Gala dinner, concert and silent auction. Featuring performances by Russell Braun, Richard Margison and Lauren Margison. First Canadian Place, 100 King St. W. 68th floor, Toronto M5X 1A9. 1-800-838-3006. $250. July 30-Aug 1: 7:00 [masterclasses] Richard Margison. Meet the singers of Highland Opera Studio and hear them work with a Canadian international opera star. SG; $15. Aug 4: 8:00: The Art of Song. Song repertoire from around the world and through the ages. SG; $32.50. Aug 8 7:30: Gala in the Gardens. Fundraising event. Popular arias and ensembles from the operatic repertoire under the big tent. 6:00: Pre-performance reception. AG: $50. Aug 11 8:00: From Opera to Broadway. Participants in the Highland Opera Studio present works from opera and musical stage. Different program for each concert. SG; $32.50. Aug 13 8:00: From Opera to Broadway. Gabriel. AT; $38; $35(sr); $20(st). Jul 18 8:00: Good Lovelies. All-female Canadian folk music trio. AT; $32; $29(sr); $20(st). Jul 22 8:00: Be My Guest: [interview] Writer-entertainer Peter Jennings and guest Debi Pratt, a pioneer of Canada’s wine industry, present stories about the building of Inniskillin Winery. Wine tasting included. AT; $20. Jul 23 8:00: Jim Cuddy. Singer-songwriter and lead singer of Blue Rodeo performs songs and stories with his band. $48; $45(sr); $30(st). Jul 25 8:00: Leahys in Song. Celtic, traditional and roots music. $38; $35(sr); $20(st). Jul 29 8:00: Buffy Sainte Marie. Composer and social activist, presents songs on themes of love, war, religion, mysticism and injustice. $45: $42(sr); $20(st). Jul 30 8:00: David Clayton Thomas. Lead singer of Blood Sweat & Tears. AT; $58; $55(sr); $30(st). Aug 1 8:00: Molly Johnson: Because of Billie. Jazz and pop singer presents tribute to Billie Holiday. AT; $38; $35(sr); $20(st). Aug 6 8:00: Pavlo. Mediterranean sound and world influences, fused with pop sensibilities. Pavlo Simtikidis, guitar. AT; $38; $35(sr); $20(st). Aug 8 8:00: Amy Wallace: An evening featuring local talent. Amy Wallace, soprano; Alec Gibson, violin; Gregory Gibson, piano; Kyung-A Lee, piano. $20; $10(st). Aug 6-8 8:00: Ralph & Lina. Story of two Italian lovers and their struggles to stay together in the face of World War II, immigration and old age. Acrobatic comedy in the vein of early Fellini. Dan Watson; Christine Serra. CH; $20. Aug 12 8:00: Dala: Acoustic folk group. Amanda Walther; Sheila Carabine. AT; $32; $29(sr); $20(st). Aug 13 8:00: Lunch at Allens. Humour, stories, familiar hits and new songs. Murray McLauchlan, Marc Jordan, Cindy Church and Ian Thomas. AT; $38; $35(sr); $20(st). Aug 20-23 7:30: Velocity of Autumn. Story about Alexandra, a 79-year-old artist, in a showdown with her family over where she’ll spend her remaining years. CH; $20. Indian River Festival June 20 to August 30 St. Mary’s Church, 1374 Hamilton Road, Route 104, Indian River, PE C0B 1M0 902-836-3733 or 1-866-856-3733 indianriverfestival.com Festival Package: 6 admissions $135 Gold Package: 10 admissions $215 Season Pass: $375 and 20% off additional tickets purchased (ticket prices do not include HST and additional service charge) Jun 20 7:00: Centre Stage Series: Special Opener with The Barra MacNeils. Canadian Celtic singers open the 20th season. $34; $32(sr/st); $15(child). Jun 27 3:00: Classical Series: Youth Legacy Celebration. Featuring top winners of the provincial music festival; Confederation Centre of the Arts Youth Chorus; Andrew Son, piano. $15; $12(sr/st); $7.50(child). Jun 28, 3:00: Vocal Series: Sung from the Heart. Choral groups from around the island. $12; $10(sr/st); $6(child). Jul 3 7:30: Vocal Series: Island Girls. Tracy Cantin & Meaghan Blanchard, singers; June | July | August, 2015 | 45 Summer Festivals Robert Kortgaard, piano; Sirens, choir. $26; $24(sr/st); $15(child). Jul 5 7:30: Centre Stage Series: David Myles. Modern and vintage pop, folk and soul. $30; $28(sr/st); $15(child). Jul 10 7:30: Centre Stage Series: Sarah Harmer. Canadian singer-songwriter. $34; $32(sr/st); $15(child). Jul 12 3:00: Vocal Series: Voyages à Paris. Works by Debussy and Ravel. Julie Nesrallah, mezzo; Caroline Leonardelli, harp. $26; $24(sr/st); $15(child). Jul 17 7:30: Centre Stage Series: Matt Dusk and Eleanor McCain. Canadian jazz musicians. $30; $28(sr/st); $15(child). Jul 18 11:00am-4:00: [special event] Summer House Tour. In support of the festival. $30(with lunch); $20. Jul 19 7:30: Classical Series: Wolak-Donnelly Duo. Crossover renditions of jazz and classical pieces. Kornel Wolak, clarinet; Chris Donnelly, piano. $26; $24(sr/st); $15(child). Jul 23 7:30: [special event] Maud of Leaskdale. One-woman play performed by Jennifer Carroll on the life of Lucy Maud Montgomery. $20; $18(sr/st); $10(child). Jul 24 7:30: Songwriter’s Circle: Gordie MacKeeman and His Rhythm Boys. Celtic, roots and bluegrass music. $26; $24(sr/st); $15(child). Jul 25 3:00: [special event] Maud of Leaskdale. One-woman play performed by Jennifer Carroll on the life of Lucy Maud Montgomery. $20; $18(sr/st); $10(child). Jul 26 7:30: Classical Series: Cecilia String Quartet. Works by Haydn, Webern and Mendelssohn. $26; $24(sr/st); $15(child). Jul 31 7:30: Vocal Series: Silver Screen to Broadway Lights. Rebecca Caine, soprano. $26: $24(sr/st); $15(child). Aug 1 7:30: Vocal Series: Magic Flute. Semistaged adaptation. Rebecca Caine, soprano; cast of young performers; Peter Tiefenbach, musical director; Brent Krysa, stage director. $26; $24(sr/st); $15(child). Aug 2 3:00: Vocal Series: Magic Flute. Semistaged adaptation. Rebecca Caine, soprano; cast of young performers; Peter Tiefenbach, musical director; Brent Krysa, stage director. $20; free(under 12 when accompanied by adult). Aug 7 7:30: Songwriters Circle: Thom Swift and Erin Costelo. Nova Scotian artists make their festival debut in an evening of blues and soul music. $26; $24(sr/st); $15(child). Aug 9 7:30: Classical Series: A Northern Sea Celebration: Maritime Music from Scandinavia, Scotland and Canada. Music from Nordic countries, presented by Ensemble Polaris. $26; $24(sr/st); $15(child). Aug 16 7:30: Centre Stage Series: Viva España. Classical Spanish songs, zarzuela and tango. Isabel Bayrakdarian, soprano; Serouj Kradjian, piano. $30: $28(sr/st); $15(child). Aug 21 7:30: Vocal Series: Sandra Le Couteur. Acadian songstress. $20; $18(sr/ st); $10(child). Aug 23 7:30: Vocal Series: Music from the Sistine Chapel. Canadian a capella choir Studio de musique ancienne de Montréal. $26; $24(sr/st); $15(child). Aug 28 7:30: Songwriters’ Circle: Amelia Curran. Contemporary songstress from Newfoundland. $26; $24(sr/st); $15. 46 | June | July | August, 2015 explore the 371 harmonizations of chorales by Bach. LA; Free. 11:00am: Cantatas, Ether Or? New music for voice, flute and viola da gamba. DuBerger: new works using poetry of Claude Gauvreau and Tina Biello. TS; $20. 12:30: [lecture] Alchemy at Meissen, Or How China Became China (and Europe Transmuted the World). Ben Schmidt. TS; Free. 2:00: Mysteries. A cappella repertoire with performers singing and moving to envision a dialogue between the human voice and the human body in space. Ensemble Alkemia. RH; $30; $25(sr); $20(st). 4:00: Heavenly Bach 3. Bach: Cello Suites; Little Book for Anna Magdalena. Sigiswald Kuijken, violoncello da spalla; Suzie LeBlanc, soprano; Gilles Cantagrel, lecturer. RH; $30; $25(sr); $20(st). 5:30: [lecture] Happy Hour Lecture. Sigiswald Kuijken. LA; Free. 7:00: Angelic Virgin. Works by Palestrina and Benevoli. Studio de musique ancienne de Montréal. RH; $35; $30(sr); $25(st). 9:00: Tobacco! Tobacco will be smoked in honour of the eccentric, fashionable fop and mercenary soldier, Tobias Hume. Michael Taylor, countertenor; Nigel North, lute; Les Voix Humaines. RH; $30; $25(sr); $20(st). Jul 28 8:00am: Des Vents Orfevres aux Entrailles de la Montagne. Baroque and Scandinavian music combining creativity and poetry. Jean-François Bélanger, nyckelharpa. TB; Free. 11:00am: Etere E Terra. Boccherini: Quintet in C G439; Beethoven: Kreutzer String Quintet in A. Ensemble Per Sonare. Lobby, TS; $20. 12:30: [lecture] Coin, candle, china, skull: Objects of conversion. Paul Yachnin, Julie Cummings, Ben Schmidt and others. TS; Free. 2:00: Ethereal Harmony: Music in Colour. Telemann’s music takes on a new dimension with live painting, inspired by eighteenthcentury theories of the ethereal connections between music and colour. Sylvia Chan, artist; Ensemble Infusion Baroque. TS; $20. 3:30: Mireille Lagacé in Concert. Mireille Lagacé celebrates her 80th birthday in an organ recital. Works by J.S. Bach and Byrd. BO; Free; donations welcome. 4:00: Fiorè e aria Fleur et air Flower and air. Works from recently emerged manuscript of Angelo Maria Fiorè. Suzie LeBlanc, soprano; Elinor Frey, cello; Esteban La Rotta, theorbo. RH; $30; $25(sr); $20(st). 5:30: [lecture] Resveillez vous: chantons l’air, featuring Alexis Risler and Zoey Cochran. Jane Daphne Hatter. TS; Free. 7:00: Propitia Sydera: Lucky Stars. Corelli: early concerti; Couperin: Apothéose de Corelli. La Bande Montréal Baroque; Sigiswald Kuijken, director. RH; $40; $35(sr); $20(st). Aug 30 3:00: Centre Stage Series: Men of the Deeps. Choir of coal miners from Cape Breton Island sings songs from mining communities around the world. $34; $32(sr/ st); $15(child). Luminato Festival June 19 to 28 Toronto, ON 416-368-3100 luminatofestival.com June 19 to 28 Daily events at The Hub, David Pecaut Square, 215 King St. W. For details see luminatofestival.com/ June 20 6 8:00 7 Monologues: The Night Dances. Fleck Dance Theatre. Also June 21 (4:00). For details see GTA listings. June 26 8:00 Apocalypsis. Sony Centre. Also June 27 and 28 (2:00). For details see GTA listings. For further information see Green Pages listings. Markham Jazz Festival August 13 to 16 markhamjazzfestival.com Aug 13 8 pm Opening Night Concert featuring Diana Panton (Juno winner for Best Vocal Jazz Album 2015). Varley Art Gallery, 216 Main St, Unionville, Unionville. $50. Free concerts on Aug 14, 15 and 16 at the Millennium Bandstand and other venues. For further information see www.markhamjazzfestival.com Montreal Baroque Festival June 25 to 28 BO – Basilica of the Oratoire Saint-Joseph, 3800 Chemin Queen Mary, Montreal, QC H3V 1H6 LA – Lobby, Arts Building, McGill University, 853 Sherbrooke St. E., Montreal, QC H3A 0G5 RH – Redpath Hall, McGill University, 3461 McTavish St., Montreal, QC H3A 2K6 TB – Three Bares Place, McGill University, 859 Sherbrooke St. W., Montreal, QC H3A 0C4 TS – Tanna Schulich Hall McGill University, 555 Sherbrooke St. W., Montreal, QC H3A 1E3 514 845-7171 montrealbaroque.com Jun 25 7:00: Vivaldi and the Gypsies. Ensemble Caprice. RH; $30; $25(sr); $20(st). 9:00: Heavenly Bach 1. Bach: Cello Suites; Little Book for Anna Magdalena. Sigiswald Kuijken, violoncello da spalla; Suzie LeBlanc, soprano; Gilles Cantagrel, lecturer RH; $30; $25(sr); $20(st). Jun 26 5:00: Heavenly Bach 2. Bach: Cello Suites; Little Book for Anna Magdalena. Sigiswald Kuijken, violoncello da spalla; Suzie LeBlanc, soprano; Gilles Cantagrel, lecturer. TBA; $30; $25(sr); $20(st). 7:00: Complètement Toqué. Theatrical performance of a party prince, chef and Margoton with early music ensemble from Paris. Ensemble Fuoco e Cenere. RH; $35; $30(sr); $25(st). 9:00: From Earth to Ether. Concert based on silly writings about Cyrano de Bergerac. Les Boréades de Montréal. TS; $30; $25(sr); $20(st). Jun 27 9:00am: Le Joyeux Bal de la Quinte Essence. Renaissance music for flute consort. Ensemble Discantvs. LA; $20. 11:00am-5:00: In Bach’s Orbit. Marathon performance by amateur musicians. Recorder and viola de gamba enthusiasts Music and Beyond July 4 to 17 AS – All Saints’ Anglican Church, Westboro, 347 Richmond Rd., Ottawa, ON K2A 0E7 BC – ByTowne Cinema, 325 Rideau St., Ottawa, ON K1N 5Y4 CA – Canada Aviation and Space Museum, 11 Aviation Parkway, Ottawa, ON K1K 2X5 CC – Christ Church Cathedral, 439 Queen St., Ottawa, ON K1R 5A6 DC – Dominion-Chalmers United Church, 355 Cooper St., Ottawa, ON K2P 0G8 FB – First Baptist Church, 140 Laurier Ave. W., Ottawa, ON K1P 5J4 FH – Freiman Hall, 610 Cumberland St., Ottawa, ON K1N 1A2 NG – National Gallery of Canada, 380 Sussex Dr., Ottawa, ON K1N 9N4 ND – Notre Dame Cathedral Basilica, 385 Sussex Dr., Ottawa, ON K1N 1J9 SB – St. Barnabas Church, 70 James St., Ottawa, ON K1R 5M3 SC – Shaw Centre, Parliament Foyer, 55 Colonel By Dr., Ottawa, ON K1N 9J2 SF – Saunders Farm, 7893 Bleeks Rd., Munster, ON K0A 3P0 SJ – St. Joseph’s Church, 151 Laurier Ave. E., Ottawa, ON K1N 6N8 SM – St. Matthew’s Anglican Church, 217 First Ave., Ottawa, ON K1S 2G5 SR – Santé Restaurant, 45 Rideau St., 2nd floor, Ottawa, ON K1N 5W8 SU – Southminster United Church, 15 Aylmer Ave., Ottawa, ON K1S 3X1 TH – Tabaret Hall, 550 Cumberland St., Ottawa, ON K1N 6N8 UO – University of Ottawa, 75 Laurier Ave. E., Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5 WC – Wakefield Centre, 38 Valley Dr., Wakefield, QC, J0X 3G0 613-241-0777 musicandbeyond.ca 3-Day any day pass: $120; $60(student over 15); $30(youth 3-15) 3-Day consecutive day pass: $80; $40(student); $20(youth) Diamond pass to all events: $500/$475(before July 3) Festival pass to all events except Festival-plus events: $175; $80(student); $50(youth) Early Bird Festival pass (before July 3): $150; $70(student); $40(youth) Individual tickets: $50(reserved); $30(general); $20(student); $10(youth) Family package for 4 (2 adults and 2 student/ youth): $65 Family package for 5 (2 adults and 3 student/ youth): $70 Jul 4 5:00: Bells around the City. Bells from a number of downtown churches, the City Hall chimes, and handbells and tubular bells welcome audiences and visiting artists to the festival. 7:30: Opening Gala. Marie-Eve Munger, soprano; Jens Lindemann, trumpet; Daniel Clarke Bouchard, piano; Auryn String Quartet; trumpets from the Band of the Ceremonial Guard (DC). Jul 5 10:00am-3:00: Ottawa Family Music Expo. Over 100 musicians, dancers and artists. performing music indoors and throughout the campus of the University of Ottawa (UO; Free). 2:00: Auryn Quartet. Works by Haydn, Ravel and Mendelssohn (SM). 5:00: Kerson Leong, violin: Encore! Philip Chiu, piano (FB). 7:00: Learn to Tango. Martin de Zuviria and Anne Troise present a tango class as a prelude to Tango Soirée on July 7 (TH; Free). 7:30: National Arts Centre Orchestra and Boris Brott. Beethoven: Overture to Prometheus; A. Brott: Profundum praedictum; Cradle Song; Mozart: Symphony No.35. Joanna G’froerer, flute; Karen Donnelly, trumpet; Anna Petersen, English horn; Joel Quarrington, double bass (DC). 7:30: Love and Betrayal. Dominique Labelle, soprano; Daniel Taylor, countertenor; Adrian Butterfield, violin; Theatre of Early Music (CC). Jul 6 10:00am: Coffee Concert: A morning with the Theatre of Early Music. Rebecca Genge, soprano; Agnes Zsigovics, soprano; Daniel Taylor, countertenor; Adrian Butterfield, violin (CC). 12:00: Quartom. Vocal quartet from Quebec (SJ). 2:00: Music of India: Magical Moments with Irshad Khan, sitar. Irshad Khan Ensemble (DC). 4:00: Tous thewholenote.com les Matins du Monde. Film on the theme of music, based on the early life of Marin Marais. Short live performance by French early music ensemble Fuoco E Cenere. (BC). 4:00-6:00: Music on the Canal. Rousing pirate music sung on a barge, travelling up the Rideau Canal, from Dow’s Lake to the National Arts Centre and back (Free). 7:30: Auryn Quartet II. Mozart: Quartet in G KV387; Mendelssohn: Capriccio Op.81 No.3; Beethoven: Quartet in F Op.59 No.1 (DC). 8:00: Music, Food and Wine: Complètement Toqué. Theatrical performance in homage to French gastronomy by early music ensemble from France. Fuoco E Cenere (WC; Festival-plus ticket). Jul 7 2:00: Baroque Violin. Adrian Butterfield, violin; Theatre of Early Music (CC). 7:00: Tango Soirée. Music, dance, film, art, food, wine and the opportunity to dance. Music by Piazzolla, Gardel, Troilo and others. Quartango; Roxana and Fabian, dancers; Martin de Zuviria, guitar (SC; Festivalplus ticket).7:30: Music and Marionettes: Pulcinella. Marionettes and music of Pergolesi. Bruno Leone, puppeteer; Fuoco E Cenere. (SB). 7:30: Jason Vieaux, classical guitar (DC). Jul 8 10:00am: Coffee Concert: Two Harps. Ravel: Mother Goose Suite; Lizotte: Raga; Grandjany: Aria in Classic Style; Andrès: Le Jardin des Paons et Parvis. Robin Best and Caroline Léonardelli, harps (DC).12:00: Music of Versailles. Works by Lully, Charpentier, Marais, Clérambault, Dornel and others. Fuoco E Cenere; Julie Fioretti, soprano; Patricia Lavail, recorder; Mike Fentross, theorbo; Justin Taylor, harpsichord; Jay Bernfeld, viola da gamba and direction (SB). 2:00: Vienna Piano Trio. Mozart: Trio in G K564; Schumann: Fantasiestücke Op.88; Brahms: Trio in B Op.8 (DC). 6:30: National Gallery Soirée. Over 100 musicians and 150 short musical performances, all matching the art themes of the individual galleries (NG). Jul 9 12:00: Two Pianos. Dutilleux: Figures de résonances; Stravinsky: Scènes du ballet Petrouchka; Gougeon: Andante Sostenuto; Adams: Hallelujah Junction; Brigitte Poulin and Jean Marchand, pianos (TH). 2:00: VOCES8: Eventide. Works by Tallis, Byrd, Praetorius, Monteverdi, Purcell and others. British a cappella octet (SJ). 4:30: Vienna Piano Trio II. Haydn: Trio in E-flat HobXV No.30; Mendelssohn: Trio in d Op.49 (DC). 7:30: Wallis Giunta: Ladies and Gentlemen. Works by Strauss, Schubert, Montsalvatge, Barber, Vaughan Williams and others. Wallis Giunta, mezzo; Peter Dugan, piano; Marley Giunta, guitar (SU). 8:00: Music and Law. Anecdotes of legal problems of composers throughout history. Hosted by The Right Honourable Beverley McLachlin, P.C., Chief Justice of Canada; Marie Bérard, violin; Julian Armour, cello; Andrew Tunis, piano; Marie Bouchard, harpsichord (DC). Jul 10 12:00: Trio Fibonacci (DC). 2:00: Film: Shining Night: A Portrait of Composer Morten Lauridsen (FH). 5:00: Ottawa Wind Ensemble. Works by Sparke, Cable, Whitacre and Bernstein. Mark Rocheleau, conductor (TH; Free). 7:30: Vienna Piano Trio III. Mozart: Trio in C K548; Turina: Trio No.1 in D; Saint-Saëns: Trio No.2 in e Op.92 (DC). 7:30: VOCES8: Eventide. Works by Tallis, Byrd, Praetorius, Monteverdi, Purcell and others. British a cappella octet (SM). Jul 11 10:00am: [workshop] Choral thewholenote.com Workshop with Morten Lauridsen (DC).1:00: [workshop] Choral Workshop with Morten Lauridsen (DC). 2:00: An Afternoon of Song and Conversation. Schubert::Die Vögel; Im Frühling; Frühlingsglaube; Im Abendrot; Suleika I; Die Forelle; Brahms: O kühler Wald; O wüsst ich doch den Weg zurück; Lerchengesang. Donna Brown, soprano; Stefan Mendl, piano (SU). 5:00: Film: Shining Night: A Portrait of Composer Morten Lauridsen (FH). 7:30: Hannaford Street Silver Band. Works by Lau, Cable, Ballantine, Irvine and others. Raymond Tizzard, conductor (DC). Jul 12 3:00: Music and Health: A musician and her surgeon. A moving show about Anne Robert’s battle with cancer. Anne Robert, violin; Dr. Alain Gagnon, piano and surgeon; Claudine Chatel and René Gagnon, actors (AS).2:00: Band of the Ceremonial Guard (CA). 7:30: Chilly Gonzales, piano (SU; Festival-plus ticket). 7:30: Tribute to Morten Lauridsen. Six different choirs will perform Lauridsen’s music. Musicians from Music and Beyond; Morten Lauridsen, piano and conductor; Matthew Larkin, organ, piano and conductor; Jamie Loback, conductor (DC). Jul 13 12:00: Celebration of Canadian Composers I: Music for Flute, Viola and Harp. Joanna G’froerer, flute; Jethro Marks, viola; Michelle Gott, harp (FB). 2:00: Celebration of Canadian Composers II: Jean Desmarais’ 50th Birthday Celebration. Jean Desmarais, piano (TH). 4:30: Celebration of Canadian Composers III: Music of Jan Järvlepp (DC). 7:30: Celebration of Canadian Composers IV. Capital Chamber Choir; Jamie Loback, conductor; Thirteen Strings; Kevin Mallon, conductor; Mike Murley, saxophone (DC). Jul 14 1:00: 1915-2015: Lost in the Wars. Music and poetry by composers and writers who perished in the two world wars (DC). 4:00: Culture and Intolerance: Remembering the Holocaust. Eva Olsson, speaker (DC). 6:00: Music and Dining: Italia! (SR; Festival-plus ticket). 7:30: Music of the Holocaust. Kleztory; Musicians from Music and Beyond (DC). 7:30: Music and Literature: Us Conductors. Sean Michaels, host; Thorwald Jørgensen, theremin; Musicians from Music and Beyond (SU). Jul 15 12:00: Kleztory (FB). 2:00: Daniel Bolshoy, guitar (SB). 7:30: Thirteen Strings: Travels in Russia. Shostakovich: Concerto No.1 for Trumpet, Piano and String Orchestra; Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings. Karen Donnelly, trumpet; Jean Desmarais, piano; Junior Thirteen Strings; Thirteen Strings; Kevin Mallon, conductor (DC). Jul 16 2:00: Voyage à Paris. Organ repertoire spanning four centuries. Jennifer Loveless, organ (ND). 5:30: Music and Dining: Farm to Table. Duo Rendezvous: Jasper Wood, violin; Daniel Bolshoy, guitar (SF). 7:30: Yannick-Muriel Noah: Firsts, Lasts and Onlys. Selection of composers’ first and/ or final works. R. Straus: Four Last Songs; works by Bizet, Puccini, Brahms, Verdi and others. Yannick-Muriel Noah, soprano; Jean Desmarais, piano (DC). Jul 17 7:30: Closing Gala: Music and Circus. Musicians from Music and Beyond; Cirque Fantastic (DC). Music at Port Milford July 12 to August 9 Prince Edward County, ON 613-476-7735 mpmcamp.org For further information see Green Pages listings. Musique Royale May 15 to Sept 12 Venues throughout Nova Scotia. Office in Lunenburg, NS 902-634-9994 For further information see Green Pages listings. National Youth Orchestra 2015 TD National Tour July 22 to August 10 Jul 22 7:00: Classical Tattoo of the Americas. The National Youth Orchestra of Canada performs with Youth Orchestra of the Americas in partnership with L’Orchestre de la Francophonie. Stratford Summer Music. J. Strauss Sr.: Radetzky March, Op. 228; Chavez: Symphonie India; Holst: Excerpts from The Planets; Prokofiev: Excerpts from Romeo and Juliet; Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture. Carlos Miguel Prieto, Mark Skazinetsky, Jean-Philippe Tremblay, conductors; Lloyd Robertson, host. William Allman Memorial Arena, 15 Morenz Dr., Stratford. stratfordsummermusic.ca. PWYC. Jul 27 7:30: LeBel: monograph of bird’s eye views; Strauss: Oboe Concerto; Holst: The Planets. Hugo Lee, oboe; Michael Francis, conductor. Koerner Hall, Royal Conservatory of Music, 273 Bloor St. W., Toronto. 416-4080208. tickets.rcmusic.ca/public. $25-$45. Jul 29 7:00: LeBel: monograph of bird’s eye views; Strauss: Oboe Concerto; Holst: The Planets. Hugo Lee, oboe; Michael Francis, conductor. Southam Hall, National Arts Centre, 53 Elgin St., Ottawa. 1-888-243-1132. chamberfest.com/tickets. $20. Jul 30 3:00: “What Makes it Great”. Ottawa Chamberfest. Mozart: Symphony No.40 in g, K550. Rob Kapilow, commentator; Michael Francis, conductor. National Gallery of Canada, 380 Sussex Dr., Ottawa. 1-888-243-1132. chamberfest.com/tickets. $30. Aug 3 7:30: Strauss: Don Quixote; Santa Ana: OCASO; Rachmaninov: Symphonic Dances. Michael Francis, conductor. Maison Symphonique, 1600 Rue Saint-Urbain, Montréal. 514-842-9951. Aug 6 7:30: Strauss: Don Quixote; Santa Ana: OCASO; Rachmaninov: Symphonic Dances. Michael Francis, conductor. The Chan Centre, 6265 Crescent Rd., Vancouver. 604-822-2697. General admission ($15 donation suggested, free CD with donation over $20). Aug 9 7:30: LeBel: monograph of bird’s eye views; Strauss: Oboe Concerto; Holst: The Planets. Michael Francis, conductor. Jack Singer Concert Hall, Arts Commons, 205 8th Ave. S.E., Calgary. 403-294-9494. Aug 10 7:30: Strauss: Don Quixote; Santa Ana: OCASO; Rachmaninov: Symphonic Dances. Michael Francis, conductor. Enmax Hall, Winspear Centre, 4 Sir Winston Churchill Sq. NW, Edmonton. (780) 428-1414. http://www. edmontonsymphony.com/concerts-tickets. Entry by donation ($15 suggested, free CD with donation over $20). Music at Port Milford Chamber Music Festival & Summer School Prince Edward County, Ontario Afiara String Quartet Saturday, July 18, 8:00 pm Pialli Ensemble Saturday, July 25, 8:00 pm Tokai String Quartet Saturday, August 1, 8:00 pm Port Milford Faculty Artists Saturday, August 8, 8:00 pm Featuring select members of the Canadian Opera Company St. Mary Magdalene, 335 Main Street, Picton, ON Details at mpmcamp.org, 613-476-7735 Celebrating 29 Years of Creating an Inspiring Summer Music Experience Tickets sold at door & www.mpmcamp.org June | July | August, 2015 | 47 Summer Festivals No Strings Theatre Music Theatre Concert Series June 5 to 6 and August 7 to 9 Toronto, ON 416-551-2093 nostringstheatre.com For further information see GTA listings. Open Ears Festival of Music & Sound: Between the Ears 2015 June 20 to 21 Kitchener, ON 519-579-8564 / 1-888-363-3591 openears.ca For further information see Beyond the GTA listings. Ottawa Chamberfest July 23 to August 6 AC – National Arts Centre, 53 Elgin St., Ottawa, ON K1P 5W1 BC – Beechwood National Cemetery of Canada, 280 Beechwood Ave., Ottawa, ON K1M 8E2 DC – Dominion-Chalmers United Church, 355 Cooper St., Ottawa, ON K2P 0G8 DO – Downtown Ottawa (check Facebook for location updates) ES – École secondaire publique De La Salle, 501 Old St Patrick St., Ottawa, ON K1N 8R3 NG – National Gallery of Canada, 380 Sussex Dr., Ottawa, ON K1N 9N4 OC – Ottawa City Hall, 110 Laurier Ave. W., Ottawa, ON K1P 1J1 SB – St. Brigid’s Centre for the Arts, 310 St. Patrick St., Ottawa, ON K1N 5K5 TH – Tabaret Hall, University of Ottawa, 550 Cumberland St., Ottawa, ON K1N 6N8 613-234-6306 or 1-888-243-1132 chamberfest.com Passport: $150 (excluding Festival Galas and Theatrical Events) Festival Galas (July 24, 27, 31): $78-$127 Jul 23 7:00: Siskind Series: Canadian National Brass Project. Principal brass players from major orchestras across Canada. James Sommerville, conductor (DC; $35). 10:00: Freedom, Flight, and Frailty: The Last Curlew. Tom Allen, narrator and trombone; Lori Gemmell, harp; Julia Aplin, dancer; Barbara Croall, composer and pipigwan (ST; $30). Jul 24 12:00: Music at Noon: Ernst Reijseger: A Cello Possessed. Jazz, improvised and contemporary music. Ernst Reijseger and Roman Borys, cello; James Parker, piano (DC; $30). 3:00: Music at the Gallery: Trio Céleste. Works by Haydn, Schoenfield and Mendelssohn. Iryna Krechkovsky, violin; Ross Gasworth, cello; Kevin Kwan Loucks, piano (NG; $30). 5:45: Siskind Snapshots: Inti-Illimani. Instrumental and vocal Latin American ensemble from Chile (DC; Free). 7:00: Festival Gala. Augustin Dumay. Brahms: Violin Sonata No.3 in d Op.108; Debussy: Violin Sonata in g; Ravel: Tzigane; Beethoven: Violin Sonata No.7 in c Op.30 No.2. Augustin Dumay, violin; Jean-Claude Vanden Eynden, piano (DC; $29-$47). 10:00: Chamberfringe: Drew Jurecka Trio. Jazz music. Drew Jurecka, violin; Mark Kieswetter, piano; Clark Johnston, double bass (SB; $30). Jul 25 12:00: Music at Noon: Studio de musique ancienne de Montréal. Works by Palestrina, des Prez, Marenzio, de Victoria, Allegri and Giorgi. Christopher Jackson, 48 | June | July | August, 2015 (DC; $30). 3:00: Music at the Gallery. Sextets by Haydn, Strauss and Brahms. Gil Sharon, violin; Jessica Linnebach, violin; David Thies-Thompson, viola; Ron Ephrat, viola; Rachel Mercer, cello; Yegor Dyachkov, cello (NG; $30). 5:45: Siskind Snapshots: National Youth Orchestra of Canada. NYOC concerto competition winner (DC; Free). 7:00: Next Generation. Schnittke: Piano Quintet; piano sonatas by Scarlatti and Beethoven. Pavel Kolesnikov, piano; Calidore String Quartet (DC; $35). 10:00: Chamberfringe: Ljova and the Kontraband. Eastern European and gypsy melodies, Latin rhythms and jazz-inspired improvisations. Lev Zhurbin (Ljova), fadolin and viola; Inna Barmash, vocals; Patrick Farrell, accordion; Mathias Kunzli, percussion; Jordan Morton, double bass (SB; $30). Jul 29 12:00: Music at Noon: Queen’s Delights. Hume: Poeticall Musicke. Les voix humaines (DC; $30). 1:00: Bring the Kids: Hip Hop Haydn. Afiara String Quartet (OC; Free). 3:00: Music at the Gallery. Staniland: Ocean Ranger (premiere); works by Haydn, Dallapiccola and Schubert. Duo Concertante; Evelyn Hart, dancer and narrator (NG; $30). 5:45: Siskind Snapshots: National Youth Orchestra of Canada. NYOC chamber ensembles; Stephen Sitarski, violin and commentator (AC; Free). 7:00: National Youth Orchestra of Canada. LeBel: new work; R. Strauss: Oboe Concerto in D; Holst: Planets. Michael Francis, conductor (AC; $20). 10:00: Chamberfringe: Azmeh and Wijeratne. Improvisations inspired by music from the Middle East to Bartók. Kinan Azmeh, clarinet; Dinuk Wijeratne, piano (SB; $30). Jul 30 10:00am: Haydnfest III: Haydn in the Morning. String Quartet Nos. 11, 26 and 55. St. Lawrence String Quartet (DC; $30). 12:00: Haydnfest IV: Haydn at Noon. String Quartet Nos. 37, 49 and 65. Afiara String Quartet (DC; $30). 1:00: Bring the Kids: Music from the Hart. Duo Concertante; Evelyn Hart, dancer and narrator (OC; Free). 5:45: Siskind Snapshots: Quatuor Danel (DC; Free). 7:00: St. Lawrence String Quartet. Pal: String Quartet (world premiere); Haydn: String Quartet Nos. 23 and 65 “Emperor” (DC; $35). 10:00: Chamberfringe: Playlist. Improvised set list from Schumann to Reich to hip-hop and spoken word played without pause. Afiara String Quartet (SB; $30). Jul 31 11:00am: Chamberfest in the City. Boxcar Boys: John Williams, clarinet and harmonica; Kelsey McNulty, accordion; Nicolas Buligan, trumpet and tuba; Karl Silveira, trombone; Justin Ruppel, washboard; Emilyn Stam, violin and accordion (DO; Free). 12:00: Sound of Change within the Shadow of War. Stephen Sitarski, violin; Roman Borys, cello; Hinrich Alpers, piano (DC; $30). 3:00: Quatuor Danel. String Quartets by Shostakovich, Beethoven and Weinberg (DC; $30). 5:45: Siskind Snapshots: Nufonia Must Fall, Live! Kid Koala (Eric San), DJ; Corinne Merrell, designer (DC; Free). 7:00: Festival Gala: André Laplante in Recital. Bach: Adagio from Sonata in C; Mozart: Piano Sonata No.3 in B-flat K281; Schubert: Six moments musicaux D789 Op.94; Beethoven: Sonata No.26 in E-flat Op.81a; Liszt: Sonata in b (DC; $29-$47). 10:00: Theatrical Events: Kid Koala’s Nufonia Must Fall, Live! Puppets, live video, scratch DJ and a string quartet. Kid Koala (Eric San), DJ and turntables; Afiara String Quartet (ES; $35). conductor (DC; $30). 1:00: Alfresco Concerts I: Drew Jurecka Trio. Jazz music. Drew Jurecka, violin; Mark Kieswetter, piano; Clark Johnston, double bass (NG; Free). 3:00: Alfresco Concerts II: Christine Tassan et les Imposteurs. Gypsy-style jazz. Christine Tassan, lead guitar and vocals; Martine Gaumond, violin and vocals; Lise-Anne Ross, guitar and vocals; Blanche Baillargeon, double bass and vocals (NG; Free). 5:45: Siskind Snapshots: English Orpheus. Baroque vocal works. Charles Daniels, tenor; Alexander Weimann, harpsichord (DC; Free). 7:00: Inti-Illimani. Andean folk music, Argentinian tango, Brazilian samba and old Spanish influences (DC; $35). 10:00: Chamberfringe: Stewart, Mott, and Reijseger. New jazz to classical and improvisation. Ernst Reijseger, cello; David Mott, baritone saxophone; Jesse Stewart, percussion (SB; $30). Jul 26 11:00am: Sacred Spaces: Seven Last Words. Music by Haydn. St. Lawrence String Quartet; Colin McFarland, narrator (BC; Free). 1:00: Alfresco Concerts III: Inti-Illimani. Instrumental and vocal Latin American ensemble from Chile (NG; Free). 2:00: Rising Stars. Young performers are adjudicated for scholarship opportunities (SB; $20). 3:00: Music at the Gallery: A Stradivarius at the Opera. Opera highlights for solo violin and string quartet. Works by Wagner, Puccini, Tchaikovsky, R. Strauss and others. Alexandre Da Costa, violin; Amélie Benoit-Bastien, violin; Ana Drobac, violin; Valérie Arsenault, viola; Julie Trudeau, cello (NG; $30). 3:00: Alfresco Concerts IV: Christine Tassan et les Imposteurs. Gypsy-style jazz. Christine Tassan, lead guitar and vocals; Martine Gaumond, violin and vocals; Lise-Anne Ross, guitar and vocals; Blanche Baillargeon, double bass and vocals (NG; Free). 7:00: Theatrical Events: Illusions. Multimedia tour de force reminiscent of early 20th-century burlesque and American carnival. Vincent Ranallo, baritone; Leslie Newman, flute; James Campbell, clarinet; Ernst Reijseger, cello; Gryphon Trio; Ensemble Contemporain de Montréal; Véronique Lacroix, conductor. Co-production of Ottawa Chamber Music Society (ES; $35). 10:00: Chamberfringe: Kings of Swing. James Campbell, clarinet; Bob DeAngelis, clarinet; Gene DiNovi, piano; Mike Downes, double bass; Glenn Anderson, drums (SB; $30). Jul 27 12:00: Music at Noon: Dyachkov and Saulnier. Bach: Sonata for Viola da Gamba and Harpsichord in g BWV1029; Hatzis: Atonement; Shostakovich: Cello Sonata in d Op.40. Yegor Dyachkov, cello; Jean Saulnier, piano (DC; $30). 5:45: Siskind Snapshots. European classical and romantic works. Gil Sharon, violin; Ron Ephrat, viola (DC; Free). 7:00: Festival Gala: Dido and Aeneas. Purcell’s English baroque opera paired with a Canadian contemporary masque. Rolfe: Aeneas and Dido. Les Voix Baroques. Alexander Weimann, conductor (DC; $27$47). 10:00: Chamberfringe: Braid ‘n Strings. David Braid, jazz compositions and piano; Sinfonia UK; Lee Tsang, conductor (SB; $30). Jul 28 10:00am: Haydnfest I: Haydn in the Morning. String Quartet Nos. 28, 30 “The Joke” and 25. St. Lawrence String Quartet (DC: $30). 12:00: Haydnfest II: Haydn at Noon. String Quartet Nos. 53 “The Lark,” 32 “The Bird” and 43. Calidore String Quartet Aug 1 10:00am: Haydnfest V: Haydn in the Morning. String Quartet Nos. 19, 41 “The Frog” and 67. Cecilia String Quartet (DC; $30). 11:00am: Chamberfest in the City. Boxcar Boys: John Williams, clarinet and harmonica; Kelsey McNulty, accordion; Nicolas Buligan, trumpet and tuba; Karl Silveira, trombone; Justin Ruppel, washboard; Emilyn Stam, violin and accordion (DO; Free). 12:00: Haydnfest VI: Haydn at Noon. String Quartet Nos. 1, 42 and 63 “The Sunrise.” Quatuor Danel (DC; $30). 3:00: Theatrical Events: Kid Koala’s Nufonia Must Fall Live! Puppets, live video, scratch DJ and a string quartet. Kid Koala (Eric San), DJ and turntables; Afiara String Quartet (ES; $35). 5:45: Siskind Snapshots: Against the Grain Theatre. Joel Ivany, stage director (DC; Free). 7:00: Metamorfosi. Works by Monteverdi, Kapsberger, Landi, Rossi Strozzi and Tarquinio. Suzie LeBlanc, soprano; Constantinople Ensemble (DC; $35). 10:00: Chamberfringe: Pilar and the Sicilian Jazz Project. Cross-cultural fusion. Pilar (Ilaria Patassini), vocals; Michael Occhipinti, guitar; Don Byron, clarinet; Mark Kelso, drums; Louis Simão, accordion; Roman Borys, cello; Annalee Patipatanakoon, violin (SB; $30). Aug 2 11:00: Sacred Spaces: Impressions de France. Works by Grandjany, Saint-Saëns, Roussel, Hahn, Debussy and Büsser. Julie Nesrallah, mezzo; Caroline Léonardelli, harp (BC; Free). 3:00: Music at the Gallery: Latitude 41. Works by Saint-Saëns, Haydn and Bodorová. Livia Sohn, violin; Luigi Piovano, cello; Bernadene Blaha, piano (NG; $30). 5:45: Siskind Snapshots: Microtonal music. Marc Sabat, composer; Jack Quartet (NG; $30). 7:00: Beethoven, the Man Within. Eric Friesen, host; Julie Nesrallah, mezzo; Hinrich Alpers, piano; Gryphon Trio; Afiara String Quartet (DC; $34). 10:00: Chamberfringe: My Turquoise Gaze (Nazar-i Turkwaz). Adaptations of music from the Middle East, Turkey, Greece and the Balkans. Maryem Tollar, Sophia Grigoriadis, Jayne Brown and Brenna MacCrimmon (SB; $30). Aug 3 12:00: New Music Now I. Oesterle: Therefore; Sweat and Mirror notwithstanding; Carter: Two Thoughts About the Piano. Carla Huhtannen, soprano; Claudia Chan, piano; Cecilia String Quartet (ES; $30). 1:30: New Music Now II. Nicolaou: Five Etudes for piano; Steenhuisen: Library on Fire; Smallwood: Surface Tension; Shaw Ritornello 2.sq.2.j. Lori Freedman, clarinet; David Schotzko, percussion; Frédéric Lacroix, piano; Claudia Chan, piano, Jack String Quartet (SE; $30). 3:00: New Music Now III. Sabat: Euler Lattice Spirals; Zorn: The Alchemist. Gryphon Trio; Jack Quartet (SE; $30). 5:45: Siskind Snapshots. Shary Boyle, visual artist; Christine Fellows, vocals and piano (DC; Free). 7:00: Nexus Percussion and Sepideh Raissadat. Hardin: Moondog Suite (arr. Hartenberger); Ghassemi: Persion Songs (arr. Hartenberger); Schickele: Percussion Sonata No.3. Sepideh Raissadat, vocals and setar: Dave Young, double bass; Mark Kieswetter, piano, Nexus (DC; $35). 7:00: Theatrical Events: #UncleJohn. Mozart’s Don Giovanni reimagined for the 21st century. Cameron McPhail, baritone (Uncle John); John Neil Craighead, bass-baritone (Leporello); Miriam Khalil, soprano (Elvira); Betty Waynne Allison, soprano (Anna); Sean Clark, tenor (Ottavio); Against the Grain thewholenote.com Theatre; Cecilia String Quartet (TH; $35). 10:00: Chamberfringe: Brothers Creeggan. Alternative rock/jazz and experimental music. Jim and Andy Creeggan, multiple instruments; Ian McLauchland, percussion (SB; $30). Aug 4 12:00: New Music Now IV. Sciarrino: Let me die before I wake; Birtwistle: Ring a Dumb Carillon; Rzewski: To the Earth; Zorn: Remedy of Fortune. Carla Huhtannen, soprano; David Schotzko, percussion; Lori Freedman, clarinet; Jack Quartet (ES; $30). 1:00: Bring the Kids: Story of Babar. Poulenc: Story of Babar the Little Elephant. Annie Lefebvre, narrator; Sarah Hopkin, dancer; Charles Richard-Hamelin, piano (OC; Free). 1:30: New Music Now V. Eckhardt: Ascension; Smith: Invisible Cities; Piano Quintet; Barrett: Interference; Sabat: Automat; Silvestrov: Hommage à J.S.B. Lori Freedman, clarinet; Carissa Klopoushak, violin; David Schotzko, percussion; Frédéric Lacroix, piano; Gryphon Trio; Jack Quartet (SE; $30). 3:00: New Music Now VI: Sabat: Jean-Philippe Rameau; Vivier: Piece for Violin and Piano; Oesterle: Emmy Noether; Lizée: Sculptress; Silvestrov: Violin Sonata; Carissa Klopoushak, violin; Frédéric Lacroix, piano; Jack Quartet, Standing Wave (ES; $30). 5:45: Siskind Snapshots. Eybler String Quartet (DC; Free). 7:00: Israeli Chamber Project. Khachaturian: Trio; Schumann: Drei Fantasiestücke; Bartók; Contrasts; Schubert: Violin Sonata in a D385. Tibi Cziger, clarinet; Itamar Zorman, violin; Assaff Weisman, piano (DC; 35). 7:00: Theatrical Events: #UncleJohn. Mozart’s Don Giovanni reimagined for the 21st century. Cameron McPhail, baritone (Uncle John); John Neil Craighead, bass-baritone (Leporello); Miriam Khalil, soprano (Elvira); Betty Waynne Allison, soprano (Anna); Sean Clark, tenor (Ottavio); Against the Grain Theatre; Cecilia String Quartet (TH; $35). 10:00: Chamberfringe: Caine and Kortgaard. Favourite songs of musical theatre leading ladies. Music by Gershwin, Sondheim, Webber and Schönberg. Rebecca Caine, soprano; Robert Kortgaard, piano (SB; $30). Aug 5: 10:00am: Haydnfest VII: Haydn in the Morning. String Quartet Nos. 34 and 29; Quartet in F from 6 String Quartets. Eybler String Quartet (DC; $30). 12:00 Haydnfest VIII: Haydn at Noon. String Quartet Nos. 66 and 3; Quartet in C from 6 String Quartets. Eybler String Quartet (DC; $30). 3:00: Theatrical Events: Spell to Bring Lost Creatures Home. Series of vignettes tell stories that reconnect us with a sense of shared history and common humanity. Shary Boyle, visual artist; Christine Fellows, vocals and piano; Gryphon Trio (AC; $35). 5:45: Siskind Snapshots. Against the Grain Theatre (DC; Free). 7:00: Danish String Quartet. Romantic repertoire and Scandinavian folk music (DC; $35). 10:00: Chamberfringe: Wood Works. Repertoire from quartet’s recording of traditional Nordic arrangements. Danish String Quartet (SB; $30). Aug 6 12:00: Music at Noon: Charles RichardHamelin, piano (DC; $30). 3:00: Theatrical Events: #UncleJohn. Mozart’s Don Giovanni reimagined for the 21st century. Cameron McPhail, baritone (Uncle John); John Neil Craighead, bass-baritone (Leporello); Miriam Khalil, soprano (Elvira); Betty Waynne Allison, soprano (Anna); Sean Clark, tenor (Ottavio); Against the Grain Theatre; Cecilia String thewholenote.com Quartet (TH; $35). 5:45: Siskind Snapshots. Montreal Guitar Trio; California Guitar Trio (DC; Free). 7:00: Montreal Guitar Trio and California Guitar Trio. Two renowned guitar trios perform together representing artists from four countries. Festival closes with original works, arrangements of progressive rock, world, jazz and classical music (DC; $35). trumpet; Jodi Proznick, bass; David Restivo, piano; Eli Bennett, tenor saxophone; Ian Wright, drums (RT; $38). 10:00: TBA (SM). 10:30: Robi Botos Trio (TB; reservations: 613-654-9996). Aug 14 1:00-4:00: Hannah Barstow Trio (HE). 2:00: [lecture] “Where are the Women in Jazz?” Talk by Jodi Proznick (BC; Free). 4:00: Rising Young Star Performance (SA; Free). 5:00-7:00: Hannah Barstow, solo piano (WH). 7:30: TD Young Jazz Series. Thorn Mason Trio (WH). 8:00: Guido Basso and Shakura S’Aida. Neil Swainson, bass; Robi Botos, piano; Brian Barlow, drums (RT; $38). 10:00: Mike Francis Duo (SM; reservations: 613-399-2498). 10:30: Robi Botos Trio (TB; reservations: 613-654-9996). Aug 15 10:00am: TBC (GC; Free). 12:00: TD Young Jazz Series. Alec Trent 2 Tenor Quartet (SA; Free). 11:30: Jazz Van. Dixie Demons on van travel to different locations (WF; Free). 1:00: Jazz Van (BU; Free). 2:00: Jazz Van (RR; Free). 3:00: Jazz Van (HE; Free). 1:00-4:00: Mike Francis Duo (HE). 1:00-5:00: Harry Ellis Trio (RV). 1:30-4:00: Starpainters (TD). 1:30-4:30: Ian Wright & James Hill (SV). 2:00: Remembering Billie Holiday. Marika Galea Quartet (MM; $25). 5:00-7:00: Hannah Barstow, solo piano (WH). 7:30: TD Young Jazz Series. Kalya Ramu Quartet (WH). 8:00: Oliver Jones with the Doxas Brothers (RT; $38). 10:00: Mike Francis Duo (SM; reservations: 613-399-2498). 10:30: Robi Botos Trio (TB; reservations: 613-654-9996). Aug 16 10:30am: Jazz Mass with the Brian Barlow Quartet. Robi Botos, piano; Jodi Proznick, bass; Chet Doxas, saxophone (MM). 12:00-3:00: Starpainters (HW). 1:00-4:00: Canadian Jazz Quartet (HE). 1:00-4:00: Dan Bone Trio (CC). 2:00: TD Young Jazz Series. Chris Platt Guitar Trio (SA; Free). 5:00-7:00: Hannah Barstow, solo piano (WH). 8:00: ‘Best of the Best’ – Brian Barlow Big Band. Featuring Bob DeAngelis, clarinet and Guido Basso, trumpet. Music of Goodman, Gershwin, McConnell, Ellington and Basie (RT; $38). Panamania – Arts and Culture Celebration 2015 July 10 to 26 and Aug 7 to 15 toronto2015.org/panamania PANAMANIA is comprised of four major programs: July 10 to August 15 – PANAMANIA Presentations featuring national and international performances and exhibitions, including 28 commissioned world premieres, presented across Toronto July 11 to 26 and August 7 to 12 – PANAMANIA Live @ Nathan Phillips Square July 11 to 25 – CIBC Pan Am Park July 11 to 25 – PANAMANIA Live @ The Distillery District Prince Edward County Jazz Festival August 11- August 16 BC – Books and Company, 289 Main St., Picton, ON K0K 2T0 BU – Bloomfield United Church, 272 Main St., Bloomfield, ON K0K 1G0 CC – County Cider Company, 657 Bongards X Rd., Waupoos, ON K0K 2T0 GC – Glenwood Chapel, 47 Ferguson St., Picton, ON K0K 2T0 HE – Huff Estates Winery, 2274 County Rd 1, Bloomfield, ON K0K 1G0 HW – Harwood Estate Winery, 18908 Loyalist Pkwy, Hillier, ON K0K 2J0 MM – St. Mary Magdalene Church, 335 Main St., Picton, ON K0K 2T0 RR – Rosehall Run Vineyards, 1243 Greer Rd., Wellington, ON K0K 3L0 RT – Regent Theatre 224 Main St., Picton, ON K0K 1G0 RV – Redtail Vineyard, 422 Partridge Hollow Road, Consecon, ON K0K 2J0 SA – St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, 31 King St., Picton, ON K0K 2T0 SM – Stache on Main, 287 Main St., Wellington, ON K0K 3L0 SV – Sugarbush Vineyards, 1286 Wilson Rd., Hillier, ON K0K 2J0 TB – The Beck & Call, 252 Main St., Picton, ON K0K 2T0 TD – Three Dog Winery, 1920 Fish Lake Rd., Picton, ON K0K 2T0 WF – Wellington Farmers’ Market, 245 Main St., Wellington, ON K0K 3L0 WH – Waring House, 395 Sandy Hook Rd., Picton, ON K0K 2T0 613-476-8416 x28 or 1-877-411-4761 pecjazz.org Aug 11 7:00: Miles Davis: the making of ‘Kind of Blue’. Talk and film presentation with Brian Barlow (BC; Free). Aug 12 6:00: Jazz Dinner with Bob DeAngelis Quartet. Bob DeAngelis, clarinet; John MacLeod, cornet; Robi Botos, piano; Jodi Proznick, bass; Brian Barlow, drums. 6:00: Dinner 8:00: Concert. (HE; $75 reservation required). Aug 13 1:00-4:00: Dan Bone Trio (HW). 