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Baroque Orchestra and Chamber ChoirJeanne Lamon, Music Director | Ivars Taurins, Director, Chamber Choir1o.11CONCERT SEASONHandelDixit DominusDIRECTED BY IVARS TAURINSJohannette Zomer Vicki St. Pierre Lawrence Wiliford Peter HarveyNEXTCONCERTThurs Nov 11, Fri Nov 12,Sat Nov 13 at 8pmSun Nov 14 at 3:30pmTrinity-St. Paul’s CentreJohannette Zomer, sopranoVicki St. Pierre, mezzo-sopranoLawrence Wiliford, tenorPeter Harvey, baritoneTafelmusik Chamber Choir and OrchestraProgramme also includes:Rameau Grand Motet “In convertendo”Charpentier Salve Regina“…the Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra andChoir made the music of Handel shimmerwith brilliance and pulse with life.”TORONTO STARMozart and HaydnConcertos and SymphoniesRichard EgarrWed Dec 1 at 7pmThurs Dec 2, Fri Dec 3,SatDec4at8pmSunDec5at3:30pmTrinity-St. Paul’s CentreMozart Symphony no. 1 in E-flat Major, K.16Mozart Piano Concerto in A Major, K.414Haydn Piano Concerto in D Major, Hob. XVIII: 11Haydn Symphony no. 44 in E Minor, “Trauersymphonie”COMINGSOONRICHARD EGARR, GUEST DIRECTOR AND SOLOISTCalled "brilliant and energetic" with a"vibrant stage presence" (Toronto Star)in his previous outings with Tafelmusik,British keyboardist Richard Egarr returnsto lead the orchestra in a classicalconcert featuring the fortepiano andthe music of Mozart and Haydn.Trinity-St. Paul’s Tickets:416.964.6337tafelmusik.orgSmartphone users: m.tafelmusik.orgWe gratefully acknowledge the following partners for their support:Nov11&12concertssponsored bySeason Presenting Sponsor

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THETMVolume 16 #3 | November 1 - December 7, 2010FOR OPENERS6. Pianos Forte in November | COLIN EATOCKFEATURES8. Stewart Goodyear, Off the Cuff | PAMELA MARGLESBEAT BY BEAT12. In the Clubs | ORI DAGAN14. Classical & Beyond | ALLAN PULKER19. Early Music | SIMONE DESILETS21. On Opera | CHRISTOPHER HOILE22. In With the New | JASON VAN EYK25. Choral Scene | BENJAMIN STEIN26. Jazz Notes | JIM GALLOWAY28. Bandstand | JACK MACQUARRIE29. World View | KAREN AGESLISTINGS30. A | Concerts in the GTA48. B | Beyond the GTA51. C | In the Clubs (Mostly Jazz)53. D | Announcements Et CeteraMUSICAL LIFE57. We Are All Music’s Children | MJ BUELL58. Da Capo: An Anniversary Series | DAVID PERLMAN60. Book Shelf | PAMELA MARGLESDISCOVERIES: RECORDINGS REVIEWED61. CD Editor’s Corner | DAVID OLDS61. The Digital Revolution | JANOS GARDONYI62. Vocal63. Early, Classical & Beyond64. Modern & Contemporary65. Jazz & Improvised Music66. Pot Pourri67. It’s our Jazz | GEOFF CHAPMAN67. Old Wine, New Bottles | BRUCE SURTEESMORE6. Contact Information & Deadlines29. Index of Advertisers55. Classified AdsIn This IssueACD2 2623 ACD2 2643NEW RELEASESJanina Fialkowska,Canada’s “First Lady of Chopin” continuesher celebration of the Chopin anniversarywith a program devoted to the composer’sbeloved Piano Concertos. This new ATMACD was recorded during a live concert inMarch, 2010 with the VancouverSymphony Orchestra conducted byBramwell Tovey.For his first solo ATMA recording, tenorLawrence Wiliford sings late works byBenjamin Britten, accompanied by harpistJennifer Swartz. The CD includes theworld premiere recording with harp ofFive Songs from Harmonia Sacra.Also on this recording:Folk Songs [ ARR. BENJAMIN BRITTEN ]Suite for Harp Op. 83A Birthday Hansel Op. 92Canticle VATMACLASSIQUE.COMSelect ATMA titles now on saleUNDER THREATpage 12VITOLS IN VOICE-BOXpage 21NOVEMBER’S CHILDpage 57

PIANISTS FIGURE prominently in this issueof The WholeNote. Stewart Goodyear, on ourcover, has been delving deeply into Beethoven:this summer he played all 32 Beethoven sonatasat the Ottawa International Chamber MusicFestival. This month, he’ll grace the stage ofthe Royal Conservatory’s Koerner Hall onNovember 28, with an all-Beethoven recital.Allan Pulker’s column opens with a lookat the Chinese Cultural Centre’s Toronto International Piano Competition,which has attracted contestants from 10 countries aroundthe world, including Canada. One of the things that’s been curiouslylacking in this city is a recurring event of this sort (there was aninternational Bach piano competiton here back in 1985, but it was notrepeated), so we can only hope that this inaugural event will be theAs Pulker notes, many other pianists have found their way intothis month’s listings. In addition to those mentioned in his column, I’llpoint out that there are two “Art of the Piano” recitals at Gallery 345.Contemporary programmes will be given by Vlada Mars (November12) and Vicki Chow (December 3). See our listings for full details.Something else that leaps out of the 600-odd listings as particularly“Novemberesque” is the abundance of musical activity on universitycampuses throughout Southern Ontario. November is the month whenmusic students take to the stage to present the programmes they’veFOR OPENERS / COLIN EATOCKPianos Forte in Novemberbeen working on since September – so in this month’s magazine,University in the “GTA” section. And in the “Beyond the GTA” list- and Queen’s. Many of these concerts are free – and I’m sure thestudents would appreciate substantial and appreciative audiences fortheir efforts.November can also be a dreary month. Fortunately, there’s a slewof musical-theatre productions by community groups out there: justsuch feel-good shows as Meet Me in St. Louis (opening November4), Annie (also opening November 4), not one but two productions ofOliver! (opening November 13 and 18, respectively), and The Wizardof OzMyFair Lady in Peterborough (opening November 5); White Christmasand A Christmas Carol in Cobourg (on November 11 and 27); andAlice in Wonderland in Barrie (November 19). It’s fast and easy to“music theatre.” Messiah. There was a time when thisperennial favourite was anchored securely in December, but thesedays it’s not uncommon to to hear the Hallelujah Chorus ring outin November. Check out our website on November 10 for a specialfeature on Messiah performances throughout the holiday season.—Colin Eatock, managing editorThe WholeNote The Toronto Concert-Goer’s GuideVOLUME 16 NO 3 | NOVEMBER 1 – DECEMBER 7, 2010720 Bathurst St, Suite 503, Toronto ON M5S 2R4MAIN TELEPHONE 416-323-2232FAX 416-603-4791SWITCHBOARD & GENERAL INQUIRIES Ext 21Chairman of the BoardAllan PulkerPublisher/Editor In Chief | David Perlmanpublisher@thewholenote.comManaging Editor | Colin Eatockeditorial@thewholenote.comCD Editor | David Oldsdiscoveries@thewholenote.comEvent Advertising/MembershipKaren Ages | members@thewholenote.comAdvertising/Production Support/OperationsJack Buell | adart@thewholenote.comConcert ListingsColin Eatock | listings@thewholenote.comJazz ListingsOri Dagan | jazz@thewholenote.comWebsiteBryson Winchester | systems@thewholenote.comCirculation, Display Stands & SubscriptionsChris Malcolm | circulation@thewholenote.comPatrick Slimmon | patrick@thewholenote.comTHE ONTARIO ARTS COUNCIL IS AN AGENCYOF THE GOVERNMENT OF ONTARIO.THANKS TO THIS MONTH’S CONTRIBUTORSColumnsBANDSTAND | Jack MacQuarrieBOOKSHELF | Pamela MarglesCHORAL | Benjamin SteinDA CAPO | David PerlmanEARLY MUSIC | Simone DesiletsIN THE CLUBS | Ori DaganJAZZ | Jim GallowayMUSIC’S CHILDREN | mJ buellNEW MUSIC | Jason van EykOPERA | Christopher HoileORCHESTRA & CHAMBER | Allan PulkerWORLD MUSIC | Karen AgesFeaturePamela MarglesCD ReviewersGeoff Chapman, Daniel Foley, Janos Gardonyi,Richard Haskell, Roger Knox, Bill MacLean,Jack MacQuarrie, Tiina Kiik,Roger Knox, Allan Pulker, Terry Robbins,Michael Schwartz, Sharna Searle,Bruce Surtees, Andrew Timar, Ken WaxmanProofreadingSimone DesiletsListingsColin Eatock, Felix Deak, Ori Dagan,Richard Haskell, Nick TortiLayout & DesignVerity Hobbs, Brian Cartwright, Uno RamatSUBSCRIPTIONS $30 per year + HST (10 issues)www.thewholenote.comUpcoming Dates & DeadlinesFree Event Listings Deadline6pm Monday November 15Display Ad Reservations Deadline6pm Monday November 15Advertising Materials Due6pm Wednesday November 17Publication DateTuesday November 30Next issue is Volume 16 No 4,a double issue coveringDecember 1, 2010 – February 7, 2011WholeNote Media Inc. accepts no responsibilityor liability for claims made for any product orservice reported on or advertised in this issue.Printed in CanadaCouto Printing & Publishing ServicesCirculation StatementOctober 2010: 30,000 printed & distributed.Canadian Publication ProductSales Agreement 1263846ISSN 14888-8785 WHOLENOTEPublications Mail Agreement #40026682Return undeliverable Canadian addresses to:WholeNote Media Inc.503-720 Bathurst StreetToronto ON M5S 2R4COPYRIGHT © 2010 WHOLENOTE MEDIA INC6 thewholenote.comNovember 1 - December 7, 2010

The ukrainian art song projectpresents in concertSunday December 5, 2010 4:00 PMMykola LysenkoThe Art SongsWorld Premiere and CD LaunchHosted by Stuart Hamilton, C.M.FeaturingMonica Whicher – SopranoKrisztina Szabó – Mezzo-sopranoRussell Braun – BaritonePavlo Hunka – Bass-baritoneJulie Ranti – FluteRoman Borys – CelloAlbert Krywolt – PianoRoman Hurko – ProducerPlease join us in celebrating the launch of thesix CD compilation of Mykola Lysenko’s art songsalong with the posting of the musical scoresfor free distribution on the worldwide web at theRoyal Conservatory’s accoustic jewel.Koerner Hall273 Bloor Street West Toronto, OntarioTickets $30–$75 available at theKoerner Hall Box Office. Call 416-408-0208or visit performance.rcmusic.caNovember 1 - December 7, 2010 thewholenote.com 7

violence. There’s a reason why people absolutely adore thunder-cathartic as well. I think Beethoven captures all that.Maybe that’s why you’ve been accused of pounding in your Beethoven.There are some people who think that I pound. I don’t think Ipound, but I don’t shy away from startling audiences. But there aremany ways of playing loud - a chordal texture, a percussive attack,forceful rhythms, a wave of sound from an arpeggio - just as thereare many ways of playing soft or mezzo-forte. All these differentcolours can come out, and I’m not afraid to use all of them. This canscare people.Sometimes when I hear an interpretation of Beethoven, I think,my goodness, why aren’t you using all the facilities you have available?This is a moment where people should be jumping out of theirseats. This is not pleasant, this is frightening – show it! But I’mtouches me on many levels, or when a performer gives me goosebumpsand makes me grasp the seat and think to myself, “I went toa good concert.” That’s one thing I’m always conscious of when I’mperforming.So you are not afraid of making an ugly sound? Don’t get me wrong –an ugly sound is not something I’m striving for. At the same time,I’m not striving for people to say, “Well, isn’t that nice.” What onEarth is that to me? There’s a scene in the movie Ben Hur wherewatching that, would you leave the theatre saying, “Wasn’t thatnice?” That is not the reason that scene is there.If you go on a blind date, you hope that the person you’re havinga drink with inspires an emotional chemistry, so that you want tosee that person again. Beethoven does that – with every single sonatayou want to hear everything again and again. Every sonata is different,and I think that was a conscious decision, because he knew thatpeople were wondering what he was going to do next. That’s one ofmany, many reasons why he is so great.What else are you performing these days? I’m playing Messiaen.Recently in Detroit I did the Turangalîla Symphony and at theLanaudière Festival I performed the Oiseaux exotiques. Messiaen isone of those composers where you are just transmitted, transported,“trans-everythinged.” He brings you into a world that is so glorious– it’s spiritual, it’s religious, it’s sensuous. Messiaen is one ofthe most feared composers because if you want to box Messiaen in,good luck. It’s not going to happen. Like Beethoven, he exploredall facets of humanity. He went about it differently, of course, but Ithink he’s one of the greats.Perhaps he’s feared also because his scores are so daunting to play.The Oiseaux exotiques was one piece where I was working veryhard. Not only on the piano, but researching in libraries. I want-it actually sounded like, in order to do that piece justice. I thought,“Without that knowledge, why am I doing this piece?”Apart from your own compositions, do you play much music by livingcomposers? Not yet, but I love listening to contemporary music.In New York I’m always out attending premieres because I want toknow what people are creating and what the audience response is. Italways feels like you are a part of history. Seeing a piece take shapeand hearing something new is a treat for me.How does that affect your own composing? Everything affects mywriting. Life affects my writing. When I’m travelling and exploringdifferent cultures and meeting people that all inspires the nextcomposition.Did you study composition? I worked with Jennifer Higdon. She reallyNovember 1 - December 7, 2010 thewholenote.com 9

Beat by Beat / In the ClubsThere’s No PlaceLike HomeORI DAGANThere’s no place like the Tranzac. Home to countless artists andaudiences for nearly 40 years, it’s far more than a building richwith history. Initially intended to promote and foster Aussieand Kiwi cultures, with the passing decades the Toronto AustraliaNew Zealand Club has become less focused on “Down Under” andmore inclusive of “all over.” In other words, it has become a trulyCanadian institution which values diversity, freedom and respect.A springboard for the arts,the Tranzac has launched successeslike Rock Plaza Centraland The Evil Dead: TheMusical; it has also housed theBlocks Blocks Blocks recordingclub, which has releasedover 50 albums, including releasesfrom two Polaris Prizewinninggroups. Closely associatedwith the Tranzac are theFlying Cloud Folk Club, a presenterof folk and roots musicin its 28th year; and the NomadActing Group, a dramacollective kicked off by rugbyplayers some 35 years ago.Just about every night in theedge, non-commercial music,Toronto’s Tranzac Club.including folk, jazz, fusion, experimental and avant-garde. Venuesthat welcome creativity over commercialism – not to mention whereaudiences are encouraged to closely listen rather than talk over themusic – are rarities on Toronto’s live music scene. The Tranzac is asales, donations, rental of facilities and grant funding.Following a loss of $48,000 last year (the result of ongoing mortgagedebt, drop in revenue, unexpected building maintenance, risein property taxes, security fees and being dumped by the FringeFestival) the Tranzac recently announced a desperate need to raise$40,000 by the end of 2010 in order to keep the doors to the MainHall, Tiki Room and Southern Cross Lounge open.For many Torontonians the Tranzac is invaluable. “My colleaguesand I have relied on the Tranzac as a home to a vibrant anddiverse arts community, and a platform to develop our musicianshipand grow artistically,” says guitarist Harley Card. “There is no othervenue in Toronto where we feel as encouraged to do this.”Artistic director of Toronto Downtown Jazz, Josh Grossman isalso a fervent supporter. “The club’s willingness to program and invitechallenging forms of art should be applauded. Without boundary-pushingartists, art cannot advance – and without venues suchas the Tranzac, boundary-pushing artists will have nowhere to plytheir trade. It is my hope that the Tranzac will come through its cur-to’scultural scene.”The Tranzac’s manager, Michael Owen-Liston, is optimisticabout the fundraising campaign. “The energy and momentum thatwe are mobilizing now will be a great asset to more than just shorttermfundraising. We know that the people who are stepping forwardwith their support right now feel a unique connection to thiscommunity, a relationship that they don’t have anywhere else, andwe have an opportunity here to capitalize on that investment.continued on page 5212 thewholenote.comNovember 1 - December 7, 2010PHOTO SN BIANCA

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Canada’s Bechstein Selection CentreYoung Chang Piano GalleryWorld Class Repairsto all musical instruments10 Via Renzo Drive, Richmond Hill(east side of Leslie St., just north of Major Mackenzie Dr.)905.770.52221.800.463.3000cosmomusic.caBeat by Beat / Classical & BeyondPiano Stars of Todayand TomorrowALLAN PULKERMy focus last month was Toronto as a cultural tourism destination,looking at the potential of several weekends for offeringwhat I termed a festival experience – that is to say, moreor less wall-to-wall concert going. Extraordinarily, November willbegin with a whole week of just that, in the form of the new ChineseCultural Centre’s Toronto International Piano Competition. This is amajor development in the musical life of Toronto.Lu Wang and Lang-Ning LiuThe minds behind the CCC International Piano Competition, November1 to 8, are two young adopted (like so many of us) Torontonians,Lang-Ning Liu and Lu Wang. Concert pianists themselves,they perform all over the world assolo recitalists, concerto soloists andtogether as the Juilliard Duo.When they sat down with me totalk about their lives in music and thefestival it was only two days beforeLang-Ning was leaving for Franceto give two recitals and about a weekbefore Lu was leaving for China,where (among other things) he wasgoing to be meeting the conductor ofthe orchestra with which he’ll performa concerto next year.I asked why they had decided tomake Toronto home, and what hadmotivated them to undertake such amajor project as an international pianocompetition. For Lang-Ning, who hadcome here at the age of 17 to studyat the Glenn Gould School, and thenwent to Juilliard, Toronto is an idealplaces here where you can work,” shetold me. “In New York, no place isquiet.” Lu told me he had lived inNew York most of his life, and wouldLu Wang.Lang-Ning Liu.not have thought of settling in Toronto except that his parents toldhim they want to come here to retire. That was a good enough reasonfor him, and within seven months of applying for landed immigrantstatus he was here. His parents, however, haven’t yet arrived.“His mother runs a big music school in China,” explained Lang-Ning; “She’s not ready to give that up!”Their reasons for putting their energy into a piano competitionare related to their personal aspirations and goals. Lang-Ning feelsstrongly that music can be a force for good and for peace in theworld. Lu, a child prodigy, has been immersed in music his wholelife, and wishes to continue learning and to share his musical giftboth as a performer and as a teacher. What motivated them was awish to do something for the musical tradition. embracing, mastering and continuing the art music tradition; it’s asif each generation needs to re-invent it for themselves.” They see thiscompetition as a way of doing this, by encouraging and supportingthe next generation of pianists and giving audiences an opportunityto hear the great pianists of the future before they are consideredstars. “Think how many people there must be who would love tohave heard Marta Argerich when she was 17!” commented Lu.Their original idea was a music festival that would feature the14 thewholenote.comNovember 1 - December 7, 2010

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artists together at the same time persuaded them that a competitionwould be more feasible. To make the event more like a festival for24 competitors will give a short recital, and the jury will select themore discerning ear, by hearing a wide range of approaches tothe piano.Christina Petrowska QuilicoTo put this event into context Iasked a few questions of ChristinaPetrowska Quilico, an internationalconcert pianist who lives in Toronto.Is there a hierarchy of piano competitionsin the world? Where doesthe new Toronto competition fit inthis hierarchy? In Canada the mostprominent piano competitions areInternational Piano Competition;the Honens, which is also becomingChristina Petrowska Quilico.and the Eckhardt-Grammate InternationalCompetition, which in addition to requiring classical and romanticrepertoire has a contemporary music component. The competitionscurrently at the very top of the international hierarchy, however,are the Tchaikovsky, the Van Cliburn, the Queen Elisabeth andthe Leeds.The Toronto competition has an excellent jury, one of the factorsthat have enabled it to attract a good range of competitors from allover the world. I believe it will grow and develop into a major internationalevent.On what does the prestige of a competition depend? The winners andjuries are what give these competitions prestige. Winners who makesuccessful CDs and tours bring them notice. Pianists also feel that itis important to be judged by the top artist/performer/teachers fromconnections to the professional concert world: tours, bookings andmedia attention.How does an aspiring concert pianist decide which of the many competitionsavailable to enter? Aspiring concert pianists should haverealistic expectations about their ability to perform under extremepressure. They should select those competitions that require a repertoirethat is comfortable and dependable under stress and suits theirityto believe that you can win. Teachers are important in guidingthe young pianists in repertoire selection and training. There are alot of intermediate level competitions that would be a good trainingground before attempting the big international ones.What are the benefits to the competitors besides the prize money andthe professional connections? The discussions about performancesbackis crucial for competitors. That is how they learn to improvetheir performances. Competitions are about performing to yourformingto the best of my ability is what I remember. I also lovedbonding with the other pianists. We were extremely supportive ofThe first two rounds of the Toronto competition will be recitals by eachcompetitor, which is somewhat unusual. What are your thoughts onthat? I believe that the solo format is the way of the future. Thisgives the jury an opportunity to hear how the pianists construct a re-November 1 - December 7, 2010 thewholenote.com 17

Canadian Flute Association Flute ChoirMonday Rehearsals starting October 18Trinity-St. Paul's Centre B9 Fireside Room427 Bloor Street West, Toronto, ONHoliday Concert on December 13The Louis Simao/Bill McBirnie DuoSaturday, December 4, 2010 at 7 pmWomen's Art Association Gallery23 Prince Arthur Avenue, Toronto, ONPay what you can! Happy Holidays!Dmitriy Varelas Masterclass and RecitalSaturday, January 15, 2011Masterclass 3 pm and Recital 7 pmWomen's Art Association Gallery23 Prince Arthur Avenue, Toronto, ONSecond Annual Flute Competition 2011Saturday, March 26, 2011Women's Art Association Gallery23 Prince Arthur Avenue, Toronto, ONRegister by Friday, March 4, 2011CFA Second Annual Gala ConcertSaturday, April 30, 2011 at 7 pmWomen's Art Association Gallery23 Prince Arthur Avenue, Toronto, ON$20 suggested donationwww.canadaflute.comcital program and how they shape it musically.What’s in it for the audience?At piano competitions you get the entire gamut of human emotions:fear, obsession, desire, triumph, happiness, living on the edge, lovecheer on the pianists for Toronto’s new international competition.Other Piano Events in NovemberLooking at other events featuring the piano in November I see thatthe month is particularly rich in piano concertos: Toronto pianistPeter Longworth performs Brahms’ Piano Concerto No. 1 with theOakville Symphony Orchestra on November 6 and 7. Longworthappears again in the listings on November 27 playing Saint-Saëns’Piano Concerto No. 2On November 13 and 14 Natasha Paremski will be the soloist withPiano Concerto in G Minor;Concerto No. 2 with the Toronto Symphony. The Unionville Symphonia’sRemembrance Day Concert (actually on November 14) willKwan, Jerrick Lo and Bjon Li.However, there seem to be fewer solo piano recitals than usual.Among them are Todd Yaniw performing Schumann’s Carnivalat the Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre on November 2, Olenaon November 7, and at noon the same day at the Royal OntarioGlenn Gould Prize NominationsThe Glenn GouldFoundation recentlyissued a public appealfor nominations for theNinth Glenn Gould Prize.This prize, named forCanada’s most celebratedpianist, carries a cashvalue of $50,000.Like Gould, all previous winners have been musicians,of one sort or another (and three – Pierre Boulez, R. MurraySchafer, Oscar Peterson – have also found their way ontoWholeNote magazine covers). The prizewinners have beenremarkably diverse, and have demonstrated – if nothing else– that musicians are sometimes very remarkable people, bothon stage and off. The most recent winner was José AntonioAbreu, the mastermind behind “El Sistema” in Venezuela:the music programme that has helped about 250,000disadvantaged youth.But this year, the folks at the Gould Foundation expandedthe criteria beyond music – to also include people who have“enriched the human condition” through theatre, writing,film, architecture and technology. They’ve also shortened theaward cycle from every third year to every second. However,as has always been the case, any living person of anynationality who can lay claim to a “lifetime of extraordinaryachievement and innovation” is eligible.Nominations are open until December 31, and must bereceived electronically. For more information, or to submit anomination, go to http://glenngould.ca/about-the-prize. –CE18 thewholenote.comNovember 1 - December 7, 2010

