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PRICELESS!Vol 19 No 3CONCERT LISTINGS | NOVEMBER 2013POCKETSOF TIMESuzie LeBlancSEEKINGHAYDNNarveson’s ChamberMUSIC FORAUTISMHerriott & Zelenka

1314Baroque Orchestra and Chamber ChoirJeanne Lamon, Music Director | Ivars Taurins, Director, Chamber Choir“One of the foremost, andarguably the most brilliant,of today’s fortepiano players.”THE LONDON TIMESDEC 5-8TRINITY-ST. PAUL’S CENTREJEANNE LAMON HALLMOZART’SPIANOWITH KRISTIANBEZUIDENHOUTGUEST DIRECTOR AND FORTEPIANO SOLOISTPHOTO: MARCO BORGGREVEMaking his much-anticipated Toronto debut, Mr. Bezuidenhout,described as “Mozart reincarnated” (THE LONDON TIMES), takescentre stage in virtuosic Mozart piano concertos – K. 413 andK. 271 “Jenamy” – and leads the orchestra in an explorationof the music of Bach’s sons.PURCELL & CARISSIMI:MUSIC FROM LONDON AND ROMEPERFORMANCES NOV 6-10Suzie LeBlanc, soprano | Charles Daniels, tenorDirected by Ivars TaurinsDon’t forget this concertin November, featuring theaward-winning TafelmusikChamber Choir in ourbeautiful revitalized hall!

Baroque Orchestra and Chamber ChoirJeanne Lamon, Music Director | Ivars Taurins, Director, Chamber Choir1314Handel MessiahAT KOERNER HALLDEC 18-21 AT 7:30PMAn all-star cast of soloists joinsTafelmusik this holiday season –get your tickets today!Call 416.408.0208Sing-Along MessiahAT MASSEY HALLDEC 22 AT 2PMA Toronto festive tradition, directedby "Herr Handel" – let your voice ringout with 2,700 fellow sing-alongers!Call 416.872.4255“TAFELMUSIK OWNS THIS TOWN WHEN IT COMESTO HANDEL’S SEASONAL CLASSIC.” THE GLOBE AND MAILMESSIAHAT KOERNER HALLEmma Kirkby, sopranoLaura Pudwell, mezzo-sopranoColin Balzer, tenorTyler Duncan, baritoneDirected by Ivars TaurinsTafelmusik Baroque Orchestra and Chamber ChoirSELLSOUT EVERYYEAR!Get your holiday gifts early this yearwith Tafelmusik Media's MESSIAHAlso stay tuned for brand new recordings on the TafelmusikMedia label in November — including our beautiful Houseof Dreams DVD and Beethoven Symphonies Nos. 1-4.MESSIAH STAINED GLASS : MARGARET FAIRBROTHER GARRISON416.964.6337 | tafelmusik.org | |For more titles, visit our friends atL'Atelier Grigorian (70 Yorkville Ave),or visit music.tafelmusik.orgSeason Presenting Sponsor& Messiah Concerts Sponsor

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Volume 19 No 3 | November 1 – December 7, 2013FOR OPENERS6. Back to Front | DAVID PERLMANFEATURES8. Pockets of Time–Suzie LeBlanc | DAVID PERLMAN9. Seeking Haydn – Narveson’s Chamber | PAUL ENNIS60. Music for Autism – Herriott & Zelenka | REBECCA CHUABEAT BY BEAT14. Art of Song | HANS DE GROOT16. World View | ANDREW TIMAR19. Early Music | DAVID PODGORSKI21. Choral Scene | BENJAMIN STEIN24. In With the New | WENDALYN BARTLEY26. On Opera | CHRISTOPHER HOILE28. Jazz Notes | JIM GALLOWAY30. Bandstand | JACK MacQUARRIE54. In the Clubs | ORI DAGANLISTINGS32. A | Concerts in the GTA51. B | Concerts Beyond the GTA53. C | In the Clubs (Mostly Jazz)57. D | The ETCeterasMUSICAL LIFE61. Seeing Orange | ALLAN PULKER64. We Are All Music’s Children | MJ BUELL65. Bookshelf | KEN WAXMANDISCOVERIES: RECORDINGS REVIEWED66. Editor’s Corner | DAVID OLDS67. Vocal68. Early Music & Period Performance69. Classical & Beyond70. Strings Attached | TERRY ROBBINS71. Jazz & Improvised73. Jazz, Eh? | STUART BROOMER74. Something in the Air | KEN WAXMAN75. Pot Pourri76. Old Wine, New Bottles | BRUCE SURTEESMORE6. Contact Information & Deadlines7. Index of Advertisers59. Classified AdsACD2 2688FRANCIS POULENC1899 • 1963Complete works for voice and pianoA 5 CD set featuring the first-everrecording of three unpublished songsby Poulenc.“An event of prime importance inthis year’s commemorations of the50th anniversaryof the death of Francis Poulenc.Pascale Beaudin SOPRANOJulie Fuchs SOPRANOHélène Guilmette SOPRANOJulie Boulianne MEZZO-SOPRANOMarc Boucher BARITONEFrançois Le Roux BARITONEOlivier Godin PIANO“Cover Photograph BERNARD FOUGÈRESIN THIS ISSUEAVAILABLE IN HD ATATMACLASSIQUE.COMMP3STUDIOQUALITYCDQUALITYSelect ATMA titles now on saleEL DIA DELOS MUERTOS 16JEFF JONESIN THE CLUBS 29WHO IS NOVEMBER’SMYSTERY CHILD 64

to the same live roaring hum of music in the ears.“Teach me to listen, teach me to sing, teach me toplay, teach me how to learn” comes the gathering cry.And music says: “I can do that.”Here are some interesting snippets of all this fromthe writings you will find in this issue:Hans de Groot in Art of Song: “Last summer mydaughter Saskia turned twelve [and] chose ... tomove to the Downtown Vocal Music Academy onDenison Avenue, ... the brainchild of Mark Bell, aman known in musical circles for his leadership ofCanada Sings, a community Sing-along that meetsevery second Tuesday of the month somewhere inEast Toronto.”Jack MacQuarrie, our Bandstand columnist,digging into studies supporting the benefits of musicand quoting the lead scientist on one such study:“Everyone can benefit from music training. A wealthof empirical, neuroscientific evidence supports thepositive influence of music training on numerousnon-musical brain functions, such as language,reading and attention ... across the lifespan into olderadulthood.”Richard Herriott, interviewed by Rebecca Chua,talking movingly about the music series he andWinona Zelenka will launch at St Stephen in-the-Fields Anglican Church this month, not only to raiseawareness of and funds for autism spectrum research,but just as importantly to create a context for peoplewith autism spectrum disorders to attend live musicand have the particularities of their individualismembraced as part of the concert experience.Ben Stein, in Choral Scene, describing a concertby the Orpheus Choir of Toronto which will featureBenjamin Britten’s 1938 cantata World of the Spirit:“Britten was a life-long pacifist who lived brieflyin America during the beginning of WWII, in partbecause his pacifist leanings were not well receivedin pre-war Britain.” A concert like this requires morethan passive spectatorship — it combines “choralmusic and visual imagery, in the kind of multimediapresentation that has become an OrpheusChoir specialty.” and demands engagement of headand heart.And here’s Allan Pulker in Seeing Orange ourongoing commitment to the cause of music education,usually nestled deep in the magazine butbrought by occasions such as this from the backto the front.“In March this year we published ourfirst Orange Pages directory” he writes, “a collectionof profiles written by private music teachers,community music schools and summer musicprograms of various kinds. Their goals and ourswere, and remain the same — to put music teacherswith something to offer in touch with prospectivestudents wanting to learn.” Namely with you, “thereader who is looking for opportunities to deepenthe place of music in your life or the life of someoneclose to you.”As the nights lengthen may the gathering dark findyou, vibrantly, among the friends you find throughmusic. That’s what we’re here for.—publisher@thewholenote.comINDEX OF ADVERTISERSAcademy Concert Series 35Adam Sherkin 38Adelphi Vocal Ensemble 41Amadeus Choir 22, 35Amici Chamber Ensemble 47Annex Singers 50Aradia 20, 38Arts & Letters Club 57Associates of the TSO 15ATMA 5Attila Glatz ConcertProductions 18, 44Bach Children’s Chorus 49Barbara Fris/DeannaHendricks 44Canadian Opera Company 27Cantemus Singers 42Cathedral Bluffs SymphonyOrchestra 30, 35Cathedral Church ofSt. James 37Chamber Music Societyof Mississauga 35Christ Church Deer ParkJazz Vespers 29Church of the Ascension32, 37Civic Light-Opera Company 27Continuum ContemporaryMusic 48Cosmo Music 31Eglinton St. George’sUnited Church 50Elmer Iseler Singers 23, 49Esprit Orchestra 25, 39Etobicoke Centennial Choir49Exultate Chamber Singers 49Heliconian Hall 56International TouringProductions 31IRCPA/Lula Lounge 48James Campbell/AfiaraString Quartet 34Jubilate Singers 41Kawartha Concerts 52Kitchener WaterlooChamber Society 51Koffler Centre for the Arts 43Larkin Singers 42Lawrence Park CommunityChurch 47Liz Parker 59Long & McQuade 16, 65Markham Concert Band 46Mississauga Symphony 42Moeller Organs 58Music at Metropolian –Noon at Met 34, 37Music Mondays CBC Radio 2/NEXT! 39Music Toronto 9, 41, 44, 48Musicians in Ordinary 38Nagata Shachu 18, 41Nancy Sicsic 59Nathaniel Dett Chorale 21, 48New Music Concerts 32Nine Sparrows ArtsFoundation 34Norm Pulker 58Oakham House Choir 46Off Centre Music Salon 39Oleg Samokhin 31Ontario Philharmonic 12Opera York 35Oriana Women’s Choir 60Orpheus Choir 79Pasquale Bros 57Pax Christi Chorale 45Peter Mahon 21Promise Productions 40Remenyi House of Music 13Romulo Delgado 44Rose Theatre 80Roy Thomson Hall4, 15, 38, 45Royal Canadian College ofOrganists 44Royal Conservatory 11Sheila McCoy 58, 60Silverthorn Symphonic Winds37Sinfonia Toronto 50Soundstreams 36St. Michael’s Choir School 24St. Olave’s Church 47St. Philip’s Anglican Church29Steinway Piano Gallery 7Stephen Burnie 45Steve Jackson Pianos 26Syrinx Concerts Toronto 50Tafelmusik 2, 3, 33Tallis Choir 46The Sound Post 29Thin Edge New MusicCollective 41Toronto Classical Singers 47Toronto Concert Orchestra33Toronto Consort 19, 79Toronto Mendelssohn Choir22, 40Toronto Sinfonietta 57Toronto Symphony 34, 77TorQ Percussion Ensemble28, 40Trio Arkel 38U of T Faculty of Music 17Victoria Ballet Company 51Village Voices 46Voca Chorus 49Vocem Resurgentis 50Voicebox/Opera in Concert43Windermere String Quartet43Wychwood Clarinet Choir 38Yorkminster Park BaptistChurch 23, 49thewholenote.com November 1 – December 7, 2013 | 7

CONVERSATIONS @ THE WHOLENOTEIgota sense of how far ahead Suzie LeBlanc dreams and plans very early inmy conversation with her the morning of October 22, 2013. We were sittingin a book-lined seminar room at Massey College in the University of Toronto,talking about the reason for her 24-hour in-and-out flying visit — an event atMassey College that same evening to celebrate the launch of I Am in Need ofMusic, songs on poems by Elizabeth Bishop, a CentreDiscs CD that not onlyshowcases LeBlanc’s soaring soprano but also testifies to her tenacity andvision as a questing collaborative artist with considerable staying power.“I lovethis poet’swords,I love hervision,I love hervoice”Elizabeth Bishop.DAVID PERLMANThe poet Elizabeth Bishop of the CD’s title was born inDorchester, Massachusetts in 1911; so 2011, her centenary,was the raison d’être for this particular project. But asLeBlanc explains, “It started even sooner than that withme finding out about Elizabeth Bishop in 2007 ... In 2007I found this leaflet [about Bishop] in Great Village,and soon after I met Sandra Berry, an independentscholar who knows everything there is to know aboutBishop ... She’d had a dream. Elizabeth Bishop was bornin Massachusetts so she was American by birth. She spenta lot of time in Great Village, Nova Scotia as a child, andthree of her grandparents were Canadian — were actuallyMaritimers — and she always wanted to be Canadian. Shewrote, ‘I’m three quarters Canadian and one quarter NewEnglander.’ And she stuck to that story. She was veryattached to this land, which was like her motherland.”Here’s the thing: at the time she found the Bishopleaflet in 2007, LeBlanc was already looking for a “specialproject to celebrate my [2011] 50th birthday, and I didn’tknow what it was going to be, but I was on the lookoutfor something and finally I came across this leaflet aboutBishop, and got interested and went and researchedand found a poem. Just one thing led to another and Isuddenly thought, ‘I love this poet’s words, I love hervision, I love her voice.’ These would be words I wouldlove to sing.”Bishop’s ability to re-vision the ordinary, like a kindof latter-day Robert Frost, has grabbed many a reader’simagination, myself included, from the first poem of hersthey’ve read. (In my own case it was a poem called “TheFish” which hit me between the eyes while working as aschool textbook editor compiling literature anthologieson the west coast of Newfoundland in the late ’70s.) InLeBlanc’s case that first poem was one called “The Map.”“There’s one line in there. It says ‘Or does the land leanin to support the water from underneath’ or somethinglike that, talking about the shoreline — ‘to lift the waterPocketsof TimeSuzieLeBlancfrom underneath,’ that’s it. And I’ve watched shorelinesmy whole life, and never had I thought to look at it asthe land lifting the water from underneath, and I justthought what a wonderful vision ... to look at the worldthrough inverted eyes.”Nova Scotian composer Alasdair MacLean was thefirst of the four featured on the CD whom LeBlancapproached. “He led me to Sandra Berry, because he wasalready a Bishop fan and so he knew about this woman.And so, when Sandra and I met, both our dreams kindof connected and we said, we could do something veryspecial for the centenary.”The scope of that centenary celebration was astonishing:“Not only did we do this recording but a literarysymposium, a film competition, a literary competition,many, many concerts, visual arts exhibitions.”And at every turn the sense of fated connection withthe project grew for LeBlanc. “One concert we did wasbaroque music, because Bishop loved baroque music.She played the clavichord and carried one all her life.Wherever she moved she lugged along this clavichordand she studied in England with Ralph Kirkpatrick. It’san amazing connection.”Listening to LeBlanc describe the project, it’s a bitlike the way she sings: commitment, passion, interconnectedness,one thing always leading to another:how the involvement of the other three composers onthe CD (John Plant, Emily Doolittle and Christos Hatzis)came about; her meeting up with filmmaker Linda RaeDornan, who along with LeBlanc was celebrating a 50thbirthday in 2011; how together they retraced the pathof a memorable Newfoundland pilgrimage undertakenby Bishop and a companion in 1932, minutely documentedin Bishop’s journals; the Newfoundland peoplewho knew people who had known Bishop that they metalong the way.Dornan filmed the journey as she and LeBlanc walked.The resulting DVD Walking with EB makes a moving andfitting companion disc in this Centrediscs release.As for the CD itself, it has 11 pieces: ten settings ofBishop poems, preceded fittingly by an instrumentalsuite by MacLean, inspired, he says, by one line in thefirst poem he turned to, after sitting down to work onthe project. “It’s true,” says LeBlanc. “It’s one line of‘Cape Breton,’ which is ‘This silken water is weaving andweaving.’”| continued on page 78BERNARD FOUGÈRES8 | Novemberr 1 – December 7, 2013 thewholenote.com

HaydnIn the Narvesons’ChamberPAUL ENNISBeat by Beat | Classical & BeyondHaydn was a composer known for surprises but it’s likely thateven he would have been amazed to find a complete cycle of his68 string quartets being undertaken in Waterloo over the nextthree and a half years. Anyone familiar with the breadth and enterprisingprogramming of the Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music Society(KWCMS), however, won’t be so surprised.If someone were to quiz you on the three leading concert presentersin the greater Torontoregion, the TSO and RCM’sKoerner Hall, would cometo mind immediately. Yet theKWCMS, with more than 70concerts this season is barelybehind The Royal Conservatory’s80+ and the TSO’s109. It’s incredible really,that one dedicated couple’slove affair with music wouldrival the accomplishments oftwo such prestigious institutions.At The WholeNotewe’ve been well aware of thebountifulness of the KWCMSprogramming since theirconcerts have been fillingJan Narveson as Haydn with theMercer-Oh Trio (Akemi Mercer, violin,Gregory Oh, piano, Rachel Mercer,cello) at the conclusion of the finalconcert of the 49 Haydn piano trios.our listings pages (and the85-seat Music Room in Janand Jean Narveson’s home)for as long as we’ve been inexistence.Over the years the cumulativevolume of talented performers who made their way to theNarvesons is astonishing enough, but it is the KWCMS’ penchant forprogramming complete cycle concerts that really made one sit up andtake notice. Over the years, they’ve presented all the Bartók, Beethoven,Shostakovitch and even the second Viennese School quartets, threecycles of the Beethoven piano sonatas, four of the Beethoven sonatasfor violin and piano, three of the Beethoven cello and piano sonatas,the complete Ravel piano works and all 49 of the Haydn piano trios.The Attacca Quartet began performing “The 68” in Holy TrinityLutheran Church on 65th Street and Central Park West near LincolnCenter in New York City three years ago. Their decision to chooseWaterloo to begin their second foray through the quartets, beginningwith four concerts on November 16 and 17 prompted the following Q& A with Jean Narveson (who is editor of The Music Times) and JanNarveson (president and founder of the KWCMS, professor of philosophyemeritus at University of Waterloo).When did your love of music begin?Jean: Jan’s love of music began when he was a child (the youngestof five children, he heard at least some of his older siblings practisingpiano) — and when he was 13, he was too advanced in math to benefitfrom staying in class during math lessons, so his teacher sent him offto the school’s library, and there he entertained himself by listening toLPs of classical music. (That’s how I remember the story.)I also connected to music as a child — first by hearing it at home, thenthewholenote.com November 1 – December 7, 2013 | 9

y taking piano lessons, singing in choirs, going to concerts with mymom, learning to play other instruments ...You’ve certainly fostered a marvellous musical culture overthe last four decades; what is the animus behind the KWCMS?Jean: The spirit behind the KWCMS is to bring high quality chambermusic to whoever wants to hear it. Jan has always programmed amixture of international and Canadian musicians of great accomplishment,as well as emerging artists and local professional musicians (andmusic students and accomplished amateurs from the community). TheKWCMS has always had the “vibe” of a grassroots organization: 85 percent of the budget goes directly to musicians, and nobody who hasanything to do with the running of the KWCMS gets a salary.It is a ‘chamber’ in the oldsense of the term – the kindof room where chambermusic might originally havebeen performedA standing ovation for the Lafayette andMolinari Quartets after their Second VienneseQuartet cycle concert in the Music Room.It’s an extraordinary thing to have people come into your home andperform. What prompted you to start having concerts in your home?Jean: You could probably sum up the answer in three words: money,piano, atmosphere (in no particular order). Our first few years were fullof concerts in various venues — schools, libraries, churches — and therewas usually a rental fee to pay; in the case of anything like a theatre, wealso had to pay for ushers and stagehands (whether we needed themor not!). Then there’s the fact that very few places had a decent piano.Finally we bought a piano — a lovely old Heintzman six-footgrand — and once it was installed in the room now known as the MusicRoom, it was pretty obvious what would be installed there next: theentire series! Pianos since then: a Wagner, a Young Chang, and finallyour gorgeous seven-foot Steinway.(Jan has a fairly massive collection of LPs, and when he decided toadd a room to the back of the house, he had in mind a room suitable forlistening to music. The room has been called “the Music Room” since itwas finished in early 1970, but it acquired its public personality later.)Jan: As Jean notes, the Music Room was actually built before westarted doing concerts, but early in our venture we realized that it wasa very good place for chamber music — big enough to have some acousticand to hold enough people to fund many professional musicians. (Veryfew are priced out of our market, we have found. Mind you, many ofthem play for less because they like what we do and we like them!)Jean: One day — way back in the early 70s — someone in town phonedto say that the Orford Quartet was in town and their rehearsal spacewasn’t available: could they rehearse at our house? They did. We listened.The seed was sown.The next bit of live music had a larger private audience, viz., theToronto Consort. In those days, a tenor in the group was also a geographyprof at UW (Prof. Walker), and he asked Jan if they could have arun-through of concert material for us and however many friends we’dwant to invite. (This was before the TC became famous!) As I recall, wehad two of those mini-concerts, and everybody loved them.It was clear by then that if Jan could ever get live chamber music intothe room, he would.How big is the room (since it seats 85 people)?What is the unique charm of the space?Jean: The house is a 1917 brick house with two floors plus an attic andJean and Jan Narvesonin the Music Room.basement. It became a lot bigger after the addition (which included alarge garage under the Music Room).Jan: The Music Room has interior dimensions of 22.5 feet wide; 32feet long (average; the end is split); and 13 feet to the peak of the “cathedral”ceiling. It has a dark wood cathedral ceiling, wooden flooring,mostly brick walls, a fireplace (that we don’t use during concerts, butit looks nice) and a lot of comfortable red chairs — and other chairs thatare also comfortable, including one couch. It is a “chamber” in the oldsense of the term — it’s easy to imagine it as the kind of room wherechamber music might originally have been performed. The atmosphereis casual (students come in their jeans etc.) and the regular audiencemembers are friendly to newcomers. In such an intimate venue, everybodycan hear perfectlyand people enjoy sittingclose enough to musiciansto be able to seethem. People often staybehind for a little whileafter a concert to have achat with the musicians.Jean: Performers keepcoming back, and keeptelling their friendsabout the Music Room.On the 30th anniversaryof the KWCMS, violinistMoshe Hammer wrote ofhis “fond memories of allthe wonderful evenings at your house ... And always scores of great musiclovers to share masterpieces with.” Andrew Wedman, tonmeister forDGG, writing from Germany: “... I know of nowhere else that the samecontinued unpaid dedication continues. I have frequently met musicianswho have spoken warmly of having played in concerts for you...”You’ve presented some remarkable complete cycle concertsin the past but nothing as extensive as “The 68.”Jan: The most nearly comparable thing was our nine-concert series ofall of Haydn’s trios; we’ve also done three complete Beethoven Sonatacycles (at seven or eight concerts each). But, yes: Haydn 68 dwarfs everythingelse!My interest in Haydn began when I started really listening to him, wayback in about 1960 while I was in graduate school. Since then, my recordcollection has grown to include two complete sets of Haydn symphonies(plus many spares) and four sets of the quartets.The idea of doing all the quartets had kicked around way in the backof my mind for years. In 2012 we had a concert by the Attacca Quartet.I had previously discovered that they were doing the whole set in NewYork and raised the topic with them at their concert here. They saidthey’d just love to do it! So, here we are. They are doing it on a shoestringfor us, which makes it possible at all. Now the question is whetherthere’ll be enough local support to sustain it. We’ll see! (All we need isfor 0.1 per cent of the population of this region to attend at least one ofthe roughly 22 concerts.)Yet presenting 70+ concerts in the current season strikesme as even more remarkable. How do you manage?Jean: I’m not sure whether you mean how do we manage living in ahouse with that many concerts, or how does Jan manage to put on so manyyear after year. Starting with the second interpretation: Tons of work onJan’s part. There’s hearing from musicians and managers, listening to10 | Novemberr 1 – December 7, 2013 thewholenote.com

2013-14 Concert SeasonKOERNER HALL’SFIFTH ANNIVERSARY“Fantasia on Themesby Rush” with theKitchener-WaterlooSymphonySATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2013 8PMKOERNER HALLThree skillful and creative composersdefy every rock/classical music cliché.Hear Nicole Lizée’s 2012: Triple Concertofor Power Trio and Orchestra (Fantasiaon Themes by Rush), and new pieces byDan Deacon and Bryce Dessner.HarpFestSUNDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2013 2PMMAZZOLENI CONCERT HALLIn conjunction with the TorontoHarp Society, esteemed harpistJudy Loman performs solo worksby Glenn Buhr, R. Murray Schafer,Kevin Lau, and the two prize-winningselections from the Society’s 2012composition competition, withAngela Schwarzkopf and other harpists.Korngold’sThe Silent SerenadeFRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 7:30PMSATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2013 7:30PMCONSERVATORY THEATREStudents from The Glenn Gould School’svocal program present the Canadianpremiere of Korngold’s only operetta.The musical comedy focuses on thelove of a famous fashion designer forhis famous actress client and the manyunlikely events that lead to them beingable to share their love. Peter Tiefenbachserves as Music Director.Musiciansfrom MarlboroMONDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2013 7:30PMMAZZOLENI CONCERT HALLAn extension of Vermont’s acclaimedMarlboro Music Festival, this year’sMusicians from Marlboro tour featuresScott St. John on violin, joined byMichelle Ross (violin), Emily Deans(viola), Matthew Zalkind (cello), andGabriele Carcano (piano) to performworks by Beethoven, Adès, Fauré,and Mendelssohn.Royal ConservatoryOrchestra conductedby Lior ShambadalFRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2013 8PMKOERNER HALLIsraeli conductor Lior Shambadal leadsthe RCO in a program that includesLudwig van Beethoven: LeonoreOverture No. 2; Hindemith: SymphonicMetamorphosis; and Beethoven:Symphony No. 3, “Eroica.”Menahem Pressler 90thBirthday Celebrationwith the New OrfordString QuartetSUNDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2013 3PMKOERNER HALLLegendary pianist Menahem Pressler“a national treasure” (Los Angeles Times)and the New Orford String Quartetperform works by Beethoven,R. Murray Schafer, and Brahms.TICKETS START AT ONLY $25! 416.408.0208 www.performance.rcmusic.ca273 BLOOR STREET WEST (BLOOR ST. & AVENUE RD.) TORONTO

All we need is for 0.1 percent of the population of thisregion to attend at least oneof the roughly 22 concertsCDs they send,booking concerts,arrangingbilleting, doingthe web site,making posters,putting up theposters in abouta billion places(with very much appreciated help during most of the year by a coupleof subscribers), on and on.Jan: We manage financially by attracting enough interested peopleto pay the bills. Half the money comes from donations; the other halffrom tickets and subscriptions. We are a registered charity and givetax receipts, but we do not get or apply for any government grants. Webenefit from being below the HST line (happily — any more paperworkand we’d be sunk!) We have enough really interested people to keepthe donations flowing. Whether they’ll keep it up is the question — wejust hope! So far it’s worked. (We even had a slight surplus last yearafter 80 concerts!)Apart from that, we manage by being able to put on concerts righthere, eliminating a whole lot of work; only needing to fill a few dozenseats rather than hundreds, which would require far more work thanwe can do; and being (so far) equipped with enough energy to do thehuge amount of work it still takes, along with a lot of help (from Jeanespecially, but several others); oh, yes and computers! Without emailand the web, this would be impossible. (We started in 1974, which waspre-web, but we didn’t start growing appreciably until 1983–4 when Igot my first MacIntosh.)Jean: I think Jan has a few things booked into 2015 already ...Jan: Our 2014/15 season, alas, is over half booked already!Jean: As to how we manage to live here in the midst of that manyconcerts? Maybe I’d better let that question hang in the air for now.Sometimes it’s a bit hectic around here. At many moments, though,it’s wonderful. Our son is a composer, and our daughter is also a musician:music is just in the house, and was all during the years they weregrowing up here. In fact, our son Jascha’s bio on his website begins:“Jascha Narveson was raised in a concert hall and put to sleep as a childwith an old vinyl copy of the Bell Laboratories mainframe computersinging “Bicycle Built for Two.”The Haydn 68 begins November 16 and 17 with concerts each day at2pm and 8pm. Each concert includes three quartets from the fullrange of Haydn’s composing life. Each concert is $35 (sr $30; st $20)or all four concerts are $90/$70/$50. Any two concerts of the fourare $50/$40/$30.QUICK PICKSOther Events: Giving the top two presenters their due, the TSO has anumber of intriguing concerts over the next several weeks. EmanuelAx is the soloist in Brahms’ second piano concerto November 6 and7, with its gorgeous second movement. Peter Oundjian also conducts“The Miracle” symphony by Haydn and TSO composer advisor GaryKulesha’s Third Symphony. Then three guest conductors step in: TSOconductor laureate Andrew Davis will bring his impish charm to TillEulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks on November 20 and 23; youthful EdwardGardner, music director of English National Opera, leads the TSO inMahler’s first symphony November 27 and 28 in a concert that also spotlightsthe formidable Alison Balsom in Hummel’s Trumpet Concerto;Brazilian-born Marcelo Lehninger, who’s making his name with theBoston Symphony, will undoubtedly bring a fresh look at Tchaikovsky’sFifth, while 24-year-old cello wunderkind Narek Hakhnazaryan is thesoloist in Variations on a Rococo Theme December 6 and 7. The TSO isalso presenting the NAC Orchestra November 30, with the redoubtablePinchas Zukerman as soloist/conductor in Mozart’s marvellous ViolinConcerto No. 3, K. 216 and conductor of Shostakovich’s Symphony No.10, that most disconsolate depiction of the wages of Stalinism.!!Staying in the same space, Roy Thomson Hall presents cellist Yo-YoMa and pianist Kathryn Stott in a recital that ranges from BrahmsViolin Sonata No.3 (arranged for cello) through Stravinsky’s popularand delightful Suite Italienne to de Falla, Villa-Lobos, Piazzolla andothers. Stott and Ma met cute in the late 70s when Ma and his wiferented a London flat they didn’t realize was shared. Their professionalpartnership is now in its 30th year.!!The RCM’s season carries on apace with a return visit November 8to Koerner Hall by Midori (whose concert two years ago was a highlightof the season); four emerging artists join alumnus Scott St. John for anappealing program of chamber music in “Musicians from Marlboro”November 18 in Mazzoleni Hall; the legendary pianist MenahemPressler celebrates his upcoming 90th birthday with a performance ofBrahms’ Piano Quintet in F Minor, Op. 34 with the New Orford StringQuartet November 24.!!There is an intriguing free concert at U of T Faculty of MusicNovember 28. “Hologram: Percussion and violin music” featuresfaculty member Beverley Johnston and guest violinist Marc Djokicperforming pieces by Piazzolla, Pärt, Colgrass and others including theCanadian premiere of a new work by Richard Mascall.!!Finally, bringing it all back to Waterloo, 33-year-old Delosrecording artist, pianist Andrew Van Oeyen brings his technical skillsto a recital December 2 at the Perimeter Institute.Paul Ennis is the WholeNote’s managing editor.12 | Novemberr 1 – December 7, 2013 thewholenote.com

KEVIN CLARKBeat by Beat | Art of SongVMAs Offer EarlySinging StartHANS DE GROOTLast summer my daughter Saskia turned 12. Turning 12 is a riteof passage since most primary schools in Toronto do not gobeyond grade six. Saskia chose, with encouragement from herparents, to move to the Downtown Vocal Music Academy on DenisonAvenue, a stone’s throw from Toronto’s Kensington Market. The twoVMA schools in Toronto (the other is the suburban Heather HeightsPS in Scarborough) are the brainchild of Mark Bell, a man known inmusical circles for his leadership of Canada Sings, a community singalongthat meets every second Tuesday of the month somewhere inEast Toronto (the next meeting is on November 12 at Mustard Seed, 791Queen St. E.).In February 2007 Bell convened a meeting ofdirectors and managers of children’s choirs andofficials of the Toronto District School Board toexplore the possibility of setting up one or moreschools which would specialize in singing. TheTDSB came onside and a few years later Bellbecame vice-principal of the Downtown VMAand started preparing the 2012-13 school year.That year the program began in grade four andwent up to grade six. This year grade sevenwas added and grade eight should follow nextyear. Bell would like it to continue until grade12 eventually but there are no immediateplans for that. For now the intention is tosteer students to high schools that specializein the arts, such as Rosedale Heights.Every day the last period at the DowntownVMA is choir (except for the afternoon, oncea week, when the pupils go swimming) but there is alsoNathalie Paulin.singing at other times during the day. It was felt impractical to offeran extended program in instrumental music, but on Friday thereare after-school optional classes in piano and guitar (in cooperationwith Soul Music of the University of Toronto) as well as steel pan (incooperation with the Regent Park School of Music). Violin classeswere also offered but there were no takers. At present the childrenare preparing for their first concert of the season December 3, “TheFour Elements: Celebrating the Power of Nature in Song.” The totalnumber of students participating is 90, but we shall also be able tohear them in smaller groups. The concert will also include the inaugurationof the newly restored Heintzman grand piano.Suzie LeBlanc is a lyric soprano, especially known for her earlymusic performances. But her concerts are not confined to early music.A glance at her discography shows that she has also recorded classical(Mozart, Gluck), modern (Messiaen), contemporary (Peter-AnthonyTogni) and traditional Acadian music. Of particular interest is a newdisc with songs set to texts by Elizabeth Bishop (the composers areEmily Doolittle, Christos Hatzis, Alasdair MacLean and John Plant).She will be singing Purcell and Carissimi, with the tenor CharlesDaniels and the Tafelmusik Orchestra and Chamber Choir November 6to 10. There will be another chance to hear her this month withthe viol consort Les Voix Humaines for the Women’s Music Club onNovember 21. That concert will be repeated November 23 in Sault Ste.Marie and November 24 in Brantford. LeBlanc will also lead a masterclass at the Faculty of Music at the University of Toronto November 20.Simone Osborne is a former member of the Canadian Opera StudioEnsemble and has since performed several major roles for the COC:Pamina in Die Zauberflöte (while a member of the Studio Ensemble),Gilda in Rigoletto, Lauretta in Gianni Schicchi and, most recentlyMusetta in La Bohème. Next spring she will return to the COC in therole of Oscar in Un ballo in maschera. She is the inaugural winnerof Jeunesses Musicales Canada’s Maureen Forrester Award Tour. Oneof the concerts on this tour will be a noontime recital in the RichardBradshaw Auditorium on November 12. She will sing Schumann’ssong cycle Frauenliebe und-leben as well as songs by Bellini,Strauss, Hahn and Current. The concert will be repeated at Midland,November 21 and at Prescott, December 6.OTHER EVENTS!!Voice performance classes in the Faculty of Music, Universityof Toronto, will be held on November 5, 19, 26 and December 3 atWalter Hall.!!Adi Braun is the singer in a concert based on the songs and lettersof Kurt Weill and Lotte Lenya at the Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre,November 6.!!Erin Bardua and Maureen Batt, soprano, Stefan Fehr, tenor, andGiovanni Spanu, baritone, will be the soloists in a performance ofHaydn’s L’isola disabitata at Heliconian Hall, November 8.!!Eleanor James, mezzo, will be the soloist in Tanzlied by R. MurraySchafer. The concert will also feature the harpists Judy Loman andAngela Schwarzkopf and will include music by Brophy, Livingston,Buhr and Lau in the Mazzoleni Concert Hall, November 10.!!Shannon Mercer, soprano, Krisztina Szabó, mezzo,Christopher Mayell, tenor, and Jesse Clark, bass, willbe the soloists in a performance of Mozart’s Requiemat the Cathedral Church of St. James, November 13.Simone Osborne.!!Students from the Glenn Gould vocal program will perform TheSilent Serenade by Korngold at the Royal Conservatory, November 15and 16.!!Sara Papini, soprano, will sing compositions by Andjelika Javorinaat the Glenn Gould Studio, November 15.!!Janet Obermeyer, soprano, will sing Der Hirt auf dem Felsen bySchubert at Metropolitan United Church, November 16.!!Nathalie Paulin is the soprano soloist in a concert of 20th centurymusic at Walter Hall, November 18.!!York University Department of Music presents vocal masterclasseswith Che Anne Loewen, November 19 and with Leslie Fagan,November 22 at Tribute Communities Hall, November.!!Lesley Bouza, soprano, and Colin Ainsworth, tenor, will be thesoloists in a Britten concert by the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir atYorkminster Baptist Church, November 20.!!Darlene Shura, soprano, Jacqueline Gélineau, contralto, andJohn Holland, baritone, will sing selections from Bach’s cantatas atHeliconian Hall, November 30.!!At Calvin Presbyterian Church November 30, Allison CeciliaArends, soprano, and Stanislas Vitort, tenor, will be the soloists inMendelssohn’s Symphony No. 2 (Lobgesang) with the Oakham HouseChoir. The concert will also include a number of works composed orarranged by John Rutter.14 | Novemberr 1 – December 7, 2013 thewholenote.com

!!Recitals at Rosedale presents “Opera nella chiesa” with music byHandel, Massenet and Menotti. The singers are Laura Albino, soprano,Laura Tucker, mezzo, Timothy Wong, countertenor, and AnthonyCleverton and Jason Howard, baritone, at Rosedale PresbyterianChurch, December 1.!!And beyond the GTA: Bethany Hörst, soprano, Bud Roach, tenor,and Alexander Dobson, bass, will perform baroque opera arias, withthe Bach Elgar Choir at the Royal Botanical Gardens in Burlington,November 9 and 10.!!Nicholas Phan, tenor, and Martin Limoges, horn, will performBritten’s Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings with the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony. The concert will also include Tchaikovsky’sSymphony No. 6 at the Centre in the Square, Kitchener, November 29and 30.!!Charlene Pauls, soprano, Erica Iris-Huang, mezzo, Bud Roach,tenor, and James Baldwin, bass, will be the soloists in a performanceof the Magnificat by Bach and the Magnificat by Rutter at St. MatthewCatholic Church in Oakville, November 30.!!The first of many complete Messiahs will arrive on December 6and 7 presented by the Bach Elgar Choir. The soloists are JenniferTaverner, soprano, Michele Bogdanowicz, mezzo, Chris Fischer, tenor,and Andrew Tees, bass at Melrose United Church in Hamilton.Hans de Groot is a concert-goer and active listenerwho also sings and plays the recorder. He canbe contacted at artofsong@thewholenote.com.17th Annual FREE Noon HourEnjoy an hour of beautiful music performed by outstandingCanadian choirs and organists and featuring Roy Thomson Hall'smagnificent Gabriel Kney pipe organ.Toronto Mass ChoirThe Glory of GospelWednesday, December 18, 2013 12 PMKaren Burke, conductorCorey Butler, pianoChristopher Dawes, organOrpheus Choir of TorontoA Little Lunch MusicFriday, April 11, 2014 12 PMRobert Cooper, conductorEdward Moroney, organHamilton Children's Choir& Young Voices TorontoSound TapestryThursday, May 1, 2014 12 PMZimfira Poloz, conductorShawn Grenke, organFREE ADMISSIONAll concerts begin at 12 Noon. Suitable for ages six and up.For reservations of 20 or more, call 416.593.4822 ext. 225M a d e p o s s i b l e b y t h e g e n e rous support of Edwards Charitable Fo u n d a t i o nthewholenote.com November 1 – December 7, 2013 | 15

Beat by Beat | World ViewOn Livingwith DyingANDREW TIMAREl Dia de los Muertos (The Day of the Dead) has been celebratedby Mexicans for centuries as a time for families to remember andhonour the departed. It’s a pre-Columbian custom grafted ontothe Christian triduum consisting of All Hallows’ Eve (Halloween tothe secular world), All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day. Many Mexicansbelieve that the spirits of the dead dutifully visit their descendantson October 31, returning to their accustomed resting places onNovember 2. To properly receive their spectral relatives, families makealtars and place ofrendas (offerings) of food such as pan de muertos(bread of the dead) baked in shapes of skulls and figures, yellow marigoldsknown as cempazuchitl, photos, candles, and incense.This practice may sound a touch morbid to some Canadians but toMexicans death is approached with joy, celebration and playfulness,as well as with mourning. It’s not uncommon for Mexican children toplay “funeral” with toys representing coffins and undertakers. The fearof death is transformed through mocking it, as well as by living alongsideit, accepting it as a fact of everyday life.Larry Lake: Day of the Dead rituals have slowly been seeping intoour secular Toronto collective consciousness over the past decade orso — see my mention of the Harbourfront events further on in thiscolumn. What better time to celebrate influential musicians amongus who have recently passed? Larry Lake, the influential Torontocomposer, radio broadcaster and record producer, died in Septemberof this year (and was remembered in the October WholeNote by DavidJaeger). As he was a friend I’ll call him Larry here, and this is mywritten mini-ofrenda.As a composer Larry was best known for his electronic music. Muchless well known however is Larry’s support of the early career ofthe Toronto world music group, Evergreen Club Gamelan (of whichI am a member). ECG is Canada’s first performing gamelan groupand this season we are marking our 30th anniversary. Larry was an“early adaptor” of the gamelan as a brand new medium for expressionamong established Canadian composers. “Larry’s support wasCelebrating the Day of the Dead.critical to the fledgling group,” notes Jon Siddall, ECG’s foundingartistic director. In the mid-1980s when Siddall commissioned Larryto compose a new work for ECG, the notion of a set of Indonesiangamelan instruments performing contemporary music written andplayed by Canadians was a brand new — even a radical — proposition.The gamelan ensemble and its music was barely known in the TrueNorth. Larry’s open ears, open mind and generous spirit helped thefledgling ECG, among Canada’s first wave of world music groups, togo from strength to strength. In the space of a few years it went on tocommission John Cage, as well as dozens of Canadian composers, andto tour internationally.Larry completed composing his Three Bagatelles for ECG in 1986. Itsrecording was released on the LP/cassette (later CD) North of Java onthe Arjuna label in 1987, the first commercial recording of Canadiangamelan music. I re-auditioned Three Bagatelles recently. I heard acharming three-movement work effectively layering the brash soundsof 1980s electronic music synthesis with the eight-musician acoustic16 | Novemberr 1 – December 7, 2013 thewholenote.com

gamelan degung sounds of the ECG. It was in turn declamatory, lyricaland incisively percussive.Larry’s geniality was often tinged with an endearingly gentle wrysense of humour. When I met him for the first read-through of mysuling (bamboo ring flute) part for “Andrew’s Song,” movement twoof his Three Bagatelles, I was discouraged by the primitive dot-matrixstaff notation printout he presented. I made a comment disparagingwhat to me seemed an overly simplistic, unchallenging score. Unfazed,Larry gave me some memorable advice: “Treat the notation only as aguide ... go ahead and ‘Eastern it up!’” In other words, play it expressively,where appropriate using idiomatic suling ornaments, articulation,phrasing and dynamic shadings.From then on whenever I am challenged by a score which appearsmusically too “square” for its own good I smilingly recall Larry’s challengeto “Eastern it up.” You can hear me heeding Larry’s advice some27 years ago in the recording of Andrew’s Song, streaming on ECG’swebsite. When time came to produce a CD from the original LP tracksof North of Java, ECG called Larry. Then in 1994 the group commissionedLarry for Sanft (Soft) another work for pre-recorded electronicsounds and gamelan degung. The collaboration continued with the CDPalace (Artifact Music: 1996) which he co-produced, also streamingon the ECG site.Through his own compositions in which he dared new culturalmash-ups, his record producing, and his advocacy via his CBC radiomusic show Two New Hours, Larry did more than introduce generationsof listeners to the latest trends in Canadian and internationalavant-garde concert music. He also introduced them, as I’ve begunto illustrate here, to world music voices which challenged receivednotions of cultural hierarchies and aesthetic boundaries.PICKSSicilian connection: Let’s start this chilly month off with warmingsouthern sounds on November 2 at the Royal Conservatory’s KoernerHall when two Toronto groups the Vesuvius Ensemble and the SicilianJazz Project collaborate. Led by Francesco Pellegrino the VesuviusEnsemble’s mission is to preserve and stage the music of southernItaly. The Ensemble’s repertoire is anchored in the songs of theNeapolitan region. Moreover they perform on some of the instrumentsfrom the region including the tammorra (frame drum), chitarrabattente and colascione (plucked lute), and the ciaramella, a shawm.Michael Occhipinti’s Sicilian Jazz Project takes Sicilian folk songs andrhythms and interprets them through the harmonic and improvisatorylens of contemporary North American urban jazz, world music,funk, blues and chamber music. Its stellar lineup starts with theeight-time JUNO Award-nominee Michael Occhipinti on guitar, andcontinues with seven other leading Toronto jazz musicians.Harbourfront: As I hinted earlier, on November 9 and 10Harbourfront Centre hosts what it calls “Toronto’s longest runningDay of the Dead festival ... two days of family-friendly programming.”There will be public ofrendas both large and small, plus a wide rangeof films, mariachi music, songs, dance, food, storytelling, crafting andperformances, all with a Dia de los Muertos theme. Some of the musicevents are listed in The WholeNote pages. For a complete listing of allscheduled events please check the Harbourfront Centre’s website.York and U of T: York University and the University of Toronto havehad world music studio programs running continuously since theearly 1970s, I know because I dabbled at them in both places back inthe day. Every fall both institutions showcase faculty, students andvisiting scholars in public concerts that are well worth exploring. I’vebeen invariably delighted by these events and they’re at a price everystudent can afford: gratis.November 5 at 12:30pm the York University Department of Musicpresents a rare demonstration of Azerbaijani mugham by JeffreyWerbock, a leading expert of this modal music, at the Accolade EastBuilding. The same evening at 7:30 the University of Toronto Facultyof Music presents its “World Music Ensembles Concert” at Walter Hallfeaturing the Balinese gamelan ensemble, the Klezmer ensemble, andthe Japanese taiko ensemble.MacArthur‘Genius Grant’RecipientVijay IyerIn ConcertMusic CareConferenceSaturday, November 9Edward Johnson Building, U of TInfo: 905-852-2499www.musiccareconference.caNimmons N’90The U of T Jazz Orchestra, DavidBraid and others perform in abirthday concert for Phil’s 90th.Thursday, November 147:30 pm, Walter Hall, U of TAdmission by donation.’Legacy of BrittenU of T Choirs perform choralworks by Benjamin BrittenSaturday, November 167:30 pm, *Church of theRedeemer. Admission bydonation. *new venueThe MacArthur Fellow, Harvard Professor and newDirector of the Banff International Workshop in Jazzand Creative Music is in residence at the Faculty ofMusic as the Wilma and Clifford Smith DistinguishedVisitor in Music, November 20-22.Thursday, November 217:30 pm. Walter Hall. Free admissionPaulin & PhilcoxSoprano Nathalie Paulin andpianist Steven Philcox presenta vocal recital of 20th centuryart songs.Monday, November 187:00 pm, Walter Hall, U of TSuyadnyani& HatchAn evening of Gamelan andDance with founders of Bali’sMekar Bhuana Conservatory.Monday, November 257:30 pm, Walter Hall, U of T. FreeDonizetti:Don PasqualeThe Faculty of Music premiere ofDonizetti’s beloved comic operaNovember 28-30, 7:30 pmDecember 1, 2:30 pmMacMillan Theatre, U of TCall 416.408.0208www.music.utoronto.ca1314 .SEASON OF EVENTSthewholenote.com November 1 – December 7, 2013 | 17WN-U of Toronto Nov half page.indd 113-10-17 12:08 PM