8:00: ‘Kind of Blue’ – Music of Miles Davis. Remi Bolduc, alto saxophone; Steve McDade, Stratford Summer Music July 20 to August 30 AP – Arden Park Hotel, 552 Ontario St., Stratford, ON N5A 3J3 DT – Downtown Stratford KC – Knox Church, 142 Ontario St., Stratford, ON N5A 3H2 LQ – Lower Queen’s Park, Lakeside Dr., between Front & Queen St.’s, Stratford MB – MusicBarge, Avon River at York St., Stratford PR – The Prune Restaurant, 151 Albert St., Stratford, ON N5A 3K5 RC – Royal Canadian Legion, 207 St. Patrick St., Stratford, ON N5A 1B2 RH – Revival House Restaurant, 70 Brunswick St., Stratford, ON N5A 3L9 SA – St. Andrew’s Church, 25 St. Andrew St., Stratford, ON N5A 1A2 SJ – St. James Church, 41 Mornington St., Stratford, ON N5A 5E7 SC – Stratford Cinema, 551 Huron St., Stratford, ON N5A 5T9 TP – Tom Patterson Island, Avon River, Stratford UW – University of Waterloo, Stratford Campus, 125 St. Patrick St., Stratford, ON N5A 0C1 WA – William Allman Arena, 15 Morenz Dr., Stratford, ON N5A 4B7 1-866-288-4313 stratfordsummermusic.ca Live at Revival House Cabaret Series: 4 cabarets $140 Illustrated Musical Lecture Series: 4 lectures $60 Classical Piano Series: 3 different recitals $99 All Concerts: University/College Students $10; EyeGO Secondary Students $5 Jul 20 9:30pm: Season Launch: Fireworks to Music for a Midsummer’s Night (LQ; Free). Jul 22 7:00: Classical Tattoo of the Americas. National Youth Orchestra and Youth Orchestra of the Americas in partnership with L’Orchestre de la Francophonie (WA; PWYC). Jul 23 7:00: Blind Boys of Alabama. Ben Heppner (KC; $40). Jul 25 11:00am: Musical Brunch: Bach Solo Violin Partitas. Partita No.2 in d BWV1002. Julia Wedman, violin (PR; $49.50; includes brunch). 9:00: Live at Revival House Cabaret: Rebecca Caine with Robert Kortgaard, piano (RH; $40). supported by major local spon REGENT THEATRE PICTON, ONTARIO Box office 613-476-8416 ext 28 orpecjazz.org 1-877-411-4761 real jazz, real excitement AUGUST 12 AUGUST 13 AUGUST 14 AUGUST 15 Jazz Dinner – Bob DeAngelis Quintet Kind of Blue – the music of Miles Davis Guido Basso & Shakura S’Aida St. Mary • Tribute to Billie Holiday at Magdelene • Oliver Jones Quartet AUGUST 16 The Brian Barlow Big Band Best of the Best – the music of Basie, Gershwin, Ellington & Goodman June | July | August, 2015 | 49 Summer Festivals Jul 26 11:00am: Musical Brunch: Bach Solo Violin Partitas. Partita No.2 in d BWV1002. Julia Wedman, violin (PR; $49.50; includes brunch). Jul 27-28: 9:00am-5:00: Tom Patterson Island turns into Tom Percussion Island (TP; Free). Jul 29 9:00am-5:00: Tom Patterson Island turns into Tom Percussion Island (TP; Free). 11:15am: [lecture] Illustrated Musical Lecture No.1 with Robert Harris: Music of Rodgers & Hammerstein and the Sound of Music (UW; $20). 2:00pm: International Piano Series: Paul Lewis (SA; $40). Jul 30 9:00am-5:00: Tom Patterson Island turns into Tom Percussion Island (TP; Free). 12:30: Sultans of String (MB; Free). Jul 31 9:00am-5:00: Tom Patterson Island turns into Tom Percussion Island (TP; Free). 12:30: Sultans of String (MB; Free). Aug 1: 9:00am-5:00: Tom Patterson Island turns into Tom Percussion Island (TP; Free). 10:00am: Sing-a-long Sound of Music (SC; $15). 11:00am: Musical Brunch: Bach Solo Violin Sonatas. Sonata No.1 in g BWV1001. Aisslinn Nosky, violin (PR; $49.50; includes brunch). 12:30 & 3:00: Sultans of String (MB; Free). 7:00: Whiskey Jack Salutes Canadian Country Legend Gordie Tapp (RC; $30). Aug 2 9:00am-5:00: Tom Patterson Island turns into Tom Percussion Island (TP; Free). 11:00am: Musical Brunch: Bach Solo Violin Sonatas. Sonata No.1 in g BWV1001. Aisslinn Nosky, violin (PR; $49.50; includes brunch). 12:30 & 3:00: Sultans of String (MB; Free). Aug. 3-4 8:00: World Famous Glenn Miller Orchestra. (AP; $45). Aug. 5 11:15am: [lecture] Illustrated Musical Lecture No.2 with Robert Harris: The Music of R. Murray Schafer (UW; $20). Aug. 6 10:00am: Play Me I’m Yours. Street Pianos (DT; Free). 12:30: Heavyweights Brass Band. (MB; Free). 7:00: Coronation of George II. Theatre of Early Music. Daniel Taylor, conductor (SJ; $40). Aug 7 7:00am: Schafer at Dawn: Music for an Avon Morning (TP; Free). 10:00am: Play Me I’m Yours. Street Pianos (DT; Free). 12:30: Heavyweights Brass Band (MB; Free). 10:00: Schafer at Twilight: The Sacred Music of R. Murray Schafer (SJ; $40). Aug 8 7:00am: Schafer at Dawn: Music for an Avon Morning (TP; Free). 10:00am: 50 | June | July | August, 2015 performance (RH; $99; includes brunch). Aug 17 10:00am: Play Me I’m Yours. Street Pianos (DT; Free). 7:00: Great Lake Swimmers with Trent Severn Opening (KC, $30). Aug 18 10:00am: Play Me I’m Yours. Street Pianos (DT; Free). Aug 19 10:00am: Play Me I’m Yours. Street Pianos (DT; Free). 11:15am: [lecture] Illustrated Musical Lecture No.4 with Robert Harris: Bach’s Partitas and Sonatas (UW; $20). 7:00: International Piano Series: Janina Fialkowska (SA; $40). Aug 20 10:00am: Play Me I’m Yours. Street Pianos (DT; Free). 12:00: Tivoli on Parade. Downtown march (DT; Free). 12:30: Tivoli Boys Guard Band. Denmark (MB; Free). Aug 21 10:00am: Play Me I’m Yours. Street Pianos (DT; Free). 12:30: Ontario Youth Choir. (MB; Free). Aug 22 10:00am: Play Me I’m Yours. Street Pianos (DT; Free). 11:00am: Musical Brunch: Bach Solo Violin Partitas. Partita No.1 in b BWV1006. Cristina Zacharias, violin (PR; $49.50; includes brunch). 12:00: Tivoli on Parade. Downtown march (DT; Free). 12:30 & 3:00: Tivoli Boys Guard Band. Denmark (MB; Free). 9:00: Live at Revival House Cabaret: Newfoundland Jazz Celidh with Heather Bambrick (RH; $40). Aug 23 10:00am: Play Me I’m Yours. Street Pianos (DT; Free). 11:00am: Musical Brunch: Bach Solo Violin Partitas. Partita No.1 in b BWV1006. Cristina Zacharias, violin (PR; $49.50; includes brunch). 12:00: Tivoli on Parade. Downtown march (DT; Free) 12:30 & 3:00: Tivoli Boys Guard Band. Denmark (MB; Free). Aug 24 10:00am: Play Me I’m Yours. Street Pianos (DT; Free). Aug 27 10:00am: Play Me I’m Yours. Street Pianos (DT; Free). 12:30: Langley Ukulele Ensemble (MB; Free) 7:00: Jan Lisiecki, piano with Annex Quartet. Beethoven: Piano Concerto No.1 in C & No.3 in c (SA; $40). Aug 28 10:00am: Play Me I’m Yours. Street Pianos (DT; Free). 12:30: Langley Ukulele Ensemble (MB; Free) 7:00: Jan Lisiecki, piano with Annex Quartet. Beethoven: Piano Concerto No.2 in B-flat & No.4 in G (SA; $40). Aug 29 10:00am: Play Me I’m Yours. Street Pianos (DT; Free). 11:00am: Musical Brunch: Bach Solo Violin Sonatas. Sonata No.3 in C BWV1005. Julia Wedman, violin (PR; $49.50; includes brunch). 12:30 & 3:00: Langley Ukulele Ensemble (MB; Free). 7:00: Jan Lisiecki, piano with Annex Quartet. Beethoven: Piano Concerto No.5 in E-flat “Emperor” (SA; $40). 9:00: Live at Revival House Cabaret: Micah Barnes and Friends (RH; $40). Aug 30 10:00am: Play Me I’m Yours. Street Pianos (DT; Free). 11:00am: Musical Brunch: Bach Solo Violin Sonatas. Sonata No.3 in C BWV1005. Julia Wedman, violin (PR; $49.50; includes brunch). 12:30: Pipes & Drums of Stratford Police Service (MB; Free). 2:00: The Stratford Six: An Afternoon of Operatic Delights. Philip Addis, Roger Honeywell, Gary Relyea, Lutzen Riedstra, Drew Santini and James Westman. (SA; $40). 4:00: Play Me I’m Yours closes (DT; Free). Play Me I’m Yours. Street Pianos (DT; Free). 11:00am: Musical Brunch: Bach Solo Violin Sonatas. Sonata No. 2 in a BWV1003. Cristina Zacharias, violin (PR; $49.50; includes brunch). 12:30 & 3:00: Heavyweights Brass Band (MB; Free). 9:00: Live at Revival House Cabaret: Carole Pope (RH; $40). Aug 9 7:00am: Schafer at Dawn: Music for an Avon Morning (TP; Free). 10:00am: Play Me I’m Yours. Street Pianos (DT; Free). 11:00am: Musical Brunch: Bach Solo Violin Sonatas. Sonata No. 2 in a BWV1003. Cristina Zacharias, violin (PR; $49.50; includes brunch). 12:30 & 3:00: Heavyweights Brass Band (MB; Free). 2:00: Great Opera Arias. Michael Schade, tenor. (SA; $40). Aug 10-11 10:00am: [workshop] Vocal Academy (SA). 10:00am: Play Me I’m Yours. Street Pianos (DT; Free). Aug 12 10:00am: [workshop] Vocal Academy (SA). 10:00am: Play Me I’m Yours. Street Pianos (DT; Free). 11:15am: [lecture] Illustrated Musical Lecture No. 3 with Robert Harris: Mozart’s Magic Flute (UW; $20). 2:00: [lecture] Harry Somers Forum: Opera at the Movies. Guest Speaker: Barbara Willis Sweete (UW; Free). Aug 13 10:00am: [workshop] Vocal Academy (SA). 10:00am: Play Me I’m Yours. Street Pianos (DT; Free). 12:30: Dan Stacey and the Black Swans (MB; Free). Aug 14 10:00am: [workshop] Vocal Academy (SA). 10:00am: Play Me I’m Yours. Street Pianos (DT; Free). 12:30: Dan Stacey and the Black Swans (MB; Free). 6:30: Magic Flute. Mozart. Opera sung in English. Dinner performance (RH; $99; includes dinner). Aug 15 10:00am: Play Me I’m Yours. Street Pianos (DT; Free). 11:00am: Musical Brunch: Bach Solo Violin Partitas. Partita No.3 in E BWV1004. Aisslinn Nosky, violin (PR; $49.50; includes brunch). 12:30: Dan Stacey and the Black Swans (MB; Free). 2:00: Vocal Academy Final Concert (SA; PWYC). 6:30: Magic Flute. Mozart. Opera sung in English. Dinner performance (RH; $99; includes dinner). Aug 16 10:00am: Play Me I’m Yours, Street Pianos (DT; Free). 11:00am: Musical Brunch: Bach Solo Violin Partitas. Partita No.3 in E BWV1004. Aisslinn Nosky, violin (PR; $49.50; includes brunch). 12:30 & 3:00: Dan Stacey and the Black Swans (MB; Free). 12:00: Magic Flute. Mozart. Opera sung in English. Brunch Summer Music in the Garden July 2 to September 13 Toronto Music Garden, 475 Queens Quay W., Toronto, ON M5V 3G3 416-973-4000 harbourfrontcentre.com/summermusic All concerts: Free Jul 2 7:00: Dewe’igan: Two-Spirited First Nations Women and the Drum. Inter-tribal gathering of Two-Spirited First Nations women. Songs celebrating life and the heartbeat of Mother Earth. Barbara Croall: new work for pipigwan (cedar flute). Jul 5 4:00: Guided by Voices. J.S. Bach: Suite 6 for solo cello; transcriptions of violin music by Telemann and Benda; new Canadian works by Godin and Ceccarelli. Elinor Frey, cello. Jul 9 7:00: An Evening with Calum Graham. Guitar and original songs. Jul 12 4:00: Colourful Clouds Eating the Moon. Musical tapestry of Chinese, Flamenco, Galician and Jewish traditions. Liron Man, hand pans and flamenco guitar; Lan Tung, erhu and vocals; Jonathan Bernard, percussion. Jul 16 7:00: Covent Garden in the Music Garden. Music by Handel and his rivals, originally heard 300 years ago at London’s Covent Garden Opera House. Elinor Frey, baroque cello; Borys Medicky, harpsichord. Jul 19 4:00: Sublime Schubert. String Quintet in C D956. Shauna Rolston, cello; Cecilia String Quartet. Jul 23 7:00: Jayme Stone’s Lomax Project, Part II. Four roots musicians pay tribute to pioneer folklorist Alan Lomax. Jayme Stone, banjo; Margaret Glaspy, voice and guitar; Tatiana Hargreaves, fiddle and voice; Joe Phillips, bass. Jul 30 7:00: Impressions. Ravel: String Quartet in F; Rowson: String Quartet No.1. Ton Beau String Quartet. Aug 9 4:00: Choro: Brazilian Soul Music. Tio Chorinho, Canada’s only choro ensemble. Aug 13 7:00: Summer Breezes. Rossini: Overture to Cinderella; Barber: Summer Music; new Canadian works by Lau and Estacio. Blythwood Winds. Aug 16 4:00: Ragas by the Lake. Monsoon Trio performs classical Hindustani ragas on modified Western instruments. Jonathan Kay, tenor saxophone and bansuri; Andrew Kay, alto saxophone; Justin Gray, bass veena; guest: Ravi Naimpally, tabla Aug 20 7:00: There and Back: Roots and Original Music from Scotland and Appalachia. Celtic, Old Time, European and original music with an old and contemporary sound. Coracree. Aug 23 4:00: Un Brin de Fantaisie: Italian Instrumental Music of the Early Baroque. Works by Castello, Frescobaldi, Kapsberger, Pittoni Ferrarese and others. Ensemble La Cigale. Aug 27 7:00: Ancient Echoes, New Beats. Nagata Shachu, Japanese taiko drums. Aug 30 4:00: Silk and Bamboo. Chinese music from village and court, from the Qing Dynasty to the recent era. Wen Zhao, pipa and lute; Ziwen Qin, guzhengand zither; Di Zhang, yangqin and dulcimer. Sep 3 7:00: Arrelumbre: Light after Dark. Music of Mediterranean lands including Flamenco, Balkan, Sephardic, Turkish and original works. Tamar Ilana, vocals. Sep 13 4:00: Grassy Roads, Wandering Feet. Fusion of Celtic, Bluegrass, Old Time and Nordic traditions. Bombadils. thewholenote.com Summer Opera Lyric Theatre July 31 to August 9 Toronto, ON 416-922-2912 solt.ca For further information see Green Pages and GTA listings. Sun Life Financial Uptown Waterloo Jazz Festival July 17 to 19 Waterloo, ON 519-835-1921 For further information see Green Pages listings. Tafelmusik Baroque Summer Festival TBSI Free Concerts June 5 to 17 GC – Grace Church on-the-Hill, 300 Lonsdale Rd., Toronto, ON, M4V 1X4 JL – Jeanne Lamon Hall, Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre, 427 Bloor Street W., Toronto, ON, M5S 1X7 WH – Walter Hall, Edward Johnson Building, 80 Queens Park, Toronto, ON M5S 2C5 416-705-4432 tafelmusik.org/tbsf Free Admission Jun 5 8:00: Tafelmusik Baroque Summer Festival: Delightfully Baroque. Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra and Chamber Choir. Works by Purcell, Handel, Bach, Marais and Telemann. Ann Monoyios, soprano; Peter Harvey, baritone; Jeanne Lamon & Ivars Taurins, conductors (JL). First-come, first-seated. Doors open 15 minutes prior to concert. Jun 10 12:30: Tafelmusik Baroque Summer Festival: Musical Interlude. Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra and Chamber Choir. Members of the TBSI faculty (WH). First-come, first-seated. Doors open 15 minutes prior to concert. Jun 14 1:00: Tafelmusik Baroque Summer Festival: TBSI Orchestras and Choirs. Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra and Chamber Choir. Works by Campra, Locke, Fasch, J. Christoph, J. S. Bach and others. Jeanne Lamon, Peter Harvey, and Ivars Taurins, conductors (WH). First-come, first-seated. Doors open 15 minutes prior to concert. Jun 17 7:30: Tafelmusik Baroque Summer Festival: The Grand Finale. Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra and Chamber Choir. Charpentier: Mass for choir and orchestra; works by Handel and Rameau. TBSI Participants & Faculty; Jeanne Lamon and Ivars Taurins, conductors (GC). Ticket required, available at Tafelmusik Box Office, 427 Bloor St. W. on June 11 at 10am. Max 2 per person. (HT; $24.50). June 23 12:30 Patricia Cano (NP). 6:30 Chelsea McBride’s Socialist Night School (NP). 23 8:00: Robert Glasper Trio (JM; $40). 8:00: Phil Dwyer Trio (JB; $29). 8:00: Kurt Elling (KH; $44.50-$52.50). 8:30: Christian McBride Big Band (NP; $43.50). June 24 12:30 Ian McDougall 12-tet (NP). 6:30 Ikebe Shakedown (NP). 8:00: An Evening with Branford Marsalis (JM; $65.50). 8:00: Sinal Aberto (JB; $25.50). 8:00: Radio Deluxe. John Pizzarelli Quartet; Jessica Molaskey; guest: Alex Pangman (KH; $52.50$57.50). 8:30: Booker T (NP; $34). June 25 12:30 Christine Jensen Jazz Orchestra Feat Ingrid Jensen (NP). 6:30 Hilario Duran Quintet Feat. Ignacio Berroa (NP). 8:00: Dave Holland, Lionel Loueke, Chris Potter & Eric Harland Quartet (JM; $57.50). 8:00: Duches (JB; $35.50). 8:30: Al Di Meola Elegant Gypsy & More Electric Tour (NP; $34.00). 10:00: Garland Jeffreys (HT; $24.50). June 26 12:30 Bobby Rice Latin Jazz Big Band (NP). 6:30 Malika Tirolien (NP). 7:30: Jackie Richardson & Friends (HS; $34.50). 8:00: Charles Lloyd featuring Gerald Clayton, Joe Sanders & Kendrick Scott (JM; $65.50). 8:00 & 10:00: Freddy Cole Quartet (JB; $35.50). Snarky Puppy (NP; $28). 10:00: Sonny Knight & the Lakers (HT; $24.50). June 27 12:30 Youth Jazz Showcase w/North Pandemic Groove Quartet, George Garzone & The Berklee Student Ensemble, National Youth Jazz Combo (NP). 2:00 York University Jazz Orchestra led by Mike Cado Feat. Kevin Turcotte (NP). 2:45 Jazz FM91 Youth Big Band (NP). 3:30 Victor Vrankulj Quintet (NP). 6:30 Raoul & The Bigger Time. (NP). 7:30: Jackie Richardson & Friends (HS; $35.50). 8:00 & 10:30: Freddy Cole Quartet (JB; $35.50). 8:30: Gary Clark Jr. (NP; $59.50). Jun 29 8:00: Jamie Cullum (KH; $69.50-$79.50). For further information see Green Pages listings. TD Toronto Jazz Festival June 18 to 29 HS – Home Smith Bar at The Old Mill, 21 Old Mill Rd., Toronto, ON M8X 1G5 HT – Horseshoe Tavern, 370 Queen St. W., Toronto, ON M5V 2A2 JB – Jazz Bistro, 251 Victoria St., Toronto, ON M5B 1T8 JM – Jane Mallett Theatre, St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts, 27 Front St. E., Toronto, ON M5E 1B4 KH – Koerner Hall, 273 Bloor St. W., Toronto, ON M5S 1W2 NP – Nathan Phillips Square, Toronto Star Stage, 100 Queen St. W., Toronto, ON M5H 2N2 1-888-655-9090 or 416-408-0208 (Koerner Hall) torontojazz.com Ticket prices do not include service charge Jun 18 8:00: Oscar Peterson 90th Birthday Celebration. Oscar Peterson Quartet; Alvin Queen; Ulf Wakenius; Robi Botos; guest: Christian McBride (JM; $52.50-$75). 8:00: Renee Rosnes Quartet (JB; $35.50). Jun 19 7:30: Heather Bamrick & Friends (HS; $35.50). 8:00: Renee Rosnes Quartet (JB; $35.50). Jun 20 7:30: Heather Bambrick & Friends (HS; $35.50). 8:00 & 10:30: Renee Rosnes Quartet (JB; $35.50). 8:30: Tower of Power (NP; $49). June 21 12:30 Toronto Mass Choir (NP). 2:00 RPSM Animates the Square (NP). 6:30 Jivebombers (NP). 8:00: Fred Hersch Trio (JB; $43.50). 8:30: Legendary Count Basie Orchestra. Scotty Barnhart, director; guest: Carmen Bradford, vocals (NP; $43.50). June 22 12:30 Jim Galloway’s Wee Big Band under the direction of Martin Loomer (TS). 6:30 Soul Understated Feat. Mavis ‘Swan’ Poole (NP).8:00: Drew Jurecka’s Gypsy Swing Quartet (JB; $17.00). 8:30: Al Jarreau (NP; $59.50). 10:00: Mike Stern Trio Toronto Summer Music “The New World” July 16 to August 9 IB – Isabel Bader Theatre, 93 Charles St. W., Toronto, ON M5S 2C7 KH – Koerner Hall, 273 Bloor St. W., Toronto, ON M5S 1V6 DANISH STRING QUARTET Aug 4 at Koerner Hall GARRICK OHLSSON KARITA MATTILA IN RECITAL July 23 Koerner Hall Aug 7 at Koerner Hall thewholenote.com WH – Walter Hall, Edward Johnson Building, 80 Queens Park, Toronto, ON M5S 2C5 416-408-0208 torontosummermusic.com Festival Pass: $567-$774; $516-$740(over 65) includes picnic July 22 Flex Pass: 5 to 9 concerts: save 15%; 10 or more concerts: save 20% Jul 16 7:30: Americans in Paris. Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue; Copland: Appalachian Spring; Clarinet Concerto. Measha Brueggergosman, soprano; Yao Guang Zhai, clarinet; John Novacek, piano; TSM Festival Ensemble. KH; $32-$79; $20-$69(under 35). Jul 17 7:30: Hollywood Connection. Dvořák: String Quartet No.12 Op.96; Barber: Dover Beach; Antheil: Violin Sonata No.2; Korngold: Quintet for piano and strings. Mark Fewer, violin; Axel Strauss, violin; Paul Coletti, viola; Denise Djokic, cello; John Novacek, piano; Peter McGillivray, baritone. WH; $47; $42$44(sr); $20(under 35). Jul 18 4:00 & 7:00: Mentors & Fellows. Artist mentors share the stage with TSM Chamber Music Institute Fellows. Mark Fewer, violin; Axel Strauss, violin; Paul Coletti, viola; Denise Djokic, cello; John Novacek, piano. WH; $35; $31(sr); $15(under 35). Jul 21 7:30: YOA Orchestra of the Americas with Ingrid Fliter. Ensemble representing 25 countries of the western hemisphere. Dvořák: New World Symphony; Chávez: Sinfonia India; Ravel: Piano Concerto in G. Ingrid Fliter, piano; Carlos Miguel Prieto. In partnership with Toronto 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games. KH; $32-$79; $20-$69(under 35). Jul 22 6:30: Canadian National Brass Project. 18 brass players from orchestras in Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary, Ottawa, Winnipeg and Edmonton. Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition; Bernstein: Suite from West Side Story; new commissioned works by Tovey, Cable and Lizée. James Sommerville, conductor. WH; $47; $44(sr); $20(under 35). 8:30: Danilo Perez, piano. Works by Durán, Occhipinti and world premiere of a new composition by Perez. Co-presented by PANAMANIA and Lula Music and Arts Centre. KH; $32-$79; $20-$69(under 35). Jul 23 7:30: Garrick Ohlsson, piano. Works by Scriabin and Beethoven. KH; $32-$79; $20-$69(under 35). Jul 24 12:00 & 4:30: TSM Academy Art of THE LAST FIVE YEARS July 29 & 30 Isabel Bader Theatre June | July | August, 2015 | 51 Summer Festivals Song Recitals. Artist mentors share the stage with Art of Song Fellows. Soile Isokoski, Martin Katz and Steven Philcox. WH; $35; $31(sr); $15(under 35). 7:30: Tribute to Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge. Music commissioned by American Arts patron. Works by Prokofiev, Bloch, Britten, and Poulenc. Ernst Kovacic, violin; Jonathan Crow, violin; Steven Dann, viola, Henrik Brendstrup, cello, Joanna G’froerer, flute; Huw Watkins, piano. WH; $47; $44(sr); $20(under 35). Jul 25 4:00 & 7:00: Mentors & Fellows. Artist mentors share the stage with TSM Chamber Music Institute Fellows. Huw Watkins, piano; Ernst Kovacic, violin; Jonathan Crow, violin; Steven Dann, viola; Henrik Brendstrup, cello. WH; $35; $31(sr); $15(under 35). Jul 28 7:30: American Avant-Garde. Works by Ives, Cage, Feldman and Zorn. Harumi Rhodes, violin; Pedja Muzijevic, piano; Afiara String Quartet. WH; $47; $44(sr); $20(under 35). Jul 29 & 30 7:30: Last Five Years. Musical about two New Yorkers who fall in and out of love. Music by Jason Robert Brown. Aaron Sheppard; Vanessa Oude Reimerink. IB; $31$60; $20-$60(under 35). Jul 31 7:30: American Romantic. Barber: String Quartet Op. 11; Dvořák: String Quintet in E-flat; Beach: Piano Quintet in f-sharp. Martin Beaver, violin; Harumi Rhodes, violin; Eric Nowlin, viola, Mark Kosower, cello; Pedja Celebrating New Traditions Fiddler on the Roof Stewart Goodyear La traviata Valérie Milot Marie-Josée Lord The Good Lovelies and more… 705-653-5508 1-877-883-5777 W W W. W E S T B E N . C A opening act: Frank Moore. Singer-songwriter. Music from latest album “No Dark No Light”. TB; $23; $15(st); $5(youth). Jun 20 2:00: A Lot of Hot Airs. Concert Band of Cobourg; Westben Wind Ensembles, Paul Storms and Nancy Elmhirst, conductors. TB; $15; $5(st/youth). Jun 21 1:00: Garden Gala Fundraiser. Heather Bambrick, jazz singer; Brian Barlow Trio. TG; $100. Jul 2 7:00: La traviata. Verdi. Sung in Italian with English captions. UBC Opera Ensemble; Westben Festival Chamber Orchestra and Chorus. 6:00: Pre-concert chat. TB; $59; $57(sr); $15(st); $5(youth). Jul 3 2:00: La traviata. Verdi. Sung in Italian with English captions. UBC Opera Ensemble; Westben Festival Chamber Orchestra and Chorus. 1:00: Pre-concert chat. TB; $59; $57(sr); $15(st); $5(youth). 7:00: [workshop] Shooting Artists with Gary: Gary Mulcahey on photographing artists. Workshop on the art of photographing musicians using members of the UBC Opera Ensemble. CT; see website for ticket packages. Jul 4 10:00am: [workshop] Shooting Artists with Gary: Gary Mulcahey on photographing artists. Workshop on the art of photographing musicians using members of the UBC Opera Ensemble. CT; see website for ticket packages. 2:00: La traviata. Verdi. Sung in Italian with English captions. UBC Opera Ensemble; Westben Festival Chamber Orchestra and Chorus. 1:00: Pre-concert chat. TB; $59; $57(sr); $15(st); $5(youth). Jul 5 2:00: La traviata. Verdi. Sung in Italian with English captions. UBC Opera Ensemble; Westben Festival Chamber Orchestra and Chorus. 1:00: Pre-concert chat. TB; $59; $57(sr); $15(st); $5(youth). Jul 9 7:00: Improv All Stars. Linda Kash & TV Friends. TB; $39; $37(sr); $15(st); $5(youth). Jul 10 7:00: The Good Lovelies. Folk music with humour. Caroline Brooks; Kerri Ough; Sue Passmore. TB; $39; $37(sr); $15(st); $5(youth). Jul 11 11:00am: Cello Mania. Young cellists around the concessions at the Incredible Edibles Festival. CT; Free. 2:00: Chopin for a New Generation. Top three prize-winners of 2014 Canadian Chopin Competition. Alexander Seredenko, Tony Yike Yang and Victoria Wong. 1:00: pre-concert chat. TB; $39; $37(sr); $15(st); $5(youth). Jul 12 2:00: Shauna Rolston & Heather Schmidt. Cello and piano duo with young cellists from Shauna Rolston’s studio. de Falla: Suite populaire espangnole; Chopin Sonata in g; other works by H. Schmidt. TB; $39; $37(sr); $15(st); $5(youth). Jul 16 7:00: Romancing the Harp. Valérie Milot, Muzijevic, piano. WH; $47; $44(sr); $20(under 35). Aug 1 4:00 & 7:00: Mentors & Fellows. Artist mentors share the stage with TSM Chamber Music Institute Fellows. Martin Beaver, violin; Harumi Rhodes, violin; Eric Nowlin, viola; Mark Kosower, cello; Pedja Muzijevic, piano. WH; $35; $31(sr); $15(under 35). Aug 4 7:30: Danish String Quartet. Beethoven: Quartet in F Op.18 No.1; Adès: Arcadiana; Nielsen: Quartet in g Op.13. KH; $32-$79; $20-$69(under 35). Aug 5 7:30: Te Amo Argentina. Combination of music, dance and projected media. Antonio Lysy, cello; Borromeo String Quartet; Miriam Larici and Leonardo Barrionuevo, dancers. KH; $32-$79; $20-$69(under 35). Aug 6 7:30: Borromeo String Quartet. Bartók: Complete String Quartets. WH; $47; $44(sr); $20(under 35). Aug 7 7:30: Karita Mattila, soprano. Finnish opera star. KH; $32-$79; $20-$69(under 35). Aug 8 4:00 & 7:00: Mentors & Fellows. Artist mentors share the stage with TSM Chamber Music Institute Fellows. Aaron Schwebel, violin; Shane Kim, violin; Eric Nowlin, viola; Emmanuelle Beaulieu-Bergeron, cello; Sarah Jeffrey, oboe; James Anagnoson, piano. WH; $35; $31(sr); $15(under 35). Westben Arts Festival Theatre June 6 to August 2 CT – Clock Tower Cultural Centre, 36 Front St., S., Campbellford, ON K0L 1L0 TB – The Barn, 6698 County Road 30 N. Campbellford, ON K0L 1L0 TG – The Garden, Private home, Warkworth ON K0K 3K0 705-653-5508 or 1-877-883-5777 westben.ca Picnic: $18 or $25 (must be pre-ordered 24 hours in advance) Jun 6 2:00: Fiddler on the Roof. Book by Joseph Stein; music by Jerry Bock; lyrics by Sheldon Harnick. Andrew Tees, baritone (Tvye); Kim Dafoe, mezzo (Golde); Donna Bennett, soprano (Fruma Sarah); Westben Chorus; Brian Finley, conductor. TB; $39; $37(sr); $15(st); $5(youth). Jun 7 2:00: Fiddler on the Roof. See Jun 6. Jun 12: 7:00: Fiddler on the Roof. See Jun 6. Jun 13 10:00am: [lecture] Fiddling Around with Luke. Luthier/fiddler Luke Mercier discusses the creation and restoration of stringed instruments. CT; see website for ticket packages. 2:00: Fiddler on the Roof. See Jun 6. Jun 14 2:00: Fiddler on the Roof. See Jun 6. Jun 19 7:00: Ken Tizzard and Friends, with may 27 - june 6 LULAWORLD 2015 harp; Antoine Bareil, violin. TB; $39; $37(sr); $15(st); $5(youth). Jul 17 7:00: Primadonna & Friend Strike Back. Mary Lou Fallis, soprano/comedienne; Peter Tiefenbach, piano. TB; $39; $37(sr); $15(st); $5(youth). Jul 18 2:00: Marie-Josée Lord, soprano. Opera arias, spirituals and music by Bernstein and Cole Porter. Brian Finley, piano. $55; $53(sr); $15(st); $5(youth). Jul 19 2:00: Stewart Goodyear, piano. Bach: Goldberg Variations. $55; $53(sr); $15(st); $5(youth). Jul 22 2:00: Kings on Broadway. Music from The King & I and Camelot. Jason Howard, baritone (King of Siam/King Arthur); Donna Bennett, soprano (Anna Leonowens/Queen Guinevere); Samantha Marineau, soprano (Tuptim); Adam Fisher, tenor (Lun Tha/Lancelot); Kim Dafoe, mezzo (Lady Thiang/Nimue); Brian Finley, piano. TB; $39; $37(sr); $15(st); $5(youth) Jul 23 2:00: Kings on Broadway. See July 22. Jul 24 2:00: Kings on Broadway. See July 22. 7:00: Anna and the King of Siam. 1946 film based on Margaret Landon novel which also spurred Rodgers & Hammerstein’s musical The King & I. TB; $10; $5(st/youth). Jul 25 2:00: Kings on Broadway. See July 22. Jul 26 2:00: Music from the Sistine Chapel. Renaissance a capella choral music from Palestrina and Allegri to Josquin des Prés. Le studio de musique ancienne de Montréal; Christopher Jackson, conductor. 1:00 pre-concert chat. TB; $45; $43(sr); $15(st); $5(youth). Jul 30 7:00: Maz. Electronic Gypsy jazz meets les Québécois! TB; $39; $37(sr); $15(st); $5(youth). Jul 31 7:00: Kelli Trottier & The Mushy Peas. Celtic, contemporary country folk, bluegrass and western swing. TB; $39; $37(sr); $15(st); $5(youth). Aug 1 2:00: Jane Bunnett & Friends present Maqueque. Afro Cuban jazz. Chelsey Bennett, singer-songwriter. TB; $39; $37(sr); $15(st); $5(youth). 5:00: Jazz Desserts. Jazz musicians move from The Barn to local eateries in Trent Hills (reservations recommended). 8:00: Jazz Jam. Chelsey Bennett Quartet. Bring your instrument and sit in with musicians. CT. 10:00: Fireworks. Campbellford Waterfront Festival ends with fireworks over the Trent Canal. Aug 2 10:00am: Jazz, the Morning After. Brunch with jazz musicians at local eateries (reservations recommended). 2:00: Sunny Day & Sinatra. Donna Bennett and Dean Hollin, vocals; Brian Barlow Big Band. $55; $53(sr); $15(st); $5(youth). 1585 DUNDAS W 416-588-0307 LULA.CA LULAWORLD.CA CELEBRATING THE MUSIC AND DANCE OF THE AMERICAS 52 | June | July | August, 2015 thewholenote.com A. Concerts in the GTA LISTINGS IN THIS ISSUE: Aurora, Brampton, King Township, Markham, Mississauga, Oakville, Richmond Hill, Thornhill The WholeNote listings are arranged in four sections: A. B. C. D. Monday June 1 GTA (GREATER TORONTO AREA) covers all of Toronto plus Halton, Peel, York and Durham regions. ●●12:15: Music Mondays. Luke Welch, piano. Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op.15; Morawetz: Scherzo; Schubert: Sonata in a D784. Church of the Holy Trinity, 10 Trinity Sq. 416-598-4521 x223. PWYC(suggested $5). ●●12:30: Massey Hall. Lunchtime Live!: DATU. Modern Filipino tribal music crew. YongeDundas Square, 1 Dundas St. E. 416-8724255. Free. ●●7:30: Associates of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra. From Trio to Tango. Beethoven: Serenade; Piazzolla: Histoire du Tango; Shinohara: Kassouga; Caliendo: Sincerita; Fauré: Après un rêve; works by Debussy and Golijov. Csaba Koczó, violin; Theresa Rudolph, viola; Kathleen Rudolph: flute; John Rudolph, percussion. Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre, 427 Bloor St. W. 416-282-6636. $20; $17(sr/st). ●●7:30: Brampton Chamber Music Concert Series. Ensembles from The Rose Orchestra. Northern Lights Quartet; Greg James, clarinet; Koichi Inoue, piano; and others. St. Paul’s United Church (Brampton), 30 Main St. S., Brampton. 905-450-9220. PWYC. BEYOND THE GTA covers many areas of Southern Ontario outside Toronto and the GTA. Starts on page 62. IN THE CLUBS (MOSTLY JAZZ) is organized alphabetically by club. Starts on page 64. THE ETCETERAS is for galas, fundraisers, competitions, screenings, lectures, symposia, masterclasses, workshops, singalongs and other music-related events (except performances) which may be of interest to our readers. Starts on page 68. A GENERAL WORD OF CAUTION. A phone number is provided with every listing in The WholeNote — in fact, we won’t publish a listing without one. Concerts are sometimes cancelled or postponed; artists or venues may change after listings are published. Please check before you go out to a concert. HOW TO LIST. Listings in The WholeNote in the four sections above are a free service available, at our discretion, to eligible presenters. If you have an event, send us your information no later than the 8th of the month prior to the issue or issues in which your listing is eligible to appear. Tuesday June 2 ●●12:00 noon: Canadian Opera Company. Chamber Music Series: In Praise of Women - Music for Violin and Piano. Works for violin and piano by Schmidt, Farrenc, Schumann, Jacquet de La Guerre and others. Véronique Mathieu, violin; Stephanie Chua, piano. Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre, Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W. 416-363-8231. Free. Firstcome, first-served. Concertgoers are encouraged to arrive early. ●●12:10: Nine Sparrows Arts Foundation/ Yorkminster Park Baptist Church. Lunchtime Chamber Music. Joshua Wood, French horn; Aaron James, piano. Yorkminster Park Baptist Church, 1585 Yonge St. 416-241-1298. Free; donations welcomed. ●●1:00: Cathedral Church of St. James. Organ Recital. David Briggs; organ. 65 Church St. 416-364-7865. Free; donations welcomed. ●●7:30: Univox Choir. Creo Animam. Multimedia concert with works by Whitacre, Powell and Hogan. Ryan Kelln, curator; Dallas Bergen, conductor. Ada Slaight Hall, Daniels Spectrum, 585 Dundas St. E. 647-678-0859. PWYC ($20 suggested). ●●8:00: Against The Grain Theatre. Death&Desire. Schubert: Die schöne Müllerin; Olivier Messiaen: Harawi. Krisztina Szabó, mezzo; Stephen Hegedus, bass-baritone; Topher Mokrzewski, piano; Joel Ivany, stage director. Neubacher Shor Contemporary, 5 Brock Ave. 416-546-3683. $35–$70. Also Jun 3, 4, 5. ●●8:00: Arraymusic. Array Session #32. An evening of improvisation. Array Space, 155 Walnut Ave. 416-532-3019. PWYC. ●●8:00: Resa’s Pieces String Ensemble. 5th Gala Concert. Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro; Led Zeppelin: Kashmir; Jenkins: Palladio (Mvt.1); Reznicow: Jubilant Overture; Badelt: Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl; other works. Guests: Resa’s Pieces LISTINGS DEADLINE. The next issue covers the period from September 1 to October 7, 2015. All listings must be received by Saturday August 8. LISTINGS can be sent by e-mail to [email protected] or by fax to 416-603-4791 or by regular mail to the address on page 6. We do not receive listings by phone, but you can call 416-323-2232 x27 for further information. LISTINGS ZONE MAP. Visit our website to see a detailed version of this map: thewholenote.com. Georgian Bay Lake Huron 8 7 6 3 4 2 1 City of Toronto Lake Ontario 5 Lake Erie thewholenote.com Symphony Orchestra; Ian Medley, conductor. Lawrence Park Community Church, 2180 Bayview Ave. 416-765-1818. $20. Wednesday June 3 ●●12:00 noon: Canadian Opera Company. Jazz Series: Instruments Are for Surgeons. Cadence a cappella vocal ensemble. Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre, Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W. 416-363-8231. Free. First-come, first-served. Concertgoers are encouraged to arrive early. ●●12:30: Yorkminster Park Baptist Church. John Palmer, CSV, organ. 1585 Yonge St. 416922-1167. Free. ●●12:35: Church of St. Stephen-in-the-Fields. Concerts at Midday: Thomas Gonder, organ. 103 Bellevue Avenue. 437-344-3890 or 416921-6350. Free; donations welcomed. Music at Metropolitan Summer Carillon Recital Series The historic 54-bell carillon at Metropolitan United Church is North America’s first tuned carillon. June 3, 7:30 pm Gerald Martindale, carillon and organ July 9, 7 pm Amy Johansen, carillon; Robert Ampt, organ Metropolitan United Church 56 Queen Street E.,Toronto 416-363-0331 (ext. 26) www.metunited.org ●●7:30: Metropolitan United Church. Sum- mer Carillon Recital Series. Gerald Martindale, carillon & organ. 56 Queen St. E. 416-363-0331. Free. ●●8:00: Against The Grain Theatre. Death&Desire. Schubert: Die schöne Müllerin; Olivier Messiaen: Harawi. Krisztina Szabó, mezzo; Stephen Hegedus, bass-baritone; Topher Mokrzewski, piano; Joel Ivany, stage director. Neubacher Shor Contemporary, 5 Brock Ave. 416-546-3683. $35–$70. Also Jun 2, 4, 5. ●●8:00: Humber Valley United Church. Let It Shine. Gospel. Joni Henson, soprano; Valerie Mero-Smith, mezzo; Alan Reid, tenor; Sung Chung, baritone; Zoran Mrkovic, percussion; and others. 76 Anglesey Blvd., Etobicoke. 416-937-8576 or 416-239-5427. $15; free(12 and under). ●●8:00: MNjcc Community Choir. Feel The Choir Spirit! Harriet Wichin, conductor. Al Green Theatre, 750 Spadina Ave. 416-9246211 x0. $10. Also Jun 4. ●●8:00: Musideum. Brian Katz, guitar. Jazz, classical, world. Suite 133 (main floor), 401 Richmond St. W. 416-419-2248. $20. June | July | August, 2015 | 53 A. Concerts in the GTA Thursday June 4 ●●12:00 noon: Encore Symphonic Concert Band. In Concert: Classics and Jazz. John Edward Liddle, conductor. Wilmar Heights Centre, 963 Pharmacy Ave., Scarborough. 416-346-3910. $10. Incl. coffee and snack. ●●12:15: Music at Metropolitan. Noon at Met: Sarah Svendsen, organ. Metropolitan United Church, 56 Queen St. E. 416-363-0331 x26. Free. ●●2:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. All American. Adams: Short Ride in a Fast Machine; Barber: Symphony No.1; Previn: Double Concerto for Violin and Violoncello(Canadian première/TSO co-commission); Gershwin: An American in Paris. Jaime Laredo, violin; Sharon Robinson, cello; Peter Oundjian, conductor. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-598-3375. $29–$105. Also Jun 6(eve), 7(George Weston Recital Hall, mat). ●●7:30: Canadian Music Centre/Musica Reflecta. Opus: Testing Workshop and Concert. NASA Remixed–Repurposing the NASA Audio Archive. New music. SlowPitchSound. Canadian Music Centre, 20 St. Joseph St. 416961-6601 x201. PWYC. ●●8:00: Against The Grain Theatre. Death&Desire. Schubert: Die schöne Müllerin; Olivier Messiaen: Harawi. Krisztina Szabó, mezzo; Stephen Hegedus, bass-baritone; Topher Mokrzewski, piano; Joel Ivany, stage director. Neubacher Shor Contemporary, 5 Brock Ave. 416-546-3683. $35–$70. Also Jun 2, 3, 5. ●●8:00: MNjcc Community Choir. Feel The Choir Spirit! Harriet Wichin, conductor. Al Green Theatre, 750 Spadina Ave. 416-9246211 x0. $10. Also Jun 3. ●●8:00: Musideum. Gerri Trimble, jazz vocalist. Jazz. With Kevin Barrett, guitar; George Koller, bass. Suite 133 (main floor), 401 Richmond St. W. 416-419-2248. $10. Friday June 5 ●●1:10: Gordon Murray Presents. Piano Pot- pourri. Featuring classics, opera, operetta, musicals, ragtime, pop, international and other genres. Gordon Murray, piano. TrinitySt. Paul’s United Church, 427 Bloor St. W. 416631-4300. PWYC. Lunch and snack friendly. ●●7:30: No Strings Theatre. 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. Wychwood Theatre, 601 Christie St. 416-537-4191. $25; $20(sr/st); $15(child). ●●7:30: ORGANIX 15. In Concert. Aaron Tan, organ. St. Cuthbert’s Anglican Church, 1541 Oakhill Dr., Oakville. 416-769-3893. $25; $20(sr); $15(undergrad). ●●7:30: Toronto Catholic District School Board Staff Arts. Urinetown. Greg Kotis, music and lyrics; Mark Hollman, book and lyrics; John Zachar, director. Cardinal Carter Academy for the Arts, 36 Greenfield Ave. 416222-8282 x2787. $25. Also June 6, 11-13. Recommended for over 12. ●●8:00: Aga Khan Museum. Ventanas. Flamenco united with the music of Morocco, Macedonia, Greece, and the Middle East. Aga Khan Museum Auditorium, 77 Wynford Dr. 416-646-4677. $35; $30(sr/st). CD launch. ●●8:00: Against The Grain Theatre. Death&Desire. Schubert: Die schöne Müllerin; Olivier Messiaen: Harawi. Krisztina Szabó, mezzo; Stephen Hegedus, 54 | June | July | August, 2015 Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre, 427 Bloor St. W. 416788-8482. $20; $15(sr/st). ●●7:00: Scola Cantorum. Spring Concert: Choral Extravaganza. Works by Mendelssohn, Bruckner, Kodaly, Vierne, Fauré and Franck. Hungarian St Elizabeth Scola Cantorum. St. Elizabeth of Hungary Roman Catholic Church, 432 Sheppard Ave. E. 416-300-9305. $20; $10(st). Post-concert reception. ●●7:30: Etobicoke Centennial Choir. Songs of Hope, Songs of Inspiration. Halley: Freedom Trilogy; Barber: Sure on This Shining Night; Thompson: Choose Something Like a Star; Berlin: Blue Skies; and other works. Henry Renglich, conductor; Carl Steinhauser, piano. Humber Valley United Church, 76 Anglesey Blvd., Etobicoke. 416-769-9271. $25. ●●7:30: Jubilate Singers. Soundscapes. Works by Raminsh, Chatman, Paranjoti, Piazzolla, Schafer, Robinovitch and Bellaviti. St. Simon-the-Apostle Anglican Church, 525 Bloor St. E. 416-485-1988. $25; $20(sr); $15(st). ●●7:30: No Strings Theatre. 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. Wychwood Theatre, 601 Christie St. 416-537-4191. $25; $20(sr/st); $15(child). Also at 1:30. ●●7:30: Ontario Cross-Cultural Music Society Youth Symphony Orchestra. The Circus Act: OCMS-YSO 16th Annual Concert. Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake Suite; Beethoven: Symphony No.1; Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No.2; Debussy: Clair de lune; Rosas: Sobre las Olas; other works. Samantha Chang and Brian Truong, conductors; Harp Sinfonia (Andrew Chan, conductor). Milliken Wesleyan Methodist Church, 3 Clayton Dr., Markham. 416293-1302. $15. ●●7:30: Singing Out. Showstopper: Tribute to Broadway. Highlights from Broadway musicals. Jody Malone, conductor, Beth Hanson, piano. Glenn Gould Studio, 250 Front St. W. 416-205-5551. $25; $20(st); $15(child). Also 3:00. ●●7:30: The Toronto Oratory. In Concert. Music of Vivaldi, Bach, Couperin, Handel, Campra, and others. Oratory Children’s Choir & Kingsway Chamber Strings; Valerie Gordon, conductor; Philip Fournier, conductor. The Oratory, Holy Family Church, 1372 King St. W. 416-532-2879. Donations. ●●7:30: Toronto Catholic District School Board Staff Arts. Urinetown. Greg Kotis, music and lyrics; Mark Hollman, book and lyrics; John Zachar, director. Cardinal Carter Academy for the Arts, 36 Greenfield Ave. 416222-8282 x2787. $25. Also June 5, 11-13. Recommended for over 12. ●●7:30: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. All American. Adams: Short Ride in a Fast Machine; Barber: Symphony No.1; Previn: Double Concerto for Violin and Violoncello(Canadian première/TSO co-commission); Gershwin: An American in Paris. Jaime Laredo, violin; Sharon Robinson, cello; Peter Oundjian, conductor. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-598-3375. $29–$105. Also Jun 4(mat), 7(George Weston Recital Hall, mat). ●●8:00: Acoustic Harvest. Laura Smith. St. Nicholas Anglican Church, 1512 Kingston Rd. 416-691-0449. $22(adv); $25(door). Doors open 7:30. ●●8:00: I FURIOSI Baroque Ensemble. All About Me. Works by Handel, Tartini, Bermudo and others. Guests: Rufus Müller, tenor; James Johnstone, organ. Calvin Presbyterian bass-baritone; Topher Mokrzewski, piano; Joel Ivany, stage director. Neubacher Shor Contemporary, 5 Brock Ave. 416-546-3683. $35–$70. Also Jun 2, 3, 4. ●●8:00: Musideum. East Meets West. World/ chamber. Shahriyar Jamshidi, kamanche; Raphael Weinroth-Browne, cello. Suite 133 (main floor), 401 Richmond St. W. 416-4192248. $20; $15(st). Baroque Summer Festival oncert C E E FR June 5 at 8pm See listing for details tafelmusik.org Jeanne Lamon, Director Ivars Taurins, Director Vocal/Chamber Programme ●●8:00: Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra and Chamber Choir. Tafelmusik Baroque Summer Festival: Delightfully Baroque. Works by Purcell, Handel, Bach, Marais and Telemann. Ann Monoyios, soprano; Peter Harvey, baritone; Jeanne Lamon & Ivars Taurins, conductors. Trinity St. Paul’s Centre, Jeanne Lamon Hall, 427 Bloor St. W. 416-964-6337. Free. First-come, first-seated. Doors open 15 minutes prior to concert. Saturday June 6 ●●1:30: No Strings Theatre. 25th Annual Put- nam County Spelling Bee. Wychwood Theatre, 601 Christie St. 416-537-4191. $25; $20(sr/st); $15(child). Also at 7:30. ●●2:00: Paskke String Quartet. In Concert. Rossini: Sonata for Strings; Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No.3; Mozart: Adagio and Fugue K546; Elgar: Serenade for Strings Op.20. Guest: Eric Hudspith, bass. Brevik Hall, Aurora Cultural Centre, 22 Church St., Aurora. 905-713-1818. $15; $10(sr/st); free(under 6). ●●3:00: Neapolitan Connection. Musical Matinée at Montgomery’s Inn: To Budapest & Back! Lemon Bucket Orkestra. Montgomery’s Inn, 4709 Dundas St. W. 416-231-0006. $37.99; $15(sr/st). Museum tour at 2:00. ●●3:00: Singing Out. Showstopper: Tribute to Broadway. Highlights from Broadway musicals. Beth Hanson, piano; Jody Malone, conductor. Glenn Gould Studio, 250 Front St. W. 416-205-5551. $25; $20(st); $15(child). Also 7:30. ●●4:00: Canadian League of Composers. New Music in an Inter-Arts Dialogue: A Multidisciplinary Discussion. Canadian Music Centre, 20 St. Joseph St. 1-877-964-1364. Free. Reservation required. Wine & cheese reception. ●●6:30: VIVA! Youth Singers of Toronto. Sumer Is Icumen. Guests: Toronto Consort. I FURIOSI Baroque Ensemble ALL ABOUT ME Saturday June 6, 8pm ALL ABOUT WITH GUESTS: Rufus Müller, tenor James Johnstone, organ www.ifuriosi.com Church, 26 Delisle Ave. 416-536-2943. $20; $10(sr/st). ●●8:00: Musideum. Dorothy Stone. Classical/crossover. Suite 133 (main floor), 401 Richmond St. W. 416-419-2248. $20. ●●8:00: North York Concert Orchestra. In Concert. Mendelssohn: Hebrides Overture; Wagner: Der Engel and Träume from Wesendonck Lieder; Fauré: Sicilienne from Pelléas et Mélisande; Mozart: Oh smania! Oh furie! from Idomeneo; Ivanovici: Anniversary Waltz “Waves of the Danube”; Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 “New World”. Rafael Luz, guest conductor; Gwenna Fairchild-Taylor, soprano. Yorkminster Citadel, 1 Lord Seaton Rd., North York. 416-628-9195. $25; $20(sr); $10(st). ●●8:00: Voices Chamber Choir. Brother Sun, Sister Moon. Lauridsen: Nocturnes; Willan: Magnificat; Nunc Dimittis. John Stephenson, piano; Ron Ka Ming Cheung, conductor. Church of St. Martin-in-theFields, 151 Glenlake Ave. 416-519-0528. $20; $15(sr/st). Sunday June 7 20TH ANNIVERSARY GALA JUNE 7, 2015 AT 2 PM GLENN GOULD STUDIO WWW.OFFCENTREMUSIC.COM ●●2:00: Off Centre Music Salon. 