Kingston Goes forBaroqueSIMONE DESILETSBeing a university town, Kingston, Ontario, attracts interestingpeople. One such person is David Cameron who, after his earlytraining in Toronto and the USA, has led a very busy musicallife in Kingston for over four decades as organist, choir director,teacher and composer. He founded the Melos Choir in 1984 – achoir which, even then, had its sights on producing an authentic baroquestyle (Cameron’s graduate studies had involved early music andperformance practice) in its execution of the major works of Bach,Handel and other composers of the era – but without the availabilityof period instruments or players to contribute to the authenticityto the sound.Things are changing now, though, and Cameron’s vision of apart-time but professional baroque chamber orchestra in Kingston ismuch closer to realization. In his words: “In recent years the arrivalin town of some early-music people, with replica instruments, anda broader selection of young players who had been exposed to earlymusic work in their training, opened up new possibilities. So webegan with a complete Messiah at A equals 415, with replica woodwindsand modern strings playing with baroque bows – and severalfurther events have led to the present attempt to establish a continuingbaroque chamber orchestra here. We can’t yet afford to buy replicastrings, but are seeking grants for that purpose; we have playerswilling to master them when they become available. So it’s a workin progress.” The hope for the long term is to establish a presence inthe city modelled after Toronto’s Tafelmusik. this month, assuming the role of accompanist to the choir and theorgan. On November 26 in Kingston, the Melos Choir and ChamberOrchestra and soloists present “In Praise of Music,” with Bach’sCantata 148 Bringet dem Herrn, Purcell’s Ode for St. Cecilia’s Day(a timely piece incidentally, as November 22 is the feast day of St.Cecilia, patron saint of music), Handel’s Organ Concerto in B FlatMajor, and, in recognition of Wesley’s 200th anniversary, his anthemAscribe unto the Lord. (In January, a further development: theof this event.)Meanwhile in Toronto, the model for Kingston’s new ventureis fully into its 2010-11 season. Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra andChamber Choir presents (along with works by Rameau and Charpentier)Handel’s very spirited setting of Psalm 110, Dixit Dominus.This is Handel’s earliest surviving autograph, composed when hewas just 22 and living in Rome. It demands extreme technical prowessfrom all the performers, suggesting that (to quote John Eliot Gardiner)“this young composer, newly arrived in the land of virtuososingers and players, was daring his hosts to greater and greaterfeats of virtuosity.” Tafelmusik performs it four times, November 11through 14.Other November ConcertsYou never know how talentwill manifest itself. Sopranoand core member of I FuriosiBaroque Ensemble, GabrielleMcLaughlin, has just had ashort story published in PilotProject’s new Pilot Pocket Book7: Baroque. You have to readbegin to describe it here!) Butyou can get a copy (whichcontains as an added bonus: anthe launch party, complete with Gabrielle McLaughlin of I Furiosi.live performance and auction,on November 7 at Tequila Bookworm, 512 Queen Street West inToronto. (See Announcements Etc., page 53) As well, the group’stakes place on November 27.Some of the loveliest Bach is found in his chamber music, sacredand secular. If you desire to spend an evening listening to the moreintimate treasures of the master, go to the Academy Concert Ser-PETER MAHONSales Representative416-322-8000pmahon@trebnet.comwww.petermahon.comSince 1959, Remenyi House of Music has been a proud supporter ofToronto’s musical community. Providing musicians at every level qualityinstruments and expert service to help them perform their personal best.Celebrating51 YearsIn Canadaand120Worldwidewww.remenyi.comNovember 1 - December 7, 2010 thewholenote.com 19

ies’ An Evening with Bach. You’llhear a whole world unfolding inViolin SonataBWV 1014, tender joy wovenby soprano and cello in the aria“Öffne dich, mein ganzes Herze”(from Cantata BWV 61), and anengaging gigue with an easy swingin the Trio Sonata BWV 1040, aswell as other gems for baroqueoboe, recorder, soprano voice,baroque violin, harpsichord andbaroque cello. This concert takesplace on November 13 at EastminsterUnited Church.Anyone who’s been to a TorontoConsort performance knows Laura Pudwell – her marvellous-Laura Pudwell.in their concerts and in performances (from early music to contemporary)in Southern Ontario and internationally. With some friendsof hers (Julie Baumgartel, baroque violin, Margaret Gay, baroquecello and Lucas Harris, archlute), she’ll be presenting “Laura Pudwelland Friends.” This performance is a presentation of Classics atthe Registry, and it takes place in Kitchener on November 14.Scaramella’s mission (or one of its missions) is to bring togetherdiverse expressions of art and in so doing, reveal much about theconnections that lie between them. In “Old World/New World,” the-High art-music of 16th and 17th century France and Spain is juxtaposedwith folk music from Brazil and Canada, much of which hasonly survived in oral form, transmitted from one generation to thenext. The concert takes place in Victoria College Chapel – a stunningplace to hear combinations of baroque guitar, recorders, harpsichord,violas da gamba and voice – on November 20.The Community Baroque Orchestra of Toronto is perhaps theonly community orchestra in Canada that dedicates itself to playingbaroque music on period instruments. (If anyone knows of othersuch groups, would you please be in touch?) CBOT performs twicethis month, with violinist Patricia Ahern as soloist in the Bach ViolinConcerto in A Minor, and also with music by Muffat and Lully.and their second in Bloor West Village on November 28.A glance at early December reveals that two choral concertsoccur (alas!) on the evening of December 4: Cantemus Singers’“Welcome Yule” (Sweelinck, Praetorius, Byrd, Schütz, Renaissanceand Medieval carols) in Toronto’s east end (repeated later in Decemberin the west end), and Toronto Chamber Choir’s “O MagnumMysterium” (Palestrina, Monteverdi, Vivaldi) at Christ Church DeerPark. Not an easy choice!For details of all these, and a whole range of other concerts,consult The WholeNote’s concert listings.Simone Desilets is a long-time contributor to The WholeNote inseveral capacities, who plays the viola da gamba. She can becontacted at earlymusic@thewholenote.com.20 thewholenote.comNovember 1 - December 7, 2010

Rarities Old and NewCHRISTOPHER HOILEMajor productions from the Canadian Opera Company andOpera Atelier continue into November. But there are alsonumerous productions from the smaller companies that givethe Toronto opera scene so much diversity and vibrancy.Opera by Request will present a concert revival of Genoveva(1850), Robert Schumann’s only opera. Schumann, most famous todayfor his piano music, four symphonies, and his amazing output ofLieder, always nourished the dream of a “German opera.” Genovevais based on a medieval legend concerning Genevieve of Brabant. Ittells of Genoveva, the chaste wife of Siegfried of Trier, falsely accusedof adultery by his servant Golo in revenge for rejecting his advances.Siegfried eventually discovers Golo’s deception and restoreshis wife’s honour. Richard Wagner told Schumann the libretto wasundramatic, and the negative criticism of the work at its premierediscouraged Schumann from ever writing another opera.Nevertheless, various recent revivals have often been enthusiasticallyreceived. Conductor Nikolaus Harnoncourt stated, “Genovevais a work of art for which one should be prepared to go to the barricades,”and the DVD he recorded at the Zurich Opera House in2008 has brought many over to the cause.The Opera by Request presentation will feature artistic directorWilliam Shookhoff at the piano accompanying Doug MacNaughtonas Siegfried, Lenard Whiting as Golo and Mila Iankova asGenoveva. This will be only the second time the work has been per-Whiting and MacNaughton also sang their respective roles.Asked why the work has remained a rarity, Shookhoff ad-Guillermo Silva-Marin, General Directorwww.torontooperetta.comJohann Strauss’Diemits that it could be “dramaticallystronger,” but says, “Perhapsbecause the initial productionswere beset with problems, and becauseSchumann had no reputationas an opera composer, it waseasy for the work to be ignored.”MacNaughton adds that “Schumanndidn’t have the time nor theenergy to be a relentless self promoterlike Richard Wagner.” Bothare convinced of the work’s importance.MacNaughton calls it“the missing link between Weberand Wagner.” Shookhoff notesVilma Vitols.that “The piece is musically very powerful, and Schumann’s uniqueorchestrations, often unfairly maligned, carry the day. It is a perfectquartet opera, where each of the four principals is given ariasof exquisite beauty (Schumann’s gift as a composer of song comesthrough), as well as well-constructed ensembles that reach powerfulclimaxes. The choral writing is on a par with Schumann’s best choralworks.”Take this rare opportunity to judge for yourself and attend theNovember 17 performance at University of Toronto, ScarboroughCampus or the November 20 performance at Trinity PresbyterianYork Mills, 2737 Bayview Avenue, at Highway 401. For more informationvisit www.operabyrequest.ca.Moving to the present, Urbanvessel follows its acclaimed sewing-machineopera Stitch, with the world premiere of Voice-Box.The piece was inspired by the unusual combination of talents ofmezzo-soprano Vilma Vitols, known from her appearances withOpera Atelier, but who is also an accomplished boxer. Compos-voice and body are both challenged. The audience gets a great senseHonorary Patron Werner Brandstetter, Austrian AmbassadorA must for yourHoliday Entertainmentcalendar!Fledermaus(The Revenge of the Bat)Derek Bate, ConductorGuillermo Silva-Marin, Stage Directorstarring Laura Albino, Lucia Cesaroni, Keith Klassen, Adam Luther,Lise Maher and Gregory FinneyDecember 28, 29, 31 * , 2010& January 5, 7, 8, 2011 at 8 pmJanuary 2 & 9, 2011 at 2 pm* Ask about our New’s Year’s Eve Gala ,Dinner & Party at the HotHouse CaféPHOTO GIULIO MURATORIMedia Sponsor:416-366-7723 1-800-708-6754 www.stlc.comNovember 1 - December 7, 2010 thewholenote.com 21

of the power of womenand the power of thesinging voice.” LibrettistAnna Chattertonadds, “We were also inspiredby the history offemale boxing. Up until1991 women were notallowed to box until thelawyer Jenny Reid whohad been training as aboxer took it to courtand won the right forComposer Juliet Palmer (left) with Vitols.Asked about the structure of the work, Chatterton explains,“Voice-Box is similar to Stitch in that it is variations on the themeof female boxers rather than a linear story. This time round danceplays a larger role in the piece as choreographer Julia Aplin was onboard from the beginning as a creator. We are looking at all the aspectsof being a female boxer – the experience of being in the ring,choice to punch and to get punched, society’s assumptions when theysee a woman with a black eye, and the history of female boxing. Theeach bout.”Palmer says, “The music took me to some strange new places.The electronic music is inspired by the clichés of sports themes aswell as the totally captivating and visceral sounds of the boxing gym(the sounds of bells, punching bags, squeaking ropes and the hiss-operatic combat to throat singing with a tango along the way. I neededto be able to show both the strength and vulnerability of thesefour incredible women.” The four performers are Vitols herself,Neema Bickersteth, Savoy Howe and Christine Duncan. Performancesruns from November 10 to 14 at the Brigantine Room in theYork Quay Centre, 235 Queen’s Quay West. For tickets phone 416-973-400 or visit www.harbourfrontcentre.com.Christopher Hoile is a Toronto-based writer on opera and theatre.He can be contacted at: opera@thewholenote.com. Annual Fall Sale - November 16th to 20thPlease join us for our annual salon concert:Marie Berard, violin & Peter Longworth, pianoSonatas by Beethoven and Strauss Nov 21st at 2pm.Local Names EmergeJASON VAN EYKEmerging and early career composers are making their markall over the November concert calendar. No less than half adozen upcoming Toronto events feature fresh and fascinatingworks by new, international and increasingly noticeable local names– sometimes in showcase formats, but just as often tucked into moretraditional programming.One of those more noticeable locals is composer Kevin Lau, whowill have his symphonic work Artemis performed by the Sneak PeekOrchestra on November 6 at the Calvin Presbyterian Church. Lau isof his craft and an easily approachable musical voice. As a result, healready holds to his credit commissions and premieres from the likesof the Esprit Orchestra, the Toronto Symphony Youth Orchestra, theToronto Philharmonia and the Cecilia String Quartet. He’s also cofounderwith conductor Victor Cheng of Sneak Peek, one of Toronto’sfastest-rising symphonic en-showcases the talents of this city’semerging professionals.Lau describes Artemis as “amusical portrait of the Greek goddessin the manner of Holst’s ThePlanets, whose seven movementsare based on the Greek deities’Roman counterparts. The movement“Mars, the Bringer of War”conception of this piece. At thesame time, I sought to emphasizequalities which I thought wouldspeed and swiftness, lightness,Kevin Lau.agility.” Artemis will sit alongside Glenn Buhr’s slow and spacioussymphonic miniature Akasha, and more classical fare from Brahmsand Berlioz. For more info visit www.sneakpeekorchestra.com.The following afternoon marks the beginning of Alain Trudel’sappointment as the Hannaford Street Silver Band’s principalguest conductor. Oddly enough, the programme will include a brassband arrangement of Holst’s The Planets and a new work from anotherof our local emerging talent, composer Rob Teehan. We hearda lot about Teehan last month during his residency at the Colours ofMusic Festival in Barrie, where he had no less than three world premieres,including two for major choral and orchestral forces.When I asked him about his latest work, titled , heexplained “It’s very fast, very rhythmic, aggressive, somewhat dark,and it will push the players to their limit. I think I wrote it becauseI spent the summer writing beautiful, slow music and I needed achange of pace. It was nice to get back to brass writing, since that’smy original background, as a tuba player.” This is Teehan’s secondDream of Flying, which was premiered and recorded by the NationalYouth Orchestra of Canada, and subsequently nominated for a 2010Juno. For more info about the concert and to get tickets, visitwww.hssb.ca.On November 10 and 11, the Toronto Symphony Orchestrabrings back the distinctive voice of early-career composer Krystofof his Otisk, a TSO commission that came only two years after thisin Europe. Now 38 years old – still an early age in any composer’screative development cycle – Maratka has amassed commissions,premieres and residencies with some of the world’s leading culturalinstitutions, not to mention two CDs dedicated to his music. He22 thewholenote.comNovember 1 - December 7, 2010

2010.11CONCERTSEASONMore than 70 classical, jazz,pop, and world music concertsto choose from!INTERPRETI VENEZIANIFri. Nov. 12, 2010 8 pm Koerner HallVivaldi's The Four Seasons, Boccherini'sFandango, and others.PAVLO, RIK EMMETT,AND OSCAR LOPEZSat. Nov. 20, 2010 8 pm Koerner HallThe trio of acoustic guitar mastersperform instrumental guitar musicwith mucho soul.BARRY SHIFFMAN& FRIENDSSun. Nov. 14, 2010 2pmMazzoleni Concert HallBrahms’s Viola Sonata in FMinor, Golijov’s K’vakarat,and Andriessen’s Rememberingthat Sarabande.YAMAHA PRESENTSOLGA KERN,PIANOTue. Nov. 16, 20108pm Koerner HallHaydn, Schumann,and Rachmaninov,on Yamaha’s brandnew concert grand.EYBLER QUARTET WITHGUEST CLARINETISTJANE BOOTHSun. Nov. 21, 2010 4pmMazzoleni Concert HallWorks from the 18th and 19th centuries.‘TIS THE SEASON TO GIVE MUSIC!Gift Cards for Concert Tickets Now AvailableTHE GGS OPERA –AN EVENINGOF KURT WEILLFri. Dec. 3, 2010 7:30pmSat. Dec. 4, 2010 7:30pmMazzoleni Concert HallWeill’s cabaret songsand other works.Generously supported bythe D&T Davis CharitableFoundation.ROYALCONSERVATORYORCHESTRACONDUCTED BYURI MAYERFri. Nov. 26, 2010 8pmKoerner HallA program of Bach,Beethoven and Brahms.Tickets ON SALE NOW! rcmusic.ca 416.408.0208273 Bloor St. W. (Bloor & Avenue Road) Toronto

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 12Tony WilsonSextetJazz Avant Series8pm$20/$15/$10$15 adv at TWImperial Library Pub,54 Dundas St. E.FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 19DJ/RuptureNew World Music Series9pm$20/$15/$10$15 adv at TW/SS/RTTUESDAY, NOVEMBER 30Keith Rowe/Oren Ambarchi/Crys Colewith Pink SalivaJazz Avant Series8pm$25/$20/$10$20 adv at TWFRIDAY, DECEMBER 3 + SATURDAY, DECEMBER 4Teen Sleuth& The FreedCyborg ChoirPop Avant Series8pm$15/$10$10 adv at TWBecome a music gallery member and saveon ticket prices! Email info@musicgallery.orgThe Music Galleryreturns to Toronto with his 2002 violaconcerto Astrophonia, which hasbeen described as a “poetic voyage onthe origins of the cosmos.” The twomovementwork is dedicated to hiswife, violist Karine Lethiec, whosestrong interest in the alliance betweenmusic and the universe has clearly inspiredthe concerto’s theme. At 23minutes in length, it’s a substantialwork around which Peter Oundjianhas built this Slavic Celebration concert,including works by Tchaikovsky,tailsand to purchase tickets, visit www.tso.ca.Krystof Maratka.Norbert Palej.The centerpiece of this month’s emerging composer theme fallson November 14, when New Music Concerts plays host to Ensemblecontemporain de Montréal +, and their biennial “Generation” tour.Building on its mandate to encourage and support musical creativity,ECM+’s project offers a unique and extensive professional developmentplatform for composers under the age of 35. Since 1994,it has been discovering and nurturing the next generation of Can-on the national and international music scene. The only project ofits kind in Canada, Generation encourages musical research throughlive experimentation. Over the course of two years, four carefullyselected young composers explore their musical voices by developingnew works in collaboration with the ECM+ ensemble and their remarkabledirector Véronique Lacroix. The results are then presentedin a cross-Canada tour, which – in addition to creating major exposure– builds new professional networks for these emerging talents.The 2010 Generation composers are Simon Martin (Montreal),Christopher Mayo (Toronto/London, UK), Cassandra Miller (Victoria)and Gordon Williamson (Toronto/Bloomington, Indiana). Despitetheir young age, all of them are Associate Composers of theCanadian Music Centre, and many carry a cache of international experienceand high-level accolades. For example, Gordon William-Jules Léger Prize for Chamber Music. Chris Mayo and CassandraMiller both already have international careers, most notably in theUK and the Netherlands respectively. Consequently, the Generationtour is a rare chance to hear some of the absolute best up-and-comingCanadian voices. For more info about the Generation programvisit www.ecm.qc.ca. To purchase tickets for the November 14 concertat the Music Gallery visit www.musicgallery.org.But the discoveryof new musical voicesdoesn’t stop there. BothYork University and theUniversity of Torontoshowcase new music bytheir student composerson November 16 and 30respectively. On November18, 32-year-oldPolish-American (andnow Canadian) composerNorbert Palej – a recentaddition to the U ofT faculty – joins clarinetistPeter Stoll on stage at Walter Hall in a free lunchtime concertof his works for clarinet. That same evening, the Gryphon Trio performsselections from their Young Composers Program alongsidecore repertoire by Ives, Beethoven and Dvorak for the Music Torontoseries. So be sure to get in with the new via The WholeNote’s concertlistings here and online at www.thewholenote.com.Jason van Eyk is the Ontario Regional Director of the CanadianMusic Centre. He can be contacted at newmusic@thewholenote.com.24 thewholenote.comNovember 1 - December 7, 2010

First EncountersBENJAMIN STEINChoral singing is generally considered to be fun and pleasurable.But often an encounter with a modern choral work – inwhich fun and pleasure may not necessarily be the composer’sprimary goal – can feel like a child’s encounter with a disagreeablevegetable. “Why do conductors give us weird music to strugglethrough when we’re supposed to be having a good time? I’m payingchoir dues for this?” On this subject, I am always struck by therange in attitudes among conductors, composers, singers and choralaudiences.Composers must by their very nature be champions of newmusic, and their desire to connect with either audience or singersidentity. Conductors must when programming strike a balanceentiallyalienating. If they are lucky, they will have an organizationthat allows them some artistic license. In general, whatever theirpersonal musical preferences, conductors have a sense of responsibilityto work in tandem with living composers to bring new worksinto being. composer has imagined, and their response is often a visceral one:although it is unfamiliar.” Often a singer’s judgment of the musicrender an unfair verdict on the actual quality of the music itself.Audiences as a rule have made their feelings known regardingmuch new music, and the problem that choral groups encountermusical life in the previous century: the disconnect between moderncomposers and modern audiences.Still, composers tend to write moreconservatively for choirs than theymight for chamber ensembles, soloistsor orchestras. And the liturgicalbackground of a great deal of choralmusic tends to foster an audiencefriendlyaesthetic. A new compositionthat connects with an audienceis a wonderful thing, and a good premierecan be an exciting experiencefor both audiences and musiciansalike. There are a number of premieresand concerts featuring livingcomposers coming up in the next fewweeks that we can certainly hopeComposer Marjan Mozetich.The Cantabile Choirs of Kingston have become a choral juggernautin that region, with seven different choirs and 300 voices performingseparately and in tandem throughout the season. Their November6 concert, “Silk Road,” features the premiere of a new compositionby Slovenian-Canadian Marjan Mozetich. (The Cantabileartistic director, Mark Sirett, has his own premiere of a piece forchoir, brass and organ that will be presented by the Toronto MendelssohnChoir as part of their December 8 “Festival of Carols.”)Cantabile Chorale of York Region’s November 14 concertfeatures a setting of the Requiem mass by Welsh composer KarlJenkins. Jenkins comes at composition from a jazz background and,like many modern composers, is as likely to draw from world-musictuneful and has some of the hard-won simplicity of the compositionsof Carl Orff.The Mississauga Festival Choir performs Jonathan Willcocks’sAn English Christmas as part of their December 4 concert. Will-Pax Christi Chorale & Chamber Choir: Stephanie Martin, Artistic DirectorPax Christi Youth Choir: Lynn Janes, ConductorCHRISTMASSPLENDOUR IIBACH CHRISTMAS ORATORIO I, VI, &CANTATA 140 “WACHET AUF,” CAROLS & MOTETSHoward Dyck, guest conductorAgnes Zsigovics, soprano; Iasmina Pataca, mezzo-soprano;Cory Knight, tenor; Matthew Zadow, baritone; with orchestraSaturday, December 4, 2010 – 7:30 pmSunday, December 5, 2010 – 3:00 pmAdult: $30 Senior: $25 Student: $22 Children (under 12): $5Grace Church on-the-Hill, 300 Lonsdale Rd, Toronto, ON.For more information and to order tickets, visitwww.paxchristichorale.org or call (416) 491-8542.THECHILDREN ’ SMESSIAHpresented byPax Christi Choraleand theGallery Choir of the Church ofSaint Mary MagdaleneStephanie Martin, Artistic DirectorEve-Lyn de la Haye, sopranoLeigh-Anne Martin, mezzo-sopranoMichael Loewen, tenorBenjamin Covey, baritoneSaturday, December 11, 20104:00 – 5:00 pmDesigned especially for the younger crowd, we encourage youto bring your children to introduce them to a short performanceof some of the highlights from Handel’s glorious Messiah.Children admitted free, adults pay what you can at the door.Church of Saint Mary Magdalene,477 Manning Avenue, Toronto (at Ulster Ave)For more information, call (416) 531-7955www.stmarymagdalene.caNovember 1 - December 7, 2010 thewholenote.com 25