November 14 at 12:30 pm York’s Department of Music presents oneof Toronto’s premier Korean drum and dance ensembles, the Jeng YiKorean drum and dance ensemble, at the Accolade East Building.Back downtown on November 25 at 7:30 in Walter Hall, the U ofT Faculty of Music showcases the work of its current world musicartists-in-residence, the distinguished Balinese-based performersand scholars Putu Evie Suyadnyani and Vaughan Hatch, and theirstudents in its “World Music Visitor Concert.” The program stagesBalinese gamelan and dance including repertoires from royal courts,rituals and entertainments performed on the U of T’s gamelan semarpegulingan (orchestra).COC Bradshaw: The free noon hour “World Music Series” continuesat the Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre.The November 5 concert showcases the bass veena, a new additionto the Hindustani instrumentarium developed by Canadian musicianJustin Gray and luthier Les Godfrey. “Monsoon:Synthesis” is theconcert’s title evoking a merger of North Indian ragas and originalJustin Gray compositions featuring the bass veena and the tablawizardry of Ed Hanley, with additional percussion and Tibetan singingbowls by Derek Gray.November 27 “Balinese Music and Dance: Temple, Court and VillageTraditions” takes over Bradshaw Amphitheatre. The event is listed inthe “Dance Series,” a fitting designation given that dance and musicperformance is intimately interrelated in Bali. The U of T’s 20-piecegamelan Dharma Santi alternates with Seka Rat Nadi the gendèrwayang (keyed metallophone quartet). The U of T world music artistsin-residence,Vaughan Hatch and Putu Evie Suyadnyani, are againfeatured performers.The last event this monthis on November 28. TheShargi Persian PercussionEnsemble performsUnbound. NaghmehFarahmand, a rare femaleIranian percussionist, now aToronto resident, leads a veryunusual all-female percussiongroup in a program oftraditional music from Persiaand the Middle East.Gzowski’s Soldier: November 17 The Music Gallery presents “ASoldier’s Tale” an ambitious multidisciplinary theatre work with bothaboriginal and world music elements. Composer, sound designer andmusician John Gzowski can certainly be considered among Torontoworld music stalwarts, having been active in groups like Maza Mezeand Tasa. In this staging of “A Soldier’s Tale” he collaborates withCree actor, artist, choreographer Michael Greyeyes, video artist AndyMoro and David Sait on guzheng. The work’s narrative explores thesoldiering role of First Nations in World War II and Iraq using theatricaldance, enhanced by the contribution of other top Toronto worldmusicians.QUICK PICKSNaghmeh Farahmand (far right).!!November 22 and 23 Nagata Shachu stages its “15th AnniversaryConcert and CD Release” at the Enwave Theatre, HarbourfrontCentre. This viscerally exciting Toronto group, regularly discussedin my column, goes from strength to strength and never disappointsmusically.!!November 23 at Koerner Hall, the Royal Conservatory and SmallWorld Music present Anoushka Shankar. The star sitarist performsselections from her latest CD, Traces of You, produced by the verysuccessful British Indian musician and composer Nitin Sawhney.!!November 27, also at Koerner Hall, the Royal Conservatory,Batuki Music and Small World Music present “Rokia Traoré: BeautifulAfrica.” Malian-born Rokia Traoré’s powerhouse voice is the idealvehicle for her rendition of songs from her most recent album.Andrew Timar is a Toronto musician and music writer.He can be contacted at worldmusic@thewholenote.com.18 | Novemberr 1 – December 7, 2013 thewholenote.com

Beat by Beat | Early MusicOld Made NewDAVID PODGORSKIWhen fans of early music walk into a concert in November,they may be impressed by the diversity of the repertoire andthe performers. Concerts coming up this month feature bothwide-ranging programs from under-appreciated composers and toplevelperformers who are just starting to emerge as soloists on theToronto music scene.Huizinga: One such relatively new face isEdwin Huizinga, a violinist originally fromCalifornia who now calls Toronto home.Huizinga is already somewhat familiar toToronto audiences, as he’s played as a sectionviolinist in both Tafelmusik and Aradia, buthaving recently returned from a tour with hisindie rock band The Wooden Sky, Huizingais ready to come into his own as a soloiston the Toronto music scene. To accomplishthis, Huizinga picked some of the hardestviolin sonatas in the classical canon — havingalready performed the first three of Bach’ssix sonatas for harpsichord and violin, he’sEdwin Huizinga,The Wooden Sky.teaming up with harpsichordist Philippe Fournier to complete thecycle by playing Bach’s B minor, A major, and E major Sonatas at theOratory, Holy Family Church, November 8.“I have a great love for the music of Bach,” Huizinga says whenI ask him about his upcoming concert with Fournier. “As a musician,I can appreciate the well-crafted nature of his music on a purelyintellectual level, but to also be the vehicle creating the notes — to beable to put a smile on someone’s face using just the music that Bachwrote — that’s amazing.” Bach composed these violin sonatas for aconcert series at a local coffeehouse in Leipzig — the same place wherehis Coffee Cantata was performed. In a similar spirit of informality,Huizinga and Fournier are giving an additional performance at a café.The Common, located at College and Gladstone, will host the duoon November 4, and Huizinga hopes giving listeners a casual — andhistorically correct! — musical experience will attract new listeners tothe music of Bach.“I’ve been playing in a lot of classical revolution concerts [in barsand clubs] and I really believe it’s a great way of bringing the musicto people other than regular concertgoers,” Huizinga says. “As anartist, I believe I have a responsibility to findnew ways of sharing the art I’m passionateabout.” While a café concert would certainlydo that, the coffeehouse concert starts at9pm, so perhaps you should consider havinga beer instead of a coffee while you listen tothem play. Bach would certainly have enjoyedeither beverage.Scaramella: Concertgoers looking to hearan interesting and varied repertoire steepedin a rich history should be sure to check outScaramella’s concert on November 30 at theVictoria College Chapel. The program featurescomposers based in England from the periodof the English Civil War and Restoration,a dangerous time in English history when Catholics, Protestants,Republicans and Monarchists all fought for control of the country andsupporting the wrong side at the wrong time could cost a man hishead. Scaramella will play music by Henry Purcell and Matthew Lockeas well as some by lesser-known musicians such as William Lawes,John Jenkins, Orlando Gibbons, Davis Mell and Simon Ives.Don’t miss the chance to hearthis rarely heard music, full of pithyhumour, ribaldry and heartache.Friday, November 22 &Saturday, November 23, 8pmTrinity-St. Paul’s Centre,Jeanne Lamon Hall427 Bloor St. WestticketS $19 - $54caLL 416-964-6337or oNLiNe attoroNtocoNSort.orgthewholenote.com November 1 – December 7, 2013 | 19

Beat by Beat | Choral SceneStill SingingBritten’s PraisesBEN STEINROLAND HAUPTNo one should ever need an excuse to attend a concert of themusic of iconic English composer Benjamin Britten. But ifmodern music remains something you consider forbidding orunpleasant, find a reason to hear some Britten — experiencing someof his music live could be an enjoyable way to forge a new perspective.This is the centenary year of Britten’s birth and there will bemany opportunities to hearhis works. This year’s focus onmodern music in the ChoralScene column gives me a chanceto devote some space to thisimportant composer.Celebrated from an early age,Britten enjoyed both respectfrom his colleagues and arare level of public popularitythroughout his career. His firstopera, Peter Grimes, was aninternational hit in 1945. Hecontinued to compose operasthroughout his career, butalso wrote for all manner ofchoirs, ensembles and soloinstrumentalists.Britten founded his ownBenjamin Britten at Crag House, 1949.music festival in 1948 — TheAldeburgh Festival — and maintaineda profitable relationship with Decca Records that ensured thathis works would be recorded almost as soon as they were produced.The stereotypical model of the 20th century modernist composer — awriter of unpleasant and inaccessible music, ignored by and scornfulof the crowd — is not one that Britten ever believed in or embodied.Of course, only in the museum-like culture of classical musicwould a composer who was born a century ago and died in 1976even be considered modern. Surely for those who are interested innew sounds, other composers have gone farther since. Why botherwith Britten?I’d argue that like Beethoven and Mozart, Britten’s music appeals onmany different levels. His ability to draw on and interpret elements ofpopular music, folk song and baroque music (notably that of Purcell,whose work Britten helped revive) has always attracted listeners wholike strong tunes and lively rhythms.But his individual voice and singular musical outlook moulded anddeveloped these popular elements in unique ways. He was no musicalPETER MAHONSales Representative416-322-8000pmahon@trebnet.comwww.petermahon.comthewholenote.com November 1 – December 7, 2013 | 21

conservative, playing it safe with conventional sounds. His work oftentook melodies and obvious chord changes and nudged the musicallanguage sideways into areas that no one could anticipate or expect.A lot of mid-century music that is more simplistic – or more experimental— has dated more obviously than the best of Britten’s work.While Britten will likely be most remembered for his operas — whichcontain stunning choral sections, notably in Peter Grimes, Billy Buddand Death in Venice — his music also furthered the English cathedralchoral tradition.English choral music of the Renaissance and early Baroque wasbrilliant and accomplished, but then languished in the decades thatfollowed until the end of the 19th century, when it was revitalized bythe the work of composers such as Holst, Elgar and Vaughan Williams.Britten further enlivened this tradition in the 20th century withoratorios and anthems that balanced immediate appeal with inventivenessand innovation. Several concerts take place in the comingweeks that will give choral audiences a chance to hear some of thesecompositions.Toronto Mendelssohn Choir performs a Britten double billNovember 20, with his Saint Nicolas (1948) and The Company ofHeaven (1937). Saint Nicolas, of course, is the fourth-century Greekbishop and saint whose legendary exploits form the basis for themodern Santa Claus. But Britten’s cantata is thankfully free of anykind of cutesiness or sentimentality, and instead presents a portrait ofNicolas as vulnerable, dynamic and conflicted.Because the cantata was written to be performed in part by schoolchildren,the music is also both mischievous and exuberant, especiallyin the choral sections. St Nicolas has wonderful moments — anexciting musical depiction of a storm at sea which Nicholas calmswith prayer (“He Journeys to Palestine”), and a grisly but entertainingsequence in which children eaten by starving villagers are broughtback to life (“The Pickled Boys”).This work is great fun for children and youth to perform and attend,especially when staged. It really ought to be a Christmas perennial, afamiliar favourite on the level of other choralworks regularly performed at that time of year.Unfortunately, a performance of St. Nicolasis relatively rare, and a performance of his1937 The Company of Heaven is even rarer. Ihave never actually heard this piece live, andam looking forward to attending this concert.The theme of the cantata is of angels — the“company of heaven” — and their metaphysicalbattle with evil. Britten assembled poetry onthis theme from diverse sources ranging fromthe Bible to Christina Rossetti and WilliamBlake. Some of the poetry is set to music,some is recited. Britten combines his ownmusic with a setting of the hymn “Ye watchersand ye holy ones,” a standard of the Anglicantradition, and one that would have had deepresonance for a nation on the edge of war.Orpheus: Another opportunity to hearBritten comes courtesy of the Orpheus Choirof Toronto, which performs his 1938 cantataWorld of the Spirit on November 5. Britten wasa life-long pacifist whose loathing of cruelty,especially involving children, is a theme thatrecurs in many of his compositions. Brittenlived briefly in America during the beginning of WWII, in partbecause his pacifist leanings were not well received in pre-war Britain.World of the Spirit, a piece that draws on varied texts that express love,hope and tolerance, is both manifesto and plea. This performance isthe Canadian premiere of this rare work, so attending the concert is achance to take part in a bit of Britten’s own ongoing history.This concert also features a very special event. John Freund, a greatlover and supporter of music in Toronto, is also a survivor of the Naziconcentration camps Terezin and Auschwitz. He will read from hisLYDIA ADAMSCONDUCTOR and ARTISTIC DIRECTORoURseasonGet the Christmas seasonoff to a great start. Enjoythe TMC’s annual concertof festive music and stories—this year with specialguest Ben Heppner.Dec. 11, 2013 | 7:30 pmYorkminster Park Baptist Church1585 Yonge StreetNoel Edison conductorBen Heppner tenorJames Bourne pianoMichael Bloss organFestival BrassSING WITH THE ANGELS!Sat. Dec. 14, 2013 • 7:30 pmYorkminster Park Baptist Church, 1585 Yonge Street, Toronto(at NE corner of Yonge and Heath, just North of St. Clair)A Special Tribute to the Ontario Arts Council on its 50th AnniversaryBenjamin Britten's "Ceremony of Carols," works by J. Rutter, E. Daley, D. Willcocks,M. Wilberg and the winning compositions from the 27th Annual Amadeus SeasonalSong-Writing Competition.Featuring: Amadeus Choir of Greater Toronto • Lydia Adams, ConductorBach Children’s Chorus • Linda Beaupré, ConductorErica Goodman, harp • Eleanor Daley and Shawn Grenke, piano and organTickets!$15.– 40.FESTIVALOF CAROLS416-446-0188 www.amadeuschoir.comMEDIA PARTNERBOx OFFICE416-598-0422 ext. 221tmchoir.org/carolstickets seniors Vox tix$35– $ 76 $ 35– $ 70 $ 25 for 30 & under$ 120 VIP seatIng & post-concert reception with Ben heppner22 | Novemberr 1 – December 7, 2013 thewholenote.com

Toronto Mass Choir. See Quick Picks, Nov 16.memoir I Was One of the Lucky Few: The Story of My Childhood. Thereadings will be interspersed with choral music and visual imagery,in the kind of multimedia presentation that has become an OrpheusChoir specialty.I hope I’ve persuaded those unfamiliar with Britten to considerhaving a listen at some point this year. But I’m conscious that I’veneglected other groups in doing so, especially since the number ofchoral concerts taking place increases exponentially as the end of thecalendar year approaches. Here are “quick pick” listings for some ofthewholenote.com November 1 – December 7, 2013 | 23

the other choral offerings available this month — there is some veryinventive programming taking place.QUICK PICKSAll the following are well worth checking out in the listings.!!Nov 2, 7:30: Chorus Niagara. Handel: Grand and Glorious.Beyond GTA.!!Nov 2, 8:00: Renaissance Singers. Psalms of David. Beyond GTA.!!Nov 9, 8:00: DaCapo Chamber Choir. Evening Song. Beyond GTA.!!Nov 9, 8:00: Guelph Chamber Choir. Passion of Joan of Arc(Carl Dreyer’s 1928 silent film with live music). Beyond GTA.!!Nov 9, 7:30: Amadeus Choir. The Writer’s War: A Tribute to WarCorrespondents.!!Nov 13, 7:30: St. James Cathedral. Mozart’s Requiem.!!Nov 16, 7:00: Church of the Ascension. Toronto Mass Choir.!!Nov 22, 7:30: Georgetown Bach Chorale and Baroque Soloists.Bach: Christmas Oratorio Part One and Magnificat.!!Nov 23, 7:30: Cantemus Singers. Sing Nowell!!!Nov 23, 7:30: Jubilate Singers. This Shining Night.!!Nov 23, 8:00: Bell’Arte Singers. Of Remembrance and Hope.!!Nov 27, 7:30: Toronto Children’s Chorus. Take Flight.Ben Stein is a Toronto tenor and theorbist. He can becontacted at choralscene@thewholenote.com.Visit his website at benjaminstein.ca.photo for choral quick picks. ornoCRisMSradiinST. MICHAEL’S CHOIR SCHOOLAT MASSEY HALLwww.christmasconcert.caMASSEY HALL 416.872.4255Saturday, December 7 at 7:30 p.m.Sunday, December 8 at 3:00 p.m–– Tickets $ 20 to $ 40 ––Conductors: Charissa Bagan, Jerzy Cichocki and Teri DunnAccompanist: William O’ MearaGoing through the listings, I noticed that this month ContinuumContemporary Music offers an interdisciplinary work,Nuyamł-ił Kulhulmx/Singing the Earth, and Esprit Orchestrafeatures an entire concert of hybrid music. Noticing how these twoevents reflected the theme of blurred boundaries between musicalgenres and artforms I’ve been exploring in this column, I then notedno fewer than eight similar instances of fusion in the new music onoffer this month.1. Esprit: Their “OGamelan” concert onNovember 17 marksanother collaborationbetweenthis country’s onlyorchestra dedicatedto new musicand the EvergreenClub ContemporaryGamelan, a Torontobasedensemble whoperform on a series ofbronze and wooden instruments from Indonesia, otherwiseknown as a gamelan. And they too are dedicatedto the commissioning of new works from composersalongside performing both traditional and contemporaryIndonesian repertoire.Looking back historically at the rise of the gamelan’sinfluence within western-based concert music, one caneasily see what an enormous effect this music has had. Itwas Montreal-born composer Colin McPhee’s orchestralwork Tabuh-Tabuhan from 1936 that really got the ballrolling. It combined both Balinese and traditional Westernelements, but at its core is asmall gamelan-like ensemblecomprised of western-basedpercussion instruments. Theshimmering timbres and interlockingrhythmic patterns of thegamelan sound also capturedthe imaginations of pioneersJohn Cage (prepared piano)and Steve Reich (minimalism).The first western composer tobuild his own gamelan-inspiredinstruments and compose forBeat by Beat | In With the NewFusion Times Ten.Count Them!WENDALYN BARTLEYThe Evergreen Club ContemporaryGamelan’s gamelan.The forest is never far away inAnna Höstman’s imagination.them was Lou Harrison. And that brings us full circle to the EvergreenClub. It was when ECCG founder Jon Siddall met Harrison while astudent at Mills College that a vision was spawned to form a gamelanin Canada. Through Harrison’s Indonesian connections, the EvergreenClub eventually was able to acquire their instruments in the early 80s.By bringing both an orchestra and a gamelan together, theEsprit concert is a perfect reflection of this history and appropriately,is presenting a work that Harrison wrote in tribute to CarlosChávez, the man who conducted the premiere of McPhee’s groundbreakingwork. Alongside this historical piece will be a premiere ofO Gamelan, a newly commissioned work by José Evangelista, whofollowed in McPhee’s footsteps by studying in Bali, and is also responsiblefor bringing a gamelan to U de Montréal’s Faculty of Music. Wewill also hear two works originally written by composers Chan Ka24 | Novemberr 1 – December 7, 2013 thewholenote.com

Ann Southam and ChristinaPetrowska Quilico on piano.Nin and André Ristic for a 2005 concert inspired by the birdsongthemes of Olivier Messiaen, as well as a 1983 work by Esprit conductorAlex Pauk.It should come as no surprise to learn that Pauk himself alsostudied gamelan music and his work Echo Spirit Isle is a reworkingfor orchestra of a piece he originally wrote for Gamelan Pacificia basedin Seattle. The program rounds out with an orchestral arrangement ofClaude Vivier’s Pulau Dewata, composed in 1977 as a tribute to theBalinese people.2. Continuum Contemporary Music: On December 4 and 5, CCMwill present a new work by composer Anna Höstman, Nuyamł-iłKulhulmx/Singing the Earth, an interdisciplinary piece that arosefrom the composer’s love of history and storytelling. Rooted in herdeep personal connection with the land and communities of BellaCoola, a gem of natural beauty along the central coast of BritishColumbia, her creative process began with extensive research todiscover the deeper layers of the area. And perhaps even more importantly,what guided her in this labyrinthian journey to uncover thestories of people from different cultural origins living side by sidewas her connection to the land itself. The forest is “never far away inmy imagination,” she told me. In fact it is this relationship with theforest’s expansiveness and quiet that helps her find her way withmusic making. It is like the slipping on of a different jacket, a sensationshe keeps close to herself while composing. And just as thenonhuman world of nature permeates Höstman’s creative process, itis also a “North Star,” a navigational guide, for all the peoples of thearea — a mixture of the indigenous Nuxalk Nation and the descendentsof Norwegian settlers.Höstman’s piece is structured as a series of 11 modules, each one anartistic response to the beauty and isolation of the area, the changesand losses of its people. During the performance, the audience willbe immersed within an installation environment, thus creating aspatial counterpoint between people, objects, video projections anddisplayed texts. These texts originate from a variety of sources andare in four different languages — Nuxalk, English, Norwegian andJapanese. One source is fragments from anthropological field notespublished in the 1940s, while another is a list of words in both Englishand Nuxalk denoting the area’s flora and fauna. The work is scored forContinuum’s ensemble along with mezzo-soprano, bass, saxophoneand accordian. Prior to the 8pm performance will be a 7pm screeningof a film.3. NAISA: Another take on similar themes will occur during NewAdventures in Sound Art’s annual SOUNDplay series which presentsnew fusions between the boundaries of sound art and new media.Fitting into their 2013 programming theme of Sonic Geography,this year’s installations and performances will address concepts ofthewholenote.com November 1 – December 7, 2013 | 25

home, space, land, migration, love and the human condition. Themain performances are on November 7, 9, 16 and 23 in Toronto andon November 8 in Hamilton. An audio installation, “Whispering Rain,”runs from November 9 to 30 in the NAISA space.4. 416 TCIF: As always, the improvisation scene is hopping withcrossover possibilities. This month is the 12th edition of the 416Toronto Creative Improvisers Festival with “the best music you’venever heard.” For four nights from November 6 to 9, at the TRANZAC,the programming includes hand-signal-directed orchestra, laptopmash-ups by the McMaster University-based Cybernetic Orchestra,ambient dreamscapes and free jazz virtuosity with both local andvisiting guest artists.5. and 6. Soundstreams and KWS: Extemporizing even further onthe subject of fusion, the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony is programmingan evening of rock-inspired music for orchestra on November 7and 8 in Kitchener and November 9 at Koerner Hall, including NicoleLizée’s Triple Concerto for Power Trio: Fantasia on Themes by Rush,a virtuosic blast for guitar, bass and drum. And on November 13,you’ll have an opportunity to experience “Reimagining Flamenco”with Soundstreams’ presentation of contemporary perspectives onflamenco works. Blending fire and passion, this concert will offerreinventions for guitar, piano and flamenco singer of the old masterManuel de Falla and Paco de Lucia, among others. Alongside thesepieces will be the premiere of a new work by Canadian composerAndré Ristic, whose music also appears in Esprit Orchestra’sgamelan concert.7. and 8. Piano virtuosi: On November 24, “Music She Wrote: ATribute to Canadian Woman Composers” will be another opportunityto hear new orchestral music. This time it’s the Koffler ChamberOrchestra with conductor Jacques Israelievitch featuring pianistChristina Petrowska Quilico, one of Canada’s leading interpreters ofcontemporary music. She will perform two piano concertos writtenby two Canadian women composers — Heather Schmidt and VioletArcher. The orchestra, comprised of professional, community andmusic students, will also perform orchestral works by Ann Southamand Larysa Kuzmenko. Ms. Petrowska Quilico has had a connectionwith all four composers, having previously given the premiere performancesand released CD recordings of the Schmidt and Archer works,as well as a CD release of Southam’s music. Both recordings resultedin JUNO nominations for the three composers. On the same evening(November 24) Eve Egoyan, another virtuosic pianist and interpreterof contemporary music who also enjoyed a close artistic relationshipwith Ann Southam, will perform works by James Tenney,Piers Hellawell, Linda C. Smith and Michael Finnissy as part of theKitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music Society series. This program willrepeat in Toronto on November 26 presented by Music Toronto.9. Arraymusic has a busy month with two concerts on November 9and 10 of “Small Wonders,” their popular minatures series. Numerouscomposers have written these short moments in time for theensemble over the years, and this concert will feature severalensemble pieces from the past along with eight new premieres. TheArray ensemble will also perform short works by Webern, Feldmanand Carter alongside two longer compositions by Jo Kondo andCanadian Ruth Guechtal. I also want to mention an important Arrayconcert on December 6 , “The Signal Itself,” a celebration of the musicof James Tenney. Tenney was a visionary and a beloved composer ofthis city who taught at York University for over two decades. More tocome on this in the December issue, but I just wanted people to knowwell in advance.10. Additional new music events:!!Thin Edge New Music Collective: November 21.!!Canadian Music Centre: November 9 – Rosedale Winds;November 13 – junctQin Keyboard Collective.!!Canadian Opera Company: November 13 – Piano Virtuoso Series.!!Royal Conservatory/Toronto Harp Society: November 10 – Works byBuhr, Schafer and others.!!Toronto Mendelssohn Choir: November 20 – Britten at 100.Wendalyn Bartley is a Toronto based composer and electro-vocalsound artist. She can be contacted at sounddreaming@gmail.com.Beat by Beat | On OperaShowtime for theSmall and ShinyCHRISTOPHER HOILEIn november it’s the turn for the smaller opera companies toshine. Six companies in particular will present the kind of unusualrepertoire that keeps the opera landscape in Ontario so diverse.Arcady: First up, on November 2, is Ronald Beckett’s opera Ruth,based on the book in the Bible of the same name. It is performed byArcady, an ensemble dedicated to the performance of baroque musicand Beckett’s work. Composed of a collection of singers, actors andinstrumentalists from throughout Ontario, Arcady combines establishedprofessionals, outstanding university music students and recentErin Bardua and Maureen Batt, co-founders of Essential Opera.performance graduates. The performance takes place at the HopeChristian Reformed Church in Brantford.The opera will feature a cast of young soloists led by Elise Naccaratoin the title role and Michael York as Boaz. The role of the narrator willbe sung by tenor Christopher Fischer, Naomi by Montreal’s MeaganZantingh and Malchi-Shua by Brantford’s own Shawn Oakes. Thework uses three choruses — a chorus of the women from Moab, amale chorus of Elders who appear at the trial of Malchi-Shua and ayouth choir. In 2007 Arcady recorded Ruth for Crescendo Records,and anyone wishing get a sense of the 80-minute work can listen toexcerpts on iTunes or CDBaby.TOT: On November 3, Toronto Operetta Theatre presents a concertperformance of the zarzuela, The Saucy Señorita (La revoltosa), from1897 by Ruperto Chapí (1851–1909). A zarzuela is the Spanish versionof operetta and the short one-act La revoltosa is considered one of26 | Novemberr 1 – December 7, 2013 thewholenote.com

the masterpieces of the form. Beth Hagerman is Mari-Pepa, the flirtatioustroublemaker of the title, who causes a row among the men inher Madrid neighbourhood (sung by Diego Catala, Fabian Arciniegasand Marco Petracchi) and angers the women. Music director NarminaAfandiyeva provides the piano accompaniment. The TOT fills out theevening with a selection of hits from the world of zarzuela.Essential Opera: On November 8, Essential Opera opens its fourthseason with Haydn’s charming two-act comic opera L’isola disabitata(1779) in concert at Heliconian Hall in Yorkville. This four-characterscore will be sung in Italian with onscreen English translation. Musicdirection and piano accompanimentare by Kate Carver.All the action in L’isola disabitatatakes place on a tiny desertisland inhabited only by Costanza(Erin Bardua), who was abandonedthere 13 years earlier by her faithlessfiancé, along with her younger sisterSylvia (Maureen Batt). Their lonelinessis interrupted by the arrival ofEnrico (Giovanni Spanu) and his bestfriend (Stefan Fehr), none other thanGernando, Costanza’s fiancé.As Bardua and Batt told me in aninterview, “For season four, we wantedto begin with something from the classicalperiod; that’s what we startedPeter Tiefenbach.with (Le nozze di Figaro was our firstshow), and it felt like the perfecttime to revisit that era. This Haydnwas immediately appealing; it was designed for a small castand performance space, so as soon as we discovered it, weknew it was a good fit. It’s entirely about relationships andhow they’re formed — Costanza’s motherly/sisterly bond withSylvia; Sylvia’s desperate need for variety and affection, whichmakes her fall instantly for the gruff Enrico; Enrico’s loyalty andgrowing empathy; Gernando’s unwavering faith. Those relationshipsall get resolved in a really satisfying way. Plus, it’s prettyfunny — Haydn clearly felt the subject matter was lighthearted atits core, and we love laughs at Essential Opera.” For an idea of aperformance by Essential Opera, Bardua and Batt recommend visitingtheir YouTube channel for highlights of their season three spring show,Two Weddings & a Funeral.GGS: On November 15 and 16, the Glenn Gould School of Musicat the Royal Conservatory presents a major rarity in the form of TheSilent Serenade (Die stumme Serenade) by Erich Wolfgang Korngold(1897–1957). Korngold is probably best known as the composer ofnumerous rousing scores for Hollywood movies like The Adventuresof Robin Hood (1938) and The Sea Hawk (1940). But before leaving forHollywood at the request of Max Reinhardt, Korngold had written ina wide range of classical genres. One of his six operas, Die tote Stadt(1920) is still performed today.Peter Tiefenbach, who will conduct The Silent Serenade, told mein an interview that Korngold’s stay in the U,S, gave him the desireto write a musical. When he couldn’t find a producer in the States,Korngold decided to try his luck in West Germany and had the originalEnglish libretto translated into German. It was broadcast by RadioVienna in 1951 and staged by Theater Dortmund in 1954. Set in Naplesin 1826, the plot concerns a fashion designer, Andrea Coclé, who fallsin love with his famous actress client Silvia Lombardi. The style isa mix of operetta and jazzy 1920s-style cabaret songs with the mostdifficult music given to Andrea and Silvia. What excites Tiefenbachmost about the work is Korngold’s marvellous orchestration forchamber orchestra.The original English libretto being lost, Korngold’s publisherscommissioned an English translation of the German. The Glenn GouldSchool performance will mark the world premiere of this translation.ROBERT KORTGAARDLIVING OPERAfor Schools (Grades 9 to 12)Meet an opera singer, do a drama workshop andtake a backstage tour, PLUS get tickets to the opera!coc.ca/Explore 416-306-2392SponSored BySchool Program 2012. Photo: COC. Creative: BT/Athewholenote.com November 1 – December 7, 2013 | 27

The work, Korngold’s only operetta, will be directed by Joel Ivany. Thepiece was recorded for the first time in 2009 on CPO.TrypTych: On November 16 and 17, TrypTych will present the firststaging in Canada of Verdi’s first opera, Oberto,Conte di San Bonifacio(1839), written when the composer was 26. The all-Canadian cast isled by bass Henry Irwin as Oberto and soprano Natalie Donnelly as hisdaughter Leonora — the first of Verdi’s many explorations of the bondbetween father and daughter. Tenor Lenard Whiting sings Riccardo,the man who seduced and abandoned Leonora, and mezzo-sopranoMichèle Bogdanowicz sings Cuniza, the woman whom Riccardo isabout to marry. Leonora’s bold plan is to confront Riccardo on hiswedding day.The production is directed and designed by Edward Franko withmusical direction at the piano by Timothy Cheung. Joining the castis an augmented Ensemble TrypTych Chamber Choir. November 17will be the 174th anniversary to the day of the opera’s premiere.Performances take place in the newly renovated West Hall Theatreof Trinity Presbyterian Church in Toronto, and will be sung in Italianwith English surtitles.Voicebox: 2013 is the 200th anniversary of Verdi’s birth and the100th anniversary of Benjamin Britten’s birth. While TrypTychcommemorates the first, Voicebox: Opera in Concert commemoratesthe second. On November 24 it presents the Canadian premiereof Britten’s Gloriana (1953), written for the celebration of thecoronation of Queen Elizabeth II. The opera concerns the publicand private faces of Queen Elizabeth I and the friendship and frictionbetween the monarch and the Earl of Essex, whose ambitionworries her advisors. Betty Wayne Allison sings Queen Elizabeth,Adam Luther is Essex, Jennifer Sullivan is Lady Rich and Jesse Clark isLord Mountjoy. Peter Tiefenbach is the music director and pianist andRobert Cooper is the choral director.Britten’s portrait of Elizabeth’s isolation and failing powers wasnot deemed celebratory enough and the opera’s reputation hasbeen tarnished by the negative reaction of its opening night audienceever since. Recently, however, singers and critics have spokenout against the opera’s neglect. Music critic Rupert Christiansen saysof the score that “it is magnificent, with episodes that show Britten atthe height of his powers” and the opera is “music theatre of Verdianscope and scale ... expressed through a brilliant evocation of the richesof Elizabethan music.” Since the larger opera companies in Ontarioare unlikely ever to stage any of the six works above, we are luckyto have so many institutions and small companies willing to fill inthese gaps.Christopher Hoile is a Toronto-based writer on opera and theatre.He can be contacted at opera@thewholenote.com.Beat by Beat | Jazz NotesFall Is In, SoHead On OutJIM GALLOWAYNovember may bring the colder weather but things are heatingup in the clubs and concert halls this month and there are acouple of appearances I’d like to single out.The Jazz Bistro will feature pianist Renee Rosnes for three nights,November 14 to 16; with her will be Peter Washington bass, LewisNash drums and Jimmy Greene saxophone.Renee is Canadian-born but moved to New York in 1986 whereshe quickly established herself as a force to be reckoned with andat various times was the pianist of choice for such as Joe Henderson,Wayne Shorter, J.J. Johnson and James Moody.She has four JUNOs to her name and her compositions have beenrecorded by Phil Woods, J.J. Johnson, the Danish Radio Big Band andthe Carnegie Hall Jazz Orchestra. She is a very welcome addition tothe Jazz Bistro’s line-up and the band, I’m sure, will be a tight unitgiven that their appearance here follows on a tour of India, the onlychange being the substitution of Jimmy Greene for Steve Wilson. Ifyou enjoy contemporary jazz you should definitely mark your calendar.Massey: On November 22 at Massey Hall it’s a pretty special eveningwith the Wayne Shorter 80th Birthday Celebration, (he turned 80 onAugust 25), with Wayne accompanied by pianist Danilo Perez, bassistJohn Patitucci and Brian Blade on drums. Ben Ratliff of the New YorkTimes has described Shorter as “probably jazz’s greatest living smallgroupcomposer and a contender for greatest living improviser.” And ifthat isn’t enough there is also the trio of pianist Geri Allen, drummerTeri Lyne Carrington and bassist Esperanza Spalding playing musicfrom Shorter’s days with Weather Report.In addition there is the usual vigorous local club and concert activitywhich is splendidly covered in the club listings section of this magazine.(See page 53).Shaw wordfest: Last month I wrote a piece about an address givenby Artie Shaw at the 1998 IAJRC Convention. This month I would liketo follow it up with his answers to some of the questions put to him bymembers of the audience.28 | Novemberr 1 – December 7, 2013 thewholenote.com

information about neuroscience findings on music to scientists,educators, and parents. On the accessibility side, we have studiessupporting the benefits of music, including via short-term training onsoftware, which have been published in top scientific journals. In one2011 study, school-aged children used music training software calledSmarter Kids, developed by our lead scientist, Dr. Sylvain Moreno.After only 20 days of training, improvements on measures of verbalintelligence were observed. We are currently extending this theme ofaccessibility, creating software using music to train the aging brain,with very positive preliminary data.”Her summary of the project’s findings to date?: “Everyone canbenefit from music training. A wealth of empirical, neuroscientificevidence supports the positive influence of music training onnumerous non-musical brain functions, such as language, readingand attention. Such benefits are seen in children, and continue acrossthe lifespan into older adulthood. Despite this evidence, music educationis still often seen as a supplemental and expensive subject inschools, and often is the target of budget cuts. Increasing awarenessof the real-world benefits associated with learning music, as well asmaking music training more accessible, are critical steps towardssupporting the inclusion of this important subject in curricula.”As formal Liberal Leader Bob Rae (who has himself been knownto lead a rousing sing-song from the piano) is reported to have statedsome months ago in a debate on financing culture: “Culture is not aluxury.” Couldn’t have said it better myself!DEFINITION DEPARTMENTThis month’s lesser known musical term is basso continuo: Whenmusicians are still fishing long after the legal season has ended.We invite submissions from readers. Let’s hear your daffynitions.Jack MacQuarrie plays several brass instruments andhas performed in many community ensembles. He canbe contacted at bandstand@thewholenote.com.thewholenote.com November 1 – December 7, 2013 | 31

The WholeNote listings are arranged in four sections:A.GTA (GREATER TORONTO AREA) covers all of Torontoplus Halton, Peel, York and Durham regions.B.BEYOND THE GTA covers many areas of SouthernOntario outside Toronto and the GTA. In the current issue,there are listings for events in Barrie, Brantford, Guelph,Hamilton, Kingston, Kitchener, London, Orillia, Owen Sound,Peterborough, Port Hope, St. Catharines, Stratford, Waterloo andWoodstock. Starts on page 51.C.IN THE CLUBS (MOSTLY JAZZ)is organized alphabetically by club.Starts on page 53.D.THE ETCETERAS is for galas, fundraisers, competitions,screenings, lectures, symposia, masterclasses, workshops,singalongs and other music-related events (exceptperformances) which may be of interest to our readers.Starts on page 57.A GENERAL WORD OF CAUTION. A phone number is providedwith every listing in The WholeNote — in fact, we won’t publisha listing without one. Concerts are sometimes cancelled or postponed;artists or venues may change after listings are published.Please check before you go out to a concert.HOW TO LIST. Listings in The WholeNote in the four sections aboveare a free service available, at our discretion, to eligible presenters.If you have an event, send us your information no later than the15th of the month prior to the issue or issues in which your listingis eligible to appear.LISTINGS DEADLINE. DOUBLE ISSUE! The next issue covers theperiod from December 1, 2013 to February 7, 2014. All listings mustbe received by 6pm Friday November 8.LISTINGS can be sent by e-mail to listings@thewholenote.com orby fax to 416-603-4791 or by regular mail to the address on page 6.We do not receive listings by phone, but you can call 416-323-2232x27 for further information.LISTINGS ZONE MAP. Visit our website to see a detailed versionof this map: thewholenote.com.LakeHuron6GeorgianBay75Lake Erie3 42 1City of TorontoLISTINGS8Lake OntarioA. Concerts in the GTAIN THIS ISSUE: Aurora, Brampton, Burlington, Markham, Mississauga,Oakville, Oshawa, Port Credit, Richmond Hill, Thornhill and Whitby.Friday November 1●●12:10: St. Andrew’s Church. NoontimeRecital: Duo Docere, Piano and Cello.73 Simcoe St. 416-593-5600 x231. Free.●●1:10: Gordon Murray Presents. Piano Potpourri.Classics, opera, operetta, musicals,ragtime, pop, international and other genres.Gordon Murray, piano. Trinity-St. Paul’sUnited Church, 427 Bloor St. W. 416-631-4300. PWYC. Lunch and snack friendly. AlsoNov 8, 15, 22, 29.●●7:30: Gallery 345. A New Heritage. Poulenc:Polish songs; Chopin: Polish songs; Mazurkas(transcribed to French song by Pauline Viardot);Palej: Polish songs (world premiere);Grever: Mexican songs. Michele Bogdanowicz,mezzo; Ernesto Ramirez, tenor; RachelAndrist, piano. 345 Sorauren Ave. 416-822-9781. $25.●●7:30: Opera Atelier. Abduction fromthe Seraglio. Mozart. Lawrence Wiliford,tenor (Belmonte); Carla Huhtanen, soprano(Blonde); Gustav Andreassen, bass (Osmin);artists of Atelier Ballet; Tafelmusik BaroqueOrchestra, David Fallis, conductor; MarshallPynkoski, director; and others. Elgin Theatre,189 Yonge St. 1-855-622-2787. $38-$166.Also Nov 2.●●7:30: Opera by Request. Don Giovanni.Mozart. Allison Cecilia Arends, soprano(Donna Anna); Jennifer Taverner, soprano(Donna Elvira); Jana Miller, soprano (Zerlina);Jesse Clark, baritone (Don Giovanni); StephenBell, tenor (Don Ottavio); and others;William Shookoff, piano. College Street UnitedChurch, 452 College St. 416-455-2365. $20.●●7:30: Toronto Symphony Orchestra.Masterworks: Carmina Burana. Adès:Dances from Powder Her Face (Canadianpremiere); Britten: Serenade for Tenor, Hornand Strings; Orff: Carmina Burana. ValentinaFarcas, soprano; Nicholas Phan, tenor;James Westman, baritone; Neil Deland, horn;Toronto Mendelssohn Choir; Toronto Children’sChorus; Peter Oundjian, conductor. RoyThomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-593-4828.$38.75-$169. Also Nov 2(8:00).●●8:00: Aurora Cultural Centre. SweetDreams: A Tribute to Patsy Cline. Leisa Way,vocals; Wayward Wind Band. 22 Church St.,Aurora. 905-713-1818. $35/$30(adv).INTERACTIVEELECTRONICSwith david eagleFRIDAY NOVEMBER 1stBETTY OLIPHANT THEATRENewMusicConcerts.com●●8:00: New Music Concerts. David Eagleand the Art of Interactive Electronics. Eagle:Fluctuare; Unremembered Tongues (worldpremiere); LeBlanc: Lignes d’ombre; Tan:Pose II – On the Shadows of Ideas; Pidgorna:The Child, bringer of light; Tutschku: Behindthe Light. Xin Wang, soprano; Rachel Mercer,cello; Katelyn Clark, harpsichord; JuliaDen Boer, piano; New Music Concerts Ensemble;Robert Aitken, flute and conductor. BettyOliphant Theatre, 404 Jarvis St. 416-961-9594. $35; $25(sr/arts worker); $10(st). 7:15:Introduction.●●8:00: Rose Theatre Brampton. Joel Plaskett.You’re mine, Harbour Boys and othersongs. Guest: Bill Plaskett. Rose Theatre,1 Theatre Ln., Brampton. 905-874-2800.$40-$50.●●8:00: Royal Conservatory/Alliance Françaisede Toronto. CHANSONGS: AniqueGranger and Emilie Clepper. French Canadianfolk music and original songs. ConservatoryTheatre, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208.$30 and up.●●9:00: Hart House Music Committee. Jazzat Oscar’s. Gabriel Palatchi Band. ArborRoom, 7 Hart House Circle. 416-978-2452.Free.Saturday November 2●●3:00: Northlea United Church. VoiceRecital. Jennifer Rasor, soprano; MarcMcNamara, bass-baritone; Brahm Goldhamer,piano. 125 Brentcliffe Rd. 416-899-7239.$10. Proceeds to the church.●●4:00: Church of the Ascension. Family32 | November 1 – December 7, 2013 thewholenote.com