20th Anni- versary Gala. Isabel Bayrakdarian, Russell Braun, Krisztina Szabó, Nathalie Paulin, Norine Burgess and others; David Goldbloom, Master of Ceremonies. Glenn Gould Studio, thewholenote.com 250 Front St. W. 416-466-1870. $75; $50(sr); $25(13-25); $15(under 13). Includes champagne reception. ●●2:00: Scarborough Civic Centre. Juan Tomas Show Band In Concert. Light jazz, soft rock, classical and flamenco guitar. Juan Tomas Show Band; Marylou Malicdem, vocals. 150 Borough Dr., Scarborough. 416-4852056. Free. W. 416-419-2248. $20. Monday June 8 Baroque ●●12:15: Church of the Holy Trinity. Music Summer Festival Mondays. A River Runs Through It. Works by Chopin, Brahms, Liszt and John Burge. Angela Park, piano. 10 Trinity Sq. 416-5984521 x223. PWYC; suggested donation $5. ●●12:30: Massey Hall. Lunchtime Live!: kLoX. Classical tabla and violin plus computer performance technology. Yonge-Dundas Square, 1 Dundas St. E. 416-872-4255. Free. ●●7:00: Swedish Women’s Educational Association Toronto. Jenny Lind Concert. Songs by Stenhammar, Rangström and Jean Sibelius; arias by Mozart and Puccini. Sara Swietlicki, soprano; Markus Kvint, piano. Heliconian Hall, 35 Hazelton Ave. 905-727-9837. $17. Postconcert refreshments. ●●7:30: Beatrice Carpino. Columbus Community Choir Summer Concert. Columbus Community Choir; Beatrice Carpino, conductor & soprano; Adolfo De Santis, piano. Columbus Centre, 901 Lawrence Ave. W. . PWYC. Rotunda. Proceeds to charity. oncert C E E FR June 10 at 12:30pm See listing for details tafelmusik.org Jeanne Lamon, Director Ivars Taurins, Director Vocal/Chamber Programme Free. First-come, first-seated. Doors open 15 minutes prior to concert. ●●12:35: St. Stephen’s in-the-Fields Anglican Church. Concerts at Midday. Richard Herriott, piano. 103 Bellevue Ave. 437-344-3890 or 416-921-6350. Free. Donations welcome. ●●7:30: JL Entertainment. Cape Breton Fire Benefit Concert. For Inverness Community Leadership Centre in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. Philip Glass, Ashley MacIsaac and Basia Bulat. Massey Hall, 178 Victoria St. 416-8724255. $35.50-$79.50. CANCELLED. ●●8:00: Arraymusic. Dimitar Pentchev: Gleams. Dimitar Pentchev, piano. Array Space, 155 Walnut Ave. 416-532-3019. $30. Also Jun 11, 13. ●●8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Mahler Resurrection Symphony. Mahler: Symphony No.2 “Resurrection”. Peter Oundjian, conductor; Erin Wall, soprano; Toronto Mendelssohn Choir. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-598-3375. $33-$145. Also Jun 12 at 7:30. Tuesday June 9 ●●12:10: Nine Sparrows Arts Foundation/ ●●3:00: Toronto Symphony Orches- tra. All American. Adams: Short Ride in a Fast Machine; Barber: Symphony No.1; Previn: Double Concerto for Violin and Violoncello(Canadian première/TSO co-commission); Gershwin: An American in Paris. Jaime Laredo, violin; Sharon Robinson, cello; Peter Oundjian, conductor. George Weston Recital Hall, 5040 Yonge St. 416-598-3375. $29–$105. Also Jun 4, 6(Roy Thomson Hall, mat and eve). ●●4:00: Cathedral Church of St. James. Organ Recital. Simon Walker; organ. 65 Church St. 416-364-7865. Free; donations welcomed. ●●4:00: Church of St. Mary Magdalene. Organ Fireworks. Andrew Adair, organ. 477 Manning Ave. 416-531-7955. Free. ●●4:00: St. Olave’s Anglican Church. Classical Gas. Choral Evensong followed by Williams: Classical Gas; Hollywood classics; other works. Doug Hibovski, guitar. 360 Windermere Ave. 416-769-5686. Donations appreciated. ●●4:30: Christ Church Deer Park. Canadian Jazz Quartet. Frank Wright, vibes; Ted Quinlan, guitar; Pat Collins; bass; Don Vickery, drums. 1570 Yonge St. 416-920-5211. Freewill offering. ●●5:00: Toronto Children’s Chorus Chamber Choir. On Wings of Song. Tour send-off concert and reception. Works by Russian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Polish and Canadian composers. Michel Ross, piano; Elise Bradley and Matthew Otto, conductors. Calvin Presbyterian Church, 26 Delisle Ave. 416-932-8666 x231. $25; $20(sr/st); $15(child 5-12). ●●7:30: Penthelia Singers. Music of the Americas. Hatfield: Las Amarillas, La Lluvia; and other works. O Susanna, Northwest Passsage and others. Rosedale Presbyterian Church, 129 Mt. Pleasant Rd. 647-248-5079. $20. ●●8:00: Musideum. Jocelyn Barth. Classical/ crossover. Dave Restivo, piano; George Koller, bass. Suite 133 (main floor), 401 Richmond St. thewholenote.com Yorkminster Park Baptist Church. Lunchtime Chamber Music. Andréa Tyniec, violin; Su Jeon, piano. Yorkminster Park Baptist Church, 1585 Yonge St. 416-241-1298. Free; donations welcomed. ●●1:00: St. James Cathedral. Organ Recital. Sarah Svendsen, organ. 65 Church St. 416364-7865. . ●●7:00: Metropolitan United Church. Summer Carillon Recital Series. Amy Johansen, carillon; Robert Ampt, organ. 56 Queen St. E. 416-363-0331. Free. ●●7:30: Canadian Friends of Israel Guide Dog Center for the Blind. Randy Bachman. Koerner Hall, 273 Bloor St. W. 1-855-985-2787. $55–$180. ●●7:30: Toronto Concert Orchestra. Symphony in the Gardens: Falling in Love Again. Lili Marlene; Youkali; Just a Gigolo and other works. Margaret Bardos; vocalist. Casa Loma, 1 Austin Terrace. 416-923-1171. Free. ●●8:00: Arraymusic/Somewhere There. Audiopollination 31.1. Pamela Palmer and Glen Hall; Neil D Retke (an Eel) and Dominque Banoun; Michael Kaler, Mike Daley, Arnd Jurgensen and Martin Loomer. Array Space, 155 Walnut Ave. 416-532-3019. PWYC. ●●8:00: Resa’s Pieces Singers. 2nd Gala Concert. The Water Is Wide; Some Nights; You Raise Me Up; Lean on Me; For Good from the musical “Wicked”; and other works. Robert Graham, conductor. Grace Church on-theHill, 300 Lonsdale Rd. 416-765-1818. $20. Thursday June 11 ●●10:00am: Kingsway Conservatory of Music. Music with Markus! Children’s Cushion Concert. Snappy songs and fun stories for young children and their parents/caregivers. 2848 Bloor Street W., Etobicoke. 416-2340121. $5. Great Room. ●●2:00: Orchardviewers. Master Class Players. Toronto Public Library, Northern District, 40 Orchard View Blvd. 416-393-7610. Free. ●●5:00: Canadian Music Centre. CD Launch: Fancies and Interludes. Works by Rolfe and Kulesha. Jacques Israelievitch, violin; Christina Petrowska Quilico, piano. 20 St. Joseph St. 416-961-6601 x201. Free. ●●7:30: St. John’s Catholic Church Choir. Annual Concert. Sacred music and show tunes. Monica Parisi, soprano; Eric Walker, conductor. St. John’s Catholic Church, 794 Kingston Rd. 416-699-2518. Freewill donations. Post-concert refreshments. ●●7:30: Toronto Catholic District School Board Staff Arts. Urinetown. Greg Kotis, music and lyrics; Mark Hollman, book and lyrics; John Zachar, director. Cardinal Carter Academy for the Arts, 36 Greenfield Ave. 416222-8282 x2787. $25. Also June 5, 6, 12, 13. Recommended for over 12. ●●8:00: Arraymusic. Dimitar Pentchev: Gleams. Dimitar Pentchev, piano. Array Space, 155 Walnut Ave. 416-532-3019. $30. Also Jun 10, 13. Friday June 12 ●●1:10: Gordon Murray Presents. Piano Pot- pourri. Featuring classics, opera, operetta, musicals, ragtime, pop, international and other genres. Gordon Murray, piano. Trinity St. Paul’s United Church, 427 Bloor St. W. 416631-4300. PWYC. Lunch and snack friendly. ●●7:30: Brampton Chamber Music Concert Series. Jarred Dunn, piano. St. Paul’s United Church (Brampton), 30 Main St. S., Brampton. 905-450-9220. PWYC. ●●7:30: Toronto Catholic District School Board Staff Arts. Urinetown. Greg Kotis, music and lyrics; Mark Hollman, book and lyrics; John Zachar, director. Cardinal Carter Academy for the Arts, 36 Greenfield Ave. 416222-8282 x2787. $25. Also June 5, 6, 11, 13. Recommended for over 12. ●●7:30: Toronto Concert Band. In Concert. Works by Camille Saint-Saëns, Alfred Reed, Eric Whitacre and Robert Smith. Les Dobbin & Ken Hazlett, conductors. Glenn Gould Studio, 250 Front St. W. 647-479-2941. $15. In Praise of Holier Women Wednesday June 10 ●●12:00 noon: Windermere United Church. Spirit. Works by Marcello, Bach, Buxtehude and Corelli. Paulina Derbez, violin; Nancy Sicsic, piano. 356 Windermere Ave. 416-7695611. Freewill donation. Benefits Windermere music programs. ●●12:30: Yorkminster Park Baptist Church. Eric Robertson, organ. 1585 Yonge St. 416922-1167. Free. ●●12:30: Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra and Chamber Choir. Tafelmusik Baroque Summer Festival: Musical Interlude. Members of the TBSI faculty. Walter Hall, Edward Johnson Building, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-964-6337. Schola Magdalena celebrates female saints Friday, June 12, 2015, 8:15 pm Come as you are; pay what you can Church of Saint Mary Magdalene 477 Manning Ave, Toronto www.scholamagdalena.ca June | July | August, 2015 | 55 A. Concerts in the GTA R M A H L ER ECTION R RESU ONY S Y M P H , CONDUCTOR UNDJIAN PETER O & 12 | JUNE 10 TSO.CA ●●7:30: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Mah- ler Resurrection Symphony. Mahler: Symphony No.2 “Resurrection”. Peter Oundjian, conductor; Erin Wall, soprano; Toronto Mendelssohn Choir. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-598-3375. $33-$145. Also Jun 10 at 8:00. ●●8:00: Thin Edge New Music Collective/ Arraymusic. Premieres IV. Works by Hall; Hsieh; Labadie; Dupuis and Beck. Array Space, 155 Walnut Ave. 416-532-3019. $20; $15(sr/st/arts). ●●8:15: Schola Magdalena. In Praise of Holier Women. Motets and chant honouring ancient and modern female saints. Works by H. von Bingen, Bridget of Sweden, G. de Machaut, S. Martin and E. Walker. Church of St. Mary Magdalene, 477 Manning Ave. 416-531-7955. PWYC. Saturday June 13 ●●3:00: Musicians’ Dream Aid. Musicians’ Dream Aid Concert. Victoria College Chapel, 91 Charles St. W. 647-774-8423. $18; $12(sr/ st). Proceeds to support education and Piazzolla: Oblivion; Copland: Four Dance Episodes from Rodeo; John Williams: Overture to The Cowboys; Miguel del Aguila: Concierto en Tango; Moncayo: Huapango. Earl Lee, conductor; Joseph Johnson, cello. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-598-3375. $33-$93. Also Jun 14 at 3:00. ●●7:30: Toronto Catholic District School Board Staff Arts. Urinetown. Greg Kotis, music and lyrics; Mark Hollman, book and lyrics; John Zachar, director. Cardinal Carter Academy for the Arts, 36 Greenfield Ave. 416222-8282 x2787. $25. Also June 5, 6, 11, 12. Recommended for over 12. ●●7:30: Vocal Horizons Chamber Choir. Symphony of Voices. Sacred and secular works including world premieres of film soundtracks arranged by Vincent Cheng. Vincent Cheng, conductor; Joshua Tamayo, piano. St. Luke’s Catholic Church, 39 Green Lane, Thornhill. 416-358-2274. Freewill offering. “Name that Flick” contest (the choir will sing clips of soundtracks for the audience to guess). Prizes. ●●8:00: Arraymusic. Dimitar Pentchev: Gleams. Dimitar Pentchev, piano. Array Space, 155 Walnut Ave. 416-532-3019. $30. Also Jun 10, 11. ●●8:00: Music Gallery. Fossegrimen. Thornborrow: The Moon; Cole: Babinagar; and other works. Ensemble Polaris and others. St. George the Martyr Church, 197 John St. 416204-1080. $30/$20(adv); $10(st); $15(mem). 7:00: doors open. Multi-stage, interactive performances. Family-friendly. careers of young musicians. ●●5:30: Canadian Music Centre. A Journey Inwards: Iranian-Canadian Composers of Toronto. New works. 20 St. Joseph St. 416961-6601 x20. $20/$15(adv). ●●7:30: Chinese Artists Society of Toronto Youth Orchestra. Classic Themes and Tunes: CASTYO 22nd Annual Concert. Themes from Fiddler on the Roof, The King and I, and Superman Returns; Gypsy Airs; Shenandoah; and other tunes. Chunjie Wang, dizi; Lydia Cheng, violin; Richard Poon, harmonica; Samantha Chang, assistant conductor; Tony Fan, conductor. Glenn Gould Studio, 250 Front St. W. 416-293-1302. $20. ●●7:30: St. Thomas’s Anglican Church. Emma Vachon-Tweney and Christopher Burton in Recital. Music for violin/viola and piano. Works by Brahms, Bloch, and compositions by Emma Vachon-Tweney. Emma Vachon-Tweney, violin/viola; Christopher Burton, piano. 383 Huron St. 416-462-9601. $20; $15(sr/st); Free (under 16). Proceeds to benefit St. Thomas’s Friday Food Ministry. ●●7:30: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. PanAmerican Rhythms. Gary Kulesha: Torque; Sunday June 14 Baroque Summer Festival RICAN PAN AMES RHYTHHM LLO NSON, CE cert n o C E FRE JOSEPH JO 14 | TSO.CA E 13 & JUN June 14 at 1pm See listing for details tafelmusik.org Concert Jeanne Lamon, Director Ivars Taurins, Director Vocal/Chamber Programme with Scott St. John & Friends ●●1:00: Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra and Including members of Gryphon Trio, Cecilia String Quartet, Ensemble Made in Canada and many more! Chamber Choir. Tafelmusik Baroque Summer Festival: TBSI Orchestras and Choirs. Works by Campra, Locke, Fasch, J. Christoph, J. S. Bach and others. Jeanne Lamon, Peter Harvey, and Ivars Taurins, conductors. Walter Hall, Edward Johnson Building, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-964-6337. Free. Firstcome, first-seated. Doors open 15 minutes prior to concert. ●●2:30: Darbazi. 20th Anniversary Concert. Folk music from various regions of Georgia. Guests: Trio Zari, and Hereti; Alan Gasser and Shalva Makharashvili, conductors. St. Andrew by-the-Lake Anglican Church, 102 Lakeshore Ave., Ward’s Island. 416-5888183. PWYC. London June 18, 7:30pm Paul Davenport Theatre Western University Tickets start at $20 www.hanvoice.ca HanVoice is Canada’s leading not-for-profit on North Korean human rights and refugees. 56 | June | July | August, 2015 Matinée at Montgomery’s Inn: Let’s Rock to Bach! Ensemble SOL. Montgomery’s Inn, 4709 Dundas St. W. 416-231-0006. $37.99; $15(sr/st). Tea, historical tour, cookies included. Museum tour at 2:00. ●●3:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. PanAmerican Rhythms. Gary Kulesha: Torque; Piazzolla: Oblivion; Copland: Four Dance Episodes from Rodeo; John Williams: Overture to The Cowboys; Miguel del Aguila: Concierto en Tango; Moncayo: Huapango. Earl Lee, conductor; Joseph Johnson, cello. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-598-3375. $33-$93. Also Jun 13 at 7:30. ●●4:00: St. James Cathedral. Organ Recital. David Briggs, organ. 65 Church St. 416-3647865. . ●●4:00: St. Philip’s Anglican Church. Jazz Vespers: Colleen Allen Trio. 25 St. Phillips Rd., Etobicoke. 416-247-5181. Freewill offering. Religious. ●●8:00: Somewhere There/Arraymusic. In Concert. Array Space, 155 Walnut Ave. 416532-3019. Cover $10; PWYC. Monday June 15 ●●12:15: Church of the Holy Trinity. Music Mondays. Seven Continents in 50 Minutes. William O’Meara, organ. 10 Trinity Sq. 416598-4521 x223. PWYC; suggested donation $5. ●●12:30: Massey Hall. Lunchtime Live!: Cris Derkson. Traditional, classical and contemporary music. Cris Derkson, cello. YongeDundas Square, 1 Dundas St. E. 416-872-4255. Free. Tuesday June 16 HanVoice in Toronto June 17, 7:30pm Walter Hall University of Toronto ●●3:00: Neapolitan Connection. Musical ●●12:10: Nine Sparrows Arts Foundation/ Yorkminster Park Baptist Church. Lunchtime Chamber Music. Benjamin Smith, piano. Yorkminster Park Baptist Church, 1585 Yonge St. 416-241-1298. Free; donations welcomed. ●●1:00: St. James Cathedral. Organ Recital. David Briggs, organ. 65 Church St. 416-3647865. . ●●7:00: Metropolitan United Church. Summer Carillon Recital Series. Koen Cosaert, carillon. 56 Queen St. E. 416-363-0331. Free. ●●7:00: Toronto Downtown Jazz Festival. Tara Davidson Trio. North York Central Library Auditorium, 5120 Yonge St. 416-3955639. Free. ●●7:30: Toronto Concert Orchestra. Symphony in the Gardens: Belle Voci. Excerpts from works by Rossini, Donizetti, Verdi and Puccini. Casa Loma, 1 Austin Terrace. 416923-1171. Free. ●●8:00: Resa’s Pieces Concert Band. 16th Gala Performance. Manilow: Copacabana; A Tribute to Marvin Hamlisch; The Big Picture; Lara: Solamente Una Vez; Richard Rodgers in Concert; and other works. Toronto Centre for the Arts, 5040 Yonge St., North York. 416765-1818. $25. ●●8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. The Wizard & I: Broadway Hits. Music of GRAMMY®-Award and Oscar–winning composer Stephen Schwartz, including songs from Godspell, Wicked, and Pippin. Steven Reineke, conductor; Carrie Manolakos, Julia Murney, Jeremy Jordan, Christopher Johnstone, vocalists; Amabile Choirs of London. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-5983375. $29-$110. Also Jun 17 (2:00 & 8:00). thewholenote.com Wednesday June 17 p i a n o R e c i ta l Helena Bowkun ‘Chopin 14 Waltzes Plus’ June 17, 2015 - 7:30pm Yorkminster Park.com ●●12:30: Yorkminster Park Baptist Church. Nicholas Schmelter, organ. 1585 Yonge St. 416-922-1167. Free. ●●12:35: St. Stephen’s in-the-Fields Anglican Church. Concerts at Midday. Duo Primo: Ronée Boyce, piano; Gwendeline Lumaret, cello. 103 Bellevue Ave. 437-344-3890 or 416- 921-6350. Free. Donations welcome. ●●2:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. The Wizard & I: Broadway Hits. Music of GRAMMY®-Award and Oscar–winning composer Stephen Schwartz, including songs from Godspell, Wicked, and Pippin. Steven Reineke, conductor; Carrie Manolakos, Julia Murney, Jeremy Jordan, Christopher Johnstone, vocalists; Amabile Choirs of London. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416598-3375. $29-$110. Also Jun 16 (8:00) & 17 (8:00). ●●7:30: HanVoice. HanVoice in Concert with Scott St. John & Friends. Mendelssohn: Octet; Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings; Dvořák: Piano Quintet; Bach: Brandenburg No.3; Seung Jae Chung: Arirang Fantasy for clarinet quintet. Scott St. John, violin; Sharon Wei, viola; Min Jeong Koh, violin; Angela Park, piano; Roman Borys, cello; and others. Walter June 16 resaspieces.org thewholenote.com Hall, Edward Johnson Building, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-820-1007. $35/$30(adv); $25(st)/$20(adv). Also June 18 (Western U, London). In support of North Korean human rights and refugee crisis. ●●7:30: Opera by Request. Tremblay: A Chair in Love. Abigail Freeman, soprano(A Chair); Michael Robert-Broder, baritone(Truman); Kim Sartor, mezzo-soprano(Doctor); Gregory Finney, bass-baritone(Dog); William Shookhoff, piano. Array Space, 155 Walnut Ave. 416455-2365. $20. ●●7:30: Red Line Communications. Jewish Radio Hour. Theresa Tova, Harvey Atkin, David Gale, Aviva Chernick, Moish Kanatkin and others; Fern Lindzon, music director; Theresa Tova, writer and director. Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts, 10268 Yonge St., Richmond Hill. 905-787-8811. $36. composer Stephen Schwartz, including songs from Godspell, Wicked, and Pippin. Steven Reineke, conductor; Carrie Manolakos, Julia Murney, Jeremy Jordan, Christopher Johnstone, vocalists; Amabile Choirs of London. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-5983375. $29-$110. Also Jun 16(8:00) & 17(2:00). Thursday June 18 ●●5:30: Canadian Music Centre. Fantasio- mania. Telemann: 12 Fantaisies à Travers Pour Flute sans Basse; works by Canadian, Greek and Polish composers. Dr. Beata Iwona Glinka, flute. 20 St. Joseph St. 416-961-6601 x20. $20/$15(adv). ●●7:00: TD Toronto Jazz Festival. Jazz Piano Series. Bartosz Trio with Rich Brown and Mark Kelso. Pauper’s Pub Upstairs Piano Bar, 539 Bloor St. W. 416-530-1331. $10 cover. ●●7:30: North York Concert Band. Concert Under the Stars. Big band, show tunes, swing music, and others. John Edward Liddle, conductor. Mel Lastman Square, 5100 Yonge St. 416-802-6819. Free. ●●8:00: Evergreen Club Contemporary Gamelan/Arraymusic. How It Storms: An Opera for Gamelan & Voices. Allan Cole, composer; Maristella Rocca, libretto. Array Space, 155 Walnut Ave. 416-532-3019. $15. Also June 17. Baroque Summer Festival oncert C E E FR Friday June 19 ●●1:10: Gordon Murray Presents. Piano Pot- pourri. Featuring classics, opera, operetta, musicals, ragtime, pop, international and other genres. Gordon Murray, piano. Trinity St. Paul’s United Church, 427 Bloor St. W. 416631-4300. PWYC. Lunch and snack friendly. June 17 at 7:30pm Ticketed event— visit online for details tafelmusik.org ●●6:00: TD Toronto Jazz Festival. Jazz Piano Series. Bernie Senensky Duo with Steve Wallace, bass. Pauper’s Pub Upstairs Piano Bar, 539 Bloor St. W. 416-530-1331. $15 cover. ●●7:00: Evoid/Array. Dance to the e-Void Collective. e-Void Collective Orchestra. Array Space, 155 Walnut Ave. 416-532-3019. Sign up for membership. All ages welcome. ●●7:00: Toronto Summer Opera Workshop. Le nozze di Figaro. Mozart. Concert performance after 12-day workshop for young singers. Local talent and singers from USA. St. Simon-the-Apostle Anglican Church, 525 Bloor St. E. 416-923-8714. Freewill donation. With surtitles. Also Jun 20, 21. ●●7:00: University Settlement Music and Arts School. Student Recital. St. George the Martyr Church, 197 John St. 416-598-3444 x243/244. Free. Also Jun 20(noon & 2:00). ●●7:30: Opera by Request. Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro. Gene Wu, baritone(Figaro); Amanda Pereira, soprano(Susanna); Bradley Hoover, baritone(Count Almaviva); Hannah Coleman, soprano(Countess Almaviva); and others; William Shookhoff, piano. College Street United Church, 452 College St. 416-455-2365. $20. ●●8:00: group of 27. Build Your Own Symphony. Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre, 427 Bloor St. W. 416-323-1292. PWYC. ●●8:00: Kindred Spirits Orchestra. Hypnotic Passion. Bartók: Music for strings, percussion and celesta; Shostakovich: Concerto No.1 for piano, trumpet and strings. Lisa Hartl, trumpet; Michael Berkovsky, piano; Kristian Alexander, conductor. Cornell Recital Hall, 3201 Bur Oak Ave., Markham. 905-6048339. $10. ●●8:00: Adelphi Ensemble. Songs of Farewell Jeanne Lamon, Director Ivars Taurins, Director Vocal/Chamber Programme ●●7:30: Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra and Chamber Choir. Tafelmusik Baroque Summer Festival: The Grand Finale. Charpentier: Mass for choir and orchestra; works by Handel and Rameau. TBSI Participants & Faculty; Jeanne Lamon and Ivars Taurins, conductors. Grace Church on-the-Hill, 300 Lonsdale Rd. 416-964-6337. Free; ticket required. Tickets available at Tafelmusik Box Office, 427 Bloor St. W. on June 11 at 10am. Max 2 per person. ●●7:30: Yorkminster Park Baptist Church. Chopin and More. Chopin: Nocturne Op.62 No.1; 14 Waltzes; Schumann-Liszt: Widmung. Helena Bowkun, piano. 1585 Yonge St. 416-922-1167. $20 cash at the door. Proceeds to the Yorkminster Park Benevolent Fund. ●●8:00: Evergreen Club Contemporary Gamelan/Arraymusic. How It Storms: An Opera for Gamelan & Voices. Allan Cole, composer; Maristella Rocca, libretto. Array Space, 155 Walnut Ave. 416-532-3019. $15. Also June 18. ●●8:00: Iana Komarnytska. The Art of Improvisation. Arabic and Persian music and dance inspired by audience members. George Sawa, qanun; Mehdi Rezania, santour; Bamdad Fotouhi, tombak; Pedro Bonatto, doumbek; Iana Komarnytska, dancer. Musideum, Suite 133 (main floor), 401 Richmond St. W. 416599-7323. $20. ●●8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. The Wizard & I: Broadway Hits. Music of GRAMMY®-Award and Oscar–winning June | July | August, 2015 | 57 A. Concerts in the GTA ●●8:00: Luminato Festival. 7 Monologues: The Night Dances. Music by Benjamin Britten and poetry by Sylvia Plath. Britten: Cello Suites. Charlotte Rampling, actor; Sonia Wieder-Atherton, cello. Fleck Dance Theatre, Harbourfront Centre, 235 Queens Quay W. 416-368-4849. $29; $25(arts); $19(st & below 18). Also Jun 21. ●●8:00: Rough Idea. Michael Snow and Ken Vandermark In Concert. Michael Snow, piano & CAT synth; Ken Vandermark, multireeds. Array Space, 155 Walnut Ave. 416-5323019. $20. ●●8:00: Vocem Resurgentis. The Road to Santiago: Further Explorations of the Medieval Pilgrim’s Journey. Works from the Codex Calixtinus, Codex Las Huelgas, Llibre Vermell and Cantigas de Santa Maria. Linda Falvy and Mary Enid Haines, sopranos; Catherine McCormack, alto. Church of St. Mary Magdalene, 477 Manning Ave. 416-890-1710. Admission by donation. ●●9:00: Mezzetta Restaurant. TD Toronto Jazz Festival. Rebecca Enkin, vocals; Mark Kieswetter, piano. 681 St. Clair Ave. W. 416658-5687. $12. Also 10:15. Reservations recommended. ●●10:15: Mezzetta Restaurant. TD Toronto Jazz Festival. Rebecca Enkin, vocals; Mark Kieswetter, piano. 681 St. Clair Ave. W. 416658-5687. $12. Also 9:00. Reservations recommended. King Music Collective presents Joe Sealy & Paul Novotny Sat. June 20, 2pm Schomberg, Ontario brownpapertickets.com/ event/1626487 and Joy. Bach: Motet-“Jesu, joy and treasure”; Parry: “Songs of Farewell” and “I was glad”. Adelphi Vocal Ensemble; Peter Bishop, conductor; Andrew Adair, organ. St. Vincent de Paul Church. 263 Roncesvalles Ave. 416-5355119. Free. $20 donation suggested. Saturday June 20 ●●12:00 noon: No. 9: Contemporary Art & the Environment/City of Toronto Historic Sites. Eco-Art-Fest at Todmorden Mills. Public art installations by Canadian artists, art activities for families and all ages, guided art tours, and musical performances in a licensed outdoor space. Todmorden Mills, 67 Pottery Road. 416-396-2819. Free. Fri/Sat (12:00noon-10:00); Sun (12:00noon-5:00). From Jun 20-Aug 30. ●●12:00 noon: University Settlement Music and Arts School. Student Recital. St. George the Martyr Church, 197 John St. 416-5983444 x243/244. Free. Also 2:00; June 19(eve). ●●2:00: King Music Collective. In Concert: Joe Sealy and Paul Novotny. Joe Sealy, piano; Paul Novotny, bass. Home of Michele Mele and Luciano Tauro, 15785 8th Concession, King Township. 1-800-838-3006. $30; $15(st). Includes light snack and beverage. ●●2:00: University Settlement Music and Arts School. Student Recital. St. George the Martyr Church, 197 John St. 416-598-3444 x243/244. Free. Also noon; June 19(eve). ●●3:00: Neapolitan Connection. Musical Matinée at Montgomery’s Inn: Russian Voyages. Jonathan Tortolano, cello; Ronée Boyce, piano. Montgomery’s Inn, 4709 Dundas St. W. 416-231-0006. $37.99; $15(sr/st). Tea, historical tour, cookies included. Museum tour at 2:00. ●●7:00: TD Toronto Jazz Festival. Singer’s Jazz Series: Songs by Johnny Mercer. Julie McGregor, Laura Marks, Sam Boverman, Matt Newton, Jesse Dietsche and others. Pauper’s Pub Upstairs Piano Bar, 539 Bloor St. W. 416530-1331. $20/$15(adv). ●●7:00: Toronto Summer Opera Workshop. Le nozze di Figaro. Mozart. Concert performance after 12-day workshop for young singers. Local talent and singers from USA. St. Simon-the-Apostle Anglican Church, 525 Bloor St. E. 416-923-8714. Freewill donation. With surtitles. Also June 19, 21. Sunday June 21 ●●2:30: Toronto Early Music Centre. Music- ally Speaking: Love and Regretz. Works by Josquin, Susato, Dowland and Jenkins. Cardinal Consort: Sheila Smyth, treble viol; Linda Deshman, tenor viol; Sara Blake, and Valerie Sylvester, bass viol. St. David’s Anglican Church, 49 Donlands Ave. 416-464-7610. PWYC. ●●4:00: Luminato Festival. 7 Monologues: The Night Dances. Music by Benjamin Britten and poetry by Sylvia Plath. Britten: Cello Suites. Charlotte Rampling, actor; Sonia Wieder-Atherton, cello. Fleck Dance Theatre, Harbourfront Centre, 235 Queens Quay W. 416-368-4849. $29; $25(arts); $19(st & below 18). Also Jun 20. ●●4:00: St. James Cathedral. Organ Recital. Thomas Gonder, organ. 65 Church St. 416364-7865. . ●●7:00: TD Toronto Jazz Festival. Father’s Day with Alex Bellegarde and Ori Dagan. Pauper’s Pub Upstairs Piano Bar, 539 Bloor St. W. 416-530-1331. $15 cover. ●●7:00: Toronto Summer Opera Workshop. Le nozze di Figaro. Mozart. Concert performance after 12-day workshop for young singers. Local talent and singers from USA. St. Simon-the-Apostle Anglican Church, 525 Bloor St. E. 416-923-8714. Freewill donation. With surtitles. Also June 19, 20. Monday June 22 ●●12:15: Church of the Holy Trinity. Music Mondays. From Greece to Granada. Classical and folk music from Turkey, Greece and Spain by De Falla, Lorca and Theodorakis. Maria Soulis, soprano; Michael Kolk, guitar; Julian Knight, violin. 10 Trinity Sq. 416-598-4521 x223. PWYC; suggested donation $5. ●●7:00: Luminato Festival. Contemporary Color. David Byrne; Nelly Furtado; How to Dress Well; Devonté Hynes; Kelis; and others with 10 colour guard teams from across 58 | June | July | August, 2015 North America. Air Canada Centre, 40 Bay St. 416-348-4849. $38-$129. Doors open 6:00. Also on June 23. ●●7:30: TD Toronto Jazz Festival. Comedy Night: Helza-be-boppin’. Jason Gracey, Darryl Orr and others. Pauper’s Pub Upstairs Piano Bar, 539 Bloor St. W. 416-530-1331. PWYC. ●●8:00: Roy Thomson Hall. Chris Botti, trumpet. Contemporary jazz. Toronto Symphony Orchestra; Steven Reineke, conductor. 60 Simcoe St. 416-872-4255. $59.50–$149.50. Tuesday June 23 ●●12:10: Nine Sparrows Arts Foundation/ Yorkminster Park Baptist Church. Lunchtime Chamber Music. Allan Pulker & Jamie Thompson, flutes. Yorkminster Park Baptist Church, 1585 Yonge St. 416-241-1298. Free; donations welcomed. ●●1:00: St. James Cathedral. Organ Recital. Sarah Svendsen, organ. 65 Church St. 416364-7865. Free. ●●4:30: Artists’ Garden Cooperative. AGC Launch Party ‘15. 345 Balliol St. 416-487-0705. Free. RSVP. ●●7:00: Espresso Manifesto. Salone di Cultura: Citta’ Aperta (Open City). Daniela Nardi, Mary Wiens, Lina Allemano, Massimo Bruno and others. Bata Shoe Museum, 327 Bloor St. W. 416-979-7799. $75(advance only). Includes apertivo. ●●7:00: Luminato Festival. Contemporary Color. David Byrne; Nelly Furtado; How to Dress Well; Devonté Hynes; Kelis; and others with 10 colour guard teams from across North America. Air Canada Centre, 40 Bay St. 416-348-4849. $38-$129. Doors open 6:00. Also on Jun 22. ●●7:00: Metropolitan United Chrurch. Summer Carillon Recital Series. Margaret Pan, carillon. Metropolitan United Church, 56 Queen St. E. 416-363-0331. Free. ●●7:30: Toronto Concert Orchestra. Symphony in the Gardens: Piaf Encore. La vie en rose; Sous le ciel de Paris; Milord; Hymn à l’amour. Pandora Topp, vocalist. Casa Loma, 1 Austin Terrace. 416-923-1171. Free. ●●8:00: TD Toronto Downtown Jazz. Kurt Elling. Koerner Hall. See Summer Festival Listings for details. Wednesday June 24 ●●12:35: St. Stephen’s in-the-Fields Anglican Church. Concerts at Midday. Pei-Chen Chen, piano. 103 Bellevue Ave. 437-344-3890 or 416- 921-6350. Free. Donations welcome. ●●5:00: Canadian Music Centre. CD Launch: Poetic Sketches. Works by Cardy, Morawetz, Weinzweig, Louie and E. Miller. Elaine Keillor, piano. 20 St. Joseph St. 416-961-6601x20. Free. Reservation required. ●●7:00: Ailsa McCreary & Coleman Tinsley. Old Friends. Jazz standards and Brazilian favourites. Ailsa McCreary, vocalist; Coleman Tinsley, vocalist; David Restivo, piano; Alheli Pimienta, flute. Musideum, Suite 133 (main floor), 401 Richmond St. W. 416-5997323. $20. ●●7:00: Etobicoke Community Concert Band. Summer Concerts in the Park. Pop, broadway, swing, musical theatre and other genres. Applewood/The Shaver House, 450 The West Mall, Etobicoke. 416-245-1983. Free. Also Jul 8 and 22. Thursday June 25 ●●2:00: Orchardviewers. Lawrence Pitchko, thewholenote.com piano. Toronto Public Library, Northern District, 40 Orchard View Blvd. 416-393-7610. Free. ●●5:00: Roy Thomson Hall/East Coast Music Week. Live on the Patio: Ten Strings and a Goatskin. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-593-4822. Free. Food & drinks available. ●●5:30: Artists’ Garden Cooperative. A Garden Carousel Health and Beauty Garden Party. 345 Balliol St. 416-487-0705. Free. Tickets required. ●●7:00: North York Central Library. Introduction to Aboriginal Music. Brian WrightMcLeod, host. North York Central Library Auditorium, 5120 Yonge St. 416-395-5639. Free. ●●7:00: TD Toronto Jazz Festival. Blues Piano Night: Gary Gray and Friends. Pauper’s Pub Upstairs Piano Bar, 539 Bloor St. W. 416-5301331. $5 or PWYC. ●●8:00: Kindred Spirits Orchestra. Phoenix Ascending. Beethoven: Overture to The Ruins of Athens Op.113; Schmidt: Concerto for piano and orchestra No.4 “Phoenix Ascending”; Copland: Fanfare for the Common Man; Shostakovich: Symphony No.1. Christina Petrowska-Quilico, piano; Alexa Petrenko, host; Kristian Alexander, conductor. Flato Markham Theatre, 171 Town Centre Blvd., Markham. 905-305-7469. $15-$35. ●●8:00: Whole Musician. Whole Musician Participants in Concert. Anna Coe, Brooke David and Marchel’le Hayes, flutes; Anne Marshall, piano. Madden Auditorium at Carr Hall, St. Michael’s College, UofT, 100 St. Joseph St. 416-294-4259. $10. Friday June 26 ●●1:10: Gordon Murray Presents. Piano Pot- pourri. Featuring classics, opera, operetta, musicals, ragtime, pop, international and other genres. Gordon Murray, piano. Trinity St. Paul’s United Church, 427 Bloor St. W. 416631-4300. PWYC. Lunch and snack friendly. ●●5:00: Roy Thomson Hall/East Coast Music Week. Live on the Patio: Gypsophilia. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-593-4822. Free. Food & drinks available. ●●7:00: TD Toronto Jazz Festival. Singer’s Series: Songs Sung by Peggy Lee. Julie McGregor, Emilie & Bob Mover, Bernie Senensky and Steve Wallace. Pauper’s Pub Upstairs Piano Bar, 539 Bloor St. W. 416-5301331. $20/$16(adv). Also Jun 27. ●●8:00: Luminato Festival. Apocalypsis. A journey from chaos to order. R. Murray Schafer: John’s Vision and Credo. Nina Arsenault; Brent Carver; Denise Fujiwara; Tanya Tagaq; Kawiti Waetford. Sony Centre, 1 Front St. E. 416-368-4849. $149.16, $115.26, $81.36, $58.76. Also Jun 27(8pm) & 28(2pm). ●●10:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. The Planets - Late Night. Holst: The Planets. Peter Oundjian, conductor. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-598-3375. $25-$45. Saturday June 27 ●●7:00: TD Toronto Jazz Festival. Sing- er’s Series: Songs Sung by Peggy Lee. Julie McGregor, Emilie & Bob Mover, Bernie Senensky and Artie Roth. Pauper’s Pub Upstairs Piano Bar, 539 Bloor St. W. 416-5301331. $20/$16(adv). Also Jun 26. ●●7:30: Aradia Baroque Ensemble. Thunderbird. By Dustin Peter. Purcell and Locke: Music for Shakespeare’s Tempest. Marion Newman, voice. Music Gallery, 197 John St. thewholenote.com 647-960-6650. $35; $20(sr/under 30). ●●8:00: Luminato Festival. Apocalypsis. A journey from chaos to order. R. Murray Schafer: John’s Vision and Credo. Nina Arsenault; Brent Carver; Denise Fujiwara; Tanya Tagaq; Kawiti Waetford. Sony Centre, 1 Front St. E. 416-368-4849. $149.16, $115.26, $81.36, $58.76. Also Jun 26(8pm), 28 (2pm). ●●8:00: Nagata Shachu/Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre. Chikiri with Nagata Shachu. Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre, 6 Garamond Ct. 416-441-2345. $30; $25(JCCC members); $20(sr/st). ●●8:00: Somewhere There/Arraymusic. Audiopollination 31.2. Michael Lynn, double bass; Kathryn Ladano, performer. Array Space, 155 Walnut Ave. 416-532-3019. $10 or PWYC. All ages welcome. ●●8:00: Whole Musician. Whole Musician Participants in Concert. Samantha Kurihara, Vincenzo Volpe and Ryan Walker, flutes; Anne Marshall, piano. Madden Auditorium at Carr Hall, St. Michael’s College, UofT, 100 St. Joseph St. 416-294-4259. $10. Wednesday July 1 ●●12:35: St. Stephen’s in-the-Fields Anglican Church. Concerts at Midday. Mikhai Verara, soprano. 103 Bellevue Ave. 437-344-3890 or 416-921-6350. Free. Donations welcome. ●●7:30: Artists’ Garden Cooperative. Plein Air Garden Concert. 345 Balliol St. 416-4870705. Free. Thursday July 2 ●●5:00: Roy Thomson Hall/Canadian Reggae World. Live on the Patio: Tasha T. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-593-4822. Free. Food & drinks available. ●●7:00: Harbourfront Centre. Summer Music in the Garden: Dewe’igan. Two-Spirited First Nations women drum and sing songs. Barbara Croall (Odawa), pipigwan (cedar flute). 235 Queens Quay W. 416-973-4000. Free. Friday July 3 ●●1:10: Gordon Murray Presents. Piano Pot- pourri. Featuring classics, opera, operetta, musicals, ragtime, pop, international and other genres. Gordon Murray, piano. Trinity St. Paul’s United Church, 427 Bloor St. W. 416631-4300. PWYC. Lunch and snack friendly. ●●5:00: Roy Thomson Hall/Canadian Reggae World. Live on the Patio: Taj Weekes. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-593-4822. Free. Food & drinks available. Sunday June 28 ●●2:00: Luminato Festival. Apocalypsis. A journey from chaos to order. R. Murray Schafer: John’s Vision and Credo. Nina Arsenault; Brent Carver; Denise Fujiwara; Tanya Tagaq; Kawiti Waetford. Sony Centre, 1 Front St. E. 416-368-4849. $149.16, $115.26, $81.36, $58.76. Also Jun 26 (8pm) & 27(8pm). ●●2:00: Toronto Improvisers Orchestra/ Arraymusic. Toronto Improvisers Orchestra. Array Space, 155 Walnut Ave. 416-532-3019. Free. All ages welcome. ●●4:00: St. James Cathedral. Organ Recital. Andrew Adair, organ. 65 Church St. 416-3647865. Free. ●●4:00: St. Philip’s Anglican Church. Jazz Vespers: Peter Togni Trio. 25 St. Phillips Rd., Etobicoke. 416-247-5181. Freewill offering. Religious. ●●4:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Luminato Festival: Symphonic Zoo. Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake; Stravinsky: Firebird; RimskyKorsakov: Flight of the Bumblebee; Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf; other works inspired by animals. Peter Oundjian and Earl Lee, conductors. David Pecaut Square, 55 John St. 416-598-3375. Free. ●●4:30: Christ Church Deer Park. Jazz Vespers: The Sacred Music of Duke Ellington. Brian Barlow Big Band; Heather Bambrick, vocalist. 1570 Yonge St. 416-920-5211. Freewill offering. Sunday July 5 ●●4:00: Harbourfront Centre. Summer Music in the Garden: Guided by Voices. Bach: Sixth Suite for solo cello; works by Telemann, Benda, Godin and Ceccarelli. Elinor Frey, cello. 235 Queens Quay W. 416-973-4000. Free. ●●4:00: St. James Cathedral. Organ Recital. Tom Fitches, organ. 65 Church St. 416-3647865. Free. ●●5:00: Somewhere There/Arraymusic. Audiopollination. Array Space, 155 Walnut Ave. 416-532-3019. $10 or PWYC. All ages welcome. Monday July 6 ●●12:15: Church of the Holy Trinity. Music Mondays. Time’s Journey. Beethoven: Pathétique Sonata; Jean Coulthard: Image Astrale; works by Bach, Chopin, Albeniz. Cecilia Lee, piano. 10 Trinity Sq. 416-598-4521 x223. PWYC; suggested donation $5. ●●8:00: Canadian Music Centre/Naxos of Canada. Elements Eternal: Naxos Canadian Classics CD Release. Music by Current, Oesterle, Staniland and Wright. Gryphon Trio. Canadian Music Centre, 20 St. Joseph St. 416961-6601 x20. Free. Reservation required. Tuesday July 7 ●●1:00: St. James Cathedral. Organ Recital. Thomas Gonder, organ. 65 Church St. 416364-7865. Free. ●●7:30: Toronto Concert Orchestra. Symphony in the Gardens: Viva Delgado! Music of Mexico and Spain. Romulo Delgado, tenor. Casa Loma, 1 Austin Terrace. 416-923-1171. Free. ●●8:00: Ron Korb. Asia Beauty CD Release. Music from China for flute, piano, and erhu. Ron Korb, world flutes; and others. Musideum, Suite 133 (main floor), 401 Richmond Monday June 29 ●●12:15: Church of the Holy Trinity. Music Mondays. Chaconne Cellist. Britten: Third Suite for Solo Cello, Op.87; Bach: Chaconne in D minor for Solo Violin (arr. Brian Yoon); and a new work by the performer. Raphael Weinroth-Browne, solo cello. 10 Trinity Sq. 416-598-4521 x223. PWYC; suggested donation $5. Tuesday June 30 ●●1:00: St. James Cathedral. Organ Recital. Sarah Svendsen, organ. 65 Church St. 416364-7865. Free. ●●7:30: Toronto Concert Orchestra. Symphony in the Gardens: Mozart’s Genius. Symphony No.29; March in C; Violin Concerto No.4. Sharon Lee, violin. Casa Loma, 1 Austin Terrace. 416-923-1171. Free. June | July | August, 2015 | 59 A. Concerts in the GTA St. W. 416-599-7323. $20. CD available for sale. Wednesday July 8 ●●12:35: St. Stephen’s in-the-Fields Angli- can Church. Concerts at Midday. Edward Moroney, organ. 103 Bellevue Ave. 437-344- 3890 or 416-921-6350. Free. Donations welcome. ●●7:00: Etobicoke Community Concert Band. Summer Concerts in the Park. Pop, broadway, swing, musical theatre and other genres. Applewood/The Shaver House, 450 The West Mall, Etobicoke. 416-245-1983. Free. Also Jun 24 and Jul 22. ●●7:30: Artists’ Garden Cooperative. Plein Air Garden Concert. 345 Balliol St. 416-4870705. Free. Thursday July 9 ●●5:00: Roy Thomson Hall. Live on the Patio: Breabach. 60 Simcoe St. 416-593-4822. Free. Food & drinks available. ●●7:00: Harbourfront Centre. Summer Music in the Garden: An Evening with Calum Graham. Calum Graham, singer/songwriter, guitar. 235 Queens Quay W. 416-973-4000. Free. ●●7:30: Hart House Singers. Let The Games Begin! Salute to the PanAm Games. Works by Bernstein, Satie, Lavigne and others. Jeff Vidov, piano; David Arnot-Johnston, conductor. Great Hall, Hart House, 7 Hart House Circle. 416-978-2452. Free. Food donations for food banks welcome. ●●7:30: North York Concert Band. Concert Under the Stars. Band music, show tunes, swing music, and other music. John Edward Liddle, conductor. Mel Lastman Square, 5100 Yonge St. 416-802-6819. Free. Also July 28 (Earl Bales Park), 30. ●●5:30: Music From Scratch. Concert. Chris- tien Ledroit, composer; Contact Ensemble. Canadian Music Centre, 20 St. Joseph St. 416-961-6601 x207. Free. See ETC listings for workshops. Tuesday July 14 ●●1:00: St. James Cathedral. Organ Recital. Thomas Gonder, organ. 65 Church St. 416364-7865. Free. ●●7:30: Toronto Concert Orchestra. Symphony in the Gardens. Beethoven: Symphony No.7 in A; Mendelssohn: Octet for Strings. Casa Loma, 1 Austin Terrace. 416-923-1171. $24; $18(sr/st); $14(4-13); Free (under 4). ●●8:00: Michael Lynn/Somewhere There/ Arraymusic. Audiopollination. Michael Lynn, double bass; Neil Wiernik, laptops; Lara Solnicki, voice and text; Heidi Chan, flutes; Alec Brody, electronics; other artists. Array Space, 155 Walnut Ave. 416-532-3019. $10 or PYWC. Sunday July 19 ●●4:00: Harbourfront Centre. Summer Music in the Garden: Sublime Schubert. Schubert: String Quintet in C D956. Cecilia String Quartet; Shauna Rolston, cello. 235 Queens Quay W. 416-973-4000. Free. ●●4:00: St. James Cathedral. Organ Recital. Thomas Gonder, organ. 65 Church St. 416364-7865. Free. Monday July 20 ●●12:15: Church of the Holy Trinity. Music Wednesday July 15 Mondays. Bartók and Beyond. Works by Bartók, Kodály, Marjan Mozetich and Jack Behrens. Mary Kenedi, piano. 10 Trinity Sq. 416-598-4521 x223. PWYC; suggested donation $5. ●●12:30: Organix Concerts. In Concert. Gor- don Mansell, organ. St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, 921 Flagship Dr., Mississauga. 905270-2301. Freewill offering. ●●12:35: St. Stephen’s in-the-Fields Anglican Church. Concerts at Midday. Eric Osborne, organ. 103 Bellevue Ave. 437-344-3890 or 416-921-6350. Free. Donations welcome. ●●7:30: Artists’ Garden Cooperative. Plein Air Garden Concert. 345 Balliol St. 416-4870705. Free. Tuesday July 21 ●●1:00: St. James Cathedral. Organ Recital. Thomas Gonder, organ. 65 Church St. 416364-7865. Free. ●●7:30: Toronto Concert Orchestra. Symphony in the Gardens: Enchanted Garden. Ravel: Ma mère l’oye; works by Saint-Saëns and Fauré. Andrew Chan, harp; Kaili Maimets, flute. Casa Loma, 1 Austin Terrace. 416923-1171. Free. $24; $18(sr/st); $14(4-13); Free(under 4). Thursday July 16 ●●5:00: Roy Thomson Hall/Bonsound. Live on the Patio: Random Recipe. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-593-4822. Free. Food & drinks available. ●●7:00: Harbourfront Centre. Summer Music in the Garden: Covent Garden in the Music Garden. Works by Handel and others. Michael Taylor, countertenor; Elinor Frey, baroque cello; Borys Medicky, harpsichord. 235 Queens Quay W. 416-973-4000. Free. Church. Concerts at Midday. John Gardham, organ. 103 Bellevue Ave. 437-344-3890 or 416-921-6350. Free. Donations welcome. ●●7:00: Etobicoke Community Concert Band. Summer Concerts in the Park. Pop, broadway, swing, musical theatre and other genres. Guests: 32nd. Service Battalion Pipes & Drums. Applewood/The Shaver House, 450 The West Mall, Etobicoke. 416-245-1983. Free. Also Jun 24 and Jul 8. ●●7:30: Artists’ Garden Cooperative. Plein Air Garden Concert. 345 Balliol St. 416-4870705. Free. ●●7:30: Summer Singers. In Concert. Choral works including light classical, folk, jazz and popular standards. Linda Eyman, conductor. Toronto Singing Studio, Bloor St. United Church, 300 Bloor St. W. 416-924-7439. $5 donation welcomed. Spiro. 60 Simcoe St. 416-593-4822. Free. Food & drinks available. Music in the Garden: Colourful Clouds Eating the Moon. Chinese, Flamenco, Galician, and Jewish traditions. Lalun (Liron Man, hand pans & flamenco guitar; Lan Tung, erhu and vocals; Jonathan Bernard, percussion). 235 Queens Quay W. 416-973-4000. Free. ●●4:00: Organix Concerts. French Boys Choir - Maîtrise des Hauts de France. Our Lady Of Sorrows Catholic Church, 3055 Bloor St. W. 416-231-6016. Freewill offering. ●●4:00: St. James Cathedral. Organ Recital. Tom Fitches, organ. 