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This month’s issue features our GREEN PAGES, WholeNote’s annual Guide to the Summer
Music Festival Scene in Ontario and beyond. Our chart showing 34 Festivals, with maps,
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GREEN P AGES (1): Festivals a la carte
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T.O. Musical Diary Colin Eat ock
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Jazz in the Clubs (listings)
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FOR OPENERS ...
Seeing the sound
Multi-media presentations of one kind or another are a source
of fascination for many composers, as a way of extending their
chosen art form and thereby their emotional vocabulary. Film,
dance, digital art, theatre, architecture – the collaborative
possibilities are, for better and for worse, almost endless.
When the collaboration succeeds, the result is something
special, not only extending the composer’s array of tools, but
coaxing and nudging any given audience into contemplation of
other art forms that the audience might not have considered
looking into.
Christos Hatzis, composer of Constantinople, one of this
month’s LuminaTO multi-media highlight presentations, had
some interesting thoughts on the subject when I interviewed him
the last time Constantinople was staged here (Nov 2004): “my
problem with a lot of multimedia works that I happen to see” he
said “is that the various aspects at best simply coexist with no
coherent correspondences between music, visuals, and theatre… . In Constantinople, I was hoping for a work which was so
tight that you could ‘see the sound and hear the image,’ where
all the layers at play say essentially the same thing and say it in
such a way that the statement would not be complete in the
absence of any of the contributing components. It is a tall order.”
In choosing a multidisciplinary emphasis for this
month’s cover, we are tipping our hat to the interdisciplinary
curatorial impulse underlying the inaugural ten-day LuminaTO.
In choosing the particular work we have focussed on –
MusicaNoir’s The Passion of Winnie – we’re going a bit further.
The choice is not an attempt on our part to spot “the sleeper of
the season” before anybody else does – we haven’t the foggiest
idea whether The Passion of Winnie is going to be one of those
“sleepers”. Rather, it’s an acknowledgment of the risks being
taken by all parties concerned. Being willing to take a chance on
making a work in progress ready for an audience under
immutable time pressure, speaks volumes about the way
LuminaTO’s curators are going about things: by accepting the
idea that “works in progress” are also a worthy manifestation
of culture; and by recognising the impact they can have through
this kind of grassroots engagement. If at such short notice
Lumina TO can do this kind of reaching out, in its inaugural year,
it bodes well for the city’s long term cultural picture, and the
artists, in all disciplines, who live and work here, year round.
David Perlman o
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BACK BEAT: READERS RESPOND
[Regarding the editor’s comment in May about Glenn
Gould’s “notorious vocalisations” in the 1955 Goldberg
Variations] ... Glenn Gould’s vocalise is part of what we love
about him, and there are probably a lot more famous pianists
who have done the same, over the years. Jazz pianists have
been singing along ever since there have been jazz pianists —
Bud Powell, Oscar Peterson, and Erroll Garner are the first
who come to mind. Gould was just the first classical cat to
break the Grunt Barrier. Probably the earlier vocalists got
edited out, either by the engineers or de facto (because
current recording technique didn’t offer Hi-enough Fi to pick
it up).
It’s unfortunate that the record reviews get edited, but if that
gives us more reviews, it’s probably worth it. In fact, it
wouldn’t bother me too much if the letter column also got . . .
Rob
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This month’s cover
LUMINA TO: Danger meets opportunity
The Passion of Winnie (part one)
by David Perlman
In the torrent of releases from the LuminaTO
gang, one in particular jumped out:
I managed phone
conversations with
some of the people
“Ms. Winnie Madikizela-Mandela Visits Canada
involved in The PasFor Luminato’s World Premiere of MusicaNoir’s
sion of Winnie – time
The Passion Of Winnie. The ‘Mother of the Nastolen from intense rehearsal, barely a week
tion’ will be the keynote speaker at a special benebefore the big event. Ndodana-Breen and
fit gala A Night In Soweto, June 5 and will attend
the opening night performance (June 8) of filmmaker Wilensky kept emphasising the fact that this is
Part One. “The final aria in this version”
Warren Wilensky and composer Bongani NdodanaBongani said “is definitely the end of part one
Breen’s exciting new multi-media opera, ... chartof Winnie’s story but when the project is evening the journey of the South African struggle for
freedom through the life of Winnie Madikizela-Man- tually fully realized, you’d only be looking at
intermission at that point ... about 70 minutes
dela, ... a story that looks beyond the politics of
Apartheid and examines an untold personal journey in.” Part One takes her from being a little
that weaves loss and tragedy with hope and the mi- girl in a Transkei village (one that Wilensky
raculous birth of freedom in South Africa.”
spent months filming) up to 1986.
This is the moment reflected on our cover.
The Passion of Winnie is a second foray by
Matchbox in hand, Winnie sings (as 22 years
MusicaNoir’s Ndodana-Breen into multidisciago she spoke): “There are traitors in our
plinary work incorporating film, digital media
midst ... By the rubber tire necklace … By the
and new music. The film narrative is projectburning petrol necklace …With a common box
ed from five projectors onto three screens
of matches …We will liberate our people and
specially built by filmmaker Warren Wilenthis land…”
sky, who also wrote the libretto; onstage a
(Imagine a work set in post-911 New York
chamber orchestra of 16 musicians, 8 vocalculminating in an exhortation to “the people”
ists and 2 soloists perform live. The work
to use box cutters to liberatory effect, and you
builds on the success of MusicaNoir’s prevican begin to grasp the difficulty of incubating a
ous inter-arts project, Orange Cloud, which
work like this in South Africa itself, without
was a fusion of film, music and poetry created
the discussion of the artistic merit of the work
by Bongani Ndodana-Breen, Geoffrey Pugen
being drowned out in all the other kinds of disand renowned filmmaker John Greyson. (Unicourse that would ensue.)
versity of Windsor-educated Chantelle Grant,
“So is it going to be sufficiently reverential
who plays Winnie in this project, worked with
not to offend the ‘Mother of the Nation’? I
Ndodana Breen in Orange Cloud as well.)
asked. “The facts are the facts,” Bongani
Startling as it seems, The Passion of Winnie
said. “It’s a work of art and therefore more
is barely a year old as a collaboration, and the
about the human condition than it is about modecision to take the plunge and stage it for Lurality or politics. What has been said and done
minaTO was made barely six months ago – no
is said and done. As artists you put it forward.”
time at all in the painfully inch-by-inch world
Hopefully the inevitable hullaballoo around
of composer/librettist collaboration. And if
the (real) passionate Ms M.’s visit will not
either Wilensky or Ndodana-Breen, the
completely drown out what Chantelle Grant
project’s two South African-born animateurs,
describes as “the extraordinary sonorities ” of
had thought that this would be a gentle testNdodana-Breen’s musical writing.
drive for their ambitious undertaking, the anLife after Lumina TO will be interesting for
nouncement of the Madikizela-Mandela visit
this particular work.
effectively dispelled the notion.
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by mJbuell
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month? You have three great
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Montréal (June 22-25). The
opening performance is MonThe parade, Montreal Baroque Festival
teverdi’s L’Orfeo, Favola in
Musica, presented in the Darling and Purcell (17th and 18th century
Foundry (truly an old foundry, not a innovators), juxtaposed with two new
concert hall named after some rich works influenced by them (by Mathpeople!). Featuring La Bande Mon- ieu Lussier from Quebec), bringing
tréal Baroque; Charles Daniels, Sa- together Nadina Mackie Jackson,
mantha Louis-Jean, Nathaniel trumpeter Guy Few, and the ToronWatson, Eric Milnes, conductor; and to Chamber Orchestra, conducted by
stage director Lawrence Cotton, it’s Kevin Mallon.
a first production for Montreal of (3) In Toronto the Tafelmusik Bawhat’s considered the first “real” roque Summer Institute gets the
opera (Mantua, 1607). Artistic Di- young summer going. Four free
rector Susie Napper: “This year our concerts (June 2,7,11,14) feature
parade takes Notre-Dame, which is variously: the Tafelmusik Baroque
a bigger street. We’ve kept lots of Orchestra and Chamber Choir;
nice little historical venues and got many individual musicians in chamsome new ones. There will be a ber and solo works; and ardent,
concert in the court of Maison Papyoung, international Institute particineau, and another concert in a venipants. This year, three of the musiue we’ll keep secret until the day.”
cians mentoring young performers
(2) “What better place for a Bac- are themselves graduates of the Inchanale than a verdant farm on the stitute – “pay it forward” baroqueedge of a forest, bird song and syl- style. Violinists Julie Wedman,
van fragrances wafting through the Aisslinn Nosky, and Christina Zaopen space of the former barn!”, charias are hardly what you’d call
says bassoonist Nadina Mackie Jack- old hands, but they list a veritable
son. The Grand River Baroque who’s who among their own menFestival (June 15,16,17), in Cam- tors, including Jeanne Lamon, and
bridge (an hour west of Toronto): Linda Melsted. But run, don’t walk
offers 5 refreshing takes on early if you are planning to attend these
fare.The June 16th 8pm concert, for concerts – they fill up very quickly.
example, presents Bach, Rameau
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And that actually brings me to the
discs I can talk about this month.
Bridge Records is an extremely
successful “small” independent label
based in New Rochelle, New York
that has been active since 1981. Every month they release two or three,
or even four or five, new discs and
many of them find their way to our
mailbox. Because of our primarily
by David Olds
local focus they don’t always make it
into the pages of the magazine, but the high quality and interesting
One of the traps of being the editor of the review section is that I get content of the product means they often do. Recent examples include
Bridge “historic” releases of Beethoven violin sonatas with Henryk
to read everyone else’s copy in advance and when there are rave
Szeryng and Gary Graffman and theremin performances by Clara
reviews I find myself distracted from the piles of discs that are
Rockmore, and new recordings by Lambert Orkis (Beethoven’s Apawaiting my own assessment. This month it was Bruce Surtees’
passionata) and the Daedalus String Quartet (Sibelius, Stravinsky and
comments about Nina Stemme’s Strauss songs and Julia Fischer’s
Ravel). The particular focus of Bridge Records however is music by
Brahms concerti that piqued my interest – and I must say I concur
with his glowing praises. Another disc I have spent a long time with living American composers. This is reflected in three current releases, featuring music of Paul Lansky, Justin Dello Joio and George
that I cannot in all fairness comment upon, is the latest addition to
Crumb. Lansky’s “Etudes and Parodies” (Bridge 9222) came as
the Centrediscs catalogue, Brian Current’s “This Isn’t Silence”. I
quite a surprise to me. My previous exposure to the work of this
was at the Esprit Orchestra launch of this CD last month and since
that time it has spent a lot of time on my CD player, but as the disc computer music pioneer was a clever, witty 1985 mainframe composition entitled Idle Chatter that I heard on the late, lamented Two
includes a performance by Robert Aitken and the New Music ConNew Hours on CBC Radio Two. The computer generated sounds
certs Ensemble, an organization of which I am the general manager
simulate speech patterns and one’s ears are almost convinced that the
in “another life” (i.e. my day job), I admit to a conflict of interest
and have assigned it to Wallace Halladay for an independent review resulting babble could be deciphered if only we could listen closely
enough. Having heard the sequels to that piece and a number of other
in our next issue. I will mention however that Brian’s latest work,
computer compositions over the years, I did not realize that Lansky
an extremely virtuosic duet for cellos, will be premiered by Rohan
de Saram and David Hetherington on June 3 at the Music Gallery at also wrote instrumental music. In the personable liner notes Lansky
discusses the decades he spent, without regret, in the bowels of PrinNew Music Concerts’ final event of the season. I’ll also point out
ceton University in the computer music lab. He says that it was only
that NMC director Robert Aitken is featured in Piece in Two Parts
at the insistence of several performers that sometime after his 50th
with pianist James Avery on Bridge Records’ “Stefan Wolpe Volume 4”, reviewed by Alison Melville in this issue.
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T.O. Musical Diary
by Colin Eatock
Core values, and then some
May 6, 2007: Tonight, at the Lula Lounge I run into Henry Kucharzyk. He used to be the artistic director of Arraymusic – the new-music
organization founded back in 1972 by a group of young Toronto composers – & he reminds me of an upcoming concert. This will be a special event marking Arraymusic’s thirty-fifth anniversary: a retrospective
sampling of works commissioned by the group throughout its history.
May 16, 2007: At the University of Toronto’s Music Library, I spot
John Fodi, another former member of Arraymusic. He knows about the
concert, of course, but won’t be attending. It’s in the middle of the Victoria Day weekend, and he’ll be at his cottage. But he asks me if I’ll be
there – and I decide, on the spot, that I will.
May 19, 2007: Perhaps it wasn’t such a good idea to schedule this concert for the Victoria Day weekend: only about thirty people show up –
mostly composers and musicians who’ve been associated with the group
over the years.
At the pre-concert discussion, composer and conductor Alex Pauk,
one of the founders, explained that the group originally began as a kind
of discussion group – and only later on did they get the idea of presenting a concert. Recalled composer Marjan Mozetich: “We had a passion
for what we were doing, back then. As you get older you mellow out.”
And Robert W. Stephenson, the current artistic director, spoke of how
the group’s “core values” – collaboration between composers and performers, and the establishment of a multi-purpose studio – have remained largely unchanged over the years.
Space does not permit a formal review of the concert that followed.
Suffice it to say that I heard two pieces that I liked: Kucharzyk’s arrangement of Claude Vivier’s Pulau Dewata, and Mozetich’s Ice. Most
of the other five pieces were, I think, well crafted and worthy of the revival they received on this occasion.
As I listened, I thought about Arraymusic’s core values. Another
value, apparently, is that new music should sound “new-musicky”: the
ensemble’s quirky instrumentation imposes a distinctively heterogenous
sound on everything they play. And yet another seems to be contentment with obscurity. (Besides orchestration and counterpoint, one of the
things composers learn at music school is stoicism in the face of public
indifference.)
The nature of the programme also made me think about the rarity of
repeat performances in the new-music world – and after the concert, I
spoke to Pauk and Mozetich about this problem. Mozetich said that the
performance of Ice that evening was the only reading the work has received since it was first heard in 1978. However, Pauk stated that his
Mugaru, has been played quite often since it was written in 1973 –
about ten times, by his estimation.
Pauk is right, of course: ten times is “quite often” by contemporarymusic standards: indeed, it’s the new-music equivalent of going platinum. But I wonder how many times Schubert’s Trout Quintet has been
played since 1973? Why are the expectations of today’s composers so
low in this regard?
Every now and then someone can be heard bemoaning this state of
affairs – as I am doing right now – but surprisingly little is done about
it. (Do arts councils care?) And I can’t help thinking that the people
who run this city’s contemporary-music societies must themselves bear
much of the blame. Repeat performances are rare, and tend to be reserved for special occasions, such as anniversaries.
“It’s a status thing,” says Mozetich. “Everyone wants to do premieres.” I expect he’s right. But the reluctance of new-music groups to
give repeat performances has led to an ephemeral musical culture that’s
so attached to the fleeting moment it would make most pop musicians
blush. Perhaps new-music societies could present a more robust image
to the world by selecting a few “contemporary masterpieces,” and playing them – a lot.
**
Colin Eatock is a Toronto-based composer and journalist, who contributes to The Globe and Mail, and other publications.
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QUODLibet
by Allan Pulker
JUNE & THE SUMMER HEAT
have arrived and, as the 2006-07
concert season winds down, a new
Sunday afternoon concert series has
appeared at the edge of the city at
the historical Sharon Temple, conveniently located near the north end
of Highway 404 in the village of
Sharon, about 45 minutes by car
from downtown Toronto, less if
you live north of the city, or near
Highway 407.
Concerts at Sharon Temple are not
a new phenomenon. The Children
of Peace religious sect, the builders
of the temple – construction began
in 1825 towards the end of
Beethoven’s life and was completed
in 1831, two years before Johannes Brahms’ birth – parted company, we are told, with the Quakers because they wanted music to
be an integral part of their religious
observance, where God, they
hoped, would speak directly to all
and where both Christians and Jews
could find a home. More recently,
between 1981 and 1990, it was the
home of the illustrious original Music at Sharon concert series, of which
many performances were recorded
and broadcast by the CBC, including the world premiere of Harry
Somers’ opera, Serinette.
Getting back to our story, a new
and vigorous Sharon Temple Museum Society board, attempting to raise
the profile of the temple, late last
year invited Stephen Cera to serve
as artistic director of a re-established
Music at Sharon. Cera was a logical
choice for the job. Originally a concert pianist, he was in Toronto for
the first time in November 1974 to
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audition for the Toronto Symphony
Orchestra, which resulted in a second visit in the summer of 1975
when he performed Liszt’s first Piano Concerto with the TSO at Ontario Place. Returning to Toronto in
1985 to work as a music producer
for the CBC, he did a considerable
amount of programming. (Coincidentally, while working for the CBC he
produced several broadcasts recorded at Sharon Temple.)
In 1991 he assumed the role of
artistic director of the concert series at the Ford Centre, now the
Toronto Centre for the Arts. In this
capacity he programmed approximately 100 concerts per season until
the series ended in 2000.
Cera’s current Sharon mandate is
to present concerts that primarily feature Canadian artists, give exposure
to outstanding young artists, offer a
significant amount of Canadian music, and have some historical resonance. His programming masterfully reflects all four requirements. The
theme of the first concert, on June
3, is French, but the program will
include works by two Quebec composers, André Prévost and Maya
Badian. The June 10 concert, the
Elora Festival Singers, will include
considerable Canadian content, including Glenn Gould’s witty but
rarely performed, “So You Want to
Write a Fugue?” as well as music
by Stephen Chatman, and by Glenn
Buhr who studied with Chatman in
the 1970s. Appropriately, also on
the program will be John Beckwith’s
setting of texts by Children of Peace
founder, David Willson, “Sharon
Fragments.” The third concert, June
17, will be a recital by,
in Cera’s words, “the
magnificent Russian pianist, Nikolai Demidenko,” in what is probably his first Canadian
appearance since the
Ford Centre days. This
performance will be laden with historical resonance, exploring the interconnections between
J.S. Bach and Franz
Liszt, whose life-span,
1811-1886, almost exThe historical Sharon Temple
actly coincides with the
life-span of the Children
of Peace. The centrepiece of the con- MUSIC MONDAYS, 2007
cert will be Liszt’s variations on the The Music Mondays concert series,
music of Bach’s Cantata 12, “Wein- which began the last Monday of May
en, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen.” The and ends on Labour Day, like MuJune 24 concert will feature two sic at Sharon, takes place in an hisyoung Montreal artists, cellist toric building, Holy Trinity Church
Yegor Dyachkov and pianist, Jean behind the Eaton Centre. Started in
Saulnier, who will perform the rare- 1992, two years after the end of the
ly heard Chopin Cello Sonata (“ab- first Music at Sharon series, it ofsolutely top drawer Chopin,” Cera fers a wide variety of performers and
told me, “…from the same time as musical genres.
the b-minor piano sonata”) and the
This month, for starters, on June
even rarer Britten Cello Sonata.
4, pianist, Marie-Claude MontplaiIn addition they will premiere a sir, will take us on a whirlwind
new work by the young Canadian musical tour with Scarlatti, Grieg,
composer, Michael Oesterle, Gottschalk, Joplin, Chopin and
whose cello concerto was pre- Liszt. A week later Music for Musmiered recently by Dyachkov with es, a harp, flute and piano trio,
the Manitoba Chamber Orchestra. will play 19th and 20th Century
On July 8 the Nathaniel Dett Cho- French music. Modern Hindustarale completes the series.
ni classical music will be the proThe series may be small but the gram for June 18. And it goes on
performers and repertoire are by from there!
no means insignificant. “We deSeries artistic director, Sue
cided to start modestly,” Cera as- Crowe-Connolly year after year
sured me, “but if it goes well, we puts together a winner of a series,
will expand it.”
each concert of which is a little 45Tickets can be booked online at minute musical oasis in a building
www.sharontemple.ca or by tele- which is itself an architectural oaphoning the Toronto Symphony sis, almost a time capsule from the
Orchestra Box Office at 416-598- 19th Century, with astonishing
3375.
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Choral Scene
by Larry Beckwith
THERE’S NOTHING LIKE a festival to
crown a magnificent season of
music-making in the city.
Though not dedicated exclusively to choral music, the LuminaTO
Festival features collections of voices in exciting and humorous situations. The festivities get underway
June 1 with Not the Messiah (he’s
a very naughty boy) courtesy of
Monty Python’s Eric Idle. Someone had to tear down the sacred
walls of Handel’s Messiah sometime! It’s such a familiar piece and
will certainly survive this lampooning. It’s interesting that Idle and
Toronto Symphony music director
Peter Oundjian are first cousins
and, apparently, they’ve been cooking up this show for some time
now. The Toronto Mendelssohn
Choir, Toronto Symphony and
soloists are all involved. Should be
fun. Other events in the festival
connected with vocal and choral
music are Luna, featuring 10 of
Canada’s most accomplished opera stars (no chorus, unfortunately!) and The Passion of Winnie
(Part One), featuring South African choral music helping to tell the
story of the triumph over Apartheid. For more info, you can visit
luminato.com.
Many Toronto-area choirs are
still going strong this month with
final concerts and season-ending
celebrations. Dallas Bergen’s Univox Choir Toronto presents songs
and part-songs by Schubert and
Fanny Mendelssohn on June 1.
This choir has been active for the
past few seasons and is quietly
building a healthy following.
Stephane Potvin is an enterprising young choral conductor, and
he’s founded a new choir in
Oakville, called, appropriately
enough, the Oakville Chamber
Choir. They are giving their inaugural concert on June 2 with a pro-
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Here with Derek Boyes of Toronto
Masque Theatre (l), Choral columnist Larry Beckwith. “Ten years
writing for WholeNote ... all good
things must come to an end.”
gram primarily made up of Baroque works by Homilius, Bach,
Monteverdi and Schutz. Call 905522-6841 for info. Good luck to
them!
I wanted to underline the significance of the next concert of the
Penthelia Singers on June 3 at
3pm. As I mentioned last month,
this is the final concert of the choir
under Mary Legge’s directorship,
and they have moved into the Glenn
Gould Studio for the celebration
(great spot for a choir concert!).
They’re performing music by the
“four B’s”: Bach, Bartok, Beach
and Brahms. Many good wishes
to the choir and to Mary.
Also on June 3, the venerable
Toronto Jewish Folk Choir has
their 81st Spring Concert featuring
a typically celebratory and varied
program. Featured composers are
Milton Barnes, Heifetz, Varshavsky and other Jewish and Yiddish “theatre favourites”.
Ann Cooper Gay and Errol Gay
are busy this month with two very
special concerts. The first, on June
6, is in the Richard Bradshaw
Amphitheatre with the Canadian
Children’s Opera Chorus. The
choir is presenting excerpts from
the many theatre works they have
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commissioned
over the years,
from the likes of
Harry Somers,
John Greer, Dean
Burry and Errol
Gay himself.
This should be a
fascinating show.
Stephane Potvin’s new Oakville Chamber Choir are
On June 10, Ann
giving their inaugural concert on June 2
and Errol return
to the High Park Choirs of To- reserved by calling 416-964-6337.
Singing OUT! is in concert at
ronto – which they founded – for
the choir’s 20th anniversary con- the Glenn Gould Studio on June
cert, featuring alumni, past and 16, Broadway with a Twist. The
present conductors and accompa- concert features lots of excerpts
from some of the best-known
nist Sheldon Rose.
Two monster works are on of- American music theatre works of
fer June 9 in performances by To- the past half-century.
Guest conductor Bramwell
ronto choirs. The Jubilate Singers, under David Bowser’s direc- Tovey pleases the crowd with the
tion, perform Haydn’s Creation at Mendelssohn Choir’s annual Last
Grace Church on-the-hill, and Ron Night of the Proms starting June
Cheung’s Voices perform Brahms’ 19. If anyone can get them laughDeutsches Requiem at St, Thomas’ ing and crying at the same time,
Church. The latter concert features it’s Bramwell. Bring your Union
young Canadian baritone Alex Jack…or buy one at the concert!
On June 22, the legendary MorHajek, whom I heard a number of
years ago in the Ontario Youth mon Tabernacle Choir visits Roy
Choir. A great musician with a Thomson Hall. A visit to the
choir’s website at www.
bright future.
The Elora Festival Singers give mormontabernaclechoir.org is a
a special concert in the Sharon revelation. This group is still goTemple on June 10 as part of the ing very strong! Conductor Craig
newly-revived Sharon Festival of Jessop has just come off a brilliant
music. This brings back memories string of Elijah performances with
of the remarkable programs that Bryn Terfel and the choir, with
Lawrence Cherney presented in the more than 300 members, is appar1980s every summer at the Tem- ently singing better than ever.
So, it is a busy month of singple. If you’ve never been to a concert there, you must go! It’s rich ing. Looking ahead to July, the
with history, gorgeous natural festival circuit is rich with choral
activity, including Noel Edison
acoustics and special ambience.
Tafelmusik gives their annual conducting Elgar’s Dream of
huge final concert of their Summer Gerontius in Elora July 13, and
Institute at Grace Church on-the- the Elmer Iseler Singers singing
hill on June 14. Enormous orches- Howard Cable in Parry Sound on
tra, big choir…..sensational music. July 20.
It has been a distinct and special
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pleasure for me to write this column in WholeNote for the past ten
years, but all good things must
come to an end! This is a remarkable magazine, published, edited,
written and laid out by a staggeringly dedicated and passionate
group. Over the years, I have been
privileged to work with them and
to come into contact with choristers, conductors, composers, audience members and choral “fans”
from across the country. It’s an
amazing community: strong, varied and committed. As the artistic
and cultural landscape continues to
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BAND Stand
by Jack MacQuarrie
The Encore Band
Salutes Johnny Cowell
Pictured here in performance with the Hannaford Street
Silver Band, legendary trumpeter, composer, arranger
Johnny Cowell
How does a kid from a small Ontario town, with little formal musical training, get to play with the
country’s top symphony orchestra before his eighteenth birthday?
A fascination with the trumpet and
determination are what propelled
young Johnny Cowell from the
Tillsonburg Town Band to Toronto’s Massey Hall in such a short
span. At age five Johnny picked
up an old discarded trumpet belonging to his uncle and found that
he could get a sound from it. He
was hooked; the trumpet was to
become his life. With his father a
member of the town band and his
uncle a trumpet player, there was
encouragement at home. Within a
year he had performed his first
public solo in the Tillsonburg town
council chambers. He was soon the
soloist with the town band.
Largely self taught, by age fifteen he was playing in the Toronto Symphony Band, but his professional aspirations were dampened a bit because of his age. He
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was too young to join the musicians’ union. When this precocious
lad presented himself for an audition with the Toronto Symphony
Orchestra, he was told he was too
young. However, when Sir Ernest
MacMillan heard him play, it was
a different matter. Within a year
he was granted permission to join
the union and was playing with the
TSO whenever an extra trumpet
was needed.
However, Canada was at war,
and it wasn’t long before Leading
Bandsman Cowell was the featured
cornet soloist with the navy band
of HMCS Naden in Esquimalt. In
his spare time he just happened to
be Principal Trumpet with the Victoria Symphony.
The late summer of 1945 saw
the surrender of Japan and the end
of WWII. By a strange twist of
fate, the celebration of that victory
almost spelled the end of a promising musical career for Johnny
Cowell. With the announcement of
the end of hostilities, the Naden
Band was expected to play almost
continuously, morning, afternoon
and on into the night. The next
morning, when he picked up his
trumpet, he could not produce a
sound. The marathon playing of
the previous day’s victory celebrations had taken its toll. The nerves
in his lips had been severely damaged. The navy sent him to see a
specialist in Vancouver, but the
outlook was bleak. He was told
that he would never play trumpet
again.
Released from the navy, Johnny returned to Toronto to ponder
his future. That same innate talent
and determination which propelled
him as a child trumpet player came
to the fore once again. He applied
for, and was awarded, a scholarship to study composition at the
Toronto Conservatory of Music
(Now the Royal Conservatory).
There, under the tutelage of Oscar
Morawetz and John Weinzweig, he
honed his composition skills. However, he never gave up on his trumpet. After four years of determined
effort he was playing once again.
By 1950 he was back in the TSO
where he remained until 1991. Retirement from the TSO didn’t end
his playing. He was immediately
engaged to play flugelhorn in the
Hannaford Street Silver Band, and
was one of the soloists with the
band until 2005. Simultaneously,
he accepted an invitation from KerJ UNE 1 - J ULY 7 2007
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ry Stratton to assume the post of
principal trumpet with the Toronto
Philharmonia.
As a composer, his works span
the spectrum from the pop chart
hits to symphony concert hall
works. His original orchestral
works and arrangements have been
performed by many major orchestras including the New York Philharmonic and the Boston Symphony. On the pop side his “Walk
Hand in Hand” hit the top of the
charts in 1956. Again, in 1963 he
had a top hit with “Our Winter
Love”. This one was such a success that several orchestra leaders,
including André Kostelanetz and
Lawrence Welk recorded instrumental versions of it. In 1963
music columnist Antony Ferry referred to John as Canada’s gift to
Tin Pan alley. By 1977 almost 150
of his songs had been recorded by
such stars as Tony Martin and
Andy Williams.
Now he is being honoured by
his friends and admirers. The Encore Symphonic Concert Band
is presenting Tribute to Johnny
Cowell, Saturday June 9 at 8pm
in the Crescent School auditorium. This will feature Johnny as
composer, conductor and trumpet
virtuoso. Several of Johnny’s
friends will also make guest appearances. It’s going to be a memorable evening. Join the Encore
Band and many of Johnny’s friends
in this special tribute to one of
Canada’s finest musicians.
OTHER COMING EVENTS Please see the listings section for
full details. Here are two that came
directly to me.
Saturday, June 9, 2pm: the recently formed Milton Concert
Band give their first performance
at the Children’s Stage, Victoria
Park Gazebo during Milton’s 150th
Anniversary Street Festival.
Saturday, June 23, 12:45pm: The
Milton Concert Band keep busy
with a performance at Milton District Hospital’s Strawberry Fair in
the Milton Fairgrounds.
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by Karen Ages
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be performing old tunes as well as
new songs not yet heard by Toronto audiences.
Two shows this month feature
music of the British Isles. June 15,
the Hummingbird Centre presents
Celtic Woman featuring Irish
standards and classical/contemporary favourites, performed by a 19member group including four sopranos and a fiddler.
The next day (two shows), June
16th, Scotland the Brave makes
its North American debut at Roy
Thomson Hall, with a show the
next evening at Hamilton Place
Theatre. This is a celebration of
traditional Scottish music, song and
dance, and district or clan tartans!
The 48th Highlanders of Canada
Pipes and Drums will be featured
along with the Scottish Dance Company of Canada, full orchestra,
choir, baritone David Rogers, and
Australian soloists, soprano Mirusia Louwerse, tenor Greg Moore,
fiddler Marcus Holden, and piper
Andrew Fuller, under the direction
of Sean O’Boyle. Wear your kilt!
There will be two opportunities
this month to hear Jeng Yi, the
Toronto based Korean drum ensemble. They’ll be at the COC’s Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre on
June 26, and at Harbourfront’s
Music Garden on June 28. In addition to percussion, they’ll feature
the 12-string kayagum (zither) and
their ribbon hat dance. Also at the
Music Garden, on July 5, Aruna
Narayan performs classical North
Indian ragas on the 40-string
sarangi, with tabla and tanpura accompaniment. Still on the theme of
Indian music, the Music Mondays
concert series at Holy Trinity
Church presents RagaMelodix,
modern Hindustani classical music
June 18, and the Raag-Mala Music Society presents Ustad Rashid
Khan, vocals, and Thanathevy
Mithradeva, violin, June 24 at the
Medical Sciences Auditorium, U of
T.
June 28 at Roy Thomson Hall,
the “barefoot diva from Cape Verde”
Cesaria Evora performs with guest
jazz vocalist Sophie Milman.
Harbourfront Centre/Music
Africa present World Routes 2007.
Eritrean krar player Daniel Nebiat
opens for Seun Kuti & Egypt 80
(June 29), and Malian kora master
Toumani Diabaté performs July 5.
Don’t forget to have a look at
our Summer Music Festivals list-
CREDIT: C . BRANCO GAICA
Summer is here, which means the
winding down of the regular concert season and the beginning of
the summer festivals season. While
most of the latter tend to be out of
the city, a brand new festival,
LuminaTO, will be underway in
Toronto as you read this. But
first....
In the listings: There are three
concerts on Jewish themes this
month. June 3, the Toronto Jewish Folk Choir holds its 81st (!)
spring concert at the Leah Posluns
Theatre. The concert pays tribute
to the late Milton Barnes with a
suite of excerpts from his work.
Also featured is the Canadian premier of a work by Vladimir
Heifetz, Di Lererin Mire: Ghetto
Cantata, about a schoolteacher in
the Vilnius ghetto, as well as Yiddish songs. Featured performers
are vocalist Dave Wall and pianist
Marilyn Lerner, sopranos Miriam
Eskin and Belva Spiel, and others. June 5, in preparation for their
European tour, Jewish music/jazz
fusion duo Lenka Lichtenberg
(Sisters of Sheynville) and Brian
Katz (both on vocals, guitar and
piano) perform numbers from their
CD Pashtes, at the Free Times
Cafe. And June 13, Musica Beth
Tikvah (Beth Tikvah Synagogue)
presents Israel Then and Now - A
Musical Celebration. This multimedia concert and retrospective of
60 years of Israeli music will feature digital projections of Israel,
English translations of the songs,
exploring the history of the country, demographic and cultural
changes, where tradition meets modernity and east meets west. Cantors Tibor Kovari, Gideon Zelermeyer, and the Kachol Velavan
Band will be under the musical direction of Beth Tikvah’s musical
director Eyal Bitton.
In celebration of Small World
Music’s 10th anniversary season,
Arabic/Greek/world music hybrid
Maza Mezé perform at the Lula
Lounge on June 10. The band,
formed over ten years ago, has 4
CDs and a Juno nomination to their
credit. Vocalists Jayne Brown,
Sophia Grigoriadis and Jennifer
Moore, multi instrumentalists Ernie
Tollar, John Gzowski and percussionists Debashis Sinha and Jeff
Wilson will be joined by special
guests Kathleen Kajioka (violin),
Rich Brown (bass) and Roula Said
(Middle Eastern dancer). They’ll
Scotland the Brave!
ings, separate from the daily listings. Some of these include world
music concerts. The annual
Muhtadi International Drumming Festival takes place at
Queen’s Park, June 2-3 (www.
muhtadidrumfest.com), and the
annual Afrofest celebration of
African music and culture takes
place July 7-8, also at Queen’s Park
(www.musicafrica.org). Sunfest
07: A Celebration of World
Cultures takes place at Victoria
Park in London, July 5-8
(www.sunfest.on.ca).
Toronto’s first LuminaTO Festival of Arts and Creativity runs
June 1-10 at various venues in the
city. The festival showcases a variety of Music, Dance, Film, Literature, Theatre and Visual Art/
Design. Full details can be found
at www.luminato.com. The musical offerings include a series of concerts called “Masters of World
Music” (all free), running June 4
to 8 (see our listings or their website). Other musical highlights of
interest to readers of this column
are: Canada’s premiere cabaret artist Patricia O’Callaghan performs
a concert of Spanish, Portuguese
and Italian songs, June 3 and 10
at the Young Centre for Performing Arts, Distillery; Venezuelan
born singer Eliana Cuevas performs Latin American popular
styles with her quartet, June 6, at
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the Young Centre; Constantinople, a multi-media work by Canadian composer Christos Hatzis,
with the Gryphon Trio and singers Patricia O’Callaghan and
Maryem Tollar, explores cultural
diversity and spirituality through a
meeting of east and west, ancient
and contemporary, June 7-9 at the
Bluma Appel Theatre; and, co-presented by MusicaNoir, The Passion of Winnie (June 8,9, Isabel
Bader Theatre), is a multi-media
work with choir, orchestra and
soloists, exploring the life of Winnie Mandela, with music by SouthAfrican born composer Bongani
Ndodana-Breen, and images by
filmmaker Warren Wilensky.
Please see the LuminaTO website
for other events.
Before signing off, one small
mention: The Canadian Folk
Music Awards committee announces a call for submissions for
its 2007 awards, to be presented
December 1st. The deadline is July
15 2007; there are 2 world music
categories, and guidelines etc. are
available at www.canadian
folkmusicawards.ca.
Karen Ages is a freelance oboist
who has also been a member of
several world music ensembles.
She can be reached at
worldmusic@thewholenote.com.
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EARLY Music
by Frank Nakashima
Opera Atelier’s April/May production of Gluck’s Orpheus &
Eurydice at Toronto’s Elgin Theatre featured the extraordinary young
athletic Colin Ainsworth. As one
of few lyric tenors capable of sustaining the high tessitura required
for this leading role, he moves
gracefully, handily receptive to extensive rhythmic baroque posturing and movement which accentuates or punctuates the singing. Peggy Kriha Dye, as Euridice, also
brought many fine vocally dramatic moments to the stage. OA productions are highly choreographed
and visually stunning. At one
point, as many as 16 well-matched
dancers filled the stage. Surprising
point work, daring lifts, and athletic leaps acknowledged and perhaps anticipated some progressive
dancing at that time. The lighting,
dim at times, revealed just enough
of the flowing stylish costumes,
and had a “crescendo” of its own,
leading to the brightly-lit finale.
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On May 20, Kathleen Kajioka, a
veritable fireball of talent, put together an ensemble consisting of
herself and violinist Christopher
Verrette, cellist Rebecca Morton,
and lutenist Lucas Harris to perform some of the extraordinarily
beautiful repertoire of 17th century
Italy, in the program Words of
Mercury, Songs of Apollo. This
reprise from a Music Garden setting last year, minus the sounds of
jets flying overhead, and ferry boats
with their partying passengers,
found a welcoming and thankful
audience that Sunday afternoon.
Their fleet fingers in dialogue, variations, and diminutions, also found
harmonic surprises in Turini’s Sonata a tre, and classic form in
Corelli’s Chaconne.
This month, L’Intemporel Baroque Ensemble, comprised of
Mylène Guay (baroque flute), Laura Jones (viola da gamba) and David Sandall (harpsichord), will be
giving a walking tour of Louis
XIV’s gardens at Versailles in their
concert program une Promenade
dans les Jardins du Roi (June 2),
performing music by musicians
employed at the Chateau de Versailles at that time, namely,
Couperin, Marais, Leclair, Hotteterre and d’Anglebert. These gardens were considered to be the most
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magnificent in Europe. In fact, they
were so highly prized by Louis
XIV that he wrote his own tour
guide to help visitors enjoy them!
Double your pleasure, double your
fun, with two violins, actually
Deux Violons Sans Basse, played
by Sheila Smyth and Valerie Sylvester as they explore repertoire
for two unaccompanied violins
spanning music from the Renaissance to the late Baroque. The
music ranges from 15th and 16th
century German bicinia, through
early English fantasias and dances, Italian sonatas, programme
music such as Montéclair’s Concerts and also Telemann’s spectacular and quirky Gulliver Suite of
the 18th century (June 10) – presented by the Toronto Early Music Centre.
Following the Bata Shoe Museum
curator’s lecture on the aesthetically-pleasing and opulent fashions of
the Rococo, Sense and Sensuality:
The Charm of Rococo (June 22)
will be music from that period by
The Musicians In Ordinary (Hallie Fishel, soprano, John Edwards,
lute, and special guest cellist Laura Jones), played on the archlute
and the baroque guitar. A cantata
by Vivaldi, a cello sonata by Boccherini and airs by Merchi will recreate the elegant ambience of the
High Baroque and Rococo periods
as these musicians put this music
into context. While the royal courts
embraced opulent extravagant fashions, music also began to acquire
a corresponding decorative ornamentation. The Museum’s exhibition “The Charm of Rococo” will
cause visitors to imagine themselves stepping out to a similar
concert in the exquisite footwear
of the times.
Tafelmusik Chamber Choir
roque Summer Institute gets
under way in June, so does the
fabulous opportunity to cash in on
some of the excellent free entertainment such as Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra & Chamber Choir
with soprano Ann Monoyios and
tenor Rufus Müller (June 2); the
Faculty Chamber Concert (June 7);
the TBSI Orchestra & Choir, directed by Jeanne Lamon and Ivars
Taurins (June 11); and the Grand
Finale Concert – The combined
forces of the TBSI Orchestra,
Tafelmusik Orchestra, TBSI Choir
and Tafelmusik Chamber Choir in
a baroque extravaganza (June 14).
A new choir, the Oakville Chamber Choir, makes its debut June
2, under the direction of Stéphane
Potvin, in a program of early music – Bach, Lobet den Herrn; Homilius, Wir liegen vor dir mit un-
serm Gebet; Monteverdi, Messa à
4; Schütz, Sicut Moses; Porpora,
Magnificat. Sounds like a great
start!
Also baritone Peter Drobac, accompanied by Borys Medicky,
harpsichord; Mary-Katherine
Finch, cello; Gillian Howard, oboe,
will be giving a vocal recital, Alas
Poore Men, of works by Bach,
Legrenzi, Hume, Kyr Stefan the
Serb (June 22), a most unusual
assortment of early music.
Frank T. Nakashima
(franknak@interlog.com) is the
President of the Toronto Early
Music Centre, a non-profit charitable organization which promotes the appreciation of historically-informed performances of
early music.
The Windermere String Quartet,
again on period instruments (Rona
Goldensher, violin; Geneviève
Gilardeau, violin; Anthony Rapoport, viola; and Laura Jones, cello), bring the great classics to you
(June 24), performing Haydn’s
Quartet in C Op.9 No.1; Mozart’s
“Hoffmeister” Quartet in D K.499;
and Mendelssohn’s Quartet in E
flat Op.12.
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SOME THING New
BY JASON VAN EYK
Mallett stage with a venerable roster of soloists to perform works
by Ligeti, R. Murray Schafer,
Douglas Schmidt and a world premiere from Michael Colgrass. Cello
soloist Shauna Rolston joined the
orchestra in Schmidt’s by turn raucous and eerie Omies Ruckchmerzen, inspired by German children’s stories in which the main
characters all meet tragic ends.
Rolston also gave a very convincing performance of Ligeti’s
colourful yet delicate Cello Concerto, accompanied by a virtuoso
Esprit chamber ensemble. Mezzo
Eleanor James sang luscious selections from Schafer’s Minnelieder and Letters from Mignon. But
the evening’s highlight was the
world premiere of Colgrass’ Side
by Side for harpsichord, altered
piano and orchestra. The title
comes from the fact that both instruments are played “side by side”
by one performer. Fearless soloist
Joanne Kong handled the demanding and dense score with such fluidity that you would have thought
that she were seated before only
one instrument. Conductor Alex
Pauk successfully guided the orchestra through to a good premiere.
Side by Side goes on to future performances with the Boston Modern Orchestra Project and the Richmond Symphony.
Interestingly, the New Wave
Composers Festival offers us a
good entry point into this months’
range of new music concerts, all
of which focus on music for young
people or young people writing
music.
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PHOTO: DEWI MINDEN
NEW MUSIC FESTIVALS have already
filled up the concert calendar with
an almost unbearable selection of
interesting experiences. Every day
has already been so full of good
music that local concertgoers have
been forced to make some difficult
decisions. And with LuminaTO fast
approaching, the arrival of musical riches is not about to stop.
Esprit Orchestra’s New Wave
Composers Festival seemed to increase its audience with every
event. A small but fully appreciative group attended the festival’s
opening professional reading session, where composers Gideon
Kim, Robert A. Baker and Jana
Skarecky received excellent interpretations of their previously unperformed works. The Walter
Carsen Centre offered a surprisingly good acoustic space matched
by a futuristic view of downtown
Toronto through its floor-to-ceiling windows.
The following night, audiences
ebbed and flowed around a series
of “hot new wave” concerts programmed by early career composers Brian Current and Scott Good.
Both delivered musical selections
which matched the Lula Lounge’s
funky environment, making the
performance of new music in a bar
setting seem completely natural.
And the cozy banquettes and drink
service certainly didn’t upset the
concertgoers!
But the audience finally reached
critical mass on the festival’s closing night, where the senior mentors received their chance to shine.
The Orchestra took to the Jane
Early in the
month, the Canadian Children’s
Opera Chorus
performs a “Canadian Mosaic” in
the Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre Vocal Series.
The programme is
comprised of choral selections from
operatic works
Kyung-Ah Shin and Catherine Manoukian
commissioned by
the Chorus, including Harry Som- The Music Gallery closes its
ers’ A Mindwinter Night’s Dream 2006-07 season on June 23rd with
(recently recorded by the Chorus a concert titled “The Ramifications
for the Centrediscs label), John of Kyung-ah Shin”. Composer KyGreer’s The Snow Queen, Dean ung-ah Shin, better known to ToBurry’s The Hobbit and Errol ronto audiences as Jackie Shin, is
Gay’s A Dickens of a Christmas. an emerging composer and currentThis rather winterish concert takes ly assistant conductor of Korea’s
place on June 6th starting at 5:30 Ma-San Symphony Orchestra.
p.m. in the Four Season Centre. Jackie completed her doctoral deFor more details, visit www.coc.ca gree in composition at the Univerand click on “Performances”.
sity of Toronto in 2006 and thankA few days later, Tapestry New fully has continued to write her
Opera Works partners with The- unique, evocative and award-winatre Direct Canada to present Sanc- ning style of music. This concert
tuary Song, a new multimedia op- event will showcase Shin’s new
era for young people created by works for violin, as performed by
early career composer Abigail Ri- Canadian talent Catherine Manouchardson and librettist Marjorie kian, in an intimate evening accomChan. Inspired by the true and panied by piano, string quartet,
touching story of an Asian circus mixed chamber orchestra and perelephant and her remarkable jour- cussion. For more details, visit
ney to freedom, Sanctuary Song www.musicgallery.org or call 416receives two workshop perform- 204-1080.
ances at Tapestry’s Ernest Balmer
Closing out the month is a conStudio in the Distillery Historic cert that is not exactly for the whole
family. CONTACT ContempoDistrict starting June 9th.