cocks is the son of Sir David Willcocks, whose Carols for Choirshas been a mainstay of Christmas choral singing for decades. Hisson has carved out his own impressive career as a conductor andcomposer, as well. Hamilton’s John Laing also combines conductingand composing. His operetta St. George and the Dragon is performedby the John Laing singers November 6 in Guelph and November7 in St. Catharines.The Nathaniel Dett Chorale’sIndigo Christmas (December 15and 18) features works by threeAfrican American composers:Glenn Burleigh, Adolphus Hailstorksand Margaret Allison Bonds.These are likely Canadian premieres,although the NDC websiteisn’t clear about this. The mostintriguing-sounding work is Bonds’The Ballad of the Brown King,with settings of poetry by the greatAmerican writer Langston Hughes.Premieres and performancesof unfamiliar works give concert-future audiences which pieces willbecome part of a regular concerttradition. This is an ongoing process– and works that were onceConductor BrainerdBlyden-Taylor leads theNathaniel Dett Chorale.unfamiliar but are now well known include Bernstein’s ChichesterPsalms and Ramirez’s Missa Criolla (York University Concert Choir,November 23), Fauré’s Requiem (Amadeus Choir, November 6) andBritten’s St. Nicholas (Orillia’s Cellar Singers, November 6).We are also heading into Messiah season, with a plethora ofchoices to satisfy Handelian addictions. In The WholeNote’s list-Messiahs,opulent thousand-voice Messiahs – just about everything but JustinBieber’s Messiah, or Messiah as interpreted by competing Led Zeppelintribute bands.Perhaps I should avoid jocularity when it comes to this work.Two columns ago I wrote that the famous “Hallelujah” chorus wasnot in fact by Handel but by Nicola Porpora. “Accordingly,” I continued,“no performance of Messiah this year will include that sectionof the work. (Just kidding!)”Evidently some people missed the “just kidding” part. This bit ofwhimsy got a swift response from any number of irritated Handelians,and I was denounced both in print and in person. I indignantlycited Freedom of the Press and held my ground. Then, one fatefulOctober night, I dreamed that the People’s Protectorate In Supportof Handel (PPISH, Toronto Chapter) showed up on my front lawnand broke into a special arrangement of “He Was Despised.” I hadnever actually heard a baroque-era contrabass kazoo before, especiallyplaying what was supposed to be an alto vocal cadenza.All I need say is that I will never write disrespectful things aboutHandel ever again.Benjamin Stein is a tenor and theorbist. He can be contacted atchoralscene@thewholenote.com.The Good Old DaysJIM GALLOWAY“In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death andtaxes.” So wrote Benjamin Franklin in a letter to French historianJean-Baptiste Leroy, on November 13, 1789. Well, Ben, addanother one: change. As a veteran of the Toronto jazz scene I’ve seena lot of changes. I wish I could say they’ve been for the better, butthe sad fact is that looking back is more enjoyable than looking ahead.What has changed Toronto from being a leading city on the jazzclub circuit to the sad state of today? For a start, there is no clubcircuit any more. Rising costs and declining, aging audiences putcerthall, have become a thing of the past. With the demise of thegreat jazz clubs in this city – the Colonial, Town Tavern, BourbonStreet, Cafe des Copains, Montreal Bistro, Top O’ The Senator, toname only some of them – I feel a sense of loss. The club circuit hasits equivalent now in the festival roundabout, relying more and moreon ticket sales, often at the expense of the music. And festivals comearound once a year; clubs entertained us year round.Jazz has undergone hugechanges since the 1930swhen Louis Armstrong wasnot only a musical genius,he was a pop star. His musicwas accessible and entertaining.Even into the 1950sjazz was relatively popular,based on a melodic foundation.But it evolved into acomplex musical form muchof which was no longer easilyaccepted by the public atlarge. Audiences started todecline. It was becoming asophisticated art form rather than an entertainment.Last month I wrote about nicknames of some of the musicianswho played with Duke Ellington. Why did they have nicknames? Be-music. In Canada, in his early years Oscar Peterson was “Thebrown bomber of boogie-woogie.” Trumpeter Jimmy Davidson was“Trump.” But today where are the characters, players who have apersonal trademark sound, making them immediately recognizable?As a profession, jazz is perhaps at its lowest ebb. Making a de-26 thewholenote.comNovember 1 - December 7, 2010

cent living in jazz has never been easy. Now it is just about impossible.The irony is that jazz has now become something that can be“taught.” In Toronto alone scores of graduates from jazz courses entera market that hardly exists any more. They have been taught byincome because there isn’t enough work out there to pay the bills. (Ibut I am echoing what I hear in a lot of opinions expressed whenCertainly, students can learn to master the techniques andmechanics of playing in all the scales, coming out at the end of it allas superb musicians. But the thing that can’t be taught is the soul ofthe music. “The teaching of jazz is a very touchy point. It ends upwhere the jazz player, ultimately, if he’s going to be a serious jazzplayer, teaches himself.” Whose quotation is that? Pianist Bill Evans.A technically great musician doesn’t necessarily know how to makemusic.Some musicians with relatively limited technique made greatmusic: Muggsy Spanier, Pee Wee Russell, Art Hodes, Kid Ory. And– not that I recommend it – greats like Errol Garner and Buddy Richdidn’t even read music. I also believe that a well rounded musicianshould have a vocabulary which includes songs by the great songsmiths;as well, the great ballad players have also known what thelyric, if there is one, is about.A well-known Toronto musician once told a story about being onan engagement which was a surprise birthday party. There were acouple of horn players on the gig who were recent graduates of oneof the jazz courses. When the guest of honour (a well-known hornplayer) walked in he asked the band to play “Happy Birthday.” Thehorn players didn’t know it!Now, it wasn’t the responsibility of their teachers on the courseof studies to teach them that song – it was their job to have it in theirmusical vocabulary. Not that they would ever choose to play it on ajazz gig, but not all of their gigs are going to be opportunities to playtheir original compositions. Some gigs are “bread and butter” ones,no matter how well you play.Here’s a suggestion. If you are a young player about to makeevery number an original composition. Swallow your pride and playat least one number by one of the great songwriters. It gives your listenersa point of reference and demonstrates how well you can interpretone of the numbers which, as I pointed out, should be in anywell-rounded musical vocabulary. the society of its time. And given that we live in a world full ofdoubt, insecurity and danger to a degree unequalled in this decliningcivilization, it’s no surprise that much of the joy has gone from themusic. So I accept the fact that change is inescapable and indeed ne-word to replace “jazz” – Duke Ellingtonstopped using the term in 1940 –because much of today’s music simplydoes not meet the criteria of some ofthe music’s great players.Here are a few things to consider.Miles Davis: “I don’t care if a dudeis purple with green breath as long ashe can swing.” Stan Getz: “The saxophoneis actually a translation of thehuman voice, in my conception. Allyou can do is play melody. No matterhow complicated it gets, it’s still amelody.” John Coltrane: “I’ve foundStan Getz.you’ve got to look back at the old things and see them in a new light.”Swing, melodic content and a knowledge of the roots –I rest my case.PostscriptI wrote this month’s piece just before leaving for an engagement atJazzland in Vienna, one of the few remaining jazz venues whichpresents jazz six nights a week. I’m sitting looking at the photo collectionon the walls of musicians who have played the club, amongthem many of the players who used to appear in Toronto clubs. IBut then, years from now I’m sure there will be another generationlooking back at 2010 as “the good old days.” However, in my presentmood, to paraphrase playwright John Osborne, it’s “Look Back InSorrow.”Jim Galloway is a saxophonist, band leader and the former artisticdirector of Toronto Downtown Jazz. 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Bands on the HorizonJACK MACQUARRIEOops. There was bit of a mistake in one of our photo captionslast month. One of our photos showed the trumpet section ofResa’s Pieces band, but the caption stated that this was thetrumpet section of the New Horizons Band. Actually, at the time ofpublication, the New Horizons Band did not yet have a trumpet sec-tentialmembers were trying to decide which instrument they wouldlike to embrace as their own. Now,one month after that organizationalmeeting, I am pleased to reportthat the New Horizons Band has 24members signed up, with more anticipatedin the wings.Having heard of the very favourableresponse from that organizationalmeeting, I decided that a visitto one of their rehearsals might be inorder. So, on a Wednesday morningat 9:30, I arrived at rehearsal numberthree. While the repertoire wasstill very rudimentary, there was a sense of a cohesive organizationblossoming. It was not the group of strangers that arrived one monthlyhelping each other. In one case, one member seemed a bit discour-Section members were sympathetic and helpful. Now, by the adventof the third rehearsal, they had formed ad hoc committees and therewas an impressive array of refreshment goodies at the break.They are still short of low brass players. Trombones, Frenchhorns and tubas would all be welcomed. Otherwise, there was goodbalance. After I took a few photographs, conductor Dan Kapp handedme a tuba and offered the opportunity to sit in and participate ina mixture of basic exercises and in playing a few simple melodies.By the end of the session The New Horizons Band had performedrecognizable renditions of “Old MacDonald Had a Farm” and aNinth Symphony. Now, after only three weeks, midtown Toronto hasthe makings of a new daytime rehearsal band.Also in last months issue, there was a photo of Resa’s PiecesStrings at their inaugural rehearsal. At that time they were doinglaplayer. Now, Resa Kochberg reports that the orchestra has a smallviola section, and the general progress of the orchestra is exceedingexpectations.In both of these startup groups the social rewards of playing insome form of musical ensemble have quickly come to the fore. However,for the beginner, there is the question of what instrumentwould be preferable. What are the physical demands and the demandson one’s dexterity posed by the various instruments? It seemsplay an instrument who have no idea of the skills required for themany different instruments. Perhaps that could be the subject of afuture column.Our Readers WriteI’m pleased to report that I have just received an interesting “Shorthistory of the Thorold Reed Concert Band” from their musical director,Brian Williams. Here’s what Brian sent to us.“The band was formed back in 1851, when Thorold was a village,and has been active to the present day. The band has seen many conductorsand instrumentalists over the years, and today boasts a membershipof 45 musicians from the Niagara area. It has been an integralpart of the Thorold community,and in the past it raised the moneyto build a bandstand and the presentdayCenotaph monument in MemorialPark. The bandshell in Battleof Beaverdams Park in the centerof Thorold was sponsored jointlyby the City of Thorold, the St. LawrenceSeaway and a Wintario grant.“The band has competed in theWaterloo Music Festival and CNEcompetitions, and attained top honours.A highlight occurred when theBand led the two 1956 New Orleans Mardi Gras Parades. This wasaland the keys to the city. In 2001 the band celebrated its 150th yearof continuous operation with a grand concert on Canada Day. Ninefree Wednesday evening “pops” concerts are still provided by theBand in Battle of Beaverdams Park. Concerts are also given at localretirement residences and nursing homes in Thorold and St. Catharinesthroughout the year, in addition to supporting special activitiesput on by the city of Thorold and the Royal Canadian Legion.“To maintain the enthusiasm of audience and musicians alike,the band’s repertoire is kept up to date with selections of new musicevery year, alongside many of the old favourites. All of the musiciansare volunteers and rehearse throughout the winter months. Today’sband is the best yet, and we look forward to starting our ‘pops’concert season at the Bandshell in Battle of Beaverdams Park. Thenine Wednesday evening concerts are sponsored by the City ofThorold. Some of our concerts feature massed bands with the Cityof Thorold Pipes and Drums. For more information about the bandplease call 905-227-0150 or email to gbwilliams@cogeco.ca.”Also in our mailbox this month was a notice about a competition.To commemorate the City of Pickering’s bicentennial celebrationsin 2011, the Pickering Community Concert Band, together with theCity of Pickering, have announced a music composition competition.celebration commemorative piece, and the winner will be awarded$500. The second prize will become the Band’s 20th anniversarycelebration commemorative piece and the prize winner will beawarded $300. Both winning compositions will be performed by thePickering Community Concert Band during the planned 2011 celebrations.For more information, contact info@concertband.ca anduse the subject line “composition query.” Budding composers, here’syour opportunity for fame.On the brass band front, Toronto’s Hannaford Street Silver Bandhave announced the appointment of noted Canadian trombone virtuosoAlain Trudel as Principal Guest Conductor of the HSSB. Their“Childs’ Play,” will feature internationally renowned euphoniumsoloist David Childs.The trumpets of the New Horizons Band.Jack MacQuarrie plays several brass instruments, and hasperformed in many community ensembles. He can be contacted atbandstand@thewholenote.com.PHOTO JACK MACQUARRIE28 thewholenote.comNovember 1 - December 7, 2010

PHOTO LULA LOUNGEStrings of the WorldKAREN AGESI’ll begin where I left off last month, with a reminder aboutNagata Shachu, Toronto’s own Japanese taiko drumming ensemble,who present a new programme titled “Iroha” (colour), directed byAki Takahashi, with lighting by Arun Srinivasan, November 5 and6 at Fleck Dance Theatre. Each piece on the programme is inspiredby a colour. In addition to drumming and the use of other traditionalinstruments, the programme includes some choreography.November 6 is also the date you can catch the Ukulele Orchestraof Britain, performing at the University of Toronto’s ConvocationHall. This ensemble of around eight players is on tour this year(they’ll be coming to us via New York’s Carnegie Hall and a concertpartingto New Zealand). The name says it all – they play ukulelesof various sizes, and if you’d like a sampling of their music, checkthem out on YouTube! You can also visit their website,www.ukuleleorchestra.com. Check out their rendition of “Ride ofthe Valkyries”; and yes, they sing too!Small WorldMusic continues itsregular programmingthis month withconcerts at the LulaLounge and elsewhere.(And speakingof Lula, their artisticdirector for thepast decade, José Ortega,was recentlyawarded the RoyThomson Hall Awardof Recognition, one of the 2010 Toronto Arts Foundation Awards;more about Ortega next month.)But to continue with Small World Music: Septeto Nacional,Cuba’s “son” band formed over 80 years ago, brings the spirit ofHavana to the Lula Lounge on November 5; then, hailed as “the newvoice of Brazil”, singer Luisa Maita performs there on November 12.On November 13 there is a co-presentation of Chhandayan, SmallWorld Music and Creations India – devotees of Indian classicalmusic can experience a traditional all-night concert at St. Andrew’sChurch. Featured musicians include Swapan Chaudhuri, SamirChatterjee, Shashank, Ramesh Misra, Pandita Tripti Mukherjee,Suman Ghosh, Alam Khan, Gauri Guha, Dibyarka Chatterjee andSargunaraj, who hails from Tamil Nadu, brings a combination ofdance, drumming and humour to the Lula Lounge.For more info on all of these, visit www.smallworldmusic.com.Yiannis KapoulasAlso at the Lula Lounge, multi-instrumentalist Yiannis Kapoulasperforms selections from his self-titled debut CD, with a six-pieceensemble, November 14. His signature instrument is the “Ethnocontinued on page 56ABA Music and Arts 56Academy Concert Series 34Aldeburgh Connection 30,44Alexander Kats 54Amadeus Choir 32AMICI 36Amoroso 53Analekta 7Anthony St. Pierre 54Aradia 47Art of Time 17ATMA 5Bach Children’s Chorus 47Birthday Series 35Bloor Cinema 60Bryson Winchester 55Canadian Flute Association 18Canadian Mens Chorus 16Canadian Opera Company 15Cantemus 12Cathedral Bluffs SymphonyOrchestra 34Chamber Music Society ofMississauga 44Christ Church Deer Park JazzVespers 26Church of St Mary Magdalene 36Civic Light Opera 43Classical 96.3fm 69Cosmo Music 14Denise Williams 54East York Choir 45Eglinton St George’s United Church41Elmer Iseler Singers 37Ensemble TrypTych 41Espace Musique 90,3 FM 70ESPRIT 13Fingerstyle Guitar 46Gallery 345 31George Heinl 20Glionna Mansell 11Grace Church on-the-Hill 40,48Grace Church on-the-Hill 58Grand Philharmonic Choir 50grigorian.com 61Guido’s Orchestra 16Hallie Fishel 54Hannaford Street Silver Band 72Harknett Musical Services 28Hear Toronto 59Heliconian Hall 53I Furiosi 39James Brown 54Jazz Education and PerformanceCentre 40John Laing Singers 49Jubilate Singers 39Kindred Spirits Orchestra 32,46,53Living Arts Centre 16Liz Parker 54LIZPR 59Lockwood ARS 55Long&McQuade 26ADVERTISERS’ INDEXMetropolitan United Church 34Miles Nadal JCC 47Mississauga Symphony 40Music Gallery 23Music Toronto 9,14,31,36Nathaniel Dett Chorale 13New Music Concerts 13,35Nine Sparrows Arts Foundation 31Norm Pulker 55NYCO 18Oakham House Choir 39Off Centre Music Salon 41Opera in Concert 42Opera York 15Orchestra Toronto 45Oriana Women’s Choir 39Pasquale Bros. 58Pattie Kelly 54Pax Christi Chorale 25Penthelia Singers 41Peter Mahon 19Philharmonic Music LTD. 56Remenyi House of Music 19Royal Conservatory 23Salvation Army Band 42Shoko Inoue 49Show One 4Silverthorn Symphonic Winds 44Sinfonia Toronto 33Sing Rutter’s Gloria at CarnegieHall 55Sony Centre 11St Clements Anglican Church 35St. George’s-on-the-Hill 55St. Michael’s Choir School 10St. Olaves 40St. Philip’s Anglican Church JazzVespers 27Stardust Gifts 55Steve’s Music Store 27Stouffville United 55Studio 92 55Sue Crowe Connolly 54Tafelmusik 2Tallis Choir 44The Flute Studio 68The Sound Post 22Toronto Chamber Choir 43Toronto Classical Singers 45Toronto Consort 15Toronto Mass Choir 12Toronto Mendelssohn Choir 47Toronto Operetta Theatre 21Toronto Philharmonia Orchestra 31,48Toronto Symphony Orchestra 71Toronto Welsh Male Voice Choir 46U of T Faculty of Music 20,38Ukrainian Art Song Project 7Urban Flute 49Verity Graphics 29Via Salzburg 15Village Voices 46Windermere String Quartet 37Yamaha Music School 54November 1 - December 7, 2010 thewholenote.com 29

The WholeNote ListingsNovember 1 - December 7, 2010TheWholeNote listings are arranged in four sections:A.GTA (GREATER TORONTO AREA) covers all of Torontoplus Halton, Peel, York and Durham regions (zones1,2,3 and 4 on the map below).B.BEYOND THE GTA covers many areas of SouthernOntario outside Toronto and the GTA (zones 5,6,7, and8 on the map below). Starts on page 48.C.IN THE CLUBS (MOSTLY JAZZ)is organized alphabetically by club.Starts on page 51.D.ANNOUNCEMENTS ET CETERA is for lectures,symposia, master classes and other music-related events(except performances) that may be of interest to ourreaders. Starts on page 53.A GENERAL WORD OF CAUTION A phone number is provided withevery TheWholeNote listing – in fact, we won’t publish a listingwithout one. Concerts are sometimes cancelled or postponed; andartists or venues may change after listings are published. Pleasecheck before you go out to a concert.HOW TO LIST Listings in TheWholeNote 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 listing iseligible to appear.DOUBLE ISSUE The next issue covers the period from December 1,2010 to February 7, 2011. All listings must be received by 6pmMonday November 15.LISTINGS can be sent by e-mail to listings@thewholenote.com or byfax to 416-603-4791 or by regular mail to the address on page 6. Wedo not receive listings by phone, but you can call 416-323-2232 x27for further information.LISTINGS ZONE MAP Visit our website to see a detailed version ofthis map: www.thewholenote.comMonday November 01York UniversityMusic at Midday:Classical Instrumental Recital--Capella IntimaIn the Shadow ofMonteverdiUniversity of TorontoFaculty ArtistSeries: Nexus and 2x10 Piano Duo-Tuesday November 02Canadian Opera CompanyPiano Virtuoso Series: Schumann’s Carnaval.-- York UniversityMusic at Midday:Student ShowcaseCCC Toronto InternationalPiano CompetitionRound I-St. James’ CathedralMusic at Midday:Victoria Hathaway, oboistAldeburgh Connection/University ofTorontoDiscovery Series:Young Artists in Recital-Canadian Opera Company.Aida. ---A. Concerts In The GTAOpera AtelierAcis and Galatea--York University.Faculty Concert Series:Al Henderson Quintet.-Encore Entertainment25th AnnualPutnam County Spelling BeeMirvish ProductionsPriscilla Queenof the DesertTalisker Players Chamber MusicIntimations of Heaven – Songs of Love and Longing,Despair and Redemption-Wednesday November 03Canadian Opera CompanyVocal Series: Love Letters from the Empty Bed.-Yorkminster Park Baptist ChurchNoonday Recital: William Maddox, organCCC Toronto InternationalPiano CompetitionRound I (Continued)Canadian Opera CompanyDeath inVenice-Opera AtelierAcis and GalateaUniversity of TorontoSmall Jazz EnsemblesEncore Entertainment25th AnnualPutnam County Spelling BeeHolocaust Education WeekKeepingthe Music Alive: A Choral Tribute.Massey Hall & Roy Thomson HallMeasha Brueggergosman, soprano30 thewholenote.comNovember 1 - December 7, 2010

Talisker Players Chamber MusicIntimations of Heaven – Songs of Love and Longing,Despair and RedemptionThursday November 04Canadian Opera CompanyJazz Series: Strings Attached. Nine Sparrows Arts FoundationLunchtime Chamber Music: Loralie Kirkpatrick,mezzo; Lark Popov, pianoUniversity of TorontoThursdays atNoon: Claude Bolling Revival-CCC Toronto InternationalPiano CompetitionRound II-Drury Lane Theatrical ProductionsMeetMe in St. LouisOpera BelcantoLa Traviata--University of TorontoSmall Jazz EnsemblesCurtain Call PlayersSteam HeatEncore Entertainment25th AnnualPutnam County Spelling BeeMusic Toronto. Prazak Quartet. -Opera YorkLa Bohème--Scarborough Music TheatreAnnieSony CentreMerchants of BollywoodFRAGRANCEOF SPAINNovember 4, 8pmSimon Capet2010|11 conductorsearch candidateToronto Philharmonia OrchestraFragranceof Spain-Via Salzburg Chamber Orchestra... and the greatest of these is love-Friday November 05CCC Toronto InternationalPiano CompetitionRound II (Continued)Holocaust Education WeekMusicalMedley: Folksongs of the Jewish People.---Drury Lane Theatrical ProductionsMeetMe in St. LouisOakville Centre for the PerformingArts.Liona Boyd, guitarLiving Arts CentreThird Annual MilitaryConcert-Canadian Opera Company.Aida. Massey Hall & Roy Thomson Hall/Ontario Christian Music AssemblyChristianFestival Concert 2010--Nine Sparrows Arts Foundation/Christ Church Deer ParkThe Lark Ascending-Opera AtelierAcis and GalateaTrinity United ChurchAndrew Henderson,organUniversity of TorontoKruspe FamilyConcert-Climax Jazz BandIn ConcertCurtain Call PlayersSteam HeatEncore Entertainment25th AnnualPutnam County Spelling BeeGallery 345Happy Birthday Chopin –Music of Lidov (with Morlock and Chopin)-Fri Nov 5, 8pm | The Music of David Lidov &Jocelyn MorlockFri Nov 12, 8pm| The Art of the Piano: Vlada MarsThurs Nov 18, 8pm| Que Sarah CD ReleaseSat Nov 20, 8pm| The Art of the Piano: Ron DavisMon Nov 22, 8pm| The Art of the Piano:Shoko InoueWed Nov 24, 8pm| Julia Morgan CD releaseThurs Nov 25, 8pm| F&M Singer/SongwritersTues Nov 30, 8pm| Duo ContemperaFri Dec 3, 8pm| The Art of the Piano: Vicky ChowSat Dec 4, 8pm| San Agustin Duo:Emma Banfield & Diana Dumlavwalla345 Sorauren Avenue[south of Dundas W, east of Roncesvalles]416.822.9781 gallery345.comNine SparrowsArts FoundationandChrist ChurchDeer ParkpresentTheLarkAscendingA Concert ofRemembrancemusic, readings &wartime songsfeaturingAnnaleePatipatanakoonViolin (Gryphon Trio)Lark PopovPiano (Popov & Vona)Douglas E. HughesNarratorSoloists & Choristers fromChrist Church Deer ParkFridayNovember 5, 20107:30 p.m.Christ Church Deer Park1570 Yonge Street (at Heath St.)Toronto, ONAdmission FreeDonations WelcomeNine Sparrows416-245-31519sparrows.arts@gmail.comhttp://sites.google.com/site/9sparrowsarts/Christ Church Deer Park416-920-5211www.christchurchdeerpark.orgNovember 1 - December 7, 2010 thewholenote.com 31