65 Church St. 416-3647865. Free. ●●8:00: Somewhere There/Arraymusic. Creative Music. Array Space, 155 Walnut Ave. 416-532-3019. $10 cover or PWYC. Monday July 13 ●●12:15: Church of the Holy Trinity. Music Mondays. Lalun. Original compositions and traditional music from Europe, Asia, and the Middle East influenced by Chinese, Flamenco, Galician and Jewish music. 10 Trinity Sq. 416-598-4521 x223. PWYC; suggested donation $5. 60 | June | July | August, 2015 ●●4:00: St. James Cathedral. Organ Recital. Andrew Adair, organ. 65 Church St. 416-3647865. Free. Monday July 27 ●●12:15: Church of the Holy Trinity. Music Mondays. Contemporary Blockbusters for Flute. Paolo Marchettini: Sibilo; Robert Beaser: Variations for flute & piano; R. Murray Schafer: Aubade from The Wolf Project. Chris James, flute; Lara Dodds-Eden, piano. 10 Trinity Sq. 416-598-4521 x223. PWYC; suggested donation $5. Wednesday July 22 Friday July 10 ●●4:00: Harbourfront Centre. Summer Sunday July 26 ●●12:35: St. Stephen’s in-the-Fields Anglican ●●5:00: Roy Thomson Hall. Live on the Patio: Music Sunday July 12 Festival. Live on the Patio: Hanggai. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-593-4822. Free. Food & drinks available. ●●6:00: Canadian Music Centre. Regent Park SongBook Premiere. New vocal works by Regent Park community members; works by Gervais, Hamidi, LeBel and Daniel. 20 St. Joseph St. 416-961-6601 x20. Free. ●●7:00: Evoid/Array. Dance to the e-Void Collective. e-Void Collective Orchestra. Array Space, 155 Walnut Ave. 416-532-3019. Sign up for membership. All ages welcome. at Metropolitan Summer Carillon Recital Series The historic 54-bell carillon at Metropolitan United Church is North America’s first tuned carillon. July 16, 7 pm Koen Cosaert, carillon Thursday July 23 ●●5:00: Roy Thomson Hall/Hillside Summer July 23, 7 pm Margaret Pan, carillon Festival. Live on the Patio: Tamikrest. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-593-4822. Free. Food & drinks available. ●●7:00: Harbourfront Centre. Summer Music in the Garden: Jayme Stone’s Lomax Project, Part II. Revival of pioneer folklorist Alan Lomax’s field recordings. Jayme Stone, banjo; Margaret Glaspy, vocals/guitar; Tatiana Hargreaves, fiddle/vocals; Joe Phillips, bass. 235 Queens Quay W. 416-973-4000. Free. ●●7:00: Music at Metropolitan. Summer Carillon Concerts: Margaret Pan, Carillon. Metropolitan United Church, 56 Queen St. E. 416-363-0331. Free. Metropolitan United Church 56 Queen Street E.,Toronto 416-363-0331 (ext. 26) www.metunited.org ●●7:00: Music at Metropolitan. Summer Carillon Concerts: Koen Cosaert, Carillon. Metropolitan United Church, 56 Queen St. E. 416-363-0331. Free. Friday July 17 ●●5:00: Roy Thomson Hall/Bonsound. Live on the Patio: Pierre Kwenders. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-593-4822. Free. Food & drinks available. Friday July 24 ●●5:00: Roy Thomson Hall/Hillside Summer ●●7:30: Koerner Hall. National Youth Orches- tra of Canada. LeBel: monograph of bird’s eye views; R. Strauss: Oboe Concerto; Holst: The Planets. 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208. $25-$45. Tuesday July 28 ●●1:00: St. James Cathedral. Organ Recital. Andrew Ager, organ. 65 Church St. 416-3647865. Free. ●●7:00: North York Concert Band. Concert Under the Stars. Band music, show tunes, swing music, other music. John Edward Liddle, conductor. Earl Bales Park Community Centre, 4169 Bathurst St. 416-802-6819. Free. Also July 9, 30(Mel Lastman Square). Concert will be indoors in case of rain. ●●7:30: Rezonance Baroque Ensemble. I Giorni di Cane Pazzi. Farina: Capriccio stravagante; Frescobaldi: Capriccio sopra Il Cucho; other works from 17th-century Italy. Rezonance Baroque Ensemble; Michelle Odorico, violin; Eleanor Verrette, viola. Artscape Youngplace, 180 Shaw St. 416-530-2787. TBA. ●●7:30: Toronto Concert Orchestra. Symphony in the Gardens: Sax and Violins. Villa thewholenote.com Lobos: Saxophone Concerto; Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings; and other works. Marc Funkenhauser, saxophone. Casa Loma, 1 Austin Terrace. 416-923-1171. $24; $18(sr/st); $14(4-13); Free(less than 4). Wednesday July 29 ●●12:30: Organix Concerts. In Concert. Simon Walker, organ. St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, 921 Flagship Dr., Mississauga. 905270-2301. Freewill offering. ●●12:35: St. Stephen’s in-the-Fields Anglican Church. Concerts at Midday. Ton Beau String Quartet. 103 Bellevue Ave. 437-344-3890 or 416-921-6350. Free. Donations welcome. ●●7:30: Artists’ Garden Cooperative. Plein Air Garden Concert. 345 Balliol St. 416-4870705. Free. Thursday July 30 ●●5:00: Roy Thomson Hall/Classic Albums Live. Live on the Patio: Classic Albums Live Band. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416593-4822. Free. Food & drinks available. ●●7:00: Harbourfront Centre. Summer Music in the Garden: Impressions. Ravel: String Quartet in F; Rowson: String Quartet No.1. Ton Beau String Quartet. 235 Queens Quay W. 416-973-4000. Free. ●●7:30: North York Concert Band. Concert under the stars. Band music, show tunes, swing music, and other music. John Edward Liddle, conductor. Mel Lastman Square, 5100 Yonge St. 416-802-6819. Free. Also July 9, 28 (Earl Bales Park). ●●8:00: The Mermaid Collective. DIVE Preview Performance. Electroacoustic music theatre salon and sound installation. Fides Krucker, vocals; Earl Pastko (The Old Professor); Michael Gouveia (The Young Journalist). Array Space, 155 Walnut Ave. 416-568-8324. $55. Also Jul 31, August 1, 2, 4-9. Friday July 31 ●●5:00: Roy Thomson Hall/Classic Albums Live. Live on the Patio: Classic Albums Live Band. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416593-4822. Free. Food & drinks available. ●●7:00: Steinway Piano Gallery Toronto. An Evening with Ron Korb and Chris Donnelly. Featuring music from Asia Beauty by Ron Korb. Ron Korb, world flutes; Chris Donnelly, piano. Steinway Hall, 2651 John St., Markham. 905-948-5937. Free. ●●8:00: The Mermaid Collective. DIVE. Electroacoustic music theatre salon and sound installation. Fides Krucker, vocals; Earl Pastko (The Old Professor); Michael Gouveia (The Young Journalist). Array Space, 155 Walnut Ave. 416-568-8324. $55. Also Jul 30, August 1, 2, 4-9. Saturday August 1 ●●2:00: Summer Opera Lyric Theatre. Ari- adne auf Naxos. Robert Gill Theatre, University of Toronto, 214 College St. 416-366-7723. TBA. Also Aug 4, 6, 8. ●●5:00: Cui International Music Festival. Opening Concert. Grace Church on-the-Hill, 300 Lonsdale Rd. 416-488-7884. . ●●8:00: Summer Opera Lyric Theatre. Martha. Robert Gill Theatre, University of Toronto, 214 College St. 416-366-7723. TBA. Also Aug 5, 7, 9. ●●8:00: The Mermaid Collective. DIVE. Electroacoustic music theatre salon and sound installation. Fides Krucker, vocals; Earl Pastko (The Old Professor); Michael Gouveia (The thewholenote.com Young Journalist). Array Space, 155 Walnut Ave. 416-568-8324. $55. Also Jul 30, 31, August 2, 4-9. Thursday August 6 ●●5:00: Roy Thomson Hall. Live on the Patio: The St. Royals. 60 Simcoe St. 416-593-4822. Free. Food & drinks available. Sunday August 2 ●●2:00: Summer Opera Lyric Theatre. Der Vampyr. Robert Gill Theatre, University of Toronto, 214 College St. 416-366-7723. TBA. Also Jul 31, Aug 5, 8. ●●2:00: The Mermaid Collective. DIVE. Electroacoustic music theatre salon and sound installation. Fides Krucker, vocals; Earl Pastko (The Old Professor); Michael Gouveia (The Young Journalist). Array Space, 155 Walnut Ave. 416-568-8324. $55. Also Jul 30, 31, August 1, 4-9. ●●4:00: St. James Cathedral. Organ Recital. Andrew Adair, organ. 65 Church St. 416-3647865. Free. presents Toronto, 214 College St. 416-366-7723. TBA. Also Jul 31, Aug 2, 5. ●●8:00: The Mermaid Collective. DIVE. Electroacoustic music theatre salon and sound installation. Fides Krucker, vocals; Earl Pastko (The Old Professor); Michael Gouveia (The Young Journalist). Array Space, 155 Walnut Ave. 416-568-8324. $55. Also Jul 30, 31, August 1, 2, 4-7, 9. Sunday August 9 ●●2:00: No Strings Theatre’s Young Com- music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim Monday August 3 Studio Theatre Toronto Centre for the Arts ●●12:15: Church of the Holy Trinity. Music Mondays. Soloists of the Cui International Music Festival. Wagner: Dich, teure Halle from Tannhäuser; Gershwin: Summertime from Porgy and Bess; Schumann (arr. Liszt): Liebeslied; other works. Monique McDonald, soprano; Irina Rindzuner, soprano; Ricardo Rosa, baritone; Gulchekhra Inoyatova, piano; others. 10 Trinity Sq. 416-598-4521 x223. PWYC; suggested donation $5. August 6-9 ticketmaster.ca nostringstheatre.com ●●7:30: No Strings Theatre’s Young Com- pany. Into the Woods by Stephen Sondheim. Toronto Centre for the Arts, 5040 Yonge St. 1-855-985-2787. $30; $22.50 (sr/st); $15(under 12). Also on Aug 7, 8, and 9. ●●8:00: Summer Opera Lyric Theatre. Ariadne auf Naxos. Robert Gill Theatre, University of Toronto, 214 College St. 416-366-7723. TBA. Also Aug 1, 4, 8. ●●8:00: The Mermaid Collective. DIVE Gala Performance. Electroacoustic music theatre salon and sound installation. Fides Krucker, vocals; Earl Pastko (The Old Professor); Michael Gouveia (The Young Journalist). Array Space, 155 Walnut Ave. 416-568-8324. $55. Gala includes a cocktail reception and talk-back. Also Jul 30, 31, August 1, 2, 4, 5, 7-9. Tuesday August 4 ●●1:00: St. James Cathedral. Organ Recital. Thomas Gonder, organ. 65 Church St. 416364-7865. Free. ●●7:30: Toronto Concert Orchestra. Symphony in the Gardens: My Way. A selection of Frank Sinatra’s greatest hits. Dan Lauzon, vocalist; Grand Salon, guest artists. Casa Loma, 1 Austin Terrace. 416-923-1171. $24; $18(sr/st); $14(4-13); Free(under 4). ●●8:00: Summer Opera Lyric Theatre. Ariadne auf Naxos. Robert Gill Theatre, University of Toronto, 214 College St. 416-366-7723. TBA. Also Aug 1, 6, 8. ●●8:00: The Mermaid Collective. DIVE. Electroacoustic music theatre salon and sound installation. Fides Krucker, vocals; Earl Pastko (The Old Professor); Michael Gouveia (The Young Journalist). Array Space, 155 Walnut Ave. 416-568-8324. $55. Also Jul 30, 31, August 1, 2, 5-9. Friday August 7 ●●7:30: No Strings Theatre’s Young Com- pany. Into the Woods by Stephen Sondheim. Toronto Centre for the Arts, 5040 Yonge St. 1-855-985-2787. $30; $22.50 (sr/st); $15(under 12). Also on Aug 6, 8, and 9. ●●8:00: Summer Opera Lyric Theatre. Martha. Robert Gill Theatre, University of Toronto, 214 College St. 416-366-7723. TBA. Also on Aug 1, 5, 9. ●●8:00: The Mermaid Collective. DIVE. Electroacoustic music theatre salon and sound installation. Fides Krucker, vocals; Earl Pastko (The Old Professor); Michael Gouveia (The Young Journalist). Array Space, 155 Walnut Ave. 416-568-8324. $55. Also Jul 30, 31, August 1, 2, 4-6, 8, 9. Wednesday August 5 ●●12:35: St. Stephen’s in-the-Fields Anglican Church. Concerts at Midday. Matthew Whitfield, organ. 103 Bellevue Ave. 437-344-3890 or 416-921-6350. Free. Donations welcome. ●●2:00: Summer Opera Lyric Theatre. Der Vampyr. Robert Gill Theatre, University of Toronto, 214 College St. 416-366-7723. TBA. Also Jul 31, Aug 2, 8. ●●5:00: Roy Thomson Hall. Live on the Patio: The St. Royals. 60 Simcoe St. 416-593-4822. Free. Food & drinks available. ●●7:30: Artists’ Garden Cooperative. Plein Air Garden Concert. 345 Balliol St. 416-4870705. Free. ●●8:00: The Mermaid Collective. DIVE. Electroacoustic music theatre salon and sound installation. Fides Krucker, vocals; Earl Pastko (The Old Professor); Michael Gouveia (The Young Journalist). Array Space, 155 Walnut Ave. 416-568-8324. $55. Also Jul 30, 31, August 1, 2, 4, 6-9. Saturday August 8 ●●2:00: Summer Opera Lyric Theatre. Ari- adne auf Naxos. Robert Gill Theatre, University of Toronto, 214 College St. 416-366-7723. TBA. Also Aug 1, 4, 6. ●●7:30: No Strings Theatre’s Young Company. Into the Woods by Stephen Sondheim. Toronto Centre for the Arts, 5040 Yonge St. 1-855-985-2787. $30; $22.50 (sr/st); $15(under 12). Also on Aug 6, 7, and 9. ●●8:00: Summer Opera Lyric Theatre. Der Vampyr. Robert Gill Theatre, University of pany. Into the Woods by Stephen Sondheim. Toronto Centre for the Arts, 5040 Yonge St. 1-855-985-2787. $30; $22.50 (sr/st); $15(under 12). Also on Aug 6, 7, and 8. ●●2:00: Summer Opera Lyric Theatre. Martha. Robert Gill Theatre, University of Toronto, 214 College St. 416-366-7723. TBA. Also on Aug 1, 5, 7. ●●4:00: Harbourfront Centre. Summer Music in the Garden: Choro -- Brazilian Soul Music. Tio Chorinho Choro Ensemble. 235 Queens Quay W. 416-973-4000. Free. ●●4:00: St. James Cathedral. Organ Recital. Andrew Adair, organ. 65 Church St. 416-3647865. Free. ●●8:00: Somewhere There/Arraymusic. Creative Music. Array Space, 155 Walnut Ave. 416-532-3019. $10 or PWYC. ●●8:00: The Mermaid Collective. DIVE. Electroacoustic music theatre salon and sound installation. Fides Krucker, vocals; Earl Pastko (The Old Professor); Michael Gouveia (The Young Journalist). Array Space, 155 Walnut Ave. 416-568-8324. $55. Also Jul 30, 31, August 1, 2, 4-8. Monday August 10 ●●12:15: Church of the Holy Trinity. Music Mondays. From Baroque to Brazil - Music for two guitars from Couperin to Chopin and Gismonti. Altius Guitar Duo: Adam Batstone and Chad Yacobucci, guitars. 10 Trinity Sq. 416-598-4521 x223. PWYC; suggested donation $5. Tuesday August 11 ●●1:00: St. James Cathedral. Organ Recital. Thomas Gonder, organ. 65 Church St. 416364-7865. Free. ●●7:00: Evoid/Array. Dance to the e-Void Collective. e-Void Collective Orchestra. Array Space, 155 Walnut Ave. 416-532-3019. Sign up for membership. All ages welcome. ●●7:30: Toronto Concert Orchestra. Symphony in the Gardens: Puttin’ on the Ritz. Works by Gershwin, Porter, Kern and others. Grand Salon. Casa Loma, 1 Austin Terrace. 416-923-1171. $24; $18(sr/st); $14(4-13); Free(under 4). ●●8:00: Somewhere There/Arraymusic. Audiopollination. Michael Lynn, double bass. Array Space, 155 Walnut Ave. 416-532-3019. $10 or PWYC. Wednesday August 12 ●●12:35: St. Stephen’s in-the-Fields Anglican Church. Concerts at Midday. Edmee Nataprawira, piano/cello and John Gardham, organ. 103 Bellevue Ave. 437-344-3890 or 416-921-6350. Free. Donations welcome. ●●7:30: Artists’ Garden Cooperative. Plein Air Garden Concert. 345 Balliol St. 416-4870705. Free. Thursday August 13 ●●5:00: Roy Thomson Hall/Small World June | July | August, 2015 | 61 A. Concerts in the GTA Music Society. Live on the Patio: Quique Escamilla. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-593-4822. Free. Food & drinks available. ●●7:00: Harbourfront Centre. Summer Music in the Garden: Summer Breezes. Rossini: Overture to Cinderella; Barber: Summer Music; new works by Lau and Estacio. Blythwood Winds. 235 Queens Quay W. 416-9734000. Free. Friday August 14 ●●5:00: Roy Thomson Hall/Small World Music Society. Live on the Patio: TBA. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-593-4822. Free. Food & drinks available. Sunday August 16 ●●4:00: Harbourfront Centre. Summer Music in the Garden: Ragas by the Lake. Classical Hindustani ragas. Monsoon Trio (Jonathan Kay, tenor saxophone/bansuri; Andrew Kay, alto saxophone; Justin Gray, bass veena). Guest: Ravi Naimpally, tabla. 235 Queens Quay W. 416-973-4000. Free. ●●4:00: St. James Cathedral. Choral Recital. Diocesan Girls’ Choir. 65 Church St. 416-3647865. Free. Monday August 17 ●●12:15: Church of the Holy Trinity. Music Mondays: The Romantic Character Piece. Chopin: Ballade No.4 in f, Op.52; Schumann: Kinderszenen (Scenes from Childhood) Op. 15; other works. William Aide, piano. 10 Trinity Sq. 416-598-4521 x223. PWYC; suggested donation $5. Tuesday August 18 ●●1:00: St. James Cathedral. Organ Recital. Thomas Gonder, organ. 65 Church St. 416364-7865. Free. ●●7:30: Toronto Concert Orchestra. Symphony in the Gardens: The Glorious 100. Choral works by Handel, Elgar and others. Casa Loma, 1 Austin Terrace. 416-923-1171. $24; $18(sr/st); $14(4-13); Free(under 4). Wednesday August 19 ●●12:35: St. Stephen’s in-the-Fields Angli- can Church. Concerts at Midday. Euba, tuba quartet. 103 Bellevue Ave. 437-344-3890 or 416-921-6350. Free. Donations welcome. ●●7:30: Artists’ Garden Cooperative. Plein Air Garden Concert. 345 Balliol St. 416-4870705. Free. Thursday August 20 ●●5:00: Roy Thomson Hall/Small World Music Society. Live on the Patio: Emma-Lee. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-5934822. Free. Food & drinks available. ●●7:00: Harbourfront Centre. Summer Music in the Garden: There and Back. Roots and Original Music from Scotland and Appalachia. Coracree. 235 Queens Quay W. 416973-4000. Free. Friday August 21 ●●5:00: Roy Thomson Hall/Small World Music Society. Live on the Patio: The Slocan Ramblers. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-593-4822. Free. Food & drinks available. Saturday August 22 ●●8:00: Arraymusic. The Triana Project: Fla- menco Dance. Flamenco musicians, singers, 62 | June | July | August, 2015 Tuesday September 1 and dancers. Array Space, 155 Walnut Ave. 416-532-3019. TBA. ●●1:00: St. James Cathedral. Organ Recital. David Briggs, organ. 65 Church St. 416-3647865. Free. Sunday August 23 ●●4:00: Harbourfront Centre. Summer Wednesday September 2 Music in the Garden: Un Brin de Fantaisie -- Italian Instrumental Music of the Early Baroque. Works by Castello, Frescobaldi, Kapsberger, Pittoni Ferrarese and others. Ensemble La Cigale. 235 Queens Quay W. 416973-4000. Free. ●●4:00: St. James Cathedral. Organ Recital. David Briggs, organ. 65 Church St. 416-3647865. Free. ●●5:00: Roy Thomson Hall/Lula Music and Arts Centre. Live on the Patio: Mar Aberto SoundSystem. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-593-4822. Free. Food & drinks available. recent era. Silk String Trio (Wen Zhao, pipa/ lute; Ziwen Qin, guzheng/zither; Di Zhang, yangqin/dulcimer). 235 Queens Quay W. 416973-4000. Free. The Toronto Cornish Association & St. Olave’s Anglican Church proudly present the TRELAWNY MALE CHOIR Thursday September 3 ●●5:00: Roy Thomson Hall/Lula Music and Monday August 24 ●●12:15: Church of the Holy Trinity. Music Mondays: Blackwood. Togni: Benedicite (world premiere). Peter-Anthony Togni, organ and piano; Jeff Reilly, bass clarinet. 10 Trinity Sq. 416-598-4521 x223. PWYC; suggested donation $5. Tuesday August 25 ●●1:00: St. James Cathedral. Organ Recital. Tues., Sept. 8, 2015, 7 p.m. Sunday September 6 To get yours call 416 698-0336 or 416 769-5686 ●●4:00: Harbourfront Centre. Summer David Briggs, organ. 65 Church St. 416-3647865. Free. ●●7:30: Toronto Concert Orchestra. Symphony in the Gardens: Stage and Screen. Music from Star Wars, Raiders of the Lost Ark, West Wide Story, Phantom of the Opera, Les Misérables, and other Hollywood and Broadway hits. Casa Loma, 1 Austin Terrace. 416-923-1171. $24; $18(sr/st); $14(4-13); Free(under 4). Direct from Cornwall, England Arts Centre. Live on the Patio: Lula All Stars. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-5934822. Free. Food & drinks available. ●●7:00: Harbourfront Centre. Summer Music in the Garden: Arrelumbre -- Light after Dark. Flamenco, Balkan, Sephardic, Turkish and original music. Ventanas; Tamar Ilana, vocals. 235 Queens Quay W. 416-9734000. Free. Music in the Garden: Silk and Bamboo. Chinese music from the Qing Dynasty to the at St. Olave’s Anglican Church 360 Windermere Ave., Toronto (south of Bloor, between Runnymede and Jane). Chairlift available. Tickets: $20 before Aug. 28; $25 after Aug. 28 and at door. For more info go to stolaves.ca or torontocornishassociation.org B. Concerts Beyond the GTA IN THIS ISSUE: Ancaster, Barrie, Brantford, Cambridge, Campbellford, Dundas, Hamilton, Kingston, London, Midland, Pefferlaw, Peterborough, Stratford, Waterloo. Wednesday August 26 ●●12:35: St. Stephen’s in-the-Fields Anglican Tuesday June 2 Church. Concerts at Midday. Simon Walker, organ. 103 Bellevue Ave. 437-344-3890 or 416-921-6350. Free. Donations welcome. ●●7:30: Artists’ Garden Cooperative. Plein Air Garden Concert. Adventures in filmmaking with filmmaker Peter Rowe. 345 Balliol St. 416-487-0705. Free. ●●8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music Society. QuartetFest 2015 No 2: Penderecki String Quartet with Pamela Highbaugh-Aloni, cello. Beethoven: Quartet in c-sharp, Op.131; Schubert: Quintet in C, D956. KWCMS Music Room, 57 Young St. W., Waterloo. 519-8861673. $50; $30(st). Thursday August 27 Wednesday June 3 ●●5:00: Roy Thomson Hall. Live on the Patio: The Massey Hall Band. 60 Simcoe St. 416593-4822. Free. Food & drinks available. ●●7:00: Harbourfront Centre. Summer Music in the Garden: Ancient Echoes, New Beats. Nagata Shachu Taiko Drum Ensemble. 235 Queens Quay W. 416-973-4000. Free. ●●12:00 noon: Midday Music with Shigeru. Sandra Ruttan and Dean Perry. Works by Debussy, Meyerbeer and Sondheim. Sandra Ruttan, piano and vocals; Dean Perry, piano. Hi-Way Pentecostal Church, 50 Anne St. N., Barrie. 705-726-1181. $5; free(st). Friday August 28 Friday June 5 ●●5:00: Roy Thomson Hall. Live on the Patio: ●●7:30: Cambridge Symphony Orchestra. The Massey Hall Band. 60 Simcoe St. 416593-4822. Free. Food & drinks available. Tenors Times Three. Selection of works from the world of opera, Neapolitan and Spanish songs, and more. Romulo Delgado, tenor; Ernesto Ramírez, tenor; Stanislas Vitort, tenor. Forward Church, 455 Myers Rd, Cambridge. 519-239-0710. PWYC. ●●8:00: Acoustic Muse Concerts. Annual Smales Pace / Change of Pace Folk Reunion. Laura Smith; David Bradstreet; James Gordon; Paul Mills; Bill Garrett and Sue Lothrop; and others. Aeolian Hall, 795 Dundas St. E., London. 519-672-7950 or 519-319-5847. $35/$30(adv). Silent and live auction to benefit the Ken Palmer Bursary Fund. ●●8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music Society. QuartetFest 2015 No 3: Lafayette Quartet with the PSQ’s Christine Vlajk, viola. M. Haydn: String Quintet in C, P108; Shostakovich: Quartet No.13; Enescu: Octet, Op.7. Sunday August 30 ●●4:00: St. James Cathedral. Organ Recital. David Briggs, organ. 65 Church St. 416-3647865. Free. ●●8:00: Somewhere There/Arraymusic. Audiopollination. Array Space, 155 Walnut Ave. 416-532-3019. $10 or PWYC. Monday August 31 ●●12:15: Church of the Holy Trinity. Music Mondays. R. Strauss: Vier Lieder, Op.27; Dvořák: Symphony No.8 in G, Op.88, B.163. Rachel Krehm, soprano; Canzona Chamber Players; Evan Mitchell, conductor. 10 Trinity Sq. 416-598-4521. PWYC; suggested donation $5. Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery, 25 Caroline St N, Waterloo. 519-886-1673. $35; $20(st). Saturday June 6 ●●2:00: Westben. Fiddler on the Roof. Book by Joseph Stein, music by Jerry Boch, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, based on stories by Sholem Aleichem. Andrew Tees (Tevye); Kimberly Dafoe (Golda); Donna Bennett (Fruma Sarah); Westben Festival Chorus & Friends; Edward Franko, director. The Barn, 6698 County Rd. 30, Campbellford. 1-877-883-5777. $39; $37(sr); $15(st); $5(youth). Also Jun 7, 13, 14(mat); Jun 12 (eve). ●●7:30: Barrie Concert Band. Let’s Celebrate Barrie! Multimedia concert celebrating Barrie’s history. Hi-Way Pentecostal Church, 50 Anne St. N., Barrie. 705-481-1607. $20; $15(sr/st); free(under 5). ●●7:30: Grand River Chorus. Concert 4: AllA-Sea. W. Ross McDonald School Auditorium, 350 Brant Ave., Brantford. 519-841-9708. $25; $15(child). ●●8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music Society. QuartetFest 2015 No 4: QuartetFest Young Artists. KWCMS Music Room, 57 Young St. W., Waterloo. 519-886-1673. $15; $10(st). ●●8:00: Peterborough Symphony. Summer in Vienna. Beethoven: Symphony No.7; Mozart: Piano Concerto No.26. Jan Lisiecki, piano. Showplace Performance Centre, 290 George St. N., Peterborough. 705-742-7469. $36.50; $15(rush); $5(eyeGO). Sunday June 7 ●●2:00: Westben. Fiddler on the Roof. Book by Joseph Stein, music by Jerry Boch, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, based on stories by Sholem Aleichem. Andrew Tees (Tevye); Kimberly thewholenote.com Dafoe (Golda); Donna Bennett (Fruma Sarah); Westben Festival Chorus & Friends; Edward Franko, director. The Barn, 6698 County Rd. 30, Campbellford. 1-877-883-5777. $39; $37(sr); $15(st); $5(youth). Also June 6, 13, 14(mat); June 12 (eve). ●●8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music Society. QuartetFest 2015 No 4: QuartetFest Young Artists, Winner of the Penderecki Quartet Prize. KWCMS Music Room, 57 Young St. W., Waterloo. 519-886-1673. $15; $10(st). Thursday June 11 ●●12:15: St. George’s Cathedral. Summer Concert Series: Matthew Larkin, organ. 270 King St. E., Kingston. 613-548-4617. Freewill offering. The series runs every Thurs through Aug 27. Friday June 12 ●●7:00: Westben. Fiddler on the Roof. Book by Joseph Stein, music by Jerry Boch, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, based on stories by Sholem Aleichem. Andrew Tees (Tevye); Kimberly Dafoe (Golda); Donna Bennett (Fruma Sarah); Westben Festival Chorus & Friends; Edward Franko, director. The Barn, 6698 County Rd. 30, Campbellford. 1-877-883-5777. $39; $37(sr); $15(st); $5(youth). Also June 6, 7, 13, 14(mat). ●●7:30: Arcady. Voices of Summer. Beckett: New Works. Ronald Beckett, conductor. Central Presbyterian Church (Brantford), 97 Wellington St., Brantford. 519-428 3185. $10-$22. Saturday June 13 ●●2:00: Westben. Fiddler on the Roof. Book by Joseph Stein, music by Jerry Boch, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, based on stories by Sholem Aleichem. Andrew Tees (Tevye); Kimberly Dafoe (Golda); Donna Bennett (Fruma Sarah); Westben Festival Chorus & Friends; Edward Franko, director. The Barn, 6698 County Rd. 30, Campbellford. 1-877-883-5777. $39; $37(sr); $15(st); $5(youth). Also Jun 6, 7, 14(mat); Jun 12 (eve). ●●8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music Society. Maxim Lando, Piano. Chopin: Ballade No.1 in g, Op.23; Kalliwoda: Morceau de Salon for Clarinet and Piano; Tchaikovsky: Dumka, Op.59; Liszt: La Leggierezza; Bach: Prelude and Fugue in E WTC 1 No.9; other works. Guests: Vadim Lando, clarinet; Pippa Borisy, piano. KWCMS Music Room, 57 Young St. W., Waterloo. 519-886-1673. $25; $15(st). Sunday June 14 ●●2:00: Westben. Fiddler on the Roof. Book by Joseph Stein, music by Jerry Boch, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, based on stories by Sholem Aleichem. Andrew Tees (Tevye); Kimberly Dafoe (Golda); Donna Bennett (Fruma Sarah); Westben Festival Chorus & Friends; Edward Franko, director. The Barn, 6698 County Rd. 30, Campbellford. 1-877-883-5777. $39; $37(sr); $15(st); $5(youth). Also June 6, 7, 13(mat); June 12 (eve). Tuesday June 16 ●●8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music Society. Community Orchestra Ensembles. Finzi: Five Bagetelles; Delibes: Flower Duet from Lakmé (flutes/piano); Mozart: Flute Quartet; Shostakovich: Elegy in F-sharp (violin/piano); Corelli: Concerto Grosso Op.6, thewholenote.com No.10; other works. KWCMS Music Room, 57 Young St. W., Waterloo. 519-886-1673. $15; $8(st). Wednesday June 24 Saturday July 11 ●●8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music ●●7:30: Brookside Music: Festival of the Bay. Society. Su Jeon, Piano and Andrea Tyniec, Violin. Schubert: Violin Sonata in A, D574; Mozetich: L’esprit chantant; Szymanowski: Nocturne e Tarentella; Pärt: Fratres; Spiegel im Spiegel; Schubert: Fantasy in C. KWCMS Music Room, 57 Young St. W., Waterloo. 519886-1673. $30; $20(st). Thursday June 18 ●●12:15: St. George’s Cathedral. Summer Concert Series: Ioulia Blinova and Ruby Jin, Piano Duo. Works by Brahms and Piazzolla. 270 King St. E., Kingston. 613-548-4617. Freewill offering. The series runs every Thurs through Aug 27. ●●7:30: HanVoice. HanVoice in Concert with Scott St. John & Friends. Mendelssohn: Octet; Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings; Dvořák: Piano Quintet; Bach: Brandenburg No.3; Seung Jae Chung: Arirang Fantasy for clarinet quintet. Scott St. John, violin; Sharon Wei, viola; Min Jeong Koh, violin; Angela Park, piano; Roman Borys, cello; and others. Paul Davenport Theatre, Talbot College, Western University, Lambton Dr, London. 416-8201007. $35/$30(adv); $25(st)/$20(adv). Also June 17(U of T). In support of North Korean human rights and refugee crisis. Thursday June 25 ●●12:15: St. George’s Cathedral. Summer Concert Series: Gabriel’s Oboe. Morricone (arr. Palmer). Barbara Bolte, Anke Carrington and Julie Paul. 270 King St. E., Kingston. 613548-4617. Freewill offering. Series runs every Thurs through Aug 27. ●●7:30: Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra. HPO Indie Series. Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra Chamber Ensemble; Illitry; Christien Ledroit, composer. Park Street Gasworks, 141 Park St. N, Hamilton. 905-5267756. $15. Saturday June 27 Saturday June 20 ●●8:00: Gordon Murray Presents. Piano ●●11:00am: Open Ears Festival of Music Soirée. A Tribute to the Music of Sigmund Romberg (arr. G. Murray). Romberg: Will You Remember? (from Maytime), The Desert Song & One Alone (from The Desert Song), I Bring a Song of Love. Gordon Murray, piano. St. Paul’s United Church, 29 Park St. W., Dundas. 416-631-4300. $15; $10(st). ●●8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music Society. Peter Vinograde, piano. Bach: Partitas No.1 in B-flat, BWV 825; No.4 in D, BWV 828; Shostakovich: Preludes and Fugues No.8 and No.15; Rachmaninov: Prelude in d; Albeniz: Rondeña (from Iberia); Liszt: Fantasia and Fugue on the B-A-C-H Theme. KWCMS Music Room, 57 Young St. W., Waterloo. 519886-1673. $30; $20(st). and Sound. Open Ears Regatta & Dreamworld Jukebox. Kathryn Ladano and Michael Borkovic Duo; Ben Grossman, hurdy gurdy; Jason White, jazz piano; Freeplay Duo. Carl Zehr Square - Kitchener City Hall, 200 King St. W., Kitchener. 1-888-363-3591. Free. ●●12:00 noon: Open Ears Festival of Music and Sound/Kitchener-Waterloo Multicultural Festival. Sirens of Victoria Park. Peter Hatch: MyAudia: Guerilla Sound Events. Peter Hatch, composer; Lori Freedman and Kathryn Ladano, clarinets; MyAudia Ensemble. Victoria Park, 57 Devon St., Kitchener. 1-888363-3591. Free. ●●7:00: St. George’s Cathedral. Summer Concert Series: Ivey Handbell Ensemble. Performing on 6 octaves of handbells and hand chimes. Trevor Cook, conductor. 270 King St. E., Kingston. 613-548-4617. Freewill offering. The series runs every Thurs through Aug 27. Sunday June 28 ●●2:30: Kingston Chamber Ensemble. In Con- cert. Mozart: Piano Quartet in E-flat; Brahms: Piano Quartet No.2 in A. Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts, 390 King St. W., Kingston. 613-532-8927. $30; $20(st). Sunday June 21 ●●7:30: Cuckoo’s Nest Folk Club. The Dovetail Trio. Jamie Roberts, voice/guitar; Rosie Hood, voice; Matt Quinn, melodeon/mandolin/fiddle. Chaucer’s Pub, 122 Carling St., London. 519473-2099. $18/$15(adv). ●●7:30: Open Ears Festival of Music and Sound. Soundgliding. Antoine Bedard & Justin Rutledge: A Crazy Kind of Hope (Sarah Chase, choreographer); Supercollider; Rodney Sharman: Study for a Crouching Figure. Sarah Chase, choreographer; Andrea Nann, Lori Freedman, Marc Boivin, James Harley, Jeremy Bell, Gregory Oh, Leslie Ting, performers; and others. The Registry Theatre, 122 Frederick St, Kitchener. 1-888-363-3591. $25(adv)/$30(door); $15/$20(st); $5(eyeGO). ●●8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music Society. Dmitri Kotranakis, Classical Guitar. Ourkouzounov: Toryanse Tales; Assad: Fantasia Carioca; Domeniconi: A Step to Paradise; Toccata in Blue; Drozd: Adagio (Omaggio a J. S. Bach) Op.44; Piazzolla: Souite Troilean (arr. D. Bisso); other works. KWCMS Music Room, 57 Young St. W., Waterloo. 519-886-1673. $30; $20(st). Thursday July 2 ●●12:15: St. George’s Cathedral. Summer Concert Series: Harmonious Pigs Reed Ensemble. Works from the 18th to 20th centuries, from France, Germany, Brazil, U.S.A and other countries. Shauna McDonald, clarinet; Susan Morris, oboe; Benjamin Glossop, bassoon. 270 King St. E., Kingston. 613-5484617. Freewill offering. Series runs every Thurs through Aug 27. Thursday July 9 ●●12:15: St. George’s Cathedral. Summer Concert Series: Ali Berkok, Piano. Works by Ligeti, Porter, Esso and Berkok. 270 King St. E., Kingston. 613-548-4617. Freewill offering. Series runs every Thurs through Aug 27. Friday July 10 ●●6:00: Brookside Music: Festival of the Bay. Adam Crossley. Music by Debussy and Ravel. Adam Crossley, singer/songwriter. Lot 102, 837 King St., Midland. 705-527-4420. Dinner & show: $50; $35(st); Show only: $25; $10(st). Adam Crossley. Adam Crossley, singer/songwriter. Meaford Hall, 12 Nelson St. E., Meaford. 1-877-538-0463. $35; $15(st). ●●9:30: TD Sunfest 2015. Afro-Cuban All Stars. Victoria Park, 509 Clarence St., London. 519-672-1522. Free. TD Bandshell. Sunday July 12 ●●7:00: Music at Fieldcote. Karen Thorn- ton in Concert. Fieldcote Memorial Park and Museum, 64 Sulphur Springs, Ancaster. 905648-8144. Free. Tuesday July 14 ●●8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music Society. Lalun. Liron Man, hand pans/guitar; Lan Dung, erhu; Jonathan Bernard, percussion. KWCMS Music Room, 57 Young St. W., Waterloo. 519-886-1673. $25; $15(st). Thursday July 16 ●●12:15: St. George’s Cathedral. Summer Concert Series: Classic Delights Ensemble. Catherine Redsell, horn; William Egnatoff, flute; Joan Egnatoff, piano. 270 King St. E., Kingston. 613-548-4617. Freewill offering. Series runs every Thurs through Aug 27. Friday July 17 ●●7:30: Brookside Music: Festival of the Bay. Mauro Bertoli and Wolfgang David. Mauro Bertoli, piano; Wolfgang David, violin. Meaford Hall, 12 Nelson St. E., Meaford. 1-877-5380463. $35; $15(st). Saturday July 18 ●●7:00: Conrad Grebel University College. The World Beloved: Bluegrass & Beyond. University of Waterloo Department of Music, University Choir. The Cedars, 543 Beechwood Dr., Waterloo. 519-885-0220 x24256. $10; $5(st/sr). Sunday July 19 ●●7:00: Music at Fieldcote. Boris Brott & Rita Chiarelli in Concert. Fieldcote Memorial Park and Museum, 64 Sulphur Springs, Ancaster. 905-648-8144. Free. Tuesday July 21 ●●8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music Society. Lucy Zhang, Violin, Tiffany Yang Tian and Victor Cheng, Pianos. Beethoven: Violin Sonata No.8; Bach: Sonata for Solo Violin No.1; Kevin Lau: The Water of Life; Enescu: Violin Sonata No.3. KWCMS Music Room, 57 Young St. W., Waterloo. 519-886-1673. $15; $10(st). Wednesday July 22 ●●7:00: Stratford Summer Music. National Youth Orchestra/Youth Orchestra of the Americas. J. Strauss Sr.: Radetzky March, Op. 228; Chavez: Symphonie India; Holst: Excerpts from The Planets; Prokofiev: Excerpts from Romeo and Juliet; Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture. William Allman Memorial Arena, 15 Morenz Dr, Stratford. 1-888-532-4470 x223. PWYC. Thursday July 23 ●●12:15: St. George’s Cathedral. Sum- mer Concert Series: Cranberry Dixie Band. Traditional New Orleans and Chicago style Dixieland music and Swing. 270 King St. E., June | July | August, 2015 | 63 B. Concerts Beyond the GTA Kingston. 613-548-4617. Freewill offering. Series runs every Thurs through Aug 27. ●●8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music Society. Musicians of orchestra@UWaterloo. Beethoven: Septet; works by Piazzolla; Fauré: Sonata No.1. KWCMS Music Room, 57 Young St. W., Waterloo. 519-886-1673. $20; $10(st). Sunday July 26 ●●7:00: Conrad Grebel University College. In Concert. Chamber ensemble music including works by Bach and Mozart. University of Waterloo Department of Music Instrumental Chamber Ensembles. 140 Westmount Rd. N., Waterloo. 519-885-0220 x24256. Free. Reception after. ●●7:00: Music at Fieldcote. Music of Cole Porter. David Warrack, conductor. Fieldcote Memorial Park and Museum, 64 Sulphur Springs, Ancaster. 905-648-8144. Free. ●●8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music Society. Alexander Tselyakov, Piano; Joyce Lai, Violin; Chris Gongos, Horn. Beethoven: Horn Sonata; Romance No.1 (violin/piano); Brahms: Horn Trio; Sarasate: Zigeunerweisen for violin, piano. KWCMS Music Room, 57 Young St. W., Waterloo. 519-886-1673. $15; $10(st). Thursday July 30 ●●12:15: St. George’s Cathedral. Summer Concert Series: Michael Leopold, Lute and Ann Marie Morgan, Viola da Gamba. 270 King St. E., Kingston. 613-548-4617. Freewill offering. Series runs every Thurs through Aug 27. Wednesday August 5 ●●8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music Society. Marko Paganovic, Piano. Bach: Partita No.1, BWV 825; Beethoven: Sonata Op.28; Mozart: Fantasie in c, K475; Chopin: Polonaise-Fantasie, Op.61; Tchaikovsky: Dumka, Op.59. KWCMS Music Room, 57 Young St. W., Waterloo. 519-886-1673. $20; $10(st). Thursday August 6 ●●12:15: St. George’s Cathedral. Summer Concert Series: Deborah Schuurmans, Piano. 270 King St. E., Kingston. 613-548-4617. Freewill offering. Series runs every Thurs through Beat by Beat | Mainly Clubs, Mostly Jazz! Heavies From Away Aug 27. Saturday August 8 ●●11:00am: Eaglewood Folk Festival. All-Day Event. Folk, roots, blues music performed in open-air concert. Shred Kelly, Birds of Chicago, Leaf Rapids, Brock Zeman, Cécile Doo-Kingué and others. Living Landscapes, 7130 Old Homestead Rd., Pefferlaw. 905-7229569. $60(advance only). ●●8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music Society. HMM Trio. Tentative program: Beethoven: “Ghost” Op.70 No.1; Tchaikovsky: Trio in a. Heidi Wall, piano; Marcus Scholtes, violin; Miriam Stewart-Kroeker, cello. KWCMS Music Room, 57 Young St. W., Waterloo. 519886-1673. $25; $15(st). BOB BEN Thursday August 13 ●●12:15: St. George’s Cathedral. Summer Concert Series: Kyoko Ogoda, Marimba and Japanese Taiko Drum. 270 King St. E., Kingston. 613-548-4617. Freewill offering. Series runs every Thurs through Aug 27. Ari Hoenig I t’s here, it’s here, the Toronto Jazz Festival is here! On the Old Mill Inn website, where they list the jazz concerts happening at the Home Smith Bar, they refer to their lineup as a “year-round jazz festival.” I like that. But I would object that the term describes not just that venue, but the whole city. The festival never stops. There’s jazz happening every day and night of the year, and it’s not too hard to find the really top-shelf players. So in terms of local talent, the week of the TJF isn’t much different from the rest of the year: Toronto heavies just being heavy in Toronto. What is different is that the Jazz Festival brings us some of the best international talent. Ari Hoenig: Born in Philly but based in New York, Ari Hoenig, the monstrous, melody-playing, time-bending drummer, will be coming back to Toronto for more. Last time Hoenig was here in town, he brought his own ensemble (but not his own cymbals – he used mine, which is perhaps a story for another time and place), playing Thursday August 20 ●●12:15: St. George’s Cathedral. Summer Concert Series: Melinda Raymond, Violin; Gauvin Bailey, Cello; and Clare Gordon, Piano. 270 King St. E., Kingston. 613-548-4617. Freewill offering. Series runs every Thurs through Aug 27. Thursday August 27 ●●12:15: St. George’s Cathedral. Summer Concert Series: Antonia Mahon, Flute and Tracy Stuchbery, Piano. 270 King St. E., Kingston. 613-548-4617. Freewill offering. Series runs every Thurs through Aug 27. Saturday August 29 ●●7:30: Shoreline Chorus. The Shepherd and The Lamb. Shoreline Chorus with guests The Leith Quartet; Ann-Marie MacDairmid, conductor. Handel: Selected choruses from Messiah; Goodall: The Lord Is My Shepherd (from the Vicar of Dibley); Barber: Agnus Dei, Barber; Dett: Listen to the Lambs; other works. Meaford United Church, 7 Boucher St. E., Meaford. 519-599-2710. $20. C. In the Clubs (Mostly Jazz) 120 Diner 120 Church St. 416-792-7725 120diner.com (full schedule) Jun 18 6pm Broadsway $20(adv)/$25(door). Jun 19 6pm Dana Jean Phoenix $10(adv)/$15(door). Jun 20 6pm Brad Cormier & Adam Weinmann $10(adv)/$15(door). Jun 21 6pm Gabs Sings Babs: Gabi Epstein Sings Music of Barbra Streisand $10(adv)/$15(door). Jun 22 6pm Jeremy Walmsley Trio $10(adv)/$15(door). Jun 23 6pm Jennifer Ryan & Jordan O’Connor $10(adv)/$15(door). Jun 24 6pm Sam Broverman: “The Life & Music of Johnny Mercer” $10(adv)/$15(door). Jun 25 6pm Laura Hubert $10(adv)/$15(door). Jun 26 6pm Shannon Butcher & Ross MacIntyre $10(adv)/$15(door). Jun 27 6pm Ori Dagan & Kat Langdon $10(adv)/$15(door). 80 Gladstone July 6-10, 2015 London, Ontario 80 Gladstone Ave. 416-516-7199 80gladstone.com (full schedule) Jun 29 7pm Rob Mosher’s Polebridge $10. www.percshop.uwo.ca Alleycatz 2409 Yonge St. 416-481-6865 alleycatz.ca All shows: 9pm unless otherwise indicated. Call for cover charge info. 64 | June | July | August, 2015 Every Mon 8pm Salsa Night w/ Frank Bischun and free lessons. Every Tue 8:30pm Bachata Night w/ DJ Frank Bischun and free lessons. Every Wed 8:30pm Carlo Berardinucci Band. No cover. Jun 5, 19, 20 Lady Kane. Jun 6 Jamesking. Jun 12, 13 Taxi. Jun 26 Orangeman. Jun 27 Soular. Annette Studios 566 Annette St. 647-880-8378 annettestudios.com Every Mon 9:30pm Jazz Jam w/Jared Goldman Quintet. Suggested donation $12/$9(st). Artword Artbar 15 Colbourne St., Hamilton. 905-543-8512 artword.net (full schedule) Jun 6 9pm Thom Mason, Adrean Farrugia, Pat Collins $8/$5(st). Jun 12 8pm Art Crawl: Jazz with the Aubrey Wilson Quartet PWYC. Jun 17 8pm The Jason Jones Unit $5. Jun 24 8pm The Brenda Brown Quartet $10. Jun 25 8pm Scott Taplay Trio feat. Adrean Farrugia $5-$10. Blakbird, The 812b Bloor St. W. 647-344-7225 theblakbird.com (full schedule) Bloom 2315 Bloor St. W. 416-767-1315 thewholenote.com I say they used to have a modest fan base, because that base has since exploded and become anything but modest. It may have been simply word of mouth, but more likely it had something to do with that Grammy they won. Since then, The Rex has become way too small for the gigantic audience they would inevitably draw – they started playing bigger venues, like Lee’s Palace and Adelaide Hall. Sometimes, they’d do a surprise late night set at The Rex, which, despite the short notice, would still end up packed. Snarky Puppy’s studio recordings and videos show their music being represented by a gigantic ensemble, practically an orchestra, including a string section, too many keyboards, and just enough grandeur. But when they play live, at least in Toronto, they bring a condensed version of the ensemble which sounds not worse, not better, but different. There’s a certain rawness and aggression present in their live shows that is softened in their studio recordings. To say the least, it’s worth checking out, if only once. For a survey of what this group is all about, listen to three songs: Skate U, Binky and Lingus. All appear on different albums and all can be found online. Snarky Puppy will be crowding the Toronto Star stage at Nathan Phillips Square for the festival on June 26. As someone who’s seen them live at least 12 times and never got tired of it, I can confidently say you’ll have fun. Other out-of-towners gracing Toronto stages for the TJF include: Branford Marsalis, Dan Weiss Trio, Phil Dwyer Trio, Robert Glasper, Tower of Power, Kurt Elling and a supergroup featuring Dave Holland, Chris Potter, Lionel Loueke and Eric Harland. A lot of these groups (and others not mentioned!) are appearing on the main stages, which haven’t been listed in the Clubs section, so make sure to go to torontojazz.com for all the details you need to plan your festival week, and pick up paper guides at any of the main stages. Are you ready? Let’s do this thing. his original music, which is consistently both rhythmically intricate, as you would expect from a drummer, and harmonically sophisticated, which you might not. Hoenig’s original music is something else, and it must be heard. But if there’s one recording that I think captures the group at their best, it’s a rendition of a song by another composer: their take on Bobby Timmons’ Moanin’ from the album Lines of Oppression is pure gold. The recording begins with Hoenig demonstrating what he’s at least partially known for, which is his ability to play coherent, discernible, tonal melodies on the drums, capturing the notes of a given chord with the drums’ open tunings, and achieving in-between notes and bending pitches with his hands and elbows. He plays the melody, but the solos are done with all the instruments in their traditional roles. Over a dirty jazz shuffle that swings hard and pushes everything forward, his bandmates do Moanin’ justice, to say the least. Honourable mention goes to Tigran Hamasyan’s piano solo which is dripping with attitude on that track. Hoenig will be coming to The Rex for two nights to play with Alex Goodman’s trio – Alex is a U of T alum who did his master’s degree in music at the Manhattan School and settled in the Big Apple. Rick Rosalo, the bassist in the trio, incidentally, is also a jazz musician of Canadian origin who was drawn to NYC like a moth to the flame. Sensing a pattern here? Snarky Puppy used to have a modest fan base in Toronto. A base of which I was a part. Around 2011 to 2013, I attended every single concert they played in Toronto. If they played two nights, more often than not, I went to both. I wasn’t alone in being such a dedicated fan – the band regularly sold out The Rex, leaving behind a handful of people who were naive enough to think they had a chance of getting in without coming early. I remember one snowy night in 2012; I was one of those naive kids. I waited 90 minutes outside in the freezing cold, but was eventually let in and caught a set and a half. It was worth it. bloomrestaurant.com All shows: 19+. Call for reservations. Jun 14 7pm Suba Sankaran Autorickshaws $50 (with dinner). Jun 25 7pm Patricia Cano Trio $45 (with dinner). Blue Goose Tavern, The 1 Blue Goose St., Mimico. 