For more details, visit www rary Music invites New Zealand
.tapestrynewopera.com or call 416- early career composer and percussionist Gareth Farr to join the en537-6066.
semble for a concert called “Drum
Overlapping Tapestry’s workshop Drag” – an official Pride presentais Arraymusic’s own Young tion. The catch here is that Farr
Composers’ Workshop concert. also performs as Lileth Lacroix,
Now in its 21st year, this work- his drag queen alter ego. In a cabshop gives early career music cre- aret-like setting, “Drum Drag” feaators an opportunity to compose a tures Lacroix performing works for
new work in active collaboration percussion that draw on influencwith the talented Arraymusic En- es ranging from serious (think
semble. This year’s workshop fo- Nexus) to whimsical (think Blue
cuses on composers who incorpo- Man Group). The concert’s secrate improvisational elements into ond part offers stark contrast via a
their overall music practice. Along- more conventional presentation of
side the performance of these new chamber works by Farr, New
works, the concert will also show- York composer Eve Beglarian and
case young improvisers who de- Canadians Rodney Sharman and
serve greater public recognition. Claude Vivier. The show gets startThis multi-faceted affair, created in ed at 8 p.m. at the Betty Oliphant
collaboration with the Association Theatre on June 30th. Visit
of Improvising Musicians Toron- contactcontemporarymusic.ca or
to, takes place on June 10th at the call 416-902-7010.
Gladstone Hotel starting at 2:15
Come discover young voices and
p.m. For more info, visit music for young people. Rekindle
www.arraymusic.com or call 416- your youth through some thing
532-3019.
new.
LUMINATO NEW
Jazz Notes
Toronto’s inaugural LuminaTO Fesby Jim Galloway
tival gets underway this June with
a huge host of programming across
numerous art forms. New Music
fans will want to take note of a
Once more the jazz festival sea- Earlier in the year, on the last
few special events.
son gets truly under way with Saturday of May, Archibald
Running June 1-3 at the Elgin and a string of celebrations across Orchards and Estate Winery
Winter Garden Theatre is Book of the country and details of events held their 8th annual festival,
Sisters Euclid
Longing, Phillip Glass’ latest con- in and around Toronto can be “an afternoon of food, wine
the
topic
there is the 27th Mildura
cert work influenced by Leonard found in this issue.
and jazz music”.
Jazz and Wine Festival held on the
So instead of dealing with the
Cohen’s recently published poems.
The organisers of The Shores first weekend in November – and
Glass sets Cohen’s recorded words major music feasts I thought a liqof Erie Wine International Festi- that’s summertime over there. Beto a new score performed by an uid diversion might be refreshing.
val, held on the second weekend lieve me, it’s a long way to go,
ensemble drawn from the worlds On a recent trip to Australia I was
of September at Amherstburg, but if you should happen to be
of indie rock, classical and new lucky enough to meet Jim Smith,
Ontario present the region’s finest “down under” in November and
music. Glass himself will perform one of Australia’s most experienced
wines, good food and jazz against want to hear some of the best of
wine experts. He arranged a visit
on keyboards.
a backdrop of the town’s historic Aussie traditional and modern jazz
to the Fox Creek Winery, in
waterfront setting.
musicians as well as sample some
From June 7-9, Christos Hatzis’ McLaren Vale near Adelaide,
These are just some of the jazz of those great red wines of Southchamber work Constantinople re- which not only produces some very
and wine happenings around this ern Australia, it would be fair dinturns to Toronto after a successful fine wines, but last year began a
area, but farther abroad there are kum!
run at the Royal Opera House, three-year sponsorship deal with
other intriguing opportunities to be
Jazz performers have, on occaCovent Garden in London, Eng- WOMADelaide, South Australia’s
self-indulgent. For example, the sion, given a nod in the direction
land. Constantinople is a unique premiere international music festiweb site All About Jazz has joined of wine, notably Gil Evans with
music-driven multimedia event that val. That got me thinking about
with an organisation called Global the album New Wine, Old Bottles.
uses the predecessor to Istanbul as some of the things that jazz and
Music Foundation to offer two jazz Soprano Summit recorded a number
grounds for the exploration of cul- wine have in common. Both are
and wine tours to Tuscany in Au- called “Grapes Are Ready” and Jon
tural diversity, spirituality, human intoxicating - wine and good jazz
gust, providing a full week of mu- Hendricks with Lambert, Henconflict and the possibility of peace- musicians tend to improve with age
sic, good company, and fine food dricks and Ross had a little ditty
ful coexistence. The Juno Award- and devotees of both fine wine and
and wine in the picturesque hills called “Gimme That Wine!” with
winning Gryphon Trio is joined great jazz can appreciate the subof Tuscany this summer. The the classic line “I can’t get well
by Patricia O’Callaghan and tleties therein.
evening performances are set in the without my muskatel!”
It’s also true that jazz and wine
Maryem Tollar at the Bluma Apcastle courtyards of the medieval
If I take some liberties with the
pel Theatre to perform this multi- appreciation are at times regarded
hilltop town of Certaldo Alto. But actual titles, and you will forgive
as a bit elitist. Wine is an “acquired
layered musical journey.
if you’re interested you had better my fondness for puns, there are a
taste”. One has an “ear” for jazz
hurry, because in order to provide few standards that could be played
Running concurrently with Con- or a “nose” for wine, and experts,
a high level of service only 15 plac- such as “The Wine I Love Bestantinople is MusicaNoir’s latest sometimes self-appointed, can be
es are available for each tour!
longs To Somebody Else”, or perproject, The Passion of Winnie: a bit tedious. But that is not the
I also came across the Chateau haps, “Vine And Dandy”.
Part One. In this work, South fault of the music or the wine, two
le Bouis in Gruissan, south of
And if you happen to be a beer
Africa’s journey from apartheid to of life’s most pleasurable things.
Narbonne in France, which has a drinker please don’t be upset by
A little bit of digging and I unfreedom is brought to vivid life
vineyard, winery, guest house, this tribute to the joys of wine and
through the eyes of one of its most earthed a surprising number of
restaurant, jazz club.
jazz. There is nothing wrong with
courageous and controversial citi- events here and abroad which comAnd going back to Australia boogie, beer and be-bop. Have a
zens, Mrs. Winnie Mandela. Via bine the joys of fermentation with
where I first started thinking about jazzy Summer.
the burgeoning form of digital op- those of musical improvisation.
Starting right here in Ontario the
era, the narrative unfolds across
multiple film screens and through Hillebrand Winery has its annual
live performances by choir, or- Jazz at the Winery on July 7th and
chestra and soloists in the music 8th with Sophie Berkal-Sarbit, Sisof African-born, Toronto-based ters Euclid featuring Kevin Breit,
composer Bongani Ndodana- Manteca and Dione Taylor plus a
Breen. A moderated discussion blues day on August 11th.You can
Featuring some of Toronto’s best jazz musicians
precedes these performances at the savour good wine, food and jazz
with a brief reflection by Jazz Vespers Clergy
as you look out over the Niagara
Isabel Bader Theatre.
escarpment.
Sunday, June 10th - 4:30 p.m.
Ontario’s newest wine producFor full details about the LuminaTO
THE CANADIAN JAZZ QUARTET
Festival, visit www.luminato.com ing region, Prince Edward CounFrank Wright - vibes; Gary Benson - guitar;
ty, historically interesting and visor call 416-368-3110.
Don Vickery - drums; Duncan Hopkins - bass
ually charming, has attracted a
Sunday, June 24th - 4:30 p.m.
Jason van Eyk is the Canadian number of creative souls to the area
THE BRIAN BARLOW TRIO
Music Centre’s Ontario Regional and has a healthy jazz festival in
Brian Barlow - drums; Robi Botos - piano;
Director. He can be reached at August.
Scott Alexander - bass
In Port Colborne the Flavours
416-961-6601 x. 207 or
Christ
Church
Deer Park, 1570 Yonge Street
of Niagara International Food Wine
jvaneyk@musiccentre.ca.
(north of St. Clair at Heath St.) 416-920-5211
and Jazz Festival takes place on
the last weekend of June and the
Admission is free.
organisers expect 20,000 visitors.
Days Of Wine And Choruses
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On Opera
and Culture in the first post-apartheid government, but was dismissed
within a year following allegations of corruption. The Mandelas divorced in 1996.
For the opera, Cape Town-born Toronto filmmaker and librettist
Warren Wilensky has created a montage of moving images that play
across multiple screens. On stage a choir, orchestra and soloists perform the music of Bongani Ndodana-Breen, whose score blends a rich
cacophony of Xhosa rhythms, Cape Town jazz, Township jive and
anti-apartheid street chants. Born in Queenstown, South Africa, composer and conductor, Ndodana-Breen, is currently the director of the
Toronto-based new music group Musica Noir/Ensemble Noir. Though
only thirty-two, Ndodana-Breen has already written three operas, two
symphonies, a vespers, a mass, and an African Kaddish among many
other works. The role of Winnie will be sung by mezzo-soprano Chantelle Grant. Performances run June 8-9 at the Isabel Bader Theatre.
Winnie Mandela herself will attend the gala preview on June 5.
by Christopher Hoile
Constantinople. Left to right: Maryem Toller, the Gryphon Trio,
and Patricia O’Callaghan seen here in the November 2004
Toronto mounting of Hatzis’ monumental work.
On June 1 the first-ever LuminaTO Festival opens in Toronto and
runs to June 10. The interdisciplinary Festival comprises over 100
events from the realms of music, dance, film, the visual arts, literature and theatre. The point of the festival is to encourage audiences
to explore various art forms and their interactions; here are three
events that will appeal to opera lovers wanting to launch into things.
First is a remount of Christos Hatzis’ multimedia performance
piece Constantinople. At the same time there is the world premiere
of the “digital opera” The Passion of Winnie (Part One) by composer Bongani Ndodana-Breen and librettist Warren Wilensky. And for
one night only there is a grand gathering of ten Canadian opera stars
for a combined recital entitled Luna.
Constantinople is described as “a multimedia music theatre work for
mezzo-soprano, Middle Eastern singer (alto), violin, violoncello, piano
and electronic audiovisual media”. The work complete with its full theatrical component was first seen in Toronto in 2004. Constantinople is, of
course, the former name for the city now called Istanbul and was itself
the new name for the old city of Byzantium. In Hatzis’ work Constantinople becomes a symbol for cultural convergence and diversity, a place,
according to the programme notes, “where East and West, Islam and
Christianity, monophony and polyphony, improvisation and pre-compositional control, coexist peacefully, creatively challenging and complementing each other without stepping on each other’s toes”.
As befits a subject with more than 2600 years of multicultural history, the nine-movement work combines a wide range of styles – from
Byzantine and Serbian Easter chants to Balkan dances, Cretan folk
song, tangos, jazz, and pop. Lighting, choreography and projections
of both cinematic and computer-generated images by Jacques Collin,
long associated with Robert Lepage, create the theatrical component
following a script developed by Hatzis and well-known Canadian
playwright John Murrell. The performances will feature the Gryphon
Trio, who commissioned the work, and singers Maryem Toller and
Patricia O’Callaghan. Performances run June 7-9 at the St. Lawrence
Centre.
The focus of The Passion of Winnie (Part One) is Winnie Mandela,
from whose perspective we experience South Africa’s journey from
apartheid to freedom in a narrative that unfolds through film and music.
Winnie Mandela, of course, is the controversial ex-wife of former South
African president and African National Congress leader Nelson Mandela. During her husband’s long imprisonment (1962-1990), she emerged
as a leading opponent of white minority rule in South Africa and was
exiled to a town in the Orange Free State. Her image was damaged by
speeches endorsing the lynching of opponents and by her conviction for
kidnapping and being an accessory to assault. She was a Minster of Arts
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Luna takes place on June 8 at Roy Thomson Hall. For one performance only, ten of Canada’s greatest opera stars plus rising stars of the
next generation join forces with conductor Giordano Bellincampi and
members of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra in an evening of operatic
ensembles and arias all on the theme of night. The soloists include
sopranos Isabel Bayrakdarian, Joni Henson, Adrianne Pieczonka and
Sondra Radvanovsky, tenors Joseph Kaiser and Richard Margison,
baritones Peter Barrett and Russell Braun, bass baritone Robert Pomakov and bass Robert Gleadow.
Before the LuminaTO Festival begins in Toronto, opera-lovers should
note that for the third year in a row, Orchestra London will present a
fully staged opera at the 839-seat Grand Theatre. This year it is Mozart’s Don Giovanni with Gregory Dahl in the title role, Terry Hodges as Leporello and Frédérique Vézina as Donna Elvira. The production from Pacific Opera Victoria is directed by Glynis Leyshon and
conducted by Timothy Vernon, and runs May 23 to June 2.
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by mJbuell
JUNE’s Child ….
England, circa 1964
Note the irrepressible energy and
humour, even while conducting
himself in gentlemanly fashion.
This Canadian born little boy in
his grammar school blazer
already reflects the words that
later friends and colleagues will
know him to live by, never
putting off what can best be
done immediately.
“Do it now!”
Think you might know who June’s child is? Send your best guess
to musicschildren@thewholenote.com. (Anecdotes are welcome!)
Winners will be selected by random draw among correct entries
received by June 15th, 2007.
MAY’s Child…
was Maestro Boris Brott.
See page 48 for photos, his reflections on a
musical childhood, and a Music’s Children
BONUS photo too!
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR
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Dorith Cooper will enjoy a season’s pass
to the Brott Summer Music Festival,
celebrating their 20th season May 7 to
August 23, 2007, with performances in
Hamilton, Burlington, Toronto and Muskoka.
Caroline Bonner and a fortunate companion, will be guests of
the Brott Festival for their August 23rd gala celebration – the
evening includes Boris Brott conducting a performance of Mahler’s
Symphony of a Thousand featuring the National Academy
Orchestra and the Brott Festival Choir with soloists Leslie Fagan,
Shannon Mercer, Pamela MacDonald, Mia Lennox Williams,
John Tiranno, Alain Coulombe, and Alexander Dobson.
Mahler’s epic masterpiece is a rarely-heard massive tour-deforce. This grand finale to the Brott Festival’s 20th anniversary is
dedicated to the nearly 1,000 students the NAO has graduated to
date.
A pair of tickets goes to Alena Pascual for Goodyear Plays
Gershwin, featuring Stewart Goodyear, piano, Boris Brott and the
NAO (Rhapsody In Blue, Piano Concerto in F, An American In
Paris); July 4, 7:30 pm; Dofasco Centre for the Arts, Hamilton.
Alena also gets GERSHWIN! A recording of best loved Gershwin
compositions played by William Tritt with the Hamilton
Philharmonic conducted by Boris Brott.
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CONCERT LISTINGS
Toronto & GTA
In this issue: Metro Toronto, Brampton, Kleinburg,
Mississauga, Oakville, Pickering, Thornhill.
Concerts beyond the GTA PAGE 35
Music Theatre/Opera/Dance PAGE 37
Summer Festivals June 01- July 07 PAGE 38
Jazz in the Clubs PAGE 42
Announcements/Lectures/Etcetera PAGE 46
Performers and repertoire change!
Events are sometimes postponed or cancelled.
Call ahead to confirm details with presenters.
Church St. 416-241-9785. $25.
— 8:00: Civic Light Opera Company. Show
— 7:00: Royal Conservatory of Music. Com- Boat. Music by Jerome Kern, book & lyrics by
munity School Concert Series: Ghanaian DrumOscar Hammerstein. Joe Cascone, artistic direcming Ensemble. Traditional Ghanaian drumming, tor. Fairview Library Theatre, 35 Fairview Mall
singing & dance. Master Drummer Kwasi Dunyo Dr. 416-755-1717. $20. For complete run see
& students. Concert Hall, 90 Croatia St. 416music theatre listings.
408-2824 x321. Free.
— 8:00: CNIB/Li Delun Music Foundation.
— 7:30: East York Collegiate Institute.
Piano for Vision Hope: Hu Hai Peng, piano, in
Grease. 1950s high-school-based musical come- Recital. Works by Beethoven, Chopin, Ravel, &
dy. 650 Cosburn Ave. 416-396-2355. $10. For
selections of Chinese & Canadian music. George
complete run see music theatre listings.
Weston Recital Hall, 5040 Yonge St. 416-872— 7:30: ORGANIX 07. Finale Concert: Choir &
1111. $25-$48.
Organ. Works by Vierne, Byrd, Mawby, Pierné,
— 8:00: East Side Players. Rough Crossing.
Ronan & others. Senior Choir of St. Michael’s
By Tom Stoppard; musical comedy spoofs playChoir School; Rachel Laurin, organ; Jerzy Ciwrights, Broadway musical troupe on liner to
chocki, conductor. St. James’ Cathedral, 65
Friday June 01
Toronto Music Garden
June 24–September 16
Summer Music in the Garden
Concerts & Tours
Outstanding free concerts of classical music and dance.
Garden Tours of our enchanted lakeside setting.
Info: 416-973-4000
harbourfrontcentre.com
And be sure to visit Artists’ gardens- living installations across
Harbourfront Centre that challenge traditional ideas about gardening.
475 Queens Quay West (between Bathurst St. & Spadina Ave.)
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New York to premiere hopelessly unprepared
new work. Papermill Theatre, Todmorden Mills,
67 Pottery Rd. 416-425-0917. $16; $12(st). For
— 8:00: LuminaTO. Book of Longing. Philip
Glass interprets poetry of Leonard Cohen (premiere). Ensemble of singers & musicians, from
indie rock, classical & new music circles; Philip
Glass, keyboards. Elgin Theatre, 189 Yonge St.
416-872-1111, 866-577-4277. $25-$125.
— 8:00: LuminaTO. Not the Messiah. By Eric
Idle & John Du Prez, comic oratorio (premiere).
Toronto Symphony Orchestra; members of Toronto Mendelssohn Choir; soloists; Eric Idle, soloist/narrator; Peter Oundjian, conductor. Roy
Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-872-1111,
866-577-4277. $25-$125.
— 8:00: LuminaTO. Vida!: A Celebration of Life.
Dance by List Alfonso’s Danza Cuba & Omara
Portuondo, fusing Spanish & Afro-Cuban influences (premiere). 25 female dancers; musicians.
Royal Alexandra Theatre, 260 King St. West.
416-872-1111, 866-577-4277. $20-$85. For
— 8:00: LuminaTO/Art of Jazz Spring Celebration. Tribute Concert: Kenny Wheeler &
Friends. Dave Holland, Bob Brookmeyer, Lee
Konitz, Joe La Barbera, Don Thompson & Norma
Winstone. Fermenting Cellar, 55 Mill St., Distillery Historic District. 416-872-1111, 866-5774277. $39.50; $25(st).
— 8:00: LuminaTO/Harbourfront Centre
New World Stage. Spiegel Tent ‘n Tavern.
Dancers, singers, aerialists, acrobats & showgirls create Nouveau Varieté-style theatrical entertainment. 235 Queens Quay West. 416-8721111, 866-577-4277. $25. For complete run
see music theatre listings.
— 8:00: Mirvish Productions. The Phantom
of the Opera. Lyrics by Charles Hart, Richard
Stilgoe, book by Richard Stilgoe & Andrew Lloyd
Webber, novel by Gaston Leroux. Jennifer Hope
Wills, John Cudia, performers; Gillian Lynne, musical
staging/choreography; Harold Prince, director. The
Princess of Wales Theatre, 300 King St. W. 416872-1212, 800-461-3333. $30-$160. For complete run see music theatre listings.
— 8:00: Panasonic Theatre. Menopause Out
Loud! Book & lyrics by Jeanie Linders. Jayne
Lewis, Nicole Robert, Cynthia Jones, Rose Ryan
& Jenny Hall, performers. 651 Yonge St. 416872-1111. $49.95. For complete run see music
theatre listings.
— 8:00: Univox Choir Toronto. Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel’s Gärtenlieder & Songs for
Spring. Plus Schubert lieder selections. Graham
Robinson, baritone; Mira Jung, piano; Dallas Bergen, director. Dovercourt Baptist Church, 1140
Bloor St. West. 416-697-9561. $15; $10(sr/st);
free(TDSB/TCDSB st).
— 8:30: Hugh’s Room. Carlos del Junco. 2261
Dundas St. West. 416-531-6604. $23;
$20(adv).
— 9:00pm: Association of Improvising Musicians Toronto/Arraymusic. Interface with cellist
Thomas Charmetant. Arraymusic Studio, Suite 218,
60 Atlantic Ave. 416-539-8752. $15.
— 10:00pm: Latino-Canadian Cultural Association/Canoro. Latin-Afro Fest. Elikya (choral, gospel, Republique Democratique de Congo),
La Bomba (hip hop), Lizzy Mahashe (African, reggae), music by LAL (Rosina Kazi & Nick Murray,
a.k.a. “Murr”, South Asian, hip hop, electronic),
music by Maracatú Nunca Antes (Afro-Brazilian
fusion), dance by Newton Moraes (contemporary
Brazilian dance theatre) and DJ Machetero (Latin,
reggae, hip-hop, lounge). Runs to 2:30am. Supermarket, 268 Augusta Ave. 416-840-0501. $10.
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Saturday June 02
— 11:00am: LuminaTO/Art of Jazz Spring
Celebration. Jazzrhythmics for Juniors. Toddlers to 8. Brian Katz & Artie Roth. Fermenting
Cellar, 55 Mill St., Distillery Historic District.
416-872-1111, 866-577-4277. $10; free(under
16).
— 11:00am & 2:00: Solar Stage Children’s
Theatre. Pinocchio. Adapted by William Martyn,
for ages 3 to 10. Concourse Level, 4950 Yonge
St. 416-368-8031. $13. For complete run see
music theatre listings.
— 12:30: LuminaTO/Art of Jazz Spring Celebration. Chris McKhool’s Fiddlefire!®. Fer-
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FREE CONCERTS
Sunday Afternoons
from 1:30 - 2:30 p.m.
Bring a picnic, a blanket
and the entire family!
June 3
Wind octet VentElation
performs works from
the late 18th & early
19th centuries.
June 10
Taffanel Wind Ensemble
perform enchanting
classical music.
June 17
Kye Marshall
Cello and guitar play
Jazz flavoured with
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menting Cellar, 55 Mill St., Distillery Historic
District. 416-872-1111, 866-577-4277. $10;
free(under 16).
— 1:00: LuminaTO/Art of Jazz Spring Celebration. Fruteland Jackson. Fermenting Cellar,
55 Mill St., Distillery Historic District. 416-8721111, 866-577-4277. $10; free(under 16).
— 2:00 & 7:30: Mississauga Children’s
Choir. Around the World in Eighty Minutes.
Thomas Bell, music director. Royal Bank Theatre,
4141 Livings Arts Dr., Mississauga. 905-3066000, 888-805-8888. $16(mat); $18(eve).
— 3:30 & 8:00: Les voix du coeur. From Carmen to the Beatles/De Carmen aux Beatles. Glenn
Gould Studio, 250 Front St. West. 905-8837951. $20; $15(sr/st).
— 5:00: LuminaTO/Art of Jazz Spring Celebration. Carla Bley & The Art of Jazz Orchestra. Carla Bley, pianist/composer; Steve Swallow,
bassist/composer; Howard Johnson, multi-instrumentalist; the AOJ Orchestra. Pure Spirits
Stage, 55 Mill St., Distillery Historic District.
416-872-1111, 866-577-4277. Free.
— 7:00: Scola Cantorum Choir. Psalms.
Works by Telemann, Mendelssohn, Kodaly, &
Harmat. Ian Sadler, organ. St. Elizabeth of Hungary Church, 432 Sheppard Ave. East. 416-9719754. $15; $10(sr/st).
— 7:30: Annex Singers. Heavenly Bodies: Sun,
Moon and Stars. Cabaret. St. Thomas’s Church
Hall, 383 Huron St. 416-538-3108. $15;
$12(sr/st).
— 7:30: LuminaTO/Young Centre. Under
Milk Wood. Play for voices by Dylan Thomas,
music written/performed by Mike Ross, sound
effects by Caoimhe Doyle & Stefan Fraticelli.
Kenneth Welsh, actor; Ted Dykstra, director.
Young Centre, Building 49, 55 Mill St., Distillery
Historic District. 416-872-1111, 866-577-4277.
$40. For complete run see music theatre listings.
— 7:30: Melodic Voices Opera Company.
Romantic June. Classical, arias, & duets. Barbara
Goldman, Christine Chan, Tatiana Kapelush, sopranos; John Cutruzzola, tenor; Vaguif Kerimov,
tenor/artistic director. Heliconian Hall, 35 Hazelton Ave. 416-429-2386. $25; $20(sr/st).
— 7:30: National Ballet of Canada. The Four
Seasons & Polyphonia & Wolf’s Court. Music by
Vivaldi, Ligeti, Louie and Mrozewski. National
Ballet Orchestra; James Kudelka, Christopher
Wheeldon, Matjash Mrozewski, choreography.
Four Seasons Centre, 145 Queen St. W. 416345-9595. $40-$190. For complete run see music
theatre listings.
— 7:30: Oakville Chamber Choir. Inaugural
Concert. Bach: Lobet denn Hernn; Homilius: Wir
liegen vor dir mit unserm Gebet; Monteverdi:
Messa à 4; Schütz: Sicut Moses; Porpora: Magnificat. Stéphane Potvin, artistic director. St.
Simon’s Anglican Church, 1450 Litchfield Rd.,
Oakville. 905-522-6841. $15; $10(sr/st).
— 7:30: St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church.
Music for a Spring Evening. Vocal selections &
handbell music. St. Andrew’s Vocal Choir; The
Bells of St. Andrew’s, The Chimes of St. Andrew’s, Quintessence Handbell Ensemble; Heather & David Keith, solo/duet handbells. 115 St.
Andrews Rd. 416-438-4100. $10; $5(st).
— 7:30: Vanessa Hsu. Russian Rhapsody. Music by the “Mighty Five”, & others; Pictures at an
Exhibition. Guest: Peter Ing, viola; Vanessa Hsu,
piano. Walter Hall, UofT, 80 Queen’s Park. 416224-5590 x53. $25; $15(st).
— 8:00: Acoustic Harvest Folk Club. The
Rick Fines Trio w/ Suzie Vinnick. Acoustic folk/
blues/roots. Rob Phillips, piano/vocals; Richard
Simpkins, upright bass/vocals. St. Nicholas
Church, 1512 Kingston Rd. 416-264-2235. $15.
— 8:00: Canadian Sinfonietta. Bach & Sons,
Since 1685. Bach: Violin Concerto in E; Orchestral
Suite #2; C.P.E. Bach: Suite for String Orchestra; J.C.
Bach: Concerto in c for viola and strings. Joyce Lai,
violin; Aleksandar Gajic viola; Stephen Tam, flute; TakNg Lai, conductor. Newtonbrook United Church, 53
Cummer Ave. 905-707-1200 x2. $30; $25(sr);
$15(st); $10(11 & under).
— 8:00: Counterpoint Community Orchestra. Rhapsodys. Alfven: Midsommarvarka,
Swedish Rhapsody #1, Op.19; Liszt: Hungarian
Rhapsody # 2 in c-sharp; Rachmaninoff: Rhapsody
on a Theme of Paganini; Smetana: The Moldau.
John Alonso, piano; Terry Kowalczuk, music
director. Saint Luke’s Church, 353 Sherbourne St.
416-925-9872 x2066. $18; $15(adv).
— 8:00: L’Intemporel Baroque Ensemble.
Une Promenade dans les Jardins du Roi. French
music from Versailles: Couperin, Marais, Hotteterre, d’Anglebert, Leclair. Mylène Guay, baroque
flute; Laura Jones, gamba; David Sandall, harpsichord. Kimbourne Park United Church, 200 Wolverleigh Blvd. 416-657-0076. $20; $15(sr);
$10(st).
— 8:00: LuminaTO. Book of Longing. Elgin Theatre. See Jun 1.
— 8:00: LuminaTO. Not the Messiah. See Jun 1.
— 8:00: Tafelmusik. Tafelmusik Baroque Summer Institute Concert: Delightfully Baroque. Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra and Chamber Choir;
Ann Monoyios, soprano; Rufus Müller tenor;
Jeanne Lamon & Ivars Taurins, directors. TrinitySt. Paul’s Centre, 427 Bloor St. West. 416-9646337. Free.
— 8:30: LuminaTO/Art of Jazz Spring Celebration. Afro Cuban Jazz & Dance Party: Salsa
Meets Jazz. Ricky Franco’s “P” Crew. Fermenting Cellar, 55 Mill St., Distillery Historic District.
416-872-1111, 866-577-4277. $29.50.
— 9:00pm: Association of Improvising Musicians Toronto/Now Lounge. Interface with
cellist Thomas Charmetant. 189 Church St. 416769-2841. $15.
— 9:00pm: Toronto Tabla Ensemble/M-Do/
Park Side Studio. Summer Groove Studio
Opening Party. Dancing afterwards, cash bar.
Ritesh Das, tabla; Joanna De Souza, Kathak;
Audra Simmons, Tribal fusion belly dance. 2nd
Floor, 355 College St. 416-504-7082. Free.
— 9:30pm: LuminaTO/Royal Ontario Museum. A World of Possibilities. Pop, classical, rock,
jazz, opera, ballet, folk & gospel performances on
three outdoor stages; Foster: Grand Finale; Architectural Opening of Michael Lee-Chin Crystal
Doors; pre-installation tours. Deborah Cox, R&B
singer; Isabel Bayrakdarian, soprano; Paul Gross,
host; & others. Bloor Street Plaza, ROM, 100
Queen’s Park. 416-586-8000. Free.
— 10:00pm: Latino-Canadian Cultural Association/Canoro. Latin-Afro Fest. Ballet Creole (Haitian dance), Fojeba (African, Musique du
Monde), video by Guillermina Buzio (Argentina),
video by Alejandro Freeland (Argentina), music
and dance by Santerías (fusion, world music),
music by Jacques Yams Group (African, Musique
du Monde) & DJ Hector Lavoe Jr. (Puerto Rico,
salsa). Runs to 2:30am. El Mocambo, 464 Spadina Ave. 416-968-2001. $10; $8(w/ non-perishable food donation).
Sunday June 03
— 1:30: CAMMAC/McMichael Art Gallery.
Sunday Concert Series. Taffanel Wind Ensemble,
flute, clarinet, bassoon, & guest pianist. 10365
Islington Ave., Kleinburg. 905-893-1121, 888213-1121. Admission with gallery price: $15;
$9(sr/st); $25(family); free(5 & under).
— 1:30: Spadina Museum. Music in the Orchard: VentElation. Music of the late 18th &
early 19th centuries. Wind octet: two oboes,
clarinets, horns, & bassoons. 285 Spadina Rd.
416-392-6910. Free.
— 2:00: Kristjan Hayden. Tell Me the Truth
About Love. Music and love songs. Erin Bustin,
soprano; Melissa Haggart, mezzo-soprano; Kristjan Hayden, tenor; Miguel Malaco, saxophone/
clarinet. College Street United Church, 454 ColThe Toronto Jewish Folk Choir
lege St. West. 416-856-1616. $12.
— 2:00: LuminaTO/Art of Jazz Spring CeleAlexander Veprinsky, Conductor
bration. We Are One: Barry Harris and Art of
Lina Zemelman, Piano
Jazz Community Voices. Pure Spirits Stage, 55
Mill St., Distillery Historic District. 416-8721111, 866-577-4277. Free.
— 2:30: Newman Centre. Matthew Otto,
Special guests
piano. Works by Bach, Beethoven, Brahms. NewMarilyn Lerner, piano &
man Centre Chapel, 89 St. George St. 416-9792468. Offering.
David Wall, tenor
— 3:00: Church of Saint Mary Magdalene.
th
75 anniversary salute to composer Milton Barnes;
Trinity Sunday Concert. Gregorian Chant; Willan: Lady
Canadian premiere of the ghetto cantata Di Lererin Mire
Motets; Haydn: Te Deum. With orchestra; Stephanie
(Mira the Teacher); Yiddish, Hebrew and other favourites.
Martin, cond. 477 Manning Ave. 416-531-7955.
Free, donations to Healey Willan Music Fund.
Sunday, June 3, 2 0 0 7 , a t 7:30 p.m.
— 3:00: Hart House Music Committee/FacLeah Posluns Theatre, 4588 Bathurst St.
ulty of Music. A Concert in Words, Poetry and
Tickets: $23 (seniors/students $19; children 12 & under free)
Song. Maggie Huculak, host. Great Hall, 7 Hart
416-665-7766 ext. 224 (day), 416-636-0936 (evening/weekend)
House Circle, UofT. 416-978-2452. Free.
www.winchevskycentre.org/institutions/choir.html
— 3:00: Penthelia Singers. 10th Anniversary
email: tjfolkchoir@sympatico.ca
Gala Concert. Works for women’s voices; Bach:
miniatures of cantatas; Brahms: folk songs &
canons; Beach: The Chambered Nautilus (CanadiWWW .THEWHOLENOTE .COM
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an premiere); Bartok. Strings, harpsichord, &
piano; Mary Legge, director. Glenn Gould Studio,
250 Front St. West. 416-205-5555. $20;
$15(sr/st).
— 4:00: Association of Improvising Musicians Toronto/Now Lounge. Jazz & Improvised Music. Showcasing local talent. 189
Church St. 416-769-2841. $6.
— 4:00: St. Olave’s Anglican Church. Janice
Douglas & Friends at the Strawberry Tea. 20thcentury piano music, incl. Horvat: two original
pieces; opens with ½-hour Choral Evensong.
Guests: Frank Horvat, Josephine Coombs, piano;
Jenni Hayman, soprano. 360 Windermere Ave.
416-769-5686. Free, contributions appreciated.
— 7:00: LuminaTO. Book of Longing. Elgin Theatre. See Jun 1.
— 7:00: TrypTych. Heart and Soulstice: Songs
of Summer; Songs of Love. Cabaret series. Lenard
Whiting, Edward Franko, & guests. West Hall
Theatre, Trinity Church, 2737 Bayview Ave.
416-763-5066 x1. $20.
— 7:30: Toronto Jewish Folk Choir. 81st
Spring Concert. Barnes: excerpts from Sefarad,
Fantasy on Jewish Themes; Heifetz: Di Lererin
Mire Ghetto Cantata (Canadian premiere); Varshavsky: songs from Der bobes cholem (Grandmother’s Dream); Lerner & Wall: Klezmer compositions; Jewish & Yiddish theatre favourites.
Guests: Marilyn Lerner, piano: David Wall, tenor;
Miriam Eskin, Belva Spiel, sopranos; Tanya Podolskaya, alto & other performers. Leah Posluns
Theatre, 4588 Bathurst St. 416-636-0936.
$23; $19(sr/st); free(12 & under).
— 8:00: LuminaTO/Art of Jazz Spring Celebration. Tribute Concert: Jon Hendricks and
the Lambert, Hendricks & Ross Redux. Fermenting Cellar, 55 Mill St., Distillery Historic
District. 416-872-1111, 866-577-4277.
$39.50; $25(st).
81st Spring Concert
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— 8:00: New Music Concerts/The Music
Gallery. Rohan’s Cello. Classic Avant series;
Berio: Sequenza XIV; Lanchares: Espera, Luz,
Espera (Canadian premiere); Dillon: Eos; Xenakis:
Kottos; Shchetynsky: Pas de Deux; Current: Duet
for Cellos (premiere); music by Kahrs, Baggiani.
Rohan de Saram, David Hetherington, cellos.
7:15: Introduction. St. George the Martyr Church,
197 John St. 416-204-1080. $25; $15(sr); $5(st).
Monday June 04
— 12:15: Music Mondays at Church of the
Holy Trinity. Musical Journey. World musical
tour with Scarlatti, Grieg, Gottschalk, Joplin,
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Chopin, Liszt, & others. Marie-Claude Montplaisir,
piano. 10 Trinity Square (behind Eaton Ctr). 416-5984521 x304. Donation, $5 suggested min.
— 7:00: Riverdale Youth Singers/Riverdale Young Singers. Voices In A Vast Land.
Works by Canadian composers. Teodora Georgieva, Youth Singers conductor/artistic director;
Alkiviadis Leontarakis, Young Singers conductor.
St. John’s Church, 415 Broadview Ave. 416875-1587. Free, donations accepted.
— 8:00: LuminaTO. Not the Messiah. Roy
Thomson Hall. See Jun 1.
— 8:00: LuminaTO/Harbourfront Centre.
Masters of World Music: The Stills. Harbourfront
Centre Concert Stage, York Quay Centre, 235
Queens Quay West. 416-973-4000. Free.
— 8:30: Hugh’s Room. Peppino D’Agostino.
Steel-string acoustic guitarist/composer. 2261
Dundas St. West. 416-531-6604. $18;
$16(adv).
— 9:30pm: LuminaTO/Harbourfront Centre.
Masters of World Music: Hawksley Workman.
Harbourfront Centre Concert Stage, York Quay
Centre, 235 Queens Quay West. 416-973-4000.
Free.
Tuesday June 05
— 1:00: St. James’ Cathedral. Music at
Midday. Widor: Symphony #8 in B, Op. 42/4
(excerpts). Kola Owolabi, organ. 65 Church St.
416-364-7865 x224. Free.
— 7:00: Inspirational Impressions. Inspirational Music in the Park. Gage Park, 49 Main St.
South, Brampton. 416-885-0551. Free.
— 8:00: Free Times Cafe. Lichtenberg & Katz.
Jewish music with elements of world, classical
& jazz. Lenka Lichtenberg, voice/piano/guitar;
Brian Katz, classical guitar/piano/voice. 320 College St. 416-967-1078. $7 cover.
— 8:00: Gladstone Hotel. Frank Horvat CD
Release Concert. Original solo piano works. 1214
Queen St. West. 416-531-4635. $20; $15(adv);
includes CD.
Masters of World Music: Funkadesi. 10-member
group; mix of Reggae rhythms, funk grooves and
East Indian beats. Harbourfront Centre Concert
Stage, York Quay Centre, 235 Queens Quay
West. 416-973-4000. Free.
— 8:00: LuminaTO/Toronto International
Film Festival Group. Guy Maddin’s Brand
Upon the Brain! 1920s Grauman’s Chinese Theatre; silent film with narrator, castrato, three foley
artists, & orchestra. Jun 6 7:15: Illuminations Geoff Pevere in conversation with Guy Maddin,
Drake Hotel, 1150 Queen St. West. Elgin Theatre, 189 Yonge St. 416-872-1111, 866-5774277. $20.
Masters of World Music: Emeline Michel. Traditional Haitian rhythms, social, political & inspirational content in compa, twoubadou & rara styles.
Harbourfront Centre Concert Stage, York Quay
Centre, 235 Queens Quay West. 416-973-4000.
Free.
Wednesday June 06
— 12:30: Yonge-Dundas Square. Summer
Serenades: Jody Raffoul. Yonge & Dundas Sts.
416-979-9960. Free.
— 12:30: Yorkminster Park Baptist
Church. Noonday Organ Recital. Marty Smyth,
organ. 1585 Yonge St. 416-922-1167. Free.
Music Mondays
All concerts begin at 12:15 p.m. and take
place at the Church of the Holy Trinity
(10 Trinity Square beside the Eaton Centre)
$5 suggested donation
May 28
Allison Lynn & Gerald Flemming
June 4
June 11
Marie-Claude Montplaisir
Music for Muses
Vocals and Instumentals
Joanne Averill-Rocha
Kristen Therlault
Marianne Turner
June 18
Piano
Flute
Harp
Piano
— 1:00 & 7:00: LuminaTO/Motus O Dance
Theatre/Sampradaya Dance Creations.
Petrouchka & Kshetram: Dancing the Divine.
Stravinsky’s ballet; bharatanatyam dance & music dedicated to the deities of India’s temple sites.
Lorraine Kimsa Theatre for Young People, 165
Front St. E. 416-872-1111, 866-577-4277.
$15.
— 5:30: COC. Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre
Vocal Series: The Canadian Mosaic. Choral selections & choruses from A Midwinter Night’s
Dream, The Snow Queen, The Hobbit, & A Dickens of a Christmas. Gergely Szokolay, Errol Gay,
piano; Canadian Children’s Opera Chorus, Ann
Cooper Gay, conductor. Four Seasons Centre, 145
Queen St. West. 416-363-8231. Free.
— 7:30: Tapestry New Opera Works. Wordplay. Festival of libretto readings & musical excerpts, including short operas of Opera to Go
2008. Various times from 7:30. The Ernest
Balmer Studio, 55 Mill Street, Building 58, Studio
315, Distillery Historic District. 416-537-6066
x221. $10; $5(st). For complete run see music
theatre listings.
— 8:00: Al Green Theatre at the MNjcc.
MNjcc Community Choir. Jazz, world, pop, classical, & Jewish music. 750 Spadina Ave. 416-9246211 0. $10; $5(sr/st/ch); $20(family, max 5).
Masters of World Music: Joe Vasconcellos. Chilean singer-songwriter blends Latin folk-rock, samba, cumbia & reggae, with influences from native
Mapuches. Harbourfront Centre Concert Stage,
York Quay Centre, 235 Queens Quay West. 416973-4000. Free.
Shen Wei Dance Arts: The Rite of Spring & Re.
Contemporary dance, martial arts & traditions of
Chinese Opera combine; ballet to Stravinsky’s
piano rendition of 1913 score; Re set to chants
sung by Buddhist nun Ani Choying Dolma. Shen
Wei, choreographer. Premiere Dance Theatre,
Queen’s Quay Terminal, 207 Queens Quay West.
416-872-1111, 866-577-4277. $45,$35.
— 8:00: LuminaTO/Young Centre for the
Performing Arts. An Evening with Glenn
Gould. Written by John McGreevy; original play
with music examines final night of Gould’s life
(premiere); also McGreevy’s film Glenn Gould’s
Toronto. Ted Dykstra, actor/pianist. Building 49,
55 Mill St., Distillery Historic District. 416-8721111, 866-577-4277. $40.
— 8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra.
Stravinsky: Fireworks. Also Firebird Suite (1919);
Brahms: Violin Concerto; Tragic Overture. Daniel
Hope, violin; Peter Oundjian, conductor. Roy
Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-593-4828.
$35-$120.
— 9:00pm & 10:15pm: Mezzetta Restaurant. Marilyn Lerner, piano; Rob Clutton, bass.
681 St. Clair Ave. W. 416-658-5687. $7 cover.
Masters of World Music: Spanish Harlem Or-
chestra. Thirteen-member all-star ensemble,
contemporary Latin & classic NYC Salsa. Oscar
Hernández, director/pianist/arranger. Harbourfront Centre Concert Stage, York Quay Centre, 235 Queens Quay W. 416-973-4000. Free.
Thursday June 07
— 12:00 noon: National Ballet of Canada. Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre Dance Series: The Dancer and the Dance. Marie-Josée Chartier, dancer; Ginette Laurin, choreography. Four Seasons Centre for
the Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. West. 416-3638231. Free.
— 12:00 noon: Tafelmusik. Baroque Summer
Institute Faculty Chamber Concert: Musical Interlude. Walter Hall, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-9646337. Free.
— 12:15: Metropolitan United Church.
Noon at Met Organ Recital: William Wright. 56
Queen St. East. 416-363-0331 x26. Free.
— 12:15: Music on the Hill Concert Series.
Music in the Kitchen. Rose Bolton, fiddle; Abby
Zotz, vocals/guitar/bodhran/recorder. St. John’s
York Mills Church, 19 Don Ridge Dr. 416-2256611. Free.
— 2:00: Northern District Library. An Afternoon of Song and Piano. Works by Debussy, Bizet,
MacDowell, Pegoraro, Mozart, Purcell, Scarlatti,
Brahms, Quilter. Lucia Pegoraro soprano/piano;
Barbara Fris, soprano; George Hiemstra, baritone;
Bill Turnbull, Mary VanderVennen, piano. 40 Orchard View Blvd. 416-393-7610. Free.
— 2:00: TSO. Stravinsky: Fireworks. Roy Thomson Hall. See June 6. $27.50-$71.50 mat prices.
— 7:00: Brampton Downtown Business
Association. Thursday Night Concert Series:
The Bluesual Suspects. Gage Park, 49 Main St.
— 7:30: LuminaTO. Constantinople. Cultures,
eras & ideologies converge in music-driven multimedia fusion of light, movement & sound, conceived by Christos Hatzis, with Marie-Josée
Chartier (premiere). Patricia O’Callaghan,
Maryem Hassan Tollar, singers; Gryphon Trio.
Bluma Appel Theatre, St. Lawrence Centre for
the Arts, 27 Front St. East. 416-872-1111, 866577-4277. $20-$50.
Masters of World Music: K’Naan. Hip-hop. Harbourfront Centre Concert Stage, York Quay Centre, 235 Queens Quay West. 416-973-4000.
Free.
Masters of World Music: Lila Downs. Singer/
composer. Mesoamerican music of her native
Mexico. Harbourfront Centre Concert Stage, York
Quay Centre, 235 Queens Quay West. 416-9734000. Free.
