Volume 4 Issue 3 - November 1998

THE WHOLENOTE VOL 4 N0.3 Nov 1- DEC 7 1998
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Volume 4 #3
Nov 1-Dec 7 1998
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ELMER ISELER SINGERS, 1998. Under Lydia Adams, the choir continues
its tradition of performing, and commissioning contemporary Canadian
music. See Hear & Now, page 10
Table of Contents
On Our Cover: Alan Gasser, Musician in Our Midst . 4,13
Concert Notes: · . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,8,9
Organs: Cause for. Celebration by Chris Dawes .. . 7
Hear & Now: new music with David G.H. Parsons 10,12
The Composer-Companion Experience
by Roxanne Snider . . . . .. . ........ . 11,12
Choral Happenings & Highlights by Larry Beckwith
Ch.oral QuickPick . . . . . . . . • . . . , ...
The Bandstand by John McGuigan .... .
Behind the Scenes with· Dawn Lyons .. .
Flash Forward Part Ill: Members' Profiles
Our Members Write •...... . , ..... .
Spotlight on TOT & OIC IJy Francis Domingue
Music Theatre: notes & listings . . ...... . .
WholeNote's Comprehensive Concert Listings:
November 1 - December 7 ... . .. .
Too Late to List & Hono!Jrable Mention
Etcetera File • . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Index of Presenters & Venues
Unclassifieds ........ .
INDEX OF ADVERTISERS: NOVEMBER 1 - DECEMBER 7 1998:
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Aldeburgh Connection . . . . . . 36 Elia Trinaistic . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Naxos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
All the King's Voices .. . .... 41 Elmer lseler Singers . . . . . . . . 32 North Toronto lnJititute of Music 47
.Amadeus Choir . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Etobicoke Musical Productions 23 Off Centre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Amici .. .. .. . . ..... . ~ . . . 35 Exultate Chamber Singers . . . 4.1 Opera Anonymous . . . . . . . .· 24
Archival Audio . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Faculty of Music Opera Division. 23 Orchestra Toronto . . . . . . . . . 28
Associates of the TSO . . . . . . . 7 Fred Gaviller Memorial Fund . . 33 Penthelia Choir . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Audio Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Gemstone Records . . . . . . . . . ·5 Peros Music Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Bistro Babino . ... . . .... .. . 9 High Park Recital Series . . . 32,39 Peter Chandler . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
CBC OnStage . .. . . ... .. 34,39 Juan Tomas . .... ... . . . . . 27 proVOCE .... . . . . .. . .. 15.44
Centuries Opera Association . . 27 Kids on Stage . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Remenyi/Opera Store . . . . . . . . 3
Christ Church Deer Park . . . . . 26 Kingsway Baptist Church . . . . 39 Ring Cycle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Clarino .. . . . . . .' . . . . . . . . . 17 Kristina Beaubien . . . . . . . . . 47 RTH Salute to Vienna . . . . . . 13
Classical96 . . . . . ... . .. ·. . . 8 Krystina Lewicki . . . . . . . . . . 15 S.R.O , . . ... . . . . . . ..... . 4
Claviers Baroques ... .. .. . . . ·9 Learn to Sing . . . . . • . . . . . . 15 Sonic Bloom . . . ·. . . . .. . . . . . 4
CMC Boutique . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Les Amis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Sound Post . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
CMC Cheapseats . . . . . • . . . 12 Marquis .. ... . .. ,. . . . . . . . 25 St. Paul' s Anglican Church . • . 38
Composer Companions . ... .. . 5 Metropolitan United Church 28,39 Tafelmusik . . . . . . . . . . . . 26.48
Concert Singers . ...... . . . 43 Mikrokosmos . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Toronto Mendelssohn Choir . . 26
Concertsingers . . .. , . .. .. . 43 Montgomery Sound Image . . . . 9 TSO/Made in Canada . . . . . . 29.
Continuum . . . .. . . .. . . . . . 31 Mooredale Concerts . . . . . . . 38 VocaiPoint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Dance Oremus Danse . . . . . . . 30 Music Chamber . . . . . . . . . . 17 Voice & Piano Lessons . . . . . 47
Debut Designs ....... . .'.. . 47 Music Gallery . .. .. .. .. .. . 11 Wiliowdale Presbyterian .. 15,36
Deer Park Unitell Church . . . . 41 Music Toronto .... 31,34,37,40 Women's Musical Club . . . . . 31
Distinguished Artists .... . 34,39 Music Umbrella . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Zebra SchvU11gk . . . . . . . . . . 24
East York Choir . .. . . . . . .. . 15 Musicians in Ordinary . . . ... 32
DOUBLE
TROUBLE?
NOT IF YOU
I
TAKE NOTE!
The WholeNote is
published ten times a
year, which means
monthly except for a
couple of hiccups:
December/January is
our one combined
issue; July/ August is
the other.
What this means is
that our next issue,
which will be
available at the end
of November covers
a double period:
from December 1,
1998 to January 31,
l999.
So this is my semiannual
plea to our
many, many concert
producers! We need
your January listings
no later than
November 15.
MQNTHL Y CLASSICAL
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