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NEWS FROM THECOALITION<br />
OF NEW Music PRESENT,ERS<br />
by Keith Denning<br />
<strong>November</strong> has been traditionally<br />
considered New Musk Month in<br />
Toronto. This year is no exception,<br />
with our members offering a<br />
wide range of intriguing events<br />
during the month.<br />
New Music Concerts bookends<br />
the month nicely with two major<br />
concerts. On <strong>November</strong> 3, they<br />
bring the German composer Helmut<br />
Lachenmann to Toronto for<br />
an evening of his music. On <strong>November</strong><br />
30, they're back with a<br />
major contribution to Canadian<br />
culture, the performance of all eight<br />
string quartets by R. Murray<br />
Schafer. Both concerts take place<br />
at the Glenn Gould Studio.<br />
Continuum presents a concert<br />
at the Music Gallery on <strong>November</strong><br />
6. Titled Reverse Osmosis, the<br />
concert previews their upcoming<br />
European tour, offering works by<br />
C_ameron, Demers, Oesterle, Ayres,<br />
Hannan & Harrison.<br />
The Music Gallery, with. Two<br />
New Hours, will present soprano<br />
Stacie Dunlop and pianist Kong Kie<br />
Kjo on <strong>November</strong> 13. Repertoire<br />
includes the premiere of a Canadian<br />
commissioned work, works by<br />
Kurtag, and.more. And on Novem·<br />
ber 22, the Glass Orchestra performs<br />
at the Music Gallery.<br />
Other significant events include<br />
Arraymusic's presentation of Udo<br />
Kase{Ilets' SYMPHOSIUM: time,<br />
truth, beauty, peace, a work inspired<br />
by Tagore, Einstein, James<br />
Joyce, and the Mayan calendar. It<br />
will be presented at the Music<br />
Gallery on <strong>November</strong> 29.·<br />
There are, it goes without saying,<br />
many other events in this busy<br />
month, so do yourself a favour and<br />
experience something new. The<br />
"Quick Picks" guide following this<br />
column offers a handy short-cut to<br />
the comprehensive concert listings<br />
in the magazine .<br />
tional angle, reflecting the goals of<br />
many of the Coalition's member<br />
groups. Many of our members<br />
have educational outreach programs,<br />
doing such things as performing<br />
in schools, offering classes<br />
and seminars, and offering discounted<br />
CheapSeats tickets to students<br />
for our regular ·shows. In<br />
keeping with our interest in music<br />
education this year, the Coalition<br />
will have .a presence at the annual<br />
meeting of the Association of<br />
Music Educators.<br />
This month also brings us the<br />
debut issue of M[a]Gizone, a newmusic<br />
magazine published by the<br />
Music Gallery Institute. In it, you<br />
will find articles such as. Scott Wilson's<br />
"New Music ... Why Bother?",<br />
an enjoyable look at the attitudes<br />
that surround new music today,<br />
and David Olds' overview of<br />
our new music culture entitled<br />
"Toronto's New Music Scene".<br />
Finally, <strong>November</strong> sees significant<br />
progress in the launch of the<br />
newly redesigned website<br />
torontohearandnow .com, which<br />
will serve as the official Coalition<br />
website. <strong>November</strong> is a big month<br />
indeed!<br />
NEW Music Qu1cKP1cKs<br />
compiled by Davili Olds<br />
the codes:<br />
NNN - thoroughly contemporary<br />
NN - some serious contemporary<br />
NI - new/improvised music<br />
For details of these listings consult the<br />
Comprehensive Concert Listings<br />
commencing on page 35. Additionally, the<br />