Friday June 08
Carnivalissima. Celebration of Carnivals of the
World — Brazilian, Caribbean, European, Latin,
Ashtar Ron Allen &Sri Drvi
Tampura, Bansuri & World Flutes
Gurpreet Chana
Tabla
June 25
Jordan Klapman Swing Band
Jordan Klapman
Jack Zerowsky
Adam David
Igor Babich
July 2
Piano
Bass
Drums
Sax
Julian Knight & Jan Plecash
Viola and Piano
For more information contact 598-4521 x222
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Lenten Winter Festivals (Venice, Switzerland,
Brussels, Spain), & Mardi Gras — concerts, art,
film, fashion, dance, jazz, opera, family and kids’
events and international crafts and cuisine. To
12:00 midnight. York Quay Centre, 235 Queens
Quay West. 416-973-4000. Free.
— 7:30: Danish Lutheran Church. Corona
Guitar Kvartet. Quartet from Denmark with classical music from Renaissance to modern. 72
Finch Ave. West. 416-222-0990. $10.
— 7:30: LuminaTO. Constantinople. Bluma Appel Theatre. See Jun 7.
— 7:30: University Settlement Music and
Arts School’s Community Choir & Children’s Choir. End of Term Concert. St. George
the Martyr Church, 197 John St. 416-598-3444
x243/244. Free, donations welcome.
— 8:00: LuminaTO. Luna. Operatic arias and
ensembles, created by Wende Cartwright & Neil
Crory. Isabel Bayrakdarian, Adrianne Pieczonka,
Sondra Radvanovsky, Joni Henson, sopranos;
Richard Margison, Joseph Kaiser, tenors; Russell
Braun, Peter Barrett, baritones; Robert Gleadow,
Robert Pomakov, basses; members of Toronto
Symphony Orchestra; Giordano Bellincampi, conductor. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416872-1111, 866-577-4277. $25-$300.
Masters of World Music/Carnivalissima: Buckwheat Zydeco. Creole phenom & his band. Harbourfront Centre Concert Stage, York Quay Centre, 235 Queens Quay W. 416-973-4000. Free.
— 8:00: LuminaTO/MusicaNoir. The Passion
of Winnie (Part One). Digital opera created by
Warren Wilensky, film & music combining to
trace South Africa’s passage from the darkness
of apartheid to the light of freedom; music of
Bongani Ndodana-Breen, Xhosa rhythms, Cape
Town jazz, Township jive, anti-apartheid street
chants (premiere). Choir, orchestra & soloists.
7:15: Illuminations: Passion, Politics & Power –
South Africa Revisited. Isabel Bader Theatre, 93
Charles St. West. 416-872-1111, 866-5774277. $30-$40.
— 8:30: Hugh’s Room. Sultans of String CD
Luna Release. World-jazz-flamenco. Guests:
Maryem Tollar, Amanda Martinez, vocals; Bassam Bishara, oud; Ernie Tollar, nay/sax; Jeff Wilson, percussion; Sultans: Chris McKhool, violin;
Kevin Laliberte, guitar; Drew Birston, bass. 2261
Dundas St. W. 416-531-6604. $17; $15(adv).
— 9:00pm: Association of Improvising Musicians Toronto/Arraymusic. Leftover Daylight Series. Jazz & improvised music. Arraymusic Studio, Suite 218 (rear door), 60 Atlantic Ave.
416-539-8752. $6-$10(sliding scale).
Masters of World Music/Carnivalissima: Dirty
Dozen Brass Band. New Orleans music. Harbourfront Centre Concert Stage, York Quay Centre, 235 Queens Quay W. 416-973-4000. Free.
— 10:00pm: Latino-Canadian Cultural Association/Canoro. Latin-Afro Fest. Dino Toledo,
Carmen Romero & Gina Tantalo (flamenco),
Snow Griots (Musique Madengue, African music), Melissa Noventa (African/Cuban dance),
Ritmo 1 (percussion/ world music), DJ Hector
Lavoe Jr (Puerto Rico, salsa). Runs to 2:30am. El
Mocambo, 464 Spadina Ave. 416-968-2001.
$10; $8(w/ non-perishable food donation).
— 2:00: The Gilbert & Sullivan Society,
Toronto Branch. 60th Anniversary: SongFest
2007. Excerpts from recent or upcoming productions. Alexander Singers & Players, Clarkson
Music Theatre, North Toronto Players, St. Anne’s
Music & Drama Society, Scarborough Gilbert &
Sullivan Society, Scarborough Music Theatre.
1:00: See Etcetera for G&S101 lecture. Maurice Cody Hall, St. Paul’s Anglican Church, 227
Bloor St. East. 905–773–5535. Free.
— 3:00: Northern District Library. Impromptu Clarinet Trio & New Tempo Duet. Works by
Handel, Carulli, Bouffil, Hovey, Leondard, Schumann. Robert Kligerman, Barbara Newman, Holli
Verkade, clarinets; Deborarh Estany, piano. 40
Orchard View Blvd. 416-393-7610. Free.
— 3:00: Tapestry New Opera Works/Theatre Direct Canada. Sanctuary Song. By Marjorie Chan & Abigail Richardson; multimedia opera
for young people about an Asian circus elephant’s
journey to freedom; workshop presentation. The
Ernest Balmer Studio, 55 Mill Street, Building
58, Studio 315, Distillery Historic District. 416537-6066 x221. $10; $5(st). For complete run
— 7:00: Larisa & Vladimir Niurenberg.
35th Anniversary Concert. With students. Studio
Theatre, Toronto Centre for the Arts, 5040
Yonge St. 416-872-1111. $22.
— 7:00: Music Gallery/Bruce Peninsula.
Bruce Peninsula, w/ Castlemusic, Timber Timbre,
Katie Stelmanis. Pop Avant series; Indie rockers’
folk spirituals (à la Alan Lomax); plus psych-folk,
free improv, electronic pop. 197 John St. 416204-1080. $8; $5(st/member).
— 7:00: Vocal Art Forum. The Annex Studio
Recitals. Lieder by Schumann (Dichterliebe),
Brahms, Wagner (Wesendonck-Lieder). Barry St.
Denis, Romina Farrell, Lynn Hardaker, voice; David Swan, piano. Call for venue. 416-876-5859.
$12, reservations required.
— 7:30: St. Matthew’s United Church. The
Whirling Divas. Classical & contemporary favourites, from sublime to ridiculous. Serena Kemball,
soprano; Dianne Wells, contralto; Paul E. Jessen,
accompanist. 729 St. Clair Ave. West. 416-6539154. $15; $10(sr/st). Benefit for Wychwood
Open Door, day-time drop-in & food program for
homeless & low-income.
— 7:30: The Brass Conspiracy. Brass Choir
Concert. Works by Rimsky-Korsakoff, Calvert,
Beethoven, Karper & Washington. St. Stephen-inthe-Fields, 103 Bellevue Ave. (side door, College
St.). 416-409-4637. $12.
Grand Night of Music III
Two concerts in support of
Covenant House
Come and enjoy two days sublime music by
local talents for a
worthy cause.
Repertoire selections include
Mendelssohn’s Elijah, Opera
Arias and Choruses performed by
Vocal Horizons Chamber Choir
St. Rose of Lima Concert Choir
Sopranos, Tenors, Virtuoso Pianist and Violin Prodigy under the
baton of one of Toronto’s fastest
rising conductors,
Vincent Cheng
Date and Time
Saturday June 9, 2007 at 8 p.m.
Sunday June 10, 2007 at 3p.m.
Location
St. Rose of Lima Church
3216 Lawrence Ave. East
TICKETS
Gold - $ 50
Silver - $ 30
Rose- $ 20
Hurry! Tickets going fast!
FOR TICKETS CALL
416,438,6789
Saturday June 09
— 10:30am: LuminaTO/Harbourfront Centre. Carnivalissima. See Jun 8. To 2:00am.
— 11:00am & 2:00: Solar Stage Children’s
Theatre. Jamie’s Excellent Alphabet Adventure.
By Nelles Van Loon, for ages 3 to 8. Concourse
Level, 4950 Yonge St. 416-368-8031. $13. For
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— 8:00: Encore Symphonic Concert Band.
Tribute to Johnny Cowell (trumpeter). Crescent
School Auditorium, 2365 Bayview Ave. 416239-0876. $20.
— 8:00: Jubilate Singers/North York Concert Orchestra. Haydn: The Creation. David
Bowser, conductor. Grace Church on-the-Hill,
300 Lonsdale Rd. 416-536-5750. $20; $15(sr);
$10(st).
— 8:00: LuminaTO. Constantinople. Bluma Appel Theatre. See Jun 7.
— 8:00: The Gilbert & Sullivan Society,
Toronto Branch. 60th Anniversary: Gala Concert. Mark DuBois & other soloists, with Chorus.
Betty Oliphant Theatre, Celia Franca Centre, National Ballet School of Canada, 400-404 Jarvis
St. 905–773–5535. $25; $60(concert & dinner). 5:30: Reception & Dinner, $45.
— 8:00: Toronto Children’s Concert Choir.
Looking To Above. George Weston Recital Hall,
Toronto Centre for the Arts, 5040 Yonge St.
416-872-1111. $15-$35; $15-$25(65+/st);
$15(ch).
— 8:00: TSO. Oundjian & Shaham. Brahms:
Haydn Variations; Symphony #3; Stravinsky:
Violin Concerto. Gil Shaham, violin; Peter Oundjian, conductor. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St.
416-593-4828. $35-$120.
— 8:00: Voices. Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem. New chamber version arranged by Andrew
Raiskums for soli, chamber choir, horns, trombones, timpani & organ (Canadian premiere).
Rachel Chong, soprano; Alexander Hajek, baritone;
John Stephenson, organ; brass ensemble; timpani;
The Alata Harmonia Chorus of Canada; Ron Ka
Ming Cheung, director. 7:45: Pre-concert chat. St.
Thomas’s Church, 383 Huron St. 416-519-
0528. $20; $15(sr/st).
— 8:30: Hugh’s Room. DK Ibomeka. 2261
Dundas St. W. 416-531-6604. $17; $15(adv).
Sunday June 10
— 10:00am: Cosmo School of Music. Student
Recitals: Overture (Rising Stars—Beginner). Studio Theatre, Toronto Centre for the Arts, 5040
Yonge St. 416-872-1111. $15.
— 10:30am: LuminaTO/Harbourfront Centre. Carnivalissima. See Jun 8. To 8:00
— 1:30: Spadina Museum. Music in the Orchard: Taffanel Wind Ensemble. Classical music.
Oboe, bassoon & flute trio. 285 Spadina Rd. 416392-6910. Free.
— 2:00: Cosmo School of Music. Student
Recitals: Scherzo (Spring Serenade—Beginner /
Intermediate). Studio Theatre, Toronto Centre for
the Arts, 5040 Yonge St. 416-872-1111. $15.
Arts School’s Chamber Program. End of
Term Concert. Music for voice, flute, string quartet, piano, chamber choir. St. George the Martyr
Church, 197 John St. 416-598-3444 x243/244.
Free, donations welcome.
— 2:30: Toronto Early Music Centre. Musically Speaking: Deux Violons Sans Basse. Telemann: Gulliver Suite; & other works. Sheila
Smyth, Valerie Sylvester, violin. Church of the
Holy Trinity, 19 Trinity Sq. 416-920-5025. By
donation.
— 3:00: Arraymusic. Young Composers’ Workshop Concert. Composed and improvised music
from the next generation of creators. Association
of Improvising Musicians of Toronto (AIMT),
performers; Arraymusic Ensemble. 2:15: Composers’ / improvisers’ talk, with Bob Stevenson.
The Ballroom, Gladstone Hotel, 1214 Queen St.
West. 416-532-3019. $TBA.
— 3:00: High Park Choirs of Toronto. 20th
Anniversary Gala Concert. Guests: Choir alumni;
Ann Cooper Gay & Errol Gay, guest conductors;
Sheldon Rose, accompanist; Marina Filippova,
director/accompanist; Zimfira Poloz, artistic
director/conductor. St. Anne’s Anglican Church,
270 Gladstone Ave. 416-762-0657. $20;
$15(sr/st/ch/alumni).
— 3:00: Mooredale Concerts. Mooredale
Youth Orchestra. Haydn: Symphony #85 (La
Reine). Rosedale Heights School, 711 Bloor St.
East. 416-922-3714 x103. $15; $10(sr/st).
Church St. 416-769-2841. $6.
— 4:30: Christ Church Deer Park. Jazz Vespers. The Canadian Jazz Quartet: Frank Wright,
vibes; Gary Benson, guitar; Don Vickery, drums;
Duncan Hopkins, bass. 1570 Yonge St. 416-9205711. Free, donations welcome.
— 7:00: Cosmo School of Music. Student
Recitals: Nocturne (Moonlight Melodies—Intermediate / Advanced). Studio Theatre, Toronto
Centre for the Arts, 5040 Yonge St. 416-8721111. $15.
— 7:00: Mississauga Big Band Jazz Ensemble. An Evening With Pat LaBarbera. Classic
songs from the Big Band era. Dance floor & balco-
ny seating. RBC Theatre, Living Arts Centre,
4141 Living Arts Dr., Mississauga. 905-3066000, 888-805-8888. $20; $5(eyeGO).
— 7:30: 97.3 EZ ROCK. An Evening with John
Tesh. Main Stage, Toronto Centre for the Arts,
5040 Yonge St. 416-872-1111. $38.74$106.80.
— 7:30: Victoria Scholars. Those Great Composers. Beethoven & Mozart opera choruses;
Grieg: Album for Male Voices, Op.30 (excerpts);
works by Brahms, Buxtehude, Elgar, Fauré, Gounod, Sibelius. Our Lady of Sorrows Church, 3055
Bloor St. West. 416-761-7776. $25; $20(sr/st).
— 8:00: Maza Mezé/Small World Music.
Maza Mezé in Concert. Music of Greece & the
Middle East with a world music twist. Guests:
Rich Brown, Kathleen Kajioka, Roula Said. Lula
Lounge, 1585 Dundas St W. 416-588-0307. $10.
— 8:00: P.E.O. Tours Inc. Nana Mouskouri:
Encore for UNICEF Farewell Tour. Roy Thomson
Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-872-4255. $64.50$84.50. *RESCHEDULED from Oct 6/06, tickets honoured*
Monday June 11
Holy Trinity. Music for Muses. Fauré: La flute
invisible; Debussy & Fauré: Claire de Lune; Ibert:
Entr’acte. Mélodies Manitales: Joanne AverillRocha, flute; Kristen Theriault, harp; Marianne
Turner, piano. 10 Trinity Square (behind Eaton
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Ctr). 416-598-4521 x304. Donation, $5 suggested min.
— 1:00: Tafelmusik. Tafelmusik Baroque Summer Institute Orchestra and Choir Concert.
Jeanne Lamon & Ivars Taurins, directors. Walter
Hall, UofT Faculty of Music, 80 Queen’s Park.
416-964-6337. Free.
— 7:30: Associates of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Amaro Ensemble. Locatelli/
Ysaÿe: Sonata in f for violin and piano (le Tombeau); Honegger: Sonatine pour deux violons;
Brahms: Trio #2 in C. Amalia Joanou-Canzoneri,
Bridget Hunt, violins; Winona Zelenka, cello; Patricia Krueger, piano. Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre, 427
Bloor St. West. 416-221-8342. $17; $14(sr/st);
$10(elem st).
— 7:30: Cantabile Chorale of York Region.
Strawberries and Song. Robert Richardson, conductor; Lona Richardson, accompanist. Thornhill
Presbyterian Church, 271 Centre St., Thornhill.
905-731-8318. $20; $15(sr); $5(ch).
— 7:30: Willowdale Presbyterian Church.
Emily Bolhuis, soprano, in Recital. Works by
Hahn, Grieg, Vivaldi, & others. Derrick Lewis,
piano. 38 Ellerslie Ave. 416-221-8373. $15;
$10(sr/st); $5(12 & under).
— 8:00: Koffler School of Music. Koffler
Chamber Orchestra. Michael Israelievitch, percussion; Jacques Israelievitch, conductor. Leah
Posluns Theatre, 4588 Bathurst St. 416-6361880 x228. $20; $18(sr/st).
— 8:00: Roy Thomson Hall. Deborah Voigt,
soprano, in Recital. Works by Mozart, Verdi,
Strauss, Respighi, Beach, & Bernstein. Brian
Zeger, piano. 60 Simcoe St. 416-872-4255.
$40-$125. *RESCHEDULED FROM MAY 8,
tickets honoured*
Tuesday June 12
— 12:00 noon: Canadian Opera Company.
Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre Renaissance
Festival Series: A More Softe Harmonye: Music
from the Court of Isabella d’Este. Racy and romantic secular works. Musicians in Ordinary:
Hallie Fishel, soprano; John Edwards, lute. Four
Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, 145
Queen St. West. 416-363-8231. Free.
— 1:00: St. James’ Cathedral. Music at Midday. Michael Bloss, organ. 65 Church St. 416364-7865 x224. Free.
— 7:00: Inspirational Impressions. Inspirational Music in the Park. Gage Park, 49 Main St.
— 7:30: Cantabile Chorale of York Region.
Strawberries and Song. Thornhill Presbyterian
Church. See Jun 11.
— 7:30: Kruspe Family. Kruspe Family Concert. Works by Beethoven, Chopin, Sarasate,
Halvorsen, Williams, Bloch, Wieniawski, Jacobsson, Addinsell, Massenet, & Lutoslawski. John
Kruspe, piano; Cathie Goldberg, violin/viola; Jamie
& Emily Kruspe, violin/clarinet. Fairview Library
Theatre, 35 Fairview Mall Dr. 416-491-4346.
$15; $10(sr/st). Proceeds to support Lester B.
Pearson Place affordable housing complex.
— 7:30: Willowdale Presbyterian Church.
Tunes for June. Derrick Lewis, piano/organ. 38
Ellerslie Ave. 416-221-8373. $15; $10(sr/st);
$5(12 & under).
Five Small
Concerts
Presented by
The Associates of the
Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Wednesday June 13
Serenades: Julie Crochetiere, vocalist. Yonge &
Dundas Sts. 416-979-9960. Free.
Church. Noonday Organ Recital. Andrei Streliaev, organ. 1585 Yonge St. 416-922-1167. Free.
— 8:00 RBI. Madeleine Peyroux. Jazz, blues,
pop. Guest: Leon Redbone (ragtime, jazz, blues).
Massey Hall, 15 Shuter St. 416-872-4255.
$39.50-$59.50.
— 8:00: Musica Beth Tikvah/Consulate
General of Israel. Israel Then & Now: A Musical Celebration. 60 years of Israeli musical favourites on 40th anniversary of Jerusalem’s
reunification; multimedia projections of Israel,
English translations all lyrics. Cantors Tibor Kovari, Gideon Zelermyer, tenors; Kachol Velavan
Band; Eyal Bitton, music director. Beth Tikvah
Synagogue 3080 Bayview Ave. 416-221-3433
x354. $36(rsrvd); $25(gen); $18(sr/st).
— 8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. The
Rite of Spring. Brahms: Piano Concerto #2;
Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring. Hélène Grimaud,
piano; Peter Oundjian, conductor. 7:00: discussion
with Rick Phillips. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe
St. 416-593-4828. $35-$120.
— 8:00: Toronto Wind Orchestra. Third
Stream Winds. Stravinsky: Ragtime; Weill:
Three Penny Music; Zappa: Dog Breath
Variations; Smith: original jazz compositions;
& other works. Tony Gomes, music director.
Drake Hotel Underground, 1150 Queen St.
West. 416-461-6681. $15; $10(sr/st).
— 9:00pm & 10:15pm: Mezzetta Restaurant. Andrew Boniwell, piano; Darius Nargowalla, bass. 681 St. Clair Ave. West. 416-6585687. $7 cover.
Thursday June 14
— 12:15: Music on the Hill Concert Series.
Mirobolus String Trio. Bogdan Djukic, violin; Monica Fedrigo, cello; Bret Higgins, bass. St. John’s
York Mills Anglican Church, 19 Don Ridge Dr.
416-225-6611. Free.
— 2:00: Northern District Library. Triolette:
Songs of the Heart and Soul. Vocal duets by Purcell, Brahms, Rossini, Porter, Berlin, & others.
Pat Agnew, soprano; Sheila McCoy, mezzo-soprano; Laraine Herzog, piano. 40 Orchard View
Blvd. 416-393-7610. Free.
— 6:00: Music Gallery. Summer BBQ/Concert.
Pop Avant meets Classic Avant series; Kanaka with
Paradigm Brass Ensemble (avant-rock w/ brass); Tim
Hecker (live electronics); Katherine Liberovskaya &
Phill Niblock (live audio/video mix, recorded music &
Featuring
The Amaro Ensemble
In concert at
Trinity-St. Paul's Centre
427 Bloor Street West Toronto
Monday June 11, 2007 7:30pm
The Program will feature
Pietro Antonio Locatelli - Eugène Ysaÿe
Sonata “le Tombeau” in F Minor, Violin and Piano
Arthur Hoonegger
Sonatine pour deux Violins
Johannes Brahms
Trio #2 in C Major
The Am
maro Ensemble
Amalia Joanou - Canzoneri
Winona Zelenka
Patricia Krueger
Bridget Huunt
Violin
Cello
Piano
Violin
Tickets $17.00 Regular, $14.00 Students / Seniors
For further information call (416) 221-8342
The Koffler School of Music
presents
The Koffler Chamber Orchestra
Jacques Israelievitch, Music Director
Michael Israelievitch, Percussion
ROSAURO - Concerto No. 1 for Marimba & String Orchestra
VILLA-LOBOS - Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5 • TURINA - La oracion del torero
PIAZZOLLA - Four, For Tango • ARRIAGA - Quartet # 1
*The Koffler Chamber Orchestra generously sponsored by Leslie Dan & Family.
June 11, 2007 8:00pm
The Leah Posluns Theatre
4588 Bathurst St.
General Admission $20
Seniors and Students $18
For information and tickets
416.636.1880 Ext. 228
email: music@kofflerarts.org
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10365 Islington Ave., Kleinburg. 905-893-1121,
888-213-1121. Admission with gallery price:
— 9:00pm: Association of Improvising Mu- $15; $9(sr/st); $25(family); free(5 & under).
images). 197 John St. 416-204-1080. $20;
sicians Toronto/Arraymusic. Leftover Day$15(adv); $15(sr/member); $10(st).
— 1:30: Spadina Museum. Music in the Orlight Series. Jazz & improvised music. Arraymu- chard: Kye Marshall. Jazz tinged with classical,
sic Studio, Suite 218 (rear door), 60 Atlantic Ave. latin & rock flavours. Cello & guitar duo. 285
The Brampton Folk Club. Gage Park, 49 Main St. 416-539-8752. $6-$10(sliding scale).
Spadina Rd. 416-392-6910. Free.
— 2:00: Toronto Early Music Centre. PasSaturday June 16
— 7:00: Soul Drums. Annual Student Recital.
time With Good Company Viola da Gamba Salon.
Studio Theatre, Toronto Centre for the Arts,
Informal concert by members of the Toronto viola
5040 Yonge St. 416-872-1111. $20; $10(sr/st). Arts School. End of Term Student Recital. St.
da gamba community. Japanese Paper Place
— 7:30: Coro Giuseppe Verdi. Operatic Con- George the Martyr Church, 197 John St. 416Warehouse, 77 Brock Ave. 416-760-8610. Free,
cert. Lower Gallery, Columbus Centre, 901 Law- 598-3444 x243/244. Free, donations welcome. donations appreciated.
— 3:00 & 8:00: Roy Thomson Hall/Andrew — 3:00: Chinese Artists Society of Youth
rence Ave. West. 416-862-8294 x251. $TBA.
— 7:30: Tafelmusik. Tafelmusik Baroque Summer McKinnon Presentations. Scotland the Brave. Orchestra. Chinese Masterpieces. Butterfly
Scottish music, song and dance, with over 100
Institute: Grand Finale. TBSI Orchestra, Tafelmusik
Lovers, violin concerto; Yellow River, piano conOrchestra, TBSI Choir and Tafelmusik Chamber Choir; performers; audience sing-alongs. 48th Highland- certo; & other works. Guests: Toronto Chinese
ers Pipes and Drums; The Scottish Dance ComJeanne Lamon & Ivars Taurins, directors. Grace
Orchestra. George Weston Recital Hall, Toronto
pany of Canada; David Rogers, baritone; Mirusia
Church on-the-Hill, 300 Lonsdale Rd. 416-964Centre for the Arts, 5040 Yonge St. 416-872Louwerse, soprano; Greg Moore, tenor; Andrew 1111. $23.06.
6337. Free, passes absolutely required.
— 8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. The Fuller, piper; Sean O’Boyle, musical director. 60
— 3:00: Toronto Heliconian Club. Young
Simcoe St. 416-872-4255. $59-$79.
Rite of Spring. Brahms: Piano Concerto #2;
Artist Concert. Bach: Chaconne; works by
— 3:00 & 8:00: Singing Studio. Feast of
Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring. Hélène Grimaud,
Janacek, Fauré, Kreisler. Jennifer Kozbial, violin;
Show Tunes: Third Annual Showcase, featuring Kumi Ayagawa, piano. 35 Hazelton Ave. 416piano; Peter Oundjian, conductor. Roy Thomson
Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-593-4828. $35-$120. the Stars of Tomorrow. Solos, duets & ensem964-6398. $20; $15(sr/st).
— 8:30: Hugh’s Room/Ottawa Folklore Cen- bles from Broadway musicals, old & new. Debo- — 4:00: Association of Improvising Musitre. Canoesongs Concert. Songs about canoeing; rah Staiman, producer/director. Alumnae Theatre, cians Toronto/Now Lounge. Jazz & ImproCDs & songbook. Nancy White, Mike Ford, Shel- 70 Berkeley St. 416-483-9532. $20.
vised Music. Showcasing local talent. 189
— 7:30: Oratory Children’s Choir. Spring
ley Posen, James Gordon, Dave Hadfield, Jeff
Church St. 416-769-2841. $6.
Concert of Sacred Music. Katharine Mahon, con- — 7:30: TSO. Holy Blossom Synagogue AnniverHale, Lorraine McDonald, Canoesongs artists;
ductor. Holy Family Church, 1372 King St. West. sary Concert. Feidman: Solo Improvisations;
James Raffan, host. 2261 Dundas St. West.
416-532-2879. Collection.
416-531-6604. $16; $14(adv).
Bloch: Schelomo (Hebraic Rhapsody); Chaim (arr
— 7:30: Quintessence Handbell Ensemble. Abir): Love for Life; Piazzolla (arr Jaurena): Two
Friday June 15
A Ring of Bronze. English Handbell ringing;
Tangos; Gershwin (arr Murray): Porgy and Bess
hymns, spirituals, original compositions. Heather Suite. Giora Feidman, clarinet; Peter Oundjian,
— 6:00 & 7:30: University Settlement Music
and Arts School. End of Term Student Recitals. St. & David Keith, solo/duet handbells. Melville Pres- conductor. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St.
byterian Church, 70 Old Kingston Rd. 905-686George the Martyr Church, 197 John St. 416-598416-593-4828. $32-$96.
5676. $10; $5(st).
3444 x243/244. Free, donations welcome.
Monday June 18
— 7:30: National Ballet of Canada. Balanch- — 8:00: Future Possibilities Canada. Centre
Stage 2007. Vocal, dance, instrumental & novel- — 12:15: Music Mondays at Church of the
ine’s Don Quixote. Music by Nabokov. George
ty performances; auctions. George Weston Recit- Holy Trinity. RagaMelodix. Modern Hindustani
Balanchine, choreography; Suzanne Farrell, staging.
al Hall, 5040 Yonge St. 416-872-1111. $35National Ballet Orchestra. 45 minutes prior: Ballet
classical music. Ashtar Ron Allen, Sri Drvi Tam$100. Proceeds to Future Possibilities.
Talk. Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts,
pura, Bansuri & world flutes; Gurpreet Chana,
— 8:00: Singing OUT! Anything Goes: Broad145 Queen St. W. 416-345-9595. $40-$190. For
tabla. 10 Trinity Square (behind Eaton Ctr). 416way with a Twist. Celebrating 15 years of Sing- 598-4521 x304. Donation, $5 suggested min.
ing OUT! with tunes from 42nd Street, Show— 8:00: Canadian Contemporary Music
Tuesday June 19
Workshop. Organic Electric. Works for organ & boat, Aspects of Love, The Pajama Game, Chicatape by established & emerging composers. Tom go, Les Miserables, South Pacific, Anything Goes, — 12:00 noon: Canadian Opera Company.
Fitches, organ. St. Clement’s Anglican Church, 59 The Producers, Camelot, & Gypsy. Patrick
Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre Renaissance
Briar Hill Ave. 416-465-7233. $20; $10(sr/st). Huang, director. Glenn Gould Studio, 250 Front
Festival Series: Not One Lady Failed to Shed a
St. West. 416-205-5555. $25.
— 8:00: Hummingbird Centre for the PerTear: The Birth of Opera. Adriana Basile & Francforming Arts. Celtic Woman: A New Journey. — 9:30pm: Swamperella. Saturday Night
esca Caccini give contemporary descriptions of
Irish standards, classical favourites, & contempo- Cajun & Zydeco Dance. 8:30: Tom & Myra’s
early 17th-century Italian Baroque performances,
two-step & waltz instruction. Gladstone Hotel,
rary hits. Fiddler & four sopranos. 1 Front St.
and explain why audiences are moved by compos1214 Queen St. W. 416-531-4635. $10 cover. ers such as Monteverdi (Lamento d’Arianna),
East. 416-872-2262. $45-$65.
— 8:00: Sampradaya Dance Creations/Lata
Sunday June 17
Pada. Kshetram: Dancing the Divine. Concept &
choreography by Lata Pada, music by Praveen D. Rao; — 1:00 & 6:00: Marion Abbott’s Performing Arts Studio. June Gala Recital. Cyril Clark
multimedia celebration of India’s bharatanatyam
Library Theatre, 20 Loafers Lake Lane, Brampton.
dance & music. Guest: Sathyanarayana Raju; Lata
Pada; Company Ensemble. Premiere Dance Theatre, 905-450-7091. $TBA.
Queen’s Quay Terminal, 207 Queens Quay W. 416- — 1:30: CAMMAC/McMichael Art Gallery.
Sunday Concert Series. Tara Davidson Jazz Duo.
973-4000. $30,$20; $25; $15(sr/st/CADA).
Giulio & Francesca Caccini, Landi, & Picininni.
Musicians in Ordinary. Four Seasons Centre for
the Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. West. 416363-8231. Free.
— 2:00 & 8:00: TSO. Last Night of the Proms.
Toronto Mendelssohn Choir; Bramwell Tovey,
conductor. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St.
416-593-4828. $27-$64(mat); $32-$96(eve).
— 7:00: Inspirational Impressions. Inspirational Music in the Park. The Choraliers; Kingdom
Movement Dancers; New Directions; & others.
Gage Park, 49 Main St. South, Brampton. 416885-0551. Free.
— 7:30: Festival Wind Orchestra. Summertime Pops. Gershwin: An American in Paris;
Summertime; Chabrier: España; Shostakovitch:
Festive Overture; Piazzolla(arr Pease): Muerte del
Angel; & other works. Gennady Gefter, conductor. Christ Church Deer Park, 1570 Yonge St.
416-491-1683. $20.
— 7:30: St. James’ Cathedral. Elgar Festival.
Cello Concerto in e; Organ Sonata in G. George
Meanwell, cello; Andrew Ager, organ. 65 Church
St. 416-364-7865. Offering.
— 8:30: Hugh’s Room. Oliver Schroer: Olifiddle.
Celebrations of Oliver’s career, & fundraiser.
James Keelaghan, Jesse Cook, Stephen Fearing,
Liam & Brent Titcomb, Anne Lindsay, Don Ross,
Sharlene Wallace, Bobby Watt, Holmes Hooke,
Anne Lederman, Betty & The Bobs, Stewed Tomatoes, & others, performers; Shelagh Rogers,
host. 2261 Dundas St. West. 416-531-6604.
$32.50; $30(adv).
Wednesday June 20
Church. Noonday Organ Recital. Nicholas
Schmelter, organ. 1585 Yonge St. 416-9221167. Free.
— 7:00: Twilight Concerts-in-the-Park at
Applewood. Etobicoke Community Concert
Band. Grounds of Applewood Homestead, 450
The West Mall. 416-622-4124. Free.
Piano Quintet; Sea Pictures. Elaine Robertson,
mezzo-soprano. 65 Church St. 416-364-7865.
Offering.
— 8:00: Ireland Park Foundation. The Arrival. To mark official opening of Ireland Park &
honour patron Mary McAleese, President of Ireland; Cassidy: Famine Remembrance (Canadian
premiere); & other works. Loreena McKennitt,
Celtic singer/composer & her full band; Toronto
Mendelssohn Choir & Festival Orchestra, Noel
Edison, conductor. 6:30: Cocktail Reception for
Elgar at St. James Cathedral
THE TORONTO HELICONIAN CLUB
presents Young Artist Recital
Jennifer Kozbial, violinist
with Kumi Ayagawa, pianist
Programme: Bach Chaconne, and works by
Janacek, Fauré, and Kreisler.
Sunday, June 17 at 3 PM
Heliconian Hall, 35 Hazelton Avenue
Tickets: $20, and $15 for students and seniors
For information, please call 416-964-6398.
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June 19 Cello Concerto in e minor
Organ Sonata in G major
George Meanwell, cello; Andrew Ager, organ
June 20 Piano Quintet • Sea Pictures
Elaine Robertson, mezzo-soprano;
June 21 Violin Concerto
Dan Kushner, violin; Andrew Ager, organ
Each concert at 7:30 pm • Free-will offering
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King & Church, Toronto • 416-364-7865
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416-539-8752. $6-$10(sliding scale).
Gala ticket-holders. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-593-4224. $45-$125; $200(Gala). . — 9:00pm & 10:15pm: Mezzetta Restaurant. Hosting Toronto Jazz Festival. Lorne LofThursday June 21
sky and Rob Piltch Guitar Duo. 681 St. Clair Ave.
West. 416-658-5687. $9 cover.
— 12:00 noon: National Ballet of Canada.
Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre Dance Series:
Saturday June 23
How to be Older and Reckless. Revealing the
process of dancing alone. Claudia Moore, dancer; — 7:30: TSO. Inspired by Love. Donizetti: L’elisir
Tedd Robinson, choreography. Four Seasons Cen- d’amore, Overture; Dvorak: Romance for Violin
tre for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. West. and Orchestra; Bizet: Carmen Suite #1 & #2
(selections); Bottesini: Gran duo concertante for
416-363-8231. Free.
— 12:15: Music on the Hill Concert Series. Violin and Double Bass; Tchaikovsky: Romeo and
Esther Jaciuk, vocals, & George Grosman, guitar. Juliet, Fantasy Overture. Mark Fewer, violin; Joel
Novelty, vaudeville, & jazz. St. John’s York Mills Quarrington, double bass; Julian Kuerti, conductor. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-593Anglican Church, 19 Don Ridge Dr. 416-2254828. $25.25-$70.50.
6611. Free.
— 8:00: Music Gallery/Jackie Kyung-ah
Shin. The Ramifications of Kyung-ah Shin. ClasAssociation. Thursday Night Concert Series:
sic Avant series; new works, contemporary muThe Jazz Mechanics. Gage Park, 49 Main St.
sic for piano, string quartet, mixed chamber orSouth, Brampton. 905-874-2936. Free.
chestra, & percussion. Catherine Manoukian,
violin. 197 John St. 416-204-1080. $20;
Violin Concerto. Dan Kushner, violin; Andrew Ager,
$15(adv); $15(sr/member); $10(st).
organ. 65 Church St. 416-364-7865. Offering.
— 8:30: Hugh’s Room. The Undesirables Dog— 8:00: TSO. Last Night of the Proms. Roy
house Dreams CD Release. Story-driven “folkThomson Hall. See Jun 19.
— 8:30: Hugh’s Room. Oliver Schroer: Olifiddle. theatre” songs, drawn from blues, gospel, old
R&B, New Orleans. The Undesirables: Corin
See Jun 19. Stuart McLean, host.
Raymond, lyricist/singer; Sean Cotton, guitarist/
Friday June 22
harmonist; Guests: Treasa Levasseur, Dala, Darcy Yates, Adam Warner, & others; Opening:
— 2:30 & 7:30: Roy Thomson Hall. Mormon
Scott Nolan & Joanna Miller. 2261 Dundas St.
Tabernacle Choir. 300-voice choir, 60-member
West. 416-531-6604. $17; $15(adv).
Orchestra at Temple Square, performing classical, Broadway, folk hymns, spirituals & patriotic — 9:00pm & 10:15pm: Mezzetta Restausongs. 60 Simcoe St. 416-872-4255. $45-$90. rant. Hosting Toronto Jazz Festival. Michael
Occhipinti Sicilian Jazz Trio. 681 St. Clair Ave.
— 7:30: Bata Shoe Museum. Sense and SenWest. 416-658-5687. $9 cover.
suality: The Charm of Rococo. Concert and curator’s talk; Vivaldi: a cantata; Boccherini: a cello
Sunday June 24
sonata; Merchi: airs. Guest: Laura Jones, cello;
— 12:00 noon: Spadina Museum. Strawberry
The Musicians in Ordinary. 327 Bloor St. W.
416-979-7799 x242. $15; $10(sr/st); free (mu- Festival: Around the World in 80 Days! Children’s
games, musical performances TBA, special exhibseum members); pre-registration required.
— 7:30: Peter Drobac. Alas Poore Men. Vocal its. 285 Spadina Rd. 416-392-6910. $3; refreshrecital, works by Bach, Legrenzi, Hume, Kyr Ste- ments extra.
— 3:00: Eddie Bullen/Earl LaPierre. Ivory n’
fan the Serb. Peter Drobac, baritone; Borys
Steel. Contemporary Jazz and Steelpan music.
Medicky, harpsichord; Mary-Katherine Finch,
cello; Gillian Howard, oboe. St. Clement’s Church, Guest: David Rudder, soca star. George Weston
Recital Hall, Toronto Centre for the Arts, 5040
59 Briar Hill Ave. 416-487-6006. Donation.
Yonge St. 416-872-1111. $30-$40.
— 8:00: Yonge-Dundas Square. Global
— 3:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. InGrooves: Afrodizz. 8-piece band, Nigerian
spired by Love. Roy Thomson Hall. See Jun 23.
afrobeat style inspired by Fela Kuti. Yonge &
— 3:00: Windermere String Quartet. Haydn,
Dundas Sts. 416-979-9960. Free.
— 9:00pm: Association of Improvising Mu- Mozart, Mendelssohn. Haydn: Quartet in C, Op.9/
1; Mozart: Quartet in D, K.499 (Hoffmeister);
sicians Toronto/Arraymusic. Leftover Daylight Series. Jazz & improvised music. Arraymu- Mendelssohn: Quartet in E-flat, Op.12. St.
sic Studio, Suite 218 (rear door), 60 Atlantic Ave. Olave’s Anglican Church, 360 Windermere Ave.
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416-769-7054. $15; $10(sr/st).
Church St. 416-769-2841. $6.
— 4:00: Summer Music in the Garden. Lush.
Works by Chopin, Rachmaninoff, Mozart, Debussy,
Albinoni, Piazzolla, & Bach. Wendy Solomon, Orly
Bitov, Amy Laing, Jill Vitols, cellos. Toronto Music
Garden, 475 Queens Quay W. 416-973-3000.
Free. *WEATHER PERMITTING*
— 4:30: Christ Church Deer Park. Jazz Vespers. Brian Barlow, drums; Robi Botos, piano;
Scott Alexander, bass. 1570 Yonge St. 416-9205711. Free, donations welcome.
— 6:30: Raag-Mala. Thanathevy Mithradeva,
violin; Neeraj Prem, sitar; Karthik Ramalingam,
flute. Medical Sciences Auditorium, 1 King’s
College Circle, UofT. 416-569-2247. $TBA.
— 7:30: Aradia Ensemble. Handel’s Apollo e
Dafne. Handel: Apollo e Dafne, cantata for baritone & orchestra; Concerti Grossi, Op.6/3,5,8.
Neil Aronoff, baritone; Deanna Hendricks, soprano; Kevin Mallon, director. Gladstone Hotel,
1214 Queen St. West. 416-461-3471. $20.
Gershwin, Rodgers, Arlen, Berlin, Porter, Kern,
& others. Jordan Klapman Swing Band: Jordan Klapman, piano; Jack Zerowsky, bass;
Adam David, drums; Igor Babich, saxophone.
10 Trinity Square (behind Eaton Ctr). 416598-4521 x304. Donation, $5 suggested min.
Tuesday June 26
— 12:00 noon: Canadian Opera Company.
Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre World Music
Series: Korean Drumming and Dance. Jeng Yi
Drumming Ensemble, Charles Hong, artistic director. Four Seasons Centre for the Performing
Arts, 145 Queen St. West. 416-363-8231. Free.
— 7:00: Inspirational Impressions. Inspirational Music in the Park: Hymn Sing Night. Salvation Army Band; & others. Gage Park, 49 Main
St. South, Brampton. 416-885-0551. Free.
— 9:00pm & 10:15pm: Mezzetta Restaurant. Hosting Toronto Jazz Festival. David Mott
and Matt Brubeck. 681 St. Clair Ave. West. 416658-5687. $9 cover.
Monday June 25
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Wednesday June 27
Serenades: Marieve Herington. Singer performs
quirky bilingual jazz. Yonge & Dundas Sts. 416979-9960. Free.
— 7:00: Twilight Concerts-in-the-Park at
Applewood. Salvation Army Band, Etobicoke
Temple. Grounds of Applewood Homestead, 450
The West Mall. 416-622-4124. Free.
— 7:30: COMMINGLE. An Eclectic Evening of
Music, Art & Fun. Works by Bach (J.S. or C.P.E.),
Horvat, Mintzer, Wiley, & others; photographs by
Eugene Rittich & others for sale. Michele Jacot,
Dylan Bell, Kevin Fox, Tim Francom, Frank Horvat,
The Dimanche Matin Sax Quartet, & others, performers. The Ballroom, Gladstone Hotel, 1214 Queen St.
W. 647-272-3494. $20. Proceeds to Princess
Margaret Hospital Foundation, for cancer research.
— 8:00: Hummingbird Centre for the Performing Arts. Camelot. Written by Alan Jay
Lerner & Frederick Loewe, based on T.H. White’s
The Once and Future King; musical setting of King
Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table.
Michael York, performer. 1 Front St. East. 416872-2262. $40-$90. For complete run see music theatre listings.
— 8:00: Jazz Concerts in Parkdale. Cayote.
Improv & a meeting of the minds. Parmela Attariwala, violin; Bridget LaMarche, viola; Carina
Reeves; cello. Bonar-Parkdale Presbyterian
Church, 250 Dunn Ave. 416-533-2448. $15;
free(ch/youth).
— 9:00pm & 10:15pm: Mezzetta Restaurant. Hosting Toronto Jazz Festival. Don Thompson and Reg Schwager. 681 St. Clair Ave. West.
416-658-5687. $9 cover.
Thursday June 28
— 12:00 noon: National Ballet of Canada.
Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre Dance Series:
Contemporary Dance Program. Four Seasons
Centre for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen St.
West. 416-363-8231. Free.
The Brampton Concert Band. Gage Park, 49 Main
St. South, Brampton. 905-874-2936. Free.
— 7:00: Summer Music in the Garden. Jeng
Yi by the Willow Tree. Korean drum ensemble;
traditional & original works for percussion &
kayagum (12-string zither). Toronto Music Garden, 475 Queens Quay W. 416-973-3000. Free.
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*WEATHER PERMITTING*
— 8:00: RBI. Cesaria Evora. The Barefoot Diva
from Cape Verde sings her “morna” version of the
blues. Guest: Sophie Milman, jazz vocalist. Roy
Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-872-4255.
$49.50-$69.50.
— 9:00pm & 10:15pm: Mezzetta Restaurant. Hosting Toronto Jazz Festival. Kye Marshall and Andrew Scott. 681 St. Clair Ave. West.
416-658-5687. $9 cover.
Friday June 29
— 8:00: Group of Twenty-Seven. Mozart &
Beethoven. Mozart: Symphony #38; Beethoven:
Symphony #2; & Morlock. Eric Paetkau, conductor. Glenn Gould Studio, 250 Front St. West.
416-205-5555. $45; $35(sr); $25(st).
— 8:00: Harbourfront Centre/Music Africa.
World Routes 2007: Seun Kuti & Egypt 80.
Opening: Daniel Nebiat, Eritrean krar (African
stringed instrument). Harbourfront Centre Concert Stage, York Quay Centre, 235 Queens Quay
West. 416-973-4000. $30; $25(adv); limited
seating, rain/shine, licensed.
— 8:00: Jazz Concerts in Parkdale. Don
Thompson, bass, James Brown, guitar in Concert.
Lyrical & melodic musical conversations. BonarParkdale Presbyterian Church, 250 Dunn Ave.
416-533-2448. $15; free(ch/youth).
Grooves: Colectivo. 13-piece band from ten different musical backgrounds. Yonge & Dundas Sts.
416-979-9960. Free.
— 9:00pm: Association of Improvising Musicians Toronto/Arraymusic. Leftover Daylight Series. Jazz & improvised music. Arraymusic Studio, Suite 218 (rear door), 60 Atlantic Ave.