416-255-2442 thebluegoosetavern.com (full schedule) Jun 7 4pm Blues at the Goose Jam Session with The BG Rhythm Section: Gary Kendall (bass), Mike Fitzpatrick (drums), feat. Robin Bank$ & Teddy Leonard. Jun 14 4pm Blues at the Goose Jam Session with The BG Rhythm Section: Gary Kendall (bass), Mike Fitzpatrick (drums), feat. Johnny Max & Steve Grisbrook. Jun 21 4pm Blues at the Goose Jam Session with The BG Rhythm Section: Gary Kendall (bass), Mike Fitzpatrick (drums), feat. Paul Reddick & Greg Cockerill. Jun 28 4pm Blues at the Goose Jam Session with The BG Rhythm Section: Gary Kendall (bass), Mike Fitzpatrick (drums), feat. Jerome Godboo & Eric Schenkman. Castro’s Lounge 2116e Queen St. E. 416-699-8272 castroslounge.com (full schedule) All shows: No cover/PWYC. Every Wed 6pm The Mediterranean Stars. thewholenote.com Snarky Puppy Bob Ben is The WholeNote’s jazz listings editor. He can be reached at [email protected]. Every Sat 4:30pm Big Rude Jake. Brunch hosted by Anthony Abbatangeli No cover. C’est What Dominion on Queen 67 Front St. E (416) 867-9499 cestwhat.com (full schedule) Jun 13, 27 3pm The Hot Five Jazzmakers No cover/PWYC. 500 Queen St. E. 416-368-6893 dominiononqueen.com (full schedule) Call for cover charge info. Chalkers Pub, Billiards & Bistro Emmet Ray, The 247 Marlee Ave. 416-789-2531 chalkerspub.com (full schedule) Every Wed 8pm Girls Night Out Jazz Jam w/ host Lisa Particelli PWYC. Jun 6 6pm Fern Lindzon (piano, voice) Trio with Ross MacIntyre (bass), Ethan Ardelli (drums) $15. Jun 13 6pm Brian Dickinson (piano) Trio with Dan Fortin (bass), Ethan Ardelli (drums) $15. Jun 14 7pm Marito Marques $15. Jun 20 6pm Don Thompson (piano) & Reg Schwager (guitar) $15. Jun 21 7pm Lisa Particelli’s Girls Night Out JAZZ All-Star Vocal Showcase $20. Jun 26 7pm The Ault Sisters $10. Jun 27 6pm Lorne Lofsky (guitar)Trio with Kieran Overs (bass), Barry Romberg (drums) $20(adv)/$25(door). 924 College St. 416-792-4497 theemmetray.com (full schedule) All shows: No cover/PWYC. Jun 4 9pm John-Wayne Swingtet: Wayne Nakamura (guitar), Abbey Sholzberg (bass), John Farrell (guitar). Jun 14 5pm Monk’s Music; 7:30pm Harley Card Trio. Jun 15 9:30pm Rebecca Hennesey’s Fog. Jun 21 5pm Harrison Vetro; 7:30pm Jeff LaRochelle Quartet. Fat City Blues 890 College St. 647-345-8282 fatcityblues.com (full schedule) Jun 18 9:30pm Tyler Yarema No cover. Jun 19 9:30pm Patrick Tevlin No cover. Jun 21 9:30pm John Lennard No cover. DeSotos Flying Beaver Pubaret, The 1079 St. Clair Ave. W. 416-651-2109 desotos.ca (full schedule) Every Sun 11am-2pm Sunday Live Jazz 488 Parliament St. 647-347-6567 pubaret.com (full schedule) Free Times Cafe 320 College St. 416-967-1078 freetimescafe.com (full schedule) Garage @ CSI Annex, The 720 Bathurst St. 416-619-4621 livefromtheannex.com Jun 2 ‘Live From the Annex’ monthly Cabaret $15(adv). Gate 403 403 Roncesvalles Ave. 416-588-2930 gate403.com All shows: PWYC. Jun 1 5pm Mike Daley Jazz Trio; 9pm Bruce Chapman Blues Duo with feature guests. Jun 2 5pm Howard Willett Blues Duo; 9pm Nick Morgan Jazz Trio. Jun 3 5pm Evan Desaulnier Jazz Trio; 9pm Julian Fauth Blues Night. Jun 4 5pm Joanne Morra & the France St. Jazz Ensemble; 9pm Mélanie Brûlée’s Band. Jun 5 5pm Sarah Kennedy and Matt Pines Jazz Duo; 9pm Fraser Melvin Blues Band. Jun 6 5pm Bill Heffernan and His Friends; 9pm Six Points Jazz Orchestra. Jun 7 5pm Anything Goes Jazz Band; 9pm Bartosz Hadala Group. Jun 8 5pm Clela Errington Root Music Duo; 9pm Chris Staig Trio. Jun 9 5pm Thom Mason Jazz Trio; 9pm Lisa Patterson’s Roam Original Roma Roots Trio. Jun 10 June | July | August, 2015 | 65 D. In the Clubs (Mostly Jazz) 5pm Michelle Rumball with friend; 9pm Julian Fauth Blues Night. Jun 11 5pm Jacqueline Brown Jazz Band; 9pm Kevin Laliberté Jazz & Flamenco Trio. Jun 12 5pm Ken Taylor: Fixin’s Jazz Trio; 9pm The Sleaper Group. Jun 13 5pm Bill Heffernan and His Friends; 9pm John Deehan Jazz Band. Jun 14 5pm Carter Brodkorb Jazz Quintet; 9pm Johnny Cox and the Magnetic Line. Jun 15 5pm Clair Lee Jazz Trio; 9pm Blues and Troubles. Jun 16 5pm Sarah Kennedy and Matt Pines Jazz Duo; 9pm Nomad’s Groove Latin Jazz Duo. Jun 17 5pm Concord Jazz Quintet; 9pm Julian Fauth Blues Night.Jun 18 5pm Roger Chong Jazz Band; 9pm Annie Bonsignore Jazz Duo or Trio. Jun 19 5pm Sam Broverman Jazz Duo; 9pm Denielle Bassels Jazz Band. Jun 20 5pm Bill Heffernan and His Friends; 9pm Sweet Derrick Blues Band. Jun 21 5pm Jeff Taylor and the SLT; 9pm Brownman Akoustic Trio. Jun 22 5pm Mike Daley Jazz Trio; 9pm Fraser Melvin Blues Band. Jun 23 5pm Concord Jazz Quintet; 9pm Tiffany Hanus Jazz Band. Jun 24 5pm G Street Jazz Trio; 9pm Julian Fauth Blues Night. Jun 25 5pm The Kathleen Gorman Group; 9pm Whitney Ross-Barris Jazz Band. Jun 26 5pm Cyndi Carleton: At Ease Music; 9pm Lisa Hutchinson Blues Quartet. Jun 27 5pm Joanne Morra & the France St. Jazz Ensemble; 9pm Melissa Boyce Jazz & Blues Band. Jun 28 5pm Cheryl White Rhythym & Blues Band; 9pm Anthony Fung Jazz Trio. Jun 29 5pm Dan Pitt Jazz Duo; 9pm Kalya Ramu Jazz Band. Jun 30 5pm Michael Bell and Rob Phillip Jazz Duo; 9pm James Byron Band. Grano 2035 Yonge St. 416-440-1986 grano.com (full schedule) Every Wed 7pm June with Gene (DiNovi) $15/$35(with dinner). Grossman’s Tavern 379 Spadina Ave. 416-977-7000 grossmanstavern.com (full schedule) All shows: No cover unless otherwise noted. Jun 1 10pm The Band Called ‘No Band Required’. Jun 2, 23 9:30pm Django Gypsy Jam. Jun 3, 24 10pm Bruce Domoney. Jun 9 8pm The 4th Annual Amy Louie Grossman’s Music Scholarship Fundraiser Concert. Jun 18 9:30pm Ms. Debbie & the Don Valley Stompers. Jun 19 9:30pm Paul Wiggins Jazz Combo. Jun 20 4:30pm Happy Pals. Jun 21 4:30pm New Orleans Connection All Stars; 10pm Brian Cober. Jun 25 10pm Laura Hubert. Jun 26 10pm Frankie Foo. Jun 27 4:30pm Happy Pals; 10pm Caution Jam. Habits Gastropub 928 College St. 416-533-7272 habitsgastropub.com (full schedule) Jun 5 9pm Victor Monsiváis (guitar, voice) Quartet with John Farrell (guitar), Abbey Sholzberg (bass), Federico Monsiváis (drums, percussion). Jun 6 9pm David Rubel (sax) with Malcolm Connor (bass) and Ethan Ardelli (drums). Jun 12 9pm Laura Fernandez Jazz Trio $10. Jun 19, 20, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26 Arlene Paculan & the Cool Ones with featured guests. $10 Harlem Restaurant Jun 22 8pm Drew Jurecka’s Gypsy Swing Quartet $17(adv). Jun 23 8pm Phil Dwyer Trio $29(adv). Jun 24 8pm Sinal Aberto $25.50(adv). Jun 25 8pm Duchess $35.50(adv). Jun 26, 27 8pm Freddy Cole Quartet $35.50(adv). All shows: 7:30-11pm unless otherwise noted. Call for cover charge info. Jun 5 Dirty Jazz. Jun 6 Liz Loughrey & Adrian X. Jun 12, 19, 26 Dave Hutchison Jazz & Blues Band. Jun 13 Kristin Fung. Jun 20Mike Field. Jun 27 Zimzum. Jazz Room, The Hirut Cafe and Restaurant Located in the Huether Hotel, 59 King St. N., Waterloo. 226-476-1565 kwjazzroom.com (full schedule) All shows: 8:30pm-11:30pm unless otherwise indicated. Attendees must be 19+. Jun 5 Andy Klaehn Quintet – A Tribute to the Great Jazz Clarinetists – Goodman, Questa, Shaw and more $15. Jun 6 Phil Dwyer Quartet (BC) $20. Jun 12 Carey West Quartet $15. Jun 13 Bernie Senensky Quartet $18. Jun 19 Pram Trio $16. Jun 20 Kirk McDonald Quartet $18. Jun 26 Rebecca Binnendyk Band $20. Jun 27 Guido Basso Quintet $30/$15(st). Hirut Cafe and Restaurant 2050 Danforth Ave. 416-551-7560 Every Sun 3pm Open mic with Nicola Vaughan: folk/country/jazz/world/R&B. Jun 2, 16 8pm Fingerstyle Guitar Association PWYC. Jun 5 8pm Chris Wallace Jazz Trio PWYC/$10. Jun 6 7:30pm Open Mic Brigade hosted by Robbie Patterson and Mathieu Alepin PWYC. Jun 11 8pm Jazz People PWYC/$5. Jun 12 8pm Summer Wonderland w/ Arlene Paculan PWYC/$10. Jun 13 Jazzforia PWYC/$10. Jun 19 8pm Arlene Paculan and Wonder Women PWYC/$10. Jun 26 9pm Hirut Hoot Cabaret $5 Joe Mama’s 317 King St. W 416-340-6469 joemamas.ca Every Tue 6pm Jeff Eager. Every Wed 6pm Thomas Reynolds & Geoff Torrn. Every Thurs 9pm Blackburn. Every Fri 10pm The Grind. Every Sat 10pm Shugga. Every Sun 6:30pm Organic: Nathan Hiltz (guitar); Bernie Senensky (organ); Ryan Oliver (sax), Morgan Childs (drums). Home Smith Bar – See Old Mill, The Hugh’s Room 2261 Dundas St. W. 416-531-6604 hughsroom.com All shows: 8:30pm unless otherwise noted. Jun 2 10am Toronto Ravel $15. Jun 3 Anne Lindsay – CD Release – Soloworks $20(adv)/$22.50(door). Jun 4, 5, 6 Skydiggers $29(adv)/$32(door) (Thurs), $32(adv)/$35(door) (Fri, Sat). Jun 10 Le Vent Du Nord – CD Release $22.50(adv)/$25(door). Jun 11 Mary Gauthier$27.50(adv)/$30(door). Jun 12 China Crisis $27.50(adv)/$30(door). Jun 13 Women of Blues at Hugh’s $25(adv)/$28(door). Jun 14 Fraser & Girard – CD Release $22.50(adv)/$25(door). Jun 15 The HillBenders – CD Release – Tommy $20(adv)/$22.50(door). Jun 16 6:45pm Kristina Minchopoulos Music Studio Recital $15(adv)/$20(door) (adults), $12(adv)/$15(door) (children under 10). Jun 18 Red Dirt Skinners with Alfie Smith & Nicole Christian $20(adv)/$22.50(door). Jun 19 A Man called Wrycraft presents “Send Lawyers, Guns & Money” A Live Concert Tribute to Warren Zevon $25(adv)/$30(door). Jun 20 Dar Williams – CD Release – Emerald $32.50(adv)/$35(door). Jun 21 Kenny Werner Trio $28.50(adv)/$30(door). Jun 22 Michael Occhipinti & The Sicilian Jazz Project with Special Guests Pilar & Don Byron $25(adv)/$27.50(door). Jun 24 7pm Studio 675 presents Hear My Song! A Vocal Showcase $22.50(adv)/$25(door). Jun 25 Kevin Breit – CD Release – Ernesto & Delilah $22.50(adv)/$25(door). Jun 26 Halie Loren – Canadian Release of Butterfly Blue $20(adv)/$22.50(door). Jun 27 Glendale One & the B-Town Horns $18(adv)/$20(door). KAMA 214 King St. W. 416-599-5262 kamaindia.com (full schedule) All shows: 5pm-8pm. Jun 4 Canadian Jazz Quartet: Frank Wright (vibes), Ted Quinlan (guitar), Pat Collins (bass), Don Vickery (drums) feat. Steve McDade (trumpet, flugelhorn). Jun 11 Canadian Jazz Quartet: Frank Wright (vibes), Ted Quinlan (guitar), Pat Collins (bass), Don Vickery (drums) feat. Michael Stuart (sax). Jun 18 ‘The Two Tenors’: Alex Dean & Perry White. Jun 25 Ian McDougall (trombone) with Neil Swainson (bass). La Revolucion 2848 Dundas St. W 416-766-0746 restaurantlarevolucion.com (full schedule) All shows: PWYC ($10 suggested) Jun 18 7:30pm Julian Fauth & Kenny Yoshioka; 9:30pm Michael Keith hosts Tinderbox Thursdays Open Jam. Jun 19, 26 8pm Les Petits Nouveaux. Jun 20 8pm Chris Bartos Trio. Jun 21 8pm Perlhaze. Jun 23 8pm Denielle Bassels Trio. Jun 24 8pm Ori Dagan. Jun 25 7:30pm Sugar Brown; 9:30pm Michael Keith hosts Tinderbox Thursdays Open Jam. Jun 27 7pm Jozsef Botos Trio; 10:30pm Fraser Melvin Band. Local Gest, The 424 Parliament St. 416-961-9425 (call for concert schedule) Jazz Sundays 4:30pm-7:30pm. No cover. Jun 7 Lazersuzan. Jun 21 Zimzum. Jazz Bistro, The 251 Victoria St. 416-363-5299 jazzbistro.ca Jun 3 9pm Gillian Margot (voice) with Geoffrey Keezer (piano), Richie Goods (bass), Billy Kilson (drums) $25. Jun 18, 19, 20 8pm Renee Rosnes Quartet $35.50(adv). Jun 21 8pm Fred Hersch Trio $35.50(adv). Lula Lounge 1585 Dundas St. W. 416-588-0307 lula.ca (full schedule) Jun 3 8pm Amai Kuda & Y Josephine $12(adv)/$15(door); 9:30pm Ogguere $12(adv)/$15(door). Jun 4 7pm Jorge and Yuri López, Rubén Vazquez, Laura Fernández, Valeria Matzner, Eliana 67 Richmond St. E. 416-368-1920 harlemrestaurant.com (full schedule) 66 | June | July | August, 2015 Cuevas, Alec Dempster, Kali Niño, Rosy Cervantes, Pablosky Rosales and Irene Torres $12(adv)/$15(door); 9:30pm Heavyweights Brass Band, Jay Douglas $12(adv)/$15(door). Jun 5 10:30pm Jesus Alemany, La Reunion $15(adv)/$20(door). Jun 6 10:30pm Herman Olivera and the Lula All Stars $15(adv)/$20(door). Jun 7 11am Jorge Maza $15 (with buffet). Jun 9 7pm Di Meshugeles No cover. Jun 10 8pm Rob Teehan $16(adv)/$20(door). Jun 11 8pm Erner & Moguilevsky $15(adv)/$20(door). Jun 12 10:30pm Roberto Linares Brown’s Havana Norte $15, free for women before 10pm. Jun 13 10:30pm Ricky Franco $15. Jun 14, 21 11am Jorge Maza Duo $15 (with buffet). Jun 16 8pm Whitney Ross-Barris with Nathan Hiltz $10. Jun 17 8pm Tash Lorayne $10. Jun 19 7:30pm Yoser Rodriguez Free before 8pm, $15 after 8pm; 10:30pm Changui Havana $15, free for women before 10pm. Jun 20 10:30pm The Lula All Stars $15. Jun 23 7:30pm Laura Solnicki $10(adv)/$15(door). Jun 24 7:30pm Diane Roblin $10; 9:30pm Alexander Brown $10. Jun 25 7:30pm Zeynep Ozbilen $20; 9:30pm Yasgurs Farm $10. Jun 26 7:30pm Eliana Cuevas Free before 8pm $15 after 8pm; 10:30pm Café Cubano $15, free for women before 10pm. Jun 27 10:30pm Conjunto Lacalu $15. Jun 28 11am Jorge Maza duo $15 (includes buffet); 7:30pm Sunnie Paxson, Lyne Tremblay, Laura Robinson, Rich Brown, Steve Heathcote $25(adv)/$30(door). Manhattans Pizza Bistro & Music Club 951 Gordon St., Guelph 519-767-2440 manhattans.ca (full schedule) All shows: PWYC. Jun 2, 16, 30 Brad Halls. Jun 3, 7 John Zadro. Jun 4 Adrean Farrugia. Jun 5 Heather Katz & Ben Jokela. Jun 6 Mary Panacci Duo. Jun 9, 23 Thomas Hammerton. Jun 10, 24 Jokela & Vogan (24: with Charlie Cooley). Jun 11 Joni Nehrita Duo. Jun 12, 21, 26 Paul Taylor. Jun 14, 28 Stan Chang. Jun 17 Accent Trio. Jun 25 Mary-Catherine Mcninch Pazzano Trio. Mezzetta Restaurant 681 St. Clair Ave. W. 416-658-5687 mezzettarestaurant.com (full schedule) All shows: 9pm, $12 unless otherwise noted. Jun 19 Lorne Lofsky & Rob Piltch. Jun 20 Rebecca Enkin & Mark Kieswetter. Jun 21 Jordana Talsky with Adrean Farrugia & Pat Collins. Jun 22 Bill McBirnie & Louis Simao. Jun 23 Klezmology. Jun 24 Ron Davis & Ross MacIntyre. Jun 25 Brian Katz. Jun 26 11am Luanda Jones & Reg Schwager. Jun 27 Don Thompson, Reg Schwager, & Neil Swainson. Monarch Tavern 12 Clinton St. 416-531-5833 themonarchtavern.com (full schedule) Jun 8 7:30pm Martin Loomer & His Orange Devils Orchestra $10. Monarchs Pub At the Eaton Chelsea Hotel 33 Gerrard St. W. 416-585-4352 monarchspub.ca (full schedule) All shows: 8pm-midnight unless otherwise noted. No cover. Jun 3 7pm Sean Meredith-Jones. Jun 4 The thewholenote.com Jerome Godboo Band. Jun 10 7pm The Ault Sisters. Jun 11 Harpdog Brown. Jun 17 7pm Snaggle. Jun 18 Wild T & The Spirit. Jun 19 9pm The Ori Dagan Trio. Jun 24 7pm Brownman & Arecibo. Jun 25 The Gary Kendall Band. Jun 26 9pm Carlos Bastidas Trio. Morgans on the Danforth 1282 Danforth Ave. 416-461-3020 morgansonthedanforth.com (full schedule) All shows: 2pm-5pm. No cover. Jun 21 Carin Redman feat. Mark Keiswetter & Ross MacIntyre; 6:30pm Bill McBirnie & Stephen Gardner. Motel Bar 1235 Queen St. W. 647-381-6246 Every Mon 10:30pm Richard Herriot (solo piano); Every Other Tuesday 10:30pm Lawrence Cotton (vocals/guitar); Every Thu 10:30pm Nathan Hiltz (solo guitar) Jun 7 7pm Laura Hubert. Musideum 401 Richmond St. W., Main Floor 416-599-7323 musideum.com (full schedule) Jun 3 8pm Brian Katz $20. Jun 4 8pm Gerry Trimble $10. Jun 19 7pm Gary Diggins $20; 9:30pm Yvette Tollar, Dave Restivo & Alexander Brown $20. Jun 20 7pm Dave Restivo $20; 9:30pm John Alcorn, Meryn Cadell & Friends $20. Jun 21 5pm Vocal Jazz Workshop w/ Yvette Tollar & Dave Restivo $30(par ticipants)/$15(auditors); 7pm Christopher Simmons $20; 9:30 Sharon McLeod. Jun 22 4pm Brownman +1 $20; 7pm Joy Lapps Trio $20; 9:30 Mark Kieswetter $20. Jun 23 7pm Annie Bonsignore; 9:30pm Rita DiGhent $20. Jun 24 7pm Ailsa McCreary & Coleman Tinsley; 9:30pm Waleed Abdulhamid. Jun 25 7pm Reg Schwager $20; 9:30pm The Jessica Stuart Few. Jun 26 7pm Nick Fraser & Lina Allemano; 9:30 Ugly Beauties; 11:30 Beverly Taft & Tania Gill. Jun 27 7pm The Henrys $20; 9:30pm Ben Monder $20. Nawlins Jazz Bar & Dining 299 King St. W. 416-595-1958 nawlins.ca All shows: No cover/PWYC. Every Tue 6:30pm Stacie McGregor. Every Wed 7pm Jim Heineman Trio. Every Thu 8pm Nothin’ But the Blues w/ guest vocalists. Every Fri 8:30pm All Star Bourbon St. Band. Every Sat 6:30pm Sam Heinman; 9pm All Star Bourbon St. Band. Every Sun 7pm Brooke Blackburn. Nice Bistro, The 117 Brock St. N., Whitby. 905-668-8839 nicebistro.com (full schedule) Old Mill, The 21 Old Mill Rd. 416-236-2641 oldmilltoronto.com The Home Smith Bar: No reservations. No cover unless otherwise noted. $20 food/drink minimum. All shows: 7:30pm-10:30pm Jun 4 Geievieve Marentette (voice) Trio with Bernie Senensky (piano), Ross MacIntyre (bass). Jun 5 Danny McErlain (piano) Trio with Reg Schwager (guitar), Neil Swainson (bass). Jun 6 Lorne Lofsky (guitar) Trio with Kieran Overs (bass), Barry Romberg (drums). Jun 11 Laura Fernandez (vocal) Trio with Don Naduriak (piano), Colleen Allen (sax). thewholenote.com Jun 12 Kim Ratcliffe (guitar) Quartet with Alex Dean (sax) Pat Collins (bass), Ted Warren (drums). Jun 13 Ross Wooldridge (clarinet, sax) Trio with Reg Schwager (guitar), Neil Swainson (bass). Jun 18 Irene Atman (voice) Trio with Mark Kieswetter (piano), Ross MacIntyre (bass). Jun 19 Amy Cervini (voice) with Russ Little (trombone), Tom Szczesniak (piano), Scott Alexander (bass), Brian Barlow (drums) $35.50(adv). Jun 20 Amy McConnell (voice) with Russ Little (trombone), Tom Szczesniak (piano), Scott Alexander (bass), Brian Barlow (drums) $35.50(adv). Jun 26 ‘The Girls’: Colina Phillips & Sharon Lee Williams (voice) with Russ Little (trombone), Tom Szczesniak (piano), Scott Alexander (bass), Brian Barlow (drums) $35.50(adv). Jun 27 Micah Barnes (voice) with Russ Little (trombone), Tom Szczesniak (piano), Scott Alexander (bass), Brian Barlow (drums) $35.50(adv). Reposado Bar & Lounge 136 Ossington Ave. 416-532-6474 reposadobar.com (full schedule) Every Wed 9:30pm Spy vs. Sly vs. Spy. Every Thurs, Every Fri 10pm Reposadists Quartet. Jun 20 10pm Terra Hazelton & Her Easy Answers $8. Jun 27 10pm Parc X Trio $8. Reservoir Lounge, The 52 Wellington St. E. 416-955-0887 reservoirlounge.com (full schedule) Every Tue, Every Sat 9:45pm Tyler Yarema and his Rhythm. Every Wed 9:45pm Bradley and the Bouncers. Every Thu 9:45pm Mary McKay. Every Fri 9:45pm Dee Dee and the Dirty Martinis. Jun 24 8:45pm Robin Banks. Only Café, The 972 Danforth Ave. 416-463-7843 theonlycafe.com (full schedule) Jun 10, 24 8pm Lazersuzan. Paintbox Bistro 555 Dundas St. E. 647-748-0555 paintboxbistro.ca (Full schedule) Pilot Tavern, The 22 Cumberland Ave. 416-923-5716 thepilot.ca All shows: 3:30pm. No cover. Jun 6 Landen Vieira (sax) Quartet with Ethan Ardelli (drums), Jon Maharaj (bass), Adrean Farrugia (piano). Jun 13 Perry White Quartet. Jun 20 David Rubel (sax) Quartet with Winston Matsushita (piano), Malcolm Connor (bass), Morgan Childs (drums). Poetry Jazz Café 224 Augusta Ave. 416-599-5299 poetryjazzcafe.com (full schedule) All shows: $10 cover charge. Jun 18 9pm Shafton Thomas Group. Jun 19 9pm Brownman & Cruzao. Jun 20 9pm Rob Cappelletto Group. Jun 21 8:30pm Ahmed Mitchel Group. Jun 24 8pm Zaynab Wilson & Mozayic. Jun 25, 26 9pm Thompson EgboEgbo. Jun 27 9:30pm Ori Dagan Group. Relish Bar & Grill 2152 Danforth Ave. 416-425-4664 relishbarandgrill.com (full schedule) All shows: No cover/PWYC. Jun 1, 22 8pm Mediterranean Stars. Jun 2 8pm Bossa Tres. Jun 3, 24 7:30pm BTBs. Jun 4 7pm Karaoke with Shayne Taylor; 10pm Roots and Branches Live. Jun 6 9:30pm New Music Night with The James Clark Institute. Jun 9 7:30pm Clela Live. Jun 18 7pm Liane Fainsinger Quartet. Jun 19 9:30pm Pearl Motel. Jun 20 7pm Evan Deslaunier Trio; 9:30pm Red Brick. Jun 21 11:30am Jazz Brunch with Brickhouse Trio. Jun 23 8pm Jazz Moustache. Jun 25 7:30pm Joanne Morra. Jun 26 7:30pm Lilly Mason; 9:30pm Sam Taylor and the East End Love. Jun 27 7:30pm Monica Chapman Trio; 9:30pm Bentroots. Syncopators; 5pm Tara Kannangara Group; 8pm NYC’s Chris Tarry Group; 11:30pm Robi Botos Trio with Snarky Puppy’s Mike League & Larnell Lewis. Jun 27 12pm The Sinners Choir; 3:30pm Laura Hubert Group; 8pm Pat LaBarbera; 10pm NYC’s Chris Tarry Group. Jun 28 12pm Humber Community Music Student Jazz Recitals; 7pm NYC’s Northern Spy; 9:30pm Double Bill: Radiohead Jazz Project with The T.J.O., & Idioteque. Jun 29 6:30pm Jake Koffman Group; 9:30pm NYC’s Banda Magda. Jun 30 6:30pm Julia Cleveland Quintet; 9:30pm David Diao hosts Classic Rex Jam. Salty Dog Bar & Grill, The 1980 Queen St. E. 416-849-5064 (full schedule) Rex Hotel Jazz & Blues Bar, The Sauce on the Danforth 194 Queen St. W. 416-598-2475 therex.ca (full schedule) Call for cover charge info. Jun 1 6:30pm Jake Koffman Group; 9:30pm Laura Crema (Vancouver). Jun 2 3:30pm Freeway Dixieland Band; 6:30pm Julia Cleveland Quintet. Jun 3 6:30pm Brian de Lima’s Bud Powell Tribute; 9:30pm Leyland Gordon Group. Jun 4 6:30pm Kevin Quain; 9:30pm Kevin Crabb Quartet (Los Angeles). Jun 5 4pm Hogtown Syncopators; 6:30pm The Jive Bombers; 9:45pm Galloway & Fair. Jun 6 12pm Danny Marks and Friends; 3:30pm Chris Hunt Tentet; 7:30pm Nick Teehan Group; 9:45pm Ross Wooldridge’s Benny Goodman Tribute. Jun 7 12pm Excelsior Dixieland Jazz Band; 3:30pm Club Django; 7pm Frank Rooney Group; 9:30pm Jacob’s Cattle. Jun 8 6:30pm Jake Koffman Group; 9:30pm Mike Malone & The Writers Jazz Orchestra. Jun 9 6:30pm Julia Cleveland Quintet; 9:30pm Mike Pelletier’s Jazz at the Rex. Jun 10 6:30pm Brian de Lima’s Bud Powell Tribute; 9:45pm Kirk Macdonald Jazz Orchestra. Jun 11 6:30pm Chris Gale Trio; 9:45pm Kirk Macdonald Jazz Orchestra. Jun 12 4pm Hogtown Syncopators; 6:30pm The Jive Bombers; 9:45pm Kirk Macdonald Jazz Orchestra. Jun 13 12pm Danny Marks and Friends; 3:30pm Jerome Godboo; 7:30pm Nick Teehan Group; 9:45pm The Vipers. Jun 14 12pm Excelsior Dixieland Jazz Band; 3:30pm Red Hot Ramble; 7pm Frank Rooney Group; 9:30pm Scott Marshall Group. Jun 15 6:30pm Jake Koffman Group; 9:30pm John Cheesman Jazz Orchestra. Jun 16 6:30pm Julia Cleveland Quintet; 9:30pm Classic Rex Jam hosted by Chris Gale. Jun 17 6:30pm Brian de Lima’s Bud Powell Tribute. Jun 18 5pm Morgan Childs Quartet; 8pm Mike Murley Septet; 10pm Ari Hoenig Trio (NYC). Jun 19 3pm Hogtown Syncopators; 5pm Ari Hoenig Trio (NYC); 8pm Adrean Farrugia Group; 10pm Ohio’s Pete Mills w/ NYC’s Pete McCann. Jun 20 12pm Danny Marks and Friends; 3:30pm Swing Shift Big Band; 8pm Kevin Turcotte; 10pm Brooklyn’s Huntertones. Jun 21 12pm Excelsior Dixieland Jazz Band; 3:30pm Freeway Dixieland Band; 7pm Joe Bowden Septet; 9:30pm Rich Brown’s The Abeng. Jun 22 5pm U of T’s Hannah Barstow; 8:30pm John MacLeod’s Rex Hotel Orchestra. Jun 23 6:30pm Worst Pop Band Ever; 9:30pm Classic Rex Jam hosted by Chris Gale. Jun 24 5pm Michael Occhipinti’s Creation Dream; 8pm Kirk Macdonald; 10pm NYC’s Dan Weiss Trio. Jun 25 5pm Pram Trio; 8pm Vancouver’s Eli Bennett Quartet; 10pm NYC’s Dan Weiss Trio. Jun 26 3pm Hogtown 1376 Danforth Ave. 647-748-1376 sauceondanforth.com All shows: No cover. Every Mon 9pm The Out Of Towners: Dirty Organ Jazz. Every Tue 6pm Julian Fauth. Jun 20 4pm Matt Morgan. Jun 24 6pm Ewan Farncombe. Se ven44 (Formerly Chick n’ Deli/The People’s Chicken) 744 Mount Pleasant Rd. 416-489-7931 seven44.com (full schedule) Jun 1 7:30pm Advocats Big Band No cover. Jun 8 7:30pm Bob Cary Big Band No cover. Jun 15 7:30pm George Lake Big Band No cover. Jun 22 Vincent Wolfe & the Vegas North Orchestra Cover charge. Jun 29 7:30pm Mega City Swing Band No cover. Stori Aperitivo 95 King St. E 416-361-0404 stori.ca (full schedule) Stori Aperitivo Every Thurs 7pm Terra Hazelton & Her Easy Answers No cover. Toni Bulloni 156 Cumberland St. 416-967-7676 tonibulloni.com (full schedule) No cover. Saturday shows: 9pm. $30 food/ drink minimum. Sunday shows: 6pm. $25 food/drink minimum. Tranzac 292 Brunswick Ave. 416-923-8137 tranzac.org (full schedule) 3-4 shows daily, various styles. Mostly PWYC. Every Mon 10pm Open Mic Mondays. Every Thurs 7:30pm Bluegrass Thursdays: Houndstooth. Every Fri 5pm The Foolish Things (folk). This month’s shows include: Jun 2 10pm Peripheral Vision. Jun 7, 21 5pm Monk’s Music. Jun 9 7:30pm Aurochs; 10pm Bedroom. Jun 12 7:30pm The Ben Walker Project. Jun 14 10pm The Lina Allemano Four. Jun 16 7:30pm Dan Pitt and guests; 10pm The Ken McDonald Quartet. Jun 19 7:30 Dust: The Quietest Big Band in the Known World. Jun 21 7:30pm Diane Roblin Presents. Jun 26 10pmThe Ryan Driver Sextet. Jun 30 10pm Nick Fraser Presents. June | July | August, 2015 | 67 D. The ETCeteras Galas and Fundraisers ●●June 06 5:00: Canadian Orpheus Male Choir. Spaghetti Dinner & Variety Show. Includes salad, bread, and dessert; Variety Show featuring humorous musical acts by COMC members and guests; cash bar. St. Christopher’s Anglican Church, 662 Guelph Line, Burlington. 289-812-9827. $15. Proceeds to the COMC’s upcoming Ireland Tour fund. ●●June 06 6:00: Ermanno Mauro Masterclass. Annual Gala Dinner and Concert: “Les Belles Voce.” Concert includes renowned arias for sopranos, tenors, baritones and bass. Performers include tenor Ermanno Mauro and a sampling of Canadian operatic talent, with accompanist, Nicole Bellamy. The Columbus Centre Rotunda, 901 Lawrence Ave. W. jimmy@columbusperformingarts. com $125 or $1000 for a table of 8. ●●June 07 3:00 – 6:00: Toronto Early Music Players Organization. Annual Fundraising Tea and Silent Auction. Live music, free food and beverages, CD’s, books, and sheet music for sale. Grace Church on-the-Hill, 300 Lonsdale Rd. 416-537-3733. Admission by tax-deductible donation. ●●June 18 8:00: Canadian Flute Convention. Welcome Party. Opening ceremony of the second national flute convention, welcoming over one hundred artists from Canada and abroad. Sam Sorbara Auditorium, U of St. Michael’s College, 81 St. Mary St. 416-2931302; www.canadaflute.com $50 or convention passes available. ●●June 20 6:00 – 9:00: Aradia Ensemble. Wine Tasting Fundraiser. Short wine tasting tutorial presented by Sommelier Sara D’Amato, followed by a tasting of several hand-selected red and white wines; hors d’oeuvres prepared by Chef Michael Tong of Sublime Catering; silent auction and music. Our host for the evening is Aradia’s own Paul Jenkins who is opening his ●●one-of-a-kind studio and home for the evening. Cocktail attire requested. 15 Central Hospital Lane. www.eventbrite.ca $100. ●●June 22 7:30: Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts (TAPA). 36th Annual Dora Mavor Moore Awards. Hosted by PASQUALE B PASQUALE BROTHERS ROTHERS multi-award-winning comedian and actor Gavin Crawford. 5:00 – 7:00: Pre-Show VIP Reception at Lakeside Terrace; 7:30: Awards Show at WestJet Stage; 10:30pm: After-Party Under the Stars beside the lake. Harbourfront Centre, 235 Queens Quay W. 416-9734000; www.tapa.ca; harbourfrontcentre. com $175 VIP tickets (includes Pre-show VIP Reception, Dora Awards Show, After-Party); $75.00 general admission (includes Dora Awards Show & After-Party); $15 After-Party Only (tickets can be purchased only onsite at the event beginning at 10:30pm). Nominees will be announced at a press conference the morning of Monday, June 1 at 10:00am at the Sony Centre for the Performing Arts. Competitions and Contests ●●June 19 9:30am: Canadian Flute Conven- tion. Competition: Convention Open Class (unaccompanied). For aspiring young flutists who are ready to compete at the most senior level. Music: Aitken: Icicle; Hétu: Fantaisie sur le nom de Bach. Adjudicators: Meg Griffith, Megan Lanz, Rik Noyce, Christopher Lee, Niall O’Riordan. Classroom D, U of St. Michael’s College, 100 St. Joseph St. 416-2931302; www.canadaflute.com $20 or convention passes available. ●●Musicworks Magazine. 2015 Contests for Electronic Music Composition and “Sonic Geography” Writing. Cash prizes and winners published. Submit a 10-minute composition in one of the following genres: electroacoustic, acousmatic, glitch, turntable art, or video music; OR submit a 500-word essay describing how sound influences place and shapes your experience. Deadline to apply: June 30. For details: www.musicworks.ca/contest Festivals, Fairs, Festivities ●●June 19, 20, 21 10:00am – 5:00: Canadian Flute Convention. Flute Market. Exhibitors and Convention Partners including Brannen Brothers, Alry Publications, Long & McQuade, Verne Q. Powell, and Guo Musical Instruments. The COOP, U of St. Michael’s College, 81 St. Mary St. 416-293-1302; www. canadaflute.com $25 or convention passes available. C O N TA C T C O N T E M P O R A RY M U S I C in partnership with The Canadian Music Centre MUSICFROMSCRATCH PURVEYORS OF FINE FOOD CATERING (416) 364-7397 WWW.PASQUALEBROS.COM Orillia Wind Ensemble FREE MUSIC CREATION WORKSHOP FOR YOUTH AGES 18-25 July 13 to 17, 2015 The OWE, a community band in Orillia, Ontario is accepting applications for the paid position of Music Director starting in our 2016/17 season. with Contact and guest composer Christien Ledroit NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY Please submit applications by Aug. 15, 2015 to Hugh Coleman, President Orillia Wind Ensemble Box 2416, Orillia, On L3V 7A3 For more info on this job offering please visit For more information and to register contact Matthew Fava [email protected] 416-961-6601 x207 www.contactcontemporarymusic.ca www.orilliawindensemble.com 68 | June | July | August, 2015 thewholenote.com ●●Registration is now open for 2015 Culture Days. It’s time to start thinking about your 2015 Culture Days activity! Register early and get a head start on planning a successful Culture Days event in your community. Connect with community, develop new skills, reach new audiences and collaborate with others. Culture Days take place on September 25, 26 and 27, 2015. culturedays.ca Lectures, Salons, Symposia ●●June 12 7:00: Soundstreams Salon 21. Terry Riley at 80. Celebrate the 80th birthday of pioneering minimalist composer Terry Riley with an all-star large ensemble of Soundstreams artists performing an extended version of Riley’s seminal work In C. Gardiner Museum, 111 Queen’s Park. 416-5041282. Free, PWYC reserved seating and gallery preludes available. ●●June 20 9:30am: Canadian Flute Convention. Lecture Recital: Philippe Gaubert: The “Renoir” of the Flute. Discussion of Gaubert’s all-round musical prowess and talk about some of the episodes of his life which surely influenced his work. Patrick Williams, flute; Richard Shaw, piano. Charbonnel Lounge, U of St. Michael’s College, 81 St. Mary St. 416293-1302; www.canadaflute.com $20 or convention passes available. ●●June 21 9:30am: Canadian Flute Convention. Lecture Recital: “Sophisticated Laddie:” 18th Century Scottish Flute Music and a Stylistic Continuum. Works by Charles McLean, William McGibbon, Alexander Munro, James Oswald, and General John Reid. Laurel Swinden, flute. Charbonnel Lounge, U of St. Michael’s College, 81 St. Mary St. thewholenote.com Partitas & Sonatas. Lecture by Robert Harris. University of Waterloo, 125 St. Patrick St., Stratford. 519-271-2101 or 1-866-288-4313; stratfordsummermusic.ca $20; series of 4 lectures: $60. 416-293-1302; www.canadaflute.com $20 or convention passes available. ●●June 21 11:00am: Canadian Flute Convention. Panel Discussion: This Land is Your Land – Flute Education In Canada. Dianne Aitken, moderator. Brennan Hall Lounge, U of St. Michael’s College, 81 St. Mary St. 416-2931302; www.canadaflute.com $20 or convention passes available. ●●July 29 11:15am: Stratford Summer Music. Illustrated Musical Lecture #1: The Music of Rodgers & Hammerstein. Lecture by Robert Harris. University of Waterloo, 125 St. Patrick St., Stratford. 519-271-2101 or 1-866-2884313; stratfordsummermusic.ca $20; series of 4 lectures: $60. ●●Aug 05 11:15am: Stratford Summer Music. Illustrated Musical Lecture #2: The Music of R. Murray Schafer. Lecture by Robert Harris. University of Waterloo, 125 St. Patrick St., Stratford. 519-271-2101 or 1-866-288-4313; stratfordsummermusic.ca $20; series of 4 lectures: $60. ●●Aug 12 11:15am: Stratford Summer Music. Illustrated Musical Lecture #3: Mozart’s Magic Flute. Lecture by Robert Harris. University of Waterloo, 125 St. Patrick St., Stratford. 519-271-2101 or 1-866-288-4313; stratfordsummermusic.ca $20; series of 4 lectures: $60. ●●Aug 12 2:00: Stratford Summer Music. Harry Somers Forum – Opera at the Movies. Guest speaker: Barbara Willis Sweete. University of Waterloo, 125 St. Patrick St., Stratford. 519-271-2101 or 1-866-288-4313; stratfordsummermusic.ca Free. ●●Aug 19 11:15am: Stratford Summer Music. Illustrated Musical Lecture #4: Bach’s Masterclasses ●●June 19 1:30: Canadian Flute Convention. Atarah’s Orchestral Extracts Masterclass. Advanced players on flutes, piccolos, altos and basses are invited to join in arrangements of THE very well-known major flute solos, to be played with flute choir as accompaniment. Bring your flutes! Led by Atarah Ben‐Tovim MBE (ex-principal flute of RLPO). Brennan Hall Lounge, U of St. Michael’s College, 81 St. Mary St. 416-293-1302; www. canadaflute.com $20 or convention passes available. ●●June 19 3:30: Canadian Flute Convention. Masterclass: Telemann Fantasias with Elizabeth Walker. Bring your flutes! Brennan Hall Lounge, U of St. Michael’s College, 81 St. Mary St. 416-293-1302; www.canadaflute.com $20 or convention passes available. ●●June 20 1:30: Canadian Flute Convention. Masterclass: Advancing the First Round of an Orchestral Audition. Led by Sara Hahn. Brennan Hall Lounge, U of St. Michael’s College, 81 St. Mary St. 416-293-1302; www. canadaflute.com $20 or convention passes available. ●●June 20 3:30: Canadian Flute Convention. Piccolo Masterclass with Sarah Jackson (piccolo, LA Phil). Brennan Hall Lounge, U of St. Michael’s College, 81 St. Mary St. 416-2931302; www.canadaflute.com $20 or convention passes available. ●●June 21 1:30: Canadian Flute Convention. Masterclass with Swiss-Canadian flutist Michel Bellavance. Charbonnel Lounge, U of St. Michael’s College, 81 St. Mary St. 416-2931302; www.canadaflute.com $20 or convention passes available. Screenings ●●June 07 4:00 & 7:30: Toronto Jewish Film Society/Yiddish Vinkl Toronto. Presenting two films: Joseph Seiden’s long-lost Kol Nidre offers an unparalleled glimpse into the diversity of life, culture and language of Yiddish New York in the 1930s. Part musical and part melodrama, the film is delightful, comically dark, and unforgettable. 70 Hester Street is director Nozkowski’s heartfelt tribute to his childhood home, a former Lower East Side synagogue. Guest speaker: author Shirley Kumove. Miles Nadal JCC, 750 Spadina Ave. June | July | August, 2015 | 69 D. The ETCeteras 416-924-6211 x606. $15; $10 (young adults 18-35). ●●June 28 time tba: Bloor Cinema Hot Docs. Brecht/Weill: Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny. Featuring mezzo-soprano Anne Sofie von Otter. 506 Bloor St. W. 416-6373123; bloorcinema.com $15; member rates available. ●●July 26 time tba: Bloor Cinema Hot Docs. Puccini: La Bohème. John Copley, director. 506 Bloor St. W. 416-637-3123; bloorcinema. com $15; member rates available. ●●August 30 time tba: Bloor Cinema Hot Docs. Rossini: Guillaume Tell. Antonio Pappano, conductor. 506 Bloor St. W. 416-6373123; bloorcinema.com $15; member rates available. Singalongs, Jams ●●June 20 9:00pm: Canadian Flute Conven- tion. Jam Session: Traditional Irish Music. Led by Andra Bohnet. Bring your flutes, whistles and anything else appropriate. Open to players of any ability and experience level. Brennan Hall Lounge, U of St. Michael’s College, 81 St. Mary St. 416-293-1302; www. canadaflute.com $25 or convention passes available. Tours ●●June 3, June 17, July 15, July 29, August 5, August 19, September 9 – all at 6:30pm: Heritage Toronto. Music on the Yonge St. Strip. Discover the music history of Toronto’s Yonge Street, beginning in the 1950s. Visit the sites of famous clubs like The Colonial, Friar, and Le Coq D’Or, and concert venues such as Massey Hall and the Eaton Auditorium. Hear stories about Oscar Peterson, Ronnie Hawkins, Glenn Gould and many more. Leader: music journalist Nicholas Jennings. Length: approx. 1 1/2 hours; focus: cultural, historical, architectural; difficulty: flat pavement, busy street. Note: This is an exterior tour only. Location details available upon registration. To register: heritagetoronto.org Free. Sing With Workshops Orpheus! Seeking a vibrant and welcoming choral community? Want to sing with an outstanding choral conductor? Looking for a choral experience with a difference? ●●June 02 4:45 – 6:30: Guelph Youth Sing- ers. Bring-A-Friend to Rehearsal. Recital MUSIC DIRECTOR Robert Cooper, Artistic Director 2015-16 Highlights Include: 1925 cinematic horror classic, Phantom of the Opera, with live choral soundtrack Christmas with jazz legend Jackie Richardson and the Hannaford Street Silver Band Bach’s majestic Mass in B Minor alongside German filmmaker Bastian Clevé’s The Sound of Eternity Shakespeare in words, music and song starring Stratford Festival’s Geraint Wyn Davies Our music director Joan Andrews is retiring. We seek a creative and supportive conductor who will continue to offer artistic challenges while respecting the 26 year history of the choir and the varying musical backgrounds of our choir members. Village Voices is a 60-voice community choir based in Markham that performs a wide variety of choral music, classic, sacred and secular. Two major concerts and additional local community performances are presented annually. Rehearsals: 7 p.m. Tuesdays at Yorkminster Park Baptist Church 1585 Yonge Street Interested? For auditions contact: Helen Coxon at [email protected] or call 416-420-9660 www.orpheuschoirtoronto.com 70 | June | July | August, 2015 Hall, Guelph Youth Music Centre, 75 Cardigan St., Guelph. 519-821-8574; guelphyouthsingers.com ●●June 03 7:00: Soundstreams Salon 21. Squeezebox. The accordion is not simply a dusty instrument in the back of your grandparents’ closet. Its music evokes earlier eras, from German beer halls to late-night Italian cafés and Argentine dance halls. Accordion wunderkind Michael Bridge takes us on a musical journey of this remarkable instrument that is capable of great musical range and virtuosity. Malvern Public Library, 30 Sewells Rd. 416-396-8969. Free. ●●June 18 Canadian Flute Convention. 3:30: Workshop: Having it All: Teaching Expression with Technique. Explore ideas through inquiry-based teaching techniques and original etudes composed for this purpose. Bring your flutes. Led by Timothy Hagen; 5:00: Workshop/Lecture/ Demonstration: The Magic of Moyse: A Living Legacy. Designed to share practical concepts from the teaching of Marcel Moyse that flutists can incorporate into their daily practice, performance and teaching. Bring your flutes. Led by Cate Hummel. U of St. Michael’s College, 81 St. Mary St. 416-293-1302; www.canadaflute.com $20 or convention passes available. ●●June 19 Canadian Flute Convention. 9:30am: Workshop: A Musical Approach to Marcel Moyse’s 24 Melodic Studies. Enjoyable and informative class, especially useful for pre-college students and teachers. Bring your flutes! Led by flutists Roderick Seed, Unji Chung and Kyoka Ohara; 9:30am: Body Awareness Workshop: Awaken Your Body/Awaken Your Mind: Eight Essential Standing Exercises of Qigong. Led by Leslie Marrs and Nancy Schneeloch-Bingham; 10:30am: Workshop: Low Flutes Hints and Tips. Informal session with low flutes specialist Carla Rees, answering your questions on playing alto, bass and contrabass flutes. Bring your flutes!; 10:30am: Workshop: A Lyrical Beginning: A Simple Approach to Introducing Nuance and Musicality to Beginning Flutists. Led by Ai Goldsmith. Bring your flutes; 11:00am: Body Awareness Workshop: Meditation for Performers. Led by Viviana For a full job description, with qualifications needed and details of how to submit an application, visit villagevoices.ca Click on Director Search or email [email protected] Markham’s Community Choir thewholenote.com Workshops - continued Guzman; 11:30am: Workshop: The Memory Map for Music: A Practice Strategy for Confident, Memorized Performance. Interactive session; bring your flutes! Led by Melissa Colgin Abeln; 2:00: Workshop: College Auditions with Christine Erlander Beard. Bring questions and your flutes; 2:00: Workshop: Irish Flute for the Classical Flutist. Bring your flute! Led by Andra Bohnet; 3:00: Workshop: Learning Jazz Improvisation: A Systematic Guaranteed Approach. Led by Andrea Brachfeld; 4:00: Workshop: Opera Without Words: Character Development in Mozart Flute Concerti. Led by Rachel Geier; 4:00: Workshop: Classical to Jazz – Making the Transition. Bring your flutes! Led by Bill McBirnie. U of St. Michael’s College, 100 St. Joseph St. 416-2931302; www.canadaflute.com $20 or convention passes available. ●●June 20 Canadian Flute Convention. 9:30am: Warmup with Festive Flutes! Bring your flutes! Led by Joss Campbell, Sarah Murphy, Carla Rees, Elizabeth Walker; 9:30am: Workshop: Body Awareness: Body Balance and Resonance. Led by Meg Griffith; 10:30am: Workshop: Great Beginnings for New Flutists. Come and learn exciting new methods for teaching new flutists. Bring your flutes! Led by Kathy Blocki; 11:00am: Body Awareness: Explore Self-Study of the Alexander Technique. Led by Melissa King; 11:30am: Reading Session: British Flute Choir Music with Atarah. All sizes of flutes needed. Music by Elgar, Holst, Britten, Rutter. Led by Atarah Ben-Tovim; 11:30am: Workshop: Vocal Techniques for Tone Enhancement. Led by Megan Lanz; 11:30am: Workshop: Introduction to Circular Breathing. Led by Angus McPherson. 2:00: Workshop: Great Expectations: Tools for Creating Compelling Performances (*with a little help from cognitive science). Led by Michelle Cheramy; 2:00: Workshop: Curing Focal Dystonia: A Personal Success Story. Led by Andrea Brachfeld; 3:00: Workshop/Discussion: A Method Called Love. Led by Wissam Boustany; 3:00: Workshop: Life Coaching for the Performing Artist. Led by Rik Noyce; 4:00: Workshop: Beyond Trills and Twiddles: Exploring Baroque Ornamentation. thewholenote.com Classified Advertising | [email protected] Led by baroque specialist Alison Melville. Bring your flutes; 4:00: Flute Basics Workshop. Led by TSO principal Nora Shulman. Topics include tone production, breathing, phrasing, technique and practice strategies. Bring your flutes and your questions. U of St. Michael’s College, 100 St. Joseph St. 416-2931302; www.canadaflute.com $20 or convention passes available. ●●June 21 Canadian Flute Convention. 