-Lawrence Park Community ChurchFridays @ 8: Aaron Tan, organNagata ShachuIroha.Royal ConservatoryKremerata BalticaChamber Orchesta--Scarborough Music TheatreAnnieSony CentreMerchants of BollywoodVia Salzburg Chamber Orchestra...and the greatest of these is loveYork UniversityImprov SoireeHugh’s RoomArtists 4 ArtsCan CircleFundraiserA. Concerts In The GTASaturday November 06University Settlement Music andArts SchoolScholarship Winners ConcertHarbourfront Centre. Day of theDead Festival: Viva Mexico Mariachi.-Sony CentreMerchants of BollywoodToronto Youth Wind OrchestraParkourCurtain Call PlayersSteamHeatBeach United ChurchJazz Vespers:Music for the Soul Canadian Opera Company.Death inVenice. Harbourfront CentreDay of theDead Festival: Dirty Maria.-Amadeus ChoirThrough the Eyes ofChildren--Heliconian ClubAn Evening ofBrahms-Mississauga Choral SocietyBene--Music On The DonwayThe TwoTenors-Opera AtelierAcis and GalateaRoyal ConservatoryGlenn GouldSchool Vocal ShowcaseScarborough Concert BandIn ConcertUniversity of TorontoU of T SymphonyOrchestraDrury Lane Theatrical ProductionsMeet Me in St. LouisEncore Entertainment25th AnnualPutnam County Spelling BeeKindred Spirits OrchestraIsraelievitchPlays BeethovenMarkham TheatreSepteto Nacionalde Cuba Nagata ShachuIrohaOakville Symphony OrchestraVienneseSpectacularOpera YorkLa BohèmeScarborough Music TheatreAnnieSneak Peek OrchestraPrelude andSymphony-Sony CentreMerchants of BollywoodSt. Boniface ChurchPop to Opera-St. Jude’s Celebration of the Arts.Cecilia QuartetUniversity of TorontoUkulele Orchestraof BritainSunday November 07CCC Toronto InternationalPiano CompetitionRound III-Royal Ontario MuseumLeonardGilbert, piano-CAMMAC/McMichael GalleryAbby& Ed Vokura-Drury Lane Theatrical ProductionsMeet Me in St. LouisCurtain Call PlayersSteam HeatEarthsong Store and SchoolDavidEssigEncore Entertainment25th AnnualPutnam County Spelling BeeHarbourfront CentreDay of the Dead32 thewholenote.comNovember 1 - December 7, 2010

Festival: Viva Mexico MariachiJazz at Royal YorkThe Dave RestivoGroupLebovic Centre for Arts & Entertainment/Nineteenon the ParkThe AmityTrioOakville Symphony OrchestraVienneseSpectacularScarborough Music TheatreAnnieSony CentreMerchants of BollywoodTrio BravoIn ConcertHannaford Street Silver BandAnAfternoon of Child’s Play-Opera AtelierAcis and GalateaSoundstreams CanadaThe MysticalWorlds of Pärt & SchaferSymphony HamiltonCelebrating15!--Scarborough Choral SocietyWe’ll Meet Again-Holocaust Education WeekMusicthat Survived.---St. James’ CathedralTwilight Series:Adair/Ager, organistsHarbourfront CentreDay of the DeadFestival: Dirty Maria.Holocaust Education WeekA Pianist’sHomage to Jewish Composers whoufferedduring the Holocaust.--Monday November 08Massey Hall & Roy ThomsonHallOttawa Bach Choir: Baroque Delightsand More.-CCC Toronto International PianoCompetitionFinal Round-Tuesday November 09 York University Department ofMusicMusic at Midday Gospel in the LoungeSt. James’ CathedralMusic at MiddayCanadian Opera Company.Vocal Series:A Dickens of a Christmas.Wednesday November 10Yorkminster Park Baptist ChurchNoonday Recital: Imre Olah, organToronto Choral SocietyThe Larks,Still Bravely Singing-University of Toronto. Small Jazz Ensembles.Toronto Symphony Orchestra.Glagolitic Mass---Urbanvessel/Harbourfront CentreVoice-Box-Thursday November 11Canadian Opera CompanyChamber Music Series: PlanetaryDreams.University of Toronto. Spotlight onOpera: Hansel and Gretel.--Nine Sparrows Arts Foundationlin;Diana Dumlavwalla, pianoMetropolitan United ChurchNoonat the Met: Patricia Wright, organSony CentreMerchants of BollywoodUniversity of Toronto.Small Jazz EnsemblesDrury Lane Theatrical ProductionsMeet Me in St. LouisLula LoungeMighty Popo’s CD LaunchConcert “Gakondo.”Scarborough Music TheatreAnnieSony CentreMerchants of BollywoodTafelmusik. Handel: Dixit Dominus.--Toronto Symphony Orchestra.Glagolitic MassUrbanvessel/Harbourfront CentreVoice-BoxFriday November 12York University Department ofMusicMusic at Midday: York U Brass Ensem-ble-Alexander Singers and PlayersTheFantasticksChurch of St. Simon-the-ApostleCelebration MusicDrury Lane Theatrical ProductionsMeet Me in St. LouisGallery 345The Art of the PianoVlada MarsIver IncGuido’s Orchestra: Live fromtheHeart of EuropeMusic GalleryTony Wilson SextetPegasus HospitalityCasa Loma BigBand Dance-Royal ConservatoryInterpreti Veneziani.Scarborough Music TheatreAnnieSinfonia TorontoItalian Baroque--November 1 - December 7, 2010 thewholenote.com 33

-Sony CentreMerchants of BollywoodTafelmusik. Handel: Dixit Dominus.Urbanvessel/Harbourfront CentreVoice-BoxSmall World MusicLuísa Maita-Saturday November 13Sony CentreMerchants of BollywoodAlexander Singers and PlayersTheFantasticksHoly Family ChurchPhilip Fournier,organMetropolitan United ChurchBellsSpectacular. Mississauga Children’s ChoirTheAdvent of SongOakville Chamber OrchestraBaroqueMusic Old and New-Pickering Village United ChurchA Musical CelebrationSt. John’s United ChurchCanada’sThree TenorsToronto Symphony OrchestraStravinskyFirebird.--A. Concerts In The GTA Drury Lane Theatrical ProductionsMeet Me in St. LouisAcademy Concert SeriesAn EveningWith Bach-Annex QuartetMusic from the KronosCollectionCathedral Bluffs Symphony OrchestraSubscriptionConcert No.1. -NYCO Symphony OrchestraCelebration35-Scarborough Music TheatreAnnieSony CentreMerchants of BollywoodTafelmusik. Handel: Dixit Dominus.Urbanvessel/Harbourfront CentreVoice-BoxWeston Silver BandHymn of theHighlandsChhandayan/SmallWorld Music/Creations IndiaAll-Night Con-cert--Sunday November 14Drury Lane Theatrical ProductionsMeet Me in St. LouisAlexander Singers and PlayersTheFantasticksAurora Cultural CentrePaulNeufeld’s Sunday Sessions: Eclectic JazzBirthday SeriesFanny MendelssohnHensel-Royal ConservatoryBarry Shiffman,violin, & Friends.Scarborough Music TheatreAnnieSony CentreMerchants of BollywoodToronto Parks and RecreationSundaySerenades: NYCO Symphony Orchestra Toronto Operetta Theatre.A GalaOffenbachienne.-Urbanvessel/Harbourfront CentreVoice-BoxVisual and Performing Arts NewmarketMadeIn Canada Piano QuartetCATHEDRAL BLUFFS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA2010–2011NORMAN REINTAMM artistic directorSATURDAY at 8 pmNovember 13, 2010 *P.C. Ho Theatre5183 Sheppard Ave E, ScarboroughCLIFFORD POOLEPIANO COMPETITIONFINALEEnjoy the excitement of finalistsCoral Solomon, Nathan Lang, andLilian Jin competing live on stagebefore a panel of judges, eachperforming one movement of theircompetition concertos.MOZARTOverture to Don GiovanniSymphony no. 38Regular $25 adult, $20 st/sr (under 12 free)Premium $50 adult, $40 st/sr (under 12 free)* Subscription Concert no. 1SATURDAY at 8 pmDecember 18, 2010 *P.C. Ho Theatre5183 Sheppard Ave E, ScarboroughBEETHOVENTRIPLE CONCERTOperformed by the All’Amore Ensemble:Ines Pagliari violin | Beata Csuka celloMarianne Gast pianoTCHAIKOVSKYSYMPHONY NO. 4PLUS… WALDTEUFEL:Skater’s WaltzCHRISTMAS CHORAL SELECTIONSwith Xiao Ping ChorusWelcome to the young musicians of theBEACHES SUZUKI SCHOOL* Subscription Concert no. 2cathedralbluffs.com | 416.879.556634 thewholenote.comNovember 1 - December 7, 2010

--Performing Arts York RegionJasperWood, violin; David Riley, pianoCantabile Chorale of York RegionChoral and Instrumental Music--Glionna MansellInaugural Organ ConcertSt.Clement’s Anglican ChurchSundaysat Three: Songs and Stories-Toronto Symphony Orchestra.StravinskyFirebird.Tafelmusik. Handel: Dixit Dominus.St. James’ CathedralTwilight recitalseriesSt. Philip’s Anglican ChurchJazzVespersChrist Church Deer ParkJazz VespersLiving Arts CentreNatalie Mac-Master live in concertUnionville SymphoniaRemembranceDay Concert-GENERATION 2010ECM+ | Véronique LacroixNEW MUSIC CONCERTSSUNDAY NOVEMBER 14THE MUSIC GALLERYPhoto: Julie TaxelNew Music ConcertsGeneration2010-Rozy Records.Yiannis Kapoulas CDLaunch.Monday November 15York University Department ofMusicMusic at Midday:Classical InstrumentalRecital.University of Toronto.Arienabend.University of Toronto.Faculty ArtistSeries: MacDonald, Stoll and Philcox.Tuesday November 16Canadian Opera Company.World Music Series: Rhythms of theCaribbean.--University of Toronto.Voice PerformanceClass: Songs of Requiem and Light.--York University Department ofMusic. Music at Midday:New Music by YoungComposers--St. James’ CathedralMusic at MiddayYork University Department ofMusicYork U Men’s ChoirRoyal Conservatory/Yamaha CanadaOlgaKern, piano.-Wednesday November 17Canadian Opera CompanyChamber Music Series: Rising Stars.Yorkminster Park Baptist ChurchNoonday Recital: Simon Walker, organUniversity of Toronto.Song Gallery.Opera by RequestGenoveva in concert--Mozart SocietyCharlotte Corwin,soprano-University of Toronto.Small Jazz EnsemblesToronto Symphony OrchestraChopin Piano Concerto 2.-Thursday November 18Nine Sparrows Arts FoundationLunchtime Chamber Music: U of T ConnectionUniversity of Toronto.Thursdays atNoon: Palej for Clarinet.--Metropolitan United ChurchNoonat the Met: Michael Bloss, organ York University Department ofMusicWorld at Noon. -Toronto Symphony Orchestra.ChopinPiano Concerto 2.Alexander Singers and PlayersTheFantasticksUniversity of Toronto.Small Jazz EnsemblesDrury Lane Theatrical ProductionsMeet Me in St. LouisGallery 345CD Release “Other Side”Hart House ChorusFall ConcertNovember 1 - December 7, 2010 thewholenote.com 35

FantasticksMusic at IslingtonBest of the BigBands: Toronto All-Star Big BandOpera by RequestGenoveva in concertUniversity of Toronto.gamUT ensembleArts & IdeasMusical Evening in aCafé SettingClarkson Music TheatreThe GondoliersDrury Lane Theatrical ProductionsMeet Me in St. LouisEtobicoke Musical ProductionsOliver!Gallery 345The Art of Piano: RonDavis.Hart House ChorusFall ConcertMary and Bob BundyThe Powerof Hope for a Troubled World-Massey Hall & Roy Thomson HallYoung Artist Concert: Bach forPianos.-Music Gallery.The Thing IsRoyal ConservatoryPavlo, Rik Emmett,and Oscar LopezScaramellaOld World/New World-York Symphony OrchestraOrchestralFireworks-Sunday November 21CAMMAC/McMichael GalleryTimShiaClarkson Music TheatreThe GondoliersDrury Lane Theatrical ProductionsMeet Me in St. LouisEtobicoke Musical ProductionsOliver!Steppin’ Out Theatrical ProductionsOliver!The Sound PostAnnual Salon Concert-Toronto Parks and RecreationSundaySerenades: Ragweed Jazz Band-AmiciLevant-Durham Community ChoirMessiahHart House SingersPoet Festi-val---Royal York Road United ChurchSundays @ 3: Made in Canada Quartet-Windermere String QuartetTheGolden Age of String Quartets-Royal Conservatory.The Eybler Quartetand Jane Booth,clarinet.-St. James’ CathedralTwilight recitalseriesVictoria College ChorusFall Concert-Toronto Mass Choir“A ChristmasGift” CD Release Concert-Elmer Iseler SingersThe Glory of AdventYork Symphony OrchestraOrchestralFireworks-Community Baroque Orchestra ofTorontoIn Concerton period instrumentsThe Golden Age ofString QuartetsHaydnOp. 33 #5 in GMozartK458 “Dissonant”BeethovenOp. 18 #6 in B-Sunday, Nov 21, 3:00November 1 - December 7, 2010 thewholenote.com 37

-Esprit Orchestra.Obsession.Monday November 22Gallery 345. The Art of Piano: ShokoInoue.Tuesday November 23 Canadian Opera Company/Jeunesses Musicales Ontario. ChamberMusic Series: Inspired by ShakespeareUniversity of Toronto ArtCentreSolo Harpsichord RecitalUniversity of Toronto. Voice PerformanceClass.-A. Concerts In The GTAYork University Department ofMusic. Music at Midday:New Music by YoungComposers--St. James’ CathedralMusic at MiddayUniversity of Toronto. Guitar Orchestra.York University Department ofMusicYork U Concert ChoirChichesterPsalms Missa Criolla, LaPeregrinacion Navidad Nuestra. -Wednesday November 24Yorkminster Park Baptist ChurchNoonday Recital: Janet MacFarlane Peaker, organ York University Department ofMusicFrankie and Johnnie. Toronto Symphony OrchestraBeethoven Symphony No. 8.AlchemyAn Hour of Chamber Music-University of Toronto.Jazz Orchestras/ Vocal Jazz Ensemble. - Gallery 345.Julia Morgan CD Releaseand Concert.. Thursday November 25Canadian Opera Company.World Music Series: Cuban Contradanzas. Nine Sparrows Arts FoundationLunchtime Chamber Music: Liza McLennan,cello; Christina Faye, pianoMetropolitan United ChurchNoonat the Met: Senan Whelan, organYork University Department ofMusicR & B Ensemble. -Women’s Musical Club of TorontoNew Zealand String Quartet-University of Toronto. Hansel andGretel.-York University Department ofMusicYork U Symphony OrchestraClarkson Music TheatreThe GondoliersDrury Lane Theatrical ProductionsMeet Me in St. LouisGallery 345.F & M Singer/Songwriters.Markham TheatreVienna Boys Choir-Toronto Masque TheatreMasque ofthe MusesToronto Symphony Orchestra.Beethoven Symphony No. 8.Friday November 26Sony CentreBarbie at the Symphony-Opera by RequestIl Trovatore in con-cert---Opera KitchenerLa Bohème-University of Toronto. Hansel andGretel.York University Department ofMusic.What A Time -Canadian Men’s ChorusA Gentleman’sChristmas.-Clarkson Music TheatreThe GondoliersDrury Lane Theatrical ProductionsMeet Me in St. LouisEtobicoke Musical ProductionsOliver!Masterworks of Oakville Chorus& OrchestraCarmina Burana--Royal Conservatory.Royal ConservatoryOrchestraToronto Masque TheatreMasque ofthe MusesToronto Organ ClubIn Recital--Small World MusicWilbur SargunarajSaturday November 27Sony CentreBarbie at the SymphonyToronto Symphony Orchestra.Meetthe Orchestra.Clarkson Music TheatreTheGondoliersSt. Paul’s United Church8th AnnualCeltic Christmas-Burlington Civic ChoraleMusic of38 thewholenote.comNovember 1 - December 7, 2010

the World-Irish Choral Society of CanadaChristmas Wishes-Simcoe Street United ChurchMusiciansAgainst Hunger--St. Anne’s ChurchBach Evening PrayerSt. James United ChurchWaldoBaerg, baritone; and Leander Mendoza, tenorToronto Sinfonietta/Oakham HouseChoir of Ryerson UniversityLudwig TheGreat-University of Toronto. Hansel andGretel.Etobicoke Musical ProductionsOliver!Achill Choral SocietyMessiah-Acoustic HarvestGarnet RogersBell’Arte SingersThe Changing Light-Drury Lane Theatrical ProductionsMeet Me in St. LouisI FuriosiThe Empire Strikes BaroqueGuest: Olivier Fortin, harpsiCHORDJazz Performance and EducationCentreFred Hersch with Norma WinstoneJubilate SingersThe Light of theHuman SpiritMasterworks of Oakville Chorus &OrchestraCarmina BuranaMississauga SymphonyLongworthPlays Saint-Saëns-Oriana Women’s ChoirDancing Day:A Christmas CelebrationSony CentreMusic from Final FantasyToronto Korean-Canadian ChoirInConcertToronto Masque TheatreMasque ofthe MusesLUDWIG THE GREATPiano Concerto No. 1 in CMass in CA selection of favourite Christmas carolsOakham House Choir of Ryerson UniversityToronto SinfoniettaMatthew Jaskiewicz, Music DirectorAnastasia Rizikov, piano, and vocal soloists Eunsil Choi, Leigh-AnneMartin, Romulo Delgado & Fabian ArciniegasSaturday, November 27, 2010, 7:30 pm, Calvin Presbyterian Church26 Delisle Avenue, Toronto (St. Clair subway station)Tickets $25; $20 in advance; $15 students - Call 416-410-43792010-2011 Concert SeasonDancing Day!A Christmas Celebration8 p.m. Saturday, November 27, 2010Great Spirit!A Celebration of Life and Death8 p.m. Saturday, March 5, 2011Be Joyful!A Celebration of William Brown’s 15 Years with ORIANA8 p.m. Saturday, May 7, 2011$25 Regular $20 Seniors $10 Studentsgrace church on-the-hill300 lonsdale road, toronto26 Edenbridge Drive, Toronto, Ontario M9A 3E9(416) 236-0948 info@orianachoir.comwww.orianachoir.comNovember 1 - December 7, 2010 thewholenote.com 39

Sunday November 28Toronto Children’s ChorusSing Loo!Jeunesses Musicales Ontario/Harbourfront CentreMusic with Bite: TorQPercussion QuartetKingsway Conservatory of Music.AClassical Christmas for Young PeopleA. Concerts In The GTA--Markham TheatreJigu! ThunderDrums of China-Off Centre Music SalonMusicalHeavyweight Championship--The Jazz Performanceand Education CentrePresentsFred Hersch with Norma WinstoneSaturday, November 27, 2010, 8 pmGlenn Gould Studio250 Front Street West, TorontoTickets416 872 4255www.jazzcentre.caToronto Parks and RecreationSundaySerenades: Northdale Concert Band-University Settlement Music andArts SchoolChamber Music Programme ConcertDeborah Staiman, voiceIn RecitalOpera In ConcertLa Dame Blanche--University of Toronto. Hansel andGretel.Eglinton St. George’s UnitedChurch5th Annual Sing-Along Messiah---Church of the MessiahVespers forAdvent SundayHart House642nd Sunday Concert:Romanenko-Yoshikawa Duo-Healey Willan SingersSongs ofMary--Mississauga Choral SocietyMessiahOpera by Request/Arts IntegraIlTrovatore in concertPenthelia Singers.Scenes fromChildhood.-Royal Conservatory.Stewart Goodyear,piano.Toronto Heliconian ClubMary RezzaMemorial Student Recitals. York University Department ofMusicYork U Wind Symphony; ; . --Grace Church on-the-HillSt. Nicholas–All You Ever Wanted to Know About theOriginal Santa ClausSun. 28th Nov. at 4 p.m.Choral Evensongfor Advent Sundayplus Christmas cake andCITY FLUTESAT CHRISTMASClassical, baroque, jazz, popular andcontemporary pieces scored for 3 to 8flutes and played by Toronto’sCity Flutes, directed by Lana ChouSt. Olave’s ChurchBloor and Windermere416-769-5686ALL YOU EVER WANTED TO KNOWABOUT THE ORIGINAL SANTA CLAUSCantata by Benjamin Britten &Legendary Carols of the SeasonwithJames McLean, tenorMatthew Coons & Ron Jordan, pianists; orchestraThe Choir of Gentlemen and Boys &The St. Cecilia Choir of Grace Church on-the-Hillconducted by Melva Treffinger GrahamSunday November 28, 2010 | 4 pmGrace Church on-the-Hillcorner of Spadina & Russell Hill Roads in Forest HillTickets $20/$15/$10 or $50 for a family40 thewholenote.comNovember 1 - December 7, 2010

-Penthelia Singers.Scenes from Childhood-St.Clement’s Anglican ChurchAdventCarol ServiceSt. James’ CathedralTwilight recitalseriesSt. Olave’s Anglican ChurchCityFlutes at ChristmasSt. Philip’s Anglican ChurchJazzVespersChrist Church Deer ParkJazz Vespers:Tribute to Stan GetzNocturnes in the CityBoris Krajny,pianoSalvation Army North York TempleThe Big SingToronto Centre for the ArtsTheSweetest Sounds: A Century of SongTryptychMessiah November 1 - December 7, 2010 thewholenote.com 41

Guillermo Silva-Marin, General DirectorUnplugged!Straight-up!Powerful!La DameBlanche November 28, 20102:30 p.m.416-366-7723 1-800-708-6754 www.stlc.comUniversity of Toronto. PercussionEnsemble. -Community Baroque Orchestra ofTorontoIn Concert-Monday November 29AlchemyAn Hour of Chamber MusicUniversity of Toronto.Jazz ComposersConcertsYork University Department ofMusic. Jazz FestivalJazz Combos. -Tuesday November 30Canadian Opera Company.World Music Series: Melodies of theMediterranean.University of Toronto. Voice PerformanceClass. -York University Department ofMusic. Jazz Festival: Jazz Vocal WorkshopSt. James’ CathedralMusic at MiddayDiamonds of the NorthSongs fromScandinavia CD launch-University of Toronto. Student ComposersConcert. York University Department ofMusic. Jazz FestivalJazz Choirs.-Les Amis/Gallery 345Duo Contempera-Music GalleryKeith Rowe/OrenAmbarchi/Crys Cole with Pink SalivaRandolph Centre for the ArtsLittleWomen: The MusicalYork University Department ofMusic. Jazz FestivalJazz Combos. --A. Concerts In The GTAWednesday December 01University of Toronto.Thursdays atNoon: Quattro Flute Quartet.York University Department ofMusic. Jazz Festival: Jazz Vocal Workshop.Yorkminster Park Baptist ChurchNoonday Recital: Andrew Adair, organCanadian Opera Company.Jazz Series:Finding Home-Tafelmusik. Mozart & Haydn: Concertos& Symphonies. -University of Toronto. One O’ClockBig Band.-York University Department ofMusicJazz FestivalJazz Combos.--Civic Light Opera.The Wizard of Oz.-Randolph Centre for the ArtsLittleWomen: The MusicalToronto Symphony Orchestra.TchaikovskyViolin Concerto.- Thursday December 02Canadian Opera CompanyVocal Series: Kurt Weill’s LittleMahagonny.-Metropolitan United ChurchNoonat the Met: Sarah Svendsen, organYork University Department ofMusicJazz Festival: Jazz Vocal Workshop.AlchemyAn Hour of Chamber MusicUniversity of Toronto. Jazz Orchestras/ Vocal Jazz Ensemble. -42 thewholenote.comNovember 1 - December 7, 2010