416-539-8752. $6-$10(sliding scale).
— 9:00pm & 10:15pm: Mezzetta Restaurant. Hosting Toronto Jazz Festival. Ted Quinlan
and Mike Downes. 681 St. Clair Ave. West.
416-658-5687. $9 cover.
Saturday June 30
— 8:00: CONTACT contemporary music.
DRUMDRAG. Gareth Farr as Lileth Lacroix; percussion works in a cabaret-like setting; chamber
works: Beglarian: Cave; Farr: Cadenza; Sharman:
Moments; Vivier: Pulau Dewata; official Toronto
Pride event. Betty Oliphant Theatre, 404 Jarvis
St. 416-902-7010. $15; $10(sr/st).
— 9:00pm & 10:15pm: Mezzetta Restaurant. Hosting Toronto Jazz Festival. Bill McBirnie and Reg Schwager. 681 St. Clair Ave.
West. 416-658-5687. $9 cover.
Tuesday July 03
— 7:00: Inspirational Impressions. Inspirational Music in the Park: Canada Day. Michelle
Jones with WIM Dancers; The Covenant House
Band; & others. Gage Park, 49 Main St. South,
Brampton. 416-885-0551. Free.
— 7:00: Oakville Wind Orchestra. Coronation Park Summer Series. Chris Arthurs, conductor. Coronation Park Bandshell, Lakeshore Rd.
East of 3rd Line, Oakville. 905-466-9306. Free,
donations accepted.
— 8:30: Hugh’s Room. The Strawbs. 2261
Dundas St. West. 416-531-6604. $50;
$45(adv).
Wednesday July 04
Friday July 06
Grooves: Nick “Brownman” Ali & CRUZAO.
Yonge & Dundas. 416-979-9960. Free.
Serenades: Matt Andersen. Blues, roots & rock.
Saturday July 07
Yonge & Dundas Sts. 416-979-9960. Free.
— 8:30: Hugh’s Room. The Strawbs. See Jul 3. — 2:00: Choralairs of North York. 44th
Closing Concert. Broadway, pop & folk songs.
Thursday July 05
Earl Bales Park Community Centre Social Hall,
4169 Bathurst St. 416-631-0029. Free.
Association. Thursday Night Concert Series: RK — 7:00: Bravo International/Singers on
Sound Everywhere - Tribute to Dixie. Gage Park, Stage. Come a Little Closer ... for a jazz journey.
49 Main St. S, Brampton. 905-874-2936. Free. Works by Villa Lobos, Piazzola, Chopin, Niemen,
— 7:00: City of Pickering. Waterfront ConPorter, Legrand, Komeda, & others. Marek Balacert: Peter Smith Jazz Quartet. Latin-jazz &
ta, John Alcorn, jazz vocals; Margaret Maye,
traditional South American melodies. Millennium mezzo-soprano; The Jazz Ensemble; Toronto
Square Park, bottom Liverpool Rd. South, Picker- Sinfonietta Strings. Isabel Bader Theatre, UofT,
ing. 905-420-4660 x2096. Free.
93 Charles St. West. 416-892-7799. $45;
— 7:00: Dusk Dances. Dusk Dances 2007
$35(sr/st). Benefit for Epilepsy Research at UniFestival: Firgrove Park (Jane/Finch Neighbour- versity of Toronto.
hood). Ten-minute site-specific pieces; works — 8:00: Opera by Request. Humperdinck’s
by Lua Chayenne & Roshanak Jaberi, Nova
Hansel and Gretel. Concert version with piano, in
Bhattacharya/Louis Laberge-Côté, Baby Boyz,
German. Gillian Grossman, Trish Roach, Paula
CORPUS, & Danny Grossman Dance Compa- Wickberg, Jesse Clark; singers; children’s ensemny. Various dancers & musicians; Band:
ble from the studio of Marion Samuel Stevens;
Ngoma; Lisa Anne Ross, host. South of Finch
William Shookhoff, pianist/music director. Helicoon Firgrove Cres. 416-747-5616. PWYC. For
nian Hall, 35 Hazelton Ave. 416-455-2365.
$20; $15(sr/st).
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Sunday July 01
Church St. 416-769-2841. $6.
— 4:00: Summer Music in the Garden. The
Shoestring Magic Flute. Based on Mozart; family
introduction to opera. Toronto Music Garden, 475
Queens Quay West. 416-973-4000. Free.
*WEATHER PERMITTING*
— 9:00pm & 10:15pm: Mezzetta Restaurant. Toronto Jazz Festival. Mike Murley Trio.
681 St. Clair Ave. W. 416-658-5687. $10.
Monday July 02
Holy Trinity. Julian Knight, viola; Jan Plecash,
piano. Schubert: Sonata in a, D.821 (Arpeggione);
Mozart: Sonata in e, K.304; miniatures by Sitt.
10 Trinity Square (behind Eaton Ctr). 416-598WWW .THEWHOLENOTE. COM
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— 7:00: Summer Music in the Garden. Aruna Narayan. Classical North Indian ragas on 40string sarangi. Nitin Mitta, tabla; Akshay Kalle,
tanpura. Toronto Music Garden, 475 Queens
Quay West. 416-973-3000. Free. *WEATHER
PERMITTING*
— 8:00: Harbourfront Centre/Music Africa.
World Routes 2007: Toumani Diabaté’s Symmetric Orchestra. Malian kora master. Harbourfront Centre Concert Stage, York Quay Centre, 235 Queens Quay West. 416-973-4000.
$30; $25(adv); limited seating, licensed.
— 8:30: Hugh’s Room. The Bills. 2261 Dundas
St. West. 416-531-6604. $18; $16(adv).
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CONCERT LISTINGS
Beyond the GTA
In this issue: Barrie, Belleville, Burlington, Cambridge, Campbellford,
Cobourg, Creemore, Drayton, Dundas, Grand Bend, Guelph, Hamilton,
Jackson’s Point, Kincardine, Kitchener, Lindsay, London, Milton,
Newmarket, Niagara Falls, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Orillia, Owen Sound,
Penetanguishene, Peterborough, Port Hope, Sharon, St. Catharines,
Stratford, Sutton, Uxbridge, Waterloo
Concerts: Toronto & GTA PAGE 26
Music Theatre/Opera/Dance PAGE 37
Summer Festivals: June 01 - July 07 PAGE 38
Jazz in the Clubs PAGE 42
Announcements/Lectures/Etcetera PAGE 46
Performers and repertoire change!
Events are sometimes postponed or cancelled.
Call ahead to confirm details with presenters.
Beyond GTA: Friday June 01
— 2:00: Shaw Festival. Mack and Mabel.
About movie director Mack Sennett & leading
lady Mabel Normand; music & lyrics by Jerry
Herman, book by Michael Stewart. Benedict
Campbell, Glynis Ranney, Gabrielle Jones & others; Baayork Lee, choreographer; Paul Sportelli,
musical director; Molly Smith, director. Festival
Theatre, 10 Queen’s Parade, Niagara-on-the-Lake.
800-511-7429. Call for ticket prices. For complete run see music theatre listings.
— 7:30: Chorus Niagara. Celebrate. Mozart:
Requiem; Raminsh: Magnificat. Guests: Portsmouth Choral Union of England, Jonathan Willcocks, conductor; Eve McLeod, soprano; Lynne
McMurtry, alto; Jason Nedecky, bass; Talisker
Players; Robert Cooper, conductor. Cathedral of
St. Catherine of Alexandria, 67 Church Street, St.
Catharines. 905-688-5550 x3257, 866-6173257. $32; $30(sr); $15(st); $5(eyeGO).
— 8:00: Drayton Entertainment: Huron
Country Playhouse. Cats. Music by Andrew
Lloyd Webber, based on Old Possum’s Book of
Practical Cats by T.S. Eliot, choreographed by
Gino Berti, directed by Dave Campbell; spectacle
of fantasy, drama, & regeneration. RR 1, B Line,
Grand Bend. 519-238-6000, 888-449-4463.
$36; $29(prev); $20(18 & under). For complete
run see music theatre listings.
— 8:00: Harlequin Singers. Broadway’s Best:
40th Anniversary Concert. Singles & medleys
from Showboat, Carousel, Annie Get Your Gun,
Gypsy, Oliver & others. Laura Pin, piano; Lynne
Jamieson, percussion; Ryan Scot, flute; John
Packer, director. Drury Lane Theatre, 2269 New
St., Burlington. 905-637-3979. $20.
— 8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony.
Pops Series: Pops the Fiedler Way. Brian Jackson, conductor. Centre In The Square, 101 Queen
St. North, Kitchener. 519-578-1570, 800-2658977. $38-$50; $15(12 & under, rush all students); $5(eyeGO).
— 8:00: Musica St. James. A Silent Movie.
Improvised accompaniment by Kirkland Adsett.
St. James Church, 137 Melville St., Dundas.
905-627-1424. Collection.
— 8:00: Red Barn Theatre/Diane Haggerty
Productions. Freddy Vette and The Flames.
Favourite hits of the 50’s—Elvis, Buddy Holly,
Jerry Lee Lewis, Brenda Lee, the Shirelles. 991
Lake Dr. East, Jackson’s Point. 905-722-3249,
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888-733-2276. $25. For complete run see music theatre listings.
— 8:00: Stratford Festival. My One and Only.
30’s-era comedy about daredevil pilot wooing
bathing beauty; music & lyrics by George Gershwin & Ira Gershwin; book by Peter Stone & Timothy S. Mayer. Cynthia Dale, Laird Mackintosh,
David W. Keeley, Dayna Tekatch, performers;
Berthold Carrière, musical director; Michael Lichtefeld, director/choreographer. Avon Theatre, 99
Downie St., Stratford. 800-567-1600. Call for
ticket prices. For complete run see music theatre
listings.
— 9:00pm: jamesstreetmusic. It Was 40
Years Ago Today. 40th anniversary of Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. Various performers. The Sanctuary, James Street Baptist Church,
96 James St. South, Hamilton. 905-522-9042.
$10; $15(Jun 1+Jun 2, different performers
each night). Proceeds to Challenge 2007.
— 8:00: Karen Schuessler Singers. Strawberry Fields. The Beatles, Petula Clark, Sir Elton
John, Eric Clapton, Queen. Sharon Beeler, Jason
Hakin, soloists; Stephen Holowitz, piano; KSS
Union Jack Band; Karen Ann Schuessler, conductor. Wesley-Knox Church, 91 Askin St., London.
519-438-4460. $20; $17(sr); $10(st); $18(adv);
$15(sr adv); free(6-12).
— 8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music Society. WindFest Concert #1: WindFest
ensembles & Olena Klyucharova, piano. Mozart:
from Don Giovanni, arr. for wind octet; Serenade,
K.166; Lickl: Cassatio for wind quartet;
Beethoven: Quintet for piano and winds. KWCMS
Music Room, 57 Young St. West, Waterloo. 519886-1673. $15; $10(sr); $8(st).
— 8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony.
Pops Series: Pops the Fiedler Way. Centre In The
Square, Kitchener. See Jun 1.
— 8:00: Milton Choristers. Bella Vivaldi. Vivaldi: Gloria; Magnificat; Beatus Vir; Beckett: instrumental works. Guests: Arcady, Ronald Beckett,
director; Norman Reintamm, accompanist; Sonja
van de Hoef, artistic director. Knox Church, 170
Main St. East, Milton. 905-878-1632. $20;
$15(sr/st); $10(ch).
— 8:00: Peterborough Symphony Orchestra. Borealis Summer. Rautavaara: Cantus Arcticus (Concerto for Birds & Orchestra); Grieg: Sigurd Horsalfar Suite; Sibelius: Symphony #2.
Guests: Birds of the Arctic Circle; Michael
Newnham, conductor. Showplace Performance
Centre, 290 George St. North, Peterborough.
705-742-1992. $33,$29.50; $15.50(st).
— 9:00pm: jamesstreetmusic. It Was 40
Years Ago Today. James Street Baptist Church,
Hamilton. See Jun 1.
Beyond GTA: Sunday June 03
— 2:00: Guelph Chamber Choir. Songfest
2007. Songs of love, laughter and longing. Main
Stage, River Run Centre, 35 Woolwich St.,
Guelph. 519-763-3000, 877-520-2408. $20;
$10(st); $5(eyeGO).
— 2:00: Lindsay Concert Foundation. Young
Performers’ Recital. City of Kawartha Lakes
performing arts teachers showcase their music
students. Glenn Crombie Theatre, 200 Albert St.
South, Lindsay. 705-878-5625. $10; $5(youth).
Beyond GTA: Saturday June 02
— 3:00: Music at Sharon. Jacques Israeliev— 2:00: Stratford Festival. Oklahoma! Music itch and Friends. Pierné: Variations libres et finale
by Richard Rodgers, book & lyrics by Oscar Ham- for flute, string trio & harp; Badian: Danse for
merstein II, original dances by Agnes de Mille.
string trio; Prévost: Improvisation for solo violin;
Kyle Blair, Dan Chameroy, David W. Keeley, Nora Debussy: Sonata for flute, viola & harp; Ibert: Trio
McLellan, Blythe Wilson, performers; Berthold
for violin, cello & harp; Françaix: A CINQ—QuinCarrière, musical director; Donna Feore, director/ tet for flute, string trio & harp. Jacques Israelievchoreographer. Festival Theatre, 55 Queen St.,
itch, violin; Teng Li, viola; Winona Zelenka, cello;
Stratford. 800-567-1600. Call for ticket prices. Judy Loman, harp; Susan Hoeppner, flute. Sharon
For complete run see music theatre listings.
Temple, 18974 Leslie St. 416-598-3375. $45.
— 7:30: Georgian Bay Concert Choir. The
— 8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber MuLong Journey. Guests: Georgian Bay Children’s
sic Society. QuartetFest Concert # 3: Young
Choir, members of the Georgian Bay Symphony
Ensembles 1. KWCMS Music Room, 57 Young
Orchestra; Henriette Blom, conductor. St. AnSt. W, Waterloo. 519-886-1673. $10; $5(sr/st).
drew’s Church, 865 2nd Ave. West, Owen
Beyond GTA: Monday June 04
Sound. 519-371-2935. $20.
— 7:30: Orchestra London & Grand Opera
— 8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber MuChorus. Mozart’s Don Giovanni. In Italian with
sic Society. QuartetFest Concert #4: Cartier
English translation. Gregory Dahl, Gary Relyea,
Quartet. Haydn: Op.54/2; Gougeon: Jeux de
Benjamin Butterfield, Frédérique Vézina & others, cordes; Ravel, Quartet. KWCMS Music Room,
singers; Glynis Leyshon, director; Timothy Ver57 Young St. West, Waterloo. 519-886-1673.
non, conductor. Grand Theatre, 471 Richmond
$25; $20(sr); $15(st).
Street, London. 519-672-8800. $45-$125.
Beyond GTA: Tuesday June 05
— 8:00: Harlequin Singers. Broadway’s Best:
40th Anniversary Concert. Drury Lane Theatre,
— 7:30: River Run Centre. The Songbird Café.
Burlington. See Jun 1.
Local acoustic singer/songwriters. Co-operators
— 8:00: Jean Edwards. Song Journey. Jean
Hall, 35 Woolwich St., Guelph. 519-763-3000,
Edwards, soprano; Brahm Goldhamer, piano. St. 800-520-2408. $5.
Luke’s Church, 27 Caroline St. West, Creemore.
— 8:00: Drayton Entertainment: Drayton
416-486-4172. $20.
Festival Theatre. Jasper Station. Musical
comedy, music & lyrics by Steve Thomas, book
& lyrics by Norm Foster, directed & choreographed by Marc Richard; six eclectic travellers’
lives intersect as they wait for a train to Vancouver.
33 Wellington St. S, Drayton. 519-638-5555, 888449-4463. $36; $29(prev); $20(18 & under). For
— 9:00pm: Guelph Jazz Festival. Three Tuesdays of Jazz Fundraiser: Tallboys. Kevin Breit,
multi-instrumentalist; Matt Brubeck, cello; Jesse
Stewart, percussion. The Bookshelf’s Ebar, 41
Quebec St., Guelph. 519-763-4952. $15;
$10(concession).
Beyond GTA: Wednesday June 06
— 12:15: St. Andrew’s Presbyterian
Church. Cherry Fraser, mezzo-soprano, & Tina
Kim, piano. 54 Queen St. North, Kitchener. 519578-4430. Free.
Beyond GTA: Thursday June 07
— 8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music Society. QuartetFest Concert #5: QuartetFest Young Ensembles 2. Maureen Forrester Hall,
Wilfrid Laurier University, 75 University Ave.
West, Waterloo. 519-886-1673. $10; $5(sr/st).
— 7:00: Oriana Singers. Come Sail Away:
Annual Fundraiser. Light classics, desserts. St.
Peter’s Anglican Church, 240 College St., Cobourg. 905-372-2210, 888-262-6874 x4153.
$30(adv only).
— 8:00: Ardeleana Chamber Music Society. Blue Bridge Festival of Chamber Music, Poetry & Song: Cabaret Concert. Gardiner: New concert work; Martinu: Trio for Flute, Cello and Piano;
cabaret songs by Britten (text Auden), Muller.
Cindy Townsend, Ramona Carmelly, vocalists;
Ardeleana Trio: Emma Zoë Green, flute; Catherine Maguire, piano; Brenda Muller, cello. Georgina
Arts Centre, 149 High St., Sutton. 905-4731284. $15; $10(sr/st); free(under 8).
— 8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music Society. QuartetFest Concert #6: QuartetFest Finale: Penderecki & Cartier Quartets. Shostakovich: Octet; Golijov, Last Round (octet +
double-bass); selections by the WLU Ensembles
Prize-winner Sirius Quartet. Maureen Forrester
Hall, Wilfrid Laurier University, 75 University
Ave. West, Waterloo. 519-886-1673. $25;
$20(sr); $15(st).
— 11:30am: Ardeleana Chamber Music
Society. Blue Bridge Festival of Chamber Music,
Poetry & Song: Melissa’s Song. Story-book concert by Brenda Muller performed in the round
integrates story, poetry, chamber music, art &
song; a little girl in search of her song & the stray
cat that helps her; for ages 6+. St. James Anglican Church Parish Hall Lawn, 31 River St., Sutton. 905-473-1284. $5; $2(under 8).
— 1:00: Ardeleana Chamber Music Society. Blue Bridge Festival of Chamber Music, Poetry & Song: Concerts at Jackson’s Point. Catherine Maguire, piano & Rod Fogarty, drums (1:00);
Knox United Church Choir; David Holborne, conductor (1:30); Village Voices, Joan Andrews,
conductor (2:00). Bandshell, Jackson’s Point.
905-473-1284. Free.
— 2:30 & 7:30. Canadian International
Military Tattoo. Answering the Call! Salute to
the Canadian soldier from Vimy to Kandahar.
Marching bands, dancers, pipes & drums, & military displays. 10 Canadian, 3 International bands.
Copps Coliseum, 101 York Blvd., Hamilton. 905523-1753. $29; $25(sr); $20(st with ID);
$15(under 13).
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... CONCERTS: Beyond the GTA
— 3:30: Ardeleana Chamber Music Society. Blue Bridge Festival of Chamber Music, Poetry & Song: Troubadour Stage. Marie-Lynn Hammond, Tom Leighton, & guests. Cedar Grove
Shelter, Sibbald Point Provincial Park (via Park
Office Entrance at Hedge & Park Rds), Sutton.
905-473-1284. $10, or by donation.
— 6:30: Raga Music School. Indian Music
Concert. Neeraj Prem’s Ragaffaire, & other performers. Unity Church, 21 Rosedene Ave., Hamilton. 905-389-1364. $20; $15(sr/st). Fundraiser
for Western Raga World Music Magazine.
— 7:30: Westben Concerts at The Barn. The
70’s Show in support of Song for Africa. Area
rock & folk musicians with 70’s favourites Simon & Garfunkel, Carley Simon, James Taylor,
Pink Floyd, & others. 6698 County Road 30, 3
km NW Campbellford. 705-653-5508, 877883-5777. $10; $5(st). Proceeds to Song for
Africa AIDS awareness & relief program.
— 8:00: Ardeleana Chamber Music Society. Blue Bridge Festival of Chamber Music,
Poetry & Song: Gala Festival Concert. Weaver:
All Night Beatrice, for flute, cello & piano (premiere); operatic selections by Mozart, Puccini,
Bizet; Damase: Sonate en Concert, for flute, cello
& piano; Vivaldi: Gloria. Cindy Townsend, soprano; Ramona Carmelly, mezzo-soprano; Festival Choir (Knox United Church Choir, Mt.
Albert Choir, Village Voices); Blue Bridge Festival Chamber Orchestra; Ardeleana Trio; Tony
Browning, conductor. Knox United Church, 34
Market St., Sutton. 905-473-1284. $15;
$10(sr/st); free(under 8).
— 8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Community
Orchestra. In Concert. J. Strauss: Tales from
the Vienna Woods; Schumann: Cello Concerto;
Beethoven: Symphony #7. John Helmers, cello;
Daniel Warren, conductor. Waterloo Christian
Reformed Church, 209 Bearinger Road, Waterloo.
519-743-0589. $12; $10(st/sr).
— 8:00: Symphony Hamilton. Sounds of a
Summer Night. Mendelssohn: String Octet in
E-flat, Op.20; Beethoven: Wind Octet,
Op.103; Handel: Water Music. James R.
McKay, conductor. St. Matthew’s Anglican
Church, 126 Plains Rd. East, Burlington. 905526-6690. $25; $10(sr/st); $5(under 12).
— 8:00: Uxbridge Chamber Choir. Mendelssohn’s Elijah. Jonathan Liebich, bass; Edward Norman, organ; Thomas Baker, director.
Trinity United Church, First Ave., Uxbridge.
905-852-2676. $15.
— 1:00: Brott Music Festival. Chamber Extravaganza at the Castle. National Academy Orchestra Chamber Players, Martin MacDonald,
conductor. Dundurn Castle, 610 York Blvd., Hamilton. 905-525-7664 x16, 888-475-9377. Free.
— 2:30: Ardeleana Chamber Music Society. Blue Bridge Festival of Chamber Music, Poetry & Song: Alchemy—Classical Transitions.
Chamber music & poetry about transitions, flow
& love; works by Ravel, Farrenc, Gardiner, &
Anderson. Cindy Townsend, soprano; Ramona
Carmelly, mezzo-soprano; Ardeleana Trio. Knox
United Church, 34 Market St., Sutton. 905-4731284. $15; $10(sr/st); free(under 8).
— 3:00: Hastings and Prince Edward
Children’s Chorus. Onwards We Go … .
Belleville Central Training Choir and Youth
Chorale; Rudolf Heijdens, conductor. Bridge
Street United Church, 60 Bridge St. East, Belleville. 613-476-6531. $15; $5(12 & under).
— 3:00: Sharon Temple Museum Society. Music at Sharon: Elora Festival Singers.
Beckwith: Sharon Fragments; Gould: So You
Want to Write a Fugue?; Buhr: Richot Mass
(movements); & other works. Noel Edison,
conductor. Sharon Temple, 18974 Leslie St.,
Sharon. 416-598-3375. $45.
— 3:00: Tapestry Chamber Choir. Tour de
France! Fauré: Messe Basse; works by Charpentier, Gounod, Delalande. Andrew Slonetsky, director. St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, 484 Water St., Newmarket. 905-836-8589. $15;
$10(sr/st); free(18 & under).
— 8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music Society. WindFest Concert #2: WindFest
players, with Stephanie Mara, piano. Krommer:
Partita, for wind octet, Op.69; Hummel: Die
Eselshaut (opera, arr. for wind octet); Beethoven:
Trio, for two oboes and English horn, Op.87; Herzogenberg: Quintet for Piano and Winds. KWCMS
Music Room, 57 Young St. W, Waterloo. 519886-1673. $15; $10(sr); $8(st).
— 8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music Society. Mercer-Oh Trio. Akemi Mercer,
violin; Rachel Mercer, cello; Greg Oh, piano. Haydn: Trio #25 (Gypsy Rondo); Vivier: Pulau Dewata; Dvorak, Trio in f, Op.65. KWCMS Music
Room, 57 Young St. West, Waterloo. 519-8861673. $20; $15(sr); $10(st).
— 12:15: St. Andrew’s Presbyterian
Church. Ann-Marie MacDairmid, organ. 54
Queen St. N, Kitchener. 519-578-4430. Free.
— 8:00: Talk Is Free Theatre. Stagefright.
Musical comedy about a woman choosing the
script for her life; music & lyrics by Jim Betts,
book by Jim Betts, Miriam Fond, Catherine
Knights. Park Place Theatre, 100 Mapleview Dr.,
Barrie. 705-792-1949. $26; $13(st). For complete run see music theatre listings.
presents
Elijah
by Felix Mendelssohn
Saturday, June 9, 2007, 8:00 p.m.
Trinity United Church, 20 First Avenue, Uxbridge
Tickets are available from Blue Heron Books,
Presents Presents or from members of the choir
For further information contact: Hilary Balmer, President
Phone: (905) 852 2676 Email:canrainet@sympatico.ca
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— 7:30: Westben Concerts at The Barn. Ken
Tizzard & Friends. Eclectic music, from intimacy
of bass & voice to full arrangements of songs
from Quiet Storey House ... an introduction. 6698
County Road 30, 3 km NW Campbellford. 705653-5508, 877-883-5777. $15; $5(st).
— 8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music Society. WindFest Finale: WindFest Ensembles, Brad Parker, piano. Mozart: Quintet for
piano & winds, K.452; Roussel: Divertissement;
Dove: Figures in the Garden (on Mozart’s Marriage of Figaro); Mozart: Serenade in c, K.388.
Stephanie MacAlpine piano. KWCMS Music
— 3:00: Guelph Symphony Orchestra. Music In The Park. Annual outdoor concert; light
classics and jazz. All-Star Dixieland Jazz group;
Mary DuQuesnay, soprano; Simon Irving, conductor. West Lawn, Arboretum Centre, UofG,
Guelph. 519-787-0272. Free, $5 suggested donation.
— 3:00: Sharon Temple Museum Society.
Music at Sharon: Nikolai Demidenko, piano. Schubert: Sonata in D; Bach-Liszt: Fantasy and Fugue
on Theme B-A-C-H; Bach: Italian Concerto; Liszt:
Variations on Bach’s cantata Weinen, Klagen,
Sorgen, Zagen. Sharon Temple, 18974 Leslie St.,
Sharon. 416-598-3375. $45.
— 3:00: Westben Concerts at The Barn. To
Life: Fauré to Fiddler. Fauré: Requiem; Harnick &
Bock: favourites from Fiddler on the Roof. Kim
Dafoe, mezzo-soprano; Westben Festival Chorus,
Brian Finley, piano/director. 6698 County Road
30, 3 km NW Campbellford. 705-653-5508,
877-883-5777. $25; $10(st).
— 7:00: Hamilton Place Theatre/Andrew
McKinnon Presentations. Scotland the Brave.
Scottish music, song and dance, with over 100
performers; audience sing-alongs. 48th Highlanders Pipes and Drums; The Scottish Dance Company of Canada; David Rogers, baritone; Mirusia
Louwerse, soprano; Greg Moore, tenor; Andrew
Fuller, piper; Sean O’Boyle, musical director. 1
Summers Lane, Hamilton. 905-546-4040. $59$79.
— 11:00am: Shaw Festival. Sunday Coffee
Concert. Guests: company actors and musicians; Shaw Festival Quartet in Residence.
Lobby, Festival Theatre, 10 Queen’s Parade,
Niagara-on-the-Lake. 800-511-7429. Free.
— 3:00: Sharon Temple Museum Society. Music at Sharon: Cello & Piano Matinee,
with Dyachkov & Saulnier. Sonatas by Chopin
& Britten; Prokofiev: Two Pieces from Cinderella; Oesterle: The Agate Rosary (premiere). Yegor Dyachkov, cello; Jean Saulnier,
piano. Sharon Temple, 18974 Leslie St., Sharon. 416-598-3375. $45.
— 7:00: Metropolitan Silver Band. MSB in
Concert. Fran Harvey, conductor. Orillia Aquatheatre, Couchiching Beach Park, Orillia. 416-4071890. Free.
Beyond GTA: Tuesday June 26
— 7:15: Barrie Concert Band. Music By Canadian Composers. Spencer Linington, conductor.
The Rotunda, Barrie City Hall, 70 Collier Street,
Barrie. 705-435-5529. Free.
— 8:00: Drayton Entertainment: Huron
Country Playhouse. The Last Resort. Music
& lyrics by Leslie Arden, book by Norm Foster,
starring Robert Latimer; music, mirth, mayhem &
murder at a remote lodge in rural Saskatchewan.
RR 1, B Line, Grand Bend. 519-238-6000, 888449-4463. $36; $29(prev); $20(18 & under).
For complete run see music theatre listings.
— 8:00: Drayton Entertainment: King’s
Wharf Theatre. Jasper Station. Musical comedy, music & lyrics by Steve Thomas, book &
lyrics by Norm Foster, directed & choreographed
by Marc Richard; six eclectic travellers’ lives
intersect as they wait for a train to Vancouver.
97 Jury Drive, Penetanguishene. 705-549-5555,
888-449-4463. $36; $29(prev); $20(18 & under). For complete run see music theatre listings.
— 8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music Society. Joseph Rosen, clarinet, Lance
Ouelette, violin, Cheryl Duvall, piano. Trios by
Khatchaturian, Milhaud, Sowash; Gershwin: Ballade, from Porgy and Bess. KWCMS Music
— 7:30: Guelph Youth Musical Theatre.
Once Upon A Mattress. Music by Mary Rodgers,
lyrics by Marshall Barer, book by Jay Thompson,
Dean Fuller, & Marshall Barer; musical comedy
adaptation of the fairy tale The Princess and the
Pea. Co-operators Hall, River Run Centre, 35
Woolwich St., Guelph. 519-763-3000, 800-5202408. $20; $5(eyeGO). For complete run see
music theatre listings.
— 8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music Society. K-W Chamber Orchestra Chamber
concert. Martinu: nonet; Mozart: Flute Quartet,
K.285; Saint-Saëns: Tarantelle for flute, clarinet,
& piano; Arden-Taylor: Carry on Bach!, for oboe,
clarinet and bassoon; Bach, sonatas TBA. KWCMS Music Room, 57 Young St. West, Waterloo.
519-886-1673. $15; $10(sr); $8(st).
— 8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music Society. Big Band Chamber Music. Berwald:
Septet; Vaughan Williams: Quintet, for violin,
clarinet, horn, cello, piano; Nielsen, Serenata in
Vano; R. Strauss: Til Eulenspiegel (quintet
version). Joseph Rosen, clarinet; Cedric Coleman, bassoon; Michael Rosenberger, horn;
Lance Ouellette, violin; Douglas Perry, viola;
Catherine Anderson, cello; Brian Baty, doublebass; Catherine Robertson, piano. KWCMS
Music Room, 57 Young St. West, Waterloo.
519-886-1673. $25; $20(sr); $15(st).
— 8:00: Cambridge Community Orchestra.
Haydn: Symphony #104. Plus Beethoven: Egmont Overture; Marcello: Concerto for Oboe.
Katrina Liddell, oboe; Sabatino Vacca, conductor.
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Forward Baptist Church, 455 Myers Rd., Cambridge. 519-220-1542. $10; $8(sr/st).
— 8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music Society. Marcus Scholtes, violin, Heidi Gallas, piano. Ysaÿe: Sonata #6, Op.27; Busoni: Sonata in e, Op.29; Korngold: Violin Concerto in D,
Op.35. KWCMS Music Room, 57 Young St. W,
Waterloo. 519-886-1673. $15; $10; $8(st).
— 2:00: Drayton Entertainment: St. Jacobs
Country Playhouse. Legends: A Salute to
Musical Pioneers. Conceived, written & directed
by Alex Mustakas, orchestrations & vocal arrangements by Robert Foster, choreographed by
Gino Berti; musical revue with classic songs by
Presley, Orbison, Lewis, The Beach Boys, The
Everley Brothers, Elton John, ABBA, The MonJ UNE 1 - J ULY 7 2007
kees, Simon & Garfunkel, Sonny & Cher, &
more; premiere production. 40 Benjamin Rd.
East, Waterloo. 519-747-7788, 888-4494463. $36; $29(prev); $20(18 & under). For
— 8:00: Bluewater Summer Playhouse/C²
Entertainment. Cowboys and Outlaws. Country & Western musical revue pays tribute to
Gene Autry, Dale Evans, Roy Rogers, Waylon
Jennings, Johnny Cash & Willie Nelson. 707A
Queen St., Kincardine. 519-396-5722, 877396-5722. $24; $22(mat). For complete run
— 7:30: St. Mark’s Anglican Church.
Chapel Choir of Christ’s College, Cambridge
UK. 51 King St., Port Hope. 905-373-0867.
$15.
— 8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber
Music Society. Veronique Mathieu, violin,
Andrée-Anne Perras-Fortin, piano. Mozart:
K.301; Beethoven: “Spring”; Debussy: sonata;
Lutoslawski: Partita. KWCMS Music Room,
57 Young St. West, Waterloo. 519-8861673. $20; $15(sr); $10(st).
Beyond GTA: Thursday July 05
— 2:00 & 8:00: Red Barn Theatre/C2 Entertainment. Summer of Love. By Colin
Stewart and Chris McHarge; concert salute to
the music of the 60’s—Peter Paul & Mary,
Joni Mitchell, The Mamas & the Papas, The
Doors. 991 Lake Dr. East, Jackson’s Point.
905-722-3249, 888-733-2276. $28;
$25(65+/st13+/mat); $22(preview/Tue);
$15(12 & under). For complete run see music
theatre listings.
— 7:30: Lundy’s Lane United Church. The
Little Voices of Monaco, and Prairie Voices (Winnipeg). Choral spectacular concert. 5825 Lowell
Ave., Niagara Falls. 905-358-5622. Offering.
— 8:00: Town of Cobourg. Summer Concert
Series. Victoria Park Bandshell, Cobourg. 888262-6874. Free.
Beyond GTA: Friday July 06
— 12:15: Viola Camp. Viola Camp Campers’
Performance. The Chapel, First United Church,
16 William St., Waterloo. 519-743-8946.
Donation.
Opera, Music Theatre, Dance
— 12:15: Viola Camp. Viola Camp Concert.
Britten: Lachrymae; Schumann: Marchenbilder;
Please note: performances are listed by show title.
Piazzolla: Grand Tango. Dan Golden, viola; Marion
Shows starting with “The” are listed under T.
Miller, piano. The Chapel, First United Church, 16
—
An
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with
Glenn
Gould.
LumiLisa Anne Ross, host. Jul 5-8: 7:00. S. of
dict Campbell, Glynis Ranney, Gabrielle Jones &
William St., Waterloo. 519-743-8946. Donation.
naTO/Young Centre for the Performing
Finch on Firgrove Cres. 416-747-5616.PWYC. others; Baayork Lee, choreographer; Paul SportelBeyond GTA: Saturday June 30
Arts. Written by John McGreevy; examines
— Freddy Vette and The Flames. Red Barn li, musical director; Molly Smith, director. Jun 1final night of Gould’s life (premiere); also McTheatre/Diane Haggerty Productions. FaOct 28: call for days & times. Festival Theatre,
— 7:30: Westben Concerts at The Barn.
vorite hits of the 50’s—Elvis, Buddy Holly, Jerry 10 Queen’s Parade, Niagara-on-the-Lake.
Chopin & Champagne. Chopin: Piano Concerto #1; Greevy’s film Glenn Gould’s Toronto. Ted
Lee Lewis, Brenda Lee, the Shirelles. Jun 1: 8:00; 800-511-7429. Call for ticket prices.
Mendelssohn: Midsummer Night’s Dream; Mar- Dykstra, actor/pianist. Jun 6: 7:30; Jun 7: 1:00
& 5:30; Jun 8: 6:30; Jun 9: 12:30 & 5:30; Jun Jun 2: 2:00 & 8:00. 991 Lake Dr. E, Jackson’s —Menopause Out Loud! Panasonic Theacello: Concerto for Oboe and Strings. Janina FiPoint. 905-722-3249, 888-733-2276. $25.
tre. Book & lyrics by Jeanie Linders. Jayne
alkowska, piano; Sarah Jeffrey, oboe; the West- 10: 1:30 & 6:30. Jun 7: 7:30: Illuminations Lewis, Nicole Robert, Cynthia Jones, Rose Ryan
ben Orchestra and Chorus, Daniel Warren, leader. Talk back with Ted Dykstra & John McGreevy. — Grease. East York Collegiate Institute.
Jun 1-2: 7:30. 650 Cosburn Ave. 416-396& Jenny Hall, performers. Indefinite run: Tue,
6698 County Road 30, 3 km NW Campbellford. Building 49, 55 Mill St., Distillery Historic District. 416-872-1111, 866-577-4277. $40.
2355. $10.
Thu, Fri: 8:00; Wed, Sat: 2:00 & 8:00; Sun: 2:00
705-653-5508, 877-883-5777. $60,$55;
— Balanchine’s Don Quixote. National
— Jamie’s Excellent Alphabet Adventure. & 5:30. 651 Yonge St. 416-872-1111. $49.95.
$57(sr); $30(st).
Ballet of Canada. Music by Nabokov. George Solar Stage Children’s Theatre. By Nelles —Mozart’s Don Giovanni. Orchestra
Beyond GTA: Sunday July 01
Balanchine, choreography; Suzanne Farrell, stagVan Loon, letters come to life & Jamie enters a
London & Grand Opera Chorus. In Italian
— 11:00am: Westben Concerts at The Barn. ing. National Ballet Orchestra. Jun 15-16, 20-23: whole new world; ages 3 to 8. Jun 9-10, 16-17, with English translation. Gregory Dahl, Gary
7:30; Jun 16-17, 21, 24: 2:00. 45 minutes prior: 23-24: 11:00am & 2:00. Concourse Level, 4950 Relyea, Benjamin Butterfield, Frédérique
Legends of Chopin. Chopin: Four Ballades. Brian
Ballet Talk. Four Seasons Centre for the Perform- Yonge St. 416-368-8031. $13; $10(Jun 17).
Vézina & others, singers; Glynis Leyshon,
Finley, piano. 6698 County Road 30, 3 km NW
ing Arts, 145 Queen St. West 416-345-9595.
— Jasper Station. Drayton Entertainment: director; Timothy Vernon, conductor. Jun 2:
Campbellford. 705-653-5508, 877-883-5777.
$40-$190.
Drayton Festival Theatre. Musical comedy, 7:30. Grand Theatre, 471 Richmond Street,
$18,$15; $10(st).
London. 519-672-8800. $45-$125.
— 2:00: Viola Camp. Viola Camp Concert. Mar- — Blue Bridge Festival of Chamber Music, music & lyrics by Steve Thomas, book & lyrics
Poetry & Song: Melissa’s Song. Ardeleaby Norm Foster, directed & choreographed by
—My One and Only. Stratford Festival.
tinu: Madrigal for violin and viola; Fuchs: Duet;
na Chamber Music Society. Story-book con- Marc Richard; six eclectic travellers’ lives inter30’s-era comedy about daredevil pilot wooing
Baby Elephant Walk with campers, & more.
cert by Brenda Muller integrates story, poetry,
sect waiting for a train to Vancouver. Jun 5-9,
bathing beauty; music & lyrics by George GershJames Legge, viola, Julia McFarlane, violin. The
win & Ira Gershwin; book by Peter Stone & TimChapel, First United Church, 16 William St., Wa- chamber music, art & song; a little girl in search 12-16, 19-23: shows at 2 & 8:00. 33 Wellingof her song & the stray cat that helps her; for
ton St. South, Drayton. 519-638-5555, 888othy S. Mayer. Cynthia Dale, Laird Mackintosh,
terloo. 519-743-8946. Donation.
ages 6+. Jun 10-11: 11:30am. St. James Angli- 449-4463. $36; $29(prev); $20(18 & under).
David W. Keeley, Dayna Tekatch, performers;
Symphonic Romance. Chopin: Piano Concerto #1; can Church Parish Hall Lawn, 31 River St., Sut- —Jasper Station. Drayton Entertainment: Berthold Carrière, musical director; Michael LichKing’s Wharf Theatre. Musical comedy, mu- tefeld, director/choreographer. Jun 1-Oct 28: call
Mendelssohn: Midsummer Night’s Dream; Mar- ton. 905-473-1284. $5; $2(under 8).
— Camelot. Hummingbird Centre for the
sic & lyrics by Steve Thomas, book & lyrics by
for dates & times. Avon Theatre, 99 Downie St.,
cello: Concerto for Oboe and Strings. Janina FiNorm Foster, directed & choreographed by Marc Stratford. 800-567-1600. Call for ticket prices.
alkowska, piano; Sarah Jeffrey, oboe; the West- Performing Arts. Written by Alan Jay Lerner
Richard. Jun 26-30, Jul 3-7, 10-14: shows at
—Oklahoma! Stratford Festival. Music by
ben Orchestra and Chorus, Daniel Warren, leader. & Frederick Loewe, based on T.H. White’s The
2:00 & 8:00. 97 Jury Drive, PenetanguishRichard Rodgers, book & lyrics by Oscar Ham6698 County Road 30, 3 km NW Campbellford. Once and Future King. Michael York, performer.
Jun 27: 8:00, Jun 28: 2:00 & 8:00, Jun 29:
ene. 705-549-5555, 888-449-4463. $36;
merstein II, original dances by Agnes de Mille.
705-653-5508, 877-883-5777. $50,$45;
8:00, Jun 30: 2:00 & 8:00. 1 Front St. East.
$29(prev); $20(18 & under).
Kyle Blair, Dan Chameroy, David W. Keeley, Nora
$47(sr); $25(st).
416-872-2262. $40-$90.
—Kshetram: Dancing the Divine. Sampra- McLellan, Blythe Wilson, performers; Berthold
Beyond GTA: Tuesday July 03
— Cats. Drayton Entertainment: Huron
daya Dance Creations/Lata Pada. Concept
Carrière, musical director; Donna Feore, director/
Country Playhouse. Music by Andrew Lloyd
& choreography by Lata Pada, music by Praveen choreographer. Jun 2-Nov 4: call for dates &
— 12:15: Viola Camp. Viola Camp Concert.
Webber, based on Old Possum’s Book of Practical D. Rao; multimedia celebration of India’s bharatimes. Festival Theatre, 55 Queen St., StratW.F. Bach: Duo #2; Reutter: Thema mit VariantCats by T.S. Eliot, choreographed by Gino Berti,
tanatyam dance & music, dedicated to temple
ford. 800-567-1600. Call for ticket prices.
en; Bartok: Duets; Rolla: Duo #1. Judith Davendirected by Dave Campbell; spectacle of fantasy, deities. Guest: Sathyanarayana Raju; Lata Pada;
—Once Upon A Mattress. Guelph Youth
port, Douglas Perry, violas. The Chapel, First
drama, & regeneration. Jun 1-2, 5-9, 12-16, 19- Company Ensemble. Jun 15: 8:00; Jun 16: 2:00 Musical Theatre. Music by Mary Rodgers,
United Church, 16 William St., Waterloo. 51923: shows at 2:00 & 8:00. RR 1, B Line, Grand & 8:00. Premiere Dance Theatre, Queen’s Quay lyrics by Marshall Barer, book by Jay Thompson,
743-8946. Donation.
Terminal, 207 Queens Quay W. 416-973-4000. Dean Fuller, & Marshall Barer; adaptation of fairy
— 7:30: River Run Centre. The Songbird Café. Bend. 519-238-6000, 888-449-4463. $36;
$29(prev); $20(18 & under).
$30,$20; $25; $15(sr/st/CADA).
tale The Princess and the Pea. Jun 27-29: 7:30;
Local acoustic singer/songwriters; held outside.
Canada Company Hall, 35 Woolwich St., Guelph. — Cowboys and Outlaws. Bluewater Sum- —Legends: A Salute to Musical Pioneers. Jun 30: 2:00 & 7:30. Co-operators Hall, River
mer Playhouse/C² Entertainment. Country
Drayton Entertainment: St. Jacobs CounRun Centre, 35 Woolwich St., Guelph. 519-763519-763-3000, 800-520-2408. Free.
try Playhouse. Conceived, written & directed
3000, 800-520-2408. $20; $5(eyeGO).
— 8:00: Town of Cobourg. The Concert Band & Western musical revue pays tribute to Gene
Autry, Dale Evans, Roy Rogers, Waylon Jennings, by Alex Mustakas, orchestrations & vocal ar—Opera in the Countryside: The Gondoof Cobourg. Victoria Park Bandshell, Cobourg.
Johnny Cash & Willie Nelson. Jun 28-Jul 14:
rangements by Robert Foster, choreographed by
liers. Westben Concerts at The Barn. Gil888-262-6874. Free.
Tue-Sat, shows at 2:00, 8:00 & 9:00. 707A
Gino Berti; musical revue with classic songs by
bert & Sullivan, fully staged with piano accompaBeyond GTA: Wednesday July 04
Queen St., Kincardine. 519-396-5722, 877Presley, Orbison, Lewis, The Beach Boys, The
niment. UBC Opera Ensemble. Jul 4-8: 2:00; Jul
396-5722.
$24; $22(mat).
Everly Brothers, & more; premiere production.