Remembrance Service & Eucharist. Fauré:Requiem. Melanie Conly, soprano, StephenKing, baritone, David Low, organ . 33 OverlandDr. 416-444-8881. Free. Religious service.Wine & cheese reception.●●4:30: University of Toronto Facultyof Music. Master of Music PerformanceRecital–Lucas Harris, conductor. Works byBoulanger, C. Schumann, Pärt, Mozart, Bachand others. University of Toronto MacMillanSingers and friends; Jeanne Lamon BaroqueString Ensemble; Chris Dawes, piano/chamberorgan. Church of the Redeemer, 162 BloorSt. W. 416-546-1786. Free.●●7:30: Oakville Chamber Orchestra. GoingFor Baroque. Handel: Water Music Suite No.3;Bach: Keyboard Concerto No.1 in d; Rameau:Les Boréades Suite. Daniel Lau, piano. CentralBaptist Church, 340 Rebecca St., Oakville.905-483-6787. $30; $25(sr); $20(st);$15(child). Also Nov 3(3:00, St. Simon’s AnglicanChurch).●●7:30: Opera Atelier. Abduction from theSeraglio. See Nov 1.●●7:30: Tricia Haldane. Lives Transforming.Wagner: Liebestod from Tristan und Isolde;Wesendonck Lieder; works by Handel, Massenetand Porter. Patricia Haldane, soprano;Steven Kettlewell, piano. St. Timothy’s AnglicanChurch, 100 Old Orchard Grove Rd. 416-997-4978. $20. Proceeds go to the StephenLewis Foundation and the Grandmothers toGrandmothers Initiative.●●7:55: Kindred Spirits Orchestra. Brahms,Mendelssohn, Wagner. Fundraising gala andsilent auction. Wagner: Overture to Tannhäuser;Mendelssohn: Concerto for piano andorchestra Op. 25 No.1; Brahms: SymphonyOp.30 No.3 in F. James Parker, piano; KristianAlexander, conductor. Flato MarkhamTheatre, 171 Town Centre Blvd., Markham.905-305-7469. $15-$45; $100(with dinner).Includes silent auction.●●8:00: Gallery 345. Leslie Ting, violin, andSarah Hagen, piano. Mozart: Sonata in E-flatK380; Fauré: Sonata No.1 Op.13 in A; Schumann:Sonata No.2 Op.121 in d; and otherworks. 345 Sorauren Ave. 416-822-9781. $20;$15(sr/arts worker); $10(st).●●8:00: NYCO Symphony Orchestra. Power& Passion. Mussorgsky (completed andorchestrated by Rimsky-Korsakov): Night onBald Mountain; Beethoven: Symphony No.7 inA; Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No.1 in b-flat.Asher Armstrong, piano; David Bowser, conductor.Centre for the Arts, St. Michael’s CollegeSchool, 1515 Bathurst St. 416-628-9195.$30/$26(adv); $25(sr)/$21(adv); $10(st).●●8:00: Ontario Philharmonic/MooredaleConcerts. Great Soloists Series I: HebraicRhapsody with Matt Haimovitz. Bloch: Schelomo“Hebraic Rhapsody”; Mahler: SymphonyNo.1 in D “Titan”. Matt Haimovitz, cello;Ontario Philharmonic, Marco Parisotto, conductor.Regent Theatre (Oshawa), 50 King St.,Oshawa. 905-721-3399 x2. $35-$56.●●8:00: Peter Toller Presents. Music toRemember Dance. Mississauga Big Band JazzEnsemble; Little Peter and the Elegants. PortCredit Legion, 35 Front St. N., Port Credit.905-274-6131. $20. Concert runs to 1am.●●8:00: Royal Conservatory. VesuviusEnsemble and the Sicilian Jazz Project. TraditionalItalian music and Mediterranean jazz.Francesco Pellegrino, tenor; Michael Occhipinti,guitar; Roberto Occhipinti, bass; DominicMancuso, vocals; and others. Koerner Hall,273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208. $35 and up.●●8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra.Masterworks: Carmina Burana. SeeNov 1(7:30).Sunday November 3●●10:30am: Lawrence Park CommunityChurch. Britten: Rejoice in the Lamb. Choirand soloists of Lawrence Park CommunityChurch; Ruth Watson Henderson, organ;Mark Toews, conductor. 2180 Bayview Ave.416-489-1551. Free. Church service.●●2:00: Canadian Chopin Society. Gala BenefitConcert. Featuring first prize winners ofthe Canadian Chopin Piano Competition andothers. Walter Hall, Edward Johnson Building,80 Queen’s Park. 416-231-7709. $40; $20(st).●●2:00: Royal Conservatory. András Schiff,piano. Bach: Goldberg Variations; Beethoven:Diabelli Variations. Koerner Hall, 273 Bloor St.W. 416-408-0208. $45 and up.●●2:00: Trio Bravo. In Concert. Mozart: Trioin E-flat “Kegelstatt”; Juon: Miniature Suite;Schumann: Fairy Tale Pictures. Terry Storr,clarinet; Baird Knechtel, viola; John Selleck,piano. All Saints Kingsway Anglican Church,2850 Bloor St. W. 416-242-2131. $20; $15(sr/st).●●3:00: Amici Chamber Ensemble. TransfiguredTranscribed. Berg: Adagio; Brahms:Sonata No.2 for violin and piano Op.100; Bartók:Hungarian Folk Melodies; Schönberg:Verklärte Nacht Op.4. Guest: YehonatanBerick. Mazzoleni Concert Hall, Royal Conservatory,273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208.$45; $40(sr); $15(under 30); $10(st).●●3:00: Gallery 345. Ton Beau String Quartet.Maimets: Sanctus; Brahms: Clarinet Quintet.Guest: Peter Stoll, clarinet. 345 SoraurenAve. 416-822-9781. $20; $15(sr/arts worker);$10(st).●●3:00: Oakville Chamber Orchestra. GoingFor Baroque. St. Simon’s Anglican Church,1450 Litchfield Rd., Oakville. 905-483-6787. $30; $25(sr); $20(st); $15(child). SeeNov 2(7:30, Central Baptist Church).●●3:00: Symphony on the Bay . Schumannand our Young Artists. Johann Derecho,piano; Jayyne Kao, bassoon. Burlington PerformingArts Centre, 440 Locust St., Burlington.905-681-6000. $17-$31.●●4:00: St. Philip’s Anglican Church. JazzVespers. Chris Gale Quartet. 25 St. PhillipsRd., Etobicoke. 416-247-5181. Freewill offering.●●4:30: Christ Church Deer Park. Jazz Vespers.Joe Sealy, piano; Paul Novotny, bass.1570 Yonge St. 416-920-5211 x22. Free, donationswelcome. Religious service.●●8:00 and 9:30: Lula Lounge. SymphronicaCD Launch Concert. Ron Davis, pianoand keyboards; Kevin Barrett, guitar; MikeDownes, bass; Roger Travassos, drums; JessicaDeutsch, violin; and others. 1585 DundasSt. W. 416-588-0307. $20. Also 9:30.Monday November 4●●8:00: Toronto Theatre Organ Society.Buster Keaton and Friends Silent Film Night.Steven Ball, Wurlitzer theatre organ. CasaLoma, 1 Austin Terrace. 416-499-6262. $20.Tuesday November 5●●12:00_noon: Canadian Opera Company.World Music Series: Bass Veena. NorthIndian ragas and original compositions. JustinGray, bass veena; Ed Hanley, tabla; DerekGray, percussion/tibetan singing bowls.Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre, FourSeasons Centre for the Performing Arts,145 Queen St. W. 416-306-2329. Free.●●12:10: University of Toronto Faculty ofMusic. Voice Performance Class: Songs ofRequiem and Light. Mia Bach, singers fromthe third year oratorio class. Walter Hall,Edward Johnson Building, 80 Queen’s Park.416-978-3750. Free.●●12:30: York University Department ofMusic. World Music Improvisation. Azerbaijanimugham with Jeffrey Werbock. MartinFamily Lounge, 219 Accolade East Building,4700 Keele St. 416-736-2100 x22926. Free.●●1:00: St. James Cathedral. Weekly OrganRecital: Han Mi. 65 Church St. 416 364 7865x224. Free.●●7:30: Orpheus Choir of Toronto. Triumph ofthe Spirit. Multi-media performance. Britten:World of the Spirit (cantata). North TorontoCollegiate Institute Women’s Chorus, CarolWoodward Ratzlaff, conductor; Talisker Players;Robert Cooper, conductor; CourtneyCh’ng Lancaster and Paolo Santalucia, narrators;guest: John Freund, Holocaust memoirist.Grace Church-on-the-Hill, 300 LonsdaleRd. 416-530-4428. $30; $25(sr); $15(st).●●8:00: Mooredale Concerts/Ontario Philharmonic.Great Works by Composersof Jewish Origin. Bloch: Schelomo “HebraicRhapsody”; Mahler: Symphony No.1 in D“Titan”. Matt Haimovitz, cello; Ontario Philharmonic,Marco Parisotto, conductor.Koerner Hall, Royal Conservatory, 273 BloorSt. W. 416-922-3714 x103. $40.Wednesday November 6●●12:30: York University Department ofMusic. Music at Midday: Gospel Organ Showcase.Martin Family Lounge, 219 AccoladeEast Building, 4700 Keele St. 416-736-2100x22926. Free.●●12:30: Yorkminster Park Baptist Church.Noonday Organ Recitals. Michael Bloss,organ. 1585 Yonge St. 416-922-1167. Free.●●5:30: Canadian Opera Company. Jazz Series:Speak Low. Exploring the musical andpersonal lives of Kurt Weill and his wife LotteLenya, through Weill’s music. Adi Braun, jazzvocals; Dave Restivo, piano; Pat Collins, bass;Daniel Barnes, drums. Richard BradshawAmphitheatre, Four Seasons Centre for thePerforming Arts, 145 Queen St. W. 416-306-2329. Free.●●7:00: Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra andChamber Choir. Purcell & Carissimi: Musicfrom London and Rome. Purcell: EnglishOrpheus; Carissimi: Beatus Vir; Jephte. SuziePURCELL &CARISSIMINOV 6–10Trinity-St. Paul’s CentreJeanne Lamon Halltafelmusik.orgBaroque Orchestra and Chamber ChoirJeanne Lamon, Music Director | Ivars Taurins, Director, Chamber ChoirLeBlanc, soprano; Charles Daniels, tenor;Ivars Taurins, conductor. Trinity-St. Paul’sCentre, 427 Bloor St. W. 416-964-6337. $37-$87; $29-$78(sr); $15-$78(under 35). AlsoNov 7, 8, 9 (all at 8:00), 10 (mat).●●8:00: Holocaust Education Week. NationalNarratives – Giving Voice: Voices From theWhirlwind. Osborne: I Didn’t Speak Out (textby Martin Niemoeller); Lockhart: VoicesFrom the Whirlwind (texts by children inWarsaw Ghetto; and other songs in Yiddish,English and Russian; also readings from Holocaustwritings. Cantor Katie Oringel, soprano;Temple Sinai Ensemble Choir, CharlesOsborne, conductor and tenor; Sue Piltch,piano; Toronto Jewish Folk Choir, AlexanderVeprinsky, conductor; Lina Zemelman, piano;Upper Canada Choristers, Laurie Evan Fraser,conductor; Blair Salter, piano; BarbaraBlaser, reader. Grace Church-on-the-Hill,300 Lonsdale Rd. 416-488-7884. Free. AlsoNov 15 (Temple Sinai, 9pm, following Sabbathservices).●●8:00: Toronto Concert Orchestra. Symphonied’Archets: An Eclectic Hootenanny.Françaix: Symphonie D’Archets; Handel: HarpConcerto in B flat; Mozart: Allegro from EineKleine Nachtmusik; Gray: Chorda Concertatiofor Strings; Lau: Winds of Change; and otherworks. Guests: Andrew Chan, harp; TrioShastra. Betty Oliphant Theatre, 404 JarvisSt. 1-888-222-6608 or 416-853-0057. $30.●●8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra.Masterworks: Emanuel Ax Plays Brahms.Haydn: Symphony No.96 “The Miracle”;Kulesha: Third Symphony; Brahms: PianoConcerto No.2. Emanuel Ax, piano; PeterOundjian, conductor. Roy Thomson Hall,60 Simcoe St. 416-593-4828. $33-$145. AlsoNov 7.●●9:00 and 10:15: Mezzetta Restaurant.Jazz at Mezzetta. Ted Quinlan, guitar; KieranOvers, bass. 681 St. Clair Ave. W. 416-658-5687. $10. Also at 10:15.●●10:00: 416 Toronto Creative ImprovisersFestival. 416-2013. Pierre Mongeon’s eVoidCollective; Queen Victrola; Bejeezus. TranzacClub Main Hall, 292 Brunswick Ave. 416-923-8137. $7. Also Nov 7, 8, 9Thursday November 7● ● 12:00_noon: Canadian Opera Company.Jazz and Chamber Music Series: AmstelTracks Now! Music from across genresthewholenote.com November 1 – December 7, 2013 | 33

Kevin Mazutinec and spoken word by JustinMcGrail; Trommer: The Night Swimmer.NAISA Space, Artscape Wychwood Barns,601 Christie St. 416-652-5115. $10.THE WRITER’S WAR:A TRIBUTE TO WARCORRESPONDENTSSat. Nov.9 7:30 pmAll Saints’KingswayAnglican Church2850 Bloor St. West, TorontoRequiem by Eleanor DaleyDona Nobis Pacem by Ralph Vaughan WilliamsIn Flanders Fields by Alexander TilleyThe Hour Has Come by Srul Irving Glick●●7:30: Amadeus Choir. The Writer’s War:A Tribute to War Correspondents. Daley:Requiem; For The Fallen; Vaughan Williams:Dona Nobis Pacem; Tilley: In Flanders Fields;Glick: The Hour Has Come; Robinovich: PrayerBefore Sleep; Willan: How They So Softly Rest.Amadeus Choir of Greater Toronto; LydiaAdams, conductor; Rebecca Whelan, soprano;Matthew Gaskin, tenor; Nelson Lohnes,bass; Shawn Grenke, organ; guests: RickMacInnes-Rae, Joan Leishman, Laura Lynch,war correspondents. All Saints KingswayAnglican Church, 2850 Bloor St. W. 416-446-0188. $40; $30(sr); $25 (under 30); $15(st).●●7:30: Bach Elgar Choir. Baroque OperaChoruses. Works of the 17th and 18th centuries.Arias, choruses and commentary.Bethany Hörst, soprano; Bud Roach,tenor; Alexander Dobson, bass; Ron Greidanus:piano/harpsichord; Alex Cann, conductor.Royal Botanical Gardens, 680 PlainsRd W., Burlington. $25. 905-527-5995. AlsoNov 10(mat).●●7:30: Music at Islington. White Cliffs andPoppies: Vera Lynn and Remembrance. Musicto honour our Veterans. Guest: Brenna Conrad,soprano; Etobicoke Youth Band WindEnsemble; Les Dobbin, conductor. IslingtonUnited Church, 25 Burnhamthorpe Rd. 416-239-1131. $20; $10(st); free(under 12).●●8:00: Arraymusic. Small Wonders. Concertof miniatures. Kondo: Aeschylus; Guechtal:Reverse Filter; works by Boudreau, Carter,Dwarka, Feldmen and others. Array Space,155 Walnut Ave. 416-532-3019. $20. AlsoNov 10 (mat).●●8:00: Bloordale United Church. Oktoberfestin November. Cabaret performanceand dance floor. Twin City Alpine Echo Band.4258 Bloor St. W., Etobicoke. 416-358-4504or 416-620-5377. $25. See Section D fordetails.●●8:00: Canadian Men’s Chorus. Honour:True Patriot Love. Song and dramatic monologue.Works by Nickel, U2, Takach, Fauréand Silberberg. Actors: David Rockne Corrigan,Gabi Epstein and others; Rachel Dick,violin; Pipers’ Quartet; Greg Rainville, conductor.Glenn Gould Studio, 250 Front St. W.416-573-5993. $35/$30(adv). 7:40: Pre-concertchat with Laura Silberberg. Post-Concertreception.●●8:00: Community Baroque Orchestra ofToronto. In Concert. Bach in the Ballroom.J.S. Bach: “Brandenburg Concerto No.9”in D Major (arr. Bruce Haynes) for strings;Sonata for Viola da Gamba and HarpsichordNo.3 in g BWV1029; Brandenburg ConcertoNo.5 in D BWV1050; Brandenburg ConcertoNo.4 in G BWV1049; Concerto for Three Violinsand Strings in D BWV1064. Guests: ElixirBaroque Ensemble; Valerie Gordon, ElysssaLefurgy-Smith and Victoria Melik, violins;Justin Haynes, viola da gamba; Sara-AnneChurchill, harpsichord; and others. Ballroom,519 Community Centre, 519 Church St. 416-604-3440. Free; donations accepted.●●8:00: Cathedral Bluffs Symphony Orchestra.Subscription Concert #1. Rachmaninoff:Piano Concerto No.3 in d; Beethoven:Symphony No.8 in F. Norman Reintamm,conductor; Arthur Ozolins, piano. P.C. HoTheatre, Chinese Cultural Centre of GreaterCathedral BluffsSymphony OrchestraNorman Reintamm,conductorguestartistArthurOzolins,pianoSaturday Nov 9, 8pmP.C. Ho Theatrecathedralbluffs.comToronto, 5183 Sheppard Ave. E., Scarborough.416-879-5566. $32-$52; $27-$42(sr/st);free(under 12).●●8:00: Chamber Music Society of Mississauga.Definitely a Different Nutcracker.Tchaikovsky: Waltz of the Flowers, Dance ofthe Sugar Plum Fairy, Arabian Dance andothers. Ensemble Polaris. Great Hall, UnitarianCongregation of Mississauga, 84 SouthService Rd., Mississauga. 905-848-0015.$85(family); $35; $30(sr); $15(st).●●8:00: Oakville Symphony Orchestra. SymphonicPassion. Dvořák: Violin Concerto;Tchaikovsky: Symphony No.5. Stephen Sitarski,violin; Roberto De Clara, conductor. OakvilleCentre for the Performing Arts, 130 NavySt., Oakville. 905-815-2021 or 1-888-489-7784. $51; $46(sr); $26(st). Also Nov 10(2:00).●●8:00: Opera York. Il Trovatore. See Nov 7.●●8:00: Paskke String Quartet. ClassicalChamber Works for Oboe, Bassoon andString Quartet. Works by Mozart, Reicha,Seyfert, Schubert and others. Guests: HazelBoyle, oboe; Rachel Stewart, bassoon. CollegeStreet United Church, 452 College St. 416-720-9041. $15; $10(sr/st); free(under 5). AlsoDec 7 (2:00, Aurora Cultural Centre).●●8:00: Royal Conservatory/Kitchener-WaterlooSymphony. Fantasia on Themes byRush. Lizée: 2012: Triple Concerto for PowerTrio and Orchestra (Fantasia on Themes byRush); new works by Deacon and Dessner.Koerner Hall, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208.$30 and up.●●8:00: Show One Productions. Tango Fire:Flames of Desire. See Nov 8.●●8:00: Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra andChamber Choir. Purcell & Carissimi: Musicfrom London and Rome. See Nov 6(7:00).Also Nov 10(3:30).●●10:00: 416 Toronto Creative ImprovisersFestival. 416-2013. Diane Roblin withHAPPENING; Ted Phillips and Nilan Perara;Toronto Improvisers Orchestra. TranzacClub Main Hall, 292 Brunswick Ave. 416-923-8137. $7.●●8:00: Academy Concert Series. Landscapeof the Late Romantics. Arensky: String QuartetNo.2 in a; Franck: Sonata in A; Fauré: PianoQuartet No. 2 in g. Edwin Huizinga, violin;Emily Eng, viola; Kerri McGonigle, cello; Ingrid2013-2014 SEASONBringing chamber musicto life on period instrumentsEdwin Huizinga, ViolinEmily Eng, ViolaKerri McGonigle, Cellowith Ingrid Schoenlaub, Cello& Sodi Braide, PianoLandscape of theLate RomanticsNovember 9, 2013 ~ 8:00 pmAcademy Concert Series will perform along withtwo cherished colleagues from Paris highlightinglate Romantic music written in France GermanyGabriel Faure’s Piano Quartet No.2 in G minor,Cesar Franck’s Sonata in A, and Anton Arensky’sString Quartet No.2 in A minor for the unusualand sensual combination ofviolin, viola and two cellos!Eastminster United Church, 310 Danforth Avenue (West of Chester)Concerts begin at 8:00pm (doors open at 7:30pm)Regular tickets: $20 or $49 for 3 ~ Student/Senior tickets: $14 or $32 for 3Buy online at www.academyconcertseries.com or call (416) 629- 3716thewholenote.com November 1 – December 7, 2013 | 35

BlackCMYKSchoenlaub, cello; Sodi Braide, piano. EastminsterUnited Church, 310 Danforth Ave.416-629-3716. $20; $14(sr/st).Sunday November 10●●1:30: Seicho-No-Ie Toronto. The Violin.Bach Sonata No.1. Jonathan Crow.662 Victoria Park Ave. 416-690-8686. $20.Proceeds to Seicho-No-Ie Roof Fund. Pleasebring non-perishable item for Food Bankdonation.●●2:00: Harbourfront Centre. Day of theDead Festival: Mariachi Salute to Day of theDead. See Nov 9.●●2:00: Holocaust Education Week. Lettersfrom Bozena. Song cycle based on lettersfrom Czechoslovakia written in German in1939-40, by composer’s grandmother. C. Heller:Letters from Bozena, for soprano, violaand piano. Barry Shiffman, viola; Stacie Carmona,soprano; piano tba. Kiever Synagogue,25 Bellevue Ave. 416–593–9702. Free.●●2:00: Oakville Symphony Orchestra. SymphonicPassion. See Nov 9(8:00).●●2:00: Royal Conservatory/TorontoHarp Society. Mazzoleni Masters: Harp-Fest. Schafer: Tanzlied for mezzo-sopranoand harp; Brophy: The Red Sky; Livingston:Garden; and works by Buhr and Lau. JudyLoman and Angela Schwarzkopf, harp; EleanorJames, mezzo. Mazzoleni Concert Hall,Royal Conservatory, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208. $32.●●3:00: Arraymusic. Small Wonders. SeeNov 9 (8:00).●●3:00: Bach Elgar Choir. Baroque OperaChoruses. Works of the 17th and 18th centuries.Arias, choruses and commentary.Bethany Hörst, soprano; Bud Roach,tenor; Alexander Dobson, bass; Ron Greidanus:piano/harpsichord; Alex Cann, conductor.Royal Botanical Gardens, 680 PlainsRd W., Burlington. $25. 905-527-5995. AlsoNov 9(eve).●●3:00: Music on Canvas. French Music foran Autumn Afternoon. Works by Marais, Mozart,Chaminade, Fauré and Franck. ZacharyEbin, violin; Maria Dolnycky, piano. KUMF Gallery,2118-A Bloor St. W. 416-621-9287. $20;$15(sr/st).●●3:00: Vesnivka Choir/Toronto UkrainianMale Chamber Choir. A Tribute toLesia Ukrainka. Concert of music composedto the works of Ukrainian poetessLesia Ukrainka. All Saints Kingsway AnglicanChurch, 2850 Bloor St. W. 416-763-2197 orA. Concerts in the GTA416-246-9880. $25; $20(sr/st).●●3:30: Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra andChamber Choir. Purcell & Carissimi: Musicfrom London and Rome. See Nov 6(7:00).●●4:00: St. James Cathedral. Weekly OrganRecital: Andrew Ager. 65 Church St. 416-364-7865 x224. Free.●●5:00: Harbourfront Centre. Day of theDead Festival: Tribute to Agustin Lara,Jose Alfredo Jimenez and Chavela Vargas.Music by Mexican songwriters. Jorgeand Yuri Lopez; Mamselle. Brigantine Room,235 Queens Quay W. 416-973-4000. Free.●●5:00: Nocturnes in the City. Boris Krajny,piano. Beethoven: Waldstein Sonata; Worksby J.S. Bach, Suk, Smetana and Slavicky. St.Wenceslaus Church, 496 Gladstone Ave. 416-879-5677. $25; free(subscribers).●●8:00 and 9:30: Lula Lounge. SymphronicaCD Launch Concert. Ron Davis, piano and keyboards;Kevin Barrett, guitar; Mike Downes,bass; Roger Travassos, drums; JessicaDeutsch, violin; and others. 1585 Dundas St.W. 416-588-0307. $20. Also 9:30; and Nov 3.●●8:00: That Choir. That Choir Remembers.Gjeilo: Dark Night of the Soul (premiere);Whitacre: When David Heard; Mealor: SheWalks in Beauty; Daley: Set Me as a Seal;Rajaton: Butterfly. That Choir String Ensemble;Craig Pike, conductor. MetropolitanUnited Church, 56 Queen St. E. 416-419-1756.$25; $15/sr/arts workers), $5(st). Supporting“out of the cold” program.Monday November 11●●12:30: York University Department ofMusic. Music at Midday: Classical InstrumentalRecital featuring student soloists. TributeCommunities Hall, Accolade East Building,4700 Keele St. 416-736-2100 x22926. Free.●●9:30: The Rex Hotel. Christine Jensen,saxophone, and the Toronto Jazz Orchestra.Josh Grossman, band leader. 194 Queen St.W. 416-598-2475. $10.Tuesday November 12●●12:00_noon: Canadian Opera Company.Vocal Series: Songs of Life and Love. Worksby Schumann, Strauss, Hahn, Bellini; Current:Birefringence; Extreme Positions(Toronto premieres, based on texts by Bökand bpNichol). Simone Osborne, soprano;Anne Larlee, piano. Four Seasons Centre forthe Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W. 416-306-2329. Free.●●12:30: York University Department ofMusic. Music at Midday: York U ChamberStrings. Mark Chambers, conductor. TributeCommunities Hall, Accolade East Building,4700 Keele St. 416-736-2100 x22926. Free.●●1:00: St. James Cathedral. Weekly OrganRecital: David Briggs. 65 Church St. 416-364-7865 x224. Free.●●7:00: Joe and Joël Fafard. A Tune to Art:Sculpture and Song. Root guitar. GladstoneHotel Ballroom, 1214 Queen St. W. 416-531-4635 x0. $25.Wednesday November 13●●12:00_noon: Canadian Opera Company.Piano Virtuoso Series: Unfolding. Originalcompositions. John Kameel Farah, piano.Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts,145 Queen St. W. 416-306-2329. Free.●●12:00_noon: Hart House. Mid-Day Mosaics.Susha, South Indian classical (carnatic)vocals, percussion, and visual artist. HartHouse, East Common Room, 7 Hart HouseCircle. 416-978-2452. Free. Complimentaryrefreshments.●●12:30: Yorkminster Park Baptist Church.Noonday Organ Recitals. Imre Olah, organ.1585 Yonge St. 416-922-1167. Free.●●5:30: Canadian Music Centre. junctQinKeyboard Collective. Gervais: The LittleMermaid from Disney Princess Disasters;Eddington: Dogtown, Big Muddy and Devil’sPunchbowl; Schnittke: Hommage à Stravinsky,Prokofiev and Shostakovich; Pearce:Chess suite for two toy pianos. StephanieChua, Joseph Ferretti and Elaine Lau, piano.20 St. Joseph St. 416-961-6601. $20/$15(adv).●●7:30: group of 27. g2-7 recital series.Strauss: Andante for Horn and Piano;Brahms: Sonata for Violin and Piano No.1;Horn Trio in E-flat Op.40. Etsuko Kimura, violin;Gabe Radford, horn; Monique de Margerie,piano. Heliconian Hall, 35 Hazelton Ave.416-735-3662. $25; $20(sr/st/arts workers);$10(under 18).●●7:30: St. James Cathedral. Mozart’sRequiem. Vicki St. Pierre, conductor; CathedralChoir; Shannon Mercer, KrisztinaSzabo, Christopher Mayell and Jesse Clark,vocal solos; Talisker Players. CathedralChurch of St. James, 65 Church St. 416-364-7865 x245. $35-$40.●●7:30: York University Department ofMusic. York U Chamber Choir. Works byMonteverdi, Haydn, Martin, Whitacre andothers. Mélisande Sinsoulier, pianist; LisetteCanton, conductor. Tribute Communities Hall,Accolade East Building, 4700 Keele St. 416-736-5888. $15; $5(sr/st).●●8:00: Soundstreams. Reimagining Flamenco.Contemporary perspectives on flamencoworks. De Falla: El Amor Brujo; Danceof the Miller; Seven Spanish Folksongs;Albéniz: Asturias; El Albaicín; de Lucia: Monasteriode Sal; Zyryab; Ristic: Boiling Song(premiere). Grisha Goryachev, guitar; SeroujKradjian, piano; Antonia Contreras, vocals;Virtuoso Chamber Orchestra. Trinity-St.Paul’s Centre, 427 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208.$20-$65. 7:00: Pre-concert chat.●●9:00 and 10:15: Mezzetta Restaurant. Jazzat Mezzetta. Dave Young, bass; Rob Piltch, guitar.681 St. Clair Ave. W. 416-658-5687. $10.Also at 10:15.Thursday November 14●●12:10: Nine Sparrows Arts Foundation/Christ Church of Deer Park. LunchtimeChamber Music: Rising Stars Recital. Universityof Toronto Faculty of Music performancestudents. Christ Church Deer Park,1570 Yonge St. 416-241-1298. Free. Donationswelcome.●●12:10: University of Toronto Faculty ofMusic. Thursdays at Noon: Opera Spotlight.Preview of the Opera Division’s productionof Donizetti’s Don Pasquale, with excerptsperformed by the cast. Walter Hall, EdwardJohnson Building, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-978-3750. Free.●●12:15: Music at Metropolitan. Noon at Met.Patricia Wright, organ. Metropolitan UnitedChurch, 56 Queen St. E. 416-363-0331 x26.Free.●●12:30: York University Departmentof Music. World@Noon: Jeng Yi KoreanDrum and Dance. Martin Family Lounge,219 Accolade East Building, 4700 Keele St.416-736-2100 x22926. Free.●●7:30: University of Toronto Faculty ofMusic. Jazz Concert: Nimmons’N’90. Concertcelebrating Phil Nimmons’ 90th birthday.U of T Jazz Orchestra; David Braid; Phil Nimmons;Gordon Foote, director. Walter Hall,Edward Johnson Building, 80 Queen’s Park.416-978-3750. By donation; proceeds to benefitthe Noreen and Phil Nimmons EntranceScholarship in Jazz Performance.●●7:30: York University Department ofMusic. Faculty Concert Series: ChristinaPetrowska Quilico, piano. Works by Caravassilisand Southam. Tribute Communities Hall,Accolade East Building, 4700 Keele St. 416-736-5888. $15; $5(sr/st).●●8:00: Rose Theatre Brampton. Kurt Elling:The Brill Building Project. Jazz and beyond.Kurt Elling, vocalist. Rose Theatre, 1 TheatreREIMAGINING FLAMENCOThe Canadian debut of renowned Spanish flamenco singer Antonia Contreras,performing El Amor Brujo. Also featuring guitar virtuoso Grisha Goryachevand pianist Serouj Kradjian.November 13, 2013 at 8:00 pmTrinity-St. Paul’sCentreFor tickets call 416-408-0208or visit soundstreams.ca36 | November 1 – December 7, 2013 thewholenote.com

Dance No.2; and other works. MichaelFedyshyn, trumpet; Andrew Chung, music director.Yorkminster Citadel, 1 Lord Seaton Rd.416-652-2077. $20; $15(sr/st).●●7:30: TrypTych. Oberto, Conte di San Bonafacio.Lenard Whiting (Riccardo); NatalieDonnelly (Leonora); Michele Bogdanowicz(Cuniza); Jennifer Routhier (Imelda);TimothyCheung, piano; Ensemble TrypTych ChamberChoir. Trinity Presbyterian Church WestHall Theatre, 2732 Bayview Ave. 416 970 2709.$35, $25(sr), $10(st). Also Nov 17.●●7:30: University of Toronto Faculty ofMusic. Choirs in Concert: The Legacy of BenjaminBritten. Britten: Hymn to the Virgin;Hymn to St. Cecilia; Ceremony of Carols. Mac-Millan Singers; Women’s Chamber Choir; HilaryApfelstadt, conductor. Church of theRedeemer, 162 Bloor St. W. 416-978-3750. Bydonation.●●8:00: Acoustic Harvest. Ken Whiteley. St.Nicholas Anglican Church, 1512 Kingston Rd.416-264-2235. $22; $20(sr/st). WheelchairAccessibility.A. Concerts in the GTAStrings; Kevin Mallon, conductor. Music Gallery,197 John St. 647-960-6650. $35; $20(sr/under 30).Artists from St. Paul’s L’Amoreaux; RonaldRoyer, conductor. St. Paul’s L’AmoreauxAnglican Church, 3333 Finch Ave. E., Scarborough.416-429-0007. $30; $25(sr);$15(st); $10(under 10).416-691-4560. Free, donations welcome. Religiousservice.●●4:30: Vic Chorus. Fall Concert. Works byChatman and Hatfield; Buxtehude: “Sleepers,Wake” choral cantata. Guests: MichealBridge, accordion; Chris Dawes, organ. VictoriaCollege Chapel, 91 Charles St. W. 416-585-4521. Free.●●7:00: Trio Arkel. Trio Arkel Presents!:l’amour de la musique. Works by Francaix,Finzi and Fauré. Marie Bérard: violin; Teng Li,viola; Winona Zelenka, cello. Guest: AngelaPark, piano. Church of the Holy Trinity,●●8:00: Adam Sherkin, piano. Britten’s America.Britten: Holiday Diary Op.5; Copland:Piano Sonata; McPhee: Balinese Transcriptions;Kinesis and Invention; Sherkin: NorthernFrames; Sherkin: Ink from the Shield.Jane Mallett Theatre, St. Lawrence Centrefor the Arts, 27 Front St. E. 416-366-7723. $45;$30(35 and under). 7:15: Pre-concert chat.●●8:00: Aradia Ensemble. Britten’s Baroque.Works by Britten, Purcell and Pärt. JohaneAnsell, soprano; Kingsway Conservatory●●8:00: Clarkson Music Theatre. LegallyBlonde. See Nov 15. Also Nov 17(2:00), 21, 22,23(2:00 and 8:00), 24(2:00).●●8:00: Etobicoke Musical Productions. ByeBye Birdie. See Nov 15. Also Nov 17, 22, 23, 24,29, 30(start times vary).●●8:00: Musicians In Ordinary. The FameWhich Posterity Gives: Songs of Dowland forhis 450th Birthday. John Edwards, Renaissancelute; Hallie Fishel, soprano. HeliconianHall, 35 Hazelton Ave. 416-535-9956. $25,$20(sr/st).●●8:00: New Adventures in Sound Art(N.A.I.S.A.). Mappings. Audio mappingsand sonic geography. Gauthier: Nord/Sud; O’Connor: Boblo Island Soundmap.NAISA Space, Artscape Wychwood Barns,601 Christie St. 416-652-5115. $10.●●8:00: Royal Conservatory. TD Jazz: CelebratingDinah and Sarah. Ramsey Lewis Quintet(Joshua Ramos, bass; Charles Heath,drums; Henry Johnson, guitar; Tim Gant,keyboards); Cécile McLorin Salvant, vocals.Koerner Hall, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208.$45-$90.●●8:00: Scarborough Philharmonic Orchestra.East Meets West. Four Chinese FolkSongs (arr. He); Genin: Carnival of Venice forFlute and Piano; Schumann: Violin Sonata No.1in a; and other works. Yiping Chao, soprano;Lesley Duff, flute; Danielle Girard, violin; DavidMcCartney, piano; Kevin He, cello; YoungThe Musicians In Ordinary for the Lutes and Voices8PM, November 16, 2013Heliconian Hall, 35 Hazelton Avenue~ The Fame Which Posterity Gives ~Songs and lute music of Dowlandto commemorate his 450 th BirthdayHallie Fishel soprano;John Edwards, Renaissance luteSingle tickets $25, Students & Seniors $20●●8:00: Massey Hall/Roy Thomson Hall. ThePriests. Classical, sacred and Celtic vocal repertoire.Guest: Patricia O’Callaghan, soprano.Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-872-4255. $39.50-$59.50.Sunday November 17●●2:00: Clarkson Music Theatre. LegallyBlonde. See Nov 15. Also Nov 21, 22, 23(2:00and eve), 24(2:00).●●2:00: Etobicoke Musical Productions. ByeBye Birdie. See Nov 15. Also Nov 22, 23, 24, 29,30(start times vary).●●2:00: Off Centre Music Salon. Tutti Flutti.Flute music by Telemann, Poulenc, Freedmanand others. Carol Wincenc, flute; guests:Nora Schulman, Susan Hoeppner, flute. GlennGould Studio, 250 Front St. W. 416-466-1870.$60; $50(sr); $25(13–25); $15(12 and under).●●3:00: Mooredale Youth Orchestras. Schumann,Albinoni and Haydn. Schumann: Albumfor the Young (Hunting Song, Soldier’s Marchand The Reaper’s Song); Haydn: SymphonyNo.88 in G; Albinoni: Sinfonia in G. WilliamRowson and Clare Carberry, conductors.Laidlaw Auditorium, Upper Canada College,200 Lonsdale Rd. 416-922-3714 x103. $15;$10(sr/st).●●3:30: Wychwood Clarinet Choir. Fall Concert.Vaughan Williams: English Folk SongSuite; Rossini: L’Italiana in Algeri; otherworks. Michele Jacot, conductor and clarinetsoloist; Arnold Faber, vibraphone soloist.Church of St Michael and All Angels, 611 StClair W. 416-923-2161. $20; $10(sr/st).●●4:00: Church of St. Mary Magdalene.Organ music by Stanford. Andrew Adair,organ. 477 Manning Ave. 416-531-7955. Free.●●4:00: St. James Cathedral. Weekly OrganRecital: David Briggs. 65 Church St. 416-364-7865 x224. Free.●●4:30: Christ Church Deer Park. AmandaTosoff Quartet. Amanda Tosoff, piano; ChrisGale, saxophone; Jon Maharaj, bass; FabioRagnelli, drums. 1570 Yonge St. 416-920-5211x22. Free, donations welcome.●●4:30: St. John the Baptist Norway AnglicanChurch. Pre-Advent Evening Prayer.Music and readings. 470 Woodbine Ave.38 | November 1 – December 7, 2013 thewholenote.com

10 Trinity Sq. 416-409-6824. $20; $10(sr/st).●●7:30: RPR (Ritchie-Parrish-Ritchie). TheUntangled Tour. Grassroots Folk. KingstonRoad United Church, 975 Kingston Rd. 416-699-6091. $20.●●7:30: TrypTych. Oberto, Conte di San Bonafacio.See Nov 16.●●8:00: Esprit Orchestra. O Gamelan. Evangelista:O Gamelan (premiere); Chan Ka Nin:Éveil aux oiseaux; Ristic: Projet “Peuple” forgamelan and ensemble; Harrison: Threnodyfor Carloz Chavez for viola and gamelan;Pauk: Echo Spirit Isle; Vivier: Pulau Dewata(arr. Scott Good). Evergreen Club ContemporaryGamelan; Douglas Perry, viola; AlexPauk, conductor. Koerner Hall, Royal Conservatory,273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208.$55; $50(sr); $20(under 30). 7:15: Pre-concertchat.●●8:00: Music Gallery. New World Series: ASoldier’s Tale with David Sait. Multidisciplinarywork based on the role of First Nations inWorld War II and Iraq. Music by John Gzowski;choreography and narration by MichaelGreyeyes; video by Andy Moro and MichaelGreyeyes. Maryem Tollar, vocals; PeterLutek, reeds; Andrew Downing, cello andbass; Deb Sinha, percussion; David Sait, Chineseguzheng. 197 John St. 416-204-1080.$25/$20(adv); $15(member).Monday November 18●●12:15: Next!/Music Mondays. Blake Pouliot,violin. Jeanie Chung, piano. Church of theHoly Trinity, 10 Trinity Sq. 416-598-4521 x304.PWYC (suggested donation $5).●●12:30: York University Department ofMusic. Music at Midday: York University R& B Ensemble. Mike Cadó, conductor. TributeCommunities Hall, Accolade East Building,4700 Keele St. 416-736-2100 x22926. Free.●●7:00: University of Toronto Faculty ofMusic. Monday Evening Concert: SopranoNathalie Paulin and Pianist Steven Philcox.Program of 20th century Canadian, Americanand English composers. Nimmons: 3 Songs;Brady: Walker Songs; Crumb: Apparition;and other works. Walter Hall, Edward JohnsonBuilding, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-408-0208.$40; $25(sr); $10(st).●●7:30: Royal Conservatory.Mazzoleni Masters: Musicians from Marlboro.Beethoven: Variations in G on Müller’sIch bin der Schneider Kakadu; Adès: Arcadiana;Fauré: Piano Trio in d; Mendelssohn:String Quartet No.4 in e. Scott St. John, violin;Michelle Ross, violin; Emily Deans, viola; MatthewZalkind, cello; Gabriele Carcano, piano.Mazzoleni Concert Hall, Royal Conservatory,273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208. $32.●●8:00: Acting Up Stage Company. UnCovered:Sting & The Police. Message in a Bottle,Roxanne, Desert Rose, Don’t Stand So Closeto Me, and Fields of Gold (all arr. Jacobs).Jackie Richardson; Thom Allison; Jeff Madden;and others; Reza Jacobs, conductor.Koerner Hall, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208.$42-$82; $32-$72(st/art workers).Tuesday November 19●●12:00_noon: Canadian Opera Company.Chamber Music Series: Chamber Connections.Brahms: Piano Quartet No.1 in g. LuriLee and Barry Shiffman, violins; Jonathan Lo,cello; Jamie Parker, piano. Four Seasons Centrefor the Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W.416-306-2329. Free.●●1:00: St. James Cathedral. Weekly OrganRecital: David Briggs. 65 Church St. 416-364-7865 x224. Free.●●7:30: University of Toronto Faculty ofMusic. Jazz Concert: Chamber Jazz Ensemble.A jazz concert featuring a new band ledby Terry Promane, with guest Chase Sanborn.Walter Hall, Edward Johnson Building,80 Queen’s Park. 416-978-3750. Free.●●8:00: David Occhipinti. David Occhipintiand the Camera Ensemble. Works by Occhipinti.Michael Davidson, marimba; AndrewDowning, bass; Aline Homzy, violin; PeterLutek, clarinet and bassoon; David Occhipinti,guitar. Heliconian Hall, 35 Hazelton Ave. 416-922-3618. $15; $10(st).Wednesday November 20●●12:00_noon: Music at St. Andrews. LiselotteRokyta, pan flute and Andrew Knevel,organ. St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church(Mississauga), 24 Stavebank Rd., Mississauga.705-726-1181. $5; free(st).●●12:30: Yorkminster Park Baptist Church.Noonday Organ Recitals. Angus Sinclair,organ. 1585 Yonge St. 416-922-1167. Free.●●5:30: Canadian Opera Company. JazzSeries: Identity. Gospel, blues and modernhard bop infusion. Shirantha Beddage, baritonesaxophone; Dave Restivo, piano; MikeDownes, bass; Mark Kelso, drums. FourSeasons Centre for the Performing Arts,145 Queen St. W. 416-306-2329. Free.●●6:00: Arts and Events Programming atthe University of Toronto Scarborough.Solo & Ensemble Recital. Arts and AdministrationBuilding, University of Scarborough,1265 Military Trail, Scarborough. 416-208-2931. Free.●●7:30: Promise Productions. Pieces of Me(A New Musical). Shahi Teruko (Pamela);Sheldon Neil (Parker); Roberta Baird (Dedra);Crystal Neil, narration; Deon Denton, writer/director; and others. Theatre Passe Muraille,16 Ryerson Ave. 416-504-7529. $32.50;$27.50(sr/arts workers); mat: $20(adv)/PWYC. Also Nov 21, 22, 23(mat and eve), 26, 27,28, 29, 30(mat and eve).●●7:30: Toronto Mendelssohn Choir. Brittenat 100: Company of Heaven and St. Nicolasthewholenote.com November 1 – December 7, 2013 | 39

cantatas. Lesley Bouza, soprano; Colin Ainsworth,tenor; Diego Matamoros, speaker;Toronto Children’s Chorus; Festival Orchestra;James Bourne and Michel Ross, piano;A. Concerts in the GTAMichael Bloss, organ; Noel Edison, conductor.Yorkminster Park Baptist Church, 1585 YongeSt. 416-598-0422 x221. $35-$76; $35-$70(sr);$25(30 and under).●●7:30: University of Toronto Faculty ofMusic. gamUT Ensemble Concert. NorbertPalej, director. Walter Hall, Edward JohnsonBuilding, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-978-3750.Free.●●8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra.Masterworks: Beethoven and Strauss.Beethoven: Overture to The Consecrationof the House; Symphony No. 4; Berg: SevenEarly Songs; Strauss: Till Eulenspiegel’s MerryPranks. Erin Wall, soprano; Sir Andrew Davis,conductor. Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St.416-593-4828 or Chinese hotline: 416-593-0688. $33–$145. Also Nov 23.●●8:00: TorQ Percussion Quartet. JohnCage: Sonatas and Interludes, arranged forpercussion. Guest: Rick Sacks, percussion.Array Space, 155 Walnut Ave. 416-788-8272.$20; $15(st/arts workers).●●9:00 and 10:15: Mezzetta Restaurant.Jazz at Mezzetta. Lorne Lofsky, guitar; KieranOvers, bass. 681 St. Clair Ave. W. 416-658-5687. $10. Also at 10:15.Thursday November 21●●12:00_noon: Canadian Opera Company.Piano Virtuoso Series: Virtuoso Masterpieces.Chopin: Polonaise-Fantaisie; Liszt:“Dante” Sonata; Debussy: Images; Prokofiev:Sonata No.6 in A Op.82 and other works.Alexander Seredenko, piano. Four SeasonsCentre for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen St.W. 416-306-2329. Free.●●12:10: Nine Sparrows Arts Foundation/Christ Church of Deer Park. LunchtimeChamber Music: Graham Thibert, trumpet.Christ Church Deer Park, 1570 Yonge St. 416-241-1298. Free. Donations welcome.●●12:15: Music at Metropolitan. Noon at Met.Stephen Harland, tenor. Metropolitan UnitedChurch, 56 Queen St. E. 416-363-0331 x26.Free.●●1:30: Women’s Musical Club of Toronto.Les Voix Humaines: The Seasons. Songs,dances, and fantasias celebrating the seasonsof the year. Works by Purcell, Vivaldi,Vigneault, Gershwin, and others. SuzieLeBlanc, soprano; Les Voix Humaines Consortof Viols: Susie Napper; Margaret Little;Mélisande Corriveau; Felix Deak. Walter Hall,Edward Johnson Building, 80 Queen’s Park.416-923-7052. $45.●●7:30: Promise Productions. Pieces of Me(A New Musical). See Nov 20. Also Nov 22,23(2:00 and 7:30) 26, 27, 28, 29, 30(2:00 and7:30).●●7:30: University of Toronto Faculty ofMusic. Wilma and Clifford Smith Visitor inMusic: Vijay Iyer. Walter Hall, Edward JohnsonBuilding, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-978-3750.Free.●●7:30: York University Department ofMusic. Improv Soiree. Participatory “openmike” improvisation. Improv studios of MattBrubeck, hosts. Sterling Beckwith Studio,235 Accolade East Building, York University,4700 Keele St. 416-736-2100 x22926. Free.●●8:00: Clarkson Music Theatre. LegallyBlonde. See Nov 15. Also Nov 22, 23(2:00 and8:00), 24(2:00).●●8:00: Music Toronto. Miró Quartet. Schubert:Quartettsatz Quartet in E D353 Op.125,No.2; Quartet in d D810, “Death and theMaiden”. Daniel Ching and William Fedkenheuer,violins; John Largess, viola; JoshuaGindele, cello. Jane Mallett Theatre, St.Lawrence Centre for the Arts, 27 FrontSt. E. 416-366-7723 or 1-800-708-6754.$55/$22.50(with accompanying student);$50(sr);$10(st); Pay Your Age(18–25).●●8:00: Japan Foundation. Chikugen Bayashi.Original works by Yamada and Aikawa; andother traditional pieces. Michiko Yamada,Enjoy two Britten cantatas—vivid and dramatic stories toldwith narrator, soloists, full choirand orchestra.oURseasonNov. 20, 2013 | 7:30 pmYorkminster Park Baptist Church1585 Yonge StreetNoel Edison conductorColin Ainsworth tenorLesley Bouza sopranoDiego Matamoros speakerJames Bourne pianoMichel Ross pianoMichael Bloss organToronto Children’s ChorusFestival OrchestraBritten The Company of HeavenBritten St. NicolasBrittenat 100Box office416-598-0422 ext. 221tmchoir.org/brittentickets seniors Vox tix$35– $ 76 $ 35– $ 70 $ 25 for 30 & underSubScribe to 3 concertS & Save! Call the tMC Box offiCe40 | November 1 – December 7, 2013 thewholenote.com

Shinobue (Japanese traditional bambooflute); Satoshi Aikawa, guitar. Guest: YukikoYamashita, percussion. Glenn Gould Studio,250 Front St. W. 416-966-1600 x229. $30.Reserved seating.●●8:00: Steppin Out Theatrical Productions.Bye Bye Birdie. Written by Stewart; lyrics byAdams; music by Strouse. Richmond Hill Centrefor the Performing Arts, 10268 Yonge St.,Richmond Hill. 905-787-8811. $32; $27(sr/st).Also Nov 22–24(start times vary).thinedgenewmusiccollectiveunusual spectrum IIIthursday, november 21st8pm array Space [155 walnut ave]tickets$20 regular$15 students/seniors/arts workersthethinedgenewmusiccollective.com●●8:00: Thin Edge New Music Collective.Unusual Spectrum III. Works by Crumb,Ladano, Kulesha, Labadie and De Man. KathrynLadano, bass clarinet. Array Space,155 Walnut Ave. 647-456-7597. $20; $15(st/sr/arts workers).Friday November 22●●12:10: St Andrew’s Church. NoontimeRecital: Peter Stoll and Adam Zukiewicz,Clarinet and Piano. St. Andrew’s Church,73 Simcoe St. 416-593-5600 x231. Free.●●1:10: Gordon Murray Presents. Piano Potpourri.See Nov 1. Also Nov 29.●●7:00: Ross Petty Productions. The LittleMermaid: Ontario’s O-FISH-AL FamilyMusical! Reid Janisse, script; Chilina Kennedy(Little Mermaid); Dan Chameroy (DamePlumbum/Little Mermaid’s Aunt); MarcDevigne (Handsome Prince); Ross Petty (Ogopogothe Evil Sea Wizard); and others. ElginTheatre, 189 Yonge St. 1-855-599-9090. $27-$85; $59(under12); $235(family 4-pack).Nov 22 to Jan 4; no performance Mondays orDec 25 and Jan 1; start times vary.●●7:30: ArtHouse Festival Series Concerts.Gryphon Trio. Burlington Performing ArtsCentre, 440 Locust St., Burlington. 905-681-6000. $25; $75(family 4-pack). In support ofArtHouse.●●7:30: Georgetown Bach Chorale and BaroqueSoloists. Bach: Christmas Oratorio PartOne and Magnificat. Christ Church Anglican,4 Elizabeth St. N., Brampton. 905-873-9909.$30; $10(st). Also Nov 24(mat) at St. EliasUkrainian Church.●●7:30: Promise Productions. Pieces of Me (ANew Musical). See Nov 20. Also Nov 23(2:00and 7:30) 26, 27, 28, 29, 30(2:00 and 7:30).●●7:30: University of Toronto Faculty ofMusic. Woodwind Chamber Ensembles. WalterHall, Edward Johnson Building, 80 Queen’sPark. 416-978-3750. Free.●●7:30: York University Department ofMusic. York University Gospel Choir. Worksby Walker, Pace, Nelson and Matthews. KarenBurke, conductor. Sandra Faire and IvanFecan Theatre, Accolade East Building, YU,4700 Keele St. 416-736-5888. $15; $5(sr/st).Also Nov 23.●●8:00: Clarkson Music Theatre. LegallyBlonde. See Nov 15. Also Nov 23(2:00 and8:00), 24(2:00).●●8:00: Ensemble Adelphi. Music forBenjamin and St. Cecilia. Bairstow: Let allmortal flesh keep silence; Britten: Hymn toSt. Cecilia; Prelude and Fugue on a Themeof Vittoria; Te Deum in C; Palestrina: Massand Motet “Veni Sponsa Christi”; Chilcott:The Shepherd’s Carol. Vocal Ensemble Adelphi;Peter Bishop director; Andrew Adair,organist. Church of St.Vincent de Paul,263 Roncesvalles Ave. 416-535-5119. $20donation suggested.●●8:00: Etobicoke Musical Productions. ByeBye Birdie. See Nov 15. Also Nov 23, 24, 29,30(start times vary).●●8:00: Massey Hall/Roy Thomson Hall.Masters of Music. Stravinsky: Suite Italienne;Villa-Lobos: Alma Brasileira (arr. Jorge Calandrelli);Piazzolla: Oblivion (arr. Kyoko Yamamoto);Guarnieri: Dansa Negra (arr. JorgeCalandrelli); de Falla: Siete Canciones PopularesEspañolas G40; and other works.Yo-Yo Ma, cello; Kathryn Stott, piano. RoyThomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-872-4255.$59.50–$199.50.●●8:00: Massey Hall/Roy Thomson Hall.Wayne Shorter, saxophone. 80th BirthdayCelebration. Wayne Shorter Quartet: DaniloPerez, piano; John Patitucci, bass; BrianBlade, drums. Massey Hall, 178 Victoria St.416-872-4255. $59.50–$99.50.●●8:00: Royal Conservatory. Orchestra Concerts:Lior Shambadal. Beethoven: LeonoreOverture No.2 Op.72a; Symphony No.3 inE-flat Op.55, “Eroica;” Hindemith: SymphonicMetamorphosis of Themes by Carl Maria vonWeber. Lior Shambadal, conductor. KoernerHall, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208. $25-$55.6:45: prelude performance by Glenn GouldSchool students.●●8:00: Nagata Shachu. 15th AnniversaryConcert/CD release. Works for Japanesetaiko drums, gongs, bells, wooden clappersand bamboo flutes. Enwave Theatre,Harbourfront Centre, 231 Queens Quay W.416-973-4000 x1. $25-35; $20(sr/st). AlsoNov 23.●●8:00: Steppin Out Theatrical Productions.Bye Bye Birdie. See Nov 21. Also Nov 23,24(start times vary).●●8:00: Toronto Consort. La Istoria dePurim: Music and Poetry of the Jews in RenaissanceItaly. Music on period instruments.Songs in Italian, Hebrew and Yiddish. EnsembleLucidarium. Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre,427 Bloor St. W. 416-964-6337. $23-$54; $19-$47(sr); $10(under 30). Also Nov 23.●●8:00: Tranzac Club Main Hall. Charlie’sBoogie CD Release Show. Duane Andrewsand Craig Young, guitar. 292 Brunswick Ave.416-923-8137. $15.Saturday November 23●●2:00: Clarkson Music Theatre. LegallyBlonde. See Nov 15. Also 8:00 andNov 24(2:00).●●2:00: Promise Productions. Pieces of Me(A New Musical). See Nov 20. Also 7:30 andNov 26, 27, 28, 29, 30(2:00 and 7:30).●●2:00: Ross Petty Productions. The LittleMermaid. See Nov 22.●●2:00: Steppin Out Theatrical Productions.Bye Bye Birdie. See Nov 21. Also Nov 24(2:00).●●3:00: The Neapolitan Connection–MusicalMatinées at Montgomery’s Inn. Agelos PianoTrio. Tea, historical tour, cookies included.Montgomery’s Inn, 4709 Dundas St. W. 647-955-2108. $30; $12.50(st).●●4:00: The Larkin Singers. Inspired:100 Years of Britten . Britten: Hymn to St Cecilia;Rejoice in the Lamb. Matthew Larkin, conductor.Church of the Holy Trinity, 10 TrinitySq. 416 895 0651. $30; $25(sr); $15(st).●●7:30: Cantemus Singers. Sing Nowell!Charpentier: Messe de Minuit Pour Noël; Gibbons:See, See the Word is Incarnate; andother works. Michael Erdman, conductor.St. Aidan’s Anglican Church (The Beach),70 Silverbirch Ave. 416 578 6602. $20; $15(sr/st); 10(children under 12). Fundraiser forCommunity Centre 55’s Share-a-Christmasprogram. Also Nov 24 at Church of the HolyTrinity.●●7:30: Jubilate Singers. This ShiningNight. Melodies and poetry from classical tojazz. Music by Barber, Brahms, Lauridsen,thewholenote.com November 1 – December 7, 2013 | 41