9:30am: Body Awareness Workshop: Feldenkrais Method – Awareness Through Movement Freeing the Shoulders, Neck and Breath. Led by Niall O’Riordan; 10:30am: Workshop: Flûte Alors!: Flute Music from Baroque France. Led by Alison Melville. This hands-on workshop will introduce you to the sonatas and suites of Jacques-Martin Hotteterre, the Philidor family, Dornel and Couperin. Bring your flutes; 10:30am: Workshop: About Our Careers: There’s Room For All Of Us In The World. Touching on networking, attitude, perception, presentation, ability, confidence, the Peter Principle and more. Questions and general discussion among participants is encouraged. Led by Christopher Lee; 11:30am: Workshop: Five Ways YouTube Will Change Your (Flute) Life. Dr. Karen Large will present YouTube strategies that you can use today; 2:00: Workshop on Bartók’s Suite Paysanne Hongrois with Hungarian flute player Izabella Budai. A practical workshop – bring your flutes; 2:00: Workshop: Don’t Practice Mistakes – How Musicians Can Use Recent Developments in Neuroscience and Psychology to Practice Smarter. Led by Sarah Yunji Moon; 3:00: Workshop: Intro to Beatbox Flute! Led by Viviana Guzman. Bring your flutes; 3:00: Workshop: Learn how to Loop Your Flute. Led by Rozalind MacPhail. Bring your flute – all levels welcome; 4:00: Piccolo Workshop with LA Phil piccolo, Sarah Jackson. Bring your piccolos. U of St. Michael’s College, 81 St. Mary St. 416-293-1302; www. canadaflute.com $20 or convention passes available. AUDITIONS & OPPORTUNITIES AUDITIONS FOR ASSOCIATE CONDUCTOR AND FOR ASSISTANT CONDUCTOR with the KINDRED SPIRITS ORCHESTRA. For more information visit www.KSOrchestra. ca and e-mail Jobert Sevilleno at [email protected] AVAILABLE PRO BONO POSITIONS WITH THE KINDRED SPIRITS ORCHESTRA: 2nd Clarinet, 3rd Horn, 2nd trumpet, 2nd (tenor) Trombone, 3rd (bass) Trombone, sectional Violins, Violas, Cellos and Contrabasses. The KSO is an auditioned-based civic orchestra in residence at Flato Markham Theatre. Weekly rehearsals are held on Tuesday evening at the state-of-the-art Cornell Recital Hall (HWY 407 ETR and 9th Ln). For more information visit www.KSOrchestra.ca and e-mail Jobert Sevilleno at [email protected] CHORISTERS WANTED (SATB) for St. Michael & All Angels Choir, at one of the most beautiful Anglican churches in GTA (St Clair Ave/Wychwood). Contact-Herb Ciceri 416-738-1480 [email protected] COUNTERPOINT COMMUNITY ORCHESTRA (www.ccorchestra.org) welcomes volunteer musicians for Monday evening rehearsals, downtown Toronto. We’re especially looking for trombones and strings. Email [email protected]. HARMONY SINGERS OF ETOBICOKE, a dynamic thirty-voice women’s chorus, is looking for new members. We welcome women who love to sing music ranging from John Lennon to John Rutter. Auditions are easy and membership fees are low. We work hard but have fun along the way. If this sounds good to you, get in touch with Conductor Harvey Patterson. (416) 239-5821. [email protected]. JOHN LAING SINGERS: We are inviting new voices to join us for our 2015-2016 concert WholeNote CLASSIFIEDS really deliver! Sing out and reach the right audience. Starting at just $24. Discounts for multiple insertions. Deadline for our September issue: August 21. [email protected] season particularly tenors and basses. For audition information and to learn more about us, please visit www.johnlaingsingers.com OR [email protected]. MUSIC DIRECTOR NEEDED Village Voices current director Joan Andrews is retiring. We seek a creative and supportive conductor who will continue to offer artistic challenges while respecting the 26 year history of the choir and the varying musical backgrounds of our choir members. Village Voices is a 60-voice community choir based in Markham that performs a wide variety of choral music. Two major concerts and additional local community performances are presented annually. For a full job description, qualifications needed and application details, visit villagevoices.ca Click on Director Search or email [email protected] Introducing BUSINESS CLASSIFIEDS! Ideal for ongoing promotion of your services and products to the WholeNote’s musically engaged readership, in print and on-line. Book by August 15th for September! [email protected] June | July | August, 2015 | 71 Classified Advertising | [email protected] AUDITIONS & OPPORTUNITIES (cont’d) MUSIKAY HAS PAID POSITION OPENINGS for choristers and for alto/countertenor and bass soloists. Visit musikay.ca to schedule an audition. OASIS VOCAL JAZZ, Toronto’s longest running close harmony group, is looking for a new director to take us into our 30th anniversary. Director should have several years vocal jazz directing experience, be able to teach jazz pedagogy, have good interpersonal skills, a willingness to prepare and direct two concerts yearly, and be available Wednesday evenings for a two-hour rehearsal. Requesting a minimum two-year commitment. Season runs September to May. Competitive salary offered. For more info, visit http://www.oasisvocaljazz.com. Contact: [email protected]. ORCHESTRA OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS! AUDITIONS JUNE 13, OR BY APPOINTMENT: The Kingsway Conservatory of Music provides a vibrant environment for musical discovery, and its THREE orchestras each offer exciting performance opportunities while challenging a continuum of skill levels, from early learners to advanced string players. Kingsway Children’s Orchestra: RCM Grade 2-4 / Suzuki Book 2-3. Kingsway Chamber Strings: RCM Grade 5-7 / Suzuki Book 4-6. Kingsway Chamber Orchestra: RCM Grade 8-10. Kingsway Conservatory of Music, 2848 Bloor Street West, Toronto www.kingswayconservatory.ca 416-2340121 [email protected]. INSPIRED LEARNING SHOW CHOIR PIANIST NEEDED: Yorkminstrels Show Choir seeks accomplished accompanist for Wednesday night rehearsals in North York, plus community concerts (e.g. seniors homes). September – June. Reply to Lorraine: 905-881-1465 or [email protected]/ Website: www.yorkminstrels.com. SOPRANO SECTION LEAD for an eclectic music program at Leaside United Church, 822 Millwood Road, Toronto. Thursday evening rehearsals and Sunday morning Worship. Contact Sharon Beckstead, Music Director at 416-696-6051, Sharon. [email protected] for more information. PRIVATE VOICE/PIANO/THEORY LESSONS: Experienced, BFA Certified Teacher located at Christ Church Deer Park (Yonge & St. Clair). Prepares you or your child for RCM exams, competitions & auditions. Contact Jessika: [email protected] (647) 214-2827. SUMMERSING & SENSIBLE VOCAL TRAINING! Develop and advance your vocal abilities by joining the SummerSing Vocal Gym! Embrace an intensive (and intensively fun) program of individual voice training. Special rates apply now through August. Beginner? No worries. We build from scratch! Let’s get this party started!!! Phone Pattie at (905) 271-6896. ST. MICHAEL’S CHOIR SCHOOL AUDITIONS Limited places are available for boys in Grades 7-12 at St. Michael’s Choir School for September 2015. Please visit http://www.smcs.on.ca/admissions/ to see if St. Michael’s Choir School is for you. To set up an audition, please call 416-397-6367. VIVA! Youth Singers Of Toronto (www.vivayouthsingers.com) welcomes children and youth (ages 4 to young adults) to audition for the 2015/16 season. Email - [email protected] - now for a September 1 audition time. Inclusion program invites singers of all abilities to audition FOR SALE / WANTED CLASSICAL RECORD AND CD COLLECTIONS WANTED. Minimum 350 units. Call, text or e-mail Aaron 416-471-8169 or [email protected]. OUT OF THE CLOSET THIS SUMMER! Band days just a hazy memory? Someone out there would love to give your nice old guitar, flute, tuba (etc) a new life. Sell your unused instruments or donate them to an educational charity with a WholeNote classified ad! Contact [email protected]. THE WYCHWOOD CLARINET CHOIR (www.wychwoodclarinetchoir.com) welcomes enthusiastic clarinet players to audition for a place in our group. All ages welcome. Tuesdays 7:30-10 PM. INSTRUCTION & COURSES STOLEN FROM CAR – Lorée OBOE & ENGLISH HORN: $700 reward for information leading to return. Serial #’s: oboe TA 78, English horn HV 25. Please call Karen 416-656-4312 or 416-323-2232 x.26 CHILDREN’S PIANO LESSONS: Friendly, approachable - and strict! Contact Liz Parker at 416-544-1803 or [email protected]. Queen and Bathurst area, Toronto. FUN & SYSTEMATIC LESSONS WITH EXPERIENCED TEACHERS. Piano, Violin, Cello. Beginner to Advanced. Suzuki, RCM, Auditions & Competitions. 647.668.6697 www.musicscope.ca. MUSICIANS AVAILABLE HITCH’em & PITCH’em! Do you play in a party band? If you provide live music for wedding & wakes, roasts & retirements, and all kinds of occasions, you can advertise your ensemble right here for as little as $24 plus tax!! Contact [email protected] by August 24 to book your ad for the September edition! PIANO LESSONS: personalized instruction by experienced teacher, concert pianist EVE EGOYAN (M. Mus., L.R.A.M., F.R.S.C.). All ages and levels. Downtown location. [email protected] or 416- 603-4640. Share the love and earn a little money! Join The WholeNote’s circulation team: 9 times a year, GTA and well beyond. Interested? Contact: [email protected] Master your mind. Press kits, image consulting, & social media for performers www.lizpr.com Mental Skills for Performing Artists corporate functions | private events | birthday parties | product launches 416-363-5299| jazzbistro.ca 72 | June | July | August, 2015 GRANT FUNDING AVAILABLE if you submit a quality proposal. Freelance grantwriter with fifteen years of successful CC and OAC funding. [email protected] VENUES AVAILABLE / WANTED BEAUTIFUL, PRIVATE TEACHING STUDIO (Harbord/Spadina) for rent in shared space. $510/mo, TTC, window, cafe, internet, washroom, [email protected] 416-975-9035. OFFICE SPACE AVAILABLE FOR RENT in bright 180 sq. foot space at Eglinton St. George’s United Church. Near Yonge/ Eglinton. Call 416-481-1141 x210 PERFORMANCE / REHEARSAL / STUDIO / OFFICE SPACE AVAILABLE: great acoustics, reasonable rates, close to Green P Parking, cafés & restaurants. Historic church at College & Bellevue, near Spadina. Phone 416-921-6350. E-mail [email protected] SPACES AVAILABLE FOR RENT - sizes range from 220 to 1600 square feet, at Hillcrest Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) 2 Vaughan Rd at Bathurst, 1 block south of St. Clair. TTC Bus & subway accessible. Rehearsal/Concert space, main floor meeting room with kitchenette. Lower level meeting rooms with kitchen. Contact 416-654-0311 or by email [email protected] Specializing in personal and business tax returns including prior years and adjustments HORIZON TAX SERVICES INC. • free consultation • accurate work For CRA stress relief call: 1-866-268-1319 [email protected] www.horizontax.ca Lisa Chisholm www.masterperforming.ca FLUTE, PIANO, THEORY LESSONS, RCM EXAM PREPARATION Our 3rd Floor “Jazz Cellar” Lounge is an ideal space for: SERVICES NEED HELP WITH YOUR TAXES? DO YOU DRIVE? Do you love The WholeNote? SOPRANO LEADS AND CHORAL CONDUCTORS - NEED A BREAK? Subbing available, 35+ years’ experience. Limited openings for piano, voice, theory students and coaching. Call Margaret - 647-291-3572. RESTORE & PRESERVE YOUR MEMORIES Samantha Chang Recital and gig tapes | 78’s & LPs | VHS and Hi8 | 35mm Slides |News clippings | Photos & more, transferred to digital files: CD’s, DVD’s, or Video slideshow Royal Academy of Music PGDip, LRAM, FLCM, FTCL, ARCT 416-293-1302 ArtsMediaProjects 416.910.1091 [email protected] www.samanthaflute.com ARE YOU PLANNING A CONCERT OR RECITAL? Looking for a venue? Bloor Street United Church 300 Bloor Street West, Toronto. 416-924-7439 x22 [email protected] thewholenote.com Beat by Beat | Bandstand I Those Vanished Local Tattoos countries performing for ten days in a packed arena, this event is a far cry from the local amateur tattoos referred to earlier. Even these largescale events are increasingly few and far between. I have not heard of single such event in Ontario for some years. While we are not able to participate in this year’s NABBSS, I am sure that it will be as rewarding as last year’s was. The school will run from June 26 to July 8. When I last checked, there were still openings. Inquiries should be addressed to [email protected]. Further Reminiscences: For years a major attraction at the CNE was the featured guest band at the main bandshell. For a few summers I had the pleasure of operating the sound system on that main bandshell. In particular, I had the privilege of working for two weeks with Major F. Vivian Dunn, later Sir Vivian Dunn. Prior to every concert of the Band of the Royal Marines Plymouth Division, he would discuss all of the music to be performed and just which instruments were to be given proper microphone pickup. By a somewhat strangely routed train of thought (but bear with me), this reminds me of a famous but rarely seen ceremony, called Beat the Retreat, the origins of which date back to the reign of James II of England (James VII of Scotland) in the late 1600s, a time when drums were a major means of communicating with troops. It was a time when wars were mostly carried out in daylight hours, and the beating of drums was the signal to retreat at the end of a day’s fighting. Over time, beating the retreat became a more elaborate ceremony, where the Captain of the Main Guard would have his drummers beat the signal which would then be repeated by drummers of each regiment. Many years later, of course, armies obtained more sophisticated means of communicating, but by then Beating the Retreat had been established as an important ceremonial event. The Royal Marines in particular have retained the ceremony, along with saluting their ceremonial head who is bestowed with the title of Captain General. Most recently that has been His Royal Highness Prince Phillip, Duke of Edinburgh. Every three years the Massed Bands of Her Majesty’s Royal Marines, with some 200 musicians on parade, perform their Beat the Retreat ceremony at London’s Horse Guards Parade in celebration of the birthday of their Captain General. That is where Major Dunn comes in again! The year after he and his band performed at the CNE bandshell, he wrote The Captain General march to honour then Captain General, His Majesty King George VI. Three years ago I had the pleasure of reviewing Saeculum Aureum, a 2CD set, performed by The Band of The Royal Regiment of Canada. The Captain General, a stirring march with amazing counter-melodies, was one of the finest selections on that recording. JACK MACQUARRIE t would appear that, after a few false starts, summer may have arrived. As we view the news of band activities for the next few months, there are all manner of concerts planned by bands throughout Southern Ontario, but they are almost without exception by individual bands. This is in stark contrast to when I first started in boys’ bands. Our summer was filled with parades and many local multiple-band tattoos in surrounding communities. Outdoor band festivals are now few and far between in this part of the world. The most recent such event that I can recall in this part of the country was the Great Canadian Town Band Festival which was held for a number of years, ten years ago or more, in the small town of Orono. Throughout its existence, I was active in this festival. Its demise was not due to lack of interest on the part of participants or audiences. Rather, after a few years the organization and operation became too much for the small cadre of volunteers. Although there was consideration given to moving the festival to another larger community, this never materialized. Whether they are called band tattoos or band festivals, these kinds of outdoor events involving a number of community bands haven’t even been relegated to history books. They just seem to have passed into oblivion. Not only were there tattoos in former days, but there was a wide variety of other outdoor band events, both amateur and professional. I can still remember the fascination of a circus band with a diverse array of performers parading down a city’s main street. In fact, for a time, one of my boyhood ambitions was to play in a circus band. It seems that the only large outdoor events with bands to be seen now are those overwhelming halftime shows of American football games with all of the extra non-musical hoopla. NABBSS: You may recall that at this time last year our household was gearing up for a trip to Halifax and participation in the very first North American Brass Band Summer School (NABBSS). As part of this summer school we were also participants in the 35th Royal Nova Scotia International Tattoo. With many hundreds of professional-level participants from Canada, the United States and several European The "It's Nev� T� Late!" Band *dust off that old horn or start from scratch *healthy, educational, and fun! *New Classes begin in September www.newhorizonsbandtoronto.ca 647-201-8780 thewholenote.com June | July | August, 2015 | 73 NEW CONTEST! Who is SEPTEMBER’s Child? Too young for scotch, JOHN DE FUSCA already hungry for words, and music not far behind. Mario Canonico dancing with his wife Delfina. Cookies make the best things even better, four times a year. Mario Canonico: The community band world has lost another of its most dedicated members. Mario Canonico, a longtime member of the Newmarket Citizens Band, passed away May 16. Born in the Aosta Valley in the northwestern part of Italy, Mario started his musical adventure on violin at the age of nine. He began playing saxophone in his early 20s and soon added the clarinet. From Italy the family moved to Ecuador for a few years before coming to Canada in 1967. Settling in Montreal, he worked as a barber during the week and spent his weekends as a jobbing musician playing a wide variety of events including weddings and bar mitzvahs. Moving to Newmarket in 2000, he soon had a regular spot in the clarinet section of the Newmarket band. Until about three months ago he was playing regularly in three other musical groups besides the Newmarket band, including a small ensemble called North of Dixie. In addition to music and family he had a passion for cycling, averaging 50km per day. His last bicycle ride was on a warm sunny day last October at age 82. Just a few weeks ago the members of North of Dixie went to his house to entertain him. Although gravely ill, Mario danced up a storm with his wife, Delfina, and with his daughter and granddaughter. This photograph was taken on that day by John De Fusco. Coming Concerts: June 4 at noon the Encore Symphonic Concert Band will present “In Concert: Classics and Jazz” at the Wilmar Heights Centre, 963 Pharmacy Ave., Scarborough. June 6 at 7:30 the Barrie Concert Band will present “Let’s Celebrate Barrie!” a multimedia concert celebrating Barrie’s history at Hi-Way Pentecostal Church, 50 Anne St. N., Barrie. June 12: A few months ago I had the pleasure of attending the premiere concert of the Toronto Concert Band. To wind up their inaugural season they will be returning to the excellent performance venue of the Glenn Gould Studio on Friday, June 12, at 7:30pm. Since their very first rehearsal less than nine months ago, founding conductors Ken Hazlett and Les Dobbin have set a high standard. This season-ending concert will feature an eclectic mix, from Camille Saint-Saëns’ Carnival of the Animals to Warren Barker’s Selections from Les Miserables with many challenging numbers filling out the program. The band’s tag line “We Love to Play!” should be spelled out musically at this concert. June 14 at 7pm the Strings Attached Orchestra will be presenting their year-end concert at the George Ignatieff Theatre, 15 Devonshire Place (just southwest of Koerner Hall). Among other things, they will be performing the orchestral premiere of Montreal a short work by former OECD head and Pierre Trudeau-era cabinet minister Donald Johnston. Also on the program will be Vivaldi’s Concerto Grosso Op. 3 No.11 with soloists from within the group. These are a few community ensemble events where we received some program details. There are too many more than can be mentioned here. Please see the listings section for the times and locations of these many other events. Definition Department This month’s lesser known musical term is: rubato: a cross between a rhubarb and a tomato. We invite submissions from readers. Let’s hear your daffynitions. Saguenay, Quebec, mid-1950s Know our Mystery Child’s name? WIN PRIZES! Send your best guess by August 24, to [email protected]. CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR WINNERS! HERE’S WHAT THEY WON Robi Botos’ fourth recording Movin’ Forward, with Seamus Blake – saxophones, Robert Leslie Hurst III – acoustic bass and Jeff ‘Tain’ Watts – drums, features ten original compositions and two covers. “This album represents a lot of my musical sides – from Hungarian Romani (Gypsy) music to straight ahead jazz to funk … ” Movin’ Forward was released on the label A440 ENTERTANMENT in March at the Jazz Bistro. Copies of this CD will be going out to John Brooker, Barbara Thomson, S. Gisele Kulak, and Ross W. Reid. We Are ALL Music’s Children gratefully acknowledges Lajos and Piroska, Ori, Scott, Thom, Kay and Peter. ROBI BOTOS UPCOMING “…I’m very excited about my first Canadian tour as a leader (June 17 to July 19). I’m looking forward to bringing my own music to people. … Hoping to channel good to people through my music.” If you want to hear Robi Botos at the Jane Mallet Theatre performing in the June 18 Oscar Peterson 90th Birthday Celebration you’ll need to book your ticket quickly, because it’s sure to sell out. He’s also playing as part of the Late Night Trio at The Rex Jazz and Blues Bar on June 26. Both events are part of the TD Toronto Jazz Festival. Other southern Ontario appearances include: June 23 – Ottawa Jazz Festival; June 24 – The Jazz Room, Waterloo; July 21 – Beaches Jazz Festival workshop “Robi Botos – Piano, Up Close and Personal,” Toronto; August 3 – Festival of the Sound, Parry Sound; August 12 – Prince Edward County Jazz Festival; Sept 12 – All-Canadian Jazz, Port Hope. Jack MacQuarrie plays several brass instruments and has performed in many community ensembles. He can be contacted at [email protected]. 74 | June | July | August, 2015 thewholenote.com WE ARE ALL MUSIC’S CHILDREN June’s Child Robi Botos MJ BUELL J Other musicians in azz pianist Robi Botos was born in October 1978, in Nyiregyhaza, your childhood family? Hungary. He was about four years old when his family moved to Both my father and Budapest where he grew up. By the time he left high school he brothers and most cousins was already jamming/rehearsing and gigging full-time. are musicians. My dad and In 1988 Botos came to Canada as a refugee with his wife and young my middle brother can also children, seeking a place to raise his family where Romani people are sing. I sing too, but not like free from persecution and discrimination. He spoke no English but Stevie Wonder! My mom is with music as his fluent first language he made a name for himself not a musician but comes quickly and was readily welcomed by the jazz community, starting from a musical family. with his friend David Braid who first took Botos to sessions at The Where did hearing music, Rex and introduced him to the local scene. Two years later without warning Botos and his pregnant wife were informed that their refugee formal and informal, fit claim had been rejected. It was the jazz community, and its extended into your life as a child? family, who circled their wagons around this valued young musiRadio, records and live music cian offering support and advocacy for an intense and eventually – at home, school, concerts, festivals etc. successful campaign to have the rejection overturned. In a 2014 TVO First memory of yourself making music? Playing drums on a real Doc Studio appearance, Botos comments that “jazz and persecution kit, and on the school desk, and on pretty much every other object and discrimination have a very strong connection.” While his story is … Still play drums – I look at it as my first love. My dad and oldest a modern-world example of this, the response of the jazz community brother played drums, so it was around. I started the piano when I is proof that they own their collective history. was seven. My dad bought one. He wanted us kids to play as a band. A first big break came when Botos won the Montreux Jazz Festival I leaned towards drums but to form a band I had to play piano. And Piano Competition in 2004 – the winner is invited to return the then I fell in love with it. following year to open for a celebrated performer. Botos opened for Earliest music-making with other people? We had a constant jam Oscar Peterson and the two became friends. session at home all the time with the family, relaPeterson mentored Botos, who in turn taught tives and friends. piano to Peterson’s daughter, Celine. First important teachers or mentors? Since I Botos plays with local and international jazz had so many people playing at our home, I picked luminaries too numerous to list here, has won up a lot of things from older musicians. And then several prestigious awards and has just released jamming with other kids/adults and watching jazz his fourth recording. He recently composed videos was life changing. I always knew I wanted music for Aaron Yeger’s award-winning docuto play music forever. mentary A People Uncounted: The Untold Story When and how did teaching/mentoring enter of The Roma. This summer Botos has a busy schedule with a tour to the picture? promote his new CD and a number of festival engagements, both as a I always recall how much it meant to me to learn from others, so I soloist and as part of several collaborations. want to pass it on. These days I teach at Humber College (Lakeshore) Biographical information about Botos is widely available and he which I enjoy a lot – a piano masterclass, some private piano lessons has given a number of engaging interviews. Of particular interest is and improv. Identities: The Documentary Series, a six-part series commissioned Did you ever think you would do something else? I always loved by the Maytree Foundation, martial arts … boxing … But written and produced by Alan music helped me express Lysaght and Paul McGrath. myself the best, and helped me Ross Porter of JAZZ.FM91 through many challenges. I was was the creator and execuable to say things I couldn’t in tive producer of this series, words. (Although … nowadays which celebrates the stories maybe I wish I did real estate!) and accomplishments of seven Music in your family life musicians who immigrated to, today? I don’t play much at or sought refuge in, Canada. home at all, but I sit down from Narrated by acclaimed singer time to time when I’m inspired, and actor Jackie Richardson, or when I have to practise some Episode 1 is about Robi Botos. music. I always listen to music (www.jazz.fm/identities). though. We all do. My kids play Your absolute earliest music but they do many other musical memory? Live things and I’m not forcing it on music played by my relatives: them. I’d love them to play but Hungarian Romani music, and if they don’t want to make it a the recordings we had at home priority, it’s good with me. No – Oscar Peterson, Branford parents want to see their chilRobi Botos lives in the Bathurst/St. Clair neighbourhood Marsalis, Keith Jarrett, Horace Silver, dren struggle! If full-time music is with his wife, two children and a dog. When he’s not making Miles Davis, Pat Metheny, Jaco what makes them happy and they’re music? “I drive my family around! When I have free time I love Pastorius and more. absolutely crazy about playing all the fishing, and play Fifa on PS4, and soccer in real life too.” time, I will support it 100 percent. TRACEY NOLAN “jazz and persecution and discrimination have a very strong connection.” thewholenote.com June | July | August, 2015 | 75 DISCOVERIES | RECORDINGS REVIEWED Jacques Israelievitch and Christina Petrowska Quilico FANCIES AND INTERLUDES DAV I D O L D S (CMCCD 21315) Summer Pop Lyrical, jazzy and complex, Fancies and Interludes is a collection of contrasts – works by Oskar Morawetz, James Rolfe, Raymond Luedeke and Gary Kulesha. I’ve spoken before in these pages about artistic epiphanies I’ve had in this life – rounding a corner in the National Gallery in Washington and beholding Dali’s The Last Supper, hearing Paul Dolden’s The Melting Voice Through Mazes Running at the CBC Young Composers’ Competition – and a disc that came my way this month has brought to mind another such enlightening experience. When I was a teenager my ears were opened wide to the alternative music scene by a late-night AM radio show on CKFH called The Open Lid. There were several hosts over the years, but it was during Keith Elshaw’s tenure that I really got hooked and it was then that I first heard the music of Fraser and Debolt, a Canadian folk duo who would have a lasting influence on me. Their first album Fraser and Debolt with Ian Guenther was totally acoustic with just two guitars, two intense voices and Guenther’s violin. When I heard Pure Spring Water and its atonal “breakdown” segue to their version of the Beatles’ Don’t Let Me Down I was intrigued and captivated. I didn’t sleep much that night and the next day right after school I headed down to the local Sam the Record Man in search of the disc. Of course it turned out that Elshaw was playing an advance copy of the album and I would have to wait for the official release. I didn’t sleep much for the rest of that week either. Allan Fraser and Daisy Debolt worked together for five years, parting ways in 1974, but their songs – two albums’ worth – have been an integral part of my own repertoire for the past four decades. Debolt fronted a number of projects over the years – I remember one show at Harbourfront in particular where her band included three or four accordions – and was active until her death from cancer in 2011. As far as I know Fraser kept a lower profile, although I confess I have not been following the folk scene much in recent years. That being said, when I received the press release for an upcoming disc by Fraser & Girard (FG001 fraserandgirard.com) my heart raced a bit. Thank goodness I’m now in the position to receive advance copies of things! It seems that Allan Fraser has found a new kindred musical spirit in Marianne Girard, and although comparisons to the original pairing are inevitable this new duo has developed a voice of its own. Girard’s husky contralto doesn’t have the shrill edginess of Debolt’s high range, but it blends well with Fraser’s sometimes gravelly low tenor and I love it when their harmonies are reversed as he takes the high line. The instrumentation is fairly sparse, with the duo’s guitars mostly supplemented by acoustic bass and drums with occasional additional guitar, fiddle and pedal steel. The eponymous release is shared about equally between songs by each partner, including Fraser (and Debolt)’s classic Dance Hall Girls and Girard’s particularly moving My Name is Carol. Concert note: I know where I’ll be on Sunday June 14 – at Hugh’s Room for the launch of Fraser & Girard. Some months ago I stumbled on the HBO presentation of Foo Fighters: Sonic Highways, an eight-part documentary directed by Foo front man Dave Grohl, and I have spent countless hours over the past few weeks revisiting the series on four RCA DVDs recently released by Sony Music (8887506014-9). Each time I go back to one of the episodes I am enthralled once again; it’s surprising how compelling they are. The premise is that the rock band travels to different American cities to explore the musical history of each place, meet some of the legends who have AVAILABLE JUNE 11 from the Canadian Music Centre www.musiccentre.ca. LAUNCH: Thursday, June 11, 5pm at the Canadian Music Centre, 20 St. Joseph St., Toronto. The artists will give a short performance of some of the featured music. Free Admission, but a reservation is required: 416-961-6601 ext. 201 or [email protected]. 76 | June | July | August, 2015 thewholenote.com respond by creating yet a third iteration with new material added to the mix. Although the composers are all relatively conservative in their approach and the original works are quite tonal, by the time the re-mix and responses have been added there is an intriguing depth and complexity to the final creations which cross a variety of cultural and aesthetic borders. For those of you who missed the May 23 event, the concert also served as the launch for a double CD of the works (Centrediscs CMCCD 21215 musiccentre.ca) that is also available on iTunes. Grieg – Lyric Pieces (ATMA ACD2 2696) is the latest from Canadian pianist Janina Fialkowska and it seems a bit of a departure from her usual Austro-Hungarian repertoire (from Mozart to Liszt) and the Polish music of her own heritage (Chopin, Moszkowski, Padereski and Szymanowski). Fialkowska seems very much at home on this northern excursion however, her deft touch perfectly suited to bringing these idiomatic Norwegian sketches to life. Edvard Grieg (1843-1907) wrote his Lyric Pieces, ten books of them over the span of his career, beginning in 1867 upon his return to Norway after studies in Germany. The first book proved so successful that his publisher requested more and more, so many in fact that in 1901 Grieg finished the last set with Remembrances, which took him full circle back to the first Arietta and he called a halt saying that “they are surrounding me like lice and fleas…” Fialkowska has made an effective selection of 25 of the pieces, charming vignettes such as Berceuse, Butterfly, Sylph and of course the familiar Wedding Day at Troldhaugen with each of the volumes represented. There is very little virtuosity on display here, with most of the selections pastoral, but the selection is varied enough to keep our attention throughout – a quiet day in the country, with moments of exuberance such as the Norwegian Dance with its suggestion of Hardanger-style fiddling and hints of dread such as March of the Trolls and Evening in the Mountains. Fialkowska will get to experience all of this first-hand in mid-June when she is off to Tromsö, Norway as a jury member for the Top of the World International Piano Competition. 15 for Piano (Centrediscs CMCCD 21115) features music by Alberta-based composer Howard Bashaw performed by Roger Admiral and it has the distinction of being the first CD recorded in the Canadian Music Centre’s concert space at 20 St. Joseph St. on their Steingraeber & Söhne piano. Both the instrument and recording engineer John S. Gray, not to mention the pianist himself, have their mettle tested by the vast dynamic range and physicality of the music, and all pass with flying colours. I sometimes kid that to me piano recitals are ultimately “just so much banging” but in this instance I cannot get enough. Admiral can bang with the best of them and Bashaw has a way of making relentless percussive density extremely exciting and musical. This is not to say that the 40-minute-plus 2012 title piece is without respite. There are beautiful moments when the tension relaxes and we are drawn into a very different world where time is suspended and we are able to catch a breath. And even some of the ostinato passages are quiet and gentle, belying the furious activity happening in miniature. Admiral is also featured in a 2010 reworking of Bashaw’s Form Archimage, an older work originally performed and recorded by Marc Couroux. Once again the piece is a study in contrasts, with manic extended movements – Toccata, Counterpoint: where fractals meet Alberti, Celestarium II, Reverbatory and Barn Burner with Jacob’s Ladder – interspersed without pause among brief quiet sections. This latter was recorded in Convocation Hall at the University of Alberta, where both pianist and composer teach. As with the CMC recording, the sound here is immaculate. Future concert note: Howard Bashaw is currently writing an extended work for quadruple quartet, piano and percussion for New Music Concerts which will be performed in the spring of 2016. contributed to this history and then record a song written by Grohl, inspired by the time spent there in one of its iconic studios. The odyssey begins in Chicago where we meet blues icon Buddy Guy and Cheap Trick guitarist Rick Nielson as Grohl explores the various genres that have flourished in the Windy City over the past half-century. Washington D.C. is the next stop where the early punk scene (Bad Brains, Black Flag) is juxtaposed with the Go-Go scene (Trouble Funk). In Nashville we visit the Grand Ole Opry and meet Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris, Tony Joe White and Zac Brown and learn about the songwriting industry before heading off to Austin for an in-depth look at the 40-year history of the seminal TV show Austin City Limits with its vast range of musical styles and a visit with Willie Nelson. Joe Walsh gives us the lowdown on Hotel California in the L.A. edition, which also features Joan Jett, and we spend some quality time in the desert around Joshua Tree at the Rancho de la Luna studio. Each of the episodes focuses on a historically significant recording venue and in New Orleans the Foo Fighters set up in Preservation Hall and meet Doctor John, Alain Toussaint and one of the Neville Brothers, among a host of others. The Seattle segment is particularly poignant with its focus on the grunge scene epitomized by Kurt Cobain and Nirvana (although lead singer and guitarist for the Foo Fighters, Grohl was the drummer for Nirvana), the Sub Pop label and Heart. The final episode takes place in America’s musical Mecca, New York City, with its myriad cultures and histories. We meet Woody Guthrie’s daughter, Gene Simmons and Chuck D to name just a few, visit the Brill Building, CBGB – did you know that stood for Country, Blue-Grass and Blues? Quite a misnomer for the breeding ground of punk and new wave! – Electric Lady studio and the Magic Shop on a whirlwind tour that has left my head spinning. The above-mentioned names are just a sampling of the dozens of luminaries who appear throughout the series, with special mention going to Steve Earle who turns up time and again with a plethora of insights. A wealth of archival footage is seamlessly blended into the production, adding historical credence to the documentary. One of the press quotes from the DVD package states “Skillfully directed and packed with decades-spanning trivia” (Entertainment Weekly). I find this to be almost a travesty in the way it trivializes the concept and content of the series. The history of American popular music (in some of its edgiest forms) is so well presented in such depth here that I would not hesitate to recommend it to anyone curious about life in the U.S.A. in the past half century. My wife says I can quote her, but I will paraphrase: Even if you’re not interested in the music per se, the series is compelling and illuminating. The only regret I have is that Grohl and company did not make it to Detroit for a taste of Motown Soul. I hope that if there is a sequel the sonic highway will lead to the Motor City. This Just In As this issue of The WholeNote spans the three summer months I want to devote the rest of this column to a few titles that fell through the cracks over the past year and a number of very worthy new releases that arrived too late to receive full reviews but which I think you should know about sooner rather than later (i.e. September). First the new ones… At time of writing, the second annual 21C Festival is about to get underway at the Royal Conservatory and as an example of the growing interest generated by the festival – in part sparked by last month’s WholeNote cover art – comes the surprising news that the Spin Cycle event, originally slated for Mazzoleni Hall, has been moved into the much larger Koerner Hall due to the high demand for tickets. This project brings together the Afiara Quartet, DJ Skratch Bastid and four young Toronto composers, Dinuk Wijeratne, Laura Silberberg, Rob Teehan and Kevin Lau. Each of the composers has written short, multi-movement acoustic string quartets which have been recorded by Afiara and are then subjected to the multi-layered treatments for which the award-winning DJ is renowned. One could be forgiven for thinking the experiment might end there, but not so, gentle reader. The composers were offered the opportunity to thewholenote.com June | July | August, 2015 | 77 their intended pitch. One intriguing aspect of the keyboard used here is a “stop” heard in the final movement of Carl Friedrich Abel’s Sonata in G Major which makes it sound like a hackbrett (hammereddulcimer). I had understood that the prepared piano had been invented by American Henry Cowell in the early 20th century and further developed by John Cage in the 40s, but it seems that pianomaker Gottfried Silbermann (1783-1853) beat them to the punch a century earlier. He developed a technique for replicating the sound on his keyboard instruments with a device he called the pantaleone in honour of the hackbrett virtuoso Pantaleone Hebenstreit. Catching up The first of the discs overlooked at the time of their release that I want to bring to your attention is a 2014 realization of The Rite of Spring in a surprising orchestration for piano, string bass and drum kit by the jazz combo The Bad Plus (Sony Masterworks 88843 02405 2), primarily known for their avant-garde approach to jazz, tinged with hints of rock and pop. I was particularly impressed with their convincing recreation of Stravinsky’s score using only the minimal tools of their trio. Comprised of Ethan Iverson (piano), Reid Anderson (bass and electronics, mostly involving treatments and layerings of the piano part in the introductory section of the piece) and David King (drums), the group developed this project during a year-long residency at Duke University in 2010-2011. The result has to be heard to be believed. With the exception of the addition of a brief and unnecessary percussive coda following Stravinsky’s final chord, the trio stays true to the original score and gives a remarkable performance using only limited resources. Highly recommended! Streamlined Stravinsky is also a feature of a disc by the Zodiac Trio (Blue Griffin BGR257 bluegriffin.com) although in this instance the reduction is the work of the composer himself. L’Histoire du Soldat was originally written as a theatrical piece for three speakers – soldier, devil and narrator – dancer and seven instruments based on a Russian folk tale. The sponsor of the piece, Werner Reinhart, was an excellent amateur clarinetist and the year after its 1918 theatrical debut in Lausanne Stravinsky made a suite of five movements for clarinet, violin and piano. Stripped to the bare bones, this already skeletal work – said to be a reflection of the depleted supply of musicians as a result of the Great War – is still very effective, as Zodiac’s dedicated performance proves. The group – Kliment Krylovsky (clarinet), Vanessa Mollard (violin) and Riko Higuma (piano) – was formed at the Manhattan School of Music in 2006 and its goal is “to etch this instrumentation into the ranks of chamber music’s dominant combinations.” To this end they commission works and tour extensively. Their 2010 debut recording featured original works but this latest draws on existing repertoire. The Stravinsky Suite notwithstanding it is Bartók’s Contrasts, written for Benny Goodman and Joseph Szigeti, which is generally considered to have launched this genre. Zodiac gives Contrasts an exuberant and idiomatic performance, confirming its place at the head of the table. The disc also includes the world premiere recording of the somewhat anachronistic A Smiling Suite by French composer Nicolas Bacri, and a moving (and haunting) early work by Shostakovich protégé Galina Ustvolskaya. We welcome your feedback and invite submissions. CDs and comments should be sent to: DISCoveries, WholeNote Media Inc., The Centre for Social Innovation, 503 – 720 Bathurst St. Toronto ON M5S 2R4. We also encourage you to visit our website thewholenote.com where you can find added features including direct links to performers, composers and record labels, “buy buttons” for online shopping and additional, expanded and archival reviews. Also coming next spring, Soundstreams is celebrating Steve Reich’s 80th birthday with a concert featuring three of his seminal works. Clapping Music, Tehillim and the iconic Music for 18 Musicians will be performed at Massey Hall on April 14, 2016. There is a new recording of Music for 18 Musicians featuring New York’s Ensemble Signal under the direction of Brad Lubman (Harmonia Mundi 907608) and if you are not familiar with this classic minimalist work for four pianos, three marimbas, two xylophones, vibraphone, two clarinets, violin, cello and four voices, I would recommend this recording. As Steve Reich himself says, “Signal has made an extraordinary recording of Music for 18 Musicians. Fast moving, spot on and emotionally charged.” With top rank Toronto musicians engaged for the Massey Hall performance I am sure we can expect nothing less from Soundstreams. Speaking of iconic works of contemporary music, the London Philharmonic Orchestra has just released Des Canyons Aux Étoiles by Olivier Messiaen under the direction of Christoph Eschenbach (LPO – 0083). At 100 minutes in length, From the Canyons to the Stars (1971-74) draws extensively on Messiaen’s signature birdsong transcriptions for much of its musical material. As always it is also a paean to the glory of God, this time in the context of the natural beauty of Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah, which Messiaen visited in 1972 in conjunction with this commission from an American philanthropist. The full forces of the modern symphony orchestra are supplemented with four soloists: Tzimon Barto (piano), John Ryan (horn), Andrew Barclay (xylorimba) and Erika Öhman (glockenspiel), all of