8 11:00am: $10; $5(st) Pre-concert chat with
Nancy Hermiston, director. 6698 County Road
Opera in the Countryside: The Gondoliers. Gilbert — Dusk Dances 2007 Festival: Firgrove Jun 28-30, Jul 4-8, 11-15, 18-22, 25-29, 31,
Park (Jane/Finch Neighbourhood). Dusk Aug 1-4: shows at 2:00 & 8:00. 40 Benjamin
30, 3 km NW Campbellford. 705-653-5508,
& Sullivan’s operetta, fully staged with piano
Dances. Ten-minute site-specific pieces inRd. East, Waterloo. 519-747-7788, 888-449- 877-883-5777. $33,$27; $31(sr); $15(st).
accompaniment. UBC Opera Ensemble, Nancy
—Petrouchka & Kshetram: Dancing the
Hermiston, director. 6698 County Road 30, 3 km spired by park’s natural environment; works by 4463. $36; $29(prev); $20(18 & under).
Lua Chayenne & Roshanak Jaberi, Nova Bhat- —Mack and Mabel. Shaw Festival. Roman- Divine. LuminaTO/Motus O Dance Theatre/
NW Campbellford. 705-653-5508, 877-8835777. $33,$27; $31(sr); $15(st). For complete tacharya/Louis Laberge-Côté, Baby Boyz, COR- tic musical about movie director Mack Sennett & Sampradaya Dance Creations. Igor StravinPUS, & Danny Grossman Dance Company.
leading lady Mabel Normand; music & lyrics by
sky’s magical ballet ; bharatanatyam dance &
run see music theatre listings.
Various dancers & musicians; Band: Ngoma;
Jerry Herman, book by Michael Stewart. Benemusic dedicated to the deities of India’s temple
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Opera, Music Theatre, Dance
sites. Jun 6: 1 & 7pm; Jun 7: 10:00am & 2:00.
Lorraine Kimsa Theatre for Young People, 165
Front St. E. 416-872-1111, 866-577-4277. $15.
—Pinocchio. Solar Stage Children’s Theatre. Adapted by William Martyn, for ages 3 to
10. Jun 2-3: 11:00am & 2:00. Concourse Level,
4950 Yonge St. 416-368-8031. $13.
—Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre Dance
Series: How to be Older and Reckless.
National Ballet of Canada. Revealing the
process of dancing alone. Claudia Moore, dancer;
Tedd Robinson, choreography. Jun 21: 12:00
noon. Four Seasons Centre for the Performing
—Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre World
Music Series: Korean Drumming and
Dance. Canadian Opera Company. Jeng Yi
Drumming Ensemble, Charles Hong, artistic director. Jun 26: 12:00 noon. Four Seasons Centre
for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. West.
416-363-8231. Free.
Series: Contemporary Dance Program.
National Ballet of Canada. Jun 28: 12:00
Series: The Dancer and the Dance. National Ballet of Canada. Marie-Josée Chartier,
dancer; Ginette Laurin, choreography. Jun 7: 12
Arts, 145 Queen St. W. 416-363-8231. Free.
—Rough Crossing. East Side Players. By
Tom Stoppard; musical comedy, Broadway musical troupe on liner to New York to premiere hopelessly unprepared new work. Jun 1-3, 6-9: 8:00.
Papermill Theatre, Todmorden Mills, 67 Pottery
Rd. 416-425-0917. $16; $12(st).
—Sanctuary Song. Tapestry New Opera
Works/Theatre Direct Canada. By Marjorie
Chan & Abigail Richardson; multimedia opera for
young people about an Asian circus elephant’s
journey to freedom; workshop presentation. Jun
9-10: 3:00. The Ernest Balmer Studio, 55 Mill
Street, Building 58, Studio 315, Distillery Historic District. 416-537-6066 x221. $10; $5(st).
—Shen Wei Dance Arts: The Rite of Spring
& Re. LuminaTO/Harbourfront Centre.
Contemporary dance, martial arts & traditions of
Chinese Opera; ballet to Stravinsky’s piano rendition of 1913 score; chants sung by Buddhist nun
Ani Choying Dolma. Shen Wei, choreographer.
Jun 6-8: 8:00; Jun 9: 2:00 & 8:00; Jun 7:
9:30pm Illuminations – Michael Crabb in conversation with Shen Wei. Premiere Dance Theatre,
Queen’s Quay Terminal, 207 Queens Quay West.
416-872-1111, 866-577-4277. $45,$35.
—Show Boat. Civic Light Opera Company.
Music by Jerome Kern, book & lyrics by Oscar
Hammerstein. Joe Cascone, artistic director. Jun
1-10: shows at 2:00, 7:00 & 8:00, call for details. Fairview Library Theatre, 35 Fairview Mall
Dr. 416-755-1717. $20(weekend); $17.50
(Wed/Thu); Jun 3 sold out, some dates limited.
—Spiegel Tent ‘n Tavern. LuminaTO/Harbourfront Centre New World Stage. Dancers, singers, aerialists, acrobats & showgirls;
Nouveau Varieté-style theatrical entertainment.
Jun 1-6, 10: 8:00; Jun 7-8: 9:00. 235 Queens
Quay W. 416-872-1111, 866-577-4277. $25.
—Stagefright. Talk Is Free Theatre. Musical comedy about a woman choosing the script
for her life; music & lyrics by Jim Betts, book by
Jim Betts, Miriam Fond, Catherine Knights. Jun
14-16, 19-23: 8:00; Jun 21: 11:30am; Jun 23:
2:00. Park Place Theatre, 100 Mapleview Dr.,
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Barrie. 705-792-1949. $26; $13(st); $45(Jun
15, includes wine & hors d’oeuvres reception).
—Summer of Love. Red Barn Theatre/C2
Entertainment. By Colin Stewart and Chris
McHarge; concert salute to the music of the
60s—Peter Paul & Mary, Joni Mitchell, The
Mamas & the Papas, The Doors. Jul 5-21: TueSat, shows at 2:00 & 8:00. 991 Lake Dr. East,
Jackson’s Point. 905-722-3249, 888-7332276. $28; $25(65+/st13+/mat); $22(preview/Tue); $15(12 & under).
—The Four Seasons & Polyphonia &
Wolf’s Court. National Ballet of Canada.
Music by Vivaldi, Ligeti, Louie and Mrozewski.
National Ballet Orchestra; James Kudelka, Christopher Wheeldon, Matjash Mrozewski, choreography. June 2, 6-9: 7:30pm; June 3,7,9: 2:00pm.
Four Seasons Centre, 145 Queen St. W. 416345-9595. $40-$190.
—The Last Resort. Drayton Entertainment:
Huron Country Playhouse. Music & lyrics by
Leslie Arden, book by Norm Foster, starring Robert Latimer; music, mirth, mayhem & murder at a
remote lodge in rural Saskatchewan. Jun 26-30,
Jul 3-7, 10-14: shows at 2:00 & 8:00. RR 1, B
Line, Grand Bend. 519-238-6000, 888-4494463. $36; $29(prev); $20(18 & under).
—The Passion of Winnie (Part One). LuminaTO/MusicaNoir. Digital opera created by
Warren Wilensky, film & music tracing South
Africa’s passage from the darkness of apartheid
to the light of freedom; music of Bongani Ndodana-Breen, Xhosa rhythms, Cape Town jazz,
Township jive, anti-apartheid street chants (premiere). Choir, orchestra & soloists. Jun 8: 8:00,
7:15: Illuminations: Passion, Politics & Power –
South Africa Revisited; Jun 9: 8:00. Isabel Bader
Theatre, 93 Charles St. West. 416-872-1111,
866-577-4277. $30-$40.
—The Phantom of the Opera. Mirvish Productions. Lyrics by Charles Hart, Richard Stilgoe, book by Richard Stilgoe & Andrew Lloyd Webber, from the novel by Gaston Leroux. Jennifer
Hope Wills, John Cudia, performers; Gillian
Lynne, musical staging/choreography; Harold
Prince, director. Jun 1-Jun 3: call for times. The
Princess of Wales Theatre, 300 King St. W. 416872-1212, 800-461-3333. $30-$160.
—The Shoestring Magic Flute. Summer
Music in the Garden. Based on Mozart; family
introduction to opera. Jun 1: 4:00. Toronto Music
Garden, 475 Queens Quay West. 416-9734000. Free. *WEATHER PERMITTING*
—Under Milk Wood. LuminaTO/Young
Centre. Play for voices by Dylan Thomas, music
written/performed by Mike Ross, sound effects
by Caoimhe Doyle & Stefan Fraticelli. Kenneth
Welsh, actor; Ted Dykstra, director. Jun 2: 7:30;
Jun 3-4: 2:00 & 8:30. Young Centre, Building 49,
55 Mill St. Distillery Historic District. 416-8721111, 866-577-4277. $40.
—Vida!: A Celebration of Life. LuminaTO.
Dance by List Alfonso’s Danza Cuba & Omara
Portuondo, fusing Spanish & Afro-Cuban influences (premiere). 25 female dancers; musicians. Jun
1-2, 5, 7-8: 8:00; Jun 3, 10: 5:00; Jun 6: 2:00;
Jun 9: 2:00 & 8:00. Royal Alexandra Theatre,
260 King St. West. 416-872-1111, 866-5774277. $20-$85.
—Wordplay. Tapestry New Opera Works.
Festival of libretto readings & musical excerpts,
including short operas of Opera to Go 2008. Jun
6-8: Various times from 7:30. The Ernest Balmer
Studio, 55 Mill Street, Building 58, Studio 315,
Distillery Historic District. 416-537-6066 x221.
$10; $5(st).
Festival Listings: June 1-July 07
For festivals starting or
continuing beyond July 7, the
July/August WholeNote will be
on the stands June 28.
Afrofest 2007
416-469-5336
www.musicafrica.org
Queen’s Park at Wellesley St. West
July 7 & 8: 12:00 noon – 12:00 midnight. Free.
Music workshops, African Theatre presentations,
Children’s Village, Baba Olatunji Drum Stage
drum and dance ensembles, authentic African
arts, crafts & foods. Performers include Mahotella Queens, Nawal, HAJA Madagascar, The
Groovy People, African Dance Ensemble & many
others. See website for performers & schedule.
Bayfield Festival of Song *SOLDOUT*
www.aldeburghconnection.org/festival.html
416-531-3330
Town Hall, Clan-Gregor Square, Bayfield
Aldeburgh Connection celebrates its 25th & Bayfield’s Town Hall’s 125th anniversary. See
www.bayfieldtownhall.com for additional 125th
Anniversary events.
June
9 11:00am: Coffee Concert: Piano-duets &
Songs. Megan Latham, mezzo-soprano; Jason
Nedecky, baritone; Stephen Ralls, Bruce Ubukata,
piano. $25; 8:00: Song Recital. Laura Albino,
soprano; Adam Luther, tenor; James Westman,
baritone; Stephen Ralls, piano. $35.
10 2:30: The Village Sings: Songs from 1882 &
After. Laura Albino soprano; Megan Latham,
mezzo-soprano; Adam Luther, tenor; Jason Ne
decky, baritone; Stephen Ralls, Bruce Ubukata.
piano. $35.
Blue Bridge Festival of
Chamber Music, Poetry & Song
905-473-1284
www.ardeleanamusic.com
See June 8-10 daily listings (Beyond GTA) for
details; see website for other events.
Brampton Downtown
Development Corporation
Thursday Night Concert Series
905-874-2936
www.brampton.ca
Thursdays 7:00 – 9:00pm,
June 7th - August 30, Free.
Jazz, Blues, Dixieland, Soul, Folk, Country, Pipes
& Drums
Brampton Folk Festival
647-233-3655
www3.sympatico.ca/bramptonfolk
Gage Park, Four Corners, 49 Main St. South,
Brampton
June 14, 15: 7:00-9:00;
June 16: 12:00noon-11:00pm
All day concerts, workshops, open stage, youth
showcase; all events free. Family-oriented festival. Featured performers: Hard Ryde, Mike Ford,
Genticorum, Stonefox, Norm Hacking & others.
Brass in the Grass Music and Art Festival
416-201-7093
www.brassinthegrass.ca
Lakeshore Grounds (Kipling Ave. & Lakeshore
Blvd. West)
Eclectic mix of all genres that feature brass instrumentation
June 9: 12:00noon - 9:00pm;
June 10: 12:00noon – 6:00; Free
Brott Music Festival
905-525-7664 x16, 888-475-9377
www.brottmusic.com
Subscription packages & flexipasses available
NAO (National Academy Orchestra) conducted by
Boris Brott except as noted
$25; $20(sr); $10(st), except as noted
DC Dofasco Centre for the Arts, 190 King William St., Hamilton
GG Glenn Gould Studio, 250 Front St. W, Toronto
SC St. Christopher’s Anglican Church, 662
Guelph Line, Burlington
June
14 7:30: A Third Of Beethoven. Gryphon Trio;
NAO. SC
15 7:30: A Third Of Beethoven. Gryphon Trio;
NAO. 416-205-5555. GG
22 7:30: Beethoven & The Emperor. Valerie
Tryon, piano; NAO. SC
27 7:30: Beethoven The Virtuoso. Susanne Yi-Jia
Hou, violin; NAO, Alain Trudel, guest conductor.
416-205-5555. GG
28 7:30: Beethoven The Virtuoso. Susanne Yi-Jia
Hou, violin; NAO, Alain Trudel, conductor. SC
July
4 7:30: Goodyear Plays Gershwin. Stewart
Goodyear, piano; NAO. DC
7 7:30: Mozart Meets Beethoven. Sara Davis
Buechner, piano; NAO. SC
Celebrate Toronto Street Festival
416-338-0338
www.toronto.ca/special_events/streetfest
Yonge & Dundas, St. Clair, Eglinton, and Lawrence; free
July 6-8: see website for events & times
Collingwood Music Festival
888-283-1712
www.collingwoodmusicfestival.com
New Life Brethren in Christ Church, 28 Tracey
Lane & Hurontario, Collingwood
Until June 21, $195 for 8 full-price summer season concerts
June
1 7:30: Youth Concert. $10; $5(ch).
21 8:00: John Arpin Gala Fundraiser. $35;
$45(with reception).
July
7 7:30: Gryphon Trio. $32; $5(ch).
Domaine Forget International Festival
418-452-3535, 888-336-7438
www.domaineforget.com
Françoys-Bernier Concert Hall, Saint Irénée, Charlevoix, PQ
See website for addition concert series: Brunchmusique, Les Cours de Maître de l’Académie, Les
Concerts de l’Académie, Concert Hors-Série.
Prices:
A $38; $32(60+); $17(st); free(12 & under)
B $35; $30(60+); $17(st); free(12 & under)
C $30; $26(60+); $17(st); free(12 & under)
D $28; $24(60+); $17(st); free(12 & under)
All concerts 8:30.
June
23 Les Violons du Roy. Bernard Labadie,
conductor. A
27 Chamber Music for Winds. Mathieu Dufour,
flute; Pedro R. Diaz, Élaine Douvas, Normand
Forget, oboes; Marie Picard, Robert Spring,
clarinets & other performers. C
29 La Nef. Meredith Hall, soprano; Matthew
White, counter-tenor. C
30 Arnaldo Cohen, piano. B
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Festival Listings: June 1-July 7 (Continued)
July
4 Holly Cole. Michael Kaeshammer, piano. B
6 Lorenzo Micheli, guitar. B
7 BJM Danse. Louis Robitaille, artistic dir. D
Eastman School of Music
Rochester International Jazz Festival
585-232-1900
www.esm.rochester.edu
26 Gibbs St., Rochester, NY
ET Eastman Theatre
SP Sam Patch Riverboat on the Genessee River
GEH George Eastman House
RM Rochester Museum & Science Center
RPL Rochester Public Library
SM Strong Museum
June
8 8:00: King Solomon Burke, Raul Midon.
$27.50-$50. ET
9 3:00: Smugtown Stompers. Free. SP; 8:00:
An Evening with Jerry Lee Lewis & the Killer
Band. $49-$80. ET
10 3:00: Smugtown Stompers. Free. SP; 4:00:
Dave Glasser Quartet. Free. GEH; 7:00: Jazz
Animated Films from The Hubley Studio. Free.
GEH
11 4:00: Gene Bertoncini solo. Free. GEH; 7:00:
Jazz Animated Films from The Hubley Studio.
Free. GEH
12 4:00: John Fedchock & Friends. Free. RM;
8:00: Trio Beyond, w/ Scofield/deJohnette/Goldings, + Jean Luc Ponty Band. $40-$70. ET
13 12:00: Matt Valerio Trio. Free. RPL; 4:00:
Time Pieces Quartet. Free. RM; 8:00: An
Evening w/ the Dave Brubeck Quartet. $40-$70. ET
14 4:00: Jeanette Lambert’s “Bebop for Babies”.
Free. SM; 8:00: Jazz @ Lincoln Center Orchestra w/ Wynton Marsalis; “Congo Square” w/
Yacub Addy’s Odadaa! $37.50-$65. ET
15 4:00: Jeanette Lambert’s “Bebop for Babies”.
Free. SM; 8:00: Madeleine Peyroux + Dr. John.
$37.50-$65. ET
16 4:00: Layah Jane. Free. SM
City of Rochester Outdoor Stages
– Free Shows:
East Ave. & Chestnut St.
9 7:00: Mambo kings; 9:00: Los Lonely Boys
15 7:00: Julie Stewart & the Motor kings; 9:00:
Maceo Parker
16 7:00: Cowboy Mouth; 9:00: Shooter Jennings
East Ave. & Alexander St.
15 7:00: Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad; 9:00:
Toots & The Maytals
16 7:00: The Capital’s; 9:00: Rusted Root
Free Shows on Jazz Street Stage.
RIJF Club Pass Series — 120+ shows at
Club Pass Venues only: $119; $129(after Jun 7);
single entry: $25(Kilbourn Hall); $20(other venues).
Kilbourn Hall: 6:00 & 10:00pm
Max of Eastman Place: 6:15 & 10:00pm
Harro East Ballroom: 8:30 & 10:30pm
Lutheran Church of The Reformation: 7:30 &
9:30pm
Montage: 6:00 & 10:00pm
High Fidelity: 6:00 & 10:00pm
Robert Mondavi Club Pass Big Tent (Main &
Gibbs Sts.): 6:00, 8:30 & 10:00pm
Festival International
de Jazz de Montréal
514-523-3378, 888-515-0515
www.montrealjazzfest.com
2,500+ musicians, 150 indoor concerts, 350
free outdoor concerts (see website for details)
CJPR Cabaret JPR, 2111 St-Laurent Blvd.
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CLS Club Soda, 1225 St-Laurent Blvd.
CS Cinquième Salle, Place-des-Arts, 175 St.
Catherine St. West
G Gesù - Centre de la créativité, 1200 De Bleury
M Métropolis, 59 St. Catherine St. East
SM Savoy du Métropolis, 59 St-Catherine East
SWP Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier, Place-des-Arts,
175 St. Catherine St. West
S Spectrum, 318 St. Catherine St. West
TJD Théâtre Jean-Duceppe, Place-des-Arts,
TM Théâtre Maisonneuve, Place-des-Arts,
TNM Théâtre du Nouveau Monde,
84 St-Catherine St. East
June
27 7:30: Spaghetti Western Orchestra. $35.50.
CS
28 6:00: Angélique Kidjo. $36.50. S; 6:00: Tribute Bernard Primeau. $29.50. G; 6:00: Trio
Beyond, w/ Jack DeJohnette, John Scofield &
Larry Goldings. $36.50-$48.50. TM; 7:00:
Anne Ducros. $28.50. CLS; 7:00: Kelly Joe
Phelps Solo. $25.50. SM; 7:30: Mike Stern w/
The Bad Plus & Yellowjackets. $49.50. TJD;
7:30: Spaghetti Western Orchestra. $35.50.
CS; 8:00: Holly Cole. Opening: Michael Kaeshammer. $46.50,$38.50. TNM; 8:00: Wynton
Marsalis, Congo Square w/ Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, featuring Wynton Marsalis &
Yacub Addy & Odadaa. $45.50-$75.50. SWP;
8:30: Medeski, Scofield, Martin & Wood. Opening: Apostle of Hustle. $44.50. M; 9:00: Flat
Earth Society. $18.50. CJPR; 10:00: Dave
Holland Quintet w/ Robin Eubanks, Chris Potter,
Steve Nelson, Nate Smith. $39.50. S; 10:30:
David Torn, Prezens. $32.50. G; 12:00: Afrodizz Massive Afrofunk Session. $22.50. CLS
29 6:00 & 9:30: Pink Martini. Swing. $46.50$59.50. SWP; 6:00: Intakto: Simon Claude &
Alejandro Venegas. $26.50. G; 6:00: Rickie Lee
Jones. $38.50. S; 6:00: Wayne Shorter Quartet w/ Brian Blade, John Patitucci, Danilo Perez,
Imani Winds. $49.50-$69.50. TM; 7:00: Kelly
Joe Phelps Solo. $25.50. SM; 7:00: Mina Agossi. $25.50. CLS; 7:30: A Miles Davis Tribute:
Four Generations of Miles. George Coleman,
Jimmy Cobb, Buster Williams, Mike Stern.
$49.50. TJD; 7:30: Spaghetti Western Orchestra. $35.50. CS; 8:00: Holly Cole. Opening:
Michael Kaeshammer. $46.50,$38.50. TNM;
8:30: Ojos de Brujo / Son de la Frontera. $36.50.
M; 9:00: Yun Kan 5. $18.50. CJPR; 10:00:
Erik Truffaz w/ Ed Harcourt. $34.50. S; 10:30:
Dhafer Youssef w/ Jatinder Thakur & Divine
Shadows Strings. $32.50. G; 11:00: Mr.
Scruff. $22.50. CLS
30 6:00: Joshua Redman Trio. Opening: Taylor
Eigsti, piano. $32.50-$42.50. TM; 6:00: Michel
Donato Trio w/ Pierre Leduc & Richard Provençal. $22.50. G; 6:00: Sean Lennon. $27.50.
S; 7:00: Kelly Joe Phelps Solo. $25.50. SM;
7:00: Skye / Federico Aubele. $25.50. CLS;
7:30: Mike Stern’s Invitation SuperGroup w/
Danilo Perez, John Patitucci & Dave Weckl.
$49.50. TJD; 7:30: The Spaghetti Western
Orchestra. $35.50. CS; 8:00: Harry Connick,
Jr., My New Orleans Tour. $50.50-$87.50.
SWP; 8:00: Holly Cole. Opening: Michael Kaeshammer. $46.50,$38.50. TNM *SOLD OUT*;
8:30: Antibalas / Femi Kuti & The Positive
Force. $34.50. M; 9:00: Anat Fort Quartet.
$22.50. CJPR; 10:00: Roy Haynes Quartet w/
Jallel, Martin Bejerano, David Wong. $39.50.
S; 10:30: David Binney Quartet w/ Brian Blade,
Craig Taborn & Scott Colley. $34.50. G; 12:00:
Girl Talk / Ghislain Poirier. $22.50. CLS
July
1 6:00: Anouar Brahem: Le voyage de Sahar.
Jean-Louis Matinier, accordion; François Couturier, piano. $32.50-$42.50. TM; 6:00: Corneille.
$27.50. S; 6:00: Guy Nadon Quintet: Projet
latin. $22.50. G; 6:00: The Croisière Jazz. 5hour River excursion aboard the Cavalier Maxim.
Dorothée Berryman. King-Edward Quay, Old
Port of Montreal. 514-842-3871, 800-6673131. $102.95; $70.95(ch); reservations essential; 7:00: Jordan Officer w/ Susie Arioli,
Thomas Hellman & Richard Séguin. $12.50.
SM; 7:00: Roberta Gambarini / Freddy Cole.
$36.50. CLS; 7:30: The Power of the Trio.
Billy Cobham, Alain Caron & Mike Stern.
$44.50. TJD; 7:30: Spaghetti Western Orchestra. $35.50. CS; 8:00 Keith Jarrett, Gary Peacock & Jack DeJohnette. SWP *SOLD OUT*
; 8:30: Amon Tobin. Opening: Ghislain Poirier
Live. $32.50. M; 9:00: Guido del Fabbro: Agregats. $18.50. CJPR; 10:00: François Bourassa
Quartet w/ David Binney. $29.50. S; 10:30:
Stefano Bollani Solo. $29.50. G; 12:00: The
Coup. $24.50. CLS
2 6:00: 40 Years of Coltrane w/ Jean-Pierre
Zanella, André Leroux, Rémi Bolduc. $22.50. G;
6:00: Cowboy Junkies w/ Garth Hudson & Ron
Sexsmith. $32.50. S; 6:00: String Quartet:
Didier Lockwood, Billy Cobham, Victor Bailey &
Sylvain Luc. $36.50-$48.50. TM; 6:00: The
Croisière Jazz. 5-hour River excursion aboard
the Cavalier Maxim. Dorothée Berryman. King
-Edward Quay, Old Port of Montreal. 514-8423871, 800-667-3131. $102.95; $70.95(ch);
reservations essential; 7:00: Dawn Tyler
Watson & Paul Deslauriers. $22.50. CLS;
7:00: Jordan Officer w/ Susie Arioli, Thomas
Hellman & Richard Séguin. $12.50. SM; 7:30:
Mike Stern & Richard Bona w/ Roy Hargrove.
$44.50. TJD; 7:30: Spaghetti Western Orchestra. $35.50. CS; 8:00: Cesaria Evora. Opening:
Lura. $49.50-$79.50. SWP; 8:00: Holly Cole.
Opening: Michael Kaeshammer. 46.50,$38.50.
TNM; 8:30: Chaka Khan. $42.50. M; 9:00: Nik
Bärtsch’s Ronin. $22.50. CJPR; 10:00: Allan
Holdsworth. $34.50. S; 10:30: Tord Gustavsen
Trio. $32.50. G; 12:00: The Jazzland Community w/ Bugge Wesseltoft. $24.50. CLS
3 6:00: The Croisière Jazz. 5-hour River excursion aboard the Cavalier Maxim. Dorothée Berryman. King-Edward Quay, Old Port of Montreal.
514-842-3871, 800-667-3131. $102.95;
$70.95(ch); reservations essential.
4 6:00: Jean Vanasse, Sylvain Provost, Frédéric
Grenier w/ Coco Zhao & Peng Fei. $18.50. G;
6:00: Kurt Elling w/ Christian McBride / Sophie
Milman. $32.50-$42.50. TM; 6:00: The
Croisière Jazz. 5-hour River excursion aboard
the Cavalier Maxim. Dorothée Berryman. KingEdward Quay, Old Port of Montreal. 514-8423871, 800-667-3131. $102.95; $70.95(ch);
reservations essential; 6:00: The Derek Trucks
Band. $36.50. S; 7:00: Garth Hudson, multiinstrumentalist; Maud Hudson. $15.50. SM;
7:00: Mark Murphy. $28.50. CLS; 7:30: Bob
Dylan and his band. SWP *SOLDOUT*; 7:30:
Nikki Yanofsky: Ella—Of thee I Swing. $35.50.
CS; 7:30: Richard Bona & Jaco Pastorius Big
Band. $39.50. TJD; 8:30: Tortoise / Kieran
Hebden (Four Tet) & Steve Reid. $32.50. M;
9:00: Han Bennink & Anthony Coleman.
$22.50. CJPR; 10:00: Kurt Rosenwinkel w/
Mark Turner, Aaron Parks, Joe Martin, Rodney
Green. $34.50. S; 10:30: John Abercrombie
Third Quartet w/ Mark Feldman, Marc Johnson
& Joey Baron. $39.50. G; 12:00: Swayzak
Soundsystem (Brun & Roger 23). $22.50. CLS
5 6:00: Alain Bédard & Auguste quintet. $18.50.
G; 6:00: Meshell Ndegeocello. $36.50. S;
6:00: Molly Johnson. Opening: DK Ibomeka.
$26.50-$36.50. TM; 6:00: The Croisière Jazz.
5-hour River excursion aboard the Cavalier Maxim. Dorothée Berryman. King-Edward Quay, Old
Port of Montreal. 514-842-3871, 800-6673131. $102.95; $70.95(ch); reservations essential; 7:00: Eleni Mandell. $25.50. CLS;
7:00: -Wayne Krantz Solo. $18.50. SM; 7:30:
Nikki Yanofsky: Ella—Of thee I Swing. $35.50.
CS; 7:30: Richard Bona Group. Esperanza
Spalding & Meshell Ndegeocello, bassists.
$39.50. TJD; 8:00: Béla Fleck & The Flecktones. Victor Wooten, Future Man, Jeff Coffin,
Howard Levy, North Mississippi All Stars.
$34.50-$49.50. SWP; 8:00: Florence K.
$39.50,$34.50. TMN; 8:30: Patrick Watson /
The Besnard Lakes. $24.50. M; 9:00: Richard
Pinhas. $18.50. CJPR; 10:00: Bill Frisell Trio
w/ Joey Baron & Tony Scherr. $35.50. S;
10:30: Roberto Fonseca Group: Zamazo.
$29.50. G; 12:00: Cinematic Orchestra.
$24.50. CLS
6 6:00: An evening with Branford Marsalis. $34.50$42.50. TM; 6:00: Spectrum. Yannick Rieu, Michel
Donato, Daniel Thouin, Sylvain Provost, Tony Albino
& others. $22.50. G; 6:00: Toumani Diabaté’s
Symmetric Orchestra. S; 7:00: Carol Welsman.
$25.50. CLS; 7:00: Wayne Krantz Duo, w/ Cliff
Almond. $24.50. SM; 7:30: Nikki Yanofsky: Ella—
Of thee I Swing. $35.50. CS; 7:30: Richard Bona:
Musical Dialogues. Lionel Loueke, Toumani Diabaté,
Russell Malone. $39.50. TJD; 8:00: Florence K.
$39.50,$34.50. TMN; 8:00: Zachary Richard /
Francis Cabrel. $49.50-84.50. SWP; 8:30: Dolores
O’Riordan (of The Cranberries). $42.50. M; 9:00:
YUL. Michel Mergaerts, Erwin Vann, Pierre Tanguay. $18.50. CJPR; 10:00: Ravi Coltrane Quartet.
$34.50. S; 10:30: Robert Glasper Trio. $32.50. G;
12:00: Oxmo Puccino & The Jazzbastards.
$22.50. CLS
7 6:00: Chet Doxas Quartet. $18.50. G; 6:00: Randy
Bachman. $34.50. S; 6:00: Vic Vogel and his Jazz
Big Band w/ Martin Deschamps, Bob Harrison Blues
Band. $28.50-$38.50. TM; 7:00: Puppini Sisters.
$29.50. CLS; 7:00: Wayne Krantz Trio w/ Cliff
Almond, Paul Sokolow. $24.50. SM; 7:30: Gérald
Toto, Richard Bona and Lokua Kanza. $39.50. TJD;
7:30: Nikki Yanofsky: Ella—Of thee I Swing.
$35.50. CS; 8:00 Oliver Jones / Susie Arioli, w/ I
Musici. $32.50-$52.50. SWP; 8:00: Florence K.
$39.50,$34.50. TMN; 8:30: Buddy Guy & his
musicians / George Thorogood & The Destroyers. M
*SOLD OUT*; 9:00: Philippe Lauzier w/ Benoît
Delbecq, Thom Gossage, Miles Perkins. $18.50.
CJPR; 10:00: Russell Malone Quartet. Opening:
Esperanza Spalding, bassist . $32.50. S; 10:30:
Jacques Schwarz Bart. $29.50. G; 12:00: Kid
Koala (Eric San). $24.50. CLS
Festival Orford
819-843-3981, 800-567-6155 x244
www.arts-orford.org
Centre d’arts Orford
Venue unless noted otherwise: Gilles-Lefebvre
Hall, 3165 chemin du Parc, Orford PQ.
Tickets unless noted otherwise: $32-$35; $15(st
13-25); $15(ch 5-12).
3- & 5-Concert Subscriptions, Season Tickets,
Passports, Group Rates, Concert & Dinner Packages
June
22 8:00: A Journey through Baudelaire’s Fleurs
39
du Mal. Marc Boucher, baritone; Olivier Godin,
piano; Jean Marchand, actor; Lorraine Pintal,
stage director. $35.
23 8:00: Kuerti Visits Chopin. Anton Kuerti,
piano. $35.
29 8:00: Oliver Jones and Friends. Oliver Jones,
piano; Ranee Lee, voice; Éric Lagacé, bass; Jim
Doxas, drum set. $35.
30 8:00: Grand Reunions. Anne Robert, Sonia
Coppey, violins; Bertrand Robin, viola; Michel
Strauss, cello; John Perry, piano; James Campbell, clarinet. $32.
July
6 8:00: Tsutsumi, Cello Passion. Tsuyoshi
Tsutsumi, cello. $32.
7 8:00: La Dolce Vita: A Tribute to Italian Film.
Orchestre Leonardo da Vinci, Paolo Bellomia,
conductor. $35.
Free concerts by students of the
Orford Academy of Music
June 21, 28, July 3, 5 8:00pm; June 24,
July 1 11:00am. $5 GL
July 4 8:00: St-Patrice Church, 115 rue Merry
Nord, Magog
Classic Blue Tuesdays: Students from the Orford
Arts Centre’s Academy
Jun 26-Aug 28 12:00 noon, $5(incl guided tour)
Bleu Lavande, 891, chemin Narrow (route 247),
Standstead (Fitch Bay)
819-876-5851, 888-876-5851
FrancoFolies de Montréal
514-876-8989, 888-444-9114
www.francofolies.com
July 26 - August 5
World’s biggest francophone block party. International rhythms, from rock to electronica to hip
hop. See website for details.
Glimmerglass Opera
607-547-2255
www.glimmerglass.org
Cooperstown, New York, USA
July 7 – August 28
Opera $20.50 - $117.00 (discounts available).
Grand River Baroque Festival
519-578-1570, 800-265-8977
www.grbf.ca
See website for receptions, brunches, picnics.
BB Buehlow Barn, Township Road 12 (exit Regional Rd. 97 from 401, left on Trussler Rd., right
on Township Rd. 12), near Ayr, ON
WU Wesley United Church, 6 Cambridge St.,
Cambridge
June
15 8:00: Welcome to All the Pleasures: Incidental Music from the Plays. Aradia Ensemble,
Kevin Mallon, director. $35; $22(st). BB
16 3:00: Extra Virgin: Trio sonatas from the
great centres of music. Kevin Mallon, Genevieve
Gilardeau, violins; Katie Rietman, cello; Paul
Jenkins, harpsichord, organ; Lucas Harris, lute.
$25; $15(st). BB; 5:00: Baroque Ain’t Broke.
Gordon Greene, lecturer. $25; $15(st). BB;
8:00: Bacchanale. Guy Few, trumpet; Nadina
Mackie-Jackson, bassoon; Toronto Chamber
Orchestra; Kevin Mallon, director. $35; $22(st).
BB
17 10:30am: Glories of the Grand Siècle. Kevin
Mallon, Genevieve Gilardeau, violins; Laura
Jones, viola da gamba; Paul Jenkins, harpsichord; Teri Dunn, soprano. $25; $15(st). BB;
3:00: Handel: Israel in Egypt. Jennie Such,
soprano; Jennifer Enns Modolo, mezzo-soprano;
Nils Brown, tenor; Sean Watson, bass; Ensem40
ble Choir and Orchestra, Kevin Mallon, conductor. $35; $22(st). WU
Harbourfront Centre June Festivals 2007
416-973-4000
www.harbourfrontcentre.com
Most events free; ticketed events indicated.
June
4 – 8: Masters of World Music (w/ LuminaTO).
Shows at 8:00 & 9:30pm; see daily concert
listings for details.
8 – 10: Carnivalissima (w/ LuminaTO). See daily
concert listings for details.
15 – 17: Barbados on the Water. York Quay Centre, 235 Queens Quay West. Barbadian music
(calypso, jazz & soul) & dance by local and island
groups, film programme, theatre, cultural workshops, visual art exhibition, literary arts, activities
for young audiences, traditional Bajan cuisine and
activities for the whole family. See website for
details.
Ticketed events:
June
15 7:00: Pampalam: satirical revue of Bajan life.
Brigantine Room. $15; 9:00pm: The Bridgetown
Festival Short Films. Mahmood Patel, festival
director. Studio Theatre. $15; 9:00pm: Rupee;
opening: Neu Jenarashun. Harbourfront Centre
Concert Stage. $35; $50(Rupee & Monarch);
11:00pm: Monarchs, w/ Boogie Knights Band.
Brigantine Room. $30; $50(Rupee & Monarchs).
16 7:00: Pampalam: satirical revue of Bajan life.
Brigantine Room. $15; 9:00pm: Bridgetown
Festival Short Films. Mahmood Patel, festival
director. Studio Theatre. $15; 11:00pm: Monarchs, w/ Boogie Knights Band. Brigantine Room.
$30.
Free music events:
CS Concert Stage
TS Toronto Star Stage
June
15 7:00: Michael Forde. TS; 8:00: Voix Antillaises. TS
16 2:00: Marisa Lindsay & Eddie Bullen. CS;
5:00: David, Ziggy, Walcott. CS; 1:00: Michael
Forde. TS; 4:30: Quintessential Boys. TS
17 1:00: Andy Earle. TS; 2:00: Michael Forde.
TS; 4:30: Voix Antillaises. TS; 3:30: Tamara
Marshall, Arturo Tappin & Boogie Knights Band.
CS; 5:30: David, Ziggy, Walcott. CS
23: Franco-Fête. Celebration of French-Canadian
culture through various artistic disciplines &
music, with artists from Québec, Ontario and
Africa. 25th Anniversary in Toronto celebrates
St. Jean Baptiste Day. See website for details.
Harbourfront Centre/RBC World Routes
Summer Festivals 2007
416-973-4000
www.harbourfrontcentre.com
Themed music weekends June 29 to September
3, in and around York Quay Centre, 235 Queens
Quay West. 200+ concert performances complemented by dance, film, food, theatre, visual
arts, craft sales, workshops & fun-filled hands-on
activities for festival lovers of all ages.
All events free. For all festivals, see Harbourfront
website for details.
June 29 – July 2: Generations: Canada Day
Global performances by emerging creators &
established artists explore our diversity.
July 6 – 8: Beats, Breaks & Culture
Electronic music & culture festival, latest currents of modern musical expression. The Cinematic Orchestra; experimental electronica &
legendary drumming with Kieran Hebden (aka
Four Tet) & Steve Reid, experimental band Do
Make Say Think, dance music with Shout Out
Out Out Out, Brazilian dancefloor-friendly DJ
Dolores (full band), Rock the Bells (documentary),
breakdancing competition Pop, Lock & Load IV.
BND Chapelle du Sacré-Coeur de la Basilique
Notre-Dame
CR Château Ramezay
DF Darling Foundry
MP Maison Papineau
NDBS Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours
June
Indian River Festival
21 7:30: Benefit Concert: Monteverdi’s L’Orfeo,
902-836-3733, 866-856-3733
Favola in Musica. La Bande Montréal Baroque;
www.indianriverfestival.com
Samantha Louis-Jean, Monika Mauch, sopranos;
St. Mary’s Church, Indian River, PEI
Charles Daniels, tenor; Nathaniel Watson, bariUnless otherwise noted: 7:30; $24; $22(60+/
tone; Eric Milnes, conductor. $150-$200. DF
st); $15(under 12).
22 8:00: Gloria! Vivaldi’s Angels. Monika Mauch,
July
Shannon Mercer, Ensemble Caprice, Bande
1 Opening Night Extravaganza: Canada Day Cele- Montréal Baroque, women choir, Matthias Maubration. Nathalie Paulin, soprano; Robert Kortte, conductor. $30; $25(sr); $10(st). NDBS;
gaard, piano; Indian River Festival Chorus & Sum10:00: Devil’s Trills. Ensemble Ausonia; Olivier
merside Community Choir.
Brault, violin. $25; $20(sr); $10(st). Crypt,
6 Patricia Murray and Friends.
NDBS
23 2:00: Heaven or Hell? 21st Century Baroque
Lanaudière Festival
Music. Baroque SaMuse Ensemble; Hendrik
450-759-7636, 800-561-4343
Bouman, harpsichord/director. $25; $20(sr);
www.lanaudiere.org
$10(st). CR; 5:00: Inferno: An Improvisation.
Amphitheatre subscriptions: 4-concert 15% off;
Ensemble Constantinople. $25; $20(sr); $10(st).
7-concert 20% off; 15-concert 30% off.
Secret Venue; 7:30: Himmelskönig, sei
See website for Mon/Tue/Thu concerts at local
Willkommen. Bande Montreal Baroque; Monika
churches, outdoor movies, pre-concert talks.
Mauch, soprano; Charles Daniels, tenor; MatFeatured concerts at Lanaudière Amphitheatre,
thew White, alto; Harry van der Kamp; Eric
1575 boul. Base-de-Roc, Joliette PQ
Milnes, conductor. $30; $25(sr); $10(st). BND;
July
9:30: Life and Death: A Mystery. Ensemble
7 8:00: Colossal 30th-Anniversary Opening ConAusonia; Davide Monti, Olivier Brault, violins.
cert. Orchestre Symphonique de Québec; Orches- $30; $25(sr); $10(st). NDBS
tre Métropolitain du Grand Montréal; three
24 7:00am: Celestial Harp. Maria Cleary, harp.
choirs; Frédéric ANTOUN, tenor; Yoav Talmi,
$25; $20(sr); $10(st). Crypt, NDBS; 2:00: Il
conductor. $15-$50.
Paradiso e l’Inferno. Bande Montréal Baroque
(sackbuts and cornettos). $25; $20(sr); $10(st).
LuminaTO
MP; 5:00: Devil in her Heart! Beatles Baroque.
416-872-1111, 866-577-4277
Les Boréades de Montréal. Free. Montreal’s
www.luminato.com
Old Port; 7:00: A Frozen Heaven! Benoît MeriSee June 1-10 daily concert listings for details
neau, organ; Studio de musique ancienne de Mon& daily summary of primary musical events; see
tréal; Christopher Jackson, conductor. $30;
website for additional events.
$25(sr); $10(st). NDBS; 9:30: Membra Jesu
Nostri : Celestial Body. Suzie LeBlanc, Catherine
LuminaTO, Live@Courthouse
Webster, Matthew White, Charles Daniels,
416-214-9379
Nathaniel Watson & others; Alexander Weiwww.liveatcourthouse.com
mann, conductor. $30; $25(sr); $10(st). NDBS
The Courthouse, 57 Adelaide St. East, Toronto 25 5:00: The Virgin and the Devil. Ensemble Eya:
Doors: 7:00
Angèle Trudeau, voice/hurdy-gurdy/percussion;
June
Femke Bergsma, recorders/vielle/string drum/
1-3 Susie Arioli Band. $15.
voice; Liette Remon, vielle/rebec/chalumeau/
4-5 William Sperandei / David Braid Quintet, w/
voice. $25; $20(sr); $10(st). DF; 7:30: Grand
Doug Wamble. $15.
Finale: Monteverdi’s L’Orfeo, Favola in Musica.
6-7 Kevin Clark Quartet. $12.
La Bande Montréal Baroque; Samantha Louis8-10 Jake Langley w/ Joey Defrancesco & Terry Jean, Monika Mauch, sopranos; Charles Daniels,
Clarke. $20.
tenor; Nathaniel Watson, baritone; Eric Milnes,
conductor. $40; $35(sr); $15(st). DF
Mariposa Folk Festival
705-329-2333
Muhtadi International Drumming Festival
www.mariposafolk.com
416-504-3786
Tudhope Park, Orillia
www.muhtadidrumfest.com
July 6 - 8
June 2 & 3: 12:00noon-8:00, Queen’s Park
Weekend pass: $89; $39(17-24); free(16 &
North at Wellesley St. West. Free.
under, with adult)
See website for schedule of 30+ performaJuly 6: $49; July 7: $59; July 8: $59
nces by local, national & international drumming groups representing more than twenty
Markham Village Music Festival
cultures, plus ethnic cuisine, arts and crafts,
905-472-2022
workshops& other events.
www.markham-festival.org
Performers include: Amara Kanté (TradiMarkham Village, Markham Rd. north of Hwy #7 tional Malinke West African), Samba Squad
June 15 & 16; Free
(Brazilian), Maracatu Nunca Antes (Brazilian),
Rock, jazz, folk, world, children’s, show tunes, & Isshin Daiko (Japan), Hummingbird Tassa
more, on 5 stages
Group (East Indian), Northern China Professional Women’s Waist Drum and Dance Group
Montreal Baroque Festival
and other international & local performers.
514-845-7171, 800-845-7171
www.montrealbaroque.com
Music at Sharon
See website for workshops, talks, competitions, 416-598-3375
conferences, Grand Parade.
www.sharontemple.ca
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Sharon Temple National Historic Site, 18974
Leslie St., Sharon
Classical; see daily concert listings (Beyond the
GTA) for performers & repertoire
June 3, 10, 17 & 24, July 8: 3:00
$45 each; $195 for series
Muskoka Lakes Music Festival
705-765-1048, 888-311-2787
www.artsinmuskoka.com
The CENTRE, 3 Bailey St., Port Carling
June
2 TBA: Kaleidoscope Children’s Festival. By
Donation.
July
5 8:00: Toronto All Star Big Band. $25.
Ottawa International Jazz Festival
613-241-2633, 888-226-4495
www.ottawajazzfestival.com
Various passes: $40-$180.
June 21 – July 1
CPM Confederation Park, Main Stage, Elgin
St. & Laurier Ave. West
CPEG Confederation Park, Empire Grill Stage,
Elgin St. & Laurier Ave. West
HI Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites, 111 Cooper St.
LA Library and Archives Canada, 395 Wellington St.