website www.torontohearandnow.com<br />
~ontains details of all these, as well as dozens of<br />
additional listings coded .<br />
N (at least some contemporary repertoire),<br />
N? (insufficient information, but probably newl.<br />
Saturday <strong>November</strong> 01<br />
NNN 8:00: Oratorio Terezin.<br />
In other Coalition news, we have NN 8:00: Toronto Mendelssohn Youth Choir.<br />
launched our Directory, an initia- NNN 9:00: Rough Idea. Gert-tan Prins.<br />
Sunday <strong>November</strong> 02<br />
tive spearheaded by Barry Prophet NNN 3:00: Oratorio Terezin.<br />
of the· Music Gallery Institute. Monday <strong>November</strong> 03<br />
This directory will be distributed NNN 8:00: Goethe lnstitut Toronto/New Music<br />
to schools and will be widely avail- . Concerts.Helmllflachemnann<br />
able to the public, giving informa- Thursday <strong>November</strong> 06<br />
tion about new music, the Toron- NNN 2:00:JaliskerPlayers.Spir#Dreaming.<br />
to New Music Coalition, and its NNN8:00:Continuum.Reverse0smosis.<br />
members and associates.<br />
NN8:00:MusicToronto.BrentanoStmgOua11et<br />
Friday <strong>November</strong> 07<br />
If you are interested in getting NNN 7:30: soundstreams Canada/CBC Radio<br />
. copies, please contact me at Two.EstonianPhil!UJrmonicChamberChoir.<br />
directory@earshotconcerts.ca.<br />
The directory has a distind educa·<br />
NOVEMBER 1 - D ECEMB ER 7 200 3<br />
NN 8:00: Eros Cllamber Music Toronto.<br />
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A T a T • G I 0 R G 5 T M S MARTYR<br />
<strong>2003</strong>/04 season continues ...<br />
Sunday <strong>November</strong> 9 .<br />
STACIE DUNLOP (soprano, all-premiere programme!)<br />
The Composer Now series<br />
8PM $12 regular/$8 member/$5 student + senior<br />
Tuesday Novembe~ 11<br />
AROS (Dutch/Canadian avant-jazz)<br />
What The Dutch/What.Next series<br />
8PM $15 advance/$20_ door<br />
Saturday <strong>November</strong> 22<br />
GLASS ORCHESTRA<br />
The Composer Now series<br />
8PM $15 regular/$10 member/$5 student + senior<br />
Sunday <strong>November</strong> 23 - Members' Night<br />
LAKSHMI RANGANATHAN<br />
(veena player)<br />
Master Musicians from the East<br />
8PM $15 regular/$7 member/$5 ~~~--<br />
student + senior ' , .~<br />
Sunday <strong>November</strong> 30<br />
ARISING PHOENIX:<br />
AMANTA SCOTT +<br />
DAVID TOMLINSON<br />
(sound sculpture performance)<br />
, Fresh Ears family series<br />
3PM $5/person (ages 7 + up)<br />
Free Lunch Music<br />
;<br />
·~<br />
Free concerts every Wednesday from 12:30 to 1:30pm<br />
Presented by The Music Gallery Ii:istitute ancj St . George the Martyr<br />
<strong>November</strong> 5 - Parish Concert Series<br />
DAN KERSHAW (singer-songwriter)<br />
<strong>November</strong> 12 - Parish Concert Series ·<br />
MAX WOOl.AVER (singer-songwriter)<br />
<strong>November</strong> 19 - Parish Concert Series<br />
CHRIS McKOOL + KEVIN LALIBERTE<br />
(violin + guitar)<br />
<strong>November</strong> 26 - Inventors & Innovators<br />
ALLISON CAMERON (amplified objects)<br />
RENT.<br />
The 'Music Gallery<br />
The atmospheric, flexible, barrierfree<br />
150-capacity St. George~the- ·<br />
Martyr Church is available for<br />
rehearsals, recordings and<br />
performances. See our Space<br />
Rental/Equipment page at<br />
www.musicgallery.org for details,<br />
or contact. Clarissa DeYoung at<br />
416-204- 1080 to book.<br />
The Music Gallery co -ordinates:<br />
197 John St., Toronto ON, MST 1X6<br />
box: 416-204- 1080, web: www.musicgallery.org