whom rise to the occasion. Highly recommended. Canada’s triple threat Triple Forte – Jasper Wood, violin; Yegor Dyachov, cello; David Jalbert, piano – have a new recording of Dvořák Piano Trios (ATMA ACD2 2691) and as one would expect it is a treasure. Founded in 2003 this trio comprises three top soloists who work together as a finely oiled machine. Their debut disc in 2012 of music by Ravel, Shostakovich and Ives showed them to be at home in 20th-century idioms. This proves no less true of the preceding century with these captivating performances of two of the pinnacles of Romantic chamber repertoire, the Trio in F Minor, Op.65 and the “Dumky” Trio in E Minor, Op.90, Dvořák’s third and fourth ventures into this genre. Although the opus numbers suggest a larger gap, the two works were written within a span of seven years, in 1883 and 1890. The first is set in the usual four-movement form, opening with a majestic and expansive Allegro ma non troppo replete with melodies reminiscent of Schumann and Mendelssohn. The “Dumky,” dating from the height of the composer’s Slavic period, is a set of six contrasting movements all based on the Ukrainian Dumka folksong form. In both works the strength (i.e. forte) of each of the players is allowed to shine while goading the others on to new heights in performances that exemplify the group’s name. Berlin Sonatas (Passacaille 1006 passacaille.be) features 18th-century works by Abel, J.C.F. and C.P.E. Bach, Benda, Kirnberger and Graun performed by Elinor Frey on five-string cello and Lorenzo Ghielmi on a Silbermann fortepiano (known at the time as a “Cembalo con il forte e piano” due to its ability to produce sounds both loudly and softly, unlike the harpsichord with its limited dynamic range). Frey provides an extended essay to explain why she feels a five-string cello is appropriate, and likely originally intended, for this repertoire. She makes a strong case for the instrument, not only in her writing but more particularly in her performance, especially in two violin solo works by Benda, here heard one octave below 78 | June | July | August, 2015 David Olds, DISCoveries Editor [email protected] thewholenote.com !!An opera by a VOCAL Emilio de Cavalieri – Rappresentatione di Anima e di Corpo Soloists; Staatsopernchor Berlin; Akademie fur Alte Musik Berlin; René Jacobs harmonia mundi 902200.01 !!Cavalieri’s Rappresentatione di Anima e di Corpo (1600) dramatizes how the Body and the Soul both reject the blandishments of Pleasure and of Worldly Life and choose Eternal Life over Damnation. Such a summary makes the work seem very dreary but it can hold the attention of a modern audience, as was demonstrated by the Canadian Opera Company in its 1983/84 season. Although the Rappresentatione is not, in my view, an opera, it undoubtedly influenced that newly emerging genre through its staging and through its use of solo singing with chordal accompaniment. Both the singing and the instrumental playing on this CD are very fine. The performance is based on that of a production at the Schiller Theater in Berlin in 2012. Although the work’s first publication provided the melody and the bass line, a performance can only be realized by enriching the chords needed and by adding further melodic and contrapuntal lines. There is a great deal of instrumental variety on this recording. Of particular interest is the arch-cittern or ceterone (which bears a similar relationship to the cittern as the theorbo does to the lute). The instrument used here was built for the Musée de la Musique in Paris on the basis of an original preserved in Florence. Hans de Groot Purcell – Dido & Aeneas Le Poème Harmonique; Vincent Dumestre; Choeur Accentus; Opera de Rouen Haute-Normandie; Alpha 706 Gluck – Alceste Angela Denoke; Paul Groves; Willard White; Teatro Real; Ivor Bolton EuroArts 3074978 decreed that Admetus, King of Pherae, must die unless another is willing to take his place. Euripides makes a great deal of the cowardice of the king’s subjects, especially that of his aging parents, who do not have that long to live anyway. Admetus’ wife, Alcestis, then offers herself up and the most interesting issue in the play is why the King is willing to accept her sacrifice. The Admète in the opera is made of sterner stuff. When he is told that someone has been found who is willing to take his place, it takes him a long time to realize that the someone is his own wife. Once he has realized it, he refuses to accept the offer. Alceste did not think life was worth living without her husband; he does not think life is worth living without his wife. It is Hercule, who resolves the impasse by descending into the Underworld and rescuing Alceste. This DVD gives us a production of the opera from the Teatro Real in Madrid, directed by Krzysztof Warlikowski, who has chosen to superimpose the story of Princess Diana. Here Alceste chooses death not because she loves her husband so much but because it offers her a way out of a loveless marriage. When Hercule snatches her from the Underworld, she is deprived of what she most wishes. One of the dangers with Gluck is that his music may sound marmoreal. That is certainly not the case with this production, which is full-blooded and passionate. There is fine singing from Angela Denoke (Alceste), Paul Groves (Admète) and Willard White (in the twin roles of the High Priest of Apollon and Thanatos). It is clear, however, that the whole point of the opera has been subverted. Hans de Groot !!Gluck’s Alceste was first performed, in Italian, in 1767; a French version followed in 1776. It is the French version that we see and hear on this DVD. The source for the opera is a play by Euripides, in which it has been Rossini in Wildbad – Guillaume Tell Festival Wildbad: Various Vocalists; Camerata Bach Choir; Virtuosi Brunensis; Antonino Fogliani Bongiovani AB 20029 composer described as the English Orpheus and selected by a French music company? And one which has never paid homage to an English composer before? Musical director Vincent Dumestre gives his reasons. First, there is Purcell’s pure genius – he could not have been more than 25 when he composed Dido and Aeneas. What is more, he combined the melancholy of composers such as Dowland with the vitality of earlier English masques and the genius of contemporary composer Lully. Purcell’s operas did not stint on the elaborate nature of their stage productions, although this production differs in terms of its ingenuity in stage construction, its lack of complexity and certain demands on the performers. Marc Mauillon’s sorceress/sailor roles exploit his gymnastic and trapeze skills, and the first witch and other sorceresses perform with agility on ropes – when they are not scaring the audience! Vivica Genaux is a magnificent Dido, fully conveying the anguish of her isolation. Her rendition of When I am laid in earth, always a test for singers of all ranges and backgrounds, is accomplished with a haunting quality of which Purcell would no doubt be proud. In addition, Caroline Meng’s first witch leaves no doubt as to the character’s evil intent. All in all, a highly original performance but one that still brings home Purcell’s compassionate treatment of a tragic love story. Michael Schwartz Listen in! •Read the review •Click to listen •Click to buy New this month to the Listening Room TheWholeNote.com/Listening For more information Thom McKercher at [email protected] thewholenote.com Tim Berne’s dynamic band Sankeoil, adds guitarist Ryan Ferreira, adding textural allure. With Made in Chicago, Jack DeJohnette celebrates a reunion with old friends. With Call Me A Fool, young Toronto songstress Eliza Pope arrives on the scene with an astonishingly assured (and anything but foolish) debut record. June | July | August, 2015 | 79 !!Still not yet 40 and the Gods.” full of his creative powers, Rossini certainly went out with a bang, creating something original and big for the wealthy Paris audiences of the Second Empire. With a cast of thousands William Tell easily became very long, even overblown, so Rossini’s biggest problem was how to cut back and tighten the reins. For posterity the opera was very successful even in its excised form, but for the Wildbad Festival in Germany, 2013, it was decided, wisely (or unwisely) to perform the entire score for the first time in its history. If authenticity is a guiding principle it will certainly please musicologists and completists and assorted people with good intentions, but we all know where good intentions tend to lead… Much could be written on the updated staging that carries an inevitable political message, rather explicitly of oppressors vs. the oppressed, unfortunately neglecting the gorgeous Swiss scenery that’s omnipresent in Rossini’s score. In purely musical terms the festival did gather optimum forces. First and foremost, conductor Antonino Fogliani (who is beginning to look like Rossini himself) has this music in his blood and moves it with a sparkling upbeat tempo, finesse and humour, having a great old time doing it. The soloists are all of high quality. Six topnotch singers are required to cope with the enormous demands of the work. American heroic tenor Michael Spyres as Arnold carries the Olympic torch in one of the most gruelling tenor roles and he is undoubtedly best in show. Highest credit must also go to the chorus, the Camerata Bach Choir that sings and even dances the many ensembles this opera is famous for. And a resounding yes to the fully complete ballet no French opera would do without (even if it’s written by an Italian). My fondest memory however will always be the “sublime second act” (Berlioz) that even another bel canto genius, Donizetti, admitted was “written by Janos Gardonyi Berg – Lulu Mojca Erdmann; Deborah Polaski; Michael Volle; Thomas Piffka; Stephan Rugamer; Staatskapelle Berlin; Daniel Barenboim Deutsche Grammophon 0440073 4934 !!After Alban Berg’s death in 1935, his great opera Lulu remained incomplete – until Friedrich Cerha orchestrated the final act in 1979. For this production from the Berlin Staatsoper in 2012, a new version of all three acts has been created. Berg’s sardonic Prologue has been replaced by an actor lying on the floor reciting Kierkegaard. Instead of Berg’s precisely described silent movie, we now see Lulu’s blinking eyes projected on the windshield of one of the cars that litter the stage. The first scene of Act III has been cut altogether. What remains of the third act has been newly orchestrated by David Robert Coleman, using noticeably leaner textures than Berg and Cerha and some non-Bergian instruments like steel drums and marimba. His completion doesn’t fit in, but it brings out Berg’s expressionist lines. Director Andrea Breth’s staging fails to reveal how exciting the plot of Lulu is. The single set – with wrecked cars piled up on one side, and what appear to be cages or prison bars erected on the other – is relentlessly grim, especially when watched through camerawork so close that we rarely see the whole stage. Breth’s Lulu is a victim, as affectless as a puppet. But the Lulu created by Berg and playwright Frank Wedekind is an amoral, willful seductress. Mojca Erdmann makes a lovely, alluring Lulu, but can’t convey the spine-tingling danger that the great Lulus, from Evelyn Lear and Teresa Stratas to Christine Schäfer and Barbara Hannigan, present. Michael Volle makes a powerful Dr. Schön and Jack the Ripper and Deborah Polaski is moving as the doomed Countess. But the most enthralling moments come from Daniel Barenboim’s amazing Staatskapelle orchestra. Pamela Margles Aribert Reimann – Lear Bo Skovhus; Staatsoper Hamburg; Simone Young ArtHaus Musik 109063 !!Shakespeare’s King Lear was an obsession with Berlioz and even more so with Verdi who, as the legend goes, threw his halfwritten score into the fire in a fit of selfdisgust. It took 100 years and two world war disasters before German composer Aribert Reimann actually succeeded in turning it into an opera at the suggestion of Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, who sang the title role in Munich in 1978. Since then it has enjoyed a moderate success around the world, but in 2012 the Hamburg Opera, now under the leadership of Simone Young, very much devoted to the avant-garde, revived it with this inspired, completely original staging by Karoline Gruber. Apart from being brutal and gruesome, Lear is the hardest hitting tragedy of the Bard because it hits so close to home. Everyone will sooner or later become old and will sympathize with Lear’s predicament. The tragic fault that causes his downfall is self-deception and an over-inflated ego that make him subject to flattery and an easy victim to his avaricious daughters. Reimann uses the entire play as his libretto, a play that moves on many different levels – personal, familial, political, psychological and philosophical (one of the most often quoted of all Shakespeare) – and must have been horrendously difficult to come to grips with. Reimann’s expressionist, What if you could listen in? Now you can! Previously uploaded to the Listening Room TheWholeNote.com/Listening RED CHAMBER’S GATHERING For more information Thom McKercher at [email protected] Available at ASZA.com & iTunes 80 | June | July | August, 2015 Philippe Lauzier (bass cl. / so. sax) Éric Normand (e-bass) Limited sandwich bag edition CD “This performance of “Four Last Songs” is beautifully and sensitively sung ... “ Record Review / December 2014 thewholenote.com TERRY ROBBINS movements where – as with Shaham – a judicial use of rubato helps to shape the phrases. For the two discs, Enders divides the suites into what he sees as light and dark colours, although he doesn’t really elucidate: Suites 5, 2 and 4 (in C minor, D minor and E flat major) on CD1 bring out the interval of a rising second, while Suites 3, 1 and 6 (in C, G and D major) on CD2 are keys in the circle of fifths. Whether or not that sequence contributes to the overall effect is irrelevant; all that matters is that, like the Shaham, this is a set that can more than hold its own against strong competition, and it’s as enjoyable a cello performance of these Suites as I have heard. If you’re interested in contemporary cello music then you’ll certainly want to check out Crossings: New Music for Cello, a new CD featuring the American cellist Kate Dillingham and pianist Amir Khosrowpour (furious artisans FACD 6815). Expenses for the recording, which Dillingham calls a CD of cutting-edge contemporary compositions, were raised through the online crowdfunding platform RocketHub. Dillingham’s description of the music will give you a good idea of what to expect: “The musical expression varies widely: from driving rhythms to expansive, contemplative phrases; long, lyrical lines to in-your-face badass riffs; simple musical statements to bow hair-shredding technical challenges!” American composers represented here are Gilbert Galindo, David Fetherolf, Gabriela Lena Frank, B. Allen Schulz and Jonathan Pieslak, although the four composers born outside the U.S.A. – Jorge Muñiz, Yuan-Chen Li, Federico Garcia-De Castro and Wang Jie – are all currently active in the American music scene. The CD booklet includes bios of all the composers, but unfortunately not a word about the music – when and how it came to be written, for instance – although it’s clear from Dillingham’s comments on the RocketHub site that she works closely with most of the composers represented here, particularly those belonging to the composer collectives in New York (Random Access Music) and Pittsburgh (Alia Musica). Four of the pieces are for solo cello and five for cello and piano. It’s difficult to make any meaningful comments about such a variety of recent pieces, but they are all clearly quite strong, colourful compositions that make an immediate impact; no single work here seems out of place. Both performers are more than up to the challenges – and believe me, there are quite a few! With a playing time of almost 80 minutes it’s a fascinating portrait of contemporary American cello music. Watch the eight-minute Crossings Documentary on YouTube for background information on the making of the CD; there are also short clips of Gilbert Galindo and Federico Garcia-De Castro discussing their compositions. Myth, the latest CD from the young Dutch violinist Rosanne Philippens, features the music of Polish composer Karol Szymanowski and it’s outstanding (Channel Classics CCS SA 36715). The main work here is the Violin Concerto No.1 Op.35 from 1916, with Xian Zhang conducting the NJO (the National Youth Orchestra of the Netherlands). It’s a beautifully lyrical work in one movement with a glorious rhapsodic main theme, and was written for the Polish violinist Pawel Kochański, who contributed significantly to the solo part and also wrote the cadenza. A good deal of the violin part is up in the stratosphere and requires not only a brilliant, shimmering tone but a rock-solid technical assurance. Philippens has both in abundance. She also clearly has a feel for Szymanowski’s music, having been introduced to the three-movement Myths, Op.30 a few years ago Gil Shaham has long been one of my favourite violinists, the grace, intelligence and warmth of his playing never failing to produce performances of the highest quality. I opened his latest release, a 2CD set of the Bach Sonatas and Partitas on his own Canary Classics label (CC14), expecting great things, and I wasn’t disappointed. Because of the great challenges they present, many players are in no rush to commit the Bach solo works to disc; in Shaham’s case he didn’t even start performing them in public until about ten years ago. His continuing exploration of the music led him to experiment with wound gut strings and a baroque-style bridge and bow in an effort to more closely reproduce the sound of Bach’s own violin. For this current recording Shaham started with a more modern set-up, tried both approaches and eventually settled for the baroque option; it’s a great choice, with the warm, bright sound a perfect match for his style, and the lighter baroque bow in particular allowing for much cleaner passagework in Shaham’s decidedly faster tempos. There’s never a sense of rushing, though; the multiple stopping is always clean, the melodic line always clear, and Shaham often uses a brief rubato to allow the music to breathe or to highlight phrase peaks. His approach to the sometimes thorny issue of vibrato in baroque music is a decidedly sensible compromise: “I use some vibrato, but I try to err on the side of not using too much.” It doesn’t always happen that you can put on a CD of the Sonatas and Partitas and just let it play; quite often there’s a gravity or seriousness to the performance that makes playing right through all six works quite demanding listening. Not with Shaham, though; he creates a world of warmth and light, and each of the two CDs just flies past. The playing here is light and brilliant without ever being superficial; fast without ever losing the sense of phrase; joyous and spontaneous without ever losing a sense of emotional depth; gentle but never weak; and strong but never strident. There’s a great deal of competition in recordings of the Bach solo works, of course, with a wide range of styles and approaches to choose from, but you’ll go a long way before you find a more beautiful and satisfying set than this. There’s another outstanding set of Bach solo works this month, this time the Cello Suites featuring the German cellist Isang Enders (Berlin Classics 0300552BC). The similarities with the Shaham set are quite striking: the 28-year-old Enders says that Bach has been in his life since early childhood, and that the challenges presented by the Cello Suites made him constantly doubt his abilities when it came to recording them. Then, after his first attempt had gone through the final production stages, he rejected it and returned to the studio to do justice not only to his own developing thoughts about the music but also “to do justice to Bach himself.” Above all, he addresses the discussion about “historically informed,” as opposed to historical, performance practices that has been ever-present for players of his generation; his quoting of Nikolaus Harnoncourt in this regard (“words that say it all for me”) is worth repeating: “We naturally need to acquaint ourselves with performance practice, but let us not retreat into false purism, into false objectivity, into misinterpreted fidelity to the original. So I beg of you: do not be afraid of vibrato, liveliness or subjectivity, but do be very afraid of coldness, purism, ‘objectivity’ and barren historicism.” Not only could that be a perfect guide for Shaham’s approach, but Enders also certainly takes this to heart: there is warmth and brightness to his playing and a real liveliness, especially in the dance thewholenote.com June | July | August, 2015 | 81 atonal music is, however, so well suited to his subject and so well integrated with it that the power of the play reverberates even stronger than in the prose version. At the head of the young, energetic and dedicated cast Danish baritone Bo Skovhus is one of today’s most exciting and original artists who simply towers over this production, but Andrew Watts’ heartrending portrayal of “poor boy Tom” Edgar cannot easily be forgotten. With conductor Simone Young’s supreme command over the score (especially in the haunting Intermezzo with its bass flute solo) this awesome set is much recommended. Janos Gardonyi compositional idiom, he reached for a much more melodic approach for Lear. Indeed, you’d be forgiven for thinking that this is a long-forgotten verismo opera sung in Finnish, not a composition created in the year 2000. Says Sallinen: “An opera must be a servant to its libretto.” That is how this postmodern composer arrived at an almost conventional opera, with arias and duets and leitmotifs lyrically representing the characters. Somewhere up there, Giuseppe Verdi is smiling. Robert Tomas Aulis Sallinen – King Lear Matti Salminen; Finnish National Opera; Okko Kamu Ondine ODV 4010 Pieces from the Gdańsk Lute Tablature 4022 Magdalena Tomsińska Dux DUX 1150 (dux.pl) !!King Lear is, for me, the most tragic of Shakespeare’s tragedies – which obviously, makes it a perfect opera libretto. Erroneous judgement, betrayal, devious plots, poison, enucleation… all the raw elements of an opera are here. Yet Verdi struggled for most of his composing career with Il Re Lear and finally gave up without completing the opera. It was up to the contemporary Finnish composer Aulis Sallinen to give us a full musical account of the cursed king’s story. Just as the dramatic King Lear comes to us in many versions, Sallinen, who also wrote the libretto, chose to blind the Earl of Gloucester, leaving King Lear with his eyesight intact, yet emotionally blinded to the true nature of each of his three daughters. Sallinen, who himself eschewed opera as not a “pure” musical form (until 1973), changed his mind when he created his first opera The Horseman, which is still performed. Despite his highly modern !!The collapse of EARLY, CLASSICAL AND BEYOND the Berlin Wall led to the discovery of a lute tablature of Gdańsk dated 1620. It emerged in the East Berlin library service, having been believed lost for 45 years. Some of the 222 pieces in the tablature had their titles and composers literally trimmed off by zealous officials; their attribution has, however, been deduced by Magdalena Tomsińska herself, who scoured many more lute collections to identify several of the pieces played here. The key composer is Frenchman Robert Ballard; some of his courantes and balletti are featured on the CD. And so to Tomsińska’s choices (32 tracks in 58 minutes). Her balletti are played with a skill and clarity worthy of any concert hall recital. Note, indeed, Balletto Polachos 3, 4 and 30 both for their vigour and the pleasure which the performer imparts. By far the majority of Tomsińska’s choices are anonymous and one gets the impression they were taken from street fairs and theatres and transcribed directly for lute. This must surely be true of the boisterous Ungaro and Be Merry, which Tomsińska takes in her stride. Her choice also extends to the English dancing tune Nutmegs and Ginger – reflecting the pan-European nature of the original tablature. By contrast, there are eight pieces for whom composers are attributed, five to Robert Ballard and one each to Alessandro Piccinini, John Sturt and Gregory Huwet. These are played with a certain solemnity compared to the more popular anonymous pieces but Tomsińska puts her heart into all of them, as she does with the longest piece, Monycha. This is demanding but, once again, Tomsińska shows with her inspired playing why her anthology deserves to be bought – and not just by early-music enthusiasts. Buy it if it is the only lute recital you buy this year. Michael Schwartz Mozart – Piano Sonatas Marc-André Hamelin Hyperion CDA68029 !!Following his acclaimed Haydn piano sonata recordings, prolific pianist Marc-André Hamelin outperforms even himself in this twodisc release featuring eight Mozart piano sonatas along with some other Mozart solo piano treats. Hamelin is thorough in his attention to detail, rhythm and separation of lines in both hands when tackling the complex technical and musical intricacies in Mozart’s solo piano compositions. Here are some highlights. Not all the works are technically challenging. His performance of the famous student “little sonata for beginners” Piano Sonata in C Major K545 raises the musical bar for any student of any aptitude. Hamelin is lyrical in the infamous opening Allegro first movement. And his concluding chords of the third movement Rondo are loud yet not banged, resulting in a formidable sensitive ending to an inspirational performance. In contrast, Piano Sonata in F Major K332 is a challenging work. The first movement Allegro is performed with tonal What if you could listen in? Now you can! Previously uploaded to the Listening Room TheWholeNote.com/Listening For more information Thom McKercher at [email protected] 82 | June | July | August, 2015 A celebration of the music of Billie Holiday performed by renowned Canadian multigenre chanteuse Molly Johnson! “Johnson infuses Because Of Billie with her idol’s spirit!” Known for her daring concerto couplings, Hilary Hahn matches Mozart’s beloved Concerto in A with the virtuosic romanticism of Vieuxtemp,s 4th. Literal Lateral is the latest release from Halifax’s Crofts/ Adams/Pearse Trio with special guest Gerry Hemingway. Music from the deep wells and frayed edges. thewholenote.com setting of poems by Leonard Cohen; their enjoying working together led to the writing of the Partita for Fain in 2011. Three short works complete the CD. Knee 2 from the opera Einstein on the Beach is more what you might expect from Glass – a helterskelter perpetuum mobile with slight shifts and changes in the patterns and accents. Book of Longing is the solo mentioned above; the contemplative Interludes from the Violin Concerto No.2 bring a marvellous CD to a close. Fratres is the new CD from ATMA celebrating 30 years of the Quebec chamber orchestra Les Violons du Roy, founded in 1984 by conductor Bernard Labadie (ACD2 3015). Over the years the group has released close to 30 CDs, mostly on the Dorian, Virgin Classics, Naïve, Hyperion, Erato and Analekta labels; since 2004 there have been eight CDs on the Quebec ATMA label, and it is from that catalogue that this self-styled compilation sampler has been put together. Sampler CDs, with their mixture of single extracted movements and short complete pieces, can tend to be less than satisfying in some respects, but the very high performance standards here together with the lovely recording quality and the choice of titles makes this a very attractive release. The title track is a previously unreleased 2008 recording of the Arvo Pärt composition, featuring violinist Pascale Giguère. There’s a beautiful performance of the Mozart concert aria Chi’ omi scordi di te? by soprano Karina Gauvin, who is also featured in a performance of Britten’s Now sleeps the crimson petal and – along with countertenor Daniel Taylor – in an extract from Bach’s Tilge, Hochster, meine Sünden. There’s a movement from Bartók’s Divertimento, Gluck’s Ballet des Ombres heureuses, Mozart’s Overture to Lucio Silla, Handel’s Arrival of the Queen of Sheba, a brief Rameau piece and Astor Piazzolla’s Milonga del Angel. Oh – and the Pachelbel Canon. Bet you weren’t expecting that. Labadie conducts most of the tracks; Jean-Marie Zeitouni conducts all but one of the remaining five. Also from ATMA, the third and final volume of the outstanding complete cycle of the Beethoven String Quartets by the Quatuor Alcan has just been released (ATMA ACD2 2493). It’s another 3CD set, and features the wonderful late quartets: Opp.127, 130, 131, 132, 133 (Grosse Fuge) and 135. The entire cycle was recorded between May 2008 and December 2012 but, as noted earlier, the fact that all the recordings were made in the excellent acoustics of the Salle Françoys-Bernier at Le Domaine Forget in Saint-Irénée, Quebec means that there is no discernable difference in the recorded sound. There is also no discernable difference in the uniformly high standard of the performances. It really is a terrific set from a terrific ensemble, and a fitting celebration of their 25th anniversary. Stradivari’s Gift, for Narrator, Violin and String Orchestra, is one of two story-andmusic CDs (Amati’s Dream is the other) that will take young listeners on a journey to the violin workshops of 17th-century Cremona (Atlantic Crossing Records ACR 0001). The story and music are by the American author and composer Kim Maerkl, who founded Atlantic Crossing Records, and the violin soloist is her husband Key-Thomas Maerkl; the English actor Sir Roger Moore is the narrator. The Maerkls hope that the CDs will inspire children to further explore classical music, and their creation here is first class, in much the same style as the well-known Classical Kids series of storyand-music CDs and DVDs. The story is simple, the music clear and uncomplicated but quite beautiful, and the performance of the violin solo part is simply stunning. Readers wanting to know more about this disc can find a slightly expanded version of this column online. by the pianist Julien Quentin, who joins her for the rest of the CD. Myths, from 1915, was also written for Kochański, and has a distinctly Impressionist feel to it. Other Szymanowski works presented here are the beautiful Chant de Roxane (an arrangement of an aria from the opera Krol Roger), and the Nocturne and Tarantella Op.28, also from 1915. Again, Philippens displays a brilliant tone and flawless technique in some really difficult music. Szymanowski was influenced by the music of Igor Stravinsky, who was exerting his own influence on the musical world in the years before the Great War, and three short works by the latter complete the CD. Stravinsky’s Firebird was a particular favourite of Szymanowski, and Philippens extends the “Myth” concept to include the Berceuse and Scherzo from the ballet, as well as the later Chanson Russe. This really is an outstanding CD, full of dazzling playing from a violinist with a strong musical intellect. If you haven’t heard Rosanne Philippens yet, don’t worry – it won’t be long before you do. The Romanian George Enescu, who died in 1955, was arguably the last of the great violinist/composers. Volume 2 of his Complete Works for Violin and Piano has just been released by Naxos (8.572692), and like Volume 1 (Naxos 8.572691) features the terrific German violinist Axel Strauss and the Russian pianist Ilya Poletaev, both of whom are currently on the faculty at the Schulich School of Music at McGill University. The Violin Sonata No.1 was written in 1897 when Enescu was only 16 years old, and although it leans heavily on the German sonata tradition – especially Brahms – it is a very strong work that draws some outstanding playing from both performers. Two shorter pieces pre-date the sonata: the Ballade Op.4a was originally for violin and orchestra; and the unpublished Tarantella provides ample evidence of Enescu’s technical ability in his teenage years. The Aubade is a 1903 violin and piano version of a short piece written for string trio in 1899. The Hora Unirii from 1917 and the relatively late Andantino malinconico from 1951 complete the selection of effective and attractive shorter pieces. But the real gem on this CD is the Impressions d’enfance Op.28 from 1940, an astonishing suite-like work of ten short movements, played mostly without a break, which traces the day in the life of a child. There’s a folk fiddler, a stream in the garden, a caged bird and a cuckoo clock, a chirping cricket, the moon shining through the window, the howling of the wind in the chimney (a ghostly 23 seconds of scratchy violin solo) and a distant thunder storm at night. In the booklet notes, Poletaev calls the work “…a stupendous compositional tour-de-force… a musical fabric of extraordinary sophistication and richness.” It certainly is, and it’s worth the price of an exceptional CD on its own. I didn’t know exactly what to expect from Partita for Solo Violin: Tim Fain Plays Philip Glass (Orange Mountain Music OMM 0050), but what I heard was a revelation. Glass, recently named as laureate of the Glenn Gould Prize, has been a prolific and immensely influential composer for the past 50 years or so, with a far greater range of compositions than the familiar description of him as a “minimalist” would suggest; Glass himself has always disliked that term, feeling that he moved away from the style years ago, and now considers himself a “classicist.” Even so, I wasn’t prepared for such an incredibly strong, idiomatic solo violin work in a very traditional style (Opening; Morning Song; Dance 1; Chaconne Part 1; Dance 2; Evening Song; Chaconne Part 2) which quite clearly pays homage to the Bach Sonatas & Partitas; it’s a towering and powerful composition, strongly tonal and with a wide emotional, technical and dynamic range. Tim Fain’s outstanding performance is definitive; the Partita is the central work in the recitals that Fain and Glass regularly perform together. There is no CD booklet, so no information on the work’s genesis, but Fain has been collaborating closely with Glass since 2008, when he had a short featured solo in the Book of Longing, Glass’s thewholenote.com June | July | August, 2015 | 83 surprises in its orchestra-emulating scoring. The second movement features Hamelin at his very best. This is a touching, lyrical rendition. The bending and stretching of lines leads to a melody played with so much musicality and feeling that words escape me. Gigue in G Major is a robust contrapuntal dance. Clocking in at slightly over one minute, Hamelin plays energetically with imaginative splashes of Mozart-inspired musical humour. High production quality and thorough liner notes complete this perfect package. Hamelin’s exquisite Mozart makes this the go-to music of the summer! Tiina Kiik Berlioz – Intrata to Rob-Roy; Reverie et Caprice; Harold en Italie James Ehnes; Melbourne Symphony Orchestra; Sir Andrew Davis Chandos CHSA 5155 !!The Intrata to Rob-Roy was written as an introduction to Rob-Roy but was so badly received in the first and only performance in 1833 that Berlioz burned the score after the concert. Fortunately there was another copy, but Berlioz had also used two of the melodies in a new work, Harold in Italy, the following year. The two themes are easily recognized and it is rather pleasant to hear them in their earlier setting, particularly as they are given to the winds whose playing is quite angelic. The Reverie et Caprice (1841) is Berlioz’s only work for solo violin and owes its existence to the initial failure of Benvenuto Cellini. It was a soprano aria that was replaced before the first performance. Clever Berlioz transcribed it for violin and orchestra which he then gave to his concertmaster in a longer concert format. A lifetime addiction to Harold in Italy gives me some license to be critical of any performance and it gave me great pleasure to realize from the opening pages that this orchestra has the texture for Harold. In the first movement, as the melancholy Harold, inspired by Byron’s Childe Harold (the viola), wanders in the mountains, Sir Andrew Davis is not simply beating time but moving the episodes along. The Pilgrims’ March has a comfortable swagger with the viola weaving comfortably through the procession. The Serenade is an appropriately jaunty scene of an Abruzzo and his amore. The last movement, Orgy of the Brigands, should describe just that, with fond memories of the previous episodes. These are not an unruly bunch but take their brigandizing seriously in an orderly, professional manner. The viola (Harold) is not intended to be part of any event but is merely a wanderer, which is possibly why Paganini, who commissioned the work, found it not to his taste (at 84 | June | July | August, 2015 the time). James Ehnes’ take on this role is ideal, imparting quiet enjoyment at the events around him. Quite perfect. British conductors have an established tradition as great Berlioz interpreters and Davis may soon join them. The sound is extraordinarily fine, impressive as a CD but if you have the multi-channel equipment, the SACD layer is encoded with five-channel surround sound. Bruce Surtees Chopin Volume 4 – Waltzes; Nocturnes Louis Lortie Chandos CHAN 10852 !!The early waltzes that Chopin composed were meant to be small personal gifts and tributes – most of them were not even intended for publication. That changed somewhat after the composer’s visit to Vienna in 1831. The precocious 21-year-old reported back to Warsaw with breathless astonishment: “Waltzes are regarded as works here!” By “works” he meant recognized musical pieces, worthy of publication. That he could have doubted that astonishes us equally – these are not throwaway ditties, despite their slender size. Somehow, Chopin managed to squeeze into a space of three to four minutes compositions with their own mutable rhythms and containing micro-movements within their minute frames. To master Chopin’s waltzes, one needs an equally mutable, mercurial talent. Louis Lortie, the incredibly accomplished Montrealer now residing in Berlin, possesses such talent. For many of us, Lortie is not the first name that comes to mind when you think of master pianists. Yet it is enough to start listening to him play these waltzes to realize the magnitude of his gift. They virtually cascade from his fingers, simultaneously inviting us into a reverie whilst invoking a desire to dance along. Only on a couple of occasions does Lortie rush the tempi, perhaps as if he could not believe that the impulsive, romantic Chopin had really marked them as “moderato.” Robert Tomas Mahler – Symphony No.2 “Resurrection” Catherine Wyn-Rogers; Ailish Tynan; Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra; Gerard Schwarz Artek AR-0061-2 I must admit to a certain leeriness when I first laid eyes on the hideous artwork that adorns this recording. Gerard Schwarz and Gustav Mahler facing off, mano a mano, in some sort of grudge match? Has the conductor noted for his advocacy of neglected American music turned a new leaf? As it turns out, the provenance of this live recording is misleading. Though bearing a 2015 copyright, it is actually unreleased material from a Mahler cycle intended for the RLPO Live label, an enterprise launched shortly before Schwarz’s five-year reign in Liverpool that began in 2001. A sponsorship has now brought these tapes back to life. And what of the interpretation? A decent first movement, distinguished only by the unusually broad tempo afforded the secondary theme, followed by a so-so Menuetto. Suddenly from the Scherzo onward the orchestra rallies and everything thereafter is admirably compelling. When we finally arrive at the finale the rafters are shaking! The sonic quality captured in Liverpool’s Philharmonic Hall is most impressive (courtesy of David Pigott, a member of the horn section) and the contribution of the choir is simply outstanding. There remain a few anomalies: the second disc contains only the finale, though the fourth movement vocal solo is designated to be followed without a break by the finale. Usually the break between discs (if needed) occurs after the first movement, where Mahler specifically asks for an extended silence. The editing of the booklet is also frustrating. Schwarz’s accomplishments receive a four-page paean, while the generic description of Mahler’s work rates a mere two, with the remainder devoted to dreary accounts of the secondary roles the singers have appeared in over the years and a page’s worth of white space. Judicious pruning would have easily made room for the pithy, indispensable lyrics for the vocal sections of the work. Recommended nonetheless. Daniel Foley Rachmaninov – Piano Concertos 2 & 3 Stewart Goodyear; Czech National Symphony; Heiko Mathias Förster Steinway & Sons 30047 !!Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No.2 owes its existence to a renowned neurologist by the name of Dr. Nikolai Dahl. At the time, the young composer was despondent over the failure of his first symphony in 1897. But under the good doctor’s guidance, he regained his confidence and creative urge – and the result was the most famous of his four piano concertos. To many people’s ears, the piece has almost become too well known since its premiere in 1901. But this fact certainly didn’t deter Canadian pianist Stewart Goodyear on this Steinway recording featuring both the second and third concertos performed with the Czech National Symphony, with Heiko Mathias Förster thewholenote.com conducting. Since concluding his studies at the Curtis Institute and the Juilliard School, this Toronto-born artist has earned an international reputation, and this CD provides ample proof. From the opening measures, his approach to the familiar repertoire is bold but elegant, demonstrating a flawless technique that never succumbs to empty virtuosity. Absent too, is any trace of overt sentimentality, something that is all too easy to do with Rachmaninov. The poignant and wistful Adagio and buoyant finale also prove to be a perfect pairing of artist and orchestra, with the CNS performing with a confident assurance under Förster’s baton. In many ways, the Concerto No.3 from 1909 is an extension of the second, but even more so – larger in scope and perhaps even more technically demanding. Nevertheless, Goodyear and the CNS rise to the occasion with a polished performance certainly equalling – but not necessarily surpassing – established recordings by Argerich and Ashkenazy. Again, soloist and orchestra produce a warmly romantic sound, particularly in the second movement Intermezzo where the delicate interplay between strings and soloist is particularly admirable. These are fine performances all around – kudos to Goodyear, Förster and the musicians from Prague for tackling this familiar music and for doing it justice in a very compelling way. Richard Haskell Great Ballets from the Bolshoi – The Nutcracker; Sleeping Beauty; Giselle; The Flames of Paris Bolshoi Ballet BelAir Classics 306103 !!The scores of the two Tchaikovsky ballets, particularly The Nutcracker, should be familiar to ballet enthusiasts and Adam’s Giselle to a lesser degree. The choreographer in all three is Yuri Grigorovich, a name that may be familiar to patrons of the “Live from the Bolshoi” ballets shown as special events at the Cineplex theatres that show the “The Met: Live in HD” operas. However, The Flames of Paris, Stalin’s favourite ballet, may be known of in name only. It was “a classical ballet with music by musicologist and composer Boris Asafyev based on songs of the French Revolution, and originally choreographed by Vasili Vainonen.” It was premiered in November 1932 by the Kirov Ballet and the Bolshoi mounted it in July of 1933. Its original agitprop elements were communist propaganda showing in no uncertain terms the decadence of capitalism leading inevitably to chaos. Of course, the thewholenote.com revolutionaries slaughter the aristocrats and there is general rejoicing. In 2008, the original choreography and staging were reconstructed for the Bolshoi by Alexei Ratmansky, who added a love story and expanded the choreography with his own. The company has very recently toured with it to much acclaim, from Hong Kong to London. The 2010 live production is seen here. The Russians’ astronomical standards of ballet are on full display in every piece. Not only is every dancer in perfect form but each is also of uniform size, which is visually impressive in itself. All the dispositions and angles achieved by the ensemble, once seen, cannot be imagined being done differently. Not only are the visual elements stunning; the sets, the choreography, the costumes and the orchestral renditions all exceed every expectation. There are four different conductors with possible variations in the orchestral personnel, always producing a very Russian sound which could easily and comfortably compete with the best studio productions from elsewhere. The power and authority of the playing is constantly thrilling. The sound is stunning, and in terms of musical reproduction supremely satisfying to even the most critical and jaded ears. So you don’t care to watch ballet? Then don’t watch and simply listen. You will never hear finer interpretations and productions of this music anywhere in the recorded repertoire. Bruce Surtees MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY 20th-Century Women Composers Trio des Alpes; Lorna Windsor Dynamic DCS 7717 !!This is inspired programming, with the works on this disc thoroughly complementing each other. All three composers represented here were born within a quartercentury of each other. They each write in an expressive style that marks the transition from romanticism to modernism. None are musical innovators. But as women, they are rightly regarded as pioneers today. Amy Beach, who was born in Boston in 1867, is the most well-known composer here. Her Trio for violin, cello and piano is a complex, virtuosic work, which ends with a memorable flourish. Swiss soprano Lorna Windsor’s performance of four art songs are engaging enough to make me want to explore more of Beach’s enormous song repertoire. English composer and violist Rebecca Clarke enjoyed what she called her “one whiff of success” when she introduced her Viola Sonata in 1919, and then, soon after, this lovely Trio. Flamboyant, intense, driven, this is an exciting work, especially as performed by the Swiss-based Trio des Alpes. The youngest composer here, Frenchwoman Lili Boulanger (sister of the influential teacher and composer Nadia), was only 25 when she died in 1918. The Trio des Alpes brings out the moody expressivity of her two contrasting pieces for piano trio, the first, D’un soir triste, plaintive, the second, D’un matin de printemps, exuberant. These fine pieces are too rarely heard, making this thoroughly enjoyable disc particularly significant. Pamela Margles Shostakovich – Piano Quintet; String Quartet No.2 Takács Quartet; Marc-André Hamelin Hyperion CDA67987 !!This recording of Shostakovich’s chamber works is an absolute delight – hauntingly beautiful, insightful and, above all, highly sentient to the mix of turmoil and soaring of Shostakovich’s life as expressed through his music. Chamber music was perceived as an act of bourgeois elitism in Stalin’s Soviet Union, even though it was precisely the form that allowed the most intimate connections between composer, musicians and their audience. So it is no surprise that Shostakovich composed eight symphonies before his second string quartet was premiered in 1944. Interestingly enough, 13 more string quartets followed in rapid succession. String Quartet No.2 in A Major shows little connection to the stormy events of the Second World War (as opposed to his symphonies), appearing to be much more personal. It was composed in a mere 19 days and includes wonderful folk melodies, syncopated rhythms and minor modes of Gypsy/Jewish inflections. The Takács Quartet’s playing is robust and energetic in the first movement and deeply touching in the Recitative, where violin improvisatory lamentations are supported by the rest of the ensemble playing soft seventh chords. Outstanding solos are intercepted with close-knit ensemble sound in the third and fourth movements, which end majestically yet uncharacteristically in the minor key. The Piano Quintet in G Minor premiered in 1940, becoming one of the most beloved piano quintets of all time. It contains five movements, with the emotional tension peaking in the ethereal Intermezzo and ending with a cleverly innocent Finale. Pianist Marc-André Hamelin is dominantly powerful in percussive sections while adding sublime textures to the ensemble sound in contemplative parts. Highly recommended. Ivana Popovic June | July | August, 2015 | 85 UK DK Michala Petri; Mahan Esfahani OUR Recordings 6.220611 !!Another offering from Danish recorder player Michala Petri’s own label, this disc serves up a smorgasbord of modern-era music from Denmark and Britain, played by Petri and Tehran-born, London-based harpsichordist Mahan Esfahani. It’s to be much appreciated that Petri remains so committed to the commissioning, performance and recording of new works for the recorder. Off the top, Malcolm Arnold’s Sonatina reveals the interpretive unity and precise ensemble which make this such a successful duo, and the six little movements of Benjamin Britten’s Alpine Suite receive the best performance they’ve probably ever had. Gordon Jacob’s Sonatina and Encore are quite beautiful, but marred a little by some pungent tuning on the alto recorder. (That said, when Petri plays at blistering speed or sings a counter melody along with herself, she’s right on the Cleartune money.) Given the title of Henning Christiansen’s piece – It’s Spring – one might expect the recorder to be typecast in its centuries-old role of bird imitator par excellence; and indeed it is, with the addition of some harpsichord bumblebee imitation. The aleatoric, post-modern angst of Daniel Kidane’s Tourbillon and Axel Børup-Jørgensen’s Fantasia provide a different mood and are very welcome here. Along with Vagn Holmboe’s Sonata, they also strike a more equal musical partnership between the two instruments than much of the other music. Mahan Esfahani’s playing is a real delight and I find it a little sad that the harpsichord parts here don’t all make better use of him. Alison Melville George Rochberg – Complete Flute Music 1 Christina Jennings; Lura Johnson; June Han Naxos 8.559776 Something in the Air Canadian Exposure for Out-of-the-Country Out-of-the-Ordinary Improvisers J KEN WAXMAN ust as international improvisers sometimes find a more welcoming atmosphere for their sound experiments in Canada than at home, so too have Canadian record labels become a vehicle to release notable free music sessions. Attesting to this openness, two of the most recent discs by British saxophone master Evan Parker are on Canadian imprints. But each arrived by a different route. One of the triumphs of 2014’s Festival International de Musique Actuelle de Victoriaville in Quebec, this performance of Seven by Parker’s ElectroAcoustic Septet (Victo 127 victo.qc.ca) is available on Victo, FIMAV’s affiliated imprint. Consisting of one massive and one shorter instant composition, Seven literally delineates the electro-acoustic divide. Trumpeter Peter Evans, reedist Ned Rothenberg, cellist Okkyung Lee and Parker make up the acoustic side, while varied laptop processes are operated by Ikue Mori and Sam Pluta, with George Lewis switching between laptop and trombone, with his huffing brass tone making a particular impression during a contrapuntal face-off with Parker’s soprano saxophone during Seven-2. At nearly 46 minutes, Seven-1 is the defining work, attaining several musical crests during its ghostly, meandering near-time suspension. 86 | June | July | August, 2015 Allowing for full expression of instrumental virtuosity, dynamic flutters, flanges and processes, the laptoppists accompany, comment upon or challenge the acoustic instruments. Alternately wave form loops and echoes cause the instrumentalists to forge their reposes. Plenty of sonic surprises arise during the sequences. Undefined processedsounding bee-buzzing motifs, for example, are revealed as mouth and lip modulations from Evans’ piccolo trumpet or aviary trills from Rothenberg’s clarinet. In contrast the electronics’ crackles and static are often boosted into mellower affiliations that sound purely acoustic. Eventually both aspects meld into a climax of bubbly consistency with any background-foreground, electro or acoustic displays satisfactorily melded. More percussive Seven-2 has a climax involving fragmented electronics pulsating steadily as first Evans, then Rothenberg and finally Parker spill out timbres that confirm formalism as much as freedom. While Seven’s domestic release seems almost mandatory, Montreal-based Red Toucan’s decision to release UK-recorded Extremes (RT 9349 symaptico.ca/cactus. red) demonstrates its commitment to this music. Parker on tenor saxophone, alongside Paul Dunmall, another intense British tenor !!The WholeNote’s 20th season has brought symmetry: in the September issue I reviewed Marina Piccinini’s marvellous CD of Paganini’s 24 Caprices; in this last issue the recording of George Rochberg’s flute music includes 20 of his 51 Caprice Variations (on Paganini’s Caprice No. 24 in A Minor), a significant addition not only to the already long list of compositions based on this work but also to the flute repertoire. Like the original Caprices, Rochberg’s variations were written for the violin. Jennings has adapted “…those best suited to the flute while representing the enormous stylistic range of [the] whole set.” It is to her credit both that the Caprice Variations sounds as if it was written for the flute and that her formidable technique is up to its prodigious technical demands. The common thread binding the other two compositions, Between Two Worlds and The specialist, plus American drummer Tony Bianco, offer a three-track masterclass in free-form improvisation. With the drummer keeping up a constant barrage of smacks, whacks, ruffs and pops in the propulsive Elvin Jones tradition, the saxophonists dig into every variation and shading of reed and metal tones like an updated John Coltrane and Pharoah Sanders. Unlike the maelstrom of bedlam-like expression in which some sound explorers operate, however, Dunmall and Parker play with relaxed intensity. This isn’t a cutting contest either, but a demonstration of how saxophonists can function as separate parts of a single entity. With the final Horus especially adding affirming motes to the jazz tradition via glossolalia and faint echoes of Sonny Rollins’ East Broadway Rundown, each player maintains his individuality no matter how many harsh snorts or siren-pitched expressions are unleashed. Parker’s tone is distinguished by lighter vibrations and swifter split tones while Dunmall’s timbres are darker and grittier. With intuitive timing the tenors attain concluding connection, showcasing rowdy theme variations on the 30-minute-plus title track and polyphonic expressiveness on Horus. Overall, the result is head expanding, not head banging. To read how Portuguese trio Earnear, plus the American ensembles of Harris Eisenstadt and Anthony Braxton, took advantage of Canadian record companies’ welcoming support, see the continuation of this column at thewholenote.com. thewholenote.com STUART BROOMER C algary-raised, Toronto-educated and now based in New York, pianist/ composer Kris Davis has built a substantial reputation at the cutting edge where jazz blends freely with classical and improvised inspirations. However, Save Your Breath (Cleanfeed CF 322 CD, cleanfeed-records.com), by her new ensemble Infrasound, is her most exciting work to date. What might draw a composer to create an octet combining the chordal density of piano, organ and guitar with the inchoate depths of four bass clarinets? The answer is apparent everywhere here in thick, welling music that moves from haunted opera house to the real depths provided by shaking low frequencies, all of it combined in ways both masterful and mysterious to create a music that you definitely haven’t heard before. Among the cast of bass clarinetists, Ben Goldberg is profound on Always Leave Them (Wanting More) and Joachim Badenhorst incendiary on Whirly Swirly. Ottawa trumpeter Craig Pedersen’s Quartet has just released its third CD, Ghosts (cpm006, craigpedersen.com), as remarkable for its concentration as its brevity. Less than 18 minutes long, the five-part work suggests roots in the 1960s avant-garde – the braying, villageband dirges of Albert Ayler (Ghosts, though, is Pedersen’s, not Ayler’s) and the linked suites of Don Cherry – but Pedersen has his own voice. His compositions can reduce and repeat melody, insisting on its essence in Something to Like, or hint at musical travels: a Latin beat, a Middle-Eastern mode, the wail of flamenco. Within the intensely collective enterprise, each individual voice presses forward, whether it’s alto saxophonist Linsey Wellman and bassist Joel Kerr on Sung Song or drummer Eric Thibodeau on Clothesline. At the work’s conclusion, the highly vocal trumpet and saxophone give way to actual chanting. Chantal de Villiers emphasizes the connection between jazz and soul music on Funky Princess (Independent CDV 052014, chantaldevilliers.com) and lives up to the billing by delivering the kind of rich tenor saxophone sound – think Gene Ammons to Grover Washington – that saturates a melody as much as it articulates it. The emphasis is definitely on fundamentals, with strong rhythmic grooves provided by some of Montreal’s finest, bassist Fraser Hollins and the drummers Rich Irwin or Dave Laing. The Shadow of Your Smile and Dexter Gordon’s Panther supply further touchstones, but de Villiers is adept at fashioning her own anthems, like the opening Groovy Step, a slice of solid jazz funk. Alto saxophonist Rémi Bolduc appears, adding a lighter touch, while Burt De Villiers contributes further heft with Hammond B3 organ. Cory Weeds closed his Cellar Jazz Club in Vancouver at the end of February 2014, but it hasn’t hampered his career as a saxophonist or his vigorous Cellar Live record label, which thewholenote.com continues to release sessions from the club and further afield. Weeds’ musical ideal is hard bop: hard-edged, blues-inflected, modern jazz as defined in New York in the late 50s and early 60s. It’s much in evidence in several recent releases. Weeds marks the label’s 100th release with his own Condition Blue, The Music Of Jackie McLean (Cellar Live CL111214, cellarlive.com), paying tribute to the great alto saxophonist. Weeds brings his own alto sound to this – no one should try to duplicate McLean’s unique, acid-toned, slightly sharp delivery – touching on aspects of McLean’s style from the drum-like phrasing of the title track to the abstract Capuchin Swing and the serpentine coil of Jacknife. The back-up is an organ trio, with Mike LeDonne, guitarist Peter Bernstein and drummer Joe Farnsworth bringing a gentler, burbling, almost dreamlike ambience to McLean’s visceral art. Drummer Curtis Nowosad made his recording debut two years ago. A recent graduate of the University of Winnipeg’s Jazz Studies Program, he led a band made up of his teachers, mixing a hard bop approach with material sourced from Pink Floyd to Tupac Shakur. Nowosad is currently living and studying in New York, but he reassembled the same band for Dialectics (Cellar Live CL010115), including the stellar saxophonist Jimmy Greene. The repertoire is much more conventional, mostly Nowosad originals that frankly reference works by hard bop masters like Horace Silver and Duke Pearson. It’s consistently lively work, and Nowosad stands out on his Afro-Cuban arrangement of Monk’s Bye-Ya. Louis Hayes and the Cannonball Adderley Legacy Band Live at Cory Weeds’ Cellar Jazz Club (Cellar Live CL120513) was recorded in December 2013, shortly before the club closed. Though the presence of Canadian musicians is limited to Weeds sitting in on Sack of Woe, he fits right in, no small accomplishment. Hayes was 76 at the time, as precise as when he was propelling Adderley and Horace Silver in his 20s. With alto saxophonist Vincent Herring and trumpeter Jeremy Pelt in the front line, the band plays the soulful bop and blues of Adderley’s repertoire (Dat Dere stands out) with as much élan as any contemporary group might manage. The highpoint of Weeds’ current crop is by an expatriate Torontonian, tenor saxophonist Grant Stewart who established himself in New York 25 years ago. His Trio (Cellar Live CL111014) is boiled down to just tenor, bass and drums, but while it’s reminiscent of Sonny Rollins’ great orations, the resemblance takes nothing away from Stewart’s achievement. It’s spontaneous dialogue at the highest level, with the saxophonist at once as meaty and abstract as his model, whether cascading through chord changes or in intimate rhythmic dialogue with bassist Paul Sikivie and drummer (and brother) Phil Stewart. The trio spins particularly memorable variations on Everything’s Coming up Roses. June | July | August, 2015 | 87 Fires of Autumn, could be considered to be the obsession of 20th-century composers with finding a new musical language. I can hear the composer’s voice in the atonal language of the first and the adopted Japanese idiom of the other if I consider them explorations, part of this search; but, Rochberg’s language and his voice seem most convincingly related in the Caprice Variations, which are so deeply rooted in the western musical tradition. Perhaps T.S. Eliot was right: “…the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time.” Allan Pulker Morton Feldman: Two Pianos and other pieces 1953-1969 John Tilbury; Philip Thomas Another Timbre at81x2 (anothertimbre.com) !!Along with John Cage and Christian Wolff, Morton Feldman was a key figure in the midcentury development of indeterminacy as a component in composition, creating works that emerge anew in each performance. This 2CD set focuses on a crucial period in his development and includes pieces for two pianos as well as pieces for three and four pianos and piano in various small ensembles. While the earliest, Intermission 6 (1953), presents the performers with various bits of notation and the direction to play in any order, the other pieces employ sequential notation that plays with time, whether using notes without rhythmic values or instructing musicians to sound a note when the decay of the previous one has begun. In his extensive notes (available through anothertimbre.com), Philip Thomas emphasizes Feldman’s preoccupations with sound and time: they’re key to the way this special world ultimately involves us. While these works are designed to develop great structural complexity, the focus on sounds and their incremental evolution draws us ever further into the instant of the work’s coming into being, its evolving architecture stretching to erase its own boundaries. These works lead directly to Feldman’s later massive essays in time without being overshadowed by them. Here John Tilbury and Philip Thomas bracket their program with two performances of Two Pianos (1957), each subtly distinct from the other. The complexity expands on the later Two Pieces for Three Pianos (1966) and the ensemble piece, False Relationships and the Extended Ending (1968). Tilbury may be Feldman’s most incisive interpreter (he first performed one of his works in 1960); his collaborators here share his attention to sonic nuance. Stuart Broomer 88 | June | July | August, 2015 JAZZ AND IMPROVISED MUSIC New York Stories Micah Barnes LoudBoy ODCD02 (micahbarnes3.bandzoogle.com) !!Micah Barnes has long established himself as one of the most engaging vocal performers and contemporary, jazzinfused tunesmiths on the scene today. Perhaps best known as a member of the iconic vocal group The Nylons, Barnes has also crafted a serious solo career by employing his considerable skills as a musician/keyboardist in conjunction with his sumptuous baritone voice, quirky narrative humour, showmanship and innate ability for direct emotional (and artistic) communication. Barnes’ new recording is the result of many live performances that were focused on perfecting his original material prior to ever stepping into the recording studio – and the highly personal songs (of which three were co-written with J.P. Saxe and one with Russ Boswell) easily bring the rapt listener along for the wild ride. Barnes has surrounded himself here with a fine ensemble, including Michael Shand on keyboards, talented brother Daniel Barnes on drums and voice, the above mentioned Boswell on bass and voice and Saxe on vocals. Top tracks include New York Story – a nostalgia-saturated valentine to the great city itself and the clever After the Romance (The Rent) – a character song in search of a Broadway show. Barnes’ voice has never been richer and more laden with experience, and his vocal control has never been more succinct, as illustrated by the bluesy standout Starting Tomorrow and the funky cool Harlem Moon. The heart-rending Some Other Man clearly establishes Barnes as a fine contemporary songwriter and the closing track, I’ve Been Awake Too Long evokes incredible, bittersweet longing. Lesley Mitchell-Clarke Made in Chicago Jack DeJohnette ECM 2392 (ecmrecords.com) !!Jack DeJohnette first came to prominence in the late 1960s as the drummer in Charles Lloyd’s quartet and later Miles Davis’ pioneering fusion bands. He’s since cemented his fame with his own groups and his three-decade membership in the Standards Trio with Keith Jarrett. His roots, however, reach back to Chicago’s Wilson Junior College where in 1962 he began jamming with classmates and saxophonists Roscoe Mitchell and Henry Threadgill. Soon they were playing in pianist Muhal Richard Abrams’ Experimental Band and were present at the 1965 formation of The Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM), a dramatic assertion of African-American musical freedom and self-sufficiency. The title Made in Chicago is multi-dimensional: it commemorates the reunion of DeJohnette, Mitchell, Threadgill and Abrams (joined by the younger Larry Gray on bass and cello); it celebrates the diversity of AACM music; and it marks its literal venue, the 2013 Chicago Jazz Festival. It is, simply, a great band, evident from the first composition, Mitchell’s Chant, a work that places the repeating patterns of American minimalism in a kind of pan-African setting, from circular-breathing saxophone stretched beyond the tempered scale to DeJohnette’s dense, sonically rich drumming. Each work that follows is similarly an exercise in shaping, its raw materials examined and extended into forceful musical statement, like the emotion-drenched invocation of Abrams’ multi-faceted Jack 5 and DeJohnette’s own Museum of Time. Mitchell’s This presses toward chamber music, with its Bartók-like harmonic language and the lighter textures of flutes and arco cello. Throughout, there’s a sense of spacious invention and collective mastery, the music growing from a kind of spontaneous deliberation. Stuart Broomer Begin Alister Spence; Joe Williamson; Christopher Cantillo Alister Spence Music ASM 003 (alisterspence.com) !!What world music really should be, this high-quality session involves the talents of multi-stylistic Australian pianist Alister Spence, subtle Swedish drummer Christopher Cantillo and authoritative Canadian bassist Joe Williamson. Now Stockholm-based, Vancouver native Williamson is part of this trio whose reference points are musically broad while lacking any affectation. Constantly pushing each of the tracks forward, the pianist’s world view is as wide as the Australian outback, emphasizing attention to cultivated detail that melds Keith Jarrett’s exploratory feints, dynamic jabs à la Cecil Taylor and the bouncy playfulness of Paul Bley, usually simultaneously. Hear this at work on Place, where after probing piano innards and hammering the keys, Spence unexpectedly bursts out with a textbook thewholenote.com definition of jazz swing. Consistently a group effort, though – even when Spence’s playing is at its most jaunty – his pointed improvising on Tip for instance is sympathetically extended with tap-dance-like clacks from Cantillo and Williamson’s bowed continuum. Knowingly attuned to one another’s strategies and willing to mix up the performances to make them new, Williamson, for example, often uses a resolutely steady bass line to second the pianist’s widely spaced spikes and winnowing plucks on Fetch before Spence cunningly recaps his intro. Elsewhere, as on Allow, each rhythm partner uses static drum buzz or string pulls to create edginess on this warm balladic track. Other times as cymbals swirl and drum tops are scrubbed, Spence and Williamson expose nearly identical timbres, balancing inside-piano string strums and unforced bass string plucks. With even more unexpected approaches they can utilize on this disc’s lucky 13 tracks, the hope is that this trio didn’t just Begin but will continue to make CDs like this for a long time. Ken Waxman You’ve Been Watching Me Tim Berne’s Snakeoil ECM Records ECM 2443 CD (ecmrecords.com) !!Augmenting the already well-balanced sound of his Snakeoil quartet, alto saxophonist Tim Berne introduces guitarist Ryan Ferreira’s chordshredding distortions to the seven Berne originals here, creating a fuller but no less memorable program than the quartet offered at April’s SRO appearance in Toronto. Added to the alternately luminous fluidity or strained grunting from Oscar Noreiga’s clarinet or bass clarinet are Matt Mitchell’s poised linear piano style and discriminating accents from Ches Smith’s drums, vibes, timpani and percussion; the re-imagined ensemble easily negotiates the compositions’ intricacies. Cunningly arranged so that each voice is heard clearly while the polyphonic nature of the tunes is emphasized, the final False Impressions is a fine example of this. As the guitarist’s angled flanges attempt to disrupt the proceedings, the theme is driven steadily forward by the pianist’s arpeggio-laden power. Perhaps the track is so named because the piece is finally resolved as a thoroughgoing swing line. Further manoeuvres are expressed in the manner of a magician only fleetingly letting you peek at his strategies, as on Semi-Self-Detached where a balanced block of patterning piano and blended horns is followed, after a dramatic pause, by a triple-tongued solo from Berne, whose alto sounds as if it’s reaching for humanly thewholenote.com unattainable notes. In contrast, Embraceable Me, which has no obvious resemblance to the standard Embraceable You, goes through several distinct sequences that present bouncy music-box-like emphasis from Mitchell, broken-chord slamming from the guitarist and the clarinetist’s tremolo precision before a crescendo of united horns and piano timbres are roughly buzzed away by the altoist. At 18 minutes long, the extended Small World in a Small Town is the CD’s centrepiece. Possibly composed as a concerto for himself, Berne spins out intense reed variations that range from swift laughing bites to sombre, near-ecclesiastical drones, as the sparse accompaniment is limited to infrequent piano or vibe voicing. With Noriega’s near-Oriental tone providing an intermezzo, backed by brief piano pumps, Berne returns thickening his subsequent lines with intense multiphonics, until craftily, but not unexpectedly, the initial theme is recapped as a convincing summation by sax and piano. Creating more memorable releases each time out, Snakeoil is no nostrum but an elixir whose salutary qualities improve each time it’s sampled. Ken Waxman POT POURRI Call Me a Fool Eliza Pope Independent (elizapope.com) !!Talented vocalist and songwriter Eliza Pope’s debut CD is a delightful potpourri of re-conceptualized Broadway show tunes, jazz standards and original compositions. The project was co-produced by Pope and yeoman keyboardist/arranger Mark Kieswetter, who also performs magnificently on the CD. To say the least, this recording is an auspicious opening salvo for an emerging artist. Included is a soulful take on Harold Arlen and Yip Harburg’s 1939 Oscar-winner Over the Rainbow. Kieswetter’s contemporary chord substitutions are the perfect complement to Pope’s tasty vocal line. With facile use of her head voice, Pope soars delicately over, around and above the well-known melody, pushing it right into 2015. Also of note is the jaunty Depression-era original Where Will I Find Love, which evokes a historical mode without becoming derivative of it – no easy task! Eric St. Laurent’s well-placed acoustic guitar work is exceptional on this track, calling to mind a young Charlie Christian. Another fine original is Try, which explores a more pop-oriented aspect of Pope’s versatile vocal and writing style. A standout is Feeling Good, penned by Anthony Newley and Leslie Bricusse for their hit Broadway show, The Roar of the Greasepaint – The Smell of the Crowd. Pope makes wonderful use of her lower register here, and resists the temptation to convert this tune into an overwrought cabaret anthem. Pope also displays her ability to swing, with a thoroughly delightful rendition of Fats Waller’s Crazy ’Bout My Baby. Noted bassist Ross MacIntyre provides the necessary backbone here, and truly shines on this groovy cooker. Of particular beauty is the gorgeous ballad Little Girl Blue, written by Rogers and Hart for the 1935 Broadway musical Jumbo and rendered by Pope with the full intent of the genius composers firmly in place. Lesley Mitchell-Clarke Evolve Andria Simone Independent GKM 1018 (andriasimone.com) There’s been a major resurgence of R&B/soul singers in the last several years, led by the fabulous and tragic Amy Winehouse. Many singers have tried to imitate Winehouse’s singing style and production techniques and, as a result, most blue-eyed soul records released lately sound very similar and, frankly, tired. So it’s a real pleasure to hear a relatively new singer who is treading her own path. With the aptly named Evolve, Toronto-based singer Andria Simone is developing a style all her own. That said, there are influences apparent in her big, gutsy voice, but how can you be a blues and soul singer and not have greats like Janis Joplin and Aretha Franklin show up? Evolve establishes Simone not only as a singer to be reckoned with, but as a songwriter of note too. The majority of the tracks are co-written by her and producer Greg Kavanaugh and there are touches of a variety of styles in the mix, but all are hard-driving. The one cover, Sunshine of Your Love, burns with the heat of a thousand suns. Simone’s backing band – and I hesitate to call them a backing band since they contribute so much to the overall musicality and funkiness of the record that they’re more like collaborators – consists of bassist Mark Wilson, guitarist Dave Kirby, saxophonist Brian Dhari, drummer George Nikolov and keyboardist Anthony Brancati. Evolve doesn’t break brand new ground, but it delivers solid groove and energy. Cathy Riches June | July | August, 2015 | 89 Old Wine, New Bottles Fine Old Recordings Re-Released BRUCE SURTEES The late Finnish conductor Paavo Berglund was renowned for his performances of Sibelius and Nielsen, although he conducted works of other composers including Shostakovich. Berglund conducted in Toronto at the invitation of Jukka-Pekka Saraste in 1994 and was well received. He was one of but two conductors that I have seen conducting with their left hand, the other being Elmer Bernstein in London with the LSO on July 4, 1976. A release from Testament finds Berglund in front of the Berlin Philharmonic on May 18, 2001 playing the Shostakovich Eighth Symphony and the Stravinsky Piano Concerto with Olli Mustonen (Testament SBT2 1500, 2 CDs). Arguably, this is the Shostakovich Eighth to end all Shostakovich Eighths. The formative specifics of Shostakovich’s Stalinist experience that are heard in Russian performances are here revealed to apply to a universal human condition. The events at the core are allowed to unfold with a natural weight and clarity and a sometimes deliberate pace that allows the music to have an impact without piling up the events. In other performances, even the great ones, sometimes these masses become so dense and obstructive that it is “impossible to see the trees for the forest.” This is not simply a very good performance. It is monumental! The expansive, unencumbered sound allows every nuance to be heard in the correct perspective. The Stravinsky Piano Concerto also benefits from this clear approach where the clarity of the sound in the Philharmonie supports the attitude of soloist and conductor. This was an evening when nothing could go wrong. Last fall Arthaus Musik published a superb and I believe essential documentary entitled Richard Strauss and his Heroines (102181, DVD). This film by Thomas von Steinaecker featured such luminaries as Brigitte Fassbaender, Renée Fleming, Dame Gwyneth Jones, Christa Ludwig and Franz Welser-Möst; also the composer’s grandson Christian Strauss. There was the love-hate relationship between Strauss and his wife 90 | June | July | August, 2015 Pauline, who was a year older than he when he was hired to teach her as an upcoming soprano. Her father was wealthy and well known whereas Strauss was the son of a brewery industry family. His father was also one of Germany’s best-known horn players who had played in Munich at the premiere of Tristan and Isolde. Here is a revealing and fascinating recounting and exploration of Strauss’ portrayal of women in Salome, Elektra, Die Frau ohne Schatten, Ariadne auf Naxos, Die Liebe der Danae and of course Der Rosenkavalier and finally the Four Last Songs. A further documentary, Richard Strauss at the End of the Rainbow (Cmajor 729908 DVD and 730004 Blu-Ray) sees Strauss as the last great composer of the era (the end of the rainbow), the true successor to Wagner and debatably the greatest composer of the 20th century. This production by Eric Shultz delves deeply into Strauss’ works and their interpretations, including parts of a oneon-one lesson on elucidation given by Brigitte Fassbaender to a winning young soprano, Emma Moore from Wollongong. Musicians and Strauss scholars are interviewed and there is an abundance of previously unreleased footage of Strauss conducting and going about everyday life. Most enlightening is the charismatic pianist Stefan Mickisch who delves into many well-known works. In sum, this is a unique 97-minute appreciation of Strauss, his strengths and weaknesses, his life and works. Learn the one thing he could do that Wagner could not. A must-have presentation if there ever was one. A reminder: Last year Decca issued a specially priced collection of their recordings of the late Clemens Krauss, Strauss’s friend and trusted interpreter, conducting the Vienna Philharmonic in what truly are incomparable, definitive performances of eight Strauss tone poems and a complete Salome, recorded in the early 1950s in the very finest sound. (Decca 786493, 5 CDs) Over the past year we have enjoyed four volumes containing rare performances of the young Martha Argerich given in her early 20s and the series continues with a release of a joint recital with Ruggiero Ricci in Leningrad on April 21, 1961 (Doremi DHR-8040). Ricci, who was some 29 years her senior, was already established internationally as one of the leading violinists of all time. It is inevitable from her enthusiasm displayed here that Argerich would soon be recognized as one of our finest pianists. The recital opens with an enthusiastic version of Beethoven’s Third Violin Sonata Op.12 No.3 played with obviously great delight. Ricci proves that he is not only the master of pyrotechnics but a genuine classical violinist. The Prokofiev Sonata for Solo Violin Op.115 is of particular interest because it was Ricci himself who had premiered the work in Moscow two years earlier. Two Bartók works, the Sonatina in D for violin and piano and the Sonata for solo violin, will keep you on the edge of your seat as will the Sarasate Introduction and Tarantella for violin and piano Op.43. A generous bonus comes from Baden-Baden on February 4, 1960 with Ernest Bour conducting Ravel’s Piano Concerto in G Major. Argerich has made this concerto her special vehicle and, arguably, this version is a better collaboration than many of her commercial recordings. The sound is clear and vibrant throughout. An unexpected visitor in my store many years ago was the man who, as I recall, headed the Decca team making videos of performances of their artists. He had returned from Eisenstadt where he worked with Christopher Hogwood. To the surprise of conductor, orchestra and crew, the sound that Mr. Hogwood had believed emulated the sounds of the Haydn orchestra during Haydn’s time sounded quite wrong there. Lesson learned. L’Oiseau-Lyre and Hogwood’s planned Complete Haydn Symphonies Edition with The Academy of Ancient Music was well underway when it ended with the break-up of L’Oiseau-Lyre. Symphonies 1-75, completed from 1988 to 1995, together with four later symphonies, mostly recorded earlier, occupy a new boxed set from Decca (4806900, 32 CDs). Widely acclaimed at the time of their original issue, as times and tastes have changed these performances sound better and better. thewholenote.com SEASON PRESENTING SPONSOR The Symphony of Your City 2015 / 2016 SUBSCRIPTIONS ON SALE NOW SINGLE TICKETS ON SALE AUGUST 6 CONCERT HIGHLIGHTS SEPTEMBER 2015–JUNE 2016 ITZHAK PERLMAN • BEETHOVEN SYMPHONY 5 • LET'S BE FRANK: SINATRA HITS SYMPHONIE FANTASTIQUE • MOZART REQUIEM • ANGELA HEWITT PLAYS BACH JAMES EHNES PLAYS ELGAR • BACK TO THE FUTURE WITH LIVE ORCHESTRA ROY THOMSON HALL | 416.598.3375 | TSO.CA OFFICIAL AIRLINE Music Lived Here with the newest works by living composers for a period of just under 30 years. 1978 was also the first year in which the Jules Leger Prize for New Chamber Music was awarded (coincidentally to Murray Schafer), and the winning works were always heard across the country on Two New Hours. The CBC/Radio-Canada National Radio Competition for Young Composers was established in 1973, another initiative of John Peter Lee Roberts, together with Jacques Bertrand, his opposite number at Radio-Canada. When John left as head of CBC Radio Music and Variety two years later he handed me the file. This competition began modestly DAV I D J A E G E R eople who witness one of the three performances of Luminato’s with a three-person panel of Canadian jurors looking at a few dozen 2015 revival of Murray Schafer’s Apocalypsis this June may read scores submitted by composers who were recent university graduin the program book that the work was commissioned by CBC ates and vying for a purse of $3,000. In its own 30-year lifespan, the Radio in 1975. This new production of the piece may have a fresh scale of the competition grew to offer $50,000 in prize money, and the look and presentation, but the score is the same bold Schafer compos- competing works, adjudicated by an international jury, were broadcast ition, first produced during what John Peter Lee Roberts, then head of live to air across Canada during a gala concert with performances by CBC Radio Music and the work’s commissioner, called “The Golden Age the CBC Radio Orchestra, the National Arts Centre Orchestra and other respected ensembles. of Achievement” at CBC Radio. The period of time Roberts refers to is 1950 The significance of the coupling of the National Radio Competition for Young to 1980, 30 years that correspond closely to Composers with Two New Hours was that the span of time that Glenn Gould had his emerging young Canadian composers such own professional career, one that was interas Chris Paul Harman (the only teenaged twined with the development of music at CBC Grand Prize winner), Brian Current and Radio. Glenn’s very first recital for CBC Radio Ana Sokolović suddenly had access to the was in December of 1950 and despite his enormous labours for an American record company world’s airwaves. And, of course, radio audibetween 1955 and 1982, the year of his death, ences immediately became aware of these he retained a close working relationship with bright young talents and the fresh sound of those of us who produced music programs at their music. As these and many other emerCBC. Of course Glenn was one of thousands ging talents matured they became inevitable sources for CBC Radio to turn to for of Canadian artists who made programming new works: an excellent investment if ever for CBC, enabled by the Broadcasting Act, a cornerstone piece of Canadian legislation that there was one! remains in force to this day. Of course, along with all these contentgenerating initiatives, there was the everI joined CBC Radio Music in 1973 and my present reality of working with rapidly work with Glenn began in 1974 when we undertook the celebration of the centennial changing technology. When Glenn Gould and of Arnold Schoenberg’s birth. Ten CBC Radio I assembled our Schoenberg broadcasts in programs of Schoenberg’s music, written and 1974 we did our editing on quarter-inch wide presented by Glenn, were broadcast across analogue tape, using a razor blade and a spliCanada that fall on a series I produced, Music cing block to make our edits as physical cuts of Today. Glenn’s own radio documentary, and then binding it together with splicing Schoenberg, the First Hundred Years - A tape. Glenn’s hands were insured by Lloyd’s Documentary Fantasy for Radio, followed the of London, so he was forbidden to touch sharp last of those broadcasts. We both felt, despite objects. He and I would edit together at the tape machine – as the tape rolled he would the admission that Schoenberg was unlikely Poet-performers bpNichol (left), as John conduct each edit with several preparatory ever to become, as Glenn put it, “a household of Patmos, and Paul Dutton, as Michael the word,” that our centennial observances had beats, and then a clear downbeat at the exact Archangel, in rehearsal for the November 1980 been a success. A friendship grew from this edit point where I would make the cut. His final London, Ontario, premiere of Apocalypsis. work and Glenn was a frequent visitor in our preparatory beat and downbeat were usually home, especially when he wished to see, not me, but our dog, Lamb, accompanied by two words, “And…THERE!” I found it was an important whom he adored. ritual for him. By 1982 digital audio had become the medium of choice Our eight-year friendship was, coincidentally, a time of rapid develop- for music production, and the editing was performed using computers. ment in public broadcasting in general, and in the production of music Despite the recent retro-audio movement which has a growing number at CBC Radio in particular. Many significant works were commissioned of music enthusiasts returning to their turntables and vinyl collections, by CBC Radio Music during this period, including Schafer’s Apocalypsis, digital audio remains the foundation of today’s recording industry, for and others equally ambitious, such as A Lecture on the Weather by John better or worse, depending on your point of view. Cage, a part of CBC’s celebration of the Bicentennial of the United States In those eight years that Glenn and I collaborated, we witnessed a of America. Harry Somers’ massive Kyrie was also commissioned by CBC rapid and profound expansion of both the musicians’ and the broadRadio during those years, as were Jacques Hétu’s Quatuor à cordes no. 1 casters’ creative toolkit. CBC Radio Music was very much in the thick of this profound period of change, both as a developer of new production and the iconic String Quartet No. 3 of Murray Schafer. The program series Music of Today (1964–1977), which had been a one- and broadcast technologies and as a commissioner of ambitious, chalhour weekly program using LP recordings, gave way to a new national lenging new works. Managing the balance of creation and communicanetwork series, Two New Hours, in 1978. This two-hour program had a tion in the context of ever changing technology during this span of time production budget for recording live concerts of new music from across made for very stimulating work for people in public radio. It’s a chapter Canada. It also had access to contemporary music concerts in other coun- of history that the people in the 2015 Apocalypsis audience might wish tries through international program exchanges supported by the Euro- to reflect on. pean Broadcasting Union. 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