MB Metropolitain Brasserie Courtyard, Rideau
St. & Sussex Dr.
NACF National Arts Centre Fourth Stage, 53
Elgin St.
NACS National Arts Centre Studio, 53 Elgin St.
RC Rideau Centre, 50 Rideau St.
WEP World Exchange Plaza, 100 Queen St.
Concert Series:
Canada Day & Family Day: Free CPM
Commuter Jazz Series: 5:00 CPEG
Concerts Under The Stars: 8:30 CPM
Connoisseur Series: 5:00 LA
Festival Special Guest: 8:00 LA
Galaxie Rising Stars Program of the CBC: 5:00 CPM
Great Canadian Jazz: 6:30 CPM
Improv Invitational: 8:00 NACF
Jazz at the Met: 6:00. Free MB
Late Night Jam Session: 10:30pm HI
Lunchtime Jazz: 12:00 noon. Free CPEG
Lunchtime Jazz: 12:00 noon. Free WEP
NAC Studio Series: 10:30pm NACS
Rendez-Vous Rideau Jazz: 12:00 noon &
2:00. Free RC
Special Concert: 8:30 NACS
Performers include: ¡Bomba!; Afrodizz;
Aki Takase Project plays Fats Waller; Alain
Bedard’s Auguste Quintette; Alicia Borisonik
& The Argentinean Project; Alternate Takes;
Amy Brandon Quartet; Apex Jazz Band &
many others.
See website for details.
Orangeville Blues and Jazz Festival
519-941-7875
www.orangevillebluesandjazz.ca
All “Stages” events free; check website for
about 50 additional events at 28 local Pubs,
Clubs, & Restaurants venues, and for workshops.
Main Stage, Alexandra Park, corner 2nd St. &
Broadway
June
2 12:00: Opening Ceremonies; 12:40: Kevin
Mark; 1:50: Cadence; 3:00: Jack de Keyzer;
4:10: Bill King & The Real Divas II; 5:20: Trouble
& Strife with Layla Zoe; 6:30: African Guitar
Summit.
3 11:00: Gospel Service; 12:00: Caché; 1:20:
Ryan Grist & Joe Sealy; 2:30: Dawn Tyler
Blues Project; 3:40: Dave McMurdo Jazz Orchestra; 5:00: Fathead.
Mill Street Stage, South end of Mill St.
June 2 4:30: Smokewagon Blues Band; 6:00:
Son Roberts Band; 7:30 & 9:00: Danny Marks.
Community Stage, TD/Canada Trust parking lot
June 3 1:00: Dooley Kid’s Show; 2:00: The
Bluesers, featuring Chris Cotton; 3:00: ODSS
Jazz Band; 4:00: ODSS Teacher’s Band; 5:00:
Humber College Jazz
Ottawa Bluesfest
613-247-1188, 888-258-3748
www.ottawabluesfest.ca
See website for details.
LeBreton Flats venues: Barney Danson Theatre.
$10/show; Blacksheep Stage; MBNA Stage; River
Stage; Rogers Stage
Downtown venue: June 6-8, 13-15: 12:00 noon,
Rideau Centre Acoustic Series, 50 Rideau St. Free.
Passports (general admission to all on-site shows for
the applicable period): $99(youth 18 & under w/ ID);
$145(festival); $160(festival transferable); $85(3day[Jul 6-8 or 13-15]); $115(4-day[Jul 5-8]).
Headliner concerts (MBNA stage), day pass rates
(general admission to all on-site shows on the day /
reserved admission), & event start times for the day:
June
5 9:00: Bob Dylan. $38.50 / $95; 6:00-9:00
6 9:30: George Thorogood & The Destroyers. $30 /
$60; 6:00-9:30
7 9:00: Manu Chao. $30 / $60; 1:15-9:30
8 9:30: The White Stripes. $38.50 / $95; 1:15-9:30
9 9:30: Hedley. $25 / $50; 6:00-9:30
10 9:00: George Clinton & the P-Funk All Stars. $30
/ $75; 6:00-9:30
11 9:30: Steve Miller Band. $35 / $85; 6:00-9:30
12 9:30: Blue Rodeo. $30 / $75; 6:00-9:30
13 9:30: INXS. $30 / $85; 6:00-9:30
14 9:30: Kanye West. $38.50 / $95; 12:00-9:30
15 9:30: Solid Gold Dance Party. $30 / $60;
12:15-9:30
Many additional events; see website for
details.
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jazz in the clubs
Summertime,
& the city’s the venue
by Sophia Perlman
In the previous two issues, we surveyed downtown Toronto’s
primary jazz listening venues in two clusters--first, the
venues surrounding the newest jewel in the city’s concert
venue crown, the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing
Arts; next, the venues clustered round Massey Hall, most
venerable gem in the concert diadem.
This issue, with festival season upon us, the whole
city becomes a concert venue, with more places to go hear
jazz than you can shake a stick at. So we thought we’d
fill out the GTA map, looking east, north and west of the
downtown core. When the festivals are all over, the following
venues will still be in business serving up jazz, as they
were before the festival season commenced.
EAST
O’Connor Dr.
ry
Potte
1
Broad
Coxwell
view
DVP
Greenwood
8:00: Jean-Luc Ponty (opening Michel Donato
Trio). $30. TSS; 9:00pm: Mike Stern feat.
Alain Caron & Lionel Cordew. $27.50;
$22.50(adv). LAC; 11:30pm: Mike Stern feat.
Alain Caron & Lionel Cordew. $27.50;
$22.50(adv). LAC
25 11:45am: Dave Young Quintet / UMO Jazz
Orchestra. Free. TSS; 4:00: University of Toronto Student Jazz Ensemble. Free. PS; 6:00:
Sultans of Swing. Free. AG; 8:00: Laila Biali Trio
/ Dave Brubeck Quartet. $40-$90. FS; 8:00:
Holly Cole (opening Michael Kaeshammer).
$37.50. TSS; 9:00pm: Don Byron Plays Junior
Walker. $27.50; $22.50(adv). LAC; 9:00pm:
Jean Stilwell / Patti Loach. $30; $25(adv). TS
26 12:00noon: Russ Little Sextet. Free. TSS;
4:00: Humber Studio Jazz Ensemble. Free. PS;
6:00: Dick Felix Trio. Free. AG; 8:00: Oscar
Peterson. $45-$95. FS; 8:00: Trio Beyond
(opening Hiromi’s Sonicbloom). $30. TSS;
9:00pm: Dick Hyman & Peter Appleyard. $20;
$15(adv). LAC; 9:00pm: Micah Barnes. $20;
$15(adv). TS
27 12:00noon: Aki Takase - Fats Waller Project.
Free. TSS; 4:00: York University Student Jazz
Ensemble. Free. PS; 6:00: Jesse Barksdale
Trio. Free. AG; 8:00: Medeski, Scofield, Martin
& Wood. $35. TSS; 9:00pm: Dhafer Youssef
w/ Jatinder Thakura & Divine Shadows Strings.
Canada Trust Toronto Jazz Festival
$27.50; $22.50(adv). LAC; 9:00pm: Julie
416-872-2262.
Michels. $20; $15(adv). TS
www.torontojazz.com
Tickets: 416-870-8000, www.ticketmaster.ca 28 12:00noon: Mike Murley Septet. Free. TSS;
3:00: Toronto Blues Society Talent Search FiMore than 350 concerts over ten days with
nals. Free. PS; 6:00: Doug Watson Trio. Free.
1500 musicians performing at locations all
across Toronto. Late night jazz with extended bar AG; 8:00: Roy Hargrove Quintet (opening United
Trombone Summit, Fred Wesley, Slide Hamphours in select locations until 4:00am. Free daily
ton, Steve Turre, Wycliffe Gordon). $35. TSS;
Workshops & Talkbacks at the JAZZ.FM91
9:00pm: Rob McConnell Tentet. $27.50;
Broadcast Centre. St-Jean Baptiste Day celebra$22.50(adv). LAC; 9:00pm: John Alcorn. $20;
tions on June 24, additional French programming
throughout the week. Canada Day celebrations July 1 $15(adv). TS; 12:30am: Robi Botos. $10. LAC
29 12:00noon: Jeans Winther European QuinAG Greektown, Alexander the Great Parkette,
tet. Free. TSS; 4:00: Levon Ichkhanian Group.
NW corner Logan & Danforth Aves
FS Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, Free. PS; 6:00: Marg Stowe Trio. Free. AG;
8:00: Keith Jarrett / Gary Peacock / Jack De145 Queen St. West
Johnette. $45-$95. FS; 8:00: Joshua Redman
LAC Live@Courthouse, 57 Adelaide St. East
(opening Delfeayo Marsalis). $30. TSS; 8:00:
MC Mod Club, 722 College St.
Antibalas. Opera House. $25; $20(adv). OH;
OH Opera House, 735 Queen St. East
PH Phoenix Concert Theatre, 410 Sherbourne St. 9:00pm: Brubeck Braid. $17.50; $15(adv).
LAC; 9:00pm: Louise Pitre. $40; $35(adv). TS;
PS Primus Stage, Nathan Phillips Square,
10:00pm: Kid Koala. $20. MC; 12:30am: Robi
100 Queen St. West
Botos. $10. LAC
TS The Savoy, 253 Victoria St.
TSS Toronto Star Stage, Nathan Phillips Square, 30 1:00: No Name Jazz Sextet. Free. TSS;
2:00: Colourblind Brian & The New Blainettes.
100 Queen St. West
Free. AG; 4:00: Robin Nolan Trio. Free. PS;
June
6:00: Syncona. Free. AG; 8:00: The Derek
20 10:00pm: James Hunter. $27.50;
Trucks Band (opening Jackie Greene). $30.
$22.50(adv). PH
TSS; 9:00pm: Vijay Iyer Quartet. $20;
21 9:00pm: Nikki Yanofsky / Steve Koven Trio.
$15(adv). LAC; 9:00pm: Louise Pitre. $40;
$10. LAC
$35(adv). TS; 12:30am: Robi Botos. $10. LAC
22 12:00noon: Brian Barlow Big Band. Free.
July
TSS; 4:00: Eliana Cuevas. Free. PS; 6:00:
1 1:00: From Ragtime to Swing. Free. TSS;
Mark Sepic Trio. Free. AG; 8:00: Manteca
(opening Peter Boyd). $30. TSS; 9:00pm: Fred- 2:00: RK Music Everywhere. Free. AG; 4:00:
Baby Boyz. Free. PS; 6:00: Maureen Brown
dy Cole Quartet. $35; $30(adv). LAC;
Trio. Free. AG; 8:00: Mavis Staples (opening
10:00pm: Mike Relm. $12. MC; 12:30am:
Rebirth Brass Band). $35. TSS; 9:00pm: Chris
Elizabeth Shepherd. $10. LAC
Jagger’s Atcha. $22.50; $17.50(adv). LAC;
23 1:00: Coco Zhao. Free. TSS; 2:00: Merlin
Williams Saxophone. Free. AG; 4:00: Tony Mon- 10pm: Sean Lennon. $32.50; $27.50(adv). PH
2 9:00pm: Mina Agossi. $22.50; $17.50(adv).
cao w/ Friends. Free. PS; 6:00: Luis Mario
LAC
Ochoa Quartet. Free. AG; 8:00: Chris Botti
(opening Kellylee Evans). $40. TSS; 9:00pm:
Westben Arts Festival Theatre
Freddy Cole Quartet. $35; $30(adv). LAC;
705-653-5508, 877-883-5777
12:30am: Adrean Farrugia. $10. LAC
www.westben.on.ca
24 1:00: Nikki Yanofsky / Club Django Sextet.
The Barn, 6898 Country Road 30, Campbellford
Free. TSS; 2:00: Souxou Mouxou. Free. AG;
See daily concert listings for performers & reper4:00: Dennis Colin Trio w/ Gwen Mathews.
toire; see website for added concerts.
Free. PS; 6:00: Neville Barnes Trio. Free. AG;
June: 9-10, 16-17, 30; July: 1, 5-7
Sunfest ’07:
A Celebration of World Cultures
519-672-1522
www.sunfest.on.ca
Festival of world music & dance, + jazz
Victoria Park, London (Dufferin/Central/Wellington/Clarence Sts); two main stages, two Sunfest
Jazz stages, two side stages
July 5 & 6: 6:00-11:00; 7 & 8: 12:00noon11:00; Weekend Bandshell Concerts begin at
6:00 daily
Free, donations appreciated.
Check website for schedule.
International Headliners include: Andy Palacio
& The Garifuna Collective (Belize); Lura (Cape Verde);
Les Boukakes (Algeria/France); Fiama Fummana (Italy); Los Munequitos De Matanzas (Cuba); Chirgilchin
(Republic of Tuva) & others;
National Guest Artists include: Caché (Salsa
meets Jazz); Kobo Town (Trinidadian); Mauvais
Sort (French Canadian); Lazo (Dominican); Qbanito
(Cuban/Reggaeton); Kleztori (Klezmer/Eastern
European) & others.
Sunfest Jazz include: Marianne Trudel Quintet; Hendrik Meurkens; Christine Jensen Quintet;
Namori; Yoel Diaz Latin Jazz Ensemble; Sylvain
Cossette Quintet & others.
Danforth
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listings: jazz in the clubs
Absolute Lounge
Hilton Suites Toronto/Markham Conference
Centre and Spa
8500 Warden Avenue, Markham
905-470-8500
Alleycatz
2409 Yonge St. 416-481-6865
Every Mon Salsa Night. Every Tue.
Whitney Smith and C. Berardinucci Quintet.
Every Wed Jasmin Bailey and Co. Every
Thu Sump’n Different w/ New Vocalists
Weekly.
Jun 1, 2 Grafitti Park. Jun 8,9 Lady Kane.
Jun 15, 16 Celebrity 101. Jun 22, 23
Graffiti Park. Jun 29, 30 Lady Kane
Arbor Room
Hart House @ the University of Toronto, 7
Hart House Circle
416-978-2452
Boiler House
55 Mill St. 416-203-2121
Jun 1 Michael Danso. Jun 2 Kevin Clark
Band. Jun 3 Jazz Brunch with Kevin Clark.
Jun 5 Tonino. Jun 6 Tonino. Jun 7 Richard
Whiteman Trio. Jun 8 Dave Dunlop. Jun 9
Bump (patio), Peter Hill (inside). Jun 12, 13
Tonino. Jun 15 Kirk MacDonald. Jun 16
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1 Whistlers
995 Broadview Avenue
416-421-1028
http://
whistlers.sites.toronto.com
Located on Broadview,
north of the Danforth,
this bar and grill has
regular music at least a
couple of times a
week, on the patio during the summer, and
every night during the
Toronto Downtown
Kevin Clark Quartet. Jun 17 Jazz Brunch w.
Kevin Clark Trio. Jun 19, 20 Tonino. Jun 21
Kevin Clark Band. Jun 22 Don Thompson.
Jun 23 Kevin Clark Band. Jun 24 Jazz
Brunch w/ Kevin Clark Trio. Jun 26, 27
Tonino. Jun 28 Kevin Clark Trio. Jun 29
Shawn Nykwist.
Cameron House
408 Queen St. West. 416-703-0811
Central, The
603 Markham St. 416-919-4586
www.thecentral.ca
Jun 3 Central Jam Night. Jun 22 God’s Gift
to Yoda, Rich Brown and rinsethealgorithm.
Jun 28 Jasna Joviecevic Quartet.
C’est What
67 Front St. E. 416-867-9499
www.cestwhat.com
Every Wed. Hot Fo’ Ghandi.
Every Sat (matinee) The Hot Five
Jazzmakers.
Cervejaria Downtown
842 College St. (416) 588-0162.
Every Wed The Jay Danley Quintet.
Chalkers Pub Billiards & Bistro
247 Marlee Avenue, 416 789-2531
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NORTH
Lawrence
Eglinton
4
Yonge St.
Cumberland
Avenue Rd.
Marlee
3 Chalkers Pub
Billiards & Bistro
3
247 Marlee Avenue,
416 789-2531
http://
www.chalkerspub.com
Although from its appearance, this north-end
bar and pool hall seems
like an unlikely venue
for jazz, Chalkers has
been consistently booking great
music for their Sunday night series. Their website boasts an
“upscale yet casual” vibe, which
2 Ten Feet Tall
is reflected in the “classy pub
1381 Danforth Avenue, 416food” menu. Expect to find a
778-7333
mix of neighbourhood people
www.tenfeettall.ca
looking for a place to unwind,
A favourite spot amongst eastalong with die-hard jazz fans,
enders, this little spot on the
who have made the trek uptown
Danforth offers great food, and
just to hear the music - this
wonderful Sunday afternoon jazz.
month including trombonist WilThe all-ages crowd includes eveliam Carn, Mike Murley, and
ryone from seasoned jazz fans to
Kirk MacDonald (to name a
families with small children. In
few.) Please note that this venue
addition to their regular lineup of
is restricted to those over the age
mostly duos and trios - which
of 19.
this month includes vocalist Holly Clark and trumpeter Nick Ali,
4 Pilot Tavern
Ten Feet Tall is a recognized
22 Cumberland 416-923-5716
venue for the Jazz Festival, and
www.thepilot.ca
is presenting a series of events
This Yorkville pub has been in
every day for the duration, with
its current location since 1972
varying start times (be sure to
and is a favourite for many local
check their website for all the demusicians - largely because on
tails). The food is excellent and
Saturdays and Sundays, the Pilot
reasonably priced, in this casual,
is often full to capacity of fiercedown to earth, cozy venue.
ly loyal regulars, who come to
Allen
Jazz Festival. The downstairs is
large enough to accommodate
those who are just there to drink
and socialize, as well as those
who are interested in hearing the
mostly small ensembles that are
booked in this space. This summer, pianist Adrean Farrugia begins a Thursday night residency
with his trio, which is preparing
to record a new album later this
year. Other acts this month include trios featuring David
Virelles, Robi Botos, Don Palmer and Chuck Jackson.
Bloor
the bar to listen. There’s no cover, so don’t be surprised on a
Sunday afternoon to find a standing room only crowd, or to be
asked (very politely and very
firmly) by a kindly older woman
to keep it down! In addition to
their regular programming, The
Pilot is hosting a number of
wonderful additional events for
the Downtown Jazz Festival including David Fathead Newman, Ted Quinlan, and P.J. Perry. A full list of performances is
available on their website.
WEST
5 Old Mill, The
21 Old Mill Rd. 416-236-2641
www.oldmilltoronto.com
The tradition of dinner and dancing at this historic west end venue goes back for decades in Toronto. Now, in addition to dance
music in their main room, The
Old Mill offers a Friday Night
Jazz series featuring some of To
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http://www.chalkerspub.com
Jun 3 Kirk MacDonald Trio w/ Kieran Overs
and Barry Romberg. Jun 10 David Occhipinti
QUartet w/ Mike Murley. Jun 17 William
Carn Quartet. Jun 24 Roy Patterson.
Chick N’ Deli
744 Mount Pleasant Rd. 416-489-3363
www.chickndeli.com
Every Tue Jam Night
Every First Mon Advocats Big Band
Every Third Mon George Lake Big Band.
Commensal, Le
655 Bay St. 416-596-9364
www.commensal.ca
Music Fridays & Saturdays
6:30 pm - 9:30 pm
No Cover Charge
Jun 1 Mark Kieswetter. Jun 2 Ashley St.
Pierre/Cam McCarroll. Jun 8 Jonathan
Marks, Fabrice Sicco. Jun 9 Leon Kingstone,
Dan Eisen. Jun 15 Dan Farrell. Jun 16
Elizabeth Shepherd/Dan Eisen. JAZZ
FESTIVAL: Jun 22 Kira Callahan/Nathan
Hiltz. Jun 23 Warren Grieg/ Dan Eisen. Jun
24 Ryan Oliver/Gary Williamson. Jun 25
Beverly Taft/Adrean Farrugia. Jun 26 Adrean
Farrugia/Bob Brough. Jun 27 Double A Jazz.
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Jun 28 Leon Kingstone/Dan Eisen. Jun 29
Duo. Jun 14 Ali Berkok, Scott Kemp Jazz
Sultans of String. Jun 30 Lorne Lofsky/
Collective. Jun 15 Cyndi Carleton Jazz Duo,
Adrean Farrugia. Jul 1 Elizabeth Shepherd/
Stefano Latin Band. Jun 16 Bill Heffernan and
Dan Eisen.
his friends, Sultans of String. Jun 17
Melanie Hartshorn-Walton CD Relase
The Concord Café
Party. Jun 18 The Allyson Morris Group.
937 Bloor St W. 416 532-3989
Jun 19 Kevin Laliberte, James Thomson,
Gate 403
Donee Roberts and Julian Fauth Blues Trio.
403 Roncesvalles 416-588-2930
Jun 20 Amaury Sanchez Figueredo Jazz
www.gate403.com
Band, Amy Medvick Bossa Nova Band. Jun
Jun 1 Ventana 5 Jazz Band, Ian Lazarus Jazz 21 Martin Alex Aucoin Jazz Piano SOlo,
Band. Jun 2 Bill Heffernan and Friends,
String Theory Band. JAZZ FESTIVAL: Jun
VIctoria Sanjana Jazz Trio. Jun 3 Kenny
22 Jennifer Partilli Jazz duo, Serafin: Littlest
Toshioka Blues Band, Steve-Paul Simms Jazz Jazz Orchestra. Jun 23 Bill Heffernan and
and Blues Duo. Jun 4 Ryan Oliver Summer
friends, Elizabeth Shepherd Jazz Quartet. Jun
Jazz Jam. Jun 5 Kevin Laliberte, James
24 Ola Turkiewicz Jazz Duo, Harley Card
Thomson, Donee Roberts and Julian Fauth
Jazz Quartet. Jun 25 Adlai Waxman solo
Blues Trio.Jun 6 Sarah Jerrom Jazz Duo,
Jazz, Ashley St. Pierre Jazz Duo. Jun 26
Stephanie Martin Jazz Duo. Jun 7 Adrian
Kevin Laliberte, Julian Fauth, James Thomson
Shaw Jazz Duo, Herb and Ray and Friends.
and Donee Roberts Blues Trio. Jun 27
Jun 8 Roman Tome, Hogtown Syncopators.
Marieve Herington, Joana Moon Flamenco
Jun 9 Bill Heffernan and friends, Whitney
Latino with Quebec Edge Quartet. Jun 28
Smith and Carlo Beradinucci duo. Jun 10
Melissa Boyce w/ Kevin Laliberte, The
Kenny Toshioka Blues band, Cocktail Jazz
Peddlers. Jun 29 Suzana De Camara Jazz
Band. Jun 11 John Russon Jazz Band. Jun
Quartet, Michael Ruby Jazz Quaret. Jun 30
12 Kevin Laliberte, James Thomson, Donee
Michael O’ Grady with his friends, Jen Sagar
Roberts and Julian Fauth Blues Trio. Jun 13
Jazz Trio.
Up the Line Blues Duo, Dave and Levi Jazz
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Bloor West
High
Park
d
York R
.
7
Queensway
ronto’s established jazz musicians
in intimate duo and trio settings.
A twelve dollar cover and the
upscale menu in the bar attracts a
certain type of clientelle. In the
restaurant, the music ranges from
jazz quartets to salsa and big
band, as well as occasional
themed nights featuring music
from the 50’s and 60’s. Those
interested in their “Dine and
Dance” evenings, are encouraged
to consult the schedule on their
website and call ahead for reservations. Tickets for these events usually cost between $75 and $85,
not including tax or gratuities,
Graffitti’s Bar and Grill
170 Baldwin St. 416-506-6699
Grasshopper Jazz and Blues Bar
460 Parliament St. 416-323-1210
Grossman’s Tavern
379 Spadina Ave. 416-977-1210
www.grossmanstavern.com
Every Mon Laura Hubert. Every Sat
(matinee) The Happy Pals.
Jun 1 Organic Funk. Jun 15 Cindy Booth
Blues Band. Jun 16 Matchstick Mike and the
Chain Smoking Alter Boys. Jun 22 Jim
Heineman. Jun 23 Dare Devils. Jun 27
Something Serious. Jun 28 Blues Drivers.
Jun 29 Soul Stack - Derrel Knight. Jun 30
Silverleaf Jazz Band.
Home Smith Bar
The Old Mill, 21 Old Mill Rd. 416-236-2641
Jun 1 Ross Wooldridge Trio. Jun 8 Mike
Murley Duo. Jun 15 Chase Sanborn Trio. Jun
22 Sherie Marshall Trio. Jun 29 Pat Collins
Trio.
Hot House Café
Market Square, 416-366-7800
Every Mon. Jazz Brunch with the Ken
Churchill Quartet.
Kristoria French Fine Dining
104 Surrey St. E. Guelph
519-829-3265
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7 Momo’s Bistro
This upscale west-end restaurant, located on the
Queensway near Royal
York, features live jazz
several nights a week.
Wednesday night jam sessions are often hosted by
young up and coming musicians - especially recent
graduates from nearby Humber
College. In addition, this upscale
spot offers an excellent cajuninspired menu, friendly, knowledgeable service and a beautiful
grand piano. Saturday nights often feature rotating quartets with
drummer Frank March. Reservations are highly recommended.
While their June schedule wasn’t
finalized at press time, their website offers frequent updates on
their regular music nights, as
well as special events which are
held throughout the year. Regular
performers at this spot include
Christopher Plock, Richard
Whiteman, and a number of other
primarily swing-jazz oriented acts.
Jun 10 Maza Meze. Jun 12 The Fortuna
Prisco Duo. Jun 13 Red. Jun 15 Cuban
Liberty Bistro and Bar
Dance Party w/ Tipica Toronto. Jun 16 Salsa
25 Liberty St. @ Atlantic 416-533-8828
Saturday w/ Ricky Franco. Jun 17 Lyndon
John CD Release. Jun 19 Cadence. Jun 20
Live @ Courthouse
Fado Blues Debut CD Release. Jun 21 Eric
57 Adelaide Street East. 416-214-9379
Roberson Live. Jun 22 Hilario Duran Trio.
www.liveatcourthouse.com
LUMINATO (Jun 1-10): Jun 1-3 Susie Arioli Jun 23 Cuban Dance Party w/ Cafe Cubano.
Band. Jun 4, 5 WIlliam Sperandei/David Braid Jun 27 Bernardo Padron. Jun 28 James
Bryan. Jun 29 Cuban Dance Party w/ Black
Quintet w. Doug Wamble. Jun 6, 5 Kevin
Market. Jun 30 Cuban Dance Party w/ Tipica
Clark. Jun 8-10 Jake Langley w/ Joey
Toronto.
DeFrancesco and Terry Clarke. Jun 12 John
Neudorf. Jun 15 Andy Milne Dap Theory.
Manhattan’s Music Club
Jun 16 Robi Botos Trio. JAZZ FESTIVAL:
951 Gordon St. Guelph
Jun 21 Nikki Yanofsky/Steve Koven Trio. Jun 519-767-2440
22 Freddy Cole Quartet, Elizabeth Shepherd.
www.manhattans.ca
Jun 23 Freddy Cole Quartet, Adrean Farrugia. Jun 1 Diane Nalini Trio. Jun 2 Adrean
Jun 24 Mike Stern Feat. Alain Caron and
Farrugia Duo. Jun 8 Bob Parkins Duo. Jun 9
Lionel Cordew. Jun 25 Don Byron plays
Vincent Wolfe Trio. Jun 15 Dave Restivo
Junior Walker. Jun 26 Dick Hyman and Peter Quartet. Jun 16 Sean Bray/Mark Dunn.Jun
Appleyard. Jun 27 Dhafer Youssef w/
21 Jason Raso Trio. Jun 22 Uberlounge. Jun
Jatinder Thakur and Divine Shadows Strings. 23 Richard Underhill Trio. Jun 28 Matt
Jun 28 Rob McConnell Tentet, Robi Botos.
Newton. Jun 29 AndrewBoniwell Duo. Jun
Jun 29 Brubeck Brain, Robi Botos. Jun 30
30 Adam Smale Duo.
Vijay Iyer Quaret, Robi Botos. Jul 1 Chris
Mezzetta
Jagger’s Atcha. Jul 2 Mina Agossi.
681 St. Clair Ave. W. 416-658-5687
Lula Lounge
Wednesday Concerts in a Café. Sets at 9 and
1585 Dundas W. 416-588-0307
10:15. Reservations Recommended for first
www.lula.ca
set.
Jun 1 Luanda Jones. Jun 2 Yani Borrell and
Jun 6 Marilyn Lerner, Rob Clutton. Jun 13
the Clave Kings. Jun 3 Voices of Hope: The
Andrew Boniwell, Darius Nargowalla. Jun 22
Uganda Experience. Jun 4 Sandy Foster CD
Lorne Lofsky/Rob Piltch. Jun 23 Michael
Release. Jun 5 Send Lula into Space. Jun 6
Occhipinti Sicilian Jazz Trio. Jun 26 David
Kitsch’N’Sync IV. Jun 7 Mighty Popo CD
Mott and Matt Brubeck. Jun 27 Don
Release. Jun 8 Flamenco w/ La Morocha and Thompson and Reg Schwager. Jun 28 Kye
Juan Dino. Jun 9 Lady Son y Articulo Veinte.
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and a dress code is in
effect.
6 Gate 403
403 Roncesvalles 416588-2930
www.gate403.com
6
Gate 403, with it’s
reasonably priced
mixed menu is a great
spot to hear an eclectic
mix of music - from
blues duos and trios,
flamenco and latin, swing and
contemporary jazz. It’s also a
great venue to hear many young,
up and coming, and less established musicians - as well as
some well known names from
the scene. There’s no cover
charge at this comfortable, relaxed, west-end spot, although a
tip jar is usually next to their antique grand piano, and the club
has two different bands most
nights of the week - beginning at
5 and 9 pm. This month, they
will feature many of their regular
acts, as well as some great music
during the jazz festival. An upRoncesvalles
Parkside Dr.
Royal
Humber
Marshes
Dundas
5
Keele
Old Mill Rd.
to-date calendar is available on their website, listing all their events through
July and most of August.
David Fathead Newman will be
part of an expanded Pilot lineup
during jazzfest
Previously surveyed and available at
April 2007 - Downtown West
Jeff Healey’s Roadhouse;
Le Commensal; N’Awlins;
Opal Jazz Lounge; The Rex Jazz
and Blues Bar
May 2007 - Downtown East
Boiler House (Distillery);
Dominion on Queen;
Live@Courthouse;
Pantages Martini Bar and Lounge;
Reservoir Lounge
Marshall/Andrew Scott. Jun 29 Ted Quinlan
and Mike Downes. Jun 30 Bill McBirnie/Reg
Schwager. Jul 1 Mike Murley Trio.
Mezzrows
1546 Queen St. W. 416-658-5687
Parkdale neighbourhood pub featuring jazz and
blues on Saturday afternoons, Sunday evenings
and a live jam every other Wednesday.
N’Awlins Jazz Bar and Dining
299 King St. W. 416-595-1958
www.nawlins.ca
Every Tues Stacie McGregor
Every Wed. Jim Heineman Trio.
Every Thu Blues Night with Guest Vocalists
Every Fri/Sat All Star Bourbon St. Band
Every Sun Robi Botos.
Odd Socks at Dovercourt House
804 Dovercourt Rd. 416-537-3337
Old Mill, The
21 Old Mill Rd. 416-236-2641
Jun 1 Salsa Night w/ Marron Matizado.
Jun2 Lost Vegas. Jun 4-6 Fift Avenue. Jun
7,8 Elvis the Way it was. Jun 11-16 Fifth
Avenue.
Opal Jazz Lounge
472 Queen St. West. 416-646-6725
www.opaljazzlounge.com
Jun 1-2 Steve Koven. Jun 7-9 Andrew Scott.
Jun 14-16 The Adrean Farrugia Trio. Jun 22,
23 Cedar Walton. Jun 26 Jon Ballantyne.
Jun 29, 30 Harry Allen.
Orbit Room
508A College St. 416-535-0613
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Pantages Martini Bar and Lounge
200 Victoria St.
www.pantageshotel.com
Pilot Tavern
22 Cumberland St. 416-923-5716
www.thepilot.ca
Jun 2 Kirk MacDonald Quartet. Jun 3 Adam
Smale. Jun 9 Steve McDade Quintet. Jun
10 Fergus Hambleton’s Jazz Lovers Society.
Jun 16 Richard Underhill Quartet. Jun 17
Doug Watson Quartet. Jun 22 David Fathead
Newman.Jun 23 David Fathead Newman,
Alex Dean Quartet. Jun 24 Del Dako, Greg
Clayton Trio. Jun 25 Greg Clayton Trio, Ted
Quinlan Quartet. Jun 26 Ted Quinlan Quartet.
Jun 27, 28 Marcus Belgrave Quartet. Jun
30, 31 PJ Perry Quintet.Jul 1 Kollage.
Quotes
220 King St. W.
416-979-7717
Jun 1 Alastair Kay. Jun 8 Mike Malone. Jun
15 Dave Caldwell. Jun 22 Jim Galloway.
Jun 27 Bill McBirnie. Jun 28 Bruce Cassidy.
Jun 29 Ian Bargh.
Reservoir Lounge, The
52 Wellington St. E. 416-955-0887
www.reservoirlounge.com
Every Mon Sophia Perlman and the Vipers
Every Tue Tyler Yarema and his Rhythm
Every Wed Bradley and the Bouncers
Every Thu Janice Hagen
Every Fri Chet Valient Combo
Every Sat Tory Cassis
Jun 18 Sophia Perlman and the Vipers CD
Release: “Once Smitten”.
The Renaissance Café
1938 Danforth Ave. 416- 422-1441
Rex Jazz and Blues Bar, The
194 Queen St. W. 416-598-2475
www.therex.ca
Jun 1 Hogtown Syncopators, Ryan Oliver
Trio, Josh Rager. Jun 2 Abbey and the
Farrels, Project Blue, Holly Clark, Two Tenors:
Kelly Jefferson and Mike Murley. Jun 3
Excelsior, Dr. Nick & The Rollercoasters,
Swing Rosie, Jay Boehmer Trio. Jun 4 Peter
Hill, Tim Hamel Quartet. Jun 5 Andrew
Boniwell Trio, Classic Rex Jazz Jam. Jun 6
Worst Pop Band Ever, Dave Turner’s Earth
Tones. Jun 7 Kevin Quain, Dave Turner’s
Earth Tones. Jun 8 Hogtown Syncopators,
Elizabeth Shepherd, Adrean Farrugia. Jun 9
Abbey and the Farrels, Jonah Cristall-Clarke,
Holly Clark, N.M.V’s Jazz Message. Jun 10
Humber Community Music Hosted by Cathy
M. Swing Rosie, Jeff Johnston. Jun 11 Peter
Hill Ensemble, Tom Juhas. Jun 12 Andrew
Boniwell, ClassicRex Jazz Jam. Jun 13
Worst Pop Band Ever, Del Dako Septet. Jun
14 Kevin Quain, Peter Van Huffel. Jun 15
Hogtown Suncopators, Ryan Oliver Trio. Jun
16 Abbey and the Farrels, Godboo and
Rotundo, Holly Clark Trio, Victor Bateman
Trio. Jun 17 Excelsior Dixieland Jazz, Club
Django, Swing Rosie From Sao Paolo: A Taste
of Brazil. Jun 18 Peter Hill Allemano. Jun 20
Worst Pop Band Ever, Rex Hotel Players
Party. Jun 21 4pm Special: Melissa
Stylianou. Jun 22 Hogtown Syncopators,
Sara Dell, Metalwood, Late Night Jam. Jun
23 Paul Read Orchestra, Larra Skye, Phil
Dwyer Quartet, Late Night Jam. Jun 24
Excelsior Dixieland Jazz, Freeway Dixieland,
Swing Rosie, Exitman, Late Night Jam. Jun
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25 Peter HIll Ensemble, John MacLeod’s Rex
Hotel Orchestra, Late Night Jam. Jun 26
Alex Dean Quartet, Classic Rex Jazz Jam,
Late Night Jam. Jun 27 Fender Rhodes Trio,
Christine Jensen, Late Night Jam. Jun 28
Mongolian Warlords, Chris Hunt Tente +2,
Late Night Jam. Jun 29 Sultans of String,
Justin Bacchus, Emilie Claire Barlow, Late
Night Jam. Jun 30 Ed Vokurka Swing
Ensemble, Swing Shift Big Band, Toronto Jazz
Orchestra, Mike Murley Quintet
Safari Bar and Grill
1749 Avenue Rd. 416-787-6584
Saint Tropez, Le
315 King St. W. 416-591-3600
Live music 7 days a week
Spezzo Restorante
140 York Blvd. Richmond Hill 905-886-9703
Live jazz every Thursday.
Sydney’s Island Restaurant
5120 Dixie Rd, Mississauga
Ten Feet Tall
1381 Danforth Avenue, 416-778-7333
www.tenfeettall.ca
Jun 3 Nick “Brownman” Ali Trio. Jun 10
David Johanns Trio. Jun 17 Holly Clark Trio.
Jun 22 Carin Redman Quartet. Jun 23 Girls
Night Out w/ Lisa Particelli. Jun 23 Steve
Koven. Jun 24 Sophia Perlman Trio. Jun 25
Buddy Aquilina. Jun 26 Paul De Long. Jun 27
Sereny Brothers. Jun 28 Rita DiGhent. Jun
29 Pat Murray Quartet. Jun 30 Sultans of
String. Jul 1 Dave Restivo Trio.
The Trane Studio
964 Bathurst St. 416-913-8197
www.tranestudio.com
Jun 1 Son Roberts Band. Jun 2 Julie Michels.
Jun 3 Walleed Kush Feat. Walleed Abdulhamid.
Jun 4 Rob Brown Trio with the Remnants. Jun
5 Jef Kearnes Culmination. Jun 6 Paul Robeson
Jr. Jun 7 Book Launch for Stealing Nasreen “By
Farzana Doctor” with special musical guests
Tasa. Jun 8 Tiki Mercury Clarke Quartet. Jun
9 Yvonne Moore. Jun 10 DavidWilliam HIbbert.
Jun 12 Acoustic Soul with Dj Black Lotus. Jun
14 Roselyn Brown Quintet. Jun 15 Freedom Live w/ Waleed Abdulhamid. Jun 16 I.AN. Eye.
Jun 17 Jahmez and Friends. Jun 18 NOJO.
Jun 19 Leary McNicholls. Jun 20 Scott Marshall
Quartet CD Release. Jun 21 Small World Jazz
Series: Sabor Latin Jazz Band. Jun 22 Radio
Nomad feat: Waleed Abdulhamid. Jun 23
Shakura S’Aida. Jun 24 Up from the Roots
presents: Black Love. Jun 25 Tribute to New
Orleans: Live from the Crescent City: Oulaboula
Quintet feat. Tony Bayley. Jun 26 Acoustic Soul
w. DJ Black Lotus. Jun 27 Michael Occhipinti
Quartet. Jun 28 Rich Brown and
rinsethealgorithm. Jun 29 Live from Chicago:
Ethnic Heritage Ensemble Pt. 1 . Jun 30 Live
from Chicago: Ethnic Heritage Ensemble Pt. 2.
Whistlers
995 Broadview Avenue 416-421-1028
http://whistlers.sites.toronto.com
Every Thu in June: Adrean Farrugia Trio.
Jun 22 Darius Nargolwalla/David Virelles
Trio. Jun 23 Darius Nargolwalla/Robi Botos
Trio. Jun 24 Darius Nargolwalla/Don Palmer
Trio. Jun 25, 26 Chuck Jackson Trio. Jun 27
Allyson Morris Trio. Jun 28 Adrean Farrugia/
Jon Maharaj/Ethan Ardelli Trio. Jun 9 Adrean
Farrugia/Sophia Perlman Trio. Jun 30 Allyson
Morris Trio.
Ken Shaw Lexus
presents
Every Friday
8:30 pm until
11:30 pm
at
Limited Seating,
no reservations
Cover charge: $12.00
June 1
June 8
June 15
June 22
June 29
July 6
Ross Wooldridge Trio
Mike Murley Duo
Chase Sanborn Trio
Sherie Marshall Trio
Pat Collins Trio
James Warburton Trio
Special Inn Packages Available
STARTING SEPTEMBER 8th
Saturday’s will be added to the
Home Smith bar Jazz Line up.
Check online for a list of artists coming.
EVERY FRIDAY NIGHT
in The Old Mill Dining Room starting July 13th
Smooth Jazz Concert Series
presented by Wave 94.7 FM
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
*June 1 6:30-midnight: Lakeshore Arts.
“First Note” Gala Fundraiser. Dinner, silent
auction; dance to the sounds of The Toronto AllStar Big Band. Palais Royale, 1601 Lakeshore
Blvd West. 416-201-7093. $125/pp. Proceeds
go toward ongoing free community arts
programming & performances at the “Brass in
the Grass” music festival.
*June 3 10:30am: Kingston Symphony. The
Beat BEETHOVEN Run. Run through historic
downtown Kingston & finish the 8 km or 4 km
course before the Kingston Symphony has
finished playing 50 minutes of Beethoven’s
beloved classics. Prizes, refreshments & other
family activities. Race begins in front of Kingston
City Hall; performance in Kingston Confederation
Park. For info or to register:
www.beatbeethovenkingston.com Proceeds in
support of the Kingston Symphony Association.
*June 14: Amadeus Choir. 4th Amadeus
Choir Golf Classic. Includes 18 holes of golf,
carts, lunch, dinner, competitions & prizes.
Sleepy Hollow Country Club, Stouffville. 416446-0188. $185/pp.
*June 16 10am-4pm: Doors Open Kingston.
Church of the Redeemer/Kingston Kimball Theatre
Pipe Organ. Visit the restored & enlarged 1928
Kimball theatre pipe organ, the country’s largest.
89 Kirkpatrick St., Kingston. 613-386-7295.
Free.
*June 17 1:00-4:00: RCM Community
School. Sample Class Day. Come try out some
RCM classes – parents & children welcome. 90
Croatia St. To reserve a place: 416-408-2825.
Free, reservation required.
*June 18: Hannaford Street Silver Band.
Island Getaway. Sail across to the Royal Canadian
Yacht Club on Centre Island; enjoy a 4-course
dinner; entertainment by the Hannaford Youth
Band and the Larry Bond Jazz Trio; hosted by
executive director Ray Tizzard; Curtis Metcalf,
special guest speaker. 6:00: cocktails; 7:00:
dinner in the ballroom. RCYC launch departs from
the RCYC parking lot, Queen’s Quay E at the foot
of Parliament St, every 15 minutes to and 15
minutes past the hour. 416-425-2874. $150/pp.
*June 23 10am-2pm: Ontario Registered
Music Teachers’ Association, Central
Toronto Branch. Sale of Used Music. Find outof-print items, old favourites, music of by-gone
days, new music – choral, sheet music,
collections, texts, books, musical white elephant
items. St. John’s Norway Church, 470 Woodbine
Ave. 416-694-5969. Proceeds will support
Branch activities such as student recitals &
scholarships.
*June 24 2:00-4:30: Fanshawe Chorus
London/Gerald Fagan Singers.
Strawberries & Champagne in the Country.
Afternoon of music, silent auction, delicacies. The
Hank & Anne Vanderlaan Residence, 2617 Old
Victoria Rd., London ON. 519-433-9650, 1-866244-0762. $50.
*June 25 8:00: Toronto Alliance for the
Performing Arts. 28th Annual Dora Mavor
Moore Awards. Recognizing outstanding
achievements in Toronto’s performing arts
community, in the categories of General Theatre,
Independent Theatre, Dance, Opera, Theatre for
Young Audiences. Winter Garden Theatre, 189
Yonge St. Regular tickets: 416-872-5555, $60;
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VIP tickets: 416-536-6468 x27, $160.
*Harbourfront Centre. Toronto Music Garden guided and selfguided tours. June 6 - September 26: 45-minute walking tours
led by Toronto Botanical Garden volunteer guides, Wednesdays at
11am and Thursdays at 6m from June 24. Also 70-minute selfguided audio tours hosted by Yo-Yo Ma & Julie Moir Messervy.
475 Queens Quay West. 416-973-4000, www.harbourfront.ca
Free, group tours $5/pp.
LECTURES/SYMPOSIA
*June 3 11:00am: MNjcc. Great Jewish Composers. Lecture on
Stephen Sondheim with host/musician Jordan Klapman. 750
Spadina Ave. 416-924-6211 x133. $8 (includes coffee & bagels).
*June 9 1:00: Gilbert & Sullivan Society (Toronto
Branch): G&S 101. An introduction to all things Gilbert &
Sullivan. Canon Michael Burgess, course director. See June 9th
concert listings for related concerts. Maurice Cody Hall, St. Paul’s
Church, 227 Bloor St. East. 416-221-4864. Free (limited to
available seating).
*June 14 12:00 noon: National Ballet of Canada. The Life
of a Ballet Dancer. Talk by Peter Ottmann, Senior Ballet Master,
detailing the extensive training & auditioning processes a ballet
dancer undergoes; and giving basic demonstrations of ballet
exercises & the creation of characters with make-up & wigs.
Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre, Four Seasons Centre for the
Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. West. 416-363-8231. Free.
July 9, 12:15 pm Music Mondays, Holy Trinity Church
July 15, 2 pm, Toronto Gen. Hospital, De Gasparis Cons.
MASTER CLASSES
*June 2 12 noon-6pm: Micah Barnes. Performance Technique
for Singers. Master class designed to move singers at every level
past their blocks & fears, into a more liberated experience in
performance. Taught by coach Micah Barnes. Winchester Street
Theatre, 80 Winchester Street. 416-403-5491. $125 (reserve in
advance).