NOT A CREATUREWAS STIRRING, ONLYTHE FLEDERMAUSDecember 2, 8pmChristopherZimmerman2010|11 conductor search candidateYork University Department ofMusic.Jazz Festival: Jazz Combos. -Civic Light Opera.The Wizard of OzRandolph Centre for the ArtsLittleWomen: The Musical-Steppin’ Out Theatrical ProductionsSteppin’Out With the Holidays.-TORONTO’S PREMIERE MUSICAL THEATREThe WonderfulWIZARD ofOZTafelmusik. Mozart & Haydn: Concertos& Symphonies.Toronto Philharmonia OrchestraNota Creature Was Stirring, Only theFledermaus---Toronto Symphony Orchestra.TchaikovskyViolin Concerto.Friday December 03Brampton Folk ClubFriday FolkNight: Christmas With Orange Peel CarollersChurch of the Holy TrinityTheChristmas StoryKing Township Historical SocietyUrban Flute EnsembleRoyal Conservatory.An Evening ofKurt Weill-University of Toronto. Wind Ensemble.AN EXCITING NEW MUSICAL!FAIRVIEW LIBRARY THEATRETICKETS - $25 - $27.50Dec. 1 to 19--York University Department ofMusic. Jazz FestivalYork U Jazz Orchestra.-Amadeus ChoirThe Glory of Christ-mas-Civic Light Opera. The Wizard of Oz.County Town SingersSigns of theSeason-Etobicoke Musical ProductionsOliver!Gallery 345.The Art of the Piano:Vicky Chow. Music GalleryTeen Sleuth and theFreed Cyborg ChoirRandolph Centre for the ArtsLittleWomen: The MusicalTafelmusik. Mozart & Haydn: Concertos& Symphonies. Tempus Choral SocietyChristmasCelebrationSaturday December 04Mississauga Festival ChoirAn English ChristmasRandolph Centre for theArtsLittle Women: The MusicalTempus Choral SocietyChristmasCelebrationBeach United ChurchJazz Vespers:Music for the SoulChurch of the Holy Trinity.The Christmas Story.Canadian Flute AssociationTheLouis Simao/Bill McBirnie Duo-Cantemus SingersWelcome YuleMark VuorinenMusic Director-Etobicoke Centennial Choir.SacredTraditions.Massey Hall & Roy Thomson Hall.Christmas with the SalvationArmy- Pax Christi ChoraleChristmas SplendourII-Royal ConservatoryAn Evening ofKurt WeillTallis Choir. Gabrieli: Midnight Mass of1605. -University of Toronto.Choirs in Concert:Sing for Joy.-Cantores CelestesWorld of Carols--Chamber Music Society of MississaugaMemoriesfrom Childhood-Civic Light Opera. The Wizard of Oz.O Magnum MysteriumJoin us for an Italian Christmaswith Palestrina, Monteverdiand Vivaldi.Saturday Dec 4 8 p.m.November 1 - December 7, 2010 thewholenote.com 43

County Town SingersSigns of theSeasonEtobicoke Musical ProductionsOliver!A. Concerts In The GTAGallery 345.San Agustin Duo: EmmaDumlavwalla, pianoMusic GalleryTeen Sleuth and theFreed Cyborg ChoirALLIS CHOIRDirected By Peter Mahon-presents-Gabrieli: Midnight Mass of 1605Mass for Twelve VoicesHodie Christus Natus EstO Magnum MysteriumPeriod brass and strings join the choir to recreate thesplendour of Christmas Eve in the ducal chapel ofSan Marco in Venice.SATURDAY, Dec 4, 7:30 PMSt. Patrick’s Church, 141 McCaul St.(north of Dundas)Tickets: $30, $25 seniors, $10 students with IDInfo: 416.286.9798ORDER ONLINE AT www.tallischoir.comTallis Choir CDs available online and on iTunesTafelmusik. Mozart & Haydn: Concertos& Symphonies. Toronto Chamber ChoirO MagnumMysteriumVoices Chamber ChoirChristmasFanfareSunday December 05CAMMAC/McMichael GalleryLeeRamsay Vocal EnsembleCivic Light Opera. The Wizard of Oz.Silverthorn Symphonic WindsOdyssey-Urban Flute EnsembleEclectic Musicfor Flute, Violin and CelloYork Region Community ChoirClassicsof ChristmasAldeburgh ConnectionThe Year ofSonga Schumann Celebration-Pandora’s Box SalonAround theWorld in 80 MinutesUniversity of Toronto. Wind Symphony.Andrew Chung, Music DirectorOdysseya Wind Ensemble ConcertSunday, December 5 at 2 p.m.Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts10268 Yonge Street, Richmond Hillfeaturing 2010/2011 Artist in ResidencePeter Stoll, clarinetRossini: Introduction, Theme and VariationsFrom the banks of Newfoundland to the streets of Harlem,from the rhythms of the Middle East to the melodiesof Russia, from Celtic simplicity to Parisian sophistication...join us for a musical journey featuring works by Copland,Hazo, Cable, Reed, and others.$25 Adult; $20 Student/Senior905-787-8811or order online at www.rhcentre.cawww.silverthornsymphonicwinds.ca44 thewholenote.comNovember 1 - December 7, 2010

Mississauga Children’s ChoirVoices of LightOrchestra TorontoThe WonderfulWorld of Make Believe-Pax Christi ChoraleChristmas SplendourIIEast York ChoirSeason SongsTafelmusik. Mozart & Haydn: Concertos& Symphonies. Toronto Classical SingersMessiah-Ukrainian Art Song ProjectMykolaLysenko: The Art Songs- Church of the Holy Trinity.TheChristmas Story.Metropolitan United ChurchCarolsUnited. Richmond Hill CentreCeltic Tenors November 1 - December 7, 2010 thewholenote.com 45

Monday December 06York University Department ofMusicMusic at Midday: Wind MasterclassConcert-University of Toronto. Faculty ArtistSeries: Schumann Celebration. ---A. Concerts In The GTATuesday December 07Canadian Opera Company.Vocal Series: Pygmalion.-University of Toronto. Voice PerformanceClass: Songs of the Season.-Looking for concerts... ?... in Barrie, Brantford, Cobourg, Elora, Guelph, Kingston orKitchener? Lindsay, London, Oakville, Pickering, St. Catharines,Stratford or Toronto? The WholeNote’s online listings aresearchable by geographic zone.thewholenote.comTHE 46 thewholenote.comNovember 1 - December 7, 2010

passion has a voice®10/11seasonFestival of CarolsWEDNESDAYDECEMBER 8, 20107:30 PMYORKMINSTER PARKBAPTIST CHURCH1585 Yonge Streettickets$45 – $73VOX TIX $15CHILDREN $10CALL THE TMCBOX OFFICETMC BOX OFFICE416.598.0422 | www.tmchoir.orgThe BACH CHILDREN’S CHORUSand the BACH CHAMBER YOUTH CHOIRLinda Beaupré, ConductorEleanor Daley, PianistWhileSnowflakesFallSaturday,December 11, 2010 at 7:30pmToronto Centre for the Arts, George Weston Recital Hall5040 Yonge Street (north of Sheppard Ave.)Tickets: $24 and $26 atthe Toronto Centre box officeor TicketMaster at416.870.8000The Bach Children’s Chorus, a memberof Choirs Ontario, is grateful for funding receivedfrom the Ontario Arts Council and the Toronto Arts Council.Company in Residence at theToronto Centre for the Artsbachorus.orgNovember 1 - December 7, 2010 thewholenote.com 47

Monday November 01Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber MusicSocietyBeethoven Cello Sonatas Part I-WaterlooTuesday November 02Brock UniversityMusic@Noon: Performance Students in Recital-St. CatharinesWednesday November 03Midday Music With ShigeruAmy Dodington, soprano; Doreen Uren Simmons,piano-BarrieUniversity of WaterlooSeasonalArt Songs-WaterlooKitchener-Waterloo Chamber MusicSocietyBeethoven Cello Sonatas Part 2-WaterlooThursday November 04University of GuelphLive andIntimate. GuelphWilfrid Laurier UniversityMusic at NoonWaterloo. Friday November 05Chorus NiagaraCN Cinema: TheHunchback of Notre Dame-St. CatharinesKitchener-Waterloo SymphonySchubert, Schumann and Four Horns.-Kitchener.Orangeville Concert AssociationRobi Botos Trio. Orangeville-St. James PlayersMy Fair LadyPeterboroughB. Concerts Beyond The GTAIN THIS ISSUE: Barrie, Brantford, Breslau, Cambridge,Cobourg, Colgan, Creemore, Guelph, Hamilton, Jordan,Kingston, Kitchener, Lindsay, London, Orangeville, Orillia,Owen Sound, Peterborough, Port Hope, Prescott,St. Catharines, Strathroy, Waterloo.Wilfrid Laurier University/WaterlooLutheran Seminary/Eastern Synod of theEvangelical Church in CanadaRememberingfor the Future. WaterlooSaturday November 06Barrie ConcertsBritain’s Euphonium:David ChildsBarrie. Cantabile SingersSilk Road-KingstonCellar SingersIn Concert-OrilliaChorus NiagaraCN Cinema: TheHunchback of Notre DameHamilton PhilharmonicChamberSeries - A Little Night Music.-Hamilton.John Laing SingersSt. George andthe Dragon-Guelph: Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony.Schubert, Schumann and Four Horns.Orillia Opera HouseLiona BoydLiveOrilliaSt. James PlayersMy Fair LadyWilfrid Laurier University/WaterlooLutheran Seminary/Eastern Synod of theEvangelical Church in CanadaRememberingfor the Future. Sunday November 07St. James PlayersMy Fair LadyKitchener-Waterloo Symphony.Generations I.--Kitchener.Grand Philharmonic Children andYouth ChoirsStorybook VoicesWaterloo.Symphony HamiltonCelebrating15!--BurlingtonHuronia Symphony OrchestraChoralFestival Spectacular---Barrie.John Laing SingersSt. George andthe DragonSt. CatharinesWilfrid Laurier UniversityWLU JazzEnsembleWaterlooCuckoo’s Nest Folk ClubCrabtree& MillsLondonKitchener-Waterloo Chamber MusicSocietyClassic and Jazz Pianists-WaterlooTuesday November 09Brock UniversityMusic@Reiman, piano-St. CatharinesThursday November 11University of GuelphTablaNirvana.-GuelphWilfrid Laurier UniversityMusic at Noon-WaterlooSt. James PlayersMy Fair LadyVictorian Operetta SocietyWhiteChristmasCobourgFriday November 12Perimeter InstituteEspaña-WaterlooKitchener-Waterloo Chamber MusicSocietyLeslie Ting, violin; Pierre-André Doucet,pianoWaterlooMcMaster UniversityCelebrity ConcertSeries: Jasper Wood, violinHamiltonSt. James PlayersMy Fair LadySaturday November 13KWS Volunteer Committee7thAnnual Love of Music MarathonWaterlooSt. James PlayersMy FairLadyHamilton Philharmonic. MasterworksSeriesBrahms and Mozart. -Hamilton. Waterloo Chamber PlayersIn Con-cert--WaterlooPort Hope Friends of Music.Pentaedre Wind Quintet-Port Hope. Sunday November 14Chamber Music HamiltonTrioDésirée---HamiltonGallery PlayersSummer WindsSt. CatharinesLindsay Concert Foundation/KawarthaConcertsThe Schumann LettersLindsayGeorgian Bay SymphonyBach in theAfternoonOwen SoundGeorgian MusicDuke Piano TrioBarrie.-Classics at The RegistryLaura Pudwelland Friends--Kitchener48 thewholenote.comNovember 1 - December 7, 2010

New StagesThe Stars on Stage CabaretPeterboroughMonday November 15Opera KitchenerLa Bohème-Guelph-Tuesday November 16Brock UniversityMusic@Noon: Student Voice RecitalSt. Catharines.Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber MusicSocietyMade in Canada Piano Quartet I--WaterlooWednesday November 17St. Andrew’s PresbyterianChurchMusic at St. Andrew’s: Blair Bailey, or-gan-Barrie Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony.Bach and his PredecessorsWaterloo.Thursday November 18Wilfrid Laurier UniversityMusic at Noon-WaterlooUniversity of GuelphKevin Breit,guitar. -GuelphSkyliners Big BandIn ConcertBarrie. Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber MusicSocietyMade in Canada Piano Quartet II-WaterlooUniversity of GuelphJazz Ensemble.GuelphFriday November 19Kempenfelt Community PlayersAlice in WonderlandBarrie. Brock UniversityEncore! ProfessionalConcert Series: The Trillium Brass QuintetSt. CatharinesSt. Andrew’s Presbyterian ChurchShoko Inoue, piano Orillia Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony.Bach and his Predecessors-Guelph.Showplace TheatreThe RankinFamilyPeterboroughWilfrid Laurier UniversityOpera ExcerptsWaterlooSaturday November 20Kempenfelt CommunityPlayersAlice in WonderlandShoreline ChorusJazz DownMemory Lane-Owen SoundGrand Philharmonic Choir.Music ofthe North-Waterloo.Hamilton Philharmonic Youth OrchestraInConcertHamilton. Kingston SymphonyA RomanticJourney.--Kingston.Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber MusicSocietyMade in Canada Piano Quartet III.WaterlooKitchener-Waterloo Community OrchestraInConcert-Waterloo Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony.Bach and his PredecessorsCambridge.Wilfrid Laurier UniversityOpera ExcerptsWaterlooSunday November 21 Kingston SymphonyA RomanticJourney.Brock UniversityViva Voce ChoralSeries: St. Cecilia Celebration. --St. CatharinesClassical Concerts of CreemoreUrbanFlute EnsembleCreemoreEncore Children’s ProductionsCinderellaLindsayTactus Vocal Ensemble‘Tis MusicMakes us Dream--BreslauWilfrid Laurier UniversityChamberMusic Concert--WaterlooGuitar HamiltonEmma Rush, guitarHamiltonOpera KitchenerLa BohèmeKitchenerUrban Flute Ensembleeclectic music forflute, violin & celloNov 21Dec 3Toronto @ St. Anne'sDec 5www.myspace.com/urbanfluteensembleNovember 1 - December 7, 2010 thewholenote.com 49

Tuesday November 23Brock UniversityMusic@Noon: Instrumental Students in RecitalSt. CatharinesSt. Paul’s Anglican CathedralInConcert-LondonWednesday November 24University of WaterlooHouse ofDoc-WaterlooUniversity of GuelphWind Ensemble. GuelphKitchener-Waterloo Chamber MusicSocietyNew Zealand String Quartet.-WaterlooWilfrid Laurier UniversityStudentComposer Concert. WaterlooThursday November 25University of GuelphLaurelB. Concerts Beyond The GTAGuelphWilfrid Laurier UniversityMusic at NoonWaterlooUniversity of WaterlooStudent RecitalsWaterlooFriday November 26Melos Choir and OrchestraIn Praiseof Music!-KingstonJeunesses Musicales OntarioPhilipChiu, Janelle Fung, 4 hand piano-Strathroy.McMaster UniversityCelebrity ConcertSeries: TorQ Percussion Ensemble-HamiltonShowplace TheatreAn Evening withMichael BurgessPeterboroughWilfrid Laurier UniversityChamberMusic ConcertWaterlooSaturday November 27Northumberland PlayersA Christmas CarolCobourgArcadyA Baroque Messiah-CambridgeBarrie ConcertsMessiah-BarrieBrock University Department ofMusic.Viva Voce Choral Series: Fall Concert-St. CatharinesAces of HarmonyShowtime-PeterboroughKitchener-Waterloo Chamber MusicSocietySpringdale EnsembleWaterlooUniversity of GuelphU of G Choirand U of Waterloo Chamber Choir. GuelphWilfrid Laurier UniversityWLU SymphonyOrchestra-WaterlooSunday November 28University of WaterlooUW StageBand. -WaterlooOrchestra Kingston3rd AnnualSing-Along Messiah-KingstonUniversity of GuelphChamber Ensemble.-GuelphNorthumberland OrchestraTheTrumpet Shall Sound.--CobourgRCCO Northumberland CentreAdventNoels--CobourgMonday November 29University of WaterlooStudent RecitalsWaterlooTuesday November 30Brock UniversityPiano Students in RecitalSt.Catharines.University of WaterlooStudent RecitalsWaterlooBrock UniversityUniversity Wind EnsembleSt. CatharinesWednesday December 01Midday Music With ShigeruKeiko Yoden-Kuepfer, pianoBarrieUniversity of WaterlooStudent RecitalsWaterlooWilfrid Laurier UniversityImprovisationConcerts EnsembleWaterlooThursday December 02University of GuelphStudentSoloists Day.-GuelphWilfrid Laurier UniversityMusic at NoonWaterlooShowplace TheatreJohn Mc-Dermott: Raised on Song & StoriesPeterboroughUniversity of WaterlooOrchestra@WaterlooWaterlooFriday December 03ArcadyA Baroque Messiah-JordanBravado! Show ChoirBravado!’s UnpluggedReality Christmas SpecialBarrieJeunesses Musicales OntarioPhilipChiu, Janelle Fung, 4 hand pianoPrescott Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony. Elgar– Cello Concerto. --Kitchener.Wilfrid Laurier UniversityWLUWind Orchestra. -WaterlooSaturday December 04University of GuelphContemporaryMusic Ensemble.50 thewholenote.comNovember 1 - December 7, 2010

GuelphJohn Laing SingersGloria in Excelsis--HamiltonOrillia Wind Ensemble/Orillia VocalEnsembleChristmas PreludeOrillia. Achill Choral SocietyMessiah--Orangeville Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony. Elgar– Cello Concerto. Sunday December 05Bravado! Show ChoirBravado!’s UnpluggedReality Christmas SpecialKingston SymphonyHallelujah!Messiah.-Kingston.. Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony.Generations II.Kitchener.La Jeunesse Youth OrchestraHome For The HolidaysPort HopeWilfrid Laurier UniversityWLUChoirs, Chapel Choir, Soloists, & WLU SymphonyOrchestra.WaterlooRCCO Northumberland CentreAdventNoels-CobourgSt. Jude’s Anglican ChurchChoralEvensongBrantfordAchill Choral SocietyMessiah--Colgan.University of WaterlooInstrumentalChamber EnsemblesWaterlooWellington Winds. Freedom. -Waterloo. Hamilton ConservatoryBoris Krajny,pianoHamiltonMonday December 06University of WaterlooInstrumentalChamber EnsemblesWaterlooAlize RestaurantEvery Sun Ori Dagan AlleycatzEvery Mon Salsa Night with DJ Frank Bischunwith Lessons Every TueCarlo BerardinucciBand, Swing & Jazz $5 Cover Every Wed R&B Open Jam Hosted by ProjectSound 8Every Thu Soul, R&B and Reggae,$4 Refreshments, No Cover; Fridays andSaturdays Funk, Soul, Reggae, R&B, Top 40,$10 Cover without dinner reservations.Nov 4,5 Lady Kane. Nov 6 Soular. Nov11,12,13 Nov 18,19 Lady Kane.Nov 20 Soular. Nov 25 Nov26,27 Prime Time Band.Annex Live, TheNov 18 Joel Hartley. Nov 25 Rosalind Kindlerwith Coleman Tinsley.Aquila RestaurantAzure Restaurant and BarEvery Thu, Fri, Sat Dan Bodanis Trio with BernieSenensky and Steve Wallace 5:30-10:30pmBlack Swan, TheEvery WedThe Danforth Jam w/ Jon Long andFriends 9:30pmBon Vivant RestaurantEvery Thu Bill Naphan Solo Guitar 6-9pm;Every Fri Margaret Stowe Solo Guitar 6-9pmBrassaii Café Restaurant & LoungeEvery Tue The Bee’s Knees w Neil Brathwaite,Cory Blackburn, Howard Ayee, Michael Shandand Sacha Williamson 6-10pmCastro’s LoungeEvery Sun Jeremy Rouse Trio (Jazz/Roots)6-9pm; Every Mon Smokey Folk (Bluegrass/Rockabilly) 9:30pmCentral, TheKitchener-Waterloo Chamber MusicSocietyBoris Krajny, pianoWaterlooC. In The Clubs (Mostly Jazz)C’est WhatEvery Fri Hot Five Jazzmakers Chalkers Pub Billiards & BistroEvery WedGirls Night Out Vocalist-FriendlyJazz Jam 8:30-12 with host Lisa ParticelliNorman Marshall Villeneuve (d) . Sat6-9/Sun 7-10 $10 CoverNov 6 Fern Lindzon. Nov 13 Don Thompson.Nov 14 Lara Solnicki CD Release. Nov 20 LisaMartinelli. Nov 26,27,28 Tony Monaco OrganTrio; Organ Clinic on Nov 27 from 2-4pm/ticketsfor all three shows & workshop at www.ticketweb.caChick N’ DeliEvery Mon Big Band Night. Every TueRock& Roll Jam w Kevin & The Chick n’ Deli HouseBand. Every Sat Climax Jazz Band. Every SunRobbie Lane and the Disciples.China House RestaurantEvery Thursday Nov 4 Gord Sheard Quartet. Nov 11 Alleyne,Schwager & Roth. Nov 18 Lofsky, Romberg &Overs. Nov 25 Nancy Walker Quartet.Classico Pizza & PastaEvery Thu Jazz Guitarist Nate Renner Cobourg, TheCommensal, LeCommunist’s Daughter, TheEvery Sat Gypsy Jazz w Michael Johnson& Red Rhythm: Michael Louis Johnson(trumpet, vocals) Roberto Rosenman (guitar)Terry Wilkins (bass)Corktown, TheEvery Wed The Darcy Hepner Orchestra & SpecialGuestsDeSotosEvery Thurs Open Mic Jazz JamTuesday December 07ArcadyAn Arcady Christmas-BrantfordEverySun Brunch with Double A Jazz and GuestDominion on QueenEvery Sun Rockabilly Brunch 11am-3pm;Every 1 st & 3 rd Sun Jazz Jam with host RobertScott 4-7pm; Every Tue French Gypsy Jazz Jamwith host Wayne Nakamura. Every Thu John T. Davis on B3, 5:30-8pm, NoCover. Nov 1 George Grosman. Nov 4 DeltaMoon. Nov 8 George Grosman. Nov 5 Swingin’Blackjacks. Nov 8 George Grosman. Nov 12Elmer Ferrer. Nov 13 Cross-Eyed Cat. Nov 19George Grosman. Nov 20 Paul Reddick. Nov26 Que Isso.Dovercourt HouseEvery Sat Saturday Night Swing: Dance featuringLive Swing Bands. Nov 6 Drew JureckaQuintet. Nov 20 Up Jumped Swing. Nov 27Roberta Hunt & the Gents.The Emmet RayNov 1, 8, 15, 22 Dan vs. Dan. Nov 7 HarleyCard Quartet. Nov 24 The Jessica Stuart Few.Frida RestaurantGate 403Nov 1 Faber & Freedman, Gillian Margot. Nov 2Kelsey McNulty, Julian Fauth. Nov 3 BenjaminHognestad, Nielsen & Whiteman. Nov 4 DanielleBassels, Fraser Melvin. Nov 5 James Brown,Dennis Gaumond. Nov 6 Coleman Tinsley, BillHeffernan, Melissa Boyce. Nov 7 Melissa Lauren,Joshua Goodman, Chris Butcher. Nov 8Sarah Begin, Sean Bellaviti. Nov 9 Byuung-GulJung, Julian Fauth. Nov 10 Ryan Oliver, JorgeGavidia. Nov 11 Emily the Blue Caller, KevinLaliberté. Nov 12 Mario Allende, Max Senitt.Nov 13 Randy Shook, Bill Heffernan, PatrickTevlin. Nov 14 Jay Sinclair, John Wayne, BobbyHsu. Nov 15 Jake Koffman, Terry Cowe. Nov16 Roper Show, Julian Fauth. Nov 17 DenisSchingh, Vincent Bertucci. Nov 18 Nadia Hosko,String Theory. Nov 19 King of Roots Music,Bartek Kozminski. Nov 20 Tony Desmarteau,Bill Heffernan, Blue Room. Nov 21 Tony Desmarteau,Fran St. Trio, Queen St. Three. Nov 22Red-Blue-Green, Double A Jazz. Nov 23 DonnéRoberts, Julian Fauth. Nov 24 Sam Broverman,Michael Keith. Nov 25 Julia Cleveland, CyndiNovember 1 - December 7, 2010 thewholenote.com 51