Harry Warren and more. Caroline Spearing,conductor; Sherry Squires, accompanist.St. Simon-the-Apostle Anglican Church,525 Bloor St. E. 416-485-1988. $20; $15(sr);$10(st).●●7:30: Music On The Donway. A CharlesDickens Chanukah Carol. Christmas carolrenditions. Guest readers: Rick Phillips,Elisabeth Forster and others; Lezmas Band.Donway Covenant United Church, 230 TheDonway W. 416-444-8444. $20; $12(st/child).●●7:30: Promise Productions. Pieces of Me(A New Musical). See Nov 20. Also Nov 26, 27,28, 29, 30(2:00 and 7:30).●●7:30: Scarborough Bluffs United Church.An Evening with Doca Brass. De La Salle OaklandCrusaders Alumni. 3739 Kingston Rd.,Scarborough. 416-267-8265. $15.●●7:30: York University Department ofMusic. York University Gospel Choir. Worksby Walker, Pace, Nelson and Matthews. KarenBurke, conductor. Sandra Faire and IvanFecan Theatre, Accolade East Building, YU,4700 Keele St. 416-736-5888. $15; $5(sr/st).Also Nov 22.●●8:00: Bell’Arte Singers. Of Remembranceand Hope. Klatzow: Prayers and Dances ofPraise from Africa (Based on words fromDesmond Tutu; Canadian premiere); Daley:Requiem; works by Halley, Ames, Chatmanand others. Brenda Uchimaru, conductor.Guests: Duo Percussion. Beach UnitedChurch, 140 Wineva Ave. 647-504-8027. $25;$20sr/st).●●8:00: Clarkson Music Theatre. LegallyBlonde. See Nov 15. Also Nov 24(2:00).A. Concerts in the GTA●●8:00: Etobicoke Musical Productions.Bye Bye Birdie. See Nov 15. Also Nov 24, 29,30(start times vary).●●8:00: Guitar Society of Toronto. RussianClassical Guitar. Works by Turina, Brouwer,de Falla, and various Russian composers.Rovshan Mamedkuliev, guitar. HeliconianHall, 35 Hazelton Ave. 416-964-8298. $30;$25(sr/st).●●8:00: Mississauga Symphony Orchestra.Heroic Brass. Verdi: Nabucco overture;Haydn: Trumpet Concerto in e flat ; Bruckner:Symphony no.4 in E flat. Guy Few, trumpet;Denis Mastromonaco, conductor. HammersonHall, Living Arts Centre, 4141 LivingArts Dr., Mississauga. 905-306-6000. $62;$55.80(sr); $30(Youth 16-26); $20(15 andunder).●●8:00: Nagata Shachu. 15th AnniversaryConcert/CD release. See Nov 22.●●8:00: New Adventures in Sound Art(N.A.I.S.A.). Ambient A/V. Audio/visual perfomances.Cruickshank and Hughes: LittleOak Animal; Kuepfer: the Anonymous Report.NAISA Space, Artscape Wychwood Barns,601 Christie St. 416-652-5115. $10.●●8:00: Royal Conservatory/Small WorldMusic. World Music: Anoushka Shankar.Sawhney: songs from CD Traces of You.Koerner Hall, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208.$30-$85.●●8:00: Royal Conservatory/Small WorldMusic. Anoushka Shankar. Concert of sitarmusic. Koerner Hall, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208. $30 and up.●●8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra.Masterworks: Beethoven and Strauss. SeeNov 20.●●8:00: Toronto Consort. La Istoria de Purim:Music and Poetry of the Jews in RenaissanceItaly. See Nov 22.●●8:00: York Symphony Orchestra. Fromthe New World. Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite No.1;Weber: Clarinet Concerto No.1 in f; Dvořák:Symphony No.9 in e “From the New World”.Michael Dassios, clarinet; Rafael Luz, conductor.Trinity Anglican Church, 79 VictoriaTHE LARKIN SINGERSHYMN TO ST. CECILIA | REJOICE IN THE LAMBSt., Aurora. 416-410-0860. $28; $23(sr); $15(st). Also Nov 24(Richmond Hill).Sunday November 24●●9:30am and 11:15am: Islington UnitedChurch. Music for Christ the King: VivaldiGloria. Choir of Islington United withorchestra; John Derksen, conductor.25 Burnhamthorpe Rd. 416-239-1131. Freewilloffering. Religious service.●●2:00: Clarkson Music Theatre. LegallyInspired100 Years of BrittenNOVEMBER 23, 2013, 4pmHOLY TRINITY | 10 TRINITY SQUARE, TORONTOINFO@LARKINSINGERS.COM | 416.895.0651WWW.LARKINSINGERS.COM42 | November 1 – December 7, 2013 thewholenote.com

Blonde. See Nov 15.●●2:00: Etobicoke Musical Productions.Bye Bye Birdie. By Stewart. See Nov 15. AlsoNov 29, 30(start times vary).●●2:00: Ross Petty Productions. The Littleon period instrumentsPublishor Perish?Ignatz PleyelAnton HoffmeisterW. A. MozartSunday Nov 24, 3:00Mermaid. See Nov 22.●●2:00: Steppin Out Theatrical Productions.Bye Bye Birdie. See Nov 21.●●2:30: Georgetown Bach Chorale and BaroqueSoloists. Bach: Christmas OratorioPart One and Magnificat. St. Elias UkrainianChurch, 10139 Heritage Rd., Brampton. 905-873-9909. $30; $10(st). Also Nov 22(eve) atChrist Church Anglican.●●2:30: Voicebox: Opera in Concert. Gloriana(Canadian premiere). By Britten. PeterTiefenbach, musical director/piano; RobertCooper, conductor; Betty Waynne Allison,soprano (Queen Elizabeth I); Adam Luther,tenor (Lord of Essex); Jennifer Sullivan,soprano (Penelope); and others; VoiceboxChorus. Jane Mallett Theatre, St. LawrenceCentre for the Arts, 27 Front St. E. 416-366-7723 or 1-800-708-6754. $40–$52.●●3:00: Durham Community Choir. Messiah.By Handel. Erin Bardua; Christina Stelmacovich;Derek Kwan; Talisker Players; John-Charles Coolen, conductor. College ParkSeventh-Day Adventist Church, 1164 King St.E., Oshawa. 2889-240-6986. $20; $14(under12).●●3:00: Oriana Women’s Choir. Magnificat:Rejoice in Song. Britten: Ceremony of Carols;Sousa: Carols and Lullabies; Patriquin:Carol of the Field Mice; Magnificat (arr. Willan);Two Old World Carols (arr. Ca). Guests:Sanya Eng, harp; Michael Savona, guitar; RyanScott, percussion. Grace Church-on-the-Hill,300 Lonsdale Rd. 416-978-8849. $25; $20(sr/under 35); $10(st).●●3:00: Royal Conservatory. 90th BirthdayCelebration: Menahem Pressler and NewOrford String Quartet. Beethoven: StringQuartet No. 6 in B-flat Op.18 No.6; Schafer:String Quartet No.1 ; Brahms: Piano Quintetin f Op.34. Menahem Pressler, piano; JonathanCrow and Andrew Wan, violin; Eric Nowlin,viola; Brian Manker, cello. Koerner Hall,273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208. $35-$75.●●3:00: Windermere String Quartet. Publishor Perish? Pleyel: Quartet in g B339; Hoffmeister:Quartet for violin, 2 violas and celloin E–flat Op.20 No.5; Mozart: Quartet in DK499, “Hoffmeister”. St. Olave’s AnglicanChurch, 360 Windermere Ave. 416-769-0952.$25; $20(sr); $10(st). Performed on periodinstruments.●●4:00: St. James Cathedral. Weekly OrganRecital: David Briggs. 65 Church St. 416-364-7865 x224. Free.●●4:00: St. Philip’s Anglican Church. JazzVespers. Lynn Harrison and band. St. Philip’sAnglican Church, 25 St. Phillips Rd., Etobicoke.416-247-5181. Free will offering.●●4:00: Vivace Vox. A Feast of Songs. Worksby Rossini, Dvořák and others. Christine Kim,piano; Marie-Line Ross, English horn; LindaEyman, conductor. Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre,427 Bloor St. W. 416-455-9238. $15; $10(sr/st); $35(family).●●7:00: Koffler Chamber Orchestra. MusicShe Wrote: A Tribute to Canadian WomanComposers. Works by Archer, Southam,Schmidt and Kuzmenko. Christina PetrowskaQuilico, piano; Jacques Israelievitch,conductor. Music Gallery, 197 John St. 416-638-1881. $25/$20(adv); $20/$15(st/adv).●●7:30: Cantemus Singers. Sing Nowell!Church of the Holy Trinity, 10 Trinity Sq. 416-578-6602. $20; $15(sr/st). Fundraiser forCommunity Centre 55’s Share-a-Christmasprogram. See Nov 23 at St. Aidan’s AnglicanChurch.●●7:30: Glenview Presbyterian Church.L’Avvento. Music from the Italian Baroque.Vivaldi: Gloria; Corelli: Christmas Concerto;Durante: Magnificat (attr.Pergolesi). GlenviewChurch Choir; orchestral accompaniment;Peter Merrick, director. 1 Glenview Ave. 416-488-1156. $20. Child care, reception to follow.●●7:30: University of Toronto Faculty ofMusic. Percussion Ensemble Concert. WalterHall, Edward Johnson Building, 80 Queen’sPark. 416-978-3750. Free.●●7:30: York Symphony Orchestra. From theNew World. Richmond Hill Centre for the PerformingArts, 10268 Yonge St., RichmondHill. 905-787-8811. $30; $25(sr); $15 (st). SeeNov 23(Aurora).Monday November 25●●12:15: Next!/Music Mondays. MarkoPejanovic, piano. Church of the Holy Trinity,10 Trinity Sq. 416-598-4521 x304. PWYC (suggesteddonation $5).●●7:30: University of Toronto Faculty ofMusic. World Music Visitor Concert. BalineseGamelan and dance including traditionalcourt, ritual and entertainment repertoires.Putu Evie Suyadnyani; Vaughan Hatch; U of TGamelan Semar Pegulingan orchestra. WalterHall, Edward Johnson Building, 80 Queen’sPark. 416-978-3750. Free.●●7:30: York University Department ofMusic. Jazz Festival: Jazz combos led byLorne Lofsky and Mark Eisenman. MartinFamily Lounge, 219 Accolade East Building,4700 Keele St. 416-736-2100 x22926. Free.●●7:30: Heliconian Hall. Celestial Journey:VOICEBOXOPERA IN CONCERTGuillermo Silva-MarinGeneral DirectorBENJAMINBRITTENComposed for the coronation of Queen Elizabeth IIin June 1953, the opera depicts the relationship betweenQueen Elizabeth I and the Earl of Essex.Peter Tiefenbach, Music Director and PianistThe VOICEBOX Chorus, Robert Cooper, Chorus DirectorBetty Waynne Allison, Jennifer Sullivan, Adam Luther, Jesse ClarkWith generous support from the Stephen Ireland Estate.Sunday, November 24, 2:30 pm416-366-7723 | 1-800-708-6754 | www.stlc.comthewholenote.com November 1 – December 7, 2013 | 43

Celestial JourneyFRISMARCINKUSHENDRIKSKORTGAARDMon Nov 25 7:30 pmHELICONIAN HALLwww.barbarafris.comA. Concerts in the GTAMermaid. See Nov 22.●●7:30: Promise Productions. Pieces of Me(A New Musical). See Nov 20. Also Nov 27, 28,29, 30(2:00 and 7:30).●●7:30: University of Toronto Faculty ofMusic. Student Composers Concert. WalterHall, Edward Johnson Building, 80 Queen’sPark. 416-978-3750. Free.●●7:30: York University Department ofMusic. Jazz Festival: Jazz Choirs led by MimAdams. Tribute Communities Hall, AccoladeEast Building, 4700 Keele St. 416-736-2100x22926. Free.Baptist Church, 1585 Yonge St. 416-363-0331x26. $20; $15(st/members).●●7:30: Toronto Children’s Chorus. TakeFlight. Canadian and New Zealand repertoire,and a traditional kapa haka. Elise Bradley,conductor; Guests: New Zealand Youth Choir.Church of the Redeemer, 162 Bloor St. W. 416-932-8666 x231. $35; $30 (sr/st).●●7:30: York University Department ofMusic. Jazz Festival: Jazz combos led byArtie Roth, Anthony Michelli and Frank Falco.Martin Family Lounge, 219 Accolade EastBuilding, 4700 Keele St. 416-736-2100 x22926.Free.●●8:00: Royal Conservatory/Batuki Music/Small World Music. Rokia Traoré: BeautifulAfrica. Songs from Mali. Koerner Hall,273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208. $35 and up.●●8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra.Masterworks: Mahler Symphony No.1,“Titan”. Wagner: Prelude to Die Meistersinger;Hummel: Trumpet Concerto. AlisonBalsom, trumpet; Edward Gardner, conductor.Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-593-4828 or Chinese hotline: 416-593-0688.$29–$145. Also Nov 28(mat).●●9:00 and 10:15: Mezzetta Restaurant.Jazz at Mezzetta. Don Thompson, bass; RegSchwager, guitar. 681 St. Clair Ave. W. 416-658-5687. $10. Also at 10:15.Thursday November 28●●12:00_noon: Canadian Opera Company.World Music Series: Unbound. Traditionalmusic from Persia and the Middle East. NaghmehFarahmand, percussion. Four SeasonsCentre for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen St.W. 416-306-2329. Free.●●12:10: Nine Sparrows Arts Foundation/Christ Church of Deer Park. LunchtimeChamber Music: Jessica McCormack, soprano.Christ Church Deer Park, 1570 Yonge St.416-241-1298. Free. Donations welcome.●●12:10: University of Toronto Faculty ofMusic. Thursdays at Noon: Holograms. Musicfor percussion and violin. Works by Piazzolla,Pärt, Colgrass, Frehner, Jones and Mascall(premiere). Beverley Johnston, percussion;guest: Marc Djokic, violin. Walter Hall,Edward Johnson Building, 80 Queen’s Park.Music for Advent and Christmas. Works byWolf, Brahms, Debussy and Delibes. BarbaraFris and Deanna Hendriks, sopranos; LindaMarcinkus, mezzo; Robert Kortgaard, piano;Velma Ko, viola. 35 Hazelton Ave. 416-750-9530. $20.NOVEMBER 25, 2013AT 8:00 PMROY THOMSON HALL416.872.4255 or roythomson.comHUNGARIANSTATE FOLKENSEMBLEPresented by Roy Thomson Halland Attila Glatz Concert Productions●●8:00: Massey Hall/Roy Thomson Hall/Attila Glatz. Hungarian State Folk Ensemble.Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-872-4255. $39.50–$69.50.Tuesday November 26●●12:10: University of Toronto Faculty ofMusic. Voice Performance Class. Music ofLes Six. Students in Collaborative Piano andVoice Studies; Steven Philcox, piano. WalterHall, Edward Johnson Building, 80 Queen’sPark. 416-978-3750. Free.●●12:30: York University Department ofMusic. Jazz Festival: Vocal ensemblesled by Mike Cadó. Martin Family Lounge,219 Accolade East Building, 4700 Keele St.416-736-2100 x22926. Free.●●1:00: St. James Cathedral. Weekly OrganRecital: William Maddox. 65 Church St. 416-364-7865 x224. Free.●●7:00: Ross Petty Productions. The Little●●8:00: Music Toronto. Eve Egoyan, piano.Tenney: To Weave (a meditation); Hellawell:Piani; Latebre; L.C. Smith: The Underfolding;Finnissy: Folklore. Jane Mallett Theatre,St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts, 27 FrontSt. E. 416-366-7723 or 1-800-708-6754.$55/$22.50(with accompanying student);$50(sr);$10(st); Pay Your Age(18–25).●●8:00: Royal Conservatory. Music Mix: BélaFleck and Brooklyn Rider String Quartet.Release tour for CD Banjo Quintet. Béla Fleck,banjo; Johnny Gandelsman and Colin Jacobsen,violin; Nicholas Cords, viola; Eric Jacobsen,cello. Koerner Hall, 273 Bloor St. W.416-408-0208. $45-$85.●●8:30: York University Department ofMusic. Jazz Festival: Jazz combos led byKelly Jefferson. Martin Family Lounge,219 Accolade East Building, 4700 Keele St.416-736-2100 x22926. Free.Wednesday November 27●●12:00_noon: Canadian Opera Company.World Music Series: Balinese Music andDance–Temple, Court and Village Traditions.Chopin: Polonaise-Fantaisie; Liszt: “Dante”Sonata; Debussy: Images; Prokofiev: SonataNo.6 in A Op.82 and other works. DharmaSanti, Seka Rat Nadi, Vaughan Hatch and PutuEvie Suyadnyani. Four Seasons Centre for thePerforming Arts, 145 Queen St. W. 416-306-2329. Free.●●7:00: Ross Petty Productions. The LittleMermaid. See Nov 22.●●7:30: Promise Productions. Pieces of Me(A New Musical). See Nov 20. Also Nov 28, 29,30(2:00 and 7:30).●●7:30: Royal Canadian College of Organists.Tom Trenney, organ. Yorkminster Park44 | November 1 – December 7, 2013 thewholenote.com

416-978-3750. Free.●●12:15: Music at Metropolitan. Noon at Met.Sarah Svendsen, organ. Metropolitan UnitedChurch, 56 Queen St. E. 416-363-0331 x26.Free.●●12:30: York University Department ofMusic. Jazz Festival: Vocal ensembles led byRichard Whiteman. Martin Family Lounge,219 Accolade East Building, 4700 Keele St.416-736-2100 x22926. Free.●●2:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra.Masterworks: Mahler Symphony No.1,“Titan”. See Nov 27(8:00).●●3:45: Ardel Music. Viva Verdi! 200thbirthday celebration. Verdi arias; Spanishand Latin American songs. Romulo Delgado,tenor; Jennifer Tung, piano. Trinity-St.Paul’s Centre, 427 Bloor St. W. 1-888-222-6608. $40.●●7:00: Canadian Music Centre. Ping! Showcaseand CD Launch. Premiere of four stringworks by P. Horn, M. Pearce, D.C. Chepil andN. Storring; Works from new Centredisc CDs:Icicles of Fire; Nebula. Shauna Rolston, cello;Heather Schmidt, piano. 20 St. Joseph St.416-961-6601 x207. Free.●●7:00: Ross Petty Productions. The LittleMermaid. See Nov 22.●●7:30: Promise Productions. Pieces of Me(A New Musical). See Nov 20. Also Nov 29,30(2:00 and 7:30).●●7:30: University of Toronto Faculty ofMusic. Opera: Don Pasquale. Donizetti.U of T Opera Department; Sandra Horst, conductor;Michael Patrick Albano, director.MacMillan Theatre, Edward Johnson Building,80 Queen’s Park. 416-408-0208. $40;$25(sr); $10(st). Also Nov 29, 30 and Dec 1(mat).●●7:30: York University Department ofMusic. Jazz Festival: Jazz combos led byJim Vivian, Roy Patterson and Kevin Turcotte.Martin Family Lounge, 219 AccoladeEast Building, 4700 Keele St. 416-736-2100x22926. Free.●●8:00: Aurora Cultural Centre. Reid Jamiesonand his trio. 22 Church St., Aurora. 905-713-1818. $30/$25(adv).Friday November 29●●12:10: St. Andrew’s Church. NoontimeRecital: Emily Chiang, Piano. 73 Simcoe St.416-593-5600 x231. Free.●●12:30: York University Department ofMusic. Music at Midday: Brass and PercussionEnsembles. Tribute Communities Hall,Accolade East Building, 4700 Keele St. 416-736-2100 x22926. Free.●●1:10: Gordon Murray Presents. Piano Potpourri.See Nov 1.●●7:00: Ross Petty Productions. The LittleMermaid. See Nov 22.●●7:30: Humber Valley United Church ChancelChoir, Junior Choir and Handbell Ensemble.A Christmas Concert. Martin: Tapestryof Light, a Celtic Christmas Celebration; traditionalcarols; and other works. Paul Chant,conductor. Humber Valley United Church,76 Anglesey Blvd., Etobicoke. 416-231-2263.$20; $15(sr/st).●●7:30: Music for Autism. British Composersof the 2nd Elizabethan Era. Works by VaughanWilliams, Britten; Herriott: Rock Piano Concertowithout Orchestra. Winona Zelenka,cello; Richard Herriott, piano. St. Stephen inthe-FieldsAnglican Church, 103 Bellevue Ave.647-981-0079. $15.●●7:30: Promise Productions. Pieces of Me (ANew Musical). See Nov 20. Also Nov 30(2:00and 7:30).●●7:30: University of Toronto Faculty ofMusic. Opera: Don Pasquale. See Nov 28.Also Nov 30 and Dec 1 (2:30).●●7:30: York University Department ofMusic. Jazz Festival: York University JazzOrchestra. Mike Cadó, conductor. MartinFamily Lounge, 219 Accolade East Building,4700 Keele St. 416-736-2100 x22926. Free.●●8:00: Church of St. Mary Magdalene.Composition competition recital. GalleryChoir. 477 Manning Ave. 416-531-7955. Free.●●8:00: Ensemble Polaris: The RussianExpedition. Nutcracker Nouveau. Musicfrom CD Nutcracker Nouveau; and other seasonalworks. Marco Cera, guitar, mandolinand banjo; Kirk Elliott, violin, accordion, smallpipes, balalaika, mandolin, banjo, jaw harp,chimes and guzheng; Margaret Gay, cello;Katherine Hill, nyckelharpa and vocals; AlisonMelville, traverso, recorders, seljefløyte andkeyboard; and others. Edward Day Gallery,952 Queen St. W. 416-588-4301. $5.●●8:00: Etobicoke Musical Productions. ByeBye Birdie. See Nov 15. Also Nov 30(2:00).●●8:00: Music Gallery/Goethe Institut/Yatra Arts. Pop Avant Series: Frank Bretschneider:Kippschwingungen with MichaelTrommer and Nokami. East German electronicsreanimated by the co-founder of RasterNoton. Music Gallery, 197 John St. 416-204-1080. $20/$15(adv); $10(member).●●8:00: Massey Hall/Roy Thomson Hall.Compañia Maria Serrano: CARMEN. MariaSerrano (Carmen); Jonathan Sanchez (DonJosé); Javier Crespo Romero (Escamillo);and others. Massey Hall, 178 Victoria St.416-872-4255. $25-$95.●●8:00: Ontario Philharmonic. Pavlo & MediterraneanNights. Mediterranean fusion guitar.Regent Theatre (Oshawa), 50 King St.,Oshawa. 905-721-3399 x2. $35-$56.●●8:00: Rose Theatre Brampton. MysticIndia: A Bollywood Dance Spectacular.Dance, theatre and special events. Amit Shah,director. Rose Theatre, 1 Theatre Ln., Brampton.905-874-2800. $75-$65; $40(under30).●●8:00: Royal Conservatory. Music Mix: Artof Time Ensemble. The Beatles: Sgt. Pepper’sLonely Hearts Club Band (arr. various composers).Steven Page, John Mann, Andy Maizeand Craig Northey, vocals; Andrew Burashko,piano and conductor. Koerner Hall, 273 BloorSt. W. 416-408-0208. $40-$85.●●8:00: Toronto Organ Club. Cole Holland,organ. St. James United Church,400 Burnhamthorpe Rd. 905-824-4667. $15;free(under 10). Refreshments to follow.Saturday November 30●●11:15am: Music at Islington. ChristmasTyme: Renaissance Meets Baroque. Worksby Frescobaldi, Corelli, Händel, Oswald, andothers. Alison Melville, historical flutes/recorders/seljefløyte; Julia Seager-Scott,baroque triple harp. Islington United Church,25 Burnhamthorpe Rd. 416-239-1131. $20:$10; free(under 12).●●2:00: Etobicoke Musical Productions. ByeBye Birdie. See Nov 15.●●2:00: Flato Markham Theatre. MysticIndia. Fusion of jazz, hip-hop, contemporarydance, kathak, bharatanatyam and Indianfolk dances. 171 Town Centre Blvd., Markham.905-305-7469. $54–$64; $175(group of 4,orchestra seats only). Also at 8:00.●●2:00: Heliconian Hall. Bach Cantata Selections.“Am Abend aber desselbigen Sabbats”BWV42; “Ich habe genug” BW82; “Wiederstehedoch der Sünde” BWV54; “JauchzetGott in allen Landen” BWV51. Darlene Shura,soprano; Jacqueline Gélineau, contralto; JohnHolland, baritone; Brahm Goldhamer, harpsichord/conductor.35 Hazelton Ave. 416-922-3618. Pay What You Wish.●●2:00: Promise Productions. Pieces of Me(A New Musical). See Nov 20(7:30). Also 7:30.●●2:00: Ross Petty Productions. The LittleMermaid. See Nov 22.●●7:00: Arts and Events Programming at theUniversity of Toronto Scarborough. Soundsof the Season. Classical and contemporaryworks. UTSC Concert Band and others. AcademicResource Centre, University of TorontoScarborough, 1265 Military Trail, Scarborough.416-208-2931. Free.●●7:00: Ross Petty Productions. The LittleMermaid. See Nov 22.●●7:30: Pax Christi Chorale. A Frosty ChristmasEve. Finzi: In Terra Pax; Willan: The Mysteryof Bethlehem; Stephanie Martin: TheLegend of the Bird. Pax Christi Chorale;Shannon Mercer, soprano; Trevor Bowes,A Frosty Christmas EveIn Terra Pax – Gerald FinziThe Mystery of Bethlehem – Healey WillanLegend of the Bird – Stephanie MartinShannon Mercer, soprano & Trevor Bowes, baritoneNovember 30, 7:30pmDecember 1, 3:00pmGrace Church on-the-Hill, TorontoPaxChristiChorale.org416-491-8542thewholenote.com November 1 – December 7, 2013 | 45

aritone; vocal students from Fr. John RedmondSecondary School. Grace Church-onthe-Hill,300 Lonsdale Rd. 416-491-8542. $35;$30 (sr), $25 (st), $6(child). Also Dec 1(3:00).●●7:30: Mississauga Choral Society. Ceremonyof Christmas. Selection of traditionaland popular favourites. Britten: A Ceremonyof Carols. St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church(Mississauga), 24 Stavebank Rd., Mississauga.905-278-7059. $20; $10(st). In supportof the Compass Food Bank.●●7:30: Oakham House Choir. Hymn of Praise.Mendelssohn: Symphony No.2 in B-flat Op.52,“Lobgesang”; works by Rutter and Anderson.Allison Arends, soprano; Stanislas Vitort,tenor; Oakham House Choir; Toronto Sinfonietta;Matthew Jaskiewicz, conductor. CalvinPresbyterian Church, 26 Delisle Ave. 416-960-5551. $30; $25(sr); $15(st); free(12 andunder).●●7:30: Oakville Ensemble. Silent Night.Carols, hymns, and the original versions ofSilent Night and Jingle Bells. Grace LutheranChurch, 304 Spruce St., Oakville. 905-825-9740. $35; $30(sr); $15(st); $70(family).Early bird tickets: $30; $25(sr); $15(st);$60(family). In support of Grace LutheranChurch. Please bring non-perishable fooditems. Also Dec 1(3:00, Mary Mother of GodChurch).●●7:30: Promise Productions. Pieces of Me(A New Musical). See Nov 20.●●7:30: Tallis Choir. A Celebration of CarolsA. Concerts in the GTA& Psalms. Bernstein: Chichester Psalms;Britten: A Ceremony of Carols; and worksby Whitacre, Lauridsen, Fauré, and others.Peter Mahon, conductor. Guests: KristenTheriault, harp; David Simon, piano. St. Patrick’sChurch, 141 McCaul St. 416-286-9798.$30; $25(sr); $10(st).●●7:30: University of Toronto Faculty ofMusic. Opera: Don Pasquale. See Nov 28.Also Dec 1(2:30).●●7:30: Village Voices. Rejoice! Vivaldi: Gloria;Handel: Messiah (excerpts). Joan Andrews,conductor; euphonia, orchestra. St. Andrew’sPresbyterian Church (Markham), 143 MainSt. N., Markham. 905-294-8687. $20; $15(sr/st); free(under 12).●●8:00: Acoustic Harvest. An Evening ofWomen’s Voices. Eve Goldberg, Tannis Slimmon,Emilyn Stam, Clela Errington and more.St. Nicholas Anglican Church, 1512 KingstonRd. 416-264-2235. $22; $20(sr/st). WheelchairAccessibility.●●8:00: Flato Markham Theatre. MysticIndia. See 2:00.●●8:00: Masterworks of Oakville Chorusand Orchestra. Bach Magnificat and RutterMagnificat. Charlene Pauls, soprano; EricaIris-Huang, mezzo; Bud Roach, tenor; JamesBaldwin, bass; Charles Demuynck, conductor.St. Matthew Catholic Church, 1150 MonksPassage, Oakville. 905-399-9732. $30;$25(sr); $20(st/child).●●8:00: Royal Conservatory/SongwritersAssociation of Canada. Music Mix: BluebirdNorth #1. Sass Jordan, Alan Frew and SinéadWhite, singer/songwriters; Blair Packham,host. Conservatory Theatre, 273 Bloor St. W.416-408-0208. $30.●●8:00: Scaramella. Musick for SeverallFriends. Renaissance works by Coperario,Lawes, Locke, Mattei and others. PaulZevenhuizen, baroque violin; Avery MacLean,recorders; Joëlle Morton, violas da gamba;Christopher Dawes, chamber organ. VictoriaCollege Chapel, 91 Charles St. W. 416-760-8610. $30; $25(sr); $20(st).●●8:00: Scarborough Philharmonic Orchestra.Christmas on Stage and Screen. Tchaikovsky:Nutcracker Suite; Williams: ThreeHoliday Songs from Home Alone for choir andorchestra; Broughton: Miracle on 34th Street(overture); Anderson: A Christmas Festivalfor choir and orchestra; Arnold: The Holly andThe Ivy (Fantasy on Christmas Carols). TalisaBlackman, piano; Musicians from the ScarboroughCitadel; Ronald Royer, conductor;Toronto Choral Society, Geoffrey Butler, conductor.Salvation Army Scarborough Citadel,2021 Lawrence Ave. E. 416-429-0007. $30;$25(sr); $15(st); $10(under 10).●●8:00: Toronto Symphony Orchestra.Masterworks: National Arts Centre Orchestra.Mozart: Overture to The Magic Flute;Violin Concerto No.3 K216; Shostakovich:Symphony No.10. Pinchas Zukerman,conductor and violin. Roy Thomson Hall,60 Simcoe St. 416-593-4828 or Chinese hotline:416-593-0688. $33–$145.Sunday December 1●●10:30am: Church of the Ascension.Advent Lessons & Carols. Bach: Cantata 140;“Wachet auf”. 33 Overland Dr. 416-444-8881.Free. Religious service.●●1:30: Kingston Road United Church.L’Histoire du Soldat. Stravinsky. Membersof the Toronto Symphony Orchestra; PeterDuschenes and Sebastian Sage, actors.975 Kingston Rd. 416-699-6091. $20.●●2:00: Markham Concert Band. A SeasonalCelebration: The perfect family show. Christmasand Chanukah classics, a sing-alongand visit from Santa. Unionville Theatre Co.;Doug Manning, conductor. Flato MarkhamTheatre, 171 Town Centre Blvd., Markham.MarkhamConcert BandPresentsA SeasonalCelebrationFamiliar Christmas andChanukah classics, a sing-a-longwith members of the UnionvilleTheatre Co., and maybe evena visit from Santa.Sunday December 1, 2pmFlato Markham Theatrewww.mcband.ca905-305-7469. $22; $17(sr/st).●●2:00: Neighbourhood Unitarian UniversalistCongregation. NUUC Concert Series:Thomas Alexander, piano. Works byLiszt, Rachmaninoff, Chopin and others;improvisations on tunes from the audience.79 Hiawatha Rd. 416-686-6809. $15/$13(adv).●●2:00: Ross Petty Productions. The LittleMermaid. See Nov 22.●●2:00: Toronto Mandolin Orchestra. In Concert.Fantasy for Flute and Harp; Concertofor Domra and Mandolin Orchestra; classicaland popular pieces by the Toronto MandolinOrchestra. Alexander Veprinsky, conductor;Andrew Chan, harp; Ira Erokhina, domra.Glenn Gould Studio, 250 Front St. W. 416-533-2725. $35.●●2:30: Bel Canto Choir. The Most WonderfulTime of Year. Watkins: Sweet Harmony(world premiere); and other Christmasmusic. Linda Meyer, conductor; JacquelineMokrzewski, piano. St. Dunstan of Canterbury,56 Lawson Road, Scarborough. 416-286-8260 or 416-284-3975. $15. Also 7:30.●●2:30: Lawrence Park Community Church.Christmas at Lawrence Park with MegaCityChorus. Seasonal favourites for men’s chorus.Village Voices directed by Joan Andrews presentsDirector Peter MahonA Celebration of Carols & PsalmsA festive concert with harp, piano andpercussionHarp: Kristen TheriaultPiano: David SimonSaturday November 30, 20137:30pmSt. Patrick’s Church, 141 McCaul St.Tickets: $30, Seniors: $25, Students with ID: $10 (only at the door)Info: (416) 286-9798 Order online: www.tallischoir.comThe first concert of our 25th Anniversary Seasonwill reprise two of the choir’s favourite pieces,Vivaldi’s Gloria and part one of Handel’s Messiah.We will be featuring Euphonia – a young and vibrantprofessional orchestra – and soloists from the choir.Saturday, November 30, 2013 at 7:30 pm.St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church,143 Main Street. Markham North, Markham$20 | Seniors $15 | Children under 12 free.At the door, or call 905.294.8687 to reserveCome for a visit at www.villagevoices.caGet to know us better46 | November 1 – December 7, 2013 thewholenote.com

Dan Rutzen, conductor. 2180 Bayview Ave.416-489-1551. $20; Free (children under 12).●●2:30: Recitals at Rosedale. A New VocalSeries: Opera Nella Chiesa. Handel: Theodora;Massenet: Manon; Menotti: Amahl andthe Night Visitors. Laura Albino, soprano;Laura Tucker, mezzo; Adam Luther, tenor;Timothy Wong, counter-tenor; Anthony Clevertonand Jason Howard, baritones; andothers. Rosedale Presbyterian Church,129 Mt. Pleasant Rd. 416-921-1931. $35.●●2:30: University of Toronto Faculty ofMusic. Opera: Don Pasquale. See Nov 28.●●3:00: Amici Chamber Ensemble. Lara andthe Lyre . Bach: Sonata No. 3 in E, BWV 1016;Takemitsu: And then I knew ‘twas wind; Marquez:Zarabandeo; Turina: Piano Quartet in AMajor, Op. 67; Ravel: Introduction & Allegro.Lara St. John, violin; Heidi Van Hoesen Gorton,harp. Mazzoleni Concert Hall, Royal Conservatory,273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208.$45; $40(sr); $15(under 30); $10(st).●●3:00: Hart House Singers. PAX. Choralworks on peace by Vivaldi, Mendelssohn, Chilcott,A.R. Rahman and others. Ravi Naimpally,tabla drums; Jeff Vidov, piano; David Arnot-Johnston, conductor. Great Hall, Hart House,7 Hart House Circle. 416-978-2452. Free. Fooddonations to UofT Foodbank welcome.●●3:00: Healey Willan Singers. Follow theStar. A Christmas musical journey with musicfor women’s choir. John Stephenson, piano;Ron Ka Ming Cheung, conductor. St. Martinin-the-FieldsAnglican Church, 151 GlenlakeAve. 416-519-0528. $20, $15 (sr/st).●●3:00: Oakville Ensemble. Silent Night. MaryMother of God Church, 2745 North Ridge Tr.,Oakville. 905-825-9740. $35; $30(sr); $15(st);$70(family). See Nov 30(7:30, Grace LutheranChurch).●●3:00: Pax Christi Chorale. A Frosty ChristmasEve. See Nov 30 (7:30).●●3:00: York University Department ofMusic. York U Wind Symphony. WilliamThomas, conductor. Tribute CommunitiesHall, Accolade East Building, 4700 Keele St.416-736-5888. $15; $5(sr/st).●●4:00: St. James Cathedral. Weekly OrganRecital: Andrew Ager. 65 Church St. 416-364-7865 x224. Free.●●4:00: St. Olave’s Anglican Church. Clarinetat Christmas. Choral Evensong for Advent;other light classical works. Andrew Black,baritone; Shannon Halliwell, mezzo; HelenRussell, clarinet; Karen Quinton, piano; St.Olave’s Choir. 360 Windermere Ave. 416-769-5686. Free, contributions appreciated. Religiousservice.●●4:00: St. Philip’s Anglican Church. JazzVespers. Peter Togni Trio. Guest: Mike Murley,saxophone. St. Philip’s Anglican Church,25 St. Phillips Rd., Etobicoke. 416-247-5181.Free will offering.●●4:00: Toronto Classical Singers. Highlightsfrom Handel’s Messiah. Heather Kozak, soprano;Leigh-Anne Martin, mezzo; GrahamThomson, tenor; Bruce Kelly, baritone; TaliskerPlayers Orchestra; Jurgen Petrenko,conductor. Christ Church Deer Park,1570 Yonge St. 416-443-1490. $30; $25(sr/st).●●7:00: Royal Conservatory/Small WorldMusic. Sultans of String with the CathedralBluffs Symphony Orchestra. Sultansof String release their new CD, Symphony!Koerner Hall, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208.$25 and up.●●7:00: VIVA! Youth Singers of Toronto.Brother Heinrich’s Christmas. A seasonalconcert and CD launch featuring VIVA!’s fivechoirs. Steve Ratzlaff, narrator; Dan Brielmaier,oboe; Jill Solomon, bassoon. Trinity-St.Paul’s Centre, 427 Bloor St. W. 416-788-8482.$20; $12 (sr/st).●●7:30: Bel Canto Choir. The Most WonderfulTime of Year. See 2:30.●●7:30: University of Toronto Faculty ofMusic. Percussion Ensemble Concert. WalterHall, Edward Johnson Building, 80 Queen’sPark. 416-978-3750. Free.Monday December 2●●12:15: Next!/Music Mondays. Luri Lee, violinist.with Jeanie Chung, piano. Church of theHoly Trinity, 10 Trinity Sq. 416-598-4521 x304.PWYC (suggested donation $5).●●12:30: York University Department ofMusic. Music at Midday: InstrumentalMasterclass Concert. Tribute CommunitiesHall, Accolade East Building, 4700 Keele St.416-736-2100 x22926. Free.●●7:30: University of Toronto Faculty ofMusic. Brass Chamber Ensemble Concert.thewholenote.com November 1 – December 7, 2013 | 47

Walter Hall, Edward Johnson Building,80 Queen’s Park. 416-978-3750. Free.●●7:30: York University Department ofMusic. York U Concert Choir. Rossini: PetiteMesse solennelle. Lisette Canton, conductor.Tribute Communities Hall, Accolade EastBuilding, 4700 Keele St. 416-736-5888. $15;$5(st).Tuesday December 3●●1:00: St. James Cathedral. Weekly OrganRecital: Andrew Ager. 65 Church St. 416-364-7865 x224. Free.●●12:10: University of Toronto Faculty ofMusic. Voice Performance Class. Walter Hall,Edward Johnson Building, 80 Queen’s Park.416-978-3750. Free.●●7:00: Downtown Vocal Music Academy ofToronto. The Four Elements: Earth, Air, Fireand Water in Song. A wide range of choralmusic. Students of the Downtown VocalMusic Academy of Toronto; Ori Carmona,Sarah Parker, Abby Pierce, Meghan Stock,conductors. Ryerson Community SchoolAuditorium, 96 Denison Ave. 416-393-1340.Free; donations accepted.●●7:00: Ross Petty Productions. The LittleMermaid. See Nov 22.●●7:30: St. James Cathedral. Handel’s Messiah.Vicki St. Pierre, conductor; CathedralChoir; Lesley Bouza, soprano; Christina Stelmacovich,mezzo; Aaron Ferguson, tenor; andJames Westman, baritone; Talisker Players.Cathedral Church of St. James, 65 Church St.416-364-7865 x245. $35-$40.●●7:30: University of Toronto Faculty ofMusic. Guitar Ensemble Concert. JeffreyMcFadden, director. Walter Hall, EdwardJohnson Building, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-978-3750. Free.●●8:00: International Resource Centre forPerforming Artists. Canadian Day Revisited.Reprise of a July Canada Day performancein Rome. Works by Brahms, Papineau-Couture,Poulenc, Eatock, Rossini and Schubert.Jana Miller, soprano; Kornel Wolak, clarinet;Guillaume Tardif, violin; Younggun Kim,piano; Dominic Mancuso Group. Lula Lounge,1585 Dundas St. W. 416-588-0307. PWYC. Dinnerat 6:30; call for reservation.●●8:00: The Nathaniel Dett Chorale. AnIndigo Christmas. Songs to the Black Virgin.A. Concerts in the GTASt. Timothy’s Anglican Church, 100 OldOrchard Grove Rd. 416-340-0550. $?.Wednesday December 4●●11:30am: Ross Petty Productions. The LittleMermaid. See Nov 22.●●12:30: York University Department ofMusic. York University Men’s Choir. Worksby Mendelssohn, Poulenc, Schubert, Sullivanand others. Lisette Canton, conductor. TributeCommunities Hall, Accolade East Building,4700 Keele St. 416-736-2100 x22926. Free.●●12:30: Yorkminster Park Baptist Church.Noonday Organ Recitals: Giles Bryant, organ.1585 Yonge St. 416-922-1167. Free.●●7:00: Arts and Events Programming atthe University of Toronto Scarborough.Materials of Music Recital. Arts and AdministrationBuilding, University of Scarborough,1265 Military Trail, Scarborough. 416-208-2931. Free.●●7:30: University of Toronto Faculty ofMusic. Vocal Jazz Ensemble and 11 O’ClockJazz Orchestra. Walter Hall, Edward JohnsonBuilding, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-408-0208. Free.●●8:00: Continuum Contemporary Music.Nuyamł-ił Kulhulmx/Singing the Earth. Aninterdisciplinary work that explores the interconnectednessof the people of Bella Coola.Music by Anna Höstman. Continuum ensemble;Marion Newman, mezzo; Wallace Halladay,saxophone; Joseph Macerollo, accordion;Kristen Bruya, bass; Gregory Oh, conductor.Wychwood Theatre, 76 Wychwood Ave.416-924-4945. $30; $20(sr/arts workers);$10(st). Also Dec 5.●●8:00: ToyBox Productions. How I Lost OnePound, the Musical. Musical comedy writtenand performed by Lesley Carlberg. ElennaMosoff, director; Tony Smith and Stephen Targett,composition; Janet d’Eon Ebos, musicalconsultant; Sarina Condello, choreography.Tarragon Theatre Extra Space, 30 BridgmanAve. 416-531-1827 . $30; $25(sr); $20(st). AlsoDec 5, 6, 7(mat and eve), 8(mat and eve).●●9:00 and 10:15: Mezzetta Restaurant. Jazzat Mezzetta. Rebecca Enkin, vocals; Rob Thaller,piano; MarkEnkin, electric bass. 681 St.Clair Ave. W. 416-658-5687. $10. Also at 10:15.Thursday December 5●●12:00_noon: Encore Symphonic ConcertBand. Lunchtime Concert. Selectionof concert band music including classical,musicals and other genres, usually with onevocal selection. John Edward Liddle, conductor.Encore Hall, Wilmar Heights Centre,963 Pharmacy Ave., Scarborough. 416-346-3910. $10. Lunch friendly.●●12:00_noon: Jubilee United Church. Musicat Midday: A French Baroque Christmas.Arthur Wenk, organ. 40 Underhill Dr. 416-447-6846. Free.●●12:10: Nine Sparrows Arts Foundation/Christ Church of Deer Park. LunchtimeChamber Music: University of Toronto DoubleReed Band. Nadina Mackie Jackson, conductor.Christ Church Deer Park, 1570 YongeSt. 416-241-1298. Free. Donations welcome.●●12:15: Music at Metropolitan. Noon at Met.Arnold Tirzits and Matthew Coons, piano.Metropolitan United Church, 56 Queen St. E.416-363-0331 x26. Free.●●12:30: York University Department ofMusic. Music at Midday: Classical PianoShowcase. Tribute Communities Hall, AccoladeEast Building, 4700 Keele St. 416-736-2100 x22926. Free.●●7:00: Ross Petty Productions. The LittleMermaid. See Nov 22.●●7:30: University of Toronto Faculty ofMusic. World Music Ensembles Concert.Gamelan Ensemble; Annette Sanger, director;Klezmer Enesemble; Brian Katz, director;Japanese Taiko Ensemble; Kiyoshi Nagata,director. Walter Hall, Edward Johnson Building,80 Queen’s Park. 416-408-0208. Free.●●7:30: York University Department ofMusic. York U Symphony Orchestra. Worksby Delius, Elgar, Holst and Mendelssohn. MarkChambers, conductor. Tribute CommunitiesHall, Accolade East Building, 4700 Keele St.416-736-5888. $15; $5(sr/st).●●8:00: Continuum Contemporary Music.Nuyamł-ił Kulhulmx/Singing the Earth. SeeDec 4.●●8:00: Music Toronto. Gryphon Trio.Beethoven: Trio in D Op.70 No.1, “Ghost”;Schafer: 20th anniversary commission forGryphon Trio (World premiere); Mendelssohn:Trio No.2 in c Op.66; works from thestudent composers’ programme at Earl HaigCollegiate. Jane Mallett Theatre, St. LawrenceCentre for the Arts, 27 Front St. E. 416-366-7723 or 1-800-708-6754. $55/$22.50(withaccompanying student); $50(sr);$10(st); PayYour Age(18–25).●●8:00: ToyBox Productions. How I Lost OnePound, the Musical. See Dec 4. Also Dec 6,7(2:30 and 8:00), 8(2:30 and 8:00).Friday December 6●●7:00: Ross Petty Productions. The LittleMermaid. See Nov 22.●●7:30: Toronto Symphony Orchestra.Masterworks: All Tchaikovsky. Tchaikovsky:Suite from The Sleeping Beauty; Variationson a Rococo Theme; Symphony No.5. NarekHakhnazaryan, cello; Marcelo Lehninger, conductor.Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-593-4828 or Chinese hotline: 416-593-0688.$33–$145. 6:45 Pre-concert chat. Also Dec 7.●●7:30: University of Toronto Faculty ofMusic. Wind Symphony Concert. Bernstein:Slava; Bohme: Concerto for Trumpet;Revueltas: Sensemayá; Mahr: Imagine, If YouWill; Lo Presti: Elegy for a Young American;Vaughan Williams: Variations for Wind Band.48 | November 1 – December 7, 2013 thewholenote.com