*June 3 2:30-5:30: Singing Studio of Deborah Staiman.
Master class in musical theatre/audition preparation, using textual
analysis and other interpretative tools for the “sung monologue”.
Yonge & Eglinton area – please call for exact location. 416-4839532, www.singingstudio.ca
*June 9 & 10 7:00: Vocalway Studios. Voice master class
with Tom Schilling. Melrose United Church, 86 Homewood Ave.,
Hamilton. 905-546-5671, www.vocalway.com $35(participant),
$10(auditor).
*June 19 6:00: Vocalway Studios. Voice master class with
Tom Schilling. See June 9 & 10. College Street United Church,
452 College St. Toronto.
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WORKSHOPS
*June 1 7:30-10pm: Recorder Players’
Society. Opportunity for recorder and/or
other early instrument players to play
Renaissance & Baroque music in uncoached
groups. Church of the Transfiguration, 111
Manor Rd. East. 416-694-9266.
$10(CAMMAC member), $12(non-member).
*June 3 1:30-4pm: Toronto Early Music
Players Organization. Workshop for
recorder orchestra led by Avery MacLean.
Music to be supplied in advance. Lansing
United Church, 49 Bogert Ave. 416-7787777. $20, members free.
*June 6, 7, 8 7:30: Tapestry New Opera
Works. Wordplay. Festival of libretto
readings including the short operas of Opera to
Go 2008, & readings from several full length
works in development. Ernest Balmer Studio,
Distillery Historic District, Bldg. 58, Studio
315, 55 Mill St. 416-537-6066 x221. $10,
$5(st).
*June 9 10am-11:30am: Brantford
Symphony Orchestra/Ontario Early
Years Centre: Brant Early Literacy
Specialist. A Morning with the Orchestra –
Calling All Mommies! Interactive musical
education program about the importance of
music in a child’s early years, featuring
performances & talks by musicians Vivian
Minden, flute, Nancy Nelson, oboe & Melanie
Eyers, bassoon. Meet the musicians and tour
the OEYC: Brant to learn about the sevices
offered for you & your newborn. Ontario Early
Years Centre: Brant, 330 West St., Brantford.
519-759-3833. Free (registration required).
*June 20 7:30: Toronto Shapenote
Singing from Sacred Harp. Beginners
welcome. St. Stephen-in-the-Fields, 103
Bellevue Ave. 416- 922-7997 or
pleasancecrawford@rogers.com
*June 25 7:30: Toronto Early Music
Centre. Vocal Circle. Recreational reading of
early choral music. Ability to read music
desirable but not essential. 12 Millbrook Cres.
416-920-5025. Members free, $5(nonmembers).
*June 26 8:00: Toronto Folk Singers’
Club. An informal group that meets for the
purpose of performance & exchange of songs.
Tranzac Club, 292 Brunswick Ave. 416-5320900.
*June 28, July 5, 12, 19 7-9pm: Claim
Your Voice Studios. Adult Summer Singing
Workshops. Basic vocal technique/health,
improv, singing world songs, private lesson.
Church of the Holy Trinity, 10 Trinity Square,
Toronto. 416-523-1154. $100 or bring a
friend $85.
*July 7, 14, 21, 28 10am- 12 noon: Claim
Your Voice Studios. Adult Summer Singing
Workshops. See June 28. 87 Beechwood
Ave., Hamilton. 905-544-1302. $100 or
bring a friend $85.
*All The King’s Voices. Summer SightSinging and Vocal Technique Courses. All levels
& styles, with instrumental accompaniment
provided. June, July & August. Info: 416-2252255 or king44@sympatico.ca
Metropolitan United Church
presents
DAY CAMP FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
August 27- August 31
Ages 4-6 mornings,
full days for 7 through teens
Singing, instrumental music, drama, dance
Information: 416-363-0331 Ext. 26
WE ARE ALL MUSIC’S CHILDREN
continued from page 25
May’s Child … Maestro Boris Brott
Born in Montreal (1944), Boris Brott studied
violin first with his father, Alexander
Brott, and performed at the age of
five with the orchestra of Les
Concerts symphoniques de Montréal
(MSO) at a young people’s matinee.
Today he is one of Canada’s
most internationally recognized
conductors, appearing as guest
conductor, educator, motivational
speaker and cultural ambassador, with
great commitment to the development of
new audiences and young artists. He
founded the Brott Summer Music Festival in
1988 and the National Academy Orchestra in 1989.
In May, 2006 he was voted one of the top five Greatest Hamiltonians
of all time by Hamilton Spectator readers.
“My earliest musical memory is standing in a crib watching my parents rehearse a string quartet. We lived in a room in my grandparents’
house. I’d have been 18 months or 2 years old ...”.
“My ’cellist mother encouraged me to enjoy performing. To this day
when I look at an audience, there’s some part of me that sees a whole
bunch of friendly teddy bears wearing bow-ties…”.
“I was always in the company of accomplished musical people. It
was a very enriched childhood. But at 9 or 10 I became aware that I
had little or no communication with my peers, and I stopped playing
violin for about a year. I learned hockey and football. I also learned that
it was not really my thing (hey...I really am a nerd!), redoubled my efforts with the violin, and never looked back.”
If you could time-travel - meet face to face with the little boy in that
photo, is there anything you would like you tell him?
“Yes! I’d tell him to really enjoy kindergarten and spend time learning
to relate to people of his own age. I was around adults so much - this
cost me dearly later on. The little boy in the photo was allowed to be
creative and I am so grateful to my parents for that. But … everything
I needed to learn I should have learned in kindergarten …interactive
skills. Musicians tend to be loners as learners. We tend to be insecure,
introverted. Often we learn to hide insecurity by being overly assertive.”
“… So I’d tell little Boris to stick around. Get along with the other
children in the playground. I’d say make the extra effort to get to know
them, let them get to know you, and in so doing you will get to know…
yourself.”
Celebrating Twenty Years: Since 1988 The Brott Summer Music Festival has grown from a five-concert event in Hamilton into Canada’s
largest orchestral music festival, presenting over 45 events with an emphasis on the non-traditional and multidisciplinary. The National Academy Orchestra (orchestra-in-residence) draws principal players and soloists from across Canada. This training program pays its students, and
is the only program of its kind in Canada.
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MUSICAL LIFE (1)
West Coast 18-year-old wins piano competition
Grand Performance Garners Grand Prize
BY MJBUELL
WALTER PSOTKA PHOTOGRAPHY
Rozalyn Chok,
from West Vancouver, is only 18.
She goes out with
friends, and plays
volleyball (to the
horror of her piano
teacher) . She travels with a lucky
stuffed dog. She’s
a math whiz - going to UBC in the
fall to study science, thinking of
becoming a doctor. But she’s going to continue her piano lessons.
Rozalyn has just won the Toronto Symphony Orchestra Volunteer Committee’s Bosendorfer National Piano Concerto Competition,
which took place at the University
of Toronto’s Faculty of Music,
May 11-13.
As part of the prize package,
which includes $4000, use of a
Bosendorfer for a year, and a concert opportunity in Vienna, Rozalyn will return to Toronto November 10 and 11 to perform the Chopin Concerto No.1 in E minor
with the TSO.
Rosalyn gave a live-to-air lunchtime recital on Toronto’s Classical
96.3 FM on May 14, playing
works by Chopin, Bach, and two
contemporary works including
Scenes from a Jade Terrace by
Toronto’s Alexina Louie.
Other winners (among 22 finalists between the ages of 16 and
23), included: Philip Chiu of
Montreal, TSO Volunteer Committee Second Prize of $3,000 cash
and a performance with Mooredale
Concerts; Roger Yuen of Toronto, The Fred and Freda Graham
Prize for Best performance of a
Sonata; Nicki Ning Wang of Richmond Hill, The Pasquale Sabatino
Prize for Best Performance of a
Romantic Work; Jonathan Chan of
Burnaby, The Victor Feldbrill
Prize for Best Performance of a
Contemporary Work; and
Magdalena von Eccher of Lethbridge, Best Performance of a Canadian Work.
Rosalyn commented that compe-
MUSIC DIRECTOR
The Etobicoke Centennial Choir, a 50voice auditioned com m unity choir in its
40 th season, seeks a Music Director with
creative vision and a collaborative
leadership style, com m encing Septem ber
2008. The choir perform s a wide range of repertoire
presented in three concerts during a 10 m onth
season. Rehearsals are on Tuesday evenings from
7:30 -10:00 pm at Islington United Church.
The successful candidate will have experience
conducting adult choirs; a background in voice
production; post-secondary education in vocal
perform ance/choral conducting or equivalent; a
thorough knowledge of choral repertoire; experience
in m otivating and inspiring am ateur choristers; and
the ability to work effectively with a volunteer Board of
Directors.
Preference will be given to applicants who reside in
the GTA.
Qualified applicants should subm it a resum é with
covering letter to ecc@ etobicokesings.com or to
Etobicoke Centennial Choir Search Com m ittee, c/o
Islington United Church, 25 Burnham thorpe Road,
Etobicoke, ON M9A 1G9 by June 29, 2007
For further inform ation, visit www.etobicokesings.com
PAX CHRISTI CHORALE
Stephanie Martin, Artistic Director
2007-2008 Concert Season
AUDITIONS
x the 80-Voice Oratorio Choir x
x Chamber Choir x
x Choral Scholars (honorarium position) x
x Professionals interested in solo work x
To arrange for an audition, please contact
Laura Adlers, General Manager
laura@lauraadlers.com
www.paxchristichorale.org
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OPPORTUNITY l
MUSIC DIRECTOR
The 40 members of the Toronto Chamber Choir,
who specialize in Renaissance and Baroque repertoire,
are searching for a new conductor
with energy and creative vision.
Closing date for applications:
September 30, 2007
Please call 416-763-1695 or
email search@torontochamberchoir.ca
www.torontochamberchoir.ca
titions provide her with benchmarks of her progress and help her
to stay motivated now that there
are no more exams for her to play.
She was also asked if performing
ever gives her bad dreams. With a
perfectly straight face, this demure young person said that in
fact she recently had a dream in
which she was on her way to perform a concert, and realized that
she had left her gown behind.
Never mind! She sounded just
great playing in jeans and running
shoes, embracing that big shiny
Bosendorfer as if it was a living
breathing thing.
A Star is Born: Light Classics;
Sat. Nov. 10, 7:30pm and Sun.
Nov. 11, 2007 at 3:00 pm. Rozalyn Chok debuts with Peter Oundjian and the TSO.
“Canaries” late home
Howard Dyck
Artistic Director
GRAND
PHILHARMONIC
CHOIR
GENERAL MANAGER
Full-time position responsible for production and marketing
of concerts, financial management and development, Board
and volunteer support. If you have relevant university
education or equivalent, management experience, a passion
for and knowledge of the arts, and preferably experience in
music production, we invite you to apply by June 16 to:
Search Committee
Grand Philharmonic Choir
101 Queen Street N.,
Kitchener, N2H 6P7
Or e-mail to:exuxrev@rogers.com
The following two choral profiles did not make it into last month’s “Canary
Pages” (WholeNote’s annual directory of Choirs in ouir region). Along with 139
other profiles, they can be found on our website at www.thewholenote.com
Choirs of the Church of
St. Mary Magdalene
Since 1921, under the leadership of
Healey Willan, the Church of Saint
Mary Magdalene has fostered a choral tradition unique in Canada. The
weekly round of Anglo-Catholic liturgies includes participation from
several choral and instrumental
groups. The Ritual Choir sings Gregorian Chant under the leadership of
our Cantor, Rob Castle. The acclaimed Gallery Choir, whose EMI
recordings garnered much acclaim,
specializes in a cappella repertoire,
both ancient and modern. Informal
ensembles include the SMM singers
and the Chant Club. Recently appointed Director of Music Stephanie
Martin welcomes inquiries.
Stephanie Martin
stmartin@yorku.ca
www.stmarymagdalene.ca
Fanshawe Chorus London/
Gerald Fagan Singers
Fanshawe Chorus London is a
world-class, community based ensemble of 110, with a sister organization, the Gerald Fagan Singers, a
AUDITIONS
See www.grandphilchoir.com for further information
and detailed job description.
2007 - 2008
Experience the sheer joy of singing with one of Canada's most
revered choral conductors as part of the Amadeus Choir,
renowned for its excellence and sheer beauty of sound.
THE ORATORY
We are seeking experienced choral singers
with good sight reading skills.
Call 905-642-8706 to set up your June audition.
has a vacancy for a
Next season, the Amadeus Choir will perform works by
DALEY, HENDERSON, MARTIN, PART and VILLA-LOBOS, along with
Mendelssohn's choral masterpiece ELIJAH.
Bass voice.
INFORMATION: 416-446-0188 OR amachoir@idirect.com
Church of the Holy Family
(in the Parkdale area)
This is a paid position.
Extensive repertoire, primarily
Renaissance polyphony
Thursday rehearsals, one or
two services on Sunday
(Latin Mass, Vespers) and
occasional extras
call Peter Bishop:
LYDIA ADAMS,
Conductor and Artistic Director
416-535-5119
precentor@look.ca
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chamber choir of 24. Gerald Fagan is the accompanist and general manager. Both groups
are accompanied by the Concert Players Orchestra in a variety of concerts every year. Four
CDs have been released, and the Chorus has
twice earned a Lieutenant Governor’s Award
for the Arts. Repertoire includes all the major
choral works, as well as more contemporary
works with a particular focus on Canadian composers. Singers who audition to join must read
music and assist in some aspect of the organization’s operation.
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Book Shelf
by Pamela Margles
CageTalk: Dialogues with & about John Cage
edited by Peter Dickinson
University of Rochester Press
286 pages; $49.95 US
John Cage remains one of
the most discussed composers of the twentieth century. But these interviews
with Cage, as well as colleagues like Merce Cunningham and Karlheinz
Stockhausen, manage to offer fresh perspectives on his
life and work. It’s good to
have them collected here.
Cage comes off as wily, funny and thoroughly
endearing. Editor Peter Dickinson, who has done
most of the interviews here, calls Cage ‘a consummate performer’ in an affectionate introduction. Cage is witty, smart, uncommonly aware of
his musical heritage, and surprisingly passionate,
even as he proclaims that the music in itself has
no meaning and communicates nothing.
About the work, Bonnie Bird tells how he invented the prepared piano while working as a piano accompanist in her dance classes. David Tudor recalls giving the first performance of 4’33”.
Regarding Cage’s personality, Virgil Thomson
tells how ‘Cage always gets what he wants’. La
Monte Young says that ‘he has such charisma,
such a radiant personality’.
Dickinson’s outstanding footnotes take up as
much as half a page. Anecdotal and wide-ranging, they offer valuable details and cross-references. A bibliography, a list of Cage’s works and
a thorough index enhance the reference value of
this book, which is essential reading for anyone
interested in the music of our time.
The Spiritual Basis of Musical Harmony
by Graham Jackson
The Battered Silicon Dispatch Box
196 pages; $50.00
For Gordon Jackson,
music today is in need of
healing. He takes a spiritual approach to the
problem. But his remedies are pragmatic, and
lie in the basis of harmonic language, the natural
overtone series and what
he presents as its more
neglected counterpart,
the undertone series.
Jackson has been researching this book for over
forty years, applying the ideas of anthroposophist
Rudolf Steiner to music. A Toronto teacher and
pianist, Jackson starts with an interesting historical survey of the development of tonality, and its
deconstruction in the twentieth century. For Jackson, renewal lies in a return to a tonally based
harmonic system where all dissonances are eventually resolved. This would lead away from the
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atonal music of our post-Schoenberg era, where
the tension between major and minor tonalities
has been lost. He even proposes a new tuning system.
Even if you don’t agree with Jackson’s views
on the current situation, you can appreciate his
ideas about how composers expand tonality to produce meaningful music. But he doesn’t deal with
the works of today’s composers like Pärt,
Gorecki, Kancheli, and Silvestrov, who are using tonal systems to address spiritual issues in their
music. While he discusses Hindemith’s theoretical writings at length, it would be interesting to
look at Hindemith’s compositions, like the opera,
The Harmony of the World, which is based on
mathematical principles of extended tonality.
Footnotes and an index, but no bibliography:
this book has been well produced in a broad format to accommodate charts, musical examples,
and reproductions from historical manuscripts.
Classical Destinations: An Armchair Guide to
Classical Music
by Matt Wills and Paul Burrows
photography by Wendy McDougall
Amadeus Press
240 pages; $30.00 US
For music lovers, one of
the best reasons to travel
is to visit places with connections to favourite composers and works, like the
apartment where Mozart
wrote The Marriage of Figaro, or the museum that
holds his piano. This
large-format book covers a selection of these special places. Wendy McDougall’s gorgeous photographs capture the details of the sites, as well
as the atmosphere of their surroundings. The text
gives interesting background, but little about the
sites themselves. The breezy, repetitious, meandering style reflects the fact that Classical Destinations started life as a tv series.
This book emphasizes the ‘armchair’ of the title over the ‘guide’, geared to the reader rather
than the traveller, even though a limited selection
of hotels is included at the end. Just six countries
are covered; no mention is made of essential musical destinations like Britain, Hungary, or France.
Although Vienna and Prague are featured, their
unmissable musical instrument museums are not
on the agenda. Along with omissions, there are
errors. Verdi’s birthplace in Busseto and nearby
estate at Sant’Agata are discussed in a chapter
titled Tuscany, even though they are located in
Emilia-Romagna. Nor are they south of Tuscany, as stated, but north towards Milan, which was
Verdi’s urban base. Ponchielli, not Pochielli, as
he is referred to in this book, wrote an opera called
La Gioconda - not La Giaconda - and that opera is
by no means his ‘only surviving work’.
For delving further, Classical Destinations
doesn’t replace Julie Anne and Stanley Sadie’s
invaluable Calling on the Composer (Yale University Press). But with its splendid photos,
charming foreword by Simon Callow, colourful
descriptions, and friendly layout it provides much
enjoyable reading. Just don’t use it as a guidebook!
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birthday he began to embrace instrumental
music and that now well past his 60th he finds
himself a “young” composer again. The pieces on this collection include works for instruments which he himself played with some
accomplishment as a young man, French
horn and guitar, and all are performed by the
musicians for whom they were written: horn
player William Purvis (with Curtis Macomber, violin and Mihae Lee, piano); guitarist
David Starobin (founder of Bridge Records)
and the Brentano String Quartet (a resident
ensemble at Princeton). Etudes and Parodies
show Lansky’s depth of understanding of the
horn and are, in effect, seven movements
which exemplify what, in the words of the
composer, “a horn does well”. Semi-Suite for
guitar is in six movements like the baroque
suite that it uses as a model and makes reference to in its light-hearted titles, including
“Shameless Sarabande” and “Awkward
Allemande”. Also built on a baroque model is
the lush and meditative Ricercare Plus for
string quartet which actually harkens back to
Renaissance part writing. Originally conceived in one movement in 2000, four years
later Lansky added a haunting prelude and
postlude framing the work. Although somewhat more conservative than I might have
expected from someone known as a pioneer
in the development of computer music languages for algorithmic composition and
whose teachers included Milton Babbitt, this
music is well-crafted and satisfying to the
ear.
“Music of Justin Dello Joio” (Bridge 9220)
presents us with solo piano works and a recent piano trio by this “seventh generation”
composer, descended from Italian church
organists, whose Pulitzer Prize-winning
father Norman was one of the leading American composers of the mid-twentieth century.
The Concert Etudes and Piano Sonata performed by Garrick Ohlsson, a frequent contributor to the Bridge catalogue, are dramatic
and lyrical works, at times contemplative and
at other moments flamboyant and explosive.
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But the centrepiece of the collection is Music
for Piano Trio “The March of Folly” performed by Ani Kavafian, Carter Brey and
Jeremy Denk. It is inspired by Barbara
Tuchman’s book of the same name which
examines the destructive tendency of governments in “pursuing policies contrary to their
own interests”. Dello Joio says “I did have
an image in my mind as I wrote this work:
great crowds marching with flying flags,
waving banners, and twirling batons, mindlessly destroying whatever was in their path
[…] from an unshakeable belief that God and
religion is exclusively on one’s own side.”
This moving and timely work is in four
movements, concluding with a hopeful epilogue, Prayer for Chiara, in which the composer entertains the wish that his own child
may have the opportunity to imagine a different world.
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In the “Complete Crumb Edition – Volume
Ten” (Bridge 9218) we are presented with
George Crumb’s very personal re-interpretations of some well-known American
hymns in The River of Life and Appalachian
folk songs in Unto the Hills, both sung by the
composer’s daughter. Best known for her
work on the stages of Broadway and London’s West End, Ann Crumb’s voice is particularly well suited to these works which
comprise her father’s “American Songbook
Nos. 1 & 3”. As is often the case with
Bridge Records, we are given premiere recordings of these recent works. As a matter
of fact, Unto the Hills is so recent that the
cycle includes two new settings that were not
yet written when Ann Crumb performed the
work with New Music Concerts at Glenn
Gould Studio in April 2003. One of the additions, Hush, Little Baby, also includes narration in the distinctive voice of the composer.
What makes these settings unique is Crumb’s
extremely unusual accompaniments. Scored
for percussion quartet and amplified piano
they are ably performed here by Orchestra
2001 under the direction of James Freeman.
The melodies of such familiar hymns as Shall
We Gather at the River, Amazing Grace!,
Were You There When They Crucified My
Lord? and Nearer, My God to Thee are left
almost entirely intact, but couched in surprising instrumental settings which on the surface
bear no immediate relationship to the hymns
in question: haunting bell and cymbal scrapes,
bowed metallophones, distant thunder-rolls
and abrupt eruptions, and of course Crumb’s
trademark explorations of the inner surfaces
of the piano’s cabinetry and mechanics. From
the ecstatic Give Me That Old Time Religion
with the ensemble’s echoing shouts of “Glory, Glory” and “Halleluiah” to the gentle
finality of the concluding Deep River, we are
given Crumb’s intriguing and insightful take
on some iconic American standards. The
same holds true for Unto the Hills, with its
quirky settings of All the Pretty Little Horses,
Down in the Valley, Black, Black, Black is
the Color and The Riddle. Written on the cusp
of Crumb’s 75th birthday, these works testify
that one of America’s most individual and
creative compositional voices is showing no
signs of slowing down. And the same seems
to be true Bridge Records, now well past the
25 year mark in its history and more active
than ever.
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DISCS REVIEWED
VOCAL
Strauss - Die Frau ohne Schatten
Seiffert; DeVol; Titus; Martin; Lipovsek;
Rootering; Bayerischen Staatsoper;
Wolfgang Sawallisch
TDK DVWW-OPFROS DVD
This splendid production
of Strauss’s 1919 moralizing music drama represents Wolfgang Sawallich’s ardent schwanengesang after 25 years at
the Bavarian Opera. It
was directed by Ennosuke Ichikawa and an allJapanese production team
to inaugurate the opening
of a new theatre in
Nagoya in 1992. A parable of greed, fertility and
redemption by Hugo von Hofmannstahl, The Woman Without a Shadow’s allegorical scenario depicts, in the poet’s words, “two worlds, two pairs of
beings, two interwoven conflicts [which] take their
turns, reflect each other and eventually find their
equilibrium.” Ichikawa effectively illuminates the
dichotomies of this convoluted libretto by depicting
the supernatural trio of the Emperor (Peter Seiffert),
Empress (Luana DeVol) and her nurse (Marjana
Lipovšek) as opulent Kabuki figures, in strong contrast to the drab attire of the mundane Barak (Alan
Titus) and his wretched, nameless Wife (Janis
Martin). The cast is uniformly excellent and the
staging is appropriately magical. Seiffert’s commanding Emperor, Lipovšek’s effortless Amma and
the simple dignity of Titus’s Barak are outstanding.
Regretfully, the State Censor of Japan deemed
the subject matter of this opera unfit for public
broadcast (presumably a quasi-divine Emperor,
Barak’s mutilated brothers, and the glorification of
pregnancy are still quite sensitive subjects) and
consequently this well-recorded NHK transcript
has not been publicly available until now. It is a
welcome alternative to the only other available
DVD (also from 1992), the comparatively bombastic though unabridged Georg Solti performance with the Vienna Philharmonic.
Daniel Foley
Strauss - Salome: Closing scene; Capriccio:
Interlude and Closing Scene; Four Last Songs
Nina Stemme; Orchestra of the Royal Opera
House Covent Garden; Antonio Pappano
EMI CD 3 78797 2
From the very first bars of this CD the listener realizes that this will not be an ordinary experience!
Swedish soprano Nina Stemme, who studied viola
and sang in the chorus at the Stockholm Opera Studio, has been heard and seen on the international
scene for the past dozen years in a wide range of
roles from Mozart to Shostakovich and now seems
poised to ‘break out of the pack’. Her characterization of Salome is dazzling. Here is no spoiled young
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princess but a lascivious, worldly woman
blinded by her obsession with the body, or
part thereof, of the unattainable holy man,
Jochanaan. Equally
impressive is the power of the orchestra,
which Pappano unleashes from the very opening
to overwhelming effect abetted and unfettered by
EMI’s superb recording. We hope that EMI will
produce a complete Salome from the same artists.
The two Capriccio excerpts come as welcome
respite, settling the listener down for the next
offering.
Equally impressive are Stemme’s Four Last
Songs. They were composed in 1948 and were
grouped by his friend Ernst Roth as the Four Last
Songs to be premiered on May 22, 1950 by Kirsten Flagstad conducted by Furtwangler, a performance that Strauss did not live to hear. There are
now countless recordings of these deeply moving
songs of gentle resignation and some of us have a
preferred version… or two… or three. Stemme
takes her place at or near the top, deposing some
favourites, although I confess that I missed some
of the innigkeit, the depth and intimacy, so movingly appropriate for the composer’s last works.
That caveat notwithstanding, this is one of the most
impressive and thrilling CDs that I’ve heard in a
very long time.
Bruce Surtees
Footnote: A CD of that Flagstad/Furtwangler
premier performance of the Four Last Songs will
be issued this month by Testament licensed from
the BBC.
Schafer, Murray - Letters from Mignon
Eleanor James; Esprit Orchestra;
Alex Pauk
ATMA ACD2 2553
Three orchestral
songs: two song cycles
(Letters from Mignon, and Minnelieder) bracketing Thunder: Perfect Mind, a
weighty “revelation
discourse” text from
ancient Egypt, reveal
Canadian composer R. Murray Schafer at the top
of his dramatic form. Almost operatic in emotional
intensity and in their beautifully nuanced orchestration, these songs belong in the first tier of the genre,
and the Esprit Orchestra under the direction of
Alex Pauk illuminate the scores, serving to highlight the darkly rich and passionate voice of the
dramatic mezzo, Eleanor James.
The cover photos and liner notes make clear the
romantic context of the songs, involving the composer and singer. The two song cycles, Letters from
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Mignon, and Minnelieder – the latter brilliantly
orchestrated in 1986 from an original score composed in 1956 – serve as letters of love, a sentiment made explicit in the letters featured in the
notes. The (post)Romantic sound-world of Gustav Mahler and even Alban Berg wells up in the
orchestra, despite the predominantly modernist
musical language, particularly in the two latterly
composed works.
Should one be surprised that the original Minnelieder for mezzo and woodwind quintet was composed over 50 years ago? During his long and prolific career, R. Murray Schafer has established a
formidable body of compositions which have
earned him international honours and set him at the
forefront of the ranks of Canadian composers.
As evidence that Schafer is an active creative force today, his challenging Thunder: Perfect Mind (2003) can still literally rock the (opera) house - and your speakers.
Andrew Timar
EARLY MUSIC AND
PERIOD PERFORMANCE
Bach - The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1
Luc Beauséjour, harpsichord
Naxos 8.557625-26
Johann Sebastian
Bach is known for
many things. He was
a genius keyboardist,
had three million children (or something like
that), he wrote more
sacred music than
you can shake a stick
at and all of his children were the kind you would
want to take home to your mother. He had a lot to
be proud of, and his Preludes and Fugues are more
than most people could accomplish in a lifetime.
This double CD set of Luc Beauséjour features the twenty-four Preludes and Fugues of the
first book of The Well-Tempered Clavier. Among
these twenty-four pieces are some of Bach’s better known keyboard masterpieces, made famous
again by Glenn Gould a number of years back.
It is a delight to hear the pieces on the harpsichord, as they were originally intended.
The crisp nature of the instrument (built by
Yves Beaupré in 1985) and the precision of Luc
Beauséjour’s playing make for what feels to be a
highly German Baroque experience. That said, however, this recording could not be more Québecois.
Performers, instrument-makers and researchers are
all esteemed representatives of La Belle Provence.
I listened to both CDs in anticipation of falling asleep from boredom, but no such thing occurred. Luc Beauséjour disproves Sir Thomas
Beecham’s statement that the sound of the harpsichord resembles “two skeletons copulating on
a corrugated tin roof.”
Gabrielle McLaughlin
Performance note: Speaking (in passing) of
Glenn Gould, the Luminato festival includes John
McGreevy’s An Evening with Glenn Gould featuring Ted Dykstra and the film Glenn Gould’s
Toronto at the Young Centre on June 6.
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CLASSICAL AND BEYOND
Mozart - Complete Piano Trios
Gryphon Trio
Analekta AN 2 9827-8
To celebrate the 250
anniversary of the
year of his birth, these
six piano trios by Mozart have been carefully preserved on this
recording, thanks to
the talent of The
Gryphon Trio, the initiative of the Analekta recording label, and generous grant funding.
It has been noted that the piano trio form rose
in popularity during the second half of the 18th
century, coincidentally just as the pianoforte, then
a new kind of keyboard, was gaining attention.
Though it was also a time when amateur musicmaking was encouraged, this didn’t necessarily
mean that the music was simple. To hear the
evolution of these Mozart’s trios is to witness
the maturity of his genius.
I can’t imagine finer performances of these
trios than that to be found on this recording. The
impeccable musicianship of the Gryphon Trio violinist Annalee Patipatakoon, ’cellist Roman
Borys, and pianist Jamie Parker - is evident
throughout. Everything from the delicate pianissimo, the pulsating Allegro, the elegant lyricism,
it’s all there. Mesmerizing, stunning. What more
can I say? If you’re smart, you’ll go out and buy
this recording right away. Who knows, maybe
listening to it may make you even smarter?
Frank Nakashima
Concert Notes: The Gryphon Trio is featured
in Christos Hatzis’ Constantinople which will
have five performances June 7 – 9 at the Bluma
Appel Theatre as part of Luminato. Among the
Gryphon Trio’s many summer festival appearances they will be featured at the Collingwood
Music Festival, the Brott Music Festival in Hamilton and the Indian River Festival in PEI.
In case you haven’t
heard anything of 24
year old Julia Fischer,
you should know that
she is a world class
violinist who in 2006,
following gold in two
prestigious international competitions,
was appointed professor at the Frankfurt Hochschule für Musik. She is in demand as a chamber
player and soloist (she has 40 concerted works in
her repertoire... so far) and is booked with orchestras through 2009.
In 2001 the BBC made a video of her as soloist
in the Vivaldi Four Seasons with twelve players
from the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields playing in the National Botanical Gardens of Wales.
To say that she is in full control of her instrument,
sensitive, and communicative does not convey the
full scope of her talents. As was the case in the
Vivaldi, when listening to the Brahms violin concerto on this disc, I found myself with the same
enthusiasm as hearing this work for the first time.
Her freshness and originality is in perfect classical style and imparts her admiration for the composer. Russian-born American conductor Yakov
Kreizberg, her usual conductor on recordings, is
of the same mind. With so many new recordings
of the Brahms concerto appearing, this performance, recorded in December 2006 in Amsterdam,
is noticeably well above average and is her best
recording to date. The recording, heard either on
CD or SACD is of demonstration quality.
The double concerto, recorded one year earlier, perhaps because of the engineering, does not
have the same impact as the violin concerto although Fischer is equally inspired and Daniel MüllerSchott is with her all the way.
It is with good reason that Fischer’s new
recordings are eagerly awaited by her admirers.
Perfection in the Heifetz or Milstein mode while
still fresh and newly inspired is quite rare. She is
an inspiration to a new generation of performers
and listeners.
Bruce Surtees
MODERN AND
CONTEMPORARY
Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring
San Francisco Symphony;
Michael Tilson Thomas
San Francisco Symphony
8 21936-0015-9 DVD
Harking back to the
golden days of Tilson
Thomas’s mentor Leonard Bernstein and his
Young People’s Concerts, the San Francisco
Symphony’s “Keeping
Score” project is an ambitious five-year project
involving television, the
web, radio and classroom presentations. Not for
the first time, Stravinsky’s incendiary 1913 ballet
The Rite of Spring has been appropriated as a
vehicle for music education in the belief that if
approached a certain way – as a little bit country,
a little bit rock and roll – it has an inherently wide
appeal. Simon Rattle recently instituted a similar
effort in Berlin, staging this work with a cast of
disaffected street youth and issuing the results as
a DVD.
Stravinsky once proclaimed, “A good composer does not imitate — he steals!” Copious documentary evidence is provided on this count, including a sojourn to the Russian countryside to
sample the village music and forensic evidence
Brahms - Violin Concerto; Double Concerto Concert Note: Daniel Hope performs Brahms’
Julia Fischer; Daniel Müller-Schott;
Violin Concerto with the Toronto Symphony OrNetherlands Philharmonic;
chestra on June 6 & 7.
Yakov Kreizberg
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of note-lifting from his teacher Rimsky-Korsakov’s opera Mlada. (I find it quite inexplicable that
the pastiche of the liminal ballet Petrushka is never mentioned in this regard.) Tilson Thomas is excellent at explaining Stravinsky’s grotesque, multi-layered orchestral effects and cubist formal procedures. The theatrical aspects of the score and
its scandalous premiere are also well-covered, including some marvellous footage of the Joffrey
Ballet’s re-construction of Nijinsky’s unprecedented choreography. The DVD includes concert performances of the complete score along with excerpts from The Firebird ballet. Visit the “Keeping Score” interactive web site for much more on
this project and additional DVDs - you are unlikely to encounter these worthy documentaries
on Buffalo’s WNED outlet amidst their constant
fund-raising, stale Britcoms and excruciating evenings with André Rieu.
Daniel Foley
Concert Notes: The Toronto Symphony performs Stravinsky’s Fireworks on June 6 & 7 and
The Rite of Spring on June 13 & 14. The Luminato Festival includes dance interpretations of
both The Rite of Spring and Petroushka in various performances June 6 – 9.
Stefan Wolpe, Volume 4
Robert Aitken; James Avery;
Heinz Holliger; Ensemble SurPlus
Bridge Records 9215
Berlin-born composer Stefan Wolpe isn’t
a household name for
most of us, despite
his significance in the
history of twentieth
century music; but
the Stefan Wolpe
Society and Bridge
Records are nobly doing their best to remedy this
situation. This fourth CD of his music features
three works for oboe and piano, one piece for
flute and piano, and a quartet for oboe, cello, piano and percussion.
Written for the celebrated oboist Josef Marx
in the late ’30s, the sardonic, humourous and expressive oboe/piano pieces reflect an eclectic variety of influences: Les Six on one hand, Hindemith
and Co. on the other, or so it sounds to me. The
Piece in Two Parts for Flute and Piano, written almost twenty years later, has a more experimental sensibility and makes use of some extended techniques; and the Piece for quartet (1955)
sounds positively aleatoric – I did occasionally
wonder if a toddler had been let loose amongst
the percussion instruments, so delightfully eccentric are some of the effects.
Wolpe’s music isn’t an easy listen, but it is always carefully considered and of rich integrity,
and receives performances of the highest calibre
here. Heinz Holliger, Robert Aitken and James
Avery are virtuosos of the highest rank, and the
Freiburg-based Ensemble SurPlus plays brilliantly too. This musical excellence is matched by the
engineering of this recording, and by the comprehensive program notes of Austin Clarkson.
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Out of the Blue
Nexus and Fritz Hauser
Independent NEXUS 10814
(www.nexuspercussion.com)
Having met at Stockholm’s 1998 International Percussion
Festival, Torontobased percussion ensemble Nexus and
Swiss percussionist
Fritz Hauser fell
madly head over
heels with each other’s music. Six years down the line, Nexus performed in tandem with Fritz Hauser at Nashville’s
Percussive Arts Society International Convention.
“Out of the Blue” captures two pieces from Nashville performance along with one piece put to tape
at University of Toronto’s Walter Hall. The album features three pieces, one solo Nexus, one
solo Hauser and one a true collaboration between
the two.
The solo Nexus piece is the most march-like
out of all three pieces included here. Striding with a
strict, army-like precision, the piece The Army 2/4
features a masterful military parade percussion roll
with a beat that just won’t quit. The closing section
of the piece – “Crazy Army” – touches on samba
territory and features heavy use of cow bell. Fritz
Hauser’s piece is much more subtle. For the first
few minutes, Hauser is locked in a tight multi-rhythmic pattern on the toms. Then, he spends a good
deal of time on shimmering cymbals – scrapes, light
fizzles and finally, for the last ten minutes, builds up
steam to release a multi-layered rhythmic orgasm.
The centrepiece of the record – 25 minute Out
of the Blue – is a masterful collaboration between
Hauser and Nexus. In the words of Hauser, “Improvising with Nexus is like having 10 extra arms
and ears and being surrounded by about 150 years
of musical experience.” This is exactly what the
two factions bring forth. Nexus’ disciplined approach brings about a more serene approach from
Hauser, while his hyper-activity forces Nexus to
play with extra vigour. An excellent record all
around, one that should bring new followers for
both factions.
Tom Sekowski
JAZZ AND IMPROVISED
Two for the Road
Arlene Smith; Mark Eisenman
Independent RDRCD9596
(www.arlenesmith.ca)
Intimately recorded
in the Loach home
studio, this recording
brings veteran singer Arlene Smith and
piano powerhouse
Mark Eisenman together for a lovely
lounge session with
simply voice and piano accompaniment. Even without a rhythm section, Eisenman’s playing is a model of consummate taste, providing plenty of solid rhythmic and
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harmonic support for Smith’s easy-going smooth
delivery.
Without the distraction of larger forces, one
can easily appreciate this duo’s artistry and also
the beauty of the great representation of songs,
both well-known and less-familiar, including numbers by Gershwin (But not for me), Ellington (Do
nothin’ ‘til you hear from me), Porter (Down in
the depths on the 90th floor), Kern (Remind
me), Mancini (Two for the road), and others.
With this particularly well-suited repertoire,
Smith croons with a worldly sincerity, especially
in the ballads, like I can’t get started (written by
Vernon Duke and Ira Gershwin) and Skylark (a
collaboration of Hoagy Carmichael and Johnny
Mercer), which exude that warm feeling of being
written especially for her. Such a beautiful fit.
Having said that, she also demonstrates a gutsy
sassy side in the bluesy swinging Baby, Baby,
don’cha go ’way mad. This recording is full of
pleasant surprises.
Frank Nakashima
Rio Bossa
Paul Donat; Mike Murley; Kevin Turcotte
Independent BM 170107
(www.pauldonat.com)
Like many North
American musicians
before him, bass and
guitar player Paul
Donat is having a
love affair with Brazilian music, specifically, bossa nova.
This sensual, rhythmic music has a way of getting into a person’s
blood and staying there, and it first infected North
America in the early ’60s, when Stan Getz made
a hit out of Jobim’s Desafinado. But it’s not a
one-way street. North American music – jazz and
blues – has helped shape bossa nova, too, and
what we get is the best of both worlds; complex
harmonies, Afro-Caribbean rhythms and melodies
ideally suited to soft, vibrato-free voices, breathy
sax and nylon-string guitar.
Donat has written all eight tunes on the disc
and he is heavily indebted to Jobim and the newer
masters of traditional bossa, with whom he played
and studied during his years living in Rio de Janeiro. Donat shares vocal duties with Claire Shaw,
the resultant interplay reminiscent of Joao and Astrud Gilberto. Mike Murley brings his considerable tenor sax skills to a number of the tunes, most
notably the high energy Breakfast Samba, while
Evan Shaw turns in an appropriately restrained
alto performance on Ipanema Breeze. Kevin
Turcotte on trumpet and flugel horn, Gord Sheard
on piano and Alan Heatherington and Anil Sharma, who take turns on drums and percussion,
round out the band. In all “Rio Bossa” is a fun,
jazzy trip to the clubs and beaches of Brazil.
Cathy Riches
Sing In Me Muse
Michael McClennan
Independent MM2007CD
(www.michaelmcclennan.com)
An accomplished bassist and recently named the
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tive Michael McClennan has put forth
a fine effort with his
debut CD “Sing in Me
Muse”. The fine cast,
(featuring Tara Davidson, Kelly Jefferson, Pol Cousse, John
MacLeod, William
Carn, David Braid and Sly Juhas) churns out primarily original tunes by McClennan, with the inclusion of two “standards” – a quirky take on the
Lerner and Lowe classic, On the Street Where
You Live and a languid and sensual interpretation
of the rarely performed Jimmy Dorsey ballad, I’m
Glad There is You – both highlights on this dynamic, self-produced recording.
Other stand-outs include the joyous Celtic-flavoured title track, featuring solid, full-throttle work
from Kelly Jefferson on tenor and Tara Davidson
on soprano, the inspired tribute to Benny Golson,
Good as Golson (with seamless and swinging
performances from the ensemble), and the down
and funky closer, Mr. D’s New Shoes.
Mike McClennan possesses a gorgeous bass
sound – fat, resonant and melodic – which makes
me wish that perhaps there had been a few more
bass features — but perhaps Mike was more interested in the development of his material utilizing a tight group format, than he was in presenting himself as a soloist.
McClennan’s compositional style is complex
and emotionally turbulent, reminiscent of the great
Gil Evans (particularly Gil’s “Nonet” period). His
compositions are not just tunes, but melodic journeys. However, at a certain point, even with the
inspired arrangements and top-flight musicianship
a hint of sameness was palpable. Nonetheless,
Sing in Me Muse is a work of complex beauty,
and Michael McClennan is one of the most interesting bassist/composers on the scene today.
Lesley Mitchell-Clarke
Here however, especially on the more-than20-minute Noh Three, Schwager’s knob-twisting
distortions, heavy down strokes and serpentine
note placement perfectly match the expositions
of the other three, who singly or in tandem have
experience with such outside players as saxophonist Steve Lacy and pianist Paul Bley. When,
for instance, Schwager’s slurred picking stretches
his strings every which way, Carrier responds
with supple, heavily vibrated counter tones and
tongue-fluttering. For their part, the percussionists limit themselves to full-bore thumping accented with bell-rattling.
Moving from thin-toned soprano sax trills
to full-bodied alto split tones and reed slurs, Car-
rier’s inventive timbres often invoke Carnatic as
much as Cool jazz styling. His sprightly legato
lines sometimes call forth dual backbeats from
the drummers, while squeaky reed interludes demand hearty electronic reverb from the guitarist.
“Noh” is also quintessentially Canadian in that
this Montreal-recorded session can only be purchased by downloading it from a Swedish label’s
Web site (URL above). Classily, the buyer can
also download full-colour art and complete notes
along with the music.
Ken Waxman
Concert Note: Reg Schwager performs at the
Mezzetta Restaurant on June 27 & 30.
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Concert Note: Tara Davidson is featured in the
CAMMAC Sunday Concert Series at the McMichael Art Gallery on June 17.
Noh
François Carrier Quartet
Ayler Records ayl
DL027 (www.ayler.com)
Also available in our Listings,
in “photo insert” size (above)
Extending and expanding in-the-moment improvisations
over more than 67
minutes, François
Carrier ’s quartet
creates five memorable tracks while
negating the old cliché about Montreal-Toronto rivalry.
Although three of the four musicians are Montrealers – drummers John Heward and Michel
Lambert plus alto and soprano saxophonist Carrie – the fourth is Hogtown guitarist Reg Schwager. More surprising is the plectrumist’s inclusion,
in that he usually works the mainstream side of
the street.
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POT POURRI
Tout passe - Chants d’Acadie
Suzie LeBlanc
ATMA ACD2 2522
Following on the
theme that began
with the 2004 CD
“La Mer Jolie”, Suzie LeBlanc has released another successful foray into the
treasures of Acadian
music. Travelling
from Newfoundland
to P.E.I. and her native New Brunswick, LeBlanc met with some of the key keepers of this
trove to discover some rich collections of traditional music.
The title track, Tout passe conveys the deep
sadness of Acadians forced to leave everything
behind during the 1755 deportation. Other selections deal with the harsh realities of scraping together a living, love, marriage, family and other
trials as well as those of pure fun and even nonsense. For central to Acadian life was music and
dancing and interspersed amongst the chansons
and ballads are a fair number of reels, jigs, quadrilles, and waltzes most skilfully rendered by
David Greenberg on violin, Chris Norman, flute,
Betsy MacMillan, viola da gamba, Sylvain Bergeron, guitar, David McGuinness, keyboards and
Shawn Mativetsky, percussion. And following good
country practice of using whatever’s best at hand,
there’s some interesting instrumentation thrown into
the mix: namely harmonium, shruti box and tabla.
The result is an earthy, vibrant, emotive accompaniment to LeBlanc’s superb vocal work, within
which she harnesses the rough-hewn style of the
music without sacrificing the artistry she is known
for. This recording will be equally popular with
early music aficionados and folk music fans alike.