PHOTOS ORI DAGANOri’s Stories: In the Clubs (Mostly Jazz)continued from page 12Working together, we can create a stronger, more sustainable visionfor the Tranzac to be able to serve this community.”Membership categories at present are at $25, $250, and $500. Towww.tranzac.org.More CD Releases Than You Can Shake Your Cash At! “Show Off” by GabiEpstein. Sunday Nov. 7 atRevival, 8pm-midnight withMark Kieswetter (p) ArtieRoth (b) Daniel Barnes (d).Epstein’s extraordinary pipesand comedy have resultedin whispers of her being“The next Barbra”. Lookout world, you’re gonna hearfrom Gabs!www.gabiepstein.com“A Meadow in December”by Lara Solnicki. SaturdayNov. 14 from 6-9pmGabi Epstein.at Chalkers Pub with Neil Swainson (b) and Reg Schwager (g).vocals are rich with shades of colour. Playing with the very best jazzmusicians in the business doesn’t hurt. www.larasolnicki.com“A Pink-Filled Sky” & “Epoch”: Double CD Release by GillianMargot Trio & Eric St-Laurent Trio. Tuesday November 23rdat Hugh’s Room, 8:30pm. Featuring Stu Harrison (p), JordanO’Connor (b), Michel DeQuevedo (perc). Jazz vocalist/composerGillian Margot sings with impeccable tone and has recently begunplayer whose “Epoch” has already been warmly received by radioacross the country. Featuring very special guest singer Justin Bacchus,this promises to be a highly entertaining evening.www.gillianmargot.com, www.ericst-laurent.com“Ticket to Ride”: Pat Murray sings the Beatles Book. SaturdayNovember 23 at The Rex, 3:30-6:30pm. Powerful Murray re-imaginessongs by the Fab Four in a modern jazz setting, accompanied byMark Kieswetter on piano, George Koller on bass, Davide Di Renzoon drums and Bruce Cassidy on trumpet. www.patmurray.ca“Mosaic”: Deborah Staiman & Guests. Sunday November 28 atThe Annex Live, 2:30-5pm. The recording features Operatic arias,German Lied, French Chanson, English Art Song, Yiddish Song andSacred Jewish music. At the CD release Staiman will perform twodifferent sets, each of which will consist of selections from the CDand Broadway gems. www.singingstudio.caJazz at the Gallery Studio Café and the Reservoir LoungeLovers of instrumental jazz, take note: 2010 Juno Nominees andjazz composers Al Henderson and Kirk MacDonald have created aduo to perform both original compositions and jazz standards everyThursday evening in November from 7-9:30pm at the Gallery StudioCafé (2877 Lakeshore Blvd. West), a newly opened space in southEtobicoke. MacDonald and Henderson are two of the most respectedjazz musicians in Canada, and cover is a steal at $7:www.alhenderson.ca, www.kirkmacdonald.comLast but not certainly not least, a warm note of congratulationsfrom everyone here at The WholeNote to Sophia Perlman and theVipers on their 5th Anniversary of Monday Nights at The ReservoirLounge! Hear here: www.myspace.com/vipersjazz. The Vipersare: Howard Moore (trumpet), Pat Carey (saxophone), Mitch Lewis(guitar), Jeff Halishchuk(drums), RossMacIntyre (bass)and Sophia Perlmancelebration is onMonday, November22, which marks ahalf-decade of theVipers calling “TheRes” their musicalhome.Five year Vipers, Moore and Perlman.Ori Dagan is a Toronto-based jazz vocalist, voice actor andentertainment journalist. He can best be contacted at jazz@thewholenote.com.Carleton. Nov 26 Linda Carone, Six Points Jazz.Nov 27 Ben Raftus, Bill Heffernan, Real TimeJazz. Nov 28 Michael de Grussa, Brownman,Jan Koel. Nov 29 Jeffrey Hewer, Tim Bestmeyer.Nov 30 Jeff LaRochelle, Julian Fauth.Grossman’s Tavern- Every SatThe Happy Pals matinee 4-8pm;Every SunNicola Vaughan Acoustic Jam4-9pm, The Nationals with Brian Cober: DoubleSlide Guitar Open Stage Jam 9:30pm-2amEvery Thu The Responsibles.Harlem RestaurantEvery Mon Open Jam Night hosted by CarolynT Every Wed Music is the AnswerHaiti Fundraiser$5/w Aspirin, First Aid Kits, Vitamins,Masks, Protein Bars. Every Fri Jazz/Blues7:30-11:30pm; Every Sat Jazz/Blues 7:30-11:30pm. Every Sun Showtime.Home Smith BarHugh’s RoomNov 3 Micah Barnes CD Release. Nov 5 Sultansof String. Nov 6 Betty Richardson. Nov 10 DenzilSinclaier. Nov 19 Shakura S’Aida. Nov 23Gillian Margot Trio & Eric St-Laurent Trio DoubleCD Release. Nov 26 Tom Waits Tribute.Joe Mama’sEvery Sun Nathan Hiltz, Bernie Senensky &Sly Juhas.LatinadaLula LoungeC. In The Clubs (Mostly Jazz)Nov 2 Latin Fusion Trio. Nov 5 Septeto Nacionalde Ignacio Piniero. Nov 6 Ricky Franco. Nov11 Mighty Popo CD Launch. Nov 11 AluCineOpening Night Party. Nov 12 Luisa Maita. Nov13 Lady Son y Articulo Veinte. Nov 14 YiannisKapoulas. Nov 18 Funkabelly. Nov 19 DominicMancuso. Nov 19 Tribute to Clara Nunes. Nov20 Café Cubano. Nov 25 David Buchbinder’sOdessa Havana. Nov 26 Wilbur Sargunaraj. Nov27 Salsotika & DJ Giovanni Torres.Manhattan’s Music ClubMezzetta Middle Eastern RestaurantEvery Wed Momo’s BistroEvery Wed Open Mic My Place: A Canadian PubN’Awlins Jazz Bar and DiningEvery Tue Stacie McGregor; Every WedJimHeineman Trio; Every ThuBlues Night withGuest Vocalists; Every Fri/SatAll Star BourbonSt. BandEvery SunTerry Logan.Old Mill, TheOld Mill Dining Room “Thursday Night JazzClub”: Sep 16 Kurt Elling. Sep 30 Oliver JonesTrio. Home Smith Bar:-Every Thursday John Sherwoodsolo piano.Every FridayEvery Saturday-Nov 5 Zoe Chilco. Nov 6 Brian Dickinson.Nov 12 Yvette Tollar. Nov 13 Joshua Goodman.Nov 19 George Evans. Nov 20 BernieSenensky. Nov 26 Shannon Butcher. 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Painted Lady, TheEvery Mon Open Mic 10pm-late, all genres.Pantages Martini Bar and LoungeEvery Mon Curtains Down with host JenniBurke, Mark Camilleri on piano and guest singers;Every Fri Robert Scott; Every SatSoloPiano: Various artists.Pero LoungeEvery Fri African Vibe 7-11pmEvery Sat Archie Alleyne’s Kollage 8-11pmPilot Tavern, TheNov 6Trace Element Quartet. Nov 13 Kollage. Nov 20Richard Underhill Quartet. Nov 27 Don PalmerQuartet.QuotesNov 5Alistair Kay. Nov 12 Fred Duligal. Nov 19 TerryPromane. Nov 26 Dave Caldwell.Reposado Bar & LoungeEvery Wed Spy vs. Spy vs. Sly Every Thu, FriThe ReposadistsReservoir Lounge, The“Après Work” Series Tuesdays, Wednesdays,Thursdays 7-9pm; Late Shows, 9:45pm: EveryMonSophia Perlman and the VipersEvery TueTyler Yarema and his Rhythm; Every WedBradleyand the Bouncers; Every ThuJanice Hagen.Every FriDeeDee & the Dirty Martinis; EverySatTyler Yarema and his Rhythm.Rex Hotel Jazz and Blues Bar, TheNov 1 U of T Jazz Ensembles. Nov 2 RichardWhiteman, Classic Rex Jazz Jam. Nov 3Donna Grants, Buckaloose. Nov 4 Kevin Quain,Buckaloose. Nov 5 Hogtown Syncopators, LeahState, Dave Neill. Nov 6 Danny Marks, SwingShift Big Band, Justin Bacchus, Benny GoodmanTribute. Nov 7 Excelsior Dixieland Jazz,Bohemian Swing, Andrew Downing, CarolineMartin-Rowe. Nov 8 U of T Jazz Ensembles.Nov 9 Richard Whiteman, Classic Rex Jazz Jam.Nov 10 Donna Grantis, Alain Bedard & JazzlabOctet. Nov 11 Kevin Quain, Alain Bedard& Jazzlab Octet. Nov 12 Hogtown Syncopators,Leah State, Kelsley Grant. Nov 13 DannyMarks, Chris Hunt Tentet, Fender Rhodes Trio,Alex Dean. Nov 14 Suitelife Arts for Youth Fundraiser,Andrew Downing, Andrew Scott. Nov 15U of T Jazz Ensembles. Nov 16 Richard Whiteman,Classic Rex Jazz Jam. Nov 17 Laura HubertBand, Atilla Fias Trio. Nov 18 Kevin Quain,Kevin Crabb Quartet. Nov 19 Hogtown Syncopators,Leah State, Kevin Crabb Quartet. Nov20 Danny Marks, The T.J.O. Big Band, FenderRhodes Trio, Rinse the Algorithm. Nov 21 ExcelsiorDixieland Jazz, Club Django, AndrewDowning, Buddy Aquilina feat Coleman Tinsley.Nov 22 U of T Jazz Ensembles. Nov 23 RichardWhiteman, Classic Rex Jazz Jam. Nov 24 LauraHubert Band, John Escreet Quartet. Nov 25Kevin Quain, John Escreet Quartet. Nov 26 HogtownSyncopators, Leah State, Run Stop Run.Nov 27 Danny Marks, Pat Murray CD Release,Fender Rhodes Trio, Jason Logue CD Release.Nov 28 Excelsior Dixieland Jazz, Freeway Dixieland,Andrew Downing, Random Access. Nov29 Peter Hill Quintet, John MacLeod’s Rex HotelOrchestra. Nov 30 Richard Whiteman, ClassicRex Jazz Jam.Saint Tropez, LeTen Feet TallSaturday Night Cabaret, 8pm Nov 6 At Ease. Nov 13 Ailsa McCreary.Nov 20 Stacey Joy Long. Nov 27 Alex Samarassings Sondheim.Sunday Afternoon Matinee, 3:30-6:30pmNov 7 Steve Koven Trio. Nov 14Kingsley Etienne. Nov 21 Jim Gelcer. Nov 28Terry Logan Trio.Trane StudioTranzacANNOUNCEMENTS NYCO Symphony Orchestra.Mozart Vocal Competition. --Toronto Gilbert and SullivanSocietyTribute to the Incomparable WarrenHughesI FuriosiLaunch of Pilot PocketBook 7LECTURES/SYMPOSIAToronto Centre for the ArtsA Little Night Music: DebussyEvery Mon Open Mic 10pm. Every Fri TheFoolish Things 5pm.Nov 9 Hobson’s Choice. Nov 11 Arkana Music.Nov 14 Monk’s Music, Lina Allemano 4. Nov16 Al Purdy Project. Nov 17-20 TRANZAC Fundraisers.Nov 28 Monk’s Music, Steve Ward.Zemra Bar & LoungeEvery Wed Open Mic and JamEvery Fri Live Music FridaysD. Announcements ... Et CeteraMusic TorontoDavid OwenNorris on MendelssohnToronto Centre for the ArtsA Little Night Music: ElgarToronto Opera ClubThe LostGeneration – the Story of Opera Singers of theEnglish Speaking World from 1900 to 1939Royal Ontario MuseumChopin:The Voice of the Piano--• • • • November 1 - December 7, 2010 thewholenote.com 53

Toronto Centre for the ArtsA Little Night Music: The Conductor’s ArtWilfrid Laurier UniversityThe Art of Conducting Symposium-Waterloo-MASTERCLASSESCanadianFlute AssociationFlute Choir-Children'sPianoLessonsD. Announcements ... Et CeteraFriendly, approachable -and strict!Liz Parker416.544.1803liz.parker@rogers.comQueen/BathurstUniversity of TorontoMasterclasswith Steuart BedfordSinging Studioof Deborah Staiman. --York University Departmentof MusicMasterclass on Lieder and Oratorio---University of TorontoAjayHeble Masterclass---Toronto MendelssohnChoirSingsation Saturday: Handel’s Messiah--Home Music Club of TorontoChamber Music Masterclass-SCREENINGSMetropolitan Opera in HDDon Pasquale (encore)-Metropolitan Opera in HDDas Rheingold (encore)-Metropolitan Operain HDBoris Godunov (encore)Metropolitan Opera in HDDas Rheingold (encore)-Metropolitan Opera in HDDonPasquale (encore)WORKSHOPSKingsway ConservatoryAdultDrum Circle Open House--Small WorldMusic.World Music Classes-CAMMAC Recorder Players’SocietyRenaissance and Baroque Music--CAMMAC Toronto RegionReading for Singers and Instrumentalists--CAMMAC Recorder Players’SocietyRenaissance and Baroque Music--ORMTA Central TorontoBranchJazz Piano Master ClassALEXANDER KATS (416) 340-1844alexander.kats@sympatico.ca 54 thewholenote.comNovember 1 - December 7, 2010

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SERVICES (continued)The PERFORMING EDGE-VENUESARE YOU PLANNING A CONCERTClassified AdvertisingETOBICOKE CONCERT HALLREHEARSE OR PERFORM IN A BRANDNEW FACILITY. --Beat by Beat/World Viewcontinued from page 29III” a 3-necked instrument designed by his father George Kapoulas,which combines sonorities of the Greek bouzouki with those oftwo Turkish instruments, the saz and cumbus. Born in Hamilton toGreek parents, Yiannis plays a number of instruments from this region,including bouzouki, tzoura, baglama, laouto, oud, as well andother Eastern stringed instruments, guitar, percussion and keyboard.5. Since then he has gone on to establish himself as a musician andaward-winning songwriter in international competitions. His careerwas named this city’s “Best Live Acoustic Act” by the Toronto IndependentMusic Awards.Other categories also availableclassad@thewholenote.com80 Acadia Avenue, Unit 309, Markham ON L3R 9V1SalesViolin Viola Cello BowsRepair and RentalProfessional violin maker andString instrument rental servicePhilharmonic Music Ltd.SchoolPrivate lessons and examsViolin Viola Cello Bass905-784-2028 www.philharmoniccanada.comYiannis Kapoulis.Folk music lovers will also be interested to know that awardwinningblues singer/guitarist Joel Fafard is on tour this month withthe release of his new album “Cluck Old Hen.” Included are vocalcovers of old Southern roots and blues songs, tunes by Muddy Waters,Willie Dixon, Richard Thompson, Lyle Lovett, and traditionalAppalachian pieces. He’ll be performing at the Free Times Cafe(320 College St. just west of Spadina) on November 20.And looking ahead to December: Pandora’s Box Salon is a newventure in Aurora put together by French horn player Katie Toksoy.all takes place at the newly renovated concert space in the Auroraingan extended intermission so that artists and audience can mixand mingle. Proceeds go to a local charity. The next event is on De-turesmusic and dance from India, Egypt, Iran, Bali, Africa, andEurope. Performers include sitarist Anwar Khurshid (director of theSitar School of Toronto), the Sonore Percussion Trio, Sabrina NazarPandora’s Box, visit www.pandorasboxsalon.com.Karen Ages can be reached atworldmusic@thewholenote.com.More Than Just Concerts – Musical Life!The WholeNote’s “Announcements Et Cetera” listings are for events that aren’t (strictly speaking)concerts, but that are of interest to the musical community.Fundraising activities Open house events Lectures & symposia Master classes Screenings of musical films Workshops for musicians ...and moreSend your listings for “Announcements Et Cetera” to THElistings@thewholenote – by the 15th of the month prior tothe month of your event. IT’S FREE!thewholenote.com56 thewholenote.comNovember 1 - December 7, 2010

We Are All Music’s ChildrenOctober’s Child Marion NewmanMJ BUELLWHO ISNOVEMBER’SCHILD?The little singer on theright was born in Geneva toGerman parents, and educatedat St. Michael’s ChoirSchool while growing up inOakville. All grown up now,he enjoys bicycling aroundSalzburg in the summertimewith his own large family.But he’ll be part of the magicthis winter in Toronto.Think you know who ourmystery child is? Send yourbest guess to musicschildren@thewholenote.com. Pleaseprovide your mailingaddress just in case yourname is drawn! Winnerswill be selected by randomdraw among correct repliesreceived by November 20,2010.No, not the Van Trapps,but when your parents loveto sing, what could be morenatural?Summer holiday,Le Salève, France, 1968.The colourful Marion Newman(right) with her sister Ellen Newman,March 2010. Inset: 1981.First Nations Canadian mezzo-sopranoMarion Newmanwas born in a small villagecalled Bella Bella in British Columbia,and grew up in anothersmall town called Sooke, in BC.She was home-schooled until shewent to Camosun College forpiano performance and teachertraining at age 15. Marion madeher orchestral debut at the age ofsixteen with the Victoria Symphony,not as a singer, but asa pianist, performing Mozart’sPiano Concerto K. 488 in A Major.After college she earned aBachelor of Music in piano performancefrom the University ofVictoria, followed by a Master ofMusic with Distinction in vocalperformance from the San FranciscoConservatory of Music.Marion’s’ season so far hasVictoria’s production of LaCenerentola, the lead role ofNoodin-Kwe in the world premiererun of GiiwedinNations opera by Spy Dénommé-Welch and Catherine Magowan,and Thunderbird, an Aradia Ensembleconcert featuring youngCanadian composer DustinPeters, in which traditional Kwagiulthdance and song meet theBaroque era.Do you remember the childhoodphoto being taken? Yes! Myfamily was being featured in anarticle in the Times Colonist,in Victoria, BC, about homeschooling.I remember it beingimportant to me that I waswearing my brand new, red soccerjacket. I was goalie and rightwing, alternately. This was ashot of we three kids and mymother at the beach, which isright at the end of my parent’slawn. They still live in the samehouse in the same beautiful location.It was the yard all the kidswanted to play in after school.This was a wonderful place togrow up.Suppose a child of about thesame age today asked you “Whatdo you do?” I’d say I’m an operasinger and that I also sing a lotof concerts. I get all dressed up,sometimes in wigs and crazymake-up, and I sing my conversationsinstead of speaking. ThatI love being all sorts of differentcharacters and travelling aroundthe world for music.What is your absolute earliestmusical memory? The traditionalWest Coast drumming and singingof my Kwagiulth culture asI learned to dance to them, andthe highland dance music thataccompanied my highland danceclasses. I was three or four atthe time and I loved it all. I sangalong to everything.Musicians in your family? Mymother learned to play the pianoand sing as a child. She broughtme to every music lesson andknew all my music from ear. Shecould call out “that’s supposedand other such helpful hints fromCONGRATULATIONS TO OUR OCTOBER WINNERS!HERE’S WHAT THEY WON– Hallelujah! for Sharon Barclay and Catherine McWhinnie, who eachwin a pair of tickets to hear mezzo-soprano Marion Newman in TheDublin Messiah (Dec 11): Handel’s greatest hit lovingly presented inits original version by Aradia Ensemble and Choir, joined by NormanEngel, trumpet, and soprano TracySmith Bessette, tenor Joseph Schnurr,bass Jason Nedecky. Directedby Kevin Mallon.Merrilea Shields wins a pair of tickets to hear Marion Newman withbass-baritone Giles Tomkins in The Devil and Kate (March 27, 2011),presented by Opera in Concert. Dvořák’s complex blend of fairy tale,folk idiom, darkness and light puts a complicated spin on the line “Icould have danced all night…”: sure to give wintery spirits a comic lift.operainconcert.comJoan Rosenfield: Aradia’s 2010 recording of Polly: Arnold’sisland paradise opera of 1777. Marion Newmansings the role of Jenny Diver; (NAXOS8.660241).Eve Rachel McLeod: Aradia’s 2008 recordingof Vivaldi’s Griselda: Marion Newmansings the title role. (NAXOS 8.660211-13).Jessica Lloyd: Aradia’s 2006 recording of Handel’s Rinaldo: MarionNewman sings the role of Goffredo (NAXOS 8.660165-67).November 1 - December 7, 2010 thewholenote.com 57

wherever she was in the house while I was practicing the piano. Myfather was a boy alto at the residential school he attended. He is nowa traditional drummer and singer. My brother and sister took pianolessons as kids and my brother and I have actually performed assingers together on a number of occasions. He is too busy with hisartwork now to keep up the singing.Where did hearing music fit in? CBC radio played in our house atall times when we weren’t sleeping or practising. All sorts of greatclassical music programs were airing at the time and the only one Iusually had a soccer game in the afternoon though, I didn’t have tohear the whole thing. I studied piano in the Suzuki piano departmentMusic was the way I expressed the feelings and thoughts I had that Ididn’t yet have the words to express in an adult way.First memory of yourself singing? Hmmm… probably that would beto the My Fair Lady and the Sound of Music records that we had. Iwould put one on and then dance around the living room, singing atthe top of my lungs, imagining...Your first instrument? Piano.First experiences of making music with others? Piano duets, singingin a children’s choir. I was an alto and I loved that our parts mostlydiffered from the melody and that I was providing harmonies.When you first sang alone for an audience? When I was 16 I had totake voice lessons as part of my piano training. We did little concertsonce a month and I was very excited to discover the world ofwords and being able to face my audience to see how involved theywere. At the piano, I’d never been able to do this. Singing reallyopened up possibilities in music that suited my personality even betterthan playing the piano did.The point at which you began to think of yourself as a musician?was going to be a musician…Read the full interview at thewholenote.com.Coming up in Ontario…Dublin Messiahwill sing Messiah with the Kingston Symphony and Kingston Chor-Amor Brujo with the PeterboroughKate and the Devil, co-starring Giles Tom-Music’s Children gratefully acknowledges Victor & Edith,Liesel & Hans, Dee, Rick, Bill, and Kevin, Aradia, Opera in Concert,and NAXOS.The WholeNoteFifteen Years Ago: AnAnniversary SeriesReight copies of Vol 1No 3. Chiyoko Szlavnics, NickGotham and Peter Lutek) atthe Music Gallery ... Justone of 150 concerts in ourproclaimed.Looking back, no singleword we have published hasever evoked as profound andsustained a reaction as theleft corner of this cover.Read on.Complete Live Concert Listings!?Who knows how longwe would have persistedwith that impossible claim? But we didn’t get the chance to enjoy ourblissful ignorance. At our door within days was a list from a thenhe said. “Here are just somehanded us a long list in small handwriting, with every entry substan-Today we routinely list four times as many concerts and music-BOYSAged 7 to 12For Men & BoysChoir inEnglish CathedralTraditionD A C A P ODAVID PERLMAN+ Monthly stipend, scholarships+ Rigorous musical and voice training+ Weekly and concert performance+ UK tourContactgracemusic@gracechurchonthehill.ca58 thewholenote.comNovember 1 - December 7, 2010

TMal events every month as we did back then. But our longtime faithfulcorrespondent’s monthly summaries of our sins of omission, stillpainstakingly handwritten, are longer than ever, and the accompany-several rubber bands. comprehensiveness is more of an ideal than an achievable goal. Per-geographic catchment area, even the nature of the music we shouldour marvellous musical scene is constantly sloughing off and renewingitself.The foursome on our November 1995 cover is an interesting ex-not been since 1998), but do some research on any of the four playersand you will get a glimpse of how one thing leads to another inthis process of growth and renewal.Chiyoko Szlavnics, for example, has added a strong visual artcomponent to her compositional and instrumental palette, as anyoneventuring to the Canadian Music Centre for Nuit Blanche wouldhave noticed. And Nic Gotham’s opera Nigredo Hotel, written withbefore Not everyone represented in that issue is with us. The Elmer IselerSingers, Friday November 10 1995, were conducted by ElmerIseler, for example, in a programme including works by HarryFreedman.And several of the the listings inspire the question “Gee, I won-there who remembers those lectures?We weren’t above a bit of editorial thundering either, back then.Ariadneauf Naxos In our September issue we wondered aloud how the Canadian OperaCompany was going to manage to render the O’Keefe intimate fortheir production of Richard Strauss’s chamber opera ... The answer visually they did very well by clever use of big costumes, shadowpuppet effects, and a combination of compelling stillness and overdrawnbuffoonery ... But all the stage magic in the world could notcompensate for the big-barn’s life sucking acoustics.It’s reassuring to see that clever creative people can come soclose to making a silk purse out of a sow’s ear. A better way, though,would be to start with a silk sow.It’s interesting how things come around. Free now of its cripplingthat someone out there is already dreaming of.BLUE PAGES Still Open To New Memberssenterdirectory that graced the pagesyear round online at www.thewholenote.com,a living testament to theconstant process of growth and renewalI’ve just been blabbing on about.So a couple of hearty “welcomeSony Centre, neither of whom quite-take their place with the others in theonline directory at www.thewholenote.com/blue.But here’s a taste:Ensemble Vivant, “Canada’s Chamber Music Treasure”- innovative, “No matter the genre, there is magic inher music making.” For Catherine it is a privilege collaborating withthe world class musicians of Ensemble Vivant. New CD, “Homagewww.ensemblevivant.comThe Sony Centre For The Performing Arts is Canada’s largest softseattheatre. Audiences are invited to celebrate the Centre’s 50th Anniversaryin a revitalized and re-invigorated facility in downtowngrammingwill entice and engage the community as a Theatre of the-sonycentre.ca PRESENTER PROFILES 2010/2011updated onlinenTHEWHOLENOTE.COM THEBLUEPAGESe.The talent is here.e.Publicity, press kits & image consultingfor performers416.544.1803 www.lizpr.comNovember 1 - December 7, 2010 thewholenote.com 59

Growing with Canada: The ÉmigréTradition in Canadian MusicBy Paul HelmerMcGill-Queen’s University Press400 pages; $29.95Book ShelfPAMELA MARGLESBetween 1933and 1948 a numberof musicianscame to Canada toescape persecutionin their homelands.the Nazis in Europe,but some wereescaping the Communistswithin theconstantly changingborders of the Soviet Union. Paul Helmerto 5000 who came to this country seekingrefuge during that period. Many, though byno means all, were Jewish. But Helmer’sinvestigation focuses less on why they escapedthan how they got out, and what theyachieved after they arrived in Canada.Most landed in Canada with little morethan their talent and whatever contacts theycould come up with. None had willinglychosen to abandon their families, homelands,cultures, careers or schools to endurethe dangers and humiliations that they endured.But Helmer, who taught musicologyfor many years at McGill, shows how theseémigrés retained some control over theirdestinies.The core of Helmer’s book is a series ofinterviews he did with some thirty of theseémigrés or their surviving family members.Though it would be interesting to readthese interviews in full, Helmer has put themto good use here, effectively building up amulti-layered picture.The impact of these émigrés on the Canadianmusic scene was so profound, Helmerargues, that they managed to overturn theprevailing dominance of English musicalculture and introduce their central Euro-positionbut also in music education and theAlthoughHelmer himself is a pianist as wellas a musicologist, he doesn’t devote as muchstyles, although he does note how musicianslike Greta Kraus and Mario Duschenes pioneeredbaroque performance practice in Canada.In any case, the result was the beginningsof musical independence, what couldbe termed a Canadian style, and internationalprestige. faced no real impediments because of race,we acceptHelmer’s controversial conclusion thatthe Canadian immigration department didas much as it could have to save lives threatenedby the Nazis and the Soviets, we feelthe loss of the millions who didn’t make itout, and what they would have further contributedto Canadian music.This is a fascinating, provocative and im-thorough index). Helmer’s celebration of thecontributions of these émigrés to Canadianmusic resonates deeply when he writes, “Wecan only pay tribute to their accomplishmentsby continuing to welcome musicianswho come to Canada from around the worldPatti Lupone: A MemoirBy Patti Lupone with Digby DiehlCrown Archetype336 pages, photos; $29.99During a showPatti Lupone gavein Toronto lastyear with MandyPatinkin, sheasked the audienceto suggest a titlefor her upcomingmemoirs. The titleshe ended up with,Patti Lupone: AMemoir, sounds decidedlylow-key. That’s surprising, becausethere is nothing low-key about Lupone.In her memoir Lupone is feisty, funnyouslycombative, she is at the same timewilling to expose vast layers of vulnerability.More than once while reading this, I wonderedwhy she was sharing a particularly uncomfortablebit of information.As she details her struggles for goodparts, favourable contracts, and positive reviews,she writes, “I truly believe you learnmore from failure than you do from suc-ending struggles to get into a character especiallyinteresting. But the one thing shehas never had to struggle for is appreciationfrom audiences. In fact, her main battlesseems to be with herself.Lupone’s initial big-time success camewith the premiere of Andrew Lloyd Webber’sEvita. But after premiering Webber’sSunset Boulevardwas dumped from the Broadway opening infavour of Glenn Close. Lupone was devastat-with Webber as the duplicitous villain. Buther career thrived with hit shows like LesMisérables, Sweeny Todd, and, most recently,Gypsy. Along the way there were smallbut special shows like her now-legendarySaturday midnight cabaret at a New Yorknightclub called Les Mouches while she wasdoing EvitaWebber gets top billing on her list ofdespised colleagues, but there’s also BillSmitrovich, her co-star on a tv show she appearedin for four years, Life Goes On, andThe Baker’sWife. Her list of those she loves is muchlonger. It includes fellow Juilliard studentand former boyfriend Kevin Kline, frequentco-star Patinkin, playwright David Mamet,teacher John Houseman, director ArthurLaurents, who wrote the book for Gypsyand directed her in it, and her husband MattJohnston, who sounds like a remarkably balanced,supportive guy.Lupone can sound either self-deprecatingsentence. But what always saves her here isevery experience, good or bad. That’s oneof the many delights of this revealing andthoroughly enjoyable memoir. Conversationalin style, it reads like an extended interview.In fact, Lupone has recorded it for anaudio CD. I haven’t heard it, but I imagine itwith Lupone’s spoken voice.Evita is completing its run at the StratfordFestival with final performances onNovember 1, 2, 4, and 5 at 2:00pm, andNovember 6 at 8:00pm.Pamela Margles can be contacted by emailat bookshelf@thewholenote.com.60 thewholenote.comNovember 1 - December 7, 2010

CD Editor’s CornerDAVID OLDSI’d like to begin this month by welcomingtwo new reviewers to theWholeNote family. Singer/songwriterBill MacLean is no stranger to reviewingin his capacity as Entertainment Editorwith the Beach Metro News, and youcan read his take on Adi Braun’s maidenvoyage into singer/songwriter territoryin our Pot Pourri section. Sharna Searleis a pianist with a Music History degreewhose subsequent Law studies and call tothe bar in both British Columbia and-ATMA recording debut in concertos ofEarly,Classical and Beyond.My own choice recordingthis month is anotherdisc of piano concertos onthe ATMA label, featuringJanina Fialkowska. Lastmonth’s review of Fialkow-Sonatas and Impromp-these were new recordingspostdating her recoveryfrom the cancer whichChopin’s bicentennial of recordings madewith the devastating illness. Fialkowska’soutstanding Chopin performances withTafelmusik last month are testament tothe fact that she has indeed overcome hercancer and that her exceptional abilitiesremain intact, as is the recording of bothChopin Piano Concertos with the VancouverSymphony Orchestra under the directionof Bramwell Tovey (ACD2 2643).élan to these performances which literallyjumps out of the speakers. The warmthand depth of sound capture the music inall its grace and grandeur and none ofthe nuance is lost. Fialkowska and Toveyare both in their element here and togetherthey bring out the best in the membersof Canada’s third largest orchestra, muchto the delight of the enthusiastic audience.In fact the audience is so enraptured ofthe performance that even listening on myfull frequency range headphones I was notaware of their presence until they burstinto applause. With this latest releaseATMA is proving itself a truly trans-Canadianlabel and with the sheer number andlabel of international importance.There are a number of other discs Iwould have liked to tell you about thismonth, but they will have to wait untilDecember. After lamentingthe demise ofthe “record store as weleaguesI was taken totask by reviewer JanosGardonyi who chastisedme for not embracingthe brave new worldof the Internet and thewealth of retail possibilitiesto be found there.I subsequently invitedhim to write the following guest editorial,a layman’s guide to shopping on theWorld Wide Web.We welcome your feedback and invitesubmissions. CDs and comments shouldalso encourage you to visit our website,www.thewholenote.com, where you canto performers, composers and recordand additional, expanded and archivalreviews.David OldsDISCoveries Editordiscoveries@thewholenote.comThe DigitalRevolution:New Optionsfor the RecordBuyerJANOS GARDONYIclassical recordings in stores in recent yearsprompted me to write this article. In the fewremaining retail outlets with their dwindlingsupplies there is hardly any stock other thanthe latest issues which are not necessarily thebest. If you are looking for something fromthe past, highly rated in the Penguin Guide,you’ll encounter blank stares and perhaps awaiting period of nine weeks and top pricesfor special orders. Fortunately, there arenow a number of alternatives for the savvyshopper. ONLINE SHOPPING: Biggest and bestof these is the giant Amazon.com of Seattle,Washington and its Canadian counterpartAmazon.ca. Amazon started in 1994 asan online bookstore but soon expanded intoCDs, DVDs, MP3 downloads, software,video games, electronics and what have you.They have an amazing catalogue of new andused classical CDs and DVDs. Anythingsite’s simple search function which will provideyou all the different issues for the pieceyou want. As Amazon is a large blanket formany sellers all over the world, called theMarketplace, the prices are very competitiveand the item will arrive within two weeks orso in perfect condition. Although shipping isextra, there are no taxes and generally you’llpay less, not to mention the satisfaction ofAnother alternative is Ebay which operateson the same principle except it is anauction site. Here you can submit a low bidCanada’s best classical & jazz onlinegrigorian.comNovember 1 - December 7, 2010 thewholenote.com 61

on a set of discs and if there is not much interest,you can wind up paying next to noth-end for the item and it can be quite exciting.They also have a tremendous selectionof CDs and DVDs and generally you cannotlose.A good local option is grigorian.com.Harmik Grigorian founded his AtelierYorkville Avenue and later opened branchesis noted for excellent selection and serviceand dedication to classical music and jazz.The company has now expanded into onlineshopping with a user friendly website whichincludes CD reviews from WholeNote,-season. The extensive selection of recordingsis easy to browse, but understandably not aslarge as Amazon and digital downloading isnot available. DIGITAL DOWNLOADING: Taking full advantageof that marvellous machine now ineverybody’s household one can realize thecomputer’s full potential by not buying anyphysical product but obtaining the contentelectronically, directly from the recordingcompany. No expensive warehousing or storeinventory is required, as the company needonly put its entire catalogue on one giantset up a system for the customer to buy anddownload a disc or individual tracks ontotheir hard drive. My favourite one of these isclassicsonline.comThey represent many labels, not the mostChandos, Hungaroton, Analekta, ATMAClassique, Centrediscs and many others, plushere. Prices are usually US $9.99/disc, $6.99each and you can make your own CD mix ifyou wish. And the quality is excellent not tomention the product is in your hands instantly,no running downtown, no HST, no parkingor tickets and no aggravation. Downloadingis a simple step by step process withthe program supplied by the site. You registerand pay by credit card then downloadingthe CD with a burner program such asNero or Windows Media and out comes yourbrand new recording. You also get bonuspoints that can be applied for the next pur-and can be easily printed out.From my investigations I found outthat the labels under the Universal umbrel-thingsimilar going at universal-music.co.uk.Again the entire catalogues are offered andalthough the prices are presently in Britishpounds, soon they will accept US and Canadiandollars.Latest news is that Sony Music Enter-name of ariama.com. No details are availableat the moment, but I do know that theyDigital Classics, which were previously unavailablefor downloading. STREAMING DVD RECORDING FROMTV, INTERNET VIDEO, INTERNET MOVIESAND RADIO: has been with us for a long time by tapeand VHS, but now one can record digitallyusing a DVD recorder. And what do peopledo with the saved video? Some put it on You-Tube.com, a video sharing site now ownedby Google. What this does to classical musicperformances cannot be overestimated. Wecan see great pianists, orchestras and famousconductors from the past and present performing,rehearsing, giving masterclasses instreaming video with excellent picture andsound quality. Entire symphonies and operascan be presented at no charge to you.the composer or the piece you wish to see/hear. Unfortunately each segment is limitedto 10 minutes and that can be irritatingwhen watching a longer piece, but I am surethis will soon be improved. There are limitationsfor the upload: no copyrighted materi-which is understandable. Many excellent videoshave been removed for this reason, buta wealth of exciting material remains. Muchcould be written, but I don’t want to spoilyour fun of discovering this marvellous territoryyourself. berlinerphilharmoniker.de called DigitalConcert Hall. The idea was initiated bythe orchestra members of the Berlin Philharmonicand they are putting all the con-and state of the art sound. The concerts aresimulcast onto your computer and you canwatch the entire concert interruption freefor the price of a ticket. Tickets are availableon the site for 9.99 Euros per concertwhich is charged to your credit card. Theprograms are of the highest quality. Currenttle,Boulez, Haitink, Barenboim, Janssons,Järvi, Thielemann and soloists like Schiff,Uchida, Grimaud etc. Programming is adventurousand there is an emphasis on mod-cialty.I urge you to look into this site seriously.You won’t regret it. lines of Mozart’s Die Entführung aus demSerail: “Wer zu viel Huld vergessen kann/roughly translates: For whom all these blessingsare not enough, let him be held incontempt!VOCALOrlando di Lasso – Lagrime de San PietroStudio de musique ancienne deMontréal; Christopher JacksonATMA ACD2 2509 -was highly respectedby the courts ofEurope, not least byhis main employer,Duke Albrecht V ofBavaria. William,Albrecht’s successor,spiteongoing disagreements, a testimony todi Lasso’s expertise.Those last years saw di Lasso suffer whatare now believed to be manic depression, astroke and acute fear of death. They also sawand one Latin motet, all for seven voices.The pieces constitute the Lagrime di SanPietro, poems that describe Peter’s tormentafter he denied Christ. the latter’s grief. From the start there is a celestialquality to the singing, soothing as thepainful sequence of Biblical events is playedout. No detail of Peter’s ordeal or Christ’sreaction is spared. Perhaps most poignant ofall is the last track, the one in Latin, wheremankind is rebuked by Christ for its ingratitudetowards him.It would have been good to attribute eachof the sung parts to the individual performersbut there is no indication as to whichof the eleven singers are performing onany given track. Which is a shame consideringtheir passionate interpretation of thiscomposition.—Michael SchwartzNobil DonnaSuzie LeBlanc; La Nef;Alexander WeimannATMA ACD2 260562 thewholenote.comNovember 1 - December 7, 2010Maffeo Barberiniterknown as PopeUrban VIII, who1644. His familycrest was changedto incorporate bees,a symbol of industriousbehaviour, and under his patron-honey-pot.Seventeen of their compositions are collectedhere. This is not just the conventionalbaroque string ensemble; Giovanni Kapsberger’sCorrente Quinta is embellished byMatthew Jennejohn’s cornetto playing, whilethere is a virtuoso harpsichord solo as La

Nef’s conductor Alexander Weimann plays aciaccona by Bernardo Storace.As for Suzie LeBlanc, her sopranovoice is thoroughly tested from the spiritedAmarillide, deh! Vieni to the far more profoundNobil Donna in rozzo manto by MarcoMarazzoli with its tragic classical narration,and then to the jocularity of Amanti, iovi so dire as it pokes fun at the tribulationsof young lovers. on the CD and one must mention Suzie Le-Blanc’s rendition of Lasciate Averno with itsaccount of tragic events, this time perhapsstill-recent loss of his wife.With nine instrumental and eight vocal-teenth-centuryItalian courtly music.—Michael SchwartzBritten – Divine Music: LateWorks for Tenor and HarpLawrence Wiliford; Jennifer SwartzATMA ACD2 2623The works of thiscollection date fromBenjamin Britten’speriod marked by recurringheart problemswhich surfacedin 1968. It was notattempted, the composer having in the meantimedevoted most of his energies to the com-Death in Veniceand led to a stroke that compromised his abilityto play the piano, threatening an end tothe numerous recitals he enjoyed presentingwith his life partner, tenor Peter Pears. Brittensubsequently passed on his accompanist’swith whom he had collaborated since 1959,and composed and re-arranged material forPears and Ellis to perform in concert.The fruits of this creative partnership arelovingly recreated in this striking album onthe ATMA label. It features a selection ofBritten’s celebrated folk song settings re-castfor voice and harp and the world premiererecording of the Five Songs from HarmoniaSacra fordexhibits a wide range of colours as theoccasion demands, sensitive and intimate inthe sacred songs, more forceful in the folkderivedarrangements and fully at ease withthe quaint Scots dialect of A Birthday Hanselday.His brilliant partner Jennifer Swartzshines in the solo Suite for Harp composedfor Ellis in 1969. The balance between voiceand harp is superbly recorded and full textsand translations are provided.—Daniel FoleyConcert Notes: Lawrence Wiliford isAcis and GalateaHandel: Dixit Dominusof Britten’s Death in Venice continues toNovember 6.EARLY, CLASSICAL & BEYONDThe English TubaEugene Dowling; London SymphonyOrchestra; Paul Freeman; Edward NormanTromba Bassa Records TBCDD595(www.cdbaby.com/cd/EugeneDowling)While one of mypersonal all time favouriterecordings isa collection of duetsfor tuba and guitar,the tuba isn’t usuallythought of as a soloinstrument. Thereforewhen a completerecording of tuba solos appears, it warrantsmore than passing mention. This isdoubly so when all of the works on the recordare by English composers. In that regardcall him English.More than any other composer of note,from the back of the orchestra to centre stagewhen his Concerto for Tuba and Orchestrawas premiered in 1954. Since its introduction,this work has become the benchmarkfor aspiring tubists. In this performance withEugene Dowling, a long time member of theVictoria Symphony and faculty member ofthe University of Victoria, proves beyondany doubt that the tuba deserves to be recognizedas a solo instrument capable of manymoods and styles. ingis accompanied by pianist Edward Norman.These works include Elgar’s Romancefor bassoon, Malcom Arnold’s Fantasy forTuba and Six Studies in English Folk Songarranged by Paul Droste. Gordon Jacob, astudent of Vaughan Williams and teacher ofMalcom Arnold, is represented by his eightmovement Tuba Suite. The most familiarHandel’s ubiquitous Harmonious Blacksmith,long a part of the repertoire of euphoniumsoloists. Dowling’s skill is such that inplaces it is hard to realize that we are hearinga tuba and not its more agile cousin, theeuphonium.—Jack MacQuarrieRavel; Stravinsky; Gershwin -Piano Concertos & CapriccioIan Parker; London SymphonyOrchestra; Michael FrancisATMA ACD2 2656This is Vancouverborn, New YorkCity based, Ian Parker’sdebut CD, andwhat an auspiciousdebut it is! For starters,the CD was recordedat AbbeyParker notes with delight in a YouTube cliptaken during the recording session. Second-concerti, in G major and F respectively, andthe Stravinsky Capriccio, with the acclaimedFrancis.No stranger to accolades and awardshimself, Parker, who hails from piano-play---a conductor with the Windsor Symphony inand Master of Music degrees), he was awardedthe Canada Council for the Arts’ SylvaGelber Career Grant, given annually to the ertoirewith gusto, sensitivity and intelligence.The featured works were written be-knew and admired each other, their worksitionalstyles to varying degrees. In Parker’sjazz, sparkles and shimmers in all the rightplaces, the Stravinsky is playful, charmingand spirited, and the Gershwin, sophisticatedin its use of French melodic and harmonicidiom, is a complex, jazz-infused joy.Clearly, Parker is in his element here,and judging by the smile on his face and theenthusiasm in his voice in that YouTube clip,he enjoyed every minute of the experience.It comes through in his playing. In all threepieces, Parker demonstrates controlled, re-precise, uncluttered technique.—Sharna SearleUrsula Bagdasarjanz Vol. 1: Bach;Nardini; Mozart; BartokUrsula Bagdasarjanz; LucianoSgrizzi; Fernande KaeserGallo CD-1248Ursula Bagdasarjanz Vol. 2– Othmar SchoeckUrsula Bagdasarjanz; Gisela SchoeckGallo CD-1249 (www.bagdasarjanz.com)When the Swiss violinist Ursula Bagdasarjanzretired from the concert stage inthe late 1990s, she compiled a CD collectionof radio and live recordings of her performances.These were, in turn, re-mastered twoyears ago for a commercially available seriesNovember 1 - December 7, 2010 thewholenote.com 63

that currently standsat four volumes.I must admitBagdasarjanz, nownew name to me, butgiven the standardof her playing onthese two fascinatingunderstand why. features works byBach, Nardini, Mozartand Bartok, recordedbetween1960 and 1969,and demonstratesnot only Bagdasarjanz’sperformance range but also the consistentelements in her playing: a big, warmnot wide) vibrato which is always used intelligentlyand sensitively; and a sophisticatedsense of phrasing. The Bach A minor solosense of line and some remarkably tight triple-stoppingin the Fuga. The big tone isevident in the Nardini D major sonata, theFirst Rhapsody. The piano sound is slightlyfuzzy in the Nardini, but otherwise thetransfers are excellent. CDs, however, is Volume Two, which featuresthe complete works for violin andonly 4 years after the composer’s death, thethree sonatas feature Schoeck’s daughterGisela as the accompanist in performancesthat The Strad magazine rightly called “soauthoritative… that it is impossible to im-part of the standard repertoire and are rarelyperformed these days, which is a real shame;early 1900s, are strongly personal worksreminiscent of Brahms and Franck. Again,the re-mastered sound is excellent. and recordings of her have always beentold to get these CDs; if you don’t know herdisappointed!—Terry RobbinsNew Bilder - Music of James HarleyNew Music Concerts; Robert AitkenCentrediscs CMCCD 16010 -geredCD format isillustrated by the releaseof compilationssuch as this revealingin-depth lookinto the oeuvre ofCanadian composer grammeand biographic notes in the bookletallowing one-stop exploration of thecreator’s mind and life leading up to com-have the star performances of Toronto’s ven-brating40 years of dedication to new musicthis season NMC’s musicians consistentlypresent interpretations of a high level, andlive up to those standards of excellence. As astellar example, NMC co-founder and inter-brilliant performance of Harley’s early soloPortraitof virtuosity in the service of the composer’slyrical musical vision.While the spirit of the Second ViennaSchool is alive in the eloquent and elegantmusic of Harley’s composition NeueBilderis actually based on the music of an earlierAustrian composer. “Algorhythmic-an illustrious aria from Mozart’s opera TheMagic Flute, this work is a testament to themagical possibilities inherent in musicalmetamorphosis in its many forms. ley,who presently teaches Digital Music atthe University of Guelph, has a rare gift forand cello solos in EpanouiTyeeIt’s a gift I appreciate receiving, repeatedly.—Andrew TimarMarc-André Hamelin – ÉtudesMarc-André HamelinHyperion CDA67789MODERN & CONTEMPORARYUp to now, the Montreal-born Bostonbasedpianist Marc-André Hamelin has beenrightly regarded as something of a pianisticsupernova, a musician whose technicalprowess and innate musicality have gonehand in hand with his efforts at promotingpiano music by lesser-known composers.But with this new Hyperion recording,role, that akin to a19th-century “pian-CD is comprisedof original materi-year period, featuring12 Etudes in allthe minor keys, LittleNocturnepieces titled Con intimissimo sentimento, andTheme and Variations. works by other composers, along the linesof Godowsky’s re-creations of the 24 Étudesby ChopinpinÉtude Op.10 No.2, while the third is aclear adaptation of the famous Liszt-Paganiniétude La Campanellaa step further! These pieces are breathtakingmyself can only marvel at the brilliant techniquedisplayed here, which at the same timedemonstrates such subtle nuances of tone andcolour. The Little Nocturnevidesa languorous contrast to the pyrotechnicsof the études, while the pieces from Conintimissimo sentimento are quietly introspective,showing a wholly different side to Ham-than a handful of composers have written-Theme and Variations is a poetic and intimate love-song honouringFor anyone who is sceptical about “pian-evidence for the defence and a highly worthyaddition to the catalogue. We were alwaysaware of Mr. Hamelin’s supreme gifts at thekeyboard, but now he has now shown us anotherdimension of his talents.—Richard HaskellImprints – Music by Colin MackVarious ArtistsCanSona Arts Media CAM09001 (www.cansona.com) retrospective discposerColin Mackin chamber music,songs and solo pianopieces. Mack has asensitively and idiomatically for instrumentsand voice, and creates arresting moments.Performances are distinguished throughout.The atonal Starry Night for piano is particularlysuccessful. Beautiful handling ofthe instrument’s resources seems to evokenot only stars but supernovas, constellations,and more mysterious astronomical phenom-64 thewholenote.comNovember 1 - December 7, 2010

contrasting sections, clearly delineated in theconvincing performance by Shoshana Telner.The modest Piano Trio: In MemoriamDimitri Shostakovichsettings of Gwendolyn MacEwen poemsin Shadow-Maker disappoint, despite theirmoving performance by soprano DoreenTaylor-Claxton. For example Dark Pines ismore than a nature poem. It turns an iconicCanadian image upside down, suggestinghidden depths, dark and dangerous. HereMack’s conventional tonal language feelstoo timid for MacEwen’s mystical depth andironic bite.But WinterseenWong, and Claudia Cashin-Mack, makes aphonewriting begins a transformation: fromwinter to spring. Jazz-accented gesturesmove us forward, then magical resonances ofostinato-based conclusion enacts the burstingforth of spring’s new life. I hope that thisdisc will bring to listeners’ notice a compos-—Roger KnoxLutosławski’s Last PerformanceFujiko Imajishi; Valdine Anderson; NewMusic Concerts; Witold LutosławskiNAXOS 8.572450The late Polishcomposer, Witold1994) enjoyed welldeserved recognitionand his musicwas regularly performedand recordedby the world’s greatestorchestras and instrumentalists. A newrontomusicians, the New Music ConcertsEnsemble, under the direction of the composerrecorded at a live concert in the Pre-The program opens with the Partita forcomplex textures are made transparent byboth the crisp ensemble and a well balancedrecording. The quiet and haunting InterludePartitaand an earlier concerted work for violin,Chain 2Imajishi provides a stunning performance.Soprano Valdine Anderson also shinesas she easily manages the nine delightfuland quirky songs comprising Chantefablesthe purity of a boy soprano to broad operaticproportions.Like Chain 2, Chain 1work on this disc, is an amusing piece full ofvitality and humour, somewhat reminiscentof Poulenc or even Stravinsky, executed toperfection by members of the group. months after this concert was recorded forbroadcast by the CBC and this Toronto performancewas his last conducting appearanceanywhere. The recording has plentyof atmosphere, taking the listener right intolyin 1998, it speaks well of founding direc--bring this valuable document to internationalattention.—Bruce SurteesFoxyJon IrabagonHot Cup 102 (www.joniribagon.com)This is a thrillingalbum. It madethe hairs stand up onmy neck, with accompanyingshivers.Despite listeningto jazz as a regularpastime, this reactionis not common.Saxophonist Jon Irabagon, who wonis clearly inspired by recordings of SonnyWay Out West? ),leads a powerful threesome through what’stitles merely indicate different approachestaken by his tenor horn to the standard16-bar form. It starts with a roar and chargesrelentlessly from there, backed by furiousdrum assaults courtesy of Barry Altschuland muscular bass from Peter Brendler. It’sa swaggering, avant-garde outing that doesn’trely on honks and squeals but could recallprovis all high energy, suggesting originsin hard bop, swing and the blues. Irabagon,who plays differently and delightfully outsidethis studio context, isn’t breaking newground save in solo magnitude, but he hascertainly created an astonishing tour de forcethat underscores the spontaneity that’s at theheart of jazz. It’s exhausting to hear but it’salso exhilarating. Experiencing it deservesan accompanying T-shirt!—Geoff ChapmanAdditional NotesMartin Küchen; Keith Rowe;Seymour WrightAnother Timbre at29(www.anothertimbre.com)JAZZ & IMPROVISEDAbout the furthest sonic distance that canbe imagined from a standard guitar and twosaxophones CD, this noteworthy session ismostly concerned with the matchless musicalpositionof unique and unexpected timbres.British guitaristpearsat the MusicGallery on November30 in the companyof two different,string-playingsound explorers, hasfor years been investigatingthe possibilities of the electrictable-top guitar prepared with add-ons andgizmos. What he does here with dual altosaxophonists Martin Küchen and SeymourWright is subvert the expected sound of hisan inchoate collection of broken chords,ratcheting strings and grinding friction, healternately supplements or showcases thesaxophonists’ tongue-stopped squeaks andshrills. Snatches of static-laden music or verbalphrases he serendipitously locates on anone improvisation into a constantly surprising,layered narrative, replete with concen-A climax of sorts occurs after threequartersof the journey, when a sudden burstof sampled pop-rock guitar excess is swift-intermittent, reverberating distortions. Thisis followed by watery multiphonic runs fromone reed player and a steady, unaccented lineeventually prod tightened saxophone breathsto expand into mouthpiece oscillations andspitethe title, there is no need for additionalmusical notes.—Ken WaxmanSixty Interpretations of Sixty Secondsof Sixty Solo ImprovisersVarious Artists; David SaitAssociation of Improvising Musicians ofToronto AP-04 (www.aimtoronto.org)David Saitton/Torontoexperimentalguzhengingmusician andthe curator of thisalbum, has “sewntogether back-toback…sixty innovative, forward thinkingthem has provided a sixty second perform-alvoice.While one expects a conceptual and aestheticmusical framework around such a curatingjob, this unique CD has in addition afascinating numerological frame. The organisationalprincipal of the number sixtyis evident on several levels: sixty musiciansperforming for sixty seconds each, carefullycompiled and arranged into ten tracks comprisedof ten suites of six musicians.Moreover the resulting journey isNovember 1 - December 7, 2010 thewholenote.com 65

not a simple smorgasbord of individuallyrecorded solo improvisations. It is ratherproject: to forge links between performers ofexperimental and traditional global musicallanguages. The inclusion of performers fromNorth and South America, Europe and Japanimplies a kind of emerging global communityof improvising musicians. For Sait’sfuture projects, I would like to propose theinclusion of musical voices from the rest ofthe world.The mind-boggling variety of instrumentationincluded on this CD already servesto blur traditional and experimental musicalgenres. Solos on church organ, “rubber-struments.Leading Toronto free improvis-and Joe Sorbara present characteristic virtuosogestures, but there are too many musicalhighlights and quirky moments to mention ina single review.Listening to this CD is a satisfying internationalarmchair sonic expedition. Thereseems to be something for almost everysomething too sonically trenchant, you canrelax knowing that in less then sixty secondsyou will be entering yet another new personalsound world to explore.—Andrew TimarTango BorealDenis Plante; David Jacques; Ian SimpsonATMA ACD2 2661POT POURRIThe bandoneonis one of the world’smost highly unlikelypopular instruments.Tricky to play, atuning nightmare,and a wheezy creakycontraption, this distantrelative of theaccordion has made its musical mark for themusicality that it emotes, and the composerswho have written for it.Quebec composer/bandoneonist DenisPlante combines the work of his predecessorsand his own musical sensibilities tocreate an interesting aural pastiche for hisTrio Boreal, comprised of himself, guitaristDavid Jacques and double bassist Ian Simpson.The music is wide ranging in its moods,with a little something for everyone’s taste.The mellower trio tracks are the weakest asthey run the risk of becoming too clichéd intheir laid-back sentiment. But all is forgottenDanza with its joltingrhythms and uplifting spirits. Ave Maria is abeautiful solo bandoneon number drawing onthe instrument’s religious music background.The guitar solo Vallée de la Lune is gorgeous.Most exciting is the group’s potentialthat can be heard in Prelude where there is aje ne sais quoi element of ensemble playingand compositional attributes that forecasts apromising future. can even hear the breathing of the bandoneon!But it is the fact that all three musi-they are playing which makes this release sospecial.—Tiina KiikCanadian Scenes 1Adi BraunIndependent (www.adibraun.com)“This recordingis a dream-come-winning jazz vocalistAdi Braun of herrecently released a-stretched her already impressive talents toinclude songwriting with three originalstunes.In My Heart I Know begins with a softlyplucked acoustic guitar, and is soon joinedby an evocative arco bass, to set up thisbeautifully romantic ballad. Ocean Eyes isstyle, a mixture of cabaret and jazz. Her sultryvocals caress the lyrics, swooping andsoaring over the pulsing beat of Kevin Barrett’sguitar and the piano of Jordan Klapman.Grace “walks with a steady pace/good to hear that Braun has taken ShirleyEikhard’s encouragement to “put my song-hopefully harbingers of many more originalsto come.Braun is also noted for her determinationto bring Canadian songwriters to her audiences’attention, and she does so exquisitelywith Tony Quarrington’s collaboration withJordan Klapman, Rain on the Roof. SongwriterJulian Taylor joins Braun on his compositionIt’s Not Enough, a pop ballad rem-contributing artists on “Canadian ScenesAnderson on drums. The EP is availablethrough Braun’s website.—Bill MacLeanA Touch of SerenityEnsemble ChiaroscuroIndependent HAP3781(www.theflutestudio.ca) baroque music played on period instruments.Leslie Huggett, his wife, Margaret, and theirfour children wereknown across Canadafor their tastefulinterpretationsof music from themedieval, renaissanceand baroqueperiods. From Canada’sNational ArtsCentre to London’s Wigmore Hall and on theCBC and BBC the family performed in periodcostumes to the delight of audiences andafter several successful LP recordings, thegroup disbanded.In the mid 1980’s Leslie and Margaretestablished their Flute Studio in Markham,formingunder the name Ensemble Chiaroscuro,their stated aim is “to present musicis still there, but in a very different format.lesstransitions as the melodies are passedfrom one performer to the other with thetasteful, non intrusive accompaniment ofLeslie’s son Andrew. From traditional songslike Bonnie Doon to operatic arias includingDelibes’ Flower Song from Lakmé and Puccini’sO Mio Babbino Caro we are treatedto a broad spectrum of beautiful calm melodies.There are no bombastic displays oftechnique. These performers don’t have toprove anything. This recording is not just “ATo put the icing on the family cake,-TheVery Thought of You, accompanied by theensemble.—Jack MacQuarrieUrban Flute Project [RE:DefiningSpace with Sound]Jamie ThompsonIndependent UFPCD001(www.urbanfluteproject.com)The aim of theUrban Flute Project,the brainchild ofJamie Thompson,as I understand it,is to acquaint anyonewho is inter-like this one) with urban locations aroundthe world, not through the way they look butthrough their acoustical properties, conveyed Jamie Thompson playing in various locations.He was most successful in attainingtitle, in places where the acoustical environmentbecame a co-performer: the Manitoba66 thewholenote.comNovember 1 - December 7, 2010

gina;track the Soldiers’ Tower at Universityof Toronto; Singhampton Bridge; Laird Lair;and the Millennium Centre in Winnipeg.The reverberation of these spaces became hisperforming partner. The ambient sound con-thingfrom moving water, birds, industrialmachinery, horses’ hooves, the voices ofcame across, alas, not as musical partnersbut as contrived impositions, reminiscentof the naïve sound effects of 1940s and 50sradio dramas.No doubt, live at the time, every one ofthese musical moments would have been surprisingand magical. Capturing the magic,the surprise and the spontaneity in an audiorecording, has proven here to be very dif-but did not translate well into CD format. Iistand I hope he continues to record. I lookforward to hearing a recording that does himjustice.—Allan PulkerIt’s Our JazzGEOFF CHAPMANEach year in Torontoand environsa handfulof homegrownand happily for fansthere’s more than ahandful of up-andcomerstrying hardbeis pianist Matt Newton, who displays hiswares on Push (Firetown Music 905 www.mattnewton.ca) in a quartet setting on eighttunes. He’s a cooler version of keyboard aceroute highlighting his own material, but thegramis in good company with slick tenorPetr Cancura, bass Mark McIntyre and always-busydrummer Ethan Ardelli. Theleader allows plenty of space for colleagues,lines and the tuneful bassist supporting hisneat single-note runs, disciplined explorationsand carefully crafted notions with inventiveideas of their own. The title song isa knotty piece with subtle rhythms that givesa sense of the emerging group persona, Ardellikicks off Where To? with style, the impressionisticsoundscape that is Blue (the colour)Tides Of TheMainland).Expatriate AndrewRathbun is askilled factor in thecontemporary NewYork scene, but stilland shows it. In thepast he’s used MargaretAtwood poetryas his muse, and now it’s Glenn Gould whoin the 1960s made a CBC documentary titledThe Idea of North. That’s led to The Idea OfNorth (Steeplechase SCCD 31695 www.andrewrathbun.com),an eight-track portrait ofCanadianaSuiteof Wayne Shorter’s whispering Teru and awork by Gluck, but the rest is original sophisticatedimages, highlighting his great,radesincluding excellent trumpeter TaylorHaskins and precise pianist Frank Carlberg,has a unique way of putting elements togetherthat work well on tunes like Arctic, Decemberand Harsh by employing supple approachesthat are vigorous but not overstatedand fascinating, well-executed ideas. Rockiesis just one seriously catchy piece on a recordingwell worth seeking out.It’s the tenth anniversary of tough-mindedimprovisers BarryRomberg’s RandomAccess whosestreamlined line-upThe Gods Must BeSmiling (RomhogRecords 119www.barryromberg.com)works; the mood established quickly withthe rockish, spooky romp 1 st Things Firstthat keeps building while mixing in whimsicalexchanges and Botos examining his innerJoe Zawinul. Yet these free pieces alwayssomehow stay in the groove, fuelled as everby bucolic drumming with unexpected accents.A Christmas Song is raucous with intricaterhythm rather than seasonably sappyberg’syoung son its extreme romanticismchanges before halfway to extreme crazinesspunctuated by squealing guest saxes. Lowell’sBowel Young’s questing dominating, the secondwith tenorman Kirk MacDonald seeking apersonal whirling grail and the third withhard-driving sax pursued hotly by rumblingelectric bass. The closing Epilogue is aBotos solo taped live at Humber with drumsbookending.Perhaps it’s the current economics of thebusiness, but jazz duo discs seem to be on-Mike Herriott and American guitarist SeanHarkness, a session democratically dividedwith half the 10 originals recorded inToronto, half in theBig Apple. The resultis Flights: VolumeOne (www.mikeherriott.com)which is said to bemore joint ventures.That’s good news,because Toronto-based Herriott’s horn andHarkness’s strings work on a very intimatebasis, with elegant sounds abounding in aningvibe, but one that commands attention bepaid to the polished accomplishments of theperformers. Four of the original tunes bene-trombonist Mark Miller adds sonorities toLeap Year. There’s much sleek unison playing,almost always followed by soloing that’svery impressive technically with attentioncarefully paid to varying melodic line in anongoing, alert dialogue of musical opinion.Just two instruments does tend to limit possibilitieshowever, and thus the emphasis logicallyleans more to restraint than abandonwhile sometimes what’s mellow is overdone.cellentchamber jazz.OLD WINE, NEW BOTTLESFine Old RecordingsRe-ReleasedBRUCE SURTEESWhen Klaus Tennstedt defected from Eastclaimedmaestro. He was granted asylum inSweden and accepted engagements in Goth-camegeneral music director of the Kiel-Massey Hall. I remember to this day a gan-atedan unforgettable Beethoven violin concertowith Itzhak Perlman. Soon he was indemand worldwide and he followed Solti asconductor of the London Philharmonic fromconcerts over 14 years. Karajan, it is said,November 1 - December 7, 2010 thewholenote.com 67

talked of him as his possible successor...perchance to keep pretenders at bay.Testament haspleteTennstedt/Berlinconcerts in theBerlin Philharmoniebetween 1980 and1984 recorded byBrandenburg. The(SBT-1446) contains an unusual andexciting 14 minute overture, Das Katchenvon HeilbronnMozart’s Piano Concerto No.23 with BabetteEighth Symphonybut had made her debut with the orchestratwo years earlier. A critic at the time wasimpressed by the seamless give-and-takebetween piano and orchestra.The other four Tennstedt concerts areeach contained on two-CD sets which areissued at a reduced price. Each concertdating from Novem-with Bach’s SecondViolin ConcertoBWV1042 playedby the orchestra’sconcertmasterThomas Brandis andBruckner’s EighthSymphony (SBT2 1447). The Bach is elegantwith Brandis reliably polite and solid. TheBruckner is a different story. The work wasa Karajan specialty and it is quite illuminatingto hear Tennstedt’s more personal vision:“less solemn, less calm, but more colourfulsecond concert(SBT2 1448) datesfrom December 14,1981 and featuresthe Bruckner FourthSymphony precededsionof Beethoven’sSecond PianoConcerto joyfully played by Bruno Leonardoto be one of the greatest pianists of hisgeneration. Schubert’s Symphony No.9 is themain work on the concert from April 19,1983 which also featured American violinistViolinConcerto (SBT21449). The concertocomes off very wellbut the Schubert isa different matter.Tempi are oftenquite different fromthose chosen by hispeers and may, andin fact did to the critics, sound like a seriesof miscalculations. However, on secondat a live performance do not have the luxuryof returning to that same performance andlistening with new ears as we able to dotheir place... I know several regular concertgoerswho express guarded opinions, or havenone at all, until they read what the localTestament series(SBT2 1450) is anexciting one. Mussorgsky’soriginalversion of A Nighton Bare Mountainsounds, as it should,lurid, threateningand scary. The Pro-Second Piano Concertoformanceby Cuban born Horacio Gutierrez.A great work and a superlative performance.Closing out this concert of March 13, 1984Symphony No.9, From the New World that,in earlier days would top the charts. timed as there is a growing interest inTennstedt’s artistry, thereby generating demandfor his live performances both on CDand DVD. The Testament recordings werere-mastered this year and the dynamics areaccurate and the imaging has a believableteningto them all was, and continues to be,a great pleasure. release from Testamentmust be mentioned(SBT2 1456):a Mahler Secondfrom May 18, 1951conducted by OttoKlemperer with theVienna SymphonyOrchestra, the Akademie Kammerchor, andIlona Steingruber and Hilde Rössl-Majdan.Sound familiar? A performance involving allthe above, recorded in the same month wasissued by Vox in the early 1950s. Testamentstates that their performance is previouslyunpublished. This is a monumental realisationthat belongs in the pantheon of Mahlermeticulous remastering which sounds quiterobust in clarity and dynamics. Disc twotakes this new remastering and subjects itto “Ambient Mastering that utilises verysmall frequency delays to give a sense ofspace and width to a mono, or very narrow-around the instruments, tuttis were openedup and individual instruments were morediscernable. The recording was easier onthe ears and more immediate and based onthis example, this is a very effective andworthwhile process.The two CDs are issued at a reducedprice.68 thewholenote.comNovember 1 - December 7, 2010

GOODYEAR continued from page 10It was – you were just 13 years old. The descriptionof this show says it’s about “a childprodigy who taught himself to play piano beforehe could speak.” That makes it soundlike you just emerged from nowhere, whichis surely misleading, given what you’ve saidabout your early training. It’s apparent youdon’t like being labelled a child prodigy, sohow did you feel about that show at the time?There is one conductor quoted in that showwho really angered me when he said, “He’san adorable little kid – but what’s going tohappen when he’s not cute any more?” Basicallyhe was saying that I was going to bepushed into oblivion. That’s what made medecide to go to Curtis – it was that comment.I thought to myself, “I’m going to prove youwrong – that is not going to happen.”But here you are with a thriving career, whenso many precocious talents don’t make it pastthe early stages. What kept you going throughall the inevitable difficulties? My mother waswonderful – very encouraging and alwaysbelieving in me from the get-go. She taughtme how to be independent and believe in myself.She told me, “If anyone tells you somethingis impossible, ten out of ten it’s possible.Follow your instincts and trust yourgut, because that is your best friend in theworld, and you know what’s right.”At Curtis you studied with Leon Fleisher, whostudied with Artur Schnabel, who studied withTheodor Leschetizky... Yes, it’s quite a chain.Do you feel part of it? Yes I do. When I wasgrowing up a lot of the pianists that I waslistening to were from the golden age ofpianism, which included Schnabel, JosefHoffman, Rachmaninov. All of these reallyinspired me to become a pianist. And mostof them were composers themselves.What was it like for you to perform the completecycle of Beethoven’s piano sonatas, asyou did last summer for the Ottawa ChamberMusic Festival? It was such a wonderful experience,it felt like the best week of my life.It had been a dream for me to perform all32 together since I was 15 years old. I feltemotionally that I had reached that momentwith them that I had absolutely no choice butto do it. These sonatas would not leave mealone. I didn’t plan to do all 32 sonatas whenI was 32 years old. It just happened that way.But it was very good timing.What order did you do them in? I did them inchronological order, so it was a journey ofevolution that Beethoven was taking the audience– and me – on. It was quite a baptism.The programme for your upcoming recital atKoerner Hall on November 28 includes someof Beethoven’s most magnificent sonatas – butwhy no late sonatas? Picking just four sonatasfor that recital was quite a challenge.Originally I was going to programme the lastthree sonatas, but then I thought that sinceI’ve already recorded them, and this concertwill be broadcast, I would play from the socalledmid-period.Why did you start out recording the Beethovensonatas with the last five sonatas? The laststudied under Fleisher when I was at Curtis.Each of these sonatas spoke to me on a verypersonal level, so I wanted to record themYou have created some controversy withyour speedy tempos in Beethoven’s sonatas.A lot of people think Beethoven’s metronomemarkings for the sonatas are wrong.So there’s a traditional way of interpretingthem that has been passed on through generations.But I disagreed with that tradition. Ifelt I had to pay attention to Beethoven’s ownmarkings because I was paying attention toeverything else that Beethoven wrote down.To me there’s a double standard when everythingBeethoven writes down, the dynamics,the expressive markings, must be followed –except his metronome markings. I thought tomyself, “Why did he write those metronomemarkings? They must work, so how can Imake them work?” Hammerklavierespecially, almost everyone thinksBeethoven’s metronome marking of a halfnoteequals 138 is ridiculously fast. Manypianists treat the opening like Mount Everest,vast and very broad, as though they’reconducting Bruckner. But I think it doeswork if one approaches it from another pointBeethoven’s tribute to a baroque overture. In– things like the sarabande and the fugue.From that perspective Beethoven’s markingfor that movement is perfectly sane. So,basically, one has to listen to my Beethovenwith fresh ears.Where do you go after Beethoven? You justgo – and you keep exploring. It’s like onceyou’ve gone to Paris or the Great Wall ofChina, that doesn’t end your travels.Furthermore... Stewart Goodyear will be giving a recitalat Koerner Hall on November 28 at 8.00. His new CD, “Beethoven: The LateSonatas” is available on Marquis 81507. The two video-clips of Stewart Goodyearmentioned above are posted atwww.cami.com/?webid=188Higdon’s Voices at the St. Lawrence Centreon December 9, presented by Music Toronto.Pamela Margles is a Toronto-basedjournalist who writes The WholeNote’smonthly “Book Shelf” column.PHOTO ANDREW GARNMARTINE CÔTÉ9 h – 12 h / 9:00 AM – NOONJANINE MESSADIÉ12 h – 15 h / NOON – 3:00 PMRadio-Canada.ca/espacemusiqueEN DIRECT D’ICI, MAINTENANT. LIVE, HERE AND NOW.70 thewholenote.comNovember 1 - December 7, 2010

SymphonyOrchestratsoTorontoPeter Oundjian | Music DirectorWhat’s Onat thetsoMGlagolitic MassNovember 10 & 11 at 8:00pmMaestro Oundjian brings Janáček’s choral masterpiece,the Glagolitic Mass, to the TSO stage for the first time in13 years. Written in Glagolitic, a medieval Slaviclanguage, this exceptional work is considered one of thefinest works in the modern choral repertoire. Also on theprogramme are Tchaikovsky’s Marche Slave, andProkofiev’s Lieutenant Kijé suite.Stravinsky FirebirdNovember 13 at 7:30pmNovember 14* at 3:00pmA sumptuous evening featuring theSlavic music of Dvořák, Glinka, andLutosławski, culminating inStravinsky’s blazing Firebird Suite.*Nov. 14 at George Weston Recital Hall.Call 416.872.1111 for tickets.Natasha Paremski, pianoChopin PianoConcerto No. 2November 17 at 8:00pmNovember 18 at 2:00pmChopin’s lyrical Concerto No. 2 ispaired with two postcards fromEastern Europe: Smetana’s glowingportrait of his Czech homeland’sprincipal river, and Janáček’s fieryrhapsody chronicling the turbulentlife of a seventeenth-centuryUkrainian Cossack leader.BeethovenSymphony 8November 24 at 6:30pmNovember 25 at 8:00pmHear Beethoven's energetic SymphonyNo. 8 and a glorious Saint-Saënsconcerto performed by the TSO's newPrincipal Cello, Joseph Johnson.Andreas Haefliger, pianoNov 17 Performance SponsorJoseph Johnson, celloSeason Sponsor416.593.4828 | tso.caAll concerts at Roy Thomson Hall except Nov 14 at George Weston Recital HallConductors’ Podium Sponsor