Lisa Hartl, trumpet; Jeffrey Reynolds, conductor.MacMillan Theatre, Edward JohnsonBuilding, 80 Queen’s Park. 416-408-0208.$30; $20(sr); $10(st).●●8:00: Church of St. Mary Magdalene.Dupré : Le monde dans l’attente du Sauveur.Andrew Adair, organ. 477 Manning Ave. 416-531-7955. Free.●●8:00: Elmer Iseler Singers. Handel’sMessiah. Lydia Adams, conductor; AllisonAhrends, soprano; Laura Pudwell, mezzo;Isaiah Bell, tenor; Doug MacNaughton, bass.Metropolitan United Church, 56 Queen St. E.416-217-0537. $55; $50(sr); $15(st).●●8:00: Exultate Chamber Singers. A CanadianNoël. Henderson: Magnificat; Song ofMary; works by Willan, Daley, Sirett, Patriquinand others. Eunseong Cho, organ; HilaryApfelstadt, conductor. St. Thomas’s AnglicanChurch, 383 Huron St. 416-917-5987. $25;$20(sr); $10(st).●●8:00: Rant Maggie Rant. Annual Frost &Fire: A Celtic Christmas Celebration Tour.Celtic world beat. Sanderson Hall, St. Paul’sUnited Church, 30 Main St. S, Brampton.905-451-1405. $20/$15(adv). Also Nov 28, 29,30(locations vary).●●8:00: ToyBox Productions. How I Lost OnePound, the Musical See Dec 4. Also Dec 7(2:30and 8:00), 8(2:30 and 8:00).●●8:00: Upper Canada Choristers/CantemosLatin Ensemble. Laudamus Te. Vivaldi: Gloria;works by Praetorius and Handel; Fernandes:Xicochi; and other villancicos de navidad.Laurie Evan Fraser, conductor; Blair Salter,piano. Guest: Christopher Dawes, organ.Grace Church-on-the-Hill, 300 Lonsdale Rd. .$25/$20(adv); free(children and high schoolstudents).●●8:00: Windmill Theatre. All is Calm–All isBright. The First Noël (arr. Forrest); CoventryCarol(arr. Rouse); Rutter: Christmas Lullaby;and other works. Windmill Chorus and StringQuartet; Victor Chen, violin; Joshua Tamayo,conductor. Great Hall, Unitarian Congregationof Mississauga, 84 South Service Rd.,Mississauga. 905-483-5702. $30. Also Dec 7.Saturday December 7●●2:00: Mississauga Festival Choir. Gloria!Rutter: Gloria; other seasonal works. RBCBACH CHILDREN’S CHORUSBACH CHAMBER YOUTH CHOIRLinda Beaupré, ConductorEleanor Daley, PianistTheatre, Living Arts Centre, 4141 Living ArtsDr., Mississauga. 905-306-6000. $30;$28(sr/st); $25(child). Also 8:00.●●2:00: Paskke String Quartet. ClassicalChamber Works for Oboe, Bassoon andString Quartet. Aurora Cultural Centre,22 Church St., Aurora. See Nov 9 (8:00, CollegeStreet United Church).●●2:00: Ross Petty Productions. The LittleMermaid. See Nov 22.• THE 5TH ANNUAL •CityCarol SingIn collaboration withCitytv In support ofFood Banks across CanadaSATURDAY, DEC. 7TH2:00 PMYORKMINSTER PARK BAPTIST CHURCHWITH SPECIAL GUESTSCYNTHIA DALER.H. THOMPSONGORD MARTINEAUand The True North BrassFREE ADMISSION●●2:00: Yorkminster Park Baptist Church.The 5th Annual City Carol Sing. Larkin Singers;Viva Youth Singers; Yorkminster ParkChoir; Christ Church Deer Park Choir.1585 Yonge St. (416) 922-1167. Free. A collectionwill be taken for the Churches-on-the-Hill Food Bank.●●2:30: ToyBox Productions. How I Lost OnePound, the Musical. See Dec 4. Also 8:00 andDec 8(2:30 and 8:00).●●7:00: Ross Petty Productions. The LittleMermaid. See Nov 22.●●7:00: Royal Conservatory. CelebratingFrank Sinatra and Paolo Conte with John Pizzarelliand Daniela Nardi. John Pizzarelli andDaniela Nardi, vocals. Koerner Hall, 273 BloorSt. W. 416-408-0208. $45 and up.●●7:30: Bach Children’s Chorus/Bach ChamberYouth Choir. This Frosty Tide. LindaBeaupre, conductor; Eleanor Daley, pianist.Toronto Centre for the Arts, 5040 Yonge St.1-855-985-2787. $30-$35.●●7:30: Cantores Celestes Women’s Choir.Vivaldi’s Gloria. Celebrating 25 years! Vivaldi:Gloria; other seasonal favourites. KellyGalbraith, director; Ellen Meyer, piano; PaulOtway, trumpet; Matthew Coons, organ; TheEmperor String Quartet. Runnymede UnitedChurch, 432 Runnymede Rd. 416-236-1522.$20. General Admission. No reserved seating.●●7:30: Etobicoke Centennial Choir. SacredTraditions 2013. Bach: Cantata BWV140“Sleepers Wake”; Glick: Kedusha; and otherworks. Natalie Donnelly, soprano; JustinWelsh, baritone; Henry Renglich, conductor;Carl Steinhauser, piano. Humber ValleyUnited Church, 76 Anglesey Blvd., Etobicoke.416-769-9271 or 416-622-6923. $20.●●7:30: Royal Conservatory. Academy ChamberOrchestra. String students from thePhil and Eli Taylor Performance Academy forYoung Artists. Mazzoleni Concert Hall, RoyalConservatory, 273 Bloor St. W. 416-408-0208.Free; ticket required.Saturday,December 7, 2013 at 7:30pmToronto Centre for the Arts 5040 Yonge St. (north of Sheppard)Tickets: $30 and $35 at the Toronto Centre box officeor TicketMaster at 1-855-985-2787bachchildrenschorus.caPhoto by Flickr user Jeremy Wheaton. Used under Creative Commons licence.thewholenote.com November 1 – December 7, 2013 | 49

●●7:30: St. Michael’s Choir School. A TorontoChristmas Tradition. Charissa Bagan, JerzyCichocki and Teri Dunn, conductors; WilliamO’ Meara, accompanist; St. Michael’s Choir.Massey Hall, 178 Victoria St. 416-872-4255.$20-$40. Also Dec 8, 3:00pm.●●7:30: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Casual:All Tchaikovsky. Tchaikovsky: Variationson a Rococo Theme; Symphony No.5. NarekHakhnazaryan, cello; Marcelo Lehninger, conductor.Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-593-4828 or Chinese hotline: 416-593-0688.$33–$145. Post-concert party with live music.Also Dec 6.●●7:30: University of Toronto Faculty ofMusic. Wind Ensemble Concert. Adams:Short Ride on a Fast Machine; Benson: TheLeaves are Falling; Good: Sun-Moon TromboneConcerto (premiere); Maslanka: SymphonyNo. 4. Dale Sorensen, trombone.MacMillan Theatre, Edward Johnson Building,80 Queen’s Park. 416-408-0208. $30;$20(sr); $10(st).●●7:30: VOCA Chorus of Toronto. Songs ofJoy and Peace. Bach: Magnificat; and othermedieval, jazz, contemporary and gospelworks. Jennie Such and Claire de Sévigné,sopranos; Marion Newman, mezzo; AndrewHaji, tenor; Alexander Dobson, baritone;Talisker Players Orchestra; Jenny Crober,conductor; Elizabeth Acker, accompanist.Eastminster United Church, 310 DanforthAve. 416-947-8487. $25; $15(sr); $10(st).A. Concerts in the GTA●●8:00: Mississauga Festival Choir. Gloria!Rutter: See 2:00.●●8:00: Raging Asian Women Taiko Drummers.From Rage Comes. Japanese TaikoDrumming. Betty Oliphant Theatre, 404 JarvisSt. 416-671-7256. $25; $15(sr/st/underwaged).Also Dec 8(mat).●●8:00: Sinfonia Toronto. French Bon Bons.Ravel: Tzigane, for violin and string orchestra;Saint-Saëns: Introduction and Rondo Capricciosoin a Op.28; Hyman: Ragtime Concerto,for clarinet, strings and percussion (NorthAmerican premiere); Debussy: String Quartet(arr. Nurhan Arman). Nune Melikian, violin;Julian Milkis, clarinet; Nurhan Arman, conductor.Glenn Gould Studio, 250 Front St. W.1-866-943-8849. $39; $32(sr); $12(st).●●8:00: ToyBox Productions. How I LostOne Pound, the Musical. See Dec 4. AlsoDec 8(2:30 and 8:00).●●8:00: Vocem Resurgentis. Journey intoa Medieval Christmas. Piae Cantiones, LasHuelgas, music of von Bingen and more. LindaFalvy, soprano; Mary Enid Haines, soprano;Catherine McCormack, alto. Church of St.Mary Magdalene, 477 Manning Ave. 416-890-1710. By donation.●●8:00: Voices Chamber Choir. The GreatMystery. Victoria: Settings of O Magnum Mysterium;Buxtehude: Magnificat; Works by Palestrina,Lauridsen, Gjeilo and others. JohnStephenson, piano; Ron Ka Ming Cheung,conductor. St. Martin-in-the-Fields AnglicanChurch, 151 Glenlake Ave. 416-519-0528. $20,$15 (sr/st).●●8:00: Windmill Theatre. All is Calm–All isBright. See Dec 6.A Canadian NoëlFriday, December 6, 8pmSaint Thomas’s Anglican Church416-917-5987 www.exultate.netSilent Night ̃Shining NightCommunity Carol Singing!Sunday December 8,3:30 pmFeaturing the choirs ofSt. Clement’s Anglican,Glenview Presbyterian,Eglinton St. George’sUnited Churchesand The North YorkTemple Brass Ensemble.ESG United Church, 35 Lytton Blvd at DuplexFreewill Offering to benefit “Out of the Cold”Details at www.esgunited.org or 416-481.1141 ext. 25050 | November 1 – December 7, 2013 thewholenote.com

IN THIS ISSUE: Barrie, Brantford, Guelph, Hamilton,Kingston, Kitchener, London, Orillia, Owen Sound, Peterborough,St. Catharines, Stratford. Waterloo and Woodstock.Friday November 1●●12:45: Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra/Hamilton Public Library. HPO at the Library.Discussion and excerpts. Vivaldi: Four Seasons.Stephen Sitarski, violin. Central Branch,Hamilton Public Library, 55 York Blvd., Hamilton.905-526-7756. Free. Guests are invited tobring their lunches.●●7:30: Perimeter Institute. Classical WorldArtists Series. Bach: Brandenburg ConcertosNos. 2-6. Apollo’s Fire (Cleveland BaroqueOrchestra). Mike Lazaridis Theatre of Ideas,31 Caroline St. N., Waterloo. 519-883-4480.$78; $50(st).●●8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber MusicSociety. Leslie Ting, violin, and Sarah Hagen,piano. Beethoven: Sonata No.10 in G Op.96;Schumann: Sonata No.2 Op.121 in d; andworks by Rival and Mozart. KWCMS MusicRoom, 57 Young St. W., Waterloo. 519-886-1673. $25; $20(sr); $15(st).●●8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony.John Williams and Spielberg. Music frommovies including ET, Schindler’s List, JurassicPark, Saving Private Ryan and more. MichaelKrajewski, conductor. Centre in the Square,101 Queen St. N., Kitchener. 519-745-4711or 888-745-4717. $28-$88. Also Nov 2(matand eve).Saturday November 2●●2:30: Barrie Concerts. Guitar Extravaganza.Canadian Guitar Quartet; SalzburgGuitar Quartet. Hi-Way Pentecostal Church,50 Anne St. N., Barrie. 705-726-1181. $85.●●2:30: Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony.John Williams and Spielberg. See 8:00. AlsoNov 1(8:00).●●7:30: Arcady. Ruth–An opera by RonaldBeckett, conductor. Hope Christian ReformedChurch, 64 Buchanan Cres., Brantford. $20;$10(st/sr). 519-759-7581.●●7:30: Chorus Niagara. Handel: Grand andGlorious. Celebrating 25 years under artisticdirector Robert Cooper. Handel: choruses,VictoriaBalletCompanywith guestsAnton Korsakov &Anastasia LoskutovDec 20-22, 7pm, Dec 21, 2pmRichmond Hill Center for the Performing Arts905-787-8811 rhcentre.cavictoriaballet.comB. Concerts Beyond the GTAairs and overtures. Talisker Baroque Players;Meredith Hall, soprano; Isaiah Bell, tenor.Calvary Church, 89 Scott St., St. Catharines.905-688-5550 x3257 or 1-866-617-3257. $35;$33(sr); $25(under 30); $15(st). Post-concertreception, candle lighting ceremonyand cake, in celebration of Chorus Niagara’s50th year.●●7:30: Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra.The Four Seasons. Vivaldi: Four Seasons;Gabrieli: Canzonae; Handel: Music forthe Royal Fireworks. Stephen Sitarski, violin;Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra Brass.Hamilton Place, 10 Macnab St. S., Hamilton.905-526-7756. $20–$65; $15(under 35).●●8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony.John Williams and Spielberg. See Nov 1.●●8:00: Renaissance Singers. Psalms ofDavid. Jewish and Christian settings of thesesongs of devotion and consolation. Works byRossi, Glick, Bernstein, Rutter and Enns. TheCedars, 543 Beechwood Dr., Waterloo. 519-746-2551. $20; $15(sr); $10(st); $5(12 andunder).Sunday November 3●●2:30: Orchestra Kingston. Inka Brockhausenplays Mozart. Mozart: Piano Concertono.21 in C; Brahms: Academic Festive Overture;Grieg: Symphonic Dances Op.64; Bizet:L’Arlesienne Suite No.2; Palmer: Three FolkTableaux. Inka Brockhausen, piano; JohnPalmer, conductor. Salvation Army Citadel,816 Centennial Dr., Kingston. 613-634-9312.$15; $12(sr/st).●●3:00: Wellington Winds. Songs of theAuvergne and Beyond. Music by Puccini, R.Smith, C. Smith, Grainger and Canteloube.Caroline Déry, soprano; Daniel Warren, conductor.Grandview Baptist Church, 250 OldChicopee Dr., Kitchener. 519-579-3097. $20;$15(sr); free(st). Also Oct 27 (Knox PresbyterianChurch, Waterloo).●●7:30: Melos Choir and Chamber Orchestra.Baroque Idol Competition. Vocal competitionof baroque arias. St. George’sCathedral, 270 King St. E., Kingston. 613-549-7125. $10.Tuesday November 5●●12:00_noon: Brock University Departmentof Music. RBC Foundation Music@Noon: FacultyRecital. Timothy Phelan, guitar. ConcordiaSeminary Chapel, Brock University,500 Glenridge Ave., St. Catharines. 905-688-5550 x3817. Free.●●7:15: Barrie Concert Band. VeteransSalute. Barrie Army Navy and Air Force(ANAF) Club, 7 George St., Barrie. 705-436-5529. Free; food bank donation requested.Wednesday November 6●●12:00_noon: Midday Music with Shigeru.Amity Piano Trio. Michael Adamson, violin;Alyssa Wright, cello; Marilyn Reesor, piano.Hi-Way Pentecostal Church, 50 Anne St. N.,Barrie. 705-726-1181. $5; free(st).●●12:30: University of Waterloo Departmentof Music. Noon Hour Concerts: Jazzfor Two. Michael Wood, vibraphone; JimHodgkinson, piano. Conrad Grebel UniversityCollege, 140 Westmount Rd. N., Waterloo.519-885-0220 x24226. Free.●●8:00: Aeolian and Acoustic Muse Concerts.Harry Manx. Indian folk melodies;slideguitar blues and gospel influences. AeolianHall, 795 Dundas St. E., London. 519-672-7950.$40/$35(adv).Thursday November 7●●7:30: Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony.Intersections Encore! Lizée: 2012: Triple Concertofor Power Trio: Fantasia on Themesby Rush; works by Deacon. Edwin Outwater,conductor; Dan Deacon, electronics; SamSowyrda, vibraphone; Steve Raegele, guitar;Ben Reimer, drums; Rémi-Jean LeBlanc, bassguitar. Conrad Centre for the PerformingArts, 36 King St. W., Kitchener. 519-745-4711or 888-745-4717. $35. Also Nov 8.●●8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber MusicSociety. Guitar 8: Canadian and SalzburgGuitar Quartets. Guitar 8: Renaissance Suite(incorporating works by Orologio, Grossi,Gabrieli and Vecchi; arr. by Guitar 8); Roux:Comme un tango; La fantaisie des saltimbanques;Machado: Folguedo; Brüderl: Octopus;Stepicca; Sanz: Baroque Suite; Turina:Danzas Gitanas. KWCMS Music Room,57 Young St. W., Waterloo. 519-886-1673.$40; $35(sr); $25(st).Friday November 8●●12:00_noon: St. Andrew’s United Church.Stephanie Burgoyne and William Vandertuin.Works for organ solo and organ fourhands. Stephanie Burgoyne & William Vandertuin,organ. 95 Darling St, Brantford. 519-752-0965. Free.●●7:00: New Adventures in Sound Art(N.A.I.S.A.). Meridian Performances.Soundscapes from Robin Davies and MarianVan der Zon, paired with projections byKevin Mazutinec and spoken word by JustinMcGrail. Factory Media Centre, 228 James St.North, Hamilton. 416-652-5115. Free.●●7:30: Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony.Intersections Encore! See Nov 7.Saturday November 9●●7:30: Kingston Symphony. CarminaBurana. Glen Fast, conductor. Kingston GospelTemple, 295 Princess St., Kingston. 613-530-2050. $20–$50.●●8:00: DaCapo Chamber Choir. EveningSong. Corlis: Missa Pax; Emery: This Eveningof our Lives (premiere); Murray: WhenYou Are Old. Guests: Peter Shackleton, clarinet;Catherine Robertson, piano. St. Johnthe Evangelist Church, 23 Water St. N.,Kitchener. 519-725-7549. $20; $15(sr/st);$5(eyeGo). Also Nov 10 (mat, Waterloo).●●8:00: Guelph Chamber Choir. Passion ofJoan of Arc. Screening of Carl Dreyer’s 1928silent film with live music presented by choirand organ. Duruflé: Requiem; Works by Britten,Bernstein and others. Edward Moroney,organ; Robert Cooper, guest conductor.St. George’s Anglican Church (Guelph),99 Woolwich St., Guelph. 519-763-3000. $25;$10(st); $5(eyeGo).Sunday November 10●●2:30: Patricia Dydnansky/Erika Reiman.Music by Kenneth Leighton, Fikret Amirov andCharles-Marie Widor. Patricia Dydnansky,flute; Erika Reiman, piano. MacNeill BaptistChurch, 1145 King St. W., Hamilton. 905-308-9053. $20; $10(sr/st).●●3:00: DaCapo Chamber Choir. EveningSong. Corlis: Missa Pax; Emery: This Eveningof our Lives (premiere); Murray: When YouAre Old. Guests: Peter Shackleton, clarinet;Catherine Robertson, piano. First UnitedChurch, 16 William St. N., Waterloo. 519-725-7549. $20; $15(sr/st); $5(eyeGO). Also Nov 9(eve, Kitchener).●●7:30: Cuckoo’s Nest Folk Club. Scallywagand special guests. Celtic, traditional andcontemporary folk influences. Bernie Gilmore,Bob Cunningham and Barry Nunn,vocals. Chaucer’s Pub, 122 Carling St., London.519-672-1967. $18/$15(adv).Tuesday November 12●●12:00_noon: Brock University Departmentof Music. RBC Foundation Music@Noon:Piano, Voice and Instrumental Students.Sean O’Sullivan Theatre, Centre for the Arts,500 Glenridge Ave., St. Catharines. 905-688-5550 x3817. Free.●●12:30: McMaster University School of theArts. Free Lunchtime Concert Series: ScholaCantorum. Gregorian chant. Convocation Hall(UH 213), 1280 Main St. W., Hamilton. 905-525-9140 x27038. Free.thewholenote.com November 1 – December 7, 2013 | 51

Wednesday November 13●●2:30: Seniors Serenade. Sandra Ruttan,piano and Michael Mings, clarinet. CentralUnited Church, 54 Ross St., Barrie. 705-726-1181. Free.Friday November 15●●8:00: Garden City Productions. The FullMonty. Written by McNally; music and lyricsby Yazbek. Wendy Leard, stage director/choreographer;John Valleau, musical director.Mandeville Theatre, 2 Ridley Rd., St. Catharines.905-682-1353. $28; $23(st/under 13);$5(13–18 with student ID). Also Nov 16, 17,22–24, 29, 30, Dec 1(start times vary).●●8:00: McMaster University School ofthe Arts. Celebrity Concert Series. TangoNuevo. Quartango. Convocation Hall (UH 213),1280 Main St. W., Hamilton. 905-525-9140x24246. $20; $15(sr); $5(st).Saturday November 16●●10:30am: Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony.Bella the Tuba Gets Her Melody. Join the KWSBrass Quintet as they explore melody, harmonyand rhythm. Waterloo Region Museum,10 Huron Rd., Kitchener. 519-745-4711 or 888-745-4717. $11-$13. Also Nov 23 (Conrad Centrefor the Performing Arts).●●2:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber MusicSociety. Complete Haydn Quartets, First Concert.String Quartet in C Op.9 no. 1; in D Op.71no. 2; in C Op.20 no. 2. KWCMS Music Room,57 Young St. W., Waterloo. 519-886-1673. $35;$30(sr); $20(st); 4 concerts: $90; $70(sr);$50(st). See also 8:00, Nov 17(2:00 and 8:00).●●7:30: Brock University Department ofMusic. Viva Voce Choral Series: Blessed AreThey. Avanti Chamber Singers; String Ensemble;Harris Loewen, conductor. St. ThomasAnglican Church, 99 Ontario St., St. Catharines.905-688-5550 x3817. $20; $15(sr/st);$5(under 13/eyeGo).●●8:00: Garden City Productions. The FullMonty. See Nov 15. Also Nov 17, 22–24, 29, 30,Dec 1(start times vary).●●8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber MusicSociety. Complete Haydn Quartets, SecondConcert. Op.1 No.3 in D; Op.50 No.4 in f-sharp;Op.74 No.3 in g, “Rider”. Attacca Quartet.KWCMS Music Room, 57 Young St. W., Waterloo.519-886-1673. $35; $30(sr); $20(st);4 concerts: $90; $70(sr); $50(st). 7:15: Preconcertchat. See also 2:00, Nov 17(2:00 and8:00).●●2:00: Kitchener-Waterloo ChamberMusic Society. Complete Haydn Quartets,Third Concert. Op.2 No.4 in F; Op.55 No.2 inf, “Razor”; Op. 4 No.2 in f. Attacca Quartet.KWCMS Music Room, 57 Young St. W., Waterloo.519-886-1673. $35; $30(sr); $20(st);4 concerts: $90; $70(sr); $50(st). See also8:00, Nov 16(2:00 and 8:00).Sunday November 17●●2:00: Garden City Productions. The FullMonty. See Nov 15. Also Nov 22–24, 29, 30,Dec 1(start times vary).●●3:30: Melos Chamber Orchestra andChoir. A Celebration in the Music of Mozartand Haydn. Mozart: Exsultate Jubilate (HollyGwynne-Timothy, soprano); Piano Concerto inC K246; Haydn: Lord Nelson Mass. David Cameron,conductor; Fran Harkness, keyboard.St. George’s Cathedral, 270 King St. E., Kingston.613-549-7125. $12-$25.B. Concerts Beyond the GTA●●8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber MusicSociety. Complete Haydn Quartets, FourthConcert. Op.33 No.3 in C, “Bird”; Op.17 No.5in G; Op.76 No.3 in C, “Emperor”. AttaccaQuartet. KWCMS Music Room, 57 Young St.W., Waterloo. 519-886-1673. $35; $30(sr);$20(st); 4 concerts: $90; $70(sr); $50(st).7:15: Pre-concert chat. See also 2:00,Nov 16(mat and eve).Tuesday November 19●●12:00_noon: Brock University Departmentof Music. RBC Foundation Music@Noon:Voice Students. Sean O’Sullivan Theatre, Centrefor the Arts, 500 Glenridge Ave., St. Catharines.905-688-5550 x3817. Free.Wednesday November 20●●12:30: University of Waterloo Departmentof Music. Noon Hour Concerts: FactoryArts String Quartet. Ben Bolt-Martin,cello; Andrew Chung, violin; Julie Baumgartel,violin; Josh Greenlaw, viola. Conrad GrebelUniversity College, 140 Westmount Rd. N.,Waterloo. 519-885-0220 x24226. Free.●●8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony. Baroqueand Beyond Series: Concerto Grossi.Corelli: Concerto Grosso in D Major; Tippet:Fantasia Concertante on a Theme of Corelli;Bartók: Divertimento for String Orchestra.Edwin Outwater, conductor; Nancy Wharton,curator. First United Church, 16 William St. N.,Waterloo. 519-745-4711 or 888-745-4717. $35.Also Nov 22 (Guelph), 23 (Cambridge).Thursday November 21●●7:15: Skyliners’ Big Band. In Concert atBarrie City Hall. Big band standards andother selections. Maria Branje, vocals; RonRobbins, conductor. Barrie City Hall Rotunda,70 Collier St., Barrie. 705-487-2574. Free,donations welcome.●●8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber MusicSociety. Boston Trio. Mozart/Pärt: Adagio;Brahms: Scherzo; Fauré: Papillons; Mozart:Trio in c, K548; Schubert: Trio No.1 in B-flat.Irina Muresanu, violin; Denise Djokic, cello;Heng-jin Park, piano. KWCMS Music Room,57 Young St. W., Waterloo. 519-886-1673. $35;$30(sr); $20(st).●●8:00: London Music Club. Charlie’s BoogieCD Release Show. Duane Andrews and CraigYoung, guitar. 470 Colborne St., London. 519-640-6996. $15.Friday November 22●●7:30: Brock University Department ofMusic. ENCORE! Concert Series: NightSongs. Sean O’Sullivan Theatre, Centre forthe Arts, 500 Glenridge Ave., St. Catharines.905-688-5550 x3257. $28.50; $22.50(sr/st);$5(eyeGo).●●7:30: Oxford Winds Community ConcertBand/Knox Chancel Choir. Christmas withthe Winds. Knox Presbyterian Church (Woodstock),59 Riddell St., Woodstock. 519-608-2222. $12; free(under 12).●●8:00: Garden City Productions. The FullMonty. See Nov 15. Also Nov 23, 24, 29, 30,Dec 1(start times vary).●●8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony. Baroqueand Beyond Series: Concerto Grossi.Harcourt Memorial United Church, 87 DeanSt., Guelph. See Nov 20 (Waterloo). AlsoNov 23 (Cambridge).Saturday November 23●●10:00am and 11:00am: Kitchener-WaterlooSymphony. Bella the Tuba Gets Her Melody.Conrad Centre for the Performing Arts,36 King St. W., Kitchener. 519-745-4711 or888-745-4717. $11-$13. See Nov 16 (WaterlooRegion Museum). Also 11am.●●2:00: Shoreline Chorus. American Bandstand.Mister Sandman, Flip, Flop and Fly, MyPrayer, Thank you For The Music and others.Ann-Marie MacDairmid, conductor. GeorgianShores United Church, 997 4th Ave. E., OwenSound. 1-519-599-2710. $15. Refreshments atintermission. Also 8:00.●●7:30: Barrie Concerts. A Ridenour Christmas.Rich Ridenour, ragtime piano; BrandonRidenour, trumpet. Hi-Way PentecostalChurch, 50 Anne St. N., Barrie. 705-726-1181. $85.●●7:30: Grand Philharmonic Choir ChamberSingers. Britten at 100. Rejoice in the Lamb;Hymn to St. Cecilia and other works. St. Johnthe Evangelist Church, 23 Water St. N., Kitchener.519-578-6885. $25. Also Nov 24(mat, St.James Anglican Church).●●7:30: Kingston Symphony. Cirque de laSymphonie. Glen Fast, conductor. Grand Theatre,218 Princess St., Kingston. 613-530-2050. $20–$50.●●8:00: Garden City Productions. TheFull Monty. See Nov 15. Also Nov 24, 29, 30,Dec 1(start times vary).●●8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony. Baroqueand Beyond Series: Concerto Grossi.Harcourt Memorial United Church, 87 DeanSt., Guelph. See Nov 20 (Waterloo.●●8:00: Shoreline Chorus. American Bandstand.See 2:00.Sunday November 24●●2:00: Brantford Music Club. Consort ofViols. Purcell; Porter; Gershwin. MargaretLittle, Mélisande Corriveau, Felix Deak, andSusie Napper, violas da gamba; Suzie LeBlanc,soprano . Sanderson Centre for the PerformingArts, 88 Dalhousie St., Brantford.519-758-8090 or 1-800-265-0710. $25.●●2:00: Gallery Players of Niagara. TheSpring Sonata. Beethoven: Spring Sonata(tr. Jordan); Arensky: String Quartet for violin,viola and two celli; Oesterle: cello duo;Villa-Lobos: Assobio a jato (Jet Whistle).Douglas Miller, flute; Kathryn Sugden, violin;Elspeth Thomson, viola; Gordon Cleland,cello; Margaret Gay, cello. St. Barnabas AnglicanChurch, 31 Queenston St., St. Catharines.905-468-1525. $5-$32.●●2:00: Garden City Productions. TheFull Monty. See Nov 15. Also Nov 29, 30,Dec 1(start times vary).●●3:00: Grand Philharmonic Choir ChamberSingers. Britten at 100. St. James AnglicanChurch (Stratford), 41 Mornington St., Stratford.See Nov 23(7:30, St. John the EvangelistChurch).●●7:30: Cuckoo’s Nest Folk Club. Shane Cookand Steve Baughman. Shane Cook, fiddle;Steve Baughman, Celtic guitar. Chaucer’sPub, 122 Carling St., London. 519-672-1967.$18/$15(adv).●●8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber MusicSociety. Eve Egoyan, piano. Works by Tenney,Hellawell, L. Smith and Finnissy. KWCMSMusic Room, 57 Young St. W., Waterloo. 519-886-1673. $30; $25(sr); $20(st).Tuesday November 26●●12:00 noon: Brock University Departmentof Music. RBC Foundation Music@Noon:Instrumental Students. Sean O’Sullivan Theatre,Centre for the Arts, 500 Glenridge Ave.,St. Catharines. 905-688-5550 x3817. Free.Wednesday November 27●●12:30: University of Waterloo Departmentof Music. Noon Hour Concerts: GamelanMusic–The Music of Bali. Maisie Sum &friends. Conrad Grebel University College,140 Westmount Rd. N., Waterloo. 519-885-0220 x24226. Free.Thursday November 28Ensemble Made in CanadaNovember 28, 20138 pm ConcertTrinity United Church,Peterborough, ONGreat Music Comes To Lifewww.kawarthaconcerts.ca●●8:00: Kawartha Concerts. Bravo Series:Ensemble Made in Canada. Works by Fauré,Debussy and Ravel. Elissa Lee and SharonWei, violins; Rachel Mercer; cello; AngelaPark, piano. Trinity United Church (Peterborough),360 Reid St, Peterborough. 705-878-5625. $35; $5(youth/st).●●8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo ChamberMusic Society. Salute to Oscar Peterson.Dave Young Trio: Kevin Turcotte, trumpet;Robi Botos, piano; Dave Young, bass. KWCMSMusic Room, 57 Young St. W., Waterloo. 519-886-1673. $35; $30(sr); $20(st).●●8:00: Orchestra@uwaterloo. In Concert.Erna Van Daele, conductor. Humanities Theatre,University of Waterloo, 200 UniversityAve. W., Waterloo. 519-885-0220 x24226.Free.●●8:00: Rant Maggie Rant. Annual Frost &Fire: A Celtic Christmas Celebration Tour.Celtic world beat. Utopia Hall, 8396 6th Line,Utopia. 1-877-499-4255. $25/$20(adv). AlsoNov 29, 30, Dec 6(locations vary).●●12:15: St. George’s Cathedral. Advent ConcertSeries. Deanna Choi, violin; MichelSzczesniak, piano. St. George’s Cathedral,270 King St. E., Kingston. 613-548-4617. Freewilloffering.Friday November 29●●8:00: Bravado! Show Choir. Sax in theSnow. Traditional, classic, jazz, rock andothers. Lloyd Hall; Barrie Sax Quartet. CollierStreet United Church, 112 Collier St., Barrie.705-828-7777. $23; $80(group of 4). AlsoNov 30.●●8:00: Garden City Productions. The FullMonty. See Nov 15. Also Nov 30, Dec 1(starttimes vary).●●8:00: Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony.52 | November 1 – December 7, 2013 thewholenote.com

Beat by Beat | In the ClubsC. In the Clubs (Mostly Jazz)JAYMZ BEEORI DAGANORI DAGANIn Full BloomORI DAGANIt’s always good to practise what you preach, so after filing lastmonth’s column, I scooted down to Bloom Restaurant to enjoy afantastic prix-fix dinner paired with the musical adventures ofJane Bunnett, Hilario Duran and young Cuban vocalist Daymé. Toexperience such brilliant music in an intimate setting is delicious forthe ears, requiring a recipe that’s simple yet challenging: Quiet!Since most restaurantpatrons are accustomed tochewing the fat while theyeat, the only way such a seriescan work is if the music ispreceded by an announcement,which in the case ofBloom, is delivered by ownerLuis Mario Ochoa, a selfdescribed“full-time musician,teacher, arranger, composer,lyricist, guitarist, leading 3Cuban jazz at Bloom.From left: Pablo Rosales, Rosendobands of my own, producer,Leon, Juliana Capuleto, Roberto you name it!” In addition toRiveron, Luis Mario Ochoa.the monthly music seriesOchoa books, his ensembleperforms traditional Cubanmusic on the last Thursdayof every month at Bloom, a44-seat restaurant in BloorWest Village that is a true gemfor foodies, especially thosewho fancy Latin Americanand Spanish dishes “made ina Nuevo Latino style which isa contemporary haute cuisinereinterpretation with a slightJackie Richardson with Jeff Jones.North American twist.”“I got into the restaurantbusiness by accident,” Ochoaexplains. “In 2004 my brotherin law opened Bloom toexpand his restaurant business.He also owns FocacciaRestaurant on 17 HaydenStreet, but was not able tohandle two places at thesame time, so my wife — hissister — who is a travel executiveand I, went crazy andJeff Jones with the TomSzczesniak Quartet.decided to take it over andkeep it in July of 2010.”He admits that it was no easy feat to learn the restaurant businessfrom scratch. “But we are a stubborn couple that does not give upeasily, so we gave it all we had and little by little we changed concept,got the right people in the kitchen, led by Chef Pedro Quintanillaand now we have a great front of the house team led by maître d’Pedro Salvin. I started introducing music once a month with traditionalCuban music, and now we started expanding with a seconddate featuring some of the best Latin and jazz performers in town.Bloom is on a great track now, mostly because my wife is even morestubborn that I am, so she deserves most of the credit.»For the music and a sensational three-course prix fixe menu,all you pay at Bloom is $35 and your undivided attention. Thismonth catch acclaimed Latin songstress Eliana Cuevas on Thursday,November 14, who will perform>> continued on page 56Nov 28 Tony Quarrington (guitar); RosanneAgasee (vocals); Don Thompson (bass).Emmet Ray, The924 College St. 416-792-4497theemmetray.com (full schedule)All shows: No Cover/PWYC.Nov 3 9pm Graham Playford. Nov 4 7pmEdwin Sheard Group; 9pm TBA. Nov 6 9pmKevin Butler & Friends. Nov 7 9pm JohnWayne Swingtet. Nov 10 9pm Jon ShearsmithGroup. Nov 11 7pm Norbert Botos Quartet;9pm Joey Goldstein CD Release. Nov 13 9pmPeter Boyd & Friends. Nov 7pm David BlakeTrio; 9pm Riverrun. Nov 20 9pm Kevin Butler& Friends. Nov 21 9pm Vokurka’s VicariousVirtuoso Violin. Nov 24 9pm The NewTropical Punch. Nov 25 7pm Kevin MacDonaldGroup; 9pm Jim Lewis (trumpet); DavidOcchipinti (guitar); Andrew Downing (bass).Nov 27 9pm Peter Boyd & Friends. Nov 289pm Ghetto Hicks.Fionn MacCool’s181 University Ave. 416-363-1944fionnmaccools.comEvery Sun 8-11pm Classical Social, hosted bySimon Capet. No Cover.Flying Beaver Pubaret, The488 Parliament St. 647-347-6567pubaret.com (full schedule)Nov 1 9pm Coco “Cognac” Brown$15/$10(adv). Nov 8 9pm Ashley Bea$15/$10(adv). Nov 16 7pm Rosalind Kindler.Nov 22, 23 7pm Bill Merryweather.Gate 403403 Roncesvalles Ave. 416-588-2930gate403.com All shows: PWYC.Nov 1 5pm Mike Field;9pm Tiffany Hanus w/Sean Bellaviti Trio. Nov 2 5pm Bill Heffernan& Friends; 9pm Melissa Boyce Jazz & BlueBand. Nov 3 4pm LOM Network/ShowcaseNight; 9pm John Wayne Swingtet. Nov 4 5pmMike Daley Jazz Trio; 9pm Richard WhitemanBand feat. Terra Hazelton. Nov 5 5pm BlainDavis & Gould Blues Trio; 9pm Julian FauthBlues Night. Nov 6 5pm Diane Roblin: Reconnect;9pm Kurt Nielsen/Richard WhitemanBand. Nov 7 5pm Andrew Brewster Quartet;9pm Jordana Talsky. Nov 8 5pm Doc Barrister;9pm Tutwiler Blues Train. Nov 9 5pm BillHeffernan & Friends; 9pm Zim Zum. Nov 105pm Joel Hartt Jazz Quartet; 9pm Scott KempTrio. Nov 11 5pm Denis Schigh; 9pm RichardWhiteman Band feat. Terra Hazelton. Nov 125pm Angela Turone; 9pm Julian Fauth BluesNight. Nov 13 5pm Asha Pieper: Take Two;9pm Brian Cober: Boogie Bros. Nov 14 5pmFelix Wong Trio; 9pm Kevin Laliberte Trio.Nov 15 5pm Sam Broverman Duo; Fraser MelvinBlues Band. Nov 16 5pm Bill Heffernan& Friends. Nov 17 5pm Joanne Morra & theFrance St. Trio; 9pm Mr. Rick’s Tin Pan JazzBand. Nov 18 5pm Tom McGill; 9pm RichardWhiteman Band feat. Terra Hazelton. Nov 195pm Howard Willett Blues Duo; 9pm JulianFauth Blues Night. Nov 20 5pm Belinda CorpuzJazz Trio; 9pm Leigh Graham Duo. Nov 215pm G Street Jazz Trio; 9pm Annie Bonsignore& Dunstan Morey. Nov 22 5pm AndyDe Campos Quartet; 9pm Brownman AkousticTrio. Nov 23 5pm Bill Heffernan & Friends;9pm Denielle Bassels. Nov 24 5pm Jeff Taylor& the SLT; 9pm Jim Dolmage Trio. Nov 25 5pmChris Reid Jazz Band; 9pm Richard WhitemanBand feat. Terra Hazelton. Nov 26 5pm CeliaLarocque Trio; 9pm Julian Fauth Blues Night.Nov 27 5pm Noam Lemish Jazz Band; 9pmRobin Banks Band. Nov 28 5pm Byung-gulJung; 9pm Cyndi Carleton Band. Nov 29 5pmRandy Lyght Band. Nov 30 5pm Bill Heffernan& Friends; 9pm Roots Down Trio.Gladstone Hotel1214 Queen St. W. 416-531-4635gladstonehotel.com (full schedule)All events: No Cover (unless otherwise noted)Nov 15 9-11pm Parkside Drive. Nov 21 9pm-1am Combo Royale Swing Night.Grossman’s Tavern379 Spadina Ave. 416-977-1210grossmanstavern.com (full schedule)No Cover/PWYC.Every Sat The Happy Pals. Every Sun NewOrlean Connection Allstars; The Nationals.Every Mon No Band Required. Every WedBruce Domoney.Nov 1 Sandi Marie; Combo Royale.Nov 8 Swingin’ Black Jacks. Nov 14 TheResponsibles. Nov 21 Thrill Harmonic.Nov 28 The Responsibles.Habits Gastropub928 College St. 416-533-7272habitsgastropub.comAll shows: 9pm. No Cover, $20 food or drinkminimum.Nov 1 Laura Hubert. Nov 8 Julie Michels.Nov 9 The Bayonets. Nov 14 Arlene Paculan.Nov 15 Ori Dagan. Nov 22 Bruce Harvey Trio.Nov 23 The Funk Trio. Nov 29 Ilana Waldston.Harlem Restaurant67 Richmond St. E. 416-368-1920harlemrestaurant.com (full schedule)All shows: 7:30-11pm. No Cover/PWYC.Nov 1 Gyles w/ James King Trio.Nov 2 Daniella Watters. Nov 8 Reece.Nov 9 Marla Walters. Nov 15 Mike Field.Nov 16 Wade O. Brown. Nov 22 Unbuttoned.Nov 23 Zimzum. Nov 29 Michael Dunston.Nov 30 Natasha Waterman.Hirut Restaurant2050 Danforth Ave. 416-551-7560All events: PWYC.Nov 9 8pm Adam Solomon. Nov 14 8pm DanielBarnes Groove Trio. Nov 16 8pm Girma(saxophone); Amanta (piano). Nov 23 8pmRobi Peterson. Nov 28 8pm Daniel BarnesGroove Trio. Nov 29 9pm Hirut Hoot Cabaret.Home Smith Bar – See Old Mill, TheHugh’s Room2261 Dundas St. W. 416-531-6604hughsroom.com (full schedule)All shows: 8:30pm (unless otherwise noted).Nov 1 Ian Thomas $30/$27.50(adv). Nov 2private event. Nov 4, 5 Al Stewart & DaveNachmanoff $42.50/$40(adv). Nov 6 JusticeBentley Memorial Fundraiser feat. JenniferlMitchell Band, Liam Titcomb and Eva Avila$30 or $50(couple). Nov 7 George Grosman& Bohemian Swing: “Sidney, Mon Ami”CD Release $25/$20(adv). Nov 8 AnthonyGomes $22.50/$20(adv). Nov 9 JimmyWebb $50/$45(adv). Nov 10 China Crisis$27.50/$25(adv). Nov 13 Marc Cohn$50/$45(adv). Nov 14 Amelia Curran$25/$22.50(adv). Nov 15, 16 Stan Rogers54 | November 1 – December 7, 2013 thewholenote.com

Tribute w/ James Keelaghan, Ariel Rogers,Nathan Rogers, Paul Langille and EvalynParry $27.50/$25(adv). Nov 17, 18 Midge Ure$32.50/$30(adv). Nov 19 Stephanie CadmanCD Release $18/$15(adv). Nov 20 JadeaKelly CD Release, opening set Don Brownrigg$20/$18(adv). Nov 21 Little Miss Higgins$22.50/$20(adv). Nov 22 Gregg Stafford’sNew Orleans Stomp $35/$25(adv). Nov 242pm Ken Whiteley’s Sunday Matinee: A WhiteleyFamily Gospel Gathering w/ Chris, Dan,Jesse and Ken Whiteley $22.50/$20(adv);$18(groups of 10+); 8:30pm Tribute to theLast Waltz $35/$30(adv). Nov 25 Octokats:Live Recording w guests Dave Pell & PatLaBarbera $25/$20(adv). Nov 26 Brian Rudy+ The Architects CD Release. $20/$15(adv).Nov 27 Jamie Baum & Jane Bunnett: QawwaliParty Project. Nov 28 Jay Aymer$22.50/$20(adv). Nov 29 A Man calledWrycraft: Tribute to Tom Waits. Nov 30 Jackde Keyzer’s Electric Love Blues Revue featLorraine Scott & Gail Berry. $25/$22.50(adv).Inter Steer Tavern357 Roncesvalles Ave. 416-588-8054All events: PWYC.Every Wed 8-11pm Fraser Daley. EveryWed 8-11pm Ronnie Hayward.Nov 23 4-7pm Laura Hubert.Jazz Bistro, The251 Victoria St. 416-363-5299jazzbistro.caNov 1 9pm Adi Braun Quartet $15. Nov 2 9pmAdi Braun Quartet $20. Nov 3 12:30pm AMonth of Sundays Brunch w/ Marcus Nance:“Come Sunday: Songs of My People” $15; 8pmElizabeth Shepherd $20. Nov 4 7pm TerezMontcalm CD Release $15. Nov 5 6pm SamKogen; 9pm David Rubel Quartet CD Release$15. Nov 6 6pm Sam Kogen; 9pm Jaclyn GuillouGroup. Nov 7, 8, 9 6pm Sam Kogen; 9pmRoberto Occhipinti Quartet feat. Manuel Valera$15(Thu/Fri); $20(Sat). Nov 10 12:30pm AMonth of Sundays Brunch w/ Marcus Nance:“I Gotta Be Me: Bits and pieces of my life”$15. Nov 12 8pm Laura Marks CD Release$15 or $20(with CD). Nov 13 TBA. Nov 14, 15,16 Renee Rosnes Quartet $25(Thu); $30(Fri/Sat). Nov 17 12:30pm A Month of SundaysBrunch w/ Marcus Nance: “Lush Life: TheCrossover Singer” $15. Nov 19, 20 6pm PatrickHewan; 8pm Seamus Blake & Bryn Roberts$15/$8(st). Nov 21, 22, 23 6pm PatrickHewan; 9pm Patricia O’Callaghan Sings LeonardCohen $25. Nov 24 12:30pm A Month ofSundays Brunch w/ Marcus Nance: “A Touchof Christmas” $15. Nov 26 6pm Ewen Farncombe;8:30pm Faber & Freedman Group$20. Nov 28, 29, 30 6pm Ewen Farncombe;9pm Steve Koven Trio $12(Thu); $15(Fri/Sat).Jazz Room, TheLocated in the Huether Hotel,59 King St. N., Waterloo. 226-476-1565kwjazzroom.com (full schedule)Attendees must be 19+Nov 1 8:30pm Derek Hines Quartet $15.Nov 2 6:30pm Ian Wright Trio; 8:30pmNancy Walker Quintet $20. Nov 8 8:30pmGlenn Buhr and the Button Factory Band $15.Nov 15 8:30pm Tesseract $15. Nov 16 6:30pmThiago Souza Duo; 8:30pm Melissa Stylianou$18. Nov 22 8:30pm Randy Lyght Band $15.Nov 23 4pm Workshop w/ Jamie Baum $5;8:30pm Jamie Baum/Jane Bunnett Quintet$20. Nov 29 8:30pm Jason White Trio $20.Nov 30 6:30pm James Hill Trio; 8:30pm DavidRestivo Trio $16.Joe Mama’s317 King St. W. 416-340-6469Live music every night; All shows: No Cover.Every Mon 7:30-11:30pm Soul Mondays.Every Tue 7-11pm Blue Angels.Every Wed 8pm-12am Blackburn. EveryThu 8:30pm-12:30am Blackburn. EveryFri 10pm-2am The Grind. Every Sat 10pm-2am Shugga. Every Sun 6-10pm Organic:Nathan Hiltz (guitar); Bernie Senensky(organ); Ryan Oliver (saxophone); MorganChilds (drums).KAMA214 King St. W. 416-599-5262All shows: 5-8pm. No Cover, $20 food/beverageminimum.Every Thu Thursday at Five: Canadian JazzQuartet: Gary Benson (guitar); Frank Wright(vibraphone); Duncan Hopkins (bass); DonVickery (drums) and special guest: Nov 7 BobBrough (sax). Nov 14 Denny Christianson(trumpet/flugelhorn). Nov 21 John MacMurchy(sax). Nov 28 Drew Jurecka (violin).Lula Lounge1585 Dundas St. W. 416-588-0307lula.ca (full schedule)Nov 3 8pm Ron Davis: Symphronica $20.Nov 7 8pm Robbie Rox $20. Nov 8 8pm FernandoGallego and Juan D. Toledo $15.Nov 10 Ron Davis: Symphronica $20. Nov 118pm euphonia $10. Nov 14 7:30pm DamianYonge $15/$10(adv). Nov 15 8pm Max SenittTrio $15. Nov 17 7pm Vincius 2013: BossaNova Celebration w/ Andy de Campos andIpanema $25. Nov 22 8pm Pablosky Rosales’A40 Groove $15. Nov 28 9pm ColdjackCD Release $20(includes CD). Nov 29 8pmPlakaso $15.Manhattans Pizza Bistro & Music Club951 Gordon St., Guelph 519-767-2440manhattans.caAll shows: PWYCNov 1 8pm Jokela & Vogan feat. Virgil Scott.Nov 2 8pm Indigo Riff’s Final Hurrah. Nov 36pm Hammerton/Wagler/O’Neill. Nov 56pm Carmen Spada. Nov 6 6:30pm Jokela& Vogan. Nov 7 8pm 20km Jazz Diet feat.Mr. Danger. Nov 8 8pm Patricia Duffy Duo.Nov 9 8pm Kevin Morse Trio. Nov 10 6pmStan Chang. Nov 12 6pm Brad Halls. Nov 136pm John Zadro. Nov 14 8pm 20km Jazz Dietfeat. Brent Rowan. Nov 16 8pm Parker AbbottTrio. Nov 17 6pm Hammerton/Wagler/O’Neill.Nov 19 6pm Carmen Spada. Nov 20 6pmJohn Zadro. Nov 21 8pm 20km Jazz Diet feat.Jane Ellenton. Nov 22 8pm Carmen SpadaTrio. Nov 23 8pm Sean Bray Peach Trio.Nov 24 6pm Stan Chang. Nov 26 6pm BradHalls. Nov 27 6:30pm Jokela & Vogan. Nov 298pm Richard Whiteman Trio. Nov 30 TBA.Mezzetta Restaurant681 St. Clair Ave. W. 416-658-5687mezzettarestaurant.comEvery Wed Sets at 9pm and 10:15pm. JazzSeries: $8 Cover.Nov 6 Ted Quinlan (guitar); Kieran Overs(bass). Nov 13 Dave Young (bass); Rob Piltch(guitar). Nov 20 Lorne Lofsky (guitar); KieranOvers (bass). Nov 27 Don Thompson (bass)Reg Schwager (guitar).Monarchs PubAt the Delta Chelsea Hotel33 Gerrard St. W. 416-585-4352monarchspub.ca (full schedule)All shows: No Cover.Nov 1 8pm Danny Marks. Nov 6 8pm MelissaBoyce Quartet. Nov 7 8pm JeromeGoodboo Band. Nov 8 Topper. Nov 13 DaveHutchison Quartet. Nov 14 Chris AntonikBand. Nov 15 Texcanna. Nov 20 Bradleyand the Bouncers. Nov 21 Dan McKinnonBand CD Release. Nov 22 Band to theBone. Nov 27 Michael Danckert Jazz Band.Nov 28 Diana Braithwaite and Chris Whiteley.Nov 29 Robin Hawkins and the Royals.Morgans on the Danforth1282 Danforth Ave. 416-461-3020morgansonthedanforth.comNov 3 Allyson Morris (vocals); Michael Shand(keys). Nov 10 Sophia Perlman (vocals);Adrean Farrugia (keys). Nov 17 AllysonMorris (vocals); Mark Kieswetter (keys).Nov 24 Shannon Butcher Duo.Musideum401 Richmond St. W., Main Floor416-599-7323musideum.comNov 1 8pm Ventanas $20. Nov 2 8pm Sora$20. Nov 3 8pm Dovira $20. Nov 4 7pm BillBridges & Lew Mele feat. Diane Stapley $20.Nov 5 8pm Gary Diggins & Jeremy Edwares$20. Nov 6 8pm Mike Gennaro $20. Nov 78pm Jukebox Café $20. Nov 8 8pm Tara Kannangara$20. Nov 9 Gillian Kirkland $20.Nov 10 8pm Take Berlin $20. Nov 11 7pm BillBridges & Lew Mele feat. Danny Marks $20.Nov 12 8pm The Land of Marigold $20. Nov 138pm Hognestad/Connor/Claxton feat LauraSwankey and Ariel Shetzen $20. Nov 14 8pmVlada Mars $20. Nov 15 8pm Reconnect $20.Nov 17 8pm Jason Wilson $20. Nov 18 7pmBill Bridges & Lew Mele feat. Joe Macerollo$20. Nov 21 8pm Kiva $20. Nov 22 8pm SeanBray’s Peach Trio $20. Nov 23 8pm IvenSImonetti $20. Nov 24 8pm Brownman +1$20. Nov 25 7pm Bill Bridges & Lew Mele feat.Ma-Anne Dionisio $20. Nov 26 8pm Ted Phillips& Nilan Perera $20. Nov 28 8pm Ed Hanleyw/ Rattan Bamrah $20. Nov 29 8pm Ritadi Ghent & Donald Quan $20. Nov 30 8pmOne Big Song Group $20.Nawlins Jazz Bar & Dining299 King St. W. 416-595-1958nawlins.caEvery Tue Stacie McGregor; Every Wed JimHeineman Trio. Every Thu Nothin’ But theBlues w/ guest vocalists. Every Fri/Sat AllStar Bourbon St. Band; Every Sun BrookeBlackburn.Nice Bistro, The117 Brock St. N., Whitby. 905-668-8839nicebistro.comNov 20 7-9pm Duncan Hopkins & Perry White$39.99 (includes dinner).Old Mill, The21 Old Mill Rd. 416-236-2641oldmilltoronto.comThe Home Smith Bar: No Reservations.No Cover. $20 food/drink minimum. Allshows: 7:30-10:30pm. Nov 1 Amy McConnell(vocals); Mark Kieswetter (piano); WilliamSperandei (trumpet). Nov 2 RichardWhiteman (piano); Kurt Nielsen (bass);Morgan Childs (drums). Nov 7 Jazz Partyw/ Tom Szczesniak (piano); Jeff Jones(vocals); Pat Collins (bass); Davide DiRenzo(drums). Nov 8 Juliann Kuchocki (Vocals);Rob Piltch (guitar); David Restivo (piano).Nov 9 Mike Murley (sax); Reg Schwager(guitar); Steve Wallace (bass). Nov 14 privateevent. Nov 15 Carol McCartney (vocals);Brian Dickinson (piano); Chris Robinson(sax); Kieran Overs (bass). Nov 16 Dave Field(bass); David Braid (piano); Kelly Jefferson(sax). Nov 17 Micah Barnes (piano/vocals);Russ Boswell (bass); Daniel Barnes (drums).Nov 22 Peggy Mahon (vocals); Danny McErlain(piano); Dave Field (bass). Nov 23 TerryClarke (drums); Robi Botos (piano); DaveYoung (bass). Nov 28 Bruce Cassidy (trumpet/EVI);Aidan Mason (guitar); Russ Boswell(bass); Peter Grimmer (drums).Nov 29 Jordana Talsky (vocals); Adrean Farrugia(piano); Scott Kemp (bass). Nov 30 RonDavis (piano); Jordan O’Connor (bass);Roger Travassos (drums).Paintbox Bistro555 Dundas St. E. 647-748-0555paintboxbistro.caNov 2 8pm Allyson Morris CD Release $20.Nov 9 8pm Sam Broverman CD Release $10.Pilot Tavern, The22 Cumberland Ave. 416-923-5716thepilot.caAll shows: 3:30pm. No Cover.Nov 2 Don Palmer Quartet. Nov 9 ErnestoCervini Quartet. Nov 16 The Jazz Collective.Nov 23 Richard Underhill Quartet.Nov 30 John Tank Quartet.Poetry Jazz Café224 Augusta Ave. 416-599-5299poetryjazzcafe.com (full schedule)Nov 1 9:30pm Eric West Project $5. Nov 29:30pm Robb Cappelletto’s Mindgames $5.Nov 7 9pm Shafton Thomas Group $5.Nov 8 9:30pm Patrick Hewan’s Icons $5.Nov 14 9pm Andrew McAnsh Group $5.Nov 15 9:30pm Eric West Project $5. Nov 169:30pm Ddd Robb Cappelletto’s Mindgames$5. Nov 21 9pm Shafton Thomas Group $5.Nov 22 9:30pm Patrick Hewan’s Icons $5.Nov 28 9pm Andrew McAnsh Group $5.Rakia Bar1402 Queen St. E. 416-778-8800rakiabar.comBohemian Mondays: 8-11pm Laura Marks Triow/ guests...changing to Bohemian Tuesdaysas of Nov 19! Jam welcomes instrumentalistsand vocalists; jazz and other genres welcome.No Cover/PWYC. Nov 4 Ross MacIntyre(bass); Bernie Senensky (keys). Nov 11 MarkKieswetter (piano); Ross MacIntyre (bass).Nov 19 Adrean Farrugia (piano); Ross MacIntyre(bass). Nov 26 Ted Quinlan (guitar); ArtieRoth (bass).Reposado Bar & Lounge136 Ossington Ave. 416-532-6474reposadobar.com All shows: PWYC.Every Wed 9:30pm Spy vs Sly vs Spy. EveryThu, Fri 10pm The Reposadists Quartet.Reservoir Lounge, The52 Wellington St. E. 416-955-0887reservoirlounge.com (full schedule).Every Tue 7-9pm Apres Work Series;9:45pm Tyler Yarema and his Rhythm. EveryWed 7-9pm Apres Work Series; 9:45pm Bradleyand the Bouncers. Every Thu 7-9pm ApresWork Series 9:45pm Mary McKay. 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IN THE CLUBS continued from page 54with Jeremy Ledbetter on keys and Daniel Stone on percussion.Reservations are essential.CD Release? Speaking of reservations, most venues do acceptthem, and they come in particularly handy for CD release events, ofwhich there are quite a few this month. Over at the Paintbox Bistro,two vocalists celebrate new recordings early in November. Elegantand sincere, Allyson Morris possesses the sort of pure, powerfulvoice that quickly catches a listener’s ear. She releases her debutalbum, I Saw the Light on November 2, joined by Bernie Senenskyon piano, Russ Boswell on bass, Nathan Hiltz on guitar and Ben Rileyon drums. As of this writing the event is almost sold out, so if youmiss it you can also find her at Morgans on the Danforth on a Sundayafternoon: November 3 with Michael Shand or November 17 withMark Kieswetter, both shows between 2 and 5pm.Also at the Paintbox, Sam Broverman celebrates a new recordingon November 9 at 8pm: Leftover Dreams, a tribute to the music ofJimmy Van Heusen and Sammy Cahn, both born a century ago in1913. A professor of actuarial science at the University of Torontosince 1980, he has been singing in the Mendelssohn Choir for thepast 30 years. With an abundance of respect to the Great AmericanSongbook and its creators, Broverman delivers these songs withample passion and deep sensitivity. Joining him at the Paintbox willbe Mark Kieswetter on piano, Jordan O’Connor on bass and ErnestoCervini on drums. If you miss the release, catch Broverman atGate 403 on November 15 at 5pm.Jeff Jones: One of the neat things about writing this column — andabout being a fan of jazz, in general — is that there is always excitingtalent to discover, of any age. Recently I had the pleasure of hearingvocalist Jeff Jones for the first time, though he has been performingaround town for decades. A proficient scat singer with his souldeeply drenched in the blues, Jones is a rare talent who, uponhearing, is easy to remember and so hard to forget. Putting his signaturestamp on familiar songs such as “Every Day I Have the Blues,”“Danny Boy” and “Stella By Starlight,” he was reminiscent that nightof Mark Murphy in his prime, treating every song like a shiny vehiclefor the most daring improvisational flights. It was magical not onlyfor those in the audience but also in the band, as they were kepton their toes and with a smile for the entire evening. Mr. Jones willbe special guest when Tom Szczesniak hosts a Jazz Party at the OldMill’s Home Smith Bar on Thursday, November 7.Over at the Rex Hotel, there is a great cross-section of music onemight describe as “jazz” — here are just a few special evenings of note.On Monday, November 11 at 9:30pm, the Toronto Jazz Orchestra,usually led by Josh Grossman, will be feature guest conductor — lastyear’s JUNO winner — Montreal’s Christine Jensen. The evening willfeature music from Jensen’s recent release on Justin Time, Habitat.Don’t expect traditional “big band” — this harmonically sophisticated,symphonic music can be likened to an extravagant cup of coffee:intense, dark, bold and rousing.Also at the Rex, on Wednesday November 13 at 9:30pm, a youngquintet celebrates a sophomore recording of original music. Tesseractis a collective of players who met as students last decade at HumberCollege: Julian Anderson-Bowes on bass, Derek Gray on drums,Edwin Sheard on alto sax, Leland Whitty on tenor saxophone andPatrick O’Reilly on guitar. Tesseract is anything but square: playingwith drive and drawing from a variety of influences, this group isdefinitely worth checking out.Young Artists: Finally, over at Jazz Bistro — my new place ofwork — I’ve been given a great opportunity to book a series ofup-and-coming talent, the Young Artist Series. From Tuesday toSaturday, between 6 and 8pm, you can enjoy blooming talents suchas pianists Patrick Hewan, Ewen Farncombe and Sam Kogen, toname a few, on the club’s signature “Red Pops” Steinway. There is nocover charge for these performances, and your presence is, as always,priceless. See you in the clubs!Ori Dagan is a Toronto-based jazz vocalist,voice actor and entertainment journalist. He canbe contacted at jazz@thewholenote.com.Every Sat 9:45pm Tyler Yarema and hisRhythm.Rex Hotel Jazz & Blues Bar, TheC. In the Clubs (Mostly Jazz)194 Queen St. W. 416-598-2475therex.ca (call for cover charge info)Nov 1 4pm Hogtown Syncopators; 6:30pmArtie Roth Group; 9:45pm Ross Wooldridge’sGalaxy Orchestra, Nov 2 12pm DannyMarks & Friends; 3:30pm Advocats Big Band;7pm Laura Hubert Band; 9:45pm D.M.B.Q.Reunion. Nov 3 12pm Excelsior Dixieland Jazz;3:30pm Dr. Nick Blues; 7pm Tom ReynoldsTrio; 9:30pm Ian Froman. Nov 4 6:30pmU of T Student Jazz Ensembles; 9:30pm JazzMechanics Big Band. Nov 5 6:30pm FernLindzon Trio; 9:30pm Classic Rex Jazz Jamw/ host Alex Ernewein. Nov 6 6:30pm WorstPop Band Ever; 9:30pm Spencer BarefieldQuartet feat. Dave Young. Nov 7 6:30pm KevinQuain; 9:30pm Spencer Barefield Quartetfeat. Dave Young. Nov 8 4pm Hogtown Syncopators;6:30pm Artie Roth Group; 9:45pmDixie Demons. Nov 9 12pm Danny Marks &Friends; 3:30pm Chris Hunt Tentet + 2; 7pmLaura Hubert Band; 9:45pm Howard Moore’sThe Vipers feat. Sophia Perlman. Nov 10 12pmExclesior Dixieland Jazz; 3:30pm Red HotRamble feat. Alison Young; 7pm Tom ReynoldsTrio; 9:30pm One Big Song. Nov 11 6:30pmU of T Student Jazz Ensembles; 9:30pmChristine Jensen w/ the T.J.O. Big Band.Nov 12 6:30pm Fern Lindzon Trio; 9:30pmClassic Rex Jazz Jam w/ host Alex Ernewein.Nov 13 6:30pm Worst Pop Band Ever; 9:30pmTesseract CD Launch. Nov 14 6:30pm KevinQuain; 9:30pm Paul DeLong’s Bucket of FishOrchestra. Nov 15 4pm Hogtown Syncopators;6:30pm Artie Roth Group; 9:45pm DaveNeill Quintet. Nov 16 12pm Danny Marks &Friends; 3:30pm Swing Shift Big Band; 7pmElmer Ferrer Group; 9:45pm Mike DownesQuartet. Nov 17 12pm Excelsior DixielandJazz; 3:30pm Club Django; 7pm Tom ReynoldsTrio; 9:30pm Melissa Stylianou. Nov 18 12pmU of T Students Jazz Ensembles; 9:30pm JohnCheesman Jazz Orchestra. Nov 19 6:30pmFern Lindzon Trio; 9:30pm Dave Young Quintet.Nov 20 6:30pm Worst Pop Band Ever;9:30pm Shuffle Demons. Nov 21 6:30pmKevin Quain; 9:30pm Cal Tjader Tribute.Nov 22 4pm Hogtown Syncopators; 6:30pmArtie Roth Group; 9:45pm Chuck Jackson.Nov 23 12pm Danny Marks & Friends; 3:30pmJake Chisholm Group; 7pm Triodes; 9:45pmLester McLean Trio. Nov 24 12pm ExcelsiorDixieland Jazz; 3:30pm Freeway Dixieland;7pm Frank Rooney Quintet; 9:30pm RandomAccess. Nov 25 6:30pm U of T StudentJazz Ensembles; 8:30pm John MacLeod’s RexVenue Rental• in the heart of Yorkville• historical heritage building• Steinway Grand Piano• recital and special events• lighting and sound systems• accomodates caterers• reasonable ratesHotel Orchestra. Nov 26 6:30pm Fern LindzonTrio; 9:30pm A Series of Tubes. Nov 276:30pm Worst Pop Band Ever; 9:30pm SuyunKim Memorial. Nov 28 6:30pm Kevin Quain;9:45pm Lorne Lofsky Quartet. Nov 29 4pmHogtown Syncopators; 6:30pm Artie RothGroup; 9:45pm Lorne Lofsky Quartet. Nov 3012pm Danny Marks & Friends; 3:30pm BobCary Orchestra; 7pm Laura Hubert Band;9:45pm Eric Divito.Salty Dog Bar & Grill, The1980 Queen St. E. 416-849-5064saltydogbarandgrill.caAll shows 7-10pm, No Cover.Nov 5, Nov 19 Greg Pilo Quartet.Seven44(Formerly Chick n’ Deli/The People’sChicken)744 Mount Pleasant Rd. 416-489-7931seven44.com (full schedule)Every Sat 4-7pm Climax Jazz Band $5. EveryMon 7:30pm Big Band Night. No Cover.Nov 4 Advocats Big Band. Nov 11 Bob CaryBig Band. Nov 18 George Lake Big Band.Nov 25 GTA Swing Band.Statlers487 Church St. 416-922-0487All Shows: No Cover/PWYCEvery Mon 9:30pm-1am SINGular Sensation:Musical Theatre Open Mic w/ JenniferWalls, Donovan LeNabat & Jamie Bird. EveryTue 10pm Top Star Tuesday: Talent Night.Every Wed 6-10pm Kendall Partington. EveryThu 9:30pm Open Mic w/ Donovan LeNabat& Jamie Bird. Every Sat 10pm-1:30am KendallPartington.Tranzac292 Brunswick Ave. 416-923-8137tranzac.org (full schedule)3-4 shows daily, various styles. Mostly PWYC.Every Mon 7pm This is Awesome; 10pm OpenMic. Every Fri 5pm The Foolish Things. EverySat 3pm Jamzac. This month’s shows include:Nov 3 5pm Monk’s Music; 10:30pm The WoodchoppersAssociation. Nov 5 10pm PeripheralVision. Nov 6 7:30pm Katie DuTemple;10pm 416 Festival: Pierre Mongeon’s eVoidCollective, Queen Victrola, Bejeezus. Nov 710pm 416 Festival: Tom Richards Trio; PaulCram Trio; Alexandra Spence Group. Nov 87:30pm Jeff LaRochelle & Tom Richards;10pm 416 Festival: Mia Zabelka, GermaineLiu, Karen Ng, Bea Labikova. Nov 9 10pm416 Festival: Diane Roblin and HAPPENING,Ted Phillips & Nilan Perera, Toronto ImprovisersOrchestra. Nov 10 10pm Lina Allemano35 Hazelton Avenue, Heliconian Hall416-922-3618 rentals@heliconianclub.org56 | November 1 – December 7, 2013 thewholenote.com

Four. Nov 12 7:30pm Aurochs; 10pm StopTime. Nov 13 7:30pm The Cluttertones. Nov 173pm Alaniaris; 5pm Monk’s Music; 7:30pmPeggy Lee (cello). Nov 19 10pm Ken McDonaldQuartet. Nov 21 10pm Ken Aldcroft’s ConvergenceEnsemble CD Release. Nov 24 10:30pmSteve Ward Presents. Nov 26 10pm Nick FraserPresents. Nov 27 7:30pm Trevor Giancola.Nov 29 7:30pm Ryan Driver Quartet.Victory Café, The581 Markham St. 416-516-5787Every Wed 9:30pm-12am Hot Jazz StringGALAS & FUNDRAISERS●●Nov 2, 8:00: Kindred Spirits Orchestra.Brahms, Mendelssohn, Wagner. Openingnight fundraising gala and silent auction. Seeconcert listings for program. James Parker,piano; Kristian Alexander, conductor. FlatoMarkham Theatre, 171 Town Centre Blvd.,Markham. 905-305-7469. $15-$48; $100(withdinner).●●Nov 3, 4:00: Winchevsky Centre. MaryPitawanakwat Fund for Children: Re-Launchand Fundraiser. Musical performances bysongwriter Faith Nolan, jazz pianist MarylinLerner and singer/composer David Wall. Specialguest: Robert Meeropol (Rosenberg Fundfor Children). 585 Cranbrook Ave. 416-789-5502. By donation.●●Nov 12, 3:00: Horizons of Friends. Gala:Writers and Friends. Writers ElizabethAbbott, Lewis DeSoto, Steve Law and LindaSpalding; special guest Farley Mowat. Readingsby Canadian authors, dinner, book signings,silent auction and live music. TrinityCollege School, 55 Deblaquire St. N., PortHope. 905-372-5483 or 1-888-729-9928 x10.$135 with $65 tax receipt. Proceeds benefitHorizons of Friends programs in CentralAmerica. www.horizons.ca.●●Nov 22, 7:00: Mississauga Arts Council.2013 ArtBeats Carnivale. Central and SouthAmerican cuisine, fine art and auctions. Performancesby Laura Fernandez, John LaRosaand La Magia Drum and Dance Collective,and Carla Casanova and the Latin Train. Renaissanceby the Creek, 3045 Southcreek Rd.,Mississauga. 915-615-4278. $125. www.mississaugaartscouncil.com.●●Nov 26, 5:30: Canadian Opera Company.Centre Stage Ensemble Studio CompetitionGala. Finalists in the Ensemble StudioCompetition perform on the COC mainstage,accompanied by the COC orchestra.Cocktail reception prior to performance.Four Seasons Centre for the PerformingD. The ETCeterasQuartet: Drew Jurecka (violin); Jesse Barksdale(guitar); Chris Bezant (guitar); ChrisBanks (bass). Every Sun 9pm Open Mic.Zipperz72 Carlton St. 416-921-0066All shows: No Cover/PWYC.Every Mon 10pm-12am Roxxie Terrain w/Adam Weinmann. Every Tue 10-12am Effervescencew/ Donavon LeNabat & NatashaBuckeridge. Every Fri 7-9pm Roxxie Terrainw/ Adam Weinmann.Arts. 145 Queen St. W. 416-363-8231. $100;$1500 (with black tie dinner following theperformance).COMPETITIONS●●Deadline to Apply: Nov 1: Etobicoke PhilharmonicOrchestra. Young ComposersCompetition 2013. Canadian composers ages32 and under to submit original compositionsfor orchestra. Winning composition will beperformed by the ETO; cash prizes presented.416-239-5665. For details: info@eporchestra.ca; www.eporchestra.ca.●●Deadline to Apply: Nov 15: MississaugaSymphony Orchestra. Youth Concerto Competition2013. Prizes of $100, $500 and $250.Application fee: $25. Candidates to prepare aconcerto movement or concert piece under20 minutes in length. Winner will play withthe MSO in its Feb 8 concert. For details: concertocompetition@mississaugasymphony.ca.●●Deadline to Apply: Nov 24: Toronto Sinfonietta.Young Musicians Competition 2013. Forviolin, cello, piano and woodwinds in two agecategories: under 16 and 16-19. Winners willplay with the Sinfonietta in its Feb 22 2014concert. For details: torontosinfonietta.com.●●Deadline to Apply: Feb 13, 2014. OrchestraToronto. Concerto Competition: 2014 MartaHildy Prize for Brass. Applicants to submitaudition video of three pieces, includingone movement of a concerto, by Feb 24. Finalround will be held at the Toronto Centre forthe Arts on March 23. The winner will receivea $1000 scholarship and perform withOrchestra Toronto. 416-467-7142. For details:info@orchestratoronto.ca.LECTURES & SYMPOSIA●●Nov 3, 2:00: Toronto Opera Club. TheExotic World of French Baroque Opera.David Stanley-Porter, speaker. Room 330,Edward Johnson Building, 80 Queens Park.416-924-3940. $10.●●Nov 5, 7:00: Holocaust Education Week.A Czech Torah Gives Voice to a Once-ThrivingJewish Community. Multimedia lecturewith live choral music; the journey of a scroll,saved from the1939 Nazi Czech invasion, to aThornhill synagogue. Beth Radom Congregation,18 Reiner Rd. 416-636-3451. Free.●●Nov 7, 8:00: New Adventures in Sound Art(N.A.I.S.A.). Meridian Artist Talk and Performance.Soundscapes from Robin Daviesand Marian Van der Zon paired with projectionsby Kevin Mazutinec and spoken wordby Justin McGrail. OCAD U Shooting Space,100 McCaul St. 416-652-5115. Free.●●Nov 8, 1:00–5:00: Music Care. Music CareConference Toronto 2013: Music Medicineand Neurodeficits Symposium. Edward JohnsonBldg, 80 Queen’s Park. 905-852-2499.$40; $15(sr). For details: www.musiccareconference.ca.●●Nov 8, 7:30: Toronto Symphony Orchestra.What Makes it Great?: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik.Mozart. Performance of the work withcommentary and discussion by Rob Kapilow.Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe St. 416-593-4828. $27-$79.●●Nov 9, various times: Music Care. MusicCare Conference Toronto 2013. For musiciansand those in all areas of health, counselingand spiritual guidance. Edward Johnson Bldg,80 Queen’s Park. 905-852-2499. $169.50;$101.70(sr/st). For details: www.musiccareconference.ca.●●Nov 10, 9:00am–12:00 noon: Music Care.Music Care Conference Toronto 2013:Music Medicine and Quality of Life Symposium;1:30pm–5:00pm: Music Medicine andPain Symposium. Edward Johnson Bldg,80 Queen’s Park. 905-852-2499. $40; $15(sr).For details: www.musiccareconference.ca.●●Nov 15 7:00: Soundstreams Salon 21. DoesClassical Music Need Saving? Debate aboutnon-traditional venues and added media inclassical music, led by a panel of experts fromboth sides of the issue. Gardiner Musem,111 Queen’s Park. 416-504-1282. Pwyc.●●Dec 1, 2:00: Toronto Opera Club. ShakespeareInvented Opera? Suppositionalinquiry by John Rutherford into Shakespeare’sinfluence on opera. Room 330,Edward Johnson Bldg, 80 Queens Park. 416-924-3940. $10.●●Dec 03, 10 and 17, 7:00: Toronto PublicLibrary. The Unknown Vivaldi, with Rick Phillips,Sound Advice. Talk examining Vivaldi’svast output and great genius, with a focuson rarely heard works. Palmerston Branch,560 PalmerstonAve. 416-393-7680. Free.MASTERCLASSES●●Nov 2, 2:00: CAMMAC. Double ReedMasterclass with Barbara Bolte. NorthernDistrict Library, 40 Orchard View Blvd.416-386-0258. $30; $25(members).●●Nov 9, 11:00am–3:00pm: Tafelmusik. VocalMasterclass with Suzie LeBlanc and CharlesDaniels. Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre, 427 BloorSt. W. 416-964-9562. $50 (participants); $10(auditors). For application form:www.tafelmusik.org.●●Nov 19 11:30: York University Departmentof Music. Vocal Masterclass with Che AnneLoewen. Young singers from studios of CatherineRobbin, Stephanie Bogle, Norma Burrowes,Michael Donovan, Janet Obermeyerand Karen Rymal. Tribute Communities Hall,Accolade East Building, 4700 Keele St. 416-736-5888. Free. Observers welcome.●●Nov 22 ,1:30: York University Departmentof Music. Vocal Masterclass with LeslieFagan. Young singers from studios of CatherineRobbin, Stephanie Bogle, Norma Burrowes,Michael Donovan, Janet Obermeyerand Karen Rymal. Tribute Communities Hall,Accolade East Building, 4700 Keele St. 416-736-5888. Free. Observers welcome.WORKSHOPS●●Nov 2, 10am–5pm. New Adventures inSound Art. Sound as Art. Workshop by DarrenCopeland on basic recording, editing,processing and mixing practices. NAISASpace, Suite 252, 601 Christie St. 416-652-5115. $100. For details: www.naisa.ca.●●Nov 3, 1:30–4:00: Toronto Early MusicPlayers Organization. Early Music Workshopfor Woodwinds and Strings. Bring yourrecorders, early instruments and musicstand; scores will be provided. János Ungváry,conductor. Armour Heights CommunityTHE ARTS & LETTERSCLUB OF TORONTODecember Show & Saleof Art, Books and CDsSun., Dec. 111am - 4pmFREEAdmissionVisit the Arts & Letters Club’s uniquehistoric venue, enjoy our festive showand purchase original small works bythe club’s artists, writers and musicians.14 Elm Street, Toronto(416) 597-0223www.artsandlettersclub.ca8th Annual Toronto SinfoniettaYoung MusiciansCONCERTO COMPETITION 2013for the best performance of a solo work with an orchestraInstruments: Violin, Cello, Piano, and WoodwindsAge Categories: Under 16, 16 to 19 yearsApplications to be received before November 24, 2013Gala Concert of the Winners, February 22, 2014 - 7:30 PMSt. Michael's College Centre for the Arts, 1515 Bathurst St.For applications and information visit:www.torontosinfonietta.comthewholenote.com November 1 – December 7, 2013 | 57

Centre, 2140 Avenue Rd. 416-537-3733. $20;free (members).●●Nov 7, 5:30: Sight-singing withSheila. Group sight-singing workshop:Madrigals. All levels welcome. 96 BarkerAve (near Woodbine subway). 416-574-5250.$10.●●Nov 9, 11:00am–2:00pm: Kosa Kolektiv.Finding Your Voice. Singing workshopfocused on Ukrainian “village voice” technique.Learn to sing traditional Ukrainianfolk songs. Experience not necessary. AlexisKochan, leader. St. Nicholas Church school,4 Bellwoods Ave. 647-864-5641. $25; $15(st).To register: kosa.kolektiv@gmail.com.●●Nov 9, 2:00: 416 Toronto Improvisers Festival.Special Improvisers Workshop. Presentedby Glen Hall. Open to everyone.Palmerston Library, 560 Palmerston Ave.Free.●●Nov 12 and 26, 7:30: Miles Nadal JCC.Jewish Chanting Circle with Rabbi MiriamMargles. Traditional prayers, Hasidic niggunim(wordless melodies) and contemporaryJewish chants. Cultivate awareness ofbreath, body and voice to allow prayer songto emerge. For singers and non-singers.750 Spadina Ave.416-924-6211 x0. $12.●●Nov 14, 5:30: Sight-singing withSheila. Group sight-singing workshop:Sacred Renaissance. All levels welcome (nearWoodbine subway). 96 Barker Ave. 416-574-5250. $10.●●Nov 15, 7:30: CAMMAC Recorder Players’Society. Renaissance and BaroqueWorkshop. For recorders and other earlyD. The ETCeterasinstruments. Mount Pleasant Road BaptistChurch, 527 Mount Pleasant Rd. 416-480-1853. $15;free (members). Refreshmentsincluded.●●Nov 16, 10:30am–1:00pm: Toronto MendelssohnChoir. Singsation Saturday ChoralWorkshop. Guest conductor Alex Cann. Readthrough Handel’s Messiah. Yorkminster ParkCentre, Cameron Hall, 1585 Yonge St. 416-598-0422 x221. $10. Refreshments included.●●Nov 21, 5:30: Sight-singing withSheila. Group sight-singing workshop: Secularclassics. All levels welcome. 96 BarkerAve (near Woodbine subway). 416-574-5250.$10.●●Nov 24, 2:00: CAMMAC. Reading for Singersand Instrumentalists. Mozart: Requiem.Mate Szigeti, conductor. Christ Church DeerPark,1570 Yonge St. 416-605-2793. $10;$6(members).●●Nov 28, 5:30: Sight-singing withSheila. Group sight-singing workshop:Sacred classics. All levels welcome.96 Barker Ave (near Woodbinesubway). 416-574-5250. $10.●●Dec 1, 10am–5pm. New Adevntures inSound Art. Ardiuno for Beginners. Workshopby Ian Jarvis on the basics of buildingyour own DIY Digital Instrument using anArduino micro controller. NAISA Space, Suite252, 601 Christie St. 416-652-5115. $100. Fordetails: www.naisa.ca.●●Dec 1, 1:30: Toronto Early Music PlayersOrganization. Early music workshop forwoodwinds and strings. Femke Bergsma,conductor. Bring your recorders, earlyinstruments and music stand; scores will beprovided. Armour Heights Community Centre,2140 Avenue Rd. 416-537-3733. $20;free(members).●●Dec 5, 5:30: Sight-singing withSheila. Group sight-singing workshop: CarolsI. All levels welcome. 96 Barker Ave (nearWoodbine subway). 416-574-5250. $10.●●Dec 6, 7:30: CAMMAC Recorder Players’Society. Renaissance and BaroqueChristmas Workshop. For recorders andother early instruments. János Ungváry,coach. Mount Pleasant Road Baptist Church,527 Mount Pleasant Rd. 416-480-1853. $20;$5 (members). Refreshments included.OPEN REHEARSALS/SINGALONGS●●Nov 10, 7:00: Shelter Valley Shape-noteSingers. Monthly Singing. All voices welcome,no experience required. Grafton CommunityCentre, 135 Old Danforth Rd., Grafton. 905-349-2042. Freewill offering.●●Nov 12, 7:00: Canada Sings!/Chatons Canada!Toronto-Riverdale. NeighbourhoodSingalong. Canadian folk songs, rock, Broadwayand ballads. Mark Bell, song leader; MarjorieWiens, piano. Mustard Seed, 791 QueenSt. E. 416-778-0796. Free; donations accepted.SCREENINGS●●Nov 4, 6:30: The Royal Conservatory/Hot Docs. MUSIC ON FILM Festival: Jazzon a Summer’s Day. Film capturing the1958 Newport Festival, including performancesby Dinah Washington, Chuck Berry andLouis Armstrong. Post-screening chat withMervon Mehta and jazz musicians Joe Sealyand Jackie Richardson. Bloor Hot Docs Cinema,506 Bloor St. W. 416-408-2824 x265.$15; $40(series pass).●●Nov 8, 7:30: Organ Recital and SilentMovie. Sherlock Jr. Organist William O’Mearaaccompanies 1924 silent film starring BusterKeaton. Trinity United Church, 461 Park Ave.,Newmarket. 905-895-4851. $15; $10(under18); $30(family).●●Nov 11, 6:30: The Royal Conservatory/HotDocs. MUSIC ON FILM Festival: Pianomania.Documentary following Stefan Knüpfer, thechief technician and master tuner in Viennafor Steinway & Sons, and clients Lang Lang,Alfred Brendel and Pierre-Laurent Aimard.Post-screening chat with Mervon Mehta,RCM piano tuner Damon Grovesand and pianistJames Anagnoson. Bloor Hot Docs Cinema,506 Bloor St. W. 416-408-2824 x265.$15; $40(series pass).INSTALLATIONS/EXHIBITIONS●●Nov 9–30, various times: New Adventuresin Sound Art. Whispering Rain. KathyKennedy. Audio installation displaying asonic dream in different terrains. Thursdayand Friday 1:00pm–4:00pm; Saturday10:00am–3:00pm. NAISA Space, Suite 252,Artscape Wychwood Barns, 601 Christie St.416-653-5115. Pwyc.●●Nov 21–Jan1, various times: New Adventuresin Sound Art. Tracings. Nataliya Petkova.Includes the works [x]Tensions andGeophonies. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesdayand Friday from 10am–5pm; Thursday10:00am–8:00pm; Saturday and Sunday12:00pm–4:00pm. XIT Gallery, Art Galleryof Mississauga, 300 City Centre Dr., Mississauga.905-896-5088. Free.ANNOUNCEMENTS●●Canadian Brass announces the release ofits new CD Christmas Time is Here, featuringholiday favourites and arrangements ofmusic from the Charlie Brown Christmassoundtrack. Available for download at www.canadianbrassstore.com and www.openingday.com.●●Stephen Beneking announces the onlinerelease of Zita in Wonderland, 24 piano miniaturesfor piano for children and beginners.Available for download free from www.beneking.com, or in printed version fromAmazon. Recordings available on YouTube.ETCETERA: MISCELLANEOUS●●Nov 3, 10, 17 and 24; Dec 1 and 8 10:30am:Canadian Opera Company. Tour the FourSeasons Centre for the Performing Arts.90-minute tours including backstage accessto wig rooms, dressing rooms, orchestra pitand more! Four Seasons Centre for the PerformingArts, 145 Queen St. W. 416-306-2329.$20; $15(sr/st).●●Nov 6, 10:00pm: 416 Toronto CreativeImprovisers Festival. Pierre Mongeon’seVoid Collective; 11:00pm: QueenVictoria; 12:00am: Bejeezus. Tranzac Club,292 Brunswick Ave. 416-923-8137. Free.●●Nov 7, 10:00pm: 416 Toronto CreativeImprovisers Festival. Tomr Richards Trio;11:00pm: Paul Cram Trio; 12:00am: AlexandraSpence (Australia) and Group. Tranzac Club,292 Brunswick Ave. 416-923-8137. Free.●●Nov 8, 10:00pm: 416 Toronto CreativeImprovisers Festival. CCMC; 11:00pm: MiaZabelka (Australia); 12:00am: GermaineLiu/Karen Ng/Bea Labikova. Tranzac Club,292 Brunswick Ave. 416-923-8137. Free.●●Nov 9, 10:00pm: 416 Toronto CreativeImprovisers Festival. Diane Roblin and HAP-PENING; 11:00pm: Ted Phillips/Nilan Perara;12:00am: Toronto Improvisers Orchestra.Tranzac Club, 292 Brunswick Ave. 416-923-8137. Free.●●Nov 28, 1:30: Miles Nadal JCC. ChanukahMusical Celebration: Encore Aviva Chernick!Latkes and Judeo-Spanish, Hebrew and Yiddishmusic. Register by Nov 18. 750 SpadinaAve. 416-924-6211 x0. $5.Search listings by genre online at thewholenote.com58 | November 1 – December 7, 2013 thewholenote.com

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BEHIND THE SCENESRichard Herriott and Winona ZelenkaMusic forAutismREBECCA CHUAMusic was what brought them together when,as eager young members of the gifted programat the Royal Conservatory in Toronto in the early1980s, Richard Herriott and Winona Zelenkafound themselves part of a hand-picked cadre of buddingmusicians. And music is what reunites them, after yearsapart and careers on opposite sides of the pond.Zelenka is well known to readers of The WholeNote as achamber and orchestral musician. Herriott is less so, althoughsome will remember his November 6, 2011 appearance at Walter Hall ina moving tribute concert to the memory of Antonin Kubalek.Both will be performing in the intimate surroundings of St. Stephenin-the-Fields Anglican Church on November 29 in a program featuringBenjamin Britten’s Cello Sonata (beloved by Zelenka), folk song settingsby Vaughan Williams and the Canadian premiere of Herriott’s RockPiano Concerto without Orchestra, subtitled “An Electric Organ, aLadder and a Persian Rug.”Britten’s seldom-performed cello sonata is a tribute to Shostakovich,while Vaughan Williams, perhaps the most quintessentially English ofcomposers, turned to English folk songs for inspiration. Herriott’s ownRock Piano Concerto, which he composed and performed on the occasionof his 40th birthday, ten years ago, was a tribute to progressiverock, “prog rock Britannia” as he calls it. He is a big fan of Emerson,Lake and Palmer, as can be seen by their initials deftly woven into thework’s subtitle.Hence the concert’s title: “Music of British Composers of the 2nd ElizabethanEra.”Proceeds of this inaugural concert for Music for Autism, of whichHerriott is the artistic director, will be mainly directed to the GenevaCentre for Autism, a full-service agency and resource centre for thosewith autism spectrum disorders and their families. Located in Toronto,the centre was named for a groundbreaking conference held in Switzerlandin 1974.Herriott refers to many studies that demonstrate the positive effectof music on children with autism, citing anecdotal evidence that manyautistic individuals actually understand and appreciate complex musicalcompositions.The inspiration for this venture is Music for Autism, a series of fundraisingconcerts established in the UK more than a decade ago by twomusicians (Herriott and Duncan Honeybourne) who were themselvesthe parents of autistic children. Herriott, who moved to the UKand started a family there, is the father of two autistic sons, Oliver, 18,and Greg, 15, who still live in Leeds,Yorkshire. While both Oliver andhis brother are highly functioning and intelligent, their social skillsare limited.Herriott remembers how, as a boy, Oliver would routinely recite primenumbers, and have no trouble multiplying various large integers thatmight stump lesser mortals. Herriott also recalls how, at a young age, hissons and their classmates would conduct conversations about complexmathematics that might leave their parents in the dust.Herriott characterizes Oliver as “incredibly musical but with no idea ofdanger,” whereas “Greg could hum you almost an entire Brahms sonatawhile rummaging through your purse, and would not be able to tell youwhere he lives.”“So while the ethos and vision (of Music for Autism) is to raise bothawareness and revenue for autism and autism research, just as importantis the opportunity to provide a venue for people with autism to hearquality live classical music,” he explains.His hope for the concert, and the series, is to create an environment,Richard Herriott (inset) and Winona Zelenka.“a haven” he says, in which the audience comes generously prepared fora significantly less decorous and more exuberant ambience than thatof the typical concert, something that may also make it a welcomingenvironment for people with children in general.In Leeds, the boys receive cutting-edge care and support funded bythe government. When he returned to Canada a couple of years ago,Herriott quickly realized that there was a great disparity not only in thelevel of care, but also in general awareness and understanding of autismand Asperger syndrome. That’s why he’s hoping that every effort thatcan being made to heighten awareness may eventually close the gapbetween the level of care here and that in the UK.Zelenka was in the audience for the Kubalek tribute concertmentioned earlier, but the salient detail that brought her and Herriotttogether for this endeavour after 30 years is probably the fact that, asit happens, Zelenka’s younger daughter Kathryn, 18, is also autistic. Abright, bubbly individual, Kathryn sings, loves drama, and writes storiesbut suffered from excruciating anxiety; she now handles the noise thatused to plague her by using headphones all the time.When Zelenka, who is assistant principal cellist of the TorontoSymphony Orchestra, mentioned this initiative to a few of her colleagues,also parents of autistic children, they were equally interested inparticipating.This first Music for Autism concert will take place at St. Stephensin-the-Fields, 103 Bellevue Ave., November 29 at 7:30pm. Generaladmission: $15. Looking ahead, Herriott will be back at Walter Hall foranother tribute/celebration this coming January 26 when he will givethe premiere performance of Walter Buczynski’s Piano Sonata No.8, ata concert celebrating the composer’s 80th birthday.Rebecca Chua is a Toronto-based journalist who writes onculture and the arts.BRYSON WINCHESTERA MarketPlace ad is like handing outyour business cardto over 30,000 music lovers.marketing@thewholenote.comSight-Singing with SheilaSheila McCoy416 574 5250smccoy@rogers.comwww.sightsingingwithsheila.com(near Woodbine subway)ChildrenʼsPiano LessonsFriendly, approachable– and strict!Liz Parker416.544.1803liz.parker@rogers.comQueen/Bathurst60 | Novemberr 1 – December 7, 2013 thewholenote.com

SEEING ORANGE | ALLAN PULKERBuilding the Student/Teacher Relationship,Brick by BrickIn march this year we published our first “Orange Pages” directory”— a collection of profiles written by private music teachers,community music schools and summer music programs ofvarious kinds. Their goals and ours were, and remain, the same — toput music teachers with something to offer in touch with prospectivestudents wanting to learn. The grand vision, of course, would be tocome up with a resource that would do for lifelong music learningwhat our concert listings do for the live music scene — a “one stopshopping” destination in the quest for a music teacher or school.A grand vision indeed, but the reality is that even the grandestedifices are constructed brick by brick. There is no short cut to whatwe are trying to do. We realized early on that profiles wrfitten by theteachers are only part of the answer — that what is also needed issome way of gathering comparable data from all the participants —so that someone looking for a teacher can go online and find ateacher in a specific town or in a particular area of music.A dear friend of The WholeNote, a retired music professor, helpedus draft questionnaires for various kinds of music teaching — private,community-based, fulltime — and, once again, as the saying goes, wewere “good to go.” All we had to do was put the survey up on ourwebsite and, presto, there would be our hoped for panoramic vista ofall the educational possibilities out there.Or would it? We took the precaution of running our draft questionnairesby a cross-section of active music teachers and educators.Were we asking the right questions or not? What others might weask? We asked for feedback and, boy, did we get it!!!!“The whole premise of these number-crunching questionnairesseems all wrong to me ...”; “I would certainly never take part in it,and I consider myself one of the best independent teachers in town”;“Perhaps examples would help generate responses”; “The queriesseem far too intrusive for the typical private music teacher to care toanswer” were some of the more extreme, along with a host of reallypractical suggestions, seeing the usefulness of what we were hopingto do, and how to improve it.One response though seemed to hit the nail on the head:“None of the questions I see tells me anything about the potentialstudio teacher/music student relationship or philosophy, and that’sreally all that matters in choosing a teacher.”The central issue is that studying music is all about the relationshipbetween teacher and student, and this was the fundamentaldifference between our idea for an Orange Pages directory of musicschools and teachers and some of our other directories.Letting the teacher or school say what they like about themselvesis clearly not enough. Trying to turn them into ciphers on a questionnaire(“like the long-form census” as one exasperated commentatorput it) is not the whole answer either. But somewhere in betweenthere’s still, we think, a useful role for us to play — a way of gatheringand correlating information so that the searching student cancompare “oranges to oranges,” in the search for the right teacher —while at the same time giving individual teachers the opportunity togive voice to the things they most prize and value; to say in their ownwords what they believe they have to offer.Bloor West Music StudiosYour Neighbourhood Music Schoolbloorwestmusicstudios@gmail.comDon Mills Music StudioIndependent studio of Derrick Lewisdonmillsmusicstudio.weebly.comEtobicoke Suzuki Musicetobicokesuzukimusic.cainfo@essm.caCOMMUNITYSCHOOLSFun With Music TogetherFor children from birth to 5 yearsfunwithmusictogether.caInternational MusicAcademyInternationalMusicAcademy.caDo you thinkyour childshould studymusic?Kingsway Conservatoryof Musickingswayconservatory.caKoffler Centre of the ArtsYear-round programs for all ageskofflerarts.orgMiles Nadal SuzukiMusic Schoolmnjcc.org/youth-classes/suzukithewholenote.com November 1 – December 7, 2013 | 61

All the privateteachers andcommunity-basedmusic schools whoparticipated in ourMarch 2013 Orangepages are representedby a single “brick” inthe wall that linesthese three pages. Ifyou imagine this wallgrowing, brick by brick,into the “grand edifice”I alluded to earlier, it’snot hard to see howoverwhelming that wall of information would become. So somewherein the not too distant future, as the wall grows, brick by brick,we need to figure out exactly how to arrange things so that if you“click a brick” it becomes a window into what some individual teacheror school has to offer; and that you have ways of sorting out whichbricks to click in the search for that one teacher who is right for you.Meanwhile, in the midst of all these realizations and revelations,we recognized that so far we have left out of the equation the mostimportant player in the quest for the right teacher or school — you,the reader who is looking for opportunities to deepen the place ofmusic in your life or the life of someone close to you. Maybe the wayto the “right questions” for teachers is via the questions that you, theprospective student, would like the answers to.So, please, go to our website (TheWholeNote.com/OrangeSurvey)and participate. You will be able to rank the importance of the questionswe have already thought of. You will be able to add questionsof your own that you think teachers and prospective students shouldask of each other and themselves. And most important of all you willbe able simply to say what you think of all this; how you think we canbest be of help to you in finding the right teacher or teachers for yourpersonal musical needs and desires.Allan Pulker is chairman of the board of The WholeNote.MUSICA Music Schoolmusicamusicschooltoronto.commusica88@rogers.comNew School of ClassicalVocal Studiesnscvs.comNorth Toronto Instituteof Musicntimusic.comWHAT AREYOUR GOALS?North York Suzuki Schoolof Musicnorthyork-suzuki.comRoyal ConservatorySchoolrcmusic.caconservatoryschool@rcmusic.caHow muchtime perday canyou spendpractising?Regent Park Schoolof Musicrpmusic.orgToronto Flute Schoolvicki@torontofluteschool.comtorontofluteschool.comToronto School for Stringsand Pianoinfo@torontoschoolforstrings.com62 | Novemberr 1 – December 7, 2013 thewholenote.com

University SettlementMusic and Arts Schooluniversitysettlement.caVoices of Colour Musicvoicesofcolourmusic@gmail.comvoicesofcolourmusic.comOntario Registered MusicTeachers’ Associationormta.orgPRIVATEINSTRUCTIONBruce Redstonesaxophonebredstone@rogers.comClaim Your Voice StudiosSue Crowe Connollycyvstudios.caWill youarrive ata lessonhavingdone nopractising?Eve EgoyanPersonalized piano instructioneveegoyan.comGretchen Annerviolinthornhillchambermusic.comJoel Katz Voice Studiovoiceandoperatraining.comvoiceandopera.blogspot.comDo you wantto takeconservatoryexams?Joy Piano Studiojoypianostudio.cominfo@joypianostudio.comJulia McGrawviolin/violajmcgraw@rogers.comDo you wanta teacherwho pushesyou?Linda CaplanDai Shihanlindacaplan.comMarjorie SparksVoice Studiomheitshu@sympatico.caMichele Jacotclarinet/saxophone/flutemichelejacot.comDO YOUWANTTO PLAYONLY FORYOURSELF?Nightingale Piano Studionightingalepianostudio@sympatico.caPatricia Parrpianopatriciaparr.comDo youwant toperform?Paula ShearVocal Coachingpaulashear.comSamantha Changflutesamanthaflute.comAdam Weinmannoboe/pianoadamweinmann.comthewholenote.com November 1 – December 7, 2013 | 63

WE ARE ALL MUSIC’S CHILDRENOctober’s Child was Atom EgoyanMJ BUELLWho isNovember’sChild?Born on St.Cecilia’s Day andnamed 25 times inthis issue ofThe WholeNote.Miss Ethel taughtpiano using theSeppings MusicMethod: “… taughtto feel a greatsense of keyrelationships,which is valuableeven in these daysof atonality.”Know ourMysteryChild’s name?Send your bestguess tomusicschildren@thewholenote.comby November 24.At home in London,England, 1921.Atom Egoyan is an acclaimedfilm, stage and opera director,also the author of severalbooks and articles who teaches andspeaks internationally. He was madean Officer of the Order of Canada in1999. When he’s not travelling theworld, he lives in Toronto with hiswife, actress Arsinée Khanjian, andtheir son, Arshile.Egoyan was born in Cairo toArmenian/Egyptian parents andraised in Victoria, British Columbia.As a teenager he was very interestedin reading and writing plays.He moved to Toronto at 18 to studyInternational Relations and alsoclassical guitar. As a student atthe University of Toronto’s TrinityCollege his early short films, startingwith Howard In Particular weremade with the assistance of the HartHouse Film Board. His first featurefilm was Next of Kin (1984); hislatest feature The Devil’s Knot, with a score composedby longtime collaborator Mychael Danna, premieredat TIFF in September 8. His vigorous career includesupwards of 20 remarkable films, as well as performanceart and theatre starting with projects at the RhubarbFestival and Tarragon Theatre. He premiered an awardwinningmulti-media and live action production ofSamuel Beckett’s Eh Joe at the Gate Theatre in Dublinin April 2006 which played in Sydney in 2007 and NewYork in 2008. Egoyan returned to the Toronto theatrescene in 2012 to direct Khanjian in Cruel andTender at CanStage.Richard Strauss’ Salome was Egoyan’s firstopera. He included significant cinematicelements: live video and film were incorporatedand one crucial scene was performedbehind projected images. First staged forthe Canadian Opera Company in 1996, itwas performed at the Vancouver Opera inNovember 1997 and Houston Grand Operain 1998. In 2006 Egoyan directed the COCproduction of Wagner’s Die Walküre,Salome for the COC again in 2013, and Feng“Don’t get depressed about not beingwhere you want to be. This naggingfeeling of anxiety is actually calledambition. Ambition is your friend. Nothingwill ever turn out the way you want it to.It may be better. It may be worse. It willnever be exactly what you imagined.”From Atom Egoyan’s Golden Rules, postedin MovieMaker Magazine. March 24, 2010.Yi Teng — an opera composed by GuoWenjing — at Luminato 2013. He’lldirect Mozart’s Così fan tutte for theCOC in January 2014.When you look at your childhoodphoto today …?I wonder what that person wouldhave thought of the person who’slooking at the picture now?Musicians in your family?My sister (pianist) Eve Egoyan is anamazing, brilliant musician. I’vealways been in awe of her talent.If you could travel back in time andtalk with the little person in thatchildhood photo is there somethingyou’d like to tell him about music?Take music theory WAY moreseriously! I studied classical guitarfor many years, but wish I weremore versant in technical language,especially now that I’m working inmusic theatre.What is your absolute earliest musical memory?Trying to sing along to “Yellow Submarine,” but thinkingthe words were “‘Yallah,’ Submarine!” (I understoodmore Arabic than English at that point.)Where did hearing music come into your childhood?Through my love of the Beatles and my parents’ classicalrecordings of Stravinsky, and then — explosively — JesusChrist Superstar.Your first memory of making music?Singing in my school chair. Later I was in a schoolproduction of Pirates of Penzance, which left a hugeimpression on me.Music in your film work?I have an amazing relationship with my composer,Mychael Danna — he’s scored all my films. He won anOscar this year for his work on Life of Pi.How did you meet composer Mychael Danna?Mychael Danna was very famous at U of T where weboth studied. We connected through doing plays there.Music fit in your family life today?Between the opera work, film scores and variousconcerts (not to mention the times I still play classicalguitar), it remains a huge part of my life.TINA ROWDENCONGRATULATIONS TO OUR WINNERS!Bill Wilson won Canadian Opera Company tickets for Così fan tutte, directed by Atom Egoyan (January 2014). Threereaders have won soundtrack CDs for Egoyan films with scores by his long-time collaborator — composerMychael Danna. The following comments on each of the scores are by Egoyan himself. Janos Gardonyiwins ARARAT. “Mychael does an astonishing job of blending Armenian film music, sacred moments from ourliturgy and choir, and finding his own orchestral vision.” Claudia Krawchuk wins EXOTICA. “One of thebreakthrough examples of ‘world music’ that brought Mychael to my attention, it’s the only score where manyof the themes were explored before we started shooting.” Annie Odom wins FELICIA’S JOURNEY. “Acrazy mix of pure Celtic, atonality, 50s kitsch pop and Mantovani. This is one of Mychael’s most inventive andexploratory scores.”Music’s Children gratefully acknowledges Joseph and Sushan, Marcy Gerstein, S.N. Bianca, Robert and Edith.64 | Novemberr 1 – December 7, 2013 thewholenote.com

KEN WAXMANArrivals/Departures – New Horizons in JazzStuart Broomer, Brain Morton & Bill ShoemakerCalouste Gulbenkian Foundation€ 34.50 (includes international shipping) montra@gulbenkian.ptISBN: 978-972-31-1493-5 UPC: 9789723114935!!Distinguished as much for its scholarshipas for the artful, mostly colourphotos and illustrations which make it anattractive souvenir, this 240-page volume waspublished by Lisbon’s annual Jazz em Agosto(JeA) Festival to mark its 30th anniversary ofinnovative programming. It says a lot aboutthe individuals who program JeA that ratherthan commissioning a vainglorious rundownof the festival’s greatest hits, they turned tothree respected jazz critics to profile 50 of themost important musicians, living or dead,who have performed at the festival.The three writers are Brian Morton from the United Kingdom,American Bill Shoemaker and Canadian Stuart Broomer, who alsowrites for The WholeNote. The profiles reflect how universal jazz — ormore properly improvised music — has become in the three decadesJeA has been in existence. Once exclusively thought of as the UnitedStates’ contribution to the music world, only slightly more than half ofthe profiles are of American improvisers. Additionally the majority ofthe Yanks are not only better known in Europe than North America,but earn the greater part of their income overseas at festivals like JeA.Well-written and insightful, the profiles include those of acknowledgedtrailblazers such as saxophonists Evan Parker and Steve Lacy,drummer Max Roach and pianists Muhal Richard Abrams and CecilTaylor, plus those just establishing a reputation like pianist CraigTaborn, trumpeter Peter Evans and guitarist Mary Halvorson. Offeringa wealth of information and craftily outlining the performers’ contributionsto jazz history as well as a list of essential recordings, theessays could be a primer for those interested in more exposure toexcellent music and musicians not promoted by celebrity-obsessedmass media. Broomer’s essay on American saxophonist John Zornand Shoemaker’s on French bassist Joëlle Léandre are particularlyinstructive since they pinpoint the many and varied non-jazzinfluences that helped create these musicians’ exceptional improvisedsounds.For Canadians however the biggest disappointment is that none ofthe musicians profiled come from this country, although even Japanand Australia are represented. But of course the omission reflects JeA’sbooking policies rather than editorial decisions. Considering thatCanadians in greater numbers, including expatriates like New Yorkbaseddrummer Harris Eisenstadt and pianist Kris Davis as well ashomebodies like Vancouver clarinetist François Houle and Montrealreedist François Carrier are making a profound impact on the sort ofevolving music JeA supports, that situation could soon be reflected byJeA and perhaps a future volume.Welcome NewBlue Pages Members!!Last month we published our annual Blue Pages Presenter Profiles,but performers and presenters continue to join the Blue Pagesyear-round.This month a warm welcome to:MUSIC MONDAYSMusic Mondays is a concert series held in thehistoric Church of the Holy Trinity in downtownToronto, right beside the Eaton Centre. It presentsclassical, world and jazz music with an emphasis onemerging artists.OLEG SAMOKHIN, PIANISTOleg Samokhin, a classical Canadian pianist,has an impressive repertoire of over 50 musicalprograms — for orchestra, piano concerts, programswith singers, cello, violin and classical guitar, justto name a few. Oleg is represented by OutsmartPromotion Services — a Toronto-based musicalpromotion company.To read more about these presenters and our other 167 Blue Pagesmembers, visit TheWholeNote.com/bluepages.To inquire about joining the Blue Pages contact Karen Ages at416-323-2232 x26 or members@thewholenote.comOur other annual directories are:Summer Music Festivals: thewholenote.com/greenEducational Orange Pages: thewholenote.com/orangeChoral Canary Pages: thewholenote.com/canarythewholenote.com November 1 – December 7, 2013 | 65

This month brevity will have to be thesoul of wit as I try to do justice to someof the many interesting CDs to land onmy desk in recent weeks. To begin, a marvellousdiscovery from northern Ontario. Ihave long known and enjoyed the musicof Sudbury-based Robert Lemay but I hadnot previously heard his music for stringquartet nor for that matter did I know thereeven was a string quartet in thatcity. L’errance …, another in thewealth of recent releases on theCentrediscs label (CMCCD 19513)has opened my ears on bothaccounts. The Silver Birch StringQuartet is an excellent ensemble ofyoung players currently in residenceat Laurentian University witha string of accomplishments,including a previous recordingwith Montreal jazz pianist JohnRoney that garnered a JUNOnomination in 2010 and twoFelix Awards, which makesme wonder why they weren’talready on my radar. Thisdisc spans two decades of theLemay’s output, beginning withL’errance ... hommage à WimWenders composed over a twoyearperiod in Montreal, QuebecCity and Buffalo, completed in1990. It takes its inspiration fromWenders’ film Wings of Desireand is the first of a series of workspaying tribute to different filmdirectors. Although written long before thegroup’s formation, Silver Birch have touredthis work extensively and feel it to be a signaturepiece in their repertoire. Opening withan extended cello solo and ending with soloviolin, in this it is reminiscent of the thirdquartet of Canadian icon R. Murray Schafer,although Lemay’s language is quite distinct.The other works are more recent and reflectthe mature voice of this composer. Structure/paysage ... hommage à Eli Bornstein (2008)is one of a series of works honouringabstract painters, in this case the leader ofthe Canadian structuralist abstract school.For the final and most developed work onthe CD, Territoires intérieurs (hommage àBernard Émond) (2010), the quartet is joinedby pianist Yoko Hirota. This captivatingpiece was commissioned by the quartet anddeveloped over the period of a residency atthe Banff Centre which they say “was amongthe most artistically fulfilling projects forus as a quartet.” Certainly that camaraderieis conveyed in this performance which wascaptured in all its intimate glory in this GlennGould Studio recording by engineer DennisDISCOVERIES | RECORDINGS REVIEWEDDAVID OLDSPatterson and producer David Jaeger. This isone of the most satisfying chamber discs tocome my way in a long time.A close second is the latest from the ARCEnsemble (Artists of the Royal Conservatory),a Chandos recording featuring ChamberWorks by Paul Ben-Haim (CHAN 10769).Ben-Haim, born Paul Frankenburger in 1897,was a German Jew who immigratedto Palestine shortly afterHitler’s rise to power in 1933. Thebulk of this disc is devoted toworks written in the decade afterarrival in Palestine, includingworks for viola and piano andviolin and piano from 1939 anda piano piece from 1944. It isobvious from the use of Middle Easternthemes and references tothe local landscapethat Ben-Haim wasquick to embrace hisnew land. The mostsubstantial of these isa clarinet quintet from1941 about which thecomposer says “I wasvery satisfied becauseI felt that I had atlast succeeded inconsolidating a newstyle.” This lush andlyrical work is beautifullyperformed byJoachim Valdepeñasand a string quartetcomprised of Marie Bérard,Erika Raum, Steven Dann (alsofeatured in the haunting violapieces) and Bryan Epperson.It was revised in 1965 and Iwish the liner notes mentionedwhat sort of revisions thecomposer made more than twodecades after writing the work.The disc opens with an early venture, thePiano Quartet Op.4 from 1920-21 (violinistBenjamin Bowman and pianist David Louiejoin Dann and Epperson) which shows theinfluence of Germanic forebears Brahmsand Strauss but also French nuances ofFauré and to my ear, Debussy. Evidently thecomposer suppressed his pre-immigrationworks and until unearthed in the Ben-Haimarchives and performed by the ARC Ensemblein 2012 this quartet had not been heardsince a radio broadcast in 1932 before thecomposer left Germany. As with their threeprevious releases (on RCA Red Seal) of musicby Mieczyslaw Weinberg, Julius Röntgen,Walter Braunfels and Adolf Busch the ARCEnsemble continues to bring to light somerepertoire unjustly neglected due to politicalsuppression or shifts in musical fashion,in stunning performances through its Musicin Exile series under the artistic direction ofSimon Wynberg.I Am in Need of Music is the title ofanother new Centrediscs release featuringsongs on poems of Nova Scotian ElizabethBishop (CMCCD 19413) composed by AlasdairMacLean (NS), John Plant (QC), EmilyDoolittle (NB) and Christos Hatzis (ON).Best known for her extensive work in thefield of early music, soprano Suzie LeBlancbrings her signature vocal purity to thisproject which she conceived and developedbetween 2007 and 2011, Bishop’s centenaryyear, in conjunction with poet and Bishopscholar Sandra Berry. Together they decidedto commission settings of Bishop’s poems inhonour of the anniversary and it was Berrywho told LeBlanc about a walking trip thatBishop had undertaken in 1932 in ruralNewfoundland. LeBlanc, a walker in her ownright, decided to recreate this journey as wellas could be done some 75 years of developmentlater, and invited filmmaker LindaDornan to join her. The results weretwo-fold, both documented in thiscombined CD and DVD releasefrom the Canadian Music Centre:more than an hour’s worth ofmusic wonderfully performed byLeBlanc accompanied by the BlueEngine String Quartet (MacLean)and the Elizabeth Bishop Playersunder the direction of DinukWijeratne (Plant, Doolittle andHatzis); and a half-hour video ofLeBlanc and Dornan’s adventurein the outports of Newfoundland.The music, although consistentlylyrical and tonally based, is quiteeclectic in the different musicallanguages of these composers. Mostsurprising to me was to hear yetanother side of chameleon-likecomposer Hatzis whose charmingsettings show him to be as at homein the idiom of musical theatre as inthe diverse and multi-ethnic worldsof his previous compositions.Congratulations to Suzie LeBlanc onthe success of her vision and to allconcerned in this endeavour.Concert note: Suzie LeBlanc is featuredwith tenor Charles Daniels in Tafelmusik’s“Purcell and Carissimi: Music from Londonand Rome” at Trinity-St. Paul’s CentreNovember 6 through 10. She also joinsLes Voix Humaines Consort of Viols for aWomen’s Musical Club of Toronto recitalNovember 21 at Walter Hall.In brief: Analekta has released a CD/DVD combination featuring one of the celebratedhistorical voices of Canadian opera,bass Joseph Rouleau. Now 84, Rouleau isa Companion of the Order of Canada andGrand Officer of the Order of Quebec. 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song cycle he commissioned from JacquesHétu in 1984, Les Abîmes du rêve basedon the poetry of Émile, and I was hooked.Although particularly associated with Frenchand Italian repertoire, Russian OperasRusses (AN 2 9223-4) makes it clear thatRouleau was also at home in the role of bassoprofundo as displayed in selected arias fromthe operas of Borodin, Rimsky-Korsakov,Mussorgsky, Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninov.The recording, dating from the height of hiscareer, originated in 1972 from the concertSoirée de musique russe avec Joseph Rouleauproduced for Les Beaux Dimanches at RadioCanada. The bonus DVD features Rouleauin the title role of Boris Godunov’s DeathScene (Act Four, Scene Two ofMussorgsky’s opera) filmed in1983. This is a welcome testamentto one of the great voicesof our country and although thesound is not as pristine as mightbe hoped, it is still sufficient tosend chills down the spine.The next disc made me laughout loud on first hearing. Ireally didn’t know what to expect fromNutcracker Nouveau – The RussianExpedition from the wacky eclecticlocal Ensemble Polaris (ensemblepolaris.com).I had been told by coremember Alison Melville that this wasthe closest they would ever come toa Christmas disc, so we’re perhapsrushing the season a bit (as I write thisHalloween is still a couple of weeks away)but as they will be launching the disc onNovember 29 at the Edward Day Gallery at952 Queen St. W. and as I’m told the discwill be in stores by the time this issue ofWholeNote hits the streets (and because asyou will see shortly there are other connectionsafoot) I thought I’d slip it in now.The opening track, Kirk Elliott’s arrangementof Tchaikovsky’s “Trepak” from TheNutcracker, begins with what sounds likeDuelling Banjos followed by the theme fromThe Beverly Hillbillies before settling into thefamiliar melody from Tchaikovsky’s ballet.This sets the stage for a hilarious homageto the Russian master. The instrumentationranges from guitars, mandolins and banjosthrough violin, accordion, bagpipes, bazouki,flutes, recorders and clarinets to a host ofmulti-cultural percussion instruments.Particularly effective is the guzheng and theviolin convincingly impersonating an erhu inMelville and Elliott’s arrangement/medley ofthe traditional Chinese melody Picking Teaand Tchaikovsky’s “Danse Chinoise” whichalso features descant recorder and musicalsaw among other oddities. The suite is aclever and entertaining blend of new takes onthe familiar ballet themes intertwined withother Slavic favourites. Perhaps due to mypersonal preference for the instrument I mustmention the gorgeous sound of MargaretGay’s cello which was captured in all its gloryby Jeremy Darby at Canterbury Sound.The Polaris ensemble is of course not thefirst to make original arrangements of thismost “Christmas” of all ballets. Anotherinstance arrived recently from HarmoniaMundi featuring Tchaikovsky’s originalNutcracker Suite, Op.71a in a straight aheadand wonderfully lush performance by theHarmonie Ensemble New York under StevenRichman paired with a 1960 arrangement byDuke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn (HMU907493). For this iconic jazz rendition theHarmonie is joined by Lew Tabackin tenorsax, Lew Soloff trumpet, Bill Easley clarinet,Victor Lewis drums and George Cables piano.If you are not already familiar with thiswonderful example of “third stream” musicyou owe it to yourself to check it out. Rarelyhas there been such a successfulfusion of traditional classical musicand big band jazz.Classical/jazz fusion continuesto inspire artists and a recent localexample is (primarily) jazz pianistRon Davis who makes a strong casefor it in the liner notes to his newCD SymphRonica with the WindsorSymphony Orchestra and JohnMorris Russell (rondavismusic.com).The discincludes six Davis compositionsarranged by TimothyBerens and Jason Nett alongwith two traditional tunesand a variation on J.S. Bach’sMache Dich Mein Herze Rein.Davis is joined by bassistMike Downes and drummer Ted Warren forthe jazz treatments with orchestral soloistsSasha Boychouk clarinet and Lillian Scheirichviolin. While SymphRonica is certainly notin the same league as the Ellington/StrayhornNutcracker arrangements it is obvious thatit is a labour of love and that a good timewas had by all, classical and jazz participantsalike.Concert note: Ron Davis launchesSymphRonica with events at the Lula Loungeon November 3 and 10.Another disc that expands the scope of theclassical orchestra is Symphony!, the latestoffering from Toronto’s many-influencedSultans of String (sultansofstring.com).Violinist Chris McKhool and his colleagues,guitarists Kevin Laliberte and Eddie Paton,bass player Drew Birston and percussionistRosendo “Chendy” Leòn, are joined bysome very special guests including BassamBishara on oud, James Hill ukulele, LarryLarson trumpet and Paddy Maloney of TheChieftains on pennywhistle and pipes. Addto this 55 of Toronto’s top orchestral playersunder the direction of Jamie Hopkings andsome very effective orchestrations by RebeccaPellett and we are presented with a wonderfullyplayful disc of mostly original materialpenned by McKhool and Laliberte rangingfrom gypsy style and flamenco to MiddleEastern influences. Of course there is a goodmeasure of swing in the mix, along withsome lush soundtrack-like pieces and thepop song proposal Will You Marry Me withbacking vocals by Dala.Concert note: You can catch a live versionof this “roots-worldbeat-symphony mashup”at Koerner Hall on December 1 whenthe Sultans of String will be joined by theCathedral Bluffs Symphony Orchestra.We welcome your feedback and invitesubmissions. CDs and comments should besent to: The WholeNote, Centre for SocialInnovation, 503–720 Bathurst St., TorontoON, M5S 2R4. We also encourage you to visitour website thewholenote.com where youcan find added features including direct linksto performers, composers, record labels andadditional, expanded and archival reviews.VOCAL—David Olds, DISCoveries Editordiscoveries@thewholenote.comTrobairitzShannon Mercer; La NefAnalekta AN 2 9846! ! Troubadours andtrobairitz were activein medieval Provence.The troubadours weremen; they were generallynot of high birthand in their compositionsthey sangthe praises of nobleladies. By contrast, trobairitz were nobly bornwomen who sang the praises of troubadours.Although a number of their poems have beenpreserved, there is only one composition thathas both words and music: A Chantar by theComtessa de Día.A Chantar is not on this disc. Instead thedirector, Seán Dagher, has taken a numberof extant texts and composed new musicfor them. Their sound world is closer to thatof a folk-music group like Milladoiro thanthat of early music groups like Sequentia orHesperion XX. No texts are included but theycan be found on the Analekta website. Anoddity is that, while the titles of songs aregiven in Occitan and in French and Englishtranslations, the texts are in Occitan only.That limits their usefulness. Another oddityis that the names of the (presumed) poets arenot included.The instrumental ensembles are tightand the music is attractive if not particularlymemorable. The glory of the disc is inthe singing of Shannon Mercer. Mercer isperhaps best known as an early music singer(for Analekta she has recorded FrancescaCaccini and traditional Welsh music) but shealso sings contemporary music (in a recentSoundstreams concert she performed ArvoPärt and James Rolfe). Her singing on this discis very fine: expressive, technically assuredand with wonderful intonation.—Hans de Grootthewholenote.com November 1 – December 7, 2013 | 67

VerdiAnna Netrebko; Orchestra Teatro RegioTorino; Gianandrea NosedaDeutsche Grammophon 4791052The Verdi AlbumJonas Kaufmann; Orchestra dell’Opera diParma; Pier Giorgio MorandiSony Classical 88765492042Domingo/VerdiPlacido Domingo; Orquestra do laComunitat Valenciana; Pablo Heras-CasadoSony 88883733122!!The music of Verdi,nearly 200 years on isstill the litmus test ofopera singers of the21st century.It is something to begraduated to, somethingthat revealsthe true mettle ofcontenders and somethingthat strikes fearin the hearts of thosesingers. Let’s call ita rite of passage forthe vocalists. One ofthe reasons, but byno means the onlyone, is the fact thatVerdi always wrote forthe divas (and divos)of the day — singersblessed with that extrahigh E, smoothercoloratura and a moredramatic glissando.Unlike the mastersof Bel Canto, there was nothing superfluousin Verdi’s writing, no extra trills to enhancethe experience. Instead, the full vocal rangewas exploited and the dramatic range of theperformers was used to the fullest effect.These days, the Verdi repertoire is not onlythe most consistently performed on the worldstage, but also what separates the wheat fromthe chaff. When it comes to the female voice,Verdi demands a full soprano, somewherebetween the lyric and dramatic, and as fortenors, well, they need to be “helden tenors”with power to spare.The current reigning diva of the Met, AnnaNetrebko, having wrestled the mantle fromAngela Gheorghiu, has finally released herfirst Verdi album. The thoughtful selections,from Macbeth to Giovanna d’Arco, DonCarlo and Il Trovatore, take her voice throughsome major hoops, showing the growingconfidence of the Russian soprano. Shetruly is the “prima donna assoluta” howevermuch one may hate such superficial judgments.In perfect command of her voice,Netrebko does justice to all her predecessors,Verdi’s favourite divas: Erminia Frezzolini,Marianna Barbieri-Nini, Rosina Penco andSophie Cruvelli. A graduation from the lighterPuccini and verismo roles bodes well for thesoprano’s future both at the Met and in therecording studio.Jonas Kaufmann, surely the brightest starof the new generation of tenors, comes tothe music of Verdi from a point of reverence.His lovely voice, so effective in his nativetongue in the renditions of Schubert, Mahlerand Mozart, at first seems intimidated by theVerdi repertoire. The culprit, I presume, is hisknowledge of Verdi’s arias in German at first,making a transition to Italian that much moredifficult. Fortunately once he gets throughhis initial jitters he proves once again that heis the one to watch, exuding both confidenceand the bravado necessary to dominate thestage in Verdi productions of the future.Placido Domingo could have easilysuccumbed to the “superstar syndrome”so readily embodied by the late LucianoPavarotti: sing it all, sing it badly (or at leasttoo long) and damn the torpedoes. Instead,Domingo carefully observes the changes tohis voice over the decades, moving his repertoiredown his range, tackling the baritonewith some tenor flourishes. Not having heardhim live in over five years, I cannot vouch forthis voice outside the recording studio, buthere it sounds as though Domingo is in fullcontrol of his abilities, beautifully navigatingthe treacherous waters of Verdi’s writing. Hemay be the lion in winter, but his roar stillsends shivers down the spine.The good news in all this is that the musicof Verdi has a most competent cast of characters,both young and old, beautifully bringingthe music of the Italian master to our ears onthe 200th anniversary of his birth!—Robert TomasStephen Chatman –Magnificat: Songs of ReflectionUBC University Singers; Graeme Langager;UBC Symphony Orchestra;Jonathan GirardCentrediscs CMCCD 19313! ! Students at UBCare fortunate to haveone of Canada’smost popular choralcomposers closeat hand. StephenChatman, multipleJUNO nominee anda Member of theOrder of Canada, is Professor and Chair ofComposition at the UBC School of Music. Inthis recording, the UBC University Singersand Symphony Orchestra begin with hissetting of the Magnificat, a work commissionedin 2010 by the Vancouver ChamberChoir. Chatman begins the piece with thetraditional Latin text, and then sets thefollowing sections in the six official languagesof the Vancouver Winter Olympics: French,Spanish, German, Chinese, Russian andEnglish. The 40-voice choir handles thelinguistic transitions well and there are somewonderful changes of cultural idiom for theorchestra. A fourth year student (at the timeof recording), soloist Bahareh Poureslamimanages the voice of Mary with lovelyexpressiveness ranging from tender anticipationto soaring joy and divine rapture.Following with a collection of “songs ofreflection” the choir performs (sans orchestra)Chatman’s settings of contemplative poetryby Christina Rossetti, Sara Teasdale and WaltWhitman, as well as two from FitzGerald’sRubaiyat and John McCrae’s In FlandersFields. Themes of love, loss and longing,followed by transcendence and peace, findtender expression through skilful compositionand artful nuance in the choir’sperformance.—Dianne WellsEARLY MUSIC & PERIOD PERFORMANCEPassaggiVincent Lauzer; Mark EdwardsATMA ACD2 2637!!Having justrecently enjoyed a CDof late 16th and 17thcentury music forthe cello, it’s timelyto hear Passaggi, arecording of repertoirefrom the same era butthis time for recorderand keyboard. This disc includes diminutions,sonatas, sinfonias, canzonas and Frescobaldi’sextravagant Cento Partite for harpsichord,and features two players familiar to Montréalaudiences, Vincent Lauzer and Mark Edwards.They work well as a team and play thisprogram with affectionate invention.Edwards’ alternation between organ andharpsichord is often witty, for example inBerardi’s Canzona and Schmelzer’s sonatas,and his take on Frescobaldi’s Cento Partiteis impressive. I particularly enjoyed his laidbackambling through the sections displayingthe savoury nature of the temperament he’schosen. Lauzer provides impressive displaysof nimble fingerwork, for example in theNotari canzona and the Schmelzer, and playswith a sweet sound. It’s also very good tohear him employ the g alto recorder, thefavoured “solo” recorder of the era, as well asthe soprano. He creates some nice changesof colour and volume with the use of alternatefingerings, but in the 17th-centurypieces I miss the ornamental affetti describedby musician/composers of the time, whichare commonly heard in baroque violin andcornetto performances of this repertoire. Theyprovide a broader expressive palette to thewind player and assist in making a greaterdistinction between diminution practice andthe “seconda prattica” of the 17th century.That aside, this is an enjoyable musicalexploration of some wonderful music, fromtwo of North America’s fine younger generationof players. Kudos to all involved!—Alison Melville68 | Novemberr 1 – December 7, 2013 thewholenote.com

Bach – Keyboard WorksHank KnoxEMCCD-7775earlymusic.com!!It took performers like WandaLandowska — and more recently, WilliamChristie and Kenneth Gilbert — to take theharpsichord out of the museum and put itinto the concert hall or the recording studio.Among the instrument’s most recent championsis the Montreal-based performer andpedagogue Hank Knox, whose talents areadmirably showcased on this recording onthe earlymusic.com label featuring selectedworks by J.S. Bach.Early keyboard instruments have been abig part of Knox’s life for many years. Hestudied harpsichord with Kenneth Gilbertin Paris and also at McGill University,where he currently directs the Early Musicprogram. A founding member of the ArionEnsemble, Knox has also performed, touredand recorded with the Tafelmusik BaroqueEnsemble and the Studio musique anciennede Montréal, and this newest release is furtherevidence of his deep affinity for music fromthis period.What a wonderful program this is! Thedisc features some of Bach’s most formidableworks for solo keyboard, including theToccata in E minor, the great ChromaticFantasy and Fugue, the Fantasia in C minorand the French Overture BWV831. From theopening chords of the Toccata, it’s clear tothe listener that Knox is in full commandof this repertoire, the playing confident andself assured. The challenging ChromaticFantasy — a true “tour de force” among Bach’ssolo compositions — displays not only hisredoubtable technique, but also a deeplyrootedmusicality.Published in Leipzig in 1735, the Overturein the French Manner was undoubtedlyBach’s way of transferring the French orchestralsuite to the keyboard. Knox has no difficultyin conveying the subtle nuancesrequired of the music, from the stately“Ouverture” to the brisk “Echo,” bringing thismost satisfying disc to a close.—Richard HaskellHaydn – Symphonies 6 & 82;Violin Concerto in GAisslinn Nosky;Handel and Haydn Society;Harry ChristophersCORO COR16113handelandhaydn.org!!The energy thatemanates from thisrecent recording ispalpable. Now in hisfifth season as theartistic director ofthe venerable Handeland Haydn Society,the multi-talentedconductor Harry Christophers brings awonderfully rustic and open personality tothis terrific CD, without losing one iota ofelegance and charm.The cover promises two symphonies andone concerto, but indeed the early SymphonyNo.6, written in 1761 at the beginning ofHaydn’s illustrious career at the court of theEsterhazys, is less a symphony and more a“sinfonia concertante” featuring extensiveand virtuosic solo work from many differentareas of the orchestra. Christophers leads abrisk, smile-inducing performance of thepiece, nicknamed “Le Matin” for its warmand evocative musical “sunrise” and generallyperky spirit. Special mention goes to violinistAisslinn Nosky, flutist Christopher Kruegerand bassoonist Andrew Schwartz for theirbrilliant solo contributions.Toronto-based Nosky, who has been theconcertmaster/leader of the orchestra since2012, moves front and centre for the ViolinConcerto in G. Her trademark tone, techniqueand sense of abandon are present throughoutthis delightful and moving performance.The crowning glory is Christophers’powerful rendering of the Symphony No.82,written in the mid-1780s for performance inParis. It’s an endlessly fascinating piece, fullof contrast, humour, poignancy, sensualityand grandeur. Christophers and the orchestragive a detailed, lively and majestic performance,reminding us at every turn of Haydn’sinventiveness and wit.—Larry BeckwithBrahms – Piano Miniatures performed on aJohann Baptist Streicher fortepiano (1851)Boyd McDonaldDoremi DDR71154/5!!Veteran pianist,composer andmusicologist BoydMcDonald, nowprofessor emeritusat Wilfrid LaurierUniversity in Waterloohas, for the better partof his career, beenexploring and performing on period pianosand their ancestors of the last 200 years.A former student of Nadia Boulanger andwinner of the Leschetitzky Prize, McDonaldis a recognized authority on Brahms’ owninstrument made by Johann Streicher in 1851,on which instrument he has now releasedthis set of Brahms miniatures.While I find his performances are pleasant,the raison d’être of this set is to reveal tomodern ears the instrument that Brahmshimself used, as did Schumann and others.For historical reasons, this is an importantdocumentation of a chapter in the developmentof the keyboard instruments. Comparedto the modern piano, the sound is slim andpercussive and so may not be to everyone’staste. Heard are Four Ballades, Op.10; TwoRhapsodies, Op.79 and shorter works opp. 76,116, 117, 118 and 119.—Bruce SurteesCLASSICAL & BEYONDSchubert – Piano Sonatas D664 and D894Janina FialkowskaATMA ACD 22681!!These two sonatasare dissimilar works,coming as they dofrom very differentperiods in Schubert’slife, albeit only sevenyears apart. The earlierSonata in A Major isthoroughly pleasantwith familiar echoes of Mozart and Haydnthroughout. Altogether, it’s a finely craftedpiece with a conventional three-movementstructure and competently developed ideas.While this description sounds bland, thebeauty of Fialkowska’s approach is that sheactually understands this and refuses to makemore of the sonata than it deserves. Instead,she plays each movement with a strictno-nonsense approach leaving aside the overromanticizedinterpretations attempted bysome other pianists. She finds just the rightbalance between the technical requirementsof the music and the smaller but clearlystill-emerging voice of the composer in thismusical form.In the second sonata (G major) Fialkowskaacknowledges the more substantial content.Here, Schubert places technical demands ingreater service of the music’s developmentallowing the performer new heights of inventionand emotion. The opening movement ishuge and Fialkowska plays it with a sustainedcommitment to holding its thematic ideastogether until the triple forte ending.The succeeding slow movement weavesa tender melody around a more stormyresponse which Fialkowska never allows togrow out of control. After a light dance movement,she plays through a fourth and finalmovement that ends quietly with a tastefulsense of anti-climax.Throughout both sonatas, Fialkowska’sseasoned touch is a tribute to her matureunderstanding of Schubert’s actualintentions. Fialkowska’s Schubert is thereal McCoy.—Alex BaranStrauss – Josephslegende; Love Scenefrom Feuersnot; FestmarschRoyal Scottish National Orchestra;Neeme JärviChandos CHSA 5120! ! Richard Strauss,reigning overlord ofthe orchestral tonepoem and emergingmonarch of the operaticstage at the turn ofthe century, had beenseriously intrigued bythe prospect of writingthewholenote.com November 1 – December 7, 2013 | 69

a ballet since 1900, partly because, as heconfided to his parents, “One does not have toworry about singers and can storm about inthe orchestra.”In 1912 he witnessed a sensationalperformance of Sergei Diaghilev’s BalletsRusses in Berlin and, through his librettistHugo von Hofmannsthal and the diplomatCount Harry Kessler, arranged a commissionfrom the celebrated troupe. The endresult was a gargantuan, 65-minute pantomime(subtitled “Action in One Act”) withan incredibly detailed scenario based on thebiblical episode of Joseph’s enslavement at theEgyptian court by Potiphar, updated to theera of the Venetian Renaissance for the sakeof sumptuous costuming. The central role ofJoseph was designed for the stupendouslytalented Vaslav Nijinsky, though by the timeof the premiere Strauss was disappointedto learn that Diaghilev had dismissed himafter a lover’s quarrel and replaced him withLéonide Massine. Strauss himself concededthat while composing the work he felt frustratedwith the “boring” piety of the saintlyyoung Joseph and the angel that guardshim but even so his score roars to life withhis grandly erotic depictions of the suicidalattempts by Potiphar’s wife to seduce thereluctant underage Israelite. Sadly for Straussand all concerned, the 1914 Parisian premierewas swiftly followed by the onset of the GreatWar and the ballet fell into obscurity.Josephslegende demands such an immenseorchestra that stagings of the work are quiterare and there are precious few recordingsavailable (notably by Sinopoli andIván Fischer) for comparison. This compellingnew performance by Neeme Järvi,conductor laureate of the Royal ScottishNational Orchestra, is a welcome addition,plushly recorded by Chandos in a hybridSACD format. Two brief works, an orchestralexcerpt from the early opera Feuersnotand the juvenile Festmarsch Op.1 (composedat the age of 12!) fill out the disc. ThoughJosephslegende is perhaps not among thecomposer’s greatest achievements, the sheerorchestral magnificence of this little-knownscore is immensely captivating.—Daniel Foleyconcerto. Virtuosic technique blazes throughthis concerto. Scintillating runs and octavesare spectacular. I loved the opening, whichreflects the composer’s intent on showing theuniverse breathing. I would have liked moredevelopment of that mood however, insteadof the constant runs. The second movementwas charming with hints of the rhythms andjazz of New York. The orchestration soundedretro in a good way. The third movementwas a more intimate, reflective performanceand a prelude to the last dance-like movement.Hints of Italian tarantellas, overtonesand brilliant technique brought this dazzlingconcerto to its finale. Bravo for an imaginativefirst piano concerto.The idea of programming Chopin’s FirstPiano Concerto with his own has merit.DeGaetano went the extra mile in havingJohn Yaffé revise the orchestration due toquestions about the originality of Chopin’s.Yaffé began his work with the 1910 versionby Mily Balakirev as the point of departurefor his own. It will be available for otherperformers in a published version. There isnot enough room in this review to discussorchestration so I will address the performance.DeGaetano is an excellent technicianand musician. He has a lot of fire and energyin his playing. I would prefer more breadthand breath in both the opening orchestraltutti and the piano. More singing tone and avocal approach would help elevate this into astunning performance. The third movementis dancelike and the syncopated rhythmscould convey this more. However, I think theCD is valuable in showing off two opus oneconcertos and with exemplary performancesthey deserve a listen.—Christina Petrowska QuilicoMosh Pit (One Piano Four Hands)ZofoSono Luminus DSL-92167sonoluminus.com!!Listening to twopianists at a singlekeyboard usually setsup an expectation ofsomething slightlyheavy and possiblyungainly. Zofo,however (love thatname!), blow all thataway with their euphoric energy. These twoare young, driven and fearless. There is norepertoire from which they shrink. Theyexude a “take no prisoners” approach yetperform with an interpretive competence andoriginality that leaves listeners wanting tohear more.Gershwin’s Cuban Overture is so fresh andalive I hardly recognized it and checked theliner notes to ensure it was really Gershwin’sown version of his orchestral score. This is aterrific way to open the disc and it grabs youinstantly.Nancarrow’s Sonatina immediately shiftsto an intense and delicate discipline that isby contrast, quite arresting. Zofo’s gift forextracting and delivering melody makes thiswork seem all too short. Likewise, SamuelBarber’s Op.28 Souvenirs, a bouquet oftuneful post-romantic ideas, are also playedwith profound engagement.Two sets of dances by John Corigliano andAllen Shawm set a new stage for Zofo as thepair work ever so seductively with shiftingrhythms to leave listeners embraced by theconstant sense of movement.Finally, the disc’s major work, Schoenfield’sFive Days from the Life of a ManicDepressive, isn’t nearly as frightening as thetitle suggests. Rather, filled with a humourouscynicism about contemporary music, itbecomes a good-humoured showpiece by itsend, closing the CD with the same kind ofenergy that opened it.—Alex BaranDeGaetano – Concerto No.1;Chopin – Concerto No.1Robert DeGaetano;Moravian PhilharmonicOrchestra; John YafféNavona Records NV5929!!I always lookforward to CDs thatfeature composer/pianists. The resultsusually portray theperformer in their bestlight. The composer/pianist knows theinstrument intimatelyand shows off the pianists’ uniqueskills to their best advantage. Such is thecase with Robert DeGaetano’s first pianoCello sonatas, featuring the G minorsonatas by Rachmaninov and Chopin,is the outstanding new release bythe Canadian duo of cellist DeniseDjokic and pianist David Jalbert on the ATMAClassique label (ACD22525).The Rachmaninov Sonata Op.19 is a relativelyearly work, written at the same timeas his Second Piano Concerto and at the endof a three-year period of depression causedby the failure of his First Symphony. It’s amarvellous work, melancholy at times, butpassionate and virtuosic, and full of thosetypical Rachmaninov melodies.When Chopin wrote his Op.65 sonata inTERRY ROBBINS1846, his health was failing and his affair withthe writer George Sand was coming to an end;three years later he would be dead. Listeningto it back-to-back with the Rachmaninov,it’s quite striking how similar their moodsare at times; despite the gap of over 50 yearsbetween them, they seem to be soulmates.The final track on the CD is Rachmaninov’sVocalise, written in 1915 following the deathsof the composer’s friends and colleaguesSergei Taneyev and Alexander Scriabin. Thetranscription is by Leonard Rose. Not surprisingly,it’s no mere afterthought but a perfectfit with the two major works.Djokic is in tremendous form throughout70 | Novemberr 1 – December 7, 2013 thewholenote.com

the disc, as is Jalbert, a top soloist in his ownright — in fact, you only have to look at thecomposers’ names to realize how demandingand virtuosic the piano writing will be. Theinstrumental sound is warm and vibrant,and the interpretation everything youcould ask for.Toronto-based guitarist WarrenNicholson is a graduate ofHamilton’s McMaster Universityand the Manhattan School ofMusic, and made his solo debutat New York’s Weill Recital Hallin 1998. He has been active as ateacher and performer ever since,but Latin American GuitarFavourites (warrennicholsonguitar.com)is his debut CD. Itfeatures works by two early 20thcentury South American guitarmasters, together with worksby two contemporary Latincomposers.The program opens with theCinq Préludes by the BrazilianHeitor Villa-Lobos, followedby four pieces by Cuba’s LeoBrouwer: his Dos aires popularesCubanos and Dos temas popularesCubanos. Milonga, by theArgentinian Jorge Cardoso, andfive pieces by the ParaguayanAgustín Barrios Mangoré completethe recital. In the final track, Unalimosna por el amor de Dios, Nicholsondisplays a fine control of right-hand tremolo.The playing throughout is accurate, cleanand thoughtful, although perhaps a little tooreserved at times. The guitar tone is lovely andthe recorded sound is warm and clear.There is, unfortunately, no information atall regarding recording dates or location, andthere are no timings for the individual tracks;the CD clocks in at just under 50 minutes.There is another excellent release fromthe Danish national label, Dacapo Records,this time featuring Concertos by the Danishcomposer Vagn Holmboe (6.220599).Holmboe, who was 86 when he died in 1996,produced an enormous number of stronglytonal compositions, many of which haveinevitably been overlooked. The three highlyaccessible works on this CD are all worldpremiere recordings, and one — the Concertofor Orchestra (1929) — is believed to be aworld premiere performance as well.Lars Anders Tomter is the soloist in theConcerto for Viola Op.189 from 1992. Writtenfor Rivka Golani, it’s a work which immediatelyshows strength and personality. ViolinistErik Heide performs the Concerto forViolin No.2, Op.139 from 1979, although thenumber is somewhat misleading; there is anearlier violin concerto from 1938 that carriesthe designation No.1 but has never beenperformed, and this current work is apparentlyregarded as “the” violin concerto. Again,it’s a two-movement work, with hints ofSamuel Barber as well as Carl Nielsen, especiallyin the beautiful slow movement.Dima Slobodeniouk conducts theNorrköping Symphony Orchestra in theconcertos, and the orchestra takes centrestage for the Concerto for Orchestra, a singlemovementwork from 1929 that has apparentlynever been performed. It’s a veryattractive piece, quite heavy onbrass and percussion, and againwith distinct hints of Nielsen, whowas the examiner when Holmboeauditioned for the Royal DanishAcademy of Music, and whoclearly influencedthe young composer’searly works.Cellist Wendy Warneradds to an already impressivediscography witha CD of the two CelloConcertos of JosephHaydn, paired with theCello Concerto In Cmajor by Josef Mysliveček(Cedille CDR 90000142). Drostan Hall leadsCamerata Chicagoin excellent orchestralsupport.The Haydnconcertos are relativelyrecent additions to the cellorepertoire, the C major workhaving been discovered and firstperformed in the early 1960s. TheD major concerto was long believed to havebeen written by Anton Kraft, a cellist withHaydn`s Esterhazy orchestra, until Haydn`soriginal score was discovered in the 1950s.The virtuosic cadenzas here are by MauriceGendron and Emanuel Feuermann.Mysliveček was a contemporary andacquaintance of Mozart, and known at thetime mostly for his operas and concertos. Hiscello concerto is actually a transcription ofone of his violin concertos and features a gooddeal of playing in the higher register.Warner is a simply marvellous player, withgreat tone, lovely phrasing, and agility andtechnique to burn. She effortlessly holds ourattention throughout a simply dazzling anddelightful CD.There is more thoughtful and intelligentplaying of the highest order on Mendelssohn& Schumann Violin Concertos, whereviolinist Rachel Barton Pine is joined bythe Göttinger Symphonie Orchester underChristoph-Mathias Mueller (Cedille CDR90000 144). The two Beethoven Romancesare also included.It sometimes seems that there can’t beanything left for a soloist to say with theMendelssohn, but Barton Pine would doubtlessdisagree; “The older I get,” she says,“The more difficult this ‘easier’ concertobecomes.” Her approach here is sensitiveand low-key, but no less effective for that. It’sthoughtful playing with a light touch, andwith tempi that are kept moving; no time forwallowing in sentiment here, but no lack offeeling either.The Schumann concerto has had a troubledhistory. Written shortly before Schumann’s1854 suicide attempt that led to his enteringthe sanatorium in which he would die twoyears later, it was never fine-tuned to thecomposer’s satisfaction, and was suppressedby its dedicatee, Joseph Joachim, not longafter Schumann’s death. It resurfaced inGermany in the 1930s due primarily to theefforts of violinists Jelly d’Arányi and YehudiMenuhin, but plans for a premiere werehijacked by the Nazis, who hopedto promote it at the expense of theMendelssohn concerto, with itsJewish connection. The concertohas its technical problems, inparticular an exceptionally difficultsolo part in the last movementwhich makes an idealtempo almost impossible,but it has a particularly beautiful slowmovement. Mueller was responsiblefor Barton Pine’s deciding torecord the work, and the soloisthas done her work here, makingjudicious changes where she feltnecessary; in particular, she andMueller make the final movementwork extremely well.The performances of the BeethovenF major and G major Romances followthe approach set in the Mendelssohn, with aclear tone, slow and spare vibrato and a nicesense of movement.Barton Pine’s own extensive and excellentbooklet notes contribute to another top-notchCedille issue.Strings Attachedcontinues at thewholenote.comwith the latestmostly jazz-based releasefrom aging enfant terribleNigel Kennedy.JAZZ & IMPROVISED MUSICReflectionsMike Murley; University of Toronto JazzOrchestra; Gordon FooteU of T Jazz! ! RecordedApril 8 and 9, 2013 atRevolution RecordingStudios, Toronto.Everybody forgetsabout the arranger. Forexample jazz enthusiastsknow about theThelonious Monk bigband concert in 1963, but how many know orcare that arrangements for much of that greatmusic were by Hal Overton. Or that the landmarkrecording by Basie of “April In Paris”was arranged by Wild Bill Davis?The reason for this preamble is that onlistening to this album I realized just howessential the arrangements are; so hats offthewholenote.com November 1 – December 7, 2013 | 71

to Mike Murley, Terry Promane, Jef Deeganand John MacLeod who lay down the richlayers of sound which add so much to theoriginal compositions of Mike Murley. If youlisten carefully to the final track, “Can’t YouSee,” you might just recognize the chordchanges of “It’s You Or No One.” Murley is thefeatured soloist displaying his usual formidabletalent along with members of the U ofT Jazz Orchestra. I am constantly amazedat the technical proficiency of so many oftoday’s young musicians, talents that areamply demonstrated on this recording, withseven members of the orchestra sharing solohonours with Murley.The CD will be available through Indie Pool,Amazon and will have distribution on iTunes.—Jim GallowayLive at MusideumDon Naduriak and XavierjazzIndependent!!Don Naduriakpiano, Bill McBirnieflute, Russ Littletrombone, DuncanHopkins bass, JoaquinHidalgo drums. Allcompositions andarrangements byDon Naduriak.Don Naduriak has been active in establishingLatin music in Canada with hisbands Salsa Con Clave and his current groupXavierjazz. This CD was recorded before anaudience at the Musideum. For those of youwho are not familiar with the venue, createdby composer Donald Quan, it is quite unlikeany other in that it is also a retail store situatedin downtown Toronto at Richmond andSpadina and stocked with rare and unusualinstruments. As a venue it is unique and as astore it is certainly worth visiting even if thereis no performance scheduled.Now to the CD. If you like your music Latin,this is for you. The two horn players handlethe ensemble passages fluently and thoseof you who are familiar with the playing ofRuss Little and Bill McBirnie know that thesolo department is in good hands. That said,one of the most enjoyable tracks for me, “BigJoe Beam” — nice pun — is a feature for DonNaduriak. This is music performed by giftedartists who are very much at home in thegenre and is well worth a listen.—Jim GallowayDreamMichele MeleIndependent GKM 1001michelemele.com!!In her second inspired collaboration withproducer Greg Kavanagh, luminous vocalistand contemporary jazz composer MicheleMele has once again created a recording oforiginal music that is as accessible, captivatingand refreshing as a perfect spring day.Mele’s life is her musical canvas, and sheallows her clever lyricsand delightfully contagiousmelodic linesto give us a glimpseinto her most intimatefeelings — and thoserelatable, humanemotions are consistentlyrendered withpurity, honesty and high musicality.Dream has been expertly producedand arranged by Kavanagh, and Mele hassurrounded herself with a stellar cast thatincludes trumpet/flugelhorn icon GuidoBasso, piano genius Robbi Botos and firstcallsaxophonist John Johnson. AlthoughMele never panders to us with over-troddenstandards or gratuitous scat singing, she is aserious jazz composer, lyricist and vocalistwho simply prefers to colour outside the linesa wee bit — not unlike Bob Dorough, DaveFrishberg, Blossom Dearie or Mose Allison.Standout tracks include the title song,which lures the listener directly into Mele’sbeautiful “dream” — lulled along by thesinewy, rich saxophone of Johnson, Botos’crystalline piano work and Mele’s sensualand swinging signature vocal sound. Thegreat Guido Basso also lends his own specialmagic to the CD, particularly on the track“The More” — sung in English, Spanish andFrench by the multilingual Mele. Also of noteare the touching compositions, “Intimacy,”which is breathtakingly beautiful and featuresa heartrending lyric, and also the witty “Anti-Magiana,” which utilizes intricate Latinrhythms expertly played by brothers Lewand John Mele on bass and drums, as well asrichly layered vocal nuances.—Lesley Mitchell-ClarkeSmall ChoicesPapetti-Manisalco-RubinoAUT Records 006!!Why not improviseon so-called classicalmusic themes isa question increasinglyanswered in thepositive by adventurousplayers of everygenre. Thus the Italiantrio involved in SmallChoices dedicates more than half this CD tosuch prestidigitation.These are serious improvisations, not ajazzy overlay of notated music however.Which means that when bassist GiacomoPapetti, pianist Emanuele Maniscalco andGabriele Rubino on piccolo, soprano andbass clarinets deal with themes by Sibelius orLigeti they bring the same freedom to experimentwith them as they would with tunes byEllington or Monk.“Fine del Tempo,” for instance, inspired byMessiaen’s Quatuor pour la Fin du Temps,adds a rhythmic undertow, and before recappingthe head, stretches the theme withunbroken trills from Rubino, Papetti’s slapbass plus Maniscalco’s repeated note clusters.On the other hand, Escape from Ainola, takenfrom Sibelius’ Fifth Symphony, maintainspanoramic echoes with resonating chordsfrom the keyboard and a buzzing bass line.Here Rubino creates the bonding ostinato asthe others interject sub-motifs or decorate thebrooding theme.Solid definitions and identifications areproven unfeasible on some of the othertracks however. With sweeping piano glissandi,double bass thumps and a melodypropelled by delicate soprano clarinet sweeps,“Nascondere” appears to be another contrafactof classical notated music. Instead it’s acompletely original composition by Papetti.Two of the three players here earnedadvanced conservatory degrees in bothnotated and improvised music. AlthoughManiscalco, in contrast, is an autodidact — likeSchoenberg and Elgar — this sort of jazz-classicalcrossover will likely become muchmore common in the future. “Small Choices”shows the way.—Ken WaxmanTriple PlayRussell MaloneMaxJazz MXJ607This Side of StrayhornTerell StaffordMaxJazz MXJ408! ! Here are tworeleases on theMAXJAZZ label whichwas founded in 1998and is now releasingits albums via theMAXJAZZ website andwith internationaldistribution by Naxos.Russell Malone’sTriple Play (RussellMalone guitar, DavidWong bass, MontezColeman drums)features four nicelymelodic originals byMalone and sevenby others rangingfrom “Butch And Butch” by Oliver Nelsonto the seldom heard “The Kind Of Girl SheIs” by Alan and Marilyn Bergman and DaveGrusin. There is also a beautifully sensitivesolo performance of the Alex North composition“Unchained Melody.” This is a very satisfyingCD and a welcome addition to any jazzcollection.Terrell Stafford’s This Side of Strayhornfeatures Stafford on trumpet and flugelhorn,Tim Warfield, on soprano and tenor saxophone,Bruce Barth piano, Peter Washingtonbass and Dana Hall drums. An album dedicatedto the compositions of Mr. Strayhornis off to a good start and this one followsthrough with some formidable playing byStafford and his fellow musicians. 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wondering, was later re-titled “Charpoy.”The CD is a rich cross-section of Strayhorn’samazing output, running the gamut from“Lush Life” to “Smada” via “Day Dream.”The excellent arrangements are by BruceBarth who also adds some first rate solos.But it is the melodic warm sound of Stafford,ably accompanied by Tim Warfield thatstays with me.If these releases are typical of the MAXJAZZcatalogue I can only say that I look forward tohearing more.—Jim GallowayAfter BlueTierney SuttonBFM Jazz 3020624192tierneysutton.com!!Tierney Sutton, thefive-time Grammynominatedjazzsinger has turned herconsiderable talents toJoni Mitchell’s musicon this, her tenthrelease. After Blue isa collection of covers,mostly from Mitchell’s heyday in the 70s and80s, and includes some of her more popularhits like “Big Yellow Taxi,” “Woodstock”and “Both Sides Now.” The challenge withcovering much-loved songs such as these is tobe innovative enough to not slavishly mimic,without straying so far from the original asto render the songs unrecognizable. Suttonand the band have managed to strike that finebalance, largely by staying true to Mitchell’svocal lines while introducing clever newtreatments and arrangements through theinstrumental accompaniment.The band members on After Blue are notSutton’s regulars and include such greatsas Al Jarreau (the 73-year-old is a gas on BeCool), Hubert Laws, Peter Erskine (who wasMitchell’s drummer on Both Sides Now andMingus) and Larry Goldings. But it’s thework of the Turtle Island Quartet that reallyelevates some of these tunes, in particular“Little Green,” a simple song from Mitchell’searly days that here gets made over into acontrapuntal beauty. Cellist Kevin Summershines as his solo work with Sutton on “All IWant” is multi-textured and lively. Although“Dry Cleaner from Des Moines” is fun in itsstripped down, beatnik form here, it doesn’thold a candle to the energy of the original.In general, this is a low-key, thoughtfulalbum and a wonderful tribute to a mastersongwriter.—Cathy RichesAlways find more reviewsonline at thewholenote.comIn 2007 trumpeter David Buchbinderreleased a CD called Odessa/Havana,an innovative mix of Eastern Europeanklezmer and Latin American dancerhythms that touched on their commonroots in the Middle East and AndalusianSpain. It was a brilliant success,finding genuine internationalacclaim. Odessa/Havana returnswith Walk to the Sea (Tzadik 8177,odessahavana.com), a sequel thatpossesses even greater resonance,moving beyond the originalinstrumentals of the first CD toinclude songs from the Judeo-Spanish Ladino tradition, with pianistHilario Durán’s arrangementsof older songs andBuchbinder’s fresh settings ofpoems by Lina Kohen Albukrek,sung here by Maryem HassanTollar. The work is filled withrare grace and power, combiningBuchbinder’s lyricism and Durán’sfire with an ensemble that isalive with varied percussion andvernacular fretted instrumentsfrom the middle-Eastern oud tothe Cuban très. John Johnsoncontributes orchestral colour on ahost of reeds and brings an explosive,dancing freedom with histenor saxophone.It’s a Free Country (craigpedersen.com)by Montreal-based trumpeterCraig Pedersen and bassist JoelKerr may be unusual enoughas a trumpet-bass duo, but thematerial makes it stranger still:it’s largely devoted to country andwestern themes approached from avariety of vantage points, includingstraightforward readings of tunes toexploratory free improvisation. Youknow something different is afoot on theopening title tune, with voices intoning: “It’sa free country/ but only for me.” Mixing inoriginal compositions, it’s always unpredictable:Pedersen’s own “Williams Lake” hasthe clarity and grace of a gospel choir singingin a clearing in the woods; J.P. Webster’s“Wildwood Flower” has trumpet and arcobass in unison; Willie Nelson’s “Crazy” beginsin sputtering free improvisation long beforeits famous melody emerges. It’s consistentlyplayful, imaginative work that’s somehowtrue to both the emotional directness ofcountry music and the oblique abstractionof current improvisation, just not at thesame time.Wide-open spaces also inspire composer/reed player Rob Mosher, who grew up in thevillage of Greenwood, Nova Scotia, moved toSTUART BROOMERToronto for composition studies, then settledin New York. His recent suite, Polebridge(robmosher.com), reflects both his mobilityand his keen sense of place, as he goes furtherafield for inspiration. Polebridge, Montanais a hamlet of 88 people, the same numberas the keys on a piano, and whenMosher arrived there he found anold piano abandoned in a lane.That image colours the music,a genuine chamber jazz mutation:there’s a seamless interplayof composed and improvisedelements that draw inspirationfrom sources as diverse as AaronCopland and klezmer as well as theimages of a western town outside oftime. The group foregrounds thevirtuoso trumpeter Micah Killionand pianist Stephanie Nilles, butthe score is alive with unusualtimbres, from country fiddleand mandolin to English hornand bassoon.It’s rare to hear a jazz quintetthat similarly explores sonority,but that’s Toronto guitarist HarleyCard’s frequent emphasis on hissecond CD as leader, Hedgerow(DYM002, harleycard.ca)beginning with his own guitarchoices, from the sparkling,icy clarity of his electric on GetThere to the warm, ringing, steelstringacoustic of “Helicopters andHolograms.” The emphasis extendsto his band and his compositions:Tenor saxophonist David Frenchalso plays bass clarinet, MattNewton plays acoustic andelectric piano and, among theshifting rhythm players, Jon Maharajplays acoustic and electric bass. That love ofmutating sonorities works hand-in-glovewith Card’s fondness for short, repeatingfigures with modulating harmonies, evidentin tunes like “Hedgerow” and “Sophomore.”Whether the ultimate effect is pensive orcelebratory, Card plays and writes witha keen sense of mood and emotionalcommunication.Bop is at the source of most forms ofmodern jazz, whether it’s the harmoniclanguage of cool jazz, the aggressive swing ofhard bop or the spiky melodies and rhythmsof free jazz, but it’s rare to hear bop stronglyevoked today. The Miles Black Trio with GrantStewart (Cellar Live CL041313, cellarlive.com), recorded at Vancouver saxophonistCory Weeds’ Cellar Jazz Club, does just that.Tenor saxophonist Stewart can suggest thecompound messages of the great DexterGordon, lush and hard-edged, relaxed andthewholenote.com November 1 – December 7, 2013 | 73

aggressive, while Black’s pianoalternately takes flight with lean,linear runs or turns introspectivewith dense block chords. AndréLachance provides solid walkingbass and Jim McDonough’s drummingdrives the band with sudden,well-placed accents. The programof standards and originals contributesto the relaxed flow, whilerelatively obscure gems likeElmo Hope’s and Sonny Rollins’“Carving the Rock” and TaddDameron’s “Super Jet” reveal rarebop erudition.Recorded at Weeds’ club as well,the Amanda Tosoff Trio’s Live atthe Cellar (Ocean’s Beyond RecordsOBR0009, amandatosoff.com) is alsoset solidly in the modern mainstream, thoughSomething in the AirDiscovering Long Hidden Advanced JazzWithout question one of jazz’smost representative records is ofa 1953 concert with bop mastersDizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker,Bud Powell, Charles Mingus and Max Roachin their only performance together. That thesession was recorded in Toronto’sMassey Hall makes it distinctive aswell as irreplaceable. But Jazz atMassey Hall isn’t the only instanceof jazz history being made northof the border. Precisely because ofgig opportunities for committedinternational improvisers discsrecorded at Canadian gigs orfestivals are an important part ofthe music’s fabric.One of the most significantrecent sessions recorded in similarcircumstances is Anthony Braxton’sEcho Echo Mirror House (Victo cd 125, victo.qc.ca). Featuringthe composer’s septet, this 2011premiere at the annual FestivalInternational de Musique Actuellefrom Victoriaville, Quebec rolls controlledcacophony and fragmented polyphony intoan hour-long protoplasmic performancethat sounds as if it’s emanating from twoorchestras playing simultaneously, althoughthere are only seven musicians on stage.Having long dispensed with the idea of soloand accompaniment, Braxton’s compositionallows the two brass players, percussion,three string players plus the composer’ssaxophones to enter and exit the sequences atwill. Miraculously all the parts hang together.This situation is even more remarkable whenyou consider that several of the playersdouble or triple, and always conversant withKEN WAXMANTosoff’s penchant for subtle, elusiveharmonic extensions is likelierto suggest the work of Bill Evansthan bop. The Toronto-based pianistis clearly at home returning toher Vancouver roots. Rogers andHart’s “There’s a Small Hotel”swings joyously, propelled alonghappily by the forceful rhythmsection of bassist Jodi Proznickand drummer Jesse Cahill, butit’s on Tosoff’s own compositionsthat the group is most imaginative.“Fill Me Up with Joy” beginswith short, sharply punctuatedphrases only to develop a passionate,welling momentum; “HalfSteps,” a ballad here dedicated toTosoff’s late teacher Ross Taggart, is filled witha muted luminescence.technology, all are equipped with iPods. Thelatter adds snatches of pre-recorded voices,vocal and instrumental music to the mix anduse live processing to integrate sequencesrecorded during performance back into thecomposition. While this description mayappear formidable, the music isn’t thatdifficult. The initialtheme reappears atjunctures, while at alltimes motifs, such asMary Halvorson’s guitartwangs or Jay Rozen’stuba blasts, provide thecontinuum. Meanwhilethe pressurized polytonalnarrative recedesenough in spots sothat Braxton’s altosaxophone yelps,Taylor Ho Bynum’swispy flugelhorngrace notes or thepolyrhythmicstrokes unitingJessica Pavone’s viola and Aaron Siegel’svibes are clearly audible. Midway through,as the tension dissipates a bit, cutting reedbites and ringing vibes separately presage theaddition of iPod samples featuring femalespeaking voices and a male vocal chorus.Later, following subtle reprises of the theme,pre-recorded piano recital-like dynamicsthreaten to unduly soften the performanceuntil Carl Testa’s whapping percussion,Bynum’s plunger work and Braxton’s stridentsax lines, shatter any tendencies towardssweetness. With every musician and everyiPod producing climatic timbres, and when itappears as if the rattling, staccato undulationscan’t become any more overwrought,conductor Braxton abruptly ends theperformance. The effect is as if a harrowingbut pleasurable journey has been completed.It’s this sort of journey that leads to otherCDs, as foreign musicians come to thiscountry to record with local players whohave international reputations. So it is withAves (Songlines SGL 1601-2, songlines.com) that matches Vancouver clarinetistFrançois Houle, who has played with manymembers of the European avant-garde, withNorwegian pianist Håvard Wiik, knownfor his work with the band Atomic. Duringa series of shorter tracks, the two presenta program that epitomizes chamber jazz,with Houle’s extensive technical facilityensuring the interface doesn’t list too far inthe direction of so-called classical music.When the pianist plays alone, as he does on“Zirma,” his stylistic ticks lead to baroqueand impressionistic vibrations. In contrast, apiece such as “Aporetic Dreams,” despite itsobvious germination in the European classicaltradition, finds Houle’s intense pressurizedvibrations toughening the pianist’s showyglissandi. Even as the clarinetist uses tongueslaps and circular breathing to make hispoints, the most significant tracks are thosewhere improvisation and composition arebalanced. Wiik’s exquisite low-pitchedsoundboard echo on “Sparrowhawk” forinstance, is sympathetically underscoredby timbres from two clarinets playedsimultaneously, with new reed notesappearing each time a keyboard fantasiais heard. “Meeting on a Line”is turned into a clarinet tonerollercoaster as altissimo trills anddownward runs reach a slurredcrescendo as the piano keysalternately chime and clash.Circular colouration resultingfrom slapped piano keysand internal string pluckingon “Ursula’s Dream” is elevatedwith Houle’s triple tonguing andscreeching before the final fadeout. Nonetheless, Wiik’s expertisecreating urbane swing on trackssuch as the concluding “Strobe”means that unpleasant atonality isprevented from taking centre stage.Another improviser who cansophisticatedly mix delicacy andtoughness in his music is saxophonistRoscoe Mitchell. Almost 40 years ago he andother advanced players frequently visited andrecorded in Canada because their talent wasmore appreciated here than in their homecountries. Live at A Space 1975 (Sackville-Delmark SK 2080, delmark.com), done inToronto, has just been reissued, containingadditional material from the same live dateand making the CD 50 percent lengthier. Thefour new tracks give a more complete pictureof the Toronto performance that also involvestrombonist George Lewis, guitarist SpencerBarefield and pianist Muhal Richard Abrams.Previously the emphasis on the truncated74 | Novemberr 1 – December 7, 2013 thewholenote.com

disc was on pieces such as “Tnoona” and“Cards,” mostly dissonant performanceswhose sonic tension mixed with concentratedforward motion demonstrated the quartet’sfamiliarity with spiky avant-garde sounds.Now however the additional tracks give cluesas to why the experiments brought forwardby the likes of Mitchell and Lewis have beenaccepted as a part of jazz’s body politic.Both “Prelude to Naima” and “Dastura” arealmost gentle, with the former harmonizingnear-pastoral flute, processional piano and alowing trombone ostinato in such a way thatthe subsequent playing of John Coltrane’s“Naima” is inevitable and balanced. Dittofor “Dastura,” which demonstrated in 1975,as it does now, the versatility of the players.Moreover, the quick runthrough of Mitchell’s“Noonaah,” now the CD’s final track, endswith unison horn blasts arising organicallyfrom the band’s narrative of extrovertedgutbucket slurs and cascading piano chordsthat demonstrate its context.Of course high quality discs are still madein Canada ... by Canadians, simply becausethey live here, as Montreal percussionist EvanTighe’s Threadcount (ETC 0001, evantighe.com) proves. Tighe who composed all eighttracks, and who also plays melodica andtoy piano here, leads a top-flight local bandwith saxophonists Erik Hove and AdamKinner, violinist Joshua Zubot and Rémi-Jean LeBlanc on bass. Tighe’s penchantfor experimentation can be heard on “We/System,” where the head is recapped as ifit was being played by the Jazz Messengers,but begins with the line contrasted betweenthe tenor saxophone’s breathy low tones andthe vibrating high pitches of the toy piano.Shifting throughout between romantic andriotous, the serpentine narrative makesspace for pummelling double bass thumps,pizzicato fiddle plucks and drum pops. Morespaciously constructed “Think Hard Enough”and “You Can Forget Nearly Anything” movesevery which way without ever becoming afree-for-all. Call-and-response balance ismaintained with tough reed bites or barelythere blowing, while Zubot’s skitteringstaccato rubs surmount both. Eventually aclimax is reached via positioned cracks andsmacks from Tighe. Vigorous, contrapuntaland swinging, the drummer’s sensitivelyexplosive playing and that of his bandmembers, suggest why outsiders may want torecord with Canadians or bring their wholeband here.POT POURRIAs You Near MeJames Campbell; Graham Campbell;Afiara QuartetMarquis MAR 451!!Throughout musical history, how manyeminent musicians have produced musicaloffspring? The number may seem surprisinglylow — Leopold Mozart certainly did,as did J.S. Bach. Butas for musicianslike Haydn, Debussyand Dvořák, therewas nobody to carryon the family tradition.Closer to home,this is clearly not thecase with clarinettistJames Campbell, whose son Graham is a fineguitarist and pedagogue; the two have happilyjoined forces on this Marquis Classics disctitled As You Near Me.Long referred to as “Canada’s pre-eminentclarinetist and wind soloist,” James Campbellhas enjoyed an international career as soloistand chamber musician for more than 35years. His son Graham earned his musicdegree at Humber College and has since madea name for himself as a gifted guitarist andcomposer in Toronto’s music community.This is actually the second recordingfather and son have produced (the first wasHomemade Jam in 2003). Nevertheless, withthis release, Graham’s talents as a composerare also showcased, for eight of the 16 tracksbear his name. There are many things to likeabout this recording, not the least of which isthe eclecticism; it draws from several sources,including jazz, Latin and central European.The two Campbells are joined on certaintracks by other performers such as the AfiaraString Quartet and bassists Sam McLellanand Bob Mills. James Campbell’s lyrical tonecombined with the skilful guitar work (eitheras a solo or as accompaniment) producesan appealing sound, with the youngerCampbell’s own compositions provingparticularly engaging.As You Near Me is the perfect disc forrelaxing to on an autumn weekend — or forthat matter, any day of the week, during anyseason. Recommended.—Richard HaskellTango DreamsAlexander SevastianAnalekta AN 28767Tangos Brasileiros –The music of Ernesto NazarethChristina Petrowska QuilicoMarquis MAR 519! ! When you start pulling out your winterboots for another snowy march, take outyour dancing shoes too, and warm up theCanadian winter with these two new releasesof hot and sultry tango music played by twoof Canada’s finest performers.Accordionist Alexander Sevastian is aworld-class awarding-winning performer.Many readers will recognize his fabulous workwith Quartetto Gelato. In Tango Dreams,Sevastian is brilliant as he takes on the tangostyle. The five tangos by the late “tango nuevo”Argentinean composer/bandoneonist AstorPiazzolla are performed with sensitivity andnuance. From Uruguay, the more traditionalLa Cumparsita, by Gerardo Hernan MatosRodriguez (arranged by Dmitriy Varelas)opens with a quasi-improvisational floridsection which leads to a colourful harmonicand rhythmically robust performance true tothe traditional tango genre. The contrastingmiddle section with its rubato and melodicchromaticisms makes this more of a concertwork until it’s time to dance again asSevastian shows his artistic musicianshipboth in melody and rhythm. The title trackTango Dreams by Raymond Luedeke is aperformance of a 2002 work commissionedby fellow accordionist Joseph Petric foraccordion and string trio which has beenfeatured in various concert settings, and as adance piece choreographed by David Earle.As the composer notes, no tango lines havebeen lifted from traditional tangos, yet thework oozes with the tango spirit and drive.Sevastian and Atis Bankas (violin), AnnaAntropova (viola) and Jonathan Tortolano(cello) achieve a tight ensemble unit throughchanging stylistic motives and moods.Equally world-renowned and the 2007winner of the Friends of Canadian MusicAward, pianist Christina Petrowska Quilicoperforms the tangos ofBrazilian composer/pianist Ernesto Júliode Nazareth (1863–1934) in the two-CDrelease TangosBrasileiros. Touchesof salon music andthe romanticism ofChopin are evident inthese tangos, whichare quicker in tempothan their Argentineanrelatives. There isso much heartfeltjoy in the pianist’sperformances of 24of the composers’piano works. In her liner notes titled “MyPersonal Tango Journey,” she attributes heragility in style, musicality and placement ofdownbeat to her years in the dance studiolearning how to dance the tango. I agreecompletely. The famous Fon-Fon is drivenby a zippy right hand melody which ispartnered by a two-feet-grounded-on-thefloorpulse. The more traditional Perigoso –Tango Brasileiro is a swaying, sultry andsteady performance with intriguing brief yetbreathtaking silences. Most fun are the lefthand low-pitched lines in Myosotis. Deepand rich in tone, they act as a perfect mateto the jovial salon music-like right handmelodies. Throughout, Petrowska Quilico’swell-contemplated rhythmic placementsand gentler finger attacks create the senseof melodic spontaneity so important totango music.Sevastian and Petrowska Quilico are sovery different in their musical instruments,attitudes and approaches to tangos yet bothare worthy of an enjoyable twirl across thelistening dance floor.—Tiina Kiikthewholenote.com November 1 – December 7, 2013 | 75

Old Wine, New Bottles | Fine Old Recordings Re-ReleasedBRUCE SURTEESTwo notable big cubes of CDs thismonth are well worth investigating.One is from the Metropolitan Opera’sown archives containing ten significantperformances of Verdi operas and anotherfrom DG, containing their complete recordingsof Herbert von Karajan in the 1970s.October 10 was the 200th anniversary ofVerdi’s birth although his mother rememberedthe 9th as his natal day. The Met, incollaboration with Sony Classical has selectedoutstanding performances of ten Verdi operasto commemorate this bicentennial year.The first offering in Verdi at the Met is LaTraviata from January 5, 1935 and is deservedlylegendary. Rosa Ponselle is Violetta withFrederick Jagel as Alfredo and LawrenceTibbett as Germont. The conductor is EttorePanizza. Callas said that Ponselle was “thegreatest singer of us all” and here is a goodreason why. The sound is admittedly verydated, watery in the two preludes, but byand large good enough to hear and appreciatethis memorable performance. Panizzaalso conducts a mighty performance ofOtello from February 24, 1940 with LawrenceTibbett as Iago, Giovanni Martinelli as Otello,Elizabeth Rethberg as Desdemona and NicolaMoscona as Lodovico. This familiar drama’sproduction is involving and persuasive.Maestro Panizza’s final outing in this collectionstars Jussi Björling and Zinka Milanov inthe December 14, 1940 mounting of Un Balloin Maschera. My late friend Aldo Maggiorotti,who lived and breathed opera, said thatBjörling sounded better on records than live.So which would this be? Björling is hearda year later as The Duke in Rigoletto fromDecember 29, 1945, together with LeonardWarren as Rigoletto and the legendary BiduSayao as Gilda. From February 26, 1949,Fritz Reiner conducts a star-studded Falstaff,illuminated by Giuseppe Di Stefano, LeonardWarren, Regina Resnik, Giuseppe Valdengoand Licia Albanese. Leonard Warren is SimonBoccanegra supported by Astrid Varnay andRichard Tucker under the direction of FritzStiedry. From November 29, 1952, now twoyears into the era of the great and powerfulRudolf Bing (the Met’s general managerfrom 1950 to 1972) we hear Zinka Milanov,Richard Tucker, Leonard Warren, JeromeHines and Mildred Miller heading a finecast in a gorgeous, attention-grabbing andholding performance of La Forza del Destinounder Stiedry. The pick-up on the voices andthe orchestra is very natural and correctlybalanced, supported by convincing dynamics.On February 21, 1959, Leonard Warrenassumed the title role in Macbeth withLeonie Rysanek making her triumphant Metdebut singing LadyMacbeth, a role sheassumed followingCallas’ celebrateddeparture. JeromeHines is Banquoand Carlo Bergonziplays Macduff.Erich Leinsdorfconducts. OnDecember 3, 1960, Rysanek, now a Metregular sang Abigaile to Cornell McNeil’sNabucco with Cesare Siepi and Rosalind Elias,conducted by Thomas Schippers. Part IIIopens with “Va, Pensiero,” the chorus of theHebrew slaves that is as familiar to the generalpublic today as it was in Verdi’s time. Finally,Aida from the February 25, 1967 broadcastconducted by Schippers. There could be noother choice for the title role than the preeminentLeontyne Price, with Carlo Bergonzias Ramades, Grace Bumbry as Amneris andRobert Merrill as Amonasro. A living tributeto all involved, although I was very surprisedwhen the audience began applauding before“O terra, addio” was quite finished.Verdi at the Met (Sony 88883 721202, 20CDs) is a well-chosen collection of performancesspanning 35 years featuring many ofthe justly celebrated idols of their day. Thecostly and meticulous restoration of thesebroadcast recordings was borne by the LloydE. Rigler-Lawrence E. Deutsche Foundationand the Dunard Fund USA, who also fundedthe excellent Wagner at the Met set reviewedearlier this year.Glenn Gould was a great admirer of Herbertvon Karajan and the admiration was reciprocatedto the extent that they had attempted toco-ordinate their windows of opportunity torecord a Beethoven concerto cycle. They hadperformed together in Berlin on May 26, 1957playing the third concerto. Gould said that theonly live performance he would ever wish toattend was a Karajan concert. They were likemindedabout the merits of studio recordingswhich could be honed to “perfection” versusthose of a one-shot, live concert performance.Karajan 1970s (DG 4791577) is an 82-CDset containing all his orchestral recordingsmade by DG in that period. They are analog“studio” recordings.Until 1973they continued touse the acousticallyperfect JesusChristus-Kirche,Berlin and after thatthey recorded in thePhilharmonie.There is no wayof knowing how much time was spentrehearsing the familiar warhorses on disc 10,Opernballette, containing “The PolovtsianDances,” the usual two from Eugen Onegin,ballet music from Aida and Otello and the“Dance of the Hours.” All familiar pieces butwhat made these performances outstandingwas Karajan’s characteristic total dedicationto each work, according it the care and attentionto the composer’s intentions that hebestowed on more demanding works. By thetime these recordings were made, January/February 1971, conductor and orchestra werealready a single entity and they continuedto produce outstanding, often unrivaledperformances, as the more than 200 on thesediscs of repertoire from Corelli, Vivaldi andBach to Berg, Schoenberg and Webern attest.There are no ho-hums here.Each of the 82 discs bears the OriginalImage Bit Processing identification that theearly mastering has been superseded bynewer technology to replicate the originaltapes. An informative book containsbiographical material and a Karajan timelinetogether with details of the recordingsessions. Missing, I regret, is a simplealphabetical listing of the pieces to make itsimple to locate any work in the box. Seea presentation video at arkivmusic.com/classical/album.jsp?album_id=993685.Subscribe to HALFTONESThe WholeNote mid-month e-letterBreaking news, just-in listings, “mystery tracks” CD contest, ticket give-aways,discount window, member offers, and more.Scan this, or visit thewholenote.com/halftones to register.76 | Novemberr 1 – December 7, 2013 thewholenote.com

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SUZIE LEBLANC: Pockets of Time | continued from page 8For me, the piece on the CD that grabbed me by the heart was EmilyDoolittle’s setting of the shortest poem of the ten — “A Short Slow Life.”“That is a lovely, lovely poem,” LeBlanc agrees and quotes the very linesI am thinking of: “We lived in a pocket of time ... until time’s rough handreached in and tumbled us out.”“So was this project a ‘pocket of time’ for you?” I ask, “at a momentwhere you maybe needed that for a lot of reasons?”“I realize that now,” she says. “In retrospect I realize how much I waslooking for, maybe, I don’t know, amentor, a role model, but Bishopdefinitely served as this kind ofmodel at a time when I was wantingto change things artistically in mylife, and even personally ... It’samazing what [Doolittle] did withthat poem. I mean, because it was ashort poem I was kind of imagininga short little piece, and it’s not thatat all. Somehow she rhythmicallydid very interesting things, andwith repetition. There is melodyas well, but it’s somehow a poemthat is like nature or something, it’sjust — a little leaf here, a little fluff ofsomething there — and not unlike,actually Bishop was a painter aswell, and not unlike the way shemay have painted nature herself.”Despite the range of activity ofthe Nova Scotia-based ElizabethBishop centenary project, wereone to use the internet as a sourceof information about Bishop, onewould find it hard to get the senseFrom left: Mélisande Corriveau, Margaret Little,Felix Deak, Suzie LeBlanc and Susie Napper.“I think you fityour voice to whatyou love …”of the Nova Scotia “motherland” that LeBlanc ascribes to Bishop. Bishophas been vigorously reclaimed by the U.S. as their own, as a sense ofher place in 20th century poetry grows. “And who can blame them?”LeBlanc says. “I mean it was in 2004 that I needed to reconnect withmy motherland Acadia and did the first CD La Mer Jolie and then in2008 did [Chants d’Acadie:] Tout Passe. I’m not saying I’m done withmy motherland, I may be doing another one, actually we’re recordingit in January 2014, but yes, it’s interesting that I’ve managed to connectBishop to her motherland as well. Yes.”And what of musical “motherlands” rather than geographic ones?Toronto audiences have two opportunities to hear LeBlanc on familiarground, first with Tafelmusik from November 6 to 10, singing a programof Purcell and Carissimi “with Charles Daniels, tenor, who is lovely.”And then November 21 she is back in town for Women’s Musical Clubof Toronto, with Montreal-based viol consort Les Voix Humaines (whohave been some of her closest musical connections, since soon after shearrived in that city to study). “Absolutely, absolutely, a group I’ve workedwith a lot,” she says. But the repertoire November 21 is not entirely whatone might expect. “It’s varied, actually, it goes from about Purcell toGershwin. Which is an interesting thing. And the Voix Humaines love tohave music arranged for the four gambas; it’s a quartet of gambas [SusieNapper, Margaret Little, Felix Deak and Mélisande Corriveau]. And so, it’sfun — we are doing some French songs like Autumn Leaves — Les feuillesmortes — very eclectic and lovely. It’s called “Summertime,” becausewe’re also doing Summertime, of course — and spans all sorts of erasbut throughout there’s the Vivaldi Four Seasons played by the gambas.”I ask if baroque repertoire became her original “home turf” becauseit was the “right size” for her voice. “I think it was more that it wasthe music I was passionate about, and my voice happened to fit it verywell” she replies. “But I think you fit your voice to what you love aswell in a way. Because now things are changing, because my love hasbecome lieder, a lot, and Richard Strauss is now something I’m reallyspending a lot of time [with], Schumann, Schubert — French mélodie,with Fauré, Reynaldo Hahn and Debussy. And it just happened, youknow — I didn’t call on that, but the passion suddenly came for thatmusic and the passion also for contemporary settings, contemporarymusic — and maybe the desire to work with [composers] who are alive,you know.”LeBlanc is not the first early and baroque vocalist to find herself drawnto contemporary repertoire; after all, both call for interpretive cohones;an ability to infer intention on the part of composers whose work haseither not been heard for centuries or not yet heard at all.“That’s right,” she says. “And these composers were amazinglyopen to suggestions, and that waswonderful.”Listening to I Am in Need ofMusic I had found myself struckby the extent to which each of thecomposers, while so different inapproach and attack, had layeredinto the work all those lovely top Gsand As and Bs that LeBlanc sendssoaring over the liquid gold of herlower register. “Is it something thatyou talked about ahead, or did theyjust listen and instinctively tuneinto that?” I asked.“No — I mean John Plant andAlasdair and Christos I think knewmy singing, knew my voice, andthey went and listened to things,and we never talked about anythinglike that. Emily was the one I knew the least and interestinglyenough, when the piece first came there were bits that were notquite fitting — so we talked about it, and we changed some notes.”“Just a few?”“Oh, yes, but they were necessary to change.”With Bishop’s poetry fresh in mind, redolent as it is withimages of soaring and birds, I find myself asking her if perhapsMessiaen’s music is part of the future picture somewhere too.“Well, I have recorded Messiaen,” she says. “Yes, I recorded piecesthat are not often done. Chantes de terre et du ciel, which is a cycle forpiano and voice, a bit like Poèmes pour Mi but a much less well-knownone. That came out on ATMA in 2009, and a lot of early songs, and alovely piece La mort du nombre, which I did with Lawrence Williford,and it’s a beautiful tenor and soprano piece. So I love Messiaen as well,so there you go.”Our time winds down — after all there is still tonight’s Massey CollegeBishop CD launch to prepare for: the seven years of this particularimmersion are clearly drawing to a close. “So now that you’ve beentumbled out of this particular pocket of time, where do you find yourself?”I ask.“It’s an amazing feeling, to finally tumble out of it. I’m actuallyworking on a new project — well, a few of them actually. I’m workingon a project which is going to be honouring my mother, who was asinger, which I’ll do in the summer of 2014 and subsequently, whichwill be with film, with visuals. She passed away in 2003, she was anopera singer. She sang the music that I am now singing, that I neverthought I would sing. And so we now sing the same songs and I findit very interesting. We have recordings of her she had actually won theSinging Stars of Tomorrow in 1948 and so she was actually really wellknown to Toronto audiences then. I have lots of letters. And I want totell her story because she left home when she was 12. She already hadan operatic voice. She went on to study and give concerts at the age of 15.She came from a tiny village, and if I can inspire any young person whothinks, ‘I have dreams but I come from this tiny place and there’s justno hope,’ that you can always do something, there’s always a way. Andshe kept on singing and teaching all her life and I think it’s a wonderfulproject to do.”You can find this story on our website with several interestinghyperlinks added; and you can also view a video of the entireconversation or listen to a podcast of it by visiting the website:thewholenote.com.78 | Novemberr 1 – December 7, 2013 thewholenote.comMARIO GROLEAU

HANNAFORD STREETSILVER BANDWELCOMECHRISTMAS7:30 p.m. Tuesday, December 17, 2013Yorkminster Park Baptist Church, 1585 Yonge StreetCollaborating for the first time in more than 15 years, Robert Cooperand the Orpheus Choir join the renowned Hannaford Street SilverBand, along with YOUR uplifted voices for an entertaining andinspirational evening of seasonal music in the warm splendour of YorkminsterPark Baptist Church. A sparkling seasonal gift of big brass and song!Tickets: $40; $30 senior; $15 studentorpheuschoirtoronto.com/buy-ticketshssb.ca/eventsBMOFinancial GroupFinancial GroupBMOFinancial GroupThe Jackman Foundation The Vern and Frieda Heinrichs Foundation The Michael and Sonja Koerner Charitable Foundation The Mary-Margaret Webb FoundationNªVIDªD:Christmas Music from LatinAmerica and SpainThis is the liveliest Christmas concert in town,a fiesta of early music from the Spanish-speakingnations on both sides of the Atlantic.Friday, dec. 13 & Saturday, dec. 14, 8pmSunday, dec. 15, 3:30pmTrinity-St. Paul’s Centre,Jeanne Lamon Hall, 427 Bloor St. WestticketS $21 - $61 • caLL 416-964-6337OnLine at tOrOntOcOnSOrt.Org

KURT ELLING • NOV 14With his new album, outstanding jazz vocalist Kurt Elling further solidifies hisreputation for bold innovation. The tracks, such as “On Broadway” and“You Send Me,” glow with atmospheric reharmonizations, unexpected rhythms,and jazz sensibility.GENTLEMAN’S RULE • NOV 15With incredibly precise and lush harmonies, 10-man a cappella groupGentleman’s Rule perform music by a wide range of popular artists includingBob Marley, Nelly, Stevie Wonder, Bruno Mars and more.THE CELTIC TENORS • NOV 21The Celtic Tenors have established themselves as the most successful classicalcrossover artists ever to emerge from Ireland. They continue to re-invent thetenor idiom by pioneering a new style, never before seen on the classical stage,and by breaking the traditional stuffy tenor mould.BLIND BOYS OF ALABAMA • NOV 22Five-time Grammy Award-winning gospel group whose moving renditions ofsongs like “Wade in the Water” or “Amazing Grace” continue to fulfil theirself-proclaimed goal of spiritually elevating audiences.LIONA BOYD • NOV 23With Special Guest Michael SavonaCelebrated as a classical guitar virtuoso and composer, Liona Boyd now addssinging and songwriting to her illustrious career. Her latest album is a powerfulmix of sweeping instrumentals and beautiful song.IN THE STUDIONOV 8 • JOE SEALY & PAUL NOVOTNYNOV 9 • DR. AMIT ARYAFollow us on Twitter @RoseTheatreBramBecome a fan facebook.com/RoseTheatreBrampton905.874.2800www.rosetheatre.ca