Dianne Wells
Concert Note: Reviewer Dianne Wells, contralto, can be heard with soprano Serena Kemball as
“the Whirling Divas” in a benefit performance at
St. Matthew’s United Church on June 9.
Ready Aye Ready
Band of the Royal Regiment of Canada
and friends
Independent RRC006
(www.rregtcband.honour.ca)
This potpourri covers a broad spectrum
of selections by the
band and its guests,
the Pipes and Drums
of the 48th Highlanders, organist Thomas
Fitches and vocalist
Danielle Bourré. It
would be impossible
to do justice to all of the diverse genres included
in this recording, so I have chosen to focus on
the selections most representative of a modern concert band. There is no better test of a
band’s capabilities as such Alford selections as
The Army of the Nile and Colonel Bogey on Pa60
rade with their many complex inner parts and counter melodies. The band passed this test with flying
colours.
The one track which stood out for me was a
transcription for flugelhorn and band of the Adagio from Rodrigo’s Concierto de Aranjuez. Having listened the previous day to the original version of this work, for guitar and orchestra, I had
some misgivings about such a transcription. These
were quickly dispelled. This is a very tasteful adaptation and performance by Musician Murray
Shadgett. Equally tasteful, but in a very different
style is As Time Goes By from the Oscar winning
film Casablanca. Here it is in the form a trombone solo, very much in the jazz idiom, by Corporal Yannick Malboeuf. Also included are Howard
Cable’s Cape Breton Moments and even a rendition of the Ode to Joy from Beethoven’s Ninth
Symphony played by the combined pipes and
drums and concert band.
Jack MacQuarrie
Concert Note: The Pipes and Drums of the 48th
Highlanders perform in Scotland the Brave at
Roy Thomson Hall on June 16, repeated in Hamilton on June 17, and, also in Hamilton, with National
Academy Orchestra at the Brott Music Festival’s
“Summer Evening at the Proms” on July 25.
A Tribute to Joni
Mitchell
Various Artists
Nonesuch
I confess to feeling a
bit trembly with anticipation when I heard
that Nonesuch Records
was coming out with
a Joni Mitchell tribute record. Not only because
am I a major Joni fan (who isn’t?) but the quality
and diversity of the musicians covering her tunes
promised to be a huge treat. The disc lived up to
my expectations and then some. Elvis Costello,
k.d. lang, Cassandra Wilson, and Sufjan Stevens
are just a few of the dozen interpreters who layer
their individual style over Joni’s genius. Some of
the musicians are not a surprise – James Taylor
covers River, Sarah McLachlin does Blue – but
who knew Prince was a fan? His take on A Case
of You is sweet, funky and altogether Prince-like.
The beauty of tribute records is the unexpected twists we get on old favourites. Caetano
Veloso’s samba rework of Dreamland and Björk’s
quirky (of course) Boho Dance bring fresh emphasis to the songs and allow us to find new meaning in the familiar. Others are slavishly loyal in
their interpretations and don’t dare mess with their
goddess’s renderings. Nobody tampers with the
lyrics, of course, unless you count Brad Mehldau’s
rich and layered instrumental version of Don’t Interrupt the Sorrow on solo piano.
With someone as prolific and influential as Joni
Mitchell, there’s enough fodder and sufficient willing participants for this record to have been twice
as long, and still there would be omissions. But it
is a very, very good start. “A Tribute to Joni Mitchell” is reverential and introspective and a fitting
homage to our brooding, brilliant home girl who
has had such a far-reaching effect on the music
and musicians of her time.
Cathy Riches
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OLD WINE IN
NEW BOTTLES
Fine old recordings re-released
In April’s column I
mentioned the Parisienne scene between the two world
wars and the female
pianists who were
nurtured during that
time. Pnina Salzman, the great Israeli pianist, died last December 16 after three
quarters of a century as soloist, chamber musician and teacher. Alfred Cortot while on tour in
Israel in 1932 heard the eight year old prodigy
and invited her to study under his personal supervision. She arrived in Paris and studied with the
influential Magda Tagliaferro. Bronislav Huberman heard her when she was 14, “…a once in a
life-time experience to meet such a talent,” he
announced and recommended that she be engaged
by the Palestine Philharmonic Orchestra. She was
one of the busiest musicians on the Israeli scene
in every classical genre and every period and style
from Rameau to Khachaturian and was a champion of Israeli composers. As is sometimes the
case with major performers living in small countries her exposure on major labels was minimal
and therefore her fame was the complete reverse
of the proverbial prophet in his own country. Canadian label, DOREMI has issued seven volumes
(14 CDs) of live performances derived from Israeli broadcasts from the 1960s through to the
1990s. Based on the evidence of these editions,
Salzman was undoubtedly an extraordinary musician whose playing was, at least to these ears,
often mesmerizing. Volume Seven was in preparation when the news came of her death and the
5CD set (DHR-7883-7) became, sadly, Opus
Posthumous. Solo works and chamber music
played with leading Israeli instrumentalists, performed from 1967 through 1993, populate this eclectic collection. Admittedly, she plays a few
wrong notes but these are live performances
where there are no second chances. Besides, like
her mentor, Cortot, even her wrong notes are beautifully played. Check DOREMI’s web site,
www.Doremi.com, for the program.
Guild HISTORICAL has added to its
long list of well produced re-issues with
four conductor-driven titles. Paul Kletzki enjoyed an important career following
WW2 under the auspices of Walter Legge. Initially he recorded extensively with Legge’s
Philharmonia Orchestra (EMI) and later guestconducted extensively. His name was even proffered to take over the Toronto Symphony. His
Brahms 4th and Schubert 6th recorded in 1946
(GHCD 2319) offer ample evidence of his importance.
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Sir John Barbirolli
successively held
the posts as permanent conductor of
The Scottish Orchestra in Glasgow,
The New York Philharmonic (succeeding Toscanini), and
The Halle Orchestra. He recorded Mahler with
The Berlin Philharmonic and Brahms with The
Vienna Philharmonic. His recordings have withstood the onslaught of later recording technologies and EMI continues to feature his performances. Guild offers the Brahms 1st and Haydn’s
The Uninhabited Island Overture with the Halle
Orchestra live from the Proms on 24 August 1954
(GHCD 2320). On second hearing, “Glorious
John,” as he was dubbed, offers personally conceived, well recorded performances.
Well over half a century has passed since Serge
Koussevitzky left the Boston Symphony and this
world and yet his name is still very familiar to
record collectors. And with good reason. He
raised the Boston Symphony to a level of outstanding virtuosity which was unsurpassed on this
continent. It was he who commissioned the ailing
and destitute Bela Bartok to compose his Con-
certo for Orchestra,
now his best known
opus. Koussevitzky,
of course, conducted
the first performance
in December 1st
1944 and a performance later that month
is heard here. Also
Don Juan, the first
performance of Stravinsky’s Ode and finally the
Oberon Overture (GHCD 2321). Time has
dimmed the sound but not the authority of the playing. As we know, our ears quickly adjust and we
can comfortably experience these still impressive
performances.
Mr. Legge teamed him up with fellow Pole, Paul
Kletzki, for a recording of the Chopin F minor
(1946) and the Rachmaninoff 3rd concerto (1949).
Engineering has progressed since then but current technology allows today’s ears to better appreciate these historic performances (GHCD
2323).
Nathan Milstein In Portrait (Some memories of
a quiet musician) is the
award winning Christopher
Nupen from 1993 which
featuring interviews with
and performances by Milstein, the violinist’s violinist who died in 1992 after
an extraordinarily long caFinally, in this group
reer. In conversation he
are two popular condispels some of the myths about him while roundcertos played Witold
ing out his persona elsewhere. The two DVDs
Malcuzynski. The
(Allegro Films A 06CND) also contain many
Polish pianist and his
incomparable performances of both encore piecwife fled the Geres and major works with distinguished colleagues
mans and in 1942, folincluding Pinchas Zukerman and Georges Pluderlowing an acclaimed
macher. Nupen really does have a magic touch
debut in Carnegie
as we have seen in his films devoted to the likes
Hall, toured North
and South America to appreciative audiences. of Sibelius, Andres Segovia, Jacqueline du Pré,
Back in Europe after the war he was established and others. All his films will be re-mastered and
as a foremost Chopin interpreter. The amazing issued on DVD.
Bruce Surtees
Fourteen additional CD reviews are available online
The following fourteen newly released recordings, for which space was not available in the magazine, were also
reviewed for DISCOVERIES this month. Reviews are available at our website: www.thewholenote.com.
VOCAL
Verdi - Simon Boccanegra
Thomas Hampson;
Wiener Staatsoper; Daniele Gatti
TDK DVWW-OPSIBOW DVD
Reviewed by
Janos Gardonyi
Verlaine - Symbolist Poets and
the French Melody
Jean-Francois Lapointe;
Louise-Andrée Baril
Analekta AN 2 9922
Reviewed by
Robert Tomas
Forbidden Voices - Songs by Jewish
composers banned by the Nazis
Judith Sheridan; Craig Combs
the divine art dda25044
Reviewed by
Richard Haskell
Vladimír Godár - Mater
Iva Bittová; Bratislava
Conservatory Choir; Dusan Bill
ECM New Series ECM 1985
Reviewed by
Pam Margles
CLASSICAL AND BEYOND
Brahms - Complete Works for
Violin and Piano
Nikolaj Znaider; Yefim Bronfman
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RCA Red Seal 88697-06106-2
Reviewed by
Terry Robbins
Theodore Dubois - Piano Quartet
and Quintet
Trio Hochelaga; Jean-Luc Plourde;
Philippe Magnan
ATMA ACD2 2385
Reviewed by
Richard Haskell
Bruckner – Symphony No.5
Cleveland Orchestra;
Franz Welser-Möst
EuroArts
Reviewed by
Bruce Surtees
MODERN AND
CONTEMPORARY
Poetic Moods
Maria Dolnycky
Independent MD2001
(www.mariadolnycky.com)
Reviewed by
John S. Gray
Sir Malcolm Arnold String Quartets 1 & 2
Maggini Quartet
Naxos 8.557762
Reviewed by
Tiina Kiik
JAZZ AND IMPROVISED
The Magician - El Mago
Sammy Figueroa & his Latin
Jazz Explosion
Savant SCD 2079
Reviewed by
Eli Eisenberg
Sunshine of My Soul
Jaki Byard
HighNote Records HCD 7169
Reviewed by
Jim Galloway
Zoot Suite
Zoot Sims
HighNote Records HCD 7170
Reviewed by
Don Brown
Human Songs
New Lousadzak
émouvance emv 1025
(www.vergemusic.com)
Reviewed by
Ken Waxman
POT POURRI
Heartbeat: Kodo 25th Anniversary
Kodo
Sony BMG 766928868428
Reviewed by
Andrew Timar
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LIFT OFF!
The Naughtiest Eurydice: Glimmerglass Opera’s Orpheus Cycle
Columnist Phil Ehrensaft
circles his summer calendar
Glimmerglass Opera, the crown jewel in North
America’s summer opera season, celebrates the
400th anniversary of Monteverdi’s seminal 1607
Orfeo with four Orpheus and Eurydice productions that span the history of opera as a genre.
Glimmerglass lies at the eastern end of the
southern, U.S. branch of the Golden Horseshoe.
The driving distance from downtown Toronto to
Cooperstown, NY, is actually a bit less than the
drive from TO to downtown Montreal.
Operatic passion for the Orpheus and Eurydice myth commenced with the 1607 Monteverdi. Glimmerglass then takes us to the classical
era with Gluck’s iconic Orphée et Eurydice,
which premiered in 1761. Gluck’s elegant masterpiece is the essence of the ancien régime.
Next in line, and a Can-Can line at that, is
Art of Jazz
Distillery Historic District, Toronto,
ON
From May 30 - June 3, 2007, the
2nd Annual Art of Jazz Celebration will transform the Distillery
Historic District in Toronto into a
hotbed of rhythm, improvisation,
harmony and sophistication. Art of
Jazz Celebration offers 5 days of
major concerts, themed programs,
workshops, jam sessions, photo
exhibits, author readings and
more. Clinics by masters Barry
Harris, Bob Brookmeyer, Carla
Bley, Jimmy Slyde, John Benitez,
Kevin Mahogany, Osmany
BLUE
BRIDGE
FESTIVAL
8–10 June 2007
3 Days 14 Events
Music, Poetry & Song
Sutton, Lake Simcoe, Ontario
www.bluebridgefestival.com
Presented by Ardeleana Music
Brendsa
Muller,Artistic
Artistc Director
Brenda
Muller,
Director
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GEORGINA
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Jacques Offenbach’s 1858 send-up -- of Gluck,
a stilted Parisian grand theatre, and all Greek mythology to boot -- Orphée aux enfers (Orpheus
in the Underworld). This will be a big moment
for the rising Canadian, Jean-Marie Zeitouni, who
conducts.
Orphée was the first full-length operetta. To
my ears and eyes, it is still the paramount operetta, even when lined up against the musical and
comic genius of misters Gilbert and Sullivan. Once
Offenbach’s tongue-in-cheek Orpheus is experienced, it is difficult to attend an achingly tragic
Orpheus. In Offenbach, Eurydice is a bored wife
who can’t stand her musician husband’s lugubrious violin, and has the hots for a shepherd who
turns out to be Pluto. She’s happy as a lark to die
and run down to Hades with her beau. Orpheus
is ecstatic to get rid of her but caves in to the
pressures of Dame Public Opinion to seek Eury-
Paredes and others form this
year’s educational centre, while
stellar tribute evenings to legendary Canadian composer and
trumpeter Kenny Wheeler and
vocal jazz icon Jon Hendricks are
at the core of the Celebration.
Three free outdoor stages feature
local, national and international
musicians throughout the weekend.
From morning until the wee hours,
the Art of Jazz Celebration will
become a meeting point for international jazz greats and music lovers alike. Visit website for a complete schedule and ticket information.
May 30-June 3, 2007
www.artofjazz.org
416 720-2825
tenor and Jason Nedecky, baritone, Ardeleana Trio ( flute, cello, piano)
– performed with poems read by
with Stephen Ralls and Bruce
festival poets.
Ubukata, piano.
June 8 & 10
June 9 & 10
www.bluebridgefestival.com
www.aldeburghconnection.org
905-722-9587 (Georgina Arts
416-531-3330
Centre)
Blue Bridge Festival
Villages of Sutton and Jackson’s
Point, ON
On June 8-10 the villages of
Sutton and Jackson’s Point at
Lake Simcoe will be home to the
first annual Blue Bridge Festival
presented by York Region’s
Ardeleana Chamber Music Society
to mark its 20th anniversary.
The three-day festival of outstanding chamber music, poetry
and song is directed by Brenda
Bayfield Festival of
Muller, the experimental cellist/
Song
songwriter and artistic director of
Ardeleana Music.
Town Hall, Bayfield, ON
Drawing on landmark venues
Under the artistic direction of The
throughout the Town of Georgina,
Aldeburgh Connection’s Stephen
this multi-disciplinary, 14-event
Ralls and Bruce Ubukata, the
festival builds on Ardeleana’s
Bayfield Festival of Song cellongstanding traditions of interebrates both 125th anniversary of
weaving music and poetry by inBayfield’s historic Town Hall and
the Aldeburgh Connection’s Silver cluding workshops and readings by
leading Canadian poets M. Travis
Jubilee.
Lane, Barry Dempster and Patricia
Three concerts are planned for
this inaugural season. On Saturday, Keeney and singer/songwriters
Marie-Lynn Hammond and enterJune 9 there is a morning coffee
tainer/songwriter, Magoo. Special
concert of piano duets, and a refeatures include premiers of concital in the evening with baritone
cert music by Canadian women
James Westman, who grew up in
the area, with Stephen Ralls, piano. composers, opera singers on a
barge drifting down the Black
Our Sunday, June 10th concert is
entitled The Village Sings —a look River, and 3 full-length inter-arts
concerts. The Gala Concert feaat music which the town might
tures York Region choirs performhave been hearing in 1882 when
ing Vivaldi’s Gloria en masse with
the hall was built, and featuring
an orchestra, operatic favourites
Laura Albino, soprano, Megan
and chamber music with the
Latham, mezzo, Adam Luther,
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dice out in Hades. Meanwhile, Eurydice finds Pluto
as irritating as her husband. Jupiter , being older
and wiser, devises the Orpheus-looking-back trick
to make sure that Eurydice stays underground,
where she happily ends up as a good-time girl in
the service of Bacchus. All of this is served up in
one smashing aria after another, plus the Galop
infernal that became the epitomal Can-can. It’s
a slashing take on the loose and seedy politics of
Second Empire France (1852-70).
Capping off the series is Philip Glass’ Orphée,
which premiered in 1993 and was inspired by Jean
Cocteau’s classic 1949 film of the same name. It is
Glimmerglass’ contribution to celebrating Glass’ seventieth birthday and composer ’s contributions to contemporary opera. As frosting on the birthday cake,
Glimmerglass will also screen the Cocteau film.
Glimmerglass is always a peak operatic experience, but the peak is exceptionally high this year.
Brott Music Festival
Hamilton, Burlington, Toronto,
Muskoka, ON
Canada’s largest orchestral music
festival, celebrates its 20th anniversary. Founded by Boris Brott as an
11-day festival in 1988, it has
grown into 16 weeks featuring
classical, jazz, recital, pops, and
educational concerts. Lauded for
its innovative approach to musicmaking, Brott features Canada’s
finest soloists and the National
Academy Orchestra, Canada’s
only professional training orchestra.
Luminaries of the Canadian
scene have appeared – Karen
Kain, Pinchas Zukerman, Mordecai
Richler, William Hutt, Anton Kuerti,
astronaut Marc Garneau, former
Prime Minister Kim Campbell.
2007 highlights include debuts by
The Gryphon Trio, violinist Suzanne
Hou and conductor Alain Trudel,
annual High Tea series at the Art
Gallery of Hamilton, Summer
Proms with guest conductor Brian
Jackson, and a screening of the
1925 Phantom of the Opera.
There’s a Beethoven Blitz series,
an all-Tchaikovsky program, and
Symphony Unplugged – a tribute to
what’s new in Canadian music.
The season finale is Mahler’s epic
8th Symphony, Symphony Of A
Thousand, never performed in
Hamilton and rarely performed in
Other concerts taking place this
summer include the Skye Consort
with early music of France July 13,
pianist Alma Petchersky performing Spanish classical piano compositions July 19, jazz piano ensemble
the Richard Whiteman Trio July 20,
the International Chamber Ensemble July 26, Quartetto Gelato August
3, and Canadian Brass August 12.
These are only a few of the concerts Collingwood Music Festival
will be featuring this summer, so
Collingwood Music
visit the website or call for more
Festival
information.
New Life Church, Collingwood, ON
July 7-August 12
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Music Festival!
The season kicks off with the
Festival de
award-winning Gryphon Trio, perLanaudière
forming on Saturday, July 7 at 7:30
pm at the Festival venue, New Life Joliette, QC (near Montreal)
Founded in 1978, the Festival de
Church in Collingwood. For this
Lanaudière has since become one
performance they have chosen a
of the most highly regarded classidelectable mixture of pieces by
cal music festivals in North
Haydn (Piano Trio in C major),
Dvorak (Piano trio is E minor, Op. America. Mainly dedicated to clas90) and Mendelssohn (Piano trio in sical music, the Festival brings together some of the greatest artists
C minor, Op. 66). Don’t miss this
the world has to of fer.
opportunity to enjoy the Gryphon
A short drive from Montreal, the
Trio in the Festival’s superlative
Festival delights its audiences by
venue!
Canada.
Artistic Director: Boris Brott.
Artistic Advisor: Gary Kulesha.
Associate Conductor: Martin
MacDonald.
June 14-August 23, October 30
& November 29 (Education);
December 16-17 (Messiah)
www.brottmusic.com
905-525-7664 or 877-475-9377
presenting highly accessible and
attractive programming offering
large-scale symphonic and choral
works, intimate chamber music
evenings and magnificent recitals.
The amphitheatre is an exceptional facility which can seat 2,000
spectators in sheltered comfort,
while the lawn can accommodate
an additional 6,000 out under the
stars. The Festival has received
several Grand Prizes from Tourism
Quebec.
To receive the season brochure
by mail in early spring, register by
using our web site or by contacting
the Festival office. Advanced
bookings are available to groups.
1500, boulevard Base-de-Roc,
Joliette (Quebec) J6E 3Z1 Canada
Fax 450-759-3082
July 7 - August 5
www.lanaudiere.org
1-800-561-4343 or
450-759-7636
Festival of the Sound
Parry Sound, ON
Welcome to the 28th season of
Canada’s premier chamber music
festival in Parry Sound, Ontario.
From July 20th to August 12th, the
Festival of the Sound presents the
20 Years of Exquisite Music!
finest classical music and jazz in
the world on stage at the Charles
W. Stockey Centre for the Performing Arts in gorgeous Georgian Bay country.
Highlights include: Howard Cable & the Hannaford Street Silver
Band, Elmer Iseler Singers, Guitar
Heaven, Carmen Unzipped with
Jean Stilwell and Patti Loach,
Mary Lou Fallis in Primadonna
Choralis, James Ehnes, Sunset on
the Bay cruises, Anagnoson &
Kinton, Gene & Jim at Manitou,
Piano Gala: The World of Piano,
Vivaldi’s Four Seasons, National
Youth Brass Band of Wales,
Handel on the Bay, Home Free:
World Music, Swing! Swing!
Swing!, Memories of Glenn Gould,
Children’s Workshop: Open Ears,
Open Minds, Beethoven Quartets,
Jazz Canada, the Gryphon Trio,
the St. Lawrence String Quartet,
the Pittsburgh Trio, Canadian Guitar Quartet, Inn at Manitou Gala,
5th Season Celebrations at the
Charles W. Stockey Centre for
the Performing Arts.
James Campbell, Artistic Director.
July 20th to August 12th
www.festivalofthesound.ca
1-866-364-0061
June 14 - August 23
Featuring the National Academy Orchestra
905-525-SONG(7664)
www.brottmusic.com
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Fiesta del Sol ’07:
Celebration of Latin
American Culture
Victoria Park, London, ON
A vibrant offshoot of Sunfest,
Fiesta del Sol returns to Victoria
Park on a new weekend this
summer (August 24-26, 2007)
under the auspices of a separate
organizing committee. London’s
popular Latin festival showcases
the rich tradition of arts found
throughout North, South & Central America, and the Caribbean. It’s a grand opportunity to
enjoy performances by over 20 of
Canada’s most accomplished
professional artists in a full range
of both popular and lesser known
music and dance genres, including salsa, merengue, tango, flamenco, tropical rock, mariachi,
Afro-Cuban, Andean, samba, and
Latin jazz.
As well as spicy music and
dance, Fiesta del Sol ’07 will
showcase over 100 food and craft
vendors of the same Latin American diversity.
Hours: Fri: 6 -11pm; Sat &
Sun: Noon - 11pm. Admission is
FREE (Donations gratefully accepted!)
August 24-26
www.sunfest.on.ca
519-672-1522
Grand River Baroque
Festival
Ayr & Cambridge, ON
Come and enjoy three days of
wonderful Baroque music in Ayr,
Ontario, just one hour west of Toronto.
The venue is a beautiful rustic
barn and a gorgeous church both
with startling acoustics under the
artistic direction of Mr. Kevin
Mallon.
Works include music by Bach,
Rameau and contemporary Quebec composer Mathieu Lussier in
concert featuring trumpeter Guy
Few and bassoonist Nadina
Mackie Jackson. As well as all
this we have Handel’s epic masterpiece Israel in Egypt and a lecture by the inimitable Gordon
Green and a tasty picnic.
This is music that will make you
smile all summer. Audience members are invited to attend a reception following evening concerts.
June 15-17
www.grbf.ca
800-265-8977 (Box Office)
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Huntsville Festival of
the Arts
Algonquin Theatre, Trinity
Church and other venues
around Huntsville, ON
“one of the finest performing
arts festivals in the Province”
The Huntsville Festival of the
Arts is celebrating their fifteenth
season of providing top notch local, National, and International
artists on their stage. From its beginnings the Festival has grown
and diversified to present artistic
offerings in the fields of jazz, pop,
choral, Celtic, country, orchestral,
and classical music as well as
theatre, written word, poetry, and
the visual arts.
2007 will see a continuation of
this successful schedule with the
presentation of Canadian folk legend Bruce Cockburn, The Jim
Cuddy Band, Festival favourite
Bruce Cockburn
John McDermott, Michael Burgess, rock group Lighthouse and
much more. For the fifteenth
straight season Maestro Kerry
Stratton will conduct an orchestra
at the Festival, this year leading
them in a tribute to Last Night at
the Proms. Other featured classical
performers in recital are Baritone
Russell Braun and Canadian pianist
Andre Laplante.
Adding to the program’s diversity
are The African Guitar Summitt,
Perla Battalla, former singer with
Leonard Cohen, and Richard
Wood, one of the East Coast’s finest fiddlers and stepdancers.
July 4-22
www.huntsvillefestival.on.ca
Box Office: 1-705-789-4975;
Info: 1-705-788-2787;
or 1-800-663-2787
Kincardine Summer
Music Festival
Kincardine, ON
For 16 years a unique combination
of professional public evening concerts and daytime classes has
made the Kincardine Summer Music Festival a prime destination for
concert goers as well as musicians
of all ages and proficiency from all
over North America.
One of the largest Music Festivals in Ontario, KSMF is an annual
two-week event.
The Hilario Durán Trio presents
“Afro-Cuban Rhythms”
Jazz program Artistic Director
Alex Dean, sax, welcomes the
famous Guido Basso, flugelhorn,
with Barry Elmes, Mike Malone,
Dave McMurdo, Brian Dickinson,
Pat Collins, Lorne Lofsky, and Lisa
Martinelli, plus Blues guitarist Rick
Fines with Suzie Vinnick, Blues
vocals, and Carlos Del Junco,
Blues harmonica.
Chamber Music Artists in Residence Arthur-LeBlanc String
Quartet and Peter Allen, are joined
by guest artists Jasper Wood, violin
virtuoso and the Trillium Brass
Quintet.
The KSMF daytime classes offer
18 excellent instrumental and vocal
programs, from 5 to 7 days in
length, for all ages, experience and
abilities.
Beautiful Lake Huron location, a
welcoming community and the finest quality musical opportunities
make this event unbeatable.
August 5 – 18
www.ksmf.ca
519-396-9716 or 866-453-9716
Old Montreal will be vibrant with
the sounds of Baroque music at the
Grand Parade, the Baroque Fayre,
the many concerts, masterclasses,
discussions and Festival Café
where audience and musicians mix
for late night drinks and jam sessions!
June 22–25
www.montrealbaroque.com
514-845-7171 or 1-800-8457171
Music at Sharon
Sharon Temple National Historic
Site, Sharon, ON
“Music at Sharon” is a 5-concert,
Sunday afternoon series in the
acoustically superb 175-year-old
Sharon Temple, northeast of Newmarket. Featured are Jacques
Israelievitch, Teng Li, Winona
Zelenka, Judy Loman, and Susan
Hoeppner in a French-themed program for violin, viola, cello, harp
and flute (June 3); the Elora Festival Singers in a program including
John Beckwith’s Sharon Fragments
(June 10); the Russian piano virtuoso Nikolai Demidenko (June
17); cellist Yegor Dyachkov and
pianist Jean Saulnier in a program
including the world premiere of
Michael Oesterle’s The Agate Rosary (June 24); and The Nathaniel
Dett Chorale with special guests,
Prairie Voices (July 8). Tickets at
$45 each or $195 for the series are
available through the TSO at 416Montreal Baroque
598-3375 and at the Temple on
Festival
concert days. Further information
Montreal, QC
is available at
A four day extravaganza of music www.sharontemple.ca.
leading you “From Heaven to
Sundays at 3pm, June 3, 10, 17
Hell”! From June 22nd-25th, in Old
and 24, and July 8
Montreal, the divine and the malign
www.sharontemple.ca
will be expressed through the col416-598-3375
ourful musical repertoire of the
17th and 18th centuries.
Niagara International
Featuring sacred and secular
music by Monteverdi, Maute,
Chamber Music
Bach, Buxtehude, Biber, Bouman
Festival
and even some Vivaldi, satanic
Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON
sackbuts and a heavenly harp will
Celebrating Its Ninth Season, this
share the stages with fiery fiddles
Summer in Niagara-on-the-Lake,
and voluptuous viols!
one of the most important and amTo celebrate it’s 5th edition and
bitious summer music festivals in
the birth of opera, the festival includes an audacious production of Canada in one of the prettiest
Monteverdi’s L’Orfeo, which was towns in Canada.
From July 23 to August 15, over
first performed in 1607! The fabueighty distinguished musicians,
lous Darling Foundry sets the
singers, dancers and actors, from
scene for this operatic tragedy,
Canada and around the world, will
with the brilliant British tenor,
Charles Daniels, taking the role of gather in Niagara to present 46
the hapless Orfeo. Montreal com- concerts in 7 venues.
There will be jazz and contempoposer, Matthias Maute will finish
rary neo-romantic; symphonic and
the opera as never heard before!
sacred music, choral works, pocket
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SOUTHERN ONTARIO
CHAMBER MUSIC INSTITUTE
2007
SUMMER CONCERT SERIES
IN DOWNTOWN OAKVILLE
Penderecki String Quartet
Tuesday, August 9
St. Andrew’s Catholic Church
47 Reynolds Street
Pre-concert talk 7:30 PM
Performance
8:00 PM
Wine & Cheese Reception
follows Performance
TICKETS ~ $35 $25 (STUDENTS/SENIORS)
Tokai String Quartet
Tuesday, August 14
Knox Presbyterian Church
89 Dunn Street
Performance
8:00 PM
Reception follows Performance
Duke Piano Trio
Thursday, August 16
St. Jude’s Anglican Church
160 William Street
Performance
8:00 PM
SOCMI Student Showcase
Sunday, August 19
Willis Hall at Appleby College
540 Lakeshore Road West
Performance
2:30 PM
HI
4-Concert Series Subscription
$90 $60 (SENIORS/STUDENTS)
TICKETS & SERIES SUBSCRIPTIONS GO ON SALE JUNE 15
Oakville Centre Box Office
905-815-2021 or toll free 1-888-489-7784
boxoffice@oakville.ca
For more information about the institute
and concert repertoire
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opera and dance (sultry tango),
along with the traditional Baroque,
Classical and Romantic musical
repertoire.
Great Canadian pianists Anton
Kuerti and Robert Silverman will
delight with their piano virtuosity;
John Sherwood, Dave Young, and
Julian Milkis, one of the world’s
finest clarinetists, will play jazz; and
young virtuosos, the great performers of tomorrow, will demonstrate
their stunning talent. Other featured artists include Christopher
Newton, guitarist Simon Wynberg,
soprano Monica Whicher and
members of Quartetto Gelato.
There will be music and more for
everyone.
July 23 - August 15
www.niagaramusicfest.com
905-468-5566, 877-MUSFEST
(877-687-3378)
This summer on the shores of a
lake deep within the Haliburton
Forest & Wildlife Reserve, audiences will experience a work described as “the most significant,
remarkable and unique music-theatre creation in Canadian history.”
Iconic Canadian composer, educator, environmentalist and “acoustic
ecologist” R. Murray Schafer has
spent the last 40 years writing 12
masterworks collectively known as
“Patria”. These works reflect
Schafer’s reverence for the environment and draw inspiration from
ancient myth and ritual. Part opera,
part theatre spectacular, part sacred ceremony, many of the Patria
works require the type of stage
only nature can provide – a remote
lake, a forest glade, a garden.
The Princess of the Stars is
Ottawa International such a work. This piece is being
presented to lucky audiences from
Chamber Music
August 28th to September 3rd beFestival
ginning at 4am. Yes, four in the
morning! Audiences gather in the
Ottawa, ON
pre-dawn hush, listen to
Mr. Schafer ’s haunting
score and, while the sun
rises, watch an epic battle
on the water as more than
60 performers, musicians,
singers, dancers and canoeists weave a spell of
magic and mystery.
August 28 –
September 3
www.patriamusic.ca or
www.patria.org
The Gryphen Trio will appear in Ottawa.
705-754–4167
Each summer, thousands of music
lovers travel from across Canada
and around the world to hear over Southern Ontario
250 of the top chamber musicians
Chamber Music
from Canada and the international
scene perform in acoustically per- Institute
Oakville, ON
fect heritage churches. Incredible
value for all lovers of classical
SOCMI’s Summer Institute, which
music.
runs August 6 – 19 in Oakville,
More than 100 concerts covering attracts advanced string and piano
everything from early to contempo- students from across North
rary music. Passes at $90 for
America and Mexico. For 19 years
adults and $45 for students provide our students have been mentored
admission to most of the concerts. by a faculty made up of some of
Supplementary “Pass Plus” tickets the world’s most celebrated musiat $20 required to attend some
cians. Performances by faculty are
headline concerts. Discover more
highlights of the institute. This
at www.chamberfest.com.
year’s concerts are being perJuly 21-August 4 formed in the grandeur of three of
www.chamberfest.com downtown Oakville’s magnificent
613-234-8008 churches by the Penderecki String
Quartet, the Tokai String Quartet
and the Duke Piano Trio. Our StuPatria Music Theatre dent Showcase makes up the 4th
Projects presents R. Murray
concert in the series and is being
held in Willis Hall, Appleby ColSchafer’s “The Princess of the Stars”
lege. Music by Haydn, Janácek
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Haliburton Forest and Wildlife
Reserve, Haliburton, ON
Melanie Conly (soprano) and Peter
Longworth (piano). Always an
inventive programmer, in this
year’s concert offerings Fewer
includes Beethoven, Biber,
Boccherini, Buczynski, Haydn,
Mendelssohn, Pandolfi, Rorem,
Schulhoff, and Tovey (a premiere
of whose work will acknowledge
SweetWater Music
the area’s status as the northern
Weekend
terminus of the Underground Railroad). The Saturday pre-concert
Owen Sound, ON (Meaford Muchat will be given by Ken Slowik,
nicipality)
an acknowledged world expert on
SweetWater Music Weekend has
th
th
grown in three years from a small, 17 and 18 century instruments
from
the
Smithsonian
Institute in
contained and local classical chamWashington.
ber music event to a force to be
September 21-23
reckoned with internationally. Each
www.swmw.ca
weekend features concerts in the
519-371-1754
Municipality of Meaford and the
City of Owen Sound. During the
weekend master classes are conSymphony in the Barn
ducted, and educational outreach
Durham, ON
embraces continuing contact with
Symphony in the Barn is an ecleclocal students. As well as Artistic
tic performing arts venue set on a
Director Mark Fewer (violin) and
fully working, biodynamic farm.
Associate Director Virginia Barron With performances held in The
(viola), this year’s performer lineup Barn, this venue has hosted many
includes Jonathan Crow (violin),
of Canada’s premier performers
Douglas McNabney (viola), Steven and young artists since 1995.
Dann (viola), Denise Djokic (cello), Michael Schmidt, farm owner and
Myron Lutke (cello), Tom Wiebe
artistic director, has presented full
(cello), Ken Slowik, (cello and
scale opera performances, jazz
baryton), Rosanne Wieringa (flute),
gratefully accepted!).
For the second consecutive year,
Sunfest was voted a Top 50 Festival by Festivals & Events Ontario.
July 5-8
www.sunfest.on.ca
519-672-1522
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Sky Orchestra will debut over Stratford.
and Beethoven will be performed
by the Penderecki String Quartet;
Debussy, Bartók and Beethoven by
the Tokai String Quartet; Haydn,
Babadjanian and Schubert by the
Duke Piano Trio. Tickets are available through the Oakville Centre
Box Office. For details see our ad
to the far left and the Summer
Festival Information Chart
(“festivals à la carte”) and visit our
website.
August 9, 14, 16, 19
www.socmi.org
905-815-2021, 1-888-489-7784
Stratford Summer
Music
Stratford, ON
Stratford Summer Music’s seventh
season includes programming commemorating the life and career of
renowned Canadian pianist Glenn
Gould, the Duke Ellington Orchestra and the Canadian debut of Sky
Orchestra. Also featured are pianist David Jalbert and Triple Forte
Trio, pianist Naida Cole, organist
Luc Beauséjour, the National Youth
Orchestra of Canada, the Regimental Band of the United States
Merchant Marine Academy, and
Vancouver’s Chor Leoni Men’s
Choir.
The Maureen Forrester Canadian Arts Recital features MinJeong Koh, violin; BoYon Koh,
piano; Daniel Cabena, countertenor; Stephen Runge, piano; and
Conor Nelson, flute. The annual
Harry Somers Lecture presents a
Video-Lecture, Glenn Gould: The
Last Romantic, delivered by CBC
Radio’s Eric Friesen, and a piano
performance by Stephen Runge.
BargeMusic’s Noontime Concerts
presents Toronto’s Cajun group
Swamperella, The Langley Ukulele
Ensemble, Gin Lane Trio, Alberta’s
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The McDades, and the Fergus
Pipe Band.
The Church Restaurant hosts the
After-Theatre Cabarets performed
by Stratford Festival artists. This
year’s series includes Manhattan
After Dark, Marvelous Party: A
Noel Coward Soiree, and Feel Alright! – A Beatles Songbook, and
the ever-popular All-Stars Finale.
July 23 – August 19
www.stratfordsummermusic.ca
519-273-1600 or 800-567-1600
Sunfest ’07:
A Celebration of World
Cultures
Victoria Park, London, ON“ .
“a gem of a world music festival.”
— Li Robbins, World Music Critic,
The Globe & Mail
July 5-8/07, come to London, Ontario for Canada’s premier celebration of the global arts. In its 13th
year of attracting 200,000+ patrons,
Sunfest ’07 features over 30 headliners representing the diverse cultures of Africa, Asia-Pacific, the
Americas, Europe, the Middle East,
and First Nations territories. This
summer’s lineup ranges from Andy
Palacio & the Garifuna Collective
(Belize) to Lura (Cape Verde), Les
Boukakes (Algeria/France) to
Sambasunda (Indonesia).
2007 marks the expansion of the
popular “Le village québécois”
pavilion, and the debut of “Sunfest
Jazz – A Passport to the Forest
City”, “mini-festival within the festival”, which will bring together la
crème de la crème of Canadian
jazz (Sophie Milman, Amanda
Martinez, Christine Jensen, etc).
Musical offerings are complemented by more than 200 food and
craft vendors of the same international quality and diversity.
Admission is FREE (Donations
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concerts, an annual film festival,
native dance performances, chamber and full orchestral classical
performances, and more.
The Symphony in the Barn
Chamber Orchestra is the resident
ensemble of The Barn, and is comprised of exceptional young artists
who come together for a summer
of inspired music making.
A typical concert at The Barn
would includes a full orchestral
performance, accompanied by the
sounds of the birds in the rafters, a
typical visit of one of the farm animals through the concert hall, a
starlight reception, and farm-baked
refreshments at intermission.
This summer’s festival will run
from July 27-29 and will entail a
full weekend of performances and
events.
For more information contact
519-369-3157 or visit
www.symphonyinthebarn.com.
July 27-29
www.symphonyinthebarn.com
519-369-3157
TD Canada Trust
Toronto Jazz Festival
Toronto, ON
Kick start your summer on a jazzy
note as the TD Canada Trust Toronto Jazz Festival takes over the
city from June 22 – July 1, 2007.
Celebrating music in all its forms,
the festival presents more than 350
concerts over ten days with 1,500
musicians performing at locations
all across Toronto.
Drawing some of the biggest
names in jazz, the TD Canada
Trust Toronto Jazz Festival is proud
to welcome internationally renowned artists such as Dave
Brubeck, Chris Botti, Holly Cole,
Herbie Hancock, Roy Hargrove,
James Hunter, Keith Jarrett, Sean
Lennon, Manteca, Delfaeyo
Marsalis, Medeski Scofield Martin
& Wood;, Jean-Luc Ponty, Joshua
Redman, Mavis Staples, Derek
Trucks, and more.
This year’s highlights include:
The GRANDMASTERS Series,
presented by Panasonic, featuring
Dave Brubeck, Herbie Hancock
and Keith Jarrett at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing
Arts; Free daytime concerts; Free
daily Workshops and Talkbacks at
the JAZZ.FM91 Broadcast Centre;
Performances at
Live@Courthouse – Toronto’s
newest jazz nightclub; and the
Primus Stage at Nathan Phillips
Square with free daily afternoon
performances.
For more information please visit
our website.
June 22 - July 1
www.torontojazz.com
416-928-2033
Westben Arts Festival
Concerts at The Barn
The Barn, Campbellford, ON
Westben – Concerts at The Barn’s
8th season with performances of
world class music in wide open
countryside includes classical,
Broadway, jazz and world music.
Toronto Summer
The 2007 season includes the
symphonic Chopin & Champagne
Music Academy and
Gala, featuring pianist Janina
Festival
Fialkowska and the Westben FestiEdward Johnson Bldng, U of T,
val Orchestra and Chorus. The
Toronto, ON
UBC Opera Ensemble presents
The 2007 Festival transports you
Gilbert & Sullivan’s The Gondointo THE MAGICAL WORLD OF liers. Renowned musicians include
MUSIC. Experience the multipianists Angela Hewitt, André
faceted language of music, a world Laplante, and Minsoo Sohn. Also
of fantasy, of grief and pain, of
on stage is Guido Basso and the
drama and humour, of unexpected True North Brass and pipa
harmonic turns and changes of
virtuosa, Yadong Guan. Westben’s
atmosphere, of fascinating strucever-popular Broadway review at
tures and unending variations.
The Barn features favourites from
Every program touches on a magi- Oklahoma to South Pacific,
cal aspect of musical expression.
Gershwin to Rodgers & HammerFeaturing over 30 events includ- stein.
ing concerts, lectures, workshops,
Westben also launches Saturday
and tours, Toronto Summer Music evening concerts, including Saturpresents outstanding Canadian and day Night at the Opera hosted by
international artists and promises
CBC’s Howard Dyck, and featuramazing musical experiences. To
ing Mark DuBois, Donna Bennett,
the Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quin- Bruce Kelly and Al Purdy at the
tet, Anton Kuerti and Andre
Quinte Hotel. Jazz Out of This
Laplante, to the return of the Leip- World takes on a Latin twist with
zig String Quartet, the Gryphon
Norteno Tango Nuevo, Hilario
Trio and NEXUS, the Festival has Duran and the Herencia Latina 12added a vocal recital series and a
piece salsa band.
Music and Letters series this year
The Barn, 6698 Country Road
which gives insight into the music
30, Campbellford, ON
through a reading of letters written
June 30 – August 4
by the composers. The Festival
www.westben.on.ca
closes with the flamboyant humour
877-883-5777 or 705-653-5508
of Rossini’s masterpiece The Barber of Seville sung by Canada’s
best young singers, staged by
Michael Patrick Albano and played
NEXUS (above)
by musicians of the National Academy Orchestra under the direction
of Agnes Grossmann.
July 24 - August 19
www.torontosummermusic.ca
Tickets: 416-813-4091; Info:
416-585-4464
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“Don Giovanni” was
a previous production
in MacMillan Theatre. This year’s
Summer Festival will feature “The
Barber of Seville.”
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“Canada’s Premier Celebration of World Cultures”
July 5 - 8, 2007
Victoria Park, London, Ontario, Canada
Free Admission
LURA
Cape Verde
ANDY PALACIO
Belize
* More than 200 Unique Exhibitors *
Over 30 World Music & Dance Ensembles
Amanda Martinez
on 5 Stages plus
Sunfest Jazz - A Passport to The Forest City
& “Le village québecois” stage
Music, Dance, Food & Crafts from Around The World
Sophie Milman
“...a gem of a world music festival...” - Li Robbins, World Music Critic, The Globe & Mail
* Please bring your own chair *
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THE Summer Classical Music Festival in Canada – in Joliette, 30 minutes from Montreal
A FEW HIGHLIGHTS OF THE 30th ANNIVERSARY SEASON
MONUMENTAL OPENING
KENT NAGANO AND THE
MONTREAL SYMPHONY
Two symphony orchestras,
CONCERT
three choirs, and tenor
Friday, July 20 / 8 p.m.: Vivaldi Seasons
Saturday, July 7 / 8 p.m.
CONCERT
The Quebec Symphony and the Orchestre Métropolitain
Yoav TALMI, conductor
Saturday, July 21 / 8 p.m.: Mahler’s 3rd Symphony
TCHAIKOVSKY: 1812 Overture
CONCERT
BERLIOZ: Te Deum
Saturday, August 4 / 7 p.m.: Tchaikovsky’s opera
Eugene Oneguin
PIANIST ALAIN LEFÈVRE IN RECITAL
The best of the romantic repertoire
Friday, July 13 / 8 p.m.
CONCERT
CONCERT
SOLER: Three sonatas
SCHUBERT: Drei Klavierstücke, D946
RACHMANINOV: Études-Tableaux, op. 39
PROKOFIEV: Toccata, op. 11
RECEIVE FREE SEASON BROCHURE
ALL 9 BEETHOVEN SYMPHONIES –
PAAVO JÄRVI CONDUCTOR
On our website: www.lanaudiere.org
Contact us: 450-759-7636 or
festival@lanaudiere.org
Details available in season brochure.
Friday, July 27 to Sunday, July 29, 2007
CONCERTS
From Bremen, Germany, the 60 musicians of the
Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie led by worldrenowned conductor Paavo Järvi present all nine
Beethoven Symphonies over 3 days.
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TICKETS AND ACCOMMODATIONS
Call 1-800-561-4343
For accommodations call Hotels Gouverneur
1-